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Yes, I did save that much using this simple budgeting hack – cash envelopes.
Not long ago, I wrote about how not getting a credit card gave me a debt-free life, which I was very proud of. Although I make it a habit to save, I only save what was left of each paycheck. With my past outrageous spending habits, one could only imagine how much savings that would be.
I was the complete opposite of my frugal husband who makes do of almost everything until it wears out. I was what you call a spendthrift and I take joy in eating out (because I'm no use in the kitchen) instead of buying material things.
One day, I just realized I should respect money the way my husband does. I may be earning regularly, but my husband has more net worth than me.
And why is that?
Because he's good at keeping money and avoiding wasteful spending.
I just decided I should, too.
You would be surprised to know where I got the idea of using cash envelopes in controlling my spending habits: Instagram!
I simply typed the hashtag #frugal in the search box and there in the search results were thousands of photos of cash envelopes inspired by financial guru Dave Ramsey.
What is the Cash Envelope System?
The cash envelope system is a way of budgeting your income by allocating a certain amount of cash in each category/envelope. This forces you to only use a certain amount of money for a certain category until your next monthly income/salary. You do the budgeting every month or fortnightly, depending on the frequency you receive your paycheck.
And since it's called a cash envelope system, you need cold hard cash for it to work!
For example, if you set a budget of ₱10,000 for your monthly grocery, the system ensures that you only have access to ₱10,000 – no more, no less- for that category of expenses.
Hence, you only spend what you've put in each envelope or category. When your money is gone, it's gone!
Starting a budget
If you are like the majority who gets a paycheck every two weeks, you need to assess the needs you have to cover during the two weeks following your paycheck. List all of the expenses you need to cover. You decide how much money goes to your groceries, rent, entertainment, food, phone bill, etc. You need to give every peso or dollar a purpose, including your savings!
Creating a 'Miscellaneous' category gives you room for indulgences. A too strict budget can be very frustrating.
Paying utility bills online or through EFT can save you more time and money based on my experience. So, if your salary goes straight to your bank/debit card, it might be more convenient for you to pay bills online. As for everything else, physical money will do the trick of psychologically curbing your spending.
Making the Cash Envelopes
I found budgeting is fun and addictive. Not only that, but it also gets your creative juices flowing. Creating your cash envelopes at home makes the whole process better.
You can actually DIY. Or if you're busy and want something easy, you can purchase and instantly download printable cash envelopes online. There are a lot of beautiful cash envelopes available on Etsy. You can also find some packs with freebies on this shop.
Once you've cut and assembled your envelopes, it's time to label each envelope with the category you want to spend the money on.
Here are some example categories for your labels:
- Groceries
- Restaurants
- Food
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Gas
- Rent
- School
- Miscellaneous
An expense tracker also helps you reassess your spending after you've exhausted your budget and create a game plan for your next budget. You just need to list down all of the things you spent your money on in each category for that month or two weeks.
Withdraw your paycheck ASAP
Once you've built your budget and made the envelopes for each category, it's time to go to your bank/ATM and withdraw your paycheck.
Why use cash?
It's because using cash forces you stick to your budget better. Cash-only users can't spend more than they've allotted and are more likely to feel an emotional connection to their money. Because cash is tangible, it's difficult to see the money leaving from your hand if you spend it. You are also more aware of how much you're spending when you use cash
Be careful to only withdraw the total amount you've calculated for your budget. You don't want to accidentally overspend because you over withdrew or put too much money in the envelope.
Remember to only use the amount in the envelope for its assigned category. Do not borrow from the other envelopes once the money from the other envelopes ran out.
For example, if the money in the Restaurant envelope is gone, do not borrow money from the Miscellaneous envelope to eat in your favorite restaurant. Once the assigned money is gone, it's gone. You just have to cook at home instead of eating out and wait for the next paycheck to eat out.
Remember to keep the budget last for the entire month or two weeks!
If there's still money left in your envelope from the previous budgeting period, congratulations! You just under budget. You can either roll over the money to your next budget so you can have a bigger budget for a category or you can add it to your savings!
If you are new to budgeting or an impulsive spender like I used to, then the cash envelope system is perfect for you to effectively save money, curb your spending, and pay off your debts quickly.
With the system, you are able to track where your money goes. You will no longer be scratching your head, thinking where your hard-earned money went when it runs out.
Sure, I was able to save 60% of my income in just 1 month after expenses, but I made a lot of sacrifices just to save that amount. I have to admit I was not being honest with myself when I created that specific budget. We only went out to the mall once and only ate twice at a restaurant during that month. It wasn't typical of us and the shift I made to become frugal wasn't gradual.
However, I was happy to discover that I could save as much as that amount if I cut wasteful spending and only focus on the categories that I made for my budget. Since we haven't gone out much for that month, I had a lot of leftovers from my cash envelope which I rolled over to my personal savings account (my dear husband has a separate savings account).
If you think the cash envelope system could also work for you, try it yourself. You will be more in control and disciplined with your finances. You will be surprised at how much you will be able to save at the end of the month. Sixty-percent might be unrealistic for some or small for the high-earners, but it doesn't really matter how much you save as long as you start doing it.
You can purchase beautiful Printable Cash Envelopes on this Etsy shop. It comes with a free expense tracker, labels, and grocery shopping list – everything to get you started with your frugal living or debt-free journey.
Good luck!
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What you see in the pictures is what you get. It weighs about 67lbs unpacked. One of valves is stuck open. I sell mostly used or vintage items.
I'm not expert on many things and cannot describe every detail, so look closely at pictures. The item "Vintage Rare Cushman Scooter Truck Husky Antique Motor Model M70 4HP Engine" is in sale since Monday, April 8, 2019.This item is in the category "eBay Motors\Parts & Accessories\Motorcycle Parts\Antique, Vintage, Historic". The seller is "justonemoreauction" and is located in Bennington, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States.


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Congratulations to the newest Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and PQI Professor Peyman Givi!
PQI Professor Peyman Givi received his award from the Provost Patricia Beeson during his inaugural lecture entitled "Exascale HPC, Big Data, and Quantum Computing in Rocket Science". This distinction was awarded to Peyman for his visionary mind, his outstanding research, as well as his incredible mentorship.


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Energized Riders defeat Concord, move to 4-0
CAMDEN – The Caesar Rodney softball team was playing its second game in just over 24 hours Thursday, but after defeating Concord 5-0 to improve their record to 4-0 on the young season, there was no sense that the Riders were overly tired — just happy with the results.
"We've had a couple of girls sick this week so that forced us to make some changes in our lineup," Riders head coach Skye Boris said. "We knew it was going to be tough, but I was impressed with how we played today."
"We work hard a lot in practice on keeping our energy up," added junior pitcher Alyssa Ball, who pitched a complete game shutout, surrendering just three hits while forcing the Raiders into 11 ground-ball outs. "Our focus is always on the game."
Ball also improved to 4-0 on the season by working in tandem with a solid defense behind her that seemed to smother any ball the Raiders (1-1) got on the ground.
"Alyssa is a very, very intelligent softball player and she holds her position on the mound really well," Boris said. "She's not afraid to get the ground-ball outs, get fly-outs and make her defense work for her."
"I know I'm not really a strikeout pitcher," Ball explains, "so I just try to rely a lot on my defense and they always have my back."
Offensively, CR methodically pushed five runs across on 11 hits, including RBI singles by freshman Courtney Malin and senior Kendall Lewis.
"We hit in practice with a purpose," Boris says. "It's how we're able to manufacture runs and play small ball."
"That's what the top of our lineup does," said Malin, who collected two singles on the day. "We get on base and when the defense makes errors, that's when we score runs."
After defeating St. Mark's 11-5 Wednesday afternoon, the Riders are now free to enjoy the rest of their spring break, but according to Malin and Ball, they don't mind being on the softball field at all.
"We're a really tight group of girls so we can rely on each other no matter and we know that we can win games," Malin said.
"When we're on the field, we're thinking about only softball," Ball added. "After the game, then we can go back to sleep or hang out together."
Rachel Pritchard pitched six innings for Concord, striking out 12 batters. Eryn Bailey, Shelly Johnson and Alyson Fox each collected singles for the Raiders.


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My officePosted: September 13, 2012 Filed under: Art, Design, urbansketchers | Tags: moleskine, sketch, water 8 Comments
Thank you Amazon for selling me this Moleskine which I understood to be something completely different. What I got was this yellow paper, non absorbent and so not conducive for any liquid media. All this to say I used for the first time with my new 5″ x 8. 5″ Moleskine sketch pad and was freaked. This is my office. Pardon the horrible rendering…
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And this is what you were painting when I saw you today? I love it! It is grungy and terribly beautiful at the same time 😉
J'adore, c super vivant! Le côté brouillon,sali, avec la touche de couleur! D'ailleurs ton blog abonde de jolies choses… je n'ai pas fini de le découvrir!


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- Bitcoin Cash price dropped sharply after failing to clear $260
- The coins' price is down by 5% after breaking down to $245
- LTC broke below a bullish pattern with support at $252
Bitcoin Cash News Today – the price of Bitcoin Cash declined sharply after the coin failed to clear $260 which is a resistance area. The trading pair is now correcting higher. However, any further upside will be capped at the $245 area. The price of BCH is down by 5% at press time. But this didn't stop it from breaking $245 which is a support area.
The coin had a break below an important bullish pattern with support at $252 via the 4-hour chart. The Bitcoin Cash price has returned to the bearish zone and is seating below $245 which is a support. The BCH/USD pair will likely continue going lower if it remains below $250. Earlier I'm the week, BCH attempted to clear $258 and $260 which are both resistances.
Bitcoin Cash Found Support at $258 in the Short-term Outlook
BCH/USD formed short-term support at $258. Recently the price initiated a major drop. It broke below the $250 support. It even settled beneath the important $245 support and the 55-day simple moving average via the 4-hour time frame. There was a break beneath the bullish trend line that found support at $252 via the 4-hour chart.
The trading pair even broke $240 and formed a new weekly low close to $231. The coins' price is currently consolidating and correcting higher above the $235 position. The initial resistance is at $238. It is also near the 23.6% Fib retracement of the recent drop from $258 to $231. The main resistance is forming close to $245. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the last drop from $258 to $231.
BCH/USD Must Settle Above $250 to Post a Fresh Rally Upwards
To initiate a strong rise in value, the BCH price must settle above $250 and the 55-day SMA via the 4-hour chart. Conversely, the coins' price is likely to stay lower after its current correction wave is complete at $245 or $250. Looking at the downside, we will see initial support at the $230 area. Below this position, there's a risk of a larger drop to $220 in the near-term outlook.
Looking at the hourly chart, we can see BCH trading in the negative area below $245. Hence, there's a chance of more losses under $230. The MACD for BCH/USD is currently in the bearish area. The RSI for the BCH/USD pair is now well under the 30 level. The digital asset found key support positions at the $230 and $220 levels respectively. Meanwhile, the BCH found important resistance positions at the $245 and $250 levels respectively.
Princess Ogono is a writer, lawyer and fitness enthusiast. She believes cryptocurrencies are the future. When she's not writing, she spends time with her adorable cat, Ginger and works out often.


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Timex x Todd Snyder | Military Inspired Grey
1970s military inspired timepieces, Timex and Todd Snyder reinvented watch for everyday wear reflecting a shared commitment to design and craftsmanship. Offering versatility, the dial and case can be paired with its accompanying nylon or camo slip-thru straps.
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NEW YORK — Calgary Flames forward Milan Lucic has been suspended for two games without pay for roughing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kole Sherwood during a game Saturday.
The league announced Lucic's punishment Sunday.
The incident happened five minutes into the second period of Calgary's eventual 3-0 win. Lucic punched Sherwood behind the Flames net, knocking him to the ice, after Sherwood had poked at Calgary goaltender David Rittich's pads and received a slashing minor.
Lucic was assessed two minor penalties for roughing. Sherwood left the game after the incident but later returned.
The league said in an explanatory video that Lucic's history of "recent and similar punches" raised Saturday's play to the level of a suspension. Lucic has been fined once and suspended once for punching other opponents since 2016.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Lucic will forfeit $64,516.12. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
Lucic, in his first season with Calgary, has three assists and 30 penalty minutes over 16 games.
The Flames were 8-6-2 heading into their road game Sunday night against Washington.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2019.
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Born in London, I grew up in Buckinghamshire before running back to London, and finally away to Cambridge. Since the early 2000s, I have written and produced a lot of theatre, but that has grown into writing and making many other things…
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Since 2003 I have written professionally for all kinds of contexts - prose, plays, short plays, short films, online and offline games and educational projects. Currently working on a podcasted collection of short stories...
Over the years, I have given talks and run workshops to a very wide variety of audiences, in a wide range of locations, usually around the subject of storytelling and its applications, but sometimes on other things!
Alongside writing, I have been delivering workshops on writing and storytelling for almost twenty years. I have taught and lectured in various universities and drama schools, including Goldsmiths College and the Central School of Speech and Drama, at levels all the way from primary, further and higher education, and beyond.
I have also run workshops for several companies (as well as the crossover with creative work for companies such as Coney). I devised workshops for Paines Plough (while Associate Playwright there in 2003/4) and as far afield as the Teatr Rozmaitości, Warsaw. Between 2011 and 2012 I delivered a series of one-day workshops and talks for PR company Fleishman-Hillard:
Fleishman-Hillard, the world's biggest PR consultancy, commissioned Glyn to develop and deliver pan-European training on the use of story-telling in business. Since then, he has delivered workshops to a number of multi-national teams in several countries. Glyn is hugely knowledgeable about his subject and a natural educator. His passion for story-telling, experience as a successful playwright, and ability to take a brief enables him to deliver relevant and enjoyable training on this increasingly important subject.Nick Andrews, SVP & Senior Partner


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Former Ireland captain William Porterfield announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, calling time on a 16-year career during which the team has progressed from an amateur side to a Test-playing nation. The 37-year-old left-handed batter led Ireland in a remarkable 253 games across all formats, a span that included two 50-over World Cups and five T20 World Cups as well as the Irish men's inaugural Test, against Pakistan in May 2018. Porterfield, who also had spells with English county clubs Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, compiled 18 hundreds for Ireland, including 107 against Pakistan in Adelaide at the 2015 World Cup.
"It's been an honour to represent my country for 16 years," said Porterfield. "It's something I had always wanted to do since I was a child.
"During my career, we've gone from an amateur team right through to now being a Test nation…. All I ever wanted to do was leave the shirt in a better place and leave the team in a better place, and hopefully I've played a part in doing that."
Porterfield, who will take up a coaching role with Gloucestershire, played his last international in January at Jamaica's Sabina Park.
That ground that holds a special place in Irish cricket history as it was the scene of their shock 2007 World Cup victory over Pakistan.
"It's the ground where a lot of people say put Irish cricket on the map," he said.
"That ground holds so many memories for me, right through from the Pakistan win in 2007 to walking off the field back in January having beaten the West Indies 2-1."
Andrew Balbirnie, the current Ireland captain, said Porterfield would be "a huge loss."
"William has been an amazing person to have in the dressing room, as a player and as a person," he added.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Less than a week after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif, abruptly canceled open committee hearings with former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates (along with former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan), it has now come out that President Donald Trump's administration actively sought to prevent Yates from testifying before Congress.
The Washington Post has uncovered letters that demonstrate Justice Department officials that instructed Yates not to discuss anything with Congress that could be considered privileged communication between a president and his subordinate.
One letter from March 23 — which was written by Yates' lawyer, David O'Neill, to Acting Assistant Attorney General Samuel Ramer — described how "the Department of Justice has advised that it believes there are further constraints on the testimony Ms. Yates may provide at the [House intelligence committee] hearing." While it expressed understanding for the Justice Department's position that Yates should not discuss information she received or actions she took while working for the Trump administration "absent written consent of the department," O'Neill insisted that "we believe that the department's position in this regard is overbroad, incorrect, and inconsistent with the department's historical approach to the congressional testimony of current and former officials."
He added, "Requiring Ms. Yates to refuse to provide such information is particularly untenable given that multiple senior administration officials have publicly described the same events."
In response, Justice Department official Scott School wrote the next day that Yates' conversations with the White House "are likely covered by the presidential communications privilege and possibly the deliberative process privilege. The president owns those privileges." School made it clear that Yates "needs to consult with the White House" before discussing potentially sensitive communications.
Yates' lawyer replied by reiterating his earlier argument and adding that "nevertheless, I am advising the White House of Ms. Yates' intention to provide information."
On the day that this letter reached the White House, Nunes decided to cancel that day's hearings. Ranking Democratic House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff of California tweeted at the time that this was a deliberate attempt "to choke off public info." On Tuesday he issued a public statement denouncing the White House's attempt to prevent Yates from discussing conversations potentially relevant to the committee's investigation and urged a swift rescheduling of her appearance so that she can testify.
On Monday night, former Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency chief of staff Jeremy Bash told MSNBC's Brian Williams that "the hearing this week was gonna hear from Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general, and I'm told that she had some very interesting things to tell the committee, to tell the public, about when she told the White House counsel that Mike Flynn had in fact been lying to the vice president." He then described subsequent events as an "elaborately choreographed gag order on Sally Yates."
On Tuesday, the White House called the Washington Post's report "totally false."
"The White House has taken no action to prevent Sally Yates from testifying and the Department of Justice specifically told her that it would not stop her and to suggest otherwise is completely irresponsible," the statement from Press Secretary Sean Spicer said.


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Indonesian company Sky Aviation received its first Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ-100) on Wednesday, United Aircraft Corporation said in a press release.
"The aircraft is the first of 12 SSJ100 aircraft ordered by the Indonesian carrier," it said.
"Southeast Asia is one of the most attractive markets for us," Andrei Kalinovsky, who was recently appointed president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, is quoted as saying in the press release. " … Our state-of-the-art aircraft will offer new opportunities for Sky Aviation, giving its passengers the maximum comfort and an enjoyable way of travel."
Sky Aviation, based at the Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, was established in 2010 and operates scheduled and charter flights in Indonesia. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Sky Aviation signed a $380 million contract for 12 SSJ-100s in 2011.


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Is there any chance you're tired of horse-race updates, insults and scandals? The October edition of Pizza, Peace, & Politics will focus on some of the real issues at stake in the 2016 Presidential Election next Tuesday!
Be part of a conversation led by faculty members of the UALR School of Public Affairs – Drs. E. Wiebelhaus-Brahm, R. Glazier, M. Scranton, J. Giammo and C. Williams, in partnership with Arkansas Coalition for Peace & Justice (ACPJ) and Arkansas WAND. Yes, there will be LOTS of Q & A!!
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Stardock will be closed for the rest of the week starting on Wednesday, November 23rd and we will be returning on Monday, November 28th. We will be monitoring support tickets and forums during this time but expect delays in responses during this time.
After converting to WB v10.83, the Firefox titlebar is no longer painted with the appropriate color and the buttons are default buttons for Windows. The Firefox titlebar is always white. The buttons are always the style for Windows 10. WB will not paint or alter the buttons.
Firefox v70.0.1
Windows v1909 (18363.476)
Currently reverting to v10.82 which correctly paints the Firefox Titlebar. In the example below, the Firefox titlebar is white with Windows 10 default buttons. The Notepad Titlebar is painted with the "Precision" style.
"Afraid it is not going to anytime soon. Browsers are just changing too much - too often."
Sean DrohanStardock Support Manager
The default setup for Firefox is unfortunately unskinnable and caused visual glitches. We therefore had to exclude the firefox window. Whilst it did not have the same visual glitches when it has a titlebar set, it is not possible for WindowBlinds to detect this early enough to not cause glitches if it doesn't have one set (which is the default).
Neil: Don't you think we, the consumer, should have the option to exclude Firefox if there are glitches? Or, at least have the option, as before, of simply turning on the title bar on Firefox to eliminate the glitch? I just find it ridiculous that Stardock just dumped browsers from Windowblinds, just like I feel the dumping of Windowblinds, Iconpackager and other software from OD 2020 because not as many people are skinning, or customizing their systems. If that happens, you lose another customer. I've been nearly at that point for the past couple of years because Stardock gave up on Objectdock. It's almost as if Stardock doesn't really care about their products anymore because it's "too hard" to work around.
I'm not sure that Stardock has dumped the skinning of all browsers because I'm seeing that the Internet Explorer titlebar is still getting skinned by Windowblinds. Instead, it appears to be "cherry picking" which apps get skinned and which apps are abandoned. While Stardock is able to do this, the consumer is also able to seek skinning solutions elsewhere. I consider this to be a lose-lose scenario for both Stardock and the consumer. It seems like a better solution could be implemented. .
I agree completely! I wish they would have simply left it as is for Firefox and implemented a "workaround" or note similar to the Chrome workaround. Sure, not everyone is going to use it; but, for those of us "oldies" that still love customizing our computers, it would have made us a lot happier. Right now, I'm truly questioning whether I will renew OD next year. I've already made the switch to Winstep Nexus instead of Objectdock.
I am afraid we are not cherry picking anything.
Google Chrome opted to paint its own titlebar including background vs painting their tabs over the OS one, at that point they opted out of any sort of OS level skinning. They do have a command line parameter to disable this, but if this goes away then that will be it for Chrome. Especially after their recent funny business with blocking every third party app recently.
Firefox has caught a similar disease and I believe have plans to block third party dlls too which will likewise render their entire process unskinnable. Due to how their non titlebar mode works, we cannot make it look right in the default out of the box look so had to opt for the best new user experience which is for firefox to not skin vs customers thinking WB is broken or complaining on the forums.
Internet Explorer on the other hand is one of the best behaved apps which shows how you are supposed to paint tabs etc in the titlebar.
General rule of thumb is, if the app decides to take over the entire painting of the titlebar rather than using the OS apis to extend the client area into the titlebar to combine content then it will not skin. Complaints over that would have to go to the developers of those apps as they have chosen to paint something which looks like the OS one but isn't and reinvent the wheel for I suspect 5 seconds better battery life and/or adding in dark mode for their apps (again the wrong way!).
With regards to Firefox, the best we can do is add in a setting to disable the ignoring of the Firefox window which advanced users could enable (as they do for enabling the titlebar in FF in the first place).
A lot of work was put into seeing if we could have a better way to handle FireFox but it was the best we could come up with.
Thanks for the explain Neil.
Perhaps Mozilla needs some feedback. Thanks for the explanation.
However, what was different about Windowblinds v10.82 that enabled it to paint the titlebar of Firefox v70.0.1 while v10.83 does not? It seems like the change is not with Firefox, but with Windowblinds.
I understand the change, Neil, I do; however, making this change with an update to WB for a Windows 1909 issue seemed a bit odd considering that WB was working just fine with Firefox. Excluding it would have been a better option IMHO when Firefox finally closes things off entirely for skinning. I guess, since Stardock appears to be scaling back OD for the future, killing off WB and other software, then it's time for me to move on from renewing OD since I don't see any value. Thanks for the memories!
Okey rolling back WB because this just stupid wont paint skin on firefox at all.
I am unsure where you got the idea Stardock was scaling back ObjectDesktop or killing WindowBlinds?
Check out the thread started by Frogboy right here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/497581/page/1 In the original post it says that Iconpackager and Windowblinds are on the bubble. If they do not receive upgrades, or are left out in the cold like objectdock, then that means that OD would be scaled back. In fact, most of the OD apps are pretty irrelevant already on Windows 10. Which means that I am seeing less and less value for the yearly subscription.
I wouldn't necessarily read into that what you are...
Brad is talking about major updates (as in major new versions AKA v11). WindowBlinds has literally just had an update for OS compatibility so it works correctly on the 1909 release of Windows 10 and is clearly actively supported and there is a 10.84 sitting ready for QA as we speak.
Brad also mentions new things coming to ODNT in the future.
I would also suggest making your views clear in Brads thread as that is a request for peoples views. Tell hi what you value, what you don't and what you might like to see in the future product wise.
Me too.
I am not a gamer but been a Stardock subscriber and user of WB for a long time, and I buy some skins.
As a user of Win 10 Pro, the thought of WB going the way of the Dodo bird is not at all pleasing. Should I be looking for future options? Microsoft 10 skins are not at all appealing, especially cause I look at my computer screen much of the day.
I wouldn't worry about WB going anywhere soon.
Thank you Jesus.
So Brad doesn't know what he's talking about in the OD 2020 thread?:
I use Icon Packager all the time.
WindowBlinds is definitely not going away any time soon.
As Neil explained, the biggest obstacles we have faced in the past several years are:
We'd love to look at doing a WindowBlinds 11 but it's a question of which area to focus on.
Thank you for making the change in Windowblinds to provide painting the titlebar on Firefox. The many responses in this thread should indicate that OD and Windowblinds has a loyal following that is worth supporting. We don't want OD (or Windowblinds) to fade away. Thank you for your quick response.
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Swim Team is a feature length documentary chronicling the debut season of the Jersey Hammerheads, a competitive swim team made up of children and teens on the autism spectrum. The film takes an in-depth look at the lives of several athletes on the team, who along with their coaches and families, grapple with the challenges of autism and strive for mainstream success in and out of the water.
For the boys and their families alike, success on this swim team holds the promise of success in life. This season is not only about winning gold medals, it's about figuring out how to fashion a future of independence amidst the tremendous challenges that autism brings. Along the way they discover that swimming with the Hammerheads has empowered them in ways they never could have expected.
Director Lara Stolman to be in attendance for screenings!
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The New Yorker, November 5, 1932 P. 19
Tells of a woman in a hotel room who sits down to write a love letter to a German. She can't seem to start it. There is a fire and she calls the fire dept. They are very courteous, and she tells her life history to them. She is a widow, herhusband was killed in the war. The Fire chief is very solicitous. After they leave, she throws the letter in the fireplace.


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This film was created to feature the amazing work of the citizenU initiative. citizenU was a three-year citywide Action Research Initiative designed to engage Vancouver youth and their families in addressing racism, discrimination and bullying; and in building community cross cultures, faiths and generations.
The following films were made at the citizenU/Reel Youth anti-discrimination training and film program. Participants learned about how to create a safer, stronger and more inclusive Vancouver by tackling racism, discrimination and bullying, and by striving to build stronger, more positive relationships among our diverse communities.
Beautiful Bravery
She Who Is
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The Influence of Colour on Learning in University Libraries
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This study investigated how colour can influence learning in university libraries. The main aim was to identify the impact of colour on learning performance by exploring the effect of colour on learners' emotions and heart rate within individual study areas. Three studies were conducted to achieve the objectives. Action research was used as a methodology. To enrich the findings, this study utilises different mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) including experiments, focus groups, questionnaire and interviews.
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Market Cafe
What follows is Marsha's proposal. While the café part overlapped with Mary Anne's revised proposal reFREshE?ments, the doc-you-mentary on memes in at The Market has now morphed into a collaborative editing project with Jem Mackay called Ecoes.
"What's cultural about economics?" To explore this question at the Festival of Europe, Critical Practice is organizing The Market of Ideas, a flea market/trade fair/swap meet composed of conceptually and aesthetically diverse stalls-cum-spectacles. As my contribution to this cornucopia of micro-macro-mental-material economies
I will facilitate a project involving two stalls. The first is a café, a physical site for conversation and refreshment at The Market. The second involves interviews as discursive sites of both expression and performance during the preparation, realization and reflection on this event.
These dialogic engagements will together explore The Market as an oral economy. Fascinated by the condensation of information into ideas, I aim to use the café and the interviews to trace in particular the emergence and movement of memes in the discourse around "FoE," the acronym used by Critical Practice to designate the group's contribution to the Festival of Europe.
What kinds of memes take shape through FoE as a multifarious economy? How do these units of cultural information shift and change as The Market is organized and facilitated? How do they insinuate themselves into the small talk, decision making, public relations, analysis, etc. of the event? What might the absence and presence of certain memes indicate about the culture of this economy as an example of "economic culture" in general? These questions will be addressed through the two-part, practice-led research project Ecoes (working title), which is developing as follows:
Part/Stall A: Café in The Market of Ideas.
(Working) Description: An architectural space/place comprised of tables and chairs (think "school tea" with tablecloths, china cups and paper serviettes), possibly located in the centre of The Market. One of these tables will host refreshments (in all likelihood a combination of soup and baked goods, coffee and tea). Free to all market participants, this food and drink will either be paid for by Festival of Europe organizers or will be sourced through Beyond the Free Market. Or it may involve contributions from both groups. (Discussion with Trevor Giles and Mary Anne Francis about this to follow.)
(Tentative) Purpose: The purpose of this short-term, site-specific aspect of Ecoes is four-fold:
1. Practical: To provide a space/place for members of "the milling crowd" to sit and refresh themselves in The Market.
2. Experimental: To provide a platform for what Donald Schön calls "reflection-in-action." In this context, reflection-in-action involves discussing The Market while participants actively engage with this scene. On site interlocutors (or "plants") will encourage this process by chatting to participants about their transactions.
3. Strategic: To provide a hub for the more formal/recorded interview component of this project (Part B). In addition to monitoring the refreshment table and general interaction in the café, I will circulate throughout The Market as a "roving journalist," a role further elaborated below.
4. Critical: To interrogate the "café-qua-artwork" as standard fare in biennial culture. Still very much emergent, this part of the project critiques both Nicolas Borriaud's "relational aesthetics" and the "participatory turn" (including Web 2.0 technologies and other forms of so-called "interactive" culture) as meaningful economies for intersubjective exchange. Assessing participation (as a form of social transaction) at the intersection of High Art and popular culture is part of the discursive, aesthetic, conceptual and cultural economies producing this project. (More on this to big claim in future iterations of this proposal or process/progress notes).
Part/Stall B: Video "doc-you-mentary" of memes in/around/evolving out of The Market of Ideas
(Working) Description: A video trace of The Market of Ideas exploring in particular the memes in circulation at/around/through the project. Acting as a roving journalist, I will interview participants about their transactions at FoE. I will then work with other stallholders and/or market participants to edit these interviews into an interpretive record of the event. In addition to being a self-contained "document," this video may also be fragmented, with bits (clips, stills, etc.) appearing on the website or elsewhere in the public domain.
(Tentative) Purposes: The purpose of this longer-term, discursive aspect of Ecoes is three-fold:
1. Practical/critical: To generate a "research outcome" that simultaneously critiques and fulfills this obligatory practice of institutionally funded research culture (Critical Practice is funded by Chelsea College of Art and Design [see Trevor Giles' contribution to Talk:FoEmarket about research outputs].)
2. Experimental/historical: To create a discursive and experimental video record (trace) of dialogue around and about The Market of Ideas as an alternative to a concluding roundtable discussion. Instead of resolving perceptual differences of the event (as normative roundtables are wont to do), this dialogic doc-you-mentary will attempt to preserve tensions among the perspectives expressed by stall "owners," members of "the milling crowd," and/or other interlocutors. (I will ask Critical Practice members Jem Mackay and Andrew Cheshire to consult on the video component of Ecoes.)
3. Practice-based research: To explore how discourse about The Market and in The Market in turn frames The Market as both a Critical Practice project and public event. This connects to Michel Callon's study of the performative aspects of economics. His thesis: that economics not only describes markets but also effectively/affectively shapes them through this description. Consider, for example, how the economic metaphors used by the FoE working group in discussions about The Market (among them, "transaction" and "exchange") might become prisms through which this project is experienced.
Ecoes is a collaborative project and I am seeking partners for these stalls. Kindly email me at email@example.com if you have any questions, comments or concerns about this artwork—and most especially if you would like to collaborate on this practice-led research.
Marsha, February 27, 2008
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Killington, the Beast of the East and the largest ski and snowboard resort in Vermont, contains a variety of 140 trails suited for all abilities. Serviced by 2 gondolas, 5 high speed quads, and 22 lifts in total, you will get your fair share of runs!
Killington, the Beast of the East and the largest ski and snowboard resort in Vermont, contains a variety of 140 trails suited for all abilities. Serviced by 2 gondolas, 5 high speed quads, and 22 lifts in total, you will get your fair share of runs!
Location: Killington
Check out where we are going for the first months of the season!
All day ski trips are non-refundable and non-transferable to another trip (you may transfer your spot to another person). Trips are subject to availability and change.
Alcohol, drugs, and smoking are prohibited on the buses, and Boston Ski & Sports Club reserves the right to exclude intoxicated or disorderly persons from any portion of a trip without refund of money.
No, there are all levels. All the mountains have terrain appropriate for all levels of skiers, from never-evers to experts and everything in between. Learn-to- ski/board lessons are offered at most areas at discounted rates!
The majority of our day skiers register alone. You just need to roll out of bed and onto the bus and our trip leaders will take care of all the details, including coordinating a group lunch and more! You can be as solo or as social as you choose.
All ages are welcome on these trips. The only requirement is that if the participant is 13 years old or younger, his/her parent must be on the trip and he/she must carry the parental consent form at all times. For ages 14-17, they must carry the parental consent form.
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The only way to sit together is to be at the same bus stop at the same time. Many trips have multiple buses and a certain bus route may not include all pickup points, so there are instances where, if you are at different pickup points, you may be on different buses.
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Dates now set for youth sports practice, competition in New Jersey
It's Game On for youth sports in New Jersey.
Gov. Murphy on Monday announced dates for the resumption of youth athletics in in the state.
This is different than high school sports, which is under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, but it is likely that the NJSIAA will follow the same formula.
Starting June 22, sports deemed "low risk" such as golf and tennis can begin competition.
Also on that day, non-contact drills and practice can begin outdoors only for "medium-risk" sports, such as baseball, softball, soccer and basketball.
On July 6, baseball, softball and soccer programs will be permitted to compete in games, which means the "Last Chance" high-school aged baseball tournament could proceed next month as scheduled. All other sports can continue to practice, but with no contact.
Murphy said "high-risk" sports such as football will be able to start non-contact drills and practices on June 22, with the hope of allowing full-contact practices and competition beginning July 20.
Across the board all sports will have to abide by health and safety protocols including screenings for athletes, coaches and staff, limited equipment sharing, and strong requirements for disinfecting and sanitizing equipment.
Murphy also said that all competitions and tournaments must abide by the state's limit on outdoor gatherings, which is currently 100 people but is expected to be 250 in a week, and then 500 people by July 3.
A few other guidelines include no sharing of personal equipment. Athletes should bring their own water and snacks. Hand sanitizer should be used to clean hands throughout workouts. Traveling athletes should not share ride. Spectators should not be "fence-hangers" or stay in close vicinity of athletes.
The NJSIAA has set a possible start for summer workouts as July 13. That is the first date that coaches can have in-person contact with athletes.
Darren Cooper is a high school sports columnist for NorthJersey.com.
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The tears were flowing at the game between the Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.
Senators goalie Craig Anderson made his first appearance back for the team after his wife Nicholle was recently diagnosed with cancer, and though clearly emotional, he channeled that emotion. He played out of his mind, posting 37 saves, including 18 saves in the 3rd period, in a shutout win. It was the first time the Oilers had been shut out this season.
After the game, his Senators teammates embraced Anderson on the ice.
Right in the feels. pic.twitter.com/6wVdeacFNW
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 31, 2016
Anderson was awarded the first star of the game, and when he came out to be recognized by the crowd, his opponent, Oilers goalie Cam Talbot, came back out as well to applaud Anderson and pay respect.
Later on, Senators coach Guy Boucher choked up talking about Anderson's performance.
#Sens Head Coach Guy Boucher speaks to media following an emotional night for Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators. pic.twitter.com/SBPpfLbEvY
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 31, 2016
Anderson wore a sticker that read "HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER" on the back of his helmet during the game.


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MIT Puts 36-Core Internet on a Chip | EE Times
Today many different interconnection topologies are used for multicore chips. For as few as eight cores direct bus connections can be made — cores taking turns using the same bus. MIT's 36-core processors, on the other hand, are connected by an on-chip mesh network reminiscent of Intel's 2007 Teraflop Research Chip — code-named Polaris — […]
AMD Snatches New-Age Server Maker From Under Intel | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
Chip designer and chief Intel rival AMD has signed an agreement to acquire SeaMicro, a Silicon Valley startup that seeks to save power and space by building servers from hundreds of low-power processors. via AMD Snatches New-Age Server Maker From Under Intel | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com. It was bound to happen eventually, I guess. […]
SeaMicro adds Xeons to Atom smasher microservers • The Register
Theres some interesting future possibilities for the SeaMicro machines. First, SeaMicro could extend that torus interconnect to span multiple chassis. Second, it could put a "Patsburg" C600 chipset on an auxiliary card and actually make fatter SMP nodes out of single processor cards and then link them into the torus interconnect. Finally, it could of […]
How Google Spawned The 384-Chip Server | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
SeaMicro's latest server includes 384 Intel Atom chips, and each chip has two "cores," which are essentially processors unto themselves. This means the machine can handle 768 tasks at once, and if you're running software suited to this massively parallel setup, you can indeed save power and space. via How Google Spawned The 384-Chip Server […]
HP hooks up with Calxeda to form server ARMy • The Register
By itself Calxeda has made some big plans attempting to create computers like the SeaMicro SM10000. But the ability to manufacture on any scale and then sell that product is a bit limited. But as of today HP has partnered with Calxeda to sell product and help design a server using the reference design for a compute node. So the ball is rolling, and now there's a third leg in this race between the Compute Cloud in a Box manufacturers (Calxeda, SeaMicro and Tilera). Read On:
SeaMicro pushes Atom smasher to 768 cores in 10U box • The Register
Seamicro just keeps cranking out new product. They are like the Apple of the massively parallel cloud computer in a box segment of the industry. They just recently moved from old style x86 32bit Intel Atom CPUs to fully x64 capable cpus. And now the increased the density of the cpus on each compute node within their 10U server box, bringing the grand total of cores up to a staggering 768!
Atom smasher claims Hadoop cloud migration victory • The Register
SeaMicro has come up with a scenario it can win. But it's very specific, esoteric and niche to be a winning advertising campaign. Suffice it to say, if you need SeaMicro you probably already know it and have bought one by now. If you don't, well most likely you are doing fine with what you already have. Intel Xeon versus Atom x64 you be the judge
Facebook: No 'definite plans' to ARM data centers • The Register
After Facebook's presentation at the Open Compute Day, I got to thinking more about other competitors in the market for the low energy consumption data center. And while everyone including Google remain loyal to Intel, the smaller upstarts have an opportunity to raise their marginal return if they choose wisely. I say this in part due to the folks like Seamicro and Tilera and ARM who are attempting to provide equal compute cycles per core, while running back the voltage and amperage required for each tick-tock of the CPU clock. Experts in the field of Electronics Engineering claim serial processors will always carry the day, but what price progress if we hold onto Amdahl's Law for too long?
Quanta crams 512 cores into pizza box server • The Register
Quanta versus SeaMicro and Intel versus Tilera, these are the match-ups in the the competition for low power draw and high density in the data center of the future. What kind of exotic tools is it going to take to outfox companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft in the hegemony of cloud computing?
Calxeda boasts of 5 watt ARM server node • The Register
There have been hints, whispers, speculation and allegations that ARM is setting it's sights on the data center with it's ARM-15 CPU architecture (still in development). However, on the mobile computing front, Apple has showed what amazing power savings are possible with fully tweaked ARM-8 cpus in it's A4 processor for the iPad and iPhone 4. A full 10 hours of battery life in a tablet still stands as a record for all others to break. And yet, no one has quite achieved that level of optimization. Which leads me to wonder what if someone with enough startup money and time could develop an ARM based server TODAY? What kind of power savings could they achieve given what is possible today in a SeaMicro SM-10000 server using lackluster Intel Atom chips designed for netbooks?


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In this recurring feature known as The Bay Abridged, our staff writers provide short, witty recaps on shows they attended around the Bay Area. A scene check, a heat check, and sometimes more — stop by every other Wednesday for the most comprehensive and concise recap of the Bay Area concert scene.
Boostive, Gene Evaro Jr., Salami Rose Joe Louis' Band Of Science at Bocci's Cellar (SC) July 21.
When the long-time Santa Cruz dub, break, and chill-hop party band Boostive announced they were going to relocate to SoCal, some people took it harder than others — The Crepe Place double-booked the band's farewell show, and picked the other lineup over them. For the second time.
Luckily, Bocci's Cellar was able to host in their side garden while hosting karaoke inside. The show began with experimental duo Salami Rose Joe Louis' Band Of Science, featuring a trumpet. I don't have enough space for all the amazing things I have to say about them. Check out their album Son of a Sauce! on Bandcamp. From Joshua Tree, CA came Gene Evaro Jr. and his wildly entertaining band. Always with smiles, they swap and dip and clap along to the songs, building up the energy of the set with every song. They release a new CD next month, and I highly recommend it. Boostive welcomed Salami Rose up to the stage to sing over several tracks, and it wasn't long before they literally unscrewed the lightbulbs to darken the stage and chill out the vibe. It wasn't long before the smoke was too thick to see the stage, and all you could do was groove. They'll be missed in Santa Cruz for sure. —Joshua Huver
On An On, Sego, Yours at Rickshaw Stop (SF) July 21.
Sego was one giant ball of pent-up house party energy. Running through much of their new record the set was thankfully capped off by the dance-punk single "The Fringe." I even caught a set of one band members parents who were catching their first show from the band throwing down some serious head bobbing. On An On may not be returning to San Francisco for sometime after a touring hiatus announcement, so this show helped tide fans over with a set that hit the full spectrum of their two releases with a handful of songs that took on some fresh experimentation specifically for this tour. The band may not be fully disappearing, but if we could convince them to come around once a year just to play "Ghosts" live it would be worth it. Long live On An On. —Mike Chouinard
Weezer, Panic! at the Disco at Shoreline Amphitheatre (MV) July 31.
Not only was it one of the biggest shows I've ever been to, but it featured two bands that, had I never known them, I don't know how I would have obsessed over music the way I did and do. Sure, I really truly have no clue about any of the new albums either of them have released after 2010, but screaming along to the music of my youth with today's youth and their dads is something I'm happy I've finally experienced. Nothing truly beats starting a dance pit on a lawn to "Buddy Holly" by Weezer or panicking with 14-year-olds when Panic! plays the hit that made me emo in 2006, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." —Erika Delgado
Honorable Mention:
The Strokes at The Wiltern Theatre (LA) July 25.
I flew down for the night to sit by myself in the mezzanine of The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles so I could watch The Strokes play because they are the greatest band of all time there is no debate thank you very much. —Will Reisman


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The 2017 Summer Games of Oklahoma
My stomach ties itself into a knot. Or butterflies hit the lining at record speeds. Either way, you imagine it, I'm anxious as hell as I walk into Climb UP gym.
Today's the day for the Summer State Games of Oklahoma. I should be looking forward to competing, but part of me doesn't feel ready. Thankfully, my husband is with me for support. I find the sign-in table to check-in and grab my scorecard. I'm climbing in the women's recreational category again. Then quickly walk into the gym and start gathering beta.
As I look at the newly set problems and routes, more nerves creep in. Many competitors are already here, checking out the layout also. Somewhere between 70-80 people are participating in the event. After making a loop around the gym, I grab my shoes so I can warm up on the big boulder since I don't see tags for the comp.
I pick easy problems to climb on, but I don't top out. In my mind, doing so would waste too much energy I'll need for later. When I'm done, I find my husband and tell him I'm going to listen to music and chill. I grab my phone and earbuds from my backpack, but I'm interrupted by the announcer over the intercom stating instructions will be given in 3 minutes. Maybe I'll get one song heard.
It Begins
Ten minutes before go time, the announcer gives us the low down on the new format for the State Games. Like red-point, we'll get 3 hours to choose which problems and routes to do. Plus, complete the speed routes also in that time. For the bouldering and roped portions, we are allowed ten attempts on each one. All the climbing will count towards ranking.
The bouldering part is almost the same from previous events. However, we'll climb only the problems on the high-ball wall. The big boulder is off limits. For the roped part, we'll climb toprope. Only advanced category climbers can lead climb. If you fall off a route, you are lowered and counted as an attempt.
The speed routes are different. One will have two routes to climb. She or he can have one practice run beforehand if she/he chooses so. The objective is to hit the cowbell at the top of the route to signal completion. The fastest speed from the two routes will be your recorded speed.
When the instructions finished, we are free to climb.
Here I Go
My plan is to alternate between the routes and problems, starting with the easiest first. This method should help me not tire out too much from either group. The first couple of routes I climb are fun. Now it's time to switch to bouldering after taking a water break.
I'm still nervous about climbing on the high-ball wall even though it's the one big thing I've been practicing. I manage to push my feelings aside and knock out the two easiest problems. They weren't bad at all.
The speed routes are next on my list. I want those out of the way before I'm too tired to climb them. They're autobelay routes in what I guess are in the 5.5 to 5.6. range. I do a practice run then climb the two for real. I think I did well. I've never done speed climbing before, besides occasionally racing my friends on the autobelay routes.
Need a Little Push
At this point, I need to climb a few more problems. My problem is, I'm feeling up to it. I would rather climb more routes instead. Oh, the irony. I express my feelings to my husband, and he gently pushes me to do more problems.
We look at a couple he knows are in my range. He tells me "I think I could do those. And if I think I can, I know you can." Well… Okay, I'll do them. It takes me a while to muster enough guts to do them since fear is ganging up on me.
The next two problems are a little harder than the ones I did earlier. On both, I did freak out some as I climbed higher on them. Out of the two is black one I have a harder time with because part of it requires walking across a narrow wooden beam. Nevertheless, with some persistence, I sent. I feel relieved after that.
Soon after taking a break, I switch back to the routes. I send some of the harder ones. Two other hard routes I try kick my ass. They require big moves I almost have to dyno to get. I guess I'm not sending them today.
I play around with some more problems and routes I know I won't send before time is up. I could tell I'm getting tired and need to stop soon, but I want to try them. When time is up, I turn in my scorecard and wait for the awards.
And the Results Are
The awards come and go. I didn't medal. I feel slightly disappointed I didn't. However, this time there are more women in the recreational category competing against me. Although, there are good things that happened: I didn't fall off the high-ball wall and I didn't get hurt.
My Thoughts
So, the day after comp I look up where I was in the ranks for recreational. It turns out I was in 4th place. They broke down the climbing categories. I tied for 3rd in bouldering. What surprises me is I tied for 1st in roped. Woohoo! But what kils me is I was 6th in the speed category. Damn.
Just for fun, I compare my scores to the women in the intermediate category. With what I had, I would have been in 3rd place (if you ignored my speed score). I don't think that's shabby.
Overall, I'm content with my performance at the State Games. I had a good learning experience with the new hybrid format. Not only that, but I had fun which is what comps are supposed to be. Now, I'll have things to remember and work on for the next winter games.
Until next time, happy bouldering!


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Posted on March 16, 2018 By Lyle Silverman
InFocus IN116xa Projector Review – Hardware: Overview, Inputs and Connectors, The Lens, The Control Panel, Remote, Menus
The front of the projector houses the recessed, 1.1:1 manual zoom lens.
The inputs and connectors panel is located on the side of the projector rather than the back.
The IN116xa has an audio out port for external speakers.
The control panel is located on the top of the projector.
The zoom knob sits behind the lens, on the top of the IN116xa.
The first thing that you will notice with the InFocus IN116xa is the input panel being located on the left side of the projector. This can be a good thing for your set up or not so great depending on where you would be using the projector. For table top work in a conference room, the access to inputs on the side could be of great advantage to the presenter making set up & break down simple, and allowing for easier adjustments on the fly. it's a good thing to know right up front before making any purchase. This was my first time experiencing a projector with this layout, and since I don't mount projectors when reviewing them I liked the side location.
The lens is recessed with no lens cap. The control panel sits behind the lens, on top of the projector. There is one adjustable foot in front that you twist/screw to your desired height, and two fixed feet in the rear for a solid 3 point stance when used table top. And last but not least, there is keystone correction functionality, always useful especially if you present on the go. If keeping the projector mounted, on the back of is where you will find the Kensington lock.
Moving on from the location of the panel, we have two HDMI inputs, one computer/VGA in, one video in, one s-video in, one pc control (RS-232 Serial Port), and one monitor out. There are also two audio inputs and one output. As a teacher, I regularly utilized multiple audio & video sources during lessons and would simply switch the cables around as necessary, which was easy enough to do if one is prepared.
But if you can be walk around the classroom or boardroom, and not have to worry about switching your audio sources when needed, it makes your job a little easier. The remote allows you to do this quickly enough through the menu and has plenty of range to do it assuming you're within about a 25 ft. range. There is also no USB port, nor an ethernet RJ45 connector, so you will not have any real networking capability. Lastly, the power cable plugs in on the left side input panel as well.
There is no lens cover on the unit but the lens is recessed. The zoom knob sits inside the unit but the focus knob does not. When you do zoom in or out, the picture will go out of focus and you will need to readjust. While that's not ideal, and most projectors will hold focus, remember that unless you are portable, the projector gets set up one time when ceiling mounted. And, even if portable, refocusing only adds seconds to your getting up and running. In other words, not having to refocus is better, but this is hardly a deal breaker!
The control panel, including power button, are located atop the projector in the back middle behind the lens. The door to access the lamp is on top of the unit, so a lamp can be replaced without detaching from a ceiling mount.
The remote that comes with the IN116xa is a basic credit card style remote, not many frills but it does the job despite the cheap button feel expected with credit card type remotes. It is pretty small, so make sure to keep track of where you leave it. The button locations are intuitive to keep you operating quickly but being a credit card remote, sometimes you may need to push a button a couple times.
It does have a solid 25 ft. range, which is about the max I can test in my room. Infra-red sensors are located on the front and top of the projector. There is no remote mousing for presentations, and surprisingly the arrow buttons are not able to move the screen around while in digital zoom mode. Bottom line, credit card remotes are not preferred, but the remote functions properly and makes navigating while in a presentation simple enough to handle on the fly.
The menu on this device is underwhelming from an appearance perspective, but delivers on the functionality. Four main categories across the top are Image, Display, Setup, and Options. There is little to no lag in moving from category to category and throughout the subsequent options, and you can move up to jump down to the bottom of your subcategories and vice versa. The menu can be repositioned to all four corners of the screen or stay in the middle.
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The Blinders have released a video for their new single Mule Track, taken from their forthcoming album Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath.
"Mule Track was initially inspired by the painting of the same name, exhibited in the Imperial War Museum, which depicts a Mule train making its way through a battlefield, as well as being influenced by the artwork The Garden of Earthly Delights," the band explain.
"The idea being explored is really that hell or versions of hell/heaven clearly exist within the world. It's rejecting the simplistic notion or stereotype that heaven is above, hell is below and we all operate in this middle layer with the aim being to get to the higher level. 'The Mule Track' – the artwork – can't help but instil the notion that what is being depicted is some sort of hell on earth."
Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath is due for release on 17th July 2020 via Modern Sky UK, available to pre-order HERE.
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I am a wuss. I loved rollerblading when I was a teenager, but only did it in a calm and controlled manner, just in case of a bad fall leading to broken bones. I have a phobia of broken bones. I would climb trees, but not too high. I would swim in the sea at Durban, but not too deep, due to the small risk of being eaten by a great white shark. I even played Monopoly against my siblings, despite the 99% chance of it ending in a combination of yelling, crying and fisticuffs.
I like having fun, once I have done a quick risk-analysis in my head.
I'm a bit like that geeky bloke on last year's Apprentice.
I am definitely not brave. So having people tell me that I am, these last few months, has been difficult to accept. After all, I didn't volunteer to have cancer in place of someone else or anything. I am just keeping going; not in an adventurous way but in a boring, everyday way. I am not fishing for compliments, it's the truth.
I do admire actual brave people. Not necessarily the winners, the ones who get the gold medal and all the attention. Sometimes them, but more often the ones who had a lot to overcome just to get to the start line, never mind the finish. The ones who were told it was impossible. They were too old, too young, too poor, too stupid. They did it anyway. Proper heroes.
People like the ones who do Parkrun even though they know they will be right at the back, far behind everyone else. Still running while all the 'proper' runners have gone home. Good for the proper runners and all that, but even gooder for the ones who will never get medals and praise but turn up week after week anyway.
I may not be a winner. I may not be brave. But I do turn up, and I think that really, that's the most important thing. Except in Monopoly: then it really is very important to win at all costs.


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All Sports Marketing welcomes record 32 retailers to 2013 Summit
LAS VEGAS (Feb 19, 2013) – All Sports Marketing has expanded its prominent position in the Industry Summit scholarship program by inviting a record 32 hobby retailers to the 2013 Summit.
All Sports Marketing, based in Batavia, IL (www.allsportsmarketing.net) has utilized the Summit scholarship program to bring more than 85 retailers to the industry's annual trade conference during the past three years. This year's ASM scholarship class includes sports collectible store owners/operators from 15 states.
"Our entire team at All Sports Marketing is pleased to support our customers and partners in such a prominent way at The Industry Summit,'' said ASM principal Emil Picchi. "Our customers benefit greatly from the idea exchanges and the presentations from our corporate partners. They return from Las Vegas energized and excited to move their businesses forward – and that is positive news for everyone in our industry.''
Among the All Sports Marketing scholarship clients: Beth Feagans (Warrington, VA); Evan Feuerstein (Apharetta, GA); Christopher Brock (Loves Park, IL); Jeff Finnigan (Albany, NY); George Mares (Tucson, AZ); Jim Jang (Dublin, CA); Mike Dale (Owensboro, KY); Curtis Falany (Homewood, AL); Frank Wieman (Chatam, IL); Kendall Loyd (Orlando, FL), Tom Gasper (Coeu D'Alene, ID), Brian Burgert (Oshkosh, WI), Jeff Price (West Allis, WI), Matt Woods (Rohnert Park, CA), Adam Farmer (Moreno Valley, CA), Chris Edmonds (Glasgow, KY), Rich Buhnerkemper (Racine, WI), Mike Fata (Bronx, NY), Wes Johnson (Lincoln, NE), Pete Alberty (Amarillo, TX), Rick Griencewic (Omaha, NE), Vince Oliver (Wichita, KS), Shawn Hasting (Quincy, IL ), Jeff Chou (Naperville, IL) and Anthony Hill (Grand Junction, CO).
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Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Published by Disney-Hyperion on Jan 6, 2016
Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction and Fantasy
Pages: 512
Format: Hardback
Source: Personally Bought
Buy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository
I would give this book 4 for a review.
In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And she's inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she's never heard of. Until now.
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods-a powerful family in the Colonies-and the servitude he's known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can't escape and the family that won't let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, his passenger, can find. In order to protect her, Nick must ensure she brings it back to them-whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods' grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home forever..
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This story is so beautifully told and half of the beauty is on the re-read. I want to re-read this story because the sequel is coming out. I loved this book the first time that I read it but the world building is complicated and with the time travel elements involved, I think re-reading this story makes it clearer. The characters were such strength of this novel and that is half of because the diversity we saw through the character of Nicholas. At the heart of this story, it is a romance but I enjoy it because it had time to built throughout the story and it was not insta-love in any way. I highly recommend that you read this two part series back to back because I enjoyed the novel much better when I did that.
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The human skin is the first line of defense against toxins and pathogenic microorganisms. It serves important purposes in keeping our internal organs safe while making sure we are protected from the harsh nature of UV radiation and pollution. The continued exposure to these processes may end up reducing the concentration of chemicals like hyaluronic acid in the skin, thus giving way to dry skin, inflammations and other skin-related diseases. When this happens, we turn over to skincare products for refuge.
It will interest you to note that women use an average of 168 chemicals on their body through skin care regimen daily. The application of these chemicals is expected to keep the skin healthy as they face their daily activities. Although some of these synthetic chemicals may prove effective in taking care of skin-related issues it is pertinent to note that they are toxic to the skin and may be carcinogenic hence the need to rely on natural ingredients for relief.
Some of the benefits of using natural health skincare products include but are not limited to the following:
a. Highly safe and reliable
Most of the natural skin care products are formulated from naturally occurring chemicals with little to no side effects. Most of the raw materials or ingredients are found naturally in the skin; thus they only supplement their natural supply rather than introducing a strange chemical with potential carcinogenic properties.
b. It keeps your mind at rest
With natural skin care products, no need to worry about the extra chemical or its effect on your body since it is naturally present in different concentration and applying the skin care product is only supplementing them.
c. Possess some health benefits
The use of natural health skincare products offers your skin with a vast array of health benefits including hydration, wound healing, reduce inflammation, pain relief and reduced wrinkle formation. Applying these products to your skin keeps it as healthy as possible without any adverse side effect.
d. They are gentler on the skin
Natural health skincare products are soft on the skin. They are not harsh, nor do they damage skin cells. Direct application of chemicals does not only damage your skin but may affect the immune system, nervous and reproductive system. Their harsh nature leaves the damages the skin while offering short term results. e. Healthier environment Synthetic skin care products can serve as potential pollutants. These chemicals are not biodegradable and may find their ways into rivers where they increase the concentration of pollutants.
At HempSmart Global™, we pride ourselves in the production of 100% plant-based skincare products with no parabens, animal products or synthetic chemicals. All our products are manufactured under the right laboratory and environmental condition to formulate the best natural skincare product that keeps your skin healthier with no sign of side effects or toxic reactions. Contact our team of experts if you have any questions on Naturalrem skincare products or visit our product page for information on our products. We will love to hear from you.
It is quite unusual for men to talk about skincare or any other procedure relating to it. Although there are several myths aimed at explaining this phenomenon, information from dermatologists has shown that men possess a special type of skin which ages more slowly. Further information gathered from research reveals that men's skin contains a higher concentration of elastin and collagen, thus making it thicker and firmer (usually about 25% thicker than women's skin).
Why is skincare important to men?
Generally speaking, men's skin was designed to endure more assault from conditions that will naturally deform the female skin. It is less prone to signs of aging and exhibits a less acidic pH hence the reason why most men neglect skincare. Here are a few factors why skin care is important to men.
a. Men possess larger pores that can clog easily
Skincare products like creams and lotions can help to keep the pores clear from items that can clog them. A healthy and functional pore translates into a better excretion, temperature control. These clogged pores can be prevented and controlled by using a cleanser and limit the use of greasy moisturizers and serums.
b. High levels of androgen
Androgen is known as the male hormone, and it plays a significant role in how our skin responds to a skincare product. The high levels of androgen possess in the body typically leaves the skin oilier.
c. Dry skins due to aging
Aging tends to affect the concentration of hormones and their activities. There is a general decline in the concentration of testosterone levels as men age; thus, predisposing the male's skin to drier conditions.
d. High risk of developing skin related diseases
Men have a general tendency to develop skin-related conditions such as melanoma. This is a common skin-related condition common with men above 50 years. It is a type of cancer that develops from melanocytes (the pigment-containing cells). The disease condition is manifested in the skin. Constant shaving can also irritate the skin hence the need for a good skincare product to provide support for the skin cells.
How can men take care of their skin?
Taking care of the male skin can be achieved by following the recommendations stated below :
a. Wash the face at least twice daily: since men's skin possesses larger pores, they are predisposed to cases of blocked pores than female skin hence the need to develop a regular face washing routine with a good mild face wash. This will take care of the excess oil, thus keeping the pores open.
b. Exfoliate: exfoliation tends to remove blackheads or whiteheads by shedding off that layer of the skin and replacing it with smoother and healthier skin.
c. Moisturize: this can lessen the appearance of wrinkles and leave your skin soft and oiled. Moisturizers also contribute to your general skin glow and loosen the skin cells.
Skincare is not gendered selective as men can also enjoy a good skin condition. You can contact our team of experts for further recommendations on how to take the perfect care of your skin. We will love to hear from you soon.
Your skin is the most visible part of your body. Therefore, skincare is as important as the care for the internal organs of the body. There are several products available for skincare today.
Without adequate knowledge of what works for your skin, you will end up doing more harm than good to your skin. Everyone has a unique skin type. However, there are specific characteristics common to most skin types by which we can group skin types.
You want to start a proper skincare routine, and you are wondering, 'what is my skin type?' We will help you answer that question by examining the primary skin types.
The Basic Skin Types
There are three basic skin types, and each skin type has a unique characterization. Let's look into these skin types and their characteristics.
1. Dry Skin
A person with dry skin feels like the face is tight sometimes with visible flaking. Genetics, lifestyle and diet, climate, and hormonal changes are the primary causes of dry skin. You could also have dry skin due to dehydration.
Dry skin could be a result of a lack of oil or water (as in the case of dehydration). You can easily maintain this skin type by using the appropriate skincare products. You can get natural moisturizers (which contain hyaluronic acid, marine actives, and glycerin) that will help your skin feel better.
2. Normal Skin
Normal skin is also called combination skin. This skin type experiences dryness on the cheeks, but not on the T-zone. The T-zone is the area across the forehead and the line down the nose. This skin type hardly has breakouts on their cheeks.
You should use moisturizers with a gel-like structure for this type of skin. This type of moisturizer gets absorbed quickly and won't cause breakouts on your skin. You should also ensure you do not use too much moisturizer.
3. Oily Skin
Oily skin tends to have excess oil everywhere. The advantage of this excess oil is that your skin looks younger and soft. However, your skin pores will quickly get clogged or congested.
It would help if you used a natural gentle exfoliator that doesn't contain abrasives. You still need to moisturize your skin but with oil-free moisturizers. Also, make sure you do not over wash your face as your pores would secrete more oil to compensate.
How Do I Know My Skin Type?
Now, you know the basic skin types, but are you still unable to figure out under which category your skin falls? You can take this simple test to find out.
Get a blotting paper. Pat the paper on all the parts of your face. Hold the blotting sheet against the light. The amount of oil picked up by the paper will help you know your skin type.
If there is little to no oil on the paper, your skin is most likely dry. If the paper is full of oil, that indicates an oily skin. When you notice oil on only the forehead and nose area of the part, you have a normal skin type.
Knowing your skin type is very important as it helps you use the right products that will make your skin work for you. Natural products are best for any skin type. Call us now for advice on the best natural moisturizers, masks, and lotions for your skin type.
You have to go outside at some point in time either for sports, work, or fun. While all these activities are excellent, you need to protect your skin. It takes only about 15 minutes for the sun to damage your skin.
Therefore, it is essential to protect your skin.
Let's look at five things you should do to keep your skin safe from the ultraviolent Ray's of the sun.
1. Get An Umbrella
During the peak hours of the sun between 12 pm and 4 pm, you should avoid the sun. However, if you have to be outdoors, you should try to stay under an Umbrella.
If you are on the beach, stay under your umbrella. You can also set up a shade under a tree or a shelter on the beach.
2. Wear The Right Clothing
Dark, long-sleeved clothing will help protect your skin from the sun. You can also get UV protection from tightly woven fabrics. There are also certain specialty clothes manufactured to provide UV protection.
If wearing long-sleeved clothes is not practical, you should try to wear a t-shirt or beach cover-up at least. A t-shirt will provide less than 15 SPF so, use it along with other protections.
Try to keep your clothes dry as wet clothing does not protect from the sun. If you are swimming, bring dry clothes to change into when done.
3. Cover Your Head
A hat or cap will protect your face and neck from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Use a hat with a wide brim that will cover your face, neck, and ears.
It would be best if you also avoided hats with holes that sun rays penetrate. When you use a baseball cap, you need to layer on extra protection for your neck and ears as the cap won't protect those parts.
4. Wear Sunglasses
Sunglasses help protect your eyes and prevent the development of cataracts. The tender skin around your eyes gets to stay out of the sun, and you also see better with sunglasses.
Ensure you get sunglasses that block both UVA and UVB rays. These sunglasses are the best. You call also get wrap-around sunglasses as they will prevent sun rays from penetrating at the sides.
5. Put On Sunscreen
While sunscreen is one of the best ways to protect your skin from the sun, only a few people use it. A recent study shows that only 14% of men and 30% of women in America regularly apply sunscreen.
Sunscreen has properties that help protect your skin from sun rays. It can be a lotion or a spray-on. You can gauge the effectiveness of your sunscreen by the SPF (Sun Protection Factor). If the SPF number is high, you get more protection.
Sunscreen is vital. So, we have provided you with some tips to note when using or buying sunscreen.
Some Important Information About Sunscreen
When you buy sunscreen, ensure it is broad-spectrum. Broad-spectrum sunscreen protects you from both UVA and UVB radiation.
Some of the things you need to note are:
Sunscreen is vital to keeping your skin protected from the sun. Try to find a natural sunscreen that is good for your skin and safe for the environment.
Skincare is often on people's minds and many tend to get confused with all the products on the market. It can be hard to know where to begin or what is needed for our skin.
Times have changed. Both men and women are more conscious of how they look and what impression they give. Getting into a good skincare routine won't happen overnight. It takes effort, and trial & error. Some products will work better than others for your skin.
With that said, here are a few basic skincare tips that will have your skin thanking you with a glow in no time:
Drink plenty of water
The body contains 60% water but sometimes we become dehydrated and it shows on our skin. Dehydration can make your skin itchy, dull and show more fine lines and surface wrinkles.
Water helps with:
All in all, increasing your water uptake will always have positive results for your body, especially your skin.
Do the pinch test!
Lightly pinch a small portion of your skin around your cheek, if your skin does not bounce back after you let it go, you might be dehydrated.
Check your diet.
What you consume is reflected on the outside. Eating certain foods will eventually lead to skin breakouts and conditions. Foods rich in sugar may lead to acne breakouts and premature ageing.
Reducing the intake of salt, sugar and dairy products will have your skin thanking you with evenness, fewer breakouts and a clearer complexion in time.
Get enough sleep.
Lack of sleep will not only reflect on your productivity but will also show on your skin. When you do not get enough sleep, inflammation levels are higher. Inflammation contributes to outbreaks of acne, eczema, psoriasis and skin allergies. Lack of sleep also contributes to puffy bags and dark circles under the eyes.
Develop a skincare routine.
It can be tempting to try out a few things at the same time to see which works best. However, it is in your skin's best interests to stick to one product at a time. Research shows that it takes up to 21 days to see noticeable changes when you start using a new product. Develop a system that involves using the same products daily. Whatever you choose, give it time and be consistent.
Wash your face twice a day
Dermatologists advise using gentle cleansers, lukewarm water, and using your fingertips to apply the cleanser. Wash your face both when waking up and before going to bed. It is advised to never go to bed wearing makeup. Washing your face in the morning not only helps you wake up but gets rid of excess oils that your body released during the night. Additionally, washing your face in the evening helps to remove sweat and toxins you might have experienced during your daytime activities.
We at HempSmart Global™ recommend using skincare products that are natural and safe for your skin along with these other skincare tips. At HempSmart Global™ we provide the ultimate in luxurious all-natural skincare and health and wellness products. We have a team of leading researchers and formulators from around the world whose philosophy is to use only the highest quality nutraceutical, herbal and cannabinoid-based ingredients in all our products – and this attention to detail shows.


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