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For those of you just joining us, please check out my previous posts on Scandia Musings discussing how my family digitized our slides and photos and organized all our jpegs into a workable (but never ending) project of photo organization. Now onward to play with those photos!
It's all well and good to preserve, protect and organize your images, but the whole point of this digitization and organization exercise (and the true test) is to be able find, use and share images with others. I maintain both a Family Media Library (all the images from our slide and print scan project as well as the more recent images received from my parents, siblings and extended family members) and a Personal Media Library (all my images relating to my travel and genealogy research) with Memory Manager. How I organize my Personal Media Library is a story for another day/blog.
- As a result of organizing in Memory Manger, I can quickly find, use and share our family images. Some recent examples include
- gathering images for a slideshow for a relative's funeral reception
- poster boards for recent high school and college graduations
- scrapbook albums for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary
- scrapbook albums for our family vacations and reunions
When a cousin died a few years back her siblings contacted my father to ask if he had any slides or prints they could use to put together a slideshow remembrance at her funeral reception. They knew they had a few photographs but they were having trouble finding them. My father called me, I opened our Family Media Library, clicked on the extended family sort box, clicked on their family folder, dragged and dropped a number of jpegs into the work area, sent them to desktop folder and emailed them to my cousin – all in a matter of minutes.
- Suggestion – please take lots of photographs; save them, organize them and share them. It was sad to think that her family did not have more than a handful of photos. At the funeral reception, lots of extended family commented that they had not seen the images before or they remembered the holiday and vacation images from our childhood slideshows and they all wanted copies.
When family members graduate we make posterboards for their parties. We use the school colors for background contrast, pick a theme or hobby that reflects their interests, gather images from their early childhood and school years, images of friends and family, as well as vacations, travels and activities. We make a collage of sorts and add something unique and personal. Examples of these posterboards are shown below.
Ashley's Graduation Posterboards - All jpegs were found in Ashley's family sort box and Ashley's folder and printed locally. Ashley has collected favorite quotes over the years and we typed some of them into a Word document, printed them on parchment paper, attached them to scrapbook paper (in her school colors) and made individual bookmark size cards that we laid out along the table top.
Emily's Graduation Posterboards - All jpegs were found in Emily's family sort box and Emily's folder and printed locally. Here we used Emily's love of travel and photography as our theme and included several images and stories about the places she has visited.
Parents' Anniversary Albums
We had a party for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. One of the things we did was ask everyone to provide a memory or comment together with a photograph to include in an Anniversary Album. We provided them with the paper and a return envelope. We received an amazing number of lovely letters and images which we made into scrapbook pages. These pages were interspersed with pages of my parents' early years, their family, church and work lives, their travels, and pages relating to the anniversary festivities. At the time, we put this together traditionally (a few pages are shown below) but we also photographed each page so we now have scans and could print these pages as a digital album (it is amazing how far digital scrapbooking has come in the past few years).
We wrote up the story of how my parents' anniversary party came about.
In addition to having a simple two color scheme for the albums,
we rounded all the photo and story corners.
Whatever you decide upon, consistency helps people focus.
We came up with favors representing both families and we wrote about them here
and also included family photos.
Through the Years - we reproduced the centerpieces for these pages
Take advantage of shapes and page designs that are repeated
throughout the album - we used my parents' favorite colors,
purple and red, as our color scheme and picked a few complementary patterns
(it helps to focus attention on the photos and stories).
Lots of close friends shared memories of their own weddings
and their long friendship with my parents.
Be sure to get photos and letters to include in the albums.
Too young to write a letter? Original art in the form of drawings is great!
Our parents' wedding reception in 1954.
Our parents' anniversary reception in 2004.
Family Vacations & Reunions Albums
Because my sister Karen and I are
gluttons for punishment such wonderful daughters (and since we had jpegs in Memory Manager and the prints that related to our family and extended family), we decided to put together a Family Vacations & Reunions Album. This 2 volume set (we have a large family, we all vacationed together in the early days, and we have a big reunion every 5 years) contains images from each vacation and reunion as well as a 2 page story introducing the vacation or reunion. These albums turned out really well. We also photographed each page and Karen had both albums printed as digital albums (my parents have the traditional albums). The digital album is a nice way to share with extended family members (none of whom take pictures but all of whom enjoy looking at them).
Come up with a theme and complementary colors for your album pages.
Here we wrote about specific vacations and family reunions. Get creative and have fun.
Include photos and remember that a few comments will add to the stories.
Play with fonts and colors but make sure to not be too busy.
Also come up with a set number of page designs that you can then repeat.
Remember the focus should be on the photos and the stories!
Include maps and descriptions about the places you vacationed.
(Google can be a lifesaver here but also remember to check out tourism sites)
Be sure to add any postcards or ticket stubs.
Have fun and be sure to get lots of candid shots.
People enjoy seeing themselves and sharing those memories.
Be sure to include any special things your family does together.
For traditional scrapbooks, be sure to have pages made up and ready
for that next vacation or reunion. It is easy to add to the albums and you
won't be disappointed if the paper is no longer available!
Another Exceptional Endeavor by Those Sensational Snappy Sisters
(we know who we are and we love alliteration)
Creative Memories has been in business since 1987 and they focus exclusively on preserving photos and providing excellent products (both traditional and digital) to share those photos. The Creative Memories' website lists their products as well as several video tutorials and pdfs (for those who like to read and watch how to do something) that clearly explain step by step how to do a variety of things (backing up media, editing photos, organizing and printing & sharing your photos). Check out their pdfs here. So, how do you share your family photos? What projects have you made that include your family photos and stories? Please share!


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Sunday, June 10, 2012
What I Love About Winter In Brisbane ....
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I love this post! Firstly congrats on the awesome marks! What a proud mamma moment! What lights my fire... being able to snuggle in bed with a good book! I promised myself that this weekend, it hasn't happened yet...ReplyDelete
Much as I loathe the cold (poor circulation in hands & feet makes it a trial for me), I'm learning to love some things about winter.ReplyDelete
- The beauty of a foggy morning
- Boots, coats, tights & scarves
- Snuggling up in my pjs under a blanket to watch TV in the evenings
I would LOVE an open fire or a wood heater...and I'm scheming to get one in this house, somehow.
- AnonymousSunday, June 10, 2012
I just adore the table in the winter afternoon sun photograph! The Brisbane blue winter sky photographs make me feel incredibly homesick! Congrats to that brilliant son of yours (well, one of your brilliant sons!) in those results. Can't get much better than that! MxxxReplyDelete
An impressive criteria and standards sheet - an A+ is hard to come by; obviously, a well-earned grade for your lad.ReplyDelete
That soccer breakfast is just as impressive! I haven't yet been to a soccer ground that serves breakfast like that...or did you BYO? A sterling idea, A-M!
I do miss the fireplace in our old farm house but I don't exactly miss the upkeep.ReplyDelete
I relish rugging up in warmer clothes and not feeling like I'm drenched in sweat day in day out, plus I like all the yummy hot food we can indulge in.
Well done B!
What I love about winter - hmmm - I love the thrill of the first snow fall; crunching ice along the sidewalk; kicking snow out from behind the tires on the car (weird I know); soups and stews; frost on the windows; pretty woolly scarves with winter jackets; sleeping under a cozy duvet; seeing the sun rise because it gets up so much later that I am actually up for it every morning; and going ice skating.ReplyDelete
Congrats to your boy (the oldest I presume) on his marks.
Hard work will get you where you want to go.
My motto in this house is:
Education is Choice.
Education is Power.
Power over your own life to choose what you'd like to do.
Go Son No. 1... My daughter is same age/brightness so I can relate!
Winter...Clear Blue skies, jeans, boots, leaves making a mess in my yard - that's my favourite bit as I love to garden and see the seasons change.
and the wind. I love the wind as I grew up on the south/west coast of Victoria where it blew 355 days of the year! We hardly ever have wind here, and i miss it.
Thanks for your daily post A-M. enjoy what's left of your weekend.
I love that in winter my husband can come home one hour earlier as we close our shop at 6 not 7, that one little hour makes such a HUGE difference in the lives of our little ones.I love our fire , esp now older little one can set it and light it!! I love that our winter days are so beautiful and it is only 3 months and then I can look forward to our beautiful spring! Well done on those marks, his future is positively bright!ReplyDelete
love the leopard frock A-M xReplyDelete
What a great result for your boy... and such encouragement to keep it going... Your weekend looks absolutely lovely A-M.. xvReplyDelete
the fire is the best bit. wet and cold here today, but the crackling fire makes it all worth while! xxxReplyDelete
Love your post today.ReplyDelete
Oh and
Totally son- inlaw material
Pen ;)
Congratulations to your hard working son - that's wonderful!ReplyDelete
Lots of lovely pics here - I adore your winter clothes - the scarf is great fun. And I have serious piano envy - I have a sad looking upright which does nothing for the room. Your violin is enjoying a well-earned rest - I will post a pic of my own fiddle next! xxx
- AnonymousSunday, June 10, 2012
Well done. Keep it up! Winter has always been a favorite. Sleeping in, cooking, long walks, open fires, red wine, coats, boots and jackets. G. XReplyDelete
Congratulations on those fantastic Grades! The sky is the limit for that young man.ReplyDelete
I love winter layering and ducted heating.
loving that coffee cup with the wee birdie on it ... plus all the A+sssss - ya son of yours :) le xoxReplyDelete
Oh A-M...what stunning snaps! Winter is Brisbane is just divine isn't it... E & M xxReplyDelete


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The abolition, between Member States, of obstacles to the free movement of persons and services is one of the objectives of the European Union (Article 2 TEU). For nationals of the Member States, this includes, in particular, the right to pursue a profession, in a self-employed or employed capacity, in a Member State other than the one in which they have obtained their professional qualifications. After the elimination of apparent discriminations, in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the Treaty, there could remain other obstacles to the freedom of establishment, i.e. the numerous requirements of the Member States with regard to the training of employed and self-employed persons, and the detailed arrangements for pursuing industrial and commercial activities. Even though these requirements were not in themselves discriminatory, they could impede the free establishment, if they differed from country to country and obliged the interested person to take a new examination for the recognition of his or her professional competence. That is why Article 53 of the Treaty on the functioning of the EU (ex Article 47 TEC) empowers the Parliament and the Council to issue directives for the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications and for the coordination of national provisions concerning the taking up and pursuit of activities as self-employed persons. Such directives have in fact been adopted for certain professions, notably those of nurses, doctors, architects and lawyers; but they have been abolished by the general directive on the recognition of professional qualifications examined below.
Indeed, the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications applies to all nationals of a Member State, including those belonging to the liberal professions, wishing to pursue a regulated profession in a Member State other than that in which they obtained their professional qualifications, on either a self-employed or employed basis [Directive 2005/36 last amended by Decision 2016/790]. This Directive establishes rules according to which a Member State which makes access to or pursuit of a regulated profession in its territory contingent upon possession of specific professional qualifications (the host Member State) should recognise professional qualifications obtained in one or more other Member States (the home Member State) and which allow the holder of the said qualifications to pursue the same profession there, for access to and pursuit of that profession. This directive applies also to activities connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority, activities excluded from the general provisions of the right of establishment by Article 51 of the TFEU (ex Article 45 TEC).
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Vagabond 2K13Physical condition is not good through the end of 2012 beginning of the year 2013, the year has dawned unsatisfactory feeling weak for even now I am lean. Well personally if what situation (or do nothing) or do what one can do in that situation, go spend heading pleasure in it like that is probably a human social standing.When I look back on the old year belatedly, then you can talk about Vagabond 310 published in the last issue of the end of the morning, it may have been one of the most happy moment was in 2012 personally.I think when you are talking about this one, I personally only, and because there was such a rewarding feeling. Because I felt an instant sense to quite understand the relief found in the series Vagabond, all of which was a road that leads to here (and future) properly, surface plate of Othello such as changes to the color of them all yourself. For people who want to say "thank goodness" will spring out, I put that amount of energy in the manuscript.If all does not mean that just because no one talking about this one, I would become a series of new discoveries, while also ahead. I think that should enjoy the encounter with the story, and you want each time greeted with a flat mood.Shake fueled rapid-fire feeding stimulation, anxiety, cartoon reach such a goal is not the way.Takehiko Inoue2013.01.17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68llV8AMQeI&feature=youtube_gdata_playerRecently uploaded video of Inoue. According to the video's info it says (Google translated) - "Message Inoue Takehiko, author of Slam Dunk, Real and Vagabond, thanking the award received in the nineteenth Barcelona Manga Manga as best author, and apologizing for not being able to attend."I'll prolly pause every frame and translate it in Google either tonight or tomorrow, for a transcript since I don't understand Spanish text.
Truth of wrestling hen became a feature unexpected ...Suzuki - I have read with pleasure all the way in '30 the "Shonen Jump" I love comic tell the truth, and you let me read much work depicted in the youth magazine Inoue teacher.Inoue - Thank you.Suzuki - So this time, wrestling knitting began suddenly in the "real" Nde, Become What? "Eh" (laughs). It 's is from near the end of the 12 volumes that's books. We did not expect it when you rush to leave that wrestling ed.Inoue - It did not think even my own (laughs).Suzuki - Have a lot you are reading the comics teacher, for example's I depiction that does not draw only to the person who was doing the basketball to the "SLAM DUNK", Tan exudes a real great depth of the club, is such as Mendokusa the Desuyo. There have drawn most in wrestling editing of "real" why.Inoue - It is an honor to me to say so towards the professional wrestler. For wrestling, I feel like did not draw if you do not 's what I am after all I got to. Such as the swan, even if the way of life of the heel that is doing a cool face in the table and to include various things in practice, and something like the coolness of the more normal If I had the time of the 20's I think I was trying to draw in pursuit. The Na I would not draw the focus on something like that heel like.Suzuki - Will do there is also a career that kind of life, but I view is sharp teacher after all. Oh, I was out in the "real" Come to think of it! Once, wrestler that floated fearless laugh by wearing a black towel and bang in the color page is has come out, there is not it (laughs).Inoue - Oh, and cover (laughs).Suzuki - Moreover, "accustomed to" month ". -" Copy is has become I, I thought! "Oh, or month, rather than 's wind" and (laughs). At the same also the scene of the goods department of the venue lobby, to buy wrestler like me obviously (laughs).Inoue - I was allowed to draw Come to think of it (laughs).Suzuki - I thought the "...... Naa 's there? Me this." For many years, it's really thought you are asked to read the comics teacher, I'm not partitioned explained in words even if something happened. Now that you do not finish explained that, I also do can imagine on its own lot.Inoue - It is the view of those who are reading '30 the "jump" indeed (laughs). In other words it is that "there is room" I. Because there is a place that is left to the reader to interpret me after all, "people who know me this is known, it is good at it without you able to understand Apart" Tteyuu. I'm think you are making in the sense As long beyond the hurdle of certain entertainment as properly, and to include something in the above that he has.Suzuki - The I comes through is that so very painful and is done the trick. There was a lot of wrestling comics in the past, but by all means, written description is I would come in, "I'm not go to undergo even this painful technique" Tteyuu when that was done the work and Bakon to the other party. It is great to have undergone a place that must be received that, something like that. But I want to tell and we'll be doing wrestling really, I want to watch more of the guy who did a great skill. How to Get the do not care really Nantes pupil. But know about Knowing I wrestling, "He shines so" or "He is not seriously injured because How to Get good" or, I'm lead to the view of the side a little. Was not it Nde I like this cartoon.Inoue - The Tteyuu? "How to get someone to read who" after all in there. Becomes I anybody has really familiar with wrestling at a rate how much in the reader, I think that it is therefore better for people not familiar with readers of "real" is more probably, or concerns, such back like a professional wrestling in reverse, and painted it, this part of to does not make sense to stand. I met it's it 's such or should I Egakere on the assumption that such people not familiar to read, and because I have watched wrestling so well myself after.Suzuki - It was good that professional wrestling is very essential, and we'll like to tell really usually is - was it something included in that work full. At the same there is a scene or came out feeling people on the side are watching the wrestling (Hanasaki full), but I found that I get such as letter full of the children of facilities such as child car chair actually. And also to be visited or actually such as such facility. Then, the body does not move freely, but they, someone to keep an eye on professional wrestling, like I are a best I very often in what you are moving.Inoue - I like professional wrestling is larger players Isubasuke car.Suzuki - It will do a professional wrestling, rather than 's Martial Arts other Why?Inoue - I guess why. Winning or losing the game or you will was important such as MMA such as K-1, but I do not care about there wrestling will do not ... divided, but where Tteyuu contains "something that is not only winning or losing" is greater I do not may.Suzuki - Get it. I found that I mean that the game in order to compete for the winning or losing of course, but the applause of Tteyuu such as or sent towards you lose when I finished it there as professional wrestling unique. I, I put out a DVD of the 25th anniversary of his debut this time, but I did you chose a lot on your own game to be recorded in it. Soshitara in the game which about half is lost (laughs). I like "Do not pick me either, Bakka game losing by yourself why."Inoue - I'm's gonna be in the unconscious among Suzuki's criteria of such side you are watching.Suzuki - I also happen to do not know yourself. But, speaking in that martial arts other, I was put in the DVD also game that you've done with (Jushin Thunder) Liger in MMA rules in Pancras era, but I prevailed, that game is my life and yet The'm such date of change.Inoue - It means that the day you decided to Suzuki's return to wrestling again?Suzuki - That's right. Are you sure that wash the feet again with that game, I'm done with the intention of leaving active duty. The play against liger is thinking of quitting players without regrets now, I'm've see the enlightened world and Buwa~tsu on the other side of the liger and if you win. Where it is thought to be "! Want to do Yabee, professional wrestling."Inoue - I'm not familiar with the background of the game, but it would do was decided that why liger players and Suzuki-san fight in the ring of Pancras.Suzuki - I was there are various factors at the time, but the one was great most to be "do not show unless absolutely young players of the future." I'm have got his chance to show what 's professional competition of that too is gradually went on even MMA, desperate to win.Inoue - I too have seen from the PRIDE MMA. Martial Arts wrestling other than to be a win-loss-oriented as well.Suzuki - MMA right now from doing high-level game terribly, it is now the world Tteyuu still funny, but the one Tteyuu ten years ago it was a time when so much is also not ended up yet. So they did not may become a collection of human beings "because whatever good at judging just want to win" only Tteyuu. No, I do not think so. I dont show to be absolute "under the philosophy of this kind of thing is a professional, Pancras'm started" from Tteyuu. The thought that I Na passed to me please "After" confidentially When you are show it.Inoue - I see. Pancras era is a translation was "professional wrestler" The Suzuki much.Suzuki - The "real", I have a full exchange or something like a mind of my era of the neighborhood, is part of overlapping as you. So I was talking a while ago, but that your teacher has given him to draw an essential part of professional wrestling, I am truly grateful to be with it was him to draw things strike a chord in my heart.Inoue - Is outrageous. Welcome here, I support you in the future.
Inoue is putting Vagabond on a 4 month hiatus starting this Thursday and will resume on June 19.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-16/vagabond-manga-to-go-on-4-month-hiatus
Korabore by cartoonist Inoue Takehiko on behalf of Japan and the great architect Gaudi in Spain this summer, application exhibition will be held in Roppongi. The exhibition press conference that took place on April 9, Inoue Takehiko stay in Barcelona is the Skype relay appearance! Trade Description: "Special Exhibition Gaudi × Inoue Takehiko - source of creativity that synchro -" 7 days July 12, 2014 (Saturday) to September (Sun) Mori Arts Center Gallery (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 52F) Opening hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (last admission 19:30) :0570-063-050 inquiry (10:00 to 20:00) Lawson Chike~tsu To in TV Asahi event web
Hello everyonedoes anybody got any news about the vagabond hiatus ? almost a year now, I've searched all the web and no news..why the hell do I only like mangas that go on hiatus...
It is slated to return on the 29th of January.


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Once you have a couple of Halloweens under your belt, you start to know the deal. Like which of your neighbors give out oversized chocolate bars and which ones greet you with toothbrushes.
But you also start to realize something else: That even though it's fun to own a mountain of candy, it's probably not the best idea to eat it all.
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Was it a \"Jerry Maguire\" moment of moral clarity, or just a grumpy blow-up at some easy corporate targets?
Standpoint Research founder and research director Ronnie Moas issued a note Monday cutting his rating on Apple Inc. to sell and advising investors to also sell Amazon.com Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc. for purely moral and ethical reasons.
\"For Apple Computers to pay their [overseas] workers $2 an hour while they have $150 billion in the bank is nothing short of obscene. I\'ve heard all of the arguments in their defense, and they make no sense to me,\" Moas wrote in a research note out Monday.
Moas, a former strategist at Herzog Heine Geduld and Israeli army veteran, acknowledged that the note would be controversial and could threaten his business, but said: \"I am so upset that I can no longer remain silent.\"
Moas criticized Amazon for pressuring their employees while founder Jeff Bezos spends time \"on his yacht in the Galapagos Islands\" and enjoys a net worth of $27 billion. Philip Morris, meanwhile, \"has the black lungs and blood of 500 million people on their hands,\" he said. Moas already had a sell rating on Amazon, and had no previous rating on Philip Morris shares, according to a CNBC report on the note.
The text of the note included a good number of emphatic comments — \"There are dozens (if not hundreds) of companies I would like to put on my Blacklist but I will start and end it with these three,\" for example.
Moas also delved into his personal life in explaining why he decided to speak out against the firms: \"I took a Lunesta sleeping pill a few hours ago as I have been nearly every night for the last five years. … It helps keep me looking young and more productive in the afternoon and evening. … On this night, nothing could have put me to sleep.\"
He also said watching the recently released Martin Scorsese film \"The Wolf of Wall Street\" helped reinforce his views on \"the obscene excess and relative comfort enjoyed by the top 1%-2% … many of whom are greedy and selfish.\"
Moas clearly feels strongly about what he sees as the shortcomings of corporate culture, not merely issuing the research note, but also appearing Monday on CNBC and, according to the note, booking an appearance on Bloomberg Television for next week.
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Today I called in sick from work in order to get some chores done.
A few of those chores included running Software Update and then verifying/repairing my disk permissions.
What should've only taken me a few minutes, ended up taking me a few hours
When tried to run SoftwareUpdate, it downloaded the installers, but when it attempted to extract them, extraction failed and I recieved an error message saying that I didn't have permission to write to /tmp/501.
This I figured could easily be solved by repairing my permissions. When I tried to verify them, I recieved another error message that said DiskUtility has lost connection with the Disk Manager.
I then went to Apple's discussion boards to look for help.
As it turns out...
When Apple released iTunes 6.0.2 for OS X, they released it with a flaw. Its understandable seeing as this was Apple's first release of iTunes that would work with the Intel chips. The flaw is -- When running DiskUtility, something contained in iTunes conflicts with the Disk Manager and prevents it from running correctly. Apple knows about this, but is hesitant to release a fix because the problem has only been seen in OS X 10.2.8 - 10.3.9. The problem doesn't exist in OS X 10.4.x
If you have run into this problem, here is how to fix it.
Before running DiskUtility, go into your Applications folder and move the iTunes application to your desktop. DO NOT DELETE the iTunes application. Once iTunes is on the desktop, you can/should be able to run DiskUtility. If you continue to have problems, you need to go into /Library/Reciepts and MOVE, do not delete, the iTunesX.pkg file to the desktop. Now DiskUtility will work. Once permissions have been repaired, move the iTunes application back into the Applications folder, and move the iTunesX.pkg reciept back into /Library/Reciepts.
Once I had this fixed, I repaired my permissions, restarted my computer, and launched SoftwareUpdate.
Still no luck.
I got back onto Apple's discussion boards and discovered that somewhere along the line (Many are suspecting iTunes of being the culprit) The extremely essential system application "tar" ends up being removed by another program (probably iTunes). OS X NEEDS tar to run many of its features!
To find out whether or not you have your tar file, open Terminal and type in "/user/bin/tar" without the quotations. If you recieve a message that says no file or directory exists, then you don't have your tar!
To get your tar back, you need to download Pacifist . Once you have Pacifist installed, you need to insert your OS X install DVD. Once the disk image appears on the desktop, launch Pacifist. When you see the option become available, click on "Open Mac OS X Install Packages" and once the install window is launched (it may take a moment) click on "Find" and type in "tar". You will get several hits on the keyword "tar." On the right side of the screen will be the results of your search. Find the one that simply says "tar." To be sure you have the right file selected, look on the left screen and look at the directory of the file. If the root directory is /usr followed by /bin then you have the correct file! Click on the "install" button to continue.
It will only take a minute and once this is installed, you can now run the Automatic SoftwareUpdate with no problem!
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Denosumab Solution for injection
What is this medicine?
DENOSUMAB (den oh sue mab) slows bone breakdown. Prolia is used to treat osteoporosis in women after menopause and in men. Xgeva is used to prevent bone fractures and other bone problems caused by cancer bone metastases. Xgeva is also used to treat giant cell tumor of the bone.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
dental disease
infection or history of infections
kidney disease or on dialysis
low blood calcium or vitamin D
malabsorption syndrome
scheduled to have surgery or tooth extraction
taking medicine that contains denosumab
thyroid or parathyroid disease
an unusual reaction to denosumab, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is for injection under the skin. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
If you are getting Prolia, a special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time.
For Prolia, talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. For Xgeva, talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 13 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Overdosage: If you think you've taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
It is important not to miss your dose. Call your doctor or health care professional if you are unable to keep an appointment.
What may interact with this medicine?
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
other medicines containing denosumab
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
medicines that suppress the immune system
medicines that treat cancer
steroid medicines like prednisone or cortisone
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Your doctor or health care professional may order blood tests and other tests to see how you are doing.
Call your doctor or health care professional if you get a cold or other infection while receiving this medicine. Do not treat yourself. This medicine may decrease your body's ability to fight infection.
You should make sure you get enough calcium and vitamin D while you are taking this medicine, unless your doctor tells you not to. Discuss the foods you eat and the vitamins you take with your health care professional.
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Do not become pregnant while taking this medicine or for 5 months after stopping it. Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
breathing problems
chest pain
fast, irregular heartbeat
feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
fever, chills, or any other sign of infection
muscle spasms, tightening, or twitches
numbness or tingling
skin blisters or bumps, or is dry, peels, or red
slow healing or unexplained pain in the mouth or jaw
unusual bleeding or bruising
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (Report these to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome.):
muscle pain
stomach upset, gas
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
This medicine is only given in a clinic, doctor's office, or other health care setting and will not be stored at home.
NOTE: This sheet is a summary. It may not cover all possible information. If you have questions about this medicine, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
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The CTA has extended its bid for a general contractor to overhaul the Wilson Red Line stop until Sept. 30, the agency said Thursday.
The CTA had planned to have its board vote on a contractor at the board's August meeting but extended the deadline so addendums could be made to the original invitation for bids, CTA spokeswoman Tammy Chase said.
This extension from the mid-June deadline is not unusual for a project like this, Chase said.
"The addendums include changing insurance requirements, forms bidders must complete, requests by potential bidders for clarifications on specs or parts/materials required for the project, nuts-and-bolts kinds of things," Chase said.
The $203 million project is expected to transform the Wilson station into a transfer stop for the Purple Line and a station that's accessible for riders with disabilities.
The Wilson stop in Uptown has been a three-time winner of Going Public's Crust Station contest to honor the worst CTA station based on crabby rider complaints.
Work on the station was scheduled to begin in the fall and last through 2016.
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Beautiful 3 bed home on Encantada Resort is the perfect home away from home that all the members of your party will enjoy. With over 1,2000sq. ft, this villa features an open floor plan throughout. As you make your way to the living room, where you can gather around and enjoy the comfortable seating, TV, and beautiful views to the pool area. You can find the fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances and enjoy your meals on the dining table that can seat up to 8 guests. On the second floor, you can find the rest of the bedrooms.
•Private pool
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•Air conditioning and indoor ceiling fans
•Smoke-free and pet-free for your comfort
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•Final payment due 21 days prior to your arrival
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Outside this villa in Encantada Resort, FloridaThis villa is in the city and near a lively area. It has a shared pool, a children pool area, outside lighting, a children's club and a children pool. Car hire is necessary as the renter will need a car to get about for shopping, eating out and the beach; however parking is available if required.
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November 9, 2013
TOKYO, Japan (November 9, 2013) - Nissan's revolutionary Autonomous Drive test car has taken to the public roads in Japan for the first time, with the country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on board. The all-electric Nissan LEAF vehicle, which was the first with autonomous drive capability to be granted a license plate in Japan, drove on the roads around the National Diet Front Garden, a public park in the center of Tokyo between Japan's parliament and the Imperial Palace.
The attendance of the Prime Minister underlines the support of Japan's government for the development of autonomously driven vehicles, which have the potential to become a prime factor in Japan's economic growth. The historic event was made possible through the support and planning of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The three participating domestic motor companies worked with the close cooperation with the related ministries and government offices.
"With the public road demonstration for the Autonomous Drive held in the presence of the Prime Minister, I believe that a great step has been taken towards the realization of Autonomous Drive. Nissan will pursue a safer, more comfortable and environmentally-friendly mobility by further fortifying our cooperative relations with the many government agencies and people involved." Nissan Vice Chairman Toshiyuki Shiga said.
The all-electric Nissan LEAF is serving as a base vehicle for the development of autonomous drive technology. Driving on public roads is made possible with technology to detect road conditions. The vehicle is equipped with cameras, laser scanners and radar, which identify nearby pedestrians, traffic lights, traffic signs and other objects. The data is processed by an on-board computer that makes decisions which are implemented with automatically-operated controls for the vehicle's acceleration, handling, brakes and more.
Nissan first revealed the autonomous drive prototype technology at "Nissan 360", a vast test drive and product showcase event held in California in August-September 2013. The company announced it will be ready with commercially-viable Autonomous Drive by 2020, and the technology will be available across the model range within two vehicle generations. Work has begun on a purpose-built Autonomous Drive proving ground at a Nissan facility in Japan to test the vehicles in extreme situations to ensure the technology is safe. Nissan engineers and researchers are collaborating with top-flight universities and institutions around the world as they continue efforts to make commercially-viable Autonomous Drive a reality.
About Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with approximately 236,000 employees globally, Nissan sold more than 4.9 million vehicles and generated revenue of 9.6 trillion yen (USD 116.16 billion) in fiscal 2012. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of over 60 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history.


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One of the jury selection event is Sanjay Maulani, a casting director at MD Entertainment. Cinta immediately offered to play any soap opera.
Daughter of Michaell Kiehll and Herdiana, SH was finally accepted an offer to become the main star in the soap opera production CINDERELLA MD Entertainment.
Uniquely, the first four months, instead of shooting Cintaa, but got Indonesian courses, plus an acting exercise. Cintaa it's known in several countries, following his father's place of duty as General Manager of Hotel Grand Hyatt.
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I went to public schools in Bluefield, West Va. the 1940s and �50s. There was 25 to 30 students in every class with only one teacher and no teacher�s assistant. The week before school started my mother and I made a trek to downtown to an office supply store to buy the books and supplies that I would need for the school year. In those days the books were not furnished. Supplies included lined paper, pencils, rulers, ink and etc. yes, ink. Our desks had a hole in the upper right hand corner which was called an ink well and held a bottle of ink which we used while we learned to write cursive. The pens were not ballpoint but a wooden stick with a metal tip which could be replaced if you bore down too hard and split it. It was also messy. We learned math (adding, subtracting, multiplication and division) with no calculators and fractions were a puzzle at first.
The teachers did everything by hand, grading papers, putting test scores on papers and posting the grades to their grade books and then all report cards were filled out by hand. And, you know, we learned well and you did not want to be held back because of grades. Discipline was something that our teachers took very seriously and would not hesitate to let our rear ends feel the business side of a paddle if necessary. This did not happen often but when it did you remembered and, somehow, your parents always found out. Test papers were typed on stencil paper and given to the school secretary who would run it through the hand crank mimeograph machine. (I also used these in the armed service up into the early 1960s). The school year started the day after Labor Day and ended the day before Memorial Day. We got Thursday and Friday off for Thanksgiving, the number of days off for Christmas depended on what day Christmas fell on, could be 10 days to 2 weeks and the Friday before Easter. Seems that we did get a few single days off for presidents birthdays, etc. but there were not many.
Snow days? Forget it. In grade school and Junior High were both in the same building so you went to the same school for six years. Most everyone walked to school so it was not unusual to walk to school in snow above your knees. High school was different as it consolidated three junior high schools into one high school and we had public transportation so we mostly rode the city bus.
Now, let�s take a look at today�s schools. All books are furnished, students learn math on calculators, there is very little discipline (a lot of parents think it�s the teacher�s place to teach their kids how to act), most every teacher has an assistant, there are several early release days (have not figured that one out, yet), teacher work days every month on top of spring break and holiday closings. Kids today don�t know how to give change, how to add a column of figures on paper or many other things we learned because there were no calculators or computers. And, I guess since so many kids ride the school bus that they must close school even if there is a hint of snow.
The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education has asked the Board of Commissioners for a five-cent property tax increase. Why? A great many of the property owners in Alamance County are older and don�t even have children in school any more. Some, as I do, may have grandchildren or even great-grandchildren in school but that still does not seem right. Many, many parents of county school children rent houses or apartments and many are getting money from the government for these children but, yet, the teachers feel that they must furnish supplies for a lot of these kids.
I have another idea that is really going to make some people mad. Instead of raising property taxes ask for a one or two cent sales tax increase which will be used only for the ABSS. This seems fair as even those who rent still must pay sales tax on items that they purchase and this would make it fair for everyone. For every $100 you spend it would cost you an extra $1. How much more simple can it get? I would not mind paying a little more sales tax so long as the money is used wisely
The Board of Commissioners should think about that. There has got to be a better way than making the property owners foot the bill.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Yucca on a Frosty Morn
A winking sparkle drew me to the window. There was a glistening in the flower bed. I crunched across the frosted grass as the pale morning sun reflected off the ice shards on the yuccas. The patterns are fragile, fleeting and beautiful.
5 comments:
- deejbrown said...
Oh! That is a small but exceedingly rare colony of crystal spiders! It means we'll have six more weeks of winter!
- November 13, 2008 at 5:37 PM
- Gaelyn said...
Love the capture and patterns of the frost.
Thanks for stopping by.
- November 13, 2008 at 6:54 PM
- Geoff said...
Thanks for your kind comments. I like your stories.
- November 14, 2008 at 7:53 PM
- 2sweetnsaxy said...
That is so neat! I love the crystal looking frost. Nice shot!
- November 15, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- Louise said...
What a beautiful, incredible photo! I love it.
Thanks so much for stopping by my SkyWatch post!
- November 16, 2008 at 3:44 PM
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