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Brad says…
That time of the month, Aunt flo, PMS. No matter what the name, men we need to put the exclamation point on the period. Kate wrote to wives about this recently in her post, "That" time of the month, and I wanted to follow-up with a post to husbands about periods.
I know that sounds strange but hear me out. Guys, for way too long we have looked at our wife's cycle as something to dread or be avoided. The problem with this perspective is that it is robbing us of an opportunity to grow our marriages in 3 really amazing ways.
1. We miss the chance to step up and care
Let's face it wives are great at caring for us. They put up with our man colds, and deal with all the millions of issues that comes with having kids. I know that my wife spends a great part of her day caring for other people. When her monthly cycle does come along and as she puts it, "just feels out of sorts" the least that I can do is recognize it and do my best to care for her.
Is that always easy? No, but we can try rather than simply retreating to our man caves and hiding for the next 3-4 days. Step up and see what you can do to take some of the load off her. Let her lie down for a little while. Handle dinner one of those days. Do something to show your wife that you care.
2. We miss the "good" part of the cycle
Unless we understand the monthly cycle that begins with "that time of the month", we will miss the very positive UP swing that occurs a few weeks later. It is a well researched fact that women's sexual arousal increases about 2 weeks to 16 days after the start of her cycle. This is the period where her body is ovulating, or just about to and her hormones are telling her that now is a wonderful time for sex. For most husbands, this is a time of the month you don't want to overlook.
Because not all women are the same, you will need to really communicate with your wife to better understand her cycle. This is worth it! Trust me.
3. Men-We have it too!
Ok, so we don't get the visit from aunt flo, but our wife's cycle is all about hormone levels as they fluctuate in a (normally) 28 day cycle. Men, this might come as a surprise to you, but your hormone levels fluctuate in a monthly cycle too. You just don't have any external indicators to show when your high and low points are.
You too will have days when you are just feeling lousy. You will have days when you feel blah. If you find a better way to care for your wife when she says, "I feel crazy and it isn't you"; then she will likely do the same thing for you!
So guys, if we are going to lift the veil from the period and really help our wives, we must learn how to talk about it. This is a great place to start. Do you have questions? Do you wonder how this could work in your marriage? Leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer. If I get stumped, I'll get Kate to come in and answer too.


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Funk Chart shows remodeling's roller-coaster ride
Updated 8:29 am, Saturday, June 8, 2013
I could tell it was an exciting kitchen addition project from glancing at the plans, and I wanted this job. I knocked on the client's door.
"Nice to meet you, Dan," she said, and then immediately said, "I am scared to death do this project. My best friend is totally stressed out about the kitchen redo she's in the middle of at her house. I may not even do this."
"What are you fearful of, exactly?" I said.
"I know it will be noisy and dusty at times," she said, calming down a bit, "but I just don't know what to expect going through the process. What if I hate it so much I want to quit midway through?"
This scenario frames a universal dilemma for professional remodelers: How do we prepare clients realistically for the remodeling process without scaring them? How can you comfort them when you are about to tear their home asunder, often while they are living there?
You are already well aware of the kinds of horror stories our client's hear from their friends and family. If you tell them too many "Well, the following bad things could happen while we have your roof off during framing …" stories, and they'll decide to move instead of improve. So what can you do?
"I think I can help you," I said. "Let me show you my 'Funk Chart.' "
In my presentation materials, I carry letter-sized copies of a cartoony chart that lays out the emotional states of the various players in a project as they pass through the remodeling process, from design to the last doorknob party. The players whose joy and pain are depicted include: the homeowners, the contractor, the architect or designer, the children and the family dog or cat. It shows when they will be thrilled (framing stage - real progress, yeah!), and when they will be depressed (real cost of the project is revealed). When the kids will be excited (Demo! - Cool! Can we help?!), and when things will seem to slow to a crawl (why do drywall paint and finish work take sooooo long?).
"By the way", I said, "you can't quit a remodeling project half-way along, you have to see it through. It's like the childbirth process." (A pregnant pause ensues).
Mrs. Anton, who has spent the day dealing with her twin-toddler tirades, gives me a glowering "How dare you" look. "No really," I said.
"At the start of the process, you are very excited. A beautiful creation is under way. You are filled with 'happy endorphins' and feel certain things will be rosy throughout the process. As things progress, a few bumps crop up, but you work through them, knowing the final result will be worth it. Dealing with the tough spots is easier with an experienced and understanding partner. In the last 20 percent of the process, things get more uncomfortable. Everyone just wants it to be over and done."
She nods, clearly getting the picture.
"In the final days, things are pretty stressful, and you swear you will never, ever do this again. Then, suddenly … you have this beautiful creation. You show it off to all of your friends and family. As you share your new creation, you forget the unpleasant parts of the process, and consider doing it (remodeling) again." The setting of client expectations has begun …
The Funk Chart is funny, but full of truth about the roller-coaster ride of remodeling one's home.
It is a modified version of a chart done in one of our trade magazines. The Funk Chart is a great way to set client expectations in an entertaining way, without scaring clients to death.
This article was provided by a member of the Remodelers Council of the Greater Houston Builders Association. The Remodelers Council is dedicated to promoting professionalism and public awareness through education, certification and service to the community. To find a professional remodeler in your area, please visit www.ghba.org/consumers.

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Skip to comments.State Department admits Kerry was on yacht day of Egypt coup
Posted on 07/05/2013 11:18:59 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
July 5th, 2013 01:15 PM ET 19 minutes ago
State Department admits Kerry was on yacht day of Egypt coup
Posted by CNN Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper
(CNN) - After the emergence of photographs showing Secretary of State John Kerry on his 76-foot yacht Isabel on Nantucket Sound on Thursday, the State Department issued an embarrassing correction Friday morning, back-tracking and acknowledging that the Secretary was in fact on the yacht on Wednesday, the day the Egyptian military staged a coup against democratically-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
Originally, State Department officials were quick to deny a Wednesday tweet from CBS News Mosheh Oinounou that: A @CBSThisMorning producer just spotted Secretary of State Kerry on yacht in the Nantucket Boat Basin. No response when she shouted Morsi.
A @CBSThisMorning producer just spotted Secretary of State Kerry on yacht in the Nantucket Boat Basin. No response when she shouted "Morsi" Mosheh Oinounou (@Mosheh) July 03, 2013
Secretary Kerry was aboard his yacht, the "Isabel" this afternoon http://t.co/R6v1UDFNGu Mosheh Oinounou (@Mosheh) July 03, 2013
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a statement Wednesday saying any report or tweet that he was on a boat is completely inaccurate.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
We have a government full of Marxist Progressives who are more into the Power/Social/Status aspects of their jobs than actually doing the job.
This is bad because they are incompetent, lazy and feckless which is damaging to our country.
On the other hand, these same traits preclude them from implementing their policies and any effective way so they are self limited when it comes to implementing their agenda.
These are not people who have a lot of practical job experience and I don't think Kerry or many others have actually worked a day in their lives.
It went well beyond lying; they were demanding a retraction from the CBS reporter who reported it. John Effin Kerry is one arrogant POS.
Agreed. The government is run by Valerie Jarrett and the Center for American Progress. Obama, Kerry, et al are mere puppets.
And don't forget George Soros.
My in-laws are rabid Obama supporters. They foam at the mouth if you dare criticize Obama, Kerry and especially HILLARY!
WHERE is the torpedo with that yacht's name on it?
Doesn't even have to be an expensive one.
Don't forget that if we speak badly of any dim that we cost ourselves votes.
Offcourse, he also declines to pay the higher voluntary tax rate in MA as well.
He must not be patriotic or a racist, not sure which.
A coverup!
Yup, caught in the act again. Now where was our CIC on the night 4 Americans were murdered in Benghazi?
That boat was the "Scaramouche" if I recall.
Scaramouche, douche
Tomato, tomahto.
That's what I thought.
What became of it ?
Zero said he would bring Hope and Change. Now we know what he meant.
When they screw up they "hope" no one finds out and when they are caught they "change" the story.
My feelings exactly.
"Let them eat caviar!"
Country club douchebags running this country into the ground in the name of red diaper doper baby Marxist dreams.
" was that the same yacht they he tried to fraudulently register in rhode island to avoid the Massachusetts excise taxes?"
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USCCB weighs in on gun legislation
April 10, 2013
Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, has weighed in on the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, which is under consideration in the Senate.
"We ask you to support policies that: require effective and enforceable universal background checks for all gun purchases; and, establish a vigorous law that makes gun-trafficking a federal crime," he said in an April 8 letter to senators. "Support provisions that: limit civilian access to high-capacity ammunition magazines; ban assault weapons."
"I also urge you to resist amendments that would expand the use of minimum mandatory sentences as punishment for gun violations," he continued.
Bishop Blaire's letter mirrors the language of an "action alert" issued on April 2 by the USCCB's Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development.
Further information:
- Bishop Blaire Urges Senate To Support Policies That Reduce Gun Violence, Build Culture Of Life (USCCB)
- Full text of letter (USCCB)
- USCCB: lobby senators on behalf of assault-weapon ban, universal background checks (CWN, 4/3)
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Apr. 11, 2013 5:41 PM ET USA
Would somebody please tell me what earthly good the USCCB does or has ever done?
Posted by: richardols3892 -
Apr. 11, 2013 10:46 AM ET USA
I'd point out to the poster who disapproves of the USCCB that the fault lies not with them, but with the gun lovers, the very "agenda-driven advocates of dangerous and misguided policies." How easily those people condemn our priests and bishops when their precious gun "rights" are challenged. BTW, a bishop's and a priest's vote is as valid as that of any other American. Love your guns, but love Jesus more!
Posted by: Gregory108 -
Apr. 11, 2013 2:04 AM ET USA
Does this say what I think it says? The bishop suggests a law-abiding citizen,trying to buy a gun should have a harder time, with background checks and with limitation of what he or she can buy? Meanwhile, a gun violator should not have at least minimum penalties assessed against him or her for violating gun laws. Maybe I'm not understanding it, but does he really support limiting the law-abiding citizen, but being easy on the criminal? If so,I'm surprised any lawmaker takes the USCCB seriously!
Posted by: unum -
Apr. 10, 2013 11:49 PM ET USA
Sorry, Bishop Blaire, but I won't work to advance the liberal progressive agenda ... and neither would Jesus. He knew how to "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's". Jesus would have been concerned about the mentally ill who are not helped a bit by the progressive gun control agenda. He would tell us, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." The USCCB needs to put on the mind of Christ like Pope Francis.
Posted by: LACY -
Apr. 10, 2013 7:44 PM ET USA
So the good bishop knows how many rounds a gun should have, but doesn't know if the pro abortion catholic who holds public office and is complacent in the murder of 70,000,000 unborn should receive the Holy Communion .
Posted by: -
Apr. 10, 2013 7:36 PM ET USA
I did not know that our clergy as a whole were so knowledgeable in the use of firearms and school safety. I had thought that removing firearms from schools and rendering them soft targets for madmen with illegally possessed weapons was the problem. Silly me! Shall we now also put a sign on every rectory in America that says "Gun-Free Zone"? Then again, perhaps the USCCB simply delights in giving political cover to agenda-driven advocates of dangerous and misguided policies.
Posted by: Minnesota Mary -
Apr. 10, 2013 7:04 PM ET USA
Like Pat Buchanan said on "The World Over Live" with Raymond Arroyo the other night, Catholic bishops are making a mistake throwing their weight behind issues that are better left to the prudential judgment of the laity. When the "Man of Lawlessness" arrives on the scene, watch these bishops run for cover. And who will protect them?
Posted by: -
Apr. 10, 2013 12:01 PM ET USA
I suppose that in the almost 2000 year history of the church, many many silly men have served as bishop, so why should this guy be a surprise?


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The Stakes in the Caucasus Conflict are Huge - for All Parties
Last Updated: October 27, 2009 12:20 PM
The recent conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia has dramatized the separate perspectives held by each of the main parties to the conflict as well as their European neighbors. The one point on which nearly everyone can agree is that the stakes are huge.
The current conflict had been brewing for some time. The dispute over South Ossetia is one of three "frozen conflicts" left unresolved after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. It was intensified by recent developments, such as Western support for the independence of Kosovo from Russia's ally Serbia, the eastward expansion of NATO into what was once the Soviet sphere of influence, and U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
On August 7, Tbilisi sent troops in an effort to take control of Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, and Russia, which had troops in the region, responded by sending additional troops, tanks, and armored personnel carriers and by going on the offensive. South Ossetia, along with the other Georgian region of Abkhazia, declared independence from Georgia in the mid-1990s. Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, had vowed to bring both regions back into the fold.
Earlier this week, President Saakashvili signed a European-backed cease-fire with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, in Tbilisi. Then French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow, and they agreed on a six-point plan for a permanent truce. The plan includes a provision for what officials call an "international discussion of the future status" of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. President Saakashvili accepted the French-brokered peace plan for an immediate cease-fire, but accused Russia of sending tanks deeper into Georgia and imposing a naval blockade, charges that Moscow denies.
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HeliLIghts Mini Build Plans
by rex on Aug.09, 2009, under Hobbies
Here are the HeliLights schematics, pcb layout and HeliLights Mini hex file for those who would like to build one for their models. If you do, please drop me a note in the comments. I would love to see a picture of the model that you incorporated this into.
Build Notes:
- The pcb layouts should be printed at 300 dpi to generate actual size patterns.
- R4 = 3.3K for 2s Lipo battery, low battery warning is set at 6.35 volts.
- Pin 2 of the 3 pin header (SV1) is to be connected directly to + of the battery, it is NOT part of the servo plug that goes to the reciever. Pin1 and 3 should be plugged into the reciever's Gear/Aux channel. 1 being ground and 3 being signal. Use a proportional channel if possible rather than just a switched channel as the various modes are accessed depending on the PWM of this channel.
- The ATTiny85 must have its Reset fuse set. ie: RSTDISBL checked. Clock is internal RC 8MHz. No divide by 8 ie. CKDIV8 not set.
- Since the reset line (pin 1) is needed for IO, once it is disabled in the fuse setting, no further in-circuit programming can be done.  So be careful to program the chip correctly, then set the RSTDISBL fuse. You only have one chance at this unless you have a way to erase the chip using high voltage program mode.
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HeliLights Flight Test
by rex on Aug.04, 2009, under Hobbies
Had some time on the long weekend and made a video with the HeliLights in flight.
Installing HeliLights
by rex on Jul.31, 2009, under Hobbies
Finally, got around to installing the Helilights onto my Blade CX2 helicopter. This CX2 has the extreme body parts upgrade as they are tougher than the stock body in a flying model.
HeliLights pcb fits nicely under the radio and the speed controller.
Blue police flashers installed to both body sides and the red rotating beacon simulator on top.
The Red/Green navigation lights are 603 sized surface mount LEDs. They are tiny and embeds nicely into the thin plastic stabilizer wing. The white flasher sits on the tail enclosed by an LED panel cap. All wires are hidden inside the carbon fiber tube.
Powered up and ready to fly.
Life Changing Event!
by rex on Jul.30, 2009, under Asheron's Calls Chronicle
Flashback 1999
As with most games, after awhile no matter how good the game is at the time of its original release and with no new contents or game play, it will get boring and people move on to the next latest and greatest. This combined with the fact that during that time, PC hardware was making leaps and bounds and game developers were fast to take advantage of this in order to impress their followers with new eye candy. Heavy Gear was no exception, by the summer of 1999, our original group of HG players went on to to experiment with various other multiplayer offerings including the excellent Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear.
Up to this point, although the games we played were multiplayer in nature, it was generally limited to a dozen or so players as once. They also need to be connected to one of the player's PC acting as the host to synchronize game play. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) was a new concept and we all looked forward to really seeing what it would be liked to have hundreds or even thousands of players that can interact with each other.
Theses next generation games promise a persistent environment where possessions, player abilities, and achievements can be maintained. This coupled with vast interactions with other players and huge playable area that included world map that one can run on seamlessly for days and not see the boundaries as oppose to a few limited landscape or scenario maps was an eye opener. Finally, an engaging lore and monthly content updates that can be influenced by actions that players take on the server was just too good to be true and solved all the shortcomings of all previous games.
Enter Asheron's Call on that faithful day: November 2nd, 1999…..
by rex on Jul.26, 2009, under Hobbies
After working over the design a few days and prototyping it on a solderless breadboard, I came up with a first generation working pcb. One of the interesting aspects of the design is how the rotating beacon is imitated by a single non-moving high brightness red LED. If you ever paid any attention to how these mechanical beacons looked at a fair distance away, you would notice how they seem to fade in and out in addition to what looks like a short flash when the reflector is directly shining on your eyes.  Well, this is exactly how it is simulated. The single red LED follows a slow ramp up and down with a sharp peak in between. Here are a few pics and a short video showing those of you that I had lost in my previous post; what I was talking about all this time
I will mount this first board onto my small co-axial Blade-CX model and shoot another video in a few days to show the final result.
Let's see the light!
by rex on Jul.18, 2009, under Hobbies
One of my many senseless time sinks in life…umm hobbies, is radio controlled flying models of airplanes and helicopters. I decided to make them a little more realistic by adding some light effects. I am thinking, well, after I crash them (which is just a matter of time with my flying skills), I can turn them into static display models.
After a bit of research googling aviation lighting systems, I had my initial design in mind. It's going to need a small micro processor to sequence a number of LEDs to simulate the many flashing patterns typically found on these systems. Before I knew it, I had these goals for the design:
- Standard Navigation lights (similar to the red and green lights you see on the port/starboard sides of boats). These lights are normally just constantly on. Easy!!!
- White Navigation light at tail end. This one can be just on or strobing.
- Anti-collision warning beacon. This one is a little tricky since normally they are mechanical rotating reflectors inside a dome. Going to have to find a way to simulate that with a non-moving light. More on that later.
- Landing or Spot light. I am thinking of using a higher power 3 watts LED to simulate the Nightsun police search lights. That implies a driver to buffer the output from the micro.
- Blue police strobes? Hmm, can always substitute these with ultra small surface mount yellow LEDs to simulate muzzle flashes on gun ships.
- With all the extra demands on the battery, might be a good idea to include a low battery voltage warning flash pattern before I create another reason for my models to crash besides my flying skill.
- All these different lights needed to be able to be controlled from an extra channel on the radio.
- A way to easily program and change the flash patterns would be nice.
- All of this has to weigh in at less than 10 grams.
Hopefully, I will have something working in a few days…
Do you recognize this house?
by rex on Jul.18, 2009, under Random Rants
Finally, I have a place to post this.
One night in October of 2006, while driving home, I found these guys shooting a big budget movie on my street!!!! Pretty cool how they made all the fake snow. All this for a 30 second clip at the end of a movie.
I am not going to name the movie; I wonder if anyone recognizes the set. Reply with the name of the movie if you can! (Hint: The movie stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson)
The Beginning…
by rex on Jun.11, 2009, under Asheron's Calls Chronicle
Flashback 1997
The game that I stumbled upon that started it all was Heavy Gear by Activision. Most people will at least have heard of the more well known Battletech and MechWarrior series. Prior to my discovery of Heavy Gear, I have played the many single player version of the MechWarrior PC games. But it soon got boring as the game scenarios were pretty much preplanned and scripted.
So one faithful evening, I decided to download a free beta trail of Heavy Gear II by Activision. And what an eye opener it was, I soon discovered there were actually a whole new level of social interactions that can be found over this exciting new gaming venue.  Gamers are no longer measuring their play skills against the speed of their CPUs but to each other. Enemies and comrades on the screen are no longer just bits inside a memory chip but a real human being at the other end complete with all the idiosyncracy of an individual. This was just irresistible; Finally, there's a friend that's worthy to die for and conversely a foe that you were happy to dispatch off without a second thought nor the consequence that would surely follow in real life.
by rex on Jun.11, 2009, under Random Rants
Dealing with one of the annoyance of IE. To disable the display secure/nor secure warning message, follow these steps:
Tools menu => Internet Options.
Security tab => Custom Level.
Miscellaneous section => Display Mixed Content.
Enable it and you will never see that useless message again.
As most people don't even know what that silly popup box means and simply click it to make it go away. Hers's a explanation of what it is: This is a warning that web page viewed over a secure HTTPS connection contains any content that is not secure. It could simply be a link to a banner and for most users totoally insignificant useless you are the rare user who feels this is actually an important warning. Firefox by default actually has this option turned off.
Hello world!
by rex on Jun.09, 2009, under Random Rants
Welcome to AC-Holic.
This is my first blog site, so bare with me as i learn the features of WordPress!  Real contents will be forthcoming.
As to the name AC-Holic: AC is short for Asheron's Call, one of the first MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) that I started playing almost ten years ago and we all know what Holic means  In any case, this blog has nothing to do with a similar named medical condition. One of the reasons why this blog exists is simply I wanted a record of the last ten years in reference to this fantasy we gamers immerse ourselves into.
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German sculptor Lutz Fritsch concentrates on art's basic elements—line, color, surface, and space. The apparent Minimalist simplicity of his painted steel sculptures is deceptive, however; installed outdoors in a variety of urban or natural environments, they unfold into highly complex creations. As important as gallery and museum exhibitions are to Fritsch, he prefers working in public spaces under the real conditions of daily life rather than being confined to existence in the "ivory tower" of the art world. Outside, in the "real conditions" of these contexts, he confronts prejudice, skepticism, and even resentment against contemporary art, meeting them with self-confidence and an enlightened approach.
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When people think about Gold Coast, they usually think about gorgeous beaches and surf. I had some days off at uni and decided to explore my new home town. I convinced a friend to join me to look for the Botanic Gardens.
If you don't have a car, it will be a long bus drive to arrive, but if you have a car it will be easy to reach it. They are open all year long and the entrance is free.
Easily you can spend a few hours just enjoying the beautiful gardens, great place to sit down and read or just enjoy the view.
There are different areas in the park, which include The Sensory Garden (where you can touch plants and flowers), Mangroves and Mountain Walk, Native Butterfly Garden and picnic areas to relax and enjoy the day.
If you have time and look for something different to do in Gold Coast. This might be a good option.
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Greedy Goose, 15 Townyard Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin; tel: 01-8451299; greedygoose.ie
IT isn't easy for a restaurant to go against the grain. However adventurous we get with different styles of food, be they French, Italian, Indian, Thai, we still eat most of them the same way. Namely, via the Holy Trinity of starters, mains and desserts.
Sure, you'll get occasional variations. Tapas seem obvious, but despite Irish ingredients being very suited to this way of eating, the Spanish system is one we've been slow to embrace at home. Tasting menus also come to mind — but they're mostly the preserve of high-end dining rooms.
Greedy Goose has another idea. One of countless eateries in the leafy and luxurious village of Malahide, its competition includes a Michelin Star restaurant (Bon Appétit), highlyregarded Indian and Pakistani places and a tonne of cafes, brasseries and casual joints. To distinguish itself from the crowd, it's gone out on a limb with a distinct and fun menu concept.
Dinner here "breaks the formal traditions of dining out" it announces.
How so? Well, by listing three separate menus at three separate prices (Option A costs €19.50, Option B costs €23.50 and Option C €27.90). The idea is that you choose a menu, pick three dishes from it and eat them over three courses — in portion sizes slightly bigger than starters, but smaller than mains. In Spain, you might term them raciones as opposed to tapas.
Desserts are chosen separately, at €7 a pop. There's also a page at the back of the menu booklet that lists dishes with individual prices — if you'd prefer to order fewer (or more) than the set-price three courses, I guess, or try a few different combinations.
It's a merry experiment, and a merry space for it too. Greedy Goose sits on the first floor of a building overlooking Malahide's marina — a compact room packed tightly with tables, its walls pared back to the brickwork. It's loud and hectic on a Friday, with customers ranging from older and younger couples to gossiping girlfriends kicking off a night on the town.
Over the course of the evening, four of us get through a dozen or so dishes and, by and large, the quality is good. From Menu C, for example, I order crab claws in garlic and lemon, slow-braised lamb in puff pastry, and surf 'n' turf. The claws are tasty, the lamb is tender inside a gorgeous little parcel of pastry, and the surf 'n' turf is topped with two big and delicious prawns — albeit on a fairly pedestrian chunk of sirloin steak, dripping in Sambuca sauce. Not a bad innings.
Menu B yields deep-fried gruyere cheese with tomato jam and herb salad (the cheese is underdone, not melty enough), a trio of lemon sole, cod and salmon with parsley risotto (thumbs up) and pan-fried sea bass with a chorizoinfused ratatouille (well-cooked, and widely shared). Also enjoyed is the chicken liver pate with toasted ciabatta, apple and black pepper chutney.
Service chimes nicely with the unfussy atmosphere. Our waiter is chirpy and casual without being intrusive or careless; she talks us through the menu concept, and seems actually to be enjoying her shift, rather than showing up to pay the bills. It's amazing how quickly the right tone can put you in a good mood. Especially when it's accompanied by a light and fruity Italian merlot (€24.90).
On the downside, there's a choice of only four desserts, which is a bit of an anti-climax given the smorgasbord that precedes them, and the one that looks most enticing in the menu — a tasting of chocolate — gets a decidedly mixed reaction. The wine list is also pretty basic.
Overall, however, it's a really enjoyable meal. The company is good, the craic infectious, and everybody is sharing. The food doesn't wow, but it is great value. Greedy Goose may just have laid a golden egg — if you're looking for something different in Malahide, give it a go.
THE TAB: Dinner for four came to €161.65, or just over €80 per couple. Tip extra.
HOW TO: Monday to Friday — 5pm till close; Saturday and Sunday — 1pm till close.
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During the January 17 edition of CNN's Larry King Live -- dedicated to a discussion about the implications of "the buzz around" award-winning film Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features, 2005) -- radio host Janet Parshall referred to the adoption of children by same-sex couples as "state-sanctioned child abuse" and implied that the "lifestyle" of Matthew Shepard, a gay man, was partly to blame for his 1998 murder.
Opining on gay marriage, Parshall called it a "pretend family," arguing that "God himself" defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman, and that "everything else is a fraudulent misrepresentation." She then asserted that allowing a gay couple to adopt constituted "state-sanctioned child abuse because you've purposely taken away either a momma or a daddy, and mom and dad are both necessary in a child's life."
Speaking about Shepard's death -- the result of severe injuries sustained during a violent beating at the hands of two men who, purportedly claiming to be gay, lured him from a campus bar at the University of Wyoming -- Parshall first asserted that she was not offering "a justification of what happened, because it was wrong, wrong, and wrong;" nonetheless, she suggested that "there's a lot of questions about his [Shepard's] background," and asked, "[W]as he looking for trouble in all the wrong places?"
Parshall also told host Larry King that she was not at all surprised at the "buzz" surrounding Brokeback Mountain because "what we're witnessing, Larry, is the homosexualizing of America."
According to an article in American Outlook, the quarterly magazine of the conservative Hudson Institute, Janet Parshall's America "reaches 3.5 million listeners five days a week." The show is syndicated by Salem Radio Network.
From the January 17 edition of CNN's Larry King Live, which featured a discussion that included Parshall, actor Chad Allen, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr., and former Mayor of Casper, Wyoming (Shepard's hometown) Guy Padgett III:
PARSHALL: No, I didn't see the film and I'm not at all surprised that out of seven [Golden Globe] nominations Brokeback walked away with four, and some might say that's an indication of what the Oscar ceremonies might look like later on this year.
KING: Why would you comment on it if you haven't seen it?
PARSHALL: Well, I'm interested in all of the buzz around the film. I'm not the least bit surprised that we're hearing so much chatter. After all, I think what we're witnessing, Larry, is the homosexualizing of America.
PARSHALL: Well, there's a lot of questions about his [Shepard's] background. Was he, in fact, coming -- and this is no way, shape, or form, a justification of what happened because it was wrong, wrong, and wrong. Let there be no ambiguity there.
But, in reality, I understand that Matthew was somewhat of a person who hung around some of the gay bars and was coming on to some people. So, was he looking for trouble in all the wrong places?
If I were his mom, I would have given him some counsel, "stay away from that kind of a lifestyle," because there's a way that seems right on demand and the end therein is death, and, unfortunately, it cost Matthew his life.
PARSHALL: What I have against it is that it's a pretend family, Larry. Let's talk about this. You talked about the law but really the genesis of this law -- no pun intended -- happens to be the Book of Genesis. It was God himself who defined family as one man and one union; one man, one woman in that union, and everything else is a fraudulent misrepresentation. And, you know --
KING: But, in Genesis, guys had five wives.
PARSHALL: Yeah, they sure did, and guess what, the Bible also said they had a boatload of trouble. In fact, it's interesting USA Today writes a piece --
KING: But still called them family.
PARSHALL: Well, that also said it was called a problem. God's plan all along was one man and one woman, and when those patriarchs stepped outside that plan, that rest of that book says they had a whole bunch of trouble. So, it isn't about hurting me personally, Larry. It's about hurting our culture. It's about hurting our kids.
I think when two people of the same sex get together and they decide to use the moniker of a marriage, I think it's a grotesque misrepresentation, and actually, if that union decides that they want to then adopt children 'cause biology says they can't create children, then I think what you have in many respects is state-sanctioned child abuse because you've purposely taken away either a momma or a daddy, and mom and dad are both necessary in a child's life.
KING: Would you agree that a homosexual union can raise a pretty good child and a heterosexual union can raise a pretty bad one?
PARSHALL: I would agree that probably, we need to reform the foster care system and we need to tear down some of the encumbrances to the adoption laws in this country, but I don't think it's a good idea to say to Johnny, "Guess what, two daddies are going to meet all your needs just like a mommy and a daddy are," because that's just not true.
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The weekend before last I attended the Farm to Fiber Show at the Anderson and Girls Orchards about a half an hour from here.
They had advertised sheep-shearing and fiber demonstrations, but I was not expecting to find an exotic animal petting zoo. Weird! The first thing we noticed were these Prairie Dogs. They were quite obviously trained to expect to be fed (there was one of those food pellet dispenser machines attached to the outside of their pen), but they didn't seem grossly overweight, so I suppose that's good.
We headed right over to see the sheep-shearing. These sheep were really good about being still/wrangle-able while being shorn, but those who were running around were definitely rambunctious. They had two sets of horns each, which means that they were like Jacob Sheep. Did you know that the state of having multiple horns is termed polycerate? I did not, either. I actually thought these looked like goats at first, but they are in fact sheep. While they were running around I thought of Susan's dog Wixer, who I'm sure would have loved to have herded them.
After the shearing, some kids transported the wool over to these women, who were cleaning and preparing the wool to be sold.
This woman was using an old-fashioned wool table, threaded with twine, to tie each fleece into a square bale. Here it is folded up, as she pulls the twine from each side and fastens it.
The wool table then unfolds and you have a twine-fastened bale of fleece! Pretty neat.
They also had some cute angora rabbits for sale, for any enterprising folks who want to raise and harvest their own angora fiber. (I am sadly somewhat allergic to angora, so that will not be me. Also I think Coraline would rebel at the idea of having a bunny share her territory, probably in with horrific results.)
Another of the other types of creatures at the orchard were peacocks. It was, as you can see, a gorgeous clear day, though in the morning the wind made it slightly chilly. These peacocks were crowing like mad!
Perhaps they were upset that so many people were wandering through their home? These two were perched above the wallaby enclosure. The wallabies were pretty cute, but there was one who was just laying on the ground looking either sleepy or sick. His fur seemed slightly different, so I thought it might have been the latter, which made me sad. All of these animals being kept in pens for entertainment was a little bit sad, actually. There was also a zebra, a dromedary, a camel, some emus, reindeer, and some other things I'm forgetting. I wonder if they have to spend all winter in a barn?
The proprietors of the orchard had a bridge on which the goats might tromp, and tromp they did, though there were no trolls that I could see. It was a nice morning, and there were also a bunch of local fiber and supply vendors there (I need to find out if there's a list available as I didn't get cards from everyone). Overall, it was surprising, educational, and thought-provoking – who could ask for more from a morning out?


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Lego Star Wars Birthday – The Party
The day of the party arrived! Jedi robes hung near the door and lightsabers were ready. We played the Star Wars Main Theme as the guests arrived and donned their robes. They gathered in the living room until everyone arrived. I gave a short briefing on the upcoming Jedi Training Academy and introduced their Jedi Masters, Obi Boo Kenobi and Pumpkin Secura.
First up, the Jedi Reaction Course. A Jedi must be quick witted and physically fit, ready face any obstacle or climate. First, they raced across the lava of Mustafar. I used a cheap, vinyl tablecloth with peices of cardboard taped on it.
Bip negotiates the lava of Mustafar while Master Pumpkin Secura looks on. Ignore my dead backyard. We're having a drought.
The next challenge was to enter the Cloud City by way of the ladder, then slide to safety. Here they met Obi Boo at the Death Star and shot the three Storm Troopers with a Nerf gun.
Obi-Boo prepares to help a young Padawan shoot the Storm Troopers. Please to be noting how lush the lawn looks here. (Note: the Storm Trooper pictures were supposed to be hanging down from our deck, but it was too windy that day. We attached them to the back of a bench instead. Typical. No wind for days. DAYS! Then it decided to gust for the party.)
Setting the gun down, they moved on to Hoth where they mounted their TaunTaun. They navigated through a series of cones to reach safety before the rebel base closed its doors for the night.
Each young Padawn went through the course once on their own, then we let them go again and again until they were worn out. Then we had a water break. Background music: Tie Fighter Battle from Episode IV.
Basic Lightsaber Training was an exercise in spontaneity. For me, that is! The idea was to keep balloons off the ground with their lightsabers. Once they'd mastered that, or got bored, they would bat the balloons back and forth with a buddy. Then we'd have a relay race, keeping the balloons off the ground and passing it to a team mate. What really happened was that the wind got involved and blew the balloons everywhere, like into the creek and the neighbors' yards. It was actually pretty hysterical. At some point we ditched the plan and just whacked those balloons until they either blew off or popped. (No pictures for this as my photographer went to the Dark Side.)
Advanced Lightsaber Training was all about combat training. Obi Boo and Pumpkin Secura taught basic dueling moves and then Padawans practiced on Pumpkin.
Suddenly a disturbance was felt in the Force (music: The Imperial March) and who should arrive but Darth Phil! Each young Padawan had the opportunity use his skill to battle Darth Phil multiple times. The Jedi Masters called out each move in sequence to help them remember. Have you seen the Jedi Training Academy at Disneyland or WDW? It was just like that. Finally Darth Phil was defeated and left to plot evil for another day.
Next was Safe Handling of Thermal Detonators. Just your basic hot potato game using a funny ball. The music for this was the Cantina Song from Episode IV.
To wrap things up the Padawans were given a "final exam". We played Bingo using the cards I downloaded for free here: Lego Star Wars Bingo.
After food, gifts and cupcakes we finished with a graduation ceremony. Obi-Boo and Pumpkin Secura lined up the Padawans and marched them up to the deck, once around the fire pit, then had them line up. They formed an arch with their lightsabers for the new Jedi Knights pass under as their name was called. We used "the Throne Room" from Episode IV for the music.
As the Jedi Knights got their goody bags and left for their home galaxies we played the End Title in the background.
And there you have it! Much fun was had by all.
And in case you missed it, see how I planned this whole party here: Lego Star Wars Birthday – The Plan.
PS. Sorry about the inconsistent photo editing. I'm still trying to figure which look I like best and I edited these pictures on different days.


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Excuses, excuses. I won't bore you with them. Just know I still care about you and DaFC! Which is why I'm coming out of my winter hibernation (also referred to as "tons of work") to make sure you are hip to the fantastic new collaboration, Broken Bells, featuring James Mercer (of The Shins notoriety) and former Atlantan Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley).
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One winner will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 4PM on the day of the show. Upon confirmation, the winner will receive two tickets which they will receive at Will Call. You must be able to confirm by 5PM EST on June 10. (If you don't, we will be giving them to someone else.)
[mp3] Broken Bells – The High Road
[mp3] The Morning Benders – Cold War
must see this! If I win the tickets, I'll stitch up an outfit just for the show.
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Love Danger Mouse, never heard heard but definitely like what I'm hearing! Wish I could have gone to that show!
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This page contains 4 Sun Stone Locations, and 4 Keychain Locations, one of which is a Rare Keychain, for Endless Explosions: Stage 4.
Sun Stone #1 & Keychain #1 - When you see the rocket launchers, destroy all the blocks in the background, including the one hiding a Keychain. Hit the switch and grab the key. Carry the key to the door on the far left.
Sun Stone #2 - After you create the blocks that form a triangle, shoot an arrow at the bomb block above to find a hidden door. Using the Archer ability, shoot through the machine and hit the two targets to get the Sun Stone.
Keychain #2 - Hit the next bomb block to reveal a Keychain.
Keychain #3 - In the second room with the twisting wall, hit the bomb block in the center to reveal a Keychain.
Keychain #4 (Rare) - The second time you find a room with the twisting wall, go all the way to the right. Destroy the block on the lower right to discover the Keychain!
Sun Stone #3 - When you get between the two lava waterfalls, jump and float up to find a Sun Stone!
Sun Stone #4 - After you defeat the four dragons, a Sun Stone will blast out of the volcano!
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Carter, R.W.G. and Wilson, P (1991) Chronology and geomorphology of the Irish dunes. In: A guide to the sand dunes of Ireland. European Union for Dune Conservation and Coastal Management, pp. 18-41. ISBN 0951777904 [Book section]
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA and PALO ALTO, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2013
Aria Systems, cloud-based subscription billing experts, and Revstream Inc., the leader in Revenue Lifecycle Management, today announced a partnership to deliver integrated, enterprise-grade revenue recognition for complex subscription commerce models.
A Solution for Recognizing Recurring Revenue
As recurring models evolve, the complexity of managing subscriptions is rapidly increasing as well. Finance and accounting teams are struggling to provide timely and accurate reporting for recurring revenue of offerings that include items such as mid-cycle service upgrades and downgrades, event-triggers, consumption pricing and add-on purchases. By integrating Aria Systems' SaaS based Subscription Billing Platform with the Revstream Cloud Revenue Recognition Management Platform, the two companies can now offer users a best-in-class SaaS solution that supports the entire revenue recognition process for any monetization model or currency. Integrating these solutions provides a bridge between Aria Systems' subscription commerce platform and Revstream's enterprise-grade revenue recognition solution, resulting in accurate reporting that is internally and externally compliant.
The Legacy System Problem for Subscription Commerce
Businesses typically rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or General Ledger (GL) systems for managing their financial reporting. However, these solutions were not designed to address the multi-dimensional requirements of a subscription commerce business where products and services are typically consumed over time and so must be accounted for in the same way. The combination of the Aria Systems' platform and the Revstream Cloud Suite complements the capabilities of critical back-office legacy systems, enabling companies to easily meet U.S. GAAP standards for revenue recognition. This flexibility eliminates the limitations previously imposed by traditional revenue recognition systems.
"Subscription revenue streams are too strategically important for companies to compromise when it comes to managing the closing of their books," said Rajiv Chopra, CEO of Revstream, Inc. "Together, Revstream and Aria Systems can offer an enterprise-grade billing and revenue recognition solution that provides the functionality that organizations need to maximize their recurring revenues."
"This partnership between Revstream and Aria Systems offers a clear choice for organizations that want to automate revenue recognition for their subscription businesses," said Mike Gerardi, vice president of Business Development and Channels, Aria Systems. "Our tightly integrated solution will extend Aria's current capabilities to also include comprehensive revenue recognition for our customers."
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Aria Systems delivers the full power of subscription commerce to transform business by creating new revenue opportunities, improving customer relationships and providing more business predictability. The Aria Subscription Billing and Management Platform was chosen by brand name companies such as Pitney Bowes, Experian, AAA NCNU, Red Hat, Ingersoll Rand, EMC, VMware, and HootSuite to evolve their subscription businesses while delivering outstanding customer experiences.
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So. I got a new camera. You see this baby? She's a Golden Half. And yup, she's pretty cool. This darling little camera shoots film. 35mm film. But instead of taking 36 exposures, she cuts each one in half and takes about 72 exposures. With 72 clicks per roll of film, there's lots of room for experimentation. And I decided she would be a great way to use the extra rolls of film Rae passed on to me when she was cleaning out her house. :) For fifty bucks, this is a lot of fun and I'm pretty excited.
She's got two apertures: F11 for sunny and flash, and F8.5 for cloudy. It's pretty easy to follow along with the little pictures around the lens.
With a toy camera / film camera that I don't know too well yet, it's hard so say what kinds of photos she'll yield. You can be sure I'll show 'em to you when I get 'em developed and scanned though. I'm still on the first roll, but I find it's pretty easy to shoot. Her click is… petite… to say the least and it's easy to just fire off a bunch of shots. That being said, since she's not an SLR, I can see through the little viewfinder even if the lens cap is on… and I've accidentally shot an unknown number of absolutely black photos with the lens cap still on. haha. Oops! Oh well. I'll get the hang of it, I'm sure.
Here's some images that Bonnie Tsang (a photographer I follow and love!) shot on this camera in New York City.
You can purchase your own Golden Half camera online on Amazon if you want to join in the fun! Alternately, I bought mine at Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley. It's the same price (at the time of writing this), only without the added shipping cost, so if you live in the area, it's a great deal! :D
p.s. Check out Jose Villa's images of Cuba. They're shot on film too, but on a big kid's camera, and they're absolutely GORGEOUS (well, just like all of his work).


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- McToad Mows Tiny Island
- written by Tom Angleberger
- illustrated by John Hendrix
- published by Abrams Books for Young Readers (2015)
- Roar Score: 5/5
I think I've mentioned it before, but Tom Angleberger is kind of big deal in this house. As the author of the Origami Yoda series, his books (well, the audiobook versions of them) are on an endless loop in my daughter's bedroom.
It was therefore with great excitement that I caught up with him at this year's Book Expo America and grabbed a copy of his new picture book, McToad Mows Tiny Island.
It's a picture book, so it's certainly shorter than something like Origami Yoda, but it still delivers the goods…big time. The story is simply dripping with Angleberger's humor, and the illustrations by John Hendrix are a perfect match for the story.
In brief, McToad is a groundskeeper who lives on Big Island. Every day except Thursday, he mows the grass on Big Island. Thursday? Well, that's when he makes the trek to Tiny Island.
And what a trek it is.
In order to get there, McToad requires nearly every type of transportation imaginable (well, okay, maybe not submarine): truck, train, forklift, baggage buggy, airplane, helicopter, boat, and crane.
As I said, the story is incredibly witty, but it's a subdued humor. Angleberger doesn't drop in one-liners and laugh-out-loud jokes. Rather, the absurdity of the plot and of McToad himself provide all the humor the reader needs.
And Hendrix's art? It fills every square inch of page space, incorporates the text, and is filled with amazing details (including some origami Easter eggs!). McToad never speaks a word, but I desperately want to see more of him.
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University of the Arts London offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. Our graduates go on to work in and shape creative industries worldwide. The University draws together 6 renowned colleges, each with its own world-class reputation. Our state of the art facilities includes workshops with letterpress machinery, studio theatres, gallery space as well as libraries and archives for research into hundreds of years of the greatest artists and designers.
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- UAL is a world Top 6 university of art and design according to the QS World University Rankings®.
- We have launched the careers of many creative and cultural leaders with:
- Over half of all Turner Prize winners and nominees in the 30 years since its inception are UAL alumni
- 37 of the 80 Royal Academicians are UAL alumni; a further 17 are serving or former staff
- Over half of the recipients of British Designer of the Year are UAL alumni
- 10: the number of UAL alumni who are current Royal Designers for Industry for a product or industrial design
- Over half of the fashion designers that showed a London Fashion Week A/W 2016 are UAL alumni
- Multiple winners in the most prestigious art and design awards: from the BP Portrait Award; Jerwood Prize; Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize; Minerva Medal; BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Oscars
- You automatically join the UAL Alumni Association once you graduate - a global network of over 200,000 creative professionals.
- We celebrate diversity, individuality and innovation and it is at the heart of what we do - learn more about diversity at UAL.
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UAL's cutting-edge programmes and courses delivered by an inspiring and supportive teaching staff made up of professional artists, practitioners, designers, critics and theorists. Everything from fashion media, Fine Art through to 3D animation, graphic design and drama, there's a course for everyone. Explore our courses or find out more about studying at UAL.
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We have launched an ambitious 7-year strategy 2015-22 with 4 key strategic areas that will ensure UAL continues to be a world-class place for learning. Learn more about our four strategic areas:
- Transformative Education
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- Communication and Collaboration
- Building an Inspirational Environment
UAL: Leadership
UAL Vice-Chancellor Nigel Carrington leads a 9 person Executive Board which manages the university. It is governed by a 24 person Court of Governors, chaired by Sir John Sorrell. Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry is Chancellor of UAL.
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The Teaching and Learning Exchange supports teaching and learning enhancement, working in partnership with staff and students. We improve the student experience by working across three areas: teaching and research development, digital learning and careers and employability. We work in partnership with academics, technicians, academic support teams and librarians across the colleges to ensure everyone involved in teaching, supporting learning and developing careers and employability, can access great courses, workshops, resources, funding opportunities and awards.
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The National Corridors Initiative, Inc.
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MA Office: 59 Gates Street, Boston, MA. 02127
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|NCI Mission Statement
The National Corridors Initiative exists to support the development of infrastructure, including an integrated national transportation system that emphasizes rational transportation decisions, such as a network of intercity passenger and freight corridor rail corridors augmented by commuter rail, and served by feeder systems.
We define infrastructure to mean any entity that moves people, freight, energy, or ideas.
We believe that while any such national system must seek to be efficient and economical, economic justice and access to infrastructure are just as important as cost-effectiveness.
Therefore, we advocate that the goal of Federal, state, regional and local governments in Canada, the United States, and Mexico should be to provide infrastructure systems that serve the maximum number of people in a safe and efficient manner. These should be built and operated in such a way as to facilitate economic growth while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Rail and transit are essential parts of the rail-highway-air triad, but have been systematically neglected and under-emphasized in the United States, even as Europe and Asia have made great strides investing in, and benefiting from, ground-based transportation. We need to learn from our neighbors.
Further, High-Speed Rail, built in cooperation with privately owned freight railroads upon the existing underutilized rail network, and fed by strong regional and local transit systems, offers an economically viable and environmentally desirable complement to air and automobile travel, and as an intermodal adjunct enhances the utility of those modes, as well as providing a vital service in its own right.
NCI is a private non-profit 501(c)3 organization, non-partisan, organization. We work through conferences, seminars, meetings, speeches by our Board members, outreach to the media and to the public, Op Ed pieces written for local, regional, and national news outlets, and educational programs.
The National Corridors Initiative welcomes the participation and support of like-minded citizens, business persons, and others who share our commitment to re-building North Americas infrastructure.


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Let's start with a couple of basics: Facebook and Twitter, the two behemoths in the general social media space right now (I'd classify Instagram as Facebook, and I might include YouTube as the third behemoth), are now both public companies. As a result, they have evolving needs. As a result of that, Facebook's organic reach is down — essentially, to get your stuff seen by more people among your likes/fans/followers, you need to pay for it — and Twitter may be nearing a tipping point where it does the same thing, clogs timelines with brand postings, and drives users away (no one wants to see 40 tweets in a row from Coca-Cola, even if you are an avid soda drinker). This is all happening at a time when the recession isn't necessarily over, quarterly earnings are consistently very important, showing ROI is crucial to higher-ups, and we're all still believing that TV is the path to the most eyeballs despite the top shows on TV (sans NFL) having older median demographics. Companies spend about 2-9% of their overall marketing budget on digital initiatives (generally speaking), which is fairly small.
Add all this to this personal nugget: I've been on a bunch of job interviews in the last couple of months, mostly related to social media + content creation. I've probably heard north of 15 times the idea that "… well, we're looking for someone who can come in and explain to us what we want to do here…" with also the concept of "… need to be in the space, but not sure what we want to do there…" mixed in, and a bunch of (although less than you'd expect) "… want to figure out how to make money from this…"
It all got me wondering: if social media ROI / social media as a revenue-facing tool can't prove itself in the next 3-5 years, is it going to become akin to something like HR, that's deemed important but perhaps associated with a negative connotation partially because it doesn't face the bottom line directly?
First thing to note is this, and this is important: you can make money from social media, and you can do it directly (the video above, while a bit boring, shows one example) as well as through lead generation (new people finding you via your efforts on social and/or at creating content). The latter is a little bit harder to prove, but the dirty little secret of most businesses is that no one completely knows who brought in what — is a case of Miller Lite sold because of a tweet, because of a celebrity who endorsed it, because of an ad, because of shelf space, because of price, because of the group of friends you're with at that time, or some other reason altogether? In each of the above cases, a different person(s) would be responsible for "the sale" back at HQ. Unless you poll every individual person who has ever bought Miller Lite / Clorox / a Beyonce song / whatever, you really have no idea where the spark came from to spend your money on this thing. That's maybe a side issue with "big data:" if done right, people are afraid it could blow the lid off where the real value is (OMG, we're paying this advertising agency how much?).
There are guides to generating revenue from social — here, here and here, for example — but it essentially starts with these basic steps:
1. Figure out what you want to accomplish in the space. If your goal is money and just money, then you probably want to be selling things, or offering things, in the space. If your goal is money but also adding new customers (who may not eventually spend anything) and new followers and new e-mail list participants, then you're talking about lead generation and revenue; the former is perhaps a bit easier to manage in some respects. Regardless, though, it begins with a conversation with stakeholders: what are we trying to do on social, as opposed to in other marketing spaces? And in 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months, what would success look like there? You really need to avoid the idea of Ready, Fire, Aim here.
2. Figure out what platforms line up with what you're doing. Again, avoid the headlong rush into it. You likely want to be on Facebook, yes — it does have 1 billion active users, which would be very hard to get on TV save for World Cup/Olympic-type events — but you need to think about what you could do there given their new algorithm, how people tend to interact with it, etc. There are no shortage of social channels, from social local on out, and being on Pinterest or YouTube may not work for your brand and your needs. LinkedIn may work for some things, but not for others. It's OK to avoid a big space, or a "hot space" (one that a lot of people are discussing), if it doesn't work for your brand. If it doesn't work, your content will be forced/seem forced, and no one will want to interact with it.
3. Essentially, 1 and 2 above say "make a plan." So work on that first.
4. ROI Calculation. This is important. It's actually insanely important, because areas that can easily define their ROI — sales, finance — get the stuff they need, and areas that can't (HR, social, IT in some respects) are semi-derided aside from people declaring "We need to be there" or "Send a tweet about it." You need to determine how — the how — ROI will be calculated. Is it going to be new followers? Percent increase? New e-mail members? Leads into the sales funnel? Simply number of posts? Merchandise/products sold off specific links? Once you figure out the what — your plan — and the how — the measurement — you're off to a good start in terms of connecting social back to business needs.
5. Look at exemplars. People have done this. Here's an Instagram story. Here's a Facebook one. Here are a couple of Twitter examples. Here are some broader digital marketing examples. Here's the basic idea behind all of this: marketing isn't actually a science, and you should be weary of people that tell you that. Instead, marketing is about how stories are told from an organizational standpoint. That's what resonates with people. You need to find a way to tie that back to revenue, yes — because that's the only way to get increased "buy-in" from above in most cases — but the essence of what you're doing isn't even scheduling tweets and content and cool photos. It's basically about telling a story.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the space in the next half-decade, though: if ROI can't be proven and Baby Boomer-generation leaders stay in power as opposed to retiring, will some companies navigate away from the space and back to traditional marketing methods? Is the whole thing a fulcrum that will eventually swing back, and then swing back to social in 10-20 years with a more rigorous focus on the monetization of it?


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Dinning experience is a lot more than good food and service. Dining room experience should be measured by �How much did I enjoy the it�. My best experiences have been with RCL. Not only was the food excellent, but the employees seemed to be trained to entertain, and socialize with the patrons. They�re happy, capable, and seek to make each dinning experience an unforgettable one.
I�ll be sailing on Hal this April, for the first time. I expect great food, excellent service, in an elegant setting. But I find it very difficult to believe I could have a more enjoyable time than the ones I�ve had on RCL. I�ll be expecting to have room service, and eating on the balcony, on HAL. Breakfast al fresco on the balcony won�t be hard to take.
All the people at our table (friends we met, while dining on the previous RCL cruise) Looked forward to the next dining adventure.
Also everyone I met on RCL cruises was always pleasant, and well behaved. The spirit is infectious.
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Your pro-DH argument seems to be that players should be allowed to display their excellence (for the spectators), pitchers cannot hit, therefore a player who is more skilled at hitting should hit for the pitcher.

I'm not sure that I would agree that providing entertainment per se - and you know that the main pro-DH argument is that a pitcher at-bat is "boring" or "an automatic out" - is exactly a prescription for quality overall. Does an overall greater level of offense necessarily equal a better game? That seems to center on OPS (say) as the end-all and be-all.

You make many good points and lay out the arguments quite well. However, leaning back on the reactionary viewpoint that anti-DH proponents are themselves being reactionary is not generally accurate (IMHO). There always have been, and always will be, rules changes. No student of the game views 1910 baseball as more than relatively comparable to 2013 baseball. In my view at least, the pitcher batting makes for a more interesting and involving game overall.pumpkinohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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This full automatic LED light production machine is applied for various kinds of LED lights. The led blub assembly line is special for mass production of LED strip and LED tube. Instead of vision localization, we use mechanical structure localization, which can reduce the cost and increase the stability. Modularization, can be used individually, or can compose the automatic production line on line. All lines can be automatic, lamp body assembling (power+ light source + shell ), lamp cap assembling (assemble lamp cap, arrange filament, rivet pressuring, drive the rivets, lampshade), automatic manipulator release feeding and blanking of aging line, automatic packaging unit (Packing in cartons with card, paper plastic package)
LED light production machine is equipped with a touch screen; all the related parameter can be programmed there. With a coveyor, this production line can transfer the led bulb during production. It is of high automation and efficiency and easy to operate.


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Sinisa Mihajlovic takes on his former team in Wednesday's rescheduled Fiorentina-Inter and jokes, "it's easier to beat them now than a year ago."
The Coach worked at San Siro as both player and assistant manager to Roberto Mancini.
"I hope Inter win the Scudetto, but tomorrow I want to win the game," smiled the Serb.
"I think it's easier to beat them now than a year ago when I was in charge of Catania for two reasons. Firstly, Fiorentina are stronger than Catania and secondly last term's Inter were a complete squad, whereas now they have a few absentees.
"Tomorrow is a very important match against a great team that can give us a sense of consistency in our results.
"Winning would be wonderful and I hope to prepare for it well, but will try to stay out of the emotional sphere surrounding this fixture for me. I am concentrated and calm, so I hope the lads are too."
Leonardo's Inter have been quite spectacular, but fell to defeats at Udinese and Juventus, while Fiorentina finally celebrated their first away win 4-2 at Palermo on Sunday.
"They lost two games on their travels, though every match is different. A side like Inter has everything it needs to win the Scudetto and their path goes through Florence. Failing to win here would make it all much more difficult for them.
"I know Inter well," continued Mihajlovic. "We must stop them playing to their best, especially those three up front. Wesley Sneijder, Samuel Eto'o and Giampaolo Pazzini are very dangerous, as are those less visible talents.
"We've got to learn to watch our opponents when defending and not just the ball. Eto'o and Sneijder pass it quickly and then continue their runs, so we can't follow the ball. The same is true of crosses for Pazzini.
"I hope the best team doesn't win, because that would be bad for us..."
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Claimant appeared in person.
Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.
On February 1, 1988 claimant was traveling south on Route 2, in his
1978 Ford Fairmont.
The vehicle struck a rock and incurred damage. Claimant seeks $650.00
for the damage.
Claimant testified that the location of his accident was approximately
two miles from Wilson
Park. The rock, which was a "... good bit larger than a bushel basket,"
had come from the
hillside. It was almost in the center of the double lane of the highway.
It was dark and raining at
the time of the incident and he was traveling at a speed of
approximately 40-45 miles per hour.
Apparently, the rock had fallen only a minute or two before his vehicle
struck the rock. There is
a "falling rock" sign at the location of the accident. He paid $600.00
for the automobile a month
and a half prior to the accident. He admitted that he had observed rocks
in that area on previous
occasions. He travels the route approximately five times a week.
The State is neither an insurer nor a guarantor of the safety of
motorists on its highways.
Adkins vs. Sims, 130 W.Va. 645, 46 S.E.2d 81 (1947). The Court has held
on numerous
occasions that the unexpected falling of rocks onto a highway without a
positive showing that
respondent knew or should have known of a dangerous condition is
insufficient to justify an
award. Hammond vs. Dept. of Highways, 11 Ct.Cl 234 (1977), Adkins vs.
Dept. of
Highways, 13 Ct.Cl. 307 (1980) and Hatfield vs. Dept. of Highways, 15
Ct.Cl. 168 (1984).
As no evidence was presented to establish notice of the rock in the
road, the Court must deny
the claim.
Claim disallowed.


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To activate Mobile Banking you'll need to be enrolled in Online Banking. Once you're signed up for Online Banking, you can:
Already enrolled? Then you're ready to use Mobile Banking! For more detailed instructions, click here.
Download our mobile application to your Android Smartphone or iPhone. To download the app, click the "Download Mobile App" button from your mobile device. Or, visit your phone's app market ("App Store" for iPhone; "Google Play" for Android) and search for "TouchBanking." After you download the TouchBanking app, you will need to enter this App Code to activate it: GoMobile1135.
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Please note that your service provider's standard texting rates will likely apply.
After accessing your home banking account, go to the "Self Service Tab." You will have a new link that says "Mobile Banking." After clicking that link, you will see two links, one for "Web Mobile Settings" and one for "Text Mobile Settings." Follow the instructions on the page(s) to enable yourself for Mobile Banking. For more information or assistance setting up your Mobile Banking, please call Valley Oak Credit Union at 559.561.4473 or 800.561.4302.
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