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In the interest of saving you time and margin, I want to jump right in and give you some of the margin rules that I follow and feel have been helpful in my life.

1. Learn to say “no”

You may feel guilty at first, but that’s normal. It’s always awkward to do something you’re not used to doing. And don’t feel as if you have to give a reason for not signing up to be “Room Mother” or “Den Father.” Your friends may say, “But you’ve been Room Mother for the last 5 years! How can you quit?” And you can say back, “Because I’ve been Room Mother for the last 5 years!” And leave it at that!

2. De-clutter Your Life

This goes along with learning to say “no.” You have to evaluate what is most important and trim away the excess.

For example:

  • If you have two kids and they each want to play three sports every year, then cut back to two or even one sport per child per year. Also, consider not having them play their sports all at the same time. Remember – our kids need to learn limits when they are young or they will end up like us—frazzled adults!
  • If you volunteer at your church in several areas and feel stressed, then pray about pulling back from one of the areas that is least necessary.
  • If you struggle with clutter in your home, avoid buying anything new without donating or selling something old. Remember the more you have, the more you have to keep up with and maintain!

Get the idea?

3.  Keep Regular Routines for Work and Rest

This one is more important than people realize. We all have natural rhythms that our bodies crave. When we don’t get the right amount of rest or sleep, we can’t handle even the little things in life. So keeping a specific schedule to your day, day after day is important. Allow for work times, but also allow for breaks throughout the day. Your productivity will increase if you do. And make a ritual of slowing down and doing calming activities just before bedtime—then getting in bed near to the same time each night (as well as getting up near to the same time each day).

4. Practice Contentment

There’s an irony in life, well, there are many, but the one I’m speaking of has to do with our “wanter.”

We all have a “wanter.” You would think that if you fed the “wanter,” it would be satisfied. But unfortunately, the “wanter” only gets hungrier and hungrier as it is fed–especially if it is well-fed. The way to reverse this is to focus not on our wants, but on our needs.

  • Do you really need to spend hours upon hours decorating your house for Christmas?
  • Do you really need to have your house perfectly clean for relatives who will only mess it up worse than before!
  • Do you really need to work those extra hours, so that you can buy that big screen television, so that you can watch away any margin you may have left? If this isn’t the fast track to the crazy cycle, I don’t know what is!

Christmas is all about focusing on the most important person in life—Christ. So why not use this as a time to also focus on your priorities instead of getting caught up in all the holiday hype.

“But godliness with contentment is great gain.” I Timothy 6:6 (NIV)

6 Ways to Know if You Need More Margin in Your Life

Here we go headlong into the Christmas season and with it goes our ability to “accept the things we cannot change and the wisdom to know” when to quit! In a word, we freak! Just listening to some of friend’s Walmart Black Friday stories this past weekend made me lose my “serenity!”

And in honor of Cyber Monday, there’s one gift that you need to give yourself—the ability to know if you have enough margin in your life, and if you don’t, how to get it. So, here are some questions to determine if you’ve built enough margin into your life:

  1. Are you chronically late?
  2. Do you feel that you don’t have the time to take a break each day?
  3. Do you regularly miss making the priorities in your life a priority on your schedule?
  4. Do you feel stressed or drained nearly every day and then, even though you’re exhausted, have difficulty sleeping at night?
  5. Do you usually feel angry or extremely anxious whenever you have to wait in line, be on hold, or sit in traffic?
  6. Do you regularly feel taken for granted and unappreciated for all you do?

If you answered yes to two or more, then you need to “check out” the margin section of your life. How do you build margin in your life? Well, that’s a subject for my next post. But until then, simply meditate on this encouraging passage:

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV)

Don’t you already feel better?


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Floods, torrential rain soak weather-weary DC region

WASHINGTON — Local creeks surged out of their banks early Wednesday morning, leading to water rescues and causing traffic headaches just in time to snarl the morning commute. And it isn’t over yet — more mean weather could be on the way.

Torrential overnight downpours dumped nearly 3 inches of rain in some areas of northeastern Virginia, overwhelming roadways.

High standing water was spotted in Fairfax, Prince William, Culpeper and Fauquier counties, and a number of suburban Virginia streams were in flood stage by sunrise on Wednesday.

Difficult Run burst out of its banks near Wolf Trap, Virginia, submerging a bridge and several vehicles on Hunter Mill Road — for decades a persistent flooding hot spot, after neighbors rejected a VDOT proposal to elevate the bridge. Broad Run, Bull Run, and Accotink Creek in Virginia also surged above their banks.

Fairfax Fire & Rescue had to retrieve two motorists stranded in high water near Difficult Run after an earlier driver removed previously installed protective barrier, according to authorities.

Around 3 a.m., Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to a man who became trapped on Fairfax Station Road after water from Popes Head Creek flooded his car up to the headlights.

Near Nokesville, Virginia, broadcast media reported on a pickup truck, trapped with water up to its doors on Browns Mill Road near Difficult Run.

12-hour rainfall totals (in inches) for Wednesday morning. (Courtesy National Weather Service)

Flood warnings remained in effect for Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax in Virginia until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, with officials urging drivers to avoid flooded roadways. The National Weather Service noted most deaths from flooding occur inside vehicles.

A flood warning was also in effect for southern Fauquier County, western Prince William County, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park until noon Wednesday. Broad Run near Manassas and Cedar Run were both still out of their banks, and several water rescues had been reported.

A flash flood watch remained in effect through Thursday afternoon for most of Virginia and Maryland west of I-95, including Loudoun, Fauquier, and Culpeper counties in Virginia, and portions of Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland.

As it stands, this July is the fourth-wettest on record for the Washington area — and more rain could be on the way. Thunderstorms are a possibility from Wednesday through Thursday afternoon, some of which could pack damaging wind gusts and small hail, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.

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IBM Promotes Global Expansion for Business Partners Through Online Collaboration and Networking

Industry-leading Value Net Program Allows IBM Business Partners to Grow Their Ecosystem and Accelerate Innovation for Clients

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ST. LOUIS - 30 Apr 2007: Today at its PartnerWorld 2007 Conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced initiatives to help its Business Partners engage in deeper collaboration and broader ecosystem teaming through the formation of value nets that lead to increased business opportunities across the world. Using the new IBM PartnerWorld Value Net Connections program, IBM Business Partners now have quick access to a framework of tools and resources designed to allow them to identify complementary partners and go to market with industry-tailored solutions, particularly for the mid-market. IBM is also announcing two cutting-edge initiatives to help organizations and IT professionals participate, communicate and connect through online collaborative networks: IBM Lotus Connections for Partners and IBM developerWorks community spaces.

In a fast-growing IT mid-market —estimated at $230 billion worldwide in 2007—IT solutions represent the single largest opportunity, almost 70 percent of the mid-market total. As mid-market clients experience global integration and seek to expand their business to other markets, they increasingly demand innovative IT solutions whose delivery requires unique skill, expertise and market reach. IBM Business Partners play a key part in delivering technology solutions to mid-market clients, driving over half of IBM's sales in the small and medium business marketplace.

“Today’s mid-market IT solutions providers are increasingly teaming together in ‘ecosystems’ to better develop products that can meet the speed and sophistication required by their customers,” said Ravi Marwaha, general manager of IBM Global Business Partners. “IBM’s new PartnerWorld Value Net Connections, Lotus Connections for Partners and IBM developerWorks community spaces will enable these IBM Business Partners to take advantage of a new level of online collaboration and networking to optimize the time-to-market, innovation and cost efficiency of their joint solutions.”

IBM PartnerWorld Value Net Connections provides quick and easy access to a comprehensive framework of resources and tools that allow partners to easily build effective value nets. Value nets are teams of two or more Business Partner firms that collaborate to create repeatable solutions that can be tailored to meet customer needs. Because they are repeatable, value net solution sales reduce costs for IBM Business Partners, accelerate time-to-market, and increase their rate of success. To date, more than 3,300 IBM Business Partners participate in Value Net activities and have created over 350 repeatable customer solutions. More information on these solutions is available at

Lotus Connections represents the industry’s first platform for enterprise social software. Lotus Connections for Partners provides a secure, online platform designed exclusively for Business Partners to share information and work together by sharing profile information that describes their business; finding subject matter experts; exchanging online information through social bookmarking; engaging in collaborative business planning; and joining communities of interest. Lotus Connections for Partners is now available through the IBM Value Nets Connections Program to IBM Lotus Partners and other IBM Business Partners who are interested in experiencing the exciting new technology that allows them to engage in the nascent and dynamic market of social software for business. Lotus Connections for Partners can be accessed at

Business Partners and developers can also tap into a new Web venue called IBM developerWorks community spaces. This unique business channel will provide an open platform for developers to build communities around a broad range of technology topics and business trends, including Software as a Service. By tapping into developerWorks Spaces, users will gain access to a global network of developer brainpower and educational sources as well as gain the opportunity to participate in online forums, collaborate on joint business opportunities, and build new applications, at no charge. IBM developerWorks Spaces is available at

IBM has also expanded its PartnerWorld Industry Networks program, focused on promoting collaboration among industry-specific Business Partners and facilitate the Value Nets. Furthermore, IBM’s PartnerWorld Industry Networks now provides connections to "horizontal" industry specialists and offers accreditation for specific solution sets. Over 39,000 ISV Business Partner firms participate in IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks, in 160 countries.

“In addition to focusing on dynamic collaboration platforms that allow IBM Business Partners to expand their business, IBM is also investing on simplifying many tools, processes and programs for its Business Partners. We have a sustained commitment to make it easy for our Business Partners to drive the innovation that clients require,” said Marwaha.

Simplification enhancements include the Global Partner Portal, an initiative aimed at providing Business Partners with a single place to engage IBM in the sales process, from opportunity identification to fulfillment and incentive payment — and the steps in between. In addition, IBM is deploying a new marketing program with a special focus on client need and growth markets. It offers a streamlined approach to co-marketing, education and support.

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IBM’s PartnerWorld conference is designed to share IBM strategy, solutions and programs in innovative ways. This year, over 5,500 attendees will gather for business management topics that help to drive results and enhanced networking opportunities to build and strengthen relationships. For more information on the 2007 IBM PartnerWorld Conference, please visit

About IBM PartnerWorld

To learn more about IBM PartnerWorld, a comprehensive program that offers marketing and sales resources, training, certification, and technical support to help create new revenue and market opportunities for IBM Business Partners, please visit

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Background: Although blood cultures are commonly used to diagnose sepsis, the accuracy of the results is highly dependent on proper technique, especially the collection of a sufficient volume of blood. Current evidence-based guidelines recommend that at least 10 mL of blood be collected for each culture (5 mL for an aerobic collection bottle and 5 mL for an anaerobic collection bottle). In 1993, insufficient blood volume was recognized as a widespread quality-control problem that limited the accuracy of blood culture results. It is unknown whether this problem has improved. Donnino and colleagues examined whether hospital-based health care professionals follow evidence-based recommendations for blood culture collection.

The Study: Participants were anonymously surveyed at a tertiary care center in Detroit, Mich. Health care professionals in the emergency department, medical and surgical general wards, and intensive care unit who were qualified to collect blood for culture were included in the study. Participants completed short questionnaires about their job titles, years of experience, and specimen collection, including the appropriate blood volume needed for a culture.

Results: Of the 360 participants surveyed, 355 were included in the analysis: 116 physicians, 192 nurses, 32 technicians, and 15 health care professionals from other or unspecified disciplines. Overall, 44 percent of respondents reported that a blood volume of less than 10 mL per culture (less than 5 mL per bottle) was acceptable; this included higher percentages of nurses and technicians than physicians. Twenty-one percent of all respondents reported that less than 1 mL per bottle was sufficient; this included 11 percent of physicians, 25 percent of nurses, and 38 percent of technicians. When divided by work location, 31 percent of respondents who worked in the intensive care unit, 24 percent in the emergency department, and 12 percent in a general ward reported that 1 mL or less was sufficient.

Conclusion: The authors conclude that there is a widespread lack of awareness about the appropriate blood volume required for a culture. This lack of knowledge is greatest among nurses and technicians, who are responsible for collecting blood for culture at the institution where the study was conducted. Assuming they can be generalized to include other hospitals, these findings could have significant implications for hospital-based care. Further studies and local quality-improvement projects could help ensure proper blood collection for culture.

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Behind the scenes of Business Futures
By: Mark Purdy and Suning An

Historically, even the best business leaders have been pretty good at getting the future wrong.

One of the most well-known, off-the-mark predictions is probably Bob Metcalfe’s column in 1995 on the failure of the Internet. He said that he would eat his words if the Internet did not “go spectacularly supernova and, in 1996, catastrophically collapse.”

Two years later, at an international conference, the multimillionaire, father of Ethernet and founder of 3Com had to keep to his promise by literally swallowing a printed copy of his column.

Though Metcalfe’s judgment that the internet was merely a money pit was not completely unfounded at that time, several important trends that led to mainstream Internet usage were already in play: rise of the “killer applications” of the Internet (emails and browsers), rapid consumer and enterprise adoption of Internet access, commercialization of Internet companies, and a growing need for global information access, just to name a few.

But, if these and other indicators were apparent, why did the smartest of us get the future wrong?

One major reason is that we often get blinded or fixated by specific trends, especially in a world where we are more connected and informed than ever so that recognizing trends becomes easier. Consequently, we fail to see how the collision of trends could create an entirely different economic and business environment.

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Microsoft's annual business software confab, Convergence 2006, centered on the combination of Microsoft business products into one Microsoft enterprise resource planning system, and also on converging communication devices for both work and home."The opportunity to do better software has never been stronger," said Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates, in a keynote address to roughly 7,000 attendees. "We talk about this digital decade and people living a digital work style or a digital lifestyle when they go home -and that is becoming more and more commonly accepted. As you move things away from paperwork and onto the digital approach, everything is software value-added."

Microsoft Dynamics is now the name for the one MS ERP system that will be formed after combining the four current MS ERP applications - Microsoft GP (formerly Great Plains), AX (Axapta), SL (Solomon) and NAV (Navision) - and Microsoft's customer relationship management system, MS CRM. When it was first introduced in September, Microsoft Dynamics was originally branded "Project Green."

"The purpose of moving toward one name, one solution, is centered around a single branding effort by Microsoft," said Doug Burgum, chairman of Microsoft Business Solutions. "Most people today do not even realize that Microsoft has a business division."

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At last year's Convergence, Burgum announced the move toward one Microsoft ERP, which will happen after two "waves" of software upgrades are completed for all five Dynamics products. The first wave would bring the five products onto one platform, SQL; tighten integration with other Microsoft products through the use of Web Services SharePoint-based portals; and a more role-based user environment.

But some MS partners, like Steve Wierenga, vice president of information technology at Ajacs Die Sales Corp., a family-owned die components distributor in Grand Rapids, Mich., who has been using Microsoft SL for 13 years, showed concern about Microsoft's move toward the single system. "We're watching how the products play out with all these waves, but will the end result cost us extra?" wondered Wierenga.

During a session on the Microsoft Dynamics Roadmap, Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions' marketing group, stated there would be no added cost for the implementation of Dynamics for Microsoft partners or their customers who have already purchased one of the MS ERPs. The final Dynamics product would be considered an upgrade, not a new product, and cost accordingly.

Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's Business Division, the parent to MBS, Dynamics and Office, announced that the company was now midway through delivering on Wave One, even if the deadline was extended from the end of 2006 to the end of 2007.

Last November, Microsoft shipped out SL 6.5, and by the second quarter of 2007, its SL 7.0 will be shipping. Meanwhile, GP 9.0 and CRM 3.0 were made available in December of last year, but they also have new versions coming out before Wave Two debuts with GP 10.0 by the end of next year. The next version of CRM is due out in the first quarter of 2007. Meanwhile, AX 4.0 will be launched in June 2006 and NAV 5.0 in the first quarter of 2007.

Microsoft realizes that many small and midsized businesses probably can't afford to purchase all the new releases in the pipeline and, therefore, has promised customer support until 2013 for all versions of any Dynamics product.

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Microsoft's Business Division, which includes Office, represents a third of Microsoft's total revenue stream, or about $15 billion a year, said Raikes. Much of that revenue is going towards research for the unification of more than just the business software like Dynamics products, but hardware and devices as well, said Gates.

One trend that Gates pointed out in his keynote speech is the doubling of transistors. This doubling will lead to software running in a parallel environment and increase the performance capabilities of microchips today, a technique that Intel and Microsoft are pouring billions of dollars into, he said.

Miniaturizing computers themselves and combining them with phones is one way that Microsoft is looking to free up the business user from behind his desk.

"The phone is probably the place of the most rapid change. There, Microsoft and others are providing rich software that takes the phone way beyond just a voice device," said Gates, "making it a great data device - a device where your calendar, your alerts from your business software, all reside there but with the user interface that's familiar. So as you move from that device to a larger screen device, it's not an abrupt change."

Ultra-Mobile PC

Some three weeks before the conference, Microsoft announced its newest mobile product, the Ultra-Mobile PC. A cross between a low-grade PC and personal digital assistant, it has a seven-inch screen with minimum 800x480 resolution and a touch panel, and is priced at around $1,000.

"So we're actually taking the PC down, so that there will be no gaps between a high-end phone and a low-end PC. If you combine those small form factors and their readability with a wireless network, now you're talking about expanding the ability to work out into new locations," said Gates. "That can mean a claims adjuster for insurance, it can mean a salesperson, it can mean a doctor wandering around a hospital; quite amazing how when you unleash people who have to move around as part of doing their job, and yet give them that data empowerment to see and to input, that that can make a very big difference."

Gates demonstrated the device, along with a new interactive table, wired as a sort of scanner/Internet device. After Gates laid the Ultra atop the interactive table, he scanned his fingerprint into a biometric fingerprint scanner on the side of the table. Once approved, the table read the Ultra and enlarged a press release sent to Gates, which he approved by scanning his fingerprint again. The table translated his fingerprint scan into an electronic signature onto the press release and then sent it back to the sender. Gates also scanned a business card by placing the card on top of the table and then used a drag-and-drop technique to enter the information into his Ultra.

Gates also showed attendees a new billboard-style computer screen for personal workstations that acted as a wall divider as well as a monitor. The large screens also substituted for not dual but triple monitors, and allowed for easy drag-and-drop features with touch rather than mouse use between the separate screens.

While advancement in hardware took leaps on stage at Convergence, many business software providers believe the first wave of the future offstage is happening with online software. Gates does not feel the same as many of these providers, however.

"We don't think there will be a huge swing towards one model at the expense of the other model," said Gates. "In fact, a lot of people are going to find that the kind of flexibility they have with new management tools will make the on-premise stuff very, very attractive. Now, as you get smaller in size, maybe the off-premise becomes relatively more attractive, and we just want to give people that choice."

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The desert city of Palm Springs, Calif., about a 90-minute drive east of Los Angeles, is more than just an oasis packed with hotels and restaurants. Amid its impressive collection of mid-century homes and world-class amoeba-shaped swimming pools is a thriving queer community. The city’s Arenas Road boasts a lively strip of LGBT businesses in an era when gay and lesbian bars are disappearing. Enduringly, Dinah Shore Weekend and the White Party, both held in Palm Springs, remain destination events for queer people from around the world.

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Yet when Christy Gilbert Holstege, a 31-year-old attorney whose practice includes domestic violence and housing law, who happens to be bisexual and married to a man, ran for a seat on the Palm Springs City Council last year, she faced invasive scrutiny about her sexuality from some of the public and media.

“It’s not appropriate to ask someone if they’re really sure about their sexual orientation or if they’d had experiences or if it was just one time in college, which I heard again and again in professional settings,” Holstege says. “I had male journalists asking me to 'prove it' — my sexual history.”

A graduate of Stanford Law who’s long worked for social justice causes and who serves on the board of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, Holstege ran on a platform of alleviating homelessness in her city and handily won a seat on the city council this past November along with Lisa Middleton, a transgender woman.

Holstege’s and Middleton’s elections to the Palm Springs City Council made headlines around the country with many national media outlets respectfully identifying the women. “An All LGBT City Council Takes Charge,” was USA Today’s headline, while the New York Daily News headline read “Palm Springs City Council Now Entirely Queer.” But an opinion piece from Frank Bruni that ran in The New York Times about Palm Springs’ all-queer City Council erased Holstege and Middleton in its headline that read “It’s a Gay, Gay, Gay Government,” although the body of the story acknowledged their identities.

“You know, Lisa and I, we brought the LBTQ to this and I think that’s the important part of the story is that we have diversity. Because we had a majority gay male council for a while now,” Holstege said, adding that despite encountering biphobia while she ran, the gay men on the city council have been completely supportive of her.

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Like so many other women who dove into politics this past year, Holstege was spurred to action by Hillary Clinton’s shocking loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. On a Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest board call the morning after the election, the 40 or so professional women on the call were distraught, some even sobbing over the unthinkable loss, Holstege recalled.

“We thought we lived in a world where a woman could become president and we were shocked to learn the fact that we don't [live in that world] and that someone so unqualified, especially in comparison, won,” Holstege says. “So I was part of that, I believe, 13,000 women right after that election who came out and decided to run.”

While the 2016 election was the catalyst for Holstege running for office, it wasn’t the first time the thought occurred to her. A Sacramento native who took note of the inequality women and girls faced at a fairly young age, she had long had politics on her mind, and she attended law school with the belief that she’d one day run.

“I realized that really the best way to create change is often to run,” says Holstege, who still works full-time as an attorney. “I saw an opportunity where I could create larger-scale change for my community by running for office.”

Running as an out candidate hadn’t been at the forefront of Holstege’s thinking when she set out, especially considering that in progressive Palm Springs there were other issues, like homelessness and climate change, that seemed more pressing.

"It's a local election so we were really trying to keep it to the issues. I didn't think about it much,” Holstege says. “In a place like Palm Springs we really have achieved a promised land in that orientation and identity don't matter as much.”

That is, until they did matter. Holstege sought endorsements where she could, including from Victory Fund, a nonprofit that seeks to elect LGBT candidates. Squarely in the generation dubbed “millennials,” Holstege has embraced expansive progressive ideas about sexuality and gender and chose to identify in conversations where her sexuality came up as part of the LGBTQ community in order to avoid binaries.

“I was really trying especially in LGBTQ spaces to say I identify as LGBTQ and this is who I am, and I'm married to a man but I identify as part of the community,” Holstege says. “I really think that tracks with how millennials identify.”

During the race, despite her record of social justice work, Holstege found herself defending her right to identify as someone within the community even as she was grilled about the veracity of her being bisexual, an exhausting but not uncommon occurrence. But Holstege stood up to the biphobia.

“How much do we make people prove it? How much of a burden do we put on people to share their stories?” Holstege says, adding that she stood up to the questioning. “I gave some pushback because I said, ‘I'm already running as the first millennial, the youngest person on city council by decades, and I'm a sexual assault survivor…’”

The biphobia Holstege faced during her campaign is common enough that advocacy groups like Still Bisexual have formed to empower bisexual people as well as to educate others on how bisexuality works.

“Whether in a committed relationship or not, your sexual orientation is an identity that doesn't get washed away by the gender of your partner,” Still Bisexual founder Nicole Kristal tells The Advocate. “Married monogamous straight people are still straight. And married monogamous gay people are still gay — just because they haven't slept with someone else since getting married, it doesn't erase their orientation and their identity. It's ridiculous that married monogamous bisexuals still have to explain this.”

The kicker though is that Holstege found herself most often explaining her sexuality to members of the queer community.

“My straight friends didn't bat an eye when I said, ‘I'm bi. I'm attracted to people of all genders.’ But then, when I'm going to our local LGBTQ Democratic club, I'm getting grilled about my sex life and sexual history in endorsement interviews,” Holstege says. “So that was really challenging — the bi-erasure and invisibility which is so prevalent in our community.”

With an eye to the future and an awareness of queer history, Holstege says she engaged in conversations with her Baby Boomer friends who had difficulty understanding that Holstege wanted to focus primarily on the fact that she’s a champion for social justice and progress rather than on the details of her sexual history.

“I was trying to make it more about my history and track record of really getting things done regardless of, you know, who I’ve slept with,” Holstege says. “But my older friends had a hard time in part because their entire adulthoods were struggling with being marginalized because of who they slept with.”

Although Holstege faced biphobia and erasure from some people under the LGBTQ umbrella, she's proud of Palm Springs, which she calls a “safe haven” and a “beacon of hope” where many LGBTQ voters have found acceptance.

There is much to be gleaned from Holstege’s campaign and win, and even more from her deference for the past and hope for the future.

“It’s important to know where each generation is coming from but also to allow us the space as millennials to carry on the work of the movement and know that it will have a more expansive approach and more inclusive approach than what’s come before,” Holstege says. “We need the space to do that as well as we give respect for the people who've come before us in a movement.”

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Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD | Michael R. Sesemann, DDS | Ronald E. Goldstein, DDS

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“The times they are a-changin’.”

There was a time when the thought of dentists doing dermal fillers and/or Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) would have raised an eyebrow or two, but it seems that is no longer the case. Dentists and oral surgeons deal with the head and neck region more than most physicians.

In Massachusetts, where I practice, the Board of Registration in Dentistry frowned on dentists performing any of these procedures for many years, but recently their opinion changed. They now state that dentists who want to administer Botox and fillers must be board certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery or have completed a minimum of 8 hours of training in the administration of botulinum toxins and/or derma fillers that includes instruction in the anatomy of head and neck, neurophysiology, patient selection, pharmacologic effects and contraindications, management of complications, informed consent, and hands-on training on the administration of the agents. A continuing education provider approved by the American Dental Association (ADA) Continuing Education Recognition Program, the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education, or another nationally recognized and accredited entity approved by the dental board must offer the training.

I believe that the requirement for training is critical. It seems that today 20 states allow dentists to perform one or both of these procedures. With any medical or dental procedure, there are risks. The training and skill level of the doctor will limit these risks. It seems to me that a dentist with an esthetic eye is well suited to evaluate the symmetry and esthetics of the face and teeth. We are more knowledgeable than most other healthcare providers in the muscles of mastication and facial expression as well as facial esthetics.

Dentists getting involved in these procedures should think about the fact that many of the patients seeking these treatments are very demanding. They must be aware of the limitations and be able to communicate these to their patients to avoid any unreasonable expectations.

The ADA states that it supports dentists performing any procedure for which they are qualified by education, training, and experience and that is consistent with the laws of the state in which they are practicing. Those dentist who choose to perform these procedures need to check their state regulations.

Dr. Sesemann

My position on this question is shaped by my personal experience. Approximately 3 years ago, I decided to pursue training for cosmetic services such as Botox therapy and cosmetic fillers. I approached this training with an open mind to learn the techniques but also to decide whether it was something I wanted to add to our slate of services for the patients in my practice. One of the primary objectives was to prove to myself that as a dentist I had the knowledge and skill set that would allow me to perform these services at the highest level.

I attended lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on courses with a wide variety of professionals, including physicians of various specialties, nurses, and physician assistants. It quickly became apparent in lectures that my dental training and subsequent practice experience involving the facial musculature placed someone like myself in an enviable position within these groups. In effect, I already knew all of the anatomical content that some were learning for the first time.

That same level of comfort was apparent in subsequent demonstrations and hands-on training. It certainly should not come as a surprise that people who give injections all day have a proclivity with a syringe apparatus. My previous personal experience with injections included not only giving intraoral anesthetic, but also providing a variety of external injections such as supplementing mandibular block anesthesia with an infiltration of the superficial cervical nerve anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. I also have experience giving a variety of external trigger point injections for myofacial pain syndrome and occlusal disorders. As with any technique, I found that performing this new skill appropriately was always contingent upon receiving proper training and exercising a responsible clinical acumen.

So, my personal experience has provided me undeniable proof that dentists can be natural providers of Botox and filler injections for our patients. I find it ironic that a propensity to deliver a certain service at the highest level may not be what ultimately determines what a state dental board allows practitioners within its jurisdiction to do. I hope that those decisions are ultimately made on the basis of who has the skill set, the knowledge, and the training to provide services such as Botox and dermal fillers, as opposed to which healthcare profession has the best political lobbying apparatus in place to “win” a decision for the group they represent in the name of commerce.

Dr. Goldstein

Although crossover healthcare is a current trend in the medical field today, I am inclined to disagree that a general dentist is as qualified to perform Botox therapy and filler enhancements as a trained medical professional who has a graduate medical degree and completed an internship and residency in a specialty. The exception would be an oral surgeon who has similiar training and has spent years studying facial muscles and surgical procedures and is keenly aware of the potential problems involved. Can a 2-day or even 2-week course give any individual enough confidence to practice Botox therapy and dermal fillers without the possibility of serious problems and even failure?

I agree with my friends Drs. Kugel and Sesemann that dentists have a keen esthetic eye, give more injections than our medical colleagues, and also have considerable knowledge of peri-oral facial musculature. In addition, many state boards have agreed that dentists are now licensed to perform the procedures in their states. So my concern is not whether dentists can and are doing the procedures; rather, is it worth the risk?

With potential lawsuits resulting from paralysis or necrosis, a dental practice could be ruined overnight. An article from the TDIC (The Dentists Insurance Company) newsletter Liability Lifeline from summer 2008 highlights how one patient who suffered necrosis of the lip was able to settle a lawsuit against her general dentist due to his negligence in administering derma filler. The patient subsequently could not speak unless she pinched her bottom lip to be understood and could no longer kiss. Her career as a professional trainer for a national healthcare group was over and her income dropped significantly. This dentist now has his name scattered across the Internet for the wrong reasons, and the first hit off a search of his name goes straight to the article about this case.

Another article reports problems from some users that the medication in Botox can spread from the area of the injection to other parts of the body. This can result in symptoms of botulism poisoning, including paralysis, difficulty swallowing, respiratory distress, and other issues. Even more of a concern for me is the patient who may get considerable peri-oral swelling, bruising, upper lid droop, uneven lip, or other problems. The answer I have heard the most is, “It is only temporary and it will return to normal in weeks or months.” However, these side effects could be especially troubling for patients overly concerned with their facial appearance, even if they are only temporary.

Dentists are specifically trained to give intraoral injections. In turn, plastic surgeons and dermatologists are trained in facial injections. Each professional uses his or her skills on such a routine basis that the margin for error is decreased. Unfortunately, the way of the dentist is now being watered down by medical–esthetic hybrids and motivated possibly by monetary gain.

It only takes one failure and one lawsuit for a practice to lose everything. Patients will interpret any failure as a reason to go elsewhere. Is it worth the headache to constantly worry about possible failure in a medical area of your practice in which you don’t have specialty training?

In addition, if you are a dental professional who relies moderately or heavily on referrals from plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and other cosmetic professionals, you will need to consider how they will see you as possible competition for business and no longer recommend you to potential patients.

The bottom line is that every dentist needs to make a choice for him or herself about the direction of the practice. Do the risks outweigh the rewards? For me, they do not.

About the Authors

Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD | Dr. Kugel is associate dean for research at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also the editor-in-chief of Inside Dentistry.

Michael R. Sesemann, DDS | Dr. Sesemann is a dentist in private practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also clinical instructor at the Kois Center for Advanced Dental Education in Seattle, Washington.

Ronald Goldstein, DDS | Dr. Goldstein is a dentist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also clinical professor of oral rehabilitation at Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine in Augusta, Georgia.

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Hotel Jackson - Refined luxury and local hospitality come to Jackson Hole
The newest hotel in Jackson Hole sets the standard for comfortable luxury in downtown Jackson.

The Hotel Jackson boasts a central location (just one block from Jackson Hole Square and the infamous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar) and beautifully appointed guest rooms that seem to bring elements of the outdoors in, but most impressive is the hotel's ability to create a a welcoming and distinctive sense of place to both visitors and Jackson locals alike.

During the warmer months The Back Deck bar and restaurant comes to life with live music in the evenings and offers a modern yet casual outside vibe. The Back Deck had only been open for four weeks when I visited, yet it felt a bit like "Cheers" - everyone seemed to know and love the jovial owner of the hotel and his son, Jim and Sedek Darwiche.

The hotel's more formal restaurant, FIGS, serves surprisingly delicious Mediterranean cuisine inspired by the owner - who is originally from Lebanon, but has been a beloved figure in Jackson Hole since he opened his first business here in the 1970s (a tiny jewelry boutique that you can still visit within the same square block).

Even if you choose not to stay at Hotel Jackson during your time in WY, I highly recommend stopping by the property for a drink or snack. You'll be treated like a local, and that, in my opinion, is key to any great hotel experience.
120 North Glenwood Street PMB 1660, Jackson, WY 83001, USA
+1 307-733-2200
Sun - Sat 12am - 12pm


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NCJ36 Day 01: South Africa – Cederberg Mountain Region

South Africa – Cederberg Mountain Region

We depart from Cape Town and are given one last opportunity to stop in Table View to take in the exquisite view of the iconic Table Mountain. On our way we will be treated to a delicious wine tasting. Upon arrival at our lodging for the evening, we are given a full briefing of our tour by our resident guides.

The Cederberg Mountains and nature reserve are situated nearby Clanwillliam. They were named after the endangered ancient Clanwilliam Cedar trees which are indigenous to the area, growing up to heights of over 1500 metres. The mountains spread up to 50 kilometres both north and south, and up to 20 kilometres both east and west with the highest summit within the range being Sneeuberg at 2028 metres. This region is comprised of intense sandstone rock formations, usually various shades of red in colour. The Cederberg Wilderness Area is renowned for containing incredible ancient San rock art. It is also well-known for the discovery of significant fossils, specifically within recent years. These fossils are of primitive fish and can be dated back almost 450 million years to the Ordovician Period.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Highlanders
Facilities: Shared ablutions, hot showers, swimming pool
Route: Cape Town to Citrusdal +/-230 kms
Travel Time: +/- 5 hours
Activity Package: Wine tasting and traditional dinner

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NNC41 Day 37: Sossusvlei Dunes

Sossusvlei Dunes

This will be the earliest morning wake-up of our entire trip. We will wake before dawn for one of the highlights of the tour, climbing up Dune 45 to watch the rising sun. After our stroll, we will get the opportunity to explore Sossusvlei and unwind at our camping site before taking a short walk into Sesriem Canyon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camp: Hammerstein
Facilities: Swimming Pool, Bar & Restaurant
Route: Sesriem to Sossusvlei ±130 km
Included Highlight: Sesriem Canyon, Explore Sossusvlei, Hike up Dune 45
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The Nitrocarburizing (FNC) Process

UltraGlow® Nitrocarburizing (Ferritic Nitrocarburizing or FNC) is a thermochemical treatment which involves the diffusional addition of both nitrogen and carbon to the surface of ferrous materials usually at temperatures not exceeding 1100°F and can be can be either an ion or gas process.

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Air transport is essential to New Zealand's trade, exports, investment and tourism industries and plays a critical role connecting our people to the world, and the world to us.

These benefits are, however, counterweighed by the aviation industry's significant climate change impact, with the global sector contributing at least 2% of global emissions, and rising.

Carbon management

We recognise our operations have a significant carbon footprint and have many initiatives to reduce our impact.

We are a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and have committed to its targets on fuel efficiency and carbon emissions, being:

  • 1.5% average annual fuel efficiency improvement between 2010 and 2020
  • Carbon neutral growth from 2020
  • A reduction of 50% in net emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 levels

Our fleet

One of the most significant ways to reduce emissions is by operating a modern and efficient fleet. We were the first airline to take delivery of the revolutionary 787-9 Dreamliner in 2014 and we retired our last Boeing 767 aircraft from our fleet in March 2017. As at 30 June 2017, our 103 aircraft have an average seat-weighted age of seven years.

Over the next four years we plan to invest approximately $1.5 billion in new and more efficient aircraft.

Fuel efficiency and carbon reduction programme

In 2016, we engaged an independent IATA Operational Efficiency team to conduct an on-site review of our operations, benchmarking our performance against carbon management international best practice.

The average airline carbon reduction measures identified by IATA are 5%. The savings identified for Air New Zealand were much less at 1.46% (approximately 37,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per annum), which indicates that we are well on the way towards world leading fuel efficiency improvements.

In 2016, we launched a new Carbon Reduction Programme that will enable us to realise further carbon savings.

Recognising significant fuel savings can be made through route optimisation and tailored arrivals and departures, we now engage with external stakeholders including the Civil Aviation Authority and Airways New Zealand as part of our Carbon Reduction Programme to help drive industry-wide initiatives. Senior members of Air New Zealand and Airways New Zealand will oversee the new programme to ensure initiatives are on track.

Sustainable biofuels

Air New Zealand flew one of the aviation industry's first biofuel test flights back in 2008, using a jatropha-derived second generation biofuel, which proved the technical feasibility of using alternative fuels. The test flight also provided supporting data to the subsequent (ASTM) certification of plant based biofuels for commercial airline operations. Industry activity since these early successes has focussed on the development of commercially viable and environmentally sustainable biofuel supply chains utilising a variety of feedstocks. We continue to investigate opportunities, both local and international, to support and potentially procure advanced generation biofuels. We also continue to play an active role in industry bodies such as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group. We support New Zealand Crown Research Institute SCION in its development of a 'biofuels roadmap' for New Zealand.

Offsetting with Air New Zealand's FlyNeutral carbon offset programme

In addition to the carbon reduction strategies and programmes outlined above, we also now offer the ability for our customers to offset their Air New Zealand flights under our FlyNeutral carbon offset programme.

FlyNeutral supports and encourages our customers to minimise the impact of their air travel on the environment through offsetting the greenhouse gas ('carbon') emissions associated with their Air New Zealand flights.

FlyNeutral makes offsetting easier to understand for all our customers. For our business customers, we have also made understanding, reporting and offsetting air travel-related carbon emissions more efficient, transparent and flexible.

To learn more about FlyNeutral and how you can offset your flight-related travel emissions with Air New Zealand, see FlyNeutral.

At Air New Zealand, we voluntarily offset the carbon emissions associated with our staff travelling for work on the Air New Zealand network. Join us and offset your Air New Zealand flights with FlyNeutral.

FlyNeutral operates separately to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. Funds received from customers for offsetting under the FlyNeutral programme do not go towards our compliance costs associated with the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme - all funds go towards the purchase of additional certified carbon credits. We comply with our obligations under that scheme and manage all compliance requirements at our cost.

Operational initiatives

Currently aviation jet fuel use comprises approximately 99.5% of our carbon emissions. However, we are also committed to reducing our environmental impacts at every level of our operations. This includes ground services emissions encompassing transport, buildings and waste management.

  • Electricity: We continue to reduce electricity consumption across all areas of our New Zealand business operations. In 2017, this contributed to a 43% reduction of electricity consumption across our New Zealand ground operations since 2011. Our chosen New Zealand electricity provider's generation portfolio is based entirely on renewable sources, and in the coming year we will be developing new electricity intensity targets
  • Waste: In 2017, we diverted 76.8% from landfill at Auckland ground sites, and have set a zero waste to landfill target for all Auckland ground sites by the end of 2020
  • Inflight waste: New waste management infrastructure is now enabling paper coffee cups to be recycled in certain parts of New Zealand and in response we have rolled out coffee cup recycling on our domestic jet services
    For international waste arriving at Auckland, 49% of dry (cabin) waste is now recycled rather than going to landfill. Following collaboration with our major caterer LSG Skychefs and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), some 40 untouched and unopened inflight products that were previously sent to landfill, are now being retrieved and put back into circulation.
    Recycling of non-biosecurity risk packaging is also occurring. Across 2018, we are measuring volumes of landfill diversion achieved by this collaborative project
  • Uniforms & furniture: We have continued recycling uniforms and furniture. Approximately five tonnes of uniforms avoided disposal in landfill in 2017, and we estimate that over 500 pieces of furniture were distributed to not-for-profit groups across Auckland and to Fiji
  • Electric vehicles: We aim to lead the way on the ground by operating one of New Zealand's most technologically advanced, renewably powered electric ground fleets. In 2015, we announced that by the end of 2017 our entire light vehicle fleet will be electric (where viable options exist). We have since achieved this target, with 76 light vehicles being transition to electric. We also set a target of 55% electric Ground Service Equipment (GSE) (where feasible) by end of 2018, and 100% by end of 2020. In 2017 we made good progress, with 50.7% of GSE transitioned to electric

Find out more in our 2017 Sustainability Report.

You can also read about key activities and projects in the report: Aviation Carbon Reduction, Low Carbon Stationary Energy, Low Carbon Ground Transport, Waste management and Property and infrastructure.


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Let our professional staff coordinate your luxury airport car service to-and-from Valley International Airport – HRL. Start by submitting our reservation form and a travel coordinator will be in contact with you shortly.

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Meet your Chauffeur in the Baggage Claim Area. If you cannot locate your Chauffeur or Vehicle, please call 1-877-278-5466 to avoid a "no show" fee. If a client fails to contact us when they unable to locate their Chauffeur or Vehicle, the reservation will be considered a "Late Cancel".

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We offer some HTTP services from our company HSZ (High security zone) trough an Apache proxy server situated in the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). The Apache forwards external requests through the company's firewall to the internal Apache web server. This path is marked with "A = OK" in the following figure.

Last week, we suddenly recovered some very strange URL's in the logfile of the proxy Apache Server like the following: "GET "GET "GET "GET

This URL's cannot be located on our internal Apache webserver - what's happen ?
Our Apache proxy server was misused by some poor people to download sex articles from other locations in the internet. Why is this possible ?

If you configure your Apache proxy server with ProxyRequests On, then the access path marked with "B = not allowed" will be possible. However setting ProxyRequests to ' Off ' does not disable use of the ProxyPass directive, which is necessary for the access path "A = OK". Due to this, we changed our Apache configuration file in the following way:

# Prevent fraudulent use of proxy server

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# VirtualHost configured to access internal service

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  ServerName mail2.mydomain.tld
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Open Netscape Navigator an enter the IP-Address and Port Number 8612 in the Proxy Configuration (Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxies -> Manual Proxy Config).

Now, try to connect from Netscape to e.g., this should no more possible which means that access path "B = not allowed" is forbidden - that's what we want.


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Adjacent to the original Reva’s block is a small swath of land that is almost identicle to the surrounding dirt except for a vein of fist sized stones that run through out the soil profile.  For years I dreamed of making a wine solely from this little parcel.  1995 was the first year there would be sufficient grapes to keep the tiny spot separate and make a barrel of wine.  It was also the year I met an intriguing Irish girl named Lorraine.  The day before I would harvest this block separately for the first time, Lorraine called to ask if I could join her and some of her friends who were visiting from Scotland for dinner that night.  At the risk of racial profiling, I can tell you that I was well aware that the one nationality that might actually drink more than the Irish, are the Scots.  I told Lorraine I would be picking grapes by 3 a.m. so…by then she interrupted with delight, “That’s perfect, you can wear your harvest gear out with us and we’ll drop you off at the vineyard in time to start!  You’ll have so much fun you’ll end up making the best wine you’ve ever made.”  I am a big believer in omens, and it was this last phrase that compelled me to take the chance and join them (or maybe I was smitten by the girl).

Over the next two years, I fell in love with, proposed, and married Lorraine.  Not really knowing what I wanted to do with the one barrel harvested the night after (or of) my adventure with the Scots, I made what I thought would be a singular bottling labelled Lorraine and served almost all of it at our wedding.  Lorraine works in wine distribution so many of our friends are in food, wine, and hospitality related businesses.  We returned from our honeymoon to a number of messages asking where and when they could get their Lorraine.  Perhaps not an appropriate question for a newlywed groom, but I was actually quite touched.

Lorraine is 100% Syrah from a combination of marine soils with cobbles and sandstone vineyards laced with chalk.  This wine always has the reddest fruits of our Syrahs, and the sweetest roundest tannins.  Aged 3.5 years in barrel and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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Heritage Awareness – Research Grants

Apply for a grant to support research projects that preserve, promote or interpret Alberta’s history.

The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation is the principal heritage support agency of the Government of Alberta. The Foundation’s Heritage Preservation Partnership Program (HPPP) provides matching grants and scholarship funds to support initiatives that preserve and interpret Alberta's heritage.

For more information, read the HPPP Guidelines for Heritage Awareness Projects.

Research grants provide matching grants of up $25,000 to support research on Alberta’s heritage.

Applicants are expected to contribute at least 50% of eligible project value.

Eligible applicants

The following applicants can apply for the grant:

  • individuals that reside in Alberta or have a permanent Alberta address
  • registered organizations in Alberta:
    • non-profit organizations
    • corporations
    • municipalities
    • churches
    • schools and other educational institutions
    • First Nations
    • Metis Settlements

Ineligible applicants

The following applicants cannot apply for the grant:

  • provincial government departments
  • members of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation’s Board of Directors

Eligible projects

The following projects are available for funding:

  • research on Alberta heritage topics
  • oral history projects
  • building surveys and inventories
  • heritage management plans

Ineligible projects

The following projects are not available for funding:

  • projects that are eligible for funding through the Provincial Heritage Organizations that the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation support (Alberta Museums Association, Archives Society of Alberta, Historical Society of Alberta, Alberta Genealogical Society, Archaeological Society of Alberta)
  • projects seeking debt reduction such as repayment of loans or shortfall on completed projects
  • projects that have already been funded by the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation

Eligible expenses

Expenses that are directly associated with research activities are eligible for funding, such as:

  • researching; writing and editing of manuscript or report
  • researcher’s expenses for non-local travel
  • materials/supplies
  • costs associated with cultural protocol such as gifting to Elders and knowledge keepers and organizing sharing circles

Ineligible expenses

The following expenses are not eligible for the grant:

  • purchase of books, equipment such as cameras, computers and related hardware
  • fundraising, administration, time spent preparing grant application, planning or attending meetings, financial reporting and similar activities
  • expenses already incurred at the time the application was submitted
  • expenses that are not directly and solely for the project such as cost of utilities, use of office equipment and office space
  • expenses associated with volunteer appreciation such as gifts, thank you cards (however, honorarium, gifting to Elders and knowledge keepers are eligible)
  • hosting expenses (food and beverages), alcoholic beverages
  • subsistence costs/living expenses

How to apply

Step 1. Review the guidelines

HPPP Guidelines for Heritage Awareness Projects

Step 2. Contact the program coordinator to check eligibility

Email the Program Coordinator at carina.naranjilla@gov.ab.ca or call 780-431-2305.

Step 3. Complete the application form and gather supporting documents

Fill out the Research Grant Application Form (PDF, 241 KB).

The application form consists of the following:

  • research plan
  • project budget
  • quotes/estimates for proposed work
  • other supporting documents listed in the application form

Step 4. Submit your application package

Mail or courier applications to:

Alberta Historical Resources Foundation
Old St. Stephen’s College Building
8820-112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5T 5W2

Application deadlines are the first working day of February and September.

After you apply

Grant applications are evaluated using a number of factors, including but not limited to:

  • project approach and strategy
  • experience/qualifications of the project proponents
  • project budget

The level of funding will be further determined by the grant program’s budget, the project’s individual merit and in comparison with the other projects.

Program staff will assess the applications and provide funding recommendations to the board of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation. The board makes the funding decisions.

Applicants will be notified about the results during the following times:

  • June/July for the February grant cycle
  • December/January for the September grant cycle

How to claim the grant

Grant recipients shall access the grant by submitting full or partial claims. The claim must include proof of expenditures and proof of completed work.

The grant claim will include the following:

  • Record of Cash Expenditures form (PDF, 102 KB)
  • invoices and/or receipts of cash expenditures
  • progress or final report
  • proof of project completion such as copy of the resulting manuscript or report

Reporting and conditions

Grant recipients have 3 years to claim the grant, complete the project and complete reporting requirements.

Grant recipients must publicly acknowledge the Foundation’s financial support. Recognition may be on print, online, through media outlets or event opportunities.

To contact the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation’s Heritage Preservation Partnership Program:

Phone: 780-431-2305
Email: carina.naranjilla@gov.ab.ca