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Going green doesn't have to cost us green money. We are very bright and each of us has come up with great ways to save money and FLY!
Everyone is feeling the pinch of the rising fuel prices. Did you know that when you are FLYing you are saving money and helping the environment? I want to discuss some of these money saving green/purple habits we can help you establish.
Decluttering 15 minutes a day! How can this save you money; I know you are thinking this? The act of decluttering makes you more particular about what you buy and bring into your home. This amazing thing happens because you begin to love yourself and the way your home looks. You have to really need something to buy it! Shopping becomes something you do because you don't need a diversion from being at home feeling guilty about your clutter and all the stuff you buy because it is on sale. If you did not spend $20 a week on more clutter then you would have saved $1040 a year. This doesn't even count the money you spend on the gas to run around and buy the clutter. Buying less reduces your carbon footprint. It also reduces your trash and landfills.
Picking out your clothes as part of your before bed routine! This simple action will give you more time in the morning so you can fix your breakfast and a cup of coffee before you head off to work. No more stopping for expensive drive thru breakfasts and designer coffees. You have to pleasure of a peaceful morning with your life under control along with your finances. If you spend $5 a day on a drive thru breakfast and a coffee then you could have saved $1300 in a year. Pulling out and trying on creates piles of clothes and those clothes get mixed up with your dirty clothes and then you use more water to wash them.
Planning your menus for next week and preparing a grocery list before you go shopping can help too. This keeps you from going to the grocery store multiple times each week. This alone can save you $50 a week. There is hardly anyway to keep from spending less than that each time you go to the store. If you are cooking then you are saving more money by not getting takeout from restaurants. That could alone could save you another $25 a week. This amounts to $3900 for a year. Then if you factor in the gas you save by only going to the grocery store once each week. Less gas used, buying fresh food instead of packaged also helps reduce our trash.
Wearing good shoes for your feet help in lots of ways! Good shoes gives you more energy and keeps you from breaking toes and cutting your precious feet. More energy helps you to exercise more and take better care of yourself; this saves on doctor bills. One co-pay for an office visit could save you $20 a month. A broken foot could set you back $1500 for an emergency room visit. Shoes save you more than you would ever think about. $1740 is amazing when a good pair of shoes could runs around $50. What an investment! This doesn't even count the money you save because of the energy you have to keep your home in order. More energy means more walking instead of driving.
Next let's look at how much you save by paying your bills on time and not running up your credit cards. One late charge a month or an over draft fee could run into $100 dollars a month. If there is one there are usually many. You are having to rob Peter to pay Paul. Stay on top of your bills and paying things on time is a major way to save money while FLYing! $1200 is a small amount to save when we examine what we really spend in those fees and interest rates. I haven't even figured the cost of the fuel for all those extra trips to the grocery store, to pay a bill before the power gets turned off, doctor visits and fast food trips. Besides the more you go shopping the more you spend. Fewer trips to the store will keep your bills affordable and you have not put that gas into your car and the pollution into the atmosphere.
So you see with these five simple habits you can save lots of money and help the environment. $9180 is no chump change to me. That is more money than I made some years in my career as a furniture store bookkeeper. That is $176 a week. WOW! Now that will buy you a tank a gas with some money for savings and something simple for you as a celebration!
FLYing makes good financial sense especially when the cost of gas is robbing us. We have been stealing from ourselves for a very long time with our SHEness. We can FLY and save money and the environment at the same time.
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LB's Business-friendly Programs Earns City a Spot Among the Eddy Finalists
2016-09-23 · By Editor
The City of Long Beach is a finalist for the Most Business Friendly City in Los Angeles County, an annual award bestowed by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). In 2009 Long Beach received the Eddy Award as the Most Business Friendly City in Los Angeles County.
"We are extremely proud of the incentives we provide for start-ups and to help businesses stay and grow in Long Beach," said Mayor Robert Garcia. "Last year alone more than 2,500 new businesses opened in Long Beach, and they are contributing to the City's strong growth and continued development."
This is the second time this year that Long Beach has been recognized as one of the most business friendly cities. In June 2016, the business community itself recognized the City of Long Beach as one of the five most business friendly cities in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), an alliance of 150 business groups representing 272,000 companies that employ nearly 3 million people through the County.
The Eddy Awards are the most prestigious awards programs to recognize leadership in economic development in business and government throughout Los Angeles County. The 21st annual awards ceremony is on Thursday, November 10.
Business-friendly programs and services are a critical factor in job-creation. The Eddy Awards finalists were selected through independent review by a panel of blue ribbon judges, based on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated priority commitment to economic development
- Excellence in programs and services designed to facilitate business entry, expansion, and retention
- Competitive business tax rates and fee structures
- Availability of economic incentives
- Effective communication with and about business clients
Here's what the LAEDC said about Long Beach's commitment to supporting businesses:
The City of Long Beach has an array of programs to help businesses stay and grow, including: Pacific Gateway, which helps local businesses find, train, and retain qualified employees; the i-team, which spent the last year developing a package of initiatives to make it easier to start and grow a business in the city, and; the Ombudsmen, which serves as a central point of contact to help businesses access City services, and guide them through the permitting process. Numerous incentives that assist small business, manufacturers and other businesses encourage entrepreneurs, and an open business survey process helps the City engage and get feedback in the spirit of optimizing services and processes.
"Our citywide economic development efforts foster and encourage business and job growth, facilitate business relocation and expansion, and increase economic activity, which directly help to maintain the quality and strength of our neighborhoods," said City Manager Patrick H. West.
Recent business friendly initiatives in Long Beach include:
- BizPort, a digital ombudsman to help entrepreneurs easily navigate the steps to start, manage, and grow a business.
- Online scheduling for residential and commercial property inspections. More than 87,000 inspections are completed annually, and online submissions automate the mapping, scheduling, and tracking process for inspections, increasing efficiency.
- The FY 17 Budget adds three positions in the Economic & Property Development Department.
- An electronic plan submittal/plan check pilot program.
- Online business licenses.
The number of businesses registered in the City's Online Bidder's database, PlanetBids, increased by 9.75 percent, to 18,213 registered businesses.
The City was awarded $300,000 by the Knight Foundation for augmenting Harvey Milk Park to make it one of the nation's first outdoor co-working spaces. This collaborative community project is designed to create a dynamic civic space to connect entrepreneurs with high speed internet, office space, business support services, and with other entrepreneurs.
The City's Economic Development Commission is developing an Economic Development Blue Print to coordinate economic activity across City departments and sectors to foster investment and development, involving economic opportunity, planning, land use, technology, mobility, energy distribution and use, natural resources, utilities, public safety, among others.
More business friendly initiatives are expected to launch this fall.
The City of Long Beach is committed to helping local businesses meet the challenge of finding, training, and retaining qualified employees. And hundreds of local businesses have worked with Pacific Gateway, the City's Workforce Development Agency, to reap the benefits of hiring tax credits, recruitment services, and training.
Additional tools include:
- Business Assistance and Workforce Development
- Small Business Development
- Low Cost City Business License Tax Structure
- Financial Assistance
- Business Improvement Districts
- Improved Permitting and Inspection Services
- Administrative Use Permits and Conditional Use Permits
- Downtown Plan
- Business Services Bureau
- Competitively Priced Utilities
- A central point of contact that can help businesses access City services, and guide them through the planning and permitting process.


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- In a small food processor or blender combine 1/2 cup of the sugar, the almonds, and rosemary leaves. Cover and process or blend with on/off pulses until nuts are finely ground (but not oily) and rosemary is pulverized.
- In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the remaining 1 cup sugar, the baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs, milk, vanilla bean paste, and almond extract until combined. Beat in the ground almond mixture and as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or until dough is easy to handle (dough will still be a little soft).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a well-floured surface, roll one portion of dough at a time to 1/4 inch thick. Using a 3- to 4-inch tree-shape or scalloped round cookie cutter, cut out dough. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired, press very small rosemary sprigs onto cutouts.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool. Using a pastry brush, brush a thin layer of Almond Glaze over each cookie.
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To Store:
Layer cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Almond Glaze
- In a small bowl stir together the powdered sugar, milk and almond extract. Add additional milk, if necessary, to make a thin glaze.
Nutrition Facts (Rosemary-Almond Cookies)
- Per serving:
- 148 kcal ,
- 7 g fat
- (3 g sat. fat ,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 2 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 24 mg chol. ,
- 90 mg sodium ,
- 20 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 12 g sugar ,
- 2 g pro.


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Arsène Wenger has said Chelsea are nailed on to win the Premier League title if they continue their form, with the Arsenal manager admitting there are no serious contenders to challenge José Mourinho's side on the evidence of the season so far. The Arsenal manager was speaking after a 2-1 defeat at Swansea left his team in sixth place and 12 points behind Chelsea after only 11 games. (The Guardian)
Swansea stunned Arsenal with two late goals to run out 2-1 winners and inflict the Gunners' second Barclays Premier League defeat of the season at the Liberty Stadium. (The Independent)
Just like the Titanic, there is a theory that Mauricio Pochettino should never have left Southampton. After what is a fourth Premier League loss in five home games, there is also a growing sense that the confident award of a five-year contract to a manager who had spent only 16 months in England after losing his job at Espanyol was a misguided gamble. (The Telegraph)
Louis van Gaal has admitted he still does not know which formation best suits his Manchester United players. (The Mirror)
Four months, fourteen miles and a change of surface separate Wimbledon from this week's proceedings at the 02 Arena but not much seemed to have altered on Sunday for Andy Murray. (Daily Mail)
MIKE BROWN is promising England will take out their frustration at another narrow defeat to the All Blacks on South Africa this weekend. (The Express)
Nico Rosberg fended off relentless pressure from Lewis Hamilton, his world championship rival, to win the Brazilian Grand Prix as Formula One imploded around his silver Mercedes yesterday. (The Times)


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The origin of the name of the U.S. state of Oregon is unknown, [1] and a subject of some dispute.
Historical usage
Most scholarship ascribes the earliest known use of the name "Oregon" to a 1765 petition by Major Robert Rogers to the Kingdom of Great Britain, seeking money to finance an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. The petition read "the rout... is from the Great Lakes towards the Head of the Mississippi, and from thence to the River called by the Indians Ouragon...." [2] Thus, the early Oregon Country and now the present day state of Oregon took their names from the river now known as the Columbia River. [3]
In 1766, Rogers commissioned Jonathan Carver to lead such an expedition and in 1778, Carver used Oregon to label the Great River of the West in his book Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America. [4] The poet William Cullen Bryant took the name from Carver's book and used it in his poem Thanatopsis, published in 1817, to refer to the recent discoveries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which helped establish the name in modern use. [5]
Other theories suggest that Rogers appropriated the Abenaki name for the Ohio River, Waregan, or found the name Ourican on a highly-speculative 1715 French map. [6]
Possible origins
Why Rogers used the name has led to many theories, which include these:
- George R. Stewart argued in a 1944 American Speech article that the name came from an engraver's error in a French map published in the early 18th century on which the Ouisiconsink ( Wisconsin River) was spelled "Ouaricon-sint", broken into two lines with the -sint below, so that there appeared to be a river flowing to the west named "Ouaricon". [7] [8] The theory was endorsed in Oregon Geographic Names as "the most plausible explanation". [9]
- In a 2004 article for the Oregon Historical Quarterly, Professor Thomas Love and Smithsonian linguist Ives Goddard argue that Rogers chose the word based on exposure to either of the Algonquian words wauregan and olighin, both meaning "good and beautiful (river)," but in Rogers' day referring to the Ohio River. [10] According to their theory, Rogers was inspired by a reference to a "Belle Rivière," or "Beautiful River" (which could have arguably stood for the river in question) in Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz's Histoire de la Louisiane, published in 1758. [11] Le Page du Pratz also referred to an alleged Indian origin for this name but did not supply an Indian word for it. Goddard and Love then surmise that Rogers substituted his bastardization of the Mohegan pidgin word wauregan for Le Page du Pratz's "translation" Belle Rivière. [12]
- John E. Rees in a 1920 article for the Oregon Historical Quarterly also ascribed the first use to Jonathan Carver, but hypothesized that the word derived from two Shoshone words, Ogwa (river) and Pe-On (west) which Carver had heard on his visits to Sioux Indians (where the Sioux pronounced gwa as an r). In other words, the word "Oregon" would mean something like "River of the West" in Shoshone. He does not trace the word back to Col. Rogers. [13]
- T.C. Elliott described the theory that the name was a corruption of the French word ouragan ( hurricane, windstorm, or tornado). [14]
- One theory suggests that "Oregon" is a corruption of the French Origan ( Oregano), a theory dismissed by Harvey W. Scott, a historian and early editor of The Oregonian. [15] According to Scott, it was "a mere conjecture absolutely without support. More than this, it is completely disproved by all that is known of the name."
- In 2001, archaeologist Scott Byram and David G. Lewis published an article in the Oregon Historical Quarterly arguing that the name Oregon came from the word oolighan (see eulachon), referring to grease made from fish, a highly prized food source for Native Americans of the region. Allegedly, the trade routes brought the term eastward.
- In 1863, Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet advanced the theory that the name derives from early Spanish settlers who referred to the big, ornamented ears of the region's native people by the name "Orejon." [1]
Others have speculated [16] that the name is related to the kingdom of Aragon: the major part of the Spanish soldiers who conquered the West Coast from California to Vancouver Island in the 18th century were in fact from Catalonia, a principality of the ancient Crown of Aragon in Spain. The name might also be derived from the Spanish last name Obregón, which in turn is related to a Spanish place name "Obregon" in Santander, Spain, on the north coast. [17]
See also
- ^ a b Archbishop Blanchet (March 8, 1884). "Origin of the name Oregon" (PDF). Portland Oregonian. reprinted by the New York Times.
- ^ Oregon Almanac
- ^ Article on Oregon State in the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1910. Retrieved 10 March 2012
- ^ Elliot, T.C. "Jonathan Carver's source for the name Oregon," in: Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. XXIII (1922), pp. 58-69
- ^ Rees, p. 326
- ^ Did this 1715 map influence the first appearance of the name Oregon? Geographicus.com.
- ^ George R. Stewart (1944). "The Source of the Name 'Oregon'". American Speech. Duke University Press. 19 (2): 115–117. doi: 10.2307/487012. JSTOR 487012.
- ^ George R. Stewart (1967) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Sentry edition (3rd) ed.). Houghton Mifflin. pp. 153, 463. ISBN 1-59017-273-6.
- ^ Lewis A. McArthur; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Goddard and Love, par. 7
- ^ Goddard and Love, par. 33
- ^ Goddard and Love, pars. 34-41
^ Rees, John E. (1 December 1920).
"Oregon—Its Meaning, Origin and Application". The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society. 21: 319. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
The word "Oregon" is derived from a Shoshoni Indian expression meaning, The River of the West, originating from the two Shoshoni words "Ogwa," River and "Pe-on," West, or "Ogwa Pe-on." The Sioux pronounced this word in the more euphonious manner in which their tongue excels and the Shoshoni "Gwa" underwent, etymologically, a variation in the new language and became changed to "r," thus giving the sonorous word which Jonathan Carver, who first published the name to the English world, heard spoken by them during his visit with the Sioux nation.[Boaz, Handbook of American Indian Languages, p. 875.]
- ^ Elliott, T.C. (1921). "The Origin of the Name 'Oregon'". Oregon Historical Quarterly. by Oregon Historical Society: 91–115. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^ Scott, Harvey W. (1900).
|url=( help) . Oregon Historical Quarterly. 1. Oregon Historical Society. p. 165.
- ^ Galvani, W.H. "The early explorations and the origin of the name of the Oregon country," in: Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 4 (Dec. 1920), pp. 332-340. Galvani tries to debunk the ascription to Carver and alleges an earlier use of the name on Spanish maps, citing one Gabriel Franchere.
- ^ "Obregon Coat of Arms and History". House of Names. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
External links
- Goddard, I and Love, Th.(2004) "Oregon, the Beautiful," in: Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 195, No. 2 (2004)
- Rees, J.E. "Oregon - Meaning, Origin and Application", in Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. XXI, No. 4 (Dec. 1920), pp. 317-331
- http://www.nwcouncil.org/history/Ourigan.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080225042411/http://www.iinet.com/~englishriver/LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Regions/Places/columbia_river.html
Further reading
- Horner, John B. (1921). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. Portland: The J.K. Gill Co.


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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has decided that the new drug enzalutamide can be prescribed on the NHS for men in England and Wales with advanced prostate cancer who've already been treated with chemotherapy.
This is great news for some men but unfortunately it doesn't mean that all men who might benefit from it will be able to get hold of it. This is because NICE hasn't given any guidance on whether or not men can have this medicine if they've already had another drug called abiraterone - leaving it up to health boards to decide whether or not they will fund enzalutamide for these men.
NICE published a draft of this decision back in May and at first we were cautiously optimistic because, after intense campaigning by us and 12,500 of our supporters, NICE had actually removed their recommendation that said enzalutamide couldn't be used after abiraterone.
At the time we didn't know what this would mean in practice - but now we have a much better idea and it isn't great news for everyone.
NICE's decision has the potential to affect men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
In England, now that NICE has issued its final guidance on the use of enzalutamide, men with advanced prostate cancer can have it if they've already tried the chemotherapy drug docetaxel.
However, it's been left it up to health board NHS England to decide whether men who've already had a different drug called abiraterone can have enzalutamide as well. And NHS England has decided that they can't.
So, for those men in England who have already tried abiraterone and were desperately hoping that enzalutamide would give them precious extra time, NICE's decision is shutting a door in their faces.
In Northern Ireland and Wales it's not clear yet which men will be able to have enzalutamide. We have written to The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group in Wales and The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland to find out what this decision will mean for men in their areas.
The sticking point over enzalutamide is based around the lack of evidence around it's 'sequential use'. This means evidence to show how well one drug works when taken after another.
Because NICE has said that there isn't enough clinical evidence to make a decision about how effective enzalutamide is after abiraterone, NHS England is refusing to fund it.
Not only that but, they are also now refusing to fund abiraterone for men who've already had enzalutamide, based on the same argument.
What this means is that NHS England is putting further restrictions on already limited options, rather than allowing doctors to prescribe whatever drugs may benefit to their patients, and without having to worry that they're closing off future treatment options.
And through not making a clear decision about funding enzalutamide after abiraterone, NICE have left men, for whom abiraterone is no longer working, isolated and unprotected by any form of guidance.
Because abiraterone and enzalutamide are both relatively new treatments, we just don't know yet whether the order in which they are used makes a difference to how well they work.
Astellas and Janssen, the companies that make these drugs, are working together to design a large clinical trial to find this out. But this will take years and will be too late for those men who need enzalutamide now but won't be able to get it because they've already had abiraterone.
These men didn't have the chance to try enzalutamide, which may have worked better for them. And thanks to NICE and NHS England, they are still being denied that chance.
The last remaining hope for these men is the Cancer Drugs Fund, which is due to make its decision about whether or not they will fund enzalutamide after abiraterone and vice versa any day now, and we urge them to make the right decision for men.
Read the latest on the availability of enzalutamide and abiraterone.
And if you have any questions about prostate cancer, what to talk about what treatments may be suitable for you or you want to find out more about taking part in a clinical trial, please call our Specialist Nurses on 0800 0748383.
The NICE decision doesn't directly affect men in Scotland.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has already approved both enzalutamide and abiraterone after chemotherapy on NHS Scotland without restrictions, which means that men should have access to enzalutamide even after abiraterone.
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be true for all men in Scotland, because of regional protocols that contradict the SMC guidance. We are raising this issue with Cancer Networks, the Scottish Government and the SMC.
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Yes, it is 2014 and I am FINALLY getting the time to post about Christmas (last year ;)) On Christmas Eve, the same as every other year, we traveled to Lancaster to visit and have "Christmas" with my Dad's side of the family.
We surprised my grandparents with a large collage photo of all the grandchildren from Colleen & Co, who I might add was completely amazing. We were in and out of our shoot in a matter of 25 minutes… not to mention, she managed to make us all look great together!
Forgive the quality of these photos, they were taken on my iPhone of the proofs book that Colleen gave us. I couldn't get a hold of the original images, so these don't nearly do Colleen's work justice, but you get the picture 😉 Turns out, it was just the gift that made my grandparents tear up. They were so cute when they opened them! We really enjoyed the time with our cousins, aunts, uncle, and grandparents.
Our next stop on Christmas Eve was back at my parents' house!
The tradition used to be that we all gathered in my Nana & TT's house, but Momma took the reins a few years ago. Still, TT provided the delicious shrimp (which I wasn't at all hungry for, so Nana snagged me by very own bag!), crab meat, and all kinds of other goodies. After everyone has had their fill, we head downstairs for the kids to open presents.
Yes, Nana & TT are STILL giving ALL the kids Christmas gifts. Completely unnecessary, yet incredibly sweet. I can't wait until we have little ones to join in the fun! Nana & TT also gave Jarid and I gifts! They are just too much. I'll have to photograph them later, as I didn't snap a picture yet… but I'll give you a hint… Longaberger!
Anyway, soon it was time to head home! We didn't want to miss out on Santa stopping at our house! After all, it was only our second Christmas in our house and we wanted to make it just as memorable as the first.
We put some cookies out for the big guy that our little friend, Kaylee gave us! She decorated them to look like Jarid (right) and I (left). Sweet, right? Kaylee is Jarid's brother's girlfriend's little girl and we just adore her.
Christmas morning came quickly, and I could not wait to give Jarid a few of his gifts, although he'd already gotten his big one when we went to the Redskins/Cowboys football game. Anyway, he waited very patiently to get the "Christmas morning" pictures out of the way so we could begin gift giving!
One of my favorite things about this man is his thoughtfulness. Each and every one of my gifts had a charming little name in the "to" label.
He also "gets" how incredibly picky I am about clothing, so he asked for my help most of the time, but he did pick out a few things on his own! First and foremost, I was THRILLED that as a gift, he gave me an upgraded phone! I went from the iPhone4 to the iPhone5s!! Secondly, he was brilliant and got me something that I'd only mentioned in passing, but never realized how much I would truly love.
MY VERY OWN JUICER! He hit the JACKPOT with this one!
I had to try it out right away… I was THRILLED! My very first juice consisted of 1 whole cucumber, 1 navel orange, 1/2 a small apple, a few sticks of celery, 1 garden carrot, and 1/2 yellow pepper. SO FRESH, so delicious. I have so many other combinations I cannot wait to try! Ginger, beet, fennel, kale, lemon, pear, etc. Also, I'm a big fan of the froth. I can't imagine anyone using the attachable strainer at the top of the pitcher to keep it from coming into the cup! How gorgeous are the colors, too?! I'm saving the pulp as well, for a recipe, so stay tuned!
The things I was most excited to give Jarid were a pair of Sperry's that he'd picked out awhile ago and forgotten about, a hand-painted *by yours truly* Cowboy's mug, his Under Armour hoodie, and a Nerf gun (to which I kept the counterpart hidden so we could have a battle!). Some other, less exciting gifts included two thermals from Express, a Cowboy's tee shirt, and candy.
I LOVE that I get to enjoy Christmas morning with my sisters and parents, too. Jarid and I got ready for the day, packed everything up, and headed to my Mom's for Christmas morning traditions!
The girls, Jarid and I were stoked to give Daddy his big gift from us…. STEELERS tickets! I think he may have been a tad more excited about his gun safe, though 😉 It didn't matter. I was just so glad I had this time with them in the morning.
As usual, before we started gift giving, we prayed together and thanked God for all we've been blessed with. We prayed for the people in our lives and our families who need help right now, the ones who are facing addiction, illness, and situations far bigger than themselves. Ones that only God could give them strength to deal with. We thanked Him for each other, our health, our homes, our jobs, and our friends, but most importantly, for sending his son, Jesus to the world to save us all from an eternity in Hell, separated from Him. He loves us THAT much. Can you believe it? All you have to do is accept Him. He wants nothing more than his children to run into His arms.
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Spell book: Greater Protection
Elite: 7/7 , 800gc, 8.5 NW
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Choose an additional personality
Spell book: Greater Protection
Elite: 7/7 , 800gc, 8.5 NW
Someone would have to work out numbers on the elites and stuff, but I absolutely love the idea of having two personalities instead of race + pers. Being able to go tact + undead would be crazy, or undead + warrior, or rogue + mystic - whatever. It might be the case that some of those numbers become super skewed and need worked out - eg, Heretic + Mystic @ next age's suggested guilds efficiency would have x5 guild efficiency or something
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i like this idea too...but you'd probably have to take the best bonus across personalities with duplicated bonuses (ie: guild +100 vs +200). You'd mostly need this in the starting soldiers/credits that many personalities give. So in my head a merge between heretic and mystic you'd get:
All Guilds are 200% more effective
Wizards do not die on failed spells
Reduced thief losses on failed operations (-66%)
+40% Thievery Science Effectiveness
+100% Magic Science Effectiveness
Operation Damage +15%
Spell Damage +25%
+1 Mana
Access to Blizzard, Meteor Showers, Chastity, Revelation and Paradise
Starts with +800 Wizards and +400 thieves
I feel like this would be really hard to balance. You almost have to make the elite really bad... it's a really cool concept though. They could also make a personality that lets you pick two races instead... And really up the number of race/pers combos. My gut would be that you'd have to pick a "main" personality to be able to balance it. Could be really fun if it'd work
Interesting concept, what if it worked something like this;
Choose, from existing Racial perks, one of each of the following;
- Bonuses (for example, you don't get ALL Dwarf qualities, you have to pick one)
- Military
- Spellbook
and then you would still have to pick a Personality, as normal.
... I will do a trial with current Age 74 perks;
+15% Enemy casualties when attacking
Soldiers.........(1, 1)
Swordsmen....(6, 0)
Archers.........(0, 6)
Knights.........(9, 4)....900gc....10.0
Mercenaries...(5, 0)
Prisoners.......(5, 0)
War Horses....(2, 0)
Invisibility, Inspire Army and Town Watch
And I would match this with;
+570% Plague Contagiousness
-40% Own casualties when attacking
Always Carries and is Immune to the Plague
Spell Book:
Greater Protection and Animate Dead
... you could make some pretty sick combos. Here I have a Human army, with Orc kills, and Town Watch (Invis, and IA are just glitter). Make it Undead to keep that offence alive, since it is maybe a bit gimpy at 9 these days. Animated Dead in combination with Town Watch would make being chained a breeze I imagine!
How about instead of choosing one race and one pers, changelings can choose two of anything (two races or two pers)?
Two races? Then halfbreed be a more apt name if that's the case
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I think my example of using just 1 thing from each Race shows that having 2 full race perks and 2 full personality perks would be preposterously OP. Besides that, I don't like limiting the military if you are gonna allow flexibility everywhere else. if you can choose 2 races, you are stuck with something like the 7/7 elites proposed initially, no matter what, since you can only have 1 type of elite.
To balance this, you might want to nerf the bonuses from each personality, maybe allow the two selection, but you only get 2/3 of the bonuses (IE, for Mystic, instead of +200% Guild Effect, it would be +~132%) and ect.
But, how do you get 2/3 of "Can cast self spells on Kingdom mates"
Can cast on 2/3 of your KD mates? ;)
needs more discussion... (this guy plays mtg)
Can cast 2/3 of the spells that are normally available on all KD mates?
Now we have 3 totally workable ideas ;p
Duration is reasonable, I guess.
I was mostly thinking that it's more complicated to implement, which really is a non-factor since its a pipe dream anyways, on top of the fact that I think 2 Personalities is a bit too much power potential, unless you nerf, but then we are back to being a bit more complicated.
Here is an idea for something that could have two Personalities;
The Freak (Race)
Choose 2 Personalities
Large Randomness on all Attacks and Offensive Ops/Spells
Soldiers.........(1, 1)
Knife-thrower....(6, 0)
Jugglers.........(0, 6)
Fools.........(8, 6)....900gc....9.0
Mercenaries...(5, 0)
Prisoners.......(5, 0)
War Horses....(2, 0)
Amnesia, Clear Sight (I just kinda thought these seem to play on mental state, and are somewhat opposing)
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV 1984) "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
The basis for the eating disorder I had in high school and college was an incorrect thinking pattern based on a believed lie. Do you really think they will like you for who you are? You're not pretty enough. Nobody would want you. If you lost a few pounds it would boost your self-esteem. If you were 'this size' you would be noticed by others. These were some of the strongholds I allowed to take hold of my mind. The result catapulted me into a seven year struggle with anorexia and bulimia.
A stronghold is a deception that has a 'strong-hold' on a person's mind. It is an incorrect thinking pattern based on a believed lie. If we don't take our thoughts captive, they will take us captive. This progression can lead to destructive obsessions, habits and ultimately bondage. We need something powerful and mighty to tear down strongholds. Before you assume you don't possess these powerful grips, think again.
Strongholds have the propensity to lead us into spiritual danger. My example of an eating disorder may not resound with you. But, maybe you've had the same reasoning and instead succumb to constant defeat and insecurity. Or, maybe you doubt your spiritual gifts due to constant negativity from others echoing in your mind. You see, what we allow to train our mind about ourselves, God and our relationship with Him reverberates into how we live, think and relate with others.
There is hope for the speculations that seek to crush our head. It is crucial that we train our mental activity to match up with truth. We must continually test every thought according to Christ. The passage found in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 teaches us how to shield our mind and defeat the lies of Satan. Any viewpoint or idea that is contrary to God, His Word, or our position in Christ must be demolished.
The first way to protect our mind is to evaluate our thoughts as they come. Taking our thoughts captive means we must ask ourselves, Is this thought in accordance with God, His Word, and His character? Or, is this thought in accordance with the enemy, his lies, and his character? We need to start thinking about what we're thinking about.
The glue holding our ability to take thoughts captive is this: It is impossible to recognize a lie if we do not know the truth! Our enemy's objective is to destroy our mind; to cause doubt, discouragement, to confuse, intimidate, etc. When that irrational voice enters our mind we must be equipped to distinguish deceptions and declare what is right. It is imperative that we can verify the voice of Truth over the voice of trickery.
When we evaluate a thought, if we answer "yes," it is in accordance with God and His Word, then we store the thought and apply it to our life. When we assess a thought, if we answer "no," it is not in accordance with God and His Word, we must reject and disregard the thought; don't dwell on it; don't entertain it. Call the devil's bluff! He's a liar!
The second way to protect our mind, as we take inventory of our thoughts, is to recognize the lies and replace them with truth. Soon we will realize our thoughts have become arsenals full of weapons of truth. There is a promise from the Word for every lie Satan would use to destroy us. How about these:
Lie: "You are not good enough and you're not pretty enough. Who do you think you are anyway?"
Truth: "I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I was knit together in my mother's womb. I am God's masterpiece. I was bought with the blood of Christ and I am a child of the most High God!" (Psalm 139)
Lie: "You are such a loser. You will always have issues with food, your weight, with money, insecurity, self-discipline, materialism, etc."
Truth: "No, in all things I am more than a conqueror through Him who loved me and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world." (Romans 8:37 and 1 John 4:4)
Lie: "I can't control my emotions. I can't help how I react when my hormones are out of sorts."
Truth: "I don't have to be controlled by my emotions. I can be controlled by the Spirit of God not my sinful nature. There is no excuse for a poor attitude and ungodly behavior. I can choose to obey God regardless of how I feel." (Romans 8:9)
Lie: "You have no value or purpose."
Truth: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." (Isaiah 61:4)
An article by Warren Meyers says, "As we get a grip on God's Word, its Truths get a grip on us!"
Friends, we have a biblical answer for taking our thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ. Our reinforcement comes from the Word of God to defeat the delusions of the enemy. However, if we don't believe in the power of God's Word to deliver us, we're doomed. Let's get control of our thoughts before they get a hold on us.
Heart Work:
Think about what thoughts you think about. This may sound redundant, but many times we don't even realize the trash we allow to be in our minds, whether they come through a bad movie, romantic song or a rash comment from a friend.
Ask for the Lord's strength to help you evaluate your thoughts as they come. Do they line up with God, His Word and His character?
Heart Exam:
What thoughts are you presently struggling with? How are you taking control of your thoughts instead of them taking control of you?
What strongholds in your mind need tearing down? Be specific. What lies/truth statements above do you identify with? What other ones can you add?
How do you recognize the voice of Truth over the voice of trickery?
Heart Transforming Word:
Proverbs 23:7 "For as a man thinks within himself, so he is . . ."
John 8:32 "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
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As someone who enjoys variety and trying new things, I simply can't wait to start a career in Public Relations. This field is so unique because it spans across all disciplines. There are opportunities to become more specialized in one area, or to keep things generalized.
Another aspect that draws me to Public Relations is the connections I will make with people of all walks of life. I enjoy learning about and connecting with new cultures. Advances in technology have made our world a 'global village' of sorts. I know I will meet and work with people from all over the world!
Case studies in Public Relations has offered many great takeaways I will use going forward:
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- Objectives – Clear objectives support the all other elements of a communications plan. They must be simple and measurable to facilitate success.
- Audiences – Knowing your audience is essential. Without it, the message is apt to fail.
- Advertising DOES NOT EQUAL Public Relations. (Had to make mention of this as we went over it lots!)
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Prior to reviewing this case, had someone told me with the mere budget of $50.00 one was able to boost sales by 700%, I would have laughed. I would have wondered what type of highly dangerous magic tricks were involved and how I could replicate them in order to eradicate my student loans. Alright, I am kidding. Almost.
Blendtec's highly successful 'Will it Blend' campaign both peaked my interest and offered great takeaways from a Public Relations standpoint. Who does not want to see everyday items blended to smithereens? Check out my personal favourite, 'Will it Blend – iPad'
I especially love the call to action for people to request items to feature in future videos!
Learning wise, this campaign shows us that brands can develop unique, creative and cost effective ways to engage an audience. Blendtec's concept was extremely simple and humorous. CEO, Tom Dickson brings an otherwise boring topic to life!
Everything has a story. It's about coming at it from an angle that helps others connect with it in some way.
Occupy Wall Street was not a PR failure, but its message has certainly become more difficult to sustain. This movement garnished astounding media coverage in its infancy and its message was clear: people were fed up with inequalities, income or otherwise. This message is powerful, but has become somewhat hard to follow. This message applies to issues worldwide – there are 'occupy' movements for various issues (The Occupied Wall Street Journal has all the updates). The overall message lacks a clear direction as to how it can and will come to fruition. There doesn't seem to be strong leadership.
Equality is very important. Unfortunately inequality spans over countless issues and affects everyone one way or another. The overall goal of this movement is to improve inequality issues…wouldn't that be better achieved by choosing fewer issues to lobby for at a time? Bite off what you can chew and go back for seconds! In order to see actual political change, a narrower focus needs to be taken. This would entail outlining key goals and measurable objectives, followed by a specific marketing and communications plan that would support these efforts. Perhaps the various inequality topics could be represented by individual groups that belonged to an 'Occupy Wall Street Association'. Each subgroup would represent an issue that most interests them. They would all form an organized coalition under the Occupy Wall Street umbrella. Their business model may look similar to that of the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, a cluster of various groups campaigning to Make Changes at Wal-Mart world-wide.
In order for the Occupy Wall Street Movement to continue to grow, and make changes to legislation, stronger leadership with much better/clearer organization needs to be implemented. That way the message won't get drowned out by all the noise!
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2) I have always been a goal orientated individual. I have also always had an interest in sports and fitness. I was fortunate to grow up in a very active family and have been involved in sports all my life. From spearheading my high school's first-ever girls rugby team, coaching young children diving and training for a half-marathon I LOVE physical activity. I am extremely interested in learning more about diet with proper nutrition and exercise with proper form. I was seeking out another fitness related goal and came across Andrea Smith's Get Ready Girls Program. I know a few girls that have taken her bootcamps. I love her core concept of instilling commitment, consistency and confidence in young women. A mix of testimonials, strong online presence and her credentials persuaded me to enrol in her competitive program.
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The term "groundbreaking" gets used a lot in the technology world. But when it comes to cameras, there are few announcements that make us truly believe that change is in the air.
There's no doubt about it: A7 is a groundbreaking camera. It's a full-frame interchangeable lens camera (ILC) for less than AU$2000. Not only is it cheaper and lighter than some equivalent full-frame SLRs, it packs almost as many features -- including a 24.3-megapixel sensor.
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Featuring a compact body design made from magnesium alloy and polycarbonate, the A7 feels sturdy despite its light weight (416g body only). There are dual control dials for exposure control, as well as a dedicated exposure compensation dial at the top of the camera. The body is sealed against dust and moisture and there is a headphone and 3.5mm microphone jack on the side of the camera for video-makers.
Also on-board is an OLED viewfinder that borrows the same three-lens optical system as used in the flagship A99 SLR but gets a boost to contrast. In use, the viewfinder is responsive and very pleasing to use. Buttons and dials are intuitively placed, and there are up to nine customisable function buttons for those who like to have their favourite shortcuts under thumb.
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The 3-inch LCD screen pivots out from the body from the base hinge, though does not move 180 degrees up and down. It's not a touchscreen either, so don't try pressing on options to change them -- it's all old-school dials and buttons here.
Sony has brought across many of its most successful features from its NEX and Cyber-shot cameras, including Sweep Panorama. This works particularly well on the A7, offering seamless panorama stitching. There are very few visible stitching artefacts, and ghosting is even kept to a minimum in scenes with moving objects.
Overall, the design of the A7 is very well thought out. However, we would have preferred if the positioning of the rear adjustment dial was in the place of the exposure compensation dial as it's easy to confuse the two when the camera is held up to your eye.
There is no built-in flash on the A7, however, the multi-interface shoe accepts an external flash unit as well as other accessories. Flash sync speed is 1/250 second. For photographers and video makers, the A7 also offers the added bonus of zebras and peaking, the latter available in a red, yellow or white overlay. There are also lighting optimiser and built-in HDR modes as well.
On top of Sony's automatic mode, the dial also offers full PASM control, scene modes, Sweep Panorama, video recording mode and two custom slots. The shutter speed selections range from 30 seconds to 1/8000 second.
Unfortunately, unlike many other professional-grade ILCs and SLRs, the A7 charges its battery in-camera rather than using an external battery charger.
The second A7
Alongside the regular A7, Sony is also offering the A7R. For all intents and purposes, the A7R is much the same as the other model on the outside, with a few key exceptions internally. The A7R is an all-magnesium alloy body, which means there's less flex, providing a sturdier hold for larger lenses. Mode dials at the top are all made from aluminium, while the sensor does away with the anti-aliasing filter and gets a resolution bump to 36 megapixels.
The A7R: much the same on the outside, but it's what inside that counts.
(Credit: Sony)
Astute observers will note that Sony actually made the sensor for the other 36-megapixel full-frame camera on the market currently, the Nikon D800. Sony has told us that the sensor has been tweaked to improve performance over the SLR's version.
The A7R is designed for incredibly high-resolution output, as well as getting the most out of the sensor for applications like landscape photography. This means that it has a reduced continuous shooting speed rate of 4 frames per second (fps) compared to the 5fps rate from the A7. It also misses out on the hybrid AF system. Sony intends to sell the A7R for AU$2499.
General shooting metrics (in seconds)
- Start-up to first shot
- JPEG shot-to-shot time
- RAW shot-to-shot time
- Shutter lag
- 22.214.171.124.2 Sony A7
- 0.30.150.150.1 Nikon Df
- 0.60.20.30.3 Canon 6D
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Continuous shooting speed (in frames per second)
- 5.5 Nikon Df
- 5 Sony A7
- 4.5 Canon 6D
(Longer bars indicate better performance)


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One of the strangest phenomena of the Abu Dhabi ex-pat experience is what I call the 'Expat Paparazzi.'
At first I wasn't sure if this was something borne out of an overall society trend of posting everything we do on social media, or as one of Dubai's top travel marketers explained to me as "having to constantly justify our decision to live here to the people back home."
Whatever the reason, I was, and still am, astounded at the number of pictures taken whenever a group of expats get together (particularly, but not exclusively, with women).
Go for coffee with new expat friends? Snap a photo! Go for coffee with old expat friends? Snap a photo!
Go for coffee with new expat friends? Snap a photo! Go for coffee with old expat friends? Snap a photo!
Yoga class? Snap!
Tuesday morning golf? Snap!
Pool date? Mani-Pedi? Book club gathering? Snap! Snap! Snap!
Sure, at first I saw the excitement. "We're in a new place! Doing new things! With new-found friends!" But after a while, any time somebody called out to me to gather for a photo, my eyes began to roll.
"Not this again," I thought.
At first I assumed this was a sign that my inner jaded New Yorker was clouding my bright, shiny, new expat exterior. That said, I kind of understood it. Despite all the comforts and unusual number of similarities to home, the reality is that living in the UAE *is* an exotic, less than one-percent of the world's population kind of experience (especially if you stick around for the summer... and Ramadan). And there are mosques and camels and palm trees and things that, after awhile, don't feel so extraordinarily foreign when you live here day-to-day, but do make for extraordinary photo displays 'for the people back home.'
But posing for a group photo after going to see a movie??? (I mean, come on, right?!)
Recently, however, I began to have a different view on the whole Expat Paparazzi thing.
You see, now that I'm about a year and a half in to our 'new' life in Abu Dhabi, the never-ending turnover of the place is starting to have its effect on me. When I first arrived, I found the transitional nature of the place surprising, but refreshing. I knew no one, and that brought freedom to me because for the first time in twenty-five years, I was a blank sheet of paper. As a person who lived her life up until that point looking for ways to stake roots, here I was among an entire community of people who didn't like to see grass grow under their feet. It was eye-opening, awe-inspiring, electric.
But this summer it happened. Those people who I started out with in Abu Dhabi were suddenly packing up and leaving. For some, it was planned and we saw it coming for months. For others, it wasn't planned, necessarily, but part of a chosen way of life as an expat. Simply put, a new, more lucrative offer had come their way. And for others, just like anywhere, you just never know when you'll wake up and walk into the boss's office and say, 'enough,' or when the work just won't be there any longer. Unfortunately in the UAE, there's no such thing as waiting around for another opportunity. Without work, you are politely pointed to the exit sign, so you quickly, (and for the most part) quietly pack your bags and move on.
In the past three months I have 'lost' about a dozen fabulous women from my core group in Abu Dhabi to their new outposts and adventures. In fact, I have lost so many people that I don't even have a core group anymore! (Ha!)
In some ways I feel like the kid whose mom forgot to sign her up for summer camp. If I'm honest, it's been a rather dull summer, and I keep waiting for everyone to come back, only to remind myself that that won't be happening. And sure, I've used my quiet time wisely, regrouping on my goals (for the umpteenth time), sticking with the golf and screenwriting.
So now when it comes to the 'Expat Paparazzi,' and someone jumps up and wants to take a group photo, I'll understand the meaning of it more. I realize that maybe it's not about the social media and the 'look at me, look at me' aspect of it, but of the fleetingness and the 'here and now' of it.
So now when it comes to the 'Expat Paparazzi,' and someone jumps up and wants to take a group photo, I'll understand the meaning of it more. I realize that maybe it's not about the social media and the 'look at me, look at me' aspect of it, but of the fleetingness and the 'here and now' of it.
Because those fast-found friends, the ones I was laughing like teenagers and swinging golf clubs with? The ones with the itchy feet who are so full of life and adventure that they've broken me wide open to new possibilities in my own life? The ones who I'd never likely befriend in NYC, but who have proven to be the greatest of allies and have shown me new ways to look at my world? Well, those fabulous people may not be here next year, next month or sometimes next week.
Or maybe, I will be the one with the itchy feet and be next to move on.
So, from here on in, I'm embracing the Expat Paparazzi.
I'll be the one throwing myself in the middle of the group photos. Snap!
I'll be the one smiling big for the cellphone camera. All six iPhones at a time. Snap! Snap! Snap!
I'll be the one looking around and taking in -- really taking in -- the people I'm sharing the moment with. Snap!
And not just here in Abu Dhabi. When I visit home and spend time with my nearest and dearest peeps, too. Snap! Snap!
And sure, my Facebook newsfeed may run over with group photos this fall. But that whole part of it doesn't matter so much anymore. I won't be as embarrassed about it as I have been in the past. It reminds me of a time several years ago (when I was using a Polaroid), when a friend told me that if I wanted to make friends with someone else, all I had to do was take a picture with them.
"It's not about the photo," she said, "but the moment shared."
"It's not about the photo," she said, "but the moment shared."


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It was a short but lovely ride parallelling Lake Ontario from Oswego to Cape Vincent. Cape Vincent has become my favorite, no line ups, U.S. exit and from there it's only a 10 minute ferry ride to Wolfe Island and Canadian soil. There were a group of Harley riders from Quebec on the ferry. I was glad they got off the boat first, I couldn't tell if my VStar engine was running over their pipes (I won't even mention the tank tops and half helmet attire that was popular with the group).
I arrived home around noon and was met at the door by all things furry. They said their hellos and then proceeded to ignore me as they went back to their afternoon naps. Number one son had looked after the place well, the flowers were even still alive despite there having been no rain and temps in the high 30/low 40C range since I left. Best of all was a big hug from Miss Maddy (my granddaughter and most beautiful girl in the world)


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Selecting the Right Courses
A minimum of 64 credits is needed to graduate with an associate degree; however, a few programs require more than 64 credits. To graduate in two years, students should enroll in 16 credits per semester or be prepared to take courses in the summer or winter terms.
View the college catalog online to see program requirements, course descriptions, and general catalog information.
For students certain about their degree program:
For each program, OCC has designed a Course Map (Curriculum guide) listing all of the classes that need to be taken to complete the degree or certificate. Students who are certain about their degree must:
- Complete any Developmental course/s you may be required to take as a result of your English and Mathematics placement test results. These courses are designed to bring your skills up to college level.
- Meet with an Academic Advisor to review your Student Planning degree audit (My Progress). On the My Progress screen, you can identify the classes required and create an educational plan for the next several semesters. Students interested in transferring should also check out NJ Transfer early in their career at OCC.
For students exploring degree programs:
- Complete any Developmental course/s you may be required to take as a result of your English and Mathematics placement test results. These courses are designed to bring your skills up to college level.
- Begin to fulfill the General Education Requirements. Nearly all of the certificate and degree programs at OCC require students to complete General Education Requirements. Full-time students should meet with their assigned advisor. Part-time student can meet with an advisor in the Advising Office for help with course selection.
- Sample classes from many academic areas and examine personal interests and strengths.
- Exploring students should have selected their degree program by the time they have completed any required Developmental courses and half of the General Education requirements. Students need to be certain about their major by this time to ensure that the courses they are taking will apply to their degree and allow them to graduate on time.


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Delta Airlines is announcing plans to close its Sioux City, Iowa, reservation center as part of a corporate restructuring, impacting nearly 200 workers from both sides of the Missouri River.
Sioux City Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty says he's disappointed with the airline's decision to shut down the center on August 31st because it's been the top performer among the company's 17 centers.
"They have an excellent facility, they have an excellent group of employees here that have been always commended and recognized in the Delta system and previously in the Northwest system," Dougherty says. "They just won that award this past year, in the whole system."
There are around 180 employees at the center and Delta is offering them an option to transfer to other cities or take a severance package. Dougherty says there may be another option available for those employees.
"There is what we'll describe as a third-party company interested in the space — it's just potential at this time — and they'd be interested actually in also offering positions to the people that are here because they recognize the quality of the workforce that's here," Dougherty says.
The Sioux City Delta center is one of four that are being shut down, with the others in Seattle, Tokyo and Bangkok.
Dougherty says the airline's decision is unrelated to the city changing air service from Delta to American Eagle. Delta has five years remaining on its building lease.
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I have a testimony of the Church. That testimony has been reaffirmed and strengthened countless times over the past six years as I have attended Church meetings, as I've interacted with Church members and leaders, as I've studied the scriptures and prayed, and as I've tried the best I can to apply the teachings I've received through the Church.
My testimony has come to me through spiritual witnesses, occasions when I've experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit in a most powerful and undeniable way. In these situations, it was more than "just a feeling." It was more than just an emotional reaction to a particular situation. I've felt the Spirit many times, in diverse situations. My feelings or emotions in these situations have varied. Before the Spirit's presence has been manifested to me, my emotional states have ranged from happy to sad, from content to angry, from confident to fearful. My emotional state has sometimes been intense, sometimes not so intense, sometimes just very calm and open. The Spirit does always reassure and give me a sense of peace. I often weep in its presence. But my emotional state, I've realized, is not the trigger for the Spirit, and it is not the Spirit. When the Spirit is there, it's a distinct presence. It's unique and it's powerful. When the Spirit is present, it is always proof to me of the objective reality and existence of God. It's something I observe as clearly and distinctly as I observe anything in life. And on numerous occasions, the Spirit has told me that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true Church of Jesus Christ, and that I need to stay close to it.
My testimony of the Church is also based on the blessings I've experienced, the increased strength, peace and joy I've experienced in my life as a result of my affiliation with the Church, and as a result of applying the principles and teachings I've received there. I can honestly look back over the past six years of my life and say that I have become a more loving, more peaceful, more centered and more happy person. And I can see exactly how this is a direct outcome of my willingness to apply gospel principles in my life.
I never would have done these things, if I hadn't received a spiritual witness that the Church was true. So I can honestly say that I count my testimony of the Gospel as my dearest treasure. I also find myself being able to tap into a seemingly endless reserve of strength and patience because I know that God is real, and because I know that the physical, material world that we live in, that we see and touch, is not all that there is. There is far, far more. What we experience in this world is only the smallest part of reality. And I know that what we haven't seen, what we haven't experienced or touched, is far greater and more beautiful and filled with infinitely more joy and glory than what we have seen, experienced and touched. So my testimony gives me a great sense of optimism. Thanks to God and Christ, all will end well, if we just trust.
Because I have a testimony of the Church, I have a profound desire to be a member of the Church, to be able to participate fully in all the life and ordinances of the Church. It's painful to me not to do that. But I trust that the time will come when the current barriers to my membership will be removed, and that will be a glorious day! The Spirit has reassured me on numerous occasions that when all is said and done, I will not be disadvantaged in the least because of my present circumstances, which are beyond my control. And I am learning to trust those reassurances.
The purpose of the Church is to make Saints out of us. "Saint" is just a word that means "holy." And "holy" means that which is peculiar to God. To be a Saint is to belong to God, to live in the way God would have us live.
In order to enter the Kingdom of God, we need the saving ordinances of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. But after we receive those saving ordinances, we need to become perfect, even as our Heavenly Father is perfect, and we need to endure to the end. Compared to those latter tasks, the ordinances are a simple thing. Baptism and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost takes just a few minutes. But perfecting ourselves and enduring to the end takes a life time.
I am often sad that I can't be a member of the Church. But I've realized that just because I can't be a member of the Church doesn't mean I can't make good use of my time here on earth. I can still work on perfecting myself. If I do that, the rest will sort itself out in due time. On the other hand, if I don't work at perfecting myself, if I squander my time here on earth thinking, "Oh, there's nothing I can do, because the Church won't baptize me," when the time does come that I can be baptized, how sorrowful I will be that I didn't take advantage of every opportunity for growth that I could have! The vast majority of people who have lived and died on this earth, lived and died without being baptized. They will be judged based on what kinds of lives they lived, based on the opportunities that they had. And so will I!
I've also sometimes had mixed feelings about attending priesthood meeting, because I don't currently hold the priesthood. At first, when I first started attending Church, I wasn't even sure I would be allowed to attend priesthood meeting. But my Elder's Quorum president, Bro. S., insisted on my coming to priesthood meeting with him. He moved out of our ward many years ago, but I actually tear up even now as I remember him, and how grateful I am to him. In my early days coming back to Church, he, more than anyone else, made me feel loved, needed and welcome at Church, and at priesthood meeting.
I've learned over time that the central principle underlying priesthood is service. Whether or not we are actually ordained to the priesthood, we can all find ways to serve. For me, in my situation, service is my priesthood. And striving to live worthily will heighten and increase my capacity for service. So now I never feel hesitant about attending priesthood meeting, because teaching us to serve and be worthy is what priesthood meeting is all about.
General Conference was a double blessing for me. First of all, it was an opportunity to gather with other Saints and to feel the Spirit present. I can't adequately describe how moving this was for me. I rarely feel so safe, loved, protected and happy as I did this past weekend, attending conference. It was like being at home, but better. Like being in my heavenly home. That's how it felt to me. So just being there was a blessing.
But the messages of conference were profoundly encouraging to me. They were all about the things we can concretely do to become more perfect, to be more like our Heavenly Parents. It was a school on How to Be a Saint. There wasn't a single talk I heard that I didn't see directly how it could apply to me, and how I could use the principles discussed to become a better person:
From Donald L. Hallstrom of the Quorum of the Seventy: It's possible to be active in the Church, but less active in the Gospel! [That was encouraging to me, because I realized even if I can't be "active in the Church," I can still be active in the Gospel!] The things of the Gospel are less visible and more difficult to measure, but they are the most important! We can become more active in the Gospel through personal prayer, through reverence in relation to the Sacrament, and attending Church in the right spirit, thus allowing the Holy Spirit to be our teacher.
From Paul E. Koelliker of the Quorum of the Seventy: Awakening the desire to know is how we open ourselves to the Spirit! The Spirit works in particular patterns, so that we won't be deceived. And that pattern is: Love and enduring to the end. "By this shall men know ye are my disciples, that ye have love one to another."
From Dallin H. Oaks: I was delighted to see Elder Oaks present Roman Catholic orders and Protestant missionaries as examples of sacrificial service to God that Latter-day Saints could learn from!
From Henry B. Eyring: It takes time to build a foundation of faith that can endure. He emphasized the importance of personal integrity. And he reminded us that the Lord "showed himself not unto men until they had faith in him."
From Robert D. Hales: The sacrament helps us "come to ourselves" and "remember who we are."
From Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Seventy: "We shall reap if we faint not." [Boy, do I need that reminder.] All things which are good lead to Christ, and invite and entice to do good continually. I was also grateful for his use of D&C 20:37, a scripture that I've memorized to help me prepare for baptism.
From Quentin L. Cook: Have the courage to refrain from judging others!
During his talk, I remembered how, when I was most angry, God spoke love to me, and welcomed me back. God blesses us even when we are not worthy to be blessed!
From Richard G. Scott: This whole talk was incredible, about receiving revelation and inspiration from the Holy Spirit. He began by explaining that in order to receive revelation, the Lord expects us to ask. He talked about the importance of being careful not to do things that drive the Spirit away. He talked about how we can be more attentive to revelations that we receive at night, in our dreams. He spoke about the importance of writing down the revelations that we receive. Recording the impressions and revelations we receive from the Lord will show the Lord that we value such things, and regard them as sacred! He spoke about the importance of humility as a prerequisite for receiving revelation. He reminded us that divine guidance does not take away our agency, and that communication with our Heavenly Father is not a trivial matter.
From Dieter F. Uchtdorf: Patience makes perfect.
The moment we judge, we condemn ourselves. Refusing to forgive is a grievous sin. Forgiving ALL men includes forgiving ourselves. "We simply have to stop judging others." "Heaven is filled with those who have this in common: they forgive, and they are forgiven." (Have I ever mentioned before how much I LOVE President Uchtdorf?? Seriously, I could be the president of the Minnesota chapter of his fan club.)
From President Thomas S. Monson: The priesthood is a commission to serve. "I love and cherish the noble word 'duty,' and all that that implies."
I loved his discussion of the plan of salvation in the 4th session. We passed through a veil of forgetfulness so that this life would be a time of trial and testing. He emphasized the importance of learning through experience, learning good from evil, and learning that our acts have consequences. Agency involves thinking, choosing and achieving. Blessings are earned from a lifetime of striving, seeking, and finding.
From Julie B. Beck: I thought this was a truly remarkable talk about the Relief Society. She emphasized that the Relief Society is not just a program, it is a divinely ordained part of the Church.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
How to Be a Saint
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This week we're talking about CHALLENGES. If you spend any time on paper crafting blogs or online forums, then you're hearing about challenges. Have you decided to join-in the fun yet?
The PCC Creative Squad loves challenges …. so much so that they shared their favorite reasons to do challenges!
13 reasons why YOU should participate in challenges!
- Challenges are a great way to keep your creative juices flowing.
- Challenges force you to keep up-to-date with what's CURRENT and on-trend!
- Sketch challenges take the design pressure out of the process so you can focus on the fun details.
- Challenges give you a starting point when you need help getting your mojo going!
- Challenges eliminate at least 1 part of the design process for you, so you can get started faster.
- Checking out the other participants' interpretations of a challenge exposes you to many different kinds of creative ideas and processes!
- Challenges can force you out of your comfort zone … so that you continue to evolve & explore new ideas.
- By participating regularly with a certain challenge blog, you will get to know the other challenge participants and make some online friends.
- Challenge participation can drive traffic to your blog — if that's something you're looking for 🙂
- Regular participation with your favorite manufacturer's challenges may help you catch their eye — or lead to a cool guest designer opportunity!
- You could win some cool prizes!
- Challenges are a great way to use-up your STASH!!
- Challenges are FUN!
A FUN Challenge Becomes FABULOUS!
PCC Creative Squad member Christine Ousley "really, really loves challenges!" So I asked her to pick a challenge from ScrapChallenge.com to play along with this week. There are lots of challenges in the list. How did she pick which one to try?
When picking the challenge for my project I looked for one that would inspire me to do something new or use some supplies that I loved but hadn't used up yet.
So what did she pick?
Christine picked the August challenge from ScrapItGirl, called "All About Numbers." Here are ScrapItGirl's challenge instructions:
I love Numbers and we see them everywhere. Now is your chance to use your numbers. I am sure you have some hidden in your stash. Numbers are very popular on scrapbooking embellishments and are found on paper, brads, washi tape, trims, stamps, etc… Get creative or just simply use up some number stickers.
Are you ready to see what this challenge inspired her to create? Brace yourself …. it's FABULOUS!!
What was Christine's process for creating such an awesome layout in response to the challenge?
I thought this challenge sounded like fun! It's wasn't a hard challenge but gave me a chance to use some products in my stash that I have been saving for just the right layout.
My first thought was my pictures, so I found some of my son who just turned one. That was a great opportunity to use numbers. I also had the awesome Boys Only collection from Doodlebug, which had awesome brightly colored papers with numbers on them.
The last element that I knew I wanted to incorporate into my layout was a digital die cut number border by Kerri Bradford. When I started putting these papers and embellishments together I was very happy with the end result.
And a few close-ups …. just b/c I love close-ups … 🙂
Pretty great, right?
Have we done our job this week? Are you {finally} getting inspired to give challenges a try? If so, stay tuned! We have a "challenge week" inspired GIVEAWAY coming up tomorrow 🙂
Our challenge-inspired giveaway tomorrow is sponsored by Scrapbooking Made Simple. SMS is both a brick & mortar retailer and an online retailer. Their local store was voted the top scrapbooking store in Los Angeles! Their online store is technique and tool-based, featuring educational youtube videos & free shipping on most orders over $50.


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Skinvitals Hydraflex Eyes
Claims: Soothing eye mask that targets the entire eye area to reduce the appearance of dark circles and bags under your eyes. Replenish and rejuvenate the skin, as well as even out the skin tone and restore clarity.
Packaging: 5 out of 5Review: Although this is the only eye mask I've tried and I can't make any comparisons, I have to say that I really like it. The instructions for applying this product are easy to comprehend and carry out. There is no rinsing or washing required afterwards. I found that after using this mask, my eye area feel soft smooth and hydrated. The dark circles under my eyes became less prominent. My whole eye area looks a bit brighter and more awake. Perhaps the slight cooling sensation is a factor. It just made me feel freshened up.
This product is a little bit expensive (approx. $5 per cloth mask) but I have to say that they do give you your money's worth. They pack each mask with loads of serum (explained in the next paragraph). Also, the packaging is appealing and I can't find any fault with it, hence the 5 out of 5. To sum it up, I think this is a really nice eye mask. If you're like me and you've been lazy with routinely applying eye creams, this is how we can cheat our way to bright eyes for the day/night!
Now on with the demo!
Each mask comes in their own little packet. As you can see, it says 8mL. My guess is they are referring to the amount of serum that the cloth mask is holding, which is a lot! The mask was soaking with serum when I removed it from the packaging (they're really generous with it!). Application instructions are found both at the back of the box and the back of the packets.
So there I am relaxing with this eye mask on. It covers a very large area of my face so I was essentially giving my eye area and the top of my cheeks a bit of a treat. After 15 minutes, I remove and throw the mask into the bin. It seems like a waste but I guess you can choose to put the mask on a little longer if you like.
Then, I grabbed a tissue and patted away the excess serum. You may choose to massage and push more serum into your skin if you like. However, I felt that there was so much serum on my skin that there was no way my skin was going to absorb all of it! Please excuse my uneven eyelids in this photo.
And there you have it: bright eyes! And for the record, the "bags" under my eyes are from me smiling. For more products and stockist, you can check out their website here.
Have you tried any of Skinvitals masks? Which one(s) do you like or would like to try? Please do share in the comments below!


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I cannot be but filled with Wonder, admiring how the Universe keeps yielding to me and making my life experience such a Yummy, Cozy, Cuddly, Delicious and Rich place to be.
My heart Sings in apprechiation to the Universe for letting me taste the Gourmet Selection of Emotions ♥
Its getting beyond awesome being me, Muah Muah Muah!!!
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