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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Mayonnaise Jar
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it up with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed, it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes".
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and the poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now", said the Professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things- your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions- things that if everything was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter. Like your job, your home and your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff.
"If you put sand into the jar first, he continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls". The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired, what the coffee represented.
The Professor smiled, "I am glad you asked. It goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend!
Nail in the fence
There was once a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that everytime he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into that fence.
Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say, I'm sorry, the wound is still there." A verbal wound is as bad as a physical wound.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Secret of Happiness
A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for forty days and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wisest man lived. Rather than finding a saintly man, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention.
The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours. "Meanwhile I want to ask you to do something," said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. "As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill".
The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was. "Well", asked the wise man, did you see the persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library? The boy was embarrased, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. Then go back and observe the marvels of my world, said the wise man. "You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house".
Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he narrated in detail everything he had seen. "But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?" asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.
"Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you," said the wisest of wise man. "The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon".
Saturday, January 22, 2011
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September 8, 2016 is International Literacy Day, sponsored by the International Literacy Association. The ILA celebrates the power of literacy, and this day focuses on global literacy needs. The beautiful island country of Jamaica is the featured country this year. I have selected a two picture books that teachers and parents can share with children as they take a trip through a book to this land of sun, sand, and smiles.
J Is for Jamaica (World Alphabets) by Benjamin Zephaniah is an alphabet book that illustrates the sights, sounds, and culture of Jamaica. There is a four-line poem for each letter of the alphabet featuring a full color photograph. This will provide an overview Jamaica, and may spark interest in a more specific aspect of the country that a child may wish to research.
Jamaica by Ann Heinrichs is part of the A True Book series. This book will give readers a look at everyday life in Jamaica, beyond the beaches and resorts.
To obtain a resource packet for International Literacy Day,
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I hope you enjoy celebrating International Literacy Day as we promote ILA's mission:"Literacy for everyone, everywhere"!


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Gap Outlet is one of the most popular off-retail stores in the world and one of the most easily recognizable brands to ever grace a strip mall. The company's commercials and ad campaigns have become synonymous with pop culture.
This iconic brand is not only notorious for its popular styles, charitable work and celebrity endorsements, but also because it has placed such a huge importance on customer satisfaction. This is why the brand created the Gap Outlet / Gap Factory Customer Satisfaction Survey to help their consumers voice their opinion, creating a better, bigger and bolder Gap experience in the process. The survey can be found at outlet-feedback.gap.com.
About Gap Outlet / Gap Factory
Gap was founded in 1969 and got its roots early in creating Americana fashion styles that were both high quality and affordable for consumers. Though Gap has traditional stores, both brick and mortar locations and its online store, the company also boasts of Gap Outlet and Gap Factory which offer items at a discounted price.
As of 2016, the brand boasted of close to 4,000 stores around the world. Over the years, Gap has also been a large contributor to amazing causes across the globe. In 2006, the brand crafted its own Product Red whose item profits went 50 to 100 percent to support the Global Fund.
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Sylvia Guy and her husband Don have been Practical Motorhome reader team members for many years; here they pass on their experience, coming up with an A to Z of just some of the fantastic destinations that they've visited in their 'van.
(To read Part one of Sylvia Guy's articles click here)
P is for ...
Picos de Europa, Northern Spain
One of our favourite destinations is the Costa Verde in northern Spain and in particular the glorious mountains of the Picos de Europa. Whilst the peaks of the Picos might not be as high as the Pyrenees they certainly rival those mountains for their beauty. It is wonderful place to explore with an amazing variety of scenery; craggy peaks, tumbling rivers and attractive villages such as Potes, Arenas de Cabrales and the tiny Treviso set deep in the mountains.
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Don Quixote, La Mancha, Central Spain
Cervantes' story of the adventures of this ancient knight is set against the backdrop of the vast plain of La Mancha with its farms, vineyards and of course the windmills which Don Quixote famously charged at mistaking them for giants. We found that the best place to see these is at Consuegra south of Toledo. The road from the town winds up to the crest of a hill where eleven magnificent windmills are strung out along the ridge and below the great plain stretches away in every direction.
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Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire Moors
Don and I are both fans of the novelist CJ Sansom and his stories of medieval England and Henry VIII's Dissolution of the monasteries, so a visit to Rievaulx Abbey was a must for us. Sheltered by the wooded banks of the River Rye this great Cistercian Abbey was once home to around 600 monks and lay brothers but in 1538 the King demanded its closure. He also ordered that the buildings were to be stripped of their valuables and made uninhabitable. However, despite all this destruction, even today enough of the ruins remain to give some idea of the size and splendour of this magnificent abbey.
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Follow our PlayStation 4 coverage
Jimmy Fallon will play Killzone: Shadow Fall and the PlayStation 4 before you do.
Thursday night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will feature the PlayStation 4 and a live gameplay demo of Killzone: Shadow Fall.
Shadow Fall debuted today during Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement. Developer Guerrilla Games attended the event to show off the latest entry in the Killzone franchise. It's a first-person shooter (FPS) full of explosions, blood, and flying bullets (what else?). Portions of it are also much more colorful than past, mostly gray-filled Killzone games.
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Kirsten Dunst Named International Spokesperson for L'Oreal Professional
Posted on January 4, 2014
Kirsten Dunst has been named the International Spokesperson for L'Oreal Professional. She is the first L'Oreal Professional spokesperson. L'Oreal says Kirsten will appear in campaigns for upcoming launches of Wild Stylers from Tecni.Art, Beach Waves and Absolut Repair Lipidium.
Kirsten has appeared in over 50 films. Her next film is The Two Faces of January, which is written and directed by Hoosein Amini and based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. L'Oreal says in a release that Kirsten is "always keen to radically change her hair color, from reddish tones to bright blonds, from a smooth sophisticated look to a wilder, unruly style, to best prepare for the part."
Kirsten said in a statement, "I feel very close to L'Oreal Professionnel. The brand is strongly connected to fashion and I admire its commitment to innovation, constantly creating new professional services and products to achieve the most on-trend styles. L'Oreal Professionnel empowers hairdressers to transform and reveal the beauty in each woman all over the world. It makes me very proud to be a part of this stunning project."
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What does one ask an interrogator who has questioned dozens of members of Al Qaeda? And how does he ask questions himself? Ali Soufan, who was the subject of a Frontline documentary that aired last night (and can be be seen online) will be chatting live for the filmmakers at 1 P.M. E.T. I've been signed up as a guest questioner, and so will be in the chat, too. (The chat transcript is embedded below.) Please join us, and let me know about any ideas for lines of inquiry. There are many with Soufan: about the nature of Al Qaeda, how and whether 9/11 could have been prevented, how one actually gets information from terrorism suspects (not, Soufan has argued, strongly and persuasively, by waterboarding or otherwise torturing them), and why the C.I.A. redacted so much of his new book "The Black Banners," including, in some passages, every instance in which Soufan used the pronouns "I" or "me."
Who is Ali Soufan, and why is his story so important? Lawrence Wright's definitive piece, "The Agent," which ran in The New Yorker in 2006, helps answer that question. It includes this passage, describing a moment when Soufan, in Yemen to investigate the Cole bombing, finally gets an answer to a question he has repeatedly asked the C.I.A. The date was September 12, 2001, and the fires in what was left of the Twin Towers hadn't yet been put out:
When he returned to the embassy, a fax containing photographs of twenty suspects came over a secure line. Then the C.I.A. chief drew Soufan aside and handed him a manila envelope. Inside were three surveillance photographs and a complete report about the Malaysia meeting—the very material that he had asked for so many times. The Wall had come down. When Soufan realized that the C.I.A. had known for more than a year and a half that two of the hijackers were in the country he ran into the bathroom and threw up.
The 9/11 Commission believed that, if the C.I.A. had answered Soufan, things might have turned out differently. How different might they have been had his arguments about the uselessness of torture been heeded as well? And how different may we ourselves yet be?
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Skip the trip to the mall and do your shopping at the 38th Annual Pine'eer Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, August 1 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at White Horse Park in Ocean Pines.
The festival, hosted by the Pine'eer Craft Club in partnership with the Ocean Pines Association, will feature over 100 artisans and crafters selling handcrafted items. Parking and admission are free.
In celebration of the 47th anniversary of Ocean Pines, the event will also include a live concert by The Honeycombs from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., children's bounce house and bake sale. Food vendors will be selling refreshments and several community groups and civic organizations will be represented.
The Ocean Pines Farmers Market will also be open for extended hours from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in conjunction with the festival. Farmers Market vendors will be selling seasonal fresh produce, meats, eggs, seafood, baked goods and more. The Ocean Pines Farmers Market regularly operates every Saturday year-round from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at White Horse Park.
The Pine'eer Craft & Gift Shop in White Horse Park is also operated by the Pine'eer Craft Club. The shop features handcrafted items by club members and is open every Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Pine'eer Craft Club has also scheduled its Winter Wonderland Artisan and Craft Show for Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Vendor applications are available here.


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A woman arrested two years ago for topless while walking in New York City has settled her civil rights case against the city for $29,000. The plaintiff, Jill Coccarro, was arrested and held in jail for 12 hours despite a 1992 court decision, People v. Santorelli, that granted women the same right as men to appear shirtless in public. Cnn.com has more here.
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Iriver : a rumor and a question
RE: Iriver : a rumor and a question
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Date: 2006-01-20
neither does the other one any more. At least I didn't see it on there.
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[News] 120903 JYJ's Jae Joong Is Selected As The Most Handsome Idol Singer
JYJ's Jae Joong was recently selected as the most handsome idol singer.
Lamar Cosmetic Surgery surveyed 634 customers about the most handsome idol singer who has a perfect face, from August 13 to 31. As a result, Jae Joong ranked first, receiving 178 votes (28 percent).
Receiving favorable reviews for his acting in MBC TV's drama series Doctor Jin, Jae Joong ranked first, beating other male idol singers. Jae Joong has been popular for his well-defined features and sharp nose.
The people who participated in the survey commented: "I envy Jae Joong's face." "Jae Joong might not be a human being because he's too perfect." "Jae Joong is so handsome! He's great!" "Jae Joong is not only handsome but also good at acting and singing."
Kim Dong Jun, the chief doctor of Lamar Cosmetic Surgery, says, "Jae Joong not only has big eyes, a high nose, and a sharp chin but also has white, clean skin. I think that's why many people selected Jae Joong as the most handsome idol singer."
Super Junior's Siwon ranked second (26 percent, 165 votes), and he was followed by B2ST's Du Jun (21 percent, 133 votes), Big Bang's T.O.P (17 percent, 108 votes), SHINee's Minho, and 2PM's Nichkhun.
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Megan Edmunds, LSSULakers.com
KENOSHA, Wisc. --The Lake Superior State men's and women's cross country teams participated in their first meet of the 2018 season Saturday at the 38th annual Vic Godfrey Open hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside.
The Lake State men's team captured a 10th place finish in the 8,000-meter race. Seniors Garrett Smith (53rd) and Jack Miles (77th) had the top two finishes for the Lakers, with times of 27:13.6 and 27:51.9, respectively. Sophomore Peter Shambaugh's finish time of 28:33.1 placed him 96th overall.
In the women's 5,000-meter race, LSSU finished 11th. Junior Rebecca Lathrop was the top finisher for Lake State, placing 74th and recording a time of 20:40.6.
Sophomore Alexis Passino crossed the finish line with a time of 21:34.9, which placed her 93rd. Senior Lydia Heimonen placed 95th after recording a time of 21:43.0.
Both men's and women's teams return to action on Sept. 22 at the Bay College Invitational in Escanaba, Mich.


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Why work for Rotech? If we take a look at all the ways employees benefit from working at Rotech, we have a philosophy we like to call: "The Rotech Difference."
What's the Rotech Difference? It's made up of all the benefits, services and offerings available to Rotech Employees. It is the employee-based strategies that make our company an employer of choice in the healthcare industry. As a member of the Rotech Healthcare Team, employees can take advantage of many great opportunities as part of their career path.JOB INFORMATION
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Westlake Village Child Support Lawyer
Parents owe a fundamental and equal responsibility for child support in California whether in a divorce, legal separation or paternity suit. Child support is probably the least flexible issue that comes up in these types of proceedings. Agreements that limit support or have the effect of contracting away the child's right to support are not respected by the Court. Parents cannot negotiate a child support obligation that falls significantly short of the amount called for under the state child support guidelines, and a prenuptial agreement that reduces or waives a child support obligation is void as against public policy. Because the right to support belongs to the child, not the parent collecting it, parents can only do so much to vary their obligations to support their own children.
If you need a lawyer's advice about the legal and practical issues that relate to child support in your situation, contact the Law Office of Jacqueline Y. Blade in Westlake Village. We advise and represent divorced, divorcing and unmarried parents in Ventura County, including the communities of Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and Oxnard, as well as Agoura Hills, Woodland Hills, West L.A. and Malibu.
Los Angeles and Ventura County Child Support Attorney: Call 805-496-2311
The support obligation is established under a guideline formula based on both parents' income (or ability to pay), the number of children to be supported, and other factors such as the percentage of custodial time the child spends with each parent. In many cases, however, the figure indicated by the guidelines should be adjusted to reflect health insurance payments, union dues, mandatory contributions to retirement benefits, taxable deductions for mortgage interest, insurance and property taxes, or supported children from other relationships. In some cases, difficulties may arise in determining each parent's income accurately if a parent is self-employed, underemployed, or found to be engaged in deliberate suppression of income.
Support attorney Jacqueline Y. Blade will help you understand the factors used to calculate child support under California law. With that information, you can then examine the specific circumstances of your case to determine the approximate amount an initial child support order would likely be, or to see whether there is sufficient evidence to modify an existing order. Ms. Blade can advise you of the strategies that can help you achieve your goals while keeping the stress and expense of any actual or potential dispute to a minimum.
The Law Office of Jacqueline Y. Blade works with clients on initial child support determinations, modification of existing support obligations based on new circumstances, and enforcement of child support payments that have gone into default.
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From Global Mom: A Memoir
(Continuing from last post, "Ceiling Talk"…)
Despite the fact that Munich as a location was in many ways an ideal spot to drop us (we had roots there, as I've mentioned before, and were both German speakers), no one, including myself, could imagine leaving Paris. We had dug some serious grooves, as Kristiina Sorensen put it when I told her the news, and what place on earth could ever suit us as well as this place now did? So from that point in the early fall until the end of the school year, we conducted a test to see if living in one country—France— and working in another—Germany—would be not merely feasible, but preferable in terms of stability and consistency for the children. Randall lived during the weeks in a small hotel room outside of Munich, and I managed during the weeks with our four children and their four worlds of needs. We texted and called and emailed, stitched together our family with fiber optics, dangled in a world wide web.
Living in two different countries. One country for the employed person, another for the family, the occasional weekend together, if we were so lucky. More often, it turns into monthly or quarterly visits. Writing that today sounds so ludicrous it makes my fingers go rigid. But many families deliberately choose to do exactly what we were considering doing, and for the long haul. As I already knew from my circle of expatriate friends, more and more companies seemed to tacitly encourage such a thing. After all, with no family around to go home to, their employee could be counted on to work until or after midnight, could take international conference calls throughout the night, and be back at the office at 6:00 a.m., on Saturdays, on Sunday, on holidays.
Friends like the Sorensens and others from church and school and the neighborhood helped fill in some of the gaps when one has an absent father, and Parker, now an inch taller than Randall, became my right- hand man; a trusted, loving, fun and easy-going friend. Not a surrogate spouse, but my man-on-site who took care, literally, of some of the heavy lifting. He picked up brothers from their Parc Monceau school, carted heavy things up from the dusty cave, hauled the Christmas tree across town and up our building's entry steps, and hauled it out again in January.
With the volleyball and basketball teams at school, Parker had to make his way by train or plane to sports trips all around Europe, the Mediterranean, and northern Africa, and at the same time he was pushing his way through the college application process. We saw Dad nearly every weekend for twenty-four or forty-eight hours, connected daily by every technological means known at the time, and kept extremely busy. Life was spinning as quickly as I had ever experienced it, the hum was rising, the date, June, 2007, drawing us ahead.
(Next post, we're heading into the unknown. . .)


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Jason Priestley Interview for Amazon "Creative Galaxy" Kids Series #CreativeGalaxy
A few weeks back I attended a premiere screening for new Amazon original children's series "Creative Galaxy". After the screening I was able to meet with creator Angela Santomero, the entire Creative Galaxy team and special guest star Jason Priestley, who voices one of the characters in the series.
Note: I was invited as media to this event. No other compensation was received. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
After viewing a few episodes, I spoke with Jason about his role in the series and what it means to him as a parent. Jason shared how as a parent he loves the idea of encouraging kids to be creative and artistic. He also shared that "Creative Galaxy" is a series that parents can sit and enjoy with their children.
Jason plays the character Mr. Pencil in the series and for parents who grew up watching he play Brandon Walsh on "Beverly Hills, 90210", you'll be surprised by some humorous reference to the show when his character is on screen. I wont ruin the surprise, you'll have to watch and find out.
As a parent I was impressed with not only the creative story telling of "Creative Galaxy" but also the live project segments. During the segment we watched kids create an arts and crafts projects that kids at home could follow along and also make.
Which is exactly what my son and other kids did after the screening. The kids were able to make a star lantern and draw and color. My son enjoyed being creative and I'm all in support of that.
If you also support creativity in children, then you'll enjoy viewing "Creative Galaxy".
Creative Galaxy (for preschool-aged children) is from acclaimed creator Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue (Super Why!, Blue's Clues, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood), and features Samantha Bee (The Daily Show), Christian Distefano, Jason Jones (The Daily Show), Cloris Leachman (Malcolm in the Middle), and Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills 90210).
In this make-along, create-along, interactive art adventure series for preschoolers, characters Arty and Epiphany travel around the galaxy to solve problems with art, inspiring creative thinking through crafts, music and dance. To give kids and parents the real-life tools they need to re-create Arty's experience, a live-action piece at the end of each animated episode will take viewers through the craft project that Arty showcased in the galaxy.
All Amazon Original children's series will be available for unlimited streaming through Prime Instant Video on Fire TV, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii and Wii U, and other connected devices, and online at www.amazon.com/PIV
The series will also be available through Amazon's Kindle FreeTime app and via Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, the first-ever all-in-one subscription service that brings together books, games, educational apps, movies, and TV shows that both kids and their parents will enjoy. Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a trial at www.amazon.com/prime


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-grocery shopping
-running errands
-buying chocolate and tea to send to friends to remind them I love them
-drinking peach tea at this favorite place while writing letters to my mom's uncles & aunts
-mailing packages and afore mentioned letters to the great-uncles & great-aunts
-stopping by a cousin's house to give her a carmel macchiato & chocolate & a hug
-playing games with my little siblings
-writing a note to my sister
-making supper for my family + two groups of hard-working people at our church
-playing Christmas music
-lighting pumpkin spice candles
-making hot chocolate for a brother who was out late working
-giving hugs and kisses just because I can
-being thankful for the cold weather + promise in the air of snow to come
-having plans change, and change, and then change again. #farmerdaughterslife
-getting upset over a very insignificant problem + having to apologize later
-learning lessons the hard way
-remembering my cousin, and his memory challenging me to just soak up every moment
And that was a bit of my today.
I leave you with my current gmail status:
"Only one life to live for Christ. Never promised tomorrow. Live like today is the last. The only thing I can take to heaven with me is relationships. That's the most important thing."


text: Albany - Defending champions South Africa broke their own Rugby World Cup points record with an 87-0 blitz of doughty Namibia to all but seal a place in the quarter-finals at North Harbour on Thursday.Gallery: Boks trounce NamibiaThe Springboks didn't quite replicate their landslide 105-13 win of their African neighbours four years ago but they still finished with 12 tries, seven of them coming in the final 20 minutes as the floodgates opened.It was a night of milestones with the Springboks bettering their previous record winning RWC margin of 66 points against Uruguay in 2003.South Africa also equalled their own record run of 10 unbeaten games at the World Cup and former IRB Player of the Year Bryan Habana set a new Springbok tryscoring record with his 39th career try.Winger Gio Aplon, replacement back Juan de Jongh and scrumhalf Francois Hougaard all scored try doubles with flyhalf Morne Steyn finishing with 20 points."Pretty pleased, making progress. In the first forty we got stuck into a few bad habits. But we refocused at half-time, switched our game and got into a bit more shape. We needed the game time," said Springboks skipper John Smit.The Namibians gave it a crack and held the Springboks to 31-0 at halftime before the effort told and their defensive line cracked wide open.South Africa moved to 14 points at the top of Pool D, eight ahead of Samoa and nine ahead of Wales, needing only one more point in their final group game against Samoa next week to clinch a berth in the last eight.The Springboks have now totted up 153 points in their three games at the World Cup and are moving ominously into form ahead of a likely quarter-final with Australia.Habana finally overtook Joost van der Westhuizen to establish a new Springbok tryscoring record with his team's second try in the 22nd minute.Right winger Aplon, who proved a handful for Namibia, scored the opening try after seven minutes helped by centres Jaque Fourie and Frans Steyn.But the Springbok scoring was stalled by dropped ball and wayward lineout throws until Habana scooted clear after a great cut-out pass from lock Danie Rossouw.The Springbok pack was relentless with loosehead Gurthro Steenkamp prominent and were awarded a penalty try in the 30th minute after attempts for a pushover try.Fourie extended his Springbok record for most career tries as a centre to 28 when he scored off a clever Frans Steyn offload. Fourie has now scored nine RWC tries.Fourie's try claimed South Africa a scoring bonus point and a 31-0 halftime lead.Namibia had their moments in the opening half none more than blindside flank Tinus du Plessis punching through the Springbok line twice, while wing Heini Bock took play deep into the Springbok half in a rare excursion.The impressive Frans Steyn crossed nine minutes after the interval off a Pierre Spies offload and Morne Steyn's conversion pushed the Boks to a 38-0 lead.Morne Steyn's last act was to convert his own 60th-minute try from the sideline for seven out of seven kicks before he was replaced along with Frans Steyn and Steenkamp.He finished with 20 points from a try, six conversions and a penalty.The tries began to flow late in the half as the Namibians tired with Aplon nabbing his second and replacement De Jongh and Hougaard helping themselves to doubles.Teams:South Africa:15 Pat Lambie, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Willem Alberts, 5 Danie Rossouw, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Smit (captain), Gurthro Steenkamp.Substitutes: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Francois Louw, 19 Heinrich Brüssow, 20 Fourie du Preez, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Juan de Jongh.Namibia: 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 Danie Dames, 13 Danie van Wyk, 12 Piet van Zyl, 11 Heine Bock, 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Eugene Jantjies, 8 Jacques Nieuwenhuis, 7 Jacques Burger (c), 6 Tinus du Plessis, 5 Nico Esterhuyse, 4 Heinz Koll, 3 Marius Visser, 2 Bertus O'Callaghan, 1 Johnnie RedelinghuysSubstitutes: 16 Hugo Horn, 17 Jané du Toit, 18 Pieter Jan van Lill, 19 Rohan Kitshoff, 20 Ryan de la Harpe, 21 Darryl de la Harpe, 22 Conrad Marais* Click HERE for the latest RWC odds on BET.CO.ZA


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IBM Global Financing Adds $2B in Stimulus-Related Credit
Big Blue hopes to encourage investment in IT infrastructure projects in anticipation of federal recovery funding.
May 11, 2009
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In recent months, a number of IT vendors, including Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo and even distributors such as Tech Data have attempted to pry open locked IT budgets by offering favorable financing options for customers and channel partners.
Now IBM Global Financing, which last October and again this past February introduced new technology financing offers, is urging customers to move forward specifically with IT infrastructure projects, bumping by $2B the amount of credit available for initiatives in key areas such as smart grid, healthcare information technology and broadband access.
Company officials said that the move is intended to spark IT projects that may be waiting for stimulus money as provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). But funding under the ARRA may not arrive for another year or two and IBM figures that by extending credit options to customers considering IT solutions in areas mapped out by the stimulus package it can speed up the timeline for technology purchases.
The idea is to accelerate projects where our clients may be waiting for a grant or have some budget challenges, said Joyce Blackwell, vice president IBM Global Financing. We understand that credit is still very tight in the market right now and our clients are watching budgets and capital expenditures closely. Our intent is to extend credit to our clients in a way thats flexible and matches their needs with budget and cash flow.
IBM provides some $40 billion in annual financing to customers for leases and loans, about 20 percent of which originates through the vendors channel partners. For referred financing deals, IBM pays partners fees ranging from .25 percent to 1.5 percent of the total amount financed.
Blackwell said that the new financing package arms channel partners with an additional mechanism to close sales. She noted that the vendors channel partners and customers are finding it difficult to obtain credit for IT projects in the current economic climate and that the process is arduous and involves close financial scrutiny.
We look at partners as an extension of our sales team, she said. The $2 billion is offered to any credit qualified customers whether they come through our partners or our sales team.
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We are searching for new EVS volunteers!
Zavod Voluntariat is looking for 2 EVS volunteers that would join our team starting January 2017!
The call is open to all nationalities, and we would be happy to have you here as long as you are eligible to join Erasmus+ projects.
We are looking for one graphic designer and one placement officer. Both placements are 12 months long.
Our new graphic designer would deal with a broad range of projects, be it changing our webpage, designing a new flyer or giving our Facebook page a makeover. Thus, we would like you to have some experience in graphic design, be creative and flexible when working in a team. Any knowledge or experience in working with WordPress will be considered as an added value.
As a branch of SCI, Voluntariat coordinates workcamps in Slovenia and sends volunteers to workcamps abroad, which is why we always need to have a placement officer. If applying to this project, we would like you to have good communication skills in English, be organized and methodical, and know how to solve potential problems in an effective way.
Both volunteers together will be in charge of our Club of Volunteers. More specifically, you will work actively with our local volunteers, edit our blog, and organize and coordinate the Club of Volunteers' activities.
You can find all additional information here. The deadline for application is 17th August 2016.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in our office! 🙂
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My name is Liliana Barbosa, I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Portugal. I've finished my college, Visual Arts, a few years ago, and sadly I can't go further than that. I don't have money resources to university, so I'm working since then here in my country in a job that I can barely save money in the end of the month. Portugal doesn't offer me opportunities of being more and give more to the world and people.
I studied Multimedia for a year. I know how to use Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, and some more. I don't have official experience but I learn really fast and would like to learn better and more.
I'd like to know more info about this offer and if I still can and be able to join this project.
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April 8, 2008
Never Eat Alone
I wanted to let everyone know that over the next few weeks Lindsay and I will be reading and discussing the book Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Our conversations will take place in our weekend posts. So if you'd like to grab a copy and join in the reading and/or discussion we'll be making our first post this weekend.
Happy Reading and Happy Networking!
January 3, 2008
Marian the Librarian
When I was younger, the Music Man was one of my favorite musicals, and the song about Marian the Librarian was near the top of the list. Since that time, my love of libraries has not diminished. Here I am 23 years old, a full-time professional living on my own, and I still love the library as much as if I were headed there for story-time.
Here are just 10 of my favorite reasons to love the library:
1. Sound of constantly clicking keys on the computer keyboards, because no matter when you go, there are always dozens of people using the free internet.
2. Self-checkout – you no longer have to explain your book selection when the librarian is giving you quizzical looks about the self-help non-fiction you've been dying to read.
3. The amazing magazine selection. Enough said.
4. The heat setting set to a super-warm temperature in the winter as if they want you to fall asleep rather than actually finish the chapter you're trying to read.
5. The somewhat quirky CD collection where you always end up with something you've never heard of before.
6. The magic of the online catalog: where dreams can be both realized and squashed.
7. The overly zealous librarian ready to assist in your every need.
8. The children's section, where kids can't seem to get enough of reading and learning.
9. The sight of someone standing in an aisle completely lost in a book they intended to only read the back of.
10. As much reading as you want – for FREE!
What other place is as cool as the library??
~Dorky DC
December 13, 2007
I found one of my new favorite quotes last night from a novel I can't seem to put down, no matter how hard I try. I thought it would serve well as the basis for my post today. It comes from the novel The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud and is in reference to reading on all topics, including those you do not like.
"You expose yourself to as much as possible, you absorb it, you forget most of it, but along the way it's changed you."
The words are simple, but the message is dead on. I think one of the main points is that you will forget much of what you read, and that that is okay. The point is to be changed; to be a different person than you were before you read it.
By reading, and reading on all types of topics, are we not more knowledgeable, understanding, and cultured? In our society where so much of our information is filtered to us through media giants and in non-traditional forms such as television and the Internet, how many people still are changed by the material they read?
I, for one, always gravitate toward novels – a mixture of classic literature and modern "fun" stories, but does that stretch my mind? Now that I am no longer in school where I am forced by professors to read material that I would never choose for myself at the library or local bookstore, I find this quote to have even more meaning. It is almost a call to action for me to read a book on history, philosophy, or any other non-fiction and it will prove worthy of my time. Force yourself to read and understand books on topics that aren't your primary interest. Pick up a newspaper or magazine to read in cycle with your normal blogs and other websites.
Don't ever stop stretching yourself. Be your own professor.
Read, forget – that's fine, but be changed!
November 6, 2007
Dodging the Classics
I'm in the habit of reading msn's Slate Magazine (www.slate.com) almost every single day. Last week, they celebrated "Fall Book Week" and featured a story that asked modern writers about their "gravest literary omissions: the most important books they've never read". To read that article: http://www.slate.com/id/2176907/
Granted, I'm only 22 years old, and there's a lot I haven't read, but I have time to make up for that. So while there are many important books I haven't yet read, I'll just comment upon the author that I should have read by now but haven't.
Introducing Mr. Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain. I have visited the house where he entered this world in Hannibal, Missouri, but my eyes have never read the exploits of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, a Connecticut Yankee, or any other concoction of who Faulkner calls "the father of American literature".
This omission was never deliberate until recently, when I read that Twain was quoted as saying "any library is a good library that does not contain a volume by Jane Austen. Even if it contains no other book." The nerve. Being an Austen fan myself, I don't think this bodes fairly on my chances of liking Mr. Twain, but I suppose that such a reaction does not warrant my unwillingness to give it a chance. I only stumbled upon this quote a few months ago, so I don't know how I was able to manage to avoid his work all through school.
So that's my grave omission in literature. I'm working on repairing that, but for now, I'll ask the question of you and anyone else who might like to respond. We love comments!!