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Annual Dinner Raises Critical Funds for Scholarships – Your Support of JRF says, "YES YOU CAN!"
Annual Dinner raises critical funds for scholarships – Your Support of JRF says, "Yes You Can!"
Daily at JRF, we have the privilege of connecting with inspiring women from across the US who refuse to give up and remain dedicated to pursuing higher education. Sometimes on the calls, there are laughs and sometimes there are tears of pain and joy. All of the time, there is financial, academic, and emotional support— none of which could be made available without you— our donors and volunteers.
Through our social media channels, we show you as much as we can about the journeys of the women served and essentially what the foundation values.
But, as seen at our recent Annual Dinner, there is nothing like meeting the women behind the phone calls, blogs, and social media posts in-person to hear them share their own stories and to connect them with generous people like you who have decided that their education matters.
During the dinner, Scholars from Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida and Portland, Oregon were honored for their academic dedication, but more importantly for their willingness to share their journeys with us, inspiring us to be more vigilant, optimistic, and resourceful in all that we do.
One JRF Scholar, Khadijah, joined us in pursuit of her Associate's Degree after enduring years of abuse and homelessness. She had heard about the scholarship opportunity via word-of-mouth and said she really only applied on a whim because someone said, "Yes you can!" Khadijah shared to some of the attendees at her table that it wasn't until she could quiet that little voice of doubt that always said, "no", that she could really hear and listen to the voice that said, "Yes you can!"
It took a village of support and the sisterhood of the Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund to convince her that she and her family truly deserved a higher quality of life through higher education. She just completed her first year of law school and because so many decided to pour into her future, she spends time each week mobilizing women within her own community.
Your attendance at the Annual Dinner, your financial support, and your invested time all breathe life into that little voice (one we all need to hear at some point) that says to women, "Yes you can."
You have probably heard that when you educate a woman, you educate a village, and if one ever had any doubt that this isn't in fact true, they haven't met you or the scholars and families that you support.
Thanks to digital platforms like Facebook and Twitter, our Scholars are building bonds and empowering each other, across state lines and amidst differing time zones, extending the value of their shared Jeannette Rankin Foundation experience.
To know where we are heading, we must remember where we have come from and that's the beauty of the Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund. We celebrate Jeannette Rankin's role as a social justice advocate and realize how her legacy lives on through JRF.
We celebrate our Scholars and our incredibly supportive communities because with each scholarship provided, another woman is provided with resources to empower herself, her family, and her community.
The Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund's 40th Anniversary Annual Dinner celebrated these collective investments and accomplishments of women's education with an eye to providing ever more support for the women who need us.
As a result of the dinner, $86,680 was raised. Know that your support as donors and volunteers gives so much more than scholarships.
Thank you again to all of our donors, our volunteers, our sponsors, and our board for making this event possible! Special thank you to our proud sponsor, Delta Air Lines! We hope to see your faces again soon at our SMART Party on November 10th at Ponce City Market, General Assembly.
Missed the event? Check out the pictures via our Flickr page.


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In my opinion, turkey tastes like farts. However, these meatballs are one of the few things where I think turkey actually tastes better than beef. I think the reason for the turkey's awesomeness in these meatballs has to do with the bird's gaminess (or fart flavor), because the flavor really comes through all of the "filler" that goes into these meatballs.
Add in a bowl:
- 20 oz ground turkey
- smashed crackers (2 parts meat to 1 part smashed crackers) *Hint* Just throw the crackers into a plastic, sandwich bag and roll over them with a rolling pin for easy smashing!
- 2 or more whopping tablespoons of minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning (marjoram, thyme, rosemary, savory, sage, oregano, and basil)
- Half a cup of Parmesan cheese
- Fresh cracked pepper (add to taste – I like lots of pepper)
- Add celery salt in place of real salt (Keep in mind that you'll also be sprinkling the outsides of the meatballs with celery salt later.)
I highly recommend putting on a pair of vinyl gloves before you begin mixing the meat. Mix everything together EXTREMELY WELL and form the meat into one, giant meatball. Then grab a small amount of meat with each hand, and separately roll the meat into two balls with each hand rolling one meatball. If you're having trouble rolling the meat into a ball with one hand, then you're using too much meat. Each ball should only be an inch to an inch and a half in diameter. When you're finished, all of the meatballs should be as perfectly round as you can possibly get them and devoid of any cracks. Sprinkle them with celery salt.
Then, add some olive oil to a frying pan at medium to medium/high heat. We find that a large, electric skillet works perfectly. Once the olive oil is hot and slides around quickly on the bottom pan, quickly add the meatballs one at a time, and make sure that none of them are touching. Every couple of minutes, shake the pan to roll the meatballs around or roll them around the pan using a wooden spoon. Once the meatballs are golden, browned, and crispy – you're in business!

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The Mobile World Congress is the world's largest gathering for the mobile industry, organised by the GSMA and held in the Mobile World Capital, Barcelona, 27 February – 2 March 2017.
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Dave Matthews Band has long been known for its nuanced selection of opening acts. And the band recently announced some big supporting acts for its shows in Dallas, Bristow, Va., and Denver.
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Would we call the just-announced selections nuanced? Not quite. Strange is more like it.
Opening for DMB in Dallas on May 18 is Mariachi El Bronx, according to the band's website. That's a solid choice, adding a horn-fueled, punk-spirited party to the big night.
Opening for DMB in Bristow on July 27 is Gogol Bordello, giving that bill a similarly frenetic, multi-culti energy.
But opening for DMB in Denver on Aug. 23-24 is MC/weed aficionado Snoop Lion (Dogg). It's a strange selection for sure, but both acts' fanbases share certain qualities, I suppose. Let the good times roll.
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Ricardo Baca is the founder and executive editor of Reverb, the co-founder of The UMS and an award-winning critic and editor at The Denver Post.


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To be the collective leadership voice for Agricultural Education in the United States.
The mission of The National Council for Agricultural Education is to establish high quality agricultural education programs in America?s schools by stimulating:
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Happy Holidays from the National Council for Agricultural Education!The Board of Directors of the National Council for Agricultural Education would like to wish everyone working to advance school based agricultural education a happy holiday season and a great start to the new year. We hope that all will take this opportunity for some well-deserved rest and relaxation and enjoy the season with family and friends.
CareerSafe Skills Network Provides SAE Students with OSHA TrainingCareerSafe®, the leading provider of OSHA 10-Hour safety training to the youth market, and the Career Skills Network, a non-profit dedicated to Educating Tomorrow?s Workforce are excited and pleased to announce a new partnership to encourage and promote safety in the agriculture industry. Through this partnership, the Career Skills Network will fully fund 4,000 Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) students the opportunity to earn an OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) wallet card. To learn more click here.
December News & ViewsTake a look back at this year's NAAE Convention in New Orleans, LA. See our award winners, hear from our newly-elected president, and get the latest on upcoming due dates for internships and committee positions in this month's edition of News & Views.
Congratulations Robin McLean, Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro TeacherRobin McLean, agriculture teacher at N. Burlington Regional Middle School, in Columbus, NJ has been selected as one of ten teachers for the Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro Teacher Recognition Program. As part of the program, McLean's agriculture program will received $1,000, which she hopes to use towards the purchase of GPS units. McLean also received tickets to an Eagles football game, jersey and personalized football. Click here for more information about the program.
NAAE Committees -- Apply by January 7NAAE committees are currently seeking members to serve for the 2016-2019 term as well as candidates for chair and secretary. Click here for more information about NAAE Committees.
Teach Ag Internship -- Apply by January 10thInterested in becoming a part of the Teach Ag Team? Apply for the 2016 Teach Ag Campaign Internship. Applications are due January 10th. Click here for more details and to apply.
NAAE Greenhouse Construction/Improvement Grants -- Apply by January 15thNAAE is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications from members who are seeking to implement a greenhouse construction or enhancement project for their middle school or high school agricultural education program. In 2015-2016 school year, two $2,000 competitive grants will be awarded by NAAE and sponsored by International Greenhouse Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. For the application and complete details, visit our website.
Teach Ag Future Teacher WebinarNAAE Student Member BenefitsWednesday, January 13, 20167:00-7:45pm ESTPresenters: Mr. Scott Stone, NAAE President-Elect and Mr. Alan Green, Michigan State UniversityClick here to register.
Communities of Practice Highlights
And don't forget to check out the Vets on Call antibiotics playlist, where veterinarians explain the importance of anitbiotics, on the front page of Communities of Practice! Stay updated on current antibiotic issues in animal science.
New Content Now on My JourneyWhile final exams and assessments wrap up and holidays come upon us, the planning never ends. So, check out the FREE planning tips, tools and lesson plans available within My Journey. Want to learn more about space-grown food and have a classroom activity already created? How about a video that serves as an introduction to Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs)? Miss seeing a keynote at the National FFA Convention and Expo? Take a look at theExplore page. Want an activity to teach students how to plan an event successfully? Maybe a lesson that aids students in evaluating resumes utilizing the FFA Resume Generator? Check out the Buildpage. Curious about lessons that help students truly understandadvocating for agriculture or the history of the FFA Creed? Go to the Connect page. Remember that My Journey has added theImplementation Guide that will help integrate My Journey into classroom activities through differentiated instruction. Miss content from past months? As always, our Archive pages can help you out.
Winter FFA New Horizons Now OnlineFlip through the pages of the Winter 2015-2016 issue of FFA New Horizons magazine. In this issue, you'll learn about how to beat stress, discover ag career opportunities, meet a member who works with exotic birds and more. Teachers and FFA advisors: Theteaching guide for this issue is also available.
Catch FFA on YouTubeDid you know that the National FFA Organization has its ownYouTube channel? It's loaded with great videos about FFA members, the organization and topics of interest to young agriculturalists. Subscribe now to receive updates when videos are added to the channel.
2016 CASE Institute Registration Now OpenCASE is excited to announce that registration is now open for the thirty-two CASE Institutes that will be held this upcoming summer! For more information and to register for a CASE Institute, please click here.
Each site will be capped at 18 participants with sites able to extend participant registrations up to, but not greater than, 20 participants. Many Institutes? registrations filled quickly last year so teachers should be sure to register and submit a School District Agreement as soon as they have secured the appropriate funding. Please note that any registration canceled within 30 days of the start of an Institute will be subject to a minimum $250 cancellation fee. Contact CASE Professional Development Director, Shari Smith, regarding any additional questions.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015: A Congressional budget bill will affect ag/science programs, and links this week cover other government actions regarding COOL and EPA water rules. Other topics include FFA, 4-H, top stories of 2015, and even parachuting dogs. As we approach 2016, may the Ag Force be with you.
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology's (CAST)weekly online newsletter, Friday Notes, is available free due to a grant from WinField (a Land O?Lakes company).
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Flying is a family affair for Wendy Rexon and her daughter, Kelly Rexon.
The duo recently piloted�a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta, with Wendy Rexon serving as captain and Kelly Rexon serving as first officer. Within minutes of landing, their faces were plastered all over social media, thanks to a tweet from Dr. John Watret, chancellor of the Embry-Riddle Worldwide Campus.
That tweet � "Just flew from LAX to ATL on Delta piloted by this mother daughter flight crew. Great Flight. Inspiring for young women" � was retweeted and liked thousands of times. It also spawned a number of news stories. (Including this one.)
�The first officer had a great role model for becoming a pilot � her mother,� Watret said in a written statement. �It�s good for aviation and inspiring for all of us.�
Female pilots are a rarity in commercial aviation, according to Embry-Riddle, accounting for just 7 percent of the workforce. Watret is hoping to change that.
�There has to be more diversification in the industry,� Watret said. �It�s crucial and one of the key factors we focus on. When there are more opportunities, everyone wins.
Just flew with this mother daughter flight crew on Delta from LAX to ATL. Awesome. ?@Delta? ?@EmbryRiddle?#eraupic.twitter.com/HYLl65H5p1� John R. Watret (@ERAUWatret)March 17, 2019


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In response to COVID-19 and in support of business development and business retention, City Council approved Resolution 1820-10 on April 13, 2020 recommencing the Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund Loan Program. City Council is providing economic relief to local businesses by making RED Revolving Loan Funds available to businesses located in the City of Blaine and Blaine's Electric Service Area. Low interest loans in the amounts of five to ten thousand dollars are available for qualifying applicants. Mayor Onyon stated "The City of Blaine is providing these funds to local businesses as part of the City's rapid relief response to the economic impacts of COVID-19 in our community. We ask that businesses which only truly need these funds now, apply for these loans. The RED Loan Board intends to reopen the loan application towards the end of the year, provided loans are repaid and funds are available."
Loan applications are due June 3rd by 5pm. Complete applications will be reviewed by the RED Loan Board. The highest ranking applications will be awarded either a $5,000 or $10,000 loan, as determined by the Board. If there is a tie when ranking application, preference will go to the first application received making the loans available on a first come, first served basis. Applicants will be able to choose from either a zero interest one year loan, a 1-percent two year loan, or a 2-percent 3 year loan.
Link to Loan Application
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For questions about the RED Loan Program, please contact Alex Wenger, City of Blaine Economic Development & Tourism Coordinator via email or (360)534-9979.


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By rtcoker (180 McR Points) on Nov 06, 2018
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Written DirectionsFrom Pittman Center, TN (between Gatlinburg and Cosby, TN) take TN hwy 416 north. at the stop sign at Highway 454, turn left and head back south on 454 to US 321. Very nice twisties. Hwy 416 is lightly traveled and has great tight twisties.
SceneryNice back woods/mountain roads. Some grades. a couple small valleys but mostly wooded and hilly. Great in the fall with leaf colors.
Drive EnjoymentPavement is very good. curves are super-elevated, not flat. Yellow line in center, white lines on shoulders. Locals only (no tourists) so not heavily traveled. Very nice twisties. Hwy 416 is lightly traveled and has great tight twisties.
Tourism OpportunitiesShops in Pittman Center. Also Glades Rd has some nice restaurants. Gatlinburg is less than 7 miles from 454 intersection with tons of motels, restaurants etc.
Motorcycle Road Additional infoFor anyone visiting the Smokies and staying in Gatlinburg, this is a nice little scenic detour off Hwy 321. Connect it with the other route 339 and take it to Cosby. Jump on the Foot hills there.
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Text: Luke 2:1-20 (the birth of Jesus)
Was 2017 a good year for you? As always, I found much to love in pretty much every day of the year now passing, even as I found it filled with many things I didn't like.
But whether you felt extra showered by blessings or extra aware of the forces of violence that can traumatize us, 2017 is now almost over; and it is Christmas, a time when I like to stop and reflect in awe and wonder.
At the winter solstice, the sun seems to stop in the southern sky, and the world seems to pause. So, it makes sense to me that the church of the fourth Century set the celebration of the nativity of Jesus at this time. Partly because of its timing, the holiday that surrounds Christmas gives us chance for pause and reflection if we let it.
Christmas is about the divinity of a baby; about the spiritual power found in the poorest and most marginalized of society; and about the beauty of a young family creating love in difficult circumstances.
It is also about lights in dark nights; about songs of hope and peace in a world with too many lies; and about practicing generosity and solidarity in the face of greed and exclusion.
It becomes Christmas when we welcome refugees. It becomes Christmas when we widen our family and church circles to include people of all nations, creeds, and colours. It becomes Christmas when we put love at the centre of our accounting and not money or power. It becomes Christmas when we seen God in a baby and the face of Christ in all of our neighbours.
The beauty and cold of a winter night becomes Christmas when we remember the spring growth lying dormant beneath the snow and frozen earth. It becomes Christmas when we embrace our loved ones regardless of any difficulties that challenge us. It becomes Christmas when we see divine potential in a newborn child and then remember that that same sacred potential lies within each of us.
Tonight, my prayer is that we will find peace and quiet amid the busyness of family and commerce and stop to look at the stars in wonder and into the face of our loved ones in awe.
Tonight is the stillpoint of our year. It is Christmas Eve. And into this dark sacred night, I say once again, "Peace on earth and good will towards all."
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LA WATCHDOG--According to the Sacramento Bee, Mayor Eric Garcetti strongly supports the Split Roll ballot measure that would value business properties at market value as opposed to the current practice under Proposition 13 which assesses the value based on the purchase price (plus 2% a year appreciation).
If this constitutional amendment to modify Prop 13 is approved by a majority of the voters, taxes on business throughout the State will increase by an estimated $10 billion, a cost that will be passed along to all Californians through higher prices.
If approved by the voters in November of 2020, the City would be eligible to receive an estimated $250 million. This windfall would allow to cover the recently disclosed budget busting raises for the City's employees that were negotiated behind closed doors with the campaign funding leaders of the City's public sector unions and ramrodded through the Herb Wesson led City Council without any discussion and approved by Garcetti.
As was outlined in a previous article, Budget Lies & Liars, Garcetti's balanced budget of April is now $200 million in the red. And even more frightening, the projected budget surpluses for the next four years have turned into deficits "ranging from $200 million to $400 million per year."
These deficits are inexcusable since the City is experiencing record revenues that are up $2 billion, or 44%, since Garcetti was elected mayor. And these deficits fly in the face of Garcetti's Back to Basics campaign pledge that the City would "Live Within Its Financial Means."
Garcetti, the political establishment, and the leaders of the public sector unions will spend millions to qualify the Split Roll for the ballot and to reach out to voters. They will argue that it will eliminate corporate loopholes, restore local services, and provide desperately needed financing for our K-12 schools and community colleges.
But will they tell us that we are one of the highest, if not the highest, taxed states in the nation, where the state and local governments and agencies hit us for numerous fees and taxes. Think of the outrageous fees payable to the dysfunctional Department of Motor Vehicles or the 8% Transfer Fee and 10% Utility Tax levied by the City through our Department of Water and Power.
And will they tell us that Angelenos rejected Measure EE, LAUSD's $500 million parcel tax designed to finance unaffordable and irresponsible union raises and ever increasing pension contributions.
The less than transparent Garcetti has orchestrated budget busting increases for the City's employees and LAUSD's teachers, relying on "leaps of faith" financing that are attempts to extort the voters by holding City services and students as hostages.
We cannot reward our fiscally irresponsible mayor for bad behavior. And while the ballot measure is a year away, vote NO on the Split Roll.
(Jack Humphreville writes LA Watchdog for CityWatch. He is the President of the DWP Advocacy Committee and is the Budget and DWP representative for the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. He is a Neighborhood Council Budget Advocate. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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Two Tone Modern Kitchen Remodel (Before & After)
This photo album below features a full set of before and after pictures of the kitchen remodel. In this project, we had shifted the front entrance from the foyer to the center of the kitchen wall. This allowed for a set of full depth cabinets (24″) on both sides of the room. Further, we have taken down the partition wall between the dining room and the kitchen to connect the two spaces for an open style living, and making it easier to entertain guests and having conversations. The contractor reinforced ceiling in this area with a header, 4×4's on the sides, and new footings in the crawlspace/foundation. For the cabinetry here, we used two separate finishes from Sollera to create the two tone effect. Painted white cabinetry on top for the stove and sink side, and horizontal grain, quarter-sawn walnut veneers for the rest of the cabinetry. The darker cabinetry made for a sophisticated look, while the white cabinets at the eye level helped prevented the room from being overly dark. White Caesarstone was used for the counters, along with white marble tile back splash. We freshened up the rest of the room with a new coat of paint, new recessed canned lights, new tiled flooring, and last but not least, covered up with brick wall with new sheetrock. In you are interested in reading up on the weekly break down of construction schedule, please visit our "Typical Construction Schedule" post. [Show as...Read More
Custom Color Paints!
Ever wanted to be different? This customer (name kept private, let's call her Stacey) certainly did. This project was done in Fremont, CA, and Stacey here told me she wanted a set of green cabinets. While all three of my product lines had a couple options of green, none of them had the exact shade of green Stacey wanted. Hmm, dilemma you say? Well not exactly. Both Sollera Cabinets and Plato Woodwork offer a custom color program. While Plato's offering is more extensive and customers are able to send in samples to the factory for a match, Sollera offers the ability for owners to pick certain lines of paint from Benjamin Moore. For this project, Stacey selected the Raindance color (BM#1572) from Benjamin Moore, and Sollera built it. (Make sure you see album 36 on our flickr page to see the full before/after transformation!) Customers who are interested should know that custom colors require additional lead time. Typically, we would ask the vendor to create a custom sample (for a fee). This generally takes 2-3 weeks depending on schedules. Upon your approval of the color, the order can then go through the regular production queue. The rest of the order is the same as a regular...Read More
Wall Mount Vanity
Here's a touch of modern with a floating vanity from Sollera Cabinets. Our customer (name kept private, let's call him Lance) Lance wanted something decently sleek looking to go with the beautiful tile color scheme in the shower, and this espresso colored, Hartford (shaker door) maple cabinet seems to do the job. The cabinets are essentially just shorter base cabinets with full height doors, and we voided the toe kick section. That's the easy part. The important part is recognize now that the cabinet is not sitting on the floor on its toe kick, how will we secure it? We generally suggest some metal L-brackets underneath the cabinet boxes in the back wall, so it can serve as a sturdy support for the cabinets, while being out of sight unless you were on your hands and knees. Another success, wouldn't you say?...Read More
Classic Painted Inset Cabinets
White painted cabinets are in, there's no doubt about that. Just open any magazine, or look on Houzz.com and I'm sure you'll find plenty of photos to support that statement. The inset construction though, to me it adds another layer of sophistication that is uncommon with the average price point vendors. Traditional American cabinets are made with a face frame, and many of the old school furniture makers used to make their doors smaller to fit within the frame of the cabinet. Therefore, it is called "inset" because the doors are flushed with the face of the frame. This style of cabinet construction provides another surface for an additional detail on the cabinet frame, making it look more elegant. At the same time, this style of cabinet requires much more precision in manufacturing, making it much more difficult to produce. Of our three main product lines, only Plato Woodwork will offer an inset construction. With only 1/8″ between doors and cabinet frames, sometimes you will encounter doors swelling over time due to seasonal changes in humidity. For this reason, Plato actually tries to take into consideration the average humidity level of the home owner's general geographic area, and tries to adjust by increasing/decreasing the moisture content during the manufacturing process. It doesn't prevent doors swelling, but it should minimize the chances of the doors rubbing against one another, and it's certainly a great touch to add that I don't see many other factories are willing to...Read More
Beauty of Natural Walnut
Late in 2011, Sollera added walnut as part of their product offerings, and it has been very well received. Walnut can be very versatile for designs. Back when we had a showroom, we would receive many compliments on our walnut two tone display. Walnut on its own though, has its own elegance, and here we did a kitchen in a simple, natural walnut finish across the board. Folks who like walnut tend to enjoy the wide variance of color within the natural wood, hence most of the orders I see are for natural finish (without any stains, just a clear top coat). In this picture, you can see that walnut is mostly medium brown, with strands of white and light brown. The grain and mineral deposits are in the darker brown tones, with some as dark as black. When planning with darker color materials, keep in mind of the lighting in the room. Do you have enough natural lights? If not, you may consider adding windows, or skylights to bring in more natural light for the room. If those options are not available, you can always add some recessed lights in the ceiling, or pendants over your peninsula/island. Keep in mind that the other elements can help even out the tones, so a lighter color countertop like these folks have done here would be a great way to start. We went as far as putting in a nicely designed tile back splash to the ceiling, with decorative accents and trim at the focal point behind the stove. I suggest home owners to work with tile design specialists for their decorative needs here as they are the most aware of the various materials and color schemes are available in the latest manufacturers'...Read More


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jayla is the newest addition to the collard family! she also just so happens to be my youngest neice! i just loooovvveee these pictures of jayla and her daddy! it's not often that i get to capture the little ones being held by their daddy. and sweet little jayla was nice to her dad during the session - no surprises!
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We the undersigned, demand an immediate end to Government subsidies and finance for all waste to energy incinerator proposals in Australia and urgent investment in sustainable Zero Waste models of waste management with the full engagement and inclusion of the community. Read more here.
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text: Recently we have had the pleasure of seeing our work pop up in some amazing places. Images from a shoot we worked on with Truvelle Bridal and Blush Wedding Photography were featured in two issues of Vogue UK and New York Weddings Magazine. These images were taken during our time in Spain where we did the hair and makeup for the 2016 Truvelle Bridal lookbook.


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One of the most fun little extras in Assassin's Creed games has to be the ability to utilize different suits from past heroes.
It's a fun little reward and a way to naturally link things together: almost like you found their old armor and are continuing their legacy (one game makes this explicitly clear). But in Odyssey, you can also just recruit old characters in an Easter Egg sort of way, like Evie from Syndicate or now: Bayek from Origins.
To grab him you basically just need to dish out 50 points on the Club Ubisoft app, which you can access online or in-game. That's roughly one Club achievement's worth of points if you're naturally playing Odyssey.
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Introduction: DIY Lazy Susan
I don't know about you, but, I live in a small house & the pantry is even smaller. So to save space a made a lazy susan to hold my spices. It is really easy & cheap to make. I put mine in my pantry but you could also put it on a table (it could even hold perfume on a vanity table or something) Be creative!
Step 1: What You Need
To make a lazy susan you need:
2 circle shaped pans (I used 9 inch)
Marbles (I used about 30 it depends on the size of the pan)
Step 2:
Now put you're marbles in one of the pans and put the other pan on top of it.
Step 3: All Done
Now you are all done put you're spices (or stuff) into it and give it a spin. If it does not work you need more marbles. it fit great in my pantry and it saved a lot of space. Hope you enjoyed this instructable & don't forget to vote.
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It seems to me that this may. Be possible with a smaller pan full of marbles under a larger one. What do you think?
I had made one before with marbles but it requires quite many marbles to roll evenly. I thought there must be better and lighter way to make the pans to roll. I used steel balls, 1/4 inch size, they are slingshot ammo. They are cheap, roll better and can easily to be found.
This is freaking AMAZING.
good idea
Thank you for this idea
your welcome :)
You could also use BB's (Like you would use in Daisy BB guns) instead of marbles. It would not be so tall and it will weigh less. They are cheap and easy to find in the sporting goods section at most places like Walmart.
or airsoft bb's :)
Good idea
simply genius!
Very well done, and useful. I have a small lazy susan in cabinet that holds small bottled items. After a many years, it's need of replacement. Nice idea I may use this week.
I glad it will be useful :) if you make it show me a picture.
Clever simple and it is so easy to find the materials! Thank you.
Welcome :)
so simple. Txs
Cute and super simple!
Thank You :)


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R.E. Prindle 101: Basic Facts, Or Close To It
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* DOB: 5/26/38 (Confidential, do not disclose.) ~ POB: Saginaw, Michigan ~ TOB: 11:16 PM Mother: Yes. ~ Father: Briefly.
* Sister Catherine of St. Luke's Hospital acknowledges, according to questionable documentation, that REP was born at their institution. REP was a healthy baby weighing in at 11/3.
* Contrary to appearances REP is not nor ever has been affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Maybe the doctor was Catholic. Mr. Prindle's religious training was Congregational, Presbyterian and Methodist. He has since renounced all religious affiliations being of the Scientific Consciousness.
* He attended the following grammar schools – Emerson, Adams (uncertain as to which Adams), Emerson again, Longfellow, Fuerbringer.
* 7th to 9th: North Intermediate School ~ 10th to 12th: Arthur Hill High School
* Some people complain about their schools, especially high school, claiming they received useless information. Prindle doesn't. Some of the information was irrelevant but he feels that if he had absorbed the 98% he didn't while at the same time taking a number of useful courses that he failed to do, that he very likely would have been much better off than he was with a meager 2% absorption rate. Still, and this is amazing, he believes he left high school intellectually ahead of 98% of his fellow graduates.
* The above astonishing fact has never been noted by Mr. Ripley but it might well be included in his compendium.
* Prindle attended the following colleges: Oakland City College, Merritt Campus, Marin Community College, Chabot Community College (all in the Bay Area of California).
* California State College at Hayward (since having undergone numerous name changes. At last report it may have been named California State University-East Bay. Might I suggest UC-Berkeley South?)
* Prindle obtained a BA in History from the above vari-named institution.
* Graduate studies were undertaken at UC-Berkeley North and the University of Oregon at Eugene. No advanced degrees resulted rather Mr. Prindle was asked to leave the University Of Oregon on the grounds that 'he wasn't the academic type.' This may possibly have been true but if true, Mr. Prindle believes it was irrelevant.
* NB: Unlike high school where Prindle believes a lack of application resulted in an under utilization of both his and the school's facilities he believes that with the exception of his summer at UC Berkeley his college years were wasted time and effort, at the least unproductive. However the vagaries of space and time are such that one thing leads to another.
* In the interim between high school and college Mr. Prindle did time in the US Navy for no sins of his own commission. The less said about the this period the better. Experience is said to be a hard school and the Navy was one of the hardest. While the experience Mr. Prindle obtained was of value he feels that the price was overvalued. He hasn't been able but help notice that those without the valuable experience suffered no adverse effects in life. But as a wise old commentator noted about a famous American card game: You plays 'em like you finds 'em. These were momentous times of great excitement. Being one of the elect 2% Mr. Prindle took his chances and prospered.
* From the time he left his collegiate studies, such as they were, behind in 1969 he never looked back.
Mr. Prindle is not clear on what the last sentence actually means but he has seen it used so often is similar situations that he thought it might apply. Your comments are welcome. Not appreciated but welcome.
To those addicted to sequential reporting Mr. Prindle apologizes for reporting the Navy period out of sequence. He disliked the experience so much there is a good chance he would have left a blank spot in the record instead. Take what you can get.
The next fifteen years of the Prindle 'Odyssey' were spent in the phonograph record business. Vinyl. First in Eugene then in Portland a hundred miles up I5.
As the saying goes: If you're not doing one thing you're doing another. The period was both lucrative and instructive. Whatever you put in the bag is in the bag. As Bob Seger once said, or sang: I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.' Mr. Prindle feels there is a certain amount of wisdom in this statement. However what is done is done. There is no going back.
As Mr. Prindle was in the phonograph record business actually having listened to thousands of records many a hundred or more times he naturally picked up many pearls of wisdom from the grooves as per Mr. Seger's sage comment.
Mr. Prindle and Mr. Paul Simon came to the same conclusion at the same time but rather than start a fight Mr. Prindle wishes to allow Mr. Simon priority. Suffice it to say that each woke up one morning something along about 1978 and said to himself: I don't think this stuff is funny anymore.
No, the range of possibilities had been exhausted. Tedium alone loomed ahead. Perhaps a lifetime of inanity. That's insanity without the S. Enough was enough, perhaps, too much.
A famous group once sang: Change is now. Well, they knew whereof they spake. The record industry cooperated by collapsing. Just kind of went away. Prindle did not consider this a tragedy; he picked up his marbles and went home.
Had he seen all that life had to offer? Quite frankly, yes, and if it had more of the same he didn't want to see it.
Prindle retired to his books and studies. Having amassed a huge pile of psychological detritus he wanted to sift through the mass for the flecks of gold. This notion is a very romantic approach to life which seems on the surface as though it would be productive.
As above, so below. As it seemed it was.
If anyone has read Prindle's 'stuff' they can piece the rest together. He has studied and written. His interests are included in his writing.
As of 7/31/05 his health is as good as it was on the day he was born. If he can never go home again that is no loss, it wasn't that good the first time. Let the dead bury their dead. (Another obscure saying that requires some thinking out.) Home is where you're happy and Mr. Prindle would be happy wherever he was.
The above is copyright 2005 by Mr. Prindle. Any unauthorized use will be will be visited by divine punishment pronto! Just a word to the wise.
ERBzine: I recently had what some might call the pleasure of interviewing a frequent contributor to our pages. Mr. R.E. Prindle. Without further ado I present the results of that interview.
How do you do, Mr. Prindle. Er, it is Mr. Prindle isn't it?
REP: Could be. Why do you ask?
ERBzine: Well, I just meant it as an introductory pleasantry. Nothing personal. Where shall we start? Oh, I know, what is your real, er, uh, full name?
REP: That's between me and my god.
ERBzine: Sure it is. Well, I see that you use a number of different names in your articles.
REP: Essays. Yes, I do. The umbrella name for the group is Ronald E. Prindle, that was the name I was registered under with the government but I use mainly R.E. Prindle, Dr. Anton Polarion and Dugald Warbaby. Anton is my favorite but he doesn't appear that frequently. Such is life.
ERBzine: Registered with the government…?
REP: Yes, certainly, birth certificate, Social Security, you know, an official identity, something that will go on an identity card. You have a birth certificate don't you?
ERBzine: I never looked at it…Yes. of course. Were you born…pardon me, where were you born?
REP: That's disputed. Some say that like Stewball I blew down in a storm but St. Luke's Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan perversely registered me there so there is some dispute about the actual event. They claim that they can produce a birth certificate stating that I was born there but as I haven't seen the certificate from St. Luke's I am reluctant to take their word for it.
ERBzine: I'm betting on St. Luke's but we'll let that pass. May I ask who or what Stewball is?
REP: You're the interviewer. Stewball was a famous racehorse from out in California. Some say Stewball was born but some say she blew down in a storm. If you bet on Stewball you might win.
ERBzine: Sounds like a song.
REB: It is.
ERBzine: Was there a particular date when you…uh…blew down in a storm?
REP: That's an easy one. Remember it well. 5/26/38. I look 67 but I feel ageless, one with the universe like John Carter. Haven't figured out how to look thirty yet, though.
ERBzine: I think we may be getting somewhere.
REP: My advice is stay away from the difficult questions.
ERBzine: That's a tightrope act. I see you quote a number of musicians in your art…uh, essays, any favorite music?
REP: Fa.
ERBzine: Fa?
REP: Yes. Fa is my favorite note. I am a one note man. I sometimes practice it for ten minutes or so in the shower. Much more satisfying than Om which isn't even a note. All my favorite songs make frequent use of Fa.
ERBzine: In that case you should have a large number of favorite songs. Could you share some of those with us?
REP: I'll tell ya. I like Wild Thing by the Pretty Things OK. Written by Chick Taylor.
ERBzine: Chip.
REP: Chip what?
ERBzine: Chip Taylor. His name is Chip not Chick.
REP: How do you know? You say Chip, I say Chick, but for the sake of harmony let's agree on Chip. Feel better? And then I like a variety of things. Driftwood On The River by Ernest Tubb, Redwing, Somewhere My Love, Poor People Of Paris, some things like that. Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Jesse Winchester, my folks were hillbillies before the coal companies tore the hills down. Now they live on the flats. Flatbillies. I have a strong streak of schmaltz too. Tommy Collins, Roy Acuff, Mac Wiseman, people like that. I'm more interested in a sound than specific songs, but there are especially good songs. Ever hear 'There Ain't No More Can On This Brazos?' Ask me again and I'll give you a different list. Same tunes, different words. Ha. Ha.
ERBzine; no. This might not be as bad as I feared. Do you have a favorite color?
REP: Not anything you can see. But, yes. More than one. Depends on the time of the day for the visible spectrum. Of course, sometimes I get hung up and stay with a color for up to 36 hours but mostly I'd have to say my favorites are off the visible spectrum.
ERBzine: Off the visible spectrum?
REP: Oh yeah. I have an affinity for the shortest and most active waves ever since I learned about magnetars.
ERBzine: I'm afraid the term magnetar isn't familiar to me yet. Can you explain or are you making this up?
REP: Answering your question in reverse order: No and possibly. A magnetar is some sort of collapsed star which periodically burps out these massive clouds of gamma rays which then careen around the universe. The earth passed through a gamma cloud last December which was so strong it lit up the atmosphere and also lit up the moon. There very likely would have been mass extinctions, including you and me if it had gotten through the atmosphere. I prefer gamma clouds or some such sort of thing to account for various mass extinctions in the past to the silly notions that comets were that destructive. Everytime some of these so called scientists want to explain something they lay it off on comets. I'm tired of the comet routine. They don't explain anything.
ERBzine: Do I understand you to mean that you would like to cause mass extinctions.
REP: Oh absolutely, I want peace in the world. Nothing would give me greater pleasure. The misunderstood Roman emperor Nero is one of my heroes.
ERBzine: Nero? He's generally thought of as being insane isn't he?
REP: That's what his enemies say but what else would they say? The term insanity is not to be tossed about lightly. True insanity is very rare; there are crazies, and nutcakes and the like but the line between insanity and genius is so close that I wouldn't go around calling people insane unless I had a firm grip on the meaning of the term.
I really think of Nero as one faced with insuperable challenges, for his personality and intelligence of course, who responded to his own subconscious needs when the going got rough. Life isn't all that easy. All the mythological heroes have periods of madness as they try to adjust inner wishes with external realities. The stresses on Nero were much more than he or anyone else could bear. Besides people got used to zany emperors as witness Heliogabalus. No one ever calls him insane. Still I like Nero's responses to events..
ERBzine: Which were?
REP: Well, he once said he wished all Romans had the same neck so he could strangle them all at the same time. If he could have transformed himself into a gamma cloud he probably would have been overjoyed. And then when he died he said something to the effect that the world was losing a great artist and would never see his like again.
ERBzine: You consider yourself a great artist then?
REP: Not being an emperor modesty forbids my saying so but if I were to be remembered I would wish to be remembered as an artist, a good artist, if possible a great artist. Yes. But great artists are very rare.
ERBzine: Might I ask who you consider to be great artists?
REP: Yes.
ERBzine: Well…OK…Who do you consider great artists?
REP: Salvador Dali.
ERBzine: That's it? Anyone else?
REP: No. there are picture painters and writers and whatever but only Dali had all the attributes of the great artist. You mentioned the term insane a minute ago. By 'insane' I understand someone on the other side of the boundary of sanity. Someone who has hopped the fence so to speak. I equate sanity with conventionality. Nutty or mad are usually fairly conventional states, no imagination, if you know what I mean.
Therefore I consider Dali to have been insane. He's really looking at the world from the other side of the fence. The very antithesis of Picasso who was at best conventionally unconventional. The guy was a bourgeois whereas Dali viewed life from the other side but he was not maniacal which is to say insane and irrational. It's not always easy to tell whether such a person is irrational or a genius. Nor, will everyone recognize the difference but it can be demonstrated that Dali was supremely rational.
ERBzine: Hm. No one else?
REP: No. Mozart maybe. A couple writers come close. Dumas pere has moments when he has moved over into a parallel universe as does his countryman Eugene Sue but the state of mind is difficult to maintain, especially in literature. Scott and Balzac operate on the edge but they didn't have what it took to hop the fence. Balzac may be a special case as was, now that I think of it, E.T.A. Hoffman.
ERBzine: OK. Do you have a favorite breakfast cereal?
REP: Cheerios. And I favor raw whole milk. No pasteurization. Although the enemies of mankind's enjoyment are doing their best to completely outlaw it. I would hope they couldn't succeed but prohibition is in that type's blood and they always do.
ERBzine: I suppose, I know, you're right. One wonders where these nobodies get their power. Before I ask you questions about your work on the ERBzine which is getting extensive would you say that if you had your life to vie over you would change anything?
REP: Very fair question. Yes. I'd change everything. First thing I'd do is eliminate 90% of the world's population, move everybody I didn't like to the Bight of Benin and leave the rest of the world to me and my friends…
ERBzine: Mr. Prindle no. No, Mr. Prindle what I mean is would you live your very own life over the same way.
REP: I see you're looking for a conventional answer. Well, Son, as a question that doesn't merit an answer. What is done is done and can't be undone. Remember that . Things are just the way they were and that's it. Suffice it to say that I have gone through some very difficult times that I would have avoided if I had had the sense and means. I had a bad attitude but the attitude was given me by others before I had a chance to put up the proper defences.
Nevertheless, I have been blessed with a very active and intelligent mind. By standing on the shoulders of giants, as the saying goes, Freud not least who despite himself gave something of value to the world, no artist though, I have been able to integrate my personality, reconcile my Anima and rectify my Animus. As you can see I am a healthy animal, what has gone awry science has corrected. I didn't wait around hoping for Allah to do anything for me. The only thing that counts is 'now' and now life couldn't be better; if things take a turn for the worse which in this Time Of Troubles is very possible I have the psychological means to deal with things.
I have gone from bad to better and from better to good which is if not a miracle a rare exception. Since I can't change the past I have learned to understand it. I am at peace as much, I think, as any man can be. I have an active mind, I have interests, I get up every morning with zest. I like my house, like myself, I like my wife. Convert those into psychological symbols and see what you get. OK? Now, kid, did I answer your question?
ERBzine: OK. Maybe you're not insane after all.
REP: I may be, I may not be. The point is, how would you know? Besides by my definition of insane, I'm not even close either as a genius or a lunatic.
ERBzine: I didn't mean anything by it. Now, about your essays. What are you trying to say? I mean, other than the obvious?
REP: My writing? What am I doing? 1. I'm an historian. I try to get beneath the surface of the facts to see how the facts became the facts, then interpret the facts according to the intent of the participants along with the unintended consequences. What we think we're doing is irrelevant it is what we're actually doing that counts, the unintended consequences you see. 2. I also consider myself a student of the history of the development of human consciousness hence my interest in psychology. I mainly follow Freud for his organization of personal psychology but I am also aware of the contributions of the Jungian school. Works such as Eric Neumann's The History Of The Development Of Human Consciousness.
ERBzine: Um, I know you're going to be sensitive about this but…uh…you know, Mr. Hillman at the ERBzine has gotten letters and phone calls complaining that you're…um…well, you know, very prejudiced against certain uh…groups. How do you answer that?
REP: By groups I suppose you mean religious groups. Well, I'm not surprised. They complain every time you mutter the word evolution. But, you know, to include yourself in one religious group is to exclude all others which is the nature of an ideological or religious stance. So for a religious person to call anyone else a bigot is like the pot calling the kettle black. Forget ecumenism, the word's an oxymoron. I thought I had to get oxymoron in at least once, it's kind of a mark of something. One can't be of a religious mind without thinking all other religions or understandings are in error. That's what religion is, can't be any other way. If anyone says it can they're looking you in the eye and lying or so ignorant they aren't worth talking to. A religion is an exclusive point of view, hence the very bigotry they decry in others . Bigotry, that's the word you meant to use, wasn't it?
ERBzine: Well, yes. The ERBzine has had some complaints.
REP: Once again, I'm sure. I can only say that if I were a bigot Mr. Hillman would have shut me down since bigotry certainly doesn't befit the image of his magazine.
However, I can say that I have no more feeling for or against one religious group than another and that feeling is not 'hatred.' I have compassion for them as one would for a little child. When one combines the states of human consciousness with Freud's ideas of group psychology both of which have scientific validity, then it becomes clear that with the mental development of, at least, a portion of mankind to a scientific consciousness that moves thought from opinion to fact. Science in its own way is an exclusive approach to knowledge but that knowledge is based on objective truth which make religion irrelevant and obsolete hence the charges of bigotry. People can believe anything they want but one isn't required to respect those beliefs no matter how many laws are passed requiring you to. Shovel sand against the tide! Leave me alone.
One can't be scientific and religious at the same time. If Einstein said one could, that proves Einstein was religious and not a scientist. In other words, the evolution of Homo Sapiens has evolved past the religious types whatever sect they may be. Garbage is garbage, it doesn't matter how you pronounce it. There is nothing supernatural, and that is the basis of religion. Do you see?
ERBzine: You don't mean that science, the scientific consciousness is better than religion, do you?
REP: Why sure. That's the reason for the complaints. Is Homo Sapiens superior to the ape? Of course. The difference between the scientific and the religious is not so obvious but it is no less real. That is largely my message and what they object to. It has nothing to do with bigotry, however it is necessary to reject religious claims for consideration on a scientific basis. And then what I am saying is also revolutionary. It overturns the belief system that the religious consciousness has insidiously imposed on the scientific consciousness in reaction to it since, say, 1893.
The scientific consciousness simply cannot let itself be imposed on. The result would be the planet of the apes, you see?
The conflict is largely between the Semitic concept that a supernatural being created the world six thousand years ago in the exact form in which we find it. The evolutionary concept which really begins in astronomy seeks to integrate mankind into this cosmic reality. So you say some religious people have complained and I should take them seriously. I can't, no one can, but that isn't bigotry. Nonsense is nonsense and they are going to have to face themselves. The ape in the mirror so to speak.
ERBzine: It sounds reasonable the way you explain it. I certainly don't believe the earth was created six thousand years ago.
REP: Exactly. So, welcome to the scientific consciousness. If you hadn't before you now have no choice but the accept the concept of evolution.
Now that we've got that settled we are at one with ERB.
So, the foundation of what I mean to say is the three books of Something Of Value which Mr. Hillman has been gracious enough to publish. Revolutionary stuff.
ERBzine: I only know of two books.
REP: The third is on the way. The two books you have read, I assume you have, are both a defense of the scientific consciousness which seemed necessary in light of the religious bigotry that resulted in 9/11 and an offensive against that religious bigotry. Whether I have succeeded or not I have attempted to give we scientifics a defense and offense for ourselves.
If it has been necessary to criticize the policy or agenda of specific religions then that is because the aggression against the scientific consciousness is coming most strongly from those quarters. I must defend my own belief system and that is not bigotry so that is my answer to the complaints. I hope it is adequate.
ERBzine: Alright. Fine. I can accept that but we've also had complaints, and I think this is legitimate that your beliefs don't have anything to do with Edgar Rice Burroughs and this is an ERB site. What do you say to that?
REP: How do I answer that? This might not be so easy. Let's go back to the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. Everything I have just been discussing was laid like a feast at ERB's feet at the Fair. Mr. Hillman, coming from a completely different angle from mine, I don't mean to implicate him in any way in what is my understanding, and I have realized the importance of the Expo on Young Burroughs. I certainly didn't and I presume Mr. Hillman didn't realize the breadth and depth of the experience of the Fair.
The doings not only took place on the fair grounds but throughout the city as with the Parliament Of Religions which has been discovered by we scholars at the ERBzine.
So that Burroughs was presented with scientific and technological wonders as well as sociological, anthropological, psychological, historical, agricultural and even religious wonders in a huge mass at one time. Further he had a whole summer at the Fair to have his senses bombarded. It appears to have come into his mind as a lump which he only slowly began to differentiate and which found its way into his writing in bits and pieces strewn throughout his work. Even if one considers his farming activities at Tarzana. It is quite possible that the vision of all those fruits and vegetables on display at the Fair may have resulted in his planting every conceivable type of fruit or vegetable plant at Tarzana. The Fair literally blew him away.
So, the things I discuss in Something Of Value can be and are related to the formative forces on ERB. I have the advantage of seeing the same things in a more evolved state so that I can read them back into what ERB understood or what I understand him to have understood. You see? So that having organized these beliefs into a whole I can then apply them to specific works of ERB in my current series of essays. You dig?
The ERBzine published the list of books in ERB's library. The man noted the date he finished reading Edward Gibbon's Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. The book made a huge impact on him as it should have. I have read that work also so I potentially know what ERB knew. The same with other books in his library. When I read du Chaillou and his book on West African gorillas I am sure I will have a key to the first four Tarzan novels which appear to be based on that book. So you see it all builds toward the goal of how Burroughs' thought and reasoned. Of course, the readers may think I have failed in the attempt but, you know, it's like the old folks say, C'est la vie.
ERBzine: Yes, but how can you be sure you're right.
REP: I can't be sure I'm totally right but my contribution so far as it goes is reasonably accurate. If you read my Men Like Gods it attempts to relate ERB's fascination with the body builders of his time, which no one else has attempted, with his mythological knowledge of the man-god Heracles. At some future time I will have to trace the concept of the man-god in Burroughs' work. I have the background, that's all I can say, I have developed the background to see these things and now I can apply them to Burroughs' career.
I'm tired now, can we continue this tomorrow or the next day?
ERBzine: Sure, Mr. Prindle. Maybe Wednesday? We at the ERBzine appreciate your taking the time to explain this stuff. Eleven AM Wednesday, then?
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The money goes to a coupon program to help low income earners shop for local food at farmers markets in B.C.
The B.C. government says it is expanding the B.C. Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Program to help poor people access healthy, local food.
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix made the announcement with the B.C. Association of Farmers' Markets on Saturday at the opening of the Trout Lake Farmers Market in East Vancouver.
He says the government will provide an additional $121,000 on top of the 1.4 million the program has already received for 2019. Last season, the weekly coupon program helped more than 3,900 households in B.C. use coupons at farmers markets to access B.C. grown and produced food.
Dix says that money will go to adding 250 more low income households, or an estimated 700 residents, to the program, many of whom are pregnant or single mothers, and seniors.
The minister made a similar announcement last May, increasing the program by $750,000.


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Dean's Scholars is a unique program designed to help CBS students build their leadership skills and prepare students to be active citizens in their chosen professions and communities after graduation.
The Dean's Scholars Program focuses on three areas to help students increase their leadership potential:
Self-Awareness: Knowing individual values, strengths, and talents and acknowledging shortcomings
Citizenship: Understanding the responsibilities of being an active member of a community
Creating Change: Fulfilling the responsibilities of citizenship by identifying and addressing community needs
The Dean's Scholars Program helps students grow in each of these areas through a combination of coursework, seminars, service opportunities, and celebrations from their first year in CBS through graduation.
Benefits of the program
- Create connections with CBS students, faculty, and staff
- Reflect on your values and develop a leadership philosophy
- Gain leadership knowledge and skills in areas such as group dynamics, conflict management, and intercultural competence
- Understand the complexity of social issues & develop strategies for working with others to create change
- Gain confidence in your abilities
Official recognition
- Acknowledgement of your completion of Dean's Scholars in the commencement program
- A silver cord of distinction to be worn at commencement
- Special recognition ceremony for graduating students at the annual Spring Celebration


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Hi @HunterLaneSBVR, any update on when this will be available? I just received some media assets from the developer but can't start marketing the game until it's up on SBVR.
November 23rd! :slight_smile:
That's Doctor Who Day. Any chance we could get it a little earlier so we could try it out and market it a bit beforehand?
So are we officially allowed to start promoting this on our websites and social media? I have received the content files and it looks great!
Yes! They even have an official website out for it now!
I'm hesitant to promote this until we've seen some gameplay footage or get a demo ourselves. When is that possible?
It will most likely be going live on TARDIS day but I'll double check with the developers.
We've been working closely with them to create an experience that is easily used in arcades.
The full-game is a narrative driven experience so the arcade mode is gonna be quite a bit different! I'll share more very soon. :)
Do we have any idea what kind of game this will be? Puzzle?
Hey there! Here's a rundown of how this title will play out -
A short puzzle experience in the TARDIS, a Dalek rail-shooter and a suspense experience with the Weeping Angels.
Basically the edited, best bits/highlights from the longer game.
HunterLaneSBVR Will this be better/longer (more than 10 minutes) than the "arcade version" of Paranormal Activity? I'm worried that it might be a similar situation where it is a clunky demo and leave the customer disappointed.
I can't wait we are already on their list of one arcade that offers it
vrhead Yes, very much so. This is a build that was made specifically for arcades.
I'll share videos when I can! 😉
@HunterLaneSBVR - just got an email from Maze Theory saying they've released the game code to SBVR. Any update on when it will be released to the arcades?
@HunterLaneSBVR we need this game before Tardis Day so that we can playtest it and help our customers!!! Please act ASAP
Very soon…. 😃
Fyi Viveport arcade, synthesis VR and ctrl v all gained early access to this in their arcades days ago. Why are we the only platform that still doesn't have it? Is CDS what's holding us up yet again or is it something else. Some explanation beyond "we're working on it" is warranted at this point.
Hey Eric! It's live now and per the Maze Theory team, codes were given to platforms early but it was making the title live early was not something that was discussed at all.
Once we found out other platforms had done this, we immediately contacted the Maze Theory team and negotiated an official early release for our customers!
Also, they originally tried to onboard with an improper EULA that forbade commercial use so we had to assist them with this as well before it was put live.
Thanks and let me know if you have any additional questions!
Doctor Who Edge of Time Arcade is now live and available to all operators!!!
We hope you all like and enjoy the effort that was put into making it an arcade-friendly title!
This is awesome. I'm assuming that while we can test it, it is not allowed to be used by the public as per our agreements? I'm assuming we can download it but just keep it inactive during operating hours for the public.
Are we allowed to have any testers help test it out?
OVPowerPlay I haven't really been following this much, but it looks to me the reason why it wasn't on springboard earlier is because they didn't want to restrict the arcade operators from offering to customers… So now that's it available on the platform it should be good to go for use with the public


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New York, Sep 25, 2006
Computer Action Icons
From traffic symbols and illustrated product safety instructions to no-smoking signs and computer icons, graphic symbols visually guide many aspects of daily life. Subcommittee 35, User Interfaces, of Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) has developed a standard for computer action items—the symbols on menu toolbars that allow computer users around the globe to "cut," "print," and perform numerous other common functions with the simple click of the mouse.
JTC 1 was formed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to develop international standards in the field of information technology. The International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) serves as ANSI's Technical Advisory Group to the committee.
Designed to ensure visually clear, logical, and intuitively understood action icons, INCITS/ISO/IEC 11581-6-1999 (R2006), Information Technology - User System Interfaces and Symbols - Icon Symbols and Functions - Part 6: Action Icons, guides the appearance, arrangement, and selection of these graphic symbols. The icon functions and graphics included in the standard were selected on the basis of their common use across contemporary platforms and applications.
The document also offers appropriate variations to action items in situations where fundamental differences in languages may cause confusion. For instance, for languages oriented from top to bottom, align text action icons may be rotated ninety degrees clockwise. To ensure ease-of use, the standard calls for clear and consistent visual discrimination between icons that represent available and unavailable options.
Cold-Formed Steel Framing
During the last several years, the construction industry has seen an increase in the use of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, particularly in the burgeoning housing market. Cold-formed steel framing materials are thinner, lighter, and generally less expensive than the hot-formed steel alternative. ANSI member the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) works to advance these products in the market by developing industry standards for CFS products and materials.
ANSI/AISI COFS/PM-2006, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family Dwellings, is part of a series of AISI standards designed to increase the reliability and cost competitiveness of cold-formed steel framing and to open the door to a wider variety of design options and building products. The standards provide guidance for the design and development communities, code officials, and building inspectors. ANSI/AISI COFS/PM-2006 lays out a prescriptive design approach and includes extensive requirements that take into account high wind factors and seismic risk.
The standard was developed by the AISI Committee on Framing Standards, an ANSI-accredited consensus standards body that develops and maintains AISI design and installation standards.


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Revealed: The UK's best-selling cars
March was a record breaking month for new car sales as buyers rushed to secure a zero or low VED car before the new road tax rules came into force. A total of 562,337 new cars were registered in the UK in March 2017, which is an 8.4 per cent increase and the biggest single rise in a month since SMMT records began.
Ford Fiesta
25,428 registered
Unsurprisingly, the Fiesta lands the number one spot in our list and, despite it feeling like Groundhog Day, it does so for good reason. The Ford Fiesta offers practicality and a decent drive for an affordable price. On top of that, the wide range of engines makes them the car of choice for a variety of motorists. Given that there's a version to suit everyone from a pragmatic pensioner to hot hatch fans, its popularity is easily understood.
Thomas Robinson on 10 April 2017After owning a Mercedes 150, Lexus 200h and Lexus 300h over the last 10 years (al autos) I must say that my present 66 plate Fiesta ecoboost 125 beats them all for ride, handling, visibility and sheer driving pleasure.


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VehicleManager Link-in-Content plugin 1.5
This plugin allows you to insert a link to a Vehicle Items (car, truck, bus) in VehicleManager into site page content. Shows caption, photo and title. Example usage: [Vehicle id=1015] (Replace the square brackets by curly brackets)
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BookLibrary same author-module 1.5
Module for simply Book Library web site creation. The BookLibrary Books from same author module displays the books from same author - book from what now opened. With compatibility for the sh404SEF URL
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MediaLibrary Top-10-module 1.5
The Media Library Top 10 module displays the 10 most visited media from Media Library component in a list, with the number of hits behind it. With compatibility for the sh404SEF URLs.
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Social Niche Builder 1.1
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ChurchPack Organizer Pro 3.1
Church Organizer Pro is a flexible database management software with ready to use church membership management solutions. Our software gives you an easy way to manage, track, and organize data of a small church.
License:Shareware, $245 to buy Size:8.57 MBLatest Update:2014-02-27
Mar-Kov Recipe Manager Express 2013 7.8.3
Free tool for creating and managing formulations. Specify ingredients, processes, costs, safety information, and tests. Supports the development and maintenance of batching recipes, and automatically generates batch sheets.
License:Demo, $9 to buy Size:5 KBLatest Update:2013-03-01
Loadcalc 2011 Panel Schedule Trial 2.4
Panel schedule and feeder load calculations for commercial occupancies and dwellings. It also prints panelboard directories in two sizes (4x6 inch and 6x8 inch) for inside the panelboard doors or covers.
License:Demo, $87.95 to buy Size:703 KBLatest Update:2011-07-21
Donarius Church Management Software 4.302
Church management software to track members, contributions, pledges and more. Donarius prints tax receipts (or sends them as PDFs), color photo directories, mailing labels/envelopes and many reports. Sends personalized letters and emails.
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AWB Label Pro 1.01
Prints professional AWB labels with bar codes compliant with IATA resolution 606. It can be configured to work with any Windows compatible printer (local or networked) including laser, ink-jet, thermal and even dot-matrix.
License:Shareware, $99 to buy Size:1.59 MBLatest Update:2006-11-01
Geowell Editor 2011.1
The GeoWell Editor? simplifies the production of GEO_WELL data files for submission to California's GeoTracker system. GeoWell Editor? handles the tedious aspects of formatting data files and of providing data entry validation.
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RealEstateManager basic 1.0
The RealEstateManager Basic component for Joomla allows you to manage and maintain a flats and houses database with easy on a Joomla-based website. Because RealEstateManager incorporates Lend-Return management, buying request options ...
License:Freeware, $0 to buy Size:1 KBLatest Update:2010-05-01
BookLibrary basic 1.5.3
The BookLibrary Basic Edition provides a full-featured book library or book collection management environment on a Joomla-based website
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VehicleManager Basic 1.0
The VehicleManager Basic component for Joomla allows you to manage and maintain a vehicles database with ease on a Joomla-based website. Vehicle Manager incorporates Lend-Return management, buying request options.
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With Oracle Database 12c: SQL Fundamentals, you experience the benefits of an Oracle Database that is re-engineered for Cloud computing. Multitenant architecture brings enterprises unprecedented hardware and software efficiencies, performance and manageability benefits, and fast and efficient Cloud provisioning. Oracle Database 12c: SQL Fundamentals certifications emphasize the full set of skills that DBAs need in today's competitive marketplace.
Module 1: Introduction To Oracle 12c SQL
1.1 Introduction To Course
1.2 Intro To Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals
1.3 Structure Of SQL
1.4 Basic Select Statements
1.5 Basic Select Statements Demo
Module 2: Retrieving Data
2.1 Modifying Reported Output
2.2 The Where Clause
2.3 The Order By Clause
2.4 Left And Right Outer Joins
2.5 The Where Clause Demo
2.6 MultiTable Selection Demo
Module 3: SQL Functions
3.1 Single Row Functions
3.2 Aggregate Functions
3.3 SingleRow Functions Demo
3.4 MultiRow Functions Demo
3.5 Group By
3.6 Grouping Demo
3.7 Conversion Functions
3.8 Conversion Functions Demo
3.9 Datetime Functions
3.10 Datetime Functions Demo
Module 4: Subqueries
4.1 SingleRow Subqueries
4.2 SingleRow Subqueries Demo
4.3 MultiRow Subqueries
4.4 MultiRow Subqueries Demo
4.5 Other Subquery Types
4.6 Other Subquery Types Demo
Module 5: Data Manipulation Language
5.1 Adding Data
5.2 Changing Data
5.3 Deleting Data
5.4 DML Demo
Module 6: Data Control Language
6.1 Security
6.2 Object Privileges
6.3 DCL Demo
Module 7: Data Definition Language
7.1 Creating Objects In The Database
7.2 Creating Objects In The Database Demo
7.3 Sequences
7.4 Sequenced Demo
7.5 Indexes
7.6 Views
Module 8: Combining Queries
8.1 Combining Queries
Module 9: Oracle 12C SQL Fundamentals
9.1 Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals Review - Part 1
9.2 Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals Review - Part 2
9.3 Oracle 12c SQL Fundamentals Review - Part 3
9.4 Conclusion
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It's been a funny month. The weather has been all over the place over the last few weeks. One minute it looks like Spring might be making an appearance and then it's back to freezing weather and snow. For us as a family, this month has certainly been a changeable one, and not just from the perspective of the weather.
It's been a tough month for Jessica. Winter bugs have hit her hard this month and she hasn't yet managed a full week at school since her return after her surgery. It seems like she goes in for a couple of days, catches something, is off for a few days and goes back again only to pick something else up! This half-term has left her completely exhausted. I'm hoping that the Easter break will be just what she needs to start picking up again.
I'm now at the halfway point with my pregnancy with Peanut. We've had two scans this month – a heart scan as well as the 20-week anomaly scan. Thankfully both scans have shown that Peanut seems to be growing and developing normally, which is a huge relief. You'll have to wait until Peanut arrives though to find out whether they will be a boy or a girl as we chose not to find out!
Most of this month's photos were taken right at the start of the month. We did manage a day out at Chessington and a family photo on the Gruffalo River Ride Adventure but otherwise we've not had many opportunities for family photos. Hubby's been away again a lot this month working on events and Jessica being unwell has meant fewer opportunities to get out and about together.
We've got a week away together to look forward to over the Easter holidays though. It will be good to get away for some family time, especially as this is our last planned holiday before Peanut arrives in the summer. Hopefully Jessica will be well enough to enjoy it too.


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6 Bed Beachfront Villa Navarino Residences in Costa Navarino
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Property Description
We are delighted to present this magnificent six-bedroom Beacfhront Villa in Navarino Residences, located on the west coast of Greece's Peloponnese region.
The villa belongs to the Sea Dunes neighbourhood, a residential enclave within the mixed-use development of Navarino Dunes. Aside from a fantastic selection of luxury residences, Navarino Dunes will feature high-end hotels and two championship golf courses. Sea Dunes is located along the coastline, opening out to a lovely private beach and overlooking the Ionian Sea.
The Beachfront Villas at Navarino Residences pay homage to traditional Mediterranean homes with extensive stone and brickwork in their architectural design while adding in more contemporary elements such as full-height glass doors and windows. Spread over a generous 14,854 sq ft, the villa also contains a basement level. Every aspect of the interior design has been carefully considered to provide a balance of space, brightness and sophistication. Wood and stone finishes are used with simple, minimalistic touches and complement the mood of each room perfectly. The villa also contains an outdoor pool set in a beautiful stone-paved deck, which serves as another vantage point to enjoy the magnificent views.
Navarino Dunes is the first development of its type in the Navarino area and as such, it offers its residents a complete beachfront lifestyle with services such as a dedicated concierge, bespoke housekeeping, landscaping and maintenance. Residents also have unique access to the five-star facilities of the Navarino Resort and can find a fantastic range of shopping and dining options nearby, along with activities and entertainment options tailored for lovers of the outdoors.
This villa is in a beautiful Mediterranean locale and offers all the comfort of modern urban living in an idyllic seaside setting. For our most discerning clients, it would make for an ideal home or investment option.
Features & Amenities
- Terrace
- Balcony
- Maid's Room
- Restaurants
- Swimming Pool
- View of water
- Community View
- Retail Outlets
- View of gardens
- Covered Parking
- Basement parking
- View of sea/water
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Graduation Year
Why Are You Glad You Chose Lausanne?
I came to Lausanne when I was three years old so I personally did not make the choice to come to Lausanne but I am very glad my parents decided to send me here. I love how so many different ethnicities come to Lausanne and I love that I can learn new perspectives of different things from people another different country than I am from.
What Is Your Favorite Memory At Lausanne?
My favorite Lausanne memory is going to Promise Academy last year to teach lacrosse for my personal project.
What Campus Activities Are You Involved In?
I am involved in Volleyball and Lacrosse at Lausanne.
What Hidden Talents Do You Have?
I can touch my thumb to my wrist by bending it backward. I am double jointed in my hands and fingers.
If You Could Only Use One Social Media Platform, Which One Would It Be? Why?
I would choose Instagram because I love seeing what people are doing and I love seeing the different places my friends are going to. I also love that I can easily keep in touch with people that do not live in Memphis.


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My journey as an entrepreneur's wife and being married to the startup ecosystem
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A startup is not only about the founder's journey but what his spouse and family goes through in the process.
"Mom. what does Papa do?" asked my four-year-old.
"He is building a company," I said.
"So, you mean he is Bob the Builder?"
"Yes, maybe," I smiled.
"Just that he is a special builder who is building a startup!"
"Oh! so startup is a building?" he tried hard to understand.
"Yes, a building which breathes and lives too!"
"That's a startup!"
Entrepreneurship is a lifestyle. Something which you eat, drink, breathe, and live every moment. When someone recently asked me as to how different it is from the journey of heading a business unit or an organisation, I smiled.
It amazes me to think as to how easy it is to make the above comparison but so difficult to comprehend the difference unless you have lived it.
Entrepreneurship isn't a job but a calling that chooses you. A dream, which takes the shape of an idea and then finds an entrepreneur to come alive. There isn't any looking back then. It has to get your heart and soul, almost everything. As someone who graduated from being a spouse to a techie, to a consultant, then to an investor and now to an entrepreneur, I kind of had a sense of what was going to follow. But the truth is that it is only the experience which actually brings you closer to the reality. It's been almost three years now and I can vouch that still, it is nothing less than an everyday roller coaster ride!
Recently, I was at a festival party with my spouse. New ideas were brewing and the existing implementation and related data (read it as money, customer acquisitions, feedback, etc.) were being discussed like the catches and sixes in the game of cricket. While I was enjoying this conversation, suddenly this young entrepreneur till now in conversation with my spouse turned and asked me,
"So do you also help him in the venture?"
The question wasn't difficult for me to handle.
"No, I prefer managing separate portfolios. You see, no conflicts in responsibilities and priorities."
The young entrepreneur, a bachelor, nodded in agreement, as if he had found the right answer.
"Pleasure meeting you."
The truth is that it's not just the person who takes the plunge but the entire ecosystem around him which on boards the startup journey. And because it's such an unpredictable (yet enjoyable) journey everyone reacts differently and interestingly when the ship decides to leave the harbour, which is when the entrepreneur announces his decision to the family.
I remember some funny, some weird reactions when we started up a few years back: "Have you thought everything around?", "What's the need to leave a high-profile job and do this?", "How will the family survive, agar nahin chala toh? (what if it didn't work?)". And the funniest of all from an old relative: "So you mean you are starting your own shop on mobile phone, how will it work, how will the money come?" (Funny though, all of them are hooked to their mobile phones and use various apps seamlessly.)
While entrepreneurship has been a decision which has impacted everyone around the founder, but as his spouse, I have have found myself learning on many fronts. And if you are like me, you would surely resonate with the unsaid performance pressure which is always present.With the better half struggling day and night to recruit the right people, build the best team, structure the right product, package and market it as well as raise money from potential investors, how can you not perform!
The bar regarding expectations on my performance also has gone up multi-fold. With the sole charge of all the ministries including home, external, health, kids, social and those difficult relatives, all my principles and dreams of sharing tasks with my partner seem so idealistic and out of this world now. How I have built and own my own mini organisation of supportive in-laws, helpers and house help. Any conflicts, I am the one to manage!
How the lexicon and language has evolved to include so much from the startup jargon. Seed round, potential investors, angel investors, return on investment, market feasibility, turnaround time, traffic numbers and so on. Google Analytics is a sacred page, with those number graphs as well as performance crests and troughs are what I care about the most. If that's not enough, reading and following success stories from startup ventures has taken over the earlier passion of following Hollywood and Bollywood stars. Being glued to what's being posted on startup portals has become my favourite pastime.
Life seems like a whirlpool around numbers. And between all these, I guess I have forgotten when we last fought over birthday and anniversary gifts. On a minuscule scale though, I also feel like an entrepreneur. And my two cents have started to count.
And yes, how can I miss mentioning those beta testing sessions. I think I might have been one of the first to try on many new releases and product features, most of them during midnight and forced to give feedback with no consideration on my energy levels!
Since there is so less "we time", whatever is there demands efficient utilisation. Everything that I may have wanted to discuss with him — love, children, home, friends, relatives would have to take some chunk of that limited time. The result: I only discuss whatever absolutely need to, with him.
I remember starting to maintain a list of items to be discussed but actually found it of no use. Why? It's because I realized even after being super efficient, as I took this list to my entrepreneur better half, most of the items were just struck off at the first mention as not important with the advice that I use the three management principles — prioritise, delegate and supervise and then come with the pending items. When I look back, I know that this "stepping up" in all responsibilities of the world surely made me courageous, decisive with the risk appetite reaching new levels.
Building and raising a startup is like bringing a baby to this world and when it grows, it brings satisfaction of a different level. Sometimes, the venture seems like our third child. Sometimes, it gives me attention issues. But still, even with the scarcity of family time, no vacations and surely unavailability of my entrepreneur partner for most of the time, life is enjoyable with a lot of adventure and surprise.
I know, going forward there would be plenty of yes' and no's storms and milestones, achievements and learnings but one thing is for sure - there would be no dearth of excitement, thanks to this journey called entrepreneurship!
(Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of YourStory.)
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