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Going Away…Twilight Update
Tomorrow is my last day of work before M. and I leave for Nebraska to go to my sisters wedding!! I am so excited and can no longer concentrate on work, crap! I won't be posting while on my vacation, and I know it will break all of your hearts (read with heavy sarcasm).
M. and I went to the demolition derby last night and we had a blast, we go in the pits becuase he helps fix the cars up before and after and so does his boss, so we rode along with him last night!
I am now halfway through the third book in the Twilight series! I was dissapointed to see that the last two books haven't come out in paperback yet, but whatev! I didn't have to buy the second one, I went to my neighbors to borrow luggage and I asked her if she read Twilight, and she said her and her 11 or 12 year old son are reading Twilight on and off together so that they can watch the movie together, but they bought New Moon (the second book) to read next. She asked if I wanted to borrow it, and M. was like "You really don't have to ask, just give her the damn book and she'll bring it back tomorrow" YAY I finished the book in a day or less and brought it back to them so he could have it at camp!
While M. and I were at the mall I was like we can't go past Borders (our book store) otherwise I'll want to buy the next book! And he was like, I don't care just by it! So I bought it and I am SLOWLY reading it to the best of my ability! I love this series and am completely blown away by the fierceness of Edward and Bella's relationship and their lives toghether! LOVE IT!
Anywhoo, this is my good-bye post so good-bye, so long!! No let's just pray I can make it through tomorrow without it feeling like a decade!
Twilight? Really!
This weekend I was out of reading material and I had a long weekend to sit in the house while the renovations were being done on our pipes and in the kitchen by M.'s dad (a post in and of itself) so I went to my bookstore and they are remodelling! Damn it all, I was just getting used to the layout. Anyway, I went in thinking
"Geesh, Courtney, everyone is on this Harry Potter wagon why don't you do it to?"
So I asked the lady where the Harry Potter books are and she led me to the KID section! The first book was like 200 pages or so and I knew that wouldn't last me but an hour, and M. would kill me if I needed another book next week already! So I wandered around with a ton of time to kill and found Twilight. I thought:
"Well, everyone is reading this, why would you want to read this?"
Then I thought well if EVERYONE reads it and likes it I could try it and if I don't like it I will just return it! So I bought it along with an Emily Giffin book. I started the book on Sunday and was already half-way through by bedtime! This book has compeltely enveloped me in the story line, so much so that I bring the book with me everywhere (I think you get the gist of that)! I read all hour on my lunch, and crack it open the moment I get home before M. arrives!! It has taken my breath away and I absolutely can't wait to finish and watch the movie, but I find myself hiding the cover because I don't want everyone to think I am a person who reads what EVERYONE is reading. Granted I like a lot of authors that are popular, but I try to stay off the main trend because I don't want to follow the "crowd" so to speak. I thought I would share with everyone that I am completely in love with Edward and Bella and can't sit here at work without thinking about how I can sneak this big honkin book out on my desk without anyone noticing!
Has anyone else been completely enraptured with this book? Does the movie even compare to the book? And is New Moon (the next book) just as good???
So much to say…
I have been thinking about this post for quite some time. I started this blog on the premise that I would learn about writing (something that I enjoy) and I would grow. Lately it seems I write about the same thing over and over again, so I am going to change it up a bit and actually talk about my past.
Now, I don't usually talk about my past without forming some sort of blockade over my heart and soul for fear that people will judge and throw my family into a statistic, but I feel as though I haven't been myself and I should probably drop the facade and let everyone see me. I'm told I'm not so bad, so we shall see!
The Younger Years:
I was born in Rockford, IL to my mom and dad who had been together since high school, with a short break in the relationship around college. My sister is 15 months older then me and I already posted about her so I'm going to skip that whole saga. My mom's side of the family is mainly in Illinois where I was born and raised until I was 13. My dad's side of the family is scattered around Illinois, Wisconsin, and some distant relatives in Texas. Basically I remember my childhood being great, we never had a lot of money but no one ever KNEW we were broke! Things started getting rocky right before we moved out of Illinois, my mom became an alcoholic and my sister and I basically took care of her while my dad was at the Fire Department and finishing up his classes to become a paramedic. We moved to our dream house but couldn't afford it any longer when my mom started to "work from home" and we ended up moving in with my Aunt and Uncle for 9 months in Wisconsin. Eventually my dad got a better job offer in Nebraska so we moved there! Things just got more turbulent and ugly with my mom's drinking and she also abused prescription drugs and had to be taken to different hospitals (medical and psychiatric) on numerous occasions. Most of the details I can't remember which I think is why I'm so well adjusted now and don't hold any grudges with my mom or my dad. Anyway, when my mom and dad separated I became a TOTAL daddy's girl (I always was one, but mom was there to spend time with too) and completely rebelled against everyone and everything. I worked to help pay bills and stayed out to all hours of the night, making up for some of the adolescent years I lost. I started smoking (marijauna) and getting into some crappy situations (never with the police, but still) so I moved to New York where my mom had moved in with her boyfriend at the time. It almost killed me to leave my dad and move away but we both knew it was for the best. I straightened out and went to college, met M., and now we are two crazy people sharing our lives that have wacko parents! Somedays I get annoyed with my mom if I think shes been drinking, it's unconscious I don't realize I'm doing it until we are in a full blown fight. So I grew up in a somewhat turbulent home, but it really has helped me grow into the strongwilled and independent women that I am today!
YAY for Fridays right?!
What was that?? HUH??? I can't hear you over your extremely loud fucking music at your CUBE!! No, you don't have an actual office you are in a cube surrounded by OTHER CUBES who can hear what you say, sing, and listen to at the most obnoxious level!
Now I am not the type of person to usually say anything to cause conflict in the work place (outside in real life, I'm so different) so when someone went to lunch and left the music blaring I most definitely turned it down to a reasonable level. AND AND AND she didn't even frickin notice y'all! Come on now, something is crazy here!? And I may have a little crazy in me but I'm not THAT crazy!
On another bitchy note, and yes my BUDDY (wink, wink) is visiting right now, why do you talk to yourself? I mean seriously, again, we are all sitting in CUBES facing EACH OTHER and we can MOST definitely hear what you say or talk about on your fucking endless phone conversations! Yo, these ladies are insensitivo! I am so glad I don't work with more women, and this just proves again that I get along with men a whole hell of a lot better then women!! Not to say that I don't have women friends, I just can't stand the insensitive, know-it-all, prissy, froo-froo type of women that everything has to be there way or they make everyone elses (read: my life) life miserable!! Ok that is my rant for the day…signing off now.
What a night!
Last night M. and I went out on his bosses boat with his bosses wife and baby (sooo effing cute by the way) and we had a blast!!! We drove to the launching point and head off on a nice slow ride because the baby was with us, we circled around and took some pictures, I will post some when I get home from work, and then docked at a lake front restaurant/bar to grab a drink. After that M., his boss, and I got back on the boat to play around and so I could see what this boat was made of!! It's got a 454 engine in it, which probably doesn' t mean much to most people, just know this boat hauls serious ass! M. and his bosses cheeks were flying back like a cartoon! After I officially became obsessed with buying a boat we went back and docked and packed up and headed to Wendy's. Now usually I lurve me some Wendy's, I used to work at one and I usually only go a few times a year since we don't live by one, but this one was HORRIBLE!! There was a group of men in front of us who barely spoke english (which wasn't the bad part) who placed there order for no less then a metric ton of food to the cashier lady who looked like she had been working for 4 days in. a. row. with now break! It was horrible, no one knew what was going on and she walked so slow that my turtle would have whooped her slow behind all the way to china town! Anyway we stood in line at a FAST food restaurant for 35 minutes. The baby was being fed in the car and she got done faster then we got served!? Anywho, we ate then headed home and it was a fun time to be had by all!! I'm almost too excited that the weekend is almost here becuase we have to buy stuff for our vacation and…it's only one more week and a couple of days before we leave!!! SWEET SUCKATASH I AM EXCITED!!
Almost Friday everyone buckle up and have an amazing weekend!
I tried desperatley to figure out the online random picking thing, but I was too tired or something. Sooo M. and I picked numbers out of a bowl! And the winner of both books is:
John Deere Mom!!! Please email me your address at NE2NYIN3DYS at AOL dot com!! If I don't hear from you by the end of the day I will contact you!! Congrats!!
Stick around everyone because there will be lots more giveaways too come!
Giveaway, Weekend Wrap-Up, Chocolate Martini Recipe all in ONE!
EDITED TO ADD: THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!!!! I'm using random line picker website thinger so it is fair and I will announce the winner tomorrow morning!! Thanks for playing and stay tuned because I like this giveaway thing there will be plenty more in the future!
We shall start with the weekend wrap-up:
Friday: Usual work day, a little slow but I got to cruise some of my favorite blogs! Traffic was the worst part of my day because when I got home M. and I went out to dinner and ran to the mall so he could get his phone fixed and I could pick up some stuff for our bathroom (new shower curtain, bath mat, towels). We got back home and cuddled ;)!
Saturday: Because we ran most of our errands on Friday night we got to just chill and watch some television and then M. wanted to help out his boss and take in the junk truck to a dumping facility, so I got to ride in the "death trap" truck! FUN STUFF EGH?! I know you're all jealous! We got back and M. asked if he could help our neighbor/friend with his transmission that blew, I said yes because I have my third Jen Lancaster book and well my afternoon was pretty set! After M. was done with that we went out to dinner with all of our friends, we haven't gotten together with these friends in FOREVER and because J. might have to go back to Iraq we all decided to have a good time! We started at Cheeseburger in Paradise where I discovered the Chocolate Martini (recipe to follow) and then we headed to this hole in the wall bar that is behind the Police station where one of friends works. Cheap drinks and darts (who could ask for more right?) Well, me being OCD, I had to SECURE M. and I a ride home before I actually enjoyed my drinks! Once the ride was secured I drank more and got a little tipsy, not too tipsy where when asked to makout with another girl in our group I had the stable mind to say "NOOOO I'm not that drunk!" M. took me home threw a bottle of water at me and we went to bed. One side note, I am very CHATTY when I'm drunk, if you ever want to know what I think about something just get me a drink!! 🙂
Sunday: Water damage in half our kitchen, cabinets torn down, moldy shit had to be cleaned, stress ensued. M. and I then decided to release some stress and went to a car show in the Camaro! We had a great time and went out for pizza and came home to clean up the house and relax!
The Chocolate Martini Recipe:
4 oz. chocolate liqueur
2 oz. vanilla vodka
Splash of Half and Half
Chocolate syrup
Mix chocolate liqueur and vanilla vodka. Add a splash of Half and Half and shake over ice. Line a martini glass with chocolate syrup. Add mixture.
NOW TO THE GIVEAWAY!! Don't worry Blond Duck these are extra copies of books that I have been given two of! The first book is….
"Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffin
This book is about a good girl who has done the right thing all her life until she sleeps with her best friends fiance one night!! Perfect summer chic read!
The second book is:
"Plain Truth" by Jodi Picoult
She is one of my favorite authors and this book displays how truely talented she is!! An Amish girl has a baby that she vehemently denies and this story takes so very many twists and turns after the baby dies!!
To enter the giveaway please answer the following question in the comments section (one entry per person):
"What are your favorite authors, books, stories? And why?"
For an EXTRA entry please link this post to your blog and leave another comment letting me know you did so with the link to the post you put it in!!
No more entrys after 7 PM on Tuesday 7/14/09! Winner will be chosen at random to receive BOTH books!!
In Honor of…
my first 500 visits to this site hit this morning!! WOOHOO!! I will be giving away some of my favorite books (that M. is begging me to get rid of!) So stay tuned for MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!
P.S. Oh and also stay tuned for the weekend wrap-up including my new favorite drink the Chocolate Martini!
Summer Hours
When I am at work emailing away on Friday and I get responses that say:
"Our office is closed for summer hours at 3 on Fridays"
I get jealous….nope jealousy is not a strong enough word I am so envious I feel like my eyes bug out when I get these responses! I so badly want summer hours, especially on nice days like today. It's FINALLY not raining, 80 degrees barely a cloud in the sky and here our company sits till 5! Oh well, this is the only thing I have to complain about regarding my job so I'm doing good, not to mention they hired me right out of college and I am so extremely blessed to have a job right now!!
Anywhoo…my plans for the weekend are simple…to relax, because this is the last weekend we have before we have to start going crazy preparing for our trek across America! I am so excited…I know you're probably sick of hearing about it but I just had to say it again!!
What are your plans for the weekend??
Most expensive lunch…EVER!
So today I decided to go and pick up some stuff to make M. a special lunch with fresh cold cuts. After I get home and clean up the house and prepare everything for him to come home he calls me and says they are crazy busy at work. I told him I bought him special food and he asked me to still make it and bring it to his job and we could eat together. Cool, so he'll still get to enjoy the lunch. I made a couple of sandwiches, wrapped up pickles, and threw some water bottles in a bag and head out to take him his LOVE FILLED lunch!
As I'm driving, about 1/2 a mile from my house and about 1 mile left to M.'s job the speed limit goes from 45 to 55 and I sped up too soon and OF COURSE I get effing pulled over! I couldn't get pulled over by an officer that M. and his boss knows, nope it was state police! CRAAAAP!!! I didn't even get a warning, and I was being super nice!! I got a frickin ticket, DOUBLE CRAAAAP!! Normally you would think I would be worried about what M. would think if he would be mad, except that he's gotten a total of like 7 tickets so he can't really say anything. Actually he just laughed and said "What am I going to do with you?" At least he's a good sport about it!! I just hope that the court date is AFTER my vacation otherwise it will be a bummer to go on vacation after I have to PAY a ticket!
I had my dentist appointment, it wasn't as bad as the first time and I got a lot of work done for a lesser amount then I thought it was going to be!! I hope everyone is having a good HUMP day!! I am now finally relaxing with my kitten and turtly all while watching LMN and TLC, PERFECT!
Only two more days this week!!


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It's been well-documented that over 90% of race horses and over 60% of performance horses (hunter/jumpers, dressage, endurance and western) have ulcers. Even small changes in the routine of a recreational horse can cause ulcers in as little as five days. The signs of ulcers in horses include poor performance (often mistaken for musculoskeletal or back pain), behavioral issues (poor attitude, resistance, girthiness), colic and loss of weight or condition.
Here are some diet and management tips to reduce the risk of ulcers in your horse:
■Provide pasture turnout--this is the best method of preventing ulcers!
■Provide constant access to hay—keeping hay in front of your horse is next best
■Provide hay frequently—if free-choice hay is not an option, feeding it four to six times a day is an acceptable substitute
■Use alfalfa hay—the protein and calcium in hay help reduce stomach acid
■Limit fasting periods—keeping food in the stomach at all times protects it from acid which causes ulcers
■Limit grain feeding—sweet feeds especially lead to heavy acid production
■Provide "down time"—heavy exercise is a risk factor for ulcers so include less intense work days and even rest days in your training and showing plan
■Reduce stress—allow social interaction with other horses and keep the feed, turnout, and exercise schedule as regular as possible
■Limit NSAIDS—anti-inflammatories like phenylbutazone have been linked to ulcers, so give the smallest amount necessary for the shortest time possible.

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Search Engine Optimization: Take Your Site To The Top
It might seem like you have to battle against the world at times when SEO is what you're dealing with. It seems like there is an overwhelming amount of information that you need to know. This article has lots of useful advice to start properly.
The most important part of SEO is making sure your site has unique and fresh content. If the content on your site does not appear elsewhere on the web, the search engines will weigh it more highly than copied content. On the same token, newer content is weighted more highly than aging content.
When setting up site SEO, don't forget about your site's URL. Having a domain is better than a subdomain, if you can set one up. Also, any URL longer than about 10 words risks being classified as spam. You want about 3 to 4 words in the domain and no more than 6 or 7 in the page name.
There are many virtues in the field of Search Engine Optimization, and patience is the biggest one. When trafficking your site, especially if you're a do-it-yourself businessperson, you have to realize that it takes time to get your business ranked up at the top. Results may take months, but you'll have to keep working in the meantime.
If you are using images on your site, incorporate your keywords and phrases into image tags and file names. By doing so, you add weight to the engines and increase your percentage of copy weight greatly. Each image should carry some amount of this phrasing, or it might be a wasted image.
Take advantage of free local business directories and bookmarking sites. Enter your website's information into any or all of the free local business directories out there. Also enter your website's URL and description into bookmarking sites. This will make your website slightly easier to be stumbled upon during web searches.
Limit the focus on creating your website for SEO strategies and try to focus on human preferences. The most important component to your website is the people who are logging in to purchase products. Therefore, you must be sure to create a wonderful experience for the visitors to your site, in order to help increase your overall chance of a sale.
Develop a free calculator, e-book or other electronic product to give away on your website. Be sure it features your website address and business name so people can come back for related products. Post links to the free product on forums related to your field to drive more traffic to your website.
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text: Research Article | April 01, 2012Dialect-Neutral Indices of Narrative Cohesion and Evaluation Frances A. Burns, Peter A. de Villiers, Barbara Z. Pearson, and Tempii B. Champion Author Affiliations & Notes Frances A. Burns University of Massachusetts, Amherst Peter A. de Villiers Smith College, Northampton, MA Barbara Z. Pearson University of Massachusetts, Amherst Tempii B. Champion Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY Correspondence to Frances A. Burns: email@example.com Editor: Marilyn NippoldEditor: Marilyn Nippold× Associate Editor: Amy WeissAssociate Editor: Amy Weiss× Copyright © 2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Cultural & Linguistic Diversity / Research Articles Research Article | April 01, 2012 Dialect-Neutral Indices of Narrative Cohesion and Evaluation Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2012, Vol. 43, 132-152. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0101) History: Received November 17, 2010 , Revised January 24, 2011 , Accepted August 2, 2011 Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2012, Vol. 43, 132-152. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0101) History: Received November 17, 2010; Revised January 24, 2011; Accepted August 2, 2011 Web of Science® Times Cited: 10 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Burns, F. A., de Villiers, P. A., Pearson, B. Z., & Champion, T. B. (2012). Dialect-Neutral Indices of Narrative Cohesion and Evaluation. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch, 43(2), 132-152. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0101). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Dialect-Neutral Indices of Narrative Cohesion and Evaluation You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Purpose This study compared the development of essential elements of narrative skill in children from African American English (AAE)- and general American English (GAE)-speaking communities using an innovative elicitation and evaluation protocol consisting of four key indices of narrative language: (a) reference contrasting, (b) temporal expressions, (c) mental state descriptions, and (d) understanding of behavior based on false belief. Method Participants were 291 AAE speakers and 238 GAE speakers, 4 to 9 years of age. Approximately one-third of both dialect groups were identified as having language impairments. Children generated 2 stories based on short picture sequences. Their stories were coded for the 4 key indices of narrative language. Analyses of variance were performed with subsets of the measures and a composite index with all measures combined as outcomes; and with age, dialect group, and clinical status as predictors. Results Age and clinical status had statistically significant effects on the subset measures and the composite score. Variation between AAE and GAE dialect was not a significant factor. Conclusion By focusing on dialect-neutral elements of narratives—creating links across sentences and providing mental state interpretations—this study adds to our knowledge of development and impairment in narrative production among both AAE- and GAE-background children. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The research in this paper was funded in part by NIH Contract #N01-DC8-2104 (Harry Seymour, PI) to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Smith College, and The Psychological Corporation. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Become a Visiting Scholar Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. 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OK, so it's gotten to the point where mom or dad have declined so much mentally or physically that you and your family just can't give them all the care they need or deserve. Perhaps they've been falling more lately, calling you multiple times throughout the day and night, forgetting or refusing to eat or take their meds? It's taking its toll on you. You're not sleeping well, your stress level is through the roof, your own family is not getting the attention they need and deserve. Sound familiar?
It's often said that you can't treat the problem until you clearly define it. 24 hr. home care can be indicated for many types of problems your parents may be experiencing: hospice or palliative care, Alzheimer's home care or dementia care, macular degeneration or blindness, cancer care, after surgery care: any or all of these could require the constant monitoring of your aging loved one.
Facility or Home Care
Imagine how you would feel if your kids came in and announced that you had to pack up and leave, and spend the rest of your days in an assisted living or nursing home. For some seniors this is a welcome option that they come to on their own, but for many others the value of staying in their own home has a great psychological benefit, especially if your parents have resided there for many years. The sentimental attachment to the familiar environment signifies independence and ties to a meaningful and valuable history.
Recent studies have found strong evidence that patients recover faster if they do "hospital at home," can be less expensive, and patients had fewer readmissions and complications than those that receive in-hospital care (Leff et al.,2005: Leff et al,. 2006).
Round the clock home care can be comparable to full time nursing home care, but the psychological benefits can far out way the cost. Besides, if family care givers or technology can supplement, the cost of hiring professional caregivers comes way down.
New California Laws
New laws in California in 2015 require caregivers to be paid even when they sleep. This means that having two caregivers alternate 12 hour shifts is the best option now. Not only will it be cheaper that having a "live-in", you also benefit by having someone always awake and ready to respond on a moment's notice.
However, medical or psychological necessity may require a move to a facility as a matter of personal safety for the seniors involved.
Screening a Caregiver or Agency
If your considering bring in round the clock care, it's important to make sure you have an agency that has experience and expertise in managing the type of care your loved one needs. Caregivers are considered "non-medical" care, and anyone can call themselves a geriatric care manager. Make sure you find a home care agency that uses licensed nurses to assess your parents and supervise the caregivers. This will insure a continuity of care, liaison, and advocacy with all the health care agencies and professionals your seniors need to stay healthy. Navigating the healthcare system with amateur caregivers is not much help to you.
You need to make sure your caregivers are employees (not independent contractors), are insured, bonded, covered by worker's compensation, and have complete criminal and DMV checks, and have clean drug tests.
The cost for full time live-in care can be high, up to $15,000 a month for professional caregivers from a reputable agency. However, there are ways to offset that. Reverse Mortgages, Life Insurance policies, Long Term Care Insurance policies, and Veterans' benefits are available to some.
Often, families pool their resources, taking turns providing care when the agency is not there, or sharing the cost of paying for the professional care.
Incorporating Technology
Technology is advancing rapidly in senior care, and sophisticated and affordable monitoring devices now exist which display right on your smart phone. Also, devices worn as necklaces or bracelets can now detect and report a fall with the senior having to push a button. These alerts can go to family or an agency so that the senior does not have to worry about "calling out the National Guard" if they have a problem. These technology solutions can be incorporated with professional caregivers working less than 24 hour home care shifts and significantly reduce the cost.


text: So i purchased my MBP 2.2 SR in August along with the extended apple care. The computer was perfect and I had absolutely no issues. Recently issues have popped up and I'm wondering what to do. Basically the problem is: 1. Airport Kernal Panics (Running fully up to date Leopard) 2. Weird electronic buzz from headphone jack 3. Doesn't always wake from sleep requiring a hard reset 4. Constantly burning hot, enough so to burn my skin 5. Constant lag while running nothing more then Safari (Hardrive churns and makes lots of noise. Happens all the time now and not just with Safari) 6. Lag on Keyboard when typing first few letters 7.Battery gets to the last 30% and then just cuts to 10 min remaining battery power warning 8. DVD drive is scratching my DVD's Basically many many problems, and my laptop is flawless and has never had any damage to it. I called Apple and made an appointment with the genius' for tommorow, should i try and get a new laptop from them or let them fix it or what. Not really sure how i should deal with this issue.


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On the flipside of that, if you're a recruit and you don't have the old ass white guy dance in your living room you're doing it all wrong.
Whether or not you intend on going to their school, you need to get that old dude dancing all over your living room.


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Countdown Calendars: Not Just for Advent!Submitted by Pam on Wed, 11/05/2014 - 08:00
Finally! I Can Share A Lovely New Quilt Design!Submitted by Pam on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 08:00
The secret is out! Diane's very cool Grandmother's Cutting Garden Quilt is finished, photographed, and the pattern is in the shop and on Instagram. So now finally I can brag about it!!!
You Mom's know how it is, right? And you understand? And you support me in my belief that my daughter is very talented, right?
Welcome Advent! I AM Ready For You!Submitted by Pam on Sun, 10/26/2014 - 07:00
My beautiful snowy white Alan Dart Advent Tree is done! And so are all 25 little ornaments! And a whole month to spare before December 1.
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Christmas is Around the Corner! Great Kits and Patterns for Making Perfect Holiday Gifts.Submitted by Pam on Sat, 10/11/2014 - 07:00
75 days until Christmas! Don't you think it is about time to get started stitching? Or glueing, making, stuffing, piecing? I've got some great ideas for you including patterns you can order on line and download instantly so you can begin making Christmas right now!
(And incidentally, they are all patterns I am currently stitching (or about to stitch) myself!)
"Pumpkin Patch Snack Mat" Features Technique for Making Pumpkin-y Faces!Submitted by Pam on Thu, 10/09/2014 - 21:25
I still remember my reaction the morning I opened my e-mail and found a picture of one of these adorable pumpkin faces smiling back at me and the words from Diane "look at what I just figured out how to do!" I was all smiles and giggles and experienced the immediate desire to drop everything and use this technique to make my own EPP pumpkins!


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There was SO much we wanted to do right away to really feel like we "finished" our house, but there's only so much you can do right away! We were thrilled to find our the project manager for our house was someone we really trusted, and wanted to keep working with :) Tom was amazing during the whole house-building process, and he built us a beautiful deck!!!
A view from the yard
A different view from the other side of the yard
Once we got the deck finished, Josh set about making us an area to sit outside and relax around a fire. We had a deck with patio space when we lived in Illinois, and we LOVED hanging out around the fire with friends in the evenings. We are SO happy to have a new space to do that here :)
View of the firepit/patio from the deck
Josh, Scott, and Joe were awesome and moved all of our brick pavers from our old house to the new house, so Josh was able to build most of our patio area with those! Then, he and Jackson took several "special trips" into the woods behind our house to gather filler rocks. Jackson LOVED being part of the building process, but it might be a little while before he can stay up late enough to enjoy the actual fire part...


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A majority of Trekkies (and Trekkers) agree the most memorable villain of Star Trek if Khan Noonien Singh, played by Ricardo Montalban. In fact, much of the success of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, widely considered to the best of the Trek film, is owed to Montalban's iconic performance. Soo…not to put too much pressure on you, J.J. Abrams, but your next Star Trek film better have one freakin' fantastic villain.
The word in Variety is Abrams is seeking Benicio Del Toro for Star Trek 2's villain. As of now we still don't know who this villain would be, or even what the premise of the sequel is, but a strong, imposing villain is a must if they want the series to flourish. Abram's first Star Trek scored a big win with Eric Bana as the revenge-fueled Romulan. He was menacing yet relatable as the grief of losing his entire planet ate away at him. Hmm, not really all that different from Khan, who was consumed by the grief over his wife's death and new home planet becoming an inhabitable wasteland. Will Del Toro be a good choice for the villain of Star Trek 2?
I think it's a no brainer he'd be phenomenal. The question really lies in who he'll play, exactly. Will Del Toro be the first Klingon villain of the new series? Could he be a who new character, maybe not even an alien? Or, could they be considering Del Toro for this new universe's Khan? Montalban was Mexican-born, Del Toro is from Puerto Rico, that's cultural similar enough for most audiences. It only makes sense Khan would be out there somewhere, floating around in the Botany Bay, just waiting for Chris Pine to wake him. But I'm not sure bringing Khan back, again, would be the smartest move.
What kind of villain for think Del Toro would be best suited for?
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Alex Harris
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Published on 03 October 2013
Alex is best known for his numerous expeditions to Everest and his climbing of the seven summits, the highest mountains on all seven continents.
On the 17th of January 2008, Alex Harris became one of the first two South Africans to walk unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole. It was a journey that took 65 days and covered almost 1200 km. It was, in Alex's words, "the hardest thing I had ever done".
This was a journey in the same league as Shackleton's or Scott's expeditions. No expedition to the South Pole is easy, however, to do it unsupported and unassisted meant undertaking what is arguably the most gruelling thing a human could do.
For 65 days, Alex endured winds of up to 80 km/hr and temperatures of -40 C. Carrying sleds of 130kgs, Alex and his partner had to cover 20 kilometres every day if they were to stand any chance of reaching the Pole before their food ran out. To further complicate this already daunting task, Alex broke one of his skis on day 6. Alex also had the inside of his left thigh frostbitten by high winds.
Finally, just when they thought they were on top of things, the largest front of the century settled over Antarctica and it snowed for 9 days! Whiteout conditions prevailed, where visibility was zero and thick snow made it almost impossible to achieve their daily distance. Yet somehow they managed to stick it through and arrive safely at the South Pole.
Tough journeys are a part of everyone's life, whether it's a trip up Kilimanjaro, a seemingly unattainable sales target, or uncertainly in our careers. We all face them and we all have the ability to come through them but this requires setting intentions and hard work, as nothing comes about by chance.
Alex's talk looks at the fundamental need to plan and prepare. To fully understand the environment you are going to operate in. Alex discusses the critical need to set realistic goals. 1200km on skis seemed an impossible journey, but when it was broken down into degrees of latitude, days and time… even one hour to the next… it became possible.
It's the same for all of us. Sometimes the goal is so daunting that it wears us down just thinking about it. The trick is to distract yourself with the manageable tasks that occur daily, but to understand the power in these seemingly insignificant steps. "We only got to the Pole by taking it one step at a time, and then combining them… day after day after day".
Finally, Alex talks about the need to have a sense of purpose in our lives. One of the most profound sensations after getting to the Pole, was the flight back. For six hours, Alex stared out of the window at the snow below, trying to see some trace of their passing or a sign of how they had suffered... but there was nothing. Their tracks had been blown away by the wind or covered over with snow. In a sense, this can be our lives if we are not intentional, gone like a vapour.
Alex closes by discussing the deep and profound need all of us have to make a mark. To feel like our lives have counted for something. This is where purpose comes in. When we begin to have a sense of purpose in our lives, we become more intentional and consequently more effective. Not only do our lives benefit but our teams and our organizations benefit as well.
Effective people make excellent people, and all of us were made with the capacity to be excellent!
What Do Clients Say?
"Alex will enthral any audience with his stories of conquering challenges. His integrity and authenticity make him all the more captivating. Most definitely the best motivational speaker I have ever encountered. You are in for a treat – but then I am an unashamed Alex Harris 'groupie'!"
Bernard Swanepoel, CEO Harmony Gold
"Your presentation was the perfect opener for our Alumni function…they found it very exciting and inspirational."
Andrew Waller, Partner in charge - Deloitte & Touche
"The majority feedback from our staff is that they feel you are a fantastic speaker, you kept our attention and certainly I am sure you have inspired some of our staff to follow through on their own dreams, be it work or personal and aspire to their own heights."
Sulveigh Ho, Intravel Manager – Flight Centre
"Alex Harris was extremely professional, passionate about his experiences and very motivational in his presentation. Our members found him interesting to listen to and were very impressed with his attitude towards the achieving of success."
Richard Saxby, Managing Director – Murray and Roberts Civils
Duration: One hour keynote address
"Everyone sometime, somewhere attempts to scale their own personal Everest, ours just happened to be the real thing."
Every so often, a story comes along that teaches us more valuable lessons than we thought possible - this is one of those stories.
At the time when the whole of South Africa was watching the much-publicised summit of the first South African Mount Everest expedition, five young friends decided to do the same, but they attempted to summit the more difficult side of Everest - the North Side.
The sad part of this story is also the most valuable lesson, because after setting their goals and attempting to achieve their dreams, they never reached the top of Everest. These young men were defeated by something they could never have predicted. The weather! After seven weeks on the side of the mountain, in temperatures averaging 40 degrees below zero, the Monsoon winds virtually blew them off the mountain.
The story holds invaluable lessons: from the point of view that whether an individual or a company sets its goals and doesn't achieve them, you can't give up. The most successful companies in the world have had months and years when they did not achieve budget, but they didn't give up and the lessons from this story are the same.
This one-hour presentation, accompanied by unbelievable slides begins like this:
"Everyone sometime, somewhere attempts to scale their own personal Everest, ours just happened to be the real thing. Eight thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight metres of towering snow and ice awaited the arrival of five friends who had a dream of climbing Mt. Everest - Goddess Mother of Earth.
The organisational logistics that encompass a well-provisioned attempt on Everest are enormous. How does one prepare for an assault on the world's highest mountain, hampered by the restraints of both time and money? Well in the three months before our attempt we learnt the answer - 'with all your heart and teamwork!' Our commitment was second only to our drive, enthusiasm and teamwork, something that would stand us in good stead in trying times to come.
One hundred rolls of toilet paper, 648 packets of two minute noodles, 990 Bar Ones, numerous packets of Tastic Rice and pasta, enough jelly powder to set the Vaal Dam, and last but not least, four guitars. This was but a fraction of our two tons of equipment that we needed to reach for our dream.
In the planning, we realised that each individual in the team had to handle one particular facet of the logistics. It took us months of planning, organising, collecting, collating, exercising and motivating to pull it all together. If we did not operate as a team, even at this early stage, our plans would never have come together."
Alex's presentation begins as the expedition leaves South Africa and the story to follow is an amazing journey of interesting facts, fascinating slides and valuable lessons.
The trials and tribulations that this team had to endure in order to stay together serve as valuable lessons for any sales team, management team or company team. Without the solid foundations of a good plan, a sound strategy, dedicated planning and strict implementation, this team would not have accomplished what they did.
What's in store for Alex in 2013?
The ABSA Empty Quarter Expedition
Alex has recently lead a team who broke the world record by being the first men to cross the Empty Quarter (Rub'al Khali) in the Arabian Peninsula; unsupported in February this year. Their walk was approx. 1000km in length, walking north from Salalah in Oman and ending in Dubai.
The Empty Quarter is one of the driest regions of the world and it is virtually uninhabited and largely unexplored. The terrain is covered with reddish-orange sand dunes with heights of up to 250 meters, interspersed with gravel plains and salt flats with a typical annual rainfall of less than 35mm.
This hyper-arid desert is 650 000 square kilometres, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern quarter of Saudi Arabia and areas of Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. This is more than the combined land mass of The Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Alex and his team had to endure extreme temperatures averaging at 37 degrees Celsius, quicksand, the possibility of suffering heat stroke and dehydration as well as pulling an expedition cart that weighed around 350 kg's which contained all of their supplies.
The team was headed by Alex and included entrepreneur and CEO of Eurocom, Marco Broccardo and David Joyce, an experienced endurance athlete and the owner of Nimbletech.
ABSA is the proud sponsor of the ABSA Xplore Empty Quarter Expedition.
"Teamwork has laid the foundation for ABSA's success"
Stephen van Coller, Chief Executive for Corporate Investment Banking and Wealth Management.
Alex is due to race the Tour Divides in the United States in June of this year in the 'Great Divide Mountain Bike Route' (the Canadian Rockies to the badlands of the Mexican Plateau)


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Here is new home for my blog WordPress.
Title say it all. From today onward www.sanjeev.co is the new location of my blog. The website is under the construction and I am working on the same in my spare time (like it's 1:50) at night and I am writing to you. Pardon me for not very presentable look but I hope I will be able to give it a better design in time to come.
Till than happy reading.


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Pishpeshim - Fleamarket at Tel Aviv Yafo
Hustling and bargaining among vendors and clients are common moments and steps you are able to see at Pishpeshim or Jaffais Flea-Market in Tel Aviv. Actually on the hot evening, particularly throughout the summer, visitors and residents alike go continuously towards the location, all with expectations of stumbling on anything that is well worth a purchase. Certainly, within this fleamarket it's possible to truly find great buys.
You will find great trained trolleys bicycles as well as segways which may be had at costs half and sometimes even significantly less than the initial. It's possible to buy tops trademark trousers and sneakers from stalls those situated in the market's center. You will find predominant items and aged gadgets, CDs, mementos that are up available. Certainly, these items each are just waiting for the client that is best to purchase them. They could be crap for their prior homeowners but could be prize to a different.
Whilst the warm, blistering nights of Israel are perfect occasions for individuals togo and spend time only at that Jaffa's fleamarket absolutely this summer is just a pleasant period for that Pishpeshim vendors. Really, the marketplace, with quick buying and all its loud and selling actions, can be found on open-air. For individuals who hunting the marketplace for appealing products to purchase and ultimately get fed up with the running around, they are able to have their load at a few of the good restaurants identified round the area and inside the fleamarket itself.
There's the Dr.Shakshuka's Cafe, considered to be among the leading food institutions in Tel Aviv, that will be discovered simply from Yefet Street along with a stop away about the edge of Pishpeshim region. There's also beef and hotdog meal stands along Yefet aswell.
Wet times absolutely mean zero company nd revenue, as suppliers instantly hurry to pack their items at actually the smallest occurrence of snow although warm period indicates quick business for Pishpeshim sellers. Nevertheless, you will find times when rains could be difficult and put hard and quickly on vendors who're captured off-guard guard's items. Some who did not possess the time for you to bunch end up getting moist products, that they probably may nevertheless try with very cheap rates - but obviously to sell.
Ideally, Tel Aviv-Yafo regulators may choose supplying rain proof safety to get a great part of the fleamarket; it'll function as efficient protection during wet season towards the products of Pishpeshim suppliers.


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A Petoskey High School student collapsed and died while participating in gym class Thursday.
Petoskey High School principal Dave Snyder declined to identify the student before press time today, Friday in deference to the family's request, however Petoskey Department of Public Safety officials confirmed the student's identity as DeShawn Hodgkinson, 17, of Charlevoix, a junior at the school.
Crews from Allied EMS and the Petoskey Department of Public Safety were called to the Petoskey High School gymnasium shortly after noon when school liaison officer Jim Kushner radioed dispatchers at 9-1-1 reporting a student who had passed out while running on the indoor track in the gym.
Efforts to revive DeShawn - including use of the school's automatic defibrillator, CPR and other measures - were unsuccessful. DeShawn was pronounced dead at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital after continued lifesaving efforts there failed.


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In Flames will be launching a new two-day festival called "Borgholm Brinner" on July 27-28 at the Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden. The event will feature music, food, drinks, and extra surprises. More details will be revealed at borgholmbrinner.se.
Anders Fridén commented:
"I think every band dreams of being able to do this one day — at least for us it's always been in the back of our minds — and right now feels like the best time to do it.
Whether or not it's putting on your own festival, it's an indescribable feeling to have created a community from your music, and even crazier to have the ability bring that community together in a physical place — playing and enjoying music together, drinking together etc. And in a castle of all places. That's another thing. It wouldn't be an In Flames festival if it were just happening on a plot of dirt. It's got to be special so our fans can have the ultimate experience, so we can pay them back for being so great to us for 20 years with an awesome weekend they'll never forget. We've also hand-picked the best bands for everyone to enjoy and although we can't say who's playing yet, we can promise there will be no disappointments."


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Gwadar Port, Path Of Prosperity
By: Khuda-i-Dost
Gwadar port is a deep-sea, warm-water port situated at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan at the top of the Arabian Sea and at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, about 460 km west of Karachi and approximately 75 km east of Pakistan's border with Iran.
In 1993, Pakistan started feasibility studies for the development of a major deepwater seaport at Gwadar. The port project commenced on 22 March 2002 with the first phase completed in December 2005.
It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions, the oil-rich Middle East, heavily populated South Asia and the economically emerging and resource-laden region of Central Asia.
Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, close to the important Straits of Hormuz, through which more than 13 million bpd of oil passes.
Once a small fishing town along the Makran Coast is now set to become a mega seaport which will fulfill the requirement of three geographically important regions, the entire subcontinent, China, central Asia States, and Afghanistan.
Commercially, it is hoped that the Gwadar Port would generate billions of dollars in revenues and create at least two million jobs. In 2007, the government of Pakistan handed over port operations to PSA Singapore for 25 years, and gave it the status of a Tax Free Port for the following 40 years.
The main investors in the project are Pakistani Government and People's Republic of China. China's plan to be engaged in many places along oil and gas roads is evident.
The construction of the Gwadar deep-sea port is just one component of a larger development plan which includes building a network of roads connecting Gwadar with the rest of Pakistan, such as the 650 km Coastal Highway to Karachi and the Gwadar-Turbat road (188 km).
This network of roads connects with China through the Indus Highway. Pakistan, China, Kazakhistan, Kyrgizstan and Uzbekistan are developing extensive road and rail links from Central Asia and the Chinese province of Xinjiang to the Arabian Sea coast.
The project's fate is tied to the decentralization of government in Pakistan. If an agreement is brokered with the Baloch, the Pakistani military will gain a strategic depth southwest from its naval base in Karachi that has long been vulnerable to blockade by the Indian Navy.
China is going to be the beneficiary of Gwadar's most accessible international trade routes to the Central Asian republics and Xinjiang.
By extending its East-West Railway from the Chinese border city of Kashi to Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest, Beijing can receive cargo to and from Gwadar along the shortest route, from Karachi to Peshawar.
The rail network could also be used to supply oil from the Persian Gulf to Xinjiang. Pakistan's internal rail network can also provide China with rail access to Iran.
The network of roads will finally be connected with China through the Indus Highway. Under an agreement, Pakistan, China, Kazakhistan, Kyrgizstan and Uzbekistan are already committed to developing extensive railroad links from Central Asia and the Chinese province of Sinkiang to the Arabian Sea Coast.
Apart from such benefits like enhancement of strategic value of the country and tangible socio-economic benefits for the people of the region, the implementation of Gwadar Project would restore the credibility of the federal government of Pakistan among the people of Balochistan who, for the last five decades, have been fed on false promises of development.
Take for example, Mirani Dam and Saindak Project. The people of Dasht valley have been hearing about the building of a dam on the Dasht River since fifties. Many a time the plans for its construction were announced. But, then, nothing was heard about them.
It is only the Musharaf's government that has taken concrete steps to implement the Mirani Dam Project. Similarly, the Saindak Project has been revived after a delay of two decades.
There is a widespread perception among the people of Balochistan, particularly in Mekran division and coastal areas of the province that their areas are deliberately kept underdeveloped by the federal bureaucracy for political reasons.
Through implementation of mega projects like Gwadar, the present government will not only cause socio-economic development in the region, it will make an important contribution to the process of national integration.


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Enhancing Tips by Onset Decorators to earn Any type of Area Better
We are innovative types naturally and also love to picture, desire and discover, following our intuition. That stated, there are some harsh concepts that guide us to make certain a terrific result every single time. They are just attempted as well as true things that work. And also these aren't tricks or abilities that take years to master.
1. Select the paint shade last.
I obtain phone calls constantly from property owners that intend to pick a paint shade prior to they relocate. I obtain the reasoning. Why not arrive to wall surfaces with a fresh coat of paint? Obviously you can do it in this manner, however in my opinion it's not excellent.
There are countless paint colors with numerous tints, tones and also tones. And also every one looks various from home to home, due to the fact that source of lights vary, implying just what looks good in your existing home could not in your brand-new one.
2. Provide your furniture some breathing room.
Withstand congestion a room. Gracious living means space to maneuver with ease. This is actually wonderful news if you are working with a limited budget. You do not should fill up a space with lots of furnishings.
3. Hang artwork at the appropriate elevation.
Galleries as well as galleries hang artwork to make sure that the midline (center) of each piece is 57 inches to 60 inches from the flooring. (The average human eye level is 57 inches.) And also you ought to do the very same.
In a space similar to this, where the ceilings soar, there might be a propensity to hang the art greater. Keep in mind: It requires to connect to human range, not the framework's range.
4. Know ways to prepare furniture on a rug.
There are primarily three ways you can set up furniture on your rug.
All on: The rug is large sufficient to position all the furniture legs in addition to it. This creates an extra lavish feeling. For this, larger is better. Just make certain to leave at least 12 to 18 inches of floor surface area on all four sides of the carpet's borders.
5. Withstand the urge to be too theme-y.
For example, the Cape Cod appearance is a popular request. You know the hallmarks: beadboard, a blue and white maritime combination, some sailboat paints.
6. Create a prime focus.
There are leading roles as well as sustaining cast participants in any type of production. The exact same is true in layout. Pick your celebrity and make it the focal point to secure a room. Enable other items to take a second duty. Don't ask every little thing to have a leading function; it will just cause visual sound.
Your focal point might be a remarkable hood in the kitchen, a mantel and art piece in the living-room or a head board in the bedroom. Whatever it is, pick something that will attract focus.
7. Consider sight lines.
Your focal point needs to be free and also clear from one space to the next, to ensure that it seems like you're being attracted in between them. That's why the most effective spot for a centerpiece is usually directly across from the entrance to the room.
8. Edit your antiques.
Don't hold on to an item that just does not fit. I uncommitted if your great-aunt Sally provided it to you. If it's not working for you, after that locate a brand-new residence for it (maybe in a different room).
9. Vary the scale.
What looks good in the store might appear like an elephant in the area when you bring it residence. Or it's also little to be of any type of relevance. Constantly vary scale as well as proportion.
The oversize sunburst mirror frame fills the wall surface room nicely right here, while the sand bucks make a fascinating organizing below. They would be a lot also trivial individually. 3s and also fives make for even more pleasing arrangements than even numbers.
10. Include layers of illumination.
In this cooking area sitting location, the backsplash is lit, the art work is highlighted and also the cabinet interiors are full of light. One central lights fixture would not have had almost the same dramatic result.
Professionals develop layers of lighting to create rate of interest, intrigue and also range. In a room where everything is lit equally, absolutely nothing stands apart. Select a prime focus as well as possibly a second prime focus and highlight those.
11. Be strong.
Character is what makes an area great. Make your personal declaration and have a good time. The more you attempt, the a lot more you will certainly start to see what jobs and what doesn't.
Integrate unforeseen components for drama. The unconventional footrest seats, library-style bookshelves and also huge light fixture below are all unforeseen in a traditional living-room, yet the outcome has charm.
12. Overlook all concepts for creative thinking.
Having some guidelines gives individuals a good beginning factor for providing as well as enhancing their house, even if a few of them aren't functional for a certain space.
Opt for something individual that makes you grin as well as, most importantly, fits. Overly made spaces don't actually translate in contemporary life. A pillow collection and an art setup that are relatively careless, as revealed below, develop a dressed-down look with a lot of style.
Choose your celebrity and also make it the focal point to secure a space. Your focal factor should be totally free and clear from one room to the following, so that it really feels like you're being attracted between them. That's why the ideal area for a focal point is typically straight throughout from the entry to the area.
If it's not working for you, then discover a new residence for it (perhaps in a different area).
What looks excellent in the shop could look like an elephant in the area when you bring it home.


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|2011 - The college graduate.
As I attended my brother-in-law's college graduation last Sunday I started to think back onto when I was walking across the same stage five years ago, and it's hard to believe it's been five years now since I graduated from college, and started a new chapter in my life. Five years ago today I was excitedly graduating with my dream degree in American Studies, and even had a position in my field as an Interpretive Guide at a Colonial American historic site all lined up for me to start after graduation. Little would I know then, that today, five years since, I would no longer have that job, or any other job in my field (although I still give historical presentations and study a local region here in Pennsylvania, but it's not really considered my "job" anymore).
Over the last five years there's a couple of thoughts that I just can't seem to knock from my mind in regards to my college experience, and what my husband and I jokingly refer to as the "most expensive dating service we could find" (as we met in college, but neither of us have jobs in our intended professions today). Among these thoughts is that unrealistic thought that most of us have at some point in our lives of "if we could go back in time." Would I let my newly graduating self know what the future holds, or would she think herself five years down the road absolutely crazy? So, to my newly graduating self five years ago, I can only say, you have no idea what you're getting yourself into, and if I told you, you'd never believe it...
To the Recent Graduate:
|2010 - Getting into character
for a lawn party while an
interpretive guide in college.
Your life is not going to turn out how you think it is right now. Future You won't be a museum curator or exhibit designer, or even an interpretive guide. You won't be living your life in high heels, khakis and dress shirts, worrying about how to reprimand politely, but firmly, some tourist trying to lean against a historic artifact, or another who insists that everything is a reproduction so they should be able to touch it. (Spoiler: museums and historic sites are not generally filled with repros). Your days of worrying about black snakes wrapping around your arm during a tour, wearing historic garb as the temperatures climb towards the triple digits, and trying to entertain rooms of school children will be short lived. Instead something that you never thought you'd be in your wildest dreams is going to happen, and you're going to love it. Trust me.
|2012 - Overflowing my then-
boyfriend's (now husbands's)
apartment balcony.
Those fourteen tomato plants that you'll put in next year on your boyfriend's patio, along with a plethora of other vegetables to make him feel a little more at home, will turn into rows and rows of tomatoes once you get married. (Yes, you're getting married!) Instead of dreaming of an apartment of your own close to work, you'll begin to realize that life in town/in the city is just noisy, and within five years you'll be listening to the banjo of bullfrogs across the way as you tend to your tomato plants, and an abundance of other vegetables and berry bushes, on a four-acre farm you rent.
|2013 - Farm machinery at work in
the field behind the house.
You won't be driving over an hour (one-way) to work anymore, weaving in and out of tourist traffic and buggies, praying you don't get stuck behind farm machinery. Instead home will be your job. Those buggies and farm machinery that you once dreaded getting stuck behind will constantly pass by your new job. The friendly faces inside them will wave. And, you will be stuck behind them, at least every other time you run errands during the week, but you won't be in a rush to get past them as now you realize those buggies and farm machinery are just a way of life. It gives you time to stop and smell the farm fields - yes, you'll actually like the smell of manure - in your otherwise busy life.
|2014 - Mini, Whitey, Gravy and
Skunk hanging out in the mudroom.
Your busy life will consist of meetings and Scouting events nearly two hours away a couple times a month, and your attempts to get to church (an equal distance away) at least semi-regularly. To counter all of the time spent away from home, you'll actually become a semi-morning person so you have time to tend to the huge gardens, cats and chickens. (Yes, you're going to have animals, but you won't consider the chickens pets. It's really possible.) They'll be a lot of work crammed into the six days a week you work, as you'll only take care of the necessities on Sunday. Yes, can you believe it? Sunday will actually be a day of rest.
|2015 - Bringing in the first deer.
Although you think you can easily handle all of this extra work and a job outside the house at the same time because it "doesn't sound like much," I'm here to tell you, it's not possible. Along with the hour of morning chores, there will be hours and hours of weeding your garden. (You know, that job you hate?) They'll be dishes that never get done, and you'll actually wish you had a dishwasher, even though you never once used the one in your boyfriend's college apartment because who needs a dishwasher? They'll be deer to process during hunting season, cats to fend off when butchering chickens, moldy berries and tomatoes to remove from the good ones when the canning runs behind the rest of the work, and your always-queasy stomach will become a little tougher.
|2016 - Five years later.
They'll be hard times when money is tight and you're not sure how you'll pay all the bills, but each month when you make it through, standing side by side with your husband, you'll have a different sense of accomplishment than you'll ever know walking across that stage today. No certificate, degree, trophy or award will ever match this sense of accomplishment you have when you nurse a sick animal back to health, rush to save tomato plants that are blowing over during a horrid rain storm (only to right them and have them fall again, but miraculously still produce), or eat fresh produce you preserved from your own garden in February. Because although you don't think this will ever be the life you will have, let alone want to have, in five years, you won't want to picture your life any other way.
Love, The American Haggard Housewife


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Jackson — After devoting more than 30 years to the practice of law, attorney David Watkins turned his passion for preserving historic landmarks into a second profession as a renovation specialist.
To celebrate the completion of his first major renovation project, Watkins cannot wait to host a Grand Gala in early 2007 in the grand ballroom of the finally refurbished King Edward Hotel in downtown Jackson.
Watkins' interest in historic renovation projects, specifically in downtown Jackson, was heightened when he gathered information for a client on the King Edward Hotel. The dilapidated property opened as a $1- million, 12-story, 300-room hotel known as The Edwards House December 29, 1923, and has sat empty for 38 years.
"When I was at Adams & Reese, because of my legislative work on public policy issues, I was the governmental relations contact in the Jackson office," explained Watkins. "We had a client that wanted to take a look at the King Edward. They called me to set up meetings with the mayor and city officials to get the lay of the land. One thing led to another, and I represented them and got excited about the project. In November 2003, they lost their bid so the client went away, but it stuck with me."
Watkins continued to study the issues and worked with the business and economic development community and educated himself on development laws, theories and practices.
"Next thing I know, I'm a developer," he said, with a laugh. "When the St. Louis deal looked like it wasn't going to work, I continued working with the Jackson Redevelopment Authority and our own team. In the meantime, I'd found out that Deuce McAllister was interested in doing some downtown development work, so I called him to talk. I said, 'You've got the name and the money. I've got experience in politics. HRI has the expertise. So let's see if we can do something to make a difference.'"
When the three parties met in New Orleans, "there was great chemistry," said Watkins. "I decided it may kill me or bankrupt me, but I was going to do the King Edward. I've spent over two years working on it now and know the building inside and out."
New Orleans-based HRI (Historic Restoration Inc.), McAllister Enterprises of Mississippi and Watkins Partners decided to spearhead the $35-million Jackson King Edward Project, a public-private venture that Watkins believes "will serve as a cornerstone to major systemic change for the state's capital city."
With a primary emphasis on downtown living, the development team plans to have upscale residential units, including a mix of apartments and condominiums on floors 3-10, and luxury office space on the top two floors, with the top level featuring 17-foot ceilings and panoramic views of the city. "This mix could change slightly after we complete our market/use studies," noted Watkins.
The developers plan to restore the first two floors to their original grandeur. The grand lobby will feature 30-foot columns and ceilings and a restored marble grand stairway to the second floor ballroom and retail stores. In the works: a new four-star restaurant, an oyster bar and a New York style deli-grocery market. "We still have some flexibility with this floor and are looking at various other options that might enhance the downtown experience," said Watkins.
Plans for the 25,000-square-foot grand ballroom on the second floor, one of Watkins' favorite spaces, includes restoration of the old "convention hall" for art exhibits, wedding receptions and other social and community events. A fully-equipped health club and European spa, with access to a new outdoor heated pool in a private and secure New Orleans-style ground-level courtyard, is being planned, along with a corridor of barbershops, beauty shops, manicurists and other health and beauty operations.
"While we were originally somewhat daunted at the challenge of finding some way to utilize all that space (on the second floor), the response from the retail and commercial community to the project has been overwhelming," said Watkins. "This is a relevant and important indicator of what we see as the unmet demand for a greater array of retail operations in downtown Jackson."
A bookstore and gourmet coffee shop will act as a hub for other retail boutiques, possibly including art galleries, upscale clothing stores for men and women, a wine shop, a fine leather goods shop, a pub and another specialty restaurant.
"We are working with the City of Jackson to provide highly convenient and secure parking garage facilities, probably in the same area as the hotel's previous parking garage," said Watkins.
Watkins, who moved his law practice into the renovated Union Station Railway Depot last year, also has an eye on renovating the 1929 art deco Standard Life Building, another historic landmark that caught McAllister's attention.
"The city owns that building and we think we can get some economies of scale by doing both in the same block and redoing the parking garage," he said. "We should wind up with 120 families at the King Edward and maybe 90 in the Standard Life building. We're talking about a pretty dramatic change in downtown Jackson."
Watkins and McAllister are working on other Jackson-area and national scope projects "but it wouldn't be appropriate at this time to talk about it," he said.
The developers had hoped to host a Grand Gala at the reopening of the King Edward Hotel in December 2006, but the construction schedule was delayed slightly when U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) helped the City of Jackson secure $800,000 in federal appropriations for environmental remediation for the historic property. The public bid process is expected to take several weeks.
"It's very welcome because it will help close that gap," said Watkins. "This renovation is a true community effort. Everybody's pitching in. Other developers have told me I'm not going to make any money, and that's true. We won't see anything for 12 to 15 years, but we hope it'll spawn other significant development opportunities where we, and others as well, can make serious money."
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Sometimes, it takes a congregation to raise a child; at least that's what the Texas legislature thinks. For the first time, the state of Texas is asking for your help. It's part of a new faith-based initiative that we told you about last week called CHILD. It stands for Congregations Helping In Love and Dedication. Lawmakers passed a bill allowing CPS workers to target churches to find foster and adoptive homes. In this report, we take you to one of the presentation and let you know how your church can get involved.
"I'm here for the children. The children who can't speak for themselves. There are many of them." Laurel Towne is referring to the 1,000 East Texas children in foster care. She is one of the faith-based recruiters in this area. "Those that can care for our most vulnerable population, the children in our communities, are in our churches. They're you," says Laurel Towne.
On this night, she's making a presentation to the New Life Community Church in Tyler. Laurel says, "We forget the unseen population in our city. When there is a disaster, it touches our minds and our hearts and we give. We don't want you money. This is time and part of yourself to care for these children that we want."
Pastor Vernon Robertson believes this is a powerful ministry launched by the state and he invites the partnership. Pastor Robertson says, "I pledge to support faith-based recruiting for foster parents. Amen! I believe that all of our generational hope is in children. So, to move forward, we much continue to bless the children."
Two members of Pastor Robertson's congregation have already done that. Broderick and Tabbotha McGee plan to adopt four year old Shavala. "When God allowed it. Shavala came into the picture and it just feels right," says Tabbotha. Broderick adds, "We just thought it was an opportunity for us to give a child a chance." Their nine year old daughter Notori says, "When we first saw Shavala she looked real pretty."
The McGee's two biological children are excited about having another sibling. "I like it because we get to share a room and how we get along and I help her not to get in trouble," says Notori. Their five-year-old son, Kelton, is already settling into the fact that he will soon have two sisters. "I love you Shavala and Notori." I asked Shavala if she likes being with the McGee family. She replied with a big smile, "Yes."
But it's the McGees who feel blessed. "The touching thing to me is, I'll be sitting there in my recliner watching TV and she'll come and crawl up in my lap and watch TV with me and that just gives me a good feeling that she's adjusted to us so well and so fast," says Broderick. Tabbotha says, "I just have to say how God adopted us into His family and just took us as we were is the same reason we are able to do that in turn for a child. We took Shavala just as she is. We don't know what her future holds or what she'll be or do, but just the fact of knowing that we made a difference in a child's life."
The McGee's are hoping to make a difference in another child's life. They are looking at adopting a little boy next. As they addressed their congregation, Broderick said, "We're just encouraging you to get involved. Even though you may not want to adopt, there are so many kids out there that need foster homes. You may be the one to strength that family, strengthen that child, so they can go back home to their parents."
This congregation worships together and the state hopes together, it can help at least one more foster child. "I think it's going to be a positive response. I do believe I saw the energy level and just the excitement and a very, very strong interest in the presentation tonight," says Pastor Robertson.
Hopefully other East Texas churches will follow becoming one of the Congregations Helping In Love and Dedication.
Since this "CHILD" program got underway last year, there have been 200 presentations to Texas churches, 53 of them have been to East Texas churches. If you'd like to know more about CHILD, or would like to schedule a presentation at your church, call our Gift of Love hotline. The toll free number is 1-888-kids-275.
Gillian Sheridan, reporting.


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Creative Discontent
I really liked the idea of creative discontent. There is something to be said about people that have the humility to recognize that they, too, have room to grow. Only after recognizing our shortcomings can we initiate change. We can accomplish great things and pretty much anything we set our mind to by fostering our creativity and seeking excellence in everything we do.
I see creative discontent as a good thing because it forces us to continually assess how we do things and figure out new ways to make them better. That's where the creative component comes in; it encourages us to constantly innovate and to never settle for mediocrity.


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Has anyone done any diving from Anilao Beach Club in the last 12 months ? there's a comment here that dates back some years- i've tried reaching out to them to be certain they're still CCR freindly, but i'm not getting reply - am i safe to bring my Kiss and rent tanks - buy sorb there ? - anyone ??
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I sent you a PM, ABC can help you out with everything you need. They do have sorb, 02, helium, tanks whatever you need. There are alot of nice dive sites to dive on. ABC also has there own boat to get you to and from the dive sites.
I dive often in Anilao and use Aquaventure where there you can get O2 and any He mix you want. They don't have a booster right now but as you can refill easily this not really a problem.
If you want sorb no problem if you let them know before and the price is good also :)Will be there for CNY :) :)
I was at ABC resort last month diving my Prism2 and I thought they were great! They can do all the RB logistics, plus the accommodations, while basic are quite good for a very reasonable price.
Plus, the food was excellent! Some of the best Filipino food I have ever had!
Another nice thing is that the shore dive is pretty good if you like muck-diving.
Basically it means diving on dark sand or mud bottom, filled with lots of cool little critters that are fun to photograph. Compared with diving on a coral reef, it can be more fun, because you can find more interesting cryptic critters!


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Love Letters From The Heart - Poem by Mario William Vitale
I treasured a rose that was sent a time ago from a loved one.
There's something about the color red that can greet you when your feeling bad.
The essence of love can reach the silent heart and blossom buds of kisses.
Love letters are to be treasured because it tells us of how we are feeling about one another.
The rejection of the good can only bring the bad. Love letters from the heart.
Fields of grass can bring a smile to the lonesome child.
Silent days when no one can cope and you have a fight with the soap on the rope.
A tug at the heart can light a spark. The buzzards buzz above your heads to warn your steps.
Give me time to retrace my path of life.
Time to think and not time to fight.
Time to cry one last cry and time to feel the wind pass by.
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,p>Before I came to America from England, I asked an American journalist in London what kind of reactions to expect. "Well, when they hear an English accent Americans usually add twenty points to your IQ," he replied. Recalling that the authors of The Bell Curve had claimed that black people have an IQ fifteen points lower than whites, I was heartened to think that even in the eyes of the most hardened racist I would still come out five points ahead. —From Stranger in a Strange Land
Black, opinionated, and with a distinctly working-class London accent, Gary Younge is not your typical foreign correspondent. Yet, in three years as The Guardian newspaper's New York correspondent, Younge has acquired a transatlantic reputation as one of the most thoughtful commentators on contemporary America. Combining insight and panache, he has precisely captured the intricacies of a nation perplexed at its growing isolation from the rest of the world and often bitterly divided against itself.
In these pages we listen in on expansive discussions with, among others, Warren Beatty, Michael Moore, Louis Farrakhan, Susan Sontag, and Maya Angelou. We take the stage with an extravagantly attired drag queen in John Ashcroft's hometown, join the dinner table of a fundamentalist Republican who has just lost his son in the Iraq war, and ride a bus with a group of Guatemalan strawberry pickers on a latter-day Freedom Ride to Washington, DC. Throughout we are in the company of a guide whose restless curiosity is framed with sharp political intelligence.
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It doesn't stop with his face, though, which is made from small shrimp and rice for the skin, black sesame seeds for the hair, and processed fish paste for the teeth (so that's how he keeps his teeth so shiny white!).
Let's take a look at the final product, plus how all the little pieces were made.
This right here, though it doesn't quite look it, is one of several cars which appear on the main platter. The window is made of cucumber, and the lights are made from mountain burdock root.
The American flag portion was made with lots of raw fish (what else?). The red stripes are made from Tuna, and the white made from raw squid. This is going to be the best portion, for sure.
Of course, nothing is complete without a big "USA" somewhere in it. To do this, leftover cooked egg was put in a food processor (will it blend?) with some rice. Let me tell you now, that's only one way to make yellow rice. Back in my day!
Also made from the "yellow rice" were these smiley faces. Won't be so happy when they get eaten. Well, it's about time, let's look at the finished product!
There it is with the master himself (Mr. Kawazumi). I love the "V" up in the top middle area (V for victory!), and I also love how tasty it looks. Time to go make some absolutely retarded looking sushi in my own kitchen!


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