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- 45-60 minutes in length.
- This is a required visit so we can get to know you and your pet(s), as well as the layout of your home. We learn about specific needs, personality traits, and discuss the visit schedule. It is at this meeting where we will collect 2 sets of keys.
*Please note: Any supplemental meet & greets or last minute meet & greets, will incur a $20.00 visit fee. A meet & greet is considered last minute when requested within 5 days of the first visit.
All-inclusive pet sitting visit…………$20.00 for 30 minutes/$35.00 for 60 minutes
Visits are offered in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Based on the number of pets you have, their level of separation anxiety, the amount of daily exercise they require, choose the time slot you think will be sufficient or "mix & match" them, creating the most optimized visit schedule for your pet(s)!
- Feeding pets following your instructions
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- Cleaning up any pet messes
- Scooping litter box
- Changing cat litter, as needed
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- Mail, newspaper, and package collection
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- Overall security check of the home
- Daily videos or pictures of your pets can be sent via text to your phone
- A pet "report card" will be waiting for you when you get home, along with some happy and well taken care of pets!
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- Overnight pet sits are great for puppies, late night barkers, crated dogs, older dogs that need extra late or extra early potty breaks, or any pet that needs more care at night.
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- Fresh water & Treats. (Feeding as requested)
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Seriously, check out a dollar-type store if you're looking for holiday items. Many things are priced higher than a dollar but still a heck of a lot more reasonable than you would spend in a "regular" store. There was a huge variety of gift bags, wrapping paper & bows too.
This is the trifle bowl I filled with pumpkins & gourdes to decorate for Halloween... at least it's put to good use since I don't often bake.
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"See what others don't see. Then show it to them. That is creativity." – Brian Vaszily
Krista Sylvester is a freelance writer, editor, marketer and social media rockstar with a flair for the dramatic and a penchant for words.
Krista Sylvester attained her Communications/Journalism degree in 2004 and has been pounding away at the keyboard ever since. She spent the early years of her career working as a reporter for Metro newspaper and City TV news covering everything from sports, arts and entertainment to crime, social issues and politics. Krista also gained valuable experience working for Fast Forward Weekly and the Calgary International Film Festival. Now spending most of her time freelancing, Krista writes for several local newspapers and magazines while teaming up with marketing firms as a copywriter. Many of Krista's clients come to her for help with copy-related projects including articles, resumes, scripts, press releases, brochures, website copy, social media and marketing materials. In her free time, Krista can often be found at the local hockey rink, playing poker or hitting the road for a mini vacation.
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ADMIRAL NIZAMUDDIN AHMED, NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc
Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, NBP, OSP, BCGM, ndc, psc assumed the command of Bangladesh Navy as 14th Chief of Naval Staff on 27 January 2016. The long and highly versatile career of the Admiral spans across the national and international dimensions. It is blended with important and sensitive Command, Staff and Instructional experiences within Navy as well as in Coast Guard, Inter-Services Organizations, United Nations and Port Authorities of Bangladesh.
Born in Madaripur, after attaining brilliant results both in secondary and higher secondary board exams, the highly motivated young man entered in the navy on 30 January 1979. He was then sent to Marshal Tito Naval Academy, ex- Yugoslavia for his basic training and later commissioned into Bangladesh Navy on 01 August 1981.
The Admiral, a passionate seafarer, proved himself worthy enough to be entrusted with the command responsibilities from very early stage of his career in the navy. Combined with specialised knowledge on Anti-Submarine Warfare, soon he became one of the pioneer commanders and architects of the Navy's ASW and MCM Squadrons. Consequently, he commanded almost every type of warships including Frigates and major logistics, training and administrative bases of Bangladesh Navy.
Professional competence along with analytical sights led the Admiral to be engrossed in to training as instructor Bangladesh Naval Academy and Torpedo Anti-Submarine School; later as the Deputy President of Inter Services Selection Board in selecting future leaders for Bangladesh Armed Forces. He was delegated with important staff assignments that included Secretary to CNS, Directors of several principal directorates at Naval Headquarters, Coast Guard Headquarters and DGFI Headquarters. Meanwhile, in 2003-2004 he volunteered himself to participate in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Ivory Coast as Military Observer during a very volatile and tensed period.
He took over the command of Chittagong Naval Area as Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) wherein he put impetus to the training, revitalizing coastal security and infrastructure development. His remarkable functioning as Area Commander for more than two years was much applauded and acknowledged through the exalted award of "CNS Commendation" by the then Chief of Naval Staff.
The government was pleased to adorn Admiral Nizam with the 'Flag Rank', soon after assigning him as the Chairman Chittagong Port Authority (CPA). His selfless commitment pushed the port to a new height of growth, expansion and modernisation that is being considered as one of the most successful episodes in the port's history. During his time, the enhanced container handling statistics along with upgraded facilities was too recognised by the 'Lloyed Register of Shipping' that elevated the ranking of Chittagong Port amongst the list of world's most important sea ports. As the chairman CPA, the opening of the first Inland Container Terminal of the country at Pangao near Dhaka was yet another milestone laid by the Admiral.
Sighted his dedication and patriotism, the government conferred him with the Herculean task to set up country's much-needed third sea port at Payra in addition to Chairman CPA. Admiral Nizam did put up his best and worked relentlessly as the Chairman Payra Port Authority since its inauguration by the Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 19 November 2013.
It was Admiral Nizam, who received the esteemed 'Shadhinota Padak-2016' from the Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on behalf of the Bangladesh Navy. He is too a recipient of 'Noubahini Padak' (NBP), 'Osamanyo Sheba Padak' (OSP) and 'Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal' (BCGM) in recognition to his supreme professional excellence and distinguished services both in Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard correspondingly.
In his illustrious career, Admiral Nizam attended number of professional courses abroad; ex-Yugoslavia, India, France, Canada, USA are to name a few. He is an alumnus of Inter Forces Staff Course, France and National Defence College, Mirpur. The multilingual Admiral is proficient in French and Serbo-Croatian languages.
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A Venezuelan man died Thursday when the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car on West Broward Boulevard, police said.
Frank Lopez-Moreno, 22, who was visiting Broward County, died at the scene of the 11:20 a.m. accident at Southwest 125th Avenue, police said.
Lopez-Moreno had been traveling east when a westbound car driven by Amelia Pelstring, 59, of the 500 block of Southwest 131st Terrace, turned left in front of him, police said.
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I having been having a discussion on my FB page about a Huffington Post article that says Rick Santorum is reading a different Bible than you and me. The Bible most people read is about loving your neighbor etc... I successfully argued so far with one individual who says that if you mandate helping the needy that this is the same as a a theocracy. BS, I know, right?
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Where I work there is one nurse who is a real outdoor-adventure lover. He's done all kinds of wilderness activities, ocean activities, you name it. Someone brought in a postcard for him that just cracked us all up. The photo on the postcard shows a forest scene with a pickup truck in the middle. In the bed of the pickup is a hospital bed with an IV hung on a stand near the head. There's a guy propped up on pillows in the hospital bed; a nurse, in starched white uniform dress and cap, stands beside him, fingers on his pulse and eyes on her watch. He's holding a rifle or shotgun across his knees. The caption is something like, "This could be the last season I get to go out hunting." Hospice IS a philosophy not a place, no?


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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Certification & Recertification
04.13.20182018-04-13 2018-04-13 America/New_York Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Certification & Recertification http://www.massnurses.org/news-and-events/events/p/event/10777 MNA MNA email@example.com
This course is now full. Registration is closed.
Description: This AHA course will provide information on the clinical management of medical emergencies through a case study approach. This is a two day certification and a one day recertification course. This challenging course is best suited for nurses working in acute or critical care areas. Attendees must be proficient in dysrhythmia interpretation. Please note the dates of the Basic Dysrhythmia program if not proficient in dysrhythmia interpretation!
Presenters: Carol Mallia, MSN, RN; Mary Sue Howlett, PhD (c), RN/FNP-BC, CEN; Charlene L. Richardson, MSN, RN, CEN, LNC and other instructors for the clinical sessions
Dates: Friday, April 13, 2018 and Friday, April 20, 2018(Certification)
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For Girls & Guys in Middle School
Sunday, November 24, 2013
1:30pm – 4:00pm
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Read Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman then come to the library, eat pizza, discuss the book, and win prizes based on your knowledge. Boys and Girls are welcome. Please register by visiting either www.manliuslibrary.org and clicking on Events Calendar or by clicking on the link below.


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Taylor Swift Gets "Punk'd" by Justin Bieber [VIDEO]
MTV's Punk'd is making a come back in a big way and Taylor Swift is the target. The episode will air March 29th. Justin Bieber helps out by making Taylor think she has completely ruined a wedding!
It's an elaborate joke at the expensive of Taylor. A quick run down: Justin invites Taylor to a beach house for a songwriting session. They take a break and he shows her some fireworks that he bought. They start shooting off fireworks on the beach, when all of a sudden a boat in the water catches on fire. A boat where a wedding is taking place! Everyone (all actors) has to jump ship and swims to shore, including a bride and groom. The groom confronts Taylor and says "Thanks for ruining the best day of my life!" Ouch!
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Ha, yeah I feel like I'm pretty much back in Airdrie. It has a lot of differences but the people have a lot in common. Elder Bates is a good guy. He's actually from Olympia. We are teaching a couple of good people but I still haven't met them all. It's pretty interesting because none of the missionaries are the same but it will be nice to see Airdrie again. To be honest I hope that I won't spend too much time over here because I feel like I'm seeing a lot of the old things and it doesn't keep things the most interesting. I'm really happy to serve here but yeah, I'm going to miss Ireland, it took a piece of my heart when I left.
I can tell from the few days that I have been here that this is going to be a pretty humbling area. There are about 30 members at church on Sunday and this area feels like the smallest place I have ever been which is the hardest part. But I know that I was sent here and I am meant to find them and bring them back home. I love you and I have faith that Dad will be ok.
Wow that is a pretty big surprise that Shorewood is doing pretty well. It's going to be nice to go to see one of those games again I just wonder if I'll be wearing a kilt or not haha.
Ulster is kind-a the Northern Ireland thing so yeah, I meant ulster. I'm going to try to get the ulster flag before I go home (Northern Ireland flag)
I wear my glasses off and on but I mostly wear contacts. Yeah, I've pretty much dropped the ball on weekly handwritten letters it gets harder to think of things to write the further you get out because you just get used to things.
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I can't help but feel mixed emotions here. I would never choose to leave you and it breaks my heart, yet I know all my dreams are fulfilled in my heavenly home with Jesus and C.S. Lewis. I can finally have all the deep conversations I want without wearing any of you down. LOL
I cannot write letters to all of you, but I want to speak life to each of you. You have, truly, loved me well. As hard as this challenge has been, I have experienced more of God's intimate love through this valley than I ever would have known on the mountain top of this life. Traveling this with you has indeed been a rich blessing; As I write this, I'm truly grateful. Bucky, Hope, Ashlyn, Megan and Kathleen stepped up in my need, all of you are my heroes. Family: ALL of you, I could not have done a day of this without each of you. Friends: You anchored me in the land of the living.
"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living." Psalm 27:13
Thank you for honoring the girl beneath the disease. Thank you for supporting my journey home with your prayers and your generous presence. Each of you, and I mean this with all my heart, made a Kingdom of difference in my life, in health and in sickness.
Today is for tears, but joy comes in the morning. I remain part of the Kingdom dynamics in your days. We've much Kingdom Play to engage, our journey together has just begun….I love you more,


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Bloomberg Law: Privacy & Data Security brings you single-source access to the expertise of Bloomberg Law's privacy and data security editorial team, contributing practitioners,...
April 2 --Unlike credit scores, consumer scores remain largely unregulated and concealed from consumers, according to a report released April 2 by the privacy advocacy group World Privacy Forum.
Created by feeding consumer characteristics, past behaviors and other information into a predictive model, a consumer score "describes an individual or sometimes a group of individuals (like a household), and predicts a consumer's behavior, habit, or predilection," the report said.
Consumer scores are accessed by a variety of users, including employers, financial institutions, retailers and federal government agencies, according to the report.
Major categories of consumer scores include: financial and risk scores; fraud scores; custom scores, which are tailored to a business's needs and/or proprietary data about a customer; regulated credit and financial scores; identity and authentication scores; smart grid and energy scores; social scores; tax scores; law enforcement scores; and environmental scores.
"These scores offer predictions that can become consumers' destiny, whether they are right or wrong," Pam Dixon, the World Privacy Forum's executive director, said in the forum's statement.
"Fair use of scores that consumers can see and correct is one thing, but secret scores can hide discrimination, unfairness, and bias," she said. "Trade secrets have a place, but secrecy that hides racism, denies due process, undermines privacy rights, or prevents justice does not belong anywhere."
"While new scores multiply, consumers remain in the dark about many of their consumer scores and about the information included in scores they typically don't have the rights to see, correct, or opt out of," the report said.
Blurring Lines and Increased Regulatory Risks for Data Brokers --Marc S. Roth and Charles Washburn, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Besides the secrecy of the scores, other important issues include score accuracy, the effect of identity theft, unfairness and discrimination, the use of sensitive health and lifestyle information and the lack of informed consent to use a consumer's data, according to the World Privacy Forum.
Consumer scores are generally not subject to regulation, the forum said, except in instances where the Fair Credit Reporting Act applies.
The creation of aggregated consumer information by data brokers was criticized by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) in a December 2013 report, which said the data broker industry operates behind a "veil of secrecy," collecting and selling vast amounts of sensitive consumer information with limited regulatory controls or public awareness (12 PVLR 2129, 12/23/13).
"Consumer scoring is not inherently evil," the World Privacy Forum said in the report. "When properly used, consumer scoring offers benefits to users of the scores and, in some cases, to consumers as well."
But the forum also urged Congress and other policy makers to establish consumer protections. Its recommendations included:
• giving consumers access to their consumer scores and the information used to generate the scores;
• making sure that factors regulated under other laws, like the Civil Rights Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, aren't used in consumer scores; and
• providing consumers with an opportunity to challenge and correct their scores.
The World Privacy Forum recommended particular actions by the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, two federal agencies whose missions include protecting consumers. For example, the report suggested that the FTC "establish (or require the scoring industry to establish) a mandatory public registry of consumer scores because secret consumer scoring is inherently an unfair and deceptive trade practice that harms consumers."
The FTC made oversight of data brokers a priority for 2014 (13 PVLR 271, 2/10/14), and there is legislation before Congress that would limit the use of consumer data without consent (13 PVLR 329, 2/24/14).
The report, "The Scoring of America: How Secret Consumer Scores Threaten Your Privacy and Your Future," is available at http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WPF_Scoring_of_America_April2014_fs.pdf.
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2011 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy make statements to reporters after their meeting at G20 Summit in Cannes. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has labored to improve French relations with Israel, said he "can't stand" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called him a liar in a conversation with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)


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by Jason
A hot button issue in politics today revolves around healthcare. Regardless of one's political persuasion or philosophy on how best to deal with the complexities of providing and funding healthcare, there is one area that nearly every parent agrees: they want their children to grow up and have healthy adult lives. Recent research shows there may be something parents can do to impact healthcare costs of the future (and it does not require voting!)
The authors of the research show a link between childhood aggression and health concerns in adulthood. It seems that children who exhibit aggression are more likely to have health problems later in their life that require medical attention or hospital care. Also, children who are liked by their peers have lower instances of the need for healthcare in adulthood.
This information should encourage parents to teach their children how to deal with stress and anger and how to develop good social relationships. There is tons of advice available by a simple internet search on helping children deal with stress. Techniques range from helping children identify and verbalize the feelings they are experiencing to teaching them practical breathing and counting techniques. These tools are valuable and extremely helpful. I'll add one idea to the plethora of offerings available.
Model it! One way to help children with stress, anger, and good social relationships is to be a calm and connected parent. We all intuitively know a "do what I say and not what I do" parenting technique is very limited in being effective. Instead, our model of how to deal with stress and anger will go much further. That requires being open with your child. It involves establishing a good social relationship with them.
Sometimes the best thing you can do to help children learn how to deal with anger and stress is to let them into your own world. Share with them what is going on in your mind and how you are dealing with stressful situations. We often want to remain "perfect" and "strong" in the eyes of our children, but perhaps showing them how to successfully deal with those issues will provide them with a model they can follow.
So in honor of tax day (this was written the day after I stayed up till midnight filing taxes-I'm trying NOT to teach procrastination to my children), save the government some future healthcare dollars by taking a few minutes to be real with your children. Make a commitment to teach them 3 ways that you deal with stressful situations. Find an opportunity this weekend to get them involved with their friends and talk about good social relationships.
What have you done to show your child how to deal with stress?
Temcheff, C. E., Serbin, L. A., Martin-Storey, A., Stack, D. M., Hastings, P., Ledingham, J., & Schwartzman, A. E. (2011). Childhood aggression, withdrawal and likeability, and the use of health care later: A longitudinal study. Canadiam Medical Association Journal 183,(18), 2095-2101.
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Life after professional sports can be a boring one. So, it's important that these former players utilize their time and money constructively, or else, they could end up on a list like this or this. Take Fernando Tatis, for example. Recently, Tatis has taken a liking to MS Paint. And while most folks, including us, struggle making a straight line on the program, Fernando sharing with his followers on Twitter his pieces with themes while paying attention to the minor details.
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Kuala Lumpur, or popularly known as 'KL', is Malaysia's capital city and the one of Asia's most dynamic cities. This bustling metropolis is a melting pot of races and cultures, and is home to a population of 1.6 million people.
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One of the most charming features of this flourishing urban centre is its ability to juxtapose the old and new. Iconic high-rise buildings such as the Petronas Twin Towers stand alongside colonial building, creating a delightful contrast. Upscale shopping malls, themed places of interest and trendy nightspots add character to the city's entertainment options. Getting around this modern city is convenient with the comprehensive transportation system.
Well-manicured park, lakes, museums and heritage quarters make KL a cornucopia of delightful attractions.
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It always comes back to copywriting. You can blindly post to social media, or you can take a step back and carefully wordsmith the language of your updates. The right concoction of words can multiply the effect of your social media efforts. Today's infographic will help you get started in the right direction. Just be sure to track what you're doing and measure the results. And even though most social media networks track your performance for you (using their native analytics systems), I find it's always a good exercise to record your performance in a Google spreadsheet. It makes you…
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On Top Of Everything - Press Kit
Can I really be On Top of Everything?
The short answer is yes you can. The secret is nothing mystical either. All you need is a good system that can capture your accountabilities (commitments and action items) in one place with just enough info about the task so you can deal with it efficiently when it resurfaces as your highest priority. The system needs to alert you as to which tasks are most important at any given time. It also needs to allow you to sort and find information when you need it. If all this sounds straight forward, it is. The problem is, it's easier said than done. That is where Projecteze® comes in.
Why is Projecteze® necessary?
Project management systems are often overly complicated and focused on project requirements rather than meeting our own personal productivity needs. Other personal productivity or task management systems are often overly simplistic and cannot handle complex or diverse information effectively enough for project management. Where is the middle ground? We need a personal productivity tool, robust enough for project management that focuses on our self-management needs. This is where Projecteze fits in.
What is the story behind Projecteze?
The story of Projecteze has two parts. The first is a strong desire for work-life balance between personal productivity and success with family and personal time. The second is a frustration with existing project management and personal productivity systems. The result is Projecteze, a system and process that enables you to balance your life and career objectives as well as to find a functional middle ground between complex project management software and simplistic personal productivity systems.
This seems decidedly non-technical?
It is. We always seem to address problems by throwing technology at it. "Let's see how much of the solution we can integrate together", we say. These all-in-one solutions are great if you like complexity, technology and steep learning curves. Some of these solutions can be intuitive, highly functional and low cost but more often than not they are just the opposite. We spend too much time learning software and we fail to address the core challenge: managing ourselves and our tasks. We went in exactly the opposite direction with Projecteze and kept it simple with a focus on managing personal accountabilities.
Who is Projecteze for?
On Top Of Everything™ and Projecteze® are for people looking for a simple way to stay on top of everything in their life and take control of their time. Typically these people are entrepreneurs, project managers, business managers and executives but they are also students, volunteers and organizers of all sorts.
Does it really work?
It works when you work the system. Like anything else, you get out what you put in. The real magic with the Projecteze system is that you will see results and positive changes in your life if you use it long enough to develop the habits. We find it takes about a month for most people to get organized and get into the habit of staying on top of everything. Equally beneficial, Projecteze is a system you can use for the rest of your life.
Why No New Software?
Projecteze is a remarkable system that utilizes software we all have access to already. This existing familiarity eliminates a huge access and learning barrier for most people. The emphasis is moved from buying something or learning something new to a focus on developing the habits that generate the results we want.
Who is Projecteze Inc.?
Projecteze Inc. is a private training company focused on creating work-life balance. We write, speak and train to help people get and stay on top of everything, with a healthy balance in their life.
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In celebration to the 20th Anniversary of colette, OnePlus teamed up with the French clothing and accessory brand with a special edition OnePlus 3T. Aside from the Colette etched rear cover, this special edition handset and will only be available in Black variant. With this special edition device though, OnePlus has the chance to introduce a new color variant of the 3T though it may only be available for the Colette:edition handset, we're expecting the manufacturer to make the color variant available in future OnePlus handsets.
So, what do you get with the special edition variant then? apart from the new color scheme and the special colette branding, everything else is what you'd come to expect from the top of the line OnePlus 3T device. Under the case is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor along with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space. Then there's a 5.5-inch full HD display and a fingerprint sensor to name a few.
The handset will go on sale starting at 11AM on March 21st at colette physical store in France. If you are gunning for one, then you'll have to hurry because OnePlus is only making 250 units of this thing which make it a lot more like a collector piece of device rather than your of the shelf regular unit. It sells for 479 Euros and will come with OnePlus Bullets as a complementary accessory.


text: I have a new electric fretless and i want more URB-ish thump and less ring. It came with rotosound roundwounds on it, and i was thinking that tapewounds would be the best way to go. But since they're not wrapped in metal, will they work with magnetic pickups? I'm thinking that i want to try the LaBella tapewounds that Carvin sells, since they're so cheap. I want to make sure they'll work on my bass though. If not... what do you think is the most URB-ish string that will work on an electric bass? Thanks for any help Brian. EDIT: woa it turns out that the labella's aren't that cheap... so i'm open to any suggestions... thanks again.


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I have been in the training and speaking industry for 20 years. We were living in Virginia when I first started my business and 90% of my business was local so I did not have to travel much. That lasted 2 years and then we moved to Michigan where we lived for 8 years. We lived in Lansing, a small college town and so 9 times out of 10; I had to fly to a bigger city first to get to my final destination. I was on a lot of noisy, old planes during that time as we did not have many sleek small jets like we do today. The majority of my clients were in the Midwest and east so I spent thousands of hours in airports, waiting for delayed flights, sitting on tarmacs in stuffy planes, circling because of snowstorms or thunderstorms and running to the point of almost collapsing to catch a flight.
If you are considering becoming a speaker, you need to be in good shape; seriously! You need to be able to run 66 gates in high heels pulling a rolling suitcase in 10 minutes.
Since we moved to Las Vegas 11 years ago, traveling out of Vegas has been pretty pleasant. We rarely have weather issues. If there are any delays, it is because of weather elsewhere. (I love Las Vegas weather!) Our airport is pretty much 24/7. The TSA staff and other airport staff at McCarran know how to move people quickly. We have more than 37 million visitors a year. I believe they do a darn good job and most often are pleasant.
99% of Office Dynamics clients are out of state which means I travel frequently—about 3 out of 4 weeks a month. I am gone anywhere from 2 – 5 days for each trip. 85% of our clients are still in the Midwest and some east coast. This means I travel out on the day before my speaking engagements or training, most of which are full-day programs. Jasmine is careful to book me on early flights so I arrive late afternoons or at dinner time. (A corporate jet sure would come in handy.)
I am proud to say that in 20 years, I have not missed one speaking or training engagement. I may have been flying all around the country or sitting on a plane for 8 hours because of bad weather but I always made it—until last week!
I was scheduled to teach two Star Achievement full day workshops (to 2 different groups) at an organization in Cincinnati. Fortunately I have been working with this client for about one year and they were very understanding. I was scheduled on an 11:25 a.m. direct Delta flight to Cinci. I was planning to leave my house at 9:45 a.m. Jasmine contacted me from the office and asked if I had seen a message from Delta that my flight was delayed until 2:17 p.m. I had not seen an email or text nor received a phone call. I was ok with the change and just worked from home until I needed to leave my house.
I arrived at the airport at 12:50 ready to check my bag with the outside attendant. (Normally, I have a carry on but had much to take for this trip.) He said, "Oh, you have to go inside for that flight's check in." I thought, "This is not a good sign."
I got in line and was soon to be called to the counter. As I stood there, I saw a husband and wife at the counter talking to an agent. He obviously was unhappy. In fact, he was ranting. I heard the word Cincinnati and thought, "This is not going to be good news."
I stepped up to the counter and proceeded with my usual nice personality only to find out… the flight they pushed to 2:17 p.m. was cancelled and the automated system had put me on a flight that actually left EARLIER than my originally scheduled time. "How does that happen? I have never heard of that ever?" Well, of course, I missed that flight. Neither jasmine nor I had ever received any communications on this change.
I told the agent that I had to get to Cincinnati tonight! She started typing and looking and typing and looking and typing and making faces. "I can send you through Newark." I said, "No, I am not going to Newark." Well, I can send you to Atlanta and you can spend the night." "No, I am a speaker and have 25 people waiting for me to start at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow."
She called over another agent to help her. I stood there and waited forever, it seemed. I told her they needed to put me on another airline and reiterated the need to arrive in Cincinnati tonight no matter what time. Finally, she called the United counter. They put me on a 3:20 flight through Denver; to arrive Cincinnati at 12:15 a.m. By the way, the 3:20 was delayed until 4:00 p.m. I walked over to United…. Went through an entire process with them and was charged $25.00 bag fee. (My bag was free on Delta.)
We boarded the plane on time but we then sat on the tarmac in sunny, beautiful Las Vegas. We were never told why we sat until 5:00 p.m. I had a tight connection as it was and I was in the 2nd to last row (#39) to boot. We landed in Denver at 7:05. If you have never been to the Denver airport, you have a bit of a way to taxi to the gate and the inside of the airport is huge! Even though Atlanta and Chicago are huge… Denver is massive in that it is very spacious and the concourses are very long. The entire airport is spread out and like a city inside.
By the time I got off the plane it was 7:25 p.m.; my next flight leaves at 7:40 p.m. We arrive at gate 38 and I needed to get to Gate 90! I was ready to run. For this particular trip, I had carried several paper files plus my laptop because I was going to have 4 luxurious hours in first class so I could get a lot of work done. (I had upgraded with my own miles.)
Picture this…. I am in flats but not tennis shoes. I am carrying this big satchel (no rollers) and now I have to race past more than 50 gates that are vastly spread out and I need to go on a United Express plane which is on the lower level of Concourse B. I was running on the walkways and walking fast every so often when I almost couldn't breathe. I was determined—I had to make this flight. I ran and I ran. As I saw the end of the B Concourse, I only saw Gate 80—-oh, of course, to add to my excitement, I had to make a right turn, go down 2 more halls, race down a set of steps and run 5 gates … only to find no gate agent and the door closed (it was only 7:32—still 8 minutes to departure.) I saw the plane sitting there, with the steps still down. Men were still loading luggage. I ran to the next gate counter and asked the United agent if she could help. She just gave me a blah look and said, "We can't let you on."
Over 20 years, I have been on many delayed flights and often the departing flight will wait a few extra minutes for late comers to board. I even had a Southwest flight (in California) wait for me. I was the last person to board; they had called my name 3 times on the airport intercom. Believe me, I was embarrassed they held departure when I walked on the airplane but very thankful.
So, I wasn't very happy when this agent told me too bad especially when I could see they were still preparing the flight. Another gentlemen had the same experience as I. We both stood there not believing our eyes. We headed to Customer Service at Gate 55—more walking—oh boy, what fun!
Customer Service reps were not the friendliest. While I know they have their rules, they could at least display more empathy to travelers who have spent hundreds even thousands of dollars on flights and are weary and frustrated. After all, we are talking about business. This was not vacation time. The other gentlemen spent $1200 on his flight because he was just called to Cincinnati 2 days ago to meet with a big client and now that was out the window.
Without going into all the nitty gritty of my travel woes, United sent me to a hotel 25 minutes away but at least it was nice. They gave me $15.00 for dinner. I think that will at least cover a small salad and beverage at a nicer hotel for that price. And I get to take a hotel shuttle which comes about every 20 minutes or so. I chose not to wait any longer. It was 8:30 and I was tired and hungry. I did appreciate that they were able to obtain my luggage before it got on a flight I was not on and it would have sat in Cincinnati all night.
Of course I was texting Jasmine and my client. My client was understanding and sympathetic.
Since I did not want to miss my 10:00 a.m. direct flight to Cincinnati on Wednesday morning, I took the 7:00 a.m. hotel shuttle to the airport. Checked my bag and even had time to sit down and eat breakfast. My new flight was at Gate 86. Here I go again—a long hike through Concourse B. This time, I had time to walk to the gate. It was 9:00 a.m. and my cell phone rang. It was my client. Without going into detail, she felt it best for us to reschedule my Thursday class and I suggested I just go home to Las Vegas. I felt really bad but it was the right decision based on other factors.
At this point I accepted that these classes and this trip were just not meant to happen no matter how much effort I put into arriving at my destination. Sometimes that's just the way life is; no matter all the effort and heart we put into something, it isn't meant to be and so we have to accept it and readjust.
Now I had to ensure the gate agent could track down my suitcase (again) so it did not go on to Cincinnati. Jasmine made her necessary calls to the hotel and car services. My return flight was booked on Delta for Thursday since that was my original airline. I collected my new ticket to Las Vegas as I learned it was departing out of Gate 22 and I had 30 minutes before boarding. Remember, I am at Gate 85! I was not going to miss this flight. Here I go again… carrying this heavy satchel, passing people on the walkways as quickly as possible and snapping pictures as I walked so I could show you just how long concourse B is because there are many eateries and little shops along the way for when travelers have hours to spend because of delayed flights.
I arrived at Gate 22 in time; boarded the plane and landed in Las Vegas at 11:05 a.m.
If your executive travels frequently on commercial airlines, I have a heads up. I just heard on CNN and other media outlets that due to the FAA not getting extra funding recently that some of the major airlines are actually going to cut the number of flights they currently offer. This means that travel is not going to get easier and will actually create more headaches especially for business travelers. My heart goes out to business travelers because they (like me) are at the mercy of weather and the airlines. We can't control any of it and in many instances, the business traveler has to make these trips in spite of teleconferences and web presence.
Safe travels to all!


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Yesterday InternationalWomensDay.com put out a call on Facebook asking for suggestions for the 2013 theme for International Women's Day. The unmitigated gall of the people who run this site never ceases to amaze me. This is a commercially run site that represents no one but itself. Here is screenshot of the call:
A United Nations theme is also supported? Who on earth gave these people the right to suggest that a corporate run site has a higher authority to pick a theme. International Women's Day is a day to celebrate women's achievements and rededicate ourselves to fighting for women's rights, not a day for corporate cause branding. I've written about this now more times than I can count, this is just the latest offense. It is time to tell the people who run this site and their corporate sponsors to sod off and quit acting like they own International Women's Day.
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The Sacraments of Christian Initiation lay the foundation for the entire Christian life. The first of these is Baptism, which is the gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the life of grace. Through Baptism, we are freed from all sin and born again of water and the Holy Spirit as adopted sons and daughters of God. Through Baptism, we are made a new creation, and we become members of Christ and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Prior to presenting their child for Baptism, parents are required to attend a baptismal preparation class. These sessions are valid for 3 years. St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church offers a First-Time Parent Preparation Session, as well as a Refresher Preparation Session for parents who have taken baptism classes in the past, but not within the last 3 years.
It is recommended that parents attend the preparation session in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
The First-Time Parent Preparation Session is held in two parts on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of each month (except in December and January) from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. The next opportunity for these classes is January 15 and 22, 2019 (these are during the 3rd and 4th Tuesdays of the month due to the New Year holiday). After that, we will offer the classes on February 12 and 19, 2019.
The Refresher Preparation Session is offered on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except December, from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. The next opportunity for this class is January 29, 2019 (this is during the 5th week of the month due to the New Year holiday). After that, we will offer the class on February 26, 2019.
Registration is required prior to attending a session. Please fill out the Infant Baptism Inquiry Form at the bottom of the page to register.
In order to baptize their child at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, families must be registered parishioners or live within the parish boundaries.
Baptisms are conducted during weekend Masses. Space is limited. Parents may register for a Baptism Liturgy upon completion of the Baptism Preparation Session(s) and after the birth of the child. Baptism dates are available on a first come, first serve basis. You cannot schedule the Baptism until all preparation requirements are met and we have all required documents: 1. A copy of your child's birth certificate. 2. Baptism Information Form. 3. Proof of attendance at a Baptism Preparation Session.
You may choose up to one godmother and one godfather for your child. Any godparent must be a practicing Catholic, 16 years of age or older, and have received the three sacraments of initiation (Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confirmation). If married, their marriage must either be a valid Catholic marriage or convalidated by the Catholic Church. If single, they cannot be cohabitating. A non-Catholic Christian may serve as a Christian Witness along with at least one Catholic godparent. A Christian Witness must have received a Trinitarian baptized and be practicing their faith in a non-Catholic, Christian denomination.
Godparents/Sponsors are not required to attend a preparation session if the Baptism takes place at St. Michael the Archangel. However, we welcome and encourage them to attend the session with the parents.
The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. Before starting his public ministry, Jesus submitted himself to the baptism given by John the Baptist. The waters did not purify him; he cleansed the waters. . . . Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was totally faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. However, he wanted to show his solidarity with human beings in order to reconcile them to the Father. By commanding his disciples to baptize all nations, he established the means by which people would die to sin – Original and actual – and begin to live a new life with God.
In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness. In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever deeper love.
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text: I've got this orchid, now what? American Orchid Society, January 02, 2017 Six easy tips to keep your orchid alive If you have purchased or were lucky enough to be given an orchid as a holiday gift you are about to enter the wonderful world of growing these great plants! Water How often you water will depend on the type of orchid and the potting medium. In this issue, we are specifically addressing Phalaenopsis, or Moth Orchids; the most popular orchid for the home. Bark retains less water than moss. If your plant is potted in bark, watering once a week is generally sufficient. If your plant is potted in moss, water when the top feels dry. Another good way is to stick a wood or bamboo skewer down into the pot, being careful to avoid roots. Remove the skewer and if it feels damp, your plant does not need water. After a few waterings you will be able to tell by the weight of the pot whether or not it is time to water again. If in doubt, wait a day. More orchids are killed by overwatering than by neglect! When you water an orchid you want to let the water run through the plant for a minute or so. Don't use cold water as this will shock the plant. Do not use salt softened or distilled water. Take your orchid to the sink and let tepid water run through the pot to water thoroughly. Be sure to let the plant drain completely. If water remains in the crown of Phalaenopsis plants (where the leaves join in the center), it can provide a perfect environment for fungus or bacteria to do their dirty work. Use a paper towel to blot the water to avoid crown rot. The amount of light and heat your plant receives will also affect how soon your orchid needs watering. Summer months will need more frequent watering, winter will need less. Light Phalaenopsis are 'low' light orchids. They grow beautifully in an east window and can be grown in a south or west window if protected by a sheer curtain. A Phal's leaves should be a medium green. If they are darker it means the plant is not getting enough light; red tinged leaves mean the plant is getting too much light. Once the plant is in bloom you can place it anywhere in your home out of direct sunlight. Other orchids can take more light but it is best to avoid direct sun as this can burn the leaves. Experiment and watch the results. You do not want to burn your orchid but you need to give it enough light so that new flowers will form during its blooming season. Temperature Phals are easy to grow because they enjoy the same temperatures we do - above 60°F at night and a range of 70° to 80° or higher during the day. Other orchids can take higher lower temperatures at night. For specifics, consult the AOS Culture Sheets. Fertilizer Any balanced orchid fertilizer (look at the numbers on the container, 20-20-20, etc.) can be used to fertilize your orchid. Weakly (half strength), weekly works well. Once a month use clear water to flush any accumulated salts from the potting mix. Humidity Use trays of pebbles filled with water to increase humidity around your plants. Be sure the pot does not sit in water as this will rot the roots. Potting If a plant is looking poorly and limp and it has not been overwatered (or underwatered, for that matter) it may be that the roots have rotted because the potting mix has become stale and has broken down. Although potting will be addressed in a future newsletter, a word of caution is necessary. Do not repot your orchids in potting soil! Most orchids are epiphytes, air plants, and orchid roots need a potting mix that will allow them to dry out and breathe. Buy orchid potting mix at your local gardening center or big box store. Special mixes are offered for Phalaenopsis and Cattleya - or you can buy a general orchid potting mix. Make sure that the base of the plant sits on top of the mix and is not buried into it. Orchids are easy to grow. If you follow these basic care requirements your orchid plants will reward you with beautiful blooms - sometimes for months on end, as with Phalaenopsis, one of the easiest orchids to grow in the home!


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Friday in DUMBO Brooklyn was beautiful. I took full advantage and went out at lunch time with my camera. There was a perfect breeze, not too hot. I have added 7 new photos to my flickr stream, which you can see in the slide show to the right!
Hopefully, there will be more pretty days like this to make the lunchtime escape that much more enjoyable!


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Copperhead #5- The first arc is done with this issue and it was surprising, funny and (strangely for a space Western) pretty realistic. Duepty Boo proves his worth by showing almost without doubt that although Sheriff Clara is the better soldier, he's the better detective and the crew wraps up the Sewell case with very little gun-play and a lot of police work. Who would have thought that a space Western would care about stuff like jurisdiction and social hierarchy? I'm not sire I am going to contiune with the series but look like Jay Faerber got a winner here.
Jupiter's Legacy #5- I will admit this; it's been so long since the last issue that I totally forgotten to pick this issue last week. In all fairness to me, it has almost a year since #4 so you must forgive me for this lapse. Writer Mark Millar and artist Frank Quitely put together another excellent chapter of Jupiter's Legacy that finish the storyline beautifully. The end where Chloe, Hutch and Jason decided to finally take to the battlefield against the government was well-plotted and beautifully drawn. Too bad about the lateness; until Millar can get the book on the shelf on time, this is it for me.


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- Earthquake? I just fell but EARTHQUAKE? (1/16/19)4
- A bright spot, actually many spots in a dreary day. (1/13/19)1
- Danger, danger Will Robinson. Do you best to reduce access of kittens to eletrical wires. (1/10/19)8
- Don't forget your indoor plants. Good time to rework them before Spring has you outside. (1/9/19)
- This sounds like a neat company finding a way to add value to those afflicted with autistism (1/5/19)5
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Garden Ramblings: Fuel line update, slow gardening, pond developments, pea popping
Regarding the fuel issue I was having with the 17 hp Kohler engine, I mentioned that I found a post on the internet about Sears giving the wrong filter number as a replacement. That apparently is correct.
I replaced the "new filter" with another new filter that has a straight sided, barrel shape as apposed to the Sears funky funnel shaped one and bingo, we just finished the lawn with no fuel issues.
Last night I noticed the water pump was not pushing much water in our pond. All this surface water from the rains has a tendency to flush trash into the pond and the pre-screen gets clogged, sooo.... I cleaned it out.
This morning the pond had lost half of its water. I helped the pump empty the pond. The water cress had overgrown the waterfalls and the additional water flow backed up. I never could find where it was overflowing, but cleared the watercress and I have not lost any more water. Go figure!
Wondering about the "pea popping"? Actually I was un-popping the peas that popped to the surface after all these rains. I don't know if the soil washed away or the water floated them out of the soil. Either way, there were about 25% of my peas on top of the row yesterday. Pop, pop,pop.
Ever heard of "slow gardening"? I guess I am a little behind the times on the terminology because I had not and went to check it out. It turns out the article in the New York Times was about an acquaintance of Deb & mine from Jackson, MS, Felder Rushing.
Felder used to be an extension agent in Jackson and was an interesting fellow 20 years ago but time has REALLY developed that. Go to our garden gleanings page and read what he is up to now. http://mybedfordcounty.com/gardengleanings.html
I remember his truck garden and backyard eccentricities but I could not identify the man from the pictures they took. Wow! Have I changed that much too? Be sure to click on the pictures to get a closer look.
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Jorge Sebastian Heiland stunned a passionate Dublin crowd on Saturday night, when he knocked out Matthew Macklin in the tenth round of their WBC International middleweight title bout.
The 27-year-old Argentinian southpaw set a fast pace from the outset and consistently forced the seasoned Macklin onto the back foot. Fast and stinging combinations to head and body throughout the contest visibly made the former three-time world title challenger uncomfortable, and Heiland showed no signs of relenting.
Macklin battled bravely from start to finish, but the skills and bullheadedness that saw him drop a controversial decision to Felix Sturm simply aren't there any more.
Brave Macklin comes up short
Knowing he was behind on the scorecards after eight rounds, the 32-year-old Macklin (31-6, 20KO's) endeavoured to grab the bull by the horns. However, Heiland took some heavy and clean shots that may have stunned lesser men, and he carried on regardless.
The defending champion invested in the body of Macklin in the early exchanges, and that work paid off in the championship rounds when a heavy legged Englishman ran out of steam and ideas. A crushing countering right hook flattened Macklin in his own corner and put paid to any remaining ambition the challenger possessed.
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Ryder eyed for step up
The events promoter, Eddie Hearn, immediately expressed his desire to make a fight between Heiland and John Ryder, who recently claimed the WBO International middleweight title.
On the undercard, Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan ended his bitter rivalry with Anthony Fitzgerald by scoring a sensational one punch knockout in the first round.
The Cork man answered the opening bell with his hands down by his waist and he unleashed powerful swings immediately. Fitzgerald never got in on the action and the fight was over after little more than a minute, when O'Sullivan detonated a perfect right uppercut on the chin of his foe.
Spike leaves his mark
Fitzgerald collapsed to the canvas and Team Spike began their celebrations.
In an ugly turn of events, a thug launched a stool at O'Sullivan whilst he took the applause of the largely appreciative crowd. Fortunately, the stool only clipped the victor on his arm and no injuries were sustained by the heinous act.
Khalid Yafai continued his winning streak by outclassing and outpointing a brave and tough Everth Briceno to retain the IBF Inter-continental super flyweight strap.
Yafai was the much better man from start to finish, but he couldn't break the fighting spirit of the battle hardened Nicaraguan. Nevertheless, three knockdowns and a solid boxing display eased the former Olympian to a comfortable unanimous decision (119-106, 118-105 and 120-104).


text: One Maryland lawmaker, speaking about sportbikes, claims they are "wreaking a tremendous amount of havoc on our roadways," and says the state should consider banning the motorcycles from street use. "They are potential death machines in the wrong hands," says Delegate Bill Bronrott of Montgomery County. "I think we should look at the possibility of saying, 'these are only intended for recreational use and should be used on race courses rather than on public highways." Delegate Bronrott says Maryland State Police are contacting jurisdictions around the country to see how they handle the motorcycles. He says Maryland needs to investigate whether higher penalties would reduce problems associated with the motorcycles and/or whether laws need to be changed.


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Friday, October 8, 2010
Moving Out
In my experience, when blogs go silent for extended periods of time that usually means something is up. And in our case it meant a pretty major adjustment - we are officially Carolinians! Last month we quite literally packed all our things into a moving fan (basically by ourselves, despite the fact that we hired over-priced movers) and left Chicago behind. We started to toy around with the idea of leaving the city awhile ago but the economy and the housing market had other plans. And as these things go, what took a long time to happen ultimately did happen so quickly that we barely had time to say goodbye!
In the end we sold our condo twice, once packing up all of our belongings only to have the sale fall through days before the closing. I am not sure why interrogators even mess with those tactics they use - as far as I am concerned they should just make people pack up all of their wordly belongings, stare at the boxes for days, and then unpack all the same crap back in its original place. I would have confessed to anything halfway through the unpacking! But we're here (in South Carolina for the moment) staying at my parent's townhouse and looking for a house (a house!!) in North Carolina. Its so exciting and completely surreal but we are loving the warm weather and wide open spaces. So, that's what has been going on around here. I will definitely be back to regular posting now that things have slowed down a bit. And we've been cooking up a storm so there is much to share! In the meantime, here are some of the views around these parts...
And of course, this character is still hanging around. During the 12+ hours it took us to drive down here there was a lot of sighing from her in the backseat (as if it was my idea of a good time to sit in the car for that long and just forced her along for the ride). But she is happily adjusted and almost instantly declared a turf war with the chipmunks. Alvin & Theodore are her worst nightmare.
8 comments:
- stephanie michele said...
Congrats on the big move! Can't wait to see where you end up.
- October 8, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- Molly said...
I can't wait to hear of all of your nesting adventures. I just know this is the beginning of a whole new chapter for you two! Enjoy the exploring!
- October 8, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- nole said...
Congrats on the move! A change of scenery for the Carolinas sounds heavenly right about now – that's so fantastic that you were able to make it happen!
- October 8, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Julia said...
wow, what a change! Glad to hear all is well and cant wait to see the sights of the Carolinas through you.
- October 8, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- kendall said...
I live in NC and know that the beaches here are just gorgeous as well as are the mountains. Congrats on the big move!
- October 11, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- rebekah said...
What a great time to move to the Carolinas! Glad to hear all went well and you're happy with the move.
- October 11, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Tara said...
Wow! Congrats on the big move! I hope that you guys have a great experience exploring and get acclimated to your new home base.
- October 13, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Casey said...
I just found your blog (along with "with this ring") and love them both. I felt a twinge of sadness when I read about your moving to NC. I am a North Carolinian who moved to Chicago last November. It seems that we traded places! While Chicago is a fabulous city (especially this time of year), in my heart, there is no place on earth quite like NC. I hope you're enjoying our mountains, beaches, and mild winters!
- August 8, 2011 at 1:04 PM


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If you wonder what kind of work I did in Paris, here's a little peek. Not much, compared to what I normally do in Indonesia,.. but this, for me, is a big achievement. Although I had to collect the material my self, taking pictures, editing, doing the lay out and designing the catalogue and all the graphic designs, setting up the expo until dismantling it. All that sleepless nights and many more. But it pays off eventually. And the exhibition took place where Picasso's mural painting is the background! A little exhibition of Indonesia in the heart of Paris, who would dream of making it.
I have to thank my two besties ladies who happen to be my class mates back in the university. None of this would happen without them. Thanks Mbeb & Inoy. It was tremendous chance, and thanks big time for the help and the opportunity. You're awesome in your peculiar way. Kisses and hugs!
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Betsy's Business & Giveaway!
Worrying is a bad thing isn't it? Feeling out of control with events going on in your life is not fun. I can't go into detail about the horrible stuff that's going on right now - which I know is frustrating for you my dear reader - but suffice to say things have taken a turn that I wasn't expecting and I do not like. I am going through quite a few different emotions and one of them is, surprisingly, determination. Is determination even classed as an emotion? I suppose it is - I feel determined to take control and make my own life decisions. This has made me have a good old think about where I want to be and one place that is always lovely and kind is here; in the world of crafty blogging, encouraging Instagram comments, wonderful images, inspiring creations and friendship.
I value enormously the real and true friends - both virtual and in the flesh - that I have made in this happy world.
So I have decided to give a big boost to the business side of my craft life. For quite a while I have been running crochet workshops at my friend's cake shop, and have sold a few patterns via Ravelry and Love Crochet and this is pootling along quietly and nicely, but to add another dimension to my business I have reactivated my Etsy shop and have been stitching up project pouches and drawstring bags to sell there. This has been lovely, I so enjoy making and designing this sort of thing and when someone buys one I feel so complimented, I really do!
I've designed this project pouch particularly with sock knitting in mind as it has a DPN or magic loop cable needle keeper incorporated in it which means your needles stay nice and neat when you're not working on your socks and it keeps the stitches safely in place too!
And anyway who could resist the cute fox sitting looking at you from the side of the bag?
There are a few different styles and sizes of bag in my shop, so hopefully will suit all kinds of different projects.
So what I need to do now is promotion.
Gaahhhh, that's the hard bit! I always feel so mercenary when I post a photo because I want people to buy my wares. But if I don't then how will you all know? It has to be done - but in the nicest possible way. My ethos for my little business is quality, honesty and great service and that goes across the board for my workshops, patterns and things I make. It's how I operate in my employed work, and it's the same here.
So I would really love it if you could pop over to my Etsy shop and have a quick look at what's there. By the way, I do love a good hashtag and am quite giddy that I can use #betsyonetsy - childish things like that amuse me no end :o)
And as a thank you for having a mooch around my stall I am offering a 75% discount code to 2 lucky winners. You will need to favourite my Etsy shop and also leave a comment here to say that you have. Also if you're on Instagram you can use #betsyonetsy but that's not a requirement for my giveaway, just lots of fun!
I'll draw my 2 winners on Mothers day - which is Sunday 6th March here in the UK. I'll do it in the morning as I think we might be going out for lunch somewhere, which will be lovely.
I'm going to use the Random Number Generator Thingy to pick the winners and I will email the code over to you soon after I do the draw. And strictly one entry per person please.
Good luck my friends!
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10 Best Travel Sites – Most Useful Sites for Smarter Travel
Ranking of the 10 Best Travel Sites
Below, TripBadger ranks the 10 best travel sites for travel planning, including finding good deals on flights and hotels.
1. Hipmunk
Hipmunk is a search engine for flights and hotels and is similar to Kayak. What makes Hipmunk so great is its simplicity and playful appeal. We also like how the flights can be organized by their "degree of agony" which takes into account such things as number of stops, layover time, etc. Read Brian's full review here.
2. Kayak.
Kayak is another great search aggregator. It's easy to use, and has options to automatically search other airfare aggregators so you don't have to. Use the "My Dates are Flexible" feature, and particularly the Flex Month option, to plan vacations and other flexible travel. This feature allows you to easily search an entire month for the best price available. But also see, ITA Matrix below. Kayak will e-mail price alerts also.
3. ITA Matrix.
The best flight software you've probably never heard of. Founded by MIT graduates, ITA software is primarily in the business of selling travel software to the travel industry. They also operate a great fare aggregrator website similar to Kayak–ITA Matrix. When searching with flexible dates (for instance, searching an entire month), ITA Matrix will sometimes returns better results than Kayak. I've haven't figured out why this occurs. My guess is that ITA Matrix is just a bit more sophisticated and less glitchy.
I recommend using this site when you have flexible dates. In my latest search, ITA Matrix returned a $754 flight from Washington (IAD) to London on Icelandair. Depite the Icelandair ads all over the place, Kayak did not list this flight in its "Flex Month" results. One disadvantage of ITA Matrix is that you can't simply click through to buy. You have to exit the site and buy through the airline directly. It's usually worth the effort.
4. Bing Price Predictor.
Running a quick search of the Bing's price predictor engine can be incredibly valuable when you're unsure if it's a good time to buy. Bing's Price Predictor has a good track record with me. Bing saved me over 300 dollars on a flight from Washington DC (DCA) to Bozeman, Montana (BZN) this summer.
5. Hotwire.com.
When it comes to hotel stays, I prefer saving money over earning loyalty points. When rooms are booked "partially blind" on Hotwire.com (you know the general location and number of stars but not the hotel name), the savings are often incredible and much lower than rates you can get anywhere else. I've never been disappointed in a hotel stay booked through Hotwire. I would advise that you book a hotel at least 1/2 to 1 full star higher than your normally would. There tends to be a little "star" creep on Hotwire.com and some 3 stars might not live up to your standards. I usually book 4 star and higher only. This is a great site for last minute travel. Hotwire usually has great rates on rental cars too. Read our Hotwire tips here.
6. Bidding Traveler and Betterbidding.com
The Bidding Traveler and Betterbidding.com are both great for helping you with Priceline and Hotwire bids. Betterbidding.com contains lists of hotels that participate in Hotwire and Priceline. Essentially, with Betterbidding,com, you can attempt to cross-reference the hotel's features to discover the identity of a hotel when booking blind. See our strategy explained in detail here.
The Bidding Traveler will provide you with a recommended Priceline bidding strategy. You simply provide the hotel quality (number of stars), location, and your desired low and high bid prices (the site will provide you with recommendations). Then, Bidding Traveler walk you through the bidding on Priceline, with step-by-step instructions. Easy and brilliant.
7. AirfareWatchdog.com.
This site simply finds good deals on airfare that you might miss with Kayak. Click on "Fares from a City" to find great deals on flights from your home airport. You can also sign up for periodic emails listing the best fares from a particular city, including last-minute weekend fares–a very valuable list if you're looking for a last-minute vacation or need to make a mileage run to maintain your elite status.
8. Flightfox
Feeling lazy? Tired of the hassle of finding a good price on a flight? Try Flightfox. By forking over a finder's fee ($24 minimum), various flight-finding "experts" will compete to earn your commission by finding you the best flight. You simply provide information on your travel dates, destination, whether you will accept multiple stops, class of service, etc. Then, you sit around and wait for the results to come in over a period of 3 days. You are the sole judge which flight is best. One you select the best flight, the expert who found it will earn the commission. You are not committed to actually buying the flight, but unless you seek a refund, you are committed to paying the finder's fee. However, if you are not satisfied with the service for any reason, you can seek return of your finder's fee as well.
9. Today in the Sky (USA Today Blog)
Ben Mutzabugh's blog for the USA today has breaking news about airlines, airports, and air travel. This is a great site to learn about the latest happenings in the airline industry. I also particularly like the airplane and travel photos, courtesy of USA Today photographers.
10. SeatGuru
SeatGuru has seat maps for nearly every flight and airline– an incredibly helpful tool for choosing the best seat. The SeatGuru app for iPhone and Android is also worth downloading. It has the same helpful seat maps but also has a flight status feature–allowing you to check the flight status for nearly any airline on-the-go.


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Horizon League regular-season champion Green Bay showed off its defensive prowess in holding the Youngstown State women's basketball team to 15 percent shooting in a 73-27 victory on Saturday afternoon at Beeghly Center.
The Penguins missed 22 of their final 23 shots in the first half as Green bay built a 40-11 advantage at halftime. YSU finished making just 6-of-40 from the field, including 2-of-25 from 3-point range. Youngstown State came into the contest shooting 43.1 percent overall and 36 percent from 3-point range.
Latisha Walker finished with 11 points and five rebounds in 20 minutes to lead the Penguins. YSU drops to 19-8 overall and 8-6 in Horizon League play.
Kaili Lukan had 14 points to lead four Phoenix players in double figures. Green Bay, which has already clinched the outright regular-season title, improved to 24-4 overall and 14-1 in league play.
YSU made two of its first three field goals to take a 4-3 lead less than a minute into the game. The Penguins' only other field goal came on a Heidi Schlegel 3-pointer with 12:12 remaining. By that time, Green Bay had built a 17-4 lead.
Youngstown State will play at Cleveland State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Penguins and Vikings are tied for third place in the Horizon League standings.


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While that was cooking, I put the cut up chard in a smaller skillet with a touch of olive oil, about a 1/2 cup of white wine, 1 Tbs of sesame oil, 3 Tbs of Bragg's liquid amino's, and 1 Tbs of chicken bouillon.
Then I covered the smaller skillet and let that wilt. Once it was done I I moved the quinoa out of the large skillet and added about 1 Tbs of butter, 1 Tbs of olive oils, 3 more Tbs of chicken bouillon and a 1/2 cup milk to the pan. Then I moved the chard mixture into skillet with all its cooking juices and added the quinoa back in. I cooked these together just long enough to the milk to cook into the quinoa and not have any standing in the pan.
The final picture does not really look that great but I promise you it is SO good.
NOTE: All of these measurements are approximate. I am really bad about measuring things when I cook so feel free to adjust to what you think is needed.
BW says I cook by feel and there are no hard and fast rules. It drives him crazy when I am trying to tell him how to duplicate a recipe.


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SYCAMORE — A judge declined to reduce bond Tuesday for a former Northern Illinois University student awaiting a second trial for allegedly shooting another student in the leg in February 2010.
Judge Robbin Stuckert denied 25-year-old Zachary Isaacman's request to lower his bond to $12,000, which would require posting $1,200 for him to be released while the case is pending. Isaacman was previously convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly shooting Brian Mulder in the leg in outside Stevenson North residence hall.
Appellate justices overturned his conviction this spring after determining his attorney's ineffectiveness prevented him from receiving a fair trial. The three-judge panel on Illinois Second District Appellate Court criticized defense attorney John Paul Carroll for ignoring Isaacman's requests to interview witnesses and not discussing the facts of the case with Isaacman or his mother, according to the appellate decision.
Stuckert said nothing about the circumstances of Isaacman's case changed except his conviction being overturned.
During his testimony for the bond reduction hearing, Isaacman said he would reside with his mother at the 1600 block of Turf Court in Grayslake. He said he would also be employed at Classic Pools LLC doing construction work, and have one of his friends or family drive him to scheduled court appearances while his case was pending.
Assistant Public Defender Robert Carlson said Isaacman was considered a minimum security risk while he was serving his sentence at the Illinois Department of Corrections. He also said Isaacman had no prior convictions and was not a flight risk.
"He is not a danger to the community," Carlson said.
Prosecutors argued against the bond reduction because of the pending charges. If convicted of the more serious charge he faces, aggravated battery with a firearm, he would be sentenced to between six and 30 years in prison.
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It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved. (Tom Wolfe)
(anybody hear me here???)
OK, OK, I am stretching the definition of 'squirrel' here. Deal with it.
In Other News, we had a closing yesterday on our former house here in FL. It was so uneventful that we didn't even go! The walk-through did show that TY had never emptied his bathroom drawers so I an over at the last minute and collected all his stuff- I can't imagine that he didn't miss it after leaving that house 6 months ago. Sigh. He 'found' the prescription he thought he had lost, as well as a life-time supply of new razors- must have been the Costco pack for a fraternity! I never got the one plant I wanted to bring here, but since I did get the two huge aloes I can't be greedy. They too will have babies around their base soon and I'll plant them around. Since they get to be about 8' across (with lethal spines!) I don't need too many more.
Continuing along with the 'House Closing' theme I am on, we are also closing at the end of May on the new tiny condo in MA. It's a new town for us but happens to be the center of all things Armenian- I will be packing grocery 'supplies' every time I go back there! I have a Middle Eastern shop here in West Palm but it certainly is small compared to the whole district of grocery stores in Watertown MA. (You might remember Watertown as the place that the Boston Marathon bomber was cornered in a boat. Yup, now it's my new home town...) So, after the first week in June I will be officially finished with real estate transactions enough to last me another lifetime. I am really looking forward to being able to get in and out of Boston at will again! And I can have my own coffee maker and a place for the Uggs! You may know I haven't actually seen this place yet- we sort of bought it online, signed the P&S on Docu-sign, and got an email that the inspection went OK. Very odd to say the least. But the space and location seem to be OK and I won't mention the fabulous grocery/farm stand right across the street that has hand made pasta, rotisserie chickens and ribs, and about 30 varieties of every imaginable ethnic vegetable. I can't stay there too long or I will have to build bonfires to cook in the parking area- the condo has an (UGH) electric stove so I will be scurrying back to my big ole blue gas room sized stove quickly.
Alrighty, enough about me, let's get back to talking about Harvard's collection of colors!
I don't know if they have any visitors but will call to find out as soon as I am near! Field Trip! It's amazing where the colors come from and how they can be used to date and authenticate work- but hey, the video will tell you all about it.
Can you guess what this is made from?
creepy, eh?
Frances Goodman, "Medusa" (2013–14), acrylic nails, foam, and metal,
63 x 39.4 x 27.6 in (click to enlarge)
South African artist Frances Goodman is interested in the relations between femininity, costuming, and role-playing. In her show Rapaciously Yours, at Richard Taittinger Gallery, by reworking the materials that typically signify her gender, she evokes models of femininity that are visually enticing but also strange, mythic, and untamable. The best work in the exhibition evokes the motif of acrylic nails. With Lick My Lollipop (2016) and That's Hot! Pink (2016), the martial quality of fake nails is brought forward: Both pieces look like shellacked nails that have been tapered and elongated to form a ceremonial shield for a special contingent of Greek infantry. These works suggest the uneasy relationship between sex, power, and desire that is brought to the surface by performed femininity.
And with that I go now... See you in a bit when I might actually have some work done.Either that or I'll get my own acrylic nails.


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It's been a while since I last posted on this blog, and it's because I've been so busy with assignment work. 2016 has been crazy-busy, which is great for business, but of course when I'm shooting and editing all the time, the blog and other hobbies suffers.
So, what's happened since the last post? Probably the biggest event (videographically-speaking, that is), is that I have switched my main video system over from Panasonic to Sony. Yes, that happened. I've been a Panasonic fanboy for the longest time, but it's also no secret that I've not been happy with a lot of their decisions regarding product and design direction, with their most major offense being the decision to let the AF100 line twist in the wind. I guess the DVX200 could be considered to be the AF100's "replacement" but in my opinion Panasonic missed the mark overall. The DVX200 is a nice camera, though, don't get me wrong. But, after talking to a few friends who invested in it, it seems that it also suffers from the other thing that turned me off of Panasonic: poor performance in low light conditions. But enough about that.
After much deliberation with myself I decided to switch my main video system over to the Sony PXW-FS7. I wanted to wait for the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K PL, but delays in shipping the units finally forced my hand and I had to consider other options. Work was piling up and I couldn't afford to wait any longer. I needed a camera immediately, so I went with the FS7, and I'm glad I did.
The FS7 has proven itself to be the freelancer's dream camera. Features such as interchangeable lenses, a base ISO of 2000, overcranking, the ubiquitous XDCAM format, SLog3, optional RAW recording, and a ton of other amenities add up to make one solid camera system for shooting anything from news to weddings to cinema and everything else in between. The versatility of the FS7 is superior. The picture quality is superb, although some have complained that it is too noisy in the shadows. There is some truth to that but remember that "too noisy" for Sony is different than "too noisy" for other manufacturers (you know who you are).
My favorite way to shoot the FS7 is in SLog3 while exposing to the right (ETTR). This stacks more signal in the shadow areas of your picture, eliminating a lot of noise, and the FS7 has enough latitude to keep from blowing out highlights in most normal shooting situations. I made a series of custom LUTs to use on FS7 footage in Resolve, including one that takes care of shadow noise when shooting in low-light or especially contrasty scenes where ETTR isn't really possible. It works out great for me. What are your thoughts on the FS7?