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Here's a strange thing if you send your child off for her senior year in high school. You are technically an EMPTY NESTER, in that you have a NEST and yet there is NO CHICK IN IT. But you are also still the parent of a senior in high school, a senior you both miss and yet also do not want back in your house staring at your blankly a year from now. They must be doing something. Ideally, they should be going to college. Therefore, where have I been for the past two weeks? Enjoying my newly-free life, possibly having brunch on a weekday, becoming friends with Quinn again?
No, Gentle Reader, I have not. I have spent the last two weeks doing battle with college applications.
If this isn't a phase of your life right now, I assume you felt nothing. The parents of a college-bound senior just let out a collective squeak of empathy horror. What's so heartrending about all of this is how it's supposed to be easier now. That's what we parents tell each other when our children are freshmen, sophomores. "The Common App website," we say brightly, with only the tiniest twitch under one eye, "It's easier." The parents then breathe shallowly and whisper, "Right?"
And it is, sort of. The Common App does reduce a certain amount of redundancy. Your son wants to apply to four schools, you click four schools. Your son wants to apply to fourteen, it's just ten more clicks. Upload this, request that, clickclickclick, done!
Not really. Every school has their own requirements, their own essays, their own brew of secret handshakes and kick-ball-change moves. Some have Early Decision, some have Early Acceptance. THESE ONLY APPEAR IDENTICAL. IN FACT, THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND ONE MIGHT BE RIGHT AND THE OTHER WRONG AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A FAMILY MEETING ABOUT THAT! I suppose some kids could do this entirely on their own but, really, it's rapidly becoming a part-time job and for most students, their senior year is a full-time job in and of itself. The child does a bit, the adults around them do theirs. If your child is in a school with an active college counselor who isn't trying to help 500 equally-stressed families in the same six weeks, count yourself blessed. Most parents I know are doing the bulk of this themselves. And, if you're so inclined, spare a thought for people like me who technically home-schooled their child.
Transcript? On me.
Parental essay? On me.
Counselor essay? On me.
School essay? Three guesses.
(Her Dad is brilliant and doing lots of things with regards to the application but I do the writing stuff because, honestly, I have no other skills.)
You have to get recommendations from people around the student who can speak to who they are in some fresh and novel way, which is a huge deal because even if people love your child very much, there is virtually no one who is excited about writing an essay. So you, the parent, gets to be both very, very grateful and fractionally hectoring, which is never a good feeling. If you know someone well enough to ask them to do something like this, you probably don't actually look forward to reminding them again, and again, and again. What profiteth a child in a supportive and nurturing educational environment if her parents no longer have friends? Then add in how the kid is nine hours ahead of us, which means we leave texts for one another and wait for the other person to wake up, a simple question like "Where did you take that Biology class again, with the teacher who sneezed?" can take 48 hours to answer. And since one of her applications is due in eight days (See: Early Decision v. Early Acceptance), this is pretty much my life right now.
Well, that and being a sounding board for the kid. She's having the time of her life, all sort of new experiences, handling the French public transport system with sangfroid, but when she left we were told there would be homesickness. "It's always worst in November," one adult in the program told us sagely in an earlier meeting, "It's pretty much gone by December." I didn't pay much attention to this, because the kid had found this program, done the paperwork, tracked down her own recommendations (a skill I never really appreciated until last month), told me where to sign and took it to the post office herself. This was not a candidate for homesickness.
As is often the case, I was wrong.
It's hard, being away from home. This program sends back teenagers who can confidently fend for themselves, but they got that way by fending for themselves, thinking in another language 24 hours a day, living with a family not their own, problems-solving. It's good, it's transformative, but it's really relentless. After six weeks or so, the novelty wears off and the students are left with the dawning awareness that this isn't a vacation; until May of next year, this is their life. Home - with its boring bits and its annoying bits and all those familiar bits- starts looking wonderful. So while wrestling the Common App and the beginnings of college loan paperwork-
We've also been a sounding board for someone coming up against the first real challenge of her life. She knows she's going to be fine. Her dad and I know with even greater certainty than she does. But that doesn't mean she doesn't require a little help. When my mother was 80, she had a stroke which screwed up her balance. For the rest of her life, she was dizzy all the time. Over the next year or so, she figured out that if she touched the wall of wherever she was walking, the dizziness would briefly abate. Didn't take much, no more than an index finger to the wall, but her brain would temporarily orient. That's the kid right now; she doesn't need much but every once in a while we need to be the wall she can locate, to remind her she isn't spinning, that she's actually fine. She texts, we text back. Happy to do it. Thrilled, in fact. I want to go back to Panicky, Mournful Quinn of August and say, "You know what? You're going to be more interesting and relevant to her in France than you've been to her in Los Angeles for years." But it does mean that the empty nest is currently occupied by a bird mother, texting encouragement across the seas and trying to find the paperwork for that Coursera class the baby bird took.


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Topic: [HELP] I need a big deathmatch map for my mod.
Hey guys
I working on my own "little" modification of Teeworlds. But now i need a big map for my mod .
The Problem is that I am pretty bad in mapping but need this map.
I would be very happy if someone made a map with the following requirements.
In this map there should be weapons scattered all over the map. (which kind of weapon does not matter, you can place only Grenades,... on this map ). Ofcourse the same thing with hearts and armor (here you also can choose whaterver you want ).
This map should have a few big "rooms" where some people can fight, like an deathmatch map just very big .
Be sure that Tee's cant kill themself (like running out of map or Deathtiles)
I think the optimal Size should be 150x150 up to 250x250 (does not have to be quadratic).
Ofcourse you dont have to decorate the map, just a simple, big map for a Deathmatch-Like mod.
Thank you in advance

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You Are Made Tougher Than Your Tough Times _________________________________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, the increase of fire was not enough to change the mind set of Shedrach, Meshack and Abednego, they knew how tough God had made them. They made the situation tougher by themselves. They weren't afraid to address the king by his first name … Continue reading #ProductivityToday
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Father's influence goes to the fourth generation after him. Whitney Houston's parents Emily (Cissy) and John Houston divorced when she was at kindergarten. Together with lover, Bobby Brown, Whitney smoked crack in the presence of their 5 year old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. At 22, Bobbi died of drug abuse…her mother Whitney died at 48 on … Continue reading PARENTING
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How do you handle anger? Yes, I mean anger; the one you know. Are you its master or is it yours? Does every part of your body vibrate and sweat whenever anger comes? Can nobody calm you the moment you are angry? _________________________________________ Few things deter your progress and productivity the way anger does. Anger … Continue reading PRODUCTIVITY TODAY (#Anger)
One mistake you must avoid, especially if you want to yield ultimate productivity is waiting for a defining moment. Your defining moments have already happened. What you have is enough to get you what you want. _____________________________________ Never wait for someone to tell you that you are ready. Give yourself the permission to fail. Be … Continue reading PRODUCTIVITY TODAY
There's one thing that kills your productivity more than anything else. Its name is Mr. #PRIDE. _________________________________________ Yes! #Pride of not pleading guilty when you're guilty, #pride of not asking questions to get help from someone in the know, #pride of not seeking and using feedback, #pride of not recruiting/connecting with someone with the capacity … Continue reading PRODUCTIVITY TODAY
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Philosopher Jim Rohn once said, "I work to make a living. I set systems in place to build a fortune." This is another steep insight coming your way this morning. As an entrepreneur, will your work still run smoothly without your presence for 6 months? As an individual, will you still be sufficient, God forbid … Continue reading Build Systems


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Vincent likes his girlfriend. Katherine's pretty, smart, and successful. Trouble is, she's starting to talk about long-term commitment, something Vincent's spent his entire life avoiding. Since romantic complications are the last thing he wants to deal with, Vincent meets his friends for their regular night of drinks. Little does he know that he's about to be blindsided by a beautiful, seductive, irresistible freight train named Catherine. Suddenly, he's hung over in bed next to the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, unsure about the previous night's events. Was it just making out, he wonders, or did something more serious happen between them? Should he tell Katherine? Will he ever see Catherine again? Vincent's about to find that a stumble on the staircase of love can turn into a horrific, fatal plummet...
The Stray Sheep Edition includes an exclusive T-Shirt that is a replica of the Rave-T-Shirt that Vincent wears in the game, two Stray Sheep bar-themed coasters, a Catherin poster, and a pizza delivery box from the Stray Sheep Bar that servas as the packaging.
Also known as: Cathy (Love Is Over Edition), Catherine Love Is Over Deluxe Edition
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release Region: United States
Release Date: EU Only
Publisher: Atlus
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: Unreleased
Publisher: Atlus
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Publisher: Atlus
Also available on: PlayStation 3
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Obama campaign engages Romney on Iraq
The Obama campaign accused Mitt Romney of wanting to "leave American troops" in Iraq for no apparent reason in a statement Friday, hours after the GOP frontrunner called the withdrawal of U.S. forces a "failure" on the part of the president.
"The President kept his pledge to the nation to end the war in Iraq in a responsible way, he has promoted our security in Afghanistan and eliminated key Al Qaeda leaders while strengthening American leadership around the world," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said in a statement. "Mitt Romney didn't lay out a plan to end the war in Iraq in his foreign policy agenda - he barely even mentioned Iraq - but he is apparently willing to leave American troops there without identifying a new mission."
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LaBolt's kicker: "Mitt Romney's foreign policy experience is limited to his work as a finance executive shipping American jobs overseas."
Romney put out a statement Friday afternoon blasting the White House for failing to "secure an orderly transition in Iraq," and called on the Obama administration to disclose whether U.S. military commanders had recommended another course of action.
The Obama campaign's weapons-grade response confirms, yet again, that Chicago is more than willing to make national security a big part of the 2012 campaign. Or at least, as big a part of the campaign as it can be, in the context of an economic slump.
LaBolt's statement shows how the president can at least try to have it both ways on defense issues: He's running as the candidate who's tough on terror and as the candidate who ended the war, at the same time.


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Some time back, Orcen mercenaries were used to against the people of the city (and accompanying country). The Orcen are a semi-nomadic people, who would be considered barely civilized by most. In a coup, the Leader of the time, hired many of said Orcen mercenaries away from the enemy army. Using the Orcen, they defeated the enemy and eventually drove them out of the region… recapturing their own lands and some additional lands the enemy had conquered.
Between campaigns they were quartered in small districts in various cities. The city people and the Orcen basically kept to themselves. Tensions occasionally built up. There was about to be a civil war over the keeping of Orcen forces.
Then the Orcens in one city had a party. It was more than a mere party, it was more like a festival. The festival was like one they had every year in their homelands, so they had an abbreviated version here. The main stay, besides the drinking of fermented blood and yogurt like products, was meat. Huge mountains of it, cooked on large metal shields over stoked fires. The meat is cooked with flavored oils and some vegetables, in a style unknown to the civilized lands. At first the Orcen kept to themselves, but a few poor and crippled city dwellers cautiously asked if they could have some. Orcen honor could not let them turn away someone without showing them hospitality. Eventually others of the city joined in, some brought what little food they could share. Some one brought vast quantities of beer and things became more friendly. The Evil Orcens became people in the eyes of the city folk, and the Idiots of the lowlands became wimpy people in the of eyes of the Orcen. The tensions were resolved for the most part.
The Army leader dispatched fast riders to various other cities, telling the leaders to tell their Orcen to have fun (and to discreetly ensure that people might goto the festival). Thus, another civil war was narrowly averted by simply throwing a party.
As the campaigns to drive the Enemy away wound down, more and more Orcens were released from contract. Most waundered back to their ancestral lands. A few found urban, civilized living to their liking. They opted to stay, just in case the government might need to hire them again.
Most took local wives and settled down, learning city crafts or working for the Guard. Most could do metal and leather work anyways. Some even made traditional shields and cooking shields. They would have neighborhood festivals to help keep the peace as time moved on.
So the Shield District is an old Orcen Mercenary Quarter. It is called the Shield District because Orcen always carried their shields. In terms of buildings, it looks the same as the rest of the town, perhaps a bit more run down. The signs are both in Orcen and the Local tongue. The only differences are the Pits.
Pits are open areas where local Orcen have created "restaurants" where meat is properly cooked and fermented yogurt can be had. Pits are usually one cubit (2 feet) deep areas of good size. Most have steps down into the pit, while a very traditional one requires you to jump or slide. While there might be a closed shed for storing food stuffs, they are mostly open air. Some Pits are accomidating the civilized folk and have roofs on poles covering over the seating (for shade or some protection) and even some of the cooking areas. Each pit is centered around the large cooking shields. The seating consists of low wood benches and even lower tables. Sharing tables, drinking with strangers, and singing badly all add to the experience.
The Pits were once frequently only by Orcen and those of Orcenblood, but since they are so economical (good value for cost), many of the locals travel to the district to eat in them. A few Orcen still have festivals for their building or street, but mostly there is one big city sponsored festival every year.
As time has passed, the cities along the old border now have a strong regional cuisine based upon Orcen Shield Cooking.
Note: Orcen can be a distinctive ethnic group, or could be a species division.


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You go to an island trying to find gold. Every inhabitant is either a knight or a liar. You meet two inhabitants, A and B.
A:Either B is a knight or there is gold on this island.
B:Either A is a liar or there is gold on this island.
What are A and B, and is there gold on the island?


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Husband: John M. GROSS 1
Born: at: Married: 10 AUG 1969 at: Died: at: Father: Mother: Other Spouses:
Wife: Elizabeth Phelps BILL 1
Born: 3 NOV 1948 at: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Died: at: Father:Josiah Wilson BILL Mother:Elizabeth Phelps BARNUM Other Spouses:
SOURCES 1) Research by Bill, Lawrence
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
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As expected, the end of the week has brought the full reveal of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" soundtrack, and it's a doozy. Featuring nearly three hours of music, spanning three CDs and 6 LPs, you're gonna have to clear some room on your iPod or on your shelf if you're picking up the physical copies. And as we guessed, this one is coming in number of formats, all courtesy of Trent Reznor's Null Corporation.
So, where do we begin? If you're looking for the quick and dirty option, you can just download it digitally for $12. If you want it in pimped out Apple Lossless/FLAC format, add $2. If you're still one of the nine people who buys CDs now, you can hand over $14 for the triple disc release, which isn't too bad at all. However, for you all you Reznor/Fincher superfans with money to spare, the boxset is what you'll want. It'll set you back $300 dollars but it will feature: the soundtrack on 6 LPs; a digital copy housed in an exclusive 8GB razor blade USB pendant and it will be signed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Of course, this will be limited to 3000 copies, but in case you need more convincing, the package was designed by Neil Kellerhouse and it will include one his posters for the film inside as well.
All of this stuff is available to order right now right here. But wait, there's more. Though digital downloads will arrive on December 9th, CDs won't be shipped until December 27th with the box set following on January 6th. If you can't at all, head over to iTunes (U.S. only, boo!) where you can download the Karen O led cover of "Immigrant Song," pre-order the soundtrack and your reward? A copy of the much talked about 8-minute trailer that debuted this fall (watch it below via The Film Stage). And oh yeah, as Reznor notes, they soundtracked that spot seperately from the film. Damn.
Finally, if you want a taste right now? You can download a free 35 minute, 6-track sampler with nothing more than an email address by entering your info below and just past that, you can listen to the tunes right now. As for the film, it will hit on December 21st.
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" Soundtrack Tracklist
1. Immigrant Song
2. She Reminds Me Of You
3. People Lie All The Time
4. Pinned And Mounted
5. Perihelion
6. What If We Could?
7. With The Flies
8. Hidden In Snow
9. A Thousand Details
10. One Particular Moment
11. I Can't Take It Anymore
12. How Brittle The Bones
13. Please Take Your Hand Away
14. Cut Into Pieces
15. The Splinter
16. An Itch
17. Hypomania
18. Under The Midnight Sun
19. Aphelion
20. You're Here
21. The Same As The Others
22. A Pause For Reflection
23. While Waiting
24. The Seconds Drag
25. Later Into The Night
26. Parallel Timeline With Alternate Outcome
27. Another Way Of Caring
28. A Viable Construct
29. Revealed In The Thaw
30. Millennia
31. We Could Wait Forever
32. Oraculum
33. Great Bird Of Prey
34. The Heretics
35. A Pair Of Doves
36. Infiltrator
37. The Sound Of Forgetting
38. Of Secrets
39. Is Your Love Strong Enough?
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Yes. Incredible as it may seem, the Nigerians have decided that we are not welcome in their country.
When calling the Nigerian embassy in South Africa two months earlier, they assured us that we can apply for a Nigerian visa here.
"You must have spoken to the security guard," said the unfriendly lady behind the bullet-proof glass in the Johannesburg consulate. Unfortunately, she was in charge of the visas that day.
"The security guard? Are you stupid?"
Like a captain for a football team, I had to pull Eduardo back. Arguing with a consular employee is never a good idea.
I tried to reason with her:
"I'm sorry, but we have bought tickets to Lagos based on the information we received from another employee here. Maybe there's something you can do? Perhaps we can speak with your supervisor?"
"What? My supervisor would get very angry with me if I asked him about something so stupid."
She wouldn't budge. Eventually we gave up.
When exiting, the security guard offered to sell us visas for R4,000 (four times the actual price). So maybe the lady was right – perhaps it was really he who picked up the phone when we called, knowing he could make some extra cash.
The next day we also found out that Bellview Airlines, the airline we were supposed to fly to Nigeria with, had gone bankrupt.
Which means we're not going to Nigeria.
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Richard Veith, MD
Richard Veith is a Seattle native who has spent his entire academic career at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He received his MD in 1973 followed by an Internal Medicine Internship and Psychiatry. In 1977, he joined the faculty of the UW Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and was based at the Seattle VA Medical Center. He became Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center in 1987 at the Seattle/American Lake VA and was appointed UW Professor in 1989.
Dr. Veith moved to the University of Washington Medical Center when he was appointed Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences in 1998. In 2003, he was appointed President, UW Medicine Physicians, the UW School of Medicine clinical practice plan. Dr. Veith has conducted extensive research on the treatment of depression in patients with heart disease and has published more than 135 scientific publications. He is currently participating in a project focused on the treatment of depression following stroke. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry and is listed in America's Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America. He was the 2005 American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award: Best Chair.


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Nonfiction: Memoir; Nonfiction: Active Life; Nonfiction: Nature/Place/Environment
This is a tender book about tough women: eight women who ranch for a living on the scrubby, arid, unforgiving folds of the Edwards Plateau, north of San Antonio and west of Austin TX. These women aren't hobby ranchers or weekend visitors. They live and work on the land, doing the hard work that the land demands—as author-photographer Lashley Lopez describes it, the relentless labor of "sowing, plowing, hauling, checking, fixing, counting, feeding, defending, and nursing." It is not a life that many women would choose. And that's what makes these women's stories so extraordinary.
When Lashley Lopez began the project that resulted in Don't Make Me Go to Town, she had two aims. She knew that Hill Country ranching was a vanishing way of life and she wanted to record the way women were managing their ranches. She also wanted to know why they did it and how they felt about it. "More simply," she says, "I wanted to tell their stories."
The stories share some similarities but are all unique and different. They span almost a century of living, learning, and working: the eldest, now deceased, was born in 1914; the youngest in 1972. The women live in different areas of the Hill Country (a map would have been helpful). Some run cows, others herd sheep, some lease to hunters, some raise horses. A few have graduated from college, others from the school of hard knocks. All, as rancher Teeny Stevenson says, are gamblers. "It depends on whether it rains or not, whether it makes the crop." Some years, they hit the jackpot. "Many years, there's absolutely no profit at all."
Wisely, Lashley Lopez allows the women to tell their stories in their own words, with photographs that show them at work in the landscape, at home with themselves, their animals, and their tools. The many black-and-white photographs are priceless. Lorelei Hankin's well-worn boots; Amanda Geistweidt wrestling with the squeeze chute; Dot Miller, in her 80s, shoveling cottonseed for her cows and baking cookies for prisoners at the jail; an orphan calf licking Mona Schmidt's little girl; Lena Kothmann feeding her Angora goats; Joan Bushong's guard donkey. The photographs help to root the women in the real worlds of their work—on the land, in the barn and corral, in the kitchen.
But the stories are the real heart of this book. They are simply inspiring—if you are inspired, as I am, by stories of grit, determination, and productive work. Lorelei Hankins gets up at the crack of dawn to tend her animals. Dot Miller plants oats, wheat, rye, vetch, clover, and sorghum, all for her cows (and makes agarita jelly, too). During her long life on the land, Lena Kothmann gardened, canned, milked, made her own soap, and did the washing in a hand-cranked Maytag, as well as managing the livestock. Robin Luce spends most of her time checking on cows, bulls, goats, grass, water, and fences. "There's always something wrong," she says. Cows in a neighbor's pasture, leaking water trough, animals that need to be moved. "There's always something."
Collectively, these women have raised kids, cows, sheep, horses, dogs, chickens, crops, and husbands. They know the importance of friends, neighbors, and family members they can call on in a hurry. And they understand their enemies: coyotes, fire ants, the drought, cedar brush, the plunging livestock market, taxes, and urban sprawl.
But if you ask any of them if they'd ever move to town, to a woman they say "No!" or (because they are realists) "Only if I have to." They love the landscape, the animals, the wildlife, the freedom. And as for fear—well, here's Lena Kothmann's take on that: "Some people say, 'Aren't you afraid?' And I say, 'No, I'd be afraid if I was in town.' Out here, there's no need to be afraid. The thieves could hardly find you."
It's a good bet that if they did, they'd have a fight on their hands.
Read an excerpt from this book.
Rhonda Lashley Lopez began the ranchwomen project while earning a graduate degree in journalism/photojournalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Since then, she has worked in newspapers and magazines as a photographer, writer, and editor. She has also taught journalism at Schreiner University and Austin Community College. Visit her website.
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You Are PRICELESS (for King and Country)
She cried herself to sleep in the dark night in a foreign city.
She'd tried to be careful. She'd looked for warning signs.
And now she cried herself to sleep because she'd been wrong.
At least he let her go. Alive. But not until he'd taken from her what he wanted and left her broken.
Christ met her in her brokenness and, like a shattered cup mended with pure gold, made her whole again.
She is PRICELESS
Luke and Joel Smallbone of the two-time Grammy Award-winning group for King & Country are sounding the cry: Priceless. All girls and all women are PRICELESS.
No matter what's happened to you or what someone's told you, believe you're priceless.
Christ died for you. From before He laid the foundations of the earth, God planned to redeem you.
Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and
I Love You.
~ Isaiah 43:4
Thanks, Luke and Joel, for creating this powerful song and movie Priceless.
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We're living in the midst of an epidemic of men believing the lie that they can treat girls and women any way they want.
And we women are believing it too often, as well.
Let's expose the lie and destroy it with Truth.
". . . Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless" (Ephesians 5:25-27 NASB).


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Firefighters in Wentzville responded to an all too familiar call late Wednesday morning.
"All signs are pointing to a space heater left on," said firefighter John Schneider.
The house fire off Old 61 didn't hurt anyone or cause much damage, but it remains an example of what area firefighters would like to avoid this winter.
"People get very creative when they're cold," Schneider said, "but a lot of times their choices aren't the safest."
Often, people turn to space heaters to stay warm or when they cannot afford their utility bills, but they are reported to be the cause behind 80 percent of home heating deaths.
So when it comes to that choice, Tim Geiss, a firefighter/paramedic with West County Fire & EMS said space heaters must remain a secondary heating source.
He recommended that users only plug them into a wall, and not into a surge protector.
"They can overload a surge protector. Some units use a lot of electricity and so you can overheat them. And obviously surge protectors are made of plastic," he said.
But above all, firefighters said space heater need to be kept at least three feet away from anything that can catch fire. And they want users to remember to turn them off and unplug them when you leave the room.
That goes for even when you're asleep.
"A lot can happen when you leave the room," Geiss said.
Schneider added, "We understand you're going to want that as close to you as possible while they're sleeping, but that radiant heat and the fabric in blankets made these days do not play well together."
And if you or someone you know needs space heaters because you can't afford your heating bill, the Urban League of St. Louis is one resources available to the community. It offers utility assistance year-round.


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Do you understand money? Many couldn't pass this simple finance quiz. Can you?
Let's see how well you do with the following questions.
1. Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2% per year. After 5 years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow?
A) more than $102?
B) exactly $102?
C) less than $102?
D) do not know; refuse to answer.
2. Imagine that the interest rate on your savings account is 1% per year and inflation is 2% per year. After one year, with the same amount of money, would you be able to buy
A) more?
B) exactly the same?
C) less than today…?
D) do not know; refuse to answer.
3. Do you think that the following statement is true or false? "Buying a single company stock usually provides a safer return than a stock mutual fund."
A) True;
B) False;
C) Do not know; refuse to answer.
The correct answers are 1-A; 2-C; and 3-B.
How did you do? Did you respond correctly to all three questions? If you did, then you belong to a surprisingly small global minority:
- 96% of those surveyed in Russia could not answer the three questions correctly. While that might be expected of a post-communist nation, the mecca of capitalism didn't exactly yield glowing results—
- only 30% of Americans aced the quiz.
- The best-performing respondents were the Germans (53%) and the Swiss (50%), but this still leaves almost half of each country's population without a basic understanding of financial matters.
- In countries with relatively strong economies, the numbers are sobering: 79% of Swedes, 75% of Italians, 73% of Japanese, and 69% of French could not respond correctly to all three questions.
The economists write, "Financial markets around the world have become increasingly accessible to the 'small investor,' as new products and financial services grow widespread. At the onset of the recent financial crisis, consumer credit and mortgage borrowing had burgeoned. People who had credit cards or sub-prime mortgages were in the historically unusual position of being able to decide how much they wanted to borrow. Alternative financial services including payday loans, pawn shops, auto title loans, tax refund loans, and rent-to-own shops have also become widespread. At the same time, changes in the pension landscape are increasingly thrusting responsibility for saving, investing, and accumulating wealth on to workers and retirees…. [Today], Baby Boomers mainly have defined contribution (DC) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) during their working years. This trend…is increasingly requiring people to decide how much to save and where to invest and, during retirement, to take on responsibility for careful accumulation so as not to outlive their assets while meeting their needs."
The heightened danger of financial ignorance underlies all these transactions—and more. For a large and fast-growing number of people, personal bankruptcy is just one bad decision away. This threat will become more critical as the global middle class continues to expand. The new-found prosperity of millions of families in the developing world could be shattered if they mismanage expenses, acquire large and expensive debts, fail to adequately protect their savings, or don't know how to identify a tempting but catastrophically risky investment. The truth is, these problems are everywhere, and all countries stand to benefit from programs that encourage greater consumer knowledge.
Lusardi and Mitchell found that providing financial knowledge to people with low levels of formal education boosts their economic situation by an amount equivalent to 82 percent of their initial wealth, while the equivalent value for college graduates is a substantial 56 percent.
Good news, right? On the basis of these results, one might presume that demand for financial education is very strong. It is not, and that's mostly because people are prone to overestimate how much they know about money. Asked to rank their financial knowledge on a scale of 1 (very low) to 7 (very high),
- 70% of the Americans surveyed by Lusardi and Mitchell ranked themselves at level 4 or higher, yet only 30% of them got all three questions in the finance quiz right.
- The same pattern was apparent in Germany and the Netherlands.
The research also found that:
- women, the poor, and the elderly are the groups with the lowest levels of financial literacy.
- Ironically for the elderly, confidence in one's money-managing prowess seems to grow with age, widening the gap between perceived and actual knowledge.
- Men seem to better grasp the subject than women, independent of age and education.
- Women are more aware of their shortcomings…[with a] greater numbers of women responding that they "don't know" on the financial quiz – a result that held true all over the world. The upshot is that women, more conscious of their limitations, are more likely to be interested in financial-education programs.
As financial products become more diverse, complex, and widespread, and more people join the middle class, fighting the world's financial illiteracy will become even more of a priority. Practical and accessible education programs should be offered to the millions of people whose economic well-being would improve if they only knew more about managing their incomes and savings, however meager they may be.
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This weekend while visiting my dad the princess hooligan picked a bunch of peaches. These peaches are AUH-MAY-ZING! They have a very tender skin, a mild flavor, and are a nice small size for snacking right off the tree. Well, we had a long car ride home and by the time we got to the house the kids had pretty much played pinata with the bag of peaches. They started to bruise.
What was I to do with all these fresh peaches? A friend suggested cobbler but I couldn't seem to make it. It just wasn't speaking to me. What was calling me was the piece of peach pie from the Latif's.
I had just had a piece a few days before while at the fair. Latif's is a small family restaurant located in Turlock, CA- my home town. They make the BEST pies. It is a family tradition (if not a town tradition) to have a slice of Latif's pie at the county fair… ala mode of course with Foster Farms vanilla ice cream. Oh and you are supposed to have a linguica while at the fair too, but I digress.
So back to this need to make peach pie. I bought a pre-made pie crust. Now before you get all "What, how could you do that to those fresh peaches?" Remember, the name of the blog site- Home Ec Reject- there was no way I was going to risk ruining those peaches with some kind of messed up crust that I made from scratch.
After doing my best internet sleuthing, I figured out a pie filling. After peeling the peaches, they kind of smushed in my hands as I did it. I added the smushed up peaches to a pot then added a cup of sugar, a cup of water, a dash of salt, and a sprinkling of cinnamon. I brought it to a boil. At that point I realized that the smushed pieces were too big. I pulled out my trusty potato masher and squished away. I also realized that I might have added too much water. If make it again, I will reduce the water.
Now this is the part where it starts to get weird. I have a pie pan but I chose not to use it. Again, I was afraid I was going to mess it up. The idea of cooking both the top and the bottom pieces of the pie evenly is something I suck at. The soupy filling was way too liquidy to hold to just a bottom shell, so I settled on just a top. I poured the peach filling soup stuff into an old (like I bought it in the mid to late nineties) Pryrex bowl. Put the pie crust on top, sugared it and called it good.
After baking it at 425 for about 20 minutes I had an finished product.
I figured I would be the only one eating this dessert which meant this would last me all week. The hubs not only tried it, but liked it so much he ate 1/3rd of it that night. The hubs actually had really good things to say about it too. He is not a big peach fan but said it had a nice mild flavor. I attribute that to the type of peaches. After the hooligans each had a piece, and I had a piece there was only one piece left over. I took it to work with my lunch. I have to say, it was just as good, day old and cold, as it was right out of the oven.


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It's Nice to Meet You
My name is Matthias Tankersley and I am from Muncie, Indiana. I attended Ball State for my undergraduate degree, majoring in Sociology. I have accepted an offer from Kronos Inc. and will be starting training in mid-June. I will be working out of their Indianapolis office. Because of this, I will be moving to downtown Indy in a matter of weeks! I am very excited for the new adventure. I am looking forward to this class and utilizing my previous ICS work to add knowledge value to the course.
Please feel free to add me as a connection on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthiastankersley/


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The Academy has two main activities.
- We encourage participation in sport for people of all ages, regardless of background or ability
- We pursue a model of sporting excellence
to allow talented young people a platform from which to reach their individual goals and play the sport at the highest levelIn each of the last 10 years Ayr United Football Academy has continued to make significant progress in each of these areas.
- Our partnership with South Ayrshire Council, the Scottish Football Association and Ayr United Football Club to manage the South Ayrshire Football Development Programme has continued to build on the firm foundations we have developed over the years
- Our partnership with the South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and Alzheimer Scotland has been particularly fruitful through the Integrated Care Fund which has supported the Walking Football/Gentle Exercise and Reminiscence Groups across South Ayrshire
- Our activities, particularly over the last
few years, have continued to expand and grow in line with our aims and the objectives of promoting lifelong learning, health and wellbeing, primarily in South Ayrshire through footballAs ever we are grateful for the unstinting efforts of our volunteers, now in three figures, who are involved in service provision and fundraising. Without their support and assistance, we would not be able to make such a significantly valuable contribution to our local communities.Ian Welsh, Chair,
Ayr United Football Academy
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We have lots of new little lambs to greet us this New Year. They have been coming early this year which means we must have had a few cool days in August. I have held and loved on lots of them this week! Hope their mama's keep them warm this week!
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Portland is our hometown and with it being small its hard to find different types of locations to shoot at each year so this year I really wanted to find an old truck and keep it country and simple and low and behold our good friends owned one. I just loved this theme. Boy I wonder what we'll do next year. Thanks to all of our lovely clients for believing in our vision and going with the flow 🙂
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The DeBellas Kids
The Floerkes
Kase Knowlton
The Merrill Cousins
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Get a quick quote by MSS or emailing Kester a photograph of your existing area plus any relevant information and he can quote you and possibly give you new ideas etc.
Re sand; no sand on the lawn because Kester's truck has a sand hopper above the cement mixer which pumps the mortar etc to the back of the house, eliminating the potential damage of wheelbarrows etc on your lawns and garden, and also speeding up the project.
However, larger jobs may require Kester's trailer/workshop (also has cement mixer with hopper and pump) to be parked on the driveway (on top of large tarp).
1. " Design your own". Kesters jobs are created by a combination of special architectural mouldings, special cappings, decorative rendering and paint finishes.
The system allows variation in height, length, colour, type & shape of Architectural mouldings.
Changing one or more of these factors allows you to design your own feature with little or no extra cost.
2. Kester's "decorative masonry" because of its systematic nature can be similarly priced (sometimes less) than limestone etc alternatives. Because we design, supply & fix value for money is assured.
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We will soon be welcoming the talented master glass artist Lisa Pettibone back to The Glass Hub. Lisa returns this November to share her extensive knowledge of sculptural glass slumping.
After years of slumping glass, both kiln cast and fused pieces, she has discovered new ways to express form and volume that has occupied her artistic and technical thoughts for ten years or more. This involves careful temperature control and planning, allowing glass to fall into, onto and through objects in the kiln as well as making props and moulds. Letting shapes fall naturally with props can achieve a range of shapes, but we may extend this and actually go inside the kiln to manipulate hot glass too.
Lisa is unique in her approach to glass. Gravity, energy and tension are at the core of her work, and the results are beautiful, stretching glass, techniques and the imagination. We have a couple of places left on this brilliant 3-day workshop if you want to join Lisa and take your glassmaking to the next level.


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The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) received official Android 4.4.2 KitKat update yesterday. The international variant of the phablet can be updated to the latest Android version via OTA directly. However, if you haven't yet received the OTA update and do not want to wait for it, we also saw how you can install it manually through Odin.
And now, a way to root the device has also been worked out thanks to XDA Senior Member smeet.somaiya. The process involves installing a custom recovery via Odin and then flashing the SuperSu app from it. For the detailed procedure, follow the below steps to root your Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) running on Android 4.4.2.


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Quit the blame game and let the Lord lead the way
Does this ever happen: a player does not show up for all of the practices, doesn't give his best effort, doesn't learn the plays and blames the team and coaches for poor performance? Do people ever waste time at work, gossip, give less than their best, then get irate with their boss when penalized and/or corrected for their performance? How often do we want to enjoy the blessings of God without learning and trusting His ways, yet get annoyed, frustrated with and/or blame Him when we experience the consequences of ignoring what is best? Does this describe others that you know? Does this describe you?
There was a king of Israel that was guilty of this. He brought misery and hardship on himself and the nation of Israel because of it. Ahab and his wife Jezebel rejected God's commands for Israel and incurred a 3 year famine (1 Kings 16:29-17:1). The famine was so severe that the king was faced with killing his own animals because there was not enough food and water to care for them. King Ahab knew he rejected God's ways and was aware of his sin, but he never accepted responsibility for his actions or changed.
After 3 years of famine, God told his prophet Elijah to visit King Ahab and rain would return to the land of Israel. When Ahab finally saw the man of God, do you know what he did? Ahab did not repent, apologize or ask how he could change. Instead, he blamed Elijah for the famine (18:17)! Thankfully, God restored rain to the land, but Ahab still did not accept responsibility for his sin at that time. As you read about Ahab's life, you will observe that he was hard to please, whined a lot and brought sorrow and pain to a lot of people.
It is always in our, and others', best interest to trust God. Pride, our ego, wants us to believe we can reject wisdom, ignore the source of life, and make our own way. Sadly, this will come at the expense of others and our own well-being. We may not always see that immediately, or how it always happens, but it does. We bless ourselves and other when we learn from our mistakes, take responsibility for our actions and change. Don't be the person that never learns and always blames others. God is willing to reveal where you have trusted the blame game more than Him. Ask God to show you the areas of your life where you resist His instruction. Praise God, He will lift you up from the valley of blindness and show you the way (James 4:10).


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Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy is based on a strong conviction to encourage students to creatively explore design problems while developing meaningful solutions that draw upon principles of design.
In the classroom, it is necessary to creatively challenge students. Allowing for engaging explorations of design problems is important for sustaining an environment conducive to seriousness, creativity, and authenticity. To foster such an environment I find it helpful to have students communicate their intentions both through writing and speaking. This interaction helps to create an atmosphere of confidence and trust where ideas can be shaped and discussed freely. Additionally, writing and speaking elicit meaningful dialogue and constructive criticism.
In my teaching, I seek to foster meaningful design solutions. At all levels of design, a balance is needed between teaching practical foundations and theoretical explorations. Designers must develop the appropriate skills needed for professional endeavors and be capable of applying a broad base of design principles and techniques forged from extensive knowledge and comprehension of the design field. However, it is also my belief that design students must formulate a deeper understanding and exploration of visual communication to truly become great designers. Students need to question, analyze, and discuss preconceived design solutions. In my classroom, I try to encourage students to observe their surroundings in order to draw from other areas of society. In my opinion, taking this approach to solving design problems will allow students the ability to design appropriately for any application.


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Look at Ronald's latest sketch - I can't help but be in so much awe of my little brother (who really is not that little and will be turning 22 next Monday!).
This is proof of his innate ability not just to sketch and draw well, but also evidence of his deep and profound thought process which cannot be belittled despite his youth.
Somehow I feel a sort of affinity with this drawing, as if the sketch was telling my love story with Juan (and how we had to overcome so many obstacles and difficulties and make a big leap of faith despite all the numerous fears we had about whether we could make our relationship work). But I'll stop here, because the post is really about Ronald and honouring his work.
I am so damn proud of you Ronald Lim!!! I hope you know that your sister who is far away in south America is always rooting and believing in your creative talents and in-born ability to surprise, transform and transcend borders!!
Keep on drawing, sketching, designing and inspiring!


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Title: Girl Within Girl: An Erotic Thriller (Book 1: Unraveling)
Author: S.P. Aruna
Publisher: BookBaby
Pages: 170
Genre: Erotic Thriller
Author: S.P. Aruna
Publisher: BookBaby
Pages: 170
Genre: Erotic Thriller
Katrina is never alone. She is bound to others inside her, tighter than any Siamese twins could ever be: Cherry, the freewheeling photojournalist, Anisa, the covert spy-assassin, and others as yet unknown, all sharing her body and mind as she goes about her work in a psychiatric hospital. But she is starting to unravel, and her sole hope is the handsome Dr. Sean Paisley, the only one who can make her whole again.
Girl Within Girl is a dark erotic thriller that wanders through a sensual maze of mind control and torture.
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That morning, April 11, 2016, could very well have been a turning point in my life, the morning I awoke and didn't know where I was, and even more frightening, who I was.
In my bed, I was rising out of a foggy void that separated dreams from drowsy wakefulness, when, in a flash of alarm, I bolted upright to sit up, frantically looking around me. I could almost hear the whirring of the cogs in my head as my mind searched its recesses for the answers. My surroundings slowly focused into a scene of familiarity: my Hemnes six-drawer dresser, my Morvik wardrobe with the full-length mirror, the Gaugin print hanging on the white stucco wall just beside it; the cream-colored low-pile carpeting covering the floor up to my bathroom door, and the window to my left adorned with the lace curtains I had bought at Jack's Second Hand Furniture.
My name is Katrina. I'm in my apartment. I think it's a Monday.
I got out of bed and stepped over to the full-length mirror with a curious urge to examine myself. The first thing I noticed was my dirty blonde hair flowing in waves to my shoulders. With my not-too-wide forehead I have no quarrel with, but my bushy eyebrows get away from being too distracting only because of the fair hair. My eyes though, I hate them, cold and grey, even spooky, making me look away for a moment.
But then I had to look again. My sharp nose, like a bird's beak, pointed at me from the reflection. Nondescript lips told me that I was plain. My pointed chin only bolstered that impression.
Yet my body wasn't too bad: softly sloping shoulders, my breasts the shape of delicate bowls, a waist that flared into wide hips, and legs that were shaped into long perfect curves. And why shouldn't my body be so ideal, after all I'm only...I'm only...shit...twenty-three...twenty-four?
My surname is Novak. In Czech that means, "The New One." That's what somebody told me once.
I turned abruptly and went into my kitchenette, hoping that a cup of coffee could bring me to a more functional state. While brewing it, I fell into an instinctual routine mode, somehow intuiting that I had to be at work by nine.
I'm a nurse at a psychiatric hospital.
That's not exactly a pleasant job, I agree. Even the building I work in, the Gottlieb Memorial Institute, is spooky in its Gothic, horror castle type architecture: roughly hewn grey stone capped by roofs that slanted at ridiculously sharp angles; and yes, I mean more than one roof, each corner having its own tower-like extension melding into the main one, each pointing like spikes into the sky. Inside is not much better; with the reception room painted a drab grey, and the corridors leading to those unfortunate souls interned within enveloped in white ceramic tile and neon strip lights. The place was noisy as well: shrieks and moans always serving as a background clamor which we staff regularly ignored. But still, I like my job because it fills me with the satisfaction that I'm doing something meaningful.
Entering the hospital, I faced the day with stoic acquiescence.
Sometime in the afternoon, at the nurse's station on the third floor, I encountered Dr. Babcock. Tall, balding, a long face highlighted by a pencil thin silver mustache, his scholarly spectacles giving him a fatherly look, his lips severe, I felt an inexplicable attraction to him, as if pleasing him was a priority. "Yes, Dr. Babcock?"
"I think it's time we transfer Mrs. Wheaton to the Sleep Room."
"Yes Doctor."
If there was a place in the hospital that I loathed more than the Electro-Shock Room, it was the Sleep Room, and as I wheeled Mrs. Wheaton, already out of it to the point of drooling, her head rocking back and forth with every slight turn of the gurney, an icy shudder zipped through me. With one hand on the gurney, I opened the door. Inside were eight other patients, comatose as zombies, some having been unconscious for three months or more. After depositing her there, I spent the rest of the day engaged in my usual duties of administering drugs, taking care of bedpans. and shuffling patients to and fro.
But then, while I was in the female staff dressing room, something strange happened to me. I lost track of time and felt myself a participant inside a sexual fantasy. I was naked upon a bed... my breasts were tingling as if they had just been bitten and suckled, and a hairy brute of a man was looming over me, snarling and growling and even shouting at me, and I could feel a pleasurable hammering in the middle of my body, and even though it hurt, it was giving me an incomparable gratification. A sharp sensation pierced me, stole my breath, and caused me to wake up gasping, where I found myself back in the hospital changing room, my loins embarrassingly moist.
"Tough day, I bet," said one of the nurses who was also coming off-shift, a bleach-blonde called Sheila.
I was ashamed to be so discombobulated in front of her, so my only response was, "Yeah." I really didn't want to talk to her. In fact, I hardly ever want to talk to anybody.
People describe me as distant, shy, aloof... I am what I am: a cautious, sensitive person who avoids contact with others at all costs. I don't know what made me so; I just accept my nature as it is.
"So where were you last week?" she asked.
Where was I? Wasn't I here?
"At St. Lukes?" she proposed. "I heard that you rotate between here and there."
Do I? "Yes, St. Luke's'," I said, only because I didn't want to prolong the conversation.
After that, I made haste to get dressed, anxious to head back home. Before I left, though, I checked my duty roster from last week. There was nothing unusual about it - it documented that I was here. Silly woman must have been confused.
Back in my apartment, I was still disturbed by these events. First, that strange reverie I had, so sudden, so unexpected...and yet, it was somehow familiar. Pain and pleasure, a sweet feeling of submission, a breath-taking fascination at being dominated...now where did that come from? And Sheila's impression that I had been absent last week was disturbing to say the least, and that too still continued to hound me.
After a shower and a chamomile tea, I finally felt relaxed. Then the phone rang. The only phone in the apartment is on the wall of my kitchenette, where fortunately I was sitting nearby at the foldable metal card table. I got up and reached for the receiver. "Hello?"
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About Burge Environmental, Inc.
Burge Environmental, Inc. was founded by Dr. Scott Burge and David Hoffman over 20 years ago to develop advanced environmental and industrial analytical technologies. Our products monitor and help improve our water, soil and air. We have been awarded more than a fourteen Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), as well as U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Advanced Monitoring Systems Initiative (AMSI) programs. Read more on Burge Environmental, Inc. research grants at the SBIR website.
Monitoring Technologies
Burge Environmental, Inc. has developed automated analytical monitoring technologies for wastewater and environmental applications for over 20 years.
Example Custom Sensing Technologies:
- Trichloroethene (TCE)
- Chromium (VI)
- Trihalomethanes (THMs)
- Uranium (Uranyl)
- Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4)
- Strontium-90
- Iodine-129
- Technetium-99
- Tritium
Burge Environmental, Inc. works in collaboration with the Larta Institute for commercialization of DOE SBIR Grant funded technology research.


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GPS has transformed navigation but unfortunately does not work in indoor or dense urban environments. The alternative, inertial navigation, is either too inaccurate or too large, power hungry, and costly in all but niche applications.
Gyroscopes are responsible for direction in inertial sensors. Since even small angular offsets can rapidly add up to large location errors, significantly improved gyroscope accuracy is the key to precise indoor navigation.
I will describe a prototype gyroscope with tactical grade performance. Unlike state-of-the-art solutions, the device does not rely on exotic fabrication technology or trimming, and both its size and power dissipation are comparable to existing mobile solutions.
How is this possible? Sensors, in general, compare their input to a reference. A thermometer compares its input to a reference temperature and reports the ratio. Gyroscope sensors have a huge advantage: their input is rate, degrees per second, also known as frequency. Frequency is the physical quantity that we can synthesize and measure with highest accuracy. While ppm-level precision is out-of-the-question for most properties, it is easily achieved for frequency.
Why then are gyroscopes not just as accurate as frequency sources? Oddly, present MEMS gyroscopes immediately turn frequency into force, then displacement, capacitance, voltage. Not only are these quantities difficult to measure with high accuracy, the scaling factors of all these transformations are subject to a myriad of fabrication and environmental variations. Not surprising that present gyroscopes suffer from a few errors.
The path to good gyroscopes is to measure frequency directly, without performance compromising detours. In this presentation, I will show you how.
The EE310 seminar series is intended to offer students a window onto the research directions of the SystemX industrial affiliates and associated faculty.
Offers a series of talks covering emerging topics in contemporary hardware/software systems design. Attention will be paid to the key building blocks of sensors, processing elements and wired/wireless communications, as well as their foundations in semiconductor technology, SoC construction, and physical assembly as informed by the SystemX Focus Areas. The series will draw upon distinguished engineering speakers from both industry and academia who are involved at all levels of the technology stack and the applications that are only now becoming possible.
- April 13: Tactical Grade Gyro in a Consumer Grade Process Bernhard Boser (UC Berkeley)
- April 20: Wi-Fi The R/Evolution Continues Sundar Sankaran (Ruckus)
- April 27: Secrets of Successful Technology Start-ups Paul Franklin (Independent)
- May 04: Dynamics of Exponentials in Circuits and Systems Ahmad Bahai (TI)
Dr. Boser received a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in EE from Stanford University, 1985 and 1988, respectively. Prior to joining the faculty of EECS at UC Berkeley in 1991, he was a member of the technical staff of AT&T Bell Laboratories in Holmdel, NJ. Dr. Boser has been the Editor of the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits and President of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society. He is a co-founder of SiTime, a company commercializing MEMS resonators to replace quartz crystals as precision timing references. His research focuses on sensors and sensor interface electronics.


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The 2009 Decorators' Show House (DSH) will transform a 1920s home in historic Upper Arlington, according to the Women's Board of the Columbus Museum of Art.
The 2009 Decorators' Show House (DSH) will transform a 1920s home in historic Upper Arlington, according to the Women's Board of the Columbus Museum of Art.
The 2009 Show House will feature a gracious tudor revival home at 2575 Leeds Road. Built in 1924, the home features a combination of 1920s charm and modern convenience.
The DSH tour will feature more than 30 spaces, including five bedrooms and five baths, decorated by more than 20 designers. The home is currently owned by a member of the Galbreath family.
The Decorators' Show House is set for April 21 through May 10. Tickets are $20 each and will be available at the Columbus Museum of Art gift shop, at the door during Show House hours and online at www.columbusmuseum.org.
DSH, a tradition for 35 years, is a biennial fundraiser benefiting the Columbus Museum of Art. DSH is presented by the Museum's 500-member Women's Board auxiliary in conjunction with local Chapter 32 of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
Since 1975, the Show House has showcased the best in interior design from top local ASID interior designers against a backdrop of central Ohio's finest homes. Typically attracting more than 15,000 visitors during its three-week run, DSH has generated more than $3-million for the Columbus Museum of Art, supporting the museum's upcoming exhibitions, acquisitions of art and rich educational experiences.
Sponsors of the 2009 event include Grange Insurance, WBNS-10 TV, Heidelberg Distributing Company, Wood Landscape Services, Peabody Landscape Group, Yard Solutions, and Environmental Management, Inc.
The Columbus Museum of Art creates great experiences with great art for everyone. The Columbus Foundation, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Ohio Arts Council provide ongoing support. The museum and the shop are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and until 8:30 p.m. every Thursday. For information, call 614-221-4848 or visit www.columbusmuseum.org.


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2016 has been an incredible year for GMass. The ultimate mail merge tool for Gmail has grown in spades, with new features like automatic follow-up emails and suppression lists and fully automated recurring campaigns… Continue reading "What mail merge feature do you want next?"


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After back to back hits like Express Raja and Shatamanam Bhavathi, Sharwanand is back with his next entertainer "Radha". Movie is slated to release on 12th May with premieres in Overseas from 11th May.
For all the movie lovers who have been waiting to watch a hilarious entertainer, the wait is over. Sharwa will be playing an entertaining cop role, while Lavanya Tripathi is playing his love interest.
Radhan, who delivered chartbusters like Andala Rakshasi, Yevade Subramanyam composed music to this movie and Jukebox is out today on Youtube. Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra that delivered blockbusters like Attarintiki Daredi and Nannaku Prematho is bankrolling the project. Chandra Mohan is wielding the megaphone.
Nirvana Cinemas, is planning a grand release for the movie in over 100+ locations just in US and many more screens in rest of the world. We are confident on movies success and the grand release only underscores that fact.
Also for the first time, there will be no hiked-up prices for premieres and tickets will be priced at affordable $12 for Adults and $8 for Kids in USA.
As always, we strive to bring the best movie watching experience at affordable price.
Do watch out this space for more updates.
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Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas :)
super sweet Judith. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Merry, Merry Christmas Judith!
He is just the cutest (I saved some paper myself this year)! Hope you had a great Christmas Judith, Hugs Therese


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Having a healthier and more positive outlook on life starts with small steps. Increasing one's water intake each day helps cleanse the body. Adding a 20-minute walk to a daily routine helps burn calories and increase endorphins. These small changes have the ability to reinvigorate a person. Updating a house can be approached in a very similar manner. A small space can have a significant impact on the overall look and feel of a home. Take, for example, a bathroom. A complete overhaul is not needed to positively affect the ease of use and design of these practical spaces. Instead, small changes can improve the overall aesthetic.
Each morning and evening start in the bathroom so keeping the space beautiful and functional can make all the difference in a person's day. Since bathrooms are typically more confined spaces, it is the perfect room to test out trends and different design techniques. Update older styles with minimal, contemporary touches, meld the past and present with antique accents – changes to a bathroom are perfect for any design aesthetic. They rejuvenate the space, increase a home's value, and give the bathroom longevity.
1. Optimized Storage
Tuck away towels and toiletries in convenient and functional storage areas. Modern twists on cabinetry allow styling accessories to plug into the back of cabinets, keeping cords hidden and clutter off of countertops. Open shelving is a trend for those desiring a more contemporary, hotel-style bathroom. Learn to maximize space and create unique, storage compartments in spaces once considered unpractical or void areas.
2. Bath In Good Vibes
Add a touch of whimsy to a bathroom by updating to a free-standing tub. An antique footed tub is a great accompaniment to a classic bathroom with a vintage feel. Soaking tubs without feet add clean lines to contemporary bathrooms. A free-standing tub will be a showstopper and instant focal point for any master bathroom.
3. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Vintage or modern, antique or fashion-forward, mirrors are a must have for any bathroom. One of the simplest and most inexpensive upgrades, swapping out a mirror can alter the look of a bathroom dramatically. Gone are the days of the large, contractor-grade, wall-mounted mirrors. Now, oversize round mirrors are all the rage. The unexpected shape accommodates any design style.
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4. Warm Up The Space
Before the first cup of coffee in the morning, there is a trek from the bed to the bathroom. Toes hit the icy bathroom tile and recoil in fright – it is freezing. What if this did not have to happen? What if when foot hit the tile, there was no recoil because the tile was room temperature, or even warm? One of the biggest trends in master bathroom design is a change which adds no aesthetic value – heated floors. Adding heated floors provides an instant feeling of comfort and will make mornings a happy time for frozen feet.
5. On the Edge
One of the most noticeable features of a bathroom is the countertop. Making any design change to a bathroom will force a designer to reevaluate the countertop situation. Updating to a natural stone countertop is an easy change, adding luxury and charm to any space. Marble, granite, quartz, or semi-precious stone are just some of the natural stone countertop options available. Once a countertop is selected, one must choose the type of countertop edge; this is a one small, but very significant choice.
The shape and edge of a countertop give a space a unique, customized feel. When picking a suitable edge for a bathroom, there are several different options, including:
Bullnose – a soft, rounded corner. There are different variations of a bullnose edge, like a demi-bullnose or a 1 ½" bullnose.
Bevel – a diagonal, sloped edge which is a great touch for contemporary spaces.
Ogee – an "S-shaped" design gives countertops a high-end feel with a bit of customized style.
Square – these edges actually have a semi-soft appearance to ensure they aren't too sharp and are not prone to chipping.
Mitered – two pieces fitted together gives the illusion of a thicker countertop without adding extra weight. It is suitable for almost any type of design contemporary or classic.
When updating a bathroom, consult the countertop experts at Premier Surfaces. Premier Surfaces is the leading natural stone countertop company in Atlanta. The experts at Premier Surface help design, fabricate, and install one-of-a-kind natural stone countertops for any space, including a dream bathroom. Visit one of the four showrooms throughout the Southeast or visit them online at www.premiersurfaces.com where the well-equipped designers can help make decisions leading to the perfect countertop, shape, and edge for almost any bathroom remodel.
Eric Tryon is the President and CEO of Premier Surfaces, and it was his vision to create a relationship-based company that offers industry-leading craftsmanship and service. Each employee works toward demonstrating integrity, family values, a positive attitude, teamwork, and of course, a high-level of customer satisfaction. The installers for Premier Services are all full-time, fully-trained employees of the company, which cuts out the need for contractors and middlemen, allowing them to deliver the best possible customer experience throughout every point of the buying, designing, and installation process.


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I'm sure you're all worn out from celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday yesterday, right? So, just relax, read, and enjoy.
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Ink and Pen Dipped Spicy from De Tout Et De Rien
This looks fun, with or without a light table.
What Fun You Can Have With Plastic Eggs! my guest post on The Imagination Tree
I was so happy to help my friend Anna take a baby-moon and write her a guest post because she's got such an incredible kid-friendly and inspired blog.
10 Steps to Teach Your Child to Read from I Can Teach My Child
Great blog and article.
25 Things to Get Your Child Ready to Write from In Lieu of Preschool
Love her ideas.
Seth Godin asks, "What is School Good For?" and writes this manifesto: STOP STEALING DREAMS
Take some time to read this, it's very thoughtful.
Make Your Own Board Book from Chef Messy
That's about it, folks. Enjoy the weekend!!
~ Melissa
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The Shins - Port Of Morrow
- Camilla Pia
- 22 February 2012
Timely reminder of value of solid indie rock built on smart storytelling and melodies
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Oh, James Mercer, we've missed you. Port Of Morrow is The Shins' first new material in four years and in a world where the young'uns are dabbling in skew-whiff electronica and art funk 'jams' with varying results, this glorious record is a timely reminder of how to craft good old, solid indie rock built on smart storytelling and melodies that head straight for the heart.
Highly unfashionable, yes, and not a huge departure for the band admittedly, but why deviate from a formula that produces music as swoonsome as opener 'The Rifle's Spiral', buzzing riff-tinged ode to existential angst 'It's Only Life', the skittering and sweet 'Bait And Switch' and 'No Way Down' and thundering drums-led epic 'Simple Song'? These are love-on-first-listen songs that have made us fall for The Shins all over again.


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What I needed was something as simple as storing the last used folder on the "Open file" dialog of a Java based program. The idea is making life for end-users (and myself) whenever trying to open the same file and avoid the need of navigating a long extension of folders just to get there.
This is what I use in Java:
Start by declaring the prefs object, where "Custom.class" should be replaced by a valid class:
And that's it, no more fuzz.
How can you use this later? Look below.
Example to read a string:
String lastUsedDir = prefs.get("LastUsedDir", "");
Example to write a string:
So, if you're using Windows then these settings get written in the Windows Registry. If you're using Linux or Mac OS, they are written on a preferences text file on disk. What matters is that you don't need to worry any more about these details. Quick and simple solution achieved.


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When Malcolm and I got married I told him I had two requirements before I would move into
his our house.
1. It had to have central air conditioning (we didn't get heat for 2 more years).
2. The washer and dryer had to be inside the house. The current hook ups were in a dark room at the back of our detached garage.
I dream of a laundry room where I can sort, wash, and fold in a beautifully styled space, but for now I gladly settle for an upstairs coat closet turned laundry spot. Malcolm was able to squeeze (and I mean squeeeeeeeeze) a stackable washer and dryer into a hall closet. Suds and other laundry supplies live down the hall in another closet and the banister serves as clothing line at times, but the job gets done and I don't have to venture into the scary garage. Which is great because I do A LOT of laundry.
Here are a few of the laundry rooms I am lusting after:
My heart swoons over this turquoise and white laundry room from The Sunny Side Up Blog. And look at all the storage! Love it!
And I love these hidden laundry bin drawers in Erin's other laundry room (yes, she has TWO…so jealous!).
In the words of Rachel Zoe, "I die," over Brittany's recent laundry room reveal. Look at the back splash! And I adore the dark cabinets.
How clever are these over machine pullout drying racks via Houzz?
My dream laundry room would have storage, drying racks, hidden sorting baskets, cheery color, and two sets of washer and dryers. I do a lot of laundry and I could get so much done in no time!
So now that you know what kind of laundry room I dream of let's talk laundry routines. If you read blogs or search youtube channels about cleaning schedules most them suggest having a set day every week to do laundry so you don't fall behind. For me, waiting to do laundry once or even twice a week would be overwhelming not to mention time consuming.
To be perfectly honest, I don't mind doing the laundry, but I hate putting laundry away (especially having to hang up laundry). I do laundry for six people (and the little ones like to change their clothing multiple times a day) so if I waited all week to do laundry I would have so much to put away that I might have a break down thinking about returning all that laundry to its proper place.
Instead I do at least one load a day, but usually it is about two or three. I start a load first thing in the morning that consists of yesterday's dirty clothes and pajamas. In the afternoon I usually run another load or two of towels, sheets, or miscellaneous items. The fact that these loads are usually fairly small makes it easy for me to fold and put them away every day. It only takes me a few minutes to fold them in the afternoon and then I usually put away the piles during bath time while the kids are playing in the tub.
Do you prefer to do laundry everyday or do you have designated laundry days?
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Google To Discontinue iGoogle, Once Google's Fastest Growing Product
Google announced they are shutting down several products as part of their "summer spring cleaning" efforts.
One of those products is iGoogle, once known to be Google's faster growing product. In fact, iGoogle at one point accounted for 20% of all visits to Google's homepage! Now, Google decides to kill it off on November 1, 2013.
Why? Google said since the web and mobile are changing, and "with modern apps that run on platforms like Chrome and Android, the need for iGoogle has eroded over time." Google is giving iGoogle users 16 months to learn to use something else.
Google is also discontinuing Google Mini at the end of this month. Google Talk Chatback has been discontinued, they recommend users begin to use Meebo, which Google has acquired. Google Video which stopped taking uploads in 2009 will migrate the rest of the Google Videos to YouTube later this summer, if you have videos on Google Video you have until August 20 to migrate, delete or download your content. Google will also soon be retiring Symbian Search App.
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I'm a bit of a hippie when it comes to bath and beauty products. Well, kind of. Truthfully I stick to the glam brands like YSL, Nars and Chanel for makeup, but when it comes to my body, I want pure all-natural goods. Unfortunately it's not easy to find natural products that smell nice, feel nice and do wonders for my skin – nevermind finding such things made locally.
I stocked up on Sweet Leaf Bath Co.'s product range at the Gemini Awards Gift Lounge, intrigued by the incredible smell of their handmade, all-natural soaps and the fact that they make everything in a wee little studio in St. Mary's, Ontario. According to Sweet Leaf Bath, everything is made in small batches, only using pure, organic and fair trade certified ingredients that are blended with pure essential oils. Have your ears perked up yet?
So now for the big test. How will these great-smelling, all-natural products with cute packaging perform?
This is probably the best thing to ever happen to my shower experience. Made from raw cane sugar, sweet almond oil and essential oils of rosemary, grapefruit and tangerine (among other things), this scrub smells incredible and deeply nourishes the skin, leaving a light layer of oil to moisturize and condition. SLB says their combination of oils are those that are known to reduce skin blemishes, scars and stretch marks too. Everybody needs this in their bathroom.
While the smell of this loose-powder face scrub isn't quite my thing (it really does smell like rice and beans on your face) there is no denying its positive results. My face was left feeling soft and my skin looking radiant. Only a quarter teaspoon of powder is needed to blend with water for each use, and at that amount this product will last you for ages.
There is nothing better than discovering a great new body butter right before the cold winter months set in. This butter has a wonderful zesty smell and is quite solid in its container but is smoothed onto skin easily. Heaven for your hands.
I've had an obsession with lip balm for as long as I remember, at any given time I've probably got about ten different kinds stashed in my purse. So you can imagine how many of those little tubes and pots I get through, what a waste! Sweet Leaf have created the first compostable tube that contain 30% more lip balm than regular plastic tubes – how amazing is that!? Eco-responsible lips are chic.
This bar of soap smells so darn good I can't even bring myself to use it. I just keep it in my room and go to smell it constantly. Sweet Leaf says the Om bar is meant to 'relax and restore' and a wave of relaxation hits me every time I take a whiff, honest! I have a strange habit of keeping soap bars stored instead of using them in fear of never having them again. But at $6.50 a bar, and an online store, I think I can probably spare this one.
So the verdict? Well, if you can't tell: I LOVE THIS BRAND and I'm very excited about it! Canadian, local, pure products, fair trade, looks great, smells great, works great – what's not to love??
Thank you Sweet Leaf Bath Co.!


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Obama lauds Mexican effort to curb opioid trafficking
U.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House, hails the 'tremendously enduring'' partnership with Mexico, but says both nations have a ''shared commitment'' to battle opioid abuse. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) President Barack Obama said on Friday after meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Mexico is a critical partner to the United States on a host of issues, including security and climate change. "I am proud of what we've achieved together," Obama told the Mexican leader, noting that with the heated rhetoric of the U.S. presidential election campaign, Mexico's importance to the United States as a major trading partner and neighbor is often not acknowledged. Obama in his opening remarks also went on to say that the two nations had a shared committment to curb illicit drug purchases, and praised Nieto for his commitment on fighting drug trafficking. "I applaud president Pena Nieto's commitment to combatting organized crime, and for developing a new plan to curb poppy cultivation and heroin production," Obama said. e