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Congratulatory messages for President-elect Barack Obama are pouring in from all over the world. In Washington, a signing wall has been erected at the steps of one the city's most famous monuments. Visitors from around the world have stopped by to relay good wishes. Others have sent congratulations through e-mail. Jeff Swicord Reports.
At the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, dedicated to the American president who ended slavery, a signing wall has been erected to congratulate the first African American President-elect, Barack Obama.
The wall is the idea of the web-based non-partisan organization avaaz.org. Its mission is to make sure the views of the world's people get through to their decision-makers.
"What you see here are images and messages from people all over the world," Brett Solomon said. He is Program Director for Avaaz. "From the four corners of the globe - who have been watching intently what has happened in the U.S. intently - who are extremely encouraged and hopeful about the future."
He says Avaaz is receiving $10,000 e-mails each hour from people congratulating Mr. Obama. Many have sent pictures of themselves along with their messages. At last count, there were messages from people in more than 150 countries.
"This is not just a new era for America, but a new era for the world," Solomon said. "And the photographs of the people they send, there is a twinkle in their eye and a sense of possibility and of hope."
Solomon says shortly after the wall went up, there were hundreds of messages in different languages written by passers by. Jeong Young Sik and his family are visiting from South Korea. They stopped to sign the wall. "Congratulations Mr. Obama.," Sik said. "We hope that President Obama will bring better relations between the U.S. And Korea. Congratulations again."
Thomas Vanzijl and Mark Mulder from the Netherlands said President-elect Obama is popular in Europe. "I think we all like him," Mulder said.
Avaaz plans to keep the wall up for about a week and add more space for signatures as it's needed. The group has invited Mr. Obama to visit the wall. But there is no word on whether he will accept.

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"Print Explosion"
====Steal My Style====
***Disclaimer :: The items linked are either the actual one or something closely resembling the one I have on. I may not be able to link every item all the time.***
Kimono ▶ H&M [SALE].
Tee ▶ H&M.
Printed Trousers ▶ H&M [Conscious Collection].
Nude Gladiator Sandals ▶ New Look.
Necklaces ▶ Forever 21.
Watch ▶ French Connection.
Rings ▶ Gifted.
Bag ▶ Primark.


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Every night before I go to bed I go into the boys room and check on them. I make sure they are under the covers and kiss them one more time. Last night the following is what I found:
I had to get Kevin to come and look. The boys made this fort all by themselves. They were so quiet doing so I had no idea anything was going on in their room until I went to check on them. I thought maybe Kevin had helped them but nope, they did it all by themselves. The boys are just too funny.


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Why do some of my data files include some extra characters or double periods between the network code and channel code in the file name?
In 1998, the DMC began using location identifiers to uniquely identify a data stream among many data streams for the same channel ID and station ID.
EXAMPLE: ANMO.IU.00.BHZ.xxxx and ANMO.IU.10.BHZ.xxxx means there are two different instruments (00 and 10) at the ANMO site that use the BHZ channel designation.
Double periods will result in a filename if a station does not use location identifiers. The file name will look something like this: ANMO.IU..LHN.xxxx, representing the empty designation for a location ID. In SEED, an empty location ID is represented by two SPACE characters. To see if there are location identifiers used for a particular installation, use SeismiQuery's channel tool and be sure to checkbox the "location" field to include this field in your query.


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Prepare to have your senses elevated to stupendous status.
I have no idea how or why this video avoided me for this long, but we have finally had the pleasure of becoming acquainted. I know it's early in our relationship, but I think I am in love.
Lionel Richie + beer + the song "Hello" equals, well, let my good friend Jeff Spicoli tell you:
What the hell does all this mean and why do I have a love affair with Lionel Richie is probably a question surfacing in your mind.
Well back in 1997, I purchased an blue Chevy S-10 that came equipped with a cassette deck. I eventually upgraded to a CD player, but before that happened it was just me and my tapes when I was driving my truck that eventually became known "Jorge." In 1997, cassette tapes weren't really the rage and everything was transitioning to CDs. I was also at my parent's home in Illinois for the summer before I would head back to Idaho for college and that meant most of my music was back at my fraternity.
One of the few choices I had for music was a Lionel Richie's greatest hits cassette tape and I played that thing until I had to do stuff like this:
Basically I love Lionel and I love beer and this commercial makes me pretty happy.
Enjoy your evening. Thanks for swinging by.
I will persevere. I will keep moving forward. I will be the stream.
How do I describe this blog?
A line from the movie "Old School" with a small tweak.
"My friends, this is a safe place. A place where we can feel free sharing our feelings. Think of my blog as a nest in a tree of trust and understanding. We can say anything here."
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Mr. Shife's March Madness 2016 - Day 5
4 comments:
- Stephen Hayes said...
I like his music much more rthan I like beer, but I'm glad the two came together for you.
- 3/05/2016
- the dogs' mother said...
College = the smell of stale beer - in the fraternities :-)
- 3/05/2016
- Valerie said...
Lionel Ritchie.... ah now you're talking. He's the best. Can't say the same about beer, though.
- 3/06/2016
- just bob said...
Was that Jorge as in "George" or Jorge as in "Whore-hey"?
- 3/15/2016
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Flo-Fast Professional Series Pump - Drum Fitment
Availability Out of Stock
The drum-style pump is designed to fit directly into most fuel drums, and includes a flush fit adapter.
NOTE: This item is no longer available through OG Racing.
We apologize for any inconvenience this product discontinuation may cause.
The Flo-Fast Professional Series Drum Pump is capable of transferring 8 gallons of fluid in as little as a minute. The drum-style pump is designed to fit directly into most fuel drums, and includes a flush fit adapter. The bi-directional pump features 3 PTFE vanes to move more fluid faster then the other Flo-Fast models. Constructed from a heavy-duty plastic composite with double PTFE and Viton seals, the Pro-Series pump is designed to safely transfer a variety of fluids: fuels, lubricants, oil, chemicals, anti-freeze, bio-diesel, vegetable oil, etc. There is no quicker, cleaner or easier way to get fluids in and out of your vehicle. The Flo-Fast Pro Model pump features a Ryton pump body, stainless steel hardware, Ryton draw tubes, and O-Ring side plates. The aluminum handle, and 1" diameter hose help this super-duty pump move gallons of fluid at a time!Combine with a Flo-Fast Jug (not included) to create your own ultimate fluid-transfer system!
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Professional Series Pump Features:
• Ryton pump body
• (3) Ryton vanes
• 2 seals (PTFE & Viton)
• Stainless steel hardware
• Ryton draw tubes
• Premium hose 3/4" x 1"
• O-Ring side plates
• Aluminum handle w/ steel shaft
• Tether line with clamp & plug (holds hose in place while pumping)
• Static line, and rigid pipe (placed in the end of hose making it fit a standard 7/8'" opening)


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So, how did this all come about? One day, out of the blue, a woman at my day job gave me a giant bag of yarn. I had never even held a crochet hook in my life. I took it all to my grandmother and said "Teach me your ways, oh wise one."
She taught me the most basic stitch, and sent me on my way to practice. It didn't take me long to master it, and eager to learn more until I could see her again, I started searching the internet for videos. I was instantly hooked (pun totally intended). 90% of what I know was self taught through endless hours of trial and error.
I have always adored newborn photography, and after growing up in my mother's bridal shop, retail is in my blood. Nothing is sweeter than a brand new baby, and those first photographs are priceless. I am honored that so many parents and photographers have chosen to make me part of that. It is my goal to make products worthy of your keepsake box.
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Bom Dia
Uma viagem por full black com apontamentos sports e de inspiração rock.Assim foi o meu look na última edição da ModaLisboa.
Good Morning
A journey in total black with sport details and inspired in Rock vibes. This was my look in last Lisbon Fashion Week edition.
I was wearing:
Black skirt
Black blouse
Sport socks
Boots (Italy)
Lace gloves
Blue sunglasses
White handbag
Leather coat
Jewels in black and silver
Black polish
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A Common Sense guide to safeguarding your property by fitting suitable door and window locks as well general advice on protecting your home. There are some simple steps you can take to increase the security of your house and possessions and reduce the chance of being burgled.
Being burgled is one of the most traumatic events imaginable … but you can do a great deal to prevent it happening. Much of the advice that follows is common sense - sometimes we just need a nudge to get started.
Start by walking around your property. How secure does it seem? Imagine that you've lost your key, and you need to break in! How many opportunities are there? Are there any open windows simply inviting an opportunist thief to enter? How many garden tools or, worse still, ladders, are lying around to help them? By now, you may well have discovered that your property is not as secure as you first thought.
The following list of areas to consider is by no means complete. However, it should encourage you to look at security in a new light.
Doors and keys
It is essential that your main entrance door is fitted with a 5-lever deadlock, and that it conforms to BS3621.
Check that all your doorframes are strong enough to protect your door. For example, there is little point in having an expensive lock when the frame is rotten! Equally, make sure that your door is also strong - hollow or internal doors are not suitable for external use.
Make sure that the door hinges cannot be unscrewed from outside.
Unless your front door is clear, install a wide-angle peephole to allow you to see who's outside.
Never attach your home address to your key ring. If you lose your keys, it's a wonderful invitation if an unscrupulous person picks it up.
Back doors are often forgotten when it comes to security. It is advisable to follow the same guide as for your main entrance door. Fit strong bolts both at the top and the bottom.
Sliding patio doors should be fitted with deadbolts. Also ensure that the sliding leaf is fitted on the inside.
Double doors or French windows should have security bolts fitted to the top and bottom of both doors, in addition to a quality lock.
For peace of mind, we all like a spare key to be readily available for those forgetful or unfortunate occasions that arise. However, don't be tempted to find a secret place to hide it. Burglars are likely to find it. It's much wiser to leave a spare key with someone you trust.
Don't leave your door open or unlocked, when you "just nip out" to the shops or to collect the kids from school. And never leave notes attached to your front door stating that you're out and when you'll be back. An opportunist thief only needs a couple of minutes to get in and make his getaway with your prized possessions.
Double-glazed lockable windows are ideal, and relatively inexpensive window locks are available for all other window types. Make sure that you fit them to all accessible windows and remember to lock them when you're out. It's also a sensible precaution to keep the key out of the view of people looking in through the window, but obviously close enough to the lock for use by your family in an emergency.
As with doors, ensure that the window frames are strong and not rotten.
Louvre windows attract a high degree of risk and an experienced thief will find them a relatively easy hurdle to overcome. If you are unable to make them secure, consider replacing them.


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She was 12 and in junior high school and had a problem of falling down at inexplicable times. Kids were mean.
To prevent herself from collapsing all the way to the ground during these falls, she carried herself on crutches. That way, when she fell, she fell only as far as the rubber arm rest.
During class, when she sat at a desk, the crutches lay beside her on the ground. If a teacher left the room, the boys in the class would tug the rubber arm rests from the crutches and wag them lewdly in her face.
That was pretty bad.
But the worst part of this is she could not explain to anyone – not her friends, not her teachers, not her parents and not her doctors – why she was falling. She did have a growing sense that certain things prompted the falls – blinking Christmas lights, staying up too late, slumber parties at the house of a friend who played really loud music.
She was tested for things that scared the hell out of her parents. MS. MD. Something called Guillain-Barre syndrome, which – like severe forms of muscular dystrophy – paralyzes its victims rapidly and ultimately causes organ failure.
This was 1989, and before the internet, so she couldn't do much research on her own.
When the junior high boys began with the sexually-charged arm rest bullshit, she decided she'd rather risk a fall to the ground. She gave up the crutches.
That Christmas, she sat at the dinner table with her extended family. Her aunt – a child psychologist familiar with neurological disorders – had a striking moment of realization when she watched her niece uncontrollably fling a fork across the table.
"Test her for epilepsy," she said.


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Our release this fortnight is all in rubber stamps and just in time for the Autumn season too! We have more images from Bugaboo in rubber and most of these will be even be fun throughout the year. :D First, I'm thrilled to say Fancy Sunbonnet Witch and Fancy Sunbonnet Halloween have joined the group! And I also want to introduce the funky new Skelekinz - they have an unresistant whimsical nature. he he he
To share my excitement, I've decided to start off with a big SALE! Each of these new rubber stamps are on sale - just drop them into your basket this week and enjoy 25% OFF! But hurry, I've added an additional 10% discount when you use the coupon code SKELABOO at checkout! This is a limited sale and end next Thursday.
And as our little "secret"... the coupon code will work for everything in the Autumn category too! So if you're in the mood for Halloween or Thanksgiving projects then be sure to click HERE for even a greater selection of fabulous images. :D
Now, if you're like me, you love to see the inspiration from the design team and this week is no exception! Check out what the Little Misses have created ...
Our Guest... Nic
Introducing... Pami
I feel like squealing in a whisper voice... "awesome!" The design team has done a fabulous job and I love all their creations - don't you?! I'm so blessed. *Hugs
Thanks for dropping by and now you're free to roam blogland! LOL Don't forget that these rubber stamps are all 25% off plus you can get an additional 10% off with the coupon code. It's so tempting that I know you'll want to click HERE to go shopping!


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To Stewart we took the ferry
We arrived and longed for the prairie
From New Zealand to Nome
There's no place like home
We'll fly with no help from a fairy.
Synopsis: I'm a family practitioner from Sioux City, Iowa. On sabbatical to dance back from the verge of burnout, I'm having adventures and working in out-of-the-way places. We're touring after a month-long assignment an hour outside of quake-stricken Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island.
We drove south from Paparoa and Bruce Bay, along New Zealand's southwest coast, down the loneliest stretch of highway either of us could remember. So little traffic passed we saw no other cars for thirty minutes at a stretch. Two sheep wandered outside their paddocks in evident safety.
Despite Southern Hemisphere's fast-pproaching wnter, though we drove further south than Minneapolis lays north, the temperature stayed above freezing. We filled the tank in Haast at the slowest pump I can remember, requiring a quarter-hour for six gallons (twenty-four liters) while I swatted at biting black flies.
Rains forests require rain which biting insects love; no surprise that flying blood suckers abound in the environment. They're just doing their job.
Further south we lunched in Queenstown, a mountain resort that reminded Bethany us of the tourist glitz in Keystone, Colorado, complete with a huge lake.
On south we went, further south than either of us had ever been before, and stopped in Kingston, the only guests at a motel that would have charmed if we hadn't had to wrap ourselves in blankets to play Scrabble. New Zealanders don't think much of central heating; during the few cold months many heat with wood, a few with coal, but hostelry relies on space heaters.
Further south yet, through Invercargill to Bluff, the southern tip of the South Island and famous for its oysters. We walked from the Drunken Sailor car park further south, to the point, and looked across the water to Stewart Island.
We took the afternoon ferry there, landing at sunset. The usually laid-back Kiwi attitude slows to the speed of the tides on Stewart Island and outside the tourist season they really relax. One shop turned on its lights during the posted store hours of 1:00 to 3:00 but didn't unlock its doors till 1:30.
Oban remains as the sole town on the island, with a year-round population of 600. The rest of the island hosts the southernmost wild whitetail deer population in the world. I briefly contemplated the irony and absurdity of leaving Iowa to hunt the same species that browses in my back yard.
Two hours before sunrise we awoke at the South Seas Hotel and walked out to Ackers Point in hopes of seeing little blue penguins, the smallest species. Having made a mistaken detour into a sheep paddock in the darkness despite the use of the clip-on headlight I bought in Barrow, we arrived too late to see the raft depart.
We walked around town after breakfast, then went back to the hotel to sit in the midday sun, never more than halfway from the horizon.
"I'm ready to go back," Bethany said.
"So am I," I said, standing, closing my eyes and clicking my heels three times. "There's no place like home". I opened my eyes. "We're not in Kansas!"
"Nor in Iowa," Bethany said. "We still have to drive to Dunedin, fly to Christchurch to Wellington to Auckland to LA to Phoenix to Omaha and drive to Sioux City."
Tags: biting black flies, Bluff, Drunken Sailor restaurant, ferry, Haast, Invercargill, little blue penguins, South Seas Hotel, Stewart Island, whitetail deer


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I found this on internet and couldn't resist to share with you guys.
" I know that everything is made of God and money also comes from that loving source, and I intend that an abundance of money is coming to me and I intend that I now have an unlimited supply of money in my life. There is plenty of Money to go around and I feel wonderful when I receive this money. Every time that I receive more money into my life I feel overjoyed!


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In Christianity, all sin generates a need to confess and ask God's forgiveness. Not all sins, however, are equivalent in the eyes of God or society at large, according to Catholic Answers.
According to Christian tradition, the scriptures explicitly state that even a small, unprofessed or unforgiven sin is enough to warrant a sinner to be condemned to hell. Some sins, however, are so severe that they generate more severe judgment. The Catholic Church, in particular, separates sin into two categories: venial and mortal. Venial sins are smaller offenses. Mortal sins are those that are so severe that they alter the character of a person in such a way as to render his or her salvation in jeopardy.
Mortal sins are not reserved to acts themselves but the level to which an individual commits sin as well. In other words, if two people commit a sin, both are guilty in the eyes of God. However, if one of those two people commits the sin multiple times but the other only once, God judges the two accordingly. The severity of sins is also viewed similarly in the eyes of God. In other words, committing a sin, such as murder, is offensive to God. Committing that same sin in a particularly heinous manner is even more so.