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Plastic $20 bills aren't scanning
Vending-machine owners blame bank
OTTAWA -- Thousands of vending machines still can't digest those plastic $20 bank notes the government released two months ago, with machine owners blaming the Bank of Canada for their problems.
As many as a half-million machines that scan bank notes needed reprogramming to accept the radically redesigned $20 bills, the most popular denomination in Canada.
Some 145 million polymer $20 notes have been put into circulation since Nov. 7, one of a series of new plastic notes intended to thwart counterfeiters and last much longer than their paper-cotton predecessors.
Kim Lockie has been converting his 1,200 machines in Fort McMurray, Alta., full-time for two months, but still has about 300 to go.
His unconverted machines, which dispense chips, candy, ice cream and even over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, are frustrating customers who can't use their crisp, new bills.
"I would think less than half the machines in Canada would accept this bill right now," said Lockie, the industry's point man for the conversion project as an official of the Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association.
"As a small business, I am losing money."
Lockie blames the Bank of Canada for failing to heed three years of warnings from owners that they needed a long lead time to recalibrate their vending machines before the official release of the new bills.
"The Bank of Canada didn't really even talk to us in the last three years," he said in an interview. "It seems like they have no desire to work with us... Tough luck for our industry."
Sabbir Kabir, a Toronto-based official of the Canadian National Vending Alliance, says his members, representing the nine biggest vending-machine operators, also report they were not given enough lead time to convert their scanners.
"The customer gets upset very easily and he's not going to come back," he said of the potential losses to the $5-billion-a-year industry.
The Bank of Canada rejects the criticisms, saying its officials have worked closely with the sector, providing vending-equipment manufacturers with sample bills months before the official release so they could create the right software.
"For the $20 note, these final notes were made available in May of 2012, fully six months before the notes were issued into circulation in November 2012," said spokesman Jeremy Harrison. "Eighty-five companies took advantage of the bank's offer, representing the vast majority of equipment manufacturers and suppliers to the Canadian market."
Harrison notes the six-month lead time was twice as long as for the previous series of newly designed bills, the so-called Journey notes released in 2004.
"In short, the bank has worked hard to help ensure that note-handling equipment is ready for the new notes," he said.
Each vending machine or other device that processes bank notes, such as self-serve checkouts, parking-permit dispensers and even ATMs, can require up to 15 minutes of on-site reprogramming by a technician using a laptop.
The labour-intensive process is costly, time-consuming and follows weeks or months of software development, testing and training by manufacturers and service providers.
Lockie's group had asked the Bank of Canada to release its new plastic $5 and $10 bills at the same time as the $20s to allow for a single recalibration visit to each machine. But the bank decided to issue the two lower denominations simultaneously later this year, forcing vending-machine owners to plan another round of site visits in 2013, absorbing the costs.
Kabir said some manufacturers were caught off guard when the Bank of Canada issued slightly different versions of the new $20 bank notes. The entire image is offset in one version -- the Queen's chin is marginally higher, for example -- which can foil automatic scanners programmed to expect the non-offset version.
-- The Canadian Press
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A container ship of Hanjin Shipping (South Korea) outward bound from Vancouver, British Columbia. The ship is in the ship channel between Canada and the USA in the Strait of Georgia, off the east coast of Vancouver Island.The islands in the background are part of the San Juan group in Washington State. Taken in the evening just before sunset,from waters off Pender Island, British Columbia, June 17, 2009.
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Beautiful lighting on this capture George…..wonderful immage !!
Hi Sean, and thank you. I always try to take the camera along when we go boating or fishing, there's often a photo-op that just comes along out of nowhere :) I really liked that lighting myself and it did come out nicely.
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Looks like it's about as full as it can get.
Hi Randall..yes, she's pretty well loaded. Though sometimes we see those ships piled so high you wonder why they don't capsize!
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Beautiful shot, George. Great lighting!
Thanks Mike..the evening light was really nice, I was going to just take a shot of the islands, when this ship came in sight and made the perfect centrepiece :)
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@Bradders you want it to produce a downwards force on the whole car (= the chassis), not just bend a piece of trunk lid or bumper. You don't fix a tow hook just to the plastic bumper too, same principle.
@Chris 'Haffy' Hafner didn't the police start pulling over people to control cars they brought to the track, even when those where transported on a trailer? Read something about that last year. So those two lads up there might just takes notes for later...
@randomswede "Is it an american term for every not-made-in-the-US vehicle?"
exactly that ;) I don't know either how hard the lines are drawn tho
"Hotel, road, track. It's what this car is all about."
Remember, Porsche did that with Chris Harris (among others) at the wheel in a 911 GT3 RS
It's the TRD Lazer, it will amaze ya! ;)
Use the rotary at constant rpm to power a generator, and a pure electric drive train at the wheels. Oh, and the rotary could be fueled with hydrogen, we know Mazda got that right already
@Chri5 Duncan you have no idea how much metallurgy and development can go into a simple part like that bolt ;)
GTA 4.5L V8 ... never heard of an engine like that before. Is it a Formula based engine?
that Renault ... midmounted VR38 ... need more of it
that engine sound surprisingly smooth for that power level
this car needs to tackle Pikes Peak next year!
absolutely not, imo. Drifting needs a racetrack, or even better, a natural flowing road. In Europe most hillclimb events come with a few drift demo runs nowadays, those excite me. That stuff above is basically the same wannabes do on an empty mall parking lot, and as interesting
@Chapped Man
to be honest, Frank is a rather "confident" man
a ~500 kg car with a F1 derived V8, hillclimb special slicks and gears, and a CoG lower than a pebble is worlds faster and accelerates faster than Franks Lotus (as does quiet a lot of racing machinery)
I'd like to see Frank enter his car in a hillclib or time attack, just to get a sense of performance compared to similar cars.
@RDS must be due to customers. Lambos attract, well, a different clientèle than Ferrari.
To keep those from killing themselves the car is setup to understeer. As a mid-engined car with a rearward weight distribution and torque split, these traits have to be implanted on purpose.
@Babauzis Audi and VW use the same stuff under the fancy Audi covers and the not so fancy VW equivalent. And its not even meant to compete in the same league as BMW and Merc' wagons. More aimed at the (now family hatching) Euro tuner fan.
@Speedhunters_Bryn @Acc Vöx-style may be a bit much, clean exterior, bit lowered and a B5252 swap may be nice (and doable). One can dream (and Amazons are cheap over here)
@Speedhunters_Bryn @Acc I still dream about building an Amazon in that style, well at least as much as the TÜV allows.
I think I just decided that "Pro Touring" is my favourite style for street cars
soo much material for my background folder
close to 1,000kg in racetrim ... thats almost Lotus territory
plus a racecar with wood is an instant winner
"VRS" is what Skoda calls its sporty models ;)
Still think a RB or JZ would fit nicely into a Sagaris, or a S54 ...
@akshaygollapalli iirc quite a bit of the chassis made it inside the AE86 too.
Cutting and rewelding a cylinder head, welll thats a new one for me.
@TjChannon that engine .. both the block and the heads are very well known, been raced a lot, just never screwed together ;)
I'm very dubious for that production car record tho, 8 minutes full lap may be possible, but I'm very sceptical.
Not to mention the solution for gearbox placement in the Mondeo: The gearbox was rotated 180° on its transversal axis and its driveshafts ran THROUGH the V of the V6!
Ingenious idea with that FWD Porsche drivetrain, never thought about that. Come to think of, I can't remember another mid-engined FWD car besides the Renault R5
@JamesH ...or he didn't want to answer that question
@Ksyruz @TarmacTerrorist nah, in the supercar world Hennessey is one of many "also-ran" companys, probably even after Noble and the like.
They built cars who just do one thing really good, going in a straight line, despite the known Lotus suspension scavenge.
The Koeniggsegg One:1 is a better bet in my opinion for that record (or speeds even close to it). Turn up the boost a little, sacrifice longevity and they might surpass this car even in a straight line. While being better engineered as a whole.
It really depends on were you live. good luck finding a Chevy V8 in a German scrapyard, you're probably better up searching for BMW/Audi/Mercedes V8s (or V10s or V12s). Even a W12 would be easier to get here (just the bare engine, mind you).
@Taryn Croucher @ChrisMcNamee the long winters make people a little crazy .. obviously in a good way
so I guessed right then ;)
is there a build thread anywhere of the car? Would love to see some detail pics on the front drivetrain
@Speedhunters_Bryn @Acc there's some truth in that, guess I'm just spoiled by all that Gatebil material
I'd loved some more information on the car itself ... "2 litre turbos", yeah, thats been the RX formular for years. What's in that Audi, which production engine is it based on, what drivetrain, what suspension system, does it use parts from the WRC Polo and so on ... thats what this site is all about.
@speedhunters_dino @Acc or is it a Sellholm unit? The front diff must be in the middle of the sump judging from the pics, Skyline was the first of that layout coming to my mind :)
Golden brakes and a suspicious sticker on the front rails ... is that Amazon sporting a Skyline GTR AWD gearbox swap next to its BMW V8?
will we ever get a spotlight/featur on that Beetle-esque car seen on the Bonus Picture page? I like oddballs
@ovais909 @d_rav thats all nice and partly true (rotarys work best when pushed hard, Lemons racers know that), but Wankel stuff is hard to get by here in Europe. Nissan piston stuff isn't.
@ovais909 @Speedhunters_Bryn Bryn, can you ban people?
@KennedyCao don't think they ever did downhill races. Hilclimbing is almost as old as the automobil itself, during the early days it was a success if your car was even able to reach the top (back when cars barely exceeded 20 bhp or so). It was about power, which wasn't needed for downhill so much, so races were held only uphill.
(I'm talking about hillclimbing in general)
that definitly sounds boosted. "All new", may they ditched the MZR?
delighted to see Dumas in 1st with that Norma. I'm used to see those cars in the euro hillclimb leagues, always wondered how they'd do on Pikes Peak. Decades of tarmac hillclimb experience seem to pay off.
@Speedhunters_Bryn @Acc @theAught yeah that one :)
@theAught @Acc if the driver likes half a meter of throw, well, not my cup.
Best shifter I've seen to date was made out of an artificial hip joint (100% titanium iirc)
That Budweiser tap is probably the most impractical interoir mod I've seen in a long time
Please tell us you at least took a look under the front of the FT-1 to get a glimpse of whatever engine might be in it
@ADDvanced Todays safety regulations would never allow a car with a wedge like front like the old one.
@jdmRob @kphillips9936 For Tsukaba high speed is that last thing you want (it really is a low speed track). Rallycross cars still won't do that good I guess, even with bigger/wider tires and adjusted suspension they'd understeer all over the place. But one never knows before one tries ;)


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Peter Chapple-Hyam, the only remaining trainer who failed to reach the 12-winner target in the season which ended last Sunday, is to be asked to explain his poor record as the Jockey Club yesterday made clear it is determined to press on with its performance assessment ofFriday, 22 June, 2001, 12:00am
The Jockey Club calls them criteria. Or guidelines. But now we know what they really are: RULES. And the Club made it clear yesterday that anyone who breaks the rules - not necessarily all of them, but especially the golden rule of 12 winners per season - will face dismissal.22 Jun 2001 - 12:00am
Red Devil could provide a decent bit of win and place value in the sixth event on this afternoon's 10-race Sha Tin card.
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British champion jockey Kieren Fallon was involved in a bizarre dual double declarations mix-up yesterday that prompted an unprecedented draw and kept publication of tomorrow's Sha Tin starters delayed for an hour.22 Jan 1999 - 12:00am
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Piece Of Cake can help punters to a slice of the mouth watering $50 million-plus Triple Trio jackpot carried forward to tomorrow's Gold Cup card at Sha Tin.
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Veteran galloper Nervous Witness is working with the zest of a three-year-old.
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Hoist with their own petard.
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MELBOURNE champion jockey Steven King opened his Hong Kong account this time around with a slashing win on bottomweight Golden Double (6-1) to complete a memorable day for local trainer Wylie Wong.7 Dec 1997 - 12:00am
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Original post made by fed up, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 9, 2011
Well, I'm doing the taxes now, and I am just fed up -- we should get the same favor when it comes to receipts.
Businesses should be able to do whatever creative things they want with their receipts, but there should be a standard block at top (or top left) within a certain area, certain size type and clarity with one after the other: THE DATE, THE BUSINESS, THE TYPE OF PAYMENT (check, cash, credit w/last 3 or 4 digits), THE SUBTOTAL, THE TAX, AND THE TOTAL.
For health providers, there should also be a DATE OF SERVICE.
Paperless commerce is a promise too far off. Paper has enough advantages that I'm not sure the paper receipt will ever be gone anyway. But man, we should not have to hunt for the information on the receipts we need for everything from taxes to insurance to warranty fulfillment. I don't even like to think about the time we collectively spend!
Something like that could have a long lead time so no one could gripe about it, but it should be mandated like the check signing was.
I've got a simple high speed scanner that takes small receipts and database software that interfaces with Quicken. Whether working with receipts the old-fashioned way or scanning, having a format would be SUCH SUCH a huge help.
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on Apr 9, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Tax preparation should not require anything like you say.
Nor should it require you to buy "tax" software every year.
Nor should the profession of "tax professional" even exist.
Taxes, yes, they are necessary to fund the legitimate things our government should do. The process, however, has become completely corrupted, and needs to be dumped and re-done from scratch.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 9, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Doing the medical bills is even worse. That shouldn't be the case either. But it is. The basic information in receipts should be standardized just like with signatures on checks.
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(where >= amount 5 equalp name "george")
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I got quite close with this macrodefinition:
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but this expands to
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MWC notebook: Boise has QB dilemma?
Grant Hedrick has been doing just fine, but Joe Southwick's broken ankle has healed, and he is trying to make a comeback.
Offensive line coach Cameron Norcross was an assistant at Nevada in 2008 when Kevin Hart from Fernley, Nev., held the infamous press conference to make an oral commitment to Cal, a school that was not recruiting him.
That, Norcross said, had him scrambling for a bit.
"I went back and watched his tape two more times to make sure I didn't miss anything, because he's an O-lineman and he's right up the road,'' said Norcross, who had recruited Hart to walk on at Nevada. "It was a frantic couple of hours because there's a kid in our backyard that's committing to Cal that we hadn't offered, so I'm thinking I have to go and try to justify it to Coach (Chris) Ault … why haven't we offered this kid? I scrambled for a few hours.''
Coach Tim DeRuyter and defensive coordinator Nick Toth were at Texas A&M in 2011 when defensive back Floyd Raven, who had gone back and forth between Mississippi and Texas A&M, found out his mother had forged his signature on his letter of intent and faxed it to Mississippi.
Raven had preferred Texas A&M. His mother, obviously, wanted him to go to Mississippi.
He ended up at A&M. …
Quarterback Derek Carr gets to take on New Mexico on Saturday - the Lobos are ranked 115th in the bowl subdivision in passing efficiency defense and 117th in scoring defense. In five home games this season, Carr has averaged 404.0 passing yards and has 19 touchdown passes to only one interception. He has thrown 249 consecutive passes at Bulldog Stadium without an interception.
-- Robert Kuwada, Fresno Bee
Despite the 0-10 record, Hawaii coach Norm Chow said he plans to keep playing the best available players. Asked if UH should look ahead and play developing players, Chow said: "That's not fair to the seniors. We're not giving up on this season. We're going to keep fighting and working. We'll worry about next year next year."
That means Sean Schroeder will remain as the No. 1 quarterback for the final two games. Schroeder is a fifth-year senior who transferred to UH last year after earning a bachelor's degree at Duke. Schroeder started 11 of 12 games in 2012, but ceded the No. 1 job after undergoing back surgery. Taylor Graham, a transfer from Ohio State, started the first three games this year before suffering a dislocation of his left (non-throwing) shoulder. Ikaika Woolsey started UH's fourth game, against Nevada, and Schroeder has been the No. 1 quarterback the past six games.
Joey Iosefa, a 6-foot, 233-pound running back, has been the most prolific Warrior the past two games. After being limited to two carries in the first eight games because of a fractured left foot, Iosefa rushed 35 times for 191 yards against Navy and a school-record 37 times for 150 yards against San Diego State. Iosefa, who was raised in American Samoa, was a soccer and volleyball standout before playing football in high school. He said he gained strength -- he can bench press 445 pounds -- by working on his family's taro farm.


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The 'true' definition is; any form of non-reproductive sex (i.e. oral, anal, strap-on, etc...)
The 'true' definition is; any form of non-reproductive sex (i.e. oral, anal, strap-on, etc...)
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To insert a foriegn object into someones anus.
"Get the fuck out of my office and dont let the doorknob sodomize you on the way out"
by Mandalorian November 14, 2003
The art of inserting an object, any oject, into a rectum
"If you don't back the fuck up son, I am going to rip off your arm and sodomize you with the bloody stump!"
by dahmer, jeffrey January 24, 2003
to cram an object up the rear anal gape.
" My friend Ian was so mad he insisted on saying he wanted to SODOMIZE my teacher with a hand-grenade"
by Zoraman February 11, 2010
To commit sodomy, A.K.A for a man to have anal sex with a man or woman (usually a man).
I will sodomize you.
He sodomizes small boys.
The rapist sodomized the victim.
He sodomizes small boys.
The rapist sodomized the victim.
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used by Eminem in song called "Kill You"
on The Marshall Mathers LP
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"Just criminal intent to sodomize women again"
by anonymous April 08, 2005
Sodomy or homosexual sex, the act of inserting objectings ito one's anus( the place where you shit). Generally used as a alternative to intercourse, by teenagers attenpting to aviod pregnancy.
Homosexuals sodomize so much that their anus' become loose. The goat sodomized me!
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Curriculum Inventory and Reports (CIR)
Curriculum Inventory and Reports (CIR), part of the AAMC's Medical Academic Performance Services (MedAPS) initiative, is designed to serve as the premier benchmarking and reporting tool on content, structure, delivery, and assessment of medical school curricula.
Curriculum Inventory and Reports (CIR) is one of three new services affiliated with the Medical Academic Performance Services (MedAPS) initiative at the AAMC.
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NEGEA: New York University
SGEA: University of Louisville
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Review the full list of 2013-2014 Participating Schools .
The CI Portal will re-open August 1, 2015, for uploads of curriculum data for Academic Year 2014-2015.
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Uhhh...clicking on the link is what casts your vote....?
Ok, I know a few of you guys and gals visit Hooters in Saugus. So I need you to vote for my coworker's Girlfriend. Tia Jackson, Who is representing New England at the Ms.Hooters contest on June 20. 2009.
Go to the link below and vote. (You must enter a email address to cast your vote). Ps, you will not get any Junk emails.
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Uhhh...clicking on the link is what casts your vote....?
I like contests like this, we're ALL winners!
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Robyn just sent this to me---A thought for Mother's Day
Robyn and her two boys were here yesterday----We had a nice day
Happy Mother's Day to all my friends .
> After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman
> to dinner and a movie.
> She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would
> love to spend some time with you.'
> The other woman that m y wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has
> been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three
> children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
> That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
> 'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? My Mother is the type of
> who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign
> of bad news.
> I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I
> responded 'just the two of us'.She thought about it for a moment, and
> then said, 'I would like that very much.'
> That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit
> nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed
> be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on.
> had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to
> celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
> She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. 'I told my
> friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were
> impressed,' she said, as she got into the car. 'They can't wait to
> about our meeting.
> We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and
> cozy. My Mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.
> After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read
> large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw
> Mother sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.
> 'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she
> said. 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I
> responded. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing
> extraordin ary but catching up on recent events of each other's life.
> We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house
> later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me
> invite you.' I agreed.
> 'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice,
> much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.
> A few days later, my Mother died of a massive heart attack. It
> so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some
> time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt
> from the same place Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I
> paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there. But
> nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for
> wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you,
> son.'
> At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I love
> YOU' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in
> life is more important than your family. Give them the time they
> deserve, because these things cannot be put off till 'some other
> Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after
> you've had a baby.... somebody doesn't know that once you're a Mother,
> 'normal' is history.
> Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the
> first....somebody doesn't have the two or more children.
> Somebody said the hardest part of being a Mother is labor and
> delivery....somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus for the
> first day of kindergarten..or on a plane headed for military 'boot
> camp.'
> Somebody said a Mother can stop worrying after her child gets
> married....someb ody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or
> daughter-in-law to a Mother's heartstrings.
> Somebody said a Mother's job is done when her last child leaves
> home....somebody never had grandchildren.
> Somebody said your Mother knows you love her, so you don't need to
> her....somebody isn't a Mother.
> Pass this along to all the 'Mothers' in your life and to everyone who
> ever had a mother.
> This isn't just about being a Mother; it's about appreciating the
> in your lives while you have them....no matter who that person is.
> Watch your thoughts, they become words.
> Watch your words, they become actions
> Watch your actions, they become habits.
> Watch your Habits, they become character.
> Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny
> 'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind
> of battle'.
> 'As you mature, you realize it's better to find someone who's got your
> back than someone who turns your head.'
> 'There comes a time in your life when you realize who matters, who
> did, and who always will. Don't worry about people from your past,
> there's a reason they didn't make it to your future.'
> Romans 8v28
> And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
> God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.*


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Rodney Potter named Manatee's Distinguished Citizen
Published: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 1:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 1:58 p.m.
PALMETTO - Rodney Potter came to the Manatee County fairgrounds under what he described as "false pretenses" today.
Friends told him he would be attending a fundraising banquet. Potter soon learned that the luncheon was in his honor as the county's Distinguished Citizen of 2010.
Potter's alumni from the Manatee High School Class of 1954 nominated the Bradenton native. Potter's friends and the pastors of several churches he has attended said he has helped numerous needy people without ever seeking recognition for himself.
Potter is also known for his passion for local history and has served on the committees for the Gamble Mansion in Ellenton and the Manatee Village Historical Park.
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From Andrew Adamson, the director who brought us the first two "Shrek" and "Narnia" movies, "Mr. Pip" is a rather feeble attempt at more serious subject matter than talking lions and animated ogres. A literary adaptation of a coming-of-age story, with links to Charles Dickens' classic "Great Expecta...Read More »
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If "The Impossible" moves viewers to do anything, it may be to upgrade their life insurance policy to cover injuries due to tsunami. Because as we watch the Bennett family get whisked away by helipcopter at the end of the film to the facilities of a hospital in Singapore, leaving the tragedy of the ...Read More »
The trailers for "Branded" promise a kind of the-world-is-not-what-it-seems science fiction head-turner in the vein of "The Matrix," with an emphasis on the cultural fixation around name brands. They tantalizingly teased: What if, instead of giving you pleasure, those same brands were feeding off of...Read More »
Between "Twilight" on the big screen, and "True Blood" and "Vampire Diaries" on the cable dial, among countless other books, graphic novels and more, if you're a fan of bloodsuckers, there's likely a flavor out there for you. And with countless other projects in the pipeline from Will Smith's direct...Read More »
Officially the most refreshing breath of air at this year's TIFF, Nick Cassavetes' new feature 'Yellow', is a step into crazy terrritory, far from his recent romantic comedy fare and "Alpha Dog." Away from traditional ways of telling stories, and towards a different type of perspective, a very diffe...Read More »
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People love movies about the making of movies. Well, that's perhaps an exaggeration -- general audiences have a history of some apathy towards the genre. But filmmakers certainly love films that go behind the scenes of their own business, from "8 1/2" to last year's Oscar winner "The Artist," and ci...Read More »


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Update November 2013: It only took seven years but I finally turned a corner. :)
And for Mom of 2 (and anyone else who's interested)......
You might like to know that if you want to read one of amazon's ebooks but don't have a Kindle, you can download a free little application from amazon that enables you to read the books on your computer, instead. It's obviously harder on the eyes, but it does work.
To read more, got to the web site, click on "Shop By Department" then select "Kindle" and a menu should come up that includes the relevant link.
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