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AC in May 2014
AC already booked for very early May 2014 with guide/porter.
Welcome one or max two other people. Not in a hurry for walking.
Friendly, easy going, but prefer walkers to smokers.
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Hi there! I am interested in your trip, are you able to tell me a little more inforation? What dates did you book? What is the cost? How many people are in your group? I've been talking to a couple people about EBC, I'd like to do it in the beginning of May sometime. Thanks
Oops sorry! I did my search wrong and see now we are talking about different areas. THanks anyways!
Hi, do you have dates planned? I'm looking to do some trekking in Nepal late April-early May, anywhere from 4-10 days. Let me know, thanks!
Hi, thanks for your answer.
I arrive on 28 April and stay few days in KTM. Departure for the trek around the 2 or 3 May. And you ?
Please contact me by private message. (Click button below my profile photo.)
Thanks !
I'm also planning for Annapurna Circuit, and trying my best to find a few other partners. I will be at Kathmandu by 28th April, and planning to start for Besishahar by 30th April or 1st May. Besides AC, I will do Tilicho Lake, and that might take 2 extra days. Can I join you?
i'm planning the AC for the end of April, early May. I'm looking for a couple of partners and found your itinerary on the TP. Let me know if your still looking for people. I'd be keen to join 😉
Hi guys,
I'll leave KTM around 3 May. We can meet there, have a first contact and decide to do the trek together or not.
I have some available porters for you. Price is 15$ per day + food and transport for your porter. The latter is very cheap for Nepalies.
It would be nice to be 2 or 3 people together on the trek.
Hi Tileh, I sent you a PM but I got no answer. I will try it trhough here
I am planning the ACT in october-november. 2 years ago I already did the Gokyo – Everest BC with an agency. The truth is that I had no problem with the them and I didn't have to worry about anything but I paid about 1400 $. I met some guys along the way who had hired a porter-guide for about 15 to 20 USD a day. This time, as I might be going solo, I would like to hire a porter-guide by myself. Could you give me the contact of one of these guys for the Annapurna circuit? Do you have to pay anything beforehand or you pay them upon arrival? Do you meet them in Kathmandu or in Pokhara? I would very much appreciate that information!
thanks and have a nice trek!
hi guys, i'd like to join the early may trek…i was thinking just annapurna base camp + jungle safari and a river rafting if anyone's interested…let me know your plans and if it's ok to join you. cheers. ana
Hey hi … Me and my hubby also start the AC trek from syange on 3 rd May ! We have hired a porter and guide for ourselves ! Lemme know if we can join
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To go totally "free", I could see my costs rise by over 1K a month.
Having said this, my competitors websites leave a lot to be desired in terms of presentation and ease of use, additionally, I'm the only shop stocking the entire range while the others miss out the slower selling items. So I have the edge in these areas, but I really need to stay at the top.
Your thoughts and ideas are greatly appreciated!
We stopped doing free shipping altogether a few months ago. I was a bit concerned, and might not have done it if it was my call. A few regular customers have asked about it, and accepted our position. The new customers don't seem to mind a bit. Our previous offer was free shipping over $35.00. I still wince when I see some of these shipping costs, and wonder when the shoe is going to drop; but so far I can honestly say it hasn't hurt our business.
Having heard people recently discuss shipping charges ($40 from <furniture store> no matter how much you order? that's great!), predictability might be just as important a factor as cost.
That said, FREE shipping has worked extremely well for some e-tailers, and it might be worth running a trial. I would e-mail all my customers telling them about it, but also keep track of the difference in conversion rates for new customers.
My point is, is this a competitive move because his clock is being cleaned or just a trial.
If his clock is being cleaned the move to free shipping may not address what his site lacks (easy of use, information on the products, post sale support, .....) Therefore, no response may be needed.
If the competitors move affects Phils sales by a large enough percentage then a response may be warrented. Until you know that you are giving something away for free.
Other issues like site and product loyality can also play a role.
Just my humble opnion.
..... Shane
Thanks for all your help guys, it's been difficult to decide what to do!
E.g. I expect free delivery on cheaper items like CDs and DVDs, but I would expect to pay a courier charge for delivery of a PC.
I would think most people would have the total opposite opinion on this. If its a small item I would assume I would have to pay shipping as there must not be much room for profit. If I drop $3000 on a computer, well theres more room for profit so I would think free shipping should apply.
But really free shipping is a no brainer and easy conversion booster. Its been proven many times.
People do love getting something for free, but a lot of it has to do with customers scared that they will get all the way through the checkout - only to find out that the must pay some huge amount for S&H.
Of course don't give away expensive fast shipping for free - make your free shipping option your cheapest and slowest shipping. If they want to upgrade, give them the option.
This may not apply to all markets, but I offer free shipping on all items over $99 - it only costs 5 bucks.
I even notice that people will add in a few small items just to get their total up to $99 so they can get the free shipping. So no doubt it will boost conversions - and if your lucky it might just boost the size of the orders also.

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Oakland, CA
Oakland does not have a goal for its local government operations. The city has a Green Building Ordinance that addresses new municipal buildings, a purchasing policy with energy-efficiency considerations, and outdoor lighting standards with energy-efficiency requirements.
Updated: August 2017
There is no GHG gas reduction or energy efficiency goal specific to local government operations in Oakland.
Vehicle Fleets and Infrastructure
The city does not have fuel efficiency standards, however it did adopt the Green Fleet Resolution of 2003 which details commitments to address the operation, procurement and management of fleet vehicles in order to improve efficiency. Moreover, Oakland's street sweeping and solid waste vehicles have routes determined by software systems that incorporate GPS information.
Public Lighting
Oakland's Outdoor Lighting Standards require good lighting design and energy efficiency. Its' guidelines are in accordance with the Illumination Engineering Society's lighting guidelines for all facilities.
New Buildings and Equipment
The City's Green Building Ordinance requires LEED silver certification for all new municipal buildings. Additionally, Oakland's environmental preferable purchasing policy requires purchases of energy-efficient equipment with the most up-to-date energy efficiency functions.
Updated: August 2017
Building Benchmarking and Retrofitting
Over 90% of city buildings are benchmarked using the Energy Star Portfolio Manager in Oakland. The city's Energy Group conducts energy consumption and costs analyses to determine which public buildings are best suited to receive comprehensive retrofits. Moreover, as part of their Energy and Climate Action Plan, Oakland details several priority actions to improve energy efficiency in buildings via retrofits.
Public Workforce
Teleworking/flex schedules are allowed for certain employees. The Energy and Climate Action Plan also advocates for more flex schedules/telework policies to reduce commutes.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland's community engagement occurs through the Climate Action Committee, which is charged with building a green economy through equitable development and the implementation of the city's Energy and Climate Action Plan. Apart from having a community-wide greenhouse gas reduction goal, the city of Oakland has ordinances that address stormwater management, tree protection, and cool roofs. This city is also in the development stages of a sustainable ecodistrict.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland has established community-wide goals for greenhouse gas emissions reduction and energy efficiency through its Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP). The city has adopted a goal to achieve a reduction in GHG emissions of 36% by 2020 and 83% by 2050 (with a 2005 baseline). Part of this goal includes an energy use reduction target of 32%.
In order to meet its community-wide greenhouse gas goal, Oakland would need to reduce emissions by 3.7% annually.
Oakland is currently on track to achieve its' greenhouse gas reduction goal.
The city annually reports progress towards these goals through the Sustainable Oakland Report. The city is not currently on track to meet its 2020 goal.
Updated: August 2017
The city has partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Energy, and NASA to develop an Eco district. The goal of this Eco district will be to build an efficient, block-scale energy/water/wastewater treatment-and-reuse-process prototype that can be applied to neighborhoods across California and the U.S.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland does not have an urban heat island mitigation goal. Title 16 of Oakland's code and Oakland's Creek Protection, Stormwater Management & Discharge Control Ordinance, addreses stormwater management, tree protection, cool roofs, and LID (Low Impact Development) standards.
Updated: April 2017
Okland does not have stretch codes in place, however, California statewide residential and commercial codes exceed the 2015 IECC standards and ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2013.
The City of Oakland has above-code energy efficiency requirements for certain buildings, internal staff dedicated solely to building code compliance, and several incentives to promote code compliance in single and multifamily buildings.
Updated: April 2017
The State of California allows its local jurisdictions to adopt building energy codes more stringent than the mandatory state codes. Title 24 outlines all California building codes. Title 24, Part 6 includes the California Energy Code and the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES). Title 24, Part 11 includes the California Green Building Code. The California Energy Code, BEES and California Green Building Codes have been updated in 2016 and are effective since January 1, 2017. The 2016 codes exceed the 2015 IECC standards and ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2013. To learn more about California's building energy codes, please visit the State Policy Database.
The City has adopted a Green Building Ordinance specifying LEED Silver or equivalent for all new non-residential development. The statewide commercial code applicable to Oakland exceeds the 2015 IECC standards and ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2013.
The city has adopted a Green Building Ordinance specifying Green Point Rated (GPR) checklists for all new residential development.The statewide residential code applicable to Oakland exceeds the 2015 IECC standards.
Updated: April 2017
The city of Oakland has internal staff dedicated solely to energy code compliance, however, they do not have any mandatory educational training programs to better prepare code officials to properly enforce the energy code.
The city provides code compliance support through BayREN programs for single and multi-family units. Additionally, Oakland offers energy code compliance assistance at the planning counter for all applicants. Oakland does not administer a code verification program.
Updated: April 2017
Green Building Requirements
The city's Green Building Ordinance requires above-code energy efficiency requirements for certain categories of buildings.
Energy Audit and Retrofit Requirements
There is no energy audit or retrofit requirement for residential or commercial buildings in Oakland.
Incentive and Financing for Efficient Buildings
Oakland offers several incentives for building improvements through BayREN and PACE programs.
Updated: April 2017
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an investor-owned utility (IOU), is the primary natural gas and electric utility serving Oakland. All gas and electric utility ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs available to PG&E customers in Oakland are offered either directly by the utility or through BayREN and East Bay Energy Watch.
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) provides water and sewage treatment services and drinking water for Oakland. This utility offers a range of water efficiency programs. Oakland advocates for policy improvements in utility data access through the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition.
Updated: April 2017
In 2015, PG&E achieved 772,000 MWh in net incremental savings, representing 0.90% of retail sales. To achieve these savings, PG&E spent $362,349,996 on electric efficiency programs in 2015, which equates to 2.77% of annual revenue. In 2015, PG&E reported savings of 22.00 MMtherms from natural gas efficiency programs, representing 1.19% of its retail sales. To achieve these savings, PG&E spent $74,216,264 on natural gas efficiency programs, which are normalized to $17.60 per residential customer. Spending on electricity and natural gas represented in this section covers the entire California service territory, not just Oakland. PG&E offers electric and natural gas efficiency incentives and technical assistance to residential and commercial/industrial customers.
The City of Oakland partners with its energy utility through BayREN and the East Bay Energy Watch. The partnership runs energy efficiency programs available to single-family residential as well as commercial customers.
Updated: April 2017
Low-Income Programs
PG&E offers the Energy Savings Assistance Program to qualified low-income residential customers. In addition to providing home assessments, in-home individualized energy education, and health and safety services, the ESA program provides appliance upgrades, hot water measures, building envelope upgrades, HVAC repair and replacement, lighting, and smart power strips in order to reduce energy consumption in low-income households. The program is available to single family, multifamily, and manufactured homes. In 2016, PG&E served 72,459 low-income PG&E customers, saving 25,859 MWh and 1.52 MMtherms. PG&E is currently working to launch a multifamily whole building low-income program that will be targeted to owners of qualifying low-income deed restricted housing. This program is implemented statewide by investor owned utilities under the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission. PG&E partners with the State's low-income energy programs (i.e. LIHEAP, WAP, LIWP), and is currently discussing leveraging their resources in 2017.
Multifamily Programs
PG&E offers the California New Homes Multifamily Program. This comprehensive program provides support for saving energy in the residential new construction sector with a cross-cutting focus on sustainable design and construction, green building practices, energy efficiency, and emerging technologies. Through a combination of education, design assistance and financial support, the programs work to encourage building and related industries to exceed California's Title 24 energy efficiency standards. Additionally, this utility offers the Multifamily Properties Energy-Efficiency Rebates Program. This comprehensive program provides rebates for the installation of energy-efficient products in apartment buildings, mobile home parks, and condominium complexes. Rebates are available for products installed in both common areas and units.
Updated: April 2017
In order for customers to access their own energy data, PG&E makes use of the Green Button data sharing platform for its electric customers only. In order to assist large building managers with accessing aggregated energy data for building benchmarking, PG&E provides automatic data entry into Portfolio Manager upon receipt of written consent from each customer responsible for energy purchases. PG&E does provide the City of Oakland with community aggregate data for public consumption. Oakland advocates for policy improvements in data access through the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition, the California Energy Commission and the PUC.
Updated: April 2017
Water Efficiency
Oakland does not have any water savings targets in place. The regional water utility, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), funds a range of water efficiency programs. Additionally, The electric and water utility jointly administer a rebate program for the purchase of energy-efficient clothes washers.
Energy Efficiency and Self-Generation
EMBUD has not set an energy efficiency target for its operations. However, the utility does self-generate by producing methane used for anaerobic digesters.
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Oakland is a partner of the County of Alameda's Clean Water Program, which provides funding for community-based projects aimed at stormwater pollution prevention. Additionally, Oakland's 2025 Master Plan incorporates strategies to manage stormwater runoff.
Updated: April 2017
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is the MPO in charge of conducting metropolitan transportation planning. Its area of jurisdiction encompasses Oakland, and the cities and towns in the Bay Area. Oakland's Housing Element encourages mixed-used developments, while promoting incentives to low and medium income housing developments. Oakland has a complete streets policy, and a fully operational car sharing program.
Updated: April 2017
The City of Oakland's 1998 General Plan includes a Land Use and Transportation Element, which directs development to Downtown and areas within a half mile of major transit corridors and commuter train stations. This strategy concentrates development where there is available land and transit, in order to reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenfield development and create compact, walkable neighborhood centers designated as Priority Development Areas in 2013. The city of Oakland offers incenctives to encourage mixed-use development; these are documented in the Housing Element.
Updated: April 2017
Modal Share Targets
There are currently no modal share targets in the city of Oakland.
Car and Bicycle Sharing
City-CarShare is an operational car sharing program in the city of Oakland. Bay Area BikeShare is currently planning to expand into Oakland to provide about 1,400 bikes for the city.
Complete Streets
Oakland adopted its' Complete Streets Policy in 2013 and has a NCSC score of 81.6.
Updated: April 2017
The average spending from 2011 to 2015 in the largest transit system serving Oakland (Bay Area Rapid Transit System) amounts to a total of $1,131,741,377. Considering the Metropolitan Statistical Area population, this funding amounts to $3.60 of transit spending per capita.
Oakland has a Transit Connectivity Index score of 23.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland does not offer any incentives for the purchase of hybrid or electric vehicles. However, the city does provide aproximately 28 electric vehicle charging stations for public use . Additionally, Oakland has updated construction standards to incorporate EV readiness requirements to lower the costs of installing EV infraestructure.
Updated: April 2017
The city of Oakland does not have a sustainable freight transportation strategy, nor does it have internet based applications to coordinate freight transportation.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland's Department of Transportation's strategic plan includes updating Oakland's guidelines to establish vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the primary metric to assess transportation impacts. The plan does not, however, contain a VMT reduction target.
Updated: April 2017
Oakland's Housing Element contains a goal to promote the development of adequate housing for low- and moderate-income Households. The city targets development and marketing resources in priority development areas. The Housing Element details Oakland's policies to encourage mixed use development incentives, transit-oriented development, and new development at a range of prices. Additionally, Oakland offers density bonuses for low and moderate-income units.
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Oh yes, there is more GTX 770 goodness being released today. Check out the big whopper amongst the GeForce GTX 770 graphics cards from Palit. It comes factory overclocked (massively I might add) allowing it to close in towards GTX 780 performance. Next to that the triple-slot cooler will keep the card under 65 Degrees C at full load and it is gobsmacked silent.
But first things first, we take a closer look at NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 770. The GeForce GTX 770 is a top of the line segmented graphics card. It uses a familiar GPU though, yes the very same GPU as the GTX 680 actually. That makes it a chunk faster, alongside a clock frequency and memory increase it will be priced aggressively, that in a nutshell, my friends, is the new GeForce GTX 770. We test the product with the hottest games like Metro: Last Light, Battlefield 3, Sleeping Dogs, Far Cry 3, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Hitman Absolution and many more.
There has been a lot of shatter in the graphics arena as to what both AMD and NVIDIA are doing for the 2013 lineup of products. With the global economy at an all-time low both manufacturers have been slowing down their development cycles in order to safe on R&D. But to not release now products will stall sales, as hey .. why should anybody upgrade ? In the past two weeks we have seen two new products from NVIDIA, both are sort of refreshes, one being a SKU based on GeForce GTX Titan, in another jacket called the 780. The other is today's tested product, the Kepler based GeForce GTX 770. Kepler my, fellow gurus, is the codename for the architecture behind the GeForce series 600 and 700 graphics cards. The GeForce GTX 770 is a fact and selling in the stores starting today in both 2GB and 4GB versions. You might think that it's a GTX 680 all over again. Not true ... the GTX 770 has a new base clock frequency, set higher at default for you, at 1046 MHz with a dynamic boost frequency that clocks up-to 1085 MHz. A nice gain however is the usage of faster DRR5 graphics memory, the GeForce GTX 770 runs at a reference stock clock frequency of 7Gbps (effective datarate). Obviously with the new cooling theme we have got to look at overclocking it a little as well, but have a quick peek at the product after which we'll dive into the GPU architecture, photo shoot and benchmarks.
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It was an encounter with Bob Marley himself that propelled the young Winston Rodney into the music business. Arriving at the legendary Kingston studio in 1969, just in time for the reggae explosion that was sweeping the island, Rodney took the name Burning Spear, a homage to Kenyan freedom fighter Jomo Kenyatta, and began turning his Garveyite and Rastafarian beliefs into reggae hymns.
Rodney recorded a series of sides and two full albums for Studio One, but it wasn't until 1975, when Spear began working with producer Lawrence Lindo, a.k.a. Jack Ruby, that he really hit his stride. By then Spear had formed a vocal trio with singers Rupert Wellington and Delroy Hines, who added depth and volume to Rodney's unique, declamatory style. Together the three would record "Slavery Days" and "Marcus Garvey," two epochal singles that helped define roots reggae. Soon after, the trio released a full-length LP, also called Marcus Garvey, which remains one of the few album-length masterpieces of the roots era. This was followed by Man In The Hills and Garvey's Ghost, a dub version of Marcus Garvey.
Taken together, these albums are a holy trinity of Rasta and roots reggae, with a unique sound that practically defines "dread": Deep, brooding basslines thunder ominously while trumpets call out like clarions and Spear praises Selassie and chants down Babylon like a Biblical prophet of old.
But Rodney wasn't one to rest on his laurels. In 1977 he disbanded the trio and recorded Dry And Heavy, yet another roots masterpiece that proved that the Burning Spear sound was his creation. By then Spear was becoming a hot commodity outside of Jamaica as well (thanks to U.K. distribution by Island Records), and he began to tour abroad.
He also continued recording as a solo act, staying on message and faithful to his fans, producing his own music and releasing such fare as Social Living (1978), Hail H.I.M. (1980), Resistance (1984), Rasta Business (1995), and the Grammy-winning Calling Rastafari (1999). While these records vary in quality, none are disappointments and all stay true to Spear's classic sound, without ever sounding tired or dated.
Recommended Recordings
Creation Rebel: Original Studio Records From Studio One (Heartbeat)
Marcus Garvey Remastered (Palm Pictures)
Rasta Business (Burning Music)
Recommended Recordings
Creation Rebel: Original Studio Records From Studio One (Heartbeat)
Marcus Garvey Remastered (Palm Pictures)
Rasta Business (Burning Music)
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Sooo, it's 9:30pm and still no blog post. Oops O:) On the other hand, I wrote over 3k yesterday, and over 4k today. So you know. You win some, you lose some.
Thus, quick and fun stuff today! Whee! Fun! Splash!
...Yes, my brain is broken due to massive word counts this weekend. Your point? :P
Fun bit #1: My short story With This Ring is out! You can find it at Tower of Light Fantasy Magazine, and you can also vote for it as the best in issue! (Please do; why yes, you're looking lovely today! Oh do, do have a cookie. Have another, here!) With This Ring is an Australian twist on classic selkie mythology, introducing a creature of my own creation: platykies. I think they're cute O:) Bwa ha.
Fun bit #2: We all know about NaNoWriMo, that month of insanity wherein writers around the world band together and try to write 50,000 words in the thirty days of November, but do we all know about NaNoEdMo, National Novel Editing Month? It's a fantastic endeavour, inspired by NaNoWriMo but unaffliated, and I encourage you to give it a shot if you haven't already! Are any of you out there participating in it?
Why do I mention all this? Because (and I feel extremely honoured about this) they asked yours truly to provide one of the pep talk letters for this month B-) If you're interested, you can find my article on Train Proof Suits and Why You Need One here :)
Fun bit #3: The final fun bit for the day is, I think, very exciting. I'm extremely excited to announce that my website is finally up and functional!! I'm still adding content (and will continue to do so for the rest of the foreseeable ever), but on the whole it's there, which is a Very Good Thing. You can find it either by following the link in the tabs at the top of the blog, or by heading straight to www.amylaurens.com :)
And if you do head over there, you'll notice there's a shiny little tab at the top called 'Free Stuff'. Under this are two sections: one where you can find all sorts of writerly resources, like outline sheets, spreadsheets for keeping track of your word count, and the first third of Holly Lisle's fantastic Create-a-Plot Clinic. In the other you're now able to download in pdf form some of my short stories!! Yay! Sea Foam and Blood is up presently, and Shoe will be coming soon.
Finally, if you weren't already aware, I have a LiveJournal which I use to update the specifics of my writing progress. It's sporadic and probably not sane, but hey, I have fun :o)
Wasn't that fun? A whole bunch MORE places where you can find me on the web. Just what you always wanted B-) I know, I know, I'm too kind.
But seriously, I had a tremendously productive (three-day) weekend. How was YOUR weekend?
08 March 2010
Quick Splash
3 comments:
- Danyelle said...
Yay for productivity! And yay for your shorts and pep talk! Keep up the good work!
- March 9, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- Wulf said...
Your amylaurens.com link doesn't work (you forgot http:// at the beginning of the link). The new site looks great!
- March 9, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- Inkblot said...
Dany - thanks :o) I couldn't have done it without your cheering! :D
Wulf - all fixed, thanks! :) And I'm glad you like the site :o)
- March 9, 2010 at 9:24 AM
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Halloween Pattern Round-up
Here's my 15 Halloween Pattern Round-up! I hope you liked it!
|Halloween Pattern Round-Up
1. Jack-O-Lantern By: Kahkashan Shaukat
2. Jack-'o-Lantern Hat By Red Heart-
3. Glow In the Dark Jack-O-Lantern By Hooking Along
4. Crocheted Holiday Pumpkin Trio By Armina Parganian
5. Halloween Baby Booties By Rhea Papellero
6. Epic Viking Beard by Caitlin Pautler
7. Shrunken Head Guy by Kim Lapsley
8. Pumpkin With Lid By Mimi Alelis
9. Psychotic Tomato By Regina Rioux
10. Bat with Swirl Border, Charted for Filet Crochet By Sandy Marshall
11. Red Devil By Sayjai Thawornsupacharoen
12. Happy Halloween Bunting Crochet By Sun Room
13. EEK! by Pixie Kitten
14. Free Crochet Pattern – Monkey Hat By Mamachee
15.Baldy Baby Hat by Tots and Bottoms
My personal favorites in this round-up are The EEK! (13) , Baldy Baby Hat (15) and the Jack-o-Lantern Graph (1). I will try the graph first because I haven't tried making one.


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My Mother's Passover Upside-Down Apple Cake
In case you are tired of sponge cake, try my mother's wonderful Upside-Down Apple Cake. If you can peel and slice an apple, this is an easy recipe to make. No need to separate the eggs, and no mixer needed!
I still use the batter-stained, handwritten on loose-leaf paper recipe to guide my hands. My mother's been gone 18 years this Friday, but I recall enjoying this dessert at Seders long before.
Despite the use of matzoh cake meal, the cake doesn't taste like a sugary matzoh ball. In fact, it's pretty good! I like it warm, fresh from the oven, but you can reheat a serving without it getting all rubbery. I recommend Fuji apples, or your favorite crisp type, because they hold their shape without getting mushy.
My Mother's Passover Upside-Down Apple Cake
Serves 4-6
Apple Filling:
2 cups peeled, cored and thinly sliced Fuji apples (about 2 apples)
2 Tbl. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
3 Tbl. olive oil
heaping 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 heaping Tbl. potato (or tapioca) starch
1/2 cup matzoh cake meal (do NOT use regular matzoh meal!)
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly spritz a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish.
Apple filling:
Place apple slices in prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with 2 Tbl. sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Lightly toss to coat evenly. Set aside.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs with a fork. Beat in oil, then sugar. Whisk together the potato (or tapioca) starch and cake meal; beat into the egg mixture with fork until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute.
Using a spatula, spread the batter evenly over the apples, covering them completely. Smooth out top because any lumps and ridges will remain to mock you.
|Lumps and ridges mocking me.
Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until top is lightly browned. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Cover and refrigerate leftover for up to 3 days.


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p.s. Meant to say - the hearts were made with the Petal Cone Die. Perfect every time!
While waiting for the sun to come out I'll show you my 3D swap.
While waiting for the sun to come out I'll show you my 3D swap.
This was for an organised swap on In Love With Stamping. (The link is on my left hands sidebar.)
There were 11 of us in the group and my gosh, what fabulous swaps I had in return!
This was mine....
....and all packaged up.
Well.....while I had the sewing machine out I thought, why not. The fabric is Candy Cane - loving those spots and stripes!
They're stuffed with very expensive lavender. Not completely though, there's other stuffing in there too.
My return swaps will again follow when that sun appears.
See ya soon!


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Edo State is referred to as the "heartbeat of Nigeria" and is located in the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria. Edo State is an oil-producing state, and is one of the nine Niger-Delta states in Nigeria. It has a rich rainforest vegetation interspersed with hills as well as a rich cultural heritage that makes it a tourist destination. Edo State is also endowed with a wide variety of mineral resources and arable land for cash crops.
Edo State Snapshot
- Total land area: 17,802 Sq. Km
- Local Government Areas: 18 LGAs: Akoko-Edo, Egor, Esan Central, Esan North-East, Esan South-East, Esan West, Etsako Central, Etsako East, Etsako West, Igueben, Ikpoba-Okha, Oredo, Orhionmwon, Ovia North-East, Ovia South-West, Owan East, Owan West and Uhunmwonde.
- Population: 3,233,366 (Male- 1,633,946 and Female- 1,599,420)
- Vegetation: Fresh Water Swamp, Lowland Rain Forest and Derived Savanna.
- Major crops: Rubber, Oil Palm, Cassava, Rice, Cocoa.
- Mineral Resources: Crude oil, Limestone, Granite, Quartz, Marble, Gold.
Main Investment Opportunities
Opportunities for investment exist in:
- Agribusiness
- Light Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Tourism
- Energy
- Mining
Click the image below for more information on Edo State.


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Friday, December 26, 2014
Boy I love a good conversation
I had a chance to talk with Korean War Vet this morning. We discussed several current topics over coffee.
One of the things that almost made me choke as I was taking a swallow of coffee was this:
"The I'D RATHER BE KILLING COMMUNISTS bumper stickers are making a comeback and that's fucking great. There is only one cure for the disease of Communism. It is not a red pill, and it is not a blue pill. It is a lead pill, traveling through their fucking skulls at 2700 feet per second!"
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Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by ongoing destruction of specific neurons within the brain. It affects a person's ability to walk, talk, and think - leading to involuntary movement and loss of muscle co-ordination. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration shows that the RyanR inhibitor Dantrolene is able to reduce the severity of walking and balance problems in a mouse model of HD.
Progressive damage to medium spiny neurons (MSN) in the brain of a person with HD is responsible for many of the symptoms and is caused by an inherited recessive mutation in the gene 'Huntingtin'. The mutated version of this protein leads to abnormal release of calcium from stores within the neurons which in turn disrupts the connections between neurons firing and muscle contractions, and eventually kills the neurons.
Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center tested Dantrolene, a muscle relaxant which works by stabilizing calcium signaling, and showed that this drug could prevent calcium-dependent toxicity in laboratory grown neurons. The team led by Dr Ilya Bezprozvanny also found that Dantrolene could prevent destruction of co-ordination, measured by beam walking and footprint patterns, in mice with Huntington's-like disease.
Dr Bezprozvanny explained, "One of the features of HD mice is the progressive loss of their NeuN-positive neurons. Dantrolene was not only able to protect muscle co-ordination in mice with HD but also prevented destruction of NeuN positive neurons. Our results suggest that RyanR inhibitors, such as Dantrolene, should be considered as future treatments to slow down the effects of diseases like Huntington's."
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar series Jan. 8-11 in Fort Benton, Chester, Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, Choteau, Conrad, Stanford and Great Falls, Mont.
Topics will include integrating beef cattle into cover crops, soil fertility, why pesticides may not work as designed and partial budgeting analysis.
No pre-registration is required, and all producers are encouraged to attend. All seminars begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., and the day's seminar should conclude by 3 p.m. The Havre seminar will begin at 4 p.m.and conclude by 8:30 p.m.
Dates, locations, and contact numbers for each cropping seminar are listed below.
Jan. 8: Fort Benton, Ag Center, 1205 20th St., Tyler Lane, 406-622-3751; Stanford City Hall, 102 Central Ave., Katie Hatlelid, 406- 566-2277; Havre, Northern Ag Research Center, 3710 Assiniboine Road, Shylea Wingard, 406-265-5481, Ext. 233
Jan. 9: Shelby, Comfort Inn Conference Room, 455 McKinley Ave., Kim Woodring, 406-424-8350; Chester, Our Savior's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 10 E. Madison Ave., Jesse Fulbright, 406-759-5625
Jan. 10: Cut Bank, Cut Bank Voting Center, 913 Railroad St., Kari Lewis, 406-873-2239; Conrad, Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road, Adriane Good, 406-271-4053
Jan. 11: Choteau, Stage Stop Inn, 1005 Main Ave. N., Brent Roeder, 406-466-2491; Great Falls, Montana ExpoPark's Paddock Club Gold Buckle Room, Rose Malisani, 406-454-6980, ext. 305
For more information, contact Kari Lewis, MSU Extension Glacier County at 406-873-2239 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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ALERT: Mitch Albom has written his shittiest column ever
It finally happened. Mitch harnessed all of the ineptitude he could muster and unleashed possibly the worst piece of writing (piece of shit?) ever composed in the English language. After I'm done writing this, I'm going to Google-Translate Mitch's column into French and send it to a fellow Mitchologist in Toulouse to see if it can set records in multiple languages.
Mitch is at the height of his powers. This column is so much stupider than anything I thought he or anybody was capable of writing. It's absolutely breathtaking. So much so that I had to dust off the old blog (which is so 2005) to share my analysis.
You can read his "column" here, or, if you just ate or have a heart condition, see DeadSpin for the summary.
I find it interesting that while Mitch's alleged industry, journalism, is in massive decline, he thinks it's a good idea to publish a poorly conceived, arrogant, elitist, and completely irrelevant rant about how underpaid, ill-treated service industry workers (many of whom aren't provided benefits like health care, a retirement account, or an undeserved couple of weekly column inches in a major newspaper) aren't serving him up his lattes with the quality to which he feels entitled.
It's shit like this that demonstrates what a phony he is. He often positions himself in his political columns as a friend of the working class – he completely undermines that sentiment here.
If he now seeks to be anointed as the second coming of Andy Rooney (and I think he clearly does), then his time would be better spent at least trying to develop cogent, insightful, and original arguments about how it's Wall Street, Washington, and the media that are making our lives shittier. I am on the receiving end of customer service numerous times each day, and I have to say that it's not a big fucking deal to have to repeat myself once in a while. If Mitch finds himself constantly on the receiving end of poor service, then I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that the common link between all of these shitty interactions is Mitch Albom.
Perhaps service workers get distracted by your smug, shit-eating, entitled grin, and as a result fail to record to their short-term memories the precise length of the extension cord that you evidently can't find on your own.
I would also suggest knocking it off with the tired curmudgeonly clichés ("Loud music, television, and video games are ruining everything! The customer is always right!"). Dickhead.
If the biggest problem in your life is the quality of the customer service you receive, then you should probably be pretty fucking grateful, right? Didn't you learn that from Morrie on a Tuesday? Or did you make millions by selling those timeless life lessons without having actually learned them yourself?
"Hey, Mitch."
"How are you able to write your columns so quickly and prolifically?"
"Well, I most often use the trope of writing lots of imaginary dialogue between two people."
"Like this?"
"Yes, exactly like this."
"Oh, I see. It really fills space and a second-grader is capable of doing it."
"I know! And after the dialogue, I throw in a few inane words of wisdom for the readers."
"This is incredible."
"Hey, Mitch?"
Yes, Mitch. You can go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself...forever.


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Serious road collision in Barnesmore Gap
One person has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital with what has been described "life-threatening injuries" following a collision between a bus and a car in the Barnesmore Gap this morning.
The collision occurred at approximately 8.40am on the Ballybofey side of the gap, gardai confirmed.
It has been reported that the bus had a number of passengers on board but it's unclear at this stage if there are any serious injuries among them. A number of emergency vehicles are at the scene.
Diversions are in place at Derg Line and Glenties.


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Looking at your genetic data might uncover information that some people find surprising. Some information can be relatively benign and even amusing. At other times, the information you learn can have profound implications for both you and your family. 23andMe cannot provide you with an exhaustive list of all the unexpected things you might uncover during your genetic exploration, but in general these things fall into three main categories.
Genetic information can also tell you things about your ancestry and origins, and therefore about your relationship to other groups of people across the globe. Sometimes this information will confirm things you already know about your particular heritage or origins. At other times, this information might surprise you, and you might learn that you share a genetic history with unexpected groups.
Different people feel differently about this kind of information; some people are excited about these new connections and others take more time to integrate this information into their sense of self. As with much of the information you might uncover on your genetic voyage, how this new information makes you feel will depend on your personal viewpoint.
Because our genes are part of our family heritage, genetic information can sometimes reveal things about our biological relationships to other family members. In the process of learning about your genetic makeup and comparing that with others, you may discover relatives who were previously unknown to you. Your genetic profile can lead you to other, distant branches of your family tree.
In a similar way, genetic information can also reveal that someone you thought you were related to is not your biological relative. This happens most frequently in the case of paternity.
Because genetic information is hereditary, knowing something about your genetics also tells you something about those closely related to you. Your family may or may not want to know this information as well, and relationships with others can be affected by learning about your DNA.
Everyone has different tolerances and preferences for learning information. You might be surprised by a family member who would prefer not to know something you feel is important to share. At other times, you may learn something about yourself or your family that you would prefer to keep private. You may find yourself having to weigh sharing such information with other family members against your own desire for privacy - or their desire not to know.


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A new phone
New flooring in my house
A pretty front porch
My preferred teaching schedule
Some new Jamberrys
A couple new Scentsy warmers
A new pair of flats
A new pair of boots
A new skirt
A new dress
I'm sure there is more. And of all those things on that list, I need exactly none of them. But I'm having a very serious case of the "I wannas".
My husband's phone bit the dust last night, so he is getting an upgrade. And I'm jealous!
There is a house near mine for sale. Of course I found it online and looked at pictures. It has great flooring and a super cute front porch. And I want it!
The end of the school year brings thoughts of the coming year. I have big plans for a paperless classroom with lots of Project Based Learning. And that seems within my reach. However the schedule it seems I will get is not the best for me in my mind. And I'm freaking out.
Jamberry, Scentsy, shoes, skirts, and dresses are just more things that I think will make my life better. And I want them.
Have you noticed a theme? What I want. What is best for me. Me, myself, and I.
Lord, help me keep my selfish heart in check. Remind me of all that you have given me. Help me look to the best of others before I look to what is best for me. Amen.
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#21 – Alicia Keys – "Fallin'" – (2001)
Here is proof that this list doesn't just consist of my favorite songs from the 2000s (I mean, that's part of it but not always the case). Why? Because I don't really care for this song – never have. But I understand that it is great and that it signaled the arrival of a major talent (there was a small, unintentional, joke in that sentence which I'll explain: the album this track was on is called Songs in A Minor and I said "a major"… nevermind). Anyway, this song blew a lot of people away because here's this beautiful girl belting out these fantastic lyrics – and she's rocking her own piano! So why don't I like it? While I've softened to it over time, I think there is something deep down in me that resents this song because of its timing. It was right about this time that a shift occurred that music started moving away from its carefree 90s sound to a more serious one. When this popped up on TRL, it was all over for the 90s.


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Comes with standard single vision lenses, a scratch-resistant treatment, case and cloth.
You'll be at the top of your game in these fashionable metal frames. The pared-back, rectangular front works with a no-nonsense style approach and is finished in sleek and versatile gunmetal grey. On the temples, light and dark contrast for a truly distinctive feel. Criss-cross embellishment gives way to a deep smoky grey marbled effect on the temple tips. Quality craftsmanship, including flexi hinges for durability and robust materials, ensure these glasses will be a valued part of your business wardrobe for years to come.
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text: Kati Levoranta is currently CLO of Rovio. Prior to this Kati was heading the Global Commercial Transactions (GCT) team in Legal and Compliance in Nokia Siemens Networks. The GCT team focuses on complex transactions ensuring professional and efficient support for the business globally. Kati has a law degree from Turku Law School, Finland and from Columbia Law School, US. Kati also holds MBA from Helsinki School of Economics, Finland.


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Usually the api listview.getChildCount() returns the count of number of elements which can be seen in the listview's height. But what i am insisting now is finding the height of all the childs of listview a collective height.
we will see how can we find the collective height of all child.
- Get the adapter instance from the listview.
- Get the count of adapter.
- And use adapter's getView(int position,View view,ViewGroup parent) api to get the view instance of all child
- Then use the measure api of View to measure the height of the view as below. I used here UNSPECIFIED to find out how big the view is.
- This api measures the widht and height. And use the getMeasuredHeight() api to find
the Measured Height.
private int getTotalHeightofListView() {
ListAdapter mAdapter = listview.getAdapter();
int listviewElementsheight = 0;
for(int i =0;i
View mView = mAdapter.getView(i, null, listview);
mView.measure(MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED));
listviewElementsheight+= mView.getMeasuredHeight();
return listviewElementsheight;
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MeasureSpecs are used to push requirements down the tree from parent to child. A MeasureSpec can be in one of three modes:
UNSPECIFIED: This is used by a parent to determine the desired dimension of a child view. For example, a LinearLayout may call measure() on its child with the height set to UNSPECIFIED and a width of EXACTLY 240 to find out how tall the child view wants to be given a width of 240 pixels.
EXACTLY: This is used by the parent to impose an exact size on the child. The child must use this size, and guarantee that all of its descendants will fit within this size.
AT_MOST: This is used by the parent to impose a maximum size on the child. The child must gurantee that it and all of its descendants will fit within this size."


text: Hill and perkinss11 model of boredom appears to offer some insight into the influence of boredom on fashion consumer behaviour. Both the cognitive components (e.g. Internal stimulation) and affective components (e.g. External stimulation, constraint) of boredom differentiated among consumer groups. Differentiating among consumer groups based on a tendency toward experiencing boredom is important given the positive or negative outcomes predicted to result from boredom, for example, pursuit or avoidance of shopping. Shopping may serve as an activity to prevent the onset of boredom or to alleviate boredom. Fashion change agents may be motivated to go shopping for new items because they slacks are cognitively aware that there is nothing more to be explored or discovered with items in their current wardrobe (i.e. Items are no longer affectively stimulating). Alternatively, boredom is probably not a new enthusiasm with regard to vogue admirers to go buying. Style admirers could possibly be content with current items mainly because nothing is they are cognitively conscious of which might be dived around as well as learned with fresh things. One particular concern for stores is to capture this awareness of way fans. One challenge for retailers is to capture the attention of fashion followers. In addition to offering an explanation for how both the cognitive and affective elements of boredom are likely to influence fashion consumers, hill and perkinss11 model of boredom seems to imply that boredom is triggered by cognitive acknowledgement of a situation followed by an emotional evaluation, the affective element. Three types of situational outcomes recognized in the model are associated with different degrees of emotional investment in the situation. One particular situational end result is actually characterised since interesting. Searching for fresh fashions is definitely task which includes intrinsic awareness for casual dress style change agencies. With regard to style supporters, shopping for intriguing task may require a merchandise type precisely as it pertains to involvement from a preferred task for example sporting activities, reading, or even gonna concerts. Retailers who successfully appeal to these consumers may need to emphasize the activity first and the product second, for example, health clubs that sell an assortment of athletic shoes and exercise wear. However, product assortments must be arranged for ease of shopping, with minimal time spent by the consumer in finding the desired merchandise.37 one assumption to avoid is that fashion followers always find shopping an unsatisfying activity. Focus groups comprised of fashion followers might provide insight into the conditions under which they find shopping satisfying. The second situational outcome is characterized as disliked. A low degree of frustration occurs, presumably because no emotional investment was made.


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AfriGeneas Africa Research Forum
Re: Congo
In Response To: Re: Congo ()
To Brother Mageba, are you saying that the men in the Congo have self hatred and want to be whiteskin? and as a result of their selfhatred they do not like their own women and prefer european women? Thus, having self hatred for themselves and their own people, it means nothing to them to rape women and children and destroy a whole race of people for the love of europeans? or perhaps, there is some natural resource in the congo that two powers are vying over and they are paying each tribe to fight each other, because these two powers are competing for natural resources? what is really going on in the congo?


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The time has come…the summer is almost over. We are about halfway through the last month of the season, and some of us are starting to feel it. Productivity goes down, motivation is nearly extinct….what do we do?! Well, put on some luxury swimwear and get excited, beach babes! We have ways that you can get out of that summer slump and get your summer passion back! With the help of Lady Lux designer swimwear, of course
Go Shopping: End of summer sales, anyone?! If you're in California, winter hardly exists. Why should the summer fashion end?! Around this time of the year, all summer clothes usually go on sale! This is a great time to have some retail therapy!! Even Lady Lux has some sales for you! So go crazy! Spend a good amount of your hard earned summer money, you deserve it!
Gym, Tan, Laundry: The Jersey Shore may not know much, but they know how to GTL. GYM wih Exercise that makes you motivated! Your endorphins release happiness. Who can be in a slump when they're happy?! TAN in the sun! Get some Vitamin D, girl! Not only is the sun good Vitamin D, but you also will have a sexy tan! LAUNDRY all your dirty clothes! Do some spring (summer) cleaning! A clean room is a happy room!!
Spend Time With Family/Friends: Summer is one of those rare times when people have a lot of free time! Spend it with the ones you love! If you were too busy this summer to see certain people, end your summer with them! You can catch up with each others lives, and you will have plenty to talk about. You can discuss life in a sexy Lady Lux bikini while drinking cocktails by the pool. Sounds like paradise to me!


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This is kind of a big week for me.
Tomorrow kicks off a year full of book releases. A Wedding to Remember in Charleston, South Carolina officially hits the shelves tomorrow.
While it is totally a dream come true, each book release also brings a certain amount of angst. You may remember that I liken a book release to a first date. I still stand by that theory. (although I have been writing so much lately, I haven't had much time for many first dates--ha!)
Even though this is my sixth release, I'm still as nervous and as excited as I was for the very first one. Nervous because I want readers to like it--love it, even! And I know from past experience that some will...and some will not. Excited because this story finally gets to be read. Hopefully by many.
In a lot of ways, A Wedding to Remember in Charleston is VERY different from any of my other books. It's about a marriage that's in the process of falling apart. Whoa.
My other books have been about people finding love for the first time. Boy meets girl. Sparks fly. Conflict happens. They make up and live happily ever after.
This one is a little different.
Summer and Luke are in a very dark place. Strangers sharing a last name. And a home. And a dog. But not much of anything else.
So writing their story was sometimes quite hard for me. It made me sad. It made me stop and think about all of the things that tear apart people who've vowed to love one another forever.
In fact, there were times I would call my friends and whine. I'd say things like "Why did I think writing a romance about an estranged married couple was a good idea? Why didn't you tell me I was crazy?"
And my friends would talk me down from the ledge. They'd tell me to go back to work and not call/text/Facebook them until I'd written more.
I'd pray about it and come away realizing that it was a story that needed to be told. That there was a way to add in some light moments to a dark subject. That even in the hard times, there were still moments of humor. Because that's the way life is.
So I created some secondary characters, Ashley and Justin, who helped add some fun. Then I brought back two of my favorite characters from Love is Grand--Mary and Mavis, the elderly sisters from Alabama.
And when it was all said and done, I wound up with a book that I love and one I hope readers can relate to. There's only been one review so far--4 Stars from Romantic Times:
"This book is about a marriage that's on the rocks, not from any major event, but from erosion of commitment and lack of communication over time. It's a story that readers can relate to, and a reminder that marriage takes work and dedication. The author does a wonderful job of weaving the story together along with infusing a little romance."I am thrilled with their take on the book and am anxiously awaiting seeing it on the shelf for the first time--something that never gets old!
So tomorrow if you see a bleary-eyed girl doing a happy dance on the book aisle at Walmart...it might be me. :)


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The Hindi Action Song Competition ( III to V ) held on 01 September 2016 brought out many aspiring talents. The enthusiastic participants mesmerized the judges and compelled to surrender themselves in the world of poetry. The lyrics, the diction and the energy of the children was worth applauding. The participants did justice to the sentiment and content of the poem with their subtle gestures.
The competition ended on the promising note that the national language of India and it's lyrical legacy will continue to have capable heirs.
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5/2 at 9:16 a.m. Michael A. Roy, 27, of Sawyer Road, was arrested on Sawyer Road by Officer Michael Thurlow on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, misuse of identification and violation of probation or parole.
5/5 at 2:33 a.m. Andrew D. Dyer, 24, of River Road, Steep Falls, was arrested on County Road by Officer Donald Laflin on charges of operating under the influence, carrying a concealed weapon and loading a firearm in a motor vehicle.
5/5 at 2:07 a.m. Randie L. Bowden, 52, of Clay Pits Road, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Timothy Dalton on a charge of operating under the influence.
5/6 at 12:43 a.m. Nicholas J. Heck, 20, of Fern Circle, was arrested on Fern Circle by Officer Glenn Tucker on a charge of operating under the influence.
5/6 at 5:08 a.m. Dean F. Goodwin, 33, of Route 1, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Glenn Tucker on charges of failing to stop for an officer, criminal speeding, violating bail conditions of release and operating with a suspended or revoked license.
5/6 at 10:21 p.m. Dean F. Goodwin, 33, of Route 1, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Andrew Flynn on two charges of violating bail conditions of release.
5/4 at 10:54 a.m. Jonnie E. Basinger Jr., 22, of Cutts Avenue, Saco, was issued a summons on Gallery Boulevard by Officer Donald Laflin on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.
5/8 at 1 a.m. A large fire broke out at a garage on 152 Holmes Road. Fire departments from Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook and Buxton responded and quelled the blaze before it reached the house. A section of Homes Road, between Beech Ridge Road and Dresser Road, was closed to traffic from about 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.
4/30 at 8:26 a.m. Furnace fire on Powderhorn Drive.
4/30 at 5:47 p.m. Problem with wires, mulch, burn or smell on Spring Street.
5/1 at 9:53 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Bessey School Drive.
5/1 at 4 p.m. Masterbox alarm on Quentin Drive.
5/2 at 10:57 a.m. Outside smoke investigation on Route 1.
5/2 at 7:50 p.m. Problem with wires, mulch, burn or smell on River Woods Drive.
5/2 at 8:16 p.m. Problem with wires, mulch, burn or smell on Gorham Road.
5/3 at 7:28 a.m. Burning odor in building on Parkway Drive.
5/3 at 11:33 a.m. Vehicle fire on Cabela Boulevard.
5/4 at 7:06 a.m. Problem with wires, mulch, burn or smell on Jones Creek Drive.
5/4 at 3:22 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Cummings Road.
Scarborough emergency medical services responded to 22 calls from April 30 to May 6.


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Happy New Year!
Many apologies for the delay in updates, thing have been quite busy as of late. We have upgraded to Craftbukkit 1.4.6 and have upgraded most of our add-ons accordingly, please let me know if you find any bugs and I'll do my best to fix in a timely manner.
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It isn't a regular concordance, its actually a topical index. If you are a student of scripture, a priest, a youth leader, teacher, or parent this book is worth the $45.
Monday, January 10, 2011
TAN Reprints the Textual Concordance of Holy Scripture
I see that TAN has reprinted, in a hardbound edition, the fantastic Textual Concordance of Holy Scripture. It uses the Douay-Rheims Bible but in all honesty you can use it along with any version you are used to.
Posted by Matt at Monday, January 10, 2011
Labels: bible, TAN/St.Benedict
1 comment:
- Mark in Spokane said...
Great news! This is one of my favorite books -- I had a paperbound copy awhile back but it fell apart after heavy use. I will definitely be looking to get the hardbound edition. Thanks for posting this!
- Monday, February 07, 2011 2:10:00 AM
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It's been a fun week playing with all the new treats from My Favorite Things! So many exciting new products to play with, and I have done a very good job creating a complete disaster area in my craft room.
All the new STAMPS, Die-namics, Inks and Stencils that we've been sharing all week are now available in the MFT Boutique RIGHT HERE!
Tonight as part of our New Product Tour I'm showing some of the new products from Laina Lamb Design. I used these the other day to alter a back to school printer's tray, but these products also make for pretty sweet little scrapbook pages. I've done a mini page today to show that this isn't just for back to school, check it out, here's a birthday page for Sam. (Looking at this I can hardly believe how he's changed even since May!)
The Border It Numbers Die-namics includes both "grade" and "age" as well as these fun layering circles to indicate which number in particular you're focusing on. I love that Laina's Die-namics and stamp sets coordinate so well, the new Document It - Head of the Class pairs perfectly with the Accent It - Flags and Tags - I've used it here to trim out the little "year" bubble. I also used the little fishtail element from Accent It - Labels and Tabs.
I stamped my own patterned paper using the new Lisa Johnson Design Textile Backgrounds with the new Steel Grey ink. Steel Grey is one of my most favorite card stock colors, so clearly that new ink color is also a favorite!
This little element is a little harder to see, but I've added the scripted alphabet as a little trim. This was a fun find for me because my little guy just began writing in cursive this spring and loves writing "Samuel" in fancy writing on the top of his papers. I stamped it with Electric Red ink to the Electric Red card stock.
This is a 4 1/2 square card, just the right size for a little encouragement tucked into his lunchbox. After all, I know the work load is going to step it up this year big time. The sentiment "head of the class" is plucked from the Head of the Class stamp set and stamped to a Star STAX. I'm using the "grade" on this version instead of the age. Gosh how I love when things are multi-purpose.
I'm using the Mini Album Torn Notebook STAX for both my scrap page and mini card today. The range of sizes in those STAX give you lots of creative options.
I hope you will head on over to the MFT Blog for a full list of ALL the new products available for purchase this evening along with links to all our participating designers.


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As China's local government debt levels balloon to $3 trillion, one analyst told CNBC that China's debt sentence is the biggest "known unknown" risk to global financial markets in 2014.
In a long awaited report, China's National Audit Office reported this week that local government debt had increased 67 percent from the end of 2010 to reach 17.9 trillion renminbi ($2.95 trillion) by the end of June.
(Read More: China-Japan tensions: Who has the smartest approach?)
The report highlights concerns over the country's spiraling credit addiction at a time when it's struggling to sustain economic growth and avoid a financial crisis.
"China's debt is the biggest 'known unknown' of 2014. Because is it something that is going to balloon into an international issue and something that will affect the markets?" Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management told CNBC Asia's Squawk Box on Monday.
"When you look at what the National Audit Office is really saying, they are talking about local government debt being up 70 percent, we are not talking about 10 or 15 percent, this is 70 percent," he added.
(Read More: China's bad-loan skeletons to haunt markets)
Local governments in China borrowed heavily following the global financial crisis to help sustain the country's impressive growth rates by funding investment projects. The entities are not permitted to borrow from banks, so instead they set up special purpose vehicles to do so.
But analysts have expressed fears that many of these investments may never make enough returns to repay the interest and principal on the debt.
Port Shelter Investment Management's Harris told CNBC that China's rising local government debt was a huge issue.
"Local government debt is pretty much half of Chinese debt in total which is now over $5 trillion. This is now a big problem, we are no longer in a situation where china is a rich country we are now in a situation where china is an indebted country," he added.
(Read More: China will not overtake US economy until 2028: CEBR)


text: Food ( Leave a comment )Bring out the beaver inside you! Post navigation An Updated Statue of Liberty Even animals are smart Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Are you tired of doing nothing all day long? Try out Jupiler, it will definitely bring out the beaver in you. You will be so energized you could even build a dam out of beer boxes!RelatedCategories: FoodTags: beaver, beer, box, bud, dam, drinking, drunk, jupiler, light, nature, water


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I have been running TFT Boot Camps in the UK now for a few years and have been privileged to have trained students not only from the UK but also from Europe. In this article I want to share my story of becoming the first Boot Camp Trainer in the UK as well as why delegates choose this training over Algorithm Practitioner training.
I have been a Hypnotherapist and NLP Trainer since the late nineties and was first introduced to TFT by Paul McKenna when I was assisting him on his NLP trainings. I was sceptical at first finding the process very strange but having tested it on a few clients, I quickly learned that there was something in this unusual technique. This led me to wanting to know more and become a TFT Practitioner, so I asked Ian Graham one of the first UK trainers to put on a TFT Algorithm training at my training school in Norwich. This inevitably led me to integrating TFT more and more in my work with clients as it fitted so perfectly with NLP and hypnotherapy.
After a couple of years of practising at algorithm level and having gained many successes, I was keen to train at diagnostic level which led me to Ireland to train direct with Roger and Joanne Callahan. This level enabled me to work with more complex cases and more importantly helped me to understand TFT more fully as well as increasing my success rate even more.
This then led to me becoming an Advanced TFT Practitioner, learning Voice Technology to work with clients over the phone. I became a TFT Algorithm Trainer in 2007 and started to run my own training programmes for therapists. In 2011 having assisted Joanne Callahan run one of the Boot Camps, I was convinced that this format of training not only provided excellent value for money by integrating algorithm and diagnostic levels in one intensive weekend but the format of training was more effective, this led me to becoming the UK's first Boot Camp Trainer.
In recent years, I have also written the self help therapy book 'Unleash the Slim Within' which Dr Roger Callahan kindly wrote the foreword to and have recently completed my second book 'Unleash the Freedom Within' to accompany my freedom formula programmes which have been designed to create an integrated formula for change using NLP, TFT and Hypnosis that can be delivered one to one in person, by telephone or online via Skype.
Having run TFT Algorithm trainings for many years, I was keen to run the TFT BootCamps because the addition of the diagnostic training helped students understand how the algorithms were created and the purpose of the algorithm protocol. More importantly, some of the basic diagnostic muscle testing skills would speed up the process as it enabled the Practitioner to test very quickly for psychological reversal at what ever stage it occurred and treat it accordingly. In addition to being able to diagnose more complex cases quickly rather than going through a time consuming process of elimination with the various algorithms, the Boot Camp training also teaches you how to identify individual energy toxins and be able to do something about them to help the TFT treatment hold (7sec treatment).
'I would highly recommend the Boot Camp training to anyone as John is truly an outstanding teacher and practitioner. He has the amazing ability to deliver comprehensive information regarding TFT in a very concise manner with great clarity. As a student I feel that I came away from this training course with sufficient knowledge and skills to practice this very effective form of therapy.'N.S.F Hypnotherapist, London
I run the TFT Boot Camp in exactly the way that Roger and Joanne intended simply because their years of experience know what works and what doesn't and they have created a training that brings the best of the best in this intensive format. I bring my own personality and experiences to the table and my style of training is to learn the practical skills thoroughly over and over until they are second nature. The support materials that are supplied by Callahan Techniques Ltd are second to none and you gain from Dr Callahan's knowledge, experience and perspective from the comprehensive resources supplied. I am proud to be running training that is accredited from the source both with Dr Callahan for TFT and Dr Richard Bandler for NLP, as a sign of the pedigree of the accreditation both personally sign their respective certificates for my trainings.
'As a qualified Sales trainer and Life Coach with seminar training experience going back two decades, I found the TFT Boot Camp training amazing and delivered with honesty, integrity, humour and most importantly perfect concept delivery. To consolidate the course has the perfect balance of tell and show. Huge thanks.'
A. E.P, Trainer and Life Coach
I also provide an integrated therapy/ coaching service by telephone or online via Skype using TFT Voice Technology, NLP Coaching and the state-of-the-art 'Inner Space Series™' hypnotic audio programmes. Full details of these programmes can be found at my website: www.johnplester.com


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Rethinking Abortion in Light of Advancing Technology
{ Audio .mp3 (7 min.) of this essay } For my Ethics class I regularly re-read Mary Ann Warren's 1973 article, "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion."[1] Although it is well argued, I can't agree with every sub-conclusion she draws which would be required to justify her overall position -- hardly a surprise, of course, given my pious commitments.
In a postscript to the article, she attempts to show that her argument for the moral permissibility of abortion does not commit her to infanticide. Why not? Because after the infant is born, "it does mark the end of its mother's right to determine its fate." I have two points of disagreement with her on this matter of infanticide -- one minor, the other more substantial, but which is somewhat related to the minor issue.
First, I have never been clear on where alleged moral "rights" come from, at least if there is no all-knowing issuer and (eventually) absolute enforcer of those rights (otherwise known as God). In contrast, political rights are far more easy to understand and apply: Find the king, or the Constitution, or some other governmental authority, and then draw some sort of reference and subsequent enforcement from there. So my minor disagreement with Warren is that talk of moral rights only introduces further confusion into the abortion debate.
Second, even if one were to acknowledge some sort of discernible rights being affirmed or violated, I was curious about how the following aside from Warren would interplay with such rights:
"Indeed if abortion could be performed without killing the fetus, [the mother] would never possess the right to have the fetus destroyed, for the same reasons that she has no right to have an infant destroyed."
What might it mean to perform an abortion without destroying a fetus?
At first glance we might worry that just as murdering someone without killing them is impossible, so committing an abortion without destroying the fetus is likewise, for semantic reasons, impossible. But this is not quite a correct understanding of the term, because the very word "abortion" just means the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, and does not, in addition, also mean the deliberate termination of a fetus's life. As we currently practice it, the act of abortion indeed causes the termination of a fetus's life, but that is merely an association due to our poor technology, not due to the prior logically entailing letter. Compare our use of the word "surgery" today as compared to times past. In the past, surgery always caused pain, but today we are fortunate to know that the association of these two terms is not one of logical entailment, as every anesthesiologist can attest.
With this semantic confusion behind us, we are now in a position to think about abortions, but without fetal termination. Perhaps we can imagine a specialized vat whereby we place a fetus within so as to grow it to viability. Advances in robotic surgery would allow doctors to remove the whole placenta quickly enough to
support the oxygen and nutrient environment which keeps the fetus viable, and then to reattach it to the artificial vat support system. In this case the woman would have terminated her pregnancy (accurately called an "abortion") but the fetus would still remain viable. Or again, perhaps the vat technology is too difficult a feat, but advances in biology allow a transplantation of just a small portion of the placenta, along with its accompanying fetus. Likewise, per as earlier, we would have terminated the pregnancy, but with the advantage of the fetus remaining viable.
In her postscript, Warren supplies two arguments on why infanticide is wrong (1) for reasons analogous to those which make it wrong to want to destroy natural resources or great works of art; or (2) for reasons whereby people value infants -- such as when foster parents who would want the infant would be deprived, or when greater society, valuing infants and willing to step up and support them, finance orphanages through the tax base. However, under advanced technology circumstances, these same issues would apply to the woman losing her "right" to commit an abortion, were the growth vat or the transplant biology advanced enough to remove the infant from the woman. Using Warrens own reasoning, just as the woman does not control the right to commit infanticide after the birth, neither would the woman control the right of feticide in utero.
Warren wants to say that the rights of actual people trump the rights of potential people, but I am unclear which rights are being mentioned. My suspicion is that there are conditions where the right of the woman's quality of life could very well be subordinate to the rights of a fetus to have life at all. Suppose that the surgery were no more troublesome than having a mole removed, or taking a few hours out of one's day for an anesthetic nap (for surgery), similar to colonoscopy procedure. Under these conditions there would be minimal quality of life degradation. Even if one acknowledges the presence of moral rights, there must be a hierarchy to these rights to make them workable, as both scholars and jurisprudence practitioners of legal rights have recognized.
Earlier in her article Warren wants to suggest that an actual person's rights (in this case the mother) always trump a potential person's rights (the fetus). I don't see why this should be accepted a priori. Indeed, the mother should not be presumed as the only actual person with rights in place. Instead, I suggest that it is the empirical circumstances and consequences which allow us to formulate the hierarchy of already-acknowledged rights. If one grants this suggestion, the consequences of the mother's degradation of quality of life could eventually be so low in the advanced technology cases mentioned that one should assess the fetus's right to life as super-ordinate over the mother's right to quality of life. If so, then I conclude that we shall soon be rethinking abortion in light of advancing fetal support technology.
Images: Header image taken from article, Soraya Chemaly "What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women?" 2/23/2012 RH Reality Check Blogsite (Accessed 4/8/2014). Inset image taken from Green Diary - Green Living Blogsite. (Accessed 4/8/2014)
[1] Ann Warren "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion" [.pdf] The Monist: An International Quarterly Journal of General Philosophical (Peru, IL, 1973).
Labels: Abortion, ethics, Mary Ann Warren, Philosophy, Rights, technology, Women's rights