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Well it has come to that time in the life of one of our long term project cars to let someone else have fun with it for a change. We've run out of upgrades and tweaks to do to this BMW, and we need room for the next project build at the Vorshlag shop.
This is the eBay Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vorshlag-BMW-E30-Aluminum-LSx-V8-2011-GRM-Challenge-Winner-/320949941838 - Opening bid starts at $2011. Happy bidding!
Left: Paul Costas driving to 7th place finish in the GRM Challenge auto-x in 2010. Right: Costas driving to 1st place at the 2011 GRM autox!
As you might expect, completing the car hours before the 2010 event was is not the plan, especially when none of us had been to or knew what to expect at this event. We went there hoping to do well but only managed to place 7th out of ~50 in the autocross, did "OK" in the concours judging, but not so well in the drag race portion. We had rushed a number of "finish items" and needed to regroup for the next year.
By the 2011 running of this same event we had done a bit of finish work, improved items that didn't work in 2010, added a new "BMW Art Car" livery (an homage to the 2010 Le Mans competition E92 M3 race car, with the "rainbow explosion" theme designed by Jeff Koons), and most importantly had done extensive track and autocross testing. We went back in October 2011 to try this Challenge again. With a much better handling car we won the autocross portion of the event and did well enough in the concours to win the overall crown. This winning car has now been featured in a GRM magazine article, on their cover, and even in their ad promoting the $2012 Challenge event.
Left: Ad from June 2012 GRM issue. Center Left: Cover of April 2012 GRM. Center Right: 4 page article, Oct 2010. Right: NASA TT event May 2011
After our car won the GRM Challenge event in its second year we had done what we set out to do. Then I made the decision to retire this E30 from this severely budget-restricted shoot-out and prepare it for track and street use with some more sensible parts, a number of upgrades, and a lot of detail work. Since there was no longer a strict dollar limit on parts and we could use our regular paid Vorshlag staff to prepare it, update to some higher end parts, and 8 months later we have gone a little overboard. Off came the $10 used shocks and homemade coilover conversion and on went AST 4100 coilovers. $200 worth of circle track steel 15x10" wheels were removed in favor of $2500 worth of CCW 3-piece 18x11" wheels with 285 Hoosier race tires. The front E36 325i brakes and spindles left to make way for E36 M3 hardware.
Left: Fresh T-5 going onto the QuickTime scattershield. Right: Low mileage "L33" 5.3L aluminum V8 being cleaned up for installation May 2012
The old engine was an iron block/aluminum headed 5.3L "LM7" engine, which was a truck variant of the popular Chevrolet LS1 engine family. With stock internals + a big camshaft it made 355 whp, which was plenty of grunt to motivate this 2580 pound car. We've run it on a road course at a NASA Time Trial event and it was quick enough in early 2011 to run with TTS cars. In early 2012 we pulled the heavier iron block LM7 and replaced it with an all-aluminum "L33" 5.3L V8, for an 80 pound weight savings, which has all stock internals and the original camshaft. This engine sits in an engine bay that has been coated with grey POR-15.
These factory rating on the "L33" V8 is 315 hp, through restrictive stock exhaust manifolds, so with the custom full length headers it should make roughly 320-330 whp. The engine is held in place by custom made engine mounts using polyurethane inserts, similar to those used in our popular E36 LS1 swap kits. The transmission is a Borg Warner T5 connected to the engine behind a ($580) Quick Time SFI-rated scattershield, with a C5 Z06 Corvette clutch and pressure plate. This scattershield allows for the use of any Ford T5 or the heavier duty Tremec 3550/TKO series of transmissions.
The front suspension includes custom Vorshlag-based camber plates (redesigned in 2012 for less caster), E36 M3 lower control arms, and the aforementioned AST 4100 struts - made for an E36 M3. The rear suspension has beefed up E30 lower trailing arms, custom Nylon subframe and control arm bushings, aluminum AST 4100 shocks in the proper E30 length, and an adjustable camber and toe eccentric kit. We also ditched the stock "single ear" rear diff mount for the dual-ear E36 diff cover + a fabricated steel tubular structure to hang it from. The stock spare tire well sheet metal has removed and some .125" thick aluminum plate is in its place. Lots of fabrication work went into that. An Odyssey PC680 gell-style AGM battery resides in the stock location behind the right rear tire.
Brakes on this car consist of a transplant fro the E36 chassis, like much of the suspension. The front brakes are (now) E36 M3 spindles and 12.5" diameter rotors, M3 calipers, and PFC-01 track brake pads. The rear consists of E36 3-series disc brakes transplanted to the E30 trailing arms, with new E36 rear wheel bearings and new E30 M3 rear halfshafts. The differential is a Limited Slip unit from an E30, but there is no parking brake.
Fuel System updates in 2012 include a complete re-plumbing of the system using -6 AN fittings and stainless braided lines at all locations, all the way into the tank, P-clamped every couple of feet and routed cleanly under the car. Fire sleeve covers both the feed and return lines inside the engine bay and these connect to an LS1 fuel rail with AN fittings welded in place. A Russel billet fuel filter is used along with a new 255 lph Walbro in-tank fuel pump, feeding 21 #/hr LS1 Camaro injectors, a 3.5" MAF, and a custom tune on the GM based ECM. The intake manifold is a Camaro LS1 unit with a Camaro LS1 throttle body as well. A custom cold-air inlet with a big K&N open element air filter in a sealed heat shield completes the intake tract.
Body modifications include a lightened hood and trunk, both of which are pinned on for maximum weight savings. The roof has a sunroof delete with a steel panel, covered in a vinyl Texas flag detail to hide the not-so-perfect welding up job there. The front and rear fenders were clearanced for the 18x11" wheels and custom all-steel, wide-body, box flares were made at each corner.
This fender modification alone transformed the look of the car, even when it wore nothing more than a boring flat black paint job (as shown above in October 2010). With the art car theme + the 18x11" wheels + the new front splitter it really looks wild - you cannot drive 2 blocks without people trying to take the car's picture. Whoever buys this car should be prepared for impromptu car shows wherever you stop and get out!
When we purchased this car it has a leak in the sunroof and trunk seals, so there was a tiny bit of rust in the floor pan and trunk. The rust was removed when we removed the spare tire well section, and properly patched with fresh steel in the floorboard area, them primed and painted. We also used steel tubing welded in from the firewall to the strut tower to reinforced the front upper frame arms - to deal with the grip of these monster race tires. BMW E36 generation front and rear bumper covers replace the frumpy old E30 covers and big chrome bumpers - there is no real "crash bumper" at either end, just so you know. The rest of the exterior is stock - with functional wipers, brake lights, head lights, custom LED front turn signals, all of the stock glass, and more. In July 2012 we added a custom front splitter and undertray, which can be seen under construction in this 1st splitter post and then the 2nd.
The black interior of this 1986 325e started out in 2009 with a a still perfect dash and door panels, plus some aftermarket replacement carpet set the previous owner had installed. We removed the roof liner and A- & C-pillar upper plastic panels, as well as the back seat, but everything else is still there. The stock fuel level, speedometer and tachometer work, plus we've added aftermarket mechanical oil pressure + water temp gauges and a volt meter. There is a lighted switch for the aftermarket 2800 CFM electric fan, which runs through its own relay. The radio and "warning center" openings are covered with custom aluminum panels, and it looks nice and tidy inside. There is no air conditioning system in this car but the heater is still there, and it works.
The back seat area has some black carpeting to cover the missing back seat. A bolt-in Kirk Racing 4-point roll bar made of 1.75" DOM steel tubing resides in back. It was powder coated with a custom black "crinkle finish", looks perfect, and has a 2.5 pound fire bottle attached. Two I/O port seat-back braces connect the roll bar to the backs of the aluminum UltraShield Rally Pro upholstered racing seats. A pair of new, red G-Force 6-point racing harnesses also attach to the roll bar, and wind their way through the shoulder slots in the front seats, attaching to the floor via G-Force clip-in loops, bolted to the floor with spreader plates. The driver's seat has a custom Sparco dual-locking slider for fore-aft adjustment while the passenger seat is bolted to the floor with a custom Vorshlag bracket. It is not a show-car interior, but it looks pretty clean and tidy for a race car.
In 2012 this 1986 model year BMW turned 25, which means that in the state of Texas it is now exempt from annual emissions inspection. That's good because this car has zero emissions equipment - just long tube headers joined into a dual 3" into single 3" merge Y-pipe, feeding into a Flowmaster Series 50, 3-chamber, 3" in/out muffler out back. The entire system aft of the headers is made from 3" mandrel bent tubing. Making the custom full length headers took 30+ hours but they fit, work well, and make great power. The car sounds mean when opened up but is not at all ear splitting at speed (sub 100 dB). We had a state Safety Inspection performed in May 2012 and paid for new state registration in June 2012, with a clear Texas title. The car also comes with a NASA log book (classed in TTU) and a framed copy of the article in the October 2011 Grassroots Motorsports magazine 4-page spread.
NASA Time Trial is a great place for this car to play!
What should this car be used for? It can be street driven on a nice day - it has functional electric windows, turn signals, a horn, brake lights, headlights, and adequate cooling for a jaunt across town. The splitter makes speed bumps a thing of the past, and care should be taken on steep driveway inclines. The spring rates are now much more reasonable for street use as well. That said its not something you will want to drive daily, without A/C or heat, nor a radio. Maybe take it to a local car show for fun. Where it really shines is on a road course, where it will blast from corner to corner with that LSx V8 thrust! The brakes work well when warmed up and it makes monster grip on the 285 Hoosiers.
With the interior in place, 2nd seat added, the larger 18x11" wheels, new splitter the E30 V8 weighs in at 2534 lbs
The auction started 7/22/2012 at 12 PM CST (noon) with a $2011 opening bid, and will go for 7 days, unless someone grabs early with the "buy it now" price of $20,011. That option will disappear if the bidding gets close to it. We believe it could sell for close to $20,000, but it might go for more, or maybe less. Considering how much time and work we have put in this little car for the past 3 years, not to mention the list of updates and high end parts added in 2011-2012, that's a bargain. We would gladly build another one like this, but it would cost closer to $30,000. The E30 LS1 swap is DIFFICULT, which is why we encourage people to use our E36 LS1 kits instead (or our upcoming E46 LS1 swap kit). If you have questions that you cannot find answers to in this post or ad, or in the linked build thread, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Happy bidding!
Project Update for July 31, 2012: The eBay auction ended last Sunday at noon, finally. It was a nerve wracking week of waiting (luckily we were insanely busy on another project, which kept us preoccupied), with over 6000 views of the auction, nearly 100 watchers, and 34 bids. When the dust cleared and seven days were up, the E30 had met reserve, selling for $18,000.
To some of you that might seem like a lot for a "$2011" budget car, but in reality that's a fair price for what you get. It could have gone for more, but I'm not complaining. Remember, we had a LOT of labor hours in this car (say... a thousand+) and in 2012 upgraded major components that were originally purchased under the old $2011 budget, swapping them for proper parts that were well beyond that price cap. The new owner will be bombing around road courses in California soon, which is a perfect use for this car. Already paid for, title already sent out, transporter coming soon.
The E30 has been sitting in our shop behind the Brianne Corn Racing 2005 Subaru STi Hill Climb car (under a car cover), waiting to be sold. We've been thrashing on this Subaru for two straight weeks doing way more work than should be possible in that time frame. You can read more about that project here.
A couple of days before the auction ended I was surprised to see the eBay auction and a write-up on Bring-A-Trailer, where vintage and/or race car featured on their site. There were some funny comments on there, of course, like: "This thing looks like it just drove through a herd of My Pretty Ponies. And hit every single one." Cracked me up! :D
Epic E30 Picture
Here's a nice picture taken of the E30 today, that our new photo/media guy whipped up for fun during lunch. Wow. Yea, Brandon has skills (he took some of the most memorable pics of the E30 previously, like this one, and that one). We'll try to get him to take a few more shots of it before the car is gone. You can get a full sized copy of this picture above, if you want a desktop background. Great, great shot... was a composite image of 6 or so individual shots with unique spot lighting on each. Expect more amazing photographs on Vorshlag project builds, race event coverage, and product pictures than you've ever seen before. He's going to Pikes Peak for the week and we will have those photos to show later in August.
Its going to be a sad day when this little E30 goes away - just like when we sold our silver STU-prepped 1997 M3 in February, or the E36 Alpha car in 2009. Having spent so much time working on this car, testing, tuning, upgrading, repairing - its always hard to let these long term, big effort projects go. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into this build. An extremely frustrating 2010 showing, then the amazing 2011 victory, and a rebirth with all new wheels/tires/brakes/suspension/drivetrain in 2012. I wanted to give a big thanks to everyone here who read the build thread, made suggestions + helped guide us through this project, who cheered us on, played "guess the engine" (you were good sports!), and to all of those that chipped in volunteer labor. We're going to have a party for the volunteers once this car is gone, too.
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Here are some ways that you can support and communicate effectively with other teachers and colleagues when a pupil in your school is going through cancer treatment:
- Inform staff sensitively about developments and changes e.g. organise a meeting so that everyone hears important news at the same time. This also ensures that staff know where to get support if they needed.
- Invite a nurse or other professional, eg a CLIC Sargent Social Worker, or hospital school teacher, to school to explain what's happening and answer questions
- Arrange home tuition for the pupil with the local authority's home tuition service if appropriate, following discussions with medical staff or the hospital school
- Liaise with hospital teaching services to make sure the pupil has appropriate work and to find out how they are getting on
- Agree changes to school rules and circulate arrangements to all staff, eg a pupil may want to wear a baseball cap, not take part in PE, leave a lesson early, come in part-time or have homework extensions
- Encourage subject teachers to provide appropriate work for the pupil to fit around treatment and how they are feeling. Teachers can use email and provide online learning so that school work can be flexible depending on where the pupil is learning.
Find out more about briefing staff on how to support a child or young person with cancer.
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Footballers who were forcibly sold by their clubs
5) Andy Caroll – Newcastle United
The towering striker made his name helping Newcastle achieve promotion in the 2009-10 season, scoring 19 goals for the Magpies. His goal scoring return caught eyes of Liverpool, who were in the market looking to replace the departed Fernando Torres. And with money in their bag, Liverpool played into Newcastle's hands. The Reds' 30 million deal immediately convinced Mike Ashley to sell Carroll; however, he sought more money from the potential transfer. According to Carroll, Newcastle forced him to put in a transfer request, enticing Liverpool to make a better offer for the striker's services. The clubs eventually agreed on a 35 million transfer. Carroll struggled to reach the same heights as he grappled with injuries for the most part. Now at West Ham, Carroll has found his feet once again; however, has failed to play consistently due to his injury troubles.
4) Joe Hart – Manchester City
It has been a remarkable fall from grace for the England no 1, Joe Hart. After a miraculous performance against Barcelona in the 2014-15 season, wherein he was touted as the world's best by Lionel Messi himself, Hart currently finds himself playing for his third club in as many seasons. Pep Guardiola's predilection for a sweeper keeper already had the media doubting Hart's ability to play in that role, and the assertion was proved correct when Guardiola displaced Hart with Caballero on the opening day of the last season. The Spaniard clearly did not fancy Hart, sending him on loan to Torino last season. Hart returned to Premier League with West Ham this summer, after being told by Guardiola that he had no future at the club, effectively ending Hart's glorious time with Manchester City.
3) Angel Di Maria – Real Madrid
The Argentine attacker had a glorious time at Real Madrid, as he flourished under Mourinho. While Bale's arrival put Di Maria's place in danger, his impressive work rate convinced Ancelloti to deploy him centrally. The move paid dividends as Di Maria was crucial in Real's La Decima with his famous zig-zag run to set up Gareth Bale. Nevertheless, that was the last time Real Madrid fans saw Di Maria in a white jersey as he fell out with the club hierarchy. James Rodriguez's blockbuster transfer effectively ended Di Maria's career at Real Madrid. Moreover, Di Maria claimed that the Madrid hierarchy pressured Argentina to resist playing Di Maria in the world cup final, which only further hampered their relationship. The Argentine moved to Manchester United; however, after a solitary season, wherein he failed to settle in Manchester, he moved to PSG.
2) Jaap Stam – Manchester United
Jaap Stam had quite a career going at Manchester United. The Dutch was the most expensive defender of the time when United paid 10 million Euros for his services. He was at the heart of United's success in the late 90s, winning Champions league title and Premier league as well. For a while, it looked like Stam would end his career at United; however, things could quickly turn around as Stam was soon signing a contract with Lazio. The move did upset sections of United's supporters, with the fans annoyed at losing their leader and organiser. Stam claimed that United's bosses, including Sir Alex, were convinced that it was the right time to sell him as the Red Devils sold him for 15 million Euros.
1) Iker Casillas
One of the most famous breakups of all time, nobody would have pictured Casillas leaving Real Madrid, let alone on poor terms as he did. It was all going well for the Spain no1 before the 'Special One' arrived at Santiago Bernabeu. After early friction between the goalkeeper and the manager, the picture became quite clear that Mourinho did not fancy Casillas, choosing to play Adan instead and then new-recruit Diego Lopez. While Mourinho left the club, qualms arose regarding Casillas' ability to play for Real Madrid. Ancelotti continued the trend of putting Casillas on the bench, and at the end of the 2014-15season, Casillas finally bid adieu to his boyhood club, joining FC Porto.


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Having issues with a Sony Vaio Laptop Model # SVE17137CXB:
Told a friend at work I would take a look at this for him, thinking it was something stupid, but I may have a real hardware issue. Need some people to bang heads with.
Intel Core i7-3632QM
Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
1TB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
AMD Radeon HD 7650M
The laptop will power on, but the screen is completely black. It never does anything. Here is what I have tried...
1. Holding power for 60 seconds to drain capacitors, after removing battery and power cord.
2. Opened up and pulled CMOS battery, and reset BIOS.
3. Tried booting up holding the "assistance" button.
4. Tried connecting to an external monitor, and holding FN, and pressing F7 twice, then Enter, to boot on a television via HDMI.
4. Tried reseating RAM, and Hard Drive.
5. Adjusting screen brightness.
I'm completely lost at this point. I'm not sure if the GPU is dead, or if it is stuck in some weird monitor mode that won't display on the laptop or television. Maybe I'm pressing the wrong button combination to get it to display on a tv, or set back to laptop display.
I was reading about something called FLEA power, and maybe that is causing my monitor issues, but would that cause it not to display on a television as well?
Also, this thing powers on, the laptop keys have light, the hard rive spins, when I put a CD in I can hear it working, all the fans are working as well. Just always the black screen, no BIOS screen, nothing ever.


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Greetings, everyone.
As the title reads, I want Windows XP's mspaint.exe and calc.exe for using them on my Windows 10 but the results I'm getting by searching the net don't seem quite reliable. Is there any still up download link for these? If not, could anybody who lives on a cave and still uses WXP send them to me?


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How to Save Money on Corporate Travel Expenditure
Traveling can be a huge, repetitive expense especially for a company. However, it is also something that most corporate entities can't do without. As the a founder of task management application Task Pigeon, minimizing costs/expenditure is something I give a lot of thought to.
And just because traveling is a necessity doesn't mean that it has to drain your resources! There are a few tips you can follow in order to minimize your expenditure on corporate traveling. These include:
Create a Fair but Clear Travel Policy
If you are sending your employees to a different city, it might help if you have a clear travel policy. This doesn't mean that you have to be frugal: you only need to set clear travel expectations.
For instance, make it clear what kind of hotels they can stay in. Is it up to them to choose whether to stay in a five star or a four star hotel? Give them direction on what the company can afford; it will help you save money.
Another avenue for saving money is clearing the air on what kind of flights they can book. Can they fly business class, or can the company only afford an economy class flight? Being open and having a clear travel policy can go a long way in minimizing travel expenditure.
Designate Preferred Vendors
Most vendors reward loyalty and you can capitalize on this to help cut on traveling costs. The first step is to create a list of designated hotels and airlines, and to make sure you use only their services. This is beneficial in two ways.
For one thing, working with specific companies makes it fairly easy to predict how much they charge for their rooms or flights. This can help you plan your budget better.
Secondly, remaining loyal to given vendors makes it easy for them to give you discounts. This is especially true if you are a large company, as you can ask for corporate discounts. Over time, you will end up saving a considerable amount of money.
Fly on Cheaper Days
Flight costs vary depending on demand. Mondays and Fridays are typically the most expensive days as people fly in and out of cities for work.
Armed with this knowledge, you can cut costs by flying your staff on the less busy days of the week. If a meeting can be held either on Monday or Tuesday, opt for Tuesday when the flight costs are far much cheaper.
Fly in and Out in a Day
Staying at a hotel costs money, so you should avoid having your staff stay overnight when away on an assignment. A little more planning is all you need to ensure that they don't spend a night in a hotel.
You can start by scheduling most of their meetings in the morning hours. They might have to make it to the airport rather early, but there is no reason why they shouldn't be on a flight back home in the afternoon.
Having your employees fly in and out saves you money you would have otherwise spent on their accommodation. You also don't have to cater for their meals and this will also save you some money.
Set a Daily Budget for Food/ Travel
This is very much like the earlier point on having a clear travel policy. You need to set clear boundaries of how much your employees can spend when traveling.
It is important that your budget be fair and reasonable. You don't want your employees to be always anxious about how they will meet their basic needs when they are travel ling for work.
In order to minimize corporate travel expenditure, try as much as possible to cut out any extravagant spending. Only provide those things that are necessary for your employees to carry out their jobs comfortably.
Because of how the expenses of traveling tend to add up, you may be tempted to take drastic measures to reduce them. Sometimes, those drastic measures can do your company more harm than good.
You would be better off implementing small effective changes a little at a time. Start by setting a clear travel policy so that your employees know how much of the company money they are expected to spend.
Secondly, always use the services of particular vendors. The predictability and discounts you get can help you save loads of money.
Also, fly your employees on the cheaper days in order to spend less on transport. Arrange meetings in a way that makes it possible for employees to fly in and out on the same day to cut on the cost of accommodation. Finally, create a clear budget of how much your employees can spend when traveling.
All of these may seem like rather simple tips, but they do deliver the results you want. Be sure to try them.


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Social Media 101 - Fundamentals to get you started
Social Media 101 - Fundamentals to get you started
Social media marketing is now an established pillar of the marketing. If your company isn't leveraging this medium, then you're already behind! With all the information in the free marketplace, it can become a bit confusing for business owners. In this seminar, we will discuss social media fundamentals to get you started on your journey – how to create a social media action plan and other best practices.
Panel Lead: Paula Mattisonsierra is the Retail & Marketing Business Advisor with the San Mateo Small Business Development Center. She consults with a variety of retail businesses both in San Mateo & Alameda County. Ms. Mattisonsierra is also the Marketing Director & Founder of Power Marketing SF, an off-site marketing department targeting small to mid-sized businesses. She has successfully launched 4 businesses for herself.


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About Us
People ask me how long have I been in the family business? My response also has been, since I was born. I have been with Maximum Potential since 1994. Before that I worked for Sam's Club while going to college. Doing that time I became a floor supervisor. One of my responsibilities was to be a part of a hiring team. That's when I became familiar with one of the tools that we currently market, Orion. After college I has hired by a recruiting firm to help place high end CNC machinist and mechanical drafter's. That is were I gained first hand knowledge of the importance of a solid selection practice. The skills that I learn over those years have allowed me to help train and coach our clients - distributors the importance of having an effective hiring practice.I received my degrees from the University of Wisconsin of River Falls. Earning double major in Psychology and Business Communication. This has helped me understand the science behind the assessments and products that we market.
Outside of work I have been involved with the Optimist Club of Burnsville MN. I was the president of the club from 1996 -1997. During that time, we created one of the largest youth Oratorical Contest for kids between grades 7th to 9th. We had a total of over 250 kids participate. I have been the head coach for my son's basketball teams for the last couple years. In the spring and summer, I help coach baseball and softball. I'm married to my wife Roberta and have two wonderful kids, Alexandria and William Riley. I enjoy traveling the country with my wife and seeing what this great country has to offer. I'm very interested in scuba diving, golfing and skiing. Also enjoy taking by family up north to go fishing or skiing.


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Monday, October 23, 2017 - 3:00pm to 6:00pm
San Diego Unified School District's Annual Open Enrollment period for 2018 will be held between October 23 and November 17, 2017. Representatives from the district's medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans as well as other providers will be present at our Open Enrollment events. The first one is at the Education Center on Oct. 23, 2017 from 3-6 p.m. (Link here to other events districtwide). Flu shots will be provided free of charge. Employee Benefits staff will be on hand at each event to address any questions and to assist with enrollment changes. Open Enrollment is available to active employees in benefits-eligible positions and to retirees that continued group health coverage with the district at retirement.
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2005 Lodi Lapis Luna Romanza Shoup Vineyard Zinfandel: Fruity
but sitting across the table from me was greg, who had the opposite reaction. to him, the sweetness of this lapis luna zin was the perfect match to the pork. he didn't mind how light this wine was, the paler reddish color it cast off in our glasses, or the way it lacked the type of earthy goodness i've started to really appreciate in the zins we've had in the past. maybe i've had too many rosenblum zins; maybe i've started to equate the lusciousness of that company's higher-priced wines to the way i think red zinfandel really should be.
but here's the thing: we've had two other lapis lunas, and both were sweet. given, they were both cabernet sauvignon -- so we're dealing with a different grape here -- but i think there might be something about the way that company grows and processes its grapes that impacts the way their resulting wine comes off in the glass. 14.1 percent alcohol.
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originally posted by: VictorVonDoom
That is why you shouldn't go to a peaceful protest unarmed. You know the police will be armed, you should be armed too.
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: Shamrock6
Yes but is the order to remove them legal?
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: Rezlooper
So law enforcement cleared camps set up specifically to block construction and left the camp that was set up in a lawful area alone. Imagine that.
When a cop shows up to remove you from an area, you're going to be removed. Use all the rhetoric and buzzwords you want, but resisting the removal will be met with an increased level of force until the resistance is overcome and the removal effected.
originally posted by: Rezlooper
originally posted by: VictorVonDoom
That is why you shouldn't go to a peaceful protest unarmed. You know the police will be armed, you should be armed too.
Wouldn't doubt it if that's what starts happening soon if events keep going down like this.
Cowards.Moral cowards.As always when it comes to Native American rights no one wants to face that head on The figurehead is far too worried about his presidential library and foundation.Hill the $hill won't say anything because there's no cash in Native American rights and Der Trump well he's a huge investor in the DAPL.
originally posted by: Nyiah
You know why nobody's willing to touch this one? Corrupt politics aside?
Because it's something society does not want to face more than anything else. It would shove Black Lives Matter into the damn shadows, and show a REAL consistently oppressed & marginalized group, in real-time, show the tangible injustice and tangible seizures & use of rightful property. Real stuff of a discernible, long-term magnitude that has been shoved deep under the rug since before slaves. It's not a half-wit SJWs racial pseudo-crusade on Twitter, it's actual heavy stuff impacting the remnants of legit here-before-us cultures we still utterly screw over today. And no one wants to touch it.
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Primary Mathematics Challenge at Leeds Grammar
Wednesday 15 October, 2015 was the day that Gledhow mathematicians took part in the semi final of the Primary Mathematics Challenge, hosted and organised by Leeds Grammar School.
Our Team: Aimee Baxter, Kynan Buckley, Emilia Plant and Anthony Roper were fantastic and took on all the rounds with enthusiasm and skill - not only answering the individual and team questions but rearranging the furniture between rounds as well!
The team had a great fun time and even managed to be creative and make mathematical symbols using their own body shapes while they were waiting for the competition to start.
The children were looked after by an ex-pupil 'Amrita Singh-Morgan' who helped make the morning special.
Phoenix House are the first EVER Inter House Maths Challenge Winners!
Friday 30th January, 2016 saw Gledhow's first ever Inter- House Maths Challenge. All children in KS2 had been involved in Round 1, with the highest score from each House going through to the Final.
Finalists were:
Dragon: Ivan, Cameron, Samuel, Yahya, Varun, Abby, Aimie, Matthew
Griffin: Theo, Sam, Maddie, Lisa, Ella, Uzair, Zeeshan, Emmie
Pegasus: Murphy, Rafi, Amit, Dantrelle, Albie, Niamh, Mohsin, Eleanor
Phoenix: Edward, Ibraheem, Ricardo, Lucius, Daniel, William, Summar, Kynan
The children completed a Speed Challenge, a Team Challenge and a Quick Fire Tables Round. Staff from each House Team were also involved and were VERY competitive! In the end Phoenix were the winners with 206 points.
The Challenge was put together by the House Captains and Vice Captains and they worked tirelessly to make it fun, fair yet very competitive! Congratulations to everyone for such an amazing competition. We shall all look forward to next year's Maths Challenge.
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How to develop your own Singing Style
Singing with Style is an ultimate goal of a singer. I will correct myself, singing in UNIQUE style is what every singer desires. You may be learning singing for a long time, you may have hired a personal tutor, but if you are not distinct in your voice or your style its very difficult for you to find place under the Sun and make a mark as a singer. For professional singers developing a unique style is imperative to succeed.
Before we even go into the details of "How to Sing in Style" Or "How to develop your own style of sining" there are few things you must understand.
1. Style is natural and not artificial. What I mean is something you are very comfortable doing becomes your style. You like wearing certain clothes or behave in certain way. If its unique enough and if people like it then it becomes a style statement.
2. Style is generally associated with celebrities and important people. However people become important in first place by having a unique style, then whatever they do becomes a Style statement
So when it comes to Singing you must first learn the basics. You should be able to sing songs as-is like original. Then you can make certain changes that you like to the song without changing the tune or framework of the song. In Indian classical music its making changes while keeping the Raga the same. So lets give some tips on developing your style
1. Pick the Genre of songs that you like the most, or you are most comfortable singing
2. practice few songs. Practice really deep, listen to ups and downs, riffs, runs, Vibrato, breath release, soft, light, hard, volume modulations etc.
3. Then check what modulations or changes you like to make. It can be either introducing certain new riffs or runs, maybe belting on certain note.
4. Check if some other singer has sung the same song. Pay particular attention to their style. Identify what they're doing to create that "style."
5. If you have a unique voice then you dont have to worry too much about your style of singing, since people can easily distinguish and you would have found your niche.
6. Satisfy yourself fully before you ask for feedback. What you sing should move you emotionally, if it does not touch you then it will not impress others. When it comes to feedback, most people will say you sing good, however you will keep struggling to find your mark, if you cannot touch someone's heart or you are NOT involved when singing.
Before concentrating on things like developing a unique style you should be able to breathe properly and sing in correct pitch. If you are just a beginner don't focus on unique style for the first few months, you can work on it or may be you will develop one with time. Unless your trainer is asking you to work on it.
As I have mentioned in my other articles, as a learner , you must record and then evaluate your singing. Compare it with original and check for gaps.
TRYING TOO HARD TO INTRODUCE STYLE will only end up annoying your listeners. There are subtle things which create style. Don't try to overdo things. It can have a negative effect and you may end up spoiling a performance. Many singers may not have to do anything, they already have a style. Analyze your voice and singing to check if you already have a unique style. Then you don't have to work too hard on this. Singing is result of preparation, skill, technique, health, presence of mind and passion. I don't mean to scare you , if you are singing you already have all of these, now just focus on singing in style :)


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It's not always possible to travel physically to any location you wish. Some are really far away, others are difficult to access. There is also the time constraint, you can't just keep travelling. We all wish we could of course !! Today is time for a cyber trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
My last time in Buenos Aires I had my film camera with me and digital was still a way too expensive, beside a much poorer quality than film. It was the time when most of the photographers believed that digital will not be the future. How wrong! It was almost 20 years ago and sadly enough my photos are not with me but somewhere in Europe in a warehouse.
I remember this city as a vibrant place to be with a fantastic food scene, although clearly addressed to meat lovers. Add the gorgeous buildings of the Palermo district and the colourful houses of La Boca to have a full picture of how beautiful is Buenos Aires. I definetely want to visit once again this city. What are you waiting for?
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We connect first to AirPano. An incredible project that shows cities and places from the top. Today it is the time to see Buenos Aires.
The bucket list is becoming bigger and bigger!! At the moment I keep enjoying it with a cyber trip using the AirPano project and some awesome Instagram shots. Of course do not forget to follow us on our Instagram account 😉
Switch on your radio, tune it to a tango station and enjoy your cyber trip
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Google expanded the digital world of cloud computing on Tuesday, announcing the rollout of "Google Drive."
The service, which will give users 5GB of free remote storage and additional space for a monthly fee, puts the Web giant in competition with Apple and Microsoft, as well as specialized services like Box and Dropbox, in a space that increasingly looks like the future of computing.
"This is really just the next step in the evolution of Google Cloud," Scott Johnston, group product manager for Google Drive, told CNN. "It's really letting people live more in the cloud by connecting them more easily with all the devices they have." - cnn
The technology for 'seamless sharing' between devices without this cloud nonsense is going to take a backseat. I don't see why most of us need this cloud thing if we can sync all our devices with a simple press of the button of any one of our devices upon entering our homes or the locality wherein our other devices are kept.
Additionally, as a choice, cloud storage space could come in handy for some, just to store info on till we can update another device when we are at that locality. It can just serve as a temporary transit point like a cache on a CPU or a memory buffer. Hence, we wouldn't need to upgrade to increased and paid storage space.
the ones who get pissed off with this whole thing are those whom are still capable of counterfactual thinking beyond the conventional norm, and appreciate that there is such a thing as 'fair and just' despite what is 'familiar and fashionable'.For permanent storage, we can get a terabyte of hard-drive storage for much less. And it is always accessible whether or not there is an Internet connection. Pushing this cloud nonsense is just greedy profiteering by the fat cats who are slowly eradicating choice in favour of greater profits. It's alright to put it forth as a choice. But the way things are going, all cheaper and equally efficient alternatives are gradually being eradicated, i.e, my oft-complained about, 'absence of memory card slot in the ipad', or the memory card not being able to be used as storage expansion'. I think you can call this 'techsploitation' - that is, the eradication or delay of alternatives in favour of that which engenders greater profits despite it being not as efficient. (author's definition)
Basically, we are all being totally screwed here. This is nothing short of piracy on the side of the corporation. But of course, so long as we buy into their definition of piracy, we aren't going to think them equally or worse than those they allege to be guilty of intellectually improprietous behaviour.
But the ones who get pissed off with this whole thing are those whom are still capable of counterfactual thinking beyond the conventional norm, and appreciate that there is such a thing as 'fair and just' despite what is 'familiar and fashionable'. Thanks to the unthinking and gullible fanboys and girls whom are increasingly outnumbering the cogitating sector of the human populace.


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Josh Grider's new album Good People has been a long time coming.
Speaking literally, the New Mexico native's last full band album Luck & Desire came out in 2014, and four years between albums in country music can feel like an eternity (even if he released an acoustic EP in 2015). But this new album — philosophically — has been a long time coming, too.
"The creating is a blast; the waiting is agony," Grider tells Wide Open Country on a recent trip to Nashville. But the messages on Good People are coming at just the right time.
Finding Balance
Josh Grider first broke onto the Texas scene in 2005. And like most young upstarts, he put a lot of miles on tires traveling Texas and figuring out how his sound fit in the overall landscape. "I spent a lot of years just playing to play, because I thought you had to," Grider says. "I drove myself crazy, and I drove myself broke."
But a few albums in, Grider found himself traveling to Nashville and getting encouragement from co-writers and industry pros who kept telling him he had "what it takes" to make it on a national level. He eventually moved to Music City.
And Grider certainly fits the prototype of a country star. Tall, handsome and capable of pulling off a cowboy hat, Grider delivers his well-crafted songs through a smooth baritone with just a tint of southern drawl. So it's no surprise the goal was get some national love when he signed with a company called AMP in the early 2010s.
But a pair of EPs with the company ultimately resonated most in Texas, where he found some radio success with songs like "Lone Star Highway." After he found himself traveling back to Texas so frequently to play, Grider moved the family back to Central Texas.
There's Still Good People
AMP eventually came to an end and Grider signed with a new publishing company in Nashville which allowed him to travel up for one week a month while still living in Texas. It was during this newfound freedom that Grider planted the seeds of what eventually became Good People.
"I just love the songwriting community of Nashville so much and feel really lucky to be a part of it," Grider says. "I feel really energized when I'm in Nashville and that's when I write my best songs."
Part of that community involves Bobby Hamrick and James Slater, who co-wrote three of the new album's standout tracks with Grider. That includes title track "Good People," whose music video we premiered not long ago. The three wrote the song not long after the tragic shooting in Dallas that took the lives of five police officers.
And since they wrote and released the song, the message seems to matter more and more every day. "Have faith in your fellow humans," Grider says. "Even if your screen is telling you not to."
An Honest Look
The rest of Good People is as refreshing as the title track. And despite Josh Grider's Texas roots, there's nothing about the record that clamors for the cliches of the Texas country scene.
Songs like "Sex & Alcohol" breach topics most country artists stray from, but manage to deliver a bit of a biting criticism with a down home "aw shucks" attitude. "Less And Less" is just a masterfully written tale about the gradual recovery from heartbreak.
"Top Of The Bottle" is Grider's first true drinking song, but it's also the quirkiest, funkiest song on the record. Which makes a fairly worn out song subject stand out as an undeniably fun moment on the record. Grider laughs as he jokes that he balanced out the drinking song with his first truly religious song, too — his version of "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," a gorgeous duet featuring his wife Kristi and dedicated to his late grandmother.
It's All About Perspective
For the first time in his eight albums, Grider's voice really, truly shines on Good People. A lot of that has to do with Grider deciding to record them at his home in Texas after laying down the music with an all-star cast of musicians in Nashville.
"I put tens of thousands of dollars worth of time into the vocals," Grider says — an actual cost he avoided by taking the work on himself. "God, I sang these a bunch of times. I'd record it, live with it, live with it some more, DELETE IT, then record it again."
But it was an important step that takes the album from a collection of catchy, well-written songs to an actual statement. And while eclectic, the whole record has a certain cohesive feeling about it. Because despite the range of song subjects and styles, we know we're getting something truly unique — Grider's perspective.
"That's the job of the artistic community in general, to give their perspective," Grider says. "With this record, if I can provide a little bit of hope, a little bit of honesty, a little bit of perspective — if that's my role in this whole thing, I'm happy with that."
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Linpack is very close to the type of application GPUs were originally invented for, and with Nvidia being slowly pushed out of the discrete graphics processor business by Intel and AMD integrating increasingly better graphics processors directly onto the CPU die, Nvidia had to branch out and add supercomputer-like capabilities to their graphics cards in order to try to fetch market in the HPC space. They added double-precision, ECC, caching, and some other features. I wouldn't have thought the result would be a migration of the top supercomputer to China, but that is indeed what has happened.
Friday, November 19, 2010
China takes top supercomputer spot
It is now well known that China has taken the top supercomputer spot with a gigantic GPU cluster. It's not surprising that GPUs are able to power the Linpack benchmark to such great heights. Linpack benefits from a division of bigger tasks into smaller tasks known as "blocking". This is not an embarassingly parallel breakdown, which means it doesn't necessarily represent the type of performance that could be expected on data-parallel benchmarks, because the network bandwidth, latency, on-server bandwidth, latency, and on-chip bandwidth, latency are all put to the test. Where Nvidia can really deliver a high value is with their very high ~200 GBytes/sec of memory bandwidth per GPU whereas a commodity server node gets about 8-12 GBytes/sec. With such high bandwidth it is possible for the GPUs to approach their maximum SIMD capabilities, and for double-precision SIMD floating point operations they just scream relative to commodity processors.
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Reclaiming the Public Forum: Courts Must Stand Firm Against Government Efforts to Displace Dissidence
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Federalism Gone Far Astray from Policy and Constitutional Concerns: The Admissions of Convictions to Impeach by State's Rules-1990-2004
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Sweet Potatoes
At this point, I was starting to wonder about eating sweet potatoes. They must be murder on blood sugar, right? Well, as it turns out, your blood sugar will rise about 30% less when you eat sweet potatoes vs. regular potatoes, due to their higher fiber content.
Of course I can't overlook the most obvious fact about sweet potatoes: their color. The flesh of a sweet potato is a lovely, vibrant orange as opposed to the white flesh of a regular potato, and by now we all know what that means: Antioxidants! Vitamin C! Beta carotene! It's good to know that the sweet 'tater fries I've been eating do have some redeeming qualities after all!
For further information check out the very good articles at both Livestrong and Worlds Healthiest Foods.
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- Linda C said...
I like them baked- with butter. They are good in the microwave (much better than what I was brought to call Irish potatoes in the microwave) but they are REALLY good baked in the real oven, if you have time.
I need to try them roasted. Have you all done that yet?
- October 26, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Linda C said...
By the way, we got collards the other week, or as I was brought to say, Collard Greens. I had fixed them in stirfrys before and thrown them in soup. I had even brought packages of frozen chopped collards--but, never, the real thing. Well, I did it--all the way from washing real good to cutting the stems and center ribs off and throwing them away to ripping the big leaves in pieces and putting them in some broth that had simmered a ham bone for an hour, plus onion, garlic and some Tabasco (I think I overdid it a bit there) and cooking until done - 45 minutes, an hour, who knows- one of those rare days when I had a long free afternoon. Served with rice ( and tomatoes and okra) super delicious. I bet vegetable broth might do- if you ever want to try.
- October 26, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Velga said...
You're making me want a New Orleans gumbo.
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An End to Suffering tells of Pankaj Mishra's search to understand the Buddha's relevance in today's world, where religious violence, poverty and terrorism prevail. As he travels among Islamists and the emerging Hindu Muslim class in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Mishra explores the myths and places of the Buddha's life, the West's "discovery" of Buddhism, and the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment of his own by discovering the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in this "unusually discerning, beautifully written, and deeply affecting reflection on Buddhism" (Booklist).
"Part biography, part history, part travel book, part philosophic treatise, [and mainly] intellectual autobiography, [by someone who] 'couldn't sit still' long enough to meditate successfully . . . Mishra's book is in the best tradition of Buddhism, both dispassionate and deeply engaged, complicated and simple, erudite and profoundly humane." —The New York Times Book Review
"Succinct, lucid, and coherent." —Los Angeles Times
"[A] journey of self-discovery . . . [Mishra] struggles to reconcile lessons of the Buddha's life with his own shrinking world." —The New Yorker
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A key principle of land use in the United States is that homeowners can often veto new buildings on nearby land that other people own. A trade agreement that's currently in the works could have a huge impact on that long-established system of local control.
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade pact that would change the rules for investments and trade among its signers. It's currently in behind-closed-doors negotiation among 12 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, and Singapore. Other countries could join later.
A recently leaked draft of the TPP gives investors from member nations the right to sue when a decision by a local government "interferes with distinct, reasonable investment-backed expectations."
Panels of private lawyers chosen by the investors and the federal government will meet to decide the suits. If the investors win, the federal government must reimburse them for the loss of future profits.
Critics of the TPP argue that it could gut environmental and health regulation. They point to the past history of trade agreements to back up that concern. The TPP's backers, on the other hand, assert that the treaty only bans arbitrary or discriminatory actions.
No matter who turns out to be right about that, the pact is likely to undermine local oversight of land use.
The TPP Goes Against the Spirit of American Land Use Law
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Cards other than Greeting cards- reason for your smile
Shopping is something that every single human on this earth enjoys a lot. What more interesting then shopping in 'THE' outlets.
But every time one goes for shopping getting good variety of collection, brands, budget and time saving is what one looks for always. The more ease, privileges, benefits, offer and discounts you get the more excited you are to shop.
Keeping the wishes and desires of a costumer in mind different outlets have ushered in some really good offer schemes, which the shoppers will really enjoy and make frequent visits to their outlet. Talking about these offer schemes, there are some shopping outlets like SHOPPERS STOP, LIFESTYLE, INORBIT MALL, PANTALOONS that provide you with such amazing offers in form of different loyalty CARDS.
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Inner circle
LIFESTYLE has come up with something called THE INNER CIRCLE card, wherein the shopper will earn 2 loyalty points per Rs. 100 spent at Lifestyle and the shopper is benefited for some really good offers within the limits of the loyalty points earned by him/ her.
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OK, SO LAST ISSUE I SAID TO BUY ALL THE FELLS 7"S YOU COULD GET YER [sic] PAWS ON, WELL HERE'S A FELLS DISCOGRAPHY FOR YA. WE'LL CALL IT A SHOPPING LIST:
1. SPACE GIRLS 7" (DARK TWIST) Also has Sleep With You + [and] Uma on it. All three are excellent & they are even good recordings. Space Girls is really long and, well, spacey. Perfect! Sleep With You & Uma are very catchy - well so's the rest of their stuff, but Uma's simple & will stick to your skull lining for days.
2. HAJI 7" (TOXIC SHOCK) Split w/ Rancid Hell Spawn. Also has Fells' Dig It. I'm gonna have to ask Heath about this "Haji" thing because I let myself start wondering who he's talking about and now I'm possessed with the need
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My Mother's Day Pilgrimage
A storm of memories and dreams roll in. Memories of childhood and the mother I miss – intertwine with my personal journey as a mom.
I hold onto something stable to brace myself while the storm changes the atmosphere. The air I breathe reflects its pressure. The sky looks different and my world is rocked – I won't lie.
The bitter and the sweet – advancing on me faster than I can run.
Hovering overhead, the obvious fact I signed up for a job I can never fulfill in my own strength. I'm a mom – the best one I know how to be. That's all I've got.
Heaven touches earth.
I know earth well – but heaven I'm learning.
I see my life from afar. My best years spent on the people around me – my children – God's children.
In this moment, all the Mother's Day corsages and sermons fall short. Like throwing rice on a bride who's about to lay down her body and her life for the good of another – and never look back.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians 12:9
So we set apart a day – one special day – to honor mothers. The ones who were and the ones who are. Rice. The sting and the glory shower the mom who dares to step out into the light of this fleeting holiday to bask in the moment.
Once I rise to the challenge – because the homemade lunch is ready and family members await – I feel a welcomed change in my world as the storm lifts. The calm. Peace, which passes understanding.
A change in the air. Grace and mercy following me. A sense of awe overtakes my anxious heart. I feel God – the Creator who graced me with this honor to carry His own.
I've been at this mom-job for quite a while, long enough to see trends in my own life. Storms come and they go. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Love wins every time.
This pilgrimage I take every-single-year. The one that leads me to a higher place. A place of perspective. Mother's Day, when every mother remembers more than she can say.
Whether we eat lukewarm hotdogs prepared by little hands or dine in a fine restaurant – the feelings are the same.
Pre-Mother's Day forecast: Storm. Not the perfect kind but a messy one that throws a mixture of memories in my face and rearranges my world.
Post-Mother's Day forecast: Calm. Peace overriding my anxious heart. A glimpse of a new season throwing sunshine in my path. I look to the days ahead and smile.
"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Phillipians 4:7


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Wednesday's Video Clip: Finding a Lawyer
Wednesday's Video Clip: Finding a Lawyer
In this video we talk about the various ways people can find a lawyer to help them, including:
Community Legal Clinics
Community legal clinics provide legal services to low-income people in areas such as housing, employment insurance, income support, immigration, human rights, and workers' compensation. Some clinics also provide assistance with wills, powers of attorney, and education law. To find the community legal clinic nearest you, visit the Legal Aid Ontario web site or call Legal Aid Ontario.
The Law Office of Russell Alexander Family Lawyers
At Russell Alexander, Family Lawyers our focus is exclusively family law, offering pre-separation legal advice and assisting clients with family related issues including: custody and access, separation agreements, child and spousal support, division of family property, paternity disputes, and enforcement of court orders. For more information, visit us at RussellAlexander.com


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Cool Summer Citrus Slaw
A bright and fresh take on a beloved classic, our citrus slaw is a great addition to any picnic or barbecue. Perfect on a hot summer day!
- 1 to 1 ¼ pounds cabbage, shredded
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 2 to 2 ¼ teaspoons salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
- ¼ bunch cilantro, finely chopped
Combine mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to create dressing. Coat cabbage with dressing in a large mixing bowl. Toss in mint and cilantro.
Allow slaw to rest for 20 minutes in refrigerator before transferring to serving bowl.
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Mass Effect Andromeda Gameplay Video Explores the Weapons & Skills
In the first video of Mass Effect Andromeda's Official Gameplay Series, BioWare spends five minutes discussing the weapons and skills you'll use in combat. If you just want to see some gameplay, skip ahead to 3:40.
"Welcome to the Mass Effect Andromeda gameplay series," BioWare says. "In this video, learn all about combat. Battle with weaponry from an alien galaxy, outmaneuver enemies with your jump-jet, and unlock the power of Biotics. In Mass Effect Andromeda, you are on a mission to find a new home for humanity. How far will you go?"
In a new blog post, BioWare explained what to expect from the movement in Andromeda:
The action in Mass Effect Andromeda is built around fluid, fast-paced, third-person combat. You'll experience freedom of movement with the use of a jump-jet that allows you to jump, evade, and hover in the midst of battle. You'll also discover a dynamic new cover system that enables you to seamlessly use almost anything, including your own vehicle, for cover. Using your jump-jet and the cover system, you'll be able to approach each battle in a way that suits your gameplay style.
As for weapons, there are four categories of firearms – pistols, shotguns, sniper rifle, and assault rifle – in addition to a range of melee weapons that vary in both damage and speed. Since there are no class restrictions on weapons, you can try something new just by switching your loadout.
Skills, meanwhile, fall into three main categories – Combat (focuses on weapons, gear, and efficiency in battle), Tech (allows you to equip more experimental weaponry, or focus on strategic improvements for yourself and your squad), and Biotics (allows you to control dark energy to manipulate the power of mass and gravity).
Upcoming videos will detail profiles (to give you an added boost in combat), favorites (which allow you immediate access to your sets of powers so you can change up on the fly), and squad skills and commands.
Mass Effect Andromeda will be available on March 21 in North America and March 23 in Europe for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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The BlackBerry 9670, which uses the clamshell design and version 6.0 of the BlackBerry operating system (OS), has made an appearance in a video online.
Watch the BlackBerry 9670 in action below
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has not traditionally favoured the flip phone design, sticking instead with a solid bar style for its business-centric mobiles.
The 9670 is set to change this, although BlackBerry fans will be more interested in what the new OS brings to the table.
The flip design houses the primary screen inside, with a secondary display mounted on the exterior, perhaps offering touchscreen interactivity with newly received emails.
A five megapixel camera is mounted on the rear and you can expand the 512MB of basic storage by adding in a microSD memory card.
RIM has worked hard on the user interface for BlackBerry OS 6.0, with a colour coded system to make messaging easier. It has also integrated native support for Twitter and YouTube, which means you will not have to fire up the browser to tweet or check out videos.
The 9670 was examined and shot by fansite Driphter.com, which reacted positively to most of the phone's features. As RIM gears up to launch this and its slider-style Bold smartphone, a new age of intriguing designs is on the cards.


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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Core Center (UAB
RPKDCC) has established a NIDDK-funded, interdisciplinary center of excellence in
PKD-related research, with specific emphasis on recessive PKD. Among the five Cores, the UAB
RPKDCC includes the ARPKD Clinical and Genetic Resource, a Core resource designed to develop
a unique set of clinical, genetic, and educational resources for ARPKD. The Core has three
primary objectives:
1. To extend the observational study of ARPKD initiated by the North American ARPKD
2. To provide a mechanism for genetic evaluation of patients with both classic ARPKD and
unusual phenotypes of recessive PKD.
3. To develop educational tools for physicians and patients regarding the natural history,
cause, development and effects of the disease, genetic testing, and clinical trials
applicable to ARPKD.
The Study protocol and the Informed Consent for the Clinical Database will be posted on the
website (http://www.arpkdstudies.uab.edu/) for review by potential participants and
follow-up discussions with the PI and/or Research Nurse Coordinator. In addition, materials
in paper format can be sent to interested potential participants upon request.
Two key elements will be required for patient enrollment: 1) certification that informed
consent has been obtained, and 2) certification that permission for release of selected
health information has also been obtained, including the date of signature. Once receipt of
these items is confirmed, the following actions will proceed:
1. the participant will be assigned a unique identifier in the database and a
clinician-specific web field will be opened for that identifier.
2. the participant/parents will confirm the name of their clinician to the database and
notify their physician and/or genetic counselor (clinicians) of their intent to
participate in this study.
3. the clinician will access the Physician Link on the website, type in the patient name
and the referring center, and if matched to the patient's report, will receive the
unique identifier for that patient. Once this is done, the name of the patient will be
deleted from the online database and only the unique identifier will be used. Each
clinician permitted to access this website will be tracked with a login procedure that
includes a process to verify who is entering the system.
4. This unique identifier will allow the clinician to open the clinical database entry
form and provide the information requested in each field. No names or initials will be
collected in this data form, but gender and date of birth (which will be converted to
age and only the month and year will be kept on file) will be requested.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histopathology compatible with ARPKD based on renal biopsy or necropsy; or
- Sonographic evidence of diffusely enlarged, echogenic kidneys and at least one
additional criteria:
1. patho-anatomical diagnosis in an affected sibling, or
2. absence of renal cysts in the ultrasound examination of both parents (studies
would have been obtained as part of the evaluation of the affected child;
parents must be > 30 yo), or
3. hepatic fibrosis based on either clinical or histopathologic evidence, or
4. parental consanguinity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Urinary tract malformations
- Major congenital anomalies of other systems
Principal InvestigatorLisa M. Guay-Woodford, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
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Street Figter Gaiden Vol. 1 (Preview)
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- Story by
- Mami Itou
- Art by
- Mami Itou
- Cover by
- Mami Itou
- Publisher
- UDON Entertainment
Written and drawn by Mami Itou (Darkstalkers/Red Earth, ROBOT, Pilgrim Jäger), Street Fighter Gaiden spotlights the World Warriors' adventures outside the tournament scene. The series is made up of short stories each devoted to a classic Street Fighter character. Fan-favorites like Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, and Guile each get their due, as do many other skilled fighters. Cammy teams up with Delta Red against the narcisitic Vega, T. Hawk has a desert showdown with Balrog, Fei-Long teaches everyone what it truly means to be a martial artist, and Ryu & Ken face off together against their deadliest rival – Akuma!


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First, let me assure you that you're not alone in feeling a loss of libido: It's common for women to lose desire, even in great, emotionally supportive relationships.
Low desire is challenging to treat, because we women are complex sexual creatures. I prescribe testosterone for some of the women in my practice; about 60 percent of those who've tried it have found that it does boost libido. I wish it were 100 percent, but it's not! And some physicians are reluctant to prescribe testosterone for women because it's "off-label."
Given what we know about women's sexuality, I advise women to engage "mindfulness" when it comes to sex. Often, we feel desire somewhere in the process of being intimate; we may not be driven to intimacy by desire. We need to choose to be sexual! I encourage women to plan for sex, committing to a frequency that is comfortable for both partners. It might be once a week, once a month, on Friday evening or Sunday morning—whenever you're least likely to be distracted, stressed, or tired. When we have been sexual, we've typically found it pleasurable and we're glad we did!
Finally, you mention being self-conscious about your breasts, which are no longer like they used to be. We are our own worst enemies when it comes to body image, and we pay the price when we rob ourselves of pleasures! I'll bet your partner doesn't look like he used too, either, and that he loves every inch of your body, as you love his. You might reread this blog post on body image and try some of the suggestions to "send your body some luv."


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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
December , 2008 Amore and Gioia Christmas Cards...
Amore ("Love" in Italian)
Gioia ("Joy" in Italian)
My friend, Roxy, who just opened a new hair salon, is putting together gift baskets that her customers can buy, and she asked me to make some cards to put in them. So, here are two of the four I plan to make.
I sat and thought of what Christmas means to me, in just one word, and these are two of the words that I knew had to be cut above the figure of Baby Jesus. What a "Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God, The Everylasting Father, The Prince Of Peace..." I serve!!! Now to come up with two, or more, more. :-)
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Solar panels are used to produce renewable energy from the sun, and are a clean and environmentally sound means of collecting energy. Solar energy is becoming a more popular source of energy as people start to worry about energy costs and the environment. Homeowners can reduce their investment by learning how to make solar panels themselves.
Solar panels produce energy by emitting photons. Solar cells are placed in solar panels in a grid pattern to produce energy. Negative and positive charges are produced by millions of atoms. Silicon and different atoms are used to produce the charged stimuli. There are three types of silicon: monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous silicon which are all used in panels. Silicon does not produce energy until it comes in contact with the photon particles produced by the sun. When this happens it produces energy. The voltage and current in the solar cell determines the capacity or amount of power the cell produces.
The flat plate collector and the concentrating collector are the two types of solar panels. The flat plate collectors are flat, and are primarily used in residential environments. These collectors are typically seen on top of residential rooftops. They have a transparent glass cover that protects the solar cells from damage and aids in reflection of sunlight onto the cells. The primary use of flat plate collectors are to heat water, space heating, and lighting in residential homes. Flat plate collectors are what can be made for a fraction of the cost at home, and we will teach you how to make solar panels. Concentrating collectors are capable of producing larger quantities of electricity as compared to flat plate collectors. The energy produced by these panels are used in both commercial and industrial applications such as air conditioning, central power generation, and heating. Concentrating collector panels have curved mirrors with a front or back covering of silver or aluminum or some type of reflective material. Concentrating collectors can generate power more efficiently and economically than flat plate collectors. The downside is that they are more expensive, and usually require more maintenance.
The biggest problem with solar panels is how little electricity they produce compared to the size of the actual panel. A single solar cell provides enough energy to power a calculator, but if you want to power a house you'll need several hundred or thousand cells, depending on your needs. New technology being developed is helping to improve the efficiency of solar energy systems.
The future of solar panels and solar energy are very bright. Great improvements are needed before it become the leader of supplying energy. Solar panels are used to provide only a small portion of energy worldwide. As technology grows the use of solar power is destined to compete and grow to hopefully outweigh tradition power sources to where we will have a cleaner environment and protect our planet. Once people discover that you don't have to buy retail panels, it'll motivate them to make solar panels at home.
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International Balloon Fiesta, Old Town Albuquerque, National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Turquoise Trail, Madrid, Santa Fe Plaza, School of Cooking
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Santa Fe, New Mexico
October 5-10, 6 Days, 8 Meals
Albuquerque and Santa Fe are a rich blend of multiculturalism, natural beauty and profound history. This is your chance to join Van Galder, along with Collette Tours, to experience one of the world's most photographed events.
Day 1
ALBUQUERQUE: Jet away to New Mexico, a true "land of enchantment!" Tonight, you will get to know your fellow travelers during a delicious welcome dinner.D
Day 2
ALBUQUERQUE'S INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA: Rise and shine! Join the excitement early this morning as over 600 balloons launch in two remarkable waves creating one of the most spectacular displays of sound and color in all of aviation.
OLD TOWN ALBUQUERQUE: Savor the unique fusion of Mexican, Native American and Spanish heritages while touring the area, exploring the shops, and dining in the local restaurants.
Day 3
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND HISTORY: Docent-led tour through the history of nuclear technology, including details of the Manhattan Project.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER: Visit the cultural center taht highlights the local and ntaional Native American artists of the 19 Pueblos as they strive to preserve their culture.
BALLOON FIESTA: Stroll the fiesta by moonlight, shopping for a memorable souvenir, enjoying festival food, and experiencing the balloon glow as all of the balloons light up their burners at once!
Day 4
TURQUOISE TRAIL: Travel the same roads Spanish Missionaries explored, learn where battles were fought, and se where prehistoric people lived, while taking in the stunning views as we make our way to Santa Fe.
MADRID: Explore this quaint old mining-town-turned-creative hotspot with shops and galleries.
SANTA FE PLAZA: Tour the plaza like a local, as a tour guide escorts us through the plaza, before giving time to explore the art museums and shops.
Day 5
SANTA FE: Art studios, museums, shops, and local culture -- so much to do! Today is yours to see Santa Fe your way!
**OPTIONAL EXCURSION/TAOS PUEBLOS: Be escorted through the only Native American village designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. Learn the tribe's way of life, and see the multi-storied adobe buildings that have been inhabited for more than 1,000 years.
SANTE FE SCHOOL OF COOKING: Watch an expert chef create a delicious southwest meal for you, right before your eyes.
Day 6
The time has come to depart this beautifully cultured area, taking a multitude of colorful memories home.B
B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
DEPOSIT: $500 per person at time of reservation; final payment due July 30, 2018. Once payments have been received, stringent cancellation penalties apply.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Albuquerque Marriott, Albuquerque, New Mexico (3 nights); Drury Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2 nights)
TOUR INCLUSIONS: Collette tour director, roundtrip motorcoach/airport/hotel transfers, rountrip air, accommodations, luggage handling at hotels, admissions/attractions, and 8 meals including 5 breakfasts and 3 dinners.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: Optional, but highly recommended. Available at booking for $240 per person.
ACTIVITY LEVEL 3 / HEAVY WALKING: Physical stamina required. Stair climbing, longer periods of walking and/or standing may be involved, along with higher elevations and longer days. Participants must be able to keep up with group.
ADDITIONAL FEES: Airline luggage fees and fuel surcharges (if applicable) are additional and vary by airline.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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7559 Walton St., Rockford IL
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Names and relations have been changed to protect the very (bad dog!) guilty, but let's be fair: we all know at least one person who proclaims to hate "yappy little dogs."
Not yappy dogs.
Not little dogs.
Always "Yappy little dogs."
Some people (see disclaimer above) go so far as to take delight in zapping passing Yorkies and MinPins with a sonic yap zapper until they cry.
Needless to say, we Puppity Mamas do not approve and would like to zap the guilty with a sonic people zapper to see how he likes it.
Back to our topic. Little dogs have a bad rap, or maybe we should say, "have a bad yap" (boo) amongst dog lovers for their often shrill capability for filling hours upon hours with the joy of noise.
Their owners should be smacked with a citation by the "well adjusted dogs police". That's not to say that our little dogs never bark, only that our little dogs bark when it's normal for a dog to bark. That's not because they're little. It's because they're DOGS.
Normal bark: Hey! I see another dog! Hey, dog! I'm a dog! Hi!
Abnormal bark: There's gotta be another dog out there somewhere!
Normal bark: Mom! Mom's home! MOM'S HOME! Hey, everybody! MY MOM'S HOME!
Abnormal bark: Someone came home five houses over, and everybody needs to know! Red alert, guys!
Normal bark: You don't belong here, and I don't like you here.
Abnormal bark: You may think you belong here, but I don't like you here, and I'm going to keep barking until you go away.
Starting to see a pattern? Abnormal barking stems from insecurity, uncertainty, excessive territoriality, and boredom.
Like all dog behavior problems, it's best to catch it from the beginning. Little puppy yaps might be cute, but they progress to bigger and louder, and then you've got a problem. Similarly, your little dog may have such a cute yap, but your work at home neighbors don't find it cute at 2 in the afternoon.
What to do? Because our two are service dogs, we have to be on top of any behavior that may take a turn for the yappy. The best two training tips we've taken on board are:
1: Distract the dog. A sharp clap or a sharp sound can catch a dog right at the beginning of the bark and distract them.
1b: Catch the bark before it gets out. This one is similar to the one above, but the timing is trickier. You get to know your dog. You know the body tension and the look when your dog is about to bark. That's the moment you strike with a sharp "CH!" Or "ENH!"
2: Use their training. When the barking starts, get the dog into training mode. Even if it's "sit," get that mode going. Get the dog focused on you, and the barking stops.
Is it easy? No. But it's not hard either as long as you practice consistency.
What's your favorite way to keep your little dog happy, not yappy?


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The Monadnock Travel Council was founded in 1990 to provide a comprehensive travel promotion program for the Monadnock Region tourism related businesses. The travel council provides a forum for communication in the Monadnock Region and to represent the region to other regions in New Hampshire, statewide, nationally and internationally.
The Monadnock Region is made up of thirty-nine towns in the southwest corner of the state of New Hampshire. Any business, firm, individual, association, corporation, partnership or estate in the Monadnock Region having an interest in promoting is invited to join the travel council.
The Monadnock Travel Council works with local Chambers of Commerce to improve communications and both educational and marketing activities for tourist related organizations. The travel council works with the Monadnock Lodging Association membership to promote their businesses. The travel council also partners with Granite State Ambassadors, CTM Brochures and works with the State of New Hampshire Division of Travel and tourism in promoting familiarization tours of the region for tour operators, travel agents, Travel and Tourism personnel from other states and travel writers. The Monadnock Travel Council also promotes the Connecticut River Scenic Byway which runs through fifty-three communities, features ten waypoint centers and stretches over 500 miles of roads on both sides of the river in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Information booths promoting the Monadnock Region are set up at tourism related events including trade shows, expos, Chambers of Commerce business After Hours, Cheshire Fair and the Keene Pumpkin Festival. The travel council participates at the Big E's New Hampshire Building to target travelers from throughout the Northeast and Discover New England for international travel agents and tour operators.
The Monadnock Travel Council has regularly scheduled meetings and an annual meeting in November of each year.