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Trump running mate Mike Pence 'man of honour'
White House hopeful Donald Trump has said the man who will join him on the Republican presidential ticket is a "man of character, honour and honesty".
Mr Trump called Indiana governor Mike Pence "a solid, solid person" and contrasted his character with what he deemed "the corruption of Hillary Clinton," his likely Democratic opponent in the election this autumn.
Mr Trump declared at an announcement event in New York: "What a difference between crooked Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence."
The two men are scheduled to formally become their party's nominees at next week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Mr Trump said he and Mr Pence are the "the law and order candidates", adding that his potential administration would be far tougher on both foreign and domestic terrorism than Mrs Clinton.
Mr Trump said his selection for running mate is one that will help him restore manufacturing jobs nationwide and protect religious freedom.
The billionaire spoke for nearly half an hour on Saturday as he introduced his pick for the man who could be America's next vice president, calling Mr Pence onto the stage at the end.
Mr Trump touted Indiana's falling unemployment rate, spoke in favour of Mr Pence's credentials as a family man and noted that the governor "looks good".
He claimed that while Mr Pence had endorsed Mr Trump's party rival Ted Cruz in Indiana's primary, the governor also praised Mr Trump as he did so.
But while Mr Trump said his choice was partially driven by a desire to promote "party unity", he took a moment to attack the so-called "Never Trump" delegates attending next week's Republican National Convention.
He bragged that they had been "crushed".
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Everybody deserves to be seen and heardWritten by Amie on November 3, 2008 – 5:43 pm -
I was shopping the other day with my Mom and my sisters. I was so disturbed by how many young children were crying in their strollers, and the adult with them just continued shopping, like the child was not even upset. I wanted to go over to the person and ask them why they were ignoring the cries of their child. Was it more important for them to find that pair of pants that they were searching for? Were they deaf and could not hear their children screaming? It was very difficult for me to just keep walking. I imagined an adult as upset as those children, walking down the mall with someone. Would the person they were with just ignore them if they were visibly upset, crying their eyes out? I seriously doubt it. There would be strangers asking if they could help. I have been tempted many times to go up and offer help to the parent of a screaming baby or child. But I have always feared doing that thinking the parent would think I was a bad person trying to steal their child or something.
It is so sad to me that parents in our culture think a screaming baby can just be ignored. While shopping!!! The parent is shopping!! The baby is wailing, looking to the parent for comfort, and the parent is searching through clothing trying to find a bargain. This is reality for some young babies and children. This is acceptable??!! This nauseates me. Why is this ok? I really wish people would let their hearts open up again, and feel their humaness. We have been so shut down as a society, ignoring our own feelings, and those of our children.
During this same shopping trip I saw a beautiful little boy being carried in a sling by his Mother. This was the child who was happily looking around, knowing that his Mother was right there to make him feel secure, and most importantly WELCOME in her world. This was a beautiful, heartwarming scene. The child was joyful, and it was obvious that he was loved and cared for. His needs were being met, his Mother was in connection with him and it was obvious. I wish more people could witness this, and actually let themselves feel how wonderful it is to be treated this way. The majority of us were raised without having a strong bond to our parents or caregivers. It is time to change the "norm". It is time to see that our children deserve to be treated with respect and kindness and love. To KNOW in their soul that they are loved and that they have a place here. Our society is healing one baby at a time by Mothers who are in tune with their babies and children, and who treat their children with respect.
When we allow ourselves to listen to our instincts even when they go against what our society says is "normal", we are healing ourselves while giving our children the beginning that is their birthright. The beauty of giving this unconditional love to our children is that we heal ourselves of the wounds we have from our own childhood. Give your children what you needed as a baby or child, and you will start to heal. It is an amazing process.
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Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office Scott Brockman has released the following statement regarding the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning that killed a TSA agent and wounded at least six others.
"Details about the shooting that occurred at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today are still emerging. Certainly, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. Thus far, the incident affected our operations at Memphis International Airport (MEM). The next non-stop flight to LAX from Memphis is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Delta. At this point, travelers should check with Delta to obtain status updates.
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CTV British Columbia
Published Friday, May 10, 2013 4:20PM PDT
Last Updated Friday, May 10, 2013 8:45PM PDT
Police have released video footage of a man accused of trying to sexually assault two young women last weekend in downtown Vancouver.
The first incident happened around 10 p.m. May 4 when a man stalked behind a 22-year-old woman and tried to strike up a conversation. Police say he followed her down Pender Street to Cambie Street and then pushed her into a parking lot and knocked her to the ground.
The victim fought back, believing she was going to be sexually assaulted. He fled when witnesses heard her screams, said Const. Brian Montague.
Around four hours later, at 2:30 a.m., a woman standing outside of the Cambie Pub on Cambie Street was dragged into the south lane by an unknown man.
Also believing she was going to be sexually assaulted, the woman fought back and the suspect fled after a witness intervened.
The suspect is described as a white man between 20 and 30-years-old, 5-6 to 5-10 tall with a medium build. He was wearing long shorts, a dark sweater and a dark baseball cap with a light or white logo.
The VPD Sex Crimes Unit believes both incidents are sexually motivated and were carried out by the same person.
It is believed many people witnessed both assaults and haven't come forward. Investigators would like to speak with anyone who may have seen or heard something.
Anyone with information or recognizes the suspect is asked to call Vancouverpolice at 604-717-0604 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.


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Installing Drush on Hostgator shared hosting
Ok I'll admit I've been a bad Drupalista. I've just gotten around to installing Drush and figuring out how to use it. Hey, what do they always say? Better late than never, right? Well today I made it my goal to figure out this Drush stuff and seeing the sad lack of instructions on how to get the thing up and running I thought I'd write my own tutorial for others out there using HostGator or other shared hosting.
Here's my process, step by step:
Setup SSH
1. First and foremost, you're going to need SSH access to your webserver. For Hostgator enabling this is really easy. You just need to go to your HostGator Billing Account located at http://gbclient.hostgator.com. Login and navigate to View Hosting Packages under Hosting Packages on the left sidebar.
Once there click on Enable Shell Access.
For additional documentation on how to do this step visit the Hostgator support page at http://support.hostgator.com/articles/getting-started/how-do-i-get-and-use-ssh-access.
2. Now to make use of our Shell access we'll need to download a program called PuTTY. There are other programs you can use as well, like WinSCP, but I used PuTTY. Download PuTTY here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html I just downloaded the first putty.exe link under For Windows on Intel x86 If you're on a different operating system use the link that makes sense for your situation.
Connecting to your Server
3. Once PuTTY is installed, open it up. You'll need to find your HostGator IP address which you can see if you log in to your Cpanel and look in the bottom of the left sidebar. Type your ip address in the text box that says Host Name (or IP Address) and then change the port number from 22 to 2222. Now click the Open Button.
Working from the Command Prompt
4. You'll now be presented with a command prompt. First thing to do is login with your cPanel username and then your password.
(note: from here on I mostly followed the instructions found here, but have modified them slightly to work with HostGator.)
5. Get to the root of your directory by typing:
cd public_html
Download Drush
6. Now we actually need to download drush to our web server. You can do this easily by using the wget command. First go to http://drupal.org/project/drush and grab the link to the latest release of drush. For example I used the url http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drush-7.x-4.3.tar.gz. Then type this into the command prompt:
wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drush-7.x-4.3.tar.gz
7. Now we need to unpack the file to /public_html/drush. To do this type this:
tar –xf drush-7.x-4.3.tar.gz Make sure to use the version numbers for whatever link your grabbed in case it's different from the version I'm writing this tutorial on.
Setting up Drush
8. Technically Drush is now installed, but we need to do a little configuring before we can really use it. First let's go into our drush folder by typing:
cd drush
9. Now try typing in
php drush.php. This should pull up the drupal help guide like in the picture below.
Something called Aliasing
10. So now we need to do something called aliasing, basically this will allow us to type in
drush commands no matter where we are in our file structure and the command prompt will know to go back to our drush folder to process our commands. Something like that. Basically if you try typing the command
drush status right now you won't get anything. To alias this thing we need to open up a file and make some edits to it. All this is going to take place within the command prompt. Yes, you can edit files in here too :) Type
cd ~/ to take us back to our root. Now we want to list all the files in there so type
ls -a. You'll see a bunch of files in there, the one we're looking for is .bashrc. To open that file type
vi .bashrc
11. Navigate your cursor to the end of the line that reads # User specific aliases and functions. Now press
i on your keyboard. When you press
i you should see the bottom left off your screen say INSERT. Now we can make edits to this file. Hit Enter on your keyboard to go to the next line and start typing. First we're going to type this:
Export COLUMNS
12. Now hit enter and type this:
alias drush='/usr/bin/php ~/public_html/drush/drush.php'
Don't forget the ending ' at the end of that line. I did the first time and the whole thing froze up on me.
13. Now type this on a new line:
alias php='/usr/bin/php'
And that's it. Hit Esc on your keyboard to leave INSERT mode. Now we need to "save" this file. To do that type
:w and hit enter. This will write our changes to the file. Next type
:q to exit this screen and return to our normal command prompt.
14. Now we need to logout and log back in. To do this type
exit or
logout. Your command prompt will disappear.
15. Open up PuTTY and reconnect to your server.
16. Type the command
drush. This should show you a list of different commands that you can use. If this works then you have successfully installed drush on your HostGator web server. CONGRATS!
Ok, now you might be wondering how to get started. Head on over to my next post for a few examples to get you going.
Drush is Installed, Now What?


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Bible Verse EntrywayNic4 Comments
I am linking up with Kelly's Korner on her tour of homes. This week we are checking out our foyers.
There is one thing you notice about my house as soon as you walk to the front or back door. Even the lawn care guy commented on my receipt, "Love your door frame."
I have bible verses written around it. It ROCKS.
I got this idea from Deuteronomy 11:18-20: "You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul. . . You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
Well, so I did.
People love it. It is something they have never seen before. It is something that almost everyone walking out of my house wants to do. It isn't hard. Just write your favorite verses with a sharpie and then coat them with a layer of polyurethane for protection.
Now for the inside. My black dining room can be seen to the left. My Nic "cross boots" can be seen in the corner.
And for the pic on the inside. These are my husband's boots. He was KIA in 2006. My boots are right besides his. The smoke coming out? THAT my dear friends, represents the rapture.
When that trumpet sounds I will rise in the air and my husband will be right beside me!
Here is an excerpt from my book. This is the scene right after the trumpet sounds and "the dead in Christ rise first." My husband's ashes take to the sky . . .
Then there was light. It spilled inside him, flooding him with the promise of a new day, and when his vision cleared he saw Nic running toward him.
Tears coursed down her cheeks as she found his eyes. But the smile that lit her face dominated her features and carried with it a warmth greater than the brightest sun.
She called his name but he couldn't respond. That "more" feeling had settled inside him again, and instead of being more, it was everything.
Doug reached out his hand as he started to ascend to the call of his Savior. He couldn't stop his body's response to the Lord's command any more than a waterfall could stop its tumbling. Every molecule in his body was answering the trumpet blast, responding to its summons. His life hadn't even begun to begin. This was his birth, a new birth, and a new life.
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The new dawn The Millennial Reign of Christ. It is coming. I can't WAIT.
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When we are giving a presentation, there are certain key words we use to 'signpost' different stages in our presentation. These words are not difficult to learn but it is absolutely essential that you memorize them and can use them when you are under pressure giving a presentation.
When you want to make your next point, you 'move on'.
When you want to change to a completely different topic, you 'turn to'.
When you want to give more details about a topic you 'expand' or 'elaborate'.
When you want to talk about something which is off the topic of your presentation, you 'digress'.
When you want to refer back to an earlier point, you 'go back'.
To just give the outline of a point, you 'summarize'.
To repeat the main points of what you have said, you 'recap'.
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I joined the company trip of my wife to Malacca for the past weekend.That's the first time to be there and I found that Malacca is really a city where all have ancient feelings.
My wife and I like to visit Jonker Walk(Jalan Hang Jebat,see the map below).In fact,we went there 3 times in 2 days.I would say that the view there day and night is totally different.At the daytime,the street is quiet,but there are still some souvenir shops and restaurants opening,including the very famous 'chicken rice ball';at night,all street stalls start the business along the street and the linked area.Locals and foreigners can always get their fun somewhere.
We also took Cendol in a local Nyonya restaurant.I have to say that was the most delicious cendol I've tried.It just took away the heat of my body in a sunny day.
Now I'm planning to visit Malacca again to enjoy the nice moments.


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Brenna Mader Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2013
Road to Miss USA 2013 Pageant:
Brenna Mader, Miss Davidson County USA, was crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2013 at the finale of the State pageant held at Austin Peay State University's Music and Mass Communications theater on Saturday October 6, 2012. The beauty from Nashville is 25 years old and stands 5'9″. She will represent Tennessee at the Miss USA 2013 pageant, competing for the crown and the right to represent the USA at Miss Universe 2013.
>>> Emily Suttle Crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2013
>>> Miss USA 2013 Contestants
Mader is a pageant veteran. She was the 3rd runner-up in Miss Tennessee USA 2010, top 15 in Miss Tennessee USA 2009. She was Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005 competed in Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant.
A professional model, Mader has posed for Jack Daniels, Jovani, Stetson and several others. She may be a familiar face to some country music fans.
Among the country music videos in which she has appeared are "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" by Blake Shelton, "I Run to You" by Lady Antebellum, "Trail of Lies" by Katie Armiger and "Another Try" by Josh Turner.
She has also appeared in commercials for Country Music Television, Nashville Public Television and the U.S. Military.
The first runner-up was Lauren Tangard, the second runner-up was Kyndall Covington, the third runner-up was Tara Zolfagharbik and the fourth runner-up was Sarah Gross of Montgomery County.
At the same event, Emily Suttle was crowned the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2013 and will represent the state at Miss Teen USA 2013 pageant.
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Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream
Available: 4/10
"It's honoring the fact that i'm in a slipstream of styles I love," Raitt says of her first studio album since 2005. "There's folk, reggae, pop and rock & roll. I got all the variety I need." Returning to the studio after a break following the death of her brother in 2009, Raitt cut a slew of new tracks, four with producer Joe Henry, including bluesy takes on Bob Dylan's "Million Miles" and "Standing in the Doorway." "His last series of records have slayed me," she says. "But there are so many verses! We took a verse out of each because they were getting long."


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Eau de Baux. However there is an incense note in there but it's not overly prominent IMO.
Whilst I respect the quality and longevity of TV I am not overly enamoured with the slightly caramelised honey top note which I find somewhat overly sweet/sickly (I don't have a very good olfactory sense and tend to favour strong scents) . I do like Musc Ravageur and have tried Spiriteuse Double vanille. Can you please recommend anything which is as much as a 'powerhouse' as TV in respect of longevity- nothing heavy in the incense line please, although I like Invasion Barbare I find the incense in Jub XXV far too overpowering.
Eau de Baux. However there is an incense note in there but it's not overly prominent IMO.
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by Kilian - Back to black
Eau des baux is definitely the first one that comes to mind. Much cheaper and I probably prefer it too. Next is Chergui which I definitely prefer. Always well priced at escentual.com
As others have said: Eau des Baux is close. And by Kilian Back to Black lasts forever and is in the same class.
You might also want to give Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille a try.
Tabacco by Odori
Scroll about halfway down to find a bottle. Use the 15% off coupon code and it comes to $34.43. Go through ebates for a 6% rebate (eventually). Best price I know of.
You can try V&R Spicebomb.
Eau des Baux, Spicebomb, Aramis Havana and Pure Havane are all possibilities for you.
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Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano is quite nice - surprisingly tenacious for an EDC, too.
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Spicebomb reminds me of Eau des Baux. Eau des Baux reminds me of Tobacco Vanille. So either one of those may work although they are not exactly like Tobacco Vanille.
Dior Ambre Nuit reminds me of Tobacco Vanille a little bit.
Many thanks for advice- apologies for late post- rural internet problems!
Tried Spicebomb on the weekend....off the top, they smell very similar. As it dries down (1 hour later), there is a leathery/rubber note that was kind of nasty. After 3 hours this fragrance is a skin scent.
Tobacco Vanille, I can get 12 hours easy. You gotta pay to play


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The book of Nehemiah powerfully illustrates God's faithfulness as it chronicles Israel's return from exile. In this collection of biblical expositions, nine prominent Bible teachers lead readers on a gospel-centred survey of this Old Testament book, connecting the story of Nehemiah to God's overarching story of redemption. Chapters include:
This practical volume applies the message of Nehemiah to our lives today, emphasising the many ways God uses imperfect people to accomplish his plans. Readers will feel encouraged to turn to God in prayer, repent of their sin, and trust in his grace - confident in his gracious plan for the world revealed in Scripture.
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The late DJ AM's older sister Lara Long, who established the DJ AM Memorial Fund, has passed away after a battle with an extremely rare form of colon cancer.
Jenni Weinman, a rep for the estate and her family, says, "It is with unbearable sadness that I can confirm that Lara Long, the sister to DJ AM, passed away."
The statement continues: "She passed away late Monday night, May 9th after a fierce four month battle with an extremely rare colon cancer."
"She was two months shy of turning 41. Lara was responsible for keeping the memory of her brother alive with the creation of the DJ AM Memorial Fund."
"She was the driving force behind his eBay shoe sale as well as DJ AM's record sales, working tirelessly to make sure he would not be forgotten."
"Lara Long was an amazing woman, with a huge personality, a heart of gold and an incredible laugh. There are no words to explain how she will be missed."
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Four vie for District 4 seat in SAISD
Updated 11:41 pm, Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Three challengers want to unseat San Antonio Independent School District trustee Adela Segovia, who's seeking a second term on the board of the city's third-largest school district.
It's nothing new for District 4, which has historically attracted large numbers of candidates, said Segovia, 47. In 2009 there were six, and she won the seat then with a little more than 25 percent of the vote.
"Everybody and anybody can run," she said. "Whether they do it personally or for personal agendas, that's their thing. I'm not."
Longtime community activist Fernando Velazquez styles himself as Segovia's most formidable opponent but is competing with two other challengers he said he thought would be supporting him. Velazquez, 32, said he was "a little shocked" to find Arthur V. Valdez, 65, and John "Rocky" Graciano, 51, had joined the race.
Velazquez said he led the charge to save a mural created by Valdez's son, renowned artist Vincent Valdez, from being removed from Burbank High School a few years ago. A mural on the outside of the school was painted over but one in the cafeteria still remains.
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"I'm not against the democratic process, but it is my race to lose because I've worked the hardest in that area," Velazquez said, adding that he thinks others influenced the men to run and the divided opposition gives Segovia an advantage.
"I'm not running because I have a grudge or because anyone told me to run," Valdez responded. "This is what I can do for these kids."
He said he wants to make sure academic rigor is maintained in SAISD schools and that the district offers technical and vocational options. The technical education he received at Burbank decades ago paved the way for his own career as an aircraft engineer at Comlux Aviation, he noted.
Asked about the incumbent, Valdez said Segovia had done a good job as trustee but said later he hasn't been to a school board meeting and doesn't know how Segovia's decisions impact the district. He said it shouldn't matter to voters what he thinks of the other candidates.
"My No. 1 concern for the district is for the dropout rate," he said.
The San Antonio Alliance for Teachers and Support Personnel endorsed Valdez in late February. Alliance President Shelley Potter said he "came across as someone who is very trusted and trustworthy and someone that seemed to have a very strong value system."
She said the group did not endorse Segovia in the last election.
Segovia said her accomplishments as trustee included projects she had steered money toward, including $1.5 million worth of improvements to Burbank during her first year on the board and a new kitchen for Hillcrest Elementary School.
An advocate for special needs students, Segovia said SAISD has increased the number of social workers dedicated to special education under her watch. District officials said that number had grown by two since 2009.Segovia is an administrator at a nonprofit agency called Human Services Center that she said helps adults with mental health or disability issues or other special needs. She noted she has a bachelor's degree in social work and said Velazquez lied when he called himself a social worker on his candidate application.
Velazquez confirmed he is not a licensed social worker and said he currently works as a resident services coordinator for a senior living community through the nonprofit Inter-Faith Texas.Some view him as a "loose cannon," he said, but his work as a grass-roots organizer has been about inclusivity and public dialogue, values he'd carry to the board.
Velazquez said he helped launch an effort to save Burbank from closure in 2009 when it was one of several schools being considered for consolidation.
He has been a staunch critic of Segovia — challenging everything from her attendance record at subcommittee meetings to her handling of SAISD bond program decisions and her ties to Henry Muñoz, a partner in the firm that manages those projects.
Segovia called the accusations "trash" and said her record at board subcommittees was solid and that her working relationship with Muñoz is being misconstrued.
Velazquez said his focus is squarely on the children in SAISD. Nodding to his own checkered past as a troubled teenager and young adult — which includes a 2002 driving while intoxicated charge — he said he would promote mentoring programs for at-risk youth and explore how community partnerships could connect kids with meaningful job skills and decrease the number of dropouts.
"I'd like to make great decisions for my district, but I'd like to make the district as a whole great," Velazquez said. "You need to look at the big picture."
Graciano, 51, said by email that he has been very disappointed with Segovia's leadership.
"There seems to be no plan of action to improve the district," he said. "If there is plan, it seems to be a secret."
Graciano said he'll focus on decreasing the district's dropout and teen pregnancy rate. His email offered little detail about how he'd accomplish those goals but said his experience will help him adapt to issues and he promised transparency.
He said he works in customer service at West Telemarketing and said the nickname "Rocky" comes from his dad, a boxing fan. But Graciano said he has another nickname: "I'm also called 'the microwave' because I get things done in a hurry, and that's part of managing time." Graciano said he was surprised to hear that Velazquez had expected his support, saying he doesn't know Velazquez personally but knew his mother.
Candidates are running for four year terms and early voting begins April 29. Election day is May 11.


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After Sunday's victory in Jacksonville, Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler was asked what he thought about his 99 passing yard performance.
His answer was exactly what you would expect it would be.
"As long as there is a win on the end of that, sign me up every single week."
Osweiler isn't about to apologize for a stat line that for some leaves a lot to be desired. He completed 14 of 27 passes for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns.
For the quarterback and his head coach, the only numbers that matter are 0 and 1. No turnovers and victory number 1 on the road.
"We have to play the game the way we see it playing out. We don't worry about stats," head coach Bill O'Brien said. "I think everyone needs to understand that in the National Football League it's all about winning. It's about winning. Whatever it takes to win that is what we try to do."
Through the first 8 games, Osweiler has struggled in his decision making, throwing 9 interceptions before the bye week. While his game against Jacksonville was far from perfect, he didn't make the critical mistakes, especially in the red zone.
He managed the offense and with the help of an emerging running game, Osweiler is starting to find some more confidence.
'I think the most important thing in November and December, and Coach O'Brien keeps preaching it, is that you need to be able to protect the football. We were able to do that and that was huge," Osweiler said. "Number two is that you need to be able to run the ball. We did that. We played great defense, made plays on special teams, which kept us in great field position all game long. So, this was a great team win today."
Of the 14 completions, the final one to DeAndre Hopkins that sealed the game was the biggest. A precise route and pass is what this team needs to have more of each week.
"It was a huge play for the football team," Osweiler said. "I think all the credit needs to go the offensive line for giving me time. 'Hop' (Hopkins) ran a tremendous route and I was only able to see the last half of it because I was holding the safety."
Hopkins, who led the team with 48 receiving yards, was happy to end the game that way.
"That's pretty much how we drew it up," Hopkins said. "We knew the way they were playing me the whole game that the play would be there."
Osweiler and the Texans face the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City on November 21.


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: Banana Muffins With Chocolate Chips
: This makes breakfast almost sinful! These muffins are moist, rich, and flavorful. Bake a batch and you've got breakfast for the week!
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Spray muffin pans with cooking spray
- Put your dry ingredients (first 6 above) into the bowl of your stand mixer and set to one to mix the dry ingredients.
- While that is mixing, put together the wet ingredients.
- Mix the egg, oil, sour cream, vanilla, and mashed bananas together.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
- Turn the mixer up to setting two and mix until just combined
- Turn mixer back to speed 1 and add chocolate chips
- Use a ladle to put batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 20 minutes for standard sized muffin pans. 25-30minutes for large muffin pans. 10 minutes for mini-muffin pans.
- When they are done a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
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Human Occupation dating back 13,000 Years Mar 11, 2013
My family visited the San Pedro Riparian Conservation area today. It was a clear day outside and beautiful weather to hike. The conservation area was created in 1988 by Congress to help protect the rare ecosystem of the desert riparian forest. The riparian area covers approximately 58,000 acres of land from the Mexican border to St. David.
San Pedro River flows through from the northern direction from Mexico and is internationally recognized as an important resource. Wildlife reproduction in the area includes rare species of humming birds and is also a pathway for migratory birds. Many bird watchers make their way here to see and find rare birds and Humming birds. As a matter of fact Sierra Vista is known as the Hummingbird capital of the world.
Did you know that this area is known to have human occupation dating as far back as 13,000 years? Impressive Human History. Well worth visiting if you find yourself in Sierra Vista.
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An Interview with A. B. Westrick
For my thirteenth Dream Gardens podcast, I interviewed author Anne Westrick, who writes under the name A.B Westrick. We talked about one of her favorite books, the children's middle grade comic mystery novel, Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage.
The novel was first published in 2012 and was a Newbery Honor Book. Set in Tupelo, North Carolina, the story is told by Moses "Mo" LoBeau, a young girl who was rescued from a flooded river eleven years before, and has stumbled into the middle of a mystery when one of the locals turns up murdered. Along with her best friend Dale, she tries to find the answers to a whole basket full of questions. Who killed Mr. Jessie? What happened to the Colonel, the man who's been raising her along with the cafe owner Miss Lana, before he lost his memory? When will her "upstream mother" answer the notes she's been stuffing into bottles and releasing in the river? Why was her teacher at the races with the detective investigating the case? And where was Dale's head at when he thought it was a good idea to steal Mr. Jessie's boat? All these questions and a few more besides are answered in this not terribly serious mystery novel.
Under the name A.B Westick, Anne has written the young adult novel Brotherhood, which was an ALA/ YASLA Best Book for Young Adults in 2014 and a Junior Library Guild selection. The story is set during the tumultuous time of the Reconstruction, and deals with one brother's conflict between his ties to the Ku Klux Klan and his friendship with a young former slave. Her website can be found at abwestrick.com/
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Organizing a Work Bench
September 8, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, How To Organize
Peg Board can be a big help in Organizing a Work bench
Dave built his own work bench for his Man Cave in the basement. He wanted to make sure he got just what he wanted. It is sturdy and he wanted a peg board so he could hang his tools.
Of course you can't see it in this picture but he put a shelf below for storage and there is a small shelf that you can see right over the light.
But don't you just love peg board? I have it on the work bench we have in the garage. That was my work bench when Dave and I first got married. It was very organized at my other house…. but there was no man there at the time. So I could have all my tools right where I wanted them.
Dave has a system…even in the garage… but Kids happen – and tools go missing.
The good thing about his "man cave work bench" is that the kids are not allowed in this area at all. Dave has reloading equipment, the guns lockers are there and he has tools. So it is a "No kid zone" and the kids know it. So he doesn't have the problem with his tools missing from this area…which he really likes.
But finding a place for each of your tools can be essential for being able to get a job completed on time.
Isn't this important for other areas of your life as well?
The Man Cave
September 7, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, Family & Friends
I Think Every Man Should Have "His" own Space
My husband Dave has an area in the basement that we have recently carved out for him. I can call it his "Man Cave", but he really considers his "Man Cave" to be his farm which is 45 minutes away.
But here are our house, we don't have a lot of space. We have a 2,000 sq ft home with 7 people living in it. We made a bedroom in the basement for one of our teenagers. (That's another post to do) We also have a tv room with the game stations in the basement for the kids and all our storage.
But Dave wanted to have a reloading bench somewhere (to reload ammunition for shooting). Ammunition prices have gone through the roof and this is something he has done before and enjoys. Call it is "craft time".
So we needed to make a space for him, we also moved his gun lockers from his farm to our home for safe keeping. Yes, we are VERY conscience of the kids and guns. They are locked up at all times and all the kids have taken the hunter safety course, so they do respect the guns and know the rules. Oh yeah…that is another whole post I could do….I was not raised around guns at all and my friends thought it was hysterical to see me handling guns after Dave and I started dating 6 years ago.
Now…this is a mess right now. Dave had it pretty organized and we were at garage sales yesterday. He spotted the light colored desk (which is in pieces right now, but it is a corner desk) and got it for $20. He thought he could use it for either an office desk downstairs or a work space. He has moved it down, but hasn't set it up yet.
There are 3 shelves that you can't see in this picture to the right that have storage bins full of kids clothes (next sizes /different seasons) that have to be moved. I went down and offered my suggestions as to where I thought he could move the shelves to. I will also give him my thoughts as to how I could see his desk and workspace work most effectively. But….. this will be his space… and it will be his project. I will have to grit my teeth and "Just step away from the Man Cave".
Playroom Organizing – Part 4
May 28, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Bedrooms, Blog, How To Organize, Playroom, Products for Organizing
More Storage Solutions
I am going to take you on an Ikea shopping trip with me. These are all pictures I took when I went the year before last. I love this store, but I am not getting any kind of affiliate, commission or any other compensation by telling you about them or posting this. I just love some of the solutions they have for toy storage.
Keep in mind that there are many other alternatives for where to purchase like items. Target has great cubbies, and is where I get mine. So look around, this is just meant to give you some ideas.
If you read me at all you know I LOVE cubbies. There are many different styles and inserts you can get for cubbies. Many stores have them, although not a lot of others have the full wall units like these.
Like OMG isn't this the cutest? These are slide out bins. I do wish the colored ones were clear though. But I still love it. You can mix and match and make your own set up with this system.
Here is another option with the same kind of units.
To have an art desk or homework desk would be awesome in a playroom. (Keep in mind that doing homework in a playroom is not a real good idea unless your child can really focus).
Here is another desk idea for a playroom. These also would be great in a child's room if you had space for them.
This is a cubby unit that hangs on the wall. Then you can have storage space underneath it. You could also use this above a desk or higher on the wall to keep the games away from the little ones.
These hanging net cubbies are cute for those little stuffed animals or trinkets.
Here are some other little cute storage ideas for the walls. Of course these are fabric and you couldn't hand anything too heavy in them, but wouldn't they decorate a wall cute?
Here is something for the little bit older group. A locker. They could use it for game storage, DVD or CD storage like pictured. But they could also put books, have fun decorating it inside and out and use all those cool locker gadgets you see at the stores (but a lot of schools don't allow).
I also saw these cute colorful frames there. They were only $1.99 each. What a cute way to showcase their most special artwork! It would be another cute way to decorate the walls of the playroom and make them feel really special.
So I took you on my Ikea shopping trip. It is to give you ideas. If you see something you like…shop around for it. There may be other places you can find it…or try ebay or amazon too. Or you can do like me….garage sales, dollar store and Target & Walmart. Really Ikea's prices are not bad at all….I want to take a shopping trip down to the one in Ohio again soon. The only one I went on was with my husband….and how fun is that? LOL
Playroom Organizing – Part 3
May 27, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, Family & Friends, How To Organize, Playroom, Products for Organizing
Toy Storage
So now that you have your toys sorted (well hopefully) you need to know where and how to put them.
My Guidelines and thoughts are Simple
I like a shelf rather than a toy box. Toys get lost in toy boxes. Kids don't want to dig down to the bottom. Pieces fall down into that dark hole of toy misfitness and are never seen again.
Be sure if you use a shelf that you anchor it to the wall. Kids like to climb on things, especially if they see something up top that they want and can't reach. You want to always be sure that shelf can not fall over on them.
Be sure to put the toys at age appropriate levels. Put the toys where the young children can find them. Put the older toys and games with small pieces up higher so the younger ones can't choke on small things. This toy shelf I bought years ago when my boys were young. It had been a coat rack in a daycare. See the smaller cubbies on the right. That was their top cubby when it was turned on its side and their coats hung in the other longer part. I probably bought this about 25 years ago (wow that makes me feel old…I still remember how excited I was to find it…and it was cheap!)
I am all for the clear baskets or like these….where you can see what is in them. They don't all have to match or be stylish (depending on where your playroom is). These are from the dollar store.
This one we use for the marbles. Yes…that is a big sock..filled with marbles. Don't ask me why we keep them in a sock. I just know that my Dad put mine in a sock years ago and these are still the marbles I used to have….(yes in a newer sock)….but it works.
Think outside the box. I had to figure out some way to hang these guitars for guitar hero. I had this hook already and it fit perfect….solution.
Our playroom is in our unfinished basement. We have put down a rug and have a futon, some restaurant benches that my son got from a friend, several old TV's for the game systems. So you can make due where you have the space.
We made a bedroom in the basement for one of our older boys (his choice). The kids used to use the "under the stairs" space for a fort. But since that was now made into his closet…we had to block the other side. This was our solution.
Several bulletin boards did the trick. It blocked off the opening and provided a great place for the kids to display their art work.
I'll have a list of some other toy storage solutions that you can find tomorrow!
I am all about practicality. Make it work….think outside the box.
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Playroom Organizing – part 2
May 25, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, Family & Friends, How To Organize, Playroom, Products for Organizing
Do the Kids Help or Not?
When it comes to sorting and organizing – Getting through the toys and being able to discard them (donate or trash) are your kids going to be a help or a hinder?
You need to decide if you want your children to help sort and organize or not. There are pros and cons to both methods. You know your children best and know what will work for them.
*Teaches them the importance of organizing at an early age
*Teaches them others are not as fortunate.
*Teaches them that cleaning up and clearing out can feel good
*Tantrums over giving things up
*Not as productive – it will take longer to have the kids help you. So if on a limited time frame it could be a problem
*Giving in and keeping more than you should because your child decides they want to keep everything
My Thoughts on the Subject
Some children will not handle giving up their toys easily. They can sway you to keeping everything and accomplishing nothing. But….they also need to LEARN that they do have to give up things and it will help them later in life. So it is a balance. My suggestion for these kids is for you to do the bulk of the sorting before they get home. They do not necessarily need to see what you are donating or getting rid of. But I would leave several things that are broken or they have out grown and then sit down with them when they get home and have them help you sort those things. Teach them that they need to share with other children who have less. Teach them they
What worked for me
For my 4 older boys (now ages 17-26) I did all the toy sorting myself (without their help). I get a bit driven when I am in my "organizing mode" and personally I just like to go go go…so I prefer to organize by myself at home. I can honest say that there was never a time that my boys missed something or were upset when they got home. They were always happy to see things neat and in order. I think it was that same "relief" feeling we get when we walk into a space that has once been too cluttered and now is neat and organized. They didn't have problems with giving up their toys and liked that most of the things were donated to other kids.
Now with my 4 step kids (ages 9 – triplets and a 16 year old) I have had them help me. I don't know why the difference. But they are very good at helping and do not have problems with giving things away. They crack me up because they tell me their mom doesn't want to get rid of any of their things at her house and they are the ones that want to get rid of some of the clutter over there. (they are learning!)
Which way works best for you and your children?
Organizing the Playroom – Part 1
May 24, 2010 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, Family & Friends, How To Organize, Playroom, Products for Organizing
Is Your Children's Playroom a Disaster?
"Before picture – too many toys & books"
Many times the main problem that we have in the kids playroom is that they have too many toys!! We love our kids and want to give them everything. But sometimes everything is too much.
Have you heard the phase, "Less is More" ? This can be very true in regards to this. I am not saying to throw out all they toys. Not at all. But I am saying 90% of the time that our kids have too many toys.
Are you overwhelmed when you walk into a room of your house and there is SO much Stuff? You don't know where to start…and it almost makes you feel like just walking right back out of that room.
So why should your kids feel any different if they walk into a playroom with SO much Stuff? They can be overwhelmed by toys. I know that it seems they should be happier with lots of toys…but it can be too much.
So what to do?
Start with at the starting point. Sorting! (You knew I was going to say that didn't you?) You can go back and look at how to sort in my "Five Steps to Sorting" post.
Sorting in a Playroom
Step 1 –
Get those black and white trash bags. Black for trash – White for Donate
Step 2 –
Make those decisions quick. Do not sit and remember each birthday party or Christmas that each toy came from. Remembering the fun, who gave it to them. Feeling guilty if you give it up. That is "personalizing" the toy. You can take a picture of it…if it is something you want to remember.
Step 3 –
Look at each toy or book. Ask yourself these questions:
1) Does it work? (broken? – trash)
2) Do they like and and play with it? (If not – donate)
3) Have they out grown it? (donate)
4) Does it have all the pieces and parts? (If not – trash)
5) Is it broken? (Trash)
6) Is it worth taking up space in the playroom? (If not – donate)
Step 4 –
Decide if YOU are the reason they have too many toys. Are YOU the one that doesn't want to give them up? Many times we are the problem, not the kids. We remembering picking out that toy and how excited we were to give it to them. We know how much it cost and know that it was expensive.
BUT…..if they do not use it any longer, if it is broken ….it is time to give it up.
Spring Cleaning – The Garage
March 22, 2010 by Sandy
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Spring Cleaning – The Garage
Spring is in the air and dirt is in your garage. I think garages tend to get very messy in the winter time at least in the cold weather states because it is too darn cold to stay out there and clean them!! So what happens, things get taken out of the cars and dumped, shovels are out, rock salt out, things just left on shelves and not put away. Tools left just set by the door and not put away on the workbench. But boy does it feel good to clean out that garage in the spring.
Steps to Clean and Organize your Garage:
1) Get your black (trash) and white (donate) trash bags. Most of your cleaning supplies are probably already in the garage.
2) Pick a nice sunny day and open your garage. You will need to clear everything out. If you have just too much to handle in one day, then work on one side of your garage at a time.
3) Once you have things out, start with cleaning the floor. Sweep out the dirt and dust. If you are able, hose down the floor or use a wet broom to clean it off.
4) Sort your things. If you haven't used it in years, then donate it. If those roller blades don't fit, donate them. If that bike that is hanging is from the 1980's and hasn't been riden, donate it.
5) Now that you have decided what you are going to keep, you need a system. Peg boards work great in garages. You need to think "up". Use your wall space, use your ceiling and or rafters. Get shelves and clear plastic bins (like in picture) and sort through your things. Be sure to label your bins!
6) Hang up those roller blades and store all those balls and bats.
7) Find a place for each thing you plan to keep. If you can't find a place then you have to evaluate if you really need it. If that has to stay..then maybe something else needs to go. Visualize what you want in your garage your garage to look like, and you can make it happen.
You will feel much better each time you pull into your garage. You also won't be embarrassed when your garage door is open and the neighbors can see in.
Labeling your Holiday Storage Bins
December 8, 2009 by Sandy
Filed under Basement or Garage, Blog, Holidays & Special Events, How To Organize, Products for Organizing
I worked with a client the other day who gave me some insight. She has MS and has trouble getting around. She also has oodles of Christmas decorations. I looked around at all her beautiful displays and asked if she had decorated herself (because I had a hard time picturing this much of a creativity side of her husband…no offense. LOL) She said, "No…I just direct." I thought how frustrating that must be. To have the desire to do so many things in life and have a disability or disease that doesn't let your body do what your mind wants to.
Then she shared with me something I have seen before, but never thought to be used in this way. She took a picture of her decorations up and displayed the way she likes them (last year or the year before I think) and posted that picture on the bin with those supplies in it. Brilliant!
Each person helping her just brings that bin up and knows exactly where and how to put the decorations.
So simple but most of us would never have thought to do so.
This is a fantastic idea for any of us to use. In the spirit of Christmas or other holiday, if you know someone who has troubles getting around themselves, help them do it this year! Take a picture close up and one a little further back (to see exactly the location) of their decorations. Help them to load just that set up or two in a bin and post the picture on the outside.
Love it! Thanks Becky!
Garage Organizing
May 11, 2009 by Sandy
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This is the "Before" picture of a clients garage. I have shown these pictures before, but it was months ago and since I was doing some posts on garages, I wanted to show it again.
This client was not going to be staying in this house long, so putting things into the wall or up on the ceiling was not an option. It was a 4 car garage, so that was a wonderful luxury for me. (Wouldn't that be nice to have?…I sure think so)
I used shelves that the client already had and did purchase many clear plastic bins. It makes it easy to see most of what is inside the bin. All the bins are also labeled. The shelves basically have themes to them. There is one for "car supplies", "tools", "garden supplies", "cleaning", etc….
He had multiple "welcome mats" so we put them to use. There were some oil stains that he tried to have a company get out, but there were still marks. So we used the mats to try and make it look better.
Here is the "after" picture.
Garage organizing – Hang it Up!
May 8, 2009 by Sandy
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Hooks can be used in so many different ways in your garage. They are a very low cost way of getting things up on the wall. Of course those whole wall systems are wonderful, but many of us can't afford them. If you use your wall studs, then you can hang any kind of hook you would like without the big wall system behind it. Like in this picture a board was nailed across the studs to increase the surface area that is usable to hang from. Using your wall space is the best way of utilizing as much of your usable space. There are many different kinds of hooks and some have very specific purposes, but you can be creative.
The hook on the left picture above is being used for storing rakes, shovels, garden tools.
In the right hand picture it is a view looking down on the hook. This is the same hook but it is being used for hanging card table chairs and a tv tray.
This is another kind of hook. This is designed for hanging ladders from, but it is being used for lawn chairs. (you can think outside the box) It can also be used for bigger lawn equipment with the wide handles, like a spreader.
The bike hooks are great for winter bike storage, or a bike that isn't being used very much. You can also use these hooks for hanging other garden equipment, as long as it is back out of the way so people don't get hit by it when they walk by.
Peg boards are wonderful. Again they are another lower cost solution to using wall space efficiently. As most of you know there are all kinds of hooks to use in the peg board. Here are two ideas that may be a little different.
This hover board(I think that is what it is called) was a bit of a puzzle and I wasn't sure what to do with it, but this solution works great.
The pogo sticks and scooters can hang from these hooks on the board. Works great to get them out of the way.
One last idea for you. All those brooms, mops etc…and be hung without hooks or peg board if needed. Just throw a nail in the wall and hang them up, if peg board isn't an option, or you can't do it right now. Put them in a place that is accessible to your kitchen (or where ever you use them). You do need to have a hole at the top of the handle, or drill a hole if the handle allows.
Happy Hanging!!
Garage organizing – Roller Blades
May 5, 2009 by Sandy
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I am going to be taking different parts of the garage and showcasing them to help show the detailed ways that you can organize.
Roller blades – they are great for exercise, great for kids….but they can be a nightmare for your garage. How many of you have walked out to your garage and found a mess like this? Trying to step over the roller blades and trying not to break your neck (and you couldn't even take the credit for being ON the roller blades for that broken neck)
This is one solution to roller blades. This is my favorite solution to use. These work great and run about $20 each. They get everything up off the floor. There is a place for the helmets, elbow and knee pads and even hockey sticks.
But you may not have the money right now to spend on these.
You can use a shelf that you aren't using somewhere else in your home. You can also find shelves very inexpensively at garage sales or resale shops.
You can't really see it in the picture but on the white wire shelf next to this one there is a blue plastic bin that is holding all the knee and elbow pads.
This method just takes a little more time and effort for the kids to put their roller blades back on the shelf. So it may take a little more maintenance.
Organizing A Garage
May 3, 2009 by Sandy
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Organizing a Garage After a Long Winter
"BEFORE" pics of a garage.
This is in a garage. I know it is hard to tell. This family has a 2 car garage that has a small extra space in it. They have several children so there are multiple bikes, scooters, sporting equipment, skateboards and roller blades along with helmets and kneepads!! Not to mention the husband's workbench, tools, massive fishing supplies and lawn mower. There are chairs, both outdoor and indoor to store. A large freezer. Oh and did I mention they have 3 cars? So there is always the need for car space. Of course only 2 cars get to reside inside.
The Mission: Organize without spending Money
The goal in this garage was to organize and sort without spending any money on more organizing items. There were already some organizational systems in place, but for the most part it was just sorting through all the stuff and getting rid of some empty boxes, broken and unused items.
You don't have to spend a fortune to organize. You don't have to have a whole garage system (although I have to say it would be soooo cool.)
You can do a lot with some inexpensive peg board, shelves. Plywood shelves up high. Bike hooks are great too. Try to get as much off the ground as you can in a garage.
The single bike stands are about $20 and you can find them at The Container Store and Target. They help bikes from falling over, especially if the bikes don't have kickstands. Like I said there were several things already in place here, it was just a matter of finding them.
For the skateboards I ended up finding a plastic milk crate that ended up being empty and we put the 2 skateboards in that. It keeps them from rolling around on the garage floor or someone accidentally falling on them.
Big empty trashcans worked well for the balls and bats and sports equipment. These owners have the large trashcans that the company provides and didn't need their old ones, so we put them to good use.
"AFTER" pictures.
Making sure all the little things are off the floor is important.
Having and open trashcan near your door is a great plus. It makes it really easy to pitch those fast food bags and empty drink cup that are in your car. Just throw them away as you are walking in the door.
Make sure if you have pet food stored in the garage that it is in a rodent proof container.
This doesn't look perfect by any means. With the number of bikes that had to fit and having to have room for the cars, these 2 bikes had to kind of jut out into the garage.
With 3 hours, hard work, lots of dust but not spending any money…you can make a difference in a garage (or any room for that matter.)
Roller Blades and Helmets
March 31, 2009 by Sandy
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Organize your Roller Blades and Helmets
Does your garage look anything like this? With roller blades and helmets all over the place? This is a before photo of our garage prior to organizing the roller blades and helmets.
With nice weather comes roller blading, roller skating and kids playing outdoors. How many of you have a mess that looks something like this in the summer? Roller blades, helmets, knee and elbow pads everywhere?
I found this cool organizer at The Container Store to keep everything in its place. There are hooks so they can easily put each roller blade up themselves. Hooks for the helmets and a little basket area for their elbow and knee pads. You can also put a hockey stick down in the side to store that if you need to. Perfect.
I shopped around at several places for this for my client. I actually found The Container Store to have better prices on these then Target ($39.99) . I was shocked. So shop around if this is something that you are thinking of getting.
Update: (Dec 30, 2011 – I have been unable to find these products online. If someone finds them, please let me know)
Garage Organization
August 3, 2008 by Sandy
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Garage "After" Organizing
I spent about 7 hours today organizing my clients four car garage. We had already sorted through his things and gotten rid of a lot of things.
I purchased many plastic bins in 5 different sizes to work with. I knew that I would be able to get 2 across on the shelves and I messaged the height (hence the reason for several sizes).
I used bins where I could to keep things together and to be able to label things. I wasn't able to use the lids on all of the bins (example bug sprays and things that were taller). But I did make sure that I put the lids underneath the containers even if we didn't use them on top, just so they wouldn't get lost.
I did label the bins at the end, not as I went. There were times that I found out I had more than I thought or less than I thought and ended up changing the size of bin that I used.
I was very pleased with the result.
See the Garage "Before" Organizing
Garage Organizing
July 29, 2008 by Sandy
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Organizing Your Garage
This is a "Before" picture of a garage that needed some organizing.
Would you like to organize this? This is the 2nd wave of a full garage I had to work on for someone.
There has been a lot to go through and we are going through it bit by bit. This is the garage after it has been sorted from boxes and storage units but "before" it has been organized.
I will be working on it soon and can't wait. To me this is the fun part.
Once you have sorted through what you want to keep, what you want to donate and what needs to be just thrown away…then you can decide how you are going to organize it. You will have the "volume" of the stuff and can make those decisions.
Until you know how much you have it is difficult to plan your attack on how to organize it.
Be sure to check out the Garage "After" Organizing


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There are few things that I appreciate more in life than enjoying a meal with good friends and family. As an intentional way of sharing our lives with one another, it is unparalleled. But that doesn't mean it has to be a high pressure situation. In fact it can be quite a casual act (unless you happen to being to a Michelin Starred restaurant!). We invite whom we like and spend the time in whatever way we want to.
This wasn't the case in 1st Century Palestine during Jesus' lifetime. In that culture sharing a meal with someone had significance that it is difficult for us to imagine today. It was not a casual act. Rules surrounding meals were deeply embedded in the religious purity system that dominated society at that time.
These rules governed not only what might be eaten and how it was to be prepared, but also with whom one might eat. Refusing to share a meal was a form of social ostracism. Pharisees (and others) would not eat with someone who was seen as religiously impure.
In Matthew chapter 9 we read the story of how Jesus called the disciple of the same name, and then was invited to his house for dinner. Now Matthew, as a tax collector, would have been a social pariah. He worked for the hated Roman occupiers, and he probably ripped off his countrymen in order to line his pockets.
No good Jew would have been seen within a mile of Matthew if they could at all avoid it. They definitely would not have eaten a meal with him. The religious culture of the day would have seen that as a tacit endorsement of the tax collector's behaviour. It would have made them as 'impure' as Matthew by association.
Therefore when Jesus accepts Matthew's invitation to his house for dinner, he was doing something no other Jewish religious teacher of that time would have done.
He was putting relationship ahead of rules. People before dogma. Love over law. He was causing scandal amongst the establishment and destroying any chance of his movement being acceptable to the status quo.
More than that, by choosing to eat with these 'tax collectors and sinners' Jesus was enacting a powerful message about the Kingdom of God, and indeed God himself. He was demonstrating God's unwillingness to exclude anyone who welcomes him into their life, regardless of religious taboos or societal expectations.
He was demonstrating that love trumps law every time.
This really goes to the heart of what Jesus ministry was about. This is the inclusive Kingdom of God he taught about and demonstrated through his actions.
Are there people we as Christians in 21st Century Britain struggle to relate to? Are there social groups that we consciously or sub-consciously exclude from the Kingdom of God? Do we ever put law ahead of love when dealing with others? Are we more worried about our reputation than those in need around us?
The church needs to demonstrate the love of Christ, not the law of the Pharisees. We have the most incredible, life-changing, joyous and liberating message to share- let's not limit it's reach!


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Publisher: Asian4you
This gallery was built from Asian4you's hard series sets # 28 and 29 which as you can see is a pretty hot scene of Annie Chui getting hungry, ordering pizza and chowing down on more than just the pie the delivery guy brings over. He even ends up chowing down on her pie. No idea why this stuff could never happen to me when I worked for dominoes in high school. Pizza dudes dream right here folks. TBA / A4y has another 2 sets like this one of Annie Chui sex pictures. To clarify that's 4 sets of two different scenes. Around 100 pics each set, 200 per scene. This on top of the 15 solo porn sets and the behind the scenes style videos and a masturbation one too. Check her profile for more info on that.
View the Asian Babes Database file on: Annie Chui


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Stoke v Tottenham - Story of the match
Tottenham repeated their April annihilation of Stoke with another 4-0 win at the bet365 Stadium which maintained their unbeaten start to the season.
Spurs had only won once since thrashing the Potters at this venue five months ago when they looked like champion's elect and this was a performance in the manner of both that day and their late-season run.
Heung-Min Son, brought in for Erik Lamela after he played for Argentina in midweek, scored with two first-time finishes either side of the interval and England internationals Dele Alli and Harry Kane, both of whom scored doubles back in April, then found the net for the first time this season.
"It feels weird scoring this early in the @premierleague season! #COYS #BPL" - Spurs striker Kane (@HKane) had never scored his first league goal of a campaign earlier than September 26 before this match
Heung-Min Son. Erik Lamela's participation in Argentina's 2-2 draw with Venezuela in midweek meant Son was preferred by Mauricio Pochettino and the decision was vindicated. Two beautiful first-time finishes either side of the break put Spurs well in charge and he also provided the assist for Harry Kane to add the fourth.
Kane's goal was his 50th in the Premier League in just 87 appearances and his first in 10 games for either club or country since he scored in England's friendly win over Turkey back in May.
Mark Hughes' frustration with referees only grew at the bet365 Stadium as he was sent to the stands just before Son swept in the first. The Welshman reacted furiously after Marko Arnautovic was cautioned for diving and the abuse he directed at fourth official Jon Moss saw him sent away from the bench. The decision was correct, though, as Arnautovic flopped to the floor despite Kane withdrawing his leg. The Potters were also fortunate they did not give away a penalty when Geoff Cameron tripped Son in the box.
Shay Given 6
Geoff Cameron 5
Ryan Shawcross 6
Bruno Martins Indi 5
Erik Pieters 5
Joe Allen 6
Glenn Whelan 6
Giannelli Imbula 6
Jonathan Walters 6
Wilfried Bony 6
Marko Arnautovic 5
Bojan Krkic (for Whelan) 6
Charlie Adam (for Imbula) 6
Hugo Lloris 6
Kyle Walker 7
Toby Alderweireld 7
Jan Vertonghen 6
Ben Davies 7
Eric Dier 7
Victor Wanyama 6
Heung-Min Son 9
Dele Alli 7
Christian Eriksen 8
Harry Kane 7
Lamela (for Wanyama) 7
Janssen (for Kane) 6
Sissoko (for Eriksen) 6
Crystal Palace v Stoke (Premier League, September 18)
Tottenham v Monaco (Champions League, September 14)
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What exactly do people mean when they say a group need a bigger tent? How do we solve the problem of people feeling alienated?
From the sealed portion:
- Baseball.
- JP feels like a failure for having a job.
- The Lion King Broadway soundtrack.
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3075 N Highway 97
Happy Hour: 4 - 6 PM
We checked in at The Riverhouse for our conference on Tuesday afternoon. The Riverhouse has over two hundred rooms, two pools (one indoor and one outdoor), two hot tubs, a workout center, a golf course, and an award-winning restaurant. It has a lot to offer. And the Deschutes River runs through the buildings, providing an excellent view for many rooms and anyone who stops in at Crossings--the restaurant voted to have the best steak in all of central Oregon.
Crossings offers half-price appetizers in the bar every afternoon between four and six. If you are staying in the hotel, you'll also get a welcome drink coupon worth up to $4.50. With both of these great deals, I was able to enjoy a quick snack and a cocktail for just ten dollars.
I always like to get recommendations about food and drinks and will commonly ask the servers what they like most. Our server suggested the strawberry lemon drop from the drink menu as it is made with fresh strawberries and would be quite refreshing on a warm summer afternoon. It was refreshing but didn't have a strong enough strawberry flavor to call it anything more than a red lemon drop. In fact, the lemon flavor wasn't quite strong enough for my liking either. And when a second was ordered by someone at the table, hers didn't come with the same sugar-rimmed glass. It was a bit disappointing, to tell the truth.
The food items were also a bit disappointing, especially for me as a vegetarian. If I was a seafood lover, I would have been set. They have an artichoke crab dip that seemed a bit appealing and crab cakes, too. I was limited to just three items and all of them were very fried! I suppose I could have had the nachos (without the option of chicken or beef) but those, too, are fried. I can do fried food...but I prefer to have other options as well. I did order what seemed to be the fanciest sounding item on the menu. Anything with truffle oil is supposed to be fancy, right?
We were planning to head back for the catered barbecue and didn't need to fill up at happy hour...but I honestly wouldn't have finished what I ordered either way. The Truffle Chips might sound fancy, but they were anything but. Potato chips smothered with cheese and drizzled with truffle oil (as fancy as it sounds) aren't really that appealing to a health-conscious person. And the chips were not all as crispy as I would have liked them to be.
I was pleased with the sweet potato fries ordered by someone else at the table. They are a typical item at many locations in Portland but--if you've been reading--aren't always done that well. These ones were pretty tasty. I would order them again. And they were less than three dollars, making them a great deal.
Although the food and drinks weren't that impressive, the service at Crossings was pretty exceptional. They have quite a few servers (both inside and out) during happy hour, making it easy to place orders, etc. despite how many people are in the bar.
I would hope that the food (especially the steak, as it's award-winning) in the regular part of the Crossings restaurant is far better than what I tasted today. I did enjoy the breakfast buffet (free with your stay) this morning. It's way better than the usual continental breakfast available at hotels. And the catered lunches at the adjoining conference area have been pretty remarkable. It's the food in the bar that needs a little work.
Food: Nearly Meets
Drinks: Nearly Meets
Service: Meets
Ambiance: Meets (it's on the river)
Value: Meets


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'Transformers' director made Megan Fox wash Ferrari for auditionJuly 7th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 7 (ANI): 'Transformers' director Michael Bay reportedly made Megan Fox wash his Ferrari, as part of her audition for her role in the film.
Bay had called the sizzling actress to audition for 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' at his house.
"He made her wash his Ferrari while he filmed her," The New York Post quoted Jason Solomons having said in Britain's Guardian.
He added: "She said she didn't know what had happened to that footage. When I put it to Bay himself, he looked suitably abashed — 'Er, I don't know where it is either.'"
'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' released on June 19 in the UK, and on June 24 in North America. (ANI)
Tags: actress, audition, director michael bay, ferrari, fox wash, guardian, june 24, megan fox, new york post, north america, revenge, solomons, transformers


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The San Francisco Municipal Railway System is still loosing money to fare evaders. A year ago they promised to reduce fare evasion to 3.9%, but only got it down to 8.6% of riders from 9.5%, but are still loosing $19 million due to evasion, the same amount as 2009.
Muni lost an estimated $19 million in revenue last year to fare evaders — the same amount it missed out on in 2009 when it vowed to crack down on such boarding scofflaws.A 2009 study found that 9.5 percent of Muni passengers travelled without paying. A 2010 follow-up revealed that the rate of fare evasion had dropped to 8.6 percent. But due to changes in Muni's fare structure, the transit thieves still sucked $19 million from the agency. Muni currently faces a $21.2 million budget deficit.San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director Malcolm Heinicke said Muni appears to be heading in the right direction, based on the drop in evasion rates from 9.5 percent to 8.6 percent.Spokesman Paul Ross said the agency would continue to work on developing new modifications or improvements to its compliance program.Walter Scott, secretary-treasurer for the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, said if passengers board without paying, drivers usually ask for the correct fare. But after that, they usually have no recourse but to keep moving.Scott said other transit agencies would lock the doors and call security officers, but Muni is more concerned with its on-time performance rates than with deterring such behavior."Other transit agencies do not play with fare evaders, but our management has never had our back," said Scott."Passengers have been skipping out on fares forever. If Muni doesn't care, why should the operator risk his neck to collect a fare?"Of the passengers observed cheating the system last year, 35 percent simply boarded the vehicle without paying.Following the 2009 report, the SFMTA promised to crack down on fare cheats. It began working with the San Francisco Police Department on saturation programs, which entailed stopping transit vehicles and checking each passenger for their fare, a move that was criticized by immigrant and minority passengers. The agency also focused more on afternoon and evening enforcement and put extra officers on bus and historic streetcar lines.Some Muni decisions may actually be hurting enforcement. Last year, the agency moved the headquarters of its proof-of-payment workers from a downtown location to the agency's Muni Metro East facility near Third Street. As a result, it now takes fare officers an extra 30 minutes to get to their observation points. Only 41 percent of an officer's day is now spent enforcing fares, the agency says.Where they cheatMuni lines with significant fare evasion rates:Line FrequencyT-Third Street 31 percent 19-Polk 22 percent23-Monterey 22 percent 44-O'Shaugnessy 18 percent 108-Treasure Island 16 percent 52-Excelsior 14 percent 14-Mission 14 percentHow they bilk system:A breakdown of how passengers attempt to cheat: 35 Percentage with no transfer, fare receipt or pass; 23 Percentage with invalid transfer or fare receipt; 17 Percentage who walk away; * 7 Percentage who were observed underpaying fare; 18 Percentage of other infractions* Passengers walked off transit vehicle immediately after inspectors boarded.
What was unemphasized was that MUNI had an effective enforcement system in opertation, but under attack from racist advocacy and illegal alien advocacy groups, the enforcement program was redesigned to be less effective.
It began working with the San Francisco Police Department on saturation programs, which entailed stopping transit vehicles and checking each passenger for their fare, a move that was criticized by immigrant and minority passengers.
And what the article does not tell you is that the worst lines were those predominately frequented by minorities and illegal aliesn, like the T, 44, 14, and 52 lines.
But the pandering to illegal aliens was explicit back in 2010 when the police were catching thousands of illegals evading the $2.00 fare:
Muni has temporarily halted its effort to saturate transit vehicles with enforcement officers to ensure fares are being paid, following concerns from immigrant and minority communities that they were being unfairly targeted.The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency began operations last July with the Police Department to specifically target bus and rail lines with high rates of fare evasion. Using groups of eight to 10 fare inspectors, and two to four police officers, the teams would momentarily stop the lines and force every passenger to show their proof of purchase.Immigrant rights groups, who have had a strong presence at Muni meetings since the saturation program began, said enforcement officers target non-English-speaking immigrants who don't understand what they are being cited for, and in other cases issue tickets for fares that expired just minutes before the saturation took place.Also, there were concerns that the citations — which were decriminalized from the penal code in 2008 — would lead to further penalties from immigration officials. The large number of uniformed officers taking part in the saturation programs often overwhelmed wary minority and immigrant passengers, the rights groups said.Nathaniel Ford — executive director of the SFMTA, which operates Muni — said the saturation efforts, though successful, generated "unintended consequences.""There has been some real fear in the immigrant communities as a result of these operations," Ford said at the SFMTA's Policy and Governance Committee meeting Tuesday. "Coupled with some of the national immigration issues, we feel it's best to put a hold to our saturation program."Ford said the SFMTA's 46 fare inspectors will take about one to two months of sensitivity-training classes while also learning other languages. Currently, 17 of the agency's 46 inspectors speak a language other than English.Once those workers are properly trained, the SFMTA will begin resuming its joint saturation efforts with the Police Department.From July through March, the SFMTA ran 130 saturations —ranging in locations from the Financial District to the Outer Mission district — during which they issued 18,000 citations. The saturations were credited with helping Muni establish a fare evasion rate of 3.5 percent, a reduction from its normal 9.5 percent mark. According to a report issued last year, fare evasion costs the SFMTA about $19 million annually.The agency will continue to employ the 46 fare inspectors as part of its normal day-to-day operations, though the saturation efforts will not be part of those duties while the program is reviewed.
You know if they were catching blondes on the 30X, there would be no concern about "unintended consequences." It appears that Nathaniel Ford, a black man, was searching for Sherman McCoy, but caught Edwin Ramos, and that was unacceptable. Black brown unity, hate whitey and all that.