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Re: [Fwd: RE: thanks....]
Released on 2012-10-15 17:00 GMT
Email-ID | 1576152 |
Date | 2010-09-17 16:00:26 |
From | email@example.com |
To | email@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com |
Bayless Parsley wrote:
she made the WSJ comment without any idea of whether or not it makes
and touche on the McC comment
On 9/17/10 8:37 AM, Sean Noonan wrote:
I don't disagree.=C2=A0 But it's silly to assume we have to make money
in the same manner as the WSJ, as I think you pointed out at the
end.=C2=A0 Is the WSJ even making money?=C2=A0 I haven't followed it,
but so many newspaper have been cutting back.=C2=A0 If we tried to
make money like the WSJ we would fail.=C2=A0 We = have a different
And remember, McChrystal got fired for drinking bud light lime.=C2=A0
Marko Papic wrote:
Well here is the thing...
We do need to make money. I'm not in the business of ideological (or
more pertinently, non-ideological) Crusades. I am in the business of
private intelligence. If we want to ride the high horse, then we
need to be in Academia.
BUT, we can't be in the business of writing op-eds becuase that
directly contravenes our primary directive. We might as well start
that STRATFOR-Sports "Bringing Geopolitical Intelligence to the
stuff that really matters... brought to you by Bud Light Lime" side
of the business I've been arguing for.
Sean Noonan wrote:
oh, and that WSJ comment.=C2=A0 WTF
Bayless Parsley wrote:
i voiced these exact concerns to karen hoping she would serve as
a good conduit with all the VP's and shit, and she just shot me
down, saying that at least the WSJ "makes money."
fuck, that. so do we! and you know how we do it? on the fucking
consumer side, selling intelligence to people. not with all this
other shit. not with free weeklies on the view in the Beltway.
the most disturbing comment to be from "rwm" was when he told
sean something along the lines of "this is based upon my 35
years of observing the washington scene" or some shit. fuck
that. that is exactly what STRATFOR isn't.
oh and noonan, btw, yesterday g was in the office asking where
you were. we told him you'd moved. his response was (half
joking, mind you), "that's too bad. i wanted to smack him around
a bit. did you see the way he was talking to bob merry?"
but then he got a little twinkle in his eye and said, "ballsy."
so i think he was somewhat put off by your tone (nicely done,
btw, starting that email with "mr. merry" and then going into
"if you want to use facts, use facts" or something along those
lines), but equally impressed with your utter disdain for
authority. nice.
anyway, to wrap this email up, b/c i have to attend to the
pressing issues of the Nigerian zoning agreement, i'm with stech
and noonan on this one, marko. writing op-eds is not what makes
me proud to work at stratfor. in fact, i'm embarrassed by pieces
like that. just like i am increasingly disturbed at the use of
the first person in g-weeklies, and the use of the word "we" to
describe the US.
On 9/17/10 8:07 AM, Sean Noonan wrote:
Kevin Stech wrote:
its just annoying to watch this b/c there is clearly a
journalistic process going on here, not an intelligence
process.=C2=A0 if stratfor is ready to start staking its
name on journalism and MSM style op-ed pieces, my concept of
what we're about is needing a rethink.=C2=A0 and thats
annoying because i thought i was pretty fucking solid on
that and able to basically take it for granted while i
focused on, you know, real shit.=C2=A0 i mean, how much time
have we wasted bickering about internal US politics
completely OUTSIDE the context of its foreign policy or
indeed anything remotely geopolitically relevant?=C2=A0 not
a good direction to be moving in.
On 9/17/10 08:00, Marko Papic wrote:
I don't know... the response to Sean is, in my opinion,
pretty well thought out. Although I would disasgree with
the point about Bush tax cuts. Obama is not extending them
because of pressure from voters (certainly not because of
the Tea Party), he is extending them because if he did not
we would have another recession. It's just retarded to cut
those tax cuts (except of course for super rich people,
that's a good populist move that will not really hurt econ
much, so Obama will fuck them almost certainly).
I was not sure what the conclusion of the piece really
was... Other than the last few paragraphs, which were that
the Tea Party is awesome and that if I am not happy with
how things are going, I should be joining up with them.
Kevin Stech wrote:
anybody else getting the sense the conclusions reached
in this piece were presupposed and the facts were
cherry-picked to support it?
On 9/17/10 07:49, Sean Noonan wrote:
-------- Original Message --------
|Subject: |RE: thanks.... |
|Date: |Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:45:25 -0500 (CDT) |
|From: |Bob Merry <rm= firstname.lastname@example.com> |
|To: |'Sean Noonan' &= lt;firstname.lastname@example.com> |
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Sean =E2=80=93
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 My
final thoughts: On your first thought, your centrist
coalescence thesis is probably plausible, but there is
no evidence that that is what is happening with the
Tea Party movement. Yesterday=E2=80=99s news of = 31
House Democrats signing a letter foreswearing the
Obama approach on extending the Bush tax cuts is more
evidence of my thesis, which is that the Tea Party is
exercising a substantial tug right now on American
politics. I expect that to continue through this
election and into the next cycle. The fact that
Sharron Angle now is a percentage point ahead of Reid
in Clarus=E2=80=99 aggregated polls is another example
indicating that my thesis is probably correct, at
least for now =E2=80=93 namely, that voter anger, as
manifested in and articulated by the Tea Party, is
very strong and its aversion to business as usual in
Washington is going to preclude the kind of
significant centrist response you are talking about.
That, at any rate, is my analytical perception. There
is no way to prove the thesis; time will do that. But
I am comfortable with the idea that giving STRATFOR
readers a sense of that analytical framework, by way
of trying to explain the significance and future
direction of Tea Party politics, has value. People can
disagree on that but I=E2=80=99m not inclined to
pursue that question furth= er.
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On
consolidation of power, consider this: federal
receipts have been consistent at around 18.5 percent
of GDP for decades, almost irrespective of what
Congress does with rates. Federal spending has been
around 19.5 percent to 20.5 percent. Obama has that
now at 25 percent, closer to what we find in
Europe=E2=80=99s social democratic regim= es, and he
is evincing no apparent resolve to reverse that.
Rather, in rhetoric and deed he seems to be saying
that the federal government should be doing more. What
deeds? The health care bill is far more significantly
intrusive that you suggest. It not only mandates that
nearly all must have health insurance, but it is
defined by government. It determines what counts as
medical care and what as administrative expense, which
has a huge impact on health institutions, particularly
since the government now is saying federal and state
taxes must be counted in the administrative expense.
That will put a huge squeeze on private health
institutions and drive them away, thus ensuring
ultimately a move toward a single player system, which
is what Obama has said he wants. Big decisions on
individual health care now are going to be determined
by politicians and bureaucrats. That=E2=80=99s
consolidation. The financial services bill establishes
that ``too big to fail=E2=80=99=E2=80=99 is now stated
government policy, which amounts to= a taxpayer
subsidy to the few big banks that fit that category.
Again, government intervention into private financial
activity on an unprecedented scale. The Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau is designed to be very
interventionist into the economy. Credit card rates
come under the scrutiny and influence of the federal
government to a greater extent than before. Although
it didn=E2=80=99t pass, the cap and trade bill is of =
the same type, suggesting again Obama=E2=80=99s
general philosophy of governmen= t. I=E2=80=99m not
endorsing or attacking any of this, merely laying it
out as= a fundamental reality. But the key is federal
spending as a percentage of GDP. Watch what Obama says
and does on that, for it will be the barometer, in my
have enjoyed this exchange but will now exit the
Best regards, rwm
From: Sean Noonan [mailto:email@example.com</=
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 8:04 AM
To: Analyst List
Cc: 'Bob Merry'
Subject: Re: thanks....
Mr. Merry,
Thanks for addressing our comments so specifically. I
don't mean to question your longstanding expertise of
American politics (which I have absolutely zero, avoid
it like the plague), but rather the arguments as
presented within the piece.=C2=A0 I do not believe
"that this movement and other such movements can (and
perhaps should) be marginalized by centrist
politicians who coalesce together in the middle," only
that that seems an equally plausible
explanation.=C2=A0 The amount of influence you
credited to these populist movements was not explained
in the piece by policy changes that actually happened,
but by generalizations.=C2=A0 The only example you
gave, again NAFTA, was something Perot and his
supporters were completely against.=C2=A0 And if
that's the only example I have, it seems that centrist
politicians marginalized Perot.=C2=A0
On Federal consolidation.=C2=A0 I don't see what
powers Obama has actually consolidated?=C2=A0 Bush
created DHS and DNI --that was consolidation.=C2= =A0
And the bank reforms began under Bush, as Kevin
pointed out.=C2=A0 Surely the weak healthcare bill is
not a major federal consolidation.=C2=A0 You can again
give generalizations that Obama has done more than
previous presidents, or you can give evidence.=C2=A0
The generalizations sound like bias when I read it.
Kevin Stech wrote:
I disagree, though, that the Tea Party predates the
generally accepted interpretation of how and when it
emerged, which was some 17 months ago with the CNBC
rant by Rick Santelli, which led to the Chicago
rallies and which was viewed by 1.7 million viewers on
the CNBC website within four days. Just eight days
later protesters showed up at rallies in more than a
dozen major cities throughout the country. This
development really had no Tea Party antecedent and
hence, in my view, is properly viewed as the beginning
of the movement.
The political havoc-wreaking that you point out in the
piece is an entirely unlikely result of the
exasperated rant of a trader and financial pundit.
=C2=A0For more likely, Santelli merely named a
movement that already existed.=C2=A0 Why did the video
go viral?=C2=A0 Where did the protesters c= ome from,
and who organized their rallies?=C2=A0 Why were they
able to occur a mere week after his rant?=C2=A0 The
answer is that the movement and its networks of
activists already existed.=C2=A0
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Finally, if Obama is not
consolidating federal power to the greatest extent
since LBJ, who has been the greatest consolidator
since LBJ? Nixon? Ford? Carter? Reagan? Bush I?
Clinton? Bush II? I rest my case (although I did tone
down that passage through deference).<= /o:p>
I point out=C2=A0 both the banking consolidation and
the domestic security consolidation which were the
offspring of the Bush II administration.=C2=A0 I
don=E2=80=99t think Obama has consolidated federal
power to that extent, = but I would be interested in
hearing how he has.
From: ana= firstname.lastname@example.com [=
mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 22:44
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: thanks....
To All Analysts =E2=80=93
Again, thanks for the excellent counsel, which again
enhances the product. Responding to some of your
comments and suggestions:
Peter: On the question of whether the movement is
populist or libertarian, I=E2=80=99m not sure I credit
the distinction as you seem to be putting it forth. It
is populist in the sense of being anti-Washington
populism, which is conservative populism that
stretches back to Andrew Jackson. It is decidedly not
the kind of populism represented by some of
Obama=E2=80=99s rhetoric or FDR=E2=80=99s, which is
class based. Most anti-Washington popul= ism has
strains that bring it into contact with libertarian
thinking, and I think that is true of the Tea Party.
Class-based populism has not been particularly
successful in recent American history =E2=80=93
witness Al Gor= e in 2000 and Obama today =E2=80=93
although it has had some periods of ascendan= cy
(notably Roosevelt). Anti-Washington populism, on the
other hand, has been recurrent in American history and
seems to pop up with a broader force than the other
variety. The reason, in my view, is related to the
nature of American democracy, as identified so
brilliantly by Toqueville, which fosters tremendous
upward mobility and hence a strong feeling that the
playing field is largely level. It also fosters a
great deal of downward mobility, which makes way for
the upwardly mobile folks. Peter, your individual
suggestions in the text were largely incorporated into
the final version.
Marko: I have incorporated your suggestion that the
piece needed to identify the movement as encompassing
a wider collection of various views and impulses. I
sense, though, a visceral political reaction to the
Tea Party and hence to the piece. I have sought to
incorporate all of your nudges about where there may
be a political tilt in my prose, and I thank you for
those. But your effort to characterize the movement
struck me as not very compelling. I read a huge amount
of the literature for this piece, and your
characterization doesn=E2=80=99t ring t= rue, seems
more like an emotional political reaction. The
``nearly seditious=E2=80=99=E2=80=99 line seemed not
only over the top to me.=
Matt: Regarding Marko=E2=80=99s first point, which
echoed through the comments, I understan= d it to
suggest the Tea Party is too far to the right, i.e.,
on the fringe, to exercise the influence I predict.
First, let me say that I have no doubt that this
election is going to be a blowout for Dems; I
don=E2=80=99t attribute this to the Tea Party to any
significant extent, but the idea that the Tea Party is
going to save the Democrats from an otherwise GOP
onslaught is faulty. There are special cases, of
course, in Delaware and perhaps Nevada, although you
may have noticed that Angle is just two percentage
points behind Reid. (That=E2=80=99s ominous for Reid.)
But t= he point is that this is an antiestablishment
and anti-incumbent election, and in such elections,
history tells us, voters are often willing to pick up
whatever blunt instrument they can find to knock out
the guys in charge. That=E2=80=99s going to happen
this year, and the Tea Party therefore is going to be
viewed =E2=80=93 rightly, in my view =E2=80=93 as =
both a reflection of the prevailing political climate
and a contributor to the political outcome. Beyond
that, on the broader point of whether these guys are
too far right to be absorbed in any politically
significant way, they said the same thing about
Goldwater and Reagan, but they were wrong.
Nate: first bullet point: see above; second:
suggestion incorporated.
Kevin: Excellent line and detail suggestions. I
disagree, though, that the Tea Party predates the
generally accepted interpretation of how and when it
emerged, which was some 17 months ago with the CNBC
rant by Rick Santelli, which led to the Chicago
rallies and which was viewed by 1.7 million viewers on
the CNBC website within four days. Just eight days
later protesters showed up at rallies in more than a
dozen major cities throughout the country. This
development really had no Tea Party antecedent and
hence, in my view, is properly viewed as the beginning
of the movement. It also, I might add, is a very rare
political occurrence in American politics.
Sean: To the extent that the movement was portrayed in
a ``good light,=E2=80=99=E2= =80=99 I have sought to
expunge that language. That was not my intent. My aim
from the beginning was to merely portray what was
going on politically with regard to the movement. You
and I disagree, in terms of political analysis, on how
American politics works. My point, based on 35 years
of covering and observing American politics up close,
is that such movements always get absorbed into
mainstream politics and that this is part and parcel
of how our system works. I happen to like this
phenomenon because it provides remarkable civic
stability over time, in my view. You disagree and
believe, as I understand it, that this movement and
other such movements can (and perhaps should) be
marginalized by centrist politicians who coalesce
together in the middle. But I believe in what I call
Newtonian politics, named after Newton=E2=80=99s
second (I believe) law of motion: every action has an
equal and opposite reaction. The Tea Party movement is
a reaction to things going on in the polity. You may
like those things that are going on, and Marko
certainly seems to. And you may lament or reject the
reaction that comes about as a result. I don=E2=80=99t
care about that. I just want = to understand the
phenomenon. To me the question is: What drives these
political forces that we find swirling around our
polity? Where did they come from? To my mind, to
delegitimize them is to cloud our vision of what they
really are.
On budget deficits, etc: I=E2=80=99m writing about the
politics surrounding deficits,= not on the question of
what they represent in economic terms. Hence I
don=E2=80= =99t think I am countering any STRATFOR
economic framework. </= p>
Bayless: Excellent point. I believe that, quite aside
from the Tea Party, the Republican Party is going to
go through a major conflict over foreign policy, which
is likely to be exacerbated by the Tea Party. I plan
to write about that separately at some appropriate
point in the future. =
Misc: I took out the FDR passage as perhaps not
statistically significant enough, although I believe
it reflects the phenomenon I=E2=80=99m writing about.
But your queries on percentage were well founded. =
Finally, if Obama is not consolidating federal power
to the greatest extent since LBJ, who has been the
greatest consolidator since LBJ? Nixon? Ford? Carter?
Reagan? Bush I? Clinton? Bush II? I rest my case
(although I did tone down that passage through
Again, thanks, gang. See you next
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.<= /p>
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
www.st= ratfor.com
Kevin Stech
Research Director | STRATFOR
+1 (512) 744-4086
Marko Papic
Geopol Analyst - Eurasia
700 Lavaca Street - 900
Austin, Texas
Kevin Stech
Research Director | STRATFOR
+1 (512) 744-4086
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
www.st= ratfor.com
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
www.st= ratfor.com
Marko Papic
Geopol Analyst - Eurasia
700 Lavaca Street - 900
Austin, Texas
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
www.st= ratfor.com
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Office: +1 512-279-9479
Mobile: +1 512-758-5967
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.


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In this trans-national world, it is unclear what the American proposition is to the international market.
In a recent speech, Peter Horrocks, director of the BBC World Service, addressed America's problem as he discussed a new era of government investment in global media: "There is an explosion of state-funded international news at the same time as there is a dramatic cutting back in resources by most commercial news organizations," Horrocks said in a keynote speech at the International Journalism Festival in April. He pointed to China's $7 billion expansion program for its overseas media operations, "including an increase in foreign bureaus for its global English news channel CCTV, from nineteen to fifty-six over the next three years." He could have pointed to others as well: Russia Today is stepping up investment; Qatar-based Al Jazeera is similarly looking for international expansion.
CNN remains America's predominant news channel overseas, with a reach that exceeds 260 million homes around the world through CNN International, a very distinct news service from the CNN accessed in another 100 million US homes. CNN is the US equivalent of the BBC for reach and profile, but as part of Time Warner, its future is dependent on shareholders and the marketplace.
And domestically, CNN is in a dogfight with competing networks, notably MSNBC and Fox News. The economic necessity to be able to prove that a network is holding steady "audience share" works in favor of personality-driven schedules. Hence the investment in faces such as Piers Morgan and Anderson Cooper, to pit against MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Fox News's Bill O'Reilly. This competition in the network's home market draws heavily on management's time, focus, and resources.
I asked Horrocks to expand on his remarks in an e-mail exchange. "Could the BBC be invented now for the USA?" Horrocks asked, rhetorically. "Of course not. Could its currently publicly funded media be made to operate more seamlessly and effectively? Of course." As Lee Bollinger does in more detail—in the next article in this CJR package—Horrocks described the messiness of a US system in which the key overseas state-funded broadcasters, such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, and Alhurra, are prohibited by law from rebroadcasting into its domestic market. "The lack of consolidation is a fatal flaw," Horrocks said. "There have been some noble efforts but it is still utterly Balkanised."
And there are consequences to that. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently employed the notion of Al Jazeera "winning"—with its coverage of the Middle East—as a stick to poke US domestic media, framing this soft power struggle as a policy issue.
Still, what was interesting and illustrative to me about trying to find news in the US is that the system works exactly as it is designed to work. It is highly pluralistic and market-driven, meaning that with news in particular there is not one canonical version of events. In speaking to a number of academics, executives, and media policy researchers, the same phrase occurs again and again in describing the US public media system: "designed for weakness."
The highly decentralized nature of US public media was always intended in part to ensure that state-funded media did not reach the levels of dominance scaled by the BBC.
This is very much the main point of the monograph Nixon and the Politics of Public Television by David Stone, which is being republished this fall by the New America Foundation as part of its Media Policy Initiative program. Stone, now executive vice president of communications and public affairs at Columbia University, wrote the original paper almost thirty years ago, but the fierce antipathy Richard Nixon's administration showed toward public broadcasting, following Lyndon Johnson's creation of the system with the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act, is remarkably similar to the contemporary pressures faced by the entities that law created—public media's main funding body, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and its main beneficiaries, TV's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR).


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so i've tried making a ganache twice. each time it just stays in liquid form. I melt it the way i'm supposed to and follow the directions. Then it just stays liquid. I know that people use it to fill cakes and use it under fondant... but mine is pure liquid. Any advice/fool proof recipes. The recipes that I've tried have been from here and been a big waste of chocolate!
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State Licensing Fees
Initial Teacher Licensure-$80; 1-Year Substitute License - $40
In order to fulfill a teaching contract, a prospective teacher must be licensed by the state in which he or she is to be employed. Licensure by the state is NOT an automatic event upon graduation and must be initiated by the student. Below are the steps on how to apply for Colorado Teaching Licensure and answers to some frequently asked questions:
- How do I apply for a Colorado Teaching License?
- Fill out the licensure application form online, save, and then print out. Note: You do not have to re-do your fingerprints for your license.
- Order official transcripts from all universities/colleges you attended and submit them with your licensure application. Your degree must be confirmed on your UNC transcript. These transcripts are required by the Colorado Department of Education.
- Submit the application, the printout proof of on-line payment, and transcripts of all colleges you attended, including an official UNC transcript or printed confirmation of transcript request to Vicky Stromberger in STE office (McKee 216, 351-1624) for review and recommendation to the Colorado Department of Education.
- Your teaching license will be mailed to you from the Colorado Department of Education 14-16 weeks after graduation.
- What at the requirements for an Initial Teacher License?
- To obtain an initial Teacher License a person must have completed a bachelor's degree and licensure coursework at an accredited university and be recommended for licensure by an official teacher licensure officer.
- Can the Initial Teacher License be renewed?
- Yes. The 3-year Initial Teacher License can be renewed every 3 years.
- What at the requirements for a Professional Teacher License?
- To obtain a Professional Teacher License a person must have held an Initial Teacher License, successfully completed an induction program, and have documentation of ongoing professional development and assessment as determined by the Colorado Department of Education.
- What is an induction program?
- An induction program is a program of continuing professional development and mentoring for Initial licensees that meet the standards of the State Board of Education and that upon completion leads to a recommendation for licensure by the school district or districts providing such induction program. Colorado school districts must have induction programs in place for beginning teachers hired by the district.
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- There are two different types of substitute teaching licenses. You can apply for a one-year sub license through the school district(s) in which you would like to substitute. If you would prefer a three-year sub license you need to apply through the Colorado Department of Education. You can download an application from their website.
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Getting a new product out into the "real world" is an exhilarating time! On October 24th we announced the open availability of our new mobile app for small business owners and managers, Perch. It follows a heads-down dev period in Closed Beta that we previewed at Where 2.0 in San Francisco.
We wanted to share our favorite press and blog coverage of Perch, as key industry and small business press viewed, downloaded and chatted with us about the shiny new app!
We embedded the 90-second video story coverage by Mashable TV below.
The links below present highlights of news coverage, and gives you a window into a very successful early launch week, which generated coverage by more than 50 publications!
The final link is to a presentation that I gave at the recent Colorado DemoGala, where we received the top vote position among 14 start-up demos, for most promising new product (and the video that was used in that presentation)!
Launch PowerPoint @ Demo Gala
We'd be delighted if you passed the news/links along to your favorite local business owners and managers and your industry friends!


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Host of popular TV show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Frank Edoho has remarried.
Edoho, who has 3 children from his previous marriage to radio presenter Katherine, held his traditional marriage on December 18 to new bride Sandra Onyenenecheya in his hometown of Arochukwu, Abia state.
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In the Media Please take a moment to read about our most recent reviews!
NOVEMBER 2010- Inn at Thorn hill ranked 12th in top 25 small resorts in Mainland U.S.
Travel & Leisure's World's Best Awards for 2006 11th Annual Reader's Poll - August 2006 issue
The Inn at Thorn Hill has been chosen... # 7 in Top 15 $250 or Less #27 in Top 100 Continental U.S. and Canada #97 in Top 100 World's Best
Wine Enthusiast, February 2006 One of "America's Most Wine Friendly Restaurants" New Hampshire's White Mountains frame this lovely country inn, and the views of Mount Washington will make you think you've stepped into a postcard. One look at the wine list, though, and you'll swear you're in the big city. The 1,600-selection cellar covers all regions. Diners choose from 25 wines by the glass or sample from seven flights (2-ounce glasses of three bottlings) that have been specially paired with various items on chef Jonathan Cox's globally accented contemporary menu. Besides wine tastings, dinners and seminars, innkeepers Jim and Ibby Cooper host a wine club. Members receive inscribed glasses, discounts and invitations to quarterly tastings. A fire in 2002 devastated the inn's main (circa 1895) building; it reopened in 2004 after a reconstruction that was faithful to the original Stanford White design but added many updates, including a climate-controlled cellar. Many older vintages had to be sanitized per state law, but are just fine, apart from some label damage.
2005 World's Best Places to Stay Gold List released by Condé Nast The Inn is #22 in the United States on the list!
With a perfect Location score, this hilltop White Mountains inn is "great for getting away from it all." Cozy rooms have fireplaces, double whirlpool tubs, and feather beds. The dining room is "known in the area" for its New England cuisine with Mediterranean accents, extensive beer selection, and 3,000-bottle wine cellar.
Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa IS "BEST IN THE WORLD" CONDE NAST TRAVELER 2002 ANNUAL READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
NOVEMBER 2002 - The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa has been ranked the #45 "Best Hotel in North America" by readers of Condé Nast Traveler. The distinguished honor for The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, which also perennially earns the Wine Spectator "Best Award of Excellence" and AAA Four-Diamond ratings, was reported in the November issue of the magazine which is read by the most traveled people in the world.
Condé Nast Traveler's Annual Readers' Choice Awards are recognized as the predominant international benchmark of travel service. For the 15th year, the magazine tabulated surveys from over 28,000 readers - making it the largest private poll of consumer attitudes in the United States. Hotels were judged on the quality of their service, guestrooms, food/restaurants, design/layout and location.
"Throughout the years, we have been privileged to receive many awards, but none is more important than the Reader's Choice which truly represents the ultimate in customer satisfaction," said James Cooper, Innkeeper.
"This vote of confidence by consumers tells us that we have achieved a high level of customer satisfaction, combining world-class service and an incomparable vacation experience," explained Ibby Cooper, Innkeeper.
After a recent fire in October the inn will be closed for a period of renovation and expansion. "We are inspired by our guests' commitment to our establishment and are certain that once we re-open discriminating and experienced travelers will continue to rank The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa at the top of their list which includes some of the finest inn experiences to be found anywhere," the Coopers concluded.
Washington Post One of the 10 most romantic inns in North America.
From Our Guests
"We're back! But that shouldn't surprise anyone. Where else can one find such an enchanting hide-away such as this? All the romance and hospitality are still here, thanks, not only to the adorable Trailside cottage, but to the innkeepers and their staff, as well, the warmest and most genial to be found anywhere." - Acton, MA
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"We came here to celebrate our 15th anniversary-and loved it so much, we decided to buy a house here and enjoy all that New Hampshire has to offer." - New York, NY
"My friends and I LOVED our weekend last weekend, we were sad to go home! The three of us have been friends for over thirty years and try to go away once or twice a year together…this was by far our favorite!!" - Susan Rolli
"Ibby and Jim, what a lovely evening last night, the inn looked festive and the food was delicious. It reminded us of what we've been missing…it's too long since we've been up to see you." - Myles and Christine Crowe
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Hi everyone :) I'm new to this site and ive just started collecting houseplants this year.
I'm a 21 year old mom of a 2 year old girl. my grandmother is the one who got me interested in house plants. She always had her living room filled with plants, and the ones that really stuck out at to me Were her huge Hoya, her giant Christmas cactus, her red orchid cactus, and a stapelia.. I have large "starts" from each of her Old plants, but her stapelia died a few years ago. I really want one to add to my collection!! I've searched at lowes, home depot, wal mart, Fred Meyer, the grange co op, and every other plant nursery in our valley for the past year and I've never seen one. I even had my mom check at the nurseries around where she lies in california, and she's never seen one either. Anyone have one that that are willing to sell, trade, or give away? I have to trade: red orchid cactus cuttings, pink orchid cactus cuttings, white night blooming cereus cuttings, pregnant onion start, curly spider "bonnie" start, dragon fruit seeds, white Christmas cactus cutting, and salmon/coral chrisas cactus cutting. I really want a stapelia or dogtail or rat tail cactus.
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- Posted by brodyjames 5 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 15:26
Flower.baby, Your best bet is to go to the exchange forums and repost your message. There are some people on THIS forum who get testy over such requests, even though most of us are willing to help. Also, please check some of the online sellers such as Miles2go, Arid Lands and Shoal Creek Succulents....at least one of them will have stapelias....so many that you may have trouble deciding which to get first! Nancy |
- Posted by flower.baby none (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 15:46
Thanks brodyjames, still trying to learn all the different forums on this site. I will go re post it over there :) |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 19:24
And further to what Nancy educated us with, Miles also provides descriptions of the smells of his Asclepiads, rather vivid stuff. |
- Posted by jojosplants 9 / Tucson, AZ (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 20:11
LOL! He sure does! :-) I was window shopping the other night. Can't buy till spring but have a huge wish list! I have to agree he has a huge selection! Probably the best i've seen! JoJo |
Not much interested in a trade per se but you can contact me, Amber, and we will see if there is anything we can do. :) |
- Posted by flower.baby none (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 16:10
Paul, I sent you a message but not sure if I did it right. I just went to your page and clicked "send an Email" |
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Revised Standard Version (RSV) | New International Version (NIV) |
6 "I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world; thine they were, and thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word. | 6 "I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. |
7 Now they know that everything that thou hast given me is from thee; | 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. |
8 for I have given them the words which thou gavest me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from thee; and they have believed that thou didst send me. | 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. |
9 I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine; | 9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. |
10 all mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them. | 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. |
11 And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. | 11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name--the name you gave me--so that they may be one as we are one. |
12 While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. | 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. |
13 But now I am coming to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. | 13 "I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. |
14 I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. | 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. |
15 I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one. | 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. |
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. | 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. |
17 Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. | 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. |
18 As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. | 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. |
19 And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth. | 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. |
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Target Prescription Transfer Gift Card
Target is a well known store that regularly puts out a prescription transfer gift card to reward those who move their prescribed drugs to one of their many locations. These coupons, when available, are easy to find. The gift card may be used on your next purchase or save them and hand then out as gifts for birthdays or Christmas!
You may head to their official site, for a quick search to see if there are any such deals out, as we speak. Once there, be sure to click the pharmacy link. Also check in their weekly sales paper. This may be viewed and even printed online. If you live near a Target you may find a circular in your mailbox or just simply pick one up at the store. Sometimes you will notice Target pharmacies will post the deal to switch pharmacies on a poster at their stores. If in doubt, talk to the pharmacist. He or she may tell you if one is currently available. If not, they may be able to let you know when the next time the deal is in effect. Remember ads, sales and coupons change weekly.
Target Pharmacy Deals, how it works:
Find a Target prescription transfer coupon good for a gift card – whether you want to remove your acne scars or boost the volume of your hair with a new shampoo, the savings will come in handy. Transfer your prescription (or allow the pharmacist to do so- all you need is an empty bottle of an old prescription) and then you will receive the gift card. There may be some restrictions, so review the coupon carefully. Saving money these days is very important. If you have been considering switching pharmacies, simply wait until you can get in on this great offer.
Prior to transferring a prescription, always verify that they do in fact honor your specific drug coverage. Review the pharmacy hours, everyday deals and different things they may have to offer. Some pharmacies will offer in store clinics and some will even offer vaccinations, right there at your very own pharmacy. These services can make life so much easier. The next time you have a cold or minor injury you can stop at Target instead of scheduling a doctors appointment. Walk ins are welcome and they often accept insurance. If you have no drug coverage, rest assure you will still be seen. The best part is services are truly affordable. Learn ways to stay well or protected. Let the staff at Target share wellness tips, and explain how much diet and exercise can help keep you healthy. Want to stay protected against the flu this season? Make sure to schedule your vaccination.
Extra pro-tip: Here is something many consumers using a prescription transfer coupon for a gift card do not usually know. You may be able to get a gift card for each individual medication you move to your new target location. read the fine print, see if there are any limits. We noticed you may have to use a separate coupon for each drug. The little bit of extra work is usually worth it. If you have three medicines at your old pharmacy, that could mean a whopping $75 in gift cards to you.
About Target
Calling Minneapolis its home and hanging around since 1902, Target would make founder George Dayton proud. The chain is growing rapidly, and should be at 2,000 stores soon. This includes Super Target, where you can also use Target coupons. Since a typical Target store is over one-hundred thousand square feet within the interior, you should find, print and use as many savings as you can. In 1990 Target Greatland was introduced to the world. These stores are massive, and they carry every kind of product and item you can think of.
Bringing pharmacies inside of many Target stores just seemed to make sense. There is a team of individuals who are constantly determining what customers want. The answer, these days, seems to be saving money and convenience.


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Piano Journal
Assessment Lessons
Assessment Lessons are designed specifically for
pianists wanting a one-off Piano-Yoga® induction with the head
piano-yogi herself, GéNIA. All sessions focus on the development
of a personal practice plan to help you achieve your aims. Assessment Lessons
offer something for everyone. Save £10 on Assessment lessons in January-February!
Skype Lessons
Now you can have the lesson from the comfort of your own home As long as your Web-cam can be adjusted to be placed next to your piano and the broadband connection is good, you can experience the same quality of piano lesson as if you were in the same room as GéNIA .
Standard Piano Lessons
We offer various levels of piano lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced level pupils from all age groups. Our teachers are personally selected by GéNIA; some of them are her former students and current assistants who replace her when she is traveling.
Piano+Yoga Sessions
We are now offering new 'Piano + Yoga' sessions at Steinway Hall in London which allow students to take their piano technique to a deeper level as part of a bespoke holistic assessment of their playing which looks beyond the co-ordination of fingers, hands and arms to the workings of the body as a whole.
Music Theory Lessons
Make your piano playing much easier and more enjoyable by fully understanding the musical processes which lie behind the music you are playing and listening to. For those with mathematical and analytical minds, the theory approach can also be doubly rewarding. Our six week course is structured around the academic term time, so you can arrange the lessons around your theory exam preparation.
Composition Lessons
Many adults dream about composing but rarely find the courage or time to commit to it. Children, on the other hand, find it much easier, often preferring it to learning an actual piece! With our wonderful teachers, you can start composing in no time and embrace something that you may have wanted to do for a long time!
Aural Training
These lessons are designed for those who do not want to spend their time reading music but want to start playing straight away, using their memory. Truly understand the fundamentals of what you are playing, and start composing and improvising now!
Grades Mastering
This six week course is structured around the academic term time so you can arrange the lessons around your theory exam preparation. It covers your pieces, scales, sight-reading, aural work and three mock exams. We will highlight your strongest and weakest areas in your first lesson and, together with the teacher, decide what will be best to focus on.
Jazz Lessons
If you would like to learn to play Jazz, we have a wonderful course that can take you from complete beginner to advanced level. Whether you want to learn swing, bebop, free jazz, or boogie-woogie, these lessons are for you!
Boot Camp for Beginners
Even if you have never played a single note on the piano before, with our innovative course we can get you playing in just two weeks! Five 2-hour sessions held over two weeks or five weeks.
Boot Camp | Refresher
Looking to go back to the piano after a break? Think of this as personal training for the piano to really whip you back into musical shape! The course comprises five 2-hour sessions held over two or five weeks.
Improvisation Lessons
If you always wanted to sit down at the piano and improvise around your mood, this course is for you. You may be pleased to learn that even with basic piano skills you can create elegant melodies and become much more intimate with the instrument. Don't forget that, once mastered, we can help you to record your improvisations and capture that perfect moment!
Play by ear
These lessons are designed for those who do not want to spend their time reading music but want to start playing straight away, using their memory. Truly understand the fundamentals of what you are playing, and start composing and improvising now!
Sight Reading
Experience has taught us that our students are usually divided into 2 categories: those who can sight read straight away, and those who find it challenging. However, it does not have to be like this! The basic fundamentals of good sight reading are actually quite simple, and can be easily taught and perfected. Learn how to increase your short-term musical memory and fully understand techniques such as recognising repeated patterns and immersing yourself in the key.
Ensemble Coaching
This course is designed for those who are interested in accompanying instrumentalists, working with singers, or working as part of an ensemble. You can either work on the pieces that you have selected or you can have an Assessment Lesson, and then follow the programme especially designed for you. You are welcome to take this course either with your ensemble or as an individual.
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Hi I just purchased a bromeliad from lowes. However, the tag only said "bromeliad" and showed a picture with different types, i.e. the tag is their generic tag for bromeliads. I would like info on more specific care for the type that I bought and just general info for this plant (how often does it flower, etc). I think the kind I got is a neoregelia from the pictures I found on the internet, although I'm not sure since all the pictures are taken from above. There's like a flower looking thing starting to grow on a stem in the middle of the plant, it will probably be red and yellow when it opens.
Thank you for your help. I think bromeliads are cool and I'd like to make mine flourish for years to come. :-) Claud |
Here is a link that might be useful: picture of some neoregelias
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Claud- If it's got a red and yellow flower on a spike, it's not a Neoregelia (need a little more info to pin it down, though). Neos have a pincushion-like structure (green, or whatever color the leaves are) that never rises above the cup of the plant, and the little individual flowers (blue, lavender or white) bloom from there, staying open only a day each. The center leaves may or may not change color as it comes into bloom. All bromeliads bloom only once, after which they produce new plants (pups) from around the base. When they mature, they will bloom, but the mother plant will never give another flower. They like water kept in the central cup, and the roots slghtly moist (not soaking or bone-dry). Light conditions will depend on what variety you have, which you probably won't know until the flower opens up more. Does it have spines? -Lisa |
As far as i know, Neoregelias don't flower on a stem. Their flowers are usually way down in the cup at the waterline. Perhaps it's an Aechmea? If you can post a picture or a detaield description, you can get a better ID. In the meantime, there is a great general culture sheet for bromeliads at the University of Florida, linked below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: UF Bromeliad culture sheet
I think its highly unlikely that HOme Depot or Lowes would sell Aechmeas. Their usual fare is Neos, Guzmania and Vreisea. Without a photo we have no idea what you have. But as they sell most of their Guzzies in full bloom I would bet maybe a Vreisea. |
- Posted by marcossurf z9ish FL (My Page) on Sun, Feb 13, 05 at 22:10
Bihai, I have seen Ae. fasciatas at both lowes and home depot. I saw a few that looked an Ae. 'dennis' but i highly doubt they were. |
Aechmea fasciata is too common, it doesn't count. I mean REAL Aechmeas (ha ha ha) like Bert, Black on Black, Gympie Gold, ramosa, ya know, the NEAT STUFF |
Heh, anything with Aechmea for it's genus name counts as an Aechmea in my book! :p I guessed that only because the plant itself is more similar to Neoregelia with the stiffer leaves and spines that it could possibly be mistaken for one. The Vriseas and Guzmanias i have seen at box stores have had soft grass-like foliage, very different from Neoregelia. Of course, without a picture or description it is impossible to say, it was just a guess based on the original post and what's available at box stores. |
- Posted by madabouteu 9A Louisiana (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 05 at 8:05
Run your finger along the edge of a leaf. If you feel spines, it is probably Neoregelia or Aechmea. If not, then it's Vriesea or Guzmania. |
ALso, very few (I can't actually think of even one) neos have the silvery sheen that Ae Fasciata has (hence its moniker, Silver Vase bromeliad) |
Well, sorry I haven't replied back, been busy. Anyway, like the plant doesn't have little spiny things on the leaves or anything like that. I did talk to a guy that owns a pretty cool nursery in town and he explained to me how to take care of them. I was surprised to find this nursery which was hidden-away in a forgotten part of town, he had a big greenhouses where he was raising all kinds of tropical plants, including lots of bromeliads and I saw some in the process of making babies and stuff. He even had pineapples, and he told me it was easy to grow them here in Oklahoma (provided they are put in a pot). I'm planning on going back this weekend and buying some plants...i'm plant addicted, my roommates just roll their eyes now. Thanks for everyone's replies |
Which nursery is this ? |
- Posted by reginagardens 6b AZ (My Page) on Tue, Mar 8, 05 at 10:17
I, too bought a bromiliad at Home Depot and it was gorgeous nean fuschia. It stopped flowering and produced a couple pups about two months ago. Just out of curiosity, can anyone give me a rough estimate of time before these pups might bloom? |
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In the pioneering days of liver transplants, surgeons used to clamp off the vein at either end of the liver and remove the portion that was inside the liver along with the organ. Then, like connecting garden hoses, they would attach the vena cava ends from the donor liver to the recipient's counterparts. The problem with that was that the heart was cut off from more than half of its blood supply, and its response was to increase the rate at which it beat, while blood pressure dropped. The longer the vena cava was cut off from the blood in the lower half of the body, the greater the danger of a heart attack or stroke.
Although surrounded by the liver, the vena cava is not actually an integrated part of the organ. It's like an interstate highway that passes through a city: There are a few "on ramps" -- small veins that drain from the liver into it -- but otherwise, one doesn't have much to do with the other. Kam was going to attempt to separate the vena cava from the liver while leaving the vein intact, a relatively new procedure he'd helped develop.
The team worked with few words, but a radio in the operating room was tuned to KBCO. The chief surgeon began freeing the vena cava just as Jimi Hendrix launched into "All Along the Watchtower." There must be some kind of way out of here/Said the joker to the thief...
Goldberg's head bobbed to the beat as Kam began working from the bottom of the liver up. As he lifted the organ away from the large vein, he and Goldberg found the "on ramps," which he cut and passed a suture through that his assistant promptly tied off. If all went well, Kam wouldn't have to clamp the vena cava and cut off the blood supply to the heart, except for a brief time when he would have to tie the ends from the donor's vena cava into Chris's system. There are many here among us/Who feel that life is but a joke...
After about a half-hour, the vena cava was freed from Chris's liver. Paul Simon's "Graceland" was playing when Kam, his scrubs smeared with traces of blood and the band of his surgical cap dark with sweat, asked nurse Adams to make sure there was enough ice on the donor liver. I may be obliged to defend/Every love, every ending/Or maybe there's no obligation now..., sang Simon as Adams hopped down from his perch, walked over to the plastic basin and looked under the blue towel. He added more ice and returned to his post. Maybe I've reason to believe/We all will be received/In Graceland...
Thos Evans entered the operating room but hung in the back where he could not see his friend's face or much of what the surgeons were doing. He'd have preferred not to be there -- this was just too personal -- but he knew that Chris's family was in the waiting room, anxious for any news. Kam assured him that everything was fine, and he risked a peek.
"Would you look at those abdominal muscles?" Evans said with admiration.
Kam deadpanned, "This is a liver, not a muscle."
"Thank you, Doctor Kam, for pointing that out to me," Evans said with a laugh as he turned to walk back out the door.
"Sure, you're welcome," Kam replied. The surgeon glanced up at Goldberg. His mouth was hidden by a surgical mask, but his eyes were smiling.
For several hours, the surgical team of Kam, Goldberg and Adams worked as one organism with six hands. Goldberg, who had assisted with ten liver transplants, anticipated Kam's next moves with only the occasional correction or guidance. Adams was even more automatic.
While the surgeons operated, Henthorn came around from his end of the table to check the plastic canisters that collected the blood suctioned off from the abdominal cavity. "He's doing great," he said.
At 10:02, Kam announced that the liver was out. He handed it to a nurse, who placed it in another plastic basin. In the meantime, the new liver had been flushed with a saline solution to remove as much of the dead boy's blood and the preservative as possible -- just that much less foreign material for Chris's immune system to react with.
The boy's liver was smaller than the organ removed from Chris. Devoid of blood, it was tan in color as the surgeon slipped it into its new home. With hardly a pause, Kam began to reverse the steps he'd been taking for the past two and a half hours by attaching the vena cava ends from the donor liver to Chris's vena cava, which he now clamped.
With the donor liver off the ice and still lacking a blood supply and Chris's heart under stress, it was important at this point to work as quickly as possible. "You can have the vena cava back in four minutes," Kam told Henthorn. At 10:25, he released the clamps on the vein, and the anesthesiologist immediately reported that Chris's blood pressure was climbing back to normal while his heart rate slowed. "The heart's happy to see all that blood," Henthorn said.


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5 Ways To Have More Fun
Wondering how to have more fun? Maybe you are living in the past and missing opportunities in the present. The following secrets can help you come into the present and seize all the opportunities in your love and career lives.
Step 1: Come back to now.
Just like they say in yoga class, use your breath to come back to the moment. Do it when you're home and at work.
Most psychotherapists these days are teaching mindfulness practice. All this means is using your breath and your senses to get into physical contact with the world around you. What do you feel, taste, smell, detect in your body, see, and hear, right now? If you are able to answer this question without referring to the past or present, you are in the moment.
If you can come back to now, and not live in the future or the past, you can take notice of all of the beautiful things around you. The tree outside. The breeze. The cat purring. Your partner's body. Your boss smiling at you after you say something smart.
If your body is a clock, breathing is the second hand, tying you to the moment. Use your breath to empty your mind of all of its chatter, and then sense your surroundings. That leads us to step 2.
Step 2: List 5 things that make you grateful.
This technique has gained traction in the psychological literature. In my own research, I was able to demonstrate how people who say five things they're grateful for each day can lower blood pressure, lose weight, and quit smoking easier than others.
Gratitude broadens-and-builds relationships too, according to positive psychology researcher Barbara Fredrickson. In other words, it gains you more friends, and strengthens the friendships you have, when you say "thank you." So don't keep all that gratitude to yourself. Use it with your partner, your children, and your co-worker, and watch your happiness skyrocket. Gratitude actually gives back to the grateful person!
Step 3: Use your imagination at least once per day.
If you are able to return to the moment, without thinking of the past or the future, you may hit a huge realization: You can be a completely different person today than you were yesterday.
Nothing is holding you back from completely changing your behavior, your way of speaking, your interactions with your partner, or your dedication to your life's work but you. You can change it all, right now, in this moment.
The healing art of Reiki teaches that you can make a total attitude shift "just for today." As a matter of fact, its traditional ideals teach: "Just for today, do not anger. Do not worry and be filled with gratitude."
Sound connected to the secrets above? Of course it is. In the moment (today) we can radically change, anytime we want. All you have to do to have a better life is stop worrying and angering by substituting worry and anger with gratitude.
Following a gratitude exercise, use the positive energy of the moment to create something new that you are going to do for yourself, and then do it. You will be surprised how far positive thinking paired with imagination will take you.


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Don't expect CNN's New Day to revolutionize its genre. "We are not reinventing the wheel," the show's executive producer Jim Murphy told USA Today this weekend. "It's a morning news program."
That said, the program — which premiered this morning, airing from 6-9 a.m. ET and replacing Soledad O'Brien's Starting Point — does represent a sort of fresh start for CNN. Its hard-news, centrist focus exemplifies new CNN president Jeff Zucker's approach to broadcasting; as Murphy explained, "You won't see cooking and dancing and things like that." Of course, that doesn't mean that New Day is or will be totally immune to fluff. For proof, check out this introductory video, which paints anchors Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan and news anchor Michaela Pereira as fun-loving quirkmeisters (Kate is "kooky and loud!" Chris has a daughter named Cha-Cha!) who always put their families first.


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What percentage of a home construction budget should be put into the cost of windows & exterior doors (not including the entry door and garage)?
What are your thoughts on a budget for a home that costs $450k to build (not including land)? |
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there is really no answer to this question. They can be anything, it just depends on the design, brand, etc. A 450k house could have very few windows or walls of glass. About the only thing you can do is meet with your designer/architect and work out the elevations. Select your window brand options and get pricing. Just a single window can vary hundreds apart due to brand. |
- Posted by mydreamhome (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 9:55
"Just a single window can very hundreds apart due to brand." ...and size, shape, function (DH, SH, Casement, Fixed), grid design & structure, window structure (vinyl, aluminum, aluminum clad, vinyl clad), glass options (single pane, double pane, triple pane, Low-E, tint, argon filled, etc). If you're trying to duplicate an historic look, windows can run big $$$$$. If you're looking for basic windows, then significantly less $. |
If you are just looking for 'typical' there are numerous insurance underwriting guides that are used to estimate replacement costs. It is not a good way to plan if you want anything more than 'average.' |
- Posted by EngineerChic (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 20:02
Also, is that $450k including site prep like clearing trees, putting in a full basement, and septic field? I was going to say that windows in our second floor addition were about $7k out of $105k, but that doesn't mean you should plan to spend $28k of your windows. |
$470k including prep but not including appliances, landscaping, gas install, etc. Our window options have been ALL OVER THE PLACE! Needless to say it can be frustrating to have to decide. At the lowest end base would include lumberyard quality vinyl windows at a cost of $8k (approx 20 standard to large windows and 20 small windows in the 3-4 sq ft range. These are included in the price. Mid option would be thermally broken aluminum windows Our highest option would cost us $20k more (including two exterior doors and set of french doors in same color PVC). These are Mahogany finished high end Polish PVC windows. |
In your part of the country, is $470K considered a high end build or a mid-range build? I don't know of any area of the country where the median new-home price is well above $470K so I'm pretty sure you're not building a low-end house. Windows are not something that you should "cheap out" on. Thus, I definitely would not use lumberyard (builder's) quality vinyl windows in any home that cost more to build than whatever the median new home price in my part of the country was. Our window/door package (not including installation costs and not including front door or garage doors) ran nearly 15% of our total budget but I think 7% to 10% is generally considered about average. |
I'm curious to hear where you end up with this as our cost to build is fairly similar, though, we haven't gotten to budgeting specific items yet. As for the cost to build being around $470k, that is well below the average home price in my area! |
- Posted by david_cary (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 6:13
15% bevangel? That is very high IMO. We spent about 3% and 4% on the last 2 houses. The 4% was for vinyl but it is an oceanfront house and that included impact glass. The 3% was for wood which was hard to get away from with our HOA and our color scheme. Both houses are much more window heavy than an average new house. The oceanfront house has a wall of windows 14 ft by 7 ft. Even 10% would be $47k which is very premium windows and very hard to justify. |
- Posted by EngineerChic (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 9:25
Hi BAVE, Thanks for answering what the $470k included. Regarding window options, we went with Marvin Ultimates (aluminum clad exterior, wood, SDL, double hung). Whatever you choose, make sure you SEE the windows in a showroom before you buy them. I chose Marvin's partially because of the way the outside looked when you are really close to them - we will use them on the first floor (when we replace those windows) and we have a front porch, so any options with weird looking weld joints on the outside just weren't options in the end. Good luck with your choice, it's a big decision so don't feel rushed. |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 9:31
% prices can be used for very rough cost estimating but they should never be used as a design guide. Window design is one of the most subjective and personal parts of a house. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 11:52
I had estimates for a single window (although the low was a four-lite, and the high was a spoked circle in a square) The low was $1000 and the high was $8000. (historical) This isn't typical pricing because I could've gotten a basic vinyl for about $100+, but the point is there was a factor of 8X. I didn't do the window, I left the opening parged in. |
For our home I'm definitely not going with cheap $6k windows though here in Texas most would. On the higher end, mahogany colored PVC European windows will cost us $26,000 (+tax# but this includes larger windows as well as two matching exterior doors and a set of matching French doors. The actual windows will be $22k. The difficulty for us is matching a window style to the home. White PVC will not look good while aluminum may look a bit cheap compared to the European PVC windows but would only cost approx $14k #not including doors# for Don Young thermally broken. The PVC windows #Polish: http://www.drutex.pl/en/products/windows/pvc-windows/iglo-5.html) actually look like wood and add to the Santa Barbara style fo the home. The builder has shown us these on a few 10k sq ft plus homes in our area. I've attached a drawing of the home. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Front of Home
I gotta say. That's not what I was envisioning for $450K. |
A $600-700k home (land/home) in Texas gets you quite a bit of bang for the buck. Cheap labor but poor resale values in most areas. |
- Posted by athensmomof3 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 20:36
I think windows are a very important part of the build. They can make or break a house, aesthetically. Plus they are a permanent deal and not easily upgraded. Our windows were between 3 and 4 percent of our build but a much more expensive build. We have a few casements (more expensive) and did a fairly expensive window (Kolbe and Kolbe Ultra). We also had about 40k of french doors (wow those suckers are expensive and we had way too many of them!). |
BAVE - That sounds like a good price for the European windows. Are they triple paned? What is the R value? |
They are double paned but I am not sure what the R value is on the IGLO5 Classic. There are a total of 44 windows (half are normal to large in size) and half are small tower windows, bath, etc. The quote included matching 8 ft tall x 6 ft wide French doors and a pair of matching doors for master and study. This upgrade over lumber yard vinyl (smaller windows as well) and aluminum doors will cost me $20k so we are thinking it is a worthy upgrade. |
Here are a few images of the PVC IGLO5 demonstrating the wood look: http://i.st-firmy.net/9333ykl/okna-pcv-i-drewniane-pphualexbudsc-grazyna-i-aleksander-rejdak.jpg http://www.weste.pl/foto/35.jpg http://www.erbesp.pl/uploadfiles/thumb/259/800/photo.jpg |
Bave, those are sharp looking windows! I'm book marking them for when when we get that far along in the process! Though, this whole discussion has me thinking... I like the look of white vinyl windows inside, is that now just generally considered not fancy enough? |
"Bave, those are sharp looking windows! I'm book marking them for when when we get that far along in the process! Though, this whole discussion has me thinking... I like the look of white vinyl windows inside, is that now just generally considered not fancy enough?" We have white vinyl int/ext in my current Florida Mediterranean style home and it looks great with this style. We just do not think it will look appropriate with the look of the new home. Here's the IGLO5 in white: |
I quite like both! I'd like the wood look on the outside, and white interiors.... I'm getting ahead of myself first, I need to finalize a floor plan first! :) |
- Posted by EngineerChic (My Page) on Sun, Jun 3, 12 at 6:39
The wood look is nice. It has the appearance of butt joints instead of miter joints, which is what led me to go with aluminum clad windows (the welds on miter jointed vinyl windows were not attractive to me). I only looked at one of the links you posted, but it showed interior grilles. Are they available with SDL? That is an upgrade that is worth the cost, IMHO, esp if you have any large windows. Also, there is a GW forum devoted to just windows as a topic, too. They might have experience with this manufacturer to offer. |
Yes SDLs are available in various styles. We'll go with SDL at the front (large windows) and at the family room exit to the patio. The rear of the house has large windows viewing the pool area and will not have SDLs. |
We have nut wood colored German vinyl windows. One of the upgrades we went with is black rather than silver colored between the glass spacers. We felt the black blended better with the dark colored vinyl. This picture you posted shows the silver spacers. I can't seem to locate a close up picture of our windows where you could see the black spacers. |
How long have you had the windows? Have you had any issues with them and would you recommend them? Thanks. |
We moved in on 1 Apr, so we have only been in the house for 2 months. Ours are Hoco brand and we would definitely recommend them. We have their H150 profile with triple panes. They have a number of different profiles. Here is the profile we have but, of course, ours look much different because they are not white. |
Those look nearly identical to the Drutex Iglo5 windows. Who is your US supplier of them? The Hoco sites don't point to any US distribution. Are you concerned about future replacement availability for parts, etc. considering they are not US made? |
Eurostar Fenestration. Our salesman was Armin Reischl in Charlotte NC. No, we aren't concerned about future replacement. We figure Hoco has been around for a long time. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Eurostar Fenestration
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 8:10
It has long been a fact the quite a few European Co. are further ahead in fenestration advances than the US. The major downside is making certain you choose a company that has solid distribution in the US and that the company is stable and will be around for the long haul. That and the logistics of getting the product in a timely fashion to the jobsite. |
Sorry I'm just getting back to respond to David Cary's questioning our spending about 15% of our budget on windows and doors. Yes, I agree that 15% is a very HIGH percentage but we have an unusually large number of windows and doors. I like lots of natural light and like to be able to walk outside easily so every major room in my house gets light from two sides and has a patio door or two leading directly outside to a porch or deck. Fifteen (yes 15!) exterior doors and forty-four windows add up. As I said, I think 7% to 10% is probably much more the norm. |
Looks like we'd be at around 6-7% of build cost if we go with the European windows & doors. Going cheap would put windows & doors at less than 2% on windows and doors, which is equivalent to what we spent on additional dirt. |
Hi BAVE, My name is Armin, and I am the co-owner of Eurostar Fenstration, we are the national distributor for Hoco, Stabil and Bayerwald windows. |
Hi BAVE, My name is Armin, and I am the co-owner of Eurostar Fenstration, we are the national distributor for Hoco, Stabil and Bayerwald windows. |
Hi BAVE, My name is Armin, and I am the co-owner of Eurostar Fenstration, we are the national distributor for Hoco, Stabil and Bayerwald windows. |
Thanks GWMAN. I already placed an order for windows from Poland. We went with an order of 45 windows and three sets of doors all in Mahogany finished/colored PVC. |
I don't know why my post is showing up three times??? |
Hi BAVE, I understand and I hope everything is going well with your window order. |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 15, 12 at 8:56
gwman, that is great info as I have sold UPVC Foil Mahogany windows out of Canada and I was trying to remember the two types of foil and the exact differences and uses of each. I will have to store that away in my memory bank for the future. |
millworkman, we can order both foil from our venders in Germany and Austria, I always explain the difference to my customer, so they can decide which foil they want to use for their windows (the acrylic foil cost about 12% more than the PVC foil). Also the supplier for the acrylic foil gives a 10 year warranty for his foil in the US. Most PVC foils if they are from Europe have only 5 year or no warranty, if they are sold in the US. |
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PUBLISHED: 07 Aug 2013 16:24:16 | UPDATED: 07 Aug 2013 16:24:39PRINT EDITION: 07 Aug 2013With his beloved brand feeling the pressure of savage discounting by the major supermarkets, Dick Smith is on the lookout for a fresh marketing talent that can come up with a campaign to make buying Australian, and especially Dick Smith Foods, fashionable. Photo: Colleen Petch
Leo D'Angelo Fisher
He's a wealthy entrepreneur, adventurer and philanthropist, but Dick Smith says he is no marketing man. Well, not any more. "I'm clearly past it now," he says. "When it comes to marketing, I've lost the plot."
With his beloved Dick Smith Foods feeling the pressure of savage discounting by the major supermarkets – often to the benefit of foreign-owned brands – Smith is on the lookout for a fresh marketing talent that can come up with a campaign to make buying Australian, and especially Dick Smith Foods, fashionable.
Smith has placed a full-page advertisement in the August 9 issue of advertising industry magazine AdNews, which is headed: "Wanted by Dick Smith. Another Neville Corbett or John Singleton."
Corbett was the advertising man who created the famous nerdy Dick Smith logo for Dick Smith Electronics in the 1960s; Singleton created the advertising campaign that successfully launched Smith's Australian Geographic magazine in 1986. Smith sold out of both businesses – the basis of his fortune – and now he wants to sign up a successor to Corbett and Singleton before Dick Smith Foods cops more of a beating from the supermarket giants.
Smith, a master self-publicist, is not quite the marketing innocent he presents himself to be, but the impetus for Smith's SOS is real enough. Smith says he wants to sign up a "young Aussie" advertising or marketing talent who can create "something a bit different, something out of the box".
The Australian Financial Review
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