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SOUTH WALES, United Kingdom, Oct. 12 — Envira Ltd., West Midlands, has filed the trademark ENVIRA (customer’s reference: LK60142T.GB) on July 29 to provide multiple goods and services.

The trademark application (serial number: 2589602, journal number: 6908) was published on Oct. 7.

The description of the mark registered is: “Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; metal containers, skips and bins; wires for binding objects.

Machine tools; materials compacting machinery; baling machines; apparatus for lifting containers for waste materials; apparatus for use in the sorting of waste; apparatus for waste disposal; machines for shredding waste.

Plastic packaging materials, namely bags, sachets, films and sheets; paper, cardboard (unprocessed, semi-processed or for stationery use), paper and cardboard bags; instructional or teaching material (except apparatus); printed matter; bags of plastic and paper for refuse.

Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; semi-finished plastics materials for use in further manufacture; flexible non-metallic pipes; adhesive tape for industrial use.

Non-metallic containers, skips and bins; waste bins for domestic, office and industrial use.

Ropes, string, nets, tarpaulins; sacks for transporting bulk materials; bags for the transport and storage of materials in bulk; sacks for the transportation of waste materials.

Cleaning services; waste removal cleaning services; installation of apparatus for waste disposal; hiring of skips, containers, bags, sacks and compacting machinery for all types of waste materials; consultancy, advisory and information services relating to all the aforesaid services.

Collection, transportation, removal and storage of waste materials; collection, transportation, removal and storage of specialized secure and confidential waste; clearance of wastes, collection centre services for wastes; dumping of wastes; facilities management, namely sorting and delivery of waste; handling of waste products, suppliers and containers for the disposal of waste materials; collection of waste skips, sacks and bags; rental of containers and skips for all types of waste materials; consultancy, advisory and information services relating to all the aforesaid services.

Processing, treating, recycling of waste materials; clearance of waste; sorting of wastes to optimize recycling; separating waste materials for recycling from mixed wastes; consultancy, advisory and information services relating to all the aforesaid services; destruction of confidential material; destruction of waste.

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; professional consultancy in the field of waste removal/recycling; environmental monitoring of waste storage areas; environmental monitoring of waste treatment areas.”

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6:00 a.m. · October 3, 2011 · by Davis Inman

Scott Hansen is a Californian who creates music under the name of a 16th century Danish astronomer, Tycho. Hansen is a also a graphic designer and visual artist and his output in both disciplines references the scenery and surroundings of his home state. But while songs like “Hours” and “Coastal Brake” conjure up distinct images of Northern California, Hansen says he tries to make music that’s an artifact from a “retro-future, like what people in the ’70s thought 2020 was going to look like.” That cinematic and highly visual style comes through on Tycho’s first full-length record for the Ghostly International label, Dive, which will be released in November. (Hansen previously self-released a full-length entitled Sunrise Projector, which was then reissued as Past is Prologue on the now-defunct IDM label, Merck Records.) we recently spoke with Hansen about the relationship between music and design, nostalgia in his work, and why he builds his own computers.You run a design shop and blog, ISO50, as well as make music as Tycho. how in a business sense do Tycho and ISO50 connect?Over the years, the whole idea of everything was this sort of symbiosis where one thing allowed me to do another, and one thing was the impetus for another — in this weird, self-feeding, spiral. The reason I got into design was to do album covers for my music and posters for my shows. But design is what keeps me paying the rent and be able to make music. over the years I’ve tried to shift the balance and about a year ago I just decided to get to the point where I could really focus on music for a year and let the visual side of things coast. so that’s what I did a year ago to finish this album.Are there specific examples on Dive where you used visual ideas to inspire the music?Yeah, and that’s kind of what the live show is about: re-enforcing those ideas. If you see the visuals, that’s kind of going on. I use found imagery and some of my own graphics and stuff I’ve created. I think that some songs, especially “Hours,” the first single off the album, has very specific imagery attached to it in my head, and always did. and “Coastal Brake” is like a twin song. I feel like they share something. After “Hours” came out, a lot of people were talking about this imagery and it was exactly what I had in my head. it was cool to see that translate without words.How did people describe the imagery to you?Northern California, beach, ocean scenery. Waves. All that sort of California coastal vibe. obviously “Coastal Brake” wasn’t trying to be too secret about it. [Laughs] I moved here from the Valley — Sacramento — and that has it’s own thing: hot summer on the river, slow pace, thick air. I moved to [San Francisco] six years ago, and I just think the city — and getting out of the city — is incredible. I think that re-inspired me. The last two albums were more about Sacramento, the Valley, and all those environments.Some people might call that synesthesia — the mixing of the senses.I wouldn’t go as far as to say, “I’m going to make a song about the ocean.” Most of the songs start from an emotional base, trying to get off this emotional sense. as the song develops, I start to see the imagery. I think the imagery follows the music and not necessarily the other way around. There are some songs that they’ve grown out of each other, where [the music] was influenced by something I did in design or something I saw.Your work references a lot of older music. how do you approach references to the past in a contemporary way?Obviously the retro-nostalgic vibe is a big part of my work. I never set out to make something look dated or from a certain period. I do think that growing up through the ’90s and being inundated with this synthetic electronic music, I think it was backlash in my mind. I have these very vague memories of the ’70s and early ’80s and being very young and seeing all these things through the lens of my parents’ tastes and style. Hearing that music and seeing those clothes — that to me seemed more genuine or real. to me the way things looked and sounded back then was real. But then I use machines to make a lot of the sounds that you hear on the albums and so there’s always been this fight to make things seem like they’re made by hand or have some sort of organic component when I’m using these modern processes, leveraging the tools we have at our disposal now.  What are some of those tools for you? A lot of vintage analog equipment or software?I use everything. I use what makes sense for the case. I don’t like to be too idealistic about things. I do have 30 analog synthesizers. My whole studio is pretty much covered with them. I love analog synthesizers and I use all analog preamps and compressors, and delays and reverbs. But at the same time I have a very modern, powerful computer with tons of plug-ins, and I use the DAW, Reaper. There’s a balancing act there. I do want certain aspects of my music to sound very modern, and certain aspects to be dirty.Do you think the actual technical processes of audio production and graphics editing like Photoshop are similar?Absolutely. I’ve always thought about the parallels between the two processes. It’s almost line for line: layers, tracks, effects. It’s all the same. I think they’re some subtle differences because you’re dealing with different medium, but at the end of the day it’s almost like the exact same process. It’s pretty interesting how similar they are.I’ve also heard some musicians say that audio editing — when you’re cutting up little samples and listening to them over and over — is a lot like video editing.I definitely see those parallels. I try to work more linearly. I like working inside DAWs but I don’t like the Ableton Live model of music creation. That’s never appealed to me. I like the tape model. where you have this long linear piece of audio and you’re splicing that. I don’t like working with the loop-based programs. That’s why I love Reaper. It’s allowed me to look at it as a multi-track tape player. But you don’t have to pull out the tape and the razor blades to do the editing.I learned on this product called Sony Vegas, which is Sony’s multi-track digital audio editor — it never really made it, I don’t know why. I think it was more for video guys. so I love the model of that — it’s how I think and how I learned. [Reaper] kind of took that to the nth degree. I used Cakewalk and I switched over [to Reaper] a year ago. I was just struggling to get this album off the ground and the second I jumped in [Reaper] it was done. It’s a pretty amazing piece of software and it’s also cross-platform.So you use Windows for everything, including design? That seems kind of contrarian for a designer.I’ve always been on Windows because I’m a tinkerer and I like to build computers and I like to feel like I have control over the machine. I never liked the all-in-all package of Apple. I love Apple’s mobile devices. I use their laptops for the shows. for a lot of years, what I needed Photoshop to do wasn’t possible on the kind of hardware that was out there, so I’d build these solutions after enterprise-level hardware specs. you really couldn’t do that for a long time with Apple. Now I’m at a crossroads because I could easily make the switch [from PC to Mac], but it’s hard because Windows is like an extension of me.  When did you get interested in building computers?I was a computer science major in college. My first jobs during school was IT — like installing networks and computer systems for businesses. I went on to do some software-side stuff, building interfaces. I treat it like any guitarist who can field-strip a Les Paul in five minutes and replace everything. The computer is my primary instrument, if you really look at it. I feel like you really need to know your instrument and understand how to get the most out of it.

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Posters for Jack’s big day are ripped down

10:30am Wednesday 14th September 2011

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ORGANISERS behind a charity fun day to help a disabled toddler were left distraught after hundreds of posters to promote the event were torn down.

Alan Read and Karen Bartlett, who run Swindon Karting, spoke to Swindon Council’s planning department before putting up about 300 posters to promote a fundraiser at the end of the month for two-and-a-half year old Jack Pike’s life-changing operation in America.

But over the weekend the posters were taken down by the council – and now, after two days of negotiations, the council’s highways department has given permission for some of them to go back up.

Karen Bartlett, company secretary of Swindon Karting, said: “We’ve been told we can put 100 up across the whole borough. It’s soul destroying because the ones that were ripped down are ruined. we have a few left so we’ll have to use them but time is running out.

“The most important thing is to have the day for Jack. whatever happens that day will go ahead.”

there will be karting, a rodeo bull, bouncy castle and face painting at Swindon Karting on September 25 from 10am until late to raise funds for Jack.

the toddler, of Penhill, has spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which means the muscles in his legs do not work properly. But a procedure, known as selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) could change that.

Instead of waiting to see whether the NHS will fund the £40,000 operation, which was only available in America until it launched at Bristol’s Frenchay Hospital earlier this year, the Pike family have started raising the funds to pay for the surgery in Missouri just in case.

Karen added: “The council need to make people aware of exactly what they need to do. What they should say is ‘yes, you have spoken to me but you need to speak to this person too’. they are not doing that, it is so unfair.”

Businesses helped Swindon Karting with the printing but Alan and Karen paid for some of them to be laminated, which cost them more than £100.

a Swindon Council spokesman said: “We advised Swindon Karting their signs qualified for deemed planning consent as the signs were advertising a charitable event, however, we also pointed out they needed similar consent from our highways department.

“Unfortunately, it would appear Swindon Karting were unable to contact the right department and therefore did not get the relevant highways consent. As a result of this, our enforcement team removed a large number of the signs following a complaint from a member of the public.

“We have since spoken to Swindon Karting and have resolved the matter. we have made arrangements to return the signs that were taken down.”

Anyone who can help Swindon Karting print new posters or who wants more information about the event should phone 01793 814340.

u know those tatoos that r like designs right above ur *** on girls? the ones that show when u wear a string bikini? do guys think thats hot?
-hot guys answer only plz!!

heres another question for guys……..wut hair color do u prefer on a girl? blondes or brunetts? wuts hotter? or something else….black, cherry red, dirty blonde, strawberry blonde, medium brown, light brown, dark brown???????????? wavy? curly? strait? long or short?
plz give details on both answers(try)!!?

When I'm drunk I find it hot. Otherwise, no.

I don't care about hair color. every girl looks different so they all need differenent color hair.

I don't.

I would recommend that if you are getting one and intend to write it yourself, get someone to check the spelling first

They were called tramp stamps because girls got jealous of other girls who have them and they attract all the guys.

lmao, d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-e !!!!

i have a tattoo on my lower back …. im not a tramp .
don't judge by the way someone looks .

Just a tip, most guys are attracted to girls that are not neurotic.

A girl w/ a tramp stamp is a TRAMP
So ya a lot of guys probably do

Yes, I do. I like brunettes with curly, long hair.

They are stupid like the person who has them.

Not bride material.

we love them…..we don't much like you

It is for third wedding anniversary, I would like to find a way to get a leather purse or similar item stamped with our wedding date and initial

Who was invented Letterpress printing? Gutenberg or Bi Sheng?

Letterpress printing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress…

Johannes Gutenberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gu…

Bi Sheng
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi_Sheng

Thanks in advance.

im pretty sure it was guttenberg

Insofar as reusable metal or wood block type is concerned, it was Gutenberg. Bi Sheng used clay type which would not stand a lot of pressure.

The Gutenberg press is the precursor of modern printing.

By Olin Buchanan / Rivals.com (McClatchy-Tribune News Service) Published: August 27. 2011 4:00AM PST

The first football season of the newly formed Pac-12 Conference is fast approaching. and, frankly, it can’t get here fast enough for some league members.

More talk about the season may mean less talk about the offseason.

It has gotten ugly out West. Oregon is under scrutiny for its controversial relationship with Texas-based scout will Lyles. USC running back Marc Tyler has been suspended for making inappropriate comments to TMZ, comments that implied he played for pay. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck grew a beard.

But so what if Oregon has to justify paying $25,000 for an outdated scouting report from Lyles, who may have directed recruits to Eugene? So what if Tyler said the initials “USC” stand for “University of Sexual Ballers?” (Is an academic scandal coming next?) So what if Luck desperately needed a shave?

Oregon insists it has done nothing wrong. Tyler said he made a bad joke. Luck had no good explanation, though thankfully he did lose the beard.

But with camps open, members of the Pac-12 — which by the way announced a 12-year, $2.7 billion TV deal (so, not everything was ugly) — can focus on the upcoming season in which two new teams (Colorado and Utah) are coming in and three coaches (UCLA’s Rick Neuheisel, Arizona State’s Dennis Erickson and Washington State’s Paul Wulff) are in danger of going out if their teams don’t enjoy successful seasons.

Next comes the three-month process of determining which teams will win the North and South divisions. The only sure thing is that it won’t be USC, which is ineligible because of NCAA sanctions stemming from the case involving former Trojan star Reggie Bush.

Oregon and Stanford, which both finished in the top five of last season’s final rankings, are expected to battle it out in the North. The South race appears wide open, though the popular choice to prevail is Arizona State. that certainly would give Erickson some security.

Unlike other conferences, which play championship games at a neutral site, the Pac-12 title game will be played on the campus of the team with the best conference record. but if the participating teams have identical conference records, things could get ugly again.

best offensive player: Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy last season and is the favorite to win it this season. Stanford is 20-5 in games he has started. He has a great passing arm with good touch and the ability to read defenses. last season, he passed 3,338 yards and 32 touchdowns with only eight interceptions while earning All-America recognition. He’s a more than adequate runner, too.

best defensive player: Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict. He was heralded as a tremendous prospect when he first arrived at ASU, and he hasn’t disappointed. in fact, the only knock is that he draws too many penalties. can a linebacker be too mean? Burfict has vowed to play more under control, which will make him even better. a punishing hitter with great power and range, Burfict posted 90 tackles last season and was named all-conference.

Offensive player on the spot: Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler. Arizona State has high hopes for this season, which should be the Sun Devils’ best since 2007. but they will need better play from the quarterback. Steven Threet gave up football because of recurring concussions, and Samson Szakacsy left to pursue other interests. that leaves Osweiler, a 6-foot-8 junior, as perhaps the key to the Sun Devils’ success. He started two late-season games, both wins, after Threet was hurt. if Osweiler, who is an excellent athlete and a running threat, plays at a high level, the Sun Devils could win the Pac-12. if he struggles, it could be another disappointing fall in Tempe.

Defensive player on the spot: Arizona cornerback Trevin Wade. He earned all-conference acclaim as a sophomore, but he had an off year as a junior in 2010. He even lost his starting job for a couple of games. He reportedly has improved his work habits. He’d better: The Wildcats have young corners who could take his job. in addition, Arizona may be without free safety Adam Hall, who tore an anterior cruciate ligament in the spring, which further underscores the need for other defensive backs to play at peak performance.

Breakout offensive star: California wide receiver Keenan Allen. as a true freshman last season, he made a significant contribution to the Bears’ offense with 46 catches for 490 yards. this season, he could emerge as a bona fide star. Allen now has experience to go along with good size (6-3/200), excellent hands and game-breaking speed. He also has a terrific rapport with Cal’s new quarterback Zach Maynard — his half brother.

Breakout defensive star: UCLA defensive end Datone Jones. He was expected to have a big season in 2010, but he was sidelined by a fractured foot suffered last summer. He’s healthy now and eager to make up for lost time. He can be a disruptive force, posting 11 tackles for loss and four sacks as a sophomore in 2009.

best offensive newcomer: Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Washington coach Steve Sarkisian likes to use the tight end, and he now has a big one in Seferian-Jenkins, a 6-7, 250-pound freshman who was one of the key signees in an impressive 2011 recruiting class. Seferian-Jenkins, who had 126 receptions in his high school career, was the nation’s No. 2 tight end prospect. He’ll be an inviting target in the middle of the field for new Huskies starting quarterback Keith Price.

best defensive newcomer: Utah free safety Keith McGill. The Utes need help in the secondary and McGill, a junior-college transfer, can provide it immediately. McGill was a JUCO All-American at Cerritos College (Calif.), where he had seven interceptions last season. He’s a great athlete with a knack for making big plays. McGill was the 11th-ranked junior-college prospect.

Most overrated player: USC linebacker Chris Galippo. Injuries have been a factor, but he just hasn’t become the dominant force he was projected to be. Though his 119 career tackles aren’t bad, that’s a far cry from what was anticipated. He started seven games in 2010 and had 29 tackles. With Devon Kennard shifting back to end, Galippo will start in the middle and should have the opportunity for a big season.

Coach on the hottest seat: UCLA’s Rick Neuheisel. It’s a tough call in this category. Washington State’s Paul Wulff is certainly under fire after managing just five victories in three seasons, and Arizona State’s Dennis Erickson is definitely feeling the heat — and that’s not just the scorching desert temperatures. yet the pick is Neuheisel. So much more was expected from Neuheisel, who is 15-22 in three seasons. Neuheisel was supposed to get the Bruins’ offense on track, but the line has been mediocre and quarterback play below par. UCLA has endured two four-win seasons under Neuheisel. His predecessor won at least six games a year for five seasons. Patience is wearing thin in Westwood.

best coaching staff: Oregon. The Ducks have posted 41 victories in the past four years, since current head coach Chip Kelly first arrived as offensive coordinator. that includes the past two conference championships. every year, the Ducks seem to have a strong offensive line under coach Steve Greatwood. Running backs coach Gary Campbell has tutored 14 1,000-yard rushers, Nick Aliotti almost always has a good defense, and secondary coach John Neal’s group routinely is among the leaders in the country in interceptions.

best offensive coordinator: Utah’s Norm Chow. Don’t hold the disaster at UCLA against him, as he and Neuheisel never seemed to be on the same page. that won’t be an issue with Kyle Whittingham at Utah. Chow is a three-time national assistant coach of the year, has supervised some of the country’s most explosive offenses and has taught several quarterbacks who have gone on to NFL stardom. He also has coached on three national championship teams — most recently USC in 2004.

best defensive coordinator: Washington’s Nick Holt. when he was USC’s defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2008, the Trojans did not allow more than 16 points per game in a season and ranked among the country’s top 11 in scoring defense each season. He moved to Washington in 2009 and took over a defensive unit that had allowed 451.7 yards per game and 38.5 points in 2008. The next season, those numbers decreased to 389.5 yards and 26.7 points. Clearly, there still is work to do, but Holt can get the job done.

best position coach: Oregon offensive line coach Steve Greatwood. The Ducks seem to have an exceptional offensive line every season. That’s a testament to Greatwood, who typically has an effective unit with a sum that is greater than the parts. Oregon has ranked among the country’s top 15 teams in rushing offense in each of the past five seasons. while the Ducks’ wide-open offensive scheme gets much of the credit, no scheme works without the guys up front doing their job.

The other stuff

Team that will surprise: Washington. The Huskies made their first bowl appearance in eight years last season, but without departed quarterback Jake Locker — a first-round NFL draft choice — some might expect the Huskies will take a step back. yet don’t be surprised if the Huskies are actually better in 2011. They could be contenders in the North Division race. Sophomore quarterback Keith Price is a first-time starter, which is a concern. but he is surrounded by excellent talent. Running back Chris Polk is an All-America candidate, the receivers are good, and three starters return along the offensive line. eight starters are back from a defense that seemed to get better as the season progressed last fall and held Nebraska to just seven points in the Holiday Bowl.

Team that will disappoint: Arizona. The Wildcats, who once went an entire decade between bowl appearances, have qualified for postseason play in each of the past three seasons. Making it four in a row will be a tough task. Arizona’s offensive line had to be rebuilt, the defensive line includes three new starters, and the absence of Hall is a significant loss to the secondary. furthermore, the Wildcats face a treacherous September that could put them in a big hole early.

Game of the year: Oregon at Stanford, Nov. 12. this is a matchup of the conference’s top two teams from last season and the top-rated teams in the North Division this year. last year, Stanford jumped out to a 21-3 lead before Oregon stormed back for a 52-31 victory. It would come as no surprise if the winner of this game ultimately wins the conference championship.

Toughest schedule: Arizona. if the Wildcats can just get through September … well, then they will face a challenging October. After a gimme opener against Football Championship Subdivision member Northern Arizona, the Wildcats enter arguably the toughest four-game stretch in the nation. They face Oklahoma State, Stanford, Oregon and USC. Those teams were a combined 43-9 last season, return star quarterbacks and enter the season in the top 25. Later, the Wildcats travel to Washington and Arizona State, and they play Utah, too.

Easiest schedule: Utah. as a welcoming gift to the Pac-12, Utah doesn’t face North Division favorites Stanford or Oregon. Season-opening opponent Montana State went 9-3 last season, but none of the Utes’ Football Bowl Subdivision opponents won as many as nine games in 2010. only two — USC and Pittsburgh — managed eight. Utah’s FBS opponents were a combined 64-73 last season.

The 10 best games

(Listed chronologically)

Oregon vs. LSU (at Arlington, Texas), Sept. 3

Utah at BYU, Sept. 17

Washington at Nebraska, Sept. 17

USC at Arizona State, Sept. 24

USC at Notre Dame, Oct. 22

Stanford at USC, Oct. 29

Oregon at Stanford, Nov. 12

Washington at USC, Nov. 12

USC at Oregon, Nov. 19

Notre Dame at Stanford, Nov. 26

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Friday July 29, 2011

It’s hard to imagine Aimee Braxmeier anywhere but on top of a mountain.

The Lift Operations Supervisor at Stratton Mountain Resort for the last three years, Aimee strolls through the resort village on a sunny July day, her long light brown hair taking up the breeze.

The 24-year-old wears large sunglasses and a wide, easy grin. She nods casually to her fellow employees and waves hello to the group of staff kids gathered in front of a pre-teen rock band improbably playing the theme song from “Friends.”

There’s plenty of work to do, from pressure washing the undersides of gondolas to weed whacking to setting up gondola evacuation trainings to paperwork, but the pace is slow, the sun warm.

In the winter, Aimee’s days aren’t this relaxed. She supervises about 100 employees operating and maintaining the lifts, on busy days making sure that more than 10,000 skiers and snowboarders get up the mountain safely.

“For the main lifts, it’s six people on a chair every seven seconds,” she says, her blue eyes warm and watchful. “It’s crazy! You don’t really get to take a breath.”

She grins. “I love it. I love my job. Every day I get to snowboard or ski. I’m constantly outside on the hill.”

Aimee’s been playing or working on one hill or another for two decades. She grew up minutes from the Blue Mountain Ski Area in eastern Pennsylvania, where her mother was an RN and her dad made steel beams at Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

She learned how to ski when she was about 4 years old, then a few years later took up snowboarding to be more like a favorite cousin.

“We were up on the mountain all the time,” she remembers. “After school, all winter. I wasn’t really a girly girl — I always liked to be outside, playing in the mud and all that.”

She started working at Blue Mountain when she was 16. Simultaneously, she was drawn to photography and graphic design, two pastimes that require significant indoor time. Her sophomore year, she decided to go to vocational school specifically for graphic design.

But Aimee felt deep misgivings when she was accepted into art schools after she graduated from high school. “I just knew I didn’t want to be sitting in an office all day, staring at a computer,” she says. “That’s what life would have been with graphic design. That’s not me.

“One day, this catalog from Green Mountain College in Poultney came to my house.”

The catalog included a VHS tape on the college’s resort and hospitality management program. Aimee went to the living room and popped in the tape.

“I didn’t even know that resort management existed as a major,” she says. “I saw it, called my mom, and said, ‘this is what I want to do.’”

Through the Green Mountain College program, Aimee ended up studying, working, and living at nearby Killington Resort. there, she gained her first supervisory experience, often having to be in charge of employees many years her senior.

“That was one of the hardest parts of it. It was intimidating to have to discipline someone who was old enough to be my grandfather!”

With coaching from her instructors, she learned how to stay grounded and strong in herself, and how to earn respect by being respectful of others. That grounding was especially helpful as Aimee found herself to be one of only a few women working in the field of mountain operations.

“Right now there are three women here in mountain ops.” She half-smiles, bemused and amused by the situation.

“I never really thought that I’d end up in a career with so few women, but, you know, I grew up with a brother. I’m used to it. You take a lot of stuff with a grain of salt, and the woman who works next to me, put our foot down when it’s important.”

Her easy confidence, enthusiasm and humility serve her well as she manages the huge, diverse winter crew at Stratton, and her good work has earned her accolades from the ski resort industry.

Early this summer, Ski Area Management Magazine, the publication for the resort industry group, named Aimee to their “Top 20 under 30″ list.

“I had no idea I was nominated,” she laughs. “I don’t even know who nominated me. but it’s cool.”

For Aimee, the entire situation is, indeed, cool. She gets to be outside every day. She gets to work with interesting people she likes and respects. She gets to learn all the time. She gets to be in the snow. She gets to work hard and have fun.

“Everybody who comes to the resort, they’re here on vacation,” she points out. “They’re here to have fun. It’s nice to be in that mentality all the time, because I like to have fun, too.”

She’ll be following that sense of fun as she figures out what might come next for her, perhaps a Master’s in land planning and development.

In the meantime, she’s got some weed whacking to do, some safety procedures to review, swimming holes to visit, summertime to enjoy.

Soon enough, the snowflakes and skiers and snowboarders will arrive in flurry, and Aimee Braxmeier will be waiting, grinning, to help everybody get there safely, so everybody can have fun.

Becky Karush is a regular contributor to the Reformer. To suggest people for this column, write to her at reformer.ourneighbors@gmail.com.

04-25-85 year of the ox born at 7:11am. I know that I'm a taurus with a rising sign gemini. what does this mean? any links to help me out?

There is this thing I ordered off the internet that lets you draw a picture using crayon and then you iron the image onto the shirt . The paper was only 5×7 inches and I need a bigger piece. Where can I get paper like this that isn't for printers? I want to draw it myself so I don't need a printer. I just need to know what the type of paper is called and where I can find it.

Try using parchment paper with your crayons. It's made for baking, so it should take the heat of the iron, and it comes in long rolls about 12"-13" wide. It's pretty inexpensive, you can buy it in most grocery stores in the aisle with foil and plastic wrap, and many craft stores stock it, too.
Good luck!

find a local screen printing business. or buy the materials yourself. its reallyyyy easy.

next time just draw on the shirt