DIY storybook paper roses | DIY Wedding DIY storybook paper roses You're going to love today's DIY project so much that you're going to want to start tearing pages out from old books tonight! Remember the storybook roses in Shanna + Richard's wedding? Sweet, right? Floral designer, Cathy Brim of Bloom Floral Design created the elegant branch bouquets seen in their ceremony using Valerie Lloyd's paper roses design, and now we're jumping-out-of-the-pages excited that Valerie is sharing her DIY secrets with you! <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17711" title="diy-paper-flowers-1" src="http://www. Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: Cutting. Step 3: Shaping. Step 4: Rolling the center. Step 5: Attaching petals. Step 6: Finishing.
gathered clutch tutorial A huge thanks to Dana and Disney for doing such a great job of rounding up all sorts of wonderful mother's day projects! Materials needed: 1/4 yard each of three coordinating fabrics (you'll definitely have scraps leftover)8" zipper (you can always purchase a longer zipper and shorten it, just follow the directions on the packagescraps of medium weight fusible interfacingCutting the pieces: For the main exterior, cut two pieces, one 5.5" tall by 9" wide, and one 5.5" tall by 13" wide (this will be the gathered front) Pieces of medium weight fusible interfacing for exterior pieces of clutch: (2) 5.5" tall by 9" wide For the front band, cut one piece 4" tall by 9" wide. Seriously, the most time consuming part for me is always picking out my fabrics and cutting them, the rest goes together pretty easy, so let's go! Take the front band piece and fold it in half the long way (right sides together) and sew together using a 1/2" seam allowance. Grab the 13" wide main exterior piece.
karmuca y cuquino: cortar y pegar Como siempre, muy facil de hacer. Fiche technique - Atelier recyclage de papier - Fabrication artisanale de papier recyclé - Comment fabriquer du papier à la maison - Planète écho Avec la "forme" que vous venez de fabriquer : Matériel : une bassine remplie de 10 litres d'eau et de taille adaptée à la forme, un sceau avec la pâte préparée, la forme que vous venez de fabriquer, quelques morceaux de feutre de taille supérieure au format de la forme ou des feuilles de journaux. Eventuellement un séchoir à linge et des pinces à linge. La technique est différente et correspond à la méthode historique, toujours pratiquée dans les moulins qui fabriquent du "papier à la forme", pour reprendre la syntaxe adéquate. Elle demande un peu plus de savoir-faire. Mais si, comme pour les crêpes, la première est souvent ratée, le coup de main vient vite !... Pour commencer, stocker la pâte préparée selon la méthode indiquée ci-dessus dans un sceau. Le dosage de la pâte ne se fait pas dans une bouteille. Pour teinter la pâte, vous pouvez verser quelques pincées de pigments naturels directement dans la bassine. Enlevez le cadre (12) et recouvrez la feuille d'un morceau de feutre (13).
Weave A Newspaper Basket Last night's project, a basket made from old newspaper. After seeing this post at CraftStylish, I was inspired to try one. Maybe I'll keep books and remote controls in it. 1. I cut the folded edge off a couple sections of newspaper and then cut those pages in half lengthwise. I used about 20 pages for this basket (about 40 strips). 2. 3. 4. 5. kate's notebook lunchbag oh i love this time of year. this month's theme is definitely going to be back to school, because who can help but be at least a little excited about the start of fall and a new year for students everywhere. send your favorite student to school (or work) with this notebook lunchbag! this is completed in a jiffy and is very inexpensive. much like that pristine first page of a new notebook, the hardest part is deciding what to write on it. have fun! -kate CLICK HERE for the full project after the jump! materials: 1. striped canvas fabric (1 yard) 2. sewing machine 3. red and cream thread 4. black fabric marker 5. ruler 6. scissors instructions: 1. take your fabric and lay it on a flat surface. measure and cut out a large rectangle that is 34.5 x 33 (the 34.5 should be cut parallel to/along with the stripes, and the 33 should be cut perpendicular/through the stripes). this will be for a bag that is 8.5″ x 11″ (of course!) 6. you now have your bag complete!!
DIY Paper Fruit Basket Yes, you may remember our Easter Basket post. It seemed to be a hit, so much so that we had to create a version two with a summer twist. This basket, again made from a recycled, upcycled paper grocery bag, is a bit taller and without the handle, but could be a template for many other versions. Though it is a natural fit for a fruit basket, this upcycled creation could be used in many ways; a gift basket of cookies, a flower basket, a basket to organize your desk. What a perfect use for your paper grocery bags! Lia Lia is a daily crafter, maker, designer and DIYer. 9 Cool Things to Do With Old Books » Written Word Bibliophiles and bookworms, English majors and lovers of literature: is it possible to have too many books? They accumulate so quickly! Every member of your family getting you the same three books you requested for Christmas. Seeing Don DeLillo marked half-off, knowing you dumped a half-caff latte on your copy of Underworld, and – even though only the first three pages are illegible – justifying its purchase. 15+ years of required reading lists stored in boxes in your basement, even though you can bet your bippy you will never willingly read the poetry of Robert Burns again. We are up to our waists in books, some of which we hate (really Master Burns? Scottish dialect? Update: Do to the overwhelming support (HA!) 1. It brings a whole new meaning to "audio book." Use your old books to showcase your artistic side. Good for hiding passwords and codes, the key to your safe, and family jewels. 2. Your choice of ribbon can transform this wreath so it is suitable for every holiday – or every day!


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Geoffrey Parker. The making of a historian
24 octubre, 2020 por Ana Bustelo Deja un comentario
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For those of you who don't know, Geoffrey Parker is a renowned historian, Distinguished University Professor and Andreas Dorpalen Professor of European History, and Associate of the Mershon Center at The Ohio State University. I have known him for some years now, and I wanted to write about two things. First, about the making of a historian, where it all began, and second, how Geoffrey Parker writes his books, where all that begins.
I myself had never heard of him, when in 1987 my Modern History Professor recommended that we read his book Felipe II, first published by Alianza Editorial in Spain in 1984. I had never read anything quite like it, and I soon began to discover other British historians, who we call hispanistas, for their research matter is Spain.
After school I landed a job at a historical monthly called Historia16. There I was asked to translate a short summary of Felipe II, which would appear in the form of a booklet, in a series called Cuadernos de Historia16. (You won't find my name on it, by the way, translators were invisible in those days).
Some years passed without me thinking about Parker or any other hispanist, for that matter. I drifted away from History, with a capital H, and began working in publishing. As an editor at Taurus (a non-fiction imprint now part of Penguin Random House Spain), one of the first books I would work on would be El éxito nunca es definitivo (Success is never final), by Geoffrey Parker.
As soon as I met him in person I told him his book on Philip II had changed my view of historians. Up to then I had found most of them very boring. They seemed to make reading difficult, Parker made historical figures come alive on the page. I could see —and almost hear— Philip walking around the monastery at El Escorial. I also told him proudly it was I who had translated the Cuaderno on the king Philip for Historia16.
As it turns out, that first meeting would be the beginning of a long friendship, and we would publish quite a few books together. Recently, we chatted on Skype and he was so kind as to give me this interview. Let us take a peek at how the making of a historian occurrs.
The making of a historian
What is an archive?
Simancas, a treasure of Spanish heritage
The historian and his chosen subject: Philip II
The masters. Where it all began
The writing of history
Changing the subject, or not
How did you become interested in Spanish Modern History?
I graduated from Cambridge University in December of 1965, and surprisingly, I was offered to do research for three years, leading to a PhD. I had never thought of making a life as a historian, but I was very impressed by some lectures I had heard by John H. Elliott. He had talked about European history from 1494 to 1715, but he clearly became animated when he talked about Spain and particularly Spain and the Dutch revolt. I remember he said «what we've never understood is how Spain, so far from the Netherlands, managed to keep a war going there for eight years. They sent the troops, they sent the money, they sent the support, how did they do it? We don't know.»
«…what we've never understood is how Spain, so far from the Netherlands managed to keep a war going there for eight years.»
I thought: «that's an interesting subject.» So I went to talk to him. He asked if I read Spanish. I said no, but I read French, could you give me some reading on the subject? He told me to read Philippe II et la Franche-Comté by Lucien Febvre (800 hundred pages), so clearly he thought he'd never see me again. He was wrong. I read it, I found there was a final chapter indeed on the Duke of Alba's march to the Netherlands in 1567, and I was hooked. I decided to get a sombrero and go to Spain to follow the Spanish road.
But you didn't speak Spanish.
I had to learn Spanish, I had to learn Dutch, I needed to be able to read Italian, it was a difficult first two years, but I got myself to Spain and that's where I started.
«The Dutch are not interested in why the Spanish lost, all they want to know is why they won.«
You learned Dutch?
I thought I had to, because I thought the Dutch historians had covered the Dutch side of the revolt. I was wrong. The Dutch are not interested in why the Spanish lost, all they want to know about is why they won. So, in fact, there was virtually nothing in Dutch. There were one or two pieces that were very good, but they were easily read so I acquired a reading knowledge of the language, never a speaking knowledge. Spanish was hard enough, I daresay.
When I arrived at Simancas in 1966 for the first time, virtually no one spoke English.
Could you tell about your experience at Simancas and, very briefly, how an archive works?
At that time, I didn't know either. Before my Spanish trip, I had arranged to spend the summer working on an excavation in Northamptonshire. There they found out that I could read Latin and they sent me to the archive. I asked «what is an archive?»
When I got to Spain, I found that in Simancas —a small, isolated village, eight kilometers from Valladolid— was the archive of the Crown of Castilla, from the 15th Century down to 1808. That experience in Northampton was actually very valuable because they had taught me the sort of questions you need to ask. You don't want a specific date or a particular document, you want the series, and you want the Institution that generated that source. So in the case of Simancas I was looking for the sources on Spain and The Netherlands and it was a series called Estado and the section was Flandes.
How has your experience researching in Simancas changed since 1966?
The archive has not changed at all. When I got there in 1966 it was extraordinarily well run, it was welcoming, it was efficient, you asked for the documents, you got them within minutes. It's the only place I've been in my research career in which that happens, and the last time I was in Simancas in 2016 it was exactly the same. I asked for the documents, they came out in minutes.
Now you have access through this fantastic Spanish system called PARES (Portal de Archivos Españoles en red), which has 50 million documents from various Spanish archives, all of them available on line. I can call up a document on Charles V, for example, Testamento de Carlos V 1554 , and up come ten different links to archives, I chose the one I need, and I can print it out. That is the novelty.
I've never really experienced anything quite like it. Spanish archives are just fantastic.
Simancas, Castillo y Archivo General. Junio 2016 – Foto: Zarateman – Trabajo propio, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zarateman
But it is part of this tradition of welcome in the Spanish archives. I've never really experienced anything quite like it. Spanish archives are just fantastic. Simancas village has changed a lot. When I arrived it was very rural, there was still a rebaño which went through the village every day at eleven o'clock. I would here the bells and know it was time for coffee. Now it has become a ciudad dormitorio for Valladolid. But the archive is just the same. We have photos from the 1850's and if you compare it to the archive today it is the same. It's a treasure of Spanish heritage.
How do you decide to work on Philip II and, more recently, on Charles V? Where do you begin?
I started with the Dutch revolt, which begins in Philip II's reign. I was writing a book on the Dutch revolt, which was published in Spanish, La rebelión de los Países Bajos, and in order to do that I became more interested in Philip's pulses towards Netherlands. So I moved from logistics (getting the troops from Spain to Brussels) into policy. What were the politics here?
There are these stream of consciousness notes, a series of what are called billetes (there are at least ten thousand of them), I knew that some were in the Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan in Madrid, and I got permission to go (it was open three afternoons a week from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.), and I found a billete that was quite extraordinary. It was a message from cardinal Espinosa, Philip's chief minister and Inquisidor general to the king around 1569. The king wrote his reply on the bottom of Espinosa's letter, he said he felt terrible, it was the worst thing that could happen to him.
He sounded like Trump on hearing that there is going to be a special inquiry into him. «I wish I were dead,» he said. So I thought: «Wow, if I could find more letters like that, it would make a great biography of Philip II.» Nobody had ever used them. So I began to shift focus. I finished La rebelión de los Países Bajos but at the same time I was accumulating material for a short essay, a short book on Philip II, which would come out in Spain in 1984 with the imaginative title Felipe II, published by Alianza Editorial.
That's the book I read in 1987. Nobody had used these billetes for research and has never used them since?
Nobody had used them then.
One of the problems was that the archives were closed. The other problem was that, late at night, when the king's glasses aren't focused —because we know he wears spectacles—, his writing is really, really bad, he abbreviates heavily, at least one word in five, so you need to know not only Spanish, and 16th Century Spanish, you need to know the abbreviations. That combined with a pretty awful script, makes it difficult. But by 1976, which is when I found it, I had got to 90.9 percent proficiency with Philip II's hand. I think that is why very few people had used them before. But they have been used since.
All these billetes come from the archives of Philip's secretary, also the secretary of cardinal Espinosa, Mateo Vázquez de Leca. He is a wonderful source, because he dates everything that comes across his desk. When the king does not date something, which he very rarely does —what is time if you're a king?—, on the back, Vázquez has written «his majesty, El Escorial, June 8th, 1581,» and sometimes he adds «in the afternoon.»
That is great, but there comes a point where the collection of billetes is divided up. I used to think —till 2013— that there were only four collections: one in el Instituto de Valencia de San Juan, one in the British Library, which has a large collection of Philip's holographs, one in Geneva in the Public University Archives and the fourth one in the Archivo Francisco de Zabálburu, en Madrid. I tried to go there, but I couldn't get in.
Ten years later a TV producer wanted to have Philip II manuscripts on camera, and he asked if I knew where they were. I told him about the Zabálburu Archives. He said he could get me in. It was being reconstructed in 1987, everything was torn down except the magnificent library which is still there. I found masses of billetes, some of them just as exciting as the ones I had already seen.
Then, in 2013, I went to the Hispanic Society of America, and found documents very much like the billetes I had seen in Spain, Geneva and London. I asked the librarian, John O'Neill, if they had any more. They did, but they had not sorted them. O'Neill explained they had acquired them in the 1950's, but hadn't had the resources to classify them. I asked if I could try to sort them out myself. He said sure. So I spent a couple of months. There were around 3,000. Nobody had seen them. So I decided to write a new account of Philip II.
That's when I came into the picture.
«Felipe II. La biografía definitiva,» by Geoffrey Parker, published by Planeta in September, 2010. Portrait of Philip II by Antonio Moro.
Exactly. You said: «Geoffrey, have you ever thought of reviewing your Felipe II published by Alianza?»
«Sure,» I answered.
«How about making it a bit longer?» you said.
And I asked: «Twice as long?»
«Great,» you replied.
By the time I finished it was four times as long, and you never, ever complained about that. It also took about three times as long as it should have, but in 2010 we had that wonderful launch of Felipe II. La biografía definitiva, in El Escorial. (Where the photo that opens this post was taken.)
A title which made some historians very angry.
Indeed it did, indeed it did. It was something colossal to call it definitiva, because only three years later I discovered a new collection of Philip II volumes, and Yale University Press was interested in a slimmer version of Philip II, and you again said «Wow, if you are going to publish a shorter version, we'd like to do it at Planeta,» so there I am with three versions of Philip II, the last one called El rey imprudente.
It was something colossal to call it «definitiva,» because only three years later I discovered a new collection of Philip II volumes
How is the writing process of a work of this magnitude? Because your writing makes the historical figures come alive on the page.
It's very flattering that you think that of my writing. Writing is not easy for me. I work very hard on it. I do read my stuff out loud to see how it sounds. I need a printout to edit properly. Someone made a recording, an audiobook of Imprudent King, and I was very impressed by that. So when I was working on Carlos V, my latest book, I began to think «how will it sound?» So I made some changes in the way I wrote to make it sound better, that was a novelty for me.
Otherwise, it's just very hard work. It takes me a long time to write, and I'm seldom satisfied. On the other hand, you have to agree with me, once I send I final text I don't mess with it.
That's true.
I spend a lot of time getting it where I like it, and I must say when I read my books again I think: «Ok, that's not bad,» so I think the time is worthwhile.
They're very well written. Now, perhaps it's more common, but it used to be that historians were pretty bad writers, especially Spanish and French historians, in my opinion.
Ah, but they were not tutored by Sir John Elliott whose style is impossibly good and he has no sympathy for writer's block. He just saw that as a sort of indiscipline which was to be punished. He was incredible as a supervisor. He had six graduate students writing their PhDs at the same time, and those of them who had phones, he would telephone at the beginning of the week and say «I'm going to see you on Friday and we're going to do the next chapter.»
To the rest of us —we all lived in Cambridge— he sent postcards saying: «Parker, I expect to see you on Friday, at such and such time, with the next chapter. Yours sincerely, JHE.» Such was his power, and such was our sense that it was a privilege to work with him, that we all delivered. We all started writing our thesis in October of 1965, and every one of us had finished our PhD by July of 1968, we were so terrorized. That's an incredible achievement, to get all six finishing in slightly under three years.
What part of the process of creating a book do you enjoy the most? The research, when you don't know what you're going to find, or the writing?
Writing history books is a very lonely venture. There's only one I have written with someone else and that is The Spanish Armada —and of course you have published that as well—, with Colin Martin. Never, or almost never, was it my own idea.
Philip II was commissioned not by John Elliott, but by my undergraduate supervisor John H. Plumb. Sir John Plumb was a great entrepreneur and very a great historian, and he had a good liaison with several publishers, one of whom was Penguin. He was a main history consultant at Penguin, he talked the editor into commissioning the book which in Spain would be La rebelión de los Países Bajos. He was also historical adviser for Little, Brown Ltd., a publisher in Boston, where he was director of a series called the Library of World Biography.
He asked if I could write a biography of Philip II, and I said I could. So he got me a contract. There I was, I hadn't published anything in my life and I had two contracts thanks to John Plumb, one with Penguin and one with Little, Brown. He would later commission my Fontana history of Europe, 1598 to 1640, also published in Spanish. He advised Colin Martin as well, and that's where The Spanish Armada came from.
But you asked me how I do it. I don't usually come up with the idea, so I don't spend time thinking what should I do. Then I have to start figuring out where the sources are, so I start reading widely. This is, perhaps, the least interesting part. Then I go to the archives, which is always exciting. That's were you find things that are not generally known, or though known, have been looked at in a different way.
Every morning I went to the archive absolutely sure nobody had seen these things since the 16th Century, and that's an incredible feeling.
A classic example was the 3,000 Philip II holographs I mentioned from the Hispanic Society of America. They had been acquired in Spain in 1905 by the founder of the Society, Archer M. Huntington. He bought them from an aristocrat who was short of money, shipped them over, and they had never been classified. I appeared in 2013, and was asked to do it. So every morning I went to the archive absolutely sure nobody had seen these things since the 16th Century, and that's an incredible feeling. Probably the most exciting thing of all.
Once you have all the material, you have to put it in context, you have to find out if there are there similar documents. You have to ask yourself does this source relate to a different source? Is there something in a different country, in a different archive? Is something being published? Almost all documents are two ways, that is to say there is the outgoing document and the incoming one. The outgoing usually comes from the secretary. Sometimes the king or the emperor himself makes a copy and keeps it. The person sending the reply does the same, so there are usually two copies (one may be lost), and there are differences between them. Then the questions arise: did the emperor read his own letter? Had it been drafted for him? Before it was sent, did he add a postscript in his own hand? You only know that if you find the original. So that's the part when I'm running around, if you like, tying knots, dotting the i's and crossing the t's.
Then the moment comes to write and I suppose it's the loneliest moment of all.
There are three ways to do it. When I was studying I had little else to do. I was teaching, but I had time. I have always taught, so I tried to arrange for writing days, or to write in the morning and teach in the afternoon. Now I just write whenever I can. I like to have a whole day. With less than a whole day it's hard to create anything. I like a day when there is no obvious stopping point. On a good day I'll write 3,000 words. On a very good day I'll write up to 5,000 words. I find the biggest challenge in turning a white page, well, a blank computer screen, to a written page. That takes time, effort, concentration. Those are days that are precious; rare, but very satisfying. And then comes the editing task.
So you would say going to the archives and finding documents nobody has ever seen is the most exciting part.
It also rejuvenates. Those two months in NYC looking at the archives every day, made me feel as if I were 21 again. It was breathtakingly good. In a way, writing makes you young too, you know. As you write, it doesn't matter what age you are. I think I'm a better historian now, at 75, than I was at 25. But it doesn't matter. I'm still doing it. I'm still doing something that I really enjoy. I really enjoyed it then, and I really enjoy it now. But the buzz you get from seeing something that nobody else has ever seen, since it was written, that takes a lot of beating.
Would you continue to research if there weren't a publisher nagging you to bring the book to light?
Nagging? How can you possibly use that word? You were the most sensitive and thoughtful or editors, and you never reproached me. Well, actually, you did. For not handing it in on time, but you never nagged me for the length, and that is truly remarkable. You were always happy, you never said «this is too long.»
I remember telling you to cut the bibliography by a half in Philip II, but of course you paid no attention whatsoever.
Well, but we must say, that there is not another biography as big as Felipe II. La biografía definitiva. There isn't one where the whole story is told, so I did address a need.
When you finished Felipe II you said, at the presentation in El Escorial that you were divorcing him forever. So why did you decide to write about his father, Charles V?
Well, we had a reconciliation, but only because of the billetes by his father. It happened in the Hispanic Society of America. I found Instrucciones de Carlos V a Felipe II (6 de mayo de 1543 [copia]). So being a thorough fellow as I am, as soon as it arrived in a red Moroccan leather binding with a gold tulip, I said: «Oh, this is not a copy,» and when I opened it there was the horrid handwriting of Charles V, and it was 48 folios of manuscript holograph instructions starting: «Hijo…»
Cover of «Carlos V. Una nueva vida del emperador,» by Geoffrey Parker, published by Planeta in 2019. Portrait of Charles V, by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
These documents had disappeared from public view in the 1890s, nobody had seen them since. Archer M. Huntington had kept them in his private vaults, so it was only when he died in 1955 that the documents were released to the society, so they thought it was a copy. Some pages have more comments in the margins than on the main page. Later, he had second thoughts and wrote it all out, so the archivist logically thought it was a copy. But that was wrong.
You don't normally make a copy of a document like this. You only have the original, though there was some question of whether the emperor had drafted these himself. It seems like he did, indeed, and I began to think this was an interesting character. He must have spent what seems like at least a couple of days writing all this down for Philip II who was sixteen at the time. He was going to read this in his absence. At that moment I thought «okay, I am going to write about Charles V.»
And that's when you offered it to me at Planeta?
Yes, and I thought about it all by myself. This time it was not commissioned or suggested by someone else. The Spanish version was published in January of 2019 in Spain. The English version appeared in May of the same year in England, and in June, in the United States.
When you started researching for Charles V did you have a prefixed idea, a prejudice about the king?
Yes, I thought he was a man on a treadmill. who was constantly falling behind, because he was something of a slouch. I thought he didn't work enough.
But the more I discovered about him and his working methods I changed my mind. In particular, he had a habit of writing things out. He wrote the grounds for decisions, he would make lists of pros and cons. Sometimes he would write several pages and a number of these survive. My respect for him began to increase. Yes, he spent time hunting; yes, he spent time travelling. Unlike Philip, he traveled all over his empire, all the time. He must have covered 10,000 miles. A team in Valladolid led by Claudia Mula has tracked the itinerary of his travels and have concluded that it was something like 400 days traveling by land, and 200 days traveling by sea. So my respect in that sense went up.
Charles V «First rate statesman, first rate shit.»
I had not realized how awfully he treated his family. How he basically used and abused them for his own ends. First of all, his mother, la reina Juana who was imprisoned by her father, Fernando el Católico in Tordesillas, and created a fantasy world around her. They lie to her, and keep her locked up. Charles buys into that. He pretends, and orders her keepers to pretend, that Fernando is still alive. He refuses to tell her that Maximilian is dead, and he robs from her. Every time he goes to see her in Tordesillas, he leaves with some of her gold, her silver, her tapestries, her jewelry. He fills the boxes with stones, hopeful that she won't notice until he has got away. You can also see how he treats his niece and nephew.
We have a joke here, we ask you to «say it in six.» The goal is to summarize an idea in six words. The guy who invented it said: «Everyone has a story. What's yours?»
Here are my six words for Charles V: «First rate statesman, first rate shit.»
Can you readers summarize this interview in six?
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I love using fabric to change the decor in my home. Other than paint, it is by far the easiest and most affordable way to completely change the look of a room. Today I want to share 5 fabric project ideas with you. These are all projects that I have done myself. I am not a master sewer, and seriously can barely sew a straight line…one of them is even a no sew project! I hope they help inspire you to grab some fabric and get decorating!
Have no sewing skills? Then this post on How To Make a No Sew Valance is perfect for you! All you need is a hot glue gun, some fabric and nails…seriously…they are that easy!
Here, I added a couple of curtain panels under my no sew valances…I love the way they frame out the window! You can find the tutorial for these super simple panels below!
These Easy Sew Panels took less than an hour to make and are almost identical to a set that I almost bought for $50! Making them yourself is definitely less expensive, and makes it easier to change them out whenever you like!
I am absolutely in love with throw pillows, which can be an expensive problem. Most of the one's I love range between $20 – $30! Making my own is the only way to go. You can get a little more creative when making your own pillows too…for this I stenciled the band on this cute Chevron Throw Pillow and gave it a custom look…I also shared a cute pillow with my state's silhouette that you've got to see!
Here, I used some gorgeous coral fabric to completely change the look in my living room. I used the same easy sew tutorial from above and Refreshed My Space using this fun fabric!
The great thing about using fabric to make your own curtains, pillows and more is that you can change them out as often as you like! I have been known to exchange the curtains from my bedroom with the ones in the living room, and those chevron pillows have made it around to nearly every room in our home! I can't wait to share some more fabric projects with you…I currently have a bench that needs recovering and some wicker chairs that will be getting new handmade cushions!
Now…where do I get all of this gorgeous fabric???
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Hi where did you get that fabric for those valances(and do you know the name)? I've been looking everywhere for that!
Seriously, you ROCK! I"ve- no joke- been looking for it for atleast 6 months! Thank you so much…love how happy your decor looks!
Where did you get your lampshade? Thank you!


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Chroma Lives: This is What a Tasteful Condo Showroom Looks Like
by Rea McNamara on June 15, 2016
The Yorkville neighborhood is to Toronto what the Upper East Side's Park Avenue is to New York. In a word: bougie. Back in the 1960s, it looked considerably different; as Canada's equivalent to Greenwich Village, it was known for its waify bohemians, coffee house folk scene and a gallery district anchored by influential commercial gallerists like Walter Moos and Mira Godard. But offices and hotels were eventually built, followed by high-priced condo developments amongst the still remaining Victorian rowhouses now listed for over a million each. Yorkville's biggest attraction is now it's "Mink Mile", a high-end luxury shopping strip that caters to the affluent residents of Rosedale and Forest Hill.
Given all this, perhaps it's not surprising that at first glance, one could mistake the group exhibition Chroma Lives for an interior design showroom. Located in the presentation center for the Yorkville Plaza condo development on Avenue Road, curators Erin Alexa Freeman and artist Lili Huston-Herterich have filled the space with household items like walnut furniture, succulents planted in unglazed ceramic pots, and clothing hung on a rack. Not much distinguishes this simulacrum of affluence from present-day realities, especially at a time when luxury real estate has been engineered to include art walls and humidity systems to attract art-centric buyers.


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Meals, foods and beverages sold and served on campus meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of delicious foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.


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It's a beautiful red colour with a fine detergent-like head. Great aroma of tropical fruit and pine. Medium body, moderate carbonation crisp like a lager but resinous like a hoppy ale. The malt takes a backseat allowing the hops to shine. The Simcoe dominates delivering strong citrus and pine flavours. The Citra adds some fruity complexity.
With its strong American hop flavours it tastes more like and APA than a lager. This is my kind of lager!


The limiter allows to disconnect the receivers in case of exceeding the specified power consumption. In addition, the OM-360 controller is equipped with the power supply voltage control function and protects the receiving installation from damage that may occur due to disconnection of the neutral wire (if the neutral wire is disconnected before the OM-630 power limiter).
The OM-630 relay analyzes the power consumption of the devices connected to the receiving line on the basis of continuous measurements of voltages connected to terminals L1, L2, L3 and N as well as the currents flowing through the built-in current relays. When the power consumed by the receivers exceeds the value set by the user than after the TON time the K1 relay and load will be disconnected. After the TOFF time the K1 relay will reconnect. If the power consumption is still exceeded, then after the TON time the load will be disconnected again. This sequence can be repeated six times, after which the load will be disconnected for 10 minutes. After that interval the sequence starts from the beginning.
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MACEL M. KIDDOO
By No Author | March 20, 2008
Macel M. Kiddoo, 89, of Memphis died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.
She was born the daughter of Arthur Lee and Fannie (Shirley) Summers on December 7, 1918 in Akin, Illinois.
Macel married Clarence Albert Kiddoo on December 23, 1936 at the Methodist Church Parsonage in Springfield, IL. He preceded her in death on July 11, 2001.
The Kiddoos farmed in Illinois before moving to Memphis in 1954. Macel was a faithful member of the Methodist church, belonging to churches in Akin, Joy and Brock before joining the Memphis United Methodist Church. She was a member of the United Methodist Women.
Macel enjoyed square dancing and raising dogs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, four sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Aylward and husband Phil of Memphis and Janice DeGraffenreid and husband David of Boonville, MO; sons, Allen Kiddoo of Muscatine, IA, and William "Bill" Kiddoo and wife Kathy of Memphis; a sister, Helen Ruth Shuppara of Springfield, IL; her grandchildren, Scott Aylward, Sally Yates, Sharon Triplett, Lori Gerke, Curtis Thomas, Emily and Hannah Kiddoo; great grandchildren, Kimberly Campbell, Laura Aylward, Julie Triplett, Melanie Triplett, Brittany Gerke, and Alex Thomas; two great great granddaughters, Katelin Parsons and Hannah Campbell.
Funeral service were held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Gerth Funeral Chapel in Memphis with Rev. Terry Lippstreu, pastor of the Memphis United Methodist Church, officiating. Brittany Gerke, soloist, performed Amazing Grace and Joan Hinds, organist, played during the service. Burial was in the Brock Cemetery. Stanley Eggleston, Scott Aylward, Curtis Thomas, John Aylward, Vaughn Biggs, and Donnie Gerke served as pallbearers.
Memorials have been suggested to the Brock Cemetery, Memphis United Methodist Church or the Scotland County Care Center and can be left at or mailed to the Gerth Funeral Service, 115 S. Main, Memphis, MO 63555.
Condolences may be sent to Mrs. Kiddoo's family via email at gerths@gerths.com.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Gerth Funeral Service from their Memphis chapel.


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South Korea Examining Diplomatic Options
By Robert Farley
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South Korea is putting the onus on Moscow and Beijing to push forward with diplomatic action against North Korea:
South Korea will report the results of an ongoing investigation into the sinking of the Navy ship Cheonan to China and Russia and consult with them on the possibility of referring the issue to the U.N. Security Council (UNSC), a government source said Wednesday.
The move comes as investigators point to a North Korean torpedo attack as the likely cause of the deadly incident that claimed the lives of 46 sailors.
A funeral for the fallen seamen will be held at a naval base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, today, which has been designated a national day of mourning during which flags will be flown at half-mast.
In spite of North Korea's isolation, there still are diplomatic options for punishing the North, including freezing or seizing North Korean financial assets and banning travel by North Korean officials. Focusing on Russia and China seems a very smart move by the South Koreans, both because of the influence that Moscow and Beijing might have over Pyongyang, and because the legitimacy of any multilateral action will be enhanced through coming from North Korea's perceived supporters.
See also Julian Ku on the legality of a some options, including a potential blockade. Scott Snyder takes a look at the impact of the Cheonan Incident on South Korean domestic politics.
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Archive for February 9th, 2011
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI) is a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Program. We provide design, manufacturing and procurement management for the fabrication, testing, delivery, installation, and field support of high quality nuclear power plant components.
The security specialist participates as a member of integrated government/contractor teams providing information assurance/information systems security support to organizational activities. The specialist performs risk assessments and security testing as part of a security engineering team. The specialist analyzes system security on a variety of information systems, network devices (firewalls, routers, and switches), web server and database applications. The specialist supports the certification and accreditation process for IT systems and networks including preparation of key documentation and planning and conducting security tests and evaluations, analytical and systems engineering for development of strategic plans and security architectures for government activities. The security specialist also develops and/or analyzes information systems security requirements.
Two to five years general information assurance or information systems engineering experience. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and Department of Defense experience preferred. Knowledge of commercial and government information assurance automated tools (e.g. Retina, ISS Scanner, DISA Gold Disk) preferred. Professional certifications such as CISA, SANS, GIAC, MCSE, and CCNA are a plus.
B. S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline is required.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred.
Must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. offers competitive benefits including 9/80 work schedule option, 401(k), pension, health care, vacation, educational assistance and more. BPMI also offers a large range of employee social events, sports programs and career development opportunities.
BPMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply online at www.bpmionline. com
Posted: February 9th, 2011 under job_listing.
Become an integral part of a diverse team that leads the world in Mission, Cyber, and Technology Solutions. At ManTech International Corporation, you will help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
As the Physical Security specialist, you will provide support to the Industrial and Physical Security Division to perform physical and industrial security activities and operations, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) accreditations, TEMPEST, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Access Control to ensure all customer and contractor areas (CONUS and OCONUS) are in compliance with all DoD and IC policies, regulations and directives, such as DCID 6/9, NISPOM and NISPOM Supplement, DoD C-5200.19, and National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction (NSTISSI) 7003. Identify and collect trend analysis, metrics, and performance improvement information.
* Ensure that all customer and contractor areas (CONUS and OCONUS) have met all DoD and IC standards for processing, handling and storing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Collateral classified information prior to formal accreditation as a SCIF or secure area.
* Provide recommendations and guidance for new facilities and those to be renovated.
* Analyze complex physical security issues and provide cost-effective recommendations that meet policy requirements.
* Perform and conduct site security surveys, including compliance of technology equipment supporting SCIFs and collateral areas (e.g., access control, intrusion detection systems, locks, destruction devices, secure phones, etc.,), prior to SCIF accreditation.
* Review and, if required, prepare Fixed Facility Checklist and documentation supporting the accreditation process.
* Investigate, and provide written impact statements or recommendations when deviations from standards are discovered and the resolution, for all SCIFs and collateral areas both government and contractor CONUS and OCONUS.
* Perform staff assistance visits. Provide guidance on implementing security requirements.
* Update and maintain appropriate records, accreditation packages, approvals, (e.g., database and hardcopy), Co-Utilization agreements, collateral areas, status remarks, expirations, and inspections (staff assistance visits), etc.
* Minimum of 3 years experience in the physical security discipline.
* Ensures that physical security requirements are met.
* Perform site security surveys to determine if facilities meet requirements for Facility (SCIF) accreditation.
* Works with internal and external organizations for solutions for new and developing physical security programs.
* Provide security guidance to customer, managers and external customers.
* Serve as liaison between the customer and security elements and external customers.
* Monitor security applications through review and analysis.
* Provide recommendations for formal approval of all customer SCIF's and collateral areas, both government and contractor, CONUS & OCONUS.
* Ensures compliance with DCID 6/9, "Physical Security Standards for SCIF's", and DoD standards for collateral areas and is familiar with all related and supporting DCID's, DoD policies, standards and Executive Orders.
* Be familiar with security technology and equipment supporting SCIF's and collateral areas.
* Review and, as required, prepare the Fixed Facility Checklist and drawings supporting the accreditation process
* Risk management – Conducts surveys and renders recommendations and, if necessary, impact statements when deviations to standards discovered. Recommends deviations, when appropriate and fully justified
* Investigate and prepare impact statements, and make recommendations on security violations on SCIF or collateral matters
* Provide guidance as required in implementing security requirements
Security Requirements: U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance completed within the last 5 year and are willing to submit to an initial and random polygraph.
Keywords: Physical security specialist
Requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent and five to seven years of related experience and ability to obtain a security clearance.
At ManTech, we are about the mission. We provide advanced technology, cyber and security solutions, and technical services for the federal government and U.S. military. Our more than 9,000 people worldwide work to support our customers' missions anywhere, anytime. As a ManTech employee, you will work on programs vital to the nation and the world, while developing your own skills and becoming part of dedicated and skilled team. Start your future today with ManTech. ManTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We encourage M/F/V/D applicants to apply.
To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE
Product Security Specialist
Product Security Specialist 4
Full Time, Employee Andover, MA 01810
We simplify healthcare by focusing on the people in the care cycle – patients and care providers. Through combining human insights and clinical expertise, we aim to improve patient outcomes while lowering the burden on the healthcare system. Philips delivers advanced solutions for both health professionals, to meet the needs of patients, and empowered consumers for affordable healthcare whether in hospital or at home.
Some product highlights: 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner, Integrated cath lab, Avalon FM 20 & FM 30 fetal monitors, Ambient Experience MR and CT systems, Philips Lifeline's personal emergency alert service.
PCCI Reasearch and Development Department
1.	Security Program domain expert supporting the Business Unit-wide product security compliance to Philips Healthcare (PH) Policies while supporting customer security needs including:
•	Coordinate all activities and be the lead consultant in technical and process activities to support Product Security.
•	Implement and monitor product security policy and process compliance and provide guidance and reporting on implementation.
•	Execute security & privacy initiatives; oversee Product Security Risk Assessments and monitor follow-up risk management plans.
•	Collaborating with other security and privacy staff in resolving (a) policy and process issues and (b) product security events.
2.	Investigate emerging security requirements and analyze as input to policy and guidance with the Product Security Leadership Council and Director Product Security.
3. Support the Business Unit's (BU's) interaction with appropriate Philips Healthcare-wide groups (e.g., the PMS Product Security Leadership Council).
4.	Monitor Security Landscape for all platforms in use by BU (ex: MS Alerts) and see to the production of customer-facing security status information. Lead BU aspects of Security Event Management.
5. Represent & champion the importance of product security during the life cycle of products.
•	Remain up-to-date on technological developments in the field of software security
•	Champion of design and engineering standards specific for Security and Privacy
•	Supporting role for Security related questions within the design teams.
• Responsible for bi-directional ( field-to-factory) follow-through on product handling of FPRs/ FCOs (for Security), including required documentation.
6.	Coordinate roll out of policies and processes that support or are part of the BU security policies and/or customer requirements (e.g., patch policies, vulnerability reporting to customers).
7.	Create training material and train on security and security-related topics
1. Strong communication and influence skills across functional areas.
2. Ability to manage and influence resources outside direct reports. Demonstrated experience in results oriented programs.
3.	Project management and planning skills.
4.	Demonstrated experience with information technology with familiarity with Microsoft technologies, software architecture, networking and security implementation.
5.	Familiarity with medical devices and the constraints of their safety and effectiveness regulation.
6.	B.S. degree required, M.S. degree preferred.
1.	Candidate has or is working towards industry security certification (CISSP,SANS GNSA or GIAC).
2.	Experience in US Government security policies.
3.	Understanding of healthcare privacy and the relationship to security.
4.	Experience with quality and regulatory processes especially in medical devices.
5.	Familiarity with healthcare organizations and processes.
6.	Hospital IT experience.
Philips is an equal opportunity employer.
Job ID: 74715
Travel Percentage: 10%
Forensic Scientist
Forensic Scientist – Mesa, AZ
Scene/Forensics/Scientific Forensic Scientist
FORENSIC SCIENTIST I, II, III
$47,424.00 to $90,979.20
City of Mesa Mission
We are dedicated to providing superior services to our customers in order to improve the quality of life for Mesa residents, businesses and visitors.
Police Department Mission
Your Police Department, dedicated to working with you, fighting crime, defending human rights, and protecting life and property, to make our community safe for all.
The City of Mesa respects, values, and welcomes diversity in our workforce. To this end, we encourage all interested people to apply.
ABOUT THE POSITION
THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE TOXICOLOGY UNIT. The first review of applications will be Thursday, February 3, 2011. You may be requested to submit your unofficial college transcripts during the interview process.
A Forensic Scientist I at Pay Range 46 ($47,424.00 – $64,043.20 annually) is responsible for applying the physical sciences to the investigation of crimes by learning to perform laboratory examinations of physical evidence submitted to the Police Department Forensic Services Section. An employee in this class receives extensive training under direct supervision for the duties listed under the common duties section.
A Forensic Scientist II at Pay Range 49 ($55,161.60 – $74,464.00 annually) performs specialized forensic evaluations utilizing chemical, microscopic, and chromatographic techniques and instrumentation to examine, identify, and evaluate physical evidence. A Forensic Scientist II is recognized as an expert in at least one area of forensic science, which may include blood alcohol analysis, controlled substance identification, toxicology, serology/DNA, arson, or trace evidence analyses. A Forensic Scientist II may conduct field investigations at crime scenes to search for, collect, and preserve evidence for laboratory analysis, and reconstruct situations and physical evidence of a crime in the demonstration of proof of the connection of persons, instruments or materials with the crime. This class is considered a journey-level position in the Police Department Forensic Services Section.
Forensic Scientist III at Pay Range 53 ($67,371.20 – $90,979.20 annually) performs highly specialized forensic evaluations in connection with the identification and comparison of physical evidence submitted to the Forensic Services Section. The scientific analyses performed involve utilizing chemical, microscopic, and chromatographic techniques and instrumentations to examine, identify, and evaluate physical evidence. A Forensic Scientist III operates, maintains, programs, and interprets data from highly technical and/or computerized instrumentation such as an automated blood alcohol analysis system, a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, or DNA related equipment. Further responsibilities include preparing and conducting officer training; assisting with the development and monitoring of a quality assurance program; conducting field investigations at crime scenes; troubleshooting; maintenance and validation of instrumentation; method development and validation; consulting and coordinating with experts, police officers, and attorneys.
Common duties for the three classifications include: utilizing chemical, microscopic, chromatographic and comparative techniques and instrumentation to examine, identify and evaluate physical evidence which may include: hair, fibers, fabrics, suspected drug-containing substances, fire debris, paint, glass, soil, blood, urine, other biological substances. Additional duties include: performing serological examinations in order to identify bloodstains according to origin; interpret comparative data from highly technical DNA examinations to determine the source of submitted specimens; perform immunoassay techniques for screening of blood or urine samples for presence of drugs and utilizing GC/MS and LC/MSMSMS for confirmation of detected drugs; entering data into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS); preparing technical reports, preparing findings for court presentation, and testifying concerning scientific facts. A Forensic Scientist I may progress by noncompetitive promotion to the classification of Forensic Scientist II and, Forensic Scientist II may progress to Forensic Scientist III after successful completion of all requirements stipulated in the criteria-based promotion plan, which include four years of forensics experience for Forensic Scientist II and seven years of forensics experience for Forensic Scientist III. All classes are FLSA exempt-professional.
ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist I – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's or advanced degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and/or toxicology.
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist II – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's or advanced degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and/or toxicology. At least four years experience in a crime laboratory as a Forensic Scientist I or equivalent; and acceptance as an expert witness in court in at least one forensic discipline.
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist III – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and toxicology. At least seven years experience as a Forensic Scientist in a recognized laboratory actively engaged in the forensic sciences; experience testifying in court as an expert witness; and state-of-the-art expertise in a specialized area of criminalistics.
Special Requirement(s). Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Because of the confidential, sensitive nature of information handled, successful completion of a background investigation and polygraph is required. Must possess a valid Arizona Driver's License by hire date.
Substance Abuse Testing. Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.
Preferred/Desirable Qualification(s). Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Experience as a Criminalist/Forensic Scientist in an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) accredited laboratory actively engaged in the forensic sciences and testifying in court as an expert witness. Analytical experience conducting blood alcohol analysis, urine and blood drug screening and confirmation analyses and related court testimony. Experience with method development and validation procedures for GC/MS and LC/MSMSMS.
ABOUT THE PROCESS
Applications and supplements must be received on-line by midnight on the closing date to be considered. Human Resources reserves the right to close positions without prior notification.
The most qualified applicants may be selected for an interview and/or additional testing. All applicants will be notified of their status by e-mail or mail. If you are invited to a testing process and might require reasonable accommodation to participate, please advise Human Resources at the time you are contacted. For information regarding the essential functions of a position, please review the job description by accessing our City website.
$ $47,424-$90,979
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Provo, Utah Police Chief
Chief of Police – Provo, UT
Police Management Chief of Police
Provo is seeking a dedicated and recognized leader in law enforcement; a person with a demonstrated track record of innovation and creativity; an individual with proven leadership, executive management, and administrative skills; a leader who believes in community oriented policing and possesses the managerial skills needed to implement an effective community-based policing program. The successful applicant will have a proven record of developing, implementing, and maintaining an effective community oriented policing program.
A detailed brochure about the position is available at www.provocity.jobs
Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Police Science, Public Administration, or a related field; and seven (7) years of command level experience in a police agency in a comparably sized community; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Must possess a valid, lawful driver?s license. Must pass a background check, psychological evaluation, polygraph exam, and a post-offer drug screen. Must possess Law Enforcement Officer certification from POST (Utah State Peace Officer Standards and Training), within 90 days of employment. Utah law provides that the Basic Training requirements of certification may be waived if the applicant has successfully completed a comparable Peace Officer Basic Training Program. Waiver applicants will be required to furnish POST with a copy of their basic training curriculum and proof of successful completion. Appointed employee will be required to establish residence within Provo City limits.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Salary of $90,000 – $109,774 depending on qualifications and experience. Position is exempt from overtime. Position includes excellent benefits package, including health, dental, life insurance, HSA/HRA/FSA options, and long term disability. The Chief will be a member of the Utah State Retirement System, and will accrue paid time-off benefits including vacation and sick days.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Qualified applicants are requested to submit a cover letter detailing how their background and experience has prepared them for this outstanding career opportunity, a complete resume and five work-related references, with contact information (references will not be contacted until mutual interest is established) to:
Steven Harman, Senior Associate
Citygate Associates
2250 East Bidwell Street
sharman@citygateassociates.com
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Update: Police Say of FBI Agent Who Crashed Car and Killed Teen: Alcohol and Excessive Speed "Likely Contributors"
WASHINGTON — Authorities said Wednesday that a D.C. FBI agent involved in a crash Monday night that killed a teen in suburban D.C. submitted to a breathalyzer test and that alcohol and excessive speed seemed to be "likely contributors."
Cpl. Henry Tippet, a spokesman for the Prince George's County police, told ticklethewire.com that Lawrence Garner, 18, was heading southbound on North Keys Road in Brandywine, Md., in a 2002 Hyundai Sonata shortly before 10 p.m. when a northbound car, a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero, driven by the FBI agent, crossed the center line and struck Garner.
Garner died and a male passenger in the car was treated at the hospital where he had been listed in stable condition, Tippet said.
The FBI agent was arrested and released around 2:40 a.m., Tippet said. No charges were filed. Tippet said the matter is under investigation and the state's attorney's office will ultimately decide whether to file charges.
Authorities did not release the name of the agent, who recently transferred from the FBI's Newark Division to Washington.
Paul Bresson, an FBI spokesman at headquarters said: "We are aware of the accident that involved one of our agents that resulted in a fatality and pass along condolences to the family and friends involved in this tragedy."
The FBI declined to comment on the job status of the agent.
Posted: February 9th, 2011 under FBI, News Story.
MTV Shows Photo of DiCaprio Playing a Young J. Edgar Hoover in Upcoming Film
DiCaprio as a young J. Edgar Hoover/ mtv photo
MTV has posted a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio playing the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in the upcoming film "J Edgar".
The film, being directed by Clint Eastwood, has been generating a buzz, particularly because Hoover is reportedly going to be portrayed as having an ongoing affair with his right hand man in the bureau, associate director Clyde Tolson.
MTV reports that the film is currently in production.
Eastwood has a reputation in Hollywood for quickly producing films. This one is expected to be out later this year.
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FBI Searching for Assets in U.S. of Ousted Tunisian Pres. Ben Ali
Ousted Pres. Ben Ali
The FBI is trying to figure out if ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and other officials have assets in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports.
Agents, along with a new Justice Department team, are looking for "proceeds of theft by foreign officials," the Journal reported.
The paper reported that European nations have moved to freeze funds of Ben Ali they believe were stolen from his country.
Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia after he was ousted.
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Targets: White House, Air Force One
By Stephen M. Silverman
Updated September 13, 2001 11:03 AM
Citing "real and credible information," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said on Wednesday that the hijacked plane that slammed into the Pentagon was originally intended to hit the White House. In all likelihood, several government officials have told news agencies, the plane that went down in Pennsylvania was headed toward the Executive Mansion in Washington. Air Force One, which was with President Bush in Florida at the time of the attacks, also was in the terrorists' sights, according to Fleischer. "That also is one of the reasons why Air Force One did not come back to Andrews (Air Force Base, Md.) where some people may have thought it would," the Associated Press quoted Fleischer as saying. Asked if evidence pointed to an assassination plot that went awry, Fleischer said he would tell reporters only what he knew about the prospective targets, "and I think you can draw your own conclusions." Fleischer said national security officials learned that both the White House and Air Force One were targets just as Bush's Boeing 747 lifted off Tuesday morning in Sarasota, Fla., where the president was to make an education speech. He already had announced on national TV that he was rushing back to Washington. That plan was scrambled in mid-flight, and all who were aboard Air Force One — for a destination then unknown — were ordered to turn off their cell phones lest signals from the phones disclose the plane's location. At that time, there still were reports of unidentified planes in the air despite a Federal Aviation Administration order instructing all planes in U.S. airspace to land at the nearest airport, Fleischer said. Under a tight wrap of secrecy, Bush first flew to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and then to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, home of the U.S. Strategic Command and an underground bunker. Via video teleconference, Bush met with his national security team at the White House. He joined them there at dusk, traveling by helicopter from Andrews to the South Lawn under cover of three decoy Marine choppers.


Emotions are a real roller coaster sometimes! Turns out this ride is broken and the ride has flown off the tracks too! This is a great mug to warn your loved ones it's been a rough week. It's even rougher when you realize it's only Tuesday. When the chains snap, fill up your cup and go on with your day.


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Parents Petition Ann Arbor Public School Board to Reinstate Before and After School Child Care Programs
The parents of Ann Arbor Public Schools are petitioning the board to reinstate the before and after school care program that was started during COVID.
By Ann Arbor Family Staff
Image courtesy of Ann Arbor Public Schools
Parents around Ann Arbor are petitioning the Ann Arbor Public School (AAPS) Board to reinstate before and after child-care programs that were instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the May 12 board meeting, AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift announced the district's plans to discontinue the school-aged child care for the 2021-22 school year. Swift cited the lack of staffing and the closing of the COVID pandemic as the reasons for the program's end.
In previous years, AAPS has used a large group model of child care, where children would gather in a gym or cafeteria before and after school. However, with COVID, this model is not safe for elementary students who more than likely will not be fully vaccinated in the fall. Further issues for the large group model are COVID cases and quarantine issues.
Throughout the 2021-22 school year, the district plans to improve the program to more closely align with its rec and ed and equity missions.
Although the district says they'll work to update the model, parents don't feel this is enough. The petition argues that, although the board states that the decision was based on equity, the consequences of these decisions will have the opposite effect. The document states that "The absence of before and aftercare will also disproportionately impact families of color, who are less likely than white families to have a stay-at-home parent, flexible work schedules, or work-from-home options that make these changes easier to absorb."
Parents are asking that the board reinstate the before and after school care program for the 2021-22 school year. Additionally, the petition also gives suggestions for how to help with a staffing program. This includes incentives and bonuses for recruiting before and aftercare staff, working with outside organizations, partnering with university education programs, and even limiting before and aftercare to children who need it most.
The core of this petition is to help working parents, particularly those of single-parent households, ensure they have the care for their children they need during a, particularly stressful time. "For many parents, our work — and thus our financial stability — is possible only because of before and aftercare," the petition states. "The district's decision to not to provide this care after returning to full-time in-person education will cause serious financial and professional disruptions to countless families in our community."
As of the May 26 board meeting, the Ann Arbor Public School board is holding firm to their decision to cancel before and after school care programs for children.
To read more and/or sign the petition, check it out here.
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If you are if you are planning to buy a small apartment and you decide to stay there for a long time, you have to consider the decorations of the small sized apartment that you want to buy. There are many sizes of small apartment and the suitable decorations for each of them. For example, if you want to stay in 40 square meters apartment, you have to suit the decorations and the furniture with the rooms' sizes. Now, let us see the fit small apartment decorating ideas.
The most important thing to decorate a small sized apartment that you have pay attention is avoid using walls to separate your rooms. The interior wall partitions will make your rooms inside your small apartment looks tighter and finite. You can use the interior wall partitions as the small apartment decorating ideas to separate a private room inside it, such as the bath room or the bed room.
Even, a living room, dinning room, and the tables have to be present in the same room without the interior wall partition. Or if you want to separate them, you can use the slide partition that will retrench your space and make your small apartment looks more commodious. Â If you are staying in the small sized apartment, using some modern and minimalist furniture in the multi purpose concept is a good idea to be applied.
You can put some furniture that will retrench your small space of your small apartment and also put some furniture that are able to be storages to save some stuffs there. Some bright and clean colors like white and ivory are still the best colors to be one of many small apartment decorating ideas because those colors are looks very bright and spacious that will able to make your small sized apartment looks commodious.
Posted by Cons at Monday, July 16, 2012 03:01:40 AM. Category: Apartment.
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The sustainability policies and recent practices of 10 largest IDX-listed palm oil growers were analyzed and ranked. Together these companies harvest around 10 percent of the world's oil palm. Climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights abuses were the key elements of screening.
The sustainable purchasing policies of main traders/processors have strengthened the sustainability policies and practices of 4 of the 10 largest palm oil growers listed on the Indonesian stock exchange (IDX).
Most of the IDX-listed palm oil growers still have poor sustainability standards.
The IDX-listed palm oil growing companies PT Tunas Baru Lampung and PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana are presently clearing forests and/or peatlands. The world's top food processing companies Nestlé and Unilever are among their customers.
The scores were transferred into the categories red (policies and practices inadequate), orange (should be improved), and green (likely not perfect, yet on the way). Figure 1 below shows the final scores (largest palm oil growers mentioned first).
Figure 1: IDX-listed palm oil growers, sustainability scores.
All ten companies reviewed for this analysis experienced severe harvest reductions in 2016, compared to 2015. The lower harvest figures, up to 30 percent, were caused by the severe drought and catastrophic haze in July to October 2015. The drought was accelerated by climate change. The haze made Indonesia one of the largest GHG emitters globally in 2015.
In early November 2015, President Widodo issued a presidential instruction ordering companies to stop developing new palm oil plantations on the fire prone peatlands. On December 5, 2016 the protection of peatlands became law. However, of the 10 largest IDX-listed palm oil growers, five (SGRO, BWPT, SSMS, TBLA and UNSP) have yet to publicly commit to ending peatland development. Among them, TBLA was found to continue peatland development in 2016, and SSMS plans to do so within one of its recent greenfield acquisitions.
Only a few of the 10 largest IDX-listed palm oil growers specifically refer to global principles for social issues, such as the right of local communities to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), the core conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Two companies are presently subject to severe legal and/or government screening related to environmental issues. On August 11, 2016 judges of the South Jakarta District Court ordered SGRO to pay more than $80 million for compensation and environmental restoration. TBLA did not comply with the terms of a permit granted by Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry in 2012.
Since June 2015, the market force from the NDPE-policies by main traders/processors has led to the strengthening of sustainability policies and practices by 4 of the 10 largest IDX-listed palm oil growers. Two IDX-listed growers (AALI, DSNG) issued stronger sustainability policies, and another two (BWPT, ANJT) suspended their operations in contested areas after buyers' intervention.
In June 2015, Chain Reaction Research estimated that six out of the 10 largest IDX-listed growers had a high-risk exposure (chance of losing main buyers) due to the sustainability standards of their buyers. Our new estimate is that four out of the 10 companies have a high-risk exposure: SGRO, TBLA, BWPT, and UNSP.
PT Tunas Baru Lampung (TBLA) and PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSMS) are presently clearing forests and/or peatlands. The main NDPE-buyers of SSMS in 2016 were Louis Dreyfus and Unilever. The main NDPE-buyers of TBLA were Nestlé, Louis Dreyfus, Musim Mas, Wilmar, GAR, ADM, and Asian Agri/Apical.


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Gattaca 4K 1997
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Andrew Niccol
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Jayne Brook, Elias Koteas, Maya Rudolph, Una Damon, Elizabeth Dennehy, Blair Underwood, Mason Gamble, Vincent Nielson, Chad Christ, William Lee Scott, Clarence Graham.
Welcome to Gattaca - the perfect world of the future. Here everyone is genetically programmed, and a sad fate awaits those who were born in love, and not in the laboratory. Such is the fate of Vincent Freeman, a young man who was labeled as "not fit" at birth.
Vincent has significant flaws: he is subject to passions, he succumbs to emotions, and he believes that his dreams will come true. This is why he buys another person's identity in an attempt to trick the authorities into becoming a respected member of the Future Gattac Corporation.
And when he is already on his way to freedom, murder threatens to reveal his real identity. Despite his innocence, Vincent has a lot to hide and a lot to lose. But it's so hard to stay alive when two people live in you ...
I watched this film for a long time on TV - so long ago that it was impossible to rely with confidence on my then prevailing positive opinion about it. I decided to check how tastes change over time.
Well, at first the film resembles Equilibrium, but it's more atmosphere than content. Very soon you realize that Gattaca is a film with its own idea and ways of expressing it. All futuristic films in one way or another touch upon the question of the essence and abilities of a person. In Equilibrium, mind and feelings are spread across the scales; Gattaca cuts the given and the zeal in two.
In the world of the future, genetic scientists have learned to create an "ideal person" - biologically, he is much more predisposed to success and great achievements than a "random person" obtained in a natural way. The world has split into new classes, injustice and discrimination of a slightly different kind began to prevail in it than it is now. But, nevertheless, the person is still unhappy, and there are those who go against the system.
The rebellion here is not universal, the protagonist has no goal to change the world - he is driven by a passion to break out of the shackles himself. Since childhood, he was at the lowest rung of the social ladder, but he is ready for anything to climb it as high as he can and fulfill his cherished dream - to fly into space ... But such people are not taken into astronauts, with shortness of breath and myopia.
Its formal opposite is Jerome - "an excellent sample" of human material, to whom feats and breakthroughs were written in the family. However, this Ilya Muromets steps under the car to sit in a wheelchair for thirty years and three years, helping the protagonist to lead everyone by the nose. When Jerome shows the silver medal, it becomes clear that he and Vincent have a lot in common. It is no coincidence that the two of them, as it were, experience one life, alternately taking the place of the other. The director's decision not to divide the world into black and white, not to turn genetically ideal people into spiritual monsters is very correct. They are the same creatures of flesh and blood, because the fact of the matter is that flesh and blood do not solve anything ...
Nikkol did not turn the film into a social reprisal, concentrating on the spiritual growth of the protagonist. It is noteworthy that the plot is devoid of any dynamics: we simply observe how Vincent slowly and stubbornly walks along the chosen path. Nevertheless, all the details, all the dialogues gradually open the viewer's eyes to the true problems of the film and are no less exciting than the "scandals-intrigues-investigations".
The love line turned out to be not entirely successful, in my opinion. Firstly, Uma Thurman did not fit into the image a little. She is good in the role of fatal seductresses or murderers - one way or another, she cannot remove the iron will from her eyes. And here she is almost a victim of circumstances, a "genetic product" with a flaw, and she doesn't behave any bolder than a lamb. Perhaps it was for this role that it was worth choosing a slightly more feminine actress. In addition, the romantic line in this film adds almost nothing to the content and has no logical conclusion. Some sentimental young ladies may be offended that the main character flew away and did not promise to return, leaving the girl to be bored alone ... Although the film, of course, is not about that at all.
An almost arthouse futuristic movie about fate, inner choices and the struggle for your dreams. A stunning acting duo between Ethan Hawke and Jude Law. Another copy to the collection.
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Q: Android send SMS without User Interface. Asking about cost to mobile account I want to send SMS with out user interface. for that i have done this.
SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
                    smsManager
                            .sendTextMessage("#####", null, "COM", null, null);

                } catch (Exception e) {
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                            "SMS faild, please try again later!",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }

In Manifest.xml
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />

working good but says
this could cause costs to your mobile account

I really don't want this user interfere.how to solve this?
is it really possible or not?
 Please help me to solve this problem,..
Thanks,

A: For obvious reason, you shouldn't try to deduct money from a user's account without their approval as this will reflect poorly on your app and company and will get flagged and likely removed from the google play store.
Looking at the dev docs @
Dev Docs
Looking at the code @
http://androidxref.com/5.0.0_r2/xref/frameworks/opt/telephony/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java#292
Looks like this is coming from the telephony stack, so no you CANNOT seem to bypass it unless your has has been marked to always allow.

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Here are various effects on the immune system that have been observed during fasting.
Elevated Macrophage Activity: Macrophages engulf and destroy bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. They can ingest worn-out or abnormal body cells. Macrophages form an important first line of defense against harmful particles that have reached the body's interior.
Increased Cell-Mediated Immunity: Lymphocytes are the white blood cells responsible for the body's ability to distinguish and react to foreign substances, including those of which microbes are composed. Lymphocytes have about 100,000 identical receptors on their cellular membrane that enables them to recognize specific antigens. Each receptor has proteins containing grooves that fit into patterns formed by the atoms of the antigen molecule so the lymphocyte can bind to the antigen. This works somewhat like a key fitting into a lock. There are more than 10 million different types of grooves in the lymphocytes of the human immune system. The T lymphocytes are responsible for continuous surveillance of cell surfaces for the presence of foreign antigens. Lymphocyte production is regulated by growth factors, known as lymphokines.
The name "lymphocytes" may appear as complicated as "life insurance terms" to most of us at first glance, but it's not that hard to understand, given the proper resources. Lymphocytes are the white blood cells responsible for the body's ability to distinguish and react to foreign substances, including those of which microbes are composed.
Lymphocytes have about 100,000 identical receptors on their cellular membrane that enables them to recognize specific antigens. Each receptor has proteins containing grooves that fit into patterns formed by the atoms of the antigen molecule so the lymphocyte can bind to the antigen. This works somewhat like a key fitting into a lock. There are more than 10 million different types of grooves in the lymphocytes of the human immune system.
The T lymphocytes are responsible for continuous surveillance of cell surfaces for the presence of foreign antigens. Lymphocyte production is regulated by growth factors, known as lymphokines.
Increased Immunoglobulin Levels: Immunoglobulin is used to provide passive immunity to a variety of diseases such as measles, hepatitis A and hypogammaglobulinemia.
Increased Neutrophil Bactericidal Activity: Fifty-to-eighty percent of the white cells are neutrophils. Neutrophils move with amoeboid motion. They extend long projections followed by contraction of filaments drawing the nucleus and rear of the cell forward. In this way, neutrophils rapidly advance along a surface. Neutrophils are actively phagocytic engulfing bacteria and other microorganisms and microscopic particles. When they arrive at the target, neutrophils have microscopic packets of potent enzymes capable of digesting many types of cellular materials.
The bone marrow of a normal adult produces about 100,000,000,000 neutrophils daily. When a bacterium is engulfed by a neutrophil, a metabolic process within the granules produces hydrogen peroxide and a highly active form of oxygen called "superoxide", which destroy the ingested bacteria.
Heightened Monocyte Killing and Bacterial Function: Monocytes are the largest cells of the blood, averaging 15-18 micrometers. They make up about 7 percent of the leukocytes. Monocytes are actively mobile and phagocytic. They are capable of ingesting infectious agents and other large particles. Monocytes usually enter areas of inflamed tissue or at sites of chronic infections.
Enhanced Natural Killer Cell Activity: Natural killer cells were first recognized in 1975. Researchers observed cells in the blood and lymphoid tissues that could kill tumor cells and cells infected with viruses. Most immunologists feel that natural killer cells play an important part in checking the growth of tumor cells and cells infected with some viruses.
Basically, you get to laze around while your immune system and cleansing organs do all the work. Billions of tiny employees working 24 hours per day, cleaning up your mess and working for free without any appreciation. You should feel guilty.