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CALGARY — Encana Corp. says it lost US$1.48 billion in the second quarter as it booked charges related to the decline of natural gas prices, and warned it could face additional impairment charges due to the market.
The Calgary-based company, which reports in U.S dollars, says the $1.7 billion after-tax charge pulled down the quarterly results, which compared to a profit of $383 million a year earlier.
Operating earnings were $198 million, or 27 cents per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting Encana to earn 18 cents per share on average and bring in revenues of $1.62 billion.
The company says downward pressure continued on natural gas prices in the quarter, which contributed to a realized natural gas price of $4.79 per thousand cubic feet during the quarter.
"Given the current pricing environment, the company expects that further declines in 12-month average trailing natural gas prices will likely result in the recognition of future ceiling test impairments," the company said in a release.
Encana said quarterly cash flow was $794 million. Year-to-date, it generated cash flow of approximately $1.8 billion or $2.47 per share and operating earnings of $438 million or 59 cents per share.
Last month, emails surfaced that suggest Encana colluded with U.S. competitor Chesapeake Energy to suppress land prices in Michigan.
Encana's board of directors is looking into the allegations, which have not been proven in court.
Since it spun off its oil and refinery assets into Cenovus Energy Inc. in 2009, Encana has been focused exclusively on developing natural gas.
With prices of that commodity remaining dismally low, Encana's pure-play status has been particularly challenging.
Encana has been looking at partnership deals, drilling for more lucrative natural gas liquids, tapping export markets and asset sales in order to get by in the gloomy market.
Earlier this year, it announced Toyota Tsusho Corp. is investing $602 million to acquire a share of its extensive coalbed methane reserves in southern Alberta in a deal that will see the Japanese company acquire a 32.5 per cent royalty interest in about 5,500 existing and future wells.
In February, Encana said it would sell a 40 per cent chunk of its undeveloped Cutbank Ridge lands in British Columbia to Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan for $2.9 billion.
Encana had been banking on a $5.4-billion cash infusion from a joint-venture deal with PetroChina centred around assets in northeastern B.C. and Alberta. But that deal fell through last June when the two companies couldn't see eye-to-eye on an operating agreement.
Last month, Encana announced it's adding $600 million to its original $2.9-billion capital budget to produce more liquids-rich gas, which fetches a price more akin to oil than ordinary dry natural gas.
The company's stock plummeted sharply after that announcement as investors questioned the wisdom of spending more in such an ugly market environment.
Encana is also a partner in a project to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal in the northern West Coast port of Kitimat, B.C. U.S. firms Apache Corp. and EOG Resources are also involved.
At Kitimat, natural gas piped in from northeastern B.C. will be cooled into a liquid and loaded onto tankers for export to energy-hungry Asian markets. Natural gas fetches a drastically higher price overseas than it does in the oversupplied North American market. Shipments are targeted to begin in 2015.


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Saturday Dec 1, 2012
Alfreton Town fans have a great opportunity to kit themselves out and show their colours at Sunday's big FA Cup with Budweiser second round home game against Leyton Orient.
And, for fans wanting those extra special bits for their loved ones for Christmas, take a look at our great range of goodies pictured, there is something for every Reds fan and all at very affordable prices.
Now available in club colours and with the official logo are:Alfreton Town Car Stickers at just £1.59 eachMugs at £3.99 eachPens at 99p eachOne-size Bronx hats at £7.95 eachOne-size Baseball Caps priced at £7.95 eachTee-shirts in small, medium, large and extra large sizes with the club logo priced at £5.99Snowy Bear with red ribbon overprinted with the Alfreton Town Football Club title which are just £6.95 eachAutographed footballs at £9.99 eachTeam Kit Hang-Up for your car which are £4.99 each.All of the items are available from the official club shop at the Impact Arena at any of the home games coming up before Christmas.Pay the club shop a visit before each game, there is something for every Reds fan from programmes, badges, scarves, etc.
ON THE WAY . . .Also coming in the near future are enamel Key Rings which will be £3.50; Car scarf £4.25 each; Birthday cards at £2 each and Player Postcards at just 20p each. Once they arrive they will be announced on the club's official website at www.alfretontownfc.com
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Watanabe's Angelfish: First Successful Captive Breeding
19 Dec, 2012
Karen Brittain scores a first with Genicanthus watanabei
Excerpt from Reef News, CORAL January/February 2013
One of the breeding milestones of 2012 is the recent news that marine fish breeder Karen Brittain has achieved the first confirmed captive culture of Watanabe's Angelfish, Genicanthus watanabei, spawned and reared successfully in Hawaii.
Genicanthus watanabei is the second Genicanthus species to be captive-bred; the first was G. personatus, the Hawaiian Masked Angelfish, which was raised more than 10 years ago at the Waikiki Aquarium—also by the talented Brittain, a biologist at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. She is the only aquarist in the world known to have successfully bred any marine angelfish from this coveted genus.
Brittain's passion for experimenting with rearing larval marine aquarium fishes has remained strong in the last decade. She continues to work with several species in her free time at her home in Kailua. Brittain frames her work as "an effort to increase the availability of captive-reared fish species to the aquarium industry," and her success is demonstrated by the continued routine availability of the perfectly striped captive-bred Latezonatus Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus) she has bred at home (see "Latezonatus Lust," CORAL July/August 2011).
The larval run that produced these G. watanabei was Brittain's fifth try with this species since the broodstock began spawning in June 2012. The winning run started on September 8, 2012, and lasted into December 2012. Spawned eggs were 800 microns in diameter and hatched in 19 hours at a temperature of 77ºF (25ºC).
The larvae started eating on day 4 post hatch and were fed wild plankton supplemented with rotifers, cultured copepods, and Artemia. They went through many different stages of development and finally exhibited benthic behavior, settling to the bottom at 57 days old. Full metamorphosis started at 82 days, when juveniles developed the black markings seen in adult females of the species.
Genicanthus watanabei, also known as Watanabe's Lyretail Angelfish or the Blackedged Angelfish, is a sought-after reef aquarium species. Its distribution is widespread in the Central and Western Pacific, but it is known as a difficult species to capture and ship in healthy condition and usually commands high prices. Captive-bred specimens would likely be in great demand among enthusiastic reef aquarists.
Images by Leighton Lum, courtesy Karen Brittain.
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Deepest respect for Mr. Watanabe…an incredible fish breeder. I know from experience how much tender care must be given to the father and mother before and the fry after. When I see Mr. Watnabee's work, I see how much care was given. Every tank is spotless.
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In 2013, a year when albums from Kacey Musgraves, Ashley Monroe and Pistol Annies made it seem like country music had never been better, songwriter Brandy Clark's debut album 12 Stories was among the year's most anticipated. The first single "Stripes" was the finest country song in a year with dozens of good ones, and critic Jody Rosen even wrote an article for Vulture three months before the album came out calling it his favorite of the year. When the album was finally released, it turned out it was a solid, though not mind-blowing effort, its biggest flaw being the production. It was obvious that Clark could write—her work with Miranda Lambert, Musgraves and The Band Perry proved this. But the recordings on 12 Stories sounded like demos, and they did little to convince me that Clark should be recording her own work.
Earlier this year, she released "Girl Next Door," the first single from her sophomore album Big Day in a Small Town. The first thing that sticks out in the song is the writing. With lyrics like, "My house and my mouth and my mind get kinda trashy/I've never been to jail, but Hell, I wouldn't put it past me," it showed that Clark was as witty as ever. But unlike the songs on 12 Stories, "Girl Next Door" sounds as great as it reads, its subtle verses growing to an explosion of sound in the chorus.
Produced by Jay Joyce (who has produced every Eric Church album, along with work from other country artists like Thomas Rhett and Little Big Town and, um, the indie punk band FIDLAR), Big Day in a Small Town shows an improvement in sound throughout, beginning with opener "Soap Opera," a track with tight production and unique gospel influences. But lyrically, the song is a fairly typical "crazy stories in a small town" piece, bringing to mind Lambert's "Famous in a Small Town" and several Musgraves songs, its only distinction being the soap opera theme that, unfortunately, isn't clever enough to sustain it.
Still, a song like "Soap Opera" is lucky to merely be typical. Clark's major weakness as a songwriter appears when she tries to make a social statement. For instance, on Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow" (written by Clark, Musgraves and Shane McAnally), the references to drug use ("Roll up a joint, or don't") and queerness ("Kiss lots of boys, or kiss lots of girls if that's something you're into") initially gained praise from critics. The song was clearly important to Clark and McAnally, both of whom are openly gay. But nevertheless, many critics later came to the conclusion that "if that's something you're into," while provocative and progressive for country radio, still felt othering.
I'm willing to give "Follow Your Arrow" a pass, both because I love it and because it's clearly written to be sung by an ally. My problem is more with Clark's attempts at message songs on her own albums. On 12 Stories, "Take a Little Pill" targets the drugs and users instead of the companies that encourage addiction, while "Illegitimate Children" attempts to answer "how illegitimate children are born," and comes up with alcohol, sex and the people who partake in them.
This problem is more prominent on Big Day in a Small Town, notably on "Homecoming Queen" (in which Clark tells the story of a girl, popular in high school, who got ugly and never left home) and "Three Kids No Husband" (where a single mother is seen as someone to be pitied). At least "Follow Your Arrow" was encouraging. All too often, Clark takes on the role of a voyeur, and a judgmental one at that. (The family sung about in "Broke" at least gets some dignity.)
The worst offender is "Daughter," in which Clark takes on a man who hurt her, telling him, "I hope you have a daughter and I hope that she's a fox/Daddy's little girl, just as sweet as she is hot." Here, Clark creates a hypothetical, imaginary daughter for the antagonist, hoping that she is mistreated as a form of karmic retribution. Clark takes on patriarchal gender norms, but she never challenges them.
Big Day in a Small Town saves itself with its two closing tracks, "Drinkin', Smokin', Cheatin'" and "Since You've Gone to Heaven," both sung in first person and both among the album's more sympathetic moments. I have to wonder why Clark doesn't apply as much empathy towards the other characters she sings about.
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My time management was impeccable until I had children. Of course when I first had children I was working for "the man." I had big dreams, but was small time. My life was as simple as it could be. I would wake up at 6:00am, walk my dog, get Payton out of the crib, feed her, wake my wife up, hand Payton to her and I would go to work. At lunch I would come home, walk my dog, cram a sandwich and go back to wok. At five I would rush home to get Payton so that my wife could go to work. Then I walked the Dog, carried her around in my arm and almost every night, it was my daughter and I and when she would use her rocker, I could hone my craft. When she didn't there was nothing getting done. I remember getting so frustrated some weekends because Payton was not a big sleeper and had to be rocked, (which I said I wouldn't do.) I could have her asleep and the minute I placed her in the crib, she would pop back up again. She didn't leave Daddy's arms very much which I believe is where our strong bond comes from.
There were many nights spent staring at the computer screen, holding a pen in my hand looking at a blank piece of paper, while I threw a ball to Vinny and rocked Payton.
It was real rough on the schedule when I would occasionally get a "side job." It was normally a wedding or an occasional small corporate job but still nevertheless would take all the time alloted to get done because there was never any time to begin with.
I suffer from O.C.D. I'm not just self diagnosing this to be funny. I am full fledged diagnosed and all. It cripples me every day and I refuse to be medicated for it. I choose to fight it with my mind. Some days I win. Some days I do not. In some of my idiosyncrasies it helps..... Others it kills.
Time management/Planning was one of the good traits of my illness. My schedule whether busy or slow was always planned down to the minute. If I kept the schedule I would be fine. If I couldn't then my O.C.D would send me into panics and confusion. Just as I began to get busier, "bumps" in the road or "distractions" in the schedule, made things very tough on me.
My wife was a conductor of that distraction and dysfunction. She never cared what or where I needed to be so communication on times and places was never utilized. As far as she was concerned, I would have to drop what I was doing no matter where I was just so long as it didn't interrupt her schedule. By the time we had River, and I had decided to make this business work full time I was already turning down work , (not out of being busy,) and canceling them because I couldn't get her on board and could not utilize enough time to put my name and ass on the line for a job.
After the split, my "Tao of Time Management," went back into effect and it changed my life and my career forever and as business began to boom there became only so many minutes in the day even planned.
I had always complained to everybody that it wasn't that I was too busy, but it was the fact that I never was granted a full day of work. Where I worked "for the man," at an office, I was allowed from 8am to 5:45 every day and somebody always helped if there was an issue and there was never a question of me being anywhere but work, because I "worked."
Being that I worked from home, most people assumed that I was not doing anything therefore getting assistance was murder. So I was on my own and had accepted it over time.
More work came in and I began expanding hours after the kids went to bed which would keep me up and sleep deprived. I skipped meals, outings with friends, dates, just about anything that would allow me more time. Then I began outsourcing some of the work which posed another problem because nobody was doing the caliber of work I was accustomed to so I would find myself having to do it all or worse than that, do it over.
Month after month, my work day would be stretched out a little more until I was averaging 3 hours a night which in turn would lead to more stimulants to keep me going.
My normal day schedule played out like this:
This schedule has not let up as far as workload even in the change of life. This was where a new plan would have to be made in order to utilize all of me and my responsibilities.
The new plan would have to allow more time for work AND to complicate things I would have to find 2 extra hours for the gym throughout the week. I would have to utilize day care a little more and subsidize my planning.
The new schedule would be as follows:
This schedule would not allow for much "me time," but it would be sufficient to start and would keep me fresh with rest and exercise.
Taking a pay cut to hire out extra help when the times were tough would be a must with the new program and training people to do what I do would have to be done.
My workflow would have to be prioritized down to the second now.
My former way of living would be doing the Mr. Mom thing as I went while the kids were there which took a lot away from them and out of me.
A good work out energizes you. You may leave the gym feeling wrecked but thirty minutes following the gym, you just get this burst of energy, (or at least I do.) That would be the time to be productive if I moved around so that was clean, laundry and yard time. One hour a day devoted to this I found a little more time for what was more important: The kids.
The schedule may not work for everybody. You may have to adjust and work out a plan that best suits you.
A time journal was utilized to keep me on track and keep all the little things in order such as school plays, doctors' appointments, and other parenthood elements that can not be avoided and often just come out of thin air.
If I didn't make it to the gym, the 9:30 - 11:30pm slot was devoted to it, The Nine Year Gym, (the garage for anybody that hasn't been keeping up.)
With a schedule in place, it was time for the hardest transition of them all, The Diet.


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Exams are when the true procrastinators come out to play. Ever since classes ended I've been braising everything. This is pork tenderloin braised in a honey apple chutney. As one can see, I'm still obsessed with the combination of apples and pork that I mentioned in this earlier post.
I serve the pork tenderloin with steamed green beans and sautéed mushrooms.


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"I hav thes litl sisr hr name is Nina she mac's me lafe she is 1 yestrday she got into the pot's and pans hse mad same suop."
-Ben, 1st grade
"I shuvled the drivwa." -Ben, 1st grade
"I got a pocitnife for Christmas." -Ben, 1st grade
"Yestrday I want to the cabin. I was helping bild the pipes and (it) was raning. And I did some of the alekchrek (electrical work)." -Ben, 1st grade
"I think I'm a good bildr." -Ben, 1st grade
Ben's 2007-08 Reflections Contest Winner! "I Can Make a Difference By Planting Seeds."
2nd grade
A little Norwegian paper doll Ben made for his Norway report, 2nd grade.
Hannah's drawing of musical instruments, age 6. "Chrumpit, Xilafon, Dram and Peano."
A self portrait on the potty, by Hannah, age 5. She is saying, "Wipe me mom." Nice.
A menu by Hannah, age 6. "Rabeyoley (ravioli). Pasta. Coorn chawder. Pancacks. Eggs. Sallid. Froot. Hot Dogs. Toast. Barbecoo. Pizza. Vegeys. Sasejes. Metbolls. Hambergess. Timato."
What the heck? Some love and a hot dog, by Hannah, age 5.
"do NOT come in I am doing somthing and you are not alowd to come in and that means you Ben! But you can come in Mom!" -Hannah, age 6
"Pig With a Moustache" -Nina, age 3
"Our Family on the Couch" -Nina, age 3
"Eeyore" puppet (from Winnie-the-Pooh), by Nina, age 3
Last week I decided to finally tackle the eyesore in the corner of my bedroom...the overflowing box of kids' artwork collected over the last few years. I reeeally let it build up this time! I managed to get it all organized over a couple of days, keeping just the favorites. But still I kept a lot. This stuff is just to funny to part with. At some point, I'd really like to use this great idea with their art.
The kids came in and looked through it with me, and we were all practically peeing our pants from laughing at their old drawings. When I read "chrumpit" I had tears streaming down, it just was so hilarious to me.
Here are a few samples for you, enjoy!
P.S. Clayton's mom recently gave us a fat binder of his elementary school work, and it was filled with good stuff too. My favorite was an "About Me" sheet where he filled in the blanks:
"When it is time for Parent Teacher Conference, I.....want to die." Haha!


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Fact Check: Did Obama vote to cut funds for troops?
The Statement:
At an Oct. 2 debate in St. Louis, Missouri, Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin was talking about support for U.S. troops overseas. "I know that the other ticket opposed this surge in fact, even opposed funding our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Barack Obama voted against funding
troops after promising that he would not do so," she said.
Misleading. Obama supported a different version of the troop-funding plan one that McCain spoke against.
I'm remembering why I am not a republican't
It was a good debate party tonight. We even had a local television station to come by to tape. I thought it was a good debate, more like an actual debate than last week. I think both got in some good points and Sarah Palin did better than expected, which wasn't too hard. Polls are looking good for Obama/Biden, both early polls for the debate tonight and the latest polls from the battelground states.
Yeah I thought she did much better than expected, and I agree that it was a good debate overall. I thought once she got past the "let me talk about my record" in response to the questions, she did really good. Biden actually stumbled a bit more on his words than she did, although I thought he made some great points and stated his position well.
I laughed out loud when she blatantly stated that she wasn't going to answer the questions the way the monitor would like, etc. Also, did anyone else notice that when the topic of global warming and its causes was brought up, she really got stumbled/jumbled up? I think we've found her Kryptonite.
Overall, yes. A good debate. I thought Palin held her own much better than I thought. However, I thought her attacks on Obama were not grounded well. But then again, I'm sure they're saying the exact reverse statement over in the No thread.
"Questo è il bacio di Tosca!"
I was watching on CNN, which was monitoring a focus group with an on-screen tracking graphic (divided male/female); it would show their reactions going up & down as the candidates talked. Every time Palin tried to claim that Obama would raise taxes, or went negative in a way that is false, both lines took a dive. There also was a negative reaction each time she said the word "maverick," lol.
Reactions to Biden were often flat, especially when he was talking in detail about policy. But he scored big whenever he mentioned the middle class & also when he mentioned job creation via the alternative energy plan.
I saw that as well. I notice that Biden's line rarely dipped into the negative territory and stayed mainly flat or positive. I thought that was a good sign of how his remarks played with independents and undecideds.
So it's 2-0 and I think we'll make it 3-0 on Tuesday night.
I'm working the voter registration drive tomorrow. I can't wait. It's really enjoyable getting to speak with voters. Sometimes they just want to vent to you about the way things are. I even had a fun conversation with a McCain supporter Sunday night.
That's what I learned from this debate - I really like him. He's knowledgeable w/o being arrogant, and a total gentleman.
Good choice that Caroline Kennedy et al made for Barack Obama (and us, of course)
Gallup Daily: Obama Leading by 7 Points
I agree, I really like Joe. He seems sincere, and seems like one of the few politicians who really cares.
Obama gaining crucial ground
With 31 days until the election, Democrat Barack Obama's road to the White House is widening, and Republican John McCain's electoral path is narrowing.
But McCain is in as bad or worse shape in other battleground states. Barring a dramatic change, he is on course to lose Iowa and New Mexico, both states barely won by President Bush four years ago in his narrow victory over Democrat John F. Kerry. And he and the Republican National Committee this week began pouring money into Indiana and North Carolina, reliably Republican states where the Obama campaign has made strong advances and polls indicate the candidates are roughly tied.
You will have to read the rest your self, as it will get deleted if I put more here.
FYI, Palin's speeches today are saying that Obama is "palling around with terrorists," using both present tense and plural to make a reference to Obama's years-ago acquaintance with Bill Ayers.
But, hey, if McCain is now condoning this type of campaigning, it's time for Obama to stop playing nice about McCain's Keating Five/S&L bailout pals & talk about who really has the friends who have waged economic terror with this country's past, present & future.
Read my posts in Shame on McSame and Sarah!
Bruce Springsteen PROVES he is truly,"The Boss" in Philadelphia for Obama (Pictures)
Enjoy the photos.
Poll: Obama by 7 in Ohio
"It's Obama 49-42 over McCain according to a new Columbus Dispatch poll of 2262 likely Ohio voters with just a two-point margin of error. (The poll covers 9/24-10/2 and thus doesn't reflect the Biden-Palin debate.)
Falling far behind in Ohio is a nightmare scenario for McCain; he almost surely can't win without it."
So McSame has decided to go dirty. I noticed today that the photos of Obama have been made 'darker'.
Really sad that McSame didn't get he message that what people REALLY want to hear about are substantial issues that affect them, not the negative crap that proves some lemmings in this country cannot think for themselves. Obviously, McSame can't. He just doen't get it that 960,000 jobs lost in the past year, and the deregulation of Wall Street businesses has nearly caused a depression-era collapse of the country.
This is a good read:
Mary lacked money to fly home to Norway he saved her love
(Original Article written in Norweigian)
ÅSGÅRDSTRAND (VG): Mary was a newlywed and ready to move to Norway, but was stopped at the airport because she didnt have enough money for the trip. Then a stranger turned up and paid for her.
I can't help it, I just love looking at this electoral map.
If the election is anything like this, it will look more like a landslide than a tightly contested race - NOT anymore
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Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating Five
WHOA! Get ready for some serious fighting, especially since ENRON, then Wall Street just ripped off the people and our country for $700 Billion dollars. The Savings and Loan rip-off cost the taxpayers over $3.2 Billion dollars (in old-time money when the dollar was actually worth a dollar).
McCain wants to get dirty? Ha! He hasn't got a clue, and he is WAY out of his league!
Guess they meant like NOW:
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Christina Arroyo
Photography 2
Ms. Milligan
April 2008
I love photography. Honestly, I never thought I would be saying this but it has been a wonderful experience for me. I feel like it has come natural to me since I entered Ms. Milligan's class, although my past experiences weren't so great. I took Photo 1 at Watertown High and found it to be really confusing. I never really understood the concept and I took awful pictures. This semester I chose to take Photo 2 as a last resort, with the mind set that I wasnt gonna be so great at it. I joined the class a day late, but just in time to go over the basics. Ms. Milligan kept it short and simple so that I understood the concepts, and with that knowledge I learned to take beautiful pictures. The CRLS photography program helped me discover a talent I never knew exsisted. With my new talent I hope to capture feelings and emotions from my photograghs, and from the people viewing them as well. A famous photographer, Irving Penn once said "A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it." This is what I plan to do with this course. I plan bring forth photographs with a statement to show my true passion for photography.
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windows in 2-storey canted bays, the centre round-headed, all with keyblocks, cills and
12-pane sashes, ground floor right and centre with thick glazing bars, ground floor left
glazing bars removed; doorway to left of centre with fanlight and glazed and panelled door.
Left return, remains of original front, 1:2 bays, left bay recessed. The north east, originally
the rear, is recessed at centre; the north west elevation is irregular. INTERIOR: Fine
open-well, open-string staircase has scrolled tread-ends and a wrought-iron and brass
balustrade with anthemion decoration and monogram JB and date 1800, signed W. Marsh;
the moulded mahogany handrail is wreathed over the curtail. The drawing room has a
remarkable mid C18 Rococo plaster ceiling, the design spread over the flat ground with
arabesques, interlacing, cartouches, shells, ribands, baskets of flowers, branches of blossom and
delicate sheaves, all in deep relief, especially the elaborate centrepiece; there is an enriched
modillion cornice. The front left [east] room has a moulded dentilled cornice. NOTE:
Knypersley Hall was the seat of Sir Francis Bowyer in the early C17. The house was rebuilt
in the early to mid C18 and in the early C19 it became the home of the Bateman family.
James Bateman, the eminent hoticulturalist and landscape gardener, who designed the gardens
at Biddulph Grange [qv], grew up at Knypersley where he executed his first landscape
designs. The house and park are illustrated on a Spode plate made to commemorate James
Bateman's 21st birthday in 1832. SOURCE: Hayden, P., Biddulph Grange: National Trust
1989; pp 62 and 63.


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The City of Green hosting its Annual Citywide Food Drive from November 1 through December 31 to benefit Green Good Neighbors, which serves Green and surrounding Communities
Green, OH – The City of Green is hosting its annual Green Gives Back, a citywide food drive, beginning November 1 through December 31, 2018 to benefit Green Good Neighbors. Families, businesses and community groups are invited to participate and drop off non-perishable food items at various locations around Green.
Public drop-off locations (confirmed as of October 29) include all City buildings, Portage Lakes Career Center, Akron Library (Green Branch), YMCA, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Lifestyles, Akron General Physician's Offices, DRB Systems, Greenview Senior Assisted Living, Kemppel Homes, KinderCare, Spoonhower Orthodontics, and The Lodge at Brier Creek.
For an up-to-date list of public drop-off spots in Green, visit www.cityofgreen.org/green-gives-back. Businesses interested in participating or being a public drop off location may contact Kelly Lavaco at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In addition to non-perishable food items, Green Good Neighbors is also in need of personal care and household items such as toilet paper, soap, shampoo, feminine products, diapers, dish soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, facial tissues, and paper towels.
According to the 2011 census numbers, approximately 4.6% of families in Green are living below the poverty level. Green Good Neighbors, a not-for-profit located at Greensburg United Methodist Church, provides food, clothing and other essentials to families in Green, Clinton, Coventry and New Franklin. Approximately 60% of the families served live in Green.
Clients of Green Good Neighbors are referred by Infoline, a social services information clearinghouse; school nurses; counselors; clergy and other social service agencies. The organization serves approximately 2,700 families a year. For those who are in need, contact Infoline at 330-376-4850 to find out if you qualify for assistance from the organization. Green Good Neighbors has been serving the community of Green for the past 24 years.
The City of Green, Ohio, founded in 1992, is a prosperous, progressive and promising city with more than 25,000 residents. Approximately 33.5 square-miles, Green is located in southern Summit County. Visit www.cityofgreen.org. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/cityofgreenohio and follow us on Twitter @cityofgreen.


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- Costco is our go-to stop for bulk items.
- While they may seem like a one-stop shop, there are some things to know before you commit to a membership.
- From brands they carry to shopping methods, here are 15 things to know about Costco before you go.
A 24-pack of Bounty rolls? Got it. New flat-screen TV? Check. How about $5 rotisserie chicken? Done. While Costco may seem like a one-stop shop, there are a few things to know before you sign up for a membership and buy in bulk. Get the scoop on Costco's exclusive markdowns, insider secrets, and what not to buy a year's supply of with our tips below. Then, add these 28 must-buy supermarket eats for your weight loss goals to your shopping list.
Items that are best used when fresh (think nuts, seeds, and spices) shouldn't be bought in bulk.


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Jeff Fuson's Blog
You are probably reading this because you hope to have or already have a purpose filled passionate life that matters. Either way, what I've learned over many years of speaking and preaching is that the positive impact of one's life is almost always in direct proportion to the vitality of their relationship with God.
So, in my opinion, there is no greater thing we can do than to develop our relationship with God.
Prayer is a vital component of our relationship with God.
If you'd like to learn to pray better then download 'A Simple Way to Pray' by Martin Luther here. It's powerful, simple, brief and very practical.
All the Best,
Jeff Fuson
Jeff Fuson
I'm loving life, leading a high impact church and partnering with World Changers like you to get out there and make your difference.
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((first posted on 4Jan 2009)
Today is the 354th anniversary of my ancestors Jonathan Barnes and his wife Elizabeth Hedges,
who did considerably better than their families at being respectful citizens of Plymouth Colony.
I've written before about Jonathan's father John Barnes who was a drunkard and appears in the court records numerous times. John came to an untimely end when (apparently while drunk) petting his bull which gored him. The wound proved fatal.
Elizabeth Hedge's father, Captain William Hedge, remarried after Elizabeth's mother died and his
marriage to Blanche Hull didn't last very long. While Blanche was herself a widow, she was much younger than Captain Hedge and deserted him not long after their marriage. This led to this bequest to Blanche in his will:
"And whereas Blanche my Wife hath dealt falsely with me in
the Covenant of Marriage in departing from me; therefore I
do in this my Last Will and Testament give her twelve pence..."
which someone commented was "full eleven pence more than she deserved"
At any rate, Jonathan and Elizabeth's marriage seems to have prospered. Their daughter Mary Barnes married John Carver, and their granddaughter Mary Carver married Moses Barrows from whom I'm descended through my great grandmother Clara Ellingwood!


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Alector's Choice
Alector's Choice (Corean Chronicles, Book 4) by L. E. Modesitt
English | Apr. 4, 2006 | ISBN: 0765352575 | 441 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Apr. 4, 2006 | ISBN: 0765352575 | 441 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of the bestselling Saga of Recluce fantasy series, opens the door into a marvelous new world.
Millennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great worldwide civilization, the end of a golden age. New civilizations have fought their way up from the ancient destruction and chaos, knowing little of the lost world that preceded them or the details of its fall. Corus today is a world of contending countries, of humans, but also of strange animals and supernatural creatures. It is a place of magical powers, and of a few people who are talented enough to use them.
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Western Price Survey
November 22, 2013
An Arctic air blast chilled the West and, as temperatures plummeted, Western energy prices saw a boost by week's end.
Working gas in storage reached 3,789 Bcf as of Friday, Nov. 15, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates, a net decrease of 45 Bcf from the previous week. Storage levels are now 2.3 percent less than a year ago and 0.4 percent greater than the five-year average. The Western region saw a 1 Bcf withdrawal during the agency's report period.
This is the first official withdrawal of the 2013-14 heating season. The Nov. 8 storage level of 3,834 Bcf is the fifth-highest annual storage level recorded by EIA. It also follows a recent trend of high inventories at the start of winter, notes the agency.
Henry Hub spot natural gas jumped 21 cents in the Nov. 15 to Nov. 22 trading period, reaching an average of $3.77/MMBtu. Average prices at Western hubs experienced similar increases, with Permian Basin gas climbing 31 cents to $3.70/MMBtu and Southern California Border adding 27 cents to $3.85.
"Prices received further support on Thursday from a larger-than-consensus weekly withdrawal from storage," noted Barclays analysts in their weekly commodities report. "We expect continued production growth to keep a lid on prices, yet colder-than-normal weather during the winter could give significant upside and volatility to prices."
However, any potential price increases could be muted, according to the EIA, due to strong production and ample storage.
Western power prices on average added between $1.75 and about $4.15/MWh in the trading period. Mid-Columbia led gainers, up $4.15 to around $41.65/MWh by Nov. 22 (see chart). By Nov. 22, average prices for Western peak power ranged between $34.90/MWh at Palo Verde and $45/MWh at South of Path 15.
Off-peak power prices also gained value in Friday-to-Friday trading, with Northwestern hubs jumping $7/MWh on average. Prices Nov. 22 ranged from $31.40/MWh at Palo Verde to $38.70/MWh at SP15.
Peak demand on the Cal-ISO grid was 30,164 MW Nov. 19, according to the grid operator. Northwest Power Pool demand was 56,862 MW Nov. 21, which may be the week's high.
What's ahead: The cold weather may be short-lived, as the National Weather Service forecasts an increased probability of above-normal temperatures from Washington into Southern California from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5. Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, temperatures in Arizona are forecast to fall below seasonally normal conditions [Linda Dailey Paulson].
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No matter the season, no matter the destination, no matter the woman — one of my favorite hairstyles is natural, beach-y looking waves. There's just something inherently effortless and feminine about a thick mane of twisting, curling, waving locks that I can't help but appreciate.
Tip: As with any curly or wavy hairstyle, you'll want to use an anti-frizz serum or shine spray to reduce fly aways and smooth hair down. Tamed curls are always better than their crazy counterparts (unless you're channeling Cruella de Vil or Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett).
Oh, and here's a quick tip for those of you seeking out beach waves. If you don't have enough time to complete any of the following tutorials, you can spray hair with a "sea spray" product and scrunch gently to create some body. This instantly gives hair that beach-y vibe. Make your own beach/sea spray by adding a tablespoon of salt to a spray bottle full of warm water.
Flat Iron Waves
How can you not love Lauren Conrad's The Beauty Department? It's like a mecca of insightful beauty guru knowledge that every woman (and her sister, mother daughter…) should be aware of. Be wary, though — you'll get sucked into clicking page after page of tutorials and before you know it an hour will have passed. Anyway, I have to highlight TBD's flat iron waves tutorial, which has made a splash (get it?) in the beauty world as of late. Essentially, you clamp and twist your flat iron 180 degrees, then flip the iron and repeat. All the specifics are covered on the blog.
Heatless (Baby Wipe) Curls
YouTube user BeautyKlove walks you through the no-mess process that is heatless curls/waves. There are quite a few YouTubers vlogging on this very topic, but I was drawn to the long, gorgeous mane BeautyKlove dons — proof that she knows what's she's doing! Believe it or not, she uses baby wipes to curl her hair. Yes, baby wipes. After folding the baby wipes down, she wraps a small section of hair around the wipe and then ties the wipe around the hair. This is repeated until all hair is tied up. Leave in overnight (or at least until dry), then release hair and style with your choice product. The process sounds more complicated/bizarre than it actually is, so check out the video!
Gorgeous Beach Curls
I love the simplicity of this "gorgeous beach curls" tutorial from Darlene at the How Does She? blog. Darlene takes you through this simple process, but I'll give you the break down. First, divide semi-damp hair into four sections. Next, lightly spray with flexible hairspray and twist each section (in the direction you want the curls to go) until you have a tight coil. Secure into a bun, blow dry, remove the buns and style as you wish. Genius!
Messy, Chunky Beach Waves
Whenever I compile these curated posts, I can't wait to try all the new hairstyles I've written about. This one's moving straight up to the top of my "must try" list because it looks so easy and the results are fab.u.lous! Dana at the Wonder Forest blog dubbed this hairstyle as "messy, chunky beach waves."She says she created this beach waves technique herself and that it's her favorite way to curl her hair because she loves the end result no matter what (and loves that you don't have to sleep in wet hair). Basically, you twist a small section of hair around your fingers, coil tightly all the way up to your head and then flat iron the twisted lock. Release, repeat on entire head and style.
Heatless (Braided) Waves
I'm all for no-fuss hairstyles, especially when you get a lot of bang for your "buck." Which is precisely why I'm featuring another heatless waves hair tutorial. This one comes to you from YouTube User StilaBabe09 and essentially entails wet, braided hair that you sleep in over night. The curls aren't quite as pronounced as they are with BeautyKlove's heatless tutorial. Instead, they take on a more subtle, wavy look. Sort of like how you'd look after spending a day with your toes in the sand.
The basics: Brush through freshly washed hair and apply a serum throughout. Divide hair into two sections and braid each, securing the ends with an elastic. Sleep with your damp, braided hair and then remove the braids the following morning. Use a serum, curl booster or shine spray and style as desired.
What's the perfect accent to carefree, beachy waves? Why these scarf-inspired hairstyles of course!


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My tiny bio...
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I am the youngest of four in a rambunctious Irish-American family. I became obsessed with books young, and still retain an image in my mind of the first book I took out of the library. I completed my first short story during "rest period" in first grade, first novel at eighteen, first rejection at eighteen…it took me a long time to believe I could be a writer, and longer to convince anyone else. I earned my BA at U/Mass Boston, married the love of my life (who is also the baby of his family,) had three perfect children (that I could wax poetic about for days, and often do,) and got my third degree black belt in Parker Kenpo Karate (a life-changing event that took over a decade of challenging my mind and body.) I'm a staunch advocate for people empowering themselves, emotionally and physically, to be their best selves, to not rely on others to keep them safe in a world that is not safe. And I believe creating/playing music is the closest thing to creating life that doesn't eventually lead to diapers and drool. I play classical piano, love summer road trips, am a fanatic for warm water ocean, and one of my favorite things to do is to say I'll start exercising tomorrow.


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The time is now to think about our planet and the health of your family. The time is now to care as much about what you put on your body as much as you do about what goes in to your body. Look at your labels. Know the ingredients and just say NO to toxic chemicals and hormone disruptors! Say NO to ingredients that bathe your family in carcinogens.
Arm yourself with the truth and stand up for the health of your family and this wonderful planet! The time is NOW!


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Player News
Cowboys Trade for Running Back Christine Michael
Per Adam Schefter and league sources, the Cowboys have traded a conditional 2016 seventh round draft pick for Seattle running back Christine Michael.
Adam Schefter on Twitter
Dallas trading for former Seattle RB Christine Michael, per league source. Michael returns to Texas, where he starred at Texas A & M.
Adam Schefter on Twitter
Dallas is trading a conditional draft pick to Seattle for RB Christine Michael, per source. RB help for Dallas.
This comes after the team was unwilling to trade a draft pick outright to add a back to the roster.
The conditions of the trade have yet to be released, but if Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden live up to expectations than it is likely the Cowboys will hold onto their draft pick.
Here is what you need to know about the Cowboys new back:
Michael was a second round draft pick for the Seahawks in 2013 out of Texas A&M. Dallas recently parted ways with former Aggies back Ben Malena.
In his two years in Seattle he has amassed only 52 carries, rushing for 254 yards.
However, Michael can provide the physicality that the Cowboys currently lack at the position. Coming out of college, he was described as a north and south runner with surprising speed.
That should bode well behind the Cowboys' offensive line.
The Cowboys added three potential first round talents in the 2015 draft, and now have added a second round talent at little to no cost. Welcome to the team, Christine.
Player News
Is Amari Cooper the Most Important Contract for Cowboys to Finalize?
Most of the offseason contract chatter, once DeMarcus Lawrence's contract was signed, began to focus on the next group of stars due for big-time money, most notably Quarterback Dak Prescott. For good reason as the quarterback is generally regarded as the most important player on the team. While Prescott has been important to the team's success over the last three seasons, few players made as much of an impact on the 2018 Dallas Cowboys than Amari Cooper.
The Dallas Cowboys front office is working on deals for Prescott and Cooper. Both will get new contracts at some point before they're scheduled to hit free agency in March of 2020, but one could argue that getting Amari Cooper's deal done is more important than Dak Prescott's.
Prior to the arrival of Amari Cooper, the Dallas Cowboys offense struggled and was inconsistent. In the seven games prior to the trade that brought Cooper to Dallas, the Cowboys went 3-4 and scored more than 20 points only three times. In wins over the New York Giants, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars they averaged 28.67 points per game, highlighted by a 40 point outburst against the Jaguars in week six. In their four losses on the season they averaged 13.5 points per game. Over the first seven games, they averaged 20 points per game.
In the nine games, the Dallas Cowboys played with Amari Cooper, the Cowboys averaged 22 points per game. They scored more than 20 points in all but three games; losses to the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts and a win over the New Orleans Saints.
If you remove the 40 point game against the Jaguars from the scoring average over the first seven games and the shutout loss to the Colts from the scoring average over the final nine games, the scoring average changes dramatically. Without the Jaguars game, the Cowboys only averaged 16.67 points per game in the other six contests, decreasing their scoring average by more than three points per game. Conversely, if you remove the shutout loss to the Colts from the scoring average over the last nine games, the Cowboys averaged 24.87 points per game. That's nearly a three-point difference.
Even if you remove the best (week 17 against the Giants) and worst (week 15 against the Colts) games of the final nine games from the scoring average, the Cowboys averaged 23.3 points per game. removing the best (week six against the Jaguars) and worst (week one against the Panthers) games from the first half of the season, the Dallas Cowboys averaged only 18.4 points per game in the other five games.
So Amari Cooper was worth between two and 4.9 points per game. That may not seem like a lot, but that's a huge difference in a league where so many games come down to a single score.
The impact offense as a whole is noticeable, but what about on Dak Prescott.
Dak Prescott only averaged 202 passing yards per game and had a passer rating of 87.4 with eight touchdown passes and four interceptions in the first seven games prior to Amari Cooper's arrival. Prescott only completed 62.14% of his passes in the first seven games of the season.
Over the final nine games of the season, Dak averaged 274 passing yards a game, threw for 14 touchdowns and only threw four interceptions. Prescott had a passer rating of 103 and completed 71% of his passes.
In the first half of the season, Prescott only had a passer rating over 100 two times, while he had a passer rating under 90 three times. Over the final nine games with Amari, Prescott had a passer rating over 100 six times and had only two games with a passer rating under 90.
Not only did Amari Cooper make a significant impact on the passing game, but the running game led by Ezekiel Elliott saw a dramatic increase in his production once Amari Cooper arrived.
In the first seven games of the season, Ezekiel Elliott averaged only 19 carries a game and 88.4 yards rushing per game. He was averaging 4.69 yards per carry. Through the air, Elliott caught 3.6 passes per game for only 25 yards with seven yards per reception.
After Cooper's arrival, Elliott got more opportunities and found more room to run as well. he averaged 21.5 carries per game, rushed for 101.9 yards per game. He more than doubled his receptions per game with 6.5 and averaged 49 yards receiving per game, nearly doubling his first half of the season totals.
It's no coincidence that the run and pass games saw increased production after bringing in one of the better young receivers in the NFL. The overall impact of Amari Cooper led to the Dallas Cowboys going on a 7-2 run to finish the season to win the NFC East. Prior to the trade, the team looked dead in the water. After the trade Dak Prescott looked like a completely different quarterback. The team was hitting big plays, converting on third downs, and scoring tons of points on the way to winning lots of games.
Dak Prescott is going to get his contract finalized, of that, I have no doubt. While I feel good about his upward trajectory as a player, I feel a lot better about it knowing that Amari Cooper is about to get a contract too.
Amari Cooper is an excellent talent. His route running precision makes opposing defensive backs look foolish and the separation he creates makes a quarterback's job that much easier. Cooper is like having Cole Beasley in Dez Bryant's body with sub-4.4 speed.
Just turning 25 years old, Amari Cooper is one of the bright young stars at the wide receiver position and is about to enter his prime. Unlike players like Dez Bryant, who rely on physicality and athleticism, Cooper is going to age much more gracefully as route running is one of those things that doesn't drop off near as quickly as athleticism. Just look at Jason Witten.
The Dallas Cowboys need to not mess around with Amari Cooper. Because having him for his prime and for the same timeframe that you are extending your franchise quarterback will make the next six years of their respective careers much more productive. The best way to take care of your franchise quarterback is to give him an offensive line to protect him. The second best way is to give him a wide receiver that can get open for him.
Amari Cooper is a quarterback's best friend and will be worth every penny he gets in a contract extension. In the Cowboys 2018 run to the playoffs, there were few players as important to that success as Amari Cooper. In this offseason of contract extensions and signings, few still, are as important to the Cowboys success as Amari Cooper.
Get him signed, so he can go play football.
Player News
Dorance Armstrong, Kerry Hyder Stand Out in Cowboys Practices
With Left Defensive End DeMarcus Lawrence rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery, Defensive End Taco Charlton rehabbing a shoulder and foot injury, and Right Defensive End Randy Gregory currently suspended indefinitely, there have been plenty of snaps at defensive end for other players to make a name for themselves in the offseason training activities (OTAs) and this past week's minicamp. The two players that stood out above all others on the defense were defensive ends Dorance Armstrong and Kerry Hyder.
You might be asking yourself, "what does it matter? DeMarcus Lawrence and Robert Quinn are the starters. Why should we care about a couple of backups."
First, the backup defensive ends for the Dallas Cowboys will play. After DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford, the leaders in defensive end snaps in 2018, Randy Gregory got 44% of the snaps on defense and Taco Charlton saw 39%. Dorance Armstrong, who played sparingly as a rookie, saw 26% of the snaps. The defensive ends that make the 53-man roster are going to get playing time.
Secondly, there's no guarantee that DeMarcus Lawrence will be ready for week one. Tyrone Crawford, who was the starter at right defensive end in 2018, could miss week one if the NFL deems his offseason altercation is worthy of a suspension. That leaves a whole lot of potential snaps at the left defensive end spot if either of those two guys misses week one.
Dorance Armstrong, the Dallas Cowboys fourth-round pick from 2018, caught the eye of several observers from the media and finished his offseason with a strong minicamp.
"These coaches have to be happy with what they've seen from Dorance Armstrong during these practices. Armstrong has been mainly filling in for DeMarcus Lawrence on the left side, but on Wednesday he switched over to the right. There were several snaps where he was a handful for Cam Fleming to handle. Armstrong started off well last season before hitting the rookie wall. He physically looks bigger and is also now equipped with the knowledge of how he has to prepare to play at a high level the entire season. Keep an eye on Armstrong to make that jump from the first to second year."
Bryan Broaddus - DallasCowboys.com
Armstrong had a really nice training camp as a rookie and as Broaddus notes, tailed off during the regular season. Reports are that he's added size this offseason -- as most players do between their first and second year -- and if all the reports are correct, could be a breakout player in the making.
Kerry Hyder is another intriguing player and one of the more underrated offseason acquisitions by the Dallas Cowboys front office.
Coming from the Detroit Lions, where they used Hyder as a nose tackle in Matt Patricia's 3-4 alignment, he was played severely out of position. In 2016, playing primarily as a defensive end, Hyder recorded eight sacks for the Lions. In 2017, he suffered a torn achilles which kept him out all of that year.
Now with the Dallas Cowboys, he gets to return to his more natural defensive end position. And he's making some noise in these offseason practices.
David Helman on Twitter
D-Linemen never get any shine during OTAs, so today is for them. With Tyron Smith & La'el Collins sitting out today, Dorance Armstrong & Kerry Hyder absolutely wrecked practice. Murdered it. I legitimately don't think Dak would've gotten a single throw out if sacks were allowed.
Of course not playing against the starting tackles in Tyron Smith and La'el Collins will allow players to shine a bit more, but let's not forget that Cam Fleming started in the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots before signing with the Dallas Cowboys. Connor Williams, who has been getting snaps at tackle as well, is no slouch as a former All-American for the Texas Longhorns.
Here's what Bryan Broaddus had to say about Kerry Hyder in one of the previous OTAs his "Scout's Notebook" from May 22nd.
"I have to be careful with my love for veteran defensive linemen, but Kerry Hyder looks like a different man playing at end instead of head-up tackle. The coaching change in Detroit did him no favors last season. Having to play in a spot where he had to fight blocks all day to now working on the edge in space is a good thing for him. It appears that Hyder has his quickness back, but he also has some pass rush moves in his tool belt. I thought maybe they were going to use him as an under-tackle, but putting him back at end might be his best shot at making the roster."
Bryan Broaddus - Dallas Cowboys.com
The Cowboys found a really good player in Kerry Hyder. He's capable of playing some 3-technique defensive tackle if needed as well as on the edge. He has a good motor and is able to make plays in the running game.
With the emergence of Kerry Hyder and Dorance Armstrong this offseason, it puts Taco Charlton behind the eight ball as the team heads to Oxnard. If they continue to play well, it's a real possibility that Charlton could be a gameday inactive during the regular season, especially if Randy Gregory is reinstated.
However they end up being deployed, this group of defensive ends will cause fits for opposing offensive lines. They've been aiming for waves of pass rushers for Rod Marinelli's defense and for the first time since becoming defensive coordinator, he looks to have just that.
Player News
BREAKING: Cowboys TE Rico Gathers Receives One-Game Suspension
Tight End Rico Gathers already had an uphill climb to return to the Dallas Cowboys' 53-man roster in 2019. But that climb just got even steeper; the NFL handed down a one-game suspension to Gathers today for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
If he does make the team this year, with Dallas or anyone else, Rico will have to sit out Week One of the season without pay.
Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Cowboys TE Rico Gathers is suspended without pay for the first game of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL's policy and program on substances of abuse. This is from his arrest in 2018 for marijuana possession.
Gathers' chances of returning in 2019 were already hurt by Jason Witten's reversed retirement. He dropped to fourth on the TE depth chart behind Witten, Blake Jarwin, and Dalton Schultz, and Dallas only kept three tight ends last year.
The Cowboys also added Codey McElroy as a developmental player during the offseason.
While the suspension is news, the incident that led to it is not. Dallas already knew about the arrest, which occurred in early September of 2018, and have kept Gathers around up until now.
The NFL's substance abuse system is pretty formulaic, so the Cowboys likely anticipated this suspension all along. This may not change anything about how they value Rico Gathers for the 2019 season.
Nevertheless, a player who can't help you in Week One and is a liability for ever longer suspensions down the road is definitely a red flag against Gathers' job security.
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- We've established an infrastructure to drive our work on the ground in the form of work groups and nonprofit organizations.
- Together, we've harmonized dozens of standards. As of today, I've officially recognized 34 interoperability standards that lay a foundation for standards-based health information exchange. This is not work we've done alone. We've had the help of thousands of volunteers participate with HITSP [Health Information Technology Standards Panel] to help get us to this point.
- We have grown our number of Use Cases from which more standards will flow. We had three in 2006, four in 2007, and six for 2008, which shows that we are accelerating..
- To date, C-C-H-I-T has certified roughly 75 percent of the outpatient EHR products being used by doctors today. They have also certified more than a third of the vendors with C-P-O-E (Computerized Physician Order Entry) products for use in the inpatient setting. In fact, just today, CCHIT is announcing its latest group of certified inpatient EHRs.
- We have also launched trial implementations for the Nationwide Health Information Network to demonstrate possible configurations for secure interoperability.
To move this work even faster, HHS has put the considerable weight of Medicare behind it.
- In October, we announced a new Medicare demonstration program that will incent providers in small to mid-sized physician practices to adopt interoperable EHRs. We recognized that was the group we needed to build momentum. We're going to pay them more if they can use certified EHRs to deliver high-quality care to patients. By involving up to 1,200 of these providers in the demo, we expect to see 3.6 million Americans receive better care."


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This deep red violet disperses evenly with slight granulation and moves from deep darks to clear, glowing washes.
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PREMIERE Sweet Terror of Memory – ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙ at NFF 2018
It is with great honour to announce the premiere of my first short film produced, written & directed, Sweet Terror of Memory – ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙ, officially selected by the Nederlands Film Festival 2018.
The film premiered September 29th 2018 at Pathé Rembrandt 3, in Utrecht.
Kamka Tocinovski, Silvina Buchbauer and Nikolina Kujaca are the film's protagonists, entirely narrated – in English and Greek for the greater part, by Tiffany-Jane Madden and Amalia Charikiopoulou. Music by Florencia di Concilio, Sound Design by Peter Flamman. Post-production by Rafaël Croonen. Coinciding with this premiere, I'm very proud to release the beautiful filmposter (with flipside): Graphic Design by Rob van Leijsen.
Programmed as prefilm October 4th , followed by "Liefde is Aardappelen" (2017) from Dutch filmmaker Aliona van der Horst, at the Louis Hartlooper Complex 3, scheduled 4pm. Order your ticket at the NFF website. The Festival takes place from September 27th until October 5th in Utrecht, hope to meet you there. Stay tuned for all upcoming news on the announcentment page or via social media.
Latest update: Sweet Terror of Memory – ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙ, is selected for the Media Library 2019 | Visions du Reel Festival International de cinéma Nyon, Switzerland, running from April 5th-13th/2019. The film is on sale for accredited industry professionals, visiting Visions du Reel. Acces online for three more months: Media Library of Visions du Reel
A Letter to Eternity
A Letter to Eternity is a quest for identity and belonging, addressing our common heritage, as well as our heroic and brutal deeds, envisioning the 'condition humaine' in entangled scenarios using both documentary and fictional storytelling, I'm seeking exiles and their eternal quests. Inspired by Greek Tragedy, archeology and the Phoenicians ancient maritime routes, flowing along the vast coastline from the Levant to North-Africa and from Anatolia's coastline (former Troy), to neighbouring South Europe.
to North-Africa to neighbouring South Europe. With a poets' glance gazing forward and back in time, where future scenarios could potentially be disclosed, evoked and told by locals living today on the Phoenicians historic route.
The idea and research took shape during my artist-in-residence at Ashkal Alwan, from March 1st – June 1st 2016, in affiliation with the Mondriaan Fund in The Netherlands. The project is currently in its research phase for further development intended to start this forthcoming year.


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1. First and foremost, Carry Your Cup. Minimize your own use of disposable cups. Be conscious and aware of your carbon footprint.
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Project Complete
Final Report Released
The Marshall Area Highway 23 Safety Assessment has been released. Read the specifics of the study as well as recommendations.
Purpose of Safety Assessment
- Evaluate existing conditions
- Facilitate discussion between local partners, stakeholders and the public
- Provide a list of opportunities
- Provide recommendations
- Establish priorities
- Develop a common vision to identify, prioritize and design future safety improvements
Marshall News & Views
- SRF & MnDOT were invited to talk about the Hwy 23 Safety Assessment on Marshall News & Views. Check out the show for more information on the safety assessment.


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An elegant hall table with refined legs and practical drawer for storage.
H 78cm W 84cm D 38cm
The Trafalgar range offers a comprehensive selection of teak, dark mahogany and light cherry living and dining room furniture.
AV units, bookcases and occasional tables are just some of the items available. This range is something can be added to and developed over many years as it really is a collectable range.
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Charges Against Robert and Cathy Jordan Dropped!
In a landmark case for Medical Marijuana in florida, charges against Medical Marijuana Patient and ALS Patient Cathy Jordan and her husband Robert Jordan have been dropped as of last Tuesday, August 2nd. The DEA raided her home on the 21st of January this year, because of a report of cannabis plants seen through her window. Strangely enough, the same day the raid was made was the same day The Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis bill was revealed, Florida's medical cannabis initiative named after Cathy. The judge ruled that because Cathy was using cannabis medically, the charges against her (she had thirteen plants, two of which are mature and are what Cathy uses for her illness) are absurd. .
"Of course, having an entire police squad treating people's homes like the final scene in Goodfellas for no real reason could be avoided in the future if medical marijuana were made legal."


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Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) has many convenient locations throughout Miami County.
3130 N. County Rd. 25-ATroy, OH 45373(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
UVMC Behavioral Health Services, located on the UVMC Campus, is one of Ohio's most comprehensive providers of behavioral medicine programs. UVMC Behavioral Health Services offers highly individualized chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment programs for people of all ages.
This full continuum has been developed to enable the most effective, fiscally responsible treatment for each individual. The wide scope of services and excellent patient/staff ratios allow the UVMC professionals to tailor programs so each patient receives the highest quality treatment in the most cost-effective setting.
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A joint venture dialysis center, operated by DaVita and conveniently located next to the hospital on the UVMC campus, provides outpatient renal dialysis services featuring the most state-of-the-art technologies and personalized patient comfort.
The cornerstone of treatment for kidney failure is dialysis, a process that enables the body to use an artificial method of removing wastes from the bloodstream. Two types of dialysis are provided: outpatient hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).
Patients receive their hemodialysis treatments in a clinical environment that is cheerful and homelike. Once treatment begins, patients can relax in comfortable recliner chairs and read, watch TV, or listen to music.
450 N. Hyatt St.Tipp City, OH 45371(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
Hyatt Center is designed to meet the needs of busy families. This full-service outpatient center offers a wide range of advanced medical care. Residents of Miami and northern Montgomery counties find the Hyatt Center convenient and accessible.
3232 N. County Rd. 25-ATroy, OH 45373(937) 440-7663(937) 440-7663View Map
The Koester Pavilion is a 150-bed nursing home providing long-term care for skilled and intermediate care patients. There is multi-specialty, subacute unit and a dedicated Alzheimer's unit. This location provides care for Medicaid, Medicare, insurance, and private pay patients. Visit the Koester Pavilion website.
280 N. Looney Rd.Piqua, OH 45356(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
The Outpatient Care Center/North in Piqua is one of UVMC's close-to-home facilities designed to make outpatient care convenient for area communities. Services available include:
998 S. Dorset Rd.Troy, OH 45373(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
The Outpatient Care Center/South in Troy is a close-to-home facility designed to make outpatient care convenient for area communities. Services available include:
1529 Fair RoadSuite 200Sidney, OH 45365(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
The Sidney Center is one of the UVMC"s close-to-home facilities designed to make outpatient care convenient for area communities. Services available include:
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4385 S. County Rd. 25-ATipp City, OH 45371(937) 667-7500(937) 667-7500View Map
This is a 99-bed nursing home offering recuperative, rehabilitative, convalescent, and extended care services. It also includes a dedicated Alzheimer's unit. This location provides care for Medicaid, Medicare, insurance, and private pay patients. Eighty retirement-living coach homes have been developed.
Visit the Springmeade website.
31 Stanfield Rd.Troy, OH 45373(937) 440-4000(937) 440-4000View Map
Stanfield Place in Troy is one of UVMC's close-to-home facilities designed to make outpatient care convenient and affordable for the area communities. Among the services available at Stanfield are:
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Versailles Center/Stillwater Family Care is specially designed to meet the current and future health needs of Versailles and the surrounding Darke County area. It offers family practice medicine and support diagnostic services, which are truly important for the community.
At Versailles Center/Stillwater Family Care, services are provided on an outpatient basis to assure cost-effective care as well as convenience. These services are backed by the full resources of UVMC, ensuring a high standard of excellence. Laboratory Services provide quick and easy access.
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I decided to make a coffee filter wreath but wasn't sure where I'd hang it. Then I decided to hang it in out living room window. It's HUGE and it faces the road so everyone could see it:)
I used foam tubing for the wreath form and coffee filters...
The crayons and paper are for the letters I made that you'll see later.
I dipped the filters in bowls that had food coloring in them, I just dipped the edges cause I wanted to have some of the white showing too.
While I waited for the filters to dry I drew letters that spelt out Happy Easter on them then I colored them in and cut them out.
After the filters dried I bundled them and stuffed them into the slit that runs down the foam tubing. Then I glued them with my hot glue gun.
I just kept goin all the way around the tube till it was covered. The spots I had to fill in I just hot glued the filter right to the foam. I had to turn down the heat to low cause it was a little to warm and was trying to melt the foam.
All done:)
I taped the letters to the window and hung the wreath from string. Now all the neighbors get to see:)
I have to admit just cause it's to funny, the first time I went outside to take this pic I luckily looked at the pic before I put it on here. I realized I spelt Easter Eatser haha! I'm glad I caught that before I posted this!


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All the classes, at The Garden Junkie, are now finished for the 2014 season. I thought I'd be able to repeat a couple of the more popular classes this September but, alas, the time schedules just are not to be. SO , next May and June 2015 watch for the new class schedule.
The Garden Junkie is open until the last Saturday of September by appointment. Just give me a call.
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text: Please be kind to each other, it's important. Smile at someone, be daring and walk with out headphones, put your phone away and look up. Connect with someone in front of you, not on your device. Interact with people you don't know, you may make a new friend or you may make someones shitty day better by just smiling at them. Try not to get caught up in the hate and vitriol. Look out for each other. Find the good. Be thankful. Much love.


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One of the more profound changes working its way through business circles today is a renewed focus on customer experience management. Instead of marketing through diverse sets of online and offline channels, businesses of all sizes are trying to aggregate all the data they have about a customer in a way that allows them to have a more meaningful relationship with that customer across multiple channels.
That obviously has a lot of implications for IT organizations that are being asked to work more closely with chief marketing officers to make that actually happen. But all of these customer experience management efforts require not only a significant amount of IT time and effort to pull off, they cut across most of the lines that define most organizations. That could be a very good thing for IT departments that historically have had to service the needs of sales, marketing and manufacturing in isolation. As organizations move to coordinate how they go to market better, the politics associated with having to manage disparate systems that often contend over limited IT resources should be sharply reduced.
In the meantime, Joel Reed, IBM product line executive director for B2B and commerce, says there will be a lot more IT work in this area because a lot of companies are starting to move to take direct control over the Web customer experience, versus relying on massive e-tailers on the Web such as Amazon. For example, IBM has been helping retailers such as Target and C&A to build out a massive Web presence that will in time replace the Amazon systems that Target, for example, previously relied on to sell products in the Web. The reason for this, says Reed, is that companies have come to realize that customer data is actually valuable proprietary information.
Reed says that for this reason IBM keeps investing in marketing systems that use social media and mobile computing technologies. In addition, IBM is now extending those technology investments all the way out to the supply chain via a new IBM Commerce on Cloud offering, announced this week at the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit, that is designed to allow an organization to set up and maintain an online storefront that can be integrated with any number of backend suppliers via the cloud.
Clearly, a major transformation in terms of the way businesses manage their customer relationships is under way. The good news from an IT perspective is that IT is going to be a central element of making that transformation possible.
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When Nathan and I first got Delilah and we were trying to decide on a name it was between Daphne and Delilah. At first we went with Daphne, but on the second day Delilah kept coming back to me and it sounded right, so on the second day we renamed her Delilah. As I continued to think about the name, the more perfect it became for her. There are two reasons why her name is fitting. In the Bible, Delilah was a temptress and tempted Samson to cut his hair, and my baby Delilah is a temptress who convinced me to take her home. Then the other day I realized a second reason why Delilah is a perfect name. Again, Delilah from the Bible convinced Samson to cut his hair off, and as you may know if you keep up on my blog that I got Delilah from a hair salon, where people cut their hair. So fitting. The funny thing is, Nathan picked the name Delilah and at the time he wasn't thinking of any significance, but the name has total significance. She was meant to be!
P.S. I am sorry everything has been all about Delilah lately; she is just so dang cute I can't help it.
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Facing our Fears
"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"I love running. I'm not into marathons, but I am into avoiding problems at an accelerated rate"
― Jarod Kintz, At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
― Marie Curie
Just 90 seconds
According to Neuro-Scientist and Neuro-Anatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, 90-seconds is the longest amount of time that an emotion can last in anyone's body… unless we choose to hold onto it and stay fearful, angry, terrified after the initial 90 seconds of chemical/physiological response.
If we choose to let go of it and shut off fear, anxiety, anger – after 90 seconds we can start to enjoy our natural equilibrium – unless of course there are other neurological impediments which have been put in place by previous experiences. What is important to get hold of is that it is our choice "either consciously or unconsciously to rethink the thoughts that re-stimulates the circuit" according to Dr Taylor.
We can interrupt the cycle of fear and anxiety, which have built up in our circuitry – it is down to us. So here are 90 seconds in which you can face your fear, stop running, and build some understanding.
Take the Survey
Here at one in nine, we've built a brief survey that takes only 90 seconds to complete. That's right 90 seconds to address a fear – 90 seconds to help build some understanding – 90 seconds to assist you in thinking about your attitude and your practice around that name which when you fear it, increases the fear of the thing itself.
Stop running and take 90 seconds
Here is the link to the survey which could start to alter your behaviours, and help you to pay attention to the thing that you might be running away from at an accelerated rate. One in nine women will have to face the impact of Breast Cancer over the course of their life times – that's right One in Nine – and reports are that in the United States and in the UK that could be increasing to one in eight.
So Take the Survey
90 seconds will help us build our understanding of what is happening with women world wide and their practice of self testing and building behaviours of early reporting of changes in their breasts. 90 seconds of your life could help prolong your life, and the lives of women that you love. Thank you for your time – face the fear and live your dreams.
I'm in – take me to the 90 second survey
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
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(Courtesy of the Naperville Police Department. For More information go to www.naperville.il.us/backtoschool)
NAPERVILLE, IL – As Naperville school children begin the 2018-2019 school year, the Naperville Police Department asks that families and motorists make back-to-school safety a priority to ensure a safe and successful start to the new school year.
Safety Tips for Families:
Before the first day of school, parents should talk to their students about safety and make sure to follow these tips:
- Students should know their home address and phone number as well as a parent's cell phone number. Help your child practice it so they have it memorized before school begins.
- There is safety in numbers. Be sure children use the buddy system and always walk to and from school with a friend or stay with a group at the bus stop.
- When walking or biking to school, students should stay within the crosswalks and obey all traffic signals and signs. They should follow designated Safe Walk Routes (www.naperville.il.us/walkroutes) and obey all crossing guards. If children ride their bikes to school, make sure they wear a helmet and reflective clothing and stay on the sidewalk when one is available.
- Before the first day of school, walk to and from school with your child. If your student will be riding the bus, visit the bus stop with your children and be sure they know their bus numbers.
- Teach children the safety rule, "Say NO, GO and TELL." If anyone approaches your child, offers them a ride, asks for directions, or makes them feel uncomfortable, instruct them to say "NO," get away from the situation (GO), and TELL a trusted adult. Be sure to discuss with your child who trusted adults may be: teachers, parents, a friend's parents, neighbors, police officers, firefighters, relatives, etc.
- Make sure children understand never to leave school with anyone they haven't been instructed to leave with by you. If someone comes up to them and tells them that there is an emergency and they want your child to go with them, be sure they know to check first with you or another trusted adult (school personnel) before doing so.
- If your students will be taking care of themselves after school, please provide them with the "On Your Own" safety materials found atwww.naperville.il.us/npdschoolprograms.
Safety Tips for Motorists:
Children will once again be walking to school through neighborhoods, waiting at bus stops and being dropped off at schools by parents and buses. The beginning of the school year is an especially important time to check your driving behavior and ensure you are practicing the safest driving habits. Motorists can assist with keeping children safe when headed back-to-school by following these tips:
- Plan ahead and leave home earlier than normal to allow enough time to reach your destination without rushing.
- Always come to a complete stop at stop signs, and be sure to check carefully for children on sidewalks and in crosswalks before proceeding. Drivers should always be prepared to yield the right-of-way and should not drive unnecessarily close to pedestrians. Be sure to obey crossing guards and student safety patrols.
- Slow Down! Remember, school speed zones are reduced for a reason. When entering a school zone, slow down to 20 mph and be extra alert for children on foot and on bicycles.
- Being cautious when approaching school buses. It is illegal to proceed around a school bus with the stop sign arm engaged. Please be patient as children enter and exit school buses.
- Eliminate distractions. Leave time in the morning to eat and groom before entering your vehicle and stay off the phone while driving. As a reminder, Illinois bans the use of all hand-held devices while driving in Illinois as well as texting while driving.
- Follow each school's traffic and parking plans and signage. If you have questions or want more information on your school's traffic and parking plans, please contact your school.
- Lock your car doors and remove valuables before exiting your vehicle at schools and daycares. Even if you'll only be gone for a brief time, leaving valuables in plain sight or leaving your doors unlocked is an invitation for thieves.
- Talk to your teen. According to AAA, nearly one in four fatal crashes involving teen drivers occurs during the after school hours of 3 to 7 p.m. Remind them to slow down, reduce distractions and be aware of their surroundings.
For more back-to-school safety tips, visit www.naperville.il.us/backtoschool.


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text: Hello Joe, Your idea to write an interface of the basic Win32 API to Erlang is very intriguing. I think it is a great idea. I have written some programs using the pure Win32 API. None of them were very good, but they worked. In my experience, it was necessary to use more than the message handling functions. It may be possible to replicate the action of some functions, like DestroyWindow() but one would have to dig really deep into the sources of user32.lib. It would probably be necessary to implement an Erlang interface to many functions outside those which handle messages. Perhaps 20 would be needed from user32.lib and then another 30 from gdi32.lib for the graphics primitives. Basic functions that must be interfaced: RegisterClassEx CreateWindowEx DestroyWindow GetMessage PostMessage SendMessage ShellExecuteEx Registry functions (~10) BeginPaint EndPaint InvalidateRect Other GDI functions (~30) Using the functions above, it may be possible to emulate these necessary functions: SetFocus GetFocus GetWindowInfo GetWindowText SetWindowText GetClientRect MoveWindow ShowWindow TranslateMessage DispatchMessage I compiled these lists from the source code of pure Win32 applications that I wrote many years ago. Though there are many functions, most of them have simple parameters and return values. Writing the interface may be tedious, but it is certainly doable. * Extra Erlang node The extra node would be "patched" to support extra BIFs that perform Win32 calls. These BIFs would manage C objects like HANDLEs and various C structs that are required by some calls. HANDLEs are just pointers in the Win32 process's address space. Exposing these to Erlang code would allow a process to crash the node. Where should the tradeoff between safety and simplicity be made? To save us application developers from the horror of building a patched version of Erlang on Win32, some experts could build it and distribute the binaries. Preferrably, these would be distributed in a self-installing executable, in the longstanding Windows tradition. * C port driver I have never worked with a port driver, but it seems that it would be easier to build an application using a port driver than to set up a second custom Erlang node. A self-installing executable could drop the port driver binaries right into the local Erlang installation. Some of the Win32 calls may block for periods of time (GetMessage()). Would the erl +A option enable the port driver to run in a separate thread? >> what is a "dynamic GUI"? > One that is created by a program > Think "Higher order functions" > F is a function which returns a GUI Windows programming has waited a long time for this concept. The idea of writing Win32 GUIs with Erlang is very exciting. I think that the concurrency of Erlang is perfectly suited to writing good GUIs. I look forward to writing some widgets and applications in Erlang for Win32. -Michael


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Starting small is still starting. A week ago I finally just did it, and started renting a small space at a local junktique place. When I say small….I mean you can't get much smaller. It's a shelf, but it's a great start to see what it's like.
This place is so cute, and I must have driven past it a million time since we moved here two years ago. Sometime not long ago, I noticed this cute vintage trailer and stopped in when I saw a yard sale happening outside.
After going inside, I was hooked on this quaint atmosphere. It smells of essential oils, and creativity! It's like being a kid again.
I love browsing all of the vendor spaces. It's a medium sized emporium, where I don't feel lost in a sea of endless vendors.
I forgot to measure my shelf space, but it was hard to imagine how it would all look when I was at home anyway. I took a few more items than would fit to swap some things out until I got it just so.
I finally settled on this vintage breakfast scheme on the bottom. You've got your casserole dishes, your syrup, your cream for your coffee, orange juice jug, mixing bowl for your pancakes, glasses, and egg carton.
On the top, I put together this little 4th of July vignette.
And at the middle shelf, you can get a gift for someone, or decorate your cakes!
I mean seriously how cute is this awesome little gem along the highway!


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Psalm 119:21
"You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments."
An unrepentant, persistently proud person is not in a right relationship with the Lord. He might think of himself as righteous, but he is deceived. He has gone in the very opposite direction of the essence of God's law, which is that he should walk humbly with the Lord.
A proper response to the gospel includes humble repentance from sins, and faith in Christ's atoning work on the cross. A response that doesn't include repentance, falls short of the bible's clear message. Repent and believe is a bit more than the typical message we hear in American evangelicalism. Easy believism doesn't produce fruit, and fruit is the proof that we are really saved.


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Hello Vista PEAK Families and Community! I am so excited to be here at Vista PEAK for my 6TH consecutive year! I am a native of Colorado and currently live in Aurora. I am a graduate of Denver East High School, and the School of Hard Knocks. I am married, and I have 3 amazing children that are also students in APS (2 are current students and 1 that is a graduate of APS and attending UNC). I love to travel, try new things, practice yoga, make my own health/beauty products, cook fabulous meals and spread love and happiness everywhere I go. I value integrity, loyalty, compassion, accountability, faith, equality, honor and taking risks.
I got the "calling" to work with children in 2009 and have been working for APS ever since. I believe that every child has the right to an education, to be surrounded by people who love and care and that can help guide them on their individual paths. I want to make a difference in every child's life I touch!
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