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Personally for this Lovely Goddess known as LBB I prefer any and all pictres from TFk so Relive, keep them coming please!! *goes in search of a mop to clean up the drool*
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Out of my mind, back in several years or until the Wife says I can, whichever comes first
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Recipes for smoothies that actually aid in weight loss
There are 23 total in the link below, so if the ones I've posted here don't interest you, check out the others to find something you might like~
- Half of one banana
- 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
- 6 ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder
- Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.
- 6 cups of seedless watermelon, chopped
- 1 cup of lemon sherbet, non-fat milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 12 ice cubes
- Put half the watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth, then add half of the ice and sherbet; blend until smooth. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients.
- 2 cups of honeydew, cubed
- 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
- 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 cup of ice cubes
- Place the honeydew, kiwi, apple, sugar, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until it's smooth, then add the ice cubes and blend until the mixture is slushy.
- 1/4 cup of cubed mangoes
- 1/4 cup of ripe avocado, mashed
- 1/2 cup of mango juice
- 1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of juice
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 6 ice cubes
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- 1/2 cup of skim milk or soy milk
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- 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice
- 1 medium-sized, chopped apple
- 2 tablespoons of cashew butter
- 6 ice cubes
- Place all the ingredients in the blender and then blend until smooth; best eaten with a spoon!
These all look so yummy! I think I'll try the apple one first… or maybe the kiwi? but the mango peach looks so delicious!! oh no, can't decide!
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Subject: | Re: delete-process bug |
Date: | Sun, 28 May 2006 23:15:58 +0200 |
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address@hidden (Michaël Cadilhac) writes: > (Final ?) patch attached. Looks good to me! I wonder whether the pid should be added to deleted_pid_list if SIGCHLD is not defined? In that case, it would be a memory leak... But I also wonder if any of the async process stuff actually works without SIGCHLD ?!? Are there any systems which support async processes but don't have SIGCHLD? -- Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk
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In the top of the first, Lonnie Chisenhallhit a sacrifice fly to left field that brought home Ezequiel Carrera. In the second, Chun-Hsiu Chen led off with a home run to left-center, his fifth of the season. Then with one out, Carrera drove in Tim Fedroff with a double to left and Matt Carson made it 4-0 with a single to center scoring Matt Lawson.
In the fourth, Lawson added an RBI double.
Starter Joe Martinez (2-5) pitched 61/3 innings to earn his first win since May 3. He allowed two runs — one earned — on eight hits, struck out six and walked none.
Recent Cleveland Indians signee J.C. Romero relieved Martinez in the seventh and threw a scoreless inning. Jerry Gil pitched the final 12/3 innings to pick up his second save.
Tyler Pastornicky and Joey Terdoslavich each drove in a run for Gwinnett. Starter David Hale (1-3) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in 31/3 innings. Four Braves relievers combined to hold the Clippers to one hit the rest of the way.


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DHNcontacts 1.o
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Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.davidhnorris.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Sep 01, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $20.00US | Developer: David H Norris | ||||
Are you tired of needing a PhD in order to use an electronic address book? Do you want a program that is easy to use? With DHNcontacts, You will be adding contacts right away. It allows you to add detail information you need, in four convenient categories. Requirements Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 Windows XP, 2003,2000, 98se |
file size: 8899k | Keywords: Easy, free, addressbook, Label, database |
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Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.cattle-ramp-software.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Aug 27, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $9.95US | Developer: Serge M Botans | ||||
Discover how this progam will help you keep track of the local current date and time of any of your contacts who live in a different time zone to yours. Once you have entered the relevant data into the program, with a single click of your mouse, you will be able to view the current date and time of your contacts. Your contacts could be loved ones, friends, work contacts, work colleagues, and even online friends. Ideal companion to chat programs. |
file size: 2293k | Keywords: Converter, belt, globa, time, international time zone |
AB Planning 3.0.3
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Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.abandba.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Aug 09, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $250.00US | Developer: Addsam | ||||
Program for planning and follow-up of maintenance and regular checks. It is primarily intended for technical equipment but it can be used for a variety of tasks. Users are mostly manufacturing industry, electric distribution companies, waterworks, real estate managers etc., i.e. activities where maintenance is important and valuable equipment is used |
file size: 1721k | Keywords: Project, Delphi, scheduling, schedule, scheduled maintenance |
SmartWin Professional 2.0.3
4/5 (1 votes)
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Type: Shareware | Releases: Aug 08, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $21.00US | Developer: Axis Software Company | ||||
It gives you quick and easy access (1 to 5 keystrokes !) to your applications ,files, folders and sites through a smart prompt used without mouse clicks or through keyboard shortcuts.SmartWin sets you free of : the start menu,the ackward web favorites list,the browsing for endless folders,have to reach the Desktop,scheduling notes (schedule the resource),have to call one resource at a time (group them),bad presentations,waste of time and more. |
file size: 7854k | Keywords: Manager, automation, easy, files, command |
GYZ Personal Database 1.1.1
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Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.gyzsoft.com/ | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Jul 23, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $29.95US | Developer: Yanzhong Gui | ||||
GYZ Personal Database is a personal information manager specialized in storing information with custom-defined templates. Users can define their own form templates for each category of information (address book, memos, or whatever), using the easy-to-understand drag-and-drop method. Visit the tutorials on its Web site to get a quick impression. |
file size: 960k | Keywords: GYZ Personal Database, manager, PIM, business, address book |
Zoot 4.0
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Type: Shareware | Releases: Jul 20, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $99.00US | Developer: Zoot Software | ||||
Zoot is an Information Processor used by professional writers, researchers, journalists, and other computer users who need to process large quantities of information. Zoot offers a highly efficient process for collecting, reviewing and labeling raw information so that it can be classified, prioritized and viewed in meaningful timeframes and contexts. |
file size: 6193k | Keywords: Journal, outlook, Bookmark Manager, copy, Information Processor |
HoffAD 4.9
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Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.hoffmann-software.de | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Jul 09, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $0.00US | Developer: Jörg Hoffmann Software & Service | ||||
With HoffAD you administer all addresses, documents, dates, contacts with a program with simple and clear operation with Windows start you can the birthdays of the next days be been noticeable and announced dates itself with alarm or even as SMS HoffAD is network able and for of mehrer users suitably. Ideally for smaller offices with 1-10 workstations, everyone has immediately access to the customer |
file size: 9727k | Keywords: excel, adress, adress, documentenmangment, investment |
A-book 3.1
4/5 (2 votes)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.xeletrix.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Jun 07, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $29.95US | Developer: Xeletrix | ||||
A-book is a handy digital address book that features built-in dialer, envelope and label printing, 'Save for Web' option, and user-defined categories. A-book's search feature lets you quickly find any necessary information - address, phone number, notes, etc. Other important features of A-book are built-in backup and restore options, and synchronization with Pocket PC devices. |
file size: 1830k | Keywords: Contact, email, label, address, dialer |
TextIndexer 1.0
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Platforms: | Homepage: visit | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: May 25, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $20.00US | Developer: Serge Mikhailov | ||||
TextIndexer is a PIM, Text Editor and Internet Search Utility. TextIndexer uses an intuitive tree interface to allow hierarchical storage of information (text, picture items and other objects). At one time or another, we have all experienced the countless problems of keeping track and sorting of information. TextIndexer will assist you for collecting, organizing, and using large amount of text and Internet information. |
file size: 766k | Keywords: Improvement, indexcardsoftware, indexcards, indexingnotes, infoorganizer |
Quick Notes Plus 5.0
3.5/5 (2 votes)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.conceptworld.com/ | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: May 21, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $24.95US | Developer: Conceptworld Corporation | ||||
Create virtual Sticky Notes on your desktop. Set alarms to each to make sure that you do not miss any appointment or anniversary. Arrange notes inside memoboards to avoid desktop clutter. With skins support, you can create sticky notes with attractive texture. Stick notes to documents or websites, send notes over network or as email and many other handy features.Take a picture tour at http://www.conceptworld.com/qnp/ |
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Black Flag takes a sharp left turn from the series' traditional progression, but the ways in which it diverges are what make it one of the most purely entertaining games in the franchise.
The third outing of Capcom's other, more ridiculous zombie franchise ably walks the line between approachability and the series' trademark off-the-wall quirk.
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From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
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These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
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From squirrels to boiled egg on toast, cakes have never been so quintessentially quirky as Frances makes them and now the nation is getting a visual treat each week as she showcases her skills.
Frances Quinn first started baking when she was a little girl and is now using all the creative skills she has learnt over the years as a contestant on this year's Great British Bake Off television series.
Frances, who lives in Harborough, beat off and whisked away 14,000 hopefuls to make it onto the prime-time programme, shown on BBC2 at 8pm on Tuesdays.
As well as being a talented cake-maker, using recipes where creativity is at the core of every bake, the 32-year-old is also a clothing designer for Harborough firm Joules Clothing.
The show is presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc and sees 13 amateur bakers compete to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
On Tuesday's episode, the second in the series, she survived to make it through to the next round. It was bread week and Frances made chocolate and chilli-tipped matchstick bread sticks.
Frances told the judges that wordplay was her thing and impressed them when she produced a giant matchstick box in which she presented her bread sticks.
Following her bread sticks, which were sadly not to the judges' tastes, Frances pulled off a blinder in the technical challenge where contestants had to make muffins with little instruction on how to do so.
Frances looked delighted when she was told that she had finished second in the test.
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During the course of the show, Frances appeared calm and collected and even joked about the muffin obsession that was leaving many contestants hot under the apron.
During the opening episode of the series on Tuesday last week Frances got off to a flying start, earning praise for her secret squirrel cake featuring a chocolate and hazelnut squirrel hidden inside marble cake tree trunks.
The National Trust tweeted that they were big fans of Frances due to her use of the squirrel and her Facebook page was filled with kind messages and praise for the creative-minded baker.
Frances will next week be battling it out with the 10 remaining contestants.
She says on her website: "My creative process always starts or ends with an idea, design or concept that I often find easier to express by 'drawing' on my imagination.
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2009 Primary Sponsor: M&M's / Snickers / Interstate Batteries / Pedigree
2009 Owner: Joe Gibbs
2009 Crew Chief: Steve Addington (Feb. – Nov.), Dave Rogers (Texas, Phoenix, Homestead)
Stats: 36 Races, 4 Wins, 9 Top 5s, 13 Top 10s, 1 Pole, 13th in Points.
Best Finish: 1st, four times (Las Vegas, Bristol – Spring, Richmond – Spring, and Bristol – Fall).
Average Finish: 15.4.
High Point: Busch's high point of the season came rather early in the schedule when he dominated the Spring race at Bristol. He led 378 of 503 laps and scored his second victory of the season in just five starts, marking the first time he'd won more than once in his career at any Sprint Cup track. Even with a 41st place in the Daytona 500, Busch left Bristol fourth in points and looked as though he was poised for a second straight year spent contending for the championship.
Low Point: But as we know now, Busch's consistency surprisingly fizzled throughout the spring and early summer. Handling issues and untimely wrecks ultimately proved too much to overcome, with Busch missing the Chase for the Championship after showing so much promise in 2008 and early in 2009. After winning three of the first 10 races, he only found the top 5 three more times, with one victory in the next 16 races of the regular season to miss the cut by just eight points. The slump proved the death knell for crew chief Steve Addington, replaced by Dave Rogers in November as the No. 18 took no consolation in finishing the highest in points among non-Chase drivers (13th).
Summary: Busch came into the season as one of the favorites to unseat Jimmie Johnson as champion of the series following an eight-win season the previous year. Unfortunately, Busch was never able to fully regain the momentum he found in 2008, and spent most of the year chasing good runs with subpar finishes — an inconsistency which ultimately doomed his Chase chances. He did finish the season on an upswing with two top 5s, four top 10s, and eight top 15s over the last 10 races, enough to secure "Best of the Rest" honors of 13th in points.
But a year's worth of struggles caused crew chief Steve Addington to pay the ultimate price. Joe Gibbs Racing made a change with three races to go, axing the veteran in favor of Nationwide guru Dave Rogers for the final three races and 2010. Rogers started things off nicely, with three top 12 finishes in the three races he crew chiefed at the end of this season. However, he found out quickly how temperamental his new driver can be; after a fuel-mileage gamble cost the No. 18 team a win in Rogers' Cup debut, it was the crew chief left out to face the media while Busch walked off in a huff.
Despite a roller coaster season, Busch led 1,157 laps during 18 races this season. He finished on the lead lap 24 times, but his four victories were offset by four finishes of 31st or worse, victimized by both mechanical failures and wrecks not of his making. He did have a strong year in the Nationwide Series, capturing the season championship and setting or breaking eight different records in the process.
Team Ranking: Joe Gibbs Racing had a decent 2009, putting Denny Hamlin in the Chase, capturing the Rookie of the Year with Joey Logano, and winning the Nationwide Series championship with Busch. Overall, the organization won nine races during the season and scored 27 top 5s and 40 top 10s, with Busch falling second in line statistically amongst the three. But while Hamlin ran circles around his teammate on-track, in the pits it was Kyle who may have had the faster crew, frequently gaining crucial track position with lightning quick stops.
2010 Outlook: Busch is considered by many to be the best raw talent in the series. His personality can be brash, and his dislike for losing is interpreted by some as immature. However, plenty of others recognize the man behind the madness, finding his honestly a refreshing characteristic that is greatly missing among today's corporate spokesperson personalities in the garage. Maturing in his own way each race, Busch appears to be learning more about handling adversity — and the addition of Rogers to the pit box might just be the impetus necessary for him to make a serious run at the championship in 2010. One thing is for sure: people will be talking about Kyle Busch each week no matter how he finishes.
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Elementary school students don't have to choose a career path to take advantage of the programs, as some focus on a general area of study (such as science, math and technology, or STEM) that can be applied to a variety of future occupations.
One of Broward's most popular magnet offerings, the district's Montessori schools, isn't occupation-based at all. Instead, the three Montessori magnets offer an alternative, more individualized learning environment that seeks to engage students by appealing to their natural curiosities and personal interests.
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Last year, the district's system-wide magnet acceptance rate was 44 percent, but that number can make getting into a magnet seem more difficult than it actually is. Only 13 magnet programs had excess applicants (and therefore a lottery) while the other 50 programs were able to accept every qualified applicant.
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The commission will receive updates on an emergency 600-cubic yard beach project and consider approving $125,000 for its share of a joint Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study that will be worked on with Manatee County. The commission will also consider spending $103,879 for a sand search in federal waters for future beach renourishments and funding permitting costs for the upcoming town-wide renourishment project.
Also at its meeting this afternoon at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, the commission will:
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Before joining CNBC, Charles Gasparino was a senior writer at Newsweek magazine, where he broke major stories involving politics, Wall Street and Corporate America, including the developments at the New York Stock Exchange and the massive pay package of its former chairman Richard Grasso, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's controversial nomination to Home Land Security chief, and the controversy surrounding former New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's crackdown on corporate crime.
A former writer covering Wall Street, pension funds, mutual funds and regulatory issues and breaking news on some of the biggest financial scandals of recent times for The Wall Street Journal, Gasparino was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in beat reporting in 2002 and won the New York Press Club award for best continuing coverage of the Wall Street research scandals. In 2004, he and a team of reporter were Loeb finalists for the paper's coverage of the New York Stock Exchange, and the Richard Grasso pay package dispute that ultimately led to Grasso's much publicized resignation as stock exchange chairman, and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for this coverage.
Gasparino has won numerous business journalism awards, and he is the author of the book, "Blood on the Street," which was a BusinessWeek bestseller and was listed by Barron's as one of the best business books of 2005. His latest book, "King of The Club," about the New York Stock Exchange and Grasso, published in November 2007 by HarperCollins received rave reviews and was listed by the Library Journal as one of the top business books of 2007. He is currently writing his third book in six years titled "The Sellout" about the sub-prime debt crisis, its impact on the economy and the financial markets, also through HarperCollins. He lives in New York City with his wife, Virginia Juliano.


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Cultural Whiplash
0Kenya 2012 – Day 2
Today was our first real day in Kenya and it was what I like to call a cultural whiplash day – a day in which you encounter such vastly different cultures that your brain struggles to keep up. I remember my first cultural whiplash day. It was my third day on my first trip to Kenya. We had spent the day visiting churches in a very rural, very traditional (and very poor) region where people often have to get by just drinking goats' milk for weeks. Then returned to Karen (a suburb of Nairobi) and had an exquisite gourmet meal prepared and served by the house staff of a friendly church couple.
Yes, that's right. I was talking to starving people one moment and the next, I was gorging on an incredible meal. It was cultural whiplash and it is a moment that stays lodged in my memory.
Today, I managed, somewhat unintentionally to orchestrate a little cultural whiplash. The day started off with a nice breakfast at Nairobi Java House, a restaurant and coffee shop that caters to those of us with "western" tastes ("western" here meaning "west of Kenya" – mainly Europe and the U.S.) After our breakfast and a quick shopping trip, we headed off to Tenderfeet Education Center in Riruta.
After a short, but incredibly rough ride, we were greeted with a smile by Margaret, the director of Tenderfeet. Margaret is a teacher and mother who took it upon herself to create a place where the poorest of the poor could receive and education. Today, Tenderfeet is serving well over 100 kids age 2 through 4th grade. There is so much to say about these incredible kids, but I'll save that for another post. For the sake of time, let's just say that the work they are doing at Tenderfeet is incredible. We discovered just how incredible when we went to visit the home of one of the families being served by Tenderfeet.
The family lives in Kibera – one of the largest slums in Africa. In their one room home (yes, one room, not one bedroom), live 7 people – Grandma, Aunt, Uncle and 4 kids (1 of whom is also an uncle). In Kenya, their story is all too common. The kids' mother died from AIDS, their father, too. They are being raised by their grandmother, who is also taking care of their 20-something uncle who has AIDS and recently contracted TB.
All seven people live in a room a little smaller than the size of a typical American dining room – a home that requires a long walk from the street through a maze of shanty houses and open sewers. They cook, do homework, sleep, eat and bathe all on in the same room. However, in spite of their challenges, all of the kids are tops in their class. The oldest girl, Immaculate, is a class monitor and, even in our brief time together, demonstrated her quiet leadership with the other kids.
After visiting briefly with this family, we spent some time with leaders from the Kibera Vineyard. This church, made up of residents of Kibera, is a church that truly understands the value of coming together as a family and pursuing God's plans. Not long ago, they were given a sum of money by a visitor in order to help buy some food for the members to eat. However, in their desire to see the church flourish, they chose to sacrifice their new-found food money for something greater – a facility that they could not only gather in on Sundays, but also use as a ministry throughout the week.
Our time with the Kibera church was incredible. We concluded with a time of prayer led by my friend, Kelly Hughes. Over the course of the prayer time, several people came forward to receive prayer. The last person we prayed for was a little girl, Mary Ann, who had a stomach condition that the doctors were unable to diagnose. We prayed, then we prayed some more – the kind of specific prayers that you only pray if you think God is actually going to heal someone. And when I asked her how she felt afterward (and it was translated into Swahili), her single word response? "Better." Then Moses, our Kenyan friend and guide pressed her a little more and then looked up at me and said, "She insists that she is all better. The pain has gone." From that point until the moment we left, that little girl had a bright smile on her face as if she had just received the greatest gift of her life. I don't know what God did or is doing with Mary Ann, but something (or someone) made an impact on her life today.
Whiplash Complete
After an exhausting day of driving, meeting people and trying to take it all in, we returned to our hotel. We had started the day conversing over pancakes, french toast, eggs, bacon and lattes and had ended our day praying over people who didn't know where their next meal was going to come from. The whiplash was complete – a stark reminder of the economic disparity in this country and a horrific reminder of the fact that we can't help everyone.
And so, having experienced the whiplash, Kelly and Jonathan came back to the hotel, ate dinner and crashed. I haven't heard a peep from them since. It's 7:04PM now and I think I'm about to join them in LaLa Land.
Bible in a Year – Day 205: Waiting for the "But"
0Today's Reading: Ecclesiastes 1, 2, 3, & 4
Ecclesiastes is a brilliant book. We're being set up. We're being strung along. The author here is trying to give us some perspective. Just look at all the "wordly" ways he tries to find happiness.
First, he tries a kind of scientific discovery – trying to discover something new:
Is there anything of which one can say,
"Look! This is something new"?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time. (Ecclesiastes 1:10-11)
Then, he goes for a more philosophical, knowledge-based approach:
I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. (Ecclesiastes 1:13-14)
Then, in chapter 2, we see hm pursue pleasure (laughter, wine and folly), personal accomplishment (building houses, vineyards and parks) and even amassing and spending great wealth. The end result of trying to find pleasure in these things is the repeated refrain that all is meaningless.
Wisdom, however, keeps creeping in. Wisdom – the kind that comes from God, not the kind learned through study – keeps reminding us that there is something more. As the author seeks to find fulfillment in all of theses earthly things, his wisdom (which he can't deny or hold back) reminds him of what he already knows.
Indeed, everything that we labor for on this earth is utterly meaningless. I'm reminded of the verse in Psalms that says "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain." Ah, yes. That is the missing ingredient – the one thus far intentionally left out by the author (remember, we're being set up). The building of a house will not bring you fulfillment…unless…
Partnering with God throughout our life is the key to finding fulfillment in this life. Laboring, toiling and striving on our own only leads to disappointment. In fact, we can never really be pleased with or about ourselves, at least not in any sort of lasting way. The only true pleasure that lasts is the pleasure that God has for us when we follow him.
And so, today we get set up. We get to see just how futile all of our hard work is. If you're a pessimist, reading the first chapters of Ecclesiastes might make you think we're better off dead. If, like me, you prefer optimism, then you will probably keep reading in anticipation of the "but" – the recognition that there actually is a way to find fulfillment in this life.
So, let's keep reading…
Bible in a Year – Day 198: God? Money? Sure!
0Today's Reading: Proverbs 13, 14 & 15
Reading the book of Proverbs is kind of like taking the little slips of paper out of a thousand fortune cookies, putting them in a bowl and then drawing them out and reading them one by one. The proverbs are short and somewhat simple. They are arranged in a haphazard way. And, to be honest, they're a little overwhelming.
However, there are some themes that we can already observe here. If we take a few steps back and try to see the forest, rather than being overwhelmed by the trees, we find that Solomon is keying in on a few main topics. Topics like:
Choose wisdom over folly.
Choose righteousness over wickedness.
Choose humility over arrogance or seeking honor.
Choose to serve rather than to be served.
There are a few others, but the one that is the most interesting to me is Solomon's view on wealth. You see, Solomon, being a very rich man, doesn't condemn wealth. In fact, he gives us advice on how to accrue wealth and what to do with our money. But Solomon also maintains healthy perspective about money. Look at just a couple of his proverbs:
Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil. (Proverbs 15:16)
Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred. (Proverbs 15:17)
The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live. (Proverbs 15:27)
Solomon seems to be saying, "If you can earn wealth while honoring God, loving others and maintaining integrity, then go for it! But if you have to choose between honoring God and earning wealth, don't be a fool who chases after money." It seems simple enough and yet, so many times, we are guilty of chasing after the money.
We may not even realize that we are choosing money over God. We may justify our actions by telling ourselves (and others) all the great God stuff we're going to do with that money. But, in the end, if we are choosing that money over our God, not only are we being foolish in the moment, we are probably fooling ourselves about our altruistic intentions as well.
In my experience, often the least giving (most selfish) times in a person's life are when he or she is making more money than they ever have before. The more they have, the more they want to hold onto it or to spend it on themselves. I know I've seen this play out in my own life – not in some evil "It's mine…all mine!" kind of way. It's just easy to forget what's important when you've got money rolling it.
So take Solomon's advice. Choose God over money. If you discover that, while choosing God, you can earn a lot of money, go for it. Just remember that God loves a cheerful giver!
Bible in a Year – Day 197: It's Not That Simple
0Today's Reading: Proverbs 10, 11 & 12
Solomon seems like a pretty "black and white" guy. His proverbs – bits of wisdom he has learned throughout the course of his life – seem simplistic at times. Good stuff happens to good people. Bad stuff happens to bad people. Kind people are likeable. Hard work earns you money. Simplistic stuff.
The problem, of course, is that we know it isn't really that simple. That's why Solomon's proverbs, though they are in the Bible, aren't part of "The Law". These are fail-proof, fool-proof words. These are wise sayings – things that are generally true in one way or another.
For example, I can say with confidence that those who follow God closely are blessed beyond measure. I can even say that if you stick close to God, he make you rich beyond your wildest dreams. But that doesn't mean that you'll be able to buy a Bentley and hire a butler. God gives his blessing and riches in different ways to different people.
The funny thing is, the closer you are to God, the more easily you will recognize his blessing in your life. You friends may not be able to see it as clearly, but you can see it. God is there and he is blessing you.
I have so many friends who I know are walking closely with God and who are experiencing his blessing. It doesn't mean that they don't face the same problems that the rest of us do. It doesn't mean that their every desire is fulfilled. What it does mean is that when they look at their life, they wouldn't have it any other way. That may be the true definition of blessing.
Bible in a Year – Day 173: What Will Descend?
0Today's Reading: Psalm 46, 47, 48, 49 & 50
I have said this before, but it is worth mentioning again here. David was a wealthy man. But he was also a wise man – one who understood the limits of his wealth. And that is why we read in Psalm 49:
People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish.
Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
for they will take nothing with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.
Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
and people praise you when you prosper—
they will join those who have gone before them,
who will never again see the light of life. (Psalm 49:12, 16-19)
It's a sobering thought to think that much of what we work for during our lives will not "descend" with us. We know this, and yet look at the value that we place on things like career, financial planning and even education. After all, most people will say that a good education is important so that you can get a good job and provide financially for yourself and your family. Yet, none of that stuff descends with us.
What if we changed our mentality? What if we looked for something different in our education and our careers? What if I encouraged my daughter to get an education that teaches her about the value of people and the love of God (for her and for others)? What if instead of pushing her toward a financially sound career, I encouraged her to breath deeply of the God who supplies provision for those who follow closely his plans for them?
Now, those plans may mean that she becomes an entrepreneur or world leader, but the motivation is completely different. What if I point her toward things eternal, instead of things which are fleeting? I suspect that the more she embraces the things that last, the more "secure" she will be, no matter how much money she has.


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Wouldn't that be great and think of the truck loads of money they could make.
But, I doubt that it will happen. Only wish SA would put something online.
Let's hope they don't take the whole thing offline whilst preparting for the "upgrade"
Heck a big consortium like that and it takes 6/12 mths what next seems that they don't have an issue with anyone and just ignoring the complaints.
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Now that does sound positive, there must have been quite a few that complained of such doings
Crashing of their server seems a pretty weak excuse really coming from a site such as that.
I'm sure they would be well equipped to say the least.
But it Could be true on the other hand as the LDS site spat the dummy a few days ago, but that was probably because the site has had a rather big upgrade and seemed quite probable that something was not put in place right.
The value of this "comment wall" is immense. It was only because we were talking Irish records the other day that I thought I would check to see what records were new. Hence my find and hopefully some good news for you too.
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What works Well... The game generally works. You can play - see the pictures, answer the questions, navigate through the menu.
What does not 1)Sound. At all. The game has rather good voices and music, but i didn't manage to get them on linux. The game says about "No DirectSound support" [Under windows_2000 the game gives another error messagebox telling that the system doesn't support ADPCM, but the sound is present] 2)The game is slow. Although it's absolutely playable on Core2Duo 7100 (1,86Ghz). It "eats" about 90% CPU. (for windows Pentium 2 is enough). The "fast skippng" is not actually "fast". 3)Movies. Although there are only two of them - logos of the developers - they don't play. Error is "The movie cannot be formatted"
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Actually it was fairly simple. You use winetricks to install ffdshow. This installs necessary codecs for the movies to play. You also have to use native quartz.dll.
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Housing policies are centerpiece in Chilmark selectmen's raceChilmark voters who go to the polls Wednesday will be asked to decide between two candidates in a race for one seat on the three-member Chilmark board of selectmen. Frank Fenner, incumbent and board chairman, faces a challenge by Steve Gallas, a member of the affordable housing committee and volunteer fire department. Please describe yourself and your involvement with the community. Frank Fenner. MV Times file photo
Frank Fenner: In the past, I have been involved with a number of Chilmark and Island-wide groups. I have twice served on the town finance committee and once on the All Island finance committee. I have also sat on the Chilmark Community Center winter committee, the town affairs committee, the town association, the Martha's Vineyard Refuse District, the board of appeals, and served as selectman for one and one half terms. Steve Gallas: I have been bouncing down Chilmark's dirt roads for over 16 years, lived at seven different Chilmark addresses; I've become adept at navigating the back roads and knowing the difference between a puddle and problem, when to give way and to always smile and wave a thank you. Chilmark has been good to me, supported my business, and provided me with a place to call home. It is a part of my character that no good deed should go unpunished, so I try to give back to the town. As a cemetery commissioner, I learned that people take comfort in knowing where they will spend their future; as a firefighter, I train to respond to emergencies calmly in an organized manner, to preserve life, property and environment; as a member of the housing committee, I studied the town's history, demographics, and worked on town by-laws, attended hundreds of meetings, spoke at town meeting, and in 2005, as part of the team that got Chilmark's first housing project passed at town meeting. And later that year at town meeting, I presented a state law to allow Chilmark firefighters to buy health insurance through the town, which was passed. I believe that with imagination, perseverance, and a good attitude, all things are possible. Steve Gallas. Photo by Mae Deary
Why are you running? Mr. Fenner: I have a great love and respect for the town of Chilmark, and I look at this as an opportunity to give back to my community. I have a long heritage in Chilmark, and I respect the fact that some of my ancestors worked hard for this town and left me a wonderful place to live. I hope I can help to do the same for those who follow. Mr. Gallas: I believe that conviction without action is of no practical value. Also, frustration that after serving six years on the housing committee, and hundreds of meetings, zoning by-law changes, land use changes, ultimately concluding with the June 2005 special town meeting, which voted overwhelmingly to proceed with the Middle Line project, my opponent has only found obstacles and stalled the Middle Line project. The town attorney recently gave advice regarding legal and procedural concerns in connection with the Middle Line Road affordable housing project, primarily the use of CPA funds. In your view, what are the next steps the town should take? Mr. Fenner: First, I would like to say the headline in the April 13 issue of The Times, "Chilmark housing project falters," worried me, but after reading it, I thought the story did a good job of pointing out and explaining some of the issues and background. Mr. Gallas: The selectmen and the Middle Line subcommittee should accept the proposal from the Island Housing Trust for developing Middle Line road. The design is what the town passed overwhelmingly at the 2005 special town meeting in June. Towns all over the state have, and several towns on the Island including Edgartown, are using CPA funds. Like Chilmark's proposal, they use non-profit developers, CPA funding and often mix rentals and home ownership, for different income levels. Firefighters, EMTs, police, teachers and nurses need housing now. The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be. Under the current Middle Line proposal, monthly rent for one person for a one-bedroom apartment ranges between $1,024 (income limit of $40,960) and $1,920 (income limit of $76,800). House sale prices range from $146,700 to $288,900, respectively. Are these really affordable? If not, would you describe a better way to provide affordable housing in Chilmark? Mr. Fenner: No, I do not feel these are affordable rents. I have questioned many costs built into the construction of the project. Mr. Gallas: Affordable, as defined as 30-percent of income, yes. Rental and home prices in Chilmark are determined by vacation home buyers and by vacationers who are able to spend several times more than a working family, making Martha's Vineyard's housing costs 80 percent higher than the state average. Please respond to the charge that the selectmen are slowing efforts to develop affordable housing and the Middle Line Road project. Mr. Fenner: The town voted this project, which charges the selectmen with the job of completing this project. We will do that, but we are also responsible to the town that it is done in the correct manner and is usable, in the end, for the purpose the town voted. Please describe why you think that the selectmen are slowing efforts to develop affordable housing/Middle Line Road, and what you would do differently if elected. Mr. Gallas: Let me qualify the question to read, "two of the selectmen." Perhaps they believe much like the present administration in Washington that it is not government's function to help working people; perhaps they see the CPA funds being used for other purposes in town. Please describe some other town issues you think are important and need to be addressed. Mr. Fenner: Menemsha Harbor is a gem, and I want to do what we can to preserve its character and continue its fishing heritage. The fishing fleets have intense regulations, and there are less and less outlets where fishermen can sell their catch. Mr. Gallas: They include: coordinated long term planning between all town departments; housing for the elderly; increased public education in areas of health and safety; promoting town sponsored legislation that would provide property tax relief for town residents who wish their property to remain in their family forever; and making emergency medical service a priority to assure that anyone who needs to get to the hospital gets there in time. |


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A typical governance structure consists of an investment committee that makes long-term investment decisions, while financial decisions such as issuing debt are made at the CFO level, says Brad Stephan, investment director with SEI Global Institutional Group. Those two structures are the primary source of liquidity for organizations to support their objectives. "We intend to marry these decisions," he says.
Stephan says bringing the balance sheet together with the asset allocation decisions typically made by the investment committee could have a big impact on the credit rating, "which is driving other parts of the business."
For example, at some institutions where the investment committee might be acting independently of finance, "they get a couple years of significant investment returns and everyone feels they can reallocate to equities," says Stephan. Doing so causes the risk exposure to increase, which may have a material impact on credit rating, and thus borrowing terms.
"Managing interest rate risk gives you the ability to afford to take risks in other places," says Jim Morris, senior vice president of institutional solutions at SEI. He contends that through modeling and scenario testing, an investment committee and finance committee together can determine how a diversified investment portfolio likely will perform over a variety of time frames based on various asset allocations.
Investment committees look at metrics like absolute return, returns relative to a benchmark, standard deviations and drawdown risk, says Morris. "Those are good for building efficient portfolios." But healthcare organizations should combine those measures with metrics at the balance sheet level that are being affected by those investment decisions, such as days cash on hand, unrestricted cash debt and the cushion ratio, says Morris.
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