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Manassas Tea Party June 25th
By Greg L | 16 June 2010 | Manassas City | 9 Comments
Manassas will no longer be absent from the rolls of the Tea Party movement, and their inaugural event promises to be a blockbuster. On June 25th, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Delegate Bob Marshall, Virginia Tea Party Patriots leader Jaime Radke, Ben Marchi from Americans For Prosperity and Sonnie Johnson of the Fredrick Douglas Foundation will present a program that is not only going to set the standard for Tea Party events in Virginia, but really put the "party" into Tea Party at the Harris Pavillion in Old Town Manassas. This is an event not to be missed.
Come by and hear some great speakers, and while you're there enjoy some of the tremendous restaurants in Old Town. Get your Gadsen flags, your patriotic T-Shirts, arm yourself with a solid understanding of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and get in the battle to restore our country!
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Would Be Attendee said on 16 Jun 2010 at 8:36 am:
No location or time details?
Ronald said on 16 Jun 2010 at 8:57 am:
Jackson Miller wouldnt be on the invite?
Advocator said on 16 Jun 2010 at 9:18 am:
From what I've seen at other Tea Party events, it wouldn't take much to "set the standard for Tea Party events in Virginia." I've had more exciting high school history teachers than the slugs who have spoken at the McCoart Bldg events.
Somebody needs to shoot K.G. (I didn't say that, did I?) an e-mail so she can announce this event in the local fishwrap.
Y'all have a great time! I'm outta town that day.
Greg L said on 16 Jun 2010 at 11:10 am:
June 25th, 7-9 PM at the Harris Pavillion.
skink said on 16 Jun 2010 at 12:34 pm:
Here's a chance to practice the talking points:
D Brown said on 16 Jun 2010 at 1:49 pm:
I hope Ken doesn't bring Karl Rove.
Dan A said on 16 Jun 2010 at 3:11 pm:
The event does officially start at 7 but getting there at 6:30 is recommended. There should be a pretty healthy throng in attendance.
Tillie said on 16 Jun 2010 at 4:06 pm:
Seems inappropriate for the Commonwealth's AG to attend a tea party.
Jus my opinion.
Tillie said on 16 Jun 2010 at 4:22 pm:
skink -
Enjoyed the link. How true!
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14 Oct 2014
Sailor Bird Print
I have been thinking about making some prints with my designs for a while, last week I finally took some time to create this Sailor Bird poster. I got the test print yesterday and it looks fab!
This print will be available to purchase through a special campaign I'm launching soon... exciting times!
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SQL Agent Jobs Fail...
These errors typically surface when the job is put into production as a SQL Agent Job Step, where it's executing under an account you didn't develop it with. You'll typically get an error in the job history that looks like this:
Executed as user: DOMAIN\MACHINE$. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version 10.0.5500.0 for 64-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 3:42:58 PM Error: 2012-05-07 15:42:58.76 Code: 0xC001401E Source: Flat File Read Connection manager "Test" Description: The file name "\\Share\Folder\Testing.txt" specified in the connection was not valid. End Error
Your first reaction is "I can see that file - of course it's there!"
It's not hard to overlook the fact that the account the job is executing under is the SQL Agent account - not yours, and it needs the same permissions your account did in order to do this job. (Well - hopefully not exactly the same permissions - just those few that are absolutely necessary.)
... Because They Don't Have Permission ...
You can see that in the first part of the message - "Executed as user:" (I've replaced real data with fake names to protect the innocent.) The message tells me that the job is executing under a system account (my fictitious computer is named "machine"). The folder "Folder" on the network share "Share" doesn't permit that account access, so the job fails.
You have a few options to deal with this - some are better than others:
- You can grant access to \\Share\Folder to DOMAIN\MACHINE.
- You can create a Proxy to execute the package with your account credentials (since you have permissions).
- You can create a new domain account specifically for this purpose, grant it appropriate rights to the network share, create a Proxy for it, then configure the job to use that Proxy.
However you do it, managing proxies usually gets you to your goal... until it doesn't.
... Even After They Should!?
I've run into scenarios where I'd swear a certain account ought to have access to a resource, and yet it doesn't seem to. In the case of file systems there's one particular tool that has saved my addled brain a couple times. After all, computers are dumb machines (no offense intended) and only do what we've told them to do. So if they're refusing access... it must be because we've instructed them to do so.
Given that we've narrowed the problem down to our own inability to configure security, we need to confirm that diagnosis, and possibly figure out why. The tool I'm talking about is the Effective Permissions tab of the security settings dialog. To get there, find the file system location or object you're trying to access and open its properties. Switch to the security tab (which you swear shows what it should). Hit the Advanced button. This (permissions) view alone may highlight the mistake you've made - you may think certain accounts inherit things in a certain manner, but don't. You may think certain permissions apply further down the folder tree, but don't.
In case you're still not enlightened as to why things aren't working, and need proof one way or the other that permissions really are the issue, click over to the Effective Permissions tab. Type or select the account your proxy is configured for, and you'll see exactly how the operating system resolves the permissions.
If you set up the security settings, I hope this cuts down on the possible problems and highlights just a few. If you've asked someone else to set up permissions, this tool should show you whether the job was done correctly or not.


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These two items combined don't need much else. This darker wash is especially nice with lighter or printed bottoms and the soft cotton makes it a total staple piece for my upcoming holiday. As I am obsessed with weather forecasts - I'm sure we all have our neurotic tendencies ;) - I've been checking Miami predictions for weeks now. And right as we arrive, in a few days from now, it's all thunder, rain and clouds. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's just a few drops on each day. Otherwise we'll be spending our time in hotel movie marathons, malls and classic diners. Not too bad either... Good thing this shirt has some room for all the milkshakes and waffles I'm gonna have in that case.
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Here I'd like to share with you a few strategies that caught my eye and that may help you stand out not only in your job search but also in selling yourself in life more generally. Don't forget that you can also use visual resumes.
- Part I: Using a job search website targeted to a specific company
- Part II: Using a targeted blog and building community
- Part III: Using Slideshare and a targeted social media campaign
Using a job search website targeted to a specific company
I thought I was doing my best during my job search to customise every piece of content I was sending out to specific companies. And maybe I was, within the time constraints, putting reasonable effort into this. Yet I could have definitely done more and my problem lay in a lack of proper focus.
I should have learned from this guy:
Jason Zimdars, a graphic designer, created a website focused specifically on getting him a position at 37signals.
What Jason did:
- Avoided generic job applications. He targeted a specific company and tailored all of his content towards showing how he would be perfect for this one company and for this one job.
- Researched everything about the company. Their past projects, what others are saying about them, company culture, their products as well as people within the company.
- Explained why he wants the job and also why he'd be perfect for it.
- Showed examples of his previous work projects and also included his resume.
- He was proactive and gave insight into what his work for this specific company would look like. He did this by including a redesign of one of their web pages and showing his creative process. This way, the company wouldn't be hiring "a rabbit in a hat" but someone whose quality of work they were able to judge beforehand.
- Showed his personality and interests.
Ultimately, he made himself their most interesting and innovative applicant and clearly stood out from the crowd. And the result? You guessed it: he was hired!
Do you have any examples of creative job search using new web technologies?


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Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team was established and began locating and certifying vernal ponds in 1990 as a joint venture with the New England Herpetological Society. In 2006 we became a Federal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
Our Mission... the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to vernal pond conservation and education since 1990. Our focus is vernal ponds. The issue is the preservation of wildlife habitat, which is ultimately about the health of the planet.
Exciting News from Director Rick Roth!
Our Vision for the future is to open a Wildlife Center on Cape Ann. This will not be restricted to vernal ponds - all kinds of New England habitat will be represented. The Center will also include the following:
Activity Calendar
Pond Blog
Vernal Ponds Definition...
Learn more about vernal ponds from the Mass Wildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program vernal pools page.
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Victoria Beckham reportedly asked Eva Longoria to be godmother
HollywoodNews.com: Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria are apparently such good friends that the expectant mother reportedly even asked Longoria to be the godmother of her soon-to-be-born daughter.
Victoria and David Beckham reportedly agreed that Longoria was the right choice, states Hollyscoop. The two women first started their friendship when the Beckhams moved to Los Angeles.
Longoria recently threw Victoria a baby shower that took place a few weeks ago.
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Poor old Gene Pitney. He is forever locked in the hell of always being 24 hours from Tulsa and today we rather sympathized with his plight.
No matter how far we walked, how hard we strode, how quick our pace, sodding, bloody, pissing Guildford remained frustratingly out of reach as some unseen force tugged the city south, and then south again. Day two was supposed to be around 15 miles but it turned in to a 25 mile marathon before we arrived footsore, damp and tired at our hotel in Godalming.
But there is no peace for the wicked. Arriving at 7pm after ten hours on the road gave us an entire 20 minutes to shower, change and meet the rather select audience who had turned out to see the first of Gerry's performance. As I type this, I can hear him in full flow, giving his all and I'm glad I'm behind a pillar, so he can't see the tears of pride.
But back to Esher, which feels like a lifetime ago. We stepped out feeling pretty good after a full-on English breakfast laden with all the nonsense. The only other diner was an old boy from the old school. Meticulous in his manners and busy showing crumpled snaps of his grandchildren to the bored Russian waitress, I looked at him with a benign affection. After all, here was a grandfather, rather slow on his feet, joints aching a bit first thing in the morning – and then realized that aside from 20 years and a pocket full of Werthers Originals, we were in the same club – especially with the aching joints bit. He was very impressed with our challenge and bade us good day with all the courtesy of a charming cameo character in one of Dickens's more feel good novels.For the first hour, the roads were full with shiny motor cars driven by yummy mummy blondes that swept by the bespoke kitchen shop, the Farrow & Ball paint showroom, the luxury boutiques and the Pilates studios. No boarded-up high streets and lines of charity shops in Esher or Cobham and Mary Portas can rest easy in her bed that Surrey, at least, is doing OK.
Today was a bit of a media day. We kicked off with a well briefed DJ on BBC Radio Surrey who asked all the right questions and said all the right things to our answers. Then we needed to hook up with a writer and photographer from the Daily Telegraph. Rather amazingly, they managed to spot us on Cobham High Street – like yesterday, we were starting to wonder whether the top hats and large signs on our backpacks were working like some kind of invisibility cloak, but they pulled up with a confident flourish and did the interview at a nearby Costa. Then it was photo time and some of our 25 miles were taken up with several takes as we performed for the camera, walking up and down the same path.
As soon as we heard "it's a wrap", the Telegraph team gave us a cheery wave outside the historic semaphore tower and we headed confidently towards Guildford, surely just around the next corner. An hour later, we were live on Katie Martin's show on BBC Radio Solent and when she asked where we were, we were able to confidently announce that we were "well, just outside Guildford". 40 minutes later, a newspaper from Hindhead called and we planned to meet with their photographer tomorrow.
"So how are you getting on?" asked the researcher and we were pleased to report that "well, we are just on the outskirts of Guildford." 90 minutes later and the phone rang again. It was the Surrey Advertiser - based in the holy grail of…Guildford. "We'd like to send a photographer to meet you" they said. "Where are you?"
"So how are you getting on?" asked the researcher and we were pleased to report that "well, we are just on the outskirts of Guildford." 90 minutes later and the phone rang again. It was the Surrey Advertiser - based in the holy grail of…Guildford. "We'd like to send a photographer to meet you" they said. "Where are you?"
"Well, really extraordinarily close to Guildford" we said and with some confidence too.
After all, we had been just outside Guildford for the last three hours, so it must surely be round the next bend. What was round the next bend was a sign that said in unrelenting Helvetica Bold 'Guildford 4 miles'. And it was a horrid four miles of dual carriage way with roaring motors, no pavements and huge puddles for cars to soak us in.
By the time we had gone by the large houses on the outskirts of Guildford, the terraced houses halfway towards the centre of Guildford and finally Guildford High Street itself, we sank gratefully into the welcome seats of a handy Starbucks and called the local paper back. Sadly, the photographer had given up on us and gone home…
Today, our Dad would have been 87 and he would have enjoyed our walk immensely. It had all the ingredients he liked – barbed wire, muddy streams, torrential rain, signs that said 'PRIVATE' and stiles that headed to nowhere. He would also have blown steam at the pompous, the sneering and the downright rude.
While today was mainly countryside, we still walked through plenty of towns and not a penny of support came our way. It was noticeable that the people in the Mercs and Audis, the Range Rovers and Porsches simply didn't see us. All the support came from smiling blokes in vans giving us a cheery hoot and a 'good on yer mate' out of the window as a raised thumb vanished off down the road.
Just as it was in Dickens's day, the decency came from the real people, the folk who really work for their crust and to all the plasterers, electricians, plumbers and builders who spurred us on with their cheeriness, 'Thank you'.
At one point, deep in the Surrey countryside (somewhere apparently quite near Guildford), we chanced upon a lady unloading her shopping in to an attractive looking farmhouse. Because we had been delayed with the Telegraph and had a deadline to meet, we had skipped lunch (other than a bar of Kendal Mint Cake which needed washing down with plenty of water). With supplies almost empty, here was an opportunity to fill our bottles, so I called out and asked if that may be possible.
With a thin smile, she pointed us to a cobweb encrusted dirty hose attached to an outside pipe in their yard and went inside and shut the door. If nothing else, this trip is truly Dickensian in its authenticity!
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Archive for October, 2011
New Release: Secrets In Solar City: Midnight Lover, by Mae Powers
Posted by silverheartbooks in Uncategorized on October 10, 2011
by Mae Powers
When actress Brynn Anders and ex-duke Jacques Corday are reunited, more than sensual sparks fly between the two, hard-headed ex-lovers.
Secrets in Solar City is a futuristic romance series of standalone novellas set in a fictional town in the near future, the year 2085. The eclectic residents of Solar City have many secrets and many sins to hide and thrive with the passionate lives they lead. Each novella is a complete story without having to read any others. Watch for more adventures of other characters in Solar City.
Erotic speculative romance novella, approx. 22,500 words or 74 pages.
Cover by A. Bratt.
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The Jean M. Wong School of Ballet is recognised as one of the most prestigious schools in Asia. The School was established in Hong Kong in 1960 and over the years has developed into eight schools operating across the territory and China (Shanghai and Beijing). The new headquarters located in North Point, Hong Kong Island and occupies over 10,000 sq. ft.
The main curriculum of the school lies in the teaching of classical ballet with emphasis on the Royal Academy of Dancing Examinations. In addition, Chinese Dance, Ballroom, Jazz and Adult Classes are also held. Teachers Training Courses are conducted on a regular basis to update and improve the teaching staff.
Throughout the year, Master Classes are given by visiting guest artists and teachers of International distinction. Students are often invited to appear on television and various other performances during the year.


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My mom is coming into town. While a huge part of me is going "YaY! Mom! (I was never one to call my mom mommy) Can I have a backrub? (She gives excellent back rubs)", another part of me is going, "Ah shit. What am I going to do about WoW?"
My mom hates World of Warcraft. Not that she's ever even tried to understand it. She saw some show on Opera or Dr. Phil about MMO games being bad bad bad, and World of Warcraft was mention as one of the leading ones. It didn't help that she thought gaming in general bad even before that. I did get a Gameboy for my 12th birthday, but that was from my dad (using my mom's money tho, lol), and my mom couldn't say shit because I was going though health issues, and really, I think she was glad I had something to distract me. She doesn't understand that I have friends online, or that it basically to the place of time that I spent in front of the TV, randomly browsing sites online, or sleeping. It simple replaced my other time wasting activities. And she doesn't get that the people are real people that I get to know.


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Reviewed by Desere
Serial killers always have a certain image of their victims, yes one the images being of the victim bleeding all over the place whilst begging for their lives, but before that comes the right hair color, the right job, the right car what ever it may be the falls right into my victim slot" image is there first.
Of course which ever reason they have for acting out their sick, twisted and delusional fantasies never makes any sense to us normal people, and getting involved on any level is the furthest thought from anyone's mind.
That is unless you're trained to bring down these type of scum that roam earth without a second thought. In this read from author Rebecca Crowley she tells the story of such a hero. Bronnik is always focused , it's get in, secure the target, bring down the bad guy.
But as we all have learned from the press, serial killers always have a trick up their sleeves and sometimes they succeed in their vicious killing sprees for years before they are caught and the good guys hunting them don't always get to the victims in time, they lose focus and the end result is another score for the killers hit-card.
So when Bronnik is assigned to keep the next intended victim Lacey safe he goes all out and vows to make no mistakes, he refuses to let the killer score yet again. But Lacey entrances him like no other woman and once he has her in his arms he promises to never let her go, that is if he can stay focused long enough for her to not end up dead.
This was one of the best action, kick-ass, car chasing, guns blazing , heart pounding, race to finish line reads I have ever read. The characters were simply amazing and so well written they seemed to leap from the pages and straight into my heart.
The author made sure the read contained everything a action romance lover like myself needs. I was kept on the edge of my seat at all times, completely addicted ! The author kept me entertained with twists and turns and the killer popping up everywhere, and every-time I did not expect it, there was no way I could anticipate the next move.
The backdrop settings were stunning, some set in Kansas and others in Cape Town, each location was described by the author to a perfect mirror image and with vivid clarity. The dialogue was all action packed laced with beautiful romance. The author does every now and then use a few Afrikaans words, which is the preferred language of the hero, which made this read extremely special for me.
It is not everyday I get to read about a delicious hot sexy hero saving a damsel in distress whilst using the humorous wording of my own language, I found this to be refreshing and simply awesome! Nor will I ever look at my local law enforcement in the same way again, the author certainly did her research and showed that South African Law enforcement hero's are every bit as hot and kick -ass as the other hero's we find in romance reads from other parts of the world.
If you think you will not fully be able to understand the odd Afrikaans word here and there, do no fear, just as in other reads where authors use a French or Italian phrase but with clarity shining through in the rest of the sentence with the wording, backdrop and scene being played out, you will be able to understand what is happening.
I highly recommend this read for all fans who love a kick-ass, loaded with action, oozing passion and breathtaking romance book! In fact I highly recommend everyone to go out and pick up a Rebecca Crowley book, once you get into her reads you will be begging her with your very last dying breath to write more !
5/5 Star Review
"This is one target he intends to secure and keep forever"


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Is it a raincoat? I'm still not sure but I like the concept. It's like vinyl armor. I'm not sold on the petal like details but I love the heavy masculine shoes with the stringy bare legs. I have a great heavy pair of black mens shoes I was wearing that way a few summers ago when I was visiting New York. I ended up walking so much that I got horrible blisters! Investing in some super short socks to tuck inside this style is something I would advise. Anyway, on to the rest!
I love the untucked sheer button up shirts, and the red leather! This show is reminding me of my love for red and powder blue. Few items sum this up better than these shoes.
But I digress. Lets also appreciate the quilted leather jackets! I can't decide which is better, the red or the two tone tan. I want to scour vintage shops for something like it and paint in the black lapels!
So far spring looks like bright simple dresses, neon lipstick, oversize houndstooth, sheer button ups, mens shoes, quilted motorcycle jackets, and androgynous foot wear. I'm excited to see what's next!
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Picking out colors to flatter your skin is like playing a game of opposites. You never want to wear a color that's the exact shade of your skin, because it just won't be as flattering.
Girls with medium skin should stay away from browns, beiges, caramel, oranges and very pale pastels in any hue. Pastels and other light hues will be too cool against your skin and can bring out gray undertones. Gray is just not something you want in your complexion. Instead, you want colors that will bring out the warmth in your complexion.
Stick with brighter, deeper hues and jewel tones
that will really pop against your skin. Jewel tones are deep, rich colors that resemble precious gems like emeralds, rubies, sapphires and amethysts.
The blue family, from deep navy to royal blue, is really flattering for medium skin. Deep pink, bright pink and raspberry pink are also good choices. The red and green families, plus deep purples will also be flattering for you as well.


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By: Paritosh Chakma
The cover story "Fake currency: The New Threat" in the latest edition of India Today serves as an eye opener but it is equally frightening, given the proportion of socalled "economic terrorism" waged against India by its enemies. To me, all citizens should read this issue to enlighten themselves with this emerging menace that could have devastating effects on our economy if not nipped in the bud.
IT's report gives a terrible feeling of fear to know that: 10-20 per cent of total Indian currency in circulation, which is currently Rs 6,10,000 crore, is counterfeit! According to National Crime Records Bureau of the Ministry of Home Affairs, 2,204 cases of fake currency notes (about Rs 10 crore) were "reported" during 2007.
Even the intelligence agencies agree that this is only the tip of the iceberg. The NCRB figure does not represent the real picture.
Over the past three years, the number of fake Rs 100 notes seized has declined by more than 60% but the seizures of fake Rs 500 notes and Rs 1,000 notes have gone up by 75% and 300% respectively. This highlights the serious nature that has affected India's economy.
What is more frightening is the fact that fake currency notes are being dispensed even by banks and ATM machines. The Banks are not following the RBI guidelines according to which the Bank requires to seize any fake Indian currency note (FICN) and lodge an FIR with the police.
As the IT has reported, the Banks often only either destroy or return the FICN to the customer after marking "FORGED" on the fake note. This is not enough to tackle the problem.
I have had a similar experience recently. In my case, the bank staff did not even write "FORGED" but just gave a small "cross mark" before returning the fake Rs 500 note to me. However, I destroyed it by tearing off.
The sophistication of the counterfeit is so high now-a-days that it is quite not possible to detect fake currency notes without expertise. The customers are the worst affected, as the banks won't accept their own notes, say, after the same has been withdrawn from the bank's ATM. In my case I also felt sad over the loss in these days of recession.
As the editorial puts it: "The currency notes may be fake but their consequences are very real". Experts say, the worst consequence is the erosion of faith of the Indians in their own currency.


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Disclaimer: The following observations are based upon my last four months studying here in Paris, as a young (not-too-obnoxious) American student. They are in no way scientific or quantitative, and if I quote numbers, I'm making them up. If my opinions appear biased, it's because they are. Please keep in mind that I adore the city of Paris, and I jest because I love. With that having been said…
Stereotypes of the French
1. French people smell bad.
True. In the US, it's accepted that most people shower and put on deodorant every day. In France, however, as my friend Jake has put it: you either "do or you don't do" deodorant. I've found a large percentage (let's say, 57%) do not "do" deodorant. I can forgive (to a certain extent) smelliness on the rush hour RER, because people are packed in like sardines with a smell to match. My real issue is the sheer number of individual people who will walk by on the street at any given time, leaving the scent of rotten animal carcass and body odor in their wake. The one thing that I will not miss about this country: people who smell as bad the cheese.
2. French people are rude.
I have found this to be both true and false. In traveling to other parts of France (Normandy, Brittany and southern France), I have found people to be much friendlier than in Paris. Parisians have an air of arrogance, as if your presence or absence in their store/restaurant/etc is of no matter to them. They close themselves off to people that they don't know well, though I have found this to be true more with adults than with people my own age.
Most young adults that I've met have been friendly and open to conversation. If they want to speak English with me, it's not an insult to my French but rather because they are excited to converse with a native speaker. Which is funny, because I'm usually anxious to practice my French on them.
3. French people think that Americans are loud and obnoxious.
True. Because compared to the French, Americans are louder and therefore come off as obnoxious. This was one of the first things that I noticed upon coming here. My friends and I would be having a conversation on the metro, and I would suddenly realize that we were being much louder than everyone else. No one really talks while riding public transportation here, so it made us stick out. We don't notice it at home, because everyone is speaking at the same decibel. Here, though, it becomes much more noticeable.
4. The French make the best bread in the world.
I do not want or need to eat bread in any other country, ever again.
5. The French are fabulously fashionable.
I'll put it to you this way: I was called out by a 70+ year-old man for wearing shorts and a flannel shirt to walk to the grocery store. All of my jeans were drying, so sue me! But seriously, don't ever leave the house in sweatpants here. It is unacceptable.
In conclusion: They may smell terrible, but they definitely know how to bake a baguette.


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However, a trade is a trade. 1p, or $1 or £1 million. all transactions moves things. unfortunately, money oils the cogs of society right now, and as much as I believe in a fair society, money is the driver. I believe in the world economy and in my lifetime have seen the global market place come to fruition and its a wondrous thing.
However, I have asked myself, can this/these transaction be moved in the consumers favour? and save to fund a retirement/other? My interest was initiated by http://earlyretirementextreme.com. This is a good blog and has been thoughtfully laid out. I believe that you can live like this and retire early, but I have a less attractive starting position for three reasons. First, my age, which is mid 40's. Second my net worth. Third, my outlook to risk, which is average/moderate when assessed.
My age and familial responsibilities mean I have to be cautious and not lose all that has been accrued;
My net worth is predominantly in bricks and mortar, thus would need to free this capital up if I wanted to invest heavily in, say stocks and shares;
My outlook is cautious, thus would need to guarantee return, which I guess would reduce returns....
So, what am I doing about it?
first, I am earning. Second I am trying to reduce spending, as wages at the moment are not keeping pace with inflation and thus standards of living/disposable income are falling -
According to Deloitte, one of the leading financial services firms, the average UK household faces a £780 dip in disposable income each year. - https://www.uia-blog.co.uk/2011/05/16/ways-to-account-for-the-disposable-income-dip/
The term - 'disposable income' - suggests to me that the money you have left once all of your financial obligation's are met, is disposable?? disposable being able to be disposed of? I think this term in itself allows us to think of spare money as worthless?
I am a frugal person and wish to save more and invest more of this 'disposable income.
I have no clear plan and/or goal as I am pragmatic and grounded with an aversion to risk.
So, what do I do?
look to reduce on anything and everything whilst still living well? (raises more questions than answers)
Here goes;
Water - a valuable commodity right now. I save on water usage and consumption by extracting one bucket of bath water to flush a toilet (restroom). May not sound a lot but..
flush toilets with bath water.... saving 1.52p per flush.... 5 per week = 5 x 1.52 x 52 = £19.76 p.a.So, I can put £19.76 in a bank account paying 3% and with compound interest would get £471
No. I'll put it in my pension. Seriously, this means that £19.76 multiplied by xx years to retirement = £355 and fingers crossed it would achieve at least 3% growth.
So the real story today is that I have generated an income/saving to put into my pension of £355.
This sum would mean nothing to some people but.. if offered the sum of £355 would anybody, however wealthy, turn it down?
Don't know how but will put in an accumulative total when I can for each of the nuggets I share.


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The rally in soybean came to a screeching halt Monday after prices moved to a new 10-week high, leaving a bearish reversal from chart resistance that's keeping overnight trade in check this morning. Weather conditions remain good in South America, prompting more forecasts for a huge crop out of Brazil and Argentina. While good exports could cause USDA to lower its forecast of carryout in next week's supply and demand report, farmers aren't bypassing the opportunity to sell $13 soybeans.
Farm Futures Senior Editor Bryce Knorr talks with Pam Jahnke, Wisconsin Farm Report.
Listen to the conversation using the audio link on this page.
Bryce Knorr, Senior Editor, Farm Futures, first joined Farm Progress Cos. in 1987. In addition to analyzing and writing about the commodity markets, he is a former future introducing broker and is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor. He conducts Farm Futures exclusive surveys on acreage, production and management issues and is one of the analysts regularly contracted by business wire services before major USDA crop reports. Besides the Morning Market Review on FarmFutures.com, he writes weekly reviews for key commodities and crop inputs. A journalist with 38 years of experience, he received the Master Writers Award from the American Agricultural Editors Association.
Pam Jahnke is Farm Director of the Wisconsin Farm Report that is carried on 16 stations in Wisconsin. Known as the "Fabulous Farm Babe," Pam studied broadcast journalism and broad-area agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. After college, Pam moved to farm broadcasting and has never looked back. She says communicating on behalf of food producers is exactly what she was made for. Pam has been named "Friend of Agriculture" by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture for her assistance in raising awareness of the "Harvest of Hope" program. She has also served as president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting.


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New Album "Diary Of My Demons" coming August 12, 2014 on Bullet Tooth
In-Studio video now streaming at YouTube
As Seen on The Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour with Dance Gavin Dance
The Paramedic are excited to release their first music video off their upcoming new album 'Diary Of My Demons' coming August 12. The video is for the track "Who I've Become" and it premiered today on VEVO. Watch it here!
Another single off their upcoming album premiered at Substream last week. Listen to "Proud" now and watch the and MobtownTV behind-the-scenes interview with the band in the studio!
'Diary Of My Demons' is slated for release on Bullet Tooth on August 12, 2014. The 5 piece Dayton, OH natives will be releasing a regular and deluxe edition of the record, a follow-up to the group's label debut, 'Smoke & Mirrors'. The standard edition will be a 10 track release, while the deluxe edition will contain 4 bonus tracks. Fans can pre-order the album at iTunes (with 4 BONUS songs!) and get CDs and merch at the Bullet Tooth webstore.
The follow-up album sees a maturation and growth that has been unparalleled by the band. Vocalist and lyricist Michael Luciano commented, "This album was not for the faint of heart, and I think these songs are going to show that. 'Diary Of My Demons' is an album full of darkness, anger, sadness, and self-reflection. There were some things that I needed to get off of my chest, demons that I had to let go of. What better way to let them go than by sharing my demons with the world."
The Paramedic released its Bullet Tooth debut album 'Smoke & Mirrors' in October 2012, which peaked at #8 on the iTunes Metal Chart. The group toured in support of the release with Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds, The Bunny The Bear, and more, including an appearance at 2013's South By So What Festival in Texas.
Living the dream is a philosophy that Michael Luciano and the guys thrive to live out on a daily basis and will have nothing stand in their way. Against his parents' wishes, Luciano dropped out of college to pursue his dream of making it in the world of music. This intense internal struggle has made Luciano's lyrics a personal one-of-a-kind statement that range from raising awareness towards rape to standing up for what you believe in. Judging by the nearly 500,000+ views of their cover of Lil' Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" on YouTube and their 57,000 fans on Facebook, all of the hard work and life altering decisions have been worth it.
"With 'Diary Of My Demons', we wanted to define who we are as a band. We pushed our boundaries musically and lyrically to tap our true potential and I think these songs truly show it," adds guitarist/songwriter Jake Nolan.
In early 2012, the bands' dream finally came together when New Jersey based record label, Bullet Tooth, signed The Paramedic to a deal. Joining other acts such as Affiance, Throw The Fight, Death Ray Vision and more, the band is sure to reach new audiences that they only ever dreamed about. "It's been our dream to not only be signed to a label, but also to a label that we know and trust and with Bullet Tooth, we know we are getting just that" said vocalist Michael Luciano.
The band is preparing for future tour dates (TBA) and Luciano goes on to say "We could have never done this without the help of a reputable label and now that we have the backing of an amazing label, we plan on making nothing but the best for our fans. We cannot wait to see what the future holds."
The Paramedic "Diary Of My Demons" (August 12, 2014)
1. Prologue
2. Have A Nice Day
3. Who I've Become
4. Proud
5. Make Me Feel
6. Lying To A Liar
7. Fire Red
8. I've Been There
9. Captivate
10. My Life In A Bottle
The Paramedic is:
Mike Luciano – Vocals
Jake Nolan – Guitar
Sean Salasny – Guitar
Colten Terrell – Drums
Brandon Wallace – Bass
The Paramedic Music Videos:
• "Who I've Become" from "Diary Of My Demons" (2014)
• "Eddie Would Be Proud" from "Smoke & Mirrors" (2012)
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Early the next morning we had breakfast with Grandpa, and the rest of the family. Judge Mitchell showed up at the stables as we were hitching the mules to the wagons.
"Clay, I need to speak to you before you leave. Do you have a minute?" he asked.
Going over to him, I said, "Sure, Judge. We was just getting ready to go. What can I do for you this morning?"
"The telegraph we sent to Fort Laramie hasn't had any results as of yet, so here is a warrant for Jack McCall. I'm also giving you ten blank warrants, to use as needed, to get to the bottom of why he was not brought in for a proper trial," Judge Mitchell said.
"Thanks, Judge. These will help. I'll be back as soon as I can. Please keep me informed by telegraph if you hear anything," I said.
Then he handed me a dozen extra badges and said, "Be careful, Clay, most of these camps do not have any law so you may have to deputize some help but since you are a deputy marshal yourself. You only have the power to temporarily deputize someone. Try to urge the camps to appoint some marshals or constables to try and keep the law, and to try to get them to vote for a sheriff.
"Since this is a territory and not a state, yet, everything falls under federal jurisdiction. This is just too big of an area for one man to cover. Also, use your own judgment if you see someone that may make another good deputy marshal. Temporarily deputize them, until the regular marshal... or myself... can make it official. Let them know that the pay is sixty dollars a month, and found. If you need to form a posse, the pay for that is two dollars a day, per man."
After he left, I grabbed my medical bag and was tying it to the back of my horse, after adding extra ammunition.
I was putting a little food into my saddlebags when Grandpa said, "Looks like you're about to head out. You need me to come with you, to back you up?"
"No. I shouldn't have much trouble. Jack McCall was a coward so if he's still around, I'll bring him back here for trial. There should not be any problems that I would need back-up on. Judge Mitchell was just talking to me and gave me power to deputize any help I would need, locally. You just go ahead and take the family back home, while I ride ahead. I'm not taking the wagons with me. I need to move fast if I'm going to try to catch him before he can leave the area," I said.
I then kissed all my wives goodbye, mounted my horse, and headed for Deadwood. I made it in about two and a half hours, not wanting to push my mount too hard.
Upon arriving, it seemed like the whole town had turned into a madhouse. People were lining up at the undertaker's, and paying six bits a head to view Hickok's body. They were also lined up to enter the Number Ten saloon, to view the bloodstained table and the chair where Hickok was killed. They were acting as if the circus had come to town.
The 'straw that broke the camel's back', though, was when I saw the infamous Soapy Smith selling pieces of an Indian's scalp. I knew that if I didn't stop this really quickly, it could start an Indian massacre.
Going up to him, I grabbed him and said, "Just what the hell do you think you're doing? Trying to start a massacre? We're trying to stop all the Indian fighting, and you go out and murder an Indian, and try to sell bits of his scalp! Give me one good reason why I shouldn't arrest you for murder, right now?"
"Marshal, I didn't kill anyone. A couple of days ago this Mexican comes riding in with a head of the young Buck Indian. He was bragging about how he was attacked, and was getting free drinks in all the saloons. I didn't do anything but scalp an already dead head, and try to sell pieces of it."
"Is everybody around here a fool? Don't they know how the Indians will react to this news? Some other damn fool will go out and try to collect himself a head, and start another damn Indian war? Where is this Mexican now?" I asked.
"He was bragging all over town 'till he went into the restaurant. Aunt Lou took a frying pan to his head, and ran him out of town," he claimed.
"I'm starting to think that Aunt Lou is the only one in this whole damn town with a lick of sense! Now I'll tell you what, Soapy. I know all about your different scams. I even know the scam named 'soapy', where you sell bars of soap for a dollar each. The people are told to find the bars of soap with a ten-dollar bill wrapped in them, and just enough bars with one-dollar bills to keep the marks interested. I also know that the one that gets the ten, in the first few bars, is your confederate.
"So being as that may, I want you out of the Black Hills within the next twenty-four hours, or I will arrest you... or maybe I'll just turn you over to the miners you cheated," I said.
"Marshal, that's not enough time! It will take me longer than that to get out of here, 'cause the nearest large town is Cheyenne, and that's over a hundred miles away!" Soapy cried.
"Then you'd better get your ass in gear. I see you after that twenty-four hour period, and you'll find your ass in jail," I said.
I then headed over to the undertaker's to find out what was going on. The man at the door tried to bar my way saying I had to pay to go in. I slammed him into the wall and asked, "Do you think you can make me?" Walking in I saw the undertaker had propped Hickok up as if on display, and was charging people to see him. This really pissed me, off.
I grabbed him and shouted, "Just what the hell is going on here? This was a great man, not some carnival freak. Why hasn't he been buried already?"
"Just trying to make a dollar Marshal was no harm done!" he said.
"Didn't he have enough money to pay for his burial? I ask.
About this time, the door slammed open, and Charlie Utter and a large plain looking woman entered looking very mad and shouting at the undertaker, Seeing that I had a hold of the undertaker, they quieted down.
Turning to them while still holding onto the undertaker's arm I asked, "Charlie, what's going on around here, and who's your companion?"
"Doc it's good to see you again. Let me introduce you to miss Jane Canary, otherwise known as Calamity Jane. She was also a good friend of Bill's, and we just came to see about putting an end to this mockery," Charlie explained.
Giving the undertaker a shake I said, "I asked you a question! Didn't Bill have enough money to pay for his own funeral?"
Charlie said, "When Bill was killed, he had over two hundred dollars on a table in front of him. He had plenty of money but this greedy bastard is trying to make money from Bill's dead body. Look he even stole his guns and his boots. Bill has a young widow back East, and we mean to see that she gets his belongings!"
I slammed the undertaker against the wall and shouted, "Is this right? Besides putting him on display you robbed him, and stole his belongings?"
The undertaker started stuttering, "But his boots and guns are worth a small fortune, and he isn't going to need them, now."
"You get his boots on him now! And give Charlie Utter all the rest of his belongings including his money, so he can send them to his widow. Then you can put him in your best coffin and give him a deluxe funeral at sundown, tonight. You can also include a marble stone with his name, and the dates of his birth and death. You can get the dates from Charlie, here. He will also tell you what else to put on the stone. And you're going to do all this out of your own greedy little pocket. If not you can plan on spending the next few years in prison for grave robbery," I explained while shaking him the whole time.
"But... But... That's going to cost me a small fortune," he sputtered.
"You should have thought of that before you got greedy," I said. Turning to Charlie, I asked, "Can you stick around here and make sure he gets all this done right? I have a few other things I need to get done, but I'll see you at sundown for Bill's services."
Charlie and Jane both uttered their thanks to me and told me they would see me then.
My next stop was the Number Ten Saloon going in I found a place crowded seeing that they had roped off the bloodstained table with the blood splattered cards a pair of black eight's with a pair of black aces and the queen of hearts tacked to the wall was assigned underneath proclaiming it as a dead man's hand. Look around I spotted a man that was obviously in charge going up to him, I introduce myself and asked, "Can you tell me exactly what happened?"
He introduced himself as Dave Mann one of the owners and said, "It was about eight o'clock when Bill Hickok came in. Charlie Rich was seated in Bill's normal spot with his back to the wall when Bill came in. Since Charlie was on a winning streak, he didn't want to move. He was used to changing seats, but Bill just shrugged his shoulders and took the empty seat with his back to the door.
The night before, Bill had cleaned out Jack McCall for everything he had. But he gave him a dollar so that he would have enough to get something to eat this seemed to insult Jack McCall that Hickok would give him charity. So that night, while Bill had his back to the door, McCall walked up behind him. Before we knew it, he had shot Bill in the back of the head."
"So why wasn't Jack McCall brought in front of the territorial judge, down in Hill City?" I asked.
"It happened here, so after we grabbed him, we formed a miner's court. We tried him right here. I was one of the judges. When it came out that Hickok had killed his older brother in Abilene, in an accidental shooting, the court deemed it not to be murder. He was let go and told to get out of town." he explained.
"When are you people going to learn? You have no legal rights to hold a trial! If you want to be able to hold trials, get the older businessmen and permanent residents to elect a town Council, and a Mayor. Then appoint a town sheriff of your own.
"But quit taking matters into your own hands. Jack McCall should have been brought in front of the territorial judge, in Hill City. It is less than ten miles away! As it stands right now, I need to track him down and bring him before a real judge. Did you even wire Abilene, and check his story out?" I asked.
At this time, a young boy of about fourteen entered the saloon and gave me a telegram. It is said that Jack McCall had been apprehended in Fort Laramie, when he had started bragging about killing Wild Bill Hickok. After checking to find out if he had a brother killed in Abilene or any other place (which he did not, as he had no brothers); he was then re-tried, found guilty, and hung by the neck until dead. I showed Mann this telegram, and he started to look real sheepish.
"See? Justice has been done, and your so-called kangaroo court almost let a guilty man go free! Remember what I said about a town council, and the appointed town lawman."
About this time, I started to hear a small commotion on the street. Going out the door I was just in time to see both my wagons coming down the street and parking next to the hotel in the vacant lot. I wondered what my ladies were doing here. I went over to see them, to find out why they weren't at the ranch with the rest of family.
Seeing Dawn and Moon driving my doctor's wagon, and Running Deer, Little Doe and Standing Bear in the living wagon I asked, "What are you doing here? Why aren't you with Uncle Henry and the rest of the family at the ranch?"
"We are your wives. We go where you go. You here we here, so when you come here, we follow you," Dawn explained.
"You should not have followed me. It might have been dangerous. I'm glad you're here but next time, ask. Why is Moon with you, she should have gone back to the ranch with Uncle Henry?" I asked.
"She your wife too! You buy her," Dawn said.
"You are my wife and Running Deer and a Little Doe or both my wives but Moon is not my wife," I tried explaining getting a sinking feeling in my gut.
"You buy Running Deer and a Little Doe and make them wives. You buy Moon, too. That make her wife, also," Dawn said firmly.
"It's not the same thing I gave the man back his money for Moon so as she was not a slave to him and her uncle refused to take her back so I asked her to join the family until she found somewhere else to be," I tried to explain.
"You ask her to join the family, she now wife! We talked to her, and she wants to be your wife also!" she said firmly.
I could tell that this was an argument that I had already lost, so I said, "Okay, I'll have a talk with her, and see if she wants to become a wife. I will not have any of you pressuring her to become a wife. I already feel I have enough wives with the three of you, but I will talk with her, to see what she wants.
"I'm supposed to be the man, the head of this family. You two girls keep making decisions without even consulting me. This stops right now! If you girls want to keep making all the decisions on your own, then I don't see where you need me. I'll just leave."
My ladies then rushed up to me, crying and asking me not to go. I looked over and saw Moon standing by herself, looking miserable, and crying.
Going over to her, I hugged her and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you so upset?"
She said, "You no want me! Nobody wants me! I don't know where to go! Unless maybe I go to saloon, become a whore."
"I didn't say I didn't want you, honey. I don't know you, little one. We had just met when I had to come here. What I'm so upset about is the fact that they are telling me what to do, and not asking me what I want. I told you that you are welcome with my family as long as you wanted to stay. I don't even know if you want to become one of my wives." I explained.
"I want to be wife, like others. I can be big help. My father was Herb doctor back in China. I help him when I was younger. Still remember lot of things to do to help sick people," she said.
I could tell I lost this argument, and would have a fourth wife. As soon as Grandpa heard this he would be laughing his ass off at me again. After helping unhitched the wagons and taking the mules and my horse to the stables while Standing Bear lowered the leveling jacks on the living wagon. I told my ladies to go into the general store and see about getting dark dresses because we had this funeral to attend at sundown.
Going into 'doctor mode', I saw patients for the rest of the day. Most of them were just the usual broken bones, bumps, and bruises.
Toward the end of the day a young man came and wanted to know if I could go to his cabin to check on his little girl. He said that she was real sick and was breaking out with blisters all over her body. My mouth suddenly went dry as I remembered another thing from the history of this town.
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Suddenly on May 3, 2012 at 22 Years of age. Loving son of Lisa Marnetette and Jim Banks. Survived by Jessica Charron and his children Cameron, Kyle Jr. and Kody. Dear brother of Brad, the late Dale, Daniel and James. Dear grandson of Thelma Marentette. If you so desire, donations to the family would be appreciated.Visiting Friday 3-5 & 7-9pm Funeral Service Saturday 11:30 am at Families First 3260 Dougall Ave. South Windsor, 519-969-5841. Interment Victoria Memorial Gardens. Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.ca
Written by: Families First Funeral Home & Chapel on May 9, 2012.
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For more information about this obituary visit http://www.FamiliesFirst.ca/.Filed Under: Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Windsor


text: The New York Times has another scoop in the Enron scandal. They've learned that Veba, a German utility company, nixed a merger with Enron in 1999 after discovering the problems that ultimately led to Enron's collapse (Veba's accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, helped them out). If Veba could figure out the real financial picture at Enron from public filings by the company, so could Arthur Andersen or any number of financial journalists.


text: This was Marshall's 1st birthday celebration last November 08, 2014. He's actually 3 years and 5 months now. Haha! I know, I know! This is a very long overdue post and finally, I was able to squeeze in some time to check our almost full hard drive and upload these photos here. As a matter of fact, I still have a bunch


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A lot of people these days are concerned with the amount of chemicals that go into their food. More and more people have started to grow their own vegetables, so the next logical step seems to keep two or three hens in your backyard.
You will soon learn that it is surprisingly easy and very pleasurable to keep chickens. It is becoming increasingly popular, probably because hens make such charismatic and endearing family pets. It is a hobby that children can easily become involved in. You can also be safe in the knowledge that hens are not unhygienic. On the contrary, they will spend hours cleaning themselves.
As you get to know your chickens you will soon discover that each one has an individual personality or characteristic. At the end of a hectic day there is nothing more relaxing than to stand and watch your chickens strutting around the backyard, fending for themselves.
Before you go out and buy your first hens you will need to be aware that you must devote a certain amount of time each day into looking after them, just as you would with a dog or cat.
You will need to consider where you are going to keep them, whether you have a friend or relative who will feed them when you are away, and how secure the site is against foxes, raccoons and other predators. Even if you live in the middle of a city this is still a major consideration as there are a surprisingly high number of urban predators these days. I must also note that there are certain city by-laws that prevent people from owning chickens (I have had no trouble to date).
Your neighbors will be another consideration because there is no point in causing unnecessary trouble if they are adamant they do not want to live next door to any livestock. You can always entice your neighbors by offering them some fresh eggs every now and then.
Your hens will soon pay for themselves. For example, if you have three hens you can expect them to lay as many as 600 eggs a year – they will be large, extremely fresh and would have cost far more to buy.
Beginners always ask how much space a chicken requires. The rule of thumb is to allow 4 square feet inside the coop for each chicken and 10 square feet outside. Always allow your chickens to roam freely if you can, provided you have a safely fenced-off yard. Hens usually like to stay fairly close to their coop and as long as you provide them with regular food and water they shouldn't look to wander.
If you are considering keeping chickens, here are couple books that can help you decide:


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Mr. Perlot, 44, will become senior VP-marketing of Quiksilver Brands Americas, reporting to its president, Steve Tully. Mr. Perlot has been working as a "creative consultant" to the company for three years, the company said in announcing the hire.
Quiksilver has "an opportunity to have a vital relationship with a broader audience," said Mr. Perlot. "Quiksilver is not just for surf, snow and skate boarders anymore," he said.
Mall competition
Quiksilver faces competition not just from Oakley, O'Neill and other brands focused on one of its market segments, but from mall specialty stores such as Hollister, which features Southern California surfing slogans. Quiksilver has recognized that its culture embodies "universal truths such as freedom, individuality and a restlessness for adventure," said Joshua Katz, marketing communications director, Quiksilver.
According to TNS Media Intelligence, Quiksilver spent $9 million last year and $7 million for the first eight months of this year. Almost all of that was for magazine advertising, with a small amount for outdoor. The company's market cap is $1.4 billion; sales for the past four quarters totaled $2.5 billion.
Mr. Perlot and three partners, John Boiler and Glenn Cole, each creative director and co-founder and partner, and Robert Nakata, design director and co-founder and partner, founded 72 and Sunny in 2004 with offices in Los Angeles and Amsterdam. Mr. Perlot met the group when he worked as a Microsoft marketing executive and the others were at Wieden & Kennedy, Microsoft's agency at that time.
Built buzz
The shop, now with 50 employees, generated buzz in the U.S. with its campaigns for European upscale baby-buggy maker Bugaboo. Other clients include Cherry Coke, Nike Plus, Avia, the Discovery Channel and G4 TV. It handled the launch of Microsoft's Zune player, developing its Zune Arts campaign.
"We¹ve long passed the point where 72 and Sunny is about the partners," said Mr. Cole in a statement issued by the agency. "We've cultivated an amazing group of leaders here that will get to spread their wings even more now."
Mr. Perlot handled new business. Those duties now shift to Alex Schneider, 72 and Sunny brand director.
Mr. Perlot, a Hermosa Beach local and Surfrider Foundation director, said he has divested his financial stake in the independent shop because he wanted to work with Quiksilver without raising questions of conflict of interest. When asked whether he would, like many new marketing directors, call for an agency review upon taking his position, Mr. Perlot said "I don't think that's the way I'd approach it" even if his ad agency wasn't his previous employer.


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Flower Warfare: The Beginning – Eric Linden in Flower Prequel
Eric Linden Stunt Coordinates Flower Prequel… I've been a big fan of Freddiew for a long time… Flower Warfare was always one of my favs of the pre Action Factory era, so it was awesome to hear we were working on a Flower Prequel.
Check it out and make sure you download the Flower Warfare App on the Apple App Store!!


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Our History
We are an ophthalmology practice whose purpose is to provide quality medical and surgical eye care to our patients. In doing so, we will act with integrity and show respect to all those we serve. We value our relationship with each patient and will do our best to meet each patient's needs. Thank you for placing your trust in us.
How did our doctors come together at Arbor?
Arbor Centers for EyeCare is a premier eye center in the greater Chicagoland region. Our practice has grown from the initial efforts of Lawrence Chapman, M.D. and Wendell Kapustiak, M.D. whose work ethic, outstanding patient care, and compassion are still strong roots at Arbor.
In the recent past, Drs. David Lubeck, Richard Quinones, and James Kapustiak came together as founders of the present Arbor Centers for EyeCare. David Lubeck, M.D. joined Dr. Chapman in 1989 in the Homewood area as a Cornea and Refractive Specialist. Soon thereafter, Richard Quinones, M.D. came to fill the needs of the patients with glaucoma.
James Kapustiak, M.D. joined his late father, Wendell Kapustiak, M.D. and Frank Guastella, M.D. at Southwest Ophthalmology in 1986. Dr. Wendell Kapustiak had started the practice in 1947 when he finished his ophthalmology residency after service in North Africa and Europe in World War II. Dr. Kapustiak was familiar with the quality of patient care, work effort and ethics of Drs. Lubeck and Quinones, and Southwest Ophthalmology joined Arbor in 2002. Arbor is proud to still have many patients from the 1940's who share the stories of the kind care they received from Dr. Wendall Kapustiak. Dr. James Kapustiak became a partner of the group and continues help lead the strategic direction of the practice.
Yuri Kim Kern, M.D., specialist in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, was asked by Dr. Chapman to join the practice in 2000, as he was ready to slow things down and eventually retire. Dr. Kern recalls "there could be no more perfect way to start in private practice than to have your mentor, Dr. Chapman, not only introduce you to his patients, but give you support clinically, surgically and personally during such an important transition period in one's career. I am forever grateful to Dr. Chapman." She remains active in teaching future ophthalmologists, as her mentor always did!
The practice continued to grow to meet the needs of our patients. In 2004, Dr. Chris Albanis joined the practice to help with general ophthalmic needs of our patients. Our Merrionette Park and Orland Park locations opened in 2004, we launched a new practice management system, and several of our current employees were hired during this time of significant growth in the practice.
Our cornea and refractive team has continued to evolve as innovations emerge in ophthalmology. Our Orland Park office houses our "all laser LASIK" suite including the Intralase and Allegreto Wavelight technologies providing outstanding precision during laser vision corrective surgery.
We are proud of our glaucoma team. Drs. Quinones, Feitl, and Sangal utilize the most sophisticated diagnostic, laser and surgical equipment, working hard to preserve vision of our patients.
In 2011, Arbor Centers for EyeCare was proud to welcome Dr. Shivan Tekwani who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the retina and vitreous.
As we continue to evolve, many things remain stable. The most important being that all of our doctors and staff continually strive to provide the best possible medical and surgical eye care to each and every one of our patients in a pleasant and caring manner.
Thank you for placing your trust in us!
What's in a name – ARBOR?
The practice as we know it has had several names and locations in the distant past. However, Arbor Centers for EyeCare epitomizes what our vision is in caring for our patients. The name was coined by a former employee when asked to join a contest to name the practice. She was looking out the windows of the Homewood office onto the beautiful arbor of trees, and thought -- ARBOR. What she didn't realize is the significance of the word – natural beauty, inspiration, innovation, and growth. We remain fond of the name Arbor, and while we continue to grow into centers for eye care – our roots of the highest level of patient-centered care, ethics and integrity remain strong.
What is the vision/mission of Arbor?
Our goal at Arbor Centers for EyeCare is to serve the needs of the community, employing the newest and safest technologies, treating each patient with a humanistic approach while understanding their visual goals and needs, and ultimately providing the very best care in a compassionate manner. We enjoy educating our patients, their families, our colleagues and future generations of doctors. We know each patient has many choices in which doctor to see, and we are glad you are here at Arbor!
What have we learned from our patients at Arbor?
The doctors and employees at Arbor love teaching and learning. We try to learn something new from each patient to enhance our doctoring skills and learn the importance lessons in life. Thank you for teaching us! Here are some important lessons we have learned from YOU, our patients.
When asked what is the "secret" for looking so healthy at your age?
My family – "can't beat the help and closeness of family." DC, 84 year old, female
"Take good care of myself." JH, 92 year old, male
"Good wife equals good life." RD, 84 year old, male
"Having good doctors." LM, 81 year old, female
"Work hard, rest and sleep" VA, 70 year old, male
"Just keep moving." GH, 86 year old, female
"Enjoy life's little pleasures." FD, 82 year old, male
"Be careful what you eat." RD, 79 year old, female
"Treat everyone as you would like to be treated." 88 year old, male


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Stars: 4.3 of 5.
Running Time: 106 minutes.
Notable Cast or Crew: Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, David Rasche, Steve Coogan, Anna Chlumsky, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison.
Tag-line: "The fate of the world is on the line."
Best one-liner: "Within your 'purview'? Where do you think you are, some fucking regency costume drama? This is a government department, not some fucking Jane fucking Austen novel! Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your purview and ram it up your shitter with a lubricated horse cock!"
"So you're not resigning? Are you still playing the hawk?" –"Well, in...in a way I'm playing a much cleverer game than that...I'm a fake hawk." Finally the 'awkward, cinéma vérité workplace satire' which allowed THE OFFICE and EXTRAS to resonate so deeply with viewers has been applied to something timely, weighty, and significant- the ham-fisted, bush league, real-life machinations behind global politics. As Khrushchev wrote in a message to JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis, "I have participated in two wars and know that war ends when it has rolled through cities and villages, everywhere sowing death and destruction. For such is the logic of war. If people do not display wisdom, they will clash like blind moles and then mutual annihilation will commence." This statement still applies, of course, but with several major addenda– they will clash and slash and parry like blind moles, but instead of the true face of war, they'll see promotion, demotion, an office with glass doors, or perhaps a shabby cubicle. The incompetence which could erroneously destroy an entire nation can easily be corrected when you're re-editing the minutes to your last policy meeting. People with strong convictions? Those who accept accountability? A dying race. Dying because they are no longer fashionable.
This is all rather heavy, but, make no mistake, IN THE LOOP is extremely funny. Non-stop waggish barbs are flung with HIS GIRL FRIDAY-style rapidity. The performances are spot-on: Peter Capaldi's (THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM) foul-mouthed, weaselly Scotsman;
David Rasche's (COBRA, UNITED 93) soothingly ominous warmonger; Mimi Kennedy's (DHARMA & GREG) earnest, outmatched diplomat;
Tom Hollander's (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2) wishy-washy simpleton; James Gandolfini's hot-tempered, peace-loving General (and his face-off with Capaldi is worth the price of admission alone);
Gina McKee's (CROUPIER, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM) smarmy aide; Anna Chlumsky's (Vada from MY GIRL!) deluged subordinate; and our ostensible 'hero,' the mop-topped, half-assed newbie (Chris Addison). It's the perfect 'war movie' in an era where the top torturer is some pencil-neck writing a policy memo at his desk. Nearly five stars.
-Sean Gill
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Film Review: IN THE LOOP (2009, Armando Iannucci)
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- James said...
This was a great film! I was pleased to see the almost improvisational dialogue and on-the-hoof narrative carried over from the TV series - which I'm currently rewatching.
Great blog you got here, I might stay a while and look around...
- January 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- Sean Gill said...
Thanks for the kind words! I'm beginning to sift through "Behind the Couch," and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Your forthcoming Argento book sounds intriguing as well!
- January 21, 2010 at 2:41 PM
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Since the early 1900s, the Sonneborn name has been synonymous with the highest-quality refined hydrocarbons. Our customers include some of the world's most recognizable consumer and industrial goods manufacturers. Their loyalty is testament to our commitment to that promise. We are committed to the goal of providing our customers with premium products, superior technical capabilities and dependable service. Sonneborn LLC is managed by OEP Capital Advisors, L.P.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Have Students Teach the Class: The Student Engagement Wheel
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I am studying to be a teacher. The "Engagement Wheel" is very interesting. How have you used some of the spokes in your math class? Have you had students teach lessons in your classroom? If so, how did it turn out?
- May 27, 2013 at 9:54 PM
- Tonya Murphy said...
Hi! My name is Tonya and I am a student in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I agree with your comment about students starting to "buy in" when they are engaged with the learning process. In my precal class last semester, I was asked to help other students with a certain topic we were covering at that time. I felt like I was on top of the world. It feels good to teach other people and for them to be able to grasp the concept because of something you said. It made me feel useful for that moment and that was an excellent feeling. When I graduate and become a teacher, I am going to let my students help their classmates. I also think the engagement wheel is an excellent tool to measure class participation. I believe the more the students enjoy participating, the more they will learn in class.
- June 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM
- Brian Orr said...
Hello Mr. Sladkey, my name is Brian. I am also a student from EDM 310, along with Tonya. I would like to say I agree that class participation from students can help us learn more effectively. In my experience, though, being called upon when you are not comfortable with the material or not doing so well in the class, feels quite awkward. I would try to call upon students who have a firm grasp in the class. The other forms of participation, especially group work, can all be very helpful. In my mathematics courses, doing a worksheet together was extremely helpful! I also am an advocate of group tables and not single desks for students. Discussion is encouraged at a round table, and almost inevitable in a quick paced, complicated math course.
- August 31, 2013 at 10:00 PM
- Dave Sladkey said...
Brain, I agree that you can put students in an awkward situation. I also was cautious about picking students randomly to teach the rest of the class. However, I actually feel it has lessened the fear in my class. All the students in my class are accountable for the material. I try to get them all participating very early in the class. They also will have their partner (which I change every chapter) up with them while explaining the problem. And lastly, I almost always give some talk time on a question that I pose before asking someone to explain it. Usually a couple weeks into my school year, I feel like there is more particiaption than before when I did not call on students at random.
- September 2, 2013 at 6:17 AM
- Carla Young said...
Hello, my name is Carla Young. I am a student in the EDM310 class (http://edm310.blogspot.com) at the University of South Alabama. I am going to be stopping by your blog over the next couple of weeks and posting a summary of what I have read on my blog http://youngcarlaedm.blogspot.com. I will of course give all credit to you and post the link to your blog. I really liked the engagement wheel idea you had! I think that is a good tool to measure your students' engagement. I agree with the point you made about the students knowing the material and using it. If they are able to teach the material to their peers, they have gained an understanding of the material fully.
- November 10, 2013 at 10:34 PM
- Rease said...
The Student Engagement Wheel is very interesting. I will most certainly try this activity in my classroom. For the most part, it will be a great way to get the students involved and keep them engaged. Most importantly, it will make learning fun! Mr. Sladkey, thank you so much for posting such useful information!
Rease, EDM510 Student from University of South Alabama.
- February 18, 2014 at 7:55 PM
Hello Mr. Sladkey,
My name is Larry and I'm also studying to be a teacher in EDM 510 at the University of South Alabama (My EDM 510 Blog). I'm currently working towards an Alternative Masters in Secondary Education (General Science) degree. I am really impressed with your Student Engagement Wheel. As a teacher, I'm learning that it is extremely important to make your classes engaging! Your Engagement Wheel provides great ways to achieve this on a daily basis.Thank you for sharing!
- March 16, 2014 at 8:18 PM
- Nicole Cumbo said...
Hello, my name is Nicole and I am currently a student in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I agree with your views of student engagement. Class participation is a great way to help students learn more effectively. Mathematics has always been a hard subject for me. In my experience, working in a group with other students was always something that was extremely helpful. I love the way you allow the students to help teach each other. I also really like your idea of the engagement wheel, I think it is an excellent way to measure class participation. I look forward to using your ideas in my classroom one day. Thanks for sharing!
- September 7, 2014 at 11:14 PM
- Janae Ivory said...
I am looking forward to becoming a Math teacher in the future. I have never liked my math classes because the teacher did not really engage with the class, most the time they stood in the front of class writing on a board or overhead of some sort and called it teaching. This is why I have decided to become a teacher because I was able to understand math by teaching myself. I have tutored many students in the past and they all said that I helped them understand. I think the Engagement Wheel is a great tool to use. I am looking forward to using it as a future math teacher.
- September 28, 2014 at 11:04 PM
- Paula Holt said...
I am a student in EDM310 at USA. I love the student engagement wheel. I love getting everyone involved and making the learning process easy as possible. Students are more inclined to learn material from their peers. A student myself I have always learned material I struggled with from my classmates. Different styles of teaching from those who are just students.
Paula Holt
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A fortnight ago the Hobart team of PETE BOYLES, HILTON BOOTH, PAT DUNNE and GRAEME BRADFIELD tarried forth to the RAT district of Ballarat for the annual match against the best of Ballarat under the team slogan (and appropriately designed t-shirts) WHACKARAT.
The Ballarat team consisted of DAN WILLIAMS, DAVID PARKER, WAYNE SPRING, MICHAEL WILLIAMS and MARK HARTNELL.
The Friday night commenced with two hours of scheduled team practice starting late, due to the Tassie team being mesmerised by the labrynth of freeways emanating from Tullamarine and the weight of four navigators. This was followed by carbohydrate loading with the opposing team with the ingestion of beer and pizza. The weekend beer special being a local beer named the RAT.
We were all well-billeted by the Ballarat team and the first match kicked off the next morning at 10am. We played matches in team order, with Graeme Bradfield taking on the hugely improving Michael Williams.
The first three games took over half an hour to play and both teams were dreading a five-set match at this pace. However, despite having a 5-2 lead in the first set, Graeme managed to lose it 6-5 and the next set followed with Michael hitting his targets hard and often to take it 6-3.
Graeme rallied well and took a early lead on third set and was 4-0 up in the final set but despite this managed to lose that 6-4 as well. The match took over three hours and was not an inspiring start for the team.
The next match was the Hobart enigma Patrick Dunne playing the timeless O-55 doubles champion, Wayne Spring. Pat, despite being down 2 sets to 1 and 3-0 in the 4th, managed to claw his way back to take the match 3-2, after another 3.5 hour epic. Patrick managing to finally contain his see-sawing game to overcome Wayne's consistency.
The third match commenced with Hobart's Hilton Booth playing another World's over 50 player, David Parker. Hilton, from the beginning, showed his new style of relentless and consistent retrieval and tight shots to take the first set 6-0 in a long set and to streak in the second set to a 2-0 lead before our ephemeral coach, Patrick Dunne, had a few words to him, where upon he lost 2 games. He recovered well and won in straight sets but still in 2.5 hours.
This left the last game of the day with HRTC Club Champion, Pete Boyles, taking on Ballarat's club champion, Dan Williams, commencing at 3.30pm.
The match was of a high standard, with Pete initially struggling to find form in his first truly competitive match in months. Pete, having the more experienced head, soon worked out that Dan was more at home with the pace game, which Pete has used so successfully on others. Pete then reverted to a reasonably boring slow-paced game which Dan tried to resist with continuous forcing which led to increased number of unforced errors. Pete managed to become more consistent as the match progressed with his line, length and pace which only served to make Dan's game less and less comfortable. Pete came back from 2 sets to 1 down to eventually run out a very tired winner in five sets, finishing just before 7pm.
The team showered and then relaxed with the Ballarat team at a local restaurant and, whilst Hobart was at this stage 3 rubbers to 1 up it could have been so easily been the other way given the events of the day. Whilst most of the team started the night with high hopes of an intense party atmosphere, within a couple of hours the energy levels faded and apart from Patrick Dunne looking for a MacDonalds at 1am, the teams headed home early.
The next morning Pete and Graeme took on Dan Williams and Mark Hartnell in the first doubles and after another marathon 3.5 hour match, with Graeme finally getting his tennis act together, the Hobart team won in 5 sets.
The next rubber between Hilton Booth and Pat Dunne against Australia's best (or at least longest serving doubles team) Wayne Spring and David Parker, became a testimony to young guns blasting experienced guns off the court in three sets. Whether it was the dead rubber or the accomplished, rarely viewed skills of Pat Dunne at the net, will never be known, but Hilton continued his weekend of being a model of consistency and the crowd watched in wonder as Patrick pirouetted amongst the galleries. The reality may have been that later it was found out that it was the first time that both Wayne and David's wives had turned up at the same time to watch them. It had been a joke the night before amongst Carmel Parker and Marcia Spring that whenever one of them came to watch, their husbands would lose. Sadly, this probably means that David and Wayne will never be watched by their wives again.
So, at the end of a fantastic and long weekend of tennis, Hobart retained the Widmer/Bradfield cup 5 rubbers to 1, but if the five set matches had gone Ballarat's way, they would have beaten us 4 rubbers to 2.
In summary, it was agreed that the Cup is a testimony to the competitiveness of the two clubs and this is to be looked forward to in years to come. Especially as the Melbourne Tennis Club is currently far and away the largest and best standard of amateur players in the world and it is difficult for either club to mount a serious competitive challenge in the near future in this format.
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Because I told him I made Dal Baati Choorma for dinner.
You know Dal Baati Choorma is a popular combination in Rajasthani cuisine. Every family has their own style of making these three dishes. The Dal for Dal Baati comprises of five lentils and several spices. Some families use different lentils to make the dal, some may or may not add chickpea flour or semolina flour in their baati recipe, and some people might fry or bake the dough to prepare the choorma. I like to keep it simple and use the same baati recipe to make choorma and bake them together.
|lentils: top left: sabut moong, top right: toor, bottom left: chana, bottom right: moth, center: masoor
Those proportions would basically make ½ cup of lentils and yes – it will be able to serve 3 people. Rinse the lentils together well and discard the cloudy water. Add 1.5 cups water and soak the lentils for 30 minutes at least (at most – 5 to 6 days!). Discard water, put lentils in pressure cooker along with 1.5 cups fresh water and pressure cook on medium for 20-25 minutes. Once you switch off the heat to let the pressure cool down, you can start working on the second part of the Panchmel / Panchkuti Dal –
Heat ghee in a medium pan on medium heat. When hot, add mustard seeds, let pop, cover pan with lid. Then add cumin seeds, let sizzle. Add asafetida + bay leaf + dry red chilies + green chilies + ginger + onion, mix well and let onion cook until translucent. Then add tomato + turmeric powder + red chili powder + coriander-cumin powder + salt, mix well and let tomato cook until tender. Gently mash half of the dal (with a muddler or back of the spoon) in the pressure cooker itself, add this dal to the pan.
Mix well, then add 2 cups of water. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Let the dal cook for 10-15 minutes on a medium-low heat until desired consistency. Switch off heat, add cilantro (reserve a little for garnish) and lemon juice, mix well. Garnish panchkuti dal with cilantro and serve hot with baati, churma, and other Rajasthani delicacies or just as good with plain rice.
Roll the balls between your palms – you don't have to aim for a perfect round ball or as smooth as a laddoo – then make the emblematic thumbprint sign by pressing in the center on one side of the ball. Do the same to the rest, then roll out the remaining 1 bigger ball to a flat roti about 5 mm thick.
Place the baatis and the flat roti on cookie sheet. None of them will expand in size, so you do not need to space them far apart, but just enough for the heat circulation to cook them well from all sides. Brush some ghee or butter and place in oven, bake for 15 mins at 400F then remove sheet out of the oven, flip all the baatis and roti, brush some ghee again, and bake another 15 mins. You may have to bake +5 minutes on both sides, judging based on the color of baati outside.
The roti will get done before the baati will, so keep an eye and using a pair of tongs remove the roti when it is light brown. Let the roti cool down completely while the baati bakes.
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Design and construction of commercial pools and aquatic centres nationwide.
Having made the decision to rebrand their AVP Commercial Pools company, the directors commissioned Bonser Design to help them with the naming of the business, and then to undertake a full rebrand of the company.
The resultant brand identity – Commercial Aquatics Australia – and tagline, "Aquatic Solutions Nationwide", reflected the company's now Australia-wide presence and captured their client promise in a modern, stylistic form.
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Rebrand/Logo Design, Positioning Statement, Website Design, Brochure Design (Capability Statement and Service Division brochure), Presentation Folder, Stationery, Newspaper & Magazine Adverts, Display Banners, Flyers, Staff Uniforms, Signage, Vehicle Graphics, Style Guide, Press Releases & Client Mailouts.


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If I were to try and monetize my own personal blog, I first would try to incorporate sponsored social media posts. I feel that on social media in general, there are many "throwbacks" throughout Twitter, Facebook, etc. For this reason, I believe that this kind of technique would work well with my blog which is about all things 90s. I would also try and write an e-book and then sell it through my blog because I think there is so much material on my topic and so many different things to talk about that it could create an interesting book. I also think because so many people still like talking about the 90s, there is the potential to create and sell merchandise surrounding my blog if it were to ever become popular enough for t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc. And in terms of advertising, until I could familiarize myself more with this, I would start with Google Adsense because I think Google is reliable and a good way to start. However, once I gave myself time to familiarize myself more with advertising, I might consider choosing specific advertisements myself and reaching out to the companies who I feel are the most optimal fit for my blog.
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I've been gaming, in some form or another, my whole life starting with children's board and card games but discovered RPGs 26 years ago when my grandmother gave me "Keep on the Borderlands" for Christmas. I was blessed by a family that indulged my hobby and began getting gaming books every holiday, first in 1st Ed., then 2nd. Even now, my mom sends me cash for Christmas and my birthday so I can buy gaming books
My favorite games are usually science fiction but once in awhile I feel the draw of fantasy. My current games include running 2 D6 Fantasy games – one tabletop, one online using Fantasy Grounds and some LARPing for which I'm coordinator of my local Camarilla Chapter. My two primary LARP characters are V (Daeva, Circle of the Crone, Constable of the Court in Columbus, GA) and Kiera (Mekhet, Carthian Movement, resident in Auburn, AL). I welcome IC contacts.
I can be reached at viri underscore cordova at yahoo dot com
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