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Figure Drawing From Life: Tools, Techniques, and Tricks
Paperback, 76 Pages
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This book gives a set-by-step drawing method based loosely on the "Reilly" technique which allows for drawing figures from life in less than 15 minutes. It covers "full" figure drawing from the initial setup of the "lines of action" through the finishing details for the face, hands, and feet. Also included are three demonstrations and a gallery of finished drawings.
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- Donelli J. DiMaria (Standard Copyright License)
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- March 16, 2011
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- 76
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- Perfect-bound Paperback
- Interior Ink
- Black & white
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- 8.5 wide x 11 tall
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what's that you say, idiotgreychild?
turning sheets of plastic and old bottle tops into something cool
Scratch Built X-Wing
R2-D2: Life Sized
Anatomy of a foot
These shots illustrate some good progress on the legs and feet and are also an insight into how the feet are built. I learned a lot about the various qualities of soup packaging in my attempts to find the right shape and size pieces for the feet. Turns out Tesco's Finest soups are, in fact, the finest.
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Marvel Studios certainly seems to be ramping up their proposed plans to release three films a year now. Just hours after Sony announced a delay of "The Amazing Spider-Man 3" to sometime in 2018, Marvel has jumped on the one obvious hole they had in their schedule announced the other day.
That's right, Marvel Studios has locked down the May 4th 2018 release date for yet another untitled film. That means both 2017 and 2018 will each see three Marvel Studios features scoring a release – one in early May, one in July, one in early November. Here's the full schedule as it now stands:
August 1st 2014: "Guardians of the Galaxy"
May 1st 2015: "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
July 17th 2015: "Ant-Man"
May 6th 2016: "Captain America 3"
July 8th 2016: TBD (likely "Doctor Strange")
May 5th 2017: TBD
July 28th 2017: TBD
November 3rd 2017: TBD
May 4th 2018: TBD
July 6th 2018: TBD
November 2nd 2018: TBD
May 3rd 2019: TBD


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Hi everyone, although my prom series is over I still want to keep on doing my makeup posts as you seem to be enjoying them. I really like creating them too so there will be lots more to come, today is a blown out smokey eye.
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation
MUFE Cream Concealer Palette
Maybelline The Eye Eraser Concealer
No7 Loose Translucent Powder
Urban Decay Concealer Pencil in M16
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Bronze
L'oreal Blusher in Sandalwood Pink
Stilla Kitten Eye shadow
I first applied the foundation all over the face with a beauty blender. I then used the MUFE cream concealer under the eyes, then used the Maybelline concealer over the top and also in other places I wanted to highlight. I contoured with the concealer pencil then used the hoola bronzer to help blend it out. I buffed the Rimmel bronzer over the cheeks and around the face to add warmth. I finished with applying blusher to the apples of the cheeks and highlighter to the top of them using the Stilla kitten eye shadow.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Medium Ash
Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted Brow Gel in Brunette
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Stilla In The Light Eyeshadow Palette
Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
Stilla Smudge Stick in Damsel
False lashes
To start I filled in my brows and set them with the gel. I then primed the the eyelids with the NYX pencil then started my applying Bare Eye shadow all over the lid. I used Bliss with a big fluffy brush into the crease. To create the winged-out look I used Sandstone first to create the shape and built it up with Ebony. I used the same two eye shadows for the under eyes following on the shape and making sure it all blended around nicely. It took a lot of time so you just have to be patient, keep blending and build up slowly. I lined the top lash line and lower water line with the pencil then applied mascara. I finished by applying false lashes (not sure which these were) and Kitten eye shadow in the inner corners.
Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel
Revlon Lip Butter in Creme Brulee
I used the Lip Pencil in the outer corners then the lipstick all over.
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Planning consent for the purpose-built 1.9km circuit has been granted and the contract for construction awarded to GD Harries & Sons Ltd with work starting this week.
The council's Executive Board Member for Culture, Sport and Tourism Cllr Peter Hughes-Griffiths said he was delighted work was starting.
"This is a really exciting project which supports our aspiration for Carmarthenshire to become the cycling hub of Wales," he said. "The council's cycling strategy sets out its objectives to improve infrastructure, develop opportunities particularly for young people, and support events.
"The circuit will provide a safe, traffic-free environment for coaching and training and will be used to stage competitive cycling competitions and recreational activities as well as other sports such as triathlon and athletics.
"It will be of British cycling standard with a 6m wide, tarmac surface of varying gradients and bends, and will be the best in Wales – if not the UK – attracting local, regional and national events, races and training camps.
"Pembrey Country Park is the perfect location for the circuit, it will boost our already growing tourism economy attracting yet more people to the county who will stay and spend in the area as well as increasing park income through entrance fees, caravan and camping stays."
It is hoped the facility will help develop local young talent and encourage people into sport and more active, healthier lifestyles.
Welsh Cycling Chief Executive Anne Adams-King said: "We know that purpose-built facilities increase the numbers participating regularly in sport in the community setting, and that this is key to behaviour change that lead to healthier lifestyles. In addition to increasing opportunities for physical activity, a dedicated facility would be an asset to community clubs, bring with it dozens of volunteer roles in clubs and community groups. Volunteering is known to improve wellbeing, community cohesion, and is an indicator within the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, alongside sport and physical activity. It would also bring with it opportunities to develop other activities, including athletics, triathlon and Nordic skiing.
"The circuit will also provide a key resource for talent development. Cycling, like any other sport, needs to provide opportunities at grass roots level for children and young people, enabling them to continue on the talent pathway and even onto elite level, via our sport pathway.
"We have a strong team of 20 riders who are currently competing at this year's Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, most of whom are young riders representing Wales for the very first time, including former Towy Riders club members Manon Lloyd, Jess Roberts and Joe Holt. We have seen great progression amongst the younger riders during the last four years; and we are confident that introducing more and more facilities like the closed road circuit at Pembrey will give young people the opportunity to progress and display the depth of sporting talent Wales has to offer."
It is also good news for local cycling clubs; Bynea Cycling Club secretary Alan Smith said: "The new Pembrey road circuit will be the perfect venue and location for new cyclists to improve their cycling skills in a safe environment. The circuit will be used for training and racing which will be of benefit to experienced cyclists who may just want to ride sportives a little quicker all the way to the international and professional cyclists in south west Wales who will use the circuit to prepare for their competitions. Bynea Cycling Club look forward to supporting this fantastic facility."
Roger Bowen from locally-based Amigo Cycling Club has also welcomed the facility: "This circuit will provide safe off-road cycling for the starter and experienced cyclist alike. With the links to the coastal path and the other cycle networks around Pembrey, Burry Port, Kidwelly and Llanelli it should greatly benefit the cycling community of Carmarthenshire."
The council has allocated capital funding of £500,000 towards the circuit, with support from Welsh Cycling and Sport Wales.
The construction of the circuit, at the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory, is expected to take approximately eight weeks, with a summer opening date. GD Harries was also the company that recently refurbished the historic velodrome at Carmarthen Park.
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Hi all.
My name is Stuart, I'm 32 and currently living in Melbourne's west. I'm writing this post as a form of commitment, and help. I have been doing allot of thinking about things recently and i think the time has come to try and turn it around. Firstly a little background about why i am here.
Most of my life i have been fit, healthy and happy. A regular soccer player, amongst other sports. I really do enjoy my sport with soccer being my leading passion. i worked in many fields since i was 15 from supermarkets to high end offices as a IT specialist. My jobs always kept me active and along with my hobbies i had a nice balance of exercise and diet.
when i was 19 i seriously hurt my back pushing a car trying to start it. at the time i was miss diagnosed and told to just rest and it will get better, this never happened and i have been living with it on and off ever since. recently i was told it's a bulging disc they said it's something "just have to live with" this seriously effects my quality of life, ability to work and health. more on that later.
2 years ago i had a break down at work, i quit and went into therapy. i was diagnosed with depression and currently take medication as well as seeing a professional. During all this have had some serious set backs with my back, even after seeing different physio's, GP's etc it seems i have hit a wall with treatment other than Pilates, stretching and trying to stay active. Hard to do when something as simple as washing the dishes can cause a flare up and have me riving in pain for 2 days, and back on my feet in 3-4.
With all that in mind. i kind of had a vision of what i didn't want to be when i was 30+, and i have become that. An overweight, lazy, unemployed loser that's fed up of feeling that way. since i have been off work i have gained 31kgs, on my 5ft 5 frame that's allot, especially when i am use to being 70ish. Today i type this at 101kgs, the heaviest i have ever been ever, and I'm sure other forumites here know how that feels, that is why i am reaching out for help. How goes some one with little to no self esteem, no job turn it around?
how does one charge i can't to i can? regardless of the hurdles in front of them. people with more debilitating injuries have done it why can't i?
I'm sick to death of having my back problem, and now my weight tieing me down. I have a loving and supportive wife that deserves a fit, agile and well built man to call her own, and i want to be that for her again. i want to get my old Liverpool (soccer) shirts out from my closet and where them again with pride But i don't know how?
I have made several attempts to make a habit of exercise but they have mostly failed as once i get going and into a routine my back will fail on me again and I'm back to square one. Including a blog i use to write daily. I don't have allot of exercise tools to work with but i do have a treadmill, xbox connect with the biggest loser game, and dogs.
I would like to hear from people that have had similar experiences, success stories and anyone that might have some advice on how i can turn this all around and be the buff, well defined man my wife deserves.
Thank you in advance for reading this long post,


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BRISTOL/MIDDLEBURY — The Mount Abraham Union High School girls' soccer team will play for its first-ever Division II championship on Saturday after an overtime semifinal win on Wednesday afternoon, but the Middlebury Union field hockey team could not on Wednesday evening upset undefeated No. 1 D-I seed Essex.
BRISTOL — It was decades in the making, but Bristol finally has a new bridge on Route 116.
A cadre of local officials and legislators joined state Transportation Secretary Brian Searles Monday afternoon for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the center of the new span, which crosses the New Haven River on Route 116 between River and Carlstrom roads.
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Turnout. Off-year turnout in Vermont typically runs between 55 and 60 percent of the registered voters. This year's turnout is likely to be between 45 and 50 percent, about 10 percent lower than normal.
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The original digital music store is still top dog 10 years later. iTunes still controls 66.2 percent of the digital market, according to an NPD report in WSJ. It's biggest rival, Amazon, has a 13.3 percent share. However, those close to the record labels say iTunes dominance can get much higher. On some days, the Apple music store reaches almost 90 percent of the market, with Amazon holding onto a scant 6-10 percent. Is this healthy?
Though Amazon's numbers are up a couple percent (it had 11 percent last year), the online store seems unable to crack the iTunes fortress. It isn't giving up the fight, however. In 2010, the online retailer has been aggressively marking down album prices, selling new releases for as little as $2.99. ITunes, by contrast, sells most albums for at least $9.99 and some are priced as high as $14.99. In select circumstances the strategy has worked. Kid Rock's new album Born Free was a heavily discounted Amazon exclusive during its first week of release and digital sales made up almost 12 percent of the 189,000 copies it sold. But success comes at a price. Amazon often takes a loss on deeply discounted MP3s and the bargain hunting doesn't seem to be helping Amazon MP3 capture any market share from iTunes. Amazon's share may have grown 2.3 percent this year, but iTunes gained 3 percent.
Still, the digital music market is growing, but slower than CD sales are falling. Digital sales grew 13 percent this year as CD sales fell 20 percent. Digital singles have remained almost completely stagnant, while album sales, Amazon's specialty, fueled almost all of this year's growth.
Think outside the download, Amazon
Our best advice would be for Amazon to try something new. Why not lift some of the restrictions on MP3 downloads and also give users unlimited access to a cloud-copy of their music library? Imagine being able to purchase an album on your computer and instantly download it to your MP3 player, TV, or any other device with ease, much like the Whispersync service Amazon offers for Kindle books. Currently, you can download 1 copy of an MP3 song or album. If your Internet goes out midway through the download, good luck. The best way to combat digital music piracy (which is very healthy this year) and gain new customers may be to let them do whatever they want with the music they purchase. If only record labels and the RIAA would see the light.


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Baby's Breath - Muscari
Dainty soft blue flowers cluster on stems to form grape bunch forms. Excellent for clumps, border displays or potted. Grow to a height of 10-15cm and can be left undisturbed for several years.
Height 10-20cm
Aspect Part shade to full sun in cool areas
Soil Free draining
Planting Time Autumn
Potting Yes
Flowering Time Spring
Supplied as Bulbs
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click for a bigger viewNo before after or recipe today but something exciting. Flickr has just launched a "licence with Getty" button where prospective buyers can click through if there's a photo they want to license. They also revamped the Flickr/Getty launch page. One of the images they show is this one of mine, textured with Flypapers naturally! You can find it on Getty here
Our single packs are all still available (click on the sidebar links) but due to popular request we have introduced a triple deal, all three packs for $100!
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Please note that this is big, almost 400 mb file so the download may take a while. Average reported download time for this pack varies from 15 to 20 mins, perhaps a coffee break would be a good idea between downloads!


text: Market NewsTechnology Invest In Bitcoin Today Crypto currency is currently in a slump. There is only one thing to do- buy Bitcoin. The rule is always buy low, and sell high. That means buy crypto currency when the prices are low and sell them when they are high. People call the current slump "the end of crypto currency" but it isn't true. Remember, buy low. This is a great opportunity to diversify with crypto and get it at a great price. Remember these two words- buy Bitcoin. The crypto currency market is volatile but there is plenty of money to be made in the selling of it during highs. In order to make money while the prices are high, you must purchase while it is low. Buy Bitcoin. Buy Bitcoin. Buy Bitcoin. Patrick Stevens bitcoinEthereumEtheriumLitecoin 2018-02-07 1 0


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GMS - Grant Management System
GMS was developed in 2002 by REJIS for the Missouri Highway Safety Division to support their efforts to manage a large volume of grant applications. These applications are spread over many program areas which in turn are supported by one of several funding sources. This system was subsequently rewritten by REJIS in 2009 as a fully web enabled service with many enhancements. The IDG Computerworld Honors Program recognized the REJIS' Grants Management System as a Laureate in 2010 after just its first year of use. GMS is designed to support program management activities throughout the budget year, benefiting grantee agencies as well as the administrating agency.
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Program application process: A combination of static and configurable application criteria allows the addition of grant programs without enhancements to the application. This information, captured in conjunction with optional predefined program question responses, helps determine which submitters are awarded grant funds.
Permission based agency/contact management: Program oriented permissions, defined by the administering agency, controls access to data within GMS. They also support defining programs available to client agencies. These controls can be fine tuned for contact permissions within an applying agency.
Funding Source to contract associations: A key feature supporting the contract award process is reconciling approved applications dollars to funding sources. Required award and monitoring functions are therefore expedited in GMS to a significant degree.
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Okay, so I NEED to be working hard on preparing for my Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow. However, I read a HILARIOUS story on my sweet friend's family blog yesterday and I just have to share. This is a true story about a conversation between my friend's brother and his 2 yr old son. On Friday, "dad" was driving in the car with all of their 5 children and praying with them. It was "2 yr.old sons" turn to pray and here it is as "mom" recapped it on the blog:
Dad: Thank you for Jesus.
Son: Thank you for Jesus.
Dad: Jesus is our Joy.
Son: Jesus is our Joy.
Dad: Jesus is our Peace.
Son: Jesus is our Peace.
{there were more, but we will fast forward}
Dad: Jesus is our Happiness.
Son: Jesus is our Happy penis...
"Mom" said the prayer ended there.
I thought you all would enjoy this.
I am off to save the world from weight issues.
I hope you all have a HAPPY day tomorrow!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Okay, so I NEED to be working hard on preparing for my Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow. However, I read a HILARIOUS story on my sweet friend's family blog yesterday and I just have to share. This is a true story about a conversation between my friend's brother and his 2 yr old son. On Friday, "dad" was driving in the car with all of their 5 children and praying with them. It was "2 yr.old sons" turn to pray and here it is as "mom" recapped it on the blog:
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Racing and Random Thoughts
First of all, thank you to everyone for your prayers and sweet comments on behalf of my family. Please continue to pray for my Aunt Jean and cousins Patricia, Rick and Vickie as they deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
This week was a much better week. Just more of the same as far as our life goes. On Thursday, the boys and I got to go to my Mom's retirement party. It was there that she FINALLY got to open her gift from Cheryl and I. You see, I have been dying to shout from the rooftops...of my blog..that MOM AND I ARE GOING TO A NASCAR RACE IN APRIL! Oh, Dad and Wade are going to. I don't think they are nearly as excited about it as Mom and I. We are on the FRONT ROW, in the FRONTSTRECH, right across from the exit of PIT ROAD. I will clarify for all of you NASCAR lay people that those are REALLY GREAT SEATS!!!! My wonderful sister-in-law has already agreed to watch the boys for us that day. They live in the metroplex, so it has all worked out well.
There are five things on "my list of things to do" that I am saving, praying and planning for. This is actually the first to be marked off of the list. It was just such a perfect time with Mom's retirement. The other four things are:
1) Take the boys to Disneyland or Disneyworld
2) Go to a Dallas Cowboy Football Game with my Dad
3) Visit my sister in Africa
4) Go on a cruise with Wade
Anyway, we are really excited. This morning we got in the racing mood with the annual Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby. Pictures will be posted soon. Wade and the boys(mainly Wade) worked really hard on cars. Cason got to participate in the family round even though he could not offically compete. I love to watch Wade and the boys interact in these fun ways. He is such a good Daddy.
I guess I will leave it at that for now. Oh, and while I am "randoming", I am watching the Miss America Pageant. It is very...different this year. Odd, really. Oh, and mercy on the talent competition. Simon Cowell would have a stroke!
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Monday, January 21, 2008
No school today! It is 10:00am and I am still in my pj's, drinking my second cup of coffee, at the computer. (sigh....) I decided to post about my week last week. It was a hard week. For reasons that we still do not know, my Uncle Wilson chose to take his own life on Tuesday. He is my dad's oldest brother. Uncle Wilson has always been a part of my life, even though I did not see him very often. As the priest said at his service, he was a very "quirky" man. He was also very loveable. The blessing of all of this is the sweet time we spent with family on Friday.
Now it feels kind of funny to hear myself say this. You see, I have not always enjoyed going to family reunions of any kind. I have always been annoyed by all of these strange people, talking all at once, about all the things they did when they were little. We as the little children are supposed to laugh merrily and pretend to know exactly what they were talking about. Well, the tide has changed. I caught myself, being a strange person, talking at the same time to everyone, about all the things we did when we were little. No matter how different we all are (and seriously, there are several who are REALLY DIFFERENT, think Christmas Vacation)we are FAMILY. And that is precious. We left Friday afternoon, all with a strong resolve to get together this summer when Cheryl and her family are in the states.
On a less serious note, we were all standing around at the cemetary and decided to take pictures. This was the first time that we have seen one of my uncles and his family since my Grandpa passed away in '95. We all gathered around and took pictures and did not think anything of it. Yesterday, my dad posted this pictures on his blog. What we did not realize is that my Uncle Wilson's casket is in the background of all of the pictures. Ahhhh...family:-)
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Oh, Bella!
One of my students gave me a Pekingese puppy for Christmas. Here are some pictures of our furry new family member.
Our new daughter.
It was love at first sight!
Okay, so I know SHE is a dog and all, but I finally have little girl to put bows in her hair. Her signiture color is PINK!
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Science Fair Project
Yeah, another project! Bryson had to do a science fair project about John Glenn. Actually, it's more like a biography done in a science fair format. He was excited! He told us, "Be sure and take a picture so we can put it on our blog." So here it is.
They had a Q & A session where parents could come in and ask questions about their project.
His teacher was impressed, he actually knew so much about John Glenn.
Busted! When I was downloading these pics I found a bunch of pics of things like the TV, computer, toilet, ect.... We were puzzled as to who took them till we came across this one!
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Santa was good to the Procter boys
Slow as usual, you can see it's well after new year's before I got the pictures from Christmas posted! We had a great Christmas, and made it back from Sterling City & San Angelo safely. The boy's made out like bandits! Call if you ever have a question about power rangers or are stumped by a question from a game show. I've spent every free minute since Christmas becoming an expert in these subjects thanks to my kids. If you want to know about Elvis skip me and go straight to Bryson or Nana; I'm still lacking in that area.
The boys discovering the stash left by Santa!
Bryson and Cason playing with their toys on Christmas morning.
The boys both got a Nintendo D/S ; wish we'd thought of this earlier they were captavated and quiet for hours!
Can't think of the last time Cason was this still or quiet!
The Nintendo D/S was a hit with both boys, still waiting for them to let me have a turn though!
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Christmas day at the King's house
This year we to Sterling City to have Christmas at the Money's (Nana & Papa) house. Christmas day we all went into San Angelo to spend the day at Tommy & Pat's (Cherise's uncle & aunt).
Lynn and kids, sang for everyone. Papa, Bryson, Cason, & Jaron (Carlon's son)
Bryson, Cason, and Jaron help sing all our christmas favorites and a few more.
Cason & Jaron enjoyed entertaining Graddaddy!
Papa putting on a show.
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Family pictures
One of the biggest downsides to having a house full of family on Christmas is that someone always wants a picture! LOL! It's always an adventure, especially when kids who'd much rather be playing with their new toys are involved.
The King Family.
The Cousins! Tanner, Jeff, Cherise, & Carlon (you were truelly missed, Cheryl)
The Cousins are now all married! Tanner & Joanna, Jeff & Rebecca, Cherise & "that guy", and Carlon & Raven
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Giving Granddaddy his gifts.
We went to visit Granddaddy at his new home the Royal Estates, in San Angelo; and gave him his presents to open.
What would Christmas be without a Nascar calender?
Cason was helping Granddaddy open his gifts.
Pants! Granddaddy got pants; and Cason was happy for him.
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Christmas at the Money's
Bryson & Cason weren't the only ones to get gifts this year!(Although they did seem to get more than the rest of us.) The adults managed to get a few gifts from under the tree.
Look! Nana & Papa finally made it off the "Naughty" list; they actually got presents this year.
Papa's new shirt! Our gifts don't seem as exciting as the boys; must be an age thing.
Cherise got a new lap top computer and 4-in-1 printer! (Ok, this gift really was as exciting as the toys.) Cherise reacted about as excitedlly as the boys did with their gifts!
Nana had a stocking full of goodies; here she is with her "special" candy.
Papa got a stocking loaded with goodies, as well!
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Bryson made off like "the king", Elvis that is.
Bryson did pretty well for himself this year! Much like his brother, Bryson's gifts seem to follow a theme. It was either Elvis related or had something to do with game shows. Hey the kid knows what he likes!
Nana & Papa gave Bryson a nice Bible, much like the one I got for my birthday. The boys like that we now have matching Bibles.
Bryson with his mountain of gifts!
"It's the Press Your Luck DVD interactive game! Just what I always wanted!"
A direct quote from Bryson.
It's an Elvis CD! I thought we already had every song he ever recorded; guess not!
It's the Jeopardy home version. What kid doesn't idollize Alex Tribeck?
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Cason had a good Christmas!
I'm not sure what list Santa was looking at, but somehow Cason was on the "nice" list judging by what all he got! Just joking, he's really is a good kid; although a little hyper(not sure where he got that?)sometimes.
The power ranger rescue/assault vehicle!(0r fire truck as he calls it)
Look! power rangers! Almost everything Cason got had something to do with power rangers.
Hey, it's a power ranger watch; Go figure?
Cherise and I got the boys each a Nintendo D/S, hand-held game system. One guess on what kind of game Cason got.
See not everything was power rangers! Nana & Papa got him a Bible, like daddy's.
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Christmas Eve cookie making.
We spent Christmas eve in Sterling City, at Nana & Papa's house. Cherise and the boys had fun messing up Nana's kitchen; I mean making cookies for Santa.
Cherise is rolling out the cookie dough so the boys can make Christmas cookies for Santa.
Cason liked using the cookie cutters; he thought it was alot like playing with play-dough.
Bryson making his cookies.
Cherise, Cason, & Bryson in Nana's kitchen making cookies on Christmas eve.
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McGrath asserts that the Gnu Atheists are prisoners of "mere rationality", that we're trapped in the "dogma of the finality of reason", and even claims that we're just rehashing discredited 18th century philosophy that claims a sufficiency of logic and reason to discern the nature of the universe. It's utterly bizarre that at one point he can notice that foundation of science in reliance on empirical evidence, and then go on to complain that these Gnu Atheists, who he generally likes to accuse of scientism and overly demanding of mere evidence, are now a gang of armchair pontificators who insist on the primacy of reason alone!He then goes on to say these two gems which sum up everything I feel about McGrath and his ilk.
It's simply not true. Gather a mob of unruly atheists to confront theologians like McGrath, and we are not chanting demands for them to expand on their logical 'proofs' for the existence of gods (those freakin' bore us), we're more likely to be chanting "evidence, evidence, evidence" and pointing out that their fantasies are built on weak to nonexistent foundations.
McGrath reverses everything, though, and tries to argue that the scientists who constantly question their hypotheses and measure them against empirical reality are the prisoners of mere rationality, while the dogmatists who build a cage of improbable extrapolations from flawed and limited ancient texts are wandering about free. He's literally engaging in double-speak and reversal of meaning.On top of what PZ has said about McGrath, another thing that annoys me is how he says things that I find absolutely void of any substance, yet he speaks them very eloquently. What I'm trying to say, is that he makes idiocy sound intelligent. He makes wild assertions that 'Christianity makes better sense of things', without demonstrating how it actually accomplishes this. It seems like he is only one step away from making the argument (perhaps he actually has made it without me realising) that God gives meaning to a cruel universe that would otherwise have no purpose. Needless to say, the level of comfort a belief or belief system provides its adherents has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not it is actually true. A father in heaven watching down on you may be comforting, while a mindless universe that is inhospitable to life might be depressing, but neither of the emotional responses to either option is any reason to believe or disbelieve them.
It is revealing that McGrath is willing to argue that abandoning reason is a virtue, while still failing to bring up any empirical evidence that his imaginary magical explanations actually reflect anything particularly relevant about the universe.


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Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Wonderful Wednesday #134
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Tea before bed? YES - but I still can't find any maple and cammomile tea! I went on a little pilgrimage yesterday across town but.... none to be seen! And I have to point this out, lovely though Autumn is - it's not Autumn yet! I'm holding onto summer until the 20th September!! Loved reading this, as usual - here's hoping this next week's week is a little more balanced. H xxReplyDelete
TK Maxx really is a challenge for me. I always end up leaving with more than I intended. Almost always a good bargain though!ReplyDelete
I am SO ready for Autumn although I do really relish the changing of the seasons too. I'm looking forward to the nights getting just a little darker and the turning of the leaves ♥
Enjoy the rest of your week Sally! xo
Thank you for another heart warming post Sally!! :) Silence is absolutely golden at times isn't it. I hope you find some peace and rest, I can really sympathise on the sleeping front, you sum it up so well!ReplyDelete
Thoses blueberries sound so yummy and I must say I'm really looking forward to Autumn too!
I hope you have a lovelyr rest of the week
Peta x
TK Maxx, I don't enjoy that show one bit, it's far too disorganised for me. There's just so much going on and nothing seems to make sense. It's like the sell everything, everywhere. The bargains are never worth it in the ones that I've been to.ReplyDelete
I love blackberry season, I hope they'll start appearing in the shops and maybe in the bushes soon. I try to get out and get some for free but the greedy people who live near the bushes always seem to get them first!
I'm still holding on to summer, I enjoy the long days and warmth far too much to let it go!
Happy Wednesday!
I am SO ready for the new season... the weather at the moment is just plain odd. It 'feels' different, as you say the light probably has a lot to do with it and the dark mornings and evenings. Everything is ready for Autumn except the temperature. Just cool down already... I want to wear my duffle coat... xReplyDelete
CHAI!!!! Yes! One of the best bits of autumn. That and the blackberries. I've officially turned into my nan, I went out and gathered a whole load (in a spare poop bag, it was a spontaneous trip!) and have stuffed my freezer choc full of the things just waiting to be jammed and crumbled up a treat.ReplyDelete
Hope your karma pops back into kilter and you can switch your brain off a little this week lovely one, more sitting peacefully by the back door should help. Or you can come and hang out in my magical shed of dreams?
That all said, I cannot BELIEVE you said the C word. The husband uttered it for the first time this morning and I nearly left him. Admittedly yours was more innocuous and jam related, his was an outright 'there's only about thirteen weeks to go' - IT'S NOT EVEN BEEN HALLOWEEN YET! But still.
That escalated quickly.
Sending you all kinds of good calm vibes for the week to come.
M x
I have just realised that I've never even tried a chai tea before! Sorry to hear you're not feeling great this week. I know how that feels, so I usually listen to some total chill out music - for some reason it has to be music without words to switch off a busy mind! Hope you feel back to your normal cheery self soon Sally :)ReplyDelete
Laura xx
I love that it is blackberry season! Carl and I went out and picked loads of them the other day, they were so delicious. I am going to pick some more and make a crumble this weekend.ReplyDelete
I do love finding unexpected treats in TK Maxx, although it is a shop that stresses me out a bit - there is just too much stuff!! xx
I hope the rest of this week goes a little more smoothly for you Sally <3 I know how work and life can sometimes get a little too much and then finding those quiet moments is like heaven. Love the mention for golden light here too, it's one of my favourite things about autumn and I am excited for the early evening sunsets, especially when the leaves start turning red too! Also, yes for blackberries! <3 - TashaReplyDelete
TK Maxx is definitely the place for wonderful bargains! And ooh yes, blackberries! There are so many along the route I usually go for walks, so I spend half of the time just eating blackberries. And I know what you mean about the autumn light - it's so so gorgeous, and it's making me excited about the new season! I can't wait for the proper, crisp, golden autumn days. xxxReplyDelete


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Portland Pipe Line is wrong when it says that a tar-sands facility is just a state/federal issue. Federal and state laws may regulate certain issues, but the matter of tar sands in the city does not end there. South Portland has the power and authority to do more.
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This is how summer movies ought to be made (until the obligatory final ten-minute battle of the gods). Good story, OK action, cool performances. A
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I like Jeff Kinney's books, but this movie can't touch Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. Not even close. I'm biased of course. C
Never saw the TV show, and not so happy I saw the movie. Though I remain a big Dwayne Johnson fan. C+
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James "Whitey" Bulger's lawyer launched into a blistering cross-examination Monday of Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, attempting to undermine the credibility of the man who was once Bulger's partner in crime and is now a pivotal witness against him by focusing on Flemmi's sordid relationship with a young woman who was slain.
With just 15 minutes to start the cross-examination, lawyer Hank Brennan painted Flemmi as a perverted liar, saying it was Flemmi, not Bulger, who strangled 26-year-old Deborah Hussey in 1985.
Flemmi grudgingly admitted he raised Hussey like a daughter and then had sex with her, yet insisted he passively watched as Bulger strangled her.
Hussey was a toddler when Flemmi moved in with her mother, Marion. The girl called him Daddy as he raised her along with three children he had with her mother.
"Is it hard for you to accept the fact that you strangled somebody who sat on your knee as a little girl?" Brennan asked.
"I didn't strangle her," replied Flemmi, looking distressed.
"This little girl who would call you Daddy is the same little girl just a decade later that you'd start abusing sexually, wasn't it, Mr. Flemmi?" Brennan asked.
"I didn't inflict any abuse on her," said Flemmi, testifying that he never had intercourse with Hussey, but they did have oral sex when she was older. "That was consensual."
Bulger, 83, has vehemently denied killing Hussey or Debra Davis, also 26, the only female victims among 19 people he is accused of helping to murder. The slayings are part of a federal racketeering indictment that also charges Bulger with extortion, money laundering, and illegal gun possession.
Flemmi testified last week that Bulger strangled Davis, who was Flemmi's girlfriend, because she knew they were FBI informants and was ending her relationship with Flemmi. He is expected to face more cross-examination Tuesday in US District Court in Boston.
Earlier in Flemmi's testimony Monday, Davis's brother Steven, seated in the spectator section, screamed "That's a [expletive] lie," when Flemmi testified that he believed Steven Davis used drugs or may have been an informant.
"There's no testimony on me being a rat, you piece of [expletive]," an irate Davis yelled.
"I inadvertently made a mistake," Flemmi stuttered, casting aspersions on another Davis brother who was not in the courtroom. "I said it wasn't you that I was referring to."
Judge Denise J. Casper warned Davis, "I need you to be respectful of these proceedings, OK?. . . You can remain here if you can do that. OK?"
Davis remained for a few more minutes before briefly leaving as he struggled to regain his composure. Later, outside the courthouse, Davis said he owed the judge an apology but was livid at the suggestion he was an informant because "I'd take a bullet before I'd ever incriminate anyone."
Bulger has also denied that he was an FBI informant, but Flemmi has contradicted that, identifying numerous FBI reports that he said contained information that he and Bulger had provided against Mafia members and South Boston associates.
Flemmi, who is serving a life sentence for 10 murders and has implicated Bulger in all of them, said he returned to Boston after five years as a fugitive in 1974 to find that Deborah Hussey, a teenager, was using drugs and living with her boyfriend.
"I thought I could help her," said Flemmi, adding that he sent her to a drug rehabilitation program. He said she frequented the Combat Zone, Boston's adult entertainment section, and stole $800 from a bookmaker.
Flemmi said Hussey started causing trouble at Triple O's, a South Boston bar frequented by Bulger, who warned him: "Keep her out of there. It's embarrassing. She's become a problem."
During questioning by Assistant US Attorney Fred Wyshak, Flemmi did not reveal that Hussey had told her mother that he began molesting her when she was a teenager, prompting her mother to kick Flemmi out of the Milton house they shared.
Flemmi said Bulger wanted to kill Hussey and he reluctantly agreed. He said he brought her to a South Boston house, where Bulger and two associates, Patrick Nee and Kevin Weeks, were waiting.
Bulger "stepped out from behind the top of the basement stairs, grabbed her by the throat, and started strangling her," Flemmi said. "He lost his balance, and they both fell on the floor."
Flemmi described Hussey as a "fragile" woman and said she died quickly. He denied previous testimony from Weeks, who said Flemmi wrapped a rope and a stick around Hussey's neck after Bulger strangled her because he thought she was still breathing.
While Bulger took a nap, according to Flemmi, he and Weeks buried Hussey's body in the dirt basement, alongside the remains of Arthur "Bucky" Barrett and John McIntyre.
Flemmi, offering an account that matched Weeks's earlier testimony, told jurors that Bulger shot Barrett in the head in 1983 after extorting money from him, then shot McIntyre to death in 1985 because Bulger learned McIntyre was cooperating with the FBI and US Customs agents.
Flemmi said he was upset when Bulger shot Barrett in the back of the head because he was standing in front of him "right in the line of fire. . . . The bullet could have gone through him and hit me."
After the slaying, Flemmi said he used pliers to pull Barrett's teeth to hamper efforts to identify his remains. He said the pliers were a gift to Bulger from his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, a dental hygienist who later would go on the run with Bulger. She is serving an eight-year prison term for helping him evade capture.Shelley Murphy can be reached at email@example.com. Milton Valencia can be reached at email@example.com.


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The word came out on Tuesday (thanks to the IAU telegrams I get at work via e-mail) - this year's Perseid meteor shower might show enhancements due to Jupiter perturbing the dust streams released from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle (the source of the Perseid meteors) closer to Earth's orbit. In addition, we might encounter the narrower streams of dust released in the comet's one-orbit (1862), four (1479) and seven-orbit (1079) passes through the inner solar system. Predictions favored Thursday night about 9pm - a little early for the desert southwest as the radiant would still be low or below the horizon. In addition, the bright moon would be up till a little after midnight. Oh, and we're having a more-than-active monsoon system and there was a 40% chance of rain that night!
But even with Melinda still in the hospital, I got thinking about the chance to go out and see some meteors in a dark sky. While normally just the dark sky is enough to get me out, but add the natural fireworks, and wowser - more fun than humans should be allowed to have!
Fortunately, Melinda was released on Wednesday, and after a night at home with the both of us, I felt comfortable leaving her in sister Maj's care for a few hours. Plus, with the late moonset, I wouldn't be leaving the house till after 11, normally after she is tucked into bed. Oh, and the weather - there were a few clouds into the sunset, but it was mostly clear - the trip was on!
I figure if you are headed to dark sky, go all the way, so headed west (fewer clouds in that direction at sunset) towards Kitt Peak. Once there, I could set up at the base of the mountain, or head up to my little observing site near milepost 9. Once I arrived, there were a collection of a few cars at the base, so I headed up the mountain where I encountered no one - likely turned back by the "road closed" sign, which I ignored... I did pass some places were gravel was washed over the road - indicating to me that heavy rains had been here a day or two before - perhaps an ominous warning. Sure enough, when arriving at the observing spot on the SW corner of the mountain, there were alternating periods of clouds, fog and clear as they formed right at the 6,000 foot level! I set up anyway, and here show the interesting juxtaposition of stars, clouds and fog over the site. Then, a few minutes later, I captured my first Perseid just over the hill to the east. Both of these are ultra-wide-angle shots with the 14mm Rokinon lens on the full-frame Canon 6D sensor. While sky coverage is huge, any meteors are going to be tiny!
But after a few minutes it got to be frustrating as time was wasted waiting for clear spots to return. I moved everything back in the van and moved down to a pullout near the 4500 elevation level near milepost 5. Here conditions were near perfect. I re-set up the pics I had started at the higher site - with an 85mm (re-purposed Nikon lens on the Canon 6D!). I centered the trio of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Triangulum Galaxy (M33) and the cluster NGC 752. Then you cross your fingers for a meteor or two! Well, in the 5th exposure of 30 one-minute exposures, my stars aligned and got my one shot, shown at left. At center is the orange-y star Beta Andromeda, with the fuzzy objects as above, clockwise from upper right.
Likely the brightest meteor I captured is shown at right, cropped from a shot with the 16mm (Nikon again) fisheye in Pisces. What the camera captures here that was not obvious to the naked eye was the gentle glow of the zodiacal band crossing from bottom center to upper right, contrasted with the rising Winter Milky Way.
That also explains why, in my next set of exposures with a 50mm lens (again, a fast Nikon from the film days) of the Taurus area seems to be awfully bright as the normal glow of the Milky Way is "contaminated" by the Zodiacal glow and also likely some sky glow from Tucson over the hill... In this shot at left, the Pleiades and Hyades clusters are at right, and the red smudge at top center is the California Nebula hydrogen cloud. Not bad for a 60 second exposure!
I also ran a second camera, Melinda's T1i - newer and likely less noise than my XSi... I ran it most of the time with the all-sky lens, an 8mm (again, Nikon) at F/2.8. But like I pointed out before, with the ultra-wides, the meteors are so small they tend to get lost. Check out the shot at right - the standard untracked 2 minute exposure. While it looks clear of meteors, there is a little one to the right of the Pleiades at far right! It seems that even at F/2.8, short focal length lenses are at a disadvantage of capturing meteors. It seems longer, fast lenses have an advantage...
The last thing I want to say about the Perseid display is that it was amazing how many of them seemed to come in pairs! At least a half dozen times while I was out, I'd see one flash, then a second one right next to it a second or two later! I can't explain it other than the statistics of small numbers... As for the overall display - it seemed that if you were at the right place, the 240/hour that was predicted was realized in some places in Europe. See the sites here for visual observations, and look at this one the Japanese did for radio observations (meteors create an ionized trail that temporarily reflect radio waves). I didn't do a count, since I was preoccupied with cameras, but given that so many came within seconds of each other, it was certainly way over the standard 80-100/hour, IMO...
Shortly before twilight was to start, clouds started forming just over my head to the west, so took that as a sign it was time to go! I packed in record time and hit the road about 4am and was walking back to bed right at 5am. Two full hours of sleep and it was time to do the cat chores and get Melinda packed up for her morning cancer center appointments! Sleep is for wimps! Anyway, I slept well the next night and almost feel back to normal today - happy for a few hours under some dark skies!
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Is Bible reading just another burden that's been loaded onto your back by toxic religion? Do you feel guilty when you read it? Do you feel guilty when you don't? The truth is, reading the Bible doesn't have to come with all that baggage. Join Elyse Fitzpatrick on SBE for a discussion of her new book, 'Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation.'


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Welcome to Team Brighton!
Brighton Securities is a local, independently-owned financial services firm that was established in 1969. For nearly 50 years have served clients from the same location in Rochester, New York, making us pretty unique in the financial world. During our history, we've worked with thousands of people and take pride in serving generations of clients across the country.
Brighton Securities is an independent firm, all of our management is local and on-site and throughout the company we practice a "you-first" approach. That goes for our clients and our colleagues. We're not just a company – we're "Team Brighton," and our people help make us who we are.
As a Brighton Securities team member, you can expect to be allowed to be yourself – but you can also expect to be challenged to be your best self, everyday.
Our focus is on you so your focus can be on your clients.
Brighton Securities thrives by employing highly motivated individuals like you. As a Brighton Securities Financial Advisor, you'll work in an environment where Operations, technology and compliance are available on site to help you manage your practice. You'll benefit from competitive compensation and profit sharing plans, along with a full range of benefit options. You'll have the freedom to build your own business in an independent firm while enjoying the synergy and support of working with other financial professionals.
Our commitment to our people includes encouragement and support of professional licenses and designations, access to training and sales support, a competitive compensation and profit sharing plan and a full range of benefits. It doesn't stop there. At Brighton Securities, we take the time to focus on you and your development at every stage.
Management and principals are all readily accessible and our senior advisor mentorship program helps participants leverage the invaluable experience and skill of our most accomplished financial professionals.
Enhanced Client Support
Our goal at Brighton Securities is to provide your clients with the best possible advice to support their financial goals. At Brighton Securities, we partner with some of the largest financial institutions in the country to provide a wide range of options to provide our clients with tailor made financial solutions that are specifically suitable to their needs. In addition, we have a professional tax staff that can work with you and your clients to provide expert tax planning and income tax preparation. This service includes individual, corporate, trust, estate, gift partnership and payroll taxes. Our clients appreciate our ability to provide them with such comprehensive service all under one roof. All tax and payroll business you generate is commissionable.
Experienced Staff
Our client service associates are fully licensed and have been in the business longer than many of our advisors. With tenures at Brighton Securities of over 10, 20 and 30 years, our assistants and operations support staff have decades of experience giving first-rate service to advisors and their clients. Just because they've been part of the Brighton Securities team for years doesn't mean they've stopped learning; our staff routinely takes part in training for the newest technology and participates in monthly meetings to review workflow procedures for optimum efficiency.
Local Management
At Brighton Securities, firm management is across the hall – not across the country. Our management is completely local – and completely dedicated to you and your clients. Our Chairman is also a financial advisor. Our Chief Compliance Officer operates under two principles: protect the firm and serve the advisor. Our marketing efforts are directly influenced by feedback from advisors like you who know who their clients are. Our Operations department is a few yards away. Our IT department makes desk-calls.
Local Management
Experienced Staff
Personal Business Support
Comprehensive Products & Services Platform
Enhanced Lead Generation
Cutting-Edge Technology
Community Partnerships
Client Loyalty
The Brighton Securities experience extends beyond service to our clients. We have developed a menu of benefits to demonstrate our appreciation for the skill and dedication you bring to delivering personal service to a limitless variety of clients.
- Comprehensive medical and dental plans with firm contribution.
- Health savings account
Retirement & Financial
- Traditional or Roth 401(k) savings plan with matching contribution
- Non-contributory profit-sharing plan
- Low-cost income tax preparation
Work/Life Balance
- Schedule independence
- Remote access technology
Professional Development
- Training programs at all levels of development
- Firm-funded personal marketing budget to be used at your discretion
Next Steps
Hopefully, we've given you a strong introduction to our firm and the success that can be realized through a career with Brighton Securities. You may have noticed that we're not a one-size fits-all shop – in fact, we're more like a custom tailor. If you still have questions, please call us at any time. We invite you to contact any of our advisors about their own transitions to Brighton Securities and their experiences since, but we'll let you decide if, when and how to reach out.
We'd like to know what you need to help make your transition and subsequent career at Brighton Securities appropriate and satisfying for you. The proposals outlined in this plan are recommendations, and your input will help us tailor the plan to your needs and goals.
At Brighton Securities, our recruiting process is highly selective and is based primarily on our assessment of you as a quality, serious advisor who will benefit from the unique egalitarian structure of our firm and who will find that a transition to Brighton Securities translates to personal and financial success and satisfaction. If you are interested, please click on the following link and let us know more about you (contact hiring manager).
We can't wait to continue the conversation; we're ready when you are.
Our Platform
Our platform sets us apart from the competition. Our clearing relationship with First Clearing, a division of Wells Fargo, allows us to offer a state-of-the-art, wirehouse-style platform. At Brighton Securities, you will enjoy the freedom, flexibility and personal support of an independent firm combined with resources, technology and productivity tools usually found exclusively at national firms. We are committed to delivering the latest technology and productivity enhancements to our financial advisors.
Financial Planning with Envision
Envision applies the power of statistical modeling to your best practices of investment management and financial planning. An innovative process, Envision guides you and your clients to highly-customized, holistic, financial planning strategies based on the client's Target Zone (ideal vs. adequate goals), risk tolerance and feelings about their money and future.
After automatically compiling client account data, Envision tests the chosen strategy in over 1000 market scenarios to reveal how likely your client is to reach his Target Zone. In response to the stress test, you can easily change the existing strategy – both initially and continuously – to help your client achieve their goals with minimal risk. The full-color reports generated for clients range from 1-100 pages, depending on your desired level of detail.
A Thomson Financial product, ILX provides one comprehensive, fast-access point to all the financial information you need to efficiently manage your business and maximize your productivity. Through ILX you'll get real-time quotes and market data, news, charting, tickers, stock watch – and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Smart Station is an easy-to-use, customizable, and sophisticated workstation with integrated client, markets and product information. It enhances your productivity by incorporating the power of ILX with financial planning instruments, a contact-management system and a comprehensive menu of sales support tools.
You'll appreciate how Smart Station's endless stream of new ideas will boost your business growth.
Work/Life Balance & Giving Back
The Brighton Securities Financial Advisor is experienced, hard-working and successful, but more often than not, he or she succeeds outside the office, too. We are parents, grandparents, husbands and wives. We are runners, photographers, volunteers and little league coaches. In the office, we are planners, advisors, consultants and brokers. What unites us is a collective passion for delivering expert financial advice with truly personal client service. Our Community Partnership program compensates associates for volunteering in ways that are inspiring to them. As a firm, Brighton Securities constantly looks for opportunities to unite associates from all departments in fun and rewarding philanthropic endeavors. Our associates generously contribute their time, skills and funds to a limitless variety of organizations from charitable boards to local schools, chambers of commerce and civic organizations.
Mentorship Program
The Brighton Securities mentorship program pairs incoming advisors with advisors of long standing at the firm. The valuable mentor/ mentee relationship helps incoming advisors settle into the firm quickly and easily, acclimate to our corporate culture, benefit from the mentor's firm-specific knowledge and experience and always know where to turn for answers.
At Brighton Securities, we think it's important to foster a supportive, collegial environment. It won't be long before you find yourself swapping advice with many of your new colleagues. From that very first day, however, your mentor acts as a knowledgeable friend and advocate for incoming advisors so you'll have a comfortable transition.
Continuous Growth
In this business, it pays to never stop learning. At Brighton Securities, we offer training programs designed to boost your growth no matter where you are in your individual business development. Our Growth Accelerator Program is a multi-part program designed to provide financial professionals of all levels the tools, theory and proven best practices to take their business to the next level:
Initial Diagnostic Review
The centerpiece of Growth Accelerator is the growth plan, which begins with a comprehensive diagnostic review based upon information about your business and goals. The analysis takes into account more than 50 business building factors, including your current business model, marketing programs, book segmentation, service model, investment planning, product mix and use of available technology.
Technology & Product Platform Optimization
We provide proactive support to help our advisors leverage available technology and products offerings to maximize growth potential.
Practice Management Programs
Each growth plan includes self study and instructor-led modules from practice management programs at various levels like our "Gateway" and "Foundations" series. These are designed to help you structure your business to acquire the clients you most want to serve, and include a custom-built Customer Relationship Management system.
Business Building Workshops
"Short and sweet" web-based workshops, offered twice a month to give you the tools, insight and support to increase productivity, generate income and build a stronger, more successful practice.
One-on-One Professional Coaching
A dedicated growth consultant supports your progress through the plan's prescribed action steps.
Hit the Ground Running
Our New Advisor Training Program uses a "high touch" approach, combining intensive in-house training with national-level training at the Wells Fargo corporate headquarters in St. Louis. Our goal is to help you develop the skills you'll need to succeed. After passing the Series 7 and 66 licensing exams, you'll learn about the world-class products and technology available to all Brighton Securities advisors. This rigorous program covers industry foundation training, proven sales and prospecting techniques, and strategies to build a book of business. You will work with a mentor to improve competency and help apply what you're learning every step of the way. We'll hold you accountable to the goals you set, and help you lay out the steps you'll need to get there.
From covering the fundamentals of prospecting for clients and leveraging personal networks to learning about everything from stocks, bonds and options to our extensive advisory platform and managed products, the New Advisor Training Program is focused on results.
Sample Training Program Schedule
|Series 7 Study & Exam
|Series 66 Study & Exam
|Insurance Licensing
|Business Foundations Training & Prospecting Activity
|Business Foundations Training
|St. Louis
|Sales & Prospecting Training & Prospecting Activity
|Sales & Prospecting Training
|St. Louis
|Business Development Training & Book Building


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Welcome to the Spring 2011 semester, students! As you finish checking into your classes, take some time to stop by this week's discussion thread to talk about the character designers who most inspire you. My own list is very long and I've already shared just a few of them on this blog. One of my more recent favorites is Toronto based character designer Kei Acedera.
Kei was born in the Philippines and moved to Toronto Canada at the age of 12. Her career began early, at the age of 16 when she worked as a professional muralist. At age 18 she took a job at a small animation studio doing breakdowns and inbetweens, and was soon majoring in animation at Sheridan College. There she met fellow character designer Bobby Chui, who invited her to join him at his newly formed company, Imaginism Studios. Soon both were designing characters for television, video games, magazines, advertising and commercials. In 2009 Kei and Bobby signed on to design characters for the 2010 Tim Burton adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland".
Knowing who her characters are and focusing on personality and emotion are top priorities for Kei during the design process, which generally begins with many loose drawings that explore shape, line, and styles that will best suit the character's personality. She works in Photoshop and Corel Painter as well as traditional media such as ink, gouache and colored pencil.
As for advice to other artists, Kei says " There is no such thing as talent. There IS, however, such a thing as passion and hard work. If you really want it, you can get it." and "If you truly want to be an artist, you must be obsessive and passionate about it. Being able to draw is only the beginning."
Books, prints and iPhone apps featuring Kei Acedera's illustrations, designs and sketches can be found at the Imaginism Studios store. Editions of their more popular titles do often go out of print, so if there's something you really have your eye on there it's best to snap it up early!
I suspect that we will be seeing much, much more of Kei Acedera's charming, lively and always engaging character designs in the future!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Kei Acedera
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US Economy Struggles: Housing Prices Plummet, Durable Goods Drop
The Obama Economy.
The US economy suffered a double dose of bad news on Wednesday. Home prices sank to a ten year low…
Home prices hit new post-bubble lows in February, according to a report out Tuesday. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 cities recorded a decline of 3.5% from 12 months earlier.
Home prices have not been this low since November 2002. "Nine [housing markets] hit post bubble lows," said David Blitzer, spokesman for S&P. Those nine markets include Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York.
…While durable goods orders fell off 4.3% to a three year low.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in March decreased $8.8 billion or 4.2 percent to $202.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease, down two of the last three months, followed a 1.9 percent February increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 4.6 percent. Transportation equipment, also down two of the last three months, had the largest decrease, $7.1 billion or 12.5 percent to $49.7 billion. This was due to nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased $7.7 billion.
Simply put, Obamanomics is still not working. While home prices and durable goods orders sink, business inventory continues to rise. Ad to that the uncertainty of inflation, then toss the summer gas prices to the mix and the US economy could potentially sink back into recession just when President Obama needs it to be improving.
If the 2012 election really is all about jobs and the economy, these two reports are very bad news for President Obama.


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Celebrities are taking cues from activist investors on Wall Street and penning letters to summon change.
Take Taylor Swift. The pop culture icon, following the strategies of Apple activist Carl Icahn and others, posted an open letter titled "To Apple, Love Taylor" on her Tumblr page Sunday asking the tech giant to change its policy on artist royalties.
Apple wasn't planning to pay musicians during its three-month free trial of Apple Music, but Swift argued the company should pay the artists, producers and writers during that period. Not compensating them, she wrote, would be "shocking, disappointing and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company."
Within one day Apple announced it would change its policy.
Swift move, right?


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|A 2S19 Msta, a 152mm howitzer with a maximum firing range of 29-36 kilometers
From The Interpreter (Day 183 LiveBlog):
This weapon was reportedly photographed near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, headed toward Russian Donetsk (map), the location of the Izvarino border crossing. The separatists have never acquired this weapon, to our knowledge, so if this shows up in Ukraine it will be a clear indication that Russia sent it there. It will also be a significantly dangerous addition to the separatist arsenal.
Also, something else of note that has been noticed with regards to how Russia operates:
The pattern has always been that Russia escalates its interference in Ukraine at the same time that it elevates its diplomatic overtures. If the leaders of Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to meet on August 26th, it is likely going to be a very dangerous 7 days.


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Author: Robin Hobb
Series: The Fitz and The Fool Trilogy #1
Genres: High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Magic
Publisher: Del Rey
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 688
// Goodreads // BookDepository // Amazon //
BLURB: Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown.
But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin. A man who has risked much for his king and lost more…
On a shelf in his den sits a triptych carved in memory stone of a man, a wolf and a fool. Once, these three were inseparable friends: Fitz, Nighteyes and the Fool. But one is long dead, and one long-missing.
Then one Winterfest night a messenger arrives to seek out Fitz, but mysteriously disappears, leaving nothing but a blood-trail. What was the message? Who was the sender? And what has happened to the messenger?
Suddenly Fitz's violent old life erupts into the peace of his new world, and nothing and no one is safe.
THE WORLD: Wonderful. This story is set in the world where kings and queens rule the kingdoms. Where assassin's are trained by the best and where fool's are sorta a fortunetellers in a way. There is magic known as skill, there is traveling via special stones, there are assassin's who poison the messenger with eggs of worms and when they hatch in your stomach they start eating you from inside. In this world a woman is pregnant for two years and then gives birth to a little girl who grows against all rules we are used to. It is a magical and wonderful world and I cannot wait to go back into it.
CHARACTERS: There are many characters in this story but main ones I would say are Tom, the owner and lord of the mansion and Bee, his daughter. It is hard to describe them without giving away the story but basically Tom once knew a Fool who foreseen that he was the chosen one. But then in her late years his wife gifts him with Bee, a little girl who grows much slower than other kids but is really smart. I must say I enjoyed them both, frankly I enjoyed all characters in this book, well all good ones. I am might not a big fan of Chade, he was too self absorbed for my liking. I should probably also say I did not love the girl that Chade tells Tom to look after but she was perfect for laughing at so I could not say story would be better without her. Now I do realize this is not the first series to start with when you enter Hobb world but I started it and I think I will just continue with it before I go and start from the beginning as all normal people :D Also, omg I love Nettle and Riddle, I need more of them? Is there a trilogy about them too?!!
LOVE: It is not the center of the book as it is a high fantasy book. Frankly, this is one of important reasons to me why I love High Fantasy, no romance to drive the story. Of course there is love, don't get me wrong and I loved so much the way Tom and Molly were or Nettle and Riddle, the forbidden love...but I also love that it is a side thing and not a main point of the book.
PLUS: Pretty much everything.
MINUS: Chade. I just really do not like him.
MINUS: Chade. I just really do not like him.
OVERALL: So so excited to be part of this amazing world, cannot wait to get my hand on the next book! Highly recommend!
What do you guys think about FOOL'S ASSASSIN?


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Last Tuesday, we gleefully reported on Sony Online Entertainment's brand-new, upcoming Star Wars game: Clone Wars Adventures. We'd heard the rumors, but confirmation sent us into pure fan-frenzy! This kid-friendly virtual world promises a free-to-play romp through the Clone Wars era, allowing players to jump into Star Wars minigames and join the storied heroes of the Republic in the fight against the Separatist armies. That's what we could dig up on the official site, anyway -- but don't you want to know more?
Well, Star Wars fans, you're in luck, because we've landed a juicy interview with the Lead Designer of CWA, Matt Higby. Join us after the break as Matt graciously answers all our eager questions about purple lightsabers and parental tools, cartoons and cash shops, and why adult fans (not just kids) will want to check it out!


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Speaking up for volunteers and effective volunteer management
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Five recruitment tips for Volunteer Managers
1.Ensure the job's there
What does "Ensure the job's there mean?." I've been at too many meetings of volunteer managers where there has been a round table introduction that goes like this. – "I am Michael and I work at blabla hospice and I have 240 volunteers! " The next manager states "I am Janice and I work at the south homeless shelter and I have 247 volunteers" (Take that Michael!).
What I am saying is that numbers of volunteers do not necessarily equate to the quality of volunteer programs. Those that don't quite understand volunteering often equate greatness to numbers. They couldn't be so more wrong.
Sure yes – if you need to clean a beach 100 volunteers may be better than 20. However 20 well trained and motivated volunteers may just do the job better than the 100 who have gone without training and orientation!
To cut to the chase the point I am making in regards to recruitment is that you have to have the jobs and tasks already in place before you recruit volunteers. You are in a bind if 50 apply for a task that 20 can do. Quality is often better than quantity in volunteering.
So define your task. Define the amount of people you require and proceed accordingly! You must ensure that its meaningful work. This is the best recognition I believe we can give to volunteers.
2.The best recruitment ad is word of mouth
In my 15 years of Volunteer Management this has been true for me. Of course I realise that you must have an established volunteer program to ensure this. The good volunteer experience means so much. The good volunteer experience is priceless for your recruitment of volunteers. I think that sometimes we forget that. And I think we do that because we fail to think outside the cocoon of our day to day experience. We forget what is happening afterhours in relation to our volunteers. And it is this. They are connecting as society does. They are relating to friends and family. They are sharing their experiences on Facebook and Twitter. They are telling their stories in community forums and settings. This is where your recruitment is happening. So remember –one of the best recruitment strategies is right in front of you – your existing volunteers!
3.Sell sell sell
Time is precious. I've written a blog on time and volunteering that is the most read blog on my site in two years. If you want people to donate time to you then you better work hard to get that time. There are so many good causes and opportunities for volunteering out there. One can pick and choose. Traditional organisations forget this sometimes.
Take me for example. Right now at this moment I am not volunteering. I would like to. I've thought of a few options. But nothing is standing out. We sometimes seem to think that people wake up on a given morning and decide to volunteer for a good cause or organization of their choice. Just like that. And that happens. But there are so many people out there...like me...Who wake up and want to volunteer but are unsure about which organisation to volunteer for. So...how are you catering for me? How are you reaching me? Three words here. "Use my motivation!" If I saw an ad right now that said this "Looking for a volunteering opportunity and not too sure where to go? Then have a look at us!" That has my attention!
4.The Interview.
Probably the most critical part of the recruitment process IMHO. Here you get to meet the person who wants to volunteer for your organisation. Now there may be some organizations who don't interview or who don't put too much effort and time into this process. That may be well and good but I personally feel that if the organisation isn't going through these processes that they may leave themselves open for some trouble down the line.
So what are your interviews like? To me they are crucial in the successful recruitment of volunteers. Please give time to this process. The interview should be like a two way sales job. The volunteer candidate is selling themselves to you and you are selling your organisation to the candidate. This is important. If we are interviewing thinking we don't need to sell our volunteering opportunities then we are on a losing track! And If we ever think people are privileged volunteering with us then we have lost!
5.The probation
I remember once at an interview telling the volunteer candidate that there would be a probationary period. She laughed. Well actually she belly laughed for quite some time! She was a quite intelligent and articulate University student. She went on to be a great volunteer. She got probation. For great recruitment to happen there needs to be a probationary period. As I have said to volunteers this is both for the volunteers themselves and for the organisation. In your best recruitment strategy you need to be honest from the get go. There is a time when volunteers are needed ad hoc,, think emergency and disaster volunteers. People who drop everything in their normal lives to take up many things in extraordinary lives! But recruitment processes are also important. If we say that volunteering doesn't need processes than we are on a slippery road.
My five points are thoughts of a Volunteer Manager on Recruitment. Stay tuned for more!
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