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Government Shutdown 2011? – 16 Things You Need To Know

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Is it actually going to happen?  Are we actually going to see “Government Shutdown 2011”?  Will the streets of Washington D.C. soon be eerily quiet as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are temporarily sent home?  Right now Barack Obama, Harry Reid and John Boehner all say that they want to reach a deal and avoid a government shutdown, but the deadline is coming up fast.  The current spending bill that the government is operating under expires at the end of Friday.  If the Republicans and the Democrats do not come to an agreement before then, the U.S. government will “shut down” at 12:01 AM Saturday morning.  The Republicans have proposed a plan to extend government funding for one more week so that negotiations may continue, but the Democrats have rejected it.  Obama has summoned Reid and Boehner to the White House tonight in an attempt to hash out a deal, but most observers are not particularly optimistic.  Sadly, government debt is going to expand at a mind blowing pace this year no matter who wins this battle.

Both sides are attempting to play political hardball.  During the 2010 campaign, the Republicans promised to cut $100 billion from the budget for 2011 and they know that Tea Party activists are going to hold them accountable.  The Democrats control the Senate and the presidency and they probably figure that when push comes to shove that many of the new, inexperienced Republicans in the House can be intimidated into giving in.

But in the end it really doesn’t matter that much who wins this battle.  The Republicans are proposing $61 billion in budget cuts which would cut the budget deficit for 2011 by only 3.8 percent.  The Democrats are proposing $33 billion in budget cuts which would cut the budget deficit for 2011 by just 2.1 percent.

Is that extra 1.7 percent really going to make a massive difference over the long run?

Of course not.

But right now Republicans and Democrats are both in the mood for a fight, so we really might actually see a government shutdown.

If the government does shut down, it probably won’t be for too long.  The longest government shutdown of all time ended in early January 1996 and it lasted just 21 days.

So exactly what would happen if there is a government shutdown in 2011? If it does actually happen, the following are 16 things you will need to know….

#1 Hundreds of thousands of “non-essential” federal workers will be told to stay home during a government shutdown.

#2 Those in the military will not receive paychecks during a government shutdown but they will be required to keep performing their duties.

#3 The Obama administration is anticipating “significantly lower staffing levels” at the White House if a shutdown happens.

#4 Barack Obama will continue to be paid during a government shutdown.

#5 Congress will also be paid and will continue to operate at close to normal levels during a government shutdown.

#6 The Federal Reserve will continue to operate normally during a government shutdown.  The Federal Reserve is not part of the U.S. government.

#7 In all probability, all government employees will eventually receive any pay that is missed during a government shutdown.  During the 5 day U.S. government shutdown back in 1995, approximately 800,000 “non-essential” government employees were told not to come in to work.  But eventually they all got paid retroactively anyway.

#8 During a government shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security will suspend operation of its e-Verify system.  Employers will be unable to verify the immigration status of job applicants and that could have a substantial negative impact on hiring.

#9 The processing of small business loans and FHA mortgages will be delayed during a government shutdown.

#10 The U.S. Postal Service will not be affected by a government shutdown.  You will continue to get your mail.

#11 According to the Social Security Administration, everyone that is currently receiving Social Security benefits will continue to receive those benefits during a shutdown.  New applications will be delayed however.

#12 Medicare payments will continue during a government shutdown, but there will be a delay in processing new applications.

#13 During a government shutdown, the processing of paper tax returns by the IRS would be delayed.

#14 If there is a government shutdown, the processing of passport and visa applications could be seriously delayed.  This could have a negative impact on the tourism industry.

#15 National parks, museums and tourist attractions will be shut down.  According to the Washington Post, “about 500,000 visitors could be turned away this weekend alone from the National Zoo and the major Smithsonian museums on the Mall”.

#16 The annual Cherry Blossom Festival parade in Washington D.C. that is scheduled for this weekend would be cancelled.

So why don’t the two sides just compromise on a figure and get it over with?

Well, it is just not that simple.

Barack Obama is pledging that he will not sign any budget bill that cuts funding for Planned Parenthood and the Environmental Protection Agency.

But to Republicans those are very important things.  Many Republicans are sick and tired of large amounts of money going to the Planned Parenthood abortion mills and many Republicans are determined to take away the EPA’s authority to regulate the “greenhouse gases” that many Democrats believe are causing “global warming”.

If the Republicans back down they risk alienating their Tea Party supporters.

And we have already seen what happens to Republican politicians that cross the Tea Party.

The truth is that many Tea Party activists are already upset with the compromises that Republican leaders have been making.

Originally, Republicans had pledged to slash $100 billion from the budget for this year.  Then, they said that $61 billion was good enough because a large portion of the fiscal year was already gone.

Now that there are rumors that Boehner may be willing to reduce that figure even further, some Tea Party activists are becoming extremely upset.

Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips posted the following message on his organization’s website about a month ago….

“The Tea Party movement should find a candidate to run against John Boehner in 2012 and should set as a goal, to defeat in a primary, the sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives.”

The truth is that this entire controversy shows how divided America is right now.

The Democrat base is simply not going to accept cuts to Planned Parenthood or the EPA.

The Tea Party base is simply not going to accept the small budget cuts that the Democrats are offering.

So who is going to give in?

Whichever party does give in is going to have a lot of explaining to do to their base.

But if neither side gives in we could be in for an extended government shutdown.

It is certainly a fascinating game of “chicken” we have got going on.

It is going to be extremely interesting to see who blinks first.

Personally I think it is going to be Boehner that is going to cave.  If he can get the Democrats to agree to a budget cut figure in the neighborhood of 40 to 50 billion dollars I think he is going to grab it and try to “spin” it as a great victory for fiscal conservatives.

Unfortunately, the truth is that no matter who “wins” this current battle government debt is going to continue to soar.  The Obama administration is projecting that the deficit for this year will be 1.6 trillion dollars.

Even if we were to cut $100 billion from that number it would barely make a dent.

The U.S. financial system is dying, and nothing that the Republicans or the Democrats are doing right now is going to change that.

  • A.S.

    Maybe Obama will use this opportunity to begin martial law in the U.S.?

  • Colin

    Planned Parenthood is not an abortion mill. The majority of PP’s efforts are directed to women’s health and reproductive issues, and has programs for children’s health programs. The reason that PP is under attack is two-fold: (a.) the Republican party doesn’t believe that women alone have the capacity to decide what is best for themselves and they need government intervention and (b.) PP is a major donor of the DNC. The Republicans are waging a series of attacks on the logistics of the DNC with the hope of starving this party and, for the long-term, supremacy of the Republican party in American politics.

  • Xander cross

    Wait a minute. The republicans are against abortion mills but support the Mass killings of children in the middle east? Even rand paul supported the attack on lybia and actually voted for it.

  • Kaz

    I don’t get it – they all seem to behave like children. “I can’t get what I want” (throw tantrum) Close government – go on paid holiday for government officials and stuff the consequences. Of course no one else gets paid while this is going on. Geez… this stuff hurts my head. I don’t know how you Americans cope. It must drive you all completely mental.

    Still there’s a good chance you’d be better off without your Government. Maybe you could get them to close down for good and run the place yourselves – you’d do a better job for sure.

    • Anthony

      Still there’s a good chance you’d be better off without your Government. Maybe you could get them to close down for good and run the place yourselves – you’d do a better job for sure.

      There’s a 100% chance that we Americans would be better off with the parasitic Federal Government. They need us. We don’t need them. I HOPE IT DOES SHUT DOWN!!!

      • Anthony

        WITHOUT…The Federal Government NEEDS the American People to feed off of. The American People would be in a world of happiness if the Federal Government just went away….for GOOD.

  • Richard

    Reading through your list, it becomes apparent that nothing of any substance will change if there is a “shut-down”. Oooh, how terrible! As usual, “Exceptional America” will hardly suffer at all if there is a shut-down. Nobody will – or need to – learn any lessons and life will go on practically as usual.
    America will receive a far more severe jolt for other reasons, a life-changing jolt that will alter the nature of the country for ever. It’s coming, folks. Get ready…

  • LC

    Planned Parenthood came from Margaret Sanger and the Eugenics Movement. It is an evil operation that started as a way to remove minorities from the planet. Don’t trust me, just Google “Margaret Sanger.” With all of the birth control options in this world, why does the public need to fund millions of abortions? It’s horrible. If a woman wants an abortion, let her, the man, or her family pay for it. Otherwise, don’t have sex with protection of some sort.

  • paulie

    Will false-flag terror such as OK City and 911 be planned during a government shutdown?

    • Anthony

      Probably. To get started back up again.

  • xander cross

    I have a question? If you all are against government so much, then why do you support politicans like ron paul and donald trump? And don’t give me this “voting record” and “audit the fed” crap because neither will do it. I really do believe that ron paul is working for the globalists after all, if and only if he does audit the fed, that will usher in the bancor to the U.S.

    • Anthony

      Really?? How much were you paid to post that?? LOL

  • Tao Jones

    This is all street theatre for the masses.

    There is no real debate going forward. Our Rulers are simply pretending to have a big showdown for the benefit of the Slaves. It’s like a soap opera that everyone is taking seriously.

    It is time to face the unpalatable truth: our Rulers are insolvent. There is no money. This ‘budget battle’ is no more real than the battle between GI Joe and Cobra. These criminals are pretending to be deadlocked over numbers that are irrelevant. The amount they pretend to agonize over will make no difference to the overall problem.

    It’s like a terminal cancer patient arguing with his doctor over whether or not he should trim his fingernails.

    It’s a show, a farce, an episode of the A Team.

    Any person, including those posting above me, who talk about the Republicans or the Democrats as if they actually represent differing ideologies is publicly demonstrating their level of brainwashing.

    It’s like listening to your buddies earnestly debating who would win a fight between Batman and Superman in a summer camp when you were 12.

    It’s not real. Please, for the love of god, PLEASE figure this out already.

    What will it take to shatter your child-like belief in this political fairy tale? How much money must be stolen until it dawns on you that politics in this country is simply highly organized crime? How many times must the will of the American public be set at naught until it penetrates into your programmed consciousness that you are not free?

    Apparently this will never happen as long as you have Time magazine and MSFoxCN to tell you what to think.

    WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

    This system cannot be fixed. The corruption is too deep. Do you think the Romans could have voted themselves Salvation when the Vandals were tearing down the gates?

    The old paradigm is dead. Until the people accept this we cannot take effective steps towards forging a new society, a new system, a new way of interacting and living.

    This crisis can be frightening at times, but we are on the treshold of GENUINE CHANGE. We can create any kind of world we want, but we cannot do anything as long as people are mentally enslaved to the idiocy and childishness that passes for the political system now.

  • Guido

    Except for that whistleblower who called up dozens of PP clinics to ask for breast exams and they all stated in the recorded calls that they don’t offer mammograms. Or the PP employee who stated their funding comes from doing abortions, not women’s health…

  • Guido

    Actually, I just heard government employees at some agencies are required to show up Monday if gov’t closes, but they won’t be paid. They may be paid, but it will be on Congress to approve the funding.

    Gov’t employees who are furloughed are legally required not to do anything they are paid to do, otherwise it is a violation of Federal Law. It is actually illegal under the Antideficiency Law for a gov’t employee to volunteer his services. It will be illegal for them to so much as pick up a gov’t phone, answer their blackberry, or read their email. Due to the furlough, it is also impossible for gov’t personnel to take paid leave, since there is no money available for them to be paid.

    Soldiers are supposed to be paid because the Republicans are promising to make a funding bill to support DOD.

    I can’t help thinking this shutdown might illustrate how little we really need these people.

  • Mike

    RvD (Republican vs. Democrat)

    Whoever wins, we lose.

  • Melina Unknown

    Thanks alot government. My husband dosnt get paid and still has to work. I guess thats what the military gets for protecting you. Hey its not big deal my husband got hurt for this country. REALY!

  • karen

    As I have mentioned before that I work for the goverment and the latest news is a shutdown so far, and that we are not allowed to get a job, kind-of-strange. Only after are regular work hours, after four for me, and nonessential persons will get no pay for the time they have been furloughed. And I truly believe the shutdown will be a long period, the post office is owned by the goverment but not run by it, postal employes just like the military will get a I-owe-you, but they will have to work. We are all getting ready to get hammered, you should see the police cars that are parked in the Ford company parking lot here, and I live is a small area, I have never seen anything like this, and where I work they have been preparing for some type of desaster.

  • Tao Jones

    @Melina unknown

    Your husband is not protecting this country.

    Your husband is not fighting for Freedom, Democracy, or any other idealism of a similar nature.

    Your husband is fighting to further enrich warmongers and corporate interests who care nothing for the citizens of this nation.

    The military are dupes. This is not meant as an insult; I served in the military myself.

    Because I was a dupe.

    Please Google ‘Smedley Butler, War Is A racket’. It’s always been about enriching baknksters and munitions manufacturers.

    from whom do you imagine we are being ‘protected’? When is the last time hostile troops have threatened an invasion of the American territories?

    No one is fighting to keep us safe; it’s just another lie that keeps people working tirelessly for the very system that enslaves us all.

    If you are in the military, it is time to put down your weapon and go home. You swore an oath, you say? To whom? To criminals and theives who command you to go to foreign countries and kill civilians there?

    Why do you feel yourselves bound to keep an oath to such people, people who filled your mind with this ‘defending America’ nonsense in the first place?

    put down your gun. go home. Get yourself an honest livlihood.

    The Beast cannot be fought; it can only be starved to death.

  • Guido

    Xander-you have any other options? Because your guy would appear to be in office and he had majorities at his beck and call in both houses last year and nothing got done. They didn’t even create a budget. They also increased the national debt more than all previous congresses combined. Soooo what’s your solution? More of the same?
    My idea is quite simple-take the current income and subtract it from the current planned budget. That massive gap between black and red goes out the window. If you can’t shoehorn what you want into the budget where the black part covers it, out it goes. I don’t care if it’s education or defense or school lunches or rural internet hookups or green jobs or whatever-just make sure we pay cash for what we want. Ending pointless waste and subsidies for stuff we don’t need would be nice, too.

  • tlyons

    the military will be paid back later…correct?

    • Admin

      Yes, the military will eventually get all of their pay

  • kurt c

    government shutdown is having a negative effect on the dollar.

  • Planned Parenthood does more to PREVENT unwanted pregnancies than ALL of the Anti-Choice groups combined. Calling it an “Abortion Mill” is a falsehood and slander.

  • Cyk

    Bad for the US, good for other countries.

    Germany’s imports from the US have dropped significantly during the last years.

    They are now significantly lower than the imports from China.

    Continue to act like this, and the rest of the world will just ignore you.

  • Dave

    They’re going to have an 11th hour miracle agreement. It will be one big political photo op and “we the people” are the ones who will suffer. Congress will want the american people to bow at their feet as our savior. We the people need to take this country back, and say enough is enough…

  • Bubba Dan

    I say let the government shut down, kick em all out and start over. The current government we have is obviously broken. Nothing works. Everything the government touches turns to stone. Congress, the Senate and even the President are all whores to the offshore corporate bankers, and the 1% that have all the wealth in this country.

    It’s time we the people stood up and took our country back, do away with the corporations that have destroyed this country, put to trial and imprison those that have committed high treason by selling us out and stealing from us our liberties and prosperity.

  • Guido

    I served, too. I would have a hard time feeling motivated to do my duty if I weren’t being paid for it. Sure I volunteered, but I signed a contract and they were supposed to be keeping up their end of the contract, too. The medical care and the food were bad enough, but not being paid would be outrageous.

  • no-gmo

    @Colin Why do democrats want the Government involved in everything else except women’s health and reproductive issues and abortions?

    The hypocrisy of both democrats and republicans is comical but more so the democrats right now. Just look at the war. the anti-war left now loves war).

    Bring back thinking. Be more independent and responsible for yourself so if Government shuts down you wont be so dependent on their free goodies.

  • Demachi

    From mostly what I’ve read a “skelleton crew” will be in most federal offices.

    It’ll definitely delay mailing tax returns, but as far as electronically sending things, everything will work file. (E-filing, direct deposits, et al)

    So, no offense.. but why not let robots run the country? We’d save a lot of money (sans the power bill, but I’m sure we could hook up some sort of wind/solar power) and it’d potentially be more effective.

    Also, what’s all this scraping on PP? A good friend of mine is a regional coordinator and I support her and the company. She genuinely cares about women’s health and safety, volunteers her services in the community by handing out information, questionaires and contraceptives and organizes events for awareness. She does great things for the community and I 100% support her and PP.

    Also, she’s somebody that can’t be replaced by a robot. A certain empathy and understanding is needed.

    Just sayin’.

  • Why are the democrats blaming women for the government shut down?

    They ignore our issues for years but suddenly women’s rights are important enough to shut down the government. They should stop hiding behind our petticoats!

  • Why do I have to pay for abortions? Why do I have to pay for the military? They haven’t won a war since 1945. What good are they? I was in the military and if I knew then what I do now, I’d never have joined. War is a racket. Ooh Rah! Why do I have to pay taxes to a bunch of crooks? Oh yeah, they’ll throw me in jail if I don’t. Now that’s what I call freedom!

  • pogue

    Why should the fedgov pay for abortions? Or female medical care? Why shouldn’t the woman pay for it? And if what 2 adults do in the bedroom isn’t the fedgov’s business, then why should the logical consequences of it be their business? And why is abortion always the most important thing in the world? The nation is teetering on economic collapse and hyper inflation and all the democrats can argue about is the massive necessity of killing babies and, supposedly, providing cancer screenings.
    I would rather see the fedgov get out of the stealing my money to give to others racket.

  • pogue

    By the way, where’s the men’s medical care and why aren’t we fighting over that, too? Seems sexist if you ask me.

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  • cshellz

    Is this is true than it should be a fact that troubles are only going to get worse because that’s the plan… total chaos… and we’re on right on track.

  • Patty Carey

    I was made privvy of the government shutdown by another person,l my brother lost his job. I did not recieve any info about it other wise. I am a 50% disabled vet who relies on the monthly disability checks, I did not vote for any of them and I guarentee no one will get my vote to stay in there either. The budget problem is caused by one thing…thier overspending and overpaying of everyone in power, has been for years. It just caught up with them. FIRE THEM and not the backbone of the UNITED STATES!!!!

  • Ken

    Shut down EPA, Dept. of Education, Fanny, Freddy, CPSC, Osha, and all the other 3 & 4 letter bureaus. They are not in the Constitution!!!

    Oh yes shut down Socialistic Health care (O-care)it surely isn’t in the Constitution either. And every thing that is not listed in the Constitution

  • Jim

    Tao Jones, you sir are hitting the nail on the head. The concept of the United States of American as a sovereign nation is an illusion! Media is now centralized, and highly censored to create mass deception. Our middle class, and our currency has been deliberately destroyed. The wealth of America has been stolen and used by the global elite to defy the will of the entire population of the world, and to advance their selfish, evil agendas. All countries are as one nation now, and under the rule of the New World Order! They just haven’t told us yet. Eugenics is the real topic! Depopulation, in case youre new to the concept. Many new eugenics programs are under way as we speak. They are doing this with our own tax dollars and are actually profiting from all the death and disease they kindle! Our lifespans are being “limited”. Our central nervous systems and immune systems are under constant attack. We’re being incrementally poisoned via food, water, pharmaceuticals, vaccination, and the very air we breathe! Meanwhile our only true medicine (natural organic) is being slowly suffocated! Sure our environment is being polluted due to industrialization, but what I’m refering to is NO ACCIDENT, its a deliberate attack against the populous, and its being fostered and orchestrated by a tiny group of elitists( a few hundred). The “Bilderberger’s” mission is to gain complete control so they can cure the planet’s chronic infection. They mean to control and rule over, a socially engineered population that serves them. The point is, the world is indeed morbidly overpopulated to the degree of the many crisis’s we face. War is just one tool. Biowarfare, nanotechnology, HAARP and Chemtrails are perhaps more efficient tools of the trade. “We the people” can no longer afford to look the other way when people of any creed are being exterminated! The bilderberg group is a not-so-secret global nation, and they have NO LOYALTY TO AMERICANS! This is the real Matrix. Please wake up. Peace.

    “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” Ernest Hemmingway 1940

  • starving in the usa

    Why cant we fix whats in our own backyards first before we help others….I am disabled and on a fixed income in order for me to eat i need to live with others which gets hard at times…but when i live on my own i cant afford to eat how does that work……..we have starving people here too but seems to me that all the money goes overseas to help their starving countries….all well thanks to my roomies…..i care about others but damn when will someone care about our backyards

  • Rose

    If this happen i need to let them know that our family is on the low income level, and have alot of meds THAT i CAN NOT afford and i hate to see them go with out. IT WILL BE IN THEIR HANDS !
    thats heart conditation, dibeates, mental heath disabilities,…….don’t do it please???

  • Burt

    The Government feeds us and pays us.Plus gives us medication when sick. Ya know, food stamps, social security, medicare.Remember, those that were here and lived off the land did our best to keep it that way. But the white man and the rest of you loved the government, so suck it up. Just quit crying over spilled milk. Treat everyone as you would like to be treated. and enjoy the casino’s.


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Recently, I wrote about a lesson planner from Teaching Channel.

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Tri shutter card

This is my 2nd tri shutter card. i feel improvement in earlier one.  Actually i have near about 40-50 handmade design paper but when i going to make card i always feel i confuse and didn't get proper combination. luckily i have white and maroon paper which i use inside. which makes me feel better.
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ENTRACTE – CECILIA2050 Joint side event at UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw

December 03, 2013

Researchers from the two EU funded research projects ENTRACTE and CECILIA2050 held a joint side event at the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw, Poland, on November 20, 2013. The side event, titled “Triggering innovation for decarbonisation”, aimed at presenting scientific findings of both research projects to policy makers and other stakeholders. Discussions at the side event focused on which...

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ENTRACTE member appointed EAERE Policy Advisor

November 29, 2013

On October 30, 2013, Herman Vollebergh got appointed Policy Advisor to the EAERE, the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Herman is Associated Research Fellow at Tilburg Sustainability Centre (CentER), University of Tilburg, and ENTRACTE partner. Within the ENTRACTE project, Herman is involved in the project that assesses the interaction between climate policy...

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1st ENTRACTE newsletter ready for download!

October 28, 2013

This first newsletter focuses on the implementation of climate policies on a member state level, reflecting the scientific achievements made within the last 12 months. It gives an insight of the research made in the project and marks off the road still ahead. [Download First ENTRACTE Newsletter]

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Climate policies, ETS and Guinness: ENTRACTE and CECILIA2050 Workshop in Dublin, Ireland

September 20, 2013

On September 12-13, the Joint Climate Policy Workshop of the ENTRACTE and CECILIA2050 project took place in Dublin, framed by typical Irish rainy weather. EnvEcon Limited, who is a partner of the ENTRACTE team, hosted this meeting. At the workshop, the stakeholders, policy makers and researchers from various European and non-European countries gave insights into their respective fields. They...

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May 02, 2013

ENTRACTE partner FEEM is going to participate in the AMPERE‐ADVANCE‐PIAMDDI Technology Workshop which takes place in Seville, Spain, on May 27/28, 2013.

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Over 90% of startups fail and there are about 627k new business started every year. This is not meant to be an in-depth business overview but merely some tips to keep in mind to assist a startup in not contributing to that 90% statistic.

Keep track of ALL your expenses

This may seem obvious, but you may be surprised how much is being spent on non-essential items and services. Make a record of everything purchased and organize them by what is essential and what is discretionary. Many startups when securing the first round of funding, or turning the first profit, splurge on office spaces. It’s hard not to “show” your success. You don’t need to go all out, just snag some cheap office furniture and make do.

Even if this is done over a short period of time it can uncover a lot. A careful review of spending can show how much wasteful spending can be channeled to more important functions. Investing in reliable software, or even just high-quality office organizer that you can use to keep track of and organize your budget may be worthwhile, depending on your needs. Read More 5 Tips to Budget as a Startup

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The Good News – Mad Men Episode Summary 4.3

Synopsis: Don Draper makes a stop to Los Angeles on his way to Acapulco to visit his good friend Anna Draper. He learns from the woman’s niece that she has cancer. The news greatly troubles Don especially the fact that her family has kept her illness from her. Meanwhile, Lane and Joan have an argument that is rooted with Lane disallowing Joan to take time off after the holiday. Their shaky relationship is aggravated even more when Lane’s secretary mistakenly switches the messages on the box of roses he sent out to Joan and his wife.

Episode Summary: Joan Holloway pays a visit to her OB/GYN anxious to know when she and Greg can start a family particularly worried about the effects the two abortions she had in the past on her ability to bear children. Taking the opportunity to be with her busy husband during the holidays, Joan asks Lane permission to take a vacation right after the New Year’s holiday, and was not allowed to do so. Continue reading...

Meanwhile, Don Draper flies to Acapulco but not without stopping at Los Angeles. He pays a visit to his good friend Anna Draper whom he finds donning a cast on her leg. Soon after, Anna’s doting sister, Patty, arrives with her now grown daughter Stephanie whom Don remembers as a kid without front teeth. Since Anna’s accident, the two have been overly concerned about her and have been helping with her chores. Anna invites Stephanie to stay the night, and Patty though slightly reluctant agrees.

Joan arrives home to find her husband on his way to work. He informs her that a friend of his has loaned them his house at the Poconos, but could not be disappointed at hearing that Joan could not take off work to be with him who had taken time off after working over the holiday. Greg asks his wife to simply not show up for work, but Joan is worried that she would lose her job if she did so, an option they could not risk taking given Greg’s status. The possibility of Greg being shipped off to Vietnam causes additional stress on the couple. Greg leaves for work without patching things with his wife.

Don, Anna and Stephanie go out for dinner where Stephanie recounts stories about her college life. The young woman is studying Political Science at Berkley, and tells them about her religiously fanatic roommate who one morning broke down and spent her time reading the Bible instead of her psych book, and the next morning waking her up with a crazy smile asking her if she has heard the good news. She turns to Don and asks about where he went to school. The man truthfully informs her that he spent a few non-consecutive years at a city college night school before climbing up the ladder at an advertising agency. Stephanie has an aversion to advertising, but charms Don nonetheless.

Left alone with Anna, Don informs her of his plan to bring his kids to meet her, one that he has yet to get Betty’s approval. Anna finds it hard to believe that Betty would not agree to this knowing that Don had already told his ex-wife the truth about his past. He tells her that Betty might never fully understand, and how he saw a change in the way she looked at him upon learning of where he really came from. In a way, Don already knew that Betty would not understand, which is why he never intended on telling her about his past.

Stephanie returns informing the two of selecting an old, slow song on the jukebox especially to have the two of them dance. Anna with a broken leg could not see herself going on the dance floor, and so Don drags Stephanie instead. After a night of drinking and dancing, the three returns home, but Stephanie insists on hitching her way back home. Worried of the young woman’s safety, Don drives her home. Reaching the young woman’s driveway, Don begins to make a pass at her confusing the girl who could see how he loved her aunt. Don informs the girl that the he and Anna were never romantically involved although he loves her in many ways and for many reasons. Stephanie could see this very well, which is why he breaks the promise she made to her mom and informs Don that Anna has cancer. Cancer was, in fact, the reason why the woman broke her leg. Don is in disbelief both with the news and with the fact that Anna had not told her of her illness. He becomes even more surprised to learn that Anna herself does not know; a decision Patty and her doctor made. Unbeknownst to her, Anna does not have a lot of time left for she is dying.

Don spends the whole night sitting on the couch thinking, and decides to forego his trip to Acapulco to spend more time with his dying friend. In his underwear, he opens up a paint can and starts painting the wall in the living room damaged by the once leaking roof. Having overslept, Anna was sure that Don has left, and was relieved to see him there. Moreover, that the man has decided to stay a bit longer than he planned. She informs him that she was awakened by a flying jet, and begins to tell him of having seen UFOs and how she began to question the things she knows to be true. However, she tells Don that she knows everything about him, and in spite of this, she still loves him.

Patty arrives at the house and is angered at seeing Anna smoke pot and is appalled at the sight of Don in his underwear. The woman has come to bring some groceries. Don follows her out to her car and confronts her about having kept Anna’s illness from her sister. Knowing her limited means, Don insists that he will ensure that Anna will get the best care, but Patty is resolute and resolved with her sister’s fate having shown the results to various specialists and getting the same answers. Patty puts her foot down and makes it clear to Don that he has no say in their family’s affairs for her he is just a man with a checkbook. Seeing that Anna has no clue of her condition, believing that she has gotten used to having health problems due to her polio, he begs Don to keep the secret with him. Moreover, he pleads him to do the right thing and leave. She believes that the longer he stays with Anna; the more likely he’ll say something to her. Don returns inside the house, and is about to tell Anna of her illness, but could not bring himself to do so. He, instead, teary-eyed informs her that he has to leave.

Joan is at the nearly deserted office taking out pencils stuck on the ceiling when Peggy brings over a box of flowers. Joan opens it to find it filled with red roses, but reads the note and learns that they are from Lane. The note that reads “Darling, I’ve been an ass. Kisses, Lane” infuriates Joan who marches in Lane’s office, and throws the box of roses at him. Apparently, there was a mix-up. Lane did send Joan flowers, but he also had some sent to his wife back in London with two very different notes. His secretary, Sandy, had the two messages mixed. Joan’s note was short and professional. It said “Joan, Forgive me. Lane”. Her mistake that shook the already rocky boat between Joan and Lane after his reluctance to let the woman take time off after the holiday, and his uncalled for comment cost Sandy her job.

Don having finished painting the water-damaged wall gets ready for his trip. He later finds Anna painting a flower on the same wall. Anna asks him to sign his work, and decides to write “Dick+Anna ‘64”. This touches Anna, and hugs her very good friend goodbye. Don is close to tears. On the plane, his thoughts are still on Anna.

Joan surprises his husband with a luau for the two of them, and prepares for him a glass of freshly squeezed orange. As she was slicing the oranges, Joan cuts herself with a knife, a deep one that is worth a trip to the emergency room. Greg, a surgeon, brings out his medical kit, and works on his wife’s cut impressing Joan who nonetheless cries at their bleak future. Greg asks her to calm down, and she does.

Don arrives at the office, and is surprised to see Lane there who is equally surprised that he is not in Acapulco. Lane brings out a glass of wine he received from his father, and toasts the New Year. He begins to inform Don of his discovery after scouring through their books, but Don is no mood to hear of any more bad news. Lane tells him instead that although last year’s finances were precarious; it was, nonetheless, a magnificent year. Later, Don calls out for Lane who informs him of his plan to go to the movies, and invites him to go with him. The two look over the movie schedule, and ends up watching Godzilla amidst moviegoers performing hand jobs. With a flask of alcohol Don had brought with him to the theater, the two managed to enjoy the rather silly movie. Later, the two men have dinner together where Lane informs Don that his wife has left him. Rebecca Pryce who despises New York flew back to London without him, and spends the holidays with her kids despite Lane’s insistence that they all celebrate it in New York. An inebriated Lane throws caution to the wind, and uncharacteristically makes a scene at a fine dining restaurant. Moreover, he agrees to Don setting up a lady friend for him. The two spend time at a club where the comedian makes fun of them seeing that the two men are without company. Teasing them to be homosexuals, the crowd gets a laugh at them only to be triumphantly corrected when their escorts arrive. They ditch the club, and make their way to Don’s apartment. A nervous Lane asks Don for advice, but gets nothing. The woman leads him to the bedroom where they have intercourse in Don’s bedroom, while Don does it on the couch with his lady friend. The next morning, Lane pays for the woman’s services, and thanks Don for the welcome distraction. The mad men return to the office, and begin yet another year. It’s already 1965.

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Downtown St. Louis

Why STL Innovators Should Attend “Downtown Online” on June 15

St. Louis’ Downtown has seen a tremendous amount of growth over the last few years. To celebrate this growth and to share updates with the public, Downtown STL, Inc. will host its annual event, “Downtown Online,” on June 15. Here's why you should be there.
Missouri Venture Forum

Free “Roadmap to Entrepreneurship” Conference Invites Aspiring and Current Entrepreneurs to Learn and Network...

St. Louis’ startup ecosystem has no shortage of events to attend, but very few focus on helping new or aspiring entrepreneurs navigate the nuts and bolts of getting started. On Monday, June 12, the Missouri Venture Forum will help fill in the gaps with its second annual Roadmap to Entrepreneurship conference, which brings together some of the most experienced leaders in the St. Louis startup community for a full afternoon of learning. Here's who should go.
MVF 2016 Conference

Missouri Venture Forum Brings Together 36 Speakers for Its Free Investor and Entrepreneurship Conference...

In one of the largest local efforts to link the St. Louis startup community with leading experts, Missouri Venture Forum has landed more than 35 speakers for its second annual "Roadmap to Entrepreneurship" conference.

Cortex Rolls Out a Full Summer Calendar of Outdoor Events

Cortex has announced a slew of outdoor events happening this summer in Cortex Commons. From food truck lunches to pop-up markets and live concerts, the outdoor space will play host to several events a week. Mark your calendar with these.

Opera Theatre St. Louis Engages Startups With Special Events Geared Toward Innovation Community

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Sling Health Hosts 5th Annual Demo Day at Cortex on April 28

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EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award

8 St. Louisans Chosen as 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists

EY announced its finalists for the 2017 Entrepreneur Of The Year awards for the Central Midwest. Meet the eight big winners from St. Louis.
Prosper Women Entrepreneurs

Prosper Women Entrepreneurs Hosts Accelerator Demo Day on March 29

Prosper Women Entrepreneurs will host its next Demo Day on Wednesday, March 29 at Washington University in St. Louis. Here are all the details.
Mayoral Town Hall

St. Louis Mayoral Tech Town Hall Brings Candidates to Venture Cafe

Last Thursday, February 23, eight mayoral candidates convened at Cortex during Venture Cafe for a St. Louis Mayoral Town Hall focused on technology and innovation. Here were the main takeaways.

SafeTrek Makes National Startup List, GlobalHack Launches Summer Camps and More News

SafeTrek Makes CNBC Top Startups List SafeTrek, the personal safety app, was ranked #3 in CNBC’s inaugural Upstart 25 list of “most promising young startups” on Tuesday. The list focuses on companies...
Midwest Digital Marketing Conference

Midwest Digital Marketing Conference 2017 to Include Startup Pitch Competition

Calling all digital marketing startups: pitch your ideas in front of potential users and customers and be eligible to win a cash prize of $2,500, sponsored by Purina.
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Venture Café Expands Programming to 39 North and LaunchCode Mentor Center

For over two years, Venture Cafe has been a mainstay of St. Louis' innovation community. Its centerpiece, the Thursday Weekly Gathering, is an event that takes place every Thursday at Cortex's CIC@4240...

What’s Happening This Week in STL Tech

Amidst the endless stream of holiday parties and squeezing an extra day (or three) into your holiday-filled month, let yourself be inspired at this week’s mix of talks, meetups and happy hours.
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9 Events This Week: The Holiday Edition

We work hard building businesses and community every day, and have much to step back from and celebrate this week as we enter the season for giving thanks. This week is light...

Accelerate St. Louis Awards $120,000 in Prizes at Startup Connection 2016

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Global Entrepreneurship Week

St. Louis Guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016

It's back: Each November, people in 160 countries around the world organize a calendar of events and competitions to inspire entrepreneurship. Powered by the Kaufmann Foundation, Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 happens November 14-20....

Five Startup and Tech Events in St. Louis This Week – 10/31

From the annual Arch Grants Gala to WashU's premier hackathon, mark your calendar for five startup and tech events happening this week across the city.   LaunchCode Happy Hire Tues., Nov. 1, 4-6pm LaunchCode Mentor Center Interested...
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12 Startup and Tech Events Happening in STL This Week

Mark your calendar for these 11 startup and tech events from across the city happening this week. If you have events you’d like to see on EQ’s calendar, submit them here. Hacknight Monday, Oct. 24, 6pm TechArtista Bring your...
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Startup Connection Announces 70 Startups for Venture Showcase

Startup Connection, the St. Louis region’s annual event focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, takes place on November 16 at Washington University. Today, event organizers announced the 70+ startups selected to participate in...
Startup Connection

Startup Connection, St. Louis’ Largest Startup Event, Introduces Student Competition

Startup Connection, the St. Louis region’s annual event focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, happens Wednesday, November 16, during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The annual event draws between 1,500-1,800 people and features awards, booths and other...

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Mark your calendar for these nine startup and tech events from across the city happening this week. If you have events you’d like to see on EQ’s calendar, submit them here. A Night of Good: Industrious...
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Express Scripts Hosts Film Screening and Community Discussion on Diversity in Tech

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12 Ways to Plug Into National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October–in St. Louis...

There's no doubt that St. Louis' cyber security scene is heating up. This Saturday kicks off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, with a series of events likely to create more buzz around all that's happening in our local cyber...

8 Startup Events You Can’t Miss This Week

We’ve gathered some of the best events from all over the city to mark on your calendars. If you have events you’d like to see on EQ’s calendar, submit them here! SixThirty and...

Your Guide to STL’s Biggest Fall 2016 Innovation Events

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80 Emerging Venture Capitalists Gather in Downtown St. Louis for Leadership Summit

Over the last two days, almost 80 individuals from 27 venture funds from around the US gathered at the T-REX Innovation Center Downtown for the Emerging Venture Leaders Summit (EVLS). With sessions covering topics like "The...
Innovation at the Opera Saint Louis

Opera Theatre Hosts Tech Community for “Innovation at the Opera”

For the third year in a row, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is hosting "Innovation at the Opera" this Wednesday, June 8, an event designed to connect the region’s talented entrepreneurs with community...
Downtown STL Arch Grants

Save the Date for Downtown STL’s Annual Event Featuring Arch Grants Summer Cohort

Downtown STL, Inc. announced it will host its annual event on Wednesday, June 22 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. The annual event brings together 500 business and community leaders to discuss Downtown...

Paul Singh the “Startup Savant” Rolls His Airstream into STL to Connect with STL...

Paul Singh has been criss-crossing America, connecting with startup entrepreneurs from Shreveport, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Lincoln and, as of today, St. Louis. The veteran entrepreneur and VC investor will be spending the next few days in St....
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This Week’s Can’t-Miss Startup Events: Paul Singh in STL, Demo Days and More

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11 Startup And Innovation Events For Your Calendar This Week

Have upcoming startup events we should know about? Send details to us at editors@eqstl.com. THIS WEEK CoderGirl Speaker Series Featuring UI/UX Designer Chris Feix Wed., Aug 26, 6pm CIC@4240 Business Strategist and Designer Chris Feix will give a...
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9 STL Startup Events To Keep On Your Radar This Week // Aug. 17-21

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St. Louis is home to an impressive amount of inventive entrepreneurs, movers and shakers. Whether it's indie makers, innovative chefs or citizens propelling small businesses to succeed their presence is felt in STL culture.

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Wedding Photography

What is modern Wedding Photography?

For most couples, this may sound an odd thing to ask, most would answer that modern wedding photography is the sort of photography done amid weddings. That is somewhat right. However, that over disentangles the importance of wedding photography. The specialty of wedding photography has change enormously in the previous a quarter century. Today it may even have an alternate significance for every couple.

Before, wedding picture takers are specialists behind a black box practically enchanted that not very many would even attempt to work it. In those days, wedding couples are procuring wedding picture takers to deliver wedding photos of their enormous day. It is to just record the occasion. What’s more, the one they picked may be doing six weddings a day.

In 2010, all wedding visitors have their own advanced camera that could deliver all around uncovered pictures at extremely insignificant expense. What it means is that the expert wedding picture takers must have something more to offer to their wedding couples. In the meantime, the advanced insurgency additionally permitted wedding picture takers the new innovations to offer something else. This is a reason why wedding photography has enhanced contrasted with what it was years prior. It additionally pulled in individuals who might never wander into wedding photography notwithstanding the new innovation of advanced photography. Wedding picture takers who at their prime offer lovely and dazzling photographs that record the wedding in an aesthetic and story, some of the time suggestive and more often than not in a complimenting way.

In any case, it likewise implies that being a wedding picture taker today; one must have the capacity to offer something not seen some time recently. Consistent with the complexities of wedding photography today, it would not be genuine any longer that all wedding picture takers are the same and that all wedding couples fancy the same sort of photography.

Here is a Manual for Photographic Techniques

The fortunate thing about the Web is it makes it simple to look into the work of a major number of wedding picture takers. Check a few picture takers’ site and you will be astonished by the distinctive photographic styles.

Reportage photography is otherwise called narrative or photojournalism photography; it is best depicted to have a methodology which basically covers and record the occasion without coordinating the wedding couple or its visitors for Eric Perriard. Rather it tries to catch the occasion as it happens in the most regular and inventive way that could be available.

Conventional wedding photography is use to portray the way it was done in the good ‘ol days of covering up the wedding couple, their visitors and family for customary photographs.

Contemporary wedding photography can be portrayed as lustrous which can be trendier than conventional wedding photography.

My modest counsel is to look past the names of wedding photography. It can be more confounding than being useful in choosing which sort of wedding photography suites you as a wedding couple. Another reason is that the style in many cases is a mix of a few photography styles in any case. Third, it infers that wedding picture takers offer only one style of photography amid their wedding scope.

As a general rule by Eric Perriard, weddings offer a chance for wedding picture takers to demonstrate distinctive photography styles. Wedding picture takers now and then can’t request that the couple move to a spot where there is a superior light amid the wedding service. Likewise, it is regularly that couples hope to have formal photos which demonstrates to them getting it done. Indeed, even the most advanced weddings will require having conventional and formal family shots.

Numerous picture takers exceed expectations in one style of wedding photography and accentuate their aptitude and it may even be a piece of their showcasing technique. Some would depict their sort of wedding photography as a blend of traditional and advanced. It might be a blend of reportage and contemporary. It is very important to have a period with the wedding couple wherein they will be coordinated to be taking care of business. It will give them the sort of photos that can be portrayed as compelling artwork. The restricted time of weddings make it essential for wedding picture taker to be a decent executive. For more information, read the homepage.

Picking Your Picture taker

For couples, the most ideal way would be to choose which wedding picture taker is ideal for you is to choose together what sort of wedding pictures you expect You may need something customary which implies you like an expert record of the wedding day without having a lot of interference.

You may be a photography lover from The Knot, and longing to have an inventive arrangement of wedding pictures. You may be taking a gander at top of the line and contemporary photography style.

When you both as a couple settle on what sort of wedding photos you crave, you can begin analyzing diverse exhibitions of photography for quality. Be cautioned that exhibitions speak to the best work of picture takers, so it is entirely critical to see an example of an entire wedding to make sure of consistency.

Honors of greatness can offer you some assistance with deciding which picture taker could be most appropriate for your wedding. A participation to surely understand proficient body is likewise something to consider.

It is of most extreme significance that you as a wedding couple can speak with the picture taker and have the affinity to have the capacity to share you’re wedding photography objectives. As much as photography style is an essential element, you and you’re wedding visitors would hope to have an abnormal state of polished methodology, association and experience on the day of your wedding. At long last you have to consider the wedding bundles being offered by the picture taker.


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There's been a silent duel over the backyard for years.

Years, I tell you.

Some day he decided the backyard was his.

And that was it.

No contest.

The backyard has been my big brother's since that point. He's done a good job, I'll give him that. Except for the blackberries. He kinda lets them die. But it's not like he hasn't been busy being a police officer and all.

My dreams of planting my own veggies, fruits, herbs in the ground have gone unfulfilled. I've worked around not being able to plant in the ground. I've been planting my herbs in containers. They've survived, but there is something about planting directly in the ground that is so...so...earthy.

When he bought a house this spring, my first thought was, "The backyard is miiiiiiine!!!"

I swooped in faster than a seagull on a french fry at the boardwalk. That plot of land was mine. I hoed that thing. I tilled that thing. I weeded that thing. I poured myself into that plot of land and pulled a hamstring in the process. But it was beautiful. By the time I was finished, I had the most gorgeous herb garden. Not Martha Stewart gorgeous - it's my first year - but it's on its way. I planted 4 varieties of basil (sweet, cinnamon, thai, and globe), parsley, cilantro, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and peppermint. I haven't checked on it for a few days and I nearly fell over when I saw my basil had grown to small bushes. There is no way I was going to use all of that.

The only thing I know of that uses up that amount of basil is...pesto.

I've never made pesto before, but the one drawback for me is the amount of oil. Even though it's good, healthy oil, it's still a lot of fat if you're trying to lose weight. After reading through a number of recipes, I decided to pick my favorite parts of the recipes, smoosh them together, and create my own. I used three varieties of basil from my garden: Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, and Cinnamon Basil. I'm calling this "Trois Pesto de Basilic," which means "Three Basil Pesto." See why I went with the French?

Trois Pesto de Basilic
8 cups loosely packed basil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup grated Romano
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup walnuts
3 Tbls garlic
1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil

These are the three varieties that I used.

I gathered more basil than I thought I would need and it turns out I actually gathered the right amount. I stripped the stalks and dropped the leaves into a bowl of water to rinse the dirt. I washed the basil three times to be extra sure no one was going to get a surprise bite of dirt. Ew.

After washing and drying the basil, I loosely packed the leaves into a giant measuring bowl.

Then I used the food processor to chop/grind some parmesan and romano cheese. There was no way I was going to do that by hand.

Then I poured in a 1/2 cup of pine nuts.

I also added a 1/2 cup of walnuts. You could go all pine nuts or all walnuts if you wanted.

I pulsed the nuts until they were ground. I added 1/2 cup each of the parmesan and romano cheese, and then added a giant handful of basil leaves on top.

I flipped the food processor on and slowly drizzled in the half of the olive oil. After a quick taste, I realized I hadn't added any garlic, so I threw in 3 Tbls of chopped garlic.

I kept adding basil leaves and the rest of the oil until it all came together. Delicious! I purchased some 4 ounce canning jars at Wal-Mart for about $8. I love those little jars. Aren't they adorable?? They're sooo shiny and sparkly.

I packaged them up in small portions so I could give them away at work. The little labels came with the jars thankfully. You could be uber creative and create your own tags, but I'm happy with the little sticky labels.

So what do you with the pesto? Well, you could use it over hot pasta noodles, over gnocchi, over grilled chicken or steak, over fresh tomatoes and mozzarella. You could also stir it into some mayo or sour cream and use as a dip/spread. You could spread it in place of pizza sauce on pizza dough - top with tomato slices and fresh mozzarella and bake. The possibilities are endless. Either way, pesto is a great way to use up a major overabundance of basil. I think I've got enough to make another 3 batches. And I'm not complaining :).

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CraftCrave said... @ August 3, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [03 Aug 12:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

Erin Ashley Photography said... @ August 3, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Thanks, Maria!

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Poems to begin 2017: Language of GOD & A Vision Of Acquaintance

Look upon the Himalayas:
At the foot of this gigantic mount,
The secrets of the world are hidden,
Untouched, virginal and immaculate.
          Pray, this is the sanctuary of discipline
          Where man meets the heavens.

In the snow resting humble and low,
Faithful of the descending bliss,
The flowers bloom in ivory white,
And the berries ripe in bloody red.
          Above the crown of winter and green,
          The seraphim sing in Holy Name.

The light showers and gives warmth;
The clouds baptize the roots,
Nature is like to a temple
That cleanses and serves her people.
          For the sun is the power
          And the rain is the life.

The wind murmurs in worship;
The leafage dancing, shadows in silhouette.
For it is indeed the language of God;
The miracle long forgotten.
          This is Nature’s shrine
          Where truth is clearly seen!

(Written on February 3, 1980. Originally published under the title “Winter Green” in Thomasian Engineer, 1981. Some parts re-written on January 1, 1997.)

Journeying the endless distance
In the hyperbole of joy and violet.
Adolescence, an explosion of brilliance;
A sparkling ruby in a golden inset.

There were many roads, unchosen paths;
Many strangers and a frivolous frock.
Indeed! Lingering questions – aftermaths
Of crossroads and a key in a lock.

Curiosity sometimes gives a light
Or leads to a despairing dream...!
Can one foresee what is not in sight?
Can one form an image in a rippling stream....?

The answer is an inquiry – a poem;
A wish that a writer cannot deny.
From the inner voice comes a priceless item;
A future waiting for a reply.

Soon perhaps, palm will clasp palm,
A debonair meeting a lovely lass.
Eye meets eye in a quivering calm....
Finally, acquaintance comes to pass!

(Published in MOD Magazine Vol. XXII No. 964, February 23, 1990)


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IFS has announced that Contract Administration, spol. s.r.o. (CA) has replaced a legacy ERP with IFS applications. CA has an existing SAP installation but it is not clear whether this is the software that was replaced. The IFS installation will streamline the customer services processes at CA specifically.

CA provides outsourced payroll and human resources administration to more than 500 manufacturing, financial and service clients. Its clients include Colgate-Palmolive, Poland Ford and Toyota. They are serviced by nearly 200 staff based in seven offices across Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. It also had an existing relationship with Ceridian that IFS has previously integrated into for Lou-Rich Inc.

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CA felt constricted by their legacy solution. In order to meet client needs and improve their own internal processes they decided to review the market and selected IFS. With diverse customer needs they looked for a solution that had experience in the diverse markets that they operate in. In recent years IFS has significantly reduced the amount of customisation during deployment. IFS is now configurable which allows CA to constantly evolve the solution to meet new client needs without the need to start a development process.

Magdalena Aleksandrowicz, General Director at Contract Administration commented: “IFS Applications enables us to provide compelling and advanced services to our customers, including co-sourcing. Offering customers the option to outsource the administration of certain elements of key processes in their ERP solution to a trusted partner like Contract Administration is not only cost effective but allows them to focus on what they do best—running their business. This type of collaboration creates time and cost savings for both us and our customers.”

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Signature At Yishun shower room layout is made up of tidy, straight lines that strongly establish where each element is. There’s also great deals of rack space to place fragrance bottles and also other toiletries. The light grey colour scheme offers the restroom an elegant, hotel-like feeling.

This degree of style is likewise felt in the usual bed room which many thanks to the high ceiling, uses locals the possibility to develop the room vertically, nonetheless they wish at Signature Yishun

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Inclusivity quote

I just saw this paraphrase of Lesslie Newbigin in Brian McLaren's book, A Generous Orthodoxy.

"[Newbigin] articulated his own position concerning Christ and salvation along the following lines: exclusive in the sense of affirming the unique truth of the revelation in Jesus Christ, but not in the sense of denying the possibility of salvation to those outside the Christian faith; inclusive in the sense of refusing to limit the saving grace of God to Christians, but not in the sense of viewing other religions as salvific; pluralist in the sense of acknowledging the gracious work of God in the lives of all human beings, but not in the sense of deniying the unique and decisive nature of what God has done in Jesus Christ."

(This paraphrase is by John R. Franke, in the intro of McLaren's book, and he cites Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Eerdmans, 1989, 182-3. I think that's a book worth my looking into.)

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Title: Studies on protein synthesis in secretory and non-secretory tissues.
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Title: Development of an intense optically pumped laser of narrow bandwidth in the far infrared
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This thesis describes an experimental study of high intensity, pulsed, optically pumped, far-infrared (FIR) lasers. The work was motivated by the need for a radiation source for the measurement of the ion temperature in magnetically confined, high temperature plasmas (e.g. tokamak plasmas), using Thomson scattering. Constraints imposed by the plasma parameters, the scattering geometry and available detector sensitivities lead to the requirement of a radiation source wavelength between 30μm and 1mm and a source power . 1 MW in a bandwidth 60 MHz. Results are presented for a 496μm, 500 watt, methyl fluoride (CH3F) cavity laser, with a bandwidth of and < 30MHz, which was optically pumped by a 9.55μm CO2 laser. Results are also presented for an optically excited mirrorless, super-radiant, CH3F laser, which generated over 0.6MW of FIR radiation within a bandwidth of about 300MHz. The performance of this laser has also been simulated by a computer model, which allows the optimum operating parameters to be predicted. An assembly constructed on the principle of the injection laser, in which low power narrow-band oscillator radiation is used to control the output of a super-radiant system, has been used to generate 250 kW of 496 andmu;m radiation, with a bandwidth of < 60 MHz. Investigations of the FIR output from heavy water vapour (D2O) in a super-radiant laser assembly, optically excited by several different CO2 laser wavelengths, have resulted in the generation of 60 ns (FWHM) pulses of FIR radiation with average powers of 1.3, 9.2 and 15.8MW, at wavelengths of 385, 119 and 66μm, respectively. All these lasers were found to have a higher CO2 to FIR photon conversion efficiency than the 496μm CH3F laser. In addition, the energy level spacing in D2O is such that the molecule can generate narrow bandwidth radiation more readily than the CH3F molecule. From this work it is concluded that an injection laser assembly, similar to that used with CH3F, but containing D2O vapour, optically pumped by a 9.26μm CO2 laser and generating several megawatts of 385μm radiation, would satisfy the source requirements mentioned above.
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Title: Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on tree growth and nutrient uptake in a stand of Corsican pine
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Severely nitrogen deficient pole-stage Corsican pine growing on coastal send dunes were treated over three years with ammonium sulphate, at rates totalling to 0, 252, 504, 1007 and 1510 kg of nitrogen per ha. Over this period the net primary production by the trees rose from 23,000 kg per ha in the untreated plots to a maximum of 47,000 kg per ha in those plots given 1007 kg fertilizer nitrogen per ha. In all treatments root tissues accounted for about 20% and crown tissues for more than 50% of the net primary production, whereas the proportion directed to the stem increased with treatment from 15% to 30%. Nutrient uptake was assessed as the increased quantity accumulated within the trees plus the quantity released through both litter-fall and recreation. Relative to the untreated controls the fastest growing trees showed marked increases in mean annual uptake per ha of nitrogen (16 to 143 kg), phosphorus (4 to 9 kg) and potassium (19 to 57 kg), whereas the mean annual uptake of sodium decreased (45 to 33 kg) and that of both calcium and magnesium remained virtually unchanged ( about 38 and 10 kg respectively). Retention of fertilizer nitrogen occurred in both the tree crop and the soil organic layers but the mineral soil showed no detectable increase in nitrogen content with treatment. The recovery of fertilizer nitrogen in the ecosystem after three years represented, with increasing treatment rate, 100%, 75%, 55% and 45% of the quantity applied over this period.
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With the last votes from the general election yet to be counted, the political parties are still squabbling over who has the right to form a new government in Kosovo.

The ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and the recently established coalition between the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK, the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK and Nisma per Kosoven [Initiative for Kosovo] are still haggling over who has the right to form a new government.

No action can be taken before the results of the general election held on June 8 are officially certified.

The Central Election Commission, CEC, said it will announce the final results once the counting process at the Counting and Results Center is finished.

But Tuesday’s count stopped only hours after it started, after election observers from different political parties blocked the procedure.

The observers claimed they had evidence that someone had copied the ballot papers and voted several times for one of the MP candidates from the Srpska List, representing Kosovo’s Serbian community.

Amid arguments over whether the counting should continue, the observers blocked the process, announcing they would file a complaint at the Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel.

The Counting and Results Center has so far counted 2,886 of 10,698 conditional votes. In total, more than 30,000 conditional votes, postal votes and votes by people with special needs need counting.

People use conditional votes to cast ballots not from the location where they are due to vote, but from another election center.

These votes are put in special boxes and are counted only after the counting of the other votes is completed.

Only once the counting is finished can the final results can be announced and certified by the CEC. The parties then have 24 hours to lodge complaints.

If a complaint is filed, the CEC will have to wait until it is resolved by the Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel before it can certify the results.

According to preliminary results, the PDK won most of the votes in the June 8 polls. It won 30 per cent of the vote and will hold around 36 seats in parliament.

The LDK, led by Isa Mustafa, won 25.75 per cent of the votes, taking 30 seats, while Ramush Haradinaj’s AAK won 9.61 per cent of the votes, giving it 13 seats.

The new Nisma per Kosoven [Initiative for Kosovo] established by two PDK defectors, Fatmir Limaj and Jakup Krasniqi, just passed the threshold, winning 5.24 per cent of the votes. It is expected to have six or seven seats.

Albin Kurti’s nationalistic Vetevendosje Movement won 13.51 per cent of the votes, while Behgjet Pacolli’s New Kosovo Alliance, AKR, did not cross the 5-per-cent threshold.

The PDK leader, Hashim Thaci, was expecting Pesident Atifete Jahjaga to nominate him to establish a new government, but his plan was unexpectedly blown off course last week when the AAK, the LDK and Nisma united in a coalition expressly designed to ‘prevent a third Thaci government’.

The coalition has also gained the provisional backing of the Vetevendosje Movement. But the PDK maintains it has the right to form the new government, describing the Haradinaj-led coalition as ‘unconstitutional’.

Driton Selmanaj, from the Kosovo Democratic Institute, said the remaining uncounted votes will not change matters significantly.

The extra votes ‘might change the results for parties that had problems passing the threshold but not the results of those already well positioned on the political map’, he said.

Selamanj said Nisma might now cross the 5-per-cent threshold, for example, although the AKR was unlikely to follow suit.

Even if the AKR makes it into the parliament, Thaci will be struggle to find enough allies to form an administration.

The PDK will have to form a coalition with the ethnic minorities, which have ten seats, with the Serbs, who also have ten guaranteed seats, and with another party in order to ensure the minimum of 61 votes needed for a working majority.

The PDK has already announced that it will take the issue to the Constitutional Court if it is not mandated to form the new government.

Under the constitution, the President proposes a candidate for Prime Minister to parliament in consultation with the party or coalition that has a majority in the assembly.

The candidate for Prime Minister then presents the composition of the government to the Assembly and asks for the Assembly’s approval.

If the proposed government does not receive the endorsement of a majority of votes, the President has to appoint another candidate, following the same procedure, within ten days.

If the government is again not elected, for the second time, the President must announce fresh elections.

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Hungary 2013 - Background - Neonzöld

The first Hungarian semi-final was a strange mix of cloying jazz ladies, dour ballads and men that looked like murderers. But the only song that really stood out here at Apocalypse Mansions was this odd little dance-fuelled ditty.

There was so much that shouldn't have worked with it. The girlie singer sounded out-o- breath from the off and seemed like she was being bullied by her own hair. On top of that, the verse was more memorable and upbeat than the chorus, which is never a good idea, and most of the boys in the band looked like murderers.

But somehow, all those poorly matched ingredients made for rather an enjoyable three minutes, and I'd become quite a fan by the end of it. Unsurprisingly, it came last.

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On display in the lobby of W. W. Hagerty Library the exhibit The Best of Times features archival materials from the President's Papers showcasing the tenure of former Drexel president William Walsh Hagerty.

On June 2, 1984, President Hagerty gave the address at the 97th commencement of Drexel University. His speech began with a quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...."

He then went on to say, "If it is both the best of times and the worst of times, then it is our choice as individuals to decide which we are going to experience - good or bad. For most of you, the name Drexel means a community where you experienced a short period of intensive growth and development in your lives. A time of intellectual adventure. For me, Drexel means a very satisfying period of my professional life. And for me, also a great adventure."

William Walsh Hagerty served as president of Drexel University from 1963 - 1984. Beginning his term at the age of 47, Dr. Hagerty brought great enthusiasm and excitement to his role as president. During the 21 years he served, Drexel saw extensive growth, underwent great transformations and thrived under his innovative vision of what a great university and its students could accomplish. This exhibit is comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, programs and ephemera from the Drexel University Archives.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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I need help talking to my kids about death. Lately it's been a constant topic of conversation for them...and us..because of course they have to draw me into it. This summer all three of our cats died. One right after the other. Now, while we loved our kitties, they were not real fond of us, and kept their distance, so I didn't think their deaths would phase the kids all that much. I'm so intuitive I tell you., yeah...not so much. The first one had to be put to sleep because she was ill and the kids moaned and sobbed for a good hour after I put her in the carrier to go to the vets. I might have been sneakier about getting the cat out had I known how traumatic this would be for them. Then the other two dying in quick succession only made things go from bad to worse. I am fairly truthful with them about death and what follows. We are Catholics so we believe that our souls eventually make their way to heaven, some spending longer in purgatory than others. but the death of our kitties made for some difficult questions.

First they wanted to know if cats had souls. I am of the belief that they do, I know that's not proper Catholic teachings but I'm an animal lover so ppphhhffffffttttt! So I told the kids of course they do and their little souls go straight to heaven. Sam, my scientist, then asked me what happens to their bodies. Hmmm. Okay. My response that "the bodies will decompose, crumble back into dirt" seemed to satisfy them. Phew! They weren't upset with this truthful answer. They asked their questions, listened to my answers and then went out to play superheroes. I patted myself on the back for being so forthright and not making up little stories that are ridiculous so as not to upset them . I am so so good at this parenting thing.

Later that night, long after they had been put to bed, kissed good night, prayers recited and stories told, I heard the thump thump thump of not so little feet come pattering down the stairs. They made their way into my room and there was sad little sniffling Teresa. Sam followed after her, trying hard to comfort her. Honestly, I think he realized this was a grand way to postpone bedtime because in between his concerned looks I caught him looking quite happy. I asked Teresa what was troubling her and she said between sobs that she didn't want to die and asked "Am I going to die like the kitties?" Alright...truth or little white lie???? I made a split second decision to go with truth and I told her that we all die eventually but most people live long long long long long long lives. She stopped crying and looked at me in horror..."Are YOU going to die too?" Well, yes...but not for a super super long time. I still had lots of living left to do. This made the sobbing worse. She couldn't decide whether she was more frightened of her own death or mine. Then Sam, my Nobel prize winning scientist in the making, puts two and two together. "Mumma!" he shouts "Mumma, does that mean that we turn into dirt too...just like the kitties?"

That was it. Teresa could barely catch her breath she was sobbing so hard. When not sobbing, she was moaning that she did not want to turn into dirt. That she loved her body and did not want it to be underground and help plants grow. Why would God make such a horrible yucky thing happen to her.

OH. MY. GOD. Look at the freaking mess I made of this one. As it got later and later and as the hole I dug for myself got deeper and deeper I finally caved.

I told her that she wouldn't turn into dirt.

She looked at me and asked sceptically "then what will happen to my body?" Here's where it gets really bad. I told her that God will bring her right up to heaven, body and soul. She was still sad about the dying part of it all and continued sobbing. I, not so patiently, asked why she was still crying and she went on to lament how lonely she will be without all of us. Why, of course we'll all get to be together in heaven. That's for certain. Still sobbing. Because she doesn't want us to go to heaven before she does or she'll be lonely on earth but she doesn't want to go before any of us either because then she'll be lonely in heaven. I was in so deep at this point I told her not to worry. We're all going to die at the exact same moment, we'll live together happily in heaven, talking and laughing and having a grand ole time. Finally...finally, she stops with the crying and and asks me "Then it's just like here. Why do we have to die and go to heaven for that? Why can't we just stay here?" I threw in the towel and asked her if she wanted candy. That distracted her long enough that I could change the subject and I got them some more water and walked them back up to bed. After a bit they both fell asleep.

I lay there next to them for a bit. Wondering how it got so that I was promising my children that they would be assumed into heaven body and soul. The first to do that since Mary the mother of Jesus. I really need to go to confession. How awful is it that I lied AND I lied about GOD stuff??? I think I may have extended my stay in purgatory with this little conversation.

Sarah said...

oh no, Marie. I really don't think you've extended your purgatory! Your kids are just too friggin smart for their own good, thinking about everything in such detail! Have you read that book by Maria Shriver about heaven? I haven't read it in years, but I remember it being very sweet. Maybe you could read that with them, to reassure them a bit?

(fairy) Godmother said...

I love LOVE that book by Maria Shriver!

So sorry you are going through all this Marie.

Anne said...

that is hysterical!! Do you remember that dead squirrel in Mom and Dad's yard? We had the priveledge of watching it decompose a little more each day as we would walk to Mrs. M's house so you could babysit E? I still think of the squirrel when I hear the word "decompose."

Marie said...

I will have to check out the book...thanks for the tip!
I've started saying extra hail Mary's just in case God's not too pleased me. ;)

Anne, I do remember the dead squirel. I can't believe you had to be only about 4 yrs old. Hmm...although I suppose watching something decompose would kind of make an idelible impression.