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So today was my first day back running since July, before my wedding. I miss my 11-minute miles, I'm telling ya! Matter of fact, I miss being able to make it a mile! As I was running, I was fighting through all the psychology hangups, but then I actually listened to my body. It was telling me plain and clear: If I didn't turn around for the walk back, I wasn't going to make it back! I was seriously pushing the limits of what my body could handle. Firstly, my breathing was poor. I was practically gasping for air, but it felt like I was getting none. A seriously hazardous hang-up that needs serious improvement. Secondly, I kinda forgot what it was like to run in cooler weather. You're breathing needs to be slightly different to accommodate for the cooler air in your lungs. You also have to judge seemingly small things like temperature (which thank God was GREAT) and wind (which wasn't so great). It can really affect how you run. And Lastly, I wasn't listening to my body! Sometimes I get so driven (or hard-headed) that I forget my body has limitations, especially since I've been out of the race for so long. I could've put myself in a bad situation with no way to get home. I also could've injured myself severely, since what alerted me to listen was a small discomforting pain in my foot that shot up to my knee... my bad knee! So, I turned around at the end of the street and walked home. I didn't make it my one-way-mile, but I did make it 1.65 miles round-trip! I have a ways to go to get back where I was, but I'll get there in good time. There's always room for improvement.
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It's hard to reach your goals among so many distractions. I think today is the first day I've been "home" in three days! Monday, I was technically home, but we were so busy working around the house that all dietary and exercising went straight out the window. Tuesday, I went with my mother to Raleigh (an hour away from home) to take care of some business, came home and had to rush a sick puppy to the vet, where I stayed for FOUR HOURS, then came home, and had to rush to get ready for my sister's awards program for Scouts. Wednesday, I literally spent the whole day shopping with my mom and sister for her graduation and her summer camp job. Thursday was filled with more housework, building another dog pen, and putting together over 100 wedding invites! I'm pooped! So now I'm having to get back into the swing of things AGAIN in order to reach some semblance of my goals! I don't know what else I gotta do just to lose those inches off my waist, but I know running around is not helping!
"But the Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'" ~Luke 10:41-42 (ESV)
I seriously don't know what it is about being back in this house, but all my motivation and drive is just dead! I haven't been eating right, exercising has become more of a chore than fun, and I really just don't understand! My body is starting to reflect these poor decisions but instead of a loss of muscle-tone, in bloatedness, achyness, insomnia, lack of energy... I'm in so much pain from my poor choices that I honestly would rather have a loss in muscle tone! It literally hurts to get out of my bed in the mornings. I need some real accountability here, and not being able to get on SparkPeople has REALLY hurt me tremendously in reaching my goals... So today, I plan on starting fresh. Re-evaluating my goals, stop making exceptions, work out when I should, and most importantly, check into SparkPeople at least once a day. I can do this!
"Jesus said to him, 'Get up, take up your bed, and walk.'" ~John 5:8 (ESV)
So, I kinda took a longer break than I intended. Four days off instead of two really had an impact on my workout. Firstly, because I was just flat out drained. Secondly, because my food choices over the past few days have been absolutely horrendous. Now, I'm not saying a bit of chocolate or sweet stuff isn't good once in a while, but every day?? Definitely not a good thing. Not to mention, the overeating... ugh! I totally felt like a bloated sea cow last night due to all the JUNK I had put in my body! I do not quite understand just what led me to actually eat all that garbage...
But in spite of everything, I can't say today's workout was too awful bad. I'm still having a few issues concerning my knees, but the more I focused on my form, the less pain I had to deal with. Though I still couldn't handle a lot of the squats...
My energy levels today are just insanely low! It was hard to focus on working out at all! Not to mention the mild dehydration I have been suffering due to me not paying attention to my water intake. I am just thankful that I know my problem areas and know how to fix them.
I've decided to do a lot more running, as well as ab, core, & glute workouts along with the 28-Day Bootcamp DVD. I just do not feel like I am getting what I need in that particular area. As for cardio, this DVD is AmAzInG! I'm always in a really good sweat after each workout. Now, I'm not saying this workout lacks in strength training or core training, but not everyone's body is the same. In my case, while most areas of my body are receiving an excellent workout, my abs and glutes just require a bit more love and attention. Now. I have 59 days until a wedding... I better hop to it!
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." ~Galatians 6:9 (ESV)


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Prague - Czech President Milos Zeman will visit Sochi, Strasbourg, Serbia and Slovenia soon, resuming his foreign trips he discontinued due to his illness at the end of last year, director of the Presidential Office foreign department Hynek Kmonicek told CTK today.
Zeman will first go to Sochi where he will take part in a dinner on the occasion of the opening of the Winter Olympics in early February, Kmonicek said.
He will then travel to the European Parliament in Strasbourg and to Serbia and Slovenia, he added.
In Prague, Zeman will receive the presidents of Armenia, Uzbekistan, Macedonia and Ukraine, Kmonicek said.
Zeman will meet ten heads of state at the Prague summit of Eastern Partnership and will also receive President of the European Commission Jose Barroso, he added.
"In all, Zeman will meet perhaps 20 presidents of other countries in various forms in the four months to follow. Given his continuing visits to the regions, this is quite a tight schedule," Kmonicek said.
Zeman had a rest for several weeks since he injured his knee at the end of October. He was wheelchair-bound and now he uses a stick.
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Zeman said unlike his German counterpart Joachim Gauck, he would not boycott the Sochi Olympics.
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Glendale Turns Orange and BlueJanuary 9th, 2011 at 3:50 pm by Hal Scheurich under FOX10 Sports
Saturday, Tiger fans began to flood into the Phoenix area. Glendale's Westgate Center is definitely one of the hot spots for gathering and partying. It's an impressive complex, home to numerous restaurants and bars, a huge movie theatre and Jobing.com Arena where the Phoenix Coyotes play.
"The Coyotes hosted the Buffalo Sabers, but lost in a close one (2-1 in overtime)."
Football fans were everywhere you looked. It was almost like being in Auburn for a home game. Tammy Powers (left) and Gloria and Jon Barnes flew in on Saturday and couldn't believe all of the Auburn fans they were running into.
"They said their pilot gave the whole plane a big WAR EAGLE on the flight out."
McFadden's Grill hosted a Tiger "meet and greet" and was filled with orange and blue. Dave Wortman (Atlanta), Lara Bancroft (Denver), Susan Wassell (Atlanta) and Rick Butgereit (Atlanta) were having a great time at the bar.
Don Fowler from Columbiana, his son Clay from Bossier City, LA and nephew Kevin from Canton, MI made this trip a guys' family trip. They got their tickets lined up as soon as the SEC Championship game ended.
The next group I ran into was really pumped up. It was another guys' family group- a dad, Buddy Bunch of Guntersville, his two sons, Adam Bunch also of Guntersville and Brett Bunch of Spanish Fort along with Kevin Wagner of Guntersville. This trip marked several firsts for these guys. Aside from the obvious, (Auburn in a Natl. Championship) none had been to Arizona before, Dad had never flown on a commercial airline and Adam has never worn his camouflage and duck calls to a football game before.
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There was booze in the blender (in this case, tank), and soon it would render the world's biggest margarita.
That was the word this weekend from the folks at Jimmy Buffett's new Margaritaville casino, where the titanic tequila concoction was created. It was an 8,500-gallon treat that broke the Guinness World Record set in Vegas last year. The giant quaff was shared by thousands of revelers.
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Buffett himself showed up to to toast conching -- er, cinching -- the record, and chatted with wounded vets (for each gallon of the giant margarita sold, $5 goes to the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team). Buffett also talked to veteran celebrity chronicler Robin Leach, as reported in the Las Vegas Sun. Buffett said another Margaritaville Casino is due in Biloxi, Miss., and told Leach the first time he visited Vegas, he cashed in a plane ticket, won $50 gaming, then hopped a train to L.A., where he failed an audition to join the New Christy Minstrels. But that was probably a good thing, as his career as a laid-back beach boy took off, and he and his Coral Reefer Band are still riding a wave of popularity.
The word from the casino is that the giant margarita contains 2,125 gallons of Margaritaville Gold Tequila, 708 gallons of Margaritaville Triple Sec, 5,667 Gallons Margarita Mix, plus 22,267 limes. The recipe serves 181,333 12-ounce margaritas.
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CAD/CHF Daily Chart 11/6/2012 9:05PM EST
Double Bottom: The CAD/CHF had a nice run since August 2011, rallying from a low of 0.7112. Since hitting a 2012-high of 0.9898 in August, the pair has been trading down in a falling channel. Towards the end of October, CAD/CHF stalled finding a couple of support pivots at 0.9272 and 0.9291. You can argue that this formed a double bottom. The second lower low was accompanied by a higher low in the RSI and therefore, its also a bullish divergence. Both of these technical setups suggest a correction, which has already taken place.
Trendline: The question now is whether this correction can extend higher to a more significant reversal. If you consider going in the direction of the trend since 2011, this could also develop into a bullish continuation. However, a couple challenges are at hand. First of all price is being challenged by a declining channel resistance, though it appears price is threatening it already. Another sign of reversal would be the RSI reading pushing back above 60. This reflects loss of bearish momentum exposing at least some higher retracement targets.
Targets: An immediate target is the 50% retracement at 0.9585. If there is a throwback and the market can hold above the 200-day SMA around 0.94, then the bullish reversal scenario is still at hand. 61.8% retracement is at 0.9660. 78.6% retracement is at a previous support/resistnace pivot around 0.9765.
Failure: However, a break back below 0.94 would suggest that even though the decline might be slowing, there is still further bearish intent.
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GOP's Conrad James, Ricky Little among losers; Race between McMillan, Ferrary so tight we will not have recount result for days
Republicans hoped to take control of the state House of Representatives for the first time in 60 years, but history and the voters were against them.
Even with the unusual number of close races, Democrats appear to have built on their advantage in the House.
There was a high-profile setback, as Democratic Rep. Ray Begaye of Shiprock was beaten soundly by Republican Sharon Clahchischilliage, a pickup for the GOP.
But Democrat have gained a seat in Los Alamos, where Stephanie Garcia Richard defeated Rep. Jim Hall, an incumbent by appointment.
Democrats also knocked out freshman Republican Rep. Conrad James in Albuquerque. Elizabeth Thomson, right, defeated James.
Republican Paul Pacheco rallied in a metro-Albuquerque race to save that seat for his party. He defeated Marci Blaze. Republican Rep. David Doyle gave up that seat to run for the Senate. Doyle appeared to have lost a close one to Democrat John Sapien.
In southern New Mexico, as many as three Democratic pickups were possible and two were in the books.
Republican Rep. Terry McMillan was running in a near dead heat with Democratic challenger Joanne J. Ferrary. Their race is so close it will go to an automatic recount, but Ferrary has the edge.
Another Republican incumbent, Rep. Ricky Little of Chaparral, lost to Democrat Nate Cote. This reversed the outcome of their competition from two years ago. Cote adds to the Democrats' advantage.
Also in the south, voters ousted Rep. Andy Nunez of Hatch, the only independent in the 112-member Legislature.
Nunez lost to Phillip M. Archuleta, another pickup for Democrats. Nunez finished third, also trailing Republican Mike Tellez.
Albuquerque fire Capt. Emily Kane, a Democrat, won her race against Republican Christopher Saucedo.
Kane first had to win a court fight with the city government, which claimed she could not seek state office. A district judge ruled against the city, enabling Kane to run for the Legislature.
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Third-party logistics providers may approach emerging markets in different ways, but one thing is certain: Doing business in them isn't an option; it's a necessity.
In 1998, Penske Logistics entered the Brazilian market through a relationship its corporate parent had with a Brazilian trading company. Penske initially provided warehousing and distribution for the trading company's products. By the time the contract between the parties expired, Penske had developed relationships with multiple customers and decided to establish itself in Brazil on its own.
Penske's approach to emerging markets is different from 3PLs that are based on freight forwarding and need to be established in many countries. Penske follows its target customers, which are generally high-growth multinational companies, but won't commit to a country unless it sees strong overall growth potential. If it doesn't, it will pass on that portion of the customer's business and recommend another 3PL, or act as a 4PL and contract for outsourced logistics.
The company's approach to emerging markets is strategic and opportunistic, said Joe Gallick, Penske's senior vice president of global sales. "Brazil happened less by design and more by taking advantage of an opportunity," he said.
China, India, Brazil and Mexico are ranked as the top emerging markets, defined as economies experiencing rapid growth through industrialization, according to the 2012 16th Annual Third Party Logistics Study conducted by Capgemini in collaboration with Penn State University, leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles and global logistics provider Panalpina. Eighty percent of the 1,561 industry executives and managers who participated in the survey do business in an emerging market, along with 77 percent of 3PLs.
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Conducting business in emerging markets is difficult because of infrastructure problems, complex laws, customs regulations and tax regimes, cultural differences, and the possible inability to deliver against promises or agreed-to service levels.
Shipment visibility and knowledge of global trade regulations and free trade agreements are critical to shippers operating in emerging markets.
Add to that capacity constraints, antiquated highways and gridlock in major metropolitan areas and it's easy to see why shippers in emerging markets rely on 3PLs to manage that complexity, said Shyamal Roy, a Capgemini managing consultant.
More than half of shipper respondents in the Capgemini survey said the ideal model for operating in emerging markets is a 3PL with global scale working in tandem with local partners who have detailed knowledge of national, regional and local trade rules and regulations.
"We need to ensure 3PLs have the right resources, content experts, etc., to understand the local flavor," said Michael Keong, director of regional logistics Asia at Levi Strauss. "A strong account manager who understands the local area is important to us."
If local providers are good enough, they are frequently acquired by global players and rolled into their own logistics brands, Roy said.
Related: All Systems Go, If Visible.
According to the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2012, a ranking of the world's major developing logistics markets, Brazil is the world's third-ranked emerging market, behind China and India. The survey, compiled by global logistics provider Agility, ranks countries according to market size and growth potential, market compatibility — based on risk, regulations, demand for 3PL services and access to markets — and market connectedness, or infrastructure.
CEVA, a Houston-based global 3PL, has been operating in Latin America since 1974. It has a strong presence in Brazil where it operates 10 branches, has 7,600 employees and 455,000 square feet of warehouse space. The company operates another 10 branches in 16 other Latin American nations, working with dedicated agents, and serves the pharmaceutical, energy, technology, automotive, industrial and consumer/retail industries in Latin America.
CEVA Latin America is rapidly expanding its ground transportation and customs brokerage services, said Nadia Ribeiro, senior vice president for business development. On average, CEVA Ground handles more than 90,000 roadway bills and monitors about 10,000 full truckloads per month. It has a dedicated fleet of about 900 tractor-trailers and works with more than 130 independent carriers and 200 owner-operators. The company's less-than-truckload network covers 290 cities in southern Brazil and other southeastern Latin American countries.
Overall, CEVA Ground represents about 30 percent of CEVA Latin America's total revenue.
With a strong risk management and loss prevention program, CEVA Latin America has outlined a broad range of risks to high-value goods in transit, including theft, accidents, inadequate handling, humidity and poor equipment.
To address risk, trucks are outfitted with safety and tracking devices that allow real-time communication with drivers and relay information about external interference with truck operations.
A key to effective risk management is having people on board with local and regional knowledge. CEVA operates its own subsidiaries in key markets including Brazil, Chile and Peru and invests heavily in local talent; at least 90 percent of CEVA Latin America managers are from the regions in which they work, Ribeiro said.
Emerging markets are characterized by fast-growing consumer classes that will eventually require hub-and-spoke distribution networks. That's what Agility has been building in China, India and Southeast Asia, said Hans Hickler, chief executive, Asia-Pacific region.
Agility, based in the Middle East, is rooted in emerging markets, and its customers tend to be companies that are early investors in those markets. The company has more than 7,000 employees in 24 Asia-Pacific nations.
Agility operates a major project logistics business that extends into remote corners of the world. To supply those projects and keep up with other global demands, Agility works with local 3PLs — what Hickler calls "local heroes" — to build logistics networks designed to meet current and future needs and flexible enough to adapt as markets mature.
In India, for example, Agility has some 3 million square feet of warehouse space in 46 locations, not just in main hubs but also in second- and third-tier cities. As India's infrastructure improves and tax and regulatory rules change — for example, by adoption of a national value-added tax instead of provincial tax regimes — Agility's warehousing and distribution networks will evolve into more of a classic hub-and-spoke system.
China and India are Agility's two biggest Asia-Pacific markets. Hickler sees intra-Asia trade as the fastest area of growth for 3PLs. About 65 percent of Agility's Asia-Pacific revenue is from intra-Asian trade.
Agility is concentrating on building cross-border infrastructure between Southeast Asia and China. Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, doesn't have enough air capacity to meet the needs of a fast-growing cluster of global manufacturers. California-based semiconductor maker Intel recently opened a billion-dollar plant in Vietnam, and Samsung, Nokia and other global manufacturers have major manufacturing plants in northern Vietnam.
Routing product by truck from Vietnam to Shanghai could create a lot more capacity during peak periods and open southbound routes for moving consumer goods from China to Southeast Asia.
It's a long process, but forward-looking 3PLs are in it for the long haul. "We're in the very early days of connectivity between Southeast Asia and China," Hickler said.
Red-hot automotive and energy sectors and a growing consumer class are driving demand for 3PL services in Brazil. According to Capgemini's 2012 3PL Study, more than 90 percent of Brazilian companies outsource transportation, while 75 percent outsource customs clearance and warehousing.
Even as demand grows, 3PLs are challenged by poor infrastructure and gridlock, especially around Sao Paulo, said Mike Bible chief executive, Americas region, global integrated logistics for Agility.
Chile is a "jewel of a market," with good infrastructure, limited regulation and a booming mining sector. Peru has great potential but is more heavily regulated.
Mexico, which has slipped to 10th place on Agility's Emerging Markets Index, is recovering from the recession. Mexico's biggest issue by far is safety, as the nation is in the grip of a drug war that has spread from border areas to the entire country.
About five years ago Penske purchased its original Brazilian trading partner. Growth has been phenomenal since then, in part because of pro-business measures implemented by the government to spur the economy. Business grew at a 50 percent clip in 2011 and is projected to grow 20 percent this year.
Penske has 15 distribution centers in Brazil with a total of 3.4 million square feet. Most are clustered around Sao Paulo, including the company's Latin American headquarters and a large multiclient facility in nearby Cajamar.
Within the past three years Penske has expanded into Salvador, a large import city on Brazil's northeast coast, and Manaus, the largest metropolitan area in northern Brazil and home to a free trade zone that has attracted Sony, Whirlpool, Samsung, Honda and other global manufacturers.
Moving goods from Manaus typifies the logistics challenges for 3PLs in emerging markets. It takes two weeks for products to be shipped 2,400 miles from Manaus to Brazil's major population center in Sao Paulo. The first leg of the trip is a 770-mile journey via waterways on balsa wood barges. For the 1,800-mile ground portion of the trip, Penske contracts out with local and regional carriers.
Penske finds transportation partners in Brazil by managing customers' carriers or searching for new ones from its transportation management center in Sao Paulo. Drivers are thoroughly vetted and trucks are outfitted with GPS and other security devices as part of a theft-prevention and risk-management program.
To deal with Brazil's complex tax regime — each of the nation's 26 states has its own value-added taxes — a large percentage of Penske's staff is comprised of finance experts to provide the financial transparency that customers require.
In 2006, Penske entered China by setting up its own logistics engineering and consulting firm. As restrictions eased on foreign companies, Penske established its own business, which is growing but at a slower pace, given that it started from scratch.
"China and Latin America represent different things for us, so have different levels of expectations," Gallick said.
Although service level expectations are lower in emerging markets given poor infrastructure and other challenges, they tend to ratchet up rapidly. Competition among 3PLs in Brazil and other emerging markets is fierce and will remain so. "Customers still expect continuous improvement," Gallick said.
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10:17pm 11/11/2003
I talked to my friend in utah today! i miss him so! he is so freaking awesome!! we need to live closer.
© him!!!LOL
toledo in 6 dayssssss!!!!!!!!!
06:00pm 12/10/2003
YAY!! I can't wait! This is so exciting!! Saturday I get to go to Toledo to see the guys!! annnnnd! the super huge rf tailgate partay!! wooo hooo!!
This is just going to be so much fun!! yay yay yay yay!!
And tomorrow means no work for me!! yay! I do have to do lesson plans though. and reserve the hotel and find more info about the car!
my mom and i went shopping today! i got a new sweater! hehe it has a scarf and it is pretty! I got jeans and shoes though. its not an outfit, but they are cute anyhow! :)
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12:31am 05/10/2003
Welll not much is going on! I did get the webmaster position at school and pretty soon I should get that up and running and I can show you all
Friday night we all went out to dinner and then we went to missylauras to watch a movie, but we ended up watching the special on tv about the wierd mormons. missy got me a koala mask, so now i don't have to use the missy mask unless i want to
Today we went to the fall festival. my former coworkers at the library were there with a story time for the kiddies. it was pretty cute! I got a new koala bear beanie baby! yay! then we went on a hayride with janet and shawn's daisy and brownie troups. it was fun! I just showered and I think I got all the hay out!
I am at my friend janet's house now. I am spending the night so that i can watch her daughter tomorrow cuz she and her husband both have to work at the buttcrack of dawn today (5:30 am eww),,,,sooooooooo I'm not really tired and all my rf friends are not online!!!! what is up with that???? and the pound is STILL down. I am so sad.
I'm really liking this cable modem thing.
I can't believe that I have to work tomorrow already. The weekends go by toooo fast. at least this week is only a 4 day week, and then a 4 day weekend. yay for yay!! my mom's birthday is wednesday and I haven't gotten her anything yet. I seriously need to go to the mall. This could be bad!!!
I have so much stuff that I want to do! but there is never enough time to do it!! OH well. I just ordered a buttload of stuff from stampin up! I am going to make my christmas cards....send me your address if you want one!!
I just remembered that I was supposed to make a page for abs to put in a book for the boys!! EEEK!! bad me!! I can't believe that the concert is 13 days away!!!!!!!!!! it is going to be so much fun!! I just have this bad feeling that somehow i am going to miss it or something :( julie and i might have to rent a car, cuz her's is falling apart and my brother has to work next weekend so we are screwed....if we rent one it MUST have a cd player!!!
09:23pm 10/09/2003
so tina the troubled teen was a bit bitter and biatchy today when all she said was "go die" how pleasant i don't really feel like using too much punctuation today so ha ha ha dakota, those lyrics you posted are depressing but they seem to hold true to life today who wrote i need to go find clothes for tomorrow and pack a lunch blah
blah blah blah
yeah whatever
11:36pm 09/09/2003
radio BLAH!
Well, really not too much is going on...i am so tired right now! I don't belive that I am still up!! It always takes me forever to get used to getting up at the buttcrack of dawn again!! hopefully in the next couple weeks I'll get this schedule thing down..
I am getting used to a new school year, and new students, and taking them at odd times... Next Tuesday I have a meeting all day...geeze.. i'll have only had the kids for about a week, and then I'll be gone again..oh well
I was reccomended for a job as webmaster at the school that I am at most often. yay!! I hope it works out well, I am also hoping that they will waive the training to get a laptop, cuz face it, do i REALLY need to do all that training for stuff that I already know how to do?!? anyhow if i do get this laptop and it has a firewire connection (which i HIGHLY doubt it will) I am going to get a digital video camera..yay for yay
I am doing a walk for the lymphoma and leukemia society next month, if anyone wants to contribute let me know.
my back itches
i don't know whats going on with the dj boy. ho hum...or any other boy at all.
I am tired of pat green, shania and garth....among others
tina wants to come back, here she is
new tv shows should be coming on soon...that is something to smile about! :-D
New RF dvd tuesday (dude, my name should be on it!!!), hopefully rascally tickets on monday...now THAT's something i'll smile about
hmm i could use my bn gift card to get my dvd! woo hooo!! i like that idea
I wish boys wouldn't be so dumb and learn how to effectively communicate via email
that is all
12:15am 03/09/2003
CC cuz i didn't hear him enough on the radio today
I haven't updated this thing in a while! bad me bad me! LOL not too much has been going on! school started and all that jazz, the 3rd week is already upon us....i start taking kids either at the end of this week or the begining of next (hopefully next)....i made cookies this weekend.... the story goes as follows....
Even though i swore of djs i found a new one. a country one this time...lmao who wudda thunk it? we've been emailing for a couple weeks and i said i was gonnna make him cookies so austin(he's 3) his mom, and i made some tonight for the dj (tomorrow we do iced sugar cookies.....) anyhow, here is how it went down:
1st i emailed him and told him that i was in the middle of baking cookies and he was like mmmmm do they smell good.
and i emailed him back with yes, and they taste even better
but i ended up calling him back and telling him that and i told him that we were going to bring him down some and he was like oh really? ok well call me when you get down here so that i can come let you in . so we got the cookies together, and were ready to leave when my friend's baby grabbed a piece of cookie and shoved it in her mouth.
she proceeded to choke on in and gag and puke a lot.....
so we got that mess cleaned up and everything ready again...
and we got there and parked amazingly by the right side of the building and i called...
and i said, hey its amber, your cookies are here!!!
and he sounded all surprised, he was all like REaaaaaaaallly??
and then he was like well i only have a couple minutes right know, you know that, and then i said yeah i know.
and he asked if i was mad or not lol.
and i said no.
then it took him a couple minutes to get downstairs.
my friend julie said he looked pretty cute...and i saw that his hand was shaking when he took the cookies
all i can remember him saying was, call me or email me anytime and you'll have to come back when i can let you stay longer...or something like that....
and when we got in the car julie said we have to turn on the radio he's going to give you a shout out
then after a couple songs he came on and said, i have to give a big thank you to amber, she and i have been emailing and talking on the phone for a couple weeks **EEEEE*** and she asked me what kind of cookies i liked, and i told her peanut butter chocolate chip and she made a whole batch for me....
and then he said thanks again, if you wanna be a winner like amber call now and you can win blah blah blah
me thinks he might perhaps likee mee.....perhaps...a small perhaps at that...we shall see what we shall see...
hell yeah
02:53pm 30/08/2003
michelle branch...on da radio
Well I made it through the first week of school without any apparent scars! yay!! I have 21 new kids! That is insane!! Everything seems to be going well so that is good!!
Tomorrow is my friend's son's birthday party!! There are going to be 30 people there....thank god it is not going to be 30 kids!! LOL I am going to help her get some stuff ready today so that should be a good time!
I made a salad (spinich, onions, feta, eggs, chicken and almonds) today! YUMMY!! and i made a 2 layer circular cake with 2 cans of icing! yummy scrumboes!!
I think I am going to buy a laptop!
09:06pm 26/08/2003
OH MY GOD!! I seriously can't believe this!!
I had to work about 12 hours today because of meetings and all that crap, and then there was another one of those free concerts tonight....so my friend janet and jacob and marissa came up to school then we left as soon as it was 7:00 and went to the concert which was at a mall about 5 minutes away from school....so we had to park away from the concert stage and as we were walking up i could start to hear music and it sounded familiar. so we kept walking and then we sat down a bit away because there was a patch of grass. anywhoo, there was one guy with a hat onstage...and then this guy walks by and asks another guy who it was and he says...CHRIS CAGLE!!
So I took Marissa up with me cuz she wanted to see him...we got up right by the side of the stage and he waved at risssa LOL
No camera, but that's ok...we couldn't stay to meet him cuz jacob had to go to work, but that's ok!!
CC is awesome!!!!!!! can't wait until october to see him and the boyz!!!
4th free concert
09:54am 21/08/2003
It was Rick Trevino....we left quite early because of evil-man-with-stinky-ciggar...blah...
10:54pm 19/08/2003
Dierks... Bartender, Barstools, and Barmaids
Not too much is going on! just gearing up for the begining of school..... lalalalalalalalla I was gonna watch dakota's himbo on tv tonight but i don't have cable up here and bob and mom are watching a movie...ho hum
i downloaded aol 9.0 today. smashing. brilliant...
i am looking for a notebook pc thingy....i almost bought one tonight but decided to wait to see if i could find one cheaper. so far no dice
i also noticed today that tabs has a journal! Hi Tab!!! :)
I bought dierks today!! Good times 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up!!! i have listened to it 3 times already! yay for yay!
my friend's husband is an ass. just thought i would share!
I have tourettes...
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meerkats are fun
08:58am 15/08/2003
WEll the concert on Wednesday was Jimmy Wayne. Again, it was free, so no complaints here. He is pretty good. I don't think I'll be buying his CD though. Maybe I'll get it from the library....
Still coughing up my lung...my mom was nagging me and told me i have bronchitis again...ew. I don't think I do because I don't feel half as bad as I did when I had it...
I need to get my hair cut.
School starts for us in less than two weeks. Starting Monday, I can go start to set up my classroom, which could take a long time since I have so much more stuff to bring it...blah
Then I'll have to go to my little office/classroom at the other school and dust it...barf...I hope this cold thing is gone by then
08:29am 12/08/2003
the voices in my head
This weekend proved to be eventful...amazing...
Friday day, Julie and I went out shopping so she could look for stuff for Austin's birthday party. Of course, I ended up buying some stuff lol. Friday night I had dinner with missy/laura and julie...we went to Fridays. I had their new cheesy chicken thingy..it was good.. Then Saturday, Renee and I went shopping again. We went many places which included Kaufmann's and the Mustard Seed. I got some Tabbouli yumyumyum and some hommus and pita...double yum...and some spanikopita Mmmmmmm..Then as soon as I got home, my cell phone was ringing and I ended up going over to Janet and Jacobs to spend the night because Janet's "After they got Married" shower was Sunday after church....So I went to church and helped decorate and stuff...I got to see my friends Bekah and Kim! yay!! I missed them...I hadn't seen them for at least a year!! Kim looks sooo good!! She lost a lot of weight and looks superb...she has been dubbed my weight loss ambassador of kwan (or something like that)
Yesterday I sat at home and hacked my lung up...I have an annoying/distubing sinus infection with cough and all that nastiness. I wish it would go away. I even went so far as to use that nasty Vicks vaporub last night...I don't think it helped much. Anyway last night I went shopping. I bought way too much.. Including my new 2nd favorite perfume (Lolita Lempicka is #1) Sensi by Georgio Armani. Snobby. I like it.
Julie and I are supposed to bake cookies today...or at least thaw out the old ones and ice them. Then tonight is the 3rd concert. I hope it is someone good.. Ash said she doesn't think it will be Rushlow...*sigh*
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Tina is so cool
01:08pm 07/08/2003
Chris cagle yummy
blah blah blah yackity schmackity
12:23pm 05/08/2003
Last night was the second edition of the free wqmx concerts...This time it was Steve Azar. I was not pumped for this concert...not a big fan, but I think it is cool that they are doing this whole free concert thing..I think we got to see/hear 2 songs before we left due to the thunderstorms and the evil rain and lightning. Maddy and Austin didn't get tooo wet since they were in the stroller, but Julie, Marissa and I got S O A K E D!!...anyhow after running in the rain to the van, we went to Patty's house to dry off, since she lives like 2.435 minutes away from the plaza that they had the concert in. Needless to say, I didn't take any pictures!
Anywho...I decided that I couldn't live without the Keith Urban CD anymore so I bought it the other night. It is pretty good I will give it 4 out of 5 stars!
Not too much else is going on right now...I made breaded pork chops for supper, that way I wouldn't be too messy right before I had to go tutor this evening..
ps..i just remembered that my fave dj from that station wasn't there *tear*
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09:03am 30/07/2003
Burn-JoDee Messina
WEll Tonight is our free concert. Our local radio station is having a summer classified concert. About 2 weeks ago they announced the location (mall parkinglot) and then they aren't announcing who it is until they/him/her walk out on stage. I have no clue who this is going to be. They just said it isn't going to be a "big star" like shania, faith, tim, garth, etc. I myself am praying for RF or Chris Cagle. I am pretty sure it won't be them though. You are supposed to be able to take pics and meet the artist too, so we'll see. I will take pics though and post them.
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woogie doo
08:09am 29/07/2003
mumbling radio dj
woogie doo is my friend's son's superhero name....he is an odd child...
I found some cool watches
Chopard Watches
Here is my
. I will not be buying it anytime soon, seeing as it is about 3,000 smackers!!
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05:47pm 28/07/2003
Michelle Branch- Hotel Paper
I made dinner tonight so I don't have to help clean up. this is a good thing. I made steak, garlic mashed potatoes, corn, and biscuits..yummy scrumobes
I like " Its Happy Bunny" it is so cute and says so many fun things! Lets see if i can get a link to work on here
Happy Bunny stuffs
RF makes me swoon...
MMMM but so does Carlos Ponce..hehehe i was listening to Morena, a song that i am SURE he wrote for me lmao
and i couldn't help but think dirty thoughts...oh well...maybe someday i'll get to see him in concert!
Tina the Troubled Teen
this is funny. seriously.
I am going to add Ash to my friends list...heheheheheh
01:10pm 24/07/2003
not much is going on...again...still
went to the fair last night. it was fun. fair food is yummmy scrumboes.
did some massive emailing today. shame on me, i have gotten so bad at that. just call me mike. haha
that's about it...ttfn
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09:27am 22/07/2003
Rascal Flatts
Well not too much is going on. Sunday I went to Columbus with 2 of my friends. We ate and shopped all day long. I love Easton. good times, great fun!! I bought a book and a magazine, 2 tshirts, and my perfume. :-D
I think we need to open up a teddy crafters and a cheesecake factory up here. They would both do well in fairlawn or canton..hmmm i wonder how much $$ you need to open them up?? hmmmm
My nose has been bleeding again. i hate that. it makes me angry. and tired. ho hum
no news about art.
school starts in a little over a month.
I read some stuff in the journal of a guy that i know.ewwww all i have to say is TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!
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If she's your first baby, you'll probably first notice her movements inside your womb at about 18-20 weeks. If you've already had a child, you may feel movements at 16-18 weeks or even before. The earliest noticeable movements of the baby - known as the "quickening" - cause a delicate sensation that's been likened to the fluttering of wings. First-time mothers often mistake this feeling for indigestion, wind, or hunger pangs, but the experienced mother knows what to expect, so is quicker to identify these feelings as movements of her baby.
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Your baby stretches and flexes her growing limbs as they develop. This activity is vital to help her muscles grow properly and starts around the eighth week, when she begins making tiny movements of her spine. In those early weeks you won't notice her movements, but by about the end of the sixteenth week, you may feel the vigorous kicking of the now fully formed limbs, although you might not recognize them.
Your baby will kick, push, punch, squirm, and turn somersaults, and you'll often see as well as feel her movements. She'll move more and more as she grows, and is at her most active between weeks 30 and 32. The typical baby averages 200 movements a day at week 20, rising to 375 a day at week 32, but the number of movements a day can range from 100 to about 700 over a period of several days.
After week 32, it will become harder for your baby to move as she grows to fill the uterus. Although restricted, she'll still be able to give plenty of sharp kicks. When her engaged head bounces on your pelvic floor muscles, you'll feel a jolt.
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Your baby needs to exercise and coordinate her growing muscles but she also moves around for other reasons.
She may, for instance, shift her position because she feels like a change, or perhaps because you're sitting or lying in a position that's uncomfortable for her. Or she may be trying to find her thumb that she'd been happily sucking before she moved.
She may also be moving around in response to your emotions. Hormones, such as adrenaline, are released into your bloodstream when you're physically or emotionally stimulated. Pleasure, excitement, anger, stress, anxiety, or fear also stimulate the production of chemicals that will pass across the placenta and into your baby's bloodstream. These hormones affect your baby, so if you get angry or very anxious, she may become agitated and start kicking and squirming. If you can, sit down in a quiet place and practise your relaxation techniques. This will help to calm both you and your baby.
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Churches Introduce Electronic Tithing
by Chris Bahn
Posted 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Passing the collection plate has been a staple of many Sunday church services since the 19th century. The concept of a person turning a portion of earnings over to God dates back to Old Testament days.
While the act of tithing might be centuries old, churches are doing what they can to provide parishioners with 21st century giving options. The use of cash and checks continues to decline in most areas of day-to-day life. E-commerce sales topped $1 trillion globally in 2012, so churches — institutions that have relied for years on cash and check donations — are finding it critical to adapt to changing consumer habits.
Cross Church of northwest Arkansas provides an example of what those many options can look like.
Anyone attending one of the nine services offered across three main Cross Church campuses can certainly opt for the traditional money in the offering plate route. But the church offers direct deposit and online giving options for the 9,047 people who are involved in weekly ministry there. And this month the church is installing a "giving kiosk" — a method of giving by debit or credit card — in each of its Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale locations.
Currently, electronic giving accounts for 17.5 percent of giving at Cross Church.
"I think one day, it will be the majority of our people giving online, just as the majority of people in our culture do many financial transactions online," said Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church. "It is secure and convenient. Many churches are beginning to use giving kiosks in their church lobbies for people to take advantage of while they are attending worship. This is all a cultural reality. Either the church can adjust or get left behind."
While a sampling of congregations in Arkansas seems to suggest that the bulk of giving is still done through cash or check, churches recognize the need to expand the giving options available. Check use declined nationally by 35 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to Mark Brooks, author of a recent blog post that encouraged pastors to implement opportunities for giving beyond the passing of the offering plate. Checks, Brooks wrote, made up 61 percent of all payments in 2000 and represented just 26 percent of transactions 10 years later.
Brooks, founder of Charis Giving Solutions, wrote that churches should no longer force "those who attend our churches to adapt to our 20th century means of collecting money."
Easy Tithe, SecureGive
Businesses centered on online giving first began popping up in the early 2000s. Larger and newer congregations tended to adopt the platforms first thanks to younger members and regular attenders.
Easy Tithe and SecureGive are two of the more popular services. Both companies are contracted with churches in Arkansas. Easy Tithe was founded more than 10 years ago in Dallas as an alternative to churches that were using PayPal to collect money outside of church services.
Churches that use Easy Tithe have an option of three plans that cost up to $49 per month, plus transaction fees. SecureGive, developed by a Georgia pastor in 2003, charges from $39 to $799 per month. SecureGive services include online giving, mobile giving and giving kiosks.
Business — or as Easy Tithe President Matt Murph describes it, "the economy of the church" — is booming. Murph said the number of churches signing up for his company's services has increased each year. Things really took off four years ago, he said.
"Really, what I'd call the tidal wave — there's always that point where something becomes mainstream — it was 2009," Murph said. "Frankly, after 2009, if you're not doing online giving and you haven't done it to any extent, you're probably playing catch-up."
Adhering to national trends, larger churches were among the early adopters in Arkansas. Smaller churches are beginning to expand their means of collection.
Little Rock's Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church has more than 4,000 members and first implemented online giving in 2007. Direct deposit was offered nearly 12 years ago, the church's director of finance, Mark Barr, said.
A study done by PHUMC in June 2012 revealed that of those who gave, 22 percent chose direct deposit and 7 percent used online or PayPal options. A majority of giving still came through mail (34 percent) or worship services (37 percent), but "as our givers become younger, cash and checks are becoming more obsolete," Barr said.
Second Baptist Church in Little Rock implemented online giving last fall for its 210 regular attendees. Administrative Pastor Charles Fuller said no numbers are available yet for his church, but providing the option now will help members adapt for the future.
"The few months we've offered the option are not a long enough time for it to really establish itself as a part of our giving culture," Fuller said. "I do believe that it will eventually be the way that most of our contributions come to the church."
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At Little Rock's Church at Rock Creek, which averages about 3,500 in attendance, check and cash giving remain the primary options. Nearly 70 percent of giving is done by check, said executive pastor Sean McKean. Online giving sits at about 17 percent, a number that does seem to increase monthly. The church installed two giving kiosks two years ago.
McKean said in his experience visiting with churches of similar size nationally, that online giving is 30 percent or higher. He's heard of churches reporting 70 percent of donations coming from sources other than cash or check.
"A lot of people get to church on Sunday mornings and maybe they've forgotten their checkbook or don't have cash," McKean said, "but most people do carry in their wallets a debit card. … We're trying to make it as convenient as possible to either give online or come to church and be able to use your debit or credit card."
Digital options don't simply provide convenience for parishioners. There is also a bit of consistency that can come from methods of giving that don't require dropping an envelope in the offering plate.
Giving to churches typically cycles up during the months from January through May. That's when attendance increases for most churches. Attendance begins to dip during the summer months and, not coincidentally, church budgets often take a hit.
Some who give will make it a point to give, even when not attending. Others forget as attention — and money — shifts to vacations or weekends on the lake. Encouraging the direct-deposit option or establishing the habit of giving online could help eliminate some of those major cash-flow swings.
"Periodically, culture influences something good upon the church and we felt [expanding giving options] was good and timely for everyone, the giver and the church," Floyd said. "Electronic giving is a great asset since so many people are across the world for business or pleasure. This gives them the opportunity to be faithful to giving, even when they are absent."


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