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Tom Magliozzi Passes Away
When Sherry had a question — select podcast #1229 and skip ahead to 27:50.]]>
This picture was taken from the latest issue of American Rifleman (June 2013, page 18). Elsewhere in the same issue, there was another article on a similar strain ("U. S. Lawmakers Trying to Ban Before They Understand", page 88) and in that article when it refers to this comment, a spokesperson clarifies the statement at left, "…she simply misspoke in referring to 'magazines' when she should have referred to 'clips', which cannot be reused because they don't have a feeding mechanism". Well, I guess we now know why her statement, if it was a prepared statement and spoken from a script, was never caught by her staff.
It's one thing to strongly support your constituents, but come on!!, at least know what you are talking about.
People – think before you vote!!]]>
I Won!!!
Highway 287, you can pick it up outside of Denver and it will take you all the way to Austin, I think. It definitely goes to Wichita Falls and Sheppard AFB. The towns on that road are about 50 miles apart, at best.
Cruising south, on the way there, a lot north of a big town named Dumas (TX), and a little north of a little bitty town named Stratford, the Lincoln decided it was time to spit a coolant sensor out the top of the intake manifold. It was not the water temp sensor, as the car was still giving me a reading on how hot it was. Problem is, where the coolant sensor left, all the water in the motor seemed to follow….
I pulled over, right near where some BNSF RR workers were waiting on a train and they gave us a case of water, that got me ten miles or so down the road to a Car Quest parts store that had a garage and mechanic. The sensor is pressed in to the manifold (and the manifold is plastic!!!). He fabricated a clamp to hold the sensor down, put in the two gallons of antifreeze that the car needed, dumped in some stop leak, and charged me less than 75 bucks for this repair and about 90 minutes of time. Damn nice guy the owner of that store was……
But wait, the adventure is not over!!!
Once we got to Sheppard, and put Chris in the car with us to go to a place to eat, it seemed that every bump we hit, no matter how small, caused the old girl to bottom out. Damn!! Air suspension finally sprung a leak in one of the suspension bags/bladders that holds the car up. A quick call to the nearest Oreilly's (formerly Checker Auto Parts) located me a new set of air bladders. But, no where to put them in (the auto hobby shop on Sheppard closed the doors back in September due to budget cuts). The lady at Oreilly's made a quick phone call to a friend down the road that runs a midnight auto repair joint (actually, a place named M & R Motors) and he got the car in later that day. But first, Kelly (the guy at M & R Motors) told me I was crazy to repair the air suspension and I should just put in some springs (I did that earlier this year with the other Lincoln with a kit made by a place called StrutMasters – their kit cost about $175). Oreilly's did not have that kit, but Kelly said no kit is needed – just get a set of coil springs made for a Crown Vic. Sure enough, Oreilly's came through and a few hours later, Kelly had the Lincoln no longer looking like a low-rider in the Barrio (Spanish word for ghetto). To repair the air suspension (which would have had subsequent problems like a pump, or sensors and relays) would have been $250 just for the bladders alone. With the springs ($102 after tax) and labor for Kelly (guess how much he charged —- FIFTY BUCKS!!!), we were on our way for a drop in the bucket.
All I have to say — I have a renewed respect for the people of The Great State of Texas!!!
So, made it home on Friday night and have spent the time trying to find a vehicle (he wants a truck) for Chris. Probably should of bought one in Texas – probably would have had a better deal that what he may find around here. Oh, I was going to give him the old (even though it is 4 years newer, just the one we've owned longer) Lincoln to trade in. Guess what happened to it last night when we went to drive it to the dealership to look at a truck? The intake started leaking water where the two halves of the plastic is put together – Kelly in Texas told us to watch for that on the Lincoln intake manifolds. Sure enough…… it's leaking. Going to bring him to the junk yard tomorrow and take whatever they want to give me. Lots of good parts on it…. …. and 132K for miles.]]>
Here I am. Contact info on the left. Stay in touch…..
So, let's break this down a little —
"But I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets…." That's a lot of different types of guns. Every thing from a Beretta M9 and Colt 1911 to an M-16 (AR-15).
"And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally…." I think this is pretty open ended… Let me go off the deep end and mention Nazi Germany. Far-fetched, yes. Unbelievable, maybe not.
Now, the most damning statement made…
"Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced…" Well, there you go. Make your own determination of what that means. I know what it means.
But, read between the lines on the last part of the entire quote…
"Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there's an awful lot of violence and they're not using AK-47s. They're using cheap hand guns…" I see this as a statement of more than a ban on assault style weapons. I see this as an attempt to introduce a far reaching and broad ban on many weapons. Pistols of all sorts; pocket pistols, derringers, cheap (inexpensive?) handguns. A .22 is one of the most common weapons used. Is .22 ammo going to disappear?
Be sure to vote on 6 November…..]]>
So, with a clean stage out of the way, on to improving the times for the matches. I'm pretty sure I'll never have anyone give me a belt buckle for winning a match, no matter how big or small. With that in mind, it would be best to just try to improve each week, no matter how small the gain might be.
Well, that's a crappy plan. I was shooting faster, but missing more. When the penalties for the misses were tallied up and added to the score, my times were actually starting to get worse. Slow and steady wins the race….
Over the summer I purchased a few new guns – some Cimarron Pistolero's – 4 3/4 inch barrels. Quicker out of the holster, quicker back in to the holster. Do that twice on each stage and some time is made up. Short barrels though, it's all a mind game, but harder to hit the bad guys with those things.
I knew I'd get back to another clean match and last Saturday, it finally happened again. Out of 60+ shooters on the day, about 6 of us were clean, so that makes it all the more special. It was good shooting and not close and big targets. Oh, and the time? Very nice as well, it was 228. That's for 6 stages too!!]]>
1st stage, clean shoot!
2nd stage, clean shoot!
3rd stage, clean shoot! I'm noting that I am shooting well this morning. The check of the sights on the Henry a few weeks ago (when the firing ping broke) is paying off.
4th stage – if I'm going to mess up, do it now so Murphy doesn't do it for me on the last stage, but nope, clean!
5th stage – last stage. I have to go first on this stage and the targets are set up like I have never seen before, a new "sweep", if you will. Guess what?
That is something I had set for a goal, to shoot clean. Make sure I am hitting what I am aiming for. Today, I did that. You know what else I did? I took a good 100 seconds off of my time. Up to now, my times have been absolutely terrible. I mean, TERRIBLE!! My time today, though it would not have won any competition, it was a respectable 272.25 seconds
Clean —- very pleased….]]>
So, that brings me to the point of this rant. Not only am I talking about a 100% U.S. made end product, all the parts in that end product are produced right here as well. That alone could be enough to make Henry Repeating Arms a good, if not great, American company, but they back it up with customer service that is unparalleled by anyone.
Let me elaborate…
Last September (Sep 2011), I decided it was time for me to get a lever gun. I also had to have it in .45 Colt (no… it's not long Colt – it is .45 Colt, but that could be an entire rant in, and amongst, itself, yes?). I did what I think is some good research and looked at a bunch of rifles. No matter what I held in my hands or looked at with my eyes, nothing could compare to the Henry Big Boy, and naturally, .in .45 Colt. If you want to add price to the mix, then there is definitely no comparison — the Henry wins, hands down!!
Of course, I had an ulterior motive for buying this rifle — I had discovered the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting and this was going to be my rifle. (I don't want to take the attention of this article away from my comments about the Henry, so I won't mention the Uberti 1875 Army Outlaws or the USSG MP220F SxS external hammer Coach Gun... ....crap, too late, I just did.) So, the later part of September, October, and November, I put a lot of lead through that 20" octagon barrel. The 1st Saturday of the new year, the local range had a match (you can find that and comments about a few other matches in another post on this page). One thing I noticed at all of the matches I went to, and it has only been three so far, the rifles that the other Cowboys used all seemed to have an issue or two. Either they failed to feet, failed to eject, or something similar (one guy had a mag tube spring break, as after a few shots, it would no longer feed bullets for him). My Henry performed flawlessly on every stage, in every match.
Now, spring forward from September and all those rounds I put through the barrel and let's land in February (actually, the very end of January). The last match I participated in, I was shooting low. Most likely, I whacked the rear sight, by which I mean, the elevator adjustment simply slipped. I figured I should get to the range and "re" sight in my rifle, just to make sure. I brought a box of 50 rounds with me, had the Henry sighted after about 20 rounds (I was shooting 10 round groups, just because), and figured what the hell, let's burn off the rest of this ammo. Round number 49 would not fire!!! I knew it was #49 because I had two rounds of a 50 round box left. After some examination of the bolt, and subsequently, the firing pin, the nose of the firing pin broke off.
Stuff happens —- I don't expect the gun to always perform perfectly, whether it be the 1st round (needs some break in) or the 1000th, 5000th, and definitely, not after more than that. Things wear, things stress, things just don't go right after a while. If a gun always worked, there would be no Gunsmiths. Stuff happens, that's what I'm saying. I'd be foolish to think that after, probably, the 2500th round down range, something wouldn't need repair.
I called Henry the first chance I could, I think it was the 30th or 31st of January. Spoke with a gentleman named Kevin. After I explained my problem, I asked him if he would be so kind as to send me 2 firing pins, to keep one step ahead of Murphy.
Something happened though — the firing pins never came in the mail! After about 12 days (and really, is 12 days that long?), and a few phone calls, I decided I should maybe go to the top… …I sent an e-mail to Mr Anthony Imperato, the President of Henry Repeating Arms. Below is a screen shot of my inbox. You'll note the time it was sent (which is also the same time that I read the e-mail (the bottom line in the image below), the time that Mr Imperato read the message (middle message), and the time that he replied to my message (the top message).
Here is the e-mail I sent Mr Imperato;
Mr. Imperato,
First off, and in all sincerity, I would like you to know how much I enjoy my Henry Big Boy (.45 Colt). Not only is it a beautiful gun that shoots straight and true (as long as I aim it straight and true), it is also very reliable — it has functioned flawlessly at every CAS competition I have been in.
If you have a moment, I would like to be able to call and talk with you about a little bit of an uneasy feeling that I am getting…
The nose of the firing pin broke off about 2 weeks ago when I was at the range checking my sight alignment (I was hitting a little low at the last competition, I needed to verify my sights were correctly adjusted). I called and a firing pin is being mailed to me, but it is taking so long that I am starting to get concerned. Now, it has only been 11 days, counting today, but your fine company has been so quick and efficient in the past, and with your outstanding reputation for customer service, I am beginning to wonder if the package may have been lost in the mail.
I did call earlier this week (on Tuesday), then again, yesterday (Thursday). Both times, I was told the the new firing pin was mailed and I should receive it "today or tomorrow". It was not in the mail on Tuesday or Wednesday, that is why I called yesterday. It was not in the mail yesterday and the mail has already been delivered today, still with no firing pin.
Thank you for your time spent reading this e-mail, I really appreciate it.
Your faithful and loyal customer,
And, his reply;
Thank you very much for owning a Henry, we certainly appreciate it. I am over-nighting you a front firing pin, a firing pin assembly and a comp Henry Campfire Mug, We had mailed you two front firing pins but they must be lost in the mail, or they will show up in next days. At any rate you will see them by Monday. The tracking number will be UPS 1Z8V9F992210023244. It won't be in UPS system until they scan it tonight.
Anthony Imperato
Henry Repeating Arms
59 E 1st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Seriously now, this is a company that I want to deal with. A great gun, well made, looks good, and is backed by a great guy with some great standards. The replacement firing pin that Mr Imperato sent arrived the very next (business) day via UPS. I had the firing pin in later that evening, no problems at all and I'm drinking coffee out of the really cool Henry mug that he sent as well!
To date, the original firing pins still have not arrived in the mail. As soon as they do, I will update that here on this post.
I had this blog post all typed up last week, as soon as I got my Henry back to working order, but I wanted to wait few days to see if the original firing pin was ever going to arrive in the mail.
EDIT – read the comment I posted about the firing pin, it came in the mail finally, no fault of Henry.]]>
2nd go 'round on it tomorrow. I shot a match a few weeks back and it was a real hoot. The last two weeks or so have brought on a lot of anxious feelings – could not wait until the next match! There was supposed to be a match last weekend at the range for the Sybille Creek Shooters (Sybille Creek), but it was canceled because of high winds. Tomorrow, the shoot is at the Pawnee Sportsmen's Center, home of the Briggsdale County Shootists.
But, I think I am getting a little ahead of myself….
The 1st go 'round was with The Cheyenne Regulators, here in town. I've been ready to go for The Regulators for a few weeks now but the past few matches held at the Cheyenne Regulators range were canceled for one reason or another. On the 1st Saturday of the year though, there was a match.
I got my final revolver in mid December, so I had a few weekends to make sure I was comfortable with both 1875 Army Outlaws, along with the Henry Big Boy and the USSG coach gun. Even though I have put a good couple of hundred rounds (maybe thousands) through each gun and felt comfortable with them, I was nervous as could be for the competition.
The entire match was 5 stages. Lucky for me, I was able to shoot clean on the 1st two stages (no misses!). However, don't get too excited – the times were nothing at all to be proud of. My feeling on this, it is much better to make sure I am following procedure and doing things right.
The 3rd stage was almost a disaster for me. The shooting order was way different than the previous stages and I messed it up. Even though I hit every target, I hit them in the wrong order. The final tally for that stage, because I shot out of order meant that two target were a miss. Also, because of not following the order, there was a procedural error, resulting in an additional 10 second penalty. Oh well….
After that, things went kind of okay. Took a lot of time on the 4th stage – it had a lot of shotgun targets and the external hammers on my coach gun really tend to slow one down. I don't care – the coach gun is cool and I'm not getting rid of it!
Overall, on the 1st match I went to, I ended up finishing second in my category (Cowboy)! Again though, don't get too excited with my success. Because it was January and still a little nippy, not too many people were there (there were 4 people in the Cowboy category, I believe).
If I can do as well tomorrow, I'll be happy. I'd like to shave a few seconds off of each stage. I'd like to hit all the targets (a clean match!).
UPDATE — 23 Jan 2012
Scores were posted for the match. Again, second in the category, but there is nothing to be proud of there. There were only two people in the category!! I did lower my time by 29 seconds over the 1st shoot that I went to. Now, to keep working on that and get the time down to something respectable. A lot of tricks to getting a good time – I'll be working on one of them at the next shoot. I am going to try a different shotgun slide and practice with it this week.]]>
NetFlix, at first, seemed pretty cool. Loaded up our queue with some movies and watched away…. the first week or 10 days we had the Sony. Lately, while trying to watch "Teas of the Sun", our experience has been terrible. Last Saturday was the first attempt at watching this title and we gave up after the first 20 minutes of the movie. In that 20 minute time frame, we probably experienced at least 5 buffering episodes, probably 10!
Tonight, we are about 75 minutes into the movie, in movie time. In actual time, we are now up to a good 150 minutes. At times, the movie has buffered every two or three minutes. At best, we managed to get about 15 minutes of viewing time before the stream buffered again.
Calling support was useless. The rep insisted that everything under the sun was at fault, as long as it did not include anything related to NetFlix. The rep was doing his best to absolve NetFlix from any responsibility. Right now, I am on a free trial of NetFlix. I am pretty sure that I will not become a paying customer again. They got about two weeks to astound the hell out of me to make up for the crappy experience I had with "Tears of the Sun".
And…. I did not even mention the lack of a decent selection of movies as a streaming customer.
Nor did I mention the one little glitch I had with Hulu – on Saturday, I got all settled in to watch some "No Ordinary Family" on Hulu and I got an error message about the service being unavailable. Being a new customer, I did not know what this meant or if it was common. I e-mailed tech support (something NetFlix could really take a hint with), and before I sent the e-mail, the service was up and running again. It may have been down for a while, but I only noted the problem for less than a minute. Before my show started however, I had already received a reply from Hulu's tech support – they credited my account with a weeks free service because of the inconvenience I had.
Sure, Hulu is mainly TV and NetFlix is mainly movies, but I know who I'll give my money and loyalty to….
For the rest of the year, instead of trying to hit the highlights (and maybe the lowlights as well), here is a rundown of the happenings in the Nadon/Brendel family;
ABV in the 10% range). That one should be ready sometime around June or July of 2011.Early on this year, I kind of dedicated myself to making more of my own beer, while at the same time trying to improve upon my results. Towards the beginning of the year I was able to get a Stout tap and nitrogen system, which is the secret to Guinness (the nitrogen, not the tap). As I had this fancy setup now, it was time to work on the recipe, and I think I nailed it pretty well. It took four tries, with #2 coming close, but I think #4 was the closest. Throughout the year I also worked on perfecting one of my favorites – English Bitter. A real Bitter needs to be served on a hand pump. In September, I received a nice gift of just that from Sherry; a genuine real British Beer Engine. I absolutely love it!! The bad part is, 5 gallons of Bitter on this tap does not last long at all… All of the other beer recipes were run through the fermenter a few times this year as well, some a few times more than the others. I finished the year off with a Belgian Strong Ale (
AFB) and snagged a few Rainbows. In the past, we have always kept everything we caught and put them on the barbecue (once the fish is cleaned, wrap it in newspaper, soak the paper, grill it until the paper is dry, peel the paper off [which will remove the skin], and enjoy). This year, everything we caught was released right back into the water, after a picture or two.As Spring rolled around and the temperatures starting to inch up, I thought it would be a good idea to get out the fishing poles again. Sometime in late April or early May, Ryan and I made a trip or two to the usual fishing hole on base (F.E. Warren
NJC and he will not be going back after the 1st of the year. He will be finishing his college days here in Wyoming, at the community college here in town to begin with and then later at UW. Baseball just wore him out early on (and the grades, while passing, could have been a little better).One of the biggest events of the year for us, Chris graduated from High School. An important day for Chris, I'm sure, but it was quite an event for Sherry and I as well. We managed to get our oldest child through eighteen years of life, not doing too bad of a job of it either. Over the summer, Chris was able to spend his time and efforts on baseball and getting into college. A few offers came here and there for him. In the end all of us made a decision for him to take the full (baseball) scholarship he was offered from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. Unfortunately, things just didn't seem to work out for him at
This year, I became a little obsessed with Iron Maiden. I remember the occasion that hooked me – Sherry and I were out running some errands one day in January or February. While she was in Target,I was waiting in the truck listening to "The Boneyard" on XM Radio. The Number of the Beast came on and for some reason, it hooked me – hard! Over the next few weeks, I ended up downloading every Iron Maiden album I could find which just happened to be all of them. As coincidence would have it, Iron Maiden went on tour this year. Along with Ryan and few friends of his, off I went to the show in June. Now here I am, on my way to a show with my son, and I am almost 50 years old, thinking that I am going to be about the oldest geezer there. Not by a long shot, Iron Maiden fans are probably the most dedicated people around. Some of the old timers I talked to (and I mean old timers as compared to me), this was their 10th or 15th IM show. One dude even thought it was quite odd that this was my 1st Iron Maiden show, ever!
MLB uses to work out the schedule, I get to see the Red Sox when they come to Coors Field (Denver, CO – home of the Colorado Rockies). If you recall, last time the Red Sox came to Denver for some regular season games, they went on to toss an 86 year old curse in the garbage can. As you can well imagine, I was quite excited – and let's not forget 2007 either. It seems that the Rockies have been good to the Red Sox; 1st, they get to put a curse to rest, and, 2nd, the Sox end up facing Denver for another World Series win just 3 years later. Too bad the regular season games that I get to see in person are not so good. Setting the table for the series was Lester, with a great game, but the offense just couldn't manage to put across more than 1 run, losing 2 – 1. Second game of the 3 that I had tickets for, Papelbon comes in for the save and blows it big time. Giving up not one, but two home runs for a total of three runs, he loses the game 8 to 6 after coming in with a one run lead. The third game of the series was all Pedroia, blasting three home runs in the game. His 3rd home run was a 2 run walk-off in the tenth. Papelbon blew another save by giving up two in ninth allowing Colorado to tie the game. If Paps makes it through 2011 and still wears a Boston uniform, I'll be surprised. An Interesting note for the ticket prices and manner that MLB sold tickets for the game — you had to enter a drawing in January for the "opportunity" to buy tickets. I entered and won – only to be hit with ticket prices of $100 each. Sherry outdid herself in 2010 – she let me buy 2 tickets for each of the three games. It worked out that she was able to go to the 1st game with me, but her job kept her away from the final two games of the series. I sold the other two tickets on StubHub, thinking I was going to break even – that is, until I was hit with the fee from StubHub, which was 15% per ticket.Every six years with the current method that
There you have the first part of our year. Not a lot going on there, but some fun things nonetheless. Stay tuned for part two, coming soon to a web page near you….
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Of course no trip to New England in the summer would be complete without a pilgrimage to Fenway Park. The seats were great, about four rows up from the bullpen in the right filed bleachers, and the Sox were playing the Texas Rangers. If I remember correctly, Lackey was the starter for the game, and that is about it for highlights of the game. I forget the score completely, but I do remember that it did not favor the Red Sox in the end. No surprise as at that time last year, Pedroia, Elsbury, and I think Youkilis as well, were all on the DL.
Poor Ryan – remember he started the vacation with me at the beginning of July. After spending almost three weeks in NH, he was swapped over to Sherry, where he spent another 12 days in Wakefield, MA. About the only highlight for him during this trip to New England was the afternoon ride that we made with Grandpa to Nashua one afternoon so that he could hang out at a Guitar Center. I think I managed to drag him out after an hour or so.
July was somewhat of an eventful month for Sherry. If you recall, she worked for WDOC – the Wyoming Department of Corrections – as a drug dog handler. Her job had her travel all the way to Louisiana to recertify with Porter, her drug dog. I think that was the proverbial straw because shortly after getting back home from that long trip – close to 2100 miles in 3 days, she called it quits with WDOC. That 3 day excursion included time for the dog certification as well, luckily, nothing happened as far as driving that much was concerned.
Chris was not able to travel back East with us because of his commitments with Post 6 Baseball (American Legion). The team was on a real tear this year, not too much unlike they are most years. I think they finished the season with less than ten losses and close to 70 or 80 wins.Last year, Chris was lucky enough to be the pitcher of record for the game that won the State Championship. This, year, he did not get that win, but earlier on in the series he had a complete game win in which he only gave up one run. Again, as this team has done for nine of the last ten years, Post 6 were State Champions and on their way to the Regionals in Washington State.
This year, Chris had a record of 12 wins and ZERO losses. His ERA for the summer was just barely over two, at 2.07. His talent earned him a full scholarship to Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Co.
USAF (which was where/when I met him while I was at RAF Bentwaters, UK), he stayed in Europe and currently lives in The Netherlands. His family was making a trip back home to his roots in Michigan, with a sightseeing side trip to Yellowstone NP. Of course he made it down to Cheyenne for a few days and we all had a few beers and reminisced about old times and old people. Being the biggest Guinness addict that I know of, I had LP give me his impression of one of my beers (can you guess which one) as well. I believe it passed with flying colors! Unfortunately, LP, Esther, and his two girls had to leave after just a couple of days. That may have been a good thing however, I think Sherry was scheming up a plan to kidnap those two girls – they were absolute sweethearts. The good thing about LP coming all the way to Cheyenne, I now have a great excuse to hopefully get Sherry on an eastbound long distance flight. We have to go visit them now. Paris, Belgium, London and all places British, not long now and this year I will get the passport, just to be ready.The biggest treat for me this year also came in August. LP (real name, Michael LaPointe) came for a visit. For LP to come for a visit is no small task however – after he served his country in the
September had little in store for us. About the only thing worth noting is my broken thumb from a short flight over the top of the handlebars on my road bike. Even though my thumb was busted, I never really noted it – I was more concerned about the skin from my left leg that was now on the asphalt. It actually took a good 2 1/2 weeks for me to go to the doctor for my thumb. I ended up with a cast on my right hand/arm for 5 weeks before I was pronounced okay. Thumb still hurts sometimes, right before it rains or gets cold….
Wait!! September did have an important event. With Porter now gone, something was missing. So of course, a quick tour of the local yard sales one Saturday morning turned up exactly what was missing — Mollie. She really was found at a yard sale, too. We stopped at a yard sale/fundraiser that was going on at a nearby retirement home, and there she was, being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Sherry lost the auction, but as fate would have it, she made a comment to the winner of the auction "if for some reason, she does not work out for you, give me a call." Sure enough, less than a week later, Mollie had a new home, and she has made herself quite comfortable at too. She can't find drugs, but she found something much more important – she found her way into our lives (and bed). Supposedly, she was on the cover of the winter edition of Cabela's catalog, but we never managed to find one with her on it.
With Chris off to college and winter coming, that means just one vehicle for Myself, Ryan, and Sherry just would not cut it for much longer. As long as the days are warm enough, and at worst, no ice on the road, I can take my much loved Bonneville to work. Towards the end of October, beginning of November, the need for another vehicle started to arise. Since Abe treated us so well and was now looking after Chris in Sterling, about the only thing we could do was bring Abe's wife home to us — in this case a 1998 Town Car, Cartier Edition. Of course her name is Mary, and she is loaded. Heated seats, premium sound system, sun roof — the works. And don't forget that Cartier clock on the dash! When these babies are brand new, people (old people, but no way are Sherry and I that old) pay big bucks for that Cartier clock. This girl was 12 years old when we got her and we paid accordingly. Believe it or not, it really was owned by a little old lady. Okay, how about a man and woman from Grand Junction, Colorado. In fact, when we got the title in the mail, it was accompanied by the owners death certificate (as evidence for the sale, as the title to sign it over was unsigned). Mary is in immaculate condition (hmm, little play on words there?).
As you can see, December came and went and here I am writing this end of the year letter. I don't think I left out too many of the highlights and I am fairly sure that, by design, I neglected to mention the lowlights.
We'll see you all next year!
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Then I got to looking at what Textpattern is, what it can do, and how it can do it. Boy, have I opened up a can of worms for myself (I say that and mean, I have some learning to do — CMS, CSS, XHTML, XML, oh my!).
Without the book "Textpattern Solutions" by Potts, Sable, and Smith (with Fredborg and Lindley), I would have never been able to get started, let alone, keep going. The text takes you through every step of the process, all the way from downloading the needed software, setting up the programs and permissions, thru explaining each and every bit of the interface, right up to some advanced features.
I bought my copy from Amazon, I'm sure it is available at many other locations.
RAM I could in the 8 year old Dell Dimension, just like Scotty used to tell Captain Kirk all the time — "I'm giving her all she's got Captain, she can't take no more!" Even with all I could put in the ol' girl, she could only take 2 GB of RAM. Enough to keep her going, but far from what she needed.I put all the
As far as hard drive space, well, every USB port and every IDE channel was taken up. No room left at all to do anything, space-wise. There were symlinks upon symlinks keeping the file system all in one piece.
Ever since I really discovered Ubuntu a few months ago, I've been mulling this change over in my mind. Ubuntu has got it's act together and I think this new machine will do just fine for me. 8 GB or RAM and a dual core processor, so the new machine is running the 64 bit version of the latest release 10.10. I initially wanted to go with the Server version of 10.10, but it was a real pain in the ass – I ended up loading the desktop version and I stripped a few things out of it. I'll strip some more as the days go by.
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I've made it no secret how much I enjoy Over-the-Rhine's self-proclaimed inaugural sports bar. Not only does Rhinehaus encompass historic OTR charm, the bartenders are friendly, there are TVs seemingly everywhere, they open early on the weekends for Premier League viewership, and there are shot specials and jager bombs*. Oh, I guess they have decent beer, too. It was because we got to watch Olympic programming and a Xavier basketball game—both while enjoying good beers with good friends—that we opted to spend this past Saturday afternoon at OTR's only sports bar, Rhinehaus.
*I get it. I'm a little bit of a frat guy when it comes to drinking, but jager bombs are few and far between in the now-popular OTR drinkeries.

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This seems like a very simple question. As we move forward in technology, specifically cameras we begin to believe we are toping out as when 3.2 mega pixels seems adequate and 10-12 becomes excellent and soon natural progression will take us toward 20 and 30 megapixels. So where is the future in high definition photography?
When we look at the reassembly of technology it typically leads us to more intricate ways that are well demonstrate from our paste time such litho-chron photography. What is really interesting is while processors are mentioned for the speed of digital camera shots they typically are mentioned for the quality of the shot. Some of the best cameras are current at a 600 mhz processor that produces excellent images and high speed capabilities they are descent for anything short of bullet fire.
What we expect to see as dual core processor are eventually introduced is 3d litho-chron like imagery. With high processing capability the differentiation in contrast and color can be produce and lightly exaggerate not as topical but as independent coding/programming, Something we lightly see on the Palm/HP WebOS devices. This will create something most people would see as slight but is likely the move into the future and is the likely scenario for progression of photography at a higher quality.
While this has been produce as a claim we are yet to see this directly from the camera rather this is often created afterwards in a studio in an entertaining exaggerated way.
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St. Louis Real Estate Market Outlook
Locally, St. Louis home prices continue their upward climb and the trend is expected to persist. The only actual problem real estate professionals are experiencing in the greater St. Louis marketplace is a lack of inventory. There just isn't enough supply of homes for sale in the desirable neighborhoods to satisfy demand. There is a desperate need for good quality inventory.
Although Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties' number of active listings increased in June, it is just not the right inventory, at the right prices and locations, to satisfy our purchasers' wants and needs. We have less than a two-month supply of housing. A normal or healthy supply locally is a five- to six-month supply. There have been more multiple offer situations than this marketplace has seen in years. For every purchaser that gets a home, we have many that lose out. This is a very difficult market for purchasers, our agents, and our brokers, to work in. If we had enough inventory to handle the demand, our pending and sold numbers would be greatly increased. We can only sell what is available and it must satisfy our purchasers' desires.
There are many reasons potential sellers should consider selling now. Locally, the summer selling season can be the busiest time of the year. This year, with the lack of inventory, it is probably the best market sellers will ever experience.
There is less competition now, so sellers should not wait to put their homes on the market. Interest rates are still very low and will continue to rise. This will open doors for many homeowners who listed their properties and were unable to sell months ago or even a year ago. Perhaps their listings were priced too high, conditions weren't right or there was just a lack of motivation. This is the perfect opportunity for agents to check the expired listings. These sellers agreed to pay the commission, they just weren't ready to listen.
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This report provides major statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market
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The global Rodenticides market is valued at 1140 million US$ in 2017 and will reach 1620 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% during 2018-2025.
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Doug has over 30 years of experience in Graphic Arts. Currently, Doug manages a QA team and directs quality control and processes across all facilities. He oversees the Corrective Action Program, helping develop better quality controls and communication between the company and its Suppliers. Utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodology and Proven Process Documentation, he has helped the company adopt and support standards such as FSC Certification, SFI Certification, GRACol G7 Certification, and Barcode Automation.
Prior to joining Universal Wilde, Doug held positions of VP of Operations, Plant Manager, Prepress Manager/Lead Computer Graphic Artist for several large companies including Cenveo, ColorGraphics-Mail Well, WE Andrews-Wallace Corporation and Munson Advertising and Design.
Doug attended El Camino College in California. He is trained in Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt Certification).


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Once you reached the city of Zams and Landeck am Inn the previous stage, this one will lead you further across the Alps to the Braunschweiger Hut. As the long-distance trail is still proceeding, you will reach the Martin-Busch-Hut, crossing the village of Vent during the following stage.
Interesting facts
- Elevated between 768 m and 2,747 m, the hike is among the 15 highest elevated hikes in Austria. You're facing an uphill climb of 3565 vertical meters on this hike. This is quite much. You should be fit to do this track. This makes the hike one of the 10 hikes with the most ascent in Austria.
- With an overall length of 56 km the hike is among the 15 longest hikes in Austria available on TouriSpo.
- Sturdy hiking boots are recommended on this track. If you get hungry along the way, there are places to rest and get food. Nevertheless it's recommended to also have enough water and food in your backpack when hiking or biking.
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Taito Type-X arcade platform (Windows XP-based) got hacked, and now its games apparently run on PC. It isn't emulated, it's basically running on most Windows PC's. As the original arcade board is a PC running windows XP. The hackers probably just found a way to run Type X games on a standard computer.
Taito Type-X games are plain old Windows XP, DirectX-based games, running on pretty much off-the-shelf PC hardware. This makes them quite a bit easier to develop and cheaper to deploy, but all it takes is one mildly-determined hacker to break whatever limited encryption was keeping the game from being copied off the hard drive and run on any old PC and spread it all over the Internet.
With this, all the 3 latest arcade platforms (Naomi, Atomiswave and Taito) are fully emulated/playable on PC
Right now, alot of BlazBlue Continuum Shift for PC links are floating the net, and videos are popping on youtube too:
Game List wrote:Taito Type X games
* Chaos Breaker (2004)
* Dinomax (2006)
* Datacarddass Dragon Ball Z (2005)
* Giga Wing Generations (2004)
* Harakari Professional Baseball (2005)
* Homura (2005)
* Power Instinct: The Commemoration (2009)
* Raiden III (2005)
* Raiden IV (2007)
* Shikigami no shiro III (2006)
* Spica Adventure (2005)
* Taisen Hot Gimmick 5 (2005)
* Taisen Hot Gimmick Party (2005)
* Tetris The Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct (2005)
* The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (2008)
* Trouble Witches AC (2008)
* Usagi -Wild Fight- Online (2005)
* Zoids Card Colosseum (2005)
* Zoids Infinity EX (2005)
* Zoids Infinity EX Plus (2006)
Taito Type X+ games
* Battle Gear 4 (2005)
* Battle Gear 4 Tuned (2006)
* Half-Life 2: Survivor (2006)
Taito Type X² games
* Aquarian Age Alternative (2006)
* Battle Fantasia (2007)
* BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008)
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2009)
* Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
* Elevator Action Death Parade (2009)
* D1GP Arcade (2007)
* Eternal Wheel (2007)
* Haunted Museum (2009)
* Hopping Urodo (2009)
* KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A (2007)
* Nippon Senor! (2009)
* Oppopo Booom (2009)
* Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny (2008)
* Senko No Ronde Duo - Dis-United Order (2009)
* Street Fighter IV (2008)
* The King of Fighters XII (2009)
1) TypeX2 is basically PC hardware running embedded Windows XP. The games are encrypted on a HDD and decrypted and placed into a temporary folder on the HDD; the decryption keys are on a USB dongle. There is no DVD/CD involved. The hardware components (video card etc) are specific to the setup and you cannot swap them out for equivalent parts.
2) Decrypted TypeX2 games have been available for some time on the internet. Virtually every single game has been dumped to my knowledge--certainly all the ones we care about.
3) I can tell you for a fact that there are more than a few arcades in the States running SF4 (and likely other TX/2 games) off decrypted HDDs on-location.
4) Super Street Fighter IV will not have an arcade release, so the ability to run TX/2 software on standard PCs is irrelevant as far as SSFIV is concerned.
5) Until this recent development, arcade operators still needed a legit TypeX2 mainboard to run decrypted HDD images; This is no longer the case given that the images have now been hacked to run off of standard PC hardware.
6) The specs on Type X2 are far from amazing. You can pretty much run the software on any decent PC nowadays (the hardware wasn't even top-of-the-line when it was first released!)


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Robot Razors Go To Battle In Schick's New Super Bowl Ad –Watch
If you love the 'Transformers' movies then you will absolutely love this epic battle between two razors-turned-robots in Schick's new Super Bowl ad. Click inside to WATCH!
Schick's Super Bowl 50 commercial might be one of the coolest out there so far!
The spot opens with two razor's morphing, Transformers-style of course, into small robots. One of the razors is a Schick Hydro 5 and the other is just a regular old razor called "Lube Strip." That's when the battle begins! What makes this commercial so cool is all the slow motion jumping action done by the Hydro 5 razor. "Lube Strip" doesn't protect men from irritation, so it unfortunately loses this battle. Hydro 5 wins!
This is actually Schick's first Super Bowl commercial since 2007, so they had to make it epic, right? "We're really excited to launch the new 'Robot Razors' TV spot for Schick Hydro during this year's Super Bowl," Charlie King, group marketing director for men's systems at Edgewell, told Adweek. "It's a great way to reach millions of guys who we think will be excited to check out the new and improved features of the Schick Hydro 5."
The friendly competition in this ad will fit right into the spirit of Super Bowl 50! Schick should look into making a robot razor movie, don't you think? Okay, maybe we won't go that far — but Super Bowl viewers are going to love this commercial!
HollywoodLifers, what do you think about Schick's robot razor Super Bowl ad? Let us know in the comments below.


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Sushi Cat
We all know our feline friends are partial to a bit fish now and then but who would of thought that they'd actually go ahead and open a sushi restaurant. This quirky online 5 reel, 25 payline comes with bonus rounds, free spins and all the familiar items of your favourite sushi house.
About the Developer
One thing abundantly obvious is that at Armour Games online slots casino, they LOVE games. Looking to work with others that feel the same way, they hook-up with the world's most talented developers, wine and dine them, teach them their patented moves, and help them connect to passionate players who love their work.
About the Game
Sushi Cat is what the titles suggests really, a Sushi loving puss. And why not? Although on first firing up this basic little ditty you could be forgiven for thinking it looks terribly out dated and how can this mind numbing sound track be turned off. But, out dated graphics are never an indication of a bad game, and Sushi Cat is a prime example. However, the music doesn't help.
The story is simple. Our purple coloured puss decides to fatten up and figures eating stacks of sushi will do the trick. Speaking from personal experience, it works! Anyhow, he wanders into a sushi place and the game begins.
If you have played the Japanese pastime, Pachinko, or the Cult fave, Peggle, the cartoonish layout and game play will be familiar to you. Each level is made up of various peg-style layouts with different bumpers encasing rows of the prime target, delicious sushi. Taking control of your chopsticks, you can move puss left or right, choosing when and where to drop him for maximum sushi munching success. Each level dictates the amount of tries you get and the number of sushi pieces puss has to eat in order to achieve 'Full Belly'. Be warned, once you let puss go, your control is over and you are left watching as he floats and bounces from one peg platform to another. He can also bump up your score bouncing off various bonus and multiplier obstacles during his descent.
Ultimately, Sushi Cat is a game of chance and this stirs up plenty fun and excitement. Furthermore it's hard not to be impressed by the overall achievement of Sushi Cat slot games uk. Puss floats and bounces about the playing field resembling a pliable sponge bag and he is at the mercy of real time physics. He fattens as he eats and you will notice this affects his mobility and speed. Once you let him loose, he can end up anywhere on the board, can be squashed or caught between moving platforms and tightly packed pegs.
Five boxes line the bottom. Left to right they are worth 25, 100 - 50 - 100, 25 and where puss will land, is anyone's guess, but the final destination is tallied to your end score. There is a good variety of level designs, but all in all, it's a pretty short outing with just fifteen levels in total.
On screen, you can see your Sushi score along the bottom. Right is a graphical representation of sushi pieces gathering in puss' tum. A revolving sushi bar is top right and the amount of sushi puss still needs to eat displayed above. Simple game play, fairly basic but it does exactly what it says on the tin.
The Verdict
The main achievement of Sushi Cat is the realistic physics and because of this, it is a game worth playing. Trying to achieve the set goals and getting puss on the track is tricky, unpredictable and loads of fun!
Another monstrous game to try is chilli gold 2.
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Options for setting up (building) an intranet or extranet by Malcolm Brown
Setting up an intranet or extranet can be as easy as purchasing access through an application service provider (ASP), purchasing and installing third-party software, or building an extranet or intranet internally.
Here is a quick summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach:
1. Building it yourself Advantages: Complete control of user interface design; ability to customize level of functionality for each client; integration into internal systems, and direct access to user activity.
Disadvantages: High up-front development cost; requires staff expertise in the development of intranets and extranets, commitment of internal staff for 6 months to a year for planning, execution, review and implementation; and an ongoing commitment of internal staff for internal and client support, hosting, maintenance and upgrades.
2. Purchasing/installing third-party software Advantages: Proven track-record of packaged solution; ability to choose functions and to customize user interface, more rapid implementation compared to building it yourself.
Disadvantages: High up-front purchase cost; commitment of internal staff for customization and implementation; on-going commitment of internal staff for internal and client support, hosting, maintenance and upgrades; and extensive internal and client training.
3. Using a Service Provider (ASP) Advantages: Proven track-record, often with expertise in the application of intranets and extranets in particular industries; low cost of entry and predictable cost over time; virtually immediate implementation; no commitment of internal staff for internal and client support, hosting, or maintenance; and upgrades at no cost by extranet experts, and savings on internal server use.
Disadvantages: Less freedom in user interface design, and fixed functionality.
In the final analysis... The approach you choose depends on how you work, the technical and financial resources at your disposal, and how rapidly you need to move forward.
About the Author
Intranet Guy is an evangelist for the use of intranets and extranets to promote more efficient collaboration among teams by harnessing the power of the internet.


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Arriving in Ecuador we carried on going straight from the border, to Machala to Cuenca.
It had a bit of a bad run with us, as we ended up only being there in the evening and in the pouring rain. Our first day we travelled to the nearby towns famed for their markets as it was a Sunday. Honestly we went because I wanted to go to the place based on the name, Sigsig, it's glorious. The other two were Gualaceo and Chordeleg. All three were different and we pretty much wandered around the centres, visited the markets and tried even more food.
Baños was the place I think I was most looking forward to in Ecuador. Famed for its natural springs it is a bit of a destination for relaxation and basking. So we did. We both treated ourselves to embarrassingly cheap glorious massages, and I went a steal further and got a manicure and pedicure too, just because. We also did a hell of a steep hike up the surrounding mountains and then around the town, before finally ending in the baths.
In the baths there were three main pools and some plunge pools so we followed the crowd when we arrived and tried to go in the most crowded one. This was a mistake! The water was so hot it felt like climbing into a kettle, I think we managed ankles and no more. So we removed ourselves with dignity to the cooler pool, which was still pretty piping. When we were so hot we couldn't bear it we chucked ourselves in the freezing showers. Feeling brave we faced the hot pool again and this time, a bit more acclimatised to the heat, we were successful. It was so hot that after a few minutes we moved to the plunge pool and just sat there. SAT, in the plunge pool. Even braver and still really hot we went for a swim in the cold pool. Finally, having experienced everything we left the baths and left Baños.


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The Cosmology Group within the Physics Department at the University of California, Davis invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in astrophysics.
One postdoc will pursue independent research in collaboration with Prof. Andrew Wetzel on theoretical/computational modeling of galaxy formation, with preference for the areas of near-field cosmology, galactic archaeology, the Milky Way and the Local Group, dwarf galaxies, star/globular clusters, and dark-matter models. We particularly seek candidates with experience in high-performance computing and cosmological simulations. The postdoc will have access to high-performance computing facilities at UC Davis and >100 million CPU-hours of allocations on NSF and NASA supercomputing facilities, as well as the state-of-the-art FIRE simulations, including the Latte suite of Milky Way-mass galaxies. Send questions regarding this position to firstname.lastname@example.com.
One postdoc will pursue independent research in collaboration with Prof. Tucker Jones on observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution. Candidates interested in chemical evolution, the circumgalactic medium, feedback and gas flows, and dwarf galaxy evolution are especially encouraged to apply. Experience with spectroscopic and multi-wavelength data analysis is desirable. Send questions regarding this position to email@example.com.
UC Davis is an institutional member of LSST and TMT, with access to Keck and Lick Observatories. Davis is an hour from the San Francisco Bay Area and two hours from skiing/hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains and Lake Tahoe.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in astrophysics or related field by the start date. The appointment will be for up to three years via renewable one-year terms, contingent upon performance. Salary, benefits, and research funds are competitive. The starting date is negotiable, nominally September 2018.
Applicants should send (1) a cover letter, which also indicates which position you are applying for (2) curriculum vitae, (3) publication list, and (4) description of past and future research (up to 4 pages), all in a single PDF, to Lynn Loftin Mayo at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also arrange for at least 3 letters of reference to be sent directly from the writers to the same address. For full consideration, apply by December 15.
UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with strong commitment to achieving diversity among its faculty/staff.
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Population Genetics - Gene Pool And Genetic Structure, Hardy-weinberg Theorem, Genetic Drift
differences populations interbreed humans
Population genetics is the study of the genetic structure of populations, the frequencies of alleles and genotypes. A population is a local group of organisms of the same species that normally interbreed. Defining the limits of a population can be somewhat arbitrary if neighboring populations regularly interbreed. All the humans in a small town in the rural United States could be defined as a population, but what about the humans in a suburb of Los Angeles? They can interbreed directly with nearby populations, and, indirectly, with populations extending continuously north and south for a hundred or more miles. In addition, a large human population often consists of subpopulations that do not readily interbreed because of differences in education, income, and ethnicity. Despite these complexities, one can make some simple definitions.


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Traditions and rituals in Austria
Some traditions in Austria date back to the 18th century, like the 'Ball Season' in Vienna. The ball season starts in winter and stages over 400 balls frequented by over 300,000 visitors from around the world. Some other traditions depend on the location in Austria, like the 'Cattle procession "Almabtrieb". This is an annual event in the alpine regions of Austria. The cows that usually spend their summer in the Alps are then escorted down into the valleys. The most beautiful part is the colorful decorations of the cattle. They wear headgear made out of evergreen and flowers combined with colorful ribbons. These are only two of Austria's unique traditions and rituals.
Important and famous people
There are a few very famous people born in Austria, dating back to the 17th century up to the 20th century. A few names that might sound familiar are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Marie Antoinette, Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss II and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Music, art and literature
Austria was the birthplace of many famous composers such as Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss, Jr. The capital city Vienna was an important center of musical innovation for a long time. Until now, Austria is regarded as the center of classical music and its orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, is considered one of the best orchestra in the world.
There are also a lot of famous painters who were born in Austria. Gustav Klimt, who is known for his masterpiece 'kiss' and Egon Schiele, who is famous for his sensual paintings are representative painters of those people. Now many travelers come to Austria to visit this country's art galleries. One of Austria's well known art gallery is the Kunsthistorisches Museum and it is one of the biggest three museums of Europe. Austria was also home to a lot of writers, like Felix Salten, who wrote the heartbreaking story 'Bambi'.
Traditional cuisine and eating habits
Do not expect light dishes when visiting Austria. Most dishes are luxuriously rich and really satisfying. There is not a lot of variety in the Austrian cuisine but all the dishes are cooked well. The most well-known Austrian dishes are Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Kaiserschmarren and Powidltascherl. Also, Vienna is known as the city of gourmets. The dishes look like pieces of art that are created by true enthusiasts. In addition, combinations of flour and sugar like Sachertorte, Gugelhupf or Apfelstrudel are really common in the Austrian kitchen.
Traditional sports
Austria has countless active opportunities. The country is the world's best when it comes to skiing. Austria has hundreds of excellent skiing resorts in almost every valley in the Alps. This means that, whether you are a professional or a novice in skiing and snowboarding, Austrian resorts should be your first choice to do so. Another favorite Austrian sport is hiking. The beautiful Austrian mountains are not only perfect for skiing but also for hiking. The mountain tops of Tyrol and Salzkammergut are an ideal options for tourists that love to hike and climb.


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Day 5 of Linda's #JusJoJan challenge, and this time it's hosted by Rosemary Carlson. Go check out her blog too, by clicking here!
Now for your prompt for January 5. It is brought to you by Judy of http://www.edwinasepisodes.com/. Your prompt is: "Spangly." Use it any way you like. Make sure you stop by Judy's website and say hello to her!
My in-laws came back from India last month, and as usual, they came with a selection of gifts, which usually include some sort of outfits. I have a cupboard groaning with clothes, as MIL tends to get a little overexcited when it comes to getting me clothes, even though she knows I hardly get a chance to wear these beautiful outfits!
The same goes for Lil Princess, but the worst thing is that she is a child, so she grows fast, and there a huge amount of gorgeous clothes she doesn't even get to wear, and they are left to languish in the wardrobe, getting smaller and smaller
This time, I managed to convince MIL to only get me one thing, as we have a family wedding in February, and she bought just two outfits for Lil Princess.
It can be touch and go as to whether they are outfits to my liking, as I tend to wear more understated things, and sometimes MIL can find the most blingy things lovely! Hey, I am not averse to spangly outfits, they can look great on others. It's just not quite my thing!
Below is the outfit she chose for me. It's in a purple and biscuit colour, with gold thread work, and a few shiny stones thrown in too. Not bad, eh!
So here is a little haiku dedicated to my spangly new outfit!
Pretty blingy clothes
All the way from India
Won't miss me in this!
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The Pearl Theme for Blog
Pearl – a true multipurpose WordPress theme created for a wide range of niches and websites. Pearl Theme offers tons of features that can be easily used in order to achieve very different websites, perfectly tailored for your needs. But there is a very special thing about this theme in particular – the fact that it works as a bundle with lots of different demos, each one of them created with great care and packed with all the necessary features and tools.
Let's take a look at all of its features and see what we can expect from Pearl Theme.
Visual Composer – This complex and smart theme is actually very easy to use thanks to the Visual Composer integration. This allows you to easily drag and drop any elements you need and place them in the perfect spot. You don't even need to have any coding knowledge in order to use Pearl – everything is so simple and user-friendly!
Pearl Header Builder – Even if you don't have any design experience, Pearl makes it so easy to add visually pleasing elements to your website! For example, you can create stunning, mobile-friendly headers using the friendly Pearl Header Builder – it's as easy as drag and drop! Headers are a great way to impress your visitors and make sure that they'll return to your website for more. This is also a great way to lead customers to specific parts of your website right from the homepage!
Key Features
Pearl Theme comes packed with tons of useful and modern features, but let's see which are the ones that make this WordPress theme so special:
Ready-made demos for specific niches – These are not the usual demos that will help you create very similar websites for very different purposes. Pearl Theme comes with more than 20 custom demos that are created and personalized for each specific niche and they come with all the features and special functionalities that you may need in your field of work. Some of the demos are: Psychologist, Factory, Lawyer, Magazine, Transportation, Medical, Restaurant and many, many more! This wide range of options makes Pearl a complete, all-in-one WordPress theme for your business. Each demo comes with specific features such as Online Booking, Donation System, Sermons, Food Menu, Music Player, Google Maps integration so you can rest assured that you'll find everything you need! In order to see what is the perfect demo for you, then you should know that the 'Welcome' screen in WordPress will let you browse and test the demos before you choose the one you want to import.


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Robin Williams Struggled With Alcohol and Depression
Robin Williams, star of Mork and Mindy, struggled with alcohol and cocaine use for many years. He quit in 1983, but relapsed in 2006. Robin's lifelong battle with addiction and depression reportedly worsened recently when his TV and Movie projects did not go well. Robin is remembered for the wide range of characters he played, and his comedic genius.


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Be Your Personal Dentist! Listed below are Tips to Take away Tartar Buildup at Home
A yellow or brown mineral deposit on enamel is known as tartar. The amount of tartar will increase and should you don't take away it, it will possibly trigger periodontitis.
Your dentist is the primary answer if you wish to clear your tooth, however one other resolution is to take away tartar at house.
You have to:
- Baking soda
- Dental pick
- Salt
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Water
- Toothbrush
- Cup
- Antiseptic mouth wash
Probably the most and efficient software to eliminate tartar is baking soda.
Step one:
One tablespoon of baking soda needs to be blended with ½ teaspoon of salt in a cup. Then rinse the toothbrush with heat water, and dip it within the combination. Brush your enamel and spit. The entire course of ought to final for 5 minutes.
Step two:
A cup full with hydrogen peroxide ought to be blended with ½ cup of heat water after which it is best to rinse your mouth for one minute, and after spitting, rinse with ½ cup of cool water.
Step three:
Use a dental decide for rubbing the yellow tartar from tooth. So as to not irritate and injury your gums, be cautious to not scrape them.
Step four:
Use antiseptic mouth wash each second day to rinse your mouth.
Listed here are one other few ideas for lovely, shiny smile.
Strawberries and Tomatoes
As a result of they're wealthy in vitamin C they're nice for sustaining oral well being. They are often rubbed instantly onto your enamel and needs to be left for five minutes. On this approach the tartar will change into softer.
Afterwards rinse your mouth with a combination ready from baking soda and heat water. Additionally, you may apply the identical process with different meals that's wealthy in vitamin C, like bell peppers, lemons, berries,papaya, oranges and lime.
Consuming Swiss or Cheddar cheese earlier than meals helps in neutralizing the acids that trigger tartar. Aged cheese comprises substances that act as a defender.
-Moreover, there are different issues you can embrace into your oral well being routine:
-It's best to usually brush your tooth with a gentle brush and it is best to make vertical actions. Be sure you all the time clear the area between gums and the enamel.
-Usually use dental floss
-Salivary glands are triggered by chili meals. In that approach the saliva cleanse the mouth in a pure means.
-Use orange peel to rub the enamel to stop micro organism multiplying earlier than going to mattress and don't rinse your mouth.
Supply: healthyfoodteam


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Press Release
(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) --
Throwback Decal Debuted in 1966 in Conjunction with Brand's
First of 49 Consecutive Cup Titles
Southfield, Michigan, August 31, 2015.Millions of racing fans following next weekend's Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR® Sprint Cup event at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway will be able to see a bit of motorsports history on the front fender of each car on the track. The MOOG® Steering and Suspension brand's original racing decal - first displayed by Cup competitors in 1966 - will be used by teams as part of a celebration of the return of the Southern 500 to Labor Day Weekend. Several racing teams will debut throwback paint schemes prior to the race.
MOOG, in its 50th year of Cup competition, is the Official Steering and Suspension of NASCAR. MOOG products are manufactured and marketed by global vehicle components supplier Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML).
Among the first drivers to proudly display the blue-and-yellow "MOOG High Performance Chassis Parts" decal - and rely on the brand's industry leading Problem Solver(TM) parts - was David Pearson, who in 1966 won the first of his three NASCAR championships and began the MOOG brand's unprecedented 49-year streak of Cup titles. Pearson won 14 of 49 events that season, all with the help of precision-engineered MOOG parts. In commemoration of his championship performance, Pearson's white No. 6 Dodge is the first of 49 cars appearing on the MOOG brand's current NASCAR poster, while 2014 Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Chevrolet SS is the most recent addition.
"MOOG is among a very select group of brands that have remained vital contributors to the success of Cup teams over the past 50 years," said Tim Nelson, director of motorsports for Federal-Mogul Motorparts. "Although it has been several decades since that early MOOG decal first appeared on Cup cars, our commitment to innovation and product excellence for all customers - race teams, professional technicians and consumers - remains every bit as strong today."
The MOOG brand is the preferred choice of professional technicians and NASCAR crew chiefs. In recognition of the vital importance of steering and suspension components in overall vehicle safety and performance, NASCAR mandates that Cup teams use MOOG Problem Solver parts, specifically ball joints and tie rod ends.
To learn more about MOOG products, please contact your MOOG Steering and Suspension supplier or visit the technician-focused www.moogproblemsolver.com website. Like MOOG on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/moogproblemsolver and follow the brand on Twitter for product updates and special promotions.
About Federal-Mogul
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) is a leading global supplier of products and services to the world's manufacturers and servicers of vehicles and equipment in the automotive, light, medium and heavy-duty commercial, marine, rail, aerospace, power generation and industrial markets. The company's products and services enable improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and enhanced vehicle safety.
Federal-Mogul operates two independent business divisions, each with a chief executive officer reporting to Federal-Mogul's Board of Directors.
Federal-Mogul Motorparts sells and distributes a broad portfolio of products through more than 20 of the world's most recognized brands in the global vehicle aftermarket, while also serving original equipment vehicle manufacturers with products including braking, chassis, wipers and other vehicle components. The company's aftermarket brands include ANCO® wiper blades; Champion® spark plugs, wipers and filters; AE®, Fel-Pro®, FP Diesel®, Goetze®, Glyco®, Nüral®, Payen® and Sealed Power® engine products; MOOG® steering and suspension parts; and Ferodo®, Jurid® and Wagner® brake products.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain designs and manufactures original equipment powertrain components and systems protection products for automotive, heavy-duty, industrial and transport applications.
Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and maintains its worldwide headquarters in Southfield, Michigan. The company employs nearly 50,000 in 34 countries. For more information, please visit www.federalmogul.com.
Drew Shippy (Federal-Mogul Motorparts) - 330.688.3500
Susan Fisher (Federal-Mogul Motorparts) - 248.354.0926
This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Federal-Mogul Corporation via Globenewswire


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In a triumph for those of us who actually understand how satire works (as well as how Faux Outrage is something to be ignored), Stephen Colbert has been announced by CBS as the replacement for David Letterman, following the late night staple's retirement in 2015. The deal Colbert has signed is reportedly for five years, thus ending his decade long run at Comedy Central anchoring one of the best pieces of televised satire ever conceived on The Colbert Report.
The Internet (a/k/a "Those People") is already divided on this career choice (its been five minutes since it was announced, what the fuck did you expect?), flinging everything from "wow, good for him!" to "AMERICAN SATIRE IS DEAD!" to "I'm high and want some Chinese food, STAT!". I tend to side with the one that favors drugs and Chinese food.
In all seriousness, while it'll be sad to lose such a fine sardonic talent to the veritable wasteland of late night talk, it'll certainly be fun to watch how Colbert warps his style for that audience. No word yet as to how much of his established persona Colbert will be bringing to the CBS airwaves, but his enthusiasm to even have the opportunity can be gleaned in this statement:
"Simply being a guest on David Letterman's show has been a highlight of my career. I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave's lead. I'm thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth."
I expect plenty of online lists detailing who would "be more appropriate" than Colbert for the job and will read roughly 16.7% of them (because I can only laugh at so much stupidity). Meanwhile, may I suggest that the "new" Stephen Colbert interview the "old" Stephen Colbert as his first guest?
Source: CBS
Category: TV


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Just figured out that hex-to-decimal can be very, very easy from the command prompt:
Set /a 0x7a
Next step might be to convert it into an error message:
Net helpmsg 122
This can be done in a one-liner:
Set /a e=0x7a & (net helpmsg %e%)
Note the parenthesis – without, the e environment variable does not exist when net… is parsed by the interpreter. With parenthesis, it is treated like a separate line.
If you get an error number like -2147024891, you have to remove the upper 16 bits before you get the real error number:
set /a "-2147024891 & 0xffff"
Note that the quotes are necessary to treat & like a bit-wise and.
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Stackable Wire Containers
Collapsible & Stackable Wiremesh Containers With solid PP Sheets
As a China supplier, Xiaoye exports collapsible and stackable metal mesh containers with a maximum 4 stacks high. The collapsible wire mesh cage can be designed with metal grid welded structure with PP sheets inside to protect the surface of the goods carrying.
The containers are welded with steel grid and U-shaped stiffener at bottom for strengthening the metal structure. The cardboard or PP sheet can be placed in it to protect fragile goods or easily-scratched-surface goods. Assisted by transportation equipment, the containers will PP sheets can be used in logistic, delivering of fragile goods and warehouse storage. For warehouse and logistic uses.
Structures and Benefits of Using:
The containers can be stacked to save space: They can be stacked to 4 layers to achieve three-dimensional storage. And the side door can be opened when stacked.
The metal containers can be collapsible when not used. A man can easily handle it by himself. It can also be folded to save space.
Spot welding structure makes the cage strong and durable. The stackable and collapsible containers are strong, durable and light in weight.
It is easy to load goods by using hydraulic trucks. The collapsible containers can be operated easily with hydraulic trucks, forklifts, elevators and other handling equipment. And the fork can enter goods from all directions.
The stackable containers can be used as a truck when fixed with wheels. They can be stacked when used as a truck. But be careful when the loading is to too heavy.
The inserted PP sheet can protect fragile goods and easily-scratched-surface goods in warehouse storage.
Typical Size of 4 Stacks Wiremesh Containers with Protective PP Sheets:
Height 1200 mm, Width 1010 mm, Length 1200 mm.
The internal volume: around 1.2 cu.meter
Max. loading Capability: 500 to 600 Kg
Wire Diameter 5.8 - 6.0mm
Mesh Size : 50 x 50 mm
PP Sheets attached : 2- 2.55 mm thick /sheet
Xiaoye Wire Mesh Container Factory |
Add: Xinqiao Area, Dezhou , China
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com |
URL: https://www.wirecontainer.org


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Some of the best kayaking in Nicaragua is found on the island of Ometepe. Many of the hotels along the beaches of Ometepe offer kayak rentals to guests. Guests are then free to go about patrolling the island.
One of the best kayak rides is along the Istian River, located along the isthmus between the two volcanoes Concepcion and Maderas. Kayaking the Istian River feels like you are going through a beautiful water jungle. Kayakers will see all kinds of wildlife including turtles, a variety of birds, monkeys and caimans. Don't worry, though, caimans are smaller than crocodiles and do not attack humans. You can put your mind at ease from the beginning and enjoy the ride through the tranquil waters of the Istian River.
There are different places from which you can start your kayaking tour. There is even one that takes several hours because you first have to paddle through a few kilometers in a lake before even getting to the mouth of the river. This one is a little more strenuous but kayakers get to see some much wildlife and adventure on this tour. Just make sure to bring enough water and snacks to hold you until you get back. You can also take a short kayak ride to the Monkey Islands close by where you can find many monkeys living on the islands. It is best not to get too close to the monkeys because they may choose to jump onto the kayak, which could create problems! Enjoy watching the monkeys from a safe distance.
*Comment below and let us know what you think of the magazine and what you would like to see added.


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Opera 25 brought back bookmarks in a whole new way, adding preview images to help you find your way back to the websites you love. Now, in Opera 26 for computers, you can share your bookmarks with your friends.
Share bookmarks the way you like
Select a few links or an entire bookmark folder and click Share. Then, copy the link and paste it to email, chat, or the social network of your choice. It's as simple as that. Take a look:
Import bookmarks from other browsers
If you're switching to Opera for the first time, you can import your bookmarks (and other data) from your old browsers:
- Select to Settings from the main menu (Preferences if you're on Mac).
- Click Import bookmarks and settings…
- Select what data to import and from where. Then, click Import.
Get a stable Opera for Linux
There's more good news! Opera for Linux moved to stable stream in today's release. If you're using Linux and you haven't tried Opera yet, get it today.
Download Opera 26:
Opera 26 for Windows
Opera 26 for Mac
Opera 26 for Linux
Take a look at the Opera 26 changelog.
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Jason Davis • May 19, 2015
The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft is now sitting on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41. At 9:00 a.m. EDT (13:00 UTC), the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket left its Vertical Integration Facility and began a slow roll to the pad. About an hour later, it was in position over the flame trench for tomorrow's flight. Launch is scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. EDT (14:45 to 18:45 UTC).
Visit our LightSail Mission Control Center
For all the latest LightSail updates, including a live launch video feed courtesy of United Launch Alliance, visit our Mission Control Center at sail.planetary.org.
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For many residents and cops across Echo Park and Silver Lake, the most common of sights has also become a sign of trouble: a kid bearing a backpack. Juveniles with backpacks have been among the prime suspects in a spike in home burglaries in Echo Park, Elysian Heights and Silver Lake, including the break-in of Councilman Tom LaBonge's home. Said one LAPD email alert: "Please report any suspicious activity if you see these juveniles possibly riding in bicycles carrying back packs, loitering near and around a home or car and entering back yards or attempting to scale buildings."
Last week, residents of northeast Silver Lake heard this message from a police helicopter flying over what looked like a group of high school students: "Stop. Yes you with the backpack on the dirt road." Said one resident via email: "Kids with backpacks are apparently freaking people out … "
Many of the burglaries have taken place in the afternoon after school lets out, a time of day that when hordes of students with backpacks flood out of schools and into the streets. With most schools having eliminated individual lockers years ago, the backpack, and the occasional bike messenger bag, has emerged as an essential student accessory and storage unit. "There is not a kid that does not come in without a backpack," said Maryann Hayashi, who runs an after-school program at her Angeleno Heights nonprofit, Central City Action Committee.
On a recent afternoon visit to Central City, backpacks were piled on the floor and on a table. One middle school student with a plaid backpack said the police face a difficult task to find burglars among the pack of backpack owners. "That's pretty complicated because there are so many people with backpacks around here."
Related stories:
Update on Silver Lake & Elysian Heights burglaries. The Eastsider
Backpacks and burglars have Elysian Heights worried. The Eastsider
Councilman's Silver Lake home burglarized. The Eastsider


text: Endurance 600 km Volkswagen Nuv-e electric car show in Paris – Sohu automobile [Sohu E park] Beijing time on September 29th opening of the Paris auto show, Volkswagen will release Nuv-e electric concept car. Nuv-e concept car's maximum mileage of up to 600km, will become the Volkswagen " 2025 strategic " an important part of the plan (2025) annual sales of electric vehicles reached 1 million units. Nuv-e concept car is a compact hatchback 5 seat design, the body size is slightly less than the golf, but its interior space can be compared with Passat. Electric mileage of 400 km to 600 km (250 miles -370 miles), more than twice as much as the new BMW I3 Nuv-e is the public of the second independent electric vehicle models, plans to be listed in 2020. According to the current public planning, the first mass production of electric vehicles for Budd-e MPV, will be listed in 2019, the car at the Geneva motor show in the beginning of this year, and at the Beijing auto show debut. Nuv-e concept car for New Urban Vehicle Electric (new city electric car), was born in the public MEB platform. MEB platform for the modular production structure, YISHION electric vehicle production, and can take into account the plug-in hybrid vehicles. With the new electric concept car debut in Paris, Volkswagen plans to launch other new zero emission vehicles, including cars, Budd-e's flagship car Phaeton electric version of the X-BEV, a CUV-e crossover and a coupe or convertible car. At the same time, the Volkswagen Group's multiple brands have released pure electric concept car, including the Audi e-tronquattro electric concept SUV, the new Porsche Mission E concept, they are from the electric car, on the MEB platform, so that all segments of the market more widely covered.相关的主题文章:


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Welcome to the iSMTA KickStart Introduction to Cyber Security Management Protection. The objective of this course is to provide the student with enough knowledge to understand the function of cyber security protection within a commercial business or organisation. This includes an understanding of the main functions of cyber security, cyber threats, risk reduction and good practice for students thinking about a career as a cyber security specialist.
The course will provide the student with enough detail to understand the role of cyber security and other related security functions within the business world. It will also demonstrate the possibilities of a rewarding and challenging career for those who decide to become a cyber security specialist. There are many cyber security protection specialists throughout the business world, from junior to senior positions, with responsibilities and work pressures that are commensurate with rewards.
Cyber Security within a Business
Cyber security is that part of protection within a business, or organisation, that is focused on enabling the authorised use of IT systems, at the same time as preventing unauthorised access. The main aim of cyber security is to help make the business more successful. This can involve strategies that enhance confidence with shareholders, customers and stakeholders, through to preventing damage to the business brand, actual losses and business disruptions. Cyber security should be applied to computing devices, such as desktops, servers, laptops, notebooks, smartphones and networks. The field includes all the processes and mechanisms by which digital equipment, information and services, are protected from unintended, or unauthorised access, change, or destruction and is of growing importance due to the increasing reliance on computer systems in most societies.
The Use of Cyber Security
Cyber Security is particularly relevant to the following:
The Cyber Security Specialist
A business needs a qualified specialist who can design and maintain the appropriate cyber security. This requires the specialist to know and understand:
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Okay – here's a quick look behind the ThoughtsAlive curtain:
I've been looking for a short name or phrase that runs like a thread through everything I've shared or created since I began my ThoughtsAlive business sixteen years ago. I've tried various things over the years, but inevitably they each missed the mark with a good portion of my materials.
Sixteen years without an elevator speech.
At first, I tried to make everything about "ThoughtsAlive" because it was kind of catchy and connotated an idea similar to the message from Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem, "Thoughts are Things" (look it up if you like). But the problem is, you can't say it out loud without someone asking you to spell it.
They hear "Spots of life", "Thoughts a lie", "That's a lie", or a whole bunch of other variations. Not good for branding. Yes, I'm keeping it as my company name (because I got the LLC a long time ago and don't want to start over), but I don't use the word very often to spread the word about what I do.
(Kind of like the way Dave Ramsey doesn't spend a lot of time talking about LAMPO.)
Then I tried to make my business all about "The Jackrabbit Factor" but nobody can tell what that's all about without reading the book, and I wanted words that captured the principles while aligning naturally with my own personal faith tradition.
I tried "Heaven's Astonishing Help with your Money Matters" but honestly, it's too long, and the fact is, what I teach is not all about money. That eventually turned into "Hidden Treasures" with a similar tagline, but again, it's not descriptive enough to cover everything else outside of my second book.
I tried "Positive Thinking Tips" because that's kind of what it's all about, but it misses the purpose as to why it's important to think positive, and it fails to bring in the source on which I believe we should be relying for help (more on that).
I tried "47tips" because I was ready to throw up my hands and resign to the notion that it needed to be that generic to capture it ALL (plus it was short, easy to remember, and somewhat easy to brand). But vagueness in a catchword or phrase pretty much leads to the ineffectiveness of said phrase.
However, a couple years ago I came upon a quote. My new blog name, my new brand, my new hashtag, the new name for my newsletter is ALL derived from that quote.
Click here to read the quote now
You'll see this is why the phrase "A Rare Kind of Faith" (to me) captures it ALL. It encompasses pretty much everything I've ever taught or created. It's really about faith. And not just a vague, passive, or weak kind of faith, but the rare kind of faith that is intentional, and which enables you to accomplish ALL the things that you were put here to do, and to overcome ALL the obstacles that will get in the way.
So, now you can be a part of the community more easily than ever. It's simple: whenever you have a breakthrough (no matter how big or small), or when you have a story or a cool meme to share, or a video that inspires you along this vein, please use the hashtag #RareFaith so we can ALL benefit!
And then if you ever want to read what others are saying, just search social media for #RareFaith.
You can also LIKE my Facebook page A Rare Kind of Faith to get regular encouragement in your newsfeed. (Then hover over the "LIKED" button to select how you want to get updates.)
Leslie Householder
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- When life is falling apart - February 12, 2019
- If something is a struggle, is it right? - February 11, 2019
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Excellent. Another of those incredibly talented wunderkinds who make me wonder what I did with my time when I was 17...Apparently, instead of kicking-ass at Year 11, there are people who do fun things.
Nirrimi Hakanson is pretty spectacular with her camera, winning a swag of competitions - including being the youngest person to win the Qantas Spirit of Youth Award. While I generally am not a fan of the whole 'tall poppy syndrome' that Australia seems to be so well connected with, but I can't help but succumb to these feelings when people that young are that good. Do yourself a favour and have a squiz at her blog and her photography website.


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Monday, June 30, 2014
The Alarm Clock vs. The Bucket (Freebie)
Today was the first Monday morning of my summer vacation and the alarm clock is now living somewhere under the bed. (For the next 7 Mondays too - woohoo!) Now that the alarm clock has been put in its place and I have some free time, I can get on with some summer plans. I've made myself a summer bucket list to try to get through.
1. I want to get back to more regular blogging. I've been a little neglectful lately, and I miss connecting with everyone and sharing ideas. So, my summer goal is to pop in at least once a week.
2. Work in my classroom to tackle a few tasks such as organizing my classroom library and guided reading books.
3. Clean and organize my garage. I've been putting it off for way too long. Hopefully I'll be motivated by #4 . . .
4. Shop for a new car. I commute about 400 miles a week so I've pretty much driven my Jeep into the ground. We've had a good run so I think I'm going to stick with another Jeep.
5. Paint and upgrade my kitchen. Not a total overhaul, but I'm ready for a change.
I'm sure I'll come up with some more, but since I have some travel plans, I think this is a realistic start. To share my joy of having conquered the alarm clock and having time to work on the Bucket List, here's a little freebie. There are three versions - beginning sounds, ending sounds, and middle vowel sounds and you can use them as a quick assessment to see where the kids are with their letter sounds.
Just click on the pic to grab a copy.
I hope your alarm clock is under your bed as well!
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