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You already knew social media was really just a good excuse to share a bunch of silly pictures of your cat. Now, there's a social media network just for pets. Petigram is a new mobile app that focuses on creating a fun and interactive social network for pets. Ok, really for their owners, but you get the idea.
Designed to make it easier for pet owners and animal lovers to connect over their favorite animals, Petigram users share pictures of their favorite pets, follow other users and make friends. Members can also connect with others that have similar tastes in pets, learn more about breeds and where to adopt animals, or simply appreciate the pictures and editing that some have put into their pet sharing pictures on the app.
The Petigram model combines the social networking features of Facebook and Twitter, such as browsing through other profiles, posting messages on Petigram friends' walls and making comments on other photos, while incorporating the photo-sharing and editing capabilities of Instagram (like creating frames and filters and adding in text to pictures).
By being able to add text to the photos, the app's creators said users can share photos freely without worry that they may be passed along without proper credit, a common complaint on other photo-sharing sites.
In addition to the mobile app, members have the option to check out updates and other photos by visiting the Petigram website.
The app's creators believe Petigram is perfect for those wanting to connect with people on a lighthearted level without fear that the posts they make are going to be seen by their business contacts in their other social networks.
Petigram is currently only available on iOS mobile devices via the Apple App Store.
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When I first installed Windows 7 after nearly a decade of using XP, I decided I'd not customize it. I'd just leave the settings at their default values and see what the wise men at Microsoft had decided for me. After all, there are thousands of hours of usability testing behind those decisions, so it seemed a good idea to give them a chance.
Now, half a year later, I've gotten used to most of Windows 7. Although I've tweaked the occasional thing here and there (show me the damn file extensions already!), I think most of it is pretty reasonable. But there's one thing I just can't get used to: the Aero theme.
It's not that it's semi-transparent. It's not that it fades and zooms and zips and zaps. It's just the minor little thing that I can't see the difference anymore between active and inactive windows.
When you activate a window, the title bar and borders become a little bit darker, the shadow becomes a little bit blacker, and the close button changes its colour from glassy to red. You can see the changes happen while you're switching focus, but telling the difference at a glance from a static image is hard. And because the title bar is transparent, the colour depends on the things behind it, making it even harder. There's just no single, consistent look for active and inactive title bars. I kept having to look at the close button to tell which window was active.
So what am I to do? Am I to magically know which window is active? When I've just clicked it, or when I'm typing into it, sure, I'll know. But being the Alt+Tab guy that I am, I shift focus without clicking all the time, and not always to the correct window right away. And what if some unexpected window suddenly pops up that might have stolen my focus, like an auto-updater? How can I tell if I can continue typing, or that I'd better yank my hands away from the keyboard in case I inadvertedly activate the Launch Nukes button?
Unfortunately, there is no way to change the look. The wise men at Microsoft have decided that a "theme" will be nothing more than a single colour for the glass, along with a set of wallpapers. There's no way to select different colours for active and inactive windows, like there is for the "classic" themes. There's also no way to install a clearer Aero theme without resorting to commercial third-party software like WindowBlinds.
So in the end, after my millionth focus fuckup, I switched back to the classic Windows 2000 lookalike theme. Blue versus gray seems like a distinction my eyes can handle.
Why do I have to sacrifice good looks to gain usability? Why can't Microsoft just make them get along?

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It does make sense, I just never thought about it.. I'm washing them today.
I've been finalizing my Chevron Winter Pillow Cover. I've decided to sew an envelope pillow cover out of fabric, and sew my crochet onto the fabric.. Now if I could just overcome my sewing-machine-anxiety...
And I finally took Tinkerbunny out of hibernation and here she is! Finished and everything!
It took me almost a year to assemble the parts. Instead of being ashamed, I'm proud I did it! I can't assemble amigurumi if I'm not in the mood or I will go bonkers..
One last thing I just had to share: Nala will only sleep in her bed when she has the blanket I made for her. I discovered this when I took it out to wash it - she wouldn't sleep or sit or lie in this bed! She'd find other places to sleep.. After washing I put it back and there she is.. cuddled up and
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How to Milk a Cow Want to know how to milk a cow? Here's a quick video of how we milk our family dairy cow including: how we clean her, the milking stanchion we use, and how we filter the milk. We've had experience milking our previous cows, but this is only a few day's into
Building a Goose Shelter
We've got geese at The Elliott Homestead. So naturally, that means we had to do some research and work on building a goose shelter. Here's our latest video showing us building a goose shelter. It's super quick and easy to do! Stay tuned for more awesome videos and future posts on geese! Don't forget: Subscribe to
How to Butcher a Rabbit (and which breed we raise!)
We are having fun making videos here at The Elliott Homestead. This latest video shows how to butcher a rabbit. Plus, we talk a bit about which rabbit breed we have here on the farm. I've written before about how to harvest rabbits, so make sure you check out that post and then watch the video. Together,
Ducklings and a New Bread Recipe
Our latest video is all about Ducklings and our new favorite bread recipe here at The Elliott Homestead. Y'all probably know by now how much I love making my own bread. In the past, I've written about my traditional soaked wheat bread recipe, my einkorn cornbread recipe, french-style baguettes recipe, einkorn puff pastry recipe, and so
Life Snippets: The New Potager
There are so many special details to share with you about the new potager, but in the meanwhile, I've recorded a short video to give you a little garden tour of what we've been up to! Since the video, I'm pretty sure my dog has eaten at least two more plants. Yay. Have you ever
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Tragedy in Michigan today. A father of sextuplets had just set up a trampoline in his yard for his kids and was playing with them when he had a massive fatal heart attack. He was only 39. Ben Van Houten and his wife, Amy, had gained local fame after she gave birth to six children over three days. They are now 10. They also have a younger child, who is 7. The family is still reeling from the shock that Ben could have died so suddenly and so young, leaving behind so many little children.
His father-in-law, Calvin Reimink, told MLive:
He was always spending time with the kids. Just to know Ben for even one day would be a blessing.
Ben had joked in 2004 when his babies left the hospital:
It's scary to think we're responsible now.
The family is reportedly getting help from their local church and Ben's coworkers are already trying to figure out more ways to help, but no doubt this will be a hugely difficult transition. A mother is suddenly left with seven children to care for -- and no matter how much help she gets, not having her husband and their father around will be a huge, devastating void.
It's really scary to think that Ben was just doing something any one of us does every day -- playing with his children -- when suddenly that was the end. Ben's father also had heart problems and had died at 40. But you generally don't think that is going to happen to you. Cherish every day because every day could be the last.
What a terrible tragedy and hopefully the community can rally around to help out this family.
Do you have any words for this family?
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Tons of hype on Twitter around Google Wave
Google has positioned Wave as a new way to communicate and collaborate on the web. Most people are still heavily reliant on email and instant messaging for their online communication. These services have been around for decades and new communication tools have since been invented. Blogs, wikis, and social networks are becoming increasingly popular ways to interact online.  For college students, alternative ways of communicating, like Facebook and text messaging, have already started to replace email. Google Wave hopes to address these issues by providing a completely unique approach integrating email, instant messaging, sharing, and document collaboration into one product.
One of the biggest technologies that Wave is out to change is email. Email has been around forever and many of us use email constantly at work and in our personal lives. Email is good for some things but it can quickly get out of hand. Sometimes it can take 3-4 back-and-forth emails to answer a simple question. Think about how much faster this would be if instant messaging was used instead? Or how about all of those emails that you get CC'd on but don't care about? The opposite is also possible where you initiate an individual conversation which might be better discussed with a group of people. Wave strives to make all of these situations more clear. It's extremely easy to start a wave with an individual to ask them a question. If they happen to be online at the time, you can continue the Wave via instant messaging. It's easy to add other members to the wave if it suddenly becomes of interest to them. Alternatively, you can "Mute" a wave if you no longer wish to be a part of it. Wave blurs the line between these technologies and makes it easier to pick the best one for the situation.
Wave greatly improves instant messaging between friends by adding convenient chat history ("playback") and a simplified way of doing multi-person chats. The Wave playback feature provides a way to step through the wave history and see exactly when certain events happened. I've been using Wave heavily for mult-person chats because it's just so easy to do! It's great because you can add new participants to a wave halfway through and they can see the full conversation history. Another nice thing about instant messaging with Wave is that your friends don't have to be online at the same time. If they are away, you can leave them messages in the wave for later. Wave adds the flexibility of email with the convenience and speed of instant messaging.
A multi-way chat discussing Halloween costume ideas
Document sharing and collaboration has never been easier than it is with Wave. I've been working closely with @barnoff this month on a Twitter project he started. As he continues to work on the project, he posts code, questions, and ideas for me to review. Since Wave has the ability to edit any of the posts, I have been able to add comments to his code and make tweaks when necessary. We've found this to be much easier than working with Google Docs or trying to work with code over iChat.
Collaborating on some code with @barnoff
After using Wave heavily for the past month, I really believe that it has a bright future. I was a bit concerned about it back in September because I wasn't sure if people would use it. It's not easy to convince people to use a new tool when they don't initially see the value it offers. I think the tremendous amount of hype has really helped push Google Wave adoption and I'm very surprised to see almost 20 of my friends already actively using Wave. I expect the Wave invites to keep flowing out as the Wave team continues to improve the scalability of the system. If you haven't already received a Google Wave invitation, you can request one here. If you have more questions about Wave, please ask in the comments. I'll be happy to answer what I can.  I hope to see you on Wave soon!


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Manager Anth Nelson reckons Sunderland West End are "on fire" going into tomorrow's game at Murton.
He said: "We've been in great form recently and played some lovely football.
"I think Stockton Town will take some beating for the championship, but we've still got to play them and, at this stage, are definitely in with a chance of taking their crown."
Nelson is forced into making one change. Work commitments prevent Tom Price from playing and Luke Bell will deputise at left-back.
The boss is more than happy to start with the other 10 players who racked up a 7-0 victory last weekend, including centre-halves Brad Foster and Callum Hodgson.
"The entire team is playing well, but Brad and Callum have been superb in the middle of the defence. We haven't conceded a goal in the last three games," enthused Nelson.
Redcar Athletic lead the field ahead of their home fixture with Seaham Red Star Reserves and are boosted by the returns of Joe Blackburn, Joe Ferguson, Danny Wray, Matthew Dunford and Lee Blackburn.
Star manager Kevin Dixon will field his strongest team if Craig Garthwaite and 17-year old Brandon Moran are available. Definitely named are Adam Hepple, Andy Beer and Adam Wilson.
Stockton Town – aiming for a fourth consecutive championship – are only two points off the top with five games in hand on Redcar.
They are away to Silksworth CW and will hope to replicate the form they showed last week when they outgunned Ashbrooke Belford House 5-0 on the same ground.
Stockton's only doubt is Max Craggs, while Silksworth, who will have assistant manager Willie Crew in charge, have Graeme Pickering, Dean Randall and Andrew Place competing for places.
Keiron Mitchell (ankle) and Alan Golightly (knee) will need their fitness assessed before Crew can finalise his line-up.
Ashbrooke Belford House are away to Harton and Westoe CW.
Joint manager Asa Dobbing welcomes back Callum Hope, Lee Owens and Adam Hopps, but Dillon Holden, Iain Potts and Mark Eggleston are sidelined.
Spennymoor Town Reserves – who have climbed to sixth on the back of some impressive recent performances – could go fourth if they win at Cleator Moor Celtic, who are just above them on goal difference.
Moors miss Connor Dunlavey, Peter Brown and Neil Charlton, while Lee Moore is rated doubtful.
Boldon CA boss Paul Mossa awaits news on the fitness of centre-halves Jonny Gage and Aaron Burn for the visit of Hartlepool, but Frankie Hucks, man-of-the-match last week, is fit.
Prudhoe Town have Kieron Russell suspended but Kevin Moreland comes into contention against Leam Rangers, who are stronger with the inclusion of Niki Langston and Jonny Hirst.


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The author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank (2001) returns with another celebration of France.
Carhart (Across the Endless River, 2009) was 4 when his family moved to Fontainebleau in 1954. His father was a staff officer for the headquarters of NATO command, housed in the Château de Fontainebleau. The author and his four siblings were enrolled in French schools, where they had to learn the language quickly. Carhart alternates chapters explaining the 900-year history of the chateau with delightful tales of France in the 1950s. Having returned to live in Paris as an adult, he has been lucky to meet the architect in charge of preserving Fontainebleau. The architect has shown him the attics and gutted remains, explaining the additions and changes of the various occupants, including Marie and Catherine de Medici and Napoleon III. He convincingly argues for his preference for the history-rich chateau over the more popular Versailles. Just as interesting are the stories of children's games played at school and Sunday excursions to Paris. In the city, they explored parks and museums while their father went to his fencing matches. The family lived in a large home with an acre of garden, sufficient household help, and, most importantly, wine delivered to the back door every few weeks. Camping was a cheaper vacation for a family of seven, but spending an entire day setting up their large, nonwaterproof tent took most of the fun out of it. Carhart relates how their father thought nothing of driving on two-lane highways and narrow mountain roads in their giant American station wagon, without a sign of a guardrail. As the author tells it, everything was a lovely adventure.
Those lucky enough to have lived and attended school in Europe will love this book, and anyone heading to Paris will surely add Fontainebleau to his or her schedule.


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John Milnor's influence on the Science of Complex Systems and Differential Topology is well worth a post here. A very nice compilation from Princeton University Press of papers and articles pertaining to the topic and related fields.
Bonifant, A. and Lyubich, M., Sutherland, S.: Frontiers in Complex Dynamics: In Celebration of John Milnor's 80th Birthday. (eBook and Cloth).


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Zain, Ericsson bring mobile tech to rural Nigeria
Middle East and African mobile network provider, Zain, and leading telecom equipment supplier, Ericsson, are working with the United Nations to help alleviate poverty and empower rural people in Nigeria.
Both companies are involved in the Millennium Villages Project, which is run by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The chosen site for the project in Nigeria is Pampaida, in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
As part of the project, Zain and Ericsson have deployed communications services to fight poverty in a largely rural area of the country.
The Millennium Villages Project is a community-based initiative designed to help people in rural areas improve agricultural production, which is the foundation of the region's economy. Additional benefits include improving access to health, education and infrastructure.
With the aim of bridging the digital divide and breaking the isolation that hampers development in rural Africa, the Millennium Village Project has a set objective of bringing mobile communication and the internet service to more than half a million people in select villages in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Chief Executive Officer of Zain Nigeria, Bayo Ligali, says the company is collaborating with Ericsson to provide communications solutions that will help to improve the quality of life of people in one of the remotest parts of Nigeria.
"The Pampaida project is part of Zain's Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes of creating and helping people to appreciate a wonderful world. The communication solutions that have been deployed will enable the people of Pampaida to make calls, access health services and education and improve their economic status," he said.
"We are creating enormous opportunities for this community and we expect the impact of this project to outlive our generation. Jobs will be created, relationships will be enhanced and the communication gap between this community and the rest of the world will be bridged and a whole new communication experience, a truly wonderful world, will be created for the people of Pampaida."
"The power of access to mobile communication to potentially transform lives in rural African villages and improve life, provide access to health care and education, create new business opportunities and create access to markets, and ultimately to help eradicate extreme poverty is well documented across the world."
Zain and Ericsson have deployed a 2G/3G network in Pampaida. Ericsson's Fixed Wireless Terminals will improve coverage and connectivity in schools, health clinics, community centers and ICT kiosks. Zain will also provide a toll-free number and established emergency numbers to improve access to healthcare and emergency services especially to connect patients with on-duty medical personnel while Sony-Ericsson has provided handsets to community health workers.
— Charl Lombard
4 Responses to Zain, Ericsson bring mobile tech to rural Nigeria
Hi, nice posts there 🙂 thank's for the interesting information
Hoping the real rural folks will really benefit from this good initiative
How do i need to invite Etisalat to Aba to build a mast? i have a space of land for that
Thanks Zain for all the wonderful support to the rural community health workers. I am wondering if this kind gesture could be extended to Akwa Ibom state to support volunteers at the community level working in health facilities?
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Saba Jawda is one of Houston's up and coming young artists. Her paintings are elemental and vibrant as she represents her diversity through the architectural union of color and abstract form. She is truly one of Houston's hidden gems, but New York has already sniffed out this diamond. She displays some of her work in a gallery on Madison Avenue and is the spotlight of a show this Spring in Soho.
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As much as we all love to dress up from head to toe – high heels, curly hair, lashes, a full face of makeup – there is something so special about jumping into the clothes that are just YOU. I've been thinking a lot about personal style and allthough I am a person that loves to wear all different kinds of styles there's always a style that just represents the plain and natural me.
In this post I've tried to put together an outfit that represents my personal style. This is me, all chill, no make up, and my hair tied in a messy bun, because why not? The photos are shot on the most beautiful location that I know, near the sea at our cabin in the south of Norway. I've been spending my summers at this place since the age of one and there's something so special about coming back every year to this place that no matter what, will always stay the same.
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Body – BikBok | Jeans – Levi's | Watch – Daniel Wellington | Shoes – Converse(slightly bitten off at the heel thanks to my very kind dog)
What do you feel represents your personal style? And do you have a place that always feels like home to you?
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The Slackline is a sports moment! Despite being very popular in the United States, Japan and Europe, it is interesting to note that in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, the sport is in full swing! The ultimate proof was hosting the World Cup Slackline 2015 held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
The Slackline World Cup met 8 different countries athletes here in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. A true historical fact as this was the first competition in the world outside the United States and Europe. The format of the dispute was the ISI World Championship. The Slackline World Cup brought together the 32 best athletes in the sport as Alex Mason (United States), Benni Schmid (Germany), Toru Gappay (Japan), Emi Gimenez (Spain), Felix Carreira (Brazil / USA) and Brazilian Gabriel aglio, Carlos Neto, Giovanna Petrucci and Pedro Rafael
I attended the Slackline World Cup 2015 and regsitrei some interesting moments of strong disputes between all 32 best athletes in the sport.
The following video shows these moments. Watch, share, give your like and comment, and no doubt the Slackline grow even more in the world!
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Card Captor Sakura
Episode 9 - Sakura no Rival Toujo
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Poor Sakura was having another dream of Tokyo Tower only this time, instead of herself with Kero atop the building with cards swirling about, there is a young boy wearing a Chinese outfit. Who is the boy and why is he with Kero and the cards?
On her way to school, Touya teases Sakura embarassing her in front of Yukito. Yukito however, tells her that maybe the dream will come true; echoing what Kero had told her earlier.
At school, Sakura finds that they have a new transfer student joining their class. Li Syaoran has just transferred from Hong Kong and seems to be none other than the boy from Sakura's dream that morning! However, during lunch, Sakura finds out that Syaoran has come to claim the Clow Cards. Sakura's rival has come to race against her in capturing the Clow Cards.
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maybe silly will help!
Any ideas for how to make that happen!?
Silly for my kids is relatively easy to accomplish! Nathan has an easy laugh that just rolls out of him throughout any given day. Ella likes to be a clown so it is a perfect match.
Silly kids, nieces, nephews below:
I thought that Easter Sunday would have been the perfect day to get a photo of the grandkids. But Nathan had allergies and wouldn't stop squinting. So I got desperate and told them to just make faces!
At least it is something...
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Pea was lucky enough this month to be chosen to receive another fabulous Pawsome box. As usual as soon as Pea realises that the box delivered is for him, he jumps up to try and grab it out of our hands so he can gleefully rip the box open with his teeth to gain access to his goodies.
This month (as other months) the box was filled with wonderful items tailored for him so let's take a quick look and see what's inside:
A huge bag of Dr Alder Popcorn
GoodBoy Chicken Bites
A lovely lead
A squeaky Bone shaped toy
Some cleansing wipes
a Chew toy
We're massive fans of anything low fat for the dogs as we try to feed them a decent healthy diet to prevent any problems, so seeing the Dr Alder popcorn was fun. It doesn't look anything like regular popcorn and looks more like parcel packaging, but as soon as the bag was opened I was rushed by 6 dogs all waiting and drooling to try some. It's a liver flavour dog snack, and I must say was incredibly pungent, although wasn't as smelly as when we've given them dried tripe (as that made me want to move house each time Andy opened the packet) this was more akin to a strong Bovril fragrance which like it or hate it, definitely overrules tripe scent.
The Chicken Bites always go down a treat, but being slightly higher fat, they will only get 1 a day, so the bag has lasted all week (although Pea picks up things from the floor and gives them to us if he thinks he's going to get a treat, so you can imagine pretty much everything has been handed over for the hope of getting a little treat in this case).
When Pea or the others go out for a walk we tend to use harnesses but sometimes the harness lead connection is a little small. The lead supplied with Pawsome box this month is perfect! Branded Pet Brands, they're pretty much available in all good pet stores such as Pets at Home if you want to buy one for your furry friend.
Squeaky toys are a huge thrill for Pea as he just has to destroy the toy to get the little squeaker out, so we have to be very aware when he has anything like this that he will take 20 minutes pulling all the stuffing out of it to get to his prize, then the next few days wandering around with the empty fabric. I think he has a fascination with fabric because when he was little to help his teething we would freeze a tea towel filled with water for him to bite. Hence anything fabric we hand him will be strewn all over the floor within the day.
Cleansing wipes! Anyone that has a Cocker Spaniel will know that they delight in rolling in anything that stinks. Literally anything! Wipes are always at hand in this house for that reason. If he finds a dead bug, he'll inevitably roll in it so wipes are always used. These ones were Biogance Calendula wipes and smell divine. Pea isn't to keen on me using them on him though because he'd rather smell rank that sweet, but tough if he's going to sleep on my bed. Calendula it is.
Overall the box is superb. Pea simply adores receiving these boxes as he gets a chance to try new things (and seeing a puppy try new stuff is pretty funny as the majority of the time he'll put it on the floor, walk around it, nudge it and then eat it if he's 100% certain he likes it). If we only had the 1 pup then I'd buy this box on a regular basis, but having 6 little terrors would make it slightly too expensive.
Pawsome Boxes are around £19.90 a month and you can choose which box is appropriate for your sized dog. Great value!


text: NILES - Lorraine M. Urban, 72, died Sunday in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph, after an illness. Survivors include three daughters, Erika Kirtdoll of Niles, Stephanie Baron of League City, Texas, and Katrina Ogata of St. Joseph; and two sons, Edmund of Honolulu and Richard Jr. of Bristol. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary Catholic Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Halbritter Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m.


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Last month Kendra + I hosted our second Sweet Happenings event. I will admit, it was put together very last minute as both of us were traveling this summer and confirming a date was rather tricky. But I'm happy we decided to just go for it:) This time around, we extended the invitation to our peers on social media and I think that's where, for me, it felt much more exciting! We hadn't met most of the people in person so this event gave everyone the opportunity to really get to know one another beyond the square frame of Instagram.
We structured the afternoon around a simple, Parisian-inspired spread + conversation. We displayed two cards, each with a question we wanted everyone to ponder; "How does being a part of a creative community influence your daily life?" and "As creatives, do you feel a responsibility to contribute something bigger than yourself?" The second question really resonated with me as this past year I've felt more of an urge to create more meaningful work so I was anxious to hear how the others would answer.
The beautiful centerpieces were designed by Rogue Florist, who kindly sponsored our event! Love Your Mornings provided our guests with a takeaway of healthy cookies + the most delicious coconut, cashew and mocha bars (they tasted like almond joys but better…yum!!!)
The passion + talent that filled the garden was amazing. Listening to everyone talk about their current projects; different perspectives on living in Vancouver; the ups + downs of starting your own business; and of course, my favourite, social responsibility was the best part! I really do enjoy the discussion + new perspectives this event brings about.
We had such a brilliant time hosting that a part trois is in the works before the end of the year!!! Stay tuned for more info in the upcoming weeks!
thank you heaps + heaps to those who help make this possible!
Photography by: Martin Mazaar
Florals by: Rogue Florist
Cookies + healthy treats: Love your Mornings
Styling + Individual floral arrangements: Kendra Murphy for Kit + Forage
Art Direction + Styling + Menu : Angela Grayce Design


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"the captain of the guard," in rank next to the king, who appears prominent in directing affairs at the capture of Jerusalem ( 2 Kings 25:8-20 ; Jeremiah 39:11 ; 40:2-5 ). He showed kindness toward Jeremiah, as commanded by Nebuchadnezzar ( 40:1 ). Five years after this he again came to Jerusalem and carried captive seven hundred and forty-five more Jews.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Nebuzaradan". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".


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Congress approved Nov. 17 a "minibus" appropriations legislation that includes funding for the Patent and Trademark Office matching its projected fee collections. President Obama signed the legislation, H.R. 2112, into law Nov. 18.
The PTO's funding level had been set at its FY 2011 annual rate of about $2.1 billion by the earlier continuing resolution authorizing government spending through Nov. 18. H.R. 2112 raises funding for the agency to its FY 2012 level of about $2.7 billion, almost a 30 percent increase.
However, the legislation changed the mechanism for PTO access to fees related to the 15 percent surcharge and Track I expedited patent examination. According to the America Invents Act, those fees were supposed to be available to the agency without fiscal year limitation, outside the appropriations process. The revised legislation puts the fees under the same restrictions as all other collections.
Still to come is the impact of a possible failure by the "super committee" in Congress on deficit reduction, which would trigger cuts in 2013 that would likely include the PTO. Agency Director David J. Kappos has previously described spending in 2013 as "critical" to the PTO's backlog and pendency reduction goals.
H.R. 2112 enables FY 2012 appropriations in three of the 12 government spending areas usually covered by omnibus bills—hence the nickname "minibus."
The budget related to the appropriations for "Commerce, Justice, Science"—Agriculture and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development are the other two—was $491 billion below the FY 2011 spending level and $4.9 billion below the president's request for the current year, but the bill set PTO appropriations to match the agency's expected fee collections from patent applicants and patent owners.
It was reported out of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Sept. 15 by a 29-1 vote. An equivalent bill was reported out of the House Appropriations Committee July 20. A joint committee of members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees moved the bill forward Nov. 14.
Since the CR expired Nov. 18 for the rest of the government, another CR was added onto H.R. 2112 extending FY 2011 level funding for other agencies through Dec. 16.
The House vote Nov. 17 was 298-121, with a majority of each party in favor. The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 70-30, with only Republicans voting against it.
Each year, the PTO estimates its collections and seeks a matching spending budget. Congress typically grants that request through the annual appropriations process. During the year, the fees collected are deposited into the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriation Account, and the funds are appropriated and returned to the PTO to meet its expenses.
Section 22 of the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249, Pub. L. No. 112-29) also created a Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund for fee collections in any fiscal year that exceed the amount appropriated to the agency for that fiscal year. The AIA required that the reserve fund be available only to the agency, but the mechanism for the PTO to get access to the funds was to be determined separately.
H.R. 2112 fills in the gap for PTO access to the funds:
That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Reprogramming requests are typically granted by appropriations committees, thus releasing the funds for an agency's spending. However, there is no guarantee that the funds will be released.
Funds received from both the fast-track fee and the surcharge, authorized by Section 11 of the AIA, in subsections (h) and (i), respectively, were to be treated differently from other PTO income. They were to be put in the Appropriation Account and "remain available until expended."
That is, about $277 million of the total $2.7 billion budget—the amount that the PTO estimates that it will receive in FY 2012 from the surcharge and fast-track fees—would not be placed in or count toward the excess to be placed in the Reserve Fund.
However, the PTO-related text in the joint committee report on H.R. 2112 as passed Nov. 17 lacked specific references to the fast-track and surcharge funds. Instead it stated that "all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO" will be available only via the initial appropriation or as dictated by AIA Section 22—i.e., the Reserve Fund mechanism.
Should the PTO collect less than $2.7 billion in FY 2012, the final PTO funding measure's departure from the AIA's apparent approach would be moot, as no fees will be placed in the Reserve Fund.
The PTO did not respond to BNA's request for that agency's understanding as to how surcharge and fast-track fees will be treated.
However, the patent community still has cause for concern that the PTO will not be allowed to use all the fees it collects, whether the Reserve Fund comes into play or not.
During the debate in the Senate on the AIA, references were made to promises by House appropriators that they would not stand in the way of release of funds collected by the PTO. However, when the continuing resolution was approved in late September, Congress kept the PTO at spending levels even below its fee collections.
It was well known that the PTO was seeking an "anomaly" to the CR to have full access to its funds, but Congress did not cooperate.
Of greater concern is what will happen should the super committee—formally the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—fail to come up with deficit reductions over 10 years acceptable to Congress. That would trigger an automatic $1.2 trillion in across-the-board reductions in funding to all government agencies, beginning in 2013.
It seems unlikely the PTO would escape a reduction at that time, given Congress's rejection of the anomaly request. Though the potential cuts are at least a year away, the PTO's 2015 objectives for reducing the backlog and decreasing patent application pendency would clearly be in jeopardy.
When Kappos presented the PTO budget to House appropriators in March (44 PTD, 3/7/11), he described a projected cash surplus at the end of FY 2012 as "absolutely required going into fiscal year 2013." He pointed to building up production capacity through examiner hiring and training and said, "2013 will be a very critical year for us" in terms of meeting the production goals.
H.R. 2112 on PTO funding at http://pub.bna.com/ptcj/HR2112PTO2012fundingNov14.pdf
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The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association and organisers, Exhibition and Trade Fairs (ETF) announced today that the biennial packaging and processing machinery exhibition AUSPACK, will be shifting gear in 2011 and changing its name, dates and targeting a much broader market.
According to Event Director, Mr Rob Keen, the significant change to the exhibition will be the expanded format to include the processing and plastics sectors of food, beverage and manufacturing industries.
"We felt it was time to expand the exhibition to enable all of the plastics, processing and production areas of the industry the opportunity to showcase their products from 2011 under one roof," Mr Keen said.
"From 2011 the exhibition will be known as AUSPACK PLUS and by expanding the event to reach the processing and plastics sectors AUSPACK PLUS will become the leading multi-platform exhibition to showcase packaging, processing and plastics machinery, materials and associated technologies in Australasia," he said.
"We have also moved the show earlier in the calendar year and AUSPACK PLUS 2011 will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday the 22nd through to Friday the 25th of March,"
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Caroline Kennedy and husband Ed Schlossberg hosted the inaugural New York fund-raiser for Camelot heir-apparent, her cousin Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is running for Barney Frank's soon-to-be-vacated House seat in Massachusetts. Other Kennedys in attendance at their Manhattan home Thursday included aunt Kerry Kennedy and cousin Edward M. Kennedy Jr. Several old hands from the tragically ended presidential campaign of his grandfather, New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, were also on hand, including William vanden Heuvel and Esther Newberg. Also at the up-to-$5,000-a-head fund-raiser were state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and financier Orin Kramer — a day after hernia surgery and circling the tastefully decorated apartment, supported by a shepherd's-size staff. Charity Buzz founder Coppy Holzman and lawyer James Cross were among those who quizzed the candidate on topics from taxation to the coup in the Maldives.
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Daily visits by Hoku and Madeline, two volunteer canines with Palomar Paws Therapy Dog Program, were just what the doctor ordered for Neal DeGarmo last summer. As the result of a traumatic head injury, the 27-year-old Ramona man spent more than six weeks in Palomar Medical Center West.
"After the accident, my son had problems with cognition and remembering things," says his mother, Debbie. "But, of all the things he did remember, he remembered the dogs visiting him in the hospital. He still remembers the comfort and love they brought him."
The day of his brain surgery, Neal was nervous and frightened. To help ease his anxiety, Palomar Paws brought the dogs to visit Neal and even rode to the surgical room with him.
"It was a huge comfort to him. Neal just kept petting the dogs and it really helped him relax," Debbie says. "The surgery and rehab were all a great success, and I attribute much of that success to the dogs being there for my son."
There are currently 30 dogs volunteering with Palomar Paws Program. Cathy Mayer, a professional dog trainer and volunteer coordinator for the program, hopes to have 60 dogs enrolled in the hospital visitation program.
"The dog's presence in the room is very calming. From itty-bitty dogs like Chihuahuas to big dogs like St. Bernards, they are petted and just hang out with patients and family," Mayer says. "If it's okay with the patient, the dogs can even get on the bed with them."
Above: Cathy Mayer with Madeline and Gus.
When patients are admitted into the hospital, they are asked as part of the registration process, if they would like to have dog visitations.
Palomar Paws doesn't just help the patients, but it also assists dog owners who want their own pet to be a therapy dog.
Mayer takes potential therapy dogs through a controlled evaluation at the hospital and if the dog passes the test, she helps the dog get certified with one of two national groups – Therapy Dogs International or Love on a Leash.
Volunteer Carol Orlando knows first-hand the joy and comfort her dog Button brings to patients.
"The difference the dog makes is like night and day. We walk in and (the patient) isn't smiling or is looking sad. But as soon as they see Button, they'd light up. Pretty soon they're telling me their own pet experience," Carol says. "It's so rewarding. And from the look on Button's face, she loves it, too."


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Time to Discover Early Learning Centre will operate Monday to Friday from 6:30am to 6:30pm,
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The purpose built centre is located at Unit 2, 30 Middleton Road, LEUMEAH 2560.
Why choose TIME TO DISCOVER EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On the eve of July 4th, local residents flooded downtown New Providence to attend the annual Independence Day Celebration held there.
Investors Bank, which has funded the Independence Day Celebration for the last four years, sponsored the event again this year, along with the New Providence Business and Professional Associatioin.
"One of our Four Core Values is community," Investors Bank Branch Manager Antonio Dei Medici explained, "so we want to be a part of the New Providence community as much as possible."
And the tight-knit community in the town of New Providence could not have been more evident at the Independence Day Celebration. People of all ages gathered at the fireworks display to honor this special holiday with fellow New Providence residents.
Local businesses Martial Arts for Life and Kapuscinski Luongo Architects sponsored the event "Chalk on South Street" for the children. Kids could pick up a small bucket of chalk for free and draw pictures on South Street while they waited for the fireworks to begin.
Rich Brugger, owner of Martial Arts for Life, said that he chose to provide chalk to the children attending the Independence Day Celebration again this year because so many young people enjoyed it that he wanted to be a part of it again.
As another testament to the sense of community in New Providence, Brugger added "if you do business in the community you should give back in any way that you can. . . it's a small thing that we do."
Also for kids, juggler Will Shaw roamed around South Street entertaining the large crowd of children that followed him.
Throughout the night, DJ Mike Savage sat atop the Jets truck at NP Fuel playing classic songs for all ages.
And in the hours preceding the fireworks show, residents set up blankets and lawn chairs on South Street and the surrounding area to make sure that they had the perfect view for later on that evening.
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Here's a nice surprise. At the start of this tape, which is mostly Simpsons episodes, there's a short clip from a programme whose name I can't remember, with an interviewer whose name I can't remember (but who's not very good) interviewing Clive Barker about an art exhibition.
Then we're into The Simpsons, and firt it's Lisa's Pony. Homer lets Lisa down at the school talent show, so he inadvisedly buys her a pony.
Sad note: During the school talent show, a little boy sings Chuck Berry's 'My Ding a Ling'. Within an hour, I'm reading about Chuck Berry's death in Twitter. This one is totally on me. Rest in Peace, Chuck, and I'm so very sorry.
Next, it's Saturdays of Thunder in which Homer tries to be a better dad by helping Bart with his soapbox derby car.
In I Married Marge Homer talks about when he and Marge got married.
Then a classic episode, Radio Bart, in which Bart drops his walkie talkie down a well and pretends he's a little boy trapped. Naturally, circumstances conspire to get him down the well himself. Guest starring Sting with his shirt off.
Next, it's So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show. Homer is in a coma after an April Fool stunt by Bart.
In The Front, Bart and Lisa write scripts for Itchy and Scratchy, and submit them under Grandpa's name. Plus this.
And in Whacking Day, the town has its annual festival where they whack snakes. Guest starring Barry White.
After this, recording stops, but underneath there's an older recording, of 21 Jump Street. The recording stops after a bit of this.
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Tuesday Alchemy CH#13 Mother Dear and freebies!!
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Do you want to make money at home, but don't know which Home Based Businesses are the real deal and which are nothing more than a "get rich quick" scheme? I'd love to tell you I never fell for the latter but I honestly can't. I tried to make a go of a scrapbook business and card making business and other pyramid schemes. They all failed before I got started. I had no support from above. As soon as I paid my dues to get in, I was on my own. The only time I heard from anyone was when there was money they wanted to collect from me. But still I had a dream of one day successfully working for myself. Let me tell you my story of how I found my current path.
I started gaining weight in my 20s and struggled with my image. It was discovered I have Hashimoto's which was causing the weight gain, depression, and anxiety I was experiencing! I made strides in losing weight here and there but I'd gain it back. My anxiety and depression stayed out of control. I've been very blessed to get my weight under control but my self image was shot. I thought I was ugly and couldn't see the accomplishments I'd made when I looked in the mirror.
A little over a year ago I started watching my cousin, Carla, do makeup videos online. I watched, commented, even thought how brave she was, but no way I could do something like that myself!
A couple of months ago, my Hashimoto's again was not being managed, so I was breaking out all over. Worse than when I was a teen! I reached out to Carla and asked her about the makeup she was demoing. Money was tight so I decided to go all in. If I love it, I can sell it and help my finances, if I only like it, I get a bunch of makeup. Plus she told me there was a love it guarantee, so I had the ability to return it if I didn't like it for any reason. Win win, right?
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The Friends of High Point State Park wish a Happy New Year to our members, volunteers, and the staff at
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