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A heavy lake-effect snow band pounded communities in northern Lake County with close to 2 feet of snow in some places on Tuesday.
White-out conditions brought traffic to a standstill on the Borman Expressway and also clogged parts of the Indiana Toll Road and Interstate 65.
The snow started late Monday, but accumulations didn't start to pile up until after 6 a.m. Tuesday. Snow fell at a rate of 3 inches or more per hour in some areas in the late morning and early afternoon.
By 1:30 p.m., the snow band moved east toward Porter County, which could see 1 to 6 inches of new snow in the northern areas. It was under a lake-effect snow advisory until midnight Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Earlier in the day, the Indiana State Police had warned motorists to avoid westbound Interstate 94. By 4 p.m., westbound traffic was clear but eastbound traffic was backed up into Illinois.
Packed snow on local roads made traffic treacherous, with slick roads causing vehicles to spin their wheels.
Snow was accompanied by bitter cold, with high temperatures in the teens and wind chills of below zero. With temperatures expected to plummet to around zero overnight, local officials already were readying their response to the arctic chill coming after the heavy snow.
In East Chicago, a warming shelter was set up at Heritage Hall Community Center, 4506 Tod Ave. Herbie Cruz, director of the East Chicago Emergency Management Agency, announced the warming center would be open from 4 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday, and again from 4 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
Snowfall amounts varied widely across the region, with some areas getting nearly 2 feet and others reporting sunshine and scant accumulation.
Highland received 24 inches, Griffith reported 20 inches as of 11:30 a.m., while Gary/Chicago International Airport had 17 to 18 inches and Hammond got 16 inches.
Lake County Highway Superintendent Marcus Malczewski said accumulations really varied during this storm. While Lowell was clear and Crown Point received 3 inches, Calumet Township was hit hard.
"All our crews are moving east with the storm," he said.
Malczewski said the county's salt supply is sufficient, but it is using more this season compared to last winter, which was relatively dry.
Traffic was slowed to a crawl or stopped on I-80/94 and I-65 for much of the day as motorists encountered dangerous white-out conditions and heavy snowfall.
INDOT advised drivers to avoid nonessential travel, so plow and salt crews could efficiently clear roads. Crews will continue to plow and salt 24 hours a day, in alternating 12-hour shifts, as long as necessary to ensure roadway conditions remain as safe as possible during winter weather.
Many schools in Lake County dealt with the falling snow by either delaying the start, dismissing early or canceling altogether. Schools in Gary, Merrillville and Highland scheduled early dismissals on Tuesday.
Gary Community Schools Corp. spokeswoman Sarita Stevens said officials kept students in school until the snow lifted for safety.
"We knew the lake-effect snow would stop by noon," she said. "That's why we kept the kids in a safe place until noon, but the road conditions are expected to worsen."
Stevens also said all public schools will be closed Wednesday, the fourth snow day of the year in Gary. The closures will keep school buses, faculty and staff off the roads while the city tries to clear roads.
"If we clog up the roads while (city crews) are trying to clear roads, it just causes more of a problem," Stevens said.
The district will have to make up at least two of the snow days, she said. The district must decide on lengthening a number of academic days, adding full makeup days to the end of the normal school year or some combination of both.
East Chicago and Hanover schools canceled classes, and other school systems delayed the start of their day.
Indiana State Police Cpl. Larry Koebcke said the biggest problems on I-80/94 were around the Cline Avenue and Burr Street exits.
Koebcke said slide-offs and other accidents have not been a problem, likely because traffic was barely moving or at a standstill.
Driving throughout Gary was treacherous, with numerous spin-outs along main roads like 25th Avenue, from Broadway to west of Chase Street. At Burr Street and 25th Avenue, Gary Sanitary District trucks armed with plows and at least one plowing contractor worked to clear the busy intersection.
Gary Communications Director Chelsea Whittington said city crews began plowing main thoroughfares followed by side streets. Whittington also said the city's Public Works Department began calling plowing contractors.
The city also reminded motorists to observe "No Parking" areas, marked by signs, indicating any cars parked in areas with 2 or more inches of snow will be towed.
"We just ask that motorists try to stay off the roads if possible," Whittington said.
The City of Gary dismissed all employees at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with the exception of employees in general services, police, fire and public works who are assisting with snow removal. City offices are expected to be open Wednesday.
Street plowing will continue around the clock, focusing on the main streets. Side streets and alleys will be plowed as the snowfall subsides and only after the main streets are cleared.
Staff writers Christin Nance Lazerus, Teresa Auch Schultz and Carole Carlson and correspondents Michael Gonzalez, Michelle L. Quinn and Carrie Napoleon contributed to this report.


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Thanks guys! There has been a lot of action out there lately since it really started heating up. Carol I am loving our Lucille Ball. Really hard to find that one. I got a bareroot in spring of 2008 and had it growing in a pot. Which it hated. It actually ended up dying this last spring. I was able to get a replacement from Palatine this spring but I doubt I'll ever be able to get another. No one sells it anymore. On Julie Link yup that is the correct name:) A Moore Rose purchased from Sequoia Nursery it has been a very nice little rose so far. Kate |
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Hi Kate - lovely pictures! May I ask where you got your Lavender Pinocchio (I never spell it the same way twice!!!) This is one that I tried to get earlier in the year and it was never available (Vintage was custom root, RU didn't have any or something and somebody else never got them in). Apparently it is difficult to propogate. Lynn |
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Hey Lynn. Thank you very much. After being enabled by Beth I found a Lavender Pinocchio (thank heavens for spell check) at Vintage. At that time it was on their available list as a band. Still small it has been a happy and healthy little rose so far. I hope you're able to get your hands on one. Hope this helps. Kate |
Thanks! I like the unusual colored roses but so far only have two, Distant Drums and Distant Thunder. I'm going to keep looking for ol' Pinocchio! Lynn |
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You are welcome Lynn. If I run across one or see it on Vintage's list I'll let you know. Kate |
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Everywhere you look during the holidays – the malls, your neighbors' yard, television, your mailbox – a word jumps out: Joy.
This is the season of joy, we're told. But do you experience a solid rush of Joy from Black Friday through Christmas day? Most of us don't. In fact, ask around and you'll hear things like "I'm just so busy during the holidays." Or, "the last few weeks have been really stressful trying to get all my shopping done." For many, the glitzy ads and sales are only painful reminders of tough economic circumstances.
It's ironic that the "season of joy" has become associated with stress and busyness for some. The rituals are really there to help us celebrate: the large family dinners, the gift giving, the colorful decorations, the dressing up. But in an effort to "get everything done," the joy can get lost.
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In the middle of all the group celebrations today, I'd encourage you to think about and rediscover what have been your own sources of joy in life. And move toward those sources of joy.
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Can you think of an old friend, someone that brought you great joy, but haven't spoken to in awhile? Give him, or her, a call, out of the blue. Go beyond Facebook – reconnect live. Tell them one thing that you remember about them that brings you joy today.
Listen to your favorite music, by yourself, away from everyone for a few minutes. Recall why you enjoy this music so much. When was the first time you heard it?
For those who celebrate Christmas because its significance as the time of the coming of Christ, take time away from the group to reflect on what this means for you.
Joy does not automatically come with our holiday rituals. Like the travelers in the original Christmas story, we have to go find its source. Find your source this holiday season.
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Fayette OKs SPLOST list; next stop, voters
The Fayette County Commission has formally approved a list of 181 stormwater projects for funding with a potential countywide 1 percent sales tax for two years that will be up for voter consideration in November.
County resident and environmentalist Dennis Chase was the only person to speak during the public hearing at the Sept. 5 commission meeting. Chase said without detailed plans from the county that would allow him to evaluate the projects appropriately, he would not support the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
Chase also objected to the county increasing the potential SPLOST revenues for the cities, which he considers "an insult."
"This looks very much like purchasing support from the cities and might even look like buying votes," Chase said. "The managers of the cities and especially their voters are well able to manage their affairs without our help. Beware of free money, it isn't always really free."
To entice residents to support the SPLOST, commissioners have pledged to halt the stormwater fee assessment on residents in unincorporated Fayette County for four years.
Commissioner Charles Oddo said while taxes are a last result, the sales tax seems the best way to improve the county's stormwater maintenance. Oddo added that he liked the tax would only be used for stormwater projects.
Commissioner Allen McCarty said previous countywide SPLOST initiatives have been deceptive, but he feels this one will replace and fix stormwater issues that haven't been addressed for years. McCarty said he strongly opposed raising property taxes.
"I do see we have things that are broken that need to be fixed," McCarty said, adding that it was "the most efficient, cost effective way to make the repairs without increasing property taxes."
Commissioner Randy Ognio said if the county continued to use the stormwater fee exclusively, the fee would likely have to be raised significantly to address the necessary repairs.
Ognio noted that shoppers who live outside Fayette County will help pay for the tax as well.
"I think all in all this is the best way to go about this," Ognio said.
Commissioner David Barlow said the stormwater department has been woefully understaffed over the years, and he feels the county has done its groundwork to compile the project list.
Commission Chairman Steve Brown noted that parts of the county's stormwater system are failing now, and the sales tax would enable the county to address a large number of projects instead of dealing with them one at a time.
The 181 projects total about $16.8 million, with $1.8 million aimed at repairing three dams: one on Longview Road and two others at the Emerald Lake and Koziek dams.
One of the first projects up for funding is likely to be an area of Brittany Way where flooding can reach 10 inches deep in the road and up to three feet deep in the backyards of nearby residences. That project is estimated to cost $57,000 to replace pipe that is too small to handle large-scale rain events.
Of the grand total, some $2.9 million is necessary for replacement or repair of stormwater systems that could endanger property and perhaps human life, according to a project breakdown supplied by the county. That includes the $1.8 million for the dam projects.
Another $3.6 million is targeted for other stormwater projects that don't endanger property or human life but "are in need of immediate attention," while other projects in that category which "need replacement soon" will cost $7.95 million, according to county data.
The county has been performing culvert repair and replacement under local roads on an emergency-only basis, taking funding from other parts of the budget as necessary, officials have said.
Talks about our voter approved Bond to build Rivers Elementary School and what a bad decision that was.
Voters need to address this splost better than we did for the Rivers Bond.
And all the commissioners ran on the Republican ticket and against raising taxes. No difference in a democrat and a Republican. Like a kid in a candy store. Vote NO on the splost.
Ah, yes, just say "No" to the SPLOST. It's so simple.
Use the "Starve the Beast" strategy at the county level. What an excellent idea. It worked so well with the Water Works, eh?
In my humble opinion, the FC water problem was a direct result of a so called manager in a position way above his capabilities and a board that was obviously too lackadaisical. Neither the manager or the board ever stood up and said we need additional funds to upgrade, maintain, ect... A good manager would have identified problems and stood on his head and danced at commission meetings if he knew he needed funds to keep our water at its best.
For the Splost, show me where there are any reports, documentation, ect.. that tell me that fixing this eyesore will solve this problem downstream.
I don't know about you folks in Coweta, but I prefer not to just throw money at a problem hoping it will get fixed. Show me proof.
The other problem as I see it is that the county in the past has not taken any responsibility for growth. If you check out the last county meeting minutes, it was noted that plan reviewers stamp the drawings voiding ownership of all drainage issues. Drive by the new studios, how much exposed soil do you see right now? Then look around for silt fence to contain this soil when it rains. Not much out there. I wonder how much soil left the site on Saturday following the rain.
Its not about starving the beast, its about demanding accountability.
Husband and Father of 2, I don't disagree with anything you say. My comment was a response to 'naturegirl's' post.
IMHO, we wouldn't need a SPLOST at all if our elected officials got off their A$$ and did some horse trading. Perhaps the taxpayers from New Jersey and Connecticut could help pay for the upgrades to the water system in Fayette.
Sadly that sort of thing is "politically incorrect" these days. They are content to sit on their hands, spout slogans to rally the base, and enjoy the benefits of public office.
I'm sure Coweta county doesn't operate any better or worst than Fayette. The big decisions are still made at the country club.
We just don't have a forum like "The Citizen" where we can express our views back and forth with one another. The Times Herald has an opinion page but no forum. Sadly it's of very little use except for coupon clipping and/or as a fish wrapper.
I've seen their subscription rates and their "paywall" and you would think they are printing and distributing money. Wow...time for a better business model. It's not like they have a shortage of businesses in Coweta looking to promote themselves. It puzzles me with what they are doing.
Over the past few years, there has never been one word spoken from the FC water dept that they were underfunded and in need of more funds for maintenance, ect.. Since there was no squeaky wheel, it made us consumers feel safe. Everything is in working order. Then to be hit with a sledgehammer with all these violations and difficiences, it makes everyone wonder if leadership is actually doing their job. It's quite obvious, the dept head and the board lacked in every way.
A strong dept head, would have been standing in front at commission meetings requesting proper funding. Same with storm work. They would of course have proper documentation supporting the needed funding.
I'm not asking anyone to pay my fair share. But as a taxpayer, I want to be sure that it is spent wisely and with some logic behind it. The presentation for this particular splost provides a lot of pictures of storm lines needing remediation, but nothing behind it that proves fixing will provide relief or cleaner water downstream. Nowhere did commission share that all of this work was supposed to have been completed under the watchful eye of a county inspector.
I think I am one of the biggest proponents for proper stormwater management. The county had a plan in place, but choice to postpone this in order to be well liked. In my humble opinion, they should have kept the tax/fee in place. If the splost does pass, what happens when the funds dry out? See there is no plan in place. Kick the can down the road.
I also take offense to the people who complain about water problems when they live in low lying areas. People, water flows downhill. You should have thought about this before you sunk money into their house or property. Don't expect to rely on any government agency to pay for your poor decisions.


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A Rude Awakening: Internet Shakeout in 2000(with Baruch Lev), 2001, Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2/3 (June/September): 331-359.
The Marketing Role of IPOs: Evidence from Internet Stocks(with Katharina Lewellen),2003, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 68, No. 3 (June): 413-437. - Abbreviated version reproduced in Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis, Vol. 58, No. 5 (October 2006): 468-480.IPO Failure Risk (with Philip Joos), 2007, Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 45, No. 2 (May):333-371
The Juxtaposition of Social Surveillance Controls with Traditional Organizational Design Components (with Margaret Shackell and Sally Widener), 2008, Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 25, n°2 (Summer): 605-638. Study funded by CIMA.
The Relevance of Accounting Information in a Stock Market Bubble: Evidence from Internet IPOs (with Neil Bhattacharya and Philip Joos), 2010, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 37 (3) & (4), 291-321, (April-May 2010).
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Discussion of "High Technology Intangibles and Analysts' Forecasts",2002, Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 40, No. 2 (May): 313-319.
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Linguistic Certainty in Managerial Announcements (with Julia Yu), 2013, in The Handbook of Institutional Language, ed. Roderick Hart, IGI-GlobalPress, forthcoming. Late Afternoon Earnings Calls Can Hurt a Stock, 2013, Harvard Business Review, forthcoming.
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The Value Drivers of Internet Stocks Before and After the Bursting of the Bubble, TIAA-CREF Investment Forum, March 2001. Is That Fair?CMA Magazine, January/February 1999, p. 8-9.
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Alterations in Airway Inflammation and Lung Function During Corticosteroid Therapy for Atopic Asthma (with J. L. Faul, C. M. Burke, and L. W. Poulter), 2002, Chest, Vol 121, n°5 (May): 1414-1420.
The Reproducibility of Repeat measures of Airway Inflammation in Stable Atopic Asthma(with J.L. Faul, C.M. Burke, and L.W. Poulter), 1999, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 160, n°5 (November): 1457-1461.
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Last year we, gladly, had 295 teams from China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, UK, and USA.
RoboCup IranOpen is an attempt to further promote AI and Robotics research. These competitions will provide a chance for all researchers to present and share their experiences and achievements.
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Salesforce for QuickBooks
Salesforce is one of the most widely used CRM products available. QuickBooks is the leader in small business accounting. Leaders in their respective areas, but they didn't work with each other. Frustrating? Sure, but now Intuit has the answer for you, Salesforce for QuickBooks! But, is it the right product for you? There may be some issues that you need to be aware of.
Salespeople tend to "live" in their CRM product. They won't normally want to spend time in QuickBooks itself, but they may need access to see the current status of a customer, current product pricing, and to create new orders. You don't want them using the QuickBooks customer list to track leads, and QuickBooks customer records (and the new lead records in QuickBooks 2012) don't have enough information for optimum tracking of sales opportunities.
With Salesforce for QuickBooks your salespeople will be able to see important information about current customers and their history without having to open QuickBooks, as well as being able to see item pricing and submit orders.
Two versions are available:
- Group is available for up to five users. This is the basic edition for smaller companies. It provides contact management, lead scoring, email integration and more.
- Professional has no limit to users. In addition to what is available in the Group edition, this includes product tracking, marketing campaigns, contract management and more.
Note that if you go to the Salesforce web site you will see that there are five different versions, with the Enterprise version listed as "most popular". Intuit is only supporting Group and Professional.
How This Integrates with QuickBooks.
The Group edition will sync your QuickBooks customer list (not the sales lead list) with Salesforce accounts. You can view customer details in Salesforce without having to open Quickbooks – customer open balance, sales history, credit limit, existing estimates, existing sales orders, and existing invoices. Customer/Account syncing can be set up to flow from QuickBooks to Salesforce, from Salesforce to QuickBooks, or bi-directional, as you prefer.
Here's your Accounts view in Salesforce.
If you open an account record, you can see summary information that comes from QuickBooks.
Accounts have contact records, and you can specify which contact will be synced with QuickBooks.
The Professional edition has all those features plus it adds the ability to create transactions in QuickBooks, such as estimates, sales orders, invoices and sales receipts. You also can sync your QuickBooks item list to Salesforce products so that you can get up to the minute information on product pricing.
When working with an opportunity record in Salesforce you can create a QuickBooks transaction just by picking the transaction type from the dropdown list.
This window shows you the current on-hand quantity information from QuickBooks.
This Intuit App Center product is available if you are using the QuickBooks Pro and Premier (Windows desktop) 2011 and later, QuickBooks Enterprise v11.0 and later, or QuickBooks Online. Note that some of the features I show above may be limited to certain versions of QuickBooks.
Salesforce for QuickBooks is available at $23/user/month for the Group edition, and $65/user/month for the Professional edition. I believe that this assumes that you are working with one company file.
Salesforce Integration for QuickBooks
What if you ALREADY are a Salesforce customer? Intuit also offers Salesforce Integration for QuickBooks. As I understand it this provides the integration I've described above but it relies on your already existing Salesforce account. Keep in mind that this only works with the Group and Professional editions of Salesforce.
Salesforce Integration for QuickBooks is available at $20/company/month for the Group edition, and $40/company/month for the Professional edition. Note that this is not per user pricing.
Some Technical Aspects
This is a web based product and it requires a web browser that supports Adobe Flash technology. That means that you won't use your iPad to access this product through a browser. However, you do have access to Salesforce Mobile Lite, which works on iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry. I believe that this is available at no additional charge, but note that this is the "Lite" version only.
Synchronization with QuickBooks is reliant on two syncing tools if you are using a desktop version of QuickBooks (only one if you are using QuickBooks Online Edition). If everything is working well, it isn't a problem. However, that might not always be the case. BOTH of these parts need to be working for your data to be updated on both sides of this equation.
- The first synchronization is using the Sync Manager program that is installed on your local computer. This is true of most applications that use the Intuit App Center. This tool essentially copies your desktop company file into an Intuit "cloud" data store, and then keeps them synchronized. For some people, keeping the Sync Manager running can be a problem sometimes. This is NOT my favorite utility program.
- The second synchronization is between the Intuit "cloud" data store of your information and the Salesforce "cloud" data store. Both the desktop and the QuickBooks Online version of the product use this.
In November there was a problem when the second Sync Manager wasn't working properly, so data wasn't synchronized. This didn't stop you from using the product, it just didn't let you synch data. Intuit is working on "hardening" that part of the process. At the same time there was a problem with the App Center not being able to run Salesforce at all. This was a bigger problem – but Intuit resolved this more quickly. Hopefully this won't be a continuing problem.
Support is an interesting issue also. If you buy Salesforce for QuickBooks you get your support from Intuit support staff, not Salesforce support staff. According to Sonia Singh, Intuit's senior product manager for Salesforce for QuickBooks, Intuit has a dedicated support team set up. They handle all of the issues with dealing with the Sync Manager on your computer, how to access your product, as well as any Salesforce related questions. If they can't handle a Salesforce question they have the ability to get the answer from the Salesforce staff for you. This is important to note – if a problem occurs with either of the synchronization steps, or with access via the Intuit App Center, you can't call Salesforce to get help. You have to go through Intuit support.
Does It Work?
I guess that depends on what your expectations are.
Mike Branch is a Certified Salesforce Developer as well as a Certified QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions ProAdvisor (http://harborsi.com/). Mike wrote about Salesforce for QuickBooks in his blog article last September, where he briefly discusses some alternative approaches for integrating the two products. He has the following analysis of the product:
Salesforce for QuickBooks is a great entry level tool for businesses needing to connect their CRM and accounting information. It provides a good, basic integration that will give sales and marketing staff visibility to customer financial history and the ability to send sales transactions to QuickBooks from Salesforce. It only works with the Group and Professional Editions of Salesforce, so it would not be appropriate for Salesforce Enterprise Edition users or companies who may move to the Enterprise Edition in the near future. It also does not take advantage of the powerful customization features of Salesforce. For example, if you set up your own invoicing, order entry, or payment processes in Salesforce, Salesforce for QuickBooks would not send that information to QuickBooks. For these situations there are a number of other integration products available, and custom programming is also an option.
I don't have a lot of experience with Salesforce so I can't provide a detailed analysis of the product. It seems to me that the Group version is very limited. You can only have 5 users, you can't post transactions into QuickBooks. Unless you are already using Salesforce and are really dependent on it, I don't see this as a useful integration.
Salesforce isn't really aimed at the smaller business. You can make a better case for the Professional version, but you need to look very closely at how orders are created in QuickBooks. The order entry feature in QuickBooks (estimates, sales orders, invoices and sales receipts) is very flexible. You can add custom fields, change the types of fields that are included, select different kinds of templates, apply payments and credits and more. You have a variety of item"types" that can be used in QuickBooks and they provide different features, like group items, discount items and subtotal items. You have many different ways of coming up with a price for your product, including price level lists and more. At this point I don't believe that the integration with Salesforce will provide you with all of the features that can be found in QuickBooks, so before you commit to this you need to look at how you are using QuickBooks and see if you can create orders the way you want.
Another concern that was brought up to me by a friend who was trying to use this is how this works with Salesforce customizations and add-on applications. Salesforce has an AppExchange, similar to the Intuit App Center, where you can get many different applications that work with Salesforce. Intuit says that all of the apps in AppExchange are available to Salesforce for QuickBooks users. However, people are finding that this isn't always the case. You normally log in to Salesforce via the Intuit App Center, which places the application in an iframe. That can prevent some add-on products and Salesforce features from working (including the Salesforce/Outlook integration).
Some Questions Looking Forward
- This application currently is a "Federated" application, which has to do with how it integrates with QuickBooks and is accessed. Earlier this year Intuit announced "Intuit Anywhere", and said that it will be asking add-on developers to move to this new integration approach. Will Intuit be prompt in converting this application to the new technology?
- Will Intuit be able to work out the problem with integration with AppExchange applications, as well as other features that won't work if you log in from the Intuit App Center? Intuit acknowledges that this is a problem that they are looking at. Chuck Vigeant of Clearify suggests that they would avoid this issue if they were to make this integration work through the AppExchange rather than through the Intuit App Center. As a "Federated" application this probably won't work. Perhaps this would be possible when (if) they move this to the Intuit Anywhere platform?
- Intuit has a history of developing add-on products and then dropping them when things don't pan out the way they hoped. They dropped the online storage of attached documents, as well as their time tracking tool, amongst others. So I wonder what Intuit's commitment is to the Salesforce integration. If YOU, the consumer, commit to this, can you trust that Intuit will continue supporting it? Sonia Singh (senior product manager at Intuit for this product) says that this is a very important alliance for both Intuit and Salesforce and that they are fully committed to it.
- What about integration with the Enterprise version of Salesforce? When I first heard about the Salesforce integration I didn't think that Salesforce Enterprise would be important. Salesforce Enterprise is aimed at larger companies, I'm not sure that this is a market for QuickBooks. However, I may be changing my mind. The first person I talked to who was actually trying to implement this really wanted the Enterprise edition. According to Intuit they don't have that many calls from customers who want to buy Salesforce Enterprise from Intuit, but they ARE getting calls from people who already have Salesforce Enterprise and who want to integrate it with QuickBooks. According to Intuit: "Based on customer response we are considering it".
Category: Product Reviews, QuickBooks Add-ons
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Charlie Russell is the founder of CCRSoftware. He's been involved with the small business software industry since the mid 70's, and remembers releasing his first commercial accounting software product when you had a one-floppy disk drive system, loading the program from one floppy and then replacing that with the other floppy to hold the data. He has a special interest in inventory and manufacturing software for small businesses. Charlie is a Certified Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor with additional certifications for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Enterprise. He also is a Xero Certified Partner. Visit his CCRSoftware web site for information about his QuickBooks add-on products. Charlie can be reached at [email protected] He is also the author of the California Wildflower Hikes blog Connect with Charlie at GoogleComments (7)
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This product only makes sense for QB users unhappy with the new lead center. If you are a Salesforce user, there are multiple, and very good, applications that "connect" both programs much beyond this timid offering by Intuit.
Makes one wonder what is going on inside Intuit: either they are committed to their own "lead center" or to Salesforce. They come across like the man with a wife and a lover, who is considering a one-night-fling.
Charlie – Great article, and as always, very well researched with lots of valuable details.
I agree with Chuck's point about the advantages of doing this through Salesforce's AppExchange app vs. Intuit's App Center. I get the impression that Intuit wants to retain a little more control over the apps than Salesforce does, at least for the short term, so I doubt we'll see this in the AppExchange any time soon. But I think this strategy will inhibit adoption of Intuit's cloud offerings by developers and may hurt them in the long run.
Regarding the demand for Salesforce Enterprise Edition by smaller businesses – I've been surprised at how many of my smaller Salesforce clients have opted for the Enterprise Edition. Many of them see the ROI in spending $125 per month per user in order to get the most out of Salesforce. It really doesn't take much to make somebody $125 more productive every month, either in time savings or increased sales.
I have been a Certified Pro Advisor since the exception of the program. We are also a Google Apps Reseller and a Salesforce Consulting Partner. It doesn't make sense to use Salesforce below the Enterprise level….we are on the platform at the Unlimited level…which is $250/month for our own practice. With a boomi.com widget, the ability to integrate fully with QBOnline is a snap.
My question – WHY if I am already a customer of Quickbooks (Enterprise) and pay annual support/subscription $$$$ AND I am a customer of Salesforce Group edition $$ WHY do I have to PAY to integrate the two? It is very frustrating to me how Intuit bleeds customers for additional functionality. As in the document Center – I am happy that this is finally available in 2012 and not some other subscription I need to purchase to attach MY documents to MY transactions.
Boy, they sure did answer your question in a timely manner! NOT!
I believe some of the information in this article needs to be updated. If you are currently a Salesforce Enterprise user – you may use this integration. Intuit is selling a packaged Salesforce + Quickbooks if you are currently NOT a Salesforce customer. If you are a Group, Professional OR Enterprise customer you may use the ADD-ON app to integrate.
Yes – The Professional and Enterprise app versions do both the same level of sync but you pay $20.00 more for the enterprise privilege.


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Studying abroad is an experience of a lifetime! As a college student, now really is the best time for you to consider a program abroad. The Center for Global Education (CGE) will be the key office you will work with as you make your plans to go abroad. However, you can expect to be working with a variety of TU faculty and staff departments along the way to ensure a successful study abroad experience! As you begin to consider exploring a program abroad, we encourage you to spend some time identifying your personal and academic goals for going abroad. Along with research, self reflection and defining goals, students have a better chance of finding a program that best fits their personal and academic needs. The CGE staff is happy to assist you along the way!
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1 God's Message came to me: | 1 The word of the LORD came to me: |
2 "Son of man, face Ammon and preach against the people: | 2 "Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. |
3 Listen to the Message of God, the Master. This is what God has to say: Because you cheered when my Sanctuary was desecrated and the land of Judah was devastated and the people of Israel were taken into exile, | 3 Say to them, 'Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said "Aha!" over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile, |
4 I'm giving you over to the people of the east. They'll move in and make themselves at home, eating the food right off your tables and drinking your milk. | 4 therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk. |
5 I'll turn your capital, Rabbah, into pasture for camels and all your villages into corrals for flocks. Then you'll realize that I am God. | 5 I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD. |
6 "God, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel, | 6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel, |
7 I'll step in and hand you out as loot - first come, first served. I'll cross you off the roster of nations. There'll be nothing left of you. And you'll realize that I am God." | 7 therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.' " |
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New to MSU and or the Lansing area?
So here you are and OMG is this a big campus and what little town are we in now and who's friendly and who's not and, and… right.
Some publications you probably want to check out include:
- City Pulse is a Lansing-area publication sold wherever newspapers are sold
- Between the Lines is a weekly state-wide LGBT paper with copies available in the Resource Center!
Some places you probably want to check out include:
- Everybody Reads
- Spiral Video and Dance Bar (sound on link)
- Bubble Island
- Espresso Royale
Some websites you probably want to check out include:
- The FYI MSU pages are full of good information for first year students
- A listing of businesses in downtown East Lansing.
- There is a lansingmetro community on Livejournal (and a michiganstate community, for that matter) that can yield useful intel from time to time. Also check out www.koofers.com, a student-only resource.
- The Lansing Association for Human Rights strives to build strong Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender communities in the Lansing area by addressing and assisting with the needs and concerns of individuals, families, and friends as well as bringing together people of all ages, races, and backgrounds to celebrate our lives together


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Sean Cummings will be the newest Shorewood trustee.
The Village Board on June 18 appointed Cummings as the replacement for former Trustee Michael Phinney, who left the seat in April after four years on the board.
Phinney was re-elected to a second term in April 2007. He resigned for personal reasons.
Cummings will serve the remainder of Phinney's term. Cummings will be up for re-election in April 2010.
He was not available for comment.
Involvement a plus
Board members opted to appoint Cummings, rather than hold a special election, partly to save money, Village President Guy Johnson said.
A total of 12 people - Cummings, Mark Clingaman, Daniel Daemmrich, Peter Grimes, William Kohl, Patrick Linnane, Brady McMonigal, Tim Ryan, Ryan Scott, Brad Simenz, Niki Skinner and John Toutenhoofd - interviewed for the spot.
After nearly five hours of interviews, the board selected Cummings.
Cummings' application and interview pushed him over the top, board members said.
Cummings is president of Brunswick Bowling and Billiards in Bristol, Wis. He also is co-chairman of the Drive to Distinction, or D2D, Committee, a community effort to raise nearly $5.6 million to renovate Shorewood High School's outdoor athletic facilities.
"We liked the fact that he was very involved in the community," Johnson said. "We thought he would bring a good perspective to the board, with his business background."
Community's challenges
In his application, Cummings highlighted attracting and retaining residents with school-aged children to the village as one of the three greatest challenges the community faces.
Among the other challenges Cummings sees before village were maintaining quality of life services while bringing the village's tax rate closer in line with comparable communities; looking at greater shared services and expansion of fee-based programs; and balancing the needs of a diverse constituency while gaining consensus on long-term goals and objectives for the community.
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The economy sides with innovation. During times of economic hardship, college administrators often look for ways to reduce costs. Now that the open source software (OSS) movement has matured, open source offerings such as Open Office and Moodle look especially appealing, given the absence of liscense fees. With promises of reducing costs by moving to open source software, college administrators are scrutinizing the learning management system (LMS) market.
This new scrutiny is leading to change, as the University of Louisiana at Monroe announced a move to Moodle from Blackboard. A ULM press release indicates that the university will save approximately $100,000 per year by switching to Moodle. Of more importance though, is what Paula Thornhill, ULM's Electronic Learning Facilitator, announces in the release: "Moodle is a powerful content management system that empowers faculty with the ability to create an environment in which students can interact with content" (Harris). While ULM identifies two distinct qualitative reasons for moving to Moodle, Cole (2005) reports that a mere 2000 universities had adopted Moodle by 2005 (xiii). Yet the number of registrations has continued to grow. In December 2005, Moodle reported just under 5000 total known Moodle sites, and the number currently rests at about 50,000 ("Moodle Statistics" 2010). That tenfold growth indicates conditions are perfect for large scale migration to the open source LMS. Thus, since faculty may appreciate Moodle as a LMS which fosters engagement with course material and administrators may appreciate Moodle for its reduced costs, the demand for the product is steadily growing.
The Moodle Trust promotes its LMS as a student-centered, social-constructivist Learning Management System where students may "interact with content," rather than a place to store documents, stating that Moodle fosters "richly collaborative communities of learning around their subject matter (in the social constructionist tradition)" ("What is Moodle" 2010). Blackboard, however, promotes its LMS as one that fosters "personalized and engaging learning experiences, the kind that when achieved on a wide scale can bring about big and measurable change in learning outcomes" ("Teaching and Learning" 2010). While these brief descriptions initially seem similar, they draw upon a deeply-rooted educational dichotomy: While Moodle purports itself to promote engagement with course materials, Blackboard purports itself to promote achieving student learning outcomes. It's upon that premis that the two LMSs compete, as a LMS that fosters collaboration and engagement represents a major shift in LMS philosophy, as the LMS has largely been used as a place to store and retrieve documents, not a place to "interact with content," which is much different than merely participating on a forum.
While Moodle is not the only open source LMS (it shares its market with the likes of Sakai and Joomla!), I have experience using Moodle—both as faculty and as a writing program administrator. Thus, in this webtext, I will examine key ways in which Moodle, especially the Moodle Workshop module, creates a venue in which writing can be taught in social constructivist ways.
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The walls around the queue area came down but they didn't reveal an interactive queue yet. Here's the latest news I'm aware of: http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/...walls-down.htm
If I had to guess, the work to begin the interactive queue won't start until after the work to add the pathway where the old skyway was is done. Just a hunch.


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The propanoate or propionate ion is C2H5COO− (propanoic acid minus one hydrogen ion).
A propanoic or propionic compound is a small salt or ester of propanoic acid. In these compounds, propanoate is often written in shorthand, as CH3CH2CO2 or simply EtCO2.
Propanoates should not be confused with propenoates (commonly known as acrylates), the ions/salts/esters of propenoic acid (also known as 2-propenoic acid or acrylic acid).
The misspelling "proprionate" is often encountered.
- Sodium propionate, NaC2H5CO2
- Methyl propionate, (C2H5(CO)OCH3)
- Calcium propionate, Ca(C2H5CO2)2
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4 And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum. | 4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north--an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, |
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Welcome to St. Gregory of Narek Armenian Apostolic Church
St. Gregory of Narek has served the Armenian community in Greater Cleveland for over 45 years. As a center of Armenian-American cultural and religious life in the area we offer numerous opportunities to be part of ths long tradition.
As an Armenian Church, we seek to teach the Word of God and the Orthodox faith, to together worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the Divine Liturgy and services of the Armenian Orthodox Church, and to provide opportunities for prayer, spiritual growth, ministry, outreach, and fellowship. We also seek to strengthen and ensure the continuation of our beloved and cherished Armenian language and culture.
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If you possess a deep appreciation for natural beauty, a pair of binoculars and patience, or the desire to learn it, birding may be just the hobby for you.
And though it's an avocation that can take you around the world, you can have fun and learn a great deal doing it right here in Queens.
Birding can be done alone or in pairs, with the entire family or in a club outing. You can seek out shorebirds on Jamaica Bay, warblers in Forest Park, owls in Alley Pond Park and much more. You can see and hear birds that are returning from southern climes to nest here or get a glimpse of non-natives passing through on their way back north. And each one is more exotic, and generally prettier, than the rock doves you see every day — the birds we call pigeons.
"At this time of year, in March, in April, things are moving," said John Collins, a member of the Queens County Bird Club. "It's a very exciting time of year, the beginning of the migration season."
Waterfowl such as herons and egrets are returning to the region. Wood ducks and mallard ducks are already nesting. Eastern phoebes, the first of the flycatchers to return to Queens and Long Island in the spring, are starting to show up.
In Alley Pond Park, where the bird club is based, great horned owls have been nesting since January. They're in the forested part of the park, accessed from what's known as the Upper Alley parking lot, off the Douglaston Parkway. "Alley Pond Park is a really great place to see local birds this time of year," Collins said.
One entertaining avian to see is the American woodcock, which has just begun its evening courtship display. They can be found in various parts of Alley Pond, including the area behind the environmental center where the bird club meets. The males do their courtship show just after sundown, so watchers need a cloudless night with a good-sized moon to see them.
"The male goes up in the air and twitters seemingly endlessly back to earth," Collins said. "That's fun to see. If it's a clear night and there's plenty of moonlight, it's an almost indescribable thing to see."
A Whitestone native, Collins has been watching birds his entire life, and seriously pursuing them for the last 35 years or so. The hobby opened up a whole new world to him, and he travels the globe to exotic locales from Alaska to Africa seeking new finds. He's been to every continent on those quests, including Antartica.
At the bird club, Collins guides many of the trips members take upstate or to nearby states like New Jersey. "The Queens County Bird Club will have lots and lots of field trips in the spring, because that's one of the best times of the year," Collins said.
Among the most notable trips are an April 18 excursion to the Garret Mountain Reservation in West Patterson, N.J. Attendees will have a decent shot at spotting lingering pine warblers soon to move north, early arrivals from the south like brown thrashers and Eastern towhees, and ravens that nest right in the park.
Another trip to New Jersey follows less than a week later, on April 26, when the QCBC will go to Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge and, just over the Passaic River, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Between the two sites attendees may spot Baltimore orioles, tree swallows, Eastern bluebirds — New York's state bird — and several types of sparrows. And they'll visit a rehabilitation center for injured raptors like hawks and eagles.
Many other trips are planned throughout spring and summer, including one overnighter to destinations upstate.
Those who want to study birds without leaving Queens have plenty of options too. Alley Pond and Jamaica Bay are among the best locations. Birders going to the latter should park in either lot just south of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge and walk to the entrance road on the east side; or park farther south at the visitors' center and go to the West Pond to enjoy not just birds but wildflower-rich gardens the city planted years ago. Later in the year, go to the East Pond to see birds that visit after the water level is reduced in August — including the American avicet and even the majestic bald eagle.
Other good bird-watching spots include:• Ridgewood Reservoir on the Brooklyn-Queens border, which Collins called "species-rich" and is where the club starts its annual "Big Day" bird census in May;• Forest Park, where an ephemeral pond called "the water hole" near the junction of Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South in Kew Gardens draws what Collins deems "some incredibly rare birds" for the area, such as Swainson's warbler, the prothonotary warbler and the summer tanager; and• Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows, where you're likely to find the wood thrush, which Collins deems "a wonderful bird to hear, a wonderful songster."
For much more about birding in the borough, visit queenscountybirdclub.org or go to a club meeting; beginners are always welcome. Don't be surprised if you get hooked, and if you end up interested in more than birds.
"Although we focus on birds we do try to get people interested in everything that has to do with nature and the environment," noted Collins, who added that his mother instilled in him an "invaluable" interest in nature. His current chief study is dragonflies.


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I picked this perfume up at my local TJ Max for $25. I figured that was a pretty cheap price for what the Juicy Couture perfumes usually sell for. I made a mistake by buying this without smelling it. I bought it thinking that I usually love all the Juicy Couture perfumes, especially Viva La Juicy, which I have worn in the past, so this one must be good too, right? WRONG. The first time I sprayed it I nearly gagged. It's a very strong smell, not too pleasant. Smells too much like alcohol and like grandma perfume. I will be attempting to return this to TJ max tomorrow and hopefully get my money back.


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Jan 30th 2011 10:15PM Not sure that drinking would fix anything at this stage in the game, at least not in the era of healers being tight on mana and the dependence on having enough DPS to finish an encounter before the said healers are completely out of tricks.
That said, a year from now, I'm sure we'll be back to our old dranky ways (at least in the content we currently face).
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Apr 12th 2010 1:23PM I don't think I've ever spent 1000g over a period of 12 hours of progression as a tank. I'm a proponent of the "bring what you need" philosophy; fish feasts provided by those in the guild who wish to donate them. Besides, if you have 12 hours to throw yourself at a boss, surely you have two to do a day's worth of dailies/vendor trash.
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Nov 7th 2008 9:26AM I've heard of T5/T6 groups failing to down High King Maulgar.
A couple of things to consider:
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2. In the right (but sad) environment, mere presence gets you into raids.
My claim is that you don't have to understand the mechanics of every fight in order to be successful. My first experience Mage-tanking HKM (I was the only option) I had some healers who timed their spells so well that I tanked inside the Blast Wave. I was doing it wrong and we were still successful. This just meant that when I tired to do it the same way the next week with a single healer, we wiped several times before I realized my mistake. Now you're seeing the same thing with people who have done the high end content where their presence and pew-pew have gotten them those positions. Do they understand everything about the fight? Probably not.
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Apr 21st 2008 5:28PM They are viable in arenas, for example on 2s pair them with a druid and they are a great. Even after the nerf to drains and the nerd to mana regen they do great.
@Eternalpayn they have scatter shot on a 30 second cooldown, they have traps that make it almost impossible to catch a druid or any healer for that matter all they have to do is run thru the trap and they off free. They also have silencing shot on a 20 second cooldown all while being able to drain mana with viper sting. And all that with a pet on the opposite teams healer which makes it almost impossible to drink.
If you are playing as BM then you are off to a bad start in arenas, sure the burst is great but all they do is LOS the duration of your bestial wrath and you are done for.


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So love this fabric because of its texture, the pattern on it and how it would be perfect for the coat that I design. Had this design for a while and was extremely happy I found this fabric to be able to bring it to reality.
For the base of the style I use M6741 (See style shown). I am a fanatic for bows so I wanted the coat to have a big bow as the focal point. The bow is what makes the design unique with a signature look.
The design of the coat is fitted and flared with princess seams, side front pockets, high neckline, cap sleeves and it is completely lined. The front have concealed button closure with 10 buttons of size 3/4" . An oversized bow is placed at the first button and is attached through a loop opening. The bow can be removed if so desired.
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Jun 12, 2014, 06.43 PMby constanteffort
impressive item ,congratulations
Jun 13, 2014, 02.57 PMby kisses
Thanks very much
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Mar 2, 2014, 02.36 PMby kisses
Thank You :-)
Feb 25, 2014, 01.21 AMby pamchar
Beautiful!!! I'm a "bow lover" too and your dress is so elegant, perfect fabric too!!!
Feb 26, 2014, 02.04 AMby kisses
Thanks Pam..I find bows to be extremely cute!
Feb 24, 2014, 06.14 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
One of your best dresses, kisses. All is in harmony here: the fabric pattern, the design of the dress, the balance – the right length and silhouette and a fresh colour that suits you. Very nice.
Feb 25, 2014, 01.22 PMby kisses
Thanks Oksana…I so agree and I love it :-)
Feb 22, 2014, 02.02 PMby nadia r
wow good job there x
Feb 24, 2014, 07.37 PMby kisses
Thanks :-)
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Lovely dress Kisses :) This fabric is gorgeous and you look great!
Feb 24, 2014, 02.11 PMby kisses
Thanks alot Anjovis :-)
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Gorgeous!! Love everything about this dress and you look amazing in it.
Feb 23, 2014, 02.54 AMby kisses
Thanks very much :-)
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Your look so nice!
Feb 23, 2014, 02.38 AMby kisses
Thanks Rita :-)
Feb 20, 2014, 08.35 PMby liliv-1
I LOVE it!!
Feb 21, 2014, 02.58 PMby kisses
Thanks darling :-)
Feb 20, 2014, 07.24 PMby libra-s
Very Pretty! Love your shoes by the way!
Feb 21, 2014, 07.02 PMby kisses
Thanks very much :-)
Feb 20, 2014, 06.19 PMby Mary Athey
Princess kisses has a lovely ring to it!! You look fabulous and the coat dress is just beautiful. Well done for drafting and making something so lovely . The fabric is gorgeous as well x
Feb 21, 2014, 02.58 PMby kisses
Thanks Mary…I really enjoy wearing it too :-)
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DEVINE! really lovely :-)
Feb 21, 2014, 01.30 PMby kisses
Thanks Martin…I totally agree :-)
Feb 20, 2014, 05.07 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Gorgeous Kisses! Fabulous fabric and I agree; you look very royal :-)
Feb 21, 2014, 01.26 PMby kisses
Thanks Ellen for kind words :-)
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Hi, it's really gorgeous. Love the bow detail.
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Thanks Cathy
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Like the event itself, the reputation for Quincy's Smoke on the River barbecue contest continues to grow among pit masters.
"We have a good reputation for being right on the river," 2012 event Chairman Art Awerkamp said. "They like that they're on pavement and not in the grass like they are at other events. They like the atmosphere of the event."
The event, sponsored by the Quincy Exchange Club, has more than doubled in size since its inception seven years ago. Last year's event drew 39 participants.
Once again, Smoke on the River will feature music and activities in addition to all the food. The event features pit masters from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Indiana. Watching the teams set up shop, Awerkamp said, is one of his favorite parts of the weekend.
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Nationality: British Occupation: MOD Employee Birthday: 10 June 1962 Age: 39 T-Shirt: Large
Number of Years Running: 20 Number of Marathons: 12
50k-1998 National trail running championships Position first 3 hrs plus. 1999 Mount Everest Marathon Nepal 12th 6.5 hrs.
50mi-1998 'Comrades'South Africa (55bmiles uphill year)8 hrs 22mins.
100mi-1997 Himalyan 5 day stage race. Altitude Mountain run placed 6th.
100mi+-1997 Marathon des Sables - Finished 43rd time of 7 days like everyone else.
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Because I do.
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