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Hello and thank you for taking time to read my blog today! I think that today is a good day to tell you the story about our big hike we went on this past Spring. I know I've mentioned it in a few of my past blogs and now I will share the highlights of the hike Paul and I took Riley on. Enjoy!
It was the beginning of April when the snow finally melted and Paul and I were itching to get outside and go on an adventure. So we began to plan. We decided to take Riley on an adventure to the Catskills in New York. The trail went up three peaks and then we would turn around at the peak of the third mountain and hike back up the previous two peaks to get home. In total the hike was about 10 miles and five peaks. We knew Riley was pretty well conditioned because we were taking him on regular hikes but we wanted to make sure to keep an eye on him in case he needed to be carried. We packed lots of layers to stay warm, snacks, treats, and water. Now, the scariest part of the trip was going to be the Cornell Crack. There wasn't much information we could find about it so we decided we would decide how to handle it when we got there. If we couldn't handle it safely enough, we could just turn around. What is adventure without a little bit of the unknown anyways?!
The sun began to warm the air, however, we realized that the snow had not yet melted on the higher parts of the mountain! We should have realized this would be the case and prepare ourselves for it but we had never Spring hiked before and we were clueless. We only had hiking shoes on which are very good at gripping rocks and roots but not ice covered rocks. A person who was prepared for this hike would have crampons, which are little spikes you attach to your hiking shoes. It would be much safer! For some reason we thought that if the snow melted in the valley, that the top of the mountain would be the same way! Wrong! Snow and ice weaved in and out of the trail as we ascended. Riley learned that it is not easy to climb up when there is ice in your path and he soon walked around the ice patches. What a smartie! We didn't see any people on our way up the first trail and before we knew it, we were at the top! Here is a picture of Riley and Paul celebrating!
Slide has the best views!
Although we climbed faster than we expected, we knew we were tight on time and so after a quick snack we started towards peak #2. So down we go! We realized that Riley is better at climbing up than he is going down. We all took it very carefully as the back half of Slide is quite steep…hence the name I guess!
On the way up Cornell we met a few hikers and their 50 lb dog. We asked them about the Cornell Crack that they had just come from. They said that it was icy but do-able with crampons. It was about this time I really wished I had some crampons! Riley was still doing awesome on the hike. It is so satisfying to watch him navigate through different obstacles and figure out how to navigate around a patch of ice. He was a natural and one smart cookie! Of course we were there to give him a boost when needed. Once we made it to the top of Cornell we had a snack and gave Riley some food and water and his treat! We didn't want to stay long once again so that we could stay ahead of schedule. Plus we just had to see the infamous crack that was waiting around the corner!
Just after descending Cornell for a few minutes, we ran into it. The crack. We found ourselves looking down a 20-foot smooth faced cliff with a human-sized crack down the middle of it. It was almost straight down. If it were summertime, this crack would not have been as daunting, however, the whole crack was lined with a thick layer of ice. Thankfully we found a rope that someone had secured to a tree so that you could use it to get up and down the crack. So we brainstormed and decided the safest way to get all three of us down the crack was to put Riley inside of the bigger backpack and have Paul wear him down the crack. Then I could focus on getting myself down. Paul is definitely the expert out of the two of us. Slowly but surely we made it down one at a time without any issues! What a relief! It was even kind of a fun challenge. Riley seemed to actually enjoy being in the backpack for a little bit. He didn't come flying out once we made it through the obstacle. I kept in mind that climbing back up the crack on the way back might be a little more challenging. I wish we took a picture of the crack but it slipped my mind and I was happy to just make it out safely. I found a picture someone else took of the Cornell Crack in winter just to give you an idea of what it is like.
Photo Credit: https://www.mountainpeakfitness.com/blog/2013/2/1/winter-hike-in-the-southern-catskills-of-ny
After beating the Cornell Crack, we were feeling pretty great! We knew at this point that we could make it to our final turn around point and make it home at a decent hour. With our endorphins surging, we marched on to the final peak, Wittenberg, before turning around and doing it all again. This mountain turned out to be the mildest mountain with the least amount of elevation to climb. We met a sweet little 7 lb dog that was off leash and clearly a professional mountain hiker! She was as cute and as happy as could be! We were shocked to see another dog Riley's size tackling the same mountains. We asked her owners how they got her through the Cornell Crack and they said they just tossed her up onto the ledge! What a brave pup and owners! Needless to say, we didn't try that with Riley on the way back. The climb up Wittenberg seemed to fly by. I knew that if I've done it once, I could do it again in reverse, right? We let Riley drink to his fill and then Paul decided to give him a break and he carried the little dude in the dog sling I made for him. He looked to be in heaven. Ollie had worked himself hard and soon fell asleep in the sling as we were hiking not minding the mild swinging and bumping! Our little angel.
Now it was time to turn around and do the same trail all over again to get to the car. The trip back home in theory should be a little bit easier because we are starting at the top of the mountain instead of the bottom and therefore only have two peaks to climb. I say in theory because we already hiked three peaks and I was tired! I could feel it in my knees and man, could I go for a juicy burger. We met a group of people in their 60's who were continuing their journey on the same route as us back to the parking lot. They came prepared. They had crampons and ice picks…(okay the ice picks was a little over the top). But over prepared is better than under prepared! They were very nice and they hiked about the same speed as us! As we were hiking, we kept catching up to them, passing them, taking a break, and getting passed. They were a very friendly group! Soon we approached the Cornell Crack again. As I suspected, it was harder to climb up than it was to "safely" slide down. Paul took Riley in the backpack again and had no issues. I call Paul the mountain goat. I was scared. I couldn't get a good grip with my shoes on the icy rock and I didn't trust my grip strength to hold onto the thin rope if my feet slipped. Soon one of the hikers from the friendly group, June, caught up and was kind enough to share her crampons with me. I put them on over my hiking shoes and climbed up without any issues! I am a firm believer in crampons now! Then I tossed them down for June to use. The rest of her group arrived at the crack as soon as we got to the top. This was the scariest part of the journey. One of the hikers in their group struggled to get up the crack and slide back down a few times. In the end, Paul ended up helping him by lying on the side of the ledge and partially pulling him up! How scary! Everyone made it without any injuries. The teamwork up there on that mountain was unlike anything I had ever experienced! I will never forget working together with a group of strangers to all make it home safely!
Honestly from that point on, I was hungry and aching and ready to get to the car! Most of the trip back just blurred together and we didn't even stop at the peaks to celebrate. The goal at that point was to get to the car before the sun set. I almost reached my breaking point when we stopped to catch our breath. I wanted to just lay down for 5 minutes but Paul said we should just keep going. Turns out we were about ¾ of a mile away from the car and so he was right in pushing us a little bit further. Riley slept peacefully in the sling and protected by Paul's arms the rest of the way.
Finally the car was in sight! I was looking forward to doing a celebration dance in the parking lot and peeling off my hiking shoes and socks before we got on the road, but unfortunately there was a sketchy man in the parking lot who was trying to talk to us and so we ended up jumping in the car at our first chance and flew out of the parking lot. We soon found ourselves enjoying a celebration burger at Wendy's on the way home and that was great! Riley slept sounds the whole ride home.
The view of Riley from inside his crate on the car ride home.
Overall we had so much fun on this adventure. Riley impressed Paul and I and we will always cherish the memories we made that day. Sometimes it is scary to decide to tackle big adventures but I know that it is always worth it in the end. We had a fantastic time and we can't wait for an opportunity to do something like that again. Next time I will make sure to consider the weather on the mountain and come with crampons!
Please tell me what you think about our adventure and if you have ever done anything like this with your dog! I would love to hear about your adventures with your dog. Also let me know if you like this kind of story-telling blog or if you have any suggestions on blog posts! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have a great day!


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Part II
Previously, in The Third Visit, Part I, we discussed that the Message of Our Lady at Fatima on her third visit, July 13, 1917 was a "watershed moment. The previous apparitions, including the Angel's visits, prepared for this one and this apparition is essential for understanding the subsequent ones. For it was on this day, as Lucia relates, that 'Our Lady deigned to reveal to us the Secret'." ("The Whole Secret of Fatima, Vol. 1, available free from www.archive.org.) The following are excerpts with commentary from that volume.
"So true is this that the message of July 13 appears to us very clearly divided into two parts:
First, there are the words which were divulged immediately,
Second, the long text of the secret which the seers carefully kept hidden. However, what is important is that the two parts of the message are very closely connected."
In today's post we will look at the text, or meaning, behind the bare words themselves.
From Frère Michel de la Trinité:
THE OBSESSIVE FEAR FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS, which is the other key of the secret, with its terrible first part, the gripping vision of hell, was clearly manifested at the very moment of the apparition, inscribed on the faces of the seers. All the witnesses in fact noticed the great sorrow which suddenly overwhelmed them. Those who were very near were very much moved by the sudden cry which fell from the lips of Lucia. 'At this moment', says Ti Marto, 'Lucia took a deep breath, went as pale as death, and we heard her cry out in terror to Our Lady, calling Her by name.'
Is it not this same fright, distorting their faces, which is still visible on the photograph of the three seers taken by Mario Godinho, a few minutes after the apparition?
It was also on July 13 that Our Lady revealed the only two prayers She taught the children, the one just before the secret, to invite them to sacrifice, and the other right after, to complete each decade of the Rosary. These are two very brief formulas, which show once again the humility and also the great pedagogy of the Virgin Mary. They are almost ejaculatory prayers which can easily come unceasingly to our lips. They are two precious pearls which, in a few words, synthesize the whole essence of Her message…
AN URGENT SUPPLICATION FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS. Right after the end of the secret, Our Lady continued: 'When you say the Rosary, say after each mystery:
'O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need.'
The two prayers taught by Our Lady are addressed to Her Son, to Jesus, our God-Saviour. This alone suffices to destroy the calumnies of the reformists opposed to Fatima under the fallacious pretext that Her message is not Christocentric enough! What an error! At Fatima, Our Lady willed to add to the great prayer in Her honour this short invocation addressed to Jesus the Saviour. Inserted between the Gloria Patri to the Holy Trinity, the Our Fathers and the Aves, which supplicate our Father and Mother in Heaven, this little prayer enlarges the divine horizon of our Rosary.
The thought of our sin, this sin so profoundly rooted in us and which threatens to cause our ruin, is present everywhere in the message of Fatima. There is not one of the nine apparitions of the Angel and the most Blessed Virgin which does not make some allusion to it. Each of the four prayers taught to us, brief as they are, all make some mention of it. This prayer, which is no exception, echoes the litany of Paters and Aves: Forgive us our trespasses, and pray for us sinners.
This supplication, the most urgent, refers of course to the vision of hell. The concrete evocation of its terrifying fire was willed expressly to call to mind the description of hell sketched by Lucy. Yes, it is willed by Our Lady, who is the sovereign teacher, that this word hell always remind us of this devouring fire, which most exactly expresses its terrible reality. [Editor's note: this was also a warning against the heretical notion that Hell is empty that is so prevalent today.]
'Livrai nos do fogo do inferno!' The expression is strong and vigorous, and deliberately so. Not only 'preserve us', but more exactly, 'deliver us'! It makes explicit the last request of the Our Father, with the same verb, but 'deliver us from evil'. This is to say that hell is not for us an imaginary and far off danger, from which we can escape by ourselves. No, it is the just and certain culmination of rebellions against God and hardening of the heart, where we would go without the pardon of Jesus, our Saviour, and without the help of His grace, full of mercy. Without Him, without His Passion and His redeeming Blood, we are already lost. We owe our salvation to Him alone, and He desires that we ask Him: 'O my Jesus, deliver us from the fire of hell!'
The prayer of Fatima is very close to what the liturgy says: 'From eternal death, deliver us, O Jesus!' implore the litanies. And the prayer of the Roman Canon, stating clearly the intention of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, says: 'Deliver us from eternal damnation (ab aeterna damnatione nos eripi), and number us in the flock of Thine elect.' The same vigorous expression is found in the Litany of the Saints, and this time it makes quite clear who is meant by the 'us': it is we ourselves and all our dear ones who have the faith, and we implore pardon for ourselves: 'That You would deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relations and benefactors, from eternal damnation, we beseech You, hear us! Ut animas nostras . . . ab aeterna damnatione eripias, te rogamus audi nos!'
It is an urgent supplication, but it is also full of an immense trust. For in hope we are already sure of obtaining the forgiveness of Our Saviour, and eventually reaching the happiness of Heaven… Thus, our horizons are enlarged, leading us to the second part of the prayer:
Our ardent desire to be saved, ourselves and our dear ones, is necessarily extended to all souls. Christ offered His life for all men, without exception, and God His Father wishes to save all men; so why shouldn't all souls go to Heaven? The little prayer becomes… a universal prayer. It is mystical, and it expresses a true and ardent charity. 'Lord', Father de Foucauld loved to repeat, 'if it could be possible, make all men go to Heaven!' [Ed: Indeed, that is true, Christ our Savior made salvation possible for all, but few there are who choose it. However, we are called by charity to pray for all poor sinners, for we may not judge; that is for Christ alone to do.]
'All souls', 'as almas todas', or in the version most often quoted by Sister Lucy, 'as alminhas todas', with this diminutive of commiseration, 'all these poor souls', just as we would say, 'poor sinners'. 'Levai para o Ceu!' 'Lead them to Heaven!' The word can hardly be translated: take them, carry them, lift them right up to Heaven! And perhaps even better, as Father Simonin and Dom Jean-Nesmy translate: 'Draw all souls to Heaven.' It reminds us of the words of Jesus on the evening of Palm Sunday, just before entering into the work of His redemptive Sacrifice: 'Now is the prince of this world cast out; and I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.' He said this to show by what death He was going to die. 'Omnia traham ad me ipsum.' Lifted up on the Cross, like a new brazen serpent, He will heal all those who look at Him, the only Saviour, 'Whom they have pierced'. And soon, ascending to Heaven, He will take a host of prisoners with Him.
These last words bewildered Canon Formigao. Indeed they are surprising: How can we ask Jesus to lead all souls to Heaven, and thus all without exception, and then immediately add a formula which on the contrary is partial and restrictive? The words, 'all… especially' seem to defy simple logic.
And yet the formula is surely authentic, and the difficulty disappears when we consider that it concerns the salvation of souls, which is always a pure and infinite mercy of God. The logic here is one of love, full of implications which cause the too narrow framework of the exact relation of the concepts to explode. The suppliant soul, in the zeal of its love, would like to obtain from the Divine Mercy the salvation of all souls… but it knows that its request cannot be heard in all its extension… it does not merit it. In this case, it immediately clarifies its request, and says to God: 'I ask You to have mercy at least on some souls, and most especially, as a priority, on the souls of the greatest sinners, who most surely risk being lost!' Such is the logic of the saints…
This is how the three seers understood this prayer, in the light of its immediate context, the vision of hell. A striking passage from the Memoirs shows us how the little prayer of Our Lady often returned to the lips of Blessed Jacinta, and not only between decades of the Rosary, but to implore often the salvation of souls:
"Jacinta often sat thoughtfully on the ground or on a rock, and exclaimed: 'Oh, Hell! Hell! How sorry I am for the souls who go to hell! And the people down there, burning alive, like wood in the fire!' Then, shuddering, she knelt down with her hands joined, and recited the prayer Our Lady had taught us: 'O my Jesus! Pardon us, save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need.' "
'Now', Sister Lucia continues, 'Your Excellency will understand how my own impression was that the final words of this prayer refer to souls in greatest danger of damnation, or those who are nearest to it.'
These last words turn our attention towards those in their last agony. In all the myriads of Ave Marias we shall have prayed all during our life, we ask the Mother of Mercy to pray for us 'at the hour of our death'. But all these hardened souls who outraged Her unceasingly and never invoked Her? It is for them, in their place that Our Lady has us pray during our Rosary. [* Please see note below on this point.]
This priority accorded the greatest sinners, was not understood, and was the principal reason why the original version of the prayer was abandoned for so long in favour of another, more classical one. Yet this prayer brings us to the full reality of the Gospel. It is the priority given to the erring sheep for the twofold reason that it is lost, and that its salvation will show more strikingly the untiring Love of its Good Shepherd! It was St. Therese of the Child Jesus who, 'devoured by a thirst for souls, burned with the desire to snatch from the eternal flames the souls of the greatest sinners'. Hence her decision 'to prevent at any price from going to hell', the horrible criminal whose three murders had monopolized the news. On him also, 'this poor unfortunate Pranzini', did she wish to pour out the salvific and 'divine dew' of the Blood of Jesus.
We will see that this concern for the salvation of the greatest sinners is a frequent theme in later revelations granted to Sister Lucia. It was equally the constant thought of Jacinta:
"Jacinta remained on her knees like this for long periods of time, saying the same prayers over and over again. From time to time, like someone awaking from sleep, she called out to her brother or myself: 'Francisco! Francisco! Are you praying with me? We must pray very much, to save souls from hell! So many go there! So many!' "
Sister Lucia humbly confesses in her second Memoir: 'During this month (June 13 – July 13), I lost all enthusiasm for making sacrifices and acts of mortification… To reawaken my fervour which had grown cold, Our Lady told us: 'Sacrifice yourselves for sinners, and say often to Jesus, especially each time you make a sacrifice:
'O Jesus, it is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.'
Here is a very simple prayer, whose significance is immediately grasped. Again it is to Jesus-Saviour that our offering is addressed, but in addition to the desire to please Him through love, in accomplishing the action we offer Him, two other intentions are added. And the whole richness of this prayer consists precisely in their indissoluble bond of reciprocal implication, which causes each of these intentions to remind us of the other two. Note how the thought of the salvation of sinners is found inserted there like a wedge between the two acts of love for Jesus and Mary. This shows to what extent the missionary intention is at the very heart of the message of Fatima, as necessarily flowing from the true love of the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- Editor Note: The Fatima Decade Prayer prays for, especially those most in need (of Thy mercy). Please consider the relevance toward praying for this tragic Pope and his wayward prelates. We must pray for them and expect miracles from the infinite mercy of God, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
We hope to have much more on this important vision soon. I am sorry the post is so long, but since other bloggers have commented on their aversion for the Fatima Decade Prayer, this commentary by Brother Michel seemed most opportune to share now while we prepare for our Rosary Crusade. The two Fatima Prayers recommended by Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima urge us to reparation for the conversion of sinners, and I cannot stress enough the importance of this at this particular time. If I drive everyone away from this blog and no one ever comes again, it cannot be helped, but I cannot rest until I know that my task of calling Catholics to reparative rosaries is completed, whatever may be the outcome. It seems dismal to me. Defeat seems inevitable. But that is the Lord of the World, who always desires that we use our human reasoning to convince ourselves that all is hopeless.Our Lady of Fatima has promised that there is nothing, nothing at all, which we cannot accomplish by means of her Rosary.
Thank you so much for reading. Please, pray the Rosary, and the Fatima Decade Prayer!
~ by evensong for love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of our hearts, Mother of the Church, do thou offer to the Eternal Father the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, for the conversion of poor sinners, especially our Pontiff.
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Hi lovely friends,
on the 7th of Craftmas I bring to you some rustic bathroom containers. So until now we brought to you a personalized caster, a gallery wall starter kit, rustic wooden tray, a mason jar candle, vintage linen wrapped bath bombs and a farmhouse ornament set.
Rustic Bathroom Containers
Let me start by telling you that no I am not a crazy hoarder. Hubby might tell you that I am but honestly I just love finding a new use for items. Why toss something if you can turn it into something pretty? Old candle containers are a perfect example and the base for our little storage containers.
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Old Candles
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Step 1 – Taking out the wax and clean
There are so many different ways to do this according to Pinterest. What I think to work the best is to put the candle into the freezer. Take it out after a few hours and then stick a knife into the wax. It will break into small pieces and come right off. Sometime the wick will stick to the bottom. You can easily scrape it out with a spoon or the knife. Once the wax is out clean the container thoroughly and remove all labels. I usually use Goo Gone for the labels which works wonders.
Step 2 – find the lit center and drill hole
Lets move on to the lit. Take a measuring tape and a sharpie and measure the lit horizontally and vertically. Draw a short thin line in the middle each time. You will get a "x" which marks the middle of the lit. Use a small drill bit which is a little bit bigger than the size of the screw and drill a hole into the lit.
Step 3 – Cut the bolt to size
The drawer knobs I bought came with a bolt which I personally loved. That way the door knobs will not come off over time. As a result of that I had to shorten the bolt. I used a clamp to secure the drawer knob in place and then cut the bolt to length (the clamp is not in the picture, whoopsie).
Step 4 – Attach the drawer knob
So the last step is to actually attach the drawer knob. Simply place the bolt through the hole you drilled and use the nut to secure it. As an alternative you can also use drawer knobs that come without a bolt. Simply use a hot glue gun and glue the knob to the lit.
And voila! Wasn't this easy? I really love how they turned out and how they add some nice flair to your bathroom.
And that is our 7th day of Craftmas my friends. Come on back tomorrow to see what we have for you on our 8th day and check out our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th day in case you missed it.
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This is the 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee . It has a massive 472 Hemi under the hood that's backed 4 speed manual transmission. This vintage car looks really great. Check out the video and please share your opinion with us about this amazing car. This particular example looks to be in tip top condition, and on top of its awesome looks comes packing a massive 472 Hemi under the hood. Power is sent to the tarmac via a four-speed manual transmission, and so no doubt this thing is just as amazing to drive as it is to look at. The first generation Super Bee was made from 1968 to 1970 and introduce to the public at the Detroit auto show in 1968. Plymouth Road Runner was selling so well that Chrysler Corporation decided the model needed some competition within the company.
The 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee isn't a muscle car you see cruising the streets that often, so seeing one up close here is quite a treat.
The Dodge division saw this as a chance to break into the muscle car market. The "super Bee" became the lowest priced vehicle offered by Chrysler Dodge Division – it was styled along the same lines as the Road . the Super Bee is slightly heavier – about 29 kg (65lbs) with a wheel base slightly longer at 300 c m (117") as compared to the Road Runners 290 cm (116").On the outside the Dodge has large wheel openings, fancy grill, and in the rear the Bee stripe with ornate tail lights. The car has heavy duty suspension on the high performance tires while on the body the tail section sports the distinctive Bee logo and racing stripe. The 1968 model came in a coupe body style only and was basically equipped with an automatic or you could have chosen the Mopar A-833 four speed .


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The Four Rs of Greener Electronics
Most people are probably familiar with the eco-aware mantra known as the three Rs of green gadgets: Reduce, reuse, recycle. But here's what the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) refers to as the fourth R — rethink — to help you make green gadget purchases.
Here is a rundown of the four Rs of green gadgets:
Reduce: Less is more. Using less energy by turning off gadgets and devices when you aren't using them, as well as adjusting their power settings to run more efficiently when they're on, can provide more savings in both kilowatts and in the amount of money you pay for them.
Reuse: If it ain't broke, don't nix it. Refilling your printer's inkjet or laser toner cartridges, donating to charity an older but still usable mobile phone, or upgrading an older PC with faster components rather than buying a new computer are all examples of applying the second R to the gadgets in your life.
Recycle: This R can make more of a difference to the planet than any of the others. Every year, hundreds of thousands of old or broken computers and cellphones wind up in landfills or incinerators. Tossing unwanted or broken electronics into town or city municipal trash collection streams is ignorant, irresponsible, lazy, and offensive. It can even be potentially life threatening if the discarded digital items wind up in an incinerator, where they eventually reach the air we breathe, or in a landfill, where they break down and seep into the ground and contaminate the water we drink.
Adding to the problem are the thousands more discarded electronics that wind up as electronic waste, or e-waste, that are often illegally exported to Asia from the U.S. and other industrialized countries. The e-waste wind up in scrap yards that expose workers — including children — to toxic chemicals and poisons.
Rethink: To help minimize the disastrous long-term effects of e-waste, picture the life cycles of future purchases all the way to the recycling bin. Consider this: In a 2008 survey conducted by the CEA, nearly 90 percent of consumers said energy efficiency will be a determining factor in choosing and purchasing their next televisions. Yet less than half of the people polled said that they understand the ecofriendlier attributes associated with consumer electronics and gadgets.


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Online retailers often tout Cost Saving as the biggest benefit of online shops compared to brick-and-mortar shops. By eliminating physical stores, online shops lower their operating cost by shedding the retail space rental component out of their operating structure. This directly translates to lower selling price that is passed on to customers as cost saving. If you have tried...Read More
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I cut a bunch of small panels that the new salon lights will fit up into after the headliner is installed. This headliner goes into a track around the perimeter of the space, with additional track installed at no more than 54" intervals to secure the edges of the 56" wide headliner. None of this has to be pretty, since it'll all be hidden by headliner. But the panels do all have to be installed just at the height of the track, which is 1/2" tall.
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Today at Pocketnow we're going to diverge from talking about smartphones and tablets for a moment, and instead we're going to talk about diseases — communicable diseases. Don't worry though, the topic is applicable to whatever smartphone you're carrying around with you now, and has much to do with Android malware, the way Google handles it, the various layers of protection involved, and the number of people who are exposed to threats that could get through the defenses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Management know that it's impossible to eradicate all disease. Instead, the organization monitors those diseases, providing guidance to prevent spread and infection, looks for signs of outbreak, then responds to and manages those outbreaks. Some people still get sick, and some even die, but as a whole, the majority are safe from harm.
Another way to address diseases is through complete eradication, killing off all the pathogens that cause disease. This is what's known as a "walled garden" approach. Since you cannot possibly eradicate all disease in all the world all at once you would have to start small, say with a clean room, then expand it to a building, then a city block, and eventually the whole city and beyond. You'd have to be very selective about what you let inside the perimeter, making sure everything that enters is thoroughly cleaned. Eventually the people inside the walls would lose their natural ability to fight disease, preventing them from going beyond the walls into the "unclean" world that lies beyond.
The walled garden sounds wonderful. It's clean, the people inside it are healthy, it's a utopia like you'd picture from pages of science fiction. The reality, however, is this walled garden it overrun with strict controls, limited freedoms, and — from another perspective — is more like a prison than Utopia. And it has another problem: once the perimeter is breached, the disease quickly overruns the populace, eliminating huge percentages before the disease runs its course — and destroys the walled garden in the process.
Back to mobile devices
The three major mobile platforms have adopted these two types of disease management. Windows Phone and iOS both support the utopian "walled garden" approach. Google is more like the CDC, monitoring and responding to outbreaks.
So far, the "clean room" approach of the walled gardens has worked, but as the perimeters expand, their ability to resist infiltration is reduced. If the sci-fi shows have taught us anything., it's only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose.
Google, on the other hand, takes flack every day about how some malware got through (or could have gotten through, but didn't), or that some piece of malware was captured. But what do the numbers say?
To begin with, all Android-powered devices (that's 100%, if you're keeping track of the numbers) have sandboxes and permissions. These are two mechanisms that help help you safe.
95% of all users have "Verify Apps" turned on by default, which lets Android and Google intervene if there is something unsafe about what you're trying to install.
"Most" users only install apps from "trusted sources" like the Play Store, Amazon, or some other trusted distribution channel.
Less than 1/2 of 1% of app installs which come from "unknown sources" receive a warning. That's 99.5% that never get a warning that never sound the alarm that the user is about to install something potentially unsafe.
Less than 0.13% of app installs which come from "unknown sources" are installed after the user has been given the "potentially unsafe" warning.
Less than 0.001% of installed apps every try to evade Android's defenses.
All this combined makes the percentage of app installs that actually cause harm of evade runtime defenses nearly impossible to measure. Yeah, it's that small.
The moral of the story?
Don't install apps from untrusted sources, but even if you do, the system is set up to quickly identify and block potentially malicious apps. In short, although you're not immune, you're much better off than living inside the walled garden.
Now, go outside and play in the dirt. Your immune system will thank you.
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Pre-Gamin': Royals v. Cubs (3:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
The Royals come to town for some interleague action and they'll be greeted by a Jake Arrieta very different from the man they remember from the American League.
Edinson Volquez has had a great deal of success so far for the Royals, though I'd imagine the .230 BABIP and 3.5% HR/FB ratio have a lot to do with that, and I'm not sure how sustainable either one is. Hopefully the Cubs today can be the bearer of some helpful regression.
Volquez has a reverse split this year (i.e., although he's a righty, he's been tougher on lefties), and is split neutral for his career, so I reckon that's why we're seeing Junior Lake getting a start (well, in addition to just, you know, getting him a start).
Game Info
Kansas City Royals (28-18) at Chicago Cubs (25-21), 3:05 CT on CSN and MLB.tv.
Game Thread and Series Preview
Your game thread is down there in the comments, so have fun.
The Series Preview lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Edinson Volquez (2.77 ERA, 3.43 FIP, 4.40 xFIP; 1.95 K/BB)
Jake Arrieta (2.95 ERA, 2.38 FIP, 2.67 xFIP; 4.43 K/BB)
Kansas City Royals Lineup
1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Mike Moustakas, 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Sal Perez, C
6. Alex Gordon, LF
7. Omar Infante, 2B
8. Paulo Orlando, RF
9. Edinson Volquez, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Dexter Fowler, CF
2. Kris Bryant, 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Starlin Castro, SS
5. Miguel Montero, C
6. Jorge Soler, RF
7. Junior Lake, LF
8. Jake Arrieta, P
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Station Hotel
Dating back to 1864, this typical Aussie pub is breathing new life thanks to experienced head chef and owner Sean Donovan. With an impressive CV that includes the likes of three Michelin star restaurants like La Tante Claire (London) and Georges Blanc (France), and more recently South Yarra's famous Botanical, it was safe to say we went into this Adventure with some high expectations. You step into what appears to be a pretty normal looking pub, until you walk into the dining area where you'll find the heartbeat of the venue. Its the the open kitchen where a team of chefs serve up everything from Onion Soup Gratinee to grass and grain fed Aussie beef, seafood and of course, there are the more traditional pub dishes. We ordered the Station Burger that came out partially deconstructed – a beef pattie, bacon and gruyere cheese all on a brioche bun, then the lettuce, pickles, sun-dried tomatoes and tomato chutney were all "add as you please", placed neatly on the side.


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Sometimes, when you're on the road, your motor coach is where you go to get away from the crowds. Other times, you want to let your hair down and party with friends while you travel. On the other hand, there's room for up to 30 people, a common seating area with plush leather lined sofas and a state-of-the-art surround sound system, so you can kick out the jams if the spirit moves you!
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Yep, Vegan, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Surprise Chocolate Cookies. Holy moly: what a mouthful (literally! bah!). I was inspired by Smitten Kitchen's recent post about peanut butter balls delightfully hidden inside delicious chocolate cookies and decided that I needed to do a natural sugar, vegan, gluten-free version of these tasty morsels as soon as possible. I also happen to be enrolled in an amazing gluten-free baking course that is teaching me how to *actually* be good at gluten free baking, so I used some of those tricks to help make these cookies.
So, before I get to the recipe, I have a lot to say about these gems. First, they are filling. I can't remember the last time I made a batch of cookies and didn't eat at least 2 immediately. I couldn't do it with these guys. I'm gonna attribute that to the fibre in them. More on that in a minute. Second, eat them cold (I would argue that about most cookies though). That said, I know you'll want to try them straight out of the oven. Sure, do it if you have to, but promise me that you won't judge them until you've tried them cold. Bonus points for eating them frozen. Third, they are labour intensive. Please don't let that stop you from making them. But, be forewarned that if you have little kids who are not interested in baking, who are demanding your attention, this might not be the recipe for you….until nap time.
As usual, a few notes about ingredients:
- insert my usual peanut butter rant: use a brand with only salt and peanuts in it.
- coconut palm sugar: it has trace minerals, has some fibre and isn't quite as empty as white sugar. No, I wouldn't call it a health food. But we are making cookies, right?
- psyllium seed husks: we usually need an egg to bind gluten free cookies (or any cookies…) together. Since this is a vegan recipe, I used psyllium husks. They clump up in water, are FULL of fibre, and aren't heat sensitive like chia and/or flax 'eggs'.
- brown rice flour: a gluten free baking staple
- oat flour: made from ground oats 🙂
- arrowroot powder: helps to bind everything together and has a super mild flavour.
- cocoa powder: to make them rich and chocolatey!
- gf baking powder: yep, lots of baking powder has gluten in it. If you are trying to avoid gluten, make sure to get the gluten free version.
On to the recipe! Hope you love them <3.
Vegan, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies
These are just sensational. Really sensational cookies.
Peanut Butter Surprise!
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Chocolate Cookies!
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 3/4 cup coconut palm sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
- 1 tbsp psyllium husk
- 3/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1/3 cup oat flour
- 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
- 2/3 cup cacao or cocoa powder
- 2 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- up to 1/3 cup warm water (1 tbsp at a time)
- 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles (for topping)
Peanut Butter Surprise
Mix all ingredients together until well incorporated. Spoon into tablespoon sized balls, place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and freeze until the cookie dough is ready.
Chocolate Cookies!
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Put the sprinkles in a separate bowl and keep them for later.
Using a food processor fitted with the 's' blade (or by hand!), mix the coconut oil, peanut butter, palm sugar, and vanilla powder until uniform.
In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients together, ensuring they are well blended.
Sift the dry ingredients into the food processor (make sure you sift!) and mix until a dough forms.
If your dough is dry and crumbly (like mine was!), then add warm water, 1 tbsp at a time to the food processor until a soft dough forms. Do this quite carefully!
Assemble the cookies!
Once you have a nice dough, put it in a bowl for easy access. Take one tablespoon at a time, flatten it in your palm and put a ball of peanut butter filling in the middle. Make another cookie disc and cover the top of the peanut butter ball.
Pinch the edges together to seal in the peanut butter.
Roll the cookie in the sprinkles.
Lay on the cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
Bake for 9 minutes.
Let sit on the pan for 10 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
These cookies are DEFINITELY better when they are cool. In fact, I think they taste best straight out of the freezer. So freeze them fast so you can eat them sooner.
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The Nightingale Rose, or The Bitch of Balaclava, is opening this Friday, Nov. 13, at the University of North Georgia's Ed Cabell Theatre.
The play, penned by Atlanta's Patricia Henritze, focuses on Florence Nightingale's struggle to pioneer new nursing techniques amidst the backdrop of a devastating war and rampant workforce discrimination against women.
Nightingale will be portrayed by Brenau theatre major Anna Vera Styron. Other Brenau students and faculty participating in the upcoming production include Avery Bowne, Alyssa Burton, Ann Demling, Madison Granito and Bryan Montemayor.
The production will run through Nov. 16, with each performance beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The venue is at 3820 Mundy Mill Road in Oakwood, Georgia. Admission is free.


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So, one fine Saturday morning, we happily trotted off to see the 'Sifu'. I learnt that it had been hard to get the appointment that day as apparently, this is one very much sought-after man. The office was dark, air-conditioned and rather crammed. Not because the space is too small but because there was quite a queue while the phones were ringing off the hook! Whoever said you have to get a Degree to get a good paying job?
There were about 3-4 girls sitting at the reception area. I assumed they were his secretaries as they were the ones arranging the time for the meeting, getting the initial information about you, etc. Business was brisk all morning with all sorts of people seeking him for help on what to name their newborn babies, choosing the date for the grand opening of a new business, etc for a fee. Can't anyone decide anything on their own anymore? He ain't cheap too.
Anyway, we waited a while before being allowed to meet the guy. As it turns out, we didn't even get to meet him but only his son. Sonny spoke at bullet-train speed explaining to us something which I do not completely comprehend given my poor command of Chinese while gesturing at the Excel sheets that he had prepared. Wow, I didn't expect Junior to be so err, advanced.
Whatever happened to good old Chinese Ah Peks (old men in Hokkien) who sit under the tree and read your fortune while thoughtfully stroking his long beard? What's that you say? Who's facing extinction? No wonder Fat Blond Toad and her sorts are doing so well.


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Just as refraction of sunlight traveling through Earth's atmosphere creates layers of light at the horizon, we should create layers of light in our new South Tampa home build, remodel, or renovation project. You cannot have a well-designed, decorated, and functional home until you have implemented some lighting design basics.
To light your home properly, add the three layers of home lighting — ambient, task, and accent/decorative.
Ambient lighting layer or overall lighting. While it should provide illumination for the entire area it should cast a soft glow that bounces off the ceiling and walls to make the room feel inviting. Ambient lighting is typically created by ceiling light fixtures.
Task lighting provides bright, focused lighting for illumination for specific tasks performed in an area. When choosing light for this layer, you should first evaluate what is done in that area (remember your lighting plan?). For example, if you typically read in your favorite chair, you may want a floor lamp for better reading light. Task lighting includes table and floor lights, desk lamps, under cabinet lighting in the kitchen, bathroom vanity lighting, and pendant lighting above smaller areas such as a kitchen island.
Accent lighting and Decorative lighting is designed to highlight specific features, such as artwork or architectural details. Accent lighting and decorative lighting, such as chandeliers and wall sconces, are beautiful fixtures that cast light but the primary purpose is to add decorative detail to the room.
This does not mean that you have to use separate fixtures for each layer; some fixtures can function as two layers of lighting at the same time. Your South Tampa builder can help you navigate your way through the layers of lighting so that your home will not only be stunning but functional as well.


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A Port St. Lucie man turned a construction gig at an upscale Jupiter home into a shopping spree last month, town police say.
Joseph Neal Cox, 33, was working early August at a home in Loxahatchee Reserve North, west of Island Way and north of Indiantown Road. That's when police say he took thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and a Macy's credit card from the home. Cox was arrested Wednesday on grand theft charges, jail records show.
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The home's owners first contacted police when Macy's contacted them about potentially fraudulent charges on their store credit card, according to a police report. Someone had bought shorts, shoes and pants from Macy's online and at the store's Treasure Coast Square location.
The card had last been on a dresser in the couple's bedroom closet, they told police. When they went to look for it, the card and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry were missing.
The jewelry included an $11,000 diamond engagement ring, a $3,000 diamond bracelet, a nearly $2,000 gold wedding band, they told police.
The only people who had access to the home were constructors, they said.
Police talked to Cox's former boss, who said Cox had been let go for rummaging through another customer's dresser days after the Jupiter incident. The former boss confirmed Cox had been working at the home. The address the fraudulent purchases had been sent to was where Cox had been living, his former boss told police.
The woman who lived in the Jupiter home told police she'd seen one of the workers leaving her bedroom not long before the fraudulent purchases were made. She identified Cox as that man in a photo lineup.
Cox is being held in the Palm Beach County Jail on a $5,000 bond, according to court records.


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Coronation Street is a deadly place to live at the best of times and some of our favourite characters could die as their storylines reach intense peaks next week. Brace yourselves to be on the edge of your seats as they fight for survival.
As Sinead Tinker goes into a very dangerous labour after being told her cancer has spread, Sally Metcalfe faces a violent knife attack at the hands of Marcia in prison. Will either of them make it out of this alive?
Sinead is told by doctors that the cancer has spread and that for her and her baby to have a chance at survival, they need to induce labour immediately – which will make it very premature. Daniel and Sinead are extremely nervous as she goes through labour and when their son Bertie is born, he is immediately rushed through to neonatal, leaving Daniel worried.
As he is told that there are complications and Bertie has a bowel condition, he decides against telling Sinead, who he feels has enough upset on her mind right now. But could he be set to lose baby Bertie – and possibly Sinead too as her outlook is looking bleaker than before due to the disease spreading?
Meanwhile, Tim, Gina and Sophie continue their fight to liberate Sally and when Duncan's wife – thought to be dead – turns up to visit him in hospital, Gina corners her and insists May does the right thing and reveals the truth.
Tim is getting frustrated by the progress of their mission and they could be about to run out of time with dramatic consequences. Marcia closes in on Sally in her cell and angrily confronts her before pulling out a blade.
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I'm a UKVRN associate member nutritionist and a former chef. As a mother, a wife and a nutrition practitioner, I'm deeply passionate about great quality food and a strong advocate of the benefits of a well-balanced lifestyle for the whole family.
Born and raised in Brazil, I have a Bachelor degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, where I learned different aspects of nutrition and its impact on the human body. This academic experience deeply nurtured my knowledge in nutrition and even reinforced my passion for healthy dieting, underpinning my career as a nutritionist consultant ready to help families in changing their daily lifestyle.
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- Bachelor degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná – Curitiba – PR – Brazil
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West Michigan Works! is reporting that the highest concentration of the region's top 100 jobs are in the manufacturing and health sciences industries.
The workforce development agency released today its 2018 "Hot Jobs!" list, an annual publication that examines the current job market in Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon and Ottawa counties.
The list is available on the West Michigan Works! website.
"We're grateful to the many partners that provide input into the 'Hot Jobs!' list," said Jacob Maas, CEO, West Michigan Works!. "Because it starts with credible state labor market data and then receives intense scrutiny from our regional industry councils and employers, we are confident that the list provides solid guidance for students, job seekers and our workforce partners."
One such partner is Grand Rapids Community College, or GRCC.
"(GRCC) considers West Michigan Works! a valued partner in the work we do," said Bill Pink, president, GRCC. "The 'Hot Jobs' list contains important information for our students and our region."
Daniel Mitchell, a vocational rehabilitation counselor with the State of Michigan, said he relies on the list to help consumers identify a vocational goal consistent with local labor market demand.
"We use (the 'Hot Jobs') list as a starting point for career exploration with all of our clients to give them a thorough understanding of which occupations provide the best opportunities for employment," Mitchell said.
High-demand occupations are defined as those that have significant openings in the current job market, are expected to see considerable growth in the next five years and can lead to self-sufficiency through living wages and opportunities for advancement.
To create the list, West Michigan Works! gathered state labor market information and data from job analytic programs.
The data was then presented to employers for feedback and insight to create an accurate representation of regional hiring needs.
New this year, the list also identified careers approved for training scholarships.
West Michigan Works! said the list is an important internal tool for its staff to begin discussions around career exploration, to identify existing skills that would transfer into high-demand occupations and to inform decisions regarding funding for occupational training.


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Monitoring our stewardship efforts, as well as our waste accumulation.
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When writer/director Christopher McQuarrie begins filming Mission: Impossible 6 this April, he will become the first director to helm more than one Mission: Impossible movie. Each entry prior to the fifth installment (Rogue Nation) had the distinction of being one-off projects, directed by such filmmakers as Brian De Palma, John Woo, J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird.
Earning positive reviews and big box office, McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation proved the IMF franchise isn't going away any time soon. Tom Cruise's opening stunt, which saw him (really) hanging from the side of a plane as limber as he clung to that bullet train in the first installment, topped everything we've seen Ethan Hunt do before. But who is Ethan Hunt, really? What makes him tick? And most of all, why have we never seen him very upset?
Director McQuarrie joined Empire for their 250th podcast episode at a sold-out live recording at the Prince Charles Cinema in London, where he was more than excited to dive into some of the details of the next Mission: Impossible film. In the podcast, he confirms an April 10th start date in Paris, France with Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson returning. He also teased that some characters from previous M:I installments will return, though not those "you would expect."
McQuarrie, is an Oscar winner for writing The Usual Suspects, and a long time collaborator with Tom Cruise having written Valkyrie, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tomorrow and the upcoming reboot The Mummy. On the podcast, it's clear that he and producer/actor Cruise have a very collaborative relationship. When asked how he plans to top the plane stunt from Rogue Nation, he hints of a recent decision to "fall off" of something even more impressive:
I came to Tom with a picture of something and Tom looked at it and said, 'That's awesome! I want to fall off of that!' It's like, OK, I can see it on a poster, and I can see Tom falling off of it."
It's not going to be all action in M:I 6, and the director claims that the biggest change in the next installment will be that "it starts in a very unconventional way" not starting with action. "I've seen five of these movies and I don't know who Ethan Hunt is," states the director. "I want to know who Ethan is in this movie, I want an emotional journey for this character, and Tom really embraced it."
In the full hour-long interview, more details are revealed about the character-focused approach, which seems to indicate the franchise is moving toward more developed continuity, while retaining its core mission-based storylines. Should the filmmakers need to, there's plenty of material to pull from, as the original television series lasted a long seven seasons.
Probably most intriguing for fans of the previous films is this interview's promise of past characters returning. Who would you like to see back in the action, or apparently back with more character explanations? Let us know with a comments. As for what Tom Cruise will "fall from" in Mission: Impossible 6, here are some possibilities.
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Portrush Seconds welcomed Junior 4 strugglers Cookstown to Quay Road, looking to continue their promising season.
Despite the threat of a post-Christmas hangover, Portrush looked sharp throughout.
The Portrush right hand side was causing plenty of problems but despite countless attacks and short corners, the Ports were thwarted time and time again by the excellent Cookstown keeper.
The best chance of the half fell to young Jack Calderwood, on his home debut, but his close range effort was brilliantly saved.
It was a minute before the half-time break before the deadlock was broken with veteran Ricky McKinnon capping a fine performance with a goal.
With the Portrush backline looking strong, Stephen and Andrew McConaghy in particular dominating their opponents, this allowed the Portrush midfield to control the tempo of the game.
While Graeme Kerr anchoring the midfield superbly, young Owen Farrell was given the freedom to get forward at will, playing with a real maturity. From a trademark surge forward, Farrell's fine ball into the 'D' was executed by the evergreen Frank Shirley for his second of the season.
The Ports weren't finished there and went further ahead when Andy Dalzell despatched an unstoppable drag-flick.
With Cookstown beginning to tire, the Ports continued to press forward creating chances at will. Farrell was able to score his first goal on the season when his drive towards goal was deflected passed the helpless Cookstown keeper.
With a rare attack, Cookstown were able to score a late consolation.
The late consolation very much flattered the opposition who were second best to every ball during the match.
A superb performance by the Ports, who played with a fantastic intensity throughout, and will seek a similar performance in next week's crucial home match against Campbellians.


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Part I What is the peer-to-peer business model?
Part II How does it work?
Part III Relating the p2p model to the internet business model
Part IV Impact of p2p
Part V How businesses can use p2p
Part VI Issues and what's next
Contrarian but it works
applicable internet methods, rules and systems
Following from the previous post, the internet is the common link for p2p business models and enabler as it reduces friction to carry out business activities and scaling it to commercial quantities. But it is contrarian.
The p2p method of production and business model based on the wimp of consumers is not obvious to a common person or to most businesses, not least in Asia. It seems to be based on hope and not something certain like Hertz stocking up cars for rent. Managers like certainly and a level of control. The internet model seems to be based on chance but in fact it relies on the 0.001% effect over the huge number of internet-connected owners of, say, cars. This law of large numbers is based on probability. And it works. You only need a very small percentage of the like minded among the huge number of people online to kick something off. [Previously they find it hard to find one another.] Then the networking effect takes over, at least for those who got the approach right. That 0.001% result in sufficient volumes to make p2p firms viable as going concerns and workable for conventional companies.
Directness, an effect made easily possible through the internet made the p2p business model viable. A peer with spare resources is found and connected directly to another who wants to use it. This effect reduces prices by removing layers off the traditional middleman who depended on non-transparency of indirect trade. Each layer brings the price up.
Co-creation is a calculated method of crowdsourcing where a company can deliberately engage the crowd to co-create a better specification of a widget, for example. Co-creation depends on a niche crowd around a platform fashioned to seed their engagement. A firm could use co-creation for example by seeding chatter between peers and then mine, say, their likes. Obviously this cannot be used on everything and initiatives should be around consumers. Things that appeal to passion are more likely to work. Fans of an author discussing his works could lead to more sales for a publisher.
The following, while not specific to p2p models are nevertheless universally deployed by them.
Relentless focus on user experience. Businesses always say that customer service is critical but the new generation of internet companies seem to have taken it to another level...make it three. Just compare the user interface of these online companies to the websites of traditional firms. I think this is to do with the extreme competitiveness of the internet industry where your competitor is only a click away. Or it is just the business culture of the internet economy since the pioneers of the sharing economy have little competitors. Probably both! This leads to another, the principle of simplicity.
Again notice the zen-like minimalist look of what I call web 2 companies. It gives the impression that they are facilitating users who want to get in, execute then get out as fast as possible. No distractions. Compare this to the complex web designs popular with the first generation of web companies (and most of today's corporate websites). These were influenced by the traditional media design where white space cannot be wasted. Web 1 firms' design model is to 'keep a viewer on the site as long as possible'. Page hits so popular pre-2000 is no more the best means to value advertising rates and then this should only apply to media firms (but seems everywhere). Strange that you still see the hit counters in many corporate websites even today in Asia. Simplicity is an important aspect of user experience.
Because the environment now is voluminous, p2p marketplaces use the search model made popular by Google. But this is inevitable. Hertz could list the cars for rent because they have limited stocks. Not so with peer owners since the mass means that the traditional directory (look up) model does not scale.
There are other internet eco-mechanisms relating to p2p that can be applied by companies including immediacy and open platform. Understanding the culture of openness is another. It is basic with the p2p model and many iconic web companies seem natural with it. But I will end this topic here.
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Freebase Afternoon
by JJR
No change
I can't change. I can't change. I can't change.
Cuz I'm here in my mold. Yeah, I'm here in my mold.
Days of airbags, H.I.V.
as far as I can see.
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No quarter asked and
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Someday everything's gonna sound like a rhapsody.
Just wait.
I got a date with a rich white lady.
Ain't life great?
There's no worries in Hollywood.
Come sweet death, one last caress.
You loved that song by the Misfits.
But anyways,
we were just kids.
She promised me that she'd be there with me
when I paint my masterpiece.
Someday everything's gonna be different.
When I paint my masterpiece
it'll be September forever.
We'll be back in the land of coca cola
and there will always be something there to remind me.
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