text:
basic pizza dough
- 1 teaspoon dried yeast*
- ¼ teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar
- ¾ cup (185ml) lukewarm water
- 1½ cups (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- Combine the yeast, sugar and water in a bowl. Set aside in a warm place for 10 minutes or until bubbles appear.
- Place the flour and salt in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the yeast mixture and stir until it comes together. Cover with a clean tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 20–30 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.*
* Out-of-date yeast may be inactive, so check the expiry date before using.
** The optimum temperature for the dough to rise is 27°C.
krissi simmons
This recipe makes 1 large or 2 small pizzas. Super easy. Tastes good. Will use it again.


text:
In Young Justice: Legacy fans can look forward to an original storyline set in between Seasons 1 and 2 of the television series, written in collaboration with show writers Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti. The game is packed with fan favorite playable characters, cameo appearances by popular Justice League heroes and villains, and includes online multiplayer as well as local multiplayer modes.
Release Region: United States
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Publisher: Little Orbit
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: September 2013
Publisher: Little Orbit
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: September 2013
Publisher: Little Orbit
Also available on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC
Young Justice: Legacy at IGN
Young Justice: Legacy at GameSpy
Young Justice: Legacy at GameStats

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Uploaded: Saturday, May 26th 2018 00:03:54 AM under Form by Dalia Gomez.
Dimension: 1012x1130 pixels.
Resolution: High Resolution.
Category: Form.
Total: 38 image Form Decoration.
Use colour strategically. Colour in forms should be used with care - but used well it can really aid form completion and navigation. In general, yellow, for example, is a colour to avoid as much as possible - text set in yellow on a typical light background can be very hard to read - and people can find yellow aggressive. A light shade of a colour, like blue, across the whole background of a form relieves the eye from the harshness of a stark white background. And if the answer spaces people have to fill in are white, the tinted background both cues them in to where they write, and allows them to visually sense how much they have to fill in.
Provide examples and guidance and notes at the point of need. Have you ever got half-way through a form and suddenly come to a question that asks you about something you do not understand or have no idea about where to find the answer? It is even more infuriating if the question says something like See our Guidance notes, page 6, paragraph 2. When filling in your forms people want the information they need there and then. Put yourself in the form users position and think about which questions they might have a problem with. Provide examples of the sorts of answers you are looking for, and where appropriate, provide guidance notes as near as possible to the question they relate to (i.e. in the actual form).


text:
Nationwide Life Insurance in Poplarville, Mississippi From The James Agency, LLC
Let us help you select life insurance coverage that meets your needs, your life and your budget.
At The James Agency, LLC, we want to make customers aware of how easy and affordable life insurance is. We know many people in Poplarville think they cannot afford to have a good policy that protects their financial interests. That is why we work with Nationwide to provide customers with the diverse coverage options they need to sleep peacefully at night.
Affordability is a major concern for most. In addition to choosing coverage based on what you can afford, you need to think about how you or your loved ones may need to use your policy proceeds. Maybe you'll need to replace lost income or pay for long-term care expenses and your kids' college education. These issues may not completely encompass your current concerns. However, keeping them in mind will help you discern the proper coverage level for your situation. There are circumstances where customers find it more beneficial for them to layer several term life insurance policies instead of purchasing whole life insurance to give them long-term financial security.
By speaking with a life insurance agent who works with Nationwide, you can gain a better understanding of options that are ideal for your situation. The amount of amount of coverage you need can help you meet your current and future financial goals. To better understand coverage options, we encourage you to contact (601) 795-2959 at (601) 795-2959 to arrange a time to meet in office at 1403 S Main St, Poplarville, Mississippi, 39470-3394 to discuss your needs. For additional convenience, our agents are ready to help you go over coverage options over the phone.


text:
Residents gathered at the Arnone Elementary School on Belmont Street and passed through the surrounding streets, commemorating Lee Harmon, a 74-year-old Brockton minister whose murder last year inspired the march, and celebrating nine civic leaders.
BROCKTON – Dozens of city residents marched downtown Saturday afternoon, their voices growing hoarse as a chorus of hope mingled with the rain.
"What do we want?"
"When do we want it?"
The second annual Peace March and Unity Festival, organized by volunteers with "Help 2 Unite Brockton," went on Saturday despite the poor weather.
"Peace and unity does not take a rain date," volunteer Milton Strumpf said.
Residents gathered at the Arnone Elementary School on Belmont Street and passed through the surrounding streets, commemorating Lee Harmon, a 74-year-old Brockton minister whose murder last year inspired the march, and celebrating nine civic leaders.
The free event included local vendors, musical performances and poetry. Organizers sold T-shirts to help support the Drug Resistance Education and Mentoring Students, or DREAMS, program.
Kenzy Clerdonna, a 21-year-old Brockton High School graduate and sociology student at Bridgewater State University, was at the event Saturday both to perform poetry and receive one of the unity awards.
The purpose of the event, he said, is to create an agenda to promote peace. It's a gradual process, and one that requires a wide view, Clerdonna said.
"Turmoil and deviance will come from being broke or being from a broken home," he said. "Brockton is only a reflection of what is going on in the world."
Mayor Bill Carpenter echoed Clerdonna, saying that everyone has to contribute to ensure a peaceful city.
"Violence is not a police problem, it is not a mayor problem, it is a community problem," Carpenter said. "We all need to be one community when it comes to quality of life in Brockton."
Jacob Tagger, a city activist who founded the peace march last year, said he created the Lee Harmon UNITY in the Community Service Award in honor of Harmon because he was a "genuinely good person."
Harmon was beaten to death with a hammer on Aug. 20, 2013, in a murder that shocked the city and led to meetings and marches for peace. Carlos Velazquez, 27, of Brockton is charged in the killing.
"It's uplifting to see people come together for a great cause," said Tommie Harmon, the late Harmon's son.
Tagger said Saturday's event was just one piece of a larger effort to heighten community engagement and encourage younger residents to be involved with volunteerism.
"We are not out there enough telling the community all the good that young people are doing," Tagger said.
Staff writer Maria Papadopoulos contributed to this report. Joseph Markman may be reached at email@example.com.


text:
sew redSaturday, May 11, 2013
I know some of my friends I like to knit with are also friends I like to sew with. Unfortunately, my sewing machine has a little dust covering it.
There are many more projects with inspirational stories in this beautiful book.
Thanks to the awesome peeps over at Jimmy Beans Wool, I have two to give away. If interested, please leave a comment between now and May 14, 5:00pm EST and I will have the random number generator choose a couple of numbers/names.
Have a beautiful weekend!
76 comments
Loo yes please..ReplyDelete
I love the strip skirt and the quilt.ReplyDelete
That's adorable!!ReplyDelete
My sewing machine has a lot of dust on it, too. My last big sewing project was 6 to 8 bibs for my then soon-to-be born grandson, and how he is nearly two! I've lost 23 lbs, and am now a more "standard" size, so I'd love to sew a few things for myself. Thanks for the chance to win this book! Look like some great projects.ReplyDelete
Which will you make first?ReplyDelete
What a fun book. My sewing machine is sitting right next to me and pleading with me to try some of those projects. Thanks for the chance to make my sewing machine sooooooo happy!ReplyDelete
This book looks like lots of fun. I can't resist trying!ReplyDelete
Oh, I would love to win.ReplyDelete
Loving your blog, as always. Thanks for the chance to win this fantastic book! Count me in, please!ReplyDelete
oh, that hop, skip, jump quilt has been a favorite for years! i love the wonky. and that maxi skirt is fabulous, too!ReplyDelete
My list of summer projects is g r o w i n g! I might need to add a bit of sewing after seeing this book. Thanks for sharing. xoxoReplyDelete
I am such a novice sewer, but I think I could handle some of these cute, cute, cute projects!! Both the Knit and Sew Red books are just wonderful.ReplyDelete
Looking for Best and Trusted PTC Site..?ReplyDelete
Here is a Best and Trusted PTC Site where you can earn money online without any invesment, earn with Just Clicking and Earn upto Daily 10$, Earn More with Referrals, Paid to Click System, Best upgrade plans and Best Advertising Plans. Legitimate Earning Website for ever you want
Free Facebook Likes, Free Targeted Facebook Likes, Make Unlimited Likes on your Facebook Fan Page, Facebook Share, Facebook Followers, Facebook Post Like and Share, Twitter Followers, Twitter Tweets, Twitter Favorites, Google Follow, LinkedIn share, Youtube Views Likes and SubscribesReplyDelete
Social Media Marketing is the easy way to increase your Folow Likes and Subsribes
Internet Online System is very usefull and Billions of Peoples use Internet and Many of the peoples want to make money online from home and make online business for a life timeReplyDelete
We have the best Online earning System with Data Entry Jobs, Online Jobs, Network Marketing, SMS Earning, and Much More Online Work From home, Skype : Jobz.Corner
es, Videos, Loll Pictures, Hot Pictures, Funny Pictures, Funny Videos, Hot Videos, Entertainment Pictures, Entertainment Articles, Entertainment News, Internet Classified Sites, Buying and Selling Classified Sites, Online Jobs, Online Marketing and all Current Affairs News updates.ReplyDelete
All Current Affairs in Only 1 Best Entertainment Website Network
What is Lol...? Every thing you want in Lol and Troll, Now you Get all in one Network, ThatIsLol.. Lol Pictures, Lol Videos, Lol Peoples, Funny Peoples, Troll Images, troll pictures, funny pictures, Facebook pictures, facebook funny pictures, facebook lol pictures, Funny videos and Much More only Laughing out of LaughingReplyDelete
Fun... Entertainment Artic1les, Entertainment News, Entertainment Pictures, Bollywood, Hollywood and Lollywood Pictures and Videos, Entertainment Latest updates, Hot Entertainment News and Pictures Funny Entertainment Pictures, lol Pictures, Funny Pictures and Much More Fun Only on 1 Current Affairs NetworkReplyDelete
Want to Increase Website Traffic or Social Media Marketing..? Want Facebook Likes, Facebook Targeted Likes, Twitter Followers Tweets Re-Tweets and Favorites, Youtube Views Likes and Subscribes, Pinterest Followers Pins Re-Pins and Likes, Google Plus Follow and Circles, StumbleUpon Follow and Website Visitors.ReplyDelete
Just Contact Us on firstname.lastname@example.com and Skype : Jobz.Corner
Now 1st time ever in Internet World, Facebook Earning program has been Launch, Now you Car earn money online with Just use Facebook and earn unlimited. Post a Picture on Facebook and Get $0.5 Dollar per Post, Unlimited Postings and Unlimited Earning.ReplyDelete
Share a Picture on Your Friends wall and Get Unlimited Income from home
Latest Mp3 Tunes, Mp3 Musics, Mp3 Songs Tunes, Mp3 Music Tunes, Funny Tunes, Funny Mp3 Music, Indian Tunes, Lol Tunes, Music of Songs, Bollywood Tunes, Latest Bollywood Music Tunes, Entertainment Pictures, Entertainment Fun Mania, Entertainment Articles, Entertainment Latest updates, Bollywood News updates, Hollywood News updates and all Hot Current Affairs in only one Social WebsiteReplyDelete
World's best Online Hot Current Affairs Network where you can get every thing, World's Most Popular Classified Sites, Full Entertainment, Entertainment Pictures Article and Latest News, Latest Mp3 Tunes, Internet Online Jobs, Data Entry, Copy Pasting, Clicking, Facebook and Marketing Jobs, Online Marketing, Facebook Marketing, SEO Marketing, Latest Funny Entertainment Hot and Lol pictures, Funny Hot and Entertainment VideosReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/02/2013
Lols and Gags, Lol Pictures, Lol Videos, Funny Pictures, Lol is the Laugh out of Laugh where you can Fun Unlimited and Laughing Unlimited. Visit the Best Lol Network Ever, where you can every thing is lol and Funny, Troll Images, Funny Vidoes, Prank Peoples, Funny Peoples, Prank Images, Fail Pictures, Epic Pictures, Epic Videos, Prank Videos, Fail Videos and Much More Fun and EntertainmentReplyDelete
Its Awkward to Say some one you are doing Lol.... Every thing you want in Lol and Troll, Now you Get all in one Network, LolsGag, Lol Pictures, Lol Videos, Lol Peoples, Funny Peoples, Troll Images, Awkwards Text, Funny Comics, Jokes, Funny Jokes, Funny Facts, Humour, Funny Planet, troll pictures, funny pictures, Facebook pictures, facebook funny pictures, facebook lol pictures, Funny videos and Much More only Laughing out of LaughingReplyDelete
Billions of Internet Users Search Online Jobs on internet and Make Perfect Business from home, Internet World Wide Online Jobs and Business Plans.ReplyDelete
Genuines Works of Data Entry, Copy Pasting, Add Posting, Clicking, Web Surfing, Website Visiting, Article Sharing, Data Sharing, Google Business Plan and Much More Business Plans.
very well done thanks for sharing and keep it upReplyDelete
Very intresting post Thanks a lotReplyDelete
Thankful for such wonderful blog yours...!ReplyDelete
Social Media Monitoring
This is the first time i read your blog and admire that you have posted on this...I really found useful.Keep updated.ReplyDelete
Digital Signature Certificate provider
Online export documentation software


text:
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? If you are searching for something great for your favorite cook, shop online at MetroKitchen.com. We have everything you need to complete a gourmet kitchen, such as fine cookware, cutlery & wine accessories. Plus, we have FREE SHIPPING on any item over $49! That's the lowest free shipping minimum available online! Ship your holiday gifts for free–how great is that? 🙂
Here's a list of our Top 10 Gift Items for the holidays!
1. Viking Portable Induction Cooktop
3. All-Clad 10 piece Stainless Steel Set
7. Vitamix CIA Professional Blender
10. Riedel Glassware
Happy Holidays from MetroKitchen.com. Happy Shopping!


text:
UCLA vs. WASHINGTON, Rose Bowl, Friday at 6 p.m., ESPN2
USC vs. STANFORD, Coliseum, Saturday at 5 p.m., Channel 7
Prime time on back-to-back nights, the Bruins and Trojans are put into similar statement-making positions here. But does winning fashion come before winning form? UCLA (7-2, 4-2) finally breaks out its "L.A. Midnight" black-and-blue jersey combo, to mixed responses that have already been registered in cyberspace commentary. Want a No. 17 jersey of your own (that Brett Hundley will receive no financial compensation for)? They're running for $300 on the adidas.com website. It's already going to be a high-tech tight fit to get fans to this game considering the usual Friday night rush-hour traffic on the Pasadena autobahn. This is where you need a jack-of-all-trades like Bruins freshman Myles Jack to run interference on the 110 transition to the 5 in hopes the 210 back entrance allows for enough running room. The visiting Huskies (6-3, 3-3) are finally bowl-eligible with their win over Colorado on Saturday.
On the other side of town, prime time actually begins at 6 a.m. with ESPN "College GameDay" coming by for the first time in years. The Trojans (7-3, 4-2), edging closer to a Top 25 ranking, find Stanford (8-1, 6-1) grinding out wins against ranked opponents the last three weeks, including that inspired 26-20 gut-buster against Oregon last Thursday. After the underdog Trojans overcame Oregon State two weeks ago, Ed Orgeron treated the team to the In-N-Out dining experience. Pull that little stunt again against this smarty pants Cardinal team and Orgeron may have to up the reward to a two-night's stay at Pink's hot dog stand.
NL CY YOUNG AWARD, Thursday at 3 p.m., MLB Network
Clayton Kershaw shouldn't have to bite his nails waiting to hear the results of this Baseball Writers Association of America voting. It'll just be a matter by how wide a margin Dodgers' 25-year-old left-hander wins his second Cy in three seasons, and then parlays that into a multi-multi-million-dollar, long-term contract.
Also: Yasiel Puig is up for NL Rookie of the Year (announced Monday), Don Mattingly is a finalist for NL Manager of the Year (Tuesday) and Mike Trout is in the mix for AL MVP (Thursday).
CLIPPERS vs. BROOKLYN, Staples Center, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Prime
Clippers coach Doc Rivers wasn't the only main defection from Boston this offseason. Nets stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett bolted as well. Set aside some time for this small ex-family reunion.
Also on the radar this week:
Clippers vs. Minnesota, Staples Center, Monday at 7:30 p.m., Prime
Clippers vs. Oklahoma City, Staples Center, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Prime, ESPN
LAKERS at DENVER, Wednesday at 6 p.m., TWC SportsNet
It's the only road game of the week, on the wrong end of back-to-back nights for Steve Nash. Yet the Nuggets, under coach Brian Shaw, are spinning their wheels at 1-4.
Also on the radar this week:
Lakers vs. New Orleans, Staples Center, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., TWC SportsNet
Lakers vs. Memphis, Staples Center, Friday at 7:30 p.m., TWC SportsNet
Lakers vs. Detroit, Staples Center, Sunday at 6:30 p.m., TWC SportsNet
KINGS at NEW JERSEY, Friday at 4 p.m., FSW
Because of the lockout-shortened schedule last season, the Kings and Devils didn't face each other, so they haven't run into each other since their 2012 Stanley Cup final encounter. It's one of four road games this week against the Eastern Conference, after a stop in Buffalo and between New York's Islanders and Rangers.
ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS, at London, championship match, Monday at noon, ESPN2
Defending champ Novak Djokovic has won 21 matches in a row since losing to Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open. They meet again one last time for this season-ending title match. Also, Bob and Mike Bryan are in the doubles final (Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.)
MIAMI at TAMPA BAY, Monday at 5:40 p.m., ESPN
You should not be bullied into watching this. View it incognito.
KANSAS CITY at DENVER, Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Channel 4
In its first week of the flex-scheduling, NBC stole this one from CBS. Let the record show that K.C. is 56-49 against Denver in their history. The AFC West rivals play again at Kansas City on Dec. 1.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP FORD ECOBOOST 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Sunday at noon, ESPN:
The Chase winds down to a Jimmie Johnson- Matt Kenseth faceoff. "I've been watching a lot of MMA fighting lately, and you'll fall into a rhythm and think that somebody's got a fight won, and it doesn't end that way," Johnson said after winning recently in Texas. "It's how this is going to be. … This thing is going to the last lap at Homestead. It's going to come down to mistakes."
FORMULA 1 U.S GRAND PRIX, at Austin, Tex., Sunday at 11 a.m., Channel 4
Get us up to speed again — who is Sebastian Vettel and how has he won the last seven F1 races and secured the driver championship for the fourth season in a row?
UCLA vs. OAKLAND, Pauley Pavilion, Tuesday at 6 p.m., Pac-12 Network
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE at USC, Galen Center, Tuesday at 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network
A made-for-TV doubleheader in L.A. If your TV has the right channel.
No. 1 KENTUCKY vs. No. 2 MICHIGAN STATE, Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 DUKE vs. No. 5 KANSAS, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., ESPN
A made-for-TV doubleheader in Chicago. Get it?
ONLINE: More events at INSIDESOCAL.COM/TOMHOFFARTH


text:
Headlines for
the Week of October 12, 2009
A message from the CLC department:
To assure your experience at Chicago-Kent College of
Law is a positive one, the Center for Law and Computers
is available to assist you with your computer and
technical questions and concerns. You can reach a member
of our staff by calling (312) 906-5300 (6-5300 house
phones)or sending an email to email@example.com.
We are located in suite 540 if you would like to stop by
our offices.
Revised Web Hosting Policies
Chicago-Kent has revised its policies for web hosting. Chicago-Kent's web hosting policies can be viewed online at http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc/policies/webpolicy.shtml.
Web pages and multimedia must conform to the file naming conventions as outlined here, http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc/webinfo/filenames.html.
Requests to store multimedia on any Chicago-Kent server must be pre-approved. A form for requesting storage space can be found on the CLC's web site at http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc/webinfo/requeststorage.php.
Failure to follow these new policies will result in web pages and/or multimedia being removed from the server without notification.
Return to
top of page
Reminder: Apple Computer Support & Services Documents
The CLC has created support & services documents for configuring Apple computers to the following resources (Wireless, Folder Shares, Printers & Mail). Follow the links below for a basic guide to assist you with various options available to Apple users.
For questions or concerns, please contact the CLC help desk at firstname.lastname@example.com or 312.906.5300.
CLC Monthly Network
Maintenance Schedule
The Center for Law and Computers will conduct regular
monthly maintenance windows on the first Tuesday of every
month (5a.m. - 7a.m. in the morning) for "Patch and\or Update"
management on systems that need to be rebooted.
Remember too that there may be "emergency" times when
manufacturers release "critical" update patches that need to
be installed immediately. The CLC will make every attempt to
send out an announcement in advance when the "critical"
updates need to be installed and systems rebooted (however, we
cannot always guarantee advance notice since certain
patches/updates need to be applied ASAP before a breach is
All network services including Internet access, email,
web mail, network drives, and network printing will be down
during the above scheduled time.
Maintenance will be conducted on the following
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Chicago-Kent's Internet Service Provider (Illinois
Century Network) backbone maintenance window is on Fridays from 2:00am - 7:00am. During this maintenance window it is possible that the Downtown Campus building may
experience intermittent Internet connectivity.
Return to
top of page
Latest McAfee DAT file as of 10/12/2009 is sdat5768
Return to
top of page
.: Main
Chicago-Kent event calendar
Academic calendar
Alumnae/i event calendar
Admissions calendar


text:
- In the mountain counties of North Arkansas in the fall of 1861 secret organizations were formed for self-protection and apparently to resist Confederate authority. Total membership in the organizations was estimated at 1700 and was concentrated in Searcy, Marion, Carroll, Izard, Fulton, and Van Buren Counties. In these counties, and perhaps in several others, the local units of the Arkansas Peace Society were quickly suppressed by extra-legal citizens' committees acting with the county militia units and with justice of the peace courts. Many of the arrested members were forced into Confederate service either by local citizens' committees or by the state military board at Little Rock. Some were tried for treason in Confederate circuit court and acquitted. Many of those forced into Confederate service deserted and joined the Federal army.
- Only a part of the records relating to the Peace Society survived, but they are sufficient to show the scope and the nature of the organization. Surviving documents contain the names of 240 members and suspected members. Of these 181 were located in the United States census manuscript schedules, 1860. An analysis of that record revealed that of the 181, 115 were born in Tennessee, 13 in North Carolina, and 11 in Arkansas. The leadership of the movement was also predominantly Southern-born. Six preachers among the leaders seemed to have been especially influential. The brotherhood was indigenous, composed of mountaineers who had no intention of going to war on either side and who wanted to be left alone. There could of course be no neutrality, and the members were forced to take sides.
Brothers, Peter, Asa, and Rev Joshua Reeves were among members of the Secret Peace Society in Searcy County, AR.
Rounded up by the Searcy County militia in November 1861, eighty-seven members of the Secret Peace Society were marched in chains to Little Rock where, given a choice of serving in the Confederate Army or hanging, most chose to serve. Among those on the forced march was Joshua Reeves. Like most, he served in the 18th Arkansas Infantry. According to his Confederate civil war records, he was captured on July 9, 1863 at Port Hudson LA and released three days later. The file contains no further entries. It is perhaps fitting, if not prophetic, that Joshua named a daughter born in 1859 "Union."
Peter, Asa, and Joshua Reeves, with their father Peter Reeves Sr and other family members, migrated to Searcy County Arkansas from Wayne County Tennessee. They arrived in Arkansas in time to appear in the 1840 federal census in Searcy County. By 1860, all three brothers were living in Tomahawk Township, in Searcy County.
Peter died in 1865, but Joshua and Asa survived the war by many years.
Read more about the Peace Society here:
Enclyclopedia of Arkansas
Couchgenweb Part I
Couchgenweb Part II
Arkansas civil war sequicentennial


text:
A kilosteve attained!
A new Darwin inaugurates the third century of evolution.
Steven P. Darwin — Steve #1000
CHICAGO -- It was nip and tuck, but when the dust settled, Dr. Steve Darwin was named the 1000th Steve in NCSE's Project Steve.
Kenneth R. Miller was named as the winner of the 2008 Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of "his sustained efforts and excellence in communicating evolutionary science," according to a February 11, 2009, press release.
1000th Steve to be crowned at AAAS press conference
In recognition of Darwin's 200th birthday, February 12, 2009, the mass media are again taking notice of Darwin's life, accomplishments, and importance and influence.
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
fax: 510-788-7971
For Reporters | Store | Events


text:
HOUSTON — Both before and after a rogue gas bubble blew the top off of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010, a confluence of both human and mechanical errors converged to create what would later be called the worst environmental catastrophe in the history of the U.S.
HOUSTON — Both before and after a rogue gas bubble blew the top off of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010, a confluence of both human and mechanical errors converged to create what would later be called the worst environmental catastrophe in the history of the U.S.
Technology unveiled last week at the Offshore Technology Conference could have prevented at least some of those errors. Discussion of oil spills, under many different names, came up repeatedly at Houston's NRG Center.
"We know the industry is very good at managing risk, but when you have these events it does create these questions," said James Slutz, president of Global Energy Solutions and a sitting member on the committee on earth resources at the National Science Council. "A failure in one area will impact other parts of the industry. That's important to keep in mind."
Case-specific technology has been developed in the years since the spill, but preparedness is still an open question.
Oil industry executives are focused largely on preventive technology, a few of which were unveiled at the conference. But environmental advocates insist that the systemic failures and lack of preparedness leave coastal communities just as vulnerable as they were four years ago.
"In terms of regulatory changes there has been very little done," said Jonathan Henderson, an organizer with the New Orleans-based Gulf Restoration Network. "There have been new entities formed with new acronyms, but basically there has been very little progress in terms of making drilling operators in the Gulf operate safer."
One of the breakdowns during the 2010 BP spill was the failure of the blowout preventer ram, which is supposed to cut off any drill pipe sticking out of the well and seal the well shut. Blowout preventers are the last resort to stop oil from gushing out of a wild well.
The blowout preventer attached to the Deepwater Horizon failed to cut the pipe, leaving jagged edges sticking far out of the well. Oil, eventually 200 million gallons of it, gushed out into the Gulf of Mexico.
On Monday, Cameron Industries unveiled a new batch of technologies that continually monitors the ram and determines whether it is closing properly.
Called a cognitive system, it continually reports data on everything that is going on at the sea floor. It measures the degree of wear on the solenoids, the motors that actually close the blowout preventer, the amount of fluid that is stored to move the ram, and keeps a black box record of everything that has happened in the previous three days.
Ultimately, however, safety is just one part of the sales pitch for Cameron's cognition system. The maintenance monitor also decreased the amount of downtime oil rig operators experience when they have to inspect or replace failed equipment.
With no upgrade in standards for blowout preventers since the spill, Cameron is relying on the economic incentives to help sell the new system.
"This is a proof of concept. We've already been speaking to customers. At least 10 customers are signed up for next year," said Sal Meyer, a Cameron sales executive.
Prescriptive technology, or technology that is designed to identify potential failures, similar to the engine light in a car, has become a buzzword in the oil and gas risk-management business.
Other technologies aim to better separate the gas from the liquid.
Flow Regime Management, which operates a facility in Morgan City, had some equipment on display with bubbles flowing through it.
The new equipment basically runs the oil and other liquids through a centrifuge, which speeds up the rate at which water separates from oil and oil separates from gas. The technology has a greater capacity at handling what's called a "gas slug," the type of big, slow-moving gas bubble implicated in Deepwater Horizon. But a big sell is also that it reduces the number of times these bubbles force workers to stop drilling.
Companies that specialize in oilfield training have blossomed in recent years. Still, actually replicating the chaotic environment that follows a major explosion at sea is challenging.
Enter virtual reality.
Simulation software has become a bigger part of the offshore workforce. Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise had a display set up right in front of Louisiana Economic Development, showing off a much-hyped technology: the Oculus VR.
The goggles are the first marketable crack at a fully immersible virtual reality environment. John Sonnier is the director of Immersive Technologies Enterprise. He was showing off his virtual reality goggles to unsuspecting passersby on Wednesday.
"If I stop talking, people will actually start drifting back and forth," Sonnier said.
One man on Sunday looked up and down and up and down, seemingly incredulous over the sensation of standing on an oil rig.
Human error is a perplexing wild card in the game. Long before the Deepwater Horizon exploded, there were signs missed, inspections botched, all in the name of human error.
"With this technology you can expose people to all sorts of crazy things, things that are way too expensive to repeat in a real environment," Sonnier said.
Wild Well, a company that claims in a news release to have respond to "80 percent of all well control incidents globally," announced a partnership with a military training company called Check-6 to revise and improve its training programs.
"Our companies have a shared philosophy that investing in personnel training makes the industry better, safer and more prepared in daily operations," Bill Mahler, executive vice president of Wild Well, said in the release.
Check-6 and Wild Well also listed plans to use computer training to improve the response time employees have to explosive incidents.
"Technology is a wonderful thing, I don't underestimate the innovation that has occurred," Henderson said. "We have done some amazing things to do some amazing things.
"Mankind has done amazing things with technology. But is the emphasis spread evenly between exploring and accessing oil and gas or is there not enough attention and investment being place on being able to respond?" he asked. "I think its completely outweighed."
It wasn't any one piece of technological failure that caused the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Henderson said. By that logic, he doesn't think any one technological solution will make up for a lack of preparedness.
"Where is the innovation in plan A, B, C, D, E? Because in 2010 we saw plan A, B, C, D and E fail all at once," Henderson said.
Eventually, Henderson said, oil will spill again. He points to lagging regulations, including the lack of updated standards on blowout preventers and the lack of a citizens advisory council that would serve as a neutral party between government regulators and oil companies.
He said if there was a spill tomorrow, companies still don't have the resources to effectively clean up the oil and prevent it from reaching the delicate wetlands on Louisiana's coast.
"They have been stockpiling dispersants to sink it. That's their plan. They have bought new planes to spray it. That's their plan," Henderson said.
Executives at the conference don't necessarily disagree on the future likelihood of such a disaster.
David Payne, vice president of drilling and completions at Chevron, said that the frequency of offshore disasters like Deepwater Horizon and the likelihood have to be separated.
"We have to separate likeliness and frequency. If we treat low frequency the same as low likelihood, that's when we end up with a mess," Payne told a panel at the conference Tuesday. "If we have another experience like Macondo, it doesn't matter if we have all this safety equipment, it's going to have the same (effect) on our business."
Staff Writer John Harper can be reached at 857-2209 or email@example.com.
Follow him on twitter


text:
A look inside five inspired rooms
A look inside five inspired rooms
Delighted by a pair of cement French garden statuaries she took out of storage, interior designer Kate McCusker of Theodore & Company got the yen to redecorate her Beacon Street office. The office, being rather small, made Parisian decor the obvious choice. First, she repainted the walls the gray of weathered French stone. Then she appropriated her mom's Louis XVI-style sofa, upholstered in a now out-of-print Stroheim & Romann floral toile. Next, she unearthed an extra bolt of the fabric and had one floor-to-ceiling curtain panel made. She swapped her desk for her late stepfather's metal campaign desk and brought in a turn-of-the-last-century French balloon-back chair reupholstered in bubble-gum pink leather. A framed photograph of Paris plucked from the walls of her own apartment supplied the finishing touch.
Cheryl and Richard Durgan of Beverly, with the help of designer Sally Wilson, decided to sacrifice the shower in a bathroom off their study to house air conditioning equipment. That meant redecorating the full bath as a powder room. When Wilson showed the Durgans Brunschwig & Fils's "Bibliotheque" wallpaper, from the Boston Design Center, Cheryl knew they had found their look. "The study was starting to resemble a traditional English club, and this fit in beautifully," she says. From there, they added a slab of rust Alhambra marble for the vanity, along with a bronze waterspout, handles, and bowl. Wilson, of Salem-based Wilson Kelsey Design, selected faux ostrich wallpaper, which echoes the appearance of a leather-bound book, for below the chair rail.
Twelve-year-old Elisabeth Weeks knew what she wanted in a bedroom, even when she was 10. After soaking up Elisabeth's ideas, Hingham-based designer Robin Pelissier conjured Cirque du Soleil as a working theme for her Milton room. Elisabeth asked for clouds on the ceiling and pretty things from the outdoors. She loves the tree-and-bird toile of the Roman shades, whose pattern reminds her of "little gardens," and the lime green ceiling fixure with pink flowers by Stray Dog Designs. Pelissier hung multicolored sheer panels by Tricia Guild on a track around the bunk bed, adding privacy with a circus-like aesthetic. The curtains also allowed Pelissier to pull more colors into the scheme.
Susan and Glenn Rothman have traveled the world, so when it came time to redo the master bedroom in their Tudor-style home in Wellesley, they knew where they'd look for inspiration. "We love the serenity and architecture of Southeast Asia," Susan says. Plus, they were eager to display the artifacts they had brought back. So the couple hired interior designer Laura Meyer of Boston architecture firm Meyer & Meyer to transform the space. The model was Bali's Amandari resort, with its open-air villas. Meyer, however, achieved the effect with a bamboo ceiling that perfectly echoes the feel of a Balinese pavilion. She incorporated an ancient carved column that the couple had packed away, splitting it lengthwise and using the pieces as the posts for a custom-designed platform bed. A Balinese tapestry was framed and hung over the bed, and throw pillows were made with textiles that Susan had carried home.
When Cathy McCarty and her husband, Shomir Ghosh, decided to renovate the master bathroom in the Brookline condo they share with their two young children, they wanted something that didn't look like it came straight from a catalog, but not something so far out that it could impede resale. "My husband's from Bombay," says McCarty, "so we thought a nod from there could be nice." To make that happen, they turned to Boston-area interior designer Brenda Be. The medicine cabinet, with an intricate latch cast in India, has clean Federal-style lines, but the glass mosaic wall tile, an of-the-moment look, is flecked with gold, reminiscent of the metallic threads often woven through saris. The 12-by-12 stone slabs lining the shower hint at the expanse of white marble of the Taj Mahal.
The patterned sink from Kohler's Artist Editions series has a definite Indian vibe.


text:
Forget-Me-Not Review
Pac-Man Championship Edition proved that there's still life in the pellet eating, maze navigating genre, and Forget-Me-Not manages to squeeze even more out of the classic formula. It blends elements of Pac-Man and rougelike RPGs, and throws in a few new twists to create an incredibly addictive, unique, retro-style arcade experience.
You play as a tiny little block that automatically shoots beams from its face. Just like in Pac-Man, you'll be navigating mazes and collecting pellets. There's also a key in each stage, and once you've gathered each and every pellet a locked door will appear. Go to the door while holding the key and it's on to the next stage.
Of course it's not as simple as that. First off, the stages are procedurally generated, so they're different each time you play. They also occasionally change their structure, much like in the recent remakes of Pac-Man. And then there are the bad guys. Each stage is littered with enemies, but these aren't passive ghosts that try to bump into you. Some can fire shots, while others are giant snake-like creatures that seem almost indestructible. There are also fireball-wielding wizards and plenty of other foes to deal with. You even have to be weary of your own firepower, which can come back to shoot you from behind if you're not careful.
A devotion to realism.
Your character moves automatically, putting you in control of steering it in the right direction. This can be done with a simple swipe. The controls generally work well, though when you need to make a tight turn they aren't always responsive enough, which can put you in some accidentally perilous situations.
The main game mode has you playing through a possibly never-ending sequence of stages, with the only incentive being high-score bragging rights. And like plenty of other classic arcade games, that incentive is strong. Because the stages are relatively small, Forget-Me-Not creates that always dangerous 'just one more turn' mentality that will keep you playing for hours. There's also a survival mode where you attempt to get as far as possible on just one life, and a shuffle mode where you play through the stages in random order.
Rounding out the package is the game's decidedly retro presentation. A first glance Forget-Me-Not barely looks like a game from 1985, let alone 2011. But the simple, pixelated graphics are accompanied by some colorful special effects that really lend the game retro charm. And the soundtrack is just as old-school, with bleeps and bloops that will make you wish you were playing the game on an actual arcade machine.
Retro-style arcade games are plentiful in the App Store, but even still Forget-Me-Not stands out. It manages to combine elements from two of the most addictive games of all time into a pixelated package that feels new and interesting. It's the kind of game that you can play for just a few minutes at a time, but you won't want to. Forget-Me-Not will eat your hours, like so many pellets in a maze.


text:
Last month we heard the HTC One X was coming to Sprint and today Jerry Hildenbrand of Android Central reports the device could launch as the "HTC EVO ONE." This make perfect sense because Sprint has been using HTC for their flagship EVO brand, and want to keep the series going. The final device name could still be different, because we all know Sprint wants to throw "4G LTE" on the end before it hits stores.
Sprint's version was previously rumored to launch in June, so that month is looking better and better. The global version of the One X is coming to other carriers next month, but it's likely that Sprint took the extra time to customize the look of the phone (and wait till their initial LTE markets are ready this summer).
Sprint already has a press event scheduled with HTC on April 4th and Nick Grey will be headed to New York next week to check out the event. Be on the lookout for his hands on report.
Rumored specs of the EVO One include:
- Black and red, thin, and has a kickstand as well.
- Released June 6
- 4.7 inch, 720p AMOLED screen
- 1.5 dual-core Krait processor (Snapdragon S4)
- 2650 mAh non-removal battery
- 16GB internal memory
- microSD card slot
- Android 4.0 with 4.0 sense
- 8-megapixel camera with 2.0 front-facing camera
- Beats by Dre audio
If you are on Sprint, does this device live up to your expectations?


text:
Chicago, ILUSA
June 25, 2013
No introduction yet
Help support your Meetup
Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards.
Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and developers around town?
Currently we meet every fourth Wednesday of the month. If you are in the Chicago area and are interested in attending and/or organizing community meetings, join this group so we can keep you updated.
4,223 Nephologists
4,663 Members
3,016 Members
853 Developers
5,386 JavaScripters
6,541 Members
Or sign up with email
Already a member? Log in.
Meetup members, Log in
By clicking "Sign up" or "Sign up using Facebook", you confirm that you accept our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy


text: CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jeremy Bonderman and the Detroit Tigers seem to thrive on adversity. Bonderman stayed unbeaten despite another shaky first inning and the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 9-2 to gain a four-game series split Sunday. "It was big to even the series," Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez said. "We can't afford to be far behind these guys." Gary Sheffield hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which pulled within 2 1/2 games of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central with a second straight win after going 0-5 against the Indians. That included what could have been a disheartening 12-11 loss Friday night in which closer Todd Jones allowed five ninth-inning runs for Detroit's seventh setback in eight games. "We got our gut tested Friday and came back and won the next two," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I'm pretty impressed with our team. We showed we're pretty darned good." Bonderman (5-0) gave up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez four batters in before shutting down a Cleveland offense that averaged 6.9 runs in its previous 11 games. He didn't give up another hit until David Dellucci and Josh Barfield had one-out singles in the seventh. With two outs, reliever Wilfredo Ledezma walked Grady Sizemore, but got Jhonny Peralta to fly out to left with the bases loaded to end the threat. After a 17-minute rain delay with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Peralta grounded into a fielder's choice on Jason Grilli's second pitch to him to end it. Bonderman, sidelined from May 9-24 by a blister on his right middle finger, won his fifth straight start since April 30 after five no-decisions. He allowed four hits over 6?254-240? innings, striking out six, including Travis Hafner twice. After scoring only 10 runs in Bonderman's first four starts, the Tigers have given the right-hander plenty of support with 57 runs in his last six outings. Sheffield's 13th homer in the first off Jeremy Sowers (1-6) put Detroit ahead 2-0. Omar Infante led off with a double and, one out later, Sheffield hit an 0-1 pitch over the wall in left. Peralta hit a one-out double and scored on Martinez's 12th homer in the bottom half. Bonderman has allowed 16 first-inning runs, a 14.40 ERA. In his other 56 innings, his ERA is 1.29. "I've been doing better (in the first), but I made a mistake today," Bonderman said. Neifi Perez had an RBI groundout in the second, and Craig Monroe doubled home a run. Curtis Granderson hit an RBI single in the fourth to put Detroit ahead 5-2. "I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a setback for me to get back to where I need to be," Sowers said. Cleveland's first-round draft pick in 2005, who went 7-4 as a rookie a year ago, allowed seven hits and five runs in four innings. That put his ERA at 6.48 and his roster spot in jeopardy. Sowers could be sent to Triple-A Buffalo when Jake Westbrook is ready to rejoin the rotation. Westbrook, out since May 3 with an abdominal strain, is scheduled to make his second injury rehab start at Buffalo on Wednesday. "Stuff-wise, I was not very pleased with what I brought out there," Sowers said. "Unfortunately, this is not the time for that to happen. Detroit has been seeing the ball well all weekend. They hit around just about every guy we sent out there. They're a very good offensive team." Monroe and Rodriguez each had two of six hits by right-handers off Sowers. Opposing right-handers are batting .350 (63-for-180) against the lefty. Marcus Thames' two-run single off reliever Tom Mastny made it 7-2 in the fifth. Sean Casey added a two-run single in the ninth.


text:
A search for the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands" propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a daring trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert, a journey that pits him and his mentor Victor Sullivan against the occult treachery of a shadowy clandestine organization and its ruthless leader. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake's quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.
* Signature UNCHARTED gameplay evolves: Nathan Drake can now take on opponents in more ways than before: hand-to-hand combat with multiple opponents, contextual melee attacks, and new stealth options. UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™ also features expanded and diverse traversal moves with deeper gunplay.
* A new breed of Action Adventure Multiplayer: Competitive and co-op multiplayer return with brand new experiences and massively expanded feature sets. The UNCHARTED universe provides a unique multiplayer experience, for the first time bringing the exciting cinematic elements of the single-player campaign into multiplayer.
* Award-winning storytelling and blockbuster cinematic action sequences: Combining story with dramatic action sequences and a thrilling pace, UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™ delivers an interactive cinematic experience that blurs the line between games and Hollywood films.
* New locations, new challenges, stunning environmental detail: Nathan Drake's journey will take you to a variety of spectacular locations around the world from Europe to the Middle East.
* UNCHARTED raises technology bar yet again: UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™ features new innovations in sand, fire, smoke, and water dynamics and effects. Full support of high-resolution stereoscopic 3D.
Release Date: November 1, 2011.
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
I Liked the firsts two and this one sounds even better than them.
Yeah but I think this game will have more action but less treasure hunting.
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
what ever happens it should still be good
Can't wait for the game!! Drake's first two adventures were a blast, and take it from me, Uncharted 3 is going to be epic. The Multiplayer is the only thing I'm worried about. You know this if you were an avid player from the early days of Uncharted 2 till now, in the present time. Naughty dog (creators) changed the game mechanics drastically (online mode) a couple months after the release. Hopefully, Uncharted 3 stays consistent; A fun fair multiplayer + Story mode campaign being amazing (like UC2 story) will bring the game to the top!
Oh man the second is my favorite game this gen and the third probably will be much better, and can you imagine those beautiful graphics in a desert cant wait
I can't wait for this either!!!I still play Uncharted 2 multiplayer now.I hope they improve the multiplayer in the new one so that people can join a game half way through it.
PSN: STITCH-LUVR Deviantart:Mogwai96
Sounds good indeed. Very Looking forward to it.
Looking for nerd buddies! ^.^/
Hope naughty dog go all out and add co op to main story that would be fun Cant wait
Who thinks my picture avatar is Pretty :D
Going to be AMAZING
Nothing in particular!
Omg I can't wait, i hope they kept the good story line and acting.
Love on the other hand, is very good
I'm really excited about Uncharted 3, I loved numbers 1 and 2 and can't wait till 3 comes out
Multiplayer Trailer was just released along with the mentioning of the Beta release.
- Beta Available to Those who purchased InFamous 2 and PlayStation Plus members on June 28.
- Beta Available to everyone on July 5.
Much more customization seems to be more involved in Uncharted 3. Customize your gun, emblem, and character to an extent. May be three on three objective based multiplier matches also, just from looking at the trailer. Personally I think it looks great and is pretty much an instant buy for me.
Never ever played Uncharted 1 and 2 but instead of buying the game, I just looked at the walkthrough's for free in youtube. It was great!
They really got me in the end
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
when I thought Elena died, but turns out that she didn't. Haha when Nate was praying, I thought it was for Elena, but it was for Shzaser? (SP)
Can't wait for Uncharted 3 now, with the improved graphics and multiplayer mode. (:
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations."
Can't wait for it, I'll be getting this and Skyrim day one.


text:
Friday, January 6, 2012
Saying Goodbye to a House: What Homemade Really Means
So many changes have occurred here over the last year--some of them joyous, some kind of bittersweet, some blatantly sad. My first child graduated from high school and bravely headed off to college. My sweet old dad passed away in September, as did my extraordinary mother-in-law on Christmas day (a loss we are still trying to absorb). And, I packed up and sold the home that I grew up in and that my parents occupied for over 50 years. That last event hasn't quite been completed . . . the sale closes next week.
As the closing approaches, I find it more and more difficult to think objectively about the house. Not that one ever really feels dispassionate about the house in which they grew up, nor should they. Despite the fact that it's essentially empty now, the place seems more full to me than it did a couple of months ago when it was still stocked with the belongings of over five decades. It's as if the multitude of memories produced there are all suddenly hovering in the air. Everywhere I turn, a memory appears.
There's the rustic workbench in the basement that my father built when I was little, where he would often spend a leisurely weekend afternoon. He'd be down there, tinkering with this or that while listening to the Detroit Tigers on the radio, or maybe to a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. I can picture him leaning against the bench with a distant and relaxed smile, enjoying the music, a golden glass of beer in one hand and a Lucky Strike cigarette smoldering in an ashtray nearby. That workbench is staying with the house, where it belongs. I'm pleased the new owners want to keep it.
And the kitchen, oh the kitchen. It was always the place where I would check first if I was looking for my mom. An awful lot of baked goods originated from that room, along with a lot of silliness and laughter. We had a cumbersome wooden-topped dishwasher, purchased the year I was born, that you had to push/pull over to the sink and hook up to the faucet like a fire-hose to a hydrant. It weighed a ton. I recall moving it into place with my mom in the evening after dinner (no way could a kid do it alone), and then in the morning we'd unhook it, shove it back into its cubby hole, and put away the clean dishes. Occasionally the monstrous thing would get stuck halfway through its journey (a journey of maybe four feet) and we'd have to wrestle it into place, giggling together at the absurdity of the whole scenario. There was cause to rejoice once that dishwasher was replaced with a built-in model when I was about thirteen.
And there was the tiny shelf--a secret hiding place of sorts--built oddly into the sequestered corner of a clothes shoot (remember those?) where my sister and I would often hide a small doll or stuffed animal while playing. When I asked her a few days ago if she wanted me to say anything to the house for her (she lives far away), she specifically instructed me to say goodbye to that special hiding place. Tomorrow, I will do so.
Even the impractically small garage draws me in. As empty now as the house, it used to guard bicycles and badminton rackets, tether ball poles (remember those, too?), rotary lawn mowers, and metal watering cans. I can still see my brother's blue Schwinn bicycle, the one with high handlebars and a long "banana" seat. When I was six years old, I thought he was the coolest twelve-year old on the block speeding along on that thing.
Are the objects the memories?
Those people who are professional organizers say that, in trying to sort and discard the material flotsam and jetsam of life, you should repeatedly remind yourself that the objects themselves are not the memories. "The objects are not the memories!" I keep saying that to myself these days and I know it's definitely true, but it takes a while to convince yourself of that. Thank heaven we get to carry the memories away with us for safe keeping and don't have to leave them behind or pack them into storage.
It's the memories more than anything else that are, after all, quintessentially "homemade."
(If you'd like to comment on this post, or read any existing comments, please click on the purple COMMENTS below.)
|Reader reactions:
12 comments:
I was so moved by your post. It's always good, but dealing with such a sad Christmas this year touched my heart. What a sweet walk down memory lane. I would want to take very object that I could. Pass those beautiful memories and stories down to your family. Possibly documented in a book or scrapbook. Lovely, just lovely. Mary Ann, Texas
- January 6, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Wonderful post. I remember tether ball and banana seats too. Thanks for sharing those memories.
- January 6, 2012 at 11:44 PM
- Gone-ta-pott said...
Oh my gosh your post was beautiful. I've been going through something similar myself and I haven't done so good at saying goodbye to the things. Even the photo of the rose in the jar brought me to tears because I have looked at a dead peach rose in a jar on my Mothers kitchen table now for months and couldn't bare to even through it away. I guess because I knew it's the last rose from her favorite rose bush. Tisk.... beautiful post.
- January 7, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Paula said...
My sincere condolences on the loss of your Mother. Your memories you shared are precious and I can imagine the emotions you experienced writing this post. Thank you for sharing these moments so close to your heart.
- January 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Bunny said...
Thank you for sharing your memories with us.
- January 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Dear Jane,I just want to say how much I like your blog. I love reading it, and thanks for all the great recipes. I am so sorry for the loss of your darling dad and mother-in-law. It is hard to let go of things. I have a very hard time with that. Keep writing your wonderful blog. We would miss it if you didn't.
- January 9, 2012 at 10:06 AM
This is such a touching, moving, heartfelt and beautifully expressed post, Jane. I couldn't hold back the tears while reading it and looking at the photos you'e shared. I agree with Mary Ann, how beautiful it would be to pass down these warm and loving memories by keeping a scrapbook or writing a book.
It's been such a difficult year for you, my friend. For this to have happened during Christmas time makes it that much harder - I know this from personal experience having lost my beloved dad on the eve of Christmas Eve.
Keep these memories in your heart always, and you will find that your beloved parents, your wonderful mother-in-law, and your much-loved family home are and always will be with you, alive and well. I know this to be true, too. Those we love will always be kept alive through our love for them, and their love for us. It's a connection that goes very, very deep, and a bond that is very, very strong.
Thank you so very much for sharing your thoughts, your memories and your heart with us, Jane. Much love to you.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Dear Jane, thank you for sharing what you have gone through and I hope by writing out you will feel much better. My condolences on the loss of your Mother-in-law.
Take care.
Ur pal from S'pore,
- January 10, 2012 at 9:05 PM
I hope 2012 will be a turnaround year for your family, after all you have been through this past year. Good things only seem to happen once, but bad things occur in clusters, and I say this is from personal experience. I hope you have been able to keep some things for yourself. I know I would have a hard time of letting things go. So sorry for your loss.
- January 13, 2012 at 2:17 PM
- gborian said...
Just reading your blog inspires me to"Just Do It!".
Having to go through the loss of your Dad, your Mother in Law and the precious home that you grew up in, all in the period of a few months seems too much to bear.. I see in these times, that your Blog is bringing you not only a focus but alos a sort of solace to you...
My very best wishes to you.
- January 27, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Thank you for sharing your memories. You brought tears to my eyes but also a realization that it's the little things that make up a lifetime of memories
- January 28, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- Mama's Gotta Bake said...
What a very touching post, something that many of us can relate to. Thanks for sharing.
- March 3, 2012 at 12:19 PM


text:
Sundance Channel's first original series, "Rectify," has received glowing reviews for its short season of just six episodes. So it's good news for fans that the legal drama has been renewed for a longer, 10-episode second season.
"Rectify" stars Aden Young as a man who spent 19 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. When new evidence comes to light, he's releaed and has to readjust to life outside the big house.
REVIEW: 'Rectify' is a revelation that sets a new standard
Abigail Spencer, Clayne Crawford, Adelaide Clemons and Hal Holbrook also star.
The series was created by Ray McKinnon, who's best known for his role as Rev. Smith on HBO's "Deadwood." Although he has also distinguished himself by winning the Academy Award (alongside his late wife) for best live-action short film in 2001 for "The Accountant."
In order to give the lauded series extra exposure, Sundance re-aired the premiere episode on sister network AMC in late April following a new episode of "Mad Men."
The new episodes, which are shot on location in Griffin, Ga., are expected to air in 2014.
Next Netflix series, 'Orange Is the New Black,' debuts in July
Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Judd Apatow kick off #Comedyfest
'Ellen,' 'The Young and the Restless' lead Daytime Emmy nominations
PHOTOS: TV shows and their spinoffs
Overrated/Underrated 2014
PHOTOS: 101 best-written TV shows of all time


text:
by Ironfoot November 03, 2004
by The Return of Light Joker August 24, 2008
One interpretation is simply that 666 represents humankind in general because of the special significance that the number has in the Bible. Six is known as an "imperfect number" because it is one short of seven, the "perfect number" (seven days in the week, seven tongues of flame, seven spiritual gifts...). So three (the number of the Trinity) sixes is seen as extremely imperfect. Therefore, 666 represents imperfect man, while 777 represents God.
For example, scholars who believe the Book of Revelation refers to real people and events argue that the number represents the value of Nero or Neron Caesar (נרון קסר, Nrwn Qsr*) in Hebrew letters, which also have numerical values
by molle March 30, 2005
Permissions level for a file in UNIXwhich allows anyone to read, execute, or write to that file. Simply put - any schmoe can look at and change the file. A bad idea if the file is, or may someday become, even remotely important or senstive.
Executed at the command line as "chmod 777 <filename>"
Executed at the command line as "chmod 777 <filename>"
"Have you gone mad, Carl?!" Thad screeched, "'chmod 777 /etc/password 'is like walking into Compton buck naked, covered in swastikas, with hundred dollar bills taped to your dick!"
by Scary Mike June 16, 2004
An extremely lucky number, due to the fact that everyone knows 7 is the luckiest number around, and if you have three of them...
by Kenthar March 18, 2003
The number of perfection.
See also 666
See also 666
I am perfect for a bare the numbers 777.
by Bone September 11, 2004


text:
Featured News - Current News - Archived News - News Categories
More than 9,000 Realtors gathered in Washington, D.C., last week during the Realtors 2013 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. Louis Vinci, President of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors, was among them. Vinci and fellow Realtors from across the country attended meetings and visited lawmakers on Capitol Hill to address critical housing and private property issues.
This year's meetings centered on a number of pressing issues affecting real estate markets and the nation's more than 75 million current and aspiring homeowners. Various sessions focused on mortgage finance reform, tax laws for homeownership and real estate investment, and keeping the Federal Housing Administration single-family mortgage program affordable.
"Realtors know that homeownership is an investment in your future," Vinci said. "It's also an investment in our country, because housing plays a critical role in the long- and short-term health of this nation. As the leading advocate for private property rights, homeownership and housing issues, Realtors are committed to keeping housing first in the halls of Congress and in their communities across the country.
While in Washington, Realtors met with Congressman Chris Collins; Congressman Brian Higgins' assistant; and senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Capitol Hill to address critical issues related to today's housing market - particularly maintaining the current mortgage interest deduction, and the need to preserve the mission and purpose of the FHA (to protect homeownership tax policies and urge comprehensive restructuring of the secondary mortgage market).
"Realtors gathered on Capitol Hill to meet with legislators about the issues that matter most to Realtor' businesses, communities and the consumers they represent," said John Leonardi, BNAR CEO. "It is imperative that we continue to advocate for public policies that promote sustainable homeownership and help move the real estate market forward toward a full recovery."
Throughout the week, Realtors participated in sessions with a number of government officials and industry experts who addressed many of today's critical housing, mortgage finance and real estate investment issues. Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spoke about the agency's efforts to help the housing market recover from the financial crisis. Congressman Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, and commentator and analyst Jeffrey Birnbaum shared their perspectives on current issues being debated in Congress and implications for the real estate industry.
Realtors also heard from executives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac who discussed the impact of regulations on mortgage finance markets, as well as valuation problems with Fannie and Freddie short sales and the role of appraisal management companies in the appraisal process. National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun shared his latest outlook for the economy and residential and commercial markets, and expects positive market improvements throughout 2013.
Leonardi also had the chance to explore the latest industry innovations and stay up-to-date on how new products are transforming the real estate business, as more than 125 exhibitors showcased the newest real estate products and services for the industry during the trade expo.
The Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS is one of more than 1,600 local boards and associations of Realtors nationwide that comprise the National Association of Realtors. Locally, BNAR is the "Voice for Real Estate" in the Buffalo Niagara area.


text:
|Global Announcement
|10-30-2009 until 12-02-2018
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Software: PSE 7
Camera: Nikon D50
Posts: 5,449
Signature / Avatar guidelines
In order to prevent pages from taking a long time to load, and to make it easier to scroll down a page, please have your signatures conform to the following guidelines:
Countdowns clocks
No more than two countdown clocks at once, please. If you do have two, please place them on the same line (not one on top of another). Please remove them after your event has passed.
You may post a link to your blog, but no links to commercial sites/businesses. To keep things neat, consider hyperlinking the phrase "My Blog"
Signature height
My one pet peeve is really tall signatures. It's much harder to read through posts when signatures are really lengthy. Please do not have images in your signature taller than 200px or wider than 500px. I hope you can understand and respect my desire to keep the size under control.
- please group similar items together on one line. Don't put a character return (i.e. new line) between each image or blinkie. This makes signatures taller than they need to be.
- please no large blinking/glittery signatures. They are very distracting.
- No mini movies (live action animated gifs)
- NO BANNER ADS in signatures. If you are interested in having your banner displayed above the nav bar, PM me. Ad space is available for sale, and I need the revenue to pay for operational costs. Small 'blinkies' (e.g. 150px x 50px) are allowable, but again, reciprocation on other sites would be appreciated. The MouseScrappers blinkie is located here
- No sharing political or religious views
- No images that will offend/disturb other members
Now, while not required, it would be nice if everyone could put their first name in their signature (unless it's obvious by their username). It just feels more personal to be on a first name basis.
- No images that will offend/disturb other members
- No business logos unless approved by me
- No animated images
- No religious/political images
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Travel agent specializing in Disney Destinations
Magical Vacations, LLC


text:
Next week, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will implement a fix for a glitch that keeps the "Do Not Disturb" feature on iOS devices running even after it should have stopped.
Introduced in June with iOS 6, "Do Not Disturb" mutes iPhones and iPads to incoming calls, notifications and alerts during user-specified time periods, allowing the user to avoid distractions or get some sleep. But, starting on New Year's Day, users around the world began reporting that the feature no longer shuts off automatically, PC Magazine notes.
The problem has been experienced by users in the U.S., Japan, China, Spain, Australia and other nations. Apple acknowledged that the "Do Not Disturb" feature is not shutting off as planned and indicated that a fix for the problem will be issued by January 7.
Until then, Apple suggests that users manually switch the "Do Not Disturb" feature off when they want to receive calls and notifications.
The new glitch is just the latest problem for Apple's iOS. Along with the "Do Not Disturb" feature, iOS 6 also introduced Apple's in-house developed maps app, which replaced Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) long-standing maps app. Users quickly discovered errors in app, leading to a rare public apology from Apple. Last month, Australian police warned motorists not to use the app when driving to the city of Mildura, which the app showed 43 miles away from its actual location, leaving some drivers stranded in a national park.
Shares of Apple slipped fractionally in pre-market trading on Thursday.


text:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Aric Dama (Winfield, Ill.) threw a complete-game, four-hitter to lead MIT to a 12-2 win over Coast Guard in the nightcap of a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader that enabled the Engineers to spit the two games with the Bears. Senior Nate Toll (Olney, Md.) went six+ strong innings in game one that was won by Coast Guard, 2-1.
Toll held MIT (16-5, 11-3 NEWMAC) in check for most of the first game, scattering six hits and surrendering just one unearned run while striking out four. The only run that the Engineers could get was in the fourth. With one down junior Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) walked, but was thrown out at the plate attempting to score on sophomore Hayden Cornwell's (Newport Beach, Calif.) double. Senior Ricardo Perez (Vienna, Va.) followed with a grounder to short that was thrown away for an error, allowing Cornwell to score the first run of the game.
Coast Guard (17-11, 7-6 NEWMAC) came right back with two in the top of the fifth. With one away an infield hit by senior Joe Petry (Worcester, Mass.) and a double by senior Eric Gerken (Tampa, Fla.) tied it up at 1-all. After Gerken moved to third on a wild pitch, junior Rob Bertucci (Belleville, Ill.) came on to pitch for MIT and struck out the first hitter he faced, but gave up a single to senior Nolan Gallagher (New Milford, Conn.) that scored Gerken.
MIT threatened in the bottom of the seventh when freshman Jacob Rothman's (Charlotte, N.C.) pinch-hit, one-out single chased Toll. Senior Curt Barrett (Bremen, Ga.) came on but walked the two hitters he faced to load the bases. Senior Derek Petty (Parker, Colo.) replaced Barrett and got the final two outs to escape the jam and pick up the save.
After scoring just the one run in game one, MIT wasted no time in game two when it scored three times in the first inning. Back-to-back singles and a walk loaded the bases for Perez, who single in the first run of the contest. A wild pitch scored another before an RBI groundout by freshman Nate Rodman (Corvallis, Ore.) made it 3-0.
That was all the run support that Dama would need as he allowed just four hits over his complete game, striking out eight while walking a pair. Dama retired the first 12 hitters he faced in order before Coast Guard loaded the bases with none out in the fifth. All the Bears could get was a sac fly from sophomore Tim Betts (Ft. Myers, Fla.) as Dama retired three straight to get out of it. A walk and an RBI double by senior Mike Massaro (Sewell, N.J.) in the ninth was the only other damage allowed by Dama as he improved to 5-1.
Mangrum homered in the fifth for MIT to make it 4-1 before the Engineers took advantage of a Bear error that led to three runs in the seventh. The Engineers put it away in the eighth with five runs, with sophomore Parker Tew (Chapel Hill, N.C.) delivering a two-run single and senior James McKinney (Wakefield, R.I.) driving in another with a base hit.
MIT and Coast Guard will finish the series tomorrow in New London, Connecticut in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday. The Engineers and Bears will square off at Noon.


text:
FOIA Info Reveals That BART Shut Down Cell Service With One Email To Telco Partner
from the it's-that-easy dept
The interesting stuff is closer to the end. Basically, someone from BART, Dirk Peters, sent a single email to ForzaTelecom, who must be BART's partner in managing the cell service, saying that they needed it shut off:
Gentlemen,The "Steve" in question appears to be Steve Dutto from Forza, who replied and sent an email to various telcos (including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and MetroPCS), saying
The BART Police require the M-Line wireless from the Trans Bay Tube Portal to the Balboa Park Station, to be shut down today between 4pm & 8.
Steve , please help to notify all carriers.
I have spoken to or left a voicemail for most of you. We have been told that we must shut down the DAS system from the Oakland portal to the Balboa St. Station from 4-8 pm. We do not believe that any of the carriers need to do anything, the nodes will be turned down from the Civic Center Headend and then turned back up when given the ok from the BART police.The emails also note that beyond cell service, BART also shut down its WiFi service -- also via a single email from a BART representative to the WiFi partner, WiFi Rail, who noted that they were "happy to help in any way." Nice of them.


text:
Adam Lallana has targeted a place in England's starting line-up for the first match of the World Cup, after a strong performance in the 3-0 win against Peru.
The Saints captain featured for the first 73 minutes at Wembley, and did his chances of playing a key role in Brazil this summer no harm at all.
England now fly to Miami for friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras, before jetting to South America, with their opening World Cup fixture, against Italy, taking place on June 14.
Lallana is hoping to retain his starting berth for that game.
"I was delighted (to start). Obviously, getting in the starting line-up for the first game in Manaus is what everyone's striving for, and hopefully I've done enough to impress the manager and show him what I'm capable of," he said.
"It was a good result and we move onto the next game."
Lallana, who was not allowed to talk about club matters, added: "It's been a great week, a hard week's training, a good bit of fitness, wearing layers to try and adapt for what we're coming into.
"The weather's not been too kind to us this week, but the fitness of everyone is looking good.
"We haven't picked up any injuries, so that's the main thing. We'll recover and fly out to Miami on Sunday.
"It's a big week, we've got two big games out there in tough conditions, so we'll look to put in a couple of good performances like we did today."
Lallana said he was excited about the prospect of what lies ahead, although admitted it is still hard to totally get his head around.
"It's a strange feeling, you just want to take it all in, but it seems to be happening so quickly," he said.


text:
THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Microsoft published the December CTP of SQL Server 2005 SP2 on the web on December 19th. Find it at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d2da6579-d49c-4b25-8f8a-79d14145500d&DisplayLang=enThis update replaces the November CTP located at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/ctp.mspx. Read Paul Mestemaker's blog post about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlrem/archive/2006/12/19/SP2-Dec-CTP.aspxEnjoy!-Kevin
If you would like to receive an email when updates are made to this post, please register here
Subscribe to this post's comments using


text:
In "Volatility view" (below), we list some average at-the-money volatility, implied-to-realized spreads and skew figures for some ETFs and equity indexes. Although the three years between March 2009 and November 2012 represent only a short time period, the numbers display some general trends that are observable for longer time series and in other markets, as well: Most notably, on average positive implied-to-realized volatility spreads and high skew levels for equity indexes or equity ETFs.
The positive implied-to-realized spread is a supporting argument for short volatility investments such as, for example, selling short-dated out-of-the-money put options. Because these positions contain delta-positive exposure, they are intended for those investors who expect a neutral to positive performance of the ETF underlying.
With a spot price of around $42 for the iShares Emerging Markets Index, selling a one-month put option with a strike of $38 currently would generate income of around 30¢. However, people should be aware of the downside risks if markets crash. One way to reduce this risk is to take the premium and purchase a put option on an underlying that is positively correlated to the iShares ETF.
Investors with a more positive view on emerging markets compared to the S&P 500 — and who identify S&P 500 volatility as cheap compared to emerging market ETF volatility — may want to take the iShares Emerging Market ETF put premium and buy S&P 500 put options. With a high skew on the S&P 500, investors should select put options that are closer to at-the-money. In this case, the number of long S&P 500 put options should be adjusted to reflect the higher delta of at-the-money options.


text:
Samuel Houston College
- Image
- View Full Image
- Created Date
- 1916-1916
- Creator
- Davis, Jackson, 1882-1947
- Contributing Institution
- University of Virginia Library
- Subjects
- Austin (Tex.)--Cities and towns by name
Travis County (Tex.)--Regions and states by name
Texas--Regions and states by name
Colleges--Single built works by function
South (U.S.)--Regions and states
African Americans--People by ethnic group
Schools--Single built works by function
Huston-Tillotson University--Universities and colleges by name
- Location
- United States
- Type
- image
- Format
- Photography
- Rights
- For more information about the use of this material, please go to http://search.lib.virginia.edu/terms.
There are no restrictions for accessing this material.
- Chicago citation style
- Davis, Jackson, 1882-1947. Samuel Houston College. 1916-1916. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:329928. (Accessed November 20, 2018.)
- APA citation style
- Davis, Jackson, 1882-1947, (1916-1916) Samuel Houston College. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:329928
- MLA citation style
- Davis, Jackson, 1882-1947. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:329928>.


text:
Djokovic ousted, Murray rolls in Miami
Key Biscayne, FL – Two-time reigning Miami champ Novak Djokovic was upended in straight sets in Tuesday's fourth round, while former champion and 2012 runner-up Andy Murray advanced comfortably at the Sony Open, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
The Australian Open champion Djokovic, who titled here in 2007 and was the Miami runner-up to Murray in 2009, was ousted by 15th-seeded German Tommy Haas in 1 hour, 20 minutes on Day 7 of this 12-day event.
Djokovic saved just 5-of-9 break point opportunities, allowing Haas to move into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 decision.
The 15th-seeded Haas will next face Giles Simon in the next round after the 11th-seeded Frenchman earned a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, triumph over seventh-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
Meanwhile, the second-seeded U.S. Open champion Murray handled 16th-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4 to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with ninth-seeded Marin Cilic, who outlasted sixth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-6 (7-4).
Third-seeded David Ferrer drubbed 13th-seeded rising Japanese Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-2 and fourth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych dismantled 17th-seeded American Sam Querrey 6-1, 6-1 in a mere 51 minutes at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The gritty Spaniard Ferrer will meet Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer in the quarters, while the 2010 Miami runner-up Berdych of the Czech Republic will encounter Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
An eighth-seeded Gasquet moved on by coming from behind to beat 10th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), while another fourth- rounder saw Melzer overcome Spaniard Albert Ramos 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The winner of this $4.169 million event will pocket $719,160.


text: John Hearns wrote: > On Thu, 2005-11-24 at 10:49 +0100, Toon Knapen wrote: > > >>The problem is that our parallel direct out-of-core solver thus needs to >>store tmp data on disk. We already encountered problems when people are >>using one global NFS mounted filesystem for storing the tmp data of all >>nodes in the parallel run. > > For temporary data you should strongly encourage your users to write to > scratch areas locally on the nodes. > Or if you are writing the software, configure your software to do that, > maybe using an environment variable. We allow users to specify the scratch-directory to make it point to a local disk but this does not guarantee us that it will effectively point to a local disk (or performant SAN). I don't see how an env.var. could solve that? t


text:
What types of baby cots are available? There are several styles of cots available, including sleigh cot beds, space saver cots and folding cot beds with mattresses, so choose what will make you the most comfortable in terms of the care of your baby. Here are some of the most common types of cribs: These tend to be less expensive than other options. These cot beds have the ability to convert into beds once your baby is old enough for the transition.
These can be a good investment and last you into the future.
True to their name, these cribs are round in shape, allowing the baby a full view of his or her surroundings. In addition to the crib, you may need to purchase a specific mattress and bedding to fit the round shape. How do I know if the crib is safe for my baby? This is by all means the most important factor when it comes to purchasing a cot.
Refer to the following points to be sure the cot will be a safe haven for your baby: Shake the baby cot bed to ensure its stability. If it wobbles, you may want to pass. Should I purchase a baby cot with an adjustable mattress height?
This can be helpful for reaching in and picking up your baby, but be sure you adjust the mattress at the appropriate time. Where should I put the cot? Avoid places near window blinds and near shelving with small gadgets or trinkets.
Here are some of the most common types of cribs: Share Features Cot bed and single bed duvets are now available to complement our Gro to Bed bedding sets.
What size baby cot bed should I get? Cots vary in sizes, with convertible cots usually being slightly larger than standard cots.
Generally we believe the larger the better when it comes to cots as your baby will be able to use it for longer, but this will depend on the space you have available. Be sure to browse our other beautiful nursery furniture , too.
В© 2016 - 2018 Business_Blog. All rights reserved | Template by W3layouts


text:
County Adoption RECORDS ()
Official USA County Records Provider
|The Largest Records Database Provider.
More than 300 Million Records in Database,
for the first time on the internet!
The only one way to get the details of County, !!!
Get registered with us today to secure the best accessing of all the County Adoption Records of USA. We are here presenting you all county adoption records from nook and corner of County online. Take the advantage of county adoption records search and secure authentic and detailed information.
|Probably the best Records Provider In the World
County Records API | Public Records API | Background Check API
Home | Login | Contact Us | FAQS | Site Index
By using the website (adoption.county-records.ws), you are complying with the privacy policies & terms of services. Further using of the website (adoption.county-records.ws), or database or data please refer to our privacy & terms of service pages.


text:
Get the Results You Want Today by Hiring an Edgware Marketing Freelancer
If you want to be guaranteed results, a great Edgware marketing freelancer is all you need. I specialise in creating multi-channel digital marketing campaigns that will surely help you improve your current traffic, leads, and sales. If you want to get the results you need, let's start talking!
I have experience in SEO, PPC, conversion optimisation, email, social media, affiliate marketing, and website design and development.
An Honest Concern For Your Campaign Progress
I have worked as a marketing freelancer for well over ten years. My clients enjoyed my services and eventually reached their full potential through the marketing strategies we created.
I have worked with companies such as Randstad, Willow & Hall, XLN and Ministry of Sound. I have worked closely with them in all operations and worked hard to give them exceptional results. In my years working with these successful companies, I've learned lessons and gained experience. This guarantees that I can deliver the marketing results you desire.
Some of My Key Achievements
- Getting a client onto page one of Google in seven months
- Year-on-year account sales growth of 30%
- Online Affiliate program managed, growing sales by 67% in 6 months
- Managed a complete end-end web development project
- Content development and execution of a campaign to take a search term from unsearchable to position one on Google in 6 months
Why Would You Need A Freelancer? At Some Point, You Will Need Someone To:
- Act as a temp hire to bridge the gap between a permanent hire
- Work on a simple project basis such as writing a digital strategy or development project
- Fill in a maternity cover position
- Upskill your team to being more digitally savvy
Applied Knowledge from an Edgware Marketing Freelancer Drives Quicker Business Acceleration
My expertise in as an Edgware Marketing Freelancer has equipped me with the ability to make business better. The best strategies and solutions to your business's marketing struggles can easily be identified. This allows for an improved business growth within a short period.
Some of the Edgware marketing Freelancer services I can provide:
- Website design and development– Help you redesign a website or improve your current website to be smarter, quicker and more profitable.
- Improve your ranking on search engines – Appear more often and higher than your competition on search engine results.
- Website conversion optimisation – Improving your website conversion to convert more site visitors into sales.
- PPC and online advertising – Paid services to make sure your services get in front of customers straight away.
- Social media marketing – Grow your social media presence. This allows your audience to be familiar with your brand, know more about you and your services, and more importantly, where to find you.
- Email Marketing – Deliver messages straight to your audiences' inbox, ultimately increase sales from your current users.
- Creating artwork or redesigning your current website – We can help you improve or change your current website for the better.
A Flexible Edgware Marketing Consultant
With my years of experience and knowledge as an Edgware marketing freelancer, I can guarantee that I can give you're the online marketing results you want. Whether you're looking for a short-term marketing solution or an entire marketing managed service, know that your business will be in good hands with me. Get in touch soon and let's talk about your goals!
Need a way to assess your marketing performance, identify gaps and areas for improvement, and set up a timeline to effectively achieve your goals? Get in touch, and with a little chat, we can identify these objectives with you.


text:
The pop trio Wilson Phillips, comprised of singers Chynna Phillips and Carnie and Wendy Wilson, is back in the limelight, thanks to a new album, "Dedicated," and a reality series, "Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On," airing on the TV Guide Network. For Chynna Phillips, the CD of covers is a way to pay homage to their parents and celebrate their musical heritage. (Phillips is the daughter of the Mamas and the Papas members Michelle and the late John Phillips. The Wilsons are the daughters of Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame.)
A resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., Phillips competed last year on "Dancing with the Stars." She has also released music as part of the Christian pop duo Chynna and Vaughan and does charitable work for organizations such as the Los Angelitos Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. An accomplished cook who enjoys preparing meals for her children and her husband William Baldwin — even when they're traveling — Phillips says she doesn't like to admit she's 44 years old because "I'm still 21 at heart."
You may follow Phillips on @chynnaphillips and get updates about the group at www.wilsonphillipsmusic.com
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Tuscany, Italy. It sounds so cliche, but it's such a beautiful spot. I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather go. If I can't make it to Tuscany, my bed will do, too.
Q. To someone who was going to Tuscany for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. Rent a little villa — something cute, quaint and cozy — and stay as long as you can. Fill your days hiking, exploring, discovering, interacting with the people and eating. My favorite thing to do is to pack a picnic, find a secluded hillside, bring the one you love and kiss your worries goodbye. One of my favorite things about Italy is the care that they take with prepping their food with the best ingredients they can. Italians love to eat and I do too! I love finding a local market where I buy some fresh produce and bring it home to whip up a simple meal with lots of garlic, basil and olive oil and serve with a bottle of wine. Italy is amazing and Tuscany is my favorite.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. I love Montauk, N.Y. It used to be untapped. Now it's becoming more tapped into, but it's really the best place to escape, especially in the off season! Everyone goes to the Hamptons in the summertime, but my favorite time to go to Montauk is after all the tourists have gone home. I rent a little seaside cottage and love to watch the ocean. The temperature is cooler and you might not be able to go swimming, but the waves and the shore are absolutely breathtaking. The best restaurants aren't crowded then and the people in Montauk are really the nicest you'll find anywhere in the United States. The residents who live there year round enjoy such a close knit community and they are so generous to share their home with people each year. What I love so much about it is the sense of community and the beauty of the town.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. I'm not sure if it was my first vacation, but it was my first true getaway where we were gone for an extended period of time when I was about seven. I lived in London for a year and I loved it. It really changed who I was. Before I left for London, I was on the lower end of my class scholastically. But when I returned to Los Angeles, I climbed to the top of my class and probably had the best penmanship in the Los Angeles school district! I lived in a six-story house with my mother who, at the time, was shooting a film called "Valentino." It didn't have an elevator so I also came back with the best hamstrings of all my girlfriends. I remember watching The Changing of the Guard, going to see Big Ben, walking in Hyde Park and I remember collecting acorns in the park. It's funny how you remember little things like that.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A. My favorite weekend getaways in California are Monterey Bay and wine country, especially Sonoma. My husband and I love to take a drive up the coast. It's such a romantic and beautiful place.
Q. How do your travels differ depending on whether you're working or taking a vacation with loved ones?
A. Hotels are always different, but really it doesn't differ much because I still have to bring my arsenal of kitchenware wherever I go: my steamer, blender, chopping block, knife, organic fruits and vegetables and a cooler. I'm basically a traveling kitchen. No matter where we are or what we're doing or who's traveling with me, I'm always prepping a home-cooked meal. Knowing exactly what I am eating and how it is prepared is very important to me. I've found prepping my own food when I travel is the one way I can really stay sane when we're on the road for a tour or on vacation!
Q. What are your favorite hotels?
A. My favorite hotels are the ones that don't have elevators. I'm not one for loving high floors. A one-floor hotel with less than 50 rooms is my dream, but since finding those are impossible, unless you're on a beach somewhere, I like boutique hotels. But the Peninsula (www.peninsula.com) is great, too. The service is impeccable and it's so gorgeous.
Q. What are your five favorite cities?
A. Paris, London, Capetown, South Africa, Florence and Rome. I've been so blessed to be able to see so many places in my lifetime.
Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?
A. Italy. I live in Santa Barbara and I'm surrounded by mountains and ocean. The countryside of Italy reminds me a lot of home. It's nestled between mountains and ocean with breathtaking views, fantastic shorelines, great hiking and great surfing.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. I'd like to go to the Seychelles. I've never been to Bora Bora or Mustique either. I've also never been to Thailand and would love to go there.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. My traveling kitchen, my one-pound weights that I bring with me wherever I go and my bible. One way I've figured out to relieve the stress of packing, especially on tours, is to make myself a master checklist. I carry it with me on my iPhone and access it whenever I travel. Not only does it help me pack before I leave, but it helps me pack up my hotel room. I hate forgetting things!
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. To go to Spain for an extended stay and study Spanish because I'm 80 percent fluent. I'd love to master the language. And I love a good paella.
Q. What are your favorite restaurants?
A. Adama (http://adamavegan.com/) in Santa Barbara. Sakana in Santa Barbara, because they always add a twist to the sushi. Toscana (http://www.toscanabrentwood.com/ ) in Brentwood, Calif. And Shun Lee (http://www.shunleewest.com) and GustOrganics (http://www.gustorganics.com/) in New York City.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. Sleeping in. I love to sleep in. And sneaking in a massage whenever I can.
Q. What kind of research do you do before you go away on a trip?
A. I like to make sure there's a Whole Foods or Natural Market within 10 miles of my destination, if I'm traveling within North America. If I'm outside of the United States, I like to make sure whatever hotel I'm staying at uses primarily organic vegetables. My dietary sensitivities make it very difficult to enjoy traveling if I am not able to eat properly, so this sort of research is very important to me!
Q. What is your worst vacation memory?
A. It was just this Christmas, actually. I traveled with my family to Sun Valley for a skiing vacation and the day after we arrived we all contracted the Norovirus. Me, my three kids, my husband and the other family we were staying with — we all ended up in the hospital, having to get IVs. That was a fabulous trip.
(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow "Go Away With..." on Twitter @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)