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Recently a letter told us of a small dilemma:
"I've worked for six years in Charleston, SC, though I live many miles away, and like millions of other people, I'm sick and tired of the hassle of daily commutes. I have this idea for a little business of my own and want to get a computer to operate it out of my home. Though a little embarrassed to admit it, I haven't the faintest idea how computers work, or how they'll speed up the operation of a home business. Would MOTHER consider writing an article on how to outfit a home office?"
We've had similar conversations with dozens of readers over the past few months. In 1987, MOTHER began using desktop computers to lay text out on each magazine page, a revolution in capability compared to the hundreds of hours of cutting paper copy into blocks and pasting them onto aboard. Those first small Macintoshes are just ornaments today, when MOTHER uses computers to edit, typeset and scan in every photograph and illustration. Though at times we catch ourselves in wide eyed confusion, the tremendous time savings of giving the dull, repetitive work to that beeping marvel on the desk is always plain. After referring Jennifer's question to country-business expert J. Presley, who lives in a town near St. Louis, MO and works out of his home office as a business writer and consultant, he jumped at the chance to demystify the computer "revolution" in home business. "J.P." has worked with computers for over 20 years ("since they were steam driven," he jokes) and will author part two of this series in the next issue.
Living in the peace and clean air of the country on a little place of your own is the American dream. And the single best way I know to finance that dream is to operate a home-based business. And please be assured that modern electronics—far from being something that is difficult to understand, is actually making country-located business more and more doable every day. High-speed computers let a single person process words, numbers, and images (all of it called data, in computerese) that once required a whole building full of clerks, artists, and bookkeepers. From even the most remote country location (so long as roads, electricity, and phone lines are in—and soon, even if they aren't) business can be conducted around the globe using modern communication technologies including Federal Express, UPS, and other computerized delivery services, the phone company's 800 and 900 numbers, faxes, computer-to-computer "modems," and cellular and hard-wired phones sending voice and data via fiber optics, microwaves, and satellites. Anyone with a good business idea, the courage to take a risk, confidence to make mistakes and learn from them, willingness to work hard plus determination and energy can do it. You don't need a lot of education or a lot of money—and you don't need to know a thing about electronics. You do have to be willing to work harder and longer-for less pay than you'd earn working for someone else.
But, "It can't be done" was what two young engineers heard when they wanted their Fortune 500 employer to develop a small, easy-to-use personal-sized computer. So, Stephen Jobs and Steve Wozniak "hacked" one together in Jobs' parent's garage using parts you can get from Radio Shack. Thus was born Apple Computer, the PC (personal computer), the Information Age, and "user-friendly" electronic devices of all kinds that can be operated by anybody with one good eye and a pointing finger. Come to think of it, you don't even need the eye or hand any more. Braille keypads and talking computers are available if you need them, and "voice recognition" that converts the spoken word to computer printing is near to being an everyday practical reality.
Still, the technology is so new, so powerful and complicated, and changes so rapidly that computer phobia haunts us all from time to time. Many techno jerks think they can intimidate novices by tossing around such jargon as 66MHz 1486 DX2 CPU or MosFet thyristor. The sidebar "Computer Jargon" on page 70 contains definitions of the major buzzwords and we've put others in italics throughout this article. But, you don't need to understand one of them to run a computer or a business.
What Can't You Do In The Country?
I can't think of any enterprise other than heavy, rail-transport-dependent manufacturing that can't thrive in a rural location. Lower property values, labor rates, and taxes can more than offset the disadvantage of being far from city markets. In my part of the back country and working out of home, barn, and perhaps a small Butler-Building-style prefab factory are: one fairly large and two small food products factories; a gourmet kitchen supplies distributor; a caterer and restaurateur (hours from any major city); a data-processing forms maker; an international travel agency (operated by a shut-in using her phone, a FAX and Federal Express); two specialty auto-parts distributors; several academic and government researchers; a goat milk/cheese dairy; two sheep-farmer/ wool dyer/weaver-knitters; a bill collection agency; several business and technical consultants; newsletter publishers, writers, and editors; one or two computer bulletin board and 1900-information services, telemarketers/1-800-answering services, and dozens of fine and commercial artists, woodworkers, jewelry makers and other craftspeople. Oh yes ...a few of my country neighbors even make a living as farmers, but the most successful maximize productivity with computers and extend their marketing reach through electronic communications.
If you haven't quite hit on a business idea, go to a newsstand and pick up the small-business magazines such as INC and Success. Entrepreneur Magazine is giving increasing attention to home business, and Home Office Computing concentrates on it exclusively. The latest I have seen contains ideas for 101 service businesses. The magazines overflow with motivational stories of people who are "doin' it." Only a few are from New York, Chicago, or LA, and nearly all use computers and other modern electronics.
Computer books are awful. I haven't seen one that offers more help than you will get from the self-teaching tutorials and manuals—called documentation by engineering types—that come with modern computers and with the application programs or software that lets the machine do meaningful work. Both manufacturers and the larger retail chains offer training for free or a small cost. I can't recommend any of the instructional programs that you see advertised in magazines or on TV, and increasingly, both equipment and software are self-explanatory and the manufacturers offer toll-free 800-numbers manned by technicians who can answer most of your questions anyway.
Then ...once you've become "computer literate"...forget it all, lest you spend too much time on computers and too little on computing ...because not even a whole room full of IBM PCs and Apple Macintoshes plus all. the magazines on the rack will put you in business.
Computers Won't Do It For You
Making a living by working at home doing something you love is great ...but it takes a service or a product that people need (or that you can convince them they need) and above all, it takes time, energy, and application—plain hard work. I know I said that before, but it warrants repeating. As one successful entrepreneur I know puts it: "My wife and I started this business on the kitchen table with $2,500 borrowed from a credit card. We both quit our 9-to-5s within three years." With a grin, he concludes: "And, we haven't had to 'work' since..."—even though they both still put in six or seven 18-hour days a week. But the popular adage, "Follow your bliss and the money will come," is wishful thinking for all but a fortunate few. Computers will make the work go faster, but it is you who must learn to manage money, people, and time. And, above all, learn to sell. Great as your idea may be, you can't just hang out a shingle and have the orders pour in. "Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door" is bunk for anyone but mice. Every business has to sell aggressively—especially in today's penny pinching times.
"Where to learn?" you ask. The best way is to work for someone who already knows.
Otherwise, teach yourself as much as you can before you take the plunge. The best primer I've run across is a TV program that's available on video tape. Like myself, you may have mixed feelings about the boob tube, but the 13 part series "Venturing" by Vermont Public Television is sponsored by the Farmers Home Administration and designed specifically to educate small business operators located in rural areas. It uses real people facing real problems—such as the Humes of Chester, VT, who had to expand their hand packed"Green Mountain Gringo Salsa" overnight to fill a surprise order from Blooming dale's. They bought $5,000 worth of used machinery, rather than spend $100,000 they didn't have for all new, and fulfilled their three-year business plan in only three months.
Chances are one out of two that you'll fail rather than repeat the Humes' success. But you'll be ahead of the pack with "Venturing," which will both inspire and teach you the basics of business planning; about finances and the difference between investment equity capital and leverage (your own saved money and borrowed funds) and between kinds of money: income, cash flow and profit; about sales and marketing; managing growth (harder than you might think ask the Humes); about hiring, motivating and firing, and more. And/or, for less than half that amount you can get the more dense, faster paced video: "How to Start a Business," produced by another Public Broadcasting entity, The Nightly Business Report. A good next step might be marketing and finance courses at the local community college. Read everything that doesn't bore you so much you're wasting time. (Most business text books are almost as unreadable as the computer books.)
Most important, perhaps: learn to write a business letter that is clear and gets right to the point but still manages to be friendly and sincere. Never more than one page, and a half-page is better. Business people never have enough time and are put off by rambling correspondence. As the saying goes: "Time is money."
You'll find good books on business writing ...and on budgeting time as well.
Finally, examine and, if need be, adjust your attitude toward business. If you came out of the flower-power '70s like me, you may retain a smidgen of anti-business, "profit-is-evil" bias that's out of step with a global economy where even the ex-USSR and China are striving to "maximize profits" as the saying goes. Any business must bring in more money than it spends. The difference is profit. As Samuel Gompers, the early Union leader put it: "The best thing business can do for the working man is to make a profit." If you still dislike the sound of the word, read Paul Hawken's lovely book Growing A Business.
Finally, if you'll forgive a little flag-waving, the best thing you can do for the nation is to start a business. Our country needs jobs, and more of them are created by small enterprise in these days of corporate "downsizing" than by GM, IBM, and the other big guys put together. Over 700,000 new small businesses were incorporated in the USA in '93. That is 2,000 every day of the year. The greatest increases were technology intensive enterprises started in the proudly rural states of Montana and Wyoming.
Enough preaching. If you have something to sell and know how to sell it (or are willing to learn) ...go for It. A computer and peripherals, communication electronics, and a modern phone system will enable you to manipulate words, images, and numbers and send them around the world at light speed. With preparation, hard work, and a little luck, the money will come in. With nothing but preparation and hard work it will come in too, just more slowly.
Beating Computerphobia
Today's computers are so small and powerful you can carry your entire business in a shoulder purse or attache case. But, powerful as they are, modern computers truly are "user-friendly." If you were scared away by early computers that were low powered, overly complex, and useless in any practical sense during the 1980s "home computer" fad, rest assured. You don't have to know the programming language BASIC and write your own programs as we did years ago. You no longer have to memorize such MS/DOS operating commands as COPY:*.* B:PRNT:LTR/Mthr (and type them in without so much as a spacing error) to print out your letter to Mother. Its all done now by pushing a few keys.
If you have avoided computers because you don't understand how they work, welcome to the club. Even after working with them for half a lifetime, neither do I really ...though I will try to explain the electronic heart and soul of a computer—the transistor—next time. But, do you understand how your car works? Neither do I, but we can both start one and make it go where we want. Same is true of computers; all you need know is how to turn them on and steer.
Much of the fun of getting into computing is choosing and learning to use the machine. But, before you go shopping you should understand what a computer can and cannot do.
A computer can manipulate words, figures, and images in marvelous ways. But, it cannot create a single thing. You must originate data. Unless you are copying someone else's work, you must think up and input every word in a report, every figure in an accounting ledger and every line in a picture. The computer (1) converts your input—the punch or a keyboard letter or number or a line "drawn" on the screen—into a digital data stream, a light speed-rapid sequence of tiny electrical pulses, then (2) converts it into images of letters, numbers, or lines that appear on your TV monitor so you can watch what's going on, then (3) processes the data (shuffles it around) as you direct, and (4) stores it in an electronic filing system. The tool that the computer uses to perform these wonders is a book of electronic code called a program or software. I'll discuss software first because its is more important than the machinery—called hardware.
Software performs quickly and electronically all the work you used to do with paper, pen or pencil and eraser, slide rule and calculator, typewriter and "white-out," scissors and paste, or paint and canvas. It will even do animation and more complex simulations that are called "virtual (meaning computer-created) reality." A program can store all your correspondence, accounting ledgers, and artwork too in the electronic memory banks—so you don't commit your work to paper till it is perfect and you need hard copy.
Here are the major software categories:
1. Operating Systems (opsys) are programs that connect the computer's inert little plastic and silicon electronic components to each other and link the computer to the TV-set monitor, to the keyboard and the printer, giving it all a semblance of life. They include Windows (which rendered Microsoft Corporation's bespectacled founder, Bill Gates an exemplar of the "Revenge Of The Computer Nerds" by making him a multi-billionaire before age 35) and Apple's closely held system (newly named MAC/OS) for Macintosh computers. Forget them all. Operating systems are transparent to the user, which means that you never know they are there. They come on when you activate or boot the computer and the code containing complicated commands like COPY:*.*B:PRNT1 is in there, but it labors away silent and unseen. These days, if you want to copy or print a letter all you have to do is tap a pair of keys or activate an icon on the screen.
2. Application programs make the machine do specific, useful things.
Word processors let you manipulate language—write words and sentences and paragraphs on the easily erased TV monitor instead of paper. Unlike working with a typewriter, you can edit—erase, cut and paste, correct spelling and punctuation, etc.—by manipulating fleeting electronic images rather than toiling with paper and ink. Good-bye white-out and erasers. Farewell scissors and paste. So long (Praise be!) to carbon paper. And, you'll have no carbons to file, as all copies go into an electronic filing system. After typing in the text of that letter to MOTHER, you edit by using the keys, a handheld mouse, or stationary trackball to move a little blinking blip on the monitor—the cursor—to something you need to change. You hold down a button, moving the mouse or whatever so the cursor moves along a line of text. As you move the cursor, the background behind it turns black, highlighting the selected portion. Then by moving the cursor to a menu of commands around the border of the screen, you can elect to delete or cut and paste highlighted words, lines, whole paragraphs, or pages with a push of the button.
With the dictionary/thesaurus included in all word processors you can correct spelling, look up definitions and synonyms, and with templates can address envelopes, construct and fill in forms, or create personalized form letters—any word work you can think of. Accessory programs will check your grammar and punctuation, and others will even "think"—or more properly, arrange and amplify your ideas-for you. Then, with the push of a button, your printer will run off one to a million copies in any of a thousand typefaces in any number of columns or other format on plain Xerox paper.
A word processor has reduced the time I need to "input data" by a factor of 10 over a marvelous IBM Self-Correcting Electric typewriter, despite the fact that I'm a lousy typist and short two fingers to boot. Microsoft Word and WordPerfect are the two leading full-featured sellers at a list price of about $500 and a street price of just under $300. But if you don't need outlining capability, automatic table of contents, envelope addressing, and a huge thesaurus—there are dozens of others that will perform basic text originating work for a lot less. It's worth mentioning that the word on the street is Microsoft Word's newest version (6.0) for the Mac is a disaster. It's incredibly clumsy, complicated, and so slow you're tempted to resort to handwriting. Go for version 5.1 if it's available.
Desktop publishing programs used with your own printer or a print shop's press let you lay out and print anything your word processor can generate—from letterhead stationery to business cards to flyers or brochures to full-color slick paper coffee-table books that are indistinguishable from those produced by the big publishers. Adobe' PageMaker is the industry standard at $500 list, but many less ambitious programs are available for $50 and up. Indeed, the latest releases of the full-featured word processors include enough page-layout and graphics capability to produce most flyers, brochures, and newsletters.
Spreadsheets are for analyzing figures. Just as with any printed bookkeeping or accounting form, you plug numerical data into cells in labeled columns. Then you can tabulate and analyze it automatically. A great feature is the "what if" function. For example, I help client firms set up pension plans. We must make assumptions as to each beneficiary's anticipated age, sex/expected longevity, and years' service at retirement ...plus interest the plan will earn on invested contributions, tax implications of integration of benefits with social security, the effect of deferred taxes (and more) ...to arrive at the contribution needed to pay out promised benefits over a given time at least cost. Very detailed, complicated stuff—all of it educated guesses—and small changes in any assumption can change costs, taxes, and ultimate payout. Thankfully, the computer can do all the calculations so you can try out various alternatives. For example, you can ask: "What if there's a change in the interest we will earn on investments?" Punch in a different interest rate, press the DOIT key, and the computer will recalculate the whole plan quickly, without error. Microsoft's Excell is currently the most popular number cruncher for both Apple and IBM. Lotus 12-3 practically invented the genre for the IBM standard, and their latest release for Windows is reportedly the fastest in the business. Lotus' new IMPROV lists accounting formulas in plain English rather than symbols. Borland International's Quattro Pro is in the same league. All use graphical rather than typed-out commands; all automatically tabulate data in a wide variety of tables, color graphs, or charts; and all list for $495 but sell for less. Indeed, at this writing, you can get Quattro Pro in a special promotion for under $50.
Relational database programs let you file and arrange text, numbers, or picture references in cross-indexed files and then massage them to your heart's (or your profit & loss statement's) content. Say you have a 20,000-name customer mailing list. You must input every name and address and all the order, return, and other sales figures. But then ...without having to shuffle file folders or index cards, the computer will generate lists of all customers who live in a particular state, or who have (or have not) purchased a certain amount over a given time period, or who have blue eyes and a given birth month, or any other combination of traits. You send reminders to customers who are overdue in paying bills, and some advanced or industry-specific programs will analyze a customer database to predict (for example) which of your customers in a given state are most (or least) likely to delay payment for a certain class of merchandise delivered at a given time, and how long they'll hold payment. This makes for pinpoint marketing and accurate billing. Imagine, by pressing a few keys, you can generate a mailing to only those size 9, petite females in the 19-29 age group who have shown a preference for lace and the color blue and who live in the South (so you can do an August promotion for a sassy little lace collared chintz shirtwaist dress you can get in 8-10-petite/pastel-blue only, but for a song). Just think how many people-hours of typing, envelope shuffling, postage-meter cranking are simply eliminated forever by database programs.
Graphics programs let you create images: draw, paint, draft, or design in black and white or color on an infinitely erasable computer screen. Then you can transfer the image to paper, blueprint, video, disk, or slides. You can buy disks of images or "clip art" to plug into your work. Or, a digital scanner lets you copy pictures from any source, while a "video grabber" takes TV or can corder or digital still—camera images and puts them on your computer screen (in motion if you like). Then you can edit, enlarge, reduce, or combine images as you wish. The programs won't make an artist of you—or they haven't made one of me. But I do use Aldus Super Paint to make up ads and MacDraft, a simple CAD (computer-assisted design) program to design office layouts. If your computer is a recent model that's fast enough and has a lot of electronic memory, you can use such programs as Adobe Illustrator ($600) to do publication-quality color illustrations or Adobe Photoshop ($800) to edit National Geographic quality photos, or you can use them in combination. Advanced motion-picture or CAD programs let you do such simulations as wind tunnel-testing aircraft, exposing a building design to an earthquake, or testing metal pieces turned out by milling machines that are still in the idea stage.
Paperless Office
If you create an electronic filing system and get a scanner, you may never again have to file a carbon copy of a letter or a clipping. Every electronic document you create is called a file. On the home-base monitor screen (the desktop), each is indicated by a little icon of a typed letter with is name underneath. You accumulate files by putting them into an electronic folder, indicated on the screen by an icon of a manila folder. When you move a file into a folder, it disappears from the screen. Put all your folders into an electronic file drawer and the folders all disappear, though all the data are there if needed. Just move your cursor to the icor of the file drawer and click the mouse button. A list of folders or named icons of all the folders appears. Click on the folder you like and the list of icons of files it contains pops up. Click on the file you want and it appears on the screen. Don't decide to go into the carbon-paper and onion skin copypaper business.
To file electronically the correspondence you receive as well as articles and other printed matter, you need a scanner (a piece of hardware we'll discuss in the next article). Tabletop or handheld models use lasers to record the image much as a copying machine, but instead of printing on paper, they translate the image into a digital reproduction you can read on your monitor and file electronically.
Another warning: Business programs have reached their optimum practical utility, so are liable to "featurecreeperea"—a real word that means "an excess of features added to justify an exorbitant price." At under $500 a program, most software isn't exorbitant considering its capabilities. But, as noted above, word processors are adding drawing and desktop-publishing subprograms while spreadsheets offer presentation graphics along with text-generating capability and graphics programs contain enough text-generating capacity to write a book. All the extra features take up limited space in the computer—most of it for bells and whistles or redundancies you'll never use.
Instead, look into integrated multifunction programs that package several applications into a single shell so they work well together but duplicate no major functions; you can plug numbers from a spreadsheet and images from an art program into a report on your word processor with the punch of a few buttons. Some, like Microsoft Office, combine several full-featured, $500+ programs into a single package you can get for less than one of its components. Others such as Microsoft Works incorporate only the most-used features of several programs into one package for a hundred dollars and change. Either is a bargain, as full-featured copies of all programs included would run you $1,500 or more. Universally acclaimed the best-engineered both for IBM-standard MS/DOS-Windows and Apple's Macintosh is ClarisWorks by the software arm of Apple. This is the first multifunction program to offer seamless integration of competent word processing, spreadsheet, database, drawing, and communications, without filling up the whole hard disk ...a bargain at under $200. Though you might outgrow it in time, it's an excellent startup package.
But this is all generalized business software. Your business may have special needs, and new specialty programs are coming out every day. For example, I use ClarisWorks for all my own business-letter writing, accounting, and database work. Though fine for routine writing, the word processor lacks niceties like an automatic word-count feature or a really comprehensive thesaurus, dictionary, and spelling checker. So, I use Microsoft Word to originate articles and books. WordPerfect or any other full-featured writing program would also do.
Once you have mastered the three basic business programs and those that are specific to your own trade, you may want to add some that have been written to help educate the kids, entertain all ages, and make information of all kinds more useful. Few stores stock more than a few programs, and they charge full retail prices. You'll have to buy by mail. Be sure you read the magazines to learn what a program can or can't do. Then, buy from a well-established seller. Like many, I have had bad experiences with fly-by-night mail-order firms—specifically, trying to return a malfunctioning program. One software-selling company that I can recommend (following the leads of the largest user clubs on each coast) is the MacWarehouse for Apple and PCWarehouse for IBM-standard.


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Discussion in 'Aftermarket Wheels/Tires' started by Xrunner063, Sep 28, 2017.
planning to run 20x9 front 20x11 rear with xii drop any tire size and offset much appreciated
would like to know also...
just picked up a xii drop myself. gonna see what stock wheels will look like first, then the work equip's off my supra next.

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Mansfield Town will find out who their Carabao Cup first round opponents will be when the draw is made this Friday morning.
But one thing they do know if that the game will not be going to extra-time as EFL clubs have voted to go straight to penalty kicks after 90 minutes if the tie is not settled.
And those penalties will revert back to the traditional method of taking spot kicks in turn after last season's experiment of the 'ABBA system'.
EFL clubs decided that withdrawing the additional 30 minutes of play would directly address any additional fatigue issues that are occasionally caused when the midweek ties go beyond the traditional 90-minute period.
A statistical analysis was presented that demonstrated how almost 85 per cent of matches ended in normal time over a three-year period, without the additional period being required, and as a result clubs have supported the new approach.
In the event that scores are tied after 90 minutes, penalty kicks will be taken immediately to determine a winner.
However, the format of penalties in the competition will revert to the traditional format, which will be applicable in all EFL competitions.
Clubs also voted to remove the seeding arrangements from the first two rounds of the Carabao Cup, though round one will remain regionalised into North and South sections.
The EFL also confirmed that VAR can be used in next season's competition at all fixtures played at a Premier League stadium.
Steve McManaman, Louis Saha and Dennis Wise are preparing to head to Vietnam for the round one draw, set to take place from Vietnam's largest city, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday at 10.45am UK time.
The three former EFL Cup winners will join representatives from the EFL and competition partner Carabao Energy Drink to unveil the 35 round one ties, with live text coverage available on the Carabao Cup twitter feed and EFL.com.
It is the second successive season that Carabao Cup draws have taken place overseas, with events being staged in Bangkok and Beijing last season as part of the EFL's continued efforts to build the value of the competition outside the UK.
EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey will be present in Vietnam, alongside Carabao Energy Drink CEO Sathien Setthasit, in a country where football is immensely popular amongst its population of 95 million people and is also a key market for Carabao Energy Drink.
Seventy EFL clubs will feature in the new-look draw and matches are scheduled to take place on the week commencing 13th August.
West Bromwich Albion are included, while Championship newcomers Stoke City and Swansea City will join the competition in Round Two alongside the Premier League clubs that are not competing in Europe.
EFL Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, said: "A principle aim of our partnership with Carabao has always been to promote the competition internationally, taking high-profile activities such as the competition draws overseas to support the EFL's international growth strategy and raise awareness of the competition in Carabao's key territories.
"There is no requirement for us to take draws overseas, but there is an absolute commitment to building the value of our competition outside the UK and the market in Vietnam should help the EFL and Carabao meet our shared ambitions.
"The Round One draw is always significant, mapping out the opening stages of a competition that continues to attract a large audience at home and abroad, with almost 1.5 million people attending Carabao Cup matches last season and games shown across the world in over 150 regions."
Carabao Energy Drink CEO Sathien Setthasit, said: "In the last 12 months, Carabao Energy Drink has truly established itself as a global soft drinks brand, and the success of our partnership to date with the EFL has played a big part in helping us develop our international footprint.
"The 2018/19 Carabao Cup promises to bring football fans around the world plenty of drama and excitement, which is why we're looking forward to kicking off this season's competition in style by staging the first round draw in Vietnam."
Mansfield Town will be ball 19 in the North section draw. Neighbours Nottingham Forest are ball 22 and Notts County 23.


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OXFORD City boss Mike Ford is set to give recent signing Josh Mulvany his debut when they host Blue Square Bet North rivals Bishop's Stortford in their rearranged FA Carlsberg Trophy first-round tie at Court Place Farm tonight (Tues, Dec 4).
Mulvany was an unused substitute on Saturday as City drew 2-2 at home to strugglers Droylsden, but with Liam Malone sidelined with an ankle injury, the former Didcot midfielder is likely to start.
"We didn't keep the ball well against Droylsden (they drew 2-2) and Josh looks after the ball well," said Ford. "So he could well make his debut."
Ford added he may pair new signing Ashan Holgate upfront with Steve Basham as they look to pep up their attack.
The winners travel to either Maidenhead United or Sutton United in the second round on Saturday, December 15.
Oxford City: from Ingram, Mills, Stonehouse, Mulvany, Learoyd, Wilmott, Benjamin, Pond, Holgate, Barcelos, Cook, Ballard, Basham, Stanley, Gunn.
Meanwhile, Banbury United travel to Cambridge City in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division looking to put Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Chesham behind them.


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So as recent as the last 24 hours, I purchased a new iphone and then had to return this morning to figure out what was causing it to seize and not perform as an apple should! By the time I left the store I had interacted with four apple consultants who not only remembered my name but my "issue" and kept me feeling personally cared for until the issue was resolved. I went into the store feeling frustrated and left relieved knowing that four strangers interacted, showed they cared, and listened to my concerns and they fixed my phone :). My point in all of this, is perhaps as churches we should start modelling better "customer service". I know that churches do not have extra paid staff to do what happened in my situation but we definitely have volunteers that could be trained and placed strategically in our entrances that make direct eye contact and interact. The mechanical greeter who stands at the door and shakes your hand and says good morning is not enough to make me feel connected. It actually feels very awkward! But if four strangers interacted with me personally, not to solve my problems but just made me feel worth talking to on a Sunday morning perhaps more people would say," Wow, I am coming back here, the interaction was amazing and people really invest in people.". The revolving door might not happen as the numbers that exit would decrease.
I personally do not like people who follow me around in a store or church but if I walk into a new place and stand awkwardly waiting for someone to perhaps help me find out information , I would gladly talk to a stranger. I am an introvert and really did not feel uncomfortable talking to any of the individuals this morning.
I would like churches to rethink about their connecting process for newcomers. Maybe it is as simple as colour coded shirts with name tags in the foyer to help the welcome team get one step closer to achieving the purpose. The purpose should resonate with the thought that people belong before they believe.... if you walk in and feel like a lost soul in a huge auditorium or a small one you definitely won't come back. Eye contact will dictate whether or not someone wants to connect in a conversation as well as body language. It is time for churches to really care for people and see how connecting them to a community will help them go deeper in their spiritual journey. Apple never makes me feel awkward, old, or inferior in my knowledge. They are always great listeners, calm and strategic in how they guide me on next steps. So let's start applying these same principles in our faith communities. Design some great t- shirts and train and implement those customer care connector teams!


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I live in the middle of Wales and I have a driveway made up of compressed rock that cannot be pressure hose. I used MossOff to treat think layers of moss and I'm delighted with the results. I have used other products such as bleach, biomoss and they did not work well.


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Okay guys, I am back with another question. My room mate has been riding with me for the past few months and we finished up her ss moab. Neither of us like the fact we had to run a tensioner and it isn't a disc compatible frame. All that said, she loves the bike and the fact it's ss has already greatly improved her riding.
My question is who makes ss frames for someone who is 5'0"? She's less than 120lbs soaking wet so weight is a pretty big factor here (the moab is sitting at 26.5lbs). She'd like to keep it as light as possible and we have plans for a new wheelset as well. When i weighed her frame before we built it up it weighed in at 3.8lbs with a bb so we are trying to keep it as close to or lower than that as we can.
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Sun, Jan 15, 2017
Carlsbad, CA
FULL Marathon (26.2 miles) - Individual
HALF Marathon (13.1 miles) - Individual
Online Registration Closes
Online registration will close on Wednesday, January 11 or when the events sell out.
6:15 a.m. marathon start. All participants must be able to complete the marathon in 6 hours (13:44 minute per mile pace) or faster. This is a Boston qualifying event.
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Register for the full or half marathon and receive a high quality, technical fabric 1/4 zip pullover.
Half Marathon
7:45 a.m. half marathon start. All half marathon participants must be able to complete the course in 4.25 hours (19:27 minute per mile pace) or faster.
Half Marathon Wave Start
We offer a wave start for the half marathon. During the registration process you will be asked to provide your estimated finishing time. This will help us determine which wave to assign you to.
Training Program
In Motion Fit is a training program for runners and walkers that starts on Saturday, July 23. Groups meet in San Diego at Mission Bay and in Carlsbad. If your goal is to complete a marathon or half marathon this program will get you there. Members receive weekly training schedules, Saturday morning group workouts, access to trained coaches, informational seminars, discounts to area running stores, In Motion Fit technical fabric shirt, hat and more! Register today at www.inmotionfit.com
Additional Information
This spectacular coastal marathon and half marathon offers participants breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Both courses start at the intersection of Marron and Monroe (adjacent to the southwest side of The Shoppes at Carlsbad). From there, they head west toward the coast and then south on the historic Highway 101/Carlsbad Boulevard. After the 5-mile mark, marathoners will turn east onto Palomar Airport Road for two, out-and-back portions of the course before returning to the coast where they'll head south again on Highway 101/Carlsbad Boulevard, make a U-turn at La Costa Avenue and return to the finish line. Half marathoners will experience the beauty of the Pacific Ocean for the majority of their 13.1-mile journey, traveling out and back along the historic Highway 101/Carlsbad Blvd. Registration includes:
The Carlsbad Marathon works with nearly two dozen local official charities to help raise funds and awareness for their organizations.
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1. Today, I have succeeded to make external of shed with the help of my team . Now it help me to save from rain water in raining days. It was my desire and it has completed with full of satisfaction . This is my today achievement .
2. Today I have completed to make all past list of my sale contacts and remind them . It is good habit and I have achieved it .
3. Today, I have succeeded for getting more work form my past employee at less salary . It is good hr skill which I have learnt. Moreover, I did effective use of my hard earned money.
4. Today, I have succeeded to motivate my employee to speak positive words during the time of duty . '' selling is not been done and payment are not coming" are negative word even if we still did not sell but still there are many hrs of sleeping and if we will positive it will increase our productivity Better is to say , " selling is being done and payments are coming ."
5. Today, I have succeeded to control myself at morning by listing my favorite motivational lecture. It has given me peace of my mind .


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As soon as the phone comes out, hear-says begin the talk in the town. UK based Geekanoids get the glorious opportunity to have an hands-on the dummy kit of the recently released Nokia 920. This organization also counter distinguished these components with the Lumia 900; this clearly differentiating the notable differences.
Nokia sent them the special hardware components of the Nokia Lumia 920 and here we can have it on the video!
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Skin grafts are often necessary for difficult wounds that will not heal from the edges. Skin grafts are required for wounds related to cancer excision, traumatic injury or infections that leave open areas. These open wounds that do not heal can seriously encumber your life. Dressing your wound every day and multiple times a day for weeks or months or years often times is unnecessary if the skin graft is done properly.
Patients often come to me with wounds that have failed dressing changes, antibiotics elevation and various graft substitutes done in non-surgical wound care clinics. A skin grafted wound properly done should be able to take and heal your wound with a high percentage after just 2 weeks. Not every wound is a candidate for a skin graft but the majority are.
Full-thickness skin grafts take the full thickness of skin from some part of your body and place it on your wound. Generally this area, where the skin has been harvested, is closed with stitches and will heal up without an open area in 2 or 3 weeks.
A split thickness skin graft is when a graft is taken with a machine called the dermatome that takes 12,000s of an inch from the outer layer of your skin and this donor site then heals by scabbing and drying out over the next month.
Both of these techniques work very well but should be individualized depending on what kind of wound you have. Dr. Jacobsen uses a wound VAC device which you may have had before. The wound VAC we use in our Hospital has an extra tube that allows the wound to be irrigated twice an hour with an antibiotic solution that we have standardized to maximize the take of the graft and minimize infection.
We have very strict rules and very strict postoperative care requirements that have led to a very high healing rate. We have the team of specialists including wound care internist, infectious disease doctors, cardiologists, pulmonologists and other specialists this work as a team in our Hospital to ensure that the wound heals and there are no other medical complications that can lead to failure. In many cases it is to your advantage to have a skin graft to your chronic open wound rather than endure the dressing changes for the remainder of your life.
We can see you and help you if you have a problem. If you call our office or email us will be happy to help you. You can include a photograph of your wound if you wish and we can tell you whether or not we can help heal your wound with a skin graft
Dr J and his staff look forward to understanding the details of your unique case, desires and aspirations, and to providing you with realistic, safe and attainable results that leave you looking beautiful, and truly feeling like yourself. Take the first step toward your healing or rejuvenating procedure with Dr J by filling out our contact form to request a consultation, or to inquire about any of the services we offer. We look forward to treating you!
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Mosman Design Awards 2019 – Nominate Now
Nominations for the 2019 Mosman Design Awards are now open. Council is inviting nominations from architects, builders and home owners who have completed high quality designs in Mosman during the last 2 years. The awards, which were established in 2007, are held every two years to celebrate outstanding contributions to Mosman's built environment. The awards .. read more
Draft Plans on Exhibition – Late October Update
A number of draft plans are on exhibition or about to go on exhibition. These plans have potential impacts on Mosman. Draft Mosman Section 94A Development Contributions Plan 2016 – Exhibition period closes Friday 21 October 2016 Future of Middle Head – Early Feedback and Future Consultation – A draft management plan for Middle Head is currently being prepared by the .. read more
We are now accepting Mosman Heritage Fund applications!
Heritage Fund applications for the 2016/17 financial year are now open. Council can offer small dollar for dollar grants of up to $3000 per Heritage Item and up to $1000 for properties located within a Heritage Conservation Area under the Mosman Local Environmental Plan 2012. If you are considering applying for the Mosman Heritage Fund .. read more
And the winners are…
The 2015 Mosman Design Awards showcased some of the best examples of residential development and architectural excellence in Mosman. This year we received 15 nominations from many talented architects responding to questions of sustainability during design and construction. Each property was visited in late February and the judges took the opportunity to inspect, ask questions .. read more
Design Awards beneficial for Architects and owners!
Nominations are currently open for the 2015 Mosman Design Awards and Council encourages architects and owners to nominate for these prestigious awards. The Awards, which started in 2007, recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to Mosman's built environment. They continue to provide opportunities for architects, builders and owners to exhibit achievements. Further benefits of nominating include .. read more
Harry Seidler's Iconic Mosman House
Many of us are familiar with Parriwi Road in Mosman but how many of us know about The Igloo House? This house (pictured above), known more formally as the George Williamson House, was designed by famous Architect Harry Seidler in 1951. The house which is located on the eastern side of Parriwi Rd is known .. read more
Design Awards Winner to speak at Mosman Library
Michael MacCormick will speak at Mosman Library on Monday 20 May at 7pm as part of the Architecture on Show 2013 series. The talk is the first in a series of three Architecture on Show talks scheduled at the Library and is of particular interest to Mosman residents as it is about the winning design .. read more


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I read from a news article the other day that the Philippines have over supply of nurses. I wonder why and how because I think health care jobs are so in demand right now, just a quick look at medical job sites and you'll see. Or maybe in demand abroad but not here. At least if they apply and get hired abroad, they'll earn more than what they could earn from here. Even if US dollar is not that strong anymore it is still much bigger compare to the Philippine peso.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
vacation next week!
I've been working hard lately so I think I deserve a vacation. We are off to Tacloban (my husband's home province) next week, not that it is a grand vacation where we will be billeted with the best hotel but at least one with a good bed and bath would be fine. And a working bathroom sink of course is a must. I've been looking online and I think I know where to book already. Hope to accomplish that before the weekends.And since we are going for a vacation, no more purchases for me and the husband not even the one with discount area rugs we saw on sale from the mall last week. :)
When buying a certain product do you give a lot of consideration about the warranty? I think we all should right? I hate it when you buy something and it was broken and then you found out the warranty does not cover it. It happened to us when we bought our industrial fan last December. We paid and bought new replacement for the broken part and to think it has only been bought less than a month ago that time. Good thing it was only an electric fan, not such big item. But what if it is something big? Better be safe.
A lot of manufacturers and distributor of consumer goods actually offer warranty to their products only if you buy them from an authorized seller, like the best radar detector, you can get one that is cheaper from different online sellers but warranty does not apply to such. And to an item like that you better buy from authorized dealer. Avoid hassle and head ache.
Dig a lawyers mind
It's a long day work again from the office and it's extra tough today because we were literally forced to think as a lawyer, defense or prosecutor. It was not easy, though I remember when I was young I used to dream of becoming a lawyer someday. One who does help the poor who can't afford to hire a lawyer. But I didn't like the additional years of studying so I said goodbye to that dream. Now, I'm experiencing to be like one, well not like a Texas truck accident lawyer, or the overrated lawyer with the highly sensational case but just the same, we are sort of doing some attorney's job.
I just hope this kind of work will soon be over and we will all move on to another. A concert maybe? Or an event? Or anything but nothing to do with the trial court please.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Guestbook Idea
Tired of the ordinary guest book you see in weddings or parties? You want something unique? Well, this guest book tree is nice! We will actually try to do to do this in one of my friend's wedding come February. I forgot where we saw this photo (google for sure) but I forgot the exact site so I do not know whom to give credit..(sorry for that) but it's not mine. I just fell in love with this idea.
Baby Announcement!
I'll be getting two birth announcements for next two months. A friend is due to give birth next month, to a baby boy, she's on her 36thweek now and another one on November to a baby girl!. Wow..baby boom within my group of friends huh? It's a shame though that when we are all together and seated together like last night, I also look pregnant like them. Lol. How I wish though that I was but alas I am not. I am just plain big. Hehe
I hope it's my time soon. I'm excited to make my own birth announcement and prepare for my own kid's birthday party.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Work Talks
I'm home, resting and working at the same time. How I would love to be like this always. At home and yet working but I'll be patient. I know in the future I will not just wait for a suspension or a day off from work for me to get some rest and work at the same time.
I've been working since I was 18 years old even when I was still a student and didn't have to rest even right after college. I have been in the academe world for at least 6 years and in the corporate world for at least 11 years now. And you can say I am tired.
I worked in the telecommunication industry which is very short (four months) and then moved to horse industry where we process importation of live horses, we do sell also horse medicines and horse tack. Everything about horse I must say.
Now, my present job being an assistant to a boss who owns several businesses from different industries. I'm kind of windang..lol. I do not have a specific job. All I know is I had to assist to whatever my boss needs regardless of any company he owns needs it.
On the other hand, I am glad I have work and that I have a steady income monthly, some are having a hard time finding job especially in this trying times.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Small business-Online payment
As you all know my dear readers, me and my husband have small part time business that gives us extra earnings from time to time. I am praying that next year, this will not be part time anymore but I am wishing it will be the major source of our income. It is not easy but we are slowly getting there. Printing and party organizing will be our bread and butter soon. I am keeping the faith and my hopes high here.
As I have said it is not easy, but then again, every successful business started from small and they didn't start with a breeze. For now, we are still struggling with finances and the capital but we are coping up. I am learning and it's good.
I have now made contact with different suppliers and most of them I'm dealing online, so internet is one major part of the business. And I keep on searching for easy payment solutions when it comes to paying. I prefer paying online because it's faster and hassle free. There are many online payment mode or banking type now over the net and it is really an advantage to those who have businesses. One supplier I met does not accept online payment so it's quite hard to order with them because it means I still have to go out and deposit to their bank account. Waste of time I should say but it's how it goes for them.
Anyways, I really wish for our small business to thrive and grow next year.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Books on Sale!!!
I surrounded my self with books today and it's one of those days that how I wish I am rich so I can buy lots and lots of books!. I was able to dragged hubby to Manila International Book Fair at SMX (MOA) this afternoon and I was glad he came. He enjoyed browsing too!
But of course..I enjoyed my loots too!
3 for 100
99 each
20.00 each
50.00 each
and this big alphabet poster (or floor puzzle daw) is 5.00 only
I went there because I wanted to buy some gifts for Christmas but ended up buying for personal reading..hehe. Sana maulit muli :)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Ref magnet
I am now into Photoshop. And though I know I have to learn more about it, I am proud that I was able to finish some design for ref magnets last week. I will spend more time with it and I'm sure I'll be able to do more with the help of my husband of course. I think we should be both knowledgeable with so if ever one of us is not around or available we can still continue working.
And yes, you heard it right, we are now making acrylic ref magnets, perfect for souvenirs during birthdays and weddings or anniversaries, it's very useful pa. Sample of our work below.
And yes, you heard it right, we are now making acrylic ref magnets, perfect for souvenirs during birthdays and weddings or anniversaries, it's very useful pa. Sample of our work below.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Food, food and food
Forgive me for making you drool (even with a not so good photos) but that's what I have been eating since Friday. Chicken and pasta galore and potatoes! Please give me an Appetite suppressant diet pills so I could stop the binging. I think I can still eat mojos and baked potatoes and chicken all week! And tomorrow we will be dining out at Soms (Thai Food). Oh gosh. This food tripping has to stop.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Happy Birthday Mahal!!
Narito ang aking mga kamay masdan mo upang makita mo ang kanilang mga regalo sa'yo.
Ito ang kamay ng iyong matalik na kaibigan,na humahawak sa kamay mo ngayong araw ng ating pag-iisang dibdib habang ipinapangako ko sa'yo ang aking pagibig at pagtatalaga ng aking sarili sa lahat ng araw ng aking buhay.
Ito ang mga kamay na hahawak ng maingat at ng buong pagmamahal sa ating mga magiging anak, aaliw at magpapagaan sa kanilang kalooban sa mga oras ng karamdaman at sakit, susuporta at magpapalakas ng kanilang loob sa kanilang pag laki at magbibigay laya sa kanila sa tamang panahon.
Ito ang mga kamay na mag aalis ng iyong pagod at magbibigay sa'yo ng kaaliwan pag ikaw ay may karamdaman at makikiramay sa'yo sa panahong ika'y magdadalamhati.
Ito ang mga kamay na hahawak sa'yo ng mahigpit sa pagdaan natin sa mga pagsubok sa buhay may asawa, mga kamay na hahawak sa'yo ng may kagalakan at pag-asa,magmamahal at mag-aalaga sa'yo sa pagdaan ng bawat panahon.
Ito ang mga kamay na susuporta at mag e-encourage sa'yo para abutin ang iyong mga panaginip.
Ito ang mga kamay na magsisislbing patunay ng aking pag-ibig bilang saksi sa iyong buhay.
At sa ating sumpaan saksi natin ang Panginoon.
Today is HIS birthday
Today is my dearest husband's birthday. I have no special gift to him and I was terribly sorry for that, we had a small celebration last Friday and we will have dinner tomorrow night with friends and today I did not work and spent the whole day with him..so I guess that made up for me not having a special gift for him. We had a movie date and a dinner at Shakey's. Happiness indeed can not be measured by how much money you have in your pocket.
The birthday celebrant and me :) never mind the dirty faces that needs the best acne products available in store. That's what riding in a motorbikes does. :( But then again..we are happy!!
The birthday celebrant and me :) never mind the dirty faces that needs the best acne products available in store. That's what riding in a motorbikes does. :( But then again..we are happy!!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Beach Vacation
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
In My Womb
And before you think something else..let me get that straight..I am not pregnant..I am just fascinated and amazed by how the ultra sound technology has evolved today. Now you can not only see your unborn child's gender inside your womb but you can record a video and you can actually see his whole feature. isn't that amazing! Like even if he is still inside you can now see who's look alike is he or she.
We watched my friend's video tonight and for about 30 minutes we all gazed in awe how he moves his eyes, his cute little hands, he even opened and closed his palm..and wave it (well maybe not wave but he moved)
It's a little expensive to have that 4D ultra sound for pregnant ladies but i think it's worth it. In My womb is located in Makati and I hope I can afford them when it's my time.
We watched my friend's video tonight and for about 30 minutes we all gazed in awe how he moves his eyes, his cute little hands, he even opened and closed his palm..and wave it (well maybe not wave but he moved)
It's a little expensive to have that 4D ultra sound for pregnant ladies but i think it's worth it. In My womb is located in Makati and I hope I can afford them when it's my time.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Free Search Engine and Social Media Webinar
Internet Use, Search, Social Media Statistics Philippines 2010 from Janette Toral on Vimeo.
Search Profile Index will be having a free webinar on September 9. It is called Search Engine and Social Media Marketing webinar. So if you are a new blogger, a website owner and is interested in learning about social media marketing or what is search engine you might want to join that and besides it's free.
There will also be a "Sales Tactics Using Search Engine and Social Media Marketing workshop" to be held in Ateneo Rockwell on September 28 to 30. This workshop is a must for business owner, those who sell online ( a lot of my friend do sell a lot of stuff on facebook) Social media has come a long way since it was developed. A lot of new entrepreneurs are being successful in putting their business on different social media platforms like multiply, facebook, friendster and now twitter.
Search Profile Index Service by 4th Media
View more presentations from Janette Toral.
As a matter of fact, I am also now preparing for the facebook page I will be creating for our t-shirt printing and souvenir shop. I am hoping to gain more exposure and more clients buy putting that page. It is not easy but eventually it will pay off.
So having this kind of seminar and workshop is essential in this modern world. I'm sure a lot will benefit from this.
Friday, September 3, 2010
HE is good :)
God has always been so good to me and my husband since the day we got married.
And even if we are still waiting for the special gift (baby) that He has yet to give us, that doesn't changed His goodness. Even if we lack a lot of things that this world considers as necessities, He is still good to us.
Nothing can ever change the fact that GOD is so good.
And even if we are still waiting for the special gift (baby) that He has yet to give us, that doesn't changed His goodness. Even if we lack a lot of things that this world considers as necessities, He is still good to us.
Nothing can ever change the fact that GOD is so good.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
And so this is Christmas
September is here. 4 months to go before Christmas but you won't believe me, some have started their Christmas countdown today (yesterday actually because it's already 1:00 AM) And radio stations started playing Christmas songs! And I know it won't be long. Christmas is just around the corner.
I've few things to look forward too this December. A very good friend from America is coming home with the kiddos and I can't wait to see them.
But I have few reasons not to rushed Christmas too.
And we all know that. SO before it comes I hope our pockets are ready.
To tell you honestly, buying gifts for family and friends always excites me. So it's good to be ready and start early. Though I always end up buying most of the gifts the last minute, still I enjoy it. Now, it would be easier because I am thinking of buying personalized gifts online. I've already finished designing one. In between reading the term life insurance quotes and playing games at facebook, I managed to finished one today.
How about you? When do you plan to start buying gifts? Would you order online too?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
To do list
I am happy that I only have a four day work for this week because of the holiday last Monday. And I am even considering of taking a leave of absence on Friday for my nephew's first birthday. But before I can do that, I have to finish all my pending tasks in the office, especially the renewal of my boss' auto insurance which expired last month. And another car is due for registration this month. So I have to prepare all the documents needed this week. With that I am writing my to do list so I won't forget anything come Friday.
1. Get hold of the insurance policy of the Fortuner from THA
2. Innova Registration
3. Payment for Association dues (Rockwell)
4. Finish the document checklist for hearing
5. Prepare/Send draft
I know I can finish this before the work week ends. :)
Expendables night
As you have read below, I let hubby chose the movie and my guess is right. And I do not regret giving him the right to chose because I enjoyed it too. Enjoyed meaning I did not fall asleep because it was an action packed movie. And the sound won't let you sleep also.lol
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Rudele Artist Residency Art Sale Fundraiser April 9 at Lonsdale Gallery
On March 17, 2011
Lonsdale Gallery is proud to support the Rudele Artist Residency Fundraiser, which will take place on the upper level of Lonsdale Gallery on Saturday, April 9 from 7-10pm. The Fundraiser will take the form of a silent auction art sale. Artists will be donating artworks to benefit the next iteration of the Rudele Artists Residency, coordinated by Srdjan Segan.
Please see below for a description of the program.
A place acquires its meaning by being inhabited, related to, dwelled within. A house: having enveloped childhood games and mosquito swatters, 30s green cupboards and a forgotten Smurf sticker, experiences in sharing and solitude, the aroma of its garden and sounds of animals through half-open windows, gestures performed in tenderness and in the everyday – all this had been commonplace until ruptured by the devastation of civil war.
There is a stone house in the village of Rudele, Croatia, a hundred years old. It had been burnt, lost its roof, its windows metling into crumpled sheets. A charred bicycle once stood within one of its exposed rooms. It had withstood ten years of rain.
On his return after the war, artist Srdjan Segan, who had spent stretches of his childhood in this house, dreamt he could reinvigorate this space that was once his home by reinventing it as a gathering place. Every other summer, artists would be invited and welcomed to the house, to be provided with space to engage in conversation, studios to make projects, home cooked meals, and bicycles to explore the town nearby.
In 2008, the wait for reparation funds was finally over and the house was rebuilt. In 2009, the Rudele Artist Residency housed its first guest artists. In the summer of 2011, the courtyard at Rudele will reconvene for the second time with invited artists.


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Nightvision presents bondax
Fri 25th November
La Belle Angele
- Bondax
- More TBA
It's been 2 years since we had the young and highly talented Bondax in town for Nightvision. Straight off the back of their highly successful American tour, we are excited to have them back in the UK and performing for us for a solo headline show, 'An evening With Bondax'
Their music has been described as genre transcending, touching on melancholic synths and dreamy hooks, with early singles 'Gold' and 'You're So' attracting wider audiences, all intrigued by Bondax's future garage sound.
A steady trickle of releases have kept fans keen and their recent Erik Hassle collaboration 'Love Me Blind' saw the the pair reuniting the partnership responsible for 'Temptation' last year.
This will no doubt be another special party, Bondax never fail to deliver!


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Your Personal Oasis
Our liberated feet are soothed as they tread on a heated floor and/or a soft bathroom rug.
It is no wonder that bathrooms, along with kitchens, offer the highest returns when selling a home if updated. This is not only because their utilitarian nature. This is also attributed to the fact that as a kitchen makes nourishing our bodies possible, a well designed bathroom provides nourishment for our souls. The well needed and deserved oasis of tranquility in a crazy rat race world.


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That number more than doubles by high school with 58 percent of boys and 63 percent of girls experiencing daily weight related teasing and bullying.
Childhood overweight and obesity in Ontario affects nearly one in three children; should you find yourself worried about your child's weight you certainly aren't alone. Statistics show that fewer than 1 in 5 kindergarteners identified in at-risk weight categories outgrow their at-risk weight by 5th grade.
Unfortunately not only are children with overweight or obesity at an increased risk of potential medical problems, they're also at a higher risk of:
Our Family Reset program takes place over 12 months with the first 6 months allowing for unlimited access to our registered dietitians, social worker, personal trainers and physicians, followed by 6 more months of careful follow-up with the same team. By working with parents directly on weight related issues, rather than with the children, we eliminate the potential risk of harming a child's body image or relationship with food. And while you're working with our team on how to help your child with their health and weight, you'll be given the opportunity to enrol your child in a 5 week program designed to address bullying, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and anger management.
BMI's Ministry of Health funded Family Reset Program helps parents navigate the four main areas that are involved with healthy lifestyles and in reducing weight – Nutrition, Behaviour, Fitness, and the ability to put it all together – Fusion.
Our Family Reset program includes all of the unlimited access to our physicians, registered dietitians and certified personal trainers enjoyed by our core program, but also includes cooking classes and unlimited access to a clinical pediatric social worker who will not only help parents learn how best to implement household change, but also with the children in a group setting to work on self-esteem, anti-bullying, body image and stereotypes, depression, anxiety, and anger management – issues often seen consequent to weight struggles.
As part of Ontario's childhood obesity strategy, BMI's Family Reset program will be offered at no cost to those families who qualify. If one or more of your children is between 5-12 and their weight is between the 85th weight percentile and 99th percentile and would like to get more information please call our office at 613-730-0264 or fill out our request an appointment form for more information on how to get started.


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TWO kittens were saved by a dog after being tied in a bag and thrown from a bridge by a drunk pensioner.
Maureen Mountain, 63, left the cats for dead – but they were found hours later by a curious dog.
She threw the bag off a bridge in a drunken stupor at 3am and later said she had panicked as she was going on holiday and was also upset at splitting up with her partner.
The kittens were discovered soaked in their own urine and taken to a vet for treatment before the Scottish SPCA were called in.
The animals have since been settled in good homes.
A media appeal resulted in the previous owner of the three-month-old kittens recognising them and confirming she had handed them over to Mountain six weeks earlier.
Mountain was banned at Jedburgh Sheriff Court from keeping animals for five years.
She was also fined £150 after admitting abandoning the kittens in circumstances likely to cause them unnecessary suffering on an old railway path in Hawick, Roxburghshire, on August 26.
Chief superintendent Mike Flynn of the Scottish SPCA said: "This was a shocking case of deliberate cruelty. As well as a ban on keeping animals, Mountain now has a conviction for abandoning her two cats and a criminal record.
"Tying two defenceless kittens in a bag and leaving them for dead is callous beyond belief.
"If they had not been found by a lady walking her dog, they would not have survived as they had no food or water and a limited air supply.
"Thankfully the kittens, who we named Midnight and Shadow, recovered from their ordeal and have gone on to find the loving homes they deserve."
Keith O'Mahony, prosecuting, told the court how a woman out walking her dog at 7am saw it take a keen interest in a black plastic bag lying in undergrowth. Inside it, she discovered the kittens.
Mountain's lawyer Greig McDonell said: "She tells me she was drinking considerably, suffering from depression and had split up from her partner. Everything was getting on top of her."
Sheriff Donald Corke said: "It is difficult to sentence in cases like this. You have reached the age you are without committing any other offences and any punishment has to be proportionate with the other kinds of misery."
After hearing Mountain survives on pension credits of £137 a week and has no savings, he reduced the fine from £225 to £150 because she had pled guilty.
Mountain, who has since moved from Hawick to Campbeltown, Argyll, swore at photographers as she left the court building.


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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to send back very cool imagery of the Moon. Check it:
[Click to embiggen]
This is a classic crater chain, a linearly laid-out set of craters about 4.5 km (3 miles) from end to end. These appear all over the solar system, pretty much whenever you have a large object with no atmosphere like a moon (or Mercury). There are two potential causes of these: an asteroid or comet that broke up due to gravity prior to impact, or material ejected from a large impact some distance away.
In the first case you usually need something big to break up the incoming object, like the way Jupiter's tides tore apart comet Shoemaker Levy 9 which slammed repeatedly into the big planet back in 1994. It's possible this could happen with the Moon, but unlikely because its gravity is weak (and while the Earth could do it, the object would then be more likely to hit the Earth and not the Moon).
Moreover, the bright material around Giordano Bruno, and lack of craters superimposed on it, means it's young, probably less than a few hundred million years old (which is downright sprightly for a crater on the Moon). The same can be said for the crater chain; the craters making it up appear relatively fresh.
While this isn't conclusive, it's interesting, and pretty good evidence that the two features are related. Either way, the chain is pretty interesting. The largest crater at the bottom is about 340 meters (1100 feet) across, so it's roughly the size of a big mall's parking lot. The blur of material below the chain in the picture may be due to material splashed out and disturbing the lunar surface when the craters were formed themselves, meaning they probably hit at a low angle.
Interestingly, Giordano Bruno is located north of this chain, up past the top of this picture. That means this chain formed roughly perpendicular to the direction of the primary event. And since the largest crater is to the right, and they get smaller as you go left, I'm thinking that a big chunk of rock was pulverized when Bruno was made, and went flying south at a low angle along with a pile of debris. They all splashed down here, 500 km (300 miles) south of Bruno, making this weird formation.
One of the most amazing things about our Moon is how the geology is laid out; even millions or hundreds of millions of years after the fact, like forensic scientists we can trace back what happened and put together a story of the events. Is this particular story correct? Maybe, maybe not. But the best way to find out is to keep looking, find more evidence and build up more tales. LRO is doing just that, and more missions down the line will give us even more narrative voices. Eventually, we may have a novel with thousands of chapters, and – if I may contradict the Bard – it will be full of sound and fury, signifying everything.
Image credits… Crater chain: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University. Giordano Bruno: Wikipedia. Title of the post: Billy Shakespeare.


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The ex tough guy of the tabloids livens up summer TV, says Ken Tucker
Gossip AJ Benza gets macho on E!
Did you think Must See TV ended when rerun season began? Check out the E! channel's newest offering: "AJ After Hours" (Thursdays, 10 p.m.) starring AJ Benza, the man who put macho into the gossip column trade — and tell me whether you think Must See is sleeping.
When he wrote for the New York Daily News, Benza's items were big on attitude, if short on scoops. Benza's trick was to make you believe he was a scrapper, a New York street kid who fought for every tidbit about Barbra Streisand or David Schwimmer, as opposed to all those other pantywaist columnists who let the items come to them. It was bull image making, but it distinguished him from the pack: His dark good looks got him on E!'s gossip roundup show in the mid '90s, and now, those attributes plus an increase in his leather jacket allowance has snagged him his own show. (His memoir, "Fame, Ain't It a Bitch," was scooped up by Talk Miramax books, and may be made into a feature film.)
Premiering last week, the first edition of "AJ After Hours" was 60 minutes of manliness. His greeting to Victoria's Secret model Frederique, who gave birth 11 months ago? "Looka dat — someone's mutha!" (AJ pronounced himself jealous of the baby who breastfeeds from such a babe.) Another guest, former New Kids on the Block member Joey McIntyre, was met with "C'mon ya big lug" hugs and playful punches to the solar plexus. (Subtext: You gotta be in shape to be interviewed by AJ!)
With McIntyre and the night's biggest name, "A Knight's Tale"'s Heath Ledger, Benza's interviewing style consists of a lot of "You look great!"s and variations on, "Gee, it must be great to be famous." (Actually, McIntyre got off a good line: When Benza asked the inevitable question about a New Kids reunion tour — well, inevitable in AJ Benza's universe — McIntyre said, "You know how the Eagles called their reunion tour 'When Hell Freezes Over'? I always wanted to call ours 'Worse Things Have Happened."' Yo, I LOVE this guy!)
"AJ After Hours," set in various locations including a Manhattan loft and a nightclub, is, as its name suggests, half Benza and half Hugh Hefner (the bunny man used to call his '60s TV show "Playboy After Dark"). It's retro sexist, it's contempo goofy, it's hairier than "The Man Show." And on summer Thursdays, which would you rather watch, this or an "ER" rerun?


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Readers will be challenged and motivated by Twelve Extraordinary Women, a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women. Their struggles and temptations are the same trials faced by all believers at all ages. Inside this book, best-selling author and Bible teacher John MacArthur shows that the God to whom they were so committed is the same God who continues to mold and use ordinary people today.
224 Pages, Paperback
© 2019 Grace Books a ministry of Grace Community Church


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These are banana fritters.
makes 8
2-3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
6 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ cup water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ripe bananas
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
vegetable oil for deep frying
Combine cinnamon and sugar; set aside.
Lightly beat eggs.
Mix in the flour and water.
Mash bananas with fork and mix thoroughly with flour/egg mixture.
Heat oil.
Drop spoonfuls of the banana mixture in the oil until golden brown.
Drain on absorbent paper and dust with cinnamon-sugar.


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This I Believe
I believe in the power to step out on one's own beliefs. I believe in stepping away from conventional parental advice because God puts us in places for reasons unknown. Sometime we are angry, regretful, maybe even happy or forgiving, but at that very moment that God revealed the power of my own love, I was content. I believe that I was chosen with divine favor to be a parent. I believe in Taylor. I believe in my child.
I am sure that many people believe in their children. They believe that their off spring will be great citizens and some day be a doctor, scientist, or cure world hunger. I am not saying that I am any different then these parents, except that I don't just believe, I know.
Taylor wasn't ever supposed to be born. She was a gift from god; a miracle baby. The odds of her ever making it to see the light of the sun were pretty slim to none. I sat in a cold room with her father waiting for the termination of my pregnancy. We waited and waited. My heart began to beat so hard that the sound began to reside in both ears. Sweat started to form like bits of shimmer on my face. At once I felt the sudden urge to walk out. Right then, I needed to leave.
When Taylor came into this world she was the perfect baby. She was strong and bright eyed; even to this day she remains strong. When Taylor was just five months old she learned to wave. Most children do not learn to wave this early, but she is one of a kind. We would go to basketball games and even to the grocery store and people would say "hi" to her and she would wave back and it would leave them speechless.
I believe in my child. Even right now at her young age, I believe in her strength to take on the world. She may not set any world records or be the world's tallest woman, but to the people around her, she will be an icon. She will be an icon of greatness. Not greatness in the sense of materialistic properties, but greatness in the sense of survival and conquer. I believe that she will be an example for others, for her peers. I believe she will be a peace maker. She means more to me than anyone in this world. I believe in every aspect of her personality. She is more than just a great child, but also a great person. I pray that one day she will realize that I, her mother, always believed in her.
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