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Partially lubricated sliding wear behaviour of a zinc-based alloy reinforced with 10wt% SiC particles has been studied as a function of applied load and solid lubricant particle size and has been compared with that of matrix alloy and conventionally used grey cast iron. The wear tests were conducted at the sliding velocities of 2.1m/sec in various partial lubricated conditions using pin on disc machine as per ASTM G-99-05. Base oil (SAE 20W-40) or mixture of the base oil with 5wt% graphite of particle sizes (7-10 µm) and (100 µm) were used for creating lubricated conditions. The matrix alloy revealed primary dendrites of a and eutectoid a + h and Î phases in the Inter dendritic regions. Similar microstructure has been depicted by the composite with an additional presence of the dispersoid SiC particles. In the case of cast iron, flakes of graphite were observed in the matrix; the latter comprised of (majority of) pearlite and (limited quantity of) ferrite. Results show a large improvement in wear resistance of the zinc-based alloy after reinforcement with SiC particles. The cast iron shows intermediate response between the matrix alloy and composite. The solid lubrication improved the wear resistance and friction behaviour of both the reinforced and base alloy. Moreover, minimum wear rate is obtained in oil+ 5wt % graphite (7-10 µm) lubricated environment for the matrix alloy and composite while for cast iron addition of solid lubricant increases the wear rate and minimum wear rate is obtained in case of oil lubricated environment. The cast iron experienced higher frictional heating than the matrix alloy and composite in all the cases especially at higher load condition. As far as friction coefficient is concerned, a mixed trend of behaviour was noted. The wear rate and frictional heating increased with load while friction coefficient was affected in an opposite manner. Test duration influenced the frictional heating and friction coefficient of the samples in a mixed manner.
This paper reports the optimal process conditions for machining of three different types of MMC's 65vol%SiC/A356.2; 10vol%SiC-5vol%quartz/Al and 30vol%SiC/A359 using PMEDM process. MRR, TWR, SR and surface integrity were evaluated after each trial and contributing process parameters were identified. The four responses were then collectively optimized using TOPSIS and optimal process conditions were identified for each type of MMC. The density of reinforced particles shields the matrix material from spark energy hence the high MRR and SR was observed with lowest reinforced particle. TWR was highest with Cu-Gr electrode due to disintegration of the weakly bonded particles in the composite electrode. Each workpiece was examined for surface integrity and ranked as per severity of surface defects observed and their rankings were used for arriving at the most optimal process settings for each workpiece.


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When he stepped to the plate in the first inning on Thursday, Curtis Granderson was hitting .208 with three home runs and six RBIs and the fans at Yankee Stadium were wondering if he was headed for a fall after his magical 2011 season.
Three hours later, Granderson was walking off to a loud ovation after going 5-for-5 with three home runs and four RBIs as he led New York to a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Minnesota to salvage a split of the four-game series.
With the Yankees trailing 4-0 in the first, Granderson hit the first of his three home runs into the right-center stands beyond the bullpen off Twins starter Anthony Swarzak (0-3). Mark Teixeira added a two-run, two-out home run – his first of the season – in virtually the same spot Granderson hit his to bring the Yankees to within a run at 4-3, just as the Yankees had done in Wednesday's 6-5 loss.
However, unlike Wednesday night, the Yankees claimed the lead in the second inning starting with a two-out double by Eduardo Nunez, whose error in the first inning led to four unearned runs being scored off Yankees starter Phil Hughes (1-2).
Derek Jeter, who is off to the best start of his major-league career, followed with a slashing single to right to score Nunez. That hit gave him 3,11o hits in his career and tied him for 18th place on the all-time hit list with his boyhood idol Dave Winfield.
Granderson then stepped to the plate and he planted a 3-1 Swarzak fastball into the second deck in the right-field bleachers to give the Yankees a lead they never would relinquish.
Granderson made it 7-4 with his third round-tripper of the night with one out in the fourth inning off reliever Jeff Gray. It was a lined shot three rows back in right-field. Most of the 40,327 fans in attendance came to their feet and exhorted Granderson to a take a curtain call, which he did.
The 31-year-old center-fielder added a one-out single to right in the sixth inning off Alex Burnett and a two-out infield single off Glen Perkins in the ninth to become the first Yankee player in history to have a 5-for-5 game with three home runs.
With the three home runs, Granderson became the first Yankee player to hit three in a game at the new Yankee Stadium.
Hughes did not pitch his best but he did survive a nightmarish first inning in which Nunez threw high and up the first-base line on a routine grounder off the bat of Joe Mauer after Jamey Carroll slapped a one-out single. That led later to a base-loaded single by Ryan Doumit and a two-run double by Danny Valencia.
Hughes actually pitched well after that until Doumit blasted a 1-0 change-up into the right-centerfield bleachers for a two-run home run that brought the Twins to within a run at 7-6.
But, as they have done all season, the bullpen of Boone Logan, Rafael Soriano, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera did not allow a run in the last 3 2/3 innings to provide a much-needed victory to the Yankees in advance of their six-game road trip to Boston and Texas before coming home to play three games against Detroit.
Rivera needed only seven pitches to notch his third save of the season.
With the victory the Yankees are now 7-6 on the season. The Twins dropped to 4-9.
- Seeing Granderson come alive at the plate on Thursday was pure magic to watch. Granderson's three home runs put him in the lead in the American League in that category. His 5-for-5 night raised his batting average from .208 to .283. The last Yankee to hit three home runs in a game was Alex Rodriguez on Aug. 14, 2010 against the Royals in Kansas City.
- Jeter was 1-for-5 with a runs scored and an RBI and it was considered an off night. He has been that hot. Jeter was robbed of a single in the first inning on a diving stop by Carroll at shortstop and he laced a line drive to right in the fourth that was hit right at Doumit. In his two other at-bats he bounced out to the pitcher. OK, so he is human.
- Despite not pitching since April 11, Rivera looked very sharp in recording a well-earned save. Carroll, Mauer and Josh Willingham failed to get a ball out the infield. The bullpen entered play with a 1.99 ERA on the season and that is the best mark in baseball.
- Teixeira is showing signs of life with the bat for once in April. Since April 15, he is 8-for-17 (.471) with a home run and four RBIs. He is now hitting .286 and that is encouraging for Yankee fans who are accustomed to watching Tex struggle through April for the past three seasons.
- I now have the perfect nickname for Nunez: Eduardo Scissorhands. When you see him make careless errors in the field it makes you wonder what would happen if he played every day. Manager Joe Girardi opted to DH Robinson Cano and use Nunez at second base and it cost the Yankees four runs in the first inning. Nunez looks to be stiff and unsure of himself in the field and I just don't know why because he is a great athlete.
- Hughes is still a work in progress. He gave up six runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks and he fanned four in 5 1/3 innings. But, look at it this way: He was two outs away from what is considered a quality start and minus the Doumit two-run homer we would be singing his praises for not giving up any earned runs.
- It is official: Russell Martin is in a full-blown funk at the plate and it seems to be getting worse. He was 0-for-3 with a walk at the plate, including hitting into a 1-4-3 double play with two on and one out in the seventh inning. Martin is hitting an anemic .133 with no home runs and one RBI.
The Yankees are very happy to playing in Boston on Friday as part of the 100th birthday for Fenway Park. As part of the festivities, the Yankees and Red Sox will don throwback uniforms without numbers to commemorate the event on Friday. The players feel it is only fitting that the Red Sox play their longtime rivals on the special occasion.
Well, it is Red Sox versus Yankees on Friday on Fenway's 100th birthday. How perfect!
The Yankees are scheduled to start right-hander Ivan Nova (2-0, 4.50 ERA). Nova has won 14 consecutive decisions dating back to his rookie season in 2011. In his last start against the Angels on Sunday he gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks and fanned eight batters in six innings in an 11-5 thrashing on ESPN. He is 0-2 with a 6.62 ERA in his career against the Bosox.
Boston will counter with right-hander Clay Buchholz (1-0, 9.00 ERA). Buchholz went seven subpar innings with a high pitch count in his last start. He is 2-3 with a 5.59 ERA lifetime against the Bombers.
Game-time will be 3:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.

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"Skating in the Schools" will offer a skating program that can be integrated directly into the school's physical education curriculum. The framework ranges from a one-week program, designed to make students aware of skating and provide an initial skill introduction to the sport, to a four-week course, focusing on additional skill development and application. The language, goals and content of the program can be adapted for use with students from elementary school through college. The program may be conducted by the school during the school day, as an after-school offering or as a rewards program.
The program's primary goals are to:
Here is a video clip and some pictures summarizing our day at the science museum (COSI). With the help of the Columbus Blue Jackets and COSI, the OhioHeath Chiller Ice Rink was able to give a presentation about the science of skating & hockey.
At the event there were hands-on stations - mini zamboni, ice painting/making, different types of skates, carpet skates, balance, spinner and a slap shot station. It was a blast and very well received amongst curious future scientists. You never know, someone may have been inspired to figure out the physics of a quintuple jump!
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EduSkating Fever on Ice Video
EduSkating Fever on Ice (FOI) is a fusion of academics and the Olympic sport of figure skating. The mission is to enhance students' athletic and academic skills through a challenging and fun program of instruction in ice skating. The vision is to provide educational opportunities to all children regardless of their race, culture, sex, religion or economic status. We aim to reduce racial segregation and economic isolation as well as promote improvement in fitness, health, academic achievement, social skills, self-esteem, discipline and confidence by focusing on figure skating and the Olympic movement as an educational tool that can bring all these components together and motivate students to do their best.
It targets Pre-K, K-12 grades and age groups and it is highly appropriate for this stage of life. School students are beginning to explore the world more broadly, they are increasingly able to deal with abstract thought, they are filled with energy, and they are extremely attuned to their peers and enjoy social interaction. EduSkating addresses these characteristics through a highly physical program in which every component gains relevance by being linked to the ice skating instruction that students are experiencing. In addition, the program is designed to be fun, so that students are highly motivated to participate actively in all the activities. With ice skating at its center, EduSkating is able to capture the attention and involvement of these young people in order to develop fitness, academic skills, and personal skills such as leadership, discipline, focus and social interaction.
By educating through the Olympic movement and its ideals, the academic, fitness, social and personal lessons experienced by the students are important for success in any area of life, the program plays an extremely positive role in shaping the future of young people.
More than 600 students from Fairfax Villa Elementary School, Fairfax, Va. participated in their annual Career Day.
Children heard and asked questions about a day in the life of interesting professions including a large animal veterinarian, a firefighter, a police officer, and a figure skating coach.
Students earned presents by asking a question. So all went home with U.S. Figure Skating pencils, note pads and key chains. Seven-year-old Arron E. asked, "Why do you like your job?" Coach Cherie Farrington answered, "Sharing how fun skating is as a sport, then explaining it so the person understands it is what makes it interesting. As a coach you get to motivate someone everyday. Maybe they are scared and you can change fear to joy. Plus no two students are alike, so everyday is really different. You never get bored."


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The Unthinkable Dream
Jonathan Goode has a dream. His dream is for everyone to love God and love people just the way Jesus did. His present and sole mission is to tell the country about his dream. So on a cold, rainy January morning, Jonathan and his good friend, Wes Peters, packed most of their worldly belongings in Goode's 2004 gold Nissan Sentra and took to the highways with their GPS in hand to take their message of love for all to the rest of the country as they tour the biggest and the not so biggest cities in the nation.
You may know Jonathan from the days when he worked at the local Chick‑fi‑la. You may also remember him from the original Blackbird's Coffee shop in downtown Dublin. Goode was Blackbird's first manger and helped to influence his good friend Jack Walker to open the popular gathering place. In fact, Jonathan's father Mike just purchased Blackbird's from Walker. Jonathan wants you to remind his mom, Sherry Starley, that God will be with him during his travels.
Jack Walker believes in what Jonathan is doing. "When most people have a great idea, they push it for a short time until they get tired and move on," Jack remarked. Commenting on Jonathan's persistence and his future Walker said, "He's the guy who sticks to it and makes it happen. It's just a matter of time before he's speaking at Catalyst Conference (one of the country's largest gathering of young leaders)‑ you watch."
While on their country‑wide tour, Jonathan and Wes will be showing their film, My Concrete Mattress. "The plight of the homeless in America was an easy choice," said Goode, who believes that the churches of America are helping, but would like to see the three‑quarters of the people in this country who profess themselves to be Christians do more, a lot more. "What we need is a massive God‑like movement," Goode contends.
Wes Peters, a Florida native, who met Jonathan when he enrolled in Dublin High School, discovered a new found faith in Christ as a student at the University of Georgia. Peters believes the movement is contagious and is excited to see the love blossom.
In the film My Concrete Mattress, Jonathan, with the invaluable aid of Jesse Lavender and Mark Mitchell, examines the tumultuous lives of four homeless residents of Atlanta. It wasn't long before Jonathan discovered that he was forced to reevaluate his preconceived ideas of who these people are. "The first thing I had to learn was that they were people, individual people with individual stories and individual names," Goode declared. Jonathan soon realized that the homeless were not the kind of people he thought he could easily avoid while he was living in a big city.
What he did realize was they are people who had things that they were excited about and people who do have a future. They are people who come from homes where drugs and alcohol are as common as sodas and pizzas. They are army veterans, paralegals, high school graduates, and businessmen, some who made bad decisions and others who were the victims of bad luck. They are people who honestly try to break the bonds of homelessness and they are people who live in abandoned buildings in sight of the bright lights of towers where wealthy people work and where the very rich show off their athletic talents to their adoring fans. They are people who sleep in the doors of churches as they seek sanctuary from the villainous streets of Georgia's capital.
"Homelessness is not only in big cities," Goode points out. "It is in small communities where people don't see the problem, and don't think there is a problem, so they don't do anything about it," Jonathan declared. He also points out that there is homelessness right here in Dublin, Georgia. Jonathan makes it clear that it his goal and his organization's goal to help not only the homeless but all kinds of people. "Rich people learn to love and be loved," Goode explains as to why he started with the poorest people.
Jonathan Goode, a 24‑year‑old recent graduate of Georgia State University with a degree in Political Science, asked for and received without hesitation the help of his old Dublin friends. Emily Taylor, Erin Wu, Jackson Head, Rolin Williamson and Ruthie Green, who joined Eric Davis and Billy Coward in making the low budget film, which was re‑edited to show the progress of the interviewees.
As for the future, Jonathan has no plans. "If I am a good steward of what I have now, I don't worry," remarked Jonathan. He takes one day at a time as he is determined to fully concentrate on his mission to spread the love of Christ. Jonathan is not ruling out going to a seminary in the future. "It has always been a part of me that wants to take this view of Christ and to make it ever present here in Laurens County," Goode wishes.
Goode hopes that everyone will be a part of the solution to the problems of the homeless and the grander goal of eradicating homelessness. He has done the math and figures that those with homes outnumber those without by a factor of at least 100 to 1. "Do something. Donate your time, food or money to a food bank," Jonathan proclaims!
If you would like to follow Jonathan and Wes on their tour or if you would like a copy of My Concrete Mattress, go to www.beunthinkable.org. The cost is up to you. Send what you can. The project could use your money. More importantly, they want your prayers. But, most of all, they want you to love everyone.


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The African-American Research series is provided as a sampling the resources you will find on MyGenShare.com. These videos are part of the Genealogy Records category featuring an online library designed to help genealogists and family historians learn about records, research skills and processes to advance the joining of generations.
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A listing of the available video in this series is as follows:
African-American #1: Introduction to African-American genealogy research
African-American #2: Why is African American genealogy different?
African-American #3: The cardinal rules of genealogical research
African-American #4: Learn the fundamentals and follow the process
African-American #5: Gather oral history and family records
African-American #6: Documenting the contemporary family–Step 1 Insights
African-American #7: Take your family back to 1870–Step 2
African-American #8: Collecting evidence from vital records–Step 2 Insights
African-American #9: African-American genealogy research: Step 3
African-American #10: Was your ancestor born free or freed by a slave owner?–Step 3 Insights
African-American #11: Learn African-American genealogy historical insights–Step 3 Insights
African-American #12: Making the slave connection–Step 3 Insights
African-American #13: Research the slave owner and slavery–Step 4
African-American #14: Researching the last slave owner–Step 4 Insights
African-American #15: Tracing slave ancestors over time–Step 4 Insights
African-American #16: Searching records for slaves–Step 4 Insights
African-American #17: Finding and using plantation records–Step 4 Insights
African-American #18: Back to Africa–Step 5
African-American # 19: Research Canada and the Caribbean–Step 6
African-American # 20: Epilogue
African-American # 21: African-American research clues
African-American #22: Emancipation timeline
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Title: Alpha Delta
Author: R.J. Scott
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Release Date: January 2, 2017
Genre(s): Contemporary/Military
Officer Finn Hallan has never run from a fight. With Niall's life and love at stake, he's not about to start now…
Finn Hallan is a member of the elite Norwegian Emergency Response Unit, code name Delta. When the team is sent to respond to a hostage situation on a Oil Platform in the Norwegian Sea, he has to face demons he thought he had buried a long time ago.
Scottish engineer Niall Faulkner's skills in oil platform decommissioning takes him to the Forseti platform at the worst possible time. When he's captured by terrorists, his only thought is that he will never get to tell his lover how he really feels.
Can Finn keep Niall alive? Or will they both die at the hands of hijackers in the frigid waters of the Norwegian sea?
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The call came in just past fourteen hundred hours, Erik beating him to ops by about two seconds, both men pulling on vests and arranging holsters.
Finn had been reading, spending the quiet down time before dinner trying to get his head around some of the shit that had gone down today. Time at the Urskar training facility was hard work but it wasn't hard physical work that was bugging Finn. He knew exactly what it was.
They'd talked this morning; he was working on the Forseti platform in the Heidrun oilfield for the next few weeks. They wouldn't be seeing each other for a while, and that was fine. Finn was good with that. Of course, he didn't like the fact Finn was flying in this weather. The storm passing through near the Forseti platform was a big one. And yes, he had to admit to himself he'd checked. And that was the problem. He'd checked the storm, he'd worried about the flight, and he was already missing the feisty, nerdy, sexy engineer enough to have it consuming his thoughts. All the what-ifs and the whens, and mostly the whys. He didn't usually do serious, but Niall could make him change his mind. One guy with a soft voice and a wicked mouth comes along and suddenly Finn was losing control of his touch but don't keep policy.
Then, this morning he'd fucked up. Big time.
He hadn't been paying attention and he'd seriously blown things in training. He'd let his guard down and got a helmet full of pink dye with a spot-on head shot from a crowing Erik. It wasn't so much the kill shot, it was why Finn had been distracted. He'd been thinking about Niall, and not in the I want to fuck that sideways kind of way, but in an I hope he's okay and I'll miss him kind of way.
Then Erik had to go and manage to kill him. It was the first time Erik had ever gotten the drop on Finn in training. It had taken three hair washes and vigorous scrubbing to get the pink out of his hair and off his left temple.
When they reached the briefing room Erik grinned at him, that shit-eating grin that told Finn he wouldn't be living it down that Erik's team had taken first blood in the mini war game they were taking part in. The grin didn't last long, subsiding as soon as Cap walked in. After all, it didn't matter what had happened this morning; now they were all about whatever had caused them to be alerted.
"About thirty minutes ago four bodies were found at the Grane oil terminal, identified as security assigned to the NorsDev Forseti Platform."
Cap stared straight at Finn and for a brief moment Finn wasn't really understanding the words. Then one thing hit him square in the chest. Forseti. That was where Niall was.
Rising to his feet he didn't know what to say as fear gripped him. "Four?"
"We have reason to believe these four men were replaced so that a team of hijackers could get onto Forseti."
"That's being decom'd." Erik sounded puzzled. "What kind of collateral does an empty oil platform have?"
"Only four?" Finn interjected. "What about the engineers? Niall Faulkner and his brother Ewan?"
Erik looked up at him and Finn could see the moment the information made sense in his head.
"Fuck. Niall is on Forseti?"
"Both of them… Niall and Ewan. Did they go? Does someone know if he…?" The rest of the team all stared at him, Cap included, and Finn realized he was coming off as a mad man. He subsided. No one could get information out if Finn was raving like a fucking lovesick moron.
"The pilots are back, they took one engineer and four security replacements. So, souls on the platform are one engineer, six skeleton crew, and the four security replacements. Eleven souls in all."
The bottom fell out of Finn and dread stole his breath. Was it Niall or Ewan on Forseti? With who? Terrorists?
"Intel is showing no communications, or demands, but chatter has it that this is an isolated cell connected to the Hofstad Network out of Denmark." Cap slid his finger on the laptop and the screen changed behind him to show four faces. Three fair-haired, one dark, all in fatigues with long addendums at the bottom of the photo. Ex-Marine, one former SAS. The names a blur. Except for one.
Svein Roberg.
"He's dead," Erik said in disbelief, echoing Finn's thoughts exactly. Roberg had a long history of fighting the good fight for whichever side paid him most. Ex-Special Forces, he had finally been taken down by the ERU two years before, just after Finn joined the team. In fact, it had been Finn who faced him down after tracking him to a small holding in Alta. They'd chased him to the Alta Dam, where the murdering fucker had died.
The bastard had tried extortion in the name of environmental concern and had killed three oil workers in an explosion at one of the dry land containment depots. Finn would never forget Svein's face. He didn't even fight when Erik and Finn had him cornered, simply dropped his weapon and raised his hands.
In the best traditions of all grandstanding bad guys he laughed then said, "I live to fight another day," repeating this over and over as he fell to his knees. There had been madness in his words, and cunning in his silver eyes. Only when Finn had stepped forward did the madness manifest in a blur of motion, the two men grappling for the weapon and a bullet leaving Finn's gun and carving into Svein's neck, blood spurting. Time had slowed and Finn had watched in horror and a curious fascination as the terrorist leaped in a grotesque twist of muscles over the dam wall and down into the churning water below.
"They never found his body," Finn said softly. But Finn hadn't cared then. The fucker had a bullet in his neck and had fallen over six hundred feet. He had to have been dead.
"Until four weeks ago his file was silent, but chatter indicated there was movement and he was implicated right in the center of it all."
"And no one thought to brief us?" Finn demanded hotly. "Why the fuck not?"
Several others in the team, Erik included, added their alarm.
Cap held up a hand and quieted the room. "Wheels up in ten," he said.
And that was it. They knew nothing. They didn't know why Forseti was the platform involved or why Svein Roberg had shown up. But, whatever information they received, they would be ready for action when they knew what the hell to do.
Erik grabbed his arm as Finn made to leave. "Finn?" he asked. The question was loaded. It was, are you sure you're okay, do you know the man you've been seeing is on Forseti, and can you handle this, all wrapped up in one word.
Finn nodded. Didn't matter how he felt or what he actually said to voice any of it, he was going with the team and he wasn't putting doubt in Erik's head.
"Let's get this done."
R.J. Scott's Bio
My goal is to write stories with a heart of romance, a troubled road to reach happiness, and most importantly, that hint of a happily ever after.
I've has been writing since age six, when I was made to stay in at lunchtime for an infraction involving cookies and the mixing bowl. You can't tell a six year old not to lick the bowl!
I was told to write a story and two sides of paper about a trapped princess later, a lover of writing was born.
As an avid reader myself, I can be found reading anything from thrillers to sci-fi to horror. However, my first real true love will always be the world of romance. I love my cowboys, bodyguards, firemen and billionaires (to name a few) and love to write dramatic and romantic stories of love and passion between these men. (Yum)
With over 90 titles to my name and counting, I am the author of the award winning book, The Christmas Throwaway, which was All Romance Ebooks best selling title of 2010.
I'm also known for the Texas series charting the lives of Riley and Jack, and the Sanctuary series following the work of the Sanctuary Foundation and the people it protects.
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Wed, 27 November 2013
ur hero Nick Nitro welcomes old pal and chum JT Shea from "The Gigcast" and "Drawing The Wrong Conclusions" who drops by to talk all sorts of things involving Who. Who? Exactly: Doctor Who- and in-particular, the 50th Anniversary Special "The Day of the Doctor", the web special "The Night of the Doctor" and much much more on this episode of...
THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY!
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1: In a land of amazing forests and beautiful waters, somewhere between a mountain and a river, sat Greenwold, a large village that sat near the base of Dena mountain and the Timons River that ran right through the center of the village. The people of Greenwold were normal people who loved their home.
2: Greenwold was more than a home for farmers and traders; it was also a home for the young knight in training, Falshur, and his teacher Rictor. Rictor was once a brave knight who fought for the country that Greenwold was built in, but over the years Rictor grew too old to fight, so he left the capital city and went to Greenwold.
3: Falshur was not Rictor's only student. There was another man in the village named Harold who also wanted to become a Knight and serve the king. Falshur and Harold for the most part got along, talking to each other and making bets about who would do what better. The two of them were Rictor's oldest students and the only students he had taught enough to trust to defend the village if anything was to happen.
4: There were times when Harold and Falshur weren't getting along, though. Sometimes Rictor would choose Harold over Falshur simply because Harold was older. Falshur could barely stand when Rictor would take Harold out on dangerous jobs and leave him behind to wait for them to come home. Falshur began to ask Rictor if he could come along and help, but Rictor would reply, "Falshur, you're only 16; you're simply not old enough to come along! Plus, Harold has been my student much longer than you." Falshur had had enough of being told that he was too young and that he didn't have enough experience. He was going to help Rictor the next time he left the village whether he asked or not.
5: Early in the morning, Falshur woke up and watched as Harold and Rictor rode their horses slowly to the dark Dena mountains just outside of the village. "They are leaving without telling anyone; this must be important." Falshur grabbed his stuff and quickly ran out the door, following his friends up the mountain and to a cave.
6: Falshur watched as Harold and Rictor walked into the cave, and slowly he followed, watching them both slowly draw their weapons. Falshur stopped and peeked around the corner and watched as a dragon rushed out before Rictor. "Run!" he heard Rictor shout as Harold turned his back and headed for the entrance to the cave.
7: Falshur ran for the entrance as well, taking deep breaths as he watched Harold run out. "What are you doing here, Falshur? I thought you were told to stay home unless asked to come?" Harold screamed as Rictor fell out of the cave. Rictor stood up and quickly ran to Falshur, handing him one of his swords. "Both of you get out of here! I'll stay here and fend him off."
8: Falshur turned quickly and ran down the mountainside, watching as Harold slowly followed. "What do you think you're doing, Falshur? We can't just leave him there!" Harold yelled, stopping. "I'm not going back there! I, I can't!" Falshur shouted back, pointing to the top of the mountain. "Well, I am!" Harold turned and quickly ran back up the mountainside. "And if you were really as brave as you say you are, you would come too!" Falshur sat listening to the yelling and roaring coming from the top of the mountain. Falshur knew he needed to help, but he was too afraid to move from where he stood. Finally Falshur put his head down and charged up the mountainside. Falshur ran and ran until finally he saw his teacher and Harold trapped in a corner as the dragon circled them slowly. "Over here!" Falshur shouted throwing a rock at the monster as it turned, taking a step towards him. Falshur tossed another rock and prepared himself as the dragon charged at him. `
9: Quickly Falshur dove away from where he was standing as the beast tumbled off the side of the mountain. Falshur took a deep breath and watched as the dragon fell into the forest. "You did good boy," Rictor muttered, taking back his sword. "I'll still need to punish you when we get home, Falshur, but I'm proud.
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Mixed corporate earnings reports sent stock indexes wobbling Monday as trading resumed after the three-day Easter holiday.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48 points, or 0.4 percent, to 12,457 in morning trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 5, or 0.4 percent, to 1,333. The Nasdaq composite fell 3, or 0.1 percent, to 2,817.
Stocks fell broadly. Technology companies were the only one of the 10 company groups that make up the S&P index to edge higher. Traders said rising commodity costs were making investors cautious.
"It's becoming harder to become overly exuberant over backwards-looking earnings when it's clear that consumers' pocketbooks are getting squeezed over higher gasoline costs," said Paul Zemsky, a market strategist at ING Investment Management. "Given that we're near the … highs for the year, we're certainly not adding to our (stock) positions until we get a sense of what these oil prices mean to the consumer."
Johnson Controls Inc. fell 3.5 percent after the auto parts supplier said it expects revenue to drop by $500 million in the third quarter due to the earthquake in Japan.
Kimberly-Clark Corp., the maker of Kleenex and Huggies, lost 3.5 percent after missing earnings estimates. The company also lowered its earnings forecast for the full year. The company said that it plans to raise prices to offset higher costs.
Precious metals rose. Silver futures gained nearly 1 percent to $46.50 an ounce, while gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,506 an ounce.
Monday is light on economic data. Home sales rose more than expected in March to 300,000. That's still less than half of the 700,000-a-year pace that economists consider healthy.
Ford Motor Co., Coca-Cola, and Exxon-Mobil are among the companies reporting earnings this week. Movie rental company Netflix Inc. will release earnings after the market closes.


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On Sep 20, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Adrian Roselli <email@example.com> wrote: >>> 2. Not acting because there *may* be a Formal Objection isn't a reason. >> Granted, I don't know the players, who might object or how complex that >> process is. If I tell a client I'm not going to follow the agreed scope of work >> (the existing committed process and deadline, in this analogy) because he or >> she may object, I'd expect to be fired. I'd continue to move ahead and follow >> the expectations that have already been set. A Formal Objection will be dealt >> with, but at least there will be *movement*. >> >> There is no "may" about it. We have people making such statements without >> having even seen a decision. We have every reason to believe that they will >> follow through. And that resolving such FOs will delay our entry to CR. > > Now you have me in a process knowledge-gap. > > Will a Formal Objection to an attribute that isn't even in the spec really delay an end of 2014 CR date? Is the process that complex? All Formal Objections must be fully processed before we can enter CR. So it would shift all milestones starting with entry to CR by however long that takes. > > Is it likely that there may be other Formal Objections to other aspects of the spec? Should we toss those aspects aside if someone threatens a Formal Objection? > > Yes, those are rhetorical, but it seems to me this approach enables anyone who wants to threaten a Formal Objection as a way to strong-arm an action (or lack of action). > > To me, that isn't a reason to stop moving ahead on this or other issues that are already in play. We hope that in this case, an extension spec can be a compromise that will not lead to strong objections from either side. We may be wrong on that. But the W3C Process requires groups to find proposals that draw the weakest objections. The Director has made clear to the Chairs that, while it may not be possible to avoid every Formal Objection, the WG should not run headlong intot hem either. Regards, MaciejReceived on Thursday, 20 September 2012 19:52:03 UTC
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It's time to take a look back on Conchita's track record in our Best Eurovision Song Ever polls over the last few weeks. Continue reading
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Re-Review: Rise Like a Phoenix
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Conchita sings "My Heart Will Go On"
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Conchita: "We need to stop talking about sexuality"
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The period 2/6/2011 to 15/6/2011 is Saka Dawa which is one of the most important sacred Buddhist days as it commemorates Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment and Parinirvana.
During this particularly auspicious time of the year, practitioners place special emphasis on Dharma practice such as circumambulation of monasteries and stupas, prostrations, taking precepts, reciting mantras, offering mandalas, doing sadhanas, writing sutra and saving animal's lives, etc.
All the merits of virtuous actions done on these days (02/06/2011 till 15/06/2011) are Multiplied ONE HUNDRED MILLION TIMES.
At CGC, we have lined up daily activities during this extremely important period. If you are free, please join us as many days as you can, don't miss the chance to purify your negative karma and collect merit.
If you would like to make offerings at CGC during this time, you're most welcome to do so before teaching or prayer begins. You also can bring along your own offerings or alternatively you can offer butter lamp which is available at CGC with a small donation. For more information on offerings, please contact Ms. Loo Bee Bee at 012 4912528 or Mr. Vincent Yeoh at 012 428 5528.
Below is the schedule:THURSDAY, 2nd JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Vajrasattva mantra recitation & Confession to the 35 Buddhas.
(Reciting Vajrasattva mantra and Confession to the 35 Buddhas brings about very powerful purification of negative karma.)
FRIDAY, 3rd JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Chenreziq (Kuan Yin) mantra recitation
(This mantra to the Compassionate Buddha is powerful and uplifting. Reciting this mantra can calm all fears, soothe concerns, heal broken hearts and answer all prayers.)
SATURDAY, 4th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Long Chenreziq (Kuan Yin) mantra recitation
SUNDAY, 5th JUNE 2011
(3pm – 5pm)
TEACHING: 37 practices of a Bodhisattva – By Geshe Deyang followed by mantra recitation
MONDAY, 6th JUNE 2011
(9.30am – 11.30am)
TEACHING: 37 practices of a Bodhisattva – By Geshe Deyang followed by mantra recitation
(8pm – 9pm)
21 Tara Mantras & Praises to the 21 Taras
(The Green Tara mantra can be recited to remove obstacles, fears and worries. Mother Tara answers prayers swiftly! The high lamas mentioned that no one ever attained Enlightenment without the help of Mother Tara and when we chant her mantra, doing so with pure motivation and intense devotion transforms the mantra into powerful wish fulfilling prayers.)
TUESDAY, 7th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Guru Rinpoche mantra recitation
(For furthur information on the Guru Rinpoche mantra please go to http://www.rinpoche.com/gurumantra.html)
WEDNESDAY, 8th JUNE 2011
(8.30pm – 9.30pm)
White Dzambhala & Yellow Dzambhala mantra recitation
(Through the power of compassionate intention, visualization, and mantra recitation this practice ripens and enhances our karma for an abundance of resources. When done with single-pointed concentration and faith, chanting Dzambhala mantras can increase one's financial prosperity)
THURSDAY, 9th JUNE 2011
(8.30pm – 10.00pm)
FRIDAY, 10th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
White Umbrella Goddess mantra recitation
(White Umbrella Goddess is known to save sentient beings from all harm and bestows protection from natural catastrophes, diseases, spirit harm and all forms of misfortune. She is a female form of Avalokiteshvara (Chenreziq), the Buddha of Compassion. Chanting her mantra invokes extremely powerful protection)
SATURDAY. 11th JUNE 2011
(8.30pm – 10.00pm)
SUNDAY, 12th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
White Tara mantra recitation
(Chanting and doing practises of White Tara can grant long life)
MONDAY, 13th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Amitabha long and short mantra recitation
(Amitabha Buddha emanates ruby red light, a Red that symbolises love and compassion. Amitabha Buddha's radiant form warms and pacifies the hearts of all who gaze at him. Reciting Amitabha Buddha's mantra purifies all delusions and removes obstacles caused by one's excessive attachment to material things.)
TUESDAY, 14th JUNE 2011
(8pm – 9pm)
Namgyalma mantra recitation
(Reciting Namgyalma's mantra grants victory over illness and receiving blessings for long & meaningful life benefiting others. Namgyalma mantra is incredibly powerful for granting extension of one's life through recovery of illness and avoiding premature death through accidents and disasters)
Ksiddhigarbha mantra recitation
(One can recite this mantra if one is in danger from natural disasters. This is also an excellent mantra to recite when someone passes away.)
WEDNESDAY, 15th JUNE 2011
(8.30pm – 10.00pm)
MEDITATION: Calm Abiding by Geshe Deyang followed by MEDICINE BUDDHA PUJA & Shakyamuni Buddha mantra recitation.
WEDNESDAY, 22nd JUNE 2011
(8.30pm – 10.00pm)
MEDITATION: Calm Abiding by Geshe Deyang.
SUNDAY, 26th JUNE 2011
(11.00am – 12.00am)
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Below Punchmark will walk you through how to update metadata within SiteManager in our V6 platform. If you'd like to review information about best practices for metadata you can review our prior post, "How to Optimize Meta Data to Boost Rankings & Increase Traffic." Step 1...VIEW POST
Tuesday 18 June2019
How to Optimize Meta Data to Boost Rankings & Increase Traffic
Written by Katie Kinlaw
There are a lot of pieces that go into optimizing a website for search engine optimization. However, we can categorize these variables into three main key buckets: keyword-rich content, a quality backlink profile, and the technical foundation of your site. In this post, we will be going bac...VIEW POST
Tuesday 11 June2019
How to Sell Diamond Engagement Rings to Millennials
Written by Katie Kinlaw
As a local jewelry retailer, you've probably felt the shift over the past few years when it comes to selling a diamond engagement ring. As the Millennial generation has come to age, the bridal demographic has changed, and they bring with them specific values. This has impacted the client l...VIEW POST
Wednesday 16 January2019
Punchmark 2018 Year in Review
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Punchmark 2018 Year in Review 2018 was an incredible year. Never in Punchmark's history have we had so many ups and downs. Our team grew by three, two babies were born right in the middle of the year, we started the ground-up reconstruction of our entire platform, and our services changed...VIEW POST
Tuesday 13 February2018
SiteManager Version 6 is Coming!
Written by Ross Cockerham
Punchmark, focusing on ease of use and page-speed performance, is completely rebuilding SiteManager from the ground-up to create Version 6 of the platform. This year, by hand-selecting server infrastructure and utilizing new networking and page-caching technology, the new engine behind Ver...VIEW POST
Tuesday 23 January2018
Punchmark 2017 Year in Review
Written by Bryan Cockerham
The past few years have been about growing our infrastructure and our company to the scale needed to support our ever-expanding client base. We've always wanted to be able to offer the best technology, and now that we're getting there, 2017 was about answering, "What's Next?" W...VIEW POST
Tuesday 5 September2017
Rapnet 1: DLS Diamonds Now Available for Diamond Search
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Rapnet is a massive diamond vendor, with 1.46 million diamonds listed and 140,000 daily searches. Understandably, multiple clients really wanted to feature Rapnet's selection in their Diamond Search add-on on their website, and this is now possible. The Punchmark Development team has just fin...VIEW POST
Friday 1 September2017
Secure Your Jewelry Website with SSL Encryption
Written by Bryan Cockerham
We have reached an age where information security is no longer an option–it is a must-have. Punchmark has always protected clients' most vulnerable pages by providing a shared SSL certificate, and forcing them to load via encryption. These pages include checkout and cart pages, registratio...VIEW POST
Monday 28 August2017
New Premium Vendors: Lashbrook, Royal Chain, ArtCarved, Frederic Duclos, SDC Creations & Fana Jewelry
Written by Jessica Ellis
Although the summer season is starting to come to an end, things are continuing to heat up here at Punchmark because our Premium Vendor program is currently ON FIRE. Since we last announced our Premium vendor additions back in April, we have been busy adding 6 new incredible brands to our list, alon...VIEW POST
Wednesday 16 August2017
A Sidenote on Digital Marketing for Jewelers
Written by Bryan Cockerham
With our business grounded in making other companies' online presences the best they could be, we've always practiced what we preach to test the Digital Marketing game for ourselves, and last month we took on another challenge. We started an Instagram on August 3rd, 2017 and are putting in m...VIEW POST
Tuesday 15 August2017
Ben Smithee & The Smithee Group Partner with the Punchmark Team
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Every seminar that we attend, speakers are constantly pressing upon attendees the importance of a strong social media presence and how valuable it is for a company to reach out to new potential customers through their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. No seminar impressed the value of web presenc...VIEW POST
Sunday 6 August2017
SiteManager Product Import Scripts Have Been Updated
Written by Ross Cockerham
Now that your product grid includes advanced product filters, your product import script has been updated to meet the needs of more advanced product data. The CSV product import script for SiteManager now includes item type, gender, cost, vendor style, weight measurement, length, length measureme...VIEW POST
Monday 10 July2017
New Addition to Punchmark's Development Team
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Increasing our database by tens of thousands of diamonds doesn't happen by accident, or overnight. It takes hard work, careful planning and a team of talented programmers working together in harmony. Punchmark is very proud to announce the addition of one more to its Development team,...VIEW POST
Monday 19 June2017
Two New Additions to Punchmark's Creative Team
Written by Daniel Sirois
With big growth comes big responsibility, and Punchmark is excited about being able to provide the quality of design work that it strives to create. Sarah Willistein is a five-year Dean's List graduate from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), attending with an RIT Trustee scholarship a...VIEW POST
Saturday 17 June2017
You Can Now Update Special Store Hours During the Year
Written by Jessica Ellis
Many jewelry website clients have requested the need to not only have the ability to change "holiday hours" on the website, but to also be able to create other special store hours at various times throughout the year. Now this feature is available in SiteManager. To enter seasonal hours...VIEW POST
Thursday 15 June2017
Punchmark Lowers Price for Premium Homepage Slider
Written by Jason Adams
Because every client has specific needs when it comes to marketing, we've created two tiers for the monthly subscription services for your Premium Homepage Slider. These new tiers will make it easier to continue creating excellent communication on your homepage for a lower cost. With the new...VIEW POST
Thursday 8 June2017
SEO: Are Your Competitors Getting Your Business?
Written by Bryan Cockerham
If you're not doing SEO or digital advertising, where is your traffic going? If they're coming to you, they're not coming to you in the numbers they could be. SEO is a buzzword that has been around for a long time with retailers at the local level adopting it much more slowly than the...VIEW POST
Monday 5 June2017
Recap: The Edge Workshop at JCK Las Vegas
Written by Ross Cockerham
The day before the JCK show in Las Vegas, Abbott Jewelry Systems put together a special workshop for Edge users who were interested in using all the tools provided to become smarter and more profitable. Attendance was limited to the first 100 jewelers who registered, and the workshop was made po...VIEW POST
Sunday 4 June2017
Punchmark Awards Allison-Kaufman as Premium Vendor of the Year
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Allison-Kaufman, one of America's leading fine jewelry manufacturers, has been awarded "Vendor of the Year" for excellence in commitment to clients. "Allison-Kaufman has gone above and beyond, taking added steps to ensure their retailers are successful. In an industry that is usua...VIEW POST
Tuesday 30 May2017
Punchmark's Support Team Now Includes a New Vendor Liaison
Written by Ross Cockerham
To help facilitate the growth of the Premium Vendor program, Punchmark recently added Jessica Ellis to its customer service team as Vendor Liaison. Coming from an e-commerce position at a major department store, Jessica was responsible for online merchandising and digital content management. She reg...VIEW POST
Monday 1 May2017
Why Reviews Matter Again
Written by Bryan Cockerham
What if reviews could be the difference between a customer choosing you and a customer choosing your competition? What if a simple service could be the difference between your unsuccessful past attempts at getting reviews, and real, material numbers of them? It's no secret that customers look...VIEW POST
Friday 28 April2017
Latest Updates to Punchmark's SiteManager
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Every month, our team makes a lot of improvements to SiteManager. Some of these updates go unnoticed, such as bug fixes and other small changes, whereas some warrant a bit of communication. Here are a few things that have been recently rolled out that you might want to know about. Previewing / Pu...VIEW POST
Wednesday 26 April2017
Multiple Diamond Search Images for RDI Diamonds
Written by Jason Adams
For customers who carry RDI diamonds, Punchmark's Diamond Search now includes actual images of the diamonds, which can be very helpful for customers that need more visual trust to be established before making a diamond purchase. When making a diamond sales presentation in person, it's mu...VIEW POST
Thursday 20 April2017
International Shipping Methods and Other E-Commerce Settings
Written by Ross Cockerham
When international options were deployed for e-commerce, this required an update to the shipping methods so that the correct costs can be charged for international shipping. Now, international customers can choose these international shipping options during checkout. In the event that they select a ...VIEW POST
Tuesday 18 April2017
Welcoming Our Newest Premium Vendors: Simon G & Gems One
Written by Jessica Ellis
They say that April showers bring May flowers. But here at Punchmark, the only kind of showers we're seeing are those that come down in the form of beautiful diamond, fashion and bridal jewelry – and man is it pouring! Because this month, we added two major brands to our Premium Vendor p...VIEW POST
Wednesday 22 March2017
Three New Premium Vendors: Quality Gold, Lafonn, and Color Merchants
Written by Ross Cockerham
Our process of adding new Premium Vendors to our system is getting more efficient, and this is starting to pay off. This month, we've added 9,200 items from these combined vendors, making it increasingly easier for you to show their products on your websites. Actively serving more than 23...VIEW POST
Sunday 19 March2017
Punchmark and Podium Partner Up to bring you Powerful Products
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Just in this past month, we've spent hours on the phone with Podium dreaming of the possibilities we can offer our mutual clients. What we came up with is something we're excited about: the best prices that Podium can offer, in addition to support and education provided by Punchmark. As your...VIEW POST
Wednesday 15 March2017
Punchmark Brings on a new SEO Partner to Offer Outstanding Service
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Through close connections with the top SEO providers in the country, we've managed to secure an amazing new partner, Ana Raynes, to help you drive results. Because of Punchmark's sheer volume, combined with Ana's love of the fashion industry, we've been able to negotiate her time to ...VIEW POST
Tuesday 14 March2017
New Jewelry Grid Now Being Released for Punchmark Clients
Written by Daniel Sirois
In February we began rolling out the release of your new product grid. We've gotten both great feedback and great suggestions as clients have been checking out its functionality. We apologize for the delay—the rollout has been a manual process. We are being extremely careful, as products r...VIEW POST
Thursday 9 February2017
Advanced Product Sorting Interface
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Want to customize the order in which your products are shown? Now you can organize your items on category and brand pages by simply dragging and dropping them in order. To enable custom sorting options, you'll need to visit your Global Settings page, and make sure that you have "custom" se...VIEW POST
Wednesday 8 February2017
New Premium Homepage Slides Added
Written by Daniel Sirois
This month the design team added 40 Premium Slides from our top requested vendors like Tacori, Hearts on Fire, Scott Kay, Allison Kaufman, Benchmark and more! Numerous bug fixes were made to the slider system and individual slides as well. We're very excited about where this Premium Slider progr...VIEW POST
Monday 6 February2017
International Checkout Options Now Available
Written by Ross Cockerham
Because of all the ecommerce success during the 4th quarter, quite a few clients have reached out telling us that they have customers outside the United States who would like to make purchases on their websites. Now your checkout system is fully equipped with international billing and shipping optio...VIEW POST
Sunday 5 February2017
Announcing Our Newest Premium Vendors: Scott Kay & Kirk Kara
Written by Ross Cockerham
Scott Kay and Kirk Kara both have very unique lines of bridal jewelry, which you can now subscribe to as Premium Vendors. Authorized retailers can easily add these new lines to their website by visiting your Premium Vendor Access page, and clicking the "subscribe" button. T...VIEW POST
Thursday 2 February2017
New Merchant Payment Gateways: Payline & Stripe
Written by Bryan Cockerham
In January, we added two new ways for you to accept money from online transactions. Payline is a cheaper alternative to authorize.net that offers a very similar set of features. Stripe, which started as a payment-accepting mobile app, is at the cutting edge of new technology. Stripe offers high defe...VIEW POST
Wednesday 1 February2017
Managing Your Shipping Methods
Written by Jason Adams
Shipping methods can now be edited from the E-Commerce Settings page, giving you the freedom to add any shipping method you'd like for your shopping cart. You can name each option pertaining to the carrier, such as "USPS Priority Mail" or you can even just call it something generic, li...VIEW POST
Monday 30 January2017
New Feature : Blog Categories
Written by Ross Cockerham
The articles in your Punchmark blog can now be categorized so that your latest news will be featured in a more organized fashion. Some ideas for categories are: "Custom Design of the Week", "Celebrities Wearing our Brands", "Jewelry Education" or anything else you can t...VIEW POST
Friday 27 January2017
Punchmark 2016 Year in Review
Written by Bryan Cockerham
2016 was an incredible year for Punchmark, with a focus primarily on company growth. Our sales grew, but this was not the only area we were looking to bolster. Our customer support team doubled, our graphic design team doubled, and we made considerable improvements to our technology infrastructure...VIEW POST
Monday 12 December2016
LiveChat Now Available on your Website
Written by Daniel Sirois
We recently installed LiveChat on punchmark.com and in the back-end of SiteManager, and it immediately changed our business. Our clients are now able to ask us questions and get immediate responses. Our potential sales leads no longer sit there on the website "just looking" and then leave ...VIEW POST
Saturday 10 December2016
Tacori, Allison Kaufman & Parlé - Welcoming Our Newest Premium Vendors!
Written by Ross Cockerham
We are very excited to have taken on three great new additions to our Premium Vendor program! Our retailers have really spoken up about these vendors, and their popularity made it a priority for us to work hard to make sure we can get them all on board during the holiday season. Each ve...VIEW POST
Saturday 3 December2016
We've Doubled Your Product Capacity!
Written by Bryan Cockerham
As we continue signing on new Premium Vendors, our system is growing more rapidly now. This growth has reflected in a greater need for product capacity, since it's easy to install products from Premium Vendors, and this can take up a lot more product bandwidth. For this reason, we've decided...VIEW POST
Friday 14 October2016
Hearts on Fire is Now a Premium Vendor
Written by Ross Cockerham
We are proud to announce that we have added all the latest products for the premier brand that features The World's Most Perfectly Cut Diamond. There are over 4,000 products including the fanciest rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets anyone has ever seen. Ignite something on your website th...VIEW POST
Wednesday 12 October2016
Introducing our New Banner Subscription Program!
Written by Daniel Sirois
In addition to Punchmark's Marketing Library, we've created a new program that lets you sign up monthly and get up to 10 banners over the course of a year for the price of 5. This system will have you fully prepared with marketing for the holiday season, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day...VIEW POST
Tuesday 11 October2016
Get SMS Alerts for New Orders & Website Messages
Written by Jason Adams
Sometimes emails get buried and you find out later that a customer was waiting. Our new SMS alert system makes it so you never miss a notification for your new sales or messages through your website this holiday season. Contact us today if you would like to set up SMS messaging. ...VIEW POST
Sunday 9 October2016
Financing Calculator Now Available
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Do you offer financing? Sometimes closing a sale with a customer is as easy as spelling out how much it will really cost them on a monthly basis. Show your customers what their monthly payment would be while they're looking at the $5,000 or $10,000 engagement ring they want to buy. You can custo...VIEW POST
Friday 7 October2016
We're Increasing our Server Resources for Q4
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Q4 is here, and we're ready. We've allocated additional resources for our server infrastructure to prepare for your increased holiday traffic. As we continue to grow, as will our cluster of servers and processing power. This holiday season, we anticipate a big spike as a result of our recent...VIEW POST
Thursday 29 September2016
Canadian Pricing Now Available
Written by Bryan Cockerham
As our Canadian clients have requested, the Engagement Ring Designer and Diamond Search can now show prices adjusted to Canadian dollars. This system uses a conversion tool, which takes the daily exchange rate and multiplies it by the US Dollar. If you price your own in-stock diamonds in Canadian do...VIEW POST
Sunday 25 September2016
Save Your Customer Form Submissions
Written by Jason Adams
If you've created a custom form on your website for an RSVP form, a contest entry, or simply a means for your customers to contact you, these form submission entries can now be saved in your website database. Your form data can either be saved in its own list, or it can be included among all you...VIEW POST
Friday 23 September2016
Ostbye is Added to Punchmark's Premium Vendor Program
Written by Bryan Cockerham
Ostbye is the most recent addition to join Punchmark's Premium Vendor system, featuring 6 brands with over 2,000 products, including pendants, rings, earrings, wedding bands, and bracelets. In addition to products by the Ostbye brand, the collection also includes products from the Diamond Marria...VIEW POST
Wednesday 21 September2016
We're Upgrading the Way Your Products are Displayed!
Written by Ross Cockerham
Our development team has been working on creating new a new product grid layout and a new filtering system so that your products can be found much more easily by your customers. The new filters include options such as category, brand, price, metal type, gemstone type, diamond shape, gender, length, ...VIEW POST
Thursday 15 September2016
Welcoming John McFarland to our Design Team!
Written by Daniel Sirois
Punchmark is constantly expanding its design capabilities while also refortifying the company for efficiency. As we push forward with many exciting new programs and features, we are committed to providing you with the highest level of service possible. Please help us by welcoming John McFarla...VIEW POST
Friday 26 August2016
SiteManager Concierge Now Available
Written by Bryan Cockerham
SiteManager Concierge Now Available We understand that while your website has an elaborate content management system, many retailers simply don't have the time to log in and manage their websites. So for this reason, we've created Concierge Maintenance Plans, which make it so that every m...VIEW POST
Monday 22 August2016
New Dawn Diamonds by M. Geller
Written by Ross Cockerham
New Dawn Diamonds™ by M. Geller New Dawn Diamonds™ is a lab-grown diamond that provides the same exceptional beauty and brilliance of a quality mined diamond...but at a more affordable price. With this New Dawn Diamond program, M. Geller is offering five solitaire programs for a 90 da...VIEW POST
Friday 12 August2016
Custom Jewelry Design Center Generating Sales for Retailers
Written by Thomas Cossuto
Our Custom Design Center is Generating Sales! Punchmark's Custom Jewelry Design Center has only been active for a few months, and customers have been steadily filling out forms to start new projects. Stambaugh Jewelers informed us that he just made a $10,000 sale using the new system. We are ...VIEW POST
Sunday 31 July2016
Imperial Pearls is Now a Premium Vendor
Written by Jason Adams
Imperial Pearls is Now a Premium Vendor The latest vendor to join Punchmark's Premium Vendor system is Imperial Pearls, who has nearly 700 products that can be immediately installed on retailers' websites, with complete turn-key automation. ...VIEW POST
Monday 25 July2016
SEO Services Now Available for Punchmark Clients
Written by Ross Cockerham
SEO Services Now Available for Punchmark Clients Punchmark's Initial SEO Audits and Monthly SEO Plans can help make your website more successful. The demand has always been extremely high for good SEO (search engine optimization), and many of our clients have been asking when Punchm...VIEW POST
Monday 20 June2016
Make Your Appointment for the IJO Conference in National Harbor, MD
Written by Ross Cockerham
Are you attending the IJO National Harbor Conference? If you book your appointment prior to the show (July 30th), you can save an additional 5% off your website package for a total savings of 15%! This special discount applies to Standard, Designer, or Premium Website Packages only. Walk-ups wi...VIEW POST
Monday 20 June2016
New 2016 Marketing Available from Imperial
Written by Ross Cockerham
Imperial has uploaded new marketing materials in Punchmark's Marketing Library to be implemented into your homepage, shopping page, footer and sidebars. From Imperial: A branded pearl assortment will always outperform generic assortments. So we have painstakingly developed the media asse...VIEW POST
Sunday 19 June2016
Neutralyze is Now the #1 Best Seller in its Category on Amazon
Written by Ross Cockerham
In 2012, Punchmark developed the brand, product packaging, and a promotional website design for Neutralyze®, an anti-acne treatment product developed by Kantian Skincare, LLC. To establish themselves as a viable product among the other anti-acne treatments in the market, they decided to use Amaz...VIEW POST
Saturday 18 June2016
Punchmark Relaunches its New Website
Written by Ross Cockerham
On June 1st, Punchmark rolled out the first phase of its website relaunch, which includes a new design and an improved responsive layout. The new global elements include an interactive vectorized logo, sidebar navigation system, Premium Homepage Slider, and a javascript progress bar across the top f...VIEW POST
Wednesday 15 June2016
Punchmark's New Hours
Written by Jason Adams
As of June 15th, 2016, Punchmark's new hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, our Friday hours are from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. ...VIEW POST
Thursday 19 May2016
Punchmark Exhibiting at JCK Las Vegas
Written by Ross Cockerham
We will be attending our first JCK Las Vegas Show June 3-6! In Las Vegas we will be showcasing our Premium Homepage Slider and our Custom Design Center, along with many other new features. Make an appointment with us and receive 15% off your next website upgrade or add-ons (walk-ups will still rece...VIEW POST
Thursday 19 May2016
Sidney Schlusselberg Added to our Diamond Search
Written by Ross Cockerham
We're excited to welcome Sidney Schlusselberg Group to our list of diamond vendors in our Diamond Search. Now Punchmark's diamond supplier list includes 7 possible sources to add to your diamond feed, which also include GN Diamond, Lab Grown Diamonds, Louis Newman, M. Geller, Ninacci, and RDI. Lear...VIEW POST
Thursday 19 May2016
Reviews Section Now Includes Facebook Testimonials
Written by Ross Cockerham
The Reviews & Testimonials add-on ($250) now includes testimonials from Facebook, in addition to Yelp, Google+, and testimonials that are posted directly on your website. This feature is a great tool since it's 100% user-driven, giving you another page on your website that you never have to manage. ...VIEW POST
Thursday 19 May2016
Diamond Search Now Includes Lab Grown Diamonds
Written by Ross Cockerham
Due to popular demand, you can now add lab grown diamonds to your Diamond Search! These diamonds can be priced much lower than your other diamond stock, which can help you compete with the larger companies in the online market. This lab-grown diamond inventory is provided by M. Geller, and is an ex...VIEW POST
Thursday 19 May2016
Punchmark Welcomes its Newest Member to the Team!
Written by Ross Cockerham
There has been a lot going on at Punchmark lately, and our growth has been tremendous, thanks to your continued support. We are very excited about the latest features that have been released in SiteManager, as well as a constant flow of ideas that have been helping our company hit major milestones....VIEW POST


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These are 4" Twisted Boutique Bows made with basic solid colors. All are made with 2.25" wide grosgrain ribbon and come standard on a partially covered alligator pinch clip. French clips or elastics are also available. I make all the bows to fit on the right side of the head. If you need it changed, just let me know.
To see the colors until I get all of the photos ready, please look at the pinwheels page. I have most of the colors shown in there. I do not keep all of the colors of this width in stock. However, if you want that color, you can go ahead and order it but know that it will take me just a little longer to get your order to you.


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Monday, 26 January 2015
Moving Forward
14 comments:
Olá!! Que peça linda!Adorei a cor.BeijoReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Arlette,Delete
Thank you so much, I look forward to seeing it completed ;)
Wow! That is beautiful! It is going to be awesome when it is done. So jealous of how much you can knit at one time! Man, I could knit so much more if I could do more than a few rows at once :-) Love the color too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Heather,Delete
I think it is because I am spurred on by wanting it to be off my needles! It looks like one of the longest scarves I have ever knitted at the moment and I just want to start the sleeves - hence the knitting as fast as I can :) What also helps is that it is an 8 row pattern repeat so I have started to push myself to do at least 2 or 3 pattern repeats a day.
Thanks so much for your visit.
Have a great rest of your day.
I, too, thoroughly enjoyed And The Mountains Echoed.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi thecrazysheeplady,Delete
Yes, it is such a good book, I can't wait to get to bed and read some more :) When I started to bawl my eyes out around page 50 I knew I was onto a winner! I have downloaded "A Thousand Splendid Suns" to be read soon too. Have you read that title as well?
Thanks so much for visiting.
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Hi Reinventing Mother,Delete
Thank you so much :)
Have a great rest of your day.
Looks gorgeous - love the colour.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jayne,Delete
Thank you so much. the colour is super, and the yarn quality is wonderful too :)
Have a super rest of your day.
Love the color!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Laura,Delete
Thanks so much, I seem to be leaning toward that colour in most of my knits lately, I used to have a blue tick but that seems to have healed itself, and I do appreciate this plum colour much more ;)
Have a great rest of your day.
Juliana is beautiful. I love the color of the yarn.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to the update on how the book is!ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting my site and leaving a comment, I really appreciate each and every one.
I will reply to each of your comments, sometimes it does take a while to get around to all of them, but I will reply within 24 hours of you posting. :)
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