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Science at Cornerstone is taught from the point of view that we can learn more about our Creator by studying and caring for his creation. While God's inspired word (the Bible) is the ultimate authority for all truth, his creation also provides us a window to glimpse some of the creativity, wisdom and beauty that are his. After completing this hands-on and challenging program, you will be well equipped to help middle and high school students encounter God by learning about the things he has made.
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WXII's Bill O'Neil cuts the cord, finds alternatives
The way we watch television is changing faster than you can change the channel on your TV! Click through for more information ... or click here to watch the video.
Our favorite shows are now available wherever and whenever we want them. The best part -- you don't need to pay a monthly cable or satellite bill to watch.
WXII's Bill O'Neil said he cut his cable bill and is now saving $129.10 a month – more than $1,500 a year! Let's look at how he did it.
Bill said his TV fix comes two ways: Free over-the-air broadcast TV, and streaming content over the Internet.
This fly swatter looking device is an antenna called "The Leaf" and is made by a company in Raleigh.
It costs about $35 and delivers live network TV as well as local news.
But to replace the 500+ channels offered by cable and satellite providers, you need more than free broadcast TV.
Some of the hottest shows on cable and satellite are available online. Streaming content from a computer to your TV isn't new, but it's getting a lot better and a lot easier to use.
For $5 a month, or $40 for the first year, you can stream TV shows and movies using a service called PlayOn.
Hulu, Comedy Central, HGTV, as well as subscription services like Netflix, Amazon and Major League Baseball are available.
What's more, using PlayOn TV, you can watch your favorite shows on TV, an iPad or a cell phone.
In addition to PlayOn, a streaming service called Roku can be used.
Bill's family cut the cord on cable a few months ago. His daughter's favorite show, Drop Dead Diva, is available over the Internet through Hulu Plus.
The service costs $8 a month, Bill said.
If you want to do what Bill and his family have done, here's what you need.
An antenna for each TV in the house.
A streaming device for each TV – Bill bought this Netgear box for $20 on eBay.
You can also buy a Roku, or if you have a gaming system in the house (such as a Wii or an Xbox), that works just as well.
Bill said his monthly bill is now $13 -- $8 for Netflix and $5 for PlayOn.
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Not much of anything left. Can't cover, can't rush, can't convert = CAN'T WIN.
Not much of anything left. Can't cover, can't rush, can't convert = CAN'T WIN.
Yup...... We're out there embarrassing this entire organization and especially its fans.... This is disgusting
I think it's more of a mental thing. I think they just don't care
We should give gilbride and fewell a raise
Guys smiling on the sidelines. I've seen Tuck, Nicks, Fewell, Rolle smiling along with Webster and that smug look on his face after getting abused.
This coaching staff has lost this team.
Ever since the second Dallas game, a game the Giants won but should've lost, there's been a malfunction with Manning and the offense. An average defense to start has disintegrated right before our eyes since the 6-2 start. The coaching staff cannot reach this team anymore. Reese has a lot of work to do with this team in the off-season to get this team back into the playoffs, especially with both the offensive and defensive lines. And get rid of Fewell and Gillbride already.
Mental ? Maybe.. I'm seeing just them getting thrown around week after week like rag dolls. Nobody is fighting back with any strength. Injuries...what ever the excuses are. The fact that we can't won't even throw out our seconds who may be healthier, but insist on watching starters get blown off is incredible. Our seconds suck that bad? If so, then we might as well fold up the tent now. Well, I'm glad I didn't waste a Xmas gift wish on these guys. Sad thing is that last years SB seems like it was a century ago, and that we have showed ANY signs of competitive playing consistently. We could have at least gone out with some dignity and fought back.
i DONT GET WHY THEY DONT CARE ANYMORE. Is it because most of them have 2 rings? They dont want to compete anymore? If thats the case, Reese has to clean house and bring in hungry players, no?


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Emergency Unemployment Act Introduced
Emergency Unemployment Act Introduced
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator Max Baucus and others have introduced legislation that would extend unemployment benefits for America's workers.
At a Capitol Hill press conference the Senators, joined by laid-off workers, called for swift passage of this bill to help the more than 8 million American workers currently looking for a job.
"Extending unemployment insurance is not just the right thing to do; it is the smart thing to do, and provides the stimulus our economy needs," Clinton said. "Extending unemployment insurance would put money into the hands of the very people who will turn right around and put it back into our economy. During the recession of the early 1990's, Congress extended unemployment benefits five times – this year we've extended it only once; and once is not enough."
Clinton continued, "Yesterday, we heard even more discouraging economic news. For the first time in 8 years, the poverty rate increased by 1.3 million people. For families, that number increased by almost half a million. And for the first time since 1991, the median household income dropped by 2.2 percent. How much of a wake up call do we need?"
Over the past six months, the jobless rate has hovered around 6 percent, and long-term unemployment levels now exceed those reached in any recent recession. More than 8 million Americans are currently unemployed and nearly one in five of those workers have been unemployed for six months or more. Today, those 8 million people are competing for a mere 3.2 million jobs. With so many more out of work Americans than available jobs, by the end of this year, 2.2 million workers are expected to run out of their unemployment benefits.
Eight hundred thousand more workers are expected to exhaust their benefits in this recession than in the recession of the early 1990's. Yet, in the 1990's, President George H. W. Bush signed into law three benefit extensions – providing 33 weeks of benefits for high unemployment states at its peak. Under the program, nineteen states received 33 weeks and the rest received 26 weeks. Today, the economy is in the same trouble it was then.
Last March, Congress extended benefits for the first and only time during this recession. That is not enough. Under the temporary program, 48 states received 13 weeks of benefits, while just two states received 26 weeks. More than one million workers have already exhausted these benefits without finding a new job.
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 will revise and extend the temporary unemployment program to provide an additional 20 weeks of temporary extended benefits for "high unemployment " states (for a total of 33 weeks when combined with the March extension) until July 2002. The Act mirrors the benefits of the early 1990's. Without immediate action, the temporary program will expire and extended benefits will run out in every state. We must help workers ensure their financial security during these difficult economic times.
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002:
- Provides 20 additional weeks of extended benefits to high unemployment states; 13 weeks for all other states as done in the early 1990's.
- Extends temporary extended benefits through July 1, 2003.
- Uses the same approach to defining "high unemployment" states as the programs in the early 1990's.
Cosponsors of the legislation include Clinton, Kennedy, Daschle, Baucus, Carnahan, Wellstone, Rockefeller, Cantwell, Durbin, Biden, Gordon Smith, Schumer, Bayh, Bingaman, Kerry, Corzine, Boxer, Levin, Baucus, Sarbanes, Reed, Feinstein & Torricelli.


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salvation. Please forgive me for not obeying you – for not loving you with all of my heart or my
neighbour as myself and wash all my sins away through the precious blood of your Son, Jesus
Christ. Today, I choose an intimate relationship with you. Lord Jesus, I have heard your voice
and I open the door of my heart to you, please come into my life and change my life according
to your Word. Please fill me now with your Holy Spirit so that I can love you back. Help me also
to live my life according to the commandments you gave us in your Word – not to earn anything
from you, but to be pleasing in your eyes. Thank you for your grace and love and keep me until
you return to establish your Kingdom on Earth. This I pray in the name above all names: Jesus
Christ and I thank you for now coming into my life. Please use my life in your Kingdom from this
day forward. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer earnestly and desire the Holy Spirit to become part of your life, the
Bible clearly states how God feels about this when people asks him:
Rev 3:20, 21 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame,
and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Luk 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how
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Abbeystrowry Cemetery
Abbeystrowry Cemetery is located near Skibereen in County Cork. It is the site of some of the mass graves used in the area during the famine around 1845.
I didn't know, or had forgotten there was a famine in 1740/1741 when 400,000 people died. That many people died on this little island of ours in such a short time? The mind boggles.
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January 25, 2010
I once crashed a motorbike just past this graveyard (a bad double S bend and a fool going too fast on a motorbike. As I lay there on the road wondering if I was dead or not the inconsequence of my life flashed before me.
Good monochrome – it looks so summery!
January 25, 2010
I think I know the bend. It's beautiful out there next to the river. You'll be glad to know I have 2 more shots from this immediate area to post. I'm sure you'll recognise them!
February 3, 2010
love black and white images! great contrast on the graveyard shot. I wish we had more epic graveyards to photograph out here… but sadly all the headstones are in the ground and there's no epic trees and the likes.
April 4, 2014
there were around a million who died during the famine and another million fled to Canada and the US. That's when some of my people came to the US through Canada. It was cheaper to travel to Canada at the time and the US borders closed to the Irish so they came in as Canadians.


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Social Graph Search Engines, Part 3
Posted by Bob Warfield on August 27, 2007
I've inadvertantly stumbled on a topic that's getting tremendous attention, so I wanted to sum up my thoughts here before moving on.
Let's start with Robert Scoble's post, Why Mahalo, TechMeme, and Facebook are going to kick Google's butt in four years. Scoble's proposition, which he communicates well in three videos, is that by using the Social Graph, we can dramatically reduce SEO Spam in search results. The source of the Spam is that Google's current PageRank algorithm is just too easy to game. You simply need the right keywords together with as many sites linking to the page with the keywords as possible. That combination does not guarantee a human will see anything of value on the resulting page. With a Social Graph Search, you will weigh in human judgement about the quality of the page. You do this by considering factors such as:
– Did someone from your Trust Fabric (i.e. your social network) write the page?
– Was it written or linked to by people who you know share similar interests because of the social graph?
And so on. It's a good idea, and I had already modified my own search habits to take advantage of a less grandiose form of this by choosing to search blogs before doing a general Internet-wide Google.
If you read through the comments on Scoble's post, there seem to be two big issues with this proposition. First, its simply very hard to get over the idea that Google is huge, omnipotent, and can simply tweak their algorithms to adopt a Social Graph Search approach. Second, there is a lot of doubt about the feasibility of human augmented search.
Let's start with the feasibility of human augmented search. I think people are looking at it too literally. Perhaps companies like Mahalo are also in the camp of being too literal. If we have to wait for humans to laboriously research each topic and select the best links in some systematic way, I agree that sounds painful. Not only that, but it seems like its been done. Isn't that what About.com did? I've landed on their site only rarely and never found it to be helpful. But look at it another way. I do a lot of research on the web, and there's nothing better than hitting pay dirt by finding someone list of bookmarks are a link to the seminal article that started some new idea. Today, I find these things by tracking through blogs, and its a lot faster than tracking through Google. Couldn't that be automated?
So in a nutshell, my argument about feasibility is that there are already structures in the Web that are mostly Spam-free that can be tapped into to deliver improved search. The blogosphere is one such. I can already see an objection: won't the SEO's just shift their attention to polluting these new information watering holes with their Spam? Perhaps, but many of them are more amenable to Spam defenses because they're not just randomly selected web pages. Let me give you an example. Let's say we're going to harness bookmarks in the blogosphere, for example. Let's have the human editorial staff simply identify a core nucleus of trusted blogs by reading them. We'll take blogs like Scobleizer, TechCrunch, and Mashable. Let's tag pages on those sites with a "Bob" Rank (because hey, the Page Rank is named after Larry Page!). The BobRank for pages our editorial staff have validated is infinite (in Computer Science, that means its a really big number, like 1 billion). Every link on a 1 billion BobRank page gets a rank of 1 billion minus 1. Links on those pages are 1 billion minus 1 minus 1. And so on. The BobRank is telling us how far away from objectively validated acceptibility a page is.
We can envision many embellishments. For example, we can augment the BobRank with a FriendRank. Have my friends in my Social Graph written or bookmarked the page? Well then up the BobRank by 1 million. Have their friends? Up it by 1 million minus 1. And once again, we have a super Page Rank-style algorithm where all the people in the Social Graph are helping out.
How do we efficiently gather and process all this information? That brings me to the first objection, that Google is so big it can just do this itself. That's very true, BTW. But it doesn't mean everyone else has to lose out. The rest of the AltSearch community simply need a Queen from which to launch Swarm Competition. I've already mentioned how this could be done around Yahoo. Let's revisit in light of the Social Graph-based strategy how Yahoo can jump about 2 generations ahead.
First, Yahoo owns enough properties (such as del.icio.us) that they have Social Graphs out the wazoo to analyze and create a "Jerry" Rank (they certainly won't call it the "Bob" Rank, doh!). But secondly, they can open up their world and leverage the AltSearch community of something like 1,000 different search startups. My proposal was that they turn search itself into a Social Network. They can do that by leveraging all these social graphs, by releasing their own open Identity and Trust Fabric (e.g. Social Graph) apis that their partners must share to participate, and they can make available their web crawling data and massively parallel horsepower via Hadoop.
Okay, we see how Yahoo benefits. Big hype value. Big news value. Promulgating a key open standard for Identity and Trust Fabric. Leveraging everyone else's social graphs to improve their search and generally creating network effects that haven't been seen since eBay rolled up the auction world. How do the partners benefit?
To continue the idea of building a Search Engine around a Social Network, what else do social networks have? Widgeits! Look how excited everyone got about Facebook Widgets! Yahoo can bestow on their partners the ability to create search widgets. People in the Search Network get to choose which widgets they like. From a UI standpoint, it might not be too different from how Microsoft shows different search views in Tafiti. Remember the little ring with the icons? Or it could be a cleaner textier Google, sorry, definitely it would be a Yahoo-style list. What's on the list is determined by what widgets you signed up for, but Yahoo will also give you a basic set for general purposes.
To this we also add feeds, photos, and all the rest of the stuff that makes up a Social Network.
Still think someone can't get there with a decent start? This vision is my bet for what search engines look like in a couple of years, as well as an example of something I'll talk more about:
Any web offering can be turned into a Social Network, and there are huge Competitive Advantages to doing so.
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Ms. Sebelius countered that the top five publicly traded insurers made $12 billion in profits last year. "While we don't want companies to be insolvent because then no claims would get paid…these profits are wildly excessive, way over anybody's estimates," she said.
WellPoint is the largest player in the individual market, and as such is particularly exposed to the health overhaul, which took aim at alleged abuses in that market, such as denying coverage to applicants with pre-existing conditions. Other major publicly traded insurers, such as Cigna Inc. and Humana Corp. , don't sell nearly as many individual insurance plans, though they had hoped to expand that business if the overhaul brought some 30 million currently uninsured individuals into the marketplace.
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Increases aren't unique to the individual market. Not-for-profit insurer Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island was cited by the HHS report as one of several insurers that requested prices increases of 13% to 16%. Chief Executive Jim Purcell says it requested roughly those rate increases for corporate plans that it insures, though it asked for 6% and got nothing in the individual market last year.
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Also on Thursday, the Main Street Alliance, a small business group that supports the health overhaul, held a conference with business owners to draw attention to premium increases they are facing. One small business owner from New Jersey saw his health plan, Health Net Inc., raise his premiums by 124% recently. "The State of New Jersey requires community rates to be based primarily on age and gender," a Health Net spokeswoman said. "This small business had significant employee changes which increased their premiums, as allowed by New Jersey law."
Regence, a not-for-profit plan in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah, was singled out by the administration for requesting a 20% rate increase for individuals in Oregon. In November of last year, a 16% increase was approved by regulators, said Mike Becker, director of legislative and regulatory affairs at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.
"Certainly this is a large increase that concerns us and concerns our members," said Mr. Becker, who said the health plan decreased rates in the individual market in 2006 and is losing money on that business.
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|VisionTek Killer HD5770 Combo Card
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Video Cards
|Written by Steven Iglesias-Hearst
|Wednesday, 16 February 2011
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DX11: Tom Clancy's HAWX 2
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.2 has been optimized for DX11 enabled GPUs and has a number of enhancements to not only improve performance with DX11 enabled GPUs, but also greatly improve the visual experience while taking to the skies. The game uses a hardware terrain tessellation method that allows a high number of detailed triangles to be rendered entirely on the GPU when near the terrain in question. This allows for a very low memory footprint and relies on the GPU power alone to expand the low resolution data to highly realistic detail.
The Tom Clancy's HAWX2 benchmark uses normal game content in the same conditions a player will find in the game, and allows users to evaluate the enhanced visuals that DirectX-11 tessellation adds into the game. The Tom Clancy's HAWX2 benchmark is built from exactly the same source code that's included with the retail version of the game. HAWX2's tessellation scheme uses a metric based on the length in pixels of the triangle edges. This value is currently set to 6 pixels per triangle edge, which provides an average triangle size of 18 pixels.
The end result is perhaps the best tessellation implementation seen in a game yet, providing a dramatic improvement in image quality over the non-tessellated case, and running at playable frame rates across a wide range of graphics hardware.
Cost Analysis: HAWX 2 (1680x1050)
Test Summary: HAWX 2 is a strange game in that you need to look very close to see the difference in quality settings, the main difference is in the terrain but this is easily overlooked as you are busy fighting with the controls just to fly in a straight line. During the benchmark I noticed some lag here and there even with a score of 40 FPS but it wasn't nothing major, the game itself is perfectly playable at these settings, now I just need to master the controls.
If I put a mid range machine together again, I'm looking for cool and quiet just as much as performance. This one seems to miss on each of those details and the price has moved it beyond a range I'd be considering in a mid-range build.
A lot of people continue to cry foul and say it is just a placebo effect, but a lot of the high end gamers still pick one up since it does do a bit of cleaning and prioritizing of gaming traffic over other traffic while you are gaming. I do have a new Killer 2100 at home here to try but I have yet to have the time to open my rig and install it. Just too busy to deal with it as the comp also needs a bit of tweaking while I have her out.
Either way this card would be a prime candidate for a good crossfire setup to make it a potent little combo.
Also the cooling solution is similar to what VisionTek has been using on a lot of their card and it may make the system itself run a bit hotter since it vents into the case, it also cools the card a reasonable bit better than the stock reference design while also being quieter. What is the bummer is the 5700 series chip runs hotter than the 5800 series for whatever reason. It is the same chip used on the 5870M on laptops and they just get hot under load. The VT 5870 I own on my desktop has a very similar cooler (but more copper) but it idles at around 30-40C and under load never goes above the 70C's. A nice improvement over the older awesome yet super hot running 4800 series. (I had a VT 4870X2) It idled at 58C if the idle clocks were enabled, and under load it often hit 80+ with the VRM's themselves hitting 100C quite often on a lot of owners cards. They ran hot but ran great while they lasted.
A similar NIC can be had at less than $10.
A basic HD5770 less than $130.
Combined less than $140, which is way less than the $200 combo card.
The combo card is just about only worthwhile when you have a micro-ITX motherboard (only one expansion slot) *and* need the extra network speed *and* need fair graphics performance.
Value rating was based on buying a VisionTek HD5770 and a Killer NIC since there are no other VGA+NIC comparison products.
AS I pointed out in my article, this card is aimed at MMORPG / RTS players.
"Any old network card", as you put it, *will* do this. And when it comes to MMORPG gaming the LAN speed is fairly irrelevant, since the server typically doesn't reside within the player's LAN. The vast majority of players have 100 Mbps internet speed or less, which will bottleneck any NIC.
So for relevancy the comparison should also include a cheap, separate, network card, and it should be made towards some server on the internet, or at least on a 100Mbps LAN incapable of higher speeds. I have a hunch that the Killer card isn't decidedly faster in that situation...
All I wanted to find out was whether UDP transmission was faster on the Killer NIC than on my on-board NIC since game traffic relies on UDP protocol. Testing this on a LAN resricted to 100Mb/s won't prove asnything as it is still a LAN.
It will prove what happens when the top speed is governed by an external bottleneck. Restricting the speed to 10Mbps should be even more realistic, since that's closer to the real world limits.
Your own test showed that the motherboard's NIC ran both TCP and UDP at about 95 Mbps, which is what you get with a 100Mb restriction.
Since both NIC's are capable of near 100Mbps on TCP and UDP then the results would be equal and inconclusive.
The only real way to test would be to set up a game server and control the load on that server, connect to it with two identical machines at the same time (one with killer NIC one without) and record average frame rates and ping and also run the same test as detailed within this article.
My budget won't allow for that, so I test within my means.


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Story sharing time....
What's something your child (or you) did in school that you didn't know whether to punish them or applaud them for their sheer genius?
My story (and I have a lot of them with my son, sigh): Freshman year in college English class, professor loved to hit the red ink on papers. On April Fools day, son laminated a paper before turning it in. Professor tried to mark it with pen but finally had to switch to a Sharpie.
I thought it was hilarious.
My daughter has always been tall for her age. When she was in preschool (4 yrs old), she was playing with a truck. The class bully, a boy, came up to her and snatched the truck out of her hands and stood there waiting to see what she would do.. She flat out decked him. Punched him right in the nose. Knocked him flat on his back with a bloody nose. She was as stunned as he was. When I was called into her school and informed of what happened, me and the staff were of course addressing the issue with seriousness on the outside , but all were cheering loudly on the inside for my daughter standing up to this bully and hopefully nipping his behavior in the bud! He got what he deserved. Flat on his back!
Had a similar experience with my son when he was in middle school. He was bullied some and since he's a gentle soul, wouldn't stand up for himself.
I guess one day, he had had enough and he pushed a kid into the lockers in the hallway. Coach happened to see it so son was sent to office.
Got a call from the ass't principal whom I knew pretty well by this point. He told me what happened and that my son would be put in In-School Suspension. I said that I understood school policy and I was fine with that. Then I told the AP that I wanted him to understand how proud I was that my son stood up for himself and he would not receive any punishment at home. AP pretty much agreed with me on that one.
Talked to son on phone and told him how proud I was. We talked things through at home, of course. And about different ways to handle. But I was so proud of him.
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|Photo courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
If you're a fan of historical novels, you may be interested in author Tim Atkinson's latest novel: The Glorious Dead, which is set in the aftermath of World War One.
"When the guns stop firing, Jack starts digging - not trenches now, but graves. But will those who bury the dead lay their own wartime ghosts? And what secrets remain on the battlefields of Flanders?"
Atkinson is crowd funding the novel through Unbound and as of writing, it is 51% funded. Supporters can choose from a range of options, some of which come with extras that would make fantastic gifts. If you'd like to be part of bringing this book to life, you can learn more here.
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Last month, I gave you the details on AllState's new Good Hands Roadside Assistance Program. It's a pay-as-you-go program so unlike other programs where you have to pay a monthly fee for a service you'll hopefully never need, with Good Hands Roadside Assistance, you only pay if and when you need help. It's easy to register using the widget below:
While you're waiting for Good Hands Roadside Assistance to arrive, you'll be happy if you've packed a few essentials in an emergency car kit. Grab a durable tote or backpack, and stock it with the following:
- Battery powered radio and extra batteries
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Blanket, gloves and hat, rain poncho
- First aid kit
- Bottled water and non-perishable high-energy foods, such as granola bars, raisins and peanut butter
- Maps
- Bungee cords or Rope
- Extra cash and change
- Disposable camera if your cell doesn't have a camera (for documenting an accident)
- Fire extinguisher
- Compass
- Roadside flares to help keep you safe while you're waiting
If you have young children, you'll also want to stash some extra clothes and diapers for them. And if you have an infant, you might put some powdered formula in there even if you are breastfeeding since you might not be with your baby during the emergency.
What else do you keep in your car for emergencies?
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Here is the link for my new updated organised freezer.
The fridge & freezer had no organisation and looked like a mess most of the time. As many of you know I love containers and baskets. I measured the fridge and freezer shelves (this is a must nothing more annoying coming home and the containers or baskets you bought won't fit the space. I went to another one of my fav shops Howards Storage World. I bought baskets with handles for the fridge and tall narrow containers for the freezer.
|1st Shelf
The first basket holds margarine, cream and the second basket holds all the kids yoghurt.
|2nd Shelf
This shelf holds water, beetroot, kids water bottles, left overs and anything else. This water container holds 5.5 litres the little jug we had just didn't last with filling 3 kids water bottles I was filling it up constantly this is a god send. I haven't taken a photo but just underneath there is a pull out drawer where I keep sandwich meats and cheese.
|3rd Shelf
When we buy watermelon and cantelope we find it much easier to cut it all up and store in these tupperware containers. They keep for longer and it actually gets eaten. The other basket holds our yoghurt and there are some spare eggs.
|4th Shelf
This shelf holds kids primas (juice) and more cut up fruit and veg.
|Fridge Door
Top shelf - Eggs
2nd Shelf - Condiments e.g. garlic, mustard
3rd Shelf - Sauces and milk container for coffee machine
4th Shelf - Milk and Juice
5th Shelf - Sorry you can't see it but at the moment it is empty but we get milk delivered tomorrow so that will be full of milk tomorrow. We go through 14 litres of milk a week...I know its a lot of milk I still can't believe it myself.
Here is the freezer I used containers that I bought from Howards Storage World and containers I had bought from Ikea awhile ago.
|1st Shelf
All boxed frozen goods
|2nd Shelf
These containers hold chips, nuggets and potato gems.
|3rd Shelf
The container holds grated tasty cheese, grated mozzorella, parmesan cheese and ice cream.
|4th Shelf
This container holds all the frozen vegetables and on the side of the container is puff pastry. Great tip for sealing the bags once they are open is these.
|Freezer Door
Top shelf - Fozen Herb & Spice pastes, ice packs for kids lunch boxes
2nd Shelf - Muffins, crumpets and bacon
3rd Shelf - Kids Icy poles and gelati icecream
4th Shelf - Bread and chicken tenders for the kids
5th Sheld - Lasagne Sheets
How do you organise your fridge and freezer?
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I'm such a lazy blogger lately, though it's probably been because I've been super busy with work. Though a quick post to say things that I love and un-love of late.
Love Florence and the Machine, especially the song Dog Days are Over... love, love, love it! Can't wait to pop it on my ipod.
Florence and the Machine
Loving Miss Sphinx, a girl I met in the gallery who makes some amazing and large ceramic jewelry pieces. Check out her website here.
Loathing people who have southern cross star tattoos... I see them everywhere and I cringe whenever I see them. Living in a multi-cultural country, I'd like to think we weren't so patriotic. Yep, I have star tattoos but not the 'southern' ones... just ick!
Loving drinking Hemmingway daiquiris at Baranows bar made by Chris, they are simply refreshing, pretty to look at and named after a cool person. Perfect combo in my books.
Loving the thought of going to some good gigs soon, Zappa plays Zappa, most likely Evan Dando and Vulgargrad. Loathing people who can't commit to things and cancel last minute. That can be me sometimes but I do over commit a lot so I think it's a balance.
Loving hanging out with my besties... you know who you are! Loathing not spending enough time with those I love to be with.


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The week started in Winnipeg and ended with me in Buffalo. It was Christmas and because I still believe in Santa and the magic of Christmas, I was rewarded by Santa.
Christmas was great. I was able to spend the 23rd with my dad's side of the family and the 25th with my mom's side. It was a little different this year because my Granddad had passed away almost two months prior leaving a different type of celebration this year. However, as I previously stated, Santa was nice and I racked in the perfect gift, a docking system for my iPod!! How sweet!
Besides presents, the highlight of Christmas day was eating all of the baking that my mom had done. It was great to be at home and to see all of my family.
The 26th arrived and it was time to head back to Griffville. It was a day of travel, and after departing Winnipeg at 3:30 p.m. and landing at 6:20 p.m. in Toronto, it was looking like a good day of travel. Unfortunately, the airport did not have a gate for us, and by the time we were in the terminal I discovered my checked bag with my clothes and Christmas presents were nowhere to be found. After the baggage personnel took down all of my information, I hopped in a taxi with Griff #25 Dave Kasch. Once again the travel plans went astray as the cab driver overcharged us by $20 (and I thought it was the holidays). Finally Dave and I were on the road and we headed toward the border. Dave, being a senior required new paperwork for school, and therefore we had to go in and wait for him to sign the appropriate papers. What a long day, but I did finally make it home and in my own bed!!!
The Griffs were reunited after the 10-day holiday on Thursday. For the most part, we spent the day volunteering for the junior hockey tournament that our team was hosting. I lucked out and was selected to work the music in between plays and it was surprisingly fun. The Griffs hit the ice for their first post-holiday practice that night and it showed. We weren't particularly bad, but we definitely weren't good. It almost seemed like we had been off the ice for 10 days.
Friday and Saturday saw much of the same events. The tournament was still on and we were still practicing in the evening. It was good to be back, but I still had not received my bag from the airport and am still wondering if it will show up.
Tomorrow we have a big game against our biggest rival Niagara for the Battle of the Bridge. It is sleep time, but it is nice to continue enlightening everyone on the excitement that occurs in a student athlete's life!!! Good night.
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Within four years, Rick Ross has made himself both one of Hip Hop's most successful and most talked-about artists. On Monday, April 12 he released the latest single from what will be his fourth album, Teflon Don. During a Best of Both Offices conference call, Ross revealed the inspiration for his album and how three Brooklyn legends played a major part.
"The big homie Jay-Z, that's the God emcee…that's my homie," Ross said of his former boss and one-time Def Jam president. "He's on Teflon Don and I'ma just leave it right there. It's magic." Ross said he didn't want to offer too many details about guest appearances on the album until its June 29 release date drew closer.
However, he and deejay/producer Clark Kent did explain how they came together on the lead single "Super High," which also features contributions from Ne-Yo, DJ Don Cannon and The Remedy.
"When [DJ] Clark Kent sent this record to me, he made it clear, 'Ross, take five minutes of your time and listen to this,'" Ross recounted. "I rolled up and actually listened to the production. I saw the music like it was in color—I saw the reds, blues and the yellows."
The jury is still out on whether Rick Ross has experienced Synesthesia, but the experience of being around Sean "Diddy" Combs on a few remixes clearly has had an influence. He opens "Super High" with the line, "From my nigga Diddy view/I think I see his vision too…" Ross talked about being in some of the same studios Biggie laid his vocals in, and challenging himself to get close to that level, and the level of other legendary emcees.
"On this album, I've got concept records," he explained. "When I think back to Nas' record ['I Gave You Power'] and the genius of B.I.G.'s 'Ten Crack Commandments,' I wanted to venture into those grounds for the first time. I felt my wordplay was to the point where I could do that in a way that I loved it."
And while Ross aims to channel Hip Hop's past greats in the booth and past R&B greats with his selection of beats, he didn't want to discuss references to his pre-Rap career or his past beefs with other emcees.
"I feel we all are 'Teflon Dons' at some point in our lives," Ross said of his album's title. "It's just when you reflect on it and really recognize that time. Going back to last year, at this point for me, is like playing Neo Geo or ColecoVision when niggas playin' XBox. I wanna be a part of what's next. I wanna be a part of the new generation of dope emcees and flourishing entrepreneurs."
While Ross may not want to overtly connect the dots between a somewhat tumultuous 2009 and the upcoming title of his album, one of his peers and collaborators doesn't mind.
"Here's someone who survived a brutal beef with 50 Cent," Pusha T of The Clipse told Esquire in the April issue. "He could have easily been distracted, and instead he made one of the hardest, most unforgiving songs in Hip Hop history."
The only questions remaining are if Ross can do it again, and if revisiting that history of conflict can be a positive thing. Until June 29, listeners are left with Ross' closing words as an answer.
"'Teflon Don' was the first name I ever went by" Ross explained. "That was the second tattoo I ever got in my life. It was my attitude of being able to accomplish anything I put my heart into. That's just what I want to show the game and people listening to this music. Put your heart into whatever you're doing and it's all love."


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Outstanding Experience on the Constellation: Celebrity Constellation Cruise Review by iceladywm
Overall Member Rating
Outstanding Experience on the Constellation
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The crew was fantastic, as usual. The ship was wonderful, clean and had everything I needed. The food was outstanding. Didn't eat much in the buffet, but when we did the food was and selection was excellent. Fellow passengers appeared to be mid 50's upward, on average. We had early dining and it was good. Our table mates were the most wonderful people. Really, the highlight of cruising are the wonderful people that you encounter. We sat at table 459, Felicano Rodriques was our head waiter, with Oscar as his side kick. Feliciano was great, extremely professional, but also very personable and charming.
Our cabin was kept very very tidy. Vincente and Simplico our cabin stewards were beyond friendly. They looked after our every need. Cabin was spacious, the window was large and was great More for the morning and afternoon sun.
Plenty of activities going on all over the ship. I preferred to spend my sea days on the upper deck getting as much sun as possible, however, I did do a couple of wine enrichment programs. They were great, very informative.
The gym had all new equipment, it was clean and in great working order. They even had kettle bells!
The entertainment doesn't live up to other cruise lines, but it is acceptable. The exception is Perry Grant in Michael's club and Sue Denning the cruise Director. Perhaps once she's had a few more months on the ships the pace will pick up in the entertainment area. Perry is hysterical! Very enjoyable times in Michael's Club.
If I have anything negative to say it would be this.... the coffee, it's bad, horrible in fact! Other than that, I can't think of anything negative to say. How can you not enjoy 8 ports - St Martin, St. Lucia, Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire?
I would do this itinerary and sail on the Constellation in a heartbeat. Extremely relaxing experience. Less
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Carolina in the first (58.64), followed by Yukari Nakano (56.22), Kimmie (56.10). Ando (54.56) and Liashenko (53.54) round out the top 5 so far. Fumie is in 6th with 52.60.
Go Carolina!
Carolina in the first (58.64), followed by Yukari Nakano (56.22), Kimmie (56.10). Ando (54.56) and Liashenko (53.54) round out the top 5 so far. Fumie is in 6th with 52.60.
Go Carolina!
Wow, if Carolina holds up in the free she coud make the GP final! She will have 14 points with the tie-breaker over Joannie and Shizuka.
But if Nakano holds second and Ando gets third, they will beat everybody with 16.
It's very close within the top 6. Any one of them can break out and win.
Folks, we may finally have ourselves a REAL competition...
Yeah if you want a real competition keep Slutskaya and/or Plushenko out of the competition.Originally Posted by Red Dog
I have no idea what will happen in the free. Any of the top 4 can win including Kimmie is she does those 3/3s, maybe her triple axel, and doesnt cheat any of her triples into counting as doubles.
It seems Carolina realized what happend in Canada. Did anyone check the details. She must have had a fall for the -1 and I suspect she made her 3x3x2.
Kimmie must learn to take the risk in the Freeskate.
Interesting that Miki rated highest in the PCS scores. Good going girl. She is my best bet for the win.
But anything can happen as we know, and any of the top 6 (not 4) could grab the gold.
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Absolutely! In Canada, Costner posted 83.18 for her free; in China, Liashenko managed 103.18. They now have a 5 point difference. So anything can happen!Originally Posted by Joesitz
According to the report she didn't fall but had a Time Violation deduction and landed 3flip-3toe.Originally Posted by Joesitz
And 3-3-2 jump combo is not allowed in the short program.
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Maui firefighters doused two small brush fires Tuesday, and no one was injured and no damages were reported.
The first broke out at 11:42 a.m. across from Maui Memorial Park in Kahului.
The Fire Department helicopter and firefighters on the ground responded to the Waiinu Road fire where 1.5 acres of kiawe trees and dry brush burned, fire officials said in an email.
The fire was under control at 12:15 p.m.
Firefighters later retuned to mop up any hot spots after they extinguished a Wailuku brush fire on Leleihoku Street behind Baldwin High School.
About an acre of dry grass was involved in the Wailuku fire, but no structures were threatened, nor any injuries reported, fire officials said.
Firefighters brought it under control at 4:26 p.m., and extinguished it at 4:55 p.m.
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CHICAGO, Thursday—Wednesday we spent a busy day in Atlanta, but it was not a day devoted entirely to the purposes of our trip. I did have a press conference and then I did two short question-and-answer recordings on what we were trying to do to further organization for the American Association for the United Nations throughout the country. Miss Linzer spent her whole day in Atlanta working hard, but after a short talk with Lizzie McDuffie, who used to be with us in the White House and whose husband was so long my husband's valet, we went off, first to see the gardens created by Cason Calloway and his wife.
Driving was in itself a revelation. What new roads have been built. It was interesting to see how much new housing has gone up also in Atlanta for Negro people, partly as a result of the new highway being put through which went through some of the worst slum areas.
From an economic standpoint, it seemed that the South has moved forward and is developing rapidly. People are distinctly better off as far as one can tell, and many new industries have been moving in, which has brought an influx of people from all parts of the country. For instance, I was told that a farmer had come in from a western state and was feeding as many head of cattle on 500 acres as he had kept on his western ranch on 5,000 acres. There is much less cotton planted in the fields; there is much more diversified planting today and cattle has come in to an amazing extent.
The Calloway gardens adjoin the Roosevelt State Park near Warm Springs. Mrs. Calloway has directed the development. Wisely, she is fostering wildflowers and the native shrubs and trees and helping nature, but not changing the face of nature. Great lakes have been created for fishing, which is excellent. A remarkable lake for bathing, with a sand beach, has been put in and there is a golf course. A good restaurant and last but not least a superlative country store. They sell all the native products as well as many imported goods. Everyone who goes in is tempted to spend his money.
After lunch on a floating platform which moved us slowly around the lakes as we ate, we went to the knob where I was shown where they propose to build the new Hall of History.