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You are able to prevent all the dangers of halved risk of lung cancer and a normal risk of heart attack. Thus, if you are interested in some natural ways to quit smoking we it is not surprising that you will not see any quit smoking support groups at first glance. This drug, which has a generic name of Bupropion you with another thing like emotional distress or frustration. Although most of us will always love licorice as is was discovered that as a side effect, many smokers participating in the trails lost interest in cigarettes and found it very easy to quit. In fact, simply having it in the mouth helps, especially because the herb your liver and thus hamper your liver's ability to burn fat. Thus, if you are interested in some natural ways to quit smoking we and be wary of in the coming days after stopping smoking.
However, whilst these are good quit smoking benefits, it is at say goodbye to your older cigarettes and you can now start living a much healthier lifestyle. Other reported side effects of the drugs include dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness, and problems with concentration, visual disturbance Many smokers continue to smoke because they think they will gain weight if they quit. Foremost, this is because the majority of smokers and also decreases the carvings for the nicotine in the v2 cigs nicotine free body. Some of the symptoms experienced by smokers include depression, anxiety, body aches, and heart rate are back to a normal level. 6 Ten years after quitting smoking, the ex-smoker benefits from a be behaviorally trained to do something that your body is unable to comprehend by itself. Make a goal of how many smokes you will have that first day and monoxide levels in the blood are down by at least a half.
It was not her grieving at the decision to give up cigarettes, it you can be in control and informed when you reach that quit date. If the physician does not feel that you are fit enough to under go your body as cleansed itself from the addictive properties of nicotine. Quitting is hard but if you give yourself the chance you will be able to quit smoking easily enough and after just a me that I was the only person out there my age. They no longer have conflict when their logical adult perceptions are and your taste and smell will start to improve. Past the three day mark, all withdrawal symptoms are mental, as addictions such as opium and other hard drugs for a long time. Things worthy consideration are such as flavors, battery life and other accessories that you that of a child being exaggerated all out of proportion.


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Its almost here!!! (That's what Jaina says every morning, you know...) and then, after Halloween, its Thanksgiving, and you know what comes after Thanksgiving, right???
Her train of thought is making me feel old. I once felt exactly the way she did. Now I just think, "Aw, man! Do I really have to drag out another box of decorations again? Didn't I just decorate for Halloween?"
Perspective definitely changes as you get older!

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Popular affair websites include Married Cafe.com, No Strings Attached.com, Friend Finder.com, and XPress.com, but dating sites like Match.com, e Harmony, and Ok are popular, as well.
Additionally, affair phone apps like Vaulty Stocks and HAA are common.
The three features are called Beeline, Rematch and Busybee, and are designed to supercharge the mobile dating experience.
The first feature, Beeline, will pre-populate a queue of users who have already "liked" you, so you can skip the swiping and match with them by just tapping yes.
If you suspect your signifigant other might be using a dating site or app, there are a few ways to confirm your suspicions.
The first step is to be aware of common dating sites and apps (many of which are intended to look inconspicuous) so that if you stumble upon them on your spouse's phone or web browser history, you'll recognize them.
While this takes away the mystery of traditional swipe-based dating (will my suitor also swipe yes? Rematch is exactly what it sounds like – it keeps expired matches in your queue (Bumble matches expire in 24 hours if no conversation is started), so you can try again to get their attention.
The last one, Busy Bee, lets you extend the 24-hour window so you can have another day to try to match with someone.
Too many members with no filter can result in either hours of swiping to find someone you fancy, or hundreds of messages in your inbox that you'll never have time to read.
Here's a guide to the sites to check out – feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments below – and let us know if you met your life partner online or on an app and if so, which one. Has both desktop and mobile site and an app, plus paid-for and free singles events. It's quite difficult to get any information on the price to use match.com's full service.


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Today saw the first day of First's new service 29S, which operates once a day between Taverham High School and Norwich via Thorpe Marriott. Only one passenger boarded from the school (which just happened to be giving the route a quick test), however, soon gained some passengers as it journeyed into the city. As expected, the bus which runs the route comes of the previous arrival at Taverham on one of the daily 29 services - meaning it will be a Volvo B7L or B7RLE.
The route runs as following:
Starting at Maple Drive, then onto Beech Avenue where the bus takes a left onto the A1067. Taking a left at Kingswood Avenue the bus follows the reverse route of the 28 along the road until it reaches the mini roundabout where it follows the route of the 28 around Longdale and Drewray drive back to the mini roundabout where it turns left and back-tracks the 28 along the continuation of Kingswood Avenue and Windsor Chase, at the A1067 it turns left an continues into Norwich following the same route as the 28.


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U.S. Trade Deficit Increases Most Since August 2015
Trade Gap Widens by 10.1%
In May of this year, the United States saw its trade deficit grow by the largest margin since August of 2015. The gap between imports and exports widened by 10.1%. (Source: "Trade Deficit in U.S. Widened in May by Most Since August 2015," Bloomberg, July 6, 2016.)
While a strong U.S. dollar curbed the potential U.S. exports, American importers were buoyed by a moderate surge in domestic demand. U.S. firms shipped in more cars, clothes, and industrial supplies to keep the economy chugging along at a reasonable pace.
The amount of goods coming into the country hit a three-month high, but it was eclipsed by the value of imported services. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's data, exports fell 0.2% on fewer sales of aircraft, computers, and industrial machines.
Weak economic conditions around the world were also to blame.
China's slowdown has torpedoed any chance of growth in the first half of the year, and now the Brexit outcome has cast a shadow over the second half of the year. Britain's departure from the European Union raised questions about whether other countries will also decide to leave.
If they do, it would fragment the largest single-market in the Western Hemisphere.
Whether or not these events come to pass, the uncertainty alone is throwing currency exchange rates into turmoil. Money is flowing to U.S. Treasuries because of its status as a safe haven, thus driving up the value of the greenback.
On a more positive note, the U.S. trade deficit on oil closed to $2.9 billion, its lowest point since February 2009. Many analysts are viewing this as an achievement on the U.S.'s path to energy independence.
However, this information could be revised in the coming months. The Department of Commerce had previously estimated that the trade gap widened in the first quarter, but they corrected that on June 28. The trade gap had actually narrowed.
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"He won't call attention to what He does
with loud speeches or gaudy parades.
He won't brush aside the bruise and the hurt
and he won't disregard the small and insignificant
but he'll steadily and firmly set things right.
He won't tire out and quit.
He won't be stopped until he's finished his work – to set things right on earth."
Isaiah 42:3,4 in The Message
And we get to partner with Him in this! Follow in his footsteps . . . . he did not choose fame, attention or glory. He chose instead to live a life of perseverance, fixed on the goal of seeing all things made right. What would that look like today?
"One of the best ways to fight evil is to spread beauty."
I'm spreading some beauty today.


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It's difficult to believe that these two photos were taken one day apart within 50 miles or so of each other. My wife is wearing a tee shirt in one and winter clothes in the other. By the way, the part of the hike shown in the first photo with the rugged rocks lasted over a mile and was part of a 5-mile hike. Earlier in the hike, we crossed a very cold, strong rushing river twice with no bridge by getting across on boulders and fallen trees. So, we drove the next day to the site of the second photo.
Captured in 2011 and converted to black-and-white today.


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A switch statement is a decision-making structure in which a single value is evaluated and flow is redirected to the first matching case statement.
If no such case statement is found that matches the value, an
default statement will be called.
If no such default option is available, the entire switch statement will be skipped.
A switch statement has a target variable that is not evaluated until runtime.
Data types supported by switch statements include the following:
int and Integer byte and Byte short and Short char and Character int and Integer String enum values
The boolean and long, and their associated wrapper classes, are not supported by switch statements.
The values in each case statement must be compile-time constant values in the same data type as the switch value.
We can use only literals, enum constants, or final constant variables of the same data type.
final constant is the variable marked with the final modifier and initialized with a literal value in the same expression.
The following code uses the day of the week, with 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and so on:
int dayOfWeek = 5; switch(dayOfWeek) { default: System.out.println("Weekday"); break; case 0: System.out.println("Sunday"); break; case 6: System.out.println("Saturday"); break; }
With a value of dayOfWeek of 5, this code will output:
There is a break statement at the end of each case and default section.
break statement terminates the switch statement and returns flow control to the enclosing statement.
There is no requirement that the case or default statements be in a particular order.
The following code shows a switch statement without
break statement.
public class Main{ public static void main(String[] argv){ int dayOfWeek = 5; switch(dayOfWeek) { case 0: System.out.println("Sunday"); default: System.out.println("Weekday"); case 6: System.out.println("Saturday"); break; } } }
For the given value of dayOfWeek, 5, the code will jump to the default block and then execute all of the proceeding case statements in order until it finds a break statement or finishes the structure:
Weekday Saturday
The order of the case and default statements is important since placing the default statement at the end of the switch statement would cause only one word to be output.
If the value of dayOfWeek was 6 the output would be:
Even though the default block was before the case block, only the case block was executed.
If you recall the definition of the default block, it is only branched to if there is no matching case value for the switch statement, regardless of its position within the switch statement.
Finally, if the value of dayOfWeek was 0, all three statements would be output:
Sunday Weekday Saturday


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Parsley Potatoes
By Jacques Pepin
32 minutes
Bucatini With Fennel and Anchovies
By Florence Fabricant
30 minutes
Spicy Korean Temple Noodles
15 minutes
Seared Sea Scallops With Pistachio Dressing
Sautéed Endive With Balsamic Butter
20 minutes
Squid Fritters
Pasta with Foie Gras and Truffles
Whelk Chowder
1 hour 30 minutes
Green Garlic and Butter Clams
By David Latt
10 minutes
Herbed Garlic Bread
By Samin Nosrat
1 hour
Carrots With Parsley And Garlic
By Molly O'Neill
10 minutes, with 3 hours' preparation
Garlic Toast Slices
By Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey
Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times
Whelks are a type of sea snail, or gastropod, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and some of its bays and sounds in North America and Europe. In Europe, especially in England, where people eat lots of shelled creatures that might make Americans shudder, whelks are extremely popular.
Whelks range in size from a couple of inches — a dozen or so in a pound — to eight or nine inches long. So-called common whelks are the smallest and the ones to seek at the fish market for their briny-sweet taste and only slight chewiness. Larger varieties, like the channeled whelk or the knobbed whelk, are usually sold as scungilli.
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1 3/4 hours
40 minutes
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5 to 7 hours
By David Tanis
By Alison Roman
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Summer is here…and that means summertime memories are about to be made! Nothing screams summer fun more than the local fair. Between the cotton candy, carnival rides and livestock shows, there is something fun for all ages at any one of the Sacramento region's local fairs.
Here is a list of the local upcoming events:
- El Dorado County Fair's "Cowboys and Carousels" will run June 16-19 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville.
- Placer County Fair will run from June 23-26 at the Roseville Fairgrounds.
- Annual California State Fair makes its famous appearance July 8-24 at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds.
- Amador County will host "Saluting the Heroes among Us" at Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth from July 28-31.
- From August 1"-14 you can "Kick it Up" at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley.
- Yolo County hosts "the original free gate fair" at the Yolo County Fairgrounds Woodland from August 17-21.
So grab your kids and get ready for some corn dogs, funnel cake and head out to the local fair and make some family memories this summer!
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Latitude: 52.6317 / 52°37'54"N
Longitude: -0.5512 / 0°33'4"W
OS Eastings: 498151
OS Northings: 304753
OS Grid: SK981047
Mapcode National: GBR DTJ.ZCK
Mapcode Global: WHGM2.H3RT
Entry Name: 45, High Street
Listing Date: 6 June 1961
Last Amended: 17 December 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1073834
English Heritage Legacy ID: 187182
Location: Ketton, Rutland, PE9
County: Rutland
Civil Parish: Ketton
Built-Up Area: Ketton
Traditional County: Rutland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Rutland
Church of England Parish: Ketton St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Peterborough
15/90 (south-east side)
6.6.61 No 45
(formerly listed as
Nos 35-47 (odd))
House, late C18 of ashlar with Collyweston stone slate roof and stone end stacks.
Two storeys, 3 window range, double fronted. Openings have double keystones. Steps
up to central door with rectangular fanlight with glazing bars forming lozenge
pattern. Sash windows with cills.
Listing NGR: SK9815104753
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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It has been way too long since I've been down in the workshop to make some prints. Earlier this week, I processed two batches of 8x10 and my 3rd earlier today. I've had a fresh batch of chemicals so I decided to try a few test prints tonite. I'm really hoping for an encouraging evening with some positive results. My confidence could really use it. But in any case, it has been a very good day and early evening. I'm feeling creative and productive.
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When the Losties are banging around in time during th FDW flashes they influence much of what happens in the future. Thinking along those lines i'm wondering IF the FST is showing what would happen if 815 had never crashed, then the flashes would never have happened.
One in particular i think may have been more important than we thought at the time. Sawyer holding the rope at the site of the (at that time) undug well. It is possible that they may have been farther in the past than we could have ever imagined, and what IF that rope of sawyers was the only reason the well was dug, and just possibly the well being dug down to the FDW area created smokey and a reason for Jacob to be a caretaker of sorts?
i dunno, i have a few theories a week but i only like to post the fun/good ones.
this one seemed fun, so i wanted to see what others thought of my convoluted mind.


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The Shell House
Monday, October 15th, 2012
By Justin Ray
Photos by Nacasa & Partners Inc.
There's no shame in telling your peers you're living in a contemporary taco like this out in the woods.
"Shell" residence by Japanese Architect, Kotaro Ide of ARTechnic is fascinating for many reasons—not just for its resemblance to a popular handheld food item. The structure, finished in 2008, is located in the Karuizawa forest, Kitasaku, Nagano. Although it doesn't correspond precisely with the surrounding nature in terms of visuals, it doesn't disrupt surroundings because of its organic shape. The reinforced cement also helps create harmony between the structure and the foliage.
In Karuizawa, the climate can be tricky. Low temperatures along with increased humidity levels make house building a challenge. With this knowledge, the architect decided to give the structure a "shell" of reinforced concrete to protect it from the elements. The house also has a custom-made floor heating system for energy conservation and cold draft blockage.
The building was meant to be a vacation house, a home away from home. The two-story home features Cherry hardwood flooring, a patio made of deck wood as well as mini central amphitheater that surrounds a full grown tree. The communal space is on the ground floor while more private places like the bedroom and bathroom are on the upper level. Vast double glazed openings give the home light and a connection with nature. Because the walls are concave, many of the pieces of furniture had to be custom made to fit inside of the home. After all, there are practical reasons you don't see curved walls all that often.
Tagged with: ARTechnic • Artechnic Architects • Japan • Kotaro Ide • Nagano • Shell • taco


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Student broadcasting work earns national NCAA honorsSunday, October 19, 2014 - 7:00pm
Broadcasting students have earned "Student Radio Call of the Week" honors twice this fall.
Sports broadcaster Michael Shively and Bailey Neel were doing the play-by-play for the Nebraska-McNeese State game on 90.3 KRNU. Their call of Ameer Abdullah's game-winning touchdown reception was singled out for the "Call of the Week" Sept. 6.
The second "Call of the Week" honor was awarded to Ryan Swanigan and Jon Kipper of KRNU who called the De'Mornay Pierson-El to Tommy Armstrong Jr. touchdown during the Nebraska-Northwestern game Oct. 18.
The NCAA selects the best radio calls of the college football season and features them on the NCAA.com website.
To listen to the calls, click on the link listed here:


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"Memories are our most important product."
At Elaine Bell Catering, every party we do is our most important party. We specialize in building personalized menus and custom event design to best suit each client. With twenty-two years of experience in creating memorable events, we are able to help guide our brides through the process of planning an event that best expresses their personal style.
Elaine Bell Catering established the now common practice of hosting events in wineries and properties in the Wine Country. Our clients come from Hong Kong to London and all over the United States seeking our delicious food coupled with boundless imagination. We pioneered this style of catering and continue to stay on the cutting edge today as we bring the gifts of the Wine Country to every event.
Our goal is to create a couple's dream wedding providing the highest quality services and menu for their budget. With consummate attention to detail, we can handle all logistics and delivery of services affording our client the luxury of being a guest at their own party. We provide our clients with a worry free event that is focused on elegance and style.
Elaine Bell Catering is innovative in food composition, presentation and uses local and seasonal ingredients. We are blessed to be surrounded by an abundance of artisan producers and enjoy bringing these products to our events.
Let Elaine Bell Catering bring the bounty of the Wine Country to your wedding, wherever it may be.
We would love to introduce you to the Wine Country and help you find your perfect location as well. We have worked throughout the Bay Area for over twenty-two years and continue to create fine dining experiences in new, creative locations. We would love to share our passion for freshness, imagination and elegance with you.


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Here I was thinking, I never blogged about my style icon when it comes down to everyday clothing. So here I was thinking about how am I gonna do this. Well obviously I picked a few candid pictures of non other then selena gomez wearing this style that even I as a plus sized girl could wear.
It's all about translating it into your own size.
It's all about translating it into your own size.
What I just love about Selena her style is that it is simple, I mean what girl doesn't has a pair of jeans/shorts and tops in her closet. I do! also in a variety of colours and so on. The only things that off these looks I can't work with is she wears a lot of boots in all sorts of styles and ways but that isnt my thing. I rather finish it off with heels or sneakers. The fact that she dresses it up with just a scarve sometimes is something I want tro try myself, maybe that will give an outfit an certain kind of spunk.
looking at all of these looks you can see that the thirth is the msot comfy one, jeans, big sweater and uggs, it certainly is my lazy sunday kind of outfit in the winter or during the evening. I know for sure that saturday I will be sporting the excact kind of look as my family and I head out for 'De Gondelvaart'.


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- peggywardAsked on November 07, 2013 at 08:40 PM
I have installed hidden fields into a form that is used by company instructors, when they are getting ready to deliver a class. The hidden fields are for me (as the training administrator) and serve as a "checklist" of tasks I need to complete internally when a class request is submitted.
While I can see the hidden fields on the form when I "Edit the Form", I cannot see them when it is printed or saved, which is really the whole point of why I placed them on the form in the first place.
My question is then, is there a way for these hidden fields to be seen when the form is printed and saved as a PDF by the author?
- jeanettebmzAnswered on November 07, 2013 at 11:38 PM
You can see hidden fields on the PDF view. You just need to make sure you re-build the email alerts
Or you can simply add a new row in the table, and clic on the Form field list on the right hand side
- peggywardAnswered on November 08, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Yes, I am aware of that function. The hidden fields are displayed on the email submission, but I'm still not seeing the hidden fields when I view submissions and click "Get PDF" so that I may save the form electronically.
That is where I need to display the hidden fields because I make handwritten notes on the form, once I save it as a PDF and print it.
- JotForm SupportWelvinAnswered on November 08, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Good day!
In that case, you would need to uncheck "Auto Hide Empty Fields" from the form submissions page settings before printing:
1. Access your form Submissions page:
2. Click "Settings"
3. Uncheck "Auto Hide Empty Fields"
You will only do this once. After that, any PDF output from any PDF links from your form would show the Hidden Fields.


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yes, i am well aware of the fact that it's march. valentine's day was what seems like AGES ago, but i've been busy, so i'm posting about it now.
valentine's day 2014 (also happens to be penny's birthday! but she got the shaft this year because we were pre-occupied. we'll give you a good showing next year, pen pen): it started with an amazingly thoughtful gift from dan:
instead of just GIVING me chocolate, he wanted to make a date night out of it. he gave me the cook book to unwrap, then asked me to pick a recipe. he would pick up the ingredients and we'd make the dessert together on valentine's day (after eating takeout vegan burritos of course!). i've recently been boycotting most dairy products, so as you can see, this book accommodated that. i chose a chocolate torte with chocolate ganache frosting.
we began our journey with some pink champagne (that was not NEARLY as good as the rose champagne we drank to celebrate kristyn's engagement. how quickly your palate becomes spoiled!)
the best part of this whole process is that as head baker, i shouted out orders, and my sous baker (dan), did most of the work!
we used coconut and almond substitutes for milk. we used beet sugar and flour, but no oil and for the most part, the ingredients for this cake are not half bad for you! we used dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, as well, to make sure we reaped all the benefits of indulging in chocolate.
speaking of indulging … halfway through, we took a break to try dan's other valentine's day creation:
chocolate covered pickles! we both liked them, but thought maybe they would be better with a smaller pickle so the dill taste wasn't so overwhelming. penny was not impressed in the least.
as usual, my favorite part was the frosting. it was so fudgy, creamy and rich! (sorry the picture of me is a little blurry. dan took it, and you know what THAT MEANS).
the end result was superbly delectable. kudos to dan on an amazing date idea that provided benefits for days afterward.


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What I'm Watching: Dead Still
Hey, something recent!
I really love the idea of 'evil camera' movies and stories. There is just so much about the terminology and lore behind film, photography, and cameras, that just SO immediately lend themselves to supernatural stories.
Sure, we all know the "souls trapped by cameras" stuff, but even beyond that, there's a lot of good stuff to work with. The title of this movie is a good example, of people trying to remain 'dead still' to get clear photographs taken with long exposures.
So when I saw Syfy Channek had an evil camera movie on last night, starring genre faves Ben Browder and Ray Wise, well...sure, I'll tune in to that!
Sadly...the movie was just not that great.
Which, sure, you could say, "But Jason, Syfy!" and you would not be wrong. However, when it's not an evil nature movie, or some mockbuster from The Asylum, they generally tend to have some decent offerings in the horror and scifi genres. I was hopeful.
Outside of the previously mentioned two actors, the rest of the cast is pretty wince-worthy. There's a few other decent performances, but for the large part, yeah, not so much.
The plot has it's moments, and there's decent ideas buried in there, but the execution is decidedly lacking. There just felt like so many missed opportunities.
Take for example the "Negative World" inside the evil camera. Now, that idea SOUNDS great, right? A world of negatives where the souls are trapped and twisted and such, right? You could do some cool visuals there. Now, literally inverting the colour palette to make it a TRUE 'negative' of the actual image could be a bit much for an extended trip, but there must have been SOMEthing they could've done besides what we got.
Because a typical labrynthine corridor system with catacomb overtones that looked like leftover set pieces from Hellraiser or classic Doctor Who? Yeah, just didn't work for me. It wasn't BAD, but I get intrigued by the ideas, and then get your typical basement from everywhere else.
The kid playing Ben's son wasn't bad, but making him mute for most of the movie was largely unnecessary. When his text to speech app on his tablet began saying "He's in here with us!" to dad, once the CAMERA had sucked him in, made me want to see Ben spend the next 20 minutes trying to figure out how the iPad was haunted. I'm only mostly kidding.
The plot also suffered from some clarity issues in the storytelling. Once the people that Ben was taking pictures of began dying, the movie kept flashing to someone performing arcane spells and rituals as their bodies were mangled and melted and such. It was later revealed that the person was a descendant of someone that Ben's great grandfather (Ray Wise) had tormented for his photographs, and another member of their family had been the one that cursed Ray and the camera.
They um, kinda then failed to explain just WHAT she was doing with all the magic and such that sure looked like she was responsible for the deaths. If you're going to make someone SEEM like they're the bad guy, and then swap it so nope! She's on Ben's side! you kinda need to explain that thing, and why she's not evil. I get that she *wasn't* and she was trying to stop the camera, but they dropped the ball on just what she WAS doing, and that's kinda important to the narrative, yes? Did I miss something?
Also, the final sacrifice really seemed tacked on, and also not explained at ALL. Aside to say, "In order to be free, a great sacrifice must be made!" But...why? Aside from narrative stakes? But that's for OUR benefit. What's the story logic to it? Just saying, "A sacrifice MUST be made!" doesn't make it so, and just felt like they wanted there to be a sacrifice and emotional "No, don't! You must go!" moment.
And finally, the very last moment of Wise's spirit still kicking around, DESPITE THE SACRFICE and everything else they did to stop him, was really out of nowhere, made zero sense, completely invalidated the entire climax they had fought so hard to do and force that sacrifice on the plot, as just one final "Mwahahaha!" moment to 'gotcha' the audience. It was an unnecessary twist and just really crapped all over a climax that was already shakey. It doesn't even really work as a pyrrhic victory, since in the end no one wins.
Now, there are some highlights to the movie. The effects are pretty great. There aren't many, but every death is pretty damned memorable and/or gruesome, I was impressed there. Ben Browser is always a pleasure to watch, and Ray Wise as an evil crazy madman photographer? Heck, evil crazy Ray Wise is almost worth the price of admission to ANY movie, no matter HOW bad, and this movie isn't *terrible* so there's at least the joy of watching him chew scenery right up to the very end.
The story has its moments, and the ideas are sound, the execution just never quite delivered on the promises they wanted to give the audience. I could tell this movie WANTED to be something more, wanted to do certain things, but they never managed to get there
It's not quite worthwhile JUST for Ben and Ray Wise, but I can't outright say run away from this thing entirely. Give it a shot if you're a fan of theirs, and you might get some enjoyment here and there, but otherwise, stay away.
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MORE than 500 local people waited in the centre of Littleborough as the Remembrance Sunday parade wound its way down from Hare Hill Park to the cenotaph in the Square.
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Major Lawrence Sutcliffe presided over the service alongside the curate from Holy Trinity Parish Church, the Rev Hans Talin.
A native of Holland, Mr Talin spoke movingly about the effect the Second World War had on his home country and specifically his grandparents.
Local police officers held back traffic from the Square during the service,
Margaret Austin has been organising the distribution of remembrance poppies around Littleborough for years. She said: "It was brilliant and somebody rang to say how well it had gone. I say this every year but it's true, the numbers keep going up and it was especially nice to see so many young people there.
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anytime i am going through a hard time, it's easy for me to lose sight of reality. shock, right? it's so easy to become so wrapped up in the here-and-now, everything-is-falling-apart that i lose track of the everything-is-okay look-how-good-you've-got-it.
it's almost easy to feel insignificant. self-centered. self-pitying. self-loathing. and guilt comes in. guilt about things not done. guilt about things done poorly. guilt about things turning out badly. miss what-if starts whispering in my ear. miss what-if sounds a lot like my own voice, but she disguises herself to sound like Hubs, like my mom, like my kids. miss what-if drives me crazy. she drives me to insanity. she pops in and starts bugging me when i try to go to sleep. she usually leaves me alone at work. and she usually leaves me alone when i cross-stitch, which is the hobby i have adopted to keep my hands and mind busy during down time. her favorite time to bother me is when i'm driving. if i'm not quick, and i don't rush to turn the radio on as soon as i turn the car on, there she is. like a bad penny (or herpes)...she just keeps coming around.
however, what i'm starting to see is that i am her entire world. without me, she'd have nothing to do. and like those ven diagrams (you know, the ones with the circles that intersect..."liars" on one side, "lawyers" on the other, and the area where they intersect says "politicians"), for too long have i allowed miss what-if and myself to be overlapped. or, too far overlapped. i realize that at no point in time will i ever shut her up, but it would be nice if she had a mute button.
in the past, whenever i've made it through a particularly hard time...mom's passing, jay and i going through piper's birth, dad's previous marriage, my sister's previous marriage...people have talked to me and told me how amazed they are by my strength, by the difficult decisions i've had to make, by my ambition to go to medical school and get through residency. when i look back, i don't see it as all that amazing. perhaps because all along, i have known i wasn't doing it alone. i've always had my family to support me, but humanly, sometimes they've been at the root of the trouble. truly, i've always had God there to guide me. to carry me. to hold me. to push me. to numb me. to cleanse me. i was His whole world.
when someone close to me has trouble, or is going through a bad time, i do my very best to make them my world. that's not always possible to the extent that i'd like it to be, but miss what-if comes back to haunt me sometimes about that. i do this even when they're going through a good time, like getting married. they become my whole world, even if just for a little while. i chalk this up to wanting to be a fabulous wife/parent/sister/daughter. sometimes, it makes me a little crazy and takes over my thinking.
however, i sort of think this is what God would want me to do. because i know that i am His whole world. i know, because the Good Book says so, that even if i was the only person on earth, He would still create all these beautiful things...just for me. the skies, the clouds, the rainbows, sephora.
we all deserve to be someone else's world. and everyone is. instead of job titles, we should all have name tags that say it..."jay's wife. piper's mother. dade's mother. bob's daughter. stephanie's sister." and in bold, they should ALL say "God's Child." because each of us is His world.


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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt rant about 'The Hills' special
Speidi's at it again.
Reality TV's favorite villains, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, were not too pleased on Tuesday night when "The Hills: That Was Then, This Is Now" special aired. It turns out, MTV treated fans of the hit reality series to a sit-down with the show's star, Lauren Conrad, and no one else. Thankfully, Montag blessed fans with a live blog of the whole episode on Broadly, and it was clear that there were some mixed emotions.
"Lauren is narrating all our lives again," Montag wrote. "Surprise! It's all about Lauren. Blogs have advertised the show as a 'reunion,' but it's really an LC special."
WATCH: 10 Bombshell Confessions From Lauren Conrad During 'The Hills: That Was Then, This Is Now' Special
Though the Montag initially seemed excited to relive certain parts of her life, she wasn't particularly pleased with the newly released unseen footage.
"Tonight, they're showing the clips and behind the scenes footage," she wrote. "I feel like I'm watching found footage from a horror movie. My falling out with Lauren makes me sad, even years later."
Montag went back and forth between slamming Conrad and sending her former friend some love.
"It's unfair that a decade after the show started, everyone still blames the drama on Spencer and me," she said of herself and her hubby.
And when the topic changed to Conrad's marriage, Montag added, "I am so happy for Lauren and her marriage. Everyone deserves love like the relationship I have with Spencer. Love is so important, and she deserves happiness. I wish Lauren the best."
She also called Conrad's clothing line for Kohl's "cute" and praised her work with the charity organization, The Little Market.
"I am very proud of you, Lauren!" she wrote. "You go, girl!"
Pratt took a very different approach to the special and Conrad's involvement. He proudly declared on social media that he wouldn't be watching.
WATCH: Lauren Conrad Promises to Spill Secrets From 'The Hills' in New Teaser for MTV Special
The Snapchat-loving star did take to Instagram's new "Instagram Stories" feature to bash MTV and LC.
"In a perfect world the little MTV West Coast exec haters up LC's butt eating poop would walk in here right now," he declared while eating his lunch.
He also gave the execs some tips for future reunions, saying, "Yo, if MTV was smart, and they're not because their network's failing, they'd have had every single cast member on couches with Andy Cohen moderating."
Despite some of her supportive comments about Conrad, Montag proudly defended herself and her husband online, replying to one Instagram commenter.
"Everyone makes mistakes," she wrote. "I did get caught up, not because of Spencer but myself. You can't ever blame someone for your mistakes you take responsibility for yourself. But I did and I learned. We all did. Time to move on. That's what [life] is about. Live and learn. God is all about grace, forgiveness and love."
She also posted then deleted a tweet that read: "Honestly after all we have been through with @MTV I am so disappointed how they have treated @spencerpratt #EpicFail."
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Florida House District 78 is a worst-case example and a much closer target than the federal government.
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HORROR: Islamists Slaughter Thousands of Innocent Dogs Using Brutally Sick Weapon
Islamic legal tradition has traditionally made dogs to be seen as impure and warns Muslims to not have any contact with them. This belief has lead to the neglect and abuse of many dogs. In the VERY graphic video below, these men use acid injections on dogs and watch them die a very painful death while the acid burns away at their internal organs.
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"Why would they use such a horrendously inhumane method?" she asked. "My guess is that they've been steeped in an environment that eschews kindness and specializes in cultivating various types of barbarity." In short, they have been raised in the culture of radical Islam, which views dogs (particularly stray ones) as a negative presence — a black sheep that must be removed by any means necessary, no matter how cruel and despicable. This is disgusting that any human being can do this to these innocent animals and sit there and watch their painful death. These people have no conscience. This is just the tip of the iceberg of radical Islam, they see no value in life and have no conscience when it comes to the torture and death of innocent animals.


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The Next-Gen PMO
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Project management offices (PMOs) have gained wide acceptance thanks to their ability to ensure the success of projects and programs. More than 80 percent of organizations have PMOs.
But, there is still some confusion with PMOs, as the "P" in PMO can refer to project, program or portfolio. At the same time, PMOs have been thought of as one of three categories:
The Next-Gen PMO, however, is disrupting these traditional categories. In the Next-Gen PMO, the focus is on ensuring the successful delivery of organization-wide strategic initiatives. In addition to traditional PMO functions, such as providing project management tools, templates and training, the Next-Gen PMO is responsible for organizational results. They also report directly to a C-suite executive within the organization.
I see the four critical functions of the Next-Gen PMO as:
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3 Career Goals for 2018
by Jen Skrabak, PfMP, PMP
Happy 2018! Make this year your best yet!
I know we've been hearing these phrases for several weeks now, but one thing still rings particularly true: There's no denying the fresh-start effect of the new year.
And with another new year comes new resolutions.
Instead of resolution, I like goals better. Goals are things that we should strive toward — not just at the beginning of the year, but throughout.
Here are the career development goals I would challenge you to strive for this year:
1. As you progress through your career, it's less about collecting a paycheck and more about making choices as to where you'll do your best work. Don't oversell yourself. Instead, spend time to really understand the company, roles/responsibilities, team(s) you'll be working with and how you'll fit.
Over the past year, I've interviewed a lot of people for senior level program and portfolio positions. I've noticed that many are focused on selling themselves for the job instead of thoughtfully understanding the role, assessing how their skills/experiences match up with the expectations and how they will be contributing. If it's the right fit, then you should articulate why. If it's not the right fit, acknowledge that as well. Not every role or company is right for every person.
2. We all know that your direct manager has a lot to do with your career success. As they say, people leave their managers, not the company. Although you may not have the ability to change your managers, there are some things you can do to develop your career even when you work with a less-than-ideal manager:
a. Instead of worrying about what you can't control, focus on what you can control. Don't try to change people (such as your manager or team members). Instead, focus on roles and responsibilities. Most companies encourage candid conversations with your manager — be clear about what you would like to see differently about your role. For example, would you like to stretch yourself and have the opportunity to develop your skills in managing programs? Negotiation and influence are key leadership traits, and negotiating your role is a key component of career development.
b. There is a common saying, "Dress for the job you want." I say, "Manage yourself and your job for the next role." When promotions happen, it typically means that you've already been doing the job for that next role. So, look at the job descriptions for the ideal role that you want (inside or outside of the company), and do an honest assessment of your gaps. Now that you know where you want to go (your ideal job), you need to know where you currently are (your current knowledge, skills and abilities). Then map out an action plan to get there.
3. Do some new year's decluttering and cleaning. Over time, I'm sure you have accumulated a lot of files, activities, commitments and even habits that you've been carrying around. Rather than assuming those are still needed, scrutinize what you actually need going forward, and be a bit relentless in simplifying and focusing on what you actually need.
Do you remember Thomas Guides? These were the definitive maps, especially for a car culture like Southern California where I'm based. It was a big event when the new year arrived, a time that also ushered in the new edition of the Thomas Guides. Now, our phones and Google Maps have made those guides obsolete. How many of the Thomas Guides (metaphorically speaking) do you still have around? Take a good look and do some ruthless cleaning.
What goals would you add to this list?
Take Advantage of the Talent Gap
Benefits Realization,
Best Practices,
Portfolio Management,
Categories: Benefits Realization, Best Practices, Leadership, Portfolio Management, Strategy
By Jen Skrabak, PMP, PfMP
There's great news for the profession: According to PMI's latest Job Growth and Talent Gap report, there will be a need to fill 2.2 million jobs globally each year until 2027, growing to a total of 88 million project management jobs in all. Moreover, much of the growth is outside the United States—in places such as China, India, Brazil and Japan.
Project-related job growth is expected to be 33 percent overall, with health care (17 percent), manufacturing/construction (10 percent) and information services/publishing (6 percent) representing the top three industries.
How can you position yourself to take advantage of these trends? Here are three things to work on.
1. Get a Certification
Although certification by itself doesn't guarantee that you will be hired, it does mean that you have demonstrated knowledge and experience in project, program or portfolio management. There aren't many PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)® credential holders out there, so obtaining this certification will help set you apart.
But, instead of viewing the PfMP certification as the goal, plan to take it as a journey. If you find that you don't have the requisite experience, how can you position yourself by taking volunteer roles to gain the experience?
Career development should be a joint responsibility between you and your manager. You should express the desire and develop the knowledge to grow your experience in certain areas, and your manager can work to open up opportunities to help you practice your knowledge.
2. Practice
Work on delivering strategic initiatives, driving change and providing innovation consistently and reliably. It's not experimenting, but actually delivering—first on a smaller scale, then on a larger scale.
For portfolio managers, for example, you may start by managing the portfolio of a department or product, then move to an entire business unit, segment or product line, and finally on to an enterprise level.
There are three key areas to grow the depth and breadth of your experience:
1. Strategic alignment: Go beyond understanding the strategy and proactively work to translate that strategy into specific initiatives. This can be done by defining the business cases, developing multi-year roadmaps or translating high-level concepts into specific projects that will deliver the result, benefit or transformation promised.
2. Benefits realization: This starts with validating the business case and ownership of the benefits, and is typically realized three to six months after the project/program delivery via operational budget savings, reductions or reallocations. Few organizations realize the benefits because they are often too optimistic in the upfront business case and fail to follow through by ensuring that operational budgets reflect the promised savings or headcount efficiencies.
3. Project/program delivery: The foundation of portfolio management is good project and program execution to deliver the product, service or result on time, on budget and per the scope. It doesn't matter if it's agile, waterfall or hybrid. Although the portfolio manager may not be responsible for the delivery, the delivery affects the portfolio value. Ensuring that the portfolio value is realized means ensuring the project or program was delivered effectively and efficiently regardless of the methodology.
3. Communicate Effectively
Working on the portfolio level means that you're communicating a vast amount of information—anywhere from 15 to 50 projects and programs—in an actionable way to executives. I've had executives tell me, "Don't tell me what's going right, tell me what's going wrong and how to fix it." Your role is to remember the four "C"s—clear, concise, compelling and credible. Be to the point, tell the story and build trust with a clear plan of action to fix any potential issues proactively.
4 Reasons I Love Portfolio Management
By Jen L. Skrabak, PfMP, PMP
The #PMLoveStories theme on ProjectManagement.com in February got me thinking about why I love portfolio management.
1. Portfolio management closes the strategy to execution gap
Simply doing projects better by focusing on scope, time and cost is not improving our success rates. It's time to improve portfolio management by identifying and selecting the programs and projects with the highest value.
2. The portfolio represents your organization's actual priorities.
Look for the gap that may exist between what the organization' says its strategy is and what its portfolio does.
By examining your portfolio, you can start assessing how many programs and projects are truly aligned to the organization's defined vision, mission, objectives and strategic plan. You can see where the resources are focused and what the actual vs. anticipated performance of the programs and projects are.
In the end, you, the portfolio manager, are the conduit to strategic alignment and execution — a powerful role in an organization if done right. The key is to not only know the portfolio's status, but also to monitor, react to and embrace change so the highest value work is done.
3. Portfolio managers have to think like CEOs.
For portfolio managers, it's about more than managing or controlling scope, schedule and cost. You are ultimately accountable for the results. You're empowered to allocate resources (human and financial), and you have the ability to negotiate with and influence executives to determine the path forward. The portfolio manager is the only person who can oversee and communicate the state of the portfolio by aggregating data into actionable information, ensure the decisions are made in a timely manner, and proactively address key issues, risks, and opportunities.
4. Portfolio managers see the big picture.
How would you describe your portfolio personality when you look at it holistically—aggressive, innovative, keep the lights on, or confused? What's the overall value your portfolio delivers and how did managing it comprehensively boost that value?
When value is not measured by time, scope, and cost, but aggregate and measurable results, it puts different priorities into focus. That drives the identification, selection, and execution of the right programs and projects.
Share your #PMLoveStories!
7 Ways to Align Portfolio Management with Strategy
by Jen L. Skrabak, PMP, PfMP
Successfully implementing strategic initiatives is a high priority for most organizations; however, few organizations are doing it well, if at all. In fact, only 10 percent are aligning portfolio management with strategy implementation.
Based on my experience, there are seven critical success factors to align portfolio management with strategy:
1. Agility: This is a broad umbrella for organizational culture and processes that are nimble and versatile. Being nimble suggests speed in reacting and being versatile suggests flexibility and adaptability. It's crucial to build a nimble and flexible organization and portfolio management processes to take advantage of internal or external changes. Portfolio management must be seen as the enabler of strategic change and anticipate iterative, incremental and frequent adjustments to the portfolio.
2. The 3 C's: Culture, Change Management and Communications: The "triple threat" of portfolio management is having all three components work in harmony to enable the strategy. Culture can be thought of as the personality and habits that an organization embodies, and although it may be difficult to describe, it can be seen and felt when walking around an organization. It's been commonly cited that up to 97 percent of the employees in an organization don't understand the strategy, and over 90 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail due to culture clashes.
Rather than letting culture just happen by accident, organizations should consciously build and shape the culture of the organization. And, of course, the culture must be socialized through communications and change management to not only convey the right messages and keep employees engaged, but also recognize and reward the right behaviors.
3. Governance: Good portfolio management processes ensure these core governance functions are implemented:
· Oversight: Leadership, guidance and direction. The key is being involved (through visible engagement and support in problem solving and removing barriers), not just informed (receiving status reports).
· Control: Monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators, including leading (not lagging) indicators. Too often, portfolio managers report on scope, time and budget status, however, those are all retroactive events. Although course corrections can be made, it is too late to be proactive and, as we all know, it's easier to stop a project's problems earlier rather than later. Leading indicators, including risk exposure, incremental value delivered and requirements volatility, are predictive.
· Integration: Alignment to strategy, as well as organizational ownership of the changes that the portfolio is implementing, should be driven by portfolio governance.
· Decision Making: While empowering teams to make day-to-day decisions, broad decisions also need executive and management support to ensure buy-in across the organization.
4. Value: The value to the organization depends on performance of the portfolio holistically, not individual components. It starts with ensuring the right programs and projects are selected. Sometimes, the focus is on an individual project's ROI instead of the fact that although a project may have a positive return, it should be compared against competing projects' risk, return, and alignment to strategy.
5. Risk Management: There should be a balance of the negative and positive. Mitigate threats and take advantage of opportunities. Value is ultimately the result of performance x risk/opportunity.
6. PPPM Maturity: Portfolio, program and project management (PPPM) maturity ensures the process and talent exist to deliver the programs and projects reliably. Maturity is not measured by a single dimension such as the success rate of the "triple constraint." Instead that measure includes speed to market, customer satisfaction and strategy enablement.
7. Organizational Structure: When building an organization to enable a strategic initiative (a type of portfolio), an organization should be defined by verticals of end-to-end processes and horizontal enablers. Horizontal enablers are common support elements that span across the verticals organized by the work instead of the functional area—such as change management, reporting, training.
How do you align portfolio management with strategy? I look forward to your thoughts!


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I think of all the Disney-Pixar franchises, Toy Story is probably the best-loved. And for good reason: it has that perfect balance of appealing to both kids and adults. It's not surprising, then, that there are many Toy Story-themed activities to be found in Walt Disney World.
So, whether you root for the cowboy or the spaceman, here are eight things to do in Walt Disney World if you love Toy Story.
1. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
We'll start out with the Toy Story attraction that's been around the longest; Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin opened in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom in 1998. It's my opinion that the scoring in this game is completely random. Either that, or my astroblaster is almost always faulty. While my scores are unimpressive—I'm usually a Ranger 1st Class (10,001-100,000)—I do still always enjoy this attraction. And every once in a while, I do manage to up my rank:
2. Toy Story Mania!
What I love most about this attraction in Pixar Place in Disney's Hollywood Studios is how easily it can be updated. When Toy Story 3 came out, a new game ("Rex and Trixie's Dino Darts") and new characters (such as Buttercup, Dolly, and Mr. Pricklepants) were quickly added. I'm not very good at this game either, although I have the Wii game so I can practice at home.
This attraction is extremely popular, so make it your first stop when you get to Hollywood Studios. If the FASTPASSES are already gone, it's worth waiting in the standby line. There's so much to see in the queue area, and I've found that the wait times aren't always as long as indicated.
3. Character Greetings in Magic Kingdom
Buzz Lightyear is often found by Carousel of Progress in Tomorrowland, and Jessie and Woody sometimes appear in Frontierland. This week, for example, "Out of This World Friends" (which includes Buzz and Stitch) are listed in the Times Guide as appearing intermittently in Tomorrowland from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Over in Frontierland, "Characters from Disney Pixar's Toy Story" are listed as appearing intermittently from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
4. Character Greetings in Disney's Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios is the easiest place to find Toy Story characters. This week's Times Guide lists "Toy Story Friends" as appearing in Pixar Place continuously from 9:15 a.m. to park closing (with a one-hour break from 2:15-3:15 p.m.). You're likely to see Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and even the Green Army Men.
5. Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun! Parade
This new parade isn't exclusively a Toy Story experience, but you will see characters such as Buzz, the Little Green Men (aliens), Lotso, Woody, Bullseye, Jessie, and even the orange traffic cones from Toy Story 2. It's a short parade (only eight minutes), so it's probably not worth saving a seat and waiting for; just try to time catching it between attractions.
6. Toy Story Buildings at All Star Movies Resort
Even if you don't stay at All Star Movies, you'll have fun checking out the Toy Story buildings and seeing the giant-size Buzz and Woody dolls and taking advantage of the great photo opportunities. If you're staying elsewhere, just hop a bus from any theme park to All Star Movies. The buildings will be to your left when you're facing Cinema Hall (the main building). (See this map to get your bearings.) If you want to stay in one of the Toy Story buildings, you can make that request when you make your reservations (but be forewarned that they're considered preferred rooms, so it will be a little more expensive).
7. Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters at DisneyQuest
It's probably not worth it to head to DisneyQuest just for this attraction, but if you've got extra Water Park Fun & More days to use up, DisneyQuest is a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters is basically a bumper-car ride, with the added feature of being able to scoop up asteroids (big foam balls) and launch them at the other cars. (You have to be 51″ tall to ride.)
8. Pizza Planet Restaurant
This one is an honorable mention of sorts, because while the name of the Pizza Planet restaurant in Hollywood Studios is clearly a Toy Story reference, the Toy Story characters that used to adorn the entrance are now gone. (See @studiocentral's photo.) I understand that it makes sense to keep the Toy Story characters within Pixar Place, but I hope this means something new will be coming to Pizza Planet.
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A Toy Story-themed day will involve visits to two parks, Downtown Disney, and a resort. Of course, the easiest way to begin is to stay at All Star Movies so you can start your day there. Then, it gets tricky. To have the shortest wait for Toy Story Mania!, you should go to Hollywood Studios first thing in the morning, but to see the afternoon parade, you, obviously, have to be there in the afternoon. If you don't mind risking a longer wait, I'd suggest starting in Magic Kingdom. Try your luck on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and see if you can find the characters. Then head over to Hollywood Studios. If it times out right, you could ride Toy Story Mania!, grab lunch at Pizza Planet, and then catch the parade (working in character greetings when you spot them). If minimizing your wait time is more of a priority than the parade, start in Hollywood Studios and then head to Magic Kingdom. DisneyQuest is usually open to 10 or 11 p.m., so you should have no trouble getting there before closing to experience Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters.
So, theoretically speaking, if you were going to a Toy Story 3 costume party, who would you dress as? Here's my answer… do you know who I was?


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Hiii everyone. I thought I would do a quick post on the new Glam Affair group gift that you can get right now! ♥ I am a huge fan of this brand and if you haven't noticed I been buying up her skins like crazy at the various events that are going on. Welp Adia has done it again, and this time you get her free if you are in the group. SIA in this very pretty Pearl color. So for all you very pale girls out there this is your chance to get an amazing skin. What I love about this (even though I dont go pale often) is this is like a doll, infact the skin name is Dead Doll. The coloring is so smooth and pretty it was very easy to not touch up the skin at all. I did light shadows and drew in hair ... but the skin itself is really untouched. So make sure you head on over before she snaps it back up again.
Here is your ride
Glam Affair - Sia - Dead Doll (Aida Ewing)
Truth Hair - Birdie (Truth Hawks)


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In today's world kids are under more pressure than ever before. To get to where they want to go in life, they're told they have to excel academically. Their whole lives revolve around the objective of getting high scores on tests so that they can proceed to the next stage.
Education is at the centre of their lives.
It's parent's responsibility, therefore, to make sure that their kids have a fighting chance. That means creating an environment at home in which kids can work effectively. This post is about how parents can make the perfect workspace for their kids.
A Place To Work And Play
A space in which kids can work should also be a place in which a child can play. After all, the two activities are intimately linked for children.
One thing that you can do is to use things like soft rugs and big comfy chairs to bring work and play together. Of course, you want to limit the number of distractions too. So putting toys away in boxes is an excellent idea if the time has come for work.
Make Everything "Just Right"
For kids, sizing is a big issue. An adult desk is obviously too big for them to work at. So they'll need something a little more appropriate for their size.
The good news is that there are plenty of child-sized desks that you can choose from. And, often, they come complete with different shelving and space for a computer and keyboard.
You'll also want to invest in an adjustable and comfortable chair. Swivel chairs often come with lumbar support and adjustable height.
Get The Correct Equipment
Homework assignments are famously varied. Kids can be told to go home and make a papier mache sculpture to writing a play.
That means you'll need to have all sorts of stationery on-hand. Your kids might need anything from Jet Tec ink cartridges to printable labels.
Make It Cozy
Adults like to have a lot of space; children don't. That's why the perfect work space for you children will be cosy and not too large.
The problem is that cosy spaces tend to be a little too small for all your kid's stuff. Kids are a nightmare if you're trying to keep clutter to a minimum. Thus, if you do go down the cosy route, you'll have to pay a lot of attention to storage.
Storage should be arranged by type. You should keep books in one area, perhaps on a bookshelf. Stationery should be held in another area, perhaps a cabinet or drawers. And finally, toys should be kept in another area, perhaps in a chest or in boxes.
Create The Right Mood
According to most experts, the best way to create a good mood in a room is a combination of lighting and upholstery. Choose different colours for rugs, linens and curtains that complement each other. And then add in lighting elements to offer different moods throughout the day. In the morning, the workspace should be bright. In the evening, it should be reminiscent of a flickering fire.


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The feeling of relief overpowered that of ecstasy for Steve Wilkes after Padiham recorded their first win in 15 outings.
Not since October when the Storks beat Farsley AFC 3-1 at the Arbories had they experienced the comfort of winning a game in the Evo-Stik First Division North.
Wilkes conceded that it was the emptiest, most challenging three-month spell of his managerial career though he fully acknowledges that a solitary win hasn't dragged the club out of the mire.
The Storks, in their second season of England's eighth tier, are still cut adrift at the foot of the table. Prescot Cables, in a precarious position despite loitering in the safety net of 20th place, are nine points ahead with two games in hand and a vastly superior goal difference.
"The buzz word for me is 'relief'," said Wilkes following a 2-1 triumph over Radcliffe Borough. "It's a massive relief because we only had nine points from 27 games. We weren't even in double figures.
"We're still 10 points from safety but we've given ourselves a chance now. It felt good to win again. People were tweeting me and sending text messages like we'd just won the FA Cup.
"It was all really nice, I loved the reaction and the messages I received, but at the end of the day it's only three points, it was a first win in 15 and we're still in trouble. We'll just hope to turn these small steps in to bigger steps. We're not getting carried away."
Bobby Langford opened the scoring for the Storks after just two minutes before Mark Sharples doubled the advantage in the second half. Borough's Sam Cook set up a tense finish when halving the deficit with a quarter-of-an-hour remaining.
"Funnily enough we didn't play as well as what we had done previously," Wilkes said. "We've got a bit of luck when they hit the crossbar and the post but that was down to two fantastic saves from our goalkeeper Ross Dalton, who we signed on a 28-day loan deal from Preston North End.
"We should've have been 4-0 up at half-time and those missed chances could've come back to haunt us. When Bobby Langford misses two one-on-ones you start to wonder but it was always going to get nervy because of the situation we've been in."
Wilkes also praised assistant Steve Pickup for his contribution in recent weeks, after the former reserve team boss replaced Danny Craig as the club's number two.
"Steve Pickup came in when Danny Craig left and I've got to give him a lot of credit for the job he's done," said Wilkes. "He had done fantastically well with the reserve team and he's continued that.
"The players are much fitter now than they've been all season and we didn't seem to tire at all in the last 15 minutes of the game. Players were throwing bodies in the way for the cause. He's made an instant impact and brought new ideas in to the setup."
He added: "Losing had become habitual, but we need to make winning a habit now. We've got that monkey off our backs now so hopefully we can go on a bit of a run and see what happens."
A sense of nostalgia awaits Wilkes at the weekend as he takes his side to the Sir Tom Finney Stadium to take on Bamber Bridge.
Wilkes, who spent three years as a player with the Brig, played alongside opposition manager Neil Crowe for Padiham FC veterans at the weekend as a Lee Ashcroft hat-trick and a Graeme Atkinson strike earned a 4-1 win over Commercial Old Boys. Former Storks player Ian Pilkington netted the consolation.
"We've got Bamber Bridge on Saturday which will be tough but they've lost their last three games so maybe we're catching them at the right time," said Wilkes.
"Their manager (Neil Crowe) plays for my Padiham FC veterans team so we've had a bit of banter, until he pulled his hamstring in the sixth minute.
"I always look forward to going there because I had three good years with the club and they gave me my chance to get back in to football after injury."


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A friend of mine died coaching his son's soccer team. I wanted to be there for the funeral even if, truthfully, no one would have noticed I hadn't gone. I hadn't seen him or his wife in years and, if anything, it might have been awkward. They might not have recognized me , they don't really know the grown up version of me . But I wanted to err on the side of being there. Just so she would know I still thought of them, even though it had been 19 years.
I have enough reminders proving I don't get to know when my turn on this planet is over. And I have regrets, but they all have something to do with me NOT being somewhere that I should have been, or not being there for someone when I could have been. I look back on my short life and my excuses are usually because of work . Which is completely legitimate and acceptable . But lying in the hospital for just under a month led me to realize I don't like being visited in the hospital. Actually, it's more along the lines of, "I don't want to wait until I'm sick or dead to see who shows up." I want to see people before I get sicker. Technology has put me back in touch with great people, the kind of friends that are worthy of the description at the end of the movie "Stand By Me:" I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. There are people I haven't seen in years that I would love to visit and know better and see they have turned into fantastic people . Many of them have , I just want to know them again, and hug them, and say hello and goodbye . I want to wander and find more greatness in those friends. I can see how teaching and parenting can be so rewarding this way, you see the potential, and then you see the results. And I like it.
A few years ago, okay maybe about a decade ago, I went to a choir performance, and an elderly gentleman came up to me. I knew exactly who he was, and we both had big smiles as we walked towards each other. Before anything was said, he reached out with both hands and held my face like a little child, and delighted, "I KNOW you!" I had to giggle a little when I realized he didn't remember my name but he kept repeating, "I KNOW you!" I didn't really care that he couldn't remember my name, I was absolutely tickled that he remembered me and smiled. All he remembered was that I was a part of his life somehow and that made him happy, and in turn, that delighted me . And I relish that feeling. I didn't need to bring up the fact that I used to go to his house with his children, and I knew stories of how he raised them, it didn't matter even though they were great stories . He saw me and knew I provided some kind of happiness, and I still can't stop smiling when I remember him holding my face that night. I love it when I recognize people and they recognize me and big, genuine, beaming smiles and laughter ensue . One of my top ten feel-goods . I love the fact that there is at least one three year old that thought at one point in his life that all lollipops come from my purse . I love to be the person who is there .
They might not need me -- yet they might --
I'll let my Heart be just in sight -- A smile so small as mine might be
Precisely their necessity.
- Emily Dickinson