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What I have got for your guys today is a very personalized mobile monitoring app review. I have used these three aforementioned apps over a span of time and I can quite easily say that they can be attributed to "fish from the same pond."
However, there are discrepancies that do hold in terms of price and features and therefore, I will leave the final decision up to you guys after highlighting a few pros and cons of the each app.
This app is as old as the term mobile monitoring itself! It has evolved over time and the U.S.P for this app is its wide range OS compatibility. You can use Mobile Spy on iOS, Android, Blackberry and even Nokia phones.
It provides all basic features like phone logs tracking, access to chats and multimedia from IM apps like Facebook, Viber, Line, Snapchat, Kik, remote phone locking and data wiping etc. mSpy is available at a starting price of $8.33/month for the basic and $16.67 for the premium edition.
TrackMyFone is one of the newest mobile phone spying apps. It was released last December but within a time span of few months, the app has provided subtle updates. Now you can access chats, call logs, photos, videos and audio from Facebook, Viber, Line, Skype, Kik and iMessage. It also lets you take screenshots of the target device, records call or provides you access to phone logs like calls, SMS, emails, contacts and even calendar entries.
Why TrackMyFone is still working on my kids' cell phone is because of its powerful and effective services. Its GPS tracking feature is highly accurate and responsive. The online control Panel is designed with sophistication, making it extremely easy to navigate between different features of the app.
The best thing about TrackMyFone is its performance and price. It's also available for $8.33/month for the basic package. However, the premium edition is cheaper than mSpy and will cost its users only $12.49/month. You can also check out some TrackMyFone Reviews on business reviewing sites.
Flexispy offers the biggest range of mobile phone monitoring features. It can do a lot of crazy stuff with the target device like getting passwords or using phone's camera to take a photo etc. The features list is big and so is the price. You will get the premium edition for a starting price of $149/year ($12.41/month effective price), while the extreme edition is available for $349/year ($29.08/month effective price).
Final verdict
Well I must agree that no one particular app is completely dominant over the others. Flexispy offers premium features for a premium price. mSpy provides decent price but nothing special with the features. However, TrackMyFone is something that has created a great combination of features and price. It has many powerful features like Flexispy but is the cheapest of all three. So if you have been thinking of buying a mobile monitoring app, make sure you know what you want from it; features, price or both.

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Jockey Bra Sizing System Replacing Traditional Bra Cup Sizes
A bra revolution is coming. The days of slipping straps, smoothing panels, off sizes and wacky textures may be going away.
"Finding the right bra is the fashion equivalent of the Holy Grail," Lori Bergamotto, Lucky Magazine, said.
A recent study found that 90 million American women are wearing the wrong bra size. That's eight out of ten ladies being poked, squished or swimming in the wrong over the shoulder bolder holder. Since the 1930s, the traditional ABCDs of bras have been the way ladies tell what cup and bust size they are. Those days may be a thing of the past.
Jockey Fit Kit Guarantees "Love At First Fit"
Jockey International, known for their jersey comfy bras, has come up with a new way to measure. There are 10 different cup shapes based off of scans of over 100 women to make up the perfect size, said Miryha Fantegrossi, design director of Jockey International.
The Jockey Fit Kit comes with 10 plastic cups and a special measuring tape to get your size right. No more A, B, C, D, DD, EEE…your new size might be a numbered cup and traditional sizing of rib cage.
"Right now, there's a lot of people that fall in no man's land of cup sizes," Fantegrossi explained. "We guarantee love at first fit."
Victoria's Secret Bra Sizing Vs. Jockey Fit Kit Bra Sizing
Many women are still sticking the the tried and true method of in store sizing. Victoria's Secret's personalized fittings are confidential and leave you with the perfect size. The Fit Kit is $20, while an in-store fitting is usually free.
"Why should we have to purchase a kit then purchase the bra?" wrote one woman from Dallas. "That's ridiculous. If Jockey wants us to buy the bra they should then happily GIVE the kit."
"Having the right bra is like having the perfect outfit," another woman said. "You feel like you can conquer the world."


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MU Programs Provide 38,000 Hours of Free Tutoring To Schools
Mizzou's "Jumpstart" and "A Way With Words & Numbers" saves local school districts about $785,000 in tutoring costs
November 4th, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With recent budget cuts for public school funding, some students struggle to receive the educational instruction they need. To help relieve this problem, the University of Missouri is partnering with local school districts to provide free tutoring. This past year, the MU "Jumpstart" and "A Way With Words & Numbers" programs have given 3,700 Columbia children more than 38,000 hours of tutoring, saving the district $785,000 in tutoring costs.
"I think it is important for people to understand the effect that these programs can have for students," said Daniel Todtfeld, Jumpstart tutor. "Jumpstart serves a low SES population. The students qualify for Title 1 preschool programs, which means that they do not come from financially secure households. These programs give students a little edge and preparation socially and academically that they would not have otherwise."
A Way With Words & Numbers, a 13-year-old program funded primarily by community service and work study financial aid, and Jumpstart, a 7-year-old program funded by work study financial aid from the University of Missouri and Columbia College, as well as AmeriCorps, utilize MU and Columbia College students for free tutoring. Jumpstart reaches nine elementary schools and targets 3 to 5-year-old students with a low income background. A Way With Words & Numbers reaches all elementary and middle schools in the district. Nearly 380 undergraduate and graduate student tutors who come from a variety of disciplines work with the programs for several years. For many student tutors, the rewards go beyond teaching.
"These programs are great not only for the elementary and middle school students, but also for the undergraduate and graduate students to gain real work experience," said Kathleen Dorsey, graduate student and site coordinator with A Way With Words & Numbers. "It is a collaborative effort between our programs and the schools that really makes it click. We work hard as tutors and site coordinators, but the schools work equally hard giving us great experiences to take away from our undergrad and graduate education."
In addition to tutoring, the programs contribute to local and national community service projects. On Oct. 8, Jumpstart members participated in "Read for the Record," an annual program that tries to get students across the country reading the same book on the same day. In past years, the program has broken world records, and celebrities such as Matt Lauer have read the book to large audiences. This year's book was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, and the campaign hoped to break a new record of 1 million readers. Members of Jumpstart and A Way With Words & Numbers also have volunteered for local food banks and special readings and tutoring sessions at local libraries and childcare centers.


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Retrocan is an action platformer with an old school aesthetic. Jump and shoot your way through the city of Culiacán while you save your friends and restore everything to normal.
-Choose from 3 starter characters and unlock 3 more, each one with different speed, power and fire rate!
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My grandmother was seriously upset again, and she told my father to go to the tavern to get my grandfather and bring him back home. She handed my father money for the bus, which he scoffed at, saying he could hardly bring my grandfather, drunk, home that way. He needed taxi fare, he said. My grandmother, a tightly wound Scottish lady from the high islands, parted with a fair bit of money to get the job done. And then she waited. And then she took the bus to the tavern herself where she found my father as drunk as my grandfather. In high dudgeon she told them both to forget about coming home, she never wanted to see either of them again.
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Respite care
St Joseph's Hospice also provides short-term, temporary care to people with life-limiting conditions who want to give their carers or families a rest from caring. This is known as 'respite care'. Respite care is an opportunity to come into the Hospice for a planned break (1–2 weeks). This means:
- we can review your medical and nursing needs
- you can have a break from the routine at home
- we can work with you to help you maintain your independence as much as possible
- your carer can have some time out so that they can maintain good health and continue in their caring role.
Respite care gives both our patients and their carers a rest and a chance to recharge their batteries.
During your stay, you can keep the same routines you have at home or change them if you want. You might want to come in for a rest, or you may want to try to improve some aspect of your physical health. If you feel there is something you would like to change or improve we have therapists who can help you.
If, whilst on the ward, your needs change and you require more medical input then we will transfer you to another ward (usually within the Hospice) at the earliest opportunity. Your immediate needs are our first concern.
All of the hospice services and facilities at the hospice are available to you when you are staying at St Joseph's as a respite patient.
This service is provided entirely free of charge.
How to make a referral
You can ask your doctor, a community matron or a member of St Joseph's Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT) to make a referral to our respite ward.
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Cynthia Roberts, Visual Artist
Project: Slab created a site where Cynthia could display her art work and post about upcoming and past art exhibits she was featured in.
Special Features: Gallery Module, Press Module
Summary: Cynthia Roberts is a visual artist living and working north of Boston. She has exhibited in NY, Boston, and in Europe. Roberts was trained at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and Brown University in Providence, RI.


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Expanded Macrobiotic Thinking
By Sheldon and Ginat Rice
This paper has two main purposes: to broaden our understanding of the factors contributing to good health, and to expand macrobiotic thinking to incorporate additional complementary health modalities.
Diane Howarth and Michael Varbaek, longevity researchers and world class athletes, were featured presenters on the 2012 "Taste of Health" Caribbean cruise. These documentary film makers examined seven world communities where longevity is disproportionately high: Loma Linda, California; the Hunzas in Pakistan; Okinawa, Japan; the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica; and the Barbagia coastal mountains in Sardinia, among others. They concluded that wellbeing incorporates both diet and lifestyle, rendering the best dietary practice without a complementary lifestyle insufficient for good health.
Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones, also researched four of these same communities. Like Howarth and Varbaek, Buettner identified common denominators of long life in the communities he studied. These components to longevity and good health are:
- Diet
- Movement
- Community
- Connection
- Attitude
The first component of health is the common sensical factor of diet. Particularly impressive were the variations of food choices found among the various communities studied. Sardinians, for example, eat meat, goat milk and bread, and drink wine daily. Okinawans eat port, raw fish and pickled cabbage, while Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California, believe that nuts add significantly to their good health and longevity.
Perhaps the method of dietary practice doesn't matter as long as the belief and confidence in one's chosen cuisine is strong and assured. No single menu can be "best" for everyone. The Taste of Health kitchen boasted macrobiotic, vegan, gluten free and oil free menus for its 1250 passengers. Its bookstore was stacked with myriad volumes advocating each of these disciplines and others. Conversations with many of our fellow passengers on the cruise revealed a firm and clear belief that their particular diet choice was the perfect one for them, whether or not they had tried any other regimen. Adherents of each modality reported feeling consistently better as they progressed. There is no better proof of a suitable lifestyle than feeling good, looking good, and enjoying consistent, vibrant energy.
Since the term macrobiotics means "great life," it makes sense to acknowledge and incorporate these and other dietary programs under the umbrella of a macrobiotic lifestyle. Each of us knows intuitively whether we are heading toward wellness or disease. All dietary choices that support one physically, emotionally, spiritually and intuitively should be considered macrobiotic. For example, whereas a plant based diet benefits most people, individual needs, including animal food, sometimes improves one's health condition.
Movement is Howarth, Varbaek and Buettner's second factor for longevity, something certainly supported in macrobiotic teachings although often less emphasized than food choices. The researchers emphasize briskly walking for at least a half hour a day in addition to the natural movement of an active lifestyle.
Community, or the social structure in which one lives, is the next aspect of lifestyle in support of health. Community involvement is an opportunity to care for others and receive their support. As a leading macrobiotic teacher and counselor in Israel, Ginat feared condemnation but instead relished the support of a loyal macrobiotic community when she became ill, as she recounts:
Ginat: I healed breast cancer through spiritual means in 1999 when it rocked my world after twenty years of macrobiotic practice. Surgery halted the rapid progression of the illness, but when it seemed that the chemotherapy was more harmful than helpful, I stopped my treatments in the middle of the protocol and chose to forego all further medical care. In its place, I turned to study Louise Hay's "Power of the Mind" and Abraham-Hicks "Law of Attraction" teachings, among others. Releasing old, toxic thought patterns, I amended my diet and lifestyle to a more relaxed and allowing acceptance of myself and others.
I feared censure by my macrobiotic students and friends for manifesting the very illness that I had treated in so many clients. Instead I was embraced by loving supporters who tended to me, cooked for me, sang to me and made me laugh. This strong sense of community boosted my morale and helped me triumph over the difficulties I faced. I healed completely and have had no recurrence of cancer in the twelve years since.
Connection is the fourth longevity-related trait. Documents and testimonies from the holocaust indicate that within the impossible reality into which Jews were thrust, mutual help and a commitment to the other were commonplace. The individual had little chance of survival without the sense of togetherness, and this unity is what carried people and helped them endure another day.
A second poignant example of the importance of connection is the story of a small group of Soviet prisoners in a Siberian gulag. These daring souls escaped their labor camp and trekked through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India in 1941, Their triumph was chronicled in a book entitled The Long Walk, by Slavomir Rawicz.
Connection is the fourth longevity-related trait. Documents and testimonies from the holocaust indicate that within the impossible reality into which Jews were thrust, mutual help and a commitment to the other were commonplace. The individual had little chance of survival without the sense of togetherness, and this unity is what carried people and helped them endure another day.
A second poignant example of the importance of connection is the story of a small group of Soviet prisoners in a Siberian gulag. These daring souls escaped their labor camp and trekked through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India in 1941. Their triumph was chronicled in a book entitled The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. Survival was possible only by virtue of the deep attachment and shared camaraderie amongst them.
It is clear that a positive attitude, the fifth benchmark, contributes mightily to good health. Developing faith that the universe (God) unconditionally adores and supports us allows a consistent perspective of appreciation. Training oneself to seek positive aspects includes looking for ways to feel better on a daily basis. This is much more effective than hoping to eliminate an unwanted health condition sometime in the future. If someone suffers pain so intense that there is no possibility of feeling good in the present moment, they can withdraw into sleep, meditation or some activity to take their mind off the distress. Then whenever possible, they may seek some aspect in which they feel better or have hope for potential well-being. Healing a particular health condition may or may not come about in time, and is a specific rather than an encompassing aspiration. The longer term intention of wellbeing is always available now.
A wonderful example of the influence of a positive attitude on health is the life story of Alice Herz-Sommer.
A 108 year old holocaust survivor and author at age 104 of A Garden of Evil in Hell. Her outlook can be summed up as, "I know about the bad but I look at the good." An accomplished pianist, Alice survived the Terezin concentration camp together with her son by playing for the Nazis in over 100 forced performances. She still practices the piano several hours each day.
Some people have been known to heal through the power of their minds alone without altering eating habits. Those who seemingly heal through dietary means alone are actually making mental or emotional changes even if they are not consciously aware of it. Sheldon's experience of healing exemplifies each of the five factors of spiritual health: diet, movement, community, connectedness, and attitude:
Sheldon: In the late 1980's when a CT scan showed a malignant growth between my bladder and spine, I was convinced that precise food practices would heal my cancerous tumor. Dietary discipline was relatively easy for me; I simply followed proffered guidelines of what foods to teat, what to avoid, and how to chew.
I focused on wellbeing instead of illness with a clear and overwhelming knowing that I would heal. In the process I felt better and better. Each morning I got up, cooked, exercised and went to work, putting one foot in front of the other to do what needed to be done. From my present understanding of Law of Attraction I realize that when we focus on a desire passionately and without contradiction, we manifest it.
I did not share my medical diagnosis with my family, coworkers, friends or community. I feared that the stress of their well meaning pity would reduce my will to persist on such an unconventional path to recovery. As I was dropping old, unhealthy relationships I found myself developing a sense of community with new, like minded friends who were seeking a positive lifestyle through self reflection and an affirming attitude.
In time I began to release the anger and blame surrounding my unhappy marriage. I let go of all the material assets I held jointly with my ex-wife and avoided a stressful breakup when we parted. These patterns of thought paved the way for my eventual recovery.
Health in all it aspects, requires a common approach to life. For some, this is a natural attribute. For others, acquiring this skill may be the most important achievement for lifetime of wellbeing. Feeling better is always our own journey, and always within reach. As evidenced on the Taste of Health cruise belief is a large part of success. This is expanded macrobiotic thinking.


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Charting the future of data centers and cloud computing.
Wireless technology surrounds us � in the workplace, at home, and many places in between. Mobile phones, WiFi networks, wireless computer accessories, and cordless phones all use radio transmissions for wireless communication. Even devices not used for communication, such as microwave ovens and lighting systems, emit radio frequency energy that can impact wireless devices. In this crowded radio environment, two technologies have emerged as the standard for wireless voice communication in UC and enterprise applications.


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This "how-to-witness-to-Jewish-people" book is an orderly presentation of everything you`ll need to share the Messiah with a Jewish friend or co-worker in a loving, non-confrontational manner. Offers insights into understanding Jewish religion and culture. Includes Messianic prophecies, Jewish objections to believing in Jesus, sensitivities in your witness and more. You`ll be educated and encouraged. Divided into four sections:
You--the Gentile Christian
Your Message--the Jewish Gospel
Your Audience--The Jewish People and
Feedback--Barriers to Belief
201 pages. ISBN: 1-880226-65-0
"It is a pleasure to commend the most enjoyable and readable book I have seen recently on sharing the Gospel with our Jewish neighbors."
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Ph.D., President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"Barry Rubin, a Jewish believer, has come to our rescue with this winsome, utterly lucid book."
Dr. Arthur F. Glasser, Dean Emeritus, Fuller Theological Seminary
"Barry Rubin . . . has done a superb job of sharing with believers the ways in which they can share their faith with Jewish people."
Harold A. Sevener, former President, Chosen People Ministries
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Carmakers from across the globe have been revealing their latest innovations at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. While soaring energy prices have put some companies to work building hybrids with better fuel economy, others have focused on design to wow potential buyers. CNBC's Phil LeBeau spoke with Automobile magazine's Jean Jennings about developing trends in minivans – turning the backseats into a lounge area.
Both companies now offer electric rotating seats in the second row that turn to face the back of the minivan. A table can then be installed between the second and third rows to allow for card playing or eating or whatever else the kids may wish to do. And the operating word there is "kids," since both LeBeau and Jennings agree that there isn't enough room for four adults in the back.
The drawback is that owners now lose the cargo space they would have if that second row had "stow-and-go" seats rather than rotating seats.
"I think [the success of these vans] will depend on whether people think it's cramped or not, and if they feel they're losing something without the stow-and-go [in the second row]," Jennings says.
But with fuel prices taking a dip this week, will that mean a return to high SUV and truck sales? No, says Jennings.
"I think the fuel-economy issue is here to stay for quite some time," she says. Jennings thinks that SUV and truck owners who need their vehicles for work might feel some relief with the ease in prices, but American consumers are weary of paying $50 to $70 for a tank of gas.


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As a Community Group Leader at Northridge we wanted you to be the first to know and have access to an amazing new resource for you, your family, and your group.
Watch this video from me and Drew Karschner to learn more.
Have any questions? Let us know.
Thanks for all you do to help your group members grow deeper in their relationship with God and each other.
We believe this resource will be a valuable tool to help us each grow in our faith!
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania couple have a new tradition for ringing in the new year: spending it in the maternity ward.
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For the second year in a row, Kyle and Becky Armstrong welcomed the first baby of the year at Gettysburg Hospital.
Faith Lynn Armstrong arrived on New Year's Day at 5:23 a.m. Her sister, Kaden Skye, was the hospital's first baby in 2007 — also born on Jan. 1.
Nurse manager Laura Swomley said she'd never seen anything like it in 25 years at the hospital.
"It's strange," agreed Becky Armstrong, of Gettysburg. "It's all very weird."
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This article is the first installment of a three part article which will appear on the subsequent Sundays. The first installment will focus on his Victorian gallery, the second on the man himself and the third will discuss the current project he is working on. The following dialogue is presented in a question and answer form drawn from correspondence I've had with Richard and comments from his Victorian Gallery thread found here.
"For the last eight to ten years I have been amassing figures and scenic materials for a gallery of Victorian Gothic. In October 2012 I decided it was time to begin painting and building. I completed the work on this gallery one year later on the eve of Halloween 2013. The board is 5 ft x 7ft there are 5 streets, approximately 31 buildings, plus 2 pedestrian tunnels, small outbuildings behind the terrace houses and pub, an underground entrance, a park, a cemetery, and 5 five interiors (a staircase, a ballroom, an opium den, a laboratory, and a church). Also, there are about 25 or 26 vehicles. Although I added removable scratch built pitched roofs and chimneys to many of my building, the only buildings I scratch built completely are my Whitechapel terrace houses and pub, and for those I must acknowledge the great work of Lead Adventure Forum's Thunderchick as my inspiration."
How does one even begin such a monumental work?
"When I do a project, probably because they run over several years, sometimes a decade, I keep binders with ideas work that others have done, figures, etc. When I finally get around to actually working on something like the Victorian Gallery, I go to both the things I've collected, usually in a big box of stuff and the binder.
How did you build the Four Bells your Victorian pub?
"When I scratch build buildings I build them around a core of Duplos blocks to make the geometric shape which gives me strength and a consistent shape I then cover them with Evergreen, JTT or Plastruct plastic. I like working with plastic. I guess everyone who scratch builds finds a medium they are comfortable with whether it is plastic, card stock or wood. For me its plastic..
You told me you have used some ceramic Christmas decorations in your Victorian set up what are your thoughts on using ceramic pieces?
"My view of porcelain items is that they can be used but they don't lend themselves to the kind of modification you can do with resin. Every once in a while I will find something ceramic that is so unique and cheap that I will get it, but only if it looks like it can be made to work by modifications involving adding milliput or other items as opposed to carving things away from the original piece. Porcelain just doesn't allow you to carve it. I bought and used in my Victorian Gallery is the puppet theater that I got at the swap meet for $3. Fortunately the only Christmas snow on it was on the ground so I was able to hide that with Milliput scored as grass. I then repainted it and even though the puppets are a little big, I really like the piece and think it added to the look of my little park."


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Historically important and stunningly made pocket watches are set to be the stars of the show at Sotheby's sale of Important Watches in Geneva on May 13. The auction will provide those attending, as well as collectors on the phone, an array of irresistible timepieces including a wrist watch once owned by legendary guitarist Eric Clapton.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Made In Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli reveals his designer watch collection valued in excess of £50,000
For those who are unaware who Mark-Francis Vandelli is, he is a cast member or 'character' on the largely popular TV show, Made In Chelsea. He's a well-to-do, privatelyeducated son of a multimillionaire industrialist and model.
Could the Apple Watch have arrived at timely moment for the antiques trade?
In recent weeks we have written several articles for you to digest that have been very much dedicated to the launch of the Apple Watch, and not so much on antique pocket watches.
The History of the Barometer
A barometer is predominantly an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. There are two main, or common, types of 'standard' barometer; the aneroid, and the mercurial, which was invented first. There are of course our fine antique pocket barometers on offer too! It was a man by the name of Evangelista Torricelli who invented the first barometer, affectionately known as the "Torricelli's tube".
Part 5: For the love of Patek: A series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches
It's finally arrived, the final instalment of a series we have well and truly loved covering, and precisely why we love Patek Philippe watches. We do hope you've enjoyed reading the previous episodes, and without further ado we give you our last word on the matter, enjoy!
Part 4: For the love of Patek: A series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches
We have reached the penultimate episode in our series dedicated to Patek Philippe watches and what makes them the exclusive and desirability entity they are.
In part we will be delving into the DNA of these spectacular movements that are quite simply remarkable in every way. Step this way to discover more!
Part 3: For the love of Patek: A series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches
Welcome back, if you've been keeping up with our series on why we love Patek Philippe watches! So far we've touched on the class of owning a Patek Philippe due to its lack of abundance, as well as discussing why purchasing a Patek Philippe movement is an investment of significant value for their owners.
Now we've landed on the third episode and this time we're talking about the design of the magnificent creations that are Patek Philippe watches.
Part 2: For the love of Patek: A series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches
We are back for part two in our series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches.
In the first episode we covered 'The class in lack of abundance', which you can find by clicking the link here. Moving on from the first episode we will be discussing the value of investment once you're the proud owner of a Patek Philippe watch, whether that be one or more of the vintage wrist watches, or antique pocket watches.
For the love of Patek: A series dedicated to why we love Patek Philippe watches
People, including us, who appreciate everything that embodies a Patek Philippemovement will tell you that their collectors aren't like any other watch collectors out there.
Cherish an Antique Day: three marine watches we love
Did you know the 9th April (today) is the day marked out for all antique enthusiasts as Cherish an Antique Day? This day is relatively self-explanatory, but just to clarify, it's dedicated to appreciating objects of a unique nature, which were created at a time when craftsmanship and quality were the order of business…..


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Hey – my name is Rose! I live in Palm Beach County in South Florida, which I consider "paradise". The weather is grand and the people are even grander! I have always been kind of a "hippie at heart" and love finding new adventures all the time! There is so much to do here and I find that there is always some other adventure to go after! I grew up in New York, have lived in other places – but I feel like there is a huge world out there that I have not seen yet. And I am determined to see every inch of this country before I die!
Yes, I have a HUGE bucket list!
So it may seem that my "About Me" page is rather long. But grab whatever your drink pleasure is, coffee, tea, wine, beer, ice tea and sit back and read. I feel like you need to know some of my "history" to be able to connect with me. I promise you that by the end of this story, you will say "Wow, I'm a lot like her" or "Wow, she's really cool and I want to do what she is doing". If you say "Wow, she's crazy and I don't really connect with her" that's fine too. I live by the saying "I am who I am and I don't need your approval". So if who I am is not who you would want to be friends with, that's cool too.
Here is who I am in a nutshell:
- I try to live life to the fullest every day
- I believe that God is my biggest fan and he rules my life
- I love my kids to the moon and back
- I wear tank tops and jeans almost every day of my life
- I like anything fast – cars, motorcycles, NASCAR, horse racing, greyhounds, slot machines
- I like to play guitar, but only in front of myself and my kids
- I really don't like rules – which is why "self-employment" really agrees with me
- I have a few true friends but a lot of "acquaintances"
- I am a true believer that everyone's dreams can come true
- I really like to be by myself a lot but also like to party
- I love any kind of music
- I have always been the "black sheep" of my family
- I vape, drink a little, curse and don't do drugs
- I like to work by myself and not have to deal with corporate "rules"
I have figured out that my "purpose in life" is to help other people! I get my greatest joy when I am able to help anyone with whatever they need help with. So hence, here I am to help you get to where you want in your life to make it joyful, happy and successful in every and any aspect! So there is alot here on this website – travel, shopping and how to support yourself with an online business.
I promise you I have a lot of insight to offer on how we can live our lives (in these crazy times that we live in) comfortably, self-sufficiently and actually have a good time as well. I will show you ways to make a great income online, go places you've never been before and actually live a really fun life. I will never lie to you and say that this was really easy. It wasn't – but I can make it easier for you. I will never tell you to do something that I haven't done. I will always be positive, I will always be fun and I will always be trustworthy!
I am one of those people who have learned by doing – I taught myself how to market a business a long time ago when I had a brick and mortar window treatment store in Clearwater and sold over a million dollars in vertical blinds in one year. I taught myself how to build websites and how to create great social media marks. I have bought and read every book and every piece of information I could find on how to be successful at making money online. I learned a lot from those books, and no matter how much or how little information they had, it always brought me to the next level of my business. I have had successful businesses and I have had failures. But I have finally found the "secret sauce" to put all the pieces of this crazy puzzle together – and I am going to show you step by step on this website.
So here is my story and I hope that by the end, you will want to join me on this really cool journey called "Life after children"! And even if you are not in the same position in life that I am, I can help you start and run your business from where ever you want to be! I can show you fun places to go and fun things to do while you are making money! And even if you do not want to run your own business, I have a page that has a lot of opportunities to work from your home!
I have 3 children – Michael, my son, who is married to Melissa. He just turned 33 years old in February. He is in the Coast Guard and is doing very well. Melissa, a few years ago, at the age of 29, was diagnosed with a very aggressive breast cancer. For a full year, she went through chemo, radiation and a lumpectomy and by the grace of the Lord is now "cancer-free".
So, grandchildren for me, at this point have been put on the "back-burner" so they can spend some time getting their lives back to normal. But her recent journey with cancer really showed me how important it is to live every day to the fullest! Because they had a tiny little wedding on the beach a few years ago, they had a real wedding on Long Island in June. It was amazing!
Savannah and Carmen, my two beautiful daughters, are 20 and 19. Savannah just started her college career in the summer of 2017 and is a full time student at Florida State University in Tallahassee and Carmen will be gone in the fall of 2018. I have been a "single" Mom raising my daughters since they were 5 and 6.
I took the role as Mom very seriously for the past 30 years.
I made it my mission to raise my girls to be independent, self-sufficient young women who could live life any way they choose not depending on anyone but themselves. They are both smart and respectful – but totally opposites in personalities! They have been a blast to live with and to this date, have been the most outstanding children I could of ever asked for.
I have stayed in one place for the entire time my girls have been in school. I have worked on line for myself most of that time. Now that they are grown, it is time for me to get ready for when they are both off to college and I can start living the way I want to live. Travelling around the United States seeing everything I haven't seen yet!
I live my life choosing to believe that my Lord is in control. I feel like that what ever I have done in the past has led me to where I am today. Whether at the time I thought I had made a "wrong" decision – I now know that it was exactly where I was supposed to be right then. Check out my "Daily Inspiration" page for daily motivation!
I try to eat a healthy diet. I have always been slender, so I don't actually "work out" a lot – but I do go hiking on the weekends, whether it be on the trails or on the beach, or go to any type of race – boats, cars, motorcycles or horses.
I will try anything once – and I am definitely attracted to anything fast! I love NASCAR and want to visit every track there is in America! So you might say that I am somewhat of a redneck – but I do act like a lady when I am supposed to!
So here starts my "making money" story. I had always worked in the corporate world, mostly in the construction industry. I decided when the girls were starting middle school that it was not fair to them that I was working really long hours for a large construction company, and they could not participate in extra-curricular activities outside of school because I couldn't get them there or pick them up.
So I decided to start my own business and work for myself. I really always hated that someone could tell me how I had to dress, what time I had to show up – yes, I have never been good at "rules"! So being self-employed really agrees with me. In the beginning it was crazy because I was always trying to find the next "dollar" to pay the bills – and wasn't able to concentrate on marketing the business. So it was like a vicious circle. But through the years, I have learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of doing – and the best way to do it!
It was right around the time of the crash, and things were crazy in the world anyway. It just seemed like at the time that the smaller sub-contractors were laying off their administrators and really were lost. So I started to help them market their businesses (which they never had to do before). I was building their websites, getting them started on social media, and finding them leads to bid on jobs. Everything was really working out great. I was able to pick the girls up at school and get them to their after school activities like Girl Scouts and sports. They were happy that I was there when they needed me.
I was doing so well, I decided to try and make a go of getting a national clientele. Really, no one knew me outside of Palm Beach County. Self-publishing was becoming popular at the time – so I decided I should write a book to give me credibility and make myself known to everyone outside of the Florida area. What I thought was going to be a small e-book, turned into a 215 page Contractors Marketing Handbook. It is still selling on Amazon today – but I made my money from that book by holding seminars in the different areas outside of Palm Beach County. I would sell seats at the seminars for $69.99 and the participants would get a free copy of the book which only cost me $15.00 to print. So it was a pretty good profit, and I had sponsors who paid for the food and the meeting rooms.
In the past few years since the trades are back to work, I stopped doing the seminars and decided to stay in my office and be a Fiverr provider and a social media specialist where I post for companies that don't have the time to do it themselves. I also have made a name for myself as an international internet researcher – where people actually pay me big money to research all types of things for them. Mostly, it is finding companies contact lists for their target audiences. But once in a while, I get fun projects – like I just named a restaurant that is a boat in San Diego – Gatsby's By the Sea! All I had to do is come up with names for the owner to choose from – and that's the one they chose. Or I had to find a pair of men's g-string underwear that looked like a giraffe for some girl in Australia! I actually found 4 different ones for her to choose from! So it can be really fun doing research too!
It took me a while, but I have really learned how to stay focused and how to increase my productivity throughout all these years.
I really have been blessed over the past 9 years in that I have been available when the girls need me and I have made enough money to be self-sufficient in supporting them.
I am now going to enjoy the next few months getting ready to be an "empty-nester"! I am totally thrilled that I was able to put them first so they have a chance to pursue their own goals and dreams. Now I feel like they are to the point where they are somewhat self-sufficient. They are both working after school and on the weekends. Savannah drives and has her own car. They know how to feed themselves, do their own laundry and get their homework done!
So now it's my turn! I have always had that "Girl Scout-always be prepared" attitude and feel like it will take me the next few months to prepare for the next journey. Now it's time for me to really create a business that works by itself and is mostly passive income. I don't mind having to work a few hours a day – I will always have to do something each day – but now I want to be able to enjoy most of the day in doing other fun things. In the past, I have sold products on Amazon and Ebay, built websites, did MLM Marketing, and whatever there was to make money. I even did the storage unit auctions!
Right now, I am still a Fiverr provider and researcher which is making me a nice income. I will continue to do this until this website is self-sustaining. I am hoping within 6 months to cut back on my Fiverr work – or change it up so it is not sucking so many hours out of my day.
And that is where you all come in. I know that if you are still reading this, you are either in the same position I am, and want to live a life full of fun and adventure while still making money or because of other reasons of your own, you want to be self-employed and get a real online business working.
So I want you all to know that it is possible to enjoy our lives any way we choose! Yes, I am planning on traveling around the United States to see places I have never been to, appreciate the beauty of other states, and enjoy going to events that I always wanted to go to. Then eventually, make it to other countries and parts of the world.
I will start out doing this by traveling in a van. I will have to work a few hours every day, but I will be able to work while traveling. Our house is paid off, so I don't really have many bills except for an electric bill and the taxes and insurance. My girls, if they wish, can live at the house during the summers or when they are home from college. I will either arrange to care for someone's house while they are traveling, or stay in hotels that I am invited to.
I will explain all of this as we go along. How I am making money, how I am going to travel, where I am going, what I am going to do, and how I am going to live on a day to day basis.
So, it should be a fun ride! I will teach you everything you need to know about really making money online, whether you want to sell your own products or do affiliate marketing, so you can enjoy the same independent life as well! Just sign up to receive our emails – and you will be able to come along for the ride too! I will teach you things like how to get your domain name and hosting account, how to set up your blog or website, how to set up your email marketing, and even how to create your on-line courses! We will do this together and by the time I am ready to get on the road, we will all be making money! Hell, we might even meet on the road some day!
So go ahead and check out the other pages on the site and see what we are up to! I have a lot of FREE resources so you don't have to spend much money to get started in getting your business off the ground. But do realize that information is powerful – and some of it you have to invest in. I have purchased so many books, ebooks and reports over the years – and mostly it has helped me to always get to the next step.
Please feel free to email me with comments or questions anytime. I will be there for anything that you need. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Happy Travels and I can't wait to see you each day and show you what I'm doing so you can do the same thing for your business! Thanks for coming along with me!
Create a Great Day! God Bless!


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Ann Phong was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and settled in Southern California in 1982.
In 1995, she received her Master of Fine Art degree from California State University at Fullerton. Ann has actively participated in more than 50 solo and group shows in galleries and museums, and her work has been widely exhibited in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver, Paris, Thailand and as far as Japan.
Phong currently teaches art at California State University Pomona. She has also been invited to speak by many high schools, colleges, universities, galleries and museums on the subject of her own work and work of other Vietnamese American artists.
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Chow Town
Make dinner in one pan with Taco Skillet recipe
Weeknight dinner planning can be a drain.
What do I make? What will my family eat? What can I prepare in half an hour? What can I feed them that I won't feel guilty about later?
Taco Skillet is one of my family's favorite recipes. It can be as healthy or indulgent as you want it to be, everyone will eat it and it can be prepared in under half an hour with ingredients you likely have on hand.
Taco Skillet
Makes 4 to 6 servings
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef or ground turkey
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 cup salsa
1 cup long grain white rice (brown rice works too, but needs more time to cook)
2-3 cups beef broth or water
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
1/4 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef or turkey. Once browned, add the chili powder and stir to combine. Cook for one minute.
Add the salsa, broth or water and rice. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover with a lid.
Cook the mixture for approximately 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked through and tender.
Once cooked, remove from the heat and top with the shredded cheese and then crushed tortilla chips.
Allow to sit for a few minutes until cheese is melted. Divide between four to six bowls and serve with sour cream.
Jessica James is a millennial mom and professional chef whose passion is inspiring families to cook and spend quality time together in the kitchen.


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Dental Office Planning Guide
Delivery Style, Assistant Options, & the In-Wall Junction Box
Delivery Style, Assistant Options, & the In-Wall Junction Box
Step 1: Set Your Dental Office Design Goals
Designing Your Treatment Room:
There are many goals dentists look to achieve when designing their offices. In addition to the many standard ones, the following five goals should also be considered when designing the modern day treatment room:
Step 2: Select Dental Treatment Room Style
Once you have determined your office design goals for a distinctive operatory optimized for treatment, the next step is to decide which type of treatment room style will work best for you. Although there are any number of ways a room can by laid out and configured, dental treatment rooms usually follow three general concecpts:
Step 3: Think Outside the Dental Cabinet
Create an operatory design that will be flexible enough to grow with you to help you to achieve your ultimate financial goals. A system that allows modular integration can save significantly on office build out costs by eliminating traditional expensive wooden dental cabinets. The considerable amount saved by potentially not buying cabinets can go a long way towards the technology purchases you do want to prioritize. Modular integrated delivery systems and Assistants' carts that complement each other can facilitate not only efficient treatment but also work well in conjunction with digital radiography, microscopes and computerized inputs. This eliminates the need to use heavy wood casework found in traditional dental office designs.
Step 4: Select Delivery Style for location of dental delivery system
Choosing the right delivery style for your operatory can effect ergonomics, patient experience, and practice productivity. Planning for a new office is an ideal time to carefully review and select the delivery style that will optimize procedures for you and your assistant.
The clock diagram provides a handy reference for describing the positioning of instrument access by the Doctor and Assistant. For example, the patients head is at the 12 O'clock position while the patient's feet would be indicated at the 6 O'clock position.
Determine the method of instrument delivery that is best for you by evaluating and selecting from side, rear or over-the-patient delivery.
Side Delivery
Side delivery is the most desirable. It offers the advantages of front instrument delivery without having any apparatus on top of the patient. The system is positioned to remove instruments from the patient's view upon entering the treatment room.
Whether choosing a side wall-mounted arm or cart system, it is ideal for the foot control tubing to run through a conduit under the floor. It can then exit behind the patient chair. This solution eliminates the need to position the foot control each time to use it.
Recommended Room Size: 10' – 12' wide by 10' – 12' deep.
Rear Delivery
Rear delivery, or 12 o'clock delivery, places both the Doctor's and Assistant's instruments at the rear of the room.This simplifies plumbing locations. It also places the instruments conveniently in front of the assistant to transfer to the Doctor.
Recommended Room Size: 9' – 12' wide by 10' – 12' deep.
Over-the-patient delivery can fit in small operatories. Typically this delivery method is sold as a package with a chair. There are several major drawbacks to over-the-patient style. Decreased patient comfort coupled with raised patient anxiety are possible. Interference with microscope positioning is another potential problem. Additionally, size constraints may limit the integration of new technologies.
Recommended Room Size: 8' – 12' wide by 9' – 12' deep.
Right and left-handed capability can be accomplished with any of the delivery styles. Side delivery carts can be attached to a floor junction box or be equipped with quick disconnects that allow the dental cart to be easily rolled to either side of the room. Chair mounted units can be placed on chair models that feature an ambidextrous mounting hub under the toe of the chair to allow the system to swivel to the right or left side. Rear cabinet swivel mounts can be equipped with assistant's instruments on both sides of the dental cart, allowing the unit to swivel toward the doctor and have the assistant sit on the opposite side.
Step 5: Plan for Assistant's efficient Instrument and treatment capability
Ideally Assistant's instruments should be located in the rear of the room and not off the side of the chair. This way they are facing the assistant and easy to access. Efficiency in modern dental offices requires the assistant to be an integral part of the team, making ergonomics and accessibility to instrumentation crucial. Although assistant's instruments can be post-mounted off of the chair, this is not recommended due to the poor ergonomics and inefficient access for the assistant. This should only be considered if the room dimensions do not allow rear delivery.
Additionally the rear treatment area can provide work surface holding trays, supplies and auxiliary equipment such as keyboards. Modular systems that roll easily can provide ideal preferred ergonomic placement of instrumentation, supplies and viewing of monitors for the assistant. Additionally they can be moved to allow for egress of the assistant in single entry dental operatory layout.
Step 6: Design your dental delivery system for the way you practice
ASI's exclusive instrument panel design allows integration of your preferred instruments in the order you choose. Each modular panel accommodates a wide range of electronic instrumentation including electric motors, rotary motors, ultrasonics, apex locators and obturation devices. Select from various brands while choosing the placement of each instrument, and control them all with a single foot pedal. Add an Assistant's cart for a customizable and ergonomic delivery system that complements your own. The modular design allows for easy upgradability of your instruments or incorporation of new technology as it develops.
Step 7: Integrate Auxiliary technology
Consider designing your system to integrate computer monitors, USB connection ports, CPUs and any additional required cabling neatly within the system yet with convenient access. This makes the entire system your communication control hub from treatment instruments to diagnostic devices.
Step 8: Plan for Cable and Utility Management
In addition, keep wiring and utilities safely and attractively hidden from view. ASI's unique in wall Junction Box allows not only compressed air, suction and electrical supply to be neatly organized along with computer connections such as video, USB, network and other IT connections.
A final touch is to consider running the foot control under the floor. The foot control tubing of an ASI system can be run underneath the floor through a conduit from the junction box to the patient dental chair. This enables easy access to the foot control without tubing running across the floor.
You can convey the ultimate perception to your patient that the treatment they are receiving is a highly specialized procedure from someone with true expertise. Consider the value and confidence the patient will perceive while in your fully-integrated, seamless treatment room rather than looking at scattered instrument control boxes, multiple foot pedals, and various cords draped across expensive, space-eating storage cabinets and countertops.
The Cart
The versatility of ASI's custom integrated dental cart system creates several key advantages for the specialist. The infinite positioning of the dental cart allows the clinician to maneuver their system within close reach during the procedure. It can then be repositioned out of patient view after the procedure is complete. A monitor mount creates an intimate environment for both patient education and clinical use. The attractive stone work top provides ample space for a keyboard and mouse.
"The ASI Endodontic carts are a great convenience. This space saving design allows me to be organized and efficient with only one foot control and without all of the cords draped over my counters." – Dr. Kelly Jones
Side Delivery
Side delivery has become the popular method. In dynamic office designs there is a strong focus on functionality and ergonomics. An ASI dental cart positioned at the doctor's dominant side requires the least amount of tasking movements during a procedure and works efficiently with microscope dentistry.
Foot Control Placement
An aspect of a new operatory design often overlooked during architectural planning is the placement of the foot control. The foot control tubing of an ASI system can be run underneath the floor through a conduit from the junction box to the patient dental chair. The end result creates easy access to the foot control without tubing running across the floor.
Avoid buying expensive cabinets for your treatment room. Instead, give it a clean and modern appearance. Conceal and protect your dental operatory plumbing and electrical with ASI's In-Wall Junction Box for ASI delivery systems. With a little planning, the junction box can easily be installed in the wall between two studs (similar to a washing machine connection box in households.) ASI delivery carts with computer monitors can run network, USB or monitor cables through the same umbilical as the air, suction and electrical. The In-wall junction box efficiently manages all the various tubing, wires and cables.


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Patricia Lu-Irving
Plant systematics, evolution, and biogeography
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular phylogenetics, phylogeography, and diversification
Members of the Lantana tribe (Verbenaceae), pictured above, show differences in inflorescence architecture. The patterns of evolution in plant reproductive traits evoke questions about how they are related to the evolution of ecological niches and diversification rates.
Broad interests in the evolution and diversity of flowering plants have led me around the world, from studying native parsnips in Australia (Trachymene spp.) to members of the vervain family in the USA and South America (tribe Lantaneae, Verbenaceae). Along the way, I have developed relationships with a diverse collection of wonderful colleagues and mentors on three continents.
Fast-paced technical and conceptual advances are making this an exciting time in systematic and evolutionary biology. As an early-career scientist in this field, I am currently honing a spectrum of skills and perspectives to explore a range of evolutionary questions in new ways. I look forward to advancing the boundaries of knowledge in the origins of plant diversity during the years to come.
Postdoctoral lecturer in Biology, the University of Washington
Plant systematics (BIOL317), interdisciplinary writing (ENGL299)
Graduate student (Ph.D. program), the University of Washington
Plant systematics and evolution (Lamiales), with Dick Olmstead
Research assistant, Rutgers University
Microbial ecology (mercury resistance), with Tamar Barkay
B.Sc. (Advanced), Honors, the University of Sydney
Plant systematics and evolution (Apiales), with Murray Henwood
See also
Profile at the Botanical Society of America
Contributions to Science Positive
Feature in FTBG tropical plant conservation newsletter
Feature in UW Herbarium newsletter
Botanical illustrations for Flora PNW revision, and new species of Actinotus


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I had this craving one day a few weeks ago. I needed warm, thick, carb-laden, wholesome chicken soup. I needed celery and carrots and onions swamped in gloopy, glorious chicken soup. I needed it for my soul.
I also needed it to happen in my crockpot, because I had a lot going on that day. I have a lot going on every day just at the moment. Today, I am hunched over the computer while I put together essays on equine anatomy systems. Just maybe, by Friday, I might be done with school. Maybe?
I headed to the one place you can be sure to find crockpot goodness on the internet: Pinterest. It was awash with recipes, but a lot of them had one crucial flaw. They called for canned cream of chicken soup. It's just not a thing that I have in my house. I tried it for a while, and I'll admit that I still have a couple of cans of cream of mushroom soup, but that was because Cowboy felt insecure about our future without those in the pantry cupboard. He's just traditional that way.
I checked out a few options until I came across this recipe by the fabulous Pinch of Yum. Oh my, it hit the spot in so many ways. Crockpot compatible. Mirepoix which, for the uninitiated like me, is code for onions, carrots and celery. Chicken. Wild rice. No canned cream of chicken soup. Pretty pictures. She also has a tiny kitchen. Good grammar. This was the one.
I chucked the necessary ingredients in my crockpot: diced onion, diced carrots, diced celery (I used a whole onion, and then about the same amount of the others); uncooked chicken (the first time I used two cans of chicken breast, the second time I used four thighs); a cup of uncooked wild rice (I used a blend); 6 cups of chicken stock; seasoning. Away we go! The creamy part comes later, by making a white sauce from 3/4 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of butter and 2 cups of milk on the hob (stove) and mixing it in when everything else is cooked. Mmmmm. I loved the recipe the first time around, pairing it with some homemade crusty bread (the recipe says it's French bread, but it is in no way French bread that the French would want to take credit for). I felt like there was something missing in the flavours, though, so I made it again recently and decided to boldly go into the spice cupboard and tinker with the recipe. The original calls for "poultry seasoning" and recommends sage and thyme in the absence of a seasoning mix. I wanted my soup to taste like winter, so here's what I ended up throwing in:
- 2 large bay leaves
- Sage
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Nutmeg
- 2 cloves, ground
- plenty of salt and pepper
I also chucked in some leftover kale that needed eating up, right at the end, and it added some lovely green colour and a bit of self-righteousness to the soup. A win all around.
And it tastes like winter and warm fires and woolly cardigans, it tastes like slippers and detective dramas and Christmas lights. It's warm and thick and it makes me happy.
It also makes a veritable vat of soup, so I had enough for about four or five portions to sit in the fridge and be lunch this week, and about three portions to go in the freezer. You could probably stretch it out into more portions, but we eat a lot, so what can you do?
This will be a winter staple for me, for the rest of life, I am certain. Enjoy!
Creamy Winter Chicken and Wild Rice Soup (crockpot)
- 1 cup each of diced onion, celery and carrot (or more if you like extra veg)
- 4 uncooked chicken thighs, skin on.
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice or rice blend, rinsed.
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 2 large bay leaves
- Sage
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Nutmeg
- 2 cloves, ground (or about 1/2 tsp of ground cloves)
- plenty of salt and pepper
For the creamy part:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2 cups milk
Throw everything except the cream sauce ingredients in the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours (or on low for 8 hours. Depends how busy your day is.)
About 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, pull out the bay leaves. Fish out the chicken thighs and remove the skin and bones and any cartilaginous bits. It should fall apart easily.
Once cooking time has finished, make the cream sauce: melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. When melted, add the flour and whisk to make a roux. Whisk in the milk and simmer on low heat until the mixture begins to thicken. Once it has thickened, stir into the soup and combine well. Taste for seasonings.
Serve with some crusty bread with plenty of butter. Feel the cockles of your heart become warmed and happy.


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About Art of Mentoring
Art of Mentoring is a coaching, mentoring and leadership development consultancy based in Australia and operating globally in 26+ countries. We offer the latest in mentoring best practice with a vast range of evidence-based programs, expert consultants and world-class resources to support the design and implementation of effective mentoring in your organisation.
Our company has been conducting mentoring programs since 1997, webinar-based mentoring programs since 2009, and online training since 2014. Our management is supported by an expert team of Program Designers and Managers.
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#NEVERIDLE JOURNAL // Getting Started
What's a Toy Hauler Exactly?
And what kind of toys are we talking about?
If you have been searching for the perfect RV rental, you've probably come across a wide variety of motorhomes and trailers. From campervans to fifth-wheels and beyond, there is truly something for every taste in the RV world. One RV style that is a little less known but actually quite useful in the right circumstances, is the toy hauler. Maybe you've heard the name thrown around but were never quite sure what it meant. Perhaps you think you're know what it means, but aren't totally sure.
We're here to answer all of your toy hauler RV questions. Let's get started.
What is a Toy Hauler?
Have you ever wished you had a garage attached to your trailer? If so, the toy hauler is for you. These awesome rigs are set up exactly like a traditional fifth-wheel or bumper-pull in the front, but the back is open and ready to welcome your four-wheeler, motorcycle, or any other fun—if a bit large—toy you might want to carry with you. The back wall of the trailer opens up and fnews down into a ramp for easy loading, and any furniture that might be attached to the walls in this part of the trailer fnews up and out of the way.
Some other great benefits of toy haulers include extra living space for larger families, room for pets to run around, and the ability to fnew the back end out and create a makeshift porch during nice weather.
Who Uses Toy Haulers?
Now that you know what a toy hauler is, you might be wondering if it's the right choice for you. Are toy haulers made only for the baddest of the bad—leaving you looking out of place with one—or can anyone with a "toy" pull one? The answer is, if you think a toy hauler fits your needs, rent one! People of all ages and backgrounds tow toy haulers, as their open floor plans are quite useful to a variety of people, and not everyone who owns a toy hauler even has "toys" to haul around.
What are the Cons of Toy Haulers?
Toy haulers are typically quite large. This means they are pretty limited as far as where they can go, and are not good for camping off the beaten path. However, as long as you will be sticking to well-marked roads and staying in campgrounds, you shouldn't run into any problems.
Because they are large, toy haulers also require that you have a strong truck to tow with. Additionally, their large size does nothing good for gas mileage. However, the mileage shouldn't be any worse than if you were to tow another fifth-wheel or bumper pull.
Toy haulers offer a large amount of open space that is perfect for bringing along large items and making room for extra people. This is by far their biggest pro, and definitely one worth considering when making your decision. However, the "garage" sections of these trailers do tend to lack the insulation you might find in other types of RVs, meaning they can get quite hot or cnew in extreme temperatures.
All in all, if you are looking for a larger RV that can carry your four-wheeler or sleep extra people, the toy hauler is likely a good choice as long as you won't be doing any off-roading on your adventure.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (1/13/15)--While home prices have steadily climbed in recent months overall, prices for affordable homes have failed to keep up, especially compared with those at the priciest end of the market, according to recent data.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Black Knight Financial Services reported Monday that home prices in the bottom 20% of the market in terms of affordability have fallen substantially behind those homes in the top 10% (Housingwire.com Jan. 12).
For example, as of November in California, homes in the top 20% value tier fell only 3% behind their pre-recession levels, while those in the bottom 20% fell a full 32% behind.
Home prices for the bottom end of the market have had an especially difficult time in states where the financial crisis hit hardest, according to Trey Barnes, senior vice president of Loan Data Products for Black Knight.
Barnes pointed to Nevada, where properties in the lowest tier remain 47% behind their pre-recession levels, compared with 36% for those in the highest tier of homes.
"In many cases, these disparities between price tiers can be attributed to the fact that during the bubble, lower-tier properties appreciated at much higher rates than higher-valued properties and likewise fell harder and further when the bubble broke," Barnes said.
Black Knight also reported that loan modification activity fell in 2014, but that modifications through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which make up more than half of all modifications, re-defaulted at a higher rate than that of each of the prior two years.
The national delinquency rate also spiked 11.8% in November, Black Knight found. The jump was the largest monthly increase since 2008, though part of the surge was tied to a reduced number of processing days for the month because of two federal holidays and because November ended on a Sunday.


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In the last week of January I finally purchases my Apple Watch Series 4 after years of procrastination. It finally felt right and I could justify the expense better to myself with reasons beyond the aesthetics.
So as some of you know I started my fitness journey, lets say around June last year. when 2019 rolled around and I was still taking the gym life seriously I decided to actually activate my Vitality and as a passive resolution I committed to transform my body into the fittest and healthiest form it has ever been in. Naturally I am a goal driven person and this is why the vitality program works so well for someone like me. Those weekly goals really get me going and the rewards- absolutely amazing.
There comes a point on the Vitality program where you can only meet your weekly goals with the aid of a wearable and this is how the Apple Watch came into my life. it was love at first wear. I am not naturally a watch person, but ever since i got my watch, I have been wearing it EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'm in love guys! ❤
I started on Bronze status this year (the second lowest status). It is now March, and I am 7000 points away from getting to gold. To put things in perspective:
- When you start on the Vitality program you're on the Blue status bar and all you need to achieve is 100 points in a week
- 100 points can be attained in various ways but the simplest is either by walking 10 000 steps or swiping your card at the gym (and actually going in lol)
- As you achieve or exceed the number of points, the goal increased (reasonably)
- There will come a time when you have to achieve >700 points and that is where I am now and things get a bit tricky because you can only go to the gym so many times in a week and the program only counts 1 gym entrance a day and the highest of all your activities in that day
- This is when the watch comes in handy as the workout programs are linked to points which are dependent on how hard you exert your body and heart. the points are tiered according to the percentage of exertion on your heart based on your age and they range from 60% up to 80%, the highest securing you 300 points per workout exceeding 30 minutes.
- With the help of my watch I have been able to achieve in excess of 1000 points in most weeks and this has allowed me to fast track my progress on the program and with the fitness rewards on offer, you can see why my A- type personality is exceeding expectations on this program, and I use the word exceeding because there are people on the program who believe it is impossible to progress more than 1 tier/ status level in one year and before the first quarter of the year ends, I am already well positioned to attain two status level movements. the doubt also low-key motivates me
So yes, we can sit here all day and I explain some cool features on the watch and take you through comparables with the Apple 3 series vs 4 but Im really not here to do that. I am glad I waited until my purchase meant something greater than following a fad. All I want to say is that I love my watch and it has fundamentally changed the way I operate and view my health and fitness journey and it is worth EVERY last cent that I spent.
Thanks so much for stopping by. If you also have a wearable you are obsessed with let me know what it is and why you believe it has made all the difference in your life 🙂


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Coffee culture creates a new lifestyle of working and living and helps creating new social spaces in the city.
When was the last time you had a coffee? When was the last time you went to a coffee places? Coffee helps us in our daily activities. It keeps us awake and helps us during productive days. It fuels our imagination and creativity to spark a new idea for designers or words for writers. It is the force for conversations with friends and colleagues and a perfect partner for reading books or magazines. Coffee helps me through the day and fuels my creativity or at least gives me an illusion that by drinking and sitting at a cool coffee place, I would be more creative and my works would benefits from the experience.
During the 17th and 18th centuries in London, there were more coffee shops than there are today. The coffee shop was crowded, smelly, noisy and smoky. It was different coffee shop that we would find in our communities today. Coffee shops became important places, and artists, workers, intellectuals, and bankers used them extensively. It is also used for a meeting or discussion for political activities and developments. In London, coffee shops became very well known with different group of people and workers. They create a new energy and activity that evolve around the social, political and commercial life of the place. Coffee shops called, Jonathan's Coffee House was the place where the stockbrokers usually met, and eventually it became the London Stock Exchange.
Coffee culture has grown rapidly over the past years, and it has become a catalyst for the development of our urban communities. The changes in social and economic activities play a major part, where the formal and informal activities are fading. Business meeting and hanging out sometimes is hard to distinguish, especially for the freelancers who have a flexible working hours. The blends of professional and personal activities create spaces other than offices or home (work spaces) become a trendy alternative for working purpose. The consumption factor also plays major role in the development of the coffee shops. We like to be associated with a certain brand (sign) that reflects to our life style. We are willing to pay more money for a fancy name or flavored coffee, not just because we like it, but it's the trend of the today's coffee. It's cool thing to consume coffee with flavors and cream in a huge cup, with freshly baked cookies and cakes in a vintage industrial interior.
Nowadays, young professionals, freelancers, students and even young mothers with babies are working, studying, reading and hanging out at various coffee shops throughout the city. It shows that the young productive age are spending more time and becoming regular customers at the coffee places, and creating a vibrant atmosphere. In Jakarta, coffee places can be found in various places. We can easily found coffee shops at malls and city centers. At a certain place (mall, shopping center), we could find the same famous brand of coffee shop within 3 minutes of walking distance. Coffee shops also can be found in rural area, that offers different atmosphere with thematic ambiance through the interiors or decorations. Even galleries, exhibition space and offices would not be considered hip if they do not provide some spaces for the coffee shops or places. The growth of coffee shops and places in the city like Jakarta are some of the impact of the coffee culture today, and it certainly helps the city to provide new livable and creative spaces.
To attract customers, a lot of coffee shops have been adding programs, such as live music, movie screenings and exhibitions. They create new atmospheres and help people to get through or finish the day with different experiences. In Jakarta, coffee shops are scattered unevenly throughout the city, but the accessibility to those places become the main concern. Without the proper and sufficient public transportation in the city that could connect other areas in Jakarta easily, the coffee shops face challenges. Therefore, coffee shops in certain area in Jakarta could engage and collaborate with certain communities and creating events or other activities that would create a livable space and its surrounding. If the coffee places are not accessible to us, can the product, the ambiance and the experience come to us? Why not? Around Bunderan HI, Monas, in a park like Taman Suropati or Taman Menteng, we can see the method of delivering products (mostly drinks) to customers are by bicycles. This experience could bring a new method for entrepreneurs or even city developer to develop a mobile coffee shops or places in public spaces around the city. It can help a certain space become a popular meeting place or a new activity space for a community. It also can help a neighborhood develop and increase livability and attract more people and business to the area. Coffee culture could help the city to have livable spaces and attractive neighborhoods. And as a part of a coffee culture, I'd love to spend hours in the coffee shops or places, be a part of communities, creating events and making livable Jakarta. Cheers to that!


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"Our creature animation in the Jurassic Park films basically descends from The Lost World of 1925. Willis O'Brien is our great pioneer, and this superb restoration inspires new awe for his imagination and craftsmanship." - Stan Winston
Newly restored with 50% more footage than any version generally available for seventy years, here is the model for King Kong, Jurassic Park and Godzilla: a story of living dinosaurs from the Jurassic Age written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and starring a cast of stegosaurus, allosaurus, brontosaurus, triceratops, and pterodactyl under the technical direction of Willis H. O'Brien (King Kong, Mighty Joe Young) and a cast of actors under the direction of Harry O. Hoyt.
Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery), mocked for his insistence that a "lost world" of living prehistoric creatures exists on a remote Brazilian plateau, organizes an expedition with Summerlee (Arthur Hoyt), eminent scientist; Edward E. Malone (Lloyd Hughes), journalist; Sir John Roxton (Lewis Stone), hunter and explorer; and Paula White (Bessie Love), daughter of an explorer who earlier disappeared on the plateau. In the jungle, the adventurers are attacked by "the missing link," an ape-man, and suddenly spy a pterodactyl flying through the air. This primitive, bird-like creature is thought to have been extinct for sixty-five million years. Prehistoric monsters exist after all...
Year: 1925 Length: 93 minutes Dramatic Director: Harry O. Hoyt Research and Technical Director: Willis H. O'Brian Starring: Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes Music: New music composed and performed by the Alloy Orchestra Format: NTSC
Produced for DVD by Serge Bromberg and David Shepard From the Blackhawk Films® Collection Presented by Flicker Alley
Starring:Wallace BeeryLewis StoneBessie LoveLloyd Hughes
Written by:Scenario by Marion Fairfaxfrom the adaptation by Marion Fairfax of the novel The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by:Harry O. Hoyt
Produced by:Watterson R. Rothacker


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New York City has upheld a $10,000 fine it levied against Trump Tower — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's flagship property in Manhattan — for misuse of its public atrium.
The Fifth Avenue mixed-use skyscraper, where Trump keeps his office, faces the aggravated penalty for being too slow to replace a bench that it had removed to make room for kiosks that sold Trump label memorabilia, a city Department of Buildings spokesman said Wednesday.
The lack of bench for the public and the installation of the kiosks were violations of city rules over privately owned public space, or POPS, that the Trump Organization agreed to decades ago in exchange for building the tower larger than was permitted.
Tower managers removed the kiosks after a notice of violation but didn't put back the bench until this month.
The city Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings with an Aug. 12 decision rejected a Trump Organization appeal of the $10,000 fine, which the Department of Buildings said follows an initial $6,500 penalty.
A Trump campaign spokeswoman and Trump Organization spokesman did not return requests for comment.
"The building owner removed kiosks and replaced a bench that's required to be in the atrium; as a result, the owner is now in compliance with the POPS agreement he made with the city," city Department of Buildings spokesman Joseph Soldevere said in a statement. "However, the owner must still pay the $10,000 penalty levied earlier this year."
Trump Tower also has been under city investigation over whether it improperly closed its lobby to the public so the Trump campaign could hold events and news conferences.
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Seventeen federal law enforcement
officers receive commissions as Virgin Islands peace officers
ST. CROIX, V.I. - Seventeen federal law enforcement officers
received commissions as Virgin Islands Peace
Officers today after attending an orientation on Virgin Islands history and
culture at Government House on St. Croix.
Commissions were
awarded to six agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), five from the
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and six from Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI).
Attorney General
Claude Earl Walker said, This is our largest class of federal officers who
have received VI Peace Officer status, which is as large as some of the local
police academy classes. We now have 26 officers in total since we started. This
is one of the most significant law enforcement initiatives in recent history,
and as time goes by, the people of the Virgin Islands will see the benefits of
this undertaking.
The training was
planned by AG Walker, in conjunction with Acting U.S. Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett
and VIPD Commissioner Delroy Richards.
Acting U.S. Attorney Hewlett and Commissioner Richards were present at
the orientation ceremony. Chief Deputy AG, Joseph Ponteen, stood in for AG
Walker who was attending a press conference with Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp.
During the
ceremony, Dr. Olasee Davis, a noted Virgin Islands historian and cultural icon,
highlighted significant aspects of St. Croixs history from a military
In 1917, the
island was governed by the military, Dr. Davis said. There were improvements in infrastructure
and sanitation, but the relationship with the locals wasnt there until David
Hamilton Jackson and others fought until the military was out in the 1930s
At the end of
the orientation, Commissioner Richards and Chief Deputy AG Ponteen presented
each federal officer with a commission.
Commissioner Richards said he believes the changes are for the
betterment of the islands.
There are folks
who dont like the interventions of the federal agencies, but I welcome anybody
in thats involved in law enforcement to these islands because it helps me,
Commissioner Richards said. Its not my
fight alone; its our fight.
Acting U.S. Attorney
Hewlett also gave brief remarks.
I just want to
thank the Commissioner, the Attorney Generals office and the agents for
showing up today and finally getting this done, she said. I think that when
we work together, theres strength in co-operation, so I think that we can do more
through co-operation
An act of the Virgin Islands Legislature,
Title 23 Virgin Islands Code § 3, enacted on Sept. 17, 2012, has granted
authority to the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department to issue
commissions as Virgin Islands Peace Officers to certain federal law enforcement
officers of certain federal agencies.
The Legislature provided that law enforcement officers of the following
federal agencies may be commissioned as Virgin Islands Peace Officers Federal
Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Customs and
Border Protection; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement; U.S. Marshals Services; and U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S.
Attorneys Office, the VI Attorney Generals Office and the VI Police
Department entered into a written Memorandum of Understanding on the procedures
to be followed on the issuance and revocation of commissions and the respective
rights and responsibilities of the parties. A federal law enforcement officer
who is granted a commission is recognized and authorized to act as a Virgin
Islands Peace Officer to enforce local laws in the Virgin Islands, including
the power to make arrests for violation of Virgin Islands laws. Any federal law
enforcement officer granted a commission may use any reasonable force which the
officer reasonably believes to be necessary to defend himself, or another
person, from bodily harm, while making a lawful arrest.
In addition,
reasonable force may also be used, when necessary, to arrest any felon fleeing
from justice, when the officer reasonably believes either that the fleeing
felon poses a threat of death or serious physical harm to the officer or others
or that the fleeing felon has committed a crime involving the infliction or
threatened infliction of serious physical harm to another person.
During a similar
exercise conducted on St. Thomas on April 10, nine federal law enforcement
officers received commissions as Virgin Islands
Peace Officers.