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McClure has served as executive vice president and CIO of AmeriCredit since 1999, after joining the company as senior vice president and CIO in 1998. He was previously executive vice president and division information officer of Associates First Capital Corp. In this interview with Esther Shein, he discusses the challenges of keeping up with rapid growth and being innovative.
Q: Why do you think you were named one of the top financial IT executives by The CIO Forum - Financial Services for 2001-2002?
Some of the infrastructure changes we've made are bringing up five major sites: four call centers and our new corporate headquarters in Forth Worth. And the call centers support our collection activities and our customer service. Some other things in the infrastructure: everyone's got a PC on their desk, and we've done a lot on our intranet and corporate portal; we've expanded applications to automate areas that were manually intensive, and one thing we've done that's been very successful is align our IT infrastructure to match the business. We have applications to match each business unit - the dealer area, the consumer area, our e-business area and our various corporate support areas, so they have direct support staff to meet their requirements.
We call our corporate portal or intranet, AmeriNet. Every morning when employees come in they log onto their computer and see AmeriNet. We do all our time tracking for our non-exempt people who log in and out online, to track hours. We use this extensively for company news, and it's updated daily. Every department has their own page. We use it for computer based training, the phone directory, and we do extensive imaging of our loan documentation--we image around 50,000 documents per day. What [people in loan processing and loan servicing] are able to see online is the application, title, contract, and insurance information. Dealers come in [to the portal] in multiple ways but the documentation is generally faxed or imaged in. AmeriNet is used for extensive viewing of management reporting and we use Cognos [as the reporting vehicle for the data warehouse] to do queries and have information displayed in a cube, and you can drill down to view that information. [The portal provides] employee self serve: employee benefits, stock purchase, expense reporting are all done online. Management self-serve salary administration is done online too [as well as] approving the hiring of people.
One of things we've implemented is a complete ERP system that automates the HR and Finance areas. We're using Oracle on an IBM RS/6000. We did that two and a half years ago. As a corporation we have about 4.3 terabytes of data that we use to provide information to the data warehouse.
From an external standpoint, we've built an electronic business channel that supports the business. How this works is, we sit behind e-loan and Lending Tree, our two partners, and the applications they receive are forwarded to us on the Web and automatically we decision those applications in 30 seconds. We built this using reusable components so we could easily add new partners and use these same components [so an individual could] submit a loan directly to us. Our core model is an indirect model where we have sales people who buy contracts from the dealership and e-business and direct lending is how we directly interface with an individual consumer. About 5% of people do the direct model and apply on our site. We also do electronic documentation, which means if you're a consumer you apply through e-loan or Lending Tree or AmeriCredit and print out the loan and bring it with you.
Another major effort we have is the development of capabilities called "DealerTrack." This is an application built in concert with Chase, Wells Fargo and AmeriCredit. This is an online Web-based application system that allows dealer to submit an application to multiple lenders at same time. The dealer only has to enter the application once to anyone financing through DealerTrack. This was implemented one and a half years ago. The dealer doesn't have to pay to use it. We also support automated decisioning, where you get an automatic decision extremely fast.
Q: AmeriCredit's CEO says you have applied technological innovation and "state of the art data management capabilities." Can you elaborate?
AmeriCredit is viewed by employees as a very unique corporation. It's very employee oriented. A couple of years ago as we were growing we realized we wanted to preserve what we thought was a unique culture of integrity, investment, innovation and information. When those four are brought together it's called I 4th power. Many of things I've talked about on the external and internal side are the keys of innovation and investment we make in technology and in our facility and the information we provide internally and to our customers.
In terms of people development, particularly in the IT organization ... When you become a manager you go through a defined management training program. We've developed career paths to show how you can go from where you are to somewhere else and that career plan is updated yearly. There's a mandatory program of a minimum 60 hours of training annually, and 40 of those are to expand on current skills and 20 hours can be spent on developing new skills for other career options in IT. Wherever possible we also support a whole series of flexible hours whether you come in early or late or work four-day weeks ... there are a lot of different options. We're very focused on providing opportunities for our employees and training and a work schedule that meets their requirements. Those are all programs we've implemented in IT and as result we have about a 3% turnover rate. We have a lot of focus on community involvement as well.
Q: What have you done in terms of beefing up system security since 9/11?
The security area does not report to me. We spun it off before 9/11 to report to the CFO. That gives it separation from IT and the business areas. That's where our internal auditing group is. Prior to 9/11 because of various viruses coming out we'd done extensive work with firewalls.
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Q: How has the economic downturn affect the pace of technological change and change management in IT?
It has not slowed it at all. We have a very robust plan coming into this year and some large projects that have been added to it. For example, the customer relationship management piece of Oracle. [Recently] we brought up the sales force automation component of CRM. The whole concept of SFA is to allow the capture of information of dealer customers so the sales force is in the process of entering that information. Over the long term we'll be able to track information on dealers so we won't lose that when sales people are promoted or move to other companies. We have not reduced our IT investments at all.
Q: What's your view on implementation of new technologies and bleeding edge versus a more conservative approach?
We certainly experiment with leading edge technologies. For example right now we have some wireless applications we're testing with some of our remote sales force. That's to understand how effective that technology will be. We have a tendency to be more mainstream. We've chosen Oracle for ERP and we're very much a Microsoft shop so we have a tendency to go with market-type players.
Q: How large is your IT department and what skills are you in most need of right now?
We have 250 people. Right now we're finding it to be a very attractive marketplace. For the most part there is no skill set we're in short supply of or that is not readily available in the market. Eighteen months ago, when the dot com thing was going fast and furious, it was a different story, but today we're seeing some of the best candidates we've ever seen. We continue to hire. The fiscal year ends at the end of June and we will add around 20 to 25 [IT] people in the next year so we continue to grow that staff.
Q: How do you approach the software/vendor selection process?
The way we drive our major application changes are they are owned by the business. To do a large application the business has to define a full-time project manager who owns the project and defines that project. They need to document the requirements. We use that information in an RFP format and we use results from the RFP to select a vendor. That's what we did with Oracle in the ERP selection. We also looked at Siebel, PeopleSoft and SAP for the ERP system [which] was implemented two and a half years ago - it one of first major applications we did when I came in.
Q: What are the ingredients of a good vendor relationship?
Certainly it's an application suite that meets the core requirements you have. Service to meet the changes and problems you may run into, and then competitive pricing.
On Page 2, read what else occupies McClure's time -- and what keeps this CIO awake at night.


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The Evening Star and Kansan, January 24, 1896:
Another veteran of the civil war has answered the long roll call. Capt. John E. Greer, of Independence township is dead, at the age of 68 years. In the earlier part of the civil war he enlisted at Waverly, Ind., and went to the front as Lieutenant in Company F, of the Fifth Indiana Cavalry, and was with his regiment afterwards merged in the Nineteenth regiment, in three years of war, except while a prisoner in the hands of the Confederates, was promoted to a Captaincy for bravery. His regiment was the first to enter Knoxville, Tennessee, and were engaged in twenty-two battles, and in June 1864, there was a skirmish every day. The regiment marched 2,400 miles, traveled 1,000 miles by water, and took 640 prisoners. During the service Captain Greer, with half his regiment were captured, and he was taken to Richmond, Va., where he was a prisoner for months in that foul Libby prison. He was an active participant in digging that famous tunnel, but before he could get away was transferred to Belle Isle, and from there was exchanged. After his return home, Capt. Greer was elected to represent his county in the Indiana legislature. About 1877 he removed to this county and purchased a farm in Rutland, and gathered his children about him, adding largely to his acreage. He prospered, and also became prominent in public affairs. A few years ago he purchased what was known as the James Lord part of the Robt Barr farm, northwest of the city, and has lived there for three years, and engaged largely in feeding and shipping cattle. About the first of the year he purchased the late J. P. Roberts' stock of drugs and sundries, and for two weeks had confined himself closely to the store, assisting in getting the stock ready for business. On Thursday last he was taken ill, and went upstairs to lie down, but got worse and an old stomach trouble developed, which resulted in his death, at 5:30, Friday afternoon. His remains were taken to his residence, and on Sunday at 9:30 the McPherson Post Grand Army of the Republic, assembled there under Commander Way, to pay the last tribute of soldiers to a departed comrade. The beautiful ritual service of the order was gon through with, and Comrade J. D. McCue made a brief address, appropriate for the occasion and then the funeral procession wended its way to the Quaker Cemetery, eight miles west, where his remains were interred by the side of loved ones. The guard of honor being Comrades J. W. Scott, Lee Fairleigh, David Turner, T. S. Bonwell, J. G. Hambleton and J. S. Harding.
Independence Daily Reporter, Jan. 19, 1896:
James (John) E. Greer
Came to Montgomery county September 24, 1878. At that time they purchased the farm about two miles west of town which is now known as the Holbert farm.
Capt. J. E. Greer died at 5:30 p.m. yesterday in the room over the J. P. Robert's drug store, which he recently purchased. The Captain came in from his farm Thursday morning, and although not feeling well, stayed at the store during the forenoon, as his partner M. Neal had some outside matters to look after. In the afternoon he was taken too ill to go home and to bed upstairs. His complaint was a stomach trouble from which he has suffered several times before, and although medical aid was summoned he steadily grew worse. He was unconscious most of yesterday and died at 5:30 p.m. Four or five of his sons and daughters were present, but his wife is ill at the farm and could not get in. Captain was about 71 years of age, a veteran of the late war, having served in an Indiana regiment. He was one of the early settlers of Montgomery county, and leaves a host of warm friends in this city and vicinity. The funeral will take place at 9:30 a.m. Sunday from Capt. Greer's late residence two miles west of town and will be under the direction of the G. A. R. The burial will be at the Friends cemetery west of this city.
Independence Daily Reporter, Saturday, January 18, 1896:
Captain J. E. Greer, Dead
Captain John Greer, of Independence, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 17, aged 68 years. He had purchased a drug store in Independence and was assisting in the invoice of stock at the time his fatal sickness stomach trouble, came upon him. The exact length of time he was sick is not known to the relatives here, the letter conveying the information of his death being brief and failing to state the particulars.
Captain Greer was here visiting a few months ago and appeared to be in excellent health. He visited here several days, during the time of the National G. A. R. encampment of Louisville and met almost all of his friends, of whom he had many who esteemed him very highly. He formerly lived in Green township this county and was a member of the Fifth Indiana Cavalry during the rebellion.
Independence Daily Reporter, Tuesday, January 21, 1896:
He Escaped from Libby Prison
Captain J. E. Greer, an old settler and a prominent businessman of this place, died suddenly last night of congestion of the stomach. He served with distinction in the Civil war as a captain in an Indiana regiment, and was one of those who made their escape through the underground tunnel at Libby prison.
From History of Montgomery County, Kansas, L. Wallace Duncan, 1903, pg 282-283, David P. Greer:
Captain John E. Greer, well known throughout the county as one of the pioneers, who made a large property during his lifetime. The captain was a native of Kentucky and was one of seven children: James M., of Montgomery county; John E., deceased; Mrs. Mary Carrell, deceased; Lyman M., of Indiana; Mrs. Ruth Williams; Alexander C., of Montgomery county, and Mrs. Amanda Poor, deceased.
The birth of Captain Greer occurred January 1st, 1829, and at two years his parents moved up into Indiana, where he continued to reside until the breaking out of the Civil war. He entered the Union army and participated in much of the severe service during the four years war. The following from the Independence Tribune is to the point: "Captain John E. Greer, of Independence township is dead, at the age of sixty-eight years. In the early part of the Civil war he enlisted at Waverly, Indiana, and went to the front as Lieutenant in Co. "F:, 5th Ind. Cav., and was with his regiment, afterward merging into the 90th, in three years of war-except while a prisoner in the hands of the Confederates-and was promoted to a captaincy for bravery. His regiment was the first to enter Knoxville, Tenn., and was engaged in twenty-two battles"
During the service Captain Greer was captured and was, for months, a prisoner in Libby prison. He was active in digging the famous Straight tunnel, but before he could get away was transferred to Belle Isle and from there was exchanged after being in captivity one year.
After his return home, Captain Greer was elected to the Indiana Legislature. About 1877 he removed to this county and purchased a farm in Rutland township and gathered his children about him, adding largely to his acreage. He prospered and also became prominent in public affairs.
The wife of John E. Greer was Margaret Petree, of Decatur county, Indiana. She bore his ten children, as follows: Nancy E. Pettet, of Montgomery county; William M. and Joseph G., deceased; David P., Lucy C. Wagaman and Abram L., of Montgomery county; Margaret V., deceased; James E., of the Indian Territory; Annie L. Holden and Oliver L, both of Montgomery county.
Contributed by Mrs. Maryann Johnson a
Civil war researcher and a volunteer in the Kansas Room of the Independence
Public Library, Independence, Kansas.

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Bayam Ariyan Trailer (2010)
The film is about a bad cop Mithran (Kishore), who utilizes the useless and violent youngster to indulge in conniving activities only to get his pockets overwhelmed with profit. Vinoth (Magesh Kumar) is his right pick as he heeds for his orders and he's one such cruel guy, who beats his mother black and blue for money. Saranya enacts his mother's role and she completely possesses the qualities of yesteryear mother in Tamil cinema. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Nivedha (Udhayathara) and even she falls for him. When things are going finer, his life turns topsy-turvy when his mother passes away. He starts feeling a lot missing her. Meanwhile Mithran and Vinoth tend to lock horns with each other with a shockingly repellent climax.
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Goodbye 2016 Playlist: David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and MoreWe bid farewell to some true legends via their greatest songs.
5 Songs That Should Be Adapted Into MoviesIf you'd like to see them, put on the song, close your eyes and play the movie inside of your head. It won't cost you $17 and the price point on store-bought popcorn is far more reasonable.


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Dilma Rousseff Ousted in Historic Brazil Impeachment Vote
Leftist leader's removal puts Michel Temer in power through 2018 as nation's deep political and economic problems persist.
Dilma Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla who defied a dictatorship but struggled as Brazil's president amid a troubled economy and a fractious political climate, was removed from office Wednesday following an impeachment trial she condemned as a coup d'état. Far from ending Brazil's monthslong political crisis, Ms. Rousseff's ouster leaves the country's new leaders beset with an economy in tatters and an angry, divided electorate. Brazil's Senate voted 61-20 to convict Ms. Rousseff on charges that she used illegal bookkeeping maneuvers to hide a growing budget deficit, deemed an impeachable crime in a nation with a history of hyperinflation and fiscal mismanagement. Two-thirds of Brazil's 81 senators, or 54 votes, were needed to remove Ms. Rousseff from power.
The outcome was widely expected, though only partly because of the legal evidence marshaled against her. Well before the trial's final phase opened last week, Ms. Rousseff's administration had been upended by a brutal recession and a massive corruption scandal at the state oil company that splintered her political base and devastated her popular support. Her departure marks a humiliating end for Brazil's first female president, and closes 13 years of rule by her leftist Workers' Party, or PT.
Interim President Michel Temer, who served as vice president and was among the many former allies to abandon Ms. Rousseff, will finish out her second term, which runs through the end of 2018.
Sen. Ronaldo Caiado of the right-wing Democrats party said Ms. Rousseff's ouster was a repudiation the Workers' Party and Ms. Rousseff's predecessor and mentor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former metal worker who became president in 2003 and set about expanding social programs to aid Brazil's poorest citizens. Without them, he said, "society will be able to breathe easily, even knowing the economic difficulties, the level of unemployment."
"But with this decision today, I confess to you that I am relieved," Ms. dos Santos said. "I do not know if she committed crimes or not, but the direction of the economy cannot continue."
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The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) has been in existence for 35 years in 2012. In the General Assembly which was held in Volos, ailment Greece in 2007, the presence of the young members inspired the proposal by IOV President Carmen Padilla to initiate the establishment of the IOV Youth. This resulted in the start of a series of Youth Congresses the first of which was hosted by USA in Bountiful, Utah in 2008 under the leadership of Atty. George Frandsen, currently Secretary General of IOV. This was followed by the Second IOV Youth Congress in Nanjing, China in 2010 hosted by IOV China organized by Emma Chen Hoefler, currently Vice President of IOV. Then the Third IOV Youth Congress was organized by IOV Youth in Sweden, headed by Mia Lindgren, in partnership with the National Association of Swedish Handicraft Societies.
All the Congresses were very well attended by the youth participants from different continents.
It was suggested to the IOV Youth that the 2012 congress should focus on handicrafts. This was the most opportune time to hold it in Sweden because the National Association of Swedish Handicraft Societies (NASHS) was celebrating 100 years of its founding.
In this article I will give my impressions on the Third IOV Youth Congress in Sweden.
The event started with the Craft exhibit which was creatively set up with the crafts from all over Sweden set up on wooden leaves attached to poles laid out in many rows which colorfully filled up two big halls of the Stockholm Liljevachs Art Gallery. This was the work of the National Crafts Association of Sweden.
The opening ceremonies started the formalities. Messages were delivered by Anne Ludvigsson, Chair of the NASHS, the Minister of Culture of Sweden and Carmen D. Padilla, President, IOV. Present, too, in behalf of IOV was Vice President Emma Chen Hoefler.
Left to right Carmen Padilla, Anne Ludvigsson, Minister of Culture of Sweden, Philippine Ambassador
to Sweden Zenaida Angara Collinson
After the opening program of the exhibit the delegates were given time to enjoy and appreciate the exhibit after which they were brought to Tjörn in the Southwestern Coast of Sweden. It was here that the Youth Congress was held for four days.
The program was well laid out by Mia Lindgren and Andreas Sohlberg.
As planned a year before in Stockholm in a meeting between the IOV President and the Secretary General of Swedish Association of Handicrafts Societies the hands-on workshops proved to be of interest to the participants. This gave them the exposure to each other's crafts and in the process developed an interaction among the group members. Aside from the handicrafts the workshops were devoted to folk dance and music. That, too, was a time for teaching the traditional dances of the countries
The next days were devoted to discussions regarding the need for organizing the Youth and strengthening the networking. The orientation was necessary to inform the youth of the aims of IOV World of which the IOV Youth is a section. This was necessary because the participants had questions regarding the role of the IOV Youth. This would have been useful at the beginning of the sessions but the presentation was given towards the end as planned by Andreas. I thought that situating the participants in the whole organization was important for planning. IOV Youth Commission International Head Olvin Valentin of Puerto Rico joined the Congress via skype for an open forum.
I was very pleased to hear the intelligent, well informed young professionals and saw that they came from diverse NGOs from many countries.
As IOV President, my presence was to provide answers when questions were asked regarding IOV, the history and accomplishments of 36 years of which were not known to many participants.
There was an immediate response from some members to organize on a regional basis. One of the first ones to respond were the Asian participants. The Asian Youth planned their next meeting as a regional group to be hosted in the Philippines by IOV Youth Interim Head Joseph Reyland Viray, a young faculty member of a state university in Manila.
The Congress ended with the Folklore festival, the Midsummer festival with music provided by a professional musician while the participants danced.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the organizers, Mia Lindgren, IOV Youth, in particular, assisted by Andreas and all the officers and members of the National Association of Handicraft Societies headed by Chairman Anne Ludvigsson, Secretary General Kerstin Andersson Åhlin, fundraiser Elisabet Reslegård, Vastarvet, Region Vastra Gotaland, Svenska Postkod Lotteries Kulturstiftelse, the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, IOV Secretary General George Frandsen who cooperated in behalf of IOV.
The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) through its President Carmen D. Padilla, Secretary Atty. General George Frandsen and the members of the Executive Board, Vice President, Emma Chen Hoefler, Ali Abdullah Khalifa, Mila Santova, Treasurer Guy Dugal, Board Secretary Rina Lazar, wish to extend their hands in friendship and gratitude to the Swedish organizers for a successful Congress.
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Byrne says trailer move was 'suspicious'
A trailer which is being used to raise the profile of Fianna Fail candidate Aoife Byrne was abandoned in a dangerous spot on the Newline Road last week.
Pictures of the abandoned trailer were quickly shared online garnering national attention with many people questioning the location of the trailer at such a notorious blackspot.
A newcomer to the campaign trail, Aoife Byrne, a native of Fethard-On-Sea, is the daughter of former minister Hugh Byrne and was a late addition to the Fianna Fail ticket in Wexford. The AIB employee who has lived in Wexford town for a number of years said that the trailer had been 'suspiciously moved' to the location on the Newline Road.
Addressing the position of the trailer on social media Ms Byrne said: 'The trailer was moved at 1.30pm. It's axle was broken and it had a flat tyre too. I do accept I should have secured it better. I or my team would never intentionally cause a hazard on the road in order to gain support.
'Anybody that knows me will accept my apology and sincerity. I believe using this serious incident to throw abuse my way merits no further reply. A lot of agendas are at play here that have both nothing to do with the conversation and disrespects those that have lost their lives on the road and their families. Lesson learned without any accident thank God!'
She went on to say the 'high jinks' could have caused an accident. 'Someone's idea of high jinks could have caused an accident and I sincerely wish to apologise for any distress caused. My advertising trailer was moved and abandoned in a dangerous spot on the Newline Road to make it seem my campaign team had no respect for drivers or road safety.
'This is not the case. Please think before you act. The trailer has now been moved.'
She thanked those who had brought the matter to her attention. A party spokesperson said that the trailer had been suspiciously moved' from a location further up the road which it was claimed it had been 'safety parked'.
The spokesperson went on to say that 'it was either a case of people trying to steal it and being interrupted or something equally sinister.'
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Dec 09, 2012 - 9:10 pm
I am trying to find something positive to report; however, all I want to do is scream
Dec 09, 2012 - 9:26 pm
During this hard time, say a little prayer that God gives you the strength to help your husband through this. Thinking of you & David and keeping you in my prayers.
Dec 09, 2012 - 10:10 pm
I hope you know any of us would if we could. All we can do is continue to hold you both in our prayers, listen to you when you need to scream or show anger, frustration. We too have that at times, and in the past and especially for you at this time.
I know you may be tired of hearing this, but I actually turned your name and David's name into our church "again" today for the prayer team. I wish I could do more, I truly do
We do care, we truly do......
Dec 10, 2012 - 1:12 am
my heart goes out to you. I wish I had more to offer than just words on a forum, I can only imagine how I'd feel. Just know that we are praying for you and David...you are not alone.
Dec 10, 2012 - 2:18 am
I will continue to pray for both you and David. I'm still praying and keeping faith that treatment is successful and David will have better days. I wish there was much more that I could do for you. I think of you several times a day.
Dec 10, 2012 - 2:27 am
Some Days there IS nothing positive to report. Don't feel like you need to give us some good news every day just because you know we'll be pleased.
I was lucky - I could find something good almost all days of treatment. One day, my very best bit was that I had a bowel movement AND it wasn't diarrhea. So, when S*#t is the best part of the day, you might need to re-think your idea of "good". That day, that was good.
I'm like the others - I wish we COULD make a real difference - something more than telling you we want things to go well. I hope you can FEEL the intent behind the words we say.
Do you have a chance to be off by yourself for a little while (parking garage, smoking break) where you can let go and shout, wail or cry softly? I'm sure you feel like you must hide these feelings in the hospital room. It might help a little to vent physically, and not just to us electronically.
Dec 10, 2012 - 2:42 am
I agree with every one and their words of comfort for you! I think about you and David on daily basis! I keep you in my prayers and all I can add to this is that you're not alone. I know that virtual family/friends is not the same as for real (we can't really hug you) but please know that we're here for you and you can tell us everything!
I know that the biggest pain is to lose a spouse (or child) and nothing can be compared to that. Because we're suppose to live with our loved ones for many years in the future and it is heart breaking to realize that this might not be like that.
I keep praying.. for both of you.. to find comfort and peace.
Dec 10, 2012 - 2:51 am
I agree with every one and their words of comfort for you! I think about you and David on daily basis! I keep you in my prayers and all I can add to this is that you're not alone. I know that virtual family/friends is not the same as for real (we can't really hug you) but please know that we're here for you and you can tell us everything!
I know that the biggest pain is to lose a spouse (or child) and nothing can be compared to that. Because we're suppose to live with our loved ones for many years in the future and it is heart breaking to realize that this might not be like that.
I keep praying.. for both of you.. to find comfort and peace.
Dec 10, 2012 - 8:06 am
I am still praying for you every day. Please know that we are here for you. Love and Hugs.
Dec 10, 2012 - 8:46 am
You have yelled, we could hear you. We cover the US pretty well too!
And we will continue to hear you, and hug you in our hearts... Sending you the energy you need to make it through today..
Let it out, you'll be OK
A big hug,
Dec 10, 2012 - 11:18 am
I can relate, I am fighting a recurrance and some days i find faith in the smallest of positive things. Sounds like your hubby is far more sick with his treatment than I, but I was once there with my firt battle, and just try to focus on one good thing that has happened, or one good piece of news and let the rest of the bad stuff go. I say this even though I struggle to find any good with my situation.
I think of you and your hubby every day, and always hold a good thought for you.
Feel free to PM me anytime, and I will try to offer any help or guidance I can.
Hang tough and fight the good fight.
Dec 10, 2012 - 11:21 am
I'm praying for God to give you peace, Vivian. I know words cannot describe the anguish you are feeling right now. All of us within the H & N forum are here for you to scream, cry, and vent anytime you wish. Please know that we all care very much for you both and wish we could all be there to wrap our arms around you....you are never alone. We will all be there in spirit...and send our prayers of comfort and peace to you.
Dec 10, 2012 - 7:20 pm
You don't need to take care of any of us on this board. Personally, I can get my encouragement from Phrannie, Billie, Tim, and the rest of the gang. This board is for you, whatever little we can do by listening to your very real challenges.
Take care of David as best you can.
Dec 10, 2012 - 7:55 pm
Ok I have always been the friend to give of my time, resources and encouragement. This new stage of my life is quite uncomfortable. I hate having to accept financial and emotional support from others. I find myself unable to comfort or encourage others as I have always been able to do. In addition to Davids physical health declining it seems that everything else in my life is too.
Dec 10, 2012 - 9:55 pm
There is a time to be weak and a time to be strong. You can't always be the strong one. If now is the time for others to be strong, learn to lean on them. The donation from your church congregation was a gesture of love, accept it as such.
Dec 10, 2012 - 10:15 pm
Dec 11, 2012 - 12:52 pm
Thanks for posting this. I saw this last night and felt very inspired by it. I hope Vivian gets a chance to check the link out.
Dec 11, 2012 - 12:55 pm
Your nature is still working...You are taking care of David with your comforting words, being there, and loving him...just as you always have been. It's also time for others to help YOU in your time of need, just as you would have done for them. Let them do this...so you can give your time to David and yourself. Keep the faith my friend.
Dec 11, 2012 - 2:36 pm
I too am strong, raised two kids from 4 and 6 on my own, was single and beat cancer without a spouse... The hardest thing for me to learn was how to accept help. The best thing you can do to learn, is next time someone tries to help, just say thank you. Look in there eyes, you will find that others who are friends or family, they need to help David too.. And by doing something for you alone, or both of you... They are supporting David too.
I swear it takes a village somedays, since Dan has been ill. And I say thank you, and smile if I can. They beam.
I know it touches my heart, and that when they need me down the road.. I'll be there, hoping they trust me, like I did them.
Good Luck... And when in the bathroom washing your hands... Best place to practice.. Thank you.. It'll grow on you.
Hugs to you sweet girl, Kari
Dec 11, 2012 - 4:37 pm
no one could indure what you have gone thru, the happiest time of your life has turned i, nto the sadest. But it is not out of line to keep hoping and praying which we can do for you if you are tired / unsure / and just out of prayers. Hang in there Viv were here for you both.
Dec 11, 2012 - 4:42 pm
I know the pain you are in and the how hard things are. You are doing the best you can. It doesn't get any tougher than what you are going through and I would not be as strong as you.
Please remember that by caring for David you are doing God's work but you are human too. If you are like me, you lose it for a while, but then get it together and start the fight again. Be kind to yourself.


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- Rinse fish in cold water.Then cut off the tail and head.Clean the fish from the inside, including a black film.Otherwise, the fish will taste bitter.Once again, wash in cold water.
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- whiting as fire, you need to roll the fish in flour and put it in the pan.Browned all to delicate golden brown.Then fold the fish on a plate.
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How delicious to cook whiting?- you ask.Very simple - marinated.
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- fish - whiting in weight 800 g
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Wow--you have good questions. Perhaps he did manage to summarize a lot of your file on 3 pages, though? I'm sure my file has a lot of wasted paper in it. My rheumy takes notes everytime I go, but rarely do those notes take up an entire page. And medications I've taken in the past can be summarized on one page. Just a thought. You could always ask him outright, though.
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When I initially met him, he said he was going to toss most of the stuff. Usually, docs start a new folder, but keep your history of stuff with it....so, this is new to me. So, I really don't know, but was thinking the shelved idea. Also, with all my issues I've had - if he summarized it on 3 pages, do you think he put down all the stuff the rhuemy scoffed at as 'not arthritis releated' when my PCP, GI, and other docs said it was?
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Unanswered: Creating the DB2 Administration Server - Failing
Hey Guys,
I'm in the middle of doing a vanilla install of the IBM Websphere Commerce installation on Linux. When my installer starts, it attempts to install the OOTB DB2 Database first, but fails and I get the following errors:
Creating the DB2 Administration Server :.......Failure
The Fast Connection Manager (FCM) base port was not specified for the instance
"db2user". Default parameters will be used.
Initializing instance list :.......Success
Command to be run: "cd /opt/apps/IBM/db2/V9.5/;/opt/apps/IBM/db2/V9.5/instance/db2icrt -a server -s ese -u db2fwc1 -p db2c_db2user db2user".
The instance "db2user" has been created successfully.
The value "SVCENAME=db2c_db2user" was set in the DBM CFG file for the "db2user"
Configuring DB2 instances :.......Success
ERROR: An error occurred while updating the configuration parameter
"DASADM_GROUP" to "daswcg1" for the DB2 Administration Server. The return value
is "-7051".
ERROR: An error occurred while updating the DB2 Administration Server's
configuration with the specified administration group. Ensure the DASADM_GROUP
setting is correct by using the GET ADMIN CONFIGURATION command. To modify the
value of any DB2 Administration Server configuration parameter, use the UPDATE
ADMIN CONFIGURATION command.
I'm not sure how to resolve this error. I've seen some solutions on Windows systems on how to kick this off manually. But haven't found much information on the Linux side of the house. In addition, if you want the full error-log, I have that as well to share.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Details of Linux, which distro, which release, chipset etc ?
What is the build and fixpack level of the Websphere-Commerce ?
Is there a currently supported build of Websphere commerce that you could use instead (which delivers a supported higer version of db2 than v9.5 ) ?
The command that creates the db2-administration-server is dascrt. It failed. See the db2 online documentation for details. Your log file(s) should show the name of the DAS user (= name of the das instance), let's call it $dasuser . A log file might also show the reason for dascrt failing (not shown in your first post), check /tmp for any other log files with db2 in their filename. Otherwise you might try (as root) to run dascrt -u $dasuser and see what messages it reports on screen, after verifying that $dasuser exists, is not locked, and is not expired, and that a DAS does not already exist on this linux. You might be able to resolve the issue, drop the DAS (dasdrop), then retry the installation.
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To make life easy on yourself do not create the das. It is not needed and is depricated in later releases.


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And the Academy Award for Lookalike of the Year goes to...
The world of Leonardo DiCaprio dopplegängery is a strange place of Ukrainian news pieces, Olympic archers, and American housewives; however, we may just have found the best #LeonardoDiCaprio twin out there. Admittedly it is from his Titanic/The Beach days and not the Jack Nicholson/dad bod era, but the similarities are uncanny. Get ready, things are about to get a little weird.
I had always thought that Jack had sunk to the bottom of the ocean faster than the old lady's necklace, but these handsome chops belong to 22-year-old Konrad Annerud, who says that he is often stopped on the street due to his likeness to the Hollywood A-lister. Amassing an ever-increasing popularity on social media, Konrad is a Swedish model/skateboarder, who also sings the odd ditty, but is yet to branch into acting.
Annerud spoke to Swedish news site Nyheter24 about the ups and downs of looking like Leo:
"It can be a little semi-hard sometimes when people call me Leo instead of my name as well. But that's fun to be like him, for he is good looking."
It isn't all Wolf of Wall Street and Gatsby parties though, Konrad said that at one point he was so sick of being compared to Leo, he even thought about shaving his head to avoid the glare of attention:
"It is much worse when I am abroad. When I was in Italy last summer so I felt kind that I wanted to shave off my hair, then it was chaos. People shouted 'Leo!' and want to take pictures all the time. It was among the craziest thing I ever experienced."
Yeah, it must be so tough looking like a Hollywood heartthrob.
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However, Annerud is by no means the first impressive impersonator, the world is full of other Leos, which begs the question: Is Leo part of some Resident Evil cloning system to populate after an upcoming apocalypse? That on its own sounds like Oscar-winning gold, so please credit me for the idea Leo!
Everyone remembers archer Brady Ellison, who stole the limelight during the Rio Olympics, with more people looking at his uncanny Leo-ness than his bow and arrow. While it was Ellison who took the internet by storm, he wasn't the last (or the first) Leo-like out there.
There was also the time that it looked like DiCaprio had gone undercover for some method acting to air his views on the Ukrainian crisis. My Ukrainian is a little rusty, but I think he is talking about how his latest role would assure him another Oscar.
Konrad also isn't the first guy to make their living from Leo. The slightly more rotund Roman Burtsev impersonated Leo at a variety of events, and even coined the moniker "Fat Leo." Until Annerud, Burtsev was the most successful Leo out there, with his own reality TV show called Romance with DiCaprio. The totally wacky premise saw the former security guard undertake voice coaching, meet a dietician, and get a makeover to look even more like Leo.
Finally, we know that Leo played the master of deception in Catch Me If You Can, but has he also mastered time travel? Forget Roman's reality show, is Leo actually lurking in a 1960s yearbook as Judy Zipper? Mind = blown
All of the above are pretty good, but I think Konrad wins the award for this one. You can check out more of his beautiful visage on his Instagram and see his inevitable rise to stardom. If If he does make the logical move into acting to play Leo in a biopic, I wonder if it would take as long to nab that coveted golden statue? Personally, if I were Leo, I would throw a big doppelgänger party on one of those Wall Street yachts for all my Leo lookalikes; Annerud's visage begs the question though, does Leo's dad have something he needs to tell us about his whereabouts in 1995?
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SBIR Phase I: C5: an Educational Simulation Architecture for Wireless Handhelds
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Too many writers, too much power.
This is a show that definitely shows signs of executive meddling and Too Many Writers syndrome. Each writer had his own idea of what he wanted the show to be and kept steering the story in different directions. There are definitely good elements, but they just don't fit together coherently, and it ends up full of plot holes. The writers obviously didn't make this show their top priority (and I understand they are busy guys!), and kind of threw it together without paying much attention. Once Bo started having her Weekly Visions, it started to be interesting. I would have liked more of that, and less of the Orchestra/ government conspiracy stuff.
The problem with Bo's powers is that she is always right and all the adults just need to shut up and do what she says, which makes it inevitable that they won't and she will continually be running off and getting into danger. It's repetitive and annoying. Omnipotence and omniscience as powers always make for bad writing. Superhero characters work better when their powers are clearly definited and limited; otherwise when they make mistakes (which are necessary for plot) they just look dumb.
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
Christian Message
It's great to see a fun, entertaining fantasy story with a positive message of faith and hope. There are many kinds of faith shown in this movie, such as faith in one's self, faith in a higher power, and faith in the goodness of others. Our heroes show a willingness to help others and lift even their enemies to a better way of life.
The sets and costumes didn't quite reach the artistic standard of James Christiansen's beautiful artwork, but they certainly tried. The music and dance elements are nicely done, and the girls' kindness and purity are positively represented. Christiansen's Mormon heritage shows through in the message that "Faith precedes the miracle". Imagination and mythology are used as metaphors for spiritual things, and I loved the message about life after death.
Transformers (2007)
"Let's go hide in the city!" What were they thinking?
How massively irresponsible was it for them to go to the city with these evil destroyer robots on their tail? I actually liked a few parts of this movie; the quirky bits with Bumblebee were cute. The romance was slightly amusing. I liked the sci-fi feel with the dam and the All-spark, or whatever it was. But as soon as they said, "Let's go to the city," I just groaned, because it was just so ludicrous. If you have a bunch of giant robots on your side and a bunch more who are fighting them, you don't go in the city! You go out in the middle of nowhere to have it out where civilians won't get hurt. It was such a painfully obvious excuse to have a cool battle in the middle of tall buildings with lots of special effects and explosions, which is fun to watch but it definitely gets old after a while. By the third car smashing I just wanted to leave the theater because it was all such needless, reckless violence, that instead of thrilling, I just found it annoying. I guess they had to put in so many explosions to distract people from the massive plot hole.
Boundin' (2003)
I'll be Boundin' for hours
The first time I saw this movie on the Incredibles DVD, I was amazed and delighted. I had to go on and watch the "Who is Bud Luckey?" feature as well, when I realized that he is the genius behind this little piece of joyful animation.
My 3 sisters and I (all adults or teens) were literally boundin' around the room, singing along to the melody and acting out the Jackalope's wise advice to the humiliated sheep. I was especially amused by the Jackalope because I have visited relatives in Wyoming who proudly display their "jackalope" trophies and tell everyone who passes through that these antlered rabbits really exist. I still remember my great-uncle (very much the Bud Luckey type) telling me how he caught one.
I was shocked when I came to this site and read the cynical and negative reviews from people who disliked this short film; what is wrong with them, that their hearts and minds are so closed to a little piece of fun entertainment? Please bound along and lift up your hearts, and those around you. Don't let the temporary setbacks get you down.
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The Unforeseen Consequences of Playing Mozart for a Baby
"I even got some Mozart to play while he sleeps, because as leading experts say: Mozart makes babies smarter!"
Kari the babysitter has no idea what she's getting into when she subjects baby Jack-Jack Parr to this "neurological stimulation". Jack-Jack is the youngest of the Incredibles, a family of superheroes who are off saving the world. They all think Jack-Jack has no powers, but as Kari is about to discover, the truth is very different!
For anyone who has seen the Incredibles, this is a hilarious and indispensable little outtake from the main plot. I laugh myself silly every time I see it. Poor Jack-Jack has to put up with Mozart and flashcards, while Kari runs around trying to figure out where and what he is. All babysitters who have had something unexpected occur on the job will have an inkling of how bewildered Kari must be.
The moral of the story: When a baby has developing superpowers, avoid the "campfire" flashcard!
The Pretender 2001 (2001)
Enticing tidbit: grabs the fans despite flaws.
This movie was impressive in that it successfully continued the Pretender story and captured interest for future movies. The acting was fairly good, especially that of Jon Gries (Broots) and Andrea Parker. Some things didn't work so well: Alex's fall into the river did not seem at all convincing. I think that with the longer time the crew had to film it could have been done better; it doesn't impress me as much as some of the episodes.


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Attracting thousands of professionals from around the world, the NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting has come to be the best-attended groundwater industry event.
"From quality educational offerings to the latest in technological innovations and services, the Groundwater Expo is recognized as the one event where professionals from all sectors of the groundwater industry come together to discover, connect and grow around current issues and discuss potential solutions to keep the industry moving forward so the resource is wisely used, managed and protected," said NGWA CEO Kevin McCray, CAE.
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text: Washington - The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most-feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of the nation's first strategy to fight the ominous rise in the mind-destroying disease.More than five million Americans already have Alzheimer's or similar dementias, a toll expected to reach up to 16 million by 2050, along with skyrocketing medical and nursing home bills, because the population is ageing so rapidly.The government's top goal: Find some effective ways to treat Alzheimer's by 2025. That is an ambitious quest. Today's treatments only temporarily ease symptoms. Scientists know that Alzheimer's brews for years before symptoms appear, but work to find better medications or at least stall the disease's emergence has been frustratingly slow.Whether scientists can meet that deadline or not, the first draft of the National Alzheimer's Plan also makes clear that overwhelmed families need help right away to care for affected loved ones.Moreover, as many as half of today's Alzheimer's sufferers have not been formally diagnosed, and the draft in part blames stigma and misinformation.StepsAmong the draft's planned steps:- A major public awareness campaign to help people know the early warning signs of Alzheimer's and what to do.- Educate doctors and other health workers about how to recognise Alzheimer's, what medications are available now that can help with the disease's symptoms, and what social services may help families to cope.- Improve early detection, in part by determining the best cognitive screening to offer during Medicare's new annual wellness visit.- Improve training of caregivers, so they know what resources are available and how to handle common behaviour problems of dementia. Research shows that caregivers given such training are able to keep their loved ones at home for far longer.- Study how to address the health needs of stressed and isolated caregivers.Then there's the goal of better treatments. The National Institutes of Health spends about $450m a year on dementia research. This month, the Obama administration announced it would add an extra $50m to that tab this year, and seek $80m more to spend on Alzheimer's research in 2013.It plans to spend about $26m on some of the plan's other provisions.FundsFor comparison, the government spends nearly $3bn on Aids research; about 1.1 million Americans are living with the Aids virus.The draft is open for public comment through March, and the government's Alzheimer's advisory council is sure to make changes before a final strategy is issued this year. But some of the work is not waiting: The NIH, for example, is bringing together top Alzheimer's scientists in May to discuss the most promising leads for better treatment.Some members of that advisory council called the draft a good first step."They've covered the right topics. What is needed now is more detail," said Alzheimer's Association President Harry Johns. "There's real recognition at this point that Alzheimer's is devastating for not only the individual but for the families and caregivers.""Today, with the strong commitment of federal leaders and louder outcry from the public, the urgency of the Alzheimer's disease crisis is being recognised and acted upon," said Eric J Hall, president of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.


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The SRC is a project where students adopt a regional community, analyse the energy, transportation and communications requirements of that community and design an Elongated Solar Array utilising existing rail infrastructure to creating a renewable energy solution for that community.
- To attract students to careers in the rail industry and more broadly to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM),
- Use the Solar Railways concept as a broad based marketing campaign to change the image of the rail industry and generate community buy-in,
- Get the rail industry behind the Solar Railways & Solar Fast Train concept,
- Make the rail industry "COOL" again.
Task Definition
Students work in teams of 4-6 students and are encouraged to collaborate with the community and local energy transportation authorities to examine the energy, communications and transportation requirements of the community. They are also required to collaborate with Engineers, Town Planners & Councils to:
- Examine integration with existing electricity supply networks,
- Examine strategies for system expandability,
- Examine strategies for maintenance and repair,
- Examine existing electricity pricing policies and propose changes,
With Industry to examine:
- Different energy storage systems which complement their design,
- The use of different voltage networks to reduce losses
- The impact of complimentary technologies i.e. LED lighting, which would impact the design,
One of the key outcomes is for the students to calculate potential cost and ROI of their proposal.
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Develop a 20-page A3 portfolio that covers the following:
- Addresses each of the areas of the Primary & Secondary Design Considerations,
- Describes the design and layout of your design,
- Highlight the innovation associated with your design and layout,
- Described the roles and responsibilities of each member of your team i.e.
- Project Manager, Town Planner, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer, Design Engineer etc.
- Clearly explain the advantages of the system over existing energy systems,
- Can be used as a marketing document to sell your proposal to the community,
- Highlights other key issues worthy of consideration by your design.
Prepare an 8-minute verbal and visual presentation on the key issues covered in your portfolio ready for presentation to a judging panel from industry, local government and the community.


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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Today is Tuesday and it is my usual weigh in day - and I am afraid to get on it. With my back being so bad the last month, I think I might have gained. I don't want to see it.
Last night was the 2 year anniversary of my husband and my first date. We both realized we've gained weight since then. I can fit in the same clothes I wore - but the back fat is gross. So rather than a dinner out at our restaurant, I made a low calorie Italian dinner. And instead of an anniversary gift - I asked that he map out a run path for me that will let me run, but not but extra strain on my back. So he took his range finder and mapped out 550 yards around the flat on our property. 3 full trips and a 4th down the drive and it is a mile. I do that 5 times a week and meet my Sole Sparkers challenge.
When Joe comes home, we will do yoga. He needs it too to build his balance. I picked up Jillian's yoga so it won't be too easy.
I am still trying to find SOMETHING that will work my arms. I am absolutely disgusted at what they look like. I'm currently watching my tape of the Biggest Loser from last night to get motivated and find arm exercises.
Finally - weigh ins will only be on the first Tuesday of the month. The ups and downs and no changes are nearly debilitating. I have a set back - and then I feel like a failure and I over eat - because I'm good at that.
So - all that being said - this was more of an accountability blog. I do best when I feel like I'll let someone down if I don't. I'll let Joe down after what he has done to help me, and I'll let all of you down if I don't do it.
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Don't give up! Try some of the Spark Videos for upper body and see if they have anything that you can use. I try to do a couple of times per week of arm curls etc., with 5 lb weights. I was doing "cheater" push ups before my thyroid got out of control and I was doing pretty good with those. They don't hurt your back either.
Pilates is another good exercise especially for strengthening your back and will help with the lovely back bulges that we get. (Where does that come from anyway)
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I need yoga and arm exercises too. Trying to get them in my routine now. I have flat area mapped out as well but can't run it. My back won't let me run but walk really fast..You can do this...just keep motivated. Good idea on only weighing once a month. I'm in the 5% challenge again and we are required to weigh every Saturday so it is hard sometimes to look at that scale.
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ALL BERRIES REPORT TO BLENDER DUTY! Ransack your freezer and add all the berries to make the most berry-licious smoothie yet!
- 1 serving Vega One Nutritional Shake Berry
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Morgan Shupe is a Vancouver chef. Her amazingly delicious plant-based recipes for meals and smoothies are well-renowned at the Vega HQ kitchen-where she was formally Vega's Chef. Morgan has wanted to be a chef since the age of 5 and is currently studying to become a registered holistic nutritionist.
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Pure+simple has always been committed to providing safe personal care products and promoting sustainable practices and lifestyles. That's why we provide our like-minded clients with options that benefit both their skin & bodies, as well as the world around us.
Our Bottle Return Program asks that customers bring back their empty bottles for us to recycle in an effort to reduce our environmental footprint. As added incentive, we reward $1 off per Pure+simple, Holistic Vanity, or Minimalist bottle returned.
Clients can feel good knowing that the packaging from their favourite products is not ending up in landfills; plastic bottles are sent out to be recycled while ceramic containers are pressure-washed and sterilized in-house at our Toronto production facility.


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No matter what you're doing - whether you have a relationship you're trying to improve, whether you want to increase your income or your impact or your health, this principle is key. It took my mind from always seeking what could go wrong to actually setting myself up for success.
To share how powerful this is, let's go back a few years. I got married about three years ago. The moment I got married I started to worry about things. I wondered what if someone broke into our house and this happened or that happened and how would I protect my wife? I would see myself in weird circumstances and problems and then I would work out solutions to them. My mind was really consumed by this thinking.
As I started trying to grow my company and increase income and live a more free lifestyle, I would see myself talking to a client and wonder what if they didn't like me or had certain objections. I would come up with all kinds of negative scenarios in my head that could happen so that I would be prepared to handle the worst. Guess what? My results stunk. It caused me a lot of frustration. Sure, I felt confident about being able to solve these problems should they actually happen; however, I started to attract these problems. Every conversation was with someone who didn't have money or time or wasn't motivated. Things started happening that didn't feel safe and faith-based but instead were mostly fear-based.
How to Set Yourself Up for Success
The principle of watching how you think about any circumstance you're headed into is powerful. If you have a goal or project you're working on, a client you're going to serve, anything like that, what are the thoughts that come right before? You need to use your thoughts to set yourself up for success not failure.
Here's how ...
You choose to see the circumstance working out amazingly - whatever the circumstance - even if you've had negative experiences in the past. Start changing it with your thinking. As you think about your next conversation with your client or your next experience with your spouse or with your health, instead of allowing the thinking that has dictated the results you're getting right now, change it. Play with it. Imagine. Start thinking about what you want to happen. For example, what if my spouse had this amazing connection with me? What if our intimacy was amazing? What if we had this amazing experience? What if my clients started to enroll? What if I started to enroll high-paying clients? What if my health wasn't depressed, what would I be? Well, I'd be happy and excited - what would I do then?
You've got to SEE it and FEEL it and IMAGINE IT AS IF IT ALREADY HAPPENED.
This is the most powerful principle I can teach you. It is so simple. The principles I teach are not new and are not mind-boggling - they are simple, powerful principles that 96-97% of the population doesn't apply which is why only 3-4% of the population is considered wealthy. As a nation, we lack the capacity or the dedication or the discipline to start with our thinking.
Do not be a victim to your thoughts. Allow your thoughts to fuel you. Allow them to excite you. Your brain doesn't know the difference between reality and what you're thinking - so create your own reality. Allow yourself to create your success. Put this into practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. As you do, you will cultivate a crop growing in the garden of your mind that will produce amazing fruits.
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Organisers of the fifth edition of the Fedgroup PE Plett four-day MTB stage race have brought the race date forward to improve chances of better weather conditions.
After four editions of the Fedgroup PE-Plett four-day MTB stage race – normally held in September – organisers Red Cherry have shifted the event to early March so as to avoid the adverse weather conditions that have plagued previous editions. This change will ensure better conditions and also provide a form tester for those preparing for the ABSA Cape Epic.
The scenic event gives riders an exciting route along the coast from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape – well, depending on whether its an up or down run which is one of the event's unique attractions. Organiser also announced that FedGroup have committed to a three-year headline sponsorship.
The PE Plett will take place from 2-5 March 2017 with two event options: The Tough One (320km with stages ranging in distance from 65km to 95km) and The Lite One (240km with stages ranging in distance from 45km to 75km). The 2017 edition will run from Port Elizabeth to Plett and will include a variety of challenging regions such as the 3 Rivers Trials, the Suuranys Mountains, Cape Pine Forests, Storms River, Bloukrans, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Nature's Valley and The Otter Trail.
Entries for the 2017 PE Plett are open, but limited to 250. Riders can enter solo or in teams of two. Visit www.peplett.co.za. for more information.


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2006 Toyota Sequoia Reviews
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Launched during 2001, Toyota's largest sport utility vehicle evolved from the company's Tundra pickup truck and is built at the same Indiana plant. At nearly 204 inches long overall, the Sequoia is considerably longer than the Japanese automaker's Land Cruiser SUV.
Sequoias exhibited a freshened exterior for 2005, which included a new front fascia and grille, standard overfenders and redesigned taillamps with clear-lens covers. The V-8 engine gained power and worked with a new five-speed-automatic transmission. Side curtain-type airbags that incorporate a roll-sensing feature and extend to protect second-row occupants became optional.
Other than new second-row bucket seats in the SR5 Sport Package and revised engine output figures, little has changed for 2006. Offered in SR5 and upscale Limited trim levels, the Sequoia is priced lower than Toyota's luxurious Land Cruiser but higher than its midsize 4Runner. All three SUVs are truck-based. Sequoias can be equipped with either rear- or four-wheel drive.
Sequoias ride a 118.1-inch wheelbase and measure 203.9 inches long overall — that's more than 11 inches longer than the Land Cruiser. Toyota shortened the Tundra's wheelbase for use in the Sequoia, which is 78.9 inches wide. The Limited rides on 17-inch tires, but the SR5 has standard 16-inch tires.
The full-size Sequoia has four side doors and a rear liftgate with a fully retracting power window. The four-wheel-drive Limited has 10.6 inches of ground clearance, which is more than most rivals offer. Toyota claims the Sequoia offers more cargo capacity than the Ford Expedition.
The Sequoia seats up to eight people on two front captain's chairs and two three-place bench seats. Its contemporary dashboard is similar to the Tundra's. Stepping up to the Limited model adds leather upholstery, heated front seats and a 10-speaker JBL stereo system. Cargo volume measures 128.1 cubic feet with all of the seats folded or 36.2 cubic feet behind the third row.
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Using new testing standards developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Sequoia's 4.7-liter V-8 produces 273 horsepower and 314 pounds-feet of torque. It teams with a five-speed-automatic transmission. The V-8 uses Toyota's variable valve timing with intelligence system. A dashboard control on 4x4 models permits switching into or out of 4WD High while under way.
Antilock brakes and Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control electronic stability system are standard. Options include side-impact and two-row side curtain-type airbags. All eight seating positions have three-point seat belts.
Driving Impressions
Despite its abundant dimensions, the Sequoia doesn't feel as immense as some of its rivals — once you've managed to get inside. In fact, it drives beautifully and yields an excellent highway ride. You feel the bumps, but the suspension absorbs the brunt of road imperfections. The Sequoia takes curves better than expected, and little steering correction is needed on straightaways.
Vigorous acceleration is matched by an easy-action automatic transmission that's controlled by a column-mounted gearshift. The engine is quiet, and no other sounds are bothersome. Occupants have plenty of room, and the Sequoia offers abundant storage possibilities.


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Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart believes teammate Mario Balotelli can never miss a penalty from the spot because of his cool, calm and composed nature.
Against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, Balotelli kept his nerve despite the importance of the occasion and goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller's attempts to put him off.
Balotelli sent Weidenfeller the wrong way with a trademark dummy in his run-up to make it eight successes from eight attempts for City.
Hart still treasures the moment he saved a Balotelli spot-kick in training and his crazy celebrations made memorable viewing on YouTube.
But Hart, who was beaten by Balotelli in Italy's shoot-out win over England at Euro 2012, was convinced he would score on in the Champions League on Wednesday.
"Mario is never going to miss a penalty. I would put my life on him. He was cool and took it well. He handled the pressure. He always scores them," the Daily Express quoted Hart, as saying.
"I would put my life on him. He was cool and took it well," he added. (ANI)
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