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Memorial Day is an American holiday meant to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. While living in DC, we regularly visited Arlington Cemetery to pay our respects. Now, we have the ability to visit one of the many American cemeteries over here in Europe.
We decided to drive into France over the Memorial Day weekend to spend time at the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold. I visited there once as a young Airman stationed at nearby Ramstein Air Base, and was glad to return there with Martin and the kids.
In the days before the trip, the kids and I researched two soldiers from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area who are buried there. Both girls are familiar enough with my hometown, and I wanted to personalize this visit in some way for them.
We arrived about an hour before the Memorial Day ceremony took place, and I thought that would be plenty of time to find a nice spot for all the speeches and wreath-laying, but I underestimated the amount of interest for this day. Traffic was backed up for miles leading into the cemetery, so Martin parked the car at a nearby shopping center, and we walked. While I wasn't surprised by all the American and French military uniforms, I was amazed to see soooo many French families coming out, all ages and generations, waving both American and French flags, and honoring the people buried there in their town.
That was really something.
The ceremony was 90 minutes long and included speeches from every mayor of every village in a 50-mile radius (or so it seemed), plus some representatives from the American and French militaries. There were also a few dozen wreaths to lay, and at one point, a C-130 Hercules from Ramstein Air Base flew overhead. (I used to fly in that type of aircraft all the time. Hearing it again brought back a lot of memories.)
The weather was nice and mild when the ceremony started, but by the middle of it, the sun broke through the clouds, and it got sweltering hot pretty fast. We watched as the military men and women standing in formation started to sway and fall out.
We found relief ourselves inside the Lorraine memorial itself. Shortly after we stepped inside there, some men quickly ushered in an older gentleman and seated him in the corner. We realized it was one of the distinguished visitors, a French WWII veteran wearing his old uniform and all the ribbons and medals he earned for his service. He looked a bit flushed from the heat, but was in good spirits, and even though we couldn't understand what he was saying, we could tell he was really animated as he spoke with the younger French soldiers tending to him.
Once the ceremony was over, we made our way into the rows of white headstones. The night before, I sent out Martin to buy "a bunch of flowers" and he came back with an armful of them. Lola insisted on carrying them all as we sought out our two soldiers.
Those girls took this task so seriously. They knew what made this cemetery special, that the people buried here were from America, that these Americans fought and were killed in the surrounding countryside. We researched as much as we could about the lives of the men we were honoring, and I explained to them that these men came from the same hometown as me. As soldiers, they more than likely said goodbye to their families, to their hometown by leaving through Union Terminal in Cincinnati, where they visited many times before moving here.
I also explained that because these men died and were buried over here in Europe, their families in the United States usually couldn't get over here to visit them. Travel and transportation just wasn't what it is today. But since we live over here now, this is something we can do.
So we did.
SSGT Ralph W. McArter was from Northern Kentucky. He served with the 87th Infantry Division, 347th Infantry Regiment, and was declared dead on Dec. 15, 1944. He was 21 years old, and left behind a wife named Lillian Michaels McArter who lived in Highland Heights, Kentucky at the time. The Cincinnati Enquirer published an announcement of his death on January 6, 1945, which means Mrs. McArter probably learned of her husband's death over the Christmas/New Year holiday.
I wanted to learn more about Mrs. McArter, and I landed on her obituary from 2013. Her obit included a photo of a sweet, smiling lady. To read about her life was really incredible, and heartbreaking. It mentioned that Ralph and Lillian had a baby girl named Gayle in 1944, but Gayle died during birth. And then Ralph died that December. It takes my breath away to think of that loss. Lillian didn't remarry until almost 10 years later, and I was happy to read that she found happiness with another military man, that they traveled all over together before settling in Texas where she was loved by so many.
The flowers we left at Ralph's grave were certainly for him, but also for his baby daughter and Lillian, too.
TSGT Thomas Schultze was from Cincinnati, Ohio. I learned about him via an archived news article from the Cincinnati Enquirer. The article described how Tom was a single man with no family left in Cincinnati, and the reporter could only find former classmates who remembered him from their school days. Almost everyone who could speak of him mentioned he was good looking and charming, lucky with the ladies and appealing to other men. He was part of Company K of the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, and likely stormed the beach in Normandy on D-Day. There's no known photo of him, and nobody knows for sure how he was killed, although he was killed while fighting in the Moselle river valley nearby in November 1944.
I hope somewhere, wherever it is that we go when we're finished here, he was pleased that three ladies — one of them herself a former enlisted girl from Cincinnati — and two gents paid him a visit and left him some flowers.
Since we had extra flowers, we decided to randomly pick some others to decorate their graves. Jaz wandered over to this gentleman's grave. 2nd Lt. Douglas H. Nichols was from New Jersey, and served with the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. He was killed on Dec. 8, 1944. I wasn't able to find anything about him beyond the information pertaining to his grave at the cemetery.
At one point, Miss C asked me if there were any women buried at the cemetery, and I admitted that I didn't know, that I assumed there wasn't because women in the military didn't serve overseas back then. Not even five minutes after I said that, we came up to this grave. I knew that Red Cross nurses were overseas during World War II, and that some were killed in action, but I didn't realize they were buried in Europe, too.
Needless to say, we left behind flowers for her.
Marjorie S. Sefton from New York was with the Red Cross when she was killed in May 1945. From what I could find online, she was born in 1898, meaning she was old enough to be the mother of the men she was working with out there. I suspect it was unusual for a woman of her age to be overseas in that capacity, and I like to think her experience brought a lot of wisdom to those around her. She died on May 16, a few days after victory was declared in Europe on May 8. I could not find any information as to how she died. It could have been an illness or accident, or perhaps injuries she sustained earlier.
In any case, it was a loss for her family and friends, and for our country.
Lola noticed the gold lettering on this grave, and decided to leave flowers here for Medal of Honor recipient Frederick C. Murphy. Because of his distinguished medal, it was easy for me to learn more about him. He was from Boston, Massachusetts, and was killed in Saarlautern, Germany, not far from the cemetery. He was a medic who sacrificed his life in an attempt to save others. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Virginia, who gave birth to their daughter just a few weeks after he was killed. A federal center and elementary school were named in his honor.
The visit was an incredible experience for all of us, and for so many reasons.
There was a moment in the beginning of our day, as we were walking with the crowd into the ceremony, when a lady in front of us dropped a huge wad of cash. It was Euro, which is colorful, and we knew from the colors that it was a lot of money. We saw it fall from her open purse and bounce between the feet of those around her, and as she walked ahead oblivious to her misfortune, I leaped forward to get it before it all got separated and lost. At the same time, the girls saw what happened and cried out for her attention, but it quickly became clear that she did not understand what the kids were saying in English.
So Martin took the money from me and ran up ahead, calling to her in French. She stopped and turned, and we could see her make the connection as she looked from the money in his hand to her purse, which hung open and empty next to her.
"Merci!" she exclaimed, a bit flustered as she took the cash. She quickly pulled a bill from the top and tried to give it to Martin, saying something that I couldn't understand, but assumed was her expressing her appreciation. Martin held up his hands and shook his head, using the limited French he knows to tell her there was no need. We began moving again with the crowd.
"You American?" she asked him, walking alongside us.
"No," he said. "I am German."
She slowed her pace, and gave him a look of confusion. "You are German? Here?"
Martin pointed over to me and the kids. "My wife is American. And so are my kids."
"Ah!" she said with a smile. "America! My son in New York City. I visit there next month!"
By that point, we reached the ceremony location, and with a few more nods and expressions of appreciation, we went our separate ways. The whole exchange was amusing, and I imagine it would have been even more amusing, and confusing, if Martin would have explained he was also in the U.S. military, too.
But as I watched my family walk around the cemetery, I couldn't help but think about that exchange with the French lady. Just a few generations ago, such a thing would have been unfathomable. And yet, there we were, my German-American children being led by their German father to leave flowers on the graves of American soldiers who died fighting his own grandfather in that same region of France.
We may never understand the ways of the world, but we do know the men and women buried there at that cemetery fought for a peace they never realized. Because of those sacrifices, my family lives in that peace with friends and family around the globe.
We will never forget that.

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Yesterday we went to visit our data center in the city of Karlsruhe, about 2,5 hour drive (without traffic jams) from Nuremberg. Due to the distance we took a rental, but as we left early in the morning I already noticed that my car did not respond to the remote transponder anymore. So I expected the worst as we came back around 10pm. And yes, the remote control would not open the car anymore, and with that also did not allow me to start the engine (there is a circuit breaker controlled by the remote control in the car).
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The Hudson's Building
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KELOWNA, BRITSH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) - ReliaBrand Inc. (RLIA) announced today Walmart Canada will be the exclusive national retailer of the new Adiri® NxGen® product line in Canada. "We are very excited to partner with Walmart Canada for the launch of the Adiri® NxGen® product line," said ReliaBrand CEO Antal Markus. "We know moms prefer shopping at Walmart because they can find the best new products at the best prices. Coupled with their national reach, Walmart was our clear first choice as a partner from the very beginning." The new Adiri® NxGen® products will initially be available in 150 selected Walmart stores across the country.
The NxGen® bottles are the latest version in the line of patented Adiri® Nurser''s and feature new 5.5 ounce Newborn and the 9.5 ounce infant sizes in new colours. The new Adiri® NxGen® offering also includes replaceable nipples in varying flow rates to accommodate all the infant feeding transitional stages.
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Contraception - what, where, how?
What is - is there 'Safe Sex'?
Dangerous or not? Make up a list or use the one provided with different types of sexual behaviour and try to assess which ones are the most and least risky
Brainstorm words..Get a flip chart or large piece of paper and get people to shout out words to do with sex - this is to try to get rid of some of the embarrasment and giggles people may have
Exercise - anonymous questions
Give everyone a piece of paper and pen. Make sure the paper is the same size/colour and the pens are the same colour. This is an anonymous game where young people and adults can ask questions about sex, relationships etc. without being afraid as their identity is unknown.
Get one adult to collect in everyones questions, shuffle them together and then read them out one by one randomly. People shouldn't try to 'guess' who's written the question if possible! The group answers all the questions together.
Peer talks
If there is a female young person who has had a baby - or a teenage father - see if they would be prepared to come in and talk with the young people in the group about the issues involved - the problems, the good things, the sacrifices etc.
'Grill a Christian' or someone of another religion/beliefs
Get a Christian youth worker, a Christian Minister in - and/or the Imam of a local Mosque - or a Jewish leader - making sure they're OK and can deal with young people - and get the young people to ask them questions. You may want to check the suitability of questions before.
Don't just pass this by because it says religion/beliefs. If you take religion out of your youth work you're denying the experiences of probably 10-25% of young people and their families. Remember that even if you have think you have no beliefs, you do - atheism is a belief - you believe there is no God! You have to believe something. You may believe money is the answer to life, that's also a belief.
We all have the right to hear other people's views. A lot of youth work is ineffective in at looking at beliefs and faith but this is a vital part of the human experience. By getting in people of faith you add another dimension to the lives of young people.
The local baby clinic, the local STD clinic, if possible - or other sexual health projects, abortion clinics, health centres etc. Talk to lots of people to get an inclusive point of view


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A Brave New World!
You are about to enter a brave new world envisioned by scientists in which human embryos will be allowed to develop indefinitely in artificial wombs to serve as organ and tissue "farms."
Research using frozen embryos created from in vitro fertilization which are supposedly "going to be destroyed" anyway is only a stepping stone to creation and use of cloned human embryos for research and in treatments. Advocates of using clones for treatment purposes initially indicated they would grow human embryos only until 14 days of age. However, 14 days is a temporary age limitation set for political purposes that is quickly being abandoned.
Embryonic stem cells have not been put into a human person because the cells are immature and unstable. Embryonic stem cells grow rapidly and tend to form tumors, making them dangerous to put into a person.
If scientists allow the embryo to develop in the natural state in a mother's womb or an artificial womb environment, the cells mature and become - adult! Scientists would allow the embryo/fetus to reach a certain stage of development - maybe four to five months or later -- and then pluck out a kidney or a heart or brain tissue, knowing that the developing human child will be destroyed in the process.
Sound far fetched? Some scientists are already conducting such experiments using humans and animals:
To justify experimentation on human embryos and developing children, scientists are attempting to redefine what it means to be human and are thus violating our concept of the human person in the process. They are truly leading us into a brave new world that relies on destruction of human life to achieve their purposes.
This information is courtesy of Wisconsin Right to Life.
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Looking back, our story began in Genesis 29 where Jacob wrestled with God. In the midst of that encounter God touched his hip causing Jacob to have a life-long limp.
Now in the final week of 'Death To Selfie', we'll continue to walk through the story of Jacob, the death of Rachel, and the naming rights of his son Benjamin.
Jacob refused to let the sorrow of Rachel's death define his or his son's life.


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Food is an integral part of Italian culture and the whole world adores this gastronomic tradition. But abroad people do not envy Italy only for pasta and pizza! here there is a list of the most popular Italian foods in all over the world
Probably the pizza is the most popular and loved Italian food around the world. Despite more or less imaginative revisions in vogue abroad, the most famous pizza is Margherita; according to legend, it takes its name from Queen Margaret of Savoy, to whom it was served for the first time.
You can find pasta on the tables all around the world, in its different shape such as spaghetti, fusilli, rigatoni, shells… Whether it's spaghetti, fusilli or bucatini – and the more you put it – the pasta is present on kitchen all around the world! There are many classic cooking methods as there are many varieties, especially overseas, where there are those who use it as a side dish and who eat it with ketchup …
The lasagna bolognese is a typical meal of Bologna and one of the most popular italian food abroad, especially loved by children.
This speciality is formed by alternating layers of fresh pasta, bolognese sauce and bechamel cooked in the oven; this is one of the most requested meal in every Italian restaurant.
The risotto, known and appreciated almost everywhere, is born in Piedmont and the basic ingredients are the rice grains and the broth, which makes it creamy. The preparation is not as simple as it sounds, as doses and attention in cooking are critical to not making it too dry or too liquid.
Although it may seem strange to someone, the pesto sauce – the typical sauce from Genoa – is one of the most sought-after Italian foods by tourists on holiday in Italy.
According to some studies, in fact, pesto stands at the top of the list of favorite foods with even 18% of preferences.
This delightful dessert is highly cherished by tourists who visit Italy. The ingredients and preparation are simple, but the effect of the coffee combined with the creamy mascarpone makes it a very appreciated dessert. Its origins are not certain and discussions are still ongoing, but everyone agrees that it is one of the best Italian desserts!
Ice cream, whose origins date back to Roman times, is now spread all over the world. Compared to the famous Anglo-Saxon ice cream, however, Italian ice cream is less sugary and more creamy and does not have long storage times (up to two or three days) due to the use of fresh ingredients. Its intense flavor makes it a perfect dessert or a snack that cannot be missed during italian summers.
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20,000 scientists warn about the future in 'letter to humanity'
A dire warning to the world about its future, which predicts catastrophe for humanity, is continuing to gain momentum. The letter – released last November – has now been signed by around 20,000 scientists. It has become one of the most discussed pieces of scientific research ever, and its publishers claim it is now influencing policy worldwide.


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The natural makeup look is perfect for your simple, everyday wear, and with summer here, it is definitely a trick you want to have up your sleeve!
The natural makeup tutorials below will show you how to do makeup like the pros while looking effortless.
Natural Makeup | Golden GlowIf you are seeking that subtle glow, this natural makeup look is for you.
2. Apply a mineral based concealer under the eyes and cover any areas of redness.
3. Before applying a light-weight setting powder to the t-zone only, use your finger to dab a touch of Mac Pink Rebel Skin Finish (2) over high planes of the face such as the bridge of the nose, top of the cheekbones and inner eye area.
4. Lightly Buff on Mac Cream Blusher in Ladyblush over the cheekbones.
5. Define your eyebrows softly with a powder brow product like the HD Brow Palette in 'Bombshell'
6. Prep the lid with Mac Paint in Bare Canvas (5) and follow with a sweep of Mac Honesty eyeshadow (6) blended into the crease of the eye.
7. A very defining mascara was used – something with a smaller and thinner wand such as Max Factor's Masterpiece Mascara would recreate the effect perfectly. But notice the ends. Individual false lashes were definitely used to create a soft but pretty lift in the outer corners.
8. Lips are kept really soft – the look is almost lip tone like. Try Laura Mercier's Lip Tint in Shy Girl (8) for a barely there natural finish.
How to Do Makeup Like Lauren ConradIf there is anyone who rocks the natural makeup look, it is fashionista Lauren Conrad.
1. Start by applying a good and highly-recommended primer, like Laura Mercier's Hydrating Primer, to a clean face.
2. Next, apply Becca's Luminous Skin Colour Foundation in the areas that need more even skin tone.
3. Once you have your base, carefully apply concealer in the areas where you need to cover redness and blemishes.
4. Use Ben Nye's colorless powder to set your base, which gives you a lovely and even skin tone.
5. A matt bronzer in a warm tone will give you Lauren's natural-looking sun-kissed and glowing complexion. Apply this to your forehead, cheeks and chin.
6. Apply Laura Mercier's Chambord very lightly across the lid and blend in the crease to make it soft, then take a small amount of your bronzer and apply to the crease of the eye to balance.
7. Use a gel eyeliner from Maybelline in black, and apply using a flat liner brush.
8. Finally, to get Lauren's full and beautifully shimmering lips apply Becca's Laelia in Peach Nude!
See the full tutorial at Bridal Musings.
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Everyday Makeup | Natural Lashes
1. Build thickness at the root by smudging gel or cream eyeliner as close to the lash line as possible.
2. Curl and separate. A few key pumps of the eyelash curler will do wonders for lashes, with or without mascara. After crimping, comb through eyelashes to separate and fan out your fringe.
3. Dust loose shadow on eyelashes for the final bit of mascara-free fullness. The powder will grab on to the eyelashes creating natural volume.
Natural Makeup TutorialCheck out this video on how to do your makeup like the pros:


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It's that time again. To wrap up another month on my 101 list. And of 2011. What the hell is this year going? I mean I don't mind it but man is it moving or what?!
One of my biggest triumphs of the month was to clean out the closet (#77). I'm always a little behind at switching out the seasons but I have kind of been making use of all of Steve's baseball time to get some stuff done that I've been putting off. I didn't take any pictures but I have a lot of clothes and they were everywhere. It basically got worse before it got better. And I went through everything and pretty much tried on everything I wasn't 100% sold on keeping. A lot of those things didn't make it back in to the closet but rather into the donation pile. Which is growing and I really need to get out of my house, but that's for another day.
When I went to see my brother last we took a picture so he sent it to me so I could make copies and send it back to him. It took me a while, but I finally did pop a letter in the mail (#7) and thankfully he was able to get the picture. We weren't sure if it would make it through the security because technically you aren't supposed to send inmates photos of other inmates but since we were sending him a picture of himself it was ok!
I finally got around to changing my name on one of my cards (#4). I had gotten a new card and when I called to activate it I figured I might as well change my name while I had them on the phone. Plus it was way easier than I thought it would be. I have a few (several...) more to do but one down...
Steve and I took a date day one Saturday (#1). It had been a long week of baseball and we really needed some time together. We were supposed to run really quick and drop off his car to get new tires and then run some errands. However, nothing we do goes as planned so of course neither did this. We ended up running to six different places and we couldn't find four of the tires we wanted. We managed to grab lunch together because we pretty much spent the entire day in separate cars. Eventually we threw in the towel and headed home. Where I took a nap and he spent some time on the computer & phone trying to find tires. He did find some and headed out again. This time on his own because I was napping. After he finally got home - without tires by the way because they ended up not having what he wanted AFTER they took off the old tires - we settled down on the couch for a night of movies. It was a pretty great day even though nothing really went right I still got to spend it with my man :)


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One of my favourite things about book reviewing for Bethany House is finding new favourite authors.
That's what happened when I read The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy.
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Union army officer Cameron Scott is used to being obeyed, but nothing about this journey to Lake Tahoe has gone as expected. He's come to fetch his daughter and nephew, and seek revenge on the people who killed his brother. Instead he finds himself trapped by a blizzard with two children who are terrified of him and stubborn but beautiful Gwen Harkness, who he worries may be trying to keep the children.
When danger descends on the cabin where they're huddled, Cam is hurt trying to protect everyone and now finds Gwen caring for him too. He soon realizes why the kids love her so much and wonders if it might be best for him to move on without them. When she sees his broken heart, Gwen decides to help him win back their affection–and in the process he might just win her heart as well.


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Over past two years, mortgage rates have come down in the Indianapolis area. For home purchases made around two years ago, now is a good time to refinance.
Trend analysis shows that the lowest rates for 30-year mortgages in Indianapolis, during the past two years, happened a few months ago. The lowest available rates were around 3.4%. Since that time, according to Zillow, the trend is upward. This means it is a great time to refinance and lock in a low rate below 4%, if a person believes the upward trend will continue.
How Does Refinancing Help a Luxury Home-Owner in Indianapolis?
A 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.65% in August 2013 and is now 3.87%, which is a difference of 0.78%. Some may wonder about the significance of such a small percentage amount.
Here is an example:
A homeowner lives in Carmel, which is one of the nicest suburbs in Indianapolis homes for sale. The median value of a home in Carmel is $305,500. Two years ago, the purchase price of the home was $280,000 with 10% down. The current loan balance is $252,000. The lowest current rate for a person with superb credit is 3.750%. The monthly payment on a thirty-year fixed loan (loan interest only) would be $1,167.
Previous monthly payments at the rate of 4.65% (loan interest only) were $1,299. By refinancing, the homeowner saves $132 per month = $1,584 per year = $47,520 over the full 30-year term. Smart investors like to maximize their investments and a luxury home is one of the most important investments. Reduced monthly mortgage payments re-capture lost cash that is wasted paying unnecessary loan interest. This is the reward for Indianapolis families who refinance their homes when the rates are low.
How About Selling a Home?
When mortgage rates are lower, this helps homes sell a bit more easily. When the amount of monthly payments is less, this allows more purchasers to qualify to buy the home. Typically, when finance rates are low and qualifying for loans is easier, the demand for homes goes up, as there are more buyers interested. This means sellers of homes get a better price when they sell.
Available Lenders That Support the Indianapolis Area
Here are a few lenders that currently are giving good mortgage rates for homes in the Indianapolis Area:
- ConsumerDirect Mortgage – This is a division of First Bank, which has its headquarters in Tennessee. This bank is over one-hundred and six years old. It is the largest private bank in Tennessee. They have a license to originate loans in all fifty states.
- eLend – Everything is handled online, by email, or telephone. Some customers see this as efficient; others think it is obnoxious. The best rates offered for refinancing are for customers with FICO scores above 740, for owner-occupied single family homes located in a decent area, and with no more than an 80% loan-to-value (LTV).
- eRates Mortgage – This mortgage company is over twenty-years old. It started in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are now direct lenders to consumers in thirty-two states.
- First Internet Bank – An early adopter of using the Internet to make direct loans to customers. This Internet-only bank has no branches. It is sixteen-years old with over US$1 billion in assets.
- HomeDirect Mortgage – This company makes good use of technology with an application system that is automated and online. Moreover, a certain person is the mortgage banker for each loan. They also service their own loans and do not farm out this work to third parties. This means the consumer has stability over the life of the loan, in who they deal with.
- National Bank of Kansas City – This is a full service bank with its headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. It has over US$600 million in assets and six branches. As a mortgage lender, it is able to lend for VA and FHA loans in all states.
- Northpointe Bank – This fifteen-year old bank has its headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Pulaski Bank Home Lending– This bank started in 1922. It has thirteen full-service branches in the St. Louis area and makes direct-to-consumer loans via the Internet.
- Sebonic Financial – This is an Internet-only startup in mortgage lending, who promises to make home loans easier.
- Smarter Mortgages – This is a direct lender approved by Fannie Mae to make home loans in twenty-five states. The company is ten- years old and already closed over US$2 billion in loans.
- United Home Loans – This mortgage lender has headquarters in Chicago. It provides loans to homeowners in eight states including Indiana.
Depending on the rate of an existing mortgage, it could be a great time to refinance a home in Indianapolis. Sellers of homes in Indianapolis may find it easier for potential buyers to get a lower rate home loan right now, which should help with selling the home.
Competition amongst banks, mortgage companies, and specialty online mortgage lenders is fierce. Many are offering reduced lending fees and/or no closing-costs loans at rates that are currently very attractive.


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Hope everyone had a great time in HuaZhao Festival with Chinese Calligraphy Club on last Friday!
Every time you look at the moon, what Chinese traditional food jumps into your head? Yes! It's moon cake! The ancients miss their families when they look at the moon, and we only have a few weeks left before we can go home, isn't it exciting?
For this week's workshop, our mentor Wen Wang will introduce you what is Mid-Autumn Festival, and explain how to write the "He stand". Do you want to enjoy different culture with us? Come and join us on this Friday!
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Posted on January 26, 2016 by Gary Sullivan
The actual frothing watercourse I nearly fell into.
Some weeks before last weekend's Nzo TrailBlazer my friend Gayle had the bright idea of ferrying a vehicle to the far end of the 85km trail, riding the trail from the south, camping out, and then racing back on the Sunday. This would deliver multiple payoffs: seeing all the scenery from a new perspective, spending two days riding the trail instead of one, and having a slightly quicker getaway after proceedings were completed on race day.
I signed on, but modified her plan to include the deluxe accomodation of our little caravan, with its fridges, cold beverages, and enhanced food options.
This plan also included Glen, who was down for a couple of days in the forest.
We cruised up the generally ascending southern 30kms or so at our ease, stopping to read interesting historic info-boards, having snacks, and even a sit-down lunch, marvelling all the while at the numbers and variety of other bike riders we were meeting. Camping and lodge accommodation opens the Timber Trail up to a two-day trip for just about anybody: young and old, family groups, loaded tourers, everybody.
If you have ever asked a car driver about road conditions, particularly regarding hilliness, you will understand how the plan went astray. A driver will look puzzled about road conditions, and may offer advice about where there are ice creams, but it a rare car person that knows what a cyclist means by hills. Same goes for a mountain biker who has only ridden a trail one way.
We knew we were in for a generally uphill ride, but after we crossed the amazing Maramataha Bridge about halfway through there are a series of long drags that I had forgotten about, which get steeper as you go north, and the hardest arrived at about the same time as we ran out of water. It was hot, and we side tracked on foot to a stream to stick our heads in the water and refill a bidon. About then Gayle wondered aloud whose idea this had been.
The trip took a good deal longer than my guesstimate, but all in all, a good day, if a little longer and tougher than anticipated. We were not the only people to attempt this out and back approach. Roadie legend Jack Swart was tooling up for his upcoming Tour Aotearoa, and he rode north on Saturday on a fully loaded touring rig. Natalie and Erin took a bit longer than us but looked feistier afterwards. Both Gayle and Natalie were on cross bikes, which made going uphill marginally faster and going downhill a terrifying battle for control.
A stunner of a night in the campsite getting close views of tuis, kereru, long tailed bats, etc, and a solid sleep followed.
The real effects of our long day were not revealed until we started climbing the first section of the race route on Sunday.
Both of us knew immediately we were in for a long day and parted company to wrestle our demons in private. I promised myself while climbing the only serious hill on the return voyage that when I got to a stream I recalled I would stop and douse my head in it, and eat my lunch. That deal was the only thing that kept my slow progress up the climb from stopping altogether.
I arrived at the stream and found I had misremembered that too. The water would need some clambering to access. And while my legs were still turning pedals, they were not about to start clambering this late in the weekend.
A crippling bout of cramp hit both of them at the moment I was trying to balance on two large rocks. I staggered around on the various stones trying hard not fall in, trying to stop laughing, and sort of wishing somebody else was there, because if I lost the battle with gravity it was going to look pretty funny, and it would be a waste if nobody witnessed it.
Not falling in the stream was the pinnacle of my day's performance, and finally getting my head wet and my ham & cheese ciabatta bun eaten was an enjoyable anti-climax.
I paused in the middle of the last big bridge to enjoy the view, the cool breeze, and not pedalling for a little while, and Gayle happened along.
Our mate Leisa won her class, but only after knocking herself out in a crash within cooee of the finish. She arrived at the end a bit confused, and with a bit of bark missing, and headed for hospital straight after prize giving.
The finish line, a cold drink, a dip in the Ongarue School pool, and a lie down on a shady patch of grass: these simple things were hard to imagine being better.
Me, ready for the fray. By which I mean colour coordinated.
Deluxeness. In that very caravan are cold beers, chilled wine, and other necessities for life on the range.
Gayle gets ready for the ride north, She ditched the very cool handlebar bag for the race. That bike is a lust-worthy sled, but I was happy not to be on it during the long downhill sections.
This is the car we call Jim. It was happy to overnight far from its friends, all alone, so that we could get a lift back to Pureora.
Gayle pauses in the tunnel part of the Ongarue Spiral, an amazing bit of bush engineering from the old days of logging the Pureora.
Posted on January 26, 2016 by Gary Sullivan


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Account Closed person recommending a turn key company
12 Replies
Ron Smith
Real Estate Investor from Reston, Virginia
posted over 1 year ago
I am a newbie to this site. I got a colleague request from someone who is Account Closed. Intially I thought like it is a funny user name but looks like this persons account is closed by BP ( perhaps for violating some rules?? ). Anyway the problem I have is I got a recommendation on a turn key provider from this person and I am not sure if this is just some one shilling on the company's name of if it is a genuine recommendation.
Dawn Brenengen
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Real Estate Broker from Raleigh, NC
replied over 1 year ago
@Ron Smith I would definitely take any recommendation from someone who's account has been closed with a grain of salt.
Vivek Khoche
Investor from San Jose, California
replied over 1 year ago
@Ron Smith - There are many folks on these forums who get commission from dream merchants based on the recommendations. No matter where and how you are buying, you need to do your due diligence. Read the links for some REI education pretty much true for any market.
Zachery Buffin
Rental Property Investor from Away
replied over 1 year ago
@Vivek Khoche has some great advice here but maybe @Ron Smith if you let us know what the name of the turnkey company was and just a general sense of your situation we might be able to tell you if we have had a personal experience with them or even direct you to someone who works for them and can explain the systems they have in place.
If your question has been answered sufficiently then best of luck in your future endeavors and I hope your investment journey goes well!
Ali Boone
Business Owner & Investor from Venice Beach, CA
replied over 1 year ago
Well who referred you to the turnkey provider really doesn't matter....just vet the turnkey provider yourself.
Have you looked into the turnkey provider directly? What'd you find? Which market are they in, etc.?
I'm not always a huge fan of people asking about people's experiences with specific turnkey providers on here because for some reason a lot of people tend to chime in who haven't actually worked with that provider so I think it can skew the opinions. And I know a lot of times lots of people have had great experiences but they aren't the ones responding in the post.
You can always ask any of the turnkey folks on here in a direct message too if they know of the provider you were referred to and know anything about them. I'm a turnkey person myself, so feel free to run the name by me and I can tell you if I know anything about them.
Tom Ott
Equity Raiser and Turnkey Provider from Cleveland, OH
replied over 1 year ago
Originally posted by @Ron Smith :
I am a newbie to this site. I got a colleague request from someone who is Account Closed. Intially I thought like it is a funny user name but looks like this persons account is closed by BP ( perhaps for violating some rules?? ). Anyway the problem I have is I got a recommendation on a turn key provider from this person and I am not sure if this is just some one shilling on the company's name of if it is a genuine recommendation.
As I always say, make sure to do your own research on the company/market. Make sure they are a legitimate Turnkey provider and not just some agent using the word "turnkey"
Try looking at:
How to Find the Right Turnkey Real Estate Investment Company for You
well, Thanks for all the replies and I am sure I am not going to splurge 50k basing on a advise from a random guy off internet but what bothers me is why does BP allow people with closed account status to still operate? It is known that they for some reason did break the rules and should completely be banned from participating in any part of the website right?
@Zachery Buffin
Memphis Invest
Ryan Dossey
Real Estate Broker from Indianapolis, IN
replied over 1 year ago
@Ron Smith check them out on Turn Key reviews.
Memphis Invest Review
Make you talk on the phone with actual investors. Do a google search on them and if you can't find anything assume that they are a scam artist.
can anyone here comment on the first hand experience with Memphis Invest here? I don't see any big flag on them but at the same time the number should they shared with me are not really going to make anyone jump on them. Their portfolio seems to be in 150k plus range with 100-150 $ cash flow.
Caleb Heimsoth
Rental Property Investor from Durham, NC
replied over 1 year ago
@Ron Smith I visited Memphis invest earlier this year and saw some of their houses and where the operate out of. Their houses and operations are very impressive and Id be very confident in saying you'd have great customer Service with them.
That being said, I'd consider them a premium service, and that's something you have to pay for. From what I remember seeing id say houses for 150k with them is a bit high. I think more in the 120k range is more likely.
Please note I didn't end up purchasing from them, but that doesn't mean they don't run a great company.
Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss more
Lol of maybe they went out of business
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Dictionary Definition
iambic adj : of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" n : a verse line consisting of iambs
User Contributed Dictionary
- Rhymes: -æmbɪk
- In the context of "Prosody": Consisting of iambs or characterized by their
- 1908, Frank Gilbert Bruner, The Hearing of Primitive Peoples,
page 17
- [J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.
- 1908, Frank Gilbert Bruner, The Hearing of Primitive Peoples, page 17
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
An iamb or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable (as in i-amb). This terminology was adopted in the description of accentual-syllabic verse in English, where it refers to a foot comprising an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove).
Accentual-syllabic useIn accentual-syllabic verse we could describe an iamb as a foot that goes like this: Using the 'ictus and x' notation (see systems of scansion for a full discussion of various notations) we can write this as:
The word 'attempt' is a natural iamb: Iambic pentameter is one of the most commonly used measures in English and German poetry. A line of iambic pentameter comprises five consecutive iambs.
Iambic trimeter is the metre of the spoken verses in Greek tragedy and comedy. In English accentual-syllabic verse, iambic trimeter is a line comprising three iambs.
Another common iambic form is ballad verse, in which a line of iambic tetrameter is succeeded by a line of iambic trimeter, usually in quatrain form.
A. B. Paterson wrote much of his poetry in iambic heptameter (which is sometimes called the 'fourteener'), and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner also conforms to this stress pattern (although it is usually written as though it were composed of lines alternating between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter).
The reverse of an iamb is called a trochee.
Types of Meter
- 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
- Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. (Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky")
- To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. (Alfred Tennyson, "Ulysses")
- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18)
- A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! (William Shakespeare, Richard III)
- I 'the flats is pretty green up there in Ironbark. (A. B. Paterson, The Man from Ironbark)
- Non-bold = unstressed syllable
- Bold = stressed syllable
See also
iambic in Tosk Albanian: Jambus
iambic in Bulgarian: Ямб
iambic in Czech: Jamb
iambic in Danish: Jambe
iambic in German: Jambus
iambic in Spanish: Yambo
iambic in Esperanto: Jambo
iambic in Galician: Iambo
iambic in Italian: Giambo
iambic in Latvian: Jambs
iambic in Hungarian: Jambus
iambic in Dutch: Jambe
iambic in Japanese: アイアンブ
iambic in Norwegian: Jambe
iambic in Polish: Jamb
iambic in Romanian: Iamb
iambic in Russian: Ямб
iambic in Slovak: Jamb
iambic in Swedish: Jamb
iambic in Ukrainian: Ямб
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Alexandrine, accent, accentuation, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, antispastic, arsis, bacchius, beat, cadence, cadenced, caesura, catalexis, chloriamb, chloriambus, colon, counterpoint, cretic, dactyl, dactylic, dactylic hexameter, diaeresis, dimeter, dipody, dochmiac, elegiac, elegiac couplet, elegiac pentameter, emphasis, epitrite, feminine caesura, foot, heptameter, heptapody, heroic couplet, hexameter, hexapody, iamb, iambic pentameter, ictus, ionic, jingle, lilt, masculine caesura, measure, measured, meter, metric, metrical accent, metrical foot, metrical group, metrical unit, metron, molossus, mora, movement, numbers, paeon, pentameter, pentapody, period, proceleusmatic, prosodic, pyrrhic, quantity, rhythm, rhythmic, scanning, spondaic, spondee, sprung rhythm, stress, swing, syzygy, tetrameter, tetrapody, tetraseme, thesis, tribrach, trimeter, tripody, triseme, trochaic, trochee


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Interesting Online Marketing Trend Tidbits
I stumbled across some pretty intriguing information regarding anything and everything an online marketer would want to identify their typical consumer's profile and when targeting their ideal audience. Check out some of the interesting tidbits I collected while navigating through different online infographics. Hopefully this will help some of you on your journey to successful internet marketing and even more specifically social media marketing!
How Global Users Spend Their Time Online
- Percentage of User's Time Spent Online: 22% Social Media; 42% Viewing Content; 36% e-mail, e-commerce and other.
- The average American spends up to 60 hours a month online which equates to 30 days a year.
via Visual Economics
- 61% of adult internet users view videos online and 61% view online videos on a video sharing site.
- The most common online video viewing and sharing age group is 18-29 at 78%, 30-49 age groups at 66% and 45% of 50+ ages watch videos online.
- Men appear to watch more online videos than women. In fact 65% of men watch online videos while only 57% of women do.
- The most popular age demographic in the blogosphere is the 35-44 age group with 28% and following closely behind at 25% are bloggers aged 25-34.
- When it comes to what age group utilizes the internet the most, ages 18-29 spend more time online at 93%!
What do you think about some of these statistics?
Corporate Blogging 101
It seems that everyone has a blog these days; whether the reasoning be leisure, cause related, or business driven, you can't deny the fact that the blogosphere is growing more and more populated. With that being said, if you're a company in hopes of creating a blog to bring in potential clientele or even to just get an idea of consumer opinions and reviews, you should consider these pointers on blogging and make sure your blog isn't just another, well…blog. You want to make sure that blogging will benefit your company and that it's effective to your internet marketing campaign.
Know Your Role.
So first and foremost, does your company even need a blog? Would your company benefit from blogging and will people be interested in what you have to say or even sell? These are all important questions to ask yourself when considering corporate blogging. What will you talk about and will your consumers be able to relate to what you are saying? The blogosphere is pretty versatile, so it's pretty important to know your place in the blog world. There are plenty of competing companies out there with blogs so it's a good thing to check out the competition to see how effective their blog site is and figure out how you can contribute to the competition.
Identify Your Audience.
Profiling your target audience and getting to know your readers is a significant step in identifying your platform in the blogosphere. Who are you talking to? What can they benefit from your writing? The whole goal of having a corporate blog is to reach out to consumers in hopes of reaching your company's objectives. With that being said, you don't want to compose a blog directed to just anyone, you want to reach a target market of people who will actually benefit from the products or services you're sharing with them. This in return will provide you with relevant and concrete sales leads from consumers who actually need what you're offering.
Interact and Engage.
One of the greatest perks from maintaining a company blog is that you actually get to interact with your site visitors. You can get a better idea of what they're looking for, what about your blog or company they like/dislike, their reviews of your products and information you've posted and much more. Even creating enough buzz could result in users sharing your blog's content with others may generate more followers and potential patrons.
Look Good and Talk the Talk.
Organizing and editing your blog's content regularly will automatically eliminate and prevent most site performance issues. It is important to add some visuals that will attract your users because let's face it, some people are more visual learners and would rather watch a video or look at a diagram than to read a lot of words describing the same information. And who wouldn't want to look at a few demonstrations of the blog's content? Adding some videos and images can be effective and helpful, but you must ensure that your blog is not cluttered with these "accessories". Any graphics, images, hyperlinks, and special effects to your blog should be clean and not overpowering. No one wants to visit a blog that has a slow loading time because there are images and crazy looking fonts that intimidate and sabotage their visit. This is a big turn off to any web user when trying to retrieve information about something important to them.
Make sure that whatever you write is creative, relevant and enticing. The more you ignite visitors the more likely they will return to your site, share your content with others, and provide consumer feedback. Tagging your keywords from posts and adding links can also boost a high SEO ranking, so make sure that is incorporated with blog posting as well.
Make your blog name, titles of posts and subtitles attention grabbing. With an interesting blog name you can automatically grab the attention of a user and create a differentiation between you and your competition. This notion also works with the titles of your blog posts.
Blogging can be pretty effective as long as you have all of the right tools and plan your strategy wisely. As long as people out there can benefit from reading your blog and as long as you make it worth reading, you really can't go wrong.


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Day 311 Project 365
Yes more slippers!
So I like slippers! What can I say! They are comfy… keep my feet warm… and cheap to buy! Lol! Yes they have been worn tonight and YES I do need to sweep the floor! So please don't look at this large and see all the dust and debris from the floor! Or do! I don't really care! :~P
And I know it's after midnight but it's still day 311 for me because I haven't slept yet! I didn't even have a nap today!
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Hi there. I'm Lameka Weeks, and I founded HEIGHT GODDESS because, simply put, I was sick of settling. For years—decades even—clothing brands and manufacturers have largely ignored the plight of the tall woman. Sure, petite and plus size women have dedicated sections and even full stores aplenty, but us tall girls have had to settle for clothes that don't fit and don't flatter for far too long. Well, that ends now.
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The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code presents a detailed code for new buildings to follow in order to achieve a minimum level of energy conservation. It's an incredibly detailed document that covers a wide range of energy topics.
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From reducing energy consumption and saving money to improving the quality of your building for its occupants, complying with IECC 2012 offers a wide variety of interesting benefits for your business.
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One of the biggest benefits of IECC 2012 is that it's a widely recognized standard in energy conservation. As the leading energy conservation code, it's a standard that's followed by a wide range of developers in numerous different countries.
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Meeting IECC 2012 means that your building is energy efficient not just not, but that it will continue to use only the minimum required about of energy as the standards become more comprehensive and detailed in the future.
Conserving energy significantly reduces your business's ongoing costs
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No politician has ever used the Internet as well as Obama. I was wondering what would happen to their web presence after the election. Let's watch http://www.change.gov/ together and see...
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Sometimes it's better when you don't plan, as in our case today when we met in Singapore with Maryam, my smallest niece, without prior planning. It just happened when our trip to Singapore coincides with Mas Oyi's family holiday, and my sister Chita crash in with his husband Bona for a day trip from KL (too bad Mbak Wiek couldn't join this time! Next time! With a plan! :)). Even though only for couple of hours, but spending time in Singapore with Maryam (and the rest of family) is priceless!! 🙂
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The Shoes Flung Round the WorldEl Observador (2009)
When an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at President George W. Bush at a press conference, it caught the imagination of the world as an act of defiance by a David against a vastly more powerful Goliath.
Publication DateJanuary 2, 2009
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