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BEAUMONT, EUGENE BEAUHARNAIS (1837–1916). Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont, United States Cavalry officer, the son of Andrew and Julia (Colt) Beaumont, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on August 2, 1837, and appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1856. His father had served in the United States Congress from 1832 to 1836 and was descended from a line of Mayflower colonists. His classmates included Confederate major general Thomas L. Rosser of Texas. Beaumont graduated thirty-second in his class and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the First United States Cavalry on May 6, 1861. From then through June he drilled volunteer troops in Washington, D.C., and participated in the battle of First Manassas or Bull Run as a volunteer aide-de-camp to Col. Ambrose E. Burnside in the First Cavalry. After transfer to the Fourth United States Cavalry on August 3, 1861, he served as acting adjutant general of the regiment. He was promoted to first lieutenant on September 14, 1861, and on February 1, 1862, was assigned as aide-de-camp to Gen. John Sedgwick. In this capacity he took part in guarding the upper Potomac River and was engaged in the Peninsular campaign from March through May of 1862. He was posted as aide-de-camp to Gen. Henry W. Halleck on August 7, 1862, but was promoted to captain in the volunteer army and returned to Sedgwick's staff on May 13, 1863. Beaumont served in the Rappahannock campaign with the Army of the Potomac in the spring of 1863 and in the Gettysburg campaign in July. He was brevetted to captain in the regular army on November 7, 1863, for "gallant and meritorious service" in the battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia. After fighting in the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, where General Sedgwick was killed in May 1864, Beaumont was transferred as aide-de-camp to Gen. James H. Wilson. He served in the Petersburg campaign and in the Shenandoah valley in the summer of 1864 before transferring with Wilson on October 1 to the cavalry corps of the Army of the Mississippi, where he served as assistant adjutant general. On October 20 he was promoted to major of volunteers. He subsequently saw action in the battle of Nashville (December 1864) and the battle of Harpeth River, Tennessee (December 17, 1864. Beaumont was brevetted lieutenant colonel of volunteers on March 13, 1865, for "gallant and meritorious service" during the pursuit of John Bell Hood's army in Tennessee. On April 2, 1865, his attack on the Confederate breastworks at Selma, Alabama, won him a brevet to major in the regular army and to colonel of volunteers for "gallant and distinguished service."  When Confederate president Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia, he was placed in Beaumont's charge.

At the end of the war Beaumont was mustered out of the volunteer army, on March 19, 1866. He retained his prewar rank in the regular army and was advanced to captain of the Fourth Cavalry on July 25, 1865. He commanded Troop A, which garrisoned San Antonio from April through October 1866 and served at Camp Sheridan, Texas, in November and December. The following months saw him at Fredericksburg, Fort Mason, Fort Chadbourne, and Fort McKavett. After a brief leave of absence he returned to the regiment in May 1869 as commander of the garrison at Lampasas. After recruiting service in 1871 and 1872, he was stationed at Fort Richardson and Fort Clark in 1873 and 1874. On May 18, 1873, he took part in Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's raid on Kickapoo and Lipan villages at Remolino, Mexico. When Beaumont observed that his officers and men would be "justified in refusing to obey your orders, which you now admit as being illegal, and exposing them to such peril," Mackenzie replied that he would have any officer or man shot who refused to follow him across the Rio Grande. From August 18 through December 29, 1874, Beaumont accompanied Mackenzie on his expedition into Indian Territory after the Warren Wagontrain Raid, and on September 28, 1874, he commanded the advance battalion that attacked Quanah Parker's Comanche encampment in the battle of Palo Duro Canyon.

On March 1, 1875, Beaumont was appointed assistant instructor at the United States Military Academy, where he taught cavalry tactics until August 1879. He was promoted to major on November 12, 1879, and subsequently served in Indian Territory, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Kansas. On December 24, 1888, he was appointed acting inspector general of Texas, a post that he held until 1892, when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Third United States Cavalry. Beaumont retired from active service on May 16, 1892, and settled at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. On March 30, 1898, he received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the battle of Harpeth River and at Selma, Alabama, during the Civil War.

He was married to Margaret Rutter on September 18, 1861. She died on April 22, 1879, and he married Maria Lindsley Orton on December 20, 1883. After the death of his second wife on November 19, 1901, he married her sister, Stella S. Orton Rushing, in 1905. Beaumont was the father of four children. According to Robert Goldthwaite Carter, an officer in his regiment, Beaumont was "one of the finest types of an `all around,' efficient" cavalry officer in the army; "with his jet black hair and moustache, soldier's slouch hat, riding pants tucked into his boots, pistols in his belt, and off-hand soldierly way of putting things," Beaumont "favorably impressed" the men of his troop. He died at Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania, on August 17, 1916.

Robert G. Carter, On the Border with Mackenzie, or Winning West Texas from the Comanches (Washington: Eynon Printing, 1935). Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army (2 vols., Washington: GPO, 1903; rpt., Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1965).

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55 Easy & Unique Baby Shower Favor Ideas To Fit Any Budget

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When guests attend a baby shower, they do expect to receive a baby shower favor. It’s simply part of the ritual that makes a baby shower and it should be included in your baby shower planning.

The trick to picking the best baby shower favors is to get something that people will appreciate.

Helpful Tips For Selecting The Perfect Baby Shower Favors

  • Pick something that people will love AND use. So often, baby shower favors get forgotten in the car when the guest gets home or simply trashed. By picking any of the baby shower favor ideas below, you are practically guaranteed that this won’t happen because everything in this extensive, comprehensive list of shower favors, are practical and appreciated by most. These favors are also more focused on the guests, rather than the mother/ baby.
  • Pick a party favor that mimics your baby shower theme. This is not compulsory but it’s cute and people will notice.
  • Do keep the interests of your guests in mind when selecting a baby shower favor.
  • If you are on a budget – do not fret. Baby shower favors do not have to be extravagant. You can easily get cheap baby shower favors that are also beautiful and useful. Everything on this list can be considered as homemade baby shower favors.

For your convenience, this post has been broken down into different categories of baby shower favors:

  • Edible Favors
  • Baby Shower Spa Party Ideas
  • Plant Favors
  • Mason jars baby shower favors
  • Miscellaneous Baby Shower Favors

Edible Baby Shower Favor Ideas

Fresh Fruit Favors

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When it comes to baby shower favor ideas, can it get any easier than fresh fruit? All you need is the fresh fruit and the containers! You can do any fruit you like or whatever is in season. You could also do a variety of fruits.

Mini Pie Favors

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This is one super easy baby shower favor idea. Simply buy the pies, cut them equally, and place them into mini pie boxes or these triangle mini pie boxes.

Baby Shower Favors To Make: Flavored Sugars

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Looking for a “unique baby shower favor?” This is it. Flavored sugars are relatively easy to make, too. Here is the complete recipe.

Flavored Salts

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If not sugar, how about some flavored salts? Click here for the complete recipes for chili lime salt, vanilla salt, sriracha salt and rosemary lemon salt.

Baby Shower Gifts For Guests: Candy Apple Favors

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Having a fall baby shower? Candy apples might just be perfect. You could make them by following the traditional candy apple recipe or add nuts like the image above. Either way, just add a thank you tag, and you’re set.

Popcorn Baby Shower Favors

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How simple yet elegant is this? All you would need are mason jars, paper, stringa personalized tag, and the popcorn.This favor fits nicely with baby showers because mom-to-be is about to “pop.”

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Or if you think your guests would prefer that the popcorn already be popped, you could buy fancy gourmet popcorn and present them with this. Once you have your popcorn, all you’d need are your mason jars, burlap ribbon and decorative string.The added accent is cute but totally optional.

For a slightly easier setup, you could get baby shower and party favor boxes. If you are doing the “ready to pop” theme, you can get them in either pink or the blue favor boxes, fill them with popcorn, and you’re done. They are also available in the following themes: nautical, woodland, twinkle twinkle little star, elephant and aztec.

Soda Baby Shower Favors

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This is a great DIY baby shower favor – all you will need is soda in glass bottles or cans, and personalized labels.

“Pop It When She Pops” – Baby Shower Sparkling Wine Favors

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This is NOT a cheap baby shower favor! Even “cheap” sparkling wine is expensive when you buy it in bulk. You could bring the costs way down by buying the mini champagne bottles.

As for the tags, you could either make them yourself on cardstock paper and use a regular paper punch to punch holes for the string. You could also get them professionally printed from Etsy.

Baby Shower Candy Favors

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What can be sweeter than a baby shower candy favor, and this is is one of many DIY baby shower favors. There are a variety of ways to present it too – one prettier than the next.

For the presentation above, all you will need are small glass jars with lids, candy of your choice and a personalized sticker on the top.

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For a slightly different presentation, you could try these 2 oz little mason jars…

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You could also box your candies up and add a bit of decoration to the boxes. These are premade gift boxes that you fold to assemble, so it’s quite easy to put together. Along with your gift boxes, you’ll also need some burlap, twine and floral accents to tie it all together.

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How adorable is this one – and so simple too! Mason jars baby shower favors are so versatile. This is just a small mason jar with your candy of choice, a personalized sticker, cut flowers (which you could get from the Dollar Store,) and a pretty ribbon to tie it all together.

Baby Shower Favors To Make: Sprinkle Oreo Pops

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Having a baby sprinkle? These “sprinkle” oreo pops will definitely fit the baby shower theme, plus they’re easy to make. Click here for the complete recipe.

Honey Baby Shower Favors

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Honey is a “sweet” favor to offer and it fits into at least 3 baby shower themes:

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For a complete tutorial on how to create this honey “hunny” favor, check out this helpful post.

Baby Shower Favor Cookies

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Having a jungle or safari baby shower? How about these onesie shaped baby shower cookies? These are available from Etsy. If you know your way around the kitchen, you could make them yourself with onesie cookie cutters.

“Over The Moon”- Moon Pies – Perfect For Adoption Showers

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This baby shower favor goes with the book “Over the Moon,” by Karen Katz. This is a children’s picture book about adoption, and would, therefore, be quite appropriate for an adoption baby shower. However, it would also fit quite nicely with a Book Baby Shower.

“Baby Is Brewing” Baby Shower Favor – Tea

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You could easily make these yourself or buy them from Etsy.

Or,  to match the “baby is brewing” theme…

Baby Is Brewing – Beer Can Coolers

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These beer can coolers are custom made and available from Etsy.

Baby Shower Party Favors: Mug Cake In A Jar

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For this party favor, all you will need is:

“In A Bag” Baby Shower Party Favor Ideas

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You may have heard of “bread in a bag” or “taco in a bag.” You can put whatever you want “in a bag” and offer it as a baby shower favor.

  • Simply add the dry ingredients to a clear plastic bag;
  • Put it into a kraft paper bag;
  • Add your thank you tag and recipe instructions.
  • For added cuteness, add a mini whisk for a baked item, or a spatula for a cooked item.

S’mores Favors For A Baby Sprinkle

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How adorable! These s’mores favors are especially appropriate if this is your second or third baby, and you are having a baby sprinkle.

They’re super easy to put together too, and you can get these custom made tags from Etsy.

Baby Shower Party Favor Ideas: Herb Infused Oils

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Herb-infused oils can be used in lots of different ways, and it’s certainly a very fancy favor. You could buy everything pre-made – like the image above, or you could totally do it yourself. Here’s a guide on how to infuse oils.

Baby Shower Spa Party Ideas

Baby Shower Soap Favors

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Who doesn’t love fancy soaps? This is a baby shower favor that will be put to use, and certainly appreciated.

You could buy your soap favors with customized labels.

Baby Shower Party Favors: Homemade Bath Salts

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Homemade bath salt favors are easy to make. They’re really useful and they’re one of several cheap baby shower favors on our list.

Bath salts are also one of those baby shower favor that people will actually use and appreciate because bath salts have so many benefits, like stress relief, it reduces muscle aches, offers headache relief, improves sleep, skin hydration and circulation in our bodies.

You could package them in small little mason jars or little organza bags.

(Did you notice how cute this one below is – they even have seashells to pick up the bath salts.)bath salt favors

All you would need to make it is:

For full and complete instructions, visit

Bubble Bath Favors

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If you like the idea of creating bubble bath favors, you’ve got a lot of options.

  1. You could buy travel sized bubble bath and add personalized labels to the bottles.
  2. You could buy a huge bottle of bubble bath, and fill 2oz sized plastic travel bottles with bubble bath – then add your personalized label. Or
  3. Make your own bubble bath.  You would need to multiply the numbers below to give you the amount of bubble bath that you need. The measurements below are for 1 cup of bubble bath only:

 Homemade Sugar Scrub

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Like bath salts, sugar scrubs are easy to make as well. This baby shower favor would be appreciated because sugar scrubs can be used to help exfoliate your skin.

There are also a TON of recipes to use but the basics are sugar and essential oils. Add them into your container of choice, like a small mason jar, tie on a little ribbon, a thank you tag, and you’re set.

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Click here for the coffee sugar scrub in the picture above, or click here for 21 sugar scrub recipes.

Nail Polish Baby Shower Favors

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Cute and simple – nail polish baby shower favors will take little effort. All you will need is to buy nail polish, some tulle fabric, and ribbon. You could also tie on a little thank you tag.

If you like the idea but just cannot be bothered to do it yourself, get them custom made from Etsy.

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“You’re The Bomb” Bath Bombs

you're the bomb favors You could absolutely make these yourself if you are on a budget – here’s an easy recipe. If you couldn’t be bothered, you could buy them from Etsy (as shown above) or Amazon.

You’re The “Balm” – Lip Balm Favors

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These lip balm favors are also known as “EOS favors” because of the lip balm brand.

They are easy to make. All you would need are the EOS lip balms and you could get them in bulk from Amazon, and a customized template.

Hand Sanitizer Baby Shower Favors

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If budget is a concern for you, this is a great baby shower favor because you can buy mini hand sanitizers in bulk from Amazon.The onesie gift tags are easy too, and available from Amazon or Etsy.

Hand Lotion Baby Shower Favors

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Most women love to have hand lotion within easy reach, so a travel hand lotion will come in handy for most of us.

All you will need is the travel hand lotion, some tulle fabric, ribbon and your little thank you tag. Easy beasy.

“From My Shower To Yours” – Baby Shower Favors

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Or splurge a little more and give people more options. You could offer mini shower gels with a little thank you tag on it, and loofas.

Homemade Solid Perfume

Homemade Solid PerfumeClick here for complete DIY instructions.

Baby Shower Candle Favors

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Baby shower candle favors are another one of our cheap baby shower favors. If you plan to do a candle, you could also add this little poem:

A little candle for you to light

to flicker, glow, and shine bright.

As you blow out the flame,

make a little wish in my name.

Thanks for coming to my mommy’s baby shower.

These are super simple to make! All you will need:

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Or for a fancier look… these custom made candles are available from Etsy.

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Or make your own fancy candle. This is a DIY soy candle. Click here for the complete tutorial.

Cheap Baby Shower Favors: Hair Ties

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This is a really flexible baby shower favor.

  • You could save yourself the trouble and buy them pre-packaged like the image above. Hair ties can be customized by design. You could do a blue(ish) design for boys or try to find a pattern that would fit your baby shower theme. Or,
  • You could absolutely make them yourself. Or, the easiest and cheapest option of all…
  • You could buy a pack of hand knotted hair ties from Amazon, for as little as $9.95 for 100 (at the time of this writing). You could have tons of different designs and have your guests pick their favorite design.

If you choose option 2 or 3, all you would need are your hair ties and thank you tags, which you can print on some heavyweight cardstock paper.

Baby Shower Favors For Winter Showers

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Having a baby shower in the winter? How perfect would thick, cozy slipper socks be for your guests?

Plant Favors

“Watch Me Grow” Succulent Favors

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Succulent party favors are unique and quite appropriate for a baby shower because they represent growth – just like the baby is growing. There are also cute little poems that you could add with your succulent favors, like:

  • “I’m just a baby, watch me grow. Just like the little boy/girl you will soon get to know.”
  • “When this little plant you see, think of baby girl/boy and me.”
  • “Watch me grow”

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If you have a green thumb, they’d be really easy to put together. All you would need is soil, containers and the succulents themselves (which you could get for as low as $2 each from Amazon (at the time of this writing), or you could also buy them from Walmart for $3-$4 each). You could use any containers you like. Amy from One Artsy Mama bought teacups from Goodwill to make her tea cup favors, but you could use mason jars or regular little plant pots.

Potted Plant Favors

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Potted herbs can be picked up from your local nursery or Walmart for under $5. They are already potted, so all you may want to do is add a little ribbon and a tag to them.

Flowers Favors

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For flower favors, you could present potted roses like the image above, or fresh cut flowers in a vase. The great thing about these flower favors (or really any potted plant favors), is that they act nicely as table decorations as well.

“Baby In Bloom” Seed Packet Favors

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Seed packet favors are extremely common because it represents growth.

They are super easy to put together too. To create a seed packet favor like the above image, you would need:

Mason Jars Baby Shower Favors

Hot Chocolate In A Jar

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Hot chocolate in a jar will go perfectly with a winter baby shower. All you would need are 5-ounce jars, instructions for the guests, twine or ribbon to tie the instructions, and the ingredients for each container, which are:

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
  • Marshmallows to fill the jar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Optional add-ins (e.g. spices, crushed peppermint, espresso powder)

Please visit Uproot Kitchen for full and complete instructions on how to set it up.

Baby Shower Favors To Make: Cookie Mix In A Jar

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Who does not love cookies? With cookie mix in a jar, you are offering a cute and useful baby shower favor, but also the ability for your guests to have fresh cookies, when they want it.

You could use any cookie recipe but as you pour the ingredients one by one, you do need to pack them down a bit, according to The Creative Junkie.

You will need:

Find cookie mix in a jar recipes here.

Or if you think your guests would prefer that the cookies are already baked, you could do…

Baked Cookies In A Jar

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How easy is this? Bake or buy cookies, and pack them into a mason jar. Decorate the jar with ribbon/ twine. The above image has brown kraft paper but you could do wrapping paper or scrapbook paper too. If that’s not your thing, you could also use a small piece of fabric to cover each lid.

Cake in a Jar

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If you know your way around the kitchen, this would be a great baby shower favor idea. The image above is of red velvet cake but you could do any baked dessert that you think your guests would like.

Sprinkles In A Jar – Baby Sprinkle Shower

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These sprinkles will fit quite nicely with a baby sprinkle shower.

They’re easy to do too. All you would need are your little jars with corks. decorative string, sprinkles and a personalized sticker.

Meals In A Jar – Baby Shower Favor Ideas

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As with the other mason jar baby shower favor ideas, all you would need is your mason jars (the size would depend on the ingredients you plan to put in there), your recipe, and ribbon or twine to tie the recipe.

The image above is of the Texas 2 Step Soup. Soup in a jar is popular but you could include dry ingredients for any meal. You want to be sure that whatever you add to the jar is shelf stable. The gift recipients will then add the fresh ingredients to prepare the meal.

For TONS of meals in a jar recipes, swing on over to Mom With A Prep.

Mini Jam Jars

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These mini jam jars may seem hard to do but they’re super easy. Why? You can buy a few large jars of premade jams and jellies from the store and repackage it into smaller jars. Here’s what you will need:

Manicure/ Pedicure In A Jar

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This baby shower favor is quite popular but if you are on a budget, it will be a bit of a splurge. (If you are playing baby shower games at your shower, it might be more appropriate as a baby shower game prize.)

All of the items listed below are available in bulk, so just follow the product links provided for bulk pricing. Here’s what you could add to your mason jars:

Miscellaneous Baby Shower Favor Ideas

Cheap Baby Shower Favors: Mini Recipe Book Favor

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If your family has great recipes, you could put together a little mini recipe book.  Here are several free recipe templates from Canva.

Bird Nest Baby Shower Favors

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For this favor, you would need chocolate eggs – you could also use M&M chocolate almonds,  a decorative gift box, crinkle cut paper,  a personalized tag and ribbon.

Baby Shower Gifts For Guests: Birdseed Feeder

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If you don’t like the idea of spending a lot on your baby shower favors, birdseed favors are a cheap, simple and eco-friendly way to thank your guests. You would need the seeds and a onesie cookie cutter. Click here for the tutorial.

Cigar Baby Shower Favors

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What a cute twist on a classic baby shower favor. This cigar favor is especially appropriate if you are hosting a co-ed baby shower, where there are smokers. For complete instructions and free printables, click here.

Surprise In Paper Favor Bags

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What a clever and cute way to surprise your guests! These paper favor bags are super easy to set up.

All you need is:

  • mini kraft paper bags,(the bags in the sample image above are approximately 3.5 x 2 x 6″)
  • Paper doilies (3.5″ doilies would fit the 3.5 x 2 x 6″ kraft paper bags, but get paper doilies that are the same width as your bags.)
  • A hole punch
  • Whatever you plan to an inside the kraft paper bags. This could be candy, cookies, or whatever you like.
  • Small, clear, treat bags, If your surprise if a food item, you will want to put your surprise into the clear treat bags first, before you put them into the kraft bags because they may stain the paper bag.
  • 1/8″ ribbon in two colors
  • Printer – to print your preferred text onto the favor bags. You could also use fun baby shower stamps or stickers. This is optional.

For complete instructions, swing on over to Lulu the Baker.

Note For The Author

Thank you for taking the time to read this article about baby shower favors. I hope it has been extremely helpful, and that you find a ton of inspiration from it.

In putting this collection of baby shower party favors together, we were very careful. All the party favors can be adapted to fit either a baby girl, baby boy, or neutral baby shower.

You will also have noticed that baby shower favors are all over the show when it comes to price points. If you are on a budget, I want to assure you that you can absolutely have fabulous favors. We have included several beautiful but cheap baby shower favors. Do not let your budget hold you back. Be creative. This collection includes several baby shower favors to make by yourself.

If budget is not an issue for you, then you can certainly choose whatever you like from this collection. We were sure to accommodate you by offering helpful links to where you can buy custom-made baby shower favors.

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How To Assemble A “Daddy Doody Kit” Like A Pro

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Looking for funny baby shower gifts for the dad-to-be? How about this fun and oh-so-practical “Daddy Doody Kit.”

During the baby shower season, (the beginning of mom’s third trimester,) dads are often forgotten or completely left out. But, by offering a thoughtful gift like this, he is included… if only for a bit.

Your Daddy Doody Kit could be presented to the dad-to-be at his diaper party or a co-ed baby shower, or anytime before the baby is born.

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What To Put In Your Daddy Doody Kit

You will want to put in practical baby items that will be useful to the new dad. The trick, however, is to add a few embellishments for humor…

You can certainly add more items as you see fit but the above are essentials, with only the gas mask/ goggles and clothespin, tongs, rubber gloves and Tylenol as embellishments.

Daddy Doody Kit: Where To Put It All In?

The size of the items you buy will depend on where you will put them in. Do consider your container first, before you make your “content” purchases. For example, if you plan to use the transparent paint can, you will need to get mostly travel sized items. This is easy to do because you can get them all at your local store.

Clear/ transparent paint can; (like in the featured image above);

Diaper Bag For Men

daddy diaper toolbox

Daddy Diaper Toolbox/ Daddy Diaper Changing Toolbox

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To finish off, it’s a good idea to print out the contents for dad-to-be.

Note From The Author

If you are looking for funny baby shower gifts, this is a good one. I was giggling the whole time as I was typing out the “content” of the “daddy diaper changing toolbox.” What I love about it, is that it’s not just funny, but very practical.

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News & Announcements

AAA’s 2018 Initiatives Streamline Three Arbitrator Panels and Arbitrator Selection Processes

The American Arbitration Association has new initiatives for streamlining the use of 3 arbitrator panels and the selection of arbitrators in international cases. Read more here.

ABA Women in Dispute Resolution Directory of ADR Practitioners

The American Bar Association’s Women in Dispute Resolution Committee (WIDR), of which Gilda Turitz is Co-Chair, has published its 2017 Member Directory of ADR Practitioners, available here.

Gilda Turitz to Speak at ABA’s Women in Dispute Resolution Committee

Gilda Turitz will be speaking at the December 1, 2017 meeting of the ABA's Women in Dispute Resolution Committee (WIDR) on "Peer-Nominated ADR Organizations."

Measuring Mediation “Success:” Process Matters As Well As Results

Teamwork We often talk about a mediation being “successful” because the case settled, or conversely that it “failed” because a full settlement was not achieved and at least some parties are continuing to fight. Is a mediator successful solely by virtue of closure?


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What is new in Java 9

Java 9 is a major feature release. The following summarizes features and enhancements in Java  language version 9.

  • Allow @SafeVargs annotation on private instance methods
  • Allow final variables to be used as resources in the try-with-resources statement
  • Allow the use of diamond with anonymous classes if the type of the inferred type is denotable.
  • Complete the removal of underscore from the set of legal identifier names. This was started in java version 8.
  • Add support for private interface methods.

Reference : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/language/toc.htm#JSLAN-GUID-16A5183A-DC0D-4A96-B9D8-AAC9671222DD


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Advent Calendar

Chirri & Chirra – The Snowy Day by Kaya Doi

Chirri and Chirra are two identical Japanese children who live in a hut on the edge of a forest. Each of their adventures sees them set off on their bicycles for an adventure in the natural world.

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In the Snowy Day the children are even more rosy cheeked than normal, as they ignore the unsuitable cycling conditions and plough through the frozen scenery into a magical ice cave populated by impossibly cute animals.

There are a lot of cute animals.

Everything about this small but perfectly formed book is a sensory delight, from the warm, off white paper to the soft, to the dreamy endpapers. Kaya Doi is a Tokyo based illustrator, prolific and much loved in Japan. The Chirri and Chirra stories are her first to appear in English, thanks to the wonderful Enchanted Lion books and a translation by Yuki Kaneko.

Much about this world is familiar, even for readers with only a passing knowledge of Japanese children’s books; the multitude of happy animals, the idyllic natural setting and the fantastical elements.

The real pleasure comes from the imaginitive flourishes, like the game of marbles played with the ‘frozen buds of many kinds of flowers.’ These marbles are later taken into a hot spring where they melt and the flowers bloom.

Readers young and old will instantly warm to the world of Chirri and Chirra, it’s the picture book equivalent of wrapping yourself in a warm blanket and sipping slightly too hot chocolate whilst covered in kittens.

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Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day is published by Enchanted Lion

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Advent Calendar / Raymond Briggs

Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs

Father Christmas is my all time favourite Christmas book. In fact it may even by my favourite ever book. It’s the only story I’ve consistently read throughout my life, a Christmas Eve reading ritual that provides a direct link to my childhood.

I can still remember the excitement of holding this book and obsessing over the details. It wasn’t bright and shiny but every frame had an allure. Giving Father Christmas the same thermos flask and satchel that I had, made the presents in his sleigh suddenly feel more real. These weren’t just drawings, they were the actual gifts I’d be receiving the following morning. CXAmOaTWsAAjdDo

For the uninitiated, in Father Christmas, Raymond Briggs takes the benign and jolly old bearded elf and turns him into a grumpy old man who doesn’t like his job very much. He is a thoroughly human creation, inspired by Briggs’ own father.

‘I saw him partly in terms of my father, because he was a milkman. In those days it was sooty and dirty because everyone had coal fires and he used to get filthy doing the job – I used to help him a lot when i was a kid. Your hands used to get really black.’

The character was a reaction to the idea of what Nicolette Jones describes in her biography Blooming Books as ‘Regal Santas enthroned in glittering palaces and the factory owners with a staff of elves.’ This Father Christmas was a working class hero. Or perhaps anti-hero.

The book was both rude and groundbreaking. Briggs was one of the first to take the comic book form, something that was widely considered as a throwaway at the time, and sneak it into children’s hands via a more prestigious picture book format. Briggs saw it as Father Christmas might, as being mined from the ‘bottomless abyss of strip cartooning’. It was hard work creating the first British graphic novel.

It might be a very human story, but Briggs doesn’t hold back on the spectacle of the task at hand, particularly in the scenes where Father Christmas flies his sleigh through all weathers.

Let’s just admire his skies a bit more shall we?

Artistic awe is coupled with a documentary eye for real locations. At one point Father Christmas visits Briggs’ own home near Ditchling in Sussex. Its layout is accurately reproduced with details like the picture window in the living room and the split stable door the same as Briggs uses. I find that sort of continuity really quite reassuring.

There is also a stop at the Edwardian Terrace house that Briggs grew up in. The cross sections of these streets and houses could easily have been my own.

I was one of those children. In my pyjamas, waiting, face pushed up against the window pane – or more accurately, nose pressed to the pages of Father Christmas.

Father Christmas is published by Puffin Books

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Fest frenzy again

It was a great week at the National Arts Festival again.

Lambs to the Laughter was back with another crafty cast of comics interchanging with each of our six shows and it was loads of fun.

We started off with a bang, hosting Nina Hastie, Lazola Gola and Claudine Ullman in our very first show. My good friend Kate Pinchuck and I had a total blast in each of our outings.

This year’s show was under Fest super-producer Siv Ngesi’s wing, so we shared marketing collateral with the likes of Tats Nkonzo, Laz Gola, Robby Collins, Khanyisa Bunu, Mojak Lehoko and Mo Mothebe.

Fest is always demanding. It’s a relentless week of non-stop performances, with each audience deserving of nothing less than your very best.

Siv Ngesi Presents

By the time we were into the final three days, I could feel my body starting to need that breather. But it was still a rewarding week, still great to reap the rewards of a sustained stint on the stand-up stages.

Unlike previous years, we were given Library Hall as a performance venue and, to my pleasant surprise, it actually turned out quite well. I still prefer the raked seating setup where most of the audience is either eye-level or slightly higher.

But it was a great week overall. Also, it’s always good to be back on Makhanda.

On to more new ventures!

– Tyson

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March’s Monthly Meeting

Greetings to all.

On a glorious St Patrick’s day 102 members and 10 visitors attended our March meeting. U3A Todmorden has now reached the milestone figure of 500 members, in just eight years of activity. However, to sustain this growth, we will require to fill two vacancies on the committee at our forthcoming AGM: a potential Vice Chair and the post of Membership Secretary. Margaret Gunnill has to resign because of a medical condition. All members interested in these positions, supporting and maintaining U3A Todmorden, should contact any committee member.

Pam Booth and Ruth Goldthorpe gave a presentation about this organisation and made an appeal for new Trustees to join.

Short Talk

We had a fascinating talk by Hamish Willis about the benefits of cross country walking. Using poles, in the correct manner, after some training, participants would enjoy a better posture, be more active and enjoy a healthier lifestyle. Gail Allaby will, for our April members’ meeting, commence a list for members who may be interested in taking up this activity. This list will then be passed on to Hamish. This group would not be part of U3A Todmorden.

Main Speaker

Penny Dean OBE gave a memorable, humorous, positive and uplifting presentation about her life. Penny was born with dwarfism into a tall family: all her siblings are over 6ft. Her mother always encouraged her to be positive and told her she could be whatever she wanted to be. Penny said she met some discrimination at Secondary school, just in her formative years. Visiting a circus, Penny met Arthur, also a dwarf, who was appearing as a clown. Encouraged by her sister, Penny began to write to Arthur and then met him whenever the circus appeared close by. The relationship took its course and Penny and Arthur were married when still quite young. Their first child died at birth, but they have been able to continue and now have three children; two daughters who have excellent careers, and a son: Penny’s description of him raised many laughs.

23 years ago Penny and Arthur started a charity: the Dwarf Sports Association. The Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds is a patron of their charity. Two years ago Penny and Arthur received OBEs from Prince Charles. Penny’s comments were that they were probably the only persons to whom Prince Charles had to bow!! The photograph explained everything.

Despite all the humour Penny described problems associated with dwarfism. The most upsetting, to the audience, were the descriptions of families who have rejected infants, because they have been born as dwarfs. However, Penny has been able to arrange adoption of 15 of these babies into families of both small and normal size.

At the end of the presentation, members were left with the positivity of Penny’s attitude to life and that, perhaps, we should all examine our prejudices.

News Letter

This will be published in May, so Jean Pearson and Christine Richmond are ready to receive snippets of information about any group or matters of interest to all members. I would encourage all convenors and indeed all members to contact Jean at 01706813933 or

The committee thank everyone for their attendance and look forward to seeing even more members at our next meeting, which will be on Thursday 21 April at Central Methodist Church at 2.00pm, when our speaker will be Jane Shepherd and her subject will be “My life as a cabbage – from Polio to TV presenting and beyond”.

Keith Coates, our Chairman, is on holiday and this report was compiled by Ernie Rogan, Vice Chairman.


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This is a happy place where budding young artists get their hands dirty, their wiggles out, and their imaginations stirred. Here young children collaborate with on-site sculptures, create make-and-take projects with some of Salt Lake’s most creative nonprofit organizations, write some poetry, engage in storytime, and play an instrument!

Art Yard: Insects!

Daily, Noon–9PM, Southwest Corner of the Festival

Did you know that insects are found on every continent on this planet? Almost everywhere you look, these six-legged creatures are crawling, flying, or burrowing right underneath you! Come explore a world with giant creepy-crawlies where you get to see what it's like in a bug's life!

Some exciting installations that all kids can work on:

  • Ant Maze: Build an ant out of upcycled junk and give it a home in our ant maze.
  • Giant Bugs: Help us adorn and decorate these larger than life arthropods.
  • Pollinator Garden: The pollinator insects including bees, flies, and butterflies assist plants in their reproduction. Create your own flying critter to play in our garden.
  • Mix and Match Beetles: Using various printmaking techniques, construct a new species of Coleoptera to add to our exquisite bug collection.

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Summerhays Music Center Instrument Petting Zoo

Have you ever wondered what it is like to play a band or string instrument? Can you see yourself or your child playing an instrument in the future? Come visit Summerhays Music in the Children’s Art Yard and test a musical instrument. Anyone can do it - we will have experts there to help you make your first sound on an instrument! Instruments are well sanitized before they are played. For more information visit

Poetry with the Rock Canyon Poets

Insects love poetry! Come learn how to write a short poem about your favorite bug and display it in the Art Yard. Ladybugs and spiders, bees and centipedes, oh my!

1:00PM - 4:00PM each day of the festival courtesy of Rock Canyon Poets

Storytime with Christian McKay Heidicker

Have you ever wanted to eat crickets, caterpillars, or grasshoppers? Of course you haven’t! Do you know who has? FOXES! Join author Christian McKay Heidicker as he reads a chilling tale from his new book Scary Stories for Young Foxes. Warning: Things probably won’t end well for the insects.

Thursday, 1:00PM, 2:30PM, 4:00PM, 5:30PM, 7:00PM, 8:30PM

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Make & Take Projects

Every year the Utah Arts Festival partners with local nonprofits to make the Art Yard a dynamic place of wonder for Festival-going kids. Here’s who you’ll find this year:

    • Art Access: Art Access is an inclusive arts organization working to make artistic development accessible to all members of our community. Join us to make your own unique paper-bag insect puppet that you can animate like your favorite creepy-crawlies. For more information visit
    • Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City is ready to create creepy crawly crafts in the Art Yard! Craft Lake City is a local nonprofit arts organization that elevates the creative culture of Utah through science, technology and art. Join us to create your own hands-on, multi-media art project inspired by bugs! For more information visit
    • Natural History Museum of Utah: “Build a Bug” with the Natural History Museum of Utah! How many legs does a bumble bee have? Which insect has the most eyes? Combining creativity and art with biology, kids can build their own spider, ant, bumblebee, dragonfly or any other insect! While decorating wooden beads, and twisting in colorful pipe cleaners, families can bring their own little insects alive. For more information visit
    • Tracy Aviary: Tracy Aviary and Botanical Garden is a nonprofit organization inspiring curiosity and caring for birds and nature through education and conservation. The Aviary is home to over 400 birds, 135 different species, and is open 363 days a year. See you later, pollinator! Kids will have the opportunity to use their imagination to create pipe cleaner finger puppets while learning about pollinators and how important they are to the environment. For more information visit
    • Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Join the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art to create Filter Flitters based on a dragonflies and butterflies. Using colorful tissue paper, coffee filters, clothes pins, and googly eyes, you can make your own fun flying flittering insect. For more information visit
    • Utah Museum of Fine Arts: Make art with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in the Children’s Art Yard at the Utah Arts Festival at Library Square. Be inspired by 2500 year-old Egyptian stone scarabs in the UMFA collection to create your own version of these ancient amulets. The beetle, or scarab, was the most popular magical amulet worn by ancient Egyptians as a charm of protection. Mummies were often buried with large scarabs placed on their chests to protect the heart. For more information visit

Fear No Film Kids! Shorts

Daily, Library Auditorium

A gaggle of fun shorts from around the world created to add the spice of imagination to your (inner) child’s day. Screenings are free to the public.

See the Fear No Film page for films and full schedule.

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UC Blue Ash College

Biological Sciences Program

Biology is the study of the cellular, organismal, and ecological characteristics of life. It is a diverse, research and application-driven professional science. Biologists examine the structure and function of all forms of life including viruses (virology), bacteria (bacteriology), fungi (mycology), plants (botany) and animals (zoology). Biologists also examine the interrelatedness of organisms in ecological populations, communities, and ecosystems. A solid foundation in chemistry, math, statistics, and technical writing are fundamental for all biologists.

Where It Will Take You

Baccalaureate degree graduates in biology can expect to be prepared for entry-level and technician positions in a wide variety of careers. Opportunities are somewhat limited, however, due to strong competition for job vacancies. Graduate-level education and experience are necessary for most professional and research-based careers. Students completing a degree in biology may pursue careers in botany, molecular biology, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, physiology, microbiology, environmental remediation, toxicology, wildlife biology, human medicine, or agriculture.

Transition-Oriented Program

The biology major at UC Blue Ash College provides the first two years of an anticipated baccalaureate program following transfer to an accredited college or university. While most students elect to continue their education with UC McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, the program is designed to articulate with other universities as well. Students completing the program of study in biology are eligible for an associate of science degree. Learn more about transition-oriented programs.

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Biology Department
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Ohio Considers Joining the Fight Against Patent Trolls

Author: Jon Kelly, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review

Patent trolls have become a serious headache for small businesses, and states are beginning to fight them without the federal government.  The Ohio General Assembly is currently debating House Bill 573 (H.B. 573), which would allow patent holders to sue patent trolls for “bad faith” claims.[1] Although Ohio has a strong interest in preventing patent trolls from hindering small businesses’ operations, it is uncertain whether the federal government’s exclusive jurisdiction over patent law would preempt H.B. 573 and prevent state courts from accepting patent abuse cases under the law. Considering the current state of relevant case law, however, Ohio’s H.B. 573 should survive any preemption challenge because the law does not attempt to validate patents themselves, but instead sanctions the conduct of patent trolls.

Patent Trolls Do Not Live Under Bridges

Although patent trolls cannot be found in the Brothers Grimm storybook, they are just as nasty. Patent trolls (sometimes referred to as “patent holding companies”) are firms that do not actually sell or produce anything; instead, the trolls buy patents in order to extort licensing fees by threatening businesses with litigation over the use of the patents. These licensing-fee extortions usually manifest themselves in vague demand letters stating that the target business has infringed on the troll’s patent and that the target must begin paying a licensing fee to avoid litigation.[2] Vague or unreasonable demands, or a clear indication that the holding company made no effort to inform the business how or even whether it had infringed the patent, usually make these infringement claims “bad faith,” especially if the underlying infringement claim lacks merit.

Whether the demand has merit or not, many small businesses find it easier to pay the licensing fees rather than litigate the infringement claim.[3] But if a targeted company decides not to pay the fee, it finds itself in limbo. If the patent troll then brings a lawsuit, it will be expensive to litigate;[4] but even if the troll does not sue, the target company’s operations will likely suffer. Unsure of whether there will be future legal action over its refusal to pay the licensing fee, the company must adjust its hiring and investment plans while waiting to see if the threat of litigation is legitimate. Because unemployment rates stay high when businesses cannot hire and invest, the economy suffers as a result of this possible litigation. Patent trolls are therefore bad for economic growth, and why states such as Ohio want to sanction bad faith claims of patent infringement through laws like H.B. 573.

H.B. 573

            Several states have already passed laws that target patent trolls, including Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee.[5] Similarly, Ohio’s H.B. 573 would allow the targets of bad faith assertions of patent infringement to sue patent trolls in state court. Under H.B. 573, a target must prove that the patent troll (or whoever made the claim) made a bad faith assertion of patent infringement. If the court finds that the patent troll made the infringement claim in bad faith, the troll would be liable for damages and subject to an injunction preventing him from making further claims over the patent. The bill would also empower the Ohio Attorney General to investigate possible patent trolls and, if necessary, commence a suit to enjoin the troll from future bad faith accusations.[6] The current draft of the bill contains a non-exhaustive list of relevant factors that courts could use in analyzing a bad faith assertion claim, including: whether the initial demand letter lacked the relevant information concerning the patent in dispute and any responses to requests for the information were not timely; whether the demand for licensing fees gave an unreasonably short time for response; whether the licensing fee demanded was unreasonable; whether the claim of infringement was deceptive; whether the claim was meritless or the asserter should have known it was meritless; or whether the asserter made similar claims at other times that were meritless or lacked relevant information in their demand letters.[7]

H.B. 573 is not a clear-cut answer to a clear-cut problem, however. One implication of a bill that sanctions bad faith claims is the potential for a chilling effect on individuals and entities that address legitimate patent infringement claims. With the potential for state-law-based torts, these businesses may have to reconsider whether they have a claim strong enough to avoid a countersuit under H.B. 573 when making their assertions in demand letters. However, the bill could also be seen as merely forcing patent holders to perform due diligence before bringing an infringement claim.[8] The chilling effects of the bill are mere possibilities, and curbing abuse of the patent system is a pressing problem for the economy in general. Because states are thus justified in their desire to limit patent troll activity, the real question is whether or not they have the authority to enforce those limits.

Federal Patent Law

            No federal law grants standing to sue patent holders for making “bad faith” claims. While most areas of law allow states to legislate where the federal government is silent, patent law does not. Section 1338 of Title 28 of the United States Code gives the federal courts original jurisdiction over any civil action arising under any act of Congress related to patents.[9] The statute also specifically prohibits states from exercising jurisdiction over patent claims.[10] Even if Ohio’s law managed to fill gaps in current federal law without directly contradicting it, federal law could preempt H.B. 573. This could happen if, for example, a court determined that federal patent law already covered a tort claim directly related to harassing license-fee demand letters.

Questions Answered in the Courts

            Although there is no case law directly related to federal preemption of other state patent troll statutes, the relevant case law suggests that federal patent law would not preempt Ohio’s H.B. 573. In Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., the Supreme Court held that determining whether an action “arises under” federal patent law depends on whether a well-pleaded complaint requires answering a substantial question of patent law. In turn, a complaint raises a “substantial question” of patent law if “patent law is a necessary element to one of the claims.”[11]  Last year, in Gunn v. Minton the Supreme Court elaborated on the question of whether a state-based claim would require removal to federal court. In Gunn, a client sued his attorney for malpractice in a patent case. The Court held that when deciding whether federal jurisdiction lies over any state-based claim, a court must determine whether the federal issue is “(1) necessarily raised, (2) actually disputed, (3) substantial, and (4) capable of resolution in federal court without disrupting the federal-state balance approved by Congress.”[12] The Court held that state courts could answer hypothetical questions of patent law when resolving the state-based claim, since the hypothetical answer would have no effect on federal law.[13] Suits brought under H.B. 573 would likely fail the third prong of the Gunn test (substantiality), and thus would not be preempted by federal patent law. Courts might look to the merits of a patent when evaluating a claim under H.B. 573, but these inquiries would only be hypothetical judgments on the merits, and so would not risk preemption by federal law under Christianson or Gunn.

More recently, the U.S. district court in Vermont held in Vermont v. MPHJ Technology Investments that the state’s consumer protection claim against a patent troll did not meet the Christianson standard of raising a substantial question of patent law, and remanded the case to state court.[14] In MPHJ Technology Investments, the state claimed that excessive use of identical and vague patent infringement demand letters had involved threatening and misleading information. The court found both that a claim based on state law would not necessarily raise a federal question of patent law and that the state law claim would not be substantial so as to require removal to federal court.[15] As the court explained:

The State’s claims do not challenge the validity or scope of MPHJ’s patents nor do they require any determination of whether infringement has actually occurred. Instead, the State is targeting bad faith conduct irrespective of whether the letter recipients were patent infringers or not, on the basis that MPHJ’s bad faith conduct would be unlawful even if MPHJ’s patents were valid and the conduct was directed toward actual patent infringers.[16]

This holding speaks directly to the issue confronting Ohio H.B. 573 because the cause of action created by the bill would target bad faith accusations of patent infringement. While the consumer protection statute at issue in MPHJ was not patent-specific like H.B. 573, the federal courts in Ohio would be right to follow its reasoning. The holding in MPHJ is consistent with the Gunn test’s substantial-question prong, as would suits brought under H.B. 573, where state courts would only decide hypothetical questions of a patent’s merits, and not adjudicate the patent’s legitimacy. The bill also explicitly denies having applicability to claims under federal patent infringement law, thus assuring that a court would find that H.B. 573 is not preempted by federal law.[17]

There are strong policy arguments for allowing businesses to sue patent trolls with bad faith infringement claims. Although H.B. 573 might have a slight chilling effect on legitimate patent holders, keeping businesses safe from harassing demand letters and infringement assertions outweighs any potential chilling effect. Preemption should not be a concern either. Considering that the claim created by H.B. 573 avoids actual questions of federal patent law, federal law is not likely to preempt it. H.B. 573 does not ask courts to address patent validity, but rather allows them to sanction the devious business practice of a handful of companies. Should the issue of subject matter jurisdiction arise after H.B. 573 becomes law, courts would be right in following the Vermont district court’s reasoning and allowing the state to exercise jurisdiction over the claim. If H.B. 573 becomes law, patent trolls should beware, because the bill will be here to stay.

[1] H.B. 573, 130th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2014).

[2] Dan Miller, A New Ohio Weapon Against Patent Trolls, Technology Law Source (July 28, 2014), http://www.technologylawsource.com/2014/07/articles/intellectual-property-1/a-new-ohio-weapon-against-patent-trolls/.

[3] Dan Miller, A New Ohio Weapon Against Patent Trolls, Technology Law Source (July 28, 2014), http://www.technologylawsource.com/2014/07/articles/intellectual-property-1/a-new-ohio-weapon-against-patent-trolls/.

[4] According to the American Intellectual property Association the average cost of a patent lawsuit is $1.6 million through discovery and $2.8 million through final deposition. Chris Neumeyer, Managing Costs of Patent Litigation, IP Watchdog (Feb. 5, 2013, 10:30 AM), http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/02/05/managing-costs-of-patent-litigation/id=34808/ February 5, 2014.

[5] Melanie Chernoff, New State Laws Target Patent Trolls, OpenSource.com (June 9, 2014), http://opensource.com/law/14/6/new-state-laws-target-patent-trolls.

[6] H.B. 573, 130th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2014).

[7] Id.

[8] Over sixty percent of patent litigation is brought by patent holding companies. Chris Neumeyer, Managing Costs of Patent Litigation, IP Watchdog (Feb. 5, 2013, 10:30 AM), http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/02/05/managing-costs-of-patent-litigation/id=34808/ February 5, 2014.

[9] 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) (2011).

[10] Id.

[11] Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 486 U.S. 800, 809 (1988). The Court’s ruling brought the reading of §1338’s “arising under,” to identical usage as that found in § 1331.

[12] Gunn v. Minton, 133 S.Ct. 1059, 1065 (2013).

[13] Id.

[14] Vermont v. MPHJ Tech. Inv., No. 2:13-CV-170, 2014 WL 1494009 (D. Vt. Apr. 14, 2014).

[15] Id.

[16] Id. at *6.

[17] H.B. 573, 130th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2014).


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October 23, 2018 / 7:19 PM / 9 months ago

Cricket-Sri Lanka Cricket's chief financial officer remanded in police custody

COLOMBO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) chief financial officer Wimal Nandika Dissanayake was remanded in custody until Nov. 1 for suspected financial misappropriation linked with awarding telecast rights to Sony TV, police said on Tuesday.

The ruling comes as the International Cricket Council (ICC) continues to investigate corruption allegations in SLC.

Dissanayake was arrested on Monday after the SLC’s Chief Executive Officer, Ashley de Silva, lodged a complaint to the police over financial fraud.

In a written statement to the police, De Silva said that during the team’s last South African tour, Dissanayake had asked Sony TV “to deposit 15 percent of the television rights fees to a private account in America”.

More than $187,000 had been misappropriated on the South African tour, a police spokesman said on Monday.

De Silva said he was alerted to the situation after a top Sony official contacted him to verify an email from Dissanayake, which asked Sony to transfer more television rights fees into the same account, a source who is aware of the investigation told Reuters.

Dissanayake’s lawyers and Sony representatives were not immediately available for comment.

The SLC has been hit by a number of controversies in recent months, including match-fixing. Several current and past players are being investigated by the ICC, sources privy to the investigation told Reuters.

The country’s Sports Minister, Faizer Mustapha, has left for Dubai to attend a three-day meeting with the ICC on the issue, sources at the ministry said.

Last week, Sri Lanka’s former captain and selector Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two counts of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. He has denied any wrongdoing.

SLC officials have said they will be giving their full support to the anti-corruption team in its investigation. (Additional reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Zeba Siddiqui and Pritha Sarkar)

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October 30, 2018 / 10:12 AM / 9 months ago

SE Asia Stocks-Tepid; Philippines ends lower as industrials sell-off weighs

    * Philippines sees net foreign outflows of $17.5 mln during
    * Indonesia outperforms peers in region
    * Vietnam extends losses into ninth session

    By Shanima A
    Oct 30 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets were
subdued on Tuesday after  China made a fresh attempt to
stabilise its stock markets amid fears of further escalation in
the Sino-U.S. trade war.
    China, the biggest trade partner for most of the Southeast
Asian countries, said it would encourage share buybacks, mergers
and acquisitions by listed firms, and would enhance market
    Comments by U.S President Donald Trump, who predicted a
"great" deal with China in an interview on Fox News, also
weighed on sentiment.
     Indonesian stocks recovered from previous session's
trough to lead the gains among regional markets. Banking and
telecom stocks accounted for most of the gains with Bank Central
Asia Tbk closing 1.6 percent firmer.
    Thai shares extended gains into a second session,
buoyed by commodities sector, with petroleum explorer PTT Pcl
 adding 1 percent to the bourse.
    Malaysian shares pared early gains to close marginally
    The country's benchmark index rose on hopes that the
government will announce cost-saving measures at its inaugural
budget 2019 speech on Nov. 2, said Redza Rahman, head of
research, MIDF.
    The Malaysian government during it mid-term review said it
would cut development spending and rely more on the private
sector to spur growth.
    A rout in the industrial stocks caused Philippine
shares to end 1.3 percent weaker. The index will be closed for
national holiday on Thursday and Friday.
    "Given the global rise in volatility, I think there is an
ongoing sell-off. Foreign investors are especially better off
investing in other markets rather than having their money
stocked here for two days," said Rachelle Cruz, analyst, AP
    The Philippines market saw net foreign outflows of $17.5
million during the session, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
    Conglomerates SM Investments Corp and JG Summit
Holdings Inc each closed more than 1.7 percent lower.
    Singapore shares ended 0.5 percent weaker, with
lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd closing 1 percent lower.
    Vietnam shares ended marginally lower, posting their
ninth straight sessions of declines.
    For Asian Companies click;

  Market           Current       Previous close  Pct Move
  Singapore        2966.45       2981.54         -0.51
  Bangkok          1638.51       1636.88          0.10
  Manila           7016.06       7109.03         -1.31
  Jakarta          5789.1        5754.607         0.60
  Kuala Lumpur     1685.94       1683.73          0.13
  Ho Chi Minh      888.69        888.82          -0.01
  Change on year
  Market           Current       End 2017        Pct Move
  Singapore        2966.45       3402.92         -12.83
  Bangkok          1638.51       1753.71         -6.57
  Manila           7016.06       8558.42         -18.02
  Jakarta          5789.1        6355.654        -8.91
  Kuala Lumpur     1685.94       1796.81         -6.17
  Ho Chi Minh      888.69        984.24          -9.71
 (Reporting by Shanima A in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry
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April 13, 2015 / 11:12 PM / 4 years ago

Boko Haram abducted 2,000 women and girls, forced to fight - Amnesty

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Boko Haram has abducted at least 2,000 women and girls in Nigeria since the start of 2014, forcing many into sexual slavery or combat, Amnesty International said on the first anniversary of the abduction of more than 270 schoolgirls.

People participate in a "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign demonstration and candlelight vigil, held on Mother's Day in Los Angeles May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

The Islamist militants’ abduction of girls from Chibok village in northeastern Nigeria on April 14 last year shocked Nigerians and triggered international outrage. One year on, the majority remain in captivity.

The abduction of women and girls are among crimes - including crimes against humanity and war crimes - documented by Amnesty researchers, who interviewed nearly 200 people, including 28 women and girls who had escaped their captors.

Boko Haram fighters have killed thousands of people in their six-year bid to create an Islamist caliphate in northeastern Nigeria.

“Men and women, boys and girls, Christians and Muslims, have been killed, abducted and brutalised by Boko Haram during a reign of terror which has affected millions,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general.

“Recent military successes might spell the beginning of the end for Boko Haram, but there is a huge amount to be done to protect civilians, resolve the humanitarian crisis and begin the healing process.”

Aisha, aged 19, told researchers she was abducted from a friend’s wedding in September along with her sister, the bride and the bride’s sister.

She was repeatedly gang raped, trained to fight and forced to take part in an attack against her home village. She saw Boko Haram kill her sister and about 50 others.

“Some of them refused to convert, some refused to learn how to kill others,” she told Amnesty.

Amnesty also gathered reports of widespread abuses of people living in areas under Boko Haram’s control.

Hundreds of men and boys have been forcibly recruited since the start of 2014, Amnesty said.

The number of forced recruits rose when Boko Haram began losing public support, after its campaign for an Islamist state in northern Nigeria became increasingly violent, following the death of its leader Mohammed Yusuf in police custody in 2009.

Many men who refuse to join Boko Haram’s ranks have been killed. Two young men told researchers that at least 100 were executed in one day in December when the armed group took over Madagali town, near the border with Cameroon. They survived because the killers’ knives had become too blunt to slit more throats.

One 15-year-old boy from Bama town in Borno state described how children were forced to stone people accused of adultery to death.

“These appalling executions, the sexual violence, the recruitment of child soldiers, these are war crimes and crimes against humanity and they need to be investigated (by the Nigerian authorities),” Daniel Eyre, author of the report, said in an interview.

“It’s clear that the extent of destruction by Boko Haram and the toll it has taken on the civilian population is huge, so the kind of investment that’s needed to rehabilitate communities is enormous,” he added.

Nigerian, Chadian and Niger forces have driven militants out of a string of towns in simultaneous offensives over the past few weeks.

More than 3.5 million people in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad have been affected by the insurgency, and face months of food shortages as a result, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network said last month.

About 800,000 children have been forced to flee fighting, according to the United Nations children’s fund.

Reporting by Alex Whiting, Editing by Ros Russell

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November 1, 2018 / 3:16 PM / 9 months ago

UPDATE 1-U.S. commercial paper supply falls to lowest since January

(Adds background on commercial paper)

NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The amount of U.S. commercial paper outstanding fell to its lowest level since January as non-financial companies cut back their issuance of short-term borrowing in the latest week, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday.

The rise in short-term borrowing costs for corporations has accelerated in recent days on worries about the government’s growing debt load and the Federal Reserve’s shrinking balance sheet.

Non-seasonally adjusted commercial paper (CP) outstanding - which some analysts consider a more reliable reading than the seasonally adjusted one since it has been distorted by the financial crisis - fell $18.8 billion to $1.058 trillion. This was the lowest level since $1.053 trillion in the week of Jan. 10.

On the other hand, commercial paper outstanding after adjusting for seasonally adjusted factors declined by only $600 million to $1.087 trillion in the latest week.

Non-seasonally adjusted amount of CP from non-financial companies fell by $17.4 billion, while those from financial firms increased by $700 million.

Commercial paper rates have risen to their highest levels in a decade. For example, three-month non-financial CP rates averaged 2.34 percent in the latest week, while three-month financial CP rates averaged 2.43 percent.

A decline in assets among U.S. prime money market funds, which are major CP investors, likely reduced the CP issuance in the latest week.

Prime money fund assets fell to $529.27 billion in the week ended Oct. 20, down from $533.60 billion in the prior week, according to iMoneynet.

Reporting by Richard Leong Editing by Bill Trott

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This game has been added to the database at Jun 12, 2018

edition 2017
Édité par Editions Sans-Detour
Distributed by Abysse Corp

Langues des règles : French

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You must get the basic edition to play it.

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Orchids in vase ― Ukrflower - flower delivery

Orchids in vase

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Very unusual and elegant gift - an orchid branch in a classy vase. Beautiful gift on every occasion: a birthday, anniversary or just because,

Make a step forward - add a bottle of champagne or a box of chocolates.

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Title: Time To Stop Doing and Start Thinking: A Framework For Exploiting Web 2.0 Services

Authors: Kelly, B.

Journal/Conference:  Museums and the Web 2009

Kelly, B.  Time to stop doing and start thinking: a framework for exploiting Web 2.0 services. In:Museums and the Web 2009, 15-18 April 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Author Details

The author of this paper is:

You can view Brian Kelly’s Google+ page. His email address is currently b.kelly@ukoln.ac.uk

The benefits of Web 2.0 in a museum context are now being increasingly accepted, with papers at recent Museums and the Web conferences having highlighted a range of ways in which services such as Flickr and YouTube and technologies such as blogs and wikis can be used. But what of the associated risks? What of the various concerns that the sector is beginning to address: concerns that the services may not be sustainable; institutional data may be locked into external services; services may infringe accessibility guidelines and associated legislation; users may lose interest in the services; inappropriate user-generated content may be published on the service; data created or stored on the services may not be preserved; etc.? In a paper on “Web 2.0: How to Stop Thinking and Start Doing: Addressing Organisational Barriers” presented at Museums and the Web 2007 conference, the authors encouraged museums to take a leap of faith and begin experimentation with use of Web 2.0. But now that organisations have a clearer idea of the benefits which Web 2.0 can provide, it is appropriate to “stop doing and start thinking”. This paper describes a framework for supporting cultural heritage organisations in their use of Web 2.0 services, with examples of how this framework can be used in various contexts are provided.

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Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan writes a weekly column for the Seattle Weekly, and this week he revealed that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 threw him into a deep depression. McKagan said he had wondered why others just couldn't "snap out of it" before 9/11 happened.

"Everything was suddenly fearful, and my own place on this earth seemed muddy and without bedrock," he writes. "My daughters were 4 and 1, and suddenly my idealistic vision of being the perfect dad was acutely obscured by movements beyond my ability to control. I sunk into a thick, black state of being. Depression for the first time."

Previously McKagan said he had dealt with panic attacks, but never found himself trapped alone with his own, dark thoughts. We're mostly left to wonder how bad things got, but his purpose was to motivate those suffering from depression to begin tunneling toward the light with open conversation.

I have found in fighting thoughts and feelings of depression is to actually talk and get out -- face the day head on if you can. "Today is going to be the best day in my history" is not a bad place to start. Share your "stuff" with others. Don't be afraid to do it. You may just be surprised by how many like-minded people there are out there. Depression and anxiety have touched most of us to some degree or another.

Medical treatment is just one of the options, but continuing to hole up in one's own sadness should not be. He finishes by hinting that he still battles with depression. "There is a way out of depression -- you just got to get to a place to examine the monster."


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My time at the UN

Over three weeks ago I had the privilege of joining my United Nations Association (UNA) group in London, to embark on a study tour to the UN headquarters in New York. Through my role as deputy co-chairman of the UNA Westminster Young Professionals Association (the largest branch in the UK), I considered that the trip would be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the organisation and gather insights on current programmes and other branches.

During my week’s experience here, we sat in on over sixteen incredibly interesting briefings and held daily meetings with many UN officials and experts, such as the standing committees on counter terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, where we learned more about the hideous weapons as yet undeveloped and the UN’s planned strategies to contain the use of these within existing and new protocols. There were various presentations on climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, the application of the Rule of Law, UN Women and the tensions between UN peacekeepers and UN health staff seeking to work in war-torn states.

I was also fortunate to visit the UK’s mission to the UN, where we learned more about the UK’s role in the UN and was also hosted by the Board of the United Nations Association New York Cha2pter on the 44th floor boardroom of Akin Group, which led to some fantastic views over downtown Manhattan.

Our group took the opportunity to visit the UNA Westminster’s sister chapter in Westport, Connecticut, to share in its annual UN celebration day. We met with some senior UN officials, where we discussed many pertinent issues close to my heart including climate change and the environment.

The trip was also a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the structure and history of the UN and the implications it faces for the future. Established on 24 October 1945 with only 54 members, the UN now has over 193 members. Since its inception, it has been at the forefront of resolving many international conflicts; it has helped save the lives of millions of impoverished children and has pulled millions of people out of poverty, over 750 million (and eighty nations) have been freed from the jaws of colonialism, and for the first time the majority of the world states has reached an international consensus on climate change.

However, during my time at the UN headquarters, I was disappointed to hear about the challenging future the organisation faces. The main cause of concern was the deteriorating situation in the Security Council where the five permanent member states (USA, England, France, Russia and China) are stuck in a permanent quagmire over complex political differences such as Syria and Ukraine. This has, according to the officials I spoke to, led to the most poisoning and divisive atmosphere in the organisations history. The UN also faces major uncertainty due to impending threats from President Trump, who has threatened to implement major cutbacks to the funding of the organisation, which could have major repercussions as the US currently contributes around 22% of the entire UN budget.

Yet despite the challenges and indifferences the organisation faces, I left the UN headquarters feeling optimistic and hopeful for the future. I was inspired by the dedication and altruism of the UN staff workers, particularly those risking their lives in the field and pondered that despite its limitations and inherent need for reform, the UN remains a remarkable force of good in the world today.

By Harry Wright

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William W. Bronson, Dr? or no?

William W. Bronson, 1931, Plymouth High School

William W. Bronson, 1931, Plymouth High School

The third in the series from Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Michigan 1931 is William W. Bronson. Mr. Bronson was the oldest son and child of Walter and Elizabeth Bronson; born about 1913. He had a younger brother Donald, and a younger sister, Maryan (also went by Patricia). The Bronson’s lived in Detroit in 1920 where Walter was a commercial traveler (salesman) for a button company. By 1930, the family lived in Plymouth where William attended high school. Dad was still a traveling salesman. He must have traveled to Canada at some point because that’s where William’s brother Donald was born. By 1940, the last census available so far, William and his sister were still at home with their parents. The family was back in Detroit. Walter was a traveling rep for wholesale dry good and William (who was in 5th year college) worked as a technician in a hospital. Was he in medical school?

Those are all the facts I can attribute to young William Bronson. Find A Grave does have a listing for a Dr. William W. Bronson born in 1913, died in 1981, buried in Evergreen cemetery in Lansing, Michigan. I don’t know yet if this is the same William or not. I hope a family member can confirm.

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Documentary Introduction

The “Introduction” segment of Unfinished Business began airing on St Paul Neighborhood Network television Channel 15 in October.  Wahoo, we are rolling!  The 28-minute segment includes purpose of the project, five dreams of women, a montage of laughter from the 20 women interviewed so far, a Bonnie bio, short takes on strategies proposed so far by the 20 women, and Bonnie assertions like the importance of leading from the heartland.

You can view the full segment on Youtube at this link.
I am working hard this week to finish the text version of the Introduction – watch this space!
Meanwhile, here is the two minute trailer for the video segment. Enjoy!  And please comment!

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  1. From Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, chair of US Women Connect: “Bonnie, you rock your mocs, meaning you walk your talk… I like where you are going with the topics. It was great to see your interviewing video, to get women’s thoughts and wisdom sharing to cultivate a full moon way to see into the darkness of the tired same same.” (edited a bit) Thanks Kathy, for your kindness and your eloquence.

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United Living appoints operations director for the North and Midlands

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United Living has appointed former Wates business director Michael Holling into a new role as operations director; covering both the North and Midlands regions.

Michael brings with him 30 years of construction and maintenance knowledge, having previously worked at Wates since 1995. Throughout his career he has delivered a range of complex housing projects for local authorities and housing associations, including joint ventures and private development schemes.

The appointment marks a significant investment in United Living’s growth strategy, to assist with new and existing business opportunities across the North and Midlands regions. Michael will be based in United Living’s Sheffield office, providing leadership across all operational areas as part of the United Living North Leadership Team.

The business is currently strengthening its presence in the North and Midlands, having promoted long-serving employee Shaun Pickin to the role of Operations Manager for the Midlands, and last year appointing former Kier and Keepmoat director Helen Francis as Business Development Director for the North.

Speaking of his appointment, Michael Holling said: “This is an exciting time for United Living’s growth strategy across these regions and I look forward to leading on the next stage of development. United Living Group has a great reputation across the housing sector and it’s a pleasure to bring my experience to the business. I’m looking forward to working with the team.”

Jo Jamieson, managing director (North and Midlands) for United Living said: “Michael has built an enviable reputation for delivering large scale construction and residential projects with a keen emphasis on operational excellence and truly understanding customer’s aspirations. I look forward to working with him to drive forward our growth plans across the North and Midlands, and to maximise the opportunities in our pipeline.”

Press and media enquiries, call 0161 660 9889 email press.office@unitedliving.co.uk


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I use a good program: nethogs,is like a "top" for tcp traffic someone know something similar for udp? I want to see the udp bandwitch used by program

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    If you only want to monitor, you can use iptraf, It's very powerful. – PersianGulf Apr 21 '15 at 19:44
  • Mmm...nethogs is better because give me the top apps tcp consuming i want something like this for udp – elbarna Apr 21 '15 at 19:46

You can use ntop:

ntop - display top network users

Also :

ntop shows the current network usage. It displays a list of hosts that are currently using the network and reports information concerning the (IP and non-IP) traffic generated and received by each host. ntop may operate as a front-end collector (sFlow and/or netFlow plugins) or as a stand-alone collector/display program. A web browser is needed to access the information captured by the ntop program.

I compiled the last nethogs from the github repo and I found that they added UDP too:

nethogs -h

-C : capture TCP and UDP.

just download the master folder from github and do make to test it...

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