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Lady Primrose
We now have Lady Primrose bath and body lotions, dusting powders, and scented candles! Try a sample–divine!
Soaps & Gifts
Fine soaps and hard-to-find products that make your life a little easier.
D-chlorinate protects hair against the yellowing effects of chlorinated swimming pool water. Our Flint refillable lint roller will keep you looking lint (and doghair) free all day!
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Gifts to Finish Your List
Abdallah Chocolates
New at Affordable Chic: Chocolates and candies from Abdallah Candy Company, in Minneapolis, MN.
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Make sure to pick up a few extra for your family!
Affordable Chic–your stop for everything nice!
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It's a late Easter this year, following a VERY late spring, but the Easter bunny is on schedule! (Unlike his friend, the groundhog… bad groundhog!)
Stop by Affordable Chic for all your Easter Basket bounty! We have baskets and bags in all price ranges that can still be monogrammed in time for Easter; bunnies for the garden, for the boudoir, for the tea table.
Our garden bunny is all done up for the sunroom right now, but he can go into the garden just as soon as you do!
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Nuneaton, Warwickshire United Kingdom (PressExposure) December 26, 2007 -- When approached by the Ambleside Marlins (a local youth football team) to sponsor their football kit, it was an opportunity for Dreamscape Design Ltd (of Nuneaton, Warwickshire) to give something back to the community. As Creative Director James Brack explains,
âIt was a great opportunity to help a local youth football team out and promote the importance of exercise in young people. With childhood obesity on the rise and kids these days preferring to sit at home in front of the TV or a games console, it is important to get active. By providing the football kits for the Ambleside Marlins we are able to show our support for the health of our future generation. It has also enabled the Ambleside Marlins to compete in the Frank Parker Under 11s Football League.â
Over the past 8 years Dreamscape Design has supported a number of charities and youth schemes, but none have connected with their passion quite the same as this one. James Brack explains,
âI must admit, the idea of sponsoring a football team was very exciting, especially as I have been an avid football fan my whole life. I have children of my own and I feel passionately about the health of our future generations. It is up to us all to take responsibility and ensure that the future is an active and healthy one.â
Ambleside Marlins are currently second in the Under 11s Frank Parker League Division 2 and are unbeaten in the league this season. To keep track of the Ambleside Marlinâs progess visit http://www.whitestonesports.co.uk/modules.php?name=RG_Sports&do=showleague&div_id=76

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Results 1 to 25 of 91
June 25th, 2004, 11:24 AM #1
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Merchants who can't convert at 1 in 100 clicks
I call BS or your merchandise sucks!
Either way affiliate's loose. That's all I got to say.
"This Applies too a few Trusted Merchants Here"
June 25th, 2004, 11:38 AM #2
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For some merchants, using the 1 sale in 100 clicks ratio is just ridiculous.
There are many factors to take into consideration. Some products will never convert at 1 in 100, even if the merchant is the best in their field.
June 25th, 2004, 11:45 AM #3
No offense, but isn't that a glorious over-simplification?
In some industries affiliates are very happy to see 1 in 250, and average 1 in 500+. Others convert 1 in 20. What type of merchant?
The quality of traffic makes a huge difference as well. What engine, what phrases, email or pop, exit or entry and so on...?
Many times I've had angry affiliates demand to know why their traffic doubled yet their sales stayed the same. When I take a look, 99 times out of 100 their traffic spike was from Googlebot...
Even the time of year or day of the week affects buying patterns. Was it 11:00 am, Easter Sunday or lunch hour, the Monday following payday?
1 in a 100 is a good benchmark for an untested program, but there are too many other factors to make it a rule of thumb.
Best of luck,
June 25th, 2004, 11:55 AM #4
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"There are many factors to take into consideration." Example please.
"In some industries affiliates are very happy to see 1 in 250" Who! your program?
I still stand behind my 1 in 100 if you can not convert at 1 in 100 go away! no BS excuses.
June 25th, 2004, 12:04 PM #5
Good strategy. Should leave plenty of room for the rest of us with merchants who convert well in their category, even if that's not 1 in 100.Karl Smith / PhillyBurbs.com: Your Internet Starts Here!
June 25th, 2004, 12:04 PM #6
I attended a conferrence for the online adult industry a couple years ago. Programs represented were bragging about better than 1 in 500 conversions, yet while I was running the Rx Medical program, conversions were much better than 1 in 100.
Yes, different industries convert at different rates.
June 25th, 2004, 12:14 PM #7
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That is my strategy 1 in a 100, don't like it cool! You keep using 1 in whateverer and we all get along.
June 25th, 2004, 12:30 PM #8
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For the merchants you can't convert 1 in 100 list them and see if other affiliates are converting better, if so the problem is you not the merchant.
June 25th, 2004, 12:33 PM #9
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I use the "How big is my check each month" criteria. Several of my merchants convert at 1 in 500 or more. But, if there's a sizable check every month, WHO CARES?
June 25th, 2004, 12:53 PM #10
I've had affiliates make great sales right off the bat, others that convert reasonably well, and some that send tons of traffic and do not generate squat in sales. Maybe it's the luck of the draw, maybe it is that the higher earning affiliates rank well in the phrases people use to buy, I dunno.
I think that it is important for you to look at the merchant and ask if your conversion rate is representative of that industry. If it is not, then you should be able to adapt a new strategy to increase your conversion. Ask the merchant to review your site and give you some ideas.
Personally, before I build a new site, I find a merchant I think I can trust, and I specifically ask them if there are any good selling niches within their program that are not already covered with their current affiliates. More often than not I get excellent responses from the merchant that allows me to focus in on a niche or an approach.Following everyone else is a GREAT way to become average.
June 25th, 2004, 12:54 PM #11

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Originally posted by Aunt Lily:
I use the "How big is my check each month" criteria. Several of my merchants convert at 1 in 500 or more. But, if there's a sizable check every month, WHO CARES?
Lily

Exactly! my "worst converter" is one of my most regular big payers.
June 25th, 2004, 01:04 PM #12
SAme here. I get it based on the checks and if they come in a reasonable time. I say if a Merchant can't convert within 500 clicks then I need to update my pages
June 25th, 2004, 01:12 PM #13
tibbs, are you saying that you only have merchants that convert 1/100 or better on your site(s)?
If so, I would love to know how many we're talking about. I would love to know (even more) who those are, but understand if you won't want to say.
Just curious, I am trying to understand.
June 25th, 2004, 01:16 PM #14
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TrustNo1 For the merchants you can't convert 1 in 100 list them. I won't list them all but here are the worst Converters. Superstore-Electronics 1 sale in over 2500 clicks praise Andy all you want but this is a dog oh! add too that Surplus Computers. Irv,s luggage 500 plus clicks 1 sale. JC Whitney 500 plus no sales.
June 25th, 2004, 01:32 PM #15
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As far as the electronics and computers, i can't really say, not enough clicks, but have had a few sales and i know they both have coupons you can use.
JCWhitney - have had many sales and converting at 1/59, i use coupons they provide. Not sure if you use them but if not they can only help.
Irvs not that great 1/129 but ebags 1/25. They're my favorite luggage merchant because they convert month in, month out and always have coupons you can pick up when you go to get links.
June 25th, 2004, 01:37 PM #16
tibbs - there's a perfect example.
For JC Whitney today,
143 impressions
44 clickthroughs
1 sale for $64.95
Not going to get rich on 1-5 sales a day for JCW, but they convert like clockwork for me. If you are not converting better than 1 in 500 for them, there must be some adjustments you can make traffic wise or niche wiseFollowing everyone else is a GREAT way to become average.
June 25th, 2004, 01:39 PM #17
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Thanks TrustNo1 Will try ebags. Most of the JC Whitney clicks were through Google ie: "Volkswagon parts" yet no sales through thier Volkswagon creative.
June 25th, 2004, 01:40 PM #18
Ah Jc whitney is one of my best converting merchants a sale on average 1/42. Superstore Electronics is doing okay with a 1 sale/124 clicks. So I have to say both merchants are doing okay for me.
June 25th, 2004, 01:44 PM #19
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 send tons of traffic and do not generate squat in sales

Yep that is where I sit with EC's program
Its up on my site, no PPC on them so might as well just keep sitting there
I leave it on there because of the integrity of the merchant
If there was any suspicion of wrong doing would be gone in a minute
It is on a mall site, I think I may need a more targetted site
So the big picture really needs to be looked at to get what a true click conversion rate should be. A blanket 1 in 100 ratio for every merchant isn't always a rightful look at things
June 25th, 2004, 02:07 PM #20
I think a lot has to do with the affiliate. I have trouble with electronics stuff but I think part of it is that I don't even know what half that stuff is much less have any interest in it.
Even if I only put up a picture and a link, the things I know and understand pay the bills. I think it is an intangible sort of thing. I just do better with things that are in my realm of expertise.Comments are opinion unless otherwise noted. Remember, pillage first. Then burn. Half of all people in the world have IQs under 100. You best learn to trust ol' SSanf!
June 25th, 2004, 02:20 PM #21
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Yep that is where I sit with EC's program
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Yes, and that bugs the heck outta me, too. We gotta work on that.Following everyone else is a GREAT way to become average.
June 25th, 2004, 02:29 PM #22
ww- By the way, I've made this offer to several people, no one's taken me up on it yet. If you want www.plastictarps.net , I will give it to you for free, including hosting and registration for a year, all you gotta do is agree to just promote my tarps, and not someone else's, obviously.
I also have the domain tarpaulins.net which I will pay hosting for 1 year for if someone wants to develop that one, but plastictarps.net is already in google and yahoo....Following everyone else is a GREAT way to become average.
June 25th, 2004, 02:59 PM #23
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1 in a 100 not much to ask!
For Christs sake is 1 in 100 too much to ask?
I will stick by my original prognosis can't convert in 1 - 100 you are a scammer or your merchadise is sh*t.
June 25th, 2004, 03:18 PM #24
How can JCW be a scammer when they convert 1 in 50 for us and 1 in 500 for you? That should tell you something right there about your traffic or your niche, or the target of your site.Following everyone else is a GREAT way to become average.
June 25th, 2004, 04:14 PM #25
For my $40 per lead program, I will GLADLY settle for 1 conversion per 200 click-thrus!This World is Not My Home
We're gonna go inside, we're gonna go outside, inside and outside. . . And then we're gonna go go go and we're not gonna stop til we get across that goalline! Quotes from the movie Rudy, 1993
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Wichita State is launching a free app for Apple and Android that will further increase campus safety. The app, called Rave Guardian, turns any smartphone into a personal safety device, and allows users to virtually walk each other home.
Rave Guardian will enhance the safety of students, faculty and staff using the app both on and off campus.
Once a user has downloaded the app, he or she is able to create a profile of information about themselves. Users can also invite family and friends to join their safety network, requesting "guardians" to walk with them on or off campus. The Wichita State University Police Department (UPD) can also be listed as a guardian.
The app is ideal for those leaving class at night or going on a date, for example. Each user can set the amount of time they expect it to take to reach their destination and add guardians to his or her timer session.
Once the user arrives safely, he or she can simply deactivate the timer. If the timer runs out and the session expires, the app will notify the guardian(s) the user has selected.
Users electing not to list UPD as a guardian should coordinate with their guardians ahead of time and develop a plan in case the session expires. For example, should the guardian contact you, the police or someone else?
For those who list UPD as a guardian, the UPD will only have access to the user's information and location if a session expires, if the user deactivate his or her PIN number with the Duress code or makes an emergency call.
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For extra practice, a matching KS3 English Workbook is also available (9781847622587).
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He is now legally considered an adult in Finland, which means he can drive, vote, drink, enter military service and pay for his own bills!
On Christmas Eve we went to my in-laws for dinner. After dinner, we exchanged gifts with them.
When we got home, in keeping with Scandinavian custom, we opened our own gifts and those that had arrived in the mail. However, Mattias decided to only open 2 and save the rest for Christmas morning.
Drama King
Bruno was trying to attack Stefan's new hat.
Joel looks happy!
Somebody got his own q-tips!!
Christmas morning, we got up and skyped with Dad and Steve . . . the kids opened their stockings and Mattias opened the rest of his gifts. Then I spent the rest of the day leisurely getting ready for our Christmas dinner. Stefan's entire family came as well as a few of Sam's friends (26 people in all).
Mattias wanted to carve the turkey. He thought I was taking too long . . .
Cousin M was a little shy at first . . .
Dessert . . .
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EVENT: 3 Ring Circus
State: NSW
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Wingello, NSW
Sat 27 July, 2013 -
Sun 28 July, 2013
20km night performance & a 50km matinee
Roll up, Roll up, Roll up! Bring bikes, bring the family to the Big Top on 21-22 July. See wild trails tamed, be charmed by the snaking singletrack, watch OTB acrobatics and riders juggling speed and stamina.…………Fairy floss will flow, handlebars may be swallowed.
The 3 Ring Circus is coming to town………Ride away to join it!
Saturday 27th – The Night Performance, 20km under the stars
Sunday 28th – The Matinee Performance, 50km under the sun
As in 2012, as well as running the usual 50km Sunday Matinee Performance, we're putting on a 20km Night Performance on Saturday evening. It is not compulsory – you can book a Night Performance and a Matinee or just do the Matinee. For those who do both we'll aggregate the results for both stages in addition to individual results for both performances.
The Night Performance – Saturday 27th, 5-30pm – 3 Rings under the stars totalling approx 20km.
The Matinee Perfromance – Sunday 28th, 10am – As usual the 3 Ring Circus is an MTB enduro race where solo performers or relay teams of two or three will ride a 50km circuit taking in three loops of the MTB trails in Wingello State Forest – Blue (approx 6km), Red (approx 27km), and Yellow (approx. 19km).
The 3 Ring Circus offers something for everyone – singletrack for the experienced, climbs for the fit, and scenic forest roads for the novice. Perform solo and challenge yourself over 50km or do it as a relay team and enjoy a great day out on the beautiful Wingello trails. Whether you ride the matinee only or do a little nocturnal racing as well, come join the fun!
The Kids Circus – Saturday 27th, 4.00pm – We realized that for an event with such a great family vibe and circus performances, we needed to introduce a performance for the kids. So on Saturday afternoon at 4pm we will be running a race for all the kids 12 years old and younger. The Kids Circus will be split into age groups. So prime the little 'uns and bring them to the Circus! Entry is free of course.
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Rangers-Royals Preview
It's been more than a month since Scott Feldman won a game for the Texas Rangers. His last victory came at Kansas City.
Trying to avoid losing six straight starts for the second time this season, Feldman aims for more success against the Royals in Thursday night's conclusion of a four-game set at Kauffman Stadium.
Feldman (6-11, 5.01 ERA) has been incredibly streaky since settling into the Rangers' rotation May 14. He posted a 7.36 ERA while losing six straight starts, then went 5-0 with a 2.95 ERA in his next six before this current stretch where he's produced a 6.35 ERA while losing his last five. His last win came Aug. 4 at Kansas City, where he gave up two runs in 7 2-3 innings of a 4-2 victory.
The right-hander allowed four runs in six innings of a 4-3 loss at Cleveland on Saturday.
"He's not throwing that badly,'' manager Ron Washington said. "There's one or two plays in an inning that causes his downfall.''
Facing Kansas City (61-75) might provide Feldman with a good opportunity to turn things around. He is 3-2 with a 2.84 ERA in six starts against the Royals, including 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA this season. He's 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA at Kauffman Stadium.
Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer and Michael Young added a solo shot Wednesday as Texas (81-55) bounced back from Tuesday's 6-3 defeat to beat Kansas City 7-6. The AL West-leading Rangers have won 15 of 22 at Kauffman Stadium since last losing a series there July 27-29, 2007.
Texas has a five-game division lead over Oakland, which is idle Thursday following a three-game sweep at the hands of third-place Los Angeles.
"Those guys aren't worrying about (what other teams are doing),'' Washington said. "If we take care of our business, it doesn't matter what they do.''
Beltre is 12 for 26 (.462) with four homers and seven RBIs while Texas has gone 4-2 on its current 10-game road trip. He's 5 for 13 with three doubles against scheduled Kansas City starter Luke Hochevar (7-13, 5.34), who is 0-4 with a 5.75 ERA in six starts since beating Cleveland on July 31.
The right-hander gave up eight runs - seven on two homers - and walked four in a season-low 1 2-3 innings of an 8-7 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.
"Hochevar just didn't have it,'' Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He was battling his command."
Though Hochevar is 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA in five starts against the Rangers, he allowed five runs in six innings of a 7-6, 10-inning home win over Texas on Aug. 5.
Billy Butler had three hits with an RBI and Eric Hosmer added two hits Wednesday for the Royals, who are 4-4 against the Rangers in 2012.
"We played catch-up all night, and when we'd get close they'd tack on,'' Yost said.
Butler is batting .378 with 13 RBIs over his last 21 contests and .360 (18 for 50) with six RBIs during a 12-game hitting streak versus Texas.


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There's not really such a thing as a bad happy hour. When a couple of bucks are knocked off a beer, a glass of wine, or a cocktail, a feeling of contentment washes over us, and we're able to forget the obstacles, transgressions, or missteps of hours past. When an establishment throws discounted food into the mix,this satisfaction is turned into sheer bliss, especially when these options include inventive, untraditional versions of tacos and fries.
At Namu Gaji, the much-loved NKA (New Korean American) spot in the Mission, you can knock back a few $2 soju shots, sip on $3 pints (current selections include Asahi, Linden Street's Burning Oak Black Lager, and Magnolia's Tillie's Union Ale, a toasted rice ale brewed exclusively for the restaurant), or enjoy 15 percent off wine bottles (reserve list excluded) alongside their famed Korean tacos -- your choice of chicken, short rib, or tofu, with seasoned rice, kimchi salsa, and remoulade, served atop a seaweed "shell" ($3-$5.50).
Or if you have partaken in a bit too much of the $8 "happy sake," soak it up with the gamja fries ($11), a decadent and flavor-piquing take on the classic fried potato. Namu's version tops it with a combination of short rib, kewpie (Japanese mayonnaise), gochujang, and kimchi relish, resulting in a dish that is savory, sweet, spicy and sour ... basically everything you could ever want.
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No Room For Tufton Says Delegate
A member of the constituency executive in West Central St Catherine, Cherry Brooks, is calling on Dr. Christopher Tufton to focus on another parliamentary seat and allow Devon Wint to become the candidate for the constituency. Miss Brooks' comments come as the internal campaign to replace Dr. Ken Baugh in the JLP safe seat intensifies.
Supporters of Wint on Thursday burnt shirts bearing the image of Dr. Tufton and declared he had no chance of winning the internal run off. "Ms. Cherry" says while Dr. Tufton was Minister of Agriculture, he failed to provide assistance for the constituency. According to the delegate, the constituency needs a candidate committed to helping them.
Cherry Brooks speaking to host Ricardo Brooks on the current affairs show Talk Jamaica.
Meanwhile President of Young Jamaica, Howard Chamberlain, says Dr. Tufton has been silently campaigning in the seat and appears to be gaining grounds. Mr. Chamberlain says that both camps have approached Young Jamaica to assist with campaigning, and the organization will make its position on the contest known in the coming days. There is added pressure for Young Jamaica to declare in favour of Devon Wint as he is the immediate past president of Young Jamaica. However, Chamberlain says the organization will support the candidate it believes is best suited for the job.
Howard Chamberlain, President of Young Jamaica speaking with Talk Jamaica host Ralston Chamberlain.
Mr. Chamberlain sought to downplay the protests last week, saying there is no rift in the constituency. According to the youth arm's President, anyone who wins will receive the support of the delegates in the constituency. Commenting on the allegation that JLP Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, has taken a leave of absence to campaign for Devon Wint, Mr. Chamberlain says while he cannot confirm or deny the allegation it would be unfortunate if that is the case.
Howard Chamberlain, President of Young Jamaica
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The Promise Ring can be mistaken as an engagement ring because both signify love and commitment but a promise ring is that - a promise or an understanding about each other's commitment, whereas an engagement ring depicts the progression of the love and relationship into the next level, which is marriage.
The Promise Ring is totally not new. In fact, the millennials have embraced this type of symbolism to depict a promise that is to be kept true and honoured by the receiving party. Oftentimes, it is given as an exchange ring to the other party in the relationship or whomever the promise ring is presented to. It can be customized or made into personalized promise ring, engraved with the giver and recipient's name like the picture below.
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This type of ring can mean many thing. Although, it is commonly used by lovers, even parents can present a different form of a promise ring to their child to symbolize the promise of being pure, as it is called Purity Promise Ring.
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I have known Lisa Regina for almost 20 years. I met her when she was working as an actress on the TV Soap "All My Children." As a Headshot photographer, I recommend only Lisa to my acting clients for acting classes and private coaching. Although I'm not an actor, I have sat in and watched numerous classes and workshops of Lisa's. I am always in awe of her talent as an acting coach. It's incredible watching the transformation I see actors go through after just one class with Lisa. Watching Lisa teach is seeing a Master at work. She is also warm, kind and very down to earth. Lisa would make any newcomer to acting feel very comfortable.
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After taking Lisa's acting classes for only 2months, Lisa was able to get me cast in a film and get me on set in New York City! I never thought I would get the opportunity to pursue my dream of becoming an actor until I found Lisa. It was fate that she was so close to me! She is one of a kind, a true professional, a wonderful, warm person. She is bold, yet reserved, daring, smart, and incredibly patient. She has taught me an impressive amount about the industry in such a short amount of time — what it takes to be a true professional [like her]. I have learned so much in my private and group sessions with Lisa and I look forward to continuing on. Thank you for everything. Rebecca LaPointe
"As a working commercial actor, I know well the value of a good teacher. Lisa's ability to improve my skills while simultaneously bolstering my confidence is a very special skill I have not encountered in a mentor. Her classes are both fun and yet quite challenging. I know I am better at what I do because of her." Nathan Neuman
I have been studying with Lisa over the course of the past five years. This past year, I've taken my acting career to a whole new level at Lisa's South Jersey Acting Studio. I not only take Lisa's So Jersey Thursday nights classes, I also study privately with Lisa twice a week as well . As someone who wants to do this for the rest of my life, I'm fortunate to have Lisa Regina as my acting coach. Lisa's years of experience as an actress, along with her vast knowledge of the industry and her dedication to her students, sets her apart from any other acting teacher.
I find the combination of Lisa's classes and private coaching sessions, has allowed me to really grow in my craft. When you take Lisa's class, you have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of actors. The classes are a great size, so you still get personalized attention and you get a chance to learn many techniques including, scene work, cold reading, commercial copy, cue cards, teleprompter and how to master your auditions. Lisa's private sessions offer you a chance to further your technique and really personalize the material, as Lisa guides you to dig deep into your emotional life. She is honest with her feedback, so you understand your strengths and also understand what you need to work on further.
Studying with Lisa Regina is the highlight of every week for me and I always look forward to my sessions. I'll never be able to fully express how grateful I am to have found Lisa. She is an amazing acting coach, mentor, and friend. Brooke Destra
I started studying with Lisa about 2 years ago and she has taught me not only about acting, but about how the industry works. She is very nice and she will also tell you what you need to hear to help you succeed in the business. While in her class, I noticed how she truly cares about each of her students and makes us feel special by providing honest notes and direction. Once I started landing both lead and supporting roles, she was genuinely proud of me. For anyone who is interested in acting and learning about the business, I recommend Lisa Regina's acting classes, workshops, or private sessions. Studying with Lisa has really helped my confidence and helped me feel well prepared for my auditions.
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"I have been taking private coaching with Lisa for about 14 months and it has been a great experience. Lisa Regina is a peerless creative ally at every level. She has a top-level sense of craft and holds me to her critical standards. Lisa empowers me to take risks and trust my instincts. When Lisa helps me get ready for an upcoming audition, I know I'll be prepared. Beyond that, Lisa has offered me many networking and casting opportunities with industry professionals." Sam Lubin
" Lisa's teaching style is superior and I truly love what she has been able to accomplish with me. I had no acting experience when I started coaching with Lisa. Acting was something very new and I only had my strong desire to learn acting. Lisa goes beyond what any other coach offers. Lisa provides me with professional training and is also guiding me in the business of acting. I can't thank her enough, she is such a great person and a great acting coach. I am so blessed to have Lisa Regina and I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to pursue acting." Thank you Lisa !!! Dennis Scarfeo
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emacs hell
bah. emacs is the most powerful editor, but it is also the most obscure piece of code ever. i've wasted an hour trying to set the background colour when i run it over SSH on my lab machine from home.
it turns out after all this fiddling that the problem was in my .Xdefaults, and even after changing that it still wouldn't be happy until i ran xrdb ~/.Xdefaults.
what an unproductive waste of an hour
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This is the follow up CD to Elisabeth's debut, 'No Worries', released in 1998. 'Roll With The Flow' was recorded in Sweden with Pop/Rock Producer, Amir Aly. Elisabeth and her Swedish band have toured extensively throughout Sweden, and more recently have toured California from the Viper Room in Hollywood to Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz. 'Roll With The Flow' has been reviewed by Music Connection, The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sweden's National Press, and many others, which all claim the CD to be 'well crafted' with 'hooky melodies' and originals that 'show depth.' If you like Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Melissa Etheridge, or Joan Baez, you will not be disappointed in this CD.


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Plum Creek Baptist Family Night kick-off
Plum Creek Baptist Church will kick off their Wednesday night programming with a kick-off Party on Wednesday, August 30 at 5:30 p.m. There will be food, games and fellowship.
We do not have to look very far to find someone that needs a miracle. Many are suffering some type of crisis with everything from health problems, their children, and grieving over a loss, to finances, marriage issues and addictions. When difficult situations are presented, we become sympathetic, but how often do we consider that God may have brought these individuals to our attention so that we can not only pray but to intervene and help meet their needs? Instead of just discussing the situation and having pity, maybe we can become the miracle they are praying for.
It is amazing how many things you learn after you get married. For example, it never dawned on me that there was a wrong way to lay out a dish rag. When I finished doing the dishes, I would just leave the dishcloth in the sink, usually balled up in the corner. My new bride informed me that I was doing it wrong.
Car Show and Auction at Grace Chapel
There will be a fish fry and car show with live and silent auction at Grace Chapel on Saturday, August 19 from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. There will also be gospel music with Victory Road and The Joy Makers. Live auction items include four tickets to Disney World. To register your car (no fee) or if you have questions, call 639-1737. There will be trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the car show.
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Most of us enjoy those picture puzzles where things are hidden in plain sight. You know the ones I mean, like a picture of a wheat field with a pencil and a fork hidden on the page. You know it is there, but it is so hard to pick out.
Then there are optical illusions, I love those too. You know, where you look at a picture and all you can see is a chair, unless you see the house. Both are there, but we can only perceive one at a time.
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Most mornings we get up and at least glance in the mirror, but what do we really see? As I get older, I realize the guy in the mirror has changed. I mean, when did that double chin show up? And where did my hair go? So I see evidence every day that I am not as young as I used to be, yet in my mind I still think like that 25-year-old I remember.
Grace Chapel VBS
Grace Chapel will be holding their Vacation Bible School beginning Wednesday, July 26 and running through Saturday, July 29. The VBS will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday. The church is located at 60 Ray Road in Taylorsville, near Ray Jewell Park. The theme is "Maker Fun Factory."
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Have you noticed how much music is a part of our lives? We get in the car and turn the radio on, we ride an elevator and the music is playing, we eat out and all the time there is music in the background. Music is a big part of our lives.
Somehow music engages our emotions, but it can also engage our minds. A good song may get us to tap our feet; a great song will touch our hearts and make us think about life. Some songs bring tears to our eyes, others bring laughter, and some just speak to us in ways we can't even explain.
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) For the first time, militarybands would play only Indian tunes during Beating Retreatceremony on Saturday that will bring the curtains down on theRepublic Day celebrations.
An army official said the bands would play only Indiantunes "to boost the morale of their fighting contingents".
"For last three-four years, we have been opting formore Indian tunes in the ceremony. Martial music has a specialplace in the life of a soldier and he feels more connected incase the music is from his own background or country," headded.
"Last year also, we played mostly Indian tunes in theceremony, but this year only Indian compositions would beplayed. In case of pipes and drums, we don''t have any Indiancompositions so they will play their regular western tunes,"Inspectorate of Bands Captain Mahendra Das said here.
The military musicians have composed two new tunescalled ''Gajraj''and ''Reshmi'' specially for the occasion.
''Gajraj'' has been composed by Captain Das himself who was alsothe conducting officer for the military bands played duringthe recently held Commonwealth Games (CWG).
This year the ceremony would be conducted by theIndian Air Force (IAF) and Wing Commander Jaychandran would bethe Chief Conducting Officer for all the bands.
A total of 20 bands- 12 are from army and four eachfrom Navy and Air Force, will play in the hour long ceremony.
Beating the Retreat-- an adoption of ancient Indianmilitary tradition, is held in the honour of the gallantsoldier who return home from the war front.
On Saturday, 32 main retreaters playing bugles and sixtrumpeters would perform on the Rajpath at the Vijay Chowkwhile a group of ten retreaters would follow from North Blockand South Block. Four retreaters would be deployed on the VayuBhavan and Krishi Bhavan here.
"The roads from all these places lead to Vijay Chowkwhere the main ''Flag Down'' ceremony is held. In ancient Indiawhen a gallant warrior came back home the people from all overthe province would welcome him by playing trumpets andbugles," the official said.


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There's no disputing that I'm a tightly wound person. Once, I was so nervous about serving beer at a party I threw in my parents' basement, that I numbered the beer cans and made people sign them out. Years later, in the middle of a Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil in New Orleans, I snuck into the host's house to check my email for updates about a class project. And just last week, I made so many "to-do" and "to-buy" lists that I had to make a list of my lists. And although this anxiety-fueled mode of operation makes me a generally reliable person and a productive fledgling writer, I've come to realize… it is also threatening my sanity.
Since I've been told that anxiety is wildly contagious, let's take a moment to relax before you read on. Sit upright with your eyes closed, drop you shoulders down away from your ears, take a deep breath in through your nose filling your belly…. and exhale. Repeat as necessary throughout this post.
As I mentioned above, chugging along on the fuel of anxiety isn't always a bad thing. My mind races incessantly… but if I can manage to get my thoughts on paper… sometimes those thoughts turn into the early draft of a promising short story or essay. I've always felt this stream of inner-dialogue was a blessing — a capacious well of language that supplied the material for writing. The problem is, I can't shut it off. My well overfloweth. So when it's time to sleep… instead of dozing off like the rest of the sane world, I lay half-awake while a random patchwork of thoughts loop through my mind :… I love those return address labels I ordered..…and I love that mermaid story by Milhauser… the ending is so transcendent… Did I turn the oven off?….. Why can't I ever eat just one bowl of Fudge Tracks ice cream?…. Should I switch that story to third-person narration or just leave it?… Am I deciding to leave it out of laziness or because I'm following my instincts?…. I bet if Donald Trump won the Republican nomination, he'd pick Palin as his running mate…. Oh, if I end on that thought, I'll surely have a nightmare tonight….
This was (and sometimes continues to be) my "sleep." Toss. Turn. Think. Night after night. Again and again. And in the mornings, I'd roll out of bed feeling tired, emotional, and mentally dull. And worst of all, instead of putting that flow of inner dialogue to work by hunkering down to write…. I'd instead watch three or four episodes of NBC's "Friday Night Lights," and then doze off on the couch (in the middle of the afternoon!)…. knowing full-well that my midday nap would only worsen my nighttime sleep troubles…
GET INTO PLANK POSITION. Hold it for three breaths. Flow into down dog. Now lift your chest to the ceiling for up dog. Nania, relax your forehead and jaw. And don't forget to breathe. Nania, drop your shoulders away from your ears, let go of your thoughts, do your best to relax. These comments from my yoga instructors used to drive me nuts. I'd think, "Don't worry about my forehead and jaw, lady. Let's focus on the fact that I couldn't do a push-up if my life depended on it." But a (very talented) poet friend of mine who always listened intently as I jabbered on about my sleeplessness, claimed that yoga was the answer to her own battles with occasional insomnia and stifled creative productivity. She began talking about her yoga practice in a way that made me feel I was missing something. She said yoga gave her a space where she could go to shut out the world, to focus simply on the state of her own body, and enjoy the quiet solitude of her mind. For her, the practice of yoga was about feeling peaceful, being both physically and mentally aligned, and quieting the chorus of voices that crescendoed and diminuendoed throughout her day. Her goals dealt with mental, emotional, and physical harmony. She said this helped her sleep…. which helped her write… which helped her feel calm and happy. Yoga, sleep, write, relax, and repeat.
My yoga goals were to strengthen my arms and give my rear-end a little boost. It was time for me to shift my thinking.
Eventually, I stopped viewing yoga one-dimensionally — and started paying closer attention to the mini-talks that some instructors use to open their classes. The teachers would say things like, "Release the negative energy that bottles up your creative spirit," "Visualize positivity flowing through your heart center," "Quiet your mind and listen as silence expands and resonates." I used to dismiss these thoughts as spacey abstraction. Quiet my mind? What does that mean? Does that mean to stop thinking, because I'm not gonna do that. And how do I visualize positivity and make silence expand? This sounds like a puffy nonsense for space monkeys. But as I continued to bank an average of 2-3 hours of sleep a night, I eventually told my cynical inner-dialogue to take a hike. I was sleeping sporadically, getting no writing done, and beginning to feel like I was losing my grip. My marbles were everywhere. So who was I do judge others when I could barely take care of myself?
I began practicing the breathing exercises, visualizing the images each instructor described while completing a series of challenging poses — all in an effort to get my breathing, my mind, and my body on the same plain. The abstract notions of expelling negativity and visualizing positivity finally clicked in a practical way…. because as writers, we take ideas and emotions and concretize them all the time ; you locate a feeling and render it in a way that you understand and that others can imagine. That's all my yoga instructors were asking me to do — to visualize these ideas of energy, positivity, and balance, instead of only hearing the words in my head.
And I'll admit… I'm sleeping a little better these days. After months of thinking of yoga in a more holistic way… it's helped me quiet my inner dialogue and enforce the same discipline on my mind that I do on my body while in class. It seems yoga is the yin to my writerly yang; the calming counterbalancing action to the continuous reel of my creative mind.
Now I know yoga isn't for everyone… but I'll wind things down with a link to one of my favorite pose series. If you're in good health and want to give it a shot, here it is: Surya Namaskar – the simple sun salutation.
And here's a nice relaxing pose called Shivasana, the corpse pose:
Yes, there's an actual technique to this…. but for now, you can basically just lie there and relax. I promise you won't screw it up… just remember to breathe.


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Friday, October 30, 2009
Trick or Treat Tour
No, no trick here, it's all treat for the eyes.
This guy reminds me quite a bit of Dex, my hero, an intergalactic smokejumper in "Firestorm on E'Terra". Rowrrr. Hot, huh? Makes you want to snuggle up and get warm on those cold space runs.
Dex will be available Dec. 7th in "Firestorm on E'Terra" from Liquid Silver Books in Hearts Afire: December along with "This Fire" by Elise Logan and Emily Ryan-Davis.
Today's hottie is brought to you, my special gift, in the LSB Author's Trick or Treat Tour. To enter the contest, all you have to do is a leave a comment on every stop on the tour. The next author is Tielle St. Clare - http://tiellestclare.blogspot.com/
If you're dropping by to see me and haven't started the tour from the beginning, go visit Gem Sivad - http://gemsivad.wordpress.com/blog/, the start of the tour. You don't want to miss this contest, for the eye candy alone! But for incentive, here's the list of wonderful books that will be given to some lucky winners:
Banged Up ~ Jeanne St. James
Afterthought ~ Cat Kane
Bound by Deception ~ Christa Paige
For a Price ~ Olivia Brynn
Iron ~ P.G. Forte
No Recourse ~ Mari Carr
Once Bitten ~ Trina M. Lee
The Challenge ~ Serena Shay
The Extremist ~ Juniper Bell
Wyoming Solace ~ Alanna Coca
Scent of Sin ~ Ella Drake
Wolf's Tender ~ Gem Sivad
Hearts Afire-December ~ Ella Drake, Elise Logan and Emily Ryan Davis (Triple-E)
The Wicked Flame ~ Stephanie Adkins
Battered Not Broken ~ Celia Kyle
Intimate Strangers ~ Gem Sivad
Felicia's Fling ~ Jolie Cain
AND winner's choice of any backlist book from Tielle St. Claire
*** Also, if you'd like to enter a contest to win my newest release, The Forbidden Chamber by Samhain Publishing, all you have to do is sign up for my quarterly newsletter or join my newslist (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elladrake/). I'll pick someone from those two groups to win a copy of the ebook on Nov 13th. ***
Don't forget to comment to enter the blog tour contest.
Thanks for visiting!
43 comments:
- Janice said...
Congrats on your new release, I hope you do well with lots of sales.
Happy TT and Happy Halloween.
- October 30, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- s7anna said...
WOW What a hottie! I wonder if he needs help getting out of those super tight pants.. ;P
Happy Halloween!!!
- October 30, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- Geewiz387 said...
SO how far down does that tatoo go? GEE
- October 30, 2009 at 5:57 AM
- SusiSunshine said...
Congrats on the release. And I have to say I just love the hottie.
And you've got dreaming about Prague again, I so love this city.
Happy Halloween!
- October 30, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Nina said...
A true hottie indeed. Thank you!
Happy Halloween!
- October 30, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Noelle said...
Oh yummy!
- October 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Dawn said...
Oooh ooooh meeeee! I'll help him pull them down!
Tattoos? check. Leather? Double check. Moi? On my way.....
Happy Halloween everyone!
- October 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Elise Logan said...
RAWR. Come on, I wanna see the rest of that tat.
- October 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- sherry said...
I would love to see how far down his tattoo goes there is just something so hot about a man with tattoos.
- October 30, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Jolie Cain said...
Sigh!! Tattoos.
- October 30, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Paula said...
I haven't heard about an intergalactic smokejumper before. Sounds interesting. :D
- October 30, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- PattyR said...
I was also wondering how far down that tatto ran. Inquiring minds really want to know. Nnnnniiiiiccccceeeee!!!!!!
- October 30, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Debbie_D said...
oh yummmm
- October 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Fallon said...
Congrats on the new release.
As for Mr. Eyecandy, if you need help, I can check and see if there is anymore ink down there.
Fallon H.
- October 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Boone Brux said...
God I love half naked men!
- October 30, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Judy said...
Love those leather pants. He is also quite a hunk!! I like his tattoo also. I would like to see all of it!!!
Happy Halloween!!
- October 30, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Patsy said...
Mercy me, that guy is a hottie!
- October 30, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Cathy M said...
Wow, if that is Dex, I will definitely be checking out your new release.
- October 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- UteH said...
Geewiz387 - my thoughts, maybe he can be convinced to drop the leather
- October 30, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- lindseye said...
I have Forbidden Chamber on my ereader and will read it over the weekend. Your eye candy is sweet, love the tattoo.
- October 30, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Gem Sivad said...
Lemme see, lemme see! What's down there. I think we need to get those wet pants off him and help him out.
gem sivad
- October 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- LottieP said...
Those trousers phewwwwwwww are they hot or boiling I'm not sure which but I'm more than ready willing and able to help him take them off.
- October 30, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- Krysia said...
Nice, very nice. :-) I've always loved a guy with tattoos.
- October 30, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Sara said...
Mmm...tattoos, leather pants and muscles. Tasty.
- October 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Kim S. said...
Mmm, what very nice eye candy!!
Happy Halloween!!
- October 30, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- Lily said...
Congrats on the release and thanks for sharing the hottie!
- October 30, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- flchen1 said...
Congrats on your latest, Ella! And thanks for the treat ;)
- October 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- Amy M said...
Holy smokes that guy is hot!
- October 30, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Sue (okibi_insanity) said...
Congrats on the awesome release! They sound fantastic! Thanks for the treat!
- October 30, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Debby said...
I signed up for your newsletter and enjoyed the pics
- October 30, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- jewelstir said...
And just where does that tattoo stop?! Lemme find out and I'll let y'all know!
- October 30, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Amy S. said...
Happy Halloween
- October 30, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Savanna Kougar said...
Oh, he is temptation!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Christa said...
Yum! I have a thing for tattoos and that one kept me riveted.
Very nice eyecandy!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- jayzee said...
More lickable tattoos ...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
- October 30, 2009 at 9:56 PM
- Pat said...
the pants are tight so do you need help
- October 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Mary Quast said...
Hmmm... I love the yummy tats on the eye candy.
Happy Halloween!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- Pat said...
he is so hot and makes us so hot
- October 30, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Sweet Vernal Zephyr said...
R those leather pants - oh my... AND asymmetrical tats... oh yes... please more
- October 30, 2009 at 10:32 PM
- Karin said...
Definitely some nice eye candy.
- October 31, 2009 at 12:59 AM
- kimmyl said...
Congrats on the release.I would love to see where his tattoo stops.Happy Halloween!!!
- October 31, 2009 at 1:42 AM
- SiNn said...
congrats on the new release i love those pants lol
Happy Halloween
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- October 31, 2009 at 7:22 AM
- Carol L. said...
Congrats on your new release. Nice picture, nice Bod !!
Carol L.
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When Marcia Scheiner left a New York financial services company last summer after 25 years in the industry, she negotiated that $250,000 from her severance be donated to charity.
Now, she's directing that gift to the Asperger Syndrome Training & Employment Partnership, a nonprofit she is launching this month to help young adults with Asperger syndrome find jobs.
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Hard drive is a very important hardware in a computer. Devices that hold all the information such as the operating system and other important files. Each hardware must sometimes be damaged. Damage to the hard drive is usually the most common is the hard drive for bad sectors. Bad sectors are a part of the surface of the hard drive that contains data that failed to be read by machine (not legible). This can result in the data in our hard drives, which means the files can be corrupted just disappear.
Not only that, having a bad hard drive boot sectors can fail, which means can not enter one of the windows and the only way is to format it. Of course, do not want it to happen right? hard drive for bad sectors it must be repaired immediately.
Hard disk bad sector is a condition in which there is a part of the hard drive can not be used by the system because of a malfunction or operating system failure in the access. Damage to the hard drive is extremely detrimental, because it can lead to computer performance becomes very slow.
There are two types of hard disk bad sectors, namely 'Hard bad sectors' and 'Soft bad sectors'. Hard bad sectors can not be repaired because there is damage to the physical shape of the hard drive, the hard bad sector is usually caused by a 'head crash', a condition in which the head on the hard drive platter that comes in contact to cause permanent damage to the hard drive. Unlike the Hard bad sectors, we can fix soft bad sectors using the default software of windows, the 'chkdsk'. Here's how to repair bad sectors hard drive using the 'chkdsk'.
How to Fix Damaged Bad Sectors Hard Drive
Repair Bad Sectors Hard Drive with "chkdsk"1. Open Windows Explorer (press Windows + E on the keyboard).
2. Right-click on the disk will be checked and select Properties
3. Go to the 'Tools' tab and then on the error checking select 'Check now'.
4. Tick both options and select 'Start'
5. After that your computer will restart.
The process of checking the damage this could take quite a long time, therefore, it is highly recommended you use this feature when the machine is not being used.
How to prevent bad sectors on the hard diskHere are some tips to prevent hard drive for bad sectors,
- Make sure the temperature of your computer stays cool and clean the dust from sticking
- Turn off the computer with the correct
- Use quality PSU to keep the currents of unwanted electric current.
- Avoid shocks on a computer or laptop to prevent head crashes
- Use antivirus always updates to protect your computer from malware attacks
- Use the disk defragmenter software to prevent the occurrence of bad sectors
if you want to repair your errors on the file system check "check Automatically fix file system errors"
To locate or recover BadSector please check also the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" then click start.
If you have questions select "yes", and your computer will restart automatically to run Scandisk on your hard drive.
Well not so easy to fix your hard drive? This proved to be an efficient way to correct any errors on the hard disk. This method can only be done if the computer or laptop you can boot it, when the computer can not boot you have to remove the hard drive on the computer and set it up to another computer in because errors may occur on a computer first.


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I do not live in Cadiz. I live in Madrid.
Madrid's Carnaval is a smaller, more controlled affair. However, we woke Saturday morning to the first rumbling notes of this song. As the bass kicked in, our house began to shake and throwing open the windows, we realized that they were testing the speakers for the stage of the opening ceremony of Madrid's Carnaval. In front of our house.
Matt, Charly and I pulled up couches to the window, threw open the doors and spent our afternoon watching the antics of Carnaval.
Mat and I also caught the parade that trailed through the streets of Madrid that evening. Firebreathers and women in giant dresses floated through the twilight.


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Very nice project idea
I've been using NUT for some time, but it isn't very
convenient for me. This project looks like it could be. P.S.
perhaps you can use and/or expand on the NUT project in
some way.
8 years and counting...
I still use qmail because I have some legacy
software that requires it. But it's time DJB either
gave up the code under BSD or GPL, or we call it a
day and stop recommending it to people. It may be
fairly secure, but it's creaking old with plenty of
performance issues and bind/libc/etc. bugs. If he
isn't going to give up the code, maybe the
community should just post the final known good
patches and give up. All the hacks to add
more modern functionality to qmail are just that -
hacks. This dog doesn't hunt in today's Internet
anymore... much less the IPv6 networks that are
coming. Maybe DJB will see the light some day and
free his babies? Sadly, I doubt it.
A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
A polyhedral extraction tool (PET).


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Hrithik Roshan will apparently play a kabaddi player in Ronnie Screwvala's next production which is based on the sport. The first look of the film will be unveiled in the fifth season of Pro Kabaddi League, which kicks off later this month. Screwvala is owner of the Mumbai team.
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In lieu of an armed armada, the VP deployed a withering glare.
The Trump administration may have fibbed about sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the Korean peninsula to deter North Korea, but they did send Vice President Mike Pence's face.
On Monday, Pence visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) bordering North and South Korea. The Washington Post reports that although Pence wasn't supposed to step outside, he did anyway.
Why? So North Koreans could get a load of him deploying his mean face in their direction.
"I thought it was important that we went outside," Pence said, according to the Post. "I thought it was important that people on the other side of the DMZ see our resolve in my face."
During a speech he made aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Japan on Wednesday, Pence following up with tough talk, saying "the United States of America will always seek peace but under President Trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready."
South Koreans, however, aren't so sure. After it was revealed President Trump was either lying or misinformed when he told Fox Business he was "sending an armada" to North Korea last week, Hong Joon-pyo, the presidential candidate from former South Korean leader Park Geun-hye's ruling party, said the fiasco undermined the administration's credibility.
"What [Trump] said was very important for the national security of South Korea," he said, according to the Wall Street Journal. "If that was a lie, then during Trump's term, South Korea will not trust whatever Trump says."
Spicer gets imaginative to defend White House's aircraft carrier misinformation
Trump hasn't helped matters by seeming to be confused about who's ruling North Korea during a Fox & Friends interview this week, or by revealing his ignorance of Korean history during a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Meanwhile, the regime of Kim Jong-un seems undeterred by Pence's face. Following the vice president's DMZ trip, a North Korean state newspaper warned about a preemptive strike on South Korea and the U.S. mainland. Pence says the United States isn't interested in negotiating with Kim Jong-un's regime.
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Out now.
The Bloke gets an outing too in Slow.
With the Koala tea cosy his mother gave him when he left home 40 years ago.
Never washed. Burnt on the stove. The tea cosy that is. Not the Bloke. He's burnt stuff ON the stove. A Koala cosy for one. But The Bloke wasn't burnt on the stove.
One's hard working tea cosies were doing their thing at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair last week.
Huuuuge, it was. Huge. And fun. And funny.
Gees it was noice to be away.
Gees it is noice to be home.


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I uploded an old, alright animation and found myself (Or my project) coming in at daily 3rd place!! i'm pretty excited about that and im excited to start making my own dragon ball z parody!! i know, i know, theres already hundreds but i thought id give it a go and if you see this page and think you can do a good goku, or freeza please pm me as soon as possible because id like to get this project underway. :)
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Funny cartoon man :)
Congrats! :))
Thanks man :DDDD
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Deserved! Congrats!
thank you!!!!
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Congrats! ;))
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The best feeling!
Congratulations, be proud and good luck on your next project!
Thank you :DDD you too :)


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Jeff advises on all types of transactions and tax-related matters including entity formation and structure, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other transactions involving S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other pass-through entities. Jeff also serves as general counsel to clients ranging from regional companies to individuals and closely held businesses in a variety of industries.
Prior to joining Dunn Carney, Jeff practiced for 5 years with a Northwest law firm as Special Counsel in their Taxation, Business and Corporate practice groups and 8 years as a senior tax advisor with the national accounting firm Arthur Andersen and KPMG as part of their National Mergers and Acquisitions Team.
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PING, one of the best-known brands in golf equipment, was running out of time to deliver a prototype of its next generation custom club fitting, specifying and ordering system at the Professional Golfers' Merchandise Show in 2008. Find out how Expression Blend enabled Ping to beat its deadlines and leap ahead of its competition.
PING was founded by Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer who in the late 1950s took his experience in the aerospace and computer industries to build a brand credited with numerous innovations in the design and manufacturing of golf clubs. One innovation credited to PING is custom fitting of golf clubs based on factors such as a customer's gender and size and how the person swings different types of clubs.
In 2007 PING realized many of its competitors had developed similar custom fitting systems and that to stay ahead in this competitive field it would need to take its custom golf club fitting system to the next level.
The new computer based application needed to be graphically rich so customers could better understand the custom-fitting process and the results they would see in the real world out on the golf course. In addition to this it would also need to be easy to use as it would make its way to hundreds of pro golf shops throughout the world.
The goal was to have the new application ready to show at the Professional Golfers' Merchandise Show 2008. However, a year after starting the project the team realized they were not going to be able to meet their goal. To design and build a state of the art user interface was simply taking too long; it took the team several weeks to create and stylize each custom control with the tools they had available at the time.
Just as the PING team realized its deadline was slipping away from them they learned of a new software tool – Expression Blend TM.
Expression Blend in tandem with Windows Presentation Foundation and Visual Studio 2008 provided the mixture of design and development tools as well as the flexible platform the team needed to have a chance to meet its deadline.
Making such a fundamental change so late in the development cycle was a massive risk, but the deadline required thinking outside the box. The PING team went all in and decided to forgo all the previous work on the project.
Designers created the interface for the new prototype in Expression Blend and developers took the resulting XAML into Visual Studio to create the application without any loss of integrity. Utilizing Visual Studio, Expression Blend and XAML meant the developers and interface designers no longer needed to convert code bases thanks to tools sharing the same project format and structure.
PING reworked all its original work in less than three months and completed the functional prototype in time for the show. Two months later the production version was completed and by early 2009 the system was operational in over 400 PING dealerships worldwide.
Watch the PING video to find out more about the solution delivered and how PING went about solving its development issues.
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Using the Dynamic Query API
Company Blogs August 17, 2009 By Minhchau Dang Staff
Assuming that indexes have already been created against the fields you're querying against, the Dynamic Query API is a great way to create custom queries against Liferay objects without having to create custom finders and services.
However, there are some "gotchas" that I've bumped into when using them, and I'm hoping that sharing these experiences will help someone out there if they're banging their head against a wall.
One gotcha was getting empty results, even though the equivalent SQL query was definitely returning something.
By default, the dynamic query API uses the current thread's class loader rather than the portal class loader. Because the Impl classes can only be found in Liferay's class loader, when you try to utilize the Dynamic Query API for plugins that are located in a different class loader, Hibernate silently returns nothing instead.
A solution is to pass in the portal class loader when you're initializing your dynamic query object, and Hibernate will know to use the portal class loader when looking for classes.
DynamicQuery query = DynamicQueryFactoryUtil.forClass( UserGroupRole.class, PortalClassLoaderUtil.getClassLoader());
A second gotcha was figuring out how to use SQL projections (more commonly known as the stuff you put in the SELECT clause), the most common cases being to select a specific column or to get a row count.The gotcha was that the sample documentation on the Liferay Wiki uses Hibernate's
DetachedCriteria classes, and trying to add
Projections.rowCount() to a
DynamicQuery object gave me a compile error, because the Liferay
DynamicQuery object requires using Liferay's version of the
Projection class, rather than the Hibernate version.
To resolve this gotcha, you can use
ProjectionFactoryUtil to get the appropriate object.
A third gotcha was a "could not resolve property" error when I tried to add a restriction via
RestrictionsFactoryUtil. Even though it looked like the bean class definitely had that attribute defined in
portal-hbm.xml, Hibernate wasn't able to figure out what property needed to be used.
The gotcha is that some of Liferay's objects use composite keys. When using composite keys with Hibernate's detached criteria and Liferay's dynamic queries, the name of the property must include the name of the composite key. In the case of the Hibernate definitions created by Liferay's Service Builder, composite keys are always named
Therefore, the solution is to use
primaryKey.userId instead of
Criterion criterion = RestrictionsFactoryUtil.eq("primaryKey.userId", userId);
A fourth gotcha is that even if you don't specify a projection (thus resulting in a default of selecting all columns and implied "give me the entity"), casting directly to a
List<T> won't work as it does in custom finders, because you're getting back a
List<Object>, not a
The quick and dirty solution is to either (a) use
addAll on a
List and typecast (simulating what happens in a custom finder), or (b) add each result to a
List<T> (cleaner to read).


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Spring 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference
Integrated Approaches: The Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Key to Community Health
CORE Group's Global Health Practitioner Conferences enable community health advocates (NGOs, academics, donors, private sector, etc.) to collaborate, discuss ideas, and form partnerships for improving programs that save lives around the world.
Who can attend the Spring 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference?
The Conference is open to everyone. Participants include CORE Group Member NGOs and Associates, academics, advocates, donors, private sector representatives—all those working to advance community health.
Can't attend in person? Several sessions will be broadcast live for all to participate. More information coming soon.
Who can present at the Spring 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference?
CORE Group Members and Associates work to prepare all the sessions for our Conferences. You do not need to be a Member or Associate to present, but you will need to be invited/coordinated through a Member or Associate's session.


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Hugh Jackman Already Officially Working on Wolverine 2
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2009
This update is simply a culmination of a handful of other news bits over the last few weeks. First off, we know that X-Men Origins: Wolverine has made $85 million so far. One of the secret endings we heard about involves Wolvie at a bar in Japan. In an interview, Fox's Tom Rothman said that the secret endings were hints at what is coming next. Lastly, Hugh Jackman said in an interview that he's already been talking to writers about taking Wolverine 2 to Japan in that sequel. Published in Variety tonight is an update on all of Jackman's next projects, including confirmation that a Wolverine sequel is officially in development.
"The Seed partners have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, and whose Japanese locale was teased after the film's final credits." That's the update that Variety gives us today, with a mention that no writer has (publicly) been hired yet (we rumored about Simon Beaufoy's involvement at one point). Interestingly, out of all of the responses to our discussion yesterday about what Wolverine spin-offs/sequels people would want to see the most, only a handful of the comments mentioned that they'd actually like to see a sequel - not a good sign.
If you're curious to hear more about any of Jackman's other projects, including - Personal Security, where he'd play a police detective forced into bodyguard duty for a spoiled teen heiress; Drive, where he'd play a man who drives race cars by day and getaway cars by night in LA; or Carousel, where he'd play Billy Bigelow in a contemporary remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic - you can head right over to Variety.
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