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Monday, June 4, 2012
Monday I love you!
Did you have a great weekend? Oh, I most certainly did! Saturday I was able to get some really good scrapping in. I was able to work with the new We R Memory Keepers Love 2 Craft collection, and let me tell you this line is a MUST have. I was creating 3 projects for Cord Scrapbook Studio. I can't wait to show you my DT work. Then on Sunday we drove up to Columbus, Ohio to go to the Zoo. This zoo is so amazing. We had the best day!!!
Last month one of my projects from Cord Scrapbook Studio was to create with the amazing Swoon collection from Little Yellow Bicycle. This line is just beautiful!! I used the 5 things I love about you little envelopes. They were so much fun to work with. I made this about my hubby!! I really like how it turned out!
EVERYTHING is from Little Yellow Bicycle
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check back tomorrow because I am going to have a sketch, start to finish, and my first Moxxie post. I am really excited! See you then!
Have a wonderful and crafty day!
22 comments:
- Maria said...
This is lovely!
Maria B.
- June 4, 2012 at 12:34 AM
- gale said...
What a sweet layout. You managed to make it both beautiful and masculine at the same time.
- June 4, 2012 at 12:56 AM
- Dana Tatar {datatar} said...
Great page! I love the little envelopes! Thanks for the inspiration!
- June 4, 2012 at 7:45 AM
- Kathy said...
What a gorgeous page!! I love the monochromatic color scheme...the photo just pops off the page!
- June 4, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- Mary Jo Rhoda said...
Love the little envelopes!
- June 4, 2012 at 8:35 AM
- Jingle said...
Oh, I love the monochromatic grey on this! Beautiful!
- June 4, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Ashley Rock said...
Adorable, love how you used the envelopes!!
- June 4, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- Tanya Ham said...
Great layout! :) I have to admit I'm slightly jealous of all the scrappy time you got on Saturday. We had a busy weekend, so I didn't get to play much. :)
- June 4, 2012 at 9:32 AM
- Steph said...
Beautiful layout. I love the all grey and the mini envelopes
- June 4, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- Janet Zeppa said...
So sweet!! Those envelopes are so great..aren't they?
- June 4, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- Connie Mercer said...
so cute~love the design!!! but I'm not sure about lovin' Mondays:):):)
- June 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Tammy said...
Lovely! I too adore the envelope journaling cards from LYB! Makes for a different, interactive page element. So glad you made it through the last day of school. Now...go enjoy the summer! :)
- June 4, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- Lisa Rukin Swift said...
awwww, very sweet, mary pat! i love how you spread the envelopes out across the page. :)
- June 4, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Erica said...
Elegant! Perfect layout!
- June 4, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- soapHOUSEmama said...
Such a great use of this collection! LOVE it!
- June 4, 2012 at 2:45 PM
- Tracey McNeely said...
Lovely layout Mary Pat, but I am not sure about Monday's either. ;)
- June 4, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Annette said...
aww this is sweet...
- June 4, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- sandee said...
I will definetly be checking in with you tomorrow, so glad you had a wonderful week end too! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)
- June 4, 2012 at 8:10 PM
- Katie said...
I love the gray and black and white colors, because they make the colors in the picture pop so wonderfully!
- June 4, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- Tracy said...
Such a nice layout.
I like the monochromatic colours.
- June 4, 2012 at 10:50 PM
- ~Tammy~ said...
I love the sweet little envies and monochromatic page! So sweet!
- June 8, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Becky said...
So cool with all the gray, but bringing color in with the photo! Genius!!
- June 13, 2012 at 9:38 PM


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In a significant shift in how future policies in some key government departments such as the direct and indirect taxes administration are to be framed, the revenue department in the finance ministry has set up an endowment chair at the National Law School of University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru. Established with an endowment fund of Rs 6 crore, it will carry out research on international best practices and how they can be adopted in the Indian context.
The chair will grant research work every year on comparative studies of international best practices in taxation, dispute resolution mechanism, transfer pricing and ecommerce among others, and their relevance in the Indian context.These studies will be adopted in pol icy framing by the departments concerned and for the purpose of training officers. So far, the two departments of direct taxes and the indirect taxes use their in-house capabilities in framing polices and amendments in taxation laws.
The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics (NACIN), part of the revenue department under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), formerly the Central Board of Excise and Customs, has signed an agreement with NLSIU for instituting the Endowment Chair for research work.
For capacity-building of its IRS officers, the NACIN has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru for training its officials on financial intelligence and investigation. So far, 90 officers of the CBIC have been trained at IIM, according to CBIC.
Researchers and students of the law university will be awarded work to carry out studies specific to the needs of the indirect tax department. The NACIN, which decides the research topics, is primarily responsible for training and capacitybuilding of directly recruited Group A officers from the Indian Revenue Services (Customs and In direct taxes). The university has also been tasked to design a law module which will be used for the training of newly-inducted IRS officers.
Starting this year, the CBIC has also been sending its officers to Science Po in Paris, the World Customs Organisation in Brussels and the Rotterdam Port in Netherlands to expose them to international best practices in customs and indirect tax administration. The Rotterdam port is one of the largest ports in Europe and until 2004 it was also the world's busiest port.
In the last few years, India has augmented its cargo-handling capacity at many of its existing ports and developed several new ports with private participation. The focus of the government is to develop a system of seamless flow of cargo travelling through seas and cut down on the delivery time

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Warning: This contains spoilers.
Episode 3×01 "Tattoo"
- Isaac's Fainting Bike Ride: This works as a great precursor to the intense season opener that followed. It also suggests that Isaac is going to be a much larger part of the show going forward.
- Twinsies: Having twin werewolves as part of the Alpha pack was pretty interesting on its own. However, adding to that fact by making them form one giant wolf was just hilarious. It's the type of development that you realize is such an obvious creative move after it's made.
- That Tattoo: My eyes rolled so far back in my head during that Scott/Stiles scene. You emotional little shit, Scott. At least you aren't getting Allison's name tattooed onto your newly-bulging bicep to "never forget."
- Scott Bulking Up in Mind and Body: He's doing one-handed chin-ups when we first see him, which works as a metaphor for the work he's doing for school… He knows words like ephemeral now!
- Lydia's Man Friend(s): So, Lydia has apparently been getting it on all summer. The dude in her bed is a little too blond for my taste, but hey, to each his own.
- Birds!: I'm going with the theory that this is an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, because, come on, it has to be, right? At least the bitchy teacher (who kind of/sort of has understandable reasons for calling Scott out on his spotty attendance record) redeems herself a bit by not leaving her students behind and escaping.
- Obvious Alpha is Obvious: I was under the assumption that the Super Alpha would be one of the new ladies in town, but I was wrong. However, the truth was not surprising. The second that blind dude showed up on screen, my Max senses started tingling (that sentence turned out unintentionally dirty, and I like it).
- That Tattoo, Redux: Honestly Scott, do you really think the best time to pester Derek about tattoos is when Isaac is lying half dead in the adjacent room? It's not, Scott. You may have learned some big words, but it's nice to know your big, dopey self is still there, deep down.
- Isaac Isn't Dead: Good, good. I'm glad he woke up, because I got kind of worried producers were pulling a bait and switch with his character when he didn't show up in the credits.
- New Girl is a Corpse: Well, that character didn't last too long. I'm assuming she's toast, even though we only saw her die in silhouette.
Well, that was some opening episode. While the newfound intensity was refreshing, maybe maintaining it for the entire hour was a bit much. Things kind of shifted over to the melodramatic about midway through. However, if this is the new, slightly darker tone the show is going for, I'm excited.
Rating: B+
Episode 3×02 "Chaos Rising"
- Almost De-Virgin-Ized Stiles: It's good to know Stiles even almost gets laid in his trademark manic style.
- Ghosts?: Okay, the popular opinion on the show seems to be that Stiles' childhood female friend was taken by the Alpha pack, but her abduction scene seems to disprove that? Honestly, I'm a bit confused about it, but I hope this means the supernatural world of Teen Wolf is about to be blown wide open.
- Uncle Spinal Tap: So, Derek and Isaac got to see newly resurrected Uncle Hale, and Isaac gets fingered in some places he never expected (not like that). Too bad Uncle Hale wasn't able to glean more from his apparent mind-reading Alpha powers than a few blurry images.
- Ginger Twins Making a Mark: While Lydia sets her sights on one half of the red-headed pair, the other sinks his claws into Danny. Does this mean Danny's days are numbered? And how did Lydia know one of them was gay? They are EXACTLY THE SAME.
- Actual Detective Work: So, Scott et al, were actually able to figure out where Boyd was being held after doing more crazy shit to poor, sweet Isaac. Plus, we got some face time with everyone's favorite vet/witch doctor (maybe?).
- Allison Being Awesome: Figuring out the bank angle all on her own with the use of Google, her weird bruise, and city logos, Allison sets out to liberate the captive werewolves by herself.
- Corpsica: Well, that was unexpected. While I long knew Erica was no longer among the living, I totally didn't expect to see her rapidly decomposing body lying around a storage room. Poor Allison, getting trapped in there like that.
- Derek Being Manly: The plan for busting out Boyd and the mystery girl he's being held with was simple: Derek smash! First proving how impressive his muscles are on poor, poor Stiles, Derek then went into the bank fist-first and busted a hole in the vault wall big enough for him and Scott to enter.
- Allison Saves the Day: After learning they've been set up and stuck in the bank vault with feral werwolves, Derek and Scott are understandably freaked. Allison then reveals herself and breaks the magic black ash seal vault trapping them inside, and accidentally frees two wolves who haven't turned in months. Uh-oh.
- Cliffhangers Galore: Okay, more like two. One – Derek's sister, Cora, makes an appearance she is one half of the werewolf team that Allison frees. (Laura is Derek's other sister, the one who was killed by Peter in season 1.) Two – Lydia is possibly having visions/convulsions.
Okay, so this episode lightened up on some of the intensity of the first episode, and I think it worked for the better. Light moments at the beginning and middle made for a much more gripping finale.


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The 4 day safari in Rwanda takes you to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla tracking, Lake Kivu for the boat cruise and then to the murambi caves.
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla tracking
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Kivu, boat trip
Day 4: Visit the murambi caves, back to Kampala
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You will have breakfast and then transfer to Volcanoes National Park and depending on your time of arrival you will track the golden monkeys.
You will have your dinner and overnight at any hotel of your choice.
Day 2: Gorilla tracking
After your breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters to have briefing about how to do gorilla tracking, behave with the gorillas and the family to track. You will then go to the forests to look for the gorillas and the game rangers will be there to help you. You will have a maximum of 1 hour to be with the gorillas as you get their photo shoots, see how they behave, play with others and enjoy your experience.
You will have plenty of water and your packed lunch.
You will go back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Kivu, boat trip
You will have breakfast and then transfer to Lake Kivu. On your arrival you will have lunch and then go to the Lake to enjoy the afternoon boat trip. You may see crocodiles, hippos, birds and others. You will have your dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Visit Murambi caves, back to Kampala
You will have breakfast and then visit the murambi caves where you will have good views of wildlife attractions like Lake Kivu, and also visit different islands.
You will have lunch en route as you head to Kigali to catch up with your flight.
La Palme Hotel
This is among the best deluxe hotel in Rwanda where tourists always feel comfortable to stay while o their Rwanda safaris. This hotel has 48 well designed rooms with 4 large suites. The rooms have screens, good services, internet access, Double bed, telephone and are self-contained.
Mountain Gorilla view
This midrange accommodation is located near the gorilla tracking park that is Volcanoes and the rooms of the lodge are found on the slopes of Mt. Sabinyo therefore providing a good view of the wildlife attractions. The park has 30 cottages with en suite facilities, private verandah to view attractions from, bar, restaurant, fire place, electricity, hot and cold water, generator and so many others.
Muhabura Guest House
Muhabura hotel is a budget accommodation found opposite musanze headquarters near the bank of Kigali. This exposes you to a comfortable life while you stay away your home. There are 30 rooms with single, double and Twin. The rooms are self-contained, with warm and cold showers, satellite TV, laundry services, balcony, garden and so many others.


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So the big clear out began yesterday and didn't take very long for us to fill a skip with all our junk. Unfortunately, we only managed to clear stuff from the garage, but it's a start. Some things were hard to get rid of and many things evoked some very happy memories. There was also a lot of stuff that we wondered why on earth we had hung on to it. Oh and there was a dead mouse. Fortunately, I had retreated inside to make a cup of tea when that joy was discovered.
On to today's project. It's week two of the new challenge over at Anything But A Card where the theme is balance. This is the inspiration photo'and here's my Design Team piece:
Have you notice how butterflies have made a major comeback at the start of the year?! I chose butterflies as their presence indicates that nature is balanced. Originally I was going to alter a spool but found some slate pieces and decided to use those instead.
I layered up the slate pieces and used glue gel to hold them together – hot glue doesn't work very well on this type of material. I tucked in some pieces of white Icelandic moss and then whitewashed the lot with white acrylic paint. I also white washed some miniature roses.
The butterflies were stamped in black on to coconut white card. The stamps are by Hero Arts. I then scrunched up some white muslin, secured it in the centre with wire and the hot glued it to the back of the butterflies. My intention was to soften the look of the piece.
The larger butterfly is attached to some silver jewellery wire.
I did add the word balanced but it didn't look quite right and made the piece look.. er… unbalanced!
Please do take time to buzz over to Anything But A Card and take a look at what the other Design Team members have been up to, there are some amazing projects. Of course we'd love it if you would share your projects too – there's two more weeks left so there's plenty of time.
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Ben Ford drove in six runs in one inning as Highland Hall scored 20 runs in the third inning on the way to a 27-2 rout at Clearview High Friday afternoon.
Ford had a three-run double early in the inning then came back later and had a three-run triple. Jack Rosen drove in three with a bases-loaded double while Rickie Lefitz had a two-run homer in the frame.
There were 20 runs, 14 hits, 6 walks and 6 errors in the inning as Clearview used three pitchers to try and stop Highland Hall, now 3-0 for the season.
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Good morning my friends,
I have a fun project to share today, a little bamboo spine book
I made using my Bind-It-All. I had alot of fun making this one.
You can see I used the new metal butterflies from Momenta on it.
And of course I stitched the cover pages. The paper is all Crate Paper.
This is how it looks on the inside with the Cover-All book from
Zutter, I really like the Cover-alls, they are very cool.
You can actually find step by step instructions for this on the
Bind-It-All blog, I posted last week. :)
I sure would like to see if you have made one.
This is my first and I really enjoyed it.
Ok Happy Monday my friends, I am off to work today! :)


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Whose who? The girl with Jim that someone said looked like a drag is Sean Young who played Lois Einhorn in Ace Ventura-Pet Detective.
I reckon she's a cool person. If that's who you're talking about.
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February 2011 photo challenge - Pets in Black and white
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February 2011 photo challenge - Pets in Black and white
Tomorrow is the 1st of the shortest month of the year
what's the challenge for February??
Traditional?? love/Red/Hearts?? or something off the wall, different??
Well it might be the shortest month in days but sounds like it is going to be the longest in rotten weather...the way it is going to start out anyway!
So....more snow themes!????
Bump. I'm out of ideas besides the trite Valentines.
ideas any one??
Marko help!!!! we need ideas!!
What about the opposite of what valentines is all about... how about heartbroken pets??? You know... the pics we have where they just look soooo pitiful
Marko can we use your podcast from your photography site,
what about black and white??
has it been done??
Thx for the suggestions Breeze and others!
Pets in black and white has not been done and i think it's a
challenge - buuuuuut not sure all the members know how to convert their images to black and white..... (If members are interested to know about the podcast Breeze referred to please feel free to Pm me)
Here's a few other suggestions:
- Pets in red
- Mealtime
- pets doing tricks
Given that it's Feb 1 today please feel free to support any of the suggestions in this thread - OR suggest something completely new. I'll check back late tonite or early tomorrow morning and the theme with the most support will be this month's challenge.
I like the heart broken look idea. My pets are masters at this expression and so I'm sure are other people's pets. Capturing it in a photo would be a fun challenge.
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not sure all the members know how to convert their images to black and white.....
oops I was thinking more of the lines in "gray scale"
I like the black and white and the heartbroken themes
Yeah, the B&W and "heartbroken" ones are both good... personally, I think the latter is more challenging; B&W is a one-click tweak in most image-editing apps.
black and white or grayscale means the same to me so i think we are talking about the same thing.
yup i can pull off both heartbroken and black and white,,could probably get black and white heartbrokens..
I already have a heartbroken in mind... and it's... well, the dog is black and white, even if the picture isn't
I'll let this go till tomorrow morning.....
It's looking like a toss up between heartbroken and black and white.
If a few more people would state a particular preference - that would be great!
Black and white sounds cool to me.
LOL - By my count there is 50/50 support between BW and heartbroken. SCM's vote brought it to a tie.
Soooo - I guess I'll make the final call....and I'll choose Black and white simply because I think it would be a hard challenge for the cat people. Dogs really ARE the champs of that heartbroken look.
and that said....you COULD always do a twofer and show heartbroken in black and white.
thanks for the input everyone - merging suggestion posts now.
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The study used well-established spatial demographic methods for the analysis, geocoding addresses of firearm assault victims for the years 2013 and 2014, and then using American Community Survey data to categorize each neighborhood's demographics. The results were intriguing:
Firearm assaults were concentrated in low-income areas with predominantly Black residents. Although living in a higher-income area was protective for the population overall, it did not protect Black residents from firearm violence to the same degree as White residents. In fact, Black residents of the city's wealthiest block groups had the highest relative risk of firearm injury when compared with White residents. Therefore, unlike previous research in Chicago, race does not appear to be a surrogate for economic status in determining violent firearm injury risk in Philadelphia. Rather, our findings echo those of Kalesan et al., who found that nationally, Black children were more likely than White children to be hospitalized with firearm injury regardless of neighborhood income level.The study is largely descriptive, and the authors admit that they aren't sure why these patterns exist, but the first step toward a solution is obviously to identify the problem. Their map below shows that firearm violence is not spatially random in Philadelphia, so the hot spots are the obvious starting points.


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3 Tech Giants To Trade With Complete Confidence Into 2018
Use GOOGL, FB and AMZN to generate income with zero out-of-pocket expense
Stocks have been on fire for months and the technology sector is a star. The high-profile FANG gang are up over 30% in 12 months. Markets have had periods of rotation in and out of the bunch, but in the long run, bulls bought the stuff on every dip with both hands.
This is likely to continue into 2018. I expect that the macroeconomic thesis will remain strong and that central bank leaders and politicians will stay the course of easy money and gradual rate hike cycles. The so-called Trump trade is alive regardless of who is at the helm. Growth is here to stay, and this time it is globally synchronized. Evidence of this is yesterday's 4% spike in Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT).
Shorting stocks has been difficult as dips, as rare as they are, don't last long. From a trading perspective, the ascent speed of stocks makes it difficult to deploy new positions. Winning equities perpetually seem ready to correct.
This is not the same as saying that markets are too expensive. Most worthy stocks are still very reasonable. Most notably, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a price-to-earnings ratio under 19. This sustained rally is led by giant stocks of the best quality. They have real earnings right here and now and little speculation. Yes, the PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ:QQQ) is up 30% this year. This is not a dot com bubble situation where price rose on pure "hopium."
So I continue my strategy of deploying new bullish risk but with no money out-of-pocket and with plenty of room for error. The idea is simple — I sell downside risk below support and if it holds then I retain my premium for maximum gains. Else I own the shares.
Today I want to invest into three giant tech companies that have changed my life. They are three of the four that make up the collective that is now known as FANG. I opted out of Netflix, Inc.(NASDAQ:NFLX) because of long-term fundamental concerns I have for them.
Mega-Tech Stocks to Buy: Alphabet (GOOGL)
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), which is the "G" in "FANG," is a money-making machine. They have several platforms with more than a billion users each. Yet, they are only really monetizing only one so there is plenty of potential to unlock in 2018.
There are always critics who call for the doom of the click advertising, but management is making all the right moves to stay ahead of trends. They will not be left behind. They are now firmly into several new industries, including video and self-driving tech. I am willing to own it if it corrects, yet I will still structure my trade to account for some uncertainty in the next few months.
Sell the GOOGL Feb 2018 $905 put and collect $4 to open. Here I have a 90% chance of success. GOOGL can fall 14% and I would still retain max gains. If margin requirement is an issue, I would sell the $925/$920 spread for a 10% yield on risk instead.
Mega-tech Company to Buy: Amazon (AMZN)
The "A" in "FANG" is Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). Critics have defied it for a decade and lost. It is a perpetual start-up that never quit growing. Its CEO Jeff Bezos is a daring genius who thinks big and delivers even bigger. They sacrifice some margins but for astonishing growth. Shorting this one has been financial suicide.
They grow with no cash burn and they have proven that they can dial up the margins if they want to. Recently they bought Whole Foods, so now they have a foot on the street and others are worried. There is no financial engineering here; if they borrow it is to grow!
This is impressive execution I can bet on but still with caution. After all, it is up over 50% year-to-date and costs almost $1,200 per share, so the risk is high.
Sell the AMZN Feb 2018 $960 put and collect $5.25 to open. There is only a 10% theoretical chance of failure. This is a 17% buffer zone from here. If margin requirement is an issue, I would sell the $965/$960 spread for a 10% yield on risk instead.
Mega-tech Company to Buy: Facebook (FB)
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is the "F" in FANG. This is a quality company with a reasonable valuable. A 30 P/E is cheap considering the growth and the margins. Technically it is still near the all-time high so there is room for dips but in this uber-bull market, buyers will step in. Year-to-date, FB is up 50% so entry points may not be absolute bottoms but with value on my side I am confident that I can manage my risk without major issues should the worst case scenario happen.
Management is a proven winner. They've made smart acquisitions and have the daily attention of over a billion users and for hours at a time. It's hard to mess up such an advantage. Video is the future and they are right there in the thick of it. I am willing to own FB stock for the long term especially if it's at a discount.
Sell the FB Mar 2018 $145 put naked for $1. This bullish trade has an 85% theoretical odds of success. Otherwise, I would accrue losses below $144. I am comfortable with that given that I have an 18% buffer.
Ultimately, regardless of how careful I am, investing in stocks is fraught with danger, so I never risk more than I am willing to lose.
Nicolas Chahine is the managing director of SellSpreads.com. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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New Moon in Scorpio, 2014
meanwhile listen to Barry Manilow
OK. Now I am warning you ! I have multiple reasons to write the following sentence:
I shall add him to the world leaders file- born with the Sun at 29.10!!! Gemini!!
Be back later....
China launches new World Bank rival on Oct.24, 2014 in Beijing. AIIB: Japan, Indonesia, Australia, and South Korea did not participate at the launch. The chart is extremely positive, because: the Ascendant on 8 degrees = 8 Chinese lucky number. The Sun and Venus are at 0 degrees- the Sun and Venus are in Scorpio, the sign of money, and transformation. I am sure this AIIB will disturb enormously the USA!! USA will no longer be the only world power who loans money! The Dollar is in danger too. Pluto on the Ascendant - Money- in Capricorn- very powerful!
The only disturbing position is that of Uranus- in the 3rd house- of neighbors- conjunct to the South node. Disturbance, sudden changes will come from there. I do not have the exact hour, but using 12:03 am - will get a 8 - lucky no. degree.
Mercury 10Cnc19 135 Saturn 25Sco19 29.10.2014 15:28
On October 5 I wrote about the maps of the Queen and Charles. How they will be triggered.
Meanwhile, as I wrote you yesterday, we had a CIT ( Change in Trend) and we are trading now the S&P at 2011.... LOL....
Saturday is always the day when I wrote my forecasts. It is quiet, no trade, and the rain outside will keep me in the house- at least for a while. So I have time to look at shares readers ask me to. Here is for you, Vick: SPWR:
The share started to trade for the first time on Nov 17, 2005- Soon to turn 9 years old- thus ending a cycle. Top was at 164$ on November 8, 2007- low was 3.90 on Nov.16, 2012 = 1836 days difference and roughly 160 $. It is interesting to see, that to top and bottom was close to the birthday- all in November. Therefore, we can assume that Novembers are quite vulnerable for this share. I added the Sun's cycle to the graph together with Fibonacci arc:
Fibo arc is blocking at 31.84. Running above it next station is 39.50- Dec 17th.
Adding to this the technical analysis: weekly graph: although we got a positive momentum since Oct 15th,- like all the market, the negative divergence points to a fall. Since it is a weekly- the fall will not be immediate, but count in weeks.
Bottom line Vick, I would be long with a stop at 29 targeting 33.40-34.8-35.50-36.20... And sell out if falls below 29.
Good luck :)
Have a nice week end.
TA25: opened with a gap- now all the day it will linger around 1436 level- 1434 is a support, but this gap should close, so stay out..
It is the day of the Moon. It is at 22 Pisces right now...- it will turn VOC on 22:25 gmt +2.
the other ruler of the day is Jupiter. It is now in Leo, at 20.40^.
Moon 72 Pluto 3.11.2014 9:52
I can happily tell you, that I am a very very happy grandmother as of this morning.
November 4, 2014 Tuesday
Today the Moon covers Uranus, so expect a zig zag trading. We can add to this the ruler of the day is Uranus... and Mars, so it will be a very powerful zig zag.
The most you could gain on the Natural Gas:
TA25: closed at 1440.75- it is consolidating since Oct 6- in spite of all the world indices, that rallied. It is an index you don't want to touch!
Nikkei: jumps like a kenguru!!! $ 18% since Oct 18th . If you have my application, boy, you are rich now! We are long there with a stop at 16720. Today is 144 days from April 14 low and 23.66% higher. If you are a day trader, the stop for long is at 16950! So careful now...
Nifty: stop for long 8180
Cyprus: why the crash ???
Spain: stop 10200- target 10500.
Local share: BiComm: this is the weekly chart: we have a triple top, but there is a neg. divergence in the RSI+MACD- ! Stop 7640.
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November 5,2014 Wednesday
Yesterday brought a change in the senate. Looking at the USA natal chart with yesterday's transits fro Washington, there are 5 angles to point to this change.:
The main angle is 1): transit Uranus squaring natal Sun- a revolution, a change. 2) tr.Pluto in opposition to natal Sun- this is an angle that affects the USA since Dec.2013 and will be there till Feb. 2015. If I take a larger orb, then even longer. 3) transit Uranus is in opposition to Saturn (government) and will be till the end of March 2015. 4) transit Sun, which moves very quickly- in Scorpio- was 150 - bad angle to tr. Uranus- both bringing the change. and 5) tr.Sun 120^ to natal Sun... Usually 120 is a good aspect, but it can also represent a culmination and fall. So there you have the sky messaging us.
Today we are ruled by Mercury. Mercury is conjunct Arcturus fixed star, a very fortunate one. It is at 24 degrees. There is a minor positive angle between Mercury and Saturn. They form a support at 2004 for the S&P; and a resistance for the gold at 1164.
I sent updates to subscribers.
Yesterday I sent more than 15 updates through the application.
Ok market starts, see you later
The Moon for today gmt+2
5.11.2014 14:00:53 24°24'02"Ari Quincunx Saturn
5.11.2014 15:24:56 25°13'30"Ari Opposition Mercury
5.11.2014 23:32:59 0°00'00"Tau <<<
November 7, 2014 Friday
As I write these lines we are already after the full moon... time is passing very fast. It is the day of the Tower too, usually it brings a top or low in the gold.So far the gold fell to 1131. Between Aug 8-Oct 3 =25 days fall, then 12 days rise, and now 17 days fall... till now. I don't think we saw the last low. A date to watch will be Feb.8,2015.
S&P hit:2032. a target given to subscribers in my report last week.
November 8, 2014 Saturday
On Nov 1st I uploaded SPWR after a request of a reader. I wrote, that in the past it dipped in November, and that we are long there with a stop at 29. This November too it made a low, 29.50- but we were not stopped out, and now it trades at 30.22- It should go above 30.45 in order to be on the safe side of a long pos. otherwise it can fall back.
Yesterday I wrote that the "Tower"card bring a CIT in the Gold. I hope you managed to get out of the shorts, and immediately turn LONG!!!
Medivi: rallied till Oct 28th, since then it is correcting- now at 71. Stop: 67.30
The Winner of this month so far is the Natural Gas... I posted in FB.
Nikkei is consolidating for 4 days now, And we were stopped out at 16950.
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Russel 2000: is back to Sept 11 top. WIll it go further?
Copper: risky!
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In the news: the coalition attacked the ISIS' leaders convoy. they are not sure if the chief was killed, or just wounded... Probably revenge attacks will burst out now.
November 10, 2014 Monday
It is a day ruled by the Moon. It is VOC. till 10:38 gmt+2- then it will enter Cancer.
10.11.2014 15:04:33 2°21'13"Cnc Trine Mercury
10.11.2014 16:30:43 3°06'43"Cnc Sesqui-quadrate Sun
10.11.2014 19:43:50 4°48'27"Cnc Trine Neptune
10.11.2014 22:44:39 6°23'24"Cnc Semi-square Jupiter
Tomorrow there is a Bank holiday in France, Canada and the US!
I googled "news about Assad". Reading Al Jazeera, I cannot figure out who is against whom over there...
ISIS confirms the death of El Bagdadi., the leader...... killed by the coalition bombing on their convoy two days earlier.
BABA: Born on Sept 19,2014/ Oct 15 made a low at 82- while transit Sun touched natal Mercury.
12.11.2014 11:16:17 25°12'55"Cnc Trine Saturn
12.11.2014 20:44:12 0°00'00"Leo <<<
Nifty: different sites give different price levels..
Today is a very important day, because it is ruled by Jupiter and Uranus. Jupiter brings expansion, Uranus unforeseen events. Any news in the world ? Did not have a chance yet to see. Ok. I opened CNN, and I see more killings, uprisings, fights, bomb attacks all over. Typical to Mars-Pluto conjunction, which is still in the background.
Difficult times for him will come in March 2016, when transit Uranus will square his natal Uranus.
In my last week's report I wrote : S&P:
What is new in the sky today?? Neptune is stationary, turning Direct after a retrograde motion since June 9. Then the S&P made a top and fell during the next 3 days with 30 points. The S&P traded then at 1955-1925, now it is at 2031-. So you have to decide if you want keep your position and absorb this eventual correction, or not. Everybody as the pocket allows. Since Neptune is at 4.48 degrees, It will affect those who have planets in their natal chart at this degree. + - 1. So if your Sun is at 3 to 5 degrees any sign, Neptune will send its rays. Astrologers like to see Neptune as the planet of Divinity. This is what "Zet" tells us about it:
" * Neptune
As URANUS is the octave of Venus and acts principally upon the love nature, aiming to elevate mankind in matters personal and social, so Neptune is the octave of Mercury, and altogether spiritual in its aims. As Mercury is Lightbearer of the physical Sun, so Neptune is Lightbearer for the spiritual Sun, (called Vulcan by the Western Mystics). Intellectuality, ruled by Mercury lifted us above the animal and made man, man; the Spirituality ruled by Neptune will in time raise us beyond the state of the human and make us divine.
Neptune really signifies what we may call "the gods" commencing with the supernormal beings we know as Elder Brothers, and compassing the innumerable hosts of spiritual entities, good, bad, and indifferent, which influence our evolution. Its position and aspects denote our relation to them; malefic aspects attract agencies of a nature inimical to our welfare, benefic configurations draw upon the good forces."
I see Neptune as the "silent killer". Neptune makes us "live on a cloud" . We are surrounded by other clouds. We do not see, think of feel right. Only after we pass the effect of Neptune and look back, we are stricken by a thunderbolt, and cry out: how could I have not seen this ??!! Or how did I believe in him?? Or how come the doctors did not find the desease and now it is too late?? I saw too many "How comes" in the charts of people so when we want to be "down on Earth" all the spiritual mumble jumble does not help.. Sorry if I hurt someones feelings.. In the market Neptune brings inflation.
Neptune rules Pisces, and it takes 166 years to make a trip around the astrological wheel. It was in Pisces in 1848 during the french revolution, Mexican war, - till 1862. This time Neptune will be in Pisces till 2026.
Something strange is happening with my mobile, I don't get my own alerts, that I send you guys on the application.... What should I do ? I closed and reopened it, I checked the messaging button, all OK.
Natural gas: I uploaded the graph a while ago, it made a very nice move: Now
The former U.S. Army Ranger from Indianapolis was deployed to Iraq in" 2007, and he decided to aid Syrian refugees after his service. He started his "own aid group called Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA).
Disappeared on Oct 2013- changed his name, and turned muslim... all this did not help. He was beheaded yesterday, while in the progressed chart Venus crossed Chiron.
I found no clue in his map for such an end. Only his age- 26.7- see how many planets are at this degree in his natal? Something terrible to happen around this age.
I just heard on the news, that Klausz Iohannis, the leader of the minorities won in the Romanian elections!
Only those born in Romania, like me, and in Transylvania, can understand how HUGE this issue is!!
Romania has always made transfer to minorities from Transylvania- where people are much more cultivated- to the Romanian side, where people still bring water from wells- from the ground, and the most popular transportation is a carriage with 2 horses or a donkey. In spite of the richness of the soil, people live there in a time tunnel - 600 years backwards... Well, not in the capital, but 10 meters out of. it.
Although I am not there for 40 years, I am happy for this change... maybe modern world will raise its head there too...
Of course, I had to check the birth map of Klausz Iohannis: 13. June 1959- name and date add up to 7.... a dreamer??? let's hope he'll succeed.
It is very interesting, that his date adds up to 16, and he was elected on the 16th .
What do you think ??
Now my grandson is due to come... so see you later. while I enjoy the children, you can check out this map: USA with the Dollar.
There are no coincidences!!
S&P: topped at 2053.61- a level I gave to subscribers.. During the night it fell back to 2044- which is the support of Neptune.
Biden was born on 20.11.1942- his date adds up to 11/2 he is full of 2's- ruled by the Moon. We discussed the no.11 above..
Ok... so what is new today ? Just now the Moon enters Scorpio. This position is nad for the Moon.Why? because it is exalted in Taurus, so it will be " in fall " in the opposite sign.
Dow: is at 17629- hmmm- this one did not correct- but trades sideways. 17640 - this is the stop I would work with.
Russel:has been correcting for 5 days Now at 1157.69- Long only above 1169!
For Iphone users, I explained how to see past alerts- by scrolling down- but it gives you only the last 2 days/ If you know of any apps to do the same pls. let me know.
Today we are ruled by Venus and Jupiter, the two benefactors. Look out for a peak and turn. Not only because of the planets involved, but the time is ticking too. All those shares and indices that bottomed on Oct 15, or 16th - till today 36- days passed, 6x6. Also the New Moon is tomorrow, another planetary position that brings changes. I am not talking about crashes, only corrections.
I shall prepare the next forecast, we will be cleverer to what to expect..
The Sun will enter Sagittarius, in two hours, as it did for the last thousands of years. This celestial clock works in a perfect way we can hardly comprehend.. Did you EVER think of this? How comes that since the beginning of times, always at the same time the Sun will be at the same point as it was one or 10000 years ago?? Isn't this a miracle?
I wrote many times of this sign. It rules the 9th house in the wheel, Comes after the 8, which shows our transformation, maybe even rebirth, now we can look higher, and see how do we comprehend the world, what is our phylosophical view on eartly matters. Sagittarius is related to religion and high studies, also issues that far away countries will bring to us. Depending what planet is in our natal chart in house 9, this house will be affected. If Saturn there, the person will be dogmatic, and will not understand or agree to other's views. If Uranus, will be eccentric and different, sometimes sometimes shocking others. People who have Uranus in H9 ex: Coco Chanel, Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck, Judy Garland, Henry Kissinger,Giorgio Armani, Pavarotti, Domingo, Bill Clinton,Israel,Diana, Assad, Isis...


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ResNullius:Good reply. I agree, generally. However, most of my IRA money is in equities like AT&T, GE, B&G Foods, and some others. I'm not fond of mutual funds or bonds.Gold? We have some gold and silver, safely stashed away, but what good will ANYTHING be if everything goes to hell? For that matter, I even have some coins so we'd have "hard money", too, but would anything be useful?Finally, we live way out in the country on a ridge, have a good supply of nonperishable foodstuffs (mainly because we buy on sale), can heat with wood (which we have plenty of) if need be, and even have our own well water (and a generator and fuel).No use fretting too much about "the end of the world". Hell, if the asteroid comes, so be it. Or a super volcano. Or a humongous earthquake. When we used to live in a populated area, near a likely target, we used to say that, if we heard the Russians had launched their nukes at us, we'd just pour a couple of good drinks, sit on the step and wait. Vermonter
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Hey Cupcakes,
You claim you want good music. You claim you're tired of the corporate radio B.S. You claim that you're tired of the degrading music videos and misogynistic lyrics. I got your back but you've gotta work with me. Damn! I am trying to introduce you to next level artists but now I need you to do the right thing and support their music. Okay? *Smiles.*
Meet MADCON. Two Norwegian brothers with roots in Africa spitting fiyyyyahhh, funk and fun on the mic. Please check out my Planet Abiola Show interview with them below. And ALSO watch my recent interviews with up and coming artists Blitz the Ambassador, LMFAO, Anthony David-- and fine, watch my Busta Rhymes episode too. ;-) Enjoy-- and hit me up on Twitter, Flickr and PlanetAbiola.com!
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On March 17, 2017, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term foreign currency rating on Belize to selective default ('SD') from 'CC'. At the same time, we removed the rating from CreditWatch with negative implications, where we had placed it on Feb. 21, 2017. In addition, we lowered the short-term foreign currency rating to 'D' from 'C'.
At the same time, we affirmed the 'CC' long-term local currency rating and the 'C' short-term local currency rating. We revised the outlook on the long-term local currency rating to stable from negative. We affirmed our transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment at 'CC'.
We are also lowering our rating on the bonds included in the sovereign's debt exchange to 'D' from 'CC' (foreign currency bonds due in 2038).
These rating actions follow Belize's announcement on March 15, 2017, that holders of more than 87% of the U.S. dollar bonds due in 2038 have consented to amendments to the terms of the bonds, which will alter the interest rate and amortization schedule. The collective action clauses relating to the U.S. dollar bonds specify the voting threshold at 75% of bondholders. Above this threshold, the proposed amendments become binding to all holders of such bonds. According to the proposed amendments, the bonds will have a final maturity date of Feb. 20, 2034, instead of Feb. 20, 2038. In addition, the amendments will provide that the principal amount of such bonds will amortize in five equal, annual installments commencing on Feb. 20, 2030, and ending on Feb. 20, 2034; replacing the original amortization schedule, which was previously scheduled to begin in February 2019. Finally, the interest rate on such bonds (which was scheduled to step up to 6.767% on Aug. 20, 2017) will now be fixed for the life of the bonds at 4.9375%.
As per our criteria, we characterize this exchange offer as distressed as it is our view that holders of the U.S dollar bonds have accepted less than the originally promised payments because of the risk that the issuer won't fulfill its original obligations with respect to such bonds (see "Ratings Implications of Exchange Offers and Similar Restructurings, Update"). Also, according to our criteria, once a distressed exchange offer has been confirmed (albeit with a future effective date), we lower the issuer rating to 'SD' and the affected issue rating to 'D'.
We believe the government is less likely to default on its local currency-denominated debt, and it has made no mention of its intention to restructure this debt. Therefore we affirmed our local currency ratings.
The government of Belize expects that the restructuring will become effective by March 21, 2017. Upon completion of the restructuring, we will reassess the sovereign's general credit standing, most likely raising the foreign currency long term rating to the 'CCC' or low 'B' categories.


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[mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]Sent: Mon 11/15/2010 10:34 AMTo:
Juliet AshSubject: Dissertation
Hi Juliet,my name is Pippa Fairhall, I left you a voicemail this morning at the Royal College.Im within my third year at Ravensbourne studying menswear and am currently writing my dissertation on prison gangs. I have been reading your book 'Dress behind Bars' and have found it an extremely useful sourse for my research.I wanted to ask if it would be possible I could come and speak with you regarding your findings when writing your book, and for your opinion on the area I have chosen to look at?I understand you are very busy, but would really appreciate some of your time. Kind regards Pippa Fairhall
Hello Pippa,I'm glad you have found the book useful. Yes - do come and have a chat if you feel it would be useful. Would you prefer to come to my home in Hackney or to the RCA? I'm in college Tuesdays and Wednesdays - and pretty booked up but might be able to find an hour on a Tuesday. Otherwise I'm in Hackney near London Fields.Do phone my home number - 0207 ****** to arrange a time if you would like to.All the best Juliet
Tutor in History and theory of Dress and Textiles,Royal College of Art,Kensington Gore,London SW7 2EU(tel. 020 7590 4480)(email: email@example.com)-----Original Message-----From: Pippa Fairhall
Hello Pippa,please find some thoughts in answer to your questions below. You ask some interesting questions and I'm sure you will find thefollowing books (that i discover are not in the bibliography of my book as I thought since the publishers requested such a limited amount of further reading!Louis Kontos and Dave Brotherton: 'Encyclopedia of Gangs(Greenwood Publishing group, 2008)Dave Brotherton, Luis Barrioos & Louis Kontos (eds.) 'Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives (Columbia University press) 1991?Dave Brotherton & Luis Barrios (eds.): 'Latin King & Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Social Transformation of a New York Gang' (Columbia University press), 1997?Dave brotherton, 'Cross-Cultural perspectives on Youth, marginalisation and Empowerment in the New Millenium', (Columbia University press)Hope this may be of help - the 'Latin King & Queen...' book is really the definitive text on US gangs!All the best and good luck with the research - see below for answers to your questions!Juliet-----Original Message-----From: Pippa Fairhall
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Hello Juliet,Hope you have had a good week? Sorry for the delay in my reply. I understand you are busy and I really appreciate you taking time to look over some questions.My inspiration for this topic was the growing popularity in gang culture within the United States, this lead me on to one of America's largest prison gangs, The Mexican mafia, aka La EME. My main intentions are to look at the visual elements essential to agang member. As well as their relationship between image and crime.What I have noticed throughout my short study of Mexican-American gangs, is the constant reminder of violence towards other gangs through clothing and tattoos. This is something that seems to be key to their survival. I was really interested in 'DressBehind Bars' the section on contemporary prison clothing and the prisoners reaction to having to conform to prison clothing. They still used ways of expressing their affiliation to a gang through the colour of their socks. -This so obvious need and desire tobe apart of a subculture, to conform, under a number of rules and constraints, is the total opposite is what is known as a rebel, an outcast and a criminal in the first place?JA: I think its in the nature of subcultural style (see Hebdige and Muggleton on Subcultural style) that there are tacit codes of dress which mean that rather than rebelling as an individual against society/ prison authorities you rebel COLLECTIVELY as a gang. So I don't really agree that by wanting to identify with a gang's rules sartorially you go against the 'outsider' mentality of criminality. After all the belonging to a gang (certainly in US prisons and often on the street) is often a matter of survival due to the violent competitiveness between gangs. So by wearing colour coded socks you are identifying yourself as aprt of a rebellious collective against prison or society's rules that ban such clothing (in prisons at least) as gang status.Within the same chapter a point is made on the colour of the t-shirts of prisoners, depicting the sentence that the said criminal is serving.Would you ever say that this could work to the advantage of the prisoners? Were they proud of their uniform, proud of their crime?JA: Yes sometimes this is the case since a gang member's status may well depend on the severity or risky nature of the crime and the ensuing sentence they received. This is another reason why prison authorities try to deter gang membership and the subcultural dress codes since wearing gang clothing prevents individuals from repenting their crime and subsequent rehabilitation.'According to Lurie (Alison Lurie - The Language of Clothes), there is a proportional relation between the number of items of clothing one has and how much one is able to express visually, because clothes are one's visual vocabulary. So a person with asmall wardrobe can express only a few messages via clothes, while someone interested in fashion with a large wardrobe is able to express a number of different messages.' (Svendsen 2006, p.64-65)JA: Yes this may be the case but there is also the question of poverty - crime and drug dealing may finance some of la EME's lifestyle but conspicuous clothing and variety might lead police in a poor neighbourhood to more readily identify gangs as criminal. The question seems to be whether La EME chose to have a small vocabulary of clothing as it is the only way they wish to be perceived. By making the choice of only expressing yourself in one way, will lead your audience to only view you in that way.There is no other thought apart from death and violence when studying the look of La EME when they chose to convey such a minimal amount of variety. On the contrary to that, is La EME expressing themselves with such a lack variety due to the lack ofknowledge? Resulting in them having the lower hand is communication via clothing, making it almost essential to express themselves through the use of tattoos? JA: All these questions you raise are highly likely. I think Brotherton & Kantos and barrios will be much more able to answer them since they've been researching US gangs for the last 3 decades!!!!These are some rough ideas that I want to expand on during my dissertation and hope that you can give me some feed back of your own thoughts. Many Thanks


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I have several pieces of buckeye burl that I'm itching to turn but I'm worried about how soft the wood is. I have talked to a few member who had great incite but I would like to get some more input before i do anything.
I am primarily interested in stabilizing the wood and so far people have recommended CPES clear sealer, CA, and Mylands… and they all say to apply the sealer post rough turning.
Has anyone had good results with an alternative method and or sealer product?
If the universal consensus is to apply the sealer post rough turning what is the best way to mount the blanks to avoid tear out?


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Nothing like the thrill of buying a new 2015 Coachman Mirada 35 LSF 1f66f5dy6foao4474, What a rotten experience we have been through' It all started with Collier RV in Rockford' They will lie and tell you anything to get you to by from them' Then 2 trips to Middlebury to Coachman' First trip to a factory authorized service center for one week' that's how long it took to get our brand new coach fixed so we could even get to use it, Then back in December for 6 weeks at the factory for the rest of the repairs, They fixed many things, Like replace the windshield' De laminating, Replace the floor with linoleum , Tiles were coming up and not sticking to the floor in several places" Cabinet work through out, Way to many nail holes and scratches' Both slides needed to be fixed, bedroom slide stops came off' not stopping where it should have, Going out to far and in to far tore up the cabinets, Living Room slide not closing all the way' T bar had to be removed and cut to fit because it hit the rollers on frame, Then they could not even paint it for me, Replace the awning over the living room slide, Collier leaves them open all year long so it had a large stain from snow and ice setting on it for so long and stretched it out, and so much more, Well anyway Coachmen RV Co, Jason Brewer, Regional Service Manager' read over my very long list of problems and told me that nothing is warranty" but i will fix it, He did not make me feel any better about all the problems, He was ignorant and snotty about the whole ordeal, They think we should buy there rotten RVs and not complain about the very poor quality workmanship that goes into building them, Nathan Hedges Service Representative' I spent many times talking to this guy, One thing for sure' this guy gets very defencive' just like Brewer when you start talking about the quality of their RVs. And he really gave me the feeling that i had to kiss his but to get anything fixed, He promised me a tour of the factory" But he was always to busey' So that never happened, When i picked up our coach in December at the factory, He couldn't even stick around to go over the things they fixed, He started to but they found that the Dashboard air was not working' And so they took it back in to make a mad dash to fix it at about 2:15, Nathan left, I went to get a sandwich and was back at 3:33 they go home at 3:30 and my coach was setting out side with a note on the seat explaining that a vacuum line was pinched off causing it to malfunction, And no Nathan to go over the rest of the list that they made out to go over with me and tell me about the repairs, All i know is i spent many phone calls' emails' texts to him.
Two text was just recently about the fuel cap' And he never got back to me, So i emailed Bob Jewel repair shop Foreman and he got right back to me about the cap, Saying that it was ordered from ford and it is the correct one, Bob Jewel made a great effort to fix our coach But it is management that would not let him fix it like they should have, If more people at Coachman were like Bob' Coachman would have to do no repairs on their RV's' And i was assured that we would be happy when we get it back, well we are not, I got it back with some things that were not repaired, Like the steering wheel alignment it was off to the right when i left it, Now it is off to the left just as far as it was to the right, And they said it was fixed' Bottom of living room slide Tbar is not painted on the bottom, Entrance door is still not closing right not latching all the way, They replaced the gas cap' The guy working on it told me that it got damaged somehow so they ordered a new one and put it on it' So now on my trip home the check engine light came on to warn me of a problem' You now they told me to go to Ford motor company to get it fixed' Ford told me they probably damaged the EVAP system and it was their responsibility' Real nice for me' Seal sweep on living room slide coming off, Original sweep looks to have been replaced with a stick on version that is not holding, A wire was actually hanging over the exhaust pipe and was burned up and melted' and was on my list when they got it' And when i got it home it was still there, I had to crawl under it and put it back up in the frame rail, The black paint on the top and bottom sides had a very high sharp edge on where they taped it to spray it, they fixed the edge on bottom stripe' but not the top stripe edge, the bottoms of the storage compartments are bowing down in the middle and look terrible, Brewer told me he will not fix them, period' and the whole chassis and bottoms of storage compartments are just full of rust' rust is everywhere on the bottom this coach including the gen set' Go figure' they have all of their chassis setting out side in a field' With buckets and or tarps over the steering wheels, chassis are in the elements, snow rain what ever, Outside TV compartment had damage to the bottom left side and had a crack shaped like a c in the body and it was painted with a paint that was a few shades lighter and did not match at all' well they fixed it al right' they painted it the correct color but they just sprayed it over the damaged aria and left it like it was' So water can get inside and start the process of delamination, They did not make no effort to fix the crack in the body what so ever. And mud flaps on the front wheels would be nice, The wheels throw road wash/mud/snow/debris all over the steps so when you go in and out you track it in, And throw the same on the other side where the hyd compartment is at.
In general the paintwork is a very low quality and the finish shows it. Our coach had something wiped down the sides along the body line and they were going to buff it off while they were buffing all the smudges and dull spots off' They did pretty good on the dull spots but left the other smears down both sides along the body line, It looked like someone wiped down the sides with a rag that had something on it that would not come off the paint, The dashboard is setting on the steering column and all the way over to the right side, Not centered in the dash opening, The steering column rubs so bad it squeaks sometimes when you tilt the steering wheel, Nathan Hedges will not fix it, So buyer beware coachman is not the friendliest company to do business with and they do not build the best either, It is in my opinion that they give the Amish people a bad name with the quality of their work' Because they like to brag that their RVs are made in the heart of the Amish country with craftsmanship, Any body El's have any horror stories about Coachman products, http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Coachmen/internet/Coachmen-RV-Co-Jason-Brewer-ripoff-Middlebury-internet-57114
Product or Service Mentioned: 2015 Coachmen Rv Mirada 35lsf Rv.
Reason of review: Bad quality.
Monetary Loss: $99000.
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution.
Your coach makes my Winnebago look petty good. Get a lawyer.....


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In the Lip Sync Battle tomorrow night, Thursday, May 21, on Spike TV, which condiment — make that singer — will prevail in the epic showdown, Salt or Pepa? The Lip Sync Battle is destined to be one of most anticipated ones so far of the debut season of this funny and entertaining series. Check out this article and the brief video clips of a couple of Salt and Pepa's upcoming lip sync battles below, to get a taste of the spicy battles to come from these two well-seasoned musical vets!
LL Cool J hosts Lip Sync Battle, offering his own witty comments about the performances of the celebs and musical artists who take part in the competition every week. He explains the rules, introduces the combatants, and does a great job organizing the seeming chaos into an entertainment event that has become one of Spike TV's most popular series ever.
Chrissy Teigen, who is the lovely color commentator on Lip Sync Battle, engages the audience and viewers at home with her often sassy but always on the mark comments and appraisals of the performances she witnesses. Together, she and LL Cool J are two of the most entertaining game show hosts around.
Salt-N-Pepa have become one of musical culture's most recognizable duos, as pretty much everyone has heard their hit songs like Push It used in commercials, even if they were not fans of the song when it first came out. The singing duo have become advertising, as well as rapping, icons. Tomorrow night on Lip Sync Battle, their fans will get the chance to see which of the two has the better lip syncing skills.
Salt and Pepa will lip sync to two songs each. The first one will be just themselves on the stage, with no staging or backup dancers to help them out.
For their second songs of the epic showdown, Salt and Pepa can use whatever they think might help "push" them into the winner's circle, like elaborate staging and dancers. The winner will get bragging rights and will take home the Lip Sync Battle Championship belt, to wear and/or display proudly.
While the names of both of their two songs that the duo will be performing have not yet been released, it is known that one song that Salt will lip sync to is the Run D.M.C. hit, It's Tricky. One of the songs that Pepa will lip sync to is the Katy Perry hit, Firework. The brief clips from these two performances are below!
Lip Sync Battle on Spike TV is a creative collaboration between Jimmy Fallon and his Eight Million Plus Productions company, British comedian and actor Stephen Merchant, and comedian and actor John Krasinski. Fallon, Merchant, and Krasinski have all taken part in lip sync battles on previous episodes this season, and they are all quirky and talented individuals. Fallon hosts the Tonight Show, while Stephen Merchant has been in T.V. series like The Ricky Gervais Show and in the movie, Hello Ladies. John Krasinki played Jim Halpert in The Office and he has been in movies like It's Complicated and Promised Land.
Thursday night on Lip Sync Battle on Spike TV at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, fans will finally get to see one of this season's most hotly-anticipated lip sync battles when Salt goes head-to-head in an epic showdown against Pepa. Which condiment will prevail? Perhaps more importantly, will Salt and Pepa still be friends after the battle, and which of them will shine the brightest, be declared the winner and take home the Championship belt? Be sure to tune in tomorrow night to find out, and in the meantime, check out the cool preview clips below!
Written By Douglas Cobb
Salt on Lip Sync Battle: It's Tricky by D.M.C. [preview]
Pepa on Lip Sync Battle: Firework by Katy Perry [Preview]


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The world economy is gaining strength as global private sector activity hit a one-year high in February, building on the gains of previous months.
Momentum is growing in both service and manufacturing industries, with strong improvement in the United States leading the way, according to a new report by JPMorgan.
The Global Total Output index, was 55.5 in February, up from 54.5 in January, comfortably above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction.
(READ the Reuters story in the Guardian)


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Problem: Cleaning the bathtub is a time consuming chore, that is messy and frustrating to deal with
The stress on your knees and back scrubbing the tub. While inhaling harmful chemicals, is a reason why many of us delay this task.
Solution: The BathRub, which is a disposable biodegradable latex material, which can be placed over your bathtub. It attached to four suction cups that on each end of the product. Once your BathRub is anchored, it is ready to use.


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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Hating School.
I ,like any other normal teenager, hate the naggy teachers, the piles of homework that seem too devour your life, and waking up before the suns out! But this actually isn't the reason I hate school. I actually don't mind the teachers or homework (okay that's sorta a lie I really truly dislike with every ounce of my body homework!!) but what I do hate is the peer pressure. It's horrible! I never thought that being bad was considered "cool" but anymore if you don't do nasty terrible things your considered lame. Which is totally not true because I'm freaking awesome ;) Just kidding. For example today Im out side for lunch I look out in the field and when I do I'm literally freaking out because a kid ( name I will not mention in fear of being beaten up!) is beating is the holy scadoodle out of another kid! And others are praising him! Ahh! What's going on there! Thankfully a teacher broke it up.... At my school you also get the pressure of doing drugs, drinking, smoking, and other rated R things that are totally nasty! I'M ONLY FOURTEEN! In my opinion losing all my brain cells, ruining my liver, ruining my lungs, getting nasty teeth, and getting pregnant at age is 14 is NOT cool! But for some reason at my school and probably millions of others this is a new trend? Are my friends and I the only ones that think this way!?! Help!!!
Posted by Kinzerella at 3:44 PM
3 comments:
- Mikayla said...
haha totally understand what you are talkin about! :D school (mostly) sucks
- March 11, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Nessa said...
All I can say is that it seem things haven't changed much in the 16 years since I was your age. In my opinion, you are one smart kid for staying away from all the R rated stuff!
- March 12, 2009 at 4:52 AM
- January 11, 2010 at 1:05 AM
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'Tis not too early to plan your holiday shopping.
And that doesn't just mean making a list and checking it twice. It means giving your budget the once-over, too, and figuring out how much you want to spend on gifts.
Depending on the answer, you may be considering whether it's better to buy those special items for loved ones on credit cards or via a store's layaway program. You may ask yourself: Which option is best for my budget?
Buying more, buying earlier
Holiday retail spending in November and December 2015 is projected to reach $885.70 billion, up 6 percent from 2014, according to a report by eMarketer, a digital research and insights company. No matter how much of that big number is coming from you, weighing the cost-benefit of credit card use vs. an alternative such as layaway could be important to your savings and maybe even your credit score.
People are also spending sooner for the holidays: year -over-year trends show a majority of people now are finishing more than half of their purchases before Dec. 10, according to a study by the National Retail Federation, which noted the average 2014 holiday shopper completed 52.9 percent of buying before Dec. 10, up from 49.9 percent in 2013.
Building your budget
Creating a budget is the first step to avoid post-holiday debt, according to the National Federation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), a nonprofit financial counseling organization. The group suggests that shoppers start by writing down household and personal expenses for November and December. Then for each month, they should subtract the total of expenses from their monthly take-home pay. What remains each month can be a starting point for shoppers to gauge how much they might be able to afford to spend.
While the NFCC recommends using cash when possible, it offers tips when considering using credit cards vs. a layaway program. While the two choices may seem similar, they are actually quite different, beginning from the initial purchase. Credit card purchases allow you to take the item with you instantly, and pay back your credit company later. Layaway requires the item to stay at the store until you've completed paying for the item.
Credit card considerations
If you must use your credit, try to only use one card during the holidays, suggests the NFCC. Of your credit cards, use the one with the lowest interest rate and don't use more credit than you can afford to pay off in 90 days or less.
Using credit cards can also impact your credit score while using layaway will not. The NFCC recommends not maxing out lines of credit, which may also reduce the chance that you'll be approved for additional credit.
But, if your aim is to build credit by using and paying off your credit card purchases on time, as the NFCC recommends, using a credit card could be a financially healthy choice.
The layaway option
If you want to use cash to purchase gifts, but don't have enough cash on hand to pay for them, layaway can be a choice to pay over time, especially for shoppers without a credit card or who want to keep their holiday debt in check.
However, you should investigate the potential layaway fees at each store before enrolling in any program since policies can differ from store to store and terms and conditions may vary by state.
For example, at Wal-Mart, which made news in August for starting its holiday layaway program unseasonably early this year – on Aug. 28 for a Dec. 14 payment due date – there are a few special rules. The layaway program at Wal-Mart is available in stores only, does not require an opening fee, and instead requires a deposit of $10 or 10 percent of the purchase price, whichever is greater. To cancel, all payments will be refunded, minus a $10 fee. Additionally, the layaway program does not apply to all products, including wireless phones that require contracts.
According to the NFCC, items to check in each store's policy include:
1. Initial Fee: What, if any, fee will the store charge to set up the layaway plan?
2. Price Drop: If the item goes on sale during layaway, will the store adjust the price of an item? Not all may.
3. Cancellation: If you change your mind and want a refund of the payments you've already made, will there be a cancellation fee? Some stores may charge you to cancel.
4. Payment Schedule: How long do you have to pay for the item, and what happens if you miss a payment?
If you don't understand the rules or additional fees of a layaway program before you make your purchase, you could end up spending more on the item than you originally budgeted. Do your research ahead of time to avoid a headache at the register.
The information contained in this blog post is designed to generally educate and inform visitors to the Equifax Finance Blog. The blog posts do not give, and should not be assumed to provide, personalized tax, investment, real estate, legal, retirement, credit, personal financial, or other professional advice. Before making any financial decision, you should always consult with the appropriate professionals who can explain your options, rights, and legal responsibilities, and advise you on any tax, legal, credit, or business implications that may result from those decisions. The views and opinions expressed by the authors of blog posts are their own views and may not be the views or opinions of Equifax, Inc. and/or its affiliates.


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The families of four privately-employed security guards who were killed in Iraq gave emotional testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday. They told Congress the employer -- a government contractor -- failed to provide adequate protections. On the same day, the U.S. Justice Department indicted five former officials that prosecutors say took millions of dollars in cash and bribes out of Iraq.
Four security guards attacked in March 2004 were shot and burned in Fallujah. The Americans were then hung from a bridge. The gruesome deaths focused attention on their employer -- Blackwater USA -- and other private companies, or contractors, hired by the U.S. government to provide services in Iraq.
Relatives of the victims told a U.S. congressional investigating committee that Blackwater did not provide enough protection.
Kathryn Helvenston-Wettengel lost a son in the attack. "Why were they not in armored vehicles? Why were they not in a team of six? Why were there not three operators in each vehicle? Why were they not provided heavy weapons?"
Donna Zovko's son also died that day. Jerry Zovko also worked for Blackwater. "But they did not give them the tools to work with. They just sent him out to die," she said.
The women included Rhonda Teague, whose husband died in the attack. They are suing the company and seeking an answer to a basic question.
"This is what happened. This is how it happened. You could not see your son's body but we are telling you this is how it is.," Zovko said she was told.
"Every minute of it. Every part of it. The truth," Teague wants to know.
"I do not know about you but I am outraged. Where is your outrage?" asked Helvenston-Wettengel of the committee members.
One Republican Congressman, Darryl Issa, questioned whether their testimony was proper. "Having you here to tell us about your loss when, in fact, it is the subject of a lawsuit that's ongoing and, in fact, this committee has no jurisdiction here."
Chairman Henry Waxman, a Democrat, responded, "We ought to know whether they failed to do that because of indifference or negligence or incompetence. That is very much our job."
Among those defending government contractors, Blackwater lawyer Andrew Howell expressed pride in the company's work in Iraq: "Although our teammates have bled and even died in our mission of protecting other Americans, we have never lost a protectee."
Waxman read from a company e-mail written the night before the attack detailing extra protection the company needed for its employees who were in Iraq at the time.
"Were they short on ammunition and weapons as the e-mail describes?" he asked the company attorney. The reply: "The e-mail describes the situation for the project as a whole. The men who went on the mission on March 31st each had their weapons and they had sufficient ammunition."
In unrelated matter yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department announced indictments of five high-ranking Americans in the original occupation. They are accused of smuggling bricks of cash out of Iraq.
Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen said the five also took bribes from contractors: "We will not tolerate corruption in contractors or U.S. officials and those that engaged in a conspiracy in this case are an example of those that we will continue to pursue."
Back at the House committee, the women complained of what they called a "wild west" mentality among contractors in Iraq:
"There is a hundred thousand contractors over there and there does not even seem to be a law that applies," said Helvenston-Wettengel. "They literally can get away with murder
Some congressmen on this committee blamed the Pentagon for failing to oversee its contractors. The lawmakers promised to continue investigating the relationship between the Iraq war and private companies.


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The songs that kept the Electro trend in music alive. :)
Walk your way into his music.
Rave All Night and Party The Night Away.
Rave All Night and Party The Night Away.
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ELIZABETH, NJ—Voting and elections information just got a little better and a lot more accessible. Union County now has a fully updated and redesigned version of the Union County Votes app. The free app can be downloaded now for your mobile device.
The Union County Votes app lets you quickly and easily access important information on voting and elections, while on the go.
"Mobile technology has revolutionized the way people obtain election information, so we re-designed Union County Votes to assist people with an inclusive menu, from registering to vote to filing a candidate's petition and everything in between," Union County Clerk, Joanne Rajoppi said.
The original Union County Votes app was launched by Rajoppi in 2014 and was the first mobile app of its kind in New Jersey. It has been downloaded by thousands of users since its launch.
"People have become accustomed to getting information and alerts on all sorts of topics when they want it, and where they want it," Rajoppi said. "Voting is the bedrock of our democracy, so voters should have the same kind of 24/7, on-the-go instant access to election information. With that in mind, we have updated Union County votes to make it even more user-friendly and accessible."
The Union County Votes app includes multiple functions, including candidate statements polling sites, sample ballots, instructional videos, requests for forms, information for military and overseas voters and more.
"Voters who download Union County Votes have everything relevant to elections at their fingertips, including important dates, campaign finance information, district maps and information for 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by Election Day," Rajoppi said.
Rajoppi also recently introduced a new, secure website for election information. It can be accessed at unioncountyvotes.com.
"The website mirrors the content and format of the Union County Votes app, so online users can transfer seamlessly from one to the other," Rajoppi said. "And of course, my staff is available to provide information by phone or in print to those who request it."
To contact the County Clerk's Elections Division, call 908-527-4996 during regular business hours or email email@example.com.
For more information about all Union County Clerk programs and services, visit online at ucnj.org/county-clerk or call 908-527-4787.
Visit the County Clerk's new elections website, unioncountyvotes.com.
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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.
The house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone in the Neoclassical style. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage. However, in 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829.
White House is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the Whitehouse Station section Readington Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The station is on the west side of Main Street in the center and the station building has subsequently been turned into a branch library for the Hunterdon County Library system. This station has limited weekday service and no weekend service.
The building was designed for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in the Richardson Romanesque style by Bradford Gilbert who is best known for having designed the first steel-framed curtain wall building, but who also designed at least six railroad stations. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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