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Throat Threads Apparel has a reputation in the industry of bringing to market great products and brands that have been researched for their potential opportunity. Through this, Throat Threads has gained the credibility and respect within the industry.
When the business model is described, the first component emphasized is sales! Not to detract from the other components, but the bottom line is sales! Profitable sales ensure a unique and positive by-product… it facilitates the execution of all other components.
Expertise at Throat Threads Apparel is evident in both management credentials and the product portfolio itself – always strategically well-rounded and diversified. Throat Threads Apparel's experience covers the following:
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The Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop has been one of the best selling laptops of the last two years, with a 15.4" screen and a silver keyboard. This laptop has enjoyed excellent sales over the Christmas period of last year and now the hardware faults are beginning to show. The Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop uses a Dell PA12 laptop charger which is rated at 19.5V 3.34A and uses the round tip. Dell have recently introduced a new octagonal laptop charger tip, the first in the laptop industry, however, the Dell Inspiron 1525 remains on the round version.
Dell has seen an excellent period of sales over the past few years and their Dell laptop chargers have made excellent progress in both the laptop and netbook markets. The Dell inspiron 1525 laptop screen is one of the old 15.4" models, and has not been made with the excellent new, energy saving LED backlighting technology, which is now becoming standard on all new laptops.
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A single-family home was severely damaged Tuesday when a midmorning fire of undetermined origin erupted in a bedroom a short time after the residents left for work, fire officials said.
Wilton Manors Fire Chief Richard Rothe said the fire was contained to the bedroom and hallway in the house at 601 NW 28th Court, but that the rest of the home sustained severe smoke and heat damage. Damage was estimated at $75,000 by the owner.
Volunteer firefighters responded within three minutes of receiving the alarm, Rothe said. They doused the blaze in another three minutes after entering through a shattered window and by breaking a glass door.
"(The firefighters) are the greatest people in the world," said Ray Swindle, who has lived in the house with his wife, Debbie, for 20 years. "They did a fantastic job. . . . It's amazing the way they operated here."
Swindle said no one was hurt in the fire, but a 12-year-old pet cat, one of 12 cats that his wife took care of, died of smoke inhalation. One of the 11 remaining cats -- some of them show cats -- was missing Tuesday afternoon, escaping from the house when firefighters broke into the home, Swindle said. He said he thinks it will return.
Seven of the cats were being kept at Bixler Animal Hospital, 1220 NE 26th St. in Wilton Manors, after being checked by the Swindles' veterinarian. The other three lay comfortably Tuesday afternoon in large cages outside the house. The Swindles have two screened-in areas where they keep the cats, one in the front of the house and one on the side that the cats can get to through small pet doors.
Debbie Swindle said she has been breeding show cats for eight years but has loved cats since she was a little girl. Five of the cats are show cats, registered with the Cat Fancier's Association; the others are household pets she said she has had for years. The cats range in age from 3 1/2 to 16.
She and her husband also own a dog and two parrots, which were carried from the smoke-filled home by firefighters.


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Welcome to the Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment (MABA) Project
This virtual fauna was created to serve as a gateway for the environmental research community as well as the general public to access and contribute to a growing collection of specimen records and observations. These data represent the products of contemporary field research as well as historic data mined from publications and historic records.
Sky Island Alliance's MABA project is a visionary initiative to catalog, protect, and restore one of the world's premier biodiversity hotspots - the Southwestern U.S. and Northwestern Mexico's Madrean Sky Island region (Sonora, Arizona, Chihuahua, and New Mexico). Over the next few years we will inventory the wildlands and wildlife of these Sky Islands — a region of incredible biological wealth — while implementing community-based conservation, restoration and education activities that are key to the integrity of natural and human environments.
This is more than just a website - it is a virtual natural history resource that allows access to a distributed network of departments, museums and agencies that provide environmental information. Symbiota web tools strive to integrate biological community knowledge and data in order to synthesize a network of databases and tools that will increase our overall environmental comprehension.
To learn more about the features available through this site, visit the Symbiota Help Pages where you will find a listing of several online Flash Tutorials as well as text instructions. Join us as a regular visitor and please send your feedback to email@example.com
This project was initiated by Sky Island Alliance, with invaluable support from the Symbiota project, and made financially possible by Veolia Environment Foundation.


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I carefully read over the instructions, ensuring that while we were building our framework to our own specs, it would still fit the original directions. We used our level and protractor to ensure everything was per the original, and had gotten up two out of the three main rafters by lunch.
While we were plugging away at this, Donna took the time to unwrap and lay out all the canvas. This proved invaluable, and, in hindsight, I would tell everyone to do the same. As we broke for lunch, I found it hard to reconcile the angles I saw on the canvas on the ground with the structure we had constructed. I suggested that the first thing we do when we return should be to compare the canvas to the structure before we went any further.
Tonight, after supper and dishes, Donna and I headed down to the drive to see if we could also get a bit done there. The latest load of gravel wasn't really dumped any further along than the first load, as the truck's rear wheels had begun to sink on my new gravel. Using shovels and sisu, we managed to dig a trail around the pile wide enough for the tractor to power through, and then it was just a matter of picking up loads of gravel and depositing them around the drive we had already done. We essentially were trying to double the thickness of gravel on the drive, if possible. We managed to pick away at around half the pile before it got to be bedtime for Kenny (who was back at Mummu's house), so we knocked off for the day. I'm hopeful that we can get something done tomorrow.


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Sometimes you'll learn more than you bargained for with a mystery shopping program.
While mystery shopping focuses primarily on customer service levels and adherence to operational procedures, there have been times when fieldwork uncovers other matters that a company may or may not have realized before, giving unique insight and additional areas for improvement and/or awareness.
One example is related to discrimination; okay, maybe discrimination is a harsh word, but we've seen it happen in the past. As a program rolls out, shopper reports start to show trends where levels of service provided may differ based on who the shopper is. Consider these two examples:
1. An electronics retailer uses a program to ensure that associates are knowledgeable about the products and encourage a sale when customers show "buying signals." A program noted trends in when sales were encouraged vs. discussions that did not encourage a sale. The client learned that the associates were more inclined to encourage sales from those who "dressed the part" and "looked" like a customer who could afford a higher end product. As an expansion of the program, shoppers were divided into two groups – one was required to dress in a casual manner, while the other group had a more "business" or "professional" appearance to gauge service levels across the two groups.
2. A home improvement retailer implemented a program in which shoppers were inquiring about products for a home project. At one location, two female shoppers reported that they felt as though they were not taken as seriously, possibly because they were female, with one reporting that the employee suggested she "let her husband handle the project." As this appeared to be a location specific concern, additional shops were conducted, this type with males and females, to gauge the differences in customer service, if any. This was helpful to pinpoint any discrimination that existed and retrain associates as needed.
It can go even farther than differences in customer service provided. A recent article cited a study conducted in 2014 in which mystery shoppers visited retail stores and dressed differently, with some neat and professional in appearance, and others more casual. The findings of this study revealed similar results to what our clients experience, but also some surprising results, including:
- Well dressed shoppers experienced more pressure to make a purchase than their casual counterparts
- Well dressed shoppers were quoted higher prices in some cases than those dressed more casualyl/less neat
Whether intentional or not, humans tend to perceive situations based on what they see. It's important for employees to be aware of their perceptions and provided consistent service across the board.


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1. These corded safety foam ear plugs block out all manner of noise while protecting your hearing Value Priced. Extra-soft, lightweight foam for all day comfort.
2. Tapered for a snug fit while gently conforming to the ear canal. Non-irritating smooth surface.
3. Easy to use, shaped to fit even very small ear canals
4. Corded safety foam ear plugs can be used for construction, mining, shooting.
5. Corded ear plugs will be not easy to lose when used.
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Foam ear plugs and reusable earplugs are free; And you should pay for the freight but it can be refundable after the first order.
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OEM and ODM are welcomed based on the MOQ of 50000 sets.
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We can accept T/T, L/C at sight, Western Union, PayPal.
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Clients come to see me because they have the same arguments over and over. Couples tell me they don't understand each other; and they don't listen to each other. After working with me, couples learn new ways to talk to each other. They feel more loved, more care about, and more understood. Couples and families report that they get along better, things are calmer at home, and there is less fighting. Clients tell me..."We catch ourselves going back to old patterns. Then, we get our homework sheet out and do it differently. Thank you for helping us communicate better."
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My approach to psychotherapy combines "family of origin" work (examining how current life issues are rooted in childhood experiences) with the application of biblical principles for living. Depending on the problem a client is facing, I also use cognitive behavioral techniques which help to develop an understanding of the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors.
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Psychotherapy is not anything to be scared of, or intimidated about. Seeking out a therapist or being in therapy isn't an admission of weakness or some kind of character flaw. Therapy is a collaborative process and a partnership with someone who is trained in and experienced with facilitating personal growth. And in this process, you are in the driver's seat. Our minds and emotions and relationships involve complicated machinery just like our bodies do and in the same way a medical doctor helps you stay physically healthy, Psychotherapy is designed to help you be and stay mentally and socially strong, and continually in a position to take on life's many challenges as your best self.
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The process of therapy is and should be tailored to each individual's life experience. Research shows that clients in therapy, who seek assistance to deal with a whole range of issues, challenges, thoughts, and emotions, can experience a positive benefit. In our collaborative work, we will complete a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, where we look at many life factors that may be contributing to those challenges for which therapy is being considered. After an assessment, we will have a clearer idea of core values, possible goals and many ideas on designing a flexible plan that is easy to understand and use to bring about the transformation desired.
Jan Click, MSW, LCSW
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Psychotherapy can be a wonderful process for enabling clients work through the difficulties that they are experiencing in comfortable and secure setting. A strong and safe theraputic relationship can enable the client to face the challenges in their lives, heal from past hurts and develop new skills that will enable them to build a new life that is more fullfilling and engaging.
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Santa Clarita, California 91350 | 661-310-1525
My approach to psychotherapy is primarily informed by the traditions of depth and transpersonal psychotherapy. In recognition of the fact of the personal and collective unconscious, I work with my clients to explore and understand, both cognitively and somatically, the mysteries of the soul that drive them towards the goal of self-knowledge and individuation: the becoming of their true selves. Psychotherapy is essentially a spiritual endeavor in which client and therapist alike join to create an alchemical container in which healing may take place. Clients benefit by becoming more comfortable within their own skin, self-actualized, and better able to manage life's travails.
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Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in the Los Angeles County with a population of close to 180,000 people. In the unincorporated areas, the population is upwards of 200,000. The city is fairly new, having been incorporated in December, 1987, combining Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia. Santa Clarita is also considered the sixth safest city in America and one of the top 100 cities to live. It is a great choice as a counselor Santa Clarita to make your new home and open a private practice. The most notable attraction is the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, which is located just outside of the city limits. Some of the city's history includes one of the worst disasters in Californian history, when the St. Francis Dam collapsed in 1928. The city was also devastated when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit, destroying many commercial and residential buildings. It was also near Santa Clarita that the discovery of gold was made in 1842 in Placerita Canyon. Additionally, the first productive oil well at Mentryville brought oil refinery to California and exists as the oldest refinery in the world.
Santa Clarita is also widely known for its television and movie production locations. The first permanent movie set was made in 1922 and is the typical western setting. Such actors as Gene Autry and John Wayne filled their movies on these sets. Even a scene in Ocean's Thirteen was filmed in Santa Clarita—where they are attempting to rob a bank. Other movies and television shows that have been filmed have been Heroes, Pump Up the Volume, NCIS, 24, CSI, and Christine. During a recent filming of 24, the city was destroyed by a fictional nuclear bomb. If you are a Christian counselor Santa Clarita you will find a diverse culture of residents who are in need of assistance in job change and vocational assessments. In the 1970s, such shows as, The Dukes of Hazard, BJ and the Bear, Charlie's Angels, Knight Rider, and CHiPs. Melrose Place was one of the first series to be filmed at the new Santa Clarita studios built in the 1990s. There are many more movies and television shows that have been completely or partially filmed in Santa Clarita. This is largely due to the fact that Santa Clarita is very close to Hollywood.
Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County, California. It has a land area of 52.75 square miles and a water area of 0.05 square miles.  The population of Santa Clarita is 182,371 people with 59,247 households and a median annual income of $83,554. .
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T-Mobile, despite tripling "availability" of the Android-powered G1 smartphone, says all of them have "sold through." G1 hits stores on October 22. Here's a note, up at their official site, regarding orders:
Given the great anticipation and the heavy pre-sale demand for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, we nearly tripled the number of phones initially available for delivery on our Oct. 22 launch date, and have sold through them all. However, to accommodate additional T-Mobile customers who want to pre-order a device, they now have the opportunity to place a pre-order through Oct. 21, for delivery at a later date. Also, people can still pre-register on the T-Mobile G1 Web site to be notified prior to launch where they can purchase the device beginning Oct. 22.
The purpose is to encourage us to think they tripled production and then sold it out under pre-ordering, when in fact it's said neither.
Nintendo used to be precise about why it couldn't get Wiis to store shelves. But here, we have "phones initially available for delivery" – and what exactly does "sold through," mean? If it was sold out, they could have said so.
The only thing this note makes clear is that they've consigned them all to retailers.
G1 Pre-Sale Madness: T-Mobile Triples Production, Sells Them All [Gizmodo]


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BEACH BOYS icon Brian Wilson is bringing the seminal Pet Sounds album tour to Newcastle this August in what will be one of the highlight's of the region's summer festival calendar.
Taking place opposite the Centre for Life in Newcastle on Sunday 6th August, he will bring the Live From Times Square outdoor music party to a stunning and memorable close and will delight fans by performing one of the most celebrated albums of all time in full.
In celebration of the album's 50th anniversary, Brian will perform the last date of his current UK tour backed by a stellar line-up which includes the world's favourite bluesman Seasick Steve and the Motown sensation Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
SSD Concerts' Steve Davis has also confirmed that more exciting acts will be added to the bill in the coming weeks.
Speaking about today's announcement he said: "Pet Sounds, like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, is one of the most influential records of all time and to be able to confirm Brian Wilson as our closing act for this year's Live From Times Square event is an amazing honour.
"If you haven't been able to get tickets to see him perform this album elsewhere, this is your last chance. It's an event you can't afford to miss.
"We're also massive Seasick Steve and Martha Reeves fans too and we can't wait for this one. Don't miss out."
'Pet Sounds', which includes hits such as 'Wouldn't It Be Nice,' 'God Only Knows', and Sloop John B, was the eleventh studio album from The Beach Boys and was originally released in May 1966.
In the UK, the album was hailed by the music press and was an immediate commercial success, peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months.
Pet Sounds has subsequently gathered worldwide acclaim from critics and musicians alike and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history.
Speaking in an official statement, Brian Wilson, said: "I'm really happy to be able to come back to the UK and perform Pet Sounds yet again for all our fans. The response from everyone has been amazing and that's why we decided to come back and play Pet Sounds for one last time."
He continued: "We want to thank the fans in the UK for all their support, and look forward to playing these shows this Summer. Love and Mercy, Brian."
Tickets for the event go on sale Monday 20th February at 9 am.


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WFPD Secures Multiple Grants0
October 10, 2013 by wcobserver
-By Steve Winkler-
The West Fork Police Department is on a roll. The department is a recent recipient of grant money from Washington County District Court, the state legislature and the Arkansas revenue department. And, there's more to come, according to the town's Police Chief John Collins.
A grant for just under $7,000 is being used to purchase security equipment for the court, taser guns, signage, and other security measures. West Fork District Judge Casey Jones and Pauletta Weltch, District Court Clerk were instrumental in locating the funds and submitting the proposal, said Collins. He added that since January his department has assigned two officers to court duty.
A second grant from the Arkansas Legislature's General Improvement Fund (GIF) for $5,000 will be used for increased technology for the department. The purchase of Axon Body Flex cameras will allow officers to transmit a visual image of what they see. Unlike dash mounted cameras the new models are attached to an officer's glasses or with a head piece and record what the wearer is looking at.
Other grants are in the pipe line. The department has applied for a Justice Administrative Grant (JAG) through the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The $4,300 from that grant will be used to replace the thirteen year old radar units in patrol cars.
A drug drop box which allows citizens to properly dispose of old medications was issued by the State Health Department. The box is located in the foyer at city hall.
The chief also pointed to a new evidence locker secured with funds from a grant submitted by Police Secretary Allenia Brenner and Patrolman Ken Ingalls. Ms. Brenner will serve as evidence technician.
The new police vehicle arrived Tuesday. The purchase of the 2014 Interceptor Ford Explorer was the result, in part, of a $15,000 budget savings which included $10, 000 in salaries and over $5,000 in vehicle maintenance expenses.
Officer training has increased department wide. Officer Ingalls offered that, "If you want training…we get you the tools to do your job." Training is done by the University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute in Little Rock.
The Chief told the Washington County Observer that in addition to working with other government entities in the area such Greenland, his office provides space for a Game and Fish officer who can be called on for backup when needed. He also emphasized that in addition to new equipment and training that the number of police reports so far this year have exceeded all of last year.
More funds are coming in the future. Mayor Hime is in the process of securing grants for video technology that will allow police to monitor the activity in city parks which have been the target of vandalism in recent months.
The city of West Fork is a newcomer to appreciating the efficiency and increased information distribution aspects of technology. Since her election in 2012 Mayor Hime has worked to bring the city into the digital age with a city website, modern phone system and digital recording and storage of official city documents.
When asked how he found the source of the grant money that benefits the city, Chief Collins didn't hesitate, "Search the internet."
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Some people are clueless about this movie, It's one of the classic western Johnny Depp movie back in '95 titled "Dead Man". I can say it's one of the challenging custom I made since almost everything is tailored from scratch (except the inner long sleeves).
For the headsculpt, I used the Headplay Johnny Depp since the head was based on a younger Johnny Depp. I sculpted the hat and the hair with apoxie sculpt.
The plaid vest & pants was a Pierre Cardin... hanky. Yes, seriously I got the textile from a handkerchief! It was handsewn by my uncoordinated hands. Good thing I pulled it off. The indian pouch was made from scratch as well with some materials found here at home. The bear skin trench coat is handsewn as well with a microfiber cloth.
The whole movie was shot black & white, good thing there's a behind the scene photos found in google, so I was able to find the right colors of the costume for this project.


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Life in the wild is hard. We know this.
From the first hour, the David Attenborough-narrated nature program Dynasties has been unflinching in its depiction of survival.
Even so, the fourth episode in this exquisite — and intensely personal — series, airing this weekend in the US for the first time (BBC America, AMC Networks, Sat. 9E/P, 8C), is harrowing and emotionally wrenching. The episode Painted Wolf, filmed along the banks of the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park, a remote, relatively untrammelled region of wilderness area in Zimbabwe, made director and cameraman Nick Lyon physically ill at one point, as he stood by helplessly as a painted wolf pup, part of a family group the filmmaking team had followed for two years, was grabbed by a crocodile from a riverbank.
Painted wolves — once known as African wild dogs, before conservation groups decided that the name "wild dogs" was unhelpful in raising awareness of the plight of one of Africa's most rare and critically endangered predators — are social animals. For the purposes of storytelling, the filmmakers followed two groups in rival territories. As the program begins, one of the competing groups is led by a wise but aging matriarch, nicknamed Tait; the other group is led by her estranged daughter Blacktip, who is young and healthy and looking to stake out her own territory. Murder and mayhem ensue, in arguably the most bloody and brutal hour in Dynasties' entire run.
Complicating the already complicated family entanglements are other predators — lions, hyenas and the prehistoric, monstrously sized crocodile that caused filmmaker Lyon such distress. Predators are conditioned by nature to kill other predators when and where they can, in part to alleviate competition for a limited and often dwindling food supply.
The wrenching scene, in which one of the pups is snatched unsuspecting by the paw and dragged into the water, flailing helplessly, made Lyon, a veteran cameraman and producer with BBC's Natural History Unit, sick.
"When you follow animals as long as we did," he told The Telegraph, via BBC, "you get to know them and care what happens to them.
"It becomes an emotional experience when you see one of the characters having a bad time, or having real success. I loved the puppies. I remember when they were out of the den for the first time at just three weeks old. They were so tiny, with oversized heads, that would overbalance on their front legs."
Lyon described the rivalry between mother and estranged daughter as Shakespearian, both in scale and in the intensity of its rivalry.
From a natural history point-of-view — and from the perspective of the casual viewer who watches nature programs from time to time — the hour is a reminder of just how challenging life in the wild really is, even in the most ideal of climatic and environmental conditions, and the fine margins between life and death. It's hard enough to survive, let alone thrive. It's impossible to watch Painted Wolf and not be moved by what's unfolding on the screen.
Away from the screen, if real life, painted wolves, African wild dogs, Cape hunting dogs or whatever you care to call them, face an uncertain future. As a nation, Zimbabwe is beset by genuine real-world problems that involve real-world hardship for countless people, problems that range from poverty, drought and hunger to corruption, bad governance and a failing economy. As pristine as the Mana Pools wilderness appears to the outside eye, the entire ecosystem is in peril, besieged on all sides. It's hard to imagine how even an adaptable charismatic animal like the painted wolf can cope, and yet cope they must if they are to survive as a species.
Lyon estimates he and his camera crew drove through some 82,000 kms — 51,000 miles — of miombo woodlands while tracking Tait, Blacktip and their respective aunts, uncles, offspring and more distant relatives. The insights they gleaned along the way were extraordinary.
In its three outings so far during its US debut, Dynasties has established itself as a unique, compelling and hypnotic document of natural history, even by the lofty standards of other such BBC Attenborough programs as Planet Earth and Blue Planet. Tough to watch, yes, but unforgettable at times.


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Jordan Spieth in Hilton Head: 'Positives and negatives' to spotlight for Masters champ (+video)
Jordan Spieth didn't tell anyone where he was eating Monday in New York City during his media blitz.
But paparazzi found him at his chosen restaurant anyway, a little taste of what life could be like after his record-setting Masters victory Sunday.
"I understand that there are positives and negatives to a spotlight," Spieth said Wednesday at Harbour Town Golf Links. "And we're going to try to take advantage of the positives and just push aside the negatives or those that are just looking for something to say."
Spieth arrived late Tuesday at the Hilton Head Island home where he is staying with friend and fellow competitor Justin Thomas this week, the end of a two-day whirlwind following his resounding Masters victory Sunday.
A soft-spoken Spieth met with the media for about 20 minutes Wednesday, answering many of the questions he faced during the roughly 25 interviews in as many hours he faced in New York City. The 21-year-old is the second-youngest Masters champion and matched Tiger Woods' 18-under-par 270 total for lowest ever at the year's first major.
He sounded surprised at some of the headlines that have come out in recent days.
A video showed a 14-year-old Spieth talking about winning the Masters. A letter surfaced that he wrote as a high school junior, thanking a family for the scholarship fund that made his attendance possible and reiterating his desire to win the Masters.
He said the reality that he had accomplished his childhood goal set in walking up the 18th hole Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.
"And I realized that this is actually going to be cooler than I ever could have dreamt it being, just the feeling that I had then," Spieth said.
The interview Wednesday was his first without the green jacket, which he said was a member's coat he will have to send back for his own. Back in his standard Under Armour, Spieth praised a team that helped him achieve the ultimate goal of playing his best golf in Augusta.
Spieth said he had to set up a special list to filter his Twitter messages and choose which should receive responses. He said he never considered skipping the Heritage, which gave him an exemption in 2013 before he had full PGA Tour status.
"This is a tournament that I love, a course that I think suits my game," said Spieth, who finished tied for 12th here in 2014. "And I've had just a great experience at the Heritage in the two years I've played."
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Sega, Visual Concepts, and ESPN announce that the Sega Sports 2K brand is to be renamed ESPN Videogames.
At a press conference at the ESPN Zone earlier today, Sega, Visual Concepts, and ESPN announced that the Sega Sports 2K series--including 2K4 games planned for release later this year--is being retired in favor of a new ESPN Videogames brand. Games already scheduled for release under the new brand starting this fall include PS2 and Xbox versions of ESPN NFL Football, ESPN NBA Basketball, ESPN NHL Hockey, and ESPN College Hoops.
"With ESPN Videogames, sports gamers will experience the same level of fun, realism, and competition that they know and demand from the 2K games, but with an all-new presentation and attitude only ESPN can help us deliver," said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts Entertainment. "We are making great game changes this year, and players can look forward to seeing the new ESPN integration and innovative features not only this fall, but year after year."
"We've only scratched the surface with this relationship. The possibilities are endless for how we can continue to enhance the sports gaming experience with ESPN Videogames," said Rick Alessandri, senior vice president and general manager of ESPN Enterprises. "The new branding and further integration is just the first step, with so many more improvements and groundbreaking features to come."
All of the games released under the new ESPN Videogames brand will feature ESPN-style presentation and camera angles, as well as ESPN commentary from the likes of Chris Berman, Gary Thorne, and Bill Clement. We'll bring you more information on all of Sega's ESPN games as soon as it becomes available.
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Adipocere is a waxy substance with a soap-like consistency. This transformation process, which occurred naturally due to the soil conditions in which she was buried, is also called "saponification," hence her name.
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Defining Paid Family & Medical Leave
Paid family & medical leave (PFML) is defined as time off during which workers earn full or partial pay for qualified medical or family reasons. Some employers provide comprehensive benefits, while others currently provide a sub-set of these benefits.
Types of PFML Leave
Parental Leave
Paid leave for parents to care for and bond with a new child (as well as recover from childbirth, if applicable). May include maternity and paternity leave (or primary and secondary caregiver leave), adoptive leave, and foster care leave.
Caregiver Leave
Paid leave for an employee to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Family members may include an ill or injured parent, spouse, or child.
Medical Leave
Paid leave due to one's own serious personal health condition that is incapacitating or otherwise prevents one from performing work duties.
Key Components of a PFML Policy
Duration of Leave
PFML benefits offer employees paid time off up to a given number of days / weeks
Portion of Pay
PFML benefits may cover 100% of an employee's pay or a portion of regular pay
Employee Coverage
Policies may cover all employees equally or may distinguish between different types of workers (e.g., salaried vs. hourly workers)
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Anthropologie & Bhldn Wedding Show
It was truly an honor to be chosen by Anthropologie and Bhldn to take part in a wedding show gathering this past month at their new headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. We created floral arrangements throughout the space and met many amazing couples who are engaged and looking for a floral designer, a beautiful dress, and more. I'm continually inspired by Anthropologie, particularly in the ways that they use color - even bright colors - in nuanced and refreshing ways. We created a station for folks to create their own collages using watercolor paper and pressed flowers. It was so fun!
I love Anthropologie's ability to stage vignettes creatively, and Nectar & Root has stocked up on many of their lanterns, candleholders, and other hardgoods this season to incorporate beautiful tabletop elements as rental items for many of our upcoming weddings.
We are also a huge fan of Bhldn - and we are fortunate to have many of our clients choosing their wedding dresses, accessories, and bridesmaids' dresses for their own events. It was a delight to meet some other very talented vendors at the show, and to collaborate with the many talented women at the store. I chose this jumpsuit for the event, and while there I also picked out this wallpaper for our new design studio in Winooski!
We hope to continue collaborating with Anthropologie and Bhldn in the future, and to book more weddings throughout New England thanks to this wedding show. While we love Vermont, it's also so fun to explore other venues across New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond. We also hope to work again with some of these amazingly talented fellow artists whom we met at the show, including Ashley Caroline Photography, who took these amazing photographs for us:
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10 Early Signs
Although Alzheimer's disease does start slowly, certain outward signs and symptoms will eventually become more noticeable. Look for the following early signs outlined below.
Then, either fill out the Memory Test on this website, or keep track of any signs you may see in the Symptom Diary available on this website. If you find that the answer to five or more of the questions on the Memory Test is "Yes", you should broach the subject of Alzheimer's disease with the person that you suspect has it and, together, you can speak to a doctor.
Everyone forgets a phone number or the last name of an acquaintance from time to time. But they usually remember it later on. In Alzheimer's disease, though, people tend to:
- forget things more often than usual – especially things that have happened most recently
- repeat things over and over again, sometimes in the same conversation
- have difficulty remembering how to do things they have done all of their lives, like following a recipe or writing a letter
It's normal to get caught up in the day-to-day and do things like forgetting to take lunch to work. But in Alzheimer's disease, people often:
- are less able to plan, problem solve, organize and think logically
- find it increasingly difficult to perform routine tasks such as paying bills or dressing appropriately for the weather
- have problems with money and math
Anyone can lose their train of thought or have trouble finding the right word, but people with Alzheimer's disease might:
- substitute words or forget simple terms for things, and their sentences can become difficult to understand
- make up words or stop talking to avoid mistakes
- have trouble following or understanding a conversation
- have increasing difficulty understanding books, newspapers and other reading material
We all can forget where we're headed or the date for a minute or two. With Alzheimer's disease, people can:
- become disoriented – even in familiar places, like their own neighbourhood
- forget what day, month or year it is
While anyone can leave the house in a coat that's not warm enough, impaired judgment affects people with Alzheimer's disease. They might, for instance:
- wear light clothing on a very cold day
- not realize when they have an injury that requires a doctor's attention
Sometimes people have difficulty balancing their cheque book, but someone with Alzheimer's disease:
- experiences problems with abstract thought such as looking forward to a future event
- might not know what the numbers in the cheque book mean at all
While it's normal to misplace your car keys or your gym shoes, someone with Alzheimer's disease might:
- misplace things by placing them in strange places (like putting a book in the fridge or keys in the sugar bowl)
While anyone can become moody, a person with Alzheimer's disease can:
- suffer mood swings with no apparent reason – so they may go from calm to anger to tears without knowing why
- exhibit repetitive behaviour
Our personalities have many different facets, and that's normal. But an individual living with Alzheimer's disease might:
- act out of character
- appear fearful for no apparent reason
- become apathetic, confused or suspicious
- withdraw from people and social situations
It's not always easy to motivate yourself to do things like mow the lawn on a hot day. But a person with Alzheimer's disease might:
- become very passive
- require prompting or cues to become involved in anything from social activities to housework
- defer to others and become increasingly unable to make decisions
- avoid change and have trouble concentrating and learning new things
Responses to the Memory Test do not determine a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease – they may simply suggest the need for further assessment.
Test adapted from: Mundt JC, Freed DM and JH Greist. Lay person-based screening for elderly detection of Alzheimer's disease: Development and validation of an instrument.


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"I'm thoroughly, permanently sick of seeing endless photographs in which "lots of bokeh" is equated with "good bokeh," such that parts of the main subject which conventionally should be in focus are not ... a very basic part of being a photographer is nailing the correct plane of focus and getting the depth-of-field right."
PS: It should be noted that Johnston tempered that statement with the caveat that stated, "Everybody owns their own photography and they can do anything they want with it..."
That coveat proffered, I still can't not fathom the meaning of the "correct" plane of focus or the "right" DOF. I didn't know and am not aware of the fact that there exists a "correct" plane of focus or the "right" DOF other than the plane of focus and the DOF as determined by a picture maker.
Johnston went on to write that "...the picture comes first, doesn't it?" (iMo, yes it does) therefore the picture maker should "Do what's right for the picture." "right"? If a picture maker has accomplished, for her/his objectives alone, what he/she set out to express for his/her self, then, iMo, independent of whether I like the picture or not, the picture maker has done the "right" thing(s).
All of that written, here's my CAVEAT: as much as I know and can surmise from Mike Johnston's writing on his site, he seems to be an avid "amateur" scholar (I mean that in good way), re: the medium of photography and its apparatus, and a gentleman. Consequently, I do not think that he was being didactic or dismissive in his comments regarding the bokeh "craze". However, his use of words such "correct" and "right" and "right thing", dispite his later caveat, tend to imply, intended or not, that a picture who makes pictures that he does not like is doing something that is wrong. Nevertheless, I forgive Mike his uncharatistic old coot / fuddy-duddy / crotchety old man moment


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GeekMommy makes some very good points in her rant. In fact, it's un-rantlike in that way.
Background: I have only recently gotten into Twitter but I've been part of online communities for many years. I was able to jump with without too much hesitation because I knew that I was experimenting with it. Reading the archives on her blog, it seems she's comfortable with jumping right in too.
Point: Twitter already has 'boxes' built into it's design. Time and Followers
Time: The context of the group is largely dictated by the time you have been around to pick up the context of the conversations. Especially in a place like Twitter that has so many things happening all at once. You can't try to go back and catch up on people's old tweets, it's both overwhelming and ineffective.
Followers: A first look at Twitter can be intimidating and demoralizing when you try to 'join the conversation' and only 5 people are listening to what you have to say.
Conclusions: I see Twitterpacks as an entrance for people that look over the Twitter landscape and see people with hundreds of followers having conversations that span long periods of time. While it's not difficult to get followers on Twitter (as most people will still follow back) the thought of putting injecting yourself that brazenly into a community doesn't seem like typical user behavior.
What Twitterpack made me wonder is if Twitter is needs more social capabilities. Like profile tags, built-in URL shorterner, categories for tweets, and other commonly used tools.
Update1: I want to clarify what I said above. I don't think that the boxes inherent in the Twitter design are exclusionary. They just create a barrier to entry for newcomers. (Personally, I stayed away from Twitter because I knew I would become addicted... I must really be an outlier.)
Update2: Chris Brogan made posted explaining his intention and asking for comments.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Segmenting the Twitterverse
GeekMommy makes some very good points in her rant. In fact, it's un-rantlike in that way.
Posted by John Johansen at 1/28/2008
Labels: community, social media, Twitter
6 comments:
- Ike said...
Profile tags are the answer. Join the boxes you want to be a part of within your profile, where YOU can edit it. Having it on a wiki is a little scary for me.
One other thing that's not a deal-killer, but a concern -- and that's the whole "me too!" notion involved. I'll wait for the edge to stop bleeding.
- January 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- Chris Brogan said...
Love the idea of tags and self-labeling. But Flickr's tags are self plus "contacts" can tag one, as well. Would this build the same dynamic?
It's an interesting side question: would TAGGING someone be more "intimate" than NAMING them on a list?
- January 28, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- linda.sherman said...
I like "self tagging" and I agree that I would prefer to have it searchable, editable and on my profile. I don't think it is necessary to tag or label others for them.
- January 28, 2008 at 9:53 PM
- John Johansen said...
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who things Twitter-tagging is a good idea.
@Ike: I've been forced to agree with you on the bleeding-edge. I still haven't been able to edit the TwitterPacks wiki.
@Chris: I'm not sure if Twitter would be conducive to multiple people tagging tweets. And, since the goal would be to structure conversations to make them more accessible, I'm not sure how open you want the folksonomy to be.
To your side question, I think that incorporating it into the service does make it more acceptable, at least.
@Linda: Searchable would be an excellent benefit. But, I'd bee more interested in being able to subscribe to feeds of specific categories within a person's profile.
- January 30, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- Doug Meacham said...
John, have you seen the new product from the Wordpress guys called Prologue? Very Twitter-like, but with with Comments and Tags.
- February 1, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- John Johansen said...
Doug: Yes, I think that's a great idea. I wish I had a WordPress blog to play around with it.
- February 3, 2008 at 7:05 AM


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As the weekend rolls to a close thoughts of tomorrow are dominating are dominating my thoughts.
June 08th promises to be an interesting day on the local news front. Premier Paul Davis is supposed to be announcing the proposed date of the much anticipated provincial election? Any bets on dates?
The 2015 Electoral Boundaries Commission will provide Justice Minister Darin King with their Final Report. He will have tn days to bring it to the House of Assembly but I imagine the public will not have to wait that long. Let loose the dogs of war as the choice Liberal Nominations go from saber rattling to throat cutting. The P.C's will be lucky to fill their slate and the NDP are going to have some high profile candidates this time around. More than a few are going to be disgruntled Liberal and Tory supporters. I am even hearing that one former PC Cabinet Minister might be an NDP candidate.
NDP leader Earle McCurdy is expected to tell us where he will be running in the provincial election. The Dippers have been polling in St. John's West. I still think he should run in Placenta West (or what ever it will be called) but folks who read the tea leaves better than I are advising him to stay in fortress St. John's.
And the most anticipated poll of the Spring is due to be released tomorrow. CRA has been teasing up the poll all weekend long. Top pollster Don Mills says the recent poll is going to show a signification shift in voter intention! What does that mean? It could mean the Liberals have peaked or that they are reaching new highs? Perhaps the PC's are rebounding or most likely the NDP are poised to make this race much closer than anyone might have predicted last Fall.
Pre-election polling is a momentum builder of buster, so this poll is going to have an impact. That said after the polling debacles in the UK, Alberta and Ontario - one wonders why people bother listening to the results. It appears that folks have decided to play a head-game with the pollsters by misleading them on vote intention.
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RnB and soul melodies have frequently been covered by rock and pop acts. While it's not as pervasive in the previous classification, some RnB and soul acts are known not acquired tunes that were initially recorded by rock and pop craftsmen. All things considered, here are our top picks for the best RnB Cover Songs of pop melodies and rock.
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Ike & Tina Turner "Proud Mary"
The song Proud Mary was initially recorded by the excellent rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and was composed by lead artist and guitarist John Fogerty. Proud Mary is another of those spread tunes where the specialists who revamped it connects with it as much as its unique or original entertainers. Ike and Tina Turner released proud Mary in the year 1971 and included it in their collection Workin' Together. Their adaptation varies extraordinarily from the first recording. It combines components of soul, rock and funk, and Tina and the Ikettes offer gospel-impacted vocals. The RnB Pop song came fourth on the pop chart and won a Grammy Award for Best RnB Vocal Performance by a Group in the year 1972 after its release in 1971
Mariah Carey "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"
Mariah Carey, one of the greatest RnB artists of all time, co-produced her cover of this melody with Randy Jackson for her ninth studio collection, Charmbracelet. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" is a pop RnB pop song initially recorded by British rock band Def Leppard.
Mariah Carey has referred to the melody as a deep-rooted top choice, and she totally improved it, making it better than the first. Dep Leppard lead vocalist and guitarist Joe Elliott gave it a positive survey, and, however, a few faultfinders applauded the tune, general reception wasn't as good. Regardless of the nature that it's a strong piece of RnB music, "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" despite the fact that it did not appear the Billboard for the Hot 100 cover song, it's still the best song of all times
Stevie Wonder "We Can Work It Out"
Stevie Wonder initially secured or covered The Beatles' melody "We Can Work It Out" on his 1970 collection Signed, Sealed and Delivered. The song is composed by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and Wonder's remarkable variant is maybe the funkiest Beatles RnB cover ever.
The RnB song made it to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned Wonder a Grammy nominee for Best Male RnB Vocal Performance. At the point when McCartney was granted the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990, Wonder performed the song in his honor. He likewise performed the song at the White House in the year 2010 when McCartney was initially granted the prestigious Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress.
Maxwell "Closer"
"Closer," initially recorded by Nine Inch Nails (NIN) and composed by frontman Trent Reznor, was reconsidered to extraordinary impact amid Maxwell's 1997 execution on "MTV Unplugged."
The RnB song shows up on NIN's 1994 collection The Downward Spiral and is broadly perceived as the groups' best-known tune. The suggestive and questionable song and video were tremendous hits, so it's no big surprise why Maxwell covered the song.
At the season of Maxwell's visit to "MTV Unplugged," he just had one studio collection added to his repertoire; however the system saw something in the youthful RnB craftsman. Maxwell planned to release a full collection of the session. However, he conflicted with his label, and a seven-tune EP was the released.
The Pointer Sisters "Fire" -
Bruce Springsteen is said to have composed "Fire" in the year 1977, yet he didn't instantly release it as a solitary, nor was he intrigued by including it on a collection.
The song was up for grabs, and The Pointer Sisters took a few looks at it to get back some composure from it. Their rendition was released as a single and shows up in their 1978 collection called Energy as the main album. Their sultry take makes it difficult to trust "Fire" was initially proposed to be a rock song. It stood at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was likewise a colossal universal achievement. The Pointer Sisters' variant turned into their first golden single and denoted a defining moment in their career.
Springsteen would later incorporate "Fire" into the set list amid his 1979 Darkness Tour, and it's been a show staple of his from that point onward. He in the end released it as a single, keeping in mind it was fruitful, it wasn't almost as effective as The Pointer Sisters' cover
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CCTV Drain Surveys And Reports In South West London
What Is A CCTV Drain Survey?
A CCTV drain survey is a process by which a small high powered and sophisticated digital camera (fibre optic) is inserted into a drainage or sewage system, in order to check the condition of the system and locate faults and blockages. When a problem has been located and diagnosed then a solution can be offered and remedial works carried out. A CCTV drain survey is essential to determine problems such as a collapsed drain, broken pipe or a serious blockage, which might be many metres from the point of entry. The results of the drain survey will allow engineers to decide on the best course of action required to repair the damage or unblock the system.
Who Might Need A CCTV Drain Survey?
Anyone considering buying an older property might want to consider having a drain survey to establish the condition of the existing drainage system. Also, if you are planning to build an extension then a drain survey may be necessary to determine whether the existing drainage system is able to accommodate the additional water flow and usage. A CCTV drain survey will also provide a useful guide as to the location of existing drains, preventing possible damage from any excavation works.
Why Have A CCTV Drain Survey?
A CCTV drain survey is also required in order to produce a full report for many other reasons. The survey could reveal past problems with blockages, cracked or broken pipework, and the network layout of drainage systems and neighbouring systems. It can also help to establish responsibility for specific drains and maintenance. A survey can help detect whether potential problems from tree roots are a possibility, which can support any future decisions about having to take necessary damage prevention measures.
Why A CCTV Drain Survey Could Save You Money
The drainage system that services your property is below ground and without a CCTV survey and investigation, there is no way of knowing what condition the system is in or whether potential problems already exist. A survey will reveal whether any action should be taken immediately in order to save on costly repairs in the future. Most importantly, a survey will reveal whether the problem is actually your responsibility or that of a neighbours.
Why Choose Hamilton Group For CCTC Drain Surveys And Reports?
Hamilton Group engineers are industry trained and fully qualified to carry out all CCTV drain surveys and reports for both domestic and industrial clients in the south west areas of London. We offer a reliable and fully guaranteed drain surveying service to customers anywhere within the South West London areas. We are trusted and experienced tradesmen, and we take pride in the job and a job done well. We offer…
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Have you been putting off holiday shopping for too long? There are just a few days left! Has that reality set in?
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There is still plenty of time and we are here to help! Stop in today through Thursday, open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We'll be closed Christmas Day, back in at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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The Football Map by Dorothy
New Football Map print from Manchester Designers Dorothy
Over 500 football related places and names feature
New to the Mancitygifts shop available here
Manchester based design team Dorothy have come up with another master piece with this Football Map design, with a large chunk of the map dedicated to the only football team to come from Manchester.
The map is roughly based on the birthplace of modern football as Dorothy explain;
The 19th century style map is loosely based on the area surrounding Parker's Piece, a park in central Cambridge that is regarded as the birthplace of Association Football. It was here in 1848 that a group of students drew up and adopted a set of rules for football matches that became the basis for modern rules drawn up by The Football Association in 1863.
The map focuses on a central City surrounded by countryside which is dissected by roads and contains many parks, woodlands and features. It's only when you look closely that you can tell the map is football related.
The map contains over 500 references to football related people and places that make good points on a map mainly from the English leagues but also Scotland and further afield. Each road, park and moorland has a footballing theme, think Goodison Park, Bobby Moore and Carrow Road.
For the Manchester City part of the map, there is a Maine Road leading to Hyde Road via Platt Lane. These go through an area which contains a Paul Lake full of Bert Trautmann. There's also a factory run by the Vincent Kompany and a woodland full of Alan Oakes.
Most football teams are included with grounds, club nicknames and players included as well as pitch terms, such as dugout and half way line. Some football positions are also included such as the hospital pass and Jose Mourinho's favourite Parking the Bus stop!
The Football Map is a 4 colour Litho print on 120sgm uncoated art paper and is available from the Mancitygifts Online Shop.
This is the perfect gift for a footie fan who wants a subtle piece of art for their home. You and your guests will spend ages looking at all the references (I keep finding new ones such as the Joe Cole mine I found today!).
Just don't use it when you're on an away day!
Dorothy are fast becoming one of my favourite art designers after previously created a stunning print of the main stand at Maine Road (the 1st place I watched Man City live). This print was part of Dorothy's lost destinations range which covers iconic buildings no longer with us.
The Maine Road print is also available from the Mancitygifts shop.
We like it so much we included it in this post on ManCityGifts.com; 5 Maine Road prints for Manchester City fans
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Luis Troyano Interview – GBBO, MCFC and carrot cake
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Best selling Man City shirt names 2015
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The new year hasn't welcomed me too great. It has really had me practice patience.Fortunately what had me all shook up and worried has seemed to passed. Being without David is ALWAYS a challenge. The baby seems to be getting a little too comfortable at grandma's house and is turning into a little tornado. When you are with grandma and grandpa, you get away with A LOT.
I think the world is calling my name. Unfortunately my visa/passport isn't here yet so I won't be going anywhere for a least another week. Everyday they tell David it will be here soon, but soon is not soon enough.As you may have heard Ukraine has been having a lot of riots, but to be honest, I don't feel nervous or too worried. I trust my husband, and myself. The minute we feel it's not safe we won't be going. So for now, the plan is still that we are going.
Don't get me wrong, being with my family has been lovely and I'll be missing everyone the minute I get on the plane, but I need my hubby, and I need to start my new adventure.
We have been having a lot of fun. These last two weeks were eventful. Weekends were extra fun. We celebrated my dad's birthday, and went to Paulo's birthday party. We went to Boondocks, a sort of Chuck-e Cheese with go karts, laser tag and mini golf. It was quite exciting for us all. Baby D was running everywhere and loving all the games, and so were we! Honestly when I'm with my brothers and cousins I'm a kid, nothing has changed. I love it.
My beautiful Ally Cat won the JACKPOT!!! 1000 tickets, all with one little token. Too bad we weren't in Vegas.
We went to work with my dad on his birthday. Baby D was enjoying the new chocolates and hanging out with his grandpa all day.
This weekend was also a lot of fun. We are quite a a competitive family. As much as go karts are fun, it's more to see who is the best. The proof is in the pudding, I got the fastest time! I was on my dad's tail for awhile and then I got bumped pretty bad. My shoulder was killing me but I continued to drive with a arm and a half. I need a rematch!After go karts we went to a gymnastics event. It was the first I've ever been too. It was really fun to watch. We went with my cousin Mariana who is a gymnast herself, she explained what is good, what is bad. I think now I can watch the olympics and actually know what to look for.
I mentioned that these last couple of weeks were trying my patience, and even posting this up was trouble. I don't know what it is with me lately, maybe it's that I've been away from David for so long but honestly I've been working on this post since Sunday. I started it on the computer and most of my pictures weren't being uploaded, then when I did the order and placement were ALL out of wack. Still in some of these things you will see that some things are not in the right place of the post, whatever. I finally decided to give up and just post these few photos. There was a lot more but I guess this will have to do. I hope it's just January that hates me and February and the rest of the year will be a little nicer. I need to get out of this funk. Even though it's been hard, I have my family with me and this crazy cute kid that I love so much. During difficult times nothing is better. I hope everyone else is having a better start of the year, and if you aren't like me, surround yourself with the people you love most or the things you love most, and remember, it will pass, things will work out, you just have to be patient.


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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- He was a 35-year veteran police officer, headed for retirement. She was relatively new to the police force, just back from maternity leave.
They were among the first to respond to a family disturbance call Saturday in Palm Springs, California, and it cost them their lives.
The officers tried to negotiate with a distraught man, asking him to step outside his residence, Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes said. Instead, the man shot at police from behind the closed front door, police said.
The incident then evolved into a standoff that extended into early Sunday after the suspect barricaded himself in his home.
The two slain victims were identified as Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, who was due to retire this year, and Lesley Zerebny, 27, a new mom. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they died from their injuries.
"I have two officers that are now looking down on us from above, and our police department is now walking in the footsteps of two additional heroes," Reyes said at a news conference Sunday.
"You have two extreme ends of the spectrum in terms of officers' careers -- one at the tail end and one at the beginning," Reyes said.
They become part of a grim statistic: two of 43 law enforcement officers shot to death so far this year in the US, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which keeps data on officers killed on the job.
A third officer is recovering from non-life threatening injuries, Chief Reyes said.
The suspect, John Felix, a 26-year-old resident of Palm Springs, was arrested early Sunday -- more than 12 hours after the fatal shootings, police said.
"It was a simple family disturbance, and he elected to open fire on a few of the guardians of the city," Chief Reyes said.
Felix surrendered "peacefully" after a lengthy standoff, according to a statement the Riverside County Sheriff's office. He was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Felix was to be booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on two counts of murder of a peace officer, the statement said.
Riverside County District attorney Michael Hestrin said criminal charges would be filed Tuesday.
"We will be filing two counts of first-degree murder and at least two special circumstances -- one being multiple murder and one being murder of a police officer in the line of duty," Hestrin said at Sunday's news conference.
He said he is considering whether to pursue the death penalty.
"I'm going to stick with the process. I will tell you that I consider a brutal murder of a police officer to be a very heinous crime, so I'll leave it at that," Hestrin said.
Mother's call
The incident started after officers responded to a 911 call at a house in this desert resort town about 100 miles east of Los Angeles.
A woman made the call around midday local time and said her adult son was causing a disturbance, Palm Springs Police Chief Reyes said.
When officers arrived, Felix refused to open the front door and threatened to shoot the officers, police said.
Within 10 minutes of their arrival, as they tried to get him to comply with their orders, Felix opened fire through the closed front door, according to police.
The Riverside Sheriff's department SWAT team arrived at the scene after 5 p.m. Saturday, according to Ray Wood, a chief deputy with the department. He said for several hours they attempted to contact the suspect who was barricaded inside.
When that failed, the SWAT team "deployed chemical agents into the residence," Wood said.
"Almost immediately after introducing chemical agents inside the residence, the suspect emerged out the back door ... when he emerged he was wearing soft border armor and he had a number of high capacity magazines on his person."
The suspect did not have a weapon on him when he was taken into custody, Wood said.
Palm Springs resident Arnold Morales described hearing a flurry of gunshots in rapid succession as he drove home from the gym.
"That's not fireworks," Morales told CNN affiliate KMIR. "(It was) bang-bang-bang. We must've heard at least 30 shots. It could be more."
'Awake in a nightmare'
"Today Palm Springs lost two brave officers that go out every day and put their boots on the ground for everybody in this community, " Reyes said at an emotional news conference Saturday, fighting back tears.
"They gave it all for you."
Vega, a father of eight, had served as a police officer for 35 years. He had filed paperwork to retire in December, but continued to pick up overtime shifts like the one he worked Saturday, the police chief said.
"Here he is, 35 years in, still pushing a patrol car for our community to make it better," Reyes said. "On a day he wasn't even designed to work."
Zerebny, a "wonderful, young, dedicated" officer, joined the department last year, Reyes said.
After going away on maternity leave, she had just returned to duty. She leaves behind her husband, who is a deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, and a 4-month-old daughter.
"I am awake in a nightmare right now," Reyes said. "My employees are broken."
Paying tribute
While officers mourn their fallen comrades, the community has been leaving flowers and messages and holding candlelight vigils at the police station.
James Allwhite said he left a card at the police memorial.
"Now the baby won't have a mother (Zerebny), and he (Vega) was right at the verge of retirement. And so it's very hard to see," Allwhite said.
Eric Hoffmann said he is a huge fan of the Palms Springs Police Department and makes ornate flag memorial cases for fallen officers.
"I love these guys," Hoffmann told CNN. "I've been crying and on the verge of tears, I'm just shocked... with all the stuff going on in the country right now and the bad rap the cops are getting, people need to take another look at what they do for us. They die for us."
California Gov. Jerry Brown offered his condolences to the officers' families and ordered the state capitol flags to be flown at half-staff.
"Officers Vega and Zerebny were killed today doing what they do every day -- protecting their community," he said in a statement Saturday night. "We grieve with the family members, friends and fellow officers coping with this senseless tragedy."
"If I saw him at night I would be concerned".
A neighbor who asked not to be identified or interviewed on camera talked to CNN's Paul Vercammen Sunday about their experience with the suspect.
The neighbor said Felix used walk by his house on his way "to a rough neighborhood, a trailer park."
"I actually caught him (8 years ago) jumping my wall as a short cut. I yelled at him. And he just started laughing about it. He didn't care."
"We would see him walking down the street," the neighbor said. " You could tell he was a hardened guy. Big baggy shirt. Big baggy pants. If I saw him at night I would be concerned.
"At one point we wondered, where did he go? And now they say he was in prison. Makes sense."
Saturday's shooting comes on the heels of a deadly summer for police officers in the United States.
On July 17, a gunman killed three officers and wounded another three in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. About a week earlier, a gunman killed five officers and wounded seven in Dallas.
Palm Springs police officers led a procession for both officers from the Desert Regional Medical Center to the Riverside County Sheriff Coroner's Office in Indio.
"Words cannot properly describe the heartbreak and the shock we are all feeling," the Palm Springs Police Officers Association said in a statement.
Onlookers gathered at the Interstate 10 overpass as squad cars with flashing lights passed underneath them.
As police cars made their way down the interstate, motorists lit their lights in solidarity.AlertMe


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|See the avocado? I'll use any excuse to include it in a meal.
Last Saturday I made an Eggplant enchilada casserole for dinner.
It was yummy.
I've blogged about this recipe before but this time I did it a little different. I like to mix things up. It keeps things fresh.
Mixing it up turned out to be;
black beans
brown rice
a variety of chopped veggies
jalapeno (we like spicy food. If a meal makes my nose run than it is all good for me. Too graphic?)
a variety of Mexican spices
and of course
I use eggplant as the tortillas since I try to keep my carb count fairly low, not to mention the wheat factor. This last time instead of making individual servings I made this in a 12" x 12" casserole dish. Making for plenty of leftovers. Of which we have been eating topped with poached eggs.
Youza! It is good with poached eggs.
I mean it was good before but the addition of a creamy poached egg just takes this to a whole other level.
Tonight will be stuffed green peppers, Mediterranean style.
Why Mediterranean?
Because I have a bunch of kalamato olives that need to be used.
Why stuffed green peppers?
Because green peppers were on sale for 3 for a $1.00.
See how this works for me? Do you plan meals? Or are you like me and use whatever you have on hand? Or as I like to say; fly by the seat of my pants.
Have a terrific week everyone. Happy eating!