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Understanding Tag Management Tools And Technology
Posted by Joe Stanhope on August 21, 2012
Last week Forrester published Understanding Tag Management Tools And Technology. The new research couldn't have arrived at a better time; by any standard, 2012 has been a banner year for tag management as the market momentum I wrote about at the end of last year continues unabated. JavaScript tagging is the instrumentation technology of choice for a wide variety of digital marketing and analytics solutions, but managing tags over the long term is an expensive, time-consuming, and error-prone endeavor. Ultimately, tag management systems (TMS) help provide control, flexibility, and efficiency to ensure the efficacy of digital intelligence. Ever since the enthusiastic reception of Forrester's inaugural report on tag management, it's been abundantly clear that deeper and ongoing research on this topic is essential. I've been bullish on tag management for the past couple of years because it's one of the rare technology solutions that truly addresses a pervasive challenge for practitioners. But I'm hardly alone; tag management is top of mind for several other important constituencies:
- Forrester clients. I've been blown away by my clients' accelerating level of interest in tag management. This topic was almost completely nascent just a couple of years ago, and now it comprises a significant proportion of my client inquiries, meetings at events, and consulting engagement discussions.
- Investors. Continuing the trend from last year, capital continues to flow into tag management. Multiple vendors have secured financing rounds this year, including BrightTag and Tealium. Additionally, I'm regularly fielding calls from CEOs and venture capital firms to discuss the tag management market and prospective investments.
- Vendors. As with any early-stage technology market, enterprising vendors and entrepreneurs see opportunity in tag management. In Forrester's original report on tag management, we identified five key vendors, which has grown to 15 vendors in the new report. And the surge isn't over. I expect more vendors to enter the market in the coming months.
I'm really excited about this report because it delivers:
- An updated look at the tag management vendor landscape. The rapid growth of tag management brings an explosion in vendor options. This report not only updates the landscape of vendors offering standalone, full-featured tag management systems but also provides a more detailed breakdown of their commercial and technical characteristics. This is designed to provide readers with the information they need to go beyond the marketing hype to differentiate vendors and develop their own vendor selection shortlists.
- Data from TMS users. The report features the results of Forrester's first global survey of tag management users. Tag management is so new that we have previously lacked data from practitioners to validate anecdotal insights and market buzz. This data is crucial for understanding users' motivations, buying requirements, TMS usage patterns, and the benefits of tag management. Readers should leverage the data to validate their TMS requirements and expectations.
So, what did we learn? There's a tremendous amount of detail in the report, but the key takeaways are:
- Marketers struggle with complex digital marketing and analytics environments. Customer intelligence and interactive marketing professionals look to tag management systems to help them execute and analyze digital marketing activities in a challenging environment that continuously changes, requires a diverse array of site instrumentation, and lacks rigorous internal processes.
- Tag management systems deliver on the promise of efficiency. Users expect a wide variety of benefits from tag management systems, but ultimately, tag management systems deliver process efficiencies by reducing the effort, resources, and time required to add, edit, and remove tags from sites.
- The early-stage TMS market offers many vendor options. The young TMS market comprises a broad vendor landscape, giving buyers a wide spectrum of price points, feature sets, and technical options to choose from and match to their own requirements.
Tag management is maturing quickly, and the next 12 to 24 months will be a critical period as the market moves towards adolescence. Forrester will remain engaged in the TMS market and will provide ongoing updates as the vendor landscape and best practices evolve. If your company is pursuing a tag management solution, we'd love to hear about your experiences or answer any questions you may have.
Finally, I'd like to extend a huge "thank you" to the vendors who participated in the report and to all the TMS users who completed the survey. We appreciate your support!
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Comment from Amin Shawki (not verified) on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 12:30
Hi Joseph!
Great article about tag management! I'm pretty excited about all the analytical tools assisting digital marketers and the time they save all of us. Have you heard about Google Tag Manager? It just came out and it should shake up the market big time. I'm also not sure if I've already reached out to you about our tool: Tag Inspector. A problem we noticed is the time spent initially searching for those tags in your website's code, especially if you're a marketer and not a programmer. So InfoTrust created a free tool that finds tags in your website's code and generates a report of all tag locations for you. Check out www.taginspector.com, which automatically pulls tag locations for you and sends you a report. It's still in beta but let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve the tool. Love hearing an expert's opinion!
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Basic load testing is valuable, but it's important to move past simplistic efforts. Here are some ways to gain more accurate metrics from your load tests.
Load testing takes a lot of time and effort to set up correctly. There are many factors to plan for and implement, and some of them can be quite subtle.
There's a tremendous amount of value in getting even a rudimentary load testing scenario up and running quickly. Immediate feedback on the state of your system can reap great rewards, but in many cases, it's extremely important to quickly move beyond the initial basic load testing effort. These simplistic scenarios can present an incomplete—or worse, outright misleading—picture of how your system is behaving under stress.
Taking the time and effort to move beyond basic load testing is a crucial step to ensure that stakeholders and customers receive accurate metrics in order to make correct decisions.
Baseline Data
One of the most critical, often overlooked aspects of getting an accurate picture of your system's performance is the data you use when testing your system. This is unfortunate, because the size, trend, and "shape" of the data has a tremendous impact on so many things across your entire application: UI rendering, processing in the business layer, and, of course, the data tier. (Note: "Shape of data" is a phrase I've come up with to describe things like trends and distribution of data. For example, a social networking platform may be extremely heavy in blog usage but have little wiki or media content.)
If you're working with a business-intelligence or data-analytics system, it's simply unrealistic to have only a clean or empty data set when checking your load. I'll actually go a step further and say it's downright irresponsible. You need your scenarios to validate against the realistic demands of processing months or years of data. Similarly, if you're trying to profile an e-commerce site, you want a realistic set of products, reviews, customer records, etc., to comprise your working data set.
Getting ahold of or creating your data sets is an important task for which you've got to plan and dedicate time. Are you going to create your data, or are you going to use a real-world data set? Both options bring their own sets of challenges and constraints.
Real-World Data, Real-World Headaches
If you're lucky, you may be able to get ahold of a real-world data set. There's nothing better than using data that represents exactly how the system is used in the wild! In the past, I've reached out to customers with whom I've had great relationships. Using a "live" data set from a customer often means coming up with some scripts to sanitize the data. You want to ensure that you're respecting and protecting the customers' sensitive data, and sometimes this data may have potential legal liabilities attached to it.
If you're sanitizing a real data set, you'll need to ensure that you're not changing the trend, size, or shape of the data. If you're trying to eliminate potentially sensitive discussion threads from a company forum or mail list, you'll want to ensure that you replace the discussions with text that's similar in word count. The same example goes for other types of data, like documents, media files, etc.
You'll also want to avoid changing dates around data-creation events, because significant impacts might happen across your system—e.g., a trend-analysis routine might run blisteringly fast when there's only one date but fall apart when pointed at data distributed across several years.
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I agree but not all the way.
First: after reading this article is not clear to me if the author sees a difference between Performance, Load and Stress testing.
Actually, looking back at his name, I am sure the author knows that difference very well, but the message in the article it is confusing: In the second paragraph reads about Simplistic Load scenarios that are not giving the correct picture on how the system is behaving under stress. Well, let's decide if we are talking Load test or Stress test!
Another thing that I do not agree with is the general idea (in this article) that is better to eliminate simple test scenarios.
I consider this approach not practical. And the article is misleading here.
From my seat this article seems to promote only a complex of concerted scenarios that is supposed to "imitate" the life. Demiurgic task!
I consider this way of testing very useful indeed but not enough: I wanna know the maximum number of users that can be logged in at once. Or I wanna know maximum numbers of products that can be in a shopping cart. Or I wanna know how many users can hit the logging page in 1 second without errors. I can go like that for minutes but what I want to convey is: Simple scenarios are important on defining the performances. They give the tester the possibility to "divide and conquer" and to the developer the possibility to evaluate improvements of specific functional tasks.
Your Complex of Scenarios is giving nothing of these.
Think of a new model for a car: how is it tested for Load? Is it driven hard for 1 hour in different roads, pavements, driving styles, weather conditions, traffic conditions, etc? Of course that is done but beside that there are a lot more tests on Load (performance eventually). I wrote "car" because the industry is very mature, competitive, dynamic and has a solid engineering foundation (which is missing to Software Industry).
Shortly: I consider the article useful because emphasizes on side of the truth. I consider the article poisonous for the same reason.
Read it and be aware of its shortcomings.


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Winter Games–Swedish label H&M taps model Simon Nessman to showcase part of its winter 2012 menswear collection. Staged on the slopes in a bright day, the Canadian model is a dynamic vision of young style in polished burgundy velvet jackets or more casual checked shirts, revealing unexpected straight hair.
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I'm trying to find a nice leather speed strip pouch to wear strong side on my belt. I've only found one and it was $45 so I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a source or two, or even has one and wears it. I'm wondering if people will notice it. I currently carry my speed strip in my strong side front pocket but it gets lint in the hollow points! :redface:
I sometimes carry a S&W 637 and would like to carry one reload but the speed loaders I have are just too bulky.
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Purdue defensive lineman K.K. Short took the podium at the NFL Scouting Combine, and he talks about how his senior year at Purdue helped his quest for the NFL.
"I feel more versatile now, condition is way better than what it used to be. I can play a lot more and hustle a lot more. That was the main thing, I wanted to find a weight I was comfortable with."
Plus, what might his position on the defensive line be?
"I played defensive tackle most of my years at Purdue, and I like it but I would rather play on the outside."
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Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon Linnaeus. 1758) and Common Jay (Graphium doson C&R Felder. 1864) are two species of butterflies belonging to family of Papilionidae. Biological information of the butterflies is still limited. The objectives of the study were to observe life cycle, larval growth, fecundity, morphology, and food consumption of the species. Cempaka (Michelia champaca) and soursoup (Annona muricata) leaves were used as food for the larvae. The results showed that period of life cycle, food consumption, larval weight, and larval length of two species butterflies fed by cempaka and soursoup were not significantly different. The life cycle of the species ranged 25 – 39 days, food consumption ranged 5.18 – 7.85 grams, and larval weight ranged 0.0015 – 2.9554 grams. In addition, fecundities of G. agamemnon and G. doson were 122.25 ± 4.26 and 143.67 ± 10.50 eggs, respectively. In contrast, adult abdomen length of two species fed by cempaka (Michelia champaca) and soursoup (Annona muricata) was significantly different.


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Student-artists, teachers, parents, friends and the general public attended the Found Object Art opening at the Nasher on March 24. Seven new pieces created by middle and high school art students from objects found at the LRTX site were on display.
Participating classrooms and students were recognized with gift cards and certificates. The classroom that created the piece judged to best meet the year's goal of interpreting the theme "The Fluidity of Identity," was awarded $500 toward art supplies! And the Nasher provided frozen yogurt and toppings for all.
Expansion of this very successful program is planned for next year. If you're a DISD teacher and would like your classes to be involved, please be in touch!


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The airline was the first to take advantage of the governments new incentives to boost tourism which included a substantial drop in landing fees.
Described by the head of the CTO as 'the start of huge potential for Cyprus'-and as 'a watershed for Cyprus' -by Ryan Air deputy chief Michael Crawley.
Every thing seemed to be moving in the right direction for both parties, with an agreement which was mutually beneficial, assuring in the main a sustainable and long term relationship between the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and Ryan Air.
Eight months down the line cracks are beginning to show with threats from Ryan air to 'pull the plug' on Cyprus and so dissolve their partnership.
The original agreement between the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the airline, as explained by Mr Orountiotis President of the CTO is the same agreement they have struck with other airlines and tour operators.
Now, Ryan Air are threatening to close Larnaca flights due to high fuel costs and are claiming a 100% increase on the promotion fees the CTO is offering.
A somewhat predictable scenario given the standard operating policy of Ryan air and their prime objection of 'route profitability'. Ryan Air has played this card many times before and they will continue to do so, for that is their avowed strategy.
Sadly, the history of Tourism in Cyprus reads a bit like Groundhog Day with the powers that be always repeating the same mistakes, mainly in their inability to practice the art of flexibility, to be able to look ahead with regard to the countries need to diversify its source markets, all without creating a structure of total dependency on either tour operators or airlines.
A roll back in time shows us what happened - the demise of Cypriana holidays in the 1990's followed by the inevitable bankruptcy of Libra holidays, not forgetting our national carrier- Cyprus Airlines -which now looks perilously close to flying off into the sunset never to return.
The Republic of Cyprus has long subsidised our ailing national carrier, as well as promoting an over protectionist routing policy. Cyprus has to now waken up to the fact that routes need to be substituted by an open skies policy which can then turn the country into a profitable destination for every foreign airline.
We would then experience not only healthy competition but it would also allow increased interest to develop new source markets.
The grim facts have to be faced as Cyprus Airways is now one wing tip short of bankruptcy, and an open skies policy will most certainly send it into a fatal nose dive.
This of course would then leave politicians of all political parties brutally exposed, and that's why the powers that be will not be available for an honest and open debate on this very important if not vital change to our current tourism policy.


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'Step UP' 5K to benefit Down Syndrome Association
Citizen Staff Reports 10/09/12
The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond will hold its sixth-annual Step UP for Down Syndrome 5K and Family Festival Saturday, Oct. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Short Pump Town Center. The annual fundraiser, which attracted more than 1,300 participants and raised more than $100,000 last year, features a 5K run/walk and a free family festival that celebrates the abilities and accomplishments of children, teens and adults with Down syndrome.
"This day is a celebration of all of the amazing individuals with Down syndrome in our community," said Allison Wixted, executive director of DSAGR. "The funds and awareness we raise directly impact these individuals and their families throughout Central Virginia."
The day's festivities include:
• a 5K Run/Walk (beginning at 8:30 a.m.);
• free family-friendly entertainment and activities;
• a "Superstars Fashion Show," featuring individuals with Down syndrome;
• live music by The Groove Motive;
• the Great DSAGR Pumpkin Patch;
• exhibitor/advocacy displays;
• a Down Syndrome Superstars Ceremony, honoring those with Down syndrome in attendance (11:30 a.m.).
Register to run, walk or volunteer at http://www.dsagr.com before noon on Oct. 10 or at the event on Oct. 13 beginning at 7:30 a.m.
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Karla B.wrote a review of Alpina Blazer Touring Boot on February 25, 2011
Lots of postage and still no boots.
I was excited to get new ski boots and ordered the same size my old ones were. They were way too small! I sent them back and ordered the next size. I waited and waited and for some reason my order had been canceled. I paid 6.99 return postage off of my credit. I finally checked and another order was placed. I received them and they were too narrow. Another 6.99 for return shipping and still no boots. I am not ordering any type of shoe online again, $14.00 to try on boots!


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President Obama called on Congress, and particularly Republicans, to "get past the false debate that have divided the country" and pass comprehensive immigration changes.
"Once we get past the two poles of this debate, it becomes possible to shape a practical, common-sense approach that reflects our heritage and our values," he said in a speech at American University in Washington. "Such an approach demands accountability from everybody, from government, from business and from individuals."
He said such changes need the support of Republicans in Congress.
"Reform that brings accountability to our immigration system cannot pass without Republican votes," Obama said in his first major immigration speech as president. "That is the political and mathematical reality."
Obama said a new immigration law in Arizona is "ultimately unenforceable" and has the potential of violating the rights of innocent American citizens and legal residents.
He warned of the spread of "a patchwork of local immigration rules where we all know one clear national standard is needed."
Click here for full coverage from our colleagues at The Oval.
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Doug is an unrepentant news junkie who loves breaking news and has been known to watch C-SPAN even on vacation. He has covered a wide range of domestic and international news stories, from prison riots in Oklahoma to the Moscow coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Doug previously served as foreign editor at USA TODAY. More about Doug
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Quota International of Indiana, Pa. Inc. recently opened its meeting with Meghan Foulk, dinner winner, leading in the Quota Collect. This was followed by the ice-breaker question, asking everyone what they wanted to be when they were a little girl. Members then introduced guests. Michelle Fryling, Sherry Holuta, Jenn Myers, Meghan Foulk and Gina Lehman all had guests in attendance. There was a picture taken of the new officers and board members.
The business meeting opened with a discussion of the first board meeting and committee assignments.
International board member and East Area Director Michelle Fryling told the club about her upcoming International Board Meeting, the first with Quota International's new executive director, Barbara Schreiber. She also reminded members about the East Area meeting, Oct. 4 to 6, in Pittsburgh. Reservations at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown hotel are being accepted.
District Governor Meghan Foulk told the club that the final District 3 Conference has been confirmed for April 25 to 27. She and District Treasurer Diana Dickie have been busy getting all the financial matters in order. A District Conference Committee will be formed at the next meeting.
Club Secretary Jenn Myers read congratulation messages from state Sen. Don White and state Rep. Dave Reed.
The following committee reports were given:
Youth Mentoring: Gina Lehman and Amy Lockard helped one of the young women who needed help finding a new home for the dog.
Speech and Hearing: Betsy Lauber and Barb Peles, chairwomen, asked for volunteers for the earplug distribution.
Membership and Growth: Sherry Holuta was happy to present her first committee report. The e-vite has been a big success with our members. She also updated members on the membership packets she's been sending out. The club briefly discussed forming a subcommittee that would be responsible for members' activities. This committee will help organize the Q-Lunches and Q-Activities. Quota sent a list around for ideas of what everyone is interested in doing. There were a lot of good ideas for member events, ranging from knitting to Bunco to self-defense.
Jenn Myers presented the meeting program, which was a personality test for everyone to take. After the tests were scored, she gave brief explanations about each number and the personality traits that corresponded.
Quota International of Indiana, Pa. Inc., is open to anyone who has an interest in serving others in the community. For more information, contact Amy Taylor-Liboski at email@example.com or any Quota member.
The Smicksburg United Methodist Women met at 7 p.m. July 10. There were 14 members, three youths and one guest present.
The program was presented by a member about her experiences teaching in Kuwait, as well as her other travels. Since she teaches art, she had each member paint a picture of their traveling experiences to share with everyone.
The minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were approved as read.
The treasurer reported that the company the club usually order dishcloths from is out of business. She found a new company, and they will send a sample of the dishcloths to see if members like them.
The annual church picnic will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in place of the regular meeting. The entire church family is invited. It will be held at the home of the club president.
Bring a covered dish and your lawn chairs.
Donations of canning jars for the Fall Festival soup are appreciated. Please contact a UMW member.
Dates for apple dumpling- and soup-making for the annual Fall Festival have been set.
The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5. The club will be serving lunch again this year. They have also set a purchase limit of 20 quarts for canned vegetable soup.
The meeting was closed with the reading of the Litany.
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And now for this week's installment of Montana celebrity news.
Celebrities living in Montana is not a new phenomenon, though Nabors hasn't necessarily been the highest profile of them. He was mentioned in a story by former Indy editor Brad Tyer on Blacktable.com. But other than that, not much has been made of the amiable actor's presence here.
Nabors, 82, made news today, however, for recently marrying his longtime partner Stan Cadwallader, 64. The couple, who first met in 1975 and also reside in Honolulu, married in Washington, a state that made gay marriage legal last month. According to US Weekly, Nabors has never really been "out" to the media before, though he's never hidden his 38-year relationship.


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Great Glazing: Vol Walker Hall & Steven L Anderson Design Center
The basics: The Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas recently completed a major renovation to the Vol Walker Hall and addition, the Steven L. Anderson Design Center. The 37,000-square-foot addition is highlighted by its array of glass systems, most notably the fritted north and south facades that manage heat gain and glare. ACE Glass was the glazing contractor on the project.
The players: Architect, Marlon Blackwell; associate architect, Polk Stanley Wilcox; general contractor, Baldwin Shell Construction; glazing contractor, ACE Glass; glazing system
supplier, Kawneer Co.; interior framing suppliers, Ellison Bronze, Raco Interior Products Inc.; glass suppliers, Viracon, Schott Glass, Rochester Insulated Glass, Tristar Visions; interior glass fabricator, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.
The glass and systems: The project features more than 17 different glass make-ups in a wide array of system types, including: about 6,000 square feet of the Kawneer 1600 System 2 veneer structurally glazed curtain wall with 140 18-inch vertical glass fins made with Viracon 3/16-inch V175 silkscreened glass; 210 square feet of Kawneer 1600 Slope Wall with 1 3/16-inch Schott Okalux light diffusing glass; 165 square feet of custom modified 1600 Slope Wall Skylight; 4,800 square feet of interior glazing consisting of 1/2-inch clear tempered four-sided structural glazed directly to steel framing; and about 3,000 lites of 1/4-inch clear replacement glass.
Additionally, the building features Viracon VNE 13-63 clear, low-E glass, and Rochester Insulated Glass 2 3/16-inch insulating glass, with three lites of 1/2-inch tempered glass with a 5/8-inch airspace. The building also includes 5/16-inch and 9/16-inch red laminated glass by Tristar Visions.


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For those of you that don't know Richland Slough was located about 3 miles from Kimberly Clark plant in Daviess Co. between Owensboro & Henderson on Hwy 60.
Maybe you never hunted it but I'd bet you've killed Woodies that were hatched at this slough. This is probably about a 200 acre slough 3ft deep full of buckbrush & it's been there longer than we been living. Almost impossible to hunt but great for woodies to raise their young in. Now there's another wetland gone here in Western Ky all because someone thought they were above the law. Last year I saw the TRACK HOLE dredging out the main creek. Someone spent alot of money to have this done.
If anyone knows someone in the right postition please get them involved.
We need this wetland back! The river to the south is Greenriver. The Ohio lays about 2-3 miles to the north. The horseshoe shape is Richland Slough


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Triple-A International League
Tagg Bozied and Sandy Martinez each had three hits as the Norfolk Tides defeated the Richmond Braves Sunday at Harbor Park, 5-2.
The Tides broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning on Martinez's run-scoring single, helping make a winner of reliever Tim Lavigne (1-1), who pitched two innings of perfect relief.
Jason Scobie started for Norfolk and allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings. Scobie walked four, struck out five and allowed a solo home run to Richmond's Kelly Johnson.
Notes: Bozied, playing in his sixth game for Norfolk, was 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a walk. … Juan Perez earned his third hold by pitching the eighth inning, and Heath Bell pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his seventh save.
Binghamton Mets
Double-A Eastern League
Michel Abreu homered and drove in three runs, helping lift the Binghamton Mets past the Altoona Curve Sunday, 5-3.
Abreu singled in Wilson Batista in the top of the first inning and slugged a two-run shot in the fifth inning. Jorge Padilla and Jonathan Slack also drove in runs for the B-Mets, who saw spot starter Chuck Smith (1-0) allow a run on three hits over five innings for his first win at Binghamton.
Notes: The B-Mets swept the series, having won both games of a doubleheader on Saturday. … Binghamton announced earlier in the week that right-handed pitcher Alay Soler will be called upon to make his major league debut this week against the Philadelphia Phillies.
St. Lucie Mets
Single-A Florida State League
Reliever Edgar Alfonzo, Jr. allowed five runs (three earned) in 2-1/3 innings as St. Lucie fell Sunday at Fort Myers, 7-4.
Alfonzo (1-2) took over in the fifth after Mayque Quintero pitched the first four frames. In the sixth, Alfonzo allowed a two-run double to Trevor Plouffe that followed a Jonathan Malo throwing error, and surrendered a two-run single to Garrett Guzman in the seventh before being lifted.
Notes: Quintero allowed one run and one hit in four innings, striking out three. … Ambiorix Concepcion went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored.
Hagerstown Suns
Single-A South Atlantic League
Jeff Landing allowed nine runs (five earned) in 2-2/3 innings Sunday as the Lakewood Blue Claws rolled to a 12-3 victory over the Hagerstown Suns.
Landing (2-6) surrendered seven hits, four walks and a solo home run to Greg Golson before being lifted in the third inning.
Notes: Lakewood starter Scott Mitchinson limited the Suns to two runs and four hits in six innings, walking one and striking out eight. … Leivi Ventura had a triple, his first, for Hagerstown.
On Deck
Monday, May 22, 2006 – All Times E.T.
MLB: Mets Off Day.
AAA: Norfolk Off Day.
AA: Binghamton at Portland, 6:00 p.m.
A: St. Lucie at Fort Myers, 7:05 p.m.
A: Hagerstown at Lakewood, 6:35 p.m.
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Cinco De Mayo with Tremoloco
The Ranch at Laguna Beach
Monday, May 5, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us here at The Ranch at Laguna Beach on the Harvest Patio for a Cinco de Mayo celebration that Laguna beach has never seen! Featuring LA's hottest Mex/Americano band: Tremoloco
This star studded, genre crossing group whipped up by Tony Zamora has been called a Mexican-Americana phenomenon. Tremoloco satisfies most every musical taste from the Angelinos' mix of conjunto, country, Cajun, blues, Latin, jazz, and roadhouse rock and roll. If you appreciate Los Lobos' open-minded approach to roots music, you should dig this. Then again, if your cup of tea is George Jones, War, Oingo Boingo or Tito Puente, there's something for you here too. DON'T Miss It!
Tremoloco's line-up:
Tony Zamora - guitars, bass, singer/songwriter
Cougar Estrada - piano, drums, percussion
Johnny"Vatos" Hernandez - vocals, drums, percussion
Rick Shea - vocals, guitars, requinto
Paul Cartwright - violin, mandolin, guitars
Karina Nistal - vocals
Members of Tremoloco have worked with: Los Lobos, Marc Ribot, Dave Alvin,
Taj Mahal, R.E.M., Ricky Leee Jones and Oingo Boingo
Opening for Tremoloco:
Laguna Beaches' own Pasión Gitana's Spanish Guitars incorporates the Gypsy guitars & vocals of Spain and the rhythms of Latin American and the Middle East. The Husband and wife duo, Ruben and Dounia Gonzalez, have been delighting audiences in Orange County with Spanish guitars, vocals, and percussion.
Laguna Beach's best Tacos and drinks will be available at an additional cost all evening long. Tickets also availble at the door.
When & Where
The Ranch at Laguna Beach (formally the Aliso Creek Inn)
31106 S. Coast Highway
Laguna Beach ,
Monday, May 5, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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Laguna Beach cool has a new home at The Ranch. Secluded within a peaceful blend of canyon and sea, our authentic sanctuary invites guests to get caught up in the world of a Laguna local that's off the beaten path in every sense. Leave the pretention and rules of other resorts behind and step into the warm embrace of a place where everyone knows your name.
Grafted into the Laguna culture and notched into the perfect convergence of land and sea, a stay at The Ranch is a microcosm of the best of Laguna in one organic, refined place. Our staff offers an insider's take on hidden surf spots, shops and specialty galleries. Laid-back luxury speaks to the Laguna mindset. Nonstop programs, such as our Flip Flop Friday golf with three clubs, weekly BBQs and monthly artist galleries, all capture the vibe of our unique locale.


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In a complex world with a myriad of significant public challenges, only the most innovative and thoughtful solutions take hold. Elected officials, government administrators, policy specialists, entrepreneurs and other leaders in the non-profit and for-profit sectors are increasingly turning to Harvard Kennedy School's (HKS) Executive Education(EE) programs to help them gain a better understanding of the problems they face, the solutions they can harness and the networks they can leverage in the years ahead.
The Kennedy School offers the most comprehensive range of executive programs to meet the specific public service training and professional development needs anywhere in the world. HKS Executive Education provides instruction — lasting ten days or less — to more than 3,000 students from 150 countries each year on subjects as diverse as economic development, homeland security, NGO management, and regulatory and enforcement policy.
These programs — offered both on-campus and online — provide a unique and rewarding opportunity for participants to be immersed in a collaborative, creative, and inspiring environment led by renowned Harvard faculty and leading practitioners
"Executive Education is one of the most distinctive things about the Kennedy School — something that really sets us apart from other public policy schools," says Peter Zimmerman MPP 1977, senior associate dean for program development.
The premise of Executive Education — providing short programs to people in leadership posts who have time for only brief leaves of absence — aligns well with the mission of the Kennedy School — to train exceptional public leaders and generate the ideas that provide solutions to our most challenging public problems. Executive Education programs make extensive use of the case study method, enabling participants to explore new analytical frameworks and the latest research within a context of real-world executive decision making.
The school's first Executive Education program launched in 1976, and the EE portfolio has continued to grow at a rate of approximately two new programs each year.
Christine Letts, senior associate dean from 2005 until 2011, says, "We add programs based on the changing demands we see in the market. For example, we now offer several skills-based programs, like Mastering Negotiation and Leadership Decision-Making."
In addition to the programs themselves, many participants have found the peer-networking and relationships formed during the programs to be invaluable.
"The people I met during the Executive Education program have become a real support system. We make each other better. It was an energizing experience that I still draw from regularly in my work," says Mary C. Selecky, secretary of health, Washington State Department of Health.
"The faculty and guest speakers pushed us to think broadly about issues we typically do not have time to consider in our everyday work environments," says C. Robert Kehler, U.S. Air Force general (retired).
Debra Iles took the helm as associate dean for executive education in July of 2011, planning to build on the strong foundation that exists.
"The need for programs like this is greater today than ever before," she says. "There's more demand for good government because more countries are moving from authoritarian regimes to democracies."
Today HKS Executive Education offers more than 30 open-enrollment programs throughout the year. In order to expand access even further, the Kennedy School also has a suite of online programs targeted to nonprofit organizations worldwide. These programs use blended technologies to create online communities of learning, with intensive support from faculty members.
The 2014 Executive Education program schedule is available online.
Julie Boatright Wilson, Harry S. Kahn Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, co-teaching the EE Program, "Driving Government Performance," with Robert Behn, lecturer in public policy.
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Arduino 301 - Controlling the outside world - March 2014
Workshop 88
Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CST)
Event Details
Workshop 88 is offering a continuation of the Arduino classes featuring a concentration on interfacing the arduino with external devices. solid state relays, H-bridges and other ways of controlling high voltages sources and motors.
If you already have an arduino, you have all the materials you'll need for this class. Otherwise, you can order a kit and we'll have it for you when you come to the class.
What you need to bring to the class: a laptop with the arduino environment already installed, your arduino, and your breadboard. What you'll get from the class: an understanding of how to work with the arduino to control higher current and higher voltage DC devices, 110-volt AC devices, and various servos, steppers and motors.
The class was originally scheduled for 2/15/14, but is being rescheduled. Watch this space!
When & Where
Workshop 88
481 N Main St.
Glen Ellyn,
Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CST)
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Sewing Machine Reviews » Kenmore » Kenmore 16221
FeaturesSimply by adjusting the foot pressure, you can easily switch between a a number of materials. This simply means it is a reasonable versatile sewing machine. By using both a variable stitch length as well as stitch breadth, you will have full control over your spacing and durability of your stitch.
It's differential feed creates high quality seams on many unique types of fabrics. You can actually replace the bobbin for this model.
While using free arm here, you can stitch trousers and also trouser cuffs easily. Like most models within this class, the Kenmore 16221 lets you thread the tiny needles very easily. This will make sewing less difficult. While using the built-in single step buttonhole, you could make buttonholes effortlessly.
We really are happy to recommend the serging features in this machine because they are very effective. With the rolled hem, you can easily stitch top quality clothing.
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Online reviews appreciate the computerized control that assures even and straight stitches each time. People love this sewing machine and would recommend it. You will love this machine and the end result.
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Discussion in 'DEALS & OFFERS' started by Gavin Lipjes, Nov 15, 2013.
That sounds like way too much fun Gavin.
That sounds like a blast, what would the daily rate be?
Hey Gavin, would you consider a spear-hunt?
Hi Bob - the rate is in the region of USD300/day depending on the exchange rate.
Willem a spear is an excellent weapon for this type of hunting, knife even better if you have the desire to get in a little closer.
one more question what would the observer fee be? as you know I'm not coming to Africa without deb!
Bob from my side there is no observer fee, but please note that any foreign travelling hunter is required to be guided by a licenced PH employed by a registered outfit. The outfit of your choice may charge an observer fee as they will be exposed to cost.
gavin, where are you situated ?
3 hrs from jhb, i presume its to the north in limpopo?
Yes Willem, limpopo
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Bet this thing looks great with the hood down...
My 87 535is will not crank, I have weak dash lights and my MPG gauge will move but thats about it. My battery is fully charged and and I have even tried boosting it. The main relay tested first bad/then good so I switched it with an old one I had on hand. That did no good so I am open to ideas. I would be looking at the starter but I seem to not have enough juice to even run wipers or lights.:dunno:
Battery terminals are the first place to look. Battery to chassis ground is the next. Sometimes these cables corrode inside the insulation where you can't see it. Try cleaninig up the connections and if that doesn't help, replace the battery to starter positive cable. The negative (ground) cable can also corrode. You can also try using a heavy jumper cable to directly power the starter, but be careful.
Thanks Catso ! That gives me a place to go next. There is no visible corrosion, but you never know.
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In Irving, TX, you'll find one of the largest concentrations of Fortune 500 headquarters in the US. Some of these include ExxonMobil, Fluor Corp, Avid Technology and more. Our Las Colinas hotel is eight minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airpor and accessible by DART Green Line.
Our hotel accommodations provide excellent entertainment opportunities for guests to enjoy. Visit the nearby Dallas Market Center and Grapevine Mills Mall for great shopping. There are multiple professional sports venues nearby, including the American Airlines Center, Rangers Ballpark and Cowboys Stadium. Our courtesy shuttle can take you to the India Bazaar and other ethnic shops and to the DART Orange line.
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Flight to Egypt
Seven Sorrows and Joys of Saint Joseph
Among the many exercises of piety practiced in honor of St. Joseph,
there is one generally known, namely, that of meditating on his
Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys. This devotion owes its origin to
a celebrated event, never omitted by any historian of the Saint.
It is as follows: Two Fathers of the Franciscan
order were sailing along the coast of Flanders, when a terrible
tempest arose, which sank the vessel, with its three hundred passengers.
The two Fathers had sufficient presence of mind to seize hold
of a plank, upon which they were tossed to and fro upon the waves,
for three days and nights. In their danger and affliction, their
whole recourse was to St. Joseph, begging his assistance in their
sad condition. The Saint, thus invoked, appeared in the habit
of a young man of beautiful features, encouraged them to confide
in his assistance, and, as their pilot, conducted them into a
safe harbor. They, desirous to know who their benefactor was asked
his name, that they might gratefully acknowledge so great a blessing
and favor. He told them he was St. Joseph, and advised them daily
to recite the Our Father and Hail Mary seven times, in memory
of his seven dolors or grief's, and of his seven joys, and then
(Recite one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be after each number)
1. St. JOSEPH, Chaste Spouse of the Holy Mother of God,
by the SORROW with which thy heart was pierced at the thought
of a cruel separation from Mary, and by the deep JOY that thou
didst feel when the angel revealed to thee the ineffable mystery
of the Incarnation, obtain for us from Jesus and Mary, the grace
of surmounting all anxiety. Win for us from the Adorable Heart
of Jesus the unspeakable peace of which He is the Eternal Source.
2. St. JOSEPH, Foster-Father of Jesus, by the bitter SORROW
which thy heart experienced in seeing the Child Jesus lying in
a manger, and by the JOY which thou didst feel in seeing the Wise
men recognize and adore Him as their God, obtain by thy prayers
that our heart, purified by thy protection, may become a living
crib, where the Savior of the world may receive and bless our
3. St. JOSEPH, by the SORROW with which thy heart was pierced
at the sight of the Blood which flowed from the Infant Jesus in
the Circumcision, and by the JOY that inundated thy soul at thy
privilege of imposing the sacred and mysterious Name of Jesus,
obtain for us that the merits of this Precious Blood may be applied
to our souls, and that the Divine Name of Jesus may be engraved
forever in our hearts.
4. St. JOSEPH, by the SORROW when the Lord declared that
the soul of Mary would be pierced with a sword of sorrow, and
by thy JOY when holy Simeon added that the Divine Infant was to
be the resurrection of many, obtain for us the grace to have compassion
on the sorrows of Mary, and share in the salvation which Jesus
brought to the earth.
5. St. JOSEPH, by thy SORROW when told to fly into Egypt,
and by thy JOY in seeing the idols overthrown at the arrival of
the living God, grant that no idol of earthly affection may any
longer occupy our hearts, but being like thee entirely devoted
to the service of Jesus and Mary, we may live and happily die
for them alone.
6. St. JOSEPH, by the SORROW of thy heart caused by the
fear of the tyrant Archelaus and by the JOY in sharing the company
of Jesus and Mary at Nazareth, obtain for us, that disengaged
from all fear, we may enjoy the peace of a good conscience and
may live in security, in union with Jesus and Mary, experiencing
the effect of thy salutary assistance at the hour of our death.
7. St. JOSEPH, by the bitter SORROW with which the loss
of the Child Jesus crushed thy heart, and by the holy JOY which
inundated thy soul in recovering thy Treasure on entering the
Temple, we supplicate thee not to permit us to lose our Saviour
Jesus by sin. Yet, should this misfortune befall us, grant that
we may share thy eagerness in seeking Him, and obtain for us the
grace to find Him again, ready to show us His great mercy, especially
at the hour of death; so that we may pass from this life to enjoy
His presence in heaven, there to sing with thee His divine mercies
Let Us Pray
"O God, Who in Thine ineffable Providence has vouchsafed
to choose Blessed Joseph to be the Spouse of Thy most holy Mother;
grant, we beseech Thee, that we may deserve to have him for our
intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our holy protector:
Who lives and reigns forever and ever, Amen. "
The Seven Sundays in honor of St. Joseph are observed in the following
Holy Communion is received in his honor on seven consecutive Sundays,
and on each Sunday the prayers in honor of the Seven Sorrows and
the Seven Joys of St. Joseph are recited.
An excellent means of obtaining special favors through the intercession
of St. Joseph is to honor his seven sorrows and seven joys by
the devotion of the Seven Sundays. This devotion may be practiced
at any time of the year, but fervent clients of St. Joseph like
to venerate him especially on the seven Sundays preceding his
Feast Day (March19th,May 1st, Solemnity of Saint Joseph which
is, the third Wednesday after Easter) . Then they more confidently
hope to obtain some particular favor; often the favors they receive
are greater than they had expected. St. Teresa of Avila tells
us that St. Joseph frequently obtained for her much greater favors
than those for which she had petitioned.
It is related that a ship containing a number of passengers was
wrecked off the coast of Holland. Two Franciscan monks, who had
clung to a plank for two days, were save by a man of venerable
appearance who miraculously brought them to shore. Upon their
asking him who he was he replied, 'I am Joseph, and I desire you
to honour my seven sorrows and seven joys.." This was the
origin of the devotion to the sorrows and joys of St. Joseph.
Those who are seeking a special request may also have seven Masses
said in honor of St. Joseph, or assist at seven Masses, give alms
or fast seven times, make seven visits to a chapel or to an image
of the Saint. A novena may made by daily saying the prayers of
the Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of St. Joseph; or this devotion
may be performed for thirty days and ended with the reception
of the Sacraments. One can also make a novena by saying the Our
Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be seven times on each of seven consecutive
Sundays, in honor of the Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph.
It is very pleasing to St. Joseph and a great act of charity to
aid, in his honor, those souls in Purgatory who during life practiced
special devotion to him. In our various necessities, we might
promise St. Joseph that if he comes to our aid we will have one
or more Masses said for the Poor Souls, or offer Holy Communion
for them.
1. The doubt of St. Joseph. (Matt. 1:19) - The message of the
Angel. (Matt. 1:20).
2. The poverty of Jesus' birth. (Luke 2:7) - The Birth of the
Saviour. (Luke 2:10-11).
3. The Circumcision. (Luke 2:21) - The Holy Name of Jesus. (Matt.
4. The prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34) - The Effects of the Redemtion.
(Luke 2:38).
5. The flight into Egypt. (Matt. 2:14) - The overthrow of the
idols of Egypt. (Is. 19:1).
6. The return from Egypt. (Matt. 2:22) - Life with Jesus and Mary
at Nazareth. (Luke 2:39).
7. The loss of the Child Jesus. (Luke 2:45) - The Finding of the
Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:46).
Composed by Ven. Januarius Sarnelli, C.SS.R. (d. 1744)
1. Sorrow: The doubt of St. Joseph. (Matt. 1:19)........
But Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wishing to expose
her to reproach, was minded to put her away privately.
Joy: The message of the Angel. (Matt. 1:20).
But while he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Do not be afraid,
Joseph, son of David, to take to you Mary your wife, for that
which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.
O chaste Spouse of Mary most holy, glorious St. Joseph, great
was the trouble and anguish of your heart when you wert minded
to put away privately your inviolate Spouse, yet your joy was
unspeakable when the surpassing mystery of the Incarnation was
made known to you by the Angel!
By this sorrow and this joy, we beseech you to comfort our souls,
both now and in the sorrows of our final hour, with the joy of
a good life and a holy death after the pattern of your own, in
the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
2. Sorrow: The poverty of Jesus' birth. (Luke 2:7).
And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for
them in the inn.
Joy: The birth of the Savior. (Luke 2:10-11).
And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold,
I bring you good news of great joy which shall be to all people;
for today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you,
who is Christ the Lord."
O most blessed Patriarch, glorious St. Joseph, who was chosen
to be the foster father of the Word made flesh, your sorrow at
seeing the Child Jesus born in such poverty was suddenly changed
into heavenly exultation when you did hear the angelic hymn and
beheld the glories of that resplendent night.
By this sorrow and this joy, we implore you to obtain for us the
grace to pass over from life's pathway to hear the angelic songs
of praise, and to rejoice in the shining splendor of celestial
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
3. Sorrow: The Circumcision. (Luke 2:21).
And when eight days were fulfilled for his circumcision, his name
was called Jesus, the name given to him by the angel before he
was conceived in the womb.
Joy: The Holy Name of Jesus. (Matt. 1:25).
And he did not know her until she brought forth her first born
son. And he called his name Jesus.
O glorious St. Joseph you faithfully obeyed the law of God, and
your heart was pierced at the sight of the Precious Blood that
was shed by the Infant Savior during His Circumcision, but the
Name of Jesus gave you new life and filled you with quiet joy.
By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us the grace to be freed
from all sin during life, and to die rejoicing, with the holy
Name of Jesus in our hearts and on our lips.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
4. Sorrow: The prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34).
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold
this child is destined for the fall and the rise of many in Israel,
and for a sign that shall be contradicted. And your own soul a
sword shall pierce.
Joy: The effects of the Redemption. (Luke 2:38).
And coming up at that very hour, she began to give praise to the
Lord, and spoke of him to all who were awaiting the redemption
of Jerusalem.
O most faithful Saint who shared the mysteries of our Redemption,
glorious St. Joseph, the prophecy of Simeon regarding the sufferings
of Jesus and Mary caused you to shudder with mortal dread, but
at the same time filled you with a blessed joy for the salvation
and glorious resurrection which, he foretold, would be attained
by countless souls.
By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us that we may be among
the number of those who, through the merits of Jesus and the intercession
of Mary the Virgin Mother, are predestined to a glorious resurrection.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
5. Sorrow: The flight into Egypt. (Matt. 2:14).
So he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew
into Egypt.
Joy: The overthrow of the idols of Egypt. (Is. 19:1).
The burden of Egypt. Behold the Lord will ascend upon a swift
cloud and will enter into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt will be
moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the
midst thereof.
O most watchful Guardian of the Incarnate Son of God, glorious
St. Joseph, what toil was your in supporting and waiting upon
the Son of the most high God, especially in the flight into Egypt!
Yet at the same time, how you did rejoice to have always near
you God Himself, and to see the idols of the Egyptians fall prostrate
to the ground before Him.
By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us the grace of keeping
ourselves in safety from the infernal tyrant, especially by flight
from dangerous occasions; may every idol of earthly affection
fall from our hearts; may we be wholly employed in serving Jesus
and Mary, and for them alone may we live and happily die.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
6. Sorrow: The return from Egypt. (Matt. 2:22).
But hearing that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his
father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned in a
dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee.
Joy: Life with Jesus and Mary at Nazareth. (Luke 2:39).
And when they had fulfilled all things prescribed in the Law of
the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own town of Nazareth.
O glorious St. Joseph, an angel on earth, you did marvel to see
the King of Heaven obedient to your commands, but your consolation
in bringing Jesus out of the land of Egypt was troubled by your
fear of Archelaus; nevertheless, being assured by the Angel, you
dwelt in gladness at Nazareth with Jesus and Mary.
By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us that our hearts may
be delivered from harmful fears, so that we may rejoice in peace
of conscience and may live in safety with Jesus and Mary and may,
like you, die in their company.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
7. Sorrow: The loss of the Child Jesus. (Luke 2:45).
And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him
Joy: The finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke
And it came to pass after three days, that they found him in the
Temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them
and asking them questions.
O glorious St. Joseph, pattern of all holiness, when you did lose,
through no fault of your own, the Child Jesus, you sought Him
sorrowing for the space of three days, until with great joy you
did find Him again in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the
By this sorrow and this joy, we supplicate you, with our hearts
upon our lips, to keep us from ever having the misfortune to lose
Jesus through mortal sin; but if this supreme misfortune should
befall us, grant that we may seek Him with unceasing sorrow until
we find Him again, ready to show us His great mercy, especially
at the hour of death; so that we may pass over to enjoy His presence
in Heaven; and there, in company with you, may we sing the praises
of His Divine mercy forever.
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory be . . .
Antiphon . And Jesus Himself was beginning about the age of thirty
years, being (as it was supposed) the Son of Joseph.
V. Pray for us, O holy Joseph.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray .
O God, Who in Your ineffable Providence did vouchsafe to choose
Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Your most holy Mother, grant,
we beseech You, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth
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Walking on a Tightrope
I recently started reading a new blog by Joshua Blankenship. The post that turned me on Whose You Do You Want To Be?
If you have talent, there will always be someone telling you how to use it. Talent is in short supply, and smart people always have a vision for how you should use yours.
It's a struggle to balance the need for earning a living and finding a satisfying way to use your talents. There are no courses in school for understanding your gifts and then figuring out how to best use them. Mostly, we tell kids to follow a career path and it's hard to argue with that. But that doesn't necessarily help them figure out how to be happy.
The tightrope is the journey to create the life you want. Please don't be afraid of what other people will say. If they have time to talk about you, they're not focusing on their own tightrope/happiness. They are likely too afraid to get up on the wire! How about thinking about your fulfillment goals instead your career goals.
When I was young, someone said to me, "be bold and great forces will come to your aid." I never forgot that.
You don't have to do something outrageous or outlandish to be true to yourself. But you probably have to bear the weight of people telling you that you're wrong. Be strong, look for allies and be yourself. There's no one like you in the whole world.
Inspiring and very entertaining video (also found in Joshua's blog). Thanks Josh!
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Thank you very much for your great advice about job hunting.this is very useful to job seekers.
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Question for stone white owners
My stone white does NOT hide the dirt NEAR as well as my super white Tacoma. Anyone else think it looks REAL DIRTY after just a rain storm or something? I buy white cause it hides the dirt/dust well. But DAMN my stone white jeep looks like ace anytime it's dirty.. My Tacoma sits there looking good when dirty.. Is it the body style or what? I have mudflaps on both...
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It does look like it gets dirty faster. I don't have mud flaps (yet) and I have dark spray stuff on the front door sides and some on the rear fenders. It hasn't even rained here yet LOL, this is just road crap.
Maybe it's the quantity of white, I don't know. My trooper had two tone colors, silver/gray on the bottom area.
I love my stone white Loredo and have not noticed what you refer to, but I'm coming from a black sports car so the white to me stay super clean
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I've owned several white vehicles - and my '12 Stone White Overland does show dirt more readily. We've had a lot of spring showers and thunderstorms already - and even with mud flaps I get dirt showing up a lot.
I just keep it washed and waxed so the dirt floats off pretty well. It does look great clean.
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No, I don't notice it getting dirty faster than any previous white (including Stone White) vehicles (6 of them) I have owned or currently own. That said, I have always washed my vehicles very frequently.
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I saw a new WK2 Stone White covered in dirt and it looked terrible. Keep your WK2s clean, especially white!
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Ya I keep my cars clean. Too clean haha. But my jeep looks terrible after one rain storm(i am obsessed when it comes to clean vehicles) It's freshly waxed too. My white truck can sit out of the garage go thru rain storms(lots of them) and still look clean. Made my wife take the Tacoma today just so the jeep(which I cleaned lastnight) wouldn't look like crap if it rained on her today. Hahah. The truck came back clean(didn't rain). I have a sickness haha
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I find that the back is the worst on mine. Just a little bit of rain and the back will look like crap immediately! even without using the rear wiper. I don't know why
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Did you guys buy your mud guards locally or online?
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Bought my oem flaps on ebay. 68 shipped if I remember correctly(might be wrong)
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I thought the thread was for Stoned White Owners lol
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Setting out Russia's policy agenda for 2013 at an annual news conference, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made clear that improving relations with Washington was part of Moscow's vision for strengthening its influence on the world stage.
"On issues where we have disagreements, we can look for ways to prevent these problems making the whole atmosphere worse and stopping us cooperating," he said, reiterating a hope that U.S. President Barack Obama would accept an invitation for a summit with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this year.
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Immediately after the bail cancellation, police tried to reach the former military ruler but he was escorted by his personal security, fleeing in his bullet-proof black four-wheeler.
According to police, Musharraf has reached his farmhouse in Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad and police is expected to carry out his arrest.
Musharraf had arrived at the IHC for the hearing and a large contingent of police and Rangers personnel was stationed at the court's premises for security purposes.
Earlier last week, the former military ruler was granted a six-day interim bail after he surrendered before the court in the judges' detention case in which he had been declared a proclaimed offender.
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It will be the last home game at Minges Coliseum for Pirate seniors Miguel Paul and Maurice Kemp.
"Me and Kemp did have a lot of good memories in (Minges) and we knew it had to end sometime. We just want to go out with a win, that's the big thing," said Paul.
Kemp had a game-high 20 points in ECU's 70-58 win against Loyola-Maryland Tuesday. The difference in the game though was the performance of junior forward Robert Sampson, who scored 13 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
A game after seeing his night shortened with foul trouble, Paul had an off-shooting night for his standards—2-for-10 from the field—but still managed to finish with 12 points and a game-high 9 assists.
Quietly, junior Akeem Richmond has struggled from three-point range in ECU's double-figure wins in the last week. He was 0-for-6 on triples Tuesday night and worked inside to score his nine points, while pulling down six rebounds.
Evansville captured a nail-biting 84-83 win against Canisius on Tuesday to advance into the CIT's final four. Trailing by nine points at halftime, the Purple Aces were led by senior Colt Ryan's 39 point performance that made him the school's all-time leading scorer.
Ryan, who averages 20.4 points per game this season, has guided Evansville through a difficult Missouri Valley Conference with a 10-8 league record. Two of those wins were againt Wichita State, who punched its tickets to the NCAA Tournament's 'elite eight' Thursday.
ECU coach Jeff Lebo says his team hasn't faced anybody like its opponent on Saturday.
"(They're) very different. Not overly big, not overly athletic, but guys really understand the roles on their team and understand how to play the game."
They know where the ball is supposed to be shot, and its supposed to be shot by Colt Ryan."
A key to the success for head coach Marty Simmons' Purple Aces has been sharing the basketball as three of its top four scorers collected over 100 assists on the season. Ned Cox is the only other player—with Ryan—on the roster that averages double figures scoring with 11.0 points per game.
Dating back to Feb. 23, Evansville has won its last three road games. A feat that hasn't been accomplished by the program since its 1998-1999 campaign.
Whoever wins Saturday will advance to face the winner of Weber State and Northern Iowa on the road Tuesday night for the CIT championship.
To put the Pirates' postseason tournament run in perspective, if Michigan State beats Duke on Friday, ECU will be the last basketball team still playing in the state of North Carolina.
"At this time of year, there are a lot of guys, a lot of my friends at different colleges, who are at home just lying around…(us still playing) says a lot to Coach Lebo and the work we've put in this year," said Paul.
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Bumpy Yard (Ruts)
I built my house 3 years ago. i installed a sprinkler system (myself) and pulled a drag around the yard for an entire weekend to make sure all the rocks were pulled up (and removed) and the soil was loose. Well, I got excited and planted grass too early (late summer) and it did not grow well. I noticed the lines from the drag were showing up (even though I raked in the seed by hand). The grass has now become thicker and is looking pretty good. However, the yard is getting very bumpy or rutty (is that a word?). I am almost 100% sure that no animals are burrowing underneath it. I bought a lawn packer and soaked the areas down with the sprinkler system and it improved some, but is still noticeable when walking and mowing. My thoughts are, even though I soak the lawn down, the ground is too packed to absorb the water. Sound plausible? Would arieating the yard help with this? I am running out of ideas and energy trying to combat this. Any ideas?
You should not have had a problem with an irrigation system with planting in summer.
I am not sure what you mean by a lawn packer. A roller is used when sowing seed to make sure the seed are pressed into the soil for good contact but you shouldn't be using that now. And any extra weight on wet soil is not good at all!
Are you sure no animals are burrowing? But do these follow a pattern or just here and there all over the yard?
I would go with the areation and a fall fertilization. This is a good time for it right now.
Always give your location in gardening/landscaping posts. And any specific information about the plants in question is good, i.e. what type of lawn, shrubs, etc.
Bumpy Lawn
In my case it is Moles or Voles that are causing the problem, I guess my irrigation system enhances the growth of grubs and the underground critters are having a field day. So, I am setting traps and have reduced the mole/vole population to a small degree.
I'm inclined to think that the soil in ND is different from the sand in FL.
The ruts are in a line, pretty much where the drag made lines. I was packing a foundation for my shed at the back of the lot today and rolled over those spots with the skidsteer, so I will see how it feels in a couple of days. Areating is next on my list.
How can I tell if it is mole/vole?
I have soaked down the areas and rolled them before with very little gain. i am guessing the soil is too compacted to absorb the water, so areating might need to be the next step.
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When to visit NavasotaWondering what time of year to travel, or what clothes to pack? Here are seasonal norms to help you with your planning:
Seasonal temperature averages
- • January-March: 74°F day, 39°F night
- • April-June: 93°F day, 52°F night
- • July-September: 96°F day, 63°F night
- • October-December: 86°F day, 39°F night
- • January-March: 10.0 inches
- • April-June: 12.4 inches
- • July-September: 9.9 inches
- • October-December: 12.8 inches