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MECHANICSBURG, PA (January 26, 2018) – Messiah Lifeways®, the faith-based non-profit that provides a network of services for adults aged 55 and better, is celebrating the completion of the first phase of Project Envision with an open house & tours on Saturday, January 27 from 11 am through 3 pm.
"To say this is a bright new chapter in retirement living & vibrant wellness and lifestyle venues for older adults would be an understatement," says CEO Curt Stutzman. "Beyond offering a large number of beautiful residential and personal care apartments, this grand opening includes incredible wellness, lifelong learning, day spa, and dining amenities for anyone age 55 and better to enjoy."
The public is invited for guided tours of Village Square, including model apartment homes, the John N. Hostetter Enrichment Center, the Center for Vitality & Wellness with its zero-entry saltwater pool, and Cerise Day Spa, which features a salt wall relaxation room, manicure/pedicure stations, and more. Visitors can purchase lunch at Café 100, proudly offering Starbucks coffee and tea beverages, or at Kathryn's on the Square, two new dining venues in Village Square. Tours will also highlight spacious personal care apartments in Hopewell, a new Enhanced Living neighborhood with 26 apartments.
In 2017, Messiah Lifeways served 2,955 persons through 12 service lines; only about 750 of those persons live at the Messiah Village or Mount Joy Country Homes resident campuses. "This expansion gives physical space to continue our legacy of serving older adults in many ways – whether they choose to live in a resident community or age in place in their home," states Kristen Heisey, Senior VP for Mission Advancement. "Hundreds of our neighbors already enjoy our Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning® classes and our existing Wellness Center was bursting at the seams! It's a great time to be 55 and better in Central PA."
Follow us on Facebook (@MessiahLifeways), Twitter (@MessiahLifeways) and/or Instagram (@MessiahLifewaysPix).
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The Spiderman Lunge is one of my favorite dynamic flexibility/joint mobility exercises for a few reasons. One, it promotes hip flexibility and mobility with emphasis on lengthening the hip flexors. Two, it promotes thoracic mobility as the emphasis is on forcing the chest up in the bottom position of the lunge. Three, it promotes ankle mobility.
In the following video I give you three different versions: the basic Spiderman Lunge, the Spiderman Lunge w/Hip Extension and the Spiderman Lunge w/Thoracic Extension. Try a set of 5-6 reps on each leg on each as part of your next lower body warm up.

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Back in the 80s, Katharine Hamnett designed or inspired T-Shirts that displayed a simple block letter slogan, and they became hugely popular! Frankie Goes To Hollywood were telling us all to Relax (their PR manager "borrowed" the Hamnett design) and Wham were telling us to Choose Life.
On this page you will find links to a great range of T-Shirts that either look exactly like they did back in the 80s, or simply suggest that you want to go back to the great decade again!
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"Please, Lady Aura!" Milly begged.
Aura Lockhaven frowned. "I'm reluctant to make love potions. They're too manipulative."
"Oh, it isn't for him," Milly said. "It's for me."
"If you don't love him, why are you marrying him!" Aura snapped.
"He's wonderful. He treats me like a princess. He's kind, generous, loyal, attentive. He makes me laugh. I just want to make sure I love him as much as he loves me."
"It sounds like you already love him," Aura said, smiling. "Oh, all right. I don't see any harm. When is the wedding?"
"Tomorrow morning."
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Jorge Luis Borges might well be called a writer's writer, for the subject of his stories is more often the nature of writing itself than actual events in the world. By the same token, Borges should be seen as a metaphysical writer, for his stories most often focus on the fantastic paradoxes that ensnare those who think. Because of Borges' overriding interest in aesthetic and metaphysical reality, his stories often resemble fables or essays.
One of his best-known essay/stories, "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote," deals with a French writer who decides to write Don Quixote, in spite of the fact that it has already been written by Cervantes. Borges then compares the two versions and finds them identical; however, he argues that the second version is richer, more ambitious, and in many ways more subtle than Cervantes' original. In another well-known story, "Funes the Memorious," Borges presents a character who is unable to forget details of his experience, no matter how small.
If the situations of these two men seem alien to ordinary human experience, it is because Borges is interested in the extraordinary nature of metaphysical rather than physical reality. The fact that Pierre Menard can rewrite the Quixote identical to the original, yet create a more complex and subtle work can be attributed to the notion that one reads a present work with all previous works inscribed within it.
The fact that Funes is condemned to remember every single detail of his experience means that he can never tell stories because he is unable to abstract from his experience. Funes knows that to tell the story of his life would not be a story at all, but an exact recounting of every event and every nuance of every event. Thus, by the time of his death he would have barely finished classifying the memories of his childhood. What the story suggests is the fact that absolute reality in all its specific detail is unlivable: "The truth is that we all live by leaving behind."
Borges is also particularly interested in human reality as being the result of language and game, as well as the result of the projection of the mind itself. "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" explores the intellectual productions of an imaginary planet; "The Library of Babel" deals with a library that is infinite in its circular and cyclical structure; "The Lottery in Babylon" deals with a lottery which transforms all reality itself into chance.
Borges' most common technique is to take previously established genres such as the science fiction story, the detective story, or the philosophical essay, and then to parody those forms by pushing them to absurd extremes. Thus, most of Borges' fictions are puzzling, frustrating, sometimes shocking, often humorous, but always profoundly thought-provoking. "Funes, the Memorious" is, in a way, a justification for the fantastic nature of his art, for, as Funes's experience shows, absolute reality is intolerable and inhuman. Only the fantastic is real.
Tomorrow: Susan Glaspell, "A Jury of Her Peers"


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The Last Ride (Live – Žižkův vraždící palcát, 18.3. 2016)
Audience recording. Live at Žižkův vraždící palcát, klub Millenium, Tábor, Czech Republic, 18.3. 201
The Game (Official Music Video)
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OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO of The Game (Welcome Home), from Mean Messiah album "Hell". Director of photography: Daniela Dahlien Neumanová Edited by Dan Friml
The End (Official Lyric Video)
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Official lyric video for "The End" from MEAN MESSIAH's debut studio album, HELL. Lyric video created by Juan Hernandez (email@example.com). Music written and produced by Dan Friml.
Let Us Pray
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OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO of Let Us Pray from the Let Us Pray EP. Directed by: Petra Obrovská, Dan Friml Director of photography: Zeno Václavík Animated and edited by Petra Obrovská Lighting technician: Radek Slaný Music written and produced by Dan Friml Dan Friml: vocals, guitars Veronika Smetanová: bass Honza Šebek: drums


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Rice Krispies have been around since the late 1920s. Rice Krispies Treats, that simple dessert consisting of the cereal pieces, melted marshmallows, and margarine, were introduced by Kellogg's employee Mildred Day in 1939. Since then, the snack has grown quite popular for its tastiness and also for its malleability. Kids and adults have gotten creative by molding them into fun little shapes.
Jessica Siskin, a self-proclaimed "cereal killer" who operates under the handle Misterkrisp, has dedicated much of her time to making and shaping oversized Rice Krispies Treats. It didn't start out that way in the beginning.
The young woman admitted not knowing how to cook anything else. She started out by making fun gifts for her friends, such as a Rice Krispies Treats surfboard for a friend's birthday, and went on to create more fascinating projects, many of them based on pop culture.
Naturally Misterkrisp, now a popular Instagram, came into fruition in October 2013.
Scroll down to view some of Misterkrisp's most delightful creations.
->**Just when you thought Hello Kitty couldn't get any sweeter.**<-
->**Take a pizza this dessert.**<-
->**It isn't Super Bowl without the wings.**<-
->**If you ever wondered what it tasted like...**<-
->**Say "*Itadakimasu*" before eating this bowl of ramen!**<-
->**A table set for Thanksgiving.**<-
->**Check out this pouty little puppy.**<-
->**If you don't know where this is from, you can't sit with us.**<-
->**So many faces to celebrate International Day of Happiness.**<-
->**Everything you've ever wanted.**<-
->**A delightful Easter with Cadbury and Misterkrisp.**<-
->**One of the world's most popular candy bars.**<-
->**Too cute to eat.**<-
->**I donut believe this is a Rice Krispy either!**<-
**Don't forget the patron!**
For more information, visit the Misterkrisp official site.


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Creative ways to use the iPad in teaching and ideas for engaging students through effective instructional methods and technology. "Computers are like a bicycle for our mind" (Steve Jobs)
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
First day of school
This year I'm going to:
- maximize class time, increasing time for collaboration and creation, using the flipped classroom model;
- spend a portion of class time each week asking students to demo web tools;
- record or find tutorials and ask students to watch those prior to coming to class. This will allow us to spend time using the tools while we are together in class;
- ask my students to create a wiki and a blog. Blogging will allow students to:
delve deeper into concepts
spend more time reflecting on what they're learning and experiencing
engage in meaningful conversations with each other
The combination of the increased class time, blended design, and flipped model will allow me to design more interactive and engaging lessons.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Sunday, 8 September 2013
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A new crematorium opened in Babworth last week, promising a quieter alternative to some of the busier facilities already available.
The new crematorium has been built by the Westerleigh Group in a secluded location off the Straight Mile between Retford and Ranby.
Sitting against a woodland backdrop, the site offers the peace and privacy families typically wish for at a funeral.
Manager Amanda Carr has been showing funeral directors, clergy and families around the site and said: "The setting is really special and everyone has been impressed with what they've seen so far.
"We are keen to now get on with the job of looking after bereaved families at this most difficult time in their lives."
Services will be held hourly in a chapel seating 96 people, designed as a light space with large bay windows overlooking a water garden and the countryside beyond.
It is equipped with a digital media system offering a limitless choice of music in addition to a traditional organ, as well as webcasts for mourners unable to attend ceremonies.
Westerleigh managing director Richard Evans said: "I'm delighted to see the crematorium finished and ready to open, and I am grateful for the confidence placed in us by Bassetlaw councillors."
Dolby Funeral Services in Worksop organised the first funeral at the crematorium and director Anthony Dolby said: "We are very pleased that the new crematorium is finally open as it will provide the right level of service for bereaved families in the surrounding area. The chapel is spacious and light and all of the facilities are built to a very high standard."
John Pinder, of WE Pinder & Sons Ltd, Bawtry, was equally impressed: "The setting is very attractive and you can see that care has been taken to ensure that the building blends in with the surrounding countryside. I am sure that families will appreciate the extra space and natural setting."
For more information, visit www.babworthcrematorium.co.uk or call 01777 712920.


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I- General Rules
- Rules are guidelines needed in order for Events to be Successful and Must be followed by all members.
- Members must follow all orders during events, if a member doesn't agree with or has a problem with any of the decisions made, please /tell a leader. Quick actions will be taken under special circumstances, and must be accepted, as this circumstances may lead to a wipe and arguing about decisions at the moment will just hinder the situation.
- Respect is a Priority within Execute; members shall not do anything hurtful to other members. These types of issues will be resolved as soon as possible and may result in punishment to the person's ability to obtain Loot, and depending on the case, may result in their expulsion from Execute.
- Members MUST wear Execute pearl at all times. Exceptions are giving to members that lead other events such as Dynamis/Limbus but only during those times and by talking to an officer may they be given the exception.
- Execute Holds events such as Sea/Limbus/Bv2 Therefor All members are require to have the previous missions completed in order to have access to this events.
II- Wishlist/Lotting:
- In Execute, we will use a Wishlist/Attendance System, everyone is able to Wishlist 5 items per event. Example: 5 Items for Sky, 5 Items for HNM, 5 for Sea. In the event an item drops, members with the Whislisted Items may lot, a member will only be able to lot 1 item per NM. In addition, once an item is obtained, that person may not obtain another item for the duration of the event. This is done to give others an equal opportunity to receive items on their wishlist. Once the wishlist is cleared, it can be reset but priority will be given to those still on line for prior items.
- Members will not cast lots on any items until permission has been given by the leaders to those people who have items on their wishlists. Lotting without permission will result in punishment to a person's lotting privileges and/or possible expulsion from Execute depending on the circumstances.
- Veteran Members will have priority over new members when acquiring loot. (A Member is considered New for the first 30 Days in the LS)
- We give Lotting priority to our main jobs as well to members that have the job at Lv75 above others with the job at lower levels. Example: D.Ring for our Main Tanks.
- Members with better attendance than others will be considered before others with a lower attendance for getting loot.
- Attendance is taken and registered by event. Each event/HNM will be counted as 1 and registered on the site to keep control of who is attending and who is not attending Linkshell events.
- Weapon drops from Sky will be free lotted by people who can equip first. Others may only lot after people with the job at 75 have lotted or passed first.
III- Events:
- Members are expected to attend all events on schedule while online.
- Members who don't attend an event while online will lose attendance points which will hinder their priority to lot items on their wishlist before others with more points.
- Members that go AFK Constantly during events will receive no credit for the day.
- Members attending at or after the 50% of the event will obtain half credit for the event.
- Members who attend Events early will have priority on lots during that event against those late.
- Members who Claim a HNM will get 200% of that event Value of Attendance points.
IV- Weekly Payouts & Stage 5 Fund:
- Each member will receive a weekly payment according to the money made during that week and their attendance. All events of the week will sum 100% (100% Being the Weekly Payment) and Members Payout will be calculated according to the % of events that they attended.
- Every other Money drop will go to the LS Bank, Example: Herald Gaiters, BB Items. And will be sold and split accordingly.
- All Items Not on Wishlist will be sold in order to increase the LS Bank.
- LS Bank will save a % of each weekly payment in order to form a future Stage 5 Relic fund to members who are on Stage 4 and have been members of Execute for at least 5 months.
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Jake & Elle's Strawberry and Amaretto Semifreddo
Semifreddo can be made up to a week in advance. If preferred, you could make the semifreddo in a loaf pan, then turn out and slice to serve.
Vegetable oil, to deep-fry
Icing sugar, to dust
9 egg yolks
250g caster sugar
2½ tbs amaretto
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
600ml thickened cream
200g crème fraîche
250g strawberries, hulled, halved
500g strawberries, hulled, chopped
55g (¼ cup) sugar
7g agar-agar powder
110g caster sugar
2 tbs amaretto
250g strawberries, hulled, chopped
¼ cup finely chopped basil
2 tbs caster sugar
300g plain flour, plus extra, to dust
Zest of 1 lemon
100g softened butter
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
A pinch of salt
50g caster sugar
50ml marsala
To make semifreddo, place egg yolks, sugar, amaretto and vanilla seeds in a large bowl over a large saucepan of simmering water. Whisk with a handheld electric mixer for 15 minutes or until mixture has tripled in size. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat cream and crème fraîche in a medium bowl until soft peaks form.
Add cream mixture and strawberries to egg yolk mixture and fold to combine. Divide mixture among 6 serving glasses. Freeze for 3 hours or until frozen.
To make geleé, process strawberries and sugar in a food processor until smooth. Place mixture with agar-agar in a medium saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring, for 2 minute or until sugar dissolves, then continue to cook for a further 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to cool.
Meanwhile, to make amaretto syrup, place sugar and 125ml of water in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low and cook for a further 3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in amaretto.
To macerate strawberries, place all ingredients in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
To make crostoli, place flour on a flat work surface and create a well in the centre. Add remaining ingredients to flour and knead to form a smooth dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour. Using a pasta machine, roll dough until 5mm thick, then cut into 2cm x 10cm pieces. Fill a saucepan or deep-fryer one-third full with vegetable oil and place over medium heat until hot. Deep-fry dough, in batches, for 2 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel, then dust with icing sugar.
To serve, spread geleè on top of semifreddo. Top with macerated strawberries and drizzle with syrup. Serve with crostoli.


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Featured Author of the Month: 'Sarah J. Maas' October 2016
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass)
by Sarah J. Maas
Kingdoms collide in Sarah J. Maas's epic fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series.
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.
Featured Author of the Month: 'J.D. Robb' September 2016
Apprentice in Death
by J.D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in a fast-paced new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.
Nature versus nurture...
The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice-skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Rick Yancey' May 2016
The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey
The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.
But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves.
Featured Author of the Month: 'David Baldacci' April 2016
The Last Mile (Amos Decker series)
by David Baldacci
In his #1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man, David Baldacci introduced the extraordinary detective Amos Decker-the man who can forget nothing. Now, Decker returns in a spectacular new thriller . . . THE LAST MILE.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Debbie Macomber' August 2015
Silver Linings: A Rose Harbor Novel
by Debbie Macomber
Set in Cedar Cove's charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber's captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Tim Lebbon' April 2015
The Silence
by Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon unleashes his next novel of horror, The Silence on April 14th. A terror-filled story of one family and their friends, as they struggle to survive in a world overrun by ravenous creatures that hunt purely by sound...
In the darkness of an underground cave system, blind creatures hunt by sound. Then there is light, there are voices, and they feed…
Featured Author of the Month: 'Sherrilyn Kenyon' February 2015
Born of Fury (A League Novel)
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Blockbuster bestselling Dark-Hunter author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns to the sensational saga of the League. This time, the war is on…
Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors of all time, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella, an organization that has declared war on The League. They rule the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrify it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one. He will do whatever it takes to survive and protect his Sentella brethren.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Dean Koontz' January 2015
Saint Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel
by Dean Koontz
From "one of the master storytellers of this or any age" (The Tampa Tribune) comes the stunning final adventure of "one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction"(The Virginian-Pilot)—as #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz brings the unforgettable odyssey of Odd Thomas to its dazzling conclusion.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Debbie Macomber' December 2014
Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel
by Debbie Macomber
Beloved author Debbie Macomber celebrates the most wonderful time of the year in this heartwarming Christmas novel of romance, hope, and the comforts of home—also on the Hallmark Channel as an original movie! See times below...
Harry Mills is a guardian angel on a mission: help twenty-four-year-old Addie Folsom get her life back on track—and, if the right moment strikes, help her find love. Posing as a teacher at a local college in Tacoma, Washington, Harry is up to the task, but not even he can predict the surprises that lay in store.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Patricia Cornwell' November 2014
Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel
by Patricia Cornwell
It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there's been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car. No one has heard or seen a thing.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Stephen King' October 2014
Revival: A Novel
by Stephen King
A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life.
In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs. Jacobs; the women and girls feel the same about Reverend Jacobs—including Jamie's mother and beloved sister, Claire. With Jamie, the Reverend shares a deeper bond based on a secret obsession. When tragedy strikes the Jacobs family, this charismatic preacher curses God, mocks all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town.
Featured Author of the Month: 'Nora Roberts' September 2014
Blood Magick (Cousins O'Dwyer - Book 3)
by Nora Roberts
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we're drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love…
Book Three of The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy: Blood Magick
County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O'Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries soaps, lotions, and candles for tourists, made with Branna's special touch.
Featured Authors of the Month: 'Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child' August 2014
The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security.
Featured Author of the Month: 'A.G. Riddle' June 2014
The Atlantis World (Origin Mystery) (Volume 3)
by A.G. Riddle
As the clock ticks down to humanity's extinction, a team of scientists will risk it all to unravel the secrets of the past.
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Fragment: A Novel
by Warren Fahy
Aboard a long-range research vessel, in the vast reaches of the South Pacific, the cast and crew of the reality show Sealife believe they have found a ratings bonanza. For a director dying for drama, a distress call from Henders Island—a mere blip on any radar—might be just the ticket. Until the first scientist sets foot on Henders—and the ultimate test of survival begins.
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Snowblind (A Novel)
by Christopher Golden
In Christopher Golden's first horror novel in more than a decade---a work reminiscent of early Stephen King---Snowblind updates the ghost story for the modern age.
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Destroyer Angel: An Anna Pigeon Novel (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)
by Nevada Barr
Top ten New York Times bestseller, Nevada Barr, returns with the latest riveting Anna Pigeon novel - a vacation trip to the Iron Range in Minnesota.... which goes harrowingly wrong.
Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation—an autumn canoe trip in the to the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath's fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is thirteen. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will make camping and canoeing more accessible to disabled outdoorsmen.
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Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger Book 1)
by V.C. Andrews
Book One "Flowers in the Attic" of the Dollanganger series, followed by Petals in the Wind, If There be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows.
A major Lifetime movie event—the novel that captured the world's imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase.
At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive…
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by Madeleine Roux
Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, New Hampshire College Prep is more than a summer program—it's a lifeline. An outcast at his high school, Dan is excited to finally make some friends in his last summer before college. But when he arrives at the program, Dan learns that his dorm for the summer used to be a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum—a last resort for the criminally insane.
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Cold Snap (Lucy Kincaid Novels) Hardcover
by: Allison Brennan
The seventh Lucy Kincaid Novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan.
Drug lords. A dead body. A mercy killing or something more sinister? This holiday season, FBI agent Lucy Kincaid and her family need a miracle to survive and time is running out. Will all roads home lead to a dead end?
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Help for the Haunted: A Novel Hardcover
by John Searles
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The Sanctuary [Hardcover]
by: Ted Dekker
Dekker's novels have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Two of his novels, Thr3e and House, have been made into movies with more in production. Dekker resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Lee Ann and two of their daughters.
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Joyland (Hard Case Crime)
by: Stephen King
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
by: Neil Gaiman
This title will be released on June 18, 2013.
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If a life can be measured by the love it creates, Aaron Brown lived his short 18 years to the fullest, leaving behind a legacy of melodies, laughter and friendship.
Family, friends and people who barely knew the Springfield teenager filled the Demaine Funeral Home on Backlick Road Saturday afternoon, spilling out into the street, winding down the sidewalk and waiting in the brilliant sunshine to say farewell to Aaron, killed one week before in an incident clouded with uncertainty and confusion.
"You are what keeps us strong, keeps us alive," said Chelsea Walker, who referred to Aaron as her brother. "Your presence alone made every moment bliss. You are our everything."
Her voice broke and quickened as she read a poem she had written in his memory.
"We remember you as you were, a peaceful soul, a beautiful person, always and forever our best friend," she read. "Aaron … we will always love you."
In a two-hour ceremony that wove the music that filled his life with stories from those who knew him best, Aaron was remembered as a person who befriended everyone he met. Between tributes and songs, sniffs and sobs were inescapable, but so were the laughs.
"We had this thing going, where he'd come home and I'd say, 'Hey there kiddo,' and Aaron would say, 'Hey there mom-o," Cheri Brown said.
As an only child, Aaron would be tucked in by Cheri Brown and her husband, Jeff, before bed every night and given a kiss. "When he started staying up later than us, he'd give us a kiss and tuck us in every night," she said.
"The real reason we're here today is to celebrate Aaron's life," said Jeff Brown, his long, dark hair hinting at what Aaron would have looked like as an adult. "He had a terrific life, he touched the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people. He loved children, he could relate to them without being condescending. If you spoke to him for five minutes, you were a friend," he said.
AARON COLLECTED friends in the way other people collect stray pets, his father said, and a friend of Aaron's was like a family member to his parents.
"We want everyone to know that this is not a funeral, this is a party," Jeff Brown said before changing into his party clothes: a tie-dyed t-shirt his son had made for him years ago.
"Try and relax, go next door and share stories about Aaron," he said. "The more music and laughter we share, the more we draw his spirit in to this party."
In Cheri Brown's office, she kept a poem Aaron had written in second grade, said her co-worker Beth Price. The poem was a fill-in-the-blank piece about what a house meant, what a house holds.
"A person is a house for … blood, a brain is a house for juicy, flowing ideas," Price read. "A car is a house for sleepy passengers, a tree is a house for leaves … my mouth is a house for tasty taco pizza, a face is a house for glasses … a person is a house for a spirit, and a house is a house for me."
Perhaps the most powerful portions of the ceremony came in the music that filled the crowded funeral home, from the Annandale Guitar Ensemble playing "Shenandoah," a song Aaron played in high school, to four of Aaron's friends singing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," accompanied by acoustic guitars.
Classmate Kevin Walker had written a song, "We'll Meet Again (My Brother)," which he sang during the ceremony. "Now that it's over, it's too hard to say goodbye," he sang. "Some day, some way, I'll see you again, my best friend …. You taught me a thing or two about how to live a life that's true, I won't forget you, my brother."
AS THE PASTOR at the Hope Lutheran Church when Aaron was a child, the Rev. Lowell Knauff recounted a series of milestones in the lives of Aaron and his parents, from their wedding ceremony on Feb. 14, 1986, to Aaron's baptism two years later, to his time in Montessori school where Aaron befriended Knauff's grandson, Ryan.
"I don't remember the other children in their class, but I remember what Aaron looked like," Knauff said.
As he grew up, his musical tastes grew to encompass music from AC/DC and Bach to Van Halen and Lamb of God, which, Knauff joked, has "nothing to do with religion."
He spoke to the other teenagers who were in the car with Aaron that night, saying they knew things "could have been different. The pain and the angst, no more the happy sounds. I am really, really sorry that your friend was taken from you … This is not what God intended."
Knauff then turned to the dozens of others who had gathered, holding each other up, arms wrapped in hugs of support. He talked of a song by the Byrds based on passages in the Bible, reminding them of seasons of life.
"What will you do in light of his death," he asked them. "Will you choose curses or blessings? Death or life? I encourage you to choose the blessings, choose the life to honor this friend of yours who no longer has the choice," Knauff said.
FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, Aaron was a member of Boy Scout Troop 990, earning his Eagle Scout ranking last year, but was not able to attend his Eagle Court of Honor, said Skip Chapels, his Scout master.
"Only four out of every 100 young men accomplish this ranking," Chapels said, before presenting Cheri and Jeff Brown with an American flag folded by younger scouts and enclosed in a case made to honor Aaron. Because he did not have a chance to attend the ceremony marking his accomplishment, Chapels administered the Eagle Charge to his friends and family, an oath promising to uphold the values of loyalty, courage, vision, service to others and living a life of honor.
Chapels said that he was working to create a Springfield chapter of Guitars Not Guns, a San Jose, Calif.-based charity that gives music lessons to at-risk children.
Talking about their son, Jeff and Cheri Brown wanted to keep things positive, thanking their friends and family, as well as Aaron's friends, who have filled their home in the past week, helping with phone calls, cleaning and "buying toilet paper," as Cheri Brown noted. Only once did their frustration with their son's death and their questions about what happened that night come out.
"The whole situation seems so out of character," said Jeff Brown about the possibility that Aaron and his friends did not pay their bill at the International House of Pancakes on Duke Street in Alexandria that night. "We're not sure if the truth will set us free, but we have to know."
He vowed to get answers about the actions of Carl Stowe, the 13-year veteran police officer who fired six shots into the Jeep Cherokee driven by Stephen Smith, 19, that night. "We will make it our mission" to change any policy that would have allowed an armed security guard to shoot at a moving vehicle or any training that may have led to his son's death, Jeff Brown said.
FOLLOWING THE SERVICES, Aaron's friends and family gathered on the grass outside a church where they had watched the service on a closed-circuit network. Teenagers carrying guitars, wearing band t-shirts and hugging each other populated the sidewalk and lawn, telling stories, laughing, playing music and comforting themselves any way they could.
"He was always smiling and everyone," said Anna Sciullo, a high school friend of Aaron's. "He would play a song for anyone. He was just an all-around great guy."
Heather Willy said Aaron was "a beautiful person. He was a great guitarist, he was really just amazing."
A fellow graduate from Annandale High School last June, Victor Grobener said "it was a gift to be his friend. All these people are out here to celebrate his life, which just shows how great of a guy Aaron was."
Inside a reception at the church, a group of Aaron's friends set up their instruments, playing pieces of songs, sending their friend off with the music he loved.


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How can you find colleges that match your needs? First, identify your priorities. Next, carefully research the characteristics of a range of schools. Finally, match the two. Here are some college characteristics you should consider.
Size will affect many of your opportunities and experiences, including:
When considering size, be very sure to look beyond the raw number of students attending. For example, perhaps you're considering a small department within a large school. Investigate not just the number of faculty members, but also how accessible they are to students.
Do you want to visit home frequently, or do you see this as a time to experience a new part of the country? Perhaps you like an urban environment with access to museums, ethnic food, or major league ball games. Or maybe you hope for easy access to the outdoors or the serenity of a small town. Learn more
If you know what you want to study, research reputations of academic departments by talking to people in the fields that interest you. If you're undecided, relax and pick an academically balanced institution that offers a range of majors and programs. Most colleges offer counseling to help you find a focus.In considering academic programs, look for special opportunities and pick a school that offers many possibilities.
Consider what your college life will be like beyond the classroom. Aim for a balance between academics, activities, and social life. Before choosing a college, learn the answers to these questions:
Today's college price tag makes cost an important consideration for most students. At the same time, virtually all colleges work to ensure that academically qualified students from every economic circumstance can find financial aid that allows them to attend. In considering cost, look beyond the price tag.
Explore what you might gain from a diverse student body. Think about the geographic, ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the students as a means of learning more about the world. Investigate what kinds of student organizations, or other groups with ethnic or religious foundations, are active and visible on campus.
One of the best ways to measure a school's quality and the satisfaction of its students is to learn the percent of students who return after the first year and the percent of entering students who remain to graduate. Comparatively good retention and graduation rates are indicators that responsible academic, social, and financial support systems exist for most students.
Admissions: 16 Websites and Resources for Researching Colleges and Universities
Search the
Internet for "scholarships", "financial aid", and "college admissions" and
you'll find millions of search results. Experiencing information overload, it's
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Many students and parents skimp on college research because they consider it
time-consuming or they don't know where to start. Often they miss out on
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scholarship opportunities, tactics to increase the likelihood of acceptance,
and whether or not the school is actually a good academic, personal and
financial fit.
Finding both
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Here are sixteen
resources (fifteen websites and one guide book) where students and parents can
quickly get up to speed about individual colleges, affordability, admissions
policies and the "inside scoop":
The Fiske
Guide to Colleges 2014
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2014, available on Amazon, is a very comprehensive college guidebook that provides great insights about academic strengths, on-campus life and the types of students who would be a good fit for a particular school. More than 300 popular colleges and universities are featured with a combination of factual data, insider information, and academic, social and quality of life ratings for each school.
Navigator (http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator) is a free consumer information resource provided by the U.S. Department of Education. You can easily find and explore schools based on search criteria such as: academic major, location, size, varsity athletic programs, tuition, and entrance exam scores. The site's design looks dated but contains a treasure trove of information.
College Prowler (http://collegeprowler.com) is a refreshing alternative to
school-published brochures and factual websites. The site offers inside reviews
by current students, and "grades" on an interesting variety of aspects for each
CollegeXpress (http://www.collegexpress.com) provides college search options and
lists that can help you identify and explore colleges by major, location and a
variety of other criteria. You'll find more than 700 lists — everything from
academic major to campus vibe to vegetarian-friendly. The site can be utilized
without creating a user account.
Unigo (http://www.unigo.com) posts "insider" reviews, videos and
photos contributed by students attending the college. While the reviews can be
highly subjective, they can help prospective students get a sense of a
college's atmosphere and pulse. Although the site encourages visitors to create
a user account, it is not necessary to view for much of the content.
College Board
– Big Future
College Board (http://www.collegeboard.com) provides factual information for more
than 3500 schools through its Big Future portal. You'll find a broad range of
information from the most popular majors to AP credit and placement policy.
You'll also find a "What Important" tab for each institution along with wait
list statistics.
Government – Campus Safety & Security
Campus Safety and Security Data Tool (http://ope.ed.gov/security) maintained by the U.S. Government is
helpful for evaluating schools from a safety perspective.
Campus Tours –
YoUniversityTV.com (http://www.YOUniversityTV.com) features entertaining and informative video tours of college campuses
from Florida to California to Hawaii.
Reality Check
College Reality Check (http://collegerealitycheck.com) provided by the Chronicle of Higher Education
provides tool to compare schools on financial measures such as graduation
rates, average net price, debt repayment and post-graduation earnings.
Portraits — Factual Information about Public Colleges
College Portraits (http://www.collegeportraits.org) provides factual information for many
public colleges and universities.
Results — Graduation Rates
College Results Online (http://www.collegeresults.org) provides interactive tools to query
graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities. In addition to
providing college-specific graduation rates and other data (e.g. cost,
financial aid), the comparison tool provides analogous information for similar
Kiplinger —
Best College Values
Kiplinger's Best College Values (http://www.kiplinger.com/fronts/channels/college) ranks U.S. colleges and universities in three
separate lists: public, private universities, and liberal arts colleges. Users
can query, view and sort the schools on each list by various financial and
quality measures.
U.S. News and
World Report Best Colleges
U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges (http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges) Beyond its annual rankings, the site
offers a myriad of college data and guidance. In addition to ranking national
universities and liberal arts colleges, you'll find an assortment of
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Colleges, Internships-Co-ops, Study Abroad, Best Undergrad Teaching and Writing
Fair Test —
SAT / ACT Optional Schools
FairTest (http://www.fairtest.org) The National Center for Fair & Open
Testing, a nonprofit advocacy organization provides a list of more than 800
four-year colleges and universities that do not use the SAT or ACT to admit
substantial numbers of bachelor degree candidates.
Common Data
Common Data
Set – Google "Common Data
Set and Name of Institution" (e.g. Common Data Set Vanderbilt") The Common Data
Set refers that the source data that colleges and universities provide
annually, in a standardized format, for use in college guides and other venues.
Analyzing the data can provide insight about admissions, merit aid and other
areas of interest.
College Confidential (http://www.collegeconfidential.com), the popular college admissions site and discussion forum is a source of school-specific gossip (whether reliable or not) and information.
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I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
I hate courier companies. FedEx, UPS, DHL are all on my list. Maybe in other countries they work well and perform as described, but not so in Ireland.
I live in an apartment building, seven apartments each with their own external letter box, all clustered together nice and conveniently near the main entrance. Beside the main entrance is a communal door bell and intercom, all you have to do is press the apartment number and magically the person in the apartment knows there is someone looking for them. This piece of rocket science, however, seems beyond the grasp of most international courier companies.
When I worked in an office, a whole three weeks ago, I would use it as my delivery address. Packages would get dropped off at reception and would slowly work their way up to my office through the internal mail, occasionally by way of our India office where there sat an engineer by the same name as me. Unfortunate, but still less painful than the current process now that I am a private citizen.
UPS have been incapable of ringing my doorbell. I have left notes for them, I have signed the back of their 'missed delivery' dockets with directions to the intercom and instructions for its use and taped them to the letterbox in such a way that they physically had to remove them to put the next 'missed delivery' docket in. I have sat in front of the letterbox for 3 hours one morning to intercept them, only to miss them in the less-than-three minutes that it took me to return to my apartment and deal with an urgent telegram from nature. In a fit of desperation I made a deal with our nearby slow food cafe to act as a parcel drop in a scene reminiscent of a Harry Palmer book.
It was thus with a deep sense of foreboding that I arranged to travel to DHL's collection point rather than go through two more days of stress-inducing kettle-watching after missing their first delivery. The collection point is at their new service hub in the Airport Logistics Park. Don't worry if you have never heard of it, because neither had the bus driver. Don't bother trying to find it on a map either, because it doesn't exist. In typical celtic-tiger fashion, the park was only constructed eight months ago on the site of a golf course and a few petrol stations. The bus driver recommended a stop that was in the general vicinity, in the RyanAir sense of the word, and thus 30 minutes later I arrived on foot, by way of a construction site and possibly a go-kart track.
As I waited for 15 minutes for them to locate my package and bring it from the warehouse that was almost certainly in a different postcode, contemplating my return route through the wilds of north county Dublin, I noticed the "Threat Level" sign over the reception desk, proclaiming that this location was operating under a "normal" level of security. Three hours earlier, before my epic bus journey and urban cross-country adventure, I might have wondered why a global player in the war on terror would select DHL for their next jihad. As I stood in the featureless reception preparing to hand over a €32 customs fee it all started to make sense. Not even DHL's recent supply of 2.5 tons of much needed popcorn to the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movement of Iraq could overcome the wrath of a Mahdi militiaman forced to jump through so many hoops to get his latest Netflix pack.
As I vent my wrath here online I am of course falling into the classic trap of every blogger, thinking that a) my problems are worth writing about and that b) anybody that actually reads this will care about such trivialities. However blogs are actually a form of self-medication, akin to using a Turing-test as a counselling session; they are as much about the act of writing as they are about communicating with an audience. If the aforementioned aggrieved militiaman had access to a blog, no doubt Green Zone attacks would decrease as he had access to a more dignified channel to vent his frustration at rising gas prices, the prolonged Democrat primary process that only weakens the party and strengthens McCain, and of course Shatha Hassoun's failure to capitalise on her success after winning Star Academy Lebanon 4.
As for the courier service, it is perhaps not surprising that yet again a free-market response fails to deliver as competent and reliable a service as the sate-run industry it seeks to replace. This has proved to be the case in the UK, and it is certainly proving to be the case here with what limited liberalisation there has been. Its just unfortunate that so many companies only offer courier delivery to Ireland, but then again if everyone used An Post, what would I have to write about? Tweet


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I find myself both fascinated and terrified of Mother Nature. Am I the only one who feels this way? Last night I was sleeping soundly, no doubt drooling into my comfy pillow, but at 1:30 the severe weather siren directly behind my house blared to life. I shot straight up and flung the covers back because to me, the siren is the signal to turn on the news.
Sure enough, the local guys were all in a tizzy pointing out areas of 'rotation' and while during the daylight hours I would be staring at the sky in wonder of its severity, in the blind darkness I'm not so much fascinated as I am a bundle of nerves on high alert waiting to hear the sound of the inevitable freight train.
I love Spring with its flowers and sunshine, but tornadoes are for the birds. Mother Nature to you I say, you can keep your funnel clouds and just send me a light rain.
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I have been in a battle with myself for all my life now, achieving discipline and controlling my behaviour, thoughts and actions has been one of the hardest things I have done in my life. Discipline is an ongoing process not an end result. In this post I have put some of the tips and tricks that I use to obtain self-discipline. Have a look and see if you will find these tips useful in your day-to-day activities.
I think that the more we develop our social environment, technology and entertainment the harder is to be self-discipline. For instance if I start to write this post but went to YouTube for a bit just to get entertained with some music video I can get distracted and stay there for days (there is enough content to keep me there) and never get this post done. Distractions are all around us and mastering self-discipline is really hard.
Things you need to know about discipline:
First – discipline is one of the hardest things to master. There are people in this world that cannot obtain discipline their whole life even if they really try to.
Second – after you created your discipline it's really important to sustain it, over the years. Not to have it for a month, lose it for 2-3 months, after that gain it for a month again. It should be very consistent over a very long period of time.
Once you create it never lose it!
Third – once you have the discipline and you are putting it in use, there will be some people who might laugh at you or even stop hanging out with you. Because for them it's strange how you are studying while they are partying, you are working out while they are at the mall or how you are reading books and doing research while they are at the cinema. It's going to be strange for them and probably they will laugh at you and even abandon you after some time. But you don't have to care – you need to know that this is some of the price you need to pay.
Note – If they are your real friends they will support you and may even get involved in some of the activities you're doing.
How to develop self – discipline?
#1 Discipline is a skill that you need to practice every day – just like playing the guitar, bowling a good game and shooting a ball thru a hoop. I think that there is a misconception that self-discipline is a talent or you have to be born with it. But I think that it's just another skill and with enough practise you can become good at it. Try to develop small habits that you can practice every day. Little chores around the house will be helpful for beginners.
#2 "Do it now" attitude – if there is something that needs to be done, do it now don't leave it for later or tomorrow. If you have problems remembering this attitude and phrase at the beginning put sticky notes around the house, put a wallpaper on you computer and write a note that says "Do It Now!" and put it in your pocket.
#3 Prioritise – decide which is more important the task you need to do or the distraction that want's your attention. Create a "to do list" and put the most important tasks on the top and start working on them first. Funnily enough prioritising is a skill as well that needs practise in order to be mastered
#4 Do something once and you will see how it's becoming easier after some time. I have trouble starting the work for the day, but once I start I get in to the "zone" and everything starts to flow and get's easy. So just make sure you start and the process will get easy, and if you haven't done a task before don't worry like I said once you do something it will become easier with the next try.
#5 Have a goal and know the end result – if you don't know why you're doing something you may get discouraged very quickly, that's why knowing the goal at the end result is vital, also make sure to use that information as a motivation and a "fuel" for your disciplined behaviour.
#6 Turn off the distractions – or in short "lock in". Finish a task or a project and then reward yourself with some social media, that cake you have in the fridge or a walk in the park.
#7 Be your own coach – I do this all the time, I talk and encourage myself every time I'm afraid to do something or I need to focus for a certain project. Self – talk yourself in to discipline.
#8 Talks about you're discipline – I think that this is very helpful and motivational practice. To share with other people you're goals and discipline techniques. I will give you this example,, in my Pinterest profile I have a board called "Books I've Read" in there I have the book covers of all the books that I have read. It's good for people seeing this because they can get inspired and do the same and they can get some new book titles that they can read. And for me it's a great motivation to keep on reading more and fill up the page with more pictures of books. Find you're way to motivate yourself and developing your discipline at the same time.
So there you have it some tips & trick on how to develop your discipline. Just to let you know that some of the tips and information are takes from my book "Just Do It – Damn It" , thank you for reading this post and make sure to leave a comment if you have some other tips on this subject. Make sure to fallow my blog for the latest posts.
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United Overseas Bank set to launch Razer Pay in Singapore
In what is being described by many as a significant event, United Overseas Bank is getting ready to launch something pretty big in Singapore. Numerous companies, including banks, have seen the phenomenal evolution of Singapore. This evolution can be traced from the late 20th century to the present, and it has been nothing short of remarkable. As banks and other financial groups continue to invest ideas, products, and even locations in Singapore, the story of Singapore's development becomes even more elaborate and impressive.
In terms of this announcement that USB's Razer Pay is going to be launching soon in Singapore, there are several things that you are going to want to keep in mind.
United Overseas Bank Launches Razer Pay
As the name perhaps implies to you, Razer Pay is designed to function as an e-wallet. We have seen a number of different e-wallet solutions released over the years, and this one is certainly impressive. The company naturally hopes so, too. The launch in Singapore is expected to be a huge deal. This will be partially due to the fact that the product is likely to be a hit with millennials and other young people. Razer Pay promises a comprehensive e-wallet experience that will also have the benefit of being extremely to use.
Obviously, a lot of these things remain to be seen. They are just promises that have been made by United Overseas Bank, who hopes to establish a powerful relationship with Singapore businesses and individuals. Nonetheless, considering the range of people who are involved in this launch, it doesn't seem unreasonable to imagine that all of these promises are going to be met in straightforward fashion. This is a big move on the part of United Overseas Bank. The market in Singapore is just starting to truly realize its potential. One could make the case that an entity like United Overseas Bank wouldn't make such a bold gesture without a great deal of self-confidence.
The Future Of Razer Pay In Singapore
When will Razer Pay come out in Singapore? It sounds as though the plan is for United Overseas Bank to launch Razer Pay in a couple of months. Of course, delays can occur, but this seems unlikely. It is really just a matter of transition and marketing, when it comes to something like this. If nothing else, Razer Pay in Singapore will definitely be available in 2019.
As mentioned before, Razer Pay has certainly gone a long way towards building some impressive moment. The service launched in Malaysia just a few months ago, and it has already been a hit with people over there. Working with eNET's credit service or debt service, students and other individuals will have the ability to sign up with Razer Pay in a matter of moments. The ease-of-use and other impressive features can likely explain why the service has already been a huge hit in Malaysia. The fact that more than 500, 000 people signed up over so short a period of time gives United Overseas Bank high hopes for Singapore success.
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DJ Gallo's NFL Hangover, Week 5
Before I get into this week's Hangover, I must address the growing issue of throwback uniforms. Roger Goodell talks about how arrests and behavioral problems embarrass the league. But they have nothing on throwback uniforms.
Here are five tips to get things under control:
1. Have at least some fashion sense.
The Denver Broncos uniforms. My. God. I heard the announcer say they were throwbacks to the franchise's original uniform in 1960. I seriously doubt this. Why would the original design of the team's uniform be based on the colors seen at the bottom of a bronco's stall? That's disgusting. 1960 was not a crude time. No, there has to be some other explanation. My guess: While the rest of the league is wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Broncos are trying to create awareness about some sort of digestive ailment.
2. Be mindful of what you're throwing back to.
The New England Patriots of the silver and nautical blue uniforms from the mid-'90s to today: good. The New England Patriots of the helmets with the 1700s long-snapper on it: horrible. Why remind your fans of a past they'd rather forget? And why bring that bad karma on your team? The Patriots are a mediocre 1-1 in their throwbacks this year. Worse, those old uniforms have made the Tom Brady to Randy Moss connection look and play more like Hugh Millen to Irving Fryar.
3. Be true to your color scheme.
We all know the true purpose of throwback uniforms. It's not to honor anything. It's to sell more jerseys. I guess you could say it's to honor increased revenue. But if your throwback introduces a new color scheme, all it does is dilute the uniform look of the crowd. Take the Pittsburgh Penguins throwback jerseys. The baby blues are sweet. But light blue scattered among a crowd of black and gold: dumb. The Kansas City Chiefs got the color scheme right Sunday by staying with their red and white. Where they messed up was wearing a helmet designating the home state and city of the team that defeated them. That's pathetic. If the NFL ever expands to Europe, the Chiefs can become the Stockholm syndrome.
4. Be responsible.
Consider the children. My nephew pounded a juice box Sunday and then came into the living room and saw Knowshon Moreno, his striped socks spiraled around his calves, peel off a long run as his legs whirred in a magical, mesmerizing pinwheel. Now my nephew will spend the rest of his life seeking a similar high. He's ruined.
5. Consider the alternative.
Here's a crazy idea. How about wearing a non-throwback uniform sometimes? I know -- crazy, right? But it just might catch on.
This Week's Horrible Fantasy Team That Crushed Your Team
Matt Cassel, QB, Chiefs: 23-for-41, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 28 rushing yards
Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants: 165 total yards, 2 TDs
Chester Taylor, RB, Vikings: 67 total yards, 1 TD
Miles Austin, WR, Cowboys: 10 catches, 250 yards, 2 TDs
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Eagles: 6 catches, 142 yards, 2 TDs
Visanthe Shiancoe, TE, Vikings: 4 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD
Stat of the Week
2-for-17, 23 yards, 1 INT
That's Browns QB Derek Anderson's stat line against the Bills. And his team won. See, this is the difference between those gaudy fantasy stats, like you see above, and the stats that really matter, the kind of stats that lead to victory. At least, they do if you're playing the Bills.
Quote of the Week
"We lost to Detroit on the road. We come here and lose to Carolina. This one stings more."
-- Jason Campbell, quarterback, Redskins
Ouch, Panthers. The Washington Redskins know awful. And you, sirs, are no Detroit Lions.
Pictures of the Week
• "I wish I could lateral this heartbreak to someone."
• "Is it hard to break into officiating? I mean, do you think you guys could get me a job? I don't know a ton about football, but I could study up."
• "I will visualize myself not throwing an interception. Crap. Still picked off."
• "Thank you for getting me through another play without injury."
• "I got tickets to the 'Astro Boy' premiere! Yaaaaaaaah!"
• "I forgot my hat today. Do we have anything to replace it? No, a toupee will not do."
• "Ah, why not? I'll try one underhand. Couldn't be any worse."
• "If we don't win, I'll have to do like my boss and resort to plastic surgery to turn this frown upside down."
• "Look, you may have on different helmets, but I'm not fooled. You stink. So you're not getting those calls."
• "I just came here to shake your hand. I don't want to hear your spiel about eternity, OK?"
• "Hypothetically we're a dynamic offense." "You know it."
• "Hey, ref! There's a man over there who wishes me harm! I want him punished!"
• "I'm not letting you go. Please come back. My stats stink without you."
10 Things I Think You'd Think I Thought To Think
1. So I'm already being e-mailed with the question as to how Bill Belichick's loss to Josh McDaniels fits in with his evil plan. Umm duh! McDaniels is the only hope to keep Belichick's coaching tree alive. If any more parts of it died, it would get chopped down and made into mulch.
2. Everyone wants to talk about how the Patriots aren't scaring anyone on offense anymore. And how their defense is nothing special. Sure. Fine. But if you really want evidence that the Patriots are no longer feared, I present this. What an adorably harmless little man.
3. I am as in the know as it gets. Here's a tip I got Sunday. See this helmet the Chiefs wore? See that star marking? That's the exact location Jerry Jones would have buried Wade Phillips' body had the Cowboys lost to the Chiefs. It's true!
4. Deion Sanders says he had nothing to do with Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant's getting in trouble. He also says he had no role in any tampering in regard to Michael Crabtree. Who knows? But I'm starting to get how this NFL system works. Players meet Sanders, then get in trouble. And then are passed on to Tony Dungy for rehabilitation.
5. Mike Tomlin won the Super Bowl last year at age 36. Josh McDaniels has the Broncos at 5-0 at 33. The NFL is a league of copycats and trends. In a few years we may see the first teenage coach. It will be just in time for the maturing Eli Manning to be a player/coach.
6. Congratulations to Cedric Benson on becoming the first running back to run for 100 yards in a game against the Ravens since December 2006. You might think Benson doesn't deserve such a distinction, but consider he has rushed for 73 yards or more in his past eight games. He's pretty good now. Benson got off to a slow start in his career. But now he's tough to stop. In that way, he's sort of like a big boat captained by a drunk guy.
7. Cincinnati's win over Pittsburgh two weeks ago was impressive. But that was at home. Winning on the road in Baltimore in front of those loud fans is far more impressive. Especially because the noise was tripled due to Gus Johnson's screaming.
8. Sunday was not a good day for Boston sports fans. Jonathan Papelbon blew a save and the Red Sox were eliminated -- then a few hours later the Patriots lost to the Broncos. It's good the Celtics won their preseason game, or New England fans would have had to convince themselves Monday that they've always much preferred the Bruins and Revolution.
9. It's not all bad for the Patriots, though. Did you notice the Broncos were also sporting throwback end zones? They had an argyle pattern. Chances are Tom Brady didn't leave town before asking the designer to make him a scarf to match.
10. Derek Anderson was 2-for-17 yesterday, with 23 yards passing and one interception. On the road. And his team won. I know I mentioned this already, but I'm going to need to write it a few more times until it seems real.
DJ Gallo is the founder of and sole writer for the sports satire site SportsPickle.com. He also is a regular contributor to ESPN The Magazine and has written for The Onion and Cracked. His first book, "SportsPickle Presents: The View from the Upper Deck," is on sale now.
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Three new sample essays have been added to the Northern Ireland 1949-1993 section. The essay titles are as follows:
1. Why did the Sunningdale Agreement fail to achieve power-sharing?
2. Why was the choice of Coleraine as the site for Northern Ireland's second university controversial?
3. Why were the activities of the Apprentice Boys a source of tension in Derry?
These essays would be of use to both Higher and Ordinary Level students as they cover the three case studies. The essays can be found here –


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You might have an superb audio system at your property on which you listen to and appreciate your favourite music. Some folks choose to have bigger speakers on their automobile so that the audio and bass would be louder. It is not quite hard to install a vehicle audio program it is just that it appears so. You only want a bit of precision and concentrate to place up the system. Auto subwoofers will improve your music by bringing out all of the deep, low frequencies without having considerably distortion. Regrettably if you are getting a more costly stereo program, the speakers could be larger than what you already have in location. Dash kits include hardware that make your aftermarket stereo match into your dashboard.
The car stereo is the device that most individuals turn to for entertainment for the duration of extended rides. The sound is a bit muffled so I would not use it for music but it functions ok for audio books in the automobile. Your budget will tremendously rely on regardless of whether you want high quality or quantity in your vehicle audio equipment, some thing that pals, family, on-line reviews, and the store salespeople can support you choose. Your car deck may possibly not have the energy handling you require to get the most out of your technique, so adding an amp can boost your entire encounter. As it is not only you that use the automobile but also passengers analyze the feel of your car.
Kenwood Excelon DDX6902S is only compatible with Apple CarPlay, though it can also connect to Android smartphones via Bluetooth. This signifies you can play the music on your portable media player via your car receiver, controlling it all through your automobile radio. Not only does your car stereo have to compete with the sound of a revving engine and the tires rolling over the road, but the shapes and materials of your interior can reflect and absorb the audio differently, resulting in a wide range of audio top quality from car to automobile. By following these easy actions, you will be enjoying your new stereo in no time!
As far as smartphone support goes, the Kenwood has Siri Eyes-Free of charge and simple Bluetooth pairing (like the Pioneers) but uses the older Bluetooth HFP 1.five, which has lower call top quality. Obtaining stereos inside a car is one particular of the greatest methods to be entertained even though driving on your way to operate, college, and so forth. In common, each Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will, as properly, as the systems roll out to car makers and aftermarket audio companies.
This can also be an option when your existing car's stereo technique is installed poorly or installed in an inconvenient place. The focal point of technologies in the automobile industry has been the car stereo systems. For all of us whose automobile has a radio with an 'old fashioned' casette player, this is the shot. Just about all factory automobile stereos are very easily removed to accommodate any new sort of mobile stereo. If you are later preparing on upgrading your method then you need to be positive that your stereo will permit for upgrades.


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Ever since I decided to start a segment on the blog dedicated to fitness related issues, and decided to call it 'Fitness for Fatherhood', I have been wondering whether I really ought to define what exactly that means to me.
To me, Fitness for Fatherhood is really just fitness for life. The ability to lead an extremely active and healthy lifestyle so that I can get the most out of being a father, and so that I can give the most to Erin to help her grow and develop and so that she, and I, can be all the happier for it.
However, I have also given some thought as to what areas I believe a father ought to focus on in order to be, you guessed it, fit for fatherhood.
Area 1 – Cardiovascular fitness
This I believe is the most important area of any fitness plan. Cardio keeps the weight off, it keeps the heart and lungs working properly and can also keep you alive if zombies come (Thank you very much Columbus). In terms of being a dad it means I will be able to run around with Erin at the park for hours, or take part in her school sports days. Luckily I cycle a lot and run a lot so my Cardio fitness is already pretty good. Massive room for improvement that I will hopefully see as I start to drop the weight.
Area 2 – Physical strength
Any parent will know that when you have kids you end up lugging, or pushing, a lot of heavy stuff around with you. Physical strength is obviously going to be important. I am lucky in that I am already pretty strong and my arms tend to gain definition quite quickly through dumbbell work at home. I believe you can be strong without hefting huge weights or looking like Johnny Bravo. It is important to give equal time to the whole body when it comes to resistance work for all over body strength.
Area 3.- Mental health and sleep
This is an area that is easy to overlook amidst the daily grind but is probably as important as the physical side. As a father I know I will need vast amounts of energy to cope with a little bundle of craziness that is a toddler and then later. I want to be the sort of dad who bounces out of bed to take his daughter to the park on a Saturday morning.- not one who tells his daughter no because I am too tired. I therefore need to try to take a good amount of sleep every night so that I am raring to go the next day.
These are just my thoughts about what Fitness for Fatherhood actually means. Stay tuned to hear about some of the exercise I have been doing and my short term and long term goals.


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Shadow IT, the Threat and How to RespondPosted by mavturner Jul 30, 2015
Shadow IT refers to a trend where users adopt IT tools and solutions outside of the knowledge or control of the official IT department. If the IT department is aware or has policies that allow systems which they don't manage to be used, then it's not shadow IT, but if IT doesn't know about it and offers a comparable service then it is. For example, most IT departments are responsible for providing email. If a user chooses to use Gmail or some other email provider, then IT isn't able to manage the risk of corporate data getting lost or stolen, email spam, or phishing attacks.
The use of shadow IT can be hard to detect. Although many agencies have network policies blocking certain sites or types of traffic, the sheer quantity and diversity of the services available can easily overwhelm an already overworked IT department. So why should they even bother? If the user is able to find a solution that works on their own, more power to them, right? Unfortunately, it's not that easy. When users circumvent IT, then something goes wrong – the services goes down, they lose data that was only hosted there, someone steals their credentials, and copies all of the sensitive data – they look to IT for help. This leads to conversations like, "I know I'm not supposed to do this, but will you please help me make sure nobody else was able to access those files on Dropbox?"
The Threat
From our recent State of Government IT Management and Monitoring Survey, the primary concern regarding the use of shadow IT is security issues. And the use of shadow IT is in full force, with 90% of respondents seeing shadow IT being used in their environment today and 58% expect to see it continue to be used.
Not only was shadow IT not a top focus area, it actually ranked at the bottom, with only 12% saying it was very important (versus 72% indicating cyber security was very important). Given that 90% of federal and civilian agencies believe shadow IT is in use in their environment, it's the second ranking area that IT has the least control over, and the highest negative consequences of shadow IT are security issues – it's shocking that shadow IT isn't getting more focus.
How to respond
To create a strategy for managing shadow IT, you need to understand why your users are looking to it. Even in networks with no direct connectivity to the Internet, computers systems and critical data can easily be misused and the risk for comprise is real. To manage all of these risks, you need to understand why your users go around you and make it easier for them to work with you instead.
From the survey, we saw that the IT acquisition process is the main trigger for shadow IT, followed by perceived lack of innovation by the IT department. Of course, there is a long tail of other reasons and you should survey your users to understand exactly why they are using systems outside of you purview and specifically what those systems are.
One of the questions we strove to unravel during this survey was what to expect in the future, and as it turns out, there is a lot of confusion around what should be done about shadow IT as a whole. About a quarter of those surveyed believe it should be eliminated, another quarter thinks it should be embraced and the remaining half were somewhere in between.
Although this split may appear to be conflicting, it actually makes sense. Some environments are too sensitive to tolerate any IT services that are not strictly controlled by IT. However, in many agencies, particularly civilian ones, the IT department has an opportunity to identify ways of providing better service to their customers by understanding why their users are looking elsewhere. Once a system, service, or tool has been evaluated by IT and put on the acceptable list, it's no longer considered shadow IT. If IT can leverage these opportunities, they might be able to both deliver better service and create more productive relationships in their agencies.
What is clear, however, is that the more visibility you have in to your environment, the more confident you will be in your ability to protect your agency against the negative consequences of shadow IT.
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Cracking Contraptions: The Snoozatron
A good laugh for a long weekend and a fine farewell to August.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Wallace & Gromit
Cracking Contraptions: The Snoozatron
Quote of the Day
"The stomach is part of the human soul. The mouth is the gateway. Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are. It's not about how much you eat but what and how you choose to do so." -Eduardo Galeano
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Vietnam is worth the visit if only for a taste of the cuisine. From phở to bún, canh chua to curry, chè to fresh fruit smoothies. It's a party for your taste buds. Try the ill-advised street food, noodle shops (Phở 24 with Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chile Sauce), and fancier fare (Lemongrass, Cool Saigon). Start your mornings with the renowned cafe sua da (Vietnamese coffee) and end your nights with a drink on the roof of the Rex Hotel or a game of pool at the Blue Gecko.
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Global Oneness
We're all indigineous to this planet. We are responsible to each other, the earth, and future generations. We can change the fabric of society.
Pondicherry, India
A magical and quiet town in Tamil Nadu where the story of Life of Pi starts. Formerly a French colony, Pondicherry is a small coastal town with a Franco-Indian feel mostly run by the local ashram. Stay at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Guest Houses, where the Park Guest House is right on the beach. There's a meditation room, a peaceful garden, and a restaurant where you can watch dolphins swim by as you enjoy your morning chai. Rent bikes or rickshaws to get around. The ashram runs many departments, including a beautiful paper factory on the other side of town. Pondy will keep you busy and relaxed for days. Get here from Chennai by bus or hire a driver for a day rate.
Quote of the Day
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now. -Johann von Goethe
On a Jet Plane
Some places you just can't reach without a puddle jumper. Be it from Belize City to Caye Caulker in Belize, Manila to Boracay in the Philippines, or Baltra to San Cristobal in the Galapagos. It's an exciting adventure, you get great views and you may even get to sit copilot.


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£4billion of student loan debt may be lost forever
Almost £1trillion will be owed to the taxpayer in student loans by 2045, according to latest figures.
The student loan book is worth £70billion this year. It is expected to hit £80bn next year and continue rising steadily to £330bn in the next 30 years, or close to £1trillion with inflation.
Meanwhile, it is estimated that £4bn in unpaid loans may never be recovered from graduates who have already fallen off the radar.
A total of 270,746 'ghost' graduates have had no tax, employment or benefit records for at least three months and have not replied to the Student Loans Company's requests to confirm how they are supporting themselves.
More than 75,000 of them have debt topping £20,000 – while 208 owe more than £50,000.
The average student debt to the Government on graduation has been around £25,000 but that is now soaring – sparking fears more and more will be unwilling or unable to repay the cash.
Those finishing university this year – the first to pay the higher £9,000 tuition fees – owe an average £44,000.
And the number of graduates not yet earning the £21,000 minimum to start repaying a loan is up from 480,000 to 523,000 in a year
Jonathan Isaby of the TaxPayers' Alliance said: "It's crucial the Student Loans Company gets a grip on its processes and universities do more to ensure that students are serious about study as opposed to picking up cheap loans which they don't intend to pay back."
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: "We are working with SLC to track anybody who should be paying and put arrangements in place for them to repay their loans."
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- vulnerable children
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July 29, 2013
Jesse and Laura are heading out on the road for vacation August 3rd -21st.
During this time Thrive Studios will still be offering piercings. Lee Horton is a well established piercer from London, Ontario and he will be filling in for Jesse while he's away. It's suggested to call ahead to schedule appointments as it can get quite busy at times.
Unfortunately during this time emails will not be answered. Please call our studio and speak directly with our receptionist Donna for any business related questions or concerns. We appreciate your patience!
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This week we have been very busy. Tuesday morning we went to a special indigenous incursion. We heard about Reconciliation Week. We acted out as Australian native animals – kookaburras, dingoes, kangaroos, echidnas and the platypus. Mia and Cat were the guest speakers and they painted our faces.
We have also had a Year Two safety line challenge. Our grade has been on fire! We have worked as a team together to make sure our line is straight, quiet and all sitting quickly. We have received lots of DOJOS for our great effort. Well Done 2MS 🙂
Another challenge we have started is in our Inquiry. We have begun a Kid's Design Challenge.
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Research Your Legal Rights As A Facial Injury Victim/Survivor and Learn About Facial Injury Laws, Lawsuits, Settlements, Court Cases & Jury Trials
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You don't even have to be sporty yourself to get involved in sports ministry. There are tons of proven strategies that can help the local church reach out more effectively into its community through the unique power of sport. Check out this short video to see for yourself:
From sports quiz nights to Sweaty Churches, after-school clubs to men's events, there's loads of initiatives to try. If you want to explore how sports ministry can enhance what your church already does, and help realise your vision for your community, then get in touch with the Ministry of Sport today.
I'm the only sporty person in my church - how can I persuade them of the benefits of sports ministry?
Every church that is serious about evangelism should be serious about sports ministry, regardless of personal hobby choice! Sport is by far the most popular leisure activity in our culture. Here's some useful facts:
- a colossal 5.2 bn people worldwide report being involved with sport every week (compared to 3.1bn internet users)
- 51.9m (90% of the UK population) watched the London Olympic Games in 2012
- 80% of young people have never set foot in a church, and 80% of young people list sport as one of their interests
The Ministry of Sport is always on hand to visit your church, either on a Sunday morning or to discuss with your church leaders how sports ministry might serve their vision. The following film is also ideal for showing to a church congregation: