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Catholic Mexico is in the midst of a crisis of faith. According to a local businessman, who asked to remain anonymous, it is widely believed that within a decade, Chiapas will be the first federal state in Mexico to turn its back on the Church.It's worrisome alright, and the Hezbollah's activities there can be equally dangerous for local Mexicans, but will the Mexican government do anything about it? Unfortunately, there's no telling if they will.
"The Muslim missionaries are very active there," he said. "It's hard to know exactly how many people have converted to Islam over the past few years."
Official data suggests that Mexico is home to some 4,000 Muslims – a fraction in a country whose population numbers 115 million. Theoretically, this is a negligible number, but it is enough to cause concern in the United States – and Israel should be concerned as well.
Follow the money
US intelligence indicates that Mexico is home to some 200,000 Syrian and Lebanese immigrants – most of them illegal – who were able to cross the border via an extensive web of contacts with drug cartels, both in Mexico and in other countries in South America.
These cartel contacts smuggle illegal immigrants – including individuals affiliated with Iran, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups – into Mexico, placing them a virtual stone's-throw away from the United States.
Western intelligence agencies have been able to gather ample evidence suggesting that the drug cartels in Mexico – which are the de facto rulers of the northern districts bordering the US – are in cahoots with Islamic terror organizations, which are eager to execute attacks against American, Israeli, Jewish and western targets; but most of all, the Islamic terror groups are eager to make money, so they can fund their nefarious aspirations.
All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Hezbollah's drug jihad in Mexico
The Hezbollah, not getting much funding from Iran just now, has chosen to offset this loss with drug operations in Mexico plus dawah:
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Been a bit of a roller coaster week so I really need to think just about the positive things! So here we go:
1) At home
My parents came and swapped our small kitchen table for my granny's slightly bigger one. We now have 4 chairs and it can open up to seat 6. It's great having a decent sized table so I can do things like lay out serving dishes and feel all posh:
De-cluttering and tidying has moved along noticeably this week. The heap on top of the dressing up box at the top of the stairs has been sorted and either returned to its rightful place, binned or set aside for a car boot. One small victory in the battle to get the house straight!
2) My Children
On Saturday my daughter decided I needed looking after and brought me breakfast in bed, She tried to keep me there all day by bringing me an early lunch as well!
A thoroughly spoilt mummy!
My son is getting so enthusiastic about his words and letters. He is having such fun with fridge magnets now he can read some of them himself and some with a little help:
3) Friends
Saturday night I had a lovely evening with a friend and our 3 boys. It was great to be able to go round and relax with a like minded mum especially when our boys get on so well. Looking forward to having them back here now we have room!
Having come to the rescue of a neighbour and taken her son to school last week she did the same for me today. Its fantastic having someone so close that is there for moments like that. Our children are constantly in and out of both houses and its great they are building up good friendships. Us mums are enjoying being able to relax over a cup of coffee together too!
4) Winning things!
Just popped over to Michelle's to get the linky code and found I've won a prize in her anniversary draw! My son will be dead chuffed as its definitely a boy's toy...
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Just popped over to Michelle's to get the linky code and found I've won a prize in her anniversary draw! My son will be dead chuffed as its definitely a boy's toy...

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It was my pleasure to award Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons the 2015 Religious Humanist of the Year Award at our Annual Meeting at General Assembly on June 25. Here is the introduction I gave to Kendyl, followed by her remarks. Congratulations again, Kendyl!
The Reverend Dr. Kendyl Gibbons is the 15th senior minister at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. She is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, a recognized leader in our continental Association, and past president of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association. Kendyl is a 1976 graduate of the College of William and Mary, with BAs in Religion and Sociology. She holds a Master's degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a Doctorate of Ministry from our UU seminary, Meadville/Lombard Theological School. Read more about Kendyl Gibbons ~ 2015 Religious Humanist of the Year »


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On this day in 2010, a FAT asshole joined the WooCrew. He eschewed the other four legged members of the family, and took out a hit on Dexterpuppy, but took a shine to His Orangeness and that's remained his MO for the last 9 years. Except he's much slimmer now.
Happy Gotcha Day, TWooie (formerly known as, *gag* Harley)!!!
It would be so much more satisfying to be able to include his DNA results here, along with the reveal of whether or not he is actually related to his brother Wootie, but those results won't be back for a couple of months.
For his Gotcha Day he got me yelling at him at 1:30AM to "SHUT UP AND LET ME SLEEP I LET YOU OUT BEFORE BED ALREADY!!" because he had some "bad bottom" and had to go, which he did, allll across the living room floor. Blech. Maybe too many goldfishie crackers?
But you gotta admit that the flying goldfishie crackers make for some super hilarious photos, so … worth it!
I recently got myself a portable strobe in an attempt to up my photo game. I want to be able to light doggies anywhere, any time, and take advantage of locations where extension cords cannot go, like the beach and the mountains and at sunset and sunrise. And also, apparently, in my living room, with the backdrop pinned over the TV slide out, whilst throwing fish crackers at my dogs. And what I have discovered is that most of my dogs suck at catching cookies I throw at them.
Addy is shocked – SHOCKED I TELL YOU – that I would have the audacity to hurl crackers at her.
Winter's strategy is to entrap the flying fish within Mouth Bars of Gooey Substance.
Wootie confused them with a game of soccer, and tried to head them into the goalie net.
But Dexter, dear, darling Dexter, was the worst of them all. He has exactly zero concept of how to catch anything. At all. Cookies are no exception.
Fortunately, he is very good at other things, like being extremely handsome and – more importantly – stationary, for minutes at a time, while I fiddle with position and power output of my new strobe to get the perfect sunset shot.
He really is such a very good boy. Sometime within the last year, he has unfortunately been afflicted with a nasty, biting parasite :(
Its scientific name is Maisie ChompsHisNeck.
This parasite seems benign … even kinda cute. But it is relentless, and whenever Dexter tries to run, the parasite attaches itself to his neck.
Getting upset with the parasite just causes it to become more aggressive.
Maisie is becoming quite the little pest! When she was a small puppy and I wrote up her adoption profile, one of the things I warned people about was that she had the potential for dog on dog aggression as a direct byproduct of over arousal. The number of applicants who failed to grasp what that could even mean was depressing. The number of applicants who dismissed this possibility as me being overly dramatic was just annoying. I got a lot of condescending nods and discreet eyerolls. And here we are 7 or 8 months later, and when Maisie gets really wound up, she likes to redirect onto one of her playmates and bite them in the neck or face. This is a good place to insert an "I told you so," I think.
Poor Dexter, for all his creeping around and flashing Mad Teeth(tm) at things, is at heart a pacifist and couldn't bite another dog if his life depended on it. I've said many times that if he had just kicked the living shit out TWooie once, TWooie would have a lot more respect for him. But instead he does the creeping/teeth thing while TWooie snaps and him and pulls out his hair, and never takes it any further than madmouth. He does the same thing with Maisie – as much as he would like her to stop losing her shit and biting him, he doesn't know how to get her to quit it and leave him alone. So, bless him, he tries to get her to knock it off by using the universal hand signal for STAHHHP.
It doesn't work of course, and Maisie just thinks he's boxing with her and gets more amped up. So she is now learning to wear a basket muzzle, so that when we are going for a walk (she doesn't do this when playing ball, and sticks very diligently to her own ball and doesn't chase anyone else's) she won't leave holes in my poor boy's neck and shoulders. He used to really love playing the run-and-snap-teeth game with her, the same one he played with Tweed for years, but then she started attacking him and now he's all huffy about it and doesn't want to run with her anymore. We're hoping the muzzle means they'll be able to play that game again.
She is an awesome puppy in most ways, but she's kind of a dick when it comes to getting all worked up about stuff. She is also a dick when it comes to her Jolly Rope Ball. Doesn't matter what other toy she has, if someone else picks up that particular toy, she turns into a raging bitch. Poor Dexter can only play with it if Maisie is on a leash.
Poor Wootie is so scared of her that he won't even try to play with it anymore, so I had to buy him his own and we only play with it when Maisie is in a crate in the house … otherwise we have one terrified Wootie and one Rage-ie Maisie with TWO Jolly Rope Balls to snarl over.
He is, however, allowed to play with his frisbee unmolested.
And did you notice in the previous photo that his Flamboyance(tm) is growing back in nice and full? Finally! It's still a pale shade of the gloriousness that it once was, but at least it has some heft and volume again. It's thicker even than The Flambe(tm) of his brother's, at last!
Fae Fae (also known by her stage name, Poops On The Floor Every Night While Everyone Else Is Sleeping) is (was) allowed to play with Maisie's frisbee, mostly because everyone fears her tiny warbly wrath. Until Maisie and her stupid sister Peetie pulled the blue frisbee into tiny rubbery bits by arguing over who got to hold it.
Fae is such a little bag. Everyone thinks she is so sweet and adorable and full of hair, but that's because they never see her flashing her pearly whites at everyone and stalking around with scorpion tail being a total hag. She won't even play with Addy anymore, and Addy's mostly too scared to try to attempt it … though once in a while her silly sighthound side gets the best of her and she gives it a go. They get along fine, they just don't really play or snuggle (well, nobody snuggles with Fae, cuz she's mean). Like right now Addy is snuggled up in a dog bed with Spring, while Fae is curled up on TOP of Addy's snuggle sack in the chair next to me, so Addy can't use it. Super bitch.
Don't feel too bad for Addy though. Because she is super spoiled. Since the warm weather beat back the snow (seriously, Mother Nature is on crack … we went from well below zero and two feet of snow to 22+ tank top weather in the space of about 4 days), her frog-shaped splashing pool is back in business and she spends a good deal of time out there yelling at me to throw water with the chuck it so she can chase the droplets, or toss pebbles in the pool so she can try and find them with her little feetsies. And a friend of mine just gave us a second plastic pool shaped like a crab, which we are about to fill up with damp sand, so she can dig in it to her heart's content. Because she is just THAT spoiled that she gets her own waterpark and her own beach. If I could get her to transfer her love of chasing water droplets and/or wet sand to a frisbee, she would be the world's most adorable disc dog, but Addy don't play that.
As I have no disc dogs of my own, I instead did a model call for disc dogs just so I could take some photos of them. Other people's dogs are just that much more talented than mine. Also bendier.
This one was my favourite. Did so many cool things with the frisbee!
But this guy here, Dylan, I just love. I first met him when I was photographing dock diving last August at the fair. He's a border collie/whippet mix and he is super athletic, super hilarious and generally just really really nice. One day he might be a daddy, and I'm hoping the timing is right for me to get a puppy from him! I am also hoping that is a long way away, because currently I have 80 million dogs and I don't need any more.
Photographing disc was a fun way to spend a Sunday. I have never tried disc with my dogs, because I have only a couple of dogs that are leapers and they aren't the same ones that really like frisbees. Maisie likes frisbee a lot, but she's more of an on-the-ground dog. I have started doing some agility foundation work with her and she is catching on super quick. I think she will be a nice little agility dog – not crazy fast (or just crazy), like, say, Lavish:
(funny story – I posted this photo on my Big Air page and when I showed it to Lavish's owner, she said "ASSHOLE" … and I still don't know if she meant me or Lavish. Either way, I was delighted! LOL)
… but rather I think Maisie will be more like Tweed – reasonably fast, concise and think-y on the course. She is just generally a think-y dog (except when she is being a parasite). I really miss playing agility with Tweed (also I just miss Tweed). Dexter was like trying to stop that train from that movie with Denzel Washington. Spring is like trying to to get a rock in a slingshot without arms, and then suddenly achieving it and shooting it across the planet. Fae is like trying to get a mouse on speed to concentrate.
Mr. Woo was like trying to smack a particularly irritating mosquito. doG love him.
But I think Maisie is going to take her "job" seriously and understand what the end game is. She's just that kind of dog.
Until then, my handsome Dexter will keep me busy posing beautifully for beautiful photos :)
I'm a lot more chipper these days, you may have noticed. Now that I'm not trapped in 12 freezing-cold square feet without water or a working toilet, with 9 super bored dogs, life is a lot less stressful. Thank you all for sticking with me through the dark times :)
Also, save your pennies because I have some truly amazing themed photo sessions coming up in the next few months, at some truly amazing and STUNNING locations! To make sure you're kept in the loop, be sure to like and follow my photography page on Facebook. You won't want to miss these, if photos of your doggos are what you've been craving!


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Earlier this month, my husband and I spent a week camping on the Big Island of Hawaii.
It's not easy to find names to blog about while you're traversing the still-steaming surface of a pit crater, but I did manage to spot a few names here and there. :)
We spent the first half of the trip in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Our campsite was located off Hilina Pali Road. Here's the view:
Hilina, which immediately reminded me of Helena, seemed like it might be a name…but turns out it's just a vocabulary word. In Hawaiian it means "struck (as by wind)" — which is appropriate, as the campsite was extremely windy. But hilina did help me discover Hilina'i in the SSA's baby name data:
- 2013: unlisted
- 2012: 6 baby girls named Hilina'i (all born in Hawaii)
- 2011: 11 baby girls named Hilina'i (9 born in Hawaii)
- 2010: unlisted
- 2009: 5 baby girls named Hilina'i (all born in Hawaii)
- 2008: 7 baby girls named Hilina'i (all born in Hawaii) [debut]
- 2007: unlisted
Hilina'i means "to believe, trust; to lean on, rely on; trust, confidence" in Hawaiian.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is also where the Thomas A. Jaggar Museum is located. It's named after geologist Thomas Augustus Jaggar (1871-1953), founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).
One of the museum's exhibits included three posters that were blown-up copies of pages taken from the old Volcano House hotel register. Each included at least one Hawaiian name. The longest list of names on display came from May, 1891:
These are the Hawaiian forenames I think I can make out:
- Liliuokalani (Queen Lili'uokalani, perhaps?)
- Kaniu
- Kahae
- Wakeki
- Kaonowai
- Kawahalama
- Kele (the Hawaiian form of Jerry)
The Hawaiian names on the other two posters were Mihana, I Kaia, and Pele-liilii. (Liilii isn't part of the name, but means "small; little; diminutive; young.")
Another exhibit included a short bio of Thomas Jaggar, and it mentioned that he'd invented an amphibious vehicle in the 1920s "for offshore lava flow observations."
The vehicle's name? 'Ohiki, Hawaiian for "sand crab."
We also did a lot of sightseeing outside the park. One of the places we visited was Rainbow Falls in Hilo, on the east side of the island. One of the plants there had graffiti all over the leaves. We weren't able to see every name, but here are shots of "Silas + Sarah F." and "Rachel + Jackson."
The plant seemed healthy despite the vandalism, thankfully.
Something even cooler growing by the falls was this fantastic banyan tree. (That's me hanging off the tree. Behind me is someone's bicycle.)
Did you know that Banyan has been on the national baby name list for more than a decade now?
- 2013: 22 baby boys named Banyan [6 in Hawaii]
- 2012: 19 baby boys named Banyan [6 in California, 5 in Florida]
- 2011: 26 baby boys named Banyan [5 in California]
- 2010: 18 baby boys named Banyan [6 in California]
- 2009: 21 baby boys named Banyan
- 2008: 14 baby boys named Banyan
- 2007: 13 baby boys named Banyan
- 2006: 15 baby boys named Banyan
- 2005: 7 baby boys named Banyan
- 2004: 16 baby boys named Banyan
- 2003: 7 baby boys named Banyan
- 2002: 8 baby boys named Banyan
- …
- 1996: 5 baby boys named Banyan [debut]
Banyan trees grow best in warm climates, so it doesn't surprise me that usage of the name is highest in warmer states.
…And that's it! So I'll wrap up with this gratuitous shot of the black sand beach in Pololu Valley:
Have you ever been to the Big Island? Do you remember seeing/hearing any interesting names while there?
- Naming Practices – Hawaiian Roots
- Hilinai – Hawaiian Language Dictionaries
- Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.


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I made this chicken casserole last Sunday when we went to Raccoon Creek. It is made of rice, mushroom, green peas, and top with chicken.
May 31, 2011:- We are taking Champ to the Vet today for his rabies shot so that means no blogging for me.
- On our way from the Vet, the kids wanted to go see Pap so we dropped by there. Then they did not want to leave so we let them stayed.
- We came home and gathered all the junks we have at the backyard and some junk at our basement, loaded it up at the truck then off we went. It's free dump day today at Brooke County Landfill so we took the opportunity of getting rid of our junks.
- On our way to pick up the kids, we saw a MINI Teesside and it was cute.
- Since it was late for me to cook lunch, we just bought some snackers at KFC.
- Now I can blog a little bit before I cook for dinner. Hubby will go to school for his first day of classes. IT's actually a night time classes.


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This is one of the stories which that good soul, my uncle's grandmother (whom Heaven take to glory), used to tell; and, unless I have put on my spectacles upside down, I fancy it will give you pleasure.
There was, once upon a time, a woman named Pascadozzia, and one day, when she was standing at her window, which looked into the garden of an ogress, she saw such a fine bed of parsley that she almost fainted away with desire for some. So when the ogress went out she could not restrain herself any longer, but plucked a handful of it. The ogress came home and was going to cook her pottage when she found that some one had been stealing the parsley, and said, "Ill luck to me, but I'll catch this long-fingered rogue and make him repent it; I'll teach him to his cost that every one should eat off his own platter and not meddle with other folks' cups."
The poor woman went again and again down into the garden, until one morning the ogress met her, and in a furious rage exclaimed, "Have I caught you at last, you thief, you rogue; prithee, do you pay the rent of the garden that you come in this impudent way and steal my plants? By my faith, I'll make you do penance without sending you to Rome."
Poor Pascadozzia, in a terrible fright, began to make excuses, saying that neither from gluttony nor the craving of hunger had she been tempted by the devil to commit this fault, but from her fear lest her child should be born with a crop of parsley on its face.
"Words are but wind," answered the ogress, "I am not to be caught with such prattle; you have closed the balance-sheet of life, unless you promise to give me the child, girl or boy, whichever it may be."
The poor woman, in order to escape the peril in which she found herself, swore, with one hand upon the other, to keep the promise, and so the ogress let her go free. But when the baby came it was a little girl, so beautiful that she was a joy to look upon, who was named Parsley. The little girl grew from day to day until, when she was seven years old, her mother sent her to school, and every time she went along the street and met the ogress the old woman said to her, "Tell your mother to remember her promise." And she went on repeating this message so often that the poor mother, having no longer patience to listen to the refrain, said one day to Parsley, "If you meet the old woman as usual, and she reminds you of the hateful promise, answer her, Take it.'"
When Parsley, who dreamt of no ill, met the ogress again, and heard her repeat the same words, she answered innocently as her mother had told her, whereupon the ogress, seizing her by her hair, carried her off to a wood which the horses of the Sun never entered, not having paid the toll to the pastures of those Shades. Then she put the poor girl into a tower which she caused to arise by her art, having neither gate nor ladder, but only a little window through which she ascended and descended by means of Parsley's hair, which was very long, just as sailors climb up and down the mast of a ship.
Now it happened one day, when the ogress had left the tower, that Parsley put her head out of the little window and let loose her tresses in the sun, and the son of a Prince passing by saw those two golden banners which invited all souls to enlist under the standard of Beauty, and, beholding with amazement, in the midst of those gleaming waves, a face that enchanted all hearts, he fell desperately in love with such wonderful beauty; and, sending her a memorial of sighs, she decreed to receive him into favour. She told him her troubles, and implored him to rescue her. But a gossip of the ogress, who was for ever prying into things that did not concern her, and poking her nose into every corner, overheard the secret, and told the wicked woman to be on the look-out, for Parsley had been seen talking with a certain youth, and she had her suspicions. The ogress thanked the gossip for the information, and said that she would take good care to stop up the road. As to Parsley, it was, moreover, impossible for her to escape, as she had laid a spell upon her, so that unless she had in her hand the three gall-nuts which were in a rafter in the kitchen it would be labour lost to attempt to get away.
Whilst they were thus talking together, Parsley, who stood with her ears wide open and had some suspicion of the gossip, overheard all that had passed. And when Night had spread out her black garments to keep them from the moth, and the Prince had come as they had appointed, she let fall her hair; he seized it with both hands, and cried, "Draw up." When he was drawn up she made him first climb on to the rafters and find the gall-nuts, knowing well what effect they would have, as she had been enchanted by the ogress. Then, having made a rope-ladder, they both descended to the ground, took to their heels, and ran off towards the city. But the gossip, happening to see them come out, set up a loud "Halloo," and began to shout and make such a noise that the ogress awoke, and, seeing that Parsley had run away, she descended by the same ladder, which was still fastened to the window, and set off after the couple, who, when they saw her coming at their heels faster than a horse let loose, gave themselves up for lost. But Parsley, recollecting the gall-nuts, quickly threw one of the ground, and lo, instantly a Corsican bulldog started up—O, mother, such a terrible beast!—which, with open jaws and barking loud, flew at the ogress as if to swallow her at a mouthful. But the old woman, who was more cunning and spiteful than ever, put her hand into her pocket, and pulling out a piece of bread gave it to the dog, which made him hang his tail and allay his fury.
Then she turned to run after the fugitives again, but Parsley, seeing her approach, threw the second gall-nut on the ground, and lo, a fierce lion arose, who, lashing the earth with his tail, and shaking his mane and opening wide his jaws a yard apart, was just preparing to make a slaughter of the ogress, when, turning quickly back, she stripped the skin off an ass which was grazing in the middle of a meadow and ran at the lion, who, fancying it a real jackass, was so frightened that he bounded away as fast as he could.
The ogress having leaped over this second ditch turned again to pursue the poor lovers, who, hearing the clatter of her heels, and seeing clouds of dust that rose up to the sky, knew that she was coming again. But the old woman, who was every moment in dread lest the lion should pursue her, had not taken off the ass's skin, and when Parsley now threw down the third gall-nut there sprang up a wolf, who, without giving the ogress time to play any new trick, gobbled her up just as she was in the shape of a jackass. So Parsley and the Prince, now freed from danger, went their way leisurely and quietly to the Prince's kingdom, where, with his father's free consent, they were married. Thus, after all these storms of fate, they experienced the truth that—
"One hour in port, the sailor, freed from fears,
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E-Learning Awards | News
Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) has awarded $5.4 million in new grants to assist 13 secondary and postsecondary educational organizations in the development of new models of personalized, blended learning, where traditional classroom teaching methods are combined with computer-mediated activities.
These grants are the third wave of investments by NGLC, an organization dedicated to improving college readiness and completion rates. This round of grants targeted organizations launching new educational models "that incorporate technology to accelerate and enhance new, personalized, competency-based, blended program, supported by business models that can sustain expansion," according to information released by NGLC.
NGLC has now granted a total of $30 million to 78 organizations since its inception in 2010. NGLC is funding these new models with the goal of encouraging the development and adoption of effective educational innovation.
Seven of the organizations receiving grants from the NGLC will each receive $150,000 in pre-launch planning grants and up to $300,000 in one-to-one matching funds to help them develop solutions to improve student performance in secondary education.
Organizations receiving grants to develop new models for college readiness include:
Six other organizations receiving grants from the NGLC will receive grants to develop "new models for online and blended programs that significantly improve postsecondary access, persistence, completion, and affordability, without compromising the quality of learning outcomes."
Organizations receiving grants to develop new models for college completion include:
Funding for the third wave of the NGLC grant program was provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Further information is available on the NGLC site.
About the Author
Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].


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This Branch Mezuzah Cover recalls a time when craftsmen embellished Jewish ceremonial objects with leaves and vines, pomegranates and sunflowers, rams and lions; a time when ritual objects were narrative, pulling the beholder back to an age that recalls heroes and miracles, providing a keen sense of protection and satisfaction. These embellished Judaica pieces were made of tin, pewter, copper, bronze and silver.
Historically, Jewish law forbade artisans from using images of the human figure. As early as the third century Judaica makers turned to animal forms, vegetable and fruit motifs, even architectural images, to express aesthetic pleasure. As the Talmud encourages us through hiddur mitzvah, ?make ceremonial objects with an eye to beauty.?
This Mezuzah was made to intuitively capture the historical dimensions of the Jewish experience it is made, in the USA, of cast bronze.
The artist talks about the mezuzah in this video at 1:35


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Written by Mat Dolphin.
One of the services we offer as a design agency is logo design. No surprises then when we recently stumbled upon another agency offering the same service. So far, so average – the majority of graphic design agencies throughout the world do exactly the same. The difference with this one, however, was the costing of their work.
$42. That simple. For $42 you can get a logo designed with two rounds of amends and a number of different files formats sent to you. Sceptical of the quality of the work and a little surprised at the pricing structure and business model, we shared the find with our loyal Twitter following in our usual measured and level-headed style…
In short, the ever opinionated 'design community' weren't too happy about the idea of logos being punted out like Happy Meals. The general consensus was that the time it takes to research, brainstorm, design, develop, artwork and subsequently amend a logo of a relatively decent standard could not be sufficiently covered by such a small cost. This got us thinking. We decided to conduct an experiment. Googling 'cheap logos' gave us plenty of options for 'quality logo design services for a fixed low cost' so we pulled on our fictional overalls and got in touch with a company offering said service to enquire on behalf of our newly-imagined company – 'Dolphin Plumbing Services'.
Commissioning a cheap logo simply to sneer about how we reckon we could have done a better job would be too easy and not achieve a huge amount. Instead, we wanted to approach the company as if we had no experience or interest in graphic design and see what the process is like for the 'average punter'. Also, how the experience differs from the service we offer. We made a point of letting them lead us and not getting all 'designer-y' with them. This wasn't an opportunity to lecture them about kerning, for this experiment we didn't care about the quality of design, we simply wanted to explore the process of purchasing a logo to stick on the side of our non-existent van.
The first company we contacted offered, among plenty of other things, bespoke logo designs and unlimited revisions (which we thought was rather excessive) for only £8.99+VAT. Bargain! It seemed too good to be true and, drum roll… it was – they are yet to return our emails. Not a good start.
Undeterred, we found another company offering a similar service. Yet again, they offered unlimited revisions, so we thought we'd give them a fair amount of feedback to deal with, nothing too unreasonable, just enough to get our money's worth. They also promised a 1-3 day turnaround for all artwork and amends, so we decided to hold them to that and chase them if they were late. Dolphin Plumbing Services – firm but fair. They were slightly more pricey at £25 but we thought it was worth it in the name of investigative journalism, so we sent the email.
The very same day, we received a response asking for payment! If nothing else, they were quick, and at least they'd replied. We eagerly handed-over our bank details (without any guarantees, to the random internet company we'd never heard of two hours previously) and waited to see what happened next.
Less than an hour later, we received an email granting us access to our own personal account. We were told to wait for 48 hours before receiving the initial designs. So far the process hadn't been too painful, we'd done our bit and the real work was now down to their designers. All that was left to do was wait…
Two days later, an email with the subject 'Your first design samples' was sitting our inbox – the experiment had started to get interesting. We logged into the account and saw these six designs (below) awaiting our feedback.
The quality of the logos is something we're going to comment on later, but regardless of how good the initial designs are, we have a starting point. Regarding the first of our unlimited revisions, we wanted to ensure what we were requesting was reasonable and similar to the kind of feedback the company would usually get. We weren't interested in testing their patience for the sake of it. Our first round of feedback was as follows:
Once again, we sat tight, staring at our inbox waiting for what could potentially become the brand new Dolphin Plumbing Services logo. Can you feel the tension building? This time we only had to wait one day! Another email arrived letting us know that all we had to do was log into our account and we would find the latest logo designs waiting for us — we did, and they were!
This time around our feedback was pretty simple:
This didn't prove too much of a test for our new design slaves, who responded with the changes, yet again, in just one day. Here's what they came back with.
We were getting to the point where the discussions had gone far enough to get a reasonable idea of the process and it was time for us to wrap this baby up. We issued one final round of feedback, for good measure:
Which resulted in the following. Ladies and gentlemen, allow us to proudly present, the logo for the finest fictitious plumbing outfit since Super Mario Brothers – Dolphin Plumbing Services:
Job done.
The feedback about the colour of the circle had been completely ignored but we pretended not to notice and responded with a grateful approval and requested the logo as high resolution JPGs, PDFs and vector EPS / AI files. These were promptly sent the next day. One techy point to make – the vector logos hadn't been outlined and there were no fonts accompanying the files. This means that if we did in fact have a van or signage in need of vinyl lettering, we'd be a bit stuck. We would guess the vast majority of customers using these services wouldn't have the knowledge or inclination to specifically request fonts, let alone own the software to discover they were missing. It seems like the company we used fell at the last hurdle somewhat but perhaps the rush to complete the job and move onto the next artwork carried out at light-speed is to blame for the oversight.
Anyway, the experiment had concluded, now for the analysis.
The easiest thing here would be to tear the design work apart and criticise how it simply wasn't very good. It wasn't. But it seems as if that would be over simplifying the point. We paid an incredibly small amount for what must've taken somebody, somewhere, a reasonable amount of time to do. Even a competent designer bashing out the work as quickly as possible would've had to spend a while producing six logos with three sets of revisions. There's also the time it takes to read our emails, save the amended files, upload them to our account and let us know they're there. It's impossible to say how long that would've taken (and we're under no illusion that the lovely emails we received were personally written to us) but was this time and labour all covered by our measly £25?
As designers, our time, creativity, experience and technical skills are the only things we're actually selling. And we're not surprised that how anyone with the right software can do what we do and sell it for a fraction of the cost proves irritating and perhaps even insulting to the majority of designers. But does the plumber who simply wants something to stick on a business card really care when he can get the job done for such a small amount of money? The process we went through was quick, easy and required very little hassle on our part. Once we found a company who actually responded to us, all we had to do was pay, look at designs and tell them what we wanted them to change. Assuming the role of someone with limited knowledge and opinions on typography, layout and colour, the service offered to us was more than agreeable for what we paid.
However, there is still the angry mob of designers to deal with. First off, it's worth thinking about what they're actually angry about. We don't think it's because their cover's been blown and they can no longer charge huge amounts of cash for knocking up a quick logo. The issue, in our opinion, is more the fact that taking shortcuts that allow the work to be produced for a sum as small as £25 both creates work of a lower quality and lowers the value of what we do in the eyes of those outside of the design industry.
Like many other products and services, it's never going to be too hard to find a cheaper option. But, as the painfully obvious saying goes, you get what you pay for. Buy a cheap car, it'll break down more often. Buy a cheap meal, it won't taste very nice. Buy a cheap haircut… you get the idea. If Phil the plumber decides to go for the £25 logo purely based on cost, his service simply won't look premium. Maybe this won't be a problem as many of his customers aren't going to care too much about the typography when their kitchen is flooding, but design matters, and we're sure we've all instantly disregarded companies based solely on the look of their logo, website or shop-frontage. It's similar to pizza menus on your doormat – you're not going to pay much but you know it won't be fine-dining.
Maybe he doesn't want his service to look premium. He's a down-to-earth guy making an honest living for a fair price and he wants his logo to reflect that. Fair enough. But at no point throughout the process were we asked any questions about this. It was far too easy to let the designers get on with designing what they thought was right for a company they knew next-to-nothing about. Without this knowledge, can you really create something of any value, or are you simply choosing random fonts and adding clichéd clipart images based on the name of the company?
So, the design is never to going be considered at any great length – because there simply isn't the time to do so – and there's a good chance the final design may not be appropriate for its purpose.
The end result? Cheap design that looks cheap and is less effective.
But is there a place in the industry for logo design being sold in this way? Unfortunately, we think the answer is yes. People or companies who aren't particularly interested in the way they present themselves can't be blamed for spending as little money as possible on a service they don't see value in. Is it damaging to the industry as a whole? Again, I'm afraid the answer is yes. Poor design can never be a good thing, for obvious reasons.
So what happens now? Do we rise up and fight back against these companies? Do we boycott? Do we drop our prices to £20 a logo, no questions asked? Feel free, but we won't be joining you. A far better defence is to produce well-considered, fairly-priced design that includes the client in the process, asks the right questions, challenges the brief, considers the problem from the clients perspective and provides an effective solution. This, done well, is the only thing that can differentiate what we do from the 'lowest price gets the job' outfits.
The conclusion of our experiment? You get what you pay for. The important thing to remember is to make your service good value, regardless of how much it costs.
Tom and Phil
Mat Dolphin
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Marine wind field construction operation and maintenance
Converting the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical kinetic energy, and then converting the mechanical energy into electrical kinetic energy, is wind power generation. The principle of wind power generation is to use the wind to drive the blades of the windmill to rotate, and then increase the speed of rotation through the speed increaser to promote the generator to generate electricity. According to current windmill technology, it is about three meters per second of breeze speed (the degree of breeze) to start generating electricity. Wind power is becoming a boom in the world because wind power does not use fuel, nor does it generate radiation or air pollution.
The devices required for wind power generation are called wind turbines. This kind of wind turbine can be roughly divided into three parts: the wind wheel (including the tail rudder), the generator and the iron tower. (Large wind power stations basically do not have tail rudders, generally only small (including household types) will have tail rudders)
The wind wheel is an important component that converts the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical energy. It consists of two (or more) propeller-shaped impellers. When the wind blows to the blades, aerodynamic force is generated on the blades to drive the rotor to rotate. The material of the blade requires high strength and light weight, and currently it is mostly made of glass fiber reinforced plastic or other composite materials (such as carbon fiber). (Now there are also some vertical wind rotors, S-shaped rotating blades, etc., whose functions are also the same as those of conventional propeller blades)
Because the rotational speed of the wind rotor is relatively low, and the magnitude and direction of the wind force often change, which makes the rotational speed unstable; therefore, before driving the generator, a gear box must be attached to increase the rotational speed to the rated rotational speed of the generator. A speed regulating mechanism is added to keep the speed stable, and then it is connected to the generator. In order to keep the wind rotor always aligned with the wind direction to obtain the maximum power, it is also necessary to install a rudder similar to the wind vane behind the wind rotor.
The iron tower is the frame that supports the wind wheel, the tail rudder and the generator. It is generally built relatively high, in order to obtain greater and more uniform wind force, but also to have sufficient strength. The height of the tower depends on the influence of ground obstacles on the wind speed and the diameter of the wind rotor, which is generally within the range of 6-20 meters.
The function of the generator is to transfer the constant rotational speed obtained by the wind wheel to the power generating mechanism to run evenly through the speed increase, thus converting the mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Wind power is popular in countries such as Finland and Denmark; China is also strongly promoting it in the western region. The small wind power generation system is very efficient, but it is not composed of only one generator head, but a small system with certain technological content: wind generator + charger + digital inverter. A wind turbine consists of a nose, a swivel, a tail, and blades. Each part is very important, and the functions of each part are: the blades are used to receive the wind and turn into electrical energy through the nose; the tail makes the blades always face the direction of the incoming wind to obtain the maximum wind energy; the swivel can make the nose flexibly rotate to achieve The function of adjusting the direction of the tail; the rotor of the nose is a permanent magnet, and the stator windings cut the magnetic lines of force to generate electricity.
Generally speaking, the tertiary wind has the value of utilization. But from an economical and reasonable point of view, wind speed greater than 4 meters per second is suitable for power generation. According to the determination, a 55-kilowatt wind turbine, when the wind speed is 9.5 meters per second, the output power of the unit is 55 kilowatts; when the wind speed is 8 meters per second, the power is 38 kilowatts; when the wind speed is 6 meters per second, only 16 kilowatts; and when the wind speed is 5 meters per second, it is only 9.5 kilowatts. It can be seen that the greater the wind, the greater the economic benefits.
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Roses aren't as difficult to grow as many beginning gardeners assume. The key to growing better roses in the summer is to choose varieties that are proven to do well in our climate.
Keep in mind as well that some roses are more tolerant of cold while others can handle the heat better. There are even a few shade-tolerant varieties (floribundas in pastel colors is an example).
The most challenging time of year for roses is during the heat of summer. Knowing how to care for them during this period will keep them gorgeous and healthy all year long.
Keep the soil insulated
Mulch is like a wonder drug in the landscape. Spread a 3-inch layer of it around the rose (keep it from touching the plant to avoid rot) and you'll not only insulate the roots from heat, but conserve soil moisture as well.
"The mulch will keep the roots 10 to 15 degrees cooler then the air temperature," claims rosarian Leonard Trubisky.
How much water to give roses in summer
The biggest favor you can do for your roses is to water them deeply and keep the water off the foliage to avoid mildew.
To determine how much water to provide, stick a length of rebar into the soil. If you hit dry soil (you'll know because it will become more difficult to push the rod into the soil), pull it out and measure how far it was inserted before it stopped. If it's not two feet, keep watering and measuring until you hit that depth.
Then, wait until the top two inches of soil is dry to the touch before watering again. It is critical that you neither over- or under-water the roses during the heat of summer.
Get rid of faded blooms
Certain roses don't require deadheading (the removal of dead or faded blooms) to continue blooming. Known as self-cleaning roses, this group includes the popular The Knock Out® family of roses.
If you need to deadhead, do it consistently throughout the summer. Cut the stem with a faded flower back to a cluster of five leaves, making the cut so that the cluster remains on the plant. Choose a cluster that is facing the direction you want the stem to grow.
Fertilizing roses in summer
Heat and fertilizer don't mix and you may end up with a burnt rose bush if you fertilize in the middle of a hot day.
Since many rosarians suggest that July 31 should be the final fertilization for the year, many gardeners run into trouble. It's hot in July!
If this is the case for you, apply fertilizer to your roses early in the evening or morning, before the weather heats up.
Use half the amount you normally do. If you're new to roses, a 10-10-10 or 5-10-5 general purpose fertilizer is fine. Never apply fertilizer to dry soil and thoroughly water the soil around the roses after fertilization.
This is basic summer rose-growing advice and if you need more information, turn to the experts of the American Rose Society.


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Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) plans to announce its first quarter fiscal 2021 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. The investment community conference call to discuss these results will be held that day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern. The live audio webcast and a webcast replay of the conference call will be available at investor.wdc.com.
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Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators.
There are also gaps in industry safety standards and research on high-voltage lithium-ion battery fires, especially in high-speed, severe crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
The agency, which has no enforcement powers and can only make recommendations, called for manufacturers to write vehicle-specific response guides for fighting battery fires and limiting chemical thermal runaway and reignition. The guidelines also should include information on how to safely store vehicles with damaged lithium-ion batteries.
The recommendations come at a time when automakers are rolling out multiple new electric vehicle models, with many in the industry perceiving an inflection point in switching from gasoline power to cleaner electricity.
The agency in its Wednesday report also asked firefighter and auto towing associations to inform members about fire risks and how to deal with energy remaining in the battery after a crash, and on how to safely store a vehicle with a damaged battery.
And it's asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to include the availability of an emergency response guide when it calculates five-star vehicle safety scores.
NHTSA also should build a coalition to research ways to de-energize batteries and reduce hazards from thermal runaway, a chemical reaction that causes uncontrolled battery temperature and pressure increases.
The NTSB started investigating battery fires after crashes and fires in Lake Forest and Mountain View, California, and in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in 2017 and 2018. It also probed a non-crash fire in West Hollywood, California. Three of the batteries reignited after fires were extinguished.
All four vehicles were made by Tesla, which is the top-selling electric vehicle maker in the U.S.
"The risks of electric shock and battery reignition/fire arise from the 'stranded' energy that remains in a damaged battery," the agency said.
In the August, 2017 fire in Lake Forest, a Tesla Model X battery caught fire after the vehicle left a road and crashed into a residential garage at a high speed. Thomas Barth, an NTSB engineer and highway investigator, said in an agency video that firefighters poured thousands of gallons of water onto the roof of the vehicle. "They didn't realize that they had to direct water onto the battery compartment under the car to cool the battery and stop the reaction causing the fire," he said.
In an 80-page report the NTSB wrote that a review of emergency response guidelines from 36 manufacturers found that all had ways to mitigate the risk of high-voltage shocks including methods for disconnecting the battery. But none of the guides spoke to limiting the risk of energy stored in the batteries, such as procedures for minimizing reignition or instructions on where and how to spray water to cool the batteries, the agency said.
One way to deal with damaged batteries is to pull them from the vehicle and soak them in a saltwater bath to discharge the energy, the NTSB wrote.
The National Fire Protection Association, which provides training to first responders and tow companies, said it already has addressed most of the NTSB recommendations. Andrew Klock, emerging issues lead manager, says the group has put out training on how to extinguish battery fires, then jack up vehicles and douse the batteries with water to limit reignition.
The NFPA has trained about 250,000 first responders, but there are 1.2 million firefighters nationwide, Klock said.
In a statement, NHTSA said that last week it started a battery safety initiative to address growing concerns about electric vehicle and structure fires ignited by batteries. Under the initiative, the agency will analyze data, investigate fires and oversee investigations of electric vehicle crashes, the agency said.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a large automaker trade group, said it will review the recommendations and is working with fire associations, NHTSA, the Society of Automotive Engineers and others to improve safety.
Messages were left Wednesday seeking comment from Tesla and the National Fire Protection Association.
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Raising a child and trying to bring out an emotionally and psychologically stable member to the society is the noblest mission in the world but at the same time it is the hardest. As a matter of fact, parenting a child is a big responsibility which requires a lot of patience, love and care. Concretely, to bring up their child, parents put all their effort and energy. To ease this mission, astrology is always there to simplify people's lives. Actually astrology can be considered as the optimum tool for parenting since it provides all the necessary tips and keys needed to properly raise a child.
In any kind of human relationship, communication is the basis, and to communicate better you need to understand the other better; understand their needs, personality and mindset. This is basically what astrology is all about. Astrology provides you with the keys of the inner self and describes the inner world and the personality traits of the person.
Actually, it is not easy to understand the personality of a child since you are not just discovering a personality but this personality is still under construction and being shaped, and what makes it more complicated, is the fact that you cannot predict a child's actions and reactions.
Astrology gives you the formula to deal with your child. That is why it is the best source to go to in order to understand your child and consequently to learn how to effectively communicate with them in accordance to their needs and unique personality.
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However, in order to effectively communicate with your child and improve their personality it is not enough to only learn about their strong points and work on developing them, but it is also important to learn about their weaknesses and turn them into strengths. As a matter of fact, the natal chart can give you tremendous insights into your child's strengths and weaknesses and with the help of this natal chart you will be able to help your child show the best in them and become the best version of his or herself.
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77493 Real Estate Market Update | August 01, 2022
Hi neighbor, Today I will be sharing with you our perspective on the local real estate market here in Katy, Texas, specifically a market update for the 77493 Zip Code. Whether you are looking to buy, sell, or just keep an eye on the market, we look forward to being your resource.
What is happening in the real estate market in 77493?
We currently have 176 homes pending, with 45 homes sold in the last two weeks, averaging a sale price of $186 a square foot. Forty-five homes sold over the asking price, with one home selling 10% above the listing price. Compared to the two weeks prior: Homes sold are up from 42 homes sold to 45 homes sold and the average sales price per square foot is also up: $186 ($181 previously). Every home is different, with different features, so don't forget to ask us for your annual equity review if you are curious about your personal home. You can text AER to 79564 or email us here.
If we look at how fast the move-in-ready homes are going, the supply in this area has not surpassed the demand, making it still a great time to sell. Buyer agents around Houston are seeing a slow in the real estate market, but it isn't affecting every neighborhood. I know the interest rates rising has been one deterrent from some buyers purchasing right now, but that isn't your ideal buyer anyways!
The most desirable homes in the area are still selling the first weekend or first week they hit the market (a really good coming soon campaign, like we do at Jo & Co. allows you to sell faster, for more money).
Check out the graphic below for a larger overview of the real estate market for the last two weeks in 77493.
What is happening in the real estate market nationally?
Mortgage rates saw a sharp downward trend last week after the Federal Reserve's rate hike and the GDP's negative data. Home price appreciation slowed. New home sales fell. Mortgage application submissions saw a composite decrease. Pending home sales declined. Both continuing and initial jobless claims went down. Inflation increased, as did personal income and consumer spending.
Notable News
- Fed rate hike to create less competition in the housing market. Read Now >>
- Home price cuts are increasing as the end of summer draws near. Watch Now >>
- Home price growth will moderate soon. Listen Now >>
Market Recap
- The FHFA house price index showed that home price appreciation slowed to 1.4% in May, down from 1.5% in April. Year-over-year home price appreciation was 18.3%, which is 0.6% lower than the annual appreciation in April.
- The Case-Shiller home price index also showed slowed home price growth in May, down to 1.3% from 1.7% in April. Year-over-year, the 20-city index increased to 20.5%.
- New home sales fell 8.1% month-over-month in June, down to a level of 590,000. Possible causes could include higher rates and more existing homes available on the market.
- Mortgage application submissions fell a composite 1.8% during the week ending 7/22. Refinance application submissions fell 4% while purchase application submissions fell 1%.
- Pending home sales slipped 8.6% month-over-month in June as the middle of June was a period of particularly higher rates.
- The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to raise the benchmark interest rate by another 75 basis points this month. This brings the federal funds rate to a range of 2.25% - 2.50%. In the FOMC statement regarding the hike decision, officials highlighted that job gains are still robust, unemployment is still low, but inflation levels still remain high.
- Continuing jobless claims fell to a level of 1.35 million while initial jobless claims fell to a level of 256,000.
- The GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2022 dropped 0.9%.
- Inflation according to the PCE index increased month-over-month and year-over-year – up 1% and 6.8% respectively. Personal income increased 0.6% and consumer spending increased 1.1%.
Review of Last Week
WEAK ECONOMY, STRONG MARKET... Investors digested disappointing economic news and a 0.75% Fed rate hike, yet they sent the three major stock indexes to big gains for the week and huge gains for the month.
They felt the bad news of a softer economy would bring the good news of slower Fed rate hikes. The bad news included a negative GDP read for the second straight quarter, the technical definition of a recession.
Investors shrugged off the highest PCE inflation reading since 1982, which could get the Fed hiking aggressively, and instead reveled in decent Q2 corporate earnings, with 76% of companies reporting beating forecasts.
The week ended with the Dow UP 3.0%, to 32,845; the S&P 500 UP 4.3%, to 4,130; and the Nasdaq UP 4.7%, to 12,391.
Bond prices gained overall, the 30-year UMBS 4.5% edging up to $101.25. After climbing for two weeks, the national average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell in Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Remember, mortgage rates can be extremely volatile, so check with your mortgage professional for up-to-the-minute information.
DID YOU KNOW… Realtor.com reports active inventory keeps growing, "rising 29% above one year ago." Plus, "homes sold in June spent a record low time on market" and "data continues to suggest that homes priced well are selling."
Market Forecast
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP, MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES DOWN, MORE JOBS... June Construction Spending is expected to be up overall, but we'll check the residential part. Both ISM Manufacturing and ISM Non-Manufacturing Indexes are forecast down for July, though still indicating expansion. Analysts predict a 250,000 bump in Nonfarm Payrolls for July and Hourly Earnings increasing, yet not as much as inflation.
New Home Sales dove 8.1% in June, and are now down 17.4% from a year ago. This was blamed on declining affordability. Median prices are up 7.4% from a year ago. though they've fallen two months straight.
Pending Home Sales slipped 8.6% in June. The NAR's chief economist blamed it on climbing mortgage rates, but added, "There are indications that mortgage rates may be topping or very close to a cyclical high in July."
Home price growth is also slowing. The Case-Shiller index reported annual price gains decelerated in May, and the FHFA index of prices for homes financed with conforming mortgages dipped from its February peak.
Can we sell yours?
So if you are in need of a listing agent, we would love the opportunity to see your home and meet you of course. My husband, Edward, and I, look forward to being the brokerage and team for you! You can reach out to us via email: [email protected] & [email protected] or telephone: 832-493-6685.
Read more:
If you are curious 'How to get more money for your home when listing it for sale', check out this blog post.
I hope you have found this blog post super helpful. If there is anything else we can do for you, including helping you sell (or buy) a home, I would be honored to assist. I hope you have a great day/evening. Cheers, E + J.
We are so happy you found our little corner of the interwebs. We look forward to y'all reaching out to us. We love to answer questions and welcome them. Recently we created some local maps, and you can download those by clicking the image/link above. Below, you will find an index of some very helpful information to assist you in learning more about the Houston suburbs. If you are relocating to our neck of the woods, we hope you reach out to us, because we would love to help you by being your local realtor and friend. Thoughtfully written for you. Hugs, Jo.
We are Waiting for You
If you are looking to relocate to the Houston Area, we would love to meet you, and hear your story. Below you will find all of my contact information, as well as some homes for sale in the area. We truly look forward to hearing from you! P.S. Don't forget to check out our YouTube Channel!
If you are overwhelmed..
Now if you are feeling overwhelmed on where you should plant your roots, I would love to talk to you. You can schedule a call with me by click this link: http://byjoandco.com/call or just send us an email: [email protected]. There are some amazing communities all over the Houston suburbs. In this post, https://search.byjoandco.com/blog/best-neighborhoods-in-houston/, I deep dive into all the different suburbs/neighborhoods that you might want to consider, and why. There are many resources here, so please reach out if you are curious what to look at next! Thank you for trusting us.
What next?!
• Navigate our Blog: https://byjoandco.com/categories-to-help-you-navigate-the-blog/
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'Blinded by the Light': Movie Review
There's a reason most of our favorite music is ingrained into our minds, as well as into our souls, when we're teens. Life is too messy to figure out at that point, with puberty and other things getting in the way of sensible thinking. Let's face it – it's difficult for anyone, let alone somebody going through adolescence, to logically put thoughts and words together sometimes.
That's why singers and their songs have been doing all that work for us for as long as any of us can remember. Can't verbalize how you think about that school crush? No problem: Somebody has written a song that explains exactly how you feel. Angry? Bored? Sad? Exhilarated? Angryboredsadexhilarated all at the same time? There's a song for that too.
And just like any art form, some musicians connect better and more often than others. It may not be easy to relate your life to one of Captain Beefheart's abstract word collages, but what working-class teen, slaving away behind a fast-food grill, hasn't felt at least some connection with Bruce Springsteen's born-to-run blue-collar protagonists?
Springsteen's influence reaches all the way to a British teenager of Pakistani descent in the movie Blinded by the Light, linking the runaway dreams of stuck-in-the-swamps New Jersey to Thatcher-era Luton, England.
It's there that Javed (played by newcomer Viveik Kalra) becomes obsessed with Springsteen's music – a lyrical paradise away from the economic, family and racial burdens facing him in 1987. Blinded by the Light doesn't stray too far from the ordinary. It feels like a slice of real life with small dramas, and that's no surprise: The film is based on Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir Greetings From Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll. And like the best Springsteen music, the movie offers a sort of salvation through its songs.
The story starts on Javed's 10th birthday in 1980, when he's re-gifted a diary from his best friend. Fast-forward seven years and he's writing lyrics for his friend's band, tasked with coming up with a hit pop single but all he manages are songs about the Cold War. All around him is music by the Pet Shop Boys, whom he likes, and other synth-based acts his friend says are the future. But on the first day of school Javed accidentally bumps into a fellow Pakistani student (Aaron Phagura) who introduces him to "the Boss."
That pivotal year brings other changes too, including a teacher who encourages Javed's writing (Hayley Atwell), a politically active classmate named Eliza (Nell Williams) who shows interest in him and a newly unemployed father (Kulvinder Ghir), who collects whatever money Javed makes for the family. One particularly dismal night he hears Springsteen for the first time – "Dancing in the Dark" – and the words immediately connect with Javed as they literally swirl around him in one of director Gurinder Chadha's most striking sequences.
Suddenly, Javed is quoting Springsteen lyrics every minute of the day, and his own writing – in the form of poems and an essay in the school newspaper – grows sharper and more personal, to the point where he's offered an internship-like position at the local paper. He begins dressing like Springsteen, fighting racists with Springsteen lyrics and generally starts finding his life, and all of its burdens, a little more rosy.
Not so surprisingly, Springsteen's songs are all over the movie and serve as the soundtrack to the standout scenes: when Javed woos Eliza at an outdoor market with an impromptu version of "Thunder Road" that turns into a singalong set piece; a clash between racists and protesters underscored by "Jungleland"; and a payoff montage (which we won't spoil) played out over "Blinded by the Light."
Blinded by the Light is best when it's basically a celebration of Springsteen's music and its power to motivate, or, in Javed's case, boost confidence. The various sidetracks involving Javed's family members add little to the narrative (though his dad's constant referring to Springsteen as a "Jewish singer" shows the divide). Along the way, it's also a routine coming-of-age story, a tale about following your dreams and a semi-musical where characters break into song-and-dance routines. It's hokey, sentimental and a pretty deliberate feel-good movie that's probably less bearable if you're not a Springsteen fan.
But it's hard not to get caught up in Javed's trajectory on his path to adulthood. Would he have gotten there without music? Probably. Would he have ended up the same person? Doubtful. Blinded by the Light is as much about the universal power of a well-written song as it is about one young man who was tired and bored with himself, and needed just a little help.


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The Louisiana Library Network has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) to improve discoverability and help promote LOUIS resources to students and other departments. LOUIS is a partnership with academic libraries, state & private libraries, and museums & archives in the state of Louisiana and combines the collective resources of all members to produce a dynamic library consortium. EDS was chosen because of its ability to pull together LOUIS resources while also delivering a simplified search experience that provides quality results.
LOUIS members wanted a single search that is similar to a "Google" search for scholarly material. EDS takes LOUIS's vast collection of electronic resources and brings it together in one place while also offering better discoverability. In a recent poll to library staff and faculty, one LOUIS member said, "Our users were missing a lot of good information from databases that they didn't know about and EDS put them on track to find more quality information."
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