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my REAL tree tribute in Exmoor, originally uploaded by andytgeezer.
Just recently Boo Cartledge sent me notice that she had created a REAL tree with postcards on.
It seems I'm now playing catchup...
I got fed up of posts on my facebook wall, so I thought I'd close my facebook account and get back to my blogging roots so I set this site up to receive REAL post. From REAL people. Any post sent to me will be put up here and photographed every day until new mail comes in. Don't forget to click on each photo to go through to it's flickr page where you will find full annotations.
Just recently Boo Cartledge sent me notice that she had created a REAL tree with postcards on.
It seems I'm now playing catchup...
A while back, I decided to widen out the scope of my REAL wall a little and posted an ad on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree forum, to get some more cool postcards from around the world from lovely travelling people.
Today, I got my first one back in an envelope from someone called Serena, who send a tea picking pic from Kerala, South India. A lovely place it is too, I was there myself in 2007 with the Dosa Boys and loved it.
Serena's postcard is displayed here in Bath above the historic Roman baths, not too far away from her house actually. Hope you're having a great holiday Serena, and keep 'em coming!
Finally, after what seems like a year without a break (ok it was about 2 months) me and Elena finally got some "Us time" and decided to hire a car for the first time ever!
I only passed my driving test 6 months ago, and haven't driven since then, so we really should have taken it easy, but we decided to head out of London to the West Country, trying to get deep into Devon and Cornwall.
As we only had 4 days and a hire car, we couldn't push too far, but our first stop was Bath, a beautiful little city in Somerset.
The most famous thing about Bath is the Roman baths, after which the city takes it's name. Legend has it that these were founded by Prince Bladud, son of King Lear, the dude that Shakespeare wrote about. He came back from Greece with leprosy and, after seeing some pigs bathing in hot mud and realising that they had no skin conditions, he decided to bath in the stuff himself and was cured of leprosy. He then went on to set up the city of Bath and had the baths of Aquae Sulis at the centre of it all.
For me as a paraglider, the legend of Bladud has a more interesting side. Apparently a fan of necromancy, Bladud also constructed a pair of wings for himself and tried to fly from London to Greece.
He didn't get that far, as he hit a REAL wall and fell and broke his neck.
So, in tribute to Bladud, whose likeness you can see, just behind Richard Canard's postcard, here's today's REAL wall over the historic Roman baths at Bath.
I've been extremely busy lately and so post action has dropped in the month of March quite significantly. Understandably with the amount of post outgoing dropping this month, this means that the amount of post coming in has dropped too, so I'm even more happy to see post appearing in the mailbox as I feel kinda undeserving.
One of the most awesome constant contributors features prominently on the wall today. Okadascat has put together an awesome "Hello to the fish" artwork, which is a very delicate piece and is going up to replace Heleens landscape on the aquarium later today. Me and Elena were bouncing up and down when we received this.
My new favourite though, comes from the mysterious Richard Canard. I don't think I've got around to sending him anything yet either, but he has 2 new pieces up on my REAL wall today, one being my favourite and another card announcing that another card is on it's way. I've never really understood that idea of announcing that another letter is on the way, but it does always make me smile. Anyone know where I can find the rest of Richard Canard's work? I only ever find him on other people's mailart collections.
The final one worth a mention today, really does make me feel undeserving, and comes from someone called K Ross, from Yorkshire.
The reason that I feel undeserving, is because I am actually undeserving of this card.
Here's a little background about how my PO Box works. At the start of the year I paid a fee for the PO Box, which meant that the Post Office would set aside a little box for me with my name on it. For twice the price they would deliver it to my house every day.
Now I had assumed that the Post Office would have some awesome system by which the redirect would take place, but in actual fact what happens is that when your mail arrives in my PO Box, some little guy in the Post Office, crosses out the address and writes my REAL address on it by hand in pen! This is why some addresses on cards are blurred out or have convenient stickers over them, despite having a PO Box!
As for the card from K Ross, this was a competition entry addressed to PO Box 54209, and the Post Office, seeing that it was a cool looking card, crossed out "PO Box 54209" and put my REAL address on it!
In case you're interested the answer is "1910", although I have no idea what the question is. Why not send them a postcard and see if you win...
I had to do a presentation today at a meeting about moving files and I decided to make it stick a little.
I hate meetings as a rule and am always looking for ways to stay awake. Usually I find that the best way to do this is to daydream about postcards or to get up and present something so I decided to combine the 2 and do a presentation including your postcards.
For my own professional development I wanted to film this to see how I actually look when I present or teach. This is usually a really good way to spot what you are doing right and where you could improve. I have to confess, that after watching it, I think that I say "erm" way too much and repeat things, but here's a small snippet showing the latest postcards I've received from Richard Canard, Okadascat and Lindsay from Swap-bot among others...
As the winter finally starts to recede, we in the office have decided to take up a plot at the allotment on campus.
The allotment was the brainchild of one of the lecturers, Tessa, who is an environmental champion - it even says so on her business card! She applied for funding last year to turn some of the space on the university campus into an allotment for the students and the local children, and some of the staff have taken plots too.
So far, me and Kerry at work have got out to the plot 3 times and had a good dig, while Elena and I have been growing tomato seedlings in the house, which are shown here with post from Heleen, Heather76 and Bunigirl
To find out what happens to these seedlings, check out our allotment blog, which I set up called RU Outdoors. As you'll see, I still have a lot to learn about all this plant growing stuff...
Boo Cartledge recently sent me a message to tell me that she had put up a REAL tree, inspired by my REAL wall in Louiseville, Kentucky. And here it is in all it's glory!
Mary Cartledge is one of my very earliest mailart contributors to this blog, and just recently she sent me a comment from Louisville, Kentucky to tell me that she and her dog Koko had posted up a REAL tree on her blog.
Apparently Koko is delighted to have the new addition in the house and Mary will be adding more postcard leaves to the tree as time goes on.
I found out about Clara Yoon's Postcard Skyline project a while ago after posting up a thread on the postcrossing forum about postcard displays.
Clara has been collecting postcards for a while and sticking them on her bedrrom wall, initially to make a tower, then decided to go for a whole skyline!
I recently sent her a postcard to add to her wall and got an email back today thanking me for it.
Here's what she says
"Your postcard was lovely and is now proudly nestled amongst the other postcard bricks of my postcard towers!
I'm not going for any particular skyline - just a skyline in general! But I now have over 150 postcards and it's shaping up really well!
I've attached a picture of it as it looks currently and I would be so proud to be up on myrealwall!!!
Thanks again so much for the postcard!! I really appreciate it!!!
- Clara"
Mine is the Maharaja postcard, fourth down, third column from the left in the central tower.
By the looks of things she's going to run out of space on that wall pretty soon. Why not visit her site and give her a hand today!
It's been a few weeks since I posted on the kitchen REAL wall and since then I paid a visit to Goldhawk Road, the old address to pick up 3 pieces of mail, shown here.
I have never taken it for granted how much effort the readers of this blog go to to send stuff and always appreciate everything that arrives but this morning, looking at this lot I felt a REAL sense of pride and elation.
A year down the line from setting up my REAL wall, and almost every day I get something amazing in the post and all of it is so different and inspiring. As silly as this may sound, puttinga REAL wal up in morning reminds me how cool it is that humans have such great creative ability and capacity for sharing that with others.
It's a tremendous feeling.
Today sees the return of Art Tower and Shivablack, 2 regular mailart contributors, and a set of colour swatches from Sherri Ayers, around which I should base a poem to send back to her.
The beautiful collage with the face and paddles in the bottom left is a new mailartist to the wall, who I have seen around other sites, called L Podob. I love the textures on this piece, it has what I think is a glue layer over it which feels great and the colours merge really well. One to watch for the future I think.
In the top centre is a postcard of @Jason Cullison's from an exhibition he was recently exhibiting at in LA.
At the top right is a postcard from France from Nicolas de La Casiniere. This may be in response to my call for post related to causes, as it is against the wall in Palestine.
The Israeli West Bank barrier is a huge concrete wall built in Israel to seperate Israel from the Palestinian West Bank. I was there 2 years ago, and it is a huge imposing feature, sometimes up to 8m high, with checkpoints all along it. I was interested in taking pics of graffiti there, but the Israeli guards shouted at me for taking pictures, which is a shame as it's full of great protest art.
As Nicolas says, "Some walls are peaceful and full of graphic poetry. Some are not."
Which side of the wall are you on?
This little handmade gem came in from Postmuse congratulating me and Elena on our engagement.
Mr Salt and Ms Pepper are shown here modelling Elena's engagement ring. Awwwww


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Elba Sessions Presents…5th November
I know, I know, the review of the gig really should have been up more promptly. I mean after last month I'm sure it's what you've all come to expect after Kim's fantastic play by play of Elba Sessions Presents…(One) appearing on site well within her alloted deadline. Unfortunately due to bad timekeeping on the part of a gaggle of physiotherapists, unwellness and the inability to make time travel happen, you're stuck with my thoughts this month.
Bonfire Night saw the second in our monthly series Elba Sessions Presents gigs at The Liquid Ship and I really felt on Thursday that over winter there is not many better places to be than in a candlelit basement bar listening to heart warming music with a pint of Weihenstephan in hand (note; my favourite beer). Of course this could apply to any gig, but on Thursday it was the turn of Julia and The Doogans, John Hinshelwood & Sandra Gellatly and Andrea Marini to stir the senses.
Julia and her scaled down Doogans (sans drummer) opened the evening and captivated everyone in the room with their blend of acoustic folk. Julia's voice is fantastic and is a rare thing in that it sounds even more perfect live than it does recorded. I'm a sucker for a banjo so one of the set standouts for me was the brilliant 'Collide'. Although notable mentions go to New York and Hummingbird. If you haven't already caught Julia and the Doogans live, I urge you to do so soon. Trust me, it will make your life better!
Next up was the rootsy folk of John Hinshelwood who was accompanied by the voice of Sandra Gellatly and Tim Black on guitar. John, an established face on the Scottish roots and country scene blasted through a set of original material and covers. Personally, I was delighted at his Gene Clark cover as 'White Light', is one of my favourite albums and the combination of his and Sandra's voice got my toe a tappin'.
Our final artist of the evening was October's Elba Sessions Podcast guest, Andrea Marini. There is something about Andrea's music that he makes look effortless and I don't know that I've ever seen an artist look more comfortable and at ease when performing than he does. Accompanied by a full band for the evening Andrea treated us to a heartfelt set of his songs. The outstanding 'Windmills' was a real standout and is one of the tracks on his 'IV Songs' cd which was left 'just in the middle, over there' for us to help ourselves to, which we gladly did. It was a great way to end the evening and sent us off out into the guy fawkes night mist happy and contented.
Next month will see a slight change to the usual format of Elba Sessions Presents but that's a different story for another day! Needless to say, we're all pretty excited about the Christmas bonanza that we have planned for you all!
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Let's dance! Pre-order pages for HTC's Salsa and ChaCha have been lined up by Expansys with a proposed launch date of June 17. No wonder we couldn't play with the Facebook Phone duo at MWC – clearly they're a fair bit from finished. No prices have been put down yet, in case you were wondering.
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text: If you are like me you exclusively use Google for all web searches. I also am very fond on pressing the Windows button and searching for the app or file I want. When Cortana was introduced in Windows 10 they added the ability to search the web from the start menu as well. Unfortunately it was exclusive to Edge and Bing. Bellow I show you a step by step of how to change that to the browser and search engine of your choice. This adds a the very convenient ability to search the web the way you want from any application with the press of the Windows button.


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About Electronic Security Specialists
Electronic Security Specialists (ESSC) has been in business in Memphis since 1987. We are a licensed low voltage contractor in Tennessee and Mississippi and also licensed in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi to install and service electronic security equipment: this includes burglar and fire alarm systems, CCTV systems and Access Control Systems.
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Advice thread.
I've been working for my local paper for a week. They gave me a couple of cds to review. I reviewed Wires On Fire. The entertainment writer said it was very good, and that she wanted to keep me on.
If I was to do this, how much should I expect to be paid per review? If anything at all...
I don't really know the whole ettiquette for things like this...
Cheers in advance xx
Oh, I'm on work experience.
Just to clarify.
surely work
experience, means you don't get paid?
I would still say nothing
use it to get free albums, and see it as something decent to put on your cv
Stick at it, don't demand pay unless they pay all their writers
If not, do it for free albums. You can pretty much get any album you want when you start writing.
Good advice.
My dad's been saying stuff like "Don't do it unless they pay you...don't let them take advantage..."
The free albums do sweeten it, and I really like doing it anyway.
It also broadens your knowledge of music, and skills within the English language. Writing about music turned me onto English, both in its written form and spoken word.
There's always satisfaction getting an album not out for 3 months through your letterbox.
I used to do my own fanzine
which meant that every other day I got free cd's from PR companies, it felt like Christmas came once a week when parcels full of cd's arrived.
Also, remeber that anything you don't like or want can be punted on ebay - so you can make money out if it in a roundabout way
Risky though...
PR companies cut off contact with you with dodgy dealings.
I keep all mine, it's nice having a library of promos.
You want paying???
lol. SRSLY?
They're doing you a favour.
Don't worry I've long seen the error of my greedy ways...


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Contrary to the implications of its moniker, Knee Deep Brewing Co. isn't stuck in any one place, and it's not content to stand still.
The Auburn, Calif.-based brewery has just reached across the country to tap Mutual Distributing Co. for statewide distribution throughout North Carolina, the company announced today, with the brewery's full lineup of beers scheduled to be available in the Tar Heel State this July.
The move into North Carolina is the company's third trek away from home in just over a month; as of late, the brewery has taken an all-over-the-map approach to growth.
In early June, it launched new distribution in Michigan; it reached the shores of the Hawaiian island of Oahu in May, per agreements with Henry A. Fox Sales Co. and Underground Wine Merchants respectively. Additionally, Knee Deep anticipates extending its footprint to New York in a month or so, pending label approval, having signed agreements with Sarene Craft Beer Distributors LLC and Clare Rose Inc., according to Jerry Moore, the brewery's CEO.
After New York, though, Knee Deep expects to finish the year building out those markets, rather than launching more new ones.
The brewery's distribution footprint may appear arbitrary at a glance — moving off the pacific one day, to the southeast the next — but there was a very simple method to the madness, Moore said.
"Part of it is based on who has contacted us," he said. "One of the companies in New York, Clare Rose, we've been talking to them for almost two years now, but we just didn't have the capacity to work with them up until recently."
Moving from Lincoln, Calif. to its current digs in Auburn, however, allowed the company to build the capacity necessary to turn those conversations with wholesalers across the country into contracts.
In 2013, the brewery squeezed "just over 2,000" barrels out of its 960 sq. ft. Lincoln facility. This year, Knee Deep projects to produce around 7,000 barrels in its much more spacious place in Auburn. At 18,000 sq. ft., its new home comes with room to grow, and the brewery expects to push capacity to around 14,000 barrels by the end of the year.
With New York rounding its distribution footprint to nine states — all told, Knee Deep has contracts in California, Ohio, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, Hawaii, North Carolina, and New York — its current projections secure less than 1,000 barrels per market, assuming an even split. Of course, an even split is unlikely — its home market of California will see the lion's share — but the brewery isn't opposed to being a bit scarce as it familiarizes itself with new places, so as to keep Knee Deep from ending up in over its head.
"We're not necessarily trying to saturate any given market," said Moore. "We want our beer to be fresh. We don't want it on the shelves for very long. If we don't oversell in any market, we maintain that freshness."
"Because we're entering new markets and we're not completely — not necessarily familiar with those markets, [we'll] start slow and then see what the demand is and address the demand as we grow."
As the company grows, retailers too will likely have more options with Knee Deep's offerings. Before moving to Auburn, about 90 percent of all the beer it sold was in 22 oz. bottles. Now, about 70 percent is sold in bottles, with the balance being sold as draft.


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The Eatontown Environmental Commission researches and makes recommendations concerning open space preservation, planned land use, water resources management, air pollution, solid waste management, light pollution, and protection of flora and fauna.
The Commission is also active in providing our community with educational information on topics which affect our environment and welcomes community suggestions or opinions on related subjects.
The Environmental Commission consists of seven regular members, seven associate members, and has representation from the Eatontown Borough Council. The Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month in Borough Hall. Anyone interested in attending a meeting can write to the Environmental Commission in care of the Borough Clerk at: 47 Broad Street, Eatontown 07724. Anyone interested in attending a meeting is welcome. All meetings are open to the public. Anyone interested in joining this board should fill out a Citizen Leadership form and contact then Borough Clerk at 732 389-7601.
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A Rhyme For Lent In Ireland
(St. Patrick versus the Easter Bunny with a Surprise Special Guest….)
This pair squared up on a bright sunny morn,
Bun's ears were scratched, St. P's cloak torn,
The reason for their age-old tussels
Was caramel, Cadburys and chocolate truffles…
St. P brought chocs in the midst of a fast,
Bun felt threatened so as in years past,
They fought for the right to be the new Willy Wonka
Throwing sweets and chocs from a float in Drumcondra.
Bun wore pink as was his wont,
His supporters behind, he pranced out front,
He thumbed his teeth at his mighty foe,
Rubbed his foot for luck and got ready to go,
St. Pat stayed serene, gripping his crook,
Even had time to read from a book,
When Bun struck out with his first Easter egg,
St. P was ready, whacked it back at his head,
He laughed as he threw his book down to the ground.
"Bun, I've been learning from this book I found –
All about baseball and how you can pound
Your enemy's shots if you're quick off the ground.
So come on with another, give the audience a treat
Get it out of your system and I'll hand out the sweets."
Bun's eyes grew inflamed; steam flowed from his ears,
It was the most hurtful insult in years.
He bent down to his basket, all done up with ribbons
And packed full of eggs by his ninety-six sons.
"Have at you, St Pat!" (He was a fan of the movies)
"No dude disses like that!" (And he thought himself groovy)
Then the fight came in earnest, with eggs flying mid-air,
St P defended well, ignored Bun's nutty glare.
Over and back, the coloured eggs flew.
Plain and dark chocolate, sparkly paper and blue.
"Give it up!" cried St. Pat, crook spun like baton.
"I dealt with the snakes, none can take me on!"
Bun started again, kicking eggs like a blaster.
But St. Pat was ready and belted them faster.
Suddenly there was noise, a galloping thud,
Like the sound of great hooves on thick, hardened mud.
Bun paused with his kicking, St. P lowered his crook,
This time he didn't have time for the book.
They stared at the sight of a mighty great chariot,
Pulled by huge horses like in days of Camelot.
Inside they saw Caesar, a crown on his head,
As snug as a bug or a child in a carrycot.
He stared in confusion as he grimaced and said,
"Friends…romans…countrymen…no, something's not right,
The Ides were for traitors, not a messy bunfight,
Farewell, noble warrior," he said to St. Pat,
Then turning to Bun, was taken aback.
"Farewell…noble – Bunny, but beware of your crew,
Too many behind you, I'm sensing it too."
He had hardly departed when Bun took up an egg,
Catch St. Pat off his guard and thus get ahead…
But St. P was ready and lambasted it back,
It hit Bun on the nose with one almighty Whack!
Down went the Pink Hero in a brown chocolate haze,
And lay there for some time in a sweet-smelling daze.
St. P kept tradition, helped Bun to his feet,
And promised him all sorts of nice things to eat.
"But can I have Rolos? And Toffee Crisp too?"
"Of course," said St. P, "Here's some shamrock for you."
Now Bun was quite happy and they went to parade,
Arm-in-arm like old soldiers, Bun's pride starting to fade.
But old Bun won't stay happy for long or for good.
It's just not in his character to stop when he should.
Pink words and choc eggs are all very fine,
But St. P. had God to call on in bad times.
In that happy state, there'd be no losing to loons,
He'd always win thru, like the best Country Tunes.


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Students of all ages, majors and buoyancy met in the Tootell Aquatic Center to participate in the annual battleship tournament hosted by campus recreation last Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The air was filled with excitement and the scent of chlorine between the 11 separate teams which came out to participate. Some of this year's participants, including Hannah Balquist, Mollie Casey, and Ned Jenkins of "Team Kevin Shen," whose team formerly included a fourth player, as was the regulation last year, Kevin Shen, were returning battleship enthusiasts from years prior. Other participants, such as freshmen Alex Grey, Tristan Ethier, and James Alfonso of "Tommy Splasheau" made their battleship debuts at this year's competition.
The fun of battleship is in its simplicity. Matches are played between two to six teams of three players, each with one goal in mind – to be the last boat above water by the end of match. To achieve this goal, teams are supplied with kickboards and buckets to dump water into the opposing teams' boats in hopes of sinking them and knocking them out of the match. Each match is played for 10 minutes, or until all but one boat is left above the water – whichever comes first. If a player stands up in their own boat, continues to participate after a referee has blown the whistle, or makes physical contact with a member of another team or their materials, so as to defend their own team or attack another, the referee halts the game and that team must scoop four full buckets of water into their own boat. If a player leaps completely out of their own boat during play, that team is disqualified from the round.
The tension of the competition was palpable from the beginning, with Tom Fletcher, Graham White, and Ali Jaffer of "Zulfigar" proclaiming in unison, "we're gonna win."
The bracket was broken up into eight regular matches followed by two semi-final matches and a final match to determine the winner. The first match of the night was won quickly by Aziz Almosa, Aziz Alobikan, and Yasir Aloshbam of "The 'Last' Rank," who also managed to take the fourth game, but later suffered a penalty for standing up in the boat and lost the seventh game as a result.
Trish Meade of the "Battleshippers," who won the seventh match and the second semi-final said after the win, "it paid off because we weren't cheating," to which her teammates Alden Jenkins and Alex Hunter agreed, "justice is served."
The competition remained friendly, as Julia Dicienzo, Shawn Carlson and David Apgar of "Shipfaced," managed to take the third match, and Mariah Defreitas, Ned Jenkins, and Matt Delva of "Delva Delva" walked away with two wins including a semi-final match, while Jacob Turner, Johnny Nguyen and Daniel Nilsen of the aptly named "Titanic 2," came up without a single win.
In the end, "Super Splash Bros" came out victorious in the final match, narrowly beating out opponents "Delva Delva."
"We started out rough," said team members Josh Ornovitz, Jake Cardello, Robin Hall and PJ Thomas in reference to earlier matches where the team had struggled. When asked for the secret to their success, they each agreed simply, "you gotta keep pushing."
"It's a workout and fun at the same time," said Ryan McAteer of the "Merrowinians", who won the eighth match. Teammates Peter Coates and Zack Sigerson agreed, with Sigerson adding, "it's one of the most unique things I've ever done."
"We're trying to build community with fun events that students can enjoy," said Sean Butler, Coordinator of Intramural Sports for Campus Recreation who officiated the event. Butler, who took the position last fall, plans to keep the tradition of battleship alive, and spoke of intramural events still to come, including beach volleyball and inner-tube water polo in the fall, as well as billiards and handball in the spring, among many more.
For more information of intramural events hosted by campus recreation, visit www.IMLEAGUES.com/URI.


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Hi everyone, did you miss me? Sorry for being on hiatus for the longest time. Hope everyone's doing great!
Anyway, I was one of the lucky ones to have been invited to the Metrocard Prepaid Card launch last month.
Totally digging their Press Kit with my name on it. I also love their tagline – Live Without Regrets – it should be my life mantra.
Since it's a pre-paid card, you're in control of how much you spend. I think this is perfect for people who like to keep track and stay on top of their finances. It's also a great way to build good money habits as opposed to just swiping away and forgetting about your credit card cut off dates and credit limits, yikes!
Since it can conveniently be used both as a pre-paid (sort of like a debit card/ATM card) and a credit card (mastercard) at the same time, you don't have to worry about bringing a lot of cash with you all the time. I'm really happy about being able to use it in restaurants since most of them don't accept debit cards. Oh, and did i mention you can even use it abroad! Just make sure to load it up via Metrobank's ATM, Online, or Phone Banking. You can even withdraw your cash anytime 🙂
With Tricia~ I swear we didn't plan our matchy-matchy white outfits. The #Trissey connection cannot be explained.
So glad to have finally met Ira Giorgetti, Tracy Ayson, and David Guison.
The food served was glorious! Make sure to try out VYNE when you're in the Fort area.
David and I wanted to take a shot with the ceiling…but failed. Hello silhouettes!
With Isabel Trinidad.
Hello, new blogger friends!
Obligatory #trissey mirror shot before leaving the event.
I am one of the many people who appreciate the convenience of online shopping so I naturally had to try online shopping for my first purchase using my Metrobank Prepaid Card.
Dress from Yesstyle.com ~ One of my favorite online stores since they have super fast shipping (door-to-door delivery).
Very smooth transaction. Hopefully, they'll be able to partner up with Paypal in the near future. Suddenly, the possibilities of online shopping became endless *_* This is perfect for students who want to shop online but don't really have access to credit cards (it's for your own good!). At least by using this prepaid card, you can use your own savings to purchase stuff you want 🙂 No need to rely on your parents! All you have to do is save up and load up! Since the card isn't connected to any bank account, you don't have to worry about wiping out your savings (just wiping out your allocated budget for the card, lol). 101% safe to use online!
Next purchase was in Le Bunny Bleu. Everything was on 50% off at that time – lucky me!
With Keita, my forever shopping buddy! hehehe.
Got two pairs both at 50% off! What an offer!
Very smooth and quick transaction. Exactly like a credit card but you have to input your PIN like when you purchase using a debit card.
Best part is that you can avail of the card sans the initial deposit most, if not all banks require. No need for a maintaining balance as well! 🙂 It's super easy! All you have to do is fill up the Metrobank Prepaid Card registration form, present 1 or 2 valid ID's (Government ID if you're no longer a student) and lastly, pay P100 for the card which is valid for 3 years. Easy peasy!
Let the shopping, commence!
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Car Crash Accident Lawyer Lawsuits & Paralysis Victims – Injury Accident Attorneys
Car Crash Accident Lawyers in Del Mar Mesa & Paralysis Victims Being paralyzed is one of the worst possible outcomes that can come out of a car accident lawyer . Paralysis occurs when the vital nerves that control various body parts are damaged or severed. This usually happens when there is a traumatic impact to the neck or spinal cord. As a result, parts of a victim's body will no longer retain the same mobility or sensation as they once had. Many times hands won't be able to clinch; legs won't be able to work and in severe cases entire portions of the body are left immobilized.
If you or a loved one has suffered from paralysis due to a car accident, you may be entitled to seek compensation for your injuries. It is important that you contact a qualified car accident attorney in Del Mar Mesa today and get a free case review. Time is crucial when it comes to lawsuits, so it's important not to procrastinate. An experienced car crash lawyer will help you get your life back on track.
Personal Injury And Car Accident Attorneys in Del Mar Mesa
An accident can occur regardless of how carefully you drive and how much you adhere to the traffic rules. You can get involved in an accident, even without being responsible for it in any way. It gets extremely difficult and annoying for the accident victims to deal with the consequences. If you have been seriously injured in an accident due to somebody else's negligence, an accident lawyer can be your most valuable asset. With a professional legal representative by your side, you can breathe easy as somebody is there to represent you in the battle to get fair compensation.
No matter what type of injury you are claiming for, you should seek the help of an experienced accident lawyer immediately. Here are a few good reasons to hire a professional lawyer:
- Personalized Service - An accident lawyer offers every client the respect and attention they deserve. He understands that no two cases are same and offer personalized services to help you fight for the compensation.
Accident lawyers have the best interest of their clients in mind. The next time you decide to file a personal injury lawsuit, make sure that you have an experienced lawyer by your side.
Why Should You Contact an Attorney After an Auto Accident
If you are involved in an auto accident, particularly if there are injuries involved (for either party), you may need the services of a qualified car accident attorney. Finding one is easy enough. However finding one that will put forth the effort required to help you win and be compensated, will require some shopping around. Often your car insurance provider can provide names of attorneys they have worked with in the past. Lawyers are like doctors in that they specialize in various fields. A trained and well seasoned car accident attorney will know the right questions to ask as well as what type of evidence that may be required to prove your innocence and win the case for you.
Contingency agreements mean free until you win
Generally when you hire a car accident attorney they will agree to work for you by means of a contingency fee agreement. This means they receive no financial compensation until they win your case. This also means they work hard to make sure you do win! The fee agreed upon once the case is won and closed will vary and is negotiable but generally an amount from twenty five to forty percent is the going rate. Of course if you have severe injuries and or the case is more complicated this means your lawyer may expect to be paid more than average. Ultimately, the fact you are compensated for medical expenses plus pain and suffering and financial loss due to missed work is what you will sue for.
Hiring a lawyer is only the beginning
Once you get a car accident attorney involved in your case you don't want to just sit back and let them do all the work. You are responsible for at least some of your own evidence and must provide any additional help to your attorney. A law suit should be filed no later than two weeks following the accident, well before any evidence becomes stale and witnesses vanish. The case should proceed until it comes to trial at which time the victim may find their efforts are worthwhile when compensation is rewarded. Too often "settling out of court" means settling for less than the trial would provide. Don't settle for less than your case is worth.


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18 November Meeting Details
We'll meet Thursday, 18 November, 7:30pm, upstairs at Brillobox.
Heather Knight – Heather is a doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute and founder of Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot theater performances. Her installations have been featured at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, LACMA, Pop!Tech, SIGGRAPH, Mindshare LA, TEDxUSC and Fortezza da Basso. Her work also includes; robotics, and instrumentation at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interactive installations with Syyn Labs (including an award-winning Rube Goldberg Machine music video with OK GO), and sensor design at Aldebaran Robotics. She is an alumnus from the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab, earning her bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering at MIT.
Kelly Gates – Kelly is Assistant Professor of Communication and Science Studies at University of California San Diego. Her major areas of research are digital media studies, science and technology studies, and visual culture. Her recent work has focused on the politics of computerization and surveillance system development in post-war United States. She has published in multiple journals, including Cultural Studies, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Social Text, Social Semiotics, and Television and New Media. She is co-editor of The New Media of Surveillance (Routledge, 2009), and her book, Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance, is forthcoming from NYU Press. She is currently spending a sabbatical semester in Pittsburgh.


text: INTERIOR DECORATION AND DESIGN You don't always need to be selling a home to call in the stylists. Maybe you've just moved in and are struggling with how to best use your new space or maybe you have been in your home for a while but want to reinvigorate it. You may know the look you want to achieve but don't know how to do it in the space you have or you might be looking to start right back at the beginning: Whatever your situation, here at Coastal Styling our interior decoration and design team are passionate about helping you visualise the possibilities of your home and making them a reality. OUR PROCESS COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATIONWe'll visit your home to discuss your requirements and assess the styling possibilities.PROPOSALWe'll create a comprehensive proposal with mood boards and styling recommendations.PRODUCT SOURCINGWe will source and procure the products chosen for your home. INSTALLATIONUpon agreement of proposal, we'll set a timeline and prioritise tasks for your home.COMPLETIONAt our final meeting, we'll revisit the proposal to ensure we've achieved everything we set out to. We will offer ideas, solutions and inspiration on how to best present and utilise the spaces in your home. We can talk to you about a particular room or area or offer a complete styling recommendation for your entire home – both indoors and outdoors. We will work alongside you to source beautiful furniture, artwork and soft furnishings to complement your home, personal tastes and lifestyle. VIEW OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE FOR IDEAS AND INSPIRATION


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When I was promoted to a management role, I realized that the skills that made me standout as a programmer were not the skills I needed in my new role. I started reading. I found a mentor. I applied for a graduate program in leadership.
But I was something of an exception. Many managers feel too busy to read. Many don't have good role models within their companies. I meet many people in management roles who have never picked up a serious management book. Some managers I meet express relief that they no longer have to keep up with evolving technical trends–they can relax and stop learning.
I find this puzzling. But I see it all the time. Why might that be?
My hypothesis in another snippet from my interview with Softhouse.se for Lean Magazine.
LM: Could you give examples of ways in which we can create a organisation where constantly managers get better at being lean/agile managers and where there is a "learning culture" even for managers?
E: In the US (and I suspect some other places) we face a trifecta of obstacles in creating a learning culture for managers.
FIrst, when someone is promoted to management it is a sign he's "made it," proved that he is "management material." When you've made it, asking for help can signal that you weren't "management material" after all.
Second, in many organizations, it is more acceptable to be sure and dead wrong, than admit uncertainty and be approximately right. In such organizations it's a sign of weakness to ask for help or show uncertainty. That slows the learning curve for new managers.
Third, people have been taught that a manager's job is to get other people to work hard. Most people are motivated when they start a new job. But motivation drains away when people must work hard to overcome obstacles in the form of procedures, rules, and organizational hoops rather than value-adding work. Managers need to focus on creating an environment where it's easy to do the right thing and do valuable work. Then people will work hard on their own.
All these work against learning. So we have some hard work to shift manager's perception about their role.
I have seen organizations where managers hold their own retrospectives, to see how well their decisions and actions are working out. This is a critical feedback loop that's missing in many organizations.
I know many managers who are learning to admit mistakes, and realizing that failing fast applies to management, too.
Finally, managers have to examine their own assumptions, and start figuring out "what they know that ain't so" (to paraphrase Will Rogers). This is difficult, no matter who you are, or where you sit in the organization. But it is a key to learning.


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text: Really getting back into the groove of running. Enjoying it all. The dead leg runs and the euphoric runs. My fantasy is having a coach that would train me to get faster and stronger. The first of many races begins next Saturday. I am very excited. I'm trying to get some friends to run as well. Running has been and continues be a cathartic experience for me. Not sure what state I would be in if I didn't run.


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For those of you who don't know. There are two comic book companies who created the superheroes we know and love today: DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC is responsible for heroes such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash while Marvel is responsible for heroes such as Spider-Man, Thor, X-Men and Iron Man.
I'm actually more into Marvel than DC but since Marvel films are dominating at the box office, I feel DC needs more love right now. I've also decided to take this opportunity to share with you the actors I want to play the "missing members" of The Justice League - DC's "equivalent" of The Avengers.
New Look Patent Pointed Heels
He would need to go dark-haired for the role but he's got Batman's broody look and playboy charm. They may make him work out a bit more to fill out the suit but at least he won't need any extra stuffing for the bulge... (Those of you who've seen him in Shame know what I'm talking about...) He already plays Magneto (in X-Men) who's a super villain (most of the time) so he may appreciate playing a superhero.
Shop This Look:
Current Actor: Ryan Reynolds
I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't an amazing movie but I did really enjoy it. Reynolds is a charming actor who made the movie work, in my opinion.
Shop This Look:
ASOS Top with Swing Drape
Forever 21 Lacquer Cut-Out Chevron Necklace
Potential Actor: Dwayne Johnson
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La Diva Viva La Diva Square Sunglasses
New Look Superman T-Shirt
Current Actor: Henry Cavill
Wonder Woman
Hendricks actually has the perfect proportions to play the comic book version of Wonder Woman as opposed to the Lynda Carter version. She would just need to dye her hair black and use a bit of fake tan. She's not yet had any action movie experience (that I know of) so she'll need training. However she'll lose weight during the training so she may not be keen on the idea since she seems very happy with her body the way it is - and who can blame her?
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Fertility Yoga
Led by Yoga Jai Ma's Heidi Brockmyre
Fertility Specialists Medial Group is excited to announce the first of their "Monday Night Classes!" Join us for a complimentary fertility yoga class, held by Yoga Jai Ma's Heidi Brockmyre.Fertility Yoga Monday, January 7th, 5:45-7:00 PM FSMG office 8010 Frost Street, Plaza Level. San Diego, CA 92123
Heidi Brockmyre is an experienced yoga instructor, as well as a licensed acupuncturist at San Diego's Zen Fertility. She is also the creator of the "Positively Fertile" program, an online program that includes meditation, self-acupressure sequences, a dietary program, and more. We are thrilled to have her come and teach our patients and the San Diego community about the benefits of fertility yoga! You are welcome to bring your own yoga mat, or use one of ours.
RSVP by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 858.505.5500.
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
New Year's in Napa & Mom's 50th Birthday
We had a sweet hookup of a house in Napa for New Years, so all the brothers and wives got together for Mom's birthday on New Year's Eve. We had a great time. The pictures tell the story...
Posted by Greg Squires at 9:00 AM
Labels: Activities, Updates
3 comments:
- Lisa Spears said...
I Miss you guys!!! Lets hang soon
- January 05, 2008 4:53 PM
- Scott and Lorie said...
so my family is looking for a house to rent for new years...could you email me details on that house?? it looked awesome.
car, my email is my full name at hotmail.
- January 09, 2008 5:52 AM
- Scott and Lorie said...
I meant Thanksgiving. New Years, Thanksgiving...same thing=)
- January 09, 2008 5:52 AM
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JOSE MOURINHO spent his first official day at work as Manchester United boss on Monday.
The Special One had a 10-hour day at the office as he prepares to again make the Red Devils English football's pre-eminent force.
Mourinho has already been busy in the transfer market, signing stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
He is also expected to bring back Paul Pogba to Old Trafford in a stunning £80million deal.
Today, though, he will face the media for the first time as United boss.
Mourinho will be asked about other targets such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who should complete his move to United from Borussia Dortmund this week.
He will also be grilled about the departure of Ryan Giggs.
You can watch his press conference LIVE in our player above.


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Emirates Golf Club - Faldo Course
In 2005 Golf legend and six time major winner Nick Faldo redesigned Emirates Golf Clubs second championship golf course "The Faldo" which re-opened in October 2006. A par-72, the course has proved to be popular and lures players to the challenge of its 7,348 yards. The course provides a unique golfing experience with natural "Wadi" running the length of the course combined with Faldo's trademark tees and bunkers. Michael Harradine shot a 66 during the Men Club Championship Round 1 on 20 th January 2012 which still remains the course record. The Faldo has surpassed all of its expectations and is regarded as one of the finest courses , providing visitors an exceptionally enjoyable golfing experience in Dubai.


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The Paradise Valley Police Department has announced the arrest of two suspects who could be attached to several recent unsolved burglaries in the area, police officials say.
Paradise Valley police responded to a call at about 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 in the 7000 block of E. Caballo Circle during a possible vehicle burglary in progress, according to a press release. Responding officers located a vehicle matching the description supplied by the caller in the immediate area and conducted a traffic stop.
Officers identified two individuals, Albert Cruz and Tina Byron, in the vehicle while another officer went to the area of the possible burglary, the release states.
There the caller pointed out a vehicle he had seen in his neighbor's driveway that had the interior light on, police officials say. The owner of the vehicle was located at the residence and, after looking at the vehicle, indicated that someone had removed all of the glove compartment contents and strewn them about the vehicle.
Another vehicle in the same driveway was found in the same condition and a small amount of currency was noted as missing. No damage was done to either vehicle so it is believed that they were both left unlocked.
Upon police questioning, the vehicle occupants admitted they had been in the area committing vehicle burglaries along with another individual who had fled prior to the traffic stop. Both suspects were taken into custody and later booked into Fourth Avenue Jail on charges of two counts each of burglary, conspiracy and facilitation, the release states.
"A search warrant was executed on the vehicle and numerous items were located inside that we believe may be proceeds of other burglaries, specifically 2 small statues, however no other victims have called to report any crimes or missing items," said Paradise Valley Police Lt. Michael Horn.
Lt. Horn is asking Paradise Valley residents to check your property and contact the department at 480-948-7410 if you believe you may be the victim of a theft or burglary.
The case has been turned over to the Criminal Investigations Unit who will seek out further victims as well as the third suspect still at large.
If you have any information about this crime or any other crimes in Paradise Valley please call the police department crime stopper at 480-948-7410.


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About This Activity
The Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown will host the 22nd Annual Rotary Ride on Sunday, August 12th, 2018 at Commissioners Park, 3704 111th St. Naperville. The Ride has a 1.4 mile family loop, 21, 41, and 62 (metric century) mile routes. All routes are SAG supported and rest stops are fully staffed with nutritious food and drinks. Proceeds from the Ride will benefit Rotary International's Campaign to End Polio and local charities.
The 22nd Rotary Ride is presented by DiGiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson Ltd. in memory of Carmen DiGiovine.
Event details and schedule
- The Ride will start and end at Commissioners Park located at 3704 111th St. Naperville, IL 60564 on Sunday, August 12, 2018.
- Plenty of Parking is available at the Race Start and Finish.
- Kids and families can participate in the 1.4 Family Fun Loop by walking, running or riding anything with wheels (non-motorized). The cost is $15 per family.
- Riders may start at 6:30 a.m. and no later than 10:00 a.m.
- Rest Stops and SAG support will end at 2:30 p.m.
- Early Bird Registration is $30 until July 1, $40 by July 31. After July 31, the price goes up to $50, so register now! Riders are guaranteed a t-shirt if registered by July 21. Ride-day / walk-up registration is available on August 12, 2018.
- This is a well supported recreational ride for beginners and veteran riders.
- The Ride has a 1.4 mile family loop, 21, 41, and 62 (metric century) mile routes.
- All routes are SAG supported and Rest Stops are fully staffed with nutritious food & drinks.
- A light lunch will be served to riders post-ride.
- Helmets are required for all riders. Safety first.
- Bikes of all shapes and sizes are welcome. No motorized vehicles.
- The route is an open road course. Riders must follow all rules of the road.
- Proceeds support Rotary Charities.
- The Ride will take place, rain or shine.
Organizer Info
Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown


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A man and a woman are waiting to cross the road.
Man I'm just saying I don't like it when you haven't shaved your legs for
Woman Does it make you fancy me less?
Man Only a bit
Man Oh, for fuck's sake. I didn't mean that in a bad way.


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So, Jeremy and I have been trying to have a child since we married 14 months ago. My biggest pet peeve? People telling us, we're rushing or trying to hard, or it's not our time..etc. PEOPLE PLEASE!!!! Don't start preaching. There's more to getting pregnant than what you think. We're proof of it. Just I started getting fertility testing done in Aug of 2004. That dr. sent me to another dr. who made me uncomfortable and gave me medication to take to make my AF (or Aunt Flo or menstruals) start. I didn't see him again. I changed doctors after feeling my first doctor wasn't very helpful. Sometimes having Tricare can really bite in the butt. My new doctor is very thorough, she referred me to another dr. who did all my testing. I saw my regular doctor every 6 months to keep her updated. Jeremy was supposed to have his SA (or seman analysis) done, but ended up having emergency surgery on his appendix. So, he did his test on the 31st of March. It came back with some flags. With all the research I read, I confronted the dr. about it and he told me my findings weren't true. I even asked him if I could have PCOS (or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and he told me no. He did tell me that I was suffering from POF (or Premature Ovarian Failure). I'm 22 for crying out loud. How can I possiblity be in pre menopause? I wanted to scream and tell him to do something instead of telling me no. Finally, Jeremy and I were referred to a RE (or Reproductive Endocrinologist). He is awesome. He did an interview and took notes, then he did and u/s (or ultrasound) and determined that I do in fact have PCOS and severly. We went back to his office where we dicussed my medicaitons (or meds) I would be on and the dosage and what test he would perform. First I was to take progesterone so I could have an AF, I would also take Clomid. He wanted to have my blood tested to see if I was IR (or Insulin Resistant) and I am so he put me on Metformin. Jeremy of course still has to repeat his SA just to rule him out. Yea!!! All the blame gets stuck on me. Thanks a lot. I feel like a broken car in the shop getting fixed.
I've been moody and irritable, sleepy and not really hungry, among other things on the meds. It's just some of the side effects. Weird thing, I lost 8lbs in 2 days. Go me. Now if only I can start 126 in the face again.
I've been feeling some what of a cramp. It's extremely light almost like a long overdue stretch near my pelvic. Could that be AF? Hopefully so. The sooner we can start the clomid the sooner we'll know if I'll be moving on to injectables.
I also made a blog, just so I won't have to keep update family. For anyone whose interested, its http://jeremyandtyakeia.blogspot.com/
Tyakeia & Jeremy
me 22 & dh 26
TTC since March 2004
dx'd 3.30.05 Oligmenoherra
dx'd 5.10.05 PCOS
Possiblie male factor: Head Defects 03.31.05
1 Angel in Heaven Jan 18. 2003-Mar 17, 2003
metformin 1500mg started on 05.12.05
prometrium 400mg started on 05.11.05
last AF 01.23.05


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Registration Forms
- Download Registration Form
- Download Adult History Form
- Download Pediatric History Form
- Download Release of Information Form
Payment is expected at time of services. Northern Hearing Services (NHS) will gladly provide a copy of your billing to submit to insurance. NHS bills Medicaid and Triwest directly.
NHS will bill insurance for purchase of hearing instruments if they are a covered item.
NHS accepts Medicare.


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You hope and pray to see whatever it was again. You wait one minute, two, three, and just as you start to shift and return to the car, you see IT!
What is it?
How come you "HAD TO" get your camera from the back seat?
Is anyone else with you? Do they see it too?
Once home, do you share the experience and photo with anyone or do you keep it private? Why?


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About Us
Beauty & Minerals started with a dream. It was 2007, and it started with Sophie Uy's dream of sharing all her favorite, hard-to-find beauty products in one store. Eventually, more products were introduced, and more importantly, one major turning point would be being able to come up with a collection of makeup brushes, into which is now known as Charm Essentials Makeup Brushes, that has been featured in numerous publications, and widely raved about by beauty bloggers and press.
Beauty and Minerals is my home, and your home too. Take a look at the products available, and there within those descriptions, would be Sophie's thoughtful recommendations and personal thoughts about each product. Happy shopping!
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A/D Converter
The analog digital converter is responsible for digitizing the final analog signals in the analyzer. It has 2 entirely separate converters. This is because the analyzer can be extended to include vector network analyzer functions, which includes amplitude and phase measurements. One converter is intended for amplitude (or magnitude) and one for phase. I don't have the phase detector module yet, but I may someday, so I populated both sides. In the included image, I haven't installed the voltage regulator yet, it's there now, I just don't have a photo of it. Also, on the top of the module there are 2 sets of 3 holes for the pins of the "video filter". (The term video filter is mostly historical. It's from back in the days when spectrum analyzers were made with CRT's like analog oscilloscopes. If you wanted to have a smoother response, giving the signal time to settle, you're use a more aggressive filter.) Below those header pins, you can see there are a collection of capacitors that implement the filter function. Building it was fairly straight-forward, there weren't any change orders, or any other complications. Once I installed it into the frame, I made a wiring harness for its connection to the control board. Sam Wetterlin suggests testing the ADC right after the control board as it doesn't depend on any other modules.
A simple way to generate test voltages is to use a potentiometer with the wiper attached to the Log Detector's input, 5 volts on one end and ground on the other. Make sure that the potentiometer is high enough resistance that it doesn't burn up from being connected like this.
As you can see in the video, the line in the graph is moving all around. This corresponds quite nicely with my movements of the shaft of the potentiometer. I was quite satisfied with these results. I tried both video filter switch settings, though it didn't appear to change the display.
Because I was so satisfied from the results of the ADC testing, I decided to hook up the next module in the chain — the log detector. The detector takes the final RF signal and converts it to a DC voltage that increases with the log of the RF voltage. When I did this, I must have introduced a gremlin into the system. Now, the ADC seems to "stick" its input to 5 volts. Not only does it show 5 volts on the computer display, but 5 volts is also present on the wire. I tried several things to get the system working again. I tried to eliminate the log detector as the culprit by capping the input with a 50 ohm terminator, I tries cutting power to the log detector, and I tried different filter switch settings. Nothing reliably helped.
This plot is a pretty good example of what I'm talking about. On the left, everything seems to be working fine, the noise floor seems low there may be some legitimate spikes from WiFi and such. Then, in the middle, it gets a little whacky and locks up to a high voltage.
This is a photo of my oscilloscope display when the ADC is stuck. The mean voltage is near 5 volts, and there were many little ticks of noise.
Because the symptoms didn't change with the log detector off, I began trying to hunt-down the cause of the problem assuming the log detector probably wasn't the cause. First, I realized that the center pin of the filter switch header is wired to the ADC input, so I had an easy connection point for test equipment, which was nice. With that known, I thought I'd determine how much current was leaking onto the input line. To do this, I connected a ammeter from the input to ground. The current reading was highly variable, but was usually about 300-1000 uA. With this little amount of current, it was somewhat easy to over-power it with a potentiometer. This leads me to believe that it's possible that this problem existed before I attached the log detector, I just didn't notice. As a final point, the entire ADC module consumes approx. 26mA of current.
At this point, I have no idea what the problem is. I'm going to check with the collective knowledge of the mailing list. Hopefully they have a solution.
Update 5/29/2010 9PM:
Well, some time has elapsed, and many suggestions have been given. I'll list them, and explain how I tried to investigate.
- Sam: Try the Phase converter, and see if there are similar results
- Sam: It's possible the ESD protection diode is shot from ESD or negligence.
- Sam: Current draw seems high, 10x too high
- Scotty: There might be a short between pins 2 and 3 of the ADC
So, with those suggestions in hand I began testing. First, did a lot of measuring. I measured the resistance from the ADC input to VCC, in attempt to address suggestion (2) and (4) as the IN+ pin and VCC pin are 3 and 2, respectively. I used a standard ohmmeter and tested once with the positive side on the ADC input and once with the positive side on VCC. I observed 17k ohm each direction. This is not strictly a good thing. In an ideal world, I'd expect that the resistance with positive voltage on the input to be less than the other way. This is because the protection diode is intended to dump excess voltage on the input into VCC. It's not desirable for voltage to leak from VCC to the input, however. This result could very well be the cause of the problem. After taking these measurements, I confirmed that current draw is 26mA, which is still 10x what it should be, following suggestion (3). I should say that when I started stuff up the supply sounded unhappy, like a subtle high-pitch whine. I disconnected everything, and started by only powering the oscillator, then the log detector, then the ADC and the whine went away. It's possible there was a short or miswired connector.
Following Sam's advice (1), I displayed the output of the phase measuring converter. On the left side of the plot, the ADC is allowed to measure what is essentially on open circuit. On the left, I've attached the probe of my oscilloscope. I'm not sure that to make of this plot, so it is what it is…
At this point, I cleaned the board with alcohol and a toothbrush. This dissolves solder residue, then I used a cloth to wick away the alcohol and dissolved residue. I hooked the analyzer back up and did a measurement with the ADC alone.
Here is a recent plot from the magnitude ADC. As you can see, there is a very clean output with a few occasional spikes. I'm still not sure what causes the spikes, and if they're a problem.
Feeling hopeful, I figured I'd plug the log detector back in. Also, you can see the little rubber-duckie hooked up to the input.
With the log detector powered up, and the rubber-duckie there is a fair amount of noise, though it's still fairly low-level for the most part. One thing that concerned me a little is that when I keyed my radio there was no change on the plot while I did notice a change in the log detector's output using the oscilloscope.
Anyway, that's a lot of new information. Hopefully this is all really good news, but I fear I still have problems. Basically, I'm debating when I should order new ADC ICs, not if.
Update 5/2/2010 8:46 PM:
After much testing, I've been able to determine that the primary problem with the ADC was a failed latch on the control board. Everything appears to be functioning at this point. Please see the control board page for details.
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Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel
Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is the most exclusive hotel in Greece. Positioned on a peninsular stretch of land, it enjoys an outstanding location overlooking the Bay of Elounda, Mirabello Bay, and the expanse of the Aegean Sea. The view is blue as far as the eye can see.
Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is reached by a private road that leads to the reception area on the top floor, where the "Admiral's Bar" is also located, with its expansive verandahs making you feel like you are on the bridge of a flagship. The gourmet restaurant "Calypso", in collaboration with famous French Michelin-Star Chef Jacques Le Divellec, promises culinary devotees in an exclusive ambiance, next to a turquoise pool that seems to overflow into the sea. The impressive "Kelari" wine cellar, home to a truly remarkable selection of labels spanning decades of excellence, offers private tasting conducted by our awarded sommelier, as well as private dining for up to 8 guests. Serene's Jetty Bar, located just above sea level at the very tip of the peninsula, offers a magical setting in which to enjoy cocktails and culinary delights.
Exclusively for guests of Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel , private screenings of films are available at the home theatre, designed and built according to THX standards with the latest in digital surround sound.
Luxuriate in the exclusive indoor pool of .Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel Focal to it is an authentic Ottoman Hamam, a Finnish Sauna and a Cybex® equipped gymnasium.
The hosts and the entire staff at Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel have been selected on the basis of their outstanding courtesy, professionalism and efficiency. Founded on a tradition of excellence in service unparalleled in Greece, the dedicated team at Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is always at your service, whether it is for en-suite dining, private training and massage schedules, or children's care and recreation.
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Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is the most exclusive hotel in Greece. Positioned on a peninsular stretch of land, it enjoys an outstanding location overlooking the Bay of Elounda, Mirabello Bay, and the expanse of the Aegean Sea. The view is blue as far as the eye can see.
The Peninsula is reached through the Porto Elounda De Luxe Resort by a private road that leads to the reception area on the top floor.
Peninsula Collection Suites
- luxurious and spacious double-storey accommodation
- master bedroom and bathroom located on the top floor, living room located on the ground floor
- the living-room's furnished private terrace offers direct access to an individual heated seawater pool
- available also with a separate shower/W.C. on the ground floor
- ideal for families from three to eight persons
- one-bedroom approx. 80 m2 of living space (3 persons)
- two-bedroom approx. 130 m2 of living space (6 persons)
- three-bedroom approx. 160 m2 of living space (8 persons)
Beachfront Junior Suites
- Share approximately 45 m2 of indoor space
- split-level with separate sitting area
- located directly by the private sandy beach
- features a private heated seawater swimming pool with comfortable loungers
- ideal for young couples and honeymooners
Peninsula Grand Villas
- approximately 120 m2 of indoor space and 140 m2 private garden
- large living room and indoor and outdoor dining area
- two luxurious bathrooms both featuring Airbath® tubs, one with steam shower enclosure and an additional shower/W.C. in the living room
- large private furnished garden and seawater swimming pool with direct access to the sandy beach
- ideal for a family of up to six persons
Diamond Residences
- Luxurious seaside residences, each with their own private outdoor space with a private pool and unhindered view of the Aegean provide a sense of exclusivity. A private holiday retreat with access to a private sandy beach
- living area with open fireplace and hi-fidelity electronics including LCD TV and surround sound leads opens up to the private terrace where the outdoor heated seawater pool is located
- bedrooms with en-suite luxurious marble bathrooms, whirlpool tub, walk-in shower, elegant luxurious finishes
- all levels are served from the private elevator
- private indoor pool, Steam Shower, Sauna, fitness equipment and a massage room (at the 5 and 6 bedrooms Diamond Residences)
- guests' W.C.
- communication portals throughout
- kitchen, storing space, laundry and staff quarters complete this unique residence
- one-bedroom approx. 85 m2 of living space (3 persons)
- two-bedroom approx. 150 m2 of living space (5 persons)
- five-bedroom approx. 300 m2 of living space (9 persons)
- six-bedroom approx 440 m2 of living space (11 persons)
Royal Grande Suite
- approx. 180 m2 of indoor space on three levels served by a private elevator
- located directly on the seafront with direct access, from the private garden, to a private bathing jetty by the sea
- the expansive living area with raised fireplace and hi-fidelity electronics including LCD TV and surround sound leads opens up to the private terrace and to the 170m2 private garden where the outdoor heated seawater pool is located
- master bedroom with en-suite luxurious marble bathroom equipped with an Airbath® tub, a shower enclosure, two vanity areas and WCs, as well as extensive wardrobes
- second bedroom, on the top floor, with en-suite luxurious marble bathroom equipped with Airbath® tub, a shower enclosure, wardrobe and a private balcony with an outstanding view of Mirabello Bay
- the solid marble table of the dining room located on the mezzanine seats 8 guests and is served by a small private pantry
- on the mezzanine there is a separate guests' toilette
- the staff quarters with an en-suite shower/WC have a separate private entrance
- additionally there is a private indoor pool, a Turkish hamam, Sauna and fitness equipment
Peninsula Residence
- a true masterpiece of architecture and style offering unparalleled, panoramic views of the Mirabello Bay and the distant Sitia mountains
- 400 m2 of indoor space comprised of a large reception area on two levels, furnished throughout with antiques and unique pieces of art
- the expansive living area with an open fireplace and hi-fidelity electronics including LCD TV and surround sound leads to the private terrace – the views over the sea and the distant mountains is breathtaking
- heated outdoor pool set within 700 m2 of private landscaped grounds directly on the waterfront leading down to a private jetty by the sea
- spacious dining room, an antique dining table seating 10 people
- on the upper floor is the entrance hall overlooking the Mirabello Bay, the study, the guests' W.C. and wardrobe
- the master bedroom, open study, extensive wardrobes, a very large bathroom with an Airbath® tub, a steam shower enclosure, two vanity areas and WCs
- each of the three bedrooms has luxurious en-suite bathrooms with Airbath® tubs
- communication portals throughout
- kitchen, staff entrance, storing space, laundry and extensive staff quarters complete this unique residence
Peninsula Palace
The "Royal Grand Suite" and the "Peninsula Residence" can be combined into the largest waterfront hotel suite in the Mediterranean.
Presidential Suites
Presidential Suite with private swimming pool One-bedroom
- approx. 80 m2 of indoor space
- spacious and luxuriously appointed on the waterfront with direct access to a jetty or the hotel's private sandy beach
- comfortable living room
- indoor and outdoor dining area
- luxurious bathroom featuring an Airbath® tub, steam shower enclosure and separate W.C. an additional shower/W.C.
- in the living room
- private furnished terrace/garden with heated seawater swimming pool
Presidential Suite with private swimming pool 2-bedrooms
- approx. 100 m2 of indoor space
- spacious and luxuriously appointed on the waterfront with direct access to a jetty or the hotel's private sandy beach
- comfortable living room
- indoor and outdoor dining area
- two luxurious bathrooms featuring an Airbath® tub, in one a steam shower enclosure and in the second one a private sauna. In some an additional an additional shower/W.C.
- in the living room
- private furnished terrace/garden with heated seawater swimming pool
All Suites features, amenities and services
- All guests enjoy a "Peninsula welcome treat", as well as "hospitality surprise courtesies" during their stay
- Individually controlled air-conditioning/heating.
- Split unit airconditioning in Beachfront Suites, Grand Villas and Presidential Suites
- Control panel with "privacy/service please" buttons
- LCD flat screen TV and satellite channels, music channel, DVD/CD player
- Desk, direct-dial telephone, high speed internet connection free of charge, DATA port line
- Mini-Bar
- Dressing table with hairdryer
- Electronic safety deposit box
- Hypo-allergic pillows and feather pillows
- Cribs, baby-cots and high chairs available
- Luxurious marble bathrooms with Airbath® tubs, walk-in shower, audio sound, telephone, towel heaters, make up/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, slippers and signature bath amenities.
- Wake-up service
- Laundry and dry cleaning service - same day or next day delivery except Sundays and public holidays
- Turn-down service including complimentary bottle of water
- 24-hour room service
- Voltage 220V/50Hz
Room Amenities
Services & Facilities
- Access to Rooms: One guest elevator and stairs
- Check-in 14.00
- Check-out 12.00 Noon
- Currency Exchange Available at the Front Desk
- Excursions Private guided tours and countryside excursions, luxury day cruises
- Home Theatre 50-seat, IMAX surround-sound, available for private screenings and meeting use
- Laundry & Dry Cleaning Same day or next day delivery except Sundays and Public Holidays
- Parking: Valet parking
- Room Service 24 hours
- Voltage 220V / 50Hz
- Wellness Heated indoor pool, sauna, Turkish hamam, gymnasium and treatments by Six Senses Spas™
- Wine Cellar On premises more than 800 Greek and International etiquettes
Six Senses Spa
"Six Senses Spa creates innovative and enlightening experiences that rejuvenate our guest love od SLOW LIFE"
The Six Senses Spa ™ provides a truly relaxing and revitalizing experience, through many forms of holistic healings to balance the senses. Guests of elounda mare hotel, porto elounda DE LUXE RESORT, elounda peninsula ALL SUITE HOTEL have the opportunity to enjoy all the facilities of the Six Senses Spa, just a couple of minuites walk away.
Its unrivalled range of signature treatments focuses on health, beauty, pampering, stress reduction and recuperation using pure, natural and environmentally friendly products. The luxuriously appointed spa spreads over 2,200 sqm, setting unique standards in spa design.
Elounda S.A Hotels & Resorts is a world-class five-star resort offering a range of leisure facilities including a private 9-hole par-3 golf course.
The porto elounda GOLF CLUB hosts a Golf Academy with a PGA professional team, offering the opportunity of either learning to play golf during one's holiday, or of boosting one's golf techniques. Especially for beginners, classes are arranged in such a way as to maximize the knowledge acquired, even during a short stay at the resort. The Pro-Shop, situated in the shopping center of the hotel, can provide all the necessary equipment and souvenirs.
And for the "19" hole, or even just for a pause between holes, there are unlimited options: the Beach Bar next to the seaside pool or the Odysseus restaurant on the waterfront are two very enticing alternatives.
- 9-hole, par-3 course
- 2 playing options for each hole
- pro shop
- 54 handicap required
- PGA pro on site
- 18-hole championship course located 30 minutes away with special rates for guests
Private Sandy Beach
The Blue Flag-awarded, sandy, private beaches of the elounda mare hotel, porto elounda DE LUXE RESORT and elounda peninsula ALL SUITE HOTEL are well protected and invite you for moments of complete relaxation, pampered by a discrete beach and refreshments service, under the blue sky or a reserved-for-you parasol.
Deckchairs, sunshades, towels around the pool and at the beach are at guests' disposal free of charge.
Whether swimming in the Aegean Sea or sunbathing under clear blue skies, a fragrant air calms the senses and complements a dream holiday...
A wide variety of water activities to make your holiday unforgetable!
There are three world record tow boats for water skiing and wakeboard and capable coaches who can teach you or improve your skills. Soon, a slalom course will be available too. There are plenty of towable infletable games, canoes, pedall boats and waverunners Yamaha 1100cc. You can take the advantage to learn wind surf and sailing or to discover the beautiful bay of Mirabelloby by quided speed boat tours and self-drive small motor boats.
Scuba Diving
The PADI certified scuba diving center teaches and awards diplomas up to the highest levels of proficiency.
The crystal clear waters and rock formations of the bay, home to fascinating flora and fauna, are considered amongst the finest to be found in Greece.
The resorts' recreational facilities offer two Astroturf tennis courts.
Professional instructors are at hand to offer their advice, play at any level of competition, and organise doubles and classes of varying sizes. Many children's classes take place every week, and cover every level of competence. Needless to say, both male and female instructors and partners are available.
The facilities of elounda mare hotel, the resorts' recreational facilities offer two Astroturf tennis courts. and elounda peninsula ALL SUITE HOTEL include a private gym with Cybex equipment.
Every gym takes advantage of its location, with the Elounda Mare Hotel's gym having one side of opening windows to a beautiful garden, the Porto Elounda Resort's gym enjoying magnificent seaviews, and the Elounda Peninsula All-Suite Hotel's gym being right next to the hotel's private spa.
Indoor Games
Every one of the Elounda SA hotels and resorts has a special character and atmosphere, reflected in the kinds of facilities offered for indoor and table games. The Porto Elounda Deluxe Resort has an entire room dedicated to such amusement, featuring billiards tables, card-playing tables, role-playing computer stations, pinball and table football. The table tennis facility at Porto Elounda is near the beach, while at the Elounda Mare Hotel it is near the main pool. Every hotel has a dedicated lounge for adults' card-playing, like bridge.
The shopping arcades at Playiada, our traditional Cretan square with its own chapel at our porto elounda DE LUXE RESORT, is breeming with clothing boutiques, accessories, jewellery, news-stand, souvenirs, art gallery, rugs, and our Six Senses Gallery, while more shopping and boutiques can be found at the elounda mare hotel's own square.
Food & Beverages
- Calypso Restaurant gourmet Italian cuisine complimented by the wine cellar "Kellari"
- Elies Restaurant the original cuisine of Crete
- Nafsika Restaurant breakfast buffet and international buffet dining by the pool
- Odysseus Tavern lunch on the water's edge
- Yacht Club seafood specialties by the sea
- Old Mill Restaurant Mediterranean fine dining in the garden
- Deck Restaurant breakfast buffet and dining with splendid views
- Weekly theme nights, dinner accompanied by Greek dancers, barbeque night and Fisherman's Evening
- In-room dining, 24 hours service
- Peninsula Lounge bar amazing views of the Sitia mountains
- Serenes' Bar over the water
- Kirki Bar teak deck by the pool
- Beach Bar refreshments by the waterKaravia Bar breathtaking views of the Mirabello Bay
Check-in / Check-out Policy
Check-in: from 12:00 h
Check-out: until 10:00 h


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Photograph of Suffragist with "Kaiser Wilson" Poster
During World War I, militant suffragists, demanding that President Wilson reverse his opposition to a federal amendment, stood vigil at the White House and carried banners such as this one comparing the President to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. In the heated patriotic climate of wartime, such tactics met with hostility and sometimes violence and arrest.
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The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) is excited to announce a new collaboration with Salisbury University. SU expert faculty will bring Ocean Pines residents and guests the most engaging learning experiences, right in their backyard.
"Forget the pressure of pre-requisites or tests. The lectures and seminars, which are open to the public, are high-energy learning opportunities," said Ocean Pines Marketing and Public Relations Director Denise Sawyer. "Intended for adult learners of all ages, the classes aim to engage participants with intellectual enrichment through a variety of thought-provoking discussions in an expert-led workshop setting."
Delmarva's Window to the World
From the first radio broadcasts in the 1920s to weather and news information provided by residents in 2017, Delmarva has played an important role in the electronic media's 90-year history in the United States.
Dr. David Burns of Salisbury University's Communication Arts Department will host a five-week course entitled "Delmarva's Window to the World: Global Journalism and the Local Media Landscape," held 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays Oct. 4-Nov. 1 at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway.
Topics include "The Birth: Radio and War (the Great Depression to World War II)," "The Freeze: the Electronic Media and War Correspondence (World War II to the 1960s)," "The Expansion: Post-World War II Media (1960-1990s)," "The Consolidation: Deregulation and Its Impact on News and Information (1990-2010)" and "the Personalization: Citizen Journalism and Augmented Reality (2010-Present)."
The course fee is $35. To register, visit the SU CELL website at www.salisbury.edu/cell.
Writing Your Memoir: From Draft to Craft
Having a great story is just the first step to writing a compelling piece of memoir. In this class, explore what takes a piece of personal writing "from draft to craft," looking at elements such as character development, incorporating sensory detail and writing in scenes.
Delmarva Review editor Emily Rich teaches the course "Writing Your Memoir: From Draft to Craft," held 9-10:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 12-Nov. 16 at the Ocean Pines Community Center.
Participants will explore personal writing, examine writing elements such as character development, incorporating sensory detail and writing scenes. In addition to workshopping each others' writing, those taking the class also read essays on the craft and sample works of successful memoirists.
Presented through CELL's Lighthouse Literary Guild series, the course fee is $60. To register, visit the SU CELL website at www.salisbury.edu/cell.
Environmental Studies in Ocean Pines
Salisbury University's Center for Lifelong and Extended Learning and the Ocean Pines Association, Inc. are partnering for a new "SU at the Beach" class and lecture series.
The program begins with a five-session SU Environmental Studies Faculty Lecture Series, held 2:30-4 p.m. on Fridays from Sept. 29-Nov. 3 at the Conference Room in the Administration Building. Presentations include:
• Sept. 29 – "Talking Trash: the Politics of Garbage": Dr. Sarah Surak discusses the social, political, economic and ethical implications of how and why people create and manage waste in their daily lives.
• Oct. 6 – "Valuing Bird Biodiveristy Using Citizen Science Data from eBird": Dr. Sonja Kolstoe speaks about how economists measure the non-market benefits of environmental goods and services, offering her research using citizen science data as an example.
• Oct. 13 – "When Living Kinds Disappear: Grief, Love and Wisdom in a Time of Mass Species Extinction": Dr. James Hatley reflects on case studies, including those of the Honshu Wolf, Australian Quoll and American Bison, to question the significance of anthropogenic species extinction and the scope of humankind's responsibilities in regard to it.
• Oct. 20 – "Before It's Too Late: Conservation of Spotted Turtles on the Delmarva Peninsula": Dr. Tami Ransom discusses steps to conserve regional spotted turtles, recently named one of the 10 U.S. species most threatened by habitat fragmentation.
• Oct. 27 – No lecture
• Nov. 3 – "Of Polar Bears and Climate Migrants: Visualizing the 'New Face' of Climate Change": Dr. Shane Hall examines recent media discussions portraying climate change as a crisis both for and of migrants, who face some of climate change's harshest impacts while often being portrayed as a threat to national borders and security.
The course fee is $35 for the series. To register visit, the SU CELL website at www.salisbury.edu/cell.
These classes and seminars are part of the "Salisbury University at the Beach" series, presented by SU's Center for Extended and Lifelong Learning and the Ocean Pines Association, Inc.
Registration is now open for the lecture series and writing seminars.
For more information, contact Denise Sawyer, director of marketing and public relations for the Ocean Pines Association, at (410) 641-7717 ext. 3006 or email@example.com.


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Almost everyone loves Christmas time with all the lights and decorations that people put on their yards and houses. Many adults remember when they were young, counting all the houses with lights on the way to Grandma's house or even to the grocery store at night with their parents.
In 2007, Terry and Deb Toews decided to do more than just put up the normal traditional lights that everyone else did. Deb saw something spectacular on YouTube where a house had their Christmas lights dancing to the music. Then she showed Terry and he was mesmerized and asked her, "How did they do that?" Actually, it didn't matter how they did it; they were going to do it, too. After a lot of research and classes soon their Christmas lights were going to be different compared to anybody else's in their neighborhood. Every year for six years they added a few more lights and, in 2012, they connected their next-door neighbors' (Randall and Jill Butler) house lights.
In 2014, when their display was all set up, Deb and Terry once again took a couple chairs across the street and became spectators. For several nights, they sat and enjoyed their display while chatting amongst themselves and with their neighbors. Eventually, the all-important question was asked: "This is awesome, but what are we going to do next year? What would make a bigger impact, more lights on our house or some of our neighbors joining us by synchronizing their lights to our music?" Deb had shown Terry several videos on YouTube that showcased multiple homes their Christmas lights all synchronized and suggested they do it too. They knew it would be a big under taking but it was so cool! As they talked to neighbors and visitors that year, they came to the consensus that involving more houses was the answer.
In early 2015, they invited everyone on their street to a meeting to lay out their vision and give them information. They hoped 3 or 4 of them would be interested. By the end of the meeting, they had 8 confirmations with another 2 possible. Within a week, they were up to 12 confirmed and the other 4 were interested (and joined soon thereafter). Now, all 16 houses on the block have put up lights and are connected to Deb and Terry's programming wirelessly. As the neighbors talked about raising money for the equipment, it was suggested that they become a non-profit organization. As they researched the idea, it became more apparent that it was a necessary step to ensure proper organization and accountability. They started "Clovis Festival of Lights at Ladera Ranch" in February of 2015 and decided to call their Christmas event "Santa Claus Lane".
2015 was the first year that all of the houses on the 3100 block of Indianapolis Avenue had their lights synched together.
In 2016, one of the neighbors on Norwich approached Deb and Terry about joining in the fun. After several neighborhood meetings with the new neighbors, it was agreed that a total of 19 houses located on Norwich and Maine would join the show. This brings Santa Claus Lane to a total of 34 participating homes.
The Board of Directors of Clovis Festival of Lights at Ladera Ranch hope you enjoy Santa Claus Lane!


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The nature of women, wise and often unknown gets altered easily when our food is chaotic and unbalanced.
Understanding the latent energy in each period of your menstrual cycle will help you choose the foods that will help your body adapt to the changes that occur therein.
Fortunately, most female disorders are easily corrected with adequate food.
Learning to eat well, using simple home remedies and practicing certain exercises will be helpful tools that you can use throughout your life to prevent hormonal imbalances and connect with your true essence.
In the various seminars we will delve into:
1.- The menstrual cycle: energy, food, hormonal changes…
2.- Disorders of the female reproductive system and solutions.
3.- Treatments: food, medicinal drinks and remedies, acupressure…
For a detailed programme, please contact us here.
You may also be interested in our course on Ideal weight.