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TRI-STATE -- Apparently, ghosts don't like me. Two years, two ghost-hunting adventures and I've seen not one Thing That Goes Bump in the Night.
This year, I went on three ghost tours in three states and saw, heard and felt nothing out of the ordinary.
Last October, I spent the night at the Pry House at Antietam Battlefield, a hospital during the Civil War where people claim to see ghosts. I didn't.
I'm taking it personally because I'm told ghosts were with us during my final tour Tuesday night at the Old Jail in Chambersburg, Pa. A woman on the tour reported she saw not one, but two.


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Jodi Picoult (my literary idol) to Caroline B Cooney, Jacqueline Wilson, Sharon Creech.
I first discovered the book after a fairly dismal meeting with a prospective agent who'd basically told me she liked my writing but what was selling these days was paranormal fiction.
Then inspiration struck - so many teen girls feel invisible - what if I wrote about one who actually was - because she was a ghost! Teen angst + supernatural! Hurray! Problem solved! And what if one day suddenly a guy did see her...?
"I knew it was time to move on when a tramp peed on my Uggs..."
Meet Lucy Shaw. She's not your average fifteen year old - for a start, she's dead. And as if being a ghost wasn't bad enough, she's also trapped haunting the men's toilets on Carnaby Street. So when a lighting engineer called Jeremy walks in and she realises he can see and hear her, she isn't about to let him walk out of her afterlife."
To say I was gutted is an understatement. But I was also extremely intrigued and was eager to read MSCA when it came out. Now I finally have I must say this:
I am SO glad Tamsyn got there first.
My So-Called Afterlife made me laugh, made me cry, and the plot races along like a wonderful rollercoaster, part-mystery, part-romance, part-comedy as it covers all aspects of being dead, from the difficulties of kissing when you have no lips and the agony of missing your favourite soaps and being stuck in stinky toilets, to heavier subjects such as bullying, grief, and murder, all dealt with truthfully and with Lucy's (and Tamsyn's) characteristic warmth and flair.
We may have started with the same seed of an idea, but Tamsyn's creation is an entirely different creature to what mine would have become - and all the better for it! It's MUCH funnier, faster, and probably a fraction of the size mine would've ended up, given the 140,000 words that poured into the first draft of my novel!
What it comes down to I couldn't have written this book, and I'm really glad Tamsyn did.
What books do you wish you'd written, and why?
And have you ever come up with a great idea only to find someone else wrote it first (if not better...?)

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Freshman Nick Morena and senior Yakov Trukhin combined to pitch the first shutout of the season, as the Queens College baseball team concluded its Myrtle Beach trip with a 6-0 win over Stonehill College on Sunday. The Knights return home with a 2-3 overall record after playing five games in four days.
Morena (1-0) was impressive in his debut, racking up 12 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings while giving up only two hits and one walk. Meanwhile, Trukhin entered in relief and surrendered just one hit over two scoreless innings.
The Knights scored all six of their runs in the second and ninth innings. In the second, Queens took advantage of two crucial errors by Stonehill, tallying three runs to take an early lead in the top of the inning. Junior Thomas Parish singled, and senior Joe Morris drew a walk to start things off for the Knights in the inning. Then senior Kevin Kolesar and sophomore Nick Luciano both reached base on errors, as Parish, Morris and Kolesar all crossed the plate.
Stonehill threatened in the third inning with the bases loaded and two outs, but Morena worked his way out of trouble to preserve the 3-0 lead.
Queens added three more insurance runs in the ninth inning to seal the deal. Freshman Louis Antos and junior Joseph Pidoto both walked to put two men on with two outs in the inning. Sophomore Andrew Navarez then hit an RBI single to bring in Antos, and Parish ripped a two-run triple to give the Knights a 6-0 advantage.
The Knights were patient at the plate, drawing eight walks in the game. Parish led the offense with a 2-for-4 day, compiling two RBI, a run and a walk.
Next up for Queens will be a four-game series with Goldey-Beacom College. The Knights will host the Lightning for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 4, at noon before traveling to Goldey-Beacom for two more on Sunday, March 5.


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There is a ton of writing out there on the election of Scott Brown by the voters of Massachusetts, and much of it is very good.
I will just add a couple thoughts. One is that I derive a LOT of hope and optimism from this result. The electorate does matter, that is very clear. A seat that anyone would have thought was tenured to the Democrats long ago was taken away by a Republican in a blue, blue state. Wow.
Two, I think this puts the country back on its trend line of an electorate slightly more conservative on at least economic and defense issues. The election of Obama and the Democratic Congress was the bigger aberration. But how could that not have happened, with two wars, an unpopular Republican President, an economy on the brink of a second depression, and a lackluster Republican candidate and his somewhat problematic running mate? And Obama did not exactly win a landslide.
But three, I would be cautious in interpreting this as a massive turn to the Republican Party. This was an expression of outrage at government, ie., the incumbents broadly speaking and the Democrats in particular who are in charge and who are spewing out trash like the exemption of union workers from the cadillac health care tax. The Republicans can capitalize on this by actually coming up with some constructive ideas on, for instance, health care. And taxation -- and more than just "cut taxes." How about a serious review of the income tax code. I for one will volunteer a slight increase in my total tax payment if part of the deal was a broadening of the base, a lowering of marginal rates, and a general elimination of complexities like the AMT.


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Timeline: Highs and lows in U.S.-Russia relationship
Ties between the United States and Russia have deteriorated in the past year. In the latest development, President Obama nixed a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to take place ahead of next month's G-20 summit. Read: Obama cancels upcoming meeting with Putin
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Hello again!
As of now I am 37 weeks, 3 days, I will be 38 weeks on Wednesday. The OB appointment went well this week, no effacing or dilating. I have been having lots of Braxton Hicks contractions (false labor), but nothing painful or real!
J and I went to childbirth class on Friday and Saturday, I pretty much had already read everything (big shocker!), but it was nice to get to talk to one of the nursery nurses and the hospital procedures and such. J learned some new things and we got to practice labor positions and support and I got a massage :D. Good news- until this past week, the hospital had only been allowing one person to even be on the maternity floor with the mother due to H1N1 and flu season. But as of this past week, two people are allowed in the delivery room and immediate family can wait in the waiting room down the hall! J and I were thrilled about that, because as wonderful as I am sure he will be, I think it will be really nice to have my mom in there too! Plus any family in town won't have to wait until we are discharged to meet the baby! They can come to the room and nursery right after birth!
As far as Christmas plans go, J and I have very few because we don't know if we with be with or without a baby! Some family will be in town for Christmas, and others are coming afterwards. However we do know that we will be sticking around Minot for the holiday season! J hopes to get his ground training and qualifying flights done in the next two weeks and will be working/flying through the holidays! The squad here is very small and work quite a bit, so it's a win/lose situation to have him flying again! It means longer work days, but also means more flight hours, which he wants!
If you've been watching the weather at all, you know that the two of us Texans are freezing our tushies off up here! Literally! It hasn't been above 15 degrees for a good week, and not above 30 degrees for two weeks! We nightly (and sometimes daily) drop down into the negatives, and frequently have a 10 to 20 degree wind chill. In fact tonight we are under a severe weather warning because we will have temperatures around -25 and with wind chill it will be -45!! It's absolutely amazing how cold that is. Your breath gets taken away the second you open the door. Mailboxes, doors, and windows freeze shut. Snow stays very dry and blows in the wind all the time because it never gets near melting (the upside is very little ice!). The dog comes in from 10 minutes of going to the bathroom and has ice crystals on his whiskers. However, we've adapted remarkably well already! I opened the door yesterday morning to let the dog out, and thought- wow, it's really warm outside- then stood outside without a jacket for a minute or two. I came back in and checked the temperature- it was a whopping 13 degrees- VERY WARM! Really we are dealing with it very well. There's just this whole other list of things you have to think of in a cold climate, but we are learning! J has even ridden his bicycle to work the past couple of days. Since we only have one car- this allows me to have the car to go into town, and since he works a mere 10 minute bike ride down the road- he doesn't seem to mind! He does bundle up really well though and we bought some (very expensive) snow tires for his bike. Everyone at the squad thought he was crazy!
We are at the point that we are pretty much ready for this baby to come at any moment, which it could! We hung pictures and my amazing hubby has been ticking things off his to do list since he came home, he really is rather handy!
We are working on setting dates for our big Texas trip, but it will most likely be in the month March. We will email everyone with that information once we finalize the dates, and we will let you know what city we will be in when and such. We know all of our grandparents and siblings and cousins are anxious to meet the baby, and we are sorry it won't be sooner, but J is saving up his leave so we can spend plenty of time down there! We are choosing to drive so we can stay longer for cheaper, so coming down in January or February is not the best time weather wise! Plus traveling with a one-month old doesn't sound like fun- 3 months is much better!
Here's the 37 weeks picture:
We love you all very much! I will try to stay on top of updating more often here towards the end, and we will be sure to post when the baby comes! We will try to call as many people as possible, but tell extended family to check here for updates and pictures! I will have internet in the hospital and plan on using it! :D


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Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history.
Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker, along with Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, were invited Monday to attend the Heisman presentation ceremony.
Manziel is the favorite to win college football's most famous player of the year award on Saturday night in Manhattan. He would be the first freshman to win the Heisman and the first Texas A&M player since halfback John David Crow won the school's only Heisman in 1957.
"I'm overwhelmed by this tremendous honor of representing Texas A&M, the 12th Man and all my teammates in New York," Manziel said in a statement. "This is a dream come true for me, and I know it's a credit to all my coaches and teammates. I definitely wouldn't be a Heisman finalist without my teammates and coaches."
Three sophomores have won the award (Tim Tebow in 2007, Sam Bradford in 2008 and Mark Ingram in 2009), but the best a first-year player has ever done is second.
Adrian Peterson of Oklahoma finished second to USC quarterback Matt Leinart in 2004. Peterson was a true freshman. As a redshirt freshman, Manziel attended A&M last year and practiced with the team but did not play.
Michael Vick of Virginia Tech came in third in 1999 as a redshirt freshman and Herschel Walker was a true freshman for Georgia in 1980 when he finished third in the Heisman balloting.
Nicknamed Johnny Football, Manziel quickly became a national sensation this season, putting up huge numbers in first-year Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin's spread offense. With a knack for improvisation, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Manziel racked up an SEC-record 4,600 yards of total offense.
Te'o is trying to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman. The Fighting Irish have seven Heisman winners, tied for the most with Ohio State and USC, but none since Tim Brown in 1987.
Klein would be the first player from Kansas State to win the Heisman. The 6-5, 226-pound senior is a bullish runner who scored 22 touchdowns and threw for 15 more.
USC's Bedsole to be inducted into hall
Former USC wide receiver Hal Bedsole will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame tonight in New York.
It was 50 years ago today when, as a junior, Bedsole was honored at the same Waldorf Astoria hotel as the youngest member of the College Football All-American first team, the only underclassman picked on the 11-man team that went both offense and defense in those days.
For this visit, Bedsole will be the oldest of the group of 17 inductees, coming up on age 71, for the College Hall's class of 2012 – the only player representing the decade of the 1960s.
In three seasons as the go-to man for quarterbacks Pete Beathard and Bill Nelsen from 1961-63, Bedsole set a record that still stands at the school – the greatest average-per-catch for a career at 20.94 yards (with 30 or more receptions).
He's also remembered as a star of the 1962 national championship team and for catching two touchdowns in USC's win over Wisconsin in the '63 Rose Bowl to cap an undefeated season.
Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer, former Miami coach Jimmy Johnson and former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum are among the other inductees.


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I have driven down that part of I-95 more times than I can count. I take that same exit every time. I wish I knew what happened. Why was that day different? There are so many questions in my heart, but I would chose to never hear the answers to any of them if I could just remember what happened that one morning. They say the loss of memory is a defense mechanism. But why does my memory have to cut out the whole day of the event? I am glad I don't remember the trauma: the collision, the pain, the fear. I just wish I could remember my state of mind as I drove. Did I break the promise that I made to never drive upset? Was it bad driving? Was it just a freak accident? What really happened? I know what the witness said it looked like. I know what the cops said the evidence showed. Why would I have swerved though? The next exit is not even a half mile down. I know I have made bad decisions in the past, but why would I do something so dumb? Why was the gravel there? Why couldn't I regain control of my car? Why did my pelvis break in so many places? Why did my lung collapse? Why did I have brain damage? Why don't I remember the whole next five days? It just feels so unfair that the easily biggest mistake I have ever made isn't something I can remember. How can you forgive yourself if you can't remember what you did?
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Dick Van Straalen has been surfing and making surfboards all his life over 60 years. He is the Leonard da Vinci of Gold Coast shapers, handcrafting his exotic shapes and using materials that are less toxic than the regular petrol chemical products for foam and resign. He has a unique personal and professional relationship with Rasta.
Presentation Title: The State of Yewion
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Red Doors Studio – Ancient Healing for Modern Times
Red Doors Studio is a center of calm situated in the heart of the up and coming area of Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island. It offers a number of modalities to bring balance, calm and focus to one's mind, body and spirit. We bring ancient, time-tested practices of sound healing using meditation gongs, walking meditation on labyrinths and Kundalini yoga to the community. Red Doors serves as a platform for complimentary practices to elevate energy.
The sound of a meditation gong induces a state of spontaneous meditation and relaxation, which facilitates the movement of chi or prana (positive life force) throughout the body. On a physical level, the vibrations eliminate tension, stimulate the circulation and glandular systems, and regenerate the parasympathetic nervous system. Listeners experience a sense of connectedness and peace. They are lulled from a Beta, or awake state, into a Theta, or lucid dream state; a state that allows our bodies to heal and rejuvenate. The sound waves gently clear blockages to restore inner harmony.
Other benefits include calming the mind and stopping internal dialogue; rebalancing the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies; and awakening higher states of consciousness that are conducive to healing and transformation. A gong bath lets your entire body relax, renew and rejuvenate. In turn, this leaves you feeling content, clear headed, energetic and optimistic.
Red Doors offers regularly scheduled new moon and full moon gong baths, gong training, sound events and all night gong pujas and private or small group sessions.
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Based out of New Delhi,India, Pragnya Wakhlu is a professional musician, sound alchemist and the founder of Mousai India. Her passion for working with music and people led her to quit her successful career in I.T. in the U.S. and return to India to delve into research on the healing powers of music & movement.
Pragnya trained under the guidance of Indian sound healer Shruti Poddar understanding the healing powers of Vedic sound and mantras. She completed her Tibetan bowl practitioner certification under the guidance of Russian physicist Vladimir Skaska. She holds a Level 2 Certification from the 'Training in Power ' Academy USA is aCertified Interplay trainer and Life Coach (American Fast Track Coaching Academy). Pragnya is a trained Indian classical singer and continues to learn under Ustab Aftab Ahmad Khan.Pragnya founded Mousai India in 2009 after extensive experiments and research on the effects of sound and movement on the body-mind. Since 2009, Mousai has been facilitating transformative sound and movement workshops for AID's patients, women, children ,schools and corporates .Mousai has been featured in the book "Inspiring Women to start Innovative Enterprises" and on Techstory India.
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A lawsuit has been filed over the recall of millions of bottles of Children's Tylenol. The lawsuit alleged Johnson & Johnson of fraud and racketeering for "not recalling all of its children's drugs."
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Why does the Atlantic pay Shadi Hamid? He's like the King of Wrong on both American government and Islam. The only thing i can figure out is that Hamid is the token soi disant muslim. Here is the latest affront to our intelligence.
Presidentialism can work fine when there is basic consensus over what it means to be a citizen and what it means to be a nation. But the United States no longer enjoys such a consensus. The country is now polarized along cultural, ethnic, and ideological lines. There are, quite literally and not just figuratively, two Americas.
The consensus in a presidential system depends on electoral parity, which is increasingly a thing of the past in America.
In a complex adaptive system like US government the Cooperation/Competion Paradigm is critical for an equilibrium system. (note: all CA systems are either equilibrium systems, in transition, or non-equilibrium systems– what the legendary Hungarian mathematician John Von Neuman called "non-elephants")
Finally, there is one more property of complex systems that concerns all of us very closely, which makes it especially interesting. Actually it concerns all social systems, all collections of organisms subject to the laws of evolution. Examples could be plant populations, animal populations, other ecological groupings, our own immune system, and human groups of various sizes such as families, tribes, city-states, social or economic classes, sports teams, Silicon Valley dotcoms, and of course modern nations and supranational corporations. In order to evolve and stay alive, in order to remain complex, all of the above need to obey the following rule:Complexity involves an interplay between cooperation and competition.Once again this is an interplay between scales. The usual situation is that competition on scale n is nourished by cooperation on the finer scale below it (scale n+ 1). Insect colonies like ants, bees, or termites provide a spectacular demonstration of this. For a sociological example, consider the bourgeois families of the 19th century, of the kind described by Jane Austen or Honore de Balzac. They competed with each other toward economic success and toward procuring the most desirable spouses for their young people. And they succeeded better in this if they had the unequivocal devotion of all their members, and also if all their members had a chance to take part in the decisions.


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City of Literature: Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
Since shedding Communism, Prague has resumed its proud heritage, and spread literature in many exciting forms right to the edge of the city.
Prague became the ninth City of Literature in December 2014 on the same day as Dunedin, Heidelberg and Granada.
To receive a permanent UNESCO City of Literature designation cities must apply to UNESCO and meet and maintain exacting criteria. They must show that they have outstanding literary heritage, a vibrant contemporary scene, and importantly, that they are a city where their sector works collaboratively to grow and develop through their chosen artform, via capital development, cultural engagement programmes and international collaborations.
10 Things to Know About Prague
1. Grassroots explosion
Since democracy, the cultural scene has exploded in the city with a range of well-funded theatres, libraries and museums developing alongside small non-profit, grassroots groups and art collectives, some of whom have taken over renting previously unused spaces, taking the cultural explosion to unexpected areas of the city.
2. Famous authors
Prague is home to some impressive literary heavyweights, including Franz Kafka, Max Bod, writer and friend of Kafka, and Rainer Maria Rilke, the internationally acclaimed German-language poet. The satirist Jaroslav Hašek described Prague in sardonic detail in many of his stories, and Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and currently living in exile in France, studied and lectured at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. Famous names include Václav Havel, face of the Velvet Revolution in 1989, a playwright, author and president of post-revolution Czechoslovakia, and after whom Prague's airport is named.
3. Publishers
Prague's publishing scene is international in scope, with publishers Litteraria Pragensia and Vlak Magazine a central part of the city's literary life. Prague is also home to international literary journals Prague Revue and Café Irreal. Book design, illustration, graphic design and typography are all fields with long traditions in Prague with their roots in Czech avant-garde and modernist art.
4. Libraries
The Czech Republic has the densest network of libraries in the world, around 6000 libraries. Prague has about 200 libraries. The Municipal Library of Prague is the biggest municipal public library in the Czech Republic and includes the Central Library, 41 branches and 3 mobile libraries (bibliobuses). This huge institution manages a collection of 2.35 million volumes and makes more than 7 million loans annually and hosts around 5000 programmes and events each year.
Prague also has small independent libraries across the city which host events as diverse as chamber music and theatre performances and even small street libraries are starting to pop up around the city.
5. Bookshops
Prague has one of the highest concentrations of bookshops in Europe. The city contains a whopping 130 bookshops or thereabouts, about 60 second-hand bookshops, and about 20 literary cafes, making it one of the loveliest cities for bibliophiles to browse in Europe.
6. Literature Festivals
Prague's festivals celebrate the city's rich heritage and the diverse cultures which make the city such an exciting place. Their literary festivals are no exception. The International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague runs about 400 exhibitions and attracts around 40 000 visitors.
Their first international poetry festival was held in 2004 and became formalised as the Prague Microfestival in 2009. The Prague Writers' Festival celebrates the Czech Republic's writers, providing a nurturing platform, and the International Literature and Theatre Festival, Deti Ctete (Children, do you read?) is one of Prague's most successful festivals, packed out every year.
Komiksfest is Prague's comic festival, championing local creators and celebrating European and international graphic fiction and the Kmihex fair of small publishers is where you can get zines and literary wonders from local creators.
7. Charles University
Charles University is the oldest university in central Europe (founded in 1348) and one of the most important universities in the Czech Republic. It is a major player in Prague's literary activities and the national literatures of many countries are taught in its various language departments. Throughout the year it runs public events, lectures, seminars and conferences on issues relating to literature and book culture.
8. Education
While Charles University speaks of an illustrious tradition of scholarship in Prague, education was only made compulsory in the region in 1774. The Czech Republic now has a nearly 100% literacy rate, thanks partly to the huge success and range of literacy and reading projects run in Prague and across the country encouraging people, particularly children, to read.
9. Digital Publishing
The Czech National Library became the first library in the world to be awarded the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize for their trailblazing work to make their book collections accessible digitally. Prague and Czech libraries joined international digitalization projects, digitizing their valuable book collections for the preservation, storage and sharing of European and global cultural heritage. Documents which might not otherwise have been globally accessible are now freely available.
10. Awards
There are over 40 literary awards in the Czech Republic with many of those in Prague, including the Franz Kafka Prize. Books are awarded in diverse categories, from translation, poetry and fiction to book design and illustration.
Vision for the Future
Prague as a UNESCO City of Literature has the following goals:
- increasing the awareness of Prague as a city with rich intellectual potential, and overcoming the current understanding of Prague only as an architectural pearl of Central Europe
- supporting the pride of the people living in Prague and increasing the quality of their lives – literature and reading as the foundation of a knowledge-based society and economy
- mobilising partners from the literary sector with a view to increasing the efforts at performing joint projects, including those carried out on the premises of historical buildings
- promoting contemporary literature and book production, supporting literary translations
- ensuring that Prague becomes a place of literary meetings
- forming partnerships with other cities that are equally profiled in terms of literature and that have similar aspiration.
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Protection from inflation & deflation
Comparing these two liquid savings
Savers and investors are always keen to protect themselves from inflation and deflation in the economy, but how do cash and gold investments perform in these respects?
Gold is often referred to as an inflation hedge, and it is true that gold bullion bars offer protection from increases in the money supply and money printing. Whilst gold bars holds their value, in an inflationary environment cash can be losing purchasing power every day. Inflation is a monetary phenomenon and when currencies are getting cheaper, gold stands in contrast as a superior currency and an asset.
However, it is far less understood that gold also offers protection in a deflationary environment. Gold is indeed better than cash even when local currencies are not deflating, but where defaults and credit destruction occur. In a great deleveraging, or deflationary crash, cash in the bank could be vulnerable to bank or government collapse. Gold can offer unique protection from this sort of crisis because it has no risk of default.
Should I buy gold as protection then? Keeping some cash out of the bank and in the form of physical gold bullion can indeed offer protection from monetary policies, inflation and deflation.


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not planed. TV Show was canceled.
Intriguing panel based quiz show featuring various 'psychic' types (astrologer, clairvoyant etc) trying to guess the identities of mystery guest using various things pertinent to their trade (for example the astrologer getting the birth time and date detailds etc). The series also took in other aspects of the paranormal via short films. During its first season was shown prime time then later in an every weekday 4.00pm afternoon slot (for the 1980 season). Host was Bill Guest. Regular panellists included clairvoyant Irene Hughes, astrologer Geoff Gray-Cobb, palmist Marcel Broekman and graphologist Marilyn Rossner. Paul Soles took over as host for the final season.
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torsdag 4. januar 2018
Et friskt pust !
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- Anonym4. januar 2018 kl. 14:01
Hei,jeg heter LusiaSvarSlett
Jeg kommer fra Polen,men jeg bor i Norge cirka 6 år.
Kanskje kan du hjelper?
Ditt stolene er pen! Hvor jeg kan kjøpe det sammen? Siste ganger jeg var i Bohus,mange pent møbler men betale for mye....
Beklager jeg lære norsk..mvh Lusia
Mooi de witte tulpen...SvarSlett
fijne dag,
groetjes van Marijke
Dette er så vakkert, Vibeke ... Jeg elsker tulipanene!SvarSlett
Mysiga bilder och klart 2018 blir ett bra år, eller hur?!SvarSlett
Kram från Titti
Lekre bilder som vanlig og herlig stemning. Godt nytt år!SvarSlett
Royal1688 I know the story before eating meat Tilapia.SvarSlett
Royal1688 For eating today we have to be careful because the food we eat is not that useful. And today's website Asia's leading online gambling operator, it also has a good story about how to choose which foods to eat, what kinds of fruits and vegetables to eat, or even the meat we pay for. Special care for me.
And this is the site's service is also a good story about the choice of food as well as the benefits of tilapia is a source of protein that helps to strengthen the muscles. Important nutrients that the body can not live without. Because protein is a nutrient that is in the process of working within the body of almost every person.
Especially the process of building muscle of our people. In addition to protein to help strengthen the muscles and also repair the wear and tear in the body as well, so I know this, then do not forget to eat meat or other kinds of tuna with me. Because it is delicious and also useful. Royal1688


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Friday, February 10, 2012
Valentine Cards
Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday: Hearts Galore: http://www.scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/
My Craft Spot: Valentine's Day: http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog: Love is in the Air (use a heart): http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/
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- Jennie Garcia said...
I love this graphic!! Awesome!!
Thanks for Playing with us @ FCCB!! TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
- February 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- Cricut Couple said...
These are just wonderful! Such great ideas!!!
- February 11, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- Kel said...
What cute valentines! I just love the saying and how you did the heart for the O. Good luck with the challenges!
- February 12, 2012 at 9:06 AM
- Audrey Frelx said...
Hiya, Jean!!! The cards look great -- don't you just love how white and red is just outstanding together?!!!
Thanks for stopping by, I'm feeling much better and raring to get back! I'll be back and forth to see more of what I've missed, but I wanted to come by and make sure I said hi and to let you know I've really missed you!
- February 12, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Scrappy Mel said...
What a super cute idea! So very cute! Thank you for playing along with us at Scrappy Moms Stamps! XOXO
- Mel
- February 12, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- PinkBlingCrafter said...
Great card jean!! Have a fantastic week!!
- February 13, 2012 at 2:07 AM
- Angi Barrs said...
Awww...these are a terrific idea! Love!
- February 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- Rhonda Emery said...
super cute
- February 13, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Kate said...
These are super, Jean! The font is perfect and I love the way you used a heart for the O.
Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!
Small Bits of Paper
- February 13, 2012 at 7:07 PM


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To Market: With Kendra Peterson
The owner of a boutique private chef service unpacks her ultimate grocery bag.
After spending years managing and developing culinary programs at Williams-Sonoma, Kendra Peterson dropped out of corporate America to offer Chicago-area foodies the ultimate luxury; in-home, healthy and gluten-free meals, which, as the private chef and owner of Drizzle Kitchen, she both customizes and prepares. Peterson, who is all about mixing and matching ingredients to make a range of perfectly satisfying meals, gave us a peek at what's inside her grocery bag: six ingredients she always has on hand plus two utensils ideal for every home cook.
Dark Chocolate
"I always recommend people eat an ounce a day. It has great antioxidants and it's lower in calories than a lot of other things. A good quality dark chocolate should be gluten- and dairy-free. It's always better to have something around that satisfies your sweet tooth; that way you're not running to McDonald's for a Shamrock Shake at midnight."
Parchment Paper
"It's basically a disposable, nonstick baking surface. You line baking sheets with it and it helps prevent pans from being destroyed. It's also nice for roasting vegetables because it absorbs a teeny bit of water. It's best to get it at Whole Foods because it's recyclable and biodegradable. Plus, it fits a rimmed baking sheet perfectly."


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Art projects that are fun for children and adults. Art copyrighted Vicki Smith.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Paper Dolls Birthday Party Favor
Being able to download pdf files from Etsy is a handy way to create last minute party favors at a reasonable price. The pictured paper dolls are available
I created the packaging by covering the tube that comes inside tinfoil with wrapping paper and then attaching the "Paper Dolls" tag that comes with the pdf using some ribbon. The tube inside paper towels would work too.
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NESN's Peter Gammons has spent a lot of time around the Red Sox and around Ben Cherington, so he knows a thing or two about what the club will be getting from its new general manager. Gammons believes two of Cherington's strengths will be his people skills and his leadership ability.
Cherington should be able to step right in and make a seamless transition to his new role, having been in the organization since 1998. He also has a strong background in scouting, which should serve him well as the Red Sox try to develop new players.
To hear more from Gammons, check out the video above.
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I see a lot of posts on Facebook and tweets along the lines of "please post this on your wall to raise awareness of mental health" or "I bet ten of my friends won't copy and paste this to fight the stigma of depression".
I don't see how this helps. It's mere lip service. If we want to break stigmas and raise awareness we need to start telling OUR stories, openly and unabashed. We can't be parrots that cry "mental health, mental health" over and over again. The world needs details, testimonies and personal tales to respond to, to breed empathy and understanding.
Please, don't just copy and paste. Tell us your story, or the story or a friend or family member. I'm ready to listen.


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Vicsage's recent post made me think of my favorite Archies song & video, "Rock 'n' Roll Music". I find it particularly interesting how Jughead gets transformed from his usual geek self into the "cool dude" in this video.
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Move over – it's Kansas law. We have all heard this message through public service announcements and we recognize it to mean we should slow down and move over for flashing lights. The purpose of this law is to give police and other emergency personnel enough room to work while they are on the side of the road. What happens when someone doesn't move over and slow down? Unfortunately, my family knows this answer too well.
This four-minute video was created for a traffic safety event this spring - go to http://goo.gl/wqb7Ta (then under Available Podcasts, click on His Final Call - Danielle Marten's Story) - or you can read below to see how my family suffered and the lasting impact when a driver chose to not "move over" on a cold winter night, three decades ago.
As my father arrived at the bar, a vehicle quickly backed into the street from the bar parking lot and he stopped the vehicle to question the occupants and/or make an arrest. Another vehicle, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck my father as he was standing on the side of the road. He was killed instantly. The happiest time of my parent's lives quickly turned into the most tragic time of my mother's life.
The fact that one vehicle did not slow down or pull over for those flashing lights has had a lifelong impact on my family. My mother raised a child on her own, I didn't get the chance to know my father and my father was robbed of his dream of parenthood.
Please, move over when you see flashing lights on the side of the road. Slow down and keep your eyes on the road as well. Your vehicle tends to drift in the direction you are looking so please do not gawk at the scene. Please remember that police and other emergency personnel that are working on the side of the road have families that would like them to return home safe. Please make a conscience decision to protect those who are out day and night protecting you.
Danielle Marten is a Traffic Safety Consultant with the Kansas Department of Transportation


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Screensavers these days are decorative more than anything else, but rather than the usual fare of beautiful images which can be used as screensavers, here are 7 screensavers which actually do something useful:
1. A Screensaver That Can Help Cure Cancer
Folding@home is a distributed computing project — people from throughout the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. By participating, your PC will download a small chunk of cancer research data, processes it, and send it back to the Stanford University, and it repeats the process for as long as your PC is idle which makes this the most altruistic screensaver around. When you step away for a cup of coffee, you're actually saving the world :)
2. A Screensaver That Helps You Learn from Wikipedia
Discover new things every day with Wikipedia screensaver. The Wikipedia screensaver loads random pages from Wikipedia every 30 seconds or so so you'll be treated to an interesting tidbit of information when you return to you PC. On top of its Wikipedia features, it can be configured to kill any program on activation (for example documents or browsers) to ensure complete privacy while you're away from your desk.
3. A Screensaver That Helps You Get the Hottest News
Digg.com is one of the best places to read the absolute hottest news out there today. What they also do is create visualization models which allow you to quickly discern and pickup hot pieces of news. All of which can be found in their Digg Labs section. Pick one of the visualization tools, and you'll be able to download a screensaver version there as well, so now your screensaver will show hot news stories flashing up on your screen in real time.
4. A Screensaver That Stumbles Across Awesome Photos
Slickr is a Flickr screen saver that you can set up to show images by:
- User – Favorites, Set, Tags, Contacts
- Group
- Everyone – Tags, Recent, Interestingness
- Local files/directories (So you can use your own images on your hard drive)
5. A Screensaver That Shows You Breaking News Happening Around the World
MappedUp is an application that tracks a large number of RSS news sources and displays their latest items on a world map so you can see where the breaking news is originating from. Very elegant in design and a joy to watch.
6. A Screensaver That Helps You Understand Geography
Cities of Earth is a free 3D screensaver wich shows biggest cities of our planet as you can see it from the space. Many of cities with information about its population and country names. So it's a good educational content. The positions of all cities corresponds to its real world coordinates. You can also adjust camera positions.
7. A Screensaver That Acts as a Feedreader
RSSMore is a free screensaver that lets you subscribe to any number of RSS feeds and view them as a screen saver. You can even display web pages in their original form, so you can include non-RSS sites in your playlist!
8. A Screensaver That Shows You Global Blog Activity
Twingly screensaver is visualizing the global blog activity in real time. Forget RSS readers where you see only what you're interested in. With Twingly screensaver you get a 24/7 stream of all (viewer discretion advised) blog activity, straight to your screen. Check out the video for a quick preview.
9. A Screensaver That Visualizes Twitter Messages Across the Globe
Twittearth is an interesting app which taps into Twitter's live stream to show you tweets from all over the globe while showing you which part of the world it came from. An absolutely beautiful piece of eye candy.
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Montréal, October 8, 2014 – Cloudcade, a new mobile game start-up headquartered in California, announced that it has raised US$1.55 million in a round of seed funding and that it will open a studio in Greater Montréal. The company will use the start-up capital to hire top talent and develop a new generation of tablet games.
Cloudcade's two co-founders, serial entrepreneurs Mathieu Rouleau and Di Huang
Cloudcade is run by its two co-founders, serial entrepreneurs Di Huang and Mathieu Rouleau, whose goal is to enter the global market by developing original, freetoplay games. The two executives have extensive experience in the field, as they have already founded a few other start-ups. "Over the past few months, our team has been working really hard on our first title. The first game will be a fantasy simulation that fosters cooperation among players. And it will be free-to-play, i.e., users can access it for free on their tablets or mobile phones and online," said Mathieu Rouleau, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Cloudcade.
Montréal International, whose mission includes attracting foreign direct investment to Greater Montréal, helped the company set up in the area. "High-tech start-ups are often brimming with innovative ideas that make major breakthroughs happen. They are only limited by their imagination. Greater Montréal is known for being an amazingly creative place and a breeding ground for talent. I am sure Cloudcade will find everything it needs here to reach its target market," said Dominique Anglade, President and CEO of Montréal International.
The Québec subsidiary will be located in Saint-Lambert on Montréal's South Shore and will be run by Johan Eile, a well-known figure in the Québec video game industry, who will oversee Cloudcade's Canadian operations and communications between the company's San Francisco and Greater Montréal studios.
"Montréal International and Investissement Québec have made it a lot easier for us to set up our business here by providing guidance and assistance every step of the way. Greater Montréal has built an enviable international reputation in the video game industry and it was only natural for Cloudcade to open an office here in order to harness the finest talent in the area," explained Johan Eile, Chief Operations Officer at Cloudcade Montréal.
About Montréal International (www.montrealinternational.com)
Created in 1996, Montréal International (MI) is the result of a private-public partnership. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development of Greater Montréal and enhance its international status. Its mandates include attracting foreign direct investments, international organizations and international strategic workers as well as promoting the competitive and international environment of Greater Montréal. Montréal International—a non-profit organization—is funded by the private sector, the governments of Canada and Québec, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (Montréal Metropolitan Community) and the City of Montréal.
Since its creation, Montréal International has helped to attract $10.6 billion in foreign direct investments to Greater Montréal. From these investments, 52,000 jobs have been created or maintained. To date, MI's activities have also allowed almost half of some 60 international organizations to establish themselves in the city and attract and retain more than 9,000 international strategic workers.


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Friday, 6 March 2015
Interview with Mike Stop Continues
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"And then it clicked: I didn't need more variety in decks for the intuition I was after". I agree with that but for me tarot has to be more than an abstract visualization of a theory which you have to know before you can read the cards. That's too much a left brain activity for me.ReplyDelete
Of course you can get "lazy"with you readings but in my experience the longer you read with one deck the more personal and extensive your interpretations will be.
For me, there are two different ways of not getting lazy. One is to use different decks, so slightly different images ping different ideas in my head. The other, as you say, is to become deeply acquainted with a given deck. I try to do a bit of both - reading with a different deck every week here on the blog, but mostly picking one or two decks for personal readings over the course of a year. For instance, for at least the last six months most of my personal and professional readings have used the Tarot de St Croix, except when the querent asked for an angel reading :DDelete
I totally agree. I quoted Mike because I think the perfect deck isn't out there but I do love a broad variety of decks myself too. I've even bought the Tarot of the Vampyres by Ian Daniels to balance out the more friendlier decks I have and I actually like it a lot.Delete
The Tarot of the Vampyres by Daniels is my favourite Vampire deck (and I have quite a few!) :)Delete
I truly hope readers keep doing what their doing. I still use many different decks and I still work to deepen my understanding with them.Delete
Have you taken a look at the campaign page? I have the feeling when you see the cards all together, you'll find the patterns much more clearly.
In any case, I'm here to answer questions, if you have any. ;)
- Anonymous7 March 2015 at 13:26
That's a fabulous video Mike. I love the card navigating the depths. It's hard to do a 46 second video that says it all, but you've done that.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, woley! I tried to make it something special.Delete
Absolutely fascinating. I've made 4 pages of notes on this deck & Tarot in general after reading this! And - significantly gone from an initial feeling of 'definitely not for me' to - 'this has the potential to open new portals (bridges, doors, wheels, universes!). Love the development theory behind the court symbols and I'm heading back over to Kickstarter to check out that poster. I will definitely share this and find out more. Thank you Chloe. Very thought provoking!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Jennifer Aniston, Sir Ben Kingsley and Mark Duplass will star in a new comedy titled Convention.
A Many Splintered Thing helmer Justin Reardon will direct the project, which is due to enter production this summer.
Convention, described as a "mind-bending comedy", sees Aniston and Dupliss change the box storage world with the invention of a five-sided box, creating inter-dimensional molecular mayhem and threatening the very existence of the universe in the process.
"Convention is a wildly original and funny screenplay. Justin Reardon's approach to the material is bold, inventive and bursting with imagination," said producer Paul Schiff.
"Finally, we could not be more thrilled to have such a gifted group of actors on board to bring this film to life."
Convention, based on a screenplay by Christopher Painter, is yet to be assigned a release date.


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Choosing and fitting a blind
Date posted: 28 August 2013
When you put up a blind you not only add to the room's look and feel, but you also gain more privacy and an effective means of adjusting the amount of light flooding in. Here we offer you a basic guide to choosing and fitting blinds in your home, including tips on measuring, trimming and hanging.
Choosing a blind
There are various types of blinds, each with specific characteristics to suit different types of rooms and requirements:
- Roller blinds are made of fabric, come in a range of sizes, and can also be adjusted to fit your window if necessary. They are easy to operate, with a simple cord to pull to draw the blind up or down. There are a wide variety of plain and patterned designs available in all sorts of colours if you are looking for a window covering that adds to your room's décor. If the blind is for your bedroom, a blackout roller blind provides total darkness at night and better insulation than other options.
- Venetian blinds offer excellent control over the amount of light that floods into the room, with horizontal strips of material -- usually wood, metal or PVC -- that can be angled to shut out or let in more light. You can angle the strips upwards for a softer light, exclude the light completely by shutting the slats flat, or open them right up to let in plenty of light. They are ideal for rooms that get direct sunlight for long stretches during the day.
- Vertical blinds, as the name suggests, are made of lots of vertical strips of material, usually fabric, which again can be angled to let in or shut out light. They are one of the most popular types of blinds, and are often seen on large windows and patio doors, with a good choice of fabrics available in different colours.
Deciding where to fit the blind
Blinds can be fitted either inside or outside the window's recess. If you would prefer your blind to sit inside the recess you may have to trim it to fit the exact width. If, however, you choose to hang it outside the recess, you won't need an exact fit – you will just need to make sure you have enough material to cover the window, plus an extra 25mm or more at either side of it to offer good coverage. This also means you won't have to worry about any objects such as ornaments or window handles sticking out too far where the blind drops down. However, if the blind looks far too wide even when placed outside the recess, you may decide to trim it down a bit to make it look right.
Trim the blind
Measure up to find the exact width you want your final blind to be. Allow 40mm for the bracket. Sharp scissors or a craft knife are perfect for cutting the fabric part, but you will need a hacksaw to cut the roller and the bottom weight bar.
Put up your brackets
Hold your brackets in the place where they will need to be secured, and use a piece of chalk or a pencil to mark the exact spot where the screws need to be located. Check that the blind is going to hang exactly level by using a spirit level, and adjust your marks if necessary. Next, use a hand drill to prepare the holes in the wall, and then a screw driver to screw the brackets securely into place using the screws and raw plugs (which are usually provided with the blind).
Hang the blind
Finally, it's time to hang your blind. Decide which end you would like the pull cord to be, and with the blind and cord fully wound up insert the cord end into the bracket first. Next, place the other end of the blind into the opposite bracket – and once it's secure, use the cord to pull up and draw the blind to make sure the brackets are secure.
And that's it - job done!
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It's the last Friday of the month which means it's time to participate in the Awesome Ladies Project!As usual, I haven't really put in a lot of thought about the project I want to make today. The last Friday of the month always seems to sneak up on me.
In January, I finished sewing a set of coasters. In February, I chose to work on hand stitching this wooden owl. The project was simple and I created the owl quickly. He is supposed to be a Christmas ornament. However, he is lightweight enough that I think I can use him as an embellishment on a holiday layout.
I definitely should do a better job of preparing a project for the last Friday of the month. My goals this year are to art journal more and to learn to crochet. I am not sure I am prepared enough to accomplish one of those in today's busy schedule( another argument for being better prepared). At the least, I will work on the February Awesome Ladies sketch or one of the challenges for the Paper Issues Crops. Let's see next month if I can work toward a project relating to my goals.
Do you have a project you have been wanting to finish? Set aside an hour or two today to work on it and join us for the Awesome Ladies Project!
If you would like to join in on the Awesome Ladies Project, head on over to RuKristin for more information.
Supply Options
Some supplies from the February Cocoa Daisy kit, available while supplies last.
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You can get these activities and MANY more here.
Super St. Patrick's Day
Vickie 3:28 PM 8 comments
We started our new St. Patrick's Day workshops and math centers today, and the kids loved them!
Filed Under: literacy centers, math, st. patrick's day
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Yay! We did so many of your awesome activities this week too. Thanks for all the goodies. :)ReplyDelete
I love all of this!!!! The clip art is adorable!!!ReplyDelete
Apples and ABC's
I put a link of your idea on my blog ;)ReplyDelete
Apples and ABC's
I VIckie,ReplyDelete
I nominated you for an award!
Sprinkles to Kindergarten
My kinders will be using many of your centers next week! It's a great packet!ReplyDelete
~ Amy
They all look so great! your kids must be learning lots with those fun activities!ReplyDelete
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I love your centers, especially the math ones! I gave you an award, come and get it!ReplyDelete
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Graphics2 Launches Comark Direct, a Modern New Brand and Image
13 Sep 2012 | No Comments | posted by Brian Duffield | in Blog
New company name and branding reflect Graphics2's expanded service offerings, innovation and forward momentum.
Graphics2, a leading print production and fulfillment company, announced its immediate plan to launch a new brand, Comark Direct. The new name and image better reflect the growth of the company's service offerings and vision for the future: to help our customers grow by improving the marketing communication process.
As a family-owned and operated business, Graphics2 has served the Dallas-Ft. Worth area for more than forty years and has been expanding its reach to a national level. The established company has evolved from a design, production, and fulfillment firm to a communications and marketing services company. Sean Herman, Executive Vice President of Strategic Services for Comark Direct, cites customer feedback as a strong influence in the change.
"The new branding position demonstrates our commitment to serve the rapidly changing needs of our customers," said Mr. Herman. "It tells our current and prospective customers that we offer a unique mix of integrated communications and marketing solutions, backed by quality fulfillment and support. We want them to know that we will continue to provide superior service and implement innovative technology to help them grow their bottom line."
The new brand identity includes the new name, Comark Direct, a modernized logo and the launch of a new website, slated for official release this week. The accompanying tagline, "Strategies, Solutions, Fulfillment," highlights the company's capability to develop effective and appropriate communications strategies and provide the most practical and cost-effective mix of technology, production and fulfillment services to help clients achieve their goals.
The new branding comes amid exciting changes at Comark Direct, as the company executes an ongoing plan to implement new technology, state-of-the art production equipment and the addition of several new team-members to its staff. These advancements enable Comark Direct to provide the most comprehensive marketing platform in the market, because they combine multichannel marketing automation software with turnkey production and fulfillment capabilities. To date, Comark Direct is the first company with this level of integrated in-house functionality.
"We are grateful to be thriving and continually moving forward as a stronger organization despite today's economic climate," said Herman. "Our new name will enable us to better communicate the full range of services that we provide to our clients and that we're always ready to grow with them."
If you'd like more information about Comark Direct or to schedule an interview with Sean Herman, please contact Ashley Jernigan by calling 888.742.0405 or emailing pr(at)comarkdirect(dot)com.


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The onset of colder weather can prompt a number of foodie casualties: iced coffee, gelato and other summer fare just doesn't seem as appealing.
But there is a bright side to the gray skies of the season: you can finally designate a countertop spot for your slow cooker until spring.
We've waxed poetic about the slow cooker before; it's a great method for cooking a wide variety of foods, and in particular, turning cheap and tough cuts of meat into a scrumptious meal.
There's also an added advantage to this "set-it-and-forget it" style of cooking: you can come home or wake up to a hot meal that's ready to go with minimal active participation necessary.
So, just how versatile is a slow cooker?
We asked chefs, food bloggers and other experts for their best inexpensive slow cooker recipes.
Do you have a personal favorite? Add it in the comments below!
Slow-Cooker Bread
There is no need for an expensive bread machine. Just whip out your slow cooker for hot, fresh homemade bread.
Fast Slow-Cooked Applesauce
Fall is apple season and this recipe is a great way to use any bruised or leftover fruit you might have. "Any variety works great," says Holly Wolf, chief marketing officer of Conestoga Bank.
To make, peel, core and quarter enough apples to fill the slow cooker. Sprinkle with cinnamon or other spices that you enjoy, like nutmeg or cloves. Cover and let cook for 4 hours on high. Stir until smooth.
"You've got fresh applesauce that's inexpensive, doesn't include sugar and freezes beautifully," she says.
Overnight Apple Butter With Bourbon
"It's like applesauce for grown-ups," says Jenn Erikson of Rook No. 17 of this slow-cooked apple preserve. Her serving suggestions: drizzle on ice cream, include alongside pork chops, or spread on top of plain old toast.
Split Pea Soup
Megan Beyer-Ventura, a co-owner of EndlessPaws.com, a pet-sitting service in New Jersey, makes a slow-cooked split pea and turkey bacon soup.
To make, cut up half a large sweet onion, 7 carrots, 3 stalks of celery, and a pound of turkey bacon. (Or if you prefer, add a leftover pork bone).
Put all ingredients into crock pot and pour two 1-pound bags of dried green split peas on top. Fill with just enough water to cover a half-inch above the level of the peas.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Salt and pepper to taste.
Lemony Lamb Shanks
Turn inexpensive lamb shanks into a centerpiece meal with this slow-cooked lamb recipe from Anne Maxfield of Accidental-Locavore.com. "The house just smells so good when you walk in at the end of the day," she says.
Slow-Cooker Rocky Road Cake
Karen Hoxmeier, founder of MyBargainBuddy.com, made this recipe last week. We're willing to forgive her for not providing samples because she sent the recipe instead.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together one package of German chocolate cake mix, one package instant chocolate pudding, three eggs, one cup of light sour cream, one-third cup of melted butter, one teaspoon vanilla, and one and one-quarter cups milk.
Pour the batter into a lightly greased slow cooker.
Cook two cups milk in a saucepan over medium heat and stir often until bubbles appear, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Sprinkle a packet of chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter.
Pour hot milk over pudding. Cover and cook on low for three and a half hours.
Meanwhile, toast a half-cup chopped nuts on a cookie sheet in a 350-degree oven. Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle cake with nuts, a cup and a half of mini marshmallows, and a cup semisweet chocolate chips.
Let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly melted. Spoon into dessert dishes.
Fruit-Laced Oatmeal
Frugal Foodie makes a weekly batch of this slow cooker oatmeal. Left to cook overnight, it's a perfect way to start the morning.
Sa-Weet Sweet Potatoes
"I had no idea I could cook potatoes in a slow cooker," says Dr. Jennifer Hanes, a board certified emergency and forensic physician based in Austin, Texas. She came up with this tasty and low-fat sweet potato recipe.
Frugal Foodie is a journalist based in New York City who spends her days writing about personal finance and obsessing about what she'll have for dinner. Chat with her on Twitter through @MintFoodie.


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We're about to head out into the field for the next five days to map the beautiful new Aviles Valley trail. The new trail stretches from the Río Chacabuco up the Aviles Valley to the northern boundary of the Valle Chacabuco property. We'll go all the way up to the Reserva Nacional Jeinimeni and into Valle Hermoso, where there are several beautiful lakes. We look forward to telling you all about it! You can track us on our live map here.
In the meantime, check out our first hosted 360˚ panorama here. We'll be producing several of these to embed into the interactive map we produce of the park. Let us know what you think!
Ross and Marty


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January 16th, 2009
NERA Insights: Credit Crisis
Posted at 12:55 AM ET
The ongoing credit crisis, described by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan as a "once in a lifetime tsunami," is affecting markets and economies around the globe. NERA has created this area as a central repository of our current thinking on issues and developments relating to the crisis, including but not limited to litigation connected to all aspects of the crisis, bankruptcy and restructuring concerns, financial risk management issues, and the various regulatory and agency responses to the crisis. We invite you to check back often, as we will continue to update this section as events warrant.


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Catering Food Trailer best quality mobile food kitchen cart catering trailer for sale
We are a professional food trailer manufacturer in China. We have our own factory and many years of production experience, exported a lot of times to many countries in America, Europe, Australia etc. You imagine we build! Look forward to be your long-term partner in China.
1.Product Introduction of the Catering Food Trailer
This Catering Food Trailer outer plate material is high-quality galvanized sheet and color spray paint, the inner plate material is galvanized sheet and color spray paint or stainless steel, and there is a layer of 5cm thickness insulation cotton in the middle. The Catering Food Trailer are CE and ISO certified, and VIN vehicle codes for your registration and use in your country. Factory manufacturing, price concessions, quality assurance, one-year warranty. Any customization and special requirements are welcome!
2.Product Specification of the Catering Food Trailer
Model: WK-400Y
Product dimension:
L (mm)
W (mm)
H (mm)
CBM (m³)
Body dimension
Total dimension
Packaging dimension
-- Chassis
5mm thickness galvanized steel frame construction and suspension components treated with rust resistant protective coating.
-- Body:
Wall frame is welded by square tubes
external wall is high quality galvanized sheet and color spray paint,
middle layer is 5cm heat insulation,
internal wall is high quality stainless steel or galvanized sheet and color spray paint.
one selling window available in front.
high visibility tail light signal system.(brake, turn, back)
with waterproof sealing strip
-- Flooring:
3 layers: 2mm non-slip embossed aluminum or PVC material+ 10mm plywood + galvanized sheet
-- Wheel:
double axles(four wheels); 13/14/15 inch tires; one guide wheel.
--Water sinks:
Double sinks/Three water sinks with hot and cold water taps,
a fresh water tank, a waste water tank (25L/tank standard)
12V mini water pump,
on/off control switch.
-- Electric accessories:
High-power distribution box added with safety switch + external cables
Two led lamps on inner ceiling
Standard socket quantity as need
Cable layout as need
Tail light , braking light and turning light
-- Work bench:
two-layer steel work bench on each side, W*H: 450*900mm
customized inner layout by requirement.
outside extension/folding counter
-- Customized service
Three compartment sinks and hand wash
Tank capacity can be customized
British style, American style, European style, Australian style and etc
Color, trailer size, material, suspension system
Generator frame, gas work system(gas cable, gas bottle, gas box avoiding falling)
Floor air vents, inner ventilation system
Sliding windows, sliding doors under counter, Window/door size and style
3.Production Details of the Catering Food Trailer
4.Product Feature And Application of the Catering Food Trailer
Now start your own business! We can customize food trailers according to your needs, like coffee carts, ice cream carts, hamburger trucks, fast food trailers, mobile kitchens, and donut trailers etc...Anything you want.
You imagine, we build! Lower costs, simple operations, popular Catering Food Trailer built for you.
5.Product Qualification of the Catering Food Trailer
We care about all the details.
We care about quality, CE, ISO certificates, VIN codes and appearance patent certificates. We will give you exclusive trailers.
Our company
6.Deliver, Shipping And Serving of the Catering Food Trailer
During the production process, we will send you production photos and videos for your reference.
Before shipment, we will send you final product pictures for your confirmation.
Transport packaging, plywood or pearl cotton packaging, firmly secured to ensure transport safety. 20'container 1 unit, 40'container 2 units.
Warranty period, one year warranty.
Q1. Do you have the VIN number for your food trailer?
WECARE: Yes, we have VIN number for every trailer we build. Registration is no problem.
Q2. Can the size, appearance and color of your food trailer be customized?
WECARE: Yes, all can be customized according to your requirements.
Q3. What kinds of kitchen equipment are available?
WECARE: Many kinds, such as fryers, ovens, refrigerators etc. Please contact us to get kitchen equipment catalog.
Q4. Do you meet the standards of our country?
WECARE: We build trailers according to the standards of different countries.
Q5. Have you tested each trailer before shipping?
WECARE: Yes, we do anti-water/electricity circuit/road examination.You can have us do special test too.
Q6. What is your payment method?
WECARE: We accept T/T, Paypal and Western Union, 40% advance payment, balance should be paid before delivery.
Q7. How do I know that the trailer you made meets my requirements?
WECARE: We will provide you with trailer video and photos for inspection before shipment and accept any kind of inspection.
8.Latest News
2018/05/09 our factory started to produce a new model food trailer. Please stay tuned!


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For all your residential and commercial plumbing, HVAC and electrical needs on Long Island, NY call and book a service with the team at NH Ross today or alternatively, you can book a service using the online booking form below. In case of emergency, please always call first to ensure a rapid response.
HEAD OFFICE: NH Ross Inc, 120 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY 11953


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Hearts will play Infonet Tallinn from Estonia in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.
The first leg will take place on Thursday, June 30, at Tynecastle, with the second leg a week later on July 7 in Estonia. Although Hearts were initially drawn to play away first, a clash of fixtures in Tallinn forced UEFA to switch the games.
If Hearts get past Infonet, then they will play Siroki Brijeg of Bosnia or Maltese outfit Birkirkara in the second round of the competition. Hearts defeated Siroki 3-0 on aggregate in the 2006 Champions League qualifiers.
Hearts' last foray into Europe was in season 2012/13 when they were defeated 2-1 on aggregate by Liverpool in the Europa League play-off round.
EXTRA – All you need to know about Infonet Tallinn.


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The Pacers continue to be bad at defense. Kemba Walker had 24 points and 10 assists, and the Hornets scored on their first 12 possessions to build a 21-point lead in the first quarter on their way to a 122-100 rout of the Pacers on Monday night. Paul George after the game said "We are looking bad. We are terrible right now." Which is probably concerning, considering we're only about two weeks into the season.
The Hornets had 8 guys score at least 10 points in the win. The most impressive of which other than the aforementioned Kemba Walker was likely Spencer Hawes, whom came off the bench and scored 13 points and 13 rebounds. A big key in this game was the Hornets getting 35 points off of turnovers, compared to just 18 by the Pacers.
The lone bright spot for the Pacers in the loss was CJ Miles. Miles had 23 points in 25 minutes and made 5 of his teams 9 threes for the game. Other then Miles the Pacers as a team shot just 4-22 from three point range. Paul George was very ineffective in this game, scoring 10 points on 4-12 shooting with 6 assists and 7 rebounds.
FINAL SCORE: Pacers-100 at Hornets-122


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Auto Transport FAQ: How Do I Ship A Car I Bought On eBay?
October 18, 2018
Auto Transport | FAQs
Eric was beyond thrilled when he won the auction for the vintage 1963 Mustang. It wasn't in mint condition, but it was good enough that it would give him the chance to test his DIY skills. He couldn't wait to get it home and start looking for new carpet and seat covers.
The only problem? He lived in Kentucky, but the car was in Louisiana. How was Eric going to get the car?
Looking At His Options
Neither Eric nor any of his friends had a truck that could handle a car trailer. He called his local moving company and asked about a small car trailer that just hooked up the front wheels, but it ended up being too hard to handle with his SUV. It wasn't in good enough condition yet to drive the vehicle up from Louisiana. His only other option – a car shipping company. What did Eric need to consider in arranging to have his dream car moved to where he lives?
Assessing the Condition of the Vehicle
Before bidding on a vehicle from EBay, the first thing to find out is whether the vehicle is even running and the general overall condition of the vehicle. It could make a difference in how the car transport company has to pick up the vehicle.
If it's not running at all, the vehicle will need special handling from the shipping company. Contact the seller directly and ask the question before you put in a bid; don't just rely on what they say in the EBay ad.
Find out the closest metropolitan area to the seller. If they live close to a large city, there's a better chance they're near a large drop-off lot, which would bring down the cost of transport and lessen the possibility the car would be damaged on pickup.
Once the eBay Auction is Won…
Ask the seller to take detailed pictures of the interior and exterior of the vehicle; a video would be even better. Make sure the pictures show any dings, dents or other issues with the car and are date/time stamped. Although the shipping company will perform a full inspection at time of pick up, it's always a good idea to have your own set of condition photos.
A reputable auto shipper will provide valuation coverage on your vehicle to cover damage that occurs while in transit. It's still a good idea to call your insurance agent as soon as you win the bid to ensure the vehicle is covered from that date forward. If anything happens before the car gets to you, any insurance the seller has on the vehicle would be payable to the seller, not to you. This is especially true if the title hasn't transferred to you by the time the vehicle is moved.
Set the pickup date of the vehicle for after the title has transferred. Again, any damage to the vehicle prior to title transfer will be in the hands of the seller, not you and you could lose your whole investment.
Successful Auto Transport From eBay Auctions
Eric took his time to find the best car shipping company. He asked all the right questions, made sure he had his title in hand and within a month, his Mustang was the envy of the neighborhood. Doing his homework saved Eric the headaches of a bad move and a great start with his new dream machine.
Can you guess which auto transport company Eric selected? We'll give you a hint, their initials are D.A.S. Ship only with the best.


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Unlocked Google Nexus S at Best Buy! (Also Locked Version From T-Mobile)
The Nexus S will be available Thursday, December 16, 2010 from Bestbuy stores.That is today. Online sales of Nexus S began already prior to in store sales, at 8 a.m. Eastern which coincided with the opening of Best Buy stores on the East Coast. Best Buy stores also have have adjusted their holiday hours to open at 8 a.m
The Nexus S from Google is an unlocked phone and without contract could be purchased for $529. But you are also free to purchase the Nexus S for $199 with a T-Mobile two-year contract and qualifying voice and data plan. The phone is also available for $249.99 for add-a-line activations.
Since this is a Google phone, you will receive all the updates to OS before anyone else. Also this will be the replacement for Google Phone, T-Mobile G1. Hope I get money to upgrade my Google Dev phone with this one.
The box of Google Nexus S contains;
- Nexus S from Google
- Battery, charger
- Data cable, stereo headset
- Owner's manual
- Android 2.3
Packed with the latest Google features.
- 16GB of built-in memory
Lets you store contact information, phone numbers and more.
- Contour display
With a comfortable, smooth grip provides maximized visibility and usability.
- Built-in hotspot capability
Share an Internet connection with others.
- The latest Google features
Including YouTube 2.0, Gmail and more.
- Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n network
For Internet capability (additional fees may apply).
- Virtual QWERTY keyboard
For quick and easy text messaging.
- 4" WVGA display with 480 x 800 resolution
For clear viewing of your text messages, photos and videos.
- 5.0MP digital camera with autofocus and flash
Lets you snap photos to share with friends and family.
- Google Maps and Google Mobile services
For improved phone functionality and navigation.
- Built-in MP3 player
Lets you enjoy your favorite tunes.
- Built-in video player
Lets you watch movies, TV shows and home videos.
- Easy scroll
Makes Web browsing simple.
- * Phone activation required before use.
And the specifications for the Google Nexus S as supplied by Bestbuy are;
- Warranty Terms - Parts1 year
- Warranty Terms - Labor1 year
- Product Height4-9/10"
- Product Width2-1/2"
- Product Depth1/2"
- Phone StyleBar phone
- EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz|HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100MHz|HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100
- 1500 mAh
- Yes
- Yes
- Built-In GPSYes
- Yes
- Yes
- Mobile Operating SystemAndroid
- QWERTY KeyboardNo
- Touch ScreenYes
- Camera Resolution5.0MP
- MP3 Playback CapabilityYes
- Yes
- T-Mobile


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my journey paddling the MIssissippi river 2012 minnesota to the gulf of mexico
Thursday, March 15, 2012
work is hard but the adventures that follow are worth it !!!!!
been bustin my butt at work trying to get some of these 18 wheelers finished so my partner isn't overwhelmed while I'm gone ,but its seems like for every satisfied trucker he tells ten friends and now its almost to the point where every semi in Iowa wants to be polished ,i love the word of mouth advertising and I'm not whining by any means ,happy to have a business that's really starting to thrive we even did well during the winter when most polish shops wouldn't even bother opening ,I'm blessed to have friends and family that support me and my work/play ethic.....gosh that Mississippi river is calling my name and i cant wait to start paddling and the business is in good hands while I'm on the river !!!
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- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM
I'm proud of you Henry, keep up the good work and best of luck. DadReplyDeleteReplies
thanks soo much Dad,your words of encouragment mean everything,and we need to get together soon....family reunion anytime soon?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 17, 2012 at 4:54 PM
wow sound great, i know you have always been a hard worker and its great your getting a chance like this. good luckReplyDelete
richard cavalieriReplies
thanks Richard, i decided a few years back that its time to start enjoying life ,i like working hard especially if i have an adventure to look forward to !!Delete
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We have received many emails asking how we planned on transitioning from GLEs (Missouri's grade level expectations) to the Common Core, all while keeping math workshop.
So this is what we did...
We first analyzed the Missouri GLEs to see which Common Core standards aligned.
We then pulled out our year-long calendar for math workshop from last year:
|Adapted from Joanna Clark
Then we went through and checked off any GLEs that were exactly aligned with Common Core. We tweaked others that were similar but not exactly aligned. For example, a GLE was that students would tell time to the nearest 5 minutes, but now CCSS (Common Core State Standards) requires third graders to tell time to the nearest 1 minute.
The CCSS that were left over and not aligned with GLEs, we stuck those in where they made sense.
We then took out GLEs that were no longer required under CCSS and kept them in mind in case our calendar would permit time to teach them.
Once all CCSS were plugged in, we decided on a few GLEs that we still felt are necessary skills for 3rd graders, so we kept them.
THEN...after all of that, with the weeks of school left, we plugged in the GLEs that are not aligned with CCSS.
Another change that we made to this year's year-long math calendar was to include the specific CCSS code and/or GLE code beside each skill, so that we could refer back to the exact language of the standard. We also changed the Date column to weeks. This way, we won't have to change the dates each year. Finally, we noted short weeks with a "s/w" so that we would plan accordingly.
Here is a snapshot of what our current calendar is with Common Core:
|Adapted form Joanna Clark
We are also fortunate that our district adopted the revised Everyday Math Common Core edition this year. We still pull lessons as they relate to the CCSS for third grade. :) EM is aligned to CCSS, but for multiple grade levels--since it is a spiral curriculum.
--Chloe & Tabitha


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org), a private, non-profit organization committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, announced that tickets are now available for "A Night of Culture and Creativity," which will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Proscenium Theater at SUNY Potsdam's Performing Arts Center. The event highlights a variety of family-friendly acts including dramatic and comedic scenes, as well as a dance showcase featuring several different styles.
During the first Act, the Community Players will demonstrate their acting skills with comedic scenes from the play, Check Please and highlights from the dramatic classics, The Lion in Winter and Little Women. The second Act includes square dance, lyric, hip hop, line dance, swing, waltz and other dance genres. The performance will last about an hour and a half with a 15-minute intermission.
This show is presented by the Agency's Community Arts Program. Sponsorship is being provided by SUNY Potsdam's Theatre and Dance Department and the NYSARC Trust Recreation Grant.
Tickets cost $5 in advance of 5/12 and may be purchased at St. Lawrence NYSARC's Community Center at 1942 Old Dekalb Rd. in Canton or contact Kolby Weaver at 315-386-3529 or email@example.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door: $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors, and $2 for children under 5.
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About St. Lawrence NYSARC:
St. Lawrence NYSARC exists as a non-profit membership association dedicated to full inclusion and integration for persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities within our communities. The Agency's mission is to offer individuals and their families an opportunity to achieve self-determined goals and provide life-long learning opportunities.
Michelle Quinell-Gayle
Assistant Executive Director of Community Relations
St. Lawrence NYSARC