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What's the Best Way to Ensure Appraiser Independence?
Professional appraisals are the foundation on which stable real estate markets are built, so ensuring appraisers are able to do their jobs to the best of their ability is vital to the industry. That's why a report from the federal government on appraisal quality is welcomed. Two economists with the Federal Housing Finance Agency in a working paper found that appraisals ordered by appraisal management companies, AMCs, are no more likely to be overvalued than appraisals ordered directly by the lender.
"The results indicate no clear evidence of any systematic quality differences between appraisals associated and unassociated with AMCs," say the economists, Jessica Shui and Shriya Murthy.
Although both types of appraisals have similar levels of overvaluation, according to the researchers, AMC appraisals tend to be more prone to contract price confirmation and super-overvaluation (above 6 percent). And both types have the same level of mistakes, even though AMC appraisals tend to use more comparable properties in the analysis.
AMCs are entities that are intended to let lenders maintain an arm's length distance between them and the appraiser. They've been a part of the industry for decades but it wasn't until after the mortgage crisis about a decade ago that their use became a big part of the industry. That's because the Federal Housing Finance Agency entered into an agreement with the state of New York to encourage their use for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transactions. Once their use in New York was set, Fannie and Freddie extended it to all of their transactions, making the use of AMCs a national policy. Later, their use became even more standardized by the federal government.
NAR takes the position that AMCs are one way to encourage appraiser independence. Under its Responsible Lending Principles, NAR supports the principles of appraiser independence that AMCs are designed to facilitate, but the association also recognizes that alternatives to AMCs can provide the same conformity to appraiser independence rules.
The FHFA's report is a top segment in the latest Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR. The video also looks at the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation from the European Union. The rule takes effect later this month and while most web companies have been aware of the rule for a while, for many people it comes as a surprise and they wonder if it's something they have to concern themselves with. The short answer is, they probably do. That's because the E.U. has said it plans to enforce it across the board, which means it could try to take action against a company even if it's American and caters to Americans.
Under the rule, anyone who resides in the European Economic Area is entitled to certain privacy rights. Thus, if you have a website and a European resident comes to it to, say, browse listings, you can't put a data-tracking cookie on their computer without getting their permission upfront. Right now, that permission is implied and they have to choose to opt out. So, this rule flips current U.S. practices on their head. Instead of them opting out, you have to ask them to opt in.
The rule requires other things as well, but, bottom line, expect to make changes to how you track people who come to your site.
You can expect lawsuits once the E.U. tries to enforce the rule in the United States, but separate from that, large web operations that want to cater to as many people as possible are probably going to make the changes regardless of what the E.U. does. Eventually, that will change the standard in this country.
The video also looks at the latest home sales figures, which are up, despite persistent inventory shortages, and an upcoming webcast NAR is hosting to let people know what REALTORS® will be talking to members of Congress about when they come to Washington for the 2018 Legislative Meetings later this month. There are four talking points: indexing some tax reform provisions to inflation, reauthorizing flood insurance, improving Fair Housing, and protecting net neutrality.
Regarding the use of AMCs, if only that were true that it is required. Many lenders still utilize an appraiser panel, no different from what they had 20+ years ago. The AMCs are no longer the firewall in which they were initially designed to act as after HVCC. Several AMCs now employ appraisers on their staff. That is no different from a large appraisal shop that is directly engaged by the lender, just like 20+ years ago. The firewall has disappeared. Appraiser selection by AMCs tends to be based on the fastest and cheapest, not on quality, experience or local market knowledge. The AMC may collect $725 from the lender for an appraisal but only offer the appraiser a fee of less than $350, again similar to fees of 20+ years ago. Nothing has changed.
If you are not an Appraiser please DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME! If you have never worked for an AMC as an Appraiser DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME! AMC's are the worst at pressuring and trying to manipulate Appraiser with their 8$ an hour henchmen. These henchmen and henchwomen call Appraisers all hours of the days and weekends, sending them numerous emails asking for updates when the home owner has not returned a phone call or email. I could go on and on about how horrid AMC's are but they really are not worth my time. But I will say if you are not an Appraiser that has to work with these none negotiable leaches then DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME!
FYI – Loan Officers put appraisers they want on their AMC "short list". The appreance of appraiser independence is a fraud. As an appraiser I can tell you first hand that if you would like to get work from a specific local mortgage company, go to one of the high producing LOs in that company and ask them to add you to their list. AMCs maintain short lists of two or three "preferred appraisers" for specific local lenders or LOs and those people get the work. Appraisal assignments are not offered to the most experienced or qualified appraisers. They go to the "preferred appraisers".
You clearly have no earthly clue what an AMC is, how they operate, or the current appraisal climate under their existence.
I think you make some excellent points. It's the truth that "professional appraisals are the foundation on which stable real estate markets are built, so ensuring appraisers are able to do their jobs to the best of their ability is vital to the industry." Independence is a key to success for appraisals. The first thing a financial institution can do is make sure their loan production staff are independent of the appraisal process. For more tips on how to keep independence intact at your bank or credit union check out this post –> [https://mountainseed.com/2017/12/07/appraisal-independence/]. Thanks for sharing


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University formally reopens historic 'Bull Ring'
Hart Bailey, former Holland Faculty Senate president and Mississippi State alumnus, said that the stories told around the Bull Ring over the decades are what make the restoration of the site so important. PHOTO: Megan Bean | Public Affairs
Mississippi State brought back a piece of university history Nov. 16 with the re-dedication of a restored campus landmark dating back to the 1930s.
Approximately 150 gathered around "The Bull Ring," a D-shaped concrete seating area, prior to the university's home football game with the University of Alabama. The ceremony was held also to express the land-grant institution's appreciation for the more than 500 donations that raised about $120,000 in 17 months.
In his remarks, MSU President Mark E. Keenum thanked the Class of 2012 that had initiated the project for "stepping forward to bring back the tradition."
Situated in front of the Colvard Student Union near two major campus thoroughfares, the Bull Ring long has been a place to meet friends, catch up on campus news or -- as the name implies -- "shoot the bull."
Rhett Hobart, 2012 Student Association president, also thanked the many individuals and groups for their efforts in the restoration. He particularly praised Keenum as the person who "set in motion a culture to protect the university's landmarks."
"It's so much more than just a bench," said Hobart, now a graduate assistant in MSU athletic marketing. Hobart was instrumental in helping reinstate the class gift program that had been inactive for many years.
"It's something that spans generations and ties us all together," Hobart said.
Hart Bailey, the former Holland Faculty Senate president who holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from MSU, reminded the audience that the many personal and other stories shared over the decades around the Bull Ring make it an key component of the university's heritage.
"It depicts a microcosm of important characteristics such as loyalty and devotion to each other and Mississippi State," Bailey said.
Also cited, along with alumni, employees and students, for either making donations or playing key roles in seeing the Bull Ring rebuilt were 2013 SA President Michael Hogan; Bill Kibler, Division of Student Affairs vice president; Bill Broyles, associate student affairs vice president; Roger Baker, campus master planner; and Jeremiah Dumas, Office of Sustainability associate director.
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Store 33, Lower Ground Emporium
287 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Having just had my other two wisdom teeth removed, I am currently strung out on a potent combination of oxycodone, diazepam, yesterday's adrenalin, and a 40 minute struggle with a tooth that refused to come out. So brace yourselves, bad writing is coming.
As far as I'm concerned, Emporium has two food courts – the one on the top floor, and the one at the back which extends vertically through all 6 stories. The options are definitely better than your run-of-the-mill shopping centre, with big names like Jimmy Grants, Dainty Sichuan, and Earl Canteen all making cameos.
One of the most talked about places at the moment in Emporium is Pho Nom, located at the bottom floor of the vertical food court. Aside from noodles, they also have banh mi, rice noodle salads (aka bun), and the fattest, most succulent looking rice paper rolls.
I have had a massive hankering for pho recently, and a deep bowl of Pho Bo Saigon ($12, one size) was exactly what the pharmacist ordered. I liked the way the condiments were self-serve at the counter, which meant that you could have any ratio of sprouts to herbs to chilli you want!
My first impression was that this was a very gentrified bowl of noodles – no fat on the brisket, cleaner cuts of meat, and the distinct absence of the more interesting offerings such as tripe and tendon. One sip of the soup confirmed my fears – this was a delicate bowl of noodles pared back for the city folk, thus lacking all the spirit and punch of authentic pho. Though I'm not entirely surprised, I am a bit disappointed.
The Pork Spring Rolls ($4, 5pcs) on the other hand were pretty great. They were crisp golden batons filled with moist pork mince, served with lettuce, herbs, and a delectably sweet fish sauce to dip it into. It's like a doll's house version of what you get at Vietnamese restaurants, but it hits the spot just as well.
Not being a fan of pho, Chris decided on a Crispy Roast Pork Belly Banh Mi ($7.5). Now this was pretty delicious. The crunchy roll held even crunchier crackling and sticky roast pork, all doused in sweet plum sauce and served with salad. Despite its deliciousness however, I couldn't help but be scandalised by the price, especially thinking back to the $4 banh mi I had for lunch earlier that day.
Compared to the non-Vietnamese Vietnamese restaurants in the city, Pho Nom is quite good. All the right pieces are there, and the banh mi are fantastic, albeit horrendously marked up. It's not that I didn't like Pho Nom; it's just not what I'm looking for in Vietnamese food.
Rating: 12/20 – pho sort of nom.
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Contributed by Ray Angers
Was this ever in question? After all, the introduction of the two tone flash unit on the iPhone 5s last year was universally praised for improving indoor picture quality. In Apple's words, the True Tone flash "variably adjusts color and intensity for over 1,000 combinations so photos taken with a flash appear more natural". The True Tone flash incorporated both an amber and a white LED into a pill-shaped module. However, leaked pre-release images of the iPhone 6 showing a round flash aperture next to the camera lens lead some to speculate that Apple was returning to a single LED flash. These rumours were invalidated when leaked component images showed that Apple had indeed developed a new round version of the True Tone flash. The Apple community then launched into a debate on the aesthetic merits of pill-shaped versus round flash holes, but we won't venture into that hornet's nest. What we're interested in is what's inside these flash units.
Below is what the flash modules look like after being extracted from their respective phones. The location of the white and amber LEDs is obvious.
With the fresnel lenses removed, we see that the structure of the LEDs is quite different. The phosphor layers were left intact on the individual LEDs. The LEDs found in the iPhone 5s have at least one additional component mounted to the package base besides the LED die itself (likely a protection diode). These do not appear on the iPhone 6 flash. X-ray images show these are encased under the white bumps of the module substrate. The active area of the light emitting chips is similar for both at approximately 1 mm2.
The X-ray images of the iPhone5s module also show a flip-chip interconnect structure on the LEDs similar to that observed on Philips LEDs that we have analyzed here in the past. While we're confident that the LED chips found in iPhone6 are also connected to the package in a flip chip configuration, contacts have likely shrunk to the point where we can't resolve them in these images. Philips had been rumoured to be the main supplier of iPhone flash modules in the past. Perhaps that is no longer the case with Apple's latest release. https://www.apple.com/ca/pr/library/2013/09/10Apple-Announces-iPhone-5s-The-Most-Forward-Thinking-Smartphone-in-the-World.html


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New finesse fishing lure technique from Jackall Lures
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The Wacky Jig Head fishing technique, which Jackall Lures calls Flick Shakin, will be the next finesse fishing technique in the United States. Flick Shakin is already a proven fishing lure technique in Japan. Flick Shaking is already being more widely used than Drop Shotting lures in Japan. Jackall Lures is the innovator of the Wacky Jig Head fishing lure technique in Japan and has been instrumental in the design and development of this product. Jackall Lures has developed a specific Jig Head and Flick Shake fishing lure worm, which works together as a system. The Flick Shake fishing lure worm has a built in curved design, which creates a squirming action that the fish cannot resist. The Flick Shake fishing lure worm is also salt injected and has a live bait scent. The jig head's eye is designed at a ninety-degree angle for better hook setting and less snags. The hook has a short shank to allow the fishing lure worm more action. The tungsten weight allows the worm to sink faster and has a smaller head to create the right action.


text: The Music Library is located on the second and third floors of Lincoln Hall, near the north end of the Arts Quad. Go to the atrium on the east side of Lincoln Hall and take the stairs to the second floor: the entrance is directly in front of you. If stairs are a problem, there is an elevator just past the atrium. For more visitor information, including directions, campus maps, and parking information go to http://www.library.cornell.edu/aboutus/visit.


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When a Reddit user posed the question, "What happened at a wedding that let you know the marriage was going to end in a divorce?" people shared some pretty painful stories.
One user said the groom's mom was in tears at the rehearsal dinner because her son "looked miserable," and everyone knew it. As if that wasn't bad enough, the bride's vows started with "I know I can be a pretty terrible person, and I don't know why you've stuck around, but that's all going to change starting today!" They divorced after a year, so we can only assume she didn't keep her vow.
Another user wrote, "The groom invited his female friend, she was in the early stages of pregnancy. Toward the end of the night, the bride asked aforementioned friend who the father was. The friend cheerfully said the groom's name." Is this the most uncomfortable thing you've ever heard? Because, same.
Another couple struggled with the concept of compromise. One Redditor wrote, "We knew the couple was in trouble when they frowned during most of the ceremony and later didn't go on a honeymoon because they couldn't agree on a destination. They had plenty of—just no desire to compromise."
Someone else shared, "The bride had the minister put 'Till death, or divorce, do us part' into the ceremony," and another wrote, "The groom got caught getting frisky with a bridesmaid." But perhaps one of the saddest comments was this one: "The groom didn't look at the bride once." Did anyone else's heart just break a little?
Here are some more cringe-worthy moments:
"The groom looked drunk and the bride seemed incredibly angry. Then there was this woman walking around during the reception placing bets on when they would divorce. I later found out she was the mother of the groom." — destinydivided
"My cousin (the bride) told us, as she was going from table to table thanking the guests, that she didn't think it would last. We were stunned. They lasted about a year." —cricketino
"During the ceremony when the priest started asking the bride "Do you take this man to be your...", she started laughing uncontrollably and couldn't stop. Is was cute for about 10 seconds and then things got real uncomfortable. They lasted a year and change. " —c0de76
"I went to a wedding where the wife-to-be told the groom-to-be about 10,000 times in my presence (before the wedding, obv.) that she did not want the cake smashed in her face and if he smashed the cake in her face They Would Have Serious Problems. He smashed the cake in her face. She had it annulled." —dramboxf
"The reception hall had one set of bathrooms, your typical one-for-males, one-for-females setup. Bridezilla decided she needed her own, so she hijacked the women's room and marked it as 'Bride Only.' Because that's reasonable to do apparently. They divorced six months later. " —BeFlatLine
"As a joke, the maid of honor told the groom in her speech, 'Lay your hand atop your wife's. Remember this moment, because it is the last moment you'll have the upper hand in this relationship.' The groom pulled his hand away, smirked, and said, 'Like hell it is.'" —Adhara27
"For me it was when the first thing my husband said to me after our vows was, 'Now if you leave me I get half of everything you have,' with a big giddy grin on his face. I was so shocked I stopped walking and just stared at him, he didn't notice till he got to the car and then hollered at me to hurry up. Lasted about three years, which was about three years too long." —ClusterHugtastic


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Japan, One Year Later
People across Japan paused for a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of a powerful earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people.
Japan's quake was the strongest recorded in its history and set off the tsunami that swelled to more than 20 metres in some spots along the northeastern coast, destroying tens of thousands of homes.
The disaster also unleashed the world's worst nuclear crisis in more than 25 years when the country's Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant was severely damaged in the quake, causing meltdowns in three reactors and triggering a widespread exodus.
About 325,000 people are still in temporary housing.
Acts of remembrance Sunday included prayers, silence and reflection that recalled the terrible day when the 9.0 quake struck.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told citizens that they have overcome many disasters and difficulties in the past and pledged to rebuild the nation so it will be "reborn as an even better place."
- http://edmonton.ctv.ca
You probably remember the terrifying video of last year's quake and tsunami on the northern coast of Japan. It was a somber reminder how vulnerable we are to the furies of nature, even in a society that is as well-prepared as Japan.
I found an article in a Japanese newspaper written by a Japanese junior high girl. Even with the rough Google translation, it's a heart-breaking but hopeful message that tragedy can be overcome.
46 minutes at 2 pm, a large swing that does not suddenly, I felt ever has been attacked many times. I am worried about the tsunami, were evacuated by car to elementary school located on a hill in a hurry.
Then after a while, the sound was terrible echoes. Scene is visible from the hill, completely changed in a moment, residential area, we went sunk to the bottom of the sea....
The sight of reality and do not know I do not think, or what do I express, I just was stunned and just standing (dazed)....
One day is only a few days, my father, was completely changed in appearance, came back to the source of our family. Be useful for people like my father, was kind. Actively participating in school events, at the time of the elementary school, they taught me volleyball. I loved this father....
I have a pain in my heart that even a year later, there are persons whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Early Emperor and Empress, sympathy and encouragement of a lot of people, Thank you for your support....
I think the future, people want to be a little useful work.
Also, I joined forces with everyone for the reconstruction, and want to work hard.
March 11, 2012
Muraoka Misora representative of Fukushima Prefecture
- http://sankei.jp.msn.com
The Japanese have a tradition of honoring wood through their reverence of it in harvest and use. The following video, although it is in Japanese, conveys even to the western viewer the spirit of thankfulness and stewardship used by the Japanese as they harvest wood for their homes.
And this video demonstrates the way the Japanese achieve art even in life's most tedious jobs...in this case, creating a hand planer that shaves wood like paper.
On this day of painful Japanese memories, I hope you'll join me in thinking of the Japanese, their indomitable spirit, and praying and hoping for the recovery of their country.
And perhaps, you're able to contribute to a Japanese relief fund such as this, or even go out and purchase some type of Japanese product. I recommend highly their flat-screen televisions and other consumer electronics.
We're all in this together, these days; and we need to do what we can, however small it may seem. Miss Misora, her family, and neighbors would greatly appreciate it.


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Sir James Hamilton, who has died aged 89, was the aeronautical engineer responsible for the final design of Concorde's subtly twisting delta wing, which enabled it to cruise at twice the speed of sound and yet provide enough lift for safe take-offs and landings. He became known among his civil-service colleagues as "Boom Hamilton" because of his insistence that before Concorde went into service, the public had the right to hear what sonic booms would sound like when the plane reached its top speeds.
Blessed with a happy temperament, he sailed serenely through 15 years of political wrangling over this uniquely controversial Anglo-French aircraft. When the government appointed him Britain's director-general of the Concorde project in 1966, John Stonehouse was minister of aviation, and the department and its 30,000 staff were being taken over by Anthony Wedgwood Benn's ministry of technology, which was only a quarter of that size.
Despite the politics, anti-Concorde demonstrations, competition from the Americans and hostile media coverage, Hamilton felt in the end that Europe got the supersonic aircraft right. At first it had seemed that America's variable geometry (swing-wing) aircraft, built of titanium rather than light alloy, and flying at three times rather than twice the speed of sound, must be the right answer for supersonic travel. But, said Hamilton, "the Americans got it wrong in every respect. If we'd followed their line the aeroplane would never have been built just as theirs was never built."
James Arnot Hamilton, always proud of his Scots background, was born in Midlothian. He emerged from what was then Penicuik Academy as dux (top pupil), and took a wartime, fast-track degree in civil engineering at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1943.
His first job was on the development of anti-submarine weapons for the RAF at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE) at Helensburgh, on the Firth of Clyde, where he worked on flying boats including Sunderlands and even a floating Spitfire. When MAEE returned to its prewar base at Felixstowe, Suffolk, Hamilton's quick grasp of high-speed flight characteristics led to his appointment, aged 25, as head of flight research. He moved to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire, in 1952 and was made head of the projects division in 1964. As the cold war developed, missile technology attracted the limited funds available and work on a proposed supersonic jet trainer was cancelled. But Britain and France were both pushing ahead with passenger jets that halved flying times to the US and Australia and collaboration on a supersonic airliner had begun in 1961.
Joint work on military jets now be came inevitable and in 1965 Hamilton was appointed project director for the first Anglo-French combat aircraft. This became the RAF's first jet to be designed in metric, later named the Jaguar.
In 1966 the Labour government, having failed to persuade France to cancel Concorde, appointed Hamilton head of the British Concorde project, with a brief to keep a firm hand on costs and to co-ordinate research and development. It was an ideal role for Hamilton, who was a specialist in wing-design, following up Roy Chadwick's delta-wing designs for the Vulcan bomber; and who had proved equal to the difficult task of working out compromises with French engineers.
A year later, as BBC air correspondent, I joined Hamilton on the ministry roof in Whitehall, as Lightning bombers gave Londoners a chance to consider whether they could learn to live with sonic booms. They proved to be much worse than one expert's prediction that they would only sound like the slam of a car door. Responding to political pressure, the government decided to ban supersonic flight over Britain; other countries followed suit and Hamilton's prediction that this would destroy Concorde's sales prospects proved well-founded.
In 1971, five years before Concorde went into passenger service, Hamilton was made deputy secretary for aerospace in the new Department for Trade and Industry, while retaining overall responsibility for Concorde. There he oversaw the cancellation of the Black Arrow rocket, despite the fact that it had successfully launched Britain's first national satellite, and nationalising Rolls-Royce's engine division when the company was bankrupted by the disastrous start of the RB211 jet engine – which has since become a huge success.
In 1973 Hamilton moved to the Cabinet Office as deputy secretary, serving under prime ministers Edward Heath and Harold Wilson. From 1976 to 1983 he headed the Department of Education and Science as permanent secretary. Both during this period and later in the Margaret Thatcher years, he became seriously concerned at what he termed "extremely mediocre" education standards in science and engineering at some universities and technical colleges. Before retiring from government service in 1983 he succeeded in reversing cuts in scholarships for painting and sculpture given through the British School in Rome.
His "retirement" proved to be just as busy. He joined the boards of Hawker Siddeley, Smiths Industries and Devonport Royal Dockyard. From 1997 to 2000 he chaired Brown & Root UK, a Halliburton subsidiary constructing and running military bases. In 1992 he served on the Fairclough study into the organisation of the engineering profession, and was commissioned to publish a follow-up critical review in 2001.
In addition, until bad health intervened, he was president of the National Foundation for Science Research and the Association for Science Education, vice-president of Reading University and vice-chairman of council at University College London. He was appointed MBE in 1952, CB in 1972, and KCB in 1978.
Hamilton married Christine McKean in 1947. The marriage was dissolved, and he is survived by their three sons and his partner for 17 years, Marcia Cunningham.
• James Arnot Hamilton, aeronautical engineer, born 2 May 1923; died 24 May 2012


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Music Quotes (1,000+ quotes)
"Sure, Kill Bill's a violent movie. But it's a Tarantino movie. You don't go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down."
―Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino on media criticisms of violence in his movies
As quoted in: New York Times, 7 July, 1971
"Love is a command, not just a feeling. Somehow, in the romantic world of music and theater we have made love to be what it is not. We have so mixed it with beauty and charm and sensuality and contact that we have robbed it of its higher call of cherishing and nurturing."
―Ravi Zacharias
I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love. 2005. p. 39. ISBN 9781418515812.
"Rap music is just computerised crap. I listen to Top of the Pops and after three songs I feel like killing someone."
―George Harrison
Quoted in The Beatles — After the Break-up : In Their Own Words (1991) by David Bennahum, p. 54
"The light of love, the purity of grace,
The mind, the music breathing from her face,
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole,—
And oh, that eye was in itself a soul!"
―Lord Byron
The Bride of Abydos (1813)
"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create — so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, their very breath is cut off... They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating."
―Pearl S. Buck
Earliest attribution found in: "If I die at thirty" (Zondervan Pub. House, 1975) by Meg Woodson, p. 54. The author says she found this quote in a magazine.


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Loveys, it's different the third time around.
Of course it is. I remember when Jeff and I were getting ready for Ashtyn to arrive. We worked on the nursery--chair rail in the bedroom, painting (even tracing and painting huge pink circles--this from a girl who is not that crafty), bedding, and so on. Everything was carefully chosen and I would just sit in the room and stare at the nursery, overcome with anticipation for my first baby.
There is little time for sitting or reflection these days. But still . . . Lillian's arrival is a momentous occasion for the Bruce family. She is loved and wanted and we're so excited to meet her. And she needs a nursery that was made with her in mind. I might have two other kids to chase after, and a job that requires my attention, and laundry that threatens my sanity--but you know what? I'm going to do what I can. Because I want to. So we've finished Lily's nursery. It's a little simple, not too fancy--but it seems perfect to me. At night after the kids are in bed, I open the door to Lily's room and take a look, and I smile every time. Because it's sweet and simple and lovely, and it's for her. What do you think?
The color scheme really came to us from a painting made by my great grandmother. I knew I wanted to find a spot in the nursery for the painting, and the soft colors of the flowers inspired us to go with yellow and pink and gray and white. My great-grandmother Taye was an artist. She taught classes for years, she painted china/porcelain and gorgeous pictures like the one in Lily's nursery. She was also one of the most wonderful, capable, smart, beautiful women I've ever known. Having her picture hanging in my baby's room feels right and warms my heart and only adds to that sense of family that is so important to me.
There's a rocker with pink cushions in the corner right under the painting. And a small shelf next to the changing table, that's already stocked with diapers and wipes. All we need now is a little baby girl. :)
Ashtyn's baby nursery was PINK. And I loved every square inch of it. But going in a new direction for Lillian's room was so fun! I love the soft colors. Lily's baby book is all caught up and ready for me to write the birth story, once that happens. The baby book is covered in paisley print, which seems oh-so-cute when you think about it.
There are dreams in every woman's heart. There are dreams in my heart. Some that have come to fruition, some that are still growing. There are hopes and wishes in every woman. Things we want to see, things we want to accomplish, things we want to be (grace-giving, forgiving, patient, wise, a woman of integrity). Some things are out of our control, some things are within our reach. For me, my children are my best dreams come true. There are other dreams too, you know. But none quite as beautiful as Ashtyn, Lincoln, and Lillian.
We've been snowed in over here in Colorado. I've played princess and Barbie dolls today with Ashtyn, while Jeff played superheroes and wrestled with Lincoln. We've watched movies and the kids played camp-out in a tent made of sheets. There were bubble baths tonight and more play time, pizza and ice cream (we ran out of Dr Pepper and I'm still trying not to think about it or I may send Jeff to the store in blizzard conditions). Jeff shoveled snow (it has literally snowed all day long) and I got in a nap this afternoon. A home day with our family--what a blessing to be warm and safe indoors, with food to eat and toys to play with and people to love.
Unveiling a Baby's Room and Making Space in Our Hearts
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I need to figure out which chicken is laying these monster eggs and bring her some extra kitchen leftovers. I think she deserves it!
And speaking of chickens. . .
This photo was taken right before Scarlett had the law laid down on her (via Jared) for chasing chickens. We let them out of their yard and you can see Scarlett stalking them (she is on her lead). Once one got close enough she decided it was playtime! She doesn't understand that a 100+ pound dog can't wrestle with a 5 pound chicken. All I could think of was my favorite Zac Brown Band album (if you have it, you know why). I think it's time for her to drink her water from a broken mason jar!
I'm headed to Kohl's to pick up a KitchenAid mixer - finally. In white of course. They had a deal I just couldn't pass up. Time to retire the old hand mixer!
Happy Wednesday!


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Do you struggle to try to get everything done but feel you fall short at the end of the day? I can relate as I used to stay up late and get up early in an attempt to get everything done.
I also regularly tried to pack in some self-care like taking a relaxing bath or meeting friends for coffee or a walk.
The problem was I would pack too much into a typical day. I keep adding things to my schedule and found myself rushing from activity to activity and ended up compromising my health. I wanted to do it all but my energy would either peter out before the day did or I unrealistically would pack so much into a day that there was no way I could get it all done.
That was when my 'to do' lists were long and my frame of mind was in a totally different place. Today, I make my 'to do' lists on a piece of paper the size of a post it note and don't put as much pressure on myself.
What changed, you may ask? Well aside from the simple facts that my life was leaving me feeling drained and my health was starting suffer, I finally took a breather and stepped back from the busyness of my life long enough to ask myself, "Why I am I doing all this?"
The people in my life were taking a back to all the stuff I was trying to do and fit into my already full life.
As a small business entrepreneur, I was juggling multiple clients, taking classes and was doing a variety of different things in order to help others and chase the almighty dollar. Unfortunately it came at great personal expense. While I am passionate about my professional organizing career and coaching others, it can also take too many hours away from other things that are important to me, like my family and friends.
In short, I was too busy for my own good, and the good of my loved ones.
I was aiming to be all I could for everyone in my life. The reality was I wasn't super woman and I wasn't perfect but I sure was acting like I was. I became a great juggler of many things at once and a pro at packing lots of stuff in a day with little space between.
For some reason, I operated under the belief my 'to do' list was temporary and one day my inbox would be empty and my life would be calm, relaxed, and happy.
Boy was I wrong!
The reality was that as soon as I checked the items off my 'to do' list there were more to replace them. The list of things I had to do in a day felt endless, not to mention, overwhelming.
The inbox of my life was always full of stuff left to accomplish. The reality is I will never get everything done, nor will you.
A light bulb moment came around the time I read something Richard Carlson, PhD and author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff book series, wrote about the importance of reminding yourself that when you die, your inbox won't be empty.
His words sure hit home! He made a good point. An inbox is meant to have 'to do' tasks in it and by its very nature is not supposed to be empty.
If we live our lives based on the stuff that automatically gets put in our inbox (if we don't say no) no wonder so many people find themselves overwhelmed. It's the best recipe for exhaustion, I've ever come across.
Why is it that we feel we have to do so much?
We often find ourselves uber busy and doing stuff that in reality isn't important. Unfortunately far too many of us are caught up in the cycle of trying to be everything to everyone. We wear all our accomplishments like a badge. Being crazy busy, as exhausting as it is, is just what we do, it's what society seems to expect. If you slack off you're an underachiever. And, slowing down and not keeping pace with of everyone else is unthinkable.
It was only when I acknowledged that one day I'm going to die leaving a heck of a lot of stuff unfinished that it really hit me. So, if that was going to be my reality anyway, why was I spending so much of my time trying to do it all?
Regardless of what I did or didn't do now, my plate at the end of the day was still going to be left unfinished.
I took a serious look at what I was doing. Was I spending time on important stuff and with people who were important to me? Yes, to a certain extent but I was also wasting a lot of time on stuff that really wasn't important and in the big picture of my life was actually holding me back from what I should be focusing my energy on.
My life was unbalanced. I was more exhausted and stressed than I was happy and content. Inner peace was a foreign concept and my sense of well-being took a backseat to a feeling of overwhelm.
I decided it was time to end my obsession with trying to do it all. I started spending time making lists of things that were personally important and things that were not. I also started prioritizing better and dropping items from my 'to do' list.
I remain a work in progress and still struggle with finding a healthy balance of the things that really do need to get done with the things that are important to me. Now that my 'to do' list is shorter and only filled with my priorities, my day-to-day is much easier to schedule, I'm happier and I have more energy to enjoy the important stuff.
Is your personal inbox overflowing?
I welcome your feedback re: the steps you're taking to reduce the stress and overwhelm in your life.
What have you found that works and what challenges do you still face?
Please leave your comments below. Thanks and have a beautiful day!
7/17/2017 08:08:14 am
If you have a schedule it will be easy to perform all your inbox. Devide your business into important, less important, not important that you can delay.
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I experienced this too in the past. Most of the time, I am bombarded with text messages and email every time it is my birthday. I appreciate that people remembered this special day but, I am just to tired to deal with all the messages because I hate being bombarded in all aspects. In life, it is a rare thing that you will experienced a lot of stress in life, but you need to choose which are the worthy ones. Please take note that there are stress worth dealing with because there is a growth you will get from it. Know what fits you and the things you can solve by your own.
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Zoning Code Text Amendments
A comprehensive revision to the Minneapolis zoning code was adopted by the City Council in 1999. Ongoing amendments are recommended and adopted for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, the need to respond to state law changes and comply with other public agency requirements; ensure consistency with adopted plans; respond to changing market conditions and development patterns, where appropriate; respond to changing policy direction; and simplify and streamline.
Zoning code text amendments are proposed (or "introduced") by members of the City Council. City staff is responsible for conducting research and preparing draft language. The draft amendment must be reviewed by the City Planning Commission, which holds a public hearing to accept testimony from interested parties. The amendment is then considered by the City Council's Zoning & Planning Committee and the full City Council. Following City Council approval, the amendment is signed by the Mayor and is published, becoming part of the City's code of ordinances.
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We had been told there would be a buffalo fight in the village of Londa, Tana Toraja, and sure enough, hundreds of spectators lined the grassy bank watching the buffaloes face off in the mud below. Driving north to Batutumonga … Continue reading
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Batutumonga, Tana Toraja: On Top of the World
Our sturdy rental motorbike puttered its way up the steep, twisting road, carrying us up and down the steps created by broken asphalt. We were heading for Batutumonga, north of Rantepao, and not quite at the top of a mountain. We passed Torajan villages with traditional pointed roofed houses, graves in large rocks and acres of paddy fields. As we climbed further, the view became more and more spectacular.
Batutumonga had been recommended to me by a friend as a great day out, and although the journey was tiring, it was worth it. Our rented motorbike turned out to be stronger than it looked, carrying us up steep, bumpy roads, and we were relieved we had chosen this older semi-automatic model rather than the new shiny automatic bikes that would not cope driving up these roads with two passengers.
Petrol is available at many small shops on the way up and even right at the top, which is just as well because driving in first gear up the slopes used a lot of gas. We passed many scenic points on the way up, sometimes stopping to take a photo and give our backsides a rest from the motorbike saddle.
Breathtaking Vista of Tana Toraja
At the top we were awestruck by the distance that is visible, covering pretty much the whole Toraja valley, with the town of Rantepao spread out beneath us. Paddy fields were dotted with villages and hamlets, the reddish pointed roofs of the traditional Torajan houses poking out between the trees.
The air was fresh and the breeze brisk, and there was a conveniently positioned restaurant where we had a well-deserved lunch of buffalo meat called kerbau pamarassan. We soaked up the amazing view, spotting more and more details as we sat at our table overlooking the valley.
Back Down into the Toraja Valley
There are places to stay at Batutumonga, but we were just there for a short visit. So, after lunch and a break, we hopped back on our bike to start the journey down.
The way up had taken around two hours, with stops, but the journey down took only half this time, and we were thankful the motorcycle brakes were in good condition.
If you visit Tana Toraja, it is worth going up to Batutumonga; it's nice to get out into the countryside for a day and the view from the top is simply breathtaking.


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The law in Virginia regarding texting while driving changed for the better, when law makers in Virginia passed a change to state law that will lead to stiffer penalties for those found texting behind the wheel. Previously, Virginia law said that texting, reading email or doing other activities on a smartphone were secondary offenses under the law. That meant that officers could only pull over a driver and cite him or her for texting if there was another, primary offense that justified the stop such as speeding or running a red light. Obviously this hampered law enforcements efforts to crack down on texting given the added hurdle of finding a primary offense to justify a traffic stop.
Since then, Virginia law has changed and texting is considered a primary offense, meaning officers can pull a driver over just for texting. With the change, Virginia become the 37th state to make texting while driving a primary offense. Additionally, the fines for texting while driving were also increased, up from $20 to $125.
These legal changes were welcome and long overdue. Research by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has shown that texting while driving is six times more likely to lead to an accident than driving while intoxicated, a scary fact that seems to justify stringent penalties.
According to AAA, using a cellphone while driving more than quadruples your risk of being involved in a car accident. Every day distracted driving contributes to more than 8,000 car accidents, far too many given how easily prevented the accidents are.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a terrible Virginia car, motorcycle or truck wreck caused by a distracted driver, it's critical that you reach out to an experienced attorney who has successfully handled similar cases. The attorneys at my firm recently recovered nearly $70,000 for one of our clients, a student at a university in Norfolk, VA, who suffered serious injuries after being hit by a distracted driver.


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Hi, so my DSL line is based on O2. Since i got this account i had a issue with VOIP services. So if you wanner call somebody you can´t reach any phone number it gives the busy tone and nothing happens. So today O2 Support called me and we tried to figure out what´s wrong with this device.
After some random boring test´s we tried a Factory Default reset… So just a pen to reach the RST Button and you have to turn off/on the device.
While do the reset toggle on off the modem… after that you can access 192.168.1.1
Normal Access…..
So if we have access to the Bootloader code, we can get SIP details (account data).
So this device is only loaned, cant play evil things on it. So will try to get a used one on Ebay. 😛


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Cannabis Indica
G protein-coupled receptor 55 also known as GPR55 is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the GPR55 gene.[5]
GPR55, along with GPR119 and GPR18, have been implicated as novel cannabinoid receptors.[6][7]
GPR55 was identified and cloned for the first time in 1999.[8] Later it was identified by an in silico screen as a putative cannabinoid receptor because of a similar amino acid sequence in the binding region.[9] Research groups from Glaxo Smith Kline and Astra Zeneca characterized the receptor extensively because it was hoped to be responsible for the blood pressure lowering properties of cannabinoids. GPR55 is indeed activated by endogenous, plant and synthetic cannabinoids but GPR-55 knockout mice generated by a research group from Glaxo Smith Kline showed no altered blood pressure regulation after administration of the cannabidiol-derivative abnormal cannabidiol.[10]
Signal cascade[edit]
GPR55 is coupled to the G-protein G13 and activation of the receptor leads to stimulation of rhoA, cdc42 and rac1.[11]
GPR55 is activated by the plant cannabinoids Δ9-THC,[12] and the endocannabinoids anandamide, 2-AG, noladin ether in the low nanomolar range. The synthetic cannabinoid CP-55940 is also able to activate the receptor[12] while the structurally unrelated cannabinoid mimic WIN 55,212-2 fails to activate the receptor.[10] Recent research suggests that lysophosphatidylinositol and its 2-arachidonoyl derivative, 2-arachidonoyl lysophosphatidylinositol (2-ALPI), may be the endogenous ligands for GPR55,[13][14][15] and the receptor appears likely to be a possible target for treatment of inflammation and pain as with the other cannabinoid receptors.[16][17]
This profile as a distinct non-CB1/CB2 receptor which responds to a variety of both endogenous and exogenous cannabinoid ligands, has led some groups to suggest GPR55 should be categorised as the CB3 receptor, and this re-classification may follow in time.[18][19][20][21] However this is complicated by the fact that another possible CB3 receptor has been discovered in the hippocampus, although its gene has not yet been cloned,[22] suggesting that there may be at least four cannabinoid receptors which will eventually be characterised. Evidence accumulated during the last few years suggests that GPR55 plays a relevant role in cancer and opens the possibility of considering this orphan receptor as a new therapeutic target and potential biomarker in oncology.[23]
- Agonists
Ligands found to bind to GPR55 as agonists include:
- Lysophosphatidylinositol
- 2-Arachidonoyl lysophosphatidylinositol
- Abnormal cannabidiol (Abn-CBD)
- AM-251 (also CB1 antagonist)
- GSK-494,581 – also glycine transporter 1 inhibitor [24]
- Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol[12]
- 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG)[12]
- Noladin ether
- Oleoylethanolamide
- Palmitoylethanolamide
- ML-184, ML-185 and ML-186 [25]
- Antagonists
- CID-16020046 – inverse agonist at GPR55
- ML-191, ML-192 and ML-193[25]
- PSB-SB-487 and PSB-SB-1203 [26]
- Cannabidiol [12]
Physiological function[edit]
The physiological role of GPR55 is unclear. Mice with a target deletion of the GPR55 gene show no specific phenotype.[10] GPR55 is widely expressed in the brain, especially in the cerebellum. It is expressed in the jejunum and ileum but apparently not more generally in the periphery.[12] Osteoblasts and osteoclasts express GPR55 and this has been shown to regulate bone cell function.[27]
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- ^ McHugh D, Hu SS, Rimmerman N, Juknat A, Vogel Z, Walker JM, Bradshaw HB (March 2010). "N-arachidonoyl glycine, an abundant endogenous lipid, potently drives directed cellular migration through GPR18, the putative abnormal cannabidiol receptor". BMC Neuroscience. 11: 44. doi:10.1186/1471-2202-11-44. PMC 2865488. PMID 20346144.
- ^ Sawzdargo M, Nguyen T, Lee DK, Lynch KR, Cheng R, Heng HH, George SR, O'Dowd BF (Feb 1999). "Identification and cloning of three novel human G protein-coupled receptor genes GPR52, PsiGPR53 and GPR55: GPR55 is extensively expressed in human brain". Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research. 64 (2): 193–8. doi:10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00277-0. PMID 9931487.
- ^ Baker D, Pryce G, Davies WL, Hiley CR (Jan 2006). "In silico patent searching reveals a new cannabinoid receptor". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 27 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2005.11.003. PMID 16318877.
- ^ a b c Johns DG, Behm DJ, Walker DJ, Ao Z, Shapland EM, Daniels DA, Riddick M, Dowell S, Staton PC, Green P, Shabon U, Bao W, Aiyar N, Yue TL, Brown AJ, Morrison AD, Douglas SA (Nov 2007). "The novel endocannabinoid receptor GPR55 is activated by atypical cannabinoids but does not mediate their vasodilator effects". British Journal of Pharmacology. 152 (5): 825–31. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707419. PMC 2190033. PMID 17704827.
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- ^ Oka S, Nakajima K, Yamashita A, Kishimoto S, Sugiura T (Nov 2007). "Identification of GPR55 as a lysophosphatidylinositol receptor". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 362 (4): 928–34. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.078. PMID 17765871.
- ^ Henstridge CM, Balenga NA, Ford LA, Ross RA, Waldhoer M, Irving AJ (Jan 2009). "The GPR55 ligand L-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol promotes RhoA-dependent Ca2+ signaling and NFAT activation". FASEB Journal. 23 (1): 183–93. doi:10.1096/fj.08-108670. PMID 18757503.
- ^ Oka S, Toshida T, Maruyama K, Nakajima K, Yamashita A, Sugiura T (Jan 2009). "2-Arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoinositol: a possible natural ligand for GPR55". Journal of Biochemistry. 145 (1): 13–20. doi:10.1093/jb/mvn136. PMID 18845565.
- ^ Staton PC, Hatcher JP, Walker DJ, Morrison AD, Shapland EM, Hughes JP, Chong E, Mander PK, Green PJ, Billinton A, Fulleylove M, Lancaster HC, Smith JC, Bailey LT, Wise A, Brown AJ, Richardson JC, Chessell IP (Sep 2008). "The putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 plays a role in mechanical hyperalgesia associated with inflammatory and neuropathic pain". Pain. 139 (1): 225–36. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2008.04.006. PMID 18502582.
- ^ Kress M, Kuner R (Jun 2009). "Mode of action of cannabinoids on nociceptive nerve endings". Experimental Brain Research. 196 (1): 79–88. doi:10.1007/s00221-009-1762-0. PMID 19306092.
- ^ Overton HA, Babbs AJ, Doel SM, Fyfe MC, Gardner LS, Griffin G, Jackson HC, Procter MJ, Rasamison CM, Tang-Christensen M, Widdowson PS, Williams GM, Reynet C (Mar 2006). "Deorphanization of a G protein-coupled receptor for oleoylethanolamide and its use in the discovery of small-molecule hypophagic agents". Cell Metabolism. 3 (3): 167–75. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2006.02.004. PMID 16517404.
- ^ Ross RA (Mar 2009). "The enigmatic pharmacology of GPR55". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 30 (3): 156–63. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2008.12.004. PMID 19233486.
- ^ Kapur A, Zhao P, Sharir H, Bai Y, Caron MG, Barak LS, Abood ME (Oct 2009). "Atypical responsiveness of the orphan receptor GPR55 to cannabinoid ligands". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284 (43): 29817–27. doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.050187. PMC 2785612. PMID 19723626.
- ^ Moriconi A, Cerbara I, Maccarrone M, Topai A (February 2010). "GPR55: Current knowledge and future perspectives of a purported "Type-3″ cannabinoid receptor". Current Medicinal Chemistry. 17 (14): 1411–29. doi:10.2174/092986710790980069. PMID 20166924.
- ^ de Fonseca FR, Schneider M (Jun 2008). "The endogenous cannabinoid system and drug addiction: 20 years after the discovery of the CB1 receptor" (PDF). Addiction Biology. 13 (2): 143–6. doi:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2008.00116.x. PMID 18482429. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
- ^ Andradas, Clara (2013). "The Role of GPR55 in Cancer". Endocannabinoids Actions at Atypical, Non-cannabinoid Receptors. Springer Verlag. pp. 115–133. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-4669-9_5. ISBN 978-1-4614-4668-2.
- ^ Brown AJ, Daniels DA, Kassim M, Brown S, Haslam CP, Terrell VR, Brown J, Nichols PL, Staton PC, Wise A, Dowell SJ (Apr 2011). "Pharmacology of GPR55 in yeast and identification of GSK494581A as a mixed-activity glycine transporter subtype 1 inhibitor and GPR55 agonist". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 337 (1): 236–46. doi:10.1124/jpet.110.172650. PMID 21233197.
- ^ a b Heynen-Genel S, Dahl R, Shi S, Milan L, Hariharan S, Bravo Y, Sergienko E, Hedrick M, Dad S, Stonich D, Su Y, Vicchiarelli M, Mangravita-Novo A, Smith LH, Chung TD, Sharir H, Barak LS, Abood ME (2010). "Screening for Selective Ligands for GPR55 – Agonists". Probe Reports from the NIH Molecular Libraries Program [Internet]. PMID 22091480.
- ^ Rempel V, Volz N, Gläser F, Nieger M, Bräse S, Müller CE (Jun 2013). "Antagonists for the orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPR55 based on a coumarin scaffold". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 56 (11): 4798–810. doi:10.1021/jm4005175. PMID 23679955.
- ^ Whyte LS, Ryberg E, Sims NA, Ridge SA, Mackie K, Greasley PJ, Ross RA, Rogers MJ (Sep 2009). "The putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 affects osteoclast function in vitro and bone mass in vivo". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (38): 16511–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902743106. PMC 2737440. PMID 19805329.
Further reading[edit]
- Sawzdargo M, Nguyen T, Lee DK, Lynch KR, Cheng R, Heng HH, George SR, O'Dowd BF (Feb 1999). "Identification and cloning of three novel human G protein-coupled receptor genes GPR52, PsiGPR53 and GPR55: GPR55 is extensively expressed in human brain". Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research. 64 (2): 193–8. doi:10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00277-0. PMID 9931487.


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Denied F-1 visa? Don't give up yet. Here is another way to approach it
So supposedly you are in the most frequently denied category of F-1 visa applicants:
- Female
- Late 20s early 30s
- From a developing country
- No strong ties to home country
And you applied for a full degree program in America, such as an undergraduate degree or even an associates degree from a community college, chances are you would be rejected by the USCIS during your visa interview. The reason is simple: someone of your age isn't likely to start over with a full degree program which takes alot of time and effort. You may be willing to put in the sacrifices and study hard because you genuinely want to study that particular field or subject, however the immigration officer would not think so. The officer would view your application as your attempt to get into America and then either try to get a green card via marriage or simply over stay and work illegally without really ever going to school.
Here is another way
What should you do? Do you just give up and forget any dreams of coming to America and staying? No, not just yet! Have you ever considered language school? Yes, America has numerous schools that offer intensive English language courses designed to help people improve and learn English. In fact, some of these programs even allow B1/B2 tourist visa holders to attend. Learning a foreign language, especially English, is welcomed by America as it helps America extend its influence in world dominance. Chances are you were required to learn English in your home country simply because it is the de facto universal language in our world today. English is the language of today's science, business and commerce and therefore it is not suspicious for anyone of at any point in their lives to want to enrich and improve their knowledge of English, especially in a country like America. Applying to language schools are super easy compared to any degree program because there would be no standardized tests to take, there are no transcripts to submit, and most of all the programs are always short term and considerably cheaper (because they are by weeks not years) than full degree programs. And the utmost incentive? You do get a full, bona fide F-1 visa stamp in your passport if you are successful.
So what does this involve?
Now before you think you found the ultimate loophole in getting into America using a F-1 visa, you have to make some necessary preparations at home before you undertake this method. I am assuming that you intend on continuing your studies in America in obtaining a degree. I am not here to advocate illegal immigration methods. I just know that, despite your true intentions, immigration visa officers sometimes follow a set formula and guideline which may put you in the reject pile. So, after you have found the right language school to apply to and received an I-20, here is what you should prepare before coming to America:
- finances to document you can support yourself for a full degree program. This is still needed to get the I-20 from the school you intend on going to.
- prepare for TOEFL (which might be something the language school will help you prepare and you may take it as a part of your language training)
- prepare for any standardized tests such as SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT. You need the scores to apply to the school you intend on going to.
- prepare and obtain high school transcripts, college transcripts if you have any, and graduate transcripts if you have any. These are needed for the school you intend on going to.
- seek out individuals in your home country that can write letters of recommendation for you when you apply to schools. They just need to be willing to write one when time comes.
F-1 visa validity – Transfer soon!
Because the F-1 visa that you will be given might only be valid for a few months (some countries get 5 year F-1 visas for language schools, if this is you then you don't have to read this next part), you need to act quickly. Assuming your visa is only valid for 6 months, you should prepare yourself to apply and be accepted to a school before the expiration. Therefore it is important that your language school dates line up with application deadlines and admission dates for the school you intend on attending. You can only stay on an expired F-1 visa IF you were already in a degree program with an active I-20 prior to the expiration. If your F-1 visa expires before you transfer, you will not be able to stay in America to study. If your visa is valid for longer periods, you can easily enter another session of your language school to maintain active F-1 status with an active I-20 while you prepare for standardized tests and also make money while working on-campus. You can also transfer to a community college to take courses in college as long as you have a valid F-1 visa, work on-campus to save money, take tests, and then apply to your final school of choice.
Don't give up
Chasing your dreams require perseverance and persistence. Don't let the first failure discourage you from becoming a student immigrant. Make sure you read the pointers on showing strong ties to your home country during the interview and the guide to becoming a student immigrant. Try language schools, try short term programs and as long as you get the F-1 visa stamp in your passport, you are free to transfer and move about the country of United States of America.
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By Dan Norcini
If it is not obvious by now, it should be -an attempt by the Central Banks of the West to derail the rise in the gold price is currently underway.
I mentioned in my midday comments that an effort would take place to prevent gold from moving beyond $1900 in an attempt to paint a double top on the daily price chart and induce a round of technically related selling from speculators on the long side.
This effort can clearly be seen in the following ONE MINUTE BAR CHART which reveals an enormous spike of 4,000+ contracts in the middle of the evening during a time period in the gold trading not normally known for this sort of volume. The question must now be raised – if this was a hedge fund blowing out of a long gold position, why wait for such a low liquidity environment in which to execute to trade knowing full well that by so doing, one would be guaranteed the worst possible exit price for the trade. Also, since the price of gold has been RISING and NOT FALLING, why would any gold long be forced to unload a position. It certainly is not under any duress from price action.
We can probably eliminate this as the cause therefore since only the rankest of fools would attempt such a thing.
The next question that must then be raised is if this were a hedge fund doing the selling to establish a fresh short position, why would they sell in such size at such an hour guaranteeing themselves to be filled with a fresh short position at the worst possible price by selling into a hole? The logical answer is that they would not do such a thing.
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German Shorthaired Pointer
Also know as: German Pointer, Deutscher, Kurzhaariger Vortsehund, Kurzhaar
Group: Sporting
Origin: Germany (1600s)
Today's Role: Companion Dog
History and Facts: The German Shorthaired Pointer is a cross of the Spanish Pointer and Hannover Hound. It's reputed to be one of the most versatile sporting dogs. The breed was recognized by the AKC in 1930 and makes a handsome and obedient companion.
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The German Shorthaired Pointer is an active breed that loves to hunt. It is an affectionate, devoted and loving family dog that may be too rambunctious for small children. It is a sensitive breed that needs gentle training. The breed tends to make good barking watchdogs. If socialized early, most will accept other dogs and cats in the household.
Breed-Related Health Concerns
Not well-suited for city or apartment dwellers. Breed-related health problems: hip dysplasia; von Willebrand's disease; lymphedema; hypothyroidism; subaortic stenosis; entropion.
Special Needs
Exercise: The German Shorthaired Pointer is an active dog that requires several long walks and / or play sessions per day. If left alone or inactive for extended periods of time, this breed can be destructive.
Grooming: Brushing once each week is required for your German Shorthaired Pointer.


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As a teacher, I went to too many workshops that had nothing I could use in the classroom. In order to make positive, behavioral changes we have to show teachers what they can do tomorrow.
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Farm groups on Monday expressed some relief that Canada and Mexico followed suit on Monday and dropped retaliatory tariffs against U.S. farm products.
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I Don't Like ChildrenApril 02, 2017
Okay, it's not necessarily that I don't like them — I think I'm mostly just scared of them. I like to blame this on the fact that I am the youngest child. I also did very little babysitting when I was a Mia Maid (I don't know why I missed that boat?). I think I've also convinced myself that all children hate me and therefore I don't like them. Also I don't think anyone is a fan of wiping people's butts.
Being an unmarried 20-something in Happy Valley, Utah has its ups and downs. Every girl and their dog here is baby hungry, and I honestly just can't relate. My friend Megan has a three month old, and when I was visiting her tonight, Declan spit up while I was holding him and my immediate reaction was to scream. I'm not joking. I screamed and Megan and her husband and my boyfriend all laughed at me and I was sorta mortified. I know that I don't fit into that wannabe-mom stereotype of girls my age, but I do want to be a mom.
When I was in high school and my self-esteem was extra bad, I used to write down compliments that people gave me. I think about three-quarters of what I wrote down were my friends telling me that I would be a good mom. I want to be a mom. Really badly, actually. I'm just scared that I won't be a good one. I'm scared my own children will hate me, because people tell me that supposedly my own children will like me. I'm scared I won't love them unless I get to adopt cute children as my own.
I guess I'm just embarrassed. I know I'm supposed to like children — not from a feminist standpoint, because I don't have to have children if I don't want to — but as a Mormon. There's a lot of pressure to have a happy, well-dressed family, and y'all know I'm just trying to be a Mommy Blogger anyways. I really want to like children, but when Megan told me that she sits at home most days and watches Netflix trying not to make Declan cry, my immediate response was that I, too, sit at home most days watching Netflix, but I'm trying not to make myself cry. Maybe I'm just an immature baby myself and that's my problem. Maybe I haven't met a man yet that I'd be willing to let him put me through nine months of growing an alien (basically) inside of me. Maybe there's something wrong with me. Maybe I'm just perfectly content with my cat-son. Maybe things will change. Maybe they won't. Maybe it's Maybelline.
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Benefits of Implants for Denture Wearers July 7, 2010, 5:38 a.m.
Living with missing teeth and detachable dentures is not easy. There are common recorded problems associated with wearing dentures such as poor fit and reduced ability to chew. These problems can drastically change a denture wearer's quality of life. Diet is limited to soft chew foods and social life is diminished due to fear of embarrassing denture flop out episodes.
Today, a denture wearer has the option of replacing dentures with dental implants which can generally improve the overall quality of life of the patient. Dental implants can provide the following benefits.
Benefit#1 - Permanent and Stable Dentures
Usually, there are two minimum dental implants needed to support the denture or bridge. These implants are made of sturdy material such as titanium that bond with the patient's bones. This would mean that there will be no possibility of the denture or bridge from flopping out while you speak, laugh or eat.
Benefit#2 - Improved Capability to Chew and Taste
Since dental implants gives the denture or bridge more stability, this means that a patient can now include firm or more solid foods into the diet. It is a common problem for denture wearers to experience a reduced chewing efficiency leaving them with soft chew diet options only.
Full upper dentures also affect taste since it is structured in a way that it covers the mouth's palate. This palate-covering structure can be removed in dental implants giving the patient the capability to taste food better once again.
Benefit#3 - Improved Speech
A loose or ill fitting denture can greatly affect a patient's speech or ability to speak clearly as facial and mouth muscles work to keep dentures in place. While this may not create significant communication issues, it can diminish a denture wearer's desire to socialize. With stable dental implants on the other hand, this problem is eliminated along with muscle strain.
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A receding jawbone is one of the after effects when one looses a tooth or set of teeth. As jawbones start to recede, it gives the patient a new facial shape. Often, this results in an unattractive shrunken facial look.
This scenario is what also leads to loose fitting dentures resulting to reduced chewing ability, and constant denture adjustment. All these however, can be avoided in dental implants as they keep the jawbones from receding.
Benefit#5 - Increased Self-Confidence
Dental implants provide a more permanent aesthetic value to a denture wearer's facial appearance. Well-modeled dentures attached to implants can give a patient a better smile and eliminate that insecurity related to missing teeth. More stability will also mean no more embarrassing denture flop out episodes and an increased self-confidence to socialize.
Dental implant procedures are performed by specialists such as prosthodontists. If you are convinced or are ready for dental implants, simply make an appointment with our dental office today and learn more about your options. You can also get helpful information such as proper denture care and oral hygiene by browsing through the directories on this site.