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I went to the doctor this week for my 26 week checkup and received TONS of great news!!
Everything is still looking great with Campbell. Her heart rate was 150 and she was moving and kicking like crazy throughout the whole appointment. Dr. P thinks she is breech right now, but not too worried about it. **I am not either! I think she is constantly flipping into different positions because I feel her kick in completely different places throughout the day!**
My cervix is still long and closed. To be specific, my length is 5 cm, which has increased from when I was admitted (it was at 4 cm) YAY!!! This is a huge praise because she said I am as long as I can possibly be. And get this GREAT news.... In her professional opinion, she doesn't think I will deliver early at all!!! What an incredible Christmas gift to our family knowing that our baby most likely will not be a premie!! I am still having frequent contractions, but the Terbutaline stops them very quickly. Dr. P thinks I might just be a "contractor" that isn't making any progress. Hopefully she is right! (And hopefully this will not be the trend for when it's time for her to be born!)
Another big praise was......... I passed the 1 hour glucose test... Meaning I do NOT have Gestational Diabetes!!! YAY!! I can eat what I want for Christmas, haha! I was for sure that I had GD because I consistently have sugar in my urine and my blood sugar has been a little high; however, I'm in the clear.
The only not so good news was my blood pressure was very high for me at 130/80 (normally, I'm in the very low 100's/60ish....) I explained that I was very anxious
for this appointment, so that could be the cause of the high BP.
Overall, everything was great! We are so ready to meet our baby girl, but want to meet her when she is a little fatter and more developed. Hopefully this will be what happens.
I'm going to update soon with pictures of Campbell's nursery, which is still a work in progress, my 27 week belly, and other things! I hope everyone is having and will have a blessed and enjoyable Christmas! I know we will!! We are leaving on Sunday for Gatlinburg and Boone, NC for a week with my family. We can't wait!!
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Very proud of my little man tonight, first he judged the elf competition with the Mayoress of Mirfield, then Harry got to ride in Santa's sleigh with the winner into Mirfield. Harry gave a great speech then switched on the Mirfield Christmas lights. As his mum I was so very proud of him. All his family & friends turned up in support of Harry to watch his big moment.
Harry got very cold, very quickly which made him feel a little ill, so thankfully his Great Grandad gave him a lift home to defrost!!!
Well done Harry you did so well & we are all very proud of you as I know Sir Patrick Stewart will be for turning on the Christmas lights on his behalf.

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This week's 'Snapshot' is all about The Case For Christ, as Lee Strobel gives his honest thoughts on the movie and Leslie explains her journey to faith.
Author Paul Young joins Moira Brown via Skype for an exclusive interview about his book, 'The Shack', transitioning to the big screen.
Here's a story of how one particular movie scene stirred Moira's heart and inspired these Hugs From Heaven.
This week, Hugs From Heaven has a bit of the "Oscar Buzz" and finds inspiration in some of the industries most iconic films.
This "Best Picture" winner sparked one reviewer's opinion that is relatable to a certain verse in Ephesians.
The Coen Brothers aren't usually the first names that come to mind when thinking of Christianity.
I think Ferreira's idea of God was ultimately one of love, but this is what I choose to believe myself.
Moira Brown thinks there's an even greater breathtaking surprise awaiting believers in Christ when we leave this world and arrive at the place Jesus has prepared for us.
Moira Brown puts on her "movie buff" hat for some insight on the 1969 film, The Battle of Britain, starring Laurence Olivier. It was his character who writes a...


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When Christian was first born he was a month early and spent 15 days in the NICU for his lungs being under developed. He was intubated and a little machine helped his baby lungs breathe for about 4-5 days.
The situation was awful and I didn't even get to hold him for about 2 days! He got stronger and better with each passing day, but I feel the 15 days without his Mommy right by him made him not want to be close to me in the next few months to come.
He was always fussy with me and did not let me or want me to hold him, cuddle, or even kiss him. He always cried and it made me cry in return. I felt he hated me. I felt nothing but rejection from him and how could I? He was only a baby. Just a few months old.......
Well, as the months passed I still MADE him lay with me and cuddle. I was NOT going to let those 15 days distance us forever! NO WAY!
I nursed him for almost 4 years! Yes, you heard it right 4 years!! hehe And people tried to tell me every chance they could that I was crazy and I should stop.
No way! How again could I take that away from him? He loved it, as I did every chance I got....I laid with him, with the quiet all around us, looked into his eyes, cuddled more, and I loved every minute of it.
To this day he is a big Mama's boy and is soooooo affectionate to ME! Not really anyone else, and especially not Daddy.
So my point of this little story:
The other night I was laying him down for bed and I told him the story when he was a little baby he didn't like to give me kisses or cuddle. I was very sad.....He looked at me with his big brown eyes and gave me a simple answer that made my night!
"Well, it's because I was a baby and I didn't know you. Now I do, and I love you sooo much!"
My Sweet Boy, that is all I needed to hear! :)


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Nevertheless bear in mind that regular rose petals may result in marking. Freeze-dried rose petals will look just like regular rose petals, but it won't be necessary to stress about any stains on the church floor or wedding outfit. Folks accept that wearing pearls on their marriage day will bring delight to their marriage. How does one select that perfect pearl necklace? Below are some pointers : There are four sorts of pearls : Akoya, Tahitian, South Sea, and freshwater. These pearls are valued for their rich colour, mirror-like finish, and appealing roundness. Like with any other gems, the value of pearls is determined by their quality. The last 2, AAA and AAA+ pearls, have the highest quality and they're most valuable.
The quality and cost of pearls are based on 6 standards : luster, nacre, surface, colour, shape, size and matching. The educated customer uses their preferences to choose which factors are most critical. Nacre : Most purchasers of pearl jewellery pay most attention to the pearls ' nacre thickness. Nacre is the coating a pearl oyster produces to cover the pearl's nucleus ; it's the key to how long pearls last. Luster and Surface : Luster is the quantity of light reflected from the pearl's surface. Matching : For a pearl necklace or wristband, matching makes reference to the strategies in which all the pearls are similar. Take some time to buy around and find that perfect pearl necklace for your big day.
Mrs If you'd like to buy rose petals now, but are doubtful of when they'll be required, it could be wise to buy silk rose petals, as they may never decay. Whether you use natural, freeze-dried, or silk rose petals, they are going to add that perfect touch to the marriage and make even more romantic.
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proper maintenance to the door is very important or else some problems may occur. Those problems include noisy door, door that cannot be opened or broken door. If by any chance noisy door is the main problem you face the most, it seems you need to know about how to lubricate garage door rightly. This cannot be separated from the fact that you really need to lubricate the door regularly.
Why Lubrication Is Needed
For garage door, lubrication is something crucial. It is basically needed because this can generally make the door works properly. Of course, this will also be the right solution for the problem you are facing now, which is none other but the noisy door as access to the garage area.
When you garage door is noisy, it means there are some parts of it, especially the parts that support the main mechanism to make the door works that are dry. In a more severe case, dry parts like these will not only make the door to be noisy when opened and closed. Instead, this can possibly also make the door not working that you are not even able to open it. If you really do not want to face this kind of problem, it is so much better to learn right at this point of time to lubricate the door properly. Once you know about how to do it, you should do the lubrication regularly in order to keep the quality and function of the door.
How to Lubricate the Door
Understanding about how to lubricate garage door is not actually a hard thing for you to do. First of all, you need to decide about the type of lubricant to use. If you do not want to face difficulties in making selection, you can simply choose lubricant that is designed for garage door maintenance since a product like this can really be found at store easily right now.
When you already have the right lubricant, the next thing you need to know is nothing else but the right parts of the door that need to be lubricated because lubrication like this is not needed by all parts of the door. Basically, the main parts to be lubricated include: rollers and hinges.
Before starting to oil those parts, you need to know that in many cases you cannot just do the oiling. Sometimes, you need to check some other parts of the garage door in order to know about whether or not you need to tight them. If there are some lose parts and you tighten them all, there is a bigger chance for the noise resulted from the opening or closing or the door can be removed totally.
Maybe this video can help you how to lubricate your garage door.


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I am horrible at drawing & have even worse penmanship. Music is my art…
I aspire to write songs. I desire to move people w/ the music I create.
…I want to tell you a story:
There once was a girl. This girl had ambitions for love & a chance to be someone.
She was a beautiful gal from the midwest — the best lyrical dancer in the state. At the age of 19, she took a greyhound to Las Vegas w/ hopes of starring in one of the premiere shows on The Strip.
After she arrived, she quickly met a 'producer'. He promised her the world while she fell head over heels. He was no producer. He hung around long enough to leave the young girl heartbroken, hopeless, and pregnant.
Too scared & ashamed to return home, she waited tables to get by. Eventually, as time would tell, she gave birth to a precious baby girl. Responsibilities began to mount & financial obligations piled up…
She began 'dancing'. At a place off the strip. She was able to pay her bills and take care of her little bundle of joy; yet she was left empty. Was this the life she was destined to live?
"Drowing Slowing" is a song written – if I could be so bold – from God's perspective. He watches us. He longs for us to see Him. The song is complete, but the story isn't.
There are seasons in each of our lives that play out like a song. Collectively, the seasons make up a soundtrack. Ultimately, God is the conductor. Our choices influence how the melody is orchestrated, but in the end… God is still in control.
As the seasons change, I am hopeful for this girl in the story. She is on the brink of encountering grace.
I somewhat feel the same way about my own life. Seasons are changing. Literally & figuratively. I am about to start recording my music.
On the cheap.
By myself.
In a room with my guitar, laptop, and some basic recording gear.
My goal is to be finished before Christmas and have the opportunity to share it with my friends, family, and anyone that is willing to take time to listen.
Here is the song "Drowning Slowly" performed by me and a couple of buddies in a skatepark a little north of San Diego… please check it out & tell me what you think. I welcome any & all criticism. Enjoy 🙂
***note: I tagged the chorus of "How He Loves" at the tail end of the tune.


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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Cal. – P1 Group, Inc. has won a plumbing and HVAC construction project for the new 136,000-square-foot Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) located at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, Cal. The facility is seeking LEED Silver certification.
P1 Group was awarded this project in June 2010 and expects to complete it by May 2011.
Scope of Work
- Chiller
- Boiler
- Cooling tower
- Multiple AHUs
- More than 14,000 feet of piping
- More than 81,000 pounds of ductwork
Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:
- Nick Kasik, Operations Manager
- Chad Mosley, Estimator
- Dax Wood, Project Manager
- John Treviso, Project Superintendent
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located approximately 180 miles southwest of Las Vegas, is the United States Marine Corps' largest base and the premier training facility in the world for Marine operations.
The Marine Corps Exchange consists of five stores and a gas station, offering clothing, food, gardening, home accessories, electronics, sporting goods, toys, etc. It is operated by Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), which provides a wide range of services for marines and their families, including retail, food and hospitality, recreation and family services.


text: I can answer question a). Where the top coolant hose goes into the head, there is an aluminum thingy that the hose goes onto. Screwed into this should be the time-thermoswitch, if that's what they're talking about. This applies to gasoline powered cars, maybe the diesel is different (I don't think diesels have a cold-start injector, do they? Maybe they do- the time-thermoswitch, on gas cars, is to shut off the cold start injector when the engine is hot or after you've been cranking for 5 seconds). HTH! (Maybe it doesn't) -Josiah firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > Greetings, > I'm still waiting for a Bentley to arrive; meanwhile, I hope someone from the > list can help me out. I had the following experience on Saturday: > > 1. The car was never getting up to temperature. (Stuck open thermostat, I > figure.) > 2. Replaced thermostat with new 190 degree unit. > 3. Car now begins to warm up nicely at idle. > 4. Take for test drive - zoom - temp skyrockets. > 5. Get home quickly, temp settles back to mid point with car idling. > 6. Top up coolant; it takes about another quart. > 7. Test drive again, temp skyrockets again. > 8. Back in garage, doesn't need more coolant, but car is idling rougher than > before. > > Note: I took out a thermostat that has had its working section removed i.e. > only the flange was there. I am now suspicious of the previous owner. > Then, I find the following cryptic label: (reproducing from memory only) "When > topping up coolant, open the thermo timer switch on the outlet adapter on > cylinder head. Close again when fully drained." That's right, you're both > topping up and draining simultaneously by the looks of this message. > > So, > a) where is this switch and what's it look like? There are lots of sensors etc. > on the head. > b) do I have an air lock someplace? > c) do I need a water pump? > d) is it something else? Like maybe the coolant will only leak through that > previously undetected crack in the head once it gets good and hot? > > At one point I thought the thermostat might be in backwards but it only fits > one way. > Any input is appreciated; the car is out of service until this is either > resolved or I go back to the thermostat flange only, but then I can't defrost > the windshield. > > Thanks in advance, > Jim Wallace


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PennDOT Concerned About Flood-Prone Banksville RoadBanksville Road has been a spot plagued by flooding this summer, is there an easy fix or a bigger problem?
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India's New $35 Tablet Computer Will Get Everybody ExcitedThis popular tablet would cost you $500! But you don't have to go to extremes just to purchase a great slate. There are other options which are way less expensive but are nonetheless good. Below are some of the best affordable tablets in the market these days.
Now, let's get back to these affordable tablets. It is obvious you wont' get an iPad or Galaxy Tab like knowledge from a $200 bucks slate or much less pricey. There's a purpose why this kind of tablets are that reduced-price; they usually arrive with poorer components, appears, develop and display excellent. Overall, they make for a poorer everyday experience, but provided that you're conscious of that and don't have a great deal of anticipations from this kind of devices, you'll really uncover them satisfying.
The Nexus 7 is the very best tablet barato e bom today. You can purchase 1 for only $199 and you'll get a tablet with a tremendous quick quad-core processor and a fantastic display. Regardless of its price, this tablet does not Appear inexpensive. Really, it Appears opposite its price. It is also the initial tablet to be released with the newest Android working method, Jelly Bean.
These set of Android 4. tablets are extremely smooth and fashionable. Very chick and fancy too. Not only are these fancy but their overall performance is also up to business requirements.So verify out these tablets for your self prior to its too late and you end up investing a fortune.
They ordinarily consist of seven to 8 inch displays and whilst they're not as responsive and do not give precisely the same picture excellent as the screens you get on premium slates, they're not that bad both. The battery will ordinarily final for a couple of hrs (but not ten+ like on the iPad two) and some of the functions discovered on far more higher-priced slates are normally missing correct right here (like cameras, Bluetooth, 3G, a number of of the sensors). As for the exterior and also the case, low-price slates aren't as fancy or as solid built as their much much more highly-priced counterparts.
Why? Because, improvements and supplies like these cost much less. Reduce costs indicates reduce retail prices. Of program, economics has a fair bit of aspect here as nicely. You likely could not manufacture something like this right here in the United States for $35, unless you used a entire great deal of robotics. Still, just more info simply because the unit costs that much, it most likely does not reflect the quantity of cash, time, sweat, and painstaking effort that went into improvement. It is type of like the pharmaceutical world exactly where the first capsule expenses $350 million dollars, but the rest of the tablets down the line are less than fifty cents every. But what is particularly admirable about the whole offer is not really the piece of technologies.
Purchasing a high cost tablet doesn't imply that it is the very best pill ever created. What important is the performance of that specific gadget. You can usually search the internet for all the reviews relating to tablet PCs. You'll discover that even inexpensive pill PCs can be much better than the high priced one. This will help you to distinguish these tabs from the best to the worst.


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Why KINSHIP?
KINSHIP is the web of social relationships that form an important part of human societies: connection.
KINSHIP refers to the foundation of social relationships in human cultures; how human social groups are constructed – their patterns, meanings and obligations; and also why they are constructed at all.
To understand KINSHIP, brands need to understand the patterns, the groups, the conversations, the people, and ultimately the data.
Why is data so important?
Data is now so important because the galvanising idea that once formed the anchor in most creative marketing programs, pitches, and campaigns has now been replaced with what does the data say?
Data is the core catalyst in the future of marketing
The future of marketing is in connecting with people based upon data-insights about what themes and issues they find important. It is about crafting stories and content to be shared by employees, and ultimately about enabling stories from customers and employees to be captured and shared.
For us, data insights underlie the opportunity to humanise brands through relevant storytelling in relevant places for relevant audiences.
It is by using rich, impactful storytelling that brands can create a compelling connection with their audience, and hence form a Kinship.
A data-driven strategy not only lays out Kinship touch-points across the customer journey, but also looks outside of marketing and communications for sources of stories – areas like customer service, sales, product development, technical support, human resources, and customers themselves.
The linking of data with content creation and performance, and employees and customers with brand storytelling, is the future of marketing.


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03/27/2008 - 12 Month Pics
Here is a slideshow of the Month 12 Pics!
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03/15/2009 - 1st Steps & Funny Videos
Anna Claire took a couple of steps today!! I don't know who was more
excited, her or us! We don't have it on video yet, but we'll post it when we do. These 3 videos are from an evening a couple of weeks ago. I was putting them together when our computer died but we're finally back up and running. They crack us up and really show her personality, so we thought we'd share them! I've also finished updating the Month 11 folder on the right.
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Non-Commercial Audiobooks
This posts is supporting material for the July 13, 2007 joint Williamsburg Regional Library/Swem Library presentation, "Heard a Good Book Lately?"
There are non-commercial sources for digital audio materials that provide engaging and enjoyable listening experiences even if they somewhat lack the professional production values you get from sources such as Recorded Books or Audible. Links to websites featuring free audio material is at the end of this post.
A very big advantage to the sources of audio material I will be discussing is that DRM is not an issue. Yet. It is entirely possible that Congress will mandate that protection for podcaster that don't want protection. Podcasting is based on open standards such as mp3 and RSS and podcasters are happy about that now. Here the authors have elected to give free access to their work or the work is in the public domain. Revenue comes from donations and/or advertisements.
One of the non-commercial sources of audio content are podcasts. Right now I'd say that the fiction market is dominated by science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery/crime stories. Much of this audio fiction is original content. In fact, all of the podcast-only novels that I know of are original. If these are not mainstream writers, what is the quality? Personally, I think that it is excellent. There are mainstream writers on whom I gave up years ago – the ones whose works are all over B&M, Borders, Books-a-Million,etc. I'm finding podcast only novels to be fresh and entertaining. I would also say that the audio quality is pretty good considering that the authors are sometimes recording in a closet in their house.
These works may also offered under a Creative Commons license (e.g. noncommercial, no derivatives, attribution). This means that a library could create a library of these materials by physically burning a CD or setting up a web site from which users could download the content. Check the terms of service first.
Podcasts are particularly interesting in that they are poised to change the model for publishing. Up to now, an author would write his/her book, find an agent who shops the book around to publishers. If accepted, the publisher takes care of production and promotion and, eventually, the book is published and librarians read about it in PW, Kirkus, LJ.
This new model can best be described through an example. Scott Sigler writes in the science fiction/horror genres and he makes his work available through free, serialized podcasts. A couple of years ago, Earthcore was published by a small press, Dragon Moon Press, after it was first podcast. Earthcore got 10,000 listeners which isn't too shabby. Earthcore is also acknowledged as the first podcast only novel. In spite of this showing, Scott was having a problem finding an agent and publishers willing to take on his work.
Jump ahead to 2007 and Dragon Moon Press is publishing Ancestor, another podcast only novel. Dragon Moon has zero dollars for promotion but Scott has a very large fan/listener base. Also, there is an amazing amount of support in the podcaster community. Scott asked his listeners if they would help him make a statement about the value of podcasting by purchasing Ancestor on Amazon at noon on the day it became available, April 1. Other podcasters supported Scott in this project and included promotions in their podcasts. At noon on April 1, I was one of those fans who pressed the buy button on Amazon and helped push Ancestor to #7 in Amazon's science fiction list and #3 on the horror list. This was done without reviews in the NY Times or a mention in Publishers Weekly; it was the listeners who only knew about Ancestor from podcasts that put it high on Amazon's lists. Subsequently, Scott got a three book deal from Crown Books and film rights have been purchased for another book, Infested (originally heard as Infection).
Matt Wallace's The Failed Cities Monologues is another example of switching mediums. It was first a serialized podcast novel and now the film rights have been purchased. Matt Wallace will be making the film adaptation himself.
It is becoming clear that content can be given away and still make money. Also, an informal network of fiercely loyal podcast listeners can do a remarkable job getting the word out about a work. It will be interesting to see if any mainstream authors move in this direction. It is also a mistake to assume that these writers, writing outside the mainstream publishing world, are amateurs. They are producing high quality stories.
Personal aside here: I am not a big sports fan and I would rather watch curling or a professional bass fishing tournament than football. Scott Sigler's last podcast novel was The Rookie, a story about pro football set 700 years in the future. I started listening to it and was immediately pulled into the story. I still don't like football but I can appreciate a good story and characters I care about. If Scott can get me to listen to a story about football and long for more, he is a very good writer.
The other source for audiobooks are works that are in the public domain, classic literature if you will. Librivox and The Gutenberg Audio Project (see links below) are two main sources in this area. The quality of the narration varies a great deal. Also, you might find that the reader may be different from chapter to the next; some listeners might find this distracting. Nevertheless, if you have a digital media player that you want to load up for a trip so your kid can take care of the summer reading requirements while you are driving, you can't beat the convenience of these audiobooks.
It would be interesting to see if podcasts and the classic literature could be used to supplement library collections. It would be fairly easy to
Sources of audio books and News and Information on Podcasts and Podcasting:
Audio Addicts. News about and links to interesting audio.
Audiobook Podcast Collection. Freely available cultural media. Nice selection of audiobooks.
Audiobooks For Free. A nice selection of audio from a wide variety of genres.
Dead White Males. Podcasts about literature. Here you will find discussion about works such as Thomas Hardy's Return of the Native.
Digital Podcast. Excellent directory of podcasts. click on the Books link on the left and you will go to a pages of sources for literary podcasts. Take a look at The Public Domain Podcast where you will find Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, short stories by O. Henry, and a lot more.
The Geek reads Holmes. The Geek serializes serializes Sherlock Holmes stories in 10 to 20 minute episodes.
Gutenberg: The Audio Books Project. The audio version of Project Gutenberg. Both human read and computer read works are available. Long title list of works in public domain. Works with Audio Books for Free and Librivox.
Libravox.Don't confuse with Librivox. Libravox is a directory of audiobooks, not all of which are free.
Librivox. Nice selection of public domain works. Overlap with Gutenberg. Narration quality varies greatly.
Openculture audio podcast collection. Includes some Librivox titles.
Podcast Pickle. A website forum for the podcast community. You might find links to podcast novels here.
Podcast Shuffle. A podcast directory supporting the podcast community. There are directories for audio books and books.
Podcast 411. Information on podcasts, podcasters, and podcasting.
PodcastAlley. Another information site about all things podcasting.
Podcasting News. News about podcasting. Has a nice search feature that lets you search in a detailed list of categories.
Podiobooks. Extensive list of podiobooks to which you can subscribe. iTunes compatible. One of my favorite sites.
PodShow. A social media community. Audio, video, podcasts, music.
Story Spieler Podcast. 189 works by authors such as J.M. Barrie and Jack London.
Uvula Audio Homepage. Books, stories, family suitable.
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September 23, 2007 at 4:16 pm
[…] recordedbooks wrote an interesting post today onHere's a quick excerptThe other source for audiobooks are works that are in the public domain, classic literature if you will. Librivox and The Gutenberg Audio Project (see links below) are two main sources in this area. The quality of the narration varies a … […]
December 1, 2007 at 6:48 am
There is a range of audiobooks available elswhere.
Here's your chance to sample the delights of the BBC comedy archives and it won't cost you a penny, a nickle, a cent, or whatever the currency is in your part of the world.
You'll find everything from The Goon Show through to Dead Ringers.
It's an hour of classic comedy and all for less than the price of a penny chew – that's absolutely free of course! Free Comedy Audiobook- 1 Hour of Laughter
May 30, 2008 at 11:08 am
The list should include Audio Pod (www.audiopod.ca) – absolutely amazing audiobook technology. Drag-and-Drop Audiobooks, Global MP3 Bookmarks, eMail Ready Bookmarks and so much more. This is really cool stuff and it is the future of audiobooks.


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A not quite real Solar eclipse
Like I said in my last post, I was out imaging the sun with the Neximage 5 planetary imager. I wanted to get as much solar limb activity as my cam would allow.I purposely over exposed the image below and then inverted the solar disk to create a better contrast of a huge prominence.
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Above the cloud Observatory


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Monday Night Football: Darrelle Revis, Joe Flacco Should Be Top PerformersSeptember 13, 2010
Monday Night Football: Darrelle Revis, Joe Flacco Should Be Top Performers
With such a great start to the NFL regular season, how could the first weekend get any better?
The answer: A Monday Night Football Doubleheader.
Tonight, the New York Jets will line up with the Baltimore Ravens at 7 p.m EST. At 10:15, the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs square off in an AFC West showdown.
There will be plenty of new faces in different jerseys on your tube tonight, starting with LaDainian Tomlinson and Anquan Boldin.
Here are some predictions of what is going to happen tonight on 2010's first edition of Monday Night Football!
Top Quarterback: Joe Flacco
Coming out of the offseason, Joe Flacco was a happy camper. Last season, he had a very respectable 3,613 passing yards.
His leading receiver was Derrick Mason. With Anquan Boldin and T.J. Houshmandzadeh now with the Ravens, Flacco has more weapons in his arsenal.
Add in tight end Todd Heap and running back Ray Rice, and 4,000 yards is not out of the picture for Flacco in 2010.
Even with Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie starting at cornerback for the Jets, Flacco will throw for 300 yards and a couple of touchdowns.
Top Running Back: Jamaal Charles
Jamaal Charles is the best running back that nobody knows.
Maybe you know him if you play fantasy football, but chances are the casual football fan has no idea who this kid is.
In the last eight games of 2009, he scored seven touchdowns. He also topped 100 yards in each of his final four contests, including a 259 yard effort Week 17 against the Denver Broncos.
The Charger defense is not going to be the same as previous years. With the losses of Antonio Cromartie and Jamal Williams, it will take some time for the defensive unit to mesh.
Expect Charles to break a big run and rush for about 100 yards and one score.
Top Wide Receiver: Vincent Jackson
Coming off of a Pro Bowl season, Vincent Jackson is bound for an outstanding season with quarterback Philip Rivers.
Wait, he has been suspended for violating the league's substance-abuse policy? Big deal! He sits out for three games and comes back stronger than ever.
So now you are saying he has failed to report to work because the Chargers are not listening to his contract demands, and could be suspended for six weeks?
Take a good look at this picture, Charger fans. This is about as much of Action Jackson as you will be seeing this season.
Top Defender: Darrelle Revis
Revis Island is going to be the place to be tonight in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Anquan Boldin will be Joe Flacco's favorite target, and will challenge the long-time Jet holdout.
So Revis did not practice with the Jets in the offseason, and instead went to UFL training camps. The guy is still the best cover cornerback in the league, and will most likely shut down every big-play receiver he faces this year.
Look for the Ravens to mix up their play-calling and run underneath routes to challenge the linebackers, instead of challenging Revis.
Top Announcer: Jon Gruden
The first game of the doubleheader will be announced by the regular Monday Night Football staff of Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden.
The second game in Kansas City will be done by Brad Nessler and NFL studio analyst Trent Dilfer.
All five broadcasters know the sport inside and out, but nobody calls games with the flair and knowledge of the game like former head coach Jon Gruden.
Expect big things from Gruden. He didn't just spend the offseason golfing like most announcers do. He sat down with rookie quarterbacks in film sessions before the draft, and is becoming more and more crucial to the success of MNF every day.
Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Jets
Revis takes an interception for a touchdown and shows why he is worth $46 million.
Revis' touchdown aside, Joe Flacco and Ray Rice run and throw over the Jets defense. They combine for four touchdowns, and the Ravens defense stops Greene on 4th and inches with under two minutes to play.
Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene lose to the Ravens in the season opener.
Ravens 31, Jets 24.
San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones team up for over 200 rushing yards, and Matt Cassel thrives under new offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.
Ryan Matthews runs for 100 yards for the Chargers, but can't finish the game. Philip Rivers has a nice game, but a late interception costs them the game.
Chiefs 21, Chargers 17.


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Things are happening this week at the hut. Tiling, light fixtures, skirting boards, shelves, laundry sinks. We'll head down on the weekend to take some photos. I'm even allowing myself to think about moving, in an abstract sort of way.
In the mean time I thought I'd share this series of photos I took of the crazy dogs at the block. They love the block, it means they can run and wrestle and chase each other. This series of shots cracks me up, although it looks quite nasty they're both having a great time, Nigella is so relaxed she lies down and lets Claudia get her. We think she's letting Claudia practise. Maybe that's not such a great idea for her though, Claudia is getting pretty good at it!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Don't worry they're just playing...
Posted by Marian Hazel at 2:16 PM
5 comments:
- Rowantree Design said...
Oh I love this..I have two crazy poodles and took loads of pics of them playing together with a stick in my front garden
- May 12, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- Sarah B said...
They look like they're having a lot of fun. Our Molly dog plays like that, but with us so I often have a bruise or two thanks to her rough play.
- May 12, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Susan Moore said...
That doesn't look at all familiar... great pics!
- May 15, 2011 at 6:34 PM
- My Secret Rooms said...
Totally wonderful photos. Those dogs are very beautiful and full of life!
- May 18, 2011 at 2:55 AM
- Little Pinwheel said...
cute! they clearly love their space. x
- May 22, 2011 at 8:58 PM
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More layouts in my Vintage Vibes Art Journal. I used some of my new Lynne Perrella stamps from PaperArtsy. Well, they were new months ago but I finally got around to playing.
My background was made using a Tim Holtz technique. I went over it in places with gesso and a brick stamp. Flowers are from I Am Roses. I used lots of bright colors in a mix of paint and sprays.
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Infection and Brain-Induced Immunodepression After Acute Ischemic Stroke
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We read with great interest the recent review article by Chamorro et al.1 Understanding whether an anti-inflammatory response after acute ischemic stroke facilitates poststroke infection is clearly an important question. Poststroke infection is in itself an important independent contributor to poor outcome, and the potential introduction of new treatments modifying the inflammatory response—for example, anticytokine therapies2—requires that we take into account anything that might influence immunity.
We recently published clinical data3 providing evidence of systemic inhibition of the production of cytokines associated with the innate immune and inflammatory responses. After lipopolysaccharide stimulation of whole blood sampled between admission and 5 to 7 days poststroke, we found significantly reduced interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-6 production relative to controls. Minimum in vitro cytokine production in the first week correlated significantly with poorer clinical outcome and was lower in 12-month nonsurvivors than survivors. Although the mechanism involved was not defined, we previously reported plasma cortisol concentration to be markedly elevated within 12 hours of ischemic stroke4 and observed a strong inverse correlation between cortisol concentration and minimum in vitro cytokine production.
Our clinical observations are consistent with experimental data describing a systemic anti-inflammatory response, characterized by reduced endotoxin stimulated whole blood tumor necrosis factor-α and increased IL-10 production, after infusion of IL-1β into the brain, via stimulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system.5 Both catecholamines and corticosteroids suppress endotoxin-induced cytokine production by whole blood from healthy volunteers.6,7 Such regulatory responses, and increases in inhibitory cytokines such as IL-1ra, may be responsible for increased vulnerability of stroke patients to infections.
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Emsley HCA, Smith CJ, Georgiou RF, Vail A, Hopkins SJ, Rothwell NJ, Tyrrell PJ; for the IL-1ra in acute stroke investigators. A randomised phase II study of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in acute stroke patients. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005; 76: 1366–1372.
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On Hiatus
You might have noticed that the frequency of my posts has dropped over the past few months. Who would have thought that quitting my job and going to grad school would actually lead to less time available for patrolling the interwebs for stupid stuff. For the next while I'll just be posting stuff I find to Twitter/Facebook. If you want to follow me on Twitter I'm @bpressman


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Review on Sarkar Raj – By Ram Gopal VermaJune 10th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
At the outset, I want to make it clear that Sarkar Raj has nothing to do with Godfather-2. It also does not take off from where Sarkar ended. In the life of a man like Sarkar there are bound to be many instances which will give rise to new complex situations. So for want of a better word I would like to describe Sarkar Raj as the new adventures of the Nagre family.
For me, the Sarkar films are about framing and showcasing the aura of power.
I have employed each and every aspect of film making, be it music or screenplay or cinematography, for one and only one purpose; that is to capture the intensity in the actors' eyes, through which we see a world of high drama be it politics, treachery, revenge, passion, courage, love and relationships.
Sarkar Raj is much bigger than Sarkar in scale mainly because the issues and character conflicts it deals with are much more complex and intriguing than Sarkar.
I, along with my crew, pushed the upper limits of technique to make each frame and sound vibrate with power. But no technique is of any value unless it is backed by powerful performances.
I have always believed that there is no greater cinematic visual than an actor performing in a tight close-up. The faces of the Bachchans in Sarkar Raj are the ultimate testimony of that.
The film belongs to me but the power belongs to the Bachchans
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Levis jeans has set a standard for fashion when it comes to denim. They are not only the original makers of jeans but are also known for their stylish cuts, and trendy designs.
Old San Juan
Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and the historic colonial section of the city of San Juan. The settlement is a National Historic Landmark District and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Zona Histórica de San Juan"
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Marine Resources have been tasked by one of the industries leading design agencies to assist them in recruiting a number of individuals to their already extremely talented team. Based in possibly the most picturesque offices in the UK, this brand has developed a reputation for their outstanding design work and their innovation in new styles, with yachts having won awards worldwide. As part of their growth strategy to cope with the increase in design requests, there is an immediate need to secure a talented Senior FF&E Designer. Working alongside the directors and project leads, this key role will be responsible for the design and specification of Furniture, Fixtures and Electrical items on projects of up to 150m. Ultimately it will be your duty to ensure that the client brief is understood and transmitted to paper/desktop, before being built into a full package that will please both owner and shipyard. Joining the designers and directors in client meetings, you will read the clients brief in great depth in order to ensure that you can sketch and design products, able to present them to the customer in further meetings. Using your indepth skills and knowledge, you'll be able to select, furniture, materials and finishes that will expertly complement the overall interior design and further accentuate the cusomers joice, bringing together a combined vision between client and design office. You'll lead a small team of Junior designers and co-ordinate closely with the Procurement team too, in order to ensure the entire project is both feasible and cost effective. As an individual you'll be degree educated in design, having cut your teeth within the large yacht design industry and possess 10 years or more having worked at the highest levels (ideally with yachts in excess of 50m. You'll have a wealth of contacts within the industry and know the suppliers of ultra-exclusive products, able to speak with them on a business level to negotiate the strongest deals. This will shine through in you being able to display this at all phases of the project. In turn you will be offered a permanent position with a brand that is showing no signs of slowing in a highly competitive market, with a strong salary and benefits package, alongside excellent career and growth potential. If this sounds like you, then we'd really like to hear from you. Please Apply, or for further information, contact Ed on +44 (0)2380 633399


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As some of you might know, I am an elementary school teacher. So when it comes to primary colours, I feel like I have this one covered (and covered and covered)! So, I was pretty excited to see that the newest Tiddly Inks challenge is all about primary colours! These are often colours I use for contrast or to pull a colour palette together on a project, but red, blue and yellow are not usually my focus colours. So, working on this card was a fun challenge indeed!
For this card, I used one of the adorable images from the Buggs Mega Pack. I love the graphic nature of this cuties dress, and I thought it was a perfect fit with the bold yellow and red colours.
I hope you'll consider joining us for this challenge. You have two weeks to complete and submit, and make sure there is at least one of the primary colours as the focus for your card. I played this one tight to the rules, but remember – it's a challenge to help you get creative – not to scare you away, so interpret the challenge in a way that works for you!
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Rep. Claudia L. Tenney is applauding the insertion of a special provision in the Republican health care bill that would shift Medicaid costs from New York's counties to the state government.
The provision could save county governments outside of New York City $2.3 billion a year. Tenney, R-22, New Hartford, enthusiastically endorsed the amendment at a news conference Monday morning — before it was added to the GOP replacement for Obamacare. She argued the amendment will lead to property tax relief for constituents.
By Monday night the deed was done and the congresswoman was pleased.
"I am honored to have worked closely alongside the New York Republican congressional delegation to advance this long overdue initiative to provide historic property tax relief for citizens throughout upstate New York," said Tenney, who was a state legislator until her election to Congress in November. "For too long, local governments have struggled under costly unfunded mandates passed down by out-of-touch politicians in Albany."
The amendment was proposed by Reps. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, and Chris Collins, R-Erie County.
Five members of the New York congressional, including Tenney, issued a statement Tuesday morning endorsing the inclusion of the Medicaid Local Share Limitation proposal in the manager's amendment to the American Health Care Act.
Gov. Anrdew M. Cuomo quickly slammed the Medicaid measure.
"The more we learn about the repeal and replacement for the Affordable Care Act, the sicker New York gets," he said Monday night.
Later in his statement he specifically addressed the Medicaid amendment.
"Congressmen Collins and Faso are calling their amendment a 'tax savings plan for the county.' Really it's a deathtrap as there is no way to make up the shortfall," the governor said. "The upstate New York and Long Island economy will falter or collapse if the health sector is damaged."
The Medicaid amendment is one of several changes made to the bill as House Republican leaders seek to win more votes for the legislation. A House vote on the final legislation could come as soon as Thursday.
Meanwhile, AARP asserts the GOP's American Health Care Act could hurt more than 60,000 residents in Tenney's congressional district and is urging her to vote against it. The advocacy group for senior citizens has joined a number of organizations representing doctors and health care systems in saying the Republican plan will hike health insurance premiums, reduce tax credits, reduce or eliminate coverage and services for the neediest, and weaken Medicare for all current and future seniors.
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- Revenants are those humans who have been raised from the dead but have no memory of who they were in their previous life.
- They work for the clerics who resurrected them to pay off their debt and buy their memories back, a feat accomplished by only a handful of revenants.
- Many revenants, after years of thankless toil, find themselves dissatisfied with this arrangement and opt to escape, giving up on recovering their old lives in order to start new ones, often winding up on the margins of society, alive but unable to fully live.
Death, sages will tell you, is not the end. It is an end, yes, but also a beginning: the beginning of an existence that is not life, one indescribable with the broad brush of language, a tool capable of only the most cursory and ephemeral strokes. For as far back as our planetary memory extends, death was a threshold a body inexorably approached but crossed only once. Those remarkable few who have crossed that threshold twice often have a good reason for returning: a heroic sacrifice repaid, an earthly destiny yet unfulfilled, a lust for power that transcends the limits of biology, or simply a powerful ally within the clergy. These are people who return to this world as the same person who left it, their humanity intact. They recall the moments leading up to their death, but have no memory of death or the hours after their resurrection; otherwise they are whole, with a continuous memory and sense of self. It is as though they simply turned in for the night and awoke the next morning. The dead rising from the grave was, for all of human history, a rare occurrence, and the world of the living could be relied upon to provide an interminable harvest of souls to feed the chthonic void.
That longstanding agreement with death, it seems, has been annulled. For the past several centuries, the Priests of the Far Shore have taken upon themselves the task of collecting bodies from battlefields, hospitals, dark alleys of forgotten city quarters, and anywhere else the forgotten fall. They feed those corpses to their Liminal Vaults, the great stone mausoleums that return life to the dead. The dead return not as human beings but as revenants, without memories of their past lives, without a developed personality, without the skills that defined them in life. Some clerics not associated with this sect have sanctioned this act as a true miracle, while others denounce the act as exploitative, blasphemous, or both.
In order to pay their debts to the Order of the Far Shore, revenants are contracted to agricultural landlords, ship's captains, mining companies, and other similar ventures. After so many years, the revenants are told, the cost of their resurrection will be repaid and they will be given their freedom and the memories of their previous existence. But after years of toil with no end in sight, many revenants find themselves unhappy with this arrangement and escape the workhouses and plantations to start new lives. The Apotropaic Order of Mendicant Sorcerers actively recruits from this group, but so do the Silent Quarry, the city's most powerful criminal organization. No one else will have them.
Situations experienced in life may spark fleeting, nebulous memories in the revenant, but their former lives are never fully recoverable. It always feels like it happened to someone else. Some go mad grasping for those memories, welcoming another death. Others accept their new lives as a clean slate and attempt to make the most of a second chance free of whatever misfortunes led to their first death.
Ability Scores: Their gaunt physiques and wan complexions give them a romantic aura of danger and mystery. Charisma increases by 2. Despite their attenuated appearance, the bodies of revenants are surprisingly durable. Constitution increases by 1.
Alignment: Revenants often find themselves at odds with a society that distrusts them and has no place for them. They tend towards chaotic and neutral alignments.
The Body is a Machine: The revenant requires no food, drink, or air to survive. They retain the ability to eat and drink, and many do so, whether for the pleasure it provides or to simply feel human once again.
In Death's Cold Embrace: The skin of the revenant is cold to the touch. They have the ability to intensify this quality, granting them a resistance to cold damage at 1st level as well as the ability to cast the spell chill touch once per day beginning at 5th level. Charisma is the spellcasting ability for this trait.
Languages: The abyss still whispers to the revenant. They can read, write, and speak Abyssal, Infernal, or Celestial, depending on their alignment.


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This week, MLB Pipeline named Gleyber Torres the top shortstop prospect in baseball. (And Jorge Mateo is number 8 — not too shabby.)
Torres shot-up prospect boards thanks to a strong 2016 finish in High-A and a torrid fall. He led the Arizona Fall League in batting average (.403), OPB (.513), and OPS (1.158), and was named the league's MVP. Pretty good for a kid who just turned 20 in December.
This week on The Bronx Pinstripes Show (@YankeesPodcast) we received a mailbag question asking how soon might we see Gleyber in the bigs. Mailbags start at the 51:40 mark if you rather listen than read.
Question: What are the chances that Gleyber Torres does what Manny Machado did and jump to the majors straight from Double-A? The Orioles had JJ Hardy when they brought Machado up to play 3B. So let's say Headley struggles again and Gleyber is just destroying the competition in Double-A, does he get the call? You know the Yankees are not known for calling-up guys so young, but what are your thoughts? Go ARod.
Go A-Rod, indeed. Everybody should tune-in to A-Rod's TV show once it airs. I think we owe him that much.
As for Gleyber . . . Andy is right, the Yankees like to slow-play their prospects like they're aging a fine wine. An example I cited during the podcast of a quick call-up was Greg Bird, who only played 34 games in Triple-A before making an August debut with the Yanks. Bird flew through Scranton because Teixeira went down with an injury in 2015. Had Tex been healthy, we might not have seen Bird until 2016 when Teixeira was injured (again).
When people think of the minor league setup, they think levels. I'm as guilty of this as anyone. First, a player is drafted and then they go to Rookie-ball. The following year, their first full season as a pro, they play A and High-A. Next comes Double-A, followed by Triple-A. If everything works out fine and dandy, it culminates with Major League Baseball.
Some players sky-rocket through the system and others go through more slowly. Many believe Double-A to be the biggest challenge young players face. While Triple-A is probably the most competitive because teams usually stock reserve players there (shout-out Scranton Shuttle), Double-A is where all the raw talent is. Little flaws like a hole in a hitter's swing, defensive lapses, or inconsistent pitch command become more evident because they're playing against top talent.
Think of it as your junior year of High School. You want to put your best foot forward so you get accepted to college. It's the same thing in the minors and it's why adjustments made at the Double-A level are usually telling for a player's future.
Gleyber has yet to play in Double-A. He impressed the Yankees and scouts last year, but we have yet to see him compete at the level in which he will face his biggest challenge.
The Double-A Jump does happen, though. Recent players who have made it are Kyle Schwarber (success!), Miguel Sano (not bad), Michael Conforto (um, losing me), and Byron Buxton (uh-oh).
Andy used Manny Machado as an example, who obviously had no trouble making the Double-A Jump. The O's brought up Machado to play 3B when he was just 19-years-old. He had played only 4 games at third in the minors before getting the every day duties in Baltimore, and he handled the adjustments with ease. Machado is a high bar to set, however. He is one of the game's best players and on his way to a Hall of Fame career. I think we all would like to think Gleyber is on that trajectory, but again, that's a lot to put on a kid yet to see the beautiful city of Trenton.
But to answer Andy's question, yes Gleyber could make the Double-A jump, I just don't see it being to replace Headley at third base. Torres has played 290 of his 291 minor league games at shortstop and the Yankees, unlike the Orioles, will not want to stick him at the hot corner while he gets his feet wet in the bigs.
What I could see happening this season is the Yankees moving Gleyber around the diamond in the minors. They have done it with many of their infield prospects, namely Tyler Wade and Jorge Mateo.
Should Torres adjust to different positions, then I could see him getting a September call-up so the Yankees can get a first-hand look at him in the Bronx.
Torres, along with Mateo, Wade, Andujar, and others form a lengthy list of infield prospects the Yankees are looking forward to. But let's not lose sight of what is happening at the big league level now. Didi Gregorius and Starlin Castro became just the third double play combination 26-years old or younger in major league history to combine for 40 homers.
The point is, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Gleyber Torres projects to be an All-Star for the Yankees, but it is still a couple years away. Let's not rush things — that's not how empires are built.
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"Melissa Murillo who is also known under her alias Meyoko, is an Artist based in Berlin. Her early years were divided between a small town and the inner city of Paris. Meyoko is a self-taught artist obsessed with details, ephemera, nature and dreams. The relationship between man and machine is another obvious fascination as she often juxtaposes organic and mechanical images to form surreal and whimsical narratives."
I can only add that her work is the most amazing illustration work I have ever seen!
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Monday, September 10, 2012
on comfort and contentment
Every now and I again I develop a terrible 'we must move!' itch. It's a compulsion (I guess?) that comes around every few months and the only way to put it to rest is to seek out every single house for sale in our area that we could afford (ish) and realize none of them are right for us.
I like to find really cheap houses that would require so much work it would knock us straight over as soon as we walked in the door.
I like to find dream houses that are way out of our price range. My favorite houses are in the $400-500,000 range. That's a whole lot of house we don't need, but they sure are pretty.
This morning I was cleaning Bennett's room when I heard a quiet knock at the door. My neighbor and I were planning on walking (Mondays is our day to get out and move!) so I assumed it was her. I opened the door to find her five-year-old holding a note.
While on vacation a couple weeks ago my neighbor dropped her phone in a washer full of water. Neither of us have landlines (who does?) so we've had to find other ways to communicate.
I dashed out a quick note and sent it back with her little guy. I stood on the porch watching him run down the sidewalk, arms outstretched, white note fluttering and I thought, how charming.
Another neighbor was across the street gathering children for the walk to school. I crossed to the middle of the street (in my pajamas!) so we could chat for a minute. She told me she bought my book and was looking forward to reading it.
I went back in the house. A few minutes later I heard the soft tink of the door knocker. Another note! I threw open the door, pen in hand, ready to send my neighbor's son home with a second reply.
Last weekend the neighbor next to us gave Bennett a tool box for his birthday. He loves it SO much. He's been hauling it everywhere. I find screws, hammers and wrenches all over the house.
It's these tiny moments and big gifts that make me realize we live in a wonderful place. Our house isn't big, but it's big enough for us. It doesn't have everything I want, like a second bathroom, but it fits our needs. It doesn't have a big kitchen, or a master bedroom and it's certainly not a newer home, but it's quaint and charming and when I told J I thought just maybe I had found our dream home (it was so not) a couple days ago I think I might have been wrong.
What if this is our dream home? What if our five-ten year home becomes our forever home? What if I learn to be content with having a roof over my head (which is such a blessing), fabulous neighbors and an easy walk to places I love? What if I put aside my desire to have a bigger house with a bit more land and find ways to make this space beautiful? What will happen if I stop looking at my friend's houses with envy (you do it too, don't you?).
For a few seconds I thought of moving and my heart cried out, "What about my hardwood floors, and my picture window, and the quaint front closet, and the tiny bathroom where my water broke at 8am on a May morning, and the beautiful shed J just built and my friends and the fact that we are content here?"
We've lived here four years. It's our first home. There is contentment and comfort in these walls. Grief too. Oh, these walls have heard some wailing. My heart dreams of an old home with a library, spacious kitchen and huge garden, but we fit here. And I am beginning to realize much will be required to move me from this place.
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This is lovely. I can SO relate. We live in a tiny place, two bedrooms. So the kids share. Everyone asks how we manage, but we just do. But it is small. The living room is also the play room, our relaxing place completely over run with toys. We have a small bedroom and one bathroom and one storage cupboard which has our entire life in it! The backyard is also more like a courtyard. Yet I still feel lucky. It was brand new when we moved in five years ago and it is close enough for Simon to ride to work and me to walk everywhere. We will move one day but we can't afford it while I'm home with the kids. I too browse real estate and drool, and I too am envious of friends (I think I'd be envious of your house!) All good things to those who wait I guess.ReplyDelete
I can so relate to this post. I thought my heart was going to be shattered all over again when we left the place that my son last lived. Turns out, I survived the move and we have created a home in our new house. It's far from my dream house, but I love it and can't imagine living anywhere else for a while.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:58 PM
What a beautifully written post!ReplyDelete
When Jason and I first got together 5 years ago, I briefly moved in with him (at his parents' home) before we got our apartment.
We moved straight from our first apartment to our first house.
We recently abandoned our house to move back in with Jason's parents. As odd as it may sound, we love living here. In fact, we were recently offered an apartment with free rent for a few months, but I turned it down because we REALLY are happy here.
To answer your question. I have a land line phone and also even a rotary dial one too. Yes this old lady is old fashioned and won't give in easily.ReplyDelete
Is that gorgeous curved front door yours? BC I love that!!!ReplyDelete
We moved when Grace was 8 weeks old and have spent the last 2 months just loving our new space. We had a 2 + 1 bedroom, 2 bath home in Toronto, but it just wasn't where we wanted to be... We are both country people, and so we uprooted and moved. Best decision we've ever made (other than making our babies, of course).
I've actually surprised myself in that I don't miss our old house at all. I thought I would- it was the home I was pregnant in, and the home where I brought home my babies, and where I returned home to with empty arms one cold January day. So many memories that will stay with me forever. But this new house offers us the opportunity to make more memories, have a larger family, and offers us a reprieve from constant renovations which plagued us in the old house.
Either way, it works.
Ps. I meant to add, it looks to me like Bennett has become a little man overnight. I feel like he was JUST a baby, and then in that first picture of yours, ALL boy!ReplyDelete


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Date: May 21, 2017 - Jun 11, 2017
Time: Sundays 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Georgina Lohan Studio 1161 Parker Street, Vancouver, BC
Learning / Symposia / Residency
Vancouver Coast & Mts
Learn the fundamentals of sound functional pottery with this in-depth workshop! As well as learning a strong foundation for making pots, you will get an overview of the history of this amazing technology and how it has shaped cultures around the world. Small class size means plenty of individual attention as you are guided in the development of your skills!
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The deluxe, fully staffed Villa Cantik is a private domain situated on a seaside bluff, just moments away from Pandawa Beach in South Bali.
It boasts a multi-level architectural design with six ensuite bedrooms, tiered swimming pools, private gym, massage room, media room, and roomy indoor and outdoor living spaces.
This lavishly designed villa provides a pleasurable stay in the newly developed Gapura Vista villa complex located on the Bukit Peninsula with easy access to some of South Bali's famed attractions.
It's a perfect choice for families and groups of friends looking to share their holiday experience in a quiet, luxurious setting.
May 21st, 2018 - May 28th, 2018
We have had such a fabulous relaxing stay. We loved all staff, always a big smile on their faces. Nothing ever to hard for them to sort out, so kind. Thanks for making this a magical special week.
Kevin K, Japan
May 5th, 2018 - May 9th, 2018
Thank you for these days. The villa is so beautiful and we enjoyed it very much. We are looking forward to come here again.
Yifei T, China
March 28th, 2018 - April 3rd, 2018
Thank you so much for making our stay so perfect. The food was delicious and the service was great. Everything was done with lovely smiles! You have made us all feel very welcome and turned Peter's birthday into a very special event. Thank you for this lovely shirt too. Thank you Yoga also for all your help and for sorting everything out for us.
Emma C, Australia
March 8th, 2018 - March 13th, 2018
Most amazing experience ever! Thank you to the wonderful staff for making our stay incredible. What a great team of people. Hopefully we will meet again soon.
Miles G, Indonesia
March 5th, 2018 - March 8th, 2018
I thank you for everything. We are very happy and you prepared everything and always smiled and so kind. The villa we will not forget, it's a very nice place for me and my mother. Everyone was so very happy that they attend the wedding party here in the villa. We do not forget this time at Villa Cantik Pandawa.
Tatsuya and Iwabuchi, Japan
February 9th, 2018 - February 11th, 2018
Thank you very much for having us. It was an amazing weekend. The villa, food and your staff was what we were looking for. Thank you again. We had a wonderful time.
Massimiliano B, Indonesia
September 29th, 2017 - October 2nd, 2017
We had a lovely stay here with friends. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was great and the rooms big and clean. We would come back again.
Nick F, Singapore
The ocean views that greet guests on arrival at the exclusive Gapura Vista villa complex in South Bali are sublime. Tucked away down a quiet lane, just moments from the fine white sands of Pandawa Beach, is the impressive Villa Cantik, which translates into 'beautiful'. Spanning over 1,700 square metres, this extravagantly designed multi-level luxury villa offers guests a private, secluded stay in a beautiful setting.
This contemporary villa has it all: six stylishly decorated ensuite bedrooms, two swimming pools, media room, private gym, massage room and spacious indoor and outdoor living areas. Perfect for families and groups of friends for shared holidays, or to reboot and recharge on an executive retreat, Villa Cantik provides optimal space in an eloquently designed hilltop layout. With a garden gazebo, expansive verandas, private balconies and plenty of poolside sun loungers, guests will not struggle to find a relaxing spot to unwind.
Though located in a rural part of South Bali, everything one might need is close at hand. Transport can be arranged to nearby attractions, or for other excursions further afield. Guests can sign up for a game of golf at the Pandawa Beach Country Club, see Devdan (a popular performance depicting traditional life across the archipelago) at Bali's Nusa Dua Theatre, or take in a sunset dance performance at the awe-inspiring Uluwatu temple. In addition to these famed attractions, there are numerous restaurants, boutiques and spas within reach.
The most luxurious aspect of renting a private villa in Bali is having a dedicated staff to serve you. Villa Cantik includes five butlers who also serve as cooks, a very knowledgeable villa manager and 24-hour villa complex security to ensure privacy and safety.


text: 1. The contention raised by the appellant is that under Section 182 of the District Municipalities Act V of 1920, a Municipal Council is not empowered to remove an encroachment the title to which became perfected before the commencement of the Act. There is nothing in Section 182 to suppose that any distinction is drawn between a title perfected before the coming into force of the Act end a title perfected after its coming into force. Clause (1) states in very general terms that any projection, encroachment or obstruction may be removed or altered. If the Legislature bad intended to except any class of encroachments from this Rule one would naturally expect a special clause to that effect. Instead of inserting such a clause the Legislature has enacted Clause (2) which says that when the projection, etc., has existed for a period sufficient under the Law of Limitation to give a prescriptive title, then it shall still be liable to removal, but the Council shall pay reasonable compensation. Therefore only two points are dealt with in that section:--(1) removal of lawful projections; and (2) removal of unlawful projections and no distinction is drawn between projections which became lawful before the commencement of the Act and projections which became lawful after its commencement. The Subordinate Judge was, therefore, right in holding that the Council were entitled to remove the plaintiff's encroachment and that, therefore, his suit for injunction must fail. The second appeal is dismissed with costs.


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Do you wear green on St. Patrick's Day even though you aren't Irish? We did, actually still do. It always was fun in this Jewish household growing up having a "green day." We would start the day out with green bagels from Western Bagels, and have a green feast for dinner. You know– green limeade, green pasta, green bread, green salad, and finally, green jello. A Jewish American home without jello is well, about as kosher as a Jewish family celebrating St. Patrick's Day!
Did you do anything fun for this holiday even though you aren't Irish? If you do, let us know and we'll send you a free Luck ring from www.alefbet.com!
We got a great response from the last promotion, we thought we'd try our fake Irish luck again and send out the second ring in the series. Hey, refer a friend to the site and if they buy something, we'll send you two different rings you can stack on one finger. We are also on facebook where you can post a comment and we'll send you the ring.
Oh, the luck of the Irish……
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Life has been on supercharge. I'm trying to eke out an hour or two of free time and I find it difficult to do.
Agnes was exhausted. The designer kept her up til wee hours of the night.
Finishing touches need to be put on, but we are close to completion.
I'll compare to original sketch. I just need to add some stones or beads to the belting.
Definitely, what I imagined.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Law enforcement is continuing to crack down on Medicare fraud – and the number of cases seems endless.
A huge arrest in May 2014 – when 90 people were arrested from coast to coast in Medicare schemes that totaled over $260 million – may have just been the tip of the iceberg as IRS investigators continue to unmask fraud on a weekly basis.
Here are some of the latest cases:
- Another pediatrician in New Jersey was sentenced to prison – for over three years – for his part in a bribery scheme for making test referrals to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC. In total, 22 physicians and 11 other healthcare workers pleaded guilty in the bribery scheme that resulted in more than $100 million in payments from Medicare and other insurers. In the latest case, Dr. Demetrio Gabriel received bribes of $3,000 a month in cash and $1,500 a month through a restaurant he owned. He was ordered to pay restitution of $75,000.
- A respiratory therapist who ran a medical equipment company on an Indian reservation in Montana billed Medicaid for the most expensive catheters for low-income patients, while providing considerably less expensive ones – 100,000 of them over an eight-year period. Anna Sue Tope bilked the government out of $1.4 million and was sentenced to a year in prison.
- A Michigan doctor and her husband received kickbacks for referring patients for unneeded testing, resulting in prison terms for the doctor, her husband and the physical therapist. Dr. Shannon Wiggins received a two-year prison sentence; Chyawan Bansil, the physical therapist who never performed the electrodiagnostic tests referred to him, went to jail for 13 months; and Wiggins' husband Mohamad Abduljaber, her office manager, got a 42-month prison sentence and was ordered to pay $285,781 in restitution and forfeit $550,000. Abduljaber also signed a false income tax return.
- A Kansas chiropractor was sentence to five years in prison for aggravated identity theft, healthcare fraud and tax evasion. Jeffrey Fenn submitted false claims to Medicare and other insurers using the names of physicians he had hired at his practice. He was ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution.
- A nurse who owned a counseling center in Iowa submitted over 6,000 fraudulent claims to insurers using the names of doctors who did not perform the services. Angela Ellison received more than $700,000 in bogus claims. She was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay $724,359 in restitution.


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Photoshop: Sim ou Não? | Yes or No?
source | jezebel.com
Estes são os da Lena:
These are from Lena:
"(…)I understand that for people there is a contradiction between what I do and being on the cover of Vogue; but frankly I really don't know what the photoshopping situation is, I can't look at myself really objectively in that way. I know that I felt really like Vogue supported me and wanted to put a depiction of me on the cover. I never felt bullied into anything; I felt really happy because they dressed me and styled me in a way that really reflects who I am. And I felt that was very lucky and that all the editors understood my persona, my creativity and who I am. I haven't been keeping track of all the reactions, but I know some people have been very angry about the cover and that confuses me a little. I don't understand why, photoshop or no, having a woman who is different than the typical Vogue cover girl, could be a bad thing.(…)
(…) A fashion magazine is like a beautiful fantasy. Vogue isn't the place that we go to look at realistic women, Vogue is the place that we go to look at beautiful clothes and fancy places and escapism and so I feel like if the story reflects me and I happen to be wearing a beautiful Prada dress and surrounded by beautiful men and dogs, what's the problem? If they want to see what I really look like go watch the show that I make every single week.(…)"
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What is the loudest stadium in college football?
Three Southeastern Conference coaches who have experience working in other leagues said Tiger Stadium is the loudest college football stadium, according to a story in ESPN The Magazine. Tiger Stadi...
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Anyone who has been to Angel Stadium in Anaheim, How would you describe the Stadium?
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What are the loudest earphones?
Skul candy has the loudest. They are more expensive Than ores but they are worth it.
What are the loudest headphones?
Sam Oaks has the loudest headphones so stop asking this question
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You can either get it from Best Buy, or Electronic Fries and if you can't find it you can either find it at any store that sells electronic stuff.


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Lake of Stars – Malawi Arts Festival
|September 30, 2016
|Chintheche Inn, Lake Malawi
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Malawi's biggest international arts event, the Lake of Stars Festival, is returning to its original home and will take place this year on the pristine white sands of Chintheche Inn on the northern lakeshore. The festival, which was recently voted one of the World's Best Festivals in the Fest300 Awards, is being held from September 30 – October 2, 2016.
Fans of the festival can expect three days of exciting local and international music and arts, set on the lush gardens and powder-soft sands of Chintheche Inn.
In addition to the musical programme festival goers will enjoy a host of other entertainment from across the arts including poetry, theatre and dance.
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Astounding number of places to hide, between the devil and the deep blue. One of the simplest is looking the other way. Or putting your attention on a fascinating detail. If you concentrate hard enough you can perform a mind trick similar to that in Gestalt. The most familiar Gestalt image is that of two profiles switching over to the shape of a vase between the two. But if circumstances are challenging enough, with concentration, you can trick your mind into believing you is over there in the vase and not here in one of the profiles.
Sounds loony? Only if circumstances here aren't loonier yet. Or if your brain, for reasons x, y or z, doesn't have a tendency to function in split screen mode or to switch from one screen to another. Depending on circumstances and environment again, people with those kinds of brains spend a lot of time in psychiatric settings or get hailed as mystics or just plain shut up and do their damnedest to report on the world as others seem to see it. If they happen to be in the latest shipment of soaked and dazed refugees crammed against razor wire borders, nobody much gives a damn what any of them see or how they see it.
Small pockets of sense in wide gyrations of craziness. For some reason, the craziness is the accepted norm. Everybody agrees "this is crazy!" they say. "This is insane! How can civilized people – us! – how can we accept this, condone this, ignore or buy into this madness! But …What will happen to us if we don't? Aye, there's the rub."
Au pays des aveugles les borgnes sont rois. In the land of the blind, the half-blind are king.
Or the ones who yell loud enough that they see! they see!
Where, what, tell us, the blind clamor.
(Here, several variations on the script): I see a radiant future where all men are brothers and the lion nurses the lamb, says one.
I see a way to colonize the planets and settle the Mormons on one, the Adventists on another, the Mohameddans on a third – no crowding at the boarding gates please!
I see a way to beat the odds at the Casino, says another. For fourteen ninety-five, buy my sure fire method and CASH IN!
I recommend you stay home, do your homework and save your allowance for something you really want or need, says the one who only speaks up when the other seers pause for a break.
So. What if Cassandra had learned a thing or two over the ages? What if Cassandra no longer spoke up in assemblies or, if she did, only said simple things, or whistled a bit of a tune? Seeing as no one listened to her anyway, what if she no longer bothered giving dire warnings about the catastrophes ahead?
What if Cassandra, like Sisyphus, settled into saying e pur si muove the way Galileo did, when the Powers that Were forced him to recant his views. The Powers that Were said the sun revolved around the earth? So let the Powers say what they would, the earth went on spinning round the sun anyway.
It being understood that, if Galileo did speak those words, he didn't stand on a rooftop with a megaphone directed at the home of the Chief Inquisitor.
On with story, and minute attempts at stitching together…something.


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How to write an abstract in a simple way?
Definition of an abstract:
A gateway to the research paper, thesis, dissertation, an abstract is a short summary that describes the paper which is written.
It is the summary of the whole presentation. To define the paper's objective, an abstract must be used as a tool to communicate well. An abstract is written for writing a proposal,for a conference paper, writing a proposal for a book chapter, applying for research grant.
Why is an abstract written?
Abstract is an important part of a paper as it covers important aspects it and lets reader decide to read further. It also is used as indexing for a paper. It concisely produces the major elements of a paper therefore must be written carefully.
An abstract must be written with convincing keywords. There are online databases in which research papers are stored. These abstracts help in retrieving the papers.
Format of an abstract:
A general way of writing an abstract contains these 6 elements which help in building it. The 6 elements are:
2.Problem statement
6.Key impacts
Best tips for writing an abstract
1.Write the abstract at last: Though going by the format, an abstract is placed in the first few pages of the paper. It is suggested to write the paper first keeping an abstract due till the last.
It is advantageous to write abstract at last because when a paper gets complete, you will have a fair idea of what the paper is about. Hence it becomes easy to write an abstract.
2.Limited words: An abstract must be propagated within 100-250 words. It must not be lengthy which will only reduce the quality of an essay.
3.Aim at the purpose: The main intention of writing an abstract is to justify or bring out the purpose of writing a paper. There must be explanation about goal, method and the purpose of writing a paper.
4.Must answer the question: An abstract must answer to the question which is the topic of the paper. Hence this will guide the readers to read the whole paper.
5.Methodology and result: The next part of writing an abstract is to write the methodologies used and what are the outcome of the paper being presented.
6.Edit and proofread the content well: Before it is submitted, care must be taken to edit and proofread an abstract. There are chances of some silliest mistakes that might draw a negative feedback on the paper.
Types of abstracts
An abstract can be written in two types. They are:
1.Descriptive abstract
2.Informative abstract
1.Descriptive abstract: Descriptive essays are not more than a summary. It consists of words less than 100.More than the emphasizing on the findings or substance, descriptive essays are written just to describe what the research paper is all about.
It does not make any judgements over the paper which is written. It always includes keywords, purposes, methods and the scope of research.
2.Informative abstract: Opposite to descriptive abstract, an informative abstract is written to inform the readers with specific information. It must focus on the new findings, research on the key points. The essential part of an informative abstract are:
Things that must be avoided in an abstract
There are certain rules to be followed while an abstract is written. The same way, there are certain things that must be avoided. They are:
1.Care must be taken not to make an abstract lengthy. The maximum length must be up to 250 words or less than that.
2.It must be just the gist of a paper and not the whole interpretation about it.
3.Undefined abbreviations or acronyms must not be used, if used must be mentioned properly before using them.
4.Citations must not be included in an abstract.
5.Information which is not included in the work must not be mentioned.


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2 Timothy 1:7
"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind"
The Scientific Concept:
Science shows we are wired for love with a natural optimism bias. This means what the scripture above says.
I am reading this book for the 2nd time and have learned that we are capable of doing our own brain surgery and changing the way our brain is wired. This can work for the negative or the positive. God has already wired us towards certain things when He created us. Good things. That's why He says in Phillippians 4:8 to meditate on the following:
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
I'm leaning that God does not just say these things because He wants us to exercise some type of willpower to do it. He says it because it's what He has actually hard wired us to do it. When we focus our mind on toxic thoughts it actually does "damage" to our brain because it changes the hard wiring of our brain. Our thinking actually produces proteins and chemical reactions that produce genetic expression. Remember that the brain controls the rest of our body, but the "mind" controls that brain. Some quotes from chapter 1 below:
"Scientists are proving that the relationship between what you think and how you understand yourself--your beliefs, dreams, hopes, and thoughts-has a huge impact on how your brain works"
"Research shows that 75 to 98 percent of mental, physical, and behavioral illness comes from one's thought life. This staggering and eye-opening statistic means only 2 to 25 percent of mental and physical illnesses come from the environment and genes.
Take away thought - Guard your thought life above everything. Guard against toxic thoughts that don't line up with God's word. Doing this can change how your brain is wired for the better and change your life for the better.
Proverbs 23:7 - For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.


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1. The Beautiful location: Ramona is located in San Diego County, known as the Valley of the Sun. Located above the "fog line" and below the "snow line". This is my top reason to live here because every day I am surrounded by beautiful Mountains. Away from the heavy traffic of the city, it's a place to go home and relax in your quiet, mountainous surroundings.
2. It is a great place to live: I have raised my kids here for nearly 10 years and am thankful they were able to grow up where they have places to roam. They can enjoy the outdoors, hiking, bike riding, golf, swimming, horse riding and more. Pretty much year round great weather too!
3. It's an awesome community: True, we may not have any big shopping malls or many retail centers, but what we do have is a real sense of community and down home values that really matter. The sense of taking care of others in need. Having been through 2 fires here, I can tell you this is a town that helps each other in our time of need and cares about each other. Besides who has time to shop when you have running, hiking, swimming, horse riding and relaxing?
4. It's Less Expensive: On average it is less expensive to buy a home in Ramona than Poway, Ranch Bernardo or areas closer to the freeways. You can get a lot more home for the money here.
5. Good Schools: See link below for all the Ramona Schools.
For more information on Ramona, CA Community click on the links below to sites: or visit: www.allaboutramona.com
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As you can tell, I have enjoyed living in Ramona. Hope to see you here.
If you have any questions about this area feel free to give me a call.
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The CA Academic Performance Index (API) rating system is based on year-over-year test score performance.
The state sets API improvement targets for different student groups at a school to encourage schools to improve achievement for all students.
The California API scores range from 200 to 1000, with 800 as the statewide goal for all schools.
Check the California Department of Education for your school.


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Feb. 7, 2017
Three Motlow State pitchers combined to allow only one hit and one run as the Bucks opened the 2017 baseball season with a 2-1 win over Wallace State-Hanceville Friday afternoon in Hanceville, Alabama.
The Bucks (1-3, 0-0) couldn't match that performance the rest of the weekend, dropping the second game of the doubleheader with Wallace 10-0, then dropping a pair of games to Lawson State 8-3, 6-5 Saturday afternoon in Birmingham.
Motlow will open the home baseball schedule on Friday when Marshalltown, Iowa visits for a noon doubleheader. The same two teams are scheduled to play another twin bill at the same time on Saturday. All home baseball games are played at the Driver Baseball Complex on Motlow's Moore County campus, and there is no admission charge.
The season opener was a thing of beauty for Motlow fans as freshman Bryan Rosario (1-0) tossed five innings of one-hit ball, striking out four and walking two, to get the first win of his career. Gavin Bedsole got two outs in the sixth before giving way to Camron Harper, who got the final four outs for his first save by allowing no hits and only one walk.
The game was scoreless until the fifth inning, when the Bucks plated both their runs. C.J. Brown drove in Luke Allison, who had two hits on the day, with an RBI double, followed by a single from Colin Guscoff that drove in Brown. Motlow had seven hits, two each by Allison and D'Marcus Guillory, who also added a stolen base.
Game two was not quite as memorable for the Bucks as the home team allowed Motlow only one hit, a single by Zach Ehrhart, in a 10-0 victory. Tyler Zak got the start for the Bucks, lasting 1.2 innings and allowing six runs on nine hits. Matt Westberry allowed four runs in 1.1 innings, followed by Alex Valcarcel who pitched an inning without allowing a hit.
Saturday in Birmingham, Motlow's defense let down in the opener, committing four errors in an 8-3 loss. The Bucks scattered eight hits, with Ryan Hartigan driving in both Motlow runs. Jake Fossick (0-1) took the loss, allowing two earned runs and four walks in 2.1 innings. Harper was a victim of poor defense in his 2.2 innings pitched, as none of his four runs allowed were earned, although he did give up six hits. Valcarcel again pitched the final inning without allowing a hit.
In game two, the Bucks jumped out in front with three runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth to lead 5-0. Ehrhart, Guscoff and Brown each hit doubles, while Jacob Freeland and Brown each drove in two runs, with Freeland slamming the first home run of the season for the Bucks. JD Robertson had two hits for Motlow and drove in a run.
Lawson State scored five in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the score, with four of the runs being charged to starter Chandler Hardiman, who left with one out in the fourth inning. Bedsole (0-1) came on in relief and took the loss despite pitching pretty well, allowing only two hits and one earned run in 2.2 innings. Lawson State scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning.