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Troubleshooting Tips for the MacBook Air
Student Ticket System - click here to enter a ticket (try troubleshooting first)
For directions on how to enter a ticket, click here
1. Can't solve a problem? Try using the Help menu or searching on the internet. As an example: GarageBand has a great site with how to videos. Remember that simply restarting your laptop by going to the Apple menu on the far left and choosing "Restart" solves most problems. Click here
2. Still stumped? Ask a classmate for help. They may have a solution.
3. Still can't solve the problem? Ask your teacher. They may be able to help you.
If you have tried every avenue of help, you may enter a ticket click here. Once you learn the solution, you can help your classmates if they have the same problem. If you are unable to logon (and therefore can not enter a ticket), come down to the Media Center and use the white laptop to enter a ticket. When you enter a ticket, remember to log back in and look at History, then check Notes to see if we need more information or have a solution. We will also send you an email, so check that often.
APPLICATION WON'T CLOSE OUT OR QUIT: If you have an application that doesn't let you "Quit", you can "Force Quit". You press and hold on the application in the Dock and the menu to Force Quit should pop up (if the application isn't "stuck" it will just say "Quit". Another method is to go from the Apple menu, and choose "Force Quit" or use the keys: "Command, Option, Escape". Either of these will bring up a window that has all of the applications that are currently running. Simply click on the one that won't "Quit" and then click on the "Force Quit" blue button at the bottom right corner.
Can't Add a Folder on Your Desktop?
You will need to unlock your Finder. Click on your Desktop or open Finder (the little blue face on the left of your dock). Go to File menu and click on "Get Info". Another pop up will look like the image below. Make sure the "Locked" is not checked. If it is checked, click to uncheck. That should allow you to add a folder in Finder on your desktop.
Safari or Edmodo don't work right or say invalid Certificate
Your battery must have run down. Make sure you select "Show Percentage" and when it goes down to 20%, find a place to plug in. Even though you have charged it up after it ran down, look at the date and time (does it say PM when it is morning?, is the day of the week correct?). There is no "internal" battery to preserve the date and time. Once your battery runs down, the date and time reset to factory settings (2011) so things don't work properly. You will have to come down to the Library/Media Center to have it reset.
Google Doc Won't Open From Edmodo Site
If you try to click on a link in a teacher's Edmodo page (a Google Doc or other file in Google Drive) and it won't open, try logging into Google (Gmail, Google Drive, etc.) first. Go through the Western Middle School - Student Links - Google Apps or Student Email page to login. Then go back refresh the Edmodo page and the document should come up in your Google Drive shared folder.
See the video click here
See the video click here
Flash Problems
FLASH PLUGIN MISSING IN SAFARI: If you are trying to access a website in Safari that has Flash - you first need to turn of the ClickToFlash plug in. Launch Safari, then go to Preferences in the menu. A pop up window will open over your Safari webpage. Click on the Blue puzzle piece called "Extensions". Then Click on the "Enable ClickToFlash" so it is not checked. This turns this feature off. You may have to Quit Safari and relaunch Safari for it to work. If it still says the "Plugin is Missing", follow the directions below.
Also try opening the Firefox application and see if you can access the website in that browser.
Also try opening the Firefox application and see if you can access the website in that browser.
Plugin Missing Error (in Safari or Firefox trying to run Flash or Java)
FLASH or JAVA PLUGIN MISSING:
FLASH DIRECTIONS: Once you have turned off the ClickToFlash Extension in Safari (above), click where it says "Plugin Missing" and you will see a pop up like the image on the right. Click on the box at the bottom "Do not show this again for this app" so it is checked, then click Run. It should now work properly each time you go to the same webpage.
JAVA DIRECTIONS: Quit Safari - it won't let you bypass the update in Safari. Launch Firefox and go to the website. If you see a window about an update (see image below) click on "Remind Me Later". Then you should see the pop up on the right. It may also have a message like the one below where you also have to click the box "I accept the risk and want to run this application".
Still need help? Watch the instructional video click here
FLASH DIRECTIONS: Once you have turned off the ClickToFlash Extension in Safari (above), click where it says "Plugin Missing" and you will see a pop up like the image on the right. Click on the box at the bottom "Do not show this again for this app" so it is checked, then click Run. It should now work properly each time you go to the same webpage.
JAVA DIRECTIONS: Quit Safari - it won't let you bypass the update in Safari. Launch Firefox and go to the website. If you see a window about an update (see image below) click on "Remind Me Later". Then you should see the pop up on the right. It may also have a message like the one below where you also have to click the box "I accept the risk and want to run this application".
Still need help? Watch the instructional video click here
Java Error
Did you see an error like the one in the picture on the left? You will if you are using Safari. Try using Firefox instead.
Blocked Plug-in Java Update
"JAVA" IS OUT OF DATE: If when you click on the Blocked Plug-in you see this error message, you will need to restart your laptop at night or over the weekend to make sure all updates are installed. The updates come through periodically throughout the day, however some updates require you to restart your laptop to finish the installation process. If the update hasn't come through yet, try opening the Firefox application and see if you can access the website in that browser.
Java Update Available
JAVA UPDATE AVAILABLE: Since you won't be ale to install the Java update yourself (it will come through automatically when you log off or restart your laptop), just click on "Remind Me Later". If the website you are accessing in Safari won't work, launch Firefox and try to access the website.
Flash not working in Safari
If you haven't already been instructed by your teacher to turn off the "ClickToFlash" extension, this may be the problem. Launch Safari and go the Preferences in the menu bar at the top. Click on the Extensions tab, and then uncheck the box that says "Enable ClickToFlash". This will allow Flash to play automatically. Also try using Firefox as this seems to work a little better.
How to Properly Shut Down Your Laptop
Never hold down the power button on the top right of your keyboard to shut down your laptop, unless everything is frozen and you have no other options. Always choose Shut Down from the Apple menu. Also make sure you have "Quit" all applications before shutting down your laptop. Properly close out and save all work, presentations, documents, etc. Then "Quit" and make sure all applications do not have the white light under the app (Finder will always run).
Internet Problems
- CERTIFICATE ERRORS IN SAFARI AND FIREFOX: Your Google Chrome has an error when you try to do a google search or your Safari keeps popping up a Certificate error. Check you Date and Time (does it say the wrong day or time). If it in incorrect, come down to the Media Center so we can reset it. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T ALLOW YOUR BATTERY TO GO MUCH BELOW 20%. IF THE BATTERY RUNS COMPLETELY DOWN, IT MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO KEEP THE DATE AND TIME.
- RECEIVE A "PROXY SERVER" ERROR IN CHROME OR FIREFOX AT HOME: If you receive an error about a Proxy Server at home using Google Chrome of Firefox to browse the internet, try launching Safari first, then launch Chrome or Firefox while Safari is still running. Remember to Quit both apps. when you are finished.
- GOOGLE DRIVE - CAN NOT UPLOAD A DOCUMENT OR FILE TO : If you try to upload to Google Drive and receive and error that says "server rejected" if may be a result of being logged into Google Drive with 2 different accounts. Log out of all Google Drive or Gmail accounts (hover over your login ID 17wsd12345@...... and a drop down box will open showing the login accounts - if there is more than one name you are logged in with 2 accounts), log back in with the one you want to use to upload and it should work.
Empty Your Trash
EMPTYING THE TRASH ON YOUR MAC: Sound familiar? Does your mother tell you to empty the trash at home? It works the same way on your Mac. You can drag things into your Trash when you are done using them, but it will fill up quickly. If you try to drag something in there and it pulls up a window like the one on the left, you need to first empty your trash. Click on the Trash Icon in your Dock and choose Empty Trash (see image below)
Other Problems
- CAN'T LOGIN AND YOU KNOW IT IS THE CORRECT PASSWORD: You may have accidentally hit the "Caps Lock" key (it will have a green light on). Turn off Caps Lock and reenter your user name and password. Next try restarting again and doing a fresh login. If there is a "red dot" next to your user name and it says "network accounts not available" wait a minute or so until the "red dot" goes away before trying to log on. If the "red dot" doesn't go away after 2-3 minutes, bring it to the Media Center to be fixed.
- CAN'T LOGIN TO GMAIL OR GOOGLE DRIVE: Make sure you are accessing Gmail from the Middle School webpage link "Student Links" "1:1 Student Email". If you need your password reset, you may enter a ticket on the Student Ticket System. Check back often to see when it has been reset for you by logging into the Student Ticket System to check the status and checking Notes in that system.
- LAPTOP NOT WORKING PROPERLY: The first step that solves most laptop problems is to restart the laptop. First make sure you have saved all of your work (moved it to your Google Drive or Dropbox), properly closed (Quit) out of all applications, then choose "Restart" from the Apple menu (the top menu on the far left). Don't just hold down the Power Button. This can cause other problems.
- IF YOUR MACHINE IS STUCK ON A BLUE SCREEN: or you can't access the menus, simply hold down the power button (the button on the top right corner of your keyboard. It looks like a circle with a line through the top) until the machine shuts down. Then touch the button once to start it back up. You should then be able to log in.
- APPLICATION NOT WORKING PROPERLY: If you have a problem with a specific application, try Quitting the application (after you have saved your work in Google Drive) and relaunching it. If that doesn't solve the problem, try restarting too. If nothing seems to fix the problem enter a ticket.
- IF YOUR LAPTOP IS ASLEEP AND WON'T WAKE UP OR TURN ON: the battery may be run down. Plug in your AC adapter cord (first to the outlet and then to the laptop) wait a minute or so and then try waking it up. Try pressing the power button once. If your laptop is completely charged, the light on the power adapter on the end attached to the laptop will be green. If it is orange, it is still charging.
Pop Up for Administrator Password
If this pop up comes up, click "Deny". If it comes up all day long, enter a ticket and we may be able to fix the problem.
Pop up for M86CertificateExporter
If this pop up comes up, click "Always Allow". It should not come up again, however if we reimaged your laptop or did some work on it, you may see it again. If you click Deny it may prevent you from being able to access websites.
Finding Anything On Your Laptop
Here is a sample of the Spotlight search feature. It will find any applications, documents, images or other files with that word you enter in the name. It is located on the top right menubar of any desktop screen and it looks like a little magnifying glass (in black until you click on it). Once you find the app. or document, click once to open it.
You can always open the Finder app. to see everything on your laptop. Remember to change the views at the top (Coverflow the last one on the right, is best for looking at images or documents - press the spacebar to see a quick preview of the image or pages of the document).
You can always open the Finder app. to see everything on your laptop. Remember to change the views at the top (Coverflow the last one on the right, is best for looking at images or documents - press the spacebar to see a quick preview of the image or pages of the document).


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Rescue Date: May 3, 2015
A group of bunnies is called a Fluffle,
And they have caused quite a kerfuffle
We worked closely with Rabbitat Rescue and built our very own indoor and outdoor rabbitat at SALI's Farm. On a rainy day in April, we welcomed 8 beautiful rabbits to our farm sanctuary: Vanilla Bean, Misto, Java, Cuba, Starbucks, Mocha, Macchiato, and Jamaica. They each have their own unique story, personality, colour, and size. Most of them are quite large due to being from a meat breeder that was going out of business. We still haven't managed to get a photo with all 8 - this is a job for a video camera - as they all move in and out of camera view!
Sitting in the Rabbitat is just the ticket for at-risk children with ADHD, as the bunnies will only come over for a kiss if they are calm and quiet.
Post Script: June 28, 2017
How can such a small being make such a huge impact in so many lives? Our beautiful Jamaica died last week. I found her dead inside her outdoor rabbitat on Wednesday on her side fully stretched out. I've talked to a few rabbit rescue people and they think it looks like she had a heart attack.
I know why our paths crossed when we rescued her, but It's a struggle to make any sense out of why she only had two years at SALI's Farm. She deserved so much better than the crap she were handed at her birth in a meat farm.
Jamaica was purposefully breed to be larger than was healthy. She came to us with 7 other bunnies and was the 2nd largest - after Starbucks. This put a lot of stress on her tiny organs that were over taxed to support her weight. But the dear little one, let the past go, enjoyed the present and lived each moment. She had the cutest round face with ears often flopping back, so she looked like a fluffy round ball. And she sure enjoyed these last few weeks outside in the children's garden. We're going to do something special out in the garden for her.
Thank you Jamaica for inviting us into your bunny world. Thank you for being your floppy bouncy self and making kids laugh and smile. And for being your please don't move too quick, don't be too loud and be gentle with me self with the kids. You and the rest of your bunny team are responsible for a lot of mended kids hearts.
It sure hurts, sucks, and feels like crap. But life is full of it. There is no pity at SALI's Farm, only empathy. Empathy is a verb which means you keep on feeling, but you find kind people and animals along the way that help you mend and you keep on moving forward.
Thank you to everyone who rescued her from the meat farm, who cared for her at SALI's Farm, who partnered with her in the Children's Program and to the kids who spent time with her eye to eye - nose to nose - heart to heart.
Keryn Denroche, Founder/Director
SALI's Farm offers a permanent home to abused and neglected animals. These animals are often considered "useless" because they are severely injured. We will provide our animals a home suited to their individual species needs and that replicates as closely as possible their natural environment. SALI's model is based on the human/animal bond and partnering with farm animals to help at-risk children.

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November 21, 2016
Peaceful politics with TJ Bliss
TJ Bliss writes a tactful opinion piece on the US presidential election
Self-described "occasional musician" TJ Bliss lives in San Francisco, along with his wife and four children. He oversees educational grant-making for the Hewlett Foundation, and is dedicated to open education and deep learning. In his opinion piece for Deseret News, TJ discusses the impact the United States' newest president-elect has on various families. TJ eloquently and insightfully expresses his thoughts on our recent election, while remaining respectful toward those who might hold different opinions.


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Not only do bonsai soils vary by bonsai species, they vary by bonsai enthusiast. While some bonsais prefer heavier soils, others prefer lighter loams. The choice of materials that are used to create these soil variations are up to the enthusiast. The choices are dependent upon the enthusiast's preferences, as well as the materials that are available in the area. Regardless of the type of bonsai, its climate and your preferences, the bonsai soil that you create should be porous, well-aerated and promote excellent drainage.
Create a traditional bonsai soil that is free of an actual potting soil. Incorporate equal amounts of grit, such as pine bark or leaf mold with peat moss. Use this traditional soil mixture for deciduous bonsais such as azaleas and elms.
Promote a more free-draining loam for conifer bonsai trees such as pines and junipers. Incorporate grit and peat moss at a rate of 3 to 1, respectively.
Develop a more loamy soil environment that includes potting soils for your indoor bonsai trees. Mix equal amounts of nutrient rich potting soil, grit such as pine bark and clean, coarse sand. Add a small amount of pure sphagnum moss to the mixture to improve water retention and reduce the potential of root rot.
Create a fire clay mixture for the most porous loam. Select a fire clay such as lava rock, Akadama or even a fire clay-based cat litter. Incorporate 80 percent fire clay with 20 percent grit to improve water retention. Use this mixture for succulent bonsais such as aloe vera and jade plants.
Experiment with different bonsai mixtures to find the mixture that works best for you and your bonsai. Sift all ingredients, except sphagnum moss, prior to mixing the materials to remove small particles that are less than an inch in size, as these can be harmful to the bonsai's root system. Incorporate your selected ingredients thoroughly to promote balanced loam.


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DJ, Marvin Parsons, Vision Edge Symphony Music and the Professionals from the Double Up Dance Studio will get you and the kids up dancing at the Sand Jam Family Fun Dance! It's a spectacular evening at Jennings Beach that begins at 6:30 PM!
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We thank Sacred Heart University for sponsoring this epic event! There is a 100 car limit but walk-ins are welcome. Parking gate opens at 6:00 pm. DJ, Marvin Parsons will get the party started at 6:30 PM and the movie will come on at dark, approximately, 8:50 PM. Beach Stickers are not needed. Be sure to visit AJ's concession at the Lake as he is always serving up something special!
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This blogger is significantly underweight. He therefore intends to fly GoAir next time and ask for a weight discount. And while flying, he can appreciate, the petite cabin crew. Of if you prefer , as the verbatim technical specs the airline has put out says - cabin crew with a minimum height of five foot three inches and weight proportionate to the height !!
Friday, 5 July 2013
No men please
This blogger is significantly underweight. He therefore intends to fly GoAir next time and ask for a weight discount. And while flying, he can appreciate, the petite cabin crew. Of if you prefer , as the verbatim technical specs the airline has put out says - cabin crew with a minimum height of five foot three inches and weight proportionate to the height !!
18 comments:
- Sriram Khé said...
ahem .... so many politically incorrect remarks in your post ;) u are in "huge" trouble, ramesh!!!
i will try to stay as correct as possible--i don't want to incur nancy's wrath .... hehe!
it is crazy that an airline would use such bizarre "logic" in order to hire only young women ... awful. can one sue against such practices in india? am guessing not ... i often joke that the fear of a lawsuit is one easy way in which we can make sure people and businesses behave the right way ... yes, sometimes the lawyers go way over the top, but even those frivolous lawsuits help in a big way.
btw, most US airlines don't serve peanuts anymore--worries over peanut allergies!
so, pretzels, if at all ....
anyway, with every visit to india, i am shocked at the increasing girth there ... of course, that is also highly correlated with diabetes, with all the rice and rotis ... and wuth all the western fast food operations in india, it seems like all the bad habits from the US are the ones that are adopted really rapidly there ... indian fast-food has also proliferated like crazy. even in chennai, it seems like there are chaat places every corner. and fried stuff. and krishna sweets and adyar bhavan every other corner. in between, all kinds of eating places..... affluence doesn't mean one should eat more of unhealthy food :( bad role model the US has been :( :(
in urban india, i rarely ever see kids eating fruits anymore ... good for me because i then get a lot more guavas to eat ...
i wish they would serve guavas for in-flight consumption .... what we need is not GoAir, but GuavaAir .... muahahahaha ;)
- 5/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@sriram - Yeah - flitting with death, ain't I !! The "logic" was a spin I gave to the post - they are actually saying they will save money by carrying less weight !! So nothing to sue on .
Oh - Indians were always prone to fat with the fascination for ghee and the number of fried snacks that are consumed. And sedentary lifestyles - catch an uncle or aunty really working out.
Muahahahaha indeed on the guavas.
- 5/7/13
- gils said...
manitha vedi gundu neria ulaavara intha kalathula..gundu manithanuku ipdi oru sothanaiya..enna koduma saaar ithu
- 6/7/13
- Ramesh said...
Kodumaiye illa Gilsu. You do not belong to the category of "gundu manithar". Therefore no kodumais. Instead you should join in geli pannufying the gundans :)
- 6/7/13
- Deepa said...
Hehe! Nancy is definitely not taking any offense to the post or it's contents, because it's not my battle. I m infact intrigued by the 'feather weight discount' that Ramesh came up with and will sign up for any serious petition!
- 7/7/13
As the geli pannufying gang is growing, I feel I should lodge a protest on behalf of Rajalakshmi with whom I can identify on such weighty matters :)
- 7/7/13
- Preeti Shenoy said...
Heh heh..Good one Ramesh :)
This reminds me of the time, when i was travelling alone and I boarded an auto with a suitcase and a back-pack in tow. The Auto-driver said he will charge extra for my luggage. I asked him why would luggage be charged extra and he said that it was because it was 'extra-weight'. Whereupon I promptly asked him what would he have done had I been fat? :) I argued that since I was under-weight, the luggage compensated for it :D
He didn't know what to say :)
Needless to say I wasn't charged extra for the luggage :D
- 7/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@Preeti - Class. There's no answer for that, especially when it comes from a svelte young lady :)
- 7/7/13
- The Million Miler said...
Well there is one of the airlines here in the south pacific (Air Samoa) that charges passengers by weight! Samoans tend to be of ample proportions and a 220 pound person is considered slightly below average weight. The airline has extra wide seats and charges passengers by the kilo. Not a bad idea - imagine the plight of rajalaxmis! Here is the link:
- 8/7/13
- Sanjay Balachandran said...
Well Ramesh
In your case the upper portion of your body (read the intelligent brain) is heavier :) and covers up for the lighter weight in the rest of the body... So you be paying more lah!!!
- 10/7/13
- Vincy said...
I finally get an image of Ramesh in my mind. atleast the person i would conjure up in my mind will be a slim person with unpropotional head weight - dont get me wrong, th intelligent brain, (courtesy Sanjay) :-):-)
Please help me put a face to your name.
- 10/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@Kiwi - Your brethren in the Pacific Isles are, of course, known for their massive proportions. I m amazed that the planes even take off with them !!!
@Sanjay - OMG. That's some really creative pulling of the leg. And yes, I noticed that you have gone native and turned Singaporean
@Vincy - Best to leave some positive chances with imagination than the sobering reality - don't you think !! Just kidding :) Mail me your ID to my email ID (in my profile)
- 11/7/13
- Sriram Khé said...
Hmmmm ... why do I have this annoying habit of going back to some old post and continuing with that conversation, right, when others have moved on? Will have this trait analyzed the next time I go to the rapist, er, therapist ;)
Airline Aunties in China, though I am not sure if a weighty Rajalakshmi will qualify!
"Spring Air, China's biggest budget carrier, will give preference to married women with kids.
It's also a huge departure from what's done at China's big state-owned carriers, which place heavy emphasis on beauty and youth. Chinese airlines are known to host pageant-style competitions to choose new flight attendants, attracting thousands of applications from young women. ...
In its latest recruitment campaign, Spring Air says it's seeking college-educated females aged between 25 and 45, adding that those who are married with children are given top consideration.
The airline says it's beneficial to have a wider age profile among flight attendants, because they could provide different service advantages and skills. It notes that younger flight attendants are more enthusiastic, while older ones are more mature and reliable."
So, the score is this: airlines are ok with slim young women. Airlines are ok with aunties. Looks like they are not ok with ....
- 16/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@sriram - No therapist required. Its perfectly normal for men to keep coming back when the subject matter is pretty young women !!
Never heard of Spring Air. Well , even moms with children are slim and petite in China, so Rajalakshmis have no chance. And yeah - you and me stand no chance too, despite our handsomeness :)
- 16/7/13
hmm... i am just worried if I am is going to be dropped from my job because i travel quite a bit and by travelling so much weight back and forth, probably, it is unsustainable for the enviroment.
with so many svelte and sleek fan following, hope you wouldnt drop this oversized "Rajalakshmi" off your blog invite list Ramesh :-)
- 20/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@sandya - The first piece of rubbish I have seen you write here. You may not be the svelte, pencil thin lass, a la Deepa, but you are no Rajalakshmi milady. So keep traveling to your heart's content !!!!
- 20/7/13
- Vishal said...
Hilarious.. the joy of travelling by air and the occupational hazards :) you see!
- 23/7/13
- Ramesh said...
@Vishal - Watch your weight, young man :):)
- 24/7/13


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Five Best Office Chairs
June 16, 2015
"…Probably one of the most famous office chairs in the world, the Aeron chair set a new standard for ergonomics and comfort when it was released. It also set a new bar for price: new models retail for over $1200, although they can usually be found in the $6-800 range, cheaper if you buy used…"
SOURCE: Henry, Alan. "Five Best Office Chairs." Lifehacker. N.p. 9 September 2012. Web. 6 April 2015.


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14K White Gold Diamond and Pink Sapphire Wedding Ring Anniversary Band. This gorgeous wedding ring is set with eight genuine Round Brilliant Diamonds and five natural Round Pink Sapphires. The diamonds in this ring are G color, SI clarity and weigh a total of .08 carat. The Pink Sapphires are a brilliant pink color and weigh a total of 1.15 carat. This ring is 14KT White Gold, weighs 2.3 grams, measures 3.8 mm in width and is a finger size 8, can be resized (please inquire about sizing charges with the finger size you need). This ring will also be accompanied by an appraisal by a GIA Certified Diamond Grader with the replacement value of $1,485.00. I will ship this ring promptly in a beautiful gift box.
1 business day
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 24 hours of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
I can size most rings at no additional charge, but please contact me first to make sure it can be done.


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Get behind on your cards? Here's a super easy holiday card using the Bits and Pieces plate!
I used the circle stamp from Bits and Pieces and added lines with markers and a bit of ribbon to add to the effect of holiday ornaments. Super easy and super fast!
Hope your week is merry and bright!


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German River Tug – Dahmen
- City: Rochester
- County: Kent
- Country: United Kingdom
- Postal Code: me3
- Telephone: 01634 256946
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website: http://www.premierhouseboats.co.uk
- Model: tug
- Condition: Used
- Length: 50'
- Beam: 13'
- Listed: August 7, 2018 12:03 pm
- Expires: This ad has expired
Premier Houseboats are pleased to present Dahmen, a German built Canal Tug, beautifully converted without losing any of her character, and in mechanically excellent order.
Dahmen offers surprising and sometimes unique living space, together with good external space, and is of a size that can cruise most of the waterways of the UK and Europe.
The main living space is in the deck level cabin, which comprises of a saloon and galley, together with the cockpit. The area has large windows all the way around, that let in a tremendous amount of light as well as offering panoramic views whether static or cruising. She is fitted out in Cherry wood, and has plenty of storage on this level. The seats have all been reupholstered. The current owner will be arranging for a new gas combi boiler to replace the current somewhat dated one.
Below decks there is a large cabin that can provide up to three berths, and again there is plenty of built in storage. there is a large area at the back of this cabin which currently houses a wash basin and cassette toilet, and is ready to have a shower fitted. It could also be an excellent sized wardrobe.
The access to the toilet/shower room is from the main accommodation , a unique room built down inside the hull, with access by a small set of vertical steps.
Externally, there is great deck space throughout, enabling you to enjoy the surroundings wherever you may find yourself.
Overall, this stunning river tug offers good light and space, character and maneuverability, and comes with a full out of the water survey from 2017, as well as many original documents. An excellent example of her kind, and a great opportunity to enjoy life afloat.
Vessel name: Dahmen
Vessel condition: Good
Vessel type: River Tug
Year constructed: 1973
Year refitted: 2016
Berths: 3
Cabins: 1
Heads: 2
No. of engines: 1
Engine model: Schonebeck 6vd
Fuel type: Diesel
Length over all: 50′
Beam: 13′
Maximum draft: 3′ 2″
Hull material: Steel
Hull type: Flat
Hull colour: Black
Dry Weight: 25 metric tons
Fuel capacity: 3250 Litres
Water capacity: 200 Litres
Premier Houseboats offers the details of this advert in good faith as it was presented by the seller or his representative but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the described item within this advert. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. The Item described within this advert is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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This year he is coming back to volunteer with us again and he couldn't stop bragging how he was a much better player now and how I did not stand a chance against him this year.
Obviously I accepted the challenge and we are going to play this year too and I am going to destroy the little bitch again clearly.
This is the club in the centre of Brasov we played at last year and this is where we will play this year too.
A nice Transylvanian dinner with wine at one of Brasov's top restaurants paid by him (the loser pays for the dinner) for the whole gang of our volunteers who will decide to join us on that trip to Brasov (and that will be a big gang) will follow. Can't wait.


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After a 27 year career on Wall Street, I decided to leave to pursue other interests and began taking classes in photography at ICP in New York. This led me to pursue an MFA degree. I attended the Hartford Limited Residency program and graduated in 2013. Since then I have been teaching photography at Monmouth University in New Jersey and continue photographing my interests in the urban and man made landscape.
Why do you photograph on film?
I photograph on film for two principal reasons. First, I love the look of color film images. I believe the rendition of color and the smoothness of transitions is something that distinguishes film images from digital images. Second, I use both medium and large format cameras, which allow for tremendous detail and making beautiful and intriguing large prints. Additionally, these formats are perfect for capturing the architecture and detail of the urban environment.
What is your work about?
This project seeks to capture and present the complex layers of development that have taken place in the Bronx – a virtual laboratory of urban development. In its history, the Bronx has had dramatic cycles of promise, possibility, loss and revival. While for many, the Bronx remains frozen as a symbol of urban decline, I try to look at the Bronx objectively as it exists now. I find there the range, chaos, irony, richness and beauty of the urban landscape.


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"Exciting, arousing, mysterious, vulgar...And I loved every moment of it, it's the perfect fun movie for the whole family"
"This was the first cartoon that made me slit my own wrists. And when Bambi's mom got shot I tried to hang myself."
"Every time I looked into Danny's eyes, I could feel him mentally trying to undress me"
"I found the acting very impressive. Especially Kane Hodder's performance as Max."
Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 animated exploitation feature film directed by Russ Meyer; the only animated feature produced by the short-lived Twisted Pictures animation unit. It was distributed to theaters by Troma Pictures.
A young ambitious cat named Danny travels from his small hometown of Kokomo to Hollywood with a song in his heart, dancing moves in his feet, and the dream of becoming a movie star. When he gets there, he learns the hard way that Hollywood has no interest in singing and/or dancing animals, and that the only way he can land a role is by sleeping with child star Darla Dimple. Danny refuses and finds that the only way he can earn enough to eat is by selling drugs to Elmer Fudd with Pudge the Penguin and Silent Bob. Disillusioned, he eventually sleeps with Darla without telling his fellow animal performers; not even his new friend Sawyer.
After they become successful, Danny discovers that Sawyer slept with Hollywood producer LB Mammoth and starred in a short pornography film after being given drugged milk. Calling her a slut he runs away in tears. Crushed, Sawyer finds a new lover in B-Movie mega star, Bruce Campbell. When Danny finds out, he hires Itchy and Scratchy to kill Sawyer. They do so by dumping Toxic waste on her. But it missed and hit Scratchy. She returns to her home to find Danny in bed with foreign actress Fifi Le Fume and Darla Dimple. Sawyer drags them both to the premiere of their latest musical film and tears them apart in front of the audience.
But the horror isn't over yet: Fudd rushes into the theater, high on a drug that makes him think everyone is a rabbit. He promptly shoots every character in the film to bits except Danny and Sawyer before being crushed to death by an ACME Advil.
The film concludes with Danny and Sawyer survived their death and Danny decided to apologize to Sawyer about sleeping with child star Darla Dimple and she forgiven him. Sawyer runs into Danny's arms, and the two finally kiss. Sawyer marries Danny in a wedding where both humans and animals attend.
Main CharactersEdit
- Danny spent most of his life as a stray cat, living mostly on spaghetti meals he stole from Lady and the Tramp behind restaurants. After years of working as a drug dealer with his uncle Fritz the Cat he finally got enough money to the bus ticket to Hollywood. Danny was forced to take various low-paying jobs in the movie industry; his main income still came from dealing drugs. He spent ten years as the stunt double for Sylvester and Tom. Danny didn't enjoy these times very much, as was quoted as saying "Those big shot jerks claim they do their own stunts, but I took every single hit from anvils, mallets and safes for them. And what did I get for that? Two bucks a day and a slap on the back!" But this still wasn't enough; Danny ended up selling himself to a Carnival run by inbreed freaks and mustache grooming enthusiasts in order to pay his rent. This is where he met his future wife, Sawyer.
- Sawyer was the bastard daughter of Leatherface and Underground Comic porn star Penelope Pussycat. While traveling around Texas with fellow porn star Jessica Rabbit she had a run-in with the homicidal Sawyer family. Lucky for Penelope, they were a clan of cannibals and were satisfied with eating Jessica. Penelope married Leatherface and they had one daughter. Leatherface was given the honor of naming their daughter, and he dubbed her AHHHHOOOOAAAAAHHHHHRRRRGHHHH Sawyer. This was a little hard on the throat, so they just called her by her last name.
Sawyer decided to pursue a career as an singer and actress and left Texas for Hollywood. At first she couldn't find work and took to gambling and prostitution to get by. After winning a gambling match at the Carnival that Danny sold himself to, she won him as her slave. They were accidentally married after a drunken night in Duckburg.
- T.W. Turtle was most known for serving his time in the military for most of the time during World War One. There he met a fellow private, a Mr. Mark Dindal. They were stranded in a trench for a course of nineteen months over which they both became gay and fell in love. After the war, the two coupled up and decided to live on the road. As they took their road trip through the heartland of America, T.W. saw the movie Plan 9 from Outerspace. Inspired by what he saw as an amazing triumph in cinema history, he decided to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
Johnny Cash provided the talking and singing voice of Tillie the Hippo, while the body part was filled in by Oprah Winfrey. Oprah was said to be an ideal choice, due to the minimal makeup needed to make her look like how the character was intended. In addition Angus Scrimm actually was the one who played Cranston the goat, but is almost completely unrecognizable under the immense amount of prosthetics. The special effects for Elmer Fudd's shotgun massacre were done by Tom Savini. Molds of the heads of 64 characters were made for the head shot effects. For extra realism, they killed the entire cast and filled the molds with their insides.
The film got off to a rocky start. Quite often on the set, Danny and Sawyer would excuse themselves off of the set by stating that they needed some fresh air. In actuality, they went into the studio's bathrooms to snort catnip and drink milk heavily mixed with vodka. Pudge the Penguin is said to bore witness to these events, and has admitted to joining them as well.
More trouble occurred in post-production. A rumor started that an image of a naked woman appeared in the upper left hand corner for two minutes. It was actually TW Turtle in drag and appeared for two hours straight at the request of his lover, Mark Dindal.
No people were hurt during the making of this movie, only animals. Lots and lots of innocent little animals. Tilly and Woolie were known to eat actors alive for their lunches, claiming that they "taste like bacon."
- Sawyer's song "Tell Me Lies" was written by herself, and was actually a song about her dark and seedy past full of gambling, drugs, prostitution, adult film, vaudeville revival shows, professional platypus wrangling, and the theft of those little mints hotels sometimes leave on your pillow.
- If played backwards, the song "Nothing is Gonna Stop Us Now" reveals some interesting details. A mysterious sounding voice recounts the slaying of several young production assistants who had worked on the film. Towards the end of the message, a faint chanting can be heard: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
- During her song; "I'm going incredibly insane", Darla Dimple's voice was removed by her own request and dubbed by Dolly Parton.
Cats Don't Dance has recently been remade for Japanese audiences in the form of an anime. Within the anime, all animal characters have been changed to humans with animalistic features. The script was also drastically changed, and randoms bits of dialogue left over from Dragon Ball Z were added in for creative purposes. In the scene where Max grabs Danny and asks him "how does the kitty cat go?" Danny points towards him and exclaims "IT'S OVER NINE THOOOOUUUUSAAAAND!"
- If you look really closely in this movie, and really open your eyes, you can find Jesus. He's in the third row behind the zebras.
- Elymra from Tiny Toon Adventures was originally meant to play Darla, but was turned down cause she strangled the original actor for Danny to death.
- Chuck Norris was originally supposed to play Danny. But as soon as he opened his mouth and began to sing, the sound waves from his vocal chords completely destroyed the Hollywood set. The movie itself had to be filmed secretly in a green-screen studio far away from Norris' location.
- PW turtle's stunt double was Raphael of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- The posters at the end are all of various sexploitation movies owned by Troma and Twisted Pictures.
- This film was Sawyer's big breakthrough. Previously, she was mostly know for obscure leather and bondage adult films.
- Preceding the feature in theaters was a newly produced short film featuring 5 minutes of Leonard Maltin crying.
- Grossing around US$2 million (US$666 million worldwide), it was a considerably large bomb, partially due to stiff competition from Bram Stoker's Duckula and Roger Rabbit VS Bugs Bunny
- The true identity of the Zodiac killer can be found within Danny's straw hat. The hat was sold a few years on ebay to a woman who was named Amanda Hugginkiss, who's unfortunate name has plagued her for her entire life. She recently changed her name and is currently living in Arizona, where she lives off of a website she runs that is determined to prove that the US moon landing videos were faked.
- A on line petition has been made for people who wants to prevent the film from ever be released on VHS, Laser disc, DVD or any other form of media. It currently has 9585674832941746238458 signatures.


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Topics Covered
Scheduling Info
The information below is intended to provide a description of the demonstration, an explanation for elementary students, and further explanation for high school students.
Please keep in mind that not all demonstrations are presented at each show.
Complete List of Demonstrations
Figure I.
Figure II.
Figure III.
Several lasers of different colored light
Several small mirrors -- these mirrors are glued to a neoprene sheet and stretched over a small speaker box
Another set of small mirrors
Boom box
Step 1:
The lasers are turned on and aligned to strike the mirrors. The second set of mirrors are arranged so that the laser beams reflect off both sets of mirrors to shine on a nearby wall. (The setup is displayed in Figure I.)
Step 2:
The general properties of lasers are discussed and blackboard erasers are clapped, producing chalkdust in the air. The laser beams can then be seen in the air. (See Figure II.) (Sometimes the "steam" from the Liquid Nitrogen is used instead of chalkdust, as displayed in Figure III.)
Step 3:
Finally, the boom box is turned on and music is played. The dots of the laser endpoints on the wall bounce and move in rhythm with the music. The light apparently "dances" to the tune of the music, forming circles and doodles which move to the music.
Basic Ideas:
Unlike normal light, which spreads in all directions, lasers are constructed so that a laser beam travels only in a straight line. A laser beam travels in a straight line until it collides with an object, then spreading in all directions like normal light.
Sound is caused by air particles vibrating back and forth very rapidly. These air particles collide with their neighboring air particles and spread throughout space.
When the human eye is exposed to an image, this image is retained for a very brief period of time, even if the image is no longer there. This effect is called persistence of vision.
Step 1:
Once the setup is complete, the laser beams reflect off the mirror and shine through the air until they hit the wall. Since the light is not reflecting off anything until it hits the wall, you can not see the laser beam except for the small dots on the wall.
Step 2:
When the chalkdust is added to the air, the laser beams reflect off the tiny particles of chalk which are in the air. The chalk dust particles reflect the laser beam, spreading the light in all directions. The laser beam can therefore be seen.
Step 3:
Sound causes the air molecules to bounce back and forth rapidly. These air molecules collide with the neoprene sheet which is holding the mirrors. Since neoprene is very flexible, the air molecules cause the neoprene to jiggle. The jiggling neoprene causes the mirrors to move and the laser beams are therefore reflected at a slightly different angle. This change of angle causes the dots which appear on the wall to move. The dots are moving very quickly, and although at any given time, there is only one dot per laser displayed on the wall, it appears as if there are circles and doodles and lines. The apparent shapes which are seen are due to persistence of vision.
Basic Ideas:
Unlike normal light, which spreads in all directions, lasers are constructed so that a laser beam travels only in a straight line. A laser beam travels in a straight line until it collides with a molecule which is large enough to interact with the light. Once the laser beam has collided with a large enough particle, it will reflect and spread in all directions like normal light.
Sound is longitudinal waves through air.
When the human eye is exposed to an image, this image is retained for a very brief period of time, even if the image is no longer there. This effect is called persistence of vision.
Step 1:
When the setup is complete, the laser beams strike the mirrors and reflect onto the nearby wall. Since the laser beam does not collide with anything until it reaches the wall, the only evidence of the laser beams is the dots on the wall.
Step 2:
When the chalkdust is added to the air, there are particles of chalk in the air. The molecules of chalkdust, although small, are large enough to interact with the light of the laser beams. When the light of the laser beams collide with these particles, they shine in all directions. Since the light reflects in all directions, you are able to see the light. (One of the directions is straight toward your eyes!)
Step 3:
The sound caused by the small stereo creates longitudinal waves of air. When these waves reach the neoprene with the mirrors attached, the air molecules cause not only other air molecules to vibrate, but they cause the neoprene to vibrate as well. This is due to the fact that neoprene is a very pliable solid. Since the sound waves cause the neoprene to vibrate, the neoprene moves in various directions. The vibrating neoprene moves the mirrors, causing the laser beams to be reflected in a slightly different direction. This change in reflection will correspond to the dots moving around on the wall. Due to the rhythmic nature of music, the dots will move in a more orderly fashion than complete randomness, creating the exciting effect of circles and doodles and lines. The reason that one sees the shapes rather than simply the dots moving in a circular fashion is the persistence of vision. The dots are moving so fast that the human eye perceives them all at the same time, even though at any given time, there is only one dot per laser shining on the wall.
The following physics topics are discussed during this demonstration:
Sponsored by the
Physics Department
and the
Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education
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E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 360-840-1863
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Yolanda Sakuma is excited to be one of the newest team members at Skagit Tradition Realty. Living in Skagit County for the past 17 years, she is married to Ryan Sakuma a local farmer and together they have two kids. Yolanda is a Licensed Spanish Interpreter and has been in customer service for over 20 years. She looks forward to helping all in their endeavors of finding the perfect home, and is especially excited to be helping first time homeowners either find that great home or be able to sell it and give someone else that awesome opportunity..
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Annette Johansen is the newest realtor at Skagit Tradition Realty. She lives in Mount Vernon with her husband and 3 small children. She grew up & attended college in the Midwest and worked in the medical field as a clinical representative. She saw many parts of the United States through her work and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband decided that Washington would be a wonderful place to raise their family & moved to the area in 2017 from Arizona. Annette still holds her Arizona real estate license as well as her Washington license. She says that customer service is her main priority & especially enjoys listing homes and helping first time home buyers, as well as investors find the right properties. Annette enjoys spending time with her family, doing yoga, drinking coffee, as well as reading and exploring the Northwest.
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Marlene is a Skagit County native that was raised in the Bow/Allen area and graduated from BEHS in 1973.
She recently retired from the State of Washington, Dept. of Labor and Industries after 27 years of service. Her duties at L&I included electrical and manufactured home permitting and scheduling of inspections. In addition to this she registered new businesses that included construction and contractors ensuring compliance with bond and insurance requirements. Her other accomplishments include recently obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Western Governors University.
She is knowledgeable about the construction trades and the issues that may accompany the sale of manufactured homes.
Marlene resides with her husband, Doyle, whom she has been married to for 42 years; has two grown children and loves her four dogs.
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Wonder Woman has been around for 75 years and this is the first time they've made her story on the big screen, and damn, I can not wait. Gal Gadot is the perfect actress to play this role considering she served in the Israeli military, and filmed part of the movie five months pregnant.
Let's be honest, Wonder Woman is known for feminism, (and the guy that created her literally believed woman were better than guys and would one day rule the world.) An actress that served in the military and also filmed while five months pregnant is just screaming feminism in every way, shape, and form.
Now, modern feminism (third wave feminism) tends to be based on excuses to do less, (not shaving your arm pits, not using a tampon, ect) but actual feminism is about doing more, (serving in the military, filming movies while pregnant) and Gal Gadot is probably the best actress DC could have ever picked to play Wonder Woman, because, after spending at least half a day watching non-stop interviews of this girl, It's safe to say she's lived a life about hard work and dedication to what's important to her. She deserves this role.
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A brief history of Wonder Woman, she was introduced into the comic book world way back in 1941, and has been apart of DC comics ever since. Being ranked up there with superman and batman, she's been one of the three main heroes in the DC comic book universe. she also had a television series in the 70's, but we can just forget that ever happened and move on. superhero television shows have just been embarrassing until recently.
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A frame has been found by classicist – and has been almost perfect conserve for a millennium. The bin was bare on September 16, buried beneath the small church of St Alban's Priory in Odense, Denmark. In the footage, two classicist are seen lifting a huge stone slab off the upper part of the frame . Leg bones and a pelvis can be clearly seen. Read more: Richard III sealed tomb disclose Find: The two men attempt to lift the slabs of stone Uncovered: A leg bone can clearly be seen as the stone is lifted away The upper body appears to be covered in dirt as the two men stand back and marvel at their find. The frame was found after work had begun on a light rail project anticipated to run through the area. Classicist had been giving the site a once over as it is known to be an area of consequential importance. Up close: The bones have been almost altogether conserve Covered: Parts of the pelvis can be seen admitting the upper body is still hidden in dirt Bestow to The History Blog, the frame is likely to be that of a man, aged almost 30-years-old and 187cm tall, admitting little else is yet known about the body. The coffin and its remains have been moved to the Academy of Austral Denmark for further investigation.
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A few weeks ago I mentioned in my weekly wrap up that we had had the opportunity to go to on a special outing. The summer reading program our library sponsors had a special evening at the local children's museum, The Magic House, for all the children who completed the program. All of these children received two free tickets to be used on a special evening when the museum was closed to the general public.
My children have no problem completing the requirements for the reading program, but due to scheduling conflicts this was the first year we were able to attend. We had been there before, but there is so much to do it is hard to do everything in one trip. Besides, who can say 'NO' to a free field trip.
So here are some of the pictures from the evening.
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I wanted these two pics next to each other, but it's not cooperating, so I just gave up.
This estimation display is just one of many in the math area. There is also a giant balance scale, games about place value and counting and so much more.
Children also have the opportunity to play in a neighborhood which features a grocery store, bank, TV station, electric company, library, auto mechanic, and pizzeria among others.
Just so history is not neglected the Magic House has a wonderful exhibit about Lewis and Clark. This features a recreated camp area with many things to touch and pretend with, even slabs of play meat, and animal pelts to touch as well as use for a blanket for 'camping out'. There is also a canoe to ride in and see the sites along the river bank. However, I think the highlight of the Lewis and Clark area is the obstacle course where both children and adults can pretend their are on the expedition by walking several rope bridges, crossing a balance beam over a painted river, sliding down chutes, and climbing a rope ladder.
The beanstalk from Jack and the Bean Stalk. Children can climb the beanstalk to go up and down between three floors, rather than using the circular staircase which surrounds it.
So just a few highlights, and pictures from our evening. We really enjoyed the time we spent there and are grateful to the library for providing affordable admission for a great evening.


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Using the North Hollywood bank robbery shootout as a backdrop for Mayor Richard Riordan's endorsement of Bill Lockyer for attorney general (Oct. 21) typifies the thinking of those who call for a ban on "assault weapons." The robbers in that situation used fully automatic rifles, ignoring the California law that has for decades made possession of such weapons a felony. However, gun control advocates, in their characteristically illogical manner, cite the very incident that most graphically illustrates the failure of such laws to urge the passage of others.
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Samson and Samuel (3)
Samson and Samuel also had differing motives. Samson repeatedly dishonoured God by his actions and his lifestyle. That's because he had no regard for God's honour. In contrast, honouring God was Samuel's highest priority. When Israel wanted a king in order to be like all the surrounding nations, it upset him. He said to the people, 'The Lord your God was your king.' His respect and honour for God is also shown through how he instructed the people: 'But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you' (1 Samuel 12:24 NIV). We need to be assessing whether our lifestyle and actions are honouring God. We need to ask ourselves whether our aim is to make God look good or make ourselves look good. When we live in respect and honour towards God, we live the way He wants us to live. When we live for ourselves, our own motives and glory, we become focused on what we can gain, and can easily be more influenced by the culture we're living in. Or we may keep up the Christian lifestyle and be tempted to think that everything we're doing is in our own strength. But the truth is that without the power of God's indwelling Spirit, none of us have what it takes to live as God calls us to. We need His strength. So let's make sure we're staying humble, seeking only to glorify God and living in a way that honours Him.
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Take a few minutes out of your day to think honestly about your lifestyle and actions this week. Were they honouring God? If not, what changes can you make for the week ahead?


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State transportation officials promised legislators Thursday that changes are coming in how the agency does highway construction business in light of the state Route 16 off ramp error.
Transportation Secretary Paul Hammond, Deputy Secretary Dave Dye and Olympic regional administrator Kevin Dayton, who oversees the Route 16 project outlined several local and statewide initiatives in their department to prevent similar mistakes statewide.
In their comments and questions, members of the state Legislature's Joint Transportation Committee made it clear they were disappointed in department officials and in not being told of the mistake until the media reported it.
Rep. Jeannie Darneille , D-Tacoma, who isn't a committee member but attended the meeting, said she didn't come to hear "mea culpas about communications."
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She said her concerns about the screw-up were those of her constituents: the cost of the mistake to taxpayers, possible delays in the project that have snarled traffic and questions about the wisdom of using in-house designs versus outsourcing project designs.
To make sure the project suffers no more mistakes, Hammond said there will be independent review of all alignments, design procedures will be revised and construction teams will get a larger role in design and plan reviews.
Among new communication protocols statewide, Hammond said, will be reinforced performance goals for all senior managers and communicators. Bi-weekly alerts will be distributed to the Legislature and the public about project problems and web alerts will be published monthly.
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Dayton said the $164 million westbound project won't be delayed because part of the eastbound off ramp had to be torn up and redesigned. A $6.7 million contingency fund will cover the cost, he said.


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We feel privileged to share an inspirational journey in your child's learning with you. Together with our Local Academy Council and high calibre, dedicated staff team we look forward to a valued partnership with our Parents.
As with all new beginnings we feel a great sense of excitement, and pride as we start a new year and welcome new families who join us. Our close-knit community is valued for its ongoing support and involvement as we celebrate the children's many achievements together.
We believe that every child has the great potential of 'Much in Little' and hope every family welcomed through our doors upholds the Fundamental British Values and shares our vision to work together to 'Enable Successful Futures' for All.
We are vigilant to promote a safe culture and provide a caring ethos to ensure a happy, secure learning environment for our children. Our vision encourages and challenges all learners to achieve their potential through a broad, vibrant and meaningful curriculum.
As part of Staffordshire University Academy Trust we benefit from the wider opportunities of collaboration, training and development and as a National Support School we offer our expertise in high quality teaching and learning.
We are confident in our future success as a high performing Academy. Our outcomes in 2016 reflect our aspirations and meet our strong track record in both academic and sporting achievement. There is a strong and supportive partnership with clear communication between home and the academy with an active Parents' Association and established links to local schools, Universities, and the wider Perton community.
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On this week's Rule Breaker Investing podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner takes a break from his usual topics and generally upbeat outlook to dig into some things that just irk him. He thinks we'd all be better off retiring some phrases from our vocabularies, because they're linked to ideas we'd do well to dump as well.
In this segment, he addresses a pair of things that get him steamed: First is when he -- or anyone -- is called out for being "defensive" and he's going preemptively on the offense to explain why. Then, he jumps to our ideas about class in America. Ask a person making $24,000 a year and one earning $240,000 what class they're in, and both will likely give the same answer. What David wonders is: Can we stop pretending we're all middle class, and start addressing the poor and the rich, too?
A full transcript follows the video.
This video was recorded on Nov. 15, 2017.
David Gardner: Pet Peeve No. 3: I'm assuming this has happened to you dozens of times. It certainly has to me. And the first couple of dozen I kind of accepted at face value and tried to react to it. And then the next dozen or so it happened. I started questioning it and now I've come down in a new place. It's when somebody, usually in an argument, tells you, in some form, "Quit being defensive. You're being defensive. Quit being defensive."
Now what's hilarious about that line, to me, is that that is an attack itself. That is an assertion. That is immediately going on the offense whenever you call somebody out as defensive. In fact, probably the person who's saying, "quit being defensive" is the more defensive of the two people.
And as I've thought more about this, I think the best way that you or I can react [whenever we're accused of being defensive by somebody who is pursuing an offensive strategy] is say something like, "You're darn right I'm being defensive. If I were attacking you like you're attacking me, wouldn't you get defensive?"
I would suggest a higher ground is never to call somebody defensive in any context, especially in arguments because (a) if they are anyway, that doesn't help and (b) it's kind of hypocritical to put somebody rocking back on their heels by calling them defensive and put them in a catch-22 situation. Admittedly it might be a good strategy in a debate, but I don't think it's a great way to win arguments in real life. Enough with the whole being defensive thing.
Pet Peeve No. 4: Pet peeve No. 4. Now this one gets in a little bit thorny territory for some people, maybe especially Americans, because we like to think of ourselves, often, and I think it's part of our heritage, as kind of a classless society. After all, a lot of us fled other societies, especially Old World societies, where things were very stratified and regimented.
And part of the truth of the American dream, it's just as true today, is that you can come from nothing and really be running everything. And that's often very clear to investors, people like you and me, who see amazing people come from nothing and end up creating some of the great companies of our time. It's always going to be true. Think about Steve Jobs and look at his background if you're ever skeptical. I love that about our country.
But what I don't love is when we get into some of the class talk. Briefly I'm going to share, and probably through some foreign eyes, because sometimes the best way to see ourselves is to look through someone else's eyes who's not in your own country.
I was having a conversation with an Australian Fool last summer and I was saying, "I don't like it when people invoke the phrase "middle class" because often, if it's in public conversations, it's going to be making a political point. We're going to be talking about the middle class."
And the funny thing I said to this Australian Fool friend of mine is that I would love to see that actually defined. As much as we talk about the middle class, who is in the middle class? And one of the first things you can do is just ask somebody to define what they consider to be the middle class. "How do I know? What are the numerical parameters? How are we having this conversation right now? I realize whatever point you're making might be a political point, but who exactly are you talking about?"
So I said that to my Aussie friend and he said, "It's actually interesting." And I won't attempt my bad Aussie accent here. But my friend Claude, said, "You know what's really interesting? As much as we hear you all talk" -- this is more kind of last year, election time -- "as much as we hear you all talk about the middle class, if you're going to have a middle class, and talk about a middle class, you should also be talking about the other classes, too."
And Claude said, "I never really hear you talking about the lower class. I don't really hear much talk about the upper class. And if you're going to talk about the middle class so much in your country, you probably should acknowledge the existence of others and talk about them, too. They also matter."
I thought that was a pretty good point addressing one of my pet peeves, and maybe that speaks to you, as well. Thanks, Claude.
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Hello friends, I am back!
It was such a refreshing trip; the brisk seaside air, fun barbecue days outdoor and quiet nights in the villa were all exactly what I so needed.
Will be back soon with more photos! :)
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Welcome home, Shokoofeh! This photo is very lovely, from the shells to the bokeh background. The hues are so lovely.
Happy days, my friend.
P.S. My daughter just asked what your name means... She really likes your name. (I do too.)
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Good Will Trusting
Lately I've been feeling a little anxious. Things have been going really well for me and I keep worrying there's a catch. My new job at the web design firm seems like a perfect fit. Love A Child continues to send me work and there is promise of plenty of work to come. Life had been so hard for so long. My debt and my dreams towered over me – seemingly unconquerable. Now, for the first time in a very long time, I've regained some confidence. Though the hard years guard me from arrogance, I doubt myself less and less. But I'm uneasy. I don't deserve this and my natural inclination is to suspect it will be taken away.
I was sharing this with Kristin and she reminded me of Good Will Hunting. Toward the end of the film, Sean (Robin Williams) and Will (Matt Damon) are having their last therapy session in Sean's lower-level office. Sean is holding Will's record. He tells him, "You see this shit? It's not your fault."
Will says he knows.
Sean says, "No – you don't. It's not your fault." He steps closer.
Will backs up. "I know," he says.
"No. Listen to me, son. It's not your fault." Closer still.
"I know that."
"It's not your fault-"
Will fights back tears. "Don't fuck with me, Sean – not you."
"It's not your fault."
Will shoves him back. With trembling hands, he then buries his face in Sean's shoulder, sobbing.
Kristin pointed out that this is how we are with God. He steps toward us with with understanding and extends kindness. We (or at least I) say, "Don't fuck with me, God – not you." I shove him back – I distrust his goodness. I receive the good gift, but I wonder what's up his sleeve.
Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!
-Psalm 31:18-19
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that's right, it was his record…I thought he was saying "i love you"…
April 12, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Thanks for your post. Very honest and vulnerable. I always enjoy reading your blog. You are one of those people, where what you see is what you get. You don't pull punches or put on masks. Just Matt in the raw. I appreciate that about you.
April 17, 2006 at 8:55 am