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Brangelina fight as 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' with a cappella gunfights and cardboard props
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The guys spent allll day and night working on the machine which demanded blood, as it somehow managed to bite both Torrle and Pat, taking huge chunks of skin out of their fingers and making them both bleed. O.x But after working on the thing for about 12 hours, we finally got it going. Did all of the Windows Security Updates and stuff. All it needed was to have all of the programs reinstalled, which Pat started to help me do yesterday morning.
We didn't have time to finish before I had to go into work, and so I went back to installing all of my old software once I got home. Well, I was in the process of installing my antivirus stuff, when my computer decided to reboot. Huh. Weird. So I got back on, started reinstalling more anivirus/spyware stuff, and then getting onto Lightwave's instalation with Tim's instructions... when my computer rebooted again. This time though, I got an lsass.exe error. Tim phoned me up, and asked what happened. I told him, and he said, "Oh shit, that's not good at all. Looks like you already got hit with the Sass Worm."
People who invent viruses and worms need to be shot in the fucking head. >.< I can't believe that after BARELY a day running, my machine gets hit with crap! O.x The worst part is that it got my main drive before I even had a chance to copy all of my files (the ones I didn't have room on CDs to burn) onto the new external drive as a friggin' backup! >.< So, all of my files are gone. Toast. Dead and done.
However, while Tim was here visiting me in November, he got the brilliant idea of backing up everything of mine onto his own drive after he saved everything from my first internal drive that blew up. I am SO glad he kept everything!! @.@ He's burnt it all onto a DVD and is going to mail it to me. Of course, the new things I've added to my files since November have been lost... Going over it in my head though, trying to remember if I had lost anything that would have made me cry... THANKFULLY I've only lost a few programs, my Favorites, and some art files. Unfortunately I think that a couple of those were Commissions in progress... so it looks like it'll take me some time to redo those... *ears flatten* I hate setbacks. >.<
Anyway... qeveren is hopefully coming over today to try and fix my explody machine and reinstal Windows and stuff for me again. I am going out right after this update to buy the latest Norton Antivirus software so that I can kick lsass.exe's ass and anything else that tries to eat my sexy new computer. I will keep you all posted!


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2. "You are from England! OMG. This is so exciting."
3. "I love English people. I just love English people."
4. "I love England. I'm like, a huge fan of The Office."
5. "I love England. I'm a huge fan of the Daily Mail website."
6. "Have you met The Queen?"
7. "Have you met Stephen Fry?"
8. "Kate Middleton is such an inspiration to me."
9. "What do you think about Kate Middleton?"
10. "How many times have you met Kate Middleton?"
11. "Kate Middleton's life story is so inspiring."
12. "Where were you when Kate Middleton's baby was born?"
13. "Do you know where Kate Middleton purchases her clothes?"
14. "Kate Middleton! Kate Middleton! Kate Middleton! KATE MIDDLETON!"
15. "You've spelt that wrong. It's realized not realised!"
16. "You've spelt that wrong. It's liter not litre!"
17. "You've spelt that wrong. It's flavor not flavour."
18. "You've got the weather all wrong. It's Fahrenheit not Celcius!"
19. "The weather in your country is so bad isn't it? It is always raining."
20. "This must be a heatwave to you. How do you cope?"
21. "Your accent is so cute."
23. "The English way that you just ate those crisps are so cute."
24. "The way that you just breathed in and out was so cute."
25. "I just want to put you in your pocket. My English slave."
26. "You've just said the word "malarkey." THAT is so English."
27. "How many people do you know have an English accent?"
28. "Which hotel are you staying in?" (You've lived abroad for 4 years.)
29. "You're really cute. I've always wanted to date an English person."
30. "Your accent must get you so many dates."
31. "Oh c'mon, you're English! You must get so many date requests."
32. "OH C'MON! You're just saying that you don't! YOU MUST GET SO MANY DATE REQUESTS!" (This debate for about half an hour, consisting of you denying that you haven't been on a date because you haven't been on a date).
33. "Where in England do you live?" (You tell them exactly where you live in England. They have a confused facial expression)
34. "Okay… So which city do you live nearest to?" (You tell them the nearest biggest town or city, which has a population of at least 100,000 people).
35 ."So which part of England is that in?" (You use a nearby map to point them towards the part of the UK that you actually live).
36. "So you live near London right?" (even if you live near the Scottish border, you just give up and nod because you have lost the will to live).
37. "I know a Mr and Mrs Michaels from England? Do you know them?"
38. "They happen to live in London! Mr and Mrs Michaels!" (Your facial expression to them is a complete blank but they ignore this.)
39. "They live down Cherry Tree Lane? They have a son called Michael?"
40. "Michael? A clarinet player in the school orchestra? You must know them."
42. "You English people are all the same."
43. "I know a lot about England. My parents are from England!"
44. "My grandparents have been to England!"
45. "My best friend's mother Rachel passed through Heathrow Airport in 1974!"
46. "One of my friends went to Hungary last year and they stopped over in Paris!"
47. "I once watched a television show when everyone went to Paris!"
48. "My colleague Jon lives in England. He lives near Cherry Tree Lane in London and they know Mr and Mrs Michaels, who have a son called Matthew, who is the lead clarinet player in the school orchestra. Do you know them?"
49. "How many times a day do you drink tea?"
50. "You guys have an obsession with tea right? Without it you'd like DIE."
51. "Do you all sit down and drink tea at the same time?"
52. "Which sort of china cups should we buy? You're such an expert on this."
53. "Tell us all of the ways that we're making tea wrong. It's milk first followed by sugar right? Do you then add the hot water and then mix in the tea?" (The person you are talking to right now has never made tea in their life).
54. "I've dipped this teabag into this mug several times. Is that how I do it?"
55. "You English people always pronounce words really wrong."
56. "You pronounced aluminium differently! We pronounce it aluminium."
57. "You pronounced yoghurt differently! We pronounce it yoghurt."
58. "Can you translate this sentence for me from English to American for me?"
59. "That is so funny. Read this sentence out loud."
60. "THAT IS SO FUNNY. Now read this sentence out loud."
61. "Tell me your opinions on Margaret Thatcher. I know that some of you guys are not fans of Margaret Thatcher, so I just want to get the record straight."
62. "I really quite like Margaret Thatcher."
63. "What do you really think of Piers Morgan?"
64. "You guys can take Piers Morgan back we don't want him HAHAHA."
65. "I really quite like Piers Morgan."
66. Whispering "Is it true? That English people have bad teeth?"
67. Loudly "IS IT TRUE? THAT ENGLISH PEOPLE HAVE BAD TEETH?"
68. "Sweets in England are no where near as nice as American sweets."
69. "What is a Yorkshire pudding? I have no idea what they are."
70. "So you have something called 'Sunday roasts', right? Are these the English equivalent of an American Thanksgiving dinner, but every week?"
71. "Do you go to a school like the one in Harry Potter?"
72. "Have you ever read Harry Potter? You should you'll really like the book."
73. "Do you all ride broomsticks HARRY POTTER IS ENGLISH!"
74. "Is Downton Abbey is a documentary?"
75. "Top of the morning guv'nor, apples and pears. Apples and pears."
76. "Do people eat apples and pears in England?"
77. "Please Sir, can I have some more?"
78. "You English guys are just so funny." (You haven't said anything funny.)
80. "Is Tony Blair still Prime Minister?"
81. "Excuse me?"
82. "Sorry?"
83. "Say that again."
84. "No, I didn't catch that."
85. "Nope. I still didn't get it."
85. "Nope, sorry."
85. "Huh? Sorry?"
86. "What?"
88. "What are you saying?"
89. "No I'm sorry. Say that again."
90. "Speak slower."
91. "Speak s-l-o-w-e-r."
92. "Speak slllllloooooowwwweeerrrrrr."
93. Blank facial expression
94. "I don't understand what you are saying, please say that again."
95. "What do you mean?"
96. "Errrrrrrmmmmmmmmm….. okay."
97. "Ok, I'm going to give you a notebook and a pen. If you could write down what you were trying to tell me then I would be very much appreciated."
99. "Are you single?"


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Burger Bar Chicago Will Open a Second Location in the South Loop
Starting Thursday, you can get this burger and a lot of beer at the new spot.
A few years ago, the restaurateur John McLean told us about his plans to build a new restaurant group. First he spun out details on a Neapolitan pizza place, and then an urban burger bar. Sure enough, Sono Wood Fired and Burger Bar Chicago opened slice-by-patty on Clybourn Avenue.
McLean also hinted at rapid expansion, and now, he and his business partner, Martin Murch, are adding to their Good Eats Group, beginning with a second Burger Bar (1150 S. Michigan Ave., 312-988-0162), in a high-rise called the Columbian. The 130-seater, scheduled to open next Thursday, will kick off with the Clybourn location's signature burgers, as well as 30 draft lines and 40 to 50 beers in cans and bottles.
Hot on the hooves of the second Burger Bar, McLean is targeting a July 1 opening for an unnamed pair of projects at 800 South Clark Street, a coffee shop and a Mediterranean small-plates spot. The 15- to 20-seat coffee shop will make its own doughnuts and pastries and serve panini and salads at lunch. Inspired by a recent trip to Barcelona, McLean plans the wood-fired Spanish flatbreads called cocas, wood-roasted meats, plancha-cooked prawns and razor clams, and paella at the 125-seat Mediterranean restaurant. "It will be really robust food," he says.
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The Citadel has been the town's crowning glory for over 400 years. Defending the most important port between Antibes and Toulon for centuries, it is now one of the only monuments of its magnitude on the Var coastline.
Originally, its slopes formed an "ice sheet" devoid of any vegetation, and hence you could "cannon" enemy vessels which came too close to the walls of the town.
For the ideal conservation of the site and in order to extend the ultimate welcome, the town of Saint-Tropez and the Government restored the citadel. The dungeon, which is undergoing work, is closed to the public.
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Yeh Hai Mohabbtein: Post Nikhil Face Revelation this Thing Will Happen With Ruhi !!!
In Star Plus most popular show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein viewers will get to witness high voltage drama.It was previous seen that Ruhi (Aditi Bhatia) decline to have a live in with Nikhil (Ribbu Mehra) because Bhallas have agreed to Ruhi & Nikhil wedded.In real this is not true, Bhallas bought some time to make Ruhi realise that Nikhil is not the correct person for Ruhi.
astute Ruhi is high on heels in love with Nikhil & desires to marry him as soon as possible.
but, Nikhil will soon show his real face where he will try to get close with Ruhi.
It would be really interesting to see if Ruhi too will get carried away in love falling in Nikhil's trap.
Or will Ishita's (Divyanka Tripathi) values stop Ruhi from getting intimate flopping Nikhil's plan?
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Including two of our UHD 4K cameras, this package offers everything needed to get your system up and going. The biggest advantage when looking into a camera system along these lines is simply going to be the recording resolution, considering it offers 4x the resolution of your average 1080P HD CCTV security system. What that tells you is that the resolution is going to be absolutely breath taking, allowing you to get facial recognition based shots dependent on the distance of the camera and even at points offer the ability to clearly make out a license plate number off of a vehicle.
The big question everyone asks when they are interested in a camera system is what will be the most user friendly but still offer the clarity I envision? Well you've come to the right place! This camera package offers one of the highest recording qualities available in today's market. But this camera package is also a very user friendly based system considering its plug and play setup style. What that means is that you will be able to run a direct line from the camera end to the NVR, allowing you to see and view your cameras directly through a monitor of some sort. Each option we have for camera styles have different advantages. The bullet style cameras are going to be bulky and stick out from where they're mounted, meaning they are wonderful deterrents since they are more noticeable from the home/business, these cameras would typically be used for far distance shots either down a long hallway, driveway, side yard etc. Turret style cameras are going to be a bit smaller and more unobtrusive, making them more of a discreet camera which can be nice in a lot of circumstances if you don't really want someone to know a camera is there but aren't really interested in having a hidden camera. These cameras are wonderful for alcoves, inside a garage and even over like a back patio or even a simple application as in a general coverage shot over your front yard.
All of the information will be recorded onto a NVR (network video recorder). This NVR offers the ability to support a single hard drive, up to a 8TB HDD. This recorder will allow you to view the cameras directly from a monitor or over your cellphone/computer via network accessibility. Offering built in POE (Power over Ethernet), this NVR will be able to power the cameras directly through the Cat5E cable which is also going to transmit the video feed into the recorder.
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"Big Love" co-star Chloe Sevigny gave what many might call an accurate assessment of the problems with the recently completed season of the HBO series in an interview (published Wednesday) with Sean O'Neal of A.V. Club.
"… It was awful this season, as far as I'm concerned. I'm not allowed to
say that! [Gasps.] It was very telenovela. I feel like it kind of got
away from itself. The whole political campaign seemed to me very
farfetched. I mean, I love the show, I love my character, I love the
writing, but I felt like they were really pushing it this last season.
And with nine episodes, I think they were just squishing too much in.
HBO only gave us nine Sundays, because they have so much other original
programming—especially with 'The Pacific'—and they only have a
certain amount of Sundays per year, so we only got nine Sundays. I think
that they had more story than episodes. I think that's what happened. …"
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Chiropractic is the largest alternative health profession in North America and the third largest health-care profession in the United States. Your muscles and nerves work together to keep you healthy. When neuromuscular block impedes the flow of nerve communication, the result is tension. A skilled chiropractor finds the blocks in your nervous system, therefore restoring your health and longevity.
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A visual and kinesthetic example of this block is when a wire is connected to a light bulb. If the block is severe enough, the light flickers. What do you think happens when a nerve is blocked by a vertebrae? Your blood vessels are guided by the nerve flow and your organs and muscles can't get the essential energy needed to function during the day.
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Yes, Chiropractic care has a proven track record in providing care for all ages, infants and the elderly included. The reason being, throughout your life, your health is determined by how well your internal systems, organs, blood vessels etc. are functioning. Healthy nerves communicate to organs and blood vessels by electrical and chemical charges. Now you can see why the analogy of the light bulb and free flowing energy is appropriate. If electrical impulses are decreased, the light dwindles and eventually goes out. When nerves are blocked, some of the symptoms may be pain, tight muscles, fatigue and stressful tension. Chiropractic is a tried and proven treatment for subluxation (when a bone is out of alignment) which may create the previously mentioned conditions. Treating subluxations for long lasting relief is what a skilled chiropractor aims to do.
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|~ Everi Chalis.
The 501st Legion (later informally known as Vader's Fist) is a prominent entity in the Star Wars universe. It was an elite unit of clone troopers commissioned by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars that later became a stormtrooper unit.
Made up of units like Torrent Company, the 501st fought in many battles, such as the Battle of Teth and the Battle of Coruscant, becoming one of the most well-known legions. In 19 BBY, the 501st became Darth Vader's personal unit as he led them during Operation: Knightfall, in which the clones helped take down the Jedi, whom they believed to be traitors to the Republic.
Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the 501st transitioned into a stormtrooper unit, like other clone units. Given new armor and weapons, the 501st faithfully served the Empire, operating under the direct command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. After the Battle of Kamino, the 501st became the last remnant of the Grand Army of the Republic fully composed of Jango Fett clones, as opposed to the ever-growing and more diverse Stormtrooper Corps, where the Fett clones became a minority, with the inclusion of a pool of clones from different templates and birth-born recruits, while others were not clones, but humans from an Imperial academy.
The legion fought in a number of battles during the Galactic Civil War in an effort to defeat the Rebel Alliance and bring peace to the galaxy, although the Alliance ultimately triumphed. Though the 501st was disbanded after the Battle of Endor, the Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn resurrected the designation by forming a new 501st Legion. He also added more diverse recruits to the 501st, including non-Humans. The reconstituted 501st was stationed in the Unknown Regions, where they protected Thrawn's Empire of the Hand. Over a century later, the legion was in the service of a new Empire, by then under the rule of Emperor Roan Fel.
When Fel was deposed by Darth Krayt shortly after the conclusion of the Sith–Imperial War, the 501st Legion fell under the control of the Dark Lord of the Sith in the year 130 ABY. Seven years later, however, Fel returned from exile and joined in the war against Krayt in order to reclaim his throne. Under the leadership of General Oron Jaeger, the 501st deserted the Dark Lord's Galactic Empire in order to join the Fel faction.


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A trial run for Fat Bikes at Mt Stirling this winter
Mt Stirling, Victoria's leading natural alpine resort is trialling Fat Bikes during the 2015 snow season. Mt Stirling is conducting a trial introduction to Fat Bikes on weekends during June and September and it's an exciting opportunity for mountain bike enthusiasts to get out on the trails this winter.
The trial run will only be held between 9am-4pm on weekends in June and September to help Mt Stirling Resort Management determine whether the opportunity for Fat Bikes can be further developed within the resort. Visitors are encouraged to experience it first hand and provide feedback to help Resort Management in making an informed decision on whether to continue the program in future.
Marketing and Communications Manager Gillian Dobson said of the Fat Bike trial introduction "Mt Stirling is a fantastic place for visitors to come and experience it's natural beauty in both summer and winter, and we're excited to be able to offer more activities to our guests during the snow season.
"Mt Stirling offers people a really unique mountain experience as it is untouched by development. The trial run of Fat Bikes will give riders the opportunity to explore Mt Stirling by bike, taking in some of the most amazing scenery, all in a safe and fun environment" said Gillian.
The areas available for the use of Fat Bikes will be restricted to the Circuit Road from Telephone Box Junction (TBJ) to King Saddle and the Circuit Road from TBJ to Howqua Gap (condition dependent). Any other additional areas may be offered at the discretion of the Ski Patrol Director.
Riders will need to check in with the Ski Patrol Director at TBJ to identify which part of the Circuit Road is available for use on each permitted day, and Fat Bikes used on Mt Stirling must have a minimum tyre tread width of 9.7cm.
For more information about the use of Fat Bikes at Mt Stirling in 2015, visit www.mtstirling.com.au.


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Okay, so I've finally figured out how to have a seamless beach trip with 3 kids–have a babysitter take them. Just kidding. When I moved to Southwest Florida from Michigan's tundra, I promised myself that we'd be frequent beachgoers–jump in the car for impromptu sunsets and walk along the tide, coffee in hand, for weekend sunrises. I'm proud to say we have a very generous collection of beach memories in the ten years I've lived here, but I can't say they've all been graceful, especially with the addition of more kids. Beach Hillbillies is how we've done it for a long time–dragging toys, dropping shovels, forgetting sunscreen and packing all wrong. And I've figured out why we were doing it wrong–Too. Much. Stuff.
Being that most of our beach trips are short (usually for sunset) and often planned last minute, the packing less strategy has saved us. We bring the essentials, and they all pack up and stay in one place. Grabbing them to hop in the car is easy just as coming home and unpacking is.
With summer around the bend and more sunshine in store for us, I'm breaking down our beach essentials today. Did you hear that they all fit in one bag? One bag that zips shut? Can we consider this a beach miracle and celebrate with a drink named in its honor? The Beach Miracle (recipe to come–let's say it starts with coconut and pineapple).
I've used beach totes, baskets, push carts, you name it to haul stuff to the beach for years and finally had a Eureka! moment when I switched to a backpack. A: With three kids, it's essential to have my hands as free as possible to cattle prod–I mean, guide–the little ones as they make their way to the beach. B: It forces me to only bring what fits in the backpack. Simplify! C: Beach walks! With a backpack, I can leave our beach blanket on the sand, put valuables in the backpack and easily take it with us when we walk the beach. This was a game changer. I'm a beach backpacker for life now.
Beach Blanket
We have a beach blanket with a built-in handle that rolls up and is easy to transport. This saves room in the backpack for other essentials.
1 towel
We bring one really nice large beach towel and share it for dry-offs rather than wasting room for three in the bag and having that much more sandy laundry when we come home.
Small pail and a few good shovels (I love metal ones with wood handles)
I used to bring a beach tote PLUS a big basket of beach toys, and I can't tell you how many times I lugged kids and bags down to the beach only to have someone chase me with a "M'am! You dropped this alligator toy/shovel/rake/headless Barbie/broken pail/etc. Unless we're spending all day at the beach with plans to erect the greatest castle that ever was, all we need is a small pail and a few good shovels–and maybe a Barbie for Nella–all of which fit in the backpack.
Swim Diaper
We arrive to the beach already in swimsuits and flip-flops to make it easy. For Dash, I don't need to buy disposable swim diapers because his Honest swim diaper is reusable–and adorable to boot. It holds everything. Don't ask me how I know this. I love these swim diapers, though. You could also wear them under a regular swimsuit for girls, but Dash is comfortable in his swimsuit glory–Michael Phelps confidence.
Dry Diaper
I pack one regular dry diaper to slip on Dash before we leave.
Sometimes as simple as t-shirts or sundresses
Large Ziplock
To keep wet/sandy things separated when we go home (especially if you're putting a camera or cellphone in the backpack)
Small Ziplock
For shells and great beach finds.
Sun hats
Dash's Honest sun hat matches his suit–wide brimmed, water-repellant, UPF 50, stays on with a little Velcro strap.
Dash has really sensitive skin and had a reaction to sunscreen when he was a baby. We switched to Honest sunscreen, and I love it. It's safe, naturally derived, goes on creamy and keeps my kids' skin protected. I use the sunscreen lotion on their bodies, and the kids like to do their faces themselves with the sunscreen stick (which is small and easy to keep in your purse for impromptu beach/park dates).
Baby Powder
Baby powder works great to get sticky sand off skin. A little shake down and wipe off before you leave means your car seats stay clean.
Bug Spray
Depending on the season and weather, our Southwest Florida beaches can host these tiny flying bugs we call no-see-ums. At night, they can be awful. I keep a small bottle of Honest bug spray–made from safe and naturally derived essential oils–in our backpack.
Optional: insulated water bottles, snacks, camera, life preservers, wallet (while not always the most cost-effective, it's often worth it for us to skip packing a cooler and buy a few treats and drinks at the beach shop), shell field guide (Lainey loves classifying her shells and keeping track of what she's found)
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Sprinkles, creator of the infamous cupcake ATM and reported founders of the world's first dedicated cupcake bakery is celebrating 10 years of business in the best possible way — with free cupcakes!
On Monday, April 13th, stop by Sprinkles Cupcakes' NYC locations at 780 Lexington Ave. or 225 Liberty St. (in Brookfield Place) for a free celebratory dessert!
Sprinkles will also be debuting a festive funfetti-style birthday sprinkle cupcake today, along with limited flavors including lemon meringue and apple cinnamon.
Pro tip: if you sign up for Sprinkles' birthday club you can also get a free cupcake on your own birthday!


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N.d. [1924]. 197 pp. No. 419 of a Limited De Luxe Edition of 500 copies signed by the artist, Kay Nielsen. Publisher's dark blue cloth elaborately decorated in gilt on front board and spine. In original dust wrapper, with repeated desgin from front cover. Dw chipped at head & tail of spine and along edges. Twelve tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards by Kay Nielsen. Head and tail-pieces, decorative borders and full-page b&w illustrations by Nielsen. No markings or inscriptions. Clean and fresh copy, gilt bright. A handsome copy in original dw.
Title: Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen Illustrated By Kay Nielsen
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A Brief On Postal Services
Letters are a very convenient means of written communication. Post office acts as a middle man and provides its services to carry letters from a sender to receiver. It also provides other services like accepting deposits of money, arranging remittance, sending money orders, etc. All these services are called postal services. These services are governed by government throughout the country and anyone can avail this facility as charges are very minimal. Post offices are easily accessible by general people because of its wide range of networks.
Different type postal services are:
Mail service: Using this service you can send letters and cards to your relatives living in same country or different. It is also very easy to deliver gifts and parcels of any size on different occasions using this service. Sending mail in to the receiver in same country is called inland mails and if the receiver resides in different country then the service is called international mail service. To write different kind of messages sender can use postcard, inland letter card or envelope and a thick cloth is used for wrapping an article that has to deliver. You can also avail facilities like fast sending of mail, ensuring certainty of delivery, etc by paying some extra charges.
Remittance service: This postal service provides the facility to send money order and postal order. It is very useful for the people to send money living far away from their family.
Banking service: Post offices also provide some facilities like accepting money from public and withdrawal of their deposits. So post offices are good place to keep your savings. Different schemes are also offered encouraging people to save money.
Insurance service: Insurance is a type of contract between two parties where one party agrees to pay some amount of money to other party in case of any accident or event that causes loss to the party. Post office is also providing this service.
Other services: Other services like sale of stamps, bill payment, sale of forms, etc are also come under postal services.
So, users can avail so many postal services provided by post offices very easily and in any part of the country.


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Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the
Though the FlyPhone offers "normal" cell phone features, you'll recognize right away that it's a handset for younger people. The overall shape and see-through plastic skin are reminiscent of the original Firefly and the glowPhone, while the blue color adds a fun element. At 4.2 inches by 1.7 inches by 0.63 inch and weighing 3.5 ounces, it's marginally bigger and heavier than its siblings but it remains compact and portable. It doesn't have the sturdiest feel in the hand--this is not a phone for rough play--but it should survive minimal bumps and bruises.
The display measures 1.4 inches (128x128 pixels). It's full color display with a pleasant resolution; graphics were relatively sharp and you can adjust the backlighting time and the brightness. The icon-based basic menus are easy to use and resemble many manufacturer interfaces. Below the display is the main navigation array that consists of two soft keys, a menu control and the Talk and End/power buttons. Though the controls are tactile, they're tiny and squashed together. They won't present a problem for little hands, but users with big paws will need to be dexterous. The soft keys can be set as shortcuts to two user-defined functions.
With no visible navigation toggle, you might be wondering just how you're supposed to scroll through the menus. The answer lies behind the unique "morphing" keypad. When you press the Menu button the backlighting on the numbered keys will disappear in favor of an OK button and four directional arrows. It's a similar arrangement to the Motorola Rokr E8 and it works well here. The toggle doesn't have any definition but it has a spacious layout and you get a tactile "push" feeling when you press a control. The keypad buttons are equally flush, but the large numbers and bright backlighting made them relatively easy to use. We suffered few mistakes when dialing a number or texting even though the phone's plastic skin is a tad slippery.
Completing the exterior of the handset are a volume rocker on the left spine and a 2.5mm headset jack on the right spine. The FlyPhone includes a stereo-wired headset in the box. The camera lens sits on the rear face of the phone just above an external speaker. The FlyPhone uses a micro USB cable to deliver power; the port is located on the bottom end of the handset but you'll need to shell out an extra $9.99 for a wall charger (you only get a USB cable in the box). An unexpected feature is the microSD card slot, but we wish you didn't need to remove the battery to access it.
The FlyPhone holds 500 contacts that you can program right on the phone (the SIM card holds an additional 250 names). Each contact holds only one phone number, but you can personalize contacts with one of nine MP3 ringtones and a choice of images, pictures, or avatars. The FlyPhone offers a speakerphone, a calendar, an alarm clock, a stopwatch, a countdown timer, a vibrate mode, and text messaging. The handset doesn't offer multimedia messaging, which is both a benefit and a drawback. Though parents might like that their children won't run up a lot of picture messaging charges, it also means you have to connect the phone to a computer to transfer images off of it. Fortunately, this is easy to do, as the FlyPhone acts as a mass USB storage device.


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Sinus rinses, or "nasal irrigation", is an inexpensive way to treat sinusitis. It is safe and can be performed daily as needed and is proven to be effective. Nasal irrigation uses warm saline solution to rinse the nasal passages, clear out dried mucus, allow the sinuses to drain freely, and speed up healing of inflamed tissues. There are several devices that can be used. Non-prescription saline nasal sprays purchased in the pharmacy are best for cleaning out mucous from the nasal passages to relieve nasal congestion. Powered irrigation systems are also common like a water-pick with a soft, rubber-tip attachment placed on the nasal opening. There are also traditional devices still used often such as the Indian neti pot, and a number of other liquid formulas.
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I started using a nedi pot two years ago and haven't had to miss a day of work since.


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The Mark Twain Birthday Book that sits amongst my collection of old and treasured books, once belonged to my great grandmother, Ellen Hayward.
This little book proved useful to my great grandmother for remembering birthdays of family and friends, and also for recording family weddings and deaths, and the occasional interesting family event. After Ellen died, her daughter Doris, my grandmother, inherited this little book and added to the record of our family history from her generation. My mother has also added her contributions and handed me the book a few years ago. Likewise, I continue to add to the family record.
I cherish this little book. Every now and then I take it off the shelf, make myself comfy on my lounge with a cuppa, and pour over its pages. Reading through the ebb and flow of generations of my family's lives always evokes something deep within me.
It's a sense of belonging, a sense of having been passed the family baton, and a desire to play my part well in running this family race in my generation.
The pages of The Mark Twain Birthday Book are now discoloured and stained with age, and some are no longer attached to the binding. Although in places the ink is fading, the beautiful handwriting is still visible, reminding me of an earlier age when life was not so rushed, and penmanship was a valued craft.
Slipped in between its pages are yellowed newspaper cuttings.
There are records of weddings -
"... the bride was given away by her father and wore a white mousseline
de soire, trimmed with lace and insertion, and an embroidered tulle veil
arranged over a coronet wreath of orange blossoms ..." (19 Sept, 1900)
Of births -
" HAYWARD - April 20,1906, to the wife of George W. Hayward, Mildura,
Elswick St., a daughter, Thelma Jean."
Of deaths -
"HAYWARD, Ellen, November 3, 1954, widow of the late George W. Hayward,
mother of... grandmother of ... and great grandmother of ...... and Julie.."
One newspaper clipping dated 1944 relating to my uncle is headed "U.S. Awards to Australians", and reads :
"The War Dept. has announced the award of the Legion of Merit to six
Australians for exceptionally meritorious conduct".
Amongst this memorabilia there is one very special sheet of notepaper that I delicately open every time and it always moves me to tears.
The edges are frayed in places and the folds deeply imprinted. This page has been opened and closed many times since it was written. There is a poem on the page. Handwritten. The handwriting is beautiful and the author has taken special care in writing each word, spacing them just so. The ink is smudged in places hinting that many tears have fallen on these words over the years.
The poem begins, To Thelma and concludes with from George.
Thelma is the daughter born to my great grandmother in 1906, and George is her brother. Thelma was married to Alan and they lived in a little cottage in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, NSW. They loved their little home, 'Birdswood Cottage', with its beautiful garden that they spent hours creating together. Although they had been married for many years they had no children.
Thelma's life changed forever the day her beloved Alan died. It seems George was moved deeply by his sister's grief, and put pen to paper and wrote her this beautiful poem.
To Thelma,
When sunlight brightened your garden,
With your lover hand in hand,
Came peace and love to this garden,
In a world that seemed so grand.
Now all alone in this garden
As the petals have left the rose,
The sigh of the wind seems to whisper
Like the voice of the one you chose.
You must live again in that garden,
With flowers so sweet and rare
Let thoughts be full of its beauty
And the love you had to share.
The birds may be hushed in the garden,
And the shadows near sunset fall,
With light and joy at the dawning
Come memories that are shared by all.
The birds will awake in your garden,
And their melody tune to the breeze.
His presence will ever be near you,
In the quiet of the murmuring trees.
He will come again in the moonlight
And gently press your hand,
For he's just ahead in the gloaming
Of that far eternal strand.
From George
Beautiful - isn't it.
And isn't it amazing that lives that were lived generations ago, still reach out and impact those of us who follow.
There is a verse in the Bible that I have memorised.
"When David had served God's purpose in his generation, he fell asleep." (Acts 13:36)
I have memorised this verse because I realise that God has given me a purpose in my generation and I want to be sure to fulfil it.
One day my children will inherit the Mark Twain Birthday Book, and continue to write our family history within its pages.
I want to be vigilant in sowing good seeds today so that the legacy of my life will be such that their generation, and those following, will enjoy great blessing and be positioned to take all the remarkable opportunities that will arise for them to fulfil their purpose in their own generation.
|To Thelma, from George
|'Birdswood Cottage' Leura
|Thelma and Alan, with my young mother, Enid.


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Strategic Plan 2019-2021
- May 2019
- Type: Finance/OCO records
- Topic: OCO info
The Ombudsman for Children's Office Strategic Plan 2019-2021 builds on the very positive work that has taken place over the past three years.
It sets out our plan to continue to work to raise awareness of the rights of children and young people. We will support public organisations in taking a more child centred approach
and we will use our powers to hold organisations to account. We are keen to work with others to ensure that all children and young people in Ireland can enjoy their rights and fulfill their individual potential.
We will monitor our progress as we proceed and ensure that the experiences and perspectives of children and young people inform our work.
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Hiking Kamiak Butte
Thrilled to be collecting candy with Connor at the UofI Homecoming Parade; checking out pumpkins at the WSU pumpkin patch; and as a lumberjack, ready to trick-or-treat.
Luke & Lina, taking a break from hiking at Idler's Rest.
The Fall Festival at Phillips Farm (not such a good weather day, but still a fun day of cidering, hay rides, face painting and seeing some raptors)


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Twilight in the West
Time to Start Thinking: America and the Spectre of Decline
By Edward Luce
Little, Brown 291pp £20 order from our bookshop
Fifty years ago, California was the place to be. A laboratory for new ways of living, bathed in glorious sunshine, the state of Berkeley and the Beach Boys offered a glimpse of the future, all suntanned faces, gleaming cars and spanking new universities. But how times have changed. Half a century on, suffocated by smog and mired in debt, the Golden State has become a metaphor for everything that seems wrong with the United States of America. Almost incredibly, notes the Financial Times's Washington bureau chief Edward Luce, California now spends less than $8,000 annually on each child in the state school system, yet spends $47,000 on every prisoner in its notoriously overcrowded penitentiaries. State politics has become a carnival of perennial plebiscites, while, as Luce sees it, 'Sacramento's role is to preside over a slow disintegration of the assets the state built up in the 1950s and 60s, the world-class infrastructure and public education that helped make California the place of the future.'


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How Social Are the World's Most Valuable Brands? [Infographic]
The Internet and the real world can be two very different places, but this infographic shows that a brand's value in one is intimately tied to its performance in the other.
This visualization of the PRINT Index and the Sociagility Top 50 Report ranks brands according to popularity, receptiveness, interaction, network reach, and trust on social media sites. The sites were tracked on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the Web in general.
Technology and media companies had the home court advantage when it came to popularity and reach, with Google, Apple, and Disney taking the top three spots. But other brands were more successful in different areas, like listening and responding to feedback from customers. Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) like Johnson and Johnson seemed to do this especially well.
The chart also compares the top companies' valuations (in U.S. dollars) to their social media performance scores. Analysts saw a positive correlation between the two, although it looks uneven on the chart. The most valuable company on the list also had the highest social media performance score.
The overall winner was Google, with Disney a distant second. Coca Cola is currently beating Pepsi in the social realm, and even Walmart made the list at number twelve. If they could teach their greeters to use Twitter, they'd easily pass up Microsoft at number eleven.
Infographic by Sociagility via Cool Infographics
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Chocapic13's Shaders Mod for Minecraft
Shaders Mod 1.8.8 is a genuine modification for Minecraft which depicts a smoother effect, as well as shadows that looks perfectly real and reflects the shapes. It gives room for you to easily take absolute control of many other effects without any snag. Considering the fact that themod is apparently about graphics and appearance of the game, one can be quite sure that installing and running it will be a bit demanding on his or her system, so the individual should make sure there is a very good device for it.
This "mod" is in fact a shaderpack for the shaders mod started by daxnitro and continued by karyonix. It basically rewrite completely the rendering of minecraft, so it's possible to add almost all the more recent graphic effects to minecraft!
Installation Chocapic13's Shaders Mod:
1-Be sure to have the latest drivers for your graphic card.
2-Download the shaders mod by karyonix if it haven't be done already :
3-Install forge if you are using 1.7.2
3′-Optionnal but recommended : install optifine
4-Copy ShadersModCore-….jar to %appdata%\.minecraft\mods folder for 1.7.2 and 1.7.10 OR use karyonix's installer for 1.7.5 or 1.7.4
5-Launch minecraft, options->shaders->open shaderpack folder, and copy here the folders "V4-extreme,ultra…"
6-Launch a world, and choose which pack fit the best to your computer (into shaders options).
NB : The shadermod is not currently written in the mod list.
Download Chocapic13's Shaders Mod 1.8.9,1.8.8,1.8.7, 1.8, 1.7.10:
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The difference between the Republican Party establishment and the Tea Party
In the wake of last week's disastrous elections, many establishment Republicans are acting in ways they believe will help "save" the party. Never mind that the GOP lost in 2008 and 2012 because it embraced big government solutions to the nation's problems. Never mind that its establishment dictated who was the party's Presidential nominee in both years. Never mind that the GOP has in many ways become Democratic-lite, not the party of true fiscal discipline and freer markets.
Ignoring the question of whether the GOP deserves to survive in its current form if it can't offer a stark alternative to the big spending of President Obama and his allies, it certainly won't if it keeps abandoning principles when they are inconvenient. Which brings us to Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol and higher taxes.
On Sunday, Kristol was on Fox News Sunday when he described how he thinks the Republican Party should move forward, tactically and otherwise. (See the video, and read the transcript, here.) Part of his solution was to raise taxes on those making $500,000 or $1,000,000. According to Kristol, the party should not "fall on its sword" to protect the wealthy, especially when half of the wealthy voters in America support Democrats.
And herein lies the main problem with the establishment: it views the GOP as a good in and of itself. Getting the Republican Party back in power is the goal of the establishment. Never mind what the party stands for, or what principles it has to abandon to gain said power. Power is what drives most of these people, whether they be politicians or pundits.
Contrast this with the Tea Party. The Tea Party has rock-solid principles of tax reform and not raising taxes. Regardless of whether these principles benefit supporters of Democrats or Republicans, these are principles that are based upon philosophical grounds, and philosophical grounds don't change with the political winds of the day.
So this is another reason to overturn the establishment with Tea Party Patriots – you will rarely find such strength among those who look to a party to save the country instead of principles. Remember, too, that Kristol's newfound stance on taxes would join President Obama in standing for a position that fails to pass the test of national benefit, as this blog explained the other day:
- Raising taxes on the rich have historically trickled down to impact the middle-class. Consider that the individual income tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) went from hitting only the wealthy to hitting many middle-class earners, for two prominent examples.
- The top one percent of earners pay 1,500 times the taxes of the bottom 20% of earners. That's not enough?
- Taxing the rich simply won't bring in much more tax revenue. The much-ballyhooed "Buffett Rule," which would hike taxes on the wealthy to 30%, would bring in $47 billion over ten years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. For a point of comparison, we'll borrow that much by Thanksgiving.
For another point of comparison, if Washington took every dollar from every American earning at least one million dollars annually in 2009, only $235 billion…would come into the federal coffers [from this policy]. This barely covers one-fifth of the Fiscal Year 2012 deficit.
Raising taxes is not the way to get the Republican Party back in power. If it goes down this route, it risks its very survival as fiscal conservatives and libertarians continue to abandon the GOP in droves. Instead, a legitimate alternative to big government must be presented for the American people.


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Volume 5, Issue 1 (2002)
Front Matter
Symposium: "Children with Special Needs: The Intersection of Health Care, Education, & the Law" - Table of Contents
Michael J. Pappas
Foreword: "Children with Special Needs: The Intersection of Health Care, Education & the Law"
Susan P. Leviton
The Stuart Rome Lecture: Knocking Against the Rocks: Evaluating Institutional Practices and the African-American Boy
Theresa Glennon
Educating Students with Complex Health Care Needs in Public Schools: The Intersection of Health Care, Education, and the Law
Donna H. Lehr and Jill Greene
Road Warrior: Two Parents' Perspective on Getting Services for Children with Special Needs
Teresa K. LaMaster and John J. O'Brien
The Provision of School Health Services to Students with Disabilities: The Intersection of Health Care Policy, Education and the Law in the Post-Garret F. Era
Leslie Seid Margolis
New Perspectives on Education Children with ADHD: Contributions of the Executive Functions
Gerard A. Gioia and Peter K. Isquith
The IDEA's Promise Unfulfilled: A Second Look at Special Education & Related Services for Children with Mental Health Needs After Garret F
Ellen A. Callegary
Achieving Service Integration for Children with Special Health Care Needs: An Assessment of Alternative Medicaid Managed Care Models
Ian Hill, Renee Schwalberg, Beth Zimmerman, and Wilma Tilson
Notes & Comments
Educationally Related Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: Addressing Barriers to Access Through the IDEA
Lucy W. Shum
2002 Editorial Board
- Editor-In-Chief
- Michael J. Pappas
- Managing Editor
- Lucy W. Shum
- Executive Editor
- Marko W. Kipa
- Senior Articles Editor
- Christine M. McDaniel
- Assistant Managing Editors
- Daniel A. McBride
- Tracee M. Orlove
- Notes and Comments Editors
- Allison J. Boyle
- Anne Nichols Hill
- Article Editors
- Krista L. Horochena
- Jill M. Posek
- Terry J. Shanahan
- Lisa J. Simpson
- Jeffrey W.Stickle
- Associate Editors
- Anitra G. Crump
- Joanna B. K. Fong
- Allison S. Guley
- Vonda M. Jones
- Jonathan D. Morse
- Mark C. Shumacher
- Elizabeth S. Taylor
- Rebecca J. Tran
- Gemma Vestal
- Staff Editors
- Jason Caron
- Evan Goldman
- Amy Hall
- Quinton Herbert
- Ted Hilke
- William Hollis
- Jayme Kantor
- John Kim
- Amy King
- Carrie Lathan
- Julie Meawad
- Cory Mettee
- Hilma Munson
- Amanda Neidert
- Kerri Roman
- Dayna Schneibolk
- Lauren Silverman
- Nisha Wagle
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We were super lucky when we bought our home 7 months ago as it came with made to measure blinds in every room and the owners left them there. It meant not having to measure up all the windows to buy blinds or curtains and everything already matched the colour scheme in the house which we loved anyway.
We have left everything as is since we moved in, in terms of colours on the walls etc but now it's getting closer to Spring, we have started to think about switching it up. Now I'm pretty straight forward and know roughly what I want in each room and how I'd like to change the bathrooms, but the thing I struggle with is curtains and blinds (hence why I count myself lucky I didn't need to do it 7 months ago).
I never feel inspired with curtains and absolutely hate big heavy patterned drapes which seem to be in every home shop you look in. I have decided the right choice for me if I change them is to go for solid block colours and have found myself venturing online to find the right colours and fabrics. Direct Blinds have a huge selection of curtains as well as all kinds of blinds including roller, blackout, venetian and wooden blinds. Here are a few of my favourites from their curtain selection for my Spring home revamp and a glimpse into putting my own stamp on our home.
Ambassador Faux Suede Barley – prices from £25.95
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Panama Popular Grey – prices from £34.06
You can see I like a lot of grey or neutral tones and personally I think it's easier to add accessories for vibrancy to a neutral room than have a lot of colour in one area. I will be updating you as we go to show our progress and hopefully it will make a big difference to the look and feel of our first home.
Laura x
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Insights: Ausgewählte Projektbeispiele
Kristin Gärtner
Client Engagement Manage Europe
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Working with Sebastian has been incredibly smooth and successful. He was extremely quick in getting to know our industry, our company and the challenges we deal with. He was constantly on the lookout for improvements and helped our organization focus our efforts even further. I'm very happy with the results we accomplished and look forward to working with him again.
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Sebastian is a highly skilled and highly motivated person to work with. I was impressed with his aptitude and ability to quickly come to grips with all the ins and outs of the project we were working on. He knows the German media landscape like the back of his hand and knows how to write an engaging story, but more than that, he's genuinely passionate about the projects he takes on.
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Convention Center, Hotel, and Travel Information
Convention Center Info | Hotel Info | Travel Assistance | Rental Cars
Convention Center Information
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
The MySQL Conference & Expo 2007 will be held at The Santa Clara Convention Center, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Tutorials and sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom and the Exhibit Hall will be held in Exhibit Hall A at the center.
Just off of US Highway 101, The Santa Clara Convention Center is convenient to the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area. The San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland International Airports are located within minimal driving distance.
Hotel Information
The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara combines luxury and service with a premier location. The hotel's inviting accommodations feature a Grand Bed, high-speed Internet access, deluxe amenities and sweeping views. A selection of inviting restaurants offers a variety of cuisine, from classic American to Sushi. With its unmatched service and ideal location - adjacent to the Convention Center, in the heart of the Silicon Valley and near Paramount's Great America Theme Park - you'll discover why the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara is the premier choice for your next visit.
Make your hotel reservations by phone, call:
- Central Reservations at 1-800-233-1234.
OR make your reservations on-line at Hyatt Regency Santa Clara Reservations.
The cutoff date for room reservations is: March 26, 2007.
Guest Room: $163.00
In order to receive the group room rate, you must identify yourself as attending MySQL 2007. Reservations received after the cutoff date of March 26, 2007 or after the room block is sold out (whichever comes first) will be honored on a space-available basis at the prevailing rate of the hotel. All rates are single or double occupancy. All room rates listed above do not include 9.545% local & state tax and District Improvement Fee of $1.00 (subject to change without notice).
NOTE: The original room block at the Hyatt Santa Clara is sold out. We have reserved additional rooms available for Saturday or Sunday arrival with a 4 night minimum stay. The group rate is $189.00 plus tax per night.
Hotel Address
The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 200-1234
Fax: (408) 980-3990
Additional Hotel Information:
An additional block of rooms has been secured at the Hilton Santa Clara, 4949 Great America Parkway (across the street from the Hyatt). Guest room rate is $219.00 per night plus tax. In order to receive this group rate, please refer to the group code "SQL" when making reservations. Call the hotel directly at (408) 330-0001 to make a reservation. The cut-off date to receive this rate is April 13, 2007.
An additional block of rooms has also been secured at the Marriott Santa Clara, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara. Guest room rate is $189.00 per night plus applicable taxes. In order to receive this group rate, please refer to the group code "O'Reilly Media, Inc." when making reservations. Call the hotel directly at (408) 988-1500 or Marriott Central Reservations at 1-(800) 228-9290. The cut-off date to receive this rate is April 2, 2007
Please provide 72 hours notice when canceling your reservations to avoid deposit forfeiture or penalties.
Getting There
Airport Shuttle Services
Phone: (800) 258-3826
VIP Airport Shuttle
Phone: (408) 885-1800
Public Transportation
There is an Amtrak station in Santa Clara at Tasman Ave. and Lafayette Street, underneath the Tasman Avenue overpass. The Great America Santa Clara stop is on the Capitol Corridor route with service to and from Sacramento. There are three trains daily. 1 (800) USA-RAIL.
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a high-speed train serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area and the Oakland International Airport. You can take the Santa Clara County Transit to and from the Fremont BART station. (510) 441-2278.
There are public transportation options available to and from all Bay Area airports at minimal cost. The Great America VTA Light Rail (www.vta.org) stop is directly in front of the hotel and convention center, and provides an easy connection to the San Jose International Airport, Downtown San Jose, Mountain View, and Caltrain. Using Caltrain you can easily connect to San Francisco International Airport, Downtown San Francisco, and BART.
Driving Directions
- From San Jose Int'l Airport
Start out going Northwest on Airport Blvd. towards Terminal C. Turn right onto Airport Pkwy. Turn left onto Guadalupe Pkwy. Take the US-101 N ramp towards San Francisco. Merge onto US-101 N. Take the Great America Pkwy. Exit towards Bowers Avenue. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Great American Pkwy. Approx. 5 miles)
- From San Francisco Int'l Airport
Take US Highway 101 South towards San Jose. Take the CA-237 East exit towards Alviso/Milpitas. Take the Great America Parkway exit towards Lafayette Street. Turn right onto Great American Parkway. (Approx. 31 miles)
- From Oakland Int'l Airport
Start out going Northeast on Airport Drive towards Neil Armstrong Way by turning left. Turn right onto 98th Ave. Merge onto I-880 South towards San Jose. Take the Milpitas/Alviso Rd. exit towards CA-237/Calaveras Blvd. Merge onto CA-237 W. Take the Great America Pkwy ramp towards Lafayette Street. Turn left onto Great America Pkwy. (Approx. 33 miles)
- Self Parking: Free
Self-parking in the hotel parking lot or connecting convention center lot is free.
- Valet Parking: $5 Per Day, $11 Overnight (subject to change without notice)
Travel Assistance
The official O'Reilly conference travel planner offers one-stop shopping for your air travel and other travel needs in connection with your attendance at an O'Reilly conference.
Vivian V. Russell Travel Services
182 Farmers Lane, Suite 102
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: (707) 525-0550
Fax: (707) 525-0560
International Attendees
Please visit www.unitedstatesvisas.gov for important information about international travel to the United States.
Rental Cars
Should you choose to make travel arrangements independently, you may go to the "Hertz Interactive Reservation System" to receive the special O'Reilly discount on rental cars at the MySQL Conference & Expo 2007.
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB assume no responsibility or liability for the facilities or services provided by the vendors and suppliers. Anyone attending this conference releases O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB from any and all claims that may arise out of attending at this conference.
MySQL Users Conference 2007, held in the heart of Silicon Valley, provides conference attendees and speakers the opportunity to network with peers in a comfortable and enjoyable setting. Check out the things to "See & Do" in Santa Clara.
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB assume no responsibility or liability for the facilities or services provided by the vendors and suppliers. Anyone attending this conference releases O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB from any and all claims that may arise out of attending at this conference.


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The Tribest Sedona Express is the world's first full-featured dehydrator with a compact, kitchen-friendly design. Use all 11-trays with the advanced TST feature to get the best results for all your dehydrating needs. From fruits and vegetables, to meats and crackers, the Sedona's central fan ensures even airflow and rapid dehydration. The Tribest Sedona Express allows you to set the temperature and timer using its user-friendly all-digital controls; precision dehydration has never been so easy. Get all these features without sacrificing all the kitchen counter space.


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How Making-Dreadlocks.com came to be……..
Making-Dreadlocks.com started in 2002 when I first started my dreadocks journey. I talked to many people locally who were locked up but they never had good information about the way to start them. I heard "just don't brush your hair…" or "put mud in your hair and it will lock.". This was definitely not my style. So I came to the internet looking for a way to lock my hair. I found a few sites about starting dreadlocks but no one seemed to have any opinions about the methods and no one had any information on taking care of your dreadlocks after you've had them. I also found dreadlocks message boards where people with dreads were ranting about stuff that had nothing to do with dreadlocks.
I was not convinced there was valuable information on the internet about making dreadlocks. And then it hit me, Making-dreadlocks.com. This site is a way for me to help people who want to lock up and want good information from the beginning.
This site is setup with information for everyone, regardless of their background. I plan to setup a dreadlocks community with a product reviews section, dreadlocks pictures page with information and tips about how each person started their dreadlocks, and monthly newsletter with dreadlocks tips and maybe even contest and giveaways. I might even create a dreadlocks chat. I hope you enjoy!


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This is the 2nd year we've hosted a Family Math Night early in the school year.
We use games in our classroom and we've seen the power of these when it comes to math skills and strategy work. We also use Games for homework a lot. We want homework to be fun and stress free. We know kids work hard all day and are often tired at the end of a school day. The games and the talk around games is a powerful way to learn lots of math concepts.
A few years ago, we started to send home Math Boxes with our students. We wanted kids to have all the math tools they needed in one spot so they could play math games at home.
Then last year, thanks to our colleague Katie DiCesare, we started to host a Family Math night in mid-September. By mid-September, our kids have learned at least 3-4 math games well enough to teach someone else. On Family Math Night, parents come in and play a game with their child then take home a folder of games as well as the Math Box of learning tools.
It is such a fun night! Lots of laughing and cheering. It is a nice time of year for families to get to know each other and to see the classroom. We know families are busy so they can stop by for 15 minutes or they can stay the full hour-whichever works. And for those who can't attend, we send the math box and folder of games home.
Throughout the year, we'll send new games home and we know our students have a spot to keep those games. And since most families have seen the fun in playing games and most have seen how much math is involved in each one, we hope they'll pull the games out and play once in a while.
Family Math Night is one of my favorite fall events now.


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They won't always get far on it, but kids (and parents) will whine. I try not to respond to it, but sometimes I slip into a stir-crazed state of empathy and can't help but jump on the boredom is bad button. Then I'm up in a whirl, searching for kid-friendly activities that will, like dogs, air them out and make 'em drop. Yes, yes, blah to the blah, kids should 100% learn that boredom is part of life, that I'm not a camp director, that as much as they've learned self-soothing skills, it's important to entertain and delight themselves. I've battered (probably not the best word choice) it into their heads: play with yourself (which will mean something else in time). But there are times when we all need a family-friendly activity to stimulate our imaginations and lives. Enter my non-food-related activities… in Florida (though, NO, I haven't moved there yet! I'm still in Austin getting every last drop out of this remarkably versatile town. Austin really is whatever you want it to be).
Mother & Son at the Gumbo Limbo observation deck, April 2011
GUMBO LIMBO (NATURE CENTER) – 15 minutes from home
I think it's bad business including the word "Gumbo" in the name of a crustacean paradise that's not a restaurant. Add insult to sea creature injury, one of the rescued sea turtles at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is named, "Jalapeno." Tease with the Tex-Mex much? Still, we easily can make a day of it here, winding through a decked nature trail and meeting stingrays and learning about the life cycle of frogs… only to return home to have Papa offer them some fried (salty!) frogs legs. This is why I refuse to let our children name anything they might one day eat.
Above: Butterfly & Fishy Kissing with a Turtle at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Above: Science Playground at Sugar Sand Park
SUGAR SAND PARK – 10 min. from home, 7 min. from Phil's office
Seriously, I wonder how many Weight Watchers points I need to log upon entry to sugar sand park. Yes, in case you missed it, sugar is right there in the title. You know, like a pot of sanding sugar served alongside hulled strawberries the size of toddler fists. It's like the universe adores my abdomen pudding and wants to keep it forever. Thankfully, I wasn't able to spot any cotton candy by the carousel, but that might be due to the plain fact that I was crying. Those public park "donated by" signs get me bawling each and every time. "Ronald McDonald House" is all I need to see before I get the ugly about to cry face. This park is truly magnificent and each and every state, city, town should get some sugar. *Also, love how they have $1 movies on weekends, including popcorn and drink… but, ah, notice the hair colors… not exactly sun-kissed kids aplenty. I will stab the next person to say, "Yeah, well, welcome to Boca." Go scratch it.
Living a Balanced Lifestyle Requires Sugar!
When it rains, it pours… also known as WTF to do with kids when it's raining or hot as ball sacks (there is more to life than Town Center Mall). Enter: Children's Science Explorium (which is basically just the indoor part of Sugar Sand Park), a multi-room hands-on children's museum… ah, but it's free to one and all (accepting donations)!
Footsteps from our home and we're at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens (I'm crossing every part of my body—and am even willing to sell the better parts—if only the kids are both accepted into the Morikami Park Elementary School for Kindergarten next year). Perhaps they need someone to teach a personal essay/ creative writing after-school program. Wishful thinking. Wish for me (it's lottery-based).
MIZNER PARK (aka Papa's Office & Boca Raton Museum of Art) – 15 – 20 min. from home
Really, though, all we're doing at Mizner Park is eating ice cream at Sloan's, shopping, and dining, so this place might not make the kid-friendly food-foe list. Though, I personally kinda live at that Fourbucks.
Above: Black Thunder at the Rapids Water Park (been there, shit that)
RAPIDS WATER PARK – 25 – 30 min. from home
We hit this place up in April, and I was in heaven. The steeper the fall and exquisite torture, all the better. Luke is my man! That little guy will hop on anything where he passes the height requirement. Whereas little miss, well, just no. She'll stick to the wee slides and splash pad fountains. We've gotta work on that.
ZOO ZOO GOIN' TO THE ZOO (but which one?) 30 min. from home
I love to love options. There's the Palm Beach Zoo, which we love, but mostly because it's close to our cousins Susan & Joel. And then there's our favorite zoo, where we actually get to feed the giraffes (they lick you)! That's the Lion Country Safari plus the drive through safari.
Above: Luke & Abigail at the Palm Beach Zoo
Closer to the Palm Beach Zoo is the South Florida Science Musuem, home to the Planetarium & Aquarium. There's something incredibly soothing and magical that happens at the planetarium. When I lived in Manhattan, I'd go all the time, though mostly when I was in high school for the Pink Floyd laser light shows. Closer to our home is a much smaller stop at the Schoolhouse Children's Museum, where I believe the kids get their pioneer on. Nearby is also the Boca Raton Children's Museum.
MONKEY JOE'S – INDOOR INFLATABLE PLAYGROUND – 15 min. from home
In Austin there's Pump-It-Up and another inflatable wonderland in Lakeline Mall. And in Boca, there's Monkey Joe's. Thank God. It's great exercise, they love it, and I can check my email (I also love the matching ID bracelet system, takes me back to the NICU at St. David's Medical).
When in doubt, there's Worth Avenue, Ocean Blvd. & Clematis Street
Even I went to Boomers as a kid, stuck in Delray & Boca on Spring Break. Think mini-golf, laser tag, batting cages, and climbing playgrounds for kiddies.
I LIVE for picnics. Oh, the planning, the plaid, the civilization of it all. Noodle salad and vino beneath a shaded tree. So, we'll for sure stop at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, where I plan to bring water colors, folding easels… and our children. Not to mention heading there for the Festival of Trees for a proper Christmas display for our family of Jews.
When all else fails, there's always a day at the beach (with a few coats of sunscreen, glasses, and hats because I'm psycho like that)…


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Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Beige | Review
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
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The Planning Commission is an advisory body to the City Council in matters regarding conditional use permits, amendment to the zoning ordinance and zoning map, and the platting and subdivision of land. The Commission reviews and revises the comprehensive plan and recommends to the Council proposals regarding zoning, use of land and structure, and placement of structures as well as other regulations related to public health, welfare, safety and convenience.
Ron Davison
Tom Lytle
Tom Mesich
Jon Omvig
Adam Smith
Liz Wheeler
Council Liaison(s): Councilor Hawkins
City Staff Representative(s): Community Development Director
Meeting Date
1st Tuesday of every month
5:30 pm
Fairmont City Hall Conference Room
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