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The Scoop on Home Power Management Gadgets
So you know that your electronics are sucking power even when they're "off," and you plan to attach them all to a power strip... when you get around to it... but how much energy are they really using, anyway?
Wonder (and justify your laziness) no more. A whole host of gadgets have come out in the past few weeks with the express purpose of making it easier to monitor and curb home energy use.
High on the list is T.E.D. (The Energy Detective) (thanks, Ecogeek!). Attach it to your home wiring--inside the electrical panel (maybe get help from a grown-up...er, electrician... to do this). It will wirelessly broadcast readings of your entire home's energy use to a handheld monitor, updated every few seconds. So see in real-time how much energy the dishwasher uses. Or how much turning down the brightness on your monitor helps. Or unplugging the T.V. Sounds like fun! T.E.D. costs about $140 online.
And keep fingers crossed for some gadgets like this one hitting the American market soon: The "House-Off" switch, a switch by the door that will cut power to all unnecessary gadgets when you leave the house.


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After several years of watching these melodramas, I think I have come upon the (not so) secret formula.
The main characters usually involve one of the following
- a young lady in a predictably doomed relationship
- a widowed or divorced parent
- a prince (or princess)
- sports figure
There is usually:
- a fall festival
- winter carnival
- hometown production
- flower show
- pie bake off
- deadline for some up and coming writer
- ball (or gala)
Venues include:
- a ski resort
- small town
- book store
- restaurant
- (previously unknown) kingdom
- farm (or dude ranch)
- vineyard
There is always at least one or more of the following:
- a parent concerned about their child's happiness
- the best friend trying to show the main character the obvious
- a significant other in the background who
- is clueless about the status of the relationship
- has strayed from the relationship
- is an ass
- has some financial interest in the protagonist
- emotional confusion
- a royal prince or princess from a small unknown European principality trying to hide their real identity
- a monarch trying to steer their child in the right direction to save the kingdom
- a royal female (princess, duchess, lady) who is supposedly destined to marry the prince in an arranged affair (usually to save the kingdom)
- a well known celebrity - writer, actor, sports hero, artist
What you will find is:
- abstainess, less a beer or 2 shared by the guys, the occasional glass wine or champagne
- innocent kisses
- that look between the 2 that lingers
- each character exchanging looks back as they part
- a lot of hand holding
What you will not find:
- a reference to sex, nudity, drugs or violence
- excessive PDA
The end will offer
- a common female protagonist who appears at the ball in a couture gown
- winning the pie, pumpkin, cookie bake off
- saving the ranch, the restaurant, the small business
But to get to that end, there is a formula
- there will be a "significant other" in the picture (albeit usually just alluded to, glimpsed in the early minutes of the movie, heard in phone conversations, etc.)
- some effort (planning the festival or gala, saving the business, facing fears)
- 20 before the end there will be an interrupted kiss
- affirmation of an attraction between the 2 main characters
- reemergence of the significant other (usually at the worst time possible)
- 15 minutes prior to the end there will be a misunderstanding
- an over heard phone conversation
- a proposal witnessed from the shadows
- this will result in the spurned lover exiting stage left (no need to stay around)
- 10 minutes prior to the end the protagonist will search for their loved one, only to find they have left, totally dejected
- very close to the end, a friend, parent, innocent bystander, queen, or king will reveal the truth of the situation and the spurned loved one will reappear,
- the festival will be a hit, the business, farm, vineyard will be saved, etc
- love conquers all, the final kiss
And, if its a Christmas movie, then everything is escalated
- chances are there will be a snow ball fight, a sleigh ride, hot chocolate, carolers (or any combination of these)
- venues that include a small town, a ski resort, or a major city
- selecting the perfect Christmas tree
- a good chance Christmas decorations will be involved
I'm not an expert, a writer for Hallmark, whatever. But having seen way too many of these films, I think I know a bit.

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Drunk driver bumps his way to arrest in Waynesboro
The Waynesboro Police Department arrested an Afton man after he hit a couple of parked cars while driving in an inebriated state over the weekend.
Waynesboro Police make second arrest in Mount Vernon drug case
Thad James McDaniel surrendered himself at the Waynesboro Police Department on Monday. McDaniel, 38, was wanted for his alleged role in illicit drug manufacturing operations that were functioning out of two houses on Mount Vernon Street.
Mount Vernon Street drug suspect remains at large
Thad James McDaniel, 38 years old, remains at large, and the Waynesboro Police Department still considers him desperate.
Waynesboro Police break up residential drug-making operation
The Waynesboro Police Department has uncovered illicit drug manufacturing operations that were functioning out of two houses nestled deep in a residential part of the city. Initially believed to be two independent operations, the Police Department now believes the two neighboring men were collaborators in their drug making.


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Trust in the Media at Lowest Point Ever/
Americans trust in the media has reached a new low.
In 1997, a Gallup poll showed that 53% of the people had trust in the media. Today, that number has dropped to a shocking 32%.
If you are sitting in Starbucks, reading this story, look around, if there are 10 people in the place, only 3 of them trust the job you are doing.
I can assure you, more people trust the guy that made you your morning coffee, than they do you. If the coffee didn't wake you up, that fact sure should have.
Gallup began asking this question in 1972, and on a yearly basis since 1997. Over the history of the entire trend, Americans' trust and confidence hit its highest point in 1976, at 72%, in the wake of widely lauded examples of investigative journalism regarding Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. After staying in the low to mid-50s through the late 1990s and into the early years of the new century, Americans' trust in the media has fallen slowly and steadily. It has consistently been below a majority level since 2007.
Now, there is no doubt that the number is dropping can be linked to cable news. The partisan reporting has taken a huge hit on the media.
Also, Donald Trump constantly saying how bad the media is and calling them "the worst" has also been a big factor. According to the poll, Republicans who say they have trust in the media has plummeted to 14% from 32% a year ago. This is easily the lowest confidence among Republicans in 20 years.
Thanks Donald.
In a surprise to no one, older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to say they trust the media, but trust has declined among both age groups this year. Currently, 26% of those aged 18 to 49 (down from 36% last year) and 38% of those aged 50 and older (down from 45%) say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media.
The bottom line, people have almost lost all faith in the media and it's sad.
H/T Gallup


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A little over a year ago, Hurricane Stan caused a mudslide that killed more than 800 people in Guatemala. Even this week, authorities in Guatemala are still uncovering bodies.
American doctors Jack and Bernadette Page were in Guatemala during the mudslide. At the time, they were midway through their two-year obligation to a small, volunteer hospital in Santiago, Atitlan. When the little hospitalito filled with mud, Jack and Bernie had to improvise - as they often did when their own medical procedures clashed with local customs and beliefs.
Listeners already know Jack and Bernie Page from the audio diaries they've kept for The Story of their experiences in Guatemala.
Now that they're home, they sit down with Dick Gordon for a few final stories. The mudslide turned out to be just one of many challenges - and now they have another. Jack is returning to Guatemala. Bernie is staying in the US.
Dick talked to the young Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer during his last trip to the States. Now Mohammed is back home in Gaza. Dick checks in with Mohammed about how recent clashes between Hamas and Fatah factions in Gaza have impacted his life.
- See Mohammed's latest photos from Rafah, Gaza


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955Dreams, the same guys who brought us, Band of the Day app, has just released a new app called Applauze for iOS. The app helps you discover free and paid events, and buy and RSVP for tickets even if they are sold out. The events are diverse and appeals to all demos, such as classical concerts and Yo Gabba Gabba stage shows. Read More >>
Apple App Store celebrates its fourth anniversary today. Iphone has been around for half a decade now, but the app store was launched a year after the iPhone introduction. From 500 titles initially, it has grown to a massive 650K titles as of today, and counting! Distimo's new report tracks the evolution. Read More >>
Facebook has acquired the hugely popular photo sharing app Instagram today. Facebook coughed up $1 Billion in both cash and stock to buy the app. The sale would be completed by end of the quarter where all nine Instagram employees would join Facebook. Read More >>
Zoho, a leading web-based productivity provider, has unveiled new apps for productive users on the go. Today at their Zoholics User Conference, Zoho added to their existing suite with CRM, Docs and Project related apps for both the iOS and Android platforms. With this announcement, Zoho has firmed up their mobile strategy and is a key focus area for the company this year. Read More >>
Flurry, the mobile app analytics firm, reports that as of Dec, 2011, the time spent on apps outpaces the web, 94 minutes per day v/s 72 minutes per day. Facebook propels the app usage with its users increasingly accessing services through mobile applications than from desktops. Its Messenger app being the most downloaded app on various app stores in 2011. Read More >>
ABI Research, finds that iPad users have downloaded 3 Billion apps since the launch of the original iPad in 2010. iPhone took 2 years to hit the same milestone, while iPad has outpaced the iPhone by crossing the 3B download barrier in just 18 Months. iPad now accounts to 19% of the cumulative app downloads by Apple users. Read More >>
Flipboard, which lauched its iPhone app only a week ago is boasting of 1M downloads in just a week. The iPhone app is also witnessing more flips than its iPad counterpart. All in all, Flipboard is on course to clocking over 2B flips per month, nearly 25B flips/year at the same pace of growth. Read More >>
Mobile analytics firm, Flurry, finds that despite Android's dominance in terms of smarphone share and daily activations, developers make much more money on the iOS platform than on Android. The ratio skews nearly 4:1 in favour of iOS. This also translates to more iOS projects started than Android. Read More >>
App intel provider, Mobilewalla, states that the one millionth app went to market sometime last week. The milestone is a cumulative of all apps available on major platforms including Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows. The app count includes same apps available on these varied platforms. Read More >>
Google Currents app was unleashed on iOS and Android recently. The app is similar to Flipboard in that the user can browse content in a magazine like format, is touch optimized and explored with just a swipe of a finger. Flipboard is iOS specific and was launched on iPhones too recently, but Currents is available on both iOS and Android platforms. Read More >>


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About Us
Rude Nora caving lamps are designed, manufactured and sold by us, trading as Customduo. We are based in Cheddar, in the Mendip Hills, a significant UK caving region. Customduo / Little Monkey is dedicated to your total satisfaction. If you have any suggestions or comments please email us using the details on the Contact page. Full Customduo terms apply.
Rude Nora caving lamps
Nora has a standard 1 year warranty against defects in material and manufacture. If your product or accessories fails to operate to specification during the warranty period we will arrange for your product to be repaired or at our discretion replaced. This warranty is subject to reasonable wear and tear (in our opinion) and correct use and maintenance of the product as applicable. We will not provide warranty repair / replacement if the problem, in our opinion, resulted from use outside the product specification, modifications or alterations, incorrect connection, operation or fitting where applicable, external damage due to accident, impact/ abrasion, poor storage, poor maintenance, use of non approved parts, wear and tear parts (e.g. Nora front window). We will always endeavour to keep any costs due to damage to an absolute minimum.
Nora has been designed to operate effectively in a hostile environment, i.e. caves, and be as robust / reliable / practical as possible for this purpose. As a consequence it will get battered and while we appreciate that it is entirely feasible to break things occasionally, any such damage is beyond the scope of the product warranty. Expect to pay for any damage related repairs. Battery packs in particular are sensitive and subject to damage from misuse, impact, temperature and most significantly water ingress / moisture. Although in reality fairly robust (we see very few failures), battery packs / chargers are only covered by warranty if defects in materials or manufacture can be demonstrated to our satisfaction. Nora battery packs / chargers are professionally manufactured, and as distributers we will only undertake very minor repairs to these items. E.g. we may replace a damaged connector, but will not open a charger or battery pack to exchange a moisture damaged protection circuit. Your safety is our priority. Any physical damage to battery pack wires, cable connectors and wires, is not covered by warrranty.
Unused lamps can be returned if you notify us within 14 days of delivery. You then have a further 14 days to return. A full refund will be provided, excluding a repackaging charge of 10%, minimum £5 will be charged. If you don't think that this is fair enough then please buy elsewhere. We do not accept returns for used items. If you return a used item to us then we reserve the right to charge for lost value or return to you at your cost.
Caving is not without risks. We would not presume to tell you how to kit up and use your equipment. What we will say is that the Nora lamps are not, and should not be considered as, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). How you interpret any guidance that we give on the use of our products and how you use our equipment is entirely at your own risk. Caving is a rigorous activity that is harsh on equipment. Nora has been designed to be safe, robust and best withstand the demands of caving, while remaining practical as a tool for this purpose. This does not mean that it cannot be broken. Lights can fail without warning, and we take no responsibility for any consequence of this. Always carry a reliable and accessible independent backup light source for any light crucial activity / function. Good caving practice is your own responsibility. We do not take responsibility for any accident, injury, liability or cost, to yourself or that you may cause to anyone else, or to any property. This applies to caving or any other function for which you choose to use and place reliance upon our product.
Please note that you personally assume full responsibility for the risk of property damage, bodily injury or death which may occur from the use of this product in any manor whatsoever. If you are not able, or not in a position to, assume this responsibility, or take the risk, then do not use this product. We are not responsible for the consequences (direct, indirect or accidental) or any other type of damage befalling or resulting from the use of this product. If you are not entirely comfortable with the above, then do not purchase or use any of our products.
Please ensure you have read and understood all product safety, maintenance, operation guidance and all other advice / information that with have provided on website and in Nora operation manuals.


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We want to help you get well, and we don't think there should be any surprise along the way. Our protocols for new patients are carefully designed to maximize one-on-one time with you as you become familiar with our clinic.
At any point, ask Dr. Reese, Dr. Shelton, or any member of the team if you have any questions or concerns.
You can access our new patient paperwork today, so you can skip that step during your initial visit to our clinic. If not, we will provide all the necessary paperwork to you when you arrive.Day 1. Introduction to our clinic, a full case history, physical examination and initial x-rays. Day 2. A report of findings, your first spinal correction, and a recommended treatment plan designed specifically for you.
Welcome to Reese Chiropractic! Please let us know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule an appointment.
Our hours are:
Monday 9-12 pm, 2:30 - 6pm,
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At CCAC, we believe that life outside the classroom is an important part of your college experience. Each CCAC campus has a variety of activities to enhance your lifestyle – including athletics, cultural events and personal development seminars.
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Hello fellow photogs! A bunch of ladies at the SheWanders studio have started using Instagram, an application on the iPhone that easily lets you share your photos with your friends. It has fun filters that let you change the look and feel of your photos, and you can upload them to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr. These awesome Instagrams were taken by Olivia. What a fun way to keep in touch! xoxo... Jessica from the Wanderers
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Bluetooth is very easy and hassle free way of data trasnfer among bluetooth enabled devices. If you have an iPhone and want to use bluetooth for data transfer, makes sure bluetooth option is turned ON. After the data transfer, it is recommended to turn OFF the bluetooth option on iPhone.
Turn ON / OFF Bluetooth on iPhone
1. Click Settings icon on the home screen.
2. On Settings screen, click General option.
3. Click Bluetooth option on General screen.
4. Tap the button to set Bluetooth ON or OFF on iPhone.
Once Bluetooth is turned ON, it will automatically start searching for bluetooth devices around. After the transfer, make sure you turn OFF the Bluetooh. Happy transfer!


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Demi Lovato shines at the The X Factor season finale in a metallic dress from Topshop. The bold number features front and back cutout details and a cool metallic two tone copper and green/blue effect. She added Topshop SUPREME Extreme platform pumps.


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Diamond Jive who my friend Lisa dances with are based in Shoreditch, London and along with a local friend held a day and night of dance classes and Rockabilly bands at Camp and Furnace in the heart of Liverpool's docks area.
I don't think I have worn a cut-off top and exposed my tummy since I was 12 years old, but I fell in love with the Hell Bunny Vixen 'Candy' skirt and 'Hula' top so just had to give it a go.
|An action shot of me dancing courtesy of Diamond Jive
|Hell Bunny Vixen 'Candy' skirt with a petticoat underneath


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"Pachakam" means cooking in kerala and Pachakam.Com welcomes you to the magnificent world of easy and healthy Indian cooking with a probe into the fascinating Indian cooking recipes. Cooking is not just about making food but is an art of presenting your culinary skills to those who love food with a different flavor and Indian cooking, by no means is an exception.
Arikadukka a popular malabar side snack
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Published On: 30 Apr 2010
English: Raw Rice
tamil: Pacharisi
malayalam: Pachari
telugu: Pachi Biyyam / Biyyamu
kannada: Akki
hindi: Arwa Chawal
Bengali: Chaal
Konkani: Soorev Orovu / Thando
Marathi: Taandul
Oriya: Arua Chaula
Punjabi: Chawal
for more details, click the name of the ingredient
English: Aniseed
tamil: Shombu
malayalam: Shombu
telugu: Kuppi Soptu
kannada: Sompu
hindi: Valaiti Saunf / Aawonf
Bengali: Muhuri / Mitha Jira
Gujarati: Anisi / Sowa
Marathi: Badishaep
Oriya: Sop
Punjabi: Valaiti Sounf
English: Cumin Seeds
tamil: Seerakam / Jeerakam
malayalam: Jeerakam
telugu: Jeelakara / Jidakara / Jikaka
kannada: Jeerige
hindi: Jeera / Jeeru / Safaid Jeera / Zeera / Shimai Shombu
Bengali: Jeera / Zeera / Safed Jira
Gujarati: Jeeru / Jiru / Safed Jiraun
Konkani: Jeerey / Jeren
Marathi: Jeera / Jeregire
Oriya: Jira / Jeera
Punjabi: Jira
Kashmiri: Zyur
English: Coconut
tamil: Thengai
malayalam: Nalikeram / Thenga
telugu: Kobbari Kaaya
kannada: Thenginakai
hindi: Nariyal
Bengali: Narcole
Gujarati: Naliyer / Nariyal
Konkani: Naarlu
Marathi: Naral
Oriya: Nadia
Punjabi: Gola / Nariyal
Kashmiri: Narjeel
English: Salt
tamil: Uppu
malayalam: Uppu
telugu: Uppu
kannada: Uppu
hindi: Namak
Bengali: Laban / Noone
Gujarati: Meethu
Konkani: Meet
Marathi: Mith
English: Chilli Powder
tamil: Mulakupodi
malayalam: Mulakupodi
telugu: Erra Mirapa Kayalu / Yendu Mirapakayalu
kannada: Molaku / Kempu Menasinakai / Ona Menasinakai
hindi: Lal Mirch
Bengali: Paka Lanka / Lal Mirch / Lankamorich
Gujarati: Lal Marcha
Konkani: Sukki Saangi /Suke Miriyasang
Marathi: Lal Mirchi / Mirchya
Oriya: Lanka / Nali Lankamaricha
Punjabi: Lal Mirch
Kashmiri: Marach Wangun
Urudu: Lalmirch
English: Turmeric Powder
tamil: Manjalpodi
malayalam: Manjalpodi
telugu: Pasupu
kannada: Arashina / Harasina Pudi
hindi: Haldi / Hardhar
Bengali: Halood
Gujarati: Hardhar / Haldi
Konkani: Haladpito
Marathi: Halad / Halede
Oriya: Haladi Gunda
Punjabi: Haldar / Haldi
Kashmiri: Lader
Urudu: Haladi
English: oil
tamil: Ennai
malayalam: enna
telugu: camuru
kannada: taila
hindi: tela
Punjabi: moyen
Clean the mussels and drain.
Slit half way down into each mussel and remove the black pith in the centre.
In a separate vessel soak rice in hot water for 5 hours. Wash well and drain.
Take the items to be ground in a mixer: drained rice, raw rice, aniseed, cumin seeds, grated coconut, onions and required salt. Grind to a fine paste.
Stuff each mussel neatly with the ground paste and steam for 30 minutes.
Grind the ingredients for preparing masala: chilly powder, aniseed, turmeric powder and little salt. Prepare a batter with little water.
Dip each arikkadukka in the chilly batter and fry in sufficient oil until golden in color.
Malabar arikkadukka is ready and serve hot.
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A would-be thriller that has nothing to do with cards and even less to do with thrills, "The Queen of Clubs" reps an unwelcome change of pace for Gallic indie helmer Jerome Bonnell ("Pale Eyes"). Meandering yarn, about two twentysomething orphans who get into serious merde following a bumbled robbery, aims for the rural epiphanies of Bruno Dumont or the Dardenne brothers but falls into hysterics early on and never regains a proper footing. Mid-January local rollout won't draw a full house; overseas winnings look to be sparse, with possible flushes in Francophone fests.
Aurelien (Malik Zidi) and Argine (Florence Loiret Caille) form a volatile pair whose incestuous, cloistered relationship spills over into bloody madness as the plot progresses. That's if you can call it a plot — Aurelien tries to unload boxes of stolen copper and winds up killing an accomplice (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) — or if you can bear to sit through Argine's hissy fits. In the past, Bonnell has proved a solid actors' director; here, his thesps are merely running in circles. Tech package is passable.


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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Little Gary Ferguson Ebony Magazine May 1966
One of the most interesting articles that I have come across so far on my trawl of Ebony magazines has been one on Little Gary Ferguson. The above photo shows Gary on The Beat show.
Last I read Gary and his family were living in Dallas in Oak Cliff.
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
– While WWE has the name Tommy Dreamer trademarked, Dreamer can still use the name in TNA and anywhere else he wants since he can show that he's used the name before WWE. As everyone knows, Dreamer used the name for years before joining WWE.
– It's said that Paul Heyman does not want to come into TNA with the way things are currently setup as far as creative and everything else goes.
– The reason TNA is bringing in several former ECW stars is because the focus group that did research a few months back showed that many fans responded that ECW was their favorite period in wrestling when asked. The results from this focus group is what really started the idea of bringing in Paul Heyman to lead a group of former ECW stars.
Spoilers on the ECW Stables in TNA, More Big Names Coming
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dudleys used their name LONG before WWE as well, yet theyre still trademarked by WWE and cant use them… so i dont see why tommy should be allowed to either… well i DO i just… dont see the fairness in the situation…. even rhyno had to drop the Y….. so why dreamer can keep his ring name is beyond me
TNA sux!:) not part of the subject just wanted to say it 😀
This is typical TNA – take something from 15 years ago and not only use the same elements, but this time use the actual same people!
ECW is so revered by wrestling fans & smarks – because it was something comepletely new, something that wrestling fans had never seen before.
If TNA really wants to be the top dog in this industry they've got to do something new – not try to retread old names, and story lines.
Both TNA and WWE have been so disappointing over the last 6 months – this is just another sad attempt to grab some quick ratings.
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All of us have spending leaks, money we spend that we shouldn't. Stop wasting money already!
We're getting back to basics. While you were all busy investing in real estate and monitoring your portfolios, you've been steadily wasting money. We're all guilty of it, but from time to time we need to go back to personal finance 101 and take a hard look at how much we are spending day to day.
What Gets Measured Gets Managed
How many transactions are charged to your credit card that you forgot about or know about and don't use but don't bother canceling? When it's $8 a month here for Netflix that you don't watch and $35 a month there for a gym you don't go to, it starts to add up.
Sit down and go through your credit card transactions. Stop those subscription expenses that you don't use.When you don't even swipe your card for transactions like those, you don't realize how much money you're wasting.
And when you hand over your card for little things like coffee or a bodega bacon, egg, and cheese, at that moment, you don't feel like you are losing anything during that transaction. You're just pulling money out of an account you don't see.
Do you really enjoy that coffee each morning or is it just part of your routine on your way to work? If you sit down and drink your coffee and read the paper, fair enough. That is enjoyable.
But if you just grab it after you leave home (where there is coffee) and before you get to the office (where there is coffee), that's nothing special; it's just a habit. A habit costing you money with no real return.
Maybe you meet friends every week for trivia night or board games. This is something you don't have to spend money on; it's not a necessity. But it is enjoyable, probably more enjoyable than your coffee on the way to work.
Or maybe you enjoy them both. But nearly all of us have limited resources, only so much disposable income. You will sometimes have to choose between two things you enjoy or start thinking about how to you can earn some more money.
As it Happens
Because spending these relatively small amounts of money doesn't feel like spending money, you have to make it more painful. Every time you spend money, write it down as it happens in a little notebook or log it into an app like Spending Tracker (for iOS) or Expense Manager (for Android).
If you can't manage that, use the boot camp of budgeting systems, the envelope method. It's strict, but it works. You make an envelope for each of your non-fixed expenses, so things like gas, groceries, clothes, entertainment, etc. and budget a certain amount of money for each envelope.
When an envelope is empty, you have no more money to spend in that category until the following week or month, however often you set the budget. No credit or debit card to bail you out, you leave those at home until you are disciplined enough to make the envelope method work sans envelopes.
Bonus Tip
If this all sounds penny ante and you want to save pounds, not pennies, there is one sure way to save money. Get a cheaper living situation.
That might mean moving home with mom and dad for a time, getting a roommate, moving to a cheaper apartment or home, or moving to a location with a lower cost of living than where you are now.
The personal finance rule of thumb is to spend no more than one-third of your income on rent. LMM thinks that should be no more than a quarter if you can swing it. And you can.
We live in too much house. The bigger your house, the more stuff you buy to fill it, the more it costs to heat and cool, the more time it takes to clean and maintain it. You don't need so much house.
You also don't need to live in the expensive hipster neighborhood. You're not a hipster; you're not a BoBo, you are not a Shoreditch true believer. You don't need to live within walking distance of the coffee shop that sells the cat poo beans coffee. You can drink Cafe Bustelo like the rest of us.
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Only Make Right Turns
Do you go to the grocery without a list and then have to go back because you forgot a key ingredient? Do you get home from the second grocery trip and realize that you were supposed to pick up the dry cleaning from the place that is just across the street from the grocery?
This all comes down to poor financial planning, it costs you money in wasted gas, and it costs you time. Keep a list of this kind of stuff, what groceries you need and what errands you need to do. This way you can coordinate things and not have to backtrack all over town.
If You Can Read You Can Cook
Americans throw away nearly half the food we buy. Money going into the trash and the reason there are starving kids in the world, that's your fault!
Or are you one of those people who claim they can't even boil water. It is really an unattractive quality for an adult to not be able to feed yourself. You might think it makes you look busy and important, but it just makes you look stupid and lazy.
If you can read, you can cook. If you can read and cook, you can use meal planning and prep to save time, money, and improve your health and weight if that is something you need to do.
If you really want to save money with meal planning, base your menu for the week on two things; what you already have in the house, particularly things that need to be used before they go bad and what is on sale at your supermarket.
An aside on this, best by dates have little to do with food safety. If the government or manufacturers gave a shit about food safety, they wouldn't pump food full of hormones, antibiotics, and weird dyes and flavorings that are probably giving men moobs and all of us cancer.
Those dates are a ploy to make you throw away perfectly edible food and buy more. Here's how you tell if food is safe to eat, does it stink? If it does, throw it out. If not, you can eat it.
I once left a whole pot of beef stroganoff out overnight because I forget to put it away after leaving it to cool. I wasn't going to throw away a whole pot of food. I ate it and lived to tell the tale.
Meal prep can mean doing things like chopping all the vegetables you plan to use ahead of time, so when it's time to make dinner, they are ready to go. And chopping really is the part of cooking that is most time-consuming.
If you had your veggies and meat pre-cut, you could have a good stir-fry in about 15 minutes which is less time than it probably takes you to drive to a restaurant and back.
Meal prepping can also mean cooking big batches of things that re-heat well like lasagne, chili, soups, and stews and then eating from them for a few days. You can also freeze them if you don't like to eat things more than one day in a row.
You are also allowed to cheat. Buying pre-chopped veg is not as cheap as doing it yourself, but it is still cheaper than going out. I like to chop vegetables because it's relaxing, but I'm not going to save a few cents by shredding big blocks of cheese when I can just buy it pre-shredded. You can make similar compromises if you saves more money than you are spending now. The perfect is not the enemy of the good.
If you have no idea where to start, check out Budget Bytes. Her recipes are tasty, reasonably healthy, inexpensive, and easy to follow. If you really want to get into meal prep, type it into Pinterest. There are about a million pages dedicated to it.
If the mess is what puts you off cooking, you're doing it wrong. The kitchen shouldn't look like a bomb went off. Clean as you go. Don't use a different utensil, pot, pan, or bowl for everything. The spoon you used to stir a dish on the stove can be the same spoon you use to dish it up at the table.
Vimes' Theory of Boots
This is from a Terry Pratchett novel. A character, Sam Vimes notices that poor people buy cheap boots that have to be replaced much more often than the more expensive boots rich people buy. In the end, the poor people spend more money on boots than rich people because they can't afford to buy boots that last.
Those cheap boots are "fast fashion," stuff places like H&M or Old Navy sell. It's poorly made and made out of cheap, ugly material. I can spot polyester at 100 paces. You don't have to buy couture to buy quality.
There is a middle ground. If you are lucky enough to live near a Uniqlo, check them out. They have great, inexpensive, well made, natural fiber basics like t-shirts, dress shirts, and khakis.
Buy quality jeans. Most of us wear them more than any other piece of clothing and are rougher on them than we are with most other clothes. Don't buy cheap shoes. They are bad for your feet and back, especially cheap running shoes.
You should spend the most on the things you will wear the most. If you have to wear suits every day, buy good quality suits. If you live in a cold climate, buy a good winter coat. You can cheap out on the stuff you don't wear so much because it doesn't get as much wear and tear.
Take proper care of your things too, so they last longer and don't look shabby. Don't wear a pair of closed shoes two days in a row, let them air out and put shoe trees in them, so they keep their shape. Treat your leather goods with a conditioning cream, so they don't dry out. If something gets a stain or tear, attend to it quickly, so it doesn't set or get bigger.
Dinner and Drinks?
This is the socializing default for a lot of people whether they're meeting friends or going on a date. Everyone likes dinner and drinks but it gets expensive, and it's not that imaginative. Here is a whole article on fun, cheap dates and most of them will work for getting together with friends too.
Have a potluck, invite people over to play video games, go on a hike, have a picnic. Food tastes better outside, and people are more relaxed when they are sitting on a blanket in the grass.
Go Deep Not Shallow
Do you have ADD when it comes to hobbies? You get interested in something, buy all the gear, and then, just kind of stop doing that hobby. You spent all that money and are stuck storing all that stuff, and you don't even use it.
Before you splash out on all the kit for your new interest, test it out first. If you want to start skiing, rent or borrow the gear the first few times to see if you really like it. Maybe you're not good at it, or you realize you hate being out in the cold for so long.
When you find something you like to do, then you can invest in it. And stick with it, even if it's hard. Part of the pleasure of a hobby is becoming good at it, and that doesn't happen over night.
Tools You Can Use
Sometimes we have to buy things, have to spend money. Before you make a sizeable purchase or before you buy something you buy regularly, Google that thing and the words "discount" or "coupon." You can almost always find a way to save a little money. Maybe Home Depot is giving 10% off the washing machine you need. Or maybe Groupon is selling Starbucks gift cards for less than face value.
You can use sites like ebates which is a shopping portal offering cash back and discounts for more than 2,000 retailers. Check out the best time of the year to buy various things. Big ticket items like electronics, furniture, and appliances go on sale at certain times of the year.
More For You
These little amounts we mindlessly spend really do add up. The $20 you spend on coffee each week and the $60 of food you throw away in a month is all money that you could be investing or at least getting some enjoyment from.
Plug your spending leaks, break your mindless money habits and make that money work for you.
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PORTSMOUTH — A proposal to meter the Parrot Avenue parking lot will go before the public tonight at City Hall.
Beginning at 7 p.m. in the Eileen Dondero Foley Council Chambers, the city Parking Committee will host a special public input session in hopes of garnering feedback about the potentially controversial proposal.
The committee has been tasked with bringing the proposal to the public due to concerns from the City Council that some use the free parking lot as a storage space for their vehicles.
Preliminary estimates show the city could realize an added boost of nearly $275,000 in annual parking revenue should they meter the 186-space lot. At maximum use the lot could produce up to $348,192 in revenue.
A cost comparison reveals that if initial costs and operating expenses are factored in, the net income for the city would be approximately $273,449.
The lot is one of the few free municipally owned parking lots in the city. It has been the subject of much discussion involving the Portsmouth Middle School expansion and renovation project, and has even been considered a possible site for a parking deck.
Parking Committee chairman Ken Smith said he believes the city needs to reach a balance between allowing downtown workers the opportunity to have accessible and free parking, while making sure those who use the lot for business at the court house pay a fee.
Smith said he has a few ideas of his own, but hopes people will turn out and voice their opinions and ideas.
If implemented, the city has said it would look at placing four Pay and Display meters in the lot. The meters could be programmed to allow for longer times to park. The project would involve a one-time cost of $30,800 to outfit the lot with meter kiosks and another $44,000 in annual transaction fees.
The meeting is expected to feature a short presentation on the proposal, followed by an input session. Following the meeting, Smith said he intends on bringing the results back to the full Parking Committee and then submit a report to the City Council at a future date.
Public can comment about metering of Portsmouth's Parrot Ave. lot
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Filed under: aliens, UFO | Tags: aliens, SECRET FILES, UFO
A very strange UFO AND ALIENS file has been released by the F.B.I. (The Federal Bureau of Investigation) from its digital vault.
The memo was published by the vault in April 2011 under the Freedom of Information Act:, dated March 22, 1950, It was addressed to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
from Guy Hottel, then head of the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office. It relayed some
information from an informant."
The subject
"An investigator for the Air Force stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico," Hottel writes. "They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture…
The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as The Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given to a incident that occurred less than three months after the United States entered World War II as a result of the Japanese Imperial Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor. At that time Many un identified flying objects entered the skies over Los Angeles California. These UFOS were seen by millions. These UFOS became the target of the aerial barrage as they were thought to be an attacking force from Japan.
What else were they to think ?
Amazing Photos and video of this event exist..This UFO incident might offer us the best actual photographic proof.
To this day no real explanation of the identity of these flying objects has been offered.
Air raid sirens sounded in Los Angeles County on the night of 24–25 February 1942. A total blackout was ordered and thousands of air raid wardens filled the air.. At 3:16 a.m. the 37th Coast Artillery Brigade began firing 12.8-pound anti-aircraft shells into the air at reported aircraft; over 1,400 shells would eventually be fired. Pilots of the 4th Interceptor Command were alerted but their aircraft remained grounded.
There are witnesses who said otherwise, claiming to see air force planes chasing the UFOs over the ocean.
Because California had a well-organized alert system, the whole section was searching the night skies in a matter of minutes. Searchlights were beaming illuminating the night sky, all of them converging on one thing-a UFO.
The beams of light would soon be accompanied by tracer fire from anti-aircraft artillery, all of the rounds aiming at the invading craft. The giant UFO would take direct hit after hit, yet without damage.
The 37th Brigade was relentless in its attempt to bring down the large object, but found no success. The barrage of spent shells would fall over the entire area-no place was safe this night. Many were injured, and there were even reports of death from the falling shells. According to newspaper reports, eyewitnesses described the sight of the UFO like a "surreal, hanging, magic lantern."
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A friend just sent me these photos he took a while ago
of Jerusalem UFOS. They appeared and stayed in the same place
for a while he said. Then quickly sped out of view. These photos have not been on the internet
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Exciting news of ACJ's exhibition programme for the next two years.
2019 sees Connections/Connessione, a touring exhibition with our Italian sister organisation AGC, plus a members' selling show at a gallery in London.
For 2020 the Members' Exhibition theme is Glass Houses
ACJ has been working on a two-country touring exhibition with AGC in Italy, which will open in November 2019 at a major jewellery venue in London, travelling to Scotland next, then in June 2020 it will open in the first of two Italian venues.
Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo (AGC) was established in 2004, and (like ACJ) includes curators, educators, gallerists, collectors among its members, as well as practicing jewellers. AGC has an excellent track record of exhibitions and events, in Italy and internationally. They regularly show at JOYA Barcelona, Schmuck Germany, and have shown in the USA and China. See : www.agc-it.org
Their annual Gioielli in Fermento (Jewellery in Ferment) shows work from makers across the globe, selected from applications and invited artists, and the work is very fresh and exciting. See: gioiellinfermento.com May 2019 will see the opening of the 9th event in this series.
Connections/Connessione will show the work of 50 makers, half from each organisation. Applications are now open and the deadline is 1st July 2019.
Selling show, London
We're working on a small but perfectly formed selling show at a brilliant gallery in London for this Autumn, details to be announced soon.
Glass Houses
Planning ahead, we are also preparing the 2020 Members' Exhibition, themed Glass Houses to show work reflecting climate change and the environment. The Call for Entries will go out early in 2020, but you are most welcome to start making now!


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You guys!
The holidays are upon us.
It's true.
No matter how much we don't want to think about it - -
they are sneeking up on us whether we like it or not!
Labor Day is over and before we know it, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here!
I've just recently stocked my Etsy shop with lots of holiday goodness. Lots of these items are intended for Young Womens leaders, Primary leaders, Visiting Teachers, Missionary moms - - made with love in an effort to save YOU some time this holiday season.
When I was a YW Pres. I'd do anything to purchase something already made - - to save myself some time.
So here ya go.
And there's LOTS more where this came from - - I'll be adding new items all throughout the next few weeks so check back often! And as always - - feel free to message me with any questions.
New 2015 Mutual Theme Christmas Ornaments
Young Womens Christmas Socks to go along with the 2015 Theme!
Decor to remember the 2015 theme
Vinyl to introduce the NEW 2016 Mutual Theme!
Custom Missionary Ornaments
Primay Ornaments with the 2015 Theme!
For details on all these goodies AND MORE go HERE.
And just like last year - - please order sooner than later as I'll be closing my shop come December 1st to spend time with my family over the holiday season.
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TRIBE: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
MEDIUM: Oil Paintings, Tattoos
LOCATION: Saint John, North Dakota
The Native traditions he practiced as a young man, inspires and motivates Derek's work that is deeply steeply rooted in oral tradition. He creates work that will touch the spirit of not only his generation but for the future generations to come.
Working with First Peoples Fund for two years has allowed Derek to expand his business through advertising on social media and a professional website, generating new sales by showcasing beautifully detailed photos of his work. Giclee prints of his pieces will soon be available for purchase on the site.
"If you have a dream or a vision lets grab it together and make it happen. To me this medium is more than just an artistic expression, it is a leap of faith and a spiritual journey. I take this to heart every time I am asked to tattoo somebody."


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Joss Whedon took a brief time out from production of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" to check out the premiere of "Guardians of the Galaxy" in London the other night. Briefly chatting with Hey U Guys, the filmmaker revealed that 'Ultron' is set to sport four primary female characters:
"There are four prominent female roles in the center of the movie, and, I think, a more balanced presence throughout the movie. The guys are all there. There are more of them too. Hopefully it will satisfy everybody. I'm not trying to fulfil an agenda, but I am interested in men and women. I'm interested in grown-ups who act like children and dress like clowns and punch each other."
The comment immediately raises the question – who is the fourth? Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) are the obvious first three. Beyond that though?
The site quickly followed up asking if Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, could be seen. Whedon reportedly made a ridiculous face for the camera and said: "I don't have the facial reaction you're looking for. I like her too. That's all I can say."
Meanwhile a new still from the film is out, this one showing Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) riding Harley-Davidson's new electric motorcycle in the film – at the same time seemingly borrowing Captain America's shield. The photo was released due to today's introduction of Harley-Davidson's Project LiveWire at Comic Con.


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Watching Tim Minchin after reading Deleuze was fun time-out… until his song "Not Perfect" turned my thoughts to Tim Ingold's figure comparing Lévi-Strauss's and Bateson's views on mind and ecology. Sounds like Tim Minchin stands with Levi-Straus here.
But Minchin is also singing through spheres. Like centrifugal man!
"When you feel like you're the smallest doll in a babushka doll".
As Ingold observes, "the perception of the spheres was imagined in terms of listening rather than looking" (210; see Ingold's figure 12.2 The Fourteen Spheres of the World). Ingold observes that visual perception involves light reflecting off the surface of things. Sound perception on the other hand place us at the experiential centre of a lifeworld, listening out. Tim Minchin starts "this is my earth, and I live in it". He sings inwards Geosphere -> Bio-sphere -> Noosphere (213). And is bloody funny!!!
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Two years ago I bought my first roll of Tufflite IV greenhouse film and have since used it in a variety of ways around the Runamuk farm and homestead. As I've progressed along my journey towards a sustainable life I've looked for ways to extend my growing season, ways to improve upon the things I am already doing, and methods for… Read more »


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Current live tenders for the Belfast Works LEMIS+
This page details the current live tenders for the Belfast Works LEMIS+ Project training.
Please contact us via the details below to receive full tender information.
Belfast Works - LEMIS+ Project Invitation to Tender
The Belfast Works – LEMIS+ Project works with unemployed and economically inactive people living in Belfast to help them gain sustainable employment through up-skilling and we seek tenders for the following provision:
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Most businesses work hard to understand their customers. Many are missing an opportunity by not focusing more on individual customers. Putting the microscope to individual customer behaviors is a fruitful place to gain a more textured and accurate view of the whole.
As James Vornov puts it: "...things look very different from inside the system as one of the components compared to the view from above. From within, experience can be granular and anecdotal. From without, with a broad or long view and large numbers, there is smoothness and predictability."
In our fledgling business, we're having success with developing something we call customer viewers. These viewers are Excel spreadsheets that visually describe usage data for an individual customer — then offer the ability flip to another randomly chosen customer. Imagine flipping through a stack of photographs; before long you can identify important characters, common scenery and features that stand out as unusual. Our customer viewers tap into this powerful and instinctive pattern recognition capability of the mind.
Scientists approach their investigations in this same ground-up way. Biologists had to do the hard work of describing individual species before generalizing into a taxonomy. Likewise, you wouldn't find a psychiatrist saying: "10 of my 25 patients have obsessive behaviors. We will consider them the obsessive segment." That is what your business is doing if it is trying to shed light on customer behavior exclusively from the top down.
This worm's-eye view is rare in the analytics world — and the insights it reveals are amazing. You start to see actions and behaviors that never show up in regressions, distributions, or other statistical approaches.


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Patriot Environmental Management offers Bulk Liquid Transport, and is able to treat and manage a broad range of regulated and non-regulated wastes. These include quarantine and hazardous materials produced by the industrial and commercial sectors.
Our fleet of modern vacuum tankers range from 4,000L trucks used for the domestic market to 50,000L road trains servicing the mining and oil and gas industries for long haul camp and drill rig support. We compliment our liquid waste division with providing bulk potable and recycled water deliveries and offering ISO tanks for safe on site liquid waste storage solutions.
Patriot provides bulk liquid transport management for various liquid wastes including but not limited to:
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With the gas prices high and the economy in turmoil, most small businesses are looking for ways to reduce costs and make their dollars go farther. Many small business owners I talk to think they don't have the money to get a website or start actively marketing it online. But the reality is that investing in your website can actually reduce costs. Here are 7 ways your website can save your small business money.
By the way, if you lead a churches, ministry, or non-profit you'll find many of these ideas will save your organization money too.
1) A small business website can answer sales questions for you.
What hours are you open? Do you carry XYZ brand? Can you give me directions to your store? Are you licensed and insured? People frequently call businesses with these kinds of "pre-sale" questions about the products or services offered or the business itself. By putting answers to these frequently asked questions on your website, you can save time answering sales questions.
2) A small business website can provide free customer service.
Just as people have questions before they make a purchase, existing customers also often have questions after making a purchase. What's the best way to clean this product? Does this product require regular maintenance? Putting answers to frequently asked service and support related questions on your website can save time and thus money as well.
3) A small business website can reduce or eliminate printed marketing materials.
Many years ago, OurChurch.Com invested a considerable sum of money developing and printing a media kit we could send to prospective advertisers. Less than 6 months later some of the information in it was no longer accurate leaving us with some very high-priced kindling for our next staff campfire. Additionally, we found that most people would rather read something online than wait for it to arrive in the mail anyway. Depending on the type of business you have you may not be able to completely eliminate printed marketing materials – in fact we recently printed a brochure we gave out at a recent conference – but almost all businesses can save in this area.
4) A small business website can eliminate the printing and mailing of manuals, instructions, etc.
People are always losing paperwork. If your business provides documentation of any kind with its products or services, you can eliminate the cost of printing and mailing additional copies by putting these documents on your website. For products this includes things like assembly instructions, maintenance instructions, and warranty information. For services this typically includes policies or general contract information.
5) A small business website can save advertising costs.
A small business can promote its website through search engines for far less money than any other form of advertising such as TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, or direct mail. More and more people are searching online for products and services, including local businesses like restaurants, beauty solons, and home renovators. Many small businesses could increase sales and reduce advertising costs by shifting more of their marketing budget into search engine marketing.
6) A small business website can reduce expansion costs.
Instead of adding a new physical store, a business can go global with an e-commerce store for less. Even small businesses that provide a physical service like a lawn care, mobile locksmith, or catering can often expand into neighboring markets by continuing to maintain one base of operations and expanding their website (or nearly replicating it for the new area).
7) A small business website can reducing billing costs.
Does your business mail invoices? You can cut that cost using an online billing system and then giving customers the ability to choose to receive invoices by email rather than postal mail. Many customers will take advantage of this opportunity to reduce clutter and save a few trees. If you provide a recurring service like lawn care, pest control, or cleaning services, this can be a good cost-saving option for you.


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The Church of Scientology has just launched a new media campaign in an attempt to encourage new followers to their faith. The 'I am NOT a Scientologist' campaign is somewhat similar to the hugely successful 'I am a Mormon' campaign that shows everyday people proclaiming their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints.
Tom Cruise, celebrated over-compensator, explained how the Scientology campaign would be different,
"Mormons want to show that they are part of the mainstream of society. Scientologists want to do the exact the opposite. We are not typical everyday people. The simple reality is that we are better than everyone else. Our campaign will start with pictures of average people telling you that they are not Scientologists. We want to emphasize the message that Scientologists are superior. More importantly we will show that absolutely anyone can become a success by joining our church."
According to the official press release the campaign will include two separate parts. The first will use images of people who are homeless, drug addicted or mentally ill. They also plan to include the entire field of Republican presidential candidates. The press release describes the people in the campaign as "a bunch of losers". The campaign will use images of these people in a series of magazine, on-line and television ads. Each ad will include the caption line 'I am NOT a Scientologist'. The second part of the campaign will begin two months later. The new ads will show how the lives of these same people have changed since they joined The Church of Scientology.
Mr. Cruise elaborated about the changes that would be shown,
"We will show how the people who joined our church have changed and become superior to everyone else. They will have roles in movies and be cast in reality TV shows. They will appear on talk shows and in the tabloids. Some will even be seen on TMZ. They will all have become incredibly successful in whatever field we have chosen for them. One of them will even have secured the Republican nomination for president."
In a statement released later Mr. Cruise clarified that the candidate who joined the Church of Scientology would win the Republican nomination, but would not be able to defeat President Obama in the November 2012 general election. According to Mr. Cruise, "The miracles offered by Scientology are vast, but given the current Republican field there is no fucking way that we could get any of them elected President."


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The Flechtheim Scholarship
This scholarship is available to an applicant who is enrolled in any program or course taught through BBI – The Australian Institute of Theological Education in Trimester 1 2019.
One scholarship will be offered annually. The scholarship provides a total of $1500 per annum to be paid as a lump sum after the HELP census date.
Selection Criteria
Applicants for the scholarship are required to submit the application form along with a short paper (1500-2000 words) that shows understanding of an aspect of Bonhoeffer's theology and, ideally, an element of applying it to a contemporary event.
Selection of the scholar will be on the basis of research work that enhances understanding of the discipleship, ethics and/or theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The criteria include clarity of purpose, depth, rigour and innovation.
Conditions of Award
- The scholarship is tenable for up to one year.
- The scholarship must be taken up in the year for which it was awarded.
- The scholar shall continue to fulfil the relevant eligibility criteria for the duration of the scholarship.
- This scholarship is subject to the availability of funding.
- The scholar shall not be required to undertake employment as a condition of award of the scholarship.
- The scholar shall be required to present their paper on the approved topic at the Annual Australian Bonhoeffer Conference and for subsequent publication, at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
Further Reading
Download the Flechtheim Scholarship Application Form
Mary Ward Grant
The Loreto Sisters established this scholarship to support women in specialist and postgraduate study in theology, spirituality and pastoral ministry. The Mary Ward Grant is a partial grant to assist applicants in financial need and priority is given to Catholic lay women. Eligible BBI students are encouraged to apply through the Loreto Sisters and are automatically advised when the grant becomes available.
Giving to BBI
There are many ways you can assist BBI to continue the work it does. You can make a donation towards the BBI Scholarship in memory of Sr Leonie Crotty rsm, which will enable women to study Theology at a postgraduate level. Read about how scholarships help dreams come true.
Alternatively, you could make a donation to the eConferences, which will assist with the production and delivery of these inspirational educational events.


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Including Hidden Field info in the email output
I have a small form on a website using universal email but the client wants certain information to always be present in the emails output along with the visitors fied info.
How can I pass the info in those hidden fields into the emails output? The hidden fields are not present in the body tabs selection.
This is not a multi-part form and after submitted goes directly to the thank you page.


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Annual walk seeks cystic fibrosis cure
To the editor:
It's that time of year again.
The annual Cystic Fibrosis walk will be held May 14 at the Harn Homestead. The day and location are different, but the cause is just as important. With each passing year, your love and support has humbled me and given me every reason to believe we can fight his disease. I know we all have a story, a passion, and a reason to do the things we do.
Because you so graciously support Ryne each year, I just wanted to remind you of Ryne's story:
Ryne is 15 years old. He juggles his disease, school, and sports with what appears to be extraordinary ease. Most people who know Ryne, know that he must take enzymes before meals and snacks. We've all seen him puff on his inhaler at sporting events, but there is a whole other side.
What many people don't know is Ryne starts his day at 5:30 a.m. The very first thing he does is a round of three breathing treatments, all intended to aid his pulmonary functions. The first treatment session takes 40 minutes. Afterwards, he takes his first round of "meds." Before the sun is up, Ryne has ingested eight different medications. By now, the rest of the world is starting to stir and he is just the typical teenage boy: hustling to school, doing homework, participating in sports. Then at night, after his long day is done, he repeats another round of breathing treatments, medications and wears an airway clearing device.
That's behind the scenes. Ryne has to do all of that just to get through a normal day like you and me. The part we tend to forget is that without the breathing treatments, meds, inhalers, clearing devices, Ryne would not have normal days like other kids. It takes great discipline on his part to stay healthy, but it's the incredible science that has provided him the tools to do so.
That science has been afforded to kids with Cystic Fibrosis by great people, like you, with generous donations and caring hearts. Money buys science and science buys life. Thank you for your support!
Please continue your support by donating today at www.eff.org.


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On behalf of the Vaughan Soccer Club, we offer our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Arcadia Academy of Music, for all your help, in helping to make the our House League program a big success! Arcadia has been a long time supporter of Vaughan Soccer for many seasons! They have been involved with the community youth development for many years and we continue to give back every single year!
We could not have done it without their help. Many thanks to Arcadia Academy of Music and we look forward to working together with you in the future. Click here to be directed to the Arcadia Academy of Music website.
Arcadia Academy of Music is a leading music school in the Greater Toronto Area. It was founded 25 years ago by Carmine Di Rauso. If you are searching for a leading piano school, guitar school or vocal music school, Arcadia Academy of Music is the best place for you. We provide lessons for guitar, piano others music and vocal classes at Bolton, York Region, Maple, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Brampton, Newmarket, Chilliwack and Toronto.
Arcadia Corporate Location
205 Marycroft, Avenue Unit 6 Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5X8, Tel: 905-851-8631
For Head Office Inquiries: 905-850-3701
For Lesson Inquiries: 905-851-8631


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Blogcation all I ever wanted! Blogcation had to get away! A-hoy hoy dudes! I'm back from the great beyond and ready to weave you tales of trials and triumph about this here blogcation I've narrowly returned from. Much like a fated boat crew you may have heard about, my 3-hour tour turned into an indefinite strandation on mommy-island. Before I get into the goods, let's give it up for E-dawg, who single-handedly steered the DC ship around these treacherous bloggy waters for the last 20+ weeks. Thanks, lady, for keeping us aprised of the Austin real estate market, workin up some decor hip hop number one smash hits, and for overall keepin it 'trill. She was good to ya. Ok, you may take your seats now.
Other than the occational check-in on Design Crisis while away on blogcation I didn't read a single thing about design. If you told me the new keep calm and carry on is just a picture of a basketball hoop and that hoarding is the new black, I'd probably believe you. Afterall, I've been living under a baby-shaped-rock and everything under here is dark and covered in spit up.
So, how's a mommy with decor blinders supposed to write a blog post? Well, I'm going to combine everyone's 2 very favorite things: photos of stranger's vacations and photos of stranger's kids. I'm the stranger in this scenario. And you're going to like it. Go! (ps, let's note that this is the longest intro ever. 20 weeks of blog silence makes me wordy I guess) Ok, now Go!
Here's me in the early days of blogcation, 42.5 weeks pregnant and blissfully unaware of how easy I had it.
48 hours later, my giant handed baby Eero came along to rock our worlds.
After confirming that his hearing worked, they were ready to send us on our way.
On a side note, I would like to say that this hearing test is bunk. The night before it was administered he jumped at the sound of a door slamming. I tried to use that as solid proof that his ears were golden but no, i was forced to spend a bunch of money to find out (surprise!) his ears work.
side side note, to preempt any comments about "oh but some babies can't hear:" Those mommies figure it out pretty early on, at which point they can then OPT to have this test done. But state law? Come on.
We quickly mastered the art of sleeping (yay!) and swaddle breaking (boo!)
mommy continues to take pictures of him sleeping.
And we get to know the kitty cats. (9 pound Gloria shown here)
We add holding up our head and smirking to the list of accomplishments
And we nap with the pops at Ross
Kitty friendship continues to develop.
We choose bloods
We go to birthday parties and show off our shades
We wrestle giant caterpillers
And we master the art of folding laundry so mommy can return to blogging.
And that's how I spent my winter blogcation. You dudes (Connie) can stop your belly aching, I'll be back here every Wednesday. Will I have time to brush up on the most recent design trends before then or will I just post more pictures of my sweet baby Eero? Who knows, you homies will just have to show up to find out.


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Hi There.
I'm Stephanie
I grew up on a 10 acre avocado ranch in a small town 25 miles from the pacific ocean, with two hilarious German shepherds and Grandparents that exuded "Leave it to Beaver" lives. Smack dap in the middle of a brilliant sister and darling little toeheaded brother I was the one who instigated all the
trouble adventure!
I married my sweetheart
and the adventure continues as we grow up with our darling little gaggle of girls.
I began this site to journal all our funny stories, memories and family recipes. As a sort of . . . project, to not miss sharing what I have learned with our girls.
Enjoy your time here . . . Have fun with the tutorials, recipes and inspiration. I hope you learn something new, giggle a lot and share with your friends!


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"Magience" was a new video game, one you could play while awake OR asleep thanks to an innovative headset. No one was quite sure the exact technology behind it, only that it was top-of-the-line and very mysterious.
In a world of fantasy, players get one character to level and adventure with, exploring an infinitely growing and evolving world.
However, it's not long before people start to notice certain oddities, and certain strange theories and rumors start popping up all over the place, both in game and in real life.
Crazy as it sounded, what if "Magience" wasn't just a game after all?
Magience will always be available online for free, no strings attached, subscriptions, or other obligations! As a long-term graphic novel, there will be multiple chapters tying together and a central plot.------------------------------


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text: I thought a MELT class might be "interesting," so I tried it. I was so surprised that not only was my body so much better aligned after the class. But three days later when I attended a regular yoga class, I could hardly believe how much easier it was to do each pose. WOW! This class is fun, the teacher is gentle and caring and the long term effects are AMAZING! I'll be back!!!


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I'm so excited to share a dramatic kitchen and family room remodel and makeover with you today!
This home no longer looks like all the other homes in the neighborhood. It has a customized, dramatic, striking appeal that more closely matches the taste of the homeowner. It is updated with a beautiful look that will last. :-)
Value was added to the property and well, I think things are purposefully all tied together now. Take a look……Read More


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The Buzz
Politico: Jay Nixon frustrated, exhausted
Gov. Jay Nixon is tired and looking for answers following the Ferguson crisis, Politco reports.
The story echoes similar reports in other media: the Democrat, with little political capital in the state's African American community, has struggled to respond to the outbreak of violence following the death of a teenager shot by a police officer.
From the story: "This is a complicated issue and this is an issue that he doesn't know anything about, really," (said state Rep. Tommie Pierson, Democrat). "He hasn't lived in this community."


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What's contained within the largest Star Wars collection? Let's find out.
Steve Sansweet might be the world's biggest Star Wars fan. We don't know, because there's no way to measure that. But the Guinness Records folks can count the amount of items within a collection, and they've dubbed Sansweet's to be the largest, with somewhere in the ballpark of 300K pieces.
But what treasures can be found in the 9,000-square-foot museum dubbed Rancho Obi-Wan (converted from a chicken ranch) located in Petaluma, Calif.? Well, if you can think of it, it's probably there. A full cantina that sways to the music, multiple Darth Vader helmets, life-size figures (some made entirely from Lego) a full arcade of nearly every Star Wars-themed title in existence -- it's all there, from tiny scraps of promotional material to figures and busts all the way up to Han in carbonite.
Even Sansweet's story is interesting. He's been collecting since before the first film was even released, beginning with a discarded promo booklet thrown into the trash at the Wall Street Journal. Sansweet eventually went on to even work for LucasArts as the director of specialty marketing.
The best part of all, though, is that you can actually go and check out the museum. Tours are hosted by Sansweet himself.
(via The Huffington Post)


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Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on a residential street in Hawick on Thursday night.
An 82-year-old man was involved in a collision with a Skoda Fabia as it turned onto Rosevale Street from Mansfield Crescent at around 9:30pm.
The man was taken by ambulance to Borders General Hospital where he sadly succumbed to his injuries.
Enquiries into the matter are ongoing and local road policing officers are today appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Sergeant Neil Inglis of the Road Policing Unit said: "We are currently investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Hawick last night.
"Unfortunately, an 82-year-old man died as result of the injuries he sustained in this incident and our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time.
"We have spoken with the driver of the vehicle as part of our inquiry and are today asking anyone who witnessed this collision to come forward."


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What are the benefits of having a sibling?
I have a brother who is three years younger than me, and I think benefits of having a sibling multiply as you both get older. As younger kids, it is often hard for siblings to get along: there is a lot of competition for attention and fighting for the biggest slice of cake or the best seat in the car. Still, when you get a little older, this relationship changes completely, as you learn to appreciate each other.
Here is my personal list of benefits of having a sibling.
1. You learn to interact with peers from an early age
You do not realise it until later, but having a sibling since early age teaches you to interact with other kids. This is why going to school for the first time and making friends might not be such a challenge anymore – you've done it before!
2. You always have company
It works both ways: when you're young, you have someone to do stuff with when parents are not home. When you are older, you can hang out because you already happen to have a lot in common.
3. You have a lifetime to learn to tolerate each other
Having grown up together, you learn to ignore a lot of annoying things about each other. We all know it takes a lot of time to get used to another person's habits, and with your sibling you have many years of practice – that's what makes you a great pair.
4. You happen to shape each other's personalities
When you have little age difference, you watch each other becoming an adult. All teenagers go through rough patches, but when you have a sibling who can support you, you can avoid a lot of silly mistakes. Or, you make them together, which is fun as well.
5. You can stand up for each other
Whether it is a family fight, or an outside conflict, you always can rely on someone to protect you. After all, that's what family is all about.
6. As you grow up, you can share new interests
This is the coolest moment when you realise that you can now share a new hobby with your sibling because you both reached the age when the interests can be shared. When you were little and had a few years age difference, it was a little more difficult. When you are not kids anymore, it becomes much easier to share interests and find interesting things to talk about.
P.S. I always wanted to do this.
This is such a great answer!
Btw, this video is so positive. I hope that I'll do this with my sibling one day.


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Cosmic rays, energetic particles that pelt Earth, are born in the violent aftermath of exploding stars – and now we can prove it.
A research team led by scientists at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory sifted through four years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to find the first unambiguous evidence of how these cosmic rays are born.
The team identified two ancient supernovae whose shock waves accelerated protons to nearly the speed of light, turning them into what we call cosmic rays. When these energetic protons collided with static protons in gas or dust they gave rise to gamma rays with distinctive signatures, giving scientists the smoking-gun evidence they needed to finally verify the cosmic-ray nurseries.
Protons make up 90 percent of the cosmic rays that hit Earth's atmosphere, triggering showers of particles that reach the ground and creating radiation for air travelers. Scientists have theorized that two of the most likely sources for the protons are supernova explosions within our Milky Way galaxy and powerful jets of energy from black holes outside the galaxy. But in neither case had the necessary evidence been nailed down.
That's because the positively charged protons are deflected by any magnetic field they encounter along the way, so tracing them back to their source is impossible. But researchers using Fermi's main instrument, the Large Area Telescope, were able to approach the problem straight on through gamma-ray observations.
The supernova shock waves accelerate protons to cosmic-ray energies through a process known as Fermi acceleration, in which the protons are trapped in the fast-moving shock region by magnetic fields.
Collisions between the speeding protons and slower-moving protons, most often in surrounding clouds of dust or gas, can create particles called neutral pions. The pions, in turn, decay quickly into gamma-ray photons, the most energetic form of light. Unaffected by magnetic fields, the gamma rays travel in a straight line and can be traced back to their source. The gamma rays from this particular process come in a distinctive range of energies.
Fermi researchers analyzed data from two supernova remnants thousands of light years away. Both turned out to be strong sources of gamma rays, but not at energies below what neutral pion decay would produce — the observational proof scientists had been looking for.
As humans spend more time high up in and above the atmosphere, many questions remain on the way cosmic rays affect life here on Earth, and the fundamental processes that control their origins and acceleration.
The next step in this research, Funk added, is to understand the exact details of the acceleration mechanism and also the maximum energies to which supernova remnants can accelerate protons.
Source: Energy.gov


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It is believed that the concept of engagement rings started many decades ago and since that time people likeness related to engagement rings varied in every decades but the most wonderful thing that remain same is the faith for engagement. When started, people were considering engagement ring as a symbol of eternal love and engagement as occasion to take divine oath for living together in every circumstance of life.
The choice in engagement rings and other kinds of diamond jewelleries are increasing these days and there is a wide range, choice and kind of ring is available to suit every preference, style and pocket.
Among the all jewelleries, diamond engagement ring is considered as the queen of jewellery in the contemporary world. It is also considered the most popular of the entire engagement rings. You can also find other kinds of vividly beautiful colored gemstone engagement rings and these stunning engagement rings are available at cost-effective prices.
As I have informed you in previous paragraph that that diamond engagement ring is queen of all jewellery and in diamond engagement ring the most preferable one is colored diamond engagement rings that are simply dazzling and outstandingly exceptional that makes these ring even more sought after.
Among the colored diamond, people like and prefer to own pink because it gives stunning look to wearers and most of the women being emblematic of feminine beauty and attraction even in diamonds the most liked and loved of all colored diamond engagement rings is the pink diamond engagement ring.
Women love to receive pink diamond engagement rings and men like to present the same because it not only pink diamond engagement rings denotes one's earnest love but also one of the most delightful and rare kinds of engagement rings.
As you know that on the occasion of engagement the main motive of men to win the heart of women by presenting various kinds of gift of the day so that is main reason men present pink diamond engagement rings because it ensures that woman will be impressed with him.
It is a fact after all that pink diamond engagement rings are ultimately alluring besides being highly coveted so buy the pink diamond engagement rings and present the same to make her happy.


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November 2019
Life Cycles of the Moth and Butterfly
Pulling DNA Out of Your Dessert
How Did it Get in There? (Liver model)
Tropical Swamp Radish of the Desert Part 1
Tropical Swamp Radish of the Desert Part 2
It's Just a Phase (Moon Phase info...)
Hair Dryers (are not just for beauty anymore)
Science Doesn't Suck (it pushes and pulls)
That's the way the universe turns...
Pulling DNA Out of Your Dessert
Hair Dryers (are not just for beauty anymore)
Bringing a Problem to the Surface
Everything tastes better with mayo
Pinching an Inch on a Polar Bear
What Light Through Yonder Film Canister Breaks
Boiling Water in the Palm of your Hand
Clapping at the Speed of Sound
Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion