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Making friends, forming ideas, following rules … it's all coming together now, just in time for school! Imagination also reaches new levels, and athletic abilities start to shine. Here, you'll find ways to make creativity and problem-solving part of each day for your five-year-old, paving the way for continued learning and a "can-do" approach to life.
He draws recognizable pictures, writes his name, dresses himself and completes puzzles
She can solve problems and explain things
His friendships become stronger
She can sort things into basic categories
He can imitate your pose and tone of voice
She can finish activities without waiting for directions
He differentiates between "pretend" and "real" when playing
She begins to make comparisons and her memory expands
He can explain games to other kids
What if … Prompt imaginative play with different scenarios once your child is familiar with a toy.
Point out heroes in your neighborhood, country or the world. Explain why heroes are special people. Your child is still too young to really know about current events, but remember how much kids absorb from hearing the news or adults' conversations.
Tell me a story. Asking your child to tell you about what he's pretending will encourage thinking and help develop language and communication skills. Every once in a while ask, "What did your superhero do today?"
Everyday fun. Create a challenging roadway for your child's vehicles using everyday objects. Let him race his cars through paper towel "tunnels," roll them to the top of pillow "mountains" and maneuver them over a broom's bristles.
Be an announcer. Watch a short car race on TV. Instead of relying on the speedway announcer, turn the sound off and take turns calling the action!
All about safety. Turn an outing into a lesson in vehicle safety. Take a walk on a city sidewalk and point out the road signs and signals. Explain what they mean, and why it's important for motorists to obey them.
Safe and sure. Make sure the area your child is riding in is not only safe, but also big enough to make turns. Always directly supervise your child and remind her of the do's and don'ts of safe riding (do watch where you're going; don't go near the street; don't go out of the driveway).
Practice makes perfect. Set up an obstacle course with traffic cones or kid-sized road signs you've made together. Tell your child about some of the basic traffic symbols, and point out real road signs as you're driving together.
Parking spot. Find a safe place for your child to "park" his vehicle in your garage or shed, with the responsibility to return it there when he's done driving.
A world of play. Help your child set up an inviting play environment, with enough room to spread out as she plays.
Make a play mat together. Use a long roll of paper or poster board, and paint or draw streets and yards. Ask your child to think of names for the streets, the village square, the town beach, etc. He may want to model it after his own neighborhood, a favorite vacation spot or another familiar place.
Tell me about it. Encourage your child to tell you a story about what she's acting out with her dolls and accessories. This will help her put imaginative thoughts into words and give her confidence in expressing ideas.
When you see your child busy pretending, you can be sure there's a whole lot of thinking going on! Pretend play is more than fun—it helps develop thinking and problem-solving skills and strengthens social and communication skills, as well.
Being a backseat passenger may be a regular part of your child's routine, but it doesn't have to be boring. In addition to singing songs, my preschooler and I enjoy playing games in the car.


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First off, I want to thank my readers for being patient with me during my hiatus from the WWA blog due to illness and other personal issues. Rest assured, readers, I am back and here to stay. On that note, I'd like to pick up where I left off with this series on workplace bullying and the autistic employee.
Last time, I discussed the basics of workplace bullying: what it is, why bullies do what they do, and the effects that bullying has on employees. This time I'll be talking about how bullies select their targets, why they may target autistic individuals, and the role that office gossip can play in both bullying campaigns and the everyday work life of an autistic employee. Continue reading

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Dual-Slot M.2 Drive to SATA Adapter for 2.5" Drive Bay - RAID
Create high-performance storage with configurable RAID, by installing two M.2 SATA SSDs into a 2.5" SATA interface
Product ID: S322M225R
- Install two M.2 SSD drives into a single 2.5" drive bay
- Multiple RAID modes supported: RAID 0, 1, spanning, or JBOD
- Open-frame steel mounting bracket with 2.5" SATA form factor housing
- Supports 7 mm or larger 2.5" SATA bays
- Supports B key M.2 SATA SSDs - full-length M.2 drives (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280)
- Not compatible with M.2 NVMe or AHCI PCI-Express SSDs
- Supports SATA I, II and III (up to 6Gbps)
- TRIM support to enhance the stability and performance of your M.2 NGFF SSDs
- SMART support
- Easy to install with all necessary hardware included
Boost your system performance by enhancing the capacity, speed and security of your data storage. This two-drive M.2 to SATA adapter lets you install two M.2 SATA drives instead of a SATA platter drive, in a single 2.5" drive bay, and increase your storage options by configuring a powerful RAID array.
Build a RAID array to enhance system performance
The dual M.2 to SATA adapter supports multiple RAID modes, including RAID 0, 1, or spanning, helping you to achieve greater SSD capacity or data redundancy, depending on your selected RAID mode. The SSD adapter also supports non-RAID operation (JBOD) when paired with a port-multiplying SATA controller, so both drives can be used independently of one another.
Maximize file transfer speeds
The M.2 SATA SSD adapter lets you utilize the full potential of your SATA III controller. Using M.2 SATA SSDs in place of a platter drive reduces your data transfer bottlenecks, giving you file transfer speeds of up to 6Gbps.
The M.2 NGFF SATA RAID adapter also provides TRIM support to enhance the stability and performance of your M.2 NGFF SSDs.
Easy installation
This open-frame adapter is easy to install as it comes with all the necessary installation hardware and doesn't require any extra software or drivers, to get you up and running quickly.
The S322M225R is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
- Take advantage of the speed of M.2 drives in any 2.5" SATA application
- Add data redundancy to your system or increase the storage capacity of your system through RAID
- Retrieve or back up data from M.2 (NGFF) drives using a standard SATA interface
- Access M.2 (NGFF) drives from an external source, such as a SATA drive enclosure or docking station
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Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|2 Years
|Chipset ID
|ASMedia - ASM1092R
|Compatible Drive Types
|M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF)
|Drive Installation
|Number of Drives
|Supported Drive Height(s)
|General Specifications
|Not compatible with M.2 NVMe or AHCI PCI-Express SSDs
In order to see multiple drives in JBOD mode, your computer's SATA controller must also support Port Multiplier.
|Hot Swap Capability
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate
|6 Gbps
|Port Multiplier
|S.M.A.R.T. Support
|Supported RAID Modes
|RAID 0 (Striped Disks)
|RAID 1 (Mirrored Disks)
|JBOD - (Just a Bunch of Disks)
|BIG (Spanning or Concatenation)
|TRIM Support
|Type and Rate
|SATA III (6 Gbps)
|Drive Connectors
|2 - M.2 (SATA, B-Key, NGFF) Receptacle
|Host Connectors
|1 - SATA Data & Power Combo (7+15 pin) Receptacle
|OS Compatibility
|OS independent; No software or drivers required
|15% to 90%
|Operating Temperature
|+5°C to +50°C (+41°F to +122°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-25°C to +70°C (-13°F to +158°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Product Height
|0.3 in [0.7 cm]
|Product Length
|3.9 in [10 cm]
|Product Width
|2.8 in [70 mm]
|Weight of Product
|1.4 oz [41 g]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|1.2 in [30 mm]
|Package Length
|5.6 in [14.2 cm]
|Package Width
|6.8 in [17.2 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|3.9 oz [110 g]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - dual M.2 to SATA host adapter
|2 - sets of drive-mounting hardware
|4 - adapter-mounting screws
|1 - quick-start guide
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Before You Buy
Although M.2 SSDs come in similar form factors, only an M.2 SATA drive with an NGFF B key will operate with this device. M.2 drives that are PCIe or have a different key position are not compatible with this device.
This device can adapt an M.2 SATA drive to standard SATA connections, which is not possible for a PCIe based M.2 drive. The key type refers to the connector type on the M.2 SATA drive. B key can be M.2 PCIe x2 or SATA, so it is important that you check the specifications of the drive to see if it supports SATA.
Note: Not all StarTech.com devices support each of the RAID modes described below. For more information on the RAID modes that your device supports, refer to the manual or the StarTech.com product page.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a virtual disk technology that combines multiple physical drives into one unit. RAID can create redundancy, improve performance, or do both.
RAID should not be considered a replacement for backing up your data. If critical data is going onto a RAID array, it should be backed up to another physical drive or logical set of drives.
The following are terms that are normally used in connection with RAID:
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|Large size and the fastest speed.
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|If one or more drives fails, this results in array failure.
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|A single drive failure will not result in data loss.
|Speed and size is limited by the slowest and smallest disk.
|Only one drive is needed for recovery.
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|Poor performance for multiple simultaneous instructions.
|A single drive failure will rebuild.
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|The total array size is reduced by parity.
|A single drive failure will rebuild.
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No redundancy.
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Of the numerous ballot initiatives that will be decided at the state level on Tuesday, none is more hotly contested than the Massachusetts bill to decide whether to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The citizens of Massachusetts, my home state, should vote to legalize.
The proposed measure allows terminally ill patients to be given access to lethal drugs. A terminally ill patient is defined as someone with six months or less to live. The patient's terminal diagnosis and mental competency must be attested to by two doctors. Patients would have to make a request to their doctor twice orally and once in writing. The written request would have to be witnessed.
Yet even with such restrictive conditions, opponents of the proposal say doctors should never, as a matter of professional ethics, intentionally hasten the death of one of their patients, even one who is terminally ill. The codes of medicine and nursing ethics reject helping patients die.
Many professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, agree. The AMA "strongly opposes any bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide" because the practice is "fundamentally inconsistent with the physician's role as healer." The Massachusetts Medical Society also opposes the bill. "Allowing physicians to participate in assisted suicide would cause more harm than good," Dr. Lynda M. Young, the society's past president told Massachusetts legislators earlier this year. "Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician's role as healer."
Some disability groups and religious organizations are fighting hard to get a "no" on the "Question 2," initiative as well. They believe that the terminally ill who are disabled deserve better palliative care and emotional support rather than a prescription of deadly medicine. They also worry that people may feel compelled or coerced into choosing death because their care is expensive, they see themselves as a burden to others or because relatives are thinking that they do not want to spend the grandchildren's college tuition to keep grandpop going in a nursing home or ICU. Given the current push to contain medical costs, the biggest fear is that the vulnerable will get the bum's rush to the hereafter.
These objections are concerning, but not convincing. Two states have already enacted legislation very similar to that proposed in Massachusetts. The disturbing scenarios against legalizing physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill are not supported by what has happened in Oregon and Washington.
Although there are requests from the dying for lethal pills, few ask and almost no one takes them. In Washington in 2010, 68 physicians wrote lethal prescriptions for 87 patients, 51 of whom took the pills and died. The rest never took the pills. That is an incredibly tiny number relative to all those who are terminally ill in Washington. The Oregon experience is the same.
The critics are worrying about a shift to mass suicide inspired by heartless doctors and families pressuring dying patients to end it. That has simply not happened in Oregon or Washington. There is no persuasive evidence that the dying are being rushed, duped or bullied to die by anyone.
The interesting thing is that many people find it more empowering to have the ability to end their lives if they want to do so. Many say the ability to choose gives them the strength not to do so.
The question about a doctor's involvement can be overcome by giving each physician the right of conscience to be involved or not. Some doctors will want nothing to do with assisted suicide. Others will. Given the polarizing nature of physician-assisted suicide, the decision ought to be each physician's to make. Medicine does not have to be all in or all out.
The proposed Massachusetts law is very restricted and contains important safeguards. Experience in other states shows little reason for worry about abuse or misuse. Instead the more people who are going to die know they can end their lives sooner if they choose, the more many of them fight harder to live. Making assisted suicide possible in Massachusetts rightly puts a choice in the hands of a very few who may not use it, but value having it.
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As a second year assistant principal, Jesse Tijerina spends his waking days and seemingly endless nights with children; 377 which attend Maplewood Middle School and 2 beautiful children of his own; his son Nicholas and daughter Sophia, both of them still in diapers. And through all of the changes from literature teacher to adminstrator, Jesse has been able to sustain his love for palabras fuertes, el amor of powerful words. Whether he is reading or doing a little writing of his own, it is a sure thing that you will find Tijerina with a book in hand.
Something Old
Published in 1975, "Chicano Poems: for the Barrio," is the first of only a handful of books by Angela De Hoyos. While reading "Chicano Poems," the voice and image of the late great Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado reverberated and appeared throughout my mind. The coraje, mañas, costumbres, y callejeras of her barrrios de San Anto mirrored Lalo's El Paso and Lalo's Denver.
In, "Who Killed Brown Love?" De Hoyos responds, "I did/ - dijo el hombre blanco -/ with my little knife/ cuchillito de palo/ slowly but surely/ magullando. My personal favorite is the simply titled, "Chicano:" "How to paint/ on this page/ the enigma/ that furrows/ your sensitive/ brown face/ - a sadness," writes De Hoyos. "Porque te llamas/ Juan, y no John/ as the laws/ of assimilation/ dictate.
When reading De Hoyos you will find that her every poem is a barrio in itself, populated with rage, habits, customs, and troubled streets. Que Viva De Hoyos!
Chicano Poems: for the Barrio. By Angela De Hoyos. M&A Editions, 1975
Something New
Not that it matters, but my vote for Latino Lit's freshest prospect is the young Boricua from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Kevin A. Gonzalez's, "The Night Tito Trindad KO'ed Ricardo Mayorga," is a knockout of a first book. Cono, each poem hit me like Tito's legendary left hook. No doubt the accolades for this young poeta are well deserved.
What Gonzalez does best is what I love the most about Latino writers, they write what they know by infusing culture. "…you wrote about the kioskos/ in Luquillo, Puerto Rico," writes Gonzalez in his poem titled "Cultural Sellout." The fritoleras' hands scarred/ by the bursting pounce of oil, / coconuts like green bowling balls on ice." And later in the verse, his beloved Neruda makes an appearance, "Gold wounds/ & reigns over the wounded, / & can you borrow that Neruda line/ & still call this your poem?"
Of all the reasons I believe Gonzalez is a champ in the making, it is the manner in which he vicariously exposes himself through his influences. With the awe and embarrassment of a child, he finds himself exchanging punches with Tito Trinidad, playing catch with Roberto Clemente, and having a café con leche with Neruda. Gonzalez Bumaye!
The Night Tito Trinidad KO'ed Ricardo Mayorga. By Kevin A Gonzalez. Momotombo Press, 2007.
Something Borrowed y tambien Blue
The following poem was written five years ago by a student in my creative writing class during his freshman year in high school. Anthony Dominguez is now married and a soldier in Iraq.
Only 4 years old
I was in 7th hour of my 8th grade year
I heard my name over the speaker
They said it was an emergency
My heart dropped as I ran through the hall
When I get to the car, they say it is your brother
He's hurt
We don't know much
But he's at Arvada hospital now
As we rush to the hospital
I think sad thoughts
How I was mean and yelled at him
I sat there thinking
How was he
Was he hurt, sad, lonely?
How was he feeling?
I saw my mom and Chuy outside his room
The father from church and other family too
They didn't want me to see him
But I pushed my way through
I saw little Adam
He was attached with tubes
And wires and things
My heart fell slowly
A part of me died
I lost all the love and the feelings inside
I didn't think I'd ever see them again
I lost it
Outside the room
The cops asked me questions
I answered none
Father Fox said please stop son
They wanna help
But I left in a fury
Cops right behind
I run outside
While I'm burning inside
Feels like fire runs through my veins
The doctor says we'll air lift him, we don't have the medical attention he needs
When I get in the car
I feel the pain
As if I was there with him
But I don't now if he's hurt dead or alive
Why and how did this happen
I don't understand
I pray to the lord please help
Take me instead
I asked why you let him
Why didn't you protect him?
Then I run up to his room
I see my critical brother
He is lying in the bed
He is limp
Not moving
Hooked up to machines
I feel his heartbeat slow
The anger towards life begins to grow
Then I swallow my tongue
Try not to cry
I need emotion to get out
I just wanna die
I go to my family
They see I wanna cry
They try and try to comfort me
Then without notice
I leave in a fury
I can't slow down
I wanna stop but I can't
But I feel in control
With tears streaming down my face
I hit the wall
I smash the picture and frames
Glass on my fists
The pain starts to ease
When I see the blood flow
I know I'm in control
I see the puto Chuy
Who sits there alone
Guilt on his face
I ask him if he did it
He says no, "te lo curo"
I say, ok, I believe you
Then shake his hand
But in my heart
I don't believe him
Then the doctor comes in
Cops right by his side
Tell Chuy you're comin' with us
Let's go for a ride
My mother asks, why
The doctor says, Adam has trauma to
To the back of the head
Impact equivalent to a 4 story drop
They take Chuy away
All I feel is hurt
How he lied to me
My best friend
Hurting Adam
My blood
I see him, no movement
I tell him, I'm sorry
For not being there to help
I want him to be ok
My life has fell down
On top of my head
I pray and pray to Jesus
But he gives me no response
The doctor says he is brain dead
He has no chance at life
I close my eyes and see his soul float up to the light
Doctor says we have to pull the plug
Then we all begin to cry
They gather us in a little room
To get the damn thing done
As we wait for the doctor to come in
He breaks down, starts balling in the hall
He doesn't' want to do it
Then he is finally able to overcome
When he comes to the room
He pulls the tube from his throat
My hand on his chest
His heart beats fast
And then becomes very slow
As I feel the last beat
I kiss him goodbye
I feel he is free up in the sky
When I left the room
I left part of my heart
I am closed like a safe without a key
Nothing goes in, nothing goes out
My mom tells me funeral's Monday
Time seems to stop
As for Chuy, he's doing 38 years
Child abuse resulting in death
I don't think he'll get out
I think he'll go mad
But I got no feelings for a killing man
Adam only 4 years old, barely started his life
His life died. I love him.
Why'd Chuy got to take his life?


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A war has raged for years. For most people it has been on the precipice of awareness, thrust into the spotlight only when they log onto the interwebs. I refer to Mactard vs Droidtard battles. It's difficult to say who started it but a rudimentary timeline would be
- Apple release path-breaking products
- Haters hate
- Some folks are interested and buy them
- Word of mouth spreads about Apple's uber-cool, hipster reputation and soon millions more are making a beeline for their products
- Haters look for alternatives because a. they don't want to follow the crowd b. they would like to buy an Apple product but their well-publicized ideological fanaticism has made that untenable c. they can't afford Apple products so they need to emphasize its negatives to highlight the absence of any value for money
- The cheaper, more accessible Android OS is released and haters really turn up the anti-Apple volume.
- Haters now begin to quote sales stats wildly especially as Android with almost 100+ distinct handsets carrying it, starts to eat into Apple's formidable cellphone share (which is driven by less than 10 handsets). That a significantly large group of people labels another large group of people as a "herd" is an irony which completely escapes them.
So perhaps it's not too difficult to pinpoint who started it. Apple did! By creating world-class products which were adapted by competitors into functionally embellished offerings, subsequently thrown back at Apple's face as "WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT!"
Droidtards also point out the undesirable autocratic nature of the late Steve Jobs through unflattering comparisons to genocidal dictators.
But this post isn't really about Apple and Android. I'm just using it to highlight a central theme which is conspicuous by its absence in all these arguments. Freedom of choice.
Here's my problem
We defend freedom of choice but we criticize those who exercise it because those choices may not be concurrent with ours. (This does not include criticism of the product or service itself. That is simply an opinion and an integral part of our buying behavior. What I mean is criticism of the form "Anyone who buys an iPad is a douche because they could've bought an Android tablet for half the cost with twice the functionality.")
It's valid to criticize someone else's choices if they infringe on our rights, safety or endanger others. But I fail to see how this applies to choosing a personal electronics product, buying a book or selecting an institute of learning.
(Yes, I'm coming to it.) Chetan Bhagat, IIPM.
We just love to hate them (I'm including myself among the haters). I relish the occasional Chetan Bhagat ribbing as much as the other person but these days I'm trying to apply the "choice" filter to my snark or critiques. If it's about his books, it's fair game. If it's about people buying his books despite the presence of better offerings, it's not. For the most part, he services a hitherto unmet need, that of accessible English fiction and he profits from it. If you don't like his books, you have a choice not to buy or read them.
Similarly, it's absolutely fair to critique IIPM and the questionable claims in its advertisements but picking on those who choose it isn't right. Although there is no such thing as a rational buyer, information on all choices is readily available (especially on the internet) so it's a fair assumption that someone who chose IIPM over another institute would've done so due to practical or sentimental reasons. In any case, how does their choice of IIPM *over* another institute affect us?
Returning to the great Mactard war, how does it matter if there are seemingly better choices available out there? Unlike genocidal dictators, Steve Jobs hasn't coerced anyone to buy his products. People choose Apple products for their dependability, sexiness, intuitiveness and coolness. Others choose Android for its versatility, functionality and affordability. Some choose a Chetan Bhagat book over a Salman Rushdie because it's easier to follow and entertains them. Some choose IIPM for their education because they believe an MBA degree is essential to moving up in the world and they found IIPM a viable choice on many criteria.
So who's smarter or dumber if their choices are personal and do not affect anyone else? There's no need to answer this question because the answer doesn't matter.


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I am excited for the National Genealogical Society 2014 conference. Registration opens tomorrow and I will sign up not only for the conference, but for the BCG Education Fund Workshop on Tuesday as well. I hope to see many of you there.
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Registration will open on Sunday, 1 December 2013, for the National Genealogical Society's thirty-sixth annual family history conference, Virginia: The First Frontier, which will be held 7–10 May 2014 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center and the Marriott Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia was home to an ever-changing frontier. From Jamestown to Kentucky its people moved ever forward looking for new frontiers and it is this spirit that the conference celebrates as we move to new frontiers in research. The conference will open with Sandra Treadway, Librarian and Archivist of Virginia, who will address the issues that research institutions face as they enter the digital frontier and how they are working to meet the ever-changing needs of their patrons.
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Tom Cruise Is Still Trying to Convince Us He Actually Likes Girls
After divorcing Katie Holmes earlier this year, seems Tom Cruise and the forces of Xenu are already interviewing replacements.
First up: a 26-year-old restaurant manager. With whom he's already desperately in love, of course.
The pair met when Cruise dined in her NYC restaurant Beauty & Essex on Dec. 16 and the half-his-age Cynthia Jorge "handed the superstar her card" at the end of his meal.
That's the classy version of a "happy ending," you guys.
Cruise, already smitten, "called Beauty & Essex at least twice trying to track down Cynthia — and was 'put on hold for a very long time'" before finally getting a message to her. We imagine the hold up was because they either thought someone was impersonating Tom Cruise, or they knew it was Tom Cruise. Take your pick.
Jorge and Cruise were spotted the next night at the Chinatown club Le Baron, where Tom "was mesmerized" by her beauty and they later danced the salsa.
"Tom looked like a pro ... At one point, they began grinding together. It was straight out of 'Dirty Dancing.' Tom seemed to be in his own world, completely smitten," the source who almost certainly wasn't on the Scientology payroll added of the dry-humping couple.
As a final romantic gesture (in addition to the outer-course), Cruise "made sure a private car was waiting outside the club to get her home safely. It was obvious ... he's enamored with this woman."
Wait, what? How is putting someone in a car and sending her home "romantic"? Whatever happened to getting a nice hotel room first?
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The Life of Venerable Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher
On February 26th (February 13th according to Julian calendar) we commemorate: The Venerable Simeon (Myrrh-Gusher), from whose relics flowed myrrh – Chrism
Stefan Nemanja, the great ruler (Great Zupan) of the Serbian people, the consolidator of Serbian lands, creator of the independent Serbian state, defender of Orthodoxy and exterminator of heresy. At first, he was baptized in the Latin Church but later left this Church and embraced the Orthodox Church.
In the beginning, he was dependent on the Greeks with regard to the State, but later he freed himself from this dependence and became completely autonomous. When Stefan consolidated the State and the Orthodox Faith in the State, then, following the example of his son Sava, received the monastic tonsure in Studenica Monastery in the year 1195 A.D., and received the name Simeon.
His wife Anna withdrew to a convent, embraced the monastic tonsure and received the name Anastasia. After two years as a monk in Studenica, Simeon traveled to Athos, the Holy Mountain. There he took up residence in the Monastery Vatopedi together with his son Sava. Father and son spend their days and nights in prayer. There, they built six chapels dedicated to: the Savior, The Unmercenary Saints, St. George, St. Theodore, The Forerunner and St. Nicholas.
They purchased the ruins of Hilendar and erected a glorious monastery in which Simeon lived only eight months and then died. When Simeon was on his deathbed, Sava, according to his father's wishes, placed him on a simple mat. With eyes directed toward the icon of the Mother of God and the Savior, the blessed elder spoke these last words: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord." (Psalm 150:6), and took up habitation with the Lord on February 13, 1200 A.D.
(All hagiographies published here were taken from The Prologue of Ohrid by Saint Nikolai of Zicha, published by the Western American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America).
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Healthcare construction has slowed a bit in the last few years, but it remains a critically important sector for many AEC firms. While healthcare clients are demanding sustainable design and construction as a matter of course, green building is no longer limited strictly to hospital projects.
In Seattle, Swedish Cancer Institute has installed a factory-fabricated radiotherapy treatment "vault" to house its TomoTherapy treatment system. RAD Technology Medical Systems manufactured steel modules for the vault at its production facility, along with prefab wood modules for the patient exam and office portion of the nearly 4,000-sf facility. It is believed to be the first radiation center to earn LEED Silver certification.
Another first—at least for a privately owned facility—goes to San Francisco Surgical Arts' LEED-CI Platinum (v.2009) oral and maxillofacial surgery office. Environmental Building Strategies led the Building Team—medical designer Kohan Inc. and contractor All Phase Builders—in reducing lighting power 37% and water usage 40% over conventional facilities. Solar-powered keyboards and Energy Star-qualified LED monitors and appliances were also used.
For the $538 million expansion of Phoenix Children's Hospital (designed by HKS to Green Guide for Health Care standards), Kitchell Contractors built a central energy plant for the 34-acre campus that employs a high-efficiency, 800-ton water-to-water heat pump chiller, a technology widely used in the Middle East.
The central plant will save 5.6 million gallons of water per year, reduce natural gas consumption by 70%, and trim energy and operating costs $11 million over 15 years. The project also received a $464,000 cash award from APS Solutions for Business, the local electrical utility's energy-conservation program for commercial customers.
In Richmond, Va., Moseley Architects worked with design partners KEI Architects,
Dennis Kowal Architects, and John Dickinson & Partners and GC Kenbridge Construction on the renovation of the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired Administration and Activities Building. The center provides training for blind, vision-impaired, and deaf-blind Virginians to adapt to living with partial or no sight.
Commonwealth guidelines called for the $4,272,600 project to bring the facility, which was built in 1970, up to LEED Silver standards. The team went well beyond that. A central skylit atrium brought light and warmth into the facility. Variable-speed HVAC systems and energy-recovery technology were installed. Single-pane windows were replaced with low-e, double-pane units. Existing halide site lights were upgraded to LED fixtures. Energy use was trimmed 15%, water consumption by 30%, saving 34,000 gallons a year.
As a result of these measures, the project earned LEED Gold certification.
The team also embraced "sustainability" in a larger context in making the center compliant with ADA Accessibility Guidelines. By not focusing exclusively on what could be seen, the team created a design that considered such factors as echoes, smells, and proportions to arrive at what they called a "building for sighted people."
Another project seeking to break new ground in sustainability is the Palliative Care Campus, a 120-unit Enhanced Assisted Living Residence for persons with serious progressive illnesses. It is said to be the world's first spirit-centered, enhanced assisted-living community residence. The client, the HealthCare Chaplaincy, is a national leader in research, education, and multi-faith patient-centered care. FXFOWLE Architects is the AOR and designer, in collaboration with MHG Architects and Clodagh Design.
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Women Still Insist on Cancer Screenings
A vast majority of American women plan to ignore controversial new recommendations about mammograms, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. The poll also shows that most women sharply overestimate their risk of developing the disease.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of government-appointed experts, suggested last week that most women don't need routine mammograms until age 50. The panel had told women to begin breast cancer screening at age 40.
Women across the USA have reacted angrily to the recommendations and expressed concern that delaying the tests could endanger their lives. In the new survey of 1,136 women, 76% of women say they disagree or strongly disagree with the recommendations.
And 84% of women ages 35 to 49 say they plan to get mammograms before age 50 despite the independent panel's advice. That's in keeping with the guidance of the American Cancer Society, which recommends annual mammograms beginning at age 40.
Yet while the respondents expressed strong emotions about mammograms, the poll found that most women have misconceptions about the disease and the panels' motives.
Seventy-six percent of women believe that the panel based its conclusions on cost, even though the task force's report included only scientific studies. Women also perceive their breast cancer risk to be higher than it really is. Forty percent of women estimate that a 40-year-old's chance of developing breast cancer over the next decade is 20% to 50%. The real risk is 1.4%, according to the National Cancer Institute.
"It's gratifying that most women have gotten the message that they should get a mammogram and get it annually," says Otis Brawley, the cancer society's chief medical officer. "Unfortunately, your poll also shows that we still need to do a lot in terms of health education."
The task force didn't rule out mammograms for women under age 50, but it suggested that women in their 40s talk to their doctors about the benefits and risks of screening, which include false alarms and even unnecessary treatment. Ten percent to 33% of early breast tumors have no potential to kill, Brawley says. Because doctors can't be certain which tumors will prove deadly, they tend to treat all of them, which subjects some women to unneeded therapies.
Most women hear only about the benefits of mammograms, and few realize that doctors have been hotly debating their use for more than a decade, says Steve Woloshin, a physician at the Veterans Affairs Outcomes Group in White River Junction, Vt.
Doctors need to do a better job of explaining these risks to patients, and that might help women feel less suspicious about efforts to target mammogram use, Woloshin says.
The telephone survey has a margin of error of 4 percentage points, but the margin of error for questions posed only to the 284 women ages 35 to 49 is 7 percentage points.


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ORANGE PARK, Fla. – A 26-year-old man hospitalized after a deputy-involved shooting last month has since been released from the hospital and booked into jail.
Deputies responded to a call about a suicidal man at 351 Crossing Boulevard in Orange Park, off Wells Road, on Dec. 13.
They said they confronted Nicholas Cannady in the breezeway of the apartment complex when he pointed a handgun at the two deputies. This led one deputy to fire his weapon three times at Cannady.
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In today�s �Civil War Warriors in New Bern of the Female Gender,� we look at a pair of losers who are truly worthy of having their own movie. It would be a sort of �Raising Arizona� without the baby. And without a motorcyclist with grenades.
In today�s �Civil War Warriors in New Bern of the Female Gender,� we look at a pair of losers who are truly worthy of having their own movie. It would be a sort of �Raising Arizona� without the baby. And without a motorcyclist with grenades.
Her name was Sarah Malinda Pritchard Blalock, a 17-year-old lady living near Grandfather Mountain who got that last name by marrying a local goober named Keith.
The Blalocks were Unionists. Abe Lincoln was not their hero, but neither was Jeff Davis or secession. When the state went to war, the Blalocks were in desperate straights: They didn�t want to fight for the South, but the capture of Charleston, S.C., had made the state pretty hot for war. Neighbors were watching Sarah�s husband and wondering why that strapping young man wasn�t showing his loyalty by marching off to war.
Keith came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea: He would sign up with the hated rebels � the 26th North Carolina was in the area seeking recruits. Perhaps Sarah sort of stared at him and asked, �So you�re going to avoid fighting for the South by fighting for the South?�
But he laid out his brilliant plan: The 26th was marching to Virginia to face the Yankees. Once there, he would slip through the lines and join the first Yankee regiment he came to.
Sarah thought it was brilliant, and the neighbors all smiled as this newly favored son marched off to war.
Then she carried out a plan of her own. She pulled a Mulan and cut her hair, put on a set of her husband�s clothes, and hurried to register herself in the same regiment, declaring herself to be Keith�s brother, Sam. We can imagine Keith�s surprise when he soon found his wife marching at his side. They began to plot how they would cross over to Yankees in Virginia together.
This was March 20. Those who are familiar with our Civil War history know that, just a few days earlier, the 26th had been in a hot firefight where they lost the Battle of New Bern � perhaps they were trying to rebuild their ranks. In any case, because of the occupation of New Bern, the 26th wound up going no farther north than Kinston.
Yes, Kinston. We feel their pain.
Sarah and Keith were in a few firefights together, and she managed to keep her identity secret for several months. But fate finally came knocking when the Blalocks were sent as part of a force to reconnoiter around New Bern.
Shooting ensued and, after the skirmish, Keith found his beloved clinging to a tree with a bullet wound in her shoulder. He carried her to safety, and a surgeon removed the ball from her shoulder. But he found something else under her shirt � maybe a couple of something elses, if you get my drift � and her secret was let out.
It was obvious she would be discharged. Keith, desperate to stay by her side, found a field of poison oak, stripped down and rolled in it for a good half hour. The next day, he showed up at the surgeon swollen and blistered and claimed he had the small pox.
Both were dismissed. Col. Zebulon Vance demanded that Sarah return her $50 enlistment fee.
They returned home, but when local Confederates tried to force him to sign up again, the couple fled into the hills where they found like-minded Unionists.
There are another couple of jumps I won�t cover here, but eventually they found themselves with a guerilla squadron in the Carolina mountains where they spent the remainder of the war raiding and looting secessionists and murdering with abandon. He even took out an uncle who dared to turn secessionist on him. They were sort of the early version of Bonnie and Clyde.
After the war, they gave up their murdering ways. Well, Keith killed off a couple of folks as part of a revenge thing, but we can live with that. They were both fairly banged up � he�d lost an eye and the use of a hand. Sarah would die in 1901 at the fairly young age of 59, and her husband would mourn her for years after. In 1913, he took his turn, dying in a railroad accident. Both are buried at the Montezuma Cemetery in Avery County.
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Friends and families of the crew from the USS Hawaii (SSN 776) gathered at the submarine piers to welcome back the Virginia-class submarine as she returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region, Nov. 20.
"It was an honor and privilege to sail with these warriors, ambassadors and Sailors, taking the war canoe on her second Western Pacific deployment, "said Cmdr. Stephan G. Mack, USS Hawaii commanding officer. "We are very proud of them for their accomplishments."
During the deployment, Hawaii accomplished tasking in support of theatre and national interests and participated in two combined anti-submarine warfare exercises.
Hawaii also conducted several port visits that strengthened relationships with key regional allies, including Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines throughout her six months away from Pearl Harbor. While in the foreign ports, the crew experienced different cultures and participated in social events with their host ships.
Mack said the crew of 137 performed flawlessly in all respects in the six month deployment. They were also highly successful in the area of professional development with 24 Sailors having earned their submarine qualification or "Dolphins" and many returning to homeport advanced to the next higher pay grade.
"Deployment exposed all Hawaii Sailors to the dynamic operational environment of the Western Pacific, enabling all hands to achieve more senior qualification and gain valuable at sea experience," said Mack. "The experience we gained operating Hawaii for six months forward-deployed, away from shore-based support, demonstrates our capability for extended operations, our commitment to distant friends, and the flexibility, endurance, and mobility of these mighty warships."
For 57 of the 137 Sailors on board, this was their first deployment experience according to Mack. Sonar Technician Submarines Seaman Craig Parazak describes the deployment as eye opening and something that he has a new found respect for.
"It was the hardest work that I have ever had to do, but very rewarding," said Parazak.
Mack said the submarine's return home from deployment back to family and friends was made even better by their return to the beautiful island of Hawaii.
"There is nothing better than being on the Hawaii in Hawaii," said Mack.
Hawaii is the first commissioned vessel of its name. The submarine was named to recognize the tremendous support the Navy has enjoyed from the people and state of Hawaii, and in honor of the rich heritage of submarines in the Pacific.
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If you're looking for a compact camera with a healthy zoom, then the Sony Cyber-shot WX100, or WX150, might just fit the bill, as well as in your pocket.
Described by Rachel Banin, head of personal imaging and sound at Sony UK, as an "evening camera", it's the sort of compact that you can slip into your clutch bag or jacket pocket without pulling at the tailored lines of your suit.
The Sony Cyber-shot WX100 is certainly compact in the hand, although as a result there isn't a great deal of grip on this camera. The 10x zoom is surprising, however, as it extends out of a body you'd expect to offer only half that.
Measuring 92.3 x 52.4 x 21.6mm and weighing just 124g, there is a 2.7-inch display on the rear of the WX100, with an average 460k-dot resolution.
In terms of control, this is very much a point and shoot, but it isn't a dumb camera. It lacks any sort of model dial, instead there is a slider on the rear to switch between stills, panorama (2D and 3D are offered) and movies. It will capture 1080i video.
Other features are accessed via the buttons and dial on the rear, which will then let you access features such as "background defocus" which cleverly guides it into the right position based on the zoom you select so the effect works. So even though this is a point and shoot, it still does a surprising amount.
Still at the core is Sony's new 18-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor with Optical SteadyShot. The 10x Sony G zoom lens gives you the equivalent of 25-250mm, although the max aperture is an average f/3.3, which is fairly slow.
We've included a couple of test shots we took with the WX100. We failed to grab the model's attention at the right moment, but the detail on the Matthew Williamson dress comes out nicely. The small fruit tree was shot using background defocus and the leaves do stand out sharply from the building behind, so it sort of works.
The WX150 is essentially the same as the WX100 described above, but it offers a slightly larger 3-inch display (at the same resolution). In the photo gallery the WX100 is pictured in white, the WX150 in silver.
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The Battle of Alberta, CFL-style, ramped up a notch last November when the hapless Edmonton Eskimos hired Chris Jones as head coach.
Via geography, via history, the Eskimos have long ranked as the chief rival of the Calgary Stampeders — even in spite of the woeful struggles of the Green and Gold in recent years.
But the addition of Jones, considered a villain in these parts since abandoning the Stamps in 2011 to join the Toronto Argonauts, vaults the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry to a whole new level.
Also: Thursday's game at Commonwealth Stadium will mark the deepest in the season the Stamps (3-0) and Esks (4-0) meet with flawless records.
Let a new chapter of hatred begin . . .
"It's going to be a huge game," whistles Calgary fullback Rob Cote. "A Western opponent is always huge, and the Battle of Alberta has been a little one-sided as of late.
"That squad is looking good, and we've got a little bit of bad blood with Chris Jones, so we know it's going to be a battle."
A little bit of bad blood? Try a great deal of bad blood between Jones and his former compatriots in arms.
At the conclusion of the 2011 season, the Stamps were blindsided when Jones jumped ship in a lateral move to become the defensive co-ordinator in Toronto.
"He thinks he has the jump on lots of our coaches and lots of our players," Cote says "And he gets his guys excited, and they play well against us."
"We know he's going to have those boys riled up. It's going to be a smash mouth physical, grind-it-out kind of game."
If that's the case, the Stamps best shake off the doldrums of an uninspiring 10-7 victory Friday night over the winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Sure, style points count for nothing, but the Calgary offence simply stalled against an Orlando Steinhauer defence that primarily rushed three and dropped nine men back into coverage — a scheme that stymied Stamps quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell.
The victory came as a direct result of a Calgary defence that has surrendered just one touchdown in three games.
"The defence, man, they stepped up at every single point they had to," Mitchell says. "That was the biggest thing for us, watching those guys have our back time and time again. We weren't at our best.
"It's always OK to win ugly."
If Jones has his way, Thursday's game could get ugly on the strength of an imposing defence led by former Stampeder rush end Odell Willis.
Willis anointed himself the so-called Mayor of Swaggerville in Winnipeg. Judging by the strut of the Edmonton defence through four games this season, Swaggerville just might have relocated to the City of Champions.
Stamps slotback Nik Lewis, no stranger to swagger himself, admits to having doubts when the Eskimos hired Jones as the man in charge.
"I didn't know how it would work as a head coach, but it looks like it's going pretty well," Lewis says. "He makes a lot of changes."
By changes, Lewis means Jones' penchant to switch guys up for what he considers more athletic specimens.
"We won the Grey Cup and we had like eight new starters the next year on defence. Toronto wins the Grey Cup and they have 10 new starters the next year. You can't have that much turnover on offence and expect to win games. Now they're out of the gate 4-0, you don't have to worry about changes. But if they were 0-4, what's going to happen?"
As a sign of the intensity of the pending battle, Jones is closing Tuesday's practice to the media. On Sunday, Stamps head coach John Hufnagel said he has no plans to do the same here in Calgary.
"He might be here, just hanging out," Lewis says, motioning to the empty seats at McMahon. "A short drive to Calgary. He probably wants to come up and get a nice burger or something at Huff's burgers."
Hufnagel, for one, isn't buying into hype over Jones vs. the Calgary Stampeders. He just sees the resurgence of Edmonton as a win for everyone involved.
"It's irrelevant who the head coaches are," he says. "It's great for the province of Alberta. I talked to my team this afternoon about it. We have three games, and the Battle of Alberta is back.
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From time to time, I look at some of the Stats that Blogger provides. I don't care about the numbers, but want to make sure that if someone does a Google Search, or any key word search, that they can find the Blog. As bloggers, we can help with that, by putting those key words into our blog.
I was a little surprised on how folks are searching and the number of times the search engine picked up the sight. The eye opener, for me, was the full text, full words, used for searching.
Maybe the reason for the (almost) shock, was the way I do my genealogy searching. I rarely START my search by spelling out a name completely. I start small, just surname, get some results then, narrow the list down.
2014 has been part of most of My blog posts since FTM2014 was released almost a month ago. But, 2014 was only used in the last two Entries into the Blog, each with ONE search. I rarely type into a Blog Post "Family Tree Maker', but it is at the top of the list. But, the Blog does have the Keyword embedded inside the Blog.
I don't think I have used the term "net framewo" in any blog posts. I know that it is a trouble shooting term to look for as the program uses that within the program.
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The Empress of Ireland was in a collision with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 persons on board the ship, 1,012 died.
The Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society will meet on Thursday April 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield (Montreal). The lecture will be in English, but there will be a bilingual question period.
The lecture will be on the RMS Empress of Ireland, and the speaker will be Derek Grout who has written a book on the ill-fated liner Empress of Ireland which sank in the Gulf of St Lawrence, in front of Pointe-au-Père, in a collision in 1914.
The hundredth anniversary of the sinking is May 29 and the book's release in Canada is scheduled for early April, in advance of the anniversary. Canada Post is supposed to be issuing two stamps to commemorate the event, and various museums across the country have scheduled special exhibitions, most notably the Canadian Museum of History (formerly Canadian Museum of Civilization) in Gatineau, across from Ottawa.
At this lecture, you will be able to buy the book RMS Empress of Ireland, Pride of the Canadian Pacific's Atlantic Fleet by Derek Grout, at the price of $35.00.
Everyone welcome. Free for members and $2 for non-member. You can become a member for just $5 per year.
You can call 514-695-2502 for information, or you can go to http://www.shbbhs.ca
For more information about the Empress of Ireland, you can go to
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RMS Empress of Ireland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland
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I wonder if the people who think "Illegals" should be treated as felons have illegal MP3s on their computer? The issues are always the same. And I am always right. We really need more Limewire downloaded 128 kbps MP3s of Journey's Anyway You Want It proliferating the interweb. That should keep them out.
In other news. Last week I spent a few days at a State conference for work in Florida near Orlando (MCO!). Why do I always type in Floriday? Damn the day. And the man. Florida was another world. It was 85-90 and sunny every day. Cocoa Beach was beautiful. It reminded me of Rehoboth. It's moderately built up, but there is still a large beach and it's not an environmental disaster like Ocean City. I did make it to Cape Canaveral, or rather Kennedy Space Center. I have to admit, it was the let down of the century. The rockets displays were awesome. But there was little to no interpretation. Nothing. It was food places, gift shops and IMAX theaters. Great. Thanks. Being a Washingtonian, one can get spoiled with museums. The glorious National Air and Space Museum really kicked the Kennedy Space Center in the arse.
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When installing Windows 7, you need to download the correct Windows support software (drivers) for your Mac from the Apple Support website. You might see this message if you used Boot Camp Assistant to download this software as part of installation. The Windows support software available from Boot Camp Assistant is designed for newer versions of Windows.
To correct this issue, remove your existing Windows partition, then reinstall Windows 7 using the steps in this article.
Remove the existing Windows partition
Removing the existing Windows partition erases the documents and data stored on that partition. Make sure there is no important data on this partition before you remove it.
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Use these steps if you're installing Windows 7 on your Mac for the first time.
- Start up your Mac in macOS.
- Make sure you have a Mac that works with Windows 7.
- If your copy of Windows 7 came on a DVD, create a disk image of the install disc for use with Boot Camp.
- Connect a 16 GB or larger USB flash drive that you can erase. Leave this flash drive connected to your Mac until Windows installation is finished.
- Open Boot Camp Assistant from the Utilities folder (or use Spotlight to find it) and click Continue.
- Select only the options to create a Windows install disk and to download the latest Windows support software from Apple. Then click Continue.
- Choose the ISO of your Windows install disc, then click Continue. Boot Camp erases your USB flash drive and prepares it for Windows installation. After the flash drive is prepared, close the Boot Camp Assistant window to quit the app.
- Use the Windows 7 compatibility tables to find the Windows support software (drivers) you need for the version of Windows and the Mac that you're using.
- Click the link in the table to download the related software.
- After the file downloads, double-click it from the Finder to decompress (unzip) it.
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- Select only the option to "Install Windows… or later version."
- Click Install, then follow the onscreen prompts to repartition your drive and install Windows.
- When you complete the assistant, your Mac restarts to the Windows installer. When you're asked where you want to install Windows, select the BOOTCAMP partition, then click Drive Options and format your Boot Camp partition.
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I haven't worked in eight years, what will I do? I've applied for jobs that I've seen in the paper, but I've gotten nowhere. Am I too old? Or has eight years made me antiquated in the job market?
Dear Michael,
I had my first child 11 weeks ago – a perfect, beautiful, little girl. I'm supposed to go back to work next week, but I don't think I'm ready. How am I supposed to put a 12-week-old baby in day care five days a week? Any advice?Signed, New Momma Dear Momma,
Looks like you're not going back to work! I suggest a very tight budget. Make a list of things you can do without. This is the price you pay to raise your own child.Love, Your Diva, Michael Dear Michael,
I'm an unemployed housewife and have been for eight years. But in these financial hard times and economic difficulties, I have to go back to work. It's been almost a decade since my income mattered to this household. The problem is, since I haven't worked in eight years, what will I do? I've applied for jobs that I've seen in the paper, but I've gotten nowhere. Am I too old? Or has eight years made me antiquated in the job market?Signed, Unemployed Dear Unemployed,
The only thing antiquated is your approach in looking for a job. Any good job is gone before it hits the newspaper -- a computer is how you find a job today. I suggest you narrow your focus and use headhunters and employment agencies. They only get paid when they find you a job, so they want to work to get you to work. It's a win-win situation.Love, Your Diva, Michael Dear Michael,
My brother and I are very close. We share so many of the same interests, and we are only a year apart in age. He's always been my best friend. I recently found out he and his girlfriend have been smoking pot. I know this is true because she told me. She thinks we're buddies, but we're not. I don't appreciate her smoking pot with my brother. She confided in me, and told me not to tell anyone. So I can't tell! So will you please print this in the newspaper? My mom reads it every week. If she reads this, she'll know what's going on without me actually telling her.Signed, Tattle Tale Dear Tattle,
Of course I will put it in the paper, but avoiding responsibility or conflict is not very responsible. When the article is printed, clip it out and put it on the tray you will use to serve your mother breakfast in bed with. This will open the lines of communication, but it is up to you to take advantage and talk.Love Your Diva, Michael
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The V3 demo game (if it runs) will be short and sharp (for a PBP). It will likely last for a month or so (real time) and be hosted right here.
This post is primarily a heads up for any players here who may not already be "listening in" on the DD G+ group, or on the ODD74 DD forum where I'm also gauging interest.
Members here are equally welcome to participate of course! If you'd like to see the game go ahead and/or want to get involved please flag your interest right here.
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Importing Bibles Challenge
Kevin P. Edgecomb has a new post on his Biblicalia Blog about his experiences trying to import the NETS (New English Translation of the Septuagint) into BibleWorks. He ends with this challenge:
So, Accordance users, do you have problems like these? Do these problems exist in Accordance? Can Accordance do the following?:
1.) Present a version in its own proper order within the normal context of searching and display
2.) Include subverses as full verses for searching, etc
3.) Accurately align all verses and subverses without mysterious glitches
4.) Utilize any system of book names one wishes
At this point, I'm seriously considering a complete switch. I could go Mac, and then have Accordance. I've heard it's a zillion times better, anyway. My recent experience has pretty well pushed me over the edge. If anyone has any experience with importing and mapping Bible versions in Accordance, I'd love to hear from you.
Of course the NETS is available in Accordance and it does correctly line up with any other Bible version. It does appear in its own order of books and verses, and, if you uncheck English Book Names in Set Text display, it uses its native book names. Subverses should appear correctly within a verse, but we are not set up to specifically align them.
Now, we agree with Kevin that the alignment of the Hebrew Bible with the Septuagint and any of its translations is always very difficult. All this takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work by the programmers and the developers who prepare the text. These features are not available for User Bible imports, which basically have to conform to the KJV verses and are intended for simple texts. So, it would not be any easier for a user to import NETS into Accordance, but there is no need to do so.
Kevin invites our users to go over and comment on his blog, so, please, step up to the mark.
And, by the way, Kevin, you can run Accordance on your PC, it just isn't as pretty as running it on a Mac.
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Thank you very much for that, Helen.
I\'d certainly want it to be as pretty as it should be! And it does look very nice, indeed. The Accordance NETS does appear preferable to my BibleWorks one.
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Compounding the property damage around Morris due to Thursday's flooding, the historic aqueduct carrying the I&M Canal over Nettle Creek collapsed Friday morning.
"The aqueduct failed because of the increased water level in Nettle Creek," said Dan Bell, Illinois Department of Natural Resources site superintendent for the canal.
"It's going to have to be totally rebuilt," he said.
The aqueduct was located between downtown Morris and Gebhard Woods State Park.
As a result of the collapse, for a time the canal west of the aqueduct site was very low, said Bell. By the afternoon Friday, however, the canal was filled and rushing again.
Nearby walking bridges along the canal collapsed, leaving a portion of the towpath impassable.
IDNR, city and "D" Construction workers were reported as trying to dam the water east of the aqueduct Friday morning.
The original aqueduct was built in 1845-1848, according to "Grundy County Illinois Landmarks Volume 1," which the Grundy County Historical Society published in 1981.
"The present steel aqueduct was built in 1937 on old stone foundations (a handsome arch of what appears to be Aux Sable stone) and this structure continues to carry waters of the canal across Nettle Creek, in a beautiful woodland setting," according to the volume.
Rushing flood waters overtook numerous bridges in Morris and around Grundy County Thursday and Friday.
Rumors circulated quickly that the Illinois 47 river bridge had been closed down Friday morning, but the bridge remained open through Friday evening. For most of the day, however, one northbound lane was closed from Pine Bluff Road north to the river bridge.
The Illinois Department of Transportation brought sand in to create a sand dike to stop the water on Illinois 47 near the bridge, said Jim Lutz, Grundy County Emergency Management Agency director.
"The bridge is still open, with the righthand northbound lane being closed due to water on the roadway. Whether or not the other northbound lane stays open mainly depends on how high the river rises. If it the river crests in the next few hours, we're hoping it will stay open. Drivers need to be patient and use caution as there will be backups," was posted by Morris police on its Facebook page at about 4 p.m. Friday.
As water rescues seemed to slow down Friday afternoon, Lutz said life safety was still the priority.
Into next week, clean-up will take priority and he will work with the Grundy County Health Department to provide information on handling mold in homes and sanitizing wells.
Lutz is already looking into whether it is possible to have the governor declare Grundy County as a disaster area. In order to receive financial assistance from the state, about $173,000 in damage in the county has to be identified. This equates to about $3.45 per person, he said.
Individual families in need of shelter or food assistance this weekend are asked to contact the American Red Cross at (312) 729-6100.
Those wanting to volunteer their time or offer monetary donations are asked to contact Karen Nall, United Way of Grundy County executive director at�email@example.com, or Julie Buck, executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, at firstname.lastname@example.com. They will handle monetary donations making it to the proper organizations.
Morris resident Cailey Middleton is also coordinating a collection of things to entertain children of families displaced and staying at local hotels. Crayons, coloring books, bathing suits and the like can be dropped off at The Quality Inn in Morris or arrangements can be made with Middleton by calling her at (815) 341-8690.
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I agree with at least 1 idea mentioned early, a monster hunters group, something like a werewolf hunter and other medieval lore.
My choice it would be the development of the medieval civilian faction with several buildings in mind. such as a church, arts school (like the arts shops in medieval italy here Leonardo and gioto study) a medieval port, a statue of a old hero/knight or king and a small farm just to mentioned a few.
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