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How to Change Mac Snow Leopard's Time Machine Preferences
Time Machine is a Mac OS X Snow Leopard application designed to make backups easy. To change Time Machine settings, open System Preferences by clicking the gear icon on the Dock then open the Time Machine pane. From there you can control how automatic are backups performed by Snow Leopard's Time Machine feature and other tasks.
To enable Time Machine, click the On toggle switch and then select a disk that will hold your Time Machine backup data on the sheet that appears; click Use for Backup to confirm your choice. If you have an external Time Capsule wireless unit, click Set Up Time Capsule.
By default, Time Machine backs up all the hard drives on your system; however, you may not need to back up some hard drives or folders on your Mac. To save time and hard drive space, Time Machine allows you to exclude specific drives and folders from the backup process. Click Options and then click the Add button (with the plus sign) to select the drives or folders you want to exclude, and they'll appear in the Do Not Back Up list.
To remove an exclusion, select it in the list and click the Delete button (with the minus sign). Note the Total Included figure increases, and Time Machine adds the item you deleted from the list to the next backup.
By default, Snow Leopard warns you when deleting older backup files, but you can turn this off from the Options sheet as well.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, lawmakers have pledged to finally tackle gun control legislation. But given the chance that congressional lawmakers will continue to duck the issue for fear of how it would affect them at the polls, Vice President Joe Biden says the White House won't wait.
A task force led by Biden has been meeting this week with various stakeholders on both sides of the controversial issue. The group will present its recommendations to President Obama by Tuesday, ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline, the vice president announced on Thursday.
"This doesn't mean it is the end of the discussion, but the public wants us to act," he told reporters.
The task force has met with representatives of gun violence survivors' groups and gun control and gun safety groups, and will meet later today with representatives from the National Rifle Association. In addition to meeting with entertainment and video game executives, Biden says he also hopes to hold a conference call with gun manufacturers this week.
"There has got to be some common ground, to not solve every problem but diminish the probability" of future mass shootings, he said. "That's what this is all about. There are no conclusions I have reached."
On Wednesday, the vice president suggested that the administration is prepared to take some steps on its own to help stop gun violence.
"The president is going to act. Executive orders, executive action, can be taken," Biden told reporters. "We haven't decided what this is yet, but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and all the rest of the cabinet members."
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
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Home Economics
The National Domestic Workers Alliance released a groundbreaking study in 2012, Home Economics. The study revealed that though domestic workers care for the most vulnerable elderly, young, and infirmed, they are rarely compensated with a livable wage and are often subject to abuse. The study was reported by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News Latino, The Nation, MSNBC, and continues to beg the question why a sector of workers - women, mothers, sisters, daughters - remain unprotected by basic labor laws.


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The good point to his dawdling is that it does give one time to snap many a picture. I have recently been reminded that it doesn't work to have kids look at the camera and smile. It is not natural for them. Nikki Dee tries very hard, but her smiles are blatantly fake and just plain weird. No, with little kids, it's best to catch them in action. That's what I was attempting to do in this series.
|He is standing on a pile of gravel, about ten feet high and sticks out his tongue as he tosses a rock.
|Let me give you a few pointers, Buppa.
|His stern look.
|Balance is the key to living a good life.
|Shall we dance?
|Something has caught his eye.
|He desperately wants to climb these poles but sometimes it's all that a guy can do just has to hang on.
|Having a stare down with a Power Ranger that belonged to Althegal about 25 years ago.


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11 Things You Didn't Know About 'A Christmas Story'
For many families, it's just not Christmas until the whole family has gathered around to watch A Christmas Story, the endearing and enduring holiday classic based on the memories of author Jean Shepherd.
The way the story goes is that director Bob Clark was driving when he heard Shepherd reading from his collection of short stories "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash," on the radio. Clark loved the stories so much that he drove around the block for almost an hour until the show ended. He reached out to Shepherd and they worked together for nearly 12 years to tell their Christmas story. The movie was released in 1983 with Peter Billingsley starring as Ralphie, the little boy in 1940s Indiana who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas even though everyone tells him he'll shoot his eye out. Thanks to the film, watching Shepherd's family traditions has become a tradition of its own around the world. Here are some things you may not know about the movie and its stars, even if you've watched the film 100 times and know all about Bumpus' hounds, Ovaltine, and "I can't put my arms down!"
1. Jack Nicholson was very interested in playing Ralphie's dad.
Director Bob Clark sent Nicholson the script, and Nicholson reportedly loved it, but his salary was too much for the film's modest budget. Instead, Clark opted for the lesser-known actor Darren McGavin, who was best known at the time for his work in Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
2. In real life, the Bumpus' dogs didn't eat the family's Christmas turkey.
In Shepherd's real life, the next door neighbor's pack of mangy mongrels did break into the family home and swipe their dinner, but it didn't happen at Christmas—it happened at Thanksgiving.
3. Ralphie really, really wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun
The numbers don't lie and, according to Mental Floss, Ralphie says he wants the Red Ryder BB Gun 28 times throughout the course of the movie—or once every three minutes and 20 seconds. You'll shoot your eye out, kid!
4. The Wonder Years was inspired in part by A Christmas Story.
The beloved nostalgia-fueled television show The Wonder Years was intentionally told in the style of A Christmas Story with the narrator looking back at his life. As further proof of the shows' interconnection, Billingsley appeared in an episode as one of Kevin Arnold's roommates.
5. A deleted scene showed Ralphie wrestling with Flash Gordon's foe.
In the film, Ralphie spends a lot of his time daydreaming about all the lives he could save with his Red Ryder BB gun. In a deleted scene, Ralphie and his beloved BB gun not only stop the bad guys, but save the universe, too. In the scene, he fights Flash Gordon's archenemy Ming the Merciless on a distant, alien planet. Sounds like a great reason for Santa to bring Ralphie that gun.
6. "Ralphie" still owns the bunny suit.
Actor Peter Billingsley told Parade magazine that he couldn't bear to part with a few of the movie props, including the original Red Ryder BB gun, the cowboy suit he wore in the film, and, of course, the pink "bunny pajamas" Ralphie received for Christmas.
7. The film had three sequels
Three films tried to capture the nostalgic glory of A Christmas Story, but sadly none of them quite managed it. The first one was a 1988 made-for-TV movie called Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss starring Jerry O'Connell as 14-year-old Ralphie, who is excited about his first job. My Summer Story hit theaters in 1994, starring Kieran Culkin as Ralphie, Mary Steenburgen is his mom, and Charles Grodin as his dad. Finally in 2012, A Christmas Story 2 was released. The film picked up where A Christmas Story left off with a now 15-year old Ralphie, desperate for a used 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas.
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8. Ralphie made a cameo appearance in Elf.
If you watch Elf carefully, you may spot Billingsley in an uncredited role as an elf.
9. A Christmas Story was turned into a Broadway musical.
Billingsley helped bring A Christmas Story, The Musical to Broadway after seeing a production in St. Louis, Missouri. Guessing he was smitten after seeing the leg lamp kick line.
10. The leg lamp is real and fabulous.
You can send someone a classic—and classy!—leg lamp for Christmas or any occasion that requires a Major Award.
11. You can stay overnight at the house.
The Cleveland home was sold on eBay in 2004 for $150,000 and a fan named Brian Jones snapped it up. He restored the house to its movie glory complete with boxes of Life Buoy soap and a leg lamp glowing in the window. He also put in a museum, stocked with some of the original props and costumes from the film, including Randy's snowsuit, and a gift shop that sells decoder rings, bunny suits, and Oh Fudge!, which takes its name from what Ralphie yells while helping his father change a tire. Best of all? Fans can even stay overnight and see if Santa brings them a Red Ryder BB gun in the morning.


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The Freedom Ride bringing human trafficking awareness from Bend, all the way down to SoCal
GRANTS PASS, Ore.-- Eight cyclists are riding 1,500 miles to raise awareness for human trafficking.
KNX Hero Of The Week: Elisabeth Gegner of Laguna Beach
A Laguna Beach woman is using "pedal power" to raise awareness of human sex trafficking. Here's the KNX Hero of the Week.
Cycling for Freedom
A group of cyclists are planning a ride to raise awareness and fund to put an end to human trafficking, one mile at a time. The Freedom Ride 2016 will begin in Bend, Ore., on Sept. 9 and finish in Newport Beach on Sept. 25.
Freedom Ride Project Coverage on FOX11 KTTV
The Importance of Being Show
Guest Beth Gegner of the Freedom Ride Project discusses her efforts to raise awareness to the prevalence of human trafficking in the US including her recent cycling ride from Bend, Oregon to San Diego. (02/20/2016)


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Hitachi and IBM: Friends or foes?
Hitachi and IBM: Friends or foes?
A year ago, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) announced a strategic technology agreement to extend interoperability between the companies' storage servers and allow customers to more easily deploy open storage networks.
Specifically, IBM licensed the storage APIs for its Shark enterprise storage server to Hitachi. This allowed Hitachi to continue to maintain compatibility with IBM's Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) and Extended Remote Copy (XRC) functions. It also supported such functions as FlashCopy, Multiple Allegiance, and Parallel Access Volumes (PAV) on its enterprise storage system marketed globally by HDS as the Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 990 series.
Fast-forward a year.
With slower growth across the industry and growing bottom-line pressure, an advisory issued by RBC Capital Markets, which follows the storage industry closely, recently suggested that "a new, distinct joint venture between IBM and Hitachi may be formed to cover enterprise disk arrays." RBC went on to suggest that IBM might choose to co-brand or OEM the Lightning arrays from Hitachi, de-emphasizing the existing Shark over time.
However, Arun Taneja, an analyst with Enterprise Storage Group, Milford, Mass., is having none of it. He says it's one thing for IBM and Hitachi to cooperate in the production of disk drives -- a commodity business with low margins. However, for enterprise storage arrays he says a joint venture is hard to imagine.
"HDS is truly enjoying technology superiority at the moment with Lightning and the 9900V series they just announced," he says. Taneja says the evidence of HDS' OEM relationship with Sun and HP makes it appear that EMC is the common HDS and IBM enemy.
"The competitiveness between these three has been put aside in order to go after the 900 pounds gorilla," he adds. Thus, Taneja says IBM OEMing an HDS product is one thing but a joint venture to build a common array is something entirely different.
"IBM has to see the array as super strategic…t impacts what they do in virtualization, Storage Tank and other storage management tools," says Taneja.
"In any case," he adds, "HDS is enjoying their moment of fame in this crazy technology business that can make a foe into a temporary friend just as easily as a friend into a foe."
For more information:
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About the author: Alan Earls is a freelance writer in Franklin, MA.


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On March 12, 1933, shortly after temporarily closing the banks in order to clean them up, Franklin Delano Roosevelt held the first of his presidential "fireside chats" with the American people. He delivered this radio address in the belief that the actions of his government, thus far described only in the jargon of banking and law, "ought to be explained for the benefit of the average citizen." He had three more chats that year, and two the following year. They played a crucial role in bringing the public with him as his government helped lead the economy out of the Great Depression.
Seventy-five and more years later, after the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a financial meltdown and deep recession, successive American administrations learned important lessons from Roosevelt, which helped the United States and the world avoid another Great Depression. However, they failed to learn the importance of communicating clearly with the public about what was happening and what the government was doing about it.
This communications failure is the most telling theme of "After the Music Stopped," Alan S. Blinder's terrific book on the crisis of 2008. It is a failure he feels viscerally, judging by the ferocity of his comments, particularly about leading members of the Obama administration, including the president, who "has rarely taken the time to give a speech of explanation — far less time than the American people need and deserve." (As for his predecessor, Blinder writes, "Can you remember even a single Bush speech on the nation's developing economic crisis?") Likewise, the two Treasury secretaries during the crisis, Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner (a "terrible orator"), between them have "barely given a single coherent speech explaining what happened and — perhaps more important — why they did what they did." As a result, the policy response to the crisis was "an incoherent blur to most citizens — and not a very successful blur, at that."
Yet, as Blinder argues persuasively, after the terrible blunder of letting Lehman Brothers collapse, both the Bush and Obama administrations did a decent job of stopping the economy's fall into depression and helping it gingerly back onto its feet. If the public had only understood this, confidence would have returned sooner, and with it stronger growth, and Obama would not have had such a hellish time getting re-elected.
Although Blinder served on President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, and admits to Democratic leanings, this is not an ideological book. Rather, it is the work of a somewhat frustrated technocrat who has spent his career at the highest tables of academia and policy making, never entirely comfortable because of a tendency to speak his mind. His two-year tenure as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve probably would have been longer but for his habit of challenging the unquestioning cult of Alan Greenspan that had taken hold among Fed staff members under the chairman. (Ben Bernanke, Greenspan's successor at the Fed, was a longtime and much-admired colleague of Blinder at Princeton; perhaps the weakest aspect of the book is its tendency to give the central bank the benefit of the doubt.) After leaving the Fed in 1996, Blinder gave many speeches warning about the growing bubble in the financial markets, especially in credit, though he is honest enough to acknowledge that he never foresaw the scale of the crisis that was to follow the bursting of that bubble.
Why did the crisis happen? Blinder subscribes to the "perfect storm" theory, in which many unfortunate things occurred simultaneously, producing an outcome far worse than would have resulted from just one or even a few of those things. The culprits ranged from a widespread faith in the academic efficient-market hypothesis to the feeble standards at credit rating agencies, which allowed bundles of subprime mortgages to be treated as "investment grade," to regulators and policy makers who did not understand the severity of the situation until it was too late. The catastrophic decision to let Lehman Brothers go bust, Blinder argues, was taken in large part because Paulson and Bernanke believed that the markets had used the six months since Bear Stearns was rescued to prepare for Lehman's failure — though how they came to hold such a naïvely optimistic belief is anyone's guess. As for the bankers, they exhibited a failure of leadership succinctly reflected in the quotation that inspired the title of Blinder's book. Charles O. Prince III, then the boss of Citigroup, justified the bank's lax lending standards by saying: "As long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance. We're still dancing."
Blinder's criticism of communications failure rests on his view that the response to the post-Lehman meltdown was far better than the public realizes. He points out that the now notorious Troubled Asset Relief Program, known as TARP, which lent billions to the banks to keep them alive, ultimately generated a profit to the American taxpayer as the banks returned to health and repaid what they owed. The stress tests of the banks in early 2009 also helped restore confidence, and Obama's fiscal stimulus helped end the recession. (Here, Blinder says, the communications failure began to take its toll, because Obama did not make the case for a big enough stimulus or for a necessary additional stimulus later.) Blinder is also fairly satisfied with the controversial Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 that overhauled American financial regulation — although perhaps his praise is largely a reflection of his low expectations. He does not think Dodd-Frank will make financial crises a thing of the past, and is not even sure it will make them rarer. However, Blinder claims, it should reduce the severity and costs of future financial excesses. Well, let's hope so.
Yet Blinder does find Washington guilty of one grievous blunder, so big that it almost explains the public's unhappiness more plausibly than a presidential communications failure. The foreclosure crisis that has caused millions of Americans to lose their homes was unnecessarily painful, he believes. A series of government interventions to help struggling homeowners was consistently too little, too late. In February 2008, he argued for the creation of a large program for refinancing borrowers, along lines similar to the Depression-era Home Owners' Loan Corporation. Had that been done — and he thinks no one in power was trying hard enough — the United States would now be experiencing "a shortage of housing, rising house prices and a homebuilding boom — which would be helping the economy recover."
What the economy is now experiencing is a debt crisis, though Blinder explains clearly why this will become really bad only in a decade or so, as health care costs get out of hand. Spending cuts will be essential. Unlike many Democrats, Blinder accepts that "the government can cover no more than a small fraction of the projected deficits by raising taxes." The sooner America gets control of its government spending, the better, he says. Given a divided Congress and a confused public, making the case for the right fiscal reforms will require a master communicator. Time for Obama to throw a few logs on the White House fire and start talking.


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Dobby, A Free Elf
I don't know about you, but every time a sock goes missing in the laundry, I can't help but think of Dobby. Sweet, well intentioned yet disastrous Dobby.
When The Deathly Hallows was released in 2007 I re-read the entire series before I dug into it. And when *spoiler alert* Dobby dies, I cried. I ugly cried right into my book.
I slowly recovered, but was always adamantly a Dobby enthusiast. When The Deathly Hallows Part 1 film was released in 2010, again, I ugly cried, but this time in a room full of strangers.
Every time I see a weird little dog with buggy eyes, I secretly name it Dobby. The spindly little Whippet that lives in the Hey Betty store window during the day has only one name to me, and it's Dobby.
And now, for some Dobby quotes which are A+.
Dobby never meant to kill! Dobby only meant to maim, or seriously injure!
Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.
"Yes, Harry Potter!" said Dobby at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. "And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter!"
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As the housing market showed tentative signs of a recovery in the summer of 2011, many investors assumed that buying shares of homebuilders would lead to considerable profits. These stocks have indeed rallied nicely in the past two years, but have been outpaced by a more stealthy housing play, Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL).
In the past 24 months, this stock has risen more than 500%. Trouble is, the stock is now disconnected from the fundamentals, and a sharp reversal may soon be at hand.
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) sells a wide range of flooring materials through a network of more than 300 stores. Through much of the past decade, when the housing market was still going strong, the company posted solid growth.
Sales grew at least 20% a year from 2004 through 2007. Even the housing bust couldn't slow this company down, as sales have continued to grow at a 10% to 20% annual pace since 2008. Analysts look for continued gains both this year and next. In fact, recently released Q2 sales grew a solid 22%, highlighting this company's ongoing momentum.
Many other companies are in the midst of similar solid growth trajectories, but few can boast such an amazing stock price move. So what explains the appeal behind Lumber Liquidators?
The bottom line: metrics. The company's gross margins typically hovered in the mid-30s, though thanks to economies of scale of a larger retail store base, coupled with benign lumber prices, that metric now exceeds 40%. Operating margins have typically hovered in the 6% to 8% range, but that metric should push above 10% this year.
And a company that never earned even a $1 a share in its history, earned $1.68 a share in 2012, and is on track for more than $3 in per-share profits by next year, according to consensus forecasts. In sum, a steadily expanding store base, coupled with solid same-store sales gains, has led to even more robust profit growth.
Yet, as is the case with many other great retail growth stories, Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) is about to hit stiffer headwinds. For starters, the company is on the cusp of adding roughly 10% more stores to its existing store base count this year.
Management has presumably already picked the "low-hanging fruit" in terms of ideal locations, and it's unclear if the next wave of stores will start to cannibalize existing locations or will generate as much foot traffic as previously opened stores. Such a trend has tripped up The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) and many others in the past, and Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) may be closer to market saturation than many suspect.


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Friday, 9 July 2010
Stereo Rose old versus new comparison pictures
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Maybe I just don't have a very good eye but if someone hadn't told me they were different, I don't think I would've known. And the same goes for everyone else's comparison swatches I've seen. They look practically the same to me. I decided against getting it but I feel bad for everyone here in the US who wanted it so so bad but can't track one down anywhere because MAC didn't release enough of them :( It's obviously very pretty though! xxxReplyDelete
oh thank you very much! and congratulations on owning both! :-)ReplyDelete
For some reason, they look different to me but that just may be the makeup junkie in me seeing this. I won't worry about the old Stereo Rose since I never had it and wasn't into MAC or makeup back then. Thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
You're right! They are different! Which one do you like best, the new or the old stereo rose? :)ReplyDelete
I think I prefer the old one because it's a bit more pink, but they really are very close and if I didn't have the old one I would be happy with the new one. Their textures are the same and maybe if you compared it to another one, you'd find they're the same or even more different, since MSFs are very unique, so no 2 are the same anyway. :)ReplyDelete


text: Digging deeper into the Bible can seem a bit intimidating. With 66 books, thousands of verses, multiple versions and an endless supply of study resources, it is difficult to know where to start. If you don't have a Bible, please stop by on Sunday and we will give you a free ESV Study Bible. It's our gift to you. The Word of God and the good news of Jesus Christ proclaimed is central to who we are at Colonial.


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Because you know I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble.
Meghan Trainor's popular summer song of 2014, All about That Bass, is an exquisitely written song about body pride. She compares her body to the big, booming sound of the bass as opposed to the lighter, thinner sound of the treble. This song is one of my guilty pleasures of Summer 2014. It's such a fun pop song.
There is one thing I know for sure- This song is not a cover. Trainor, a singer-songwriter from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is the first person to record this song. Covering songs is a time honored tradition in music; so why am I still surprised to learn many of the songs I love were actually covers?
Mad World by Gary Jules
The first time I watched Donnie Dark, my first thought was, "Good grief this movie is weird!" My second thought was, "What is this Mad World song? I love it!"
Years later I learned the song was a cover from Tears for Fears.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
I have loved this song my entire life. Two days before this blog post was published, I learned (courtesy of an article from the comedy website Cracked) that Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was a first performed by Robert Hazard.
Don't Turn Around by Ace of Base
I wasn't around for Abba, but I did get to experience the excitement that was Ace of Base. Don't Turn Around was a huge hit for the band in the mid 90's.
I'm now confident enough to admit that I loved Ace of Base and this song. It wasn't until recently that I learned Tina Turner recorded the song first in 1986 as a B-side to the single Typical Male.
Anyone Who Had a Heart by Luther Vandross and Shirley Bassey
I love this song. I thought that Luther Vandross' version was a cover of Shirley Bassey. Turns out both were covers. Dionne Warwick recorded the Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic first in 1963.
Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann
Some friends and I were making fun of songs with incomprehensible lyrics. I brought up this song and was told that it was originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen. I asserted that it wasn't. Bets were made. Google searches were conducted. Smack was talked. Learning took place.
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.
Now you know the lyrics. You're welcome. 🙂
The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
This song was my theme song in elementary school. I remember sitting and listening to this song a million times as I wrote the lyrics down. This was preinternet so searching for lyrics online was not an option; life was hard back then. Little did I know that George Benson recorded the song 10 years before Whitney.
What songs were you surprised to learn were covers? What are you favorite covers of all time? What songs do you think should NEVER be covered?


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Misc: Laingsburg Schools, Lake Victoria - Lake Access, 3 Bed 2 Bath
Square Footage: 1735 sq. ft.
Lot Size: LOT 61, ROYAL SHORES 100x260
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Walk-Out Basement
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Property Description:Walk to the swim beach OR enjoy your own pool! This 3BR home was finished with the idea that it could have a 4th BR in lower level with another bath & laundry! Actually, it could be another living qtrs. without much work! Currently 3BR, 2Bath on main level. Gorgeous, open kitchen! Like new windows, upgrades throughout! Parcel is double the size of normal parcel in the lake association! Move-in ready! Fresh paint throughout, newer flooring, hot & cold water on back for your pool or possible your outside shower for after everyone swims! Main level welcomes you with a custom, handmade, hickory kitchen with bar seating and all the appliances remain (even washer & dryer)!
There is a beautiful, 4 Seasons Rm off the Kitchen that would be a great DR. Skylights and oversized, picture windows allow for watching little ones play in the pool and lots of natural light. If you'd rather use that room as additional living space, there is an open room off the other end of the kitchen that would also make for great dining. Neutral colors throughout. There is a main level, large, laundry room with its own washtub. This home has both gas and electric for dryers. 2nd Laundry poss. in lower level. There is a full bath that's like brand new and perfect for the 2 additional BR's right across from it. The Master Ste. has it's own full bath with a step-in shower. If this isn't enough, the basement offers another possible 4th BR or if you don't need another BR, it would make a wonderful Family Room with a slider out to the lower patio and path to the pool gate. Wait until you see the fully, finished bar! Surround sound remains and electric/audio lines are ready for your TV. Cat cable is also run throughout the entire home. Pool is fenced and gated for safety but additional space is fenced for your little ones to play or your furry friends to run as well. Shed is included. Pool is completely decked around. It's 3.5 feet deep across - fun, relaxing and still safe for everyone. Newer liner (3 yrs). Pump, filter and all pool equipment will remain. Along with all of this, you'll also have lake access to 145 Acre, All-Sport, Lake Victoria! You'll be able to use all 12 private parks (2 of which have swim beaches with buoys for little ones, swings, picnic tables, grills, etc.). 6+ miles of walking and biking trails surround the entire lake...they are beautiful! There is also a private park on one of the islands that members can reserve for weddings, reunions, camping, etc. Dues are only $100 per year! Can't beat that! Come live your lake vacation every single day! Great fishing (stocked based on need yearly), no-wake hours as well! Only 20 mins. from Lansing. A hidden paradise! Home is being monitored, please call ahead to preview.


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As riding season is JUST around the corner, I have been reviewing some cycle photos I'd taken last fall. It was reading a blog this evening about a blogger who went to the Ephrata "first Sunday" ride today. Brrr. Seems people are really hardcore. Great to see that!
These are my shots I captured last all on a "guys say out"... Me, my boys, and my Dad (and friends). That was a fun day. More to come this year I'm sure.


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Deal Breakers. Everyone's got them.
Dating Personals! Find Out How To Write A Knockout Personal Ad
If you're about to leap into dating personals and don't know how to begin to write that knockout dating personal ad, then read further on for some simple steps that will help develop a strategy to create a dating profile that works. Keep in mind this information is based on my personal opinions, and are not taken from any professional dating avenues, so I suggest you read at your own risk!At this point you did your homework and found some really good dating sites that you feel will meet most, if not all, your dating needs.
Why Attractive Women Meet Me Online..
Why attractive women meet men online.It's a common question that any men ask themselves when embarking on Internet dating.
Internet Dating - Its Not For Geeks
Six months ago an old school friend and I were chatting over coffee, putting the world to rights as women do. She was bemoaning her lack of success in meeting the "right sort" of men.
8 Minute Dating - For Singles with No Time for Small Talk
You will get to a certain age where, no matter what city code you live in, you will not be content with the date or dates you are currently having. If you're dating without success and your big event or events are turning into dating flops, then perhaps it's time to 'save time' and find a fast, free, fun, good or make that great, group of singles who are looking for the same thing you are.
Online Dating Safety - Tackling Internet Crime
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True Love And Chemistry: Exploring Myth And Reality
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Cut Cupid Some Slack
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Confessions of a Professional Matchmaker
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Get peace of mind by fully securing your installation of WordPress with these "need to know" tips and tricks! This guide literally includes *everything* you'll need to fully secure your WordPress blog or website.
WordPress Security Tips On This Page:
- Rename "Admin" to Something Else
- Change your Default WordPress Database Prefix
- Be Fully Upgraded At All Times
- Use Robots.txt to Disallow Access
- Use .htaccess to Protect WordPress
- Create A Separate .htaccess File for WP-Admin
- Drop A Blank HTML File Into Your Plugin Folder
- Password Protect WP-Admin on the Server Side
- Remove All "WordPress" References
- Beware of CHMOD 777
Rename "Admin" to Something Else
Remove this generic name as your administrator login
When you first create a WordPress site or blog, the default login that most people create is a default account called "admin." Be sure NOT to do this, since it's not mandatory to name your admin account "admin." Instead, use a different name as your administrator login.
If you use "admin," you're using the most common login that hackers will attempt to get in with, and you'll make the job 50% easier on them if you do! If you've already named your account "admin," simply go into your "users" menu, create a new user and give it administration rights, then remove the default account.
Change your Default WordPress Database Prefix
A 5 second change to remove yet another default
When installing WordPress, you'll have the option of using the default "wp_" as your table prefix (i.e., wp_comments, wp_links, wp_posts, etc.) You can change this to something else if you'd like – it's another measure toward straying away from default attributes.
It's easy. Just open wp-config-sample.php, find the prefix area as seen in the screenshot, and change "wp_" to something else, like "me_" or "cool_" or whatever you want. It's yet another measure that makes things very difficult on hackers. Don't forget, this file will have to be renamed to "wp-config.php" before you install WordPress.
If it's too late and you've already created a site with an active database, you can still make the change: here's an in-depth article showing you how. It's not too painful, either 🙂
Be Fully Upgraded At All Times
Being up-to-date = being secure
Sorry to repeat the same thing you've already gotten drilled into your head – but by having the most recent version of WordPress and all of its plugins, you'll make a huge stride toward having a secure site. Vulnerabilities are always exploited by hackers. When a new version of WordPress is out, it will notify you via a site stripe at the top of your admin panel. Now that WordPress has its own auto-upgrade function, it's easier than ever.
Use Robots.txt to Disallow Access
Block places that search engines don't need to index
Robots.txt is used to tell search engines which folders of your site they should not look into for spidering purposes. You'll want to tell them not to look into folders that are unnecessary for them, such as the "/plugins" and "/wp-admin" folders. Simply copy and paste the code below into a Notepad document, and save it as "robots.txt", then add it to the root directory of your WordPress site:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /cgi-bin
Disallow: /wp-admin
Disallow: /wp-includes
Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /wp-content/cache/
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/
Disallow: */trackback/
Disallow: */feed/
Disallow: /*/feed/rss/$
Disallow: /category/*
Use .htaccess to Protect WordPress
Add this code at the beginning of your .htaccess file to protect WordPress from script injections:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
Add this code at the end of your main .htaccess file to protect "wp-config.php" from bad bots:
<files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
Add this tiny line of code to disallow anyone from seeing a directory tree of your sub-folders:
Options -Indexes
Create A Separate .htaccess File for WP-Admin
Only YOU can get in, now!
I've learned this one from Google engineer & popular SEO blogger, Matt Cuts. By creating an .htaccess file just for your WP-Admin folder, you can block all IP addresses except the ones you specify. If you don't know what your computer's IP address is, check it here instantly. Here's what the contents of this file should look like (just open up Notepad, and copy & paste this in…then, replace the dummy IP's with the ones from your other home or work computers):
AuthUserFile /dev/null
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Access Control"
AuthType Basic
order deny,allow
deny from all
# IP address of my 2nd home computer
allow from 00.000.000.00
# IP addresses of my two work computers
allow from 00.000.000.000
allow from 000.000.00.000
# IP address at my uncle's house
allow from 000.000.0.00
Drop A Blank HTML File Into Your Plugin Folder
Give 'em the white screen of death
Password Protect WP-Admin on the Server Side
A 2nd brick wall they'd have to get through
Remove All "WordPress" References
…because nobody needs to know it's WordPress
Beware of CHMOD 777
When giving too much permission goes bad
When you CHMOD your WordPress files, be sure you know what you're doing, and what changes you've made. The most dangerous CHMOD code is 777, which gives all groups and users full read, write and execute permissions to a folder or file. This is the level of access that hackers would need in order to inflict a lot of damage on your site, depending on what it's applied to.
Many folders need to be write-able (755) in WordPress in order for certain things to function. Just be wary of assigning a 777 to anything. For a more technical look at WordPress CHMOD defaults and security recommendations, see this section of the Changing File Permissions section.
WordPress Security Plugins
Keep WordPress trouble free with these plugins
- WP Security Scan plugin
- This free plugin will analyze your WordPress installation, and report back any vulnerabilities.
- Bad Behavior plugin
- Run this plugin alongside Akismet for the ultimate spam-stopping site! It's free, of course.
- Official WordPress CAPTCHA plugin
- Force your commenters to fill out a CAPTCHA phrase before submitting a comment with this free plugin.
- Feed Footer plugin
- A free plugin that inserts a link to your site at the end of every RSS entry for your WP pages, so that content scrapers unknowingly link back to you!
More WordPress Security Measures
Further tweaks to secure your WordPress installation
- Hardening WordPress
- It's a WordPress security tutorial written BY WordPress! A must-read.
- Rename the /wp-admin folder to something else
- This tutorial shows you how to rename the /wp-admin folder so that suspecting hackers (or people snooping around) won't see anything if they visit "yoursite.com/wp-admin". Has a few minor setbacks, though.
- WordPress security tweaks
- A list of several other advanced security tweaks for WordPress
Related articles
- How to Beef Up Your WordPress Security (quickonlinetips.com)
- WordPress Security, Basic Tips and Plugins to Install (pathanruet.wordpress.com)
- How to change WordPress login URL (techattitude.com)


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Did you read today's Wall Street Journal? There is a great article entitled Lilly Taps Contractors to Revive Pipeline about Eli Lilly & Co's positive relationship with its CRO partners.
While the article highlights big pharma and their relationship with big CROs, these strategic partnerships are no longer the exclusive domain of large biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms with multi-millions to spend on clinical trials (as our recent white paper on the subject points out).
As the face of the biopharma world is being altered by smaller firms, these strategic relationships have taken a new form. Now, growing companies are working with more synergistic and more specialized CROs for new gains in efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Rather than being the small fish in a big pond, emerging firms are actively elevating their status by testing the waters of strategic partnerships with their CRO. Many of the benefits of working with a CRO that accrue to larger organizations are even more important for the smaller research sponsor that likely has limited resources, such as:
- Capitalizing on the capabilities of a CRO allows sponsors to focus on their own core strengths rather than organize, create and administer a complete clinical trial themselves.
- Optimally designed trials that are conducted correctly the first time are crucial for success. CROs have the breadth of expertise to design trials that achieve stated clinical, regulatory, and commercial objectives in a focused and efficient manner.


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Republic Services compost unit wins Recycler of the Year Award
Phoenix-based Republic Services has announced that the Oregon Recycling Association has recognized its Pacific Region Compost (PRC) facility in Corvallis, Oregon, with the Recycler of the Year Award. The award was presented at the Association of Oregon Recyclers' annual conference in Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
"The Pacific Region Compost facility is stronger today because of our community partnerships and our customers," says Greg Brummer, Republic Services area president. "Together, we are enabling communities and local businesses throughout Oregon to achieve their sustainability goals for generations to come."
In 2010, the PRC became the first Oregon compost facility to be approved for type 3 organics composting, including proteins, dairy and all food scraps. As the largest composting facility in Oregon, the PRC processes more than 120,000 tons of residential yard waste, residential organics and commercial food waste each year, producing a nutrient-rich compost used for area agricultural, landscaping and gardening purposes.
"Companies like Republic Services are leaders in making steps toward a more sustainable system of materials management and are celebrated for their efforts," says Amy Roth, resource director of the Association of Oregon Recyclers. "We hope their example influences others to strive for a better future where environmental impacts of our consumer choices are minimized."
Through its predecessor companies, Republic has served the Corvallis area for more than 40 years. Republic employs 320 people in Oregon's Benton, Linn and Marion counties, serving more than 100,000 residential customers. It also owns and operates a landfill, four transfer stations, seven recycling centers and 170 collection trucks in the area.
LAX begins organics recycling program
LA Sanitation and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) have announced the start of an organics waste recycling pilot program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
As part of ongoing efforts for the city of Los Angeles to achieve its goal of zero waste and reducing the use of landfills, the pilot program calls for the collection of food waste from a sit-down restaurant, a fast-food restaurant and a coffee house in Terminal 8 and an airline lounge in Terminal 7.
The program's effectiveness will be analyzed to determine the needs for all of the 108 food service establishments within LAX's nine terminals.
Airport staff will collect the food waste from the pilot program locations for pick up by LA Sanitation, which will then transport the material to a facility where it will be recycled and converted into renewable natural gas and used as fuel. Residual solids and liquids from the process will be made into "beneficially reusable" products, such as soil amendments.
"This partnership with LAWA underscores LA Sanitation's commitment to environmental sustainability," says LA Sanitation Director and General Manager Enrique C. Zaldivar. "We continually work to increase the recycling of solid waste and its reuse in a beneficial way; organics processing is the new frontier in solid waste management."
California Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826) requires businesses that generate 8 cubic yards of organic waste per week to have an organics recycling service in place. To ensure compliance with AB 1826, the city of Los Angeles adopted the Sustainable City pLAn (Mayoral Directive No. 7) and the Los Angeles City Zero Waste Franchise System (Council Motion 14-1432).


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A Twitter "Change" We Can't Believe In/
The Obama campaign just made a confusing announcement via their Twitter account.
Starting today, you'll notice something new about President Obama's Facebook page and his Twitter account,@BarackObama.
Obama for America staff will now be managing both accounts, posting daily updates from the campaign trail, from Washington, and everywhere in between. You'll be hearing from President Obama regularly, too; on Twitter, tweets from the President will be signed "-BO."
The implication of this "change" is that President Obama has been personally tweeting up until this point. The post continues,
As the President said when he launched this campaign a few months ago, he's focused on doing the job we elected him to do — so he's counting on all of us to lead this organization from the grassroots up, helping to shape it as it grows.
One way we're putting that idea into practice is by taking the reins of these Facebook and Twitter accounts. This change will give us new opportunities to make the most of these channels, using them not only to report what the President is doing every day but to connect to the millions of supporters who will be driving this campaign. We'll be asking for your feedback and ideas, updating you on ways to get involved, sharing the best stories that cross our desks, and maybe even retweeting you every now and again.
Although some @BarackObama tweets were written in the President's voice, the President himself has admitted to not actually tweeting. In other words, the "change" seems symbolic at best.


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A school should never rest on its laurels. If a school isn't improving, it is declining. Innovation isn't a choice; it's a necessity.
It is for that reason that we regularly seek ways to enhance the value of a TanenbaumCHAT education. We ask ourselves: Where are opportunities to innovate? How do we better prepare students for our rapidly changing world?
One of these areas is in engineering and robotics. Thanks to a nearly $1.5 million gift, we have launched a robotics program this year and are establishing "The Anita & Daniel Chai Engineering Academy" which will open in the 2016-2017 school year. Both TCK and TCW will house these two initiatives.
We are investing in STEM education–education that integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics–because these disciplines are what is driving innovation. STEM education seeks problems that need solving. It teaches students how to transform ideas into realities. It teaches students how to approach messy problems that have no clear solutions. We are part of this innovative spirit.
This year we have done a soft launch of the engineering program by introducing robotics on both campuses. We hired two University of Waterloo Engineering interns, Bjorn Hanks and Chris Thorogood, who have already attracted nearly 100 students to their robotics clubs. Mr. Hanks and Mr. Thorogood are smart, conscientious, student friendly mensches. Neither is a stranger to student groups, as both were leaders in their own robotics teams in high school. They are sharing their passion for programming, system design, manufacturing and electronics.
This November, we are taking a group of interested students to Israel to deepen their exposure to engineering and robotics. This 9-day mini-mester is designed for students interested in the sciences in general, medicine and biology in particular, as well as for those interested in mathematics, engineering, and technology. The program will take place in three cities: Haifa (The Technion's Centre for Robotics and Digital Technology Education), Beer Sheva (Ben Gurion University's Department of Robotics and Beit Yatziv Educational Centre), and Eilat (Goldwater High School, the first place international champions of the First Robotics Competition). It will include hands-on workshops, visits to companies that utilize robotics in their industry, and guest lectures.
Students will learn engineering concepts through the interaction with robots. They will apply this knowledge and their background knowledge in mathematics and science to create, program, operate and evaluate different robotic models of technological and biological systems. (To apply, go to http://tinyurl.com/minimester.)
I spoke a few students last week about our robotics program. They are beyond excited. One Grade 12 student couldn't express enough how fortunate he felt that this program started before he graduated. Another said how she likes the spirit of innovation that fills the robotics club. Indeed, innovation is not a choice; it is a necessity.


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How to Go From Zero to Finance Hero
Modern finance professionals are facing more pressure than ever before.
The sheer amount of new responsibilities are adding stress to the role—taking what feels like superhero skills to balance between being flexible enough to change with the times, but strategic enough to drive high performance throughout the business. Processes like reporting, planning and analytics are frankly broken, but in order to do our day jobs, we've just accepted this as the cost of doing business.
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text: Former music-video director Tamra Davis (Guncrazy) created strong characters in this bank-robbery tale, a crime/comedy/drama somewhat reminiscent of the anti-establishment attitudes seen in early '70s films. After three years in a California prison, Jesse (Luke Wilson) is ready to marry his girlfriend Hope (Drew Barrymore) in the town of Independence (the original working title of this film). Joining Jesse is a odd assortment — the buzzcut ex-Green-Beret Buzz (Dean Cain); ex-lawyer Sol (Mitchell Whitfield); geeky Teddy (Andy Dick); and Shakespeare-quoting Billy (Sean Patrick Flanery), aka Hamlet on the FBI's most-wanted list. Then they're off to the wedding. Billy, however, asks to be dropped off at a nearby bank, and after it's evident that Billy is pulling off another Hamlet heist, the others join him inside. Billy's father, Sheriff Phillips (Fred Ward), up for re-election, begins hostage negotiations, but the media arrives, along with psycho FBI agent Hoover (Raymond J. Barry) and his partner Carter (Art Edler Brown). Wearing her wedding dress, Hope goes inside the bank. Soon various friends and locals gather outside to offer support as the hostages take the side of their captors. In addition to portraying agent Carter, Art Edler Brown is the film's co-producer and co-scripter. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide


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Point Beach State Forest Nature center
The Nature Center in Point Beach State Forest is managed by local volunteers and is open weekdays from Memorial Day through Labor day, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Come see what's inside!
Check at the forest for the current naturalist schecule. You can also see the DNR Events Calendar for a list of events at Point Beach and all state parks and forests.


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|Peter M. Haas and John A. Hird, eds. Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations, Second Edition. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2013.
|Bruce A. Desmarais and John A. Hird, "Public Policy's Bibliography: The Use of Research in US Regulatory Impact Analyses" Regulation & Governance (2013).
|Hird, John A. 2009. "The Study and Use of Policy Analysis in State Legislatures." International Regional Science Review Special Issue.
|Hird, John A. 2005. Power, Knowledge and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States. Georgetown University Press.
|Haas, Peter, John A. Hird, and Beth McBratney, eds. 2009. Controversies in Globalization. Congressional Quarterly Press.


text: OptiMedis-COBIC are pleased to announce that we are delivering the Commissioning for Outcomes (CfO) programme in conjunction with our partners Imperial College Health Partners as part of the Change Academy. This is a programme that is an enabling part of the strategic direction of NW London where there is a concerted move towards Accountable Care. This programme (called "Commissioning for Outcomes programme") will begin in May 2017. It will be delivered over 4 workshops over a 9 week period (15th May – 11th July) and gives locality based teams more time to work through a real issue that they are progressing through the accountable care and single commissioning trajectory.


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We regularly profile some of our Heroes – these are inspirational young successful people, and this week we meet John. John is a junior financial markets trader at a top American investment bank. Having been an avid reader of fiction as a child, he went onto study Economics at Cambridge before entering the business world. We find out more about John in this week's "60 Second" interview.
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- What was your earliest ambition? To be a college professor. I loved the idea of having an office, with lots of books and being able to lecture and teach others.
- What were your favourite subjects at high school? I really enjoyed German language (guten tag!) and Design Technology (where I had the chance to make a mini greenhouse). As I got older, I started to focus on the social sciences, such as Economics and History (I'd like to think that History can teach us some lessons, and hence why I think it's a social science).
- Did you have any summer school experiences? For a while as a teenager, I was particularly keen on technology, so I went a tech related summer programme and met some like-minded young students. We still keep in touch 10 years later!
- How did you choose your university and subject? It was tough. There were so many great choices out there, in the UK and abroad. I went to an open day at Cambridge and instantly felt a connection with the place. As for Economics, I wanted a subject that would help me to understand the some of the issues surrounding our society and the tools/techniques to address them.
- What advice do you give to aspiring high school students? Enjoy what you do. Successful people don't worry too much about what exactly they're doing in a particular moment, but they make sure when they do something, they really put all their effort into and try to enjoy it.


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Kendrick Lamar Scheduled To Perform At 2018 Grammy Awards!
Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated in seven different categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards, the California native is now scheduled to perform during the ceremony. He joins U2, Sam Smith and Elton John who were also added to the show this week. Other performances include already scheduled acts like Childish Gambino, SZA, Cardi B, Kesha and Lady Gaga. Considering U2 was featured on Kendrick Lamar critically acclaimed DAMN album and K. Dot was featured on the Irish rock band latest track, American Soul, there a strong possibility the two icons will pair up during the show
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John Snow: Roman Crow – 12:15-12:45 Thursday 29th October
Ancient Worlds Gallery
Leeds City Museum
Bev Beck talks about classical underpinnings in the TV series Game of Thrones, focusing the Roman associations of the character of John Snow.
Warning: this talk contains spoilers.
(This talk was scheduled earlier in the series, but is updated for this presentation.)
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The Godmothers of St. Vincent's School for Boys
Helping to provide a safe, nurturing environment, encourage self-esteem, foster social skills and renew trust
The Godmothers of St. Vincent's School for Boys
Helping to provide a safe, nurturing environment, encourage self-esteem, foster social skills and renew trust
In 2002 the Godmothers realized that the TMS boys were in need of computer training and were without a classroom or equipment to provide it.
Godmothers started soliciting funds to create a Computer Lab for TMS and were gratified to find an anonymous donor to sponsor the renovation of an abandoned storeroom on campus, another donor to provide new carpeting for the lab, a third donor for a movie screen to show DVD's and someone to fund the ongoing expenses of the lab in the second year of operation.
Godmother President (2004-2005), Betty Dickey, visited local schools to gather ideas of what was needed to equip and furnish a proper computer lab. A curriculum for computer education was developed and is being implemented by TMS staff that includes typing skills, word processing, etc.
Currently, the lab has 13 Apple iMac computers which are networked with high speed internet access and an all-in-one LaserJet color printer for printing, copying, faxing and scanning. In addition, the computer lab contains a "home" theater movie screen with surround sound and projector that was provided by a donor for the boys to enjoy educational and entertaining movies.
The Godmothers Technology Chair and her committee meet monthly during the school year with TMS staff to access needs and issues pertaining to the Computer Lab.


text: Suicide bombings have continued despite theimplemention of the Baghdad security plan [EPA] Intra-Sunni conflict The 65-year-old Sunni sheikh was the fourth city council chairman to be killed in some 14 months as fighters target fellow Sunnis willing to co-operate with the US and its Iraqi partners. Your Views "The chances of success [in Iraq] are essentially zero because the Iraqi people have no voice" Non Sequitur, Cadiz, Spain Send us your views The US military confirmed the killing and provincial officials condemned it."He was one of the many good people of the province who worked to help the city of Falluja rebuild and regain life," the provincial government said in a statement."This murder was a crime against all of the citizens of Iraq. We again strongly condemn this cowardly back-stabbing act."Fellow councilmen and neighbours said Abdul-Amir had run for the office before and ignored pleas from friends not to take the job because of the dangers involved.Abdul-Amir's predecessor, Abbas Ali Hussein, who was shot to death on February 2.Critics of al-Qaeda Both men were strong critics of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is battling a growing number of Sunni tribes that have turned against it in the vast Anbar province - a centre for anti-US militias since the uprising in Falluja in 2004 that galvanised the insurgency. The attack comes as American officials have increasingly expressed optimism about efforts to tame Anbar, having struck alliances with influential Sunni sheikhs once arrayed against American-led forces. The tribes are competing with al-Qaeda for influence and control over diminishing territory in the face of US assaults. On September 24, 2006, armed men broke into the home of Najim Abdullah Suod, the city council chief who preceded Hussein, killing the lawyer and his 23-year-old son, while Sheikh Kamal Nazal, a cleric, was shot down as he walked to work on February 7, 2006.Continuing violence At least 38 people were killed or found dead elsewhere in Iraq, including another top city official, the mayor of Mussayyib who died in a roadside bombing in the city about 60km south of Baghdad.Three US soldiers were killed and six others were wounded on Saturday in separate attacks in Baghdad and southwest of the capital, the military said. US soldiers face daily attacks during footpatrol in different parts of Baghdad [AFP]A roadside bomb killed one US soldier and wounded two while they were on a foot patrol southwest of Baghdad, the military said. Another soldier died and three were wounded when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, followed by small-arms fire in southwestern Baghdad, the military said separately. A combat security patrol also was attacked by small-arms fire, killing a soldier and wounding another in an eastern section of the capital, the military said.Also on Saturday, Poland's defence ministry said a Polish soldier was killed and four others were injured when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on Friday night in Diwaniya, 130km south of Baghdad.Prime minister's tourNuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, meanwhile, prepared to begin an Arab tour on Sunday that will take him to Egypt, Kuwait, the UAE and Oman, his adviser Yassin Majid said.Al-Maliki will start with a visit to Egypt, the Arab world's most-populous nation, where he will meet with Hosni Mubarak, the president, and other senior officials, Majid said. The visit comes 10 days before two conferences on Iraq in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik. Those will be attended by Iraq's neighbours as well as Bahrain and Egypt, and delegates from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, Russia, China, France and Britain. SOURCE: Agencies


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In that all-too-brief period between Chanukkah ending and Christmas beginning, the cartoonists of Comics Kingdom sent over their holiday greetings for all of our fantastic readers (hint: that's you!)
We hope the winter season treats you well no matter what holidays you observe!
Happy Holidays and don't be a Grinch!
--David Reddick, Intelligent Life
I had the music from the 1956 version of the King and I (Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr) in mind when I wrote this strip...sort of like the whirlwind of cooking and preparation just beginning for Christmas dinner! Merry Christmas everyone!
--Sandra Bell-Lundy, Between Friends
John, Anne and the entire Lee Family would like to wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays!
--John Hambrock, The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
Happy Holidays, readers! From Tina's Groove!
--Rina Piccolo, Tina's Groove and Six Chix
Happy Holidays from the Kaplan Family and the rest of the crew at "Pajama Diaries!"
--Terri Libenson, The Pajama Diaries
Wishing all the "Six Chix" fans (and everyone else, too!) a wonderful holiday!
--Stephanie Piro, Six Chix
Dethany sends her heartfelt holiday wishes with this strip from the Fastrack office party.
--Bill Holbrook, On the Fastrack and Safe Havens
Dennis has a crisis of conscience in this Hank Ketcham Christmas Classic.
--Ron Ferdinand and Marcus Hamilton, Dennis the Menace
--Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker, Dustin
--Isabella Bannerman, Six Chix
Happy Holidays from the Forth Family!
-Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe, Sally Forth
Zippy's Holiday Sentiments---have a happy one!
--Bill Griffith, Zippy the Pinhead
Snuffy an' th' whole Smif fambly wish you a very Merry Chis'mis an' a bodaciously blessed New Year!
--Barney Google and Snuffy Smith


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Friday, December 2, 2011
Chanel And Champagne In The Swiss Alps
Images: Off to the Swiss Alps my lovelies. Can't wait to inhale the fresh, clean, mountain air in the mornings, paint the wintry landscape on canvas, read in the afternoons, go out for long walks in my winter boots, indulge in early evening naps, sip tea from my happy teapot with charming friends, and dance in my high heels till dawn at full moon parties. Ah, for the love of winter twilight and liguid moon! xx
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Has the loom band craze hit your home yet? If you're wondering how to make a fishtail loom band bracelet then you're in the right place. The fishtail bracelet is probably the easiest method when using loom bands, and you don't need a loom to make it. You can improvise with using fingers, pencils and a variety of other objects around the home. I'm using fingers in this tutorial.
In just 7 easy steps you can create a lovely bracelet.
1. Take one loom band and one "s" clip. In the majority of packets you receive clips as well. Attach the band to the clip as shown above.
2. Place the band over two fingers, with the clip in the middle of your fingers.
3. Place another band onto your fingers above the band that holds the clip.
4. Taking one side of the band at a time, move the lower band over the top band and let it rest in the middle as shown in the picture.
5. Add another band to your fingers. This is where you may be thinking about colour patterns, or whether you prefer the randomness of the colours in the finished bracelet. Repeat step 4 as above by moving the lower band over the top of your fingers one at a time and letting it sit there. Add another band and repeat.
You can continue this process until you have enough length to go around your wrist.
6. To finish the bracelet and secure together, instead of adding another band, take the "s" clip from the start of your bracelet and attach one end to the single band on your finger as shown.
7. You can remove from your fingers at this point and the bracelet wont unravel. Secure the clip (same hook as you are using to finish the bracelet to the same band on your other finger).
There are so many different coloured bands you can buy which really don't cost a lot of money at all. This is a great craze to discover if you haven't already. Beware it's addictive and the possibilities of these little rubber bands are seemingly endless.


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Imagine life on LRC if there was just one poster who was constitutionally incapable of making illogical or uninformed posts.
Bill Haverchuck wrote:
This is why TrackBot must never be allowed out of the LetsRun server farm and into the Cloud. Yet every command we give it, just makes it smarter, and brings our own doom that much closer.


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Living in Davao City, whether you're staying for a short while, or moving over permanently, provides exciting life opportunities. The largest city in the whole of the Philippines in terms of ground area, it serves as the main hub for trading and commerce in Mindanao. The Fruit Basket of the Philippines, as it's known by some, is close to the isolate village of Lanang. It is in Lanang that you can find a Davao museum, which is a good place to visit if you are interested in learning about the place you're staying in as an expatriate. Davao's China Town can also offer stunning architecture, and magnificent cuisine and it is the only China town in the whole of Mindanao.
Get trustworthy advice and local insights from fellow members in our Philippines expat forums.
Whether you're moving to Davao City in order to start a new job, or you are just thinking about having a fresh start in a new country, relocating to Davao City will present you with some exciting new opportunities. Because of the thriving energy businesses in the area, and the growing cultural representation, many people move to Davao City for a new start. With an average monthly temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, the area is pleasant to live in during both summer and winter months. The articles in InterNations' Expat Magazine do a brilliant job of alleviating any stress you might feel before moving to another country. There, you can find articles that, for example, detail the taxation laws expats often face, the cultural differences you might come across, and the types of things you might need to consider when planning your new life as an expatriate in Davao City.
Working in Davao City is much like working anywhere else in the world. Your first few days can be daunting and confusing experiences, with cultural differences and an unknown business etiquette getting in the way of productive work. If you're nervous about starting life as an expat working in Davao City, and would like some help starting out, the InterNations forums could be a handy solution. Thousands of international expatriates, some of which have even lived in more than two foreign countries, leave posts and comments in the forums that are related not only to new job anxiety. Because Davao is part of the East Asian Growth Area, a regional cooperative, the market is currently experiencing a boom. In 2011, the city was ranked as the 87th fastest growing in the world, partly due to its thriving power grid. The Davao Light and Power Co are moving from strength to strength, offering thousands of jobs to people in the country.


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What an honor... Me and some other friends of Shyne from Montaigne Street
got featured in his brand new blog. It's super exciting for me to be mentioned next to Andy,
The guys of Montaigne Street who are based in Paris are grown to kind of my close
Fashion Inspiration Family. During the last couple of months we became really close friends.
I wish Shyne all the success in this world. Hope to see you soon, VERY SOON.
London Fashion Week might be the time... to check the feature click HERE


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About Rocky Point Mexico
Within Rocky Point Puerto Penasco we have so much to see a weekend never seems to be enough. In the old port ( also known as the Malecon ) we have our fish market bringing you the catch of the day as well as shops, restaurants and bars. The perfect location for a daily stroll. Just outside the old port a short drive and you are in the heart of the Sandy Beach area. With amazing condominium developments like Puerta Privada (the only non rental project in Puerto Penasco), Las Palmas, Princesa, the Sonoran Resorts, popular Bella Serina and more – Sandy Beach is a very popular location for those wanting the vacation without the hassle. At the end of Sandy Beach we have Cholla Bay which has more history than we have the time to tell. On the other side of Rocky Point we have the popular Las Conchas which has remained one of the favorite locations in Rocky Point due to its beautiful beaches and close proximity to town. A short distance from town we have some absolutely amazing opportunities in areas like Playa Encanto, La Jolla, Mayan Palace and other East beach communities.
With a market greatly influenced by the U.S. we are excited to see our market success in 2013 with buyers enjoying the opportunity to own a piece of paradise and have an excellent addition to their real estate portfolio. We believe now more than ever that now is the time to be looking at Rocky Point for your vacation destination, a second home for "snow birds" who have the desire to be in a warmer climate during the winter months and as a rental property you can grow equity in and enjoy with your family and friends.
With ocean front condos available for less than $150,000.00 and ocean front homes in the $500,000.00 (up or down a little) price range the saying "the better time to buy was yesterday, but tomorrow the best time to buy is today." Is 100% real in Rocky Point. You can have ocean view homes for $200,000.00 and be walking distance to the beautiful beaches of Puerto Penasco aka "Rocky Point". The options are endless, and whether you are looking for a great "buy" or your dream home now is the time to look.
Beyond the exceptional opportunities in beachfront we have residential homes in gated communities starting in the $150,000.00 to $250,000.00 price range that are only 3 minutes from the beach. There's something for everyone!
Our RE/MAX Family "value" to you "our client" is not to sell you a property but rather educate and expose you to the many different opportunities in our gem by the sea: Rocky Point. Our goal is for you to make an "informed and fact based decision" on purchasing the property that meets all of your criteria.
Our company's foundation and reputation is built on our pledge to provide "Service with Integrity" throughout the entire buying process. We focus our efforts towards service and integrity knowing the importance you place on us as you invest in a market that is completely different to what you are familiar with in the USA. We offer you "knowledge + experience" giving you the results you're looking for first, last and always.
For more information about Rocky Point Puerto Penasco Mexico contact us
Rocky Point Border Information
Click on the link below for the most current information on the border
As of June 1, 2009 those traveling by land or sea will be required to present a passport or other WHTI compliant ID such as a passport card.
So...get your paperwork together and WELCOME TO ROCKY POINT, MEXICO!!!!
Click on the link below for border wait times
Border Wait Times
Distances to Rocky Point Mexico
From: Puerto Peñasco
Ajo, Az...................... 94 miles
Albuquerque,Nm...........678 miles
Caborca, Mx................108 miles
Denver, Co ................1124 miles
Farmington, Ut............. 925 miles
Guaymas, Mx................345 miles
Hermosillo, Mx............. 270 miles
Las Vegas, Nv...............514 miles
Los Angeles, Ca.............550 miles
Lukeville, Az .................68 miles
Nogales, Mx .................294 miles
Phoenix, Az .................215 miles (Taking the 85 through Gila Bend etc.)
San Carlos,Mx...............357 miles
San Diego, Ca ..............445 miles
San Francisco, Ca..........927 miles
Salt Lake City, Ut .........890 miles
Sonoyta, Mx .................66 miles
Tucson, Az ..................216 miles
Yuma, Az ....................271 miles
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602-334-4359 U.S. Office
638-383-1425 MX Office
Or call me direct and I will be more than happy to answer any of your questions about our great town.
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Toyota asserts that the launch of the Prius v and Prius + in Europe and North America will proceed as scheduled in the fall. Because of the damage from the March 11 earthquake, there were speculations that the launch would be delayed. It was also rumored that the shortage of batteries has led to production getting clogged up.
However, enthusiasts may have to wait longer before the Japanese-market Prius Alpha arrives.
Toyota hasn't yet indicated a timeframe for this model. Right after Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) announced in Japan that delivery of the Prius alpha will be delayed, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) made its own announcement that the Prius is still set on delivering the vehicle to the U.S. market in the fall.
The continuing effects of the Japan earthquake have resulted to the delay of the Japan-market Prius alpha. The Prius v is scheduled to start selling in the third quarter of 2011 but the model that would be offered in the U.S. is different from the versions that will arrive in Europe and Japan.
There have been reports saying that the U.S. version of the hybrid wagon will feature only two rows of seats while in other countries, it will have three rows.
The latest Toyota Prius V has been aptly named because of its versatility, and it is designed to satisfy the requirements of active growing families, as well as provide the classic well-loved traits that the Prius line is known for. The Prius V will be constructed on the existing tried-and-tested Prius platform and Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. However, the Prius V will be increasing the interior carrying capacity by 50 percent over the current model, despite still maintaining compact overall external dimensions.
The Toyota Prius V's design equally considers spaciousness, style refinement and aerodynamic efficiency. In fact, it has a low drag coefficient of only 0.29, consistent with the automobile's practical and green image. Overall, the vehicle represents an evolutionary step in the Prius line design, instead of merely being a lengthened version of the older models.
The Toyota Prius V features a streamlined and curved body shape that projects confidence. The signature triangular Prius profile is still evident because of the extended roofline. The polygonal form of the front is complemented by the angular headlights, the aerodynamic corners and the enlarged lower grille, which all combine to completely make over the existing Prius look. At the rear, a new roof spoiler that helps with overall aerodynamics sits atop, while the redesigned backdoor panel headlines the view, along with the elaborate combination tail lamps.
The interior of the Toyota Prius V is designed to prioritise properly proportioned roominess that's adaptable for active families. Comfort levels and visibility are enhanced by the considerable headroom despite the elevated seating position.
Substantial leg room is also afforded by the generous 38-inch couple distance. The low rear hatch has a wide opening behind the rear seats and accommodates 34.3 cubic feet of space for storage. Indeed, its cargo capacity is unprecedented among dedicated hybrid automobiles and actually even exceeds that of some compact SUVs.
An active family of five can comfortably be accommodated in the Toyota Prius V. The second row seats can be reclined 45 degrees, and also be slid back and forth to facilitate passenger and cargo loading and unloading, as well as to optimise rear storage. The rear seats can fold in a 60/40 split, permitting four possible seat settings, all of which are greatly practical for passengers and carry-ons. Additionally, the front passenger seat can be collapsed flatly if long cargo items need to be carried.
The Prius V is the first Toyota to optionally feature a resin Panoramic View moon roof that has power-controlled retracting sun shades. This feature opens the cabin space atmosphere while providing outstanding heat insulation and being 40 percent more lightweight than similar-sized traditional glass roofs.
The controls on the instrument panel, from the single air-conditioner knob to the central multi-function digital meter, look sleekly hi-tech while being intuitively manageable. The Start push button, driving mode selection, parking switch and electronic shift lever all feature silver trimming.
For a midsize vehicle of considerable capacity and spaciousness, the Toyota Prius V surprisingly only consumes 42 mpg in the city, 38 mpg on highways and 40 mpg combined. These are unmatched EPA fuel economy ratings throughout the entire SUV, crossover and wagon segments. CO2 emission is also 66 per cent lower than the average for new automobiles.
As with past Prius models, the Toyota Prius V is loaded with innovative technology while also retaining many standard features. The Normal, Power, Eco and EV driving modes can be selected to optimise performance over various surface conditions and with different driving styles. Also standard are a Smart Key System with Push Button Start, an electronic shift lever, a back-up camera and Hill Start Assist Control (HAC). Other optional features include energy-saving LED headlights, the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with a Pre-Collision System (PCS), and the Advanced Parking Guidance System.
Seven airbags, a mechanically sturdy cabin, an energy-absorbing structural body design with impact beams, cross members, leg absorption pads and seven airbags ensure superior safety. The driver and front passenger seats have a new seat design that makes collision whiplash injuries less likely.


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My body is revolting against me. After a week-long vacation full of indulgences and little sleep, it was like..okay, I'm done. The resulting past week has been a blur of over-the-counter drugs, wads of tissue, and dinners out of soup cans. Blah.
Luckily, somewhere in between the telltale tickle-in-your-throat stage and the please-cut-off-my-nose-and-be-done-with-it stage, I managed to squeeze in a little time to head over to Chicago for a long-overdue family reunion. It's been 15 years since my mom's siblings all got together, and even longer since I've seen some of them. They're all scattered across the country living very different lives...it's completely insane, but it does make the time spent together seem pretty special.
After reliving old memories and catching up on all the current family news, we did what every well-respected family does - we stuffed our faces. Smoked hams, fresh summer salads, authentic Mexican guacamole....I even made a pretty cake (first one in a looong time).
The next day my parents, siblings, niece, and nephew made the hour and a half drive out to the country to come stay with us and do what we do best again - eat. This French onion dip has been making several appearances around here lately, and at least now I have my family's stamp of approval (arguably the toughest one to get). I love this dip's depth of flavor from the caramelized onions with a just a hint of heat from the cayenne. I swapped the usual sour cream for Greek yogurt, which lightens it up a bit and takes the edge off the potato chip guilt. I'm partial to potato chips for this, but you can also serve it with pita chips or fresh summer veggies like cukes, carrots, bell peppers, etc.
As my family headed back to down to Tennessee, I couldn't help but feel a little sad we don't live a little closer. There would be more birthdays celebrated together, more late-night discussions over dessert and coffee, and of course more cooking together. Perhaps this just makes those times together more memorable. For now, I am thankful for direct flights out of Chicago and a much shorter drive home than the one from Oregon.
French Onion Yogurt Dip
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma French Onion Dip recipe
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups of dip
1 large yellow or sweet onion, finely diced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 tsp. Kosher salt
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/4 cups plain Greek yogurt (full fat if you can find it, but nonfat will work as well)
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
- Melt butter over medium high heat in saute pan.
- Add onions and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and caramelized, about 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye on it, and lower the heat if you start to see any black around the edges of the onions.
- Add garlic during last few minutes of sauteing and cook through, but do not let burn.
- Turn off heat, and pour in Worcestershire sauce to deglaze pan. Scrape up brown bits from pan.
- In small bowl, mix together Greek yogurt, mayo, black and cayenne pepper.
- Add caramelized onions and garlic, and stir to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour and preferably several hours to let flavors develop.
- Serve with potato chips (my fave), pita chips, or summer veggies like cukes, carrots, or bell peppers.
- If you have the time, make this the night before. The flavor is even better the second day.
- This dip will keep in the fridge for up to one week.
- The trick to caramelizing the onions without burning is to really keep an eye on them as they are cooking and adjust the heat as necessary. I usually start with medium high heat and gradually lower it to low by the time they are finished.