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Grand Opening February 25, 2023!
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Welcome to Tola's Creations Botanica & Cultural Store.
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Tola Tifase
Textile Artist, Iyanifa, Oya, Obatala, Egbe, Egungun & Osun Priestess. Style Influencer & Community Activist.
Owner of Tola's Creations Botanica & Cultural Center.
Tifase Ifatola is an Englewood native who has always had a love for the arts. As a child she was involved in theater, music, dancing, and modeling.
As an adult, world travel, tracing her ancestry, initiation and studying various spiritual systems is her passion. These avenues allowed her to find her authentic flow in life and connect to people, particularly from a "cultural and spiritually sound" standpoint. Tola has a mixed heritage that has allowed her to learn and initiate into various spiritual systems, concentrating on Ifa studies.
Now, this self employed mom truly realizes the power of intentional youth-directed programming that encourages artistic expression and being spiritually grounded. She's particularly invested in the positive esteem-building power that such programming can have when fused with cultural expressions that reflect inner-city youth. Tifase believes in providing "Chances to turn tragedy into triumph."
While at NIU's Center for Inner City Studies, Tifase studied the importance of solving social justice issues in communities of color. Currently she travels, networks and manages her businesses at home and abroad, from locations like Miami, New Orleans, Atlanta and New York all the way to Nigeria. All of this has played a major role in expanding her knowledge about African traditions and the culture of the diaspora. "When you lack funds, it forces you to create you own magic." Tifase taught herself how to become a seamstress and she attended cosmetology school. Now? She integrates African culture into fashion and helps others heal through Traditional African Spirituality.
But that's not all. Her compassion for children motivates her to create and tell stories through her textile art. She collaborates with various artists from all over Africa, providing them exposure and positive financial opportunities. Tifase's designs create a sense of pride for people of color. "When children can walk into a home and see art that looks like them and learn about creativity through the history of their people, it's rewarding."
Currently Tifase is currently managing her boutique & cultural center. Programming goals include African culture, etiquette, artistic expression, meditation, family wellness and lectures.
Wrap your crown in style
Turn heads with the many colors and patterned head wraps made with Ankara fabric imported from Africa.
Bring African Beauty inside your home
Allow me to accent your home and liven up office space with beautiful colors and artworks that represent African culture.
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In the Yoruba culture we are called Arelagbayi, which is similar to a guild or group of ancestral woodcarvers. This is handed down from family member to family member, with each son or daughter learning their craft from the hands and mouths of our revered parents and ancestors in the spiritual realms. Their Yoruba ancestors have walked for centuries in the forests of Osogbo in Osun State, Nigeria, searching for the wood which speaks to us, that will become a religious object for use in our traditions and rituals.
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May Oya bring the change needed to improve your life! Eyi Oya O!
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2943 West 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60629, United States
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Eby Construction was founded by a husband and wife in Wichita, Kansas, in the midst of The Great Depression. Against the odds, the company grew immensely in the following decades and is credited with constructing many landmark buildings in Wichita. From the high-quality work Eby Construction has performed and the thousands of individuals we have employed, to the many nonprofit organizations and causes we have supported, we could not be more proud of our story.
After graduating first in the Kansas State University Civil Engineering Class of 1929, Martin K. Eby, Sr. began his career working for a building contractor who worked throughout the Central Plains. He met his wife, Pauline, in Wichita Falls, Texas. They married in 1932 and had their first son, Martin Eby, Jr. in 1934. In 1937, with $4,000 in savings and a $2,000 loan from his father, Eby Construction was founded as a partnership between Martin and Pauline.
Eby Construction's first projects included installing driveways and erecting "Flying Horse" signs for Mobil Oil service stations in and around Wichita. Martin and Pauline ran the business from their home, where he prepared the estimates, and she served as secretary and bookkeeper. Within the first two years of being in business, Eby Construction received the first of what would be many numerous federal contracts and began working on the new Post Office building located in Council Grove, Kansas.
During World War II, Eby continued to work throughout the state of Kansas and performed projects for the War Department at airfields and Army bases. Almost 80 percent of the company's work put in place during these two years was done at military installations. Other projects included school construction in Wichita, a hospital addition in Junction City, and a power plant expansion in Herrington.
After World War II, Eby continued to grow along with the rest of the U.S. Eby took work outside the state of Kansas for the first time by constructing town site facilities for the War Department in Harlan County, Nebraska. In addition to War Department projects, clients included ATSF Railway, Southwestern Bell Telephone, and the City of Wichita. Martin K. Eby Construction Company was incorporated in the state of Kansas on January 14, 1948.
By 1950, Eby had established itself as a leading general contractor in the region surrounding Wichita based on its employees' willingness "to go where the work is." This reputation led to more work throughout Central U.S. In addition to projects in the four states surrounding Kansas, Eby was hired by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and completed the construction of a five-story addition to the historic La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
With a growing reputation for top quality work and methods that produced lower costs, Eby was awarded one of the first large contracts at the newly created McConnell AFB located in Wichita, Kansas. Under a contract with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the work required the construction of 28 dormitories, four bachelor officers' dormitories, four mess hall/administration buildings, and related site improvements.
When the Sears, Roebuck & Company wanted to build what was then the largest and most well-appointed department store in Wichita, they hired Eby as the General Contractor for the project. The structure, which was a cast-in-place concrete frame with brick exterior, contains three stories above ground and a full basement for a total of over 155,000 square feet. Eby has subsequently renovated this building twice, first for Nations Bank, and then most recently in 2012 for Cox Communications.
In 1954, Eby completed the construction of the new Wichita Municipal Airport. Working as General Contractor for the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Wichita, this new terminal was a state of the art facility almost unrivaled across the United States.
While aviation work was progressing on the west side of Wichita at the new Municipal Airport, Eby crews were also busy with the construction of the new four place B52 hangar on the east side of Wichita at the Boeing/McConnell AFB. The building is still in use as the location of the Spirit AeroSystems South Hangar Clean Room and is used for completion of the forward 42-feet of the fuselage for the new Boeing 787.
One of the services that Eby developed early on was the construction of municipal utility work, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, and interceptor sewer and water transmission pipelines. In 1955-56, the City of Wichita bid out the construction of a 66-inch water transmission main to deliver raw water from the Harvey County Equus beds. Eby completed the 19+ mile project in 1956.
Eby Construction initially began working on the Wesley Hospital facility as early as 1941 when renovations and improvements were needed. In 1957, Eby was selected as the contractor partner with Wesley for construction on the new West Building expansion. The West Building project marked the beginning of a 27-year period of constant improvements and expansion to the facility prior to the sale to HCA in 1985.
When the Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County Kansas saw that they had outgrown their existing facilities, bids were taken and Eby was selected as the contractor for the new 11-story Sedgwick County Courthouse. Eby self-performed the installation of driven steel pile foundations, concrete foundations, structural steel erection, masonry, and finish carpentry.
Eby continued to experience growth and opened an office in Englewood, Colorado. The company operated out of this office for more than 20 years to support work in the Rocky Mountain area.
In 1960, the Cold War was in full swing. With the need of the U.S. to maintain a balance of power with the U.S.S.R., an increased demand for military installations gave Eby additional work in the federal defense construction area. Eby won its largest contract to date—the construction of nine Atlas missile sites located throughout the states of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska.
Continuing to build for the national defense, Eby was awarded additional contracts for the construction on multiple phases of the 18 Titan II Missile Sites, located throughout the state of Kansas. Eby also performed completed contracts for the Martin Marietta Company at additional sites in Wyoming and Idaho.
Eby continued to grow and perform projects throughout the Midwest during the early 1960s. As part of the initial effort for riverfront beautification, Eby was hired by the City of Wichita for the construction of the new Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center (built to commemorate Wichita's 1970 centennial). Century II opened its doors for business on January 11, 1969.
Eby was selected by Bank IV of Kansas for the construction of the iconic Fourth Financial Center. This 387,000 square foot building contains office space, a public cafeteria, a private club/restaurant, a 200-seat meeting area, and an adjacent six-level parking garage. Eby crews self-performed all site excavation, structural excavation, concrete formwork, reinforcing installation, concrete placement, structural steel erection, millwork installation and site development.
As a part of the on-call services performed for the Boeing Military Aircraft Company, Eby assisted in providing an economical way for conducting a one-time test on the B52D airframe. BMAC mechanics removed the nose and tail of the plane prior to the lift, and then Eby cranes were used to turn the airframe to an inverted position. This photo shows the airframe in an almost vertical position, prior to being lowered, so that the underside of the wings ends up facing upward. It was then placed on a support structure.
Eby began a multi-decade relationship with the Monarch Cement Company of Humboldt, Kansas, in the late 1940s. As a result of exceptional safety, quality and schedule performance, Eby was awarded the Kiln 5 Expansion project. It was completed in 1974.
In early January 1978, the employees of Pizza Hut moved into their new corporate office building. Eby negotiated the contract with the owner, and due to the compressed schedule required, the Construction Management form of contract was used. Construction of the 208,000 square foot building was commenced in May 1976, and after 18 months of construction, the new headquarters was able to be occupied.
IMA Plaza partners awarded Eby the contract to build the IMA Plaza located at Second and Water in Wichita, Kansas. The six-story building is constructed of a cast-in-place concrete frame and structural steel penthouse with brick veneer and continuous glass strip windows at the exterior. Eby also completed the core improvements, elevators and build-outs for several additional tenants in this 76,000 square foot office building.
Eby Construction was selected to construct the Wesley Medical Center North Parking Garage. It is a four-level parking garage consisting of 300,000 square feet of parking area and accommodates 1,008 vehicles. Eby self-performed the general trades, including excavation, concrete, precast erection, and masonry.
Eby Construction celebrated 50 years in business.
Country Club Park Associates Ltd. chose Eby to build its new office building. This two-story upscale office building has a structural concrete frame with a brick and precast stone exterior enclosing more than 40,000 square feet of interior office space. High-quality walnut and cherry casework finishes were installed by Eby crews in each of three primary office suites. The building also includes space for tenants and a wood-floored racquetball court in the lower level.
To meet growing production demands, the Boeing Commercial Airplane group selected Eby as the Design-Build Contractor for a major expansion to Plant II at the Wichita facility. The project consisted of adding more than 265,000 square feet of manufacturing space with three high bays. The project contained more than 3,600 tons of structural steel. Eby crews placed more than 9000 cubic yards of concrete to complete the floor slabs and paving. All of this was completed while Boeing continued aircraft production.
Kellogg Avenue was originally built in 1958 by Eby and is Wichita's major east-west traffic artery. The project required the construction of two 4000 lineal feet cast-in-place concrete post-tensioned bridges to span the Arkansas River and four major downtown arterial streets. Eby completed the project 104 days early and well under the original budget.
Eby was selected by the City of Wichita as General Contractor for the anchor project in the "Old Town" district. The project required extensive rehabilitation of a three-story warehouse originally constructed in 1913. Features include a new atrium, an elaborate center stair with access to all three levels, and a 38,000 square foot plaza complete with paver accents and landscaping to front this structure.
When Eby was selected to build Koch's new corporate headquarters, this would be the largest office building in Kansas. Construction started with an employee tunnel that connected four existing office facilities allowing 1800 office staff to pass directly through the center of construction. Another tunnel allowed employees to park across the street and have access to the tower.
Eight levels and over 550,000 square feet of office space surround two interior atriums that extend from the second level to the top level. Deep red and black granite and glass is the building skin over a structural steel frame. The building was complete with its own cafeteria located on the lower level and has an exterior courtyard with waterfalls, landscaping and granite paving.
The Kansas State University Foundation selected Eby as the General Contractor for the construction of the new KSU Beach Museum of Art. This museum is a 25,000 square foot two-story reinforced concrete structure that features exterior wall finishes of stone and architectural cast-in-place concrete. The building is used for exhibits of artwork and serves as a campus gate entrance. The museum features a gallery wing, a 120-seat assembly hall, and a commons area, including a bookstore and cafe.
Sedgwick County selected Eby to expand their parking garage. The expansion consisted of a four-level, 142,000 square foot, post-tensioned concrete structure and added 440 parking stalls. The west and north sides have architectural precast panels, and the east side has cast-in-place concrete barriers. The project also included restoration work on the existing garage.
Cessna Aircraft selected Eby as Construction Manager for its new single-engine piston aircraft manufacturing facility. The project was a negotiated contract that integrated scope/budget management starting with site selection through the development of the contract documents. The three-building facility includes approximately 400,000 square feet of floor space and is located on more than 200 acres. Cessna took over on Independence Day, opening in less than one year from the groundbreaking.
Eby was selected as the concrete subcontractor responsible for the structural framework for Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center. The scope of work included auger-cast piers, foundations, slab on grade, and 18 stories of post-tensioned concrete suspended floor slabs. Eby crews met an aggressive schedule by constructing one floor per week using a double shift work week. In addition, subsequent work packages for foundations and topping slabs of a new parking garage were added to Eby's scope during the project.
Eby was selected by the City of Wichita to construct a new four-level 641 car parking garage next to City Hall. The garage is a precast concrete structure with a two-tone brick veneer face. There are artwork panels inset at various locations, and elevated planters highlight the second and third floors. The street elevation includes landscaped planters with perimeter benches, a brick-paved sidewalk, and a brick-paved plaza area with six-raised planter beds. The scope also included the renovation of an existing 186 car parking lot plus 76 new parking spaces.
To consolidate the numerous small groupings of offices and lab spaces throughout their refinery complex near Medford, Oklahoma, Koch Hydrocarbon Company contracted with Eby Construction to manage the construction of a new office and laboratory facility. The facility is a single-story, 21,400 square foot conventional steel with exterior metal siding and decorative aluminum. It is designed to house more than 160 offices.
When Cessna Aircraft Company saw the urgent need for additional facilities due to increased demand for their aircraft, Eby and Cessna formed a partnering relationship to assist in building a new facility. The facility contains nearly 69,000 square feet of manufacturing and support areas, a 174 foot by 242 foot clear span high bay hanger, and other improvements, including parking areas, taxiway, fencing, and landscaping. After only 11 months of construction, the project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
The Salvation Army in Wichita selected Eby to provide general contracting services to expand its existing facility. This building consists of approximately 25,000 square feet of living /support space, a sixty-stall parking lot, and a 10,000 square foot playground area, all located in the heart of downtown Wichita on a two-acre site. The lobby/reception area is convenient to both the existing building and the new facility, and a new ornamental fence with masonry fence posts encloses the parking and playground area.
Each aircraft model that Cessna Aircraft Company develops must undergo a series of structural performance testing and FAA certifications. To help meet this challenge, Eby and Cessna formed a partnership to budget, aid in the design, and build a new testing facility. The biggest challenge on the 71,800 square foot project was the construction of the floor system that is 18 inches thick and the precision placement of more than 6,500 embedded anchors. Eby finished ahead of schedule allowing Cessna to meet their testing needs.
When the Wichita State University Endowment Association embarked on renovating Eck Stadium into one of the finest college baseball facilities in the nation, Eby Construction was selected as General Contractor. This project had a very tight nine-month winter schedule to ensure completion prior to the start of the upcoming baseball season. The facility now seats 6,155 spectators, includes 16 skyboxes, has a multi-room press box and a top floor VIP club for donors and alumni.
Bethel College hired Eby as Construction Manager to construct a New Residence Hall. The dormitory provides housing for more than 100 students and has a commons area, study hall, lounge, and laundry facilities on each floor. This was the first of several projects Eby provided Construction Manager at Risk services for Bethel College. Working as an integrated team member, Eby provided a guaranteed maximum price very early in the design stages.
Bethel College selected Eby for the Construction Management services for the new Krehbiel Hall Science Center. The building is a 37,000 square foot, four-story educational building, housing laboratories, classrooms, lecture areas and office spaces. Reducing floor vibration was a major concern due to the sensitive equipment being used in the labs. Eby worked with the design team to evaluate the best solution, and self-performed the concrete, masonry, and finish carpentry on the project.
When Sterling College needed space for its expanding Social Entrepreneurship department, based on qualifications, Eby was selected for the renovation of historic Cooper Hall. Originally built in 1887, the "Old Main," four-story historical limestone structure, is the centerpiece of the campus. The work included extensive masonry restoration, installing new windows, roofing, mechanical, and electrical equipment, and interior finishes. This project was partially supported by a Heritage Trust Fund grant from the Kansas State Historical Society.
To support them in the manufacturing of their latest jet model, Cessna again hired Eby as the construction partner for their project. The addition of a three-story office area along the north side of the building was a key feature in the project. The skeleton of the building is structural steel columns and trusses skinned in prefabricated and insulated metal siding with a single-ply roof. The project also featured a large canopy door at the west end where the assembled aircraft can be extracted.
Riverside and Timmerman Elementary Schools were constructed to expand the capacity of the Emporia USD 253 School District. These new elementary schools, substantially similar in design, are 58,000 square feet each, for a total of 116,000 square feet of new school space. The schools are masonry block construction with a brick veneer, steel roof trusses and joists, and with standing-seam metal roofing. The heating system makes use of an innovative geothermal well system to lower heating and cooling costs.
Boynton Dental Office is an 8,000 square foot single-story dental office with a 1,500 square foot unfinished basement. The structure is wood-framed with a stone and stucco exterior. The roof is combination clay tile, standing seam roof and single-ply rubber membrane. Two thirds of the building interior is decorated in a Colorado cabin style with stone fireplaces, stone transaction counters, and distressed glue-laminated beams and columns. The spacious and comfortable reception area opens into patient exam rooms with state of the art dental equipment. The remaining one third of the building's interior was left unfinished and available for future tenant space.
At WSU, the National Center for Aviation Research hired Eby to upgrade the Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel. The tunnel was originally built in 1948. Major features of this project required removal of a 36-foot long section of the tunnel to allow room for the installation of a new 2500 hp electric fan, a 23-foot diameter honeycomb and flow screen, a new 23-foot diameter cooling coils and new turning vanes.
Bethel College again teamed with Eby Construction to construct their new football and soccer stadium. The stadium, located north of campus, includes a 2,000 seat home stadium, visitor bleachers with 500 seats, an artificial turf football and soccer field with an eight-lane track, and an entry plaza. To the south of the stadium, a 300 car parking lot was installed. A new football practice field was built to the east of the stadium, allowing for grass practice areas for both the football and soccer teams.
ICM Inc. hired Eby as the Design-Builder for a new 16,000 square foot office to support the rapidly expanding ethanol industry. Within weeks of the initial project design meeting, ICM had reassessed their space needs and increased the project size from a two-story building to a three-story 24,000 square foot building, with an option for two additional 16,000 square foot expansions. The first 24,000 square feet were completed in less than six months, and the north 16,000 square foot wing was completed two months later.
Originally completed by Eby for Boeing in 1954, Spirit Aerosystems selected Eby for modifications to the South Hanger for a new Clean Room. The project required a new built-up production floor for six new stations, a new 20-ton crane and 7.5-ton semi-gantry crane, new lighting and lighting zone controls, and new data cabling. New multi-zone fire sprinklers and mechanical were placed in an acoustical ceiling system to provide a complete 80,000 square foot cleanroom environment.
ICM, Inc. selected Eby to build the concrete portion of a 40 million gallon Ethanol Plant in Bridgeport, Nebraska. The plant consisted of a 2 electrical and process building, foundation and slab on grade, an energy center, two site-building pads, a 100 foot by 100 foot material holding tank, 13 round tank foundations ranging in size from 15 foot diameter to 55 foot diameter. A cooling tower foundation, above-ground pipe rack foundations and other various concrete foundations were completed on this project.
WSU again utilized Eby's services by selecting as General Contractor for the WSU Bombardier Learjet Indoor Practice Facility. The 171 foot by 171 foot clear span building serves as the practice facility for the WSU baseball and softball programs. The building houses an NCAA regulation-sized infield, four "adjustable" baselines (for division requirements), two 55 foot and one 80 foot batting cage, and an in-ground radiant heating system under an artificial turf playing surface.
After over 30 years of fundraising and planning, the McPherson Opera House Company selected Eby Construction to complete renovations to their 118-year-old opera house. The project was completed in multiple phases, and construction spanned over five years. Every space within the existing building was renovated. Historical guidelines were followed throughout the project, including the restoration of the original Malm Mural, which was hand-painted above the stage.
The City of Newton, Kansas, awarded Eby the contract for construction of a new 12,800 square foot fire station and modifications to the existing site. The project was designed to achieve a LEED® Silver Certification and incorporates features such as a rain-water harvest system with a retention pond, water-efficient plumbing fixtures, mechanical efficiencies and the use of daylighting. Eby also contributed to LEED points from material waste management, enhanced commissioning, indoor air quality management and material selection.
WSU selected Eby as the Contractor to construct a facility to house the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program. The two-story includes 13,200 square feet on the main level, 9,200 square feet on the second floor, and a 9,200 square foot basement. The building is sized to provide training for up to 10 residents per year. The structure is designed utilizing structural steel with a stone and brick veneer. Eby crews self-performed masonry, steel erection and finish carpentry.
At 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2012, an F3 tornado struck the Spirit AeroSystems campus in Wichita, Kansas. With numerous projects active within the site, Eby crews responded immediately and assisted Spirit personnel and first responders to secure the site, shutdown and cap damaged utilities, and begin cleanup and repairs. Throughout the next 10 days, Eby organized an effort that peaked at over 1,200 employees and subcontractor personnel to complete initial repairs, allowing the 10,000+ employees at Spirit to return to work. The 2012 Storm affected almost all of the 40+ buildings located on the 10+ million-square-foot campus. Eby continued reconstruction of the campus throughout 2012 and 2013.
Eby has a long history of working with Via Christi Health Systems. Due to the critical location within the active OR area and the technical requirements, our Eby crews worked around the clock to schedule work to reduce noise, coordinate utility interruptions and support hospital operations. This state-of-the-art "Hybrid" Operating Room combines the most advanced imaging systems with a sterile operating room environment, therefore, enabling surgeons to do minimally invasive heart valve replacements with the option of performing open-heart surgeries in the case of an emergency.
The leadership at the newly named South Rock Christian Church selected Eby as their Construction Manager at Risk for the construction of a new 38,000 square foot church complex. This project included a sanctuary, offices and classrooms, a children's worship area that also doubled as a multipurpose room and features stone accents and exposed timber framing to create a unique and inviting feel. A walk-out basement provides light to the youth spaces and access to recreation areas. A large covered patio located off the main social area includes a beautiful view and the warmth of an outdoor fireplace.
In 2015, Eby completed work on the Sedgwick County Zoo's newest elephant exhibit. The Reed Family Elephants of the Zambezi River Valley Exhibit, the third-largest elephant exhibit in the country, is home to seven African elephants. The exhibit features two yards for visitors to see the animals. The south yard includes elephant access to the boat ride canal and a water cannon for zookeepers to give elephant-sized baths. The north yard includes a waterfall feature and a wading pool for the elephants. There are also two off-exhibit yards, an 18,000 square foot indoor elephant facility, a 3,000 square foot covered pavilion, a concession building and a shaded amphitheater with seating for nearly 160 people.
In 2016, Eby achieved its goal of having a shop, yard and corporate office in the same location. Two buildings located near 37th Street North and Poplar were purchased in 2015, and have since been remodeled. The new corporate office encompasses about 15,000 square feet of the north building, with the remaining 7,000 square feet being used for warehouse space. This building was remodeled to feature 10 private offices, two break-out rooms, a conference room, a board room, a kitchen, restrooms and a training room with seating for up to 80. The 24,000 square foot south building houses our maintenance shop, mill shop and additional warehouse storage. The building features two mezzanines with offices, a parts crib, compressor room and restrooms. The north side of the corporate office also features a courtyard.
To meet the medical demands of the growing Derby community, Via Christi planned a new 15,500 square-foot clinic. The facility features 26 exam rooms, an X-ray room, lab space, offices, a physical therapy space. It is double the size of the former facility, which has allowed more physicians to be added to the practice. The new facility also has a Physical Therapy Unit for outpatient treatments, which they were unable to have at the previous location.
Kyodo Yushi selected Eby to provide CM at Risk services for their first manufacturing site in the United States. The facility is comprised of a 55,000 SF of manufacturing area which includes warehouse space for raw materials and finished goods in addition to the processing space. The 11,000 SF of administrative space includes offices, a break room, meeting rooms and laboratories. The site work included a new rail spur, bulk oil tank farm, holding basins, utilities, parking and a perimeter road.
In 2019, Eby built the Andover Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), a single story 14,800 SF surgery center, built as an addition to the existing Kansas Medical Center. The facility was designed to perform basic elective surgeries on both adult and pediatric patients. The ASC consists of six Operating Rooms, six Pre-Op Rooms, and nine Post-Op Rooms. For safety and comfort of the patients, the adult and pediatric pre-op and post-op patients can be separated. The building features a large clerestory structure to add daylighting to the nurse station as well as the pre-op and post-op corridors. Another unique feature is the separate discharge exit, which allows patients to leave following surgery without going through the waiting room.
To meet the contract deadlines established by the City of Wichita, this $75 Million stadium, with capacity for 10,000 people, had to be designed and built at a blinding pace of just 16 months! This Design-Build project was built by an Eby Construction – JE Dunn joint venture along with SJCF Architects, DRL Group and Professional Engineering Consultants. This stadium set a new standard for minor league baseball design as every aspect was given thoughtful consideration. Sight lines were improved, locker rooms were enlarged, suites were made more comfortable, options for guest experiences were expanded, and special attention was paid to the interface between the stadium and Wichita's downtown. The new Riverfront Stadium Ballpark is a tribute to Wichita's storied history in baseball and is home to the Wichita Wind Surge, an American Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Additionally, the stadium hosts outdoor concerts, festivals, community and family-friendly events.
In partnership with GLMV Architecture, Eby Construction started building Sedgwick County Zoo's new entrance in the Fall of 2020 and was completed in May 2021, which was also the 50th anniversary of the zoo. The new complex includes a gift shop, ticket booth and administrative offices, and replaced the existing 40-year-old entrance. The new entry has two separate buildings, one for a gift shop and another for ticket sales, memberships and second-floor office space. The new building for tickets, membership and administration also houses security, first aid and a board room for meetings. This area replaced the current administrative building off Zoo Boulevard that was once used for storage before the zoo opened. The new gift shop, where guests now exit the zoo, has a kennel space where guests can leave their dogs during their visit.
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From the newest intern to the longest employee, we wish to respect and value each of our creative, talented and dedicated team members.

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Manarcad Perunnal is one of the Popular Festival of Christian Community's in Manarcad at Kottayam District . This is an annual fiesta celebrated every year & the venue is St. Mary's Church at Manarcad. This Perunnal is considered as one of the famous festival of Christian community. Manarcad Perunnal is also known as Ettunobbu Perunnal which lasts for eight days continuously & devotees observes fasting on these days.During these days devotees usually used to stay in churches from morning to night . Grand Procession is one of the main attraction of this festival .The procession carries golden crosses with colorful umbrellas .Last three days are more important where thousands of devotes gathered together for the grand procession .
As an offering devotes used to offer Parasols (Umbrella) to Lord Muthukkuda. And the Manarcad Perunnal is celebrated from 1st September to 8th September every year.


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Hicham Bendeq est un joueur de rugby à XV marocain évoluant au poste de centre. .

Biographie

Carrière en club
 ????-???? : AS Montferrand (en junior)
 ????-2001 : Montluçon rugby (Fédérale 2)
 2001-2003 : Paris université club (Fédérale 2)
 2003-2008 : Clamart (Fédérale 2)
 2008-???? : Drancy (Fédérale 2)

Palmarès
 Coupe d'Afrique des nations :
 Finaliste: 2001 avec le Maroc contre les moins de 23 ans d'Afrique du Sud.

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Joueur marocain de rugby à XV
Joueur du Montluçon rugby
Joueur du Paris UC (rugby à XV)
Centre (rugby à XV)
Date de naissance non renseignée (XXe siècle)

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USS STEVENSON (DD-645)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBPW
CLASS - GLEAVES As Built.
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Charleston Navy Yard Turbines, 2 screws
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ July 23 1942.
Launched November 11 1942 and commissioned December 15 1942.
Decommissioned April 27 1946.
Stricken June 1 1968.
Fate Sold June 2 1970 to Portsmouth Salvage Co. and broken up for scrap.
56k John H. Stevenson, a native of New York City, was appointed Volunteer Acting Assistant Paymaster and Clerk in the United States Navy on 19 September 1862. His Civil War career was marked by several exploits of exceptional heroism. While attached to USS Satellite on the Potomac in December 1862, he led a boat expedition ashore, captured a small party of Confederates, and destroyed signal and recruiting stations. In June 1863, while attached to USS Princess Royal on the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, he reconnoitered in and about an enemy camp. Learning the details of a plan to capture Fort Donaldsville, La., he made plans that enabled the small fort and Princess Royal to beat off the attack. He further demonstrated his heroism on 10 July 1863 when he volunteered to pick up dispatches from USS New London, aground under enemy fire, and carried them to Farragut at New Orleans, a journey of some 85 miles on horseback through enemy territory. He remained in the Navy after the war, serving in United States ports, the South Atlantic and Pacific stations, and at Nagasaki, Japan, until retiring with the grade of Pay Inspector on 25 September 1893. He was called back to active duty during the Spanish-American War and served as pay officer of the Coast Defense System. He died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on 14 June 1899. Photo #: NH 63848. USS Princess Royal (1863-1865) watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1960, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. Captured as a blockade runner in January 1863, USS Princess Royal served in the Gulf of Mexico during the last two years of the Civil War. She was later the S.S. General Sherman. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Bill Gonyo
163k The USS Ringgold (DD-500), USS Stevenson (DD-645), USS Schroeder (DD-501) and USS Stockton (DD-646) were launched with 28 minutes on November 11 1942 at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey. AP Wirephoto. David Buell
78k Souvenir button of the launching of the USS Ringgold (DD-500), USS Schroeder (DD-501), USS Stevenson (DD-645) and USS Stockton (DD-646) on November 11 1942. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com. Tom Kerman
200k A snow-covered USS Stevenson (DD-645) at her builder's yard, a day before delivery, 13 December 1942. National Archives photo from 19LCM/dd645 file. Rick Davis & John Chiquoine
146k Delivery photo of Stevenson, 14 December 1942. National Archives photo from 19LCM/dd645 file. Original: David Buell
Replacement: Rick Davis & John Chiquoine
624k USS Stevenson (DD-645) off Kearny, New Jersey, December 1942, probably enroute to fitting out. National Archives photo 80-G-16141. Mike Green
218k USS Stevenson (DD-645) underway off New York, N.Y. on 14 December 1942. Courtesy of Samuel L. Morison, 1979. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 90526. Robert Hurst
160k Commissioning at Brooklyn Navy Yard, December 15 1942. From the Public Relations Department, Third Naval District, New York. David Way
167k Stevenson in Brooklyn Navy Yard in between Atlantic convoys, 14 May 1943. National Archives photo 19-N-46270 Rick Davis & John Chiquoine
89k After cessation of hostilities USS California and six tin cans under flag of Comdesron19 were released from WestPac to return east via Ceylon and Capetown to US East Coast yards. This is Stevenson coming alongside California, September 1945.
National Archives photo 80-G-374400 John Chiquoine
299k Destroyer Squadron NINETEEN (DesRon 19) homeward bound from the Pacific, via the Cape of Good Hope, circa October-December 1945. Ships present include USS Stevenson (DD-645), USS Stockton (DD-646), USS Lansdowne (DD-486), USS Thorn (DD-647), USS Nelson (DD-623) and USS Lardner (DD-487). Courtesy of Vice Admiral F.H. Schneider, USN (Retired). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Fred Weiss
USS STEVENSON DD-645 History
View This Vessels DANFS History entry at the Naval History & Heritage Command website
CDR Thomas Chandler Green    Dec 15 1942 - Mar 10 1943
CDR Francis Edmond Wilson    Mar 10 1943 - Aug 31 1944
LCDR Heydon Forbes Wells    Aug 31 1944  - Jul 22 1945
LCDR Markeson Varland    Jul 22 1945 - Apr 27 1946
Contact Name: Jim Beck
Address: 3914 Belmore Way ,Reno NV, 89503-1844
E-mail: None


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Please see final weekly newsletter below. Thank you again for all your wonderful support this year. The children have been an absolute pleasure to teach and have grown so much throughout the year. Have a wonderful summer and thank you again.
The children were fantastic reciting a poem all about growing beans. Well done!
Read Write Inc - how to pronounce the sounds This video shows you how to practise and pronounce the sounds learnt in Phonics with your child.
Monday is Spain day. Please can children come to school dressed in their holiday clothes with a small suitcase? Please could we also ask for £1 towards party food. Many thanks.
Friday MASS at Guardian Angels starting at 9.15am; PLEASE BRING THE CHILDREN DIRECTLY TO CHURCH. You are welcome to stay for Mass. We will travel back to school by coach.
FRIDAY - school finishes at 1.45pm.


By default all websites with pornographic content in them will be blocked automatically right after installation, however, you can also choose to block certain websites or allow access only to specific websites and block all other websites.
To block a website, go to "Monitoring Settings" >> "Websites", in "Blocking", make sure "Block these URLs" is checked, and add the websites you want to block. This will also block the HTTPS version of a website, if any. If you want to allow only certain websites check "Block all except these URLs" instead and add the websites you want to allow.
If you add "example", all websites with the word example in their URL will be blocked.
(e.g.: subdomain.example.com) will be blocked.
If you add "subdomain.example.com" only that subdomain will be blocked, "example.com" will not be blocked.


I didn't get really interested in UFO technology until I started work at Area 51, north of Las Vegas. After about two years recuperating after the 1979 incident, I went back to work for Morrison and Knudson, EG&G and other companies. At Area 51, they were testing all kinds of peculiar spacecraft. How many people here are familiar with Bob Lazar's story? He was a physicist working at Area 51 trying to decipher the propulsion factor in some of these craft.
Um, my UFOs are the quilty kind, not the alien kind. Thank you very much.
One of my current projects is Esther Aliu's Love Entwined BOM. The pattern will be issued free each month on Esther's Yahoo Group over an 18 month period. If you are thinking of joining up, now is the time as the first two months' patterns are still available in the email group files. I believe Part 1 will be removed shortly. The main page for information on Love Entwined is here on Esther's Blog.
The first thing that needs to be pieced is the center compass. Some are appliqueing it, some are paper piecing it and some are hand piecing it. I chose to hand piece because applique seemed too fiddly and I do not like to paper piece. I do my hand piecing a little differently than most. I guess because I am used to putting the freezer paper on the right side of the fabric for fussy cutting rather than the wrong side.
An important thing to remember when printing out the pattern pieces is to have your printer set at 'actual size' or '100%' and use the A4 paper setting instead of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. (You can use 8.5 x 11 or 14 inch paper to print on but the printer should be set at A4.) Some have been worried about getting that 1 inch box to fit perfectly with their ruler measurements that they are ending up with templates that are the wrong size. More important than the perfect 1 inch box is the size of the center compass. It should measure 7.5 inches across the inside circle and 8.5 inches across the outer circle. If it does, then your templates are the correct size.
I printed my templates onto freezer paper and cut the FP out along the outside edges. I iron my templates to the front of my fabric.
After I cut all the pieces out, but BEFORE I remove the freezer paper, I turn the pieces over and mark my stitching lines at the 1/4 inch mark. I label the pieces with the template letter also.
I use applique needles for pins because they are thin and do not distort the seam. Also there is no large pin end for the thread to get caught around.
All the outside triangles sewn together.
I sewed the triangles to both sides of the green compass points next. Then sewed both those units to either side of the pink compass points. Finally, I added a yellow compass point to one side of that unit.
I decided I wanted a contrasting ring around my compass rather than the background fabric as called for in the pattern. I like to use starch around FP or a plastic template before stitching any type of circular applique design to get a smoother edge.
Again, I printed the template on FP and ironed it to my 10.5 inch block. I cut the center of the circle out. Then I carefully cut the seam allowance off the FP ring (but not through the fabric) and clipped the fabric about every 1.5 inches around the inside of the ring. I used Best Press to starch and iron the seam towards the back of the fabric onto the FP. When the Best Press was dry, I removed the FP ring and ironed my seam allowance down again.
Here is my compass with the inside of the ring and the compass center appliqued down. There is a little spot on my compass center that is a little wonky. The perfectionist persona wants to fix it and the logical persona says that focusing on that wonky bit is like focusing on a speck of sand in a sandstorm when you consider how much more applique is going to go into this quilt. We will see who wins out in this internal argument.
Next I will show you how I made the 32 little circles (they are 5/16 of an inch!) and the finished compass against my background fabric.
I managed to get nine projects in my suitcase [out of ten] so that was a good plan. Patchwork of the Crosses is missing from the suitcase but that was to make room for all the Love Entwined fabrics. I couldn't decide on my color choices for Part 2 of LE so I brought them all with me.
I wanted to get a little bit further on America, America before working on Part 2 of LE. I took pictures of the block backgrounds I have done so far and pasted them together in photo editing software.
For some reason block two seems to be problematic. In the first three rows those are the blocks that are only partially done.
In row four, that middle section is one large block so I only have three more to do. The first block in row 4 is completely done and kind of boring looking but when the borders go on, there is a large tree with a boy and birds sitting in it that goes over that block and up into the block above.
I got stalled on this block when I decided that I didn't like the white fabric for the snowy white hill. The darker fabrics from behind were shadowing through too much. That meant that I had to go back and change the white fabric in block 1 also. I haven't gotten back to basting the rest of this background and will probably hold off until I am ready to finish the block. The new white is a tone-on-tone which is a little harder to needle but I like it better for depicting snow.
My next problem fabric was this purple-blue mountain fabric. It looks more like clouds reflected on a deep blue lake than a mountain. Doesn't it? Yes, it does.
The pattern said I needed 1.25 yards of a lavender/blue mottled. Every time I went to substitute something else, I thought I did not have enough in my stash. Now that I have all the background pieces cut out, I have a lot of this fabric left. I could have used something else after all. But I decided I was done making myself crazy switching fabrics and I am leaving it as it is. When the block is done, little deer will look like they are walking on water. Or not. I imagine I will adding a lot of embroidery to fool the eye into thinking it's land and not water. In the row below it looks like sky so the fabric has redeemed itself somewhat there.


Depression affects more than 300 million people in the world. According to research, women are at a more significant risk of suffering from depression than men. Adults also suffer from depression more than kids although some young ones go through difficulty childhoods.
Most suffer in silence just because they cannot find a person to share with what is troubling them. Therapy is one of the best approaches where you can share everything and get advice from a professional. A good therapist is non-judgmental and treats all the information you disclose with utmost confidentiality. Therapists are trained to handle people based on their personality and specific needs and offer solutions. Ensure that you follow what your counselor recommends and attend all the sessions.
You can engage in something that will make your mind occupied and distracted it from negative thoughts. You can enter a dance group, engage in singing or even participate in sports or anything else that will make you happy and feel occupied. You can also join a support group and share your experience with others. It feels nice when you talk to someone who is in a similar situation and know that you are not alone. You can encourage one another and invite experts and people who have overcome depression to guide you through.
Many medications can help you relax and ease the effects of depression. It is a state of mind which means that you cannot get over it until you change your thoughts positively. CBD helps the brain cells to produce serotonin which improves the mood and reduces stress levels. As omniabiologics.com illustrates, CBD works with the endocannabinoids system which responsible for feelings such as pain, stress, mood changes, and happiness. The results are even better when you take CBD products and then combine it with the above tips of fighting depression and have the right mindset.
For every relationship to flourish, there are certain truths that are essential to both parties irrespective of their distance apart. To maintain the love, harmony, and happiness, it is crucial that you learn and understand how to successfully navigate your relationship in good and bad times. Whereas, misunderstandings and arguments are commonplace in every relationship, how you handle them can make or break your relationship.
This article explores some of the crucial bits that every couple needs to streamline in order to build a harmonious and happy relationship, more so, if you happen to live together.
Moving in together with the person you love is one of the most exciting points in a relationship. You not only look forward to enjoying their company but also sharing the same house and a bed. It's an awesome feeling without a doubt. That being said, it's also important to acknowledge and appreciate the fact that we all need some time to ourselves for numerous reasons once in a while.
When that time comes, and you need to be alone to contemplate on matters and recharge your batteries, just ask. Your partner will most likely understand and let you be for a while. He or she may even visit a friend or go shopping just to let you be. Showing little interest in your partner can rub her or him off in the wrong way compared to being open. Therefore, the next time you need some self-time, remember you only need to ask. Irrespective of the time you need, just try it and see how easy it works.
Relationships are not a fortress and each comes with its fair share of ups and downs. First and foremost, learn to appreciate the fact that there are times when your relationship may seem to be not working. This helps you to craft ideal and timely ways of dealing with issues in your relationship. For starters, learn to deal with any challenges as a couple and not separately. That helps you to combine effort and sort out issues in a calm and organized manner.
Effective communication breeds a happy, loving, and understanding relationship. How you communicate can dictate how you relate to each other. As a couple, especially if you live together, make sure that your lines of communication are not only open but also free. Learn to listen and understand each other so as to understand each other's needs more easily.
Finally, it is important to note that a relationship can only be steered by two people who care about each other. Whereas you may have your own needs, remember that your partner is also special. Be ready to compromise some of your special needs to make time for her and her needs as well.
More and more people are using Instagram for other things that it was intended for. Instead of simply sharing holiday photos or pictures of their pets or children more people start to use it to blog as they've witnessed the power of Instagram first hand. It might even take over Facebook at some point as the more time I spend on Facebook, the more updates I start to see from my aunts and grandmother. I mean give me a break, it's not that I don't love them but enough is enough.
So perhaps the time is ripe to switch to another platform where more of the younger folks are active. After all their generation is supposed to be the future right? No idea where that is going to end but that's a discussion for a different topic, something titled like Millenials are going to destroy the earth.
First, you have to realize that the attention span of most users at Instagram is limited at best. If there is no picture attached to the post forget it. Now that you know this you can adjust your strategy. Micro-blogging is not for starters, it's for people with an established fan base. If you are brand new and have a dozen follower friends it might be a better idea to first share stunning photos, lure those followers in, and then you slowly make the transition to becoming a micro-blogger, simply because they know your name by now and might be more interested in what you have to say.
Start with the most important stuff you have to tell, no fluff allowed.
Ask people for their opinion, always get the crowd engaged.
Make sure they learn something from what you post, ranting you can do on your own blog.
Tell them about your life, no boring anecdotes, please.
Give away stuff, everyone loves promotions now and again.
Don't forget to put your link in your bio section and use hashtags, these are the cream & butter of Instagram. There's also a thing called location tags so make sure to include them as well, especially if you run a business in your area.
Okay enough already, this should definitely help you to get started so good luck with it!
Industrial printing is a versatile industry that needs only the best ink. The ink you get needs to be suitable for the task at hand and has a long staying power even when exposed to extreme temperatures.
Industrial printers have a high-speed printing capability that is specially developed for large format markets such as signage and banner graphics. These printers also provide excellent productivity and high efficiency. With this said, you need to make sure you find high-quality inks for industrial printing needs.
The right ink comes with the ability to provide an attractive finish and should be weather resistant. Along with this, the right ink gives you a cost-efficient option while reducing the running costs.
Here are the top reasons why you need to visit Needham Ink for high-quality inks for your needs.
Industrial printers are generally used to print signage and banners for outdoor use. This means that the resulting prints need to be high quality to withstand the rough conditions outdoors. The ink needs to be water resistant without the need for lamination.
Since the inks will be used in varied conditions, they need to be weather resistant as well. They ought to resist cold, heat and all sorts of climates.
High-quality inks, such as the ones that you get from Needham Ink don't fade after a few days' exposure to the sun or rain. The ink provides you with all the properties you need and many more.
High-quality inks offer you a wide colour gamut that is perfect for wide format printing. This means you can use the ink for your industrial printing needs. High-quality industrial ink gives you the purity in colours that will make the graphics vibrant as well as attractive to look at.
If you are looking for vividness, then you need ink that can work on a high-resolution industrial printer. The ink you choose should handle the high ink coverage per inch which results in clearer and crisper final graphics.
If you are performing high-density printing, then you need ink that can provide this. High-density colours are suitable for signage and banners that are meant for outdoor use.
If you are in the business of industrial printing, then you need the right ink that complements the industrial printer that you use in the business. With the right kind of ink, you get the best resolution and the resulting images are clear an attractive.
Things have grown very simple over the past few years due to the use of virtual reality. One of the top technology designs is VR headsets. These headsets come in various designs, so you cannot say that there is a specific headset for all people.
This is why we come up with this guide to help you get the best VR headset for your needs.
The immersive experience, which is technically how the headset transports you into another aspect of reality, is the most important consideration when choosing a VR headset.
Some headsets utilize 3 degrees of freedom to track the simulation, while some use 6 degrees. All smartphone based headsets use the former, while most recent ones use 6. The 6 degrees of tracking is ideal for gaming enthusiasts, check out the Real New World to know more about the tracking concept.
Since these headsets come with different features, you are looking at different prices for each. Choosing a VR is also all about determining how much you can spend on the purchase. Know that when it comes to VR equipment, you only get what you are willing to pay for.
You can get cheap controllers, but they offer the basic functionalities. You also get high-end controllers that give you more advanced features for your needs.
For cheap handsets, you get into the virtual world, but you won't be able to move through virtual space or interact with anything.
You also need to know that the cost of the computers, as well as the game consoles needed to power the headsets, is usually separate from the cost of the headset, so make sure you factor this into the budget.
Strapping a huge headset with a myriad of wires coming out of it to the face isn't a comfortable option, and it becomes tough when you wear glasses.
Look for a headset that is not cumbersome, and that incorporates various features without losing on quality. Look for a soft alternative that is covered in fabric or any other soft material. The ideal headset won't leave an indentation on the skin the way plastic ones do. Go for a wireless version that won't need you to plug into anything. This makes it easily portable.
The best VR headsets offer an unmatched experience that you cannot get anywhere else. Check out the various models, the level of comfort and the budget.
The year is 2018. During this time around, establishing social proof can help the marketing needs of your business big time. And with an Instagram account, you're on the right track.
On top of letting you create a social media presence in a social network with billions of active participants worldwide, your Instagram account can help you level up. You can use your account to reach a target audience, market your product, enhance brand awareness, solidify a brilliant online reputation, and more.
And of course, you would want to save time, money, and effort, right? With Instagram automation tools, you can make it happen.
Here are three automation tools worth checking out.
Do you want a virtual assistant that can post content on Instagram on your behalf? If you do, an automation tool that acts as such is the ideal tool for you.
A more apt term for this type of tool is a planning and scheduling system. Other than post content for you, you can upload streaks of content and then schedule when each one should be posted. With such a system, managing your content and engagement becomes a breeze!
Then there's this type of tool that offers Instagram growth. This hands you the opportunity to reach out to a wider network of potential followers and customers.
Having just a few followers shouldn't stunt your growth as a business. You could use a push, however, from genuine followers who are willing to engage with your account and allow your business to expand.
Lastly, an automation tool that can initiate automatic follows and likes is advantageous for you. Wouldn't you feel good about the thought that you can get almost instantaneous follows and likes every time you share content?
You would! With this tool, many people on Instagram will start receiving the buzz about you — and ultimately, follow you. And each post will get a like.
What's more is that type of tool allows you to receive traffic — organic traffic, to be exact. This means you won't be paying for follows and likes per se. Rather, you'll be paying for genuine visitors to check out your offer.
In this age, an Instagram account is an asset. But remember this: owning an Instagram account is just a start. Only if you do your part in managing it efficiently will there be promising rewards in the end.
Automation tools will definitely help you in this department. You may check out a post on Medium for more info about them.
Have You Been Blocked on Instagram?
Getting followers on Instagram is one thing, and retaining them is another thing altogether. One of the ways you lose followers is via getting blocked by those following you. There are different reasons why a user can choose to block you. Some block you because they feel you are spamming them while others block you because they don't need to see your content on their timeline anymore.
Whatever the reason, you might be wondering whether the person blocked you or simply shut down the account. This is why we look at the different ways on how to know if someone blocked you on Instagram.
First, you need to open the app, and then type in the search bar the name of the person who you suspect to have blocked you. When you find the person, clock on his profile name. If the person hasn't blocked you, then you will be able to see his pictures without any issue. But if the person has blocked you, then you won't be able to see the pictures. He might have blocked you or deactivated his account.
If the person you suspect to have blocked you are running a public account, you will be able to find the name of the user in the search results, but you still won't be able to see the pictures though the top bar might indicate that the user has pictures in their profile.
There are a few apps that you can use to confirm whether you have been blocked or not. These tools help you know who has unfollowed you, which usually happens when you get blocked.
What if the user has a private account? Well, when this happens, you won't be able to see the user in the search list even though you search for the name. You won't have a chance to find them at all.
If you still doubt, you can use a friend's Instagram account to confirm if you have been blocked. If you see the user in the search results, and you can check out their posts from your friend's account, then you have been blocked.
First, getting blocked means you lose a follower. The level of engagement also goes down due to fewer people on your account. You won't be able to communicate with the person that has blocked you, even through direct messaging. Moreover, you won't even know that the user has read your message at all.


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Police Union President Leaked Hardesty Hit-and-Run Allegation in Retaliation for Her Claims About Police Setting Fires, Internal Investigation Finds
The investigation found that three PPB officers violated bureau policy or procedure.
Dumpster fire extinguished Portland firefighters and police extinguish a dumpster fire at the Multnomah County Justice Center on May 25. (Justin Yau) (Justin Yau)
By Tess Riski
December 30, 2021 at 10:32 am PST
Exactly 300 days after the Portland Police Bureau initiated an internal affairs investigation into the leak of information that falsely implicated Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in a March 3 hit-and-run crash, the City Attorney's Office released a letter from October that summarized the investigation's findings.
The letter's contents appear to correspond closely with allegations Hardesty made in a $5 million lawsuit she filed earlier this month against the police union, the Portland Police Association, its former president Officer Brian Hunzeker and another Police Bureau officer, Kerri Ottoman.
The Oct. 21 letter, addressed to Hardesty and written by Scott Konczal of the internal affairs professional standards division, names three PPB officers: Ottoman, Hunzeker and Ken Le, who has not yet been publicly named in relation to the case. Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported the letter.
Konczal wrote to Hardesty that internal affairs investigated the following seven allegations against the officers:
Officer Brian Hunzeker disseminated confidential information to the media.
Officer Brian Hunzeker disseminated confidential information to the media in retaliation for you speaking negatively about Portland Police Bureau Officers.
Officer Kerri Ottoman disseminated confidential information to the media.
Officer Ken Le inappropriately disseminated confidential information.
Officer Brian Hunzeker disseminated confidential information involving you because of your race.
Officer Kerri Ottoman disseminated confidential information involving you because of your race.
Officer Ken Le disseminated confidential information involving you because of your race.
North Precinct Captain Kristina Jones sustained the first four allegations, but not the remaining three. As for the first two allegations against Hunzeker, Jones wrote the following:
"Officer Hunzeker acknowledged sharing information about an on-going criminal investigation to a member of the media in a phone conversation he initiated, then later by providing a screen shot of the [computer-aided dispatch] call to the reporter, which he admitted was a violation of this directive," she wrote.
Hardesty's lawsuit alleges that Hunzeker leaked the information to The Oregonian. The letter does not name which news outlet Hunzeker contacted.
Jones added that Hunzeker cited "many reasons" for sharing the information with the reporter, including a false allegation Hardesty made in July 2020 in which she accused Police Bureau officers of setting fires at protests. (Hardesty later retracted the claim and apologized.)
Jones sustained those two allegations against Hunzeker, which means a "preponderance of evidence proves a violation of policy or procedure" occurred, according to the letter.
Jones also sustained the allegation that Ottoman disseminated confidential information to Gabriel Johnson, co-founder of the Coalition to Save Portland political action committee.
"Officer Ottoman admitted to releasing a screen shot of a CAD call and providing this information to her friend, a community member which violates policy," Jones wrote. However, Jones noted, Ottoman did not share the information due to Hardesty's race. Rather, she disseminated the information to Johnson "primarily because she was venting with a friend," Jones wrote.
Finally, Jones sustained the allegation that Officer Ken Le disseminated confidential information to a dispatcher with the Bureau of Emergency Communications.
"Officer Le admitted to releasing a screen shot of a CAD call and providing this information to his friend, a BOEC dispatcher who was off-duty, which violates the policy," Jones wrote.
Interestingly, Le was one of the officers tasked with investigating the hit-and-run itself in the hours following the initial 911 report. According to police reports, in the hours before Hardesty was officially cleared as a suspect, Le looked up Hardesty's license plate number in the law enforcement database system and then went looking for her car near her home in the Gateway neighborhood.
Jones determined that the final three allegations—that the police officers disseminated the confidential information because of Hardesty's race—were not sustained.
"There were many reasons Officer Hunzeker cited as the driving factors for why he shared the information and there is no evidence to support that any of those factors were related to race as a motive," Jones wrote. "Officer Le said in his IA interview on August 19th that the race of Jo Ann Hardesty was not the reason he chose to share a screenshot of the CAD call with an acquaintance who works at BOEC."
The letter was generated from a hearing before the Police Review Board, which is tasked with assessing the findings of the internal affairs investigation.
Shortly after the PRB hearing, both WW and Oregon Public Broadcasting requested a copy of the letter. The city denied the requests, citing the pending investigation. OPB appealed the city's denial to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office, which on Wednesday ordered the city to release the letter, according to OPB's report.


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Smart Phone Application Oriented Towards Younger Drivers Finds Up to 41 Percent Reduction in the Percentage of Distracted Trips Once Incentives Were Put in Place.
Deployment of a Smart Phone App Offering Rewards for Phone-Free Driving Among Youths in Texas Finds Significant Decrease in Distracted Driving Behaviors.
College Station, Texas, United States
Submitted by kathythompson on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 23:40
College Station, Texas,
2022-B01661
Traffic crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional youth fatalities and injuries across the USA. This study demonstrated the results from an incentive-based, free-to- download smart phone application (app) with the core feature of a reward system, in which drivers earn points for miles driven without any phone interaction, and then redeem them for rewards. This study examined data collected from two distinct app deployments in Texas; one in 2017 and one in 2018, each spanning several months. The datasets collected during the two deployments included over 12,200 trips and more than 100,000 miles logged by about 200 volunteer users of the app with the incentives put in place (first deployment) and 138 users (second deployment). Drivers of all ages were allowed to download and use the app; however, only users aged 15 to 24 were eligible for rewards.
Participants for the app deployment received five points for every distraction-free mile that was driven over the course of a trip. If a distraction-free trip was completed, users received a "thank you note" for being a safe driver, and their total points earned for the trip were logged. If any interaction with the phone was detected while a trip was active, users received a note at the end of the trip indicating that no points were awarded and the trip was also logged, showing how many points were lost due to a distraction. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the influence of incentives on the frequency of distracted driving.
Results from the First Deployment:
Results from the initial deployment indicated up to ten percent points reduction in the percentage of distracted trips once the incentives were put in place (reduction from 24 percent to 14 percent comparing pre- and post-incentive data for a 41 percent change).
The first deployment results also suggested that the influence of incentives was strongest and statistically significant among females and those over the age of 18.
Results from the Second Deployment:
Results from the second deployment of the app showed that the use of the app was associated with significant changes (90 percent confidence level) in phone use frequency while driving.
The results also showed that the real-time feedback from the app with a reward system had the potential to reduce the frequency and/or habit of phone use while driving among certain groups. Female drivers exhibited a statistic significant 27 percent decrease (from 0.070 to 0.051) in the median number of phone use distractions per mile in their last 10 trips compared to their first 10 trips.
Similarly, drivers aged 15 to 17 (in general) showed a significant 19 percent decrease (from 0.064 to 0.052) in the median number of phone use distractions per mile in their last 10 trips compared to their first 10 trips.
Taxonomy Traveler Information »
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
, Vehicle Safety »
Situational Awareness (VS03)
Results Type
Deployed Results
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Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
Simulation Study Estimates That a Fleet of Connected Vehicles Would Improve Safety Benefits from We…
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Winter Maintenance (MC04), Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Infrastructure-Provided Trip Planning and Route Guidance (TI04)


Since the users of Facebook will never take action to fix their addiction, perhaps it is time for regulators to step in. The history of egregious breaches of public trust and leaks of privacy at Facebook demand action.
When the government broke up the telephone system in 1984, the fact that AT&T could count most citizens as customers and that it was arguably the best-run telephone company in the world was not deemed compelling enough to preserve its monopoly power. The breakup would unleash a wave of competition and innovation that ultimately benefited consumers and the economy.
Facebook seems to be in a similar position today — only with far greater global reach than Ma Bell could have imagined. Facebook's two billion monthly active users, and the way those accounts are linked and viewed by users and by third parties, have made it the most powerful communications and media company in the world, even if its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, insists his is a technology business.
And that power is being abused. As The New York Times reported Tuesday, Facebook shared data with at least four Chinese electronics firms, including one flagged by American officials as a national security threat. We learned earlier this week, thanks to a Times investigation, that it allowed phone and other device makers, including Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Microsoft, to see vast amounts of your personal information without your knowledge. That behavior appears to violate a consent order that Facebook agreed to with the Federal Trade Commission in 2011, after Facebook was found to have made repeated changes to its privacy settings that allowed the company to transfer user data without bothering to inform the users. And it follows the even darker revelation that Facebook allowed a trove of information, including users' education levels, likes, locations, and religious and political affiliations, to be exploited by the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica to manipulate potential voters for its Republican Party clients.
Throughout its history, Facebook has adamantly argued that it treats our data, and who has access to it, as a sort of sacred trust, with Zuckerberg & Company being the trustees. Yet at the same time, Facebook has continued to undermine privacy by making it cumbersome to opt out of sharing, trying to convince users that we actually do want to share all of our personal information (and some people actually do) and by leaving the door unlocked for its partners and clients to come in and help themselves. Those partners have included 60 device makers that used application programming interfaces, also known as A.P.I.s, so Facebook could run on their gadgets.
In Facebook's view those partners functioned as extensions of the Facebook app itself and offered similar privacy protections. And the company said that most of this intrusive behavior happened a decade ago, when mobile apps barely existed and Facebook had to program its way onto those devices. "We controlled them tightly from the get-go," said Facebook's Ime Archibong, vice president for product partnerships, in a response to The Times's article. Yet a Times reporter was able to retrieve information on 295,000 Facebook users using a five-year-old BlackBerry.
Suprise Surprise Surprise! Just say no to Facebook!
The four partnerships remain in effect, but Facebook officials said in an interview that the company would wind down the Huawei deal by the end of the week.
Facebook gave access to the Chinese device makers along with other manufacturers — including Amazon, Apple, BlackBerry and Samsung — whose agreements were disclosed by The New York Times on Sunday.
The deals were part of an effort to push more mobile users onto the social network starting in 2007, before stand-alone Facebook apps worked well on phones. The agreements allowed device makers to offer some Facebook features, such as address books, "like" buttons and status updates.
A US district court has upheld the American government's ban of Kaspersky Lab software from computers of federal agencies.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, sitting in Washington, DC, issued a ruling Wednesday to dismiss the two lawsuits Kaspersky had filed against Uncle Sam and the Department of Homeland Security challenging both the September 2017 Binding Operative Directive (BOD 17-01) and the Congressional National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the two documents that blocked government agencies from using Kaspersky Lab's products.
The Moscow-based Kaspersky saw its products blocked from US government use after it was implicated in a Russian government espionage operation that lifted top-secret NSA cyber-weapons from the Windows PC of a careless agency staffer.
Dear Facebook users, you are the product, you are also morons. Freedom and privacy are rights that need to be defended, not given away for convenience.
As Facebook sought to become the world's dominant social media service, it struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users' personal information.
Facebook has reached data-sharing partnerships with at least 60 device makers — including Apple, Amazon, BlackBerry, Microsoft and Samsung — over the last decade, starting before Facebook apps were widely available on smartphones, company officials said. The deals allowed Facebook to expand its reach and let device makers offer customers popular features of the social network, such as messaging, "like" buttons and address books.
But the partnerships, whose scope has not previously been reported, raise concerns about the company's privacy protections and compliance with a 2011 consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission. Facebook allowed the device companies access to the data of users' friends without their explicit consent, even after declaring that it would no longer share such information with outsiders. Some device makers could retrieve personal information even from users' friends who believed they had barred any sharing, The New York Times found.


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Q: SFINAE for class member overload methods Consider this snippet:
#include <type_traits>

struct UseMap;
struct NoMap;

template<typename MapType = NoMap>
class MyClass
{
public:

  typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<MapType, NoMap>::value, bool>::type
  handleEvent(int someVal)
  {
    return doSomething();
  }

  typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<MapType, UseMap>::value, bool>::type
  handleEvent(int someVal)
  {
    return doSomethingDifferent();
  }

  bool doSomething() {};
  bool doSomethingDifferent() {};
};

int main() {
  MyClass obj1();
  MyClass<UseMap> obj2();
  return 0;
}

Is it possible to compile only one handleEvent method, depending on the provided template class type?
With the example above the compiler gives:
prog.cpp:18:3: error: 'typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<MapType, UseMap>::value, bool>::type MyClass<MapType>::handleEvent(int)' cannot be overloaded

A: I think you have to make the overloaded functions template.
template<typename T = MapType,
  typename std::enable_if<
    std::is_same<T, NoMap>::value>::type *& = nullptr>
bool
handleEvent(int someVal)
{
  return doSomething();
}

template<typename T = MapType,
  typename std::enable_if<
    std::is_same<T, UseMap>::value>::type *& = nullptr>
bool
handleEvent(int someVal)
{
  return doSomethingDifferent();
}

This passes compile. (clang-600.0.54 with -std=c++11)

A: Complement to findall's answer : you can also inherit from an easily specializable base class.
struct UseMap;
struct NoMap;

template<typename>
class MyClass;

namespace detail {
  // Container for the handleEvent() function
  template<typename>
  struct MyClassHandler;
}

// Enter CRTP !
template<typename MapType = NoMap>
class MyClass : detail::MyClassHandler<MyClass<MapType>>
{
    friend class detail::MyClassHandler<MyClass<MapType>>;
public:
  using detail::MyClassHandler<MyClass<MapType>>::handleEvent;

  bool doSomething() {};
  bool doSomethingDifferent() {};
};

// Actual specializations now that the full definition of MyClass is in scope
namespace detail {
  template<>
  struct MyClassHandler<MyClass<NoMap>> {
    bool handleEvent(int someVal)
    {
      return static_cast<MyClass<NoMap>*>(this)->doSomething();
    }
  };

  template<>
  struct MyClassHandler<MyClass<UseMap>> {
    bool handleEvent(int someVal)
    {
      return static_cast<MyClass<UseMap>*>(this)->doSomethingDifferent();
    }
  };
}

I feel like I overcomplicated the declaration order a bit, double-check welcome :)

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Lock in a great price for Swisshotel Zug – rated 8 by recent guests!
Tv did not have the channels they should. It shows the channel but "no access"
The personnel is really attentive and the hotel obviously pays attention to the details (catering provided in the room, free coffee in the hallway, or the lovely personal welcome message). Big room and comfortable bed. Peaceful location next to lake Zugersee and the mountainview.
Good facilities, better as compared to other nearby properties.
Sparkly clean, and pretty new furniture. No frills, solid through and through. 3-person room was truly a 3-person room with two sections.
The evening desk/receptionist was EXTREMELY helpful for our one-night reservation. She directed us for our evening stroll to cross the street & railroad tracks to walk along a beautiful lake with snow-capped mountains in the distance. It was a bonus and I highly recommend you refer other patrons to this wonderful evening adventure.
Friendly and forthcoming staff. Restaurant and bar available. Easy to reach by car.
Very nice hotel, clean and cosy room, warm and friendly welcome. Free renting of bikes, we enjoyed riding in Zug! We will come back for sure.
Swisshotel Zug This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
One of our best sellers in Zug! Overlooking Lake Zug and the surrounding mountains, just 0.6 mi from Cham, the family-run Swisshotel offers free WiFi and free private parking. The center of Zug is 1.7 mi away.
The rooms at Swisshotel Zug feature cable TV, a mini-bar, and a bathroom. Tea, coffee and mineral water are provided free of charge.
The Swissbistro restaurant is open from Monday to Thursday and serves regional and seasonal dishes.
Chollermüli Train Station is 650 feet away. It is 0.6 mi to the A4 motorway.
When would you like to stay at Swisshotel Zug?
Room with attached bathroom with cable TV, mini-bar and free Wi-Fi.
Tea, coffee and mineral water are provided free of charge.
Spacious, room with attached bathroom with cable TV, mini-bar and free Wi-Fi.
This studio features a dishwasher, flat-screen TV and mini-bar.
House Rules Swisshotel Zug takes special requests – add in the next step!
Free! One child from 0 to 16 years stays free of charge in an extra bed.
Swisshotel Zug accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please note that the restaurant is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and on public holidays.
Breakfast was not included in the price despite the fact that the Booking App say it was. When I however checked the confirmation email, it was indeed showing breakfast for a surcharge.
The location is great and the brasserie restaurant is excellent with great service.
Staff at front desk were incredibly helpful and friendly.
Breakfast was great, very quiet location and centrally located for work purposes.
The bathroom toilet was constantly clogged. We asked many times that the issue is looked at, however, it seemed that the main issue was that the toilet flush was actually weak, so at the end, there was nothing much they could have done I guess, but to rebuild the water system. Almost anything on the toilet would not be flushed and several flushes were necessary. Once, we had to use the shower hose to flush down the toilet.
Being in Zug, the location of the hotel was in a field-like environment, easily accessible to the lake and recreational parks.
Not very soundproof. Location far away from most facilities. The restaurant has limited opening hours.
Clean room, friendly staff. I could sit in the restaurant (it was actually closed) while waiting for my friend.
The staff was lovely and helpful. They took care of our acarids allergy and vacuumed the bed.
Horrible bed and pillow. After sleeping, I woke up with a backache for all day. Also the walls are not really thick so you woke up with the noise of other rooms or the cleaning ladies smashing the tools around.
check in, check out was fast and efficient as expected from a hotel called "Swiss Hotel". They offer you a welcome drink and a bottle of water inside the room.


clean gravestones using Biological D-2 Solution.
of Grand Illusions, will be our special guest.
Appetizers and wine/beer will be served.
Charles Barton Keen." Light reception follows.
WFU students, faculty and staff. Advance ticket purchase encouraged.
the 2019 "About the House" series.
and special guest tour guides on-site at two of the locations.
for $25, $20 four or more.
Salem College Fine Arts Center.
Historic Resources Commission, Winston-Salem African American Archives and Preservation Forsyth.
History, will discuss the 109 Civil War monuments erected from 1865-1965.
open for tours. Kings Hot Dogs will be onsite selling food and beverages.
and natural born storyteller. Bring a lawn chair or blanket (no alcohol allowed).
Open house for tours of the new art gallery of steam engine era prints.
Cemetery, a pre-Civil War African American cemetery. Annual picnic will follow.
(101 S. Main Street) Kernersville.
Lemonade" signature cocktail, games on the lawn, and costumed attendees.
in historical detail and assist with questions.
by Michele Williams, Manager of Historic Bethania Visitor Center.
guitar playing and song writing.
sharing highlights of the hidden sites and stories of one of our city's finest landmarks.
Wear comfortable shoes. Rain or shine. No fee.
Advanced online registration is encouraged.


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Here you will find both checklists of questions to ask when identifying your family's shared values, as well as sample family foundation values statements.
For a wide variety of additional resources on values in family philanthropy, search NCFP's Family Philanthropy Online Knowledge Center.
READ: Ten Questions to Help Start the Values Conversation
The way to fulfillment in philanthropy—and by and large as a family—is the degree to which you are driven by purpose and shared values. In other words, why you give matters just as much, if not more, than what you give.
READ: 5 questions to help you align your giving values and practices
Five questions for family foundation donors and boards that are seeking to align values and practice, priorities and impact.
WATCH: Sharing Values Effectively Across Generations (webinar)
NCFP President Ginny Esposito provides tips for starting a conversation around shared values, asking the key questions, articulate your family's values, apply those values to your vision and mission, and passing them on to your family's next generation. Friends and Subscribers only.
WATCH: Family Mission Statements: Building a Solid Foundation for your Family (webinar)
What are family mission statements and how do they differ from family foundation mission statements? How do families create these statements and what is a good process for creating one? Friends and Subscribers only.
READ: Mission and Values: Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
When Charles and Lynn Schusterman began their philanthropic journey in 1987, they gave powerful expression to five core values that filled the home they built together and that continue to define their family foundation's philanthropic agenda 30 years later.
READ: 5 Pillars Of Giving: Murphy Family Foundation
"We believe that focus is a pre-requisite for achieving high impact results." Included here are the core values of the Murphy Family Foundation, including focus, community, proactivity, volunteerism, and stewardship.
READ: The Russell Family Foundation's Values Statement
The Russell Family Foundation seeks to contribute to a sustainable and peaceful world for people, places and communities. It serves as a community partner for grassroots leaders living and working in Pierce County; nonprofits and individuals focused on environmental stewardship in the Puget Sound region; and groups promoting peace and security around the world.
We value families as unique communities of individuals.
We value integrity in an environment of mutual trust and respect.
We value honest and constructive communications.
We believe in life-long learning.
We accept our responsibilities as humble stewards.
We value courage in our programs and we are satisfied with quiet impact.
Investing resources and relationships in grassroots leaders, environmental sustainability, and peace.
READ: Core Values of the Bainum Family Foundation
Core values of the Bainum Family Foundation, including continuous learning, integrity, collaboration, and commitment.


The Adventure of Parenthood: Where is my baby?
Sometimes I wonder where my baby has gone, that squidgy little thing with a little bit of black hair and those skinny legs. The one who lay back and took in the world. I console myself with the little boy who has learnt to blow kisses and clap his hands when he has done something well. This child who waves and says hiya to every single person that gets on or off the bus.
I see something in him that I recognise but he is certainly not a baby. When did my baby become a toddler?
He is learning new skills every single day and he amazes me with how fast he can pick things up. This weekend saw his first shaky steps although I think it may still be some time before he is walking around. This child, if you start counting with number one, will follows by saying 'two' and is trying so hard to copy our words.
He has a cheeky smile - he walks to the end of the sofa, gives me a flash of it as he waves and then dissappears round the corner. He knows when he is being naughty although this doesn't mean he will stop doing something!
He loves nothing more than to explore and is desperate to discover everything. He crawls and cruises around every room finding the most everyday items more fascinating than his toys. I have never seen someone look so impressed with a bus ticket before!
My baby used to smell of milk. He used to spend his days curled up on my chest , never having to go far for his next meal. He used to open his eyes only for a few minutes every day and only in-front of mummy and daddy. No-one else was privileged enough to see those baby blues. The little boy is wide eyed and curious - intently analysing everyone and fluttering those long lashes at all the ladies.
We measured my baby's life in days and eventually weeks. This little boy is thirteen months - A whole year old and some more. We waited in anticipation for my baby to meet his next milestones - to hold his head up, to smile. We watch the little boy growing bigger and smarter by the day and wish he would slow down.
I love both these children - the tiny newborn and the mischievous child but I do sit back some days and wonder where my baby is!
Hey I am sure you are enjoying these wonderful adventures of parenthood just like me and numerous other mommies.


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Elyse Diamond
Director, Public Service Careers, PILC/CCPD
Environmental Law Programs Career Specialist
ediamond@law.pace.edu
Elyse is the Director for Public Service Careers in the Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) and heads the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) arm of the CCPD. She is also Pace Law's Environmental Law Program Career Specialist and an Adjunct Professor of Law. In the CCPD and PILC, Elyse focuses on setting the career and professional development strategy for and advising students and alumni who are interested in public sector careers, to best assist them in identifying and obtaining internships and post-graduate positions, and building successful careers, in legal not-for-profit public interest advocacy and policy organizations, in federal, state and local government, and in prosecuting and defender offices. As PILC's Director, Elyse manages public service programming and counseling, the PILSO/PILC Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program, and the Pro Bono Justice Program. Elyse also serves as the federal and state judicial clerkship advisor, including serving as the OSCAR administrator, and collaborates closely with all faculty and staff in Pace Law's criminal justice, environmental law, and public interest programs. Elyse has created and updated numerous specialized career guides and regularly conducts a wide array of professional development programs. She also writes and presents about career and professional development issues and serves on several local and national committees and workgroups for NALP and other law school public service and professional development organizations and groups. Elyse received her JD, cum laude, from Fordham Law School, where she was a member of the Fordham Law Review. Elyse joined Pace Law as an Adjunct Professor of Law in 2001 and has taught multiple practice and legal writing-oriented courses including Topics in Legal Theory: Second Circuit, Pre-Trial Civil Litigation Simulation, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, and Criminal Law and Legal Writing and Analysis. Prior to joining Pace, Elyse spent three years as a full-time Legal Practice Skills faculty member at Suffolk Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Elyse started her legal career as a litigation associate at large law firms in New York and Boston.
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