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My boyfriend proposed in front of his family, at their ski house. I had barely said yes when he spit out, "We are NOT getting married in your hometown."
I chalked it up to nerves, but I got upset when I wanted to share the news with my parents and he insisted we had to "enjoy the moment" with his family, first.
Okay, whatever.
So six months into our engagement, we hadn't made any wedding plans, but we moved in together—sort of. I put most of my stuff into storage and moved into his place. But he hasn't gotten rid of any of his stuff, so I have no closet space or drawers. I feel like I'm just crashing there!
Meanwhile, my fiance has told me not to talk to his parents if he's not around. He's also asked me not to bring up the wedding to him or his parents. (I don't get it!) If someone else brings up the wedding and I chime in, his father shoots down my ideas with, "It isn't JUST about the bride," or "I KNOW that's not what you want." Then both of his parents get agitated and give me the silent treatment.
Both of my fiance's brothers married girls from other countries and had small weddings—mostly just family—in my fiance's hometown. My fiance keeps implying that he knows I want a big wedding in MY hometown. But all I want is to marry him!
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Judge John "Mo" Madonia '90, former private practice lawyer, and current Associate Judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, who spent two years at the all boys Griffin High School before it consolidated in to Sacred Heart-Griffin;
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Hip Hop Scene: The Hungarian hip hop scene began with a focus on the element of breakin'. In 1984, the movies Breakin' and Breakin' 2 debuted in the states and made their way into some Hungarian theaters. These two films formally introduced Hungarians to the art of break dancing and from that initial spark came a collection of crews, with the first notable ones being Enemy Squad and Harlem Company.
Breakin' also began to have an impact on the musical landscape. Fenyo Miki, a famous Hungarian rock and roll singer, was inspired by the breakers he met in Germany. He invited them to come to Hungary to showcase this exciting new dance form and in 1984 released his own break record. The next credited pioneer of Hungarian hip hop was Pajor Tamas, the front man of a "new wave" band called Neurotic. The band didn't play rap or break music but in 1986 Pajor remade Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks" in Hungarian.
In 1988, The Drop, one of the first true rap groups in Hungary, began rapping about more conscious topics while another crew, Mega Sound System, made way with harder lyrics and are considered Hungary's first "gangsta" rap group. However, it wasn't until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 that the other three elements of hip hop began to flourish. Beginning in 1990 more and more graffiti appeared on the walls and trains, especially in the capital of Budapest. American rappers such as Ice-T (1991), Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash (1992), Public Enemy, Five-O (1994), and later the Beastie Boys, House Of Pain and others started to come to Hungary for concerts. The early 90's even opened the door for Hungary's first popular "pop"-rap group, the Rapulok. Although they were not considered real' hip hop by most heads in the know they were the first rap group known country-wide.
1995 was the year of the first Hip Hop Festival and with that came the arrival of another "gangsta rap" group Gangsta Zolee and the Kartel and their more family friendly counterparts Animal Cannibals. Rappers continued to pop up throughout the late 90s. The latter years saw the emergence of Dopeman, Sub Bass Monster, Tyson, Ogli G, MC Ducky, later Majka, Belga, and others. Many of these crews are still active today and are apart of a bustling Hungarian hip hop industry which has an impressive underground scene as well.
Sources: Big shout to my man Tom D from Rapnet.hu for helping me with this section.
Hungary has a long storied past which dates back to the Roman Empire. However, its modern history is more closely tied to the two World Wars and Communism. At the turn of the 20th century, Hungary was apart of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. In an effort to regain land lost due to a post WWI treaty, Hungary again sided with Germany (now under Hitler's rule) and Italy in World War II. After a failed attempt to pull out of the war, Hungary was occupied by German forces in 1944 allowing the extreme right wing Arrow-Cross Party to come to power. Following the fall of Nazi Germany after WWII, Hungary became part of the Soviet area of influence and was appropriated into a communist state following a short period of democracy in 1946 & 1947.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Blueberry/Peach cobbler (lowfat and Gluten free version)
This is delicious and very moist although no fat is added. I used FRESH peaches. It is so good to find low fat GF Desserts. I adapted this from a fatfreevegan recipe. (If you are not doing gluten free then omit the xanthan gum and use regular flour. The fatfreevegan recipe which is not gluten free can be found HERE called for 3/4 cup of part to all whole wheat and 1/4 cup soy flour, but you can go to her site. I believe you could use all purpose regular flour since the GF flour worked great. Also she uses nutmeg , but I don't like it in this.Her recipe was for peach cobbler using canned peaches).
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1 cup of Bob's Gluten Free all purpose flour (do NOT use hodgens (sp?)brand)
1/2 tsp Xanthan gum (Omit if not doing gluten free)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup soy milk or Almond milk (I used almond)
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 16-ounce can sliced peaches — well drained & cut into 1/2″ pieces (I used 4 ripe peaches)a handful of blue berries
extra sugar to sprinkle over fresh fruit (1/8 to 1/4 cup)
Preheat the oven to 350°.
In a medium bowl combine all purpose GF flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and sugar. Stir together well.
Add milk and almond extract and stir just until blended. Gently stir in the well-drained and chopped peaches and blueberries and srinkle extra sugar over the fruit if you are using fresh fruit.
Pour the batter into an 8″ square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into 9 squares to serve.
Very nice fresh out of the oven and warm!
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- Lynn said...
This looks really good and you are right it has hardly any fat at all in it.
- July 15, 2010 at 4:26 PM
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Hands down the best smart thermostat available right now. Pioneered the market and represents the state of the art.
Offers a compelling combination of DIY-friendliness, sophisticated design, easy-to-use features, and automatic energy-saving settings.
One of the priciest models, but its high quality will end up saving you money in the long run.
A great choice for those who are new to smart thermostats. It's value-priced and easily programmable.
An affordable and easy-to-setup model that's compatible with Z-Wave and Alexa devices. Economical to use; powered by 4 AA batteries that last up to 2 years.
Doesn't have a fancy touchscreen or many bells/whistles. Occasionally freezes; resets when batteries are removed and put back in place.
A well-priced product, but it comes w/additional installation steps and less dependable features than some others.
Can learn how long it takes your equipment to reach the desired temperature and adjust its on/off times accordingly. which can save you additional money.
Requires a C-wire to work since it does not contain an on-board battery.
An attractive option for those who don't like the look of the Nest or who prefer a manual thermostat.
Incorporates a number of intelligent features like Free Cooling, which uses cooler outside air instead of AC when conditions allow. Compatible w/Alexa devices.
Has surpassed Nest in price but not in value.
A popular, low-cost solution from a company that has been making thermostats for 75 years.
Installation is just like an ordinary thermostat, and it's compatible with an enormous range of oil, gas, heat pump, radiant, and geothermal systems.
More frequent interruption of WiFi connection than we like to see.
We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.
We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.
Smart thermostats promise more convenience, greater control, and lower power bills than the thermostats of yesteryear. Technology has progressed from simple manual thermostats to programmable thermostats to today's smart thermostats.
But what exactly makes them smart? And are some thermostats smarter than others? Finding answers to tough buying questions — like which thermostat to purchase for your home — is what we do best at BestReviews.
To complete our review on smart thermostats, we also spoke with BestReviews expert Matt, a mechanical engineering expert and CEO/founder of his own company, to get his input on some of the leading smart thermostat brands today.
The smart thermostats in the product list above are those that made it through our rigorous selection process and came out on top. But if you need to know more before committing to a smart thermostat, just keep reading.
Matt graduated from Columbia University with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, then went on to become the founder and CEO of Computer Repair Doctor, a phone repair, computer repair, and laptop repair company with locations throughout the United States. Matt and his team of tech doctors are experts in consumer electronics of all types – there is no device they can't fix!
What makes a thermostat smart? There's no straightforward answer to that question, because each model has different features. But smart thermostats offer several (and sometimes all) of the following cool benefits.
Complex temperature scheduling
Learning ability: knows when you leave and return, and/or can detect if you are home at an unusual time
Humidity sensors
Remote control via WiFi
Monitoring and control from virtually anywhere via app for laptop, phone, or tablet
Touch-screen control
Voice recognition (requires additional device)
Email alerts
Detailed power consumption reports and money-saving suggestions
Integration with smart home systems
Best of the best
The product that first popularized smart thermostats still stands at the top of its field. Nest Labs introduced the first smart thermostat in 2011. Back then, the boss was Tony Fadell, who had previously been involved in the introduction of the iPod. The 3rd Generation Nest Learning Thermostat offers a compelling combination of DIY friendliness, sophisticated design, easy-to-use features, and automatic energy-saving settings. You do pay something of a premium, but the 3rd Generation Nest is, without question, an incredible product.
Smart thermostats offer tremendous convenience, particularly with the busy lives we lead today. However, there's more to choosing the best smart thermostat than just brains.
There are hundreds of heating and cooling systems, and that number is multiplied by possible combinations. Although smart thermostat makers try to cover all the bases, there's always a chance of incompatibility. It's vital that your chosen model works with your home's existing equipment.
If you install the Nest in a room that sees infrequent use, it can have a hard time creating an accurate schedule.
Every manufacturer claims their device is easy to install, with some offering online videos to help you. Many owners agree, saying that if you can wire a light switch, you have all the skills necessary.
However, if the power between your furnace and thermostat fluctuates — and there's a good chance it does — you'll probably suffer intermittent WiFi failures. Many systems use a common wire, or "C-wire," to ensure constant flow. If you don't currently have a C-wire, getting it fitted by an electrician can easily cost $150 or more. It's important to find out what your current system has and what your smart thermostat needs.
The instructions may say "easy to install," but if in doubt, always call a qualified electrician.
Smart thermostats are an ideal addition to a smart home, giving you the ability to control an ever-expanding range of in-house appliances from almost anywhere. Wink Hub, Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa/Echo, Vera, IFTTT, and SmartThings are just a few of an increasing number of such integrated networks.
If you're building a smart home, you'll want to investigate which smart thermostats are compatible with your network.
Compatibility is an important component of any new smart thermostat; it must work with your current system in order for it to be worth your money. The surprise in the "compatibility" category is the low-cost Emerson Sensi. It can be controlled by Wi-Fi or app or, with the right extras, even voice. It's compatible with more systems than some models twice its price, and installation is easy. A winner of J.D. Power's top customer satisfaction award, we rate the Emerson Sensi just as highly.
Modern electronics tend to be extremely reliable. We've looked at feedback from thousands of users and found few problems. There are complaints about WiFi stability and a few about confusing instructions, but there are hardly any complaints about actual functionality.
Some people like a smart thermostat with a colorful touchscreens. Others prefer a less obtrusive look. Fortunately, the market offers a host of aesthetically pleasing options.
With both the lowest price and the longest warranty, the ecobee3 Smarter Thermostat is hard to beat.
Do smart thermostats save you money? Yes. If you use the technology to its fullest, you will save money on your energy bills. Some manufacturers claim that amount can be over 20%. But there are a few provisos.
There's a learning curve for getting the best from your smart thermostat. It's all too easy to simply ensure your home is at the temperature you want and not take it any further.
To really make an impact, you need to look at the feedback the thermostat generates and be proactive.
Understanding what your smart thermostat tells you, like your usage patterns, is key to saving money.
It may be a while until your initial investment is returned. Many homes have more than one thermostat, and in most cases, they will need to be individually replaced. If you've got three thermostats now, you'll need three smart thermostats.
Though there are thermostats that provide multiple sensors, there are still initial costs involved.
The best smart thermostats on today's market range from $120 to $250.
Smart features
If you're building a new home or undertaking a big remodeling project, an extensive feature set not only gives you greater flexibility, it likely includes a high degree of future-proofing. Of the products we looked at, the 3rd Generation Nest is one of the "smartest." Nest offers a very useful online compatibility checker for their device.
If you're happy with your current "non-smart" system, do you still need to upgrade? Here are a few things to consider:
A smart thermostat will save you money over time.
Smart thermostats allow you to make your home comfortable any time of year. You can match your heating and cooling needs to your lifestyle with remarkable precision.
Depending on the system, you can change the settings from your armchair or from the other side of the world.
Less energy consumption is better for the environment.
As with traditional thermostats, smart versions should be installed away from drafts or hot spots that can give false readings.
WiFi controls your smart thermostat when you're at home. If you want to control your thermostat from across town or across the world, you need a mobile app.
Though manufactures may say it isn't necessary, a C-wire is the most reliable solution.
Voice-compatible smart thermostats still need another device, like Amazon Echo, for example.
If you're concerned about younger family members adjusting settings on your smart thermostat, look for a model with password or lock-out options.
Low-cost smart thermostats offer plenty of options if you're on a budget. But if you're creating a fully integrated home, look to the higher end.
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Miley Cyrus Gives the Bangerz Tour a Big Thumbs Up!
Miley Cyrus went on a selfie posting spree after her show on Sunday night (June 1) in Helsinki, Finland.
The 21-year-old performer sported a bright yellow shirt as she stuck her tongue out backstage.
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"Tonight's shoooww was fuuuuuun," Miley captioned the photo of her in front of the crowd.
"If it wasn't for the show tonight I would lay in bed and miss Floyd alllllll day," she tweeted before the show.
Earlier that week, Miley made her way out of the Sporting Club in comfy slippers in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
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As more and more states start legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical use, new careers are coming online.
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12. Web & Software
As mentioned previously, companies like Leafly are blazing the trail into the online space when it comes to the marijuana industry. Other companies, like Viridian Sciences and WeedMaps, are making their own way. Software to help run marijuana businesses is essential, and can include things like accounting programs and product management systems. Companies like WeedMaps and Leafly are there to assist cannabis users in finding the product they're looking for, and creating an online community.
The article mentions 16 careers for the budding marijuana industry, take a peak.
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Overactive bladder is an issue with bladder-stockpiling most remote point that causes a sudden yearning to urinate. The longing may be hard to stop, and overactive bladder may affect the patch up loss of pee (incontinence). Appearances are feeling humiliated, separate yourself, or most remote point your work and social life. The raising news is that a brief examination can understand if there's a particular illuminating behind overactive bladder signs. Overactive bladder is a condition that effects endless fulfillment in the mean time, for tremendous parts of those anguish from it, the signs can make them feel staggeringly alone. The outcome is reliably a talented thought pack and discourteousness. It's a condition that can be hard to discuss, and which prompts social withdrawal. The weight that OAB reasons can along these lines prompt further issues, both mental and physical. "Individuals who have overactive bladder have more perceivable measures of compassion," Says Dr. Herschorn. "They have additional time off work. In like way, have specific unlimited corruptions. General they are a more hurt social affair of patients."
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(This is me, with my two best college buddies, on the eve of graduation, June 1980. Guess which is which and get the no-prize...)I was free, college-educated, and twenty-three. And I had done what my parents expected of me; I had gone to college and earned a degree. And now it was time to do what I wanted.
So I reported to the old Philadelphia MEPS station on the 29th of December, 1980 with a small bag containing a clutch of toiletries, two changes of shirt, an extra pair of pants and an assortment of white athletic socks. The bus let me off near the City Hall downtown and I walked the right or so blocks to the "Military Entrance and Processing Station".
The MEPS is the first stop for every hunk of new meat, whatever the service or the destination. Most of them are driven in by their recruiters; I was unusual in that I wanted to arrive alone and said so. My recruiter, probably figuring that a 23-year-old college kid could figure out a bus schedule and a map, and happy to have one less cherry to drive around, gave me directions and a time that my intake would be scheduled to report that day.
I understand that the Philly MEPS has been moved out to the suburbs, some place like Essington, no doubt, where there are trees, the streets are clean and empty, and recruiters can get the kids mocha frappuchinos at Starbucks or some such thing. The old MEPS was in downtown Philly, a grim brick pile redolent of generations of youthful bravado and fear. It looked like the sort of place you went to pass through the portal taking you away from casual civilian softness; ugly, dark, dirty with the sort of engrained filth that no amount of mopping and scrubbing can cleanse.I went through the door and followed the comet-trails of kids in civvies, each one led by their recruiter, noting sourly that I had chosen poorly if sartorial elegance was my goal. The Navy swabs looked sharp in their peacoats and white caps, even their junior enlisteds piss-cutter smart in crackerjack blues with the dixiecup caps tipped at a knowing angle. They looked like walking fonts of carnal knowledge - no doubt every one of them had been laid repeatedly by swooning squid-groupies knocked on their backs by the salty manliness of the sailor suits.
The Marines were even worse; their NCOs wore the Class C uniform that sported a trim khaki shirt over dress blue trousers and the white cover. Their black shoes glittered like obsidian, their bold green stripes and riot of ribbon-bar colors mocked the sorrowful dark green of the Army guys, the latter looking like remainders in the toy soldier bin in their sack-like dress greens and foolish stiffened overseas cap (loathed and dreaded by all soldiers, the awful "cunt cap" was perhaps the worst Army headgear ever invented other than...we'll get to that later). Only the Air Force recruiters, in their silly light blue bus-driver outfits, looked less military but then, they were, you know...Air Force.
Regardless of hue, navy, khaki, green, and cerulian, all of us straggled into the smallish room and were chivvied into lines by our sheepdogs. Someone shouted "Attention!" and we drew ourselves up into a semblance of rigidity as a rather preoccupied-looking officer bustled in and stood behind a podium. He wasted no time; we were instructed to raise our right hands and to repeat that we solemnly swore (or affirmed) that we would support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that we would bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that we would obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over us, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, so help us God.And we were the property of Uncle Sam.
I honestly don't remember much of the rest of the day. We must have been inspected physically, just in case, and we must have completed some paperwork. All I do remember is that by midafternoon a group of us were on a Greyhoundish sort of bus headed for our home for the next three months or so; Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Today the old post is a slip of itself, a reserve training post and mobilization center. But in the last days of 1980 it was still one of the Army's big BCT posts, home of two Training Brigades - the 5th, whose nickname I don't recall, and the 3rd, known on its signage and nowhere else as the "Pioneers". The place was overrun with soldiers. As we drove in and across the place they were running, or marching, or doing some incomprehensible things in orderly groups. You could hear the sound of chanted choruses that seemed right on the edge of our understanding. As we straggled off the bus at the newish Reception Station we were beginning to realize what we had done to ourselves.
But Army Basic hasn't changed all that much since the Forties; the first couple of days is spent teaching the poor fool simply how to stand in one place and move to another. Simple marching and rest positions, getting the trainees' heads readjusted to the idea that they can't just go where they want and do what they want anymore. The process wasn't very interesting, but it wasn't frightening or intimidating, either. We began to think that the war stories about Basic had been exaggerated just to spook us. We began to get organized, a little.
In 1980 this was still a little difficult. The Carter reforms of the "Volunteer Army" hadn't fully arrived. Several of the guys bunking in my bay in the REPO had been sent there as an alternative to jail; one, in fact, was congratulating himself for his business sense. The way he saw it, he was now supplier to the world's biggest customer base for weed.I don't remember a great, shocking transition between civilian life and Reception Station. Yes, we got up a little earlier than most of us were used to. The marching and standing at attention were a bit different but not unexpected; the REPO cadre were efficient and gruff but not frighteningly so. So by the time we were sorted out and bussed across post to our BT companies we had the beginnings, at least, the pocket change, of soldiering and thought we were well on the way to becoming salty old troopers.So when we arrived to the screaming, scrambling organized chaos of nightfall at Company A, 4th Battalion, Third (Basic Training) Brigade, we were unprepared for what would follow. We were still, in our heads, just civilians on an odd sort of employment, still thinking and moving at the casual pace and random direction of civilians. We really had no idea what soldiering entailed.
And that was about to change.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Army I Knew: Reception
Posted by FDChief at 1/30/2011 11:04:00 PM
Labels: Army days, BCT, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, soldiers
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- rangeragainstwar said...
I was 23 when i reported in to SFQC at Bragg on the 30Dec70.
Ten years later you joined the goat roping.
- FDChief said...
SFQC is coming - that was spring and early summer 1981. Not a brilliant success story. But war and Camp Mackall are all hell and you cannot refine them.
- rangeragainstwar said...
Please change my SFQC comment to read-SFOC.
I don't want to add ammo to the charge that i'm a poseur.
I'm looking fwd to your Bragg memories. Now i figured out how you ended up in the 82nd. It was a familiar trail from Smokebomb Hill to the division area.
I enjoyed SFOC because we focused on academics and field applications.
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Chinese Surnames
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Chinese given names are almost always made up of one to two characters and are written after the surname. Therefore, Wei (伟) of the Zhang (张) family – currently China's most common single name – is called "Zhang Wei" and not "Wei Zhang". Despite the relative paucity of Chinese surnames, given names can theoretically include any of the Chinese language's 100,000 characters and contain almost any meaning.
Children Names
It is frequently the case that children are given gender-based names, with boys acquiring 'masculine' names implying strength or courage while girls receive 'feminine' names concerning beauty or flowers. Since doubled characters are considered diminutives in Chinese, many girls also receive names including a doubled pair of characters or two characters with identical pronunciation.
Diminutives in Chinese names
Personal names in Chinese, excluding the family name, are usually two characters in length. Often, the first of the two characters is omitted and replaced with the prefix character 小 xiǎo-, literally meaning "little", or 阿 ā- (more prevalent in Southern China) to produce an affectionate, diminutive name. For example, famous Cantopop singer 刘德华 Lau Tak-Wah (Andy Lau; Liú Déhuá) could use the nicknames 小华 Xiăohuá or 阿华 Āhuá.
Sometimes, "-zǐ" is also used as a diminutive suffix. In the Cantonese dialect, the suffix 仔 (Jyutping: zai2), literally meaning "child", is used after the second character in the individual's given name. Again using the name of famous Cantopop singer 刘德华 Lau Tak-Wah (Andy Lau; Liú Déhuá), the nickname he could (and does in fact) use in Hong Kong is 华仔 (Jyutping: waa4 zai2).
A very distinctive characteristic of the Beijing dialect is the usage of "er"(儿) suffix to a word, or commonly known as erhua(儿化). The "er" suffix indicates a phonological process that adds r-coloring or the "ér" (儿) sound, as it demunitize the associated word. For example, 小孩 (xiǎohái) (small child) is pronounced as 小孩儿 (xiǎoháir) in Beijing dialect.
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Leprachauns Gold!
The Old Man on November 19th, 2009
Billy and I were sitting on the front porch of the house talking about a rain that we had in the morning. We were still having some light showers. I asked Billy if he believed in the old saying about there being a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. He laughed and said I have never heard of any one digging one up! We sat there for a few minutes looking out over the woods in front of the house. I said to Billy "Look a rainbow!" there was no hesitation we both jumped up and started running towards the woods.
I knew what was on Billy's mind. I was thinking the same thing! A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow could make us rich! There were a lot of low bushes in the area as we approached the rainbow. It was so beautiful with all its colors we could see red, yellow, blue and green. You could see the colors on the trees and bushes. Billy hollered and said "Wendell we are standing at the end of the rainbow!" and we were!
We could see the colors on the ground right at our feet! By this time we were thinking about that pot of gold, we were very excited. Billy wanted us to mark the spot and we could start digging our hole in search of that pot!. We reached in our pockets and grabbed our Buck knifes and started cutting the tops off the bushes so we would know exactly where to dig. We were so excited talking to each other about the gold we knew were going to find. We were going to be rich Boys "country style"!
As we stood there cutting off the tops of the bushes we noticed that something was happening with the rainbow. It was moving! We looked at each other with a grin on our faces and then started laughing. We then decided that there may be an end at the end of the rainbow, but you have to be there when it first forms. Or would it be at the end just before it disappears that you could find that Pot of Gold…. What do you think?
This story is as true as my old red rooster crowing in the early morning and as you know roosters crow every morning.


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The competitive world can be survived by only those who can achieve. With so many people running the race one has to be the best to win it. An expert help to clear the competitive examinations, which are the unavoidable stepping stones towards the main goals would be a saving grace.
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lila was most excited about a disney balloon.
as evidenced by her hands on hips mouth wide open reaction.
and not just any balloon, the pink one.
it was a part of the potty promise.
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The Mercury Monterey Power Steering Gear Box, a part of your vehicle's power steering system, transforms the rotational motion of the steering wheel to a linear motion to aid in steering the vehicle. The gear box encloses the gear mechanism that is responsible for the motion translation in a cast-iron housing. The housing has four inlets, two for the incoming steering fluid, one each to the fluid reservoir and the steering pump. A thin metal rod known as the torsion bar, which is connected on each end to the steering wheel and the worm/pinion gear, transfers the torque applied on the steering wheel to the rotary valve. The rotary valve controls the flow of the steering fluid into the inlets in the gear box. The worm/pinion gear are connected to a piston which moves back and forth in the rack. This motion of the piston is converted to the requisite steering action through the sector shaft which is connected to the Pitman arm. If you find that your steering fluid is leaking or hard steering, then it is a possible indicator of a faulty power steering gear box.
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Meanwhile, back to the T problem. See the day long series of workshops she went to on Saturday were all of the motivational type. Fire up the audience with platitudes, send'em out into the lobby to purchase your books, cds, dvds and programs, and your work is done. Your success is in the selling not the doing circle which is where it gets confusing because your book, cd, dvd, etc., is always about how if the reader just follows your plan millionairedness is bound to happen. Of course, no one is supposed to notice that your success is tied to the catchy catch phrase you have used to sell your program - Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Chicken Soup for the Soul, the Millionaire Next Door, etcetera, etcetera . . .
So she's all fired up, goals laid out, $200,000 in this quarter, a million by year's end. (And I am not against setting goals) But what happens to being realistic when the person presenting the idea is really just another new car salesman in motivational speaker's clothing? Wait, aren't they all used new car salespersons? Yes, but that is the subject of another rant.
Meanwhile, here are five things you can do to wean your love from her excessive belief in trusting these mortals:
- Let her talk, or him if it is a he. Talk is good for letting things out where the mind can hear them and sometimes even notice the discrepancies. It also lets you listen and possibly come up with something to say that clarifies and edifies without making you the negative one.
- Fix dinner. I know sounds useless right? But people actually forget to eat, or worse eat just junk food, at these events. Who knows, this might even be a part of the sales pitch? Anyway, give your partner some good home cooking to help level the energy and support their having been hard at it all day.
- Spend some time looking at the books, etc., that were brought home to help her or him on their way to reaching that workshop goal of being the best millionaire you can be. Ask honest and clarifying questions about them without trying to argue their mertits.
- Oh by the way, don't be scarastic, like I am prone to be.
- And finally, be willing to accept whatever she or he learned as something of value to your partner, especially if after following all four steps above, some of it makes useful sense.


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A little boy notices that his Mamma has changed. She seems sadder, and doesn't eat the things she likes anymore. When he finds out she's going on a diet he worries that he won't have a soft lap to sit in, or anyone to have fun baking and eating treats in the kitchen with, so he decides to go on a diet too to show his Mamma just how silly it is.
A charming story about self-image, and learning what's most important in life. The rounded images with soft color accentuate the feel of the book nicely.
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by Scott
Hats, Preschool Storytime, 1/22 & 1/23/2014
4 years ago


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2. Ellen Burstyn
Burstyn converted to Islam when she was in her 30's. She's never talked about her personal beliefs so it's quite a surprise to find out she is Muslim.
am so suprise at all these stars, why will you want to live in darkness instead of light, muslim is darkness and christanity is light. they were all born in the christain faith, I prayed that GOD forgive


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Review: Symphonies, life stories in harmony
The interweaving of music and biography has been a regular component of "Keeping Score" ever since Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony introduced this lively multimedia project in 2004. But the latest installment joins the two more closely than ever.
The three one-hour television segments that comprise the series' second full season - they begin airing this week on PBS - focus on three landmark symphonies that can also serve as vehicles to explore the lives of their creators.
Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique," the record of the composer's romantic obsession with the Irish actress Harriet Smithson, leads the charge, followed by the nostalgic reveries of Ives' "Holidays" Symphony. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, the composer's inscrutable (but successful) bid to escape political disfavor in the wake of his opera "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk," winds up the series.
As ever, Thomas is a congenial host, explicating some of the workings of the music in layman's terms, conducting the orchestra in chunks of each piece and deftly outlining each composer's life story. A personal reminiscence about a brief encounter with Shostakovich is a nice touch.
Once again the travel budget is clearly visible on the screen, as Thomas films setups in Paris, Connecticut, New York and St. Petersburg, Russia. There remains something elementally gratifying about seeing the actual scenes of an artist's existence, and both childhood and adult homes are in plentiful supply here.
Of the three, the Ives segment is by far the most rewarding, a touching and often surprising portrait of a composer whose life and legacy are still too little understood by the general public. The four musical scenes of the "Holidays" Symphony are rooted in small-town New England life in the last decades of the 19th century, and there is wonderful footage showing how many traces of that life remain intact into the 21st.
The Berlioz segment falls prey occasionally to truisms about "feelings" and "expressiveness," but the tale it tells is a fascinating one, skillfully told.
More chilling is the Shostakovich segment, accompanied by a wealth of period footage. Thomas delicately acknowledges the often contentious debates about the "meaning" of the Fifth Symphony - is it a capitulation to the Stalinist regime? a coded cry of protest? something else? - before finally allowing that the music can "mean different things to different people."


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Name: Bernhard Merki
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Nationality: Swiss citizen
Date of birth: December 21, 1962
Education: Dipl. Masch. Ing. HTL, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland
Other mandates: Member of the Board RONDO Burgdorf AG, Switzerland
Member of the Board Seewer Holding AG, Switzerland
Bernhard Merki (1962, Swiss citizen, Dipl. Masch. Ing. HTL) has been non-executive member of the Board of Directors of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG since August 2014. From 1988 to 2013 he held different management positions within the Netstal Group, Näfels, Switzerland; the last ten years as CEO. From 2003 to 2012, Bernhard Merki served as member of the Executive Committee of the Krauss Maffei AG, Germany, and from 2006 until 2012 as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Netstal-Maschinen AG. From 2005 to 2012 he was President of EUROMAP, the European association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers and from 2013 to 2016 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Hermann Bühler AG, Switzerland. Since 2010, Bernhard Merki is a member of the Board of Directors of RONDO Burgdorf AG and of the Seewer Holding AG, Switzerland. Since 2008, Bernhard Merki is also a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Applied Sciences and Technology in Rapperswil, Switzerland. He is CEO of the 4B AG in Hochdorf, Switzerland, since 2014.


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I'm working with a client today about strengthening his pipeline. He has a proprietary technology that will supposedly change the world, has some supposedly incredibly well-connected salespeople, and yet he hasn't closed any business.
As we went through his pipeline, it became obvious why: His thinking, speech, and actions are not precise. Every opportunity he described was vague, hopeful, and long-winded, but not crisp or compelling. "This one might start soon, but we have no idea what the pilot will be or what will happen next. But we are really excited about it."
To succeed in selling, you need to be precise. Every mention of a business opportunity should be focused on these questions:
1. How does the prospect define value?
2. How do we connect what we do to the prospect's definition of value?
3. What do we have to do to move this opportunity forward, and by when?


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Case Reports in Surgery
Volume 2017, Article ID 2394365, 4 pages
An Unusual Case of Resistant Hypokalaemia in a Patient with Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate
1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK
2Department of Paediatrics, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne BN21 2UD, UK
3Department of Transplantation, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK
4Department of General Surgery, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton SM5 1AA, UK
Correspondence should be addressed to Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan; moc.liamg@noegrusamu
Received 29 July 2016; Revised 14 February 2017; Accepted 20 February 2017; Published 13 March 2017
Academic Editor: Makoto Ohori
Copyright © 2017 Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate (NECP) is rare and only few cases have been reported, constituting less than 0.5% of prostatic malignancies. We report a rare case of large bowel obstruction from NECP posing a further challenge in management due to resistant hypokalaemia. A 70-year-old man presented with clinical signs of large bowel obstruction who was known to have prostatic carcinoma three years ago, treated initially with hormone therapy then chemoradiation. The blood profile showed a severe hypokalaemia and CT scan revealed liver and lung metastases apart from confirming large bowel obstruction from local invasion of NECP. Severe hypokalaemia was believed to be caused by paraneoplastic syndrome from tumor burden or by recent administration of Etoposide. Intensive potassium correction through a central venous access in maximal doses of 150 mmol/24 hours under cardiac monitoring finally raised serum potassium to 3.8 mmol/L. This safe period allowed us to perform a trephine colostomy at the left iliac fossa. The postoperative period was relatively uneventful. This first case report is presenting a rare cause of large bowel obstruction from a neuroendocrine carcinoma of prostate and highlights the importance of an early, intensive correction of electrolytes in patients with large tumor burden from NECP.


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AAUW to host standards talks
Rock Hill's chapter of the American Association of University Women is hosting a panel on "changing state education standards and the effects on the district, principals, teachers and students" on Tuesday night.
The panel will be held in Plowden Auditorium at Winthrop University at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The panel includes Rock Hill school board member Jane Sharp, Rock Hill schools Superintendent Kelly Pew, Sullivan Middle School Principal Shane Goodwin and Dutchman Creek Middle School science teacher Jody Steele.
"We want to make sure the public is informed about the ramifications about the changes to the state standards after putting so much energy into training teachers in the Common Core (state standards)," said Trish Johnson, branch president.
Panels of educators from across the state are rewriting math and language arts standards after the state voted to withdraw from the use of the Common Core standards several months ago.
RACHEL SOUTHMAYD, The Rock Hill Herald


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There's been lots of balls flying in adland this month as Fish&Clips presented the Flying Paddle table tennis tournament, which saw smashing performances from Ogilvy, Y&R, Colenso, Chemistry, DDB and Fish. However, it was Ogilvy's night as its representatives were crowned both doubles and singles champions for 2016.
Mikey Havoc was on hand to host, announcing the eternal glory that would come from victory on the tables.
The doubles semis saw Fish's Fishy Peas competing against BBDO's Beta Beta Delta Omega. The latter took this game, and moved into the finals stage.
It was then an inter-agency battle as both Ogilvy teams went head to head before the winning team continued its winning streak to out the Colenso team.
According to Fish&Clips, the singles semis saw a nail biting game between BBDO and Ogilvy, with Ogilvy coming up on top.
Another Ogilvy representative took to the table in the second semi, going up against Chemistry. Ogilvy was on fire again to see it be an inter-agency final.


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Earlier this year New York City welcomed the opening of the nation's first ever LGBT Senior facility. The SAGE Center (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is located in Manhattan on 27th Street in North Chelsea. As our New York elder law attorneys noted in a previous post on the center (see here) the facility will provide a range of services for the often-vulnerable members of this community. Many LGBT seniors have an increased need for support at this time because they are less likely to have adult children providing help when they age.
Fortunately, more and more advocates and community members across the county are recognizing the unique needs of this community. As reported by GSFLA News this week, the nation's first White House LGBT Conference on Aging was held on Monday. The three day conference was opened by U.S. Representative and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. In her remarks, Rep. Wasserman-Schultz noted that the long-term care needs of this community always existed, but they previously existed "in the shadows." She went on to note the important of elder law issues, explained that, like all senior communities, LGBT elders need a wide range of support services down the road.
Other speakers at the event included an administrator at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department and an assistant secretary for policy development and research at the Housing & Urban Development Department. The two spoke on the crucial issues of senior healthcare and housing.


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The isolationist right and the indifferent left have let it be known that it's not a good idea to do anything effective to rid Syria and the world of the butcher of Damascus. Yesterday, if it was not previously clear, we saw why this is moral and strategic madness.
The New York Times reports:
The Syrian government pounded rebellious areas east of the capital, Damascus, early Wednesday, and antigovernment activists said some rockets included chemical weapons that killed scores of people, and possibly hundreds.
Photographs and videos showed rooms full of lifeless bodies laid out in rows, some wrapped in white cloths, others lined up in mass graves. Some showed victims staring and motionless, others twitching uncontrollably.
The count may be as high as 1,000. The magnitude and time of the attack (early morning to cut down on the likelihood winds would blow the poison away) leave outside experts to conclude this is the largest chemical weapons attack since 1998 when Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds.
This is the monstrous government that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gen. Martin Dempsey (clearly serving up what the administration wants to hear) contends is not in our interest to remove. What can you say to people who prefer Iran's junior partner who has now crossed and re-crossed the red line, opening the Pandora's box of widespread use of WMD's?
A former U.S. official critical of the Obama administration and not prone to alarmism told me Wednesday, "I am very worried about Syria. If it is accurate that they did a big chemical attack, our inaction in response further destroys our credibility, tells the Iranians to go full steam ahead, and undermines the world's taboo against CBW [chemical and biological weapons] — in place since the revulsion caused by poison gas in WWI." He added, "And it tells the Syrian rebels they are dead men."
So what did the White House say. I'll reprint it in total so you see how spineless the president is:
The United States is deeply concerned by reports that hundreds of Syrian civilians have been killed in an attack by Syrian government forces, including by the use of chemical weapons, near Damascus earlier today. We are working urgently to gather additional information.
The United States strongly condemns any and all use of chemical weapons. Those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be held accountable. Today, we are formally requesting that the United Nations urgently investigate this new allegation. The UN investigative team, which is currently in Syria, is prepared to do so, and that is consistent with its purpose and mandate. For the UN's efforts to be credible, they must have immediate access to witnesses and affected individuals, and have the ability to examine and collect physical evidence without any interference or manipulation from the Syrian government. If the Syrian government has nothing to hide and is truly committed to an impartial and credible investigation of chemical weapons use in Syria, it will facilitate the UN team's immediate and unfettered access to this site. We have also called for urgent consultations in the UN Security Council to discuss these allegations and to call for the Syrian government to provide immediate access to the UN investigative team. The United States urges all Syrian parties including the government and opposition, to provide immediate access to any and all sites of importance to the investigation and to ensure security for the UN investigative team.
Deeply concerned. And what is worse, we apparently have no capability — or desire — to confirm the obvious; instead we bring in the United Nations whose inspectors are already in Syria — not allowed out of their hotel.
The conservative Foreign Policy Initiative, harkening back to Obama's pledge of a world without nukes and other pie-in-the-sky promises, frets: "If the Obama administration
does not act decisively in response to this latest outrage, then it is hard to
imagine that the moderate forces among the opposition will long last against
the combined onslaught of Assad's forces and the al Qaeda-backed
extremists. Left unchecked, these combined forces will soon create in
Syria what the United States has spent decades trying to avoid: the use of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by a rogue regime, the emergence of safe
havens for terrorists in failed states, and terrorist access to WMD." FPI concludes: "Of course, such a demonstration of American impotence will have consequences
for other cases where the United States has set 'red lines,' most notably in
the standoff over Iran's nuclear program. Failure has consequences, and it is
such tragedies as [Tuesday's] attack that brings them into focus."
But Assad, the rebels, the Iranians and indeed the whole world know President Obama's words are empty. Once some (just a little!) chemical weapons were used without consequence then Assad knew he could up the ante, which he did in gruesome fashion.
The part about national security that isolationists don't understand is that sooner or later we must act. But by delaying, excuse-mongering and refusing to act sooner rather than later we erode our moral standing, allow great evils to unfold and make eventual action much more complicated. Syria is the quintessential example of why the Obama-Rand Paul national security view is dangerous and leads to heinous results.


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Conversely, highly leveraged producers and packers who are slow to adapt to change face an uncertain future, Burrell told the recent Agribusiness Management Conference in Fresno.
Per capita consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables has gone up more than 20 percent in the past three decades, and California producers have responded to that growing market by increasing peach acreage by 38 percent in the past decade. Nectarines bearing acreage has jump 34 percent in that same period and table grapes acreage has increased 11.5 percent.
The only decline since 1991 has been in plums, off 10 percent because plums do not offer a good return on investment.
Other nations have responded to the demand increase as well. Table grapes and fresh fruit are now available year-round largely from southern Hemisphere imports. For example, Burrell said Chile now supplies 31 percent of the total U.S. table grape market. Mexico supplies 12 percent of the market and that evolved into a major issue recently with Coachella Valley producers who contend Mexico is dumping products on the U.S. market at their expense.
Record export gains
On the other hand, California producers are enjoying record increases in exports. Table grape volume increased 29 percent in 2000 from 1999 and stone fruit exports totaled 8.2 million cartons last season, a new record.
Mexico has replaced Hong Kong has the largest export market for California table grapes. However, Asia remains an essential export market for both table grapes and stone fruit with seven of the 10 largest export markets for table grapes.
There also are changes in consumer preferences. Since 1991 volume for the mainstay variety of the industry, Thompson seedless, has been largely flat. Emperor and Ruby Seedless have declined sharply, replaced by dramatic increases in Red Globe (132 percent) and Crimson (376 percent) over the past decade.
California fresh fruit and table grape production has undergone rapid changes over the past decade, and Burrell said that is not likely to slow down in the future.


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Building an Environmentally Friendly Society!
Green Atlanta is focused on growing a society that is more aware of the effects of pollution. We love hearing stories of companies who are going green and helping the community. If your business is going green, tell us! We would love to highlight your company on our website. Currently, we are focused on industries where there is a lot of pollution. We are specifically talking about lawn care companies, pest control companies, and other outdoor businesses. Lawn mowers, trucks, and other heavy equipment like that cause a lot of pollution and are hard to get rid of. It is important that you follow ozone action days in order to keep the greenhouse gasses at a minimum.
Pest Control companies are a whole different kind of pollution. Fertilizers and pesticides ruin our environment. They kill untargeted animals, fish, and sometimes even children! IF you are going to hire a pest control company it is important that you ask for samples and tell them to tell you what kind of pesticides they are putting down. It is required by law for the pesticide company to have a license and to tell you what restricted-use pesticides are being put down! When pesticides are used at schools this is even a bigger problem. Kids could get very sick and even die if they get in contact with pesticides. At the beginning of the school year it is a requirement for the school to notify the parents that they will informed prior to any pesticide treatment.
Landscaping can also be an environment hazard. Each time the land is dug up to make room for a new landscape, animals are being displaced and habitats are being ruined. We urge you to be as concious of the environment as possible when you are switching up your landscape. If it is not necessary, we strongly implore you not to do it. Loud trucks and bull dozers will disturb the environment and keep animals from coming back on your land for a long time. Landscaping effects everything from ants to coyotes, to deer.
We have noticed that many Georgia lawn companies are not very environmentally friendly. This makes us very sad to see. We called up over 50 of these companies, and only a few told us that they may change some of their practices to make the environment a better place. However, in Michigan, specifically Grand Rapids, we have had much success talking to the owners of pest control companies and lawn care companies including Perfection Lawn Care They have been very good listeners and realize we need a change. There are several companies that I highlighted in this article and will continue to do so, as they set a good example for all of us to follow.
One company in Michigan, told me that he realized pesticides are not good for the environment. He told me he is trying to find organic pesticides that are effective. He already has gotten rid of all synthetic fertilizers, and is putting down only organic fertilizer to make the grass green.
A car company in MI told me that they are focusing on only selling green environmentally friendly cars. This means they will stop selling gas guzzling trucks and cars that have horrible fuel mileage. This will not only help the environment, but it will save the consumer on gas. People do not realize that driving around and inserting gas fumes into the world, is not the only thing about gas that is bad for the environment. Gas is made out of oil. Guess where oil comes from? Oil rigs! These oil rigs are found everywhere around the world. Many are where animals live which destroys the habitat. These oil rigs are also found in the gulf of Mexico. Because they are in the Gulf, they spill often. Back in 2008 BP spilled 1000's of gallons of oil into the gulf, killing an incredible amount of wild life.
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