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O.N.I.F.C., the twice pushed-back new album from Wiz Khalifa, was released yesterday at long last. Nate "Danja" Hills, the recently-profiled Reservoir songwriter and producer, leant his talents to one of the album's most melodious tracks, "Medicated."
"I was going somewhere totally different when I got in the studio with [Danja]," Wiz explained in a recent interview (video below). "But when he sat down to make that beat, I think he had something in mind [about] where he wanted to take me, and we completely went there!"
"Medicated" features Chevy Woods, a rapper from Wiz's hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia, who most recently made waves with his chart topping single and Reservoir catalog hit, "Bandz A Make Her Dance."
Rolling Stone magazine calls O.N.I.F.C. a "solid" release, while XXL comments that this is Wiz's "strongest material" and Idolator confirms that with its "gauzy, lethargic beats, with slowed-down G-funk riffs and bloops that seem to be coming from melted video game cartridges," O.N.I.F.C. is "unequivocally a success."
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News From France
Ma vie en France
December 9, 2013
Birthdays GALOUR!!!!
Today is the 48th B-Day of my dear, sweet hubby, Alex! I forgot to post on my b-day, which was on 28th Nov... but no worries...
SAGGS ROCK!!! Most of my closest friends are saggs.. We're just cool like that!
LOVE YOU LOTS, Honey!!!
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December 6, 2013
Nelson Mandela.... One of the LAST GREAT MEN....
Last night, Nelson Mandela, fondly nicknamed, Mandiba, departed. He lived from 1918- 2013, nearly one hundred years of life on this earth.
For me, Nelson Mandela was a great leader, a great man... one of the last of his kind! He fought for democracy and equality in a country where those did not exist, and was held as a prisoner for high treason, incarcerated for 27 years because of his strong convictions. Years later, he was elected President of this very same country! He made so many positive changes for South Africa. He did not give up fighting for what he believed in.
I tear up when I think of his greatness, because he, along with Martin Luther King Junior, are the only two men I can think of who made it their life's mission to fight for equality. I don't think the world will see another like Mandela, at least NOT in my lifetime.
Nelson Mandela, you have done so much for us. Thank you for believing in humanity and for never giving up! For believing so much in this that you made it your life's mission. You have helped so many millions of people around the world.
You light will never go out! You will be remembered throughout history and your legacy will live on!
God bless you, Nelson Mandela and may you finally rest in peace.
I dedicate today to Neslson 'Mandiba' Mandela. 1918- 2013. A man of the the world, a man dedicated to this world. There will be no other like him. His GREATNESS will never fade or be forgotten. For me, this man represented freedom, equality and democracy. He fought his entire life for it... and fought hard! GOD BLESS YOU, Mr. Mandela. I am in morning and weeping with the people of this world who are so sad to see you go...
But, I believe it was your time, and you are at PEACE now.
Godspeed to you, Mr. Mandela. We will try to continue in your name, to fight for justice and equality..." --- Leesa M. Garcia, c. 2013
**Photo courtesy of the internet.
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October 31, 2013
Happpppy Halloween Everyone!
Just got back from a week in GLORIOUS and HOT/SUNNY Barcelona!
What a FANTASTICO holiday I had ... very fun, relaxing and full of biking ALL over the place! I fell head over heals with this beautiful and dynamic city! I just LOVE Spain! Really reminded me of San Diego, and of Southern California! I was great to speak Spanish again, too!
I'll post some pics.. Just wanted to let you all know I'm back safe and sound and wish you all a very
Happppy and Safe Halloween!
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September 29, 2013
Venezia.. FUN FUN FUN! A MUST see when in Italy!
Some travel pics!
Seriously... THE BEST coffee in the WORLD!
Italian coffee, in Italy!
We took a BOAT to get to the airport from Venice!
I was hitch hiking! hahaha
The yellow boat was ours... 1 hour 10 minutes to get
get to the airport from where we were staying.
What would Venice be WITHOUT gondolas?!!
Alex looking, tan and well-rested after our 3 week
holiday in Italy! Both of us, a few kilos de plus!
A typical 'street' in Venice! This one is a bit wider than
the ones in the city center!
Gotta LOVEEEE VENICE!
Me in Tree!
JUMPING for JOY!
(Notice the nice looking YACHT in the background!!!)
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Italia.... I LOVE YOU!!!!
Hi Everyone!
Just got back from a late summer holiday in ITALIA!!!
Alex and I spent three glorious weeks filled with SUN, HEAT, PIZZA, PASTA, GELATO, GOOD SIGHTS ALL AROUND and MOSTTTTTT IMPORTANT-- GREAT, no FANTASTICO caffè!
Italian coffee has to be the BEST in the WORLD! I'm convinced!
We started off in the beginning of the Sept, the 2nd to be exact and came back on the 24th.
Here is where we went:
Roma 4 days
Sorrento 3 days -- stayed in Agnello visited Sorrento, Positano, and Pompei
Lucca 2 days
Cinque Terre 6 days - Stayed in Manarola and went by train/boat/walking to the neighbouring towns,
from Monterosso, we went by boat to Portvenere.
Florence 5 days with a day side trip to Siena
Venice 3 days
Did LOTSSSS of stuff, ate lots of great food... and I'll give names of places we stayed, good tips, reviews and other important info, in case you're traveling to Italy!
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August 20, 2013
Yesterday, 19 August... marked 7 years that I have been living in France!
WOW!! Time sure flies, doesn't it?!
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August 10, 2013
Re Do....
We're SMACK dab in the middle of re-doing our kitchen... and it really feels like an eternity! It's a very SLOOOOWWWWWW moving project, I think mostly because Alex works til late and the days have been hot.. At any rate.. Life is a bit 'on hold' at the moment...
Some ideas for kitchens... from the internet.. We're going with IKEA... Already have things decided and where things will go.. It's fun.. Can't wait til it's all done and finished!
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July 29, 2013
Nassi's B-day at the gym and raspberry cheesecake.. YUM!
Nassima is an amazing and very beautiful young woman who works at my gym! She is one of the sweetest and kindest people I know. I wanted to do something nice for her and show her how much I appreciate her so I organized a little get together at the gym with some fellow gym friends... It turned out to be a fun party and I wish Nassima all the best of everything!
Happy Birthday, Nassi! We love you!
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A few things to muse upon briefly as the year winds up...
ITEM! Today is Krypto's birthday! He's now five years old, although to look at his postings on his Facebook Page, you'd think he figures he's really Krypto the Superdog! He's been getting all kinds of birthday greetings there this week. We aren't planning a special party for him or anything like that... I suspect that if he were to ask for a birthday present, it would be that we give away new boxer puppy Ginger, who's been trying to play with him, but he's not always in the mood!
ITEM! If you've been following the Random Acts for a while, you'll know that I tend to try to work ahead a bit... at this point, there are scheduled posts through February! We'll see if in March I finally get around to starting the "Dog of the Geek" feature I've been threatening here and there...
ITEM! Finally watched the new Star Trek a week or two back... or did I mention that already? I enjoyed it overall... although I think the plot kind of stretched credibility a bit with Kirk's rapid advance to Captain, especially given that everyone else in the crew had to have been in Starfleet for a while before Kirk joined!
ITEM! We've purchased both seasons of The Big Bang Theory on DVD, and have been watching them... I'm looking forward to the extra features, few as they are! Speaking of DVDs, I also recently was given X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which I haven't even opened up yet.
ITEM! I hope that all of my readers, whether you've been reading this from the beginning, or just recently joined me here, have been enjoying my posts this past year. The blog's finally starting to pay me a pittance here and there, but even if it didn't, I'd keep doing it for the sheer love of blogging! But on that subject, if you feel like clicking on some of the AdSense links (I get paid per click for those, nothing further needed on your part), or if you want to purchase things through my Amazon or other links, it's greatly appreciated, especially during times of the year when money gets a little bit tight!
That's it for now... I hope you've all had a good 2009, and that you'll have a great 2010!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Last This 'n That Time of 2009!
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Following the Footsteps of Jesus Christ
June 16 - 26, 2019
Days 1 & 2 – Arrival
Depart US, arrive Tel Aviv
Following an overnight flight, we arrive in Tel Aviv where we enjoy our welcome dinner. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 – Caesarea | Mt. Carmel | Tiberias
After our morning orientation, we set out along the coastal road to Caesarea where Peter shared the gospel with Cornelius and where Paul was imprisoned while awaiting his appearance before Felix and Festus. We visit the Roman theater and harbor and Herod the Great's palace. From the coast, we move inland to Mt. Carmel where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal. We take in the magnificent site of the Jezreel Valley and the hills of Galilee. This evening we arrive at our hotel on the Sea of Galilee. (B, D)
Day 4 – Sea of Galilee | Mount of Beatitudes | Tabgha | Capernaum & Baptismal Site
Today we sail across the Sea of Galilee, pausing in the middle of the lake to remember the One who stilled the wind and waves. Then we visit the "Jesus" boat that dates back to the days of his ministry. Continuing around the lake, we visit the Church of the Beatitudes and listen anew to the words of Jesus. After lunch, we visit Tabgha where Jesus fed the 5,000 and then continue to the geographic center of Jesus' ministry, Capernaum, and the synagogue where he worshiped and prayed. Our day concludes on the bank of the Jordan River where we remember our baptism. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B, L, D)
Day 5 – Nazareth | Cana | Megiddo
This morning we journey to Cana where Jesus performed his first sign of turning water into wine and joined in a wedding celebration. We pause to renew our weddings vows before traveling to Nazareth, the home town of Jesus. We visit the Church of Gabriel and the Mount of Precipice as we recall Jesus' Messianic announcement. Setting off to Megiddo we enjoy lunch and then take in the panoramic view of the Megiddo valley and visit the stables of Solomon. Late afternoon, we make our ascent to the Holy City of Jerusalem for our overnight. (B, D)
Day 6 – Mt. of Olives | Israel Museum | Jerusalem Model | Shrine of the Book | Bethlehem
We start our day with an overview of Jerusalem from the Mt. of Olives, then to the Israel Museum, where we view a detailed, scaled model of ancient Jerusalem. We also examine the Dead Sea Scrolls, many containing the oldest known surviving remnants of Scripture. Following lunch, we journey to the town of Jesus' birth, Bethlehem. After visiting the Shepherds' Field and singing Christmas carols, we tour the Church of the Nativity to remember the birth of our Savior and celebrate the good news of great joy. (B, D)
Day 7 – Masada | Ein Gedi | Caves of Qumran | Dead Sea
Our first stop is the oasis of Ein Gedi where we recall the life of David and read from the Psalms. En route, we point out the caves of Qumran where a shepherd boy discovered the Dead Sea scrolls. From there we journey to Masada, the refuge of the Jews during the Roman invasion. The day ends with an opportunity to float in the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, before returning to Jerusalem for overnight. (B, D)
Day 8 – Temple Mount | Western Wall | Jewish Quarter
We begin our day at the Temple Excavations of the Jerusalem Archaeological Park and stand on the stairs where Jesus taught during his final days. Afterwards we make our way to the Western/Wailing Wall and view this place of prayer as we offer our own prayers for the peace of Jerusalem. In the afternoon, we visit the Jewish Quarter and walk on the ancient Roman road. (B, D)
Day 9 – Free Day in Jerusalem
Spend a free day strolling through the streets of the Old City, reflecting on the sights and sounds of our journey. Or make your way through the waterway tunnel of King Hezekiah. Some may want to visit Yad Vashem for a remembrance of the Holocaust. Or, if conditions permit, visit the Temple Mount (B, D)
Day 10 – Jerusalem | Gethsemane | Via Dolorosa | Holy Sepulchre | Garden Tomb
Beginning at the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of the Agony, we turn our attention to the passion of our Lord. From the Garden we enter the Lion's Gate and walk the Via Dolorosa. We visit the Churches of the Flagellation and Condemnation, St. Anne's Monastery, and the Pool of Bethesda, as well as the Stations of the Cross. After lunch, we visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. We conclude our tour with a visit to the Garden Tomb where we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This will be a day long remembered! (B, D)
Day 11 – Tel Aviv to U.S.
We depart today from Tel Aviv, returning home with heightened wonder for the land where Jesus lived.


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Keeping Up Appearances
It's never a bad idea to add a bit of visual pleasure to your food offerings. Only after you have produced the maximum flavour from your ingredients, of course. Flavour first and foremost, please.
Tempting the eye as well as the palate with plated arrangements can then commence. We have built up a fair selection of platters on which to serve but every trip to a half decent eatery seems to offer a new design option. Experience has taught me to turn over a still empty side plate for a manufacturer's name rather than upend a main course in that search... oops! Attractive as many ceramic designs are, they can prove rottenly expensive just for occasional use.
A few years ago I was serving a trio of puddings. One guest rumbled me pretty quickly and they weren't slow to ask for confirmation that I'd scraped out and re-used some glass votives from Christmas candles. My current production required a little more effort but I feel the results edge a wee bit more towards the professional side.
I'll not give detailed instructions as I hope the picture below explains what was used so that you can interpret and take things in your own way from there. A ceramic or vitreous tile and some moulding or framing profile is all I used for materials. The base elements were secured with PVA wood glue. The 45 degree cuts need to be exact or you could compensate by achieving the correct angle with sandpaper.
That mitre guide belonged to my Dad. In the early 1970s when he was in his late sixties he furnished just about every room of our family home with one or more bespoke pieces of furniture which he designed and fashioned with his own hands in a basement workshop. My brother has inherited that particular element of our genetic make-up more strongly than me. Using it has helped him towards earning a living and producing sometimes quirky but always practical and beautifully finished wooden artefacts. My projects have been a little less developed but I've never been afraid to have a go.
I ended up with two pairs of matching presentation surfaces. I'm happy that they enhance rather than detract from the food itself and intend continuing to use them. What you see below, apart from a modified prawn cracker, a chunk of nougat from a Barcelona market and Mrs Cheoff's Cheesy Dip, is all my own work.*
So why not have a go at making your own... the food and the plates. If I can you can.
* Details of that 'Curried Cheese Dip' and its place in our family history will be given a post of its own soon.


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Hi, so after long hunt I finally found the problem. The reason is that on i386 we compile functions to use result_decl directly, while on x86_64 we store everything into __i variable and then copy it into result decl (that is much less effective, I would like to know why it happens too). Now ipa-split comes into game and it does not consider writes into retval decl in header as a reason to prevent splitting that effectively makes result decl input/output var that later confuse aliasing. The following patch prevents splitting when retval decl is modified both in header and split part that effectively prevents splitting on these functions (header will modify split part on the path to return that almost always exist). I will work on better solution - we should ask alias oracle any use of non-ssa variable in split part has dependency on set in header. This holds for other non-SSA uses too, but that can be handled incrementally. Also in 64bit mode ipa-split probably should not give up when return block contains just an assignment. This patch should unbreak libstdc++ on 32bit. Bootstrapping/regtesting x86_64 and will commit once it passes. Honza PR middle-end/44671 * ipa-split.c (test_nonssa_use, mark_nonssa_use): Check also uses of RESULT_DECL.
Index: ipa-split.c =================================================================== --- ipa-split.c (revision 161500) +++ ipa-split.c (working copy) @@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ test_nonssa_use (gimple stmt ATTRIBUTE_U if (t && !is_gimple_reg (t) && ((TREE_CODE (t) == VAR_DECL && auto_var_in_fn_p (t, current_function_decl)) + || (TREE_CODE (t) == RESULT_DECL) || (TREE_CODE (t) == PARM_DECL))) return bitmap_bit_p ((bitmap)data, DECL_UID (t)); return false; @@ -441,7 +442,8 @@ mark_nonssa_use (gimple stmt ATTRIBUTE_U return true; } - if (TREE_CODE (t) == VAR_DECL && auto_var_in_fn_p (t, current_function_decl)) + if ((TREE_CODE (t) == VAR_DECL && auto_var_in_fn_p (t, current_function_decl)) + || (TREE_CODE (t) == RESULT_DECL)) bitmap_set_bit ((bitmap)data, DECL_UID (t)); return false; }


text: Raidenx – This game has it all: addictive gameplay, great power-ups, and big scary bosses! Raiden X is one of the best flash games ever made. You play the role of a fighter plane who must destroy your enemies with an array of weaponry. Like most flash games, Raiden X keeps track of points. Raiden also has more depth with tons of weapons and bombs and different stages. The soundtrack is great too. Enjoy playing Raiden X! Puplisher : CrazyMonkeyGames


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Tuesday, 3 April 2012
NOTD - GOSH Holographic
So the sun was shining on Sunday and I finally reached for GOSH's "Holographic" that was kindly gifted to me a while ago by a super lovely lady!
On Sunday I was short of time to paint my nails and so I reached for GOSH "Holographic" before I went out for the day! Holographic is a silver linear holographic polish. I applied Holographic to my bare nails without a base coat and it took three coats to reach full opacity which didn't matter considering each coat dried so quickly! I had heard that applying topcoat dulls the holographic effect and so I didn't apply a topcoat.
All I have to say is WOW!!! I have never worn a polish like it! The photos below are some taken outside in sunlight and some in my kitchen under spotlights! The rainbow effect is amazing! Such a stunning polish and very eye-catching! This is such a perfect colour to wear for those summer BBQ's, outdoor parties and even for holidays when the sun is always shining! Would also make for a great pedi! I will definitely be getting a lot of wear out of this!
Now if you are reading this and wondering where you can get your "nails" on this well I have some GOOD news and have been reliably informed that this will be re-released at the beginning of August this year in Superdrug stores! I will definitely be getting a couple more bottles of this as it is so spectacular and a real statement polish!
What do you think? X
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- Anonymous3 April 2012 at 10:57
Beautifulll!!I need this nail polish :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous on you and it's one of my all time favourite polishes. Everyone needs this in their lives! Can't wait for it to be released again. Thanks for finding the inside scoop Zoe!ReplyDelete
It's so prettyReplyDelete
I have a bottle of this but I never want to use it as I don't want to run out - so I will definitely be getting a back up bottle or five when it's re-released.ReplyDelete
Thanks :) xoxo
Oh btw I tagged you in my 11 things post xoxoReplyDelete
My nails are all stubly at the moment but this is a defo as soon as they are back to their usual long selves!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I have this polish too but have only worn it a few times because it is a pain to work with and chips almost straight away :-( can't deny it is stunning though.ReplyDelete
Ahh, thanks for sharing the re-release info! Definitely going to be grabbing a couple of bottles!! This is one of my fave polishes :) I only ever found one in store, so I grabbed it!ReplyDelete
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! Love this polish sooo much, looks like a nail wrap!ReplyDelete
Glad you love polish as much as I do!! :)
Love Nails. Love Obsession-Lacquer.
Ooh how did you find out it was going to be re-released? I hope they don't change it though, although it isn't long wearing I don't want it to lose any of the holographic effect. Compared to my other holos (Catherine Arley, Technic, M&S) there is no contest!! xxReplyDelete


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Zordich: PSU must accept sanctions
|Andy Reid's semi-private entrance to Lehigh U. fields.
His son Michael just completed a career playing fullback under the late Joe Paterno.
No alum took the child abuse scandal and the subsequent sanctions against Penn State harder than Zordich, who addressed it briefly during a rare training camp availability Tuesday.
"As a parent of three kids, those victims, the things that happened to those kids, those children, that is tough for me to think about," Zordich said. "The circumstances, the consequences that came out, are they difficult? Yes. But we have to accept them and we have to understand why those things were put on Penn State. It's a sad story, and really, that's all I want to say about that."
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Do you ever mess up?
You know…say the wrong thing, forget something important, hurt someone's feelings unintentionally? I do, and sometimes I seem to be on a winner's streak.
This week it happened and happened quickly–a simple conversation turned into a shouting match. I embarrassed myself, hurt those closest to me and at that moment I didn't know how to repair it. So I jumped up, went on with my evening and in less than 10 minutes, God was calling me to pray.
Really God?
Let's see… I need to finish the laundry, check the bank balance, get ready for work tomorrow and find a way to apologize for my earlier reality show behavior. Oh yes, now is a great time to pray. BTW I hope my sarcasm doesn't offend you because the way I see it, if God accepts it and still beckons me to Him, hopefully you can deal with it too. Hehehe, I'm just free-from-the-opinions-of-others dot.com! After wrestling (only for a while) I conceded and went to pray and while praying, Marvin Sapp's very popular song, "The Best in Me" came to mind.
May I add that even I could see the worst in me, yet He saw the best so that I didn't have to walk in condemnation. So I prayed, repented and was amazed that such a perfect God wanted such an imperfect me. And to complete my healing, He gave me scripture to put in my heart so that I would know that it was real.
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests
to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength."- Philippians 4:4-8, 12, 13 NIV
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From a little different angle, I might compare my life as a christian and daughter of christian parents to that of a dog. I was raised to serve a master- to be at his beck-and-call. Life was limited to the back yard-- watching the birds fly overhead or watching the squirrels dance in the treetops, just out of reach. Occasionally I got out for walks but I was often overwhelmed by it and became terribly afraid of the great outdoors, preferring to nap in a sunny spot inside.
Doesn't sound too bad you say?
Yet unlike the dog, my master was not real. There was no one feeding me. Like the wild animals I still had to find sustenance. I was not able to stay indoors all the time, bathed and cared for by the kind hands of a smarter being.
No, for those who serve Christ, or for that matter follow Buddha or Allah-- whatever heavenly deity they believe in order to keep their world tidy and safe-- life is lived with the same chores and burdens that the wild animals have in order to survive. They don't understand this. They delude themselves into thinking they are the free ones, but in fact they are more like Lions in the zoo or a dog in the back yard-- safe from nothing really other than the fears in their mind.
They will never experience the freedom of bounding over boulders or chasing small game.
Cody realizes that following his bliss does not come without the burden of survival but he is committed to following his bliss-- to being a lion in his heart.


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The Japanese Chin is a very ancient breed, dating back to more than a thousand years ago. While its actual origins are shrouded in obscurity, it most likely was introduced to Japan from China and Korea. During the period of Tien Wu Ti and Ch'ih T'ung Ti (A.D. 673-686 & A.D. 690-696) small pet dogs were presented to the Japanese from Korea and China. In the 8th century, a Korean prince brought gifts of Shoku-ken, tiny dogs with snub noses, to the Mikado, Emperor Shomu. During the time of the Manchu rulers, "sleeve dogs" were in vogue and very much in demand. While there were eight different varieties, the differences were mostly in the color and length of coat. It is very likely that the ancestors of the Japanese Chin is one of them, as they were described as being very small, around 4 pounds, and extremely intelligent.
These little dogs were treated with much reverence in the Japanese court with whole staffs of servants and the highest honors of the land bestowed upon them. It was rare for the common people to see one and Westerners were rarely gifted with a dog, as the Japanese royal families jealously guarded them and only bred those in their own palace.
As a companion dog, the Japanese Chin is known for its intelligence and seemingly uncanny ability to read their owners thoughts and adapt their behavior to suit the owners mood. They are also very loyal and loving. Many feel that there is a resemblance to the cat in their cleaning habits, being known to clean their faces and lick their paws like a cat. They do well in obedience competitions and seem to enjoy learning different tricks to amuse their owners. Chins have also done very well in agility competition. In temperament, he is courageous but even tempered, resilient, happy, amiable and polite. Unique among toy dogs, he is not a yapper.
Due to their early heritage of being a "sleeve dog," Chins are small and squarely built, standing between 8-11 inches at the shoulder, and weighing around 4-7 pounds. The smaller sizes are preferred, but soundness is of the utmost importance. They have a long, flowing coat of white with either black or red markings. The red can range from ruby to mahogany, to orange, lemon and sable. Some may have tan points. A well-defined white muzzle and blaze to the top of the head is common and preferred over a solid colored head. As they are a brachycephalic breed, they have a very short muzzle and large eyes. Ears are drop and well-feathered. The tail is covered in profuse long hair and arches over the back, flowing to either side.
Japanese Chin owners have found that they are a delightful companion dog, being clever, funny and independent. Although uncommon, this breed makes a great pet for those seeking a house dog that enjoys nothing better than a walk around the garden and a lap to sit on.
For more information on this wonderful breed, check out Elisabeth Legl's book The Japanese Chin: Dog from the Land of the Rising Sun


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I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to the premium plan which is why I'll be able to add video and audio. I'm also supposed to have more control over color changes that don't fit the theme so I am still trying to get the comments boxes to be white while the site background is red so I'll be able to put comments sections on some of the other pages. Right now I think the comments are only enabled on the About Driving Mr. Spacey! page.
You can read the comments there now if you left click and drag your mouse across the comment. This highlights the text making it darker.
You can also email questions or comments to the new Comments email address.
Back when the polls worked the following audio would play when the confirmation page would come up after a person voted in the Spacey Hair poll. It annoyed some people but made *me* laugh.
Speaking of making me laugh, when we watched the commentary edition of Swimming With Sharks years ago in the chat room, we commented on how Kevin would often not say much but would laugh at his own scenes. I've been laughing at my own polls. I forgot how much fun they were even if people said I was making Kevin appear to be not very bright. I don't think they quite got it. I also noticed that some of the polls are so old they use terminology that a younger fan might not get at all. Like with the Kevin and a computer poll.


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by Joann
For over a month I have had right thoracic spine rib pain at T7. I don't know what initiated it. It started as just being a little sore and uncomfortable one evening after work. By the next day the pain was unbearable, a constant sharp 8 to 9 out of 10 pain. I went to urgent care where I prescribed Soma and 800mg Ibuprofen. The flexeril I take on an as needed basis for a grade 1 Spondylolisthesis at L3-L5 was not helping.
The Soma did nothing to relieve the "rhomboid spasm". I was seen by my chiropractor four days later. The major spasm is at T to 7. By that Monday my pain was no better. I went back to urgent care received a Toradol injection which did nothing for the pain. I was also prescribed Prednisone 10mg 2 times a day in conjunction with the Soma. I am currently still on these medications to help control the pain. Plus heat for 10 minutes followed by ice for 10 minutes.
I was seeing my chiropractor 2-3 times week, which helped some. He took x-rays which he said were fine and that I have severe intercostal spasms. Initially he had me on heat, ultrasound, and EMS. He is only adjusting directly around T-7 with heat and EMS, no futher ultrasound therapy after the first week. The last adjustment aggravated it more. So we stopped for the last 5 days.
I am improved to the point the pain is maybe a 1 in the morning. But after a couple of hours it is back at a 6 till I stop moving my right arm completely. It starts with a nickle sized focal point around T-7 but below my scapula. Any direct pressure on this point will immediately cause severe pain. Even marking it with a sharpie pen for my chiropractor set it off. It is best described a sharp continuous pain below my scapula. As I continue to use my arm the pain will radiate down to my mid back. It becomes very aggravated with forward motion and reaching forward with my right arm, partial upward reaching like holding a phone to my ear, any twisting to the left with a forward motion. Lifting anything over 5lbs immediately aggravates it.
It is not aggravated and quiets down by keeping my arm at my side, fully extended over my head, or contracting my ribs to the right or bending sideways with a slight backward motion to the right.
I am to start physical therapy this wed on my MD's orders but I feel like we are missing something. I really feel like it is a scapula associated problem but everyone just keeps telling me it's partially controlled intercostal pain. The thing that bothers me is it is either quiet or severe. There is no in between pain. Once aggravated I have to do heat and ice and totally stop moving my arm for hours (which usually means going to bed on the Soma and pred) to quiet it down.
I would love to hear your thoughts and see if I am on the right track.
Thank you,
One big question, Joann. Does it hurt if you take in a deep breath?
Lying on your side, ask someone to follow the rib. Is it tender in line with the armpit, the front of the chest, and does the joint between the ribs and the breastbone on the right hurt? Is it tender if you press on the sternum on the right compared to the left.
No cough, not history of breast CA? Feeling well? Just in a lot of pain. Had an epidural in the last year?
Let me know, keeping to this thread.
Dr B
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1. Mr S is a 76 year old man with neck pain of some 9 months duration. Luckily, most of the discomfort is upper cervical which is only rarely arthritic; his lower cervical spine is a degenerative mess that I've left alone. After seven treatments his pain and stiffness is 50 percent better, and he's happy in the circumstances. He can sleep through the night now and that makes a huge difference.
2. Mr P is 32 year old man with very severe lower back pain radiating to the big toe which is 30 percent numb. He had an episode three weeks ago, took anti inflammatories and was soon better as is typical of the medial disc herniation. But before it healed, after a trivia it came roaring back, much worse. The characteristic crossed sign was evident; sitting in a chair, straightening the right leg provoked severe left back pain and tingling in the leg. He's doing well.
3. Severe lower back pain is scary; just ask Mrs P. Just watching her get out of the car I she was in trouble; she had a slipped disc at L4 making her lean towards the opposite side; luckily she had no pain in the leg. Despite family pressure that this was far too severe for a chiropractor, she persevered. Within five days she was standing upright, and after two weeks almost painfree.
Despite a hectic job, she wisely took my advice and stayed home for what I call exercising bed rest.
4. Mr S has had lower back, groin and back of thigh and calf pain for fourth months.
He has a pincer deformity in the hip causing the stabs in the groin, and a degenerative facet causing the sciatica. Both are responding well to chiropractic and he's well pleased; sixty five percent better after three treatments.
5. Mr T is a wise man; he's taken a warning TIA seriously and has lost 15 pounds, and has at least as much again to lose. A change to a low starch diet and half hour daily walk has made the difference; but the walking is making his foot and back miserable. The expensive orthotic is hopeless; luckily his hips and back are fine, but he needs a simple heel lift.
6. I too have had serious lower back issues, luckily fixed by my own chiropractor; so I too have to do my exercises, take care when lifting supers full of honey, gardening and using the chainsaw. Regaining the function of your spine is just as important as the pain.
7. My own granddaughter, only 7 is hypermobile giving her pelvic, knee and ankle issues. Xrays show a mildly dysplastic hip. Years ago we would have called it growing pains. She too regularly needs chiropractic care and luckily responds well. Increased range of motion is more difficult than too stiff in my opinion. Our care is for kids too.
8. This 65 year old lady is a serious gardener; every day she is bending, lifting and digging for 2 to 3 hours a day. It regularly catches her in the sacroiliac joint, so she has a treatment once a month that sorts it out. She does her lower back exercises faithfully.
9. This 88 year old lady is an inspiration; every day she is busy in the community. With a nasty scoliosis she manages very well with a chiropractic adjustment every six weeks and exercises faithfully done.
10. Mr X is a 71 year old retired man who wants to continue with maintenance care every six to eight weeks; he had suffered from two years of lower back pain when he first came a year ago. He has no discomfort now after 8 chiropractic treatments, but is aware that danger lurks.
11. Mrs C has been having severe headaches, and taking a lot of analgesics. It's a non complicated upper cervical facet syndrome, and she's doing well.
12. Mr D is a 38 old year man with chronic shoulder pain after a rotator cuff tear playing cricket. It responded well to treatment, but he knows he must do his exercises every day; for two years he couldn't sleep on that shoulder.
13. Mr D, a 71 year old man, has a severe ache in the shoulder and midback since working above his head. Trapped nerve tests are negative but he has advanced degenerative joints of Luschka; after just two treatments he is 50 percent better. Can we reach 90?
And so the day goes; chiropractors shouldn't be treating the elderly most medical sites state but that's so much bunkum.
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by Allen Wyatt
(last updated February 21, 2019)
Kathryn is experiencing a problem related to Word 2003's Track Changes feature. It seems that when a document has tracked changes, and those changes are eventually all accepted, that they don't really go away. As a final step, she changes the view of the document to "Final" and saves it, but when the document is next opened, it has reverted to "Final Showing Markup"—and all the changes are back again.
Here is the way that Track Changes is supposed to work in Word. When you turn it on, any edits you make are noted in the document as "markup." This markup is supposed to be visible on the screen, provided you are viewing the document as "Final Showing Markup." You can either temporarily hide the markup (change the view to "Final"), or you can get rid of the markup by resolving the changes (accept or reject them). If all of the changes are resolved, then there should be no difference between the two views ("Final Showing Markup" and "Final") because there is no longer any markup to show.
With that understanding, if you go through a document and resolve all the changes, there should be no need to change the view to "Final" as the only reason to use that view is to temporarily hide changes. Yet, there are no changes left because you've resolved them all. The only reason to switch the view to "Final" is if you haven't resolved all the changes.
So, there are two possibilities in Kathryn's case. If the changes have not truly been resolved (individually or collectively accepted or rejected), then the problem is related to the view changing from "Final" to "Final Showing Markup" when the document is reopened. If this is the problem, then it is probably a simple fix. Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Security tab of the Options dialog box.
The second possibility in Kathryn's case is that the changes have truly been resolved, but that the document is being overwritten by an older version of the document. This could happen in a networked environment—perhaps two people have copies of the document and are essentially working on them at the same time. One person gets done editing her copy, resolving all the changes, and then puts it into a network drive for the rest of the office to use. The second person works on his copy but doesn't resolve all the changes. When done (with unresolved changes), the document is copied to the network drive, overwriting the "more done" copy that was stored there before.
If this is what is happening, the solution is to make sure that each person uses a new document name before copying his or her copy to the network drive. This will avoid any overwriting that may be occurring.
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2019-06-02 16:48:22
Terry Gulliver
There is no Tools menu
In Help, it says the administrator has taken away my permission to access
It is of course MY PC, I do not have an administrator.
I hate MS
Files on which I never turned on Track Changes have it now, and I cannot get rid of it.
When I try to invoke Track Changes on a new file it does not happen.
NONE of the recipes below remove it. TC is not ON/OFF, it just has its middle finger raised.
Did I mention I hate MS.
2017-05-09 12:41:13
Bill Ritzel
How do you resolve changes? I just keep getting more markup.
2016-11-30 06:24:29
Martin Walke
I had the same problem as Kathryn with Word 2010.
During editing, I had selected the option in File/Options/Advanced that shows the Field Shading as "Always" so that I could see all my links in the documents without hovering over them.
Putting this back to "When selected" allowed me to save my document without this irritating message.
2016-08-24 12:52:23
go to file
Click on "check for issues"
Then click on "inspect Document"
Check the box under " Comments, Revisions, Versions and annotations" and uncheck the other boxes
Click on "inspect"
Click on "Remove all"
Click on "Re Inspect"
Save the document
Voila !!!
2016-07-27 10:42:53
I experience almost the same problem with Microsoft word 2010.
I have track changes on.
I "reject" a format modification, it is not shown, save the file, close the file, open the file, the modification is still there.
I am the only user who can access the file.
2016-04-12 10:25:18
Steve Jess
Select 'Show Box' next to Track Change Boxes
De-select 'Insertions and Deletions'
Job Done
2016-02-18 09:39:05
Joe Spivack
How to fix this issue in Word 2007:
Office button (upper left) => Word Options => Trust Center => Trust Center Settings (button at right) => Privacy Options => Document-Specific Settings group (middle panel) = > Uncheck "Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving" => OK => OK
Then => Review menu => Tracking group => change drop down to say "Final" and save the document.
Next time you open the document, tracked changes will stay hidden.
2015-10-26 11:42:39
Jamie Loonam
Thank you so much!! This was driving me crazy.
2015-04-20 23:36:26
Mike P
to get rid of track changes permanently, click on 1st comment then chose "delete all comments" in the delete box under comments in the Review strip on top
2015-03-04 00:25:51
Just read on Proofreading.com that the problem may be that the track changes button must always be OFF. If it is ON, changes are recorded. I always thought it had to be ON to do anything at all... So perhaps that's part of the problem.
So I turned it to OFF, did another manual check of 'accept all changes'.
It worked. Everything gone. I saved file. And I tried to bring them all back, just to check, and couldn't.
2015-03-04 00:06:57
I did all of the above, found the Tools option on my MAC but still can't find an 'option' to remove accepted track changes... unless it's 'Warn before printing saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes' or 'Remove personal information from this file on save"... This is extremely frustrating because I can't even copy and paste text from a document with track changes. They have been accepted but they LIVE THERE FOREVER. All I can do is hope the recipient turns OFF review and reverts file to FINAL. But its entirely WRONG.
2015-02-27 15:18:02
Richard Arbib
How do you fix this problem using Microsoft Word for Mac? There is no Options to click on under Tools, so I don't see how to get to the sentence that I need to uncheck that says: "Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving."
2015-01-24 22:13:31
I accidentally "accepted" all of my comments by my professor. Now that I need them, they are missing. Is there any way that I can bring them back to my paper?
2015-01-22 13:06:39
Ed Violette
I had the same problem with a word document originally created in a MAC environment with final edits made on in Word 2007.
Accept all changes does NOT work, but if scroll through individually it does.
2015-01-07 22:29:34
Ashley Thomas
I am having the exact same problem that Kathryn did. Basically, as it was described above, this is the problem: "It seems that when a document has tracked changes, and those changes are eventually all accepted, that they don't really go away. As a final step, she changes the view of the document to "Final" and saves it, but when the document is next opened, it has reverted to "Final Showing Markup"—and all the changes are back again." Out of the 2 possibilities for what is wrong, I believe it is possibility 1 (not possibility 2). But the description on this website to solve Kathryn's issue is for PC users. I am a Mac user. I figured out how to get to Security using Word on a Mac: When you're in Word, click on "Word" on the top bar of tabs (next to the Apple symbol), and then click "Preferences" and then click "Security". There is not an option called "Make hidden mark-up visible when opening or saving" to check/uncheck, like what was described above for Kathryn. That is not an option in the Security settings of a Mac. I would be really appreciative if you could provide a solution to completely turn tracked changes OFF using the most recent version of Word on a Mac. (Like I said, same problem as Kathryn: I'll turn Track Changes OFF and then click "Final" within Tracking, and unclick everything for Show Markup, and then save it (also tried saving it as a new name), but then as soon as the document is re-opened (whether the actual document or the newly named version), Word reverts the document back to "Final Showing Markup". How do I get it to stay on "Final" (i.e. for Tracked Changes to remain OFF)?? Thanks in advance!!
2014-10-29 00:16:42
Alan Pickering
In 2013, you will need to find this check box in Save As- Tools- Macro Security- Privacy Options.
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To know: Egypt held its Presidential election today … Talks with Iran about its nuclear program are continuing in Baghdad … President Obama was embarrassed again by poor showings in Democratic primaries, this time in Kentucky and Arkansas … Four Secret Service employees dismissed as a result of the Colombia scandal will fight the decision, saying they were fired for something the agency has traditionally accepted.
To read: David Streitfeld and Kevin J. O'Brien, for the New York Times, on the privacy violations that took place as part of Google's Street View program, and how the company has escaped punishment:
After months of negotiation, Johannes Caspar, a German data protection official, forced Google to show him exactly what its Street View cars had been collecting from potentially millions of his fellow citizens. Snippets of e-mails, photographs, passwords, chat messages, postings on Web sites and social networks—all sorts of private Internet communications—were casually scooped up as the specially equipped cars photographed the world's streets.
"It was one of the biggest violations of data protection laws that we had ever seen," Mr. Caspar recently recalled about that long-sought viewing in late 2010. "We were very angry."
Google might be one of the coolest and smartest companies of this or any era, but it also upsets a lot of people—competitors who argue it wields its tremendous weight unfairly, officials like Mr. Caspar who says it ignores local laws, privacy advocates who think it takes too much from its users. Just this week, European antitrust regulators gave the company an ultimatum to change its search business or face legal consequences. American regulators may not be far behind….
But never count Google out. It is superb at getting out of trouble. Just ask Mr. Caspar or any of his counterparts around the world who tried to hold Google accountable for what one of them, the Australian communication minister Stephen Conroy, called "probably the single greatest breach in the history of privacy." The secret Street View data collection led to inquiries in at least a dozen countries, including four in the United States alone. But Google has yet to give a complete explanation of why the data was collected and who at the company knew about it. No regulator in the United States has ever seen the information that Google's cars gathered from American citizens.
ProPublica and "Frontline" report on the hidden human cost of cellular networks:
The convenience of mobile phones has come at a hefty price: Between 2003 and 2011, 50 climbers died working on cell sites, more than half of the nearly 100 who were killed on communications towers.
Yet cell phone carriers' connection to tower climbing deaths has remained invisible. They outsource this dangerous work to subcontractors, a practice increasingly common in risky businesses from coal mining to trucking to nuclear waste removal. If you look up the major cell carriers in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's database of workplace accident investigations, you will not find a single tower climber fatality listed….
We found that in accident after accident, deadly missteps often resulted because climbers were shoddily equipped or received little training before being sent up hundreds of feet. To satisfy demands from carriers or large contractors, tower hands sometimes worked overnight or in dangerous conditions.
One carrier, AT&T, had more fatalities on its jobs than its three closest competitors combined, our reporting revealed. Fifteen climbers died on jobs for AT&T since 2003. Over the same period, five climbers died on T-Mobile jobs, two died on Verizon jobs and one died on a job for Sprint.
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text: The Expression Factory, is the pedal que lets you modulate the whole pedal board of classic expression models. From Wah and Whammy to models of effects like the A / DA Flanger and our own highly collectable Space Station Synth Swell. A little complex, but super useful. The drives are not good, the more the effects are really cool and are just below the originals.


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Soltesz approaches each project with creativity and technical expertise helping Prince George's County succeed in moving Capital Improvement Projects forward. Soltesz makes it clear they understand the County's objectives and prioritizes our projects as critical. No matter whom the project manager, each team lead effectively communicates and delivers technically superior design.
Now that MGM National Harbor has officially opened, we wanted to take the time to reach out to you to let you know how much we appreciated the effort from the Soltesz surveying group. Whe we first gathered bids for the survey work, we were looking for a company that would dedicate office and field personnel to help us achieve success. The pace of the construction project was not easy and we recognize that the Soltesz survey teams were often called out with very little notice to stake and often re-stake areas in order to keep the construction work progressing. Your dedication and help allowed the building and especially the sitework to meet our deadlines and open on time. We hope that we will be able to work together again in the future. Thanks for all your help.
Large teams like that for the Gaylord National work when all of the players work together. The Soltesz team gets a lot of credit for fortitude in the face of adversity. They never gave up and always went the extra distance to make sure the needs of the project were fulfilled... that will not be forgotten.
As a local business, Soltesz has the expertise and knowledge to help County funded project move quickly and smoothly through the necessary development process. The sheer size and complex scope of the MASP project is daunting, yet Soltesz continues to deliver outstanding client service and cost-effective solutions to any site issues that arise. Their understanding of the big picture has proven to be an asset to the team.
Congratulations again in obtaining site plan approval yesterday. This milestone is the culmination of much hard work and energy spent over the past several months, or even years for some of you.
Please know that it's been a pleasure to work with your team on this project. I most appreciate how responsive, proactive and creative your team was at addressing issues and concerns raised during the review process. I also acknowledge that you went out of your way a few times to accommodate staff's requests, and that is much appreciated.
The Board's approval yesterday and Commissioner Wells-Harley praise hopefully validate your efforts and energize you to continue the process of getting this project built.
The Board's approval yesterday and Commissioner Wells-Harley praise hopefully validate your efforts and energize you to continue the process of getting this project built.
Thanks again to you and your team at Soltesz for all your efforts with this project. We are always pleased to work with such a fine engineering group...
Soltesz understands the NAVFAC process and reacts well to a fast-paced and stringently regulated design progression, from dissecting an RFP at the pre-proposal stage to close out of the project. Soltesz is responsive to the client's needs, conscious of federally mandated budgets and deadlines, and offers excellent engineering services. I would highly recommend Soltesz for the performance of federal projects.
Soltesz goes the extra distance to provide outstanding and timely delivery of services. Their responsiveness and tremendous effort doing our recent project at 7550 Wisconsin Avenue make it easy to select them again for future work.
We are very grateful and thankful for the [new stormwater management facility] that was done. From the communication with me to let me know what project would be done, to the start of the project, the excellent work ethics of those who actually did the work, to the finish of the project. We are just so pleased with the entire process... Thank you for the work you have done for our church and property, and also what you are doing for our environment.
I wanted to send a short letter to tell you how invaluable Soltesz was to Montgomery County on the Multi-Agency Service Park project. Soltesz's top quality professionalism, commitment to excellence, and strong business integrity caused your involvement in the Multi-Agency Service Park project to extend far beyond the scope of design. Soltesz navigated Montgomery County's journey in non-typical areas to ensure that the project remained viable and moved forward in a cost effective manner, allowing for the successful completion of the project.The project was very critical to many agencies including the Montgomery County Police, Fire Department, Public Schools, and M-NCPPC. We are all proud of the accomplishments and of your company's role.


text: Oscar night has always been a pretty big deal in my house. I've got my ballot ready and I'm settling in for the next four hours, from the E- News red carpet until the opening of the last envelope. One part of the show that always gets me: the In Memorium. Tonight, I was wondering what amazing actresses may have been taken from us by breast cancer. And so before NPH takes the stage, I thought I'd do my own little tribute. In the past, we've lost some incredible talent. Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar died at 57 (my age – gulp). Bette Davis who won two Academy Awards lived until 81 after battling the disease for six years. Three time Academy Award winner Ingrid Bergman died at 67 as did two time best actress winner Lynn Redgrave. And Rosalind Russell who was nominated four times and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award only lived to be 69. I am sure there are scores of other actresses and off-camera talent who were taken from us too soon. Happily, many others like Jane Fonda, Maggie Smith and red carpet host Giuliana Rancic are survivors, with so many more being saved today by early detection and great treatment. Join me in taking a moment to pay homage to all the women who've fought cancer and lost, and those who have lived to tell the tale. They all deserve an award.


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Have you ever dreamed of having your own hiking trails, a private beach, waterfalls flowing into your three majestic ponds, and panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains? Well, all you'll need is to scrape together $65,000,000 and this 18,000 square foot Colorado craftsman could be yours!
Four Peaks Ranch sits on 876 acres with views of Mt. Sopris, Mt. Daly, Capital Peak, and Snowmass. The home itself includes 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a glass elevator, a wine room, and a even a furnished teepee. The incredible property also features 2 fireplaces, 4 fire pits, 2 full kitchens, and a brick pizza oven.


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In "Costly Grace," author Jon Walker has brought the classic teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer into a new generation of Christian life. While Bonhoeffer spoke to his time and culture with intense passion and a life of surrendered discipleship, Walker has taken the legendary teaching of "The Cost of Discipleship" and placed it into the cultural context of the 21st century.
Building off classic Bonhoeffer themes and theology, Walker has restated the principles of a life surrendered to Christ in a language that relates to the modern follower of Christ. Themes such as calling, obedience, suffering and loyalty relate splendidly to Bonhoeffer's classic. The explanations and examinations of themes such as purity, authenticity and community relate to the modern ethos of the post modern world in which modern day followers of Christ must exist and carry out our call to discipleship.
What Jon Walker offers in this work is an accessible study into Bonhoeffer without dismissing the high calling and deep theology of "The Cost of Discipleship." In practical, common tones, Walker allows disciples to journey through the "narrow gate" of a life with Christ. I believe this book will become a classic in modern day discipleship and spiritual maturity.
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Use Stacks and Hide Files in Photoshop Elements 10 Organizer
With a simple menu command, you can mark selected files in the Organizer as hidden. Select files you want to hide, and from either the Edit menu or a contextual menu, choose Visibility→Mark as Hidden. To see the files you mark for hiding, return to the same Visibility menu and choose Show Hidden.
Essentially, you remove the check mark for Show Hidden, which results in the files being hidden. To easily toggle between showing and hiding files marked for hiding, choose View→Hidden Files. Selecting this menu command toggles between showing and hiding the files you marked for hiding.
Think of stacks like a stack of cards that is face up. You see only the front card, and all the other cards are hidden behind that card. Stacks work the same way. You hide different images behind a foreground image. At any time, you can sort the images or display all images in the stack in the Organizer window.
To create a stack, follow these steps:
In the Organizer, select several photos.
You can select any number of photos. However, you can't stack audio or movie files.
Choose Edit→Stack→Stack Selected Photos.
Elements stacks your photos. The first image you select remains in view in the Organizer window. In the upper-right area, an icon that looks like a stack of cards appears on the image thumbnail when you've stacked some images. Double-click the photo to open the stack in the Organizer, and you find the same icon in the top-right corner.
After you stack a group of images, you can use the Stack submenu commands to manage the photos. Click a stack to select it and then choose Edit→Stack. The available submenu commands are as follows:
Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks (Windows only).
Stack Selected Photos.
Unstack Photos.
Expand Photos in Stack.
Collapse Photos in Stack.
Flatten Stack. When you flatten a stack, all photos except for the top photo are deleted from the catalog (although not from your hard drive).
Remove Photo from Stack.
Set as Top Photo.
If you want to view all stacks in an Organizer window in expanded form, choose View→Expand All Stacks. Using this command doesn't require you to individually select stacks in the Organizer before expanding them.


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Why Shared Hosting Is So Cheap?
As shared hosting has the reputation of being cheapest form of web hosting, it is also the most popular hosting form all over the world. If we analyze the reason of shared hosting's popularity, we come to know some facts as 'When newly formed businesses are entering in to Internet world at very first time […]Continue Reading


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Floorball betting isn't quite as popular as the Grand National, the FA Cup Final or the Kentucky Derby but floorball fans will love our live betting odds comparison service for the sport nonetheless.
For those new to the sport, floorball is a form of indoor hockey that developed in Sweden during the 1970s, possibly to an ABBA soundtrack. It has various names in different countries and is most popular in Scandinavia and other northern and eastern European countries, such as Latvia, the Czech Republic and Finland, whilst it is growing rapidly in North America and some parts of Asia.
Sierra Leone recently became Africa's first member of the International Floorball Federation and with the sport played in almost 100 countries it is growing at quite a pace. The professional leagues in Finland and Sweden are the main betting opportunities within floorball, whilst some big international events also receive decent coverage from the bookies.
One thing is for sure though, if the bookmakers are offering odds on a floorball event, we'll be comparing them to help you find the best floorball betting odds out there.


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We create gardens that resonate with people. With an emphasis on unity, our designs relate disparate parts of a space properly to one another, regardless of when they are built. Beyond aesthetics we place a strong emphasis on ecology, water conservation, and long-term maintenance. Success to us means the creation of a landscape that is attractive, resilient, and affordable to maintain. A design package allows you to customize and envision your space before a shovel ever hits the ground.
Sit back and enjoy your garden. Our pre-scheduled visits can range from once every three weeks to once a season, depending on budget and needs. We specialize in horticultural knowledge, take the sting out of weeding, and artfully prune shrubs, hedges and small trees. Please note that we do not offer lawn cutting or snow shoveling services.
We source plant material from the best local nurseries around and ensure that they're installed properly. A plant installation service package includes sourcing, delivery, soil and site preparation, planting and mulching. Each step is meant to ensure that the plants get off to the best start possible.
Want to learn more about your garden or the plants in it? Request a personal coaching session or care guide that tells you when and what to do in your garden.
Seasonal containers enliven a space immediately. Planned as quarterly rotations, one each for spring, summer, fall and winter, each planting reflects the changing of the seasons.


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The Cheese Trap
Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy. The Cheese Trap is a fascinating tour though all the things you never knew about America's favorite addiction—and how to break free. If you've been looking to lose weight, tackle cholesterol, skin problems, headaches, joint pains, or respiratory troubles,
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A woman has told of her heartbreak after her beloved pet dog 'Misty', a small Pomeranian-cross, was killed by a larger Staffordshire Bull Terrier called 'Thunder' on a street in Ballymena.
Doris Stewart from Lettercreeve in the town was speaking outside Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday where Thunder's owner was fined £500 after being found guilty of a charge of being the keeper of a dog 'which attacked and fatally injured another animal belonging to another person'.
The owner of the dog, Victoria Beagan (28), whose address was given as Larne Street, Ballymena, was not present in court as she is currently serving a jail sentence for an unrelated matter and is not due for release until October 18.
'Misty' was killed at Ballymena's Antrim Road on November 4 last year as it was being walked by a friend of Ms Stewart's.
Beagan had contested the charge but was found guilty by District Judge Peter King after he read the papers in the case.
A prosecutor said it was an "horrific" attack.
Defence solicitor John McAtamney said the defendant had recently bought the dog and was "unaware of its strength".
He said there had been no further incidents.
Judge King said pictures of the deceased dog underlined his lack of sentencing powers in dealing with such a case.
He said the circumstances were "unhappy" and nobody should have to endure witnessing such a fatal attack.
And he said he could "only imagine" what Misty's owner had gone through as a result of the attack.
Judge King said it had already been agreed that 'Thunder' would be muzzled.
As well as fining Beagan £500, he also ordered to pay court and professional costs of £134.
Outside court, Doris Stewart (56), her eyes filling with tears, explained that she was heartbroken that her beloved 'Misty' was killed after stopping "to answer the call of nature" as she was being walked by a friend.
"Misty was my wee soulmate but that day I had to go away and a friend was looking after her for me.
"The dog stopped to answer the call of nature and the next thing the other big dog came bolting across and had her by the neck. Other people tried to get the dog off but there was nothing they could do once the jaws were locked on."
Doris said attempts were made to ensure she did not the see how terribly 'Misty' had been hurt.
"They wouldn't even let me see the photos of her injuries, they were that bad," she said.
Doris added that she intends that 'Misty' will continue to be central in her home.
"Because of the court proceedings the Council had to hold onto Misty but now I can get her back and intend to cremate her and keep her on my fireplace in the centre of my home where she played such a big part in my life.
"She was the loveliest, friendliest, wee dog and everybody loved her," said Doris


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March 31, 1993, Section C, Page 15Buy Reprints
In the best moments of her recital on Sunday afternoon at Alice Tully Hall, Renee Fleming illuminated that undefinable space between a song's text and its music where emotional connections are made that transcend both elements. This kind of communication has to do only partly with vocal quality and technique, although it undoubtedly helps to begin with an attractive sound and to know how to use it. The magic, though, is in discovering the chemistry between the poet and the composer and then adding the personal resonance that makes the singer seem an indispensable part of the amalgam.
Miss Fleming achieved that in several of the songs she offered. In Brahms's "Lerchengesang," her smooth, slightly dark, gracefully weighted tone was ideal for the mystical imagery of Carl Candidus's text, and there was artfulness and subtlety in the way she shaped the lines, particularly ascending figures that tapered to a sweetly produced pianissimo.
Similarly, she used a melting timbre to tap into the intensity that drives two other Brahms songs, "Mainacht" and "Unbewegte, laue Luft," and to get at the introspective mystery in Debussy's "Clair de Lune," from the first set of "Fetes Galantes." And she demonstrated a solid understanding of Rachmaninoff's blend of melancholy and inner resilience in the group of his songs that ended the concert.
Generally, Miss Fleming was more successful with emotional, inward-looking songs than with outgoing ones. Brahms's lively "Standchen" and the spirited "Die Sprode" by Wolf, though engagingly sung, were less striking, and in Debussy's playful "Fantoches," Miss Fleming's upper range sounded slightly edgy. There were a few other technical flaws: register breaks that could have been smoother, and a low end that is not nearly as attractive as the middle and upper ranges. But these were fleeting, and not generally bothersome in the context of Miss Fleming's interpretive skills.
In recent seasons, Miss Fleming has devoted herself mostly to opera, and Sunday's concert was her first full-fledged New York recital. She seemed comfortable with the format, and she put together an interesting program, which in addition to the works mentioned also included a florid Vivaldi motet, Barber's quirky "Nuvoletta" (from Joyce's "Finnegans Wake") and, as one of her encores, a stunning performance of the "Song to the Moon" aria from Dvorak's "Rusalka." Her accompanist, Helen Yorke, collaborated unobtrusively yet with consistent eloquence, particularly in the Brahms and Rachmaninoff songs.


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Acupuncture for thyroid disease
There are two types of thyroid disease; hypothyroidism, a lack of thyroid hormone production and hyperthyroidism, an overproduction of thyroid hormone.
Blood tests are often taken to measure levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 and free triiodothyronine (T3) levels.
Treatment for thyroid diseases
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can both be used to help relieve symtpoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in conjunction with biomedical medication.
Research has shown that acupuncture treatment may specifically help in thyroid disease by:
- Increasing free thyroxine (FT4) and free tri-iodothyronine (FT3) levels in hypothyroidism
- Decreasing serum tri-iodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free T3 (FT3) and free T4 (FT4) levels and increasing supersensitive thyrotropin (S-TSH) levels in hyperthyroidism
- Acting on areas of the brain known to reduce sensitivity to pain and stress, as well as promoting relaxation and deactivating the 'analytical' brain, which is responsible for anxiety and worry
- Increasing the release of adenosine, which has antinociceptive properties
- Improving muscle stiffness and joint mobility by increasing local microcirculation, which aids dispersal of swelling
- Reducing inflammation, by promoting release of vascular and immunomodulatory factors
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White chocolate & Almond cookies
Due to there being about 6 inches of snow surrounding me I have been pretty much housebound so I thought I would don my pinny and get baking. Cookies are always my favourite to make as there so simple but I did something a little bit different for this batch and heres the recipe for them:
- 3 oz Margarine
- 3 oz Soft brown sugar
- 1 Egg
- 6 oz Self raising flour
- 4 oz chocolate chips
- Sprinkle of salt
- Few drops of vanilla essence and almond flavouring
- Light oven to gas mark 4 180.
- Mix the margarine and sugar and then beat in the egg and essence.
- Stir in sieved flour, salt and chocolate chips.
- Place small spoonfuls onto grease proof paper and bake for 10-15 minutes.
And there you go! Such a simple recipe and a slight twist on your standard cookies. Let me know if you make these :)


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Carrozzeria Touring Disco Volante concept
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The string of early reveals in front of the Geneva Motor Show continues with bonafide auto-porn shots of the Carrozzeria Touring Disco Volante concept. And if it's true that sex sells, Alfa Romeo could seriously clean up if it put this hot hatch into production. Coachbuilder Carrozzeria drew heavily from the Touring Disco concept it created for Alfa in 1952. The boattail-like rear window and tiny twin taillights are direct descendants of the 60-year-old muse. Same goes for the long hood, short rear deck proportions that just scream speed. Beneath the sexy skin is an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, including its 443-horsepower, 4.7-liter V8 and six-speed tranny. Looking to add a Disco Volante to your harem of supercars? Get in line. Quickly. Carrozzeria says it will build only a few for the very wealthy who probably aren't you.


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It is with great sadness that the family of Alfred Boyce announce his passing on April 14, 2012 in his 87th year. Beloved father of Linda (Wayne) Baker, Sue (Patrick) Seinosky, Cathy Boyce, Alfred (Ralph) Boyce and (Sandy), Michael (Chantal) Boyce and Joanne Boyce. Proud grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 18. Alfred will be forever loved and remembered by family and friends. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Windsor & Essex Cancer Centre Foundation. Visiting Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3-5 pm. & 7-9 pm. Funeral Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:00 am. at Families First 3260 Dougall Ave. South Windsor, 519-969-5841. Interment Heavenly Rest Cemetery. Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.ca.
BOYCE, Alfred Frederick of Windsor
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When Allen Breed was appointed director of the California Youth Authority (CYA) in 1968 by Gov. Ronald Reagan, he assumed responsibility for an agency that was considered a national model for providing rehabilitation to youth in its custody – a reputation he helped sow. Prior to his appointment as CYA director, Breed served as superintendent of the Preston School of Industry, one of the nation's largest and oldest reform schools. It was here that he led efforts to humanize care in an institution that was notorious for violence and brutality, by introducing new treatment techniques and organizational management.
Having established a record for creative and innovative leadership, Breed was selected to continue the agency's legacy by promoting concepts of institutional rehabilitation. In an industry where leaders too often act as apologists for long established, but failed practices, Allen Breed became one of the CYA's harshest critics.
Despite spending an entire career with the CYA, when Breed ascended to the role of CYA director, he began to challenge the efficacy of the very practices he once promoted. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the CYA instituted new practices such as group counseling which later proved ineffective within the culture of violence that pervaded CYA institutions. When the CYA's own research began to question the adequacy of many of its institutional approaches and the continued harsh treatment of youth in state custody, Allen Breed never hesitated to speak out.
In 1972, while still presiding as CYA director, he wrote an article in the CYA journal decrying his agency's rehabilitation pronouncements as empty rhetoric that hid the punitive reality of its institutions. Despairing of institutional rehabilitation, he became passionate about the importance of shifting the emphasis of correctional treatment to the community, a position he maintained until the end of his life.
After resigning from the CYA in 1976, Breed went on to a short career as director of the National Institute of Corrections, where he dispensed technical assistance to criminal justice agencies around the country. In his final years, Breed remained an outspoken and vociferous advocate for reforming the system he once presided over. Even into his 80s, he continued to speak out about the brutal conditions in CYA institutions and the need for the state to chart a new course in juvenile justice.
In this spirit Allen Breed was a rare leader – someone not bound to the popular line but committed to a greater cause.
This weekend, Allen Breed's life-long effort to improve the life chances of youth in the juvenile justice system came to an end when he died at the age of 90.
Congratulations for a very worthwhile life.


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Evaporative Cooling Pads are made of special grade cellulose paper. Cell pads consist of corrugated sheets of such cellulose paper gathered in an opposite sequence, which generates air passage inside the cell.
The specially engineered fluted structure of the Pads prevents sagging and resists obstruction.
The cross sections of the Evaporative Cooling Pads are glued with special glue. The glue does not limit even after coming in contact with water for years. When pulled apart the paper will get torn near at glued point rather than separate peal apart easily. These sheets have very high ability in absorbing water and are chemically treated and coated to prevent disintegration. ECPs are engineered from specially treated and coated cross-sectional fluted media, capable of absorbing and retaining water to deliver the maximum cooling efficiency, technically speaking the Evaporative Cooling Pads are treated with stiffening and rot-resisting agents for structural strength. Its structural strength allows it to stand alone without any support thus, saving on the cost of support material.
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