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Friday, January 30, 2009
Salmonella&EColi = Conservative Legacy
"The action came after federal officials discovered this month that the company, Peanut Corporation of America, knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella 12 times in 2007 and 2008, prompting a congresswoman to call yesterday for a criminal investigation by the Justice Department."
"But yesterday's move expands the recall to all peanut products that came out of the Blakely plant since Jan. 1, 2007. Federal officials said they do not know how many consumer products will be affected."
"The inspection reports, made public yesterday by the FDA, detail mold growing on a ceiling, rainwater leaking into the production area from skylights, gaps in the building where rodents could enter, dead roaches and inadequate ventilation, among other defects."
"The last time the FDA inspected the plant was in 2001, officials said yesterday. In 2006, the agency contracted inspections to the Georgia Department of Agriculture. State inspectors visited the plant about twice a year, but in 2008 they did not check for salmonella. The state inspection reports all seemed to play down deficiencies, saying all that was needed was routine follow-up."
All of us have heard of 'Doctor Shopping' by now, well this company went Lab Shopping. Whenever they found salmonella in their in-house testing they would send samples out to labs until they got a report back from one that said there was no salmonella. Instead of fixing the problem, they tried to fix the tests!!
All this reminds me of when I worked as a tester in Quality Control Lab (in name only) thirty five years ago in a factory that made ceiling tile. They were having problems meeting the Underwriters Laboratory's fire rating on one of their mineral fiber lay-in ceiling panels. The Plant Superintendent was talking about the problem with the head of the Lab. He kept saying that maybe the problem was the procedure for the tests and that they needed to look at the procedures. One of the inspectors was in the lab and said, "I know what the procedure is. If it is more than 3 pallets, sell it!!" The head of the lab turned to the Plant Superintendent and said, "I didn't tell him a thing."
Now it is one thing for a company to make a product that is border line on a fire rating and could at some time affect someone if a fire were to occur and something totally different for a company to knowingly ship a product they know is contaminated with salmonella to be put in the food that people eat!!!!!!
This is the Conservative Legacy at its finest. Keep cutting taxes and underfunding all the safeguards for the people in this country. You get what you pay for and you also get it in the end when you don't pay for it!!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Another Meme
The Rules:
1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.
2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same.
This is not the fourth pix in the fourth file because the fourth file only has two left in it. Recently I went thru most of the files of pictures and put them into files to be saved and then they were burnt to a DVD. This is the second one in the file and is a poor picture of the statue of Jim Reeves at a small memorial park for him outside of Carthage, TX. I didn't figure the picture was worth saving and that is why it was left in the folder.
Here is the 'Book-on-a-stick' that explains who Gentleman Jim was. These pictures were taken last March when I was on my way back from Tejas.
I don't feel like inflicting this on anyone else, so I won't, but if anyone wants to do it, feel free to do so!
" I got this piece when my favorite driver put Jeff Gordon in the wall!!" My favorite driver you ask, anyone that puts Jeff Gordon in the wall!!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Murse
H/T to Tracy at Possumliving for the video.
The latest in men's accessories. Now men can carry everything they need without their pockets bulging!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Overused And Misused Phrase
I don't just object to aWol being referred to as Commander-In-Chief, I also object to Obama being called that too. The President is Commander-In-Chief to less than 1 million people and we have over 300 million people in this country. Only the military has a Commander-In-Chief, the rest of us have a President!!!
Monday, January 26, 2009
What's a Hodag??
It is a fierce looking creature of mythical proportions.
Lawn Mower Dragster
H/T to knikked for the link to YouTube videos of Red Green.
This area isn't civilized, nobody carries The Red Green Show on TV. Red Green has more ways to use duct tape than the Duct Tape Guys who wrote the book, "the jumbo Duct Tape book".
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." "Keep your stick on the ice"!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
I like signs that are contradicting.
Who eats the kids for free?? Is that where the hog's breath comes from??
Found this on a Navy wife's blog. I clicked on it and went to the site for the magnets and then put it on my blog's sidebar.
This has been my thoughts on the magnets ever since they became an epidemic on cars. Just slap a magnet on your car and your conscience is clear. No fuss, no muss.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mixed Marriage
Someone a lot smarter than me said that while it is impossible to prove there is a god, it is also impossible to prove there isn't. Religious people are sure there is a god and Atheists are just as sure there isn't. Me, I not sure, so I will continue to have my doubts.
In searching the intratubes, I have found there are quite a few different kinds of Agnostics including The Universal Church Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic whose motto is: "We don't know and we don't care".
The reason I say I'm a Born-Again Agnostic is because we are all born agnostic and have to be taught what to believe. For awhile I was taught to be a Lutheran, but later after learning more about religions in general and the Xian one in particular, I figured out that all of them are made up by men, some religions began thousands of years ago when superstitions abounded. After I learned the Xianist religion stole everything from others and used ancient holidays of Pagans and others for their own purposes to suck people into their particular cult, I decided I wanted no part of that and am therefore a Born-Again Agnostic!!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
More Summer Projects
Nailing up all the pieces for the framework was a pain with all the climbing up and down the ladder. I had a pneumatic nailer to nail on the plywood and decided to use aluminum to cover the fascia as it won't need painting again in my lifetime. If the aluminum gets to where it looks like it needs to be painted, it'll need to be replaced but not by me.
I only worked a few hours a day on this and some days not at all. It's not like I had to hurry to get it done to get paid.
It is still not done as I need to put the pieces that wrap over the edge of the roof from the peak down to the lower eaves. That should prove to be interesting.
When you mix pictures with words, it is a pain in the ass to get it the way you want. It'll look good in blogger and when you post it, it can be totally different.
The Lie That Won't Die
As much revisionist history as has been puked out in recent months, can you imagine how the Busheviks would have rewritten history if they had access to the previous administrations computers??? It boggles the mind, but only those that think, Dittoheads don't have a clue until they are told what to think.
Librul Media my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Old Lady has commented on all the punctuation marks I use, but what the hell, they are cheap!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Finally A Truthfull Ad
H/T to WTF is it now??? for the picture.
The line under the picture sums up my thoughts on the subject. I have seen enough Bullshit and cow shit to know it when I see it and I know better than to step in it!!
Here's My Cabinet
panels in the doors. The rest is wood I had, I always have scrap pieces because you never know when you need just a little piece of wood.
If it was a car, I would say it is a good 50 footer.(It looks good from 50 ft.) I made some mistakes but was able to hide most of them except the ones in the finish. (When I worked at one carpenter job we would joke about how the company motto was; "Fuck it, trim will cover it".)
Countdown Clock
Monday, January 19, 2009
Rant; Kolmas Osa
At the time I thought Nixon was an aberration, turns out he was the norm. As a matter of fact the current crop in his party has almost completely rehabilitated him. Not that anything about what Nixon did has changed or is seen in a better light, but that what has happened since his time by the leaders of his party is so much worse. At least Nixon did a few good things for this country like signed the law creating the EPA, which his party ever since has tried to destroy. He also signed the law for Earned Income Tax Credit for low income workers, and again his party has tried to kill it and failing that his party in Congress has funded and instructed the IRS to concentrate their audits to those claiming EITC instead of going after the large tax cheats.
As for the current crop (which I like to refer to as the Newt Gingrich Era [1994-Present]) they have spent their time working to make life harder for those on the lower end of the income scale and rewarding the Uber-Rich and Mega-Corporations (you know that Military Industry Complex that Ike warned us about) are the ones receiving largesse from the government coffers. Of course if they think that government is the problem, then they have no qualms about stealing from the government. They are constantly punishing the poor and rewarding the rich.
They claim they are strong on defense when in reality they are strong in their support of the defense contractors. An example would be the aircraft carrier that Trent Lott pushed thru against the wishes of the Navy because it would be built in his state. Another, after the Iraq War started and they wanted to retain people in the military, aWol only wanted the officers to get a pay raise to keep pilots from going to civilian flying jobs. They just don't give a shit about the troops, which has me scratching my ass why the VFW and American Legion still support them and invite them to speak at their conventions. (That's why I won't join. )
The cartoon below pretty much sums up my feelings. There is one exception, I am all in favor of the plan I've heard about in recent years to put up statues of St. Ronnie in every county in the country. As long as it is privately funded, I am whole-heartedly in favor of it. If they do put up one in front of the courthouse in every county, it will be a short trip to take the children and grandchildren to show them the person that FUCKED us!! While we are at it we need to change the name of the airport in DC back to Washington National Airport. When they pushed the name change thru saying it wasn't named for a president yet, my thought was WHAT THE FUCK??? It was named for George Washington -- the architect who planned the original terminal even used Mount Vernon as an inspiration for his design. It was an insult to the flying public and those that work in the aviation industry after what St. Ronnie did to the air traffic controllers.
I can't understand why anyone would support such a treasonous party.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
More About My Extreme Dislike For The Bastards
Nixon's actions put my life at risk as I was in the military at the time. Luckily I never got sent to 'Nam, but by keeping the war going, it left the door open for me to get orders for 'Nam.
St. Ronnie interfered with the Tehran Hostage negotiations in order to help him get elected. The fact that the hostages were released after Ronnie was sworn in is not a coincidence. Then he sold arms to Iran to finance his illegal war in Central America. And Daddy Bush was right in there up to his eyeballs but he pardoned everyone that could implicate him in the treason!!
Then we have the current Asshole who will be sent packing in a couple of days, the hours are down to 2 digits. aWol started two needless wars which have killed over 4000 in Iraq and a bunch in Afghanistan. It would have been possible to negotiate for Osama if those running the show in the White House hadn't wanted to play with all those neat military toys and try to bomb Afghanistan back to the stone age. (Hell, they were there to begin with!!) Then he invaded Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9/11, just to prove he was a bigger man than his daddy!!
And all the while these and other Assholes in the party are claiming they are Pro-Life!! They go all ballistic over a wad of come in some broad's twat but don't give a shit about those already living and breathing.
And now for those who are still willing to support that party with its indifferent leaders then go right ahead, but don't expect me to drink your Kool-Aid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still Seething After All These Years
my eyes are wide open and have been at least since I was old enough to vote and that is why my hatred is so strong. I know what the FuckingRepublicans have done to me and others who have to work for a living and that is why they are FuckingRepublicans or Repugnicans or Repukes!! What really pisses me off lately is all the revisionist history since the election like blaming Barney Frank and Dodd for the financial mess. What caused this latest mess (remember the Savings and Loan Scandal [when's the last time anyone saw a Savings and Loan]) is decades of the FuckingRepublicans eliminating rules and regulations on financial industry and when they are in power of placing people in charge of agencies whose agenda is to remove regulations and cripple the agencies that are supposed to oversee banks etc. to protect the consumer. While most of the blame I heap on the Repukes, I also blame the Democrats for being enablers for all these years, going back to the Sixties.
For over forty years I have been hearing from the NeverRight-Wing that the Vietnam War was the fault of Kennedy and Johnson. I know better, when I was in the military I learned from talking to old Lifers that we had people in 'Nam helping the French leave and then taking over fighting the Viet Cong covertly(no insignia on uniforms or no uniforms and no ID's) and this was all when Ike was Pres. Kennedy made it open and called them advisers and Johnson upped the ante (because if he didn't he would get crucified by the FuckingRepublicans as weak against those dirty Commies and we would be fighting them in Long Beach if we pulled out of 'Nam) when he still had hopes of getting re-elected in '68. Because I didn't want to become cannon fodder, I had to change my plans. Originally I was going to go in the Army and learn to be a heavy equipment operator and come back home and build roads and highways, but because of the build-up in 'Nam I chose another branch of the military because I didn't have a daddy who would get me a safe gig in the Guard like aWol or Quayle!! (If I knew then what I know now, I would have gone across the lake to Canada.)
Now for a number of years I have been hearing from various sources that the buying power of workers wages peaked in 1973 and have been going steadily downhill since. (If someone told me in 1973 when I was making less than $4 an hour that this is as good as it gets, I would have told them they are insane!!) Why?? Because one party has been constantly been fighting raising the Minimum Wage and doing their damnedest to kill the unions like St. Ronnie did to the air traffic controllers. Does this sound like Class Warfare?? Of course it is, the Rich started it centuries ago and have been winning all along!!! The only time Class Warfare gets mentioned is when the poor fight back and then it is used to put them back down in their place.
This is just a few of my reasons for wanting that party to become the Whigs of the 21st Century. What I don't understand is how they can get people with a couple of wedge issues like abortion and guns to vote against their own best interests. Just like their southern strategy to get the Rednecks to vote for them by implying they will make it worse for the blacks.
I don't spend every waking moment fixating on this or stewing about the Assholes, but when it comes up my blood pressure and bile rise!!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
How Stupid Does the Reich-Wing Think We Are??
This video shows that George Bush tried to warn Congress in 2002 that this economic crisis was coming, if something was not done. But congress refused to listen, along with Barney Franks.
This video says it all.
Also that the liberal AMERICAN media did not want this video on You Tube, so they had Time Warner threaten a law suit (proprietary rights) if it was not taken off.This link is of the same video but is routed through Canada . Everyone in America needs to see this!
I clicked on the link and was treated to Bret Hume of Faux Noise. So I hastily fired off a reply that said:
Faux News is not a valid source for anything other than TheNeverRightWingNut Propaganda!!
Now I probably shouldn't have been so quick to shoot from the hip or is it the lip? While I will watch some things on Fox like sports (Nascar and Football) and some of the prime time shows like Bones and House, if they claim it is news then it has no credibility with me. Here is what happened to a couple of reporters for Fox in Florida. They discovered that Bovine Growth Hormone was secretly added to almost all dairy cows in Florida and most of the rest of the country. After Monsanto sent Fox two letters the management pressured the reporters to change their news report. They wrote up a report with what the station's lawyer told them to say, but they also stated that it was false and were fired. The order for them to lie or be fired came from the top, Roger Ailes. After one of the reporters won $400,000 in a whistle blower law suit (the other had written about it in a blog and so violated confidentiality agreement in his contract). Fox later said it did nothing wrong in firing the one and the other was awarded the money because she was fired after threatening to go to the FCC. Turns out the FCC has rules about falsifying news reports.
The other thing is that this video was about what supposedly happened in 2002. In 2002 Barney Franks as a Democrat couldn't get a bill debated in the House let alone get one passed. But he? is responsible for the financial mess today. Who was in charge of all three branches of the government in 2002?? Answer; IT WAS THE FUCKINGREPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know if the person who sent the Dittohead e-mail to me reads my blog or not, but if he does, I have one thing to say to him. I thought you were a lot smarter than that!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Hyvää päivää
Utah Savage was wondering what a Yooper is and where is Crackerland?? Hint; Yoopers live above the Bridge and Trolls live below the Bridge. Crackerland; think Lester Maddox and axe handles during the civil rights days.
Näkemiin. That's goodbye or more literally "See Ya".
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Rusty Chevrolet
I like how in the beginning of the video the guy is using a metal detector to find his car!! I have had some cars like the one in the video and still have a rusty truck UP on the tundra.
Yesterday I came across my copy of the book "You Know You're a Real Yooper When...." by Da Yoopers and that got me to thinking about Da Yoopers and other things UP on the tundra. Da Yoopers do some funny stuff, one of my favorites is "Second Week of Deer Camp"
What The Hell is a Meme Anyway??
Lisa at That's Why is the one that tagged me.
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The Rules
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
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1. I'm a newby at this, not very confuser literate and blogging less than a year.
2. This is not at all like the post I was thinking about before I logged on this morning.
3. There was a link in the comment on my blog where I found out about this meme and I don't for the life of me know how to put a link in a comment!! On my blog yes, in a comment no.
4. I have been to 49 of the 50 states and DC and 3 other countries.
5. English is my second language and am now trying to learn enough Spanish to talk to the clerks at the carniceria across the street.
6. Right now I am wracking my brain if I know 6 other bloggers to tag?
Now for those unlucky enough to get tagged by me.
Mathman at When Will I Use This?
Nan at All The Good Names Were Taken.
Utah Savage at Utah Savage.
Yellowdog Granny at Yellowdog Granny.
Dan'l at The Future Was Yesterday.
Dave at Dave Dubya's Freedom Rants.
Now I have to go and announce to the tagger that the taggee is done!!
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Winchell's Donuts
I know The Old Lady would like the Cappuccino and that Chorizo Ranchero is looking good to me.
I looked at their locator and found that the farthest East they are is Oklahoma and Kansas. Damn!!
Dunkin' Donuts
While I have frequented Dunkin' Donuts in the past and had no complaints, I will not go to this one again. After two strikes, I am not willing to go for the third one.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Electric Skateboard
The Kantele is stringed instrument with anywhere from 5 to 40 strings. Usually acoustical but there are also electrically amplified ones. According to sources in Finland Anttu Koistinen is making a name for himself playing his electric Kantele. When he started playing, my first thought was that it looked like he was playing an electric skateboard.
In Finland's national epic, Kalevala, the magician Väinämöinen makes the first kantele from the jawbone of a giant pike and a few hairs from Hiisi's stallion. The music it makes draws all the forest creatures near to wonder at its beauty. Later, after losing and greatly grieving his kantele, Väinämöinen makes another one from a birch, strung with the hair of a willing maiden, and its magic proves equally profound. It is the gift the eternal sage leaves behind when he departs Kaleva at the advent of Christianity.
The gig in the Grand Finn Fest 2005, Marquette, Michigan, USA from Anttu Koistinen on Vimeo.
The sound on this video isn't anywhere near as good as it was in person. Might be the little speakers on this confuser or they weren't able to make a good recording under the conditions in the ice hockey arena. Looks like it was done with a hand held videocam. The crowd loved his performance and at the end of the video you will hear them cheer!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Gun Control
The gun-rights advocates have their own contradictions, though. As a group, they have failed to explain why, if they despise government power, they consistently vote for a political party that has claimed government authority over decisions like abortion rights, religion, and marriage rights. Few gun-rights proponents address the attacks on civil rights made by the current Republican administration, or explain why those attacks shouldn't matter when it's time to endorse a Republican candidate for president. Although gun rights and social conservatism may appeal to the same kinds of people, they are actually two opposing ideas. To hold them both smacks of a citizen who does not really value liberty at all, but wants a government empowered to enforce his or her values on everyone else. How is this different from the way gun-control advocates want only their values respected?
Single-issue gun-rights voters are especially destructive when it comes to environmental issues. Year after year, Republican politicians swear allegiance to the Second Amendment, an act that costs them nothing, but guarantees the gun vote. Then they support measures to exploit, degrade, and even sell off the public lands and waters that hunters and fishermen depend on. Neither the NRA nor the gun voters themselves do anything to protest this. The gun vote has gone to anti-environment politicians for so long now that millions of non-hunting American no longer associate hunters with conservation, despite the fact that sportsmen have painstakingly restored wildlife and habitat, rivers and lands, with their gun and ammunition tax dollars, their license fees and waterfowl stamps. This will eventually backfire on gun owners — and on conservationists. In a society increasingly disconnected from nature and hunting, with places to shoot growing increasingly scarce, fewer citizens grow up in a traditional gun culture. That means fewer hunters will fund assets like the Federal Wildlife Refuge system, and fewer shooters will respond to future, inevitable challenges to the Second Amendment.
Here is what I find very interesting: Year after year, Republican politicians swear allegiance to the Second Amendment, an act that costs them nothing, but guarantees the gun vote. Then they support measures to exploit, degrade, and even sell off the public lands and waters that hunters and fishermen depend on. Neither the NRA nor the gun voters themselves do anything to protest this. The gun vote has gone to anti-environment politicians for so long now that millions of non-hunting American no longer associate hunters with conservation, despite the fact that sportsmen have painstakingly restored wildlife and habitat, rivers and lands, with their gun and ammunition tax dollars, their license fees and waterfowl stamps. This will eventually backfire on gun owners — and on conservationists. I know, I know, this is repeated from the above paragraph.
What I don't understand is the NRA's total opposition to any and all gun laws. A number of guns have been banned for a lot longer than the current uproar over banning certain guns. Example; nobody without a special license can own a fully automatic firearm. If their point is that the public needs to be armed to fight off the government if it turns on them, then they need more than guns. They will need anti-tanks weapons and stinger missiles to name just two.
The thing that I don't understand is that the Pro-Gun types are voting for those that are doing their damnedest to destroy the environment and we will be left with nothing to hunt or fish.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Who's a Redneck??
I guess I was a Redneck before I even heard the term Redneck!!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year
The Wunder Boner
No it's not a new form of Viagra.
H/T to WTF is it now?? for the link to the video.


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- Pacifica Persian Rose body butter
- Pixi Glow Tonic
- Urban Decay Vice cream lipstick in Bang
It's funny how everything always runs out at once, isn't it? I hadn't had a good body moisturiser in a while, I've been rationing my Pixi glow tonic for WEEKS now, and well, I kinda just fancied a new lipstick from a brand that I haven't tried before (I know this is blasphemy to some! "She hasn't tried Urban Decay?! Whaaa?!")
The Pacifia body butter is vegan and smells beautiful. It's really different to other rose scents I've smelled before, and trust me, I've smelled a lot of roses in my time so far. No matter how cliche it is, it's still one of my favourite scents. This is so heavily scented though, that I'm worried how my sensitive skin will react to it. Fingers crossed it will be fine! I'd also really like to try their Dream Big mascara, does anyone know where I could get hold of it in the UK? Pixi glow tonic is kind of self explanatory, just about every beauty and lifestyle blogger out there goes on about this stuff. I find it really helps my flaky (mmm, lovely) dry skin and definitely helps to create a better, less flaky, environment for makeup and just generally.
Oooogh I'm excited about this lipstick. It's an orange-red that kind of looks like an obnoxiously bright coral on me. It's nice and creamy, which is perfect for my on-the-dry-side lips. Obviously it's not going to last as long as the matte liquid lipsticks everyone seems to be wearing right now, but I don't mind re applying if it means my lips don't look like the surface of Mars by the end of the day. Nooooow I kinda want their new Moondust palette, or their Moondust single eyeshadow in Solstice. Uh oh.
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Pride Dojo offers classes to students aged four years old and up through the Glencoe Park District. All students enroll as beginners and as they attain physical and mental growth, knowledge and experience as they progress through different belt levels.
Students may also choose to join the Pride Dojo competition team through which they will compete at AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) sanctioned tournaments. Competition begins at the state level with the opportunity to qualify for regional, national and international competition. The competition team is independent from the Glencoe Park District.


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Skeleton Key is a sci-fi noir style film about a citizen's struggle to break free of his dystopian society.
The city is a prison for its inhabitants, long ago thrown into darkness from the apparent disappearance of the sun; it is now lit artificially by a central tower. It follows the main character, a hit man by the name of John Doe, as he is commanded to carry out a task, one he has done countless times before per his "arrangements" with the authority. A way to escape, to leave all obligations behind and end his contract, presents itself to John, but I could also be a way for him to redeem the things he's done.
Skeleton Key started pre-production August 2013 and was completed the following year April 2014. Meredith plans to continue developing the concept of this film for a future project.


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Finally--I've had the time to sit down and finish my 30 questions!
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
Two people, but that's mostly because they worked as a pair: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I wanted to name my daughter Cady Elizabeth, but my husband wouldn't go for it. That's okay--I nixed his Benjamin Franklin for our son. We found happy compromises for both.
In any case, I love the history of the women's suffragette movement and, in fact, it's very close to home since Susan B lived in my hometown and we're the site of the Susan B. Anthony House museum. More recently, however, I've become more aware of how the two women worked together as a team. Although Susan B is the most well-known, she wouldn't have accomplished what she did without Elizabeth as a partner. And Elizabeth was a very impressive person in her own right.
If you're interested in a fun way to learn more about them, by the way, the History Chicks podcast recently did an
episode on Elizabeth Cady Stanton
that was a great look into her life and talked at some length about her relationship with Susan B. Very cool stuff.
What would I eat? I'd probably cook for them because I'd want to just be able to listen to them chat with each other. But from what I've read, I also expect they'd shove me out of the kitchen and want to pitch in. So maybe we'd have to compromise and do a stew in the slow-cooker or order take-out so we could all just hang out and talk.
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
That it's okay to be rude. That being mean is funny. That we're past racism, sexism, whatever-ism, and it's okay to say those things because "I don't really mean it, you know." That people who have a different opinion than us are completely wrong and should be shouted down and called names.
Yes, I freely admit it: I am one of those people who longs for a return to civility.
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
My brain. I love how much I love to learn; I love playing with ideas; I love those brief moments when I actually feel smart.
And no, this isn't a cop-out. Sure, I have the same body-image issues most women of a certain age and size have. But I also think we tend to forget that our brain is a body part and worthy of respect and love!
28. What is your love language?
I actually had to look this one up because I wasn't clear what was meant by "love language." I took the quiz on
and apparently my love language is evenly split between Quality Time, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch (although that last one is really only true for my intimates--my husband and kids. Everyone else, keep your distance!).
29. What do you think people misunderstand most about you?
I think I covered this in an earlier post. People think I'm much more complex than I really am. I'm really pretty WYSIWYG. I'm not permanently ticked off--my face just tends to look that way. I generally like people even though they think I'm being aloof. Yes, I like to keep my thoughts to myself, but that doesn't mean I'm shy or afraid or anything. Just private. Does that cover it?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.
- I hope my kids always remember this momism I tried to use through their growing up years: "You can't control what others do; you can only control how you react to it." I try to live by that myself.
- I'd like to be remembered by someone as a person who encouraged them to be more than they thought they were capable of. I hope to be remembered by many someones that way, but one would be good enough.
- I'd like to be remembered for my writing.
- I might like to be remembered for my quilting--but really, only by my family and close friends. I have no dreams of winning big quilt shows or writing quilt books or becoming any sort of quilting celebrity. It's something I love doing for myself and simply hope that it helps my family remember me when I'm gone, like I still have my Mom's quilts surrounding me.
- I'd like to think people will remember having a few good laughs with me.
- I hope to be remembered as a wonderful grandma--although that would take having some grandkids, which is likely a ways off. Or granddogs. Whatever my kids choose to give me.
- I'd love to be remembered for playing some small part in raising awareness about justice issues and maybe changing a few minds along the way.
- I hope to be remembered as a deeply connected person--connected spiritually, connected to my family and friends, connected to life.
- Sure, I'd like to be remembered as a great cook. Why not? That would be fun.
- I absolutely would like to be remembered as a wonderful wife and a great mom. First, foremost, and beyond all the previous 9 items.
Hey--I think that's it! I've finished my 30 questions! What about you?


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There are a lot of reasons you might need to stop (or start) your Verizon Wireless service. For instance, maybe you've lost your phone, found your phone, had your phone stolen or are moving to a different area.
You can temporarily suspend service for any device on your account.
Suspending your service turns off the device's access to the Verizon Wireless network making voice, text and data features unavailable. In certain circumstances, this can be very beneficial.
Depending why you're making the request, Verizon can suspend your service for 30 to 90 days. There's no charge to do this, and it only takes a few minutes.
To suspend your service, go online and follow the prompts. When you've successfully suspended your service, you'll see a confirmation page. If you don't see this page, your service has not been suspended. (Note: If you'd prefer, you can call 1-800-922-0204 (from any phone) and follow the automated prompts to temporarily suspend your account.)
IMPORTANT: Unless you cancel your service, once your suspension period expires, your service will automatically be restored.
You can reconnect service on your current device or a new one.
To restart service on your current device, sign in to My Verizon, select your mobile number, click Next and then Submit. When you've successfully reconnected service, you'll see a confirmation page. (It may take up to an hour before your service is fully re-established and you can use it.)
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The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has officially
Published by the RIAI and funded under the Government Policy on Architecture, the theme of this year's edition is 'Commemoration and Culture' and projects featured include highlights from Ireland's centenary year of 2016 such as the GPO Witness History exhibition centre.
The RIAI Annual Review compromises of rich illustrations, essays and reviews which offer a unique insight and fresh look at the creativity and talent of Irish architects. The book tells the fascinating stories behind 18 award-winning
The RIAI Annual Review was officially launched at an event in the RIAI offices on Merrion Square on Tuesday 12 December, which was attended by contributors to the publication, together with RIAI members and supporters of Irish architecture.
Commenting, RIAI CEO, Kathryn Meghen, said: "Quality architecture impacts
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD, said: "We recognise the importance of maintaining our historic buildings, which is why we recently announced that the very successful Built Heritage Investment Scheme and Structures at Risk Fund will operate again in 2018, providing €3.3 million in investment in 2018 for the repair and conservation of protected structures. These schemes supported more than 500 projects across the country in 2017 and helped to provide employment in the conservation and construction industries. They will continue to support the regeneration of urban and rural areas across the country into the future. The historical and cultural associations embodied in our built heritage form the bedrock of our collective culture which must be protected and managed in order to inform and inspire the creativity of the future. Quality architecture touches all aspects of our lives so it is only right that the design talents of our architects are recognised."
Essential reading for everyone with an interest in Irish architecture and design, The RIAI Annual Review of Irish Architecture, Vol. 7, 2016/2017 can be purchased at the RIAI bookshop at 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 for €25.00.


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Mr. de Jong has more than 20 years of investment experience, having worked on over 250 investments across 50 countries. Over the course of his career, Mr. de Jong has developed a broad range of expertise in emerging markets in a variety of sectors, including energy, telecom, financial, natural resources, real estate, and transportation. He has built or helped manage multiple regulated businesses and has held various board roles in the investment, mining and non-profit sectors.
Mr. de Jong is currently a partner at Castlelake, L.P., a global private investment firm, where he is responsible for investments in global special situations. He also serves as Chairman of Emergent Technology, a global payment solutions and identity verification company. Previously, Mr. de Jong was the chief executive officer of Zaff Capital LP, a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in distressed investments and emerging markets. During his time at Zaff, he also served as an executive board member of RA Holdco, which emerged from the reorganization of Arcapita, a Bahraini investment bank, and the first Shariah compliant bankruptcy in the U.S.
Prior to joining Zaff, Brent was Ashmore Investment Management's lead investment professional for special situations and infrastructure investments and served on the firm's investment committee. During part of his time at Ashmore, he was seconded to AEI, a $10 billion emerging market energy infrastructure company, where he served as the chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board of directors, focused on strategy and development.
Earlier in his career, Mr. de Jong worked at J.P. Morgan's financial institutions group in London, and J.P. Morgan's structured finance group in New York. He has previously acted as a Director of companies including AEI, Promigas, Agria, Largo, Connacher Oil & Gas amongst others. Mr. de Jong earned a B.A. from Georgetown University in economics.
Mr. Iorich serves as a Managing Partner at Pala Investments and is responsible for oversight of Pala's private equity and liquid equity investment portfolios, as well as high-yield corporate debt portfolio. Mr. Iorich joined Pala in September 2006 and has since worked on a wide range of strategic initiatives, M&A opportunities, operational and financial planning and structuring in emerging markets. Mr. Iorich's commodities experience extends across a broad range of bulk commodities, precious and base metals, uranium, minor metals and other commodities. Mr. Iorich is currently a Director of Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU). Prior to joining Pala, Mr. Iorich was a financial manager at Mechel, the Russian metals and mining company. Mr. Iorich graduated from the University of Zurich with a Master of Arts degree in 2004.
Mr. Delaney serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Farmer's Business Network Inc., an independent network of thousands of North America's most advanced farmers. Mr. Delaney previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Plaman Corp. and as a Strategic Advisor for Paine & Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on the large and growing food and agribusiness sectors. Prior to these roles he most recently was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of PotashCorp (NYSE: POT, TSX: POT.TO) where he oversaw operations across the company's business segments, spanning 16 different sites. As President of Sales and Marketing at PotashCorp, Mr. Delaney led the centralization of the global sales function and had oversight of all PotashCorp's Sales, Marketing, Market Research, Transportation and Distribution activities. Prior to PotashCorp, he held various sales and product positions at Arcadian Corporation Ltd until it was acquired by PotashCorp in 1997. Mr. Delaney has served on numerous boards, including Arab Potash Company where he also served as a member of the Developmental Committee and as a Director at Canpotex. He has also served as Chairman for Fluid Fertilization Association and Phosphate Chemicals Expert Association (PhosChem) and was a Director for the International Plant Nutrition Institute. Mr. Delaney serves on the board of Orbis and the Foundation for Southern Illinois University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.
Dr. Ibnabdeljalil is a senior executive with over 20 years of multi‐billion-dollar sales, marketing, raw material procurement, logistics, complex deal structuring, negotiation, and M&A experience across geographies in emerging and developed markets. Prior to joining Itafos, Dr. Ibnabdeljalil was the Founder and Managing Partner at Spika Ventures LLC, a strategic advisory and corporate development firm based in Washington DC focused on natural resources, basic materials including fertilizers and industrials sectors. He served as the EVP and Chief Commercial Officer of OCP Group S.A., a global leader in the phosphate industry, and one of the leads in the corporate and strategic restructuring of OCP and reshaped its role in the phosphate fertilizer sector. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil served on the board of directors of several international companies and associations, including Prayon (Belgium), Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. (India), Bunge Maroc Phosphore (JV between OCP and Bunge Fertilizantes), Black Sea GÜBRE TİCARET A.Ş as Chairman (Turkey), IMACID (JV between OCP and Tata and Chambal Chemical), and EMAPHOS (JV between OCP and Prayon and Budenheim) and the International Plant Nutrition Institute as Vice Chairman. He also served on the boards of OCP's subsidiaries Marphocean S.A. and Société de Transports et d'Affrètement Réunis S.A. and OCP International Coöperatieve U.A. as chairman, Maroc Phosphore S.A, Phosboucraa S.A, OCP de Argentina SA, OCP do Brazil and OCP Foundation. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the London University and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mathematics from Cornell University.
Mr. Wilkinson retired from Agrium in February 2016 after a career spanning 40 years in the fertilizer industry. He served as Senior Vice President and President of Agrium's Wholesale Business Unit from 2004 through September 2015. In this role Mr. Wilkinson was responsible for manufacturing operations for 12 production sites, along with the associated supply chain, sales, marketing and distribution. Prior to this role, he held various positions of increasing responsibility with Agrium, Viridian, Sherritt and Imperial Oil/Exxon Chemical. Mr. Wilkinson has served on various boards, including the Canadian Fertilizer Institute, Profertil S.A. and Canpotex, and is currently a Director of Fertoz Ltd. (ASX:FTZ). Mr. Wilkinson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Cina is a Board Advisor, Corporate Director and Consultant at Emergent Technologies Holdings, LP. and a Board Advisor at Nevada Copper Corp. Mr. Cina previously held the title of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Itafos from June 2009 through June 2012, and most recently as Senior Vice President at Yamana Gold Inc. Mr. Cina has over 25 years' experience in accounting, finance and tax-related matters and has extensive experience in doing business in South America, particularly in Brazil, aligning in-country efforts and resources with corporate strategy and optimizing organizational structures and behaviors to support and complement operational efforts. Mr. Cina has also been involved in several mergers and acquisitions, operations optimization and asset and debt restructuring transactions. Mr. Cina is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant and was awarded (2014) the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Cina holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.


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21 Jan Back in Black
Dress: Forever 21 (old), love this one and this one!
Blazer Cape: YOINS
Necklace: BaubleBar (old), love this one, and it's on sale!
Booties: Target
The cape is back in black! I posted the same one in an olive color a few days ago and I am loving wearing these! You can pretty much make any outfit interesting just adding this cape blazer and it's super inexpensive.
This was a morning that I hit snooze a few too many times and had to come up with an outfit quick! I grabbed this super soft, dark gray dress from Forever 21 that I love, but it was definitely too plain to just wear alone (for me at least). Then I grabbed a statement necklace from BaubleBar. I absolutely love their jewelry, so if you haven't checked it out, you should!
Speaking of jewelry…. You will see some new items in the next few days in the Fashions of Fancy Boutique that I am super excited about!!
Ok, back on topic.. I grabbed these wedge booties that go with everything! If you haven't noticed from these popping up a few times now, I love them! AND… they are now on sale at Target for $27! (score)
Because it's a bit chilly here in Dallas, I knew I would need some type of jacket and this blazer cape from YOINS was the perfect match. I love the fact that it has pockets too!
What are your favorite outerwear go-to items this season?
Stay Fancy! <3 Hollie


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Do you want to feel calmer, more in control of your life, more connected and centred?
Focusing can help with all that, and more. Focusing teaches us the skill of compassionate listening from a place of presence, so that we can access our inner wisdom and forward-moving life energy. It isn't mysterious or magical - although sometimes what results from Focusing can seem that way. Fortunately, Focusing is a very accessible skill that anyone can learn.
The Sentient Soul is pleased to present Level One Focusing: Introduction to Focusing. This is the first of a series of workshops, designed to give you everything you need to practice Focusing by yourself and in partnerships. In this 2-day workshop you will learn:
- How to tune into your inner wisdom
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There are lots of practical exercises in the workshop, and you will receive instruction cards and handouts. There are plenty of demonstrations, and you will have lots of opportunities to practice in pairs. You will leave the workshop with a solid understanding of the basics of Focusing, and everything you need to begin Focusing and partner with other Focusers.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ret. SFC Cleveland L. (Chico) Eden, Brunswick Avenue, entered into rest Monday, July 23, 2007 at Heartland Hospice. Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Thankful Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Garden. The remains will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at the residence at 10:30 a.m. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
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Posts Tagged 'chinese bearded silkies'
Silkie Chickens
Silkies are believed to have originated from China where they are used in Chinese medicine and also considered quite a cullinary delicacy. In other countries their fluffy feathers and black bones and skin ensure they are almost always kept as pets. Exactly when the breed was established is not known, but records of them exist as far back as the end of the 13th Century.
These photos of Silkie Chicks are from Keeping Chickens Newsletter subscriber Sue K : "Just wanted to show you our adorable Chinese bearded Silkie chicks Maggie, Casper and Billie. We actually hope they are hens, but do not know yet. It is my first experience with having pet chickens and it has been such a joy. Here they are having a little parade in the back yard at 3½ weeks old. Enjoy your newsletter very much."
There are six standard colors for silkies: black, blue, buff, white, partridge and gray. In Europe and Australia, there are both standard and bantam Silkies. In the United States and Canada, the only Silkies are bantams.


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Finding a focus: Oracle DBA, developer and JAVA J2EE, HIPAA or SCNP
I have both my bachelor and master degrees in computer science and worked in a global telecomm company for about 8 years as a software engineer. Due to the downsizing, my position got eliminated late last year.
My next step is to have some training and get the certification in order to look IT opportunities in other industries, such as health care, financial areas. Recently I am struggling between two sets of trainings. One is e-commerce including Oracle DBA, developer and JAVA J2EE, the other is HIPAA and SCNP. I know some friends who got Oracle certificates but couldn't find job. How is the network security type of certification, such as SCNP? I have no working experience but I am willing to learn and pass the exam. Can I find job after the certification? Your answer will be greatly appreciated.
Most recent surveys indicate that security is a better place to be than database, with Java/J2EE more or less in the middle (better than database, worse than security). That said, with your extensive academic background and credentials, you should be able to handle the subject matter no matter which field you choose.
If you decide to go the security route, I'd recommend starting with the CompTIA Security+, then taking a look at the SANS GIAC (www.giac.org) and CISSP (www.isc2.org) programs. The CISSP requires 3 years of relevant work experience, so it may be a bit of a stretch for you. That's why you might want to go Security+, then for some of the beginning (GSEC) intermediate GIAC certifications.
On the other hand, Java programmers are still in pretty strong demand. If you are interested in staying in programming--and I assume your prior experience was in programming because of the job title "software engineer"-- it may make more sense to go after Java 2 Programmer, Developer, and J2EE components exams.
I'd urge you to base your decisions on job postings, ads, and information from friends, colleagues, and hiring managers in your area. What makes sense in one place may not make sense in another. All I can tell you is general market trends; for the more specific information you'll need to make your own plans, please do some more homework locally.
Good luck!
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[Video Goals] Everton 2-1 Arsenal: Gunners Blow Chance To Go Top
Arsenal blew their chance to leapfrog Chelsea at the top of the table after Everton came from a goal down to run out 2-1 winners at Goodison Park on Tuesday night.
It was a lively start to the game from both sides but we managed to open the scoring when Francis Coquelin won a free-kick right on the edge of the area. Alexis Sanchez saw his low effort deflect off Ashley Williams and in to the net for 0-1 in the 20th minute.
Everton grew into the game and finished the stronger of the two sides with Ronald Koeman's men getting a deserved equaliser when Seamus Coleman headed home a superb cross from Leighton Baines shortly before half-time.
Arsenal missed some chances to retake the lead after the break and the Toffees made us pay after they took the lead with less than five minutes remaining as Williams headed home from a corner to put Ronald Koeman's side 2-1 ahead.
Alex Iwobi then missed a glorious chance to make it 2-2 right at the death as he saw his shot cleared off the line while Sanchez also had a solid shout for a penalty but nothing was given so we slumped to our second defeat of the season.
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Asterisk - Voicemail Password Restrictions
One of the new features in Asterisk 1.6.1 is the ability to launch an external application when someone wants to change their voicemail password. This is most useful for administrators who want to enforce more strict password requirements. Adding this option is as simple as:
The API is very simple. Asterisk passes the following command line arguments: mailbox context oldpass newpass. Asterisk then expects back one of three things:
- VALID - The password is good, set it.
- FAILURE - Our script failed for some reason, so ALLOW the change.
- Some error message - The documentation says 'INVALID', but the code says anything else here means the check failed.
That doesn't sound too difficult. We could probably whip something up in Perl pretty quick for a basic application. Of course, what fun is that? Lets start small and build to something useful. Here are some requirements:
- Minimum length >= 3
- No consecutive increasing numbers (i.e. 1234, or 8765)
- Can not be all the same digit (i.e. 1111)
- Can not be the same as the extension
- Can not be the old password
Now we are talking. That should keep the corporate security officer happy, for a while... Attached is a script that allows you to do all of the above, if you wish.
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Controversial* boxer Floyd Mayweather added yet another victory (and title belt) to his flawless career after defeating now-former WBC welterweight champ Victor Ortiz at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this past Saturday. If you don't follow boxing, just know that perennial loudmouth and abrasive Mayweather defeated his much younger opponent in a less-than-honorable– but legal, mind you– manner. If you're a pugilist enthusiast, you've already seen the video below and have an unshakeable opinion on it. If not, here you go:
So yeah. Mayweather took advantage of an apologetic, defenseless, and admittedly idiotic opponent and knocked him out. Even if Ortiz didn't expect to get sucker punched (yes, it was most definitely a sucker punch), he should have known better than to give the undefeated fighter (he's undefeated for a reason) an opportunity at an easy victory.
And that exchange with Larry Merchant! The 80-year-old boxing analyst/commentator has long been one of our favorite things about the sport and that night was no exception. He pressed Mayweather's buttons until the middle child who yells "Nothing I do will ever be good enough for you!" at his parents emerged. Why doesn't America love you, Floyd? Because until you give audiences the fight they want, every challenger you face will be named "NOT Manny Pacquiao."
That same night, Mexican sensation/ Oscar De La Hoya protege Saul "Canelo" Alvarez soundly defeated Alfonso Gomez in the sixth round at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Gomez is best known for being a contestant on boxing reality show The Contender, for fighting aging boxers past their prime (see: Arturo Gatti), and for always agreeing to be a walking punching bag for the sport's bigger names (see: Miguel Cotto; video below):
Following Alvarez's victory over Gomez, Es Mas (via newswire Notimex) reports that a fight between "El Canelo" and legacy boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (son of this guy) will likely face off in early 2012, possibly March. The Televisa-owned news portal quoted Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer that he would like to see Alvarez fight again this December before finalizing a deal that would put both Mexican upstarts in the ring. Given their drawing power in Mexico– and in The States– Chavez Jr. vs. Canelo will likely be one of the better fights of the coming year.
*We went with the c-word because "polarizing" would have been somewhat inaccurate. Personally, we don't know anyone who's a Mayweather fan. People who acknowledge his skill and have some respect for him, sure. No one in our social circle would ever claim to actively root for him. Plus, "asshole" would have been uncouth.


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CloudGenix Wraps Stellar Year and Begins 2017 with Significant Customer and Partner Momentum
Broad Adoption of Unique Application-Defined SD-WAN Solution Across Verticals
Drives Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jan. 25, 2017 – CloudGenix, Inc., the software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) leader, today announced over 10X year-over-year revenue growth in 2016, large-scale deployments on six continents across a range of verticals, and the largest number of Cisco gold partners actively working with any SD-WAN startup. With nearly a half-trillion dollars combined market cap of companies using the CloudGenix Instant-On Networks (ION), the company is well-positioned for another successful year as the leader in the SD-WAN market.
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Unique Approach to SD-WAN Attracts Customers
Customers with a half-trillion dollars combined market cap across a broad range of verticals, including banking, retail, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, high tech and other industries have chosen CloudGenix for its unique application-defined fabric. The CloudGenix Instant-On Networks (ION) product family is the first and only SD-WAN solution that is designed for the needs of modern applications, including SaaS- and cloud-based apps such as Office365, AWS, Azure, Unified Communications and VoIP.
"We evaluated and tested all the major players claiming SD-WAN solutions. We found that no other option could aggregate multiple circuits for all internet-bound traffic or prioritize our direct internet applications," said Cooper Cash, Teleflex team lead of branch office infrastructure. "The CloudGenix app-defined fabric is redefining how we build networks based on IT and business intent expressed as application policies. This is nothing short of an industry-transforming technology."
By building an application-defined fabric, CloudGenix ION allows network managers to set up business rules and app-SLAs rather than working with arcane networking protocols. Network configurations are cut by 90 percent and no longer is network performance evaluated based on reachability, but instead on app-criteria, including performance, security and compliance. With ION, the network acts as a centralized database storing 100 percent of network and app flows, reducing fragmentation across devices and providing access to application and network insights.
New Channel Partners and Resellers Extend Market Growth
Over the past six months, the CloudGenix channel program has also shown significant growth. Since launching its Global Partner Program in August, more Cisco Gold partners, resellers, and master agents are actively working with CloudGenix than any other SD-WAN startup. Channel Reseller Network (CRN) magazine selected CloudGenix in its 10 Coolest Startups Of 2016 list recognizing the success of CloudGenix' channel programs.
"We tried working with the first wave of hybrid WAN vendors and the legacy WAN optimization vendors, but the marketing and the products didn't match up," said Ralph Carter, chief architect of network solutions, Computer Design & Integration LLC (CDI LLC). "CloudGenix not only delivers a revolutionary product, but our customers agree that CloudGenix ION can be easily absorbed into production environments."
"CNSG is committed to working with only the best-of-breed technology suppliers to deliver the highest quality solutions for our partners and their customers," said Randy Friedberg, vice president of Business Development at CNSG. "Our alliance with CloudGenix reflects this mission, and ensures our product portfolio continues to align with customers' needs for cost savings and unmatched application performance. Any customer adopting cloud or looking for a router or telco refresh must consider CloudGenix."
"The momentum we have built over the last 12 months will ensure that 2017 will also be a banner year for CloudGenix," said Kumar Ramachandran, CEO of CloudGenix. "We count among our customers the largest banks on earth, as well as small regional customers – a testament to the scale-up and scale-down nature of our solution. I'm thankful to our customers and channel partners for driving the company's traction in the market. Any company interested in seeing CloudGenix in action need only take part in the next iWANT CloudGenix Challenge. Demonstrated results clearly show that CloudGenix bests the competition and leaves traditional WANs in the dust."
About CloudGenix
CloudGenix (www.cloudgenix.com) is the software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) leader, revolutionizing networking by transforming legacy WANs into a radically simplified, secure, application-defined fabric and virtualizing heterogeneous underlying transports into a unified hybrid WAN. Enabling application-specific, service-level agreements (SLAs), CloudGenix controls network application performance based upon application-performance SLAs and business priority. CloudGenix ION (Instant-On Network) radically simplifies how WANs are designed and managed, enabling customers to build "networks without networking," and achieve more than twice the performance at less than half the cost — leading to a much faster time-to-value once deployed — and extending data center-class security to the network edge. Founded in 2013 by a team that has previously delivered industry-leading products in networking, SDN, cloud, security and web-scale applications, CloudGenix serves world-class financial services, legal, retail and technology organizations. The company is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Charles River Ventures and the Mayfield Fund and has headquarters in San Jose, California.
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""Sunligh Diet"– woman dies after following the unhealthy sunlight diet. But amazingly, more people are on the sunlight diet right now. right now."
A Swiss woman entered unto a spiritual journey for self discovery. Part of her spiritual journey was to change her diet. The specific diet which she was given by her guru yogi was called a "Sunlight diet".
The woman's guru told her that he had lived for 70 years off of nothing but sunlight. No water. Not food. Just sunlight.
The woman, believing in her guru, followed his path and took the same sunlight diet.
The woman had watched the 2010 movie In The Beginning There Was Only Light. In the movie yogi Prahlad Jani claims the he sustained himself of nothing but air and sunlight for sever decades. The Swiss woman believed she could become as enlightened as the yogi and so took up the same diet.
The woman began the diet and managed to go with no food and no drink for a week. But then her children pleaded with her to stop. She did. But for some unknown reason the woman found that she couldn't help but go back on the same diet. She did so, with fatal consequences. She died of starvation.
Believe it or not but this woman is far from the only person to try this diet. The "Sunlight diet", also called "Breatharianism", is followed by many people who believe that humans can stay alive on nothing but prana, the life force in Hinduism, and by sunlight, which Ayurveda states in one of the primary sources of prana.
This raises serious questions about yogis and about how far we should be willing to go to follow a spiritual journey.
Shockingly, thousands of others are still following the sunlight diet.
We need to let these men and women know that it is not safe to follow a "Sunlight only" diet. There are fatal consequences. Please help us get the word out. Share this page on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you.


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Amsterdam has never been renowned as a boring, run-of-the-mill European capital, granted, but sometimes...just sometimes...we do wonder how wacky it can really get. Ever wanted to take a trip down the human body? We don't mean figuratively speaking; we mean it in the most literal sense possible. Wanna jump up and down on a ginormous tongue, slide down an oesophagus and take a stroll alongside a femoral artery? Yes?! Well you are in luck intrepid explorer!
If you never want to think of your body in the same way again, do yourself a favour: on your next week-end away to Amsterdam, don't forget to pay a visit to what is often touted as possibly the absolute wackiest 'museum' in the whole country.
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This week it's just you and me. I'm taking this podcast and my company in a new direction, and I want to tell you about it.
This has been percolating under the surface for quite a while. There's been this part of me, which started as kind of a whisper and then became more of a shout. And now I'm ready to share it and I think you're ready to hear about it.


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Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.
Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.
Spoiler Note: The Iron Daughter is the second full length story in the Iron Fey series, which means spoilers are running rampant in this review. I apologise, I couldn't seem to avoid it in this rambly opinion of mine. I've also reviewed the first in the series, The Iron King, here.
It's several hours after I've finished the The Iron Daughter and I am still uncertain with whether I liked it or not. It's curious to me, as I want to know certain things about the future of the creatures in the world Julie Kagawa has created. Yet, I'm not sure if my desire to know is influenced by the main characters or for the other creatures entirely.
As far as fantasy type stories go, The Iron Daughter comes across to me as a messy one, but not necessarily in a bad way. It's not to say there are loose ends and all the sub-plots don't make sense, but in comparison to most of the fantasy I'm used to, The Iron Daughter can be a little here there and everywhere. The story is mostly focused on a star-crossed love affair between Meghan and Ash, with a lot of divergence going on between the two. Of course, there's a love triangle. I'm over commenting on love triangles so here's all I'm mentioning with this one – love triangle, bah!
I realise Meghan and Ash's love story is part and parcel of the whole Iron Fey series, but there's so much going on in the world around them, I would have loved less focus on their torment. To be fair, there's definitely a great amount of world building present, but it's so broken up with certain other aspects I feel as though I was intermittently losing focus with the world of Faery. First there are Meghan and Ash's feelings, then their non-feelings, then their general anguished confusion with each other, and finally Meghan's internally voicing her woe's.
Then there's smaller things like going on about the gown and summarising what had recently taken place in this book (I expect it when it's tying in with the previous book, but not the current one), and then there's the stupid cat. By the end of The Iron Daughter, I harboured a great dislike with Grimm, which I know is a turn around from The Iron King. I didn't want to read any scene with him in it, I would have loved to skip it all, but I'm not a skipper. How unfortunate for me that I'm not a skipper. He would have been far more likeable if he were not making a show of how aloof he was by purposely cleaning or scratching something when another character attempted to talk to him. I get cats are aloof, but I don't like it being pointed out to me all the time and Grimm just comes across as an arrogant pain in the butt. It makes it worse how each time Grimm shows up, starts cleaning, Meghan has to mention how she wants to smack him.
There's far too much repetition in those smaller actions for me not to come away frustrated. Puck is always reverting back to his old self with a smirk, Meghan is always going on about her gown or abandoning her old life, Grimm is an a-hole, and the only character I had grown to love was Ironhorse. Ironhorse turned into the loveable character for me. Puck previously had my favouritism, but he lost it in this book.
I know it sounds like I'm gripping. Ok, maybe I am a bit. I have a habit with picking up and being influenced by pet peeves, which unfortunately there were quite a few for me in this instalment of The Iron Fey. Do you know what though? I'm actually really looking forward to reading the next one. I know! Talk about being confusing. I want to find out how Meghan becomes involved with the land of Faery once more because surely she has to?
One more thing that's at the forefront of my mind is the title connection. There isn't actually an Iron Daughter in this instalment, but I got the impression that Meghan was the connection. She was referenced by the title, albeit it's a loose connection, but the whole control issue with iron must mean Meghan was the Iron Daughter. So either the next in the series, The Iron Queen, has something to do with Meghan's connection to iron again or there's an actual Iron Queen. Ahhh! Too many questions whirling around in my head and now I need to know the answers. Not only to the iron element, but what happens to Ash. Yes, I want to know how he will survive and adjust to his new environment.
All in all, the series so far has enough pull for me to keep going, but the ultimate pull is wanting to know how Ethan will be introduced deeper into the series come The Lost Prince. I have to know how the story eventually gets there.
You can read the first chapter of The Iron Daughter here (PDF).
- Genre: Fantasy – Young Adult Fantasy – Faerie Fantasy
- Demographic: Kagawa and Faerie Fantasy fans
- Rating Out of Five: ♥♥♥
- Meet The Author: Julie Kagawa
- Format: ePub Published: August 2010 by HarlequinTeen
- Find At: The Book Depository UK – Book Depository US – The Amazon US – Amazon Kindle – BookFari AU – Bookworld (ePub)
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Love is a Battlefield.
You know that age old Corinthians verse, "Love is patient, love is kind…" (Corinthians 13:4)? You know the one. Your cousin had the pastor deliver it at her wedding.
It's total bullshit.
And the reason isn't because I'm jaded and don't believe in love anymore. Love is certainly real and I'm a sucker for it. Hell, I've been in love for almost fourteen years and I'm grateful for every second love looks in my general direction.
But the fact is, it sure isn't sporting the shiny, dewy face that Corinthians makes it out to have. In all of human history, it never has.
True love is…
Hard. If you forget to say its name, it dries up like an old orange peel and gets eaten by cockroaches for eleven years.
Love complains even when you've tried your best to fix the lawnmower or build a deck and the nails are crooked.
Love brushes away your hand in public out of embarrassment. And love gropes your ass at the Red Sox game.
Love changes the channel even though you're waiting for that final score.
Love burns the brownies.
Love insists you always have to be better in order to stay with it.
Love doesn't listen.
Love is a bitch.
Love has a short memory. It forgets all the back rubs and foot massages you gave. But it never forgets the time you missed its birthday.
Love has bad breath. Love doesn't floss its teeth.
Love changes its outfit three times a day and gives you a surprised look when you say you'll be late for your dinner reservation.
Love jumps to conclusions and corrects you needlessly.
Love gets caught in bed with a circus clown and then blames you for not being there for it. Then love will come in the next morning tear-stained, begging for another chance.
Love is insecure. It looks in the mirror constantly and checks its coiffe.
Love brings up the one thing it knows sets you off (accidentally all the time), and then waits for few hours before apologizing.
Love tries to help by offering advice you don't need. Then love takes it personally that you don't want its advice.
Love doesn't ask for directions and gets you lost on a dirt road in Argentina.
Love gets drunk and stumbles home at three in the morning.
Love goes to make you coffee in the morning and forgets to pour it.
Love disappoints.
Love doesn't want to have sex anymore. And love wants to have sex all the time.
Love has two children and gets overweight. Love accuses you of eating jelly beans for breakfast.
Love buys a treadmill that sits in the basement for years collecting dust.
Love barfs all over your new shirt and apologizes sweetly.
Love yells at you when you forgot to buy milk. Again.
Love is a criminal.
Love is scared and petty and brings up the hurts it had from eight years ago because it can't let go. Love leaves the remnants of a deuce in the toilet and lights a match for good measure. Love forgets to open your door first, and throws the cardboard in the garbage when the recycling bin is right next to it. Love thinks it wants a threesome but then decides that it's too complicated. Love is afraid to trust you because you let it down, and love forgets so easily the little things you do to keep it happy. Love keeps you up way too late at night watching Rush documentaries and love convinces you that a six pack is overrated. Love keeps old shirts that have holes in them and love forgets to pick up the kids at school sometimes. Love is selfish and cracks open a beer without asking you if you want one first. Love sneaks in digs that hit below the belt, and love refuses to do laundry.
Love is lumpy and awkward and sometimes it hurts so bad you want to die. It says the wrong thing and it goes bald. It tries and fails and tries again. It keeps trying until it is old and dead and dusty. And even then, it still hovers in the air between the things it did and couldn't do to make you happy.
Love is love. It does the best it can and you just have to love it back.
Love just is.
Pretty sure you couldn't think up anything better.
☝ Back to top. ☝


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The Dawn Country
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Forge, Mar 15 2011, $25.99
In 1400, the Iroquois tribes are at war with one another due to overpopulation and a lack of fertile soil to grow crops. Clans fight for the same scarce game to feed their people. The Dawnland People destroys Bog Willow Village killing men, stealing their goods and abducting women and children into slavery.
After the carnage ends, the amoral witch Gannajero wants to buy children to make them her slaves including renting them out to sexual deviants. Wrass understands no immediate rescue will occur. He and the other children must save themselves. He creates a diversion that enables some of the kids to escape from the evil crone and her malevolent warriors. Siblings Odion and Tutelo are some of the few who got away. They make it and find their parents of the Yellowtail village of Chief Koracoo and her deputy their father Gonda. The tribal chief and her deputy search for more of the lost children especially heroic Wrass and Zateri. They know even with allies like Cord the Mohawk War Chief and Wakdanek the Dawnland healer they face difficult odds in finding the sold children and when they confront the odious witch, but Koracoo vows to kill the vile one.
The second People of the Dawnland quartet of historical novels is a terrific reading experience that transport fans to a pre-Columbus North America's Forgotten Past. Team Gear provides their fans with a fascinating look at the Iroquois culture inside of a powerful story line in which children play a strong role. The heroic adults' knowledge that not all the children will be rescued as some will be sadly sold into sexual slavery enhances the realism as does a coda with Zateri's tribe. This is a super entry as the wicked witch and her perverted customers leave emotional and physical scars on the children and adults.
Harriet Klausner
Friday, January 14, 2011
The Dawn Country-W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
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Accommodation | Holiday-house Bob - quiet area, Linneborg: The house with 75 m² of living pace has 4 sleepingrooms for max. 10 guests and a large open living and dining area and attached kitchen. Additionally there is a small guest house. The house is totally renovated in 2014. It is about 800 m from the lake Stora Slätten, the next neighbor is about 1500 m.
- dogs welcome by arrangement
- no smoking
- random arrival