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like a lot of women, I find my body hard to dress. I'm quite short and busty, with athletic calves that are remnants of my long-past running days. petite jeans fit me lengthwise, but petite tops often do not. I have a really hard time with dresses because the proportions of most dresses are all wrong on me (they're obviously made for a taller woman), and while petite sizing works length-wise, it doesn't accommodate my top half, unless it's made of something with some give, like jersey. ah, jersey. where would I be without jersey? I have a love affair with jersey, but that's for another post. this is all to say that I've gotten years of practice in figuring out what brands and stores work for my body and what don't. this part of building a capsule wardrobe was actually one thing I already did previously.
my list of go-tos won't necessarily work for you, but maybe some things will and end up on your own shortlist.
where I shop for what
tops | zara, old navy (basic, trendy), gap (classics, i.e. striped shirt), j.crew (something interesting when on sale)
jeans | gap (they're awesome! I'm partial to the legging jean, the real straights, and sometimes the always skinny)
sweaters | j.crew/j.crew factory (casual), br (dressy), old navy (trendy), gap (casual)
dresses | j.crew factory, old navy (trendy), gap (casual), br (dressy), nordstrom (special occasion, certain brands)
workwear | ann taylor (mostly tops), loft (business casual), br (dressier options), j.crew (mostly shoes and sweaters)
outerwear | nordstrom, h&m (in their h&m+ section), macy's
shoes | zara (trendy), madewell (boots, flats), j.crew (heels, flats), (dv by) dolce vita (I like pretty much everything they make), nine west (pumps), via spiga (dressy), clarks (comfy!), ann taylor, nordstrom rack
misc | gap (workout gear, underwear), t.j. maxx/marshalls (socks, basics), nordstrom (lingerie), hanes (lingerie)
splurge | nordstrom, shopbop
beauty | walgreens, ulta, sephora, nordstrom, zappos
aside from being tried and true, I also buy a lot of my things from these places because of their shipping and/or return policies. it's inevitable that something won't fit right, and when that happens, it's nice to know that I don't have to stress about exchanging it or returning it within a reasonable time frame. and lastly, while it's good to curate a list of places that are pretty much fail-safe, don't be afraid to branch out to other places if your go-tos don't come through. sometimes it happens if you're looking for something very specific or something that might not be in season yet. if a brand you're unfamiliar with happens to have what you're looking for, do some research – what are their policies, what reviews do they get, what reviews did that particular item get, etc. also, go back to the basics of the product itself – what is it made of? is it of good quality? I believe you can find good-quality products at all different price points from all different places. you might just have to look a little longer/harder.
what are your go-tos?


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The mens quartz watches vary in style and functionality to match any taste and lifestyle. They are available at an affordable price range.
1. The Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241345 Summit XLT Silver Dial Watch is a great choice of a mens quartz watch as it represents a successful union of sophisticated materials, handsome look, and technical advancement.
The Victorinox Swiss Army watch features a 39mm case crafted from stainless steel. Fitted with a screw-in case-back, the case is teamed with a black rubber strap equipped with a deployment clasp.
The silvery dial of the watch offers supreme readability. It is completed with black Arabic numerals, luminous hour and minute hands, and a white seconds hand. The date window is located at 4 o'clock. The dial is framed by a stainless steel unidirectional bezel provided with a black finish and white Arabic numerals. The scratch-resistant mineral crystal protects the dial.
The owner of the Victorinox Swiss Army Men's 241345 Summit XLT Silver Dial Watch will enjoy most accurate timekeeping as it is powered by a Swiss quartz movement. One more attractive feature of the watch is its 100-meter water-resistance level.
2. The Tissot Men's T17152652 PRC 200 Quartz Watch is a reliable timekeeping companion for men who appreciate reliability, functionality and attractive design.
The stainless steel 40 mm case of the Tissot watch is teamed with a black leather strap. It incorporates a fixed stainless steel bezel and a screw-down crown. The face of the watch is protected by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. The timepiece boasts 200-meter water-resistance.
The highly-legible black dial is completed with white stick indexes and white Arabic numerals. The time is indicated by white, luminous minute and hour hands and a yellow seconds hand. There is a tachymeter scale on the edge. The dial also features three sub-dials for the chronograph function. The date window is found at 4 o'clock.
The Tissot Men's T17152652 PRC 200 Quartz Watch guarantees most reliable timekeeping as it is animated by a precise Swiss quartz movement.
3. The Breil Milano Men's Mediterraneo Time watch BW0377 captures attention by an ever-trendy combination of black and white. It will finely match the wrist of a self-confident man who likes top-quality sporty-styled accessories.
The stainless steel case of the Breil Milano watch measures 45mm in diameter. It incorporates a screw-down crown and case back, and black rubber inserts. It boasts 100-meter water-resistance. The brushed stainless steel silvery bezel incorporates a brushed stainless steel black ion-plated inner ring.
The case is coupled with a stylish polyurethane strap.
The silvery white dial is shielded by an anti-reflective mineral glass provided with anti-reflective coating. The time is indicated by polished silver-tone hands provided with luminous accents, polished silver-tone markers and black numerals. You will also notice red accents on the hands.
The heart of the Breil Milano Men's Mediterraneo Time watch BW0377 is an accurate Swiss movement - Ronda 5030 Quartz Chronograph caliber.
4. The TW Steel Men's CE1015 CEO Canteen Black Leather Chronograph Dial Watch is a boldly designed timepiece for men fond of sports activities.
The stainless steel 45mm case of the TW Steel watch is teamed with a black perforated Italian leather strap fitted with a steel clasp. The face of the watch is shielded by a reinforced mineral crystal. The crown is worth special attention it is covered by a protecting cap attached to the case with a hook. The case construction is 100-meter water-resistant.
The black chronograph dial provides perfect legibility due to big luminous hour markers and hands. It features a date window between 4 and 5 oclock. The bezel is completed with a tachymeter scale. The red accents on the dial are echoed by red stitching on the strap.
The heart of the TW Steel Men's CE1015 CEO Canteen Black Leather Chronograph Dial Watch is a top-quality quartz movement accurate up to 1/20th of a second.
5. The Swiss Military Hanowa Men's 06-4030-04-007 Tomax Watch is the best timekeeping companion for everyday wearing. It finely mixes a clear style, sporty, yet professional design with supreme reliability of a Swiss-made watch.
The Swiss Military Hanowa watch demonstrates a polished stainless steel case, 37mm in diameter, and bezel that contrast nicely with the black display. The dial sports the brands logo in red and silver at 12 o'clock and a square date window at 6 o'clock. It shows off the time with help of silvery Arabic numerals, square luminous indices, and silvery luminous hour, minute, and seconds hands.
The face of the watch is shielded by a durable scratch-resistant mineral crystal. The mens quartz watch is presented on a black genuine-leather strap embellished with features white stitching and fitted with a buckle clasp.
The heart of the Swiss Military Hanowa Men's 06-4030-04-007 Tomax Watch is an accurate Swiss quartz movement. The timepiece is 100-meter water-resistant.
6. The TechnoMarine Men's 110051 Cruise Original Star Chronograph Black Dial Quartz Watch is a highly-successful timepiece as it combines useful functions and boldly masculine design.
The 45 mm case of the TechnoMarine watch is rendered in stainless steel provided with pink-gold PVD coating. It is presented on a black silicone strap.
The case construction incorporates a clear transparent case-cover a screw-down crown and selector buttons.
A fine advantage of the model is that it is delivered with an extra brown silicone strap and an extra black cover. The timepiece is 200-meter water-resistant.
The black dial of the quartz watch offers supreme legibility. It is completed with rose gold-tone markers, rose gold-tone hands with luminous accents and three counters for the chronograph function. The outer scale is formed by tiny white numerals and indices. The dial is framed by a unidirectional rotating bezel featuring black engraved numbers and markers.
The TechnoMarine Men's 110051 Cruise Original Star Chronograph Black Dial Quartz Watch is equipped with a reliable Japanese quartz movement.
7. The Wenger Men's 70890 Swiss Raid Commando Patagonian Expedition Race Watch is the best choice of a reliable mens timekeeping companion as its solid construction makes it the right piece for any outdoor adventure, while its handsome look inspires its success of a piece for everyday wearing.
The Wenger watch catches the glance by its bold black-and-white color combination. Its sporty style finely matches its supreme functionality.
The black dial demonstrates three chronograph sub-dials. The luminous markers and hands provide great dial readability under any light conditions. The date window is found at 4 o'clock. You will notice the tachymeter scale on the black bezel.
The 42mm stainless steel case is presented on sporty rubber strap. The face of the watch is protected by a hardy mineral crystal.
The Wenger Men's 70890 Swiss Raid Commando Patagonian Expedition Race Watch guarantees 100-meter water-resistance. The heart of the timepiece is a high-precision quartz movement.
8. The Bulova Men's 98H51 Calendar Strap Watch is the most elegant choice of a daily timekeeping companion. It is created for men who opt for classic style of clothing and appreciate top-quality accessories.
The Bulova watch demonstrates handsome rose-gold tones. Its clear dial wins the heart due to its eye-pleasing touches.
The circular, polished stainless steel case is coupled with a croco-embossed leather strap.
The white dial is framed by a rose-gold-tone stainless steel bezel. The time is shown with help of slim, rose-gold-tone hour markers and slender, rose-gold-tone hands.
The date window is found at 3 o'clock. The face is shielded by a mineral crystal.
The Bulova Men's 98H51 Calendar Strap Watch guarantees reliable timekeeping as it is equipped with a Japanese quartz movement.
It is 30-meter water-resistant.
9. The Raymond Weil 8520-ST-20041 Men's Sport Quartz Watch is created for men looking for a top-quality timekeeping accessory characterized by reliability and attractively masculine design.
The 44mm stainless steel case of the Raymond Weil watch is secured to the wrist on a brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet. The scratch-resistant sapphire crystal shields the dial. The case construction offers 200-meter water-resistance.
The black dial shows the time with help of luminous hands and stick hour markers. The minute markers are positioned around the outer rim. The bezel features a tachymeter scale.
The big date window is displayed at 12 o'clock. You will also see three chronograph sub-dials for 60 seconds, 30 minutes and 1/10th of a second.
The Raymond Weil 8520-ST-20041 Men's Sport Quartz Watch is animated by a precise, supreme-quality Swiss quartz movement.
10. The Jacques Lemans Men's GU194C Geneve Tempora Diver 20 ATM Collection Watch boasts a trendy style and supreme quality of a timepiece born in Geneva, Switzerland.
The high-performance Jacques Lemans watch is a fine timekeeping companion for everyday wearing but is also a great choice for those fond of deep water sports. The 45mm case of the mens quartz watch is rendered in stainless steel. It incorporates a red-and-blue unidirectional bezel. The face of the watch is protected by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
The blue dial features bold white hour indices and hour and minute hands provided with luminous inserts. The date window is located at 3 o'clock.
The Jacques Lemans Men's GU194C Geneve Tempora Diver 20 ATM Collection Watch is animated by a reliable Swiss-made movement. One more advantageous characteristic of the timepiece is its 200-meter water-resistance.

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Summer days can become pretty monotonous unless you get creative. Skate N Fun Zone has planned several summer activities for kids in Manassas. Be sure to check back here often! The summer doesn't stop in June and neither do we.
As always, Skate-N-Fun Zone standards apply to all events: adult supervision, the Cafe's tasty drinks and snacks and great music from our leading edge sound system!
Flag Day Skate
Sunday, June 14 marks Flag Day Skate, in honor of – you guessed it – Flag Day! Every paid admission receives the Red, White & Blue. Show your patriotism on our state-of-the-art maple wood skating rink and then take it home to show it there. And in just a few weeks, don our flag again on Independence Day. Click here for more information.
Father's Day Skate
To pay homage to Dad by just having FUN, Skate-N-Fun Zone will waive admission for all dads chaperoned by their kid(s) on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21st. Roller skate the afternoon away from noon to 5:00 pm, show your gaming skills in Laser Zone and then take a break in our Cafe. For more information, click here.
Just Clowning' Around Under the Big Top
Looking for a different kind of Tuesday in Manassas? Tap into this Circus themed roller skating event – dressed as any circus performer (clown, trapeze, elephant) — and receive a prize at the door! On June 23rd, from noon – 5pm Skate-N-Fun Zone will turn into a circus on skates! Compete in the Peanut Relay Race (allergy friendly), Clown Competition, Pie the Clown and more. For admission and skate rental information, click here.
Superhero Skate
Unleash those inner powers and roller skate as your favorite superhero character on Friday, June 26th. Batman or Batwoman, Spiderman or Wonderwoman. From noon to 10pm, we will organize scavenger hunts, obstacle courses, superhero cape relay races and more on the roller skating rink. For more specific event information, click here.


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Script support in explorer pro
- User Forums
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|09/18/2003 10:39 pm
|Although it says in explorer Pro help that one can add scripted link support in project - advanced settings, I do not seem to have this option available. Is this because I am on a trial version? If and when I can get javascript links followed - whats the best way to filter so that the ONLY link followed on the page is one specific javascript link?
|Oleg Chernavin
|09/19/2003 02:29 pm
|Dear Dave,
Yes, we removed that checkbox from 2.9 version, because it is useless for most people and only clatters the dialog. Java scripts support is still in Offline Explorer and it is enabled by default.
If you want to disable processing scripts, you can add the following line after the Project URL:
To follow particular links on a page, please use the Project Properties dialog | URL Filters | Filename section. You can select the Custom configuration and add the desired link(s) keyword to the Included list.
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
Oleg Chernavin
MetaProducts corp.
|09/19/2003 11:51 pm
|Hi Oleg
Thanks for the reply....... So, how does the filename keyword work when its a javascript link? I need to follow the link "javascript:submitFast(`3`,`V5`,`streck`,``,`null`,`null`);".............. can I use the keyword javascript, or one of the parameter names, ie streck....... or do i have to find the function and find the actaul filename to follow the link?
|Oleg Chernavin
|09/24/2003 07:31 am
Can you please tell me the page URL with such links? We are working on a code that will supports more scripts than in previous versions and there is a chance that such function calls could be loaded.
|09/29/2003 08:38 am
|Hi Oleg,
the URL is dynamic and changes every day with a date in the get string. The starting URL is http://www.atg.se/KalenderServlet
From here I want to select one of the links at the top of the page in the Spel column for todays date. e.g V5()
This opens a dynamic page for today. Then on this page is the problem link - Streckfordelning - in white on grey background. This link is a javascript:function() call. I only need to follow this link everyday and then go down one level to open up all the pages listed here.
Does this make sense?
|Oleg Chernavin
|09/30/2003 05:00 am
|I would suggest you to use URL Macros to get the desired pages. Here what I did - I entered the page with such links in OE`s Internal browser and hold down Ctrl-Alt keys while clicking on the link.
What I get on the "7" link:
I would change the POST= line this way:
The above page will load all 10 links for the current day.
Would that help?
|10/01/2003 12:58 am
thanks, thats the kind of thing I needed. I will have a play and see if I have more questions :)
|Oleg Chernavin
|10/01/2003 03:15 am
|OK. Good.


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C4 unveils programmes for 2000
Channel 4 has unveiled its first programme line-up of the twenty-first century, which includes three new comedy series, a Sunday edition of Channel 4 News and a new series of controversial drama Queer as Folk.
The channel claims to showcase the "next generation of outstanding British comic talent" with comedian Ali G from the Eleven O'Clock Show getting his own six-part series, and young talent Dom Joly and Peter Kay – who both first appeared in the Comedy Lab – also appearing in their own spin-off series.
Queer as Folk, the drama about a group of young gay men in Manchester returns, as does Sex and the City, ER, NYPD Blue and Frasier.
A major adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is one of the channel's more serious highlights, while Channel 4 News will be shown seven nights a week in the new year. Themed nights and specials will also be aired, including a Charlie's Angels Night in homage to the 1970s US cop show. A caribbean theme night may also run to coincide with the cricket test against the West Indies.


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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the stone remains of the biblical Siloam Pool, where the Bible says Jesus restored a blind man's eyesight -- underlining the link between the works of Jesus and ancient Jewish rituals.
Tucked away in what is now the Arab neighborhood of Silwan, archaeologists are slowly digging out the pool, where water still runs in the channel that brought water from a nearby spring.
The Siloam Pool was used by Jews for ritual immersions for about 120 years until the year 70AD, when the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple.
Many of Jesus' acts are directly linked to Jewish rituals, and the miracle of the blind man is an example. Jesus put clay in the blind man's eyes and then told him to wash them out in the pure waters of the Siloam Pool, restoring his eyesight (John 9: 1-7).
In the last four months, archaeologists have revealed the pool's 50m length and a channel that brought water from the Silwan Spring to the pool. In the past week, a section of stone road that led from the pool to the Jewish Temple was uncovered.
"The moment that we revealed and discovered this four months ago, we were 100 percent sure it was the Siloam Pool," said Eli Shukron, one of the archeologists on the dig.
"We know today that the Siloam Pool is connected to the Temple Mount. There is a road that connects between the two elements. The entire system is clearer today," Shukron said.
Stephen Pfann, a Bible scholar, said that the pool's waters were considered so pure that they could purify even a healed leper.
Pfann said Jesus likely chose to cure the blind man using the purest water available, because people with any disabilities were barred from the Temple.
The stone-lined pool has steps leading into it from all sides, said Ronny Reich, a University of Haifa archaeologist. One side of the pool, two corners, a part of the esplanade around it and the water channel leading to it have been uncovered, he said.
Jews, who traditionally made three pilgrimages a year to Jerusalem, would immerse themselves in the Siloam Pool before heading down the stone pathway to the Temple. They also used the pool for drinking water and camped around it.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority is negotiating with the Greek Orthodox Church, which owns the land, to continue the dig.


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WASHINGTON: The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index showed home sale prices rose in August from July in 10 of the 20 cities tracked. This is an indication of stabilization in some of the hard hit portions of the country. July was the 5th straight monthly gains in half the cities monitored.
Additionally, the US Commerce Department released the New Home Sales Report for September which showed a strong increase of 5.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 homes.
The National Association of Home Builders reports that for each new home built, 3 jobs are created for a year and generates $90,000 in taxes….All good news for the National Home Markets and our financial recovery!
Now if the banks would get on board we'd see the recovery speed up.


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New Wine Specials This Week "A Bottle Among Friends"
Wine Lovers rejoice! Find great deals on select bottles each Thursday on the Bentley's Grill A Bottle Among Friends wine list. This special wine list includes 6 different bottles of wine that have been chosen by our Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle. When you select one of these undiscovered favorites to try, Bentley's Grill is offering a significant discount on those bottles.
Click Here to See This Week's "A Bottle Among Friends" Wine List
These wines represent some of the "hidden gems" on our wine list and help our guests discover new favorites.
Chef Derek Ridgway will also be preparing a special appetizer platter each Thursday to compliment the unique qualities of the wines. We are certain our guests will enjoy and appreciate a chance to experience new and undiscovered wines!


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WTF? Adidas Unveils New Futuristic Jerseys That Teams Will Wear During NCAA Tournament
After lacing the Golden State Warriors with questionable jerseys (Editor's note: I was rolling at first, but shorts are WAY too baggy) which featured a smedium top with sleeves to boot, the good folks at Adidas unveiled similar jerseys that teams will wear during the NCAA tournament.
The 6 schools that will wear the new uniforms including Cincinnati, Kansas, Notre Dame, Baylor, UCLA and Louisville, with the latter 3 all sporting a jersey that includes sleeves.
The new jerseys are beyond flamboyant and loud, with the shorts being reminiscent of something that you may see on a ratchet chick at the swapmeet on a Sunday afternoon.
Curious to see how the UCLA fan base will react to these uniforms, considering that they have a long history of getting salty any time that the traditional uniforms (which includes a throwback of a previously -worn version) gets messed with.


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Mother's Day is on Sunday! I'm not saying I forgot, because I know my mom reads this (hi Mom!), but let's just say I didn't know it was this Sunday. So, OK! Guys! If you order a *SIGNED* Tomboy Style book ($32) for mom (you can customize the note online) by Thursday at noon PST and enter the code MOMTOM at checkout, it'll ship for free (in the US) and we'll throw in a N'East Paper notecard! The first person to use the code will also get a Joshu+Vela Japanese Brass Key Hook. What!?
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Made with D3.js based on Mike Bostock's Collapsible Force Layout. Used data from the CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) and CONMNEBOL (The South American Football Confederation) Wikipedia pages. Click here or on screenshot above for interactive version on bl.ocks.
I've really into soccer in general, especially international play, after my grad school project where I worked at the Annenberg Innovation Lab collaborating with Havas Sports and Entertainment and IBM on a research project studying soccer fans (see Fans.Passions.Brands, Fan Favorites, and Sports Fan Engagement Dashboard). I also did my degree practicum on Marketing to Female Sports Fans.
I'm now in another universe creating data visualization at an advertising agency and am trying to combine the geeky fandom with practical practice related to my daily work.
Design Notes
More trying to test out creating a network visual more than anything. Kept it clean and minimalist with proper use of color hue differences. Used a sans serif Google Font I found to keep it more modern and have it look a little different from the default web fonts.
Technology Notes
The whole point of this exercise was practice using the D3 Network layout.
- Event handlers aren't perfect. I wanted the leaf nodes to be able to collapse and also for all nodes to be dragged and placed. Doesn't work quite as seamlessly as I want, eg. you have to double-click nodes to un-snap from their position, which means collapsing those nodes that are able to be collapsed as well even if you don't necessarily need to do that.
- It also took awhile to get the repulsion and link length measures set so all the countries could be displayed in a less messy manner.
Next Steps
I want to create a network with all the countries of the FIFA Confederations and size the nodes by some measure indicating the size of the confederation. I'd also like to replace the leaf nodes for reach country with their country flags.


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USB/DIRECT function doesn't work for me.
USB/DIRECT function doesn't work for me.
Hi. I bought a M-Track 2x2 and connected a condenser microphone to the input 1. Phantom is on too. If I adjust the knob towards the Direct position, it's very hard to hear sounds from microphone but if I select monitoring in DAW it's all ok. What's the problem?
Direct should give you a direct feed of the Mic input in the Output.
When set to USB you'll be getting the signal only from the computer.
So what you saying is that the signal via Direct zero-latency on the device monitoring is weaker than via your DAW (input monitoring enabled), with it's inherent latency?
Do you have any plugins running in the DAW, or do you have any faders above +/-0 setting? It shouldn't be any different to my way of thinking, and sounds like something is a miss.
No doubt a company rep will reply shortly.
Kind regards
Hi. No plugins. Only the input connected to the sound card. In Direct way I can't hear nothing in headphones even if microphone gain is set to the maximum level. If I set Usb way and monitoring on Input 1 is enabled via DAW, I can hear sound perfectly. My problem is not the latency. So is it an hardware issue? Drivers are updated to latest version.
Yeah, that definitely sounds like this device is broken. "Direct" mode (if it's like everyone else' devices) should be Mic > ADC > Internal DSP> DAC > Outputs.
If you have a healthy signal via "USB" mode (Mic > ADC > Internal DSP > USB > DAW > USB > Internal DSP > DAC > Headphones/Outputs) then it should be exactly the same sound coming out if you spin that dial to "Direct".
Sounds like it's faulty to me, but I can't officially say one way or another as I am not a representative of the company.
I think the InMusic reps come back online weekdays, USA time zones.
Kindest reagards
EMPLOYEE0Nick D (Employee) March 13, 2017 18:46Hey Peppe,
Thanks for posting!
Thank you 16bit for holding down the fort!
If you are unable to hear anything with the knob set to Direct and your input gain and headphone level turned up, this sounds like it may be hardware related. Warranty and non-warranty claims cannot be handled here on the forum but I can point you in the right direction! Here are a couple of options that you could choose from:
• Submit a Warranty or Service Inquiry with our Technical Support team by logging onto the M-Audio Support Page. Select Warranty or Service Inquiry from the drop down menu. This will not require a support code.
• For faster support, call or email your nearest Support Office or International Distributor. Select your country to find the nearest office.
Make sure to reference or link to this thread to help out the support team.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any additional questions.


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Regular price
Colorful crayon hair clips, perfect for back to school. You will receive 1 clip, you choose your colors. Red, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue or Purple.
Each is on a black alligator clip, about 2 inches long (some of the pink have silver clips). Listing is individual so you can mix or match.
Hair clips are small and could be swallowed. children should be supervised at all times while wearing accessories. Recommended for ages 3+


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We R 1 Voice, founded by Morris "Mo" Pleasure, encourages young people, established artists, and charitable causes to collaborate on a number of Youth Voice projects designed to inspire awareness and build solidarity across and beyond the social web.
Follow Mo's worldwide travels here on Twitter on Facebook!
Partnering with the Carver Foundation of Norwalk, We R 1 Voice joins leaders in the music industry with the power of social media to help youth leaders raise awareness and to compel action. We R 1 Voice seeks to build a platform designed to harness the passion and creative skills of young people to solve problems and to use advanced digital media tools and powerful storytelling techniques to amplify their voice. Here is news about Mo Pleasure receiving the Carver Foundation of Norwalk's annual Child of America Award in 2014.
Mo tours the world working with various artists while conducting his own work with youth, primarily in the form of Masterclasses that include extensive Q&A sessions about the world of celebrity and music.
We R 1 Voice is an Advisory Council of leaders in the music and related industries who are here to help ignite creative confidence and channel the best of We R 1 Voice artwork into their respective spheres of influence.
We R 1 Voice is a Youth Advisory Council of young people and organizations involving youth in leadership roles who are here to guide the development of the We R 1 Voice platform and to welcome their peers to join them in this global endeavor.
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Driving through snowstorm on icy roads for long distances is a most nerve-racking experience. It is a paradox that the snow,coming __1__ gently,blowing gleefully in a high wind,all the while __2__ down a treacherous carpet,freezes the windows,__3__ the view. The might of automated man is__4__ . The horses,the powerful electrical systems,the deep-tread tires,all go __5__ nothing. One minute the road feels __6__,and the next the driver is sliding over it,light as a__7__,in a panic,wondering what the heavy trailer trucks coming up__8__the rear are going to do. The trucks are like __9__ when you have to pass them,not at sixty or seventy __10__ you do when the road is dry,but at twenty-five and thirty. __11__ their engines sound unnaturally loud. Snow,slush and__12__ of ice spray from beneath the wheels,obscure the windshield,and rattle __13__your car. Beneath the wheels there is plenty of __14__ for you to slide and get mashed to a pulp. Inch __15__ inch you move up,past the rear wheels,the center wheels,the cab,the front wheels,all__16__too slowly by. Straight ahead you continue,__17__ to cut over sharply would send you a slip,__18__in front of the vehicle. At last,there is__19__enough,and you creep back over,in front of the truck now,but__20__the sound of its engine still thundering in your ears.
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2. [A] lies [B] lays [C] settles [D] sends
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4. [A] muted [B] discovered [C] doubled [D] undervalued
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Arsenal told the players they need to sign in summer by Matt Upson
FORMER Arsenal centre-back Matt Upson says his old club need to sign defenders willing to stick their head in.
Arsenal transfer news: Matt Upson has made some suggestions to his former club
Arsenal have conceded 37 goals this season in 26 games - four more than Newcastle who are only a place off the relegation zone.
Their potency in front of goal has kept their top-four hopes alive but Upson thinks the backline needs sorting.
While appearing on BBC's Final Score show, Upson's fellow pundit Paul Ince said: "They think it is just all about football. The defenders just want to play football, they don't want to defend.
"The first port of call is to defend, to stick your head in and do the right things."
Upson said: "It's about recruitment as well. Arsenal need to go and recruit those players who are willing [to do that].
"The club haven't had an appetite to go and get a player in who wants to defend."
Ince then picked up the mantle and described Arsenal as a 'nice' team - but one that lacks a cutting edeg.
"They've always been a nice team," Ince continued, "When I played against them there was people like [Patrick] Vieira, they were tough, they were aggressive, they were hard to beat.
Arsenal have been a nice team and that's why they're okay at home
"Arsenal have been a nice team and that's why they're okay at home but when they go away it is a completely different mentality and they struggle because I don't think they've got the players to do it away."
Arsenal ended a run of three away league defeats with a 2-1 win at Huddersfield on Saturday.
Emery was a relieved man afterwards and he told Sky Sports: "Their coach said yesterday they need to run a lot, and we spoke in the season that we need to show everybody we want these three points, and run like they are running and also more.
"We struggled every minute of the 90 minutes, and I think we controlled the match - but maybe I want more possession. It's a good result after a lot of matches not winning away."


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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Returning every goal and point scorer from last year's squad, the VCU Field Hockey program is excited about what the upcoming fall will bring.
It appears the rest of the Atlantic 10 Conference is excited as well with the Rams being selected fourth in the A-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced today by the league office.
According to the poll, reigning Atlantic 10 Champion Richmond was predicted to win the league again, followed by Massachusetts and Temple. With VCU in fourth, LaSalle was picked fifth, followed by Saint Joseph's, Lock Haven and Saint Louis, respectively.
VCU returns 16 letterwinners from last year's squad, 13 of which will be upperclassmen this fall. Leading the way is last year's leading goal scorer, Kelsey Scherrer, who was First-Team All-Conference after scoring 11 goals for the Black & Gold.
Hosted by the Minutewomen of Massachusetts, the 2012 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship will be held on November 2nd and 3rd at the Richard F. Garber Field in Amherst, Mass.
2012 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Preseason Ranking
(2011 Overall; Conference)
1. Richmond (16-7; 5-1)
2. Massachusetts (7-11; 5-1)
3. Temple (9-13; 4-2)
5. La Salle (8-10; 3-2)
6. Saint Joseph's (6-11; 1-5)
7. Lock Haven (10-10; 3-3)
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Quit Your Job and Become a Full Time Blogger
You hate your job and you have been reading about how people have made money online by blogging. However, should you really quit your job to become a full time blogger? The task is not as easy as it sounds and there are many drawbacks in this decision. Below I will go over some of the ideas that you must consider before going this scary route. Blogging full time is not for everyone.
1. Money Reserve
Do you have enough money to burn while you are working on your blog? At the beginning, you will most likely be making pennies, if lucky a few adsense dollars. It is very unlikely that you will be making Benjamins at the beginning of this journey. Because of this, you should have saved enough money to burn while building up the site. Just like any business, you could potentially use up all of your savings before you have a successful blog.
2. Backup Plan
Make a backup plan in case that your full time blogging career does not work out. You do not want to blog for a couple years only to give up at the end. Yes, you may gain quite a big of skills of SEO, marketing, organization, customer service, and writing. Yet, these may not be the skills that your future career is looking for. Plan a backup in case that things do not work out.
3. Existing Blog
Do you have an existing blog? Have you had experience with writing content to make money? Some existing experience goes a long way for your success. Make sure that you start a blog first and generate some traffic. Depending on your blog topic and audience, you should have a daily visitor in the thousands and make at least 1,000 per month before you think about quitting your job. By having an existing blog can take off a lot of pressure with making enough to survive.
4. Your Passion
Do you have a passion in writing content and generating traffic? Can you work on your own to constantly push yourself to write more? By making blogging a full time job, you will no longer have a boss who will tell you what to do. You have to consistently write and innovate to make money off it. You must have a passion in blogging.
5. Your Skill Set
Hone your skills in generating contents, proper SEO, and market your internet presence is also key to success. As a beginner full time blogger you might not have those necessary skills in order to succeed. Practice before you jump in as a full time blogger.
6. Your Knowledge or Topic
As a full time blogger, you bring to the internet world your knowledge and the topics that you are discussing. You should really know what you are talking about, at least more than the average person in order to succeed. Never cover a topic just because the keyword is more juicy. You will easily lose audience when they figure out that you are just full of lies.
7. Family and Friend's Support
Your family and friends may ridicule you for your silly belief that you can make it as a full time blogger. Or they would support you on the surface but ridicule you behind your back. If you really want to quit your job to become a full time blogger, be prepare to lose or fight a few of your family members or friends over it. Money will usually surface as a big issue, especially when you are not making any money as a beginner full time blogger.
8. Watch Out for Burnout Stage
Once you become fulltime, you consistently seeking out new topics and things to write. Once in a while, you will most likely get burned out. You get tired especially when you are not making any money. You get tired when the piece you have worked on for weeks did not get any hits. As a full time blogger, learn to deal with these stages and survive through them is the key to success.
9. Volatile Income
The income through blogging is generated mainly through AD click throughs or affiliate product selling. The income could be quite volatile when people are simply not clicking on anything or buying anything. Be prepared when you make little to no money on a day to day basis. You could cover this more easily if you have a back up money reserve.


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Survey: Data Management at Core of Tax-Process Improvement and Quality of Life
The results revealed that improving the cumbersome and time-consuming processes surrounding tax data management is generally seen as the lynchpin for improving tax process efficiency.
November 11, 2010
The increasing workloads of corporate tax professionals have been widely reported. Behind this increase are the demands of hyper regulation and global business expansion, which have ramped up the levels of scrutiny, risk and financial impact for tax departments. These factors mean there is an urgency to improve the tax process to meet the more complex and time-consuming demands now in place.
At the center of these improvements is the management of tax data.
To explore tax professionals' perspectives on tax process issues, the largest survey ever done on this topic was recently conducted. In the blind survey, participants ranked "increasing workloads" as the number-one driver for tax process change. Not surprising in light of the effort required by the current regulatory climate.
Further, the results revealed that improving the cumbersome and time-consuming processes surrounding tax data management is generally seen as the lynchpin for improving tax process efficiency and thereby recouping the time needed to meet increased demands and improve the quality-of-life for corporate tax professionals.
In the world of tax, you can't get much done without access to the right financial and tax-specific data. But chances are your people spend too much time touching, retouching and transforming tax data — all before they can begin using it. If there's a tax process worth making more efficient, it's data management.
The results of the survey clearly indicate that, for most firms, a one-size-fits-all technology solution for tax data management is unlikely to yield the desired results. The market needs an extremely flexible tax data management solution that can be adapted to meet the unique needs of a wide variety of companies.
Survey Findings and Interpretations
In light of the importance of data management issues to the overall improvement of the tax process, a blind survey was commissioned in 2009, with some 7,000 invitations sent to professionals working in companies with revenues over $500 million. Representing the largest ever survey deployed on data-related tax process issues, the survey's goal was to explore the potential, the pitfalls and the barriers of tax process improvement within the broader tax community.
Not surprisingly, analysis of the results reveals that improving tax processes, especially with regard to data management, is generally seen as one of the fundamental changes needed to increase efficiency and recoup the time needed to meet continually increasing workloads.
The survey results were telling. A majority of respondents agreed on the goals for tax process improvement, including improving time efficiency, data accuracy and the overall tax-management process.
When asked what the "desired features of tax process improvement" should be, respondents by and large pointed to data management and data warehouse functionality. A large majority (88%) of respondents agreed that "data in the tax data warehouse should be automatically validated back to the source GL." The same percent of those surveyed that, "a tax data warehouse needs to easily export data to provision and compliance applications."
Perhaps most significant was agreement on the more personal issue of "quality of life" for tax professionals. Almost three-quarters of respondents (72%) indicated that "better quality of life for tax personnel" is a goal; clearly indicating that workloads are overwhelming and action needs to be taken to lighten them. An overwhelming majority (92%) agreed that "time spent collecting the financial data required for the tax processes should be reduced."
Given the agreement among the survey respondents, certain conclusions can be drawn. Quality of life for tax professionals has become a big issue due to overwhelming workloads, and workloads are overwhelming, in part, due to the challenges of data management.
How Technology Can Help Today and Tomorrow
What is clear is that increasing the efficiency of tax data management is the most logical way to free up time and resources needed to handle expected increases in workloads and improve the quality of life for tax professionals.
However, how to accomplish that is less clear. While the survey did show strong agreement among tax professionals about the need to increase efficiency and better manage tax data management, no obvious and clearly agreed-upon "silver bullet" emerged from this study.
In terms of tax data management technology, the survey results point out that for most firms, a one-size-fits-all technology approach is unlikely to yield the desired results. Every company has unique issues that require an extremely flexible, dynamic tax data management solution that can be adapted to meet specific needs. This single solution would support data collection, validation, storage and preparation for use, including automated workflow, business intelligence, reporting and analytics and document management.
This means that technology providers need to rethink everything when it comes to tax data management. Technology innovation is needed to develop a truly flexible solution that meets the unique needs of a variety of companies.
The good news is software vendors are currently developing tax solutions that not only improve tax data management, but also streamline and automate the entire tax process lifecycle. But while help is on the way, these solutions will need to evolve over time.
Where to Start
So what can tax departments do in the meantime to improve tax processes and quality of life? First, talk with peers in upper management, especially IT and finance, about why a budget is needed to streamline and automate the tax data management lifecycle.
Be prepared with data that supports this budget, including a segmentation of the key shared processes around data collection, validation, storage/retrieval and preparation for use. This provides the common ground needed between IT, finance and tax. Next, develop an inventory of data sources, uses and activities, including time spent on collection and a full analysis of key spreadsheets used to support the process because you can't improve what you don't measure.
Finally, list all of the data required by the tax department, the origination and destination sources, those responsible for producing the data and data types and then estimate the time required to collect it. Based on this information, you can apply standard costing approaches to quantify the cost of obtaining data, both within tax and other departments.
Armed with this type of hard, factual information about costs, the tax department's business case stands a much greater chance of getting funded. The fact is, executives often respond to issues around high costs and inefficiencies more quickly and decisively.
Once funding is secured, carefully consider any new technology investments that may need to be removed and replaced in the future. For example, as an IT strategy for tax data management is developed, make a commitment to stop deploying custom, patchwork and point solutions. Instead, get by with what you have today and develop a plan for implementing new and more strategic solutions as they emerge. Then, when the time is right, choose an integrated, enterprise-level solution to collect, integrate, standardize, validate and prepare for use all tax data in real time.
The good news for overburdened tax departments is that there is a way to get control of tax data management issues. By addressing immediate staffing and process issues, immediate improvements can be realized.
But technology offers the best hope for effective tax data management. Companies should prepare now for new way of approaching tax data that will bring with it increased flexibility, automated workflow, business intelligence, reporting and analytics, document management and perhaps most importantly, better quality of life.
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David Deputy is director of Tax Data Management at Vertex Inc. Deputy focuses on alignment of tax solutions with ERP vendor financial solutions, development of analytics and performance management capabilities and integration of tax solutions into broader corporate performance management frameworks.


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3VA has a vital role to play and makes a positive impact in the communities we serve. We champion our local voluntary sector – the charities, social enterprises and communities making such a difference to people's lives. These dynamic voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes make up the members in our extensive network. Find out more by browsing our membership directory and join 3VA if you haven't already!
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Yes it's June - but you wouldn't know it by looking outside. May also be due to the fact that I'm 8 months pregnant... but I found myself curled up in a blanket craving hot chocolate this afternoon.
Thought I'd share my hot cocoa mix recipe:
1 1/2 C Dry Skim Milk Powder
1 C Icing Sugar
3/4 Cocoa Powder
3/4 C Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
Combine all ingredients into food processer (or VitaMix blender) and pulse until well combined. Chocolate chips will be ground up.
You may add marshmallows near the end of processing too. :)
To make; use 4TB hot cocoa mix to a cup of boiling water, or use hot milk for a creamier drink.
Makes about 4 cups. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 months.


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I have a friend in southern Alabama that has been training dogs for over thirty years. She does obedience training, boundary training, and protection training. She also trains for search and rescue.
She also breeds Airedale Terriers. She has a litter waiting to present itself. Alibi is due to have her pups any day now. I believe this will be Alibi's second litter.
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Practical and Useful Mid Century Room Divider
The ideas for separating environments with dividing elements are numerous. And also a contemporary option for large rooms and for small ones. They can help to give the spaces more functionality. Since they allow privacy or opening depending on the time and the needs. Plus they are often, in themselves, practical and useful furniture. Sometimes they add the elegant touch and attractive to the room. If you are thinking about how to separate environments in a space to use it more efficiently. Then, add an accented touch to a room, hide areas or get privacy, whether temporary or permanent, functional or decorative, mid century room divider is the solution you are searching.
The new tendencies in interior opt for the wide spaces, well communicated, but with certain independence. There are numerous ways to isolate spaces and communicate environments. Sometimes the materials will be the protagonists of these designs and other times furniture and even lighting. The glass offers endless possibilities for the distribution of interior spaces, as well as being an ideal solution for separating environments: it provides a perfect light transmission, opacity, security privacy, color … and always with the elegance and brightness of the glass.
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The glass walls are perfect for spaces where it is necessary to isolate two zones without losing light, the transparent mid century room divider provide amplitude, allowing a perfect and clean vision as well as acoustic insulation. The screens with translucent glass protect privacy by letting light in. They can be used both in the distribution of residential and public indoor spaces. It is the ideal solution when you need privacy and light. Then, providing a high aesthetic value, modernity with the safety features of laminated glass, for use in bathrooms, kitchens or passage spaces. In places where you want to reinterpret the original aesthetic of wood. In modern key, you can create viewpoints instead of windows.
As windows to integrate the landscape in the interior. When they are very attractive, these glass planes are the best option. Which require if they are of large dimensions, a resistant structure and a hermetic seal, a correct installation that guarantees the perfect sliding and guides that support the considerable weight of the doors. Inside the houses have many possibilities. Separate the hall from the living room by glass partitions or the kitchen open to the dining room separate by a glass partition or embedded in a bucket of this material to avoid odors. They are interior interventions that become independent with little weigh in the environment.


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I am so amazingly disappointed in the [July 20] Backwards and in High Heels column, "Driving with Philando Castile."
I completely understand the desire to have shocking articles in the interest of selling advertising. I am disappointed that this article was allowed to use social consciousness as an excuse for terrible journalism and complete disrespect toward law abiding San Diegans as well as our police force.
The only privilege that was apparent was the privilege of being an employed journalist. I feel this privilege was wasted by your writer—in an attempt to make her social mark. The inference that police officers are unintelligent because in some parts of the country a GED is the minimum required education is outlandish. When you are so confident to advertise your trade as a professional writer and are permitted to use "amirite" and "that scares the fuck out of me, and that's not alright," as your intelligent thoughts, I lose respect for the point.
CityBeat would do better having #Googleeditor check their articles in the future. This would allow the writers to have free range of their ideas and use of their friends as their most relevant sources, and continue to allow the readers to believe they are just reading a witty Instagram post and should not consider it seriously.
You should both be grateful for the privilege of writing (most likely viewed as another white privilege). Don't waste it trying to make it your responsibility to only write issues that are correct to yourselves.
Thank you for your time.
Bob Howell,
North Park
This is bad news for Barrio Logan residents ["What's the Good word," July 27]. Now the Neil Good Day Center will be across the street (Commercial) from the Barrio Logan border, pushing the effects of homelessness (and the city's lack of mitigation of the effects) into a residential community. The mini skid row tent city that has popped up on the sidewalks on National Ave. between Commercial and 16th will grow exponentially.
Once again Barrio Logan residents and small businesses here have to deal with an issue that is not of our making. And I have no faith in the city to help mitigate the problems that arise from people living on the sidewalks, parks, and alleys of my barrio.
Brent Beltran, Via sdcitybeat.com
Excellent editorials in your July 13 issue, including "Murdering San Diego's homeless people" and "Our perception of homeless people is part of their downfall," both better than I could write on those two topics.
As for Cathy Ostrom's letter, "The Homeless Issues," she obviously does not understand the homeless situation, which is true of most people.
Since I believe the press is an essential part of conquering homelessness, I thank CityBeat for being on the front lines.
Dr. John Kitchin Publisher, San Diego Homeless News
Lizz Huerta, your eyes are beautiful, with or without modified eyebrows ["Of brows and blades," July 27]. As a man, I'll tell you a secret. As far as looks are concerned, the kind of man worth your interest cares about one thing besides sex. That thing is being warm and kind. Listen when he talks, looking right in his eyes. If he says something that touches and moves you or amuses you, give him a sincere smile. He will be yours.
Of course be clean and thoughtfully dressed and made up. He won't notice any of those details, but he will fall into those deep soulful eyes like I did with my wife 51 years ago. Buena suerte!
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Clean Eating Spicy Chickpea and Tomato Soup…clean eating recipe made with clean, real food ingredients and it's vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and ready in less than 15 minutes.
This Clean Eating Spicy Chickpea and Tomato Soup is so quick and easy to make you probably won't believe it.
It can be ready in less than 15 minutes and you have a warm, cozy winter soup perfect for Meatless Monday's or any other evening you need an easy dinner.
If you like the warm aroma of cumin and garam masala and a little bit of spicy from jalapenos, you will fall in love with this soup.
And, it's also a good source of vegan protein from the chickpeas with 12 grams per serving.
Want more healthy soup recipes? Check out Creamy Red Lentil with Kale Soup, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup or my Clean Eating eCookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating meal and entree recipes you will love!
5 Fast Facts About Chickpeas:*
- excellent source of fiber
- good source of protein
- can help lower cholesterol
- provides better regulation of blood sugar
- can help decrease cardiovascular risks
5 Fast Facts About Tomatoes:*
- contains lycopenes which are cancer fighting agents
- high in beta-carotene
- excellent anti-oxidant
- high in vitamin A and K
- high in chromium which helps control blood sugar levels
5 Fast Facts About Onions:*
- rich source of sulfur compounds
- excellent for cardiovascular health
- inhibits bone loss in women
- reduced blood pressure
- lowers blood cholesterol levels
5 Fast Facts About Jalapenos:*
- excellent antioxidant
- thermogenic food
- anti-inflammatory agent
- high in vitamins A and C
- contains anti-bacterial properties
5 Fast Facts About Ginger:*
- excellent for gastrointestinal relief
- anti-inflammatory benefits
- promotes immune boosting
- increases blood flow and relaxes peripheral blood vessels
- anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral
5 Fast Facts About Cumin:*
- high in anti-oxidants
- aids in digestion
- 1 tablespoon contains 20% dv of iron
- 1 tablespoon contains 6% RDV of magnesium
- can help lower cholesterol and triglycerides
5 Fast Facts About Turmeric:*
- antibacterial and a natural antiseptic
- excellent for liver detoxification
- contains anti-inflammatory properties
- powerful anti-oxidant and it can inhibits cancer cell growth
- 2 teaspoons contain 17% DV of manganese
5 Fast Facts About Cilantro:*
- contains powerful anti-oxidants
- anti-inflammatory
- helps to remove toxins and heavy metals
- promotes healthy liver function
- helps to control blood sugar
5 Fast Facts About Himalayan Pink Salt:*
- contains 84 minerals
- unrefined, unprocessed, raw
- promotes stable pH balance in cells
- controls water levels in the body
- aids digestion and facilitates better nutrient absorption
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Where To Buy: If you have trouble finding any of the ingredients to make this recipe, you can order online from Amazon and have them delivered straight to your door!
Tip #1: Feel free to adjust the seasonings to your preference, or to double the recipe if you need more than 2 servings.
Tip #2: Sometimes I like to mash the chickpeas to give it a thicker consistency, but that's another option if you'd like to try it that way.
Tip #3: The chickpeas I used were "unsalted", so if you use a salted variety, you may need to adjust the amount of Himalayan salt.
Spicy Chickpea and Tomato Soup (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
|The Healthy Family and Home
- 1 can organic chickpeas (15 ounce can, drained)
- 1 can organic full-fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons organic extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup organic tomatoes (diced small)
- 1/2 cup organic onion (diced small)
- 1 tablespoon organic jalapenos (diced small)
- 1 teaspoon organic ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon organic garam masala
- 1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1 teaspoon organic cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1/4 teaspoon organic ginger (fresh, diced small)
- 1/4 teaspoon organic ground turmeric
|Step 1
|In a skillet, add the olive oil, onions, cilantro, cumin, garam masala, turmeric, ginger, Himalayan pink salt and saute on low/medium heat until the onions become translucent.
Add the tomatoes, jalapenos and chickpeas and continue to stir on low/medium heat for 2 - 3 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and continue to stir on low/medium heat for another 2 - 3 minutes.
Adjust seasonings to your preference.
This recipe will make approximately (2) servings.
The recipe and photographs for "Spicy Chickpea and Tomato Soup" by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and cannot be used without my written permission.
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And by "poor" I mean that they ONLY made $50.56 BILLION dollars in the first quarter of the year. To be clear, we're not talking "millions" and we're not not talking an entire year. That's not a typo.
$50.56 billion dollars in revenue in three months.
Yet it's looked upon as a disaster because the pundits and analysts on Wall Street were expecting $51.97 billion.
You can't even comprehend those kinds of numbers. It's Monopoly money.
So I want all of you, every single one, to get out there tomorrow and buy a new iPhone or a new iPad. Maybe a new MacBook Air. Or better yet, one of each!
Go buy them on a credit card with 24% interest. That will make those guys (and it's always guys) on Wall Street happy again, and we all know how important that is. If they can't buy a second or third tropical island or small third-world country, how will they keep up with the Koch Brothers?


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I've been told that "Anyone can do what you do" when it comes to ministry. It's been kinda of hurtful and a little discouraging to hear that from people I care about and respect. But as I have been praying about that statement and asking God for wisdom to know what to say and in my time with Him, I came to this conclusion… Yes anyone can do what I do, the difference is that God has chosen me to do it and I honor the call on my life by doing it.
It's so easy to be discouraged when you serve in ministry. Satan hates what you are doing, and because of his hate for the work you are doing, he works extra hard to break you down. If he can cause you to walk away from ministry, he will have won a major battle. With out you in the world loving people and pointing them to Christ, there will be souls that won't ever know Jesus. And that is his ultimate goal,to push people away from God, so you giving your life to love like Jesus did, goes against his evil plan.
A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest. I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep. John 10-10-11
Lately I have felt sad and lost in my place in this world. It's so strange, because I am passionate about God and telling others about him. So to feel sad about it is odd to me. However an amazing friend of mine pointed out to me, that I must be doing something right and am on the brink of doing something BIG, because Satan is trying to stop me. If I wallow in sadness or allow myself to slip away from Gods plan for my life, then Satan wins. And I don't want that.
It is so important to have great friends who care about you and encourage you. They are truly a gift from God and I am super thankful for having so many close to me and across the country who love, encourage and push me. One thing that my friends kept saying to me is "You are chosen!". I needed to hear that.
I am chosen and so are you!
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
I love this verse and used it when I taught a session at summer camp this summer. It's easy to tell others they are chosen, but it's hard to believe it about yourself. I am chosen by God to do what I do. I may not be on staff at my church, I may not be a pastor, but I am chosen! Chosen to love recklessly and to disciple girls and help them make disciples. And if you're reading this blog you have been chosen too! It may not be to work with teens, but as believers God has chosen us to tell the world about His son Jesus.
I want to encourage you and tell you that you are special and the work you are doing in others lives is amazing! You are giving your all and even if it feels like no one sees it, know that God does. Know that God is proud of the work you are doing and He finds joy in every moment you have devoted to loving the people He has brought into your life. Don't let Satan use people to hurt you and bring you down. God is in control and He has chosen you.
Know It! Live It!
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Yep..satin hates what we do so we all must encourage each other to keep doing what God has called us to do! Laura…you can remind me when you need ecouragement if I slack on giving you some :/.
It is actually important that people recognize that anyone can do what you do. You shouldn't see it as belittling of you. Really, it is sad that so much of the church body sees it that way. They feel like they are not "laura milners" so god cannot use them, which is so not true. While not everyone is meant for youth, everyone is meant for ministry because everyone is part of the body of christ. In that way… everyone is chosen. Unlike you, not everyone chooses to respond.
Laura you are in the battle and you are serving. You have made a huge difference in the life of my daughter. You have no idea how much you matter to God and to all of the teens you deal with on a weekly basis. Sometimes it can seem like you don't matter to those you serve. Life crashes in on them and they forget to recognize you or to show how much they care. That doesn't mean that they no longer need you or that they don't care. It can just mean that they are so comfortable and so secure in you that they forget to stop and tell you. You are a part of so many lives. God is demonstrating His great love through you. I personally thank you for the love you have shown Katie and Josh. I am proud to call you my daughter too!
Laura, I love this! Its so relevant to what im dealing with as a Worship leader. Thanks for the encouragement…definately needed this today! Be Blessed my sister 🙂


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ATel #4981; L. Pavan (ISDC Geneve), G. Wong (UWS Sydney), M. H. Wieringa (CSIRO Australia), N. F.H. Tothill, M. D. Filipovic (UWS Sydney), E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC Geneve), A. Papitto (IEEC-CSIC Barcelona), P. Romano (INAF-IASF Palermo) on 16 Apr 2013; 09:57 UTCredential Certification: Carlo Ferrigno (email@example.com)
Subjects: Radio, X-ray, Binary, Neutron Star, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 5003, 5031, 5045, 5069, 5086
The new INTEGRAL transient source IGR J18245-2452 (ATel #4925 #4927 #4929 #4934 #4959 #4960 #4961 #4964) was observed with the radio Australia Telescope Compact Array on 2013-04-05 for a total of 6 hours. The array was in H214 configuration. The observation was performed at two different frequencies: 9 and 5.5 GHz.
ATCA detected at both frequencies a single source in the vicinity of IGR J18245-2452, at R.A. 18h24m32.51s Dec. -24°52′07.9′′ (with a 90% confidence error of 0.5′′). This position is at 4.8′′ from the best fit position of IGR J18245-2452 (Heinke et al., ATel #4927), estimated by Swift/XRT with an uncertainty of 3.5′′ at a 90% confidence level (c.l.).
The mean flux density of this source was 0.62±0.03 (0.75±0.04) mJy at 9 (5.5) GHz respectively. This yields a mean spectral index of 0.4±0.2. The ATCA source was the only radio source detected within the inner core of the cluster. During the first 90 minutes of the observation it was strongly variable, reaching up to 2.5 times the mean flux density.
We note that, at the best of our knowledge, 12 radio pulsars were previously reported close to IGRJ18245-2452 (see Bogdanov et al. 2011 ApJ 730, 81 and references therein), but none of them has a position compatible with the source detected by ATCA.
The variability of the ATCA source in radio suggests a possible association with the INTEGRAL transient IGR J18245-2452, although puzzling given the onset of thermonuclear bursts (ATel #4959, #4960, #4961) subsequent to the radio observation.
A refined X-ray position (e.g., with Chandra) is needed to probe this association.
We report in the image linked at the end of this telegram the source estimated positions and the corresponding uncertainties at 90% c.l.. We plot the Swift best position of IGR J18245-2452 in red, the position of the ATCA source reported in this telegram in white, the optical source reported by Monard & Kuulkers ATel#4964 in magenta, and the previously known X-ray sources detected with Chandra in blue (Becker, et al. 2003 ApJ, 594, 798). We also show in green the approximate positions of the closest millisecond radio pulsars as inferred from Fig. 1 in Bogdanov et al. (2011). All regions are superimposed on the Swift/XRT image of the source reported in ATel #4927.
We thank the ATCA team for the rapid planning of the observation and the prompt assistance during the preliminary data analysis.
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His collection includes a howling dog, a stagnant horse an a seal balancing on an invisible ball, just to name a few. However all of his creations are so true to life in their design, save for the fact that they are all white. Foster incorporates abstract in his sculptures by making the cuts and curves of the animals realistic. The whiteness of the animals makes one view them as a new creature to life, like a blank canvas.
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David H. Brett
President, CEO and Director
David Brett, MBA, appointed October, 2014, brings to EnGold over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and public company management. David is the former President & CEO of Toronto Stock Exchange listed Cusac Gold Mines Ltd, a BC gold producer and explorer that completed a merger in 2008. He is the current CEO of TSX Venture listed explorer Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. and teaches venture finance part time at the MBA level. During his career, David has also founded and financed a number of enterprise software and ecommerce businesses.
Rob Shives, P.Geo.
Vice President of Exploration
Rob Shives, P.Geo., who joined EnGold in 2007, brings to the Company nearly 40 years of experience in the private exploration and public sectors across a diverse range of geological environments. He has made discoveries which led to producing gold deposits. As Head of the Radiation Geophysics Section, Geological Survey of Canada (1998 to 2007), Rob managed Section activities to ensure ongoing collection of high quality airborne and ground data. He performed interpretation and numerous practical field studies in and outside Canada to develop case histories in a wide variety of geological settings. Mr. Shives has presented successful applications as numerous formal published papers, short courses, talks and posters, in BC, Canada and worldwide. He left GSC in 2007 to contribute to exploration at Lac La Hache as an advisor. In 2009, he accepted EnGold positions as Director and VP Exploration, eager to demonstrate potential for large porphyry Cu-Au and related skarn-type system(s) at Lac La Hache.
Rolf van Driesum
Chairman of the Board, Director
Mr. van Driesum has been an investor with EnGold since 2008 and he became a director in 2014 and Chairman of the Board in 2015. He currently practices commercial real estate within central and northern British Columbia.
Dale Reimer
Mr. Reimer has been a Director of EnGold Mines since 2004. He has 25 years experience in the mining industry, the last 20 of which have been with companies owned by Imperial Metals (III - TSX). Mr. Reimer is currently the Administration Manager at Imperial Metal's Mount Polley Mine.
Robert W. Gordon
Robert ("Bob") Gordon became a director of EnGold in April 2015. His background includes his current role as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of oil and gas technology and services company Zedi, a company he has been with since 1992. Bob holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alberta and has served on numerous boards including 20 years on Trinity Western University board of Governors, which he chaired for 6 years. Bob also currently serves as a director of Blackbridge Corp.
Jeremy Wiebe
Mr. Wiebe became a Director of EnGold in April 2015. He is a private market specialist with Pinnacle Wealth Brokers, an Exempt Market Dealer that provides private investments to qualified Canadian investors. Previously he worked in business development with engineering, product-based and industrial equipment companies to service mining, energy, engineering and other industrial sector clients. He also has a business advisory practice helping companies develop strategic partnerships for market expansion and capital investment. Mr. Wiebe, BA, MA (TWU) formerly taught Business Ethics and International Development at the undergraduate level.
John K. Brown
John K. Brown joined EnGold in 2011 and served as Chairman until stepping down in 2015 to focus on his other business interests. John's tremendous passion for mineral exploration and belief in the Lac La Hache Property led him to rejoined EnGold's board in 2018. John brings to EnGold decades of entrepreneurship, investment and business experience in various enterprises including new technology ventures, food products, and the resource sector.
Alastair Brownlow, CPA, CA, CPA (Washington)
Chief Financial Officer
Alastair Brownlow is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Washington) with significant public company experience who has specialized in the mineral exploration and development field in Canada and throughout the world. Mr. Brownlow works with EnGold's accounting services provider Red Fern Consulting Ltd. and also has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University.
Kevin Bay
Investor Relations
Mr. Bay is a former director of the Company. His professional career includes broad experience in professional sales, sales management and investment advisory work. Mr. Bay has an extensive knowledge of the Company and the mining market as a result of his long term involvement with both. Mr. Bay has strong relations with many of the existing shareholders of the Company and looks forwarding to communicating with all stakeholders.


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A couple of weeks before the school year started, it dawned on me how much public school teaching is like putting on a theater production.
There's the script – lesson plans – to write.
There are directors and crew members – teachers, administrators and support staff.
In my active-learning style classroom, students are the stars of the show.
Recently I have come to think of my teaching materials — from books to CDs to puppets and maracas – as theater props. You can give a show on an empty stage – but is it as interesting as a fully outfitted production?
Storage of my growing collection of teaching materials has been an interesting challenge. I have lots of things on display in the classroom, more in classroom closets and an expanding array of items in my walk-in closet at home.
Only two weeks into the school year, my own closet has come to resemble a theater props room. No I am not going to post a photo of it, but here is an image from school.
When I was still in the planning stages of my career change, I read Marie Kondo's bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I did not follow her program fanatically, but was able to clear out two bedrooms, five closets and some kitchen cabinets before I had a housemate move in.
I sold books, CDs, clothing and unwanted knickknacks at second-hand shops. I sent the rest to Goodwill. I did some painting and put in new floors. And for a short time, my sleek and well-organized house could have been featured in a magazine.
Alas, I am now a teacher and the life-changing magic is gone. My closet is now filled with baskets and boxes of pens, file folders, colored paper and even a couple rolls of bubble wrap. I have a collection of Mexican dresses and blouses in my drawers. I knew something had changed in me the first week of school when, instead of recycling the packaging material from an amazon.com shipment, I tucked it away in case I needed it for a classroom art project.
I didn't feel obsessed with hanging on to the bubble wrap. I felt like I was doing something practical.
My good friend and outstanding Ohio music educator Tamara Morris once told me that while she admired people with extremely tidy houses, she would never be one. Tami has had an amazing career teaching kids music and staging school theater productions. She now coordinates events and publicity for the Ohio State University's School of Music.
"A lot of people with neat houses never do anything else," I recall her saying.
I nodded in agreement, thinking I knew exactly what she was talking about. And, by the way, her home always looks beautiful.
Now, as I wonder what to move from the closet shelves when I need additional sombrero storage, I see I had no understanding at all of the wonderful trade-off she was making.
I am delighted to be joining the show!


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Most people don't moisturize their skin. Many feel that it's an unnecessary step. However, all skin needs moisture, even oily and sensitive skin. Find an appropriate moisturizer for your skin type. Use it on a Daily basis. Go a step further and find a sunscreen as well. When you're out in the sun you need sun protection just as much as you need moisture. Just as your pet may require dog glucosamine, you need a moisturizer to keep your skin healthy and hydrated.
Take the time to properly care for your skin. You will enjoy the benefits that come from maintaining a healthy complexion. Plus, you will delay the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles over time. Proper hydration and moisture keep your skin supple and flexible, thus delaying wrinkles. Plus, sunscreen protects your complexion from the ravages of the sun. What we do for our complexion will determine the health and appearance of it. Do the work and you will cultivate a beautiful complexion.


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An Appeal to Omnivores
An Appeal to Omnivores
I'd like to make a special appeal to omnivores everywhere. While this will not absolve you from the guilt of having caused the suffering and death of animals that you eat, can you please stop pretending that it is possible to make a 'personal choice' that has a victim. Just say, "Yeah, I know I'm doing a horrible thing by choosing my desire for a taste or a texture over another living being's desire to live. I am a total jerk. But, hey, I won't stoop so low as to belittle that animal's life by calling it a personal choice." Please!? I am exhausted with arguing against ignorance that I know is feigned. No one is so ignorant as to believe you can make a personal choice that results in the death or suffering of another living creature. No one with a shred of decency and intelligence. So, can we at least agree to stop with the bullshit?
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