text:
Profile Info
- Gender:male
- Member since:September 25, 2011
- Last Broadcast:December 18, 2014
- Sexual Preference:unknown
- Relationship Status:single
- Age: 34
- Location: antalya, Turkey
- Spoken language(s):English
- Height: 5'9"
- Occupation: driver
- Smoke:yes
- Drink:occasionally
- Body Type:large
- Hair Color:bald
- Hair Length:bald
- Facial Hair:beard, mustache
- Body Hair:hairy
- Eye Color:blue
Profile Pictures 7 Images
We men may say more, swear more: but indeed
Our shows are more than will; for still we prove
Much in our vows, but little in our love.
YASAL GİZLİLİK POLİTİKASI: Bu profile konu olan her türlü video, fotoğraf, ses kaydı ve yazışmaların; yayıncının yazılı ve belgeli izni olmadan herhangi bir sitede, forumda veya muhtelif sosyal paylaşım sitelerinde; isim belirtilmeksizin bile olsa yayınlanması-paylaşılması durumunda; uluslararası kanunlar ve T.C. 26530 sayılı Resmi Gazete, 04.05.2007 tarihli 5651 nolu "İNTERNET ORTAMINDA YAPILAN YAYINLARIN DÜZENLENMESİ VE BU YAYINLAR YOLUYLA İŞLENEN SUÇLARLA MÜCADELE EDİLMESİ HAKKINDA KANUN" kanun bağlamında her türlü yasal hakkımın mahfuz olduğunu beyan ederim. ________________________ LEGAL PRIVACY POLICY: Any UNAUTHORIZED use of my profile, video, pictures or audio in any form or in a forum now or in the future is NOT permissible without my expressed written consent. Any act to promote or gain profit in any manner (e.g. either monetarily or socially) from the use of my profile, video, pictures or audio in any form my profile is a violation of my privacy and subject to legal action.
Sex Questionnaire
Do you enjoy cyber-sex? hayır, no
Do you use sex toys? no
Do you enjoy oral sex? evet
Do you enjoy anal sex? evet
Do you enjoy porn movies? evet
Are you interested in sex with multiple partners? yes
Do you enjoy BDSM? yess
My Friends and Favorites
BY WATCHING THIS: You acknowledge and agree that you shall not post, upload, publish, transmit or make available in any way content of this page including images and recording streamed live or video available for download. Penalties of Copyright Infringement: By reproducing, republishing or redistributing the work of a copyright holder without permission, you may be violating or infringing on his or her rights under the Copyright Act.
- fathermois
- unknown
Rate fathermois's private show
Private Show Receipt
Show Length:
With Cam2Cam:
Total Tokens:


text:
Forecast more >
Clouds will be on the increase Wednesday ahead of our next good risk of rain Thursday evening into Friday. Chilly temperatures tonight with lows in the middle to upper 30's in the Lakes Area to near 40 in the Triangle.
Lakes Area Forecast.....
Tonight.....Clear ...
Search Results
Cinderella is going home for Christmas
BEAUMONT - by Lauren Huet
A puppy who captured the hearts of many Southeast Texans has found a home in time for Christmas. Shelter workers found the puppy outside the Humane Society of Southeast Texas with severe burns on her back in October. Investigators believe someone deliberately set fire to the puppy.
Shelter workers named her Cinderella. Her burns have healed, and she's being adopted by Ray Herrera. When Herrera found out about the puppy's plight, he was touched.
"I don't have children, so these are my kids," said Herrera, motioning to his dogs. "And basically when you see a kid that's hurting, you help them out."
"When he saw it on the news he looked at me with that face," said Herrera's girlfriend, Robyn, who prefers it if we do not use her last name. "And I knew that he'd been wanting a pit bull, so I said, 'we'll go look at her tomorrow.' So, we came directly the next day and put our name in the pot for her."
Herrera plans to call the puppy "Ella." The manager of the shelter, Carrie May, said she knew Herrera was right for Ella.
"He means a lot to the shelter," said May. "He's done a lot. When our lawn mower equipment come up stolen, he was out here mowing. They adopted the other dog," said May, pointing to another dog Herrera previously adopted from the shelter, "and I just knew it was the right home for Cinderella."
Ella will join the family's three other dogs, who Robyn says, "run the house."
"They all sleep in the bed somewhere," said Herrera. "So I might need a bigger bed, but [Ella] will be in there."
Robyn has already started making Christmas doggie treats.
"They all have stockings and I already started buying Christmas toys, and ropes, and balls, and so they're all ready for Christmas," said Robyn.
Although most dogs do not get as much media attention as Cinderella, the shelter manager says they need homes just as badly.
"Oh yes, I mean each animal that comes into the shelter has their own story in their own way, shape, or form," said May. "Maybe not like hers, but every animal here is homeless, just like she was."
Herrera, Robyn, and Robyn's daughter hope to take Ella home Friday or Saturday, after she's been spayed.
The Humane Society of Southeast Texas does not profit from dog and cat adoptions. Carrie May says adoption fees do not cover the money they invest in each pet, so they rely on donations. If you would like to adopt a pet, visit the Southeast Texas Humane Society website for more information.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
One Direction
One Direction Give Away New Song 'Fireproof' For Free
Why is that tween screaming? Well, she probably just heard the news that One Direction will release their latest album this fall.
Eminem, Miley Cyrus & One Direction Earn Guinness World Records
Metallica, Shakira and Katy Perry also earned records in the latest edition of the book, out next week.
Q&A: 5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin on Skynyrd, Catering and Meeting Dave Grohl
We caught up with drummer Ashton Irwin, who told us about some of the older tunes he's into, obsessing on Guardians of the Galaxy and how this gig helped him achieve a lifetime goal: meeting Dave Grohl.
Simon Cowell Predicts One Direction Will Make 2 More Albums Before Breaking Up
Will One Direction stay together forever? The career trajectories of other wildly popular boy bands seem to suggest it could go either way.
Let's Go To The Beach: 10 Songs With Beach-Themed Music Videos
With the summer coming to an end, we can't help but get a little nostalgic about our favorite summer pastime: going to the beach. Lying in the sand, diving through waves and getting our tan […]
Four Years of 1D: The Most Monumental Moments That Got One Direction To Where They Are Today
So, what's the story behind the billion-dollar boy band? Check out the highlights of One Direction's four-year journey and how they got to where they are today.
One Direction's Niall Horan Injured After Concertgoer Throws Shoe at Him
Story of his life — One Direction's Niall Horan was injured after a show in the Netherlands last night (June 25) after being hit by a shoe thrown by a fan hit him in the leg.
One Direction's Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson Allegedly Smoke Pot In New Video
A new clip, which was reportedly filmed in April while the guys were on tour in Peru, shows two of the boy band's members allegedly smoking a joint.
One Direction Fans Treated for Asphyxia at Peru Concert
A One Direction concert in Peru proved dangerous to 47 young fans who were treated for asphyxia.
One Direction Accused of Plagiarism with 'You and I' Video
One Direction has been the subject of possible plagiarism in the past, but that's generally due to the music the boy band puts out itself, not their music videos.


text:
Greg Hands: Right or Wrong… Is It That Simple?
White, Black, Pink, Green Purple … Why Are People Putting Colours as Their Facebook Statuses??
Category: Blog, Online Marketing January 7, 2010
Making the Most of Google Personalised Search – Time to Review Your Meta Description
Category: Uncategorized December 8, 2009
Twitter Tips & Tricks for Your Business
Category: Uncategorized October 14, 2009
Domain Canonicalisation (Apache)
Category: Blog September 21, 2009
Redirecting Visitors to a Holding Page While You Upload a New Site (Apache)
Category: Blog September 8, 2009
Search Google UK "The Web" from the Firefox Search Bar
Category: Uncategorized August 26, 2009
How Many People Search "Pages from the UK" on Google?
Category: Uncategorized May 22, 2009
68 Million People Can't Be Wrong
Category: Uncategorized March 27, 2009


text:
Forgot Password? | Not a User? Sign up
Your browser does not support iframes.
The United Way of Lancaster County celebrated its 51st year in style Friday with a kickoff breakfast at the Lancaster Golf Club.
Over 100 people gathered at the Fairway Room to begin the 2008-09 community campaign while dining on scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits. In attendance were the organization's board members, as well as many local contributors. They met to discuss the new campaign goal and review the organization's progress over the past year.
"They've done a terrific job with an emphasis within the city," said Bill Sumner, mayor pro tem for Lancaster.
Thank God.
That was Linda Webster's first thought when she learned Friday morning that someone had been charged with a robbery that left her crawling on her hands and knees in the law office of Gregory and Gregory.
Martavious Semaj Carter, 17, of 609-A N. Market St., has been charged in connection with the law firm robbery on Aug. 21. Police have also named him as a suspect in four other armed robberies in Lancaster's downtown since Aug. 21.
"I can sleep now," Webster said Thursday afternoon.
31 charges
INDIAN LAND – Andrew Jackson spoiled Indian Land's homecoming, rolling up 414 yards of offense en route to 35-12 spanking of the Warriors.The Vols, 2-2, rode the strong arm of senior quarterback Daniel Pardue, who lit up the Warriors for 200 yards and three touchdown passes. Running back Trent Flowers powered for 122 yards on 21 carries and two scores."We played hard tonight," AJ coach Louis Clyburn said. "We were fortunate to beat a good Indian Land team.
Lancaster County Department of Social Services and two local law enforcement agencies have renewed an agreement that outlines their partnership in dealing with endangered children and vulnerable adults.
Chief Deputy Barry Faile of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and Capt. Harlean Howard of the Lancaster Police Department appeared with DSS Director Janice Chapman to sign the protocol Friday at the DSS office on Pageland Highway.
"It's important that we work together because all of us have the same goal – to serve the people," Faile said.
YORK – Lancaster, in dire need of a late spark, got a dash of offense to lift the unbeaten Bruins to a 28-16 win over York at the Cougars' Pratt Field on Friday night.LHS senior running back Jamias Clark, who ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, provided the game's pivotal run with a determined 53-yard scamper to seal the 12-point win.Lancaster, up 21-0 at the break thanks to a stellar opening half, sputtered offensively in the second half and allowed the pesky Cougars to claw back in the game with a 16-point surge to make it 21-16.Yo
Most of us drive down Lancaster's Main Street at least several times each week without giving it a second thought.
Granted, there are still a few businesses surviving among the otherwise empty buildings, but I cling to my memories when Main Street was the center of my small universe. It was every bit what a County Seat should be.
Be nice now here comes Lancaster Police Chief Huey Montgomery out for a walk, too. He knows most everybody in town, including me.ee
The host Buford Lady Jackets dipped to 2-3, 0-1 in prep volleyball as they dropped three games to Conference III-A foe McBee on Thursday.The loss left BHS with a 1-2 week."Our team is fundamentally where we need to be," Buford coach Janet Watson said. "Our inexperience is hurting because we're young.
A Lancaster man will spend the rest of his life in prison on a burglary charge.
A jury found Randolph Frazier, 55, guilty of first-degree burglary Wednesday.
Circuit Judge Paul Burch sentenced Frazier to life in prison.
The Lancaster Police Department charged Frazier on Feb. 5, Assistant 6th Circuit Solicitor Mike Lifsey said. A Eula Court woman came home about 11:30 a.m. that day and found Frazier inside her apartment, Lifsey said.
By Sherry Archie
For The Lancaster News
Hues of delicate pinks, blues and yellows sprinkled throughout the yard hint that a lady must be nearby.
Indeed she is. The lady- Lynn Carter- planned and designed the tapestry of color that blankets her lawn, at 3963 Major Evans Road in Lancaster.
Residents will soon have a new way to discover downtown businesses with the debut of an open-air market in October.
Called the Lancaster Street Market, the monthly event will feature several vendors selling their wares in an open-air atmosphere on the green area between Main and Gay streets in downtown Lancaster. The first market is planned for Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nine vendors have already signed on for the event. They will sell items as varied as hand-blown glass beads, pottery, truffle chocolates and wood wine racks.
Copyright © 2014
The Lancaster News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lancaster County and Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding area..


text:
Hi! My name is Holly Helgeson. I am a fabric and pattern addict! Ever since I can remember, I have been drawing and designing patterns. When I was a child, I used to impatiently wait for the "BIG" JCPenney and Sears catalogs to arrive at Christmas time so I could design dresses for the models in the books. However, my true love for fabric design came after I graduated high school and went to work for a wonderful designer, Julie Ingleman. I was privileged to work with many amazing women, all who inspired me and taught me about patterns, repeats and color. Following my design job with Julie, I went back to school and graduated with a diploma in Graphic Design.
These days I spend most of my time running after my three goofy children. They truly inspire me on a daily basis. I recently designed a line of paper dolls called "Mommy & Me" and "Miss Ruby" for my daughter Ruby. I am hoping to pass my love of paper dolls and pattern on to her. In addition, I have also challenged myself to create a new fabric design every week. Although, one design usually leads to many for me, and some very late nights.
If I am not drawing, you will typically find me with my nose in the latest fabric/pattern book, or sitting at my computer reading pattern blogs and writing for my blog. Otherwise, I will be searching out antique stores and flea markets with my hubby to see what kind of wonderful vintage fabric treasures I can find. I just can't pass up a piece of vintage fabric. My inspiration truly comes from everything I set my eyes on. I find gorgeous textures and patterns everywhere I look.
Find Holly Other Places Online:


text:
Windows 7 Mac ThemeA lot of people requested a Windows 7 Mac Theme, so here it is! This theme will modify your shell and make it look like a Mac, pretty neat, huh? (more…)
5 Fast Programs To Optimize And Clean Up Macs and Mac Notebooks EfficientlyIf you want to get the best performance on your MAC, use the following 5 wonderful tools that will help you to speed up your Mac and or Mac notebook (more…)
Windows 7 Mac OS X Lion Wallpaper Theme (Free)You are looking for a nice Windows 7 wallpaper theme including the latest Mac OS X Lion wallpapers? Go ahead and download this free Windows 7 themepack below. (more…)
Max OS X Lion WallpaperYou want to download the new Mac OS X Lion wallpapers? Free download after the break. (more…)
MAC Spaces for Windows 7Like Expose for Windows 7? If you want MAC Spaces for Windows 7 as well, there's no official clone, but there are plenty of good virtual desktop solutions that can do the same as Spaces, here's one of them! (more…)
Last 15 Posts In This Category:
If you're a Mac fan, you also need a Mac dock for Windows 7! We previously showed you a couple free Mac Docks for Windows 7, but here's another great one for Windows 7 that is rocking the house – including some very nice Mac OS X "Snow Leopard" skins:
Do you like the design of MAC OS X? The Snow Leopard design is very impressive. Get this free animated MAC Wallpaper for Windows 7 to create the ultimate Windows 7 MAC Theme !
A MAC is usually able to read your Windows drives (MAC's can read FAT and NTFS), but if you want to use a MAC drive on a Windows 7 PC you will run into problems. Some handy apps will teach Windows 7 how to recognize MAC drives properly, so that you will no longer have any problems at all!
Do you use both, a MAC and Windows PC regularly? Ever used a MAC OS X shortcut while using a Windows PC? If this keeps bugging you, you should try out this handy tool to get the MAC keyboard mapping on Windows 7 and use all of your beloved shortcuts.
If someone would tell you that Windows 7 is more secure than a MAC, what would you say? Would you agree or disagree? Whitehat Hacker Marc Maiffret, chief security architect for FireEye, says that Windows 7 is more secure than Apple's MAC OS X "Snow Leopard".
So, how do you make the perfect Windows 7 Mac OS Theme? There are plenty of gadgets and tools that you need for the perfect Mac OS X Theme that will give Windows 7 the ultimate look and feel of a Mac. This tutorial will show you the best way and will get you a Mac Dock, MAC features and a Mac OS Theme for Windows 7!
We previously told you how to find the MAC address in Windows 7, but what if you want display the MAC address right on your desktop along with other crucial system information? There's an easy solution.
Have you been looking for your MAC address? MAC addresses can be very useful, for example whenever you want give only certain PC's access to your internet connection. Of course there are ways to bypass a MAC filter, but a MAC filter list is a security measure that you should not underestimate. Back to the topic: What do I have to do to find my MAC address in Windows 7?
A Windows 7 Mac Theme! Do you love the interface of a Mac and the usability of Windows 7? Combine both and get the best of both worlds. This incredible Windows 7 Mac Theme makes you believe you are sitting in front of a Mac. The theme completely changes the taskbar, the shell style, buttons, icons and everything else to simulate the GUI of a Mac.
I found a very amusing photo on Crunchgear.com: Ballmer is talking about Windows 7 on the show "TodayShow". In the background you can see Windows 7 running on a MAC.


text:
Matching Invitation and Thank You Note Set - PRINTABLE DESIGN
Product Info
Welcome to Mommies Ink!!
Prior to ordering, please review my store policies and check out current turnaround times! http://mommiesink.etsy.com
Start your party off right with this custom designed invitation & thank you note set!
This listing includes an emailed 4x6 or 5x7 CUSTOM INVITATION & THANK YOU NOTE DESIGN ONLY. Items must be the same theme. No printed materials will be shipped. This discounted price is only available if the items are purchased with this listing. No adjustments to price will be made to products purchased individually.
This listing is for an invite and thank you to be sent at the same time. If you'd like to use a photo from the party on the thank you note, please purchase the thank you note after the party.
COORDINATING ITEMS are also available and include: Party Circles, Favor Tags,Goody Bag Toppers & Water Bottle Labels!
Available in 2 file types:
1. 4x6, 5x7 or 6x7.5 jpeg for printing on photo paper at photo lab (Target, Walmart, Snapfish or any other photo developer of your choice); or
2. Printable PDF page with 2 invites on page, for printing at home or professional printer (on cardstock).
{ORDER PROCESS} ... as easy as 1...2...3!
1. PURCHASE and pay for the design of your choice. Don't forget to complete the transaction via Paypal. If you aren't sure how to pay, send me a message and once the item is ordered on Etsy, I can send you an invoice. All fonts and wording are customizable! Some colors can be customized as well! Don't see what you're looking for? Convo me and we may be able to come up with a custom design.
2. CUSTOMIZATION – Send all customization information to me in a single email. Even if we have been discussing details via convos/email, it is important that you send everything in one email – it cuts down on processing time, and ensures that no details are missed! Please send your information to the address listed on your Etsy Receipt – I cannot begin working on your order until I have all of the following information:
a. Theme (please select invite from shop)
b. Size – 4x6, 5x7, 6x7.5 {custom sizes are also available ... convo me for specifics, and make sure to get your printer's specifications regarding bleed sizing}
c. Wording
d. File type – jpg or PDF
e. Photos {if applicable}- Please send original, unedited, high resolution photos. Limited photo editing is available at no charge {conversion to black & white, red eye removal, background editing}.
f. Thank you note format - flat or folded; if flat, blank or fill in the blank. Don't forget which size you need!
3. Within 24-72 hours* you will receive your order via email. (*This timeframe is subject to change – check out my shop announcements for current turnaround times.) I will do a reasonable number of revisions and I guarantee a high quality card that you will love! File will be sent to email address on Etsy account, unless otherwise specified. RUSH orders may be available for an additional cost.
PLEASE NOTE: This file is for personal use only. You may not forward, share, sell or distribute the file. It is for non-commercial use only. Mommies Ink retains all rights.
Everything in my designs has either been created by me or I have purchased the license to use in my shop.
If you submit a picture to use in your design, you are agreeing that you have the rights to use that picture and I am not liable for any misuse of copyrighted images.
Thanks for visiting my shop!


text:
Gluten Free Crust
Details & Menus
Find Closest
Buy Franchise
Pizza D'Lish
Bread Buds
Meat Toppings
Ingredient Labels
Nutritional Info
Whole Wheat Crust
Gluten Free Crust
Fund Raisers
Apparel & More
Gift Certificates
Specials & Offers
TV Commercials
Make a Comment
Free Pizza Survey
Join Us
Buy Franchise
As a Team Member
Email List
Stories from Fans
My Soap Box
Privacy Policy
Kenner, LA (2424 Williams Blvd Suite E)
Charlotte, NC (1603 West Blvd)
Las Vegas, NV (7181 Hualapai Suite 120)
Aledo, TX (108 S Ranch House Rd)
Anna, TX (701 W White Street #3)
Arlington, TX (2430 N Davis Dr)
Arlington, TX (5010 Kelly Elliot Rd)
Arlington, TX (5409 S Collins St)
Burleson, TX (333 SW Wilshire Blvd #B)
Carrollton, TX (2150 N Josey Ln #238)
Cedar Hill, TX (241 E FM 1382 #316)
Colleyville, TX (1001 Glade Road)
Desoto, TX (340 E Beltline Rd)
Duncanville, TX (670 Big Stone Gap)
Farmersville, TX (604 State Highway 78 N)
Forney, TX (425 Pinson Rd #E)
Fort Worth, TX (8751 Camp Bowie W Blvd #107)
Grand Prairie, TX (3007 S Carrier #207)
Haslet, TX (101 FM 156 N)
Irving, TX (1215 W Shady Grove Rd)
Justin, TX (950 Highway 156 #8)
Keller, TX (705 S Main St)
Lancaster, TX (1009 West Pleasant Run)
Little Elm, TX (800 W Eldorado Pkwy Suite 118)
Midlothian, TX (304 W Avenue F)
Mineral Wells, TX (1100 SE 1st St)
Princeton, TX (501 E Princeton Dr #101)
Red Oak, TX (205 S Main St #1004)
Roanoke, TX (500 N Highway 377 #F)
Rowlett, TX (5000 Rowlett Road Suite 140)
Saginaw, TX (1029 N Saginaw Blvd)
Sherman, TX (2121 N Fm 1417 #1)
Spring, TX (22772 Cypresswood Dr)
Springtown, TX (417 Hwy 199 E #7)
The Colony, TX (6700 Main Street #148)
Venus, TX (119 West Highway 67)
Vernon, TX (4113 Hillcrest)
Waco, TX (5900 Bosque Blvd Suite 311)
Waxahachie, TX (401 Highway 77)
Weatherford, TX (701 Palo Pinto Rd #J)
Wylie, TX (213 N Ballard Ave)
Cheyenne, WY (453 Vandehei Ave #180)
Laramie, WY (2523 Grand Ave Unit A)
The Story of Mr. Jim's
I have been asked many times how I came to be in the pizza business. I hope you enjoy hearing my version of what happened.
I was going to college in Detroit in the late 60's and working part time at McDonald's. I lived at home with my parents but I was paying all of my own college expenses. I found that I wasn't a very good student (not true today) and people graduating in my field with majors in physics were not making much money.
Sue and I had decided to get married. So, I decided to drop out of college and work full time at McDonald's restaurant with the hope of owning my own McDonald's someday.
I was making $3.00 per hour as an assistant manager at McDonald's when we married in '72 and had been there since '67. My father wanted me to go to work with him at General Motors at over $6.00 per hour as an industrial chemist. He wanted me to learn a trade. But I wanted to be rich so I stayed at McDonald's. I knew that locking into a trade would provide enough comfort that I wouldn't feel the need to push myself to get further so I said no thank you. So much for my career as an industrial chemist.
The McDonald's I worked for was owned by Harry Granader a long time franchisee of McDonald's and a great man and now philanthropist. I didn't do that great at McDonald's. I was a blue hat (blue paper cap with netting on the top that says TRAINEE in big letters) for 13 weeks before I got my white hat. And after 8 years I had only reached the level of first assistant manger. The General Manager for Mr. Granader's 3 stores, Charlie McCann, was my mentor at the time. Mr. Granader was mostly an absentee owner and I didn't know him well. I knew Charlie was going places and wanted to catch the wave. I had just attended Hamburger University, McDonald's training center in Illinois, where I graduated 2nd-Burger in class 183. The award is actually called Archie Runner-up. I was very excited about a life with McDonald's.
However, a guy who had only worked at McDonald's a few weeks longer than I had, was promoted past 2 levels of management above him and replaced my mentor who was ousted. He was able to do this by working directly with the owner. I was disheartened.
My first thought was to work for Charlie as he was getting his own McDonald's but even he didn't think I was qualified to run his store. He did refer me to another McDonald's franchisee in Columbus, Indiana as an assistant manager but I didn't think it was the right fit. It finally dawned on me that I wasn't the type of person to do well when others determined my future. I had to figure out a way to buy my own McDonald's. I needed $100,000 down and I made $10,000 per year at the time. I figured if I didn't eat or pay taxes I could save it in only 10 years (joke).
Enter my good friend and lifelong mentor Hungry Howie (Jim Hearn). One of my friends worked for Jim at Hungry Howie's Pizzas and Subs. Jim had just converted his 24 hr Tick Tock Hamburgers to his very first Hungry Howie's Pizzas and Subs restaurant in Taylor, Mi. near Detroit and was doing well there. He also owned a Dino's pizza franchise and, as you might imagine, they wanted him to get out of that franchise. His Dino's was for sale.
I would hang out at Howie's and talk to Jim about the pizza business. It seemed like the pizza business was a way for me to increase my income to the incredible sum of $30,000 per year. This was a way for me to earn enough money to get my McDonald's. I asked him to sell me his Dino's. He said no. I didn't have enough for the down payment he wanted. He offered to help me open my own pizza place and I could even call it Hungry Howie's if I wanted to. It had cost him only $7,000 to convert his restaurant so he thought I could get my own place open for that amount. Sue and I had $4000 in savings and I was able to get a loan for $2500 more. I also got a loan from a finance company and had a Sear's and Ward's credit card. This was before bank cards were so available.
So I found a location and signed a lease. I started buying equipment and got all of my friends to help do the remodeling of the space. There were many people who gave free help: Linda, Frank, Mark, Phil, Chris, Steve and many more. Well as it turned out rather than the $7000 I thought it would cost it ended up costing $17,000. I was days from opening and I had no money. I desperately needed another $5000. I had borrowed all I could. I had gotten equipment from 2 different dealers with a promise to pay later. My dad said he couldn't loan me the money. Jim couldn't loan me the money.
Let me introduce Dee Chambers. My wife's best friend Linda Chambers' mother Dee was a widow. She had some savings in CD's. I asked this mother of a friend who barley knew me to loan me the money. And she did. She only asked that I pay her the interest rate she was geting on her CDs. Later it occured to me what an incredible event this was. I would never recommend giving needed savings to someone to open a restaurant. 25 years later I asked how she was able to put so much trust in me and she said she never doubted it for an instant. Her daughter, Linda, still works for me as our goddess of Finance.
With the loan I was able to open up the 1st shop on 15 August 1975.
I had thought that since I ran a McDonald's doing over $20,000 per week that owning a pizza place doing only $5000 per week would be easy. However, the pizza place only did $700 in sales the first full week. I paid $300 for food $300 for labor and $300 for advertising. I had already maxed my credit and owed everyone and was going deeper into debt as I continued to lose money week after week.
Luckily, since 1971, I had been studying
. I had learned what causes people to behave in certain ways and to not be adversely affected by the negativity of others. I was a trained counselor. I had learned formulas that would help me make better decisions and develope new strategies I could implement to improve the situation. Managing by the statistices of the restuarant I was able to create some improvement of the scene.
Sue and I lived in government subsidized housing at the time which helped. She was teaching school an hour drive south of our house and the pizza shop was an hour north and west of our house. Still, on Friday's after awaking early, driving the hour to work and teaching all day she would still drive the 2 hours in order to come in to help out. Many times her paycheck went into the business. She would leave every morning at 6 and be home at 5. I would leave at 10am and get home at 1 or 2am. We didn't see much of each other for a long time.
Jim Hearn would come by on Mondays and buy some of the groceries I had just received with cash so that I could put that cash into the bank to cover the check I had just written for last week's groceries. I would tell all my creditors that I would get to them when I could and meanwhile I continued to put out as much advertising as I could. Jim was a great help for encouragement when I was struggling. He would talk about the new ideas he had to increase sales and tell me to keep at it. I saw Jim and his family often counted on his help until his recent passing in March 2013.
Jim has personally helped many thousands of people lead better lives through his consummate knowledge of the business and his uncanny knack for making sound decisions.
Over the past four decades I have sought his advice on many occasions. He and his wife Ginny give me and my family an open invitation to their home in Florida which I have taken advantage of many times. His whole family including his daughters, their spouses and grandchildren honored my daughter's wedding with their presence. They are part of my family.
Jim was a great man and a great friend. He will be missed by the thousands of people whose very livelihood's were only possible through his work and influence.
He will be missed by the millions of customers he has indirectly served, because his guidance will no longer be available.
Godspeed Jim Hearn!
Well back to my story, after 6 months the sales where finally enough to start making money. Over the next 6 months I made more than I had in a year at McDonald's. It was looking pretty good.
I remember, before I got open, there was another very similar pizza place opening just down the street -- Lonzo's. He was able to beat me to the punch and got open a few weeks before I did. At the time I thought that was a big deal. Six months later he was out of business. What had I done that he hadn't? I just didn't give up. In Scientology I learned that there was no such thing as failure just not enough push though or not enough follow through. Lonzo just didn't push through. He let the obvious fact that he was losing money determine his future and I didn't let it determine mine.
After many more months, during a visit to see Sue's brother Mark in Texas, I got the idea to open a new store there. There were hardly any pizza places in the Dallas phone directory and the pizzas I ate were not very good.
I got together with my friend Bob Hudson who worked for me in Michigan. We formed a partnership for a new Mr. Jim's in Texas. Bob's had gotten his dad's agreement to finance the store.
I found a location, ordered the equipment to be shipped to the store, set up my wife in an apartment in Texas, and was finalizing the lease for the store. The most important detail was the leasehold improvements estimate. These are the tenants expenses to get the place from raw space to pizza place. This is for all the plumbing, internal decor, electrical, air conditioning and all the other similar things that you need in a pizza shop. The landlord normally pays a portion of these. The landlord thought my share would be $8000 which was doable with our budget. I was back working in the Michigan store waiting for final word on the exact estimates. The landlord called me in the middle of the supper hour rush to say my share would be over $30,000 and I should just bite the bullet and get on with it. There was no way to come up with that money. The deal to open my 2nd store had just fallen through, Sue was already living at our apartment in Texas and I was staying with friends.
I took a walk to be sad for a moment.
Then I got on a plane went to Texas, found another location that would work in Garland, Texas and Bob and I did get the store open in October of 1977. It did fairly well right from the start.
After a few months I sold the store in Michigan and opened another in Garland, Texas. I would work during the day at the one store and in the night at the other. That store took a terribly long time to get going and lost money for quite a while. Bob and I opened another store in Richardson, Texas in 1979. That new store was not making money and our 1st store wasn't really making that much either so Bob sold out his share to me. He went back to Michigan for a few years. Later he came back to Texas as my employee and eventually opened his own Mr. Jim's Pizza franchise in Desoto, Texas.
The First Franchise
In 1981 one of my manager's, Scott Hallman, got a windfall from his parents and decided to become the first Mr. Jim's franchisee. We worked out a deal where I was paid no up front money and no money for the first 6 months of his business. I remember when I was helping him pour concrete for the plumbing for free; that I was hoping he would do very well indeed. He opened in Mesquite, Texas in 1981 and did do very well. Better than I had ever done. He found a partner and opened another store on the east side of Plano, Texas.
A few months later a couple, Eve and Tom Osbakken, came in and bought a franchise in Arlington, Texas. They were first people that had no real restaurant experience to buy a franchise. Again there was no up front money and no money for the first 6 months. So I would drive the 1:15 to get to his store work with him and drive the 1:15 home. It went on for weeks while I just let my own stores slide. I remember the first day of business. I assumed it would be slow and arrived late. It was very busy and no one in the entire restaurant had ever made dough, made a pizza, taken an order or anything else. I was ordering people about without courtesy including Eve and Tom. I remember the look Tom gave me and I thank God to this day that they are not temperamental people. I thought I was going to get fired. They could have easily done so. But the Osbakkens are people of honor who remain franchisees and good friends to this day. I watched their children grow and even presided over their daughter's wedding.
While I could end the story here with a "and the rest is history"; I am compelled to tell you one more chapter.
The Great Debacle
I had a franchisee who was considering opening Mr. Jim's outside of Texas. I hired an attorney to develop the documents to sell franchises in other states. As it turns out my documents were not in compliance with Federal franchise law. I should have had audited financial statements among other things. She felt she could have it all done by March of 87.
In May of 87 I had over 30 stores. In that month we sold 8 new franchises and I had 4 stores I owned. My we took in over $140,000 that month. I was doing great. I had been open a dozen years and new I'd made it. I wish life was really like that. Where you could reach some point of no possible decrease. As you well know life is not like that.
My attorney did not have the new documents ready as promised and in July a franchisee turned me in the Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC for the out of date documents. My attorney advised me that there was a possibility of a $10,000 per day per violation fine (which would have been millions), or that I might have to pay all the money back to all the franchisees, or that I might have to offer to let all the franchisees out of their contracts, or I might have to serve some jail time, and possibly may be barred from ever selling franchises again. She had me cease selling franchises at that moment. This cost one couple who were ready to purchase a franchise their life savings. They had to live off the money they were going to use for the store and by the time I was ready to sell them a franchise they didn't have enough to open.
In December 1987 and $70,000 later I finally got the documents and could begin to sell franchises. In November '87 I had now had 6 stores I owned and including the royalties I only took in $70,000 that month. In the short few months from May '87 to January '88 I lost $500,000. Since I only had about $60,000 to begin with it was a fairly gruesome scene.
I had not paid my taxes that I withheld from my employees and owed the IRS ($111,000). In Feb. '88 an IRS agent, Melvin, came in to my office to collect the taxes. He was asking the value of the books on the shelves and what my home was worth. The IRS can force you to sell all your assets to satisfy tax liens. I remember coming home from work that day to talk to Sue. She had quit teaching to raise our daughter and was not in any way involved in the day to day operation of the business. I told her the situation and that the IRS could take our house. Rather than tearing into me with, "how could you do this to our family you stupid pig!" She only asked if she needed to go back to work. In view of the fact that the IRS was going to put us on a budget and all extra money would go only to taxes I thought, what's the point of paying them off earlier if it takes Sue out of the home? She was raising our children. She didn't go back to work.
I hired a new attorney and he worked with the IRS collection agent. We worked out a budget and I had to pay a payment to the IRS of $1000 every week on Monday. Then after a few weeks it was decided that was not enough and the payment was boosted to $1960 every Monday. We had to deliver the check in person to the IRS office. One week we didn't get it in till Tuesday and the agent gave me what he called a "courtesy call" to advise me that if I was ever late again he'd come in and take care of business.
This put the IRS ahead of all my other creditors. So I ended up not paying my credit cards and lots of business debt. I sold or closed all the company stores and began to rebuild.
It was at this time that I did a weekend handling at
. It involved a couple hours of counseling and writing up a new plan to handle the dangerous situation I was in. After that weekend my statistics started to rise.
I let go of most of the staff and just kept at it. Over the next year I paid off the IRS and started making some headway with selling new franchises. After I stopped selling them I had almost no new people come in.
But I continued to improve the product and the system. Finding faster ways to make the pizzas more consistently and better advertising campaigns. I paid or settled all the old debts.
And the rest is history.
We now have over 50 stores and are growing. I am doing very well now and make sure all the legal rules regarding franchising are followed. And I keep my taxes paid up to date. I still haven't gotten my McDonald's yet but maybe I'll do it someday.
Mr. Jim -
Free Booklet From Mr. Jim
I will send you a free copy of
The Way to Happiness.
The Way to Happiness
is the first moral code based wholly on common sense. First published in 1981, its purpose is to arrest the current moral decline in society and restore integrity and trust to Man.
Written by L. Ron Hubbard, the booklet fills the moral vacuum of an increasingly materialistic society. This code of conduct contains 21 basic principles that guide one to a better quality of life. Entirely nonreligious, it can be followed by anyone, of any race, color or creed and works to restore the bonds that unite humankind. Click
to give me your address.
Large Pizza D'Lish
w/ 3 Tops or Combination
Online only. Not valid with any other discount or offer. Click here for details.
Nutritional Info
Your Own Franchise
Privacy Policy
My website looks best in Chrome. Click Chrome to download.
Copyright © 2014 Mama Jim's Pizza, Inc. All rights reserved -
Privacy Policy
At Mr. Jim's, we've got pizza to fit the life you live.


text:
American Cancer Society
Kidney Cancer Association
Canadian Cancer Society
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
About kidney cancer.
Kidney Cancer Association website. Available at:
Updated January 29, 2013. Accessed August 13, 2014.
Kidney cancer (adult)—renal cell carcinoma. American Cancer Society website. Available at:
Accessed August 13, 2014.
Kidney cancer.
National Cancer Institute website. Available at:
Accessed August 13, 2014.
Renal cell carcinoma. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated July 2, 2014. Accessed August 13, 2014.
10/1/2014 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance.
http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Bhaskaran K, Douglas I, et al. Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5.24 million UK adults. Lancet. 2014;384(9945):755-765.
This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.
Copyright ©
All rights reserved.


text:
Good for decoration in your guess bathroom. I would not recommend them for everyday use.
The quality of these towels is average. After an initial washing, they had thread snags. They are in a guest room so not a big deal but I would not buy them again.
Bought these to compliment my tommy bahama shower curtain. A little on the thin side but very nice.
Given that the towels wear Tommy Bahama branding, I had hoped for a quality product. The towels are not luxurious as advertised. They are thin. I bought what was listed as "WHITE". They are NOT white. They are ivory, off white, or creamy. Not impressed at all.
I actually bought these towels as a gift and, when I opened them and felt them, decided to keep them for myself. They feel so luxurious and I felt I deserved a gift for myself for a change. I'm glad I kept them and I plan to get more of them as well.
These towels are well made, they don't shed or pill. The color I picked (coral) looks awesome against the robins eggs blue walls of my bathrooms.
These Tommy Bahama towels are so soft and elegant. I ordered a set for my friend and was so impressed that I'm ordering a set for me too. They are very thick and lush and the color is beautiful. Great value and great looking.
Great towels! Really soft and love the quality and colors.
Sent this towel set to my sister in law. She gave me rave reviews on these beautiful fluffy towels. She's not easy to please, so I felt especially good! I could not find a lower price on the towels either! Win Win!
A little disappointed in this order. I had bought sets at two other stores and they were the same style and all but thicker. I love the looks of this towel. This order was average. It looks good but not the thickness of others I have bought. I guess Tommy Bahama has the same look but in different thickness. Still will make a nice Christmas gift. This was cheaper than the others I bought.
Usually leaves our warehouse in 1-2 business days. *
Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment. More details
FINAL SALE EXCLUSION: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.
Our standard shipping method is ground shipping. We also offer expedited shipping for most items. Your final shipping cost and estimated delivery timeframe will be available at checkout.
Standard shipping details
Expedited shipping details
* For your protection, all orders are screened for security purposes. If your order is selected for review, our Loss Prevention Team may contact you by phone or email. There may be a two business day delay to process your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.


text:
Rat Rod Steering Box
RAT ROD HOT ROD WWII .50 CAL Universal BLACK BRASS TIPS spark plug wire looms 8
8 RAT ROD HOT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS .50 CAL ALL CHROME Ford Chevy Buick
RAT ROD HOT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS .50 CAL 8 PACK BUY NOW!l UNIVERSAL ALL M
8 HOT ROD RAT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS 12 Gauge Ammo Black Brass Rat Rod NICE
RAT ROD HOT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS .50 CAL 8 PACK BUY NOW!l
8 HOT ROD RAT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS 12 Gauge Ammo Red Brass Rat Rod Vintage
QUICK SALE 8 RAT ROD HOT ROD SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOMS .50 CAL bullet chrome888888h
8 Spark plug wire loom 8 RAT ROD HOT ROD WWII .50 CAL Universal XMAS SPECIAL
HILLCREST PARK • 10TH & SYCAmoRE STREET • CLovIS, NEW MEXICo
Make checks & Money orders payable to: Desert Cruzers • Box 298 • Clovis, NM 88101 Steering & Brakes, Cruise, Tilt, Automatic Transmission rat rOD cOral! SEpTEmbEr 7Th & 8Th, 2012 ... Access This Document
The pickup box will be severely abbreviated, building a rat rod could spray bomb the plain steel column with fl at black primer and it would look right at home while steering shaft, tie rod ends, U-joints, hardware and instruc-tions. ... Visit Document
List Of Pimp My Ride Episodes - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
This car was infested with rat droppings; indeed, the mechanics found a live rat inside the car. Consequentially, Xzibit's gift to the car's owner was a cat, which Jessica named "Pacer". including a comic keeper replacing the glove box ... Read Article
Design Of Sucker Rod Systems –
Rat Hole. Rod String Pumping Unit. Target. Production. BFPD Mcf/D. • Stuffing Box, BOP, Production Tee, etc. – OTS – One to Five days Rod Pumping Workshop Steering Committee members, and their supporting organizations and ... Read More
Steering Gear Input Shaft Steering Tie Rod End R.H. FRONT i Tie nod Spindle I..H. quicker rat i os of 15: 1 or less . STEERING SYSTEMS : The steering box is an ordinary type full of heavy oil. The oil pressure is ... Document Retrieval
POWER STEERING CATALOG - Who-sells-it.com: The Catalog Search ...
Including: tie rod ends king pin kits drag links spring pins shackles bushings pto components including: complete pto assemblies dump pumps pto driveline components replacement steering gear kits for sheppard m80/ m90 / m100 / m110 . . . . . . . . .26-27 ... Retrieve Doc
Superchevy 1957 Chevy Belair - Leon's Transmission -- Since 1960
Heidt's Hot Rod Shop chromed tubular IFS complete with a pair of Heidt's 2-inch dropped front spindles, Air Ride Technolo- 13-inch four-piston discs, and steering is a McGaughy's GM 605 power steering box hooked up to a GM six-way-tilt steering column. Out back, ... Content Retrieval
Breakout Sucker Rod Lift Discussion
•Stuffing box packing preferably SUMP THE PUMP in rat hole Well Deliquification Workshop Steering Committee members, and their supporting organizations and companies (here-in-after referred to as the Sponsoring Organizations), ... Read Full Source
Matchbox Carry Cases - Matchbox Forum Matchbox Forum Is An ...
Cases for series other than 1-75 and cases of other shapes (toolboxes, steering wheels, robots, garages, trucks red vinyl, narrow yellow handle 3. 1971 depicts MB61 Blue Shark and MB62 Rat Rod Dragster a) mid blue vinyl (yellow inside), narrow yellow handle b) mid blue ... Fetch Full Source
Jeep DJ - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
One model was a postal delivery vehicle with the driver's position on the right side for mail box Most models were also equipped with a limited slip differential and a heavy-duty steering gearbox. AM General used a variety of powerplants during production. DJ production was ended in ... Read Article
Jack's Rat Rod
Title: Jack's Rat Rod Author: Jack Created Date: 8/20/2011 10:26:58 AM ... Doc Viewer
About Experts Sitemap - Group 8 - Page 1 2012-08-30
There you will see a metal threaded rod attached to a plastic arm. Cadillac: 1988 Cad Seville, ground strap. That was not to bright, If you don t mind my saying so. The ALDL is located under the dash between the steering column and the parking brake. glove box, acp: ... Read Article
RON MANGUS' CUSTOM HOT ROD INTERIORS SERIES Ford Roadster
P.O. Box 1 Osceola, WI 54020-0001 ISBN-10 1-931128-26-X ISBN-13 978-1-931128-26-1 This was my rat rod before they reached their "I think I was the first to do a flame billet steering wheel. I should have patented ... Fetch Full Source
1927 Ford Model T Steel,460 BB
Title: 1927 T Bucket, Roadster, Rat Rod, NO Reserve, New Price Mileage: 250 miles Location: Souderton, PA The interior has CUSTOM BUCKET SEATS,CUSTOM STEERING COLUMN with new MOONEYES steering wheel, NEW GAUGES still in box, ... Read Full Source
Cat05 63-79 Basic Rack And Pinion Tech - Equipment For Racing ...
At the e xtreme end of its upward travel this tie rod will have pulled the steering ar m inward by .250. R epeating the arithmetic we see a toe change at the tire which now exceeds five degrees of steering! Bear in mind that that is just on the right side. ... Return Document
356 Runners And Rust Buckets - Entrepreneurship + Nerds ...
Ment, yes. In rat rod purgatory, this very rare, open, bent-window car had not been modified enough to be considered an "outlaw," and it signal relay and steering box. 57 bids, sf 157, bf 13. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT $29,500. On a recent California trip I could not make the time ... View This Document
Speedway Motors Hot Rod Steering Columns - YouTube
3:16 Vega steering box bracket by welderseries 6,447 views; 2:44 A-Roadster Build by ford1950 18,906 views; 1:58 rat rod - steering column by 1963impala2dr 1,112 views; 2:10 Steering Shaft for the ratrod by rpeek 2,029 views; ... View Video
COLLECTOR CAR & TRUCK AUCTION - Home Page Of Fowlkes Realty ...
283 V-8, automatic, power steering, good chrome, gold package, rubber tips on bumpers, wide white wood box, exc. condition. • 1937 Ford Pickup, flathead V-8, man-ual transmission, original looking rat rod, good condition. • 1955 Ford Crown Victoria 2 dr. hard-top, restoration in ... Retrieve Doc
International Harvester S-Series - Wikipedia, The Free ...
The IHC logo seen on the steering wheel was replaced by the Navistar diamond logo. On the outside, the International name was moved from the top to the bottom of the grille. Instead of matching the grille color, all S-Series trucks wore a red International badge. ... Read Article
Subframe Setup & Installation Instructions 1967-81 Camaro ...
Since a steering box is no longer utilized, the engine has been removed with the tie rod ends attached to maintain the proper toe setting. Ideally, area. Next, use a rat-tail file to clean all holes which bolts pass through ... Fetch Content
Truck Accessories / Street Rod A - Source For Mustang, Falcon ...
1948-52 Glove box 1A3685B C5012G/13 Clamps onto steering column 1538 - Dirty Rat - 12 ½ W X 16 H 1539 - Hot Rod - 12 ½ W X 16 H 1190 1324 1496 1319 1538 1539 1385 - Pennzoil can - 12 ½ W X 16 H 1444 - Texaco - 12 ½ ... Content Retrieval
53-62 Corvette Frame Instructions
Now cut through the assembly near the steering box and pull out the ¾" shaft. Start by using a rat-tail file in all the holes that bolts have to In most cases the tie rod ends come lubricated but all you have to do to check ... Get Content Here
Weldercat Combo New Cover
TIE ROD - Connects the spindle steering arms. Drag Links and Tie Rods are made from 7/8" x .156 wall seamless STEERING BOX MOUNT KIT - designed for Vega and Saginaw 525 cross-steering applications. Includes 2 gussets for extra strength. ... View Full Source
About Experts Sitemap - Group 50 - Page 22 2012-08-30
You can look at the wire colour going to the bulbs and find that colour wire somewhere on the linkage or box UK Car Repair: revs stuck at 2000rpm, rat trap, callipers: As you know this is a rather complicated system. steering rack, power steering, clamp: ... Read Article
Mike's rat rod Truck, Daily Driver W Bombs - YouTube
Next in Mike's Rat Rod build, low budget 41 Chevy truck 2:30 Mike's skull-face rat rod truck by rpeek 11,505 views; Play all 85 videos. Suggestions 3:01 Rum Runner Rat Rod 47 Chev by 52rudedog Featured 84,983; ... View Video
S10 Frame Steering For 1955 Chevy Panel Truck - YouTube
The power steering box is from the S10. Category: Autos & Vehicles. License: Standard YouTube License 4 likes, 0 dislikes Show more . 0:53 RAT ROD Chopped channeled sectioned Chevy truck - Freddies club car show by LoweredNJuiced 5,842 views; ... View Video
20. Chassis And Suspension Guide Street Rodder 01/07 P. 91
Column in a Rat's Glass '34 Ford 72. The Ackerman Q & A Street Rodder 03/06 p. 162 73. Steering Box options for your rod Rod & Custom 03/08 p. 70 76. Installing Updated Steering Auto Restorer 01/08 p. 18 77. Wondering Why your car wonders Hot Rod 02/08 p. 131 78. ... Retrieve Doc
No trackbacks yet.


text:
Here you can view photos from beach cleanups, see our PSA's that are used to promote beach cleanups, download our newsletter, download cleanup registration forms (liability release waivers), download data cards to use when picking up trash, and also download our marine debris timeline poster that shows how long it takes for common trash items to decompose in the environment.
Image Gallery
See photos from past beach cleanups and Adopt-A-Beach community events. Learn More »
Video Gallery
Check out our current and past beach cleanup PSA's. Learn More »
Download the Adopt-A-Beach newsletter, data cards for tracking trash found during beach cleanups, cleanup registration forms (liability release waiver), and the marine debris timeline poster. Learn More »
Press Releases
Check out our current and past Press Releases. Learn More »
If additional information is needed about the following press releases or any of the Adopt-A-Beach program's news or events, please email us or call toll free in Texas at 1-877-TXCOAST.


text:
I was going to blog about my many cake adventures over the last couple of birthday filled weeks but then I made something yummy for dinner and decided that the cake has waited this long, what's one more post?
So I made pulled pork sliders for dinner, nothing special, I make them all of the time. But I had a serious brain fart as to what I make to go with them. Seriously. I can't remember. Maybe I don't make anything and that's why I can't remember. But anyhow I am getting something of a reputation at hubby's work as a good little cook and housewife {ha! and double ha! on so many levels…ha!} so I couldn't send him sliders for dinner without a side dish. The only acceptable side dish for pulled pork sliders in my culinary world is either fries or mac and cheese and I just made mac and cheese for Easter {the pan is a nightmare to clean so I would never make it twice in the same month let alone week. Yep, I need to forget about the cleaning before I make it again….}. So I decided to make fries because I remember pinning this but I didn't have any stinking marjoram {seriously, does anyone??} so I made my own version. I like the garlic parm fries that Red Robin used to have {or maybe still has…??} so I made mine with garlic and parm and no stinking marjoram.
Baked Parmesan Garlic Fries
Potatoes {1 per person for medium potatoes like Yukon gold or 1/2 per person for large Russet}
2-3 tbsp olive oil per potato
1-2 heaping tbsp parmesan cheese per potato
1/8-1/4 tsp garlic powder per potato {or 1/2-1 tsp diced garlic per potato}
kosher or sea salt {to taste}
{Note:measurements are not exact because potato size will vary, you will just have to use your judgment}
1. Preheat oven to 400. Prepare a bowl of cold, salty water.
2. Cut potatoes into fry shapes by cutting lengthwise in several north-south direction cuts and then again in several east-west direction cuts. Soak in the cold salt water for about 10 minutes.
3. Drain fries and pat dry with a towel. Put into a plastic bag with the rest of the ingredients and shake and massage bag until fries are covered completely with the oil, salt, parm, and garlic.
4. Lay in a single layer on a greased cooking sheet {just use cooking spray or a Misto} and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Yeah….they were alright…
shoveled them in my mouth ate them plain but Tyler dipped his in my homemade ranch dressing.
It looks like I need to make more….
Oh and here are the sliders.
It's just pork roast that has been braised in Sprite in a crock pot on a King's Hawaiian roll topped with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce {the best IMO} and cheese. It's just whatever….
But yeah…baked fries rock!
One thought on "Baked Parmesan Garlic Fries"
Those fries look super duper good, I'll have to give them a go sometime soon. thanks! I accidentally bought fresh marjoram instead of oregano recently. stupid marjoram.


text:
Laptops and tablets are are hot sellers, but only 20 per cent of those polled believe the United States will become all-electronic
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — More than half of all Americans believe that paper is forever, according to a poll of 1,142 registered voters conducted last month by Majority Opinion Research.
The poll, commissioned by research firm Poll Position, found that 56 per cent of Americans don't think the U.S. will ever be a fully paperless society.
Only 20 per cent of those polled indicated that they believe the nation will become all-electronic while 24 per cent were undecided or had no opinion.
The poll results were also broken down by age, race, gender and political affiliation.
Far more men (25.4 per cent) than women (15.7 per cent) believe the U.S. will someday be a paperless society, according to the poll.
Not surprisingly, far fewer Americans over age 65 (12.3 per cent) than those under 65 (about 22 per cent) believe the U.S. will one day be a paperless society.
The survey found that more Republicans (22.7 per cent) than Democrats (17.4 per cent) or Independents (20.5 per cent) see an all-electronic society in the future.
Today, according to research firm Gartner, the transformation of physical documents into electronic files that can then be stored in a repository for future look-up is a fast-growing marketplace.
In 2010, the market for enterprise imaging software reached US$1 billion market worldwide. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 12.1 per cent and total about US$1.8 billion by 2015.Related Download
Sponsor: IBM Canada Ltd
Pushing the frontiers – CFO Insights from the Global C-suite Study
Based on a global survey of 576 CFO interviews, this whitepaper from IBM's Institute for Business Value provides analytical insights into the traits of leading CFOs and what they are doing to become more efficient, forward-looking and proficient at creating profitable growth.
Register Now


text:
Try changing the HDD access mode in the bios from AHCI/SATA to IDE and see what happens...
Just read the last 2 posts... I'm late to the party here!
I had a look at that with an SSD installed the option is ghosted and I cant change it from AHCI
Try changing the HDD access mode in the bios from AHCI/SATA to IDE and see what happens...
Just read the last 2 posts... I'm late to the party here!
Last edited by Oaktech; 3rd June 2014 at 02:15 PM.
What build disk are you building from? You should be using WinPE 3.1 as a minimum now (based on Windows 7 not Vista). It should only include Windows 7 build templates, if you have XP & Vista listed as well as Win 7 you are still using WinPE 2.0 wim which is Vista based and may be causing the issue.
we are using WinPE2.0 but if I build an RM One with a SSD it builds no problem, so it seems to an issue with the combination of SSD and NB14
I would say it is worth a try with WinPE 3.1 just on the off chance. The only other thing I can think of is if the NB14 and the drive are SATA 3. Is thee a way to slow the speed down to SATA 2 (either physically on the drive or through the BIOS)? The fact that it works fine in an RM One it would be worth checking what SATA type is on board for that.
I have checked the SATA and the laptop and both are SATA 3 although I couldnt find official specs for the laptop, also the SSD has backwards compatibility to SATA2. I checked the BIOS on another laptop and oddly I could change the SATA mode on that machine.
Last edited by Bugs; 3rd June 2014 at 05:06 PM.
so I tried it in IDE mode and got the same results, so after complete trial and error I found if I pull the network cable during the first, second, and third restart it then appears to build (I have no idea why)
I would say this is a driver issue. As you are using WinPE 2.0 this will be using a Vista based driver for the first part of the build process for the network adapter. After it restarts the first time it then installs the devices - including the Windows 7 network driver. I think it is very likely this is causing your problems - so as has been said create a new build disk based on Win PE 3.1 and try this. Another thing to try is the box where you type in the name of the PC etc, if you click on one of the tabs at the top you can click a radio button saying choose the drivers myself (or something like that). From here choose a different driver for the network adapter and wireless adapter if relevant (might be trial and error here). If there are no other options then you need to import a more up to date driver into management console for the network adapter. You can also choose to use only RM approved drivers which might fix the problem. I hope that helps.
EDIT: Ok so that's been suggested already!
As pointed out before it's worth bearing in mind that the drivers required to build the computer are usually different to the ones windows will need once the computer has been built. I believe Win PE will use Vista Drivers and then when it's built and the O\S takes over it will be looking for Windows 7 drivers.
It's very possible for it to build correctly and then once Windows takes over and starts to install all the devices for it to pick up a bad driver and cause issues. The fact it's blue screening when trying to connect to the network and unplugging it from the network fixes this heavily suggests a nic driver error.
I've had a few cases with drivers where the drivers will appear to work absolutely fine but will cause sporadic problems over time. So just because they "work" don't assume they "work"
In fact I had this very issue before building a Stone laptop on RM where I had the correct driver however for some reason the particular version I was using was causing issues so removing it and re-adding an older one fixed the issue.
Last edited by Sam_Brown; 6th June 2014 at 09:54 AM.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
Shofu Dental Corporation
Shofu, Inc. is a world renowned dental materials and equipment manufacturer, providing high-quality products to clients. Today, Shofu, Inc. remains one of the top manufacturers of superior dental products used by dentists, technicians, and hygienists.
New York Implant Institute
It has been our deliberate effort to ensure that our participants feel confident about placing and restoring implants by the end of the course. So far we have been able to achieve 100% success in training our participants.
4 Companies with Results for "Anticavity Maintenance Kits"
|1 - 4 of 4
|1 - 4 of 4


text:
150 Years Ago Today…
Browse by Category
Browse by TagBattle of Gettysburg blockade camp life casualties Chapel Hill Charleston Civil War Confederate Army conscription diaries family food Georgia home front illness Louisiana Massachusetts Mississippi mobilization naval operations New Bern newspapers New York North Carolina Pettigrew family prisoners-of-war religion Richmond Sarah Lois Wadley Secession Convention slavery slaves soldier conditions South Carolina supplies Tennessee Union occupation Union soldiers United States Navy University of North Carolina Virginia William A. Graham Wilmington Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal women
Recent Comments
- Buck Lawler on 14 December 1864: "I respectfully request that all men belonging to this army and any reinforcements that can be spared be sent forward as soon as possible."
- Buck Lawler on 24 October 1864: "The arming of a portion of negroes and making a regular military organization of them. "
- avelte on 5 October 1864: "not one tear of affection shed at her grave"
- John R . Woodard on 5 October 1864: "not one tear of affection shed at her grave"
- Liz Bezera on 3 July 1864: "[…]we have fixed up our quarters with bowers, etc – very nice – I built me a spring bed two hickory poles – lay barrel staves on them – tack them down – and I have as good a bed as I want."
UNC Libraries
Tag Archives: mobilization
15 April 1861: "You can get no troops from North Carolina…"
Item description: Telegram of 15 April 1861 from United States Secretary of War Simon Cameron to North Carolina Governor John W. Ellis requesting that Ellis deploy two regiments of North Carolina troops into service, together with what appears to be … Continue reading


text:
You may search and book cheap Bodrum
Hotels & Apartments from the form below - Quick Search
As the incredible beach in the
gorgeous settings is the sole reason for this resort being here, the
list of main activities ranges from lying on the beach to dabbling in
water sports to going for a drive around the surrounding hills and
As the resort is fairly small, travelling around on your
holidays will be as leisurely as possible, since everywhere is
easily within reach by foot. If you want to go further afield, there are
taxis, shared taxis (dolmus) and local buses.
Getting from
Gumbet to
Bodrum and back is a simple bus ride which costs only a few Turkish
lira. Also the accommodation opportunities are endless with numerous
hotels, hostels, apartments and holiday villas.
The Gumbet beach is a kilometre of golden sand which curves around the
bay. There isn't a type of person who wouldn't find a second home here;
if you want to relax in the sun on a towel, sunbed or under an umbrella,
if you want to partake in extreme water sports or just need some spray
to brush off last night's hangover, if you want to bring the family to
take advantage of the safe swimming and shallow waters, or if you just
want to sit in a beach bar and chat to other holidaymakers, the Gumbet
beach will cater for you.
The superb array of
water sports
in Gumbet available here include windsurfing,
water skiing, scuba diving, jet skiing, parasailing, banana boats, pedalos and fly-fishing, the latter which is an inflatable similar to a
banana boat but much bigger, and the front of the inflatable rises 5
metres above the water. There are excellent places to scuba dive around
Gumbet, such as the 'Big Reef', which is a large coral reef covered in
orange sponges, sea urchins, star fish and other crustaceans, and which
is surrounded by a huge host of tropical fish such as barracuda and
vibrantly coloured parrot fish. Anyone can learn to dive at the
facilities here, whether you're a complete beginner or an expert.
If you're bringing the family, your kids will never be short of things
to do. The safe waters, soft sand and abundance of shade make the
perfect exotic playground, and they can take a camel ride or nearby
Kargi Beach. If you can drag them away from the beach, the Dedeman Aqua
Park will give them something to remember, as it has a massive 23
waterslides, a 350 metre river with artificial waves, variety of pools,
a wave pool and many restaurants with entertainment, all within an
expansive 65,000 square metres. This park is located on the outskirts of
neighbouring Bodrum and is easily accessible via bus.
You can bike, hike or rent a car and drive around the surrounding hills
and mountains to find breath-taking views of this lushly-forested area
of Turkey. You can hire out a boat to visit the untouched islands
nearby, and visit some Turkish villages which have avoided the rampant
and unstoppable path of the tourist industry and have maintained all of
their charming and traditional style, as well as being much more
peaceful than the Gumbet or Bodrum resorts.
Gumbet holidays don't have much in the way of sights, but if you catch a
short Dolmus bus to Bodrum, you can visit the many regal and dominating
structures the tourist resort has been built around. The main
attractions here include the 16 century Bodrum castle, the Museum of
Underwater Archaeology and the Mausoleum. If you're willing to go on a
day trip, the ancient city of Ephesus is within reach, which is home to
some of the most well preserved Roman ruins and is the most extensive
collection of classical Roman architecture in the world.
© A Complete
Holidays, Gumbet
Travel Guide, Bodrum,
Privacy Policy


text: It's back! Remember the 50 billion the world's greatest zombie-feeding station debate club wanted to give away to those nice folks who just can't keep their nuclear waste to themselves? Remember how the nuclear pork had mutated into a part of the stimulus bill, and how the House/Senate conferees excised the whole thing in February?


text:
Ferrari tends to sell its models out extremely quickly – its wait lists are the stuff of legend. That's especially true when the cars in question are of the fastest or most exclusive variety. If new reports are to be believed, Maranello has already sold the entire 499-unit production run of its new LaFerrari hypercar, and now Australia's Motoring is claiming that Ferrari has also filled its order book for the entire first year's production run of its new 458 Speciale.
For those unfamiliar, the 458 Speciale follows in a proud line of hardcore mid-engined V8 Ferraris in the footsteps of the 360 Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia. It's lighter, more powerful and more aerodynamically advanced than the 458 Italia upon which it's based, and just trails half a second behind the more powerful F12 Berlinetta (and the aforementioned LaFerrari) as the third-quickest road car ever to lap the Italian automaker's Fiorano test track. That means it's quicker even than the 599 GTO and Enzo.
Although we've yet to receive official word, we're expecting a sticker price approaching $300,000 – about a quarter more than the 458 Italia. But that doesn't appear to have stopped Ferrari from raking in the orders. Check it out in our substantially updated image gallery above.


text:
You are here: Home / News & Publications / Abigroup News
13 May 2010
Following a competitive design and construct procurement process by Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads aimed at identifying the best value for money proposition, Abigroup has been appointed to straighten and upgrade the Bruce Highway over the Cardwell Range in North Queensland.
The Cardwell Range Realignment is a $115 million federally-funded project that will improve traffic flow and safety on a 4.2 kilometre section of the Bruce Highway. It will be delivered under an Alliance between the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Abigroup and SMEC Australia.
The Alliance Manager is Abigroup's Matthew Quy-Verlander, who has over 20 years experience in the transport infrastructure industry in Queensland and the United Kingdom. Matt recently completed Brisbane's world class Northern Busway and is looking forward to bringing lessons learnt from that experience to North Queensland.
"It's an exciting challenge to deliver this important infrastructure in the high rainfall area of tropical North Queensland and in a sensitive World Heritage rainforest," said Matt.
"We're aiming to complete the project by late 2012, depending on the weather and look forward to leaving a positive legacy for the surrounding community and natural environment."
The key features of Abigroup's successful proposal include:
Detailed design on the Cardwell Range Realignment project has commenced and, following a range of early works, construction on the Realignment will commence later this year.
Permanent works will be constructed away from the existing highway where possible to improve safety by minimising interaction between construction vehicles, workers and the travelling public. This approach not only has construction programme benefits but also it reduces the traffic change requirements.
Copyright Abigroup Limited (ABN 63 000 358 467)


text:
n Tuesday, November 19, Union County's private-public and taxpayer susbsidized economic developement co-operative, the Union County Partnership of Progress (UCPP) presented a grand vision for a future business park in eastern Union County.
Before a group of 100 or more business and government leaders at the Wingate University's La Verne Hall, UCPP President Maurice Ewing emceed the presentation; introducing speakers who spoke of the proposed plan, but with few specifics. Speakers included Duke Power's Tony Almeida and Randy Broome, Jay Smith of O'Brien/Atkins a architectural, engineering and land design firm, Lisa Owens of BAE Systems, Ronnie Bryant of the Charlotte Regional Partnership and Tom Williams, retired CEO of ATI Alvac and former chairman of UCPP.
The presentation lasted for more than an hour and was accompanied by a sparse power point presentation. The map below shows the location, the expected size is 5000 acres, providing 14 million square feet of space. Land designer Jay Smith offered a rendering of how the park might could be configured. A mixed use site of industrial, office, institutional, commercial retail, higher education and residential were listed as potential composition of the site. CSX Transportation, who could build an "integrated logistics center," a rail-to-truck distribution center, as shown on the site plan, was the only company and possible Legacy Park participate mentioned, but did not attend the presentation.
The nexus of rail and interstate highway, the proximity Charlotte-Monroe Airport and Charlotte metro was said to be primary draw for the park and in the grand vision of UCPP Chairman Bob Butz could be as big as the Research Triangle Park near Durham, the 8,000-acre business and research center.
All in all an impressive array of people, talent and expections.
Ok, sounds great! What's next?
Personally, I like the vision concept, I like the business park idea. I would have preferred more detail and less grandiose. Why waste an opportunity to give the audience and by extension the public more concrete information.
I do have a few questions:
- Why locate the park so far from Monroe and Union County infrastructure?
- Who, what and how will the sewer and water be provided to the park?
- How will the land procurement be handled?
- A project of this size will require a serious amount of investment capital. Who will provide it?
- Most of the acreage comprising Legacy Park – Phase One is owned by the Carrol Edwards (estate), will the land be purchased or is Edwards Wood Products an investment partner?
- What part is Union County government be expected to play?
- What effect will a super-sized Union County Business Park have on Monroe Airport park?
- What about promoting the existing Business Parks in Indian Trail and Stalling?
- Now that business park land has been identified, how will speculators be kept from driving up the land values as it occurred the last time Union County attempted a Business Park? (FYI: The park failed as a result.)
and most important:
In all honestly, I'd like to see a venture like Legacy Park succeed, but I am concerned given UCPP's pathetic record to date and the strong whiff of cronyism rising from the selected location, it may be stillborn.
We will be following Union County's newest adventure.
Union County map showing Legacy Park – click to enlarge
Legacy Park site plan – click to enlarge
Related Posts
Facebook Comments
11 Responses to "Legacy Park: A Grand Vision for Union County or Not."
This is of course in anticipation of the bypass and would be impossible without it. When is the anticipated completion of that road, or start for that matter?
My guess is that there will be the loss of a lot of good farm land from this, not to mention the houses that would come if the park were a success. Union County could kiss its farm culture goodby.
There are forces at work that will make it more and more advantageous to transport food less and less distances. The cost of food today includes an average of some 1500 miles of travel on the way to your mouth. Nutritionists tell us that we would be a lot healthier if we ate more locally grown foods.
It would be kind of nice to have a unique county in the metropolitan area where much of the food for the area could be grown. That would certainly be a much more stable industry than all the things that might fill up this park.
This does not thrill me because it simply expands the bounds of the heavily populated metropolitan area by consuming good farmland. It also seems too much like a business model for twenty five years ago. I think that it anticipates developments that just may not ever return in a world where energy is going to cost more and more.
The Van Wingerden family developed greenhouses in north Mecklenburg for flowers. They now have some 150 acres under greenhouse roof, last time I was there. It would seem to me that you could develop a year round food producing operation similarly that would provide a lot of lower cost food for local consumption. Just thinking.
Are you sure you arent the reincarnation of Rick Becker? I remember dozens of posts from him earlier this year where he claimed that there is no usage of land except agriculture that pays for itself.
And, just like him, I'm sure that YOU want to be the person who decides whether or not a farmer can develop his land, or whether he must be forced to keep farming until he dies of old age, penniless and with a blown-out lower back.
If you want to conserve farmland, here's an amazing idea- why don't you go out and BUY THE LAND and conserve it?
No- you'd rather use the tyranny of zoning boards to change the rules and make sure it can't be developed.
Of course. You love the farmland, you just don't want to pay for it.
Mark Raines: Please read what I said and not what you want to project into what I said. I believe that if you read the last paragraph, I am speaking of a very intensive type of vegetable growing that does not exist locally and could be, in the long run, as or more financially rewarding to the present land owners.
Here is where your argument become vacuous. This will only work with heavy government involvement which will include water lines, sewage lines, a new sewage treatment plant or expansion of the Monroe plant, and a road that is yet to be built which makes it possible. In other words, you feel that it is alright for government to hit the taxpayers for tons of money if it rewards a certain element of the population because they are in some way more deserving than everyone else.
You, my friend are the socialist. It is your logic that gets us down that road step by step. You just do it where some more Godly group are the benefactors.
As was said in the article this depends heavily on the completion of the Monroe bypass. Do you know there are plans for a Marshville bypass (south of 74) that begins at the end of the Monroe bypass and ends at the entrance to this proposed park? The land is in the Peedee river basin therefore water and sewer can be purchased from Anson Co. This is not available in Indian Trail or Stallings because of over builing there. As far as infrastructure, such parks need highway access (74) rail acess (already there)and reasonable purchase prices for the land. Let's see: 5000 acres AT 10K PER ACRE IS AVAILABLE WHERE IN INDIAL TRAIL OR STALLINGS? I am not particularily in favor of this (or against it) but I can see both sides of the argument.
OK, the new guy on the block wants to put in his take on Legacy Park and I am pretty thick skinned so anyone who wants to weigh in go ahead but remember what goes around comes around.
The idea of Legacy Park impresses me but does not surprise me knowing that the author of it was one of the hardest working men to come out of Union County (Carroll Edwards).
Mr. Edwards was personable, honest and truly wanted to give back to his community. I think the one thing that jumped out to me and has not been mentioned is the Intermodal Rail yard and the rail yard that would make Eastern Union County(Legacy Park) an Inland Dry Port to take pressure off of Wilmington and Morehead City not to mention less traffic between Legacy Park and the coast with probably most of the containerized freight going west into Charlotte and other states. If you look at the map, the property touches Anson County and as John B. mentioned, the property is in the Pee Dee basin so water would make sense from Anson and a gravity sewer line from the site would be gravity flow to an already existing Anson County Pump Station. The Edwards family is one of the few that could put something of this magnitude together and make it work. Mr.& Mrs Edwards worked hard in acquiring this land, small tracts at a time cutting the timber off of it, clearing it, and sowing grass on it and currently raising cattle on it.
I feel nothing but pride to see someone like the Edwards prosper for they have truly given back to the community.
As Mark R. said, there is nothing wrong with a farmer making money off of selling his land and it would take a tract of this size to make the project feasible. The proximity of houses in Indian Trail or Stallings would make permitting a tract of this size impossible due to zoning struggles. And here is probably as good as a place as any to get something off my chest that has been there for sometime. I am not connected to The Woods development and respect the Friends of Weddington for not wanting it there but I found it ironic that people that land airplanes in their subdivision would not want a sewer plant in their neighborhood. I also find it ironic that my county of 55 years will not allow pump stations but puts a shiny new pump station at every new school that it builds (Marvin Ridge and Cuthbertson).
You can't put a water tower or cell phone tower in the western part of the county so I imagine that the powers that be felt the only place that you could site the industrial park was in the rural eastern part of the county and a rail line was paramount to the success of this deal. Granted there is land in the IT/S area but not a property of this size and available.
And to Mark D., to me this seems like a win/win situation. UCounty gets industrial tax base and it is about as far from Marvin/Weddington as you can get. It seems to me that we sometimes argue so much about what we need that when what we need comes along, we don't even recognize the real thing.
OK, gentlemen, have at it!!!
Mar D; the north east corner of this park is within a short distance of 218, close enough to widen an existing road to connect them.
I do believe you left out the ladies from your earlier post. Being one that lives in a neighborhood with those planes flying over head, I would like to address your earlier comment. The pilots who fly in and out of our neighborhood are highly skilled at what they do. Your comparison of airplanes to private sewer plants gives one the impression of being uninformed on this particular issue. Friends of Weddington does not want private sewer plants in our town or county because it is the wrong infrastructure for our town. Union County needs to find a way to fix this mess. Having new blood on board, we're very hopeful that things will finally get addressed.
IB Development announced last week they are suing Weddington for the denial of their CUP request for a private sewer plant. For more information visit Friendsofweddington.org.
The entire pump station issue is about as phony as the carolina heelsplitter development ban. They both exist for one reason only- because local residents elected officials who ran on platforms of stopping all new growth but they need a "deflection" so they can pretend that they aren't actually trying to stop growth, they're just doing what's best for the safety of the community.
You are correct, every school in Marvin is served by high pressure lines with pump stations, and there are hundreds of smaller ones in Monroe. There are pump stations all over union county, the question is merely who do you have to bribe to get a permit for one these days.
In almost every town and county in the entire state of NC where the land is flat, pump stations are normal and found all over the place. In many larger cities, each individual house has a low pressure pump connecting to the main sewer- but somehow they manage to avoid environmental disaster.
But to hear from the no-growth crowd in union county, any pump station is a toxic time-bomb waiting to happen, which will very likely break down every 24 hours and spill millions of gallons of raw sewage onto the veranda of someone's aunt Bessie and ruin her mint julep and white lace dress.
It's amazing how pump stations are standard practice for everywhere else in the USA, but in union county apparently our engineers and politicians have determined through CLEARLY nonpartisan logic that they can't possibly make them work reliably here.
I'll be waiting for Aubrey to re-post links to article showing a handful of pump station incidents over the last decade in mecklenburg county, thus proving that we should also outlaw automobiles since thousands of people die every year in car accidents.
Back in the late '80′s or early 90′s there was a Union County PUD (Planned Unit Development # 6) for the area near Marvin in western Union County where much of the area between the Mecklenburg County line and Waxhaw was going to be polo fields, golf courses, parks and riding trails with a few stately home scattered about. Problem was no one had any money to buy the property and develop it in that manner. YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE IN THAT AREA NOW – HOUSES, SCHOOLS, CROWDED NARROW ROADS, ALONG WITH LIMITED WATER & SEWER AND IRRIGATION AVAILABLE ONE DAY PER WEEK. ALONG WITH THAT PROPERTY TAXES ON AVERAGE SINCE 2002 HAVE INCREASED 8.5 PERCENT COMPOUNDED EACH YEAR FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS TO BUILD SCHOOLS.
Pardon me if I don't get too excited over Legacy Park right now (though it may be a grand idea) with currently no money for land acquisition, no water , no sewer, no wide roads and little or no existing nearby train service. Who knows what will eventually come there in another 30 years – maybe more houses just like the PUD # 6 area assuming some water & sewer gets put in first.
Speaking of trains since the trolly is such a booming success why isn't someone pushing for a trolly from Monroe to Charlotte alongside the existing Conrail track. Not if, but when gas goes back up that alternative (TROLLY) may even make US 74 a viable alternative to the bypass and un-like the bypass US 74 connects directly to I-485. Besides widening NC 218 from I-485 makes a lot of sense and it could probably be configured to serve Legacy Park just as well.
G. Hendry
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


text:
Patriotic Wind Wheels
Holiday Crafts > 4th of July
A fun and easy craft for all patriotic holidays. Make these paper patriotic wind wheels for the kids to play with at the 4th of July picnic.
What To Do:
Fun to use as a centerpiece with a Patriotic spinner for each guest.
HomepageGamesKids TV Shows & VideosColoringStoriesPlay WorldsActivitiesCharactersNews
Parenting ArticlesPrivacy PolicyParents GuideAbout UsContact UsBest Kids SitesAdvertisingSite MapKids Shop-Toys, Books, Games
© Copyright 2008-2011 Ziggity Zoom LLC. ZiggityZoom is a Trademark of Ziggity Zoom LLC. All rights reserved
Visit our sister sites: www.mommie911.comwww.CuriousBaby.comwww.GrandParentsDigest.comwww.HamptonRoadsParents.comTop Food Blog- Food Chics


text:
Andrew Connolly Nabs Recurring Role on Heroesby Matt Richenthal at Comments
Andrew Connolly is coming aboard season four of Heroes. The actor - who played a monk on an episode of Lost - will play the brother of...Continue Reading
Andrew Connolly is coming aboard season four of Heroes. The actor - who played a monk on an episode of Lost - will play the brother of...Continue Reading
Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere portray, arguably, the two most popular characters on Heroes. To the dismay of many fans, they also...Continue Reading
We've been saying it for years: of all the disjointed storylines Heroes has focused on over the last two seasons, the most frustrating...Continue Reading
On September 21, Heroes kicks off its fourth season with a two-hour episode. During the installment, Claire will start college; Nathan...Continue Reading
Rachel Melvin is coming on board Heroes for season four of the NBC drama. The actress - best known for her long-time role as Chelsea on...Continue Reading
In an interview last month, Hayden Panettiere said her Heroes character just wants a "normal life" when the NBC drama returns with new...Continue Reading
Elisabeth Rohm starred for four years as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order. Since then, the beautiful actress has chosen to drop in...Continue Reading
She may be beautiful to look at, but Ali Larter hasn't exactly found her footing on Heroes, ever since the death of original character,...Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Heroes star Hayden Panettiere said her character of Claire will be "chasing a normal life" at college. It's not hard...Continue Reading
You gotta give Heroes credit for something: Despite pleas from critics and fans to simplify storylines, the show appears intent on...Continue Reading


text:
- Cappel Women's Blackmail Jacket for $103.48 ($126 off)
- Volcom Men's Impact Insulated Jacket for $107.98 (pictured, low by $40)
Backcountry Holiday Sale
Up to 85% off free shipping w/ $50SHOP NOW
Posted November 24, 2014
Backcountry takes up to 85% off select items during its Holiday Sale. (The banner says 50% but we found greater discounts within). Shipping starts at $5.95, or spend over $50 to qualify for free 2-day shipping. A couple of best bets:


text:
Day Care and Your Kids: What You Need to Know
I am very happily employed single mom but I'm worried about the impact that working has on my two children. Will working full-time, and being a single mom, cause long-term damage?Question:
Gayle Peterson
Gayle Peterson, PhD, is a family therapist specializing in prenatal and family development. She is a clinical member of the Association... Read more
As a single working mother, you are saddled with two potentially destructive myths which must be debunked for your sake and for your children.
Myth Number One: A "good" mother is a stay-at-home mother.
It is the quality of the parent-child relationship that matters. Mothers who are fulfilled themselves are not only good role models for their children, but are happier people, too. Research bears out what common sense tells us
Myth Number Two: Single-parent families are, by definition, deficient.
Functionality is not a result of two parents; it's the result of effective parenting. Research shows single-parent families to be as diverse as two-parent households. In other words, their behavior and academic performance runs the same spectrum as their peers who live in families with two parents.
Two parents under one roof is no assurance that harmony and love will prevail in the home, any more than having a mother at home during the day insures well-adjusted, happy children.
Part Two: Learn the Importance of the Connection between Your Child and Caregiver
Part Three: 4 Qualities to Look for in a Caregiver
Part Four: 5 Easy Ways to Stay Connected
In the past decade, several studies researched the effects of a mother's employment on her children. Conclusions clearly identified quality of daycare and quality of the parent-child relationship as the two most significant influences, rather than whether or not the mother was employed.
In order to feel secure, children need to feel an attachment to the adults who care for them. Avoid situations in which your child will be asked to change day-care personnel more than once per year. Ideally, younger children benefit from even longer relationships. Emotional attachment to another adult caretaker is a key process for your child's emotional health. The relationship between your child and his or her day-care provider is an important one, but rest assured that quality daycare is no substitute for the value of your primary parent-child bond.
Part Three: 4 Qualities to Look for in a Caregiver
Part Four: 5 Easy Ways to Stay Connected
Choosing a Caregiver: 4 Things You Need to Know
1. There should be a good "match" between the child's temperament and needs and the caregiver's ability to meet them.
2. Look for a small ratio of caregivers to children. For preschool-age children, it's ideal to have no more than four children to one caretaker.
3. It is ideal to look for a relationship with the potential for a continuous, strong and positive relationship between caregiver and child.
4. Ask if the staff has been trained in health, safety (CPR) and child development.
Some additional tips?
- Take time to observe your child's interactions with a caregiver.
- Periodically, drop in unannounced to see how your child is experiencing the day-care situation.
- Develop open and regular communication with your child's caregiver.
- Evaluate your child's ability to feel safe, be appropriately challenged, play and learn on an ongoing basis.
Insuring quality in the parent-child relationship Every child needs to know there is at least one person who is looking out for their best interests. The quality of the parent-child relationship depends on your children's belief and trust in your capacity to care for, protect and have their best interests at heart. Staying connected to your child's daily life in a predictable manner is the key to developing your child's sense of value.
Part Four: 5 Easy Ways to Stay Connected
5 Easy Ways to Stay Connected
1. Check in with your caregiver about your child's daily activities. This will help keep you abreast of your child's development and allows you to anticipate your child's needs. Preparing cupcakes for the birthday of your daughter's best friend or purchasing a good-bye gift for one of your son's daycare buddy, who is moving out-of-town, are opportunities to be a part of your child's life experience, even when you are not physically present.
2. Know your child's schedule and tell your child where you will be and what you are doing. Children feel connected to their parents when they know what you do each day. Schedule a visit to the office and share interesting and appropriate work stories with your child.
3. On the weekends, plan one-on-one activities and family outings. Movies, sports events, simple gardening and other activities can strengthen family bonds.
4. Establish daily routines that promote sharing. Talk with your child at dinnertime and tuck them into bed every night. Save 15 to 25 minutes per day to relate one-on-one with your child. You may be surprised how relaxed you feel when you end your day connecting with your child.
5. Occasionally, make a point of taking off from work in order to attend an important function or activity which involves your child. Your son or daughter will feel the importance of coming first in these instances, and will remember special events.
Research studies show that low self-esteem in children is correlated with low parental contact at home. Your children will do well if you show interest in them, whether you work outside the home or not.
Clearly, you are doing a fine job of staying connected with your children and balancing your job, too. Do not allow cultural myths to undermine your family happiness or shadow you with false foreboding. Work toward acknowledging your success, while eliminating the guilt. All too often, moms accept blame for the things that go awry, but give themselves little credit for all that goes well.


text:
Experience the wonder of simple machines working together in this amazing kinetic sculpture. Colored balls travel over 1/4 of a mile of track, going through loops, flying into nets, and more! Try using your energy to lift balls into the machine at the Energizer Wheel located in the Emerson Lobby.
Energizer Machine
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. D-Day: Normandy 1944 provides a new perspective to audiences of all ages of this monumental event that changed the world.