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By Rob Gravelle with Lisa Smith
The modern marketing trends stand in stark contrast from the ones that were used earlier. This change is attributed to the Internet, which is today ruling the lives of people across the globe. One of the most popular and widely used marketing strategies is sending email newsletters to a business's customer base. This is definitely a great idea and one that is yielding results for most companies.
However, designing an email newsletter is really not as simple as it seems. It is not just about putting together the content and the images. You also need to give some thought to the colors that you use in your newsletter. These have to be attractive and at the same time should not overpower the content.
HTML Color Codes
Well, all this seems pretty simple when written in print, right? But this is really not as hunky dory in HTML. You actually need to right proper codes to bring in the perfect background colors for your HTML email newsletters. Whether you are looking for a purple background or a yellow one, you ought to get your codes right, to get the desired effect.
The fact is that even the most seasoned developers sometimes find it hard to write the code for the background colors. Sometimes even after putting in a lot of thought and writing the color codes carefully, they end up with a black screen that overshadows all the other content. This can be quite frustrating. However, not everything is lost. There are quite a number of ways in which you can write the code for background colors in HTML Email newsletters.
Let us start by checking out the different techniques that developers use for coding background colors.
- HTML bgcolor attribute combined with a 3 digit hexadecimal color code
- 6 digit hexadecimal color code used with HTML bgcolor attribute
- HTML bgcolor attribute used with RGB color code
- 3 digit hexadecimal color code used along with the CSS background-color property
- CSS background-color property used with 6 digits hexadecimal color code
- CSS background-colorproperty combined with RGB color code
3 Digit Hexadecimal Color Codes
Now it has been seen that using the 3 digits hexadecimal color code is rife with complexities and does not yield the desired results. No matter how and where you use them, you end up with a black or a blue background that covers up or overpowers the whole content.
RGB Color Codes
Using RGB color codes for coding background colors for HTML Email newsletter has been found to be slightly better than the 3 digit hexadecimal color codes. Using these tend to create some attractive color combinations. However, this means that these would work fine with white colored or light colored fonts. But, if you are thinking of black font, this is just not going to work.
6 Digit Hexadecimal Color Codes
So, what is the best way to write codes for background colors in HTML newsletters? I would suggest that you use the 6 digits hexadecimal color code. This is definitely the most reliable way of doing it and would surely yield the results that you are expecting.
Here is how you can use 6 digit hexadecimal color codes for writing codes for background colors:
1. Setting the Width and Background Color for Content
You can set the width and background color for the content area by writing a single set of codes. Decide on the width of the area and the color that you want to add to the background. While writing the code, use the appropriate width percentage and the relevant color code. This can be written as

2. Changing the Background Color of a Message
In order to change the background color of a message in the newsletter, first, locate the body tag in the existing code. Once you locate it, you can add a color code to put in a background color or replace the existing color code with a new one to change the background color. This can be written as:

3. Changing the Background Color of a Table
If you are not happy with the background color of a table and want to change it, just go ahead and locate the table tag in the code. Once you find it, replace the existing color code with the color code of your choice. For example, if you want a purple background for the table, put in the color code for a purple and you are done.

4. Changing the Background Color of a Cell
In case you are thinking of highlighting one or more cells by giving them a different color, you can accomplish this too by applying the code to the correct element. For this check the existing code to find the tag for a content table. This would either be the cell whose color is to be changed or a table with just one cell. In the latter case, instead of writing the code to change the background color of the cell, you can write the code to change the background color of the content table. This in turn, automatically changes the color of the target cell.
Simple Table

 I'm blueviolet	 I'm indigo	 I'm blueviolet

|blueviolet background
|indigo background
|blueviolet background
Nested Table

 blueviolet background

 indigo background

 	 blueviolet background

|blueviolet background
|blueviolet background
So, you see, adding perfect colors to the HTML Email newsletter requires some coding expertise. However, once you have mastered the 6 digit hexadecimal codes, this surely gets easier. Now, the next time you want to design an HTML newsletter, you can code background colors like a pro.


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After cleansing, mist directly onto face, neck, and décolletage. Alternatively, spray into the palms of your hands and press onto face, neck, and décolletage, avoiding eye area. Apply A.M. and P.M. and follow with your favourite serum. Can also be used as a setting spray or used mid-day to give your skin an extra boost of hydration.
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Cuba, Jan 31st – The anti-racist ideals of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, inspired by those of National Hero Jose Marti has been one of the basis of social justice in the construction of socialism in Cuba.
This statement was stressed at the first working session of the 6th Jose Antonio Aponte in Memoriam Event underway in the city of Camaguey.
Dr. Jorge Veranes, specialist of the Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz University of Camaguey said on Thursday that the Revolution began with a fight against all forms of discrimination.
Veranes pointed out that this struggle also has its foundation in the country in Fidel's Concept of the Revolution, "changing all that must be changed".
The event which will run until Friday at the Camaguey Cultural Diversity Center includes other activities; three conferences and the presentation of 23 testimonies.
Delegates from Havana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos and Camaguey are participating in this conference.
The event has the name of the Cuban leader that carried out a national conspiracy against slavery in the 19th century.(ACN)


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Prompt: You were a good vampire. Your track record had been perfect for so long. You'd never killed anyone. Until today.
I learned to control the impulses. Learned to drink from a silicone bag, not a flash one. Learned to keep my anger in check and my emotions pushed far, far down. Being undead was like being alive, if I remembered correctly. Same compulsive urges to drink until all I saw was black, only difference is now my drink of choice runs red instead of amber. I even received a 100-year-abstinence chip from the AVA, something I framed and put on the wall by my desk. I was proud. Accomplished. It was nothing not many vampires could say they did.
Now it lays in shatters on the floor, next to the upturned desk and scattered papers. It means nothing now, nothing. All because Mrs. Naely down the street. She had the habit of walking her dog down the street every morning, right before I would be turning in. Every morning I would sit outside as night turned to twilight, wave to her as she passed. Then I'd return to my casket, sleep the dreamless sleep, wake up and go into my yard to greet the cold night… To step in dog feces. Every. Damn. Night.
I asked her not to have Lil Jojo go in my yard and, if so, pick it up, would she please? But no… She refused to listen. Refused to be considerate to me or my property. And the techniques I learned failed and I couldn't control the rage boiling inside me and one morning became her last walk with Lil Jojo.
No harm came to the dog, though. I returned it to her home after the incident. Called her daughter to come get it. Fed it and gave it plenty of water before leaving. It shouldn't have to suffer for her late owner's rudeness.
And so, Abstinent Vampire's Association Director, this is how I was broken. I hope you can forgive me and allow me back into the program.
Yours truly,
Gregory Hemlock
Read my previous prompt, "The Age Old Question"
Read more of my writing prompts here.
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While it is far from universal, more and more people have come to realize that we need to sustainably manage our planet's finite resources and to protect the ecosystems which all life is dependent upon. Many people are aware of the urgent need to heal our Mother Earth. This awareness, a paradigm shift if you will, has become a powerful force exerting a great deal of pressure on many of the day-to-day actions (earthly abuses) routinely undertaken by corporations, government agencies and the like.
For many of us, our own individual behavior is becoming more and more thoughtful as we strive to live not only a more sustainable lifestyle, but in closer harmony with nature. "First do no harm" encompasses our one, and only, Mother Earth.
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
—Jane Goodal
Environmentalism often viewed as a political perspective, regularly becomes a political tug-of-war with corporate and political greed wreaking havoc on the natural world, while ignoring science based, and thoughtful decisions. More often than not, our government fails to deliver effective programs (never mind solutions) to protect our water, land, air, and wildlife.
Nature is in freefall and the planet's support systems are so stretched that we face widespread species extinctions and mass human migration unless urgent action is taken.
Every living creature bears the brunt of our endless destruction, their plight serves as a reminder that we can, we must, do better; for them, for the earth, and for ourselves. On that note, we created a few pieces to help raise environmental consciousness. All our items are ethically sourced, offer an urgent message, and are environmentally friendly.
Thank you for visiting, and as always, for your support.
Our favorite item, An Article of Faith, is available in a variety of wall art and notepads:
In One Cosmic Instant, John A. Livingston describes how we are but one creature in the web of life dependent on the integrity of the whole, and that if for no other reason than his own survival, man must soon adopt an ethic toward the environment.
Livingston's arguments that we must find new approaches to our perception of nature and our place within it or face the irreversibility of our destruction of nature now reads prophetically.
"One's disillusionment with society's treatment of non-human nature is built on a body of evidence which is conspicuous on every hand."
"Our attitude toward the non-human world is not immoral: it is amoral."
Read One Cosmic Instant: Man's fleeting supremacy written in 1973
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Another favorite, A prayer for our earth. A prayer for our earth was taken from Pope Francis's encyclical written on May 24, 2015, and can be read in its entirety here.
"A prayer for our earth" is available in greeting cards, notepads, and a small variety of wall art. Tap on image above, or follow this link for details. 100% of profits from this item are donated directly to Earthjustice.
We live amid a global wave of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss: species and population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly, human impacts on animal biodiversity, until recently, have been an under-recognized form of global environmental change. Such catastrophic animal declines as we are experiencing today will cascade onto ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Much remains unknown about the "Anthropocene defaunation." Our knowledge gaps hinder our capacity to predict and limit defaunation impacts. Clearly, however, defaunation is both a pervasive component of the planet's sixth mass extinction and also a major driver of global ecological change.
Resist Extinction speaks for itself, and is available in a wide variety of products, from posters to tees, and totes. Several choices are shown below, tap on either image or title for details. Resist Extinction is available 0n 44 products.
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World Peace, reminds us that there is more that unites us than divides us.
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World Peace is available on a wide variety of items as pictured below. To purchase, or for more information on World Peace merchandise, tap on title or either image above.
This item honoring Earth Day, April 22nd, is called Earth Day Everyday:
Earth Day Everyday Design above is available in graphic tees (we recommend white), womens contrast tanks, as well as a small variety of other items pictured below. Tap on title or larger image above for details. Standard tees, sweatshirts and several other items are printed with the design below.
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One of our favorites: Save the Bees!
Save the Bees! is available in a small variety of items such as two differently designed tees, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, notepads, and graphic tees/tanks. Tap on title or image above for details.
Bees are dying—an alarming 40 percent of honeybee colonies collapsed from spring 2017 to 2018, and more and more of our 4,000-plus species of wild bees, like the rusty patched bumblebee, are edging toward extinction.
While climate change, habitat loss, and disease all play a role in the rate of colony collapse, mounting scientific evidence links the recent dramatic spike in bee deaths to the rise of neonic (short for neonicotinoid) pesticides—now the most heavily used insecticides in the United States. Neonics can kill bees on contact and at even very low exposures harm their ability to navigate, forage, and reproduce. These chemicals also easily spread through soil and water, and can be absorbed by wild plants, making the pollen and nectar poisonous to bees and other pollinators. Please avoid using all neonics on your plants and in your garden. Encourage your local retailers to take neonic products and neonic-treated plants off their shelves.
Check out other similar items at "Save Bees!" here and cover yourself in bees!
"Mother Earth is Dying" available in t-shirts, mugs, hardcover journals, and notepads only. A sad reminder to do all we can to save our one and only home. For more information or pricing please tap on title above or images below.
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We believe in following a strict vegan lifestyle. Animal agriculture is the root to numerous environmental disasters. Farming livestock for food threatens all life on earth. Start a conversation with potential vegans, and show your support for veganism with our new item called Live Vegan:
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T-shirt graphic, stunning on black!
This item is called Listen to the Earth and is available in greeting cards, and wall art:
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We all like a bit of melodica, don't we?
Think of that curious, melancholic opening that hooked you instantly into New Order's Love Vigilantes; the deliciously woozy feel it contributed to Gorillaz' Clint Eastwood and to Cabinessence from The Beach Boys' original Smile sessions. Think of how it helped those fine tracks by Augustus Pablo stand out from the reggae pack, inspiring Jon King of The Gang of Four to pick up the instrument too and use on that band's incendiary early material. Think maybe best of all the wonderful way the instrument supplies a slightly eerie edge to Golden Years by David Bowie.
Steve Mason in his various bands and guises over the years has utilized the melodica repeatedly and it has made a comeback on his new album Meet The Humans. Back at the start of February I mentioned that if his third solo album approached the quality of Monkey Minds In The Devil's Time then I was in for hours of happy listening.
Guess what?
It's even better (and without the segues that became unnecessary for me after a few listens to Monkey Minds) and I seem to be playing Meet The Humans on a loop during any spare time I have and so was heartened to see that it went straight to numero uno in the Official Record Store Chart Top 40 last month, beating off some lesser talent known as Adele in the process.
This is Alive, the new single lifted from the album, which, in addition to referencing the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum (Well did you vote it all out/ or did you have your wee shout) also features the melodica and another instrument I love – the bongos. And we all love bongos too, don't we?
Steve will be playing a number of festivals this summer including Electric Fields together with Primal Scream, White, C Duncan, Neon Waltz and Tuff Love.
For more information:
Facebook: http://smarturl.it/SteveMasonFB
Twitter: http://smarturl.it/SteveMasonTW
Instagram: http://smarturl.it/SteveMasonIN
Leith based Posable Action Figures consist of Gareth Goodlad (vocals and guitar) and John Alexander (drums, samples, backing vocals). They cite a range of influences from Queens of the Stone Age through to doo-woppers The Ink Spots and this week they launched their debut E.P., produced by David Lloyd of Stillhound/Discopolis, which you can help yourself to free of charge here (email required).
Vic Galloway played one of the tracks, Mainline, on his BBC Radio Scotland show on Monday night and the guys have recently filmed and edited in a DIY stylee, a video for another E.P. track, Not at All, which you will hopefully enjoy:
The band will make their Glasgow debut at Bloc on the 31st of May and if you want to find out more they are on Twitter: @p_actionfigures and Facebook.


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There is a lot of talk and prediction about the future of mortgage interest rates and home sales prices. The variables that lie in the future for both of these topics will happen. What does this mean for those of us who are considering refinancing or purchasing a home? It means that interest rates and home prices may go up or may go down.
Whichever happens in the future, it is important to realize now is a good time to buy or refinance. Yes conditions might be even better in the future, but maybe not.
A recent article from MortgageNewsDaily.com points out the volatility in the future, and also reflects on the fact that conditions today are still great for mortgage financing.
Read their article here:
Low Rates Will Face More Volatility Risk in Coming Weeks.
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3 Key Benefits of Live Cam Sites
If you haven't heard about Live streaming, it's about time for you to know more about the benefits it may provide to your business. Being live makes your viewers updated, Increase your business name exposure and Boost your Business Engagement and Interaction.
3 Key Benefits of Live Cam Sites
Live cam sites are more amusing to many viewers than watching a pre recorded video. Being live makes the customers feel more engaged and it's more real than letting them be a mere observer. Most of the viewers of live cam sites end up being satisfied since their wildest fantasies are being fulfilled. Viewers and subscribers are able to choose from tons of choices that are specifically inclined to their preferences and fetishes.
Live cam sites are getting more known these days, for the reason that it is engaging and more interactive. People use their webcams not only for communicating, but for entertainment purposes too. Some are even willing to pay and use their webcams for their own satisfaction. If you wish to pursue this line of business, consider the three benefits of live cam listed below:
- Your viewers stay updated
In today's virtual world, where most of the events and even simple life routines are being documented, it is also best to let your customers or site visitors have access to your business via live streaming. With live streaming, you will be able to engage with the viewers by advertising your unique features and exceptional services so your viewers don't have to wonder how your services works.
Note: Make sure that your live cam player is easily seen with a visible link or large thumbnails on your homepage. Updating your live cam page every now and then is a great way for potential customers to see the great services that your business provides.
- Increase business name exposure
Messages with images are guaranteed to be the most convincing to your customers and site visitors, which is precisely true online. Another way to make people aware about your business is to share or post photos and video clips on your business's social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter so your followers will also grow in numbers. Through the use of social media, the likes, shares, and comments from other users expose your business to potential customers and it may even reach areas that are out of your reach.
Note: Carefully think about sharing your live cams with affiliate sites to expand your business advertisements further. Ensure customizing your live cam's media players to make certain that your messaging is apt for the website you are posting it to and that your site or business name can be seen visibly.
- Boost your Business Engagement and Interaction
A lot of viewers will come back to live streaming every now and then. This will allow viewers to leave comments on the thread below to start a conversation and respond to their questions. The conversation between you and your viewers or followers will be more meaningful and personal.
Note: Some of the live cam sites don't have unofficial social media accounts where the viewers can have a group to track the activity and the history of the business. Manage the conversation and facilitate the viewers by setting up a page for your cam and you can post the link near your live cam player.
Many people are choosing live cam sites over watching a video where there is no live interaction. Live cam sites are more engaging and personal. To make your live streaming even greater, give your webcam its own page with an appropriate title and description so it can be properly listed in the search results. It is important to add relevant contents and fortify it with service-appropriate keywords for subscribers to locate your site more easily.
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The following images are from WikiRadiography (WetPaint) here. See a lateral epicondyle avulstion fracture here.
History: child with elbow pain. This is an example of a lateral epicondyle avulsion fracture in a child, which is a very rare epicondyle fracture and much less common than medial epicondyle fractures. A lateral epicondyle fracture is due to an avulsion of the lateral epicondyle by excessive force from the common extensor tendon, which … Continue reading
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In the Know: Turf Conversion
In the Know: Turf Conversion
It must be June because here at AME Landscape Companies, we are again talking about the benefits of converting turf areas to mixed landscape plantings. Summer's warm temperatures are the perfect time to kill off existing Bermuda grass. Converting turf areas save money, water and energy, while reducing landfill waste and the need for fertilizers and herbicides. There are many Maricopa county municipalities that offer turf reduction incentives to not only homeowners but to also commercial property owners. These rebate programs have been established to reduce the consumption of potable water within the landscape.
Turf Reduction Programs typically require at least 1,000 square feet of turf to be removed and renovated with installations of low water use plant materials. The existing lawn irrigation is also required to be modified to a drip system. Rebates can be up to $3,000 per property and appear as credits on your water bill. Properties that reduce turf will not only save money on their water bill and landscape maintenance costs but now may benefit from these various turf reduction rebate programs. There should be no concern that conversion of once green lawn areas will result in boring or barren landscapes as there are hundreds of low water use plants that can bring color and beauty to the desert landscape.
Contact us for a Turf Conversion Analysis for your property. Our landscape architect and certified water auditors will work with you to create a lush beautiful landscape with seasonal interest and can calculate your savings potential.


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USA: Helix Marks Strong Market Demand for Deepwater Well Intervention Services
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced that it has been awarded its initial customer contractual commitments for the Helix 534. The Helix 534 was acquired in August from Transocean and is undergoing modifications and upgrades necessary for conversion into a well intervention vessel at the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
The Helix 534 is scheduled to sail from Singapore during the first quarter of 2013 and after transit to the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to be placed into service in late second quarter 2013. Backlog for the Helix 534 involves work in the Gulf of Mexico and extends into 2016.
Meanwhile, the Q4000 has extended its strong contractual backlog through 2014, with strong customer interest into 2016.
Helix also announced that the Skandi Constructor has also received its initial contractual awards. The Skandi Constructor is a chartered vessel and is expected to enter the Helix well intervention fleet in the spring of 2013. Its initial contract involves work in the North Sea and follows with a project off the eastern Canadian coast.
Helix's two existing North Sea based well intervention vessels, the Seawell and the Well Enhancer, have been awarded customer contracts into the fourth quarter of 2013.
Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, "The recent contract awards for our two new additions to the well intervention fleet, the Helix 534 and the Skandi Constructor, as well as the growing backlog for our existing fleet, reflects the strong market demand for deepwater well intervention services as well as Helix's market leadership for these services. Furthermore, customer interest for our newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel, the Q5000, remains high. The Q5000 is currently under construction at the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore and is scheduled to enter the fleet in early 2015."
Press Release, November 13, 2012


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Interview: Dr. Baba Jallow
The Africa Policy Journal interviewed Dr. Baba Jallow, the Executive Secretary of the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) of The Gambia. He is also a journalist, a Professor of African History at La Salle University, and a Visiting Professor at the University of The Gambia. He is the author of Defying Dictatorship: Essays on Gambian Politics, 2012-2017.
Dr. Jallow received his PhD in African history from the University of California, Davis. Listen below:
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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." – Forrest Gump
(If you haven't see that movie I just referenced, PLEASE get on that. Very heartfelt and actually very relevant to this post. It's so good!)
Life is full of surprises……
unfortunately, they don't all come wrapped up in a giant bow and pretty paper. Damn. They typically come in a storm form; forceful and frightening. I'm sure you can think of a thing or two that has happened in your life that completely caught you off guard. It happens…
When something challenging occurs in your life, it can be very hard to process because they are often unannounced and sudden. You may have even looked up to the sky and asked WHY, why is this happening. You will try your best to understand the reasoning behind an unpredictable occurrence. It's scary, it is. You have to acknowledge it.
Some things happen without our permission, many things actually, and some things happen based on a single decision that you or someone else may have made.
Hard things happen in life. Really hard things that are unavoidable. We all know that, we all go through them. Some harder then others. Everyone knows the pain of heart break in one form or another.
We are not given things that we cannot handle. When we are down, we have to know that we do have the strength to get back up. You are stronger then you tell yourself. Always remember that.
If you look back and focus for a just moment what those hard things were, or, maybe you are going through something right now.
If you are in a storm right now, I want you to know there are hidden blessings in your hardships. You are being shaped. Believe it and be patient.
Maybe in reflecting, you have noticed a few blessings in disguise in your life.
Reflect right now on some past moments. If the things that happened to you in the past, had not happened, you wouldn't be where you are right now.
In this present moment, you wouldn't have the mindset that you do, you wouldn't have the perspective that you, you wouldn't appreciate life as much as do.
Hard times in life remind us how fragile and unpredictable life can be.
Typically when we go through tribulations and heartache it changes our way of life. We can easily become lost in those hardships too, which is why it is so important to have a support system when you are going through something difficult in your life. You are not alone in what you go through. Always reach out. Social media makes it so easy to find people who are experiencing what you are experiencing. Please, always reach out.
When someone you know is going through a tough time in their life, you have to do your best to empathize with them. When it comes down to the core you don't how this hardship is impacting them. Listen, and be there for them.
Our Blessing In Disguise
I want to share with you a moment in my life that was challenging for me. This became one of the best things in my life.
Remember I mentioned how we all know that life is full of surprises. Well, this was definitely a surprise for our family.
Our family went from a family of 3 to a family of 4 very unexpectantly. Our little piece of unpredictable chocolate.
If you read my previous post "Primero Dios" I mention that we just adopted, May of this year. We welcomed to our family permanently this little sassy, curious, messy, little rambunctious, firecracker.
Picture from my previous post "Primero Dios-Find Yourself Through Your Roots" – read it if you haven't already! This was an amazing experience for me! You'll know why in that post.
I will tell you, she has brought a whole new level of love into our home.
But let me also tell you…….it wasn't that simple as first. It wasn't easy adjusting, it was exhausting, and it was holy freaking cow, HARD. It was hard for ME. I'm not saying this incident would be hard for you too but it was for ME.
Don't compare hardships with people, it doesn't do anything. Its not a competition nor should it ever be. We just need to be there for each other.
When my first daughter was ten months I was having a difficult time with all the "motherly" adjustments. I became a stay at home mom, I hardly got to see my friends, I was lonely, and honestly I THOUGHT a ton. Too much. My mind was all over the place. It started a serious soul searching journey for me. But that's beside the point. That's another story I'm sure I'll share eventually.
Motherhood is HARD. For many different reasons. I have definitely had moments where my girls are crying, and I'm crying. I've had many humbling moments as a Mother.
HOWEVER, we also know, it's absolutely amazing and so much fun! You just constantly want to squeeze them and make them laugh and smile. You get sad thinking of them growing up and becoming their own person. But you're so excited for their future.
It was just me and her. We had our routine. I was not ready for another baby.
What's so funny though is when I had my first daughter I would pray and pray for patience. "Please GOD give me patience." over and over again. I would get to frustrated at times and I felt awful that I would get so upset at my baby.
(Wanting six kids in the past……..OUT THE WINDOW. All you moms made this motherhood thing look so easy.)
My prayer was heard……………
GOD was like,
you want patience my child?
BAM! Here's another child, this will provide the patience that you need!
I was like,
Whoa…..I was praying for patience, not another child. I didn't understand…
And then God was like,
be patient.
Went from One to Two REAL QUICK on April 8th 2017. This was an Easter photoshoot I did with them. They were the cutest bunnies that I ever did see!
The hardest things in our life will reveal the best things in our life.
In early April of last year I took my daughter to the mall so we could get out of the house.
So much work leaving the house with a baby, right? I laugh at that now. Little did I know, more work was ahead.
As we are driving home I received a phone call. A phone call that pretty much changed everything at that moment. I was asked to pick up my niece because she was being taken away child services. Her story is not mine to share.
To be honest, this was something that I did not want to get involved with, for many different reasons. My arms already felt so full at the time and then, THIS.
The beginning of my storm. Deciding whether to drive away or face it. Little did I know there was a rainbow waiting for me and my family….
Not all things are black and white. Feel all the emotions, go through the transitions, but know in the end there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
As I was driving home I called my husband who was at work and told him about the phone call that I just received. It turned out he was called too, and he knew already what was going on. He assured me that this wasn't something that I had to do. Talk about pressure! It was me who had to decide at that moment. I knew I didn't want to get involved with this, I knew this was going to create conflict and discomfort with many family members. But, I also knew what I had to do.
I was driving home contemplating if I should keep heading home or turn around.
I turned around the car with a crying baby in the back to get another baby. I had to go get her. I had a choice, but was it really a choice?
Now, you might be thinking I can't believe you were even contemplating and almost didn't go pick her up. Keep in mind, I'm providing a very, very, very….small glimpse into this situation that occurred.
Challenging moments in someone's life are personal and not all those are comfortable sharing all their details. Always be respectful of that.
Arriving at the house, many emotions were being felt. Heartbreak and sadness were a few. I literally watched a child be taken away. She went with them, which I had to follow to an office ten minutes away from the house. That type of occurrence is hard for everyone. The ones witnessing it, the ones having to do it, and it is for the parent; my sister in law.
(All incidents and circumstances are different, this one, was especially hard for the parent.)
When children get taken away it's really easy to blame the parents. Remember when I said, you have to do your best to empathize.
Many factors come into play when shaping who we are. It's hard to hold things against people when you really don't know how different you would be, if you had gone through what they went there.
We are all human. We have no room to judge.
We arrived at the office and my husband ended up leaving work and meeting us there. To put it bluntly, when a child is taken away from home they prefer to place them with family then any one else. Hence, why we were called. If a family member doesn't take them then they go to a foster family.
I just want to say to those that are foster Moms, foster Dads, foster Siblings, any other foster family members…..you are all incredible. I got a little taste of what you all go through, and I'm just amazed at your work and heart. Truly admirable. All the services and resources that are available for foster children is remarkable. There ARE very good people in this world.
*****When we were at the office our niece (now daughter) was never in our presence*****
My husband and I talked about all of THIS in a small room privately. We literally had to make a split decision. It's not like we could go home and think about the pros and cons and come back with our minds made up the next day.
If we decided to take her we would have two one year olds. We knew that much.
(They are a month and two weeks apart.) I just kept thinking how hard this was going to be and I didn't think I could do it. I began thinking how challenging it was with just one baby, and then I'm going to possibly have two and have no preparation for this whatsoever……did I want to take this on?
I also knew the family complications that would be tied to this.
We decided we weren't going to take her at the moment and to let a foster family watch her.
We tried to view the whole picture and it was a BIG PICTURE which is why we decided that….at first.
Sometimes it seems easier to avoid our feelings, or avoid a situation because we think we are protecting ourselves. However, most of the time we are doing more harm then good.
There was a light at the end…..
The caseworker comes in, and we let her know our decision. This particular caseworker actually kept insisting that it may be in our nieces best interest that she start fresh with a new family and that they already had a family for her. We felt this might be the best thing to do.
After our decision was made I asked,
"Can we say good-bye to her before we go?"
She brought her in, still in her carseat. I began to cry. How in the world was I suppose to let this little innocent baby go. This wasn't her fault at all. She was so helpless. I just couldn't go through with it.
That one question I asked…..that single question, is what changed everything! Our lives will always be changing in the blink of an eye. Appreciate all moments even the hardships. They transform you.
When we took her home it was HARD. I mean, extremely hard. For us, for her, and for many family members. She was a year old. She knew she wasn't home. She cried every night, and she suffered from a few issues at the time. It was overwhelming, heartbreaking, and exhausting. As well as awkward and uncomfortable during family gatherings. This whole incident was taking a toll on many family members. We were all adjusting in one way or another.
We eventually began to have a routine and we had SO MUCH fun!
Everyone was happy for us! It wasn't uncomfortable anymore! We were excited and grateful!
She was a cupcake for Halloween! Cuteness overload!
We also went to Disneyland! Best Friends I tell ya, best friends.
We flew to Florida and played at a splash pad at the zoo. Look how little she was!
We enjoyed holiday festivities together!
Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too! This was her second birthday.
The Rainbow
Time does pass, and one day, you will look back.
As time went one. Her being with us was the best thing for her and we transitioned from her "Aunt and Uncle" to being her Mom and Dad permanently.
Couldn't imagine going through this with anyone else. My husband is the best.
Adoption Day! What a joyful day! Not just for us but seeing all the other kids being adopted! What an experience.
It was a huge relief when this day came, let me tell you. It was accepted by everyone
(even my sister in law, her birth mother was happy that she was with us. I know it provided a little bit of peace and relief)
which took weight off our shoulders believe it or not. No longer Aunt and Uncle, she calls us Mama and Daddy.
We knew in our hearts that she was meant to be with us. We all became attached and whole. We are in love. Thank GOD.
Having two little girls the same age is beyond amazing! They are best friends! They make each other and everyone else laugh so much! They entertain each other so I can get things done. I am a better mom because of her.
Girl Mom right here, and loving it!
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
-Forrest Gump
Our Little Blessing In Disguise, Our Daughter…
I want to share that life has an interesting way of working out. Discover your blessings in disguise.
When something expected happens in your life, take it on, accept it, embrace it and have faith that things will work out in some way.
Have faith and always PRAY.
I look forward to sharing more lessons life has taught me, and how motherhood and marriage continue to fill my heart up with love!
Comments your thoughts or share! I'd love to hear from you!


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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
A Little Greener: Sampling the New 5.5-Liter Biturbo in Benz's Top Shelf AMG Sedan
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Mercedes' AMG division reborn as environmental crusaders? It seems unlikely, but it's happening. Well, sort of.
The headline-hogger is, of course, the remarkable zero-emission, all-electric powerhouse in the Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell. But that's not a commercially viable reality until 2013 at the earliest, and when it eventually does arrive it will probably cost close to $400,000.
Available right now though in Europe is the latest Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, which features AMG's all-new 5.5-liter biturbo V-8. Get a load of its numbers.
While 536 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque puts it firmly in the AMG power zone, a 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption and resulting lower emissions take AMG's range-topping freeway warrior somewhere else -- most significantly, clear of the gas-guzzler tax threshold. The question is, does it still behave and feel like a traditionally big-lunged AMG Mercedes sedan? Or has that wonderfully visceral V-8 been ever so slightly emasculated?
The location for this first taste of AMG's new generation of socially responsible powerplants is the town of Kristiansund in northwestern Norway. It's a pertinent choice for several reasons. First, this delightfully picturesque fishing port also happens to service the many oil platforms that stud this part of the Atlantic. But more interesting is the fact that clever old Norway is weaning itself off traditional energy. An amazing 99 percent of the electricity generated here is done so hydro-electrically. Makes you wonder what's gone wrong with the remaining 1 percent. A small diesel stronghold in a far-flung off-shore island, perhaps...
If that calls to mind a scenario in which cake can be had and eaten, then the new S63 isn't too far behind. It's part of a strategy called AMG Performance 2015, which, according to new AMG chairman Ola Kallenius, aims to "continually reduce the fuel consumption and emissions of new models... while at the same time enhancing the core brand value of performance."
Can AMG achieve this seemingly contradictory goal? If so, how? First, by reducing the capacity of the range-topping V-8 from 6208cc (but badged as a 6.3-liter) to 5461cc, and by adding a brace of turbochargers. This engine also marks the debut of direct gas injection on an AMG power unit, along with technological refinements such as spray-guided combustion and piezo-electric injectors. There's an aluminium crankcase, four-valve technology with adjustable camshafts, and an air-to-water intercooler. As part of AMG's controlled efficiency package, the new S63 also gets clever generator management that uses previously wasted kinetic energy to charge the battery, and a start/stop function comes standard. Imagine wanting to stop an AMG V-8... But then, that's the world we now live in.
AMG's multi-clutch MCT seven-speed transmission -- already doing good business in the SL63 and E63 models -- makes its debut in the S63. It uses a wet clutch rather than a torque converter, and minimizes the frictional losses found in a traditional setup. Thanks to its magnesium transmission housing, the gearbox weighs just 176 pounds, and a two-stage torsion damper helps eliminate vibrations. Like the eight-speed system in BMW's new 5 Series, and all other multi-ratio transmissions, in standard 'C' ("controlled efficiency," again) mode this system will cycle through the gears in no time at all, and because of its mighty torque reserves will sit perfectly happily in sixth gear from as little as 37 mph.
Start/stop, meanwhile, registers the resting position of all eight pistons and restarts the engine by injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of the cylinder with the most favorable piston position. Other conditions need to be met, too. The starter battery must have enough charge, and the engine temperature must be optimum. A green 'eco' symbol appears in the instrument display to show that start/stop is active. Old-school AMG fans will be delighted to hear that in 'S' (Sport) or 'M' (Manual) mode, start/stop is always extinguished.
Let's face it: You don't buy an S63 to trundle around like an eco-weenie. Indeed, go for the performance package, and with the charge pressure for the turbos ramped up to 1.3 bar, output shoots up to 563 horsepower and 664 pound-feet. Not as socially responsible, but lots of fun.
The present S-Class design is wearing well following last year's mid-life nip and tuck. AMG's mods are generally subtle, and this particular S63 -- wheels included -- fails to broaden its color palette much beyond black. Which is just fine. This has got to be one of the stealthiest ways of hitting 60 mph in 4.4 seconds on to its 155-mph electronically limited cutoff (186 mph for the performance package).
We eased out of Kristiansund on barely a whisper of the new engine's available power, preferring to see whether this thing can handle itself in the nearest AMG has ever come to an economy setting. It can. In auto mode, it smears its way into top gear with a buttery smooth elegance, emitting little more than a low, baritone rumble. The current, normally aspirated 6.3-liter engine is more vocal and exciting, but the new unit is not exactly left wanting when it comes to aural drama.
Especially when we enter the Atlanterhavstunnelen, a recently opened engineering marvel that spears roughly 820 feet beneath the sea and is some 3.5 miles in length. Brush the Mercedes' throttle pedal in here and the soundwaves ricochet off the tunnel's walls in spectacular fashion. It's at moments like this when -- for all the inherent harmonic balance of a six- or 12-cylinder engine -- there's nothing better on God's green Earth than a V-8. Even if it is wearing two turbos...
Needless to say, the S63 is thunderingly fast when you open the taps. Flick the transmission into manual mode and the seven-speed transmission isn't quite as smooth as it should be, but like all big AMG Mercs, progress from apex-to-apex is stunning. And the body control the car exhibits borders on the spooky. There is no lag to speak of, and virtually all the engine's torque is on hand at little more than tick over 2000 rpm, though it'll rev to 6500 rpm.
If nothing else, the new 5.5-liter biturbo engine proves that internal combustion is far from done. AMG has long been the maestro of high performance. But this cleaner-living thing kinda suits it too.
|2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
|Base price
|$135,000 (MT est)
|Vehicle layout
|Front-engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan
|5.5L/536-hp/590-lb-ft twin-turbocharged DOHC 32-valve V-8
|7-speed dual-clutch automated manual
|Curb weight
|4800 lb (MT est)
|124.6 in
|Length x width x height
|206.5 x 83.0 x 58.5 in
|0-62 mph
|4.4 sec (mfr est)
|EPA city/hwy fuel econ
|CO2 emissions
|On sale in U.S.
|November 2010
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The story in the Among the Headstones anthology is Lucretia's Hum by Priscilla Bettis, someone we all know and follow, right? Well, I do.
The interview is by Rayne Hall, and I'll do a review at the end.
What are cemeteries like in the country where you live?
I live in Virginia in the United States. We have huge Civil War cemeteries, but we also have four natural-burial cemeteries. My story ("Lucretia's Hum") takes place in one of the natural cemeteries where bodies are simply shrouded and laid on the ground without chemical preparation. I'm sure that horrifies some people, but I figure it's Nature's way.
Do you know where your ancestors are buried? Do you visit their graves?
My family tends to be non-traditional. My dad and father-in-law were cremated. My uncle donated his body to science, stuff like that. There's simply not much to visit!
What scares you?
When I was eight years old, my cousins rolled me up in an area rug and sat on me. It was hard to breathe. It was dark. I tried to tilt my head back to see the circle of light at the end of the rug-tunnel, but the rug was too tight. I yelled for help with my remaining breath, but the wool fibres absorbed my screams. Bless my aunt's mother-instinct. She must have suspected something was amiss in the den when she couldn't hear us running around. She made my cousins unroll me. Needless to say, I'm terribly claustrophobic now. Maybe that's why I'd rather donate my body to a cadaver lab than be buried in the confines of a stuffy coffin!
What do you like about the Horror Genre?
When either reading or writing horror, the process is a way to purge my own fears, leave them on the page, and control the situation. I've heard other horror fans say similar things. Our involvement in the horror genre is a therapeutic escape from scary events in real life. Besides, reading a spooky story is just plain fun!
For your story in Among the Headstones, where did you get the inspiration?
Lucretia, my protagonist in "Lucretia's Hum," can hear the real-life Industrial Hum. (It's also known as the "Taos Hum" or the "Windsor Hum.") When I first heard of the Hum, I thought the hearers simply had tinnitus. I admit to rolling my eyes at the suggestion of a mysterious, worldwide, low frequency Hum. Then in 2018 I started hearing it. It's NOT tinnitus, and you can capture the decibels and frequencies on a sound app, definitely not imaginary. Thankfully, I can easily ignore it. But some people can't. A rural cemetery is the perfect spot for Lucretia to get respite from the Hum. After all, it's driving her crazy.
As a writer, what do you like about the short story format?
In a short story, I can experiment a little more, trying out techniques that might become tedious in a longer story. Short stories are fun!
Priscilla Bettis read her first horror story, The Exorcist, when she was a little kid. Priscilla snuck the grownup book from her parents' den, and The Exorcist scared her silly. From that moment on, she was hooked on horror and all things deliciously off kilter. As an adult, Priscilla turned to engineering physics, a wonderful profession, but what she really wants to do is write . . . or die trying, probably at the hands of a vampiric wraith. Priscilla shares a home in the Blue Ridge foothills of Virginia (USA) with her two-legged and four-legged family members.
Website: priscillabettisauthor.com
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It then naturally morphed into a desire to be desired, and the underlying emotions emerged like a moth into the night. All this in a green cemetery (very creepy!).
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Based on your reading of the case study "How Reliable Is Big Data?" on page 246-248 of the textbook, address the prompts below.
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Based on your reading of the case study "How Secure Is the Cloud?" on page 324 of the textbook, address the prompts below.
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Writing | Article writing homework help
Assignment 1:(Thesis Statement due by July 23 evening, paper due by July 30 evening)
For this assignment you are asked to engage one of the themes from this course (appropriation, race, gender, etc.) as applied to any popular music of your choosing (it can be from anywhere in the world). This paper places a heavy emphasis on research and social theory, requiring a synthesis of academic and journalistic sources pertaining to your paper topic. You must use six sources, and three must be scholarly. You should plan on working through academic journals and books (available electronically through the UCSB Library webpage) to uncover the existing literature on your topic. Please see the gauchospace assignment description for more detail.
*** You will be asked to submit a concise thesis statement for your paper to demonstrate that you have chosen a paper topic and developed an analytical focus for your research and writing *
Assignment 2 (Due by July 23 evening)
Weekly Reading Response
(on Hebdige, Lewis, and Hubbs)
Please answer each of the following questions, drawing from the readings where applicable. Responses to each question should be a minimum of 100 words.
- How does Hebdige explain the concepts of "(un)fashion" and "confrontation dressing? What are the motivations, according to Hebdige, behind these stylistic choices?
- According to Lewis, who did MTV identify as their target consumer audience? What kinds of people/identities ended up being excluded from this target audience and why? Can you think of any currently popular parallels to MTV, and who might their target audiences be (or not be)?
- What are some of the musical and textual characteristics of "I Will Survive" that Hubbs links to its themes of marginalization and transcendence? How does she argue that these characteristics demonstrate disco's black, Latino/a and queer roots?
Assignment 3 ( Due by July 25 evening)
Option A: Respond to The Japanese American Creed
Choose one of the following audiences and write a speech responding to Mike Masaoka's "Japanese American Creed." The Creed began circulating widely after it was read in Congress on May 9, 1941 and it was reprinted and used at JACL meetings for decades. Regardless of the audience, the speech should show an understanding of (A) the context in which Masaoka wrote the Creed, (B) the overall message and aims of the Creed, and (C) specific ideas from the Creed which would be important to the audience. You may speak in support of the Creed, in opposition to it, to critique its sentiments, to build upon them, and/or to advance any other position that you think would fit the audience you choose.
As a speech, the essay need not follow traditional academic mechanical conventions (e.g. paragraph length, complete sentences, or other elements). The speech should be between 1200 and 1800 words (2-3 pages if written as a standard essay). Please give your speech a title and identify the audience for which you wrote it. [Extra points for posting the actual speech?]
Speaker 1: An audience of Japanese / Americans who have recently arrived at a concentration camp
Speaker 2: An audience of Japanese / American students preparing to leave the camps for college
Speaker 3: A Chinese, Korean, South Asian, or Filipino American group during WWII
Speaker 4: A non-Asian speaker discussing Asian / Americans who want to move into the local neighborhood in the postwar years
Speaker 5: An Asian / American activist speaking at a rally (1960s-70s)
Assignment 4 ( Due by July 26 morning)
Weekly reading List I upload below
Required Books:
– Eva Respini. Art in the Age of the Internet: 1989 to Today (need you to buy from Amazon and you can return it after you finish the assignment, you will get fully refund! you need to order it ASAP, if you order on July 21, it will arrival on July 23, and this assignment due on July 26 morning, it is very rush. So you can start from another two books reading summary which I already provide below)
– Melissa Gronlund. Contemporary Art and Digital Culture ( I will provid)
– Course Reader (I will provide)
Minimum 3 pages for each weekly reading summary
Reading Summary-you should be summarizing the most important points that are made by the authors, and those that you find particularly interesting. You need to write in full sentences, rather than listing abbreviated ideas in the form of bullet points.
Assignment 5 (Due by July 30 evening)
The Assignment: Write a 10-page formal research paper about an artist whose work is relevant to the topic of Art in the Age of the Internet derived from the Art 130 reading assignments and your independent research. Any of the assigned readings can be used in your research paper and bibliography.
Research Materials: You will need to utilize the books, exhibition catalogues and scholarly journal articles that are available at the Davidson Library to conduct your research.
DO NOT USE: Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedias, unverified online sources that are not scholarly.
Paper Format:
1. 10 pages of text (this does NOT include the cover page, bibliography or images)
2. Double-spaced
3. Cover page
4. Footnotes or Endnotes
5. Bibliography
6. Images of the works of art discussed
7. Use numerous different research sources (including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, monographs, etc.). You may not use blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Grove Art Online, textbooks and unauthorized websites.
On writing the paper:
1. The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2. Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3. Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."
4. Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5. Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.).
6. Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7. Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8. Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9. Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10. Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.


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Category: Recording
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**Guest post written by Danny Mekonnen, a hardcore drummer and founder of deBObaND.
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AMERICAN SNIPER – Review by MaryAnn Johanson
My first thought was: "This isn't a movie. It's a eulogy." I meant it, in my head, metaphorically: American Sniper felt like sitting through a story told at a funeral during which the poor sap of a cousin who got roped into the job is trying to dance around the fact that the deceased was kind of jerk by deploying a bunch of clichéd claptrap about warm cozy mundane things that no one could possibly be crass enough to object to, not at a funeral, fer cripes' sake. "He liked a good beer." "His pickup truck was his pride and joy." "Umm, wife and babies!" (Not actual quotes from the movie, but certainly symbolic ones.) Read more>>


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To reduce costs and maximize efficiency in the manufacturing sector, development and research have prioritized machine automation to drive innovation. This has led to machines becoming more efficient and smarter, and capable of running for a long time with little intervention from human operators.
Among the manufacturing procedures, which have risen is CNC machining. Whether you are interested in how you can interact with CNC machines in the production process or looking for a new X-Carve CNC machine to buy, this guide can be a good place to begin:
1. Components of CNC Machines
Machines like a mill have a rotating spindle, which runs different cutting tools, such as drills and flies cutters. The spindle may go up and down in the z-axis. The machine also has a table, which moves forth and back in the y-axis, and sideways along the x-axis.
Little stepper motors drive these three axes. By combining the motion of these axes simultaneously, you will create complex products with tolerance.
2. Software Programs
When it comes to designing components, you will require a CAD program that you can use to come up with drawings. Afterward, you will have to feed those drawings to a CAM program. This program analyzes CAD drawings and outputs details as G-Code. Basically, G-Code is the computer language, which tells the machine what to do.
There are also CADCAM packages, which are specialized to solve specific issues. The best thing about these software packages is that they may provide UI and features, which are more powerful and easier to use. Other software programs you can use are:
- Carving software
- CNC control software
- LinuxCNC
- DeskNC
- TurboCNC
3. The Setup of the Machine
Before the milling process starts, you should set up your CNC machine with the right tools. You will also need to place the machine on a working table and fix it with fixtures and custom jigs.
Usually, these steps are vital to make sure the CNC machine does the job without moving materials out of place. When preparation is complete, you may launch a program using the machine's interface to start the manufacturing process.
4. CNC Programming
CNC programming makes codes, which directs CNC machines. Normally, CNC machines use M-codes and G-codes to control the process of machining.
G-codes can help to determine the positioning of the CNC tools or parts. These codes will prepare parts involved for the milling or cutting process. On the other hand, M-code will turn on the rotations of tools and other functions.
5. Types of CNC Machines
With many CNC machines to buy in the market, you have to determine some requirements, such as what you want to create from the equipment, types of models, cost, and challenges of building the machine.
When buying your machine, you have to figure out the dissimilarities between CNC routers, CNC mills, CNC lathe, and 3D printers.
The Bottom Line!
The accuracy of a modernized CNC machine is such that, once it is programmed with a good design, it can operate for 24 hours a day. You will need to switch it off when it comes to maintenance.
Additionally, you may supervise many CNC machines at a go, allowing you to save on staffing.


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These Thong Boy Shorts Are The Comfiest Undies To Wear – Women's Fashion
In recent years, Calvin Klein has been kicking it up a notch after going a bit "a-wall" since the early 2000's. Famous faces Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Zoe Saldana and Jamie Dornan have been spotted in the sultry black-and-white billboards plastered all over SoHo and Times Square; ha to the time Kendall Jenner's got vandalized! Anyways, when it comes to finding a comfortable pair of undies, Calvin Klein gets the gold medal. With a new take on boy shorts, Klein has invented thong boy shorts. While boy shorts are usually cute, these comfy yet sexy thong boy shorts are serious winners. Here are the thong boy shorts you need to purchase.
Seriously, they're really cute but if you are looking for something a bit less casual, here's some sexy lingerie that's affordable AF.
The Customized Stretch Micro Thong
These thong boy shorts feel like silk. Legit. They are made with smooth microfiber materials which give these undies a seriously smooth feel. There is minimal rear coverage like average boy shorts and an elastic waistband. Seriously, what's not to love about these sexy boy shorts?! They come in three colors: navy, black and white. Which is perfect because no one things pink thong boy shorts are sexy… or at least I don't. Keep it simple babes!
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If you are more of a cotton undies lover, then these cotton boy shorts are more up your alley. Plus, they have more colors: black, white, navy, grey and roseate (red). Also very cute and comfortable. They also feature the famous elastic waistband so your thong boy shorts are some serious winners. All about the comfort these days! Comfy is cute! You can buy 3 for $33; not too shabby!
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A disastrous start to Real Mallorca's season last weekend as they lost 0-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano. I was very confident going in as they'd had such a good pre-season. Maybe I should have been more cautious against a team who'd finished 7th last year in La Liga 2. Also they were managed by Andoni Iraola who looked like he was coming to Mallorca in the Summer. Maybe we picked the wrong one? Bit of a strange line-up with Salva Sevilla and last years top scorer Budimir on the bench. Maybe Budimir was on the bench as he'd been on International duty but that didn't stop centre half Martin Valjent. Or maybe as more likely his head has been turned by interest from Valladolid in La Liga. If we do lose him we are going to have to find someone who can put the ball in the onion bag. Just the small matter of Espanyol away this weekend managed by our former manager Vincente Moreno. Never has there been a better time to get an away win but against a team that beat Albacete 3-0 last weekend won't be easy. Kick-off is at 4pm on Sunday. Two players have left the squad, Sergio Buenacasa has left for CF Hercules and Pablo Valcarce has gone to CD Ponferradina. The Segunda B and Tercera division will begin on October the 18th. As we said before it's all change into how the leagues are being played. Segunda B starts in October and the first phase finishes on March 14th 2021. After that it gets a bit confusing so I'll leave it there for now.Atlético Baleares will kick off their season on October 18th with a home game against Inter de Madrid.
Ud Poblense beat them 2-0 in their traditional opening season friendly "Trofeu Casa Miss". Something that went under the radar was that 1,000 fans were allowed in to watch the game. Their ground holds 8,000 people so that's just over 10% allowed inside. I hope that's a sign of things to come. Atlético just played today(Wednesday) and lost 1-2 against CF Hercules. Brazilian centre forward Vinicius Tanque has just signed from Cartagena who he helped get promotion to La Liga 2 last season. I'll let you guess his nickname. Scottish U-21 international Jordan Holsgrove who was on loan at Atletico Baleares last season from Reading has signed a two year deal for Celta. He will play for their B side in Segunda B group 2.
UD Poblense after that impressive win over Atlético Baleares will open their league campaign against Athletico Madrid B away on October 18th.
UD Ibiza will play Atlético Levante UD away in their first game of the season on October the 18th. Their pre-season games run like this; September 20th, 19.00 v Peña Deportiva, behind closed doors.
They then go to La Manga where they'll play; Sept 23rd, 19.30 v Real Murcia, Sept 24th, 19.00 v CD El Ejido 2012
Sept 26th, 10.30 v Ucam Murcia Back in Ibiza on Oct 4th, 12.00 v Peña Deportiva.
The Consell de Mallorca have offered families here in Mallorca a subsidy aimed at granting aid to help with the expenses arising from the registration of children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16 in extra-curricular sports activities.Here is the link;
Applications for subsidy can be submitted from September 15th 2020 until October 30th, 2020, or until the budget runs out. They must be presented to,
Rosa M Guillén Ripoll
Head of the Sport Development Section Department of Tourism and Sports Insular Sports Management Ca l ' Ardiaca road, 5. 07010 Palma
Episode 8 of A Kick in The Balearics will be out tomorrow on you tube and on podcast on too. We have just launched on Spotify on Apple iTunes and on all smart speakers through the Tunein radio App. If you have any interesting stories on your local Balearic club then please get in touch and follow us on all social media. Take care everyone, I'm back at the Weekend. Richie presents the Radio One Mallorca Breakfast show Monday to Friday07.30-11.00am on 93.8fm in Mallorca and 102fm in Calvià, online atwww.radioonemallorca.com on mobile through their free App for IPhone & Android, The Tunein Radio App, iTunes, the Spanish TDT TV service and all smart speakers. If you can't hear him on the radio then you'll find him working at Pirates Adventure the islands number one night out and every now and again he may make an understudy appearance!Follow him on Twitter @DadTaxi1 & Instagram @dad.taxi or feel free to email him at email@example.com


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Cavan General Hospital's Social Distancing Champion
Eilish Sweeney a CNM11 in Cavan General Hospital has been championing Social Distancing amongst our staff.
She provides a daily friendly reminder to staff to enjoy their lunch-break whilst keeping a 2-meter distance from each other. This includes staff out walking around our campus during the recent glorious Irish springtime weather.
Eilish also made signs for the canteen area to reinforce those positive mindsets amongst everyone in relation to maintaining social distancing.
Her initiative reminds us all how that staying safe means keeping apart.


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Mid October we chose to celebrate Emerson's birthday party a few weeks early to capitalize on the warmer weather. We went casual with it and did pumpkin decorating stations, donuts, cupcakes, and playground time at a local park. It was perfect. All of these kids (minus his sister, haha) are in his class at school.
We had a good time celebrating Halloween this year. The preschool classes had their parties. Parents couldn't attend but the kids still loved it. Trick or Treating was a hit, of course. We stopped at my in-laws to Trick or Treat at their house then came back to our neighborhood. Emerson could have gone all night like it was an Olympic sport with extreme stamina and Elliott started to get cold by the end! Gone are the days where my big kids let me pick their unique costumes. 😂 All those opinions, haha. But I let them pick something they'll enjoy! Now, Landon still has no input. Do you love his costume?!
"Mr. Clean gets tough on dirt and grime and grease in just a minute.
Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and every room that's in it.
Floors, door, walls, halls, he's so tough he cleans them all.
Grimy tubs and tiles he'll do, so your bathroom looks clean as new.
Mr. Clean gets tough on stuck on stuff, cleans kitchens in a minute.
Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and every room that's in it.
Mr. Clean! Mr. Clean! Mr. Clean!"
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CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Encana Corporation (Encana) (TSX, NYSE: ECA) and Newfield Exploration Company (Newfield) (NYSE: NFX) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Encana will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Newfield in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion. In addition, Encana will assume $2.2 billion of Newfield net debt. The strategic combination will create a leading multi-basin company and has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Subject to receipt of regulatory and shareholder approvals by both companies, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.
Strategic Rationale: shareholder returns, immediately accretive, asset quality and synergies
- Creates a leading multi-basin company with large, premium positions in three of North America's highest-quality, oil and liquids weighted plays; the Permian, STACK/SCOOP and Montney
- Intends to raise dividend by 25 percent and expand share buyback program to $1.5 billion following closing of the transaction; funded with expected non-GAAP free cash flow and cash on hand
- Immediately accretive to key elements of Encana's five-year plan including non-GAAP cash flow per share
- Immediate scale and value creation; oil and condensate production up by over 54 percent and proved reserves up by around 85 percent
- Adds a significant premium position in the core of the world-class, oil-rich, STACK/SCOOP in the Anadarko Basin
- Creates North America's second largest producer of unconventional resources; pro-forma third quarter 2018 production of 577,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d), including liquids production of around 300,000 barrels per day (bbls/d)
- Enhances already strong balance sheet; 2019 non-GAAP net debt to adjusted EBITDA expected to be about 1.5x
- $250 million of expected annual synergies through greater scale, cube development and overhead savings
"This strategic combination advances our strategy and is immediately accretive to our five-year plan," said Doug Suttles, Encana President & CEO. "Our track record of consistent execution gives us confidence to accelerate and increase shareholder returns. I am very excited to lead the combined company and want to congratulate the team at Newfield on doing a tremendous job building premium positions in the core-of-the-core in each of their assets, particularly in the world-class, oil-rich, STACK/SCOOP. When combined with our cube development model, expected synergies and relentless focus on efficiency, we are positioned to deliver highly efficient growth and quality returns."
Lee K. Boothby, Newfield Chairman, President and CEO, stated, "This transaction is the best path forward for our company. The combination of the two companies provides our investors with the very attributes that should be differentiated in today's energy sector—operational scale, proven execution in development of large, liquids-rich onshore resource plays, a peer-leading cost structure and an exceptionally strong balance sheet.
"We strongly believe that the synergies between these two organizations will create a dominant diversified resource player that is positioned to drive future value. The new organization will be capable of efficiently developing high-value growth assets while delivering significant cash to shareholders. Throughout our 30-year history, Newfield has worked to create a strong portfolio of assets managed by some of the best and brightest people in the business. The merger will accelerate the development of these assets and as a result, capture full value for our owners."
Encana: A leading multi-basin company with premium positions in three top North American plays
This transaction includes approximately 360,000 net acres in the core-of-the-core of the world-class STACK/SCOOP in the Anadarko Basin. This premium, oil-weighted, stacked-pay asset contains multiple commercial and prospective zones which Encana believes are perfectly suited to its proven cube development model. This asset contains over 6,000 gross risked well locations and about 3 billion BOE of net unrisked resource.
"Consistent with our focus on being in the best parts of North America's best plays, our multi-basin portfolio will include large, premium, liquids weighted positions in three of North America's highest quality, lowest supply cost basins; the Permian, STACK/SCOOP and Montney," added Suttles. "Our multi-basin portfolio provides a powerful competitive advantage, helping us manage risk, provide optionality to direct capital to our highest margin opportunities and transfer learnings across the business."
Encana: Increased liquids mix drives margin expansion and returns
Following the close of this transaction, Encana expects liquids production will contribute over 50% of total company production, driving continued margin expansion and returns. Combined pro-forma third quarter 2018 production is around 577,000 BOE/d. This includes liquids production of approximately 300,000 bbls/d of which oil and condensate contributed 210,000 bbls/d. This production profile makes Encana North America's second largest producer of unconventional resources.
|Combined Pro-Forma Production Profile (Q3 2018)
|Q3 2018 Production
|Oil and Condensate (Mbbls/d)
|NGL's (Mbbls/d)
|Total Liquids (Mbbls/d)
|Gas (MMcf/d)
|Total Production (MBOE/d)
Transaction details
The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both Encana and Newfield. Newfield's Board of Directors has recommended that its shareholders vote their shares in favor of the merger and Encana's Board of Directors has also recommended that its shareholders vote to approve the issuance of Encana common shares under the transaction.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Newfield shareholders will receive 2.6719 Encana common shares for each share of Newfield common stock. Upon completion of the transaction, Encana shareholders will own approximately 63.5 percent of the combined company and Newfield shareholders will own approximately 36.5 percent. Two directors from the Newfield Board of Directors will join the Encana Board upon closing.
The transaction is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the merger agreement, including holders of two-thirds of Newfield's shares of common stock having voted in favor of the merger, holders of a majority of votes cast by Encana shareholders having voted in favor of the issuance by Encana of its common shares, the waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Act having expired or been early terminated, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange each having approved the listing of the Encana common shares to be issued in the transaction and other customary conditions.
Financial and Legal Advisors
Credit Suisse and TD Securities acted as financial advisors to Encana and delivered opinions to Encana's Board of Directors. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP acted as legal advisors to Encana.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provided a fairness opinion to Newfield's Board or Directors and both J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisors. Scotiabank served as a technical advisor to Newfield. In addition, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal advisors.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and webcast to discuss this transaction and Encana's 2018 third quarter results will be held for the investment community today at 7 a.m. MT (9 a.m. ET). To participate, please dial 888-231-8191 (toll-free in North America) or 647-427-7450 (international) approximately 10 minutes prior to the conference call. The live audio webcast of the third quarter conference call, including slides, will also be available on Encana's website, www.encana.com, under Investors/Presentations & Events. The webcasts will be archived for approximately 90 days. Further information on the transaction is available on a slide presentation at www.encana.com, in the 'Invest In Us' section under Presentations & Events.
Encana Corporation
Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on developing its strong portfolio of resource plays, held directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries, producing oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, Encana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates. Encana common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ECA.
Newfield Exploration Company
Newfield Exploration Company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Our U.S. operations are onshore and focus primarily on large scale, liquids-rich resource plays in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, the Williston Basin of North Dakota and the Uinta Basin of Utah. In addition, we have oil assets offshore China, and gas assets in the Arkoma Basin of Oklahoma.


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- Collection of 19th c. Printed Paper Rewards of Merit
Collection of 19th c. Printed Paper Rewards of Merit
Collection of 3 printed paper rewards.
Reward of merit presented to H. Wolcott, by E. G. Cary
Reward of merit presented to Ella Wolcott, by E. G. Cary
Reward of merit presented to Esther Saukott, by E. F. Brooks - Brooks Seminary for Young Ladies, Poughkeepsie, NY
(Purchased 1978 from Rosemary Geiger, antiques and ephemera, Pleasant Valley, NY)
Notes from the Henry Ford Museum:
"During the 19thc, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own."
Notes from the American Antiquarian:
"Rewards of merit, small tokens of congratulation given to students for good behavior and scholastic accomplishments, have been utilized by teachers for generations. The practice was most popular during the nineteenth century when printing techniques evolved to make this form of ephemera more readily available. A majority of the surviving rewards of merit are printed, as opposed to hand drawn and painted examples that involved significant artistic effort."
"Rewards of merit, in addition to being examples of a nineteenth century classroom tool, reveal the progress of printing in America as well as the priorities of educators and disciplinarians of the time."
Foxing to paper ground. Some mild creases.