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Falmouth will make noise across the board this winter. The boys' basketball team has a great shot to win a first-ever Class B championship. The girls' squad has advanced deep in the playoffs the past three years and hopes to remain a top contender this year. Boys' hockey was a regional finalist in 2008-09 and could have enough to finally go all the way. Girls' hockey expects to compete and has enjoyed some early success. Both indoor track teams feature stellar athletes. Girls' swimming hopes to win Class B again, while the boys' also look strong. Both the Alpine and Nordic ski teams should be at their best in February.
COACH: David Halligan (23rd year)
2008-09 Record: 17-4 (Lost 58-48 to Cape Elizabeth in Western B Final)
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Sam Horning (Senior), Stefano Mancini (Senior), Jahrel Registe (Senior), John Roberts (Senior), E.J. Rogers (Senior), Ryan Rogers (Senior), Jack Cooleen (Sophomore)
PIVOTAL GAMES: Dec. 15 @ Greely, Dec. 17 (H) LAKE REGION, Dec. 19 (H) YARMOUTH, Jan. 5 @ Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 20 @ Yarmouth, Jan. 23 (H) GREELY, Jan. 30 @ Lake Region, Feb. 5 (H) CAPE ELIZABETH
COACH'S COMMENT: "We like our chances. We have a lot of experience back. It'll be a dogfight every night. Our senior experience will benefit us. If we work hard all season, we'll be there at the end, but you also need some luck."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Luck proved to be on the side of Falmouth's regional final foe last winter. Cape Elizabeth, which on the heels of its miraculous last-second win over Greely, had just enough to end the Yachtsmen's season a win shy of that elusive Class B Final. This year's team appears primed to finally kick the door down. Falmouth has top-notch talent, is well-coached, experienced and hungry. The Yachtsmen will face some stern competition, but if they play at their best, they should make the trip to Bangor. Mancini eschewed football this fall to be at his best this basketball season. The first-team Western Maine Conference all-star (who was fourth in the league with 17.2 points, fifth in assists, 3.4, and tied for seventh in steals, 2, a year ago) is one of the elite players in the state. Mancini had 23 points Friday in Falmouth's season-opening 66-34 victory at Gray-New Gloucester. He's far from the Yachtsmen's only weapon, however. Horning (nine points in the opener) and Ryan Rogers, along with Roberts, the emerging post star (15 points versus Gray-New Gloucester), will make teams pay if they focus too much on Mancini. Registe always plays hard from his forward position. Cooleen is an upcoming star and E.J. Rogers will also be heard from. Four new players should also contribute. Senior guard Mitch Beaulieu and junior guards Michael LaFond and Brendan McDonell , senior forward Neil Axelsen and sophomore guard Matt Kingry give this team tremendous depth. Falmouth is the favorite for good reason, but there are a lot of good teams in Western Class B this year. The Yachtsmen need to stay focused and work on improving between now and February, when their season will ultimately be judged. If Falmouth can stay healthy, look out. There's a very good chance the Yachtsmen will finally finish the job.
FUN FACT: Falmouth won its last four regional finals in Western C. Since moving up in class, however, the Yachtsmen are 0-for-3, including last year's loss.
COACH: Kristi Ouellette (second year)
2008-09 Record: 12-8 (Lost 47-37 to York in Western Class B semifinals)
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Annelise Keeler (Senior), Katie McCarthy (Senior), Caitlin Costello (Junior), Jess DiPhillippo (Junior)
PIVOTAL GAMES: Dec. 11 (H) WAYNFLETE, Dec. 15 @ Greely, Dec. 17 @ Lake Region, Dec. 19 (H) YARMOUTH, Jan. 5 @ Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 14 @ York, Jan. 20 @ Yarmouth, Jan. 23 (H) GREELY, Jan. 29 (H) LAKE REGION, Feb. 2 (H) YORK, Feb. 5 (H) CAPE ELIZABETH
COACH'S COMMENT: "We're a brand new team now. Very young. We're building the team aspect. I think we have a lot of strengths. We have pretty good size. We're definitely guard-heavy. We have a pretty tough schedule. We have to find a way to win. Our goal's to make it to the tournament. We want to come together at the right time."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth endured a tumultuous up and down season a year ago, but peaked late and once again advanced deep into the tournament. The Yachtsmen were then hit hard by graduation, including the loss of league all-stars Andie Doyle and Haley Jordan (who is now at the University of Southern Maine). While this year's team is young, Falmouth has a lot of promising players and could evolve into a very tough out by year's end. Keeler has experience and a scorer's touch at the forward position. She had 12 points in Friday's season-opening 43-42 home win over Gray-New Gloucester. Newcomer Kiley Libby added 11, Another new player, sophomore Jenna Serunian, had 19 rebounds. The Yachtsmen have an abundance of talented guards, led by Costello, DiPhillippo and McCarthy. New sophomores Laney Evers and Jackie Doyle will also make an immediate impact. Senior Lauren Boucher is also in the mix. Falmouth isn't considered to be a serious threat to favorites Greely and York, but a lack of expectations and pressure should serve this team well. The Yachtsmen will be scrappy all season. If this group can come together as hoped, it will be very good by the latter part of the season. If Falmouth can make it back to the tournament (not a sure thing now with one fewer berth), this is a team that no one will want to face in a one-and-done scenario.
FUN FACT: Falmouth has won at least one playoff game in three straight years, a program record.
COACH: Scott Rousseau (13th year)
2008-09 Record: 14-7 (Lost 3-1 to St. Dom's in Western Class A Final)
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Ford Bohrmann (Senior), Julien Clement (Senior), Dan Hanley (Senior), Gabe Hoffman-Johnson (Senior), Brandon Morrill (Senior), Tim Nash (Senior), Dixon Pike (Senior), Bruce Tuttle (Senior), Tim Hanley (Junior), Jay Hurdman (Junior), Matt MacDowell (Junior), Mitch Tapley (Sophomore), Brandon Tuttle (Sophomore)
PIVOTAL GAMES: Dec. 10 (H) TA, Dec. 17 (H) CAPE ELIZABETH, Dec. 22 @ Scarborough, Jan. 6 @ Lewiston, Jan. 9 (H) SCARBOROUGH, Jan. 13 @ Biddeford, Jan. 16 (H) WATERVILLE, Jan. 18 @ St. Dom's, Jan. 20 @ TA, Jan. 23 (H) BIDDEFORD, Feb. 6 (H) ST. DOM'S, Feb. 15 (H) GREELY
COACH'S COMMENT: "The gap between the strong teams and the 'have nots' has never been as large. There is great parity among the strong teams, however. Our offense returns eight forwards. We'll have to learn to adjust without Mike Chase, but we should have a more balanced attack. Defense and discipline will still be our calling card. We were the least-penalized team in Class A for the second straight year last year."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth has to once again be viewed as a top contender. The Yachtsmen reached their first Western A Final a year ago and return a bevy of talented players this winter. While program scoring leader (for now) Mike Chase has moved on, the Falmouth offense won't suffer. Dan Hanley (a first-team all-state selection in 2008-09 after scoring 31 goals) has 98 career points and should be dominant. Pike (a second-team all-star last year) is right there with him. Bohrmann, Clement, Hoffman-Johnson (Falmouth's Fall Male Athlete of the Year for his soccer brilliance), Morrill, Mitch Tapley and Brandon Tuttle can all light the lamp as well. Pike and Morrill both scored twice in Saturday's season-opening 5-1 win over Portland. The defense is anchored by MacDowell (first-team all-state last winter). He's joined by Tim Hanley, Bruce Tuttle, Nash and freshman Jack Pike in front of Hurdman, another reigning first-team all-state selection. While the focus is usually on the Yachtsmen's potent offense, the defense deserves kudos. Last year, Falmouth didn't allow a power play goal after Jan. 5, successfully killing 50 penalties over a 19-game span. The Yachstmen once again face a series of fierce tests on their schedule, but they have the ammunition to compete night in, night out. Look for Falmouth to light it up on offense and to frustrate opposing attacks. This team will win its share of games and has to be on the short list of teams to beat in the region and the state. Perhaps this is the year the puck bounces right and the Yachtsmen make the trip to Lewiston the first Saturday in March. It's a distinct possibility.
FUN FACT: Falmouth has four sets of brothers (Hanley, Pike, Tapley, Tuttle) on the varsity team.
COACH: Rob Carrier (first year)
2008-09 RESULTS: 10-7-3 (Lost 4-1 to Biddeford in West Region semifinals)
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Amber Aaskov (Senior), Jacki Aaskov (Senior), Nicole Foley (Senior), Megan Fortier (Sophomore)
PIVOTAL GAMES: Dec. 19 @ Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 23 @ St. Dom's, Jan. 5 (H) ST. DOM'S, Jan. 16 @ Lewiston, Jan. 21 (H) LEWISTON, Jan. 30 @ Greely
COACH'S COMMENT: "As the girls learn and become more comfortable with the new systems and the new way practices are being run, the more competitive the team will be. As the season moves along, I expect the girls to be more competitive in each game."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth welcomes a new coach this winter in Carrier, who was an assistant at Cheverus for five seasons, helping the Stags become one of the top squads in the state. The Yachtsmen have three games under their belt this winter and are 2-1 to date. Falmouth opened with a hard-fought 2-1 home loss to York, then bounced back by beating host Scarborough 5-1. Saturday, it handled rival Greely, 6-1. This year's offense is led by Fortier (an all-star a year ago, who leads the team with five goals and three assists this season), senior Maria Darrow (three goals in three games), Jacki Aaskov and Foley, who recently starred together in field hockey. Freshmen Jade Bazinet and Gabby St. Angelo look to make a quick mark as well. Defensively, Amber Aaskov and Fortier, along with freshman Abby Payson, lead the way, in front of junior goalie Jen Greene (who has saved 55 of the 59 shots she's seen so far this winter). This team should be competitive against virtually everyone this season and will earn its share of wins. The Yachtsmen like their chances to get back to the playoffs and if they do, they'll be capable of doing some damage.
COACH: Jorma Kurry (11th year)
2008-09 Results:
(BOYS) 2nd @ WMC meet (2nd @ Class B state meet)
(GIRLS) 2nd @ WMC meet (6th @ Class B state meet)
(BOYS) Alec Dunn (Senior), Michael Gardner (Senior), Kellen MacDonald (Senior), Mike Serunian (Senior), Charlie Swerdlow (Senior), Will Wegener (Junior), Henry Briggs (Sophomore), Jimmy Polewaczyk (Sophomore), Reid Pryzant (Sophomore)
(GIRLS) Rachel Brown (Senior), Francesca D'Alfonso (Senior), Corey Morganstern (Senior), Erin Morris (Senior), Adrienne Michalakis (Junior), Kate Sparks (Junior), Amy Webster (Junior), Emily Rand (Sophomore)
TOP FOES: Cape Elizabeth, Greely, York
COACH'S COMMENT: "The boys' team isn't quite as deep as past seasons, but should challenge again for league and state titles. We need to develop more field event athletes in order to achieve our team goals. We should cover all the events well. We continue to set high goals and are taking up the challenge of achieving them. The girls lost quite a bit to graduation. It will be a bit of a struggle to reach the marks of the past two seasons, bu the girls have shown early on they're willing to work for it. If we can develop depth to cover the jumps and junior sprints, well be very competitive in the league meets again. We'll shoot for a top-10 finish at states.."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth has been hit-hard by graduation, but this program's remarkable depth will serve it well this winter.
The boys' team will miss state champions Kristopher Floridino and Tom Winger, but returns state scorers in MacDonald (55 hurdles), Dunn (55 hurdles), Wegener (400) and Serunian (relays). MacDonald will also run the 400 and compete in the high jump. Dunn will sprint and hurdle. Wegener sprints and Serunian will run middle distance. That foursome is joined by Briggs (distance), Gardner (sprints), Polewaczyk (sprints), Pryzant (hurdles) and Swerdlow (distance). Three newcomers could also be in contention. Junior Justin Hovey (hurdles and pole vault), sophomore Sean Hodgdon (middle distance) and freshman Azad Jalali (middle distance) show great potential. Sam Bennett and Reilly Bayer hope to score in the pole vault. Falmouth will have its work cut out to equal last year's performance, but you can never write the Yachtsmen off.
On the girls' side, graduation took its toll and the program lost Rosemary Nurse ( atop hurdler and jumper) to a move, but several state meet scorers are back. Michalakis finished fourth in the 55 last year and should be one of the top sprinters in the league. Brown came in fifth in the 800 last winter. She'll sprint this season. D'Alfonso finished sixth in the 800 last February and will key the distance effort, along with Morris. Joining that core is Morganstern (pole vault), Sparks (shot put), Webster (pole vault) and Rand (sprints). Sophomore sprinter Jena Mannette, freshman sprinter Sarah Sparks and freshman middle distance runner Summer Greenwood add depth and hope for future success. The Yachtsmen will be in the hunt in league competition and should produce several state meet scorers as they display steady growth in the weeks to come.
COACH: John Keyes (eighth year)
2008-09 Results:
(BOYS) 8th @ Southwesterns (12th @ Class B state meet)
(GIRLS) 2nd @ Southwesterns (Class B state champions)
(BOYS) Josh Grassman (Senior), Bryce Leary (Senior), Carter Milliken (Senior), Sam Bruni (Sophomore), Jack Kilbride (Sophomore)
(GIRLS) Hayley Couper (Senior), Adrianne Madden (Senior), Sarah Uminski (Senior), Courtney Greenwood (Junior), Victoria Sabo (Sophomore)
TOP FOE: Greely
COACH'S COMMENT: "The girls will have to do a lot of swimming this year to catch Greely. We'll be good and competitive. Our diving strength helps. We'll have good relays again. This may be the best boys' group to start out with. The boys from last year are better. We won't do much on the state level, but we'll have fun."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth will look to continue its dominance in the water this season.
The boys' squad could be more competitive than they've been in recent seasons. Lone state meet scorer Cameron Greenwood graduated, but the program boasts several swimmers who are on the brink of turning heads. Three seniors lead the way. Grassman swims the butterfly and freestyle. Leary is a sprint freestyler. Milliken competes in the 200 and 500 free. Sophomores Sam Bruni (200 free and backstroke) and Jack Kilbride (backstroke) will also be heard from, as will sophomore diver Ryan Conley, who was hurt as a freshman. Freshmen Elijah Dewey (breaststroke and IM) and Shawn Lamoreaux (freestyle) bring depth and the promise of future success. Falmouth will be an exciting team to watch and could move up the ladder in February.
On the girls' side, coming off yet another championship, but graduating Kristen Jackson, the Yachtsmen will be hard-pressed to get past an absolutely loaded Greely squad this winter. However, Falmouth has plenty of reasons to think it will threaten the Rangers. Madden and Eve Perry are top returners. Madden won the 50 free and was third in the 100 free at last year's state meet. She was also on a first-place medley relay team. Perry was the best diver in Class B. Couper was on a champion relay team and placed fourth in the backstroke and seventh in the 200 free last season. Uminski finished fourth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free last year. She'll also swim the butterfly and IM. Greenwood was sixth in the 500 free and 12th in the IM. Sophomores Brianna Esposito and Nicola Mancini add diving depth. Sophomore Marley Dewey swims the backstroke and breaststroke. Sophomore Allison Rand competes in the sprint freestyle and IM. Freshmen Melissa Keene (breaststroke and freestyle) and Emma Perrone (breaststroke) will also be heard from. Falmouth might not have the front-end talent it's used to and won't be the favorite, but if all goes well, the Yachtsmen will be making headlines in February once again.
COACH: Tip Kimball (eighth year)
2008-09 Results:
(BOYS) 2nd @ Class B state meet
(GIRLS) 5th @ Class B state meet
(BOYS) Ben Weigel (Senior), Nick Bachman (Junior), Matt Beliveau (Junior), Teagan Dunfey (Junior), Andrew DeWolf (Sophomore), Weston Scott (Sophomore)
(GIRLS) Caroline Clement (Senior), Casey Hilfrank (Senior), Elizabeth Carew (Junior), Allie Lycan (Junior), Sarah Jacobson (Sophomore), Macenzie Myers (Sophomore)
TOP FOES: Fryeburg, Yarmouth
COACH'S COMMENT: "We have a record number of kids, but it's a very young team. The boys only have one senior. I think with a little bit of work, there's some talent. We have the largest girls' team we've ever had. I think they'll have a promising year."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth's Alpine ski teams have been competitive recently and expect to be in the hunt again this winter.
The boys' return Bachman (fifth in the slalom and 16th in the giant slalom as an all-star last year), Weigel (eighth in the slalom, 11th in the GS, all-star) and Scott (24th in the GS, all-star). Beliveau, Dunfey and DeWolf add experience. Freshmen Alex Gowen and Cooper Lycan join in the fun as well. The Yachtsmen should be one of the teams chasing Yarmouth again this season.
On the girls' side, returners include Clement (19th in the GS and 24th in the slalom at last year's state meet), Carew (26th slalom, 28th GS), Jacobson (30th slalom) and Myers (35th slalom). Senior Casey Hilfrank (an all-conference selection last year) and sophomore Allie Lycan are also in the running. Freshman Sarah Weigel could soon be a household name. The squad's depth will pay dividends as Falmouth could be one of the best teams in the state.
COACH: Jesse Bastide (first year)
2008-09 Results:
(BOYS) 5th @ Class B state meet
(GIRLS) Tie-6th @ Class B state meet
(BOYS) Eric D'Agostino (Senior), Will Hayes (Senior), Jackson Bloch (Junior), Matt Goldstein (Junior), Tim Follo (Sophomore), Conor McGrory (Sophomore)
(GIRLS) Sarah Abramson (Junior), Catherine Hebson (Sophomore), Olivia Hoch (Sophomore)
TOP FOES: Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth
COACH'S COMMENT: "We have over 30 skiers. A good number of kids from middle school. The returnees have stepped it up a notch. The kids are showing a lot of motivation. We have some kids with an eye toward top-10 state finishes. It's a fun, hardworking group and we're looking forward to seeing what we can do."
THE FORECASTER'S FORECAST: Falmouth has a new coach in 2009-10 in Bastide, a former Yachtsmen skier who was an assistant last year. He's takes over a program with some strong participants.
The boys' squad is led by D'Agostino (a league all-star who was 14th in the classic and 23rd in the freestyle at last year's Class B state meet). Bloch (21st in the freestyle and 27th in the classic last year) and Follo (22nd in the classic and 25th in the freestyle) also return and look to move up. Goldstein, Hayes and McGrory all have great upsides. Senior skimeister Ben Weigel, senior Will Robinson, sophomores Kyle Griegel and Jamie McCatherin and freshman Jay Lesser will all look to make an impression. Falmouth should be very competitive from start to finish.
On the girls' side, Abramson (all-conference last winter) was eighth in the freestyle and 11th in the classic last year. Hebson (25th freestyle) and Hoch (27th classic, 31st freestyle) also scored at states last year. Junior Zoe Kitchel, sophomore Katie Ventura and freshmen Caroline Levy and Lauren O'Donnell add depth. The Yachtsmen will be in the hunt all season and could be a force in February.
Senior standout Stefano Mancini and his teammates are dreaming of Gold this winter.
Senior Jahrel Registe is an underrated force for the Yachtsmen.
Senior Katie McCarthy expects to play a big role this season for a Falmouth team that should be in the thick of the Western B race.
Senior Dixon Pike is one of several scoring threats for the high-flying Yachtsmen.
Falmouth junior Matt MacDowell is one of the top defensemen in the league.
Falmouth senior Ben Weigel, is a skiing standout in both cross country and downhill.
Sophomore Reid Pryzant is a top hurdler for the Yachtsmen.
Junior Kate Sparks hopes to score her share of points in the shot put this winter.


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The Military court sentenced Adam Yunis, a member of Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian terrorist organization, to 5 consecutive life sentences for the planning of the Netanya Mall bombing.
Date: 11/05/2009, 10:30 AM Author: Tamir Yaniv
On Monday (May 11), the Samaria military court convicted Adam Yunis, a member of Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian terror organization, to 5 life sentences and an additional 20 years for his involvement in the planning of the December 2005 attack at the Hasharon Mall in Netanya, which killed five Israeli civilians and injured dozens.
The defendant kept in touch with the organization's representatives in Syria and received funds which he used to organize terrorist activities. Adam Yunis later met with members of the organization, who instructed him to lead the suicide bomber into Israeli territory.
Planners, including the defendant, decided that the attack would target the Hasharon Mall in Netanya. Adam Yunis, who accompanied the defendant on his way to the scene of the attack, changed his appearance to avoid arousing suspicion. When they both arrived below the Hasharon Mall, he ordered the terrorist to wait for him to leave before carrying out the attack. The terrorist, who walked through the main entrance of the mall, caught the attention of police officer Shoshana Atia, who immediately called the mall's security guard. The guard, Haim Emekem, saw the terrorist and tried to remove him, but the terrorist activated his explosive vest killing the guard and four other civilians. Additionally, 91 people were injured in the attack.
Furthermore, Adam Yunis was convicted of two additional charges, including planning a suicide attack and shooting.
The judge, Major Dalia Kaufman, accepted the decision and said, "The court expresses revulsion for the acts that reveal the defendant's determination to take human life. It should be emphasized that the defendant is not satisfied with the execution of the attack in the Hasharon Mall, as he intended to kill more people. The defendant's sentence should serve as a deterrent to all, and provide encouragement to cease plans to kill and cause destruction. The principle of the sanctity of life requires us to sentence the defendant to life in prison."

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agriculture community of Sierra Valley. Several educational events, public
outreach mixers and timely workshops have been successful in connecting
with the district to gain knowledge of local conservation priorities.
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Interview with Gavin Terrill founder of Zetya
with Gavin Terrill Founder of Zetya
Gavin Terrill knows what it's like to build on Shopify from the ground up, and has some fantastic advice for those just starting out.
Hey! What's your background, and what get's you out of bed every morning?
I'm an unashamed software geek. I got into it early when my Dad got a TRS 80 in the late '70s and I would transcribe BASIC programs on to it so I could play games.
Since then I've worked in small companies through to major banks through to VC backed startups.
At the end of the day, I love building software that people find valuable so that's what gets me out of bed every morning.
What motivated you to start Zetya?
As I moved into management roles in my software career I found I missed the programming side of things, so I was looking for something that allowed me to keep my hand in.
To be honest, I didn't really have any grand designs for the business initially. It was a side project. But over the years it kept growing until in January 2015 it had reached a tipping point and I was able to make the leap to a full time gig. I haven't looked back since.
What did it take to build and launch the initial product?
Our first App ("Searchify") was an autocomplete tool. It was one of the first Apps on the store. Since I had a day job I would work on it a few hours every night, hacking away until the wee hours. It was a very simple App but I learned a lot from it. It was my first exposure to Ruby on Rails.
How have you attracted users and grown the company?
My strategy initially was to expand our portfolio of Apps so when I noticed a lot of folks building daily deal style stores the next App I created was 'Products Assistant' which basically allowed you to schedule when products/collections would be published. This App has been moderately successful. Today most folks are using it to synchronize inventory between variants (for bundled products).
I was also doing some theme customizations earlier on and was approached about putting a datepicker on a product page to capture rental booking dates and from this, 'BookThatApp' was borne.
However, there is a balance between servicing the needs of the existing Apps and building out new ones. I'd rather have 3 Apps that do their job well than 6 that are half done so at this time we are focussing on building out the existing Apps before launching new ones.
Why did you chose to build on Shopify's platform?
I was living in Canada at the time and my friends from back in Australia were running a flower shop. I was pushing them to get online and offered to build a site for them and after looking around a bit I quickly determined the ecommerce options at that time consisted mostly of antiquated, bloated and complicated self-hosted systems.
I figured there had to be a better way and that's how I came across Shopify who had about 400 shops back then. I really liked their approach (simplicity first), and being cloud based it was perfect for my florist friends who could care less about managing servers.
Tobi (Shopify's CEO) was, and still is, truly a technology visionary. Many of the ideas that companies are struggling to build into their platform even now were there from the start with the Shopify platform.
Fast forward to today and they continue to roll-out innovative features on a rock solid platform, and the incredible growth of the company reminds me of the aphorism "a rising tide lifts all boats". I'd say it is a great platform to build on.
What's your business model, and how have you grown your revenue?
Our model is based on recurring revenue, so in a nutshell it's all about increasing the number of shops using the product while managing the costs of hosting, support and developing new features.
The strategy for growth is around reducing churn and increasing use. Drilling down on that a little, we want to make sure our Apps are providing value to the store owner so the metrics I most focus on are app adoption and engagement. These guide our decisions in terms of where to invest time and resources to achieve growth.
What are the biggest challenges you've faced and obstacles you've overcome?
Early on we had problems scaling up from an infrastructure point of view, and we had reliability issues including an outage of 4 days for one of the Apps that made me sick to my stomach and barely able to sleep.
After that incident we moved to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and now have amazing performance and plenty of capacity that can be dialled up or down as demand dictates. We've also invested heavily in monitoring and alerting so now I sleep better at night.
From a product point of view, we've really had a tough time getting POS support rolled out. Our BookThatApp customers are screaming out for it but we were stymied initially by technical hurdles. We are closing in on the finish line now I'm glad to say.
The other challenge is around support. I moved back to Australia six years ago and most of our customers are in North America so there were plenty of late nights. We now have hired help desk staff to give us business hour coverage across the Americas and the UK (and I still cover this side of the planet), and we've improved our documentation substantially.
What are your goals for the future, and how do you plan to accomplish them?
There are a ton of features in the backlog for each of the products. As we grow we'll continue to invest in the engineering side in order to deliver on those.
I'd really love to bring Searchify back to the App store as well. We took it off a while back as we couldn't provide the right level of support, but my previous job (at the largest pure play online fashion retailer in Australia) taught me a lot about what a good search solution is and I feel there is a gap we could help fill.
What are your biggest advantages over your competition?
As a boutique software shop we strive to be accessible and approachable. When you contact us you are talking to a real person, deeply knowledgeable about Shopify and our Apps, who can provide quality advice and solve problems directly. You won't be passed off to another department or asked to see if this "other article" solves your problem.
What's your advice for others who are just starting out?
I've introduced the platform to quite a few developers now. I'm a big fan of using a Lean approach so my first piece of advice would be to validate the idea before investing too much time and effort on it. Build the App but don't worry about publishing it on the store initially. Instead, find a few stores that are willing to actually pay for it and work with them closely to get feedback on what is valuable versus what is adding friction.
From an expectation point of view, first be prepared to spend a lot of time on support. Second, you aren't going to get rich quick I'm afraid. It takes time to build up a substantial user base to the point where you can cover costs.
Where can we go to learn more?
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A humidity sensor. This is after it melted; I didn't take a photo beforehand.
According to what I read, reading the humidity sensor is more complicated than reading a pin voltage.
So I plugged it in and ran the sketch - and yes, it melted. I didn't think that would be possible using only 5V, neither did I anticipate someone putting tutorial code online that would cause damage.
I have no idea whether the code causes intentional damage, or whether I plugged the sensor in incorrectly. I didn't care that much, but used more caution from henceforth.
The code is below; either avoid it, or for more experienced people, feel free to have a look and work out how it causes damage. I simply put it to one side and moved on.
Another pic of a melted humidity sensor.
This is the code that I used, which melted this sensor. Obviously, do not use this code unless you wish to see if you can melt yours as well.
// NOTE THAT THIS CODE WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ME, AND IT MELTED MY COMPONENTS. DO NOT USE THIS UNLESS YOU INTEND TO DAMAGE YOUR OWN. // //ReadHumTturDHT11alternate2 //vers 08 Mar 13, 09:36 (Dave had an old "version" ID here (TKB edit)) //Changes added by DaveB 5 March 2013 as a result of Thomas Henry's //article on the DHT22 in the March 2013 issue of Nuts&Volts. //Thanks to http://sheepdogguides.com/arduino/ar3ne1humDHT11.htm //for providing the original code to work from. //This is a re-written DHT11/ DHT22 reading code. //DHT stuff in subroutines. //See for more information.... //http://sheepdogguides.som/arduino/ar3ne1humDHT11.htm //N.B. "bit" is used in the narrow, computer "1 or 0" // sense throughout. //"DHT" from sensor's names: DHT11, DHT22. //DHT aka Aosong AM2302, and there's an AM2303 which //seems to be in the same family. //Comments on this based on Aosong AM2302, aka DHT22, datasheet. //Believed to generally apply to DHT11 as well, except in the //case of the DHT11, I believe the second and fourth bytes are //always zero. //***N.B.**** //The code WORKS... the comments may not yet be EXACTLY right. //See the web-page cited above for latest news. //This code works with a DHT11 humidity/ temperature sensing module //from nuelectronics.com, complied with vers 0018 of the Arduino environment //Sensor attached to P4 (nuelectronics shield)/ analog 0, aka digital 14. //That "module", according to the //nuelectronics site, and visual inspection simply provides for easy //connection of an Aosong DHT11 unit to the nuelectronics datalogging //shield. Only 3 wires are involved: Vcc, ground, and a single data //line. One of the DHT11's 4 pins goes nowhere. //You should not need to change anything except the next line to use //the software with the sensor on a different line, or for a DHT22. //Just "huffing" on the sensor from deeply filled lungs should show //a near instant rise in humidity //#define dht_PIN 0 //no ; here. deprecate ADC0... //even though we are using it as a digital pin. //Other parts of code restrict us to using //ADC0-5, aka D14-19 #define dht_dpin 14 //no ; here. Set equal to channel sensor is on, //where if dht_dpin is 14, sensor is on digital line 14, aka analog 0 byte bGlobalErr;//for passing error code back from complex functions. byte dht_dat[5];//Array to hold the bytes sent from sensor. float lastHumidity; //Added by DaveB float lastTemperatureF; //Added by DaveB float lastTemperatureC; //Added by DaveB const byte mask = 0x7f; //Added by DaveB const int ledPin = 8; // the number of the LED pin, added by DaveB int ledState = LOW; // ledState used to set the LED, added by DaveB void setup(){ InitDHT();//Do what's necessary to prepare for reading DHT Serial.begin(9600); delay(1000); //Let system settle, changed from 300 to 1000 by DaveB to allow //2 sec delay before addressing DHT22 again. Serial.println("Humidity and temperature\n\n"); delay(1000); //Wait rest of 1000ms recommended delay before accessing sensor, // changed from 700 to 1000 for a total of 2000 by DaveB // set the digital pin as output to use the Arduino LED, Added by DaveB pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //Added by DaveB }//end "setup()" void loop(){ ReadDHT();//This is the "heart" of the program. //Fills global array dht_dpin[], and bGlobalErr, which //will hold zero if ReadDHT went okay. //Must call InitDHT once (in "setup()" is usual) before //calling ReadDHT. //Following: Display what was seen... switch (bGlobalErr){ case 0: //case 0 changed by DaveB //Changes added by DaveB as a result of Thomas Henry's article on the DHT22 //in the March 2013 issue of Nuts&Volts. // //Values received from the DHT22 are in two bytes that represent 10 times the value. //Therefore 256 * first word plus second word provides 10 times the humidity or //temperature value. MSB of dht_dat[2] tells us if the temperature is //positive or negative. MSB value of 0 is pos temp, MSB value of 1 is a neg temp. lastHumidity = (dht_dat[0]*256+dht_dat[1]); //Calculate float for 10*humidity lastHumidity = lastHumidity/10; //Calculate humidity Serial.print("Humidity: "); Serial.print(lastHumidity); Serial.println("% "); //dht_dat[2] = dht_dat[2] + 128; // debug for showing negative temperature, uncomment to show neg temps // check for MSB set in dht_dat[2] which means negative temperature if ((dht_dat[2] & mask) != dht_dat[2]) { //if they're different, it's negative dht_dat[2]= dht_dat[2] & mask; lastTemperatureC = -1*(dht_dat[2]*256+dht_dat[3]); //Calculate neg float 10*temperature C } else { //if they're not different, it's positive lastTemperatureC = (dht_dat[2]*256+dht_dat[3]); //Calculate float 10*temperature C } lastTemperatureC = lastTemperatureC/10; //Calculate temperature C Serial.print("Temp: "); Serial.print(lastTemperatureC); //Uncomment these two lines for C temps Serial.print("C, "); //Uncomment these two lines for C temps lastTemperatureF=lastTemperatureC*9/5+32; //Calculate temperature F Serial.print(lastTemperatureF); Serial.println("F "); Serial.println(""); if (ledState == LOW)// alternately light and extinguish the LED ledState = HIGH; else ledState = LOW; digitalWrite(ledPin, ledState); break; case 1: Serial.println("Error 1: DHT start condition 1 not met."); break; case 2: Serial.println("Error 2: DHT start condition 2 not met."); break; case 3: Serial.println("Error 3: DHT checksum error."); break; default: Serial.println("Error: Unrecognized code encountered."); break; }//end "switch" //delay changed from 800 to 2000 by DaveB delay(2000);//Don't try to access too frequently... in theory //should be once per two seconds, fastest, //but seems to work after 0.8 second. }// end loop() /*Below here: Only "black box" elements which can just be plugged unchanged unchanged into programs. Provide InitDHT() and ReadDHT(), and a function one of them uses.*/ void InitDHT(){ //DDRC |= _BV(dht_PIN);//set data pin... for now... as output //DDRC is data direction register for pins A0-5 are on //PORTC |= _BV(dht_PIN);//Set line high //PORTC relates to the pins A0-5 are on. //Alternative code... // if (dht_dpin-14 != dht_PIN){Serial.println("ERROR- dht_dpin must be 14 more than dht_PIN");};//end InitDHT pinMode(dht_dpin,OUTPUT);// replaces DDRC... as long as dht_dpin=14->19 digitalWrite(dht_dpin,HIGH);//Replaces PORTC |= if dht_pin=14->19 }//end InitDHT void ReadDHT(){ /*Uses global variables dht_dat[0-4], and bGlobalErr to pass "answer" back. bGlobalErr=0 if read went okay. Depends on global dht_PIN for where to look for sensor.*/ bGlobalErr=0; byte dht_in; byte i; // Send "start read and report" command to sensor.... // First: pull-down i/o pin for 18ms digitalWrite(dht_dpin,LOW);//Was: PORTC &= ~_BV(dht_PIN); delay(18); //db deleted following line //delay(5);//TKB, from Quine at Arduino forum /*aosong.com datasheet for DHT22 says pin should be low at least 500us. I infer it can be low longer without any] penalty apart from making "read sensor" process take longer. */ //Next line: Brings line high again, // second step in giving "start read..." command digitalWrite(dht_dpin,HIGH);//Was: PORTC |= _BV(dht_PIN); delayMicroseconds(30);//DHT22 datasheet says host should //keep line high 20-40us, then watch for sensor taking line //low. That low should last 80us. Acknowledges "start read //and report" command. //Getting the delay exacly right is critical... // put 40 in for the delay, and the program // will work SOMETIMES, but not ALWAYS. // You have to allow for processing overheads, // etc, too. Using, say, 30 won't "magically" // make the TOTAL delay (with overheads, etc) // exactly 30.0000 milliseconds. //Next: Change Arduino pin to an input, to //watch for the 80us low explained a moment ago. pinMode(dht_dpin,INPUT);//Was: DDRC &= ~_BV(dht_PIN); delayMicroseconds(40); //Read the LO dht_in=digitalRead(dht_dpin);//Was: dht_in = PINC & _BV(dht_PIN); if(dht_in){ bGlobalErr=1;//Was: Serial.println("dht11 start condition 1 not met"); return; }//end "if..." delayMicroseconds(80); dht_in=digitalRead(dht_dpin);//Was: dht_in = PINC & _BV(dht_PIN); if(!dht_in){ bGlobalErr=2;//Was: Serial.println("dht11 start condition 2 not met"); return; }//end "if..." /*After 80us low, the line should be taken high for 80us by the sensor. The low following that high is the start of the first bit of the forty to come. The routine "read_dht_dat()" expects to be called with the system already into this low.*/ delayMicroseconds(80); //now ready for data reception... pick up the 5 bytes coming from // the sensor for (i=0; i<5; i++) dht_dat[i] = read_dht_dat(); //Next: restore pin to output duties pinMode(dht_dpin,OUTPUT);//Was: DDRC |= _BV(dht_PIN); //N.B.: Using DDRC put restrictions on value of dht_pin //Next: Make data line high again, as output from Arduino digitalWrite(dht_dpin,HIGH);//Was: PORTC |= _BV(dht_PIN); //N.B.: Using PORTC put restrictions on value of dht_pin //Next see if data received consistent with checksum received byte dht_check_sum = dht_dat[0]+dht_dat[1]+dht_dat[2]+dht_dat[3]; /*Condition in following "if" says "if fifth byte from sensor not the same as the sum of the first four..."*/ if(dht_dat[4]!= dht_check_sum) {bGlobalErr=3;}//Was: Serial.println("DHT11 checksum error"); };//end ReadDHT() byte read_dht_dat(){ //Collect 8 bits from datastream, return them interpreted //as a byte. I.e. if 0000.0101 is sent, return decimal 5. //Code expects the system to have recently entered the //dataline low condition at the start of every data bit's //transmission BEFORE this function is called. byte i = 0; byte result=0; for(i=0; i< 8; i++){ //We enter this during the first start bit (low for 50uS) of the byte //Next: wait until pin goes high while(digitalRead(dht_dpin)==LOW);//Was: while(!(PINC & _BV(dht_PIN))); //signalling end of start of bit's transmission. //Dataline will now stay high for 27 or 70 uS, depending on //whether a 0 or a 1 is being sent, respectively. delayMicroseconds(30);//AFTER pin is high, wait further period, to be //into the part of the timing diagram where a 0 or a 1 denotes //the datum being send. The "further period" was 30uS in the software //that this has been created from. I believe that a higher number //(45?) would be more appropriate. //Next: Wait while pin still high if (digitalRead(dht_dpin)==HIGH)//Was: if(PINC & _BV(dht_PIN)) result |=(1<<(7-i));// "add" (not just addition) the 1 //to the growing byte //Next wait until pin goes low again, which signals the START //of the NEXT bit's transmission. while (digitalRead(dht_dpin)==HIGH);//Was: while((PINC & _BV(dht_PIN))); }//end of "for.." return result; }//end of "read_dht_dat()"


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To receive updates on Scottish artistIan ELLIOT's art works click here
Right now we are waiting for new Ian ELLIOT Seascape Art to arrive at the gallery. In the meantime, here is a wider selection of the artist's work featured at the Red Rag Scottish Gallery.
Art by Ian ELLIOT
Scottish Art and Artists at Red Rag Gallery
Ian Elliot was born in Glasgow in 1946. Elliot's talent as a young Scottish artist were evident at an early age. He won gold and bronze medals for art on four successive occasions before attending and graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 1964.
Like a many of today's successful Scottish contemporary artists, Ian Elliot, left the Glasgow School of Art and took up a career teaching modern art. Elliot eventually became Head of Modern Art at a large Glasgow school. Then after some years Ian decided to focus full time on painting contemporary art.
Since becoming a full time artist in 1997 Ian Elliot has quickly established a reputation as a popular modern Scottish artist. Ian's contemporary paintings are now collected by British and Scottish art enthusiasts and by collectors in Eire, Germany, Spain, Canada and the USA.
In 2003 Ian Elliot's art work appeared in the prestigious International Artist magazine as one of ten finalists in their (global) landscape competition, and more recently in a ten page feature article. Ian's work can also be seen on Tartan2 CV calendars and greetings cards.
Ian Elliot now visits, and gains much inspiration from, the island of Mallorca and from Italy and France, sharply contrasting environments from that of his native shores. Travelling extensively in Spain, Italy and France has developed an endless fascination for Ian with the Mediterranean countryside and the Island of Mallorca. He is known for incorporating the strong colours of the Mediterranean in all his landscapes and seascapes creating a fusion of shimmering colours, distinctive buildings of the land, and abstract expressionistic vistas.
Ian Elliot also travels extensively throughout Scotland. He is fascinated by the visual imagery of the Scottish landscape and produces paintings of movement, colour, rhythm and pattern many of which are inspired by visits to the Scottish farmlands.
In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Ian Elliot art work has been exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Ian Elliot artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.
For more information or to buy Scottish art from Ian Elliot:
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Scottish Art: Ian Elliot at Red Rag Gallery
This is the Seascape art page from Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery featuring the best in contemporary Scottish art. Throughout the year Red Rag features Scottish art from artists who specialise in creating fine Seascape paintings. Today is no exception you will find Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery has an extensive collection of Seascape art and paintings by leading contemporary artists.
Human beings have always had an intimate relationship with the water. Given the amount of the earths surface which is covered in water and the often unpredictable and life-changing nature of the sea, it is little wonder that seascapes have been such a popular subject for so long and no surprise that seascape paintings have an important place in the history of art.
Seascape paintings have a long history in both the Eastern and Western worlds.The walls of homes have been adorned with seascape paintings since the art of the secular painting first began to overtake religious works in numbers and importance.
As a country with an extensive coastline, paintings of seascapes have always had a special attraction to Scottish artists. All the seascape paintings at Red Rag showcase the talent of Scottish painters and their ability to depict changing light on water and rapidly altering climatic conditions. Many of the Scottish artists who have painted these seascape paintings are also talented landscape painters, or worked in other genres as well as seascapes, such as still life or portraiture.
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Bernardo Chua is the founder and CEO of the global coffee club called Organo Gold, which offers a unique, delicious and nutritious brand of coffee. Bernardo grew up in the Philippines where his mother used Ganoderma, an Asian mushroom known for its super antioxidant properties. This super-mushroom has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for over 4,000 years, and because of its benefits, Bernardo has made it his mission to introduce Ganoderma to the world. Read more at patch.com about Organo Gold.
Chua's first company, Gano Excel, processed the Ganoderma as supplement capsules, which he sold through direct sales. In 2007, he got the idea to infuse rich Columbia coffee with the Ganoderma so that customers could enjoy it's incredible health benefits easier. With this innovative concept, he closed Gano Excel and launched his second networking company, Organo Gold. Watch this video on Youtube.
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Ganoderma was known as the King of the Herbs in ancient days, and recent research has proven that this nutritious mushroom is a superfood. Organo Gold is in over 50 countries and is 59th on the list of direct sales corporations.
Headquartered in the British Columbia, Chua leads over one million distributors in global sales and stays connected to his sales team through social media. He offers regular posts and tips on how to improve their sales with strategic techniques and other information on the Ganoderma-infused coffee. Bernardo Chua continues to improve the company with hands-on leadership as Organo Gold continues to expand around the world.
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1 lb chorizo sausage (be sure to check your ingredients) [removed from casings if that's how your sausage came]
1 small onion
12 eggs
1 cup coconut milk
1 small butternut squash
Ghee/oil for greasing the crockpot
Note: I did not add any seasonings because the chorizo had enough salt/other spices. However, if you tried another combination, you might need a little salt, pepper, etc.
In a skillet, start to cook the chorizo. Meanwhile, dice the onion.
Once the fat has begun to render, add the onion, cooking just until the onion is soft (you don't need to finish cooking the sausage - it will finish in the crock pot).
Whip together eggs and coconut milk.
Peel, de-seed, and slice/dice/chop your squash.
Grease the inside of your crock pot (this is to help minimize the sticking).
Put in your squash, the sausage/onion mixture, and then the egg/milk mixture. Stir and make sure that all of the food is covered by the egg/milk mixture.
Turn crock pot on low for 8-10 hours (I did 10...and it sat on warm for awhile...still very good).
Wake up, eat, and enjoy!


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Macys Employee Review
Go back to Macys
Why did you leave Macys?
Macys closed the store.
What did you enjoy about working at Macys?
Working with so many different people and know about all types of products and giving advice to my friends about new fashion stuff.
What did you dislike about working at Macys?
Nothing I always love my company.
What did you enjoy about working at Macys?
How to connect people making customers to my clients by giving excellent customer service.
Did Macys offer you any advancement opportunities?
Not much.
How would you rate management at Macys?
Good relationship with my employer I am very flexible when ever she asked to do different tasks I am okay with that.
What types of improvements do you feel Macys needed?
Making fine jewelry dept very organized and gave suggestion to order new fixtures for nice display.


text: Love and Romance > Sexuality Is It Possible To Have a Bowel Movement During Sex? Share Pin Email Volanthevist / Getty Images Love and Romance Sexuality Relationships Divorce Teens LGBTQ Friendship by Cory Silverberg updated March 14, 2018 Is it possible for someone to go the bathroom, specifically to have a bowel movement, when they're having sex? If someone has a bowel movement during sex, should they see a doctor?Yes, it's not only possible for someone to have a bowel movement during sex, but it happens probably more than you imagine. If you're surprised to hear this, consider how seldom we talk about sex honestly in our society, and how seldom we talk about bowel movements openly and honestly. Two taboos make for a lot of ignorance and fear. So it happens (I think there's a t-shirt to that effect), and while there are things you can do to reduce the chances of it happening, there are no guarantees. In the end, our bodies are full of liquids (and semi-solids), and when we really let our bodies relax, those liquids can sometimes leak out. It's often a result of intense pleasure, so while it may come with some baggage, in the end, many find it worthwhile to work through.The specifics of bowel movements during sex are a bit more complicated. First of all, "during sex" means many things. It might mean during kissing, or oral sex, or intercourse, or anal sex, or fantasy role play. Do you mean when sex first starts happening, when it's almost done, or five minutes after it's over?Some kinds of sex may be more likely to make you feel like you're about to have a bowel movement (or actually have one) than others. For example, if you're having sex in a position where pressure is being put on your abdomen, that might increase the feeling and possibility of having a bowel movement. Some people say that vaginal penetration in certain positions can make them feel like their bowel (or specifically, their rectum, which is much lower down) is full. The chances of having a bowel movement during sex also depend on your body. As a result of many things (impairment, disease, surgery, medication, and more), some people have less control over their bowel function than others and have involuntary bowel movements at other times. The stimulation from pleasurable sex can sometimes stimulate a bowel movement. Whether you have permanent or temporary bowel control loss, if you start having sex with a full bowel, or if you start already feeling like you have to have a bowel movement, it's possible to have a bowel movement during sex, particularly at the point of orgasm when muscles contract and the body goes from very tense to very relaxed in a short time.If it happens to you once, it is probably not a sign of a more significant health issue, but if you're concerned, and you have access to a healthcare professional, it's worth asking them about it. It might feel like an embarrassing thing to bring up, but know that health care professionals are actually very comfortable talking about bowels and excrement (in fact, they usually get more training around that then they do around sex). If it's happened more than once, or regularly, it's probably a good idea to see a doctor. There are some things you can do to reduce the chances of having a bowel movement during sex. Start by going to the bathroom before you have sex. If there's less in your body to come out, there's less of a chance that it will. If you have a regular bowel routine, you can think about timing sex to when you've recently emptied your bowel. Experimenting with positions that don't put pressure on your abdomen (you on your side, you on top), and with sexual activities that don't make you feel like you have to go to the bathroom is another obvious idea. Of course, all of this involves talking with your partner about sex, which can feel scary or embarrassing, but it will not only help with this particular situation, it may make the sex you're having more pleasurable in general. Show Full Article


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Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information
Author: Eric Davis
Publisher: New York: Harmony Books, 1998
Review Published: December 2001
"Information Technology's Gnostic Source"
Erik Davis is a freelance writer working out of San Francisco. He contributes frequently to many commercial magazines such as Wired, The Village Voice, Details, Spin, Gnosis, Rolling Stone, Lingua Franca, and The Nation. In the early 1990s, he began writing about religion, technology, and technoculture. Examples of his inquiries into this field include the articles "Tongues of Fire, Whirlwinds of Noise: Images of Spiritual Information" which appeared in the Spring 1992 issue of Gnosis, "A Computer, A Universe: Mapping an Online Cosmology" which was published in March 1993 in the Voice Literary Supplement, "Digital Dharma" which was printed in Wired in August of 1994, "Technopagans" also in Wired in July 1995, "Divine Invention: A review of The Religion of Technology by David Noble" which was printed in the Winter 1997 issue of the Voice Literary Supplement, and most recently "Databases of the Dead" which appeared in the July 1999 issue of Wired. (For more on Davis see: http://www.techgnosis.com).
The title of Erik Davis' 1999 book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information suggests an attempt to understand the underlying metaphysical constructions of our digital era. The connotation of the first part of the primary title, "Tech," is obvious meaning technology and Davis qualifies his use of "technology" in the course of his work as telecommunications technology or information technology (2). But "Gnosis" requires both a linguistic and historical explanation. "Gnosis" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "knowledge" but it also refers to a pre-Christian religious practice illuminated for modern scholarship by the discovery in the mid-20th century of the Nag Hammadi texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls. These texts contain some of the oldest and least redacted versions yet discovered of the several monographs that compose the Old Testament. Scholars have concluded from investigating them that early Christianity was strongly influenced by Gnosticism and its Platonic rejection of material existence. Davis' own basic definition of Gnosticism is: "A mystical mode of Christianity that arose in late antiquity, [which] held a rather sour view of material life, and embraced the direct individual experience of gnosis -- a mystical influx of self-knowledge with strong Platonic overtones" (77).
While the author's specific concern is not to investigate Gnosticism, he uses its metaphysical perspective to explain what he views to be the underlying mystical and spiritual impulses driving the cultural construction of information technologies. He quotes from literary and religious critic Harold Bloom's 1992 work The American Religion: The Emergence of the Post-Christian Nation: "Gnosticism was (and is) a kind of information theory. Matter and energy are rejected, or at least placed under the sign of negation. Information becomes the emblem of salvation; the false Creation-Fall concerned matter and energy, but the Pleroma, or Fulness, the original Abyss, is all information" (96).
For Bloom, whose purpose is to define "American Religion" as Gnostic in sensibility, as with Davis, Gnosis is an "information anxiety," a need to know that has salvific consequence. Davis again quotes Bloom: "The American Religion does not believe or trust, it knows, though it wants always to know yet more. The American Religion manifests itself as an information anxiety, but that seems to me a better definition of nearly all religion than the attempts to see faith as a compulsive neurosis or as a drug" (103).
The religion of the country at the center of the information revolution, America, is Gnosticism. So while information technology may seem to derive from secular sources, the product of highly sophisticated applications of skeptical science, underlying its development are the millennialist impulses carried to the American continent by religious visionaries seeking utopia. And if utopia wasn't inherent in the American soil, it would be engineered by the ambitious pilgrims as they looked for Zion on Earth. For Davis, the mystical impulses of the early American religious visionaries haven't died in the face of modern secularism; rather these impulses have gone underground: "The old phantasms and metaphysical longings did not exactly disappear. In many cases, they disguised themselves and went underground, worming their way into the cultural, psychological, and mythological motivations that form the foundation of the modern world" (3). And so Davis seeks to reconcile the paradoxical relationship between religion and technology. While it would seem that information technologies, as the children of modern skeptical secularism, ought to reject the metaphysical, they ironically embrace it.
Davis begins the first chapter, "Imagining Technologies," by pursuing the nature/culture debate. He draws from the work of the anthropologist of science Bruno Latour. Davis claims that Latour breaks through the nature/culture dichotomy by insisting that modern Western civilization, in its attempt to objectify nature, ironically broke through the cultural wall, weaving itself into a profound hybridity with nature. Davis quotes from Latour's We Have Never Been Modern: "It is not only the Bedouins and the !Kung who mix up transistors and traditional behaviors, plastic buckets and animal-skin vessels. What country could not be called 'a land of contrasts'? We have all reached the point of mixing up times. We have all become premodern again" (12).
The demarcation that the Enlightenment attempts to draw between the modern and the primitive is therefore an illusion. There never was a point at which human culture uprooted itself from the natural. And so it is as natural for modern sensibilities to be imbued with primeval metaphysical longings as it was for primitives. The Gnostic impulse to reject constraining material concerns and to seek instead pure immaterial knowledge can be found throughout human history. To prove his point, Davis charts in the first chapter this impulse from the Greek god Hermes, a messenger of information, to Hermes Trismegistus, the alchemical Gnostic, to Plato and the Hellenistic Neo-Platonists, who rejected the body in favor of the Forms and Ideas, to the Christian mystics with their direct Gnostic influence, and finally to the Humanist hermetics Pico and Ficino with their alchemical lore.
Much of the rest of Davis' work involves investigating in further depth each of the major themes outlined above as well as some minor themes. Chapter II, "The Alchemical Fire," pursues the immateriality of electricity from Enlightenment European thought to the alchemical visions of Nikola Tesla in early Twentieth Century America. Chapter III, "The Gnostic Infonaut," explores the Gnostic leanings of modern cybernetics and information theory as developed by Claude Shannon, Alan Turing, and Norbert Wiener. Already covered above and drawing on the work of Harold Bloom, Chapter IV, "Techgnosis: American Style," inquires how the religious imaginings of early American visionaries inform the information revolution. Also in this chapter, Davis explores the cultural formation of futurist discourses including those of the transhumanists and extropians. Chapter V, "The Spiritual Cyborg," investigates the ruminations of recent religious visionaries like G. I. Gurdjieff, L Ron Hubbard, and Timothy Leary whose theologies are intimately linked to technology. Chapter VI, "A Most Enchanting Machine," investigates the works of academic theorists Marshall McLuhan, Guy Debord, Theodor Adorno, Raymond Williams, Walter Ong, and Jacques Ellul and their contributions to understanding the influence of mystical impulse on telecommunications technology. This chapter also devotes some time to what Davis' coins the technopagan, a hybrid of technoculture and occult/pagan religious practice.
In Chapter VII, "Cyberspace: The Virtual Craft," Davis discusses the construction of "cyberspace" by author William Gibson, VRML designer Mark Pesce, and the creators of Multi-User Dungeons. He also cites author J.R.R. Tolkein's strong influence on "virtual reality" by writing the fantastical Lord of the Rings saga. Chapter VIII, "The Alien Call," investigates the contemporary obsession with UFOs and alien visitations. Specifically, he cites the Heaven's Gate cult as an example of the pervasive Gnostic influence in contemporary religious and technological culture. In Chapter IX, "Datapocalypse," Davis invokes the notion of "eschatechnology," a play on "eschatology," which means the study of the end. He explores how information technologies move towards a millennialist culmination. He also discusses the post-apocalyptic science fiction works of Philip K. Dick. In the penultimate Chapter X, "Third Mind from the Sun," Davis writes about the emergent "collective intelligence" theorized by Christian philosopher Tielhard de Chardin and cyberphilospher Pierre Levy. He then goes on to cite the possible negatives aspects of this move towards global consciousness. And the final chapter, "The Path is a Network," is Davis' attempt to describe a vision of contemporary spirituality. According to Davis' homepage for Techgnosis, the "network path" is a "global, pluralistic perspective capable of grappling with some of the forces that are currently tearing us apart: spirit and science, modernity and nihilism, technology and the human."
As demonstrated by this summary of the book's chapters, Davis' authorial curiosity ranges all over the map. Indeed, as the author states in the introduction, Techgnosis mimics the "hypertext" architecture of the Net itself. For in as broad and diverse a cultural territory as cyberspace, it is difficult to find an underlying impulse that unites this phenomena of the Information Age, the Internet, into a connected and functioning whole. The author's argument that cyberspace is as much a construction of the metaphysical imagination as it is of applied science is convincing. For it is difficult to find a discourse surrounding the Net that doesn't refer to utopia, ultimate possibility, or freedom from the constraints of the body. The source of these discourses in Davis' view is the Gnostic spark that galvanizes the datascape.
Nick Hales:
Nick Hales is a graduate student in the Master's Program in Communication, Culture, and Technology at Georgetown University. He received his B.A. at Idaho State University in History and English. He is currently researching the intersections between digital telecommunications technology and religion with specific emphasis on the Mormon church. <firstname.lastname@example.com>


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MY BROTHERS EGGS/HATCHLINGS he has two accounts, hence the oddly high amount of them XD lol )
***None at the moment XD;***
( Not anymore, or at least till this list is long gone )
KIRIBAN COUNT: (For all the kiribans I still must do lol )
50000th kiriban Tsucasa from .Hack//sign for
55000th kiriban Her and Luffy from one piece for
60000th kiriban Temari (sp?) from Naruto For
65000th kiriban - Her character, Morthos :~~~> www.deviantart.com/deviation/3… For
70000th kiriban - " a cute little boy holding a pink balloon? Like, the entire picture is black and white, and the balloon is the only thing that's colored. And his hair can be a bit past his shoulders. 83 " - For
75000th - A black mage on a chocobo? O.o I believe, lol >.<0 for
80000th - "Draw a girl with long pigtails and hair-ribbons with this ( Reference: ~~~> flyfffashion.suppa.jp/fashion/… )and some kind of stuffed animal? Any kind is fine" for o@ lol
85000th - A panda dressed up as a human For
90000th Inuyasha and her cuddling XD for
95000th - Draw her with her 'crazy black ponytail' lol with Hitsugaya in a crazy, awkward situation and make it funny o@ lmao for XD
100000th - Either Kurama, Shishiwakamaru, or Koenma for 8D yay! lol
110000th - My oc, Sasorizalis, the scorpio god and Eagan, ryvir's oc for XD lol ( Eagan's description: "Eagan is really pretty, has long black hair, wide hips, big-ish chest... Wears lots of low-cut shirts..." )
120,000th - Not caught, but given to 8D His request is: "a fan art of Philia Felice from tales of destiny 2 "
135,000th - lmao Was caught by TWO people, so I'm drawing two pics XD :
For - ....I haven't recieved the request yet! XD
and For - I'm drawing STARK from Bleach XD lmao
140,000th - lmao GOOD GOD IT WAS CAUGHT BY TWO PEOPLE AGAIN! XD lmao so once again, I'm doing two kiribans lol 8D
One for who Wants her Oc, Degona drawn 8D References are here:~~~>dreamersgirl92.deviantart.com/… , :~~~>2numagirls.deviantart.com/art/… and :~~~>rosa-nera.deviantart.com/art/D… XD
and ....one for AGAIN FOR BREAKING THE SYSTEM! XD lmao She wants her OC, Karasu to be drawn 8D his description:
"Karasu is about 6 feet tall. He's got mid back length dark red hair, pulled together in a ponytail. The top is shorter and spikes out a little bit. His eyes are golden brown. He usually wears a black and yellow hoodie, with the sleeves pushed up. A white shirt underneath. Regular dark grey pants that are one size too bit. There's a scar on his right forearm, about 7 inches long. He usually has a calm expression with a faint smile. " XD
150,000th - PFFFFFF - Two people got it....AGAIN! D8 But this time, it WASN'T SHADOW! XD lmao.
Anyways, it was caught by:
- One of either these two Dragon characters:
" quest4devouringblade.deviantar… this is one of my favorite dragons that I drew for my evil character OCT and this is the best reference I have of him ATM
The other character is one that I have had for a long time so is very dear to me. You don't have to go all out on the detail like in the first reference but something close would be spectacular.
wrensthavaviovus.deviantart.co… original wrensthavaviovus.deviantart.co… 3D wrensthavaviovus.deviantart.co… main family base wrensthavaviovus.deviantart.co… action pose "
and - A Picture of Inuyasha and Kagome Either normally or from her story, Temple of the Dog 8D
160,000th - caught it ;u; her request(s):
"I've got a few ideas, so I'd like for you to pick one of them! Whichever one you'd like to draw! (:
Matt from Death Note - images.google.com/images?q=mat… (I'm not sure if you know about him, but there's not a lot of pictures of him from the anime or manga around. ._.; I'm sorry.)
Amaterasu from Okami - www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/a…
Beat from The World Ends With You - www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-…
Toboe from Wolf's Rain - images.absoluteanime.com/wolfs…"
170,000th Kiriban -  Caught by ;u; - REQUEST PENDING.
180,000th Kiriban -  Caught by -Their request is this:
"So basically the characters are Fai from Tsubasa Chronicle and Lavi from D.Gray-Man. The picture frames on the table next to the vase of roses is the character's friends and them. (they can be head shots or something)
Fai's friends: Sakura and Mokona [is in her arms here; images.absoluteanime.com/tsuba… ], Kurogane 2.bp.blogspot.com/_AVGQV8ZdFH4…, syaoran i152.photobucket.com/albums/s1… .
Lavi's friends: Lenalee media.giantbomb.com/uploads/2/… , Komui www.nautiljon.com/images/perso… , Allen Walker www.freewebs.com/crownclown/Al… www.wikispaces.com/file/view/a… , Kanda img117.imageshack.us/i/yuuuutx… .
The room will be dark, the window will have the moon and night sky+stars.
Lavi- his hand is grabbing his hair and he would have a sad/pained expression on his face -looking downwards.
Pics of Lavi: (in his second uniform - you won't see his hammer, prefer for him not to wear his headband)
Body Shot: media.photobucket.com/image/la…
Head shot: media.photobucket.com/image/la…
more detail on his costume: www.cosplayfu.com/product/Lavi…
Fai- Sad/distant expression and in his left hand he would hold a mask with a happy face (you know the masquerade masks like www.clker.com/cliparts/2/4/3/3… except fai will hold a white mask with a tear on it)
Pics of Fai:
Body Shot- www.animepaper.net/gallery/wal… media.photobucket.com/image/ts…"
Picture is to be based off of this:~~~>badkitty1994.deviantart.com/ar…
190,000 kiriban -  Caught by !!! - Her request is: Her OC "Purplefire".
200,000 kiriban -  Caught by - Request is pending! ;D
250,000 Kiriban - Caught by ( Proof:~~~>gyazo.com/9139f4ca014bdf257543… ) Requested a picture of Tobias and Aelianna ;w;b
300,000 Kiriban - ***NOT THERE YET***
ART REQUESTS/TRADES/CONTEST PICS:
:~~~> <~~~:
Seriously people D8 I'm not accepting ANY new requests etc - MINUS Kiribans, until EVERYTHING in here is done! D<
D8 Ok, I lost most of them - but if you had a request/art trade or whatever that I was supposed to do for you that I'm missing - tell me and I'll add it to this list XD( This does NOT include kiribans, etc - since they are above 8D lol )
1. Chibi Inu and Sesshy fighting - For.... o.o I can't remember, but I'll find out! XD lol
2. One more pic of her character "Fire" and Vincent Valentine - for
3. Kohana (an
OC ):~~~> www.deviantart.com/deviation/5… and "the faces of Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango when she tells them who she is and who her Mom & Dad are" - for XD
4. - :~~~> Sasuke XD lol
5. :~~~> Roxas from KH2 XD lol
6. :~~~> aqullion.deviantart.com/art/Ga… <~~~: Her character, Gartno 8D
7. :~~~> Inuyasha fighting his oc , here :~~~>markyvigoroth.deviantart.com/a… O.o lol
8. :~~~> "a pic of L from Death Note and my chimera character, Phoenix, back-to-back" 8D
9. :~~~> Re-design this oc to make his design look better XD lol :~~~> arbaros.deviantart.com/art/Vil…
10: :~~~> Chibi Hitsugaya XD random request for getting a random pageview hit from me, lol
11. :~~~> A Anti-yaoi pic involving an oc of mine and Kyero 's oc (here:~~~> kyero.deviantart.com/art/hack-… ) XD lol
12. Design an oc for with this description:
"Hair:silky spiky red hair
Face:handsome face, one red eye (looks almost demon but its a phoenix eye) one blue eye that looks so deep as the sea, one massive scar going down in line across his blue eye.
clothes:somthing that looks suitable for school, like somthing from vampire knight zero, wears a phoenix necklace and got a phoenix scar that glows when he mad, his red eye also glows when he mad XD
He is also insomnia, he got hidden phoenix wings,(I dont mind if you show them or not)
and he tall looks around 17 and fit XD
He also carrys a katana (You can make however you want XD)
He carrys headphones as well.
I was hoping he can have like a cool smile that shows his teeth(Or one fang) that looks evil but not evil o.0
(phew, sorry for the long description of him o.0'
(oh and his name is yuusuke kouen(gentle flame) "
Contests to Enter (reminder for myself XD lol ):
~ Maybe 's contect if I have time XD Here:~~~> senraikin.deviantart.com/journ…
Other art stuff with a deadline (Adoptables, etc XD ):
A few to get done XD to lazy to add now
Non-Evolving ones! >D
My Digivice:
Or if that doesn't work - go here XD lol :~~~> www.digi-adopt.com/profile.php…
I totally need a new ID OTZ So for now, you get a funny picture LOL
The pagedoll of my Oc, Genesis above was done by the lovely nyharu ! X3 <3
The pagedoll of Dyami and Araseli was made by the lovely Izuneko X3 <3
Anyways, I just remembered I could update this and I did so X3 And for now, instead of a bio - I'll put things of interest here D<
Object of Interest one:
I'm now A Mod in the new, upcoming group, X3 I'm your Cult 4 leader ;D Here is my Mod Character, Raul X3:
Please take a look at it and join if you're interested! 8D It's about Pirates! ;D
Object of Interest two:
I am also a Mod in ! 8D
I am you're Laheit/Solia Mod ;D Please join this amazing group!
My Leader Character is Aurelian Solia, here ;D :
Object of Interest 3
It's Mavi and Moana from AeonianWars ;D The avvies were made by
Mavi is here:
And Moana is here 8D :
Please look at these stamps before jumping to conclusions about my sig, etc please. Thank you 8D
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To all the rest of you 8D :
These are my Stories that I'm (very slowly XD lol ) Working on.
They are all Original stories with my Original Characters in them and are being writen in an "Anime script" format - So it's like you're "watching" my stories as an anime XD
I hope you like them and if you want to read them when they're posted - go watch the sites! 8D
My First Story - GUARDIANS OF ORIGIN:
Site for it is here:~~~> / Guardians-of-Origin <~~~:
Artwork For Guardians of origin:~~~>superdemon-inuyasha.deviantart…
Character Page:~~~>superdemon-inuyasha.deviantart…
The first "Preview episode for Guardians of origin:~~~> guardians-of-origin.deviantart… (lol it's old now, but it gives you an idea XD )
Basic Plot:
Ok, long story short, It's about these 55 "Core crystals"- which house powerful animal/creature spirits - that originated from earth, however, like 75% of them were sent away from some unknown force, one of which was the dragon, which is the most powerful one of them because it's A) a zodiac creature B) a rare sacred animal and C) it can use every element so it's unpredictable. The main character, Darigaaz, ends up getting it because it lands on his planet about 5000 years ago(which is also when all of them were made etc).
At the same time, something called the "Oracle of time" was created, which allows the user to travel anywhere in the universe – AND to any time frame, which also landed on Darigaaz's home world and they've been protecting it for the past 5000 years. The story gets started when Darigaaz is sent out with the oracle of time to find and collect the other 54 core crystals and their owners, the moment he leaves his planet though...well...*smirks* If you read it , you'll see 8D but anyways he teleports to earth and collapses, which is how Reia - the main female in Guardians of origin - finds him.
There are also not 1, but 2 sets of bad guys, one of them are just plain evil ( The Shokujin ) and the chrysalis(the "neutral" people who go around changing everything for their own good) who they got to take out and stop from getting their hands on the remaining "core crystals" and most importantly - the Oracle of time D8
and....ya, you'll have to read to find out the rest. XD
My Second Story - DAWN OF THE ZODIAC:
Site for it is here:~~~> / Dawn-of-the-Zodiac <~~~:
Artwork for Dawn of the Zodiac:~~~>superdemon-inuyasha.deviantart…
Character Page:~~~>superdemon-inuyasha.deviantart…
Basic Plot:
The basic plot is that there's the 12 zodiac animal gods who come down to earth for reasons beyond their control and they take human form to stay close to and protect 12 humans who gain unusual powers from them. (and yes, that means they have to go to school with them XD hahaha )
They are also trying to hide away from/have to fight "zodiac hunters" who are a section of an organization which captures and controls gods to do their bidding, etc and turn them into fighting machines.
Other gods and zodiacs (the western ones) come into the picture later on (including the outcasted 13th Zodiac) , some start as enemies, others are allies and they work together to protect the small group of humans and the planet that the gods are tied to.
That is all for now 8D - I AM working on them, they're both just on a Hiatus right now XD lol I hope you like them!
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I don't mean to sound rude...but...It's getting out of hand and it's my biggest pet peeve on this Site:


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Full use of roughage
Six years ago the feeding strategy at Komstagården in the south of Sweden was thoroughly revised. The farm, which is run by Eva and Roland Persson together with their son Emil Persson, started to use NorFor. The system was introduced to the farm by Eva-Maria Lidström, a far-sighted dairy consultant in the region. When the feed rations had been recalculated with NorFor, the cows started to eat more silage.
The roughage content in the feed rations increased by nine percent and the need for concentrate was lowered accordingly.
Same amount of milk, but at a much lower cost
For Komstagården this meant that they produced the same amount of milk, but at a much lower cost. At the time they had 200 cows and the cost of commercial feedstuffs was reduced by almost 20,000 dollars per year. It was mainly in the later part of the lactation that they were able to decrease the amount of concentrate in the feed rations. They also recall that the cows suddenly consumed in average two kg dry matter of silage more than what was possible according to the old feeding standards.
At the same time the fertility was unchanged and no other changes in animal welfare were observed.
Continued to develop the feeding
Since then a lot has happened on the farm. In the beginning of 2009 the dairy production moved into a new barn with four AMS-boxes and capacity for 280 milking cows. The farmers at Komstagården have continued to develop the feeding and are now using a partly mixed ration for all lactating cows. This mixture is composed for 27 kilo ECM per cow per day. In addition, the cows are fed concentrate individually in the AMS-boxes. The maximum amount of concentrate is five kg per day for the highest yielding cows.
Increase the roughage
Since NorFor was introduced at the farm much more attention has been put to the cow´s ability to eat roughage. Roughage is produced on the farm and if it can be used efficiently a lot is gained. "I have seen that this strategy works", says Emil Persson. He is convinced that they are able to reach an annual milk production of 11500 kg ECM. "But we will not increase the amount of concentrate in the feed rations. We will increase the roughage instead. The cows can eat more roughage if they produce more milk". Emil is also aware of the importance of introducing this roughage strategy already when growing the heifers. The heifers need to develop their rumens early, so that they get a good capacity to house large amounts of silage when they are older.
Emil Persson runs a dairy cow farm together with his parents 86 kilometers east of Malmö in the south of Sweden.


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During this informational webinar Michael will cover the following:
- What new features can we expect from Exchange 2016?
- What considerations are important when moving from earlier platforms?
- Which versions of Exchange can upgrade directly to Exchange 2016 and what coexistence scenarios are possible?
- What changes should Administrators expect for monitoring their Exchange environment?
External URL: http://player.vimeo.com/video/131643910


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We had two members respond to last week's Tuesday Trivia - here it goes:
What corps used horns from the disbanded Saints in their DCI Championships alumni performance?
From Jimmy Pic:
27th Lancers - Foxboro MA, 1994
From Jackie Bodzas:
No one, they went right to the Smithsonian.
We have a winner!
As Pic correctly pointed out, 2-7 used our horns at the 1994 DCI championships. Want proof? Check this out - around the 5 minute marker if you don't have time to watch the whole video:
(27th Lancers - Once More in '94)
Now, for next week's question:
Name the first roster of instructors for the Saints.
Remember ... prizes, prizes, we have no prizes!
Ready to send in your answers? Click here to submit, or if that doesn't work, send them to joparente DOT saintsdrumcorps AT gmail DOT com by the end of the day (whatever your time zone) on Monday, July 13th.
All for now - corpsdially yours from jo!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tuesday Trivia: July 7, 2009
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