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AWS Step Functions provides serverless orchestration for modern applications. Orchestration centrally manages a workflow by breaking it into multiple steps, adding flow logic, and tracking the inputs and outputs between the steps. As your applications execute, Step Functions maintains application state, tracking exactly which workflow step your application is in, and stores an event log of data that is passed between application components. That means that if networks fail or components hang, your application can pick up right where it left off.
Application development is faster and more intuitive with Step Functions, because you can define and manage the workflow of your application independently from its business logic. Making changes to one does not affect the other. You can easily update and modify workflows in one place, without having to struggle with managing, monitoring and maintaining multiple point-to-point integrations. Step Functions frees your functions and containers from excess code, so your applications are faster to write, more resilient, and easier to maintain.
Using Step Functions, you define your workflows as state machines, which transform complex code into easy to understand statements and diagrams. Building apps, and confirming that they are implementing your desired functionality, is quicker and easier. Read more about how Step Functions works.
Step Functions provides ready-made steps for your workflow called states that implement basic service primitives for you, which means you can remove that logic from your application. States can pass data to other states and microservices, handle exceptions, add timeouts, make decisions, execute multiple paths in parallel, and more. Learn more about states.
Using Step Functions service tasks, you can configure your Step Functions workflow to call other AWS services. This includes compute services (AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate), database services (Amazon DynamoDB), messaging services (Amazon SNS and Amazon SQS), data processing services (AWS Batch and AWS Glue), and machine learning services (Amazon SageMaker). Learn more about service tasks.
Step Functions can coordinate any application that can make an HTTPS connection, regardless of where it is hosted—for example, on Amazon EC2 instances, mobile devices, or on-premises servers. Using Step Functions, you can quickly create distributed applications that leverage AWS services as well as your own microservices. Learn more about activity tasks.
AWS Step Functions coordinates your existing Lambda functions and microservices into robust applications, and lets you quickly rewire them into new compositions. The tasks in your workflow can run anywhere, including on instances, containers, functions, and mobile devices. Learn how to reuse existing application components.
Step Functions keeps the logic of your application strictly separated from the implementation of your application. You can add, move, swap, and reorder steps without having to make changes to your business logic. Through this separation of concerns, your workflows gain modularity, simplified maintenance, scalability, and code reuse.
Step Functions maintains the state of your application during execution, including tracking what step of execution it is in, and storing data that is moving between the steps of your workflow. This means you don't have to manage state yourself with data stores or by building complex state management into all of your tasks.
AWS Step Functions automatically handles errors and exceptions with built-in try/catch and retry, whether the task takes seconds or months to complete. You can automatically retry failed or timed-out tasks, respond differently to different types of errors, and recover gracefully by falling back to designated cleanup and recovery code. Learn more about Step Functions error handling and how you can handle error conditions using a state machine.
AWS Step Functions delivers real-time diagnostics and dashboards, integrates with Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail, and logs every execution, including overall state, failed steps, inputs, and outputs. If things go wrong, you can quickly identify not only where, but why, and quickly troubleshoot and remediate failures. Learn more about Step Functions monitoring and logging.
Launching an application is as simple as pressing a button, then watching the steps execute visually, so you can quickly verify that everything is operating in order – and as expected. The console clearly highlights errors, so you can quickly pinpoint their root-cause, and troubleshoot issues.
AWS Step Functions has built-in fault tolerance and maintains service capacity across multiple Availability Zones in each region to protect applications against individual machine or data center failures. This helps ensure high availability for both the service itself and for the application workflow it operates.
AWS Step Functions automatically scales the operations and underlying compute to run the steps of your application for you in response to changing workloads. Step Functions scales automatically to help ensure the performance of your application workflow remains consistent as the frequency of requests increases.
AWS Step Functions is integrated with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and recommends a least-privileged IAM policy for all of the resources used in your workflow. Learn more about Step Functions security and authentication.
With AWS Step Functions, you pay for each transition from one state to the next. Billing is metered by state transition, and you do not pay for idle time, regardless of how long each state persists (up to one year). This keeps Step Functions cost-effective as you scale from a few executions to tens of millions. Learn more about Step Functions pricing.

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aws step functions provides serverless orchestration for modern applications. orchestration centrally manages a workflow by breaking it into multiple steps, adding flow logic, and tracking the inputs and outputs between the steps. as your applications execute, step functions maintains application state, tracking exactly which workflow step your application is in, and stores an event log of data that is passed between application components. that means that if networks fail or components hang, your application can pick up right where it left off.
application development is faster and more intuitive with step functions, because you can define and manage the workflow of your application independently from its business logic. making changes to one does not affect the other. you can easily update and modify workflows in one place, without having to struggle with managing, monitoring and maintaining multiple point-to-point integrations. step functions frees your functions and containers from excess code, so your applications are faster to write, more resilient, and easier to maintain.
using step functions, you define your workflows as state machines, which transform complex code into easy to understand statements and diagrams. building apps, and confirming that they are implementing your desired functionality, is quicker and easier. read more about how step functions works.
step functions provides ready-made steps for your workflow called states that implement basic service primitives for you, which means you can remove that logic from your application. states can pass data to other states and microservices, handle exceptions, add timeouts, make decisions, execute multiple paths in parallel, and more. learn more about states.
using step functions service tasks, you can configure your step functions workflow to call other aws services. this includes compute services (aws lambda, amazon ecs, aws fargate), database services (amazon dynamodb), messaging services (amazon sns and amazon sqs), data processing services (aws batch and aws glue), and machine learning services (amazon sagemaker). learn more about service tasks.
step functions can coordinate any application that can make an https connection, regardless of where it is hosted—for example, on amazon ec2 instances, mobile devices, or on-premises servers. using step functions, you can quickly create distributed applications that leverage aws services as well as your own microservices. learn more about activity tasks.
aws step functions coordinates your existing lambda functions and microservices into robust applications, and lets you quickly rewire them into new compositions. the tasks in your workflow can run anywhere, including on instances, containers, functions, and mobile devices. learn how to reuse existing application components.
step functions keeps the logic of your application strictly separated from the implementation of your application. you can add, move, swap, and reorder steps without having to make changes to your business logic. through this separation of concerns, your workflows gain modularity, simplified maintenance, scalability, and code reuse.
step functions maintains the state of your application during execution, including tracking what step of execution it is in, and storing data that is moving between the steps of your workflow. this means you don't have to manage state yourself with data stores or by building complex state management into all of your tasks.
aws step functions automatically handles errors and exceptions with built-in try/catch and retry, whether the task takes seconds or months to complete. you can automatically retry failed or timed-out tasks, respond differently to different types of errors, and recover gracefully by falling back to designated cleanup and recovery code. learn more about step functions error handling and how you can handle error conditions using a state machine.
aws step functions delivers real-time diagnostics and dashboards, integrates with amazon cloudwatch and aws cloudtrail, and logs every execution, including overall state, failed steps, inputs, and outputs. if things go wrong, you can quickly identify not only where, but why, and quickly troubleshoot and remediate failures. learn more about step functions monitoring and logging.
launching an application is as simple as pressing a button, then watching the steps execute visually, so you can quickly verify that everything is operating in order – and as expected. the console clearly highlights errors, so you can quickly pinpoint their root-cause, and troubleshoot issues.
aws step functions has built-in fault tolerance and maintains service capacity across multiple availability zones in each region to protect applications against individual machine or data center failures. this helps ensure high availability for both the service itself and for the application workflow it operates.
aws step functions automatically scales the operations and underlying compute to run the steps of your application for you in response to changing workloads. step functions scales automatically to help ensure the performance of your application workflow remains consistent as the frequency of requests increases.
aws step functions is integrated with aws identity and access management (iam), and recommends a least-privileged iam policy for all of the resources used in your workflow. learn more about step functions security and authentication.
with aws step functions, you pay for each transition from one state to the next. billing is metered by state transition, and you do not pay for idle time, regardless of how long each state persists (up to one year). this keeps step functions cost-effective as you scale from a few executions to tens of millions. learn more about step functions pricing.


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From a marketing standpoint, the main goal of maintaining any client database is to keep the lines of communication between your company and anyone who has expressed interest in your brand.
While a click lasts for only a few minutes (hopefully), while a subscriber lasts… well… for as long as you are relevant.
With database marketing it’s all about keeping your company at the front of your potential customers’ minds. Newsletters, coupons, sales, updates, eBooks; use everything you’ve got to keep your readers interested. This way, you can almost guarantee that they will think of you when looking to make a purchase in your industry.
Now that you understand the big picture, what’s in it for you?
With the right tools, a business can keep close tabs on potential clients and gently push them forward on your sales funnel.
As a result of proper segmentation you can take the next all-important step of….
Also known as targeted marketing, being able to personalize your promotions with the most relevant offers (ex. trial demo or specific product promotion) based on certain key factors that you have culled from your database research can make the integral difference between a lead turning cold and one that matures into a full-fledged customer.
With this in mind, new subscribers get email X with Y promotion, Active subscribers who have opened your email but didn’t click get email X1 with Y1 Promotion and those who purchased get email X3 with promotion Y3 and…. so on.
Since database marketing collects information about customer behavior (email open/ click) as well as customer actions (purchased). You can identify the need or interest of every customer and deliver the right message.
With an up to date database you can easily plan your moves and avoid costly duplicate marketing attempts to dead leads.
Finally, you know you are sending the right message, at the right time. Now, it’s time to check your lead sources and allocate your budget based on performance. Nice huh?
Database marketing gives you the ability to test various marketing campaigns and rate how well or how poorly they do among possible clients.
With acquired knowledge from a potential client database, businesses are able to see new marketing opportunities or niches or product development opportunities based on feedback.
With the information clearly organized into a database, multiple staff members can work on a set of leads without having to rely on one specific person to give over the information.
In conclusion, database marketing is all about building quality relationships with your customers. Better communication based on aggregated knowledge is the key.
Ready to get started? Learn how to use Segment customers to get more response and increase your ROI.

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from a marketing standpoint, the main goal of maintaining any client database is to keep the lines of communication between your company and anyone who has expressed interest in your brand.
while a click lasts for only a few minutes (hopefully), while a subscriber lasts… well… for as long as you are relevant.
with database marketing it’s all about keeping your company at the front of your potential customers’ minds. newsletters, coupons, sales, updates, ebooks; use everything you’ve got to keep your readers interested. this way, you can almost guarantee that they will think of you when looking to make a purchase in your industry.
now that you understand the big picture, what’s in it for you?
with the right tools, a business can keep close tabs on potential clients and gently push them forward on your sales funnel.
as a result of proper segmentation you can take the next all-important step of….
also known as targeted marketing, being able to personalize your promotions with the most relevant offers (ex. trial demo or specific product promotion) based on certain key factors that you have culled from your database research can make the integral difference between a lead turning cold and one that matures into a full-fledged customer.
with this in mind, new subscribers get email x with y promotion, active subscribers who have opened your email but didn’t click get email x1 with y1 promotion and those who purchased get email x3 with promotion y3 and…. so on.
since database marketing collects information about customer behavior (email open/ click) as well as customer actions (purchased). you can identify the need or interest of every customer and deliver the right message.
with an up to date database you can easily plan your moves and avoid costly duplicate marketing attempts to dead leads.
finally, you know you are sending the right message, at the right time. now, it’s time to check your lead sources and allocate your budget based on performance. nice huh?
database marketing gives you the ability to test various marketing campaigns and rate how well or how poorly they do among possible clients.
with acquired knowledge from a potential client database, businesses are able to see new marketing opportunities or niches or product development opportunities based on feedback.
with the information clearly organized into a database, multiple staff members can work on a set of leads without having to rely on one specific person to give over the information.
in conclusion, database marketing is all about building quality relationships with your customers. better communication based on aggregated knowledge is the key.
ready to get started? learn how to use segment customers to get more response and increase your roi.


text: The Bulgarian guitar hero Nikolo Kotzev is back with Brazen Abbot - Guilty As Sin - the fourth album after Live And Learn (1995), Eye Of The Storm (1996) and Bad Religion (1997). If I refer to the booklet, Nikolo says "This album came in difficult times. At times it felt like I'll never make it ...". Honestly, I though this project was long dead considering the last record was made in 1997. By the way, you might know this guitarist from his metal opera Nostradamus (2001).

lowercased: the bulgarian guitar hero nikolo kotzev is back with brazen abbot - guilty as sin - the fourth album after live and learn (1995), eye of the storm (1996) and bad religion (1997). if i refer to the booklet, nikolo says "this album came in difficult times. at times it felt like i'll never make it ...". honestly, i though this project was long dead considering the last record was made in 1997. by the way, you might know this guitarist from his metal opera nostradamus (2001).


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His poems are reprinted with permission of The University Press of Kentucky.
I am rich despite a seeming poverty.
Mine is a wide estate. It is a legal jest.
These are a neighbor's hills, those a stranger's.
And who in cricket song and mayfly nymphs invest?
I am possessor and possessed.

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his poems are reprinted with permission of the university press of kentucky.
i am rich despite a seeming poverty.
mine is a wide estate. it is a legal jest.
these are a neighbor's hills, those a stranger's.
and who in cricket song and mayfly nymphs invest?
i am possessor and possessed.


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The world that Shooter Jennings has created in his ambitious new album, "Black Ribbons," is more ominous than brave and more nerve-rackingly familiar than new in presenting a scenario of the dark days ahead for humankind in the tradition of Aldous Huxley's classic 1932 novel.
Yet the singer and songwriter, the maverick offspring of country music outlaws Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, is putting his message across in myriad ways that Huxley wouldn't even have imagined in his treatise about a technological society in which there's little room for human connection.
It's an intriguing project -- one with a major guest role for horrormeister Stephen King as the acerbic narrator of a fanciful tale about the erosion of individual freedoms in the Internet Age. Jennings has made it by fully embracing the new avenues of expression the Internet has created.
For Jennings, who spent the last decade pushing at the boundaries of contemporary country music, it constitutes a dramatic departure from his country roots that finds him turning his back on the Nashville music establishment much like his father did three decades before him.
"When I started doing this record, I was in a place where I had left my label, left my management I had down there in Nashville, and felt like I was at rock bottom," Jennings, 30, said in the studio of the hilltop home above West Hollywood he shares with his fiancée, actress Drea De Matteo, and their 2-year-old daughter, Alabama. "I was feeling pretty voiceless, and depressed. . . . At this point I'm thinking no one's going to buy my records anyway, and I just wanted to do something that was really fun and different and exciting."
"Black Ribbons" was born, inspired during a cross-country RV trip with his family.
"I was driving the whole way," he said. "We were in the middle of nowhere, and every night about midnight I'd hear these programs: everything that was on coast-to-coast stations to local radio -- whatever we could get on the AM dial we had. It was all this really scary talk about the ballooning police state, the globalization agendas and whatnot.
"Here I was with my family in the middle of America in this RV, and it was so beautiful to be with them, but everything outside the RV was scary and unknown," said Jennings, looking through mirrored aviator sunglasses like those his father favored, his dark hair falling past his shoulders and scraggly beard telegraphing the image of a Southern rocker. Although his albums with his hard-edged alt-country band the .357s tested the boundaries of mainstream tastes, "Black Ribbons" has bypassed those limits entirely, crafting a darkly atmospheric rock concept album about the last voice of true freedom in the land, a freewheeling late-night talk-show DJ called Will O' the Wisp, voiced by King.
Fans of Pink Floyd's "The Wall," Roger Waters' "Radio KAOS" and Nine Inch Nails' "The Downward Spiral" will likely be empathetic to Jennings' album, with its searing extended guitar solos, spacey synthesizer textures and frequent bone-rattling hard-rock rhythms.
The effect of "Black Ribbons" is heightened considerably by King's droll, seemingly off-the-cuff riffs, full of righteous indignation and underlying humor as he rails against mounting government oppression and champions the importance of the voice of the individual to counter it. The album's conceit is that Will O' the Wisp is about to be shut down by the forces of conformity; he's making his last stand playing music by Hierophant, the fictional name Jennings has given the .357s for this project.
"It's a tremendously spooky idea," King, who had admired the .357s music he'd heard, said in a separate interview about his reasons for volunteering his services. "He sent me a draft, and it was just about perfect. I altered a few things and expanded some of it, but he knew exactly what he wanted. . . . To me, it was brilliant, the way the talk and the music weave in and out. I haven't heard the final version, but I heard a rough mix I thought was pretty good, even though I'm not in love with the sound of my own voice."
Not only hasn't King heard the finished version of the album, he and Jennings have never met, nor spoken by telephone. Jennings, a longtime fan of King's writing, originally reached out to the author by e-mail, which is how their whole collaboration was conducted. King recorded his bits at a studio in Florida and sent the digital files back to Jennings, who inserted them into the music he'd crafted at his home and at album producer Dave Cobb's home studio in Silver Lake.
Jennings is sincere about the subjects he addresses in "Black Ribbons," but he's also clearly having fun translating them into a role-playing video game he's created for his website and interactive features that let listeners remix or add to his versions of the songs. He's also going on tour in April.
"We're trying to bring people into this in as many ways as possible," he said. "It's almost like it's the best time for art right now but the worst time for commerce. . . . When you're broke, making money appear during an economic crisis is very hard."
Jennings will soon find out whether anyone will buy "Black Ribbons." But creating a hit wasn't the point.
"Ultimately," he said, "it was really pure and inspiration-driven, like if nothing ever happens with it, we know we've done something that we like."

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the world that shooter jennings has created in his ambitious new album, "black ribbons," is more ominous than brave and more nerve-rackingly familiar than new in presenting a scenario of the dark days ahead for humankind in the tradition of aldous huxley's classic 1932 novel.
yet the singer and songwriter, the maverick offspring of country music outlaws waylon jennings and jessi colter, is putting his message across in myriad ways that huxley wouldn't even have imagined in his treatise about a technological society in which there's little room for human connection.
it's an intriguing project -- one with a major guest role for horrormeister stephen king as the acerbic narrator of a fanciful tale about the erosion of individual freedoms in the internet age. jennings has made it by fully embracing the new avenues of expression the internet has created.
for jennings, who spent the last decade pushing at the boundaries of contemporary country music, it constitutes a dramatic departure from his country roots that finds him turning his back on the nashville music establishment much like his father did three decades before him.
"when i started doing this record, i was in a place where i had left my label, left my management i had down there in nashville, and felt like i was at rock bottom," jennings, 30, said in the studio of the hilltop home above west hollywood he shares with his fiancée, actress drea de matteo, and their 2-year-old daughter, alabama. "i was feeling pretty voiceless, and depressed. . . . at this point i'm thinking no one's going to buy my records anyway, and i just wanted to do something that was really fun and different and exciting."
"black ribbons" was born, inspired during a cross-country rv trip with his family.
"i was driving the whole way," he said. "we were in the middle of nowhere, and every night about midnight i'd hear these programs: everything that was on coast-to-coast stations to local radio -- whatever we could get on the am dial we had. it was all this really scary talk about the ballooning police state, the globalization agendas and whatnot.
"here i was with my family in the middle of america in this rv, and it was so beautiful to be with them, but everything outside the rv was scary and unknown," said jennings, looking through mirrored aviator sunglasses like those his father favored, his dark hair falling past his shoulders and scraggly beard telegraphing the image of a southern rocker. although his albums with his hard-edged alt-country band the .357s tested the boundaries of mainstream tastes, "black ribbons" has bypassed those limits entirely, crafting a darkly atmospheric rock concept album about the last voice of true freedom in the land, a freewheeling late-night talk-show dj called will o' the wisp, voiced by king.
fans of pink floyd's "the wall," roger waters' "radio kaos" and nine inch nails' "the downward spiral" will likely be empathetic to jennings' album, with its searing extended guitar solos, spacey synthesizer textures and frequent bone-rattling hard-rock rhythms.
the effect of "black ribbons" is heightened considerably by king's droll, seemingly off-the-cuff riffs, full of righteous indignation and underlying humor as he rails against mounting government oppression and champions the importance of the voice of the individual to counter it. the album's conceit is that will o' the wisp is about to be shut down by the forces of conformity; he's making his last stand playing music by hierophant, the fictional name jennings has given the .357s for this project.
"it's a tremendously spooky idea," king, who had admired the .357s music he'd heard, said in a separate interview about his reasons for volunteering his services. "he sent me a draft, and it was just about perfect. i altered a few things and expanded some of it, but he knew exactly what he wanted. . . . to me, it was brilliant, the way the talk and the music weave in and out. i haven't heard the final version, but i heard a rough mix i thought was pretty good, even though i'm not in love with the sound of my own voice."
not only hasn't king heard the finished version of the album, he and jennings have never met, nor spoken by telephone. jennings, a longtime fan of king's writing, originally reached out to the author by e-mail, which is how their whole collaboration was conducted. king recorded his bits at a studio in florida and sent the digital files back to jennings, who inserted them into the music he'd crafted at his home and at album producer dave cobb's home studio in silver lake.
jennings is sincere about the subjects he addresses in "black ribbons," but he's also clearly having fun translating them into a role-playing video game he's created for his website and interactive features that let listeners remix or add to his versions of the songs. he's also going on tour in april.
"we're trying to bring people into this in as many ways as possible," he said. "it's almost like it's the best time for art right now but the worst time for commerce. . . . when you're broke, making money appear during an economic crisis is very hard."
jennings will soon find out whether anyone will buy "black ribbons." but creating a hit wasn't the point.
"ultimately," he said, "it was really pure and inspiration-driven, like if nothing ever happens with it, we know we've done something that we like."


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"Friendly fraud,” also known as chargeback fraud, happens when a customer disputes a legitimate charge on their payment card. The customer is typically refunded their money, while the merchant may face hefty fines, payment card rate increases, a freeze or termination of their processing account, and a damaged reputation.
There are two types of friendly fraud: intentional and accidental. A typical scenario of intentional friendly fraud involves a customer who purchases an item, receives it, and then claims they either did not order it, or never received it. This usually results in an automatic reversal of funds to the customer, while the merchant is tasked with gathering evidence that the chargeback is fraudulent.
An example of accidental friendly fraud is when a customer reports an incorrect charge because they aren’t aware that another authorized user on the account made a purchase. Or, when the customer doesn’t recognize the information on their billing statement because it doesn’t match the business’ name, which can happen if the retailer uses a third-party payment system such as PayPal. Unlike intentional friendly fraud, accidental friendly fraud is more easily resolved. Often all it takes is a simple phone call to the customer to review and explain the transaction.
Whether intentional or not, friendly fraud costs merchants a lot of money. According to Visa, merchants lost $11.8 billion to friendly fraud in 2012. To defend against friendly fraud, a merchant’s best defense is a good offense. Best practices include keeping customer receipts, requiring signed delivery confirmation, and providing clear billing descriptors and contact information.
For additional resources to avoid payment fraud at your business, contact us.

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"friendly fraud,” also known as chargeback fraud, happens when a customer disputes a legitimate charge on their payment card. the customer is typically refunded their money, while the merchant may face hefty fines, payment card rate increases, a freeze or termination of their processing account, and a damaged reputation.
there are two types of friendly fraud: intentional and accidental. a typical scenario of intentional friendly fraud involves a customer who purchases an item, receives it, and then claims they either did not order it, or never received it. this usually results in an automatic reversal of funds to the customer, while the merchant is tasked with gathering evidence that the chargeback is fraudulent.
an example of accidental friendly fraud is when a customer reports an incorrect charge because they aren’t aware that another authorized user on the account made a purchase. or, when the customer doesn’t recognize the information on their billing statement because it doesn’t match the business’ name, which can happen if the retailer uses a third-party payment system such as paypal. unlike intentional friendly fraud, accidental friendly fraud is more easily resolved. often all it takes is a simple phone call to the customer to review and explain the transaction.
whether intentional or not, friendly fraud costs merchants a lot of money. according to visa, merchants lost $11.8 billion to friendly fraud in 2012. to defend against friendly fraud, a merchant’s best defense is a good offense. best practices include keeping customer receipts, requiring signed delivery confirmation, and providing clear billing descriptors and contact information.
for additional resources to avoid payment fraud at your business, contact us.


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Get a no-hassle, zero-pressure quote online!
WSR Real Estate Sales & Management is a leading property management company in Claremont with over 900 properties and 25 homeowners associations managed throughout Riverside & San Bernardino counties. We do the hard work for you and handle all aspects of your residential or commercial property. Our property management services allow you to enjoy your investment while we take care of the rest. We have the experience and expertise to properly manage your real estate. You are in good hands with WSR!
Our Claremont property management location serves customers in the area with complete property management services including rental collection, maintenance solutions, property advertisement, tenant problem resolution, hauling & disposal, and property rehabilitation. For more information about how our Claremont office can serve you, please visit our property management page. We look forward to serving you!

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get a no-hassle, zero-pressure quote online!
wsr real estate sales & management is a leading property management company in claremont with over 900 properties and 25 homeowners associations managed throughout riverside & san bernardino counties. we do the hard work for you and handle all aspects of your residential or commercial property. our property management services allow you to enjoy your investment while we take care of the rest. we have the experience and expertise to properly manage your real estate. you are in good hands with wsr!
our claremont property management location serves customers in the area with complete property management services including rental collection, maintenance solutions, property advertisement, tenant problem resolution, hauling & disposal, and property rehabilitation. for more information about how our claremont office can serve you, please visit our property management page. we look forward to serving you!


text: Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of 2019-04-26T07:37:13.967. This information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Licensed in the State of California, USA.

lowercased: based on information from california regional multiple listing service, inc. as of 2019-04-26t07:37:13.967. this information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. display of mls data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the mls. licensed in the state of california, usa.


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It’s not stress that kills us. Rather, it’s how we deal with stress. It is our failure to adapt to stress that allows sickness and disease to manifest.
This is Our Belief: That ALL diseases (pathology) come from a failure to adapt to any one of the three-dimensions of stress.
Have you ever known of a smoker, for example, who lived into their 80’s, while most smokers die early from this stress? Some bodies adapt better to smoking. On a less serious level, how many times does a cold or flu go through your house where everyone gets sick but you? Your body adapted better than the rest of your family. Whether it’s a cold, cancer, or any other condition, your manifestation of the condition depends on your body’s resistance, its ability to adapt.
We also believe that a lifestyle that includes wellness chiropractic improves how our body functions. In other words, wellness chiropractic helps our body to adapt better to stress. It provides solutions to de-stress while removing interference in our nervous system; our master control system.
For this reason, Our Mission: Is to educate our community of Our Purpose to change lives with the life-saving benefits of the wellness chiropractic lifestyle.
There is a reason why those who follow a wellness chiropractic lifestyle have few hospital stays, take fewer medications and have fewer missed days from work.

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it’s not stress that kills us. rather, it’s how we deal with stress. it is our failure to adapt to stress that allows sickness and disease to manifest.
this is our belief: that all diseases (pathology) come from a failure to adapt to any one of the three-dimensions of stress.
have you ever known of a smoker, for example, who lived into their 80’s, while most smokers die early from this stress? some bodies adapt better to smoking. on a less serious level, how many times does a cold or flu go through your house where everyone gets sick but you? your body adapted better than the rest of your family. whether it’s a cold, cancer, or any other condition, your manifestation of the condition depends on your body’s resistance, its ability to adapt.
we also believe that a lifestyle that includes wellness chiropractic improves how our body functions. in other words, wellness chiropractic helps our body to adapt better to stress. it provides solutions to de-stress while removing interference in our nervous system; our master control system.
for this reason, our mission: is to educate our community of our purpose to change lives with the life-saving benefits of the wellness chiropractic lifestyle.
there is a reason why those who follow a wellness chiropractic lifestyle have few hospital stays, take fewer medications and have fewer missed days from work.


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The Self-Funded eGovernment (eGov) contract was procured by the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) via the Competitive Sealed Proposal process in COMAR and was awarded to NICUSA, Inc. Although the contract owner is DoIT, the eGov contract may be used by all State agencies via a work order (WO) process. All agencies wishing to use the eGov contract must follow the process defined in this site.
Unlike Master Contracts with multiple Master Contractors that require a secondary level of competition, the eGov contract has only one contractor (NICUSA, Inc.) and does not require additional competition. See Frequently Asked Questions for other differences between the eGov contract and multiple-vendor Master Contracts.
eGov Contract: The contract #060B7400004 between DoIT and NICUSA, Inc. to provide eGov applications and services to the State of Maryland.
Requesting Agency: The State of Maryland agency seeking to have DoIT/NICUSA, Inc. develop a proposal to develop and/or support an eGov initiative.
Work Order (WO) process: The method through which an agency interested in using the eGov contract develops the scope of the proposed engagement, submits that request to DoIT/NICUSA,Inc. for consideration and proposal and awards work under this vehicle.
Work Order Request (WOR): The formal request made by a Requesting Agency soliciting a proposal from the eGov contractor.
Work Order Agreement (WO Agreement): The formal contract between the Requesting Agency and the eGov contractor resulting for the Requesting Agencies acceptance of a Work Order Proposal.
Work Order Proposal (WO Proposal): The eGov contractor’s technical and financial response to a Requesting Agency’s WOR.
eGov Governance Board (eGov Board): A Committee established by DoIT that will review and approve Work Order Requests and Work Order Proposals. Members will work with NICUSA, Inc. to identify services that align agency business and technology plans with State business technology and goals and objectives.
Work Order Procurement Officer (WO Procurement Officer): The Requesting Agency’s procurement officer responsible for the execution of the WO process.
Work Order Manager (WO Manager): The Requesting Agency’s representative for management of the work performed under the WOA.
Work Order Business Point of Contact (POC): The person in the Requesting Agency responsible for the development of the scope of the WOR.

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the self-funded egovernment (egov) contract was procured by the department of information technology (doit) via the competitive sealed proposal process in comar and was awarded to nicusa, inc. although the contract owner is doit, the egov contract may be used by all state agencies via a work order (wo) process. all agencies wishing to use the egov contract must follow the process defined in this site.
unlike master contracts with multiple master contractors that require a secondary level of competition, the egov contract has only one contractor (nicusa, inc.) and does not require additional competition. see frequently asked questions for other differences between the egov contract and multiple-vendor master contracts.
egov contract: the contract #060b7400004 between doit and nicusa, inc. to provide egov applications and services to the state of maryland.
requesting agency: the state of maryland agency seeking to have doit/nicusa, inc. develop a proposal to develop and/or support an egov initiative.
work order (wo) process: the method through which an agency interested in using the egov contract develops the scope of the proposed engagement, submits that request to doit/nicusa,inc. for consideration and proposal and awards work under this vehicle.
work order request (wor): the formal request made by a requesting agency soliciting a proposal from the egov contractor.
work order agreement (wo agreement): the formal contract between the requesting agency and the egov contractor resulting for the requesting agencies acceptance of a work order proposal.
work order proposal (wo proposal): the egov contractor’s technical and financial response to a requesting agency’s wor.
egov governance board (egov board): a committee established by doit that will review and approve work order requests and work order proposals. members will work with nicusa, inc. to identify services that align agency business and technology plans with state business technology and goals and objectives.
work order procurement officer (wo procurement officer): the requesting agency’s procurement officer responsible for the execution of the wo process.
work order manager (wo manager): the requesting agency’s representative for management of the work performed under the woa.
work order business point of contact (poc): the person in the requesting agency responsible for the development of the scope of the wor.


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A 'Manifest Money' Experiement. Will I Be Able to Manifest $ 500 in 21 Days?
Just like you, I’ve heard a lot about the law of attraction – and had some success with it. For instance, I did manage to attract a happy state of mind once. Or yes, I did find a lost friend using LOA.
But still, the success has been intermittent. I “think” I know a lot about it – but if you asked me to manifest 5 gold coins by tomorrow – I’d be stumped.
So I got very excited when I discovered this manifesting prosperity link.
A simple challenge: do the interesting exercises he puts out for 21 days – and manifest 500 dollars.
Now that got me hooked. I mean, wouldn’t it be interesting to try it out? I mean, why NOT try it out?
So I decided: I would perform the exercises he mentioned for 21 days, and try to manifest 500 dollars.
From today onwards, I will read the one mail Jason sends me each day, and do what he recommends. And every night, I will tell you here about the mail he sent me, what I did, and what I manifested.
If I do indeed manifest 500 dollars in 21 days, wow! Then I can tell you exactly how I did it. And you can SEE exactly how I did it because it will be done right before your eyes – one day at a time.
All the best to me.
Day 1 : The Law of Attraction Challenge – What on Earth Will I do With $ 500?
Day 2: Interesting Activity – What Are My “Bad” Thoughts About Money?
Day 3 of the Law of Attraction Challenge: Do I Think Negative Money Thoughts All Day?
Day 4 : Some of the Most Interesting Law of Attraction Techniques Outlined in 2 Life Changing Audios.
Day 5 : Applying the Law of Attraction by Imagining Amazing Stuff Happening.
The Law of Attraction Challenge: Day 7 it is! This Day Was About Removing Insecurities.
Law of Attraction: The Biggest Manifestation so Far on Day 8.
Day 9 of the Law of Attraction Challenge Involved a Weird “Giving” Exercise.
Day 10: I Finally Know Something About How to Attract Money.
Day 11 – Day 21 of this ‘manifesting prosperity’ challenge are here!

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a 'manifest money' experiement. will i be able to manifest $ 500 in 21 days?
just like you, i’ve heard a lot about the law of attraction – and had some success with it. for instance, i did manage to attract a happy state of mind once. or yes, i did find a lost friend using loa.
but still, the success has been intermittent. i “think” i know a lot about it – but if you asked me to manifest 5 gold coins by tomorrow – i’d be stumped.
so i got very excited when i discovered this manifesting prosperity link.
a simple challenge: do the interesting exercises he puts out for 21 days – and manifest 500 dollars.
now that got me hooked. i mean, wouldn’t it be interesting to try it out? i mean, why not try it out?
so i decided: i would perform the exercises he mentioned for 21 days, and try to manifest 500 dollars.
from today onwards, i will read the one mail jason sends me each day, and do what he recommends. and every night, i will tell you here about the mail he sent me, what i did, and what i manifested.
if i do indeed manifest 500 dollars in 21 days, wow! then i can tell you exactly how i did it. and you can see exactly how i did it because it will be done right before your eyes – one day at a time.
all the best to me.
day 1 : the law of attraction challenge – what on earth will i do with $ 500?
day 2: interesting activity – what are my “bad” thoughts about money?
day 3 of the law of attraction challenge: do i think negative money thoughts all day?
day 4 : some of the most interesting law of attraction techniques outlined in 2 life changing audios.
day 5 : applying the law of attraction by imagining amazing stuff happening.
the law of attraction challenge: day 7 it is! this day was about removing insecurities.
law of attraction: the biggest manifestation so far on day 8.
day 9 of the law of attraction challenge involved a weird “giving” exercise.
day 10: i finally know something about how to attract money.
day 11 – day 21 of this ‘manifesting prosperity’ challenge are here!


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💧 A Vagrant provider plugin that manages DigitalOcean droplets.
📝 A Vagrant plugin that manages hosts files within a multi-machine environment.
A Vagrant provisioner for docker compose.
Use Vagrant to manage OpenStack Cloud instances.
A Dnsmasq Vagrant plugin that manages the dnsmasq.conf file and /etc/resolver directory on your host system.
Vagrant plugin to allow the guest to export a mount and the host to mount it.
Extremely simple Vagrant plugin that will output `global-status` in JSON.
A Vagrant plugin to start your project with adhoc Vagrantfile.
Plugin provides super simple way to vagrant orchestration.

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💧 a vagrant provider plugin that manages digitalocean droplets.
📝 a vagrant plugin that manages hosts files within a multi-machine environment.
a vagrant provisioner for docker compose.
use vagrant to manage openstack cloud instances.
a dnsmasq vagrant plugin that manages the dnsmasq.conf file and /etc/resolver directory on your host system.
vagrant plugin to allow the guest to export a mount and the host to mount it.
extremely simple vagrant plugin that will output `global-status` in json.
a vagrant plugin to start your project with adhoc vagrantfile.
plugin provides super simple way to vagrant orchestration.


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Our 25mm Green Snap Frames are available in a range of sizes to suit all.
The sides of the poster frame measure 25mm wide and are manufactured from an aluminium extrusion that is powder coated green.
25mm Snap Frames - Green .

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our 25mm green snap frames are available in a range of sizes to suit all.
the sides of the poster frame measure 25mm wide and are manufactured from an aluminium extrusion that is powder coated green.
25mm snap frames - green .


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Hello, the next version plans to continue to be Alpha 6 or the official version.
Is the post code changed a lot?
Last Edit: 3 days 23 hours ago by nuxiong.
All the big "architecture" changes are complete.
I am now looking at CSS/HTML and bug-fixes.

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hello, the next version plans to continue to be alpha 6 or the official version.
is the post code changed a lot?
last edit: 3 days 23 hours ago by nuxiong.
all the big "architecture" changes are complete.
i am now looking at css/html and bug-fixes.


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I am traveling with my sister to the North of Vietnam in November and we'd love to go to Ha Giang. Has anyone been there that could provide some tips for traveling around/what to see/where to stay?
I don't think it will be a good idea for us to rent motorcycles since we are not really used to riding.. So I was wondering how else we could go around there?
Hey, hello!! I've been there a few month ago and was the highlight of my year travelling around Asia. Was simply amazing. Very difficult to describe it.
You MUST rent a motorbike, maybe practise a little before... Those mountains dererve a little loop on two wheels.
I have a Travel Diary of my journey and a lot of info about Ha Giang. Here's the link. (Is in Spanish, sorry... But the map is very usefull) Look at the photos. Heaven is there.
In Ha Giang sleep at ¨Ha Giang 1 Hostel¨, the owner is an angel on earth. And in Du Gia at ¨Du Gia Homestay¨.

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i am traveling with my sister to the north of vietnam in november and we'd love to go to ha giang. has anyone been there that could provide some tips for traveling around/what to see/where to stay?
i don't think it will be a good idea for us to rent motorcycles since we are not really used to riding.. so i was wondering how else we could go around there?
hey, hello!! i've been there a few month ago and was the highlight of my year travelling around asia. was simply amazing. very difficult to describe it.
you must rent a motorbike, maybe practise a little before... those mountains dererve a little loop on two wheels.
i have a travel diary of my journey and a lot of info about ha giang. here's the link. (is in spanish, sorry... but the map is very usefull) look at the photos. heaven is there.
in ha giang sleep at ¨ha giang 1 hostel¨, the owner is an angel on earth. and in du gia at ¨du gia homestay¨.


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Stripes and cardigan! Makes me want to grow my hair long again…!
Chloe Sevigny casual and comfortable fashion … Effortless !

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stripes and cardigan! makes me want to grow my hair long again…!
chloe sevigny casual and comfortable fashion … effortless !


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Tranquille Emile is committed to sustain a range of reasonable prices according to French production costs and which enable to preempt our company’s growth. Our fabric is 100% cotton knitted and dyed in Troyes, France. We treat directly with our partner companies in order to design original, sustainable and top quality collections.
All our products are 100% made in France.
All transactions on our website are thoroughly secured.
Chill in complete peacefulness !
Tranquille Émile has chosen a 100% brushed fleece spined by one of our partners In France.
Our products are designed to be as soft as possible.
Directions of use : Tranquille Emile’s clothing are preferably worn over a T shirt, although, you can wear them closer to your body.

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tranquille emile is committed to sustain a range of reasonable prices according to french production costs and which enable to preempt our company’s growth. our fabric is 100% cotton knitted and dyed in troyes, france. we treat directly with our partner companies in order to design original, sustainable and top quality collections.
all our products are 100% made in france.
all transactions on our website are thoroughly secured.
chill in complete peacefulness !
tranquille émile has chosen a 100% brushed fleece spined by one of our partners in france.
our products are designed to be as soft as possible.
directions of use : tranquille emile’s clothing are preferably worn over a t shirt, although, you can wear them closer to your body.


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Left to right: Roberta Burnes (DAQ), Erdenetsogt Jamiyansuren (Nat’l. Committee of Green Development & Clean Technology), John Walker (DAQ), Narmandakh Luvsandorj (Air Quality Agency, Ulaanbaatar), and Nyamdavaa Shagdar (Mongolia Air Quality Division).
The Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ) was delighted to host some international visitors recently – all the way from Mongolia! Their visit was part of a cross-cultural tour of American cities to learn best practices in air monitoring and pollution prevention at the state level.
Two translators joined the visitors, helping to bridge the language barrier. The group met with DAQ Director Sean Alteri, and other DAQ staff before touring the air monitoring lab near the division’s central offices in Frankfort.
DAQ Director Sean Alteri (right) listens to a translator for the Mongolian delegation while another translator (foreground) takes notes.
The lab provides a work space for air monitoring equipment to be tested, calibrated and repaired before being deployed in the field. During the tour, DAQ Scientist John Walker, explained how Kentucky monitors for air pollutants. The visitors got a first-hand look at equipment used to detect sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide.
Environmental Scientist John Walker shows off a new particulate matter monitor to the Mongolian delegation.
In the lab, Environmental Scientist John Walker describes some of the air monitoring methods used by the Division for Air Quality.
Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is known as the world’s coldest capital city. It is also one of the most heavily polluted cities in the world as it sits in a valley between mountain ranges, trapping pollutants.
Nearly half the population of Mongolia lives in the capital city, more than 1.3 million people. As Ulaanbaatar’s population has grown, tens of thousands of felt-covered tents known as yurts have popped up along the city’s outskirts. With no electricity to heat their temporary homes, the occupants burn coal to stay warm.
Shagdar and Luvsandori, both air monitoring specialists, spoke about the public health crisis caused by their city’s poor air quality and the challenges of regulating air pollution from so many individual sources.
Jamiyansuren heads a non-governmental think tank that promotes sustainable policy solutions that prioritize green development and clean technology. He noted that there is great interest in green development and switching to cleaner energy sources, but said that the supply of wind, solar and even natural gas can not currently keep up with the demand of Ulaanbaatar’s ever-growing population.
The Kentucky Division for Air Quality was just one stop on the group’s three-week tour, which includes stops in Washington D.C., New York City, Louisville, Denver, Phoenix and San Francisco.
The team had several goals for its tour, including: learning about local air quality and pollution initiatives, watchdog activities, public health protection and partnerships, environmental health and justice campaigns, coalition building, grassroots actions, environmental reporting, and public outreach.

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left to right: roberta burnes (daq), erdenetsogt jamiyansuren (nat’l. committee of green development & clean technology), john walker (daq), narmandakh luvsandorj (air quality agency, ulaanbaatar), and nyamdavaa shagdar (mongolia air quality division).
the kentucky division for air quality (daq) was delighted to host some international visitors recently – all the way from mongolia! their visit was part of a cross-cultural tour of american cities to learn best practices in air monitoring and pollution prevention at the state level.
two translators joined the visitors, helping to bridge the language barrier. the group met with daq director sean alteri, and other daq staff before touring the air monitoring lab near the division’s central offices in frankfort.
daq director sean alteri (right) listens to a translator for the mongolian delegation while another translator (foreground) takes notes.
the lab provides a work space for air monitoring equipment to be tested, calibrated and repaired before being deployed in the field. during the tour, daq scientist john walker, explained how kentucky monitors for air pollutants. the visitors got a first-hand look at equipment used to detect sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide.
environmental scientist john walker shows off a new particulate matter monitor to the mongolian delegation.
in the lab, environmental scientist john walker describes some of the air monitoring methods used by the division for air quality.
mongolia’s capital, ulaanbaatar, is known as the world’s coldest capital city. it is also one of the most heavily polluted cities in the world as it sits in a valley between mountain ranges, trapping pollutants.
nearly half the population of mongolia lives in the capital city, more than 1.3 million people. as ulaanbaatar’s population has grown, tens of thousands of felt-covered tents known as yurts have popped up along the city’s outskirts. with no electricity to heat their temporary homes, the occupants burn coal to stay warm.
shagdar and luvsandori, both air monitoring specialists, spoke about the public health crisis caused by their city’s poor air quality and the challenges of regulating air pollution from so many individual sources.
jamiyansuren heads a non-governmental think tank that promotes sustainable policy solutions that prioritize green development and clean technology. he noted that there is great interest in green development and switching to cleaner energy sources, but said that the supply of wind, solar and even natural gas can not currently keep up with the demand of ulaanbaatar’s ever-growing population.
the kentucky division for air quality was just one stop on the group’s three-week tour, which includes stops in washington d.c., new york city, louisville, denver, phoenix and san francisco.
the team had several goals for its tour, including: learning about local air quality and pollution initiatives, watchdog activities, public health protection and partnerships, environmental health and justice campaigns, coalition building, grassroots actions, environmental reporting, and public outreach.


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A Song That Describes You was the toughest prompt of all for me. I can rattle off plenty of songs that describe my feelings about others, but stepping outside myself in order to find a song that describes me was a huge challenge! I went back & forth between a few different songs. I even had Defying Gravity from Wicked as the song for about 48 hours. I thought it was a perfect fit. But one single line in that song changed my mind: and if I’m flying solo, at least I’m flying free. Ya know, I have no desire to fly solo. Does that make me co-dependent? Maybe. But I’m fine with that. I’m beyond happy having a husband I love and who loves & respects me in return. My daughters are my world and I can’t imagine life without them! Going solo just doesn’t accurately define me these days. The rest of the song, sure.
It’s such a great song. The lyrics totally spoke to me… and describe my life. I often sing in the sunshine & laugh in the rain (and snow!) while drinking… And even though I don’t have much of a connection to the ocean, my ocean = Lake Michigan, which is better than the ocean if you ask me. I used to sing on the mountains… but the mountains washed away. Yup. I lived in the mountains of Tucson, but I came back to the shores of Michigan, to raise my family: a girl who won my heart. 2 girls, but that’s a technicality.
To me, The Ocean tells a simple story about finding your own way to live the good life, by embracing and truly enjoying every moment. Ever since I adopted my embrace the moment mantra, life really has been incredibly good to me. I’ve even learned to laugh through the frustrating moments. It’s life.
And The Ocean is my song.
Got a date, I can’t be late, for the high hopes hailla ball.
I used to sing on the mountains, has the ocean lost it’s way.
She is only three years old and it’s a real fine way to start.
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I love this choice Kel. I think that people forget that the entire time Led Zepplin was tearing up the world music scene they (almost all) had children and wives at home. Robert Plant was especially connected to his kids – and it is evident in tons of his songs; especially this one.

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a song that describes you was the toughest prompt of all for me. i can rattle off plenty of songs that describe my feelings about others, but stepping outside myself in order to find a song that describes me was a huge challenge! i went back & forth between a few different songs. i even had defying gravity from wicked as the song for about 48 hours. i thought it was a perfect fit. but one single line in that song changed my mind: and if i’m flying solo, at least i’m flying free. ya know, i have no desire to fly solo. does that make me co-dependent? maybe. but i’m fine with that. i’m beyond happy having a husband i love and who loves & respects me in return. my daughters are my world and i can’t imagine life without them! going solo just doesn’t accurately define me these days. the rest of the song, sure.
it’s such a great song. the lyrics totally spoke to me… and describe my life. i often sing in the sunshine & laugh in the rain (and snow!) while drinking… and even though i don’t have much of a connection to the ocean, my ocean = lake michigan, which is better than the ocean if you ask me. i used to sing on the mountains… but the mountains washed away. yup. i lived in the mountains of tucson, but i came back to the shores of michigan, to raise my family: a girl who won my heart. 2 girls, but that’s a technicality.
to me, the ocean tells a simple story about finding your own way to live the good life, by embracing and truly enjoying every moment. ever since i adopted my embrace the moment mantra, life really has been incredibly good to me. i’ve even learned to laugh through the frustrating moments. it’s life.
and the ocean is my song.
got a date, i can’t be late, for the high hopes hailla ball.
i used to sing on the mountains, has the ocean lost it’s way.
she is only three years old and it’s a real fine way to start.
this entry was posted in uncategorized and tagged 30 days of songs, a song that describes me, embracing the moment, led zeppelin. bookmark the permalink. post a comment or leave a trackback: trackback url.
i love this choice kel. i think that people forget that the entire time led zepplin was tearing up the world music scene they (almost all) had children and wives at home. robert plant was especially connected to his kids – and it is evident in tons of his songs; especially this one.


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SFGC’s Premier Ensemble joins Kronos Quartet and guests Rebecca Solnit, the Dragon String Quartet, and others, for the opening night of the 2019 Festival.
Kronos Festival 2019 kicks off with a program that features the Bay Area premiere of Glorious Mahalia, a work by Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop that celebrates legendary singer Mahalia Jackson through the words and spirit of oral historian and activist Studs Terkel. To create the piece, Garrop scoured the Chicago History Museum and WFMT’s Studs Terkel Radio Archive). Glorious Mahalia highlights two of his broadcasts – a concert from 1957 and an interview from 1963 – that he recorded with Jackson. The San Francisco Girls Chorus, conducted by SFGC artistic director and Kronos Festival 2019 artist-in-residence Valérie Sainte-Agathe, joins Kronos to perform the requiem Exalted, composed for Kronos by Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon.

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sfgc’s premier ensemble joins kronos quartet and guests rebecca solnit, the dragon string quartet, and others, for the opening night of the 2019 festival.
kronos festival 2019 kicks off with a program that features the bay area premiere of glorious mahalia, a work by chicago-based composer stacy garrop that celebrates legendary singer mahalia jackson through the words and spirit of oral historian and activist studs terkel. to create the piece, garrop scoured the chicago history museum and wfmt’s studs terkel radio archive). glorious mahalia highlights two of his broadcasts – a concert from 1957 and an interview from 1963 – that he recorded with jackson. the san francisco girls chorus, conducted by sfgc artistic director and kronos festival 2019 artist-in-residence valérie sainte-agathe, joins kronos to perform the requiem exalted, composed for kronos by bang on a can co-founder michael gordon.


text: What do you get from over a decade of board design and collaboration between kiteboarding pioneer Jason Slezak and legendary shaper Jimmy Redmon? You get the precise, refined twintip that is the 2019 Liquid Force Legacy Kiteboard. Back for its fourth season the Legacy’s full double concave hull, progressive rail concave, split “v” tip design and calculated flex pattern provides unmatched control and response on the water. The flow of the Legacy’s outline combined with the subtle yet precise bottom contours simply plow through chop, as if it wasn’t even there, while allowing for fast drag free water flow along the entire bottom of the board.

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In a game to remember, the Bills had every opportunity to win, and then the Colts snatched defeat from the jaws of victory multiple times.
Ultimately a strange sequence of events was required to pull out the Bills victory in the Snow Bowl 2. Was it destiny, or just another extension of Bills’ fans misguided hope?

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in a game to remember, the bills had every opportunity to win, and then the colts snatched defeat from the jaws of victory multiple times.
ultimately a strange sequence of events was required to pull out the bills victory in the snow bowl 2. was it destiny, or just another extension of bills’ fans misguided hope?


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For some time now, commercial barbecue sauce has been progressing from its Dark Ages, when slow-smoked meats were tortured with bland, sweet, corporate slathers, to a more enlightened era of complex boutique sauces flavored with ingredients from habaneros to peaches. The homemade sauces in our second annual barbecue sauce recipe contest reflect that evolution.
We received sauces that contained a pantry full of ingredients: cocoa powder, cider jelly, fresh plums, mangoes, apricots, chipotle peppers, tamarind paste, smoked beer, Asian pear, Mexican chocolate and more.
Such enlightenment — better than the bad old days, to be sure — has its own problems. It was tough sometimes to determine whether something could be considered a barbecue sauce, per se, or a different kind of sauce entirely.
The sauces seem to exemplify a paradoxical trend in contemporary barbecue. On one hand, the craft sauce makers create flavors for niche tastes. On the other, taken as a whole, the anything-goes sauces speak to the homogenizing of this once fiercely regional cuisine.
This year, we changed up things. Rather than pick the top three vote-getters from among all entries, we selected a tomato-based sauce winner, a mustard-based sauce winner and an alternative sauce winner.
It is argued that you cannot taste a barbecue sauce without barbecue. Fair enough. But which barbecue? The sauce takes on a different flavor depending on the meat it accompanies. We looked, first and foremost, for a good-tasting sauce. We”ll figure the meat part out later. It was my call to use plastic spoons for judging.
The readers responsible for the winning recipes are a varied lot. They bring their experiences to their cooking, which is reflected in their sauces.
The winner of the tomato-based category is Betty Newell, a retiree “in my seventies” who lives with her husband of 55 years in the Shenandoah Valley town of Massanutten, Va.
She remembers not just the flavor but even the sound of that hallowed barbecue shack that opened in 1947 and traces founder Jones” family history in commercial barbecue back to the 1800s. Southern Living magazine recently named the Skylight Inn one of the South”s 10 best barbecue restaurants in its 2012 ”Cue Awards, the latest in a long line of accolades.
“A sound I will always associate with being a kid on summer vacation is the chop, chop, chop, chop, chop of that meat cleaver on the wooden chopping block,” she says.
She developed her sauce shortly after moving to the Northern Virginia suburbs with her husband 55 years ago. In a nod to the Skylight Inn, she begins with fresh chili peppers, which are chopped and submerged in vinegar for a week. Drawing upon the sweeter, thicker style favored in the Washington area, she adds ketchup, molasses, soy sauce, Worcestershire and (gulp) liquid smoke.
“I liked the barbecue of North Carolina, but the sauce was so twangy and spicy,” she says. “I wasn”t crazy about the whole thing.
The mustard sauce winner is Janelle Thomas, 29, a 911 dispatcher who lives with her husband and their 4-year-old son in Suitland, Md. Her thick, spicy-hot sauce, spiked with horseradish mustard, is a little chunky with minced garlic and ochre-colored from a splash of ketchup.
Scofield created the sauce one evening a few years ago when friends were coming over for barbecue and he realized he didn”t have any sauce in the house. He grabbed ingredients he had around, such as Sriracha, hoisin sauce, an orange, some seasoned rice wine vinegar, ketchup and Dijon mustard to create what he says works especially well as a finishing glaze on pork tenderloin.
“I just took all the good things about barbecue and put them together,” he says.
This recipe won the Red Sauce category in our 2012 barbecue sauce contest with its combination of sweet and heat. Creator Betty Newell says it goes well with just about any meat.
To avoid burning, it should not be applied to meat until the final 10 to 15 minutes of grilling. In the oven, it can be applied for the final 30 to 45 minutes of cooking as long as the oven is no hotter than 350 degrees and the meat is covered; for hotter ovens or open pans, wait until the final 10 to 15 minutes.
Make ahead: The pepper vinegar needs to be made and refrigerated at least a week in advance. The completed sauce can be covered and refrigerated for at least two weeks.
From Newell, of Massanutten, Va.
Steps: Combine the ketchup, the vinegars, molasses, liquid smoke, soy sauce, Worchestershire sauce and hot sauce in a large bowl. Use immediately, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Note: To make pepper vinegar, chop 6 to 8 fresh red or green cayenne peppers (no need to discard the seeds) to make 1/2 cup, and combine with 2 cups of cider vinegar in a glass jar or other nonreactive container. Refrigerate for at least 1 week. You can refill with new vinegar 2 or 3 times.
This versatile Asian-inspired sauce, winner of the alternative category in our 2012 barbecue sauce contest, pairs well with all types of traditional barbecue. Creator John Scofield says it takes its name from the ingredients and the speed with which it can be prepared.
Make ahead: The sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Steps: Heat the oil and onion in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring a few times, until the onion is soft, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the salt, orange zest and garlic, and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the Sriracha and orange juice and cook until the liquid has reduced almost by half, about 3 minutes.
Add the hoisin sauce, ketchup, mustard and vinegar. Heat until the mixture begins to bubble gently at the edges, then cook for about 10 minutes, stirring and adjusting the heat so the sauce does not come to a boil. Use immediately, or let cool and transfer to a storage container and refrigerate for up to two weeks.

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for some time now, commercial barbecue sauce has been progressing from its dark ages, when slow-smoked meats were tortured with bland, sweet, corporate slathers, to a more enlightened era of complex boutique sauces flavored with ingredients from habaneros to peaches. the homemade sauces in our second annual barbecue sauce recipe contest reflect that evolution.
we received sauces that contained a pantry full of ingredients: cocoa powder, cider jelly, fresh plums, mangoes, apricots, chipotle peppers, tamarind paste, smoked beer, asian pear, mexican chocolate and more.
such enlightenment — better than the bad old days, to be sure — has its own problems. it was tough sometimes to determine whether something could be considered a barbecue sauce, per se, or a different kind of sauce entirely.
the sauces seem to exemplify a paradoxical trend in contemporary barbecue. on one hand, the craft sauce makers create flavors for niche tastes. on the other, taken as a whole, the anything-goes sauces speak to the homogenizing of this once fiercely regional cuisine.
this year, we changed up things. rather than pick the top three vote-getters from among all entries, we selected a tomato-based sauce winner, a mustard-based sauce winner and an alternative sauce winner.
it is argued that you cannot taste a barbecue sauce without barbecue. fair enough. but which barbecue? the sauce takes on a different flavor depending on the meat it accompanies. we looked, first and foremost, for a good-tasting sauce. we”ll figure the meat part out later. it was my call to use plastic spoons for judging.
the readers responsible for the winning recipes are a varied lot. they bring their experiences to their cooking, which is reflected in their sauces.
the winner of the tomato-based category is betty newell, a retiree “in my seventies” who lives with her husband of 55 years in the shenandoah valley town of massanutten, va.
she remembers not just the flavor but even the sound of that hallowed barbecue shack that opened in 1947 and traces founder jones” family history in commercial barbecue back to the 1800s. southern living magazine recently named the skylight inn one of the south”s 10 best barbecue restaurants in its 2012 ”cue awards, the latest in a long line of accolades.
“a sound i will always associate with being a kid on summer vacation is the chop, chop, chop, chop, chop of that meat cleaver on the wooden chopping block,” she says.
she developed her sauce shortly after moving to the northern virginia suburbs with her husband 55 years ago. in a nod to the skylight inn, she begins with fresh chili peppers, which are chopped and submerged in vinegar for a week. drawing upon the sweeter, thicker style favored in the washington area, she adds ketchup, molasses, soy sauce, worcestershire and (gulp) liquid smoke.
“i liked the barbecue of north carolina, but the sauce was so twangy and spicy,” she says. “i wasn”t crazy about the whole thing.
the mustard sauce winner is janelle thomas, 29, a 911 dispatcher who lives with her husband and their 4-year-old son in suitland, md. her thick, spicy-hot sauce, spiked with horseradish mustard, is a little chunky with minced garlic and ochre-colored from a splash of ketchup.
scofield created the sauce one evening a few years ago when friends were coming over for barbecue and he realized he didn”t have any sauce in the house. he grabbed ingredients he had around, such as sriracha, hoisin sauce, an orange, some seasoned rice wine vinegar, ketchup and dijon mustard to create what he says works especially well as a finishing glaze on pork tenderloin.
“i just took all the good things about barbecue and put them together,” he says.
this recipe won the red sauce category in our 2012 barbecue sauce contest with its combination of sweet and heat. creator betty newell says it goes well with just about any meat.
to avoid burning, it should not be applied to meat until the final 10 to 15 minutes of grilling. in the oven, it can be applied for the final 30 to 45 minutes of cooking as long as the oven is no hotter than 350 degrees and the meat is covered; for hotter ovens or open pans, wait until the final 10 to 15 minutes.
make ahead: the pepper vinegar needs to be made and refrigerated at least a week in advance. the completed sauce can be covered and refrigerated for at least two weeks.
from newell, of massanutten, va.
steps: combine the ketchup, the vinegars, molasses, liquid smoke, soy sauce, worchestershire sauce and hot sauce in a large bowl. use immediately, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
note: to make pepper vinegar, chop 6 to 8 fresh red or green cayenne peppers (no need to discard the seeds) to make 1/2 cup, and combine with 2 cups of cider vinegar in a glass jar or other nonreactive container. refrigerate for at least 1 week. you can refill with new vinegar 2 or 3 times.
this versatile asian-inspired sauce, winner of the alternative category in our 2012 barbecue sauce contest, pairs well with all types of traditional barbecue. creator john scofield says it takes its name from the ingredients and the speed with which it can be prepared.
make ahead: the sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
steps: heat the oil and onion in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring a few times, until the onion is soft, 6 to 8 minutes. add the salt, orange zest and garlic, and cook for about 30 seconds. add the sriracha and orange juice and cook until the liquid has reduced almost by half, about 3 minutes.
add the hoisin sauce, ketchup, mustard and vinegar. heat until the mixture begins to bubble gently at the edges, then cook for about 10 minutes, stirring and adjusting the heat so the sauce does not come to a boil. use immediately, or let cool and transfer to a storage container and refrigerate for up to two weeks.


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Burgers still seem to be all the rage out and about in the foodie word at the moment, and being a true dirty burger fan, I don’t think I’ll ever bore of them.
However, when trying to stay healthy, it’s always good to have some leaner options up your sleeve.
As my mum is currently doing really well on Slimming World, she recommended this recipe. The whole idea of Slimming World is based around eating the foods you like, but reducing the fat content where possible and using lots of seasoning and fresh herbs to make sure you still maximise on flavour. I cooked them on the hob, but they’d also be perfect for the BBQ.
The recipe serves 4 people and takes about 1 hour .
1. Using clean hands, mix together the beef mince, egg yolks, chilli flakes, paprika and thyme leaves. Don’t be scared to get your hands dirty – make sure the mixture is fully combined, and don’t skimp on the seasoning – add plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2. Divide the combined mixture into 4 portions, and using your hands, shape each portion into a burger. Cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for 30 mins until ready to cook. 3. Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/Gas 7. Parboil the wedges for 6-8 minutes until just tender. Drain well and leave to cool in a colander for a few minutes, until some of the moisture has evaporated.
4. Coat the wedges in the Rapeseed oil and chilli flakes, season very well with salt and pepper and transfer them to the baking tray in a single layer. Sprinkle with paprika, and bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once after 10 minutes and adding more paprika if needed.
5. As your wedges are cooking, make your coleslaw and cook your bacon. I have a George Foreman grill – so used that to grill my bacon losing any excess fat. Alternatively, you could lightly fry it in some low calorie cooking spray or grill it beforehand.
6. For the coleslaw, put the fresh red cabbage, grated carrot and spring onion in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the yogurt and mayonnaise, then stir into the cabbage mixture. Season to taste and set aside in the fridge until serving.
7. Place a frying pan sprayed with low calorie oil spray over a medium-high heat and cook the burgers for 5 minutes on each side until just cooked through. For the second 5 minutes of cooking time, add the cheddar and bacon on top of the burgers.
[Tip:] if your frying pan has a lid, pop it on top for the last 2 minutes of cooking time, which will help melt the cheese and warm the pre-cooked bacon on the burgers. At this point, also pop your brioche buns on the bottom shelf of the oven to warm through slightly before serving.
8. To serve: remove buns from the oven and lightly coat each side with some light mayo. Add the lettuce leaves to the bottom bun, then place the burger with cheese and bacon on top. Divide the wedges up into 4 and serve alongside the burgers, with a big dollop of the homemade coleslaw from the fridge!

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burgers still seem to be all the rage out and about in the foodie word at the moment, and being a true dirty burger fan, i don’t think i’ll ever bore of them.
however, when trying to stay healthy, it’s always good to have some leaner options up your sleeve.
as my mum is currently doing really well on slimming world, she recommended this recipe. the whole idea of slimming world is based around eating the foods you like, but reducing the fat content where possible and using lots of seasoning and fresh herbs to make sure you still maximise on flavour. i cooked them on the hob, but they’d also be perfect for the bbq.
the recipe serves 4 people and takes about 1 hour .
1. using clean hands, mix together the beef mince, egg yolks, chilli flakes, paprika and thyme leaves. don’t be scared to get your hands dirty – make sure the mixture is fully combined, and don’t skimp on the seasoning – add plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2. divide the combined mixture into 4 portions, and using your hands, shape each portion into a burger. cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for 30 mins until ready to cook. 3. preheat your oven to 220°c/200°c fan/gas 7. parboil the wedges for 6-8 minutes until just tender. drain well and leave to cool in a colander for a few minutes, until some of the moisture has evaporated.
4. coat the wedges in the rapeseed oil and chilli flakes, season very well with salt and pepper and transfer them to the baking tray in a single layer. sprinkle with paprika, and bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once after 10 minutes and adding more paprika if needed.
5. as your wedges are cooking, make your coleslaw and cook your bacon. i have a george foreman grill – so used that to grill my bacon losing any excess fat. alternatively, you could lightly fry it in some low calorie cooking spray or grill it beforehand.
6. for the coleslaw, put the fresh red cabbage, grated carrot and spring onion in a bowl. in a separate bowl, combine the yogurt and mayonnaise, then stir into the cabbage mixture. season to taste and set aside in the fridge until serving.
7. place a frying pan sprayed with low calorie oil spray over a medium-high heat and cook the burgers for 5 minutes on each side until just cooked through. for the second 5 minutes of cooking time, add the cheddar and bacon on top of the burgers.
[tip:] if your frying pan has a lid, pop it on top for the last 2 minutes of cooking time, which will help melt the cheese and warm the pre-cooked bacon on the burgers. at this point, also pop your brioche buns on the bottom shelf of the oven to warm through slightly before serving.
8. to serve: remove buns from the oven and lightly coat each side with some light mayo. add the lettuce leaves to the bottom bun, then place the burger with cheese and bacon on top. divide the wedges up into 4 and serve alongside the burgers, with a big dollop of the homemade coleslaw from the fridge!


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find illinois real estate sales, rental and property services including realtors and appraisers offering real estate services right across illinois.
the dirlibrary.com is here to highlight and promote websites and social media pages over the internet, if you would like to see your real estate website and any facebook, twitter or google plus pages promoted here just hit the submit button to start enjoying our low, one off listing fees that offer lifetime web promotion.
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text: This weekend's reading list contains topics relating to a potential war against Iran, the direction of Iran's Iraq policy, the EU-3 nuclear incentive offer to Iran and Iran's strategy in Lebanon. Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt describe the consequences of a preventive military action against Iran, in Policy Focus 84 from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Professor Farideh Farhi focuses on Western press attention to Quds commander Soleimani, and who is directing the Iraq policy for Iran. Cyrus Safdari provides a look at how previous nuclear offers by the EU to Iran have been characterized as "an empty box with a lot of pretty wrapping". Jon Alterman analyzes Iran's success with its strategy in Lebanon.

lowercased: this weekend's reading list contains topics relating to a potential war against iran, the direction of iran's iraq policy, the eu-3 nuclear incentive offer to iran and iran's strategy in lebanon. patrick clawson and michael eisenstadt describe the consequences of a preventive military action against iran, in policy focus 84 from the washington institute for near east policy. professor farideh farhi focuses on western press attention to quds commander soleimani, and who is directing the iraq policy for iran. cyrus safdari provides a look at how previous nuclear offers by the eu to iran have been characterized as "an empty box with a lot of pretty wrapping". jon alterman analyzes iran's success with its strategy in lebanon.


text: ERIKA BATDORF has been performing, directing, choreographing and creating award winning and unique performance work since 1983. Her work has appeared in Canada, France, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Korea, Indonesia, Georgia and 14 US states in such places as the Smithsonian Institute, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Harvard University, Movement Theatre Festivals in NY, Philadelphia and New Hampshire, the Boston Center for the Arts and many New York City and Toronto venues including Luminato. She has had 4 Dora nominations. 2 shows she created/directed made the top 10 theatrical productions of the year in NOW (2006 and 2010). This past year she performed her latest piece The Smell of the Soul, with musical duo Arwinda in Tblisi, Munich and Jakarta, co-directed by Sook-Yin Lee and Benjamin Kamino in Toronto and performed a site specific work in Finland. She just completed recording an album of original music in Germany with Lisa Schamberger and is developing a new solo installation piece for a workshop performance in Athens (Oct) and the Venice Bienalle (May) 2015.

lowercased: erika batdorf has been performing, directing, choreographing and creating award winning and unique performance work since 1983. her work has appeared in canada, france, germany, finland, denmark, switzerland, korea, indonesia, georgia and 14 us states in such places as the smithsonian institute, the fine arts museums of san francisco, harvard university, movement theatre festivals in ny, philadelphia and new hampshire, the boston center for the arts and many new york city and toronto venues including luminato. she has had 4 dora nominations. 2 shows she created/directed made the top 10 theatrical productions of the year in now (2006 and 2010). this past year she performed her latest piece the smell of the soul, with musical duo arwinda in tblisi, munich and jakarta, co-directed by sook-yin lee and benjamin kamino in toronto and performed a site specific work in finland. she just completed recording an album of original music in germany with lisa schamberger and is developing a new solo installation piece for a workshop performance in athens (oct) and the venice bienalle (may) 2015.


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Congrats this week go out to Lisa who won the EtsyInspired challenge for the Little Snuggle Bunny shop! Lisa, I hope it gets cold enough where you are for that warm blanket! Please email me your address and I will send it on to Shelly to get you that gorgeous blanket!
Next week, on Saturday the 14th, will be the new design team's debut on my blog. Yikes! How exciting! But that also means, we'll be saying goodbye to someone tomorrow.
Congrats to you all!! cant wait to see the debut of the new team!
WOW!! THAT'S SOME GREAT TALENT!!!!
Have fun with this...it's a great gig!!
OH MY GOODNESS! Thank you so much!!!!
Can't wait to see the new design team creations!
Congratulations to the new design team. Looking forward to seeing all of your creative projects.
Congrats to the new DT!!!!!! Can't wait to see what you ladies rock out!
yay I can't wait to see what these ladies come up with! congrats team! Ashley you did a great job picking hun!
Congrats ladies! You will have a blast! Ashley is a sweetheart and the rest of the girls rock too!
congrats ladies, have fun. Lovely card.
Thanks for having faith in us I am sure this is going to be a blast getting to know everyone and you better too!!! Already started my card for next week!!

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congrats this week go out to lisa who won the etsyinspired challenge for the little snuggle bunny shop! lisa, i hope it gets cold enough where you are for that warm blanket! please email me your address and i will send it on to shelly to get you that gorgeous blanket!
next week, on saturday the 14th, will be the new design team's debut on my blog. yikes! how exciting! but that also means, we'll be saying goodbye to someone tomorrow.
congrats to you all!! cant wait to see the debut of the new team!
wow!! that's some great talent!!!!
have fun with this...it's a great gig!!
oh my goodness! thank you so much!!!!
can't wait to see the new design team creations!
congratulations to the new design team. looking forward to seeing all of your creative projects.
congrats to the new dt!!!!!! can't wait to see what you ladies rock out!
yay i can't wait to see what these ladies come up with! congrats team! ashley you did a great job picking hun!
congrats ladies! you will have a blast! ashley is a sweetheart and the rest of the girls rock too!
congrats ladies, have fun. lovely card.
thanks for having faith in us i am sure this is going to be a blast getting to know everyone and you better too!!! already started my card for next week!!


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FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, center, accompanied by army chief of staff Paul Malong Awan, right, attends an independence day ceremony in the capital Juba, South Sudan, July 9, 2015.
South Sudan's former army chief said he has no plans to return to South Sudan after completing his medical examinations in Kenya.
Gen. Paul Malong Awan told VOA's South Sudan In Focus that he has credible threats to his life in South Sudan.
"Why should I go to Juba? When they called me to come back, they put me under house arrest. Should I go to Juba to be arrested?" Awan asked.
Juba is the capital of South Sudan and its largest city.
Awan had been a longtime governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal before he was appointed chief of general staff of the Sudan People's Liberation Army by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. His appointment followed mass resignations by a number of senior generals who claimed the SPLA was involved in ethnic cleansing and war crimes.
Awan was fired by Kiir in May 2017, and attempted to return to his hometown of Aweil. However, his convoy was intercepted at Yirol.
He was persuaded by the elders in Yirol to return to Juba to talk with Kiir, and was placed under house arrest there.
The former army chief was released in November 2017 to seek medical treatment in Kenya after one of his wives and community leaders pleaded for his release.
In January 2018, the South Sudan government accused Awan of ordering opposition fighters to attack government positions across the country, a charge Awan vehemently denied.
"What do I have in that place?" Awan asked. "Yes, my family is there. Some of my family are here [in Kenya]. But I am denied to be liberal [free] when I am there. Why should I go where I can be arrested?"
The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on Awan and two current South Sudanese officials who were implicated in human rights violations and obstruction of the country's peace process.
The Trump administration imposed sanctions last year on two senior members of South Sudan's government, including the former army chief.
Awan said he does not work for the government of South Sudan and wonders why he is still being sanctioned by a foreign government.

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file - south sudan's president salva kiir, center, accompanied by army chief of staff paul malong awan, right, attends an independence day ceremony in the capital juba, south sudan, july 9, 2015.
south sudan's former army chief said he has no plans to return to south sudan after completing his medical examinations in kenya.
gen. paul malong awan told voa's south sudan in focus that he has credible threats to his life in south sudan.
"why should i go to juba? when they called me to come back, they put me under house arrest. should i go to juba to be arrested?" awan asked.
juba is the capital of south sudan and its largest city.
awan had been a longtime governor of northern bahr el ghazal before he was appointed chief of general staff of the sudan people's liberation army by president salva kiir mayardit. his appointment followed mass resignations by a number of senior generals who claimed the spla was involved in ethnic cleansing and war crimes.
awan was fired by kiir in may 2017, and attempted to return to his hometown of aweil. however, his convoy was intercepted at yirol.
he was persuaded by the elders in yirol to return to juba to talk with kiir, and was placed under house arrest there.
the former army chief was released in november 2017 to seek medical treatment in kenya after one of his wives and community leaders pleaded for his release.
in january 2018, the south sudan government accused awan of ordering opposition fighters to attack government positions across the country, a charge awan vehemently denied.
"what do i have in that place?" awan asked. "yes, my family is there. some of my family are here [in kenya]. but i am denied to be liberal [free] when i am there. why should i go where i can be arrested?"
the european union imposed sanctions friday on awan and two current south sudanese officials who were implicated in human rights violations and obstruction of the country's peace process.
the trump administration imposed sanctions last year on two senior members of south sudan's government, including the former army chief.
awan said he does not work for the government of south sudan and wonders why he is still being sanctioned by a foreign government.


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Three IS A Crowd | Bored with a record shop.
ooh good addition to the cards, I’m collecting the set.
Andy Warhol would be so proud!!!
Of course- yours are far better than his.
Put me down for the entire set too.

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three is a crowd | bored with a record shop.
ooh good addition to the cards, i’m collecting the set.
andy warhol would be so proud!!!
of course- yours are far better than his.
put me down for the entire set too.