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New BOB-CAT® XRZ Pro RS Zero-Turn Mower Touts Professional Performance at an Outstanding Value
New model joins BOB-CAT RS series, showcasing aggressive new design
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. (October 17, 2017) – BOB-CAT®, a leading manufacturer of commercial-quality turf mowers, introduced its new XRZ Pro RS zero turn mower at the 2018 GIE+EXPO in Louisville October 18-20. The new unit is loaded with commercial-grade features that lawn care professionals require, all at a value-driven price point.
Three models are available for the 2018 mowing season, featuring powerful Kawasaki® FX Series engines and a choice of 48", 52" or 61" mower decks. The BOB-CAT® TufDeck™ Pro 10-gauge fabricated, welded and reinforced steel mower deck includes the BOB-CAT® patented Double Wave™ baffle system for maximum vacuum and lift. Hydro-Gear ZT-3400 twin hydrostatic transaxles offer smooth performance and agility.
Commercial cutters will experience improved run times and productivity thanks to dual fuel tanks with a 9.5 gallon capacity and a forward speed of up to 10 mph. And they can comfortably work all day, thanks to a high-back fully mechanical suspension seat with armrests.
The new XRZ Pro RS also comes with an aggressive new look including black wheel rims, black belt covers and a darker seat. It is backed by an industry leading 6-year/1200 hour Mow With Confidence™ warranty1.
"The new BOB-CAT XRZ Pro RS is our latest professional grade mower built for the rigors of commercial mowing," says Ron Scheffler, product manager for BOB-CAT. "Based on 60 years of engineering and manufacturing expertise, this latest edition to our zero-turn mower line comes loaded with commercial-grade features. Importantly, it combines superior value with the toughness and reliability customers have come to expect from
About BOB-CAT®
BOB-CAT® is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty walk-behind, stand-on and zero-turn lawnmowers and accessories built for landscape professionals and residential customers. Manufactured in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, BOB-CAT® mowers have been proudly built by American hands for more than 40 years. To locate an authorized BOB-CAT® dealer, visit www.bobcatturf.com or call 866-469-1242.
About Schiller Grounds Care, Inc.
Schiller Grounds Care, Inc. designs and manufactures commercial and residential gardening and turf care equipment. Its product lineup includes zero-turn, stand-on and walk-behind mowers, multiuse tractors and attachments, sod cutters, tillers, aerators, lawn vacuums, turf overseeders, brush cutters and much more. Schiller Grounds Care products are sold under the BOB-CAT®, Classen®, Little Wonder®, Mantis®, RYAN® and Steiner® brand names.
Learn more about Schiller Grounds Care and its brands at www.schillergc.com.
1Visit the nearest BOB-CAT dealer for complete warranty details.
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One important thing that you must know about us INTJs; we fall in love with peoples' minds – your looks are just bonuses.
Now if you managed to win over an INTJs heart, then that must mean you are pretty damn special. After all, you do not see saddles on Unicorns.
One thing is for sure when you have our hearts; that our heart is now yours forever to keep. Please be gentle with our hearts, for we do not merely give it out because when we give our hearts, we give our mind to you too – we will give you our everything.
For imagery sake; imagine our heart is at the bottom of the ocean, inside a diamond encrusted clam, this clam is then inside a heavily padlocked chest, whereby a sea dragon guards this chest. On land, there is a 5ft female guardian (yes, not tall at all), covered in Armour and is highly trained in combat and all weaponry (whips, archery, sword, knife throwing, guns…oh, the Armour itself has arm blades too). I also forgot to mention that our guardians' companion is the sky dragon.
So congratulations on winning an INTJ over! Yes, we sound like a prize because our mind and heart are our prized possessions if you will.
"Do you know why I chose you? Why i love you? Because I see forever in you and in us".
Our love for you will be unconditional whereby all our senses and knowledge about you will be heightened. Like a dog, you will be our world; we want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye. We want to be the first person that you touch and the last person that you taste.
We will protect all of you just as much as you would protect us. We will be your everything (as said in previous blogs; we will be you best friend, your Councillor, Therapist, your rock etc) – that is unless something happens with the relationship whereby you lose our trust and respect; consequently, this could make us walk away and erase you from our lives (Read my blog post: INTJ – Erasing You). Yes, even though you are our everything, we are still pretty rational; rationality is our core, it is who we are. So we will not be blinded by love (everyone is different though).
Anyways, to sum up our love, "we will love you until a mute man tells a deaf man about his blind friend who say a man with no legs walk on water".
Even though investing our everything into you has a very overwhelming impact on our brain and heart (because we love very intensely) – the sad truth is that, you probably would never know just how deeply you impacted on us.
Until now.
So if we do not manage to make you feel like you are our most cherished person out of over 7 billion people; re-read this blog to gain clarity and stability that if we are with you, then you are so worth our love.
Geomeun Goyangi
***Please note that these blogs should NOT influence you to generalize that all INTJs, as a niche group, are all the same – because we are not; a lot of other factors shapes and individualizes a person.***


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Mucking with Golden Ratios
Working on developing the logo for the BE Manchester initiative I wanted to compensate for the simplicity of the mark by seeing if I could build everything on Golden Ratios. Everything from the padding to the font kerning was based on a ratio of some neighboring length.
Although I'm not convinced of the efficacy of such a technique it was fun to attempt and I'm happy with the flexibility and look of the final mark, be that through 'design' or blind luck.


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Vintage American 8460 Truck Crane Sold to International Group
Oct 16 2017
One of Bigge's oldest truck cranes, the American 8460 located in La Mirada, California, was recently sold to a crane operations company in Tijuana, Mexico. The truck crane was part of the Bigge fleet for over 25 years and had been part of many heavy lift and construction projects over time. The American 8460 was originally built in the mid-1970s and has proven to last through the years.
The customer inquired about a truck crane that had a conventional lattice boom since it was looking to expand its fleet with a quality used crane. Upon receipt of their quote, representatives from the purchasing company arrived in La Mirada, California, and carefully inspected the crane to assess its condition for use. The Bigge's sales representative said that "The sale of this crane was a collaboration amongst various branch personnel and that both the local operator and oiler went above their call of duty to make the necessary transport arrangements." The crane is on route be delivered to the border for receipt by the purchasing company and scheduled to begin work later this year.
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Ty bought this bike while we were living in our little rental house in Provo. He loved it. I loved it. We had so much fun on it.
We had to sell it before we headed out to anesthesia school.
It took me a while to figure out what I was doing in this picture. It was taken in the backyard of our Provo house. I was about 6 months pregnant with Max and I was showing off my pregnant belly. This is about how I look normally now.....Oh well.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Buttressed by improving bond prices and a stellar showing in the technology complex, U.S. stocks checked in with strong gains Wednesday, interrupting a three-day losing streak.
A Fed report on economic conditions had somewhat of a soothing effect on prices. The Beige Book report said wage growth was still subdued despite the shortage in labor markets. In addition, the Fed said it didn't see evidence of a broad rise in inflation, assuaging at least some concerns.
"Virtually all districts report widespread labor shortages, but most indicate the overall wage growth remains subdued," the Fed's Beige Book said. See full story.
The market came into Wednesday's session in extremely oversold conditions, fearing the direction of interest rates. The Beige Book provided a needed lift, according to Al Goldman, director of technical analysis at A.G. Edwards & Sons.
"Breadth improved. I'd give the market's action a good solid 'B'," Goldman added. He thinks the market can do better from here.
But some market watchers believe equities won't be able to make any meaningful headway until the hurdle of the Aug. 24 Federal Open Market Committee meeting is cleared, despite the fact a rate hike has already been fully discounted by the market.
"The market's on hold but that doesn't mean we won't get bounces in the meantime," said Richard Cripps, chief market strategist at Legg Mason.
Some in the market feel that sellers are lurking at every corner, ready to lighten up positions on any sign of strength.
"People have been using rallies to sell," remarked Jay Suskind, director of trading at Ryan Beck & Co. "Buyers are [quick to] back away."
One possible scenario for stocks in the next weeks is a slow grind lower, which would be demoralizing to investors and means the lows in the averages would be made after the FOMC meeting, Cripps said.
The most likely scenario, however, is the market's realization that inflation jitters are overdone and that bond yields won't likely go much higher from current levels, Cripps said.
With the bond market having entirely priced in another 25-basis-point tightening later in the month, all the bad news appears to have already been discounted. Thus, many believe that bond yields may be close to topping -- a big relief for stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.74% jumped 132.65 points, or 1.2 percent, to 10,787.80.
The Nasdaq Composite $compq advanced 74.87 points, or 3.0 percent, to 2,564.98. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, +1.09% put on 1.6 percent while the Russell 2000 Index RUT, +1.56% of small-capitalization stocks tacked on 1.3 percent.
Market breadth improved in afternoon dealings.
On the New York Stock Exchange, advancers led decliners by 18 to 12. On the Nasdaq Stock Market, winners bested losers by 23 to 16.
Volume on the Big Board stood at 604 million while 900 million shares changed hands on the Nasdaq.
Bryan Piskorowski, an analyst at Prudential Securities, said the market was in the natural process of recouping from oversold conditions. He defined the muscle-flexing in stocks Wednesday as more of a "dead-cat" bounce than a turnaround in psychology.
"We still need to get over the PPI and CPI humps," Piskorowski said. The producer price index is scheduled for release Friday while the consumer price index will be out next week.
A sign that at least some interest rate jitters are lifting came from the robust showing in the financials $nf .
The Internets surged on an afternoon bout of buying, after languishing in negative terrain for the brunt of the session. The Goldman Sachs Internet index $gin shot up 2.6 percent.
Among the 'Net bellwethers, Yahoo added 9/16 to 128 1/16 while America Online -- the volume leader on the Nasdaq with 25.3 million shares changing hands -- added 6 3/8 to 91 3/8.
On a Morgan Stanley conference call, AOL's Bob Pittman said the company's business has never been stronger. Pittman highlighted the company's ability to increase its subscriber base. The online behemoth added 5 million members over the past 12 months despite a price increase. See Net Stocks.
Cripps said he'll be closely monitoring financial stocks. "They need to show better breadth and relative strength," he said.
If breadth for the financials improves, he said, so will market confidence. Traders detect that the recent low trading volume in the financials may be a reflection of a bottoming in the sector.
Citigroup advanced 1 5/8 to 43 7/8, Chase Manhattan rose 2 5/8 to 76 15/16 while J.P. Morgan put on 4 3/4 to 126 11/16.
In merger news, Canada's Alcan AL, +0.71% France's Pechiney and Switzerland's Algroup said they had agreed to merge in a $9.2 billion deal aimed at dethroning Alcoa as the world's biggest aluminum company. The ADRs of Alcan added 3 1/16 to 36 11/16. See full story.
On its part, Alcoa AA, +0.25% made an unsolicited offer to buy Reynolds Metals RLM, +16.16% in a cash and stock transaction valued at $5.6 billion. Alcoa offered to swap half of Reynolds' shares for $65 a share. Alcoa offered to swap the remaining of Reynolds' shares for 0.9784 of an Alcoa share.
Shares of Alcoa rose 2 15/16 to 69 3/8 while Reynolds surged 9 3/8, or 17 percent, to 65 1/4.
Cisco Systems CSCO, +2.13% rose 4 3/16, or 7 percent, to 62 15/16, bolstering networking $nwx issues. The company said it earned 21 cents a share from operations in its fiscal fourth quarter, a cent more than the First Call forecast. A year ago, the company earned 16 cents. Revenues climbed 48 percent.
Shares of Lucent Technologies put on 2 1/4 to 63 7/8 while Sun Microsystems added 3 11/16 to 71 11/16.
In the technology $msh sector, computer $gha and semicondutor ($SOX) SOX, +0.53% shares ended deep in the black.
Among the PC makers, Dell added 1 13/16 to 42 1/4; Compaq inched up 11/16 to 22 15/16; IBM rose 3 15/16 to 123 1/4; and Apple tacked on 4 5/16 to 59 11/16.
In the semiconductor arena, Intel rose 4 1/4 to 76, Texas Instruments piled on 7 3/4 to 146 1/4 and National Semiconductor surged 3 31/16, or 13 percent, to 27 9/16.
The oil patch $oix , meanwhile, recovered, erasing losses suffered out of the chute.
In specific issues, Abercrombie & Fitch ANF, -0.43% rose 3/8 to 37 7/8. The company trampled the First Call expectation by 3 cents when it reported second-quarter net of 17 cents a share. The trendy apparel retailer earned a dime in the year-ago quarter.
WinStar Communications wcii fell 1 3/16 to 44 13/16. The telecommunications company announced a narrower-than-expected per-share net loss of $3.53 per share in the second quarter compared to a net loss of $2.77 per share in the same quarter a year ago.
Shares of 24/7 Media tfsm soared 3 7/8 to 26 3/4. The Internet advertising company registered a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss of 26 cents a share compared to a net loss of 42 cents in the year-ago quarter. First Call had projected a loss of 36 cents per share. Revenue jumped 50 percent to $17.2 million year-to-year, buttressed by growth in the number of ad impressions.
On the IPO front, shares of Red Hat rhat nearly quadrupled on their first day of trading. The leading maker of Linux-based software sold 6 million shares at $14 -- the upper end of its pricing range. Shares opened at 46 and ended at 52 1/16, up 6 1/16. See IPO Report.
Shares of Blockbuster BBI, +4.00% ended flat at 15. The home-video behemoth priced its 31 million-share offering at $15 a share late Tuesday, below the anticipated range of $16 to $18.
Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble PG, +0.02% said it's buying privately-held Iams for $2.3 billion -- dubbed a "global leader in premium pet nutrition" with brands Eukanuba and Iams sold in 77 countries. Shares of Procter & Gamble fell 1/2 to 93 1/4.
In the Treasury issues rose, led by the belly of the curve. The 5- and 10-year sectors, in fact, traded higher on relief that the Treasury auctions were successfully digested.
The second leg of the refunding auctions went off without a glitch, as $12.0 billion 10-year notes were met with a warm reception. The offering was awarded at a yield of 6.085 percent with a healthy bid-to-cover ratio of 2.07. The latter measures demand. The notes sported a 6 percent coupon.
Earlier in the session, short-term issues had outperformed on mild safe-haven buying, which were ignited in overseas dealings following news late Tuesday that Missouri regulators put General American Life Insurance under supervision following the company's announcement that it was unable to meet customer redemption requests totaling $6.8 billion. The redemptions were apparently sparked by rating downgrades of insurance company from Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's this week.
Dealers said the market was witnessing a mild bounce back from its grossly oversold conditions. Still, buyers aren't looking to be heroes ahead of key economic data scheduled for release Thursday and Friday.
The refunding auctions will conclude Thursday with the sale of $10.0 billion in 30-year bonds -- the last sale of long bonds for the year as the November auction was eliminated by the Treasury last week.
The 30-year Treasury added 1/32, to yield TYX, -0.33% 6.209 percent.
Looking ahead, the retail sales report for July will be out Thursday. A survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.com predicts a 0.4 percent rise both in the overall index and at the core -- which excludes autos. In addition, the weekly jobless claims data and the import and export price indexes will be unsealed.
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Johnny Depp's City of Lies pulled from release schedule
Johnny Depp's upcoming movie 'City of Lies' has been pulled from the release schedule a month before it was set to hit the big screen.
The film - a drama focused on the investigation of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur's murders - was slated to be released next month, but it's future appears uncertain.
As reported by Variety, a spokesman for Global Road Entertainment confirmed that the film is now undated and will not be hitting its planned September 7 unveiling.
The latest update comes after the 55-year-old actor was sued for allegedly assaulting crew member Gregg 'Rocky' Brooks, who accused Depp of "maliciously and forcefully" punching him twice in his ribs before saying he'd pay the location manager $100,000 to "punch [him] in the face" in April 2017.
He claimed he suffered "physical pain and emotional and psychological injury" as a result, and in his legal documents, the crew member slammed the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star over his conduct, alleging he "was intentional and malicious and done for the purpose of causing plaintiff to suffer humiliation".
And he claimed Johnny's "intoxication and temper created a hostile, abusive and unsafe work environment," which eventually resulted in him being assaulted by Johnny during filming of the crime thriller.
Gregg claimed he was eventually fired from the movie when he refused to sign a release waiving his right to sue over the incident.
His attorney, Arbella Azizian, said in a statement: "My client wants to make sure Mr. Depp is held accountable for his conduct on set so that, in the future, others will not be put in the same situation."
When reports of an alleged altercation were first raised earlier this year, director Brad Furman defended Johnny and praised the actor as a "consummate professional".
He said in a statement: "Johnny Depp is a consummate professional, great collaborator and a supporter of other artists.
"He always treats the crew and people around him with the utmost respect.
"Movies can be stressful, and nonevents often become exaggerated. We all love stories -- there isn't one here."


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They put up a website, photovine.com, with a graphic and the slogan "Plant a photo, watch it grow." The image looks like an iPhone (rather than an Android device), with a social photo-sharing app up on the screen. As of this morning, the mysterious splash screen offers only two links, one vaguely detailing the privacy policy of the application and the other -- called "support" -- leading to a similarly sparse section describing how the device works. That section was followed by a couple of frequently asked questions, which have since been removed. Here's what one of them said:
How does Photovine work?So Photovine seems to be more of an open network to meet new people rather than a site used to share pictures with people you already know.
In Photovine, vines connect you with people through the ideas and themes expressed in your photos.
A vine is like a constantly growing family of photos connected through a common caption created by you, your friends, and people all over the world.
Some examples of vines could be: "What Weekends Are Made Of", "Secret Stuffed Animal", "Party People", or, "Love of My Life".
As people add photos to vines, they tell their own stories about the moments, images, and ideas that define our lives in a way that's social, creative, and fun.
Start a vine by taking a photo and creating a new caption, or add to an existing vine. Other people will see your vine and join in by adding their own photo, showing their own take on the caption.
However, readers may hit a red flag when reading through the support page. "As a rule of thumb, if you wouldn't want your family to see it, you probably shouldn't post it…[The] Photovine community is uber public. Anyone can see your photos, even if they're not following you. Being able to find like-minded strangers and make new friends is part of what makes Photovine so fun and unique."
In other words, your "Secret Stuffed Animal" won't be so secret anymore once you add it to the "vine."
There's much speculation regarding whether Photovine has anything to do with the emergence of Google's social networking site Google+. So far it seems to be a separate application, yet they'll both have at least one feature in common after July 31, when Google+ will make all of its profiles public. (Private profiles will be deleted at the end of this month.)
We'll have to see if users will be willing to sacrifice privacy to become a part of Google's new social networking scene. Considering the frantic scramble for Google + invites, and the hype over Photovine, my guess is they will.
Also see: Meet the HR Investigators Who Can Legally Check Out Your Seven Years on Facebook, Twitter and the Web and Google+ Fastest Growing Social Media Site Ever


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| The SPMG (Special Purpose Machine Gun) is a lightweight medium machine gun, which greatly benefits from modern materials. It is designed to fill the gap between 7.62 mm and .50 machine guns. The SPMG uses.338 Norma Magnum bullet. The effective range of the machine gun is 1500 m, and thanks to advanced technology, it has low recoil.
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The SPMG is a .338 general-purpose machine gun used by NATO forces in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Marksmen DLC.
The SPMG is a gas operated, long-stroke piston operated medium machine gun that is chambered to fire the .338 Norma Magnum round.
It feeds from 130 round belts stored in cloth pouches, and can achieve a fire rate of up to 500 rounds per minute, with a muzzle velocity of 807 m/s. The SPMG can be fitted with accessories on its top, side, and underbarrel rails, and can mount attachments onto its muzzle.
The SPMG's recoil can be easily managed, and is relatively light for a full-size MMG while being very accurate at all ranges. In fact, the SPMG's .338 round provides the operator with an MMG that has accuracy on par with marksman rifles like the Cyrus and the MAR-10. When paired with sniper optics like the AMS, the effective range of the SPMG can essentially extend out to an impressive distance of up to 2,000 metres.
Notably, the SPMG's .338 round is also highly effective at penetrating through thick walls. Steel and corrugated iron alike offer no resistance, and even moderately-thick stone/brick walls are unable to stop the SPMG from punching through. It can clear drivers and occupants out of MRAPs without damaging the vehicle, other than potentially causing damage to its tires and turret.
However, the SPMG's primary drawback is its somewhat underwhelming rate of fire. Unlike its CSAT counterpart, the SPMG is unable to lay down fire as quickly due to its lower fire rate of just 500 RPM, whereas the Navid is capable of reaching anywhere from 705 up to a maximum of 1,500 RPM (on burst mode).
- Black: Chrome black paint scheme.
- Camo: Spraypaint scheme designed to mimic NATO's MTP uniform camouflage.
- Sand: Standard desert sand/flat dark earth paint scheme. Used by Mediterranean NATO forces.
- The SPMG is based on the real-life "Lightweight Medium Machine Gun" designed by the General Dynamics Corporation.
- The real LWMMG is a prototype medium machine gun that is being designed to replace its heavier predecessor, the "M240" GPMG that is currently being used by all branches of the U.S. military.
- Armed variants of the Prowler LSV are fitted with a forward-facing SPMG that can be used by the commander. It is also only used by both models of the Rhino MGS as a coaxial MG, though oddly enough, neither the Slammer family of MBTs nor the Marshall IFV use it as a coaxial weapon.
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Weapons of comparable role and configuration
|NATO - Armory (ArmA 3)
|4-five .45 • P07 9 mm
|Submachine guns
|Vermin .45
|Assault rifles
|MX series (MX, MX 3GL, MXC) • SPAR-16 series (SPAR-16, SPAR-16 GL)
|Designated marksman rifles
|Mk-I EMR 7.62 mm • MAR-10 .338 • MXM 6.5 mm • SPAR-17 7.62 mm
|Sniper rifles
|Squad automatic weapons
|MX SW 6.5 mm • SPAR-16S 5.56 mm
|MAAWS Mk4 Mod 1 • PCML • Titan MPRL • Titan MPRL Compact
|Mk6 Mortar • Mk30 • Mk32 • Remote Designator • Static Titan Launcher (AA, AT)
|(Parenthesis) denote variants. | Marksmen DLC | Apex DLC | Tanks DLC


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Month: August 2016
4 Key Renovations That Will Increase the Value of Your Hotel
When it comes to hotel renovations, the term can be fairly vague at times. For our purposes we will be discussing major capital renovations. Meaning renovations that will increase the life of your asset.
Typically the purpose of a renovation is to strengthen, add or improve revenue streams, which can and will happen when the life of your asset is increased.
When it's all said and done, we are always striving to increase the value of our hotels, and renovations are an excellent way to do so.
How often should your hotel be renovated? There is no perfect equation that will help you determine that, but keep in mind the fierce competition in the industry as well as constantly changing trends and technological advancements.
Of course, any renovation desired needs to bring a substantial return on the investment for it to be worth it, so as we suggest some renovations that may increase the value of your hotel, be sure to meet with your financial team to discuss what is realistic for your asset.
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What is the key to a hotel's success? Excellent hotel management.
The location, decor and luxury level of a property are factors in success, for example, but surprisingly they aren't the decisive factors.
Not everyone can afford a perfectly located, luxury hotel. Not all guests pay strict attention to the decor and design of a hotel.
But everyone pays attention to how smooth and welcoming their experience was. Everybody remembers how they were treated. People won't forget the general feel of a hotel.
Those are all aspects of hotel management.
There is no singular way to define great hotel management, but it is known that excellent hotel management is the key to any hotel's success, no matter the size or scope of the property.
What are some examples of great hotel management? What should you be looking for, asking for, when it comes time to choose a hotel management company?
Here are a few points to help you answer those questions:
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A Web-based Database and Training for Hong Kong Flora and Vegetation
Field Trip to Victoria Peak for Bryophytes and Lichens
1 Introduction
Victoria Peak is the tallest peak on Hong Kong Island, reaching 554 m above sea level. It has been well protected from fire and cutting in the last few decades. A fair collection of herbs and small trees are found there, and are maintained by the underground water and morning fog.
Since the Peak can be easily reached by bus or tram, teachers are likely to bring their students to this site for picnic and outing. This exercise is part of the series to get teachers acquainted with the plants on Victoria Peak. It aims to (a) provide a general background on the biology, importance and adaptations of bryophytes and lichens; and (b) supply a simple and quick approach to identify major groups and common species of bryophytes and lichens on the Peak.
Bryophytes, comprising mosses (啮摸), liverworts (璦摸) and hornworts (à璦摸), are a group of small, green land plants characterized by (a) the absence of vascular tissues and by (b) the unique life history having a dominant gametophyte generation (皌砰), which produces the sex organs (antheridia and archegonia) and gametes (sperms and eggs). The sporophytes (蘒砰), which produce spores, cannot live alone and is essentially dependant on the gametophyte for water and nutrients.
Bryophytes are the second largest group of land plants, followed angiosperms, with about 15,000 species worldwide. They can be found in most terrestrial and some fresh water habitats except marine environment. They are usually a few millimeters to several centimeters in height, rendering them inconspicuous and easily overlooked. They are normally associated with moist and shaded environment, but a few species can tolerate a wide range of harsh environments, e.g. alpine regions, deserts, and the Antarctic.
Bryophytes play an important role as pioneering plants in occupying primary habitats as well as secondary habitats after disturbance. They serve as homes for many invertebrates, and are often found as construction material in bird nests. Horticulturalists and landscape architects have found them invaluable, particularly the use of peat moss and in the construction of moss gardens and miniature gardens. A few species are used in herbal medicine. Johnson and Johnson has marketed a womenˇs diaper made with dried peat moss. Bryophytes have also been used as air pollution indicators and as model system for research.
Lichens prefer sunny and dry habitats, quite different from bryophytes which favor moist and shaded environments.
1.5 Main groups of bryophytes
1.6 Terms
Acuminate (亥) ------ tapering to a long narrow point
Axillary hyaline nodule (蹬硓竊) ------ semispherical body formed by colorless cells in leaf axils
Crustose (催) ------ indicated lichens which form crusts that are so tightly attached to the rocks, trees, sidewalks, or soils they grow on that they can't be removed without damaging the substrate.
Dichotomous(猍) ------ regularly dividing into two roughly equal branches or parts
Distichous (ㄢ) ------ arranged in two rows or ranks on opposite sides of stem
Foliose (腑) ------ indicated lichens which are somewhat leaf-like, and they are relatively loosely attached to their substrates which they can be removed without damaging the substrate
Fruticose (狵) ------ indicated lichens which they are usually round in cross section, and are branched frequently. They can be like little shrubs growing upward, or they can hang down in long strands.
Leafy (掺腑砰) ------ plants made up of regularly arranged leaves and stems.
Mucronate (祏) ------ ending abruptly in a short point
Radial (跨甮)------ arranged symmetrically in three or more rows around a central axis.
Subulate (苝) ------ shaped like an awl
Thallose (腑砰) ------ plants made up of flat or sheet of tissue, with no differentiation of stems and leaves.
Undulate (猧) ------ wavy
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The appointment ceremony of oversea high-level talent was held in Daping Hospital
The appointment ceremony of oversea high-level talent was held in Daping Hospital on 23rd April 2012. Tan Jun, the professor of Psychiatry Department and Alzheimer's disease Centre at University of South Florida, was appointed as the honorary president and academic consultant of the Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital and Department of Neurology. President of Daping Hospital Zhou Lin, Political Commissar Zeng Wei, Dean of Science, Education and Medical care Department Cheng Xiaobin, vice director of Political Department Liu Dong, director of Science Research Division Li Yong, Dean of Neurology Department Zhou Huadong and his main staff attended the ceremony, which was presided over by Mr. Zhou Lin.
In the ceremony, Mr. Cheng Xiaobin gave an brief introduction of Professor Tan Jun. Mr. Zhou Lin and Mr. Zeng Wei awarded the letter of appointment to Professor Tan, and they signed the agreement. Mr. Zeng Wei brought up three opinions on behalf of the Party committee. Firstly, he requested the hospital to highly value the task of attracting oversea high-level talents. Secondly, he suggested we should spare no efforts to provide a good platform to the overseas. At last, he demanded we should provide Professor Tan with good service and support.
Professor Tan Jun received MS at Fudan University in 1989 and PhD in 1992, as well as postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan in 1998. He became Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Uiversity of South Florida (USF) and Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2007. His research interest is on the Alzheimer's disease. He is the author of 110 original scientific papers in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Medicine, Nature Commutations, EMBO J and PNAS. He is the recipient of multiple grants from the NIH totaling $10 M. In 2007, he was named the Robert A. SilverEndowed Chair in Developmental Neurobiology.
According to the consensus achieved by both sides, Professor Tan will give academic instructions and supports regarding personnel training, grant application, paper publication, achievement application, academic ideas exchanging at regular intervals, which will consequently improve the research of the prevention and treatment for Alzheimer's disease and the academic standing of the Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital. The successful recruitment of Professor Tan Jun is the first step Daping Hospital takes to attract the oversea high-level talents, and this will profoundly influence talents recruitment in the future.
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|Tour de France An outstandig photo-site on french railways, by Christian Wenger (only few words, german / french)
|Railway photographs from Denmark a very interesting page by Keld H. Mikkelsen (danish)
|Grand Italia - a Railway ride through Italy impressive photographs by Christian Wenger (only few words, german)
|Excellent site on railways in Alsace and, pictures of Strasbourg's new tramway line B which has been opened on September 2nd, 2000, by Jean Buchmann
|The European Railway Server A huge Database at probably all the european railways (english)
|Dining the tramway style Who's near Dresden, the capital of Saxonia, should make a visit to the Hotel and Restaurant "Linie 6" - dining the tramway style (german)
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Two weeks ago, Ohio State was barely above .500, and the NCAA tournament was far from the Buckeyes' minds.
Now they're on a roll, two victories from an improbable spot in the field.
Led by a gritty defense and Sean Connolly's strong shooting, Ohio State stunned No. 18 Wisconsin, 58-50, Friday in the Big Ten tournament at Chicago. The eighth-seeded Buckeyes (16-13), winners of three of their last four games, face fifth-seeded Michigan State today in a semifinal.
Connolly finished with 21 points and Brent Darby, who had 16 points and six assists, made four free throws in the final 39 seconds to secure the victory.
Ohio State held Wisconsin (22-7) to 34% field-goal shooting. The Badgers also had 11 turnovers, including two costly ones in the final 45 seconds.


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These were gifts for a friend of mine, Melissa. She is expecting her first baby, little Briley, in June. This is a little onesie with 3 different appliques. They have Velcro on the backs so you can change them as often as you like.(Mel loves bumble bees, hence the play on words)
This onesie is my favorite, its called a ruffle bum. The fabric is made to fray in the wash. The more you wash it, the more "ruffly" the bum will get.Then of course, I had to make her a pettiskirt for newborn pictures. (those are super hard and time consuming!!!) but definitely worth the effort...And last but not least an initial blanket. It just happens to match her baby bedding...
This is an initial blanket and a couple of onesies I made for my cousin's Sister-in-Law. She is also having a new baby, Cohen.
There was also my Easter brunch, which I blogged about in March. I made all of the food, and it was great. Everyone especially loved the ham and potato bake. I will definitely use that recipe again. These were the favors I made for everyone to take home. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the buffet before it was demolished. Oh well... Maybe next time.


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Here is some more newness that has been proving popular at recent fairs...
Lightweight, comfortable, satin covered headbands. Some brides have told me they are afraid of the metal headbands, mainly haunted by bad memories of headaches and sore spots from wearing them at school!
I have to say, I wore a metal headband all day for my own wedding and didn't have a problem but I understand the frustrations of those that do. These headbands would work for brides or bridesmaids and are embellished with beads and diamantes, giving them a 'grown up' whimsical look.
Anyone would think I've just completed a computer studies course as the Tattered Rose online empire is ever growing recently! I haven't, I've just had a lot of time with my laptop, a lot of photographing, editing, uploading, writing descriptions, researching ............etc, etc!
So you can now view (nearly all) of the collection on the fabulous site that is Etsy. If you're not familiar with this site, check it out HERE and here's a quick introduction (taken from the site)....
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Burberry Holiday '14: Winter Glow
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Bobbi Brown Spring '14: Nectar & Nude
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MBA is considered to be equivalent of Manager in many cases. Most of the people believe that if you are an MBA you are sure to be a successful manager. Well, fact alert, one may not be a successful manager just by doing MBA.
The biggest tragedy with Indian students is the time that they decide what career they want to pursue. In most of the cases while completing graduation or after completing graduation students take random decision on pursuing post graduation in particular field, MBA being one of them. The main reason being it guarantees job (well in most of the cases if we be optimistic). But the question here is has the right decision being taken? Was MBA the wise choice?
The best way to choose a wise career is to think from all perspectives and weigh all options. Simply doing a post graduation course in business is surely not going to make one a successful and happy manager. Let's check out top 5 reasons why all MBAs are not successful managers.
- Area of Interest – In many of the cases what field one has selected can be the deciding boat. Have you always wanted to be a marketer and ended up taking a finance job? Well then in that case how you will be able to give your 100%.
First of all the question should be do I really want to do MBA? Because in many cases a person starts his/her career with designations such as executive, associate, trainee etc. If one dreams to be a manager from start of his/her career or he/she is just doing MBA to be a manager then this can be a spoiler. A manager is the one who looks after getting in line all the resources and processes and generate results. This is a skill which mostly comes with experience. Being a manager is not easy. So if one goes for MBA just by thinking to be a manager from start this may not work out. Just by receiving a post graduation in MBA will not help you acquire the soft skills which are required to be a successful manager.
First find out a strong reason to do MBA and then explore the functional area where your interest lies and then work hard!
- Let me just avoid it for few more days – If one lacks the sense of responsibility, he/she cannot be a successful manager for sure. To be a manager one needs to be pro active and always alert to what's going around. If one is disciplined and organized then that's definitely add on.
Tendency of avoiding completion of work on time can be a really big spoiler for further success. A manager is practically managing the functions of the particular department. If his/her work doesn't complete on time then this may affect the results and revenues.
Key to being a successful manager is to be proactive and being responsible towards the job assigned.
- Demotivation – This is a scientific fact. A person cannot give his/her best effort if he/she has been demotivated for so long. Of course there are people who are self driven but in most of the cases, if a person is demotivated he/she feels negativity because of it. Whenever you will start with your job life you are going to serve under a boss. If you are lucky you will find a good boss but if you are luckier you will find a strict boss who will help you learn many corporate lessons.
The key to fight demotivation is constant belief in your skills. There may be few moments where you would simply want to give up and that is the time when you will have to fight against all odds. Demotivation can make you want to give up on your dreams. Fight hard and come out shining.
- Lack of People skills – This is also one main reason why one cannot become a good manager. If you do not enjoy company of people, you don't know how to get the work done, you don't know how to motivate your team, you cannot become a successful manager at-least not in the eyes of your team. In short you may be doing a wrong job as well. Management has always been about management of resources and one must know how to optimize the efficiency of a human being. One should learn how to treat people well and motivate them continuously to give their best efforts. People skills are one of the best qualities a manager can have. Leveraging this quality will help you become a more successful manager.
- Team Benefits first – Goal setting is very important aspect of management. A successful manager always knows what are the goals of his/her team as a whole. Everyone comes in a particular company for some reason, but to be successful one will have to keep personal goals aside and lead his/her team from the front to meet team goals.
Sometimes people fail to understand that when his/her team will meet success, personal goals will automatically be met. Instead of focusing on self targets, the team should be motivated to meet success factors.
Key Takeaway – Management is objective. It is highly subjective in nature. You can never be perfect but you can always try hard to become more and more successful. Each day, every day.
You may never come across a set or defined reason why you could not become a successful manager. Sometimes reason can be subjective. One employee may give one reason; another will give a totally different reason you for finding you an unsuccessful manager. Not to forget success is a state of mind. It is also subjective for different people. For one being unsuccessful manager can mean less promotions/incentives, for one it can be lack of recognition, for one it can be something else. If you want to become highly successful manager one thing is for sure, you will have to chart out the map of all your activities in such a way that each one leads you towards your goals. To become a successful manager you will have to continuously learn from your mistakes and never repeat them again.
Contributed by Leena Sonparate ( Class of 2013, IBS MUMBAI )
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- Falai Panetteria
79 Clinton St., 212-777-8956
Now that he's opened his new bakery-café, Iacopo Falai, owner of the eponymous Italian restaurant up the street, has been exposed as the onetime Le Cirque pastry chef he is. It's a smart move for a destination restaurateur to placate the neighborhood with fresh-baked bread, delicious rustic loaves like the signature black cabbage and the sweetly pungent onion-fennel. We're most enthused about the focaccia, a variety that's hit a bit of a slump lately as misguided pizzerias and midwestern chains pumped out fat, flabby squares festooned with all manner of cockamamy toppings. Iacopo redeems the classically dimpled flat bread by keeping it relatively thin and satisfyingly crunchy, embellished with nothing more than a dash of sea salt and drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, delicious the day of purchase and even better heated briefly in the oven.
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From the 2006 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine
So what exactly does best mean in a city with thousands of pizza joints, hundreds of celebrity masseuses, and museum-worthy concept shops on every corner? Well, in the case of this, our annual Best of New York roundup, there's a heavy emphasis on what's new or what has somehow remained virtually unheard of (until now, of course).


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Finally summer break, after all.
2017年 08月 27日
For now I am enjoying my spare time.
Of course I have planned to travel in Japan a little. I am looking forward to go for a few days to Niseko that is said to be a really nice travel destination with great scenery. Start of September I also was invited to visit a friend in Chiba, but up till now my break was more relaxation than eventful. Therefore what have I done with my moderate leisure time so far?
Near to my apartment there is a small café/bar. Because I have a test after the break I currently learn a lot Japanese. But writing grammar exercises and Kanji for hours just is neither the most satisfying task nor the most helpful for actually using or speaking a language. For this I started going to this shop to talk to the owner and other customers. In such a casual setting, sitting together with native speakers, it feels comfortable to experiment with speaking and not being afraid of making mistakes. Already I feel how my speaking has improved.
Another thing I have been doing a lot is reading. Gladly I have rediscovered my capabilities. As a kid I used to read a lot and even the bigger books didn't last long. Over the years I always felt that I had lost the ability to read as curiously and passionately as before. Recently even shorter books took a longer time than I was used to. Over the last two weeks I already read two fairly long books and still going with the next. With his great writing style and amazing world-building I developed a love for the books of China Miéville. The first I read was a historical narrative of the Russian Revolution 1917. In an interesting mixture of compelling writing and proper research it gives not only great insight into many aspects of this significant historical event but also makes for an entertaining reading. The author is quite renowned especially for his works in Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
The Bas-Lag book series, I started reading after that, consists of the titles "Perdido Street Station", "The Scar" and "Iron Council". It is hard to put the trilogy into a genre but it definitely is fiction. The press has called him an author of the "New Weird" which fits very well in my opinion.
"Perdido Street Station", the first of the series, tells a mysterious story revolving around a quirky scientist and his group of friends that face unforeseen troubles. It is impressive, how in these books, a complex society is created with so many minutely described details. I am looking forward to see the other stories unfold now that I have finished "Perdido Street Station".
So much for my summer break so far. In my next blog I hope to be able to report about my travels to you.
Jan (Germany)
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text: I had the opportunity to take some glamor head shots for a co-worker of mine. I worried whether I'd be able to capture both the sass and the intensity she brings to the table. We tried two different locations, with two totally different feels. Her dog Potter came along for one of them. And I think what we captured beautifully showcases who she is.


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WITH most of the world's leaders pinning their hopes on Angela Merkel to save the world at the G20 Summit in Hamburg last weekend, it's fitting that the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra has picked a German-heavy program for its upcoming concerts.
And particularly fitting is that the big focus will be on Bruch's Violin Concerto 1, starting as it does with a romantic first movement and finishing with a rollicking march-like finale—a bit like the German chancellor's performance.
The piece will feature violinist Emily Leung, who performed with the orchestra two years ago but has since been sizzling up international ranks courtesy of a trip to Indiana University, where she's been working with Mauricio Fuks.
Leung is the university's first overseas student in its 197-year history to be named as a Wells Scholar.
Conductor Christopher van Tuinen recalls the FCO's first look at Leung fondly.
"For those concerts two years ago we performed Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and it was apparent then that we have here a musician of rare talent and sophistication," says van Tuinen.
The concert will start with Beethoven's Leonore 1 Overture, which was actually written third and is a testament to the composer's drive to keep reviewing his work in the search for perfection.
The most ambitious piece of the night will be the finale, Mendelssohn's Third Symphony, known as the Scottish.
"Inspired by a walking tour of Scotland in 1829, Mendelssohn began work on the symphony only to put it aside until its completion in 1842," says van Tuinen.
"While there are clearly musical references to Scotland in the work, it's a mistake to focus on these over its other elements.
"Most notably was his intention that the movements be played with none or only a small break between them, linking the themes in the ear so the audience hears more clearly their connection. Justifiably recognised as a masterpiece, the symphony affirmed Medelssohn as one of the great German romantics before his untimely death in 1847 at the age of 38," says van Tuinen.
The concerts will be held at the Perth Town Hall on Saturday July 22 at 3pm, and the Fremantle Town Hall on Sunday July 23 at 3pm. Tix at the door (or via Ticketek) $40 adults, $35 concession, under-18s $20.
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BRANDON SKEIE, "So Bad" ( EDWYNN △ TIKAL & Spirix remix)
Often I get introduced to songs that are great with or without remixes and "So Bad" by 22 year old Washington native Brandon Skeie is just that. What a voice! So crisp, clear, and easily recognizable!
His stellar original gets two helping hands into the dance remix world courtesy of a couple of talented teens, EDWYNN △ TIKAL from Sweden, and Spirix from L.A. It's kind of a wild future bass sound for what is essentially a pretty straight forward song. But these remixers do not overtake the original with effects, they simply enhance it. Brandon's soaring high octave is the star and the bass drop that immediately follows sticks like glue till you get to hear it again later in the song. You cannot go wrong with either version but this remix will get the ears of club goers and new fans for Brandon as well.


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text: Russian media: 225 will enable the PLA tanks and planes can carry a tiger with wings added Sohu – Military channel information: on November 29, 2013, the world's largest cargo security – 225 landed at Shijiazhuang airport. Reference News Network reported on September 16th: Russian media said the United States, "We are the Mighty website" the author said that Chinese and Ukraine recently signed the world's largest transport safety production -225 "dream" (Mriya) agreement will compensate for the lack of China people's Liberation Army in terms of logistics, also will bring huge benefits to exist in Chinese area. According to the Russian satellite news network reported on September 12th, August 30th, Ukraine national Antonov aircraft manufacturing enterprise group and China airspace industry (AICC) signed a joint production of the world's largest transport safety -225 "dream" agreement. U.S. media said that the production agreement will improve the PLA in the transport of soldiers and heavy materials rely heavily on Railway logistics. Designed by Kilph Antonov, the -225 is still the world's largest transport aircraft. Its cargo load can reach 250 tons, a voyage of more than 14 thousand km. The website quoted Peter, a commentator for the popular science magazine, as saying: "China will have huge transport planes, not even the United States." ". The aircraft can carry helicopters, tanks, artillery and other aircraft." Reported that the improvement of military transport of goods, will give China in the South China Sea and other regions to bring great benefits. The website pointed out that the aircraft can also be used for peaceful purposes, including "The Belt and Road" under the framework of the infrastructure project. Ukraine and China -225 project cooperation agreement, the first phase of the construction of modernization in the second aircraft Antonov factory Ann -225 "dream" aircraft and provided to AICC second stages according to the company's license an Antonov -225 aircraft in China joint series production.相关的主题文章:


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Monthly Archives: June 2015
As we grow to adulthood, our life experiences shape the people we become, and one of the biggest life experiences we have is the relationship with our parents. Whether we realize it or not, we are commonly more like one parent than the other, and we can relate to one parent easier than the other. It doesn't mean that we love one more than the other, just that we have more in common with one than with the other. That doesn't even determine how well we get along with that parent that we are most alike. Some people can be exactly like on parent, and yet they fight with that parent quite a bit, or sometimes they just get along perfectly with that parent that they are most alike. My sisters and I got along very well with our parents, but as kids, we all had our moments…or was it years. My parents might say it was years. Nevertheless, I can tell you which of us was more like Mom and which of us was more like Dad.
Talking to my niece, Lacey Stevens, I find that my sister, Alena Stevens was a lot like our mom, is a way that had really never occurred to me before. Lacey tells me that her mom, reminds her a lot of her grandma, my mom, Collene Spencer, as she gets older. Our mom has always been a rock collector. It was something her dad, my grandpa, George Byer loved to do, and something he instilled in his kids by taking them on many rock hunting trips. Mom continued to look for pretty rocks for the rest of her life. I'm not sure why it surprised me to find out that Alena loves to find pretty rocks too. She has a prized collection of the rocks she has found, and she wants to keep them all. Mom was that way. She had a rock garden, and if one of the rocks was moved, she knew it. Each rock had its proper place. If one of the grandchildren took one of the rocks to play with, Mom knew it. I don't know if Alena is that way too, but I suspect that she is, because a true rock collector knows her collection, and where each on belongs in the display.
Another way that Alena is like our mom…one that Lacey finds funny, is that Alena is always getting on her kids about coming over to visit more often. I think that is a trait all my sisters and I have in common with our parents. Our families are very important to us, and we will tell them to come by more often and call more often…basically keep in touch with us better. We didn't have kids so they could go off and we never hear from them. So while Lacey finds that funny, I find it very normal, as I'm sure my sister, Alena does. Today is Alena's birthday. Happy birthday Alena!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
James, it is so hard to believe that yet another of my grand nephews is graduating. It still seems like you should be just a little boy. I know that is crazy, because you and Caalab are the same age, and you are ten days older in fact. The years have flown by so quickly. I remember the day you were born, and every milestone in between that day and graduation. Now you are a man, and we couldn't be more proud of the man you have become. You are a quiet man much of the time, but the little kids all love being around you so much. Watching you yesterday with Aleesia, and all the fun she was having climbing all over you, and then Raelynn and Audrianna coming in and making a beeline for you. It is so obvious that they all just love you so much.
While our minds are able to clearly see all the years that have gone by, and what a cute little boy you were, we find ourselves struggling with the fact that the little boy you were is gone forever now…and in his place is a tall young man, who is ready for the world and the next step in his journey in life. Whether you know exactly where you are headed, or if your plans are still in the works, I know that you will succeed in whatever you decide to do, because you are a person who completes what he starts. Still, today is about a finished race. You have completed all the requirements to receive your high school diploma…the achievement that we take you the longest time among life's achievements. Before you now stands the next door in your life, and it is up to you to choose where that door will lead. No one else can make the decision for you. Your parents and family can advise you, but the choice is your and yours alone.
For now, James will attend Casper College, and take the required courses for graduation, since he hasn't settled on a career path for sure. That's never a bad idea. Taking all the basic classes leaves you with the ones that really interest you when you know where your career is headed. James is also hoping to save money to take a trip to the Netherlands, where his girlfriend is from. Julia is a foreign exchange student at Kelly Walsh, but will be heading home soon, so he wants to go see her there in her home country. Who knows, maybe he will choose to go to college there. Again, only time will tell, but for now, James is simply looking forward to his graduation, because it is the goal he has worked long and hard for. Congratulations James Renville!! We are very proud of you!! Way to go!!
Having my daughter, Amy Royce live so far away, is something that will take a lot of getting used to. I am used to seeing her every day, and now that is not possible. I'm sure that I can count on one hand the number of times I have missed being with her on her birthday in her 39 years. In fact, I if I had to guess, it would be maybe two times. Even then, I saw her within a day or so of her birthday. We have always been a close family, and so this degree of distance between us seems very foreign to me.
Of course, my dear Amy, you have been on my mind a great degree lately, and when I think of you, I find my mind flooded with visions of you at every stage of your life. You were my teeny little girl who always felt the need to defend yourself from the other little kids who thought you were a baby doll to be played with. Wow, did they have a shock when they tried to pick you up. You could make it very clear with your ability to scream at the top of your lungs, that carrying you around, would not be tolerated. When you where still very small, with your small amount of blond hair, and your great big eyes, we called you Tweety Bird, because you reminded us so much of the bird in the cartoon. And you were Strawberry Shortcake, because at that time, the currently back in the popular zone toy, first came out, and the term fit you so very well. Of course to your dad, you will always be Squirt. You were such a sweet little girl, and yet you had a stubborn streak that came out when you didn't get your way or you felt like someone didn't give you the proper degree of respect in any given situation. Then your little face would set in anger and determination to win, and pretty much everyone knew to give you some space. You had a funny way of pronouncing some of your words, and somehow, my little Wyoming Girl, sounded just like a Texan…which we always found pretty funny, unless you were trying to explain that you had "dirt" in your eye by saying the you had "dot" in your eye. Boy you could sure get irritated whenever you were misunderstood.
As you grew up, at least in every way but in height, you learned to have a sense of humor about things, especially when it came to reaching things in high places. I remember the time you bought a t-shirt at school that was marked in such a way as to explain to a blond, the proper way to get dressed, because of the blond jokes that have persisted over the years. I found myself shocked, because as a blond, who was almost always not a blond in the intellectual sense of the word, you had decided to embrace that joke. You used to get so angry about being called a blond, so I couldn't believe that you would buy such a shirt. I guess that you decided that if you couldn't beat 'em, you might as well join 'em. Because of your small stature, no one could ever really believe your age either. Upon receiving your first traffic ticket, the officer first questioned not if you had you license, but rather if you were old enough to have one at all. And I often wondered if you would need a booster chair to see over the steering wheel in your first car, a Camaro, because back when they were a pretty big car. In fact, I went so far as to give you one that I came across, only to find that you did not agree with my logic concerning this matter. Go figure!!
While you have always seemed younger than your years in looks and size, you have proven yourself to be a wise and very talented girl when it comes to most things in your life. You are a very capable insurance agent, and one that I have been not only proud and happy to work with, but upon your move, an agent that I have been proud to send to your new agency, because they have received a great asset to their company. Your ability to learn the nuances of insurance is amazing. Sadly, our loss is their gain, and we miss you every day…especially your mom. Today in Amy's birthday. Happy birthday Amy!! Have a great day!! We love you very much!! And ET, don't forget to call home often. We really need that.


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