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BP-Switch: Configuring message persistence
This tutorial builds on top of a previous article about BP-Switch's pass-through configuration (If you haven't read it yet, read it as otherwise you won't understand a thing) and demonstrates BP-Switch's ability to convert ISO8583 rev.93 to ISO20022 and persisting it in a local database.
Components used
As mentioned before, this scenario builds on previous tutorial and uses it as its base. In addition to the components used there, new BP-Node components we'll use also following new Pipeline components:
- FinancialMessagePersistence
- ConvertBetweenFinancialMessageAndIso85831993
We don't need any new BIG components to configure this time as our scenario already has the TCP and Exchange context established. The change is very easy and starts with editing the Pipeline ISO8583_1993_Pipeline, we've prepared in our previous tutorial. Current pipeline configuration should read as on a picture below. Let's review it first together.
First, we have CommandToIsoMessage component in place to convert data stream to the the internal ISO8583-1993 object. On-request processing result of this component is placed in within the request message object under the tag "Iso8583Request", having already all fields internally parsed, while On-response it checks presence of the "Iso8583Response" tag and compiles the Iso8583Response from data available there.
SendMessageOnline component then fetches data referenced by the tag "Iso8583Request", forms a message request and sends it to the Exchange component for further processing and response matching. On response it does vice versa, retrieving a general object provided by the Exchange component and re-wraps it under the "Iso8583Response" tag.
Now, BP-Node uses ISO20022 as its internal format for message translation, but also for message storage. So we need to extend this configuration logic providing a conversion to the from ISO8583-1993 -> ISO20022 - FinancialMessage. This is being achieved by adding ConvertBetweenFinancialMessageAndIso85831993 pipeline component surrounded by two FinancialMessagePersistence components for message storage.
1/ Adding ConvertBetweenFinancialMessageAndIso85831993 component
While editing ISO8583_1993_Pipeline click on Add Component and select the ConvertBetweenFinancialMessageAndIso85831993 component (bp::eftlab::node::pipeline::basic_components::ConvertBetweenFinancialMessageAndIso85831993).
Fill any Label you wish, e.g. ConvertISO8583ToISO20022.
Save the pipeline, additional fields are revealed for this component. Configuration below will tell component where to find ISO8583 parsed object and where to put parser results. Note that this is happening for request and also for response processing. Augmentation key is left blank as we don't need to provide augmentation data
- Label: ConvertISO8583ToISO20022
- On Request: true
- On Response: true
- Request Augmentation Key: <leave blank>
- Request Destination Key: FinancialRequest
- Request Source Key: Iso8583Request
- Response Augmentation Key: <leave blank>
- Response Destination Key: FinancialResponse
- Response Source Key: Iso8583Response
Save the pipeline.
2/ Adding FinancialMessagePersistence component - requests handling
This component will handle persistence for all requests.
Click on Add Component and select the FinancialMessagePersistence component (bp::eftlab::node::pipeline::basic_components::FinancialMessagePersistence).
Fill the label field with some name, e.g. RequestPersistence. We need to tell component where to find financial message data.
Save the pipeline, additional fields are revealed for this component.
Fill the following data:
- Label: RequestPersistence
- Do On Request: True
- Do On Response: False
- Source Field Request: FinancialRequest
- Source Field Response: FinancialResponse
Save the pipeline.
3/ Adding FinancialMessagePersistence component - responses handling
This component will handle persistence for all responses.
Click on Add Component and select the FinancialMessagePersistence component (bp::eftlab::node::pipeline::basic_components::FinancialMessagePersistence).
Fill the label field with some name, e.g. ResponsePersistence.
Save the pipeline, additional fields are revealed for this component. Again we need to tell component where to find financial message data. Note that ticks for Do On Request and Do On Response are now swapped!
Fill the following data:
- Label: ResponsePersistence
- Do On Request: False
- Do On Response: True
- Source Field Request: FinancialRequest
- Source Field Response: FinancialResponse
Save the pipeline.
Save the pipeline.
4/ Component reordering
Newly added components are now at the back of the pipeline. We need to fix that by moving those in an appropriate order. Use the Up and Down arrows to get following list:
- CommandToIsoMessage
- ResponsePersistence
- ConvertISO8583ToISO20022
- RequestPersistence
- SendMesageOnline
Result should look like on a picture below:
Check proper configuration
Time to check if our configuration effort paid of. Fire a transaction! When having done so, check the Transaction Query and click the Search button. List of your transactions should now appear.
Feel free to explore internal message structure and options provided by the User Interface to filter your messages and also internal fields.
Condensed message detail:
Expanded internal message:
In this tutorial, we went more deeper in the Pipeline Component configuration, while the real-time configuration and persistence ability was demonstrated on the ISO8583-1993 messages.


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House of Holland's pre-fall 2015 collection is a vibrantly colored clash of influences, resulting in a dystopian-Asian-boxer-punk vibe. Each look features turnt as hell monster trucks and footwear that resides somewhere between the realms of Spice Girls platform sneakers and curb-stomping skinhead boots. I love the satin boxer warm-up jackets and the purple yeti fur accessories. My favorite looks feature mixed candy-colored tartan prints a la Clueless. The paillette sequin dresses are also quite cute and wearable. Wouldn't you wear those for New Years? Only if you'e a person who feels the need to go the sequin route, of course…
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Hop Bailey, Jr., MAI, SREA, CRE
Owner/Manager of Hop Bailey (est. 1922) since 1946, a Real Estate Appraisal-Consulting Firm. Formerly a general real estate business (listing, buying, selling) and general insurance agency.
Performed appraisals throughout Tennessee as well as twenty eastern states. However, the primary area is East Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky, Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia.
Attended Knoxville, Knox County Schools. Graduated from Knoxville Central High School and University of Tennessee. Completed many appraisal courses sponsored by the Appraisal Institute (which is a merger of the former American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Society of Real Estate Appraisers), Society of Real Estate Counselors, other real estate and appraisal courses at the University of Tennessee, as well as numerous seminars, conferences, etc. relative to appraisal counseling since 1947. Qualified as expert witness in State and Federal District Courts.
Memberships and Designations:
State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, License No. CG-595
MAI – Member of Appraisal Institute– since 1056. Certificate No. 2303. Qualifications for memberships are completion of comprehensive courses, widely diversified experience and proven ability to appraise various types of real estate. Have served on several national committees. Past president, officer and directory of the Greater Tennessee Chapter.
SREA – Senior Real Estate Analystof the former Society of Real Estate Appraisers, now the Appraisal Institute. Certificate No. 137. Membership requirements are similar to MAI qualifications. National Board of Governors of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers 1965 – 1967,
CRE – Counselor of Real Estate – American Society of Real Estate Counselors, since 1966. National Board of Governors 1981 – 1985.
Knoxville Association of Realtors – since 1946. Past president, officer, and director. Also a member of the Tennessee and National Association of Realtors.
Business and Civic:
Director of Park National Bank from 1974 to 1983. Director of First American National Bank of Knoxville from 1983 – 1996.Director, Greater Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, 1975. Vice-President, 1976 0 1977. Director, Better Business Bureau, 1975 – 1977. Metropolitan Planning Commission of Greater Knoxville-Knox County from 1969 – 1974. Chairman of Industrial Development Board of Knox County, 1978 – 1990.
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So, there's some controversy over the first chapter of "The Oz Effect" … and as usual this controversy is over in the world that doesn't read comics and apparently never read Superman. Lol.
My two cents is that this was the best Beginning to a Superman story that I have read in years!


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Dawn raids on asylum families facing deportation have become "the norm", with no evidence that the authorities actually consider whether they are necessary, according to a report published today by the independent chief inspector scrutinising the UK Border Agency.
John Vine says that his investigation of 42 deportation cases found that the majority of arrests of families by UKBA were carried out between 6.30am and 6.40am.
The chief inspector is sharply critical of this practice of using dawn raids and rejects explanations from immigration staff that this is the "optimum time" to find a family together before children go to school and to minimise any community reaction.
"Although we found awareness that the time of the arrest could be tailored to each family's circumstances, there was no evidence that this was happening in practice," says Vine.
He says he recognises that arresting families is an unpleasant experience at any time of day, with a potential negative impact on children in particular.
"On the evidence it appears that early morning arrests have become the 'norm' with little, if any, consideration to arrest at different times. While there is never going to be an optimum time to arrest a family at their home, we were concerned that there was no individual approach to the timing of the arrest of each family given their particular circumstances. For example, an arrest involving a parent with a child below school age could feasibly take place later in the day," says Vine's report.
He says alternative arrangements have been made in Glasgow to enable families to be arrested later in the day at reporting centres, but the practice has not been adopted in England and Wales.
The report also reveals that many families are given less than 45 minutes to pack all their belongings, including clothes, medication and children's toys, before being taken to a detention centre to await removal. One raid even took place before 6.20am, the report found.
Vine says there is a danger that as little as 30 minutes is becoming the "default position" to allow a family to pack.
Vine says that it is unacceptable that UKBA has no system in place to publish information on families subject to removal and those who are detained. He says that UKBA management information shows that 1,168 children left detention in 2008-09, of which 539 were deported from Britain and 629 released. He says there is very limited evidence of any individual action plan existing for each family who were arrested that took account of their welfare needs or arrangements to return home.
In a separate report, Vine is also highly critical of the way the UKBA visa section deals with settlement applications from Pakistan, saying very few verification checks appear to be carried out to curb fraud and a very poor service is on offer to those who apply. His report finds a significant number of the sampled cases not being decided correctly.
"In some cases it was almost impossible to determine why visas had been issued, when others had been refused on identical or very similar evidence. In the worst cases, we found that visas that should have been refused were granted and visas that should have been granted were refused," says Vine.
The reports are published after the high court ruled yesterday that UKBA was acting unlawfully in giving "little or no notice" to those facing a "fast-track" removal process. The judges said the practice amounted to a denial of access to justice. Those facing deportation are generally given 72 hours' notice of removal but immigration officers were using the now unlawful "exceptional practice" to swoop late at night and escort people to flights leaving only a few hours later.
• This article was amended on 27 July 2010. Due to an editing change, the original referred to John Vine as the chief inspector of UKBA. This has been corrected, as has a sub-heading referring to him as "immigration chief".


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From an article in Meridian Magazine by Carolyn Nicolaysen. Read the article in its entirety at this link, it is well worth the time.
"We are confronted today with a great variety of serious economic and social conditions. But facing periods of economic stress, even deprivation, is not new to us as a Church. Throughout their history, the Saints have more than once faced such trials. As a result, the Lord from the early days of the Church has guided his leaders to see clearly certain correct principles. We feel compelled to reaffirm these basic principles of temporal salvation.
"It has also been my intention to encourage all Latter-day Saints to review again their personal and family preparedness and to implement immediately the principles and practices that will ensure their self-sufficiency. If we will discuss these truths in our family councils and make a plan to do all in our power to live these principles, we shall all enjoy the promise of the Lord, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.' (D&C 38:30.)
"More importantly, if we will live providentially and righteously, we will qualify for the greater promise: 'And whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall enter into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.'" (D&C 51:19.) Marion G. Romney, "Principles of Temporal Salvation," Tambuli, Oct 1981, 1.
Today we are again facing perilous times. Church leaders have asked us to refocus our priorities and become self-reliant in our temporal affairs. Over the years our approach to self-reliance may have changed, but the counsel has remained the same. From the time of Joseph in Egypt, to the warnings of Brigham Young and others in this generation, the Lord has always warned when a day of famine and tribulation was imminent.
"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls who live under tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson
Yet despite the clarity of warnings to prepare, myths and misunderstandings abound whenever Food Storage is mentioned as the object of our focus in preparing for troubled times and events. So, to minimize some potential misunderstandings, I have ventured to identify some common Myths associated with this subject:
Myth Number One: The Church will take care of us. They will not let us go hungry.
Myth Number Two: The Church has told us what we should be storing and it is wheat, beans, powdered milk and honey.
Myth Number Three: The Church tells us we should store a three month supply of the foods we eat. A year's supply is no longer taught.
Myth Number Four: When you get hungry enough you will eat anything.
Myth Number Five: Now that the Church has starter kits I have all I need.
Myth Number Six: I ordered a year's supply of dehydrated or freeze dried foods so I am set.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Myths of Self-Reliance
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Hello AskPerf! My name is Jeffrey Worline and I wanted to let you know that I will be writing several troubleshooting WMI blog posts over the next few days. These will not be your typical Blog post, but more around the KB/Technet format.
There has been a lot of internal discussions here at Microsoft with Product Group, Developers, and myself concerning the high amount of WMI issues that have come into Support. Whenever there is an issue with WMI itself, or suspected issue with WMI, the first words that always seem to come out is that "WMI is corrupted". Oh no, say it isn't so. What do we do? Grab the "Big Hammer" and rebuild the repository! Excuse my humor as we have a little fun, as the upcoming blogs are going to be more straight forward and dry.
While rebuilding the repository may seem like a good idea and a quick fix at times, what most do not realize is that if you suspect WMI or repository corruption, rebuilding repository is the last thing you should do without verifying this is truly the case. Deleting and rebuilding the repository can cause damage to Windows and/or to your installed applications. That last sentence is worth repeating; "Deleting and rebuilding the repository can cause damage to Windows and/or to your installed applications." When it becomes necessary to rebuild the repository and this has been verified, there are right and wrong ways to go about it.
Other steps should be taken first to eliminate other possibilities or to confirm we have repository corruption before taking such actions as rebuilding the repository. There are also other proactive steps that can be taken as alternatives to rebuilding the repository if such an occasion arises.
So, the following blog posts will address various scenarios surrounding WMI, how to troubleshoot them, and the data we should collect to help resolve WMI related issues. These posts will equip you with the information you need to address WMI issues in the correct manner, and to help prevent you from causing more damage by just using the proverbial "Big Hammer" approach.
With that, here is a list of the Posts/Topics you will see in the coming days:
- WMI: Common Symptoms and Errors
- WMI: Repository Corruption, or Not?
- WMI: Missing or Failing WMI Providers or Invalid WMI Class
- WMI: High Memory Usage by WMI Service or Wmiprvse.exe
- WMI: How to troubleshoot High CPU Usage by WMI Components
- WMI: How to Troubleshoot WMI High Handle Count
NOTE the above bullet points will become active URL links once each post becomes available.


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Both Tayport FC and St Andrews United are away from home to start the new season on August 5.
'Port travel to meet Musselburgh while Craig Morrison takes his Saints to Tranent.
Alan Fortune will manage Newburgh in his first competitive game in the North League when they host Arbroath Vics.
Tayport and United are both back at home just a few days later, though, when they host a pair of local rivals.
Glenrothes Juniors head to the Canniepairt on Wednesday, August 9 with Thornton Hibs Saints' guests on the same night.
The midweek kick offs are 6.45 pm.


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On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Jeremy Orlow wrote: On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Jeremy Orlow <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Kris Zyp <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> I believe computer science has clearly >> observed the fragility of passing callbacks to the initial function >> since it conflates the concerns of the operation with the asynchronous >> notifications and consequently greatly complicates composability. >> I don't understand this sentence. I'm pretty sure that you can wrap any callback based API in JavaScript with a promised, differed, etc based API. As >> Nikunj mentioned earlier, we're more concerned about creating a small API surface area and sticking with well understood API designs rather than >> eliminating the need for libraries that wrap IndexedDB. Trying to digest this thread, I think we've sort of gone full-circle with the whole promises thing. When looking at the code with the chained "then" pattern I just love the result, but it seems that we can't get all the way there (and nesting instead of chaining stuff kind of lacks the magic). My take is that either we get the really nice pattern by going all the way or we create a more traditional callback/events-based API and then we build promises on top. Things seem to indicate that frameworks are still cooking on promises, so it may be safe to stay with callbacks/events and just build libraries on top (I would have loved to have this be the thing that saved us from needing a library always...but it seems we'll fall just a bit short). As for callbacks versus events, while now I'm starting to get used to the events hooked up to the result object after the call, the callbacks may be a more natural mechanism for this particular usage. I'm not sure why this is fundamentally broken...would love to see examples or reference. If that's the case, then events are the obvious choice. Thanks -pabloReceived on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 08:22:57 UTC
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Tom DeLay a Boon to Both Democrats and GOP
Seeking to capitalize financially on the increased national visibility of former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is joining forces with DeLay's likely Democratic opponent in Texas's 22nd District to raise money from national donors.
Former congressman Nick Lampson and the DCCC will launch "Lampson Victory 2006" with an event tomorrow night at the Democratic National Committee that will feature House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.). To serve as a "chair" for the event, an individual must either donate or raise $25,000; a political action committee needs to contribute just $15,000 to qualify for "chair" status.
Lampson Victory 2006 is a joint fundraising committee, which allows the donations to be split between Lampson and the DCCC. The two entities will also divvy up the costs of the committee's overhead.
After the D.C. event tomorrow, Lampson will tour the country (or at least the Democratic fundraising hot spots) to collect cash for the committee. Stops are scheduled in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Boston.
The formation of the committee comes as a new national poll shows that DeLay is slowly but surely becoming a recognizable name to American voters. Only 31 percent did not know his name or were unsure when asked in an NBC/Wall Street Journal survey conducted earlier this month. Of those who recognized DeLay's name, 11 percent were "very" or somewhat" positive about him, 22 percent were "neutral" and 36 percent were "somewhat" or "very" negative.
In spite those numbers, DeLay remains a formidable fundraising force -- as evidenced by his third-quarter fundraising numbers. From July 1 to Sept. 30, DeLay raised $920,000, almost triple the $323,00 that Lampson collected. DeLay's haul brought his total fundraising for the first nine months of 2005 to $2.3 million. (DeLay raised $2.8 million for the entire 2004 cycle.) In fact, following DeLay's indictment by a Travis County grand jury on Sept. 28, he received a slew of donations from individuals and political action committees, most notably the Wal-mart Stores Inc. PAC, which gave DeLay $5,000 on Sept. 30.
Kevin Madden, a spokesman for DeLay, said the indictment by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, which he referred to as a "manufactured political power move," had "emboldened Republican supporters to help Mr. DeLay and we expect that level of enthusiasm to continue."
During the third quarter, DeLay spent $482,000, a total that included $12,750 in refunds requested by contributors. Madden said that even the one refund paid back after DeLay's indictment was handed down on Sept. 28 had been requested prior to the indictment.
Chris Cillizza
October 17, 2005; 2:51 PM ET
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The odyssey is finally over.
The sheer comedy of the first chapter,
The confidence I felt after reading the second chapter that I could read this book after all,
The mist and mud that I footslogged during the third chapter, which after finishing taught me the pleasure of going into the mind of the characters,
Meeting the deeply satisfied Mr. Bloom and walking with him during his not-so-exciting morning routine, which ends with him defecating delightfully in the fourth chapter,
Walking through Dublin during a jolly summer day and feeling every bit of it in the fifth chapter,
Reflecting about death and life in the sixth chapter,
Feeling the rush and the pace of modern publishing in the seventh chapter,
Tasting that gorgonzola sandwich with Bloom in the eighth chapter,
Listening to the exciting Shakespeare theory of Stephen in the ninth chapter,
Feeling like the holy ghost and visiting the minds of the people of Dublin in the tenth chapter,
Listening to the music and sounds of a full restaurant in the eleventh chapter,
Understanding sources of Bloom's feeling of rejection in the twelfth chapter,
Wandering cautiously into the female mind and the naughty parts of the male mind in the thirteenth chapter,
Trying to make progress in the linguistic puzzle of the fourteenth chapter,
Getting my mind literally blown of in the best chapter of the book, the fifteenth,
Getting a rest in the sixteenth chapter,
Laughing as loud as I can in the seventeenth chapter,
And falling asleep with Penelope and affirming all sides of life with a yes and yes and yesin the eighteenth chapter,
are experiences that I will never forget. I haven't had this kind of experience since Martin Eden in my high school years, The Island of the Day Before in my university years, Kafka and Dostoyevsky of PHD years.
I am planning to read the book again with the annotations:
and recommend everyone not to be intimidated by what they read about Ulysses and read this magnificent book with the help of this accompaniment:
Finally, I will let Stephen Fry do the rest of the convincing for me:


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The Italian Job Car Chase Scene – 1969
Reading time: less than a minute.
Celluloid doesn't get much better than this, The Italian Job is essential viewing for any self-respecting red-blooded male. Featuring Michael Caine and Noel Coward the 1969 comic caper centres around a gold heist in Turin, Italy.
This is the full, unedited car chase scene that entered the film into the annals of 60s pop-culture, with music by Quincy Jones (of course).


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Crystal Castles dropped "Plague" over the summer, and now they've returned with its spine-tingling video just in time for the Halloween season. Director Ivan Grbin fleshes out the song's vacuum synths with what appears to be a possession story straight out of 70's cinema. It's unbelievably jarring — which, admittedly, says a lot given this desensitized writer — and might just trump John Landis' An American Werewolf in London for the creepiest scene set in a subway system. Let's just hope this actress didn't have to do too many takes.
"Plague" will appear on Crystal Castles' forthcoming third studio effort, reportedly due out November.


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|Tate's ipad
And then... something even more detrimental ensued. Tate learned there were other kinds of games. You know, really fun games, the non-educational kind. Once Tate discovered those games, the educational games were no longer appreciated. And next came you-tube videos and the educational value of the ipad hit rock bottom.
|Yes, he even uses it upside down


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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
So I stumbled across Ning, apparently one of Marc Andreesen's startups.
Its a pretty cool idea - a social webapp builder that is available for free as a hosted service. The elevator pitch is just what the doctor ordered - I have been looking for tools that match my mounting ad-hoc requirements (s.o.), and ning sounds like it could just pull it off.
But no sir, that would just be too simple.
I must say I am uttely unimpressed. Not only was it dead slow (who builds such a thing on PHP?), it crashed on ever second click (thats ok, its beta). The thing that is really annoying is that I could not figure out how to do anything except clone an already existing app, or delve into the dungeons of PHP (a browser that lets you manage all properties of the system is available).
Maybe I missed something obvious, but for the moment I stick to email and phone to organize my reunion.
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Hi Boris - Jon here from Ning. Just wondering which browser you are using, and what error message you get on crashes (i.e. Ning errors, or Firefox timeouts).ReplyDelete
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most likely Camino or Safari on OSX
Hi there - Yoz Grahame here, Ning Developer Advocate. I'm sorry to hear you had such problems using our service! We do have several apps for organising social groups, the most popular one being Groups - after you clone it, the setup screen lets you configure the settings.ReplyDelete
I'm worried about your talk of crashing - if you could let me know the specifics of what happened, we'd really appreciate it. You can email me at yoz (at) ning.com.
Anyway, thanks for the report, sorry we didn't live up to expectations, and we'll keep working to make things better!
That ("groups") is actually the app I cloned. As I said, there is no straightforward way to add functionality. Can't help you with details on the crashes, as I am really busy with Magnolia.ReplyDelete


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(AdAge.com) -- Major media companies are again lobbying Google to elevate their expensive professional content and within the search engine's slush of results. Many publishers resent the criteria Google uses to pick top results, starting with the original PageRank formula that depended on how many links a page got. But crumbling ad revenue is lending their push more urgency; this is no time to show up on the third page of Google search results. And as publishers renew efforts to sell some content online, moreover, they're newly upset that Google's algorithm penalizes paid content. "You should not have a system," one content executive said, "where those who are essentially parasites off the true producers of content benefit disproportionately." Last November John Kosner, ESPN's digital-media senior VP, renewed the charge at a meeting of Google's Publishers Advisory Council, a small, invitation-only group for professional publishers to pow-wow confidentially with the search giant. Members include BusinessWeek, ESPN, Hearst, Meredith, The New York Times, Time Inc. and The Wall Street Journal. "This wasn't the first time that it had been raised, but John certainly put a bright spotlight on it," said one person in attendance. Then in January, Martin Nisenholtz, New York Times Co. senior VP-digital operations, got up at the annual Online Publishers Association summit in Florida, an event closed to the press, to blast both the algorithm and the results presentation on the screen. He'd just run a search for Gaza, which had been at war with Israel since Dec. 27. Google returned links to outdated BBC stories, Wikipedia entries and even an anti-Semitic YouTube video well before coverage by the Times, which had an experienced reporter covering the war from inside Gaza itself.Read more>
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Here's a Humpty Dumpty lesson from KSBETH.
Have you had a lesson like this of your own?
Loved the quote from Oscar Wilde!
I didn't have my glasses on....
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
when i was little
my neighbor
went with his family
to visit
the painted desert
far away
the exotic land of
i was so excited for him
and a little bit jealous
i ran to his car
when i saw them
return home
as they
pulled in the driveway
he jumped out
'i have the best souvenir in the world!!!'
it was
beyond my expectations
a miniature version
of this stunning desert
all under glass
in one place
i had
never seen
anything like it
there must have been
at least
a bijillion
or more
grains of sand
of all colors
and i was in awe
of its beauty
it felt like
i had gone there too
kind of
and then
we had an idea
it was brilliant
'let's shake it up all together and see how pretty it is
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Epic cartoon sermon 😉
Today I had a revelation in my prayer time.
I kept drifting off topic.
Roaming around my invisible prayer list and touching each person or need like a toddler playing with toys strewn across the floor.
And moving from praying to just thinking!
Forgetting altogether that I was having a conversation with God about these people and these needs.
Then Satan chimed in, "You're terrible at prayer. You don't love your family enough to even pray for them consistently!"
I remembered my two great grandsons as they played in Judah's bedroom.
Turning over trucks and blocks in their chubby hands for a few moments before discovering another well loved toy and giving it some of their attention.
OH NO—I pray like a toddler!
I joined Satan in his rant.
I fed him ammo, more fiery darts, more accusations to hurl.
But what does God think about my prayers?
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
Galatians 4:6
God listens to my prayers with love not condemnation and criticism.
Toddlers have short attention spans and we love them anyway.
We happily listen as they try to communicate.
We take video and make our long suffering friends listen to their stumbling bumbling sentences.
We proudly post it on Facebook.
We've been invited to pray and the only requirements are that we ask in faith and not for selfish purposes. (Jas. 1:5, 4:3)
If we ramble, God is patient.
If we get distracted, He waits.
If we fumble, the Spirit helps us out. (Rom. 8:26)
Abba is the Aramaic word for God as Father.
It's an intimate family word. The closest thing we have is Daddy.
I am His child.
I'll always be His child.
God listens to us with a sympathetic Daddy-like love.
The very last thing He wants is for us to give up because we know we don't 'sound' very spiritually organized in our prayers.
I started off this morning praying this one thought for our grown kids,
. . .asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. . .
Colossians 1:9
I'm praying that prayer all day today.
In the car, at the doctor's office, and peeling carrots.
I might get interrupted by the phone, or my husband.
My thoughts will drift, but my heavenly Father, my Abba, won't miss a word.
He never tunes us out.
We have His promise on that.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
1 Peter 3:12
Have you ever felt inept at prayer?
Maybe you are. I have been. I think we all probably are sometimes.
God can handle it 😉
The thing is to not let our enemy use it. Because he'll try.
The apostle Paul said he wasn't ignorant of Satan's devices. (2 Cor. 2:11)
If he can discourage us because we've focused on our inconsistency, our lack of skill, or our unworthiness—really anything that relates to our performance, then he has kept us from enjoying the access we have, the relationship to God we've been given—in Christ.
If he can keep us from praying then his strategy has succeeded.
God's eyes are on us.
His ear is open to us.
What's on your heart to share with your Abba today?
Ever gone to make a call and found your cell battery has died?
It's happened to me several times.
Murphy's Law dictates that I never have a charger cord with me when I absolutely need it most.
That never happens to us as believers.
The Holy Spirit is always there, the paraclete, the Comforter Jesus promised.
One of the greatest ministries He performs for us is His intercession in prayer.
I loved how Lysa TerKeurst translated that idea in this post on Instagram.
It takes a little effort for me to quiet myself enough to let Him speak.
I have to resist the urge to fill the silence with my ideas, desires, needs, complaints. . .and simply wait until I feel His presence and His love surround me.
He intercedes for us.
Today I saw this as a renewed invitation to lay down my burdens, even the burden of prayer, and let Him fill the place of prayer with His intercession.
Dependence should characterize every aspect of a walk with God.
Figuring out what to ask for, or how to ask it—today I'm resting in His requests for me.
HGTV Stars of the Hit Show 'Fixer Upper' Give Their Amazing Testimony of Faith.
Here's a little convergence that occurred in my life recently.
~ First, I've been studying the book of Ecclesiastes ~ especially chapter 3.
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. . .
Ecclesiastes 3:1
~ Second, I discovered the HGTV series Fixer Upper.
I thought Joanna Gaines might be a Christian, but I know that people can simply sound like Christians without having faith.
In this little video Joanna shares how God has directed her life, and especially the timing, the sequencing of things in her life.
That's where the truth from Ecclesiastes 3:1 intersects with what Joanna experienced.
When it comes to our dreams—marriage, children, and even career related decisions, God's timing is an essential element in His will for His children.
Just because it's not NOW doesn't mean it's not EVER.
If you read down through the chapter a little further yo come to this truth,
He has made everything beautiful in His time. . .
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Running ahead of God is as foolish as digging in your heels.
He'll whisper the word when it's time to take action and He'll call you to move when it's time for a change. If we practice dependence on Him we'll be in the right place at the right time, and He'll make it all beautiful.
Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding,
who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
Psalm 32:9
Joanna doesn't share in detail how she came to have a relationship with God.
This isn't a testimony in the way you might expect at a church event, but I'm encouraged by the fact that she listened when God laid it on her heart to step away from her 'dream business' and back into her home for a season.
I'm including a link to her blog which currently features a DIY Citrus scrub I thought you might wanna try;)
I love how David talked to his own soul.
He speaks words of instruction and encouragement and reminders about the things that we are so prone to forget.
At least I am.
Until my selfishness and entitlement bubble up and seep out through the holes in my faith making a mess of everything.
Then I remember what God never forgets.
For He knows my frame.
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103:14
That beautiful Psalm is the place to run when you've failed and you know it.
The first back step is worship.
Don't you love that?
It's not beating yourself up over your weakness, it's refocusing your heart and mind on God. Even His name is holy!
Yet He forgives all my iniquity.
Not in little bits measured out and rationed. He forgives all and keeps forgiving.
He heals all our diseases, He redeems our lives and crowns us with steadfast love and mercy.
Thinking about Him calls my heart back to Him. I'm drawn in again to His perfection, assured of His loving acceptance by His own description of Himself as my father. He speaks to me of His compassion and tells me He understands my innate weakness.
I am not yet what He knows I will one day be.
I love how Paul Tripp has described our experience as believers.
He says we are living between the already and the not yet.
I'm born again by the Spirit, a new creation in Christ.
And I still live in a body fashioned of dust; the already and the not yet.
Knowing that I'm suppose to look not just to my own interest, but also to the interests of others—I still let the dust dictate.
But He forgives and His steadfast love, His Father love pulls me back in close so that I feel no distance between us. There is no rejection, no denial, no holding me at arms length.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
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Who doesn't love Ikea, right?
Yesterday I trekked out to my local Ikea to grab some Billy Bookcases for my new walk-in Pantry.
Kate and Zay were with me.
For you who just tuned in—that's my granddaughter and her 1 year old.
I can't go to Ikea alone because I always get lost;)
I can see it from the highway, but I never can get to the other highway that has the Ikea exit.
Not alone anyway.
I encounter another space-time dimension when I get within a mile of it.
I'm like Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar.
That scene when he's in that weird inside-out looking building and peaking through a bookcase into his daughter's bedroom.
I can see Ikea, but I can't quite get there.
So Kate and Zay came along to help navigate.
Mostly Zay ate cheddar puffs, but his Mom used her cell phone and got us safely to Family Parking.
One more reason to love a device that has consistently over-delivered.
Talking is about 10% of what I use my cell to do.
I can't recall life without it, because I didn't carry around a camera and if there's no photo on FB or Instagram—well, how do I know something really happened without a photo?
PS I've now added Ikea's address to my Maps app.
But—I still can't load that crazy heavy stuff myself so I'm not going alone to Ikea even though I could if I was just getting—say, meatballs or a plastic drawer organizer insert.
I couldn't believe the variety of people at Ikea.
Older than I expected, which means older than me!
Granted it was a week day, so there were none of the typical Saturday crowd of Office types with 2.4 kids in tow and trying to get a weekend project underway before Sunday.
We got the bookcases, after about 2 hours of walking up and down aisles ogling the cool edgy Scandinavian creations.
They must have a higher than average number of above average product designers because they have such cold winters.
I mean Sweden, not Ikea.
But the two are almost synonymous to Americans.
The Billy Bookcases are the only assemble it yourself items that have not made me want to scream or set the thing on fire.
Let's see if I can keep that optimism going through 4 more bookcases.
Photos to follow.
Just so I know it really happened;)
Also, this is my Saturday post.
I still have a love-hate relationship with the 'improved posting experience'.
It decided I was done writing and ready to post this immediately.
Does anyone remember HAL from 2001?
Could he be the brains behind the 'new improved posting experience' at WordPress?
Lord give me fresh eyes to see the goodness and wonder in life!
That's been my prayer as I've watched little Isaiah this past week.
His family has been camped out at our house because of a 'mold situation' at theirs.
Here's Little Zay as he discovered the joy of water flowing from the faucet.
I must turn on a faucet 20 times a day, and I realized I've been dulled to the wonder of the experience and fun of water.
Lord jumpstart my experience of joy in the ordinary essentials of everyday life.
Solomon, the wisest person who ever lived, made a short list of brilliant Life Hacks for the people of God.
Are you familiar with the term Life Hack?
a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one's time and daily activities in a more efficient way.
Efficiency is good, but it doesn't necessarily engender happiness and enjoyment of life.
Solomon's Life Hacks are designed to help us manage our expectations and increase our enjoyment of life.
Here is a sample of the wisdom of Solomon for getting the most out of your life.
Go and eat your bread in happiness.
Drink your wine with a happy heart.
For God has already been pleased with your works.
Let your clothes be white all the time.
And let there always be oil on your head.
Enjoy life with the one you love all the days of your life that will soon be over.
God has given you these days under the sun.
This is the good you will get in life and in your work which you have done under the sun.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your strength. . .
Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
Solomon's List of Life Hacks for the people of God:
- Eat in happiness. Let your workday end in the delicious experience of good food and shared laughter.
- Drink your wine—or whatever—with a happy heart. Set aside the frustrations & disappointments of your day and relax with those you love.
- Remember God is for you. Romans 8:31 He loves you & thinks of you all day. Ps. 40:5 Ps. 139:17-18
- Keep short accounts with God. Confess your sins & ask forgiveness. 1 John 1:9
- Continually be being filled with the Holy Spirit, rely on His leading in your life. Ephesians 5:18
- Let your marriage be a source of joy in this life that is so brief compared to eternity.
- Accept your life as a gift from God and be thankful.
- Your ability to enjoy the gifts of God and the fruit of your labors is tied to your awareness that they come from God.
- It's not what you do, but how you do it and why you do it that brings real satisfaction in life.
Watching Zay eat reminds me that a prerequisite to cultivating thankfulness is noticing and relishing the simple gifts of God.
He's been a daily reminder that I should both savor my favorites yet be curious enough to try new offerings.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your strength!
God longs to see us enjoy the life He's given and to experience the goodness of His creation.
Food and family, work and play are the most fundamental of His gifts.
In Christ we have access to a relationship with God and by His grace we have the promise of eternal life.
This life is fleeting, over in the blink of an eye and engulfed in a tidal wave called Eternity.
Take some advice from the wisest man who ever lived.
The world around us runs on ambition and a quest for more, more, more.
As the people of God we're free to embrace what He's given and enjoy it.
What a shame to miss out on what is in an empty pursuit of more.
These old jars weren't manufactured as fence decorations.
They had a whole different life before they became fence decorations. But someone had a new purpose in mind for each one.
That is just what God does with some of us, He repurposes us.
Today I was thinking about Moses and Samuel.
Moses didn't start out as a prophet.
He was semi-royalty and presumably living a life of privilege in a palace. He easily could have been a brick maker or a mason except God had a different 'ultimate plan' for his life. It involved him being raised as the son of Pharoah's daughter. The repurposing came along a little later. Moses sensed God was doing something in Egypt with the Hebrews, so he showed some initiative, and got busy trying to right some wrongs.
He jumped the gun and had to run for his life. That was OK because he had to learn to listen to God before he was really gonna be useful.
That part took about 40 years.
Some of us are slow learners when it comes to discerning God's voice.
Samuel on the other hand began his life's work at a very early age. Probably 3-4 years old. He always knew the role God designed for him. He grew into it as he grew up. Hearing from God and being used by God to guide and minister to Israel were part of his everyday experience.
How about you?
Which man's experience more closely resembles yours?
I've always envied those girls who knew by 7 years of age that they were gonna be a nurse or a teacher, or write code and develop websites.
My life experience resembles a game of Twister. Or the way the Garmin screen looked when we were driving switchbacks in the Italian Alps. All squiggly lines and no apparent rhyme or reason to any of it.
But when God introduced Himself to me at the Avon lady's home Bible Study one night—I got repurposed.
Walking home afterwards along the wooden sidewalk of that Mill town I was embraced by a knowing. Not of the what, but of Who. I knew that by knowing Him my life would have real and lasting purpose. Completely enveloped by a confidence, I felt a restfulness settle deep into my heart. Only for a brief time, when I took my eyes off the Who and focused on the what, has that ever been disturbed.
I read somewhere that within 50 years no one will remember us.
For the most renown or notorious among us some record will endure, but for you and me there is little likelihood of even a footnote of mention. That somehow doesn't bug me in the least.
I'm so incredibly grateful that God came and found me. His purposes for us are the only ones that merit mention, the only ones that have any power to endure. Knowing Him has answered the big questions I hadn't realized I was asking.
Have you been repurposed?
If you're a Samuel then I'm happy for you.
Most of us aren't. Most of us are like those bottles decorating the fence.
Finally fulfilling a glorious purpose reflecting the light and hopefully bringing a smile to the face of those passing by.
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Ep 69: The History of Naruto
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Drugs are bad; no matter what your opinions on the matter are, I really have to say that as a preface for what's to follow. Most of them have highly addictive properties and have the potential to ruin lives. Having said that, many iconic creative types have long, well-documented histories of drug use in an effort to augment their artistic thinking. The galaxy far, far away represents one of the most highly imaginative and well-realized environments ever committed to film, and Return of the Jedi animator Phil Tippet crafted many of these sequences while under the influence of LSD.
According to a new report from Collectively Conscious, Return of the Jedi animator Phil Tippet recently explained to Vice that he indulged in LSD while working on the third installment of the Star Wars franchise:
I took LSD when I was working on Return of the Jedi, and it's fine. It was, like, very calming. And so I decided to go back to work. When I walked into the blue-screen stage, it was like, 'Ahhh.' I took way too much.
He seems pretty nonchalant about the whole thing. Taking acid while working on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi apparently helped his creative process and calmed him during what must have been a fairly stressful production. His work on the third Star Wars film would eventually garner him an Oscar at the 1984 Academy Awards, so we're sure he has no regrets.
Following his work on Return of the Jedi, Phil Tippet proceeded to work on numerous other iconic films such as Jurassic Park, Robocop, and Indiana Jones. Considering the outlandish nature of those films, something tells us he may have indulged a few more times during his career.
Check out the entire Vice clip below to take a closer look into the life of a Star Wars animator, and how their creative process works:
Numerous other creatives have indulged in myriad illicit drugs over the years in order to better conceptualize their work. Collectively Conscious reminds us that even Apple innovator Steve Jobs notoriously used LSD as a means to expand his consciousness and develop ideas that would eventually break new ground in the world of consumer electronics. It's not for everyone, but apparently it works for a select few.
Look, we here at CinemaBlend won't condone the consumption of illegal drugs, but based on this testimonial, we do have to say that LSD very likely helped create one of the most imaginative and iconic movies of all time. If Rian Johnson or anyone else involved in the production of Star Wars: Episode VIII decide to indulge in LSD at some point while making the film, then we're in no position to stop them.


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Edition: #4523
Sheet For Brains!
Jennifer Lopez' famous booty being spanked is at least temporarily protected from public consumption, thanks to an LA County Superior Court judge who's issued a restraining order against Claudia Vasquez (current girlfriend of J-Lo's ex-husband Ojani Noa, who filmed the honeymoon footage back in 1997) . . . Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric has signed a deal with ABC-TV to host & produce her own daytime talk show starting in September 2012, which as of yet remains untitled (why not call it "Oprah"?) . . . Actors Jessica Biel & Gerard Butler have been spotted together again (time to start planning the wedding!) . . . Reese Witherspoon's rep is now insisting the actress was NOT talking about Blake Lively when she railed on about nude photo scandals at the "MTV Movie Awards" (Congressman Anthony Weiner perhaps?) . . . Simon Cowell says there was a £2-million ($3.3-million) offer on the table for Brit singer Cheryl Cole to return to the UK version of "The X Factor" after she was let go from the US version, but she failed to accept it (this is his version of an apology) . . . Famous person Paris Hilton's latest reality TV show, "The World According to Paris", has debuted to crappy ratings, so she's blaming the Oxygen network (girl, you were so over about 5 years back) . . . "Transformers" actor Josh Duhamel is returning to his roots, reprising his role as con-man 'Leo du Pres' on "All My Children" for 2 episodes in August as the long-running daytime soap films its final episodes (they'll need to get creative – his character was killed off back in 2003) . . . And sorta singer Jessica Simpson has been spotted at Yale University, but only because her fiancé Eric Johnson is a grad and was attending his 10-year anniversary (darn, we thought she was doing biological research into Chicken-of-the-Sea).
• "America's Got Talent" (NBC) – Hopefuls audition for the judges in Houston TX.
• "CMT Music Awards" (CMT/CMT.com) – Kid Rock hosts the 10th annual fan-voted show, which honors the year's top country videos. Performers include Big & Rich, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Sugarland, Toby Keith, and the Zac Brown Band.
• "Conan" (TBS/CTV) – Death Cab For Cutie ("Codes & Keys").
• "Gayle King" (OWN) – Lady Gaga ("Born This Way").
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC/CHCH) – I See Stars ("End Of the World Party").
• "Last Call With Carson Daly" (NBC) – Black Angels ("Phosphene Dream"); Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea ("Mondo Amore").
• "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC/A Channel) – 1980s rocker Joe Jackson.
• "Love" (Las Vegas) – Tonight's 5th anniversary celebration of the Cirque du Soleil show based on Beatles' music will be attended by Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison, and producer George Martin. The production features a mash-up of over 130 song samples in 26 tracks. It premiered at the Mirage in June 2006.
NET: http://www.mirage.com/entertainment/love.aspx
• "So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX/CTV) – Dancers perform in Las Vegas during the callback round.
• "The Talk" (CBS) – Barry Manilow ("15 Minutes").
• "Tavis Smiley" (PBS) – Ziggy Marley ("Wild & Free").
• "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" (NBC/A Channel) – Lenka ("Two").
• AC/DC – Frontman Brian Johnson's newly released book, "Rockers & Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir", is more about his love of cars and auto-racing than about his career. Why? Quote: "I hate autobiographies. It's usually some bitter old git doing a tell-all to get back at everybody."
• Adele – She's been forced to cancel the remaining dates of her sold-out North American tour because of ongoing illness. After postponing 5 shows due to laryngitis, a medical specialist has now recommended absolute voice rest for the next few weeks in order to enable recovery.
• Brad Paisley – He tells CNN he needs 2 things to survive while he's on-the-road about 100 days a year … good coffee and regular workouts.
• Katy Perry – She has a 45-page concert rider that details specific furniture requirements (2 cream-colored egg chairs, one with a footstool; refrigerator must have glass door) and dictates exact decor (absolutely no carnations!). The doc also outlines a 23-point 'principle driver policy' for chauffeurs … no conversing with Perry, her guests, or fans.
NET: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstage/divas/katy-perry
• Lady Gaga – She says she wants to learn sign language so she can speak to her deaf fans.
• Miranda Lambert – She's a true outdoors woman. She hunted the deer that was served at her wedding dinner in May, then caught a 7-lb bass while on her honeymoon.
• No Doubt – They're prepping their first album in nearly 10 years. Gwen Stefani tells "Entertainment Weekly" her days as a solo act are probably over.
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Their 10th studio album is coming August 30th, to be titled "I'm With You". It's the band's first new work since 2006's double-album "Stadium Arcadium".
No trip to the zoo is complete without a souvenir and the Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic is giving its patrons a bit more variety than most. Its gift shop now features 1-kilo tubs of … elephant dung. The pachyderm poop has become the latest fad among Czech gardeners who are buying up the manure pails to use as fertilizer. The 1-kilo tub goes for about $3.90 and the zoo is selling 200 or more a week. The brain behind the project is zoo director Miroslav Bobek, whose surname literally means … 'dung'. (This is no 'BS' … it's 'ES'.)
• Leave for work 15 minutes earlier. That means a little bit less sleep, but it probably also means less traffic.
• Kiss your partner goodbye every morning. Physical contact lowers your blood pressure and makes you feel calmer.
• Commute with a friend or co-worker and stop for coffee on the way. Getting a caffeine fix while in the company of others has been proven to lower stress levels.
• Take a different route home. Use your afternoon commute to explore different neighborhoods or find a scenic shortcut. The trip will feel so much more enjoyable when you add variety.
• Don't do chores right away when you get home. That can cause a spike in the stress hormone cortisol. Instead, do something enjoyable like having a glass of wine on the porch.
– Condensed from "Cosmopolitan"
Have you ever tried to have a discussion with a friend at a restaurant but couldn't hear a thing over the din of the TV? 'TV-B-Gone' is a remote control device that allows you to turn the darn thing off. Concealing it in a jacket allows you to execute your move discretely to avoid incurring the wrath of patrons watching that fishing show, hockey game, or Ke$ha video. Just pull down the zipper to shut off the offending TV and no one will be the wiser! (Now how about 'Phone-B-Gone'?)
– MakeZine.com
New scientific research is suggesting climate change might have a lot more to do with soaring food prices than previously thought. Failed harvests are a large factor in the destabilization of the food system, and many of them have been caused by weather disasters (floods, drought, heat waves, etc). For scientists, the relationship between climate change and agriculture problems isn't a new idea. But what's shocking is that many predicted we'd be seeing food prices double by 2080 at the earliest … not 2011. (Another reason to grow your own!)
– CBC.ca
Matt Waller, a shark cage tour operator in South Australia's Neptune Bay, has discovered that Great White Sharks act more calmly when listening to music by AC/DC. The 2 songs most favored by Great Whites: "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black". After Waller played the songs using underwater speakers, the sharks became more investigative, more inquisitive, and a lot less aggressive. (That's due to the shark doobies, dude.)
– TIME.com
New terms leaking into the lingo …
• 'Alpha Boomer' – A person who belongs to the oldest segment of the Baby Boom generation and has significant disposable income. ("Mediterranean cruises are popular again as all the alpha boomers want to travel in luxury, backpacking being just a long-distance memory.")
• 'Gamification' – The use of game-related concepts in non-game websites and applications to encourage users to perform actions desired by the business. ("Great news! Employees can now spin the virtual wheel at our company website and find out what their new salary will be")
• 'Reverse Commute' – Traveling from the city to work in the suburbs. ("Thanks to Adriana's reverse commute, she faces far less congestion during rush hour.")
A new British travel agency survey has found that men bring an average of 3 pairs of underwear for a week-long vacation while women tend to bring 10. But there may be reasons for the discrepancy. The poll also finds that 12% of men plan to do laundry while away from home and 37% plan to 'mostly wear swimming trunks' during vacations. (Didn't mom explain you should always have a clean pair in case you have to go to the hospital?)
– UPI.com
It's commonly held notion that a dog and its owner eventually grow to resemble one another. So why not get a head start? As part of its adoption drive, New Zealand pet food company Pedigree has launched new 'human-to-canine pairing software'. Basically it's an online toy that analyzes your face and matches you up with a dog. What makes the techno-gizmo worthwhile is that it matches users with pooches currently up for adoption.
NET: http://www.doggelganger.co.nz
– Neatorama.com
A new Temple University study has found that about 60% of women have faked an orgasm at one time or another. Why they do it can vary. Many say it's due to a fear of intimacy; others say it's because they feel insecure about their sexual savvy; and some say they just want to get it over with. And the phenomenon isn't limited to women … 25% of men admit they've faked it as well. (Especially the morning after when their beer goggles are gone.)
– LiveScience.com
• Only 30% of us can flare our nostrils.
– Halife.com
• Over 45% of the unemployed workers in America have now been jobless for more than 6 months. That's a higher percentage than during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
– CBS News
1933 [78] Joan Rivers (Molinsky), Brooklyn NY, loudmouth comedian/TV personality ("Celebrity Apprentice" winner 2009)
1957 [54] Scott Adams, Windham NY, comic strip cartoonist ("Dilbert")
1958 [53] Keenen Ivory Wayans, NYC, movie producer/director/screenwriter ("Dance Flick")/movie actor ("Scary Movie")/brother of actors Shawn, Damon, Marlon & Kim Wayans
1962 [49] Nick Rhodes, Birmingham UK, classic rock keyboardist (Duran Duran-"All You Need is Now", "The Reflex")
1978 [33] Kanye West, Atlanta GA, egocentric rap artist/producer ("Heartless", "Stronger")
1983 [28] Kim Clijsters, Bree, Belgium, pro tennis player (currently #2-ranked woman in singles, former #1 in both singles and doubles)
• "Best Friend Day", a day to salute our BFFs for being there … when nobody else is.
• "Clean Air Day Canada", first proclaimed as part of "Canadian Environment Week" by the federal government in 1999. Environment Canada has tips …
NET: http://www.cleanairday.com
• "Name Your Poison Day". Let's say you can have all you want of one bad-for-you thing for the rest of your life without any repercussions. Which would you pick: Milk chocolate? Sirloin steak? Buckets of beer?
• "World Brain Tumor Day", a day of awareness of the malady that's killed off almost as many soap opera stars as heart attacks.
• "World Ocean Day", a UN observance to honor our oceans, their marine life, and their sea-lanes that enable international trade.
1965 [46] Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" in his first 'electric session' at NYC's Columbia Studios
1966 [45] NFL and AFL football leagues announce their merger
1991 [20] Battle Creek MI, home to Kellogg's, serves breakfast to a world record 44,938 people
[Thurs] CMA Music Festival begins (Nashville)
[Fri] "Judy Moody & The NOT Bummer Summer"; "Super 8" open in movie theaters
[Fri] Iced Tea Day
[Sat] Belmont Stakes (Queens NY)
[Sat] Corn On the Cob Day
[Sat] Wicket World of Croquet Day
[Sun] World Wind Day
[Sun] Montréal Grand Prix
This Week Is … Business Etiquette Week
This Month Is … Celibacy Awareness Month
• 'Caramel Toothpaste'
• 'Combination Salad Shooter/De-Seeder'
• 'Peppermint-Flavored Visine'
• 'Tie-Dye Contact Lenses'
• 'Iron-On Tattoos'
• 'The Mood Thong'
– Thanks to Chris White
• No more waking up unnaturally early.
• Less time spent in the car.
• Fewer interruptions from co-workers.
• Less money spent eating out.
• A flexible schedule.
• Degradation of social skills.
• Distractions around the house.
• Stress on relationships.
• Lack of banter with co-workers.
• Loss of a daily regimen.
– TheOatmeal.com
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It's New Year's Eve!
By Jade Arroyo
The year is ending, and along with its departure, 365 new possibilities arrive.
There are many rituals and superstitions for this eve. However, all converge in one: enjoy yourself! For this occasion, we present you with a compilation of parties, dinners, and other celebrations to welcome 2016 with a blast.
Traditional holiday and countdown in the Jardín
Get on your dancing shoes! The music starts around 9pm on a stage erected at the foot of the Parroquia with various local artists and activities, from the children's choir of Mexiquito, blues and jazz with Lady Zen, pop opera with Gaby Perales, pop classics from Maria, and more. Approaching midnight the countdown starts, followed by fireworks, cheers, hugs, and sparkling lights. Free access.
Music at La Galería
There are five courses on the tapas menu, a full bar, a glass of champagne, and grapes at midnight for revelers here. The live band starts at 10pm and plays until 1am. Thereafter Johnny Favourite plays the piano for those who are still standing. Plaza Alhondiga. Reservations at 154 4288.
Glow Party in Rosewood
At the Rosewood Garden, the dress code is Glow Yourself. 2,350 pesos, 850 for children. Rosewood Hotel, Nemesio Diez 11. 152 9700.
The Restaurant
The menu says it all: mini shrimp roll with salmon on brioche; salmon sashimi with ginger, roasted scallops with pumpkin; roasted breast of duck with cauliflower and spices; filet mignon with roasted potatoes and kale; buttered toast and vanilla almond cake with crème brûlé and fruit compote. DJ Jim Smith. 2,000 pesos, 2,650 with wine. Sollano 16. 154 7877.
La Posadita
New Year's Eve menu: rosemary shrimp soup, prime rib, sandwich cookies, punch, and coffee, sparkling wine, grapes. Live music. 1,200 pesos.
New Year's Eve menu: timbale avocado and shrimp salad, creamed corn, salmon with pesto, chocolate mousse, 12 grapes, and coffee. Live music by the Manix group. 980 pesos. 185 8009. Salida a Celaya.
Hecho en Mexico
Menu: poblano cream soup, chicken stuffed with spinach, crème brûlé. 6:30-7pm and 9-10pm. 750 pesos. Ancha de San Antonio 8. 154 6383.
Menu: fried squid, cream of asparagus, fennel salad, tiramisu, glass of wine.
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Bands sign up for Bournemouth venue reopening
The Twang, The Young Knives and The Holloways are among the bands who will perform at the reopening of Bournemouth's Opera House, which is reopening its doors after a major refurbishment.
The bands will all perform at the venue on June 1 after Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has cut the ribbon to declare the venue officially open again.
As well as the bands' performances, Whiley and The Futureheads are also confirmed to perform DJ slots, with more names set to be added soon. The party ends at 5am.
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Managing life between two homes
For children, being able to spend time with both of their parents is important. As difficult as it may seem at first, managing to successfully parent across two homes is achievable.
Don't assume that your children can't manage living between you: the difficulties caused by parenting across two homes don't affect children and young people in the same way. They can be much more flexible and adapt to sharing their time between you if you provide a secure framework for them.
You may feel very angry or hurt by the actions of your ex, but as parents you have a responsibility to ensure your children are parented to the best of your ability.Try to work out how to manage family transitions together - regardless of whether you live together or apart and of who else may be involved.
"If you don't feel able to work out how to manage time between you, think about using a professional to help you – perhaps a family mediator."
Managing activities and events
Think about the significant things that happen as children grow up such as change or choice of school, medical treatment, problems at school and everyday things such as bedtimes and discipline. Try to think through how you and your ex will make decisions or take action.
If you can't do that without help, think about using a mediator to help you set out a framework for all the important areas of your children's growing up.
Support your children's need for both parents to be involved. The first people your children will look for at events will probably be their parents – and the involvement of both parents is hugely beneficial to children.
Similarly, if you say you will go to an event make sure you keep your word and turn up. Being around your ex may be hard, but don't make things worse for your kids by failing to show up at events when they are expecting you.
Summer holidays
The summer is often a time when many children spend longer periods with or away from one or both parents. It can be difficult to think about not seeing children for weeks at a time and the changes of routine can create stress for your kids too.
- Talk to the other parent about your plans. If you disagree, make the best of things and focus on what is best for your children.
- Plan ahead. How would you like to spend time with your children and what can you do to prepare them for holidays and special occasions?
- Instead of informing children about plans, talk with them about how they would like to spend time with you.
- Use a wall chart or diary so children know when they will be seeing each parent.
- Build in quality time with low-key activities like visiting the park, reading a book together or playing a game. Too many exciting activities can overwhelm children and tire them out.
- If travelling with the kids, give the other parent contact information and details – you both have a right to know where your children are.
- Help children maintain consistent contact with the other parent by phone or email. Remember that children may miss their other parent.
- When your children are with the other parent, use your time to get refreshed. Visit friends, take a class, read a book or enjoy a lazy day.
Christmas and birthdays
"Don't make your children take sides. Make it easy for your children to move easily between the two homes. They don't need to feel guilty or upset."
Christmas and birthdays are often seen as special times for families to be together. To a child, they are exciting occasions. They deserve to have happy birthdays free from worries about an atmosphere between their parents. Try to ensure that they will have some contact with both of you – by phone or in person, for a short time at least.
- Keep children informed about plans – where they will be and with whom.
- Build a sense of family. Talk to your children about what makes the holidays special and how you can enjoy yourselves.
- Allow children to talk about past special occasions. They have a right to good memories of their family.
- Let the children know that even though things will be different, they can still be special. Invite them to help establish new rituals with you.
- Help your children make or buy gifts for their other parent so they can experience the joy of giving and know that you support their relationship.
- Don't overindulge the children or get into a "gift competition" with your ex. Try to coordinate gift choices with the other parent.
- Minimise tensions for your children. Only take part in activities with the other parent, such as opening presents, if it will be a positive experience.
- Allow your children to decide where they will keep their gifts.
- Maintain a sense of humour and be flexible. If plans are altered, ask yourself: "What difference will this make one year from now?"
- Don't make assumptions and don't plan or book things without talking to their other parent.
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I'm running back to the house now to finish unpacking… just wanted to let everyone know that I'm gonna have a bunch of new baby pictures tomorrow for everyone to check out.
Yes, that's right, I'm becoming that kind of dad… the one who has pictures of his kids in his wallet and shows them to everyone, every chance he gets. Except in this case, change wallet to blog site, and every chance I get to about once a week.
Sorry. Just relax and enjoy it. He's the most beautiful baby that was ever born, so it won't be that bad to be subjected to pictures all the time.
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Christmas day is coming soon. Christmas stocking, red and white Santa Claus caps, Christmas card, the Christmas tree, Christmas candle, Christmas ham, Christmas flower, Christmas lights and Christmas gift, all these words become the hottest searching keywords.
Wimar as a famous Chinese iPhone accessories, iPad accessories, cell phone accessories manufacture, always pay attention to the prospects and demand of Christmas' market. For grasping this great business opportunity, Wimar introduced a various kinds of mobile phone accessories for you reference as a Christmas gift.
Westerners consider that red, green and white are three colors for Christmas color. No matter for the Christmas lights or Christmas candles, you can see the red, green and white in any places. Then, Wimar has designed a new type of colorful Power Bank to echo the Christmas theme. Power Bank 5000 can be your best choice for Christmas gifts. It can charge for iPhone, Nokia, Blackberry, HTC, Dopod, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola and other major cell phones or iPod, POD, PMP, PSP, NDS, PDA, cameras and other digital products through USB cable. It is a multi-function power storage and power supply product. When you are out for business or traveling, Power Bank 5000 can accompany your digital devices at anytime and anywhere as long as it has powers. With high capacity and bright colored appearance, it has proved to be a super hot selling Christmas gifts of Wimar.
The other main product of Wimar is universal mobile phone charger station. I am sure that its special and stylish appearance is a big point to become an innovative Christmas gift. UNIMAX is designed to charge various mobile phones, digital devices, cameras, portable video game station and so on. The battery charger function suits for at least 90% of the cell phones in the current market. It has 10 connectors compatible to charge for iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, etc. 6 digital devices can be charged with it at the same time. It is really suitable for a whole family. You just need one cable to realize the easy charging. The universal mobile phone charger station can resolve all your problems of tangled cords or cables. It has 4 charging plugs and 2 USB charging ports to charge those digital devices without the mess of tangled cords. With the powerful function and the high compatibilities, universal mobile phone charger station of Wimar also will be your best choice to be presented as a Christmas gift for your partner, friend, family….
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Skatelab has been knocking it out of the park since 1997.
Thank you to each and every individual that has ever passed through our front door. We couldn't have done it without you! Our indoor location at 4226 Valley Fair Street in Simi Valley is now closed. We are no longer open for business or operating at this location.
There will be a brand new era and an all new Skatelab location coming soon.
We will return!
Skatelab opened in December 1997. Since then Skatelab has had over 300,000 participants use the skatepark.
Skatelab has been featured in every major Skateboarding magazine including several cover photos. It's often used in Movies, Videos and TV commercials. You never know who you may see at Skatelab as many Celebrities and their Kids are Skatelab regulars! Over the years we have done some of the coolest Celeb Parties as well as Weddings, Concerts, Bachelor Parties, Business Meetings, Bar Mitzvah's, Record Release Parties, Art Shows, Fund Raisers, Swap Meets, Video Premiere's and more.
The park was originally designed by Team Pain and built by many local volunteer skaters, it's the first skatepark in America to use Finland Birch on it's ramps and now considered one of the oldest skateparks in existance.
Skatelab has constantly improved and has become more and more fun over the years. Please be sure to get the most from your visit to Skatelab and check out our entire museum both downstairs and upstairs.
Skatelab is ALWAYS supervised and everyone under 18 must wear a helmet to use the ramps.
Skatelab is fully air conditioned.
Skatelab also has FREE WiFi internet access be sure to request the current password at the front desk and bring your own device.
Skatelab is proud to serve Dippin Dots Ice Cream and is the only location in Simi Valley where they are available.
Skatelab has been a member of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce since 1998 and a member of The California State Historical Society since 1997. Skatelab is Museum #24 on the Ventura County Museums list and is home to the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. It was the first Skateboarding Museum in the world with over 5,000 items on display. Skatelab is open 7 days a week.
The Skatelab Brand of clothing and cool Gear for Kids has gone Global and is now in several countries including, Australia, Canada, France and more!


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Welcome Home to The Lofts at Worthington
The Lofts at Worthington is a trendy, mixed-use luxury apartment community featuring gorgeous floor plans in the highly-desirable Manheim Township. The Lofts at Worthington is located off the Oregon Pike between the town of Lititz – recently named America's Coolest Small Town – and historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. From your new upscale and exclusive apartment at the Lofts at Worthington, you'll be able to enjoy downtown Lancaster's restaurants, shops, museums, historic sites, antique stores, and art galleries. Or, stay close to home! The Lofts at Worthington is a self-contained, upscale community that includes several businesses, restaurants, and shops on the first floor.
The Lofts at Worthington is near a hiking and biking trail that leads to Landis Woods, a 70-acre nature preserve. Our community also features a beautiful fountain and professionally-landscaped grounds. In your beautiful new loft apartment, you'll find cathedral ceilings, plenty of storage space, granite countertops, gourmet kitchens, and washer/dryers.
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The men and women of the HMS Ocean set out for a seven week training voyage and it turned into a 7 & 1/2 month deployment due to the issues that arose in Libya. They have now found out that they will be home for Christmas, and the decided to celebrate by making a little […]read full article →
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This video of David Bowie and Bing Crosby singing "Little Drummer Boy" comes from a Bing Crosby Christmas Special, and while it isn't exactly a duet you ever think of making sense, it makes for a beautiful rendition of this classic song. It strays somewhat from the more traditional singing of this song, but is […]read full article →
Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is one of the top selling musical singles of all times (which is amusing when you realize only the Northern hemisphere of the planet could have a white Christmas as the Southern portion of the world is in summer at that time). All that aside, it is one of the first […]read full article →


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Product Features
The Rossignol Step-in Jr IFP Bindings are easy to use, and designed for junior Nordic skiers. The easy, tool-free fore/aft adjustability allows customized performance based on snow conditions with our new simple Step In system for easy entry-and-exit.
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