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KKR to Buy Top Web Hosting / Domain Reg. “Go Daddy”- But who is KKR?

June 27, 2011 by
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by Jack Blood

If you haven’t heard much about KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Co) its probably not your fault. Like many Pac Man style private equity groups gobbling up vast proportions of businesses in every sector… They tend to be “publicity shy”, and like to operate in the dark of night, with a cloak of anonymity.

In other words, since they and other P.E.’s  own much of the media designed to inform us of these matters,  its not hard to keep things on the QT.

Private Equity basically means that since they have no stockholders to answer to, (except within the compartmentalization of the various individual companies they leverage)….They do not have to justify acquisitions and mergers… Which simply get announced in the back pages of newspapers. (They can also classify just who is investing in the myriad of companies under their control!)

According to an updated 2008 ranking created by industry magazine Private Equity International(The PEI 50), the largest private equity firms include The Carlyle Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group, The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and TPG Capital. These firms are typically direct investors in companies rather than investors in the private equity asset class and for the most part the largest private equity investment firms focused primarily on leveraged buyouts rather than venture capital.

(Thomas Lee Partners should definitely be mentioned here, and it is rather suspicious that they have been “omitted”)

Preqin ltd (formerly known as Private Equity Intelligence), an independent data providers provides a ranking of the 25 largest private equity investment managers. Among the largest firms in that ranking were AlpInvest Partners, AXA Private Equity, AIG Investments, Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group and Pantheon Ventures.

Yeah – You got it…. The “equity” they raise (at least in the case of AIG and Goldman Sachs) came out of your pockets through things like T.A.R.P and QE1,QE2, 3, 4, 5….. Thanks to the “Federal” Reserve.

In many circumstances these behemouths work together to pool their combined resourses in joint ventures. The Bain Capitol Partners / Thomas Lee buyout of Clearchannel is just one example.

The standard operating procedure for P.E. Co’s appears to be one of using connections and influence to drive the price down of said targeted company for takeover; and then use those same connections to grow the business to astronomical proportions… At this time it is either sold for profit, or used for more leverage.

These Private Equity firms also work together so they do not have to bid against each other, and this of course keeps prices down and eliminates competition. The charges of bid rigging are many.

Here is but one story of  the above mention collusion:

Price Fixing Suit involves Prominent Private equity Players

Action alleges banks, private equity firms kept company prices low

Lawyers for the private equity industry are watching a consolidated antitrust class action alleging that 17 private equity companies and investment banks conspired to keep the price of target companies artificially low during a five-year period. The case recently survived a motion to dismiss, exposing to trial companies such as JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch. The suit names some of the most prominent private equity and public investment players, including Bain Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group.

The suit names some of the most prominent private equity and public investment players, including Bain Capital Partners, The Blackstone Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P.

Eleven companies or their defense attorneys declined comment: Blackstone; the Carlyle Group and a couple of its funds; Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan; Merrill Lynch; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Silver Lake Partners; Texas Pacific Group; Thomas H. Lee; and Warburg Pincus. Others did not respond to a request for comment, including Apollo Global Management, Kohlberg Kravis and Permira Advisors.

Most informed Americans know something about the Carlyle Group. Famous during the Bush Presidency (Both George Bush’s, Bin Ladens, Queen Liz among others…. were beneficiaries of 911 and the war on terror! What is rarely mentioned by Democrats these days is just how prominent Carlyle still is today in the Obama Admin!

Daniel F. Akerson was elected chief executive officer of General Motors Company on August 11, 2010. He became CEO effective September 1. Prior to joining General Motors, he was a managing director of The Carlyle Group and the head of global buyout. He served on the firm’s executive committee and was based in Washington, D.C. He joined the GM board of directors July 24, 2009. (source here)

Now…. All you Bush haters, and Obama Lovers….. PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT. While your at it go get some Dunkin Donuts because Carlyle owns that too! (sigh)

Bain Capital Partners might be of interest these days if for no other reason than the fact that Mitt Romney is a principle founder. Maybe THAT is why Romney is considered by the “Media” to be a front runner for the GOP Nomination for President of the USA! Starting off with Office Supply giant “Staples” – Bain has, in the matter of just a decade or so,  shot to the top of the list of P.E. Firms!

And this can get really sneaky as we will see below. Bain owns Staples, Staples owns Whole Foods, etc…..

So – Getting back to our premise, WHO IS KKR?

Its 1980s deals included RJR Nabisco ($25 billion), Beatrice Foods ($6 billion), Safeway ($5 billion), and Owens-Illinois ($4 billion). Dealing continued in the 1990s with the Bank of New England, K-III Holdings (consumer magazines), and TW Holdings (Denny’s and Hardee’s restaurants).
Other holdings include American Re-Insurance, Duracell, First Interstate, Fred Meyer, Stop & Shop, Union Texas Petroleum, and Walter Industries (Hoover’s Handbook of American Business 1993, p. 360). It has also acquired the publishing and media operation, PRIMEDIA (including magazines like New Woman and Seventeen), diversified manufacturer Borden, online mortgage
lender Nexstar, Regal Cinemas which have more than 4,100 screens at about 430 theaters in more than 30 states, and the “in-schools” TV network , Channel One (see related article).

Foreign subsidiaries picked up in the takeovers have included Del Monte Malaysia, Del Monte International in Panama and Bandegua (Guatemala), the Philippine Packing Corp., Associated Biscuits Malaysia, and RJ Reynolds Tobacco in Malaysia

Here is just a small snapshot of companies owned or operated by KKR. We only list the ones you will be most familiar with. (We suggest boycotting these companies if you love Freedom!!!)

BMG Music: (buys, or steals copyrights to popular music catalogs) – They have also ruined many a music career through careless and targeted shelving – I call this the “Illuminati Distribution Cartel” – They all mostly work together to allow certain music to be distributed to the public, while gate-keeping those who might contribute to a more “Aware” society. My Friends Gwen Mars were victims of BMG.

Del Monte Foods Co: Described as: One of the country’s largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium-quality, branded pet and food products for the U.S. retail market.  U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.7 billion in net sales in fiscal 2010. They claim to be Nutritionally conscious, but a quick look into the matter shows that they are one of the Largest distributors of GMO Foods for people and pets. Del Monte could be considered a major componant of the “Illuminati Food Distribution Cartel”.

Dollar General Corp: A customer-driven distributor of everyday items, including basic consumable merchandise and other home, apparel and seasonal products, with more than 8,000 stores in 35 states.  (As of February, 2010)
This Company is cornering the market in the “Dollar Store” arena, which targets the nation’s poor (which grows in proportion with every passing day!).

Eastman Kodak: (bought cheap!) A Diversified group with a broad range of activities principally across film, photography, commercial printing and consumer electronics.

Energy Future Holding Corp: Manages a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission business. The Chairman is Don Evans. The Insider of insiders…. Appointed U.S. secretary of commerce by President George W. Bush. He is also a Senior Partner at Quintana Energy Partners, L.P. (conflict of Interest is a term that comes to mind.)

Remember VP Dick Cheney’s secret energy meetings before 911? Don was at a minimum a peripheral  player.

On the Board of Directors of EFH is Thomas D. Ferguson who also is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co.  (See how this works?) Also on the board is Scott Lebovitz, yet another managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co – Jeffrey Liaw (BoD)  Mr. Liaw once worked for Bain Capital (those guys again) -Also on the board is:  Marc S. Lipschultz (Goldman Sachs),  Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.: Olson was a senior adviser with Citigroup Inc. (Rockefeller) from 2002 to 2008, after serving as United States ambassador to Sweden from 1998 to 2001. (He is also chairman of the board of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas) – Kenneth Pontarelli is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its principal investment. –

William K. Reilly – This guy is one of the most powerful people you may have never heard about! He is the MAN if you want to know who is driving the Agenda 21 car in the USA. (This is a massive scam to convince the public that these “barbarians” are all going green. Really they have just found a nicer way to kill you after sucking you dry!) He works directly for NWO Chief Prince Philip – Queen Liz’s hubby, who once stated that “he would like to be reincarnated as a deadly disease to kill off 80% of the global population”! Nice huh?) Accolades: Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), president of the World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989), president of The Conservation Foundation (1973-1989), and director of the Rockefeller Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth from (1972-1973). He was head of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit at Rio in 1992. Mr. Reilly is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund, Chair of the Board of the ClimateWorks Foundation, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Chair of the Board for the Global Water Challenge, a Director of the Packard Foundation and the National Geographic Society and was Co-Chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy. He also serves on the Board of Directors of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Caribbean International. In May 2010, Mr. Reilly was appointed by President Obama to Co-Chair the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. He holds a B.A. degree from Yale, J.D. from Harvard and M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University. (all three ranking as the top NWO training centers)

Jonathan D. Smidt: Like many in KKR he was involved in KINDERCARE a cesspool of Ritual Luciferian abuse on children! Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Smidt was at Goldman Sachs & Co

*Most every board member of this colossal energy company (and that of the KKR “capstone”) has ties to Goldman Sachs, The CFR, UT, Stanford U (Tavistock) Harvard, and James Baker (Carlyle Group) Bush Crime Family Capo… Together they represent a whos who of the energy industrial complex, merging into banking, education, and healthcare.

*I cannot – for the sake of time – do such an extensive diagnostic of each KKR holding… But the pattern continues in each company. This, I believe, makes it easier for a small group of people to own and control EVERYTHING! (To see ALL of KKR’s holdings  go to the KKR website.)

Here are some more of the most well known KKR holdings FYI:

Sealy Corp: The largest bedding manufacturer in the world. It markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®, Stearns & Foster®, and Bassett® brands.

Seven Media Group: 50/50 joint venture with Seven Network Limited that consists of Australia’s leading free-to-air TV network (Seven Network), second-largest magazine business (Pacific Magazines), and second most-visited entertainment portal (Yahoo!7) through a 50/50 joint venture that was formed with Yahoo in February 2006.

TASC: A premier provider of advanced systems engineering and advisory services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and civilian agencies of the federal government.

Toys R Us: One of the leading specialty toy and children’s products retailers in the world, selling merchandise through a worldwide network of stores as well as online. Subsidiary Babies “R” Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world. Cradle to Grave! (Co OWNED with Bain Cap. Partners!)

US Food Service Inc: The second largest broadline foodservice distributor in the U.S., providing food and related products to independent restaurants, healthcare and hospitality customers, educational institutions and prominent multi-unit restaurant companies.

Vats Liquor Chain Store Management Co : The largest nation-wide liquor chain store operator in China

The Neilsen Co BV: A global information and measurement company active in over 100 countries, with leading market positions and recognized brands in each of the company’s core segments, including What Consumers Watch (media audience measurement and analytics), What Consumers Buy (consumer purchasing measurement and analytics) and Expositions (trade shows).

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world, It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and is widely considered to be the single largest factor in making that city a hotspot for healthcare enterprise. In 2006, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Bain Capital, together with Merrill Lynch and the Frist family (That is Sen Bill Frist) The Company was nearly wrecked via FBI investigations just before the Merger (a buyout even larger at the time to the RJ Reynolds / Nabisco merger)

One wonders how much influence these people have on National healthcare Policy.

Henry R. Kravis:

Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Henry R. Kravis co-founded the firm in 1976 and is Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of KKR’s Managing Partner.

Member: Council on Foreign Relations / co-chairman of Columbia Business School / Founder of ‘Kindercare”, which was embroiled in a national scandal of ritual sexual abuse of children! (and much more) This extreme conditioning is often used to create MKUltra / “Monarch” style mind control slaves! Believe or not, they are still operating to this very day, and it should not surprise anyone that their logo is a thinly disguised pyramid and capstone, with a ref to Baal (bell):

Other motifs include pentagrams, butterflies (monarch program ref) etc…

My Friend Kris Millegan (who wrote Fleshing out Skull and Bones, and who owns the GREAT publishing house Trineday.com / and who’s dad was a deep cover intelligence asset… Wrote this about the Kravis family:

In 1948, when Prescott was looking for a job in the oil industry for hisson, the future US President, George Bush, he turned to his great friend, Ray Kravis, the father of Henry Kravis, the very same man who today ownsKindercare through his company, Kohlburg, Kravis, and Roberts. Father Raywas the son of a British tailor who made a fortune through the oil industry.

His specialty was tax accountancy and he invented a tax shelter whichreduced tax liability for oil companies by as much as 65%. He was verypopular with the classic Illuminati families and offered George Bush a job,although he later chose to work elsewhere.

“I know George Bush well,” Ray Kravis said later. “I’ve known him since hegot out of school. His father was a very good friend of mine.”

Ray Kravis also became closely associated with the Kennedy family and themega-crook, Joseph Kennedy, the Illuminati father of JFK, made him managerof the family fortune. Kravis and Joe Kennedy were often golf partnersduring their winters in Palm Beach.

WebsterTarpley and Anton Chaitkin, in their outstanding book, George Bush, the Unauthorised Biography, said:

that thebusiness techniques of father Ray were passed onto his son, Henry, the ownerof Kindercare. They write:

“Such activity imparted the kind of primitive-accumulation mentality thatwas later seen to animate Ray Kravis’s son Henry. During the 1980s, as wewill see, Henry Kravis personally generated some $58 billion in debt for thepurpose of acquiring 36 companies and assembling the largest corporateempire, in paper terms, of all time. Henry Kravis would be one of theleaders of the leveraged buyout gang which became a mainstay of the
political machine of George Bush”.

During the Reagan-Bush and Bush-Quayle administrations, Kohlburg, Kravis, and Roberts (KKR), founded in 1976, compiled a fantastic empire through oftenforced takeovers of companies using apparently limitless borrowedmoney.Actor Michael Douglas was the former prep school classmate of Henry
Kravis, and it was his character that inspired Douglas’s portrayal of GordonGekko, the corporate raider in the Oliver Stone movie, Wall Street.

Private-equity firms KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners, along with a third  investor (allegedly – Technology Crossover Ventures), are nearing a deal to buy GoDaddy Group Inc., a closely-held company that registers Internet domain names, for between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

An announcement of the sale could come as early as next week, although a deal hasn’t been signed yet and the people cautioned that an agreement may not be reached. (source)

Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and Web hosting company that also sells e-business related software and services. In 2010, it reached more than 45 million domain names under management. Go Daddy is currently the largest ICANN-accredited registrar in the world, and is four times the size of its closest competitor.

In 2007 and 2008, the company lobbied in favor of legislation that would crack down on unscrupulous online pharmacies and child predators. (THIS IS NOT SOMETHING MR KRAVIS WOULD LOOK FONDLY ON! (see above)

Bob (Robert) Parsons is the CEO and founder of The Go Daddy Group, Inc., a family of companies comprising three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, including flagship registrar GoDaddy.com, reseller registrar Wild West Domains and Blue Razor Domains. Other affiliated companies include Domains by Proxy Inc., a domain privacy company, and Starfield Technologies, the business’s technology development arm.

Right now KKR and partners are busy doing all they can to shut out any other potential buyers, while painting Bob Parsons to be an unstable nut bag in an attempt to drive down confidence, and therefore the price. It is in every sense PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE!

If these pac-maniac vampires get a hold of Go Daddy, they will have effectively taken control of a huge section of the internet. If needed they can shut down or “accidentally” delete websites, cancel domains, or tamper with sites unfriendly to their friends.

Of course when the inevitable “E Pearl Harbor” hits the web, KKR and friends will be the first to sign on to the already prepared “E Patriot Act“. In the mean time data-mining, surveillance, and sabotage can all be in a days work for KKR overlords.

The corporate conflation existing in these private Equity companies makes it harder for the average citizen to know who owns what. One thing that we have learned over the years; is by cross referencing the Board of Directors in any of the various holdings, we can get a pretty good glimpse of the fascist leaning of “Cartel Capitalism” (which cannot, and should not EVER be confused with Free Market Principles of someone like myself or Ron Paul for that matter.)

Back in 2002 with the help of a researcher than has long since “disappeared” … I stumbled on a company (WHX) that claimed to own almost everything in every sector of life. Education, Finance, Health, Technology, Media, Arts and music…. You name it, they had some of it. At the time they were working with Warren Buffet and others to corner the Silver market ( a feat too big even for them) When I began discussing this mega company that no one had ever heard of, and exposed their website…. Guess what? It disappeared. They simply vanished.

(I have since determined that they changed their name and put on a tighter mask.)

As early back as the 1970s we could see that the Rockefellers (for example) owned over 50% of all Pharmaceutical companies, and the majority of the  Airlines. Because of newer “anti trust” laws, and the over all awareness of the public to be wary of such massive ownership in every sector (and control of the populace as a result) – The Industrialists have had to be a whole lot more sneaky in owning everything at once.

It is my sincere goal that articles like this help to spotlight this manipulation of markets, price fixing, and supply of quality goods, and services for the ultimate freedom of citizens around the world!

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2: (Michelle Bachmann, and Herman Cain’s connection to Global Elite)Tax Exemption, and Why Private Equity is so “Private”

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    • Noe says:

      While true that those active in any biusness segment sometimes view outside “investors” as rubes to be fleeced, most oil and gas operators have long since realized this is not the case. In fact, if you review the terms of some of the recent joint ventures focused on unconventional resources you’ll see that those with petroleum industry pedigrees seem to be the ones doing deals at the high end of the market. Due to competition for access to these unconventional resources it might even look like the buyer has been trapped by the winner’s curse – sure they won, but at what price? Whether or not this is true is really dependent on the buyer’s time line. But that’s another discussion. I raise the idea here only to suggest that oil companies of any size do not view either the private equity community or their industry peers as “easy pickens” when it comes to selling to, buying from or partnering with either of them. Rather, they look at each entity closely, regardless of which “camp” they are in, to see who matches up best with the special circumstances of each deal.Regarding the impact of the turmoil in the Middle East, I’m not too sure how much of an impact it will have on either the number of M&A deals that will be done or the speed at which they will happen – although I think the impact on elapsed time of a deal will be greater than the impact on the volume of deals done. Everyone that was hurt by the 2008 melt down was checking his hole card and hoping that he could hold out long enough for perceptions of the future to change, so they’d sell if needed to get out of the trap. I don’t think more are thinking about it now than in the last 12 months, but some of them may be thinking the chance of getting a deal done now is improved. Here is the rub – deals usually don’t get done in 30 days. Depending on what happens in the Middle East during the elapsed time between the decision to sell and the actual closing will have significant impact. If prices were to remain where they are now because conditions in the Middle East settle down, then the deal will progress predictably but if turmoil continues and spreads elsewhere in the Middle East the “fear premium” will get baked into the deal terms.

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  3. Mark says:

    Now that former General and CIA director David Petreaus has gone into the civilian world most likely due to his illegal arms trading deals through the embassy in Benghazi and his girlfriend Paula Broadwell spilling the beans of a possible prisoner exchange deal at a speech at University of Denver, he keeps up the illustrious cloak and dagger image by joining Bilderberg meetings and placed in charge of KKR. Keep in mind KKR is buying out GoDaddy and guess who was involved in the deal, none other than Christine Jones who is now running for Governor of Arizona. Hmmm…wonder if there is any connection? These dirty Illuminati Gluteus Maximus’s are so predictable and ridiculous. I wouldn’t worry about their scheming for world takeover so much though since they know where they’re going, and it isn’t to see St Peter at the pearly gates. I think Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” might be their clubhouse Bohemian Grove -Delta Kappa Epsilon – Mother Phi – Skull and Bones theme song 🙂

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Look What I Found !!!

I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday evening to pick up a few things for the Crop I am hosting on April 28th in Houston.  They had completely re-arranged the scrapbook section so I had to "hunt" for the things I went there to buy.  And low and behold, look what new products I found and just happened to jump in my shopping cart too ! {insert evil laugh here}

Yes, It is the fabulous new Tim Holtz Distress Markers !
You get 5 markers for only $14.99.  Use your 40% off
coupon and it was only $9.  That makes each marker
only $1.80 each !!  Woohoo !  I have been
wanting to try these out and was so excited to get them.
Will be doing a demo and posting soon for sure !
Next up, they had the new Cricut Chip Decor Cartridge
that is Exclusive to Hobby Lobby only
All the wonderful chipboard to match it!
Very cool !  I didn't buy this (YET)
but was thrilled to see it in person.
They had all these great shapes and letters.
All you need to do is cut out the shape on the
cartridge and glue it on your chipboard shape.
That is a HUGE time saver.  I can only imagine
how cute and fast you can make adorable
projects for your home or to give as gifts using this cartridge.
Next I found all this awesome new
Canvas Corp and Maya Road items !
Love all the texture with the canvas and burlap items.
And I really really loved the flowers !
They even had kits !  I bought this cute banner one
but they also had a Recipe Book and a Canvas
Photo Album.  They come with everything you need
and instructions to put the projects together.

As you can see...I had a lot of fun looking at all this eye candy !
So, if you have a Hobby Lobby near you, you might want to
check out all the new things they have hitting the shelves.

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Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

September 6, 2015

I’ve just returned from Amsterdam where I was working with a few lovely creative women on a book project so it was SO nice to receive a solid submission in my inbox today! It’s easy to feel a bit lazy after returning from a work trip – I have so much on my mind and with looming deadlines, I love it when someone sends me a submission that is as good as if I had sourced it myself. This one comes from Berlin from a new company called Cloud 7 which is completely focused on providing beautiful, quality products for dogs. I don’t usually write about pets and products for them on decor8, but since dog beds are part of a room, it isn’t a bad idea to actually buy one that looks good and fits your decor, right? The ones from Cloud 7 are totally my style – tactical, cozy, natural-looking and discreet – no crazy patterns or something that clashes with my home style.

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs
Cloud 7 produces high quality products like beds, bags, bowls, collars, leashes and other accessories for dogs and are produced fair trade from eco-friendly materials. I love their ceramic chalkboard bowls, canvas dog bag, tweed travel bed, and their many lovely dog beds. My little boy will be 19-months-old in a few days and he loves dogs way more than I notice other kids his age do, so it makes me wonder if a little dog is in our future… He runs up to them and wants to kiss and hug each dog he meets, so I’ve naturally had to teach him good manners with dogs so he approaches less “full on” and more gently to avoid scaring them. I love watching him around dogs though, he reacts to them so differently than he does other animals. I’m definitely considering adding a dog to our family in the next few years since I grew up with them and always loved having them around. We’ll see…

Do you have dogs? Any suggestions for good breeds for children? Pugs are a very popular dog in Germany – some apartments you cannot rent with dogs but if you have a pug, a landlord will often make an exception since they are such a loved breed here. I didn’t realize this until I relocated to Germany, it came as a big surprise to me.

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

Cloud 7: Portraits of Dog Owners & Their Dogs

If you love dogs, you’ll enjoy these portraits from Cloud 7 as part of a recent campaign they’ve done… I’ve posted a few above because they are so nice. I love warm and friendly little creatures, I find animals one of the best things in life to be quite honest. People can come and go, make and break you, but little pets are just such a joy.

I wish you all a wonderful Labor Day weekend (in the USA) and to the rest of my dear friends online, I’ll see you tomorrow! Woof!

(images: cloud 7)

  • Reply MissLilly September 6, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    Love it!!! Really great photos and impossible not to smile :)

  • Reply MGM September 6, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Amazing pictures. And yay for dogs. Labradors are great with children, or chocolate lab loves being around children (sometimes a bit too much, we’ve unfortunately caused some crying kids here and there due to face licking and jumping around) and lying close to them as they play. It’s important to teach your son how to approach dogs, you never know their history, even though they might look cute. That might turn into something unpleasant for both him and the dog. Love the Cloud 7 stuff!

  • Reply Lucy Moore September 6, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    Very nice photos, and I love cloud 7..
    If your thinking of getting a dog then rescue is such a great way to go. ;o)

  • Reply Cate September 6, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    Sehr süß! I know in Leipzig and Berlin that you can have dogs in the vast majority of apartments as long as they are under 5kg in weight. Hence Berlin is full of panting pugs and insanely cute french bulldogs!

  • Reply iHanna September 6, 2015 at 10:52 pm

    Totally did not even SEE the dog beds first, just the great diptychs. Awesome photos, makes me smile.

  • Reply Laurel September 6, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    We have two dogs; Stormy is the baby, she is a purebred Aussie border collie and almost 2, and Cooper is the old man of the family. He’s a mix of border collie, blue heeler and lab. He’s about 6. We also have a 2.5 son and another due in a few weeks. Our dogs are so good with our son and such a wonderful part of our family. Yes, they are messy and a little demanding, but they are also loving and loyal. They love our boy and I can’t imagine our family without them!

    We are also lucky in the sense that our border collie doesn’t herd or nip, and we have strict rules about when and where they can be in our house. Since they are on the medium/large side, we mostly keep them confined to our kitchen, which is large enough for them to hang out in and where we spend a lot of our time in the house. The kitchen also has a door to the backyard, where they spend a lot of their time. They aren’t allowed in our son’s bedroom and they can only come into the living room in the evenings when we are relaxing. I know this sounds nutty maybe, but they love structure and totally respect the rules. It keeps the mess at bay and we don’t have to worry about accidents on rugs (from them, with our son it’s a different story). Anyway, if you are thinking about getting a dog, I recommend them! I also think they are so much easier once you’ve cared for a child under the age of 1, ha!

  • Reply Coveted Home September 7, 2015 at 12:24 am

    Yes! These portraits are so fantastic. They really capture the subjects’ personalities and relationships. Golden retrievers are great with kids! They are quite a bit larger than pugs, though… :)

  • Reply Serena | Pretty Fluffy September 7, 2015 at 2:37 am

    I love Cloud 7 – they have the perfect combination of stylish and perfectly designed wares for dogs. Every new range is something unique and gorgeous.

    As for dogs for children, Golden Retrievers and Labradors are beautiful with young children. Pugs are great playmates for kids, and gorgeous family dogs, however you just need to make sure your children play gently with them as they have very delicate features and can be a little more fragile than other breeds.

    Dogs make such lovely additions to the family Holly – you’d love it! (Oh and if you can rescue a pup as well they will love you even more) x

  • Reply Amber Rhodes September 7, 2015 at 5:10 am

    These are gorgeous puppy photos! I had a kelpie but she ran away, and my husband has a kelpie but she stays on the farm being a working dog. Love dogs!

  • Reply Michelle September 7, 2015 at 9:23 am

    8 months ago we got a puppy for our daughter – she had lobbied us for a long time! We have a cross-breed – Schnauzer / Poodle (miniature) – a Schnoodle! – she is a fabulous addition to our family – non shedding, very intelligent, really easy to train, not too large and very affectionate. Although I was initially reluctant I would really recommend this type of dog for a family – really good fun.

  • Reply julia I mintlametta September 8, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    the portraits are wonderful! there was a special exhibition of Cloud 7 at the Norman Copenhagen Store in Copenhagen almost 2 years ago where I first met this wonderful brand and some of their products, love them a lot and the concept behind…. all the best – julia

  • Reply mel September 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    Oh I love this campaign Holly, so creative! I’ve really noticed more and more pet accessories for the home that actually look cool. Such a difference from even ten years ago. My kids are on our backs about a dog too and I want to get one for them but the responsibility…

  • Reply T September 10, 2015 at 11:33 pm

    What a cool project. I think dogs are great for kids once they are a little older but worth doing your research. You can do our funny breed quiz or see our breed library. I ended up adopting a Pug called Kilo. He is very nutty and demands a lot of attention when he is awake, but he is the cutest little love bug. X Susie

  • Reply qlkowa September 11, 2015 at 8:21 pm

    Beautiful pictures!

  • Reply Tamarindie September 14, 2015 at 6:15 am

    I just love the idea of this blog post! It is amazing how happy both owners and dogs are!

  • Reply Kirsten September 14, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    A dog in the family is always a good idea. I recommend a Labradoodle, a mix between Lab and Poodle. You can choose between different sizes, depending on the type of poodle crossed in – mini, medium or standard. They are playful, absolutely loyal, very friendly, highly intelligent and easy to train. They have no problems to adapt to the ever changing schedules of a family because they are so uncomplicated.
    Pugs are lovely because they are so absolutely peacful and friendly. They tend to have breathing problems though and sometimes need surgery. I’d go for one of the lines breeding pugs with a somewhat “longer” nose.

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Room for change?!

We have been living in our house for 2 years now and there is one room in particular that has never really worked and that’s our dining room.  When we planned each room there were two rooms left downstairs, one which is designed to be a study and the other larger room as the dining room but we decided to use them the opposite way around and have the larger room as a playroom instead.  In recent months this setup has worked less and less, we found the more room the children had in the playroom, the more they spread out with their mess and don’t even get me started on the dining room!!

Being a stay-at-home Mum/work-at-home Mum and a big fan of crafting the dining room had to become the multi-function room.  For the longest time I tried working on the sofa with my laptop perched on my knee but that just didn’t function, I couldn’t concentrate, my back began to suffer and crafting on my knee was not great either, especially when the children would look up at me with a bead in their mouth that they had found on the floor.

We switched the two rooms over and I’m pleased to say the playroom has worked a treat, the children seem really happy in there and it feels quite cosy.  It’s cheerful and organised, we just need to sort out the aerial for the TV and a small cupboard for the TV to stand on so that we can keep the Wii away from little fingers that like posting things!!!

Dining Room

The dining room?!?!  Well, I’m ashamed to say this is what the dining room/office/craft room looks like now.  It’s appalling isn’t it!  It is in dire need of (a) organisation and (b) colour.  I want to carry through the colour from our kitchen which is a rich red so that it ties in and keeps the flow of the house going.  I need to find a way to organise the room so that all my ‘work’ things can be put away when we want to use the room for it’s intended use and the same with all of my crafting supplies and projects.  That big chunk of furniture in the corner is my PC cabinet where I try to work and when Hubby needs to work he sticks his laptop on the dining table.

With our increasing family we need to have a room that will serve all 6 of us comfortably rather than squeezing around the kitchen table which only seats 4.  A dining room is an important part of family life, meal-times are the one time that we all sit down together as a family and even though in our house, they are stressful, we still consider them to be vital.

If you head over to my board on Pinterest you will see that I have started to put together a mood board for how I would like to see this room when it’s complete, it’s a far cry from this one.  I love the warm feel of wood but I fancy something a bit different, something really modern and clean looking.  I won’t to open the door and think “WOW”.  Do you think I can do it?

It’s funny but this is a post that I have been thinking about writing anyway but yesterday I spotted a competition on Tots100 to win a £2,500 room makeover so I thought to myself why not!  Have you entered yet?  You’ve got until 5pm tonight so if you want to enter, get your skates on!! painting and decorating

  1. November 3, 2012 / 2:25 am

    Love, love, love your playroom! Can you write more about it? How you store things, where that cool Union Jack and the coloured boxes come from, etc?

    • mummymatters
      November 8, 2012 / 2:36 pm

      Hi Monika, thank you!!! Yes of course, I will do a post soon and let you know when it’s live. I have to say I do LOVE the playroom too, I would have loved a room like that when I was a child x

  2. Adam Walker
    November 6, 2012 / 12:43 pm

    Hello Sabina
    Rated People just want to say a big thank you to you and everybody that entered the Tots 100 competition. Your ideas in your pinterest were great and I personally liked the shelving system along the back wall thought that was epic. Love how you have made your playroom look and would be surprised if the kids ever left it.

    Thank you again for your time.

    • mummymatters
      November 8, 2012 / 2:35 pm

      Hi Adam,

      Thank you for taking the time to comment and for your compliments, it was the only way I could fit all of their toys in. Kids come with a LOT of stuff!!

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Popularity of Shared Services Still Rising

Organizations are ramping up shared services centers around the globe and relying on them to support even more business activities, according to Deloitte’s latest global shared services survey.

Many enterprises already realize substantial benefits—more consistent end-to-end process improvements, cost savings, and increased responsiveness, among others—from their use of shared services centers (SSCs). And reliance on SSCs continues to grow and expand. That’s among the key findings in Deloitte Consulting LLC’s 2015 Global Shared Services Survey,¹ in which respondents indicate clear plans to extend the geographic footprints of their SSCs, along with the number and types of business functions they support.

Thirty-four percent of surveyed organizations have one SSC; 27 percent have five or more. Moreover, a large number of those SSCs have reached maturity, with 45 percent of SSCs in operation for five years or longer.

Source: Deloitte Consulting LLC’s 2015 Global Shared Services Survey

A shared services center handles specific tasks and processes—in finance, HR, IT, and other functions—for an organization at large. Because technology is critical to the responsiveness, relevance, and cost-effectiveness of shared services facilities, CIOs have an important role to play in their overall success.

Until recently, certain geographic obstacles—language barriers, time zone differences, esoteric regulatory requirements—prevented organizations from expanding their SSC operations into more locations, despite the potential benefits. Organizations are getting better at mitigating these obstacles as their experience with shared services centers around the globe increases and leaders learn how to segment work to enable a shift to multiregional SSCs.

Additionally, more organizations are launching multifunction SSCs from the outset, rather than starting their shared services journey with a single function and then adding more later, the survey finds. They are also adopting hybrid shared services models—in which they are combining internal shared services with services offered by an outsourcing provider—and customizing how services are delivered to meet different functional needs.

Sixty-one percent of respondents said their organizations succeeded in standardizing processes after moving to an SSC. Respondents also reported a lower resistance to change when new processes are disseminated from a centralized facility, rather than in piecemeal fashion from various offices.

Cost savings are another major driver of SSC adoption. Respondents reported a 15 percent reduction in headcount during the first 12 months of SSC operation, building on the 13 percent drop reported in the 2013 survey, while productivity is up 8 percent on average.

But companies are also building shared services strategies that balance cost optimization and proximity, as many organizations continue to want to leverage their existing footprints and access to the services located within those facilities.

Lessons from Established SSCs

Once shared services centers are up and running, organizations are following disciplined approaches to identifying and tracking the benefits, which helps them improve productivity, according to respondents. The payback period for SSCs has shrunk from 2.6 years two years ago to 2.3 years in 2015, and 26 percent of respondents said they intend to establish a team dedicated to monitoring continuous improvement in SSCs. To achieve average annual productivity targets, organizations are building continuous improvement into the culture of their SSC and using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to realize those benefits.

Global Business Services (GBS) models are also becoming more prominent. While the definition of GBS varies in the marketplace, the idea is to create a single organization that can provide all desired services to line-of-business units all over the world. As such, GBS leaders are increasingly being recognized and granted significant responsibility across multiple functions, including continuous improvement and the ownership of global processes. Given the higher value potentially derived from these activities, organizations are looking to dedicate teams and training opportunities to take advantage of additional opportunities.

There is still much work to be done around shared services centers, particularly in the area of tax efficiency. Many organizations are still not incorporating taxes as a strategic element of their SSC planning and decision-making, which means they could be leaving money on the table. Some companies are using service level agreements and scorecards to gauge continuous improvement but, as SSCs go global, they need to implement chargeback methodologies and leverage transfer pricing to effectively address tax implications and regulatory requirements.

As organizations look toward the future of SSCs, those that aspire to be advisors or collaborators to the business will be challenged to become more familiar with departmental functions in order to deliver higher value activities such as predictive analytics. This strategic view should trump a narrow focus on an area like service responsiveness, which might lead to decreased adoption if success metrics are not quickly met when, in fact, SSCs should be ramping up to stay competitive.

1. Deloitte Consulting LLC’s 2015 Global Shared Services Survey garnered 311 respondents headquartered in 35 countries, including 70 percent headquartered outside the U.S., who boast a collective 1,000-plus shared services centers. More than 50 percent of organizations have more than 10,000 full-time employees. Manufacturing is the top industry represented (27 percent), followed by tech/telecom (13 percent), financial services (11 percent), and consumer products (10 percent).

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Yes, Virginia, there really is a fat-burn zone

Way back when, some personal trainers came up with the concept of a "fat-burn zone" training intensity; a work-rate designed to match your body's optimum ability to burn fat for muscle fuel. I think it was intended to make workouts easier for their lazy clients. Like usual, some others disparaged that concept and ridiculed it saying there's no such thing as "fat-burn zone." So what should we believe?

I stopped believing in the fat-burn zone after reading articles from the naysayers, like Marc Perry's "The Fat Burning Zone Myth: Don’t Be Fooled." To me it seemed like the answer was closer to a simple "calories in vs. calories out" formula; ride harder to burn more calories. Certainly if you have limited time then that makes sense; even if you believe in the fat-burn zone, who has the time to ride for hours at a moderate pace?

Then I was on a group ride with USA Cycling Pro Road Race National Champion "Fast" Freddie Rodriguez in which he mentioned several times that most of his riding involves lower-intensity fat-burn riding. Eh, a seasoned Pro believing in these myths? OK, let's first agree that being a Pro doesn't mean he knows everything (and may mean he has lots of time available for longer rides). But still, clearly whatever he was doing seemed to work well for him and maybe I needed to revisit the subject (something that I had turned over in my mind countless times anyway).

So, the naysayers will tell you that working harder burns more calories per hour, which is true enough and not in dispute. But if you visit Marc's article above and read the chart there, do some calculations and ponder it a bit you may start believing in the fat-burn zone after all.

According to Marc's chart a 30-minute workout at 75% intensity burns 140 calories from fat, while a 50% intensity burns 120 calories from fat; OK, true enough, but that's almost the same results with far less suffering! And we can ride at 50% much longer without depleting ourselves. Heck, we might even have some muscle glycogen left afterward so we can do some higher intensity training the next day. Note that I wouldn't advise only doing moderate "fat-burn" rides regardless... since we all want to get faster we need the higher intensities too.

But, hold on, what's this "afterburn effect" he mentions later? It seems higher-intensity workouts cause our bodies to burn more calories after the workout is done; perhaps more than we burn during the workout. This reflects the energy we burn later on to repair and otherwise recover from the workout itself. According to the article "39 calories burned for the cycling group [from 3.5 minutes] vs. 65 calories burned for the sprinting group [from 45 seconds]."

One problem with the afterburn effect cited in his article is that he cites two different studies to reach his conclusion: One studies 30-minute workouts, another studies 45-second and 3.5-minute workouts... I don't think it is logical to apply that to the typical hours-long rides we cyclists use for even higher-intensity training. The afterburn effect is far more applicable to weight-training, I would think, as it reflects the massive amount of energy the muscles require for fiber repairs and the extra energy required to replace the spent glycogen (your body doesn't replace burned fat unless you eat too much, so I bet that also explains the lower afterburn from a lower-intensity workout).

The article refers to another article which states “If you're working your muscle to the point where you're causing damage at the microscopic level, it's going to take energy to repair that." And "We have a long way to go before we understand this [afterburn effect]." In fact, I would say Marc's article is severely flawed as a guide for most cyclists, as nobody can do 100% sprints for more than a couple of minutes total. And we don't usually train sprints more than once a week (if at all).

When we cyclists do high-intensity workouts we need to burn lots of glycogen. Many cyclists eat gels and drink energy drinks during their rides to avoid depleting their glycogen... and then wonder why they aren't lean. Perhaps it's because if we deplete our glycogen and then replace it immediately with carbs, can we really lose much fat? And the afterburn effect from our typical rides, even the higher intensity ones, can't possibly come close to what the article cites (unless you're doing standing-start track sprints, e.g.).

Even the most ardent cyclists I know (including some State and National Champions) don't ride more than about 3.5 hours a week at higher intensities. And that's still far more than the 45 seconds Marc uses for proof of his conclusion.

  • If you ride 8 hours a week in the 50% zone you will burn 1920 calories from fat (about 1/2 pound).
  • If you ride 3.5 hours at 75% you will burn 980 calories from fat (about 1/4 pound).

Never one to rely on one source, another article, on, shows that upping the intensity from 60-65% to 80-85% only raises the fat burn from 73 calories to 82 calories per 30 minutes.

  • If you ride 8 hours a week in the 60-65% zone you will burn 1168 calories from fat (about 1/3 pound).
  • If you ride 3.5 hours at 80-85% you will burn 574 calories from fat (about 1/8 pound).

So these articles don't agree on the exact amounts, but they do show the same trend of the lower fat-burn from shorter, higher-intensity rides. Plus, you will burn some fat from the afterburn effect either way: Both intensities do have an afterburn effect, it's just exactly how much that's in dispute. I suspect the amount isn't that different for cyclists at typical intensity levels. Now, weight-trainers would have a larger effect, as I read it.

So, to burn fat cyclists need to work for long periods at an intensity they can maintain for that period. It has worked well for me; I spend almost all my time in lower intensities and consistently measure between 6% and 9% body fat. Even my tougher workouts are typically 90 minutes sub-threshhold ("recovery" and "endurance"), and perhaps 10 minutes at higher intensities.

OK, I'm no expert, but read the articles above and decide for yourself. I think it's likely Marc really had weight-trainers in mind, and we readers may be guilty of applying the results from a set of studies to cover sports they weren't even addressing.


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Sounding Sculptures

The sounding sculptures will create both the inner walls of the spirals and act as centerpieces.  Many will be amplified and the large, center sculptures will be processed into a rhythmic texture via a custom audio system.  All will contribute to the evolving soundsceape of the piece, whether struck, plucked, scraped, bowed, rustled or even simply touched.  They are objects with which to play, make sound, communicate, express, emote and explore.

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These are excerpts from an earlier piece for sounding sculpture by Lisa R. Coons.  While the installation at Burning Man will have varied metal sounding sculptures as part of the structure and centerpieces, this short video will give insights into the sonic palette available with the instruments of the EMR space.

Proposed Sculptures

These are sketches for the inner sculptures of the structure.  Each is both visually distinct and has a different range of sounding tones and timbres.  All will be amplified and mixed through electronic processing to create a single, evolving texture.

Spiral Harp

A massive "harp" built of metal pipe and resonating strings (and fitted with tuning machines).  Participants can strike, pluck, or bow the strings from the outside, or stand in the middle of the instrument and be surrounded by both the acoustic and amplified sounds of the strings.

Sounding Garden

Twisted pipes make up the largest part of this instrument--with ends that flare out into blossoms and horns.  The
pipe connects the horns and blossoms, so when a participant whispers or sings into one end, the sound is distorted and carried to a listener at a different position near the sculpture.  The blossoms are built by cutting the ends of the pipe and bending them back in tines to make small "finger pianos" that can be plucked for specific pitches.  They are also fitted with short pieces of spring steel that will resonate when touched or plucked.  "Weeds" surround the main plants--they are comprised of warped and welded cold finish steel rod.  All will be amplified through contact microphones placed on the base plate.  The finished sculpture will measure approximately 5' by 4' (at the widest points) with a 3' circular base.

Because of the contact microphones, the  instrument will be capable of making both short, percussive sounds and long, moaning hums when rubbed or bowed.

The Liminal State

This sculpture is designed around three sound elements. The primary component will be comprised of 50-100 percussion plates. The plates will be made from new steel, brass, and scavenged metal. They will be tear drop shaped and cut to make a sounding tongs similar to those in a tongue drums or hang drums. These will be welded together to create a resonating chamber in the form a spiraling conical that overtakes itself. This will be suspended from a chain and free to rotate inside a frame of steel pipe. This outer frame will also support the second two sound elements. There will be approximately 8-12 singing bowls set onto the outside. Also, each of the cage's 4 sides will have a strip of plate bent into a curve that supports an array of steel resonating rods. These rods oscillate in a flowing wave and chime when brushed. The combination of the hanging percussion shape and the flexible resonating rods should create a dynamic visible aspect and the support cage will obscure access to the inner percussion component. The piece will be approximately 4 ft x 4 ft by 5 ft. It is meant to represent a self-creating entity immersed and constrained in subjective experience that is influenced by outer forces. The sound palette will hopefully allow for both lively rhythms as well as meditative textures.


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A Day to Honor the Original Valentines--martyrs with a message

As you know, there is more to Valentine's Day than giving candy, cards, and flowers to your sweetheart.

The legend of St. Valentine stems from real-life martyrs from the Roman Empire known as Valentines. It is unsure who was the St. Valentine; there are at least two candidates: One of them is believed to have been a Roman priest and physician killed in the third century, during the persecutions of the Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. After his death this Valentine was apparently buried in the Roman road Via Flaminia. Pope Julius I is said to have later built a basilica above his grave. A second St. Valentine candidate believed to be a bishop of Teni who was also executed in Rome.

These men’s status comes from legends of harboring Christians from persecution, curing the blindness of a cell keeper’s daughter, and conducting marriages while they were forbidden during times of war. It is perhaps this last repute that made St. Valentine the patron saint of lovers.


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The past few weeks

Some pictures from the past couple of weeks. Trying out my Mardou&Dean shorts again, but it's not working properly because I'm lacking two garters, so the socks are only held up in the front. The agency are supposed to send me four new ones in nude, but I've waited like three months on them. Hope they are here soon

I took one picture of the "Blue stone" where the whole town layed down flowers and lit candels in remembrance of the victims at Utøya, it's such a warm and caring thing.

I hope you guys had a good weekend!

8 kommentarer:

  1. Fine Iben, du vet jeg elsker dine Mardou&Dean Shorts :)

  2. IBEN, FUNDEN! SAVN! Liker det guffne blikket til martin, noe i det sier: "I dare you, I double dare you!"

  3. these are great pictures!:) liking your outfit.

  4. Great outfit! I love the tshirt:P

  5. Oh such beautiful pictures! Really feels like summer!

  6. You've just inspired me to get my boyfriend a denim shirt and a bowtie too!

    Lots of love from Sydney,

    x Kel

    onto animated musings

  7. Really cool shots! Quite the photographer!

  8. this is one of your best looks, so easy going but also very sexy...and gathers plus shorts are rreally something I'm crazy for!!!

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No One Should Go Unclaimed

[This post was composed for the 88th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy at Creative Gene]

When I found out that the theme for this edition of the Carnival of Genealogy was volunteerism, especially as it relates to the genealogy community, I automatically knew which organization I would highlight in my post: Unclaimed Persons.

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My involvement with Unclaimed Persons, began in June, 2008 when I signed up on Facebook to assist others in locating living next-of-kin of persons whose bodies sat in city and county morgues in an unclaimed state.  A state of limbo you might say.  A state of non-closure both for the dead and for the living.

Why did I get involved?  For two reasons: one was to sharpen my research skills and prove that finding the living can be done using the same methodologies but different resources than that which is done for our ancestors.  And the other was to bring peace and comfort - even as an unidentified researcher - to family members had become separated from their deceased relation. And I also knew that Megan Smolenyak helped create Unclaimed Persons - and you can't get a much better seal of approval in my book than that!

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Through several months of research on cases and the ability to solve cases with the collaborative help of other UP members, I eventually took on the role of case administrator at Unclaimed Persons.  A case admin basically sits back and watches the research process unfold and is available for questions or guidance if needed.  Also, most importantly, the case admin makes certain that the regulations put into place to guard the privacy of the living family are followed.

Although I've not actively handled a case for some time, I still pop in occasionally and post some helpful links for finding living people, or I will spend some time looking at case details and offer my help.  Realize that very often there is very little information for the volunteers at Unclaimed Persons to work with: a name, a date of birth, a birthplace and a date of death and death location.  That's it.  What the volunteers at Unclaimed Persons can do sometimes is nothing short of amazing.

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So why do I think the work that Unclaimed Persons does is so important?  The concept of separation is one that has always been close to my heart and one which has had a profound effect on my life.

I can't describe what it is like to receive those case details from the case administrator, sometimes with a photo of the decedent, and wonder why he or she drifted from their family.  Was it an argument? Was it a lifestyle that included drugs or other forms of abuse - as the abuser or the victim of abuse? Was there a stint in prison which caused the family to write off that person off?  Was it the choice of the dead or the living to be separate?  And what, after years filled with holidays, weddings and funerals, caused the separation to remain? Was it stubbornness? A hurt never healed?

It isn't the job of Unclaimed Persons researchers to know or even care about such details but being human there times when you hit brick walls and your mind wanders to those details.  Just as the details of our ancestors stories make them whole in our eyes, so too do these details make the decedent more than just a cold body sitting in a morgue.  We want to make them whole and to make their families whole.

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It is said we come into this world alone and that is how we leave.  I disagree especially with how we leave, for during each person's life there had to be some family and some contact and hopefully some love.  And more than just some.  My biggest fear is to die alone and I trust it is the fear of most people.  While I can't change the circumstances under which the decedent of my Unclaimed Persons case died, I can heal and mend any connection lost between that person and their family.  And I thank Unclaimed Persons for such an opportunity.

Note: if you are interested in volunteering with Unclaimed Persons visit their Facebook page here.

© 2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee

Lidian said...

What a wonderful thing to do; thank you so much for writing about this. I had no idea that this group existed on FB.

Greta Koehl said...

You are right; this is truly an amazing group and I'm glad you chose to highlight it in this post.

Texicanwife said...

So glad to see you highlight UP on your blog. It's a wonderful group to be associated with, and they truly appreciate any and all assistance they can get! Thanks for all you do!

Judith Richards Shubert said...

Thomas, thank you for writing this amazing post about UP. I have recently become a member and look forward to managing my time to add a few hours each week in order to volunteer some research. A very worthy organization!

hummer said...

Had not heard of this organization. You are an amazing person.

J.M. said...

What a great post and also a great organization. It's nice to know something like the UP exists.


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Initially diabetes management and control may involve dietary changes alone. Weight loss program is a vital component in your overall diabetes control program and to keep blood sugar levels under control, a diabetic diet strikes a balance one of the carbohydrates, fats, and protein you consume, when you take control of your body functions by exercising and by utilizing a diabetic diet, your pain and agony seems to diminish.

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A diabetic diet should be a well-balanced meal plan tailored for your individual needs, tastes, level of activity and lifestyle, and it is goal is to provide all the calories and nutrients the diabetic needs and keep blood sugars as near to normalcy as possible. Diabetes isn't a life sentence to some rigid and restrictive menu plan.

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