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Exercising your dog

We recognise the exercise and recreational needs of dogs and their owners, and there are areas where dogs can be exercised at large. The person responsible for the dog must carry a leash and have the dog under continuous control. They must also remove and dispose of any droppings left by their dog.

The exercise areas are

  • River Street flood bank
  • Woolwich Street walnut plantation
  • River Terrace
  • Hamilton Park – perimeter only NOT on the sports field

  • East river bank below the main bridge
  • South bridge area by Waimumu Stream

Areas where dogs are prohibited are

  • Children’s playgrounds.
  • All school grounds.
  • The designated playing area of all marked sports grounds.
  • Cemeteries.
  • Gore Public Gardens
  • Ardwick Street Reserve
  • Newman Park
  • Wayland Park
  • Hyde Park
  • Triangle Reserve
  • Henderson Park
  • Dolamore Park Scenic Reserve
  • Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve

There will be areas where, from time to time, a temporary ban will be put in place because of wildlife, stock or other issues. The Council will publicly notify such bans by way of signage and advertising.

A dog must be microchipped when

  • It is first registered, whether at three months of age or over
  • Has been impounded and is unregistered
  • Has been impounded a second time
  • Is one of the following breeds - Brazilian Fila, Dogo Argentino, Japanese Tosa, Pitt Bull Terriers or predominantly pit bull types
  • Has been classified as menacing or dangerous

Working farm dogs do not need to be microchipped except if they are impounded while unregistered.

Barking dogs

Dogs bark for various reasons such as attention seeking, cold, hunger or loneliness.  The main cure is time and patience. If you can correct the reason for the barking, the dog will settle down.

Cold or hungry - change the environment to make it content. Feed the dog, give it a warm dry place to sleep, keep it close to you and, if it is a puppy, put a loud clock in its bed. This will sound like company.

Attention seeking - if you growl the dog each time it barks it gets the attention it wants and will continue to bark. Unpleasant results increase the dog's anxiety and result in the dog seeking more attention. Observe its behaviour, say 'no', or 'bad dog' as it is about to bark. This will break its attention. Call the dog, say 'sit' and 'stay', then reward it for its good behaviour.

Denning Principle - if the dog barks when you are out give it a small den such as a bathroom or laundry. Feed the dog in there so it always feels positive about the room. Give the dog a bone or biscuit when you shut it away when leaving the house. This method works well for training pups and when you are away routinely.

Dog owners' obligations under legislation

Under the Dog Control Act 1996, dog owners are responsible for:

(a) Ensuring their dog is:

  • Currently registered.
  • Properly fed, watered, exercised, housed and cared for.
  • Kept under the direct control of a person, or confined in such a manner that it cannot freely leave any property on which it is being kept.
  • Kept muzzled and leashed at all times in public where it is classified as a dangerous or menacing dog.
  • Kept confined in an enclosed yard and is adequately exercised where it is a bitch in season or is infected with mange, distemper or other infectious disease.
  • Microchipped as required by the Dog Control Act 1996 (as amended 2004).

(b) Taking all reasonable steps to ensure their dog does not:

  • Injure, endanger, intimidate, or cause distress to any person, stock, poultry, domestic animal or protected wildlife.
  • Create a nuisance by persistent barking or wandering.
  • Damage or endanger any property belonging to any other person.

(c) Ensuring they:

  • Notify council promptly of any dog address or ownership change.
  • Comply with the requirements of the Dog Control Act 1996 and all regulations and bylaws made under that Act.

When you take your dog out in any public place, land or premises, you must remove and properly dispose of all faecal matter deposited by your dog.

Keeping your dog (and cat) safe at Guy Fawkes

  • Keep pets inside: Give your dog extra exercise during the day and allow it to go to the toilet before securing it inside
  • Block all exits: Especially for cats – make sure all cat doors are locked and your cat is inside before dark.
  • Minimise noise: Close the curtains to soften the noise and the light effects from fireworks. Turn on the TV or radio to muffle the noise from fireworks.
  • Provide somewhere safe: Make sure your pet has extra bedding to help them feel secure or make a special place, such as under a bed, for them to hide.
  • Distraction: Give your dog or cat something to play with to distract them from the noise.
  • Help them stay calm: Talk to your vet about products that can help with anxiety during this stressful time.
  • Make pets identifiable: As well as its registration tag, make sure your dog is wearing some form of ID.

Sheep Measles

The Gore District has a strong rural link and the spread of sheep measles by dogs is an issue. We encourage dog owners to find out how they can prevent the spread of this disease.

Why is this an issue?

While sheep measles does not infect or cause disease in humans, they are considered defects and undesirable by local and overseas customers. Each year farmers suffer financial loss as a result of lambs being condemned or downgraded for sheep measles.

How is sheep measles spread?

Dogs become infected by eating raw sheep or goat meat, including the heart, infected with live cysts. A tapeworm develops in the intestine of the dog in approximately 35 days. Infected dogs pass many thousands of eggs in their faeces contaminating pasture grazed by sheep and goats. There are no outward signs that your dog has a tapeworm.

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Jeremy Whitaker was recently named Kennesaw Mountain High School's Teacher of the Year, and it's no question why once you get to speak with him. His passion for introducing the construction industry to students shines through. This video is just a snippet of what makes Whitaker a wonderful advocate for the skilled trades in Georgia.

We recently profiled Whitaker’s first ever Career Signing Day event at his school, where a dozen graduating seniors signed to enter trade school, become apprentices, or to go directly into the workforce within the skilled trades.

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P1 - Five important words that describe the Bible

Genesis 3:1 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

The first question in the God's Word had to do with God's Word
Everything up until Genesis 3 had been commanded and declared by God. Satan took God's commands and declarations and put question marks on the end.  Sin entered into the world as a result of man losing and refusing to fight the battle for God's Words.

As Christians, we need to know that the Bible we carry in our hands is the Word of God.  In today's post I want to introduce the reader to five terms that have been used by theologians to describe how the scriptures journeyed from God's mouth to man's hand.  Those five terms of which I speak are the following:

1. Revelation
2. Inspiration
3. Canonicity
4. Preservation
5. Illumination

Each of these terms could be given their own post. However, for today, I just want you the reader to be equipped with brief definitions of the first three so as to get in your mind the reliability and sufficiency of your Bible as God's very words. The next post will deal with the latter two terms.

1. Revelation - Making known that which was previously unknown
In Bible doctrine we usually distinguish three types of revelation:

a. General Revelation - This is God revealing or making known His glory and power in creation and the conscience  (Psalm 19:7-11; Romans 1:18-31, 2:15)

b. Full Revelation - This is God's revelation of His Person and Majesty through the incarnation of God the Son, Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 1:1-3)

c. Special Revelation - This is God's Revelation of His purposes and will through the writing of the Old and New Testament scriptures, of which we are focusing upon in this particular blog today. (Deuteronomy 29:29; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

God revealed His words to His prophets, by whom spoke and then wrote down the revelation. In the New Testament the terms employed to refer to God's revelation refer to "unveiling that which was previously hidden".  (Exodus 24:4; Amos 3:7; Ephesians 1:10; 1 Peter 1:10-11)

2.  Inspiration - Human authors were given a unique measure of grace through their own writing styles to produce documents free from error and sufficient for faith and practice

Revelation (not the Book but the act of God making the unknown known) leads next to inspiration.  It is in the act of inspiration that God takes His revealed will and superintends over the writing styles of the biblical authors to produce the Bible books. In 2 Timothy 3:16 we read that "all scripture is inspired", meaning literally that: "God breathed out the scriptures."  Just as He breathed out His breath into the nostrils of Adam and Adam became a living soul, so did the writings of the Apostles and Prophets become living scripture as they wrote.

With the more than 40 authors, writing on three continents and in three languages, over 1500 years period of time, God used their writing styles and situations to produce a unified library of 66 documents free from error.  Once the last period of the Book of Revelation was completed, the Grace of inspiration would never operate again.  So with God's words written as perfectly true words, how would God's people know which books were God's books as opposed to forgeries?

3. Canonicity - The identification, reception and arranging of the individually inspired Bible books into the official collection of God's words
Virtually all the Bible books were immediately identified, received and collected by God's people for public reading, preaching and application.  The term "canon" literally means "measuring rod", hence the Bible is the final authority or "measuring rod" on all matters.  Not just any book could be considered part of God's Divine Library of the Bible.  Church history tells us that God's people used a variety of tests for recognizing God's words.1

God perfectly inspired the individual Bible books, not the manner of their order or arrangement.  God in His Providence led the people of God to take up the task of receiving and arranging the books of scripture.  Without a doubt the Holy Spirit guided the process, and it must be remembered that the Bible produced the church, not the other way around.  By recognizing the nature of canonicity, we can see why its not a big deal for certain Bibles to have differing order or arrangement of the Bible books.2  In our next post we will deal with two other terms: preservation and illumination.

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1. So what were the tests?  Some examples are as follows:
a. Was the author a prophet, apostle or associate of an apostle?
b. Does the book correspond with previous revelation?
c. Does the Book bring about conversion?
d. Does the book point to Jesus Christ, the fullness of God's revelation?
e. Is the book recognized by virtually all Christians as God's word?

Tests such as these were used, and once individually recognized, the church came to arrange the books for use and preaching purposes.

2. For example we know by Jesus' day that the Old Testament was arranged in a three-fold way (Law, Prophets, Writings). (Luke 24:44) However in our English Bibles our Old Testaments are arranged as: Law, Historical Books, Poetic Books and Prophetic Books (Major and Minor Prophets). These differing arrangements have nothing to do with the words of scripture (inspiration), rather they represent the ways God's people came to organize the 66 Bible books.  Thus we see for instance Catholic Bibles, Eastern Orthodox Bibles and Protestant Bibles (the last which would be to most readers perhaps the most familiar) having their Bible Books in differing order.

The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox have additional books, of which I will not address right now (these issues have been addressed in other past blogs).  Suffice it to say, all three orderings have in common the universally recognized 66 Books which appear by themselves in such English translation and versions such as KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, ESV, NLT.

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My H & R Block Experience

I think H & R Block Sucks and here is why.

I’m usually so busy with work that I don’t get a lot of time to vent my ample rage on this blog.  But today I’ve come across a cluster fuck of incompetence so outrageous that I am required to take time out and share it for the good of humanity.

Today H & R Block moves to the top of the top of the Grumpy Nerd list of Ire.  They are officially the most incompetent business that I have delt with ever.

So this year I drew the fucking short straw and I was the lucky one that had to get all of the business tax info together for the CPA.  I hate this tax shit.  Getting this crap together for the CPA is like pushing rusted pins covered in Tabasco sauce into my eyeballs.  I can’t stand it.  So as a result I put it off.  I put it off so long it’s too late for us to send the employee and contractor tax info out of town to get 1099-MISC and W-2 forms printed.  Well Grumpy Nerd why don’t you just laser print them yourself?  Well because you can’t.  You have to send the IRS and the SSA special OCR forms or they fine you $50 for each form that can’t be read.  So you have to get a tax prep person to create these special OCR (optical character recognition) forms for you.

Since I had to get this crap done quick I had to take the W-2 and 1099 filing part of our taxes somewhere local and to get them done quick.  I stupidly picked H & R Block Premium for no better reason than they are open Saturday. What a horrible fucking mistake.  Out of our 8 employee and contractor tax filings H & R Block made mistakes on 4 of them.

There are plenty of areas of the tax code that can be interpreted more than one way.  Lots of accounting stuff that takes a really skilled hand to do right.  I’m not talking about that.  What H & R Block had to two was literally copy information from the printed page that I gave them to the IRS OCR forms.  No tax knowledge.  No math.  They just had to copy what I gave them and transpose it to the correct OCR forms.  I even told them which forms and printed the information in 12 point font.

It’s too bad that these forms contain sensitive information or I would post them up here for the world to see. Here is a list of the mistakes that H & R Block Premium made filling out some simple employer tax forms;

Employee #1 – W2 Form

-         Social security number in the wrong box

-         Filed to the wrong year 2006 rather than 2008

Employee #2 – W2 Form

-         Social Security number in the wrong box

-         Filed to the wrong year 2006 rather than 2008

-         Wrong street address

Employee #3 – W2 Form

-         Missing social security number

Contractor #1 – 1099-MISC Form

-         Misspelled name

For our tax filing H & R Block screwed up the W2s for three of our four employees. They also made mistakes on one of our four contractor 1099-MISC filings.  I speculate that the error rate was lower on the 1099 filings because they require so little information compared to the W2 forms.

This disaster of a tax screw up was performed at an H& R Block Premium branch.  This is their high end joint for high income earners and business clients.  If this is what goes on at their premium branch what is the experience at their regular joe six pack branches?  Is it rusis monkeys throwing feces at tax forms?

6 Responses to “My H & R Block Experience”

  1. Ed Williams said:

    never deal with H&R Block Heads ! they are most dumbest assholes I there. Is! they promise the world and never come through. how can they be a Fourten five Hunderd co. They just suck!

  2. james said:

    Dear Grumpy Nerd,

    I’m sorry for your bad tax preparation experience. I can’t stand H&R Block either. They have really tarnished the tax preparer profession. I recommend taking the time to develop a relationship with your tax preparer. Your tax guy should be you second best friend…He’s the one you bounce financial ideas off of throughout the year! Hopefully next year goes better.

    James Krener
    Krener Bookkeeping and Tax

  3. Nadia Garza said:

    I am very sorry for your bad experience, I myself work for HR Block and don’t understand how all of these things happened to you, we are required to attend classes and our client experience and preparing an accurate return is always our top priority. I work in the McAllen Texas District office and will be glad to help you with your tax needs, we offer the online approval and have the second look option where we can go back to the last 3 years of your returns and if there is any mistakes we can always ammend. I know it is always important that you trust the person preparing your taxes and hope to have you back in one of our offices.

  4. radhika said:

    we know how to file online but we went to them to apply for my TIN since I dont have an SSN,
    they filled up a form which states supporting documents(passport copy,VISA-im Indian) should be sent along with that form but didnt notice that, when we noticed and asked whether we need to send any supporting documents they said “Absolutely Nothing”.
    But the fact is rules have changed in 2013 so we have to send either
    -original passport
    -go to IRS office with passport,visa
    -get passport copy attested at Indian
    embassy andsend the copy.
    These people are so dumb,they neither know the changes in law nor tried to do even when we asked them though they are experts in their field
    I wonder why they boast so much on tv ads, waste of time and money which is paid to them,

  5. Mark said:

    AHHHH!!! Poorly organized, inconmpetent and too costly

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    dictatorial@hettys.rejects” rel=”nofollow”>.…

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Scott Pearce joined the firm in 2014, bringing with him over fifteen years of public accounting experience. Scott provides audit, review and consulting services for manufacturing, distribution, real estate, technology and health related entities, as well as other services companies. His areas of focus also include audits of portfolio companies of private equity firms; including providing due diligence review services in relation to mergers and acquisitions, as well as privately-owned companies.

Scott’s experience prior to joining GSS includes fifteen years of public accounting experience, most of which were with the New Jersey public accounting firm, EisnerAmper LLP. In addition to his client service responsibilities, Scott was also integrally involved in many internal initiatives at EisnerAmper, including mentoring and training staff. He enjoys developing and presenting technical audit and accounting presentations for both internal staff training and external firm functions.

Education & Certifications

Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Monmouth University, New Jersey. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed to practice in the states of Florida and New Jersey.

Professional Affiliations

Scott is a member of both the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Community Organizations

Scott currently serves as a board member and the Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Warehouse Arts District Association. Prior to joining GSS, he enjoyed giving back to his alma mater by serving on two Advisory Councils for the Accounting and Leon Hess Business Schools at Monmouth University.


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Nutrition can be so extremely essential to the human body. The positive (and typically hidden) impacts that nutrition has on the human body can’t be over-emphasized.

Take notice of your sugar intake. It’s a typical mistaken belief that drinking fruit juices are a healthy option for soda, but some juices have as much or more sugar than a soda and hardly any real juice. Reducing sugar is important for great health so be sure to check out labels on anything that enters your body.

Even if you feel rushed in the early morning or just do not feel like making the effort to eat breakfast, stop and sit down and consume something healthy. It will boost your metabolism and include some fuel to your body for the day. Researches show that those who have breakfast every day have more success in reducing weight.

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Nick Toti’s Digital Gods – Season 2, Transmission Seven

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I’m going to break from my usual format for this article. I’ve noticed a trend among hip cineastes to shit-talk about end-of-year lists. A lot of critics feel the need to foreground these articles with disclaimers like “attempting to list the best movies is a futile effort (blah blah blah, etc. etc.).” Such pensive hemming and hawing is almost a requirement for the genre, but I’m happy to break from the ranks here. I love lists of all sorts. Yes, they’re almost necessarily going to involve some arbitrary decisions, but that’s also part of the fun. The choice of what to include, exclude, justify, excuse, apologize, etc. is all part of what makes these lists enjoyable to read. You get to look inside someone’s anxiety-ridden mind and see how they decided to categorize a year’s worth of movie watching…and then you get to judge them for it! Lists are great, so I’m making a list.

Since this is the Digital Gods column, though, I’ve got to do things slightly differently. I won’t do a top 10 list (but if I did, it would include The Strangers: Prey at Night and Unfriended: Dark Web and would absolutely not include the massively overrated Eighth Grade or the objectively terrible A Quiet Place). Instead, I’m doing a list of “bests” that reflect some of the interests specific to this column. Also specific to this column, this list will hopefully offer you some new discoveries.

One little disclaimer: I didn’t include movies I already wrote about this year, but Zack Oberzan’s The Great Pretender and O.B. De Alessi’s Kuo’s Eyes are still just as great as they were when I wrote about them.

Best Use of Zero Budget – Salamo Manetti-Lax’s Kiln

I was introduced to Salamo by HtN’s Don Lewis who thought I’d like his movie Fucking Freak. Don was right; I did like it. Salamo and I have kept in occasional touch since then, and he sent me a link to this new piece earlier this year. Kiln consists entirely of footage that the filmmaker shot when he was in high school. It’s basically just a bunch of shithead teenagers doing shithead teenage stuff, but the way that this footage has been edited really elevates it to something more impressive. Salamo’s editing style is probably his most distinct trait as a filmmaker. It’s quick, rhythmic, obsessive, and repetitive in a borderline ritualistic way. He focuses on little actions or phrases and emphasizes them to draw out the underlying anxieties being expressed in the raw footage. Given the shithead teenage subjects, these anxieties involve getting fucked up, duping girls into sex, casual racism, living forever, and a lot of serious acne. I loved it.

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Best Appropriation of Found Footage – Christopher Scott Knudsen’s there is no god and he will kill us all

Full disclosure: I’m credited as a producer on this movie and have been working on getting it screened. Chris Knudsen was one of my best friends and he left me this 99% finished movie when he died last year along with instructions on how he wanted it finished. The movie is Experimental with a capital “E.” Hand-painted on celluloid (in a style reminiscent of someone like Stan Brakhage), there is no god and he will kill us all uses vintage 16mm stag films as its raw material. I don’t know where Chris found all this dusty old porn, but he made absolutely brilliant use of it. My role in finishing the film primarily consisted of getting it digitized and adding a soundtrack of noise music that Chris also composed. The end result is an overstimulating audio-visual attack and a testament to talents of an artist who never achieved recognition while he was alive. It is an incredibly beautiful and conceptually coherent film that demonstrates an unlikely structural order beneath all the superficial chaos. In 100 years, books on the history of experimental cinema will include entries on this movie.

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Best Sex Scene – Ryan Harper Gray’s This is a Love Story

I could have also given this one “Best Editing”…but that would have been less salacious and resulted in fewer of you sick little perverts clicking the link beneath this paragraph. I’ll talk about the editing, though, because it’s one of the things I most appreciate about Ryan’s webseries, This is a Love Story. This is one of those long-gestating projects that the filmmaker likely thought would never be finished. It was written and shot years ago as a feature, but never quite came together in a way that felt right. Rather than settling for a mediocre indie drama, Ryan threw his intentions out and completely restructured the material into a fragmented, poetic series of short episodes. The end result leaves much unsaid, which can often be good for this type of project. It manages to respect the viewer’s time without sacrificing meaningful content. Most filmmakers wouldn’t have the balls to gut their own feature, but that’s probably why there are so many shitty indie features. Ryan is a hero for taking his time and doing what was best for the project.

Watch from the beginning starting here. Or just skip to the sex scene in Episode 4 like you know you want to…

Best Special Effects – The Creatures of Yes: Gay Pride Part II

I’m not even going to bother describing this. The video is under three minutes, so you can just watch it for yourself. In a perfect world, Jacob Graham and company would do the effects for every movie. (FYI – Gay Pride Part I has some good effects too!)

Best Use of Technology – austin islam livestreams watching megan boyle livestreaming 48 hr reading from LIVEBLOG

Another disclosure: I’m partial to this partly because I was present for Megan’s reading and will be releasing a documentary-ish thing about it next year (my involvement, though, had nothing to do with Austin Islam’s video). From November 14th-16th, author (and Digital Gods alumnus) Megan Boyle did a live reading of her 700+ page novel Liveblog. She also livestreamed this event while it was happening. For those two days, Megan’s livestream became a sort of virtual home to the “alt lit” scene that she’s associated with. It really felt like a culmination of…something. Sort of a logical end point for the alt lit ethos/aesthetic, best demonstrated by the fact that another writer decided to project Megan’s livestream and then livestream himself watching it while other people commented on it. This insufferable behavior should only appeal to connoisseurs of perverse irony. (We know who we are.)

Watch it here.

Best Subversive Use of Strictly Formal Elements – Truls Krane Meby’s Mobil

Truls is a very talented Norwegian filmmaker whose work, though challenging and aesthetically engaged, is usually more polished than the type I’m usually drawn to for this column. However, his new short Mobil has one element going for it that I liked too much not to mention. Mobil tells the story of a young Syrian refugee living in a scenic fishing village in northern Norway. The plot involves him trying to help his family cross the border into the EU, but he is powerless to do anything other than make calls on his cell phone trying to make the necessary arrangements. Truls decided to dramatize this as if it was a cheesy action movie, using overly dramatic music to heighten the tension and inserting titles of each new international “location” that the plot takes us too. It’s a clever nod to big budget tropes where the action always seems to necessitate flying to Shanghai or Moscow. For the hero in Mobil, though, his location remains as consistent as his tragic lack of agency.

Not currently available online, but here’s the website.

Best Ending – Petra Deeter’s Jasmine

Petra Deeter (formerly Petra Lo) is an odd filmmaker. Her background is in chemical engineering and business, but in recent years she decided to pursue acting and filmmaking. As a filmmaker, she is entirely self-taught and this shows in her work. Some of her movies are, to use her own words, “embarrassingly bad,” but she is the type of person that learns by doing and is unafraid to display her efforts regardless of their results. With that said, her short film Jasmine is not a “good movie” in any conventional sense. It’s cheaply made and everything feels very amateurish (which I also kind of like, but that’s not my interest here so I won’t dwell on it). However, the ending of this movie is incredible. My mouth literally dropped when I watched it. You guys, it’s so good. I won’t give it away any more than I already have. I’ve said too much already…

Not currently available online, but here’s the website.

Best Crowdfunding Campaign – Jonny Stranger’s Rabbitsnake

Jonny Stranger did not reach his Kickstarter goal, but he still sent me the perks I would have gotten if he had. This doesn’t make any sense. Since he didn’t reach his goal, he didn’t get any of the money, including the money that presumably would have paid for my perks. It’s terrible business but a great creative ethos. I love Jonny Stranger for this. There are a few crowdfunding campaigns I’ve donated to that never even delivered on the most basic perks. (Here’s looking at you, Robbie Barnett. Tears of God premiered in 2015 and I still haven’t gotten my link to view it!) The old adage says you shouldn’t shit where you eat, and disrespecting the people who believed in you first is just about the biggest, shittiest dinner I can imagine. Thanks again, Jonny!

Rabbitsnake wasn’t funded, but if there’s a God in heaven it’ll still get made somehow. Here’s the failed campaign.

Best Movie that Was “Too Big” for Digital Gods But Demonstrates an Appreciable Overlap with This Column’s Interests – Dmitrii Kalashnikov’s The Road Movie

Aside from the fact that The Road Movie was given a relatively wide release by Oscilloscope, this movie really nails the type of thing I like to dig around for. If you haven’t heard, it’s basically just a curated collection of crazy Russian dash-cam videos (showing car accidents, unlikely human encounters, road rage, forest fires, meteors, etc.). It’s another one of those any-idiot-could-have-made-this type of movies that I love so damn much. The real talent of a filmmaker like Kalashnikov is spotting the cinematic value in such material and then going through the actual effort to select only the best bits and arrange them for maximum viewer impact. He did a great job too considering that The Road Movie is probably the most stressful viewing experience I’ve ever had. Dear Oscilloscope: More like this, please!

Currently available on Shudder and Amazon Prime.

Unabashedly Nepotistic Honorable Mention – Zac Farley & Dennis Cooper’s Permanent Green Light

I caught a sneak preview of this movie when Cooper and Farley were visiting ArtCenter School of Design earlier this year. It’s a brilliantly obsessive little movie about bombs, teenagers, French suburbs, and the mysterious value of empty piñatas. John Waters just gave it a shout out on his “Best of 2018” list, which is a bigger endorsement than I could ever offer. I’m including it here not only as a great example of the type of small movie I wish more filmmakers were making, but also because it has multiple connections to the Digital Gods family. Kiddiepunk auteur Michael Salerno served as cinematographer and there’s also a brief-but-memorable appearance from O.B De Alessi!

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Cats & Purple

Hey lovelies! How are you today? ♥ I've been having a crazy week with not enough sleep, but I'm super pumped for the weekend and other things so I'm not even feeling bad about the fatigue I have. After all, that's temporary. Next week I have time to sleep more because I get a project off my hands.

Today, I wanted to share some older nail designs with you. I found these from the archives, and I really still liked them, so why not.

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The first set is this kitten mani inspired by a sweater I've been sporting also lately on my Instagram story. The kitten print in it is the cutest, so I thought it would make a cute nail art as well.

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This mani was also a great excuse to use my old Konad heart-shaped rhinestones. I thought they made a cute addition to the theme.

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The polishes I used were O.P.I. Pinking Of You, China Glaze Elephant Walk and Techno, and Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Black On Black. The top coat is Glisten & Glow HK Girl as always (I haven't just mentioned it in months, I think.). As mentioned, the heart rhinestones are from Konad.

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The other design today is this simple purple one. I think I saw something on the internet that inspired this, but I'm not sure anymore. It's been a while. Anyway, this one is a glitter gradient over skittle ombre base and matte top coat. And it looked better in real life than in the photos.

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I really like the combination of glitter and matte top coat, they somehow create a really nice effect together.

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The polishes I used were China Glaze Sweet Hook, Grape Pop, Plur-Ple, Charmed, I'm Sure, Spontaneous and Your Present Required. The matte top coat is from Born Pretty Store.

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What do you think about these designs? Let me know in the comments below!

That's all I have for you today, but stay tuned on Saturday when another post will be up, kicking off the Halloween season here on the blog. In the meantime, follow me on Instagram, where I will be sharing what I will bake for the weekend and later of course some of our weekend shenanigans. Come say hi there, and I will talk to you soon!
Have a fabulous day ♥

  1. Oldies but goldies :)) Love the first nail art inspired by a sweeter. It looks fun and cute!

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"As if it were possible, the NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Substance takes things up a notch or three. Montrachet with bubbles might be a good description for this profound, utterly moving Champagne. Waves of rich, sensual fruit supported by French oak and persistent veins of minerality all come together in this deep, totally satisfying Champagne. Even with all of the richness and depth, there is no sense of heaviness at all. This is a decidedly vibrant Substance, with fewer of the more oxidative notes this solera-style Champagne sometimes presents. Readers lucky enough to find it will enjoy one of the world's truly great wines. Disgorged October 22, 2010." Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com
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Leaving the Farm today, and really wish we could stay longer.  Hubby and I are so relaxed.  We wonder if we should give up our city life.  Alas vacationing is much different than living in a place.

Growing up we spent every summer here at my Aunt and Uncles in Ohio.  Such great memories.  I hope our new addition gets to enjoy it as much as I did.  Lots of family and fun!  And now we are road tripping home.
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Gluten Free Blueberry Dutch Baby

March 12, 2016

Dutch Baby

Dutch babies are one of my favorite breakfasts to make on slow weekend mornings. They are so simple to throw together but do take a little time to make. It has been a typical grey and gloomy late winter here in Portland so some bright lemon and fresh berries were in order. I have been trying to perfect a gluten free dutch baby recipe and I think this is it! I’ve found that the secret to a light and airy dutch baby is having the eggs and milk at room temperature and getting the pan nice and hot before adding the batter. The finished pancake is puffed and golden brown with a slightly crunchy exterior and a smooth and custardy center. A sprinkle of juicy blueberries and a squeeze of lemon at the end is a delicious finishing touch!

Serves 2-3

3 tablespoons butter

3 large eggs at room temperature

2/3 cup whole milk at room temperature

1/2 cup gluten free flour blend (the kind that already contains xanthan gum)

2 tablespoons sugar

pinch of salt

1/2 cup fresh blueberries

lemon wedges and powdered sugar for serving

Preheat oven to 450 degrees fahrenheit and insert a 10″ cast iron pan to get it nice and hot. While the pan is heating whisk together the eggs and milk, then add the flour, sugar and salt and blend until very smooth. Turn the oven temperature down to 375 degrees fahrenheit and throw the butter into the hot pan and let it melt until it is slightly browned. Remove the pan from the oven swirl the butter around to fully coat the bottom and sides of the pan, then pour in the batter. Sprinkle the blueberries on top and pop the pan back in the oven to bake the pancake for 25-30 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Sift with powdered sugar and serve with a squeeze of lemon.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Lesson Learned...

Things are back in full swing and, seriously, I did not anticipate how busy things would be! Every semester of graduate school I tell myself that I'll get the hang of this, that after this semester I'll be easier, and every semester it gets harder. I think, if I didn't do the assistantship, it would be a much easier experience. However, with the assistantship, and trying to write my thesis, life has gotten quite crazy!  While I like it, I also don't so much like it. I had the opportunity to spend the summer reading and studying, and that suited me just fine. Now, I'm teaching and writing my thesis and things are starting to get hectic.

So, I've been avoiding any extra work and hiding my head in the sand. I've spent a good deal of time with Matt, enjoying the weekend and trying to wind down from a crazy first week. I've not been blogging, or spending much time of Facebook. Rather, I've been trying to enjoy life while I have a few moments to do so. Matt's been amazing lately. He's a really good, really supportive guy who does what he can to help me and spends time with me when I have the time available. Amen for a good husband!

As far as school goes, it's good. I've said that I'm teaching, which is a really difficult experience for me in a lot of ways. The first week went pretty well, I felt really good about my classes and the students, I felt like we understood one another. It was really good. This week's been a whole other experience. One of my classes is quieter than the other, much more reserved. It made things a little bit difficult because I was doing a lot of the talking and I felt like I was repeating myself.  This makes things tough because, let's be honest, I'm just a little bit nervous and anxious to fill the air. Dead silence is not a good thing.

I did, however, have the opportunity to learn something about myself today, so it's been a good experience if for nowt else but that. I observe a class in the morning, have a few hours break, and then teach my own classes. Today, from the interactions, I learned that sometimes it's really important to listen to yourself when it comes to planning classes out. We watch Dr. M's class to see one example of what we're supposed to be doing, which is helpful because she's great and also because our classes is doing the same material as Dr. M's class. Today, I found that sometimes her way can't be my way. I need to watch and pay attention to how things work for me.

For my first class, I just winged the information. I didn't put up any sort of outline, I just went with it. I had my notes from observing that morning, and I had the book, but that was it. I found, however, that I couldn't quite remember everything when doing things like that. I can't exactly stand there and look at my notes, that's not going to work. So, between my classes, I came upstairs and put together an outline of the information, filled with questions to address during the lecture, from the book material. That worked like a charm! One of my students even came up to me after that class and told me I was an "awesome teacher!" That really made me feel good, I have to say. It was the shining moment in what had been, up until that class, a rather bleak day.

Now, I'm preparing to go home, which is a good thing because I'm exhausted. Matt and I are going for dinner and I think I'll have a drink, to ease the strain. I don't have any idea how people get through grad school without something to dull the... I don't know. Pain doesn't seem like the right word. Maybe strain, that's better. Mango Skrewdriver and chicken fajita bites, here I come!!

  1. I have some good strategies for dealing with awkward, quiet classes, so let me know if you ever need some tips. Glad everything is going good overall! I hope the stress lets up soon.

  2. Sometimes is nice to learn something you did wrong!

  3. Jodi, I would love whatever you can tell me. My job cannot be that much different than yours and you've been doing this a lot longer than me! So yes, tips please!

  4. Indeed it is, Alison. Thanks for stopping by and taking a minute to say hello.

  5. I'll be out of town this weekend for a conference-thingy (gotta get up at 4:45 tomorrow AM--yikes!), but I'll e-mail you some quick and easy tips next week. :)

  6. Thanks, Jodi! Have a safe trip to and from your "conference-thingy." :D


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Wordless Wednesday: Fighting Pet Obesity

When I was little, my momz used to weigh me on a weekly basis.  Now she weighs me once a month.

She says I have a nice trim figure, thanks to all the activities she has me doing...not to mention our daily walks.

But my favorite beyond favorite activity is swimming!  And going after a Wubba in da water?!  The BEST!  My momz sez dat swimming is good fur me. It's not like jumping. It doesn't bother my hips (momz noticed I turn my left hip out when I walk, so she doesn't play frisbee with me anymore. She doesn't want to aggrevate anything). Dats ok wit me, I'd rather swim!

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HS hurling team of the week

August 06, 2018

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Holders Galway scraped over Clare at the second attempt and now have an All-Ireland SHC final date with Limerick to look forward to. Check out our team of the week...

1. James Skehill (Galway)

His 68th minute save from Aron Shanagher was a pivotal moment in the semi-final replay.

2. Adrian Tuohy (Galway)

Tuohy and the Tribesmen are 70 minutes away from back-to-back Liam MacCarthy Cup triumphs.

3. David McInerney (Clare)

The Banner County full-back gave it his all but he and his team-mates just came up short on this occasion.

4. Daithi Burke (Galway)

The influential Burke restricted his direct opponent John Conlon to just one point from play.

5. Conor Cleary (Clare)

Joe Canning and Conor Whelan provided him with plenty of food for thought but Cleary kept battling away.

6. Padraig Mannion (Galway)

Took over the centre-back duties in Gearoid McInerney's absence and did his 'Hurler of the Year' credentials no harm at all.

7. Joseph Cooney (Galway)

Moved to the unfamiliar surroundings of the half-back line, he did a good job in curbing the aerial threat posed by Peter Duggan.
8. Colm Galvin (Clare)

Deployed as a sweeper, once again, but not as effective this time around when it came to setting attacks in motion.

9. David Burke (Galway)

The Galway captain is a lucky to be eligible to play in the final after his late foul on Shanagher threatened to spoil an otherwise exemplary performance.

10. Peter Duggan (Clare)

Was uncharacteristically wayward with a late free but scored a goal and also found the target six times from placed balls.

11. Joe Canning (Galway)

When the game was very much in the melting pot, the 'Hurler of the Year' stood up and was counted for his team.

12. Conor Whelan (Galway)

Was a constant thorn in the side of the Clare defence and sent over three points.

13. Padraic Collins (Clare)

Produced a much-improved performance from the drawn game and got through a lot of good work.

14. Jonathan Glynn (Galway)

Went toe-to-toe with David McInerney and his 20th minute goal helped establish a 1-9 to 0-7 lead for his team.

15. Shane O'Donnell (Clare)

O'Donnell led the Clare comeback with a superbly engineered goal eight minutes into the second-half.

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Welltown Cottages
Cottages for families and friends in and around Welltown

Many holiday cottages to discover!

For a great stay in the UK with family or friends, holiday cottages are the best way to relax and forget about the stresses of normal life. With a huge selection of properties, if you can't find what you're looking for on this page, click an image and discover everything else available.

Click an image to start discovering cottages in Welltown

Large or small cottage, holiday makers have the freedom to eat in, eat out, stay in bed all day and generally come and go as they please - unlike a bed and breakfast. Dog owners favour cottage holidays because many properties will not just allow pets but provide a few basic supplies. We can help if you're looking for a holiday cottage or other accommodation in Welltown to stay in with your family for a week or two or somewhere in Welltown to stay with friends over a long weekend.

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Children love to get out of the cottage (not because the cottages aren't great, but because its fun to play outside!) and this is a great benefit of staying in a country cottage. Trusting the sun to shine every day is rather optimistic in Welltown regardless of the time of year.

Although its great to be outside in Welltown , you can often have just as much fun with your friends or family if you stay in and play some games. Some cottages will provide a few books and magazines but you aren't likely to get the latest blockbuster or this month's Vogue.

Wer're sure you'll come up with a great plan, but it might help to have one in advance. Just in case!

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When you're searching for the best cottage for your stay, make sure that you've thought through the bedroom needs and allocation. If you're travelling to Welltown in a group of single people, are there enough beds in the bedrooms?

Dog owners often like to spend their holidays in the UK so that they can take their four legged friends with them. We always suggest that you check with the owner if there are no pet details listed. And even if there are, it can be a good idea to let them know so they can put out a bowl of water for your dog's arrival.

Don't forget to make the most of your holiday - none of us get enough of them!

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Self-catering holidays can be the most fun in Welltown . You take away some of the pressure that appears when staying in a hotel or b and b - you must eat your meals at this time, you must order from this menu.

You can decide what food and drink you want to consume, and you can choose when to sit down and eat it... or even stand up and eat it! We know many people who consider a holiday cottage as the perfect way to wind down after a busy urban lifestyle - sleep in, take lazy walks through the countryside and take more time over meals.

For others it's an opportunity to get more active, from mountain biking to cross-country running. If you're over 60, we recommend the more relaxed approach!


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Don't forget: Veterans Job Fair Friday to feature 90 employers

MUSKEGON, MI - A total of 90 employers are looking to meet potential employees at a Friday, May 16 job fair targeted at veterans on board the USS LST-393 Veterans Museum ship.

The Veterans Job Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 16 aboard the retired tank carrier docked at 560 Mart St. in Muskegon. An Armed Forces Day celebration will be held at the LST the next day, Saturday, May 17.

Veterans Job Fair committee member Holly Hughes said there will be 90 employers at the event. About 80 participated in the job fair last year.

"Not only do we have many employers who have participated in our past two job fairs, like Alcoa Howmet, but we also have employers that we haven't had before, including Amway and Meijer," Hughes said.

Companies are looking for engineers, CPAs, administrators, drivers, corrections officers, factory jobs and bankers.

The event is open to members of the general public as well as veterans.

Job seekers will have a chance to prepare for the job fair at a workshop the day before. An event with resume and interview assessments, and a presentation will be held starting at 9 a.m. at the Goodwill Workforce office, 950 W. Norton Ave., Suite C. The event is free and open to the public.

The Armed Forces Day celebration, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, will feature music, medal presentation and vintage aircraft flyover. Lt. Col Ronald M. Janowski will speak.

Here's a full list of the employers participating in Friday's job fair:

  • Aerotek
  • Air National Guard
  • Alcoa Howmet
  • All State Insurance
  • Amway
  • Andrie Incorporated
  • Attwood Corporation
  • Baker College
  • Beuschel Sales
  • Bishop Heating Company
  • Blackmer/PSG
  • Brickley DeLong PC
  • Central Michigan University
  • Challenge Mfg.
  • Charter Communications
  • Chemical Bank
  • Cintas Corp
  • City of Muskegon
  • Comerica Bank
  • Compass Point
  • Continental Dairy Facilities
  • County of Muskegon
  • CWC Textron
  • Disability Connection W MI
  • Diversified Medical Staffing
  • DK Security
  • Driving for America
  • DTE Energy
  • EDR Pro Installations
  • Enviro Clean
  • ESGR/h2h
  • Express - 1
  • Family Fitness
  • Farmers Insurance
  • Forge Industrial Staffing
  • Frontier Communication
  • Get-R-Cut.Com
  • Goodtemps Temporary Staffing
  • Goodwill Industries of West MI
  • Grand Rapids Building Services
  • Grand Rapids Community College
  • Grand Rapids Veteran Center
  • Haworth Inc.
  • Herman Miller
  • Hillshire Brands
  • Holland Special Delivery
  • Humana
  • Johnston Boiler Company
  • Knoll Inc.
  • L-3 CPS
  • Legal Shield
  • Leprino Foods
  • Life Leadership
  • Lowe's
  • Manpower
  • Martin Transportation
  • Meijer Inc.
  • Mercy Health VNS & Hospice
  • MIAT College of Technology
  • MI Carpenters & Millwrights
  • School
  • Michigan Dept. of Corrections
  • MI Education Transportation
  • Services
  • MIAT College of Technology
  • Michigan Spring and Stamping
  • Muskegon Area Transport. Service
  • Muskegon Community College
  • MCC - CDL Training Services
  • Newkirk Electric
  • Northern Staffing
  • Novo 1
  • Plumb's Supermarkets
  • Port City Group
  • Scherdel Sales and Technology
  • Securitas USA
  • SOM MDOT-Wounded Veteran
  • Internship.Program.
  • Staffing Inc.
  • The American Red Cross
  • The Home Depot
  • Volunteers of America MI
  • Trendway Corporation
  • Trillium Staffing
  • University of Michigan - Flint
  • US Customs & Border Protection Detroit
  • US Customs & Border Protection GR
  • Van's Delivery Service, Inc.
  • Volunteers of America Michigan
  • West MI Electrical JATC
  • Western & Southern Life

Stephen Kloosterman covers local government, employment and the outdoors for MLive Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at sklooste@mlive.com or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

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Weekends are for...

Due to weather and hectic schedules my weekend plans had changed several times, and my parents and I decided to stay home.  I was actually relieved to have a weekend to catch-up on stuff (including rest) and have nothing on the schedule (which is rare for me!). With the PEAR only two weeks away, I knew I had to get in a long run, rain and all! Saturday morning I started off on my run, solo, and decided to take the bike path (which I never do!). As I got to the bike path I decided to head towards Hawthorne Park for a while then turn around and go the other way for a while (which when I do run on the bike path, I run the opposite direction of Hawthorne Park).  About a mile into the run, I spot my dad running towards me; I thought he had already ran that morning from his house! I was SO excited to see him coming, I started waving my arms, making sure he saw me; we both were happy to run into each other.  I turned around and joined him, and we got in 9 miles together; which neither one of us would of done without the other.  My dad said at least 5 times, "This is my favorite kind of run, running with my daughter." It was a great, unexpected treat to have my dad's company and encouragement for 9 miles in the rain.

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My mom and I have been talking about going snowshoeing for quite a while, but have never found the time when we can both go! Well this weekend we took advantage of having no plans, and the two of us headed to Crater Lake for the guided snowshoe tour.

Do I look a little nervous to be driving the luge??

And we're off...

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And a fun way to enjoy the beautiful scenery & get in a little workout

Ranger John (8 years old, from Colorado) taking a little break in the snow

The picture doesn't do it justice...

We will definitely be back!

I was thankful for a weekend at home with no plans, allowing me to spend quality time with the two people I love mom and dad!

  1. So cool! Looks like you had a fabulous time with both of them. You are always so busy, this was a much deserved weekend of relaxation and family. There is no better way to spend your time than having time with loved ones!! I am happy for you!

  2. The snow shoeing looks amazing!! Put that on the "OR to do list"!

    An unexpected free weekend-looks like you took advantage of it!


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(BPT)—You've replaced your home's 20-year-old windows with new, Energy Star-rated models, upgraded to electricity-sipping appliances and there's not a single incandescent light bulb to be found anywhere in your house. You may be wondering what more you can do to further reduce your home energy bills.

When you've covered the basic and obvious ways to trim energy use at home, it's time to start thinking outside the fuse box. Here are three unique home improvements that can help make your house even more energy-efficient.

1. Put a stake through the heart of vampire power - Even when they're turned off, electrical devices draw power as long as they're plugged in. "Vampire power" or "standby power" refers to the electricity wasted in this manner. In developed countries, standby power probably accounts for 5 to 10 percent of residential energy use, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Fortunately, vampire power is a relatively easy problem to solve. In many cases, simply unplug the power cord - a great solution for your cellphone charger or the coffee pot. When an appliance gets frequent use, however, constantly unplugging and replugging it may not be convenient. In those situations, a simple home improvement may be in order.

Connect outlets to wall switches that make it easy to turn the device off or on at the outlet. Or, you can plug appliances into a device that, in turn, plugs into the outlet and stops electricity leakage.

2. Add motorized shutters to windows - People add motorized rolling shutters to their homes for a variety of reasons, from enhancing privacy and security by making it harder for burglars to break in through windows, to protection against intense sunshine and hurricane winds. But did you know shutters can also boost your home's energy efficiency?

In winter, motorized shades or rolling shutters maximize insulation of windows - a significant point of heat loss in many homes. In summer, they can reduce heat gain, help maintain a more comfortable indoor temperature and protect furnishings from damaging UV rays. Automating motorized shutters with a sun sensor allow you to further improve energy efficiency by raising or lowering shutters throughout the day to fine-tune heat retention.

3. Open the door to energy savings -Your home's front door is the first impression visitors get when they arrive on your doorstep, but it's also a potential source of heat and energy loss. Replacing an old, inefficient or poorly insulated door with an Energy Star-qualified door can pay off with significant heat retention and energy savings.

When looking for a replacement door, insulated doors made of fiberglass or steel, filled with an insulating core such as polyurethane foam, are more energy-efficient than traditional wooden doors. Doors should also fit well into the doorframe, and use weather stripping to block drafts.

Doors wear out, lose efficiency and need to be replaced, according to the Residential Energy Services Network. Replace your old front door with an Energy Star-qualified one, and you may qualify for a federal tax credit of up to 30 percent of the cost of the door, according to

Improving your home's energy efficiency is the right thing to do - for both the environment and your wallet. With a bit of creativity and the right home improvements, it's possible to maximize your home's energy efficiency.

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Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: July 14–15, 2018

It’s the weekend of festivals and fairs, and we’re bringing you a lineup filled with juicy summertime mangoes, infectious ʻukulele jams and a celebration of Honolulu’s best.

Best of Honolulu Festival

2018 Best of Honolulu Festival Presented by American Savings Bank

Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Head down to Honolulu Hale for our third annual Best of Honolulu Festival presented by American Savings Bank. Check out the various booths featuring the best places in the city to shop, eat, relax and more. Families can spend the day mopping up ʻono grinds, shopping at a marketplace and enjoying a star-studded entertainment lineup featuring the Tonga Sisters (watch the Kahuku sisters’ amazing ’90s mashup, performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this past February), Karlie Goya and more. When the kids need a break from the fun-filled keiki zone, bring them down to the HONOLULU Family booth and enter them into the 2019 Cover Kids search. Keiki ages 1 to 12 will be photographed by a professional photographer, and the $10 fee will be waived.

Free, Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St. For more details, go here.

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56th Annual Hawaiʻi State Farm Fair

Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15

Learn “What’s Growin’ On” in Hawaiʻi’s agriculture and farming industry at Kualoa Ranch. A longtime tradition on Oʻahu, the fair features a “Buy Local, It Matters” education pavilion, fresh produce at Kamehameha Schools’ country market and plant sale and live farm animals at the 4-H Livestock tent. Enjoy festive food and entertainment, plus contests such as watermelon eating, corn husking and chili-pepper eating. The Keiki Farm Hands exhibit offers little ones hands-on farming experience with crop planting and harvesting activities, a chicken incubator and coop, keiki-size farming tools and more.

$5 for general public, free for kids and students with valid student ID. Kualoa Ranch, 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kāne‘ohe. For more details, go here.

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Saturday, July 14, noon to 9 p.m.

It wouldn’t be summer in Hawaiʻi without fresh sweet mangoes. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mangoes at the Moana with the popular Mākaha Mangoes Farmers Market, cooking demonstrations and more. Enter the Best Mango Contest, attend an open-forum seminar led by agriculture experts and visit the keiki area for hands-on activities. Guests 21 and older can also enjoy the first-ever Mangolicious Sunset Reception, featuring chefs from Koko Head Café, MW Restaurant, The Pig & The Lady, 12th Ave Grill, Hawai’i Convention Center, Hy’s Steakhouse, RumFire, The Modern Honolulu, and Tiki’s Grill & Bar and Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar.

$15–$120, The Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort, 2365 Kalākaua Ave. For more information, go here.

48th Annual ʻUkulele Festival Hawaiʻi

Sunday, July 15, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Each year, ʻukulele master and festival founder Roy Sakuma gathers musicians and acts from all over the world to bring laughter and love through the music of the ʻukulele. Expected to attract more than 10,000 people, the festival is hosted by Hawaiʻi ambassador of aloha Danny Kaleikini and features an ʻukulele orchestra of more than 600 students, according to the festival. The lineup includes local and world acts such as Hawaiʻi’s own Jake Shimabukuro, the New Zealand ʻUkulele Senior Squad and Japan’s LeaLea ʻUkulele Garden. Food booths, free ʻukulele lessons and giveaways will also be stationed around the park. Worried about traffic? Free parking will be available at Kapi‘olani Community College, with a free shuttle service running to and from the festival from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.

Free, Kapiʻolani Park, 3840 Pākī Ave. For more information, go here.

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Joe has been a life long supporter of the Labour Party.

Joe served in the army during the second world war. He was a governor at Hilldene Primary School for many years. He was also the Chairman for some years.

A keen cricketer, who once played with Willy Hammond when in the army.

For many years he volunteered at the Ragged School Museum in Bethnal Green. He regaled the children who visited the museum with tales of growing up in London.

He served in the army in North Africa during World War 2.

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Gas safety in caravans, including leisure accommodation vehicles and residential park-homes

Formerly OC 440/34

This guidance replaces OC 440/34 v2 and provides information and advice to operational staff on the application of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) to leisure accommodation vehicles and residential park homes, and enforcement demarcation.

This guidance provides information on how and when GSIUR applies to caravans to assist with the decision on whether to investigate concerns, or incidents reported to HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR); also advice on enforcement allocation.

GSIUR apply in many cases and enforcement responsibility may fall to HSE or Local Authorities, depending on the use and location of the caravan .

An incident (fatality or serious injury) reportable under RIDDOR does not necessarily attract duties under gas safety legislation e.g. where a dutyholder is not implicated.

For the purpose of this guidance, unless otherwise specified the term ‘caravan’ will be used throughout – definitions are set out below.

When making a decision whether to investigate a concern or incident involving a ‘caravan’, the following should be taken into account:

In making this decision, it will be helpful to refer to The Approved Code of Practice and Guidance Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and gas appliances (L56, fourth edition)

Where the circumstances are unclear, there should be liaison with the relevant Local Authority (LA) and consideration of joint investigation if there are shared responsibilities e.g. on a residential site.

Inspectors coming across incidents which have not been reported under RIDDOR, may need to prompt the responsible person (whoever that might be in the circumstances) to submit an incident report.

Application of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR)
GSIUR and L56 include the following specific references to caravans:

Portable appliances

GSIUR does not cover the majority of portable appliances but, where mobile space or cabinet heaters are used in caravans, they are subject to the provisions of regulations 3, 35 and 36. However, as British Standards for the installation of space heating in leisure accommodation vehicles (LAVs) and residential park homes (RPHs) do not include portable appliances they should not normally be found.

In the event of a landlord or engineer supplying a portable heating appliance while, for example, the fixed heating system is being repaired, they may be in breach of HSWA Section 3 or consumer safety legislation if the appliance can be shown to be unsuitable for the purpose used. Trading Standards Officers should be consulted on consumer safety issues.

Recording and reporting

Make it clear in COIN reports that the issue concerns gas safety in a caravan, to include the type of gas and vehicle

Further references

OPSTD, MTU Sector, Utilities section

Enforcing authority guidance

Situation Enforcing authority
Domestic residence which is a caravan on a caravan/park home site, either  privately owned or with a long-term tenant HSE
Caravans on holiday park rented out short-term (may be individually owned or owned by the park operator) LA
Caravans located on a work site and used as sleeping accommodation (eg for seasonal farm workers) or for domestic or residential purposes HSE
Temporary caravans at construction sites HSE
Accommodation provided for workers but located separately to the work site LA
Domestic or holiday use is minor activity to main HSE enforced business e.g. a caravan site (not a separate business) on a farm. HSE
Operator of residential caravan sites OR operator of holiday caravan park  LA
Hiring out touring caravans/motorhomes LA
LA operated sites, whatever the circumstances HSE
Mobile catering units (when pitched) LA
At Local Authority assigned sites
Work carried out by a person who does not normally work on the site eg independent gas engineer HSE
Gas work carried out by site owner who does not live on the site. HSE
Gas work carried out by site owner who lives on the site. LA
Gas work carried out by a person who normally works on the site. LA
Landlord duties only e.g. annual safety checks, ensure current gas safety record held and gas fittings/appliances maintained. LA

What is a caravan?

The term caravan covers tourers, motor-caravans and caravan holiday-homes, collectively known as leisure accommodation vehicles, (LAV) and residential park-homes (RPH). They are described in more detail in the following paragraphs together with the current applicable standards for construction and gas safety. Note: as standards are regularly updated, always check with British Standards on-line for the standard in force at the time the caravan was built or upgraded.

Leisure accommodation vehicles

Tourers are those seen on the road being towed by cars. They are built to BS EN 1645 and must meet the requirements for the construction and use of road vehicles.

Motor-caravans incorporate the living accommodation similar to that of a touring caravan on to a motor base vehicle and are therefore designed specifically for touring. They are built to BS EN 1646 and must meet the requirements for the construction and use of road vehicles.

Caravan holiday-homes

Caravan holiday-homes are designed specifically for holiday accommodation on licensed caravan holiday parks. Because of their size and weight they are delivered to the park by transporters. They are manufactured with wheels solely to manoeuvre them on site. They are built to BS EN 1647, LPG systems are covered by BS EN 1949 and safety ventilation requirements by BS EN 721.

Residential park-homes

Park-homes are designed for permanent residential accommodation. They are still caravans, even though they have pitched tiled roofs and may appear similar to a brick built bungalow. Because of their size and weight they can only be delivered by transporters, sometimes in two halves which are then bolted and secured together when in situ. They are built to BS 3632 which covers ventilation.

The LPG installation is covered by BS 5482-1 and BS 5440-1 and the flues and terminals by BS 715 (partially replaced by BS EN 1856-1:2003 & BS EN 1856-2: 2004).

Natural gas installations are covered by BS 6891 and BS 5440-1 and the flues and terminals by BS 715 (partially replaced by BS EN 1856-1:2003 & BS EN 1856-2:2004).

Types of gas used

Liquefied petroleum gas

The majority of appliances found in caravans will be fuelled by LPG; the generic name for commercial butane and commercial propane.

Butane is not suitable for installations subject to low external temperatures and is therefore mainly used for tourers and motor-caravans. There is no standardised colour for butane cylinders; blue, yellow/ochre, and white are common.

Propane is ideal for outside storage and therefore used to supply residential park-homes and caravan holiday-homes. Although often supplied in red cylinders it may also be supplied in cylinders of orange or other less common colours. Patio gas propane, an increasing market, is supplied in green cylinders. Bulk storage vessels at the customer's (e.g. caravan park operator) premises are normally coloured white or green.

Natural gas

In some caravan sites natural gas is supplied from a gas conveyor's local distribution network. Often there is a bulk supply meter at the site boundary from which the gas is then conveyed around the site in pipes to each caravan. The pipes on the site could be owned by the gas conveyor or by the park operator.

In certain circumstances, the pipes on the site may be part of a network as defined in the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (GSMR) and subject to GSMR, including safety case requirements. Guidance on GSMR is contained in A guide to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 - L80.

The end of the network is at the first emergency control valve (ECV) (as defined by GSIUR) and defines the cut-off point between GSMR and GSIUR. If the pipes are on the network and owned by the upstream gas conveyor, then they should be covered by their safety case. If the park operator owns the pipes then they may be required to produce a GSMR safety case.

OC 440/28 provides further guidance on the liaison between HID and FOD on gas safety matters. HID is responsible for GSMR safety case matters.

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Breast milk is the best food for your baby. There are a number of organisations in the Hutt Valley who provide support with breastfeeding. Many are free of charge. Your LMC or WellChild provider should be your first point of call for breastfeeding support and can put you in touch with the below:

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Repair and restore, Huygens Huys

We also repair and restore your old or antique clocks or pocketwatches.

Klokken reparatieWe perform professional restoration and repair of old and antiques clocks and watches. All necessary tools for a professional repair are present. For repairs and restoration of antique clocks, we work throughout the Netherlands. If required we can take care of the transport of your clock. Please contact us.

The starting point for every restauration or repair is that we use as much as possible original methods and materials. To reach professional results, we can even use original repair tools of watch and clock makers from the 18th and the 19th century! If the clock housing, the dial plate or other parts of the clock needs restoration we will cooperate with fellow professionals (furniture makers, metal moulders, painters, gilders etc.) to ensure that your clock will be restored to its original state.

The Huygens Huys takes end responsibility and will take care of everything to restore your clock. We do ship clocks all over the world, do not hesitate to ask more about the possibilities !