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Iona to Edinburgh
After a few tricky goodbyes, many hugs and a rush to the jetty, a rough ferry crossing was the beginning of much travelling. Woozy stomach was settled by listening to music and sleeping on the bus to Craignure. A few harsh awakenings with braking later and I hopped off the bus in the rain to hear an announcement that the ferry was having problems with its main engine. Oh, great! While sitting in the 'Craignure Tunnel' as I like to call it, I enjoyed people watching...mainly American's with bizarre hats and German couples arguing! So, now that the train has been missed, Cal Mac set up travel back to Edinburgh for me in the form of a taxi with an overly anxious American woman and two German guys, one of whom tried to eye and feel me up most of the way...
Day 2 – 3.7.10 – Saturday
Edinburgh – Gatwick
Who would have thought that such a short leg of the journey would take 5 ½ hours?! Delayed plane never helps. Interesting turbulence... stunning sunset. Roasting hot hotel now!
Day 3 – 4.7.10 – Sunday
Gatwick – Vancouver
5.30am alarm... zzz! Quick shower, watch some Wimbledon highlights on TV (what's one of them?!), hop in a van and end up at Gatwick South Terminal at 6.40am. Yawn! Straight through security, pick up a massive chunk of money, grab some breakfast and start the 15 minute walk to the gate! Now on the plane deciding what to watch on the TV... and 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz is on... yay!
First ever trip to an airplane toilet – interesting experience! Enjoying the entertainment thingy, watching some film about a country singer, but I can't remember what it's called! May be tie for some in flight games soon, after I finish my hot chocolate...
Ice bergs over Greenland! Free chocolate mini ice creams! Declaration card filled out!
Only an hour of the flight left and I'm sore and tired and ready to get off now. Dum deed um. Hopefully going to have some nice views on the way down.
There were lovely views on the way down to Vancouver and it's the strangest feeling coming in to land when the runway begins in the sea! There's no being sure you are going to land on dry land!
Found luggage and off we went to find the hire car. I was so relieved when Martha hopped in the driver's seat first! She's at least driven on this side of the road before. Watch out for dad trying soon...
Drive in to the city and saw my first yellow school bus – they do exist! Also saw a few electric buses and other bizarre things. Walked up Granville Street, hunted out Heather and Maurice and continued to wait for Heather to get her costume on to then run around the street carrying a fake kite and wearing a blue wig. Fetching! Back up to Heather's flat where Maurice cooked us dinner and then I crashed out by 9pm... 23 ½ hours awake!
Day 4 – 5.7.10 – Monday
6 am and wide awake. Toast time! Loaded some photos on to Facebook and then went back to bed till 9am. Silly jet lag!
Nice lazy morning including maple syrup and brown sugar porridge with a nice cup of tea. Waiting now on dad and Martha to arrive and I think we're then off to Stanley Park.
Drove down to Stanley Park and parked up next to some Mounty horses, very cute! Saw some eagles flying, many ducks and swans, quite a few turtles and some raccoons, including cute fluffy baby raccoons! Had to laugh at a heron landing, it looked so unstable and certainly not as elegant as it is whilst in flight! All of this was around the Lost Lagoon which is just an amazing place. Went over to the totem poles next, via the yaught club and the beach wall, passing by the naval base and Canada Place too. Wandered back to the bar & grill to have lunch (including poutine!) via a lovely beach and kiddies water area where Maurice got a tad wet!
After Stanley Park we headed off up to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Wow! It had been recommended to me by some guests we had in the Abbey last week and I'm glad they did so coz it was stunning. Very expensive mind you! Amazing views from the bridge and it was glorious sunny. Enjoyed the tree top trail too. Can't even begin to imagine the work that went in to the park as a whole, it was so well put together. Apparently the bridge can hold two 747 planes! Enjoyed a cup of tea with some tiny black squirrels running around. Cute!
Quick stop in to IGA store before a brief sit down at the flat. Out to dinner at Earls around the corner next which was lovely. Pretending to be Heathers birthday...although it's still 12 days away! Back up at the flat now, loaded a few more photos and now watching TV before bed. I'm knackered with this time difference thing!

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June 30, 2010 Maisto Knuckle Dragger
Check it out!!! These are in the wild now, may take some hunting to find it but it's out there. If anyone can find all the DSTROYR cars please let me know.
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Today I am celebrating two years of marriage...
Yes I am 25 so fairly young to be a wife
Yes I am perfectly happy
No it was not a shotgun wedding - we've been together seven years now!
To be honest I didn't think being married would make any difference to my life - but it does. Not straight away, but after a while it does.
So I thought I would share with you 10 things that I've learnt in two years of marriage.
1. It isn't always easy
Like any relationship, there are tough patches. Just because you're married doesn't automatically mean everything in a relationship is easier. There will still be arguments and debates, but there is also security and love.
2. Sometimes it is ok to go to bed on a argument
The mantra is 'don't go to bed on an argument' but I don't believe in this at all. Sometimes it is ok. I'm a very fiery person and I need time to calm down from an argument, so sometimes I will sleep on an argument - sometimes in a different room. BUT I make up in the morning. A new perspective the next day really helps to diffuse the situation and practically deal with the problem. (in my opinion)
3. Communication is vital
Talking is absolutely vital. How is anyone supposed to know how you feel if you don't tell them, because let's be honest here, your spouse can not mind read! Have honest discussions with one another so you know where your heads are at!
4. Cuddles are also vital
Physical contact is so important to keep the magic alive. And I love a cuddle. There is nothing that makes you feel safer and more loved.
5. You don't have to plan everything
I've learnt this more and more recently. You can plan and plan and plan, but no doubt, something will throw a spanner in the works. Some things should be planned, but not necessarily to finite detail (and this is coming from a world class planner!) and remember, some times things happen for a reason out of your control.
6. Young married couples will be judged
I get this A LOT. "Oh you're so young to be married". When it feels right, it's right. Never judge someone's decision in love.
7. And it will be assumed that you are going to have kids... soon
In all honesty I do want children - very much. I have been pregnant since being married, although I unfortunately had a miscarriage. However, this prompted an evaluation of our lives and we decided to put a family on hold. I am a firm believer that parents should have their shit together (as much as possible) before starting a family. You should inspire your children and lead by example, so having happy career/job loving parents is important to me. So right now - I am not planning children!!
8. DIY will test your relationship skills
Having just bought a house this is a new one to the list. DIY is a true relationship tester. Moving house alone is a tester, to then start massive DIY projects including a full kitchen renovation is... tricky! It is worth it in the end, and that is the key to ensuring you don't murder your other half with a hammer - keep in mind the big picture! You're building a home, for you both.
9. Share the workload
We try to split our chores as much as possible. And take it turns. We each have our preferred chores, such as I always do the ironing, Dann always does the car cleaning. No one feels (normally) that they are doing everything.
10. Marriage is the best and 100% worth it
I love being a wife. I love being married. And I love everything that comes with it. It really is as simple as that.


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- This conversation that happened a while back (I don't think I ever wrote it down). I was talking to Bret about something naughty that he had done, when Serena chimed in with her two cents.
Of course, Serena asked, "Why?"
So I said, "Because I am the Mommy."
Serena looked a little surprised and answered, "But I am a Mommy! I have two babies, Emily and Olie!"
Me (trying not to laugh because she was SO sincere!), "Okay, and I'm Bret's Mommy. And when your babies are naughty, you can be the one to talk to them about it."
- How Serena sighed like a weary old woman and said, "I'm tired of growing up" when I finished taking a few more clothes that she'd outgrown from her drawers.
- How much Bret loves to wrestle and tussle and be physical. He just eggs Jordan on when he's home. Constantly trying to stir up something. And he just laughs and laughs the whole time! He loves to be rough and tumble around.
- The sweet way Serena confided in me the other day after her bath. I was drying her off and putting lotion on her.
"Why?" she asked.
"Oh, because then I could have a precious girl all my very own," I replied.
Quiet for a few moments. I could tell her wheels were turning and that she was working up to something.
Finally, "I wish I could have a sister. A real sister."
Before I could even think of what to say, she went ahead and solved her own problem:
"But maybe Olie will grow up and become a real sister."
Come on, Olie! Don't let me down! ;)
- What Serena said when she found out we weren't going to church last Sunday (Jordan was pretty miserable with a nasty cold): "But you could just drop me off!" You know what? You're right, Serena! Why didn't I think of that?! Because dropping you off and leaving you at places is something we have never ever done! Seriously, where does she even come up with these ideas?!
- The "duck phase." We've been through the "puppy phase" where she had a litter of puppies following her around that she needed to take care of. Then we went through a "frog phase" where she had a bunch of frogs keeping her busy. Then it was the "Olie's birthday phase" during which we celebrated Olie's birthday over and over with different variations. Now we're in the "duck phase." Except this time around, Serena is actually one of the ducks. She's the mommy duck and Bret is the daddy duck (except when he's growling and acting ferocious...then Serena calls him "Tiger Daddy") and there is an undetermined number of ducklings in their care. Serena does most of the caring for the ducklings...Bret doesn't really "get" everything that she's up to yet. He kinda plays along beside her and sometimes participates; but regardless of what he's doing, Serena includes him and interprets his every activity in light of her "duck" fantasy. She is so absorbed in her ducks and in being a duck that I actually haven't seen Olie for a few days. Yes, you read that right. Olie has been up in the playroom and has not come down for a few DAYS! I've seen evidence that she is being played with at least a little during Serena's quiet time, but that's about all Serena's interaction with Olie has been for the last few days. It's kinda weird! Especially after celebrating Olie's birthday for the last couple weeks! ;) Come to think of it, I haven't heard anything about Sink for a while now, either. Now, when we run our errands, I don't have to wait for Serena to get Olie ready to go or gather her up to bring her into a store. Instead, Serena climbs out of her carseat and then turns around and gestures for her little ducklings to follow her. Usually, she forgets about being a duck after that, though Jordan said that she played with the ducklings when he had her at the mall Monday night. He said she even flapped her wings and quacked, hahaha! She hasn't done that in public for me yet. Of course, the duck fantasy was still pretty new on Monday. ;) The ducks get fed every morning and every night. She talks to the ducks and explains things to them. If Jordan or I make the mistake of referring to her as a little girl, she'll promptly correct us with, "No, I'm not a little girl. I'm a duck!" or "I can't talk because I'm a duck. QUACK! QUACK!" I think it was Monday afternoon that she was in her room getting her bed ready for night when she came out of her room, pillow in hand, and said, "Mom, I'm all done with my pillow." ??? Turns out, ducks don't need pillows since they sleep in nests. ;) I convinced her to keep her pillow in her bed "just in case" she changes her mind later...like when she's bigger (because the funny thing about these phases is that Serena really seems to believe that they will last forever...she truly believes she won't ever stop wanting to be a duck...so it's best not to even suggest life sans ducks right now). Speaking of nests, all her blankets and sheets are no longer spread over her bed in the customary fashion...now, they're all arranged in a circular "nest" which she and the ducklings sleep in. All huddled up. With her "wings" folded down. And her head tucked in. Like a duck. Last night, when I got her up to use the potty in the middle of the night, she started to get all upset when I tried to lay her back down because her "nest was all messed up!" I took her back out of the room so I could talk to her without disturbing Bret. After explaining that nests often get "messed up" while ducks sleep in them, I informed her that if she got upset about her nest again when I took her back into her room that there would be no more nests and no more ducks. We would just make her bed like normal again and she would have to sleep in it that way (I know, I'm a mean mom). She still had this very glazed, sleepy look on her face, so I wasn't really sure how much she was comprehending and asked her to repeat to me what would happen if she got upset again. She looked at me with those huge, sleepy dark eyes, her light wispy hair falling around her face, her cheeks a little flushed from her hard sleep, and said slowly (in that adorable "Shirley Temple" voice), "No more ducks."


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To go along with my sad mood, I've been frustrated lately. I get lots of little comments made to me about Brendan and his energy level. This past week has been especially hard for me since I'm a little more sensitive than normal. It's hard for me because although I know my son is very active, loud and hard to control at times, other people don't get to see the sweet, loving little boy that I get to spend each day with. Brendan gives the best hugs and sweetest kisses, he says thank you (sometimes at the wrong time but still, it's pretty cool), is very obedient, folds his arms for prayers (again, not all the time but my heart melts when he does) and loves to laugh. Just today someone told me that Brendan is "quite the screamer"... what did she want me to say to that? I wanted to punch her in the face but since I was at church, I figured that wasn't the best option so I just said, "I know" and left it at that. I know he can out-scream any other baby and I know he's all over the place- trust me, I know.
I feel like I'm being judged a little when people make comments like that to me. I'm sure they think that I let Brendan do whatever he wants and do as he pleases, which is flat out not that case. I've been working very hard with him to control his outbursts and learn that screaming is not okay most of the time, and Brendan's come a LONG way. For the past 3 weeks, he's played quietly by our side during church. He behaved so well when we were at the grocery store that I actually got everything I needed. He's learned that when I say "shhhh" to lower his voice. And I've seen him grow to be obedient and follow directions. The first time he stopped running when I said stop (okay, maybe I yelled it), I about fell over with shock and delight.
But worst of all, I know people see him and think he's a "wild child" (another thing someone said to me) and it just breaks my heart. Chris and I have prayed long and hard about Brendan and his challenges, and I know that one day he'll learn to control himself or grow out of it or whatever. I just know that everything is okay and will be okay. And I love that he gets excited and shows it easily. It makes for the best homecomings ever. And I love that he laughs so easily and so often. Thinking back about my brother, it's made me realize that if Brendan were gone I'd miss all the things that other people are criticizing. I don't want him to be any other way or anyone else. He's my special guy and I'm glad.


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This week the planter spotlight comes out of the Big Apple—The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, NYC. As we approach the Christmas holiday, here is a glance into what's happening in Brooklyn and some ways to partner with this church plant.
This Christmas season we are starting a 4 week series on the life of Jesus that will lead us into the New Year. Our desire is to use this series as an outreach to our community. We long to see more and more nonbelievers get connected with our church.
Pray that God will use this series in a powerful way, drawing many more to Him.
College Ministry
We had a mission team of 8 college students from Louisiana Tech University here to advance our outreach on campus. The students gave 100 cups of hot chocolate to LIU Brooklyn students on a cold morning.
Each student who received a cup of hot chocolate was invited to a Thanksgiving Celebration lunch the following week in the campus ministry office. Pastor James & Josh were able to host a lunch and individually meet 25 new students & introduce to them the Missional Community that will be started next semester. 13 students expressed interest in attending!
Pray that God would continue to open doors with students on the LIU campus.
Family Life
The good news of Jesus is continually transforming us as a community. As we grow deeper in our relationships with one another, God is faithfully unifying us as a family on mission in Brooklyn. More people have expressed they want to be baptized & we cannot take credit for what God is doing in our church. As a church, we want to do life together and know one another as brother & sister. This Thanksgiving each City Group gathered and shared a meal together. Praise God that we have each other to belong in a family!
Pray that we would continue to strive for unity in the body of Christ as we serve one another.
We are launching a campaign called The Known Campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to help people understand that a Holy God knows them and that they are not forgotten. We are going to be distributing over 150 sweatshirts to the homeless community in Brooklyn. We will be pairing these sweatshirts with other essential toiletry items. These items will be distributed to a local shelter in Brooklyn.
Pray that this outreach would help people understand that they are seen and loved by God.


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Why don't cereal boxes have ziploc bags in them? Wouldn't that keep the cereal fresher? Is there an assumption that the cereal won't last long enough to get stale? Am I the only one with 7 different kinds of cereal in the cupboard right now? I like cereal, but Forrest and I can't get through all of that very fast…
On the sign at a landscape supply place on the way in to work today: We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public. Yes! So true! In fact, it would be better if we found more of our childlike qualities again (even in public when appropriate) – running, yelling, playing, coloring and creating for no reason but the exploration of stuff we find… Let's definitely NOT grow up even when we continue to act nice in public, okay?
Daily Truthbomb from Danielle LaPorte that struck such a stong cord: Have the courage to suspend your dream so you can appreciate your current reality. Live in the moment. Don't live in the future. Don't give up your dreams, but don't live in yearning for them. I'll bet living in the moment, in your current reality, will get you closer to those dreams anyway. Are you listening, self?
Do you choose a word for the upcoming year, a little message to remember and live by and strive for? I never have but I feel like I should for next year, even though I'm not sure what that word will be. Not sure yet.
If you make nothing else this holiday season, make this. So easy. So good. So satisfying to smash candy canes with my marble pestle while Forrest happily munched cereal and enjoyed the whacking sound. In fact, I believe he was smashing his cereal – that's a must when eating "hexagrams" (off-brand Crispix). He also needs to squish a finger in his cheese-stick rounds before he'll eat them, and 'pop' fish crackers too. Destructive little guy.
Happy Thursday friends. I'm happy to say I'm this close to being finished with my Christmas shopping, which will be incredibly early for me. I'll probably still procrastinate wrapping until the last minu– no, I won't. I dumped Procrastination for the jerk he is a few weeks ago. No going back for "friends with benefits" now, buster! = )


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Connie wasn't very happy that pictures have appeared with her wearing the hat and boa from the bus trip...
my camera, my rules.
Yes - I am packed with the exception of tooth brush.
San Diego here I come. Better watch out!
The boa and the hat are staying home, the planes have enough problems with feathers.


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Elise came over last night (since our husbands were out gallivanting around-just kidding, they went to guys Bible study). We needed a pre-movie snack (not to be confused with the intra-movie and post-movie snacks), and I immediately thought of Amy's chocolate mug cake. We whipped up 2 mugs of it.
It was...interesting. Tasted good, but had the texture of a sponge. Not joking. Needed extra sugar, frosting, or whipped cream, and hardened to a point to hard to eat within half an hour. On the positive side though, you got the chocolate cake craving fulfilled, and it only takes 5 minutes! It's definitely something I will be experimenting with in the future. Here's the recipe in case you are in the mood.
Chocolate Mug Cake:
4 tbl flour 4 tbl sugar
2 tbl baking cocoa 1 egg
3 tbl milk 3 tbl oil
3 tbl chocolate chips (optional)
teeny tiny bit of vanilla
Mix dry ingredients, mix in egg, add milk, oil and vanilla, and choc chips if you so choose. Microwave for 3 minutes. The cake will rise over the top of the cup, but that's normal. Take out, dump on a plate, and enjoy right away for best results
As a side note: My dear husband brought home stuffed crust pizza last night for dinner...just because. I was excited to eat it then, and I'm excited to eat it again for lunch. Thanks baby!!


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Sorry I couldn't post last night; sometimes blogger doesn't believe that it's me--even though I use the same exact password and user name--and so won't allow me to post.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
isn't it ironic?
Posted by Jessica at 9:20 AM
theater theater/tour
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- kathiek said...
Chapter 2 in "The Trials and Tribulations of Traveling"...so sorry, Jess, I hope that is the last of it!
- October 16, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- Natalie C said...
Oh, how I sympathize.
I was in Spain in February/March of 2007, and my hotel experiences were nothing short of horrific. The worst was in Madrid, where there was construction going on RIGHT outside our window, so they moved us to the other side of the hotel, but our bags got lost in the process. (They later showed up on the 9th floor of the hotel. We were staying on the 5th.) And then, in our new room, we discovered that the couple next door was having some sort of WWIII type of spat, and we could hear everything (but not really understand it, as my feeble high school Spanish doesn't really get me anywhere with native speakers).
I've never been so glad to go home to my cat, who sleeps above my head on my pillow and purrs louder than a motor boat, and my squeaky, rattling ceiling fan.
I'm seeing ACL when it comes to Philadelphia in December/January, and I'm quite excited!
- October 16, 2008 at 6:22 PM
- Jessica Latshaw said...
thanks, Kathie!
Hi Natalie--that does sound terrible! I am psyched that you are going to see the show in Philly; hope you like it:-)
- October 16, 2008 at 7:40 PM


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As I am plotting my excursions to NYC, Montana, Texas, Hawaii, Vegas, and London for the next 6 months, I start to imagine what kind of room would fit a world traveler. I picture something cozy, but vibrant with textures and lots of personality. The decor and furniture would be inspired by all parts of the globe, and elements of nature and vintage accessories sprinkled throughout.
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Sunday, 17 October 2010
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so, after 3 days and numerous failed attempts i have finally managed to work out how to type in the box to write post, albeit with appalling grammer due to using my mobile, but am still left wondering where the hell the pictures have gone?!
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Letter from Rev. J. L. Robertson
DALEY, Scotland, September 11, 1892.
DEAR EDITOR:—You see that I have not forgotten your good wishes and your request for a letter from me during my absence, even though so long a time has passed without my writing. The delay has been caused in part by the constant demands upon time and thought in traveling and sight-seeing, but still more by the fact that experience of suffering in connection with writing, soon after landing in Liverpool, warned me that it was better for me not yet to make much use of pen. Now, however, I am feeling so better that I venture to comply with your request, at least in a few lines. But where shall I begin? It would be folly for me to attempt anything like a detailed account of our journeying and experiences.
The voyage on the good ship Umbria was delightful; she has broken the record for Cunarders on her westward trip, and she broke it again on this eastward one—getting abreast of Queenstown in six days, one hour and fifteen minutes. This of course was only possible with favoring winds and bright skies. The water was scarcely rougher at any time than I have seen it often on our lakes. Only for a few minutes did I have a touch of sea sickness, while Mrs. Robertson was entirely free from it.
The truth of the familiar saying about the value of' friends at court was abundantly realized by us. We were thus brought into special nearness to Capt. McKay, whom we grew greatly to admire, and from whom we enjoyed all the privileges that he alone could give. The unusual experience in this line, of a day's sail along the Irish coast was granted to us. We thus saw where the "City of Chicago" was wrecked, and saw the ill-fated vessel herself as she lay broken to pieces on the rocks. The voyage was quite too short for us, and we were really sorry when land was sighted.
Landing at Liverpool, as you can imagine, we found many things very strange to us, and yet we were soon quite at home. Friends had led us to expect very little to interest us in that city, but instead we were greatly pleased with it, particularly with the massiveness of its buildings and the excellence and cleaness of its streets, and the busy thronging of its people. After two days there we left for a day at Chester, and two days at Leamington; thence we made visits to Warwick Castle and Stratford-on-Avon and Kenilworth, and for a day at Oxford and a week in London. York was our next stopping place, and then Scarboro and then Edinburgh, where we spent four memorable days. Then came the journey through the Trassachs, embracing two brief railway rides, two coach rides and two trips by steamer, the latter on Loch Katrina and Loch Lomond, and what a day that was!
And so we came to Glasglow. Thence we made a day's excursion through the Kyles of Brits and along the coast of Ahang—and the next day we were at Ayr and visiting Burn's cottage and looking in at the bed in which he was born and meditating as we leaned over the wall of the "Auld Brig O'Doon," and as we walked about "Kirk Alloway" and remembered "Tam O'Shanter." Poor Burns, what rare gifts he had, and what a great tender heart! And what an awful pity we felt it to be that he made such a wreck of himself as he did. Thence we came by the way of Drumfries, where Burns died, and where again his name is associated with almost everything—to this little Scotch town where we are to spend two or three days with a granduncle of Mrs. Robertson.
You will see, I am sure, how full these days must have been and how, if I would essay to tell all about their scenes and experience, I must write a book rather than a letter.
London was wonderful to us. Instead of our one Broadway there seemed to be fifty in it; we were very reluctant to leave it. Yorkminister has most impressed us as a cathedral. We had never imagined such a vast and imposing structure, although we were familiar with pictures of it. But scarcely anything has so interested us as the beautiful country with its well trimmed hedges and clean fields, and quaint and substantial houses, and marvelously smooth and solid roads. When will we ever have anything like these last in our own land?
The great difference in the climate has quite surprised us, the oats and barley being not yet fully harvested, while so far north even as this, wheat cannot be grown, not coming to maturity. We wear already our heaviest winter clothing, and need to do so for comfort. But there is a wonderful invigoration in the air, and we are almost wishing that we had come up here at once on landing, as we are feeling so greatly benefited by it, so much so, that we would be glad to stay longer if we could. Our time, however, now is short, as our arrangements are all made for sailing on the 24th on the Umbria again. From here we go to Bradford to visit other friends, and thence we will find our way to Liverpool, hoping that by the time we reach there, there will be better news in regard to cholera, and that we will have no reason to fear delay in quarantine in New York. It would not be pleasant to have to be for twenty days within sight of our native land, unable to get ashore. Rather than do it we would be tempted to prolong our stay so much longer here if we could only be sure then of getting through at once.
It has been pleasant to visit all of these places, but more than ever are we glad that we are Americans, and we long to see our own home again, and to look into the old familiar faces, hoping that none that have been dear to us will be missing when we return.
Yours sincerely,
J. L. Robertson.
Practical Ideas on Immigration.
(From the New York Sun.)
We shall certainly not put a dead stop to all immigration from Europe. We shall certainly put a check upon indiscriminate immigration to this country.
We must somehow limit the number of alien immigrants permitted to come here. Suppose, for example, by way of suggestion, that we set the number at 100,000 per year.
We might admit only those aliens who are in sound physical condition. We might require immigrants to possess at least a small amount of money, may be $100 per head, as some assurance against foreign pauperism here.
We might, in short, make a series of desirable rules for the regulation of immigration to the United States from Europe, rules which could be rigidly enforced, and the cost of the enforcement of which should be met by a tax upon immigration.
It would be unwise and impolitic to cut off immigration altogether and forever. It is unwise and impolitic to let overwhelming swarms of immigrants of all kinds come here without restraint, without subjection lo a systematic, lawful, and rightful body of prescriptions.
At this time, in the face of danger from the cholera, bars are raised against immigration; but they are only for temporary service. When taken down they must be replaced by laws of permanent application.
There must be no further trifling with a question that is of supreme importance to our country.
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1892.—Who will Mr. Harrison name to take his place as Czar of the republican campaign machine is a question that is daily becoming more important to republicans. The condition of Mrs. Harrison is such that Mr. Harrison will not leave her long enough to hear and familiarize himself with the reports of those who have come here to inform him of the perilous condition of his campaign and to receive his orders and there is little prospect of Mrs. Harrison becoming well enough to permit him to resume control of the campaign. He has so far absolutely refused to talk politics with those who have tried to impress upon him the necessity for an immediate delegation of his power to some one else.
Steve Elkins has been sent for and he will try to get Mr. Harrison to name a new boss, and it is possible, indeed would be probable, that Elkins would be the man if it were not that Mr. Harrison has always regarded Elkins as being tarred with the Blaine stick, and feared to trust him in matters affecting his own political welfare. He may have to do so now. There is no other member of the cabinet, excepting Charlie Foster, who has sufficient political sagacity and experience to do the work; so, unless he goes outside of the cabinet, one of these two men will probably be selected to wear the republican crown during the remainder of the campaign.
General disappointment has taken command of the republicans hereabouts. The first disappointment was caused by the flat failure to make the G. A. R. encampment a republican campaign gathering, and by the upsetting of all the plans that had been made with that end in view. Vice-President Morton was approached and asked to lend his aid to carrying out those plans; he positively refused, and also informed those who broached the subject that if any attempt was made to bring politics into the encampment he would at once return to New York. It matters not whether Mr. Morton acted as he really felt about this or was actuated by a feeling of revenge and a desire to "get even" with those who kept him out of the Vice-Presidential nomination at Minneapolis; it is enough to know that he helped to disarrange plans that would have been a disgrace both to the administration and to the G. A. R. had they been carried out. Another disappointment, and a big one it is too, is that caused by the knowledge that Senator Hill has gone actively to work to help carry New York for Cleveland and Stevenson, just as those who know him best have all along maintained that he would at the proper time.
Great as was the success of the G. A. R. encampment, in point of attendance and visitors, it did not escape the baleful shadow of the "nigger"—few things in this country do. It has just leaked out that the reception in the rotunda of the Capital building, which Congress by special act authorized Mrs. Gen. Logan and her lady associates to hold, and which so mysteriously came to an end almost before it had fairly got started, was spoilt by the aforesaid baleful shadow of the "nigger." It was stated at the time that the doors were closed in the faces of the thousands standing in line, waiting their turn to pass through the rotunda, and reiterated in the local papers next day, that Mrs. Logan and her lady assistants had become so fatigued that it was physically impossible to continue the reception. The ladies may have been quite as near prostrated as they wished the public to believe they were, but it was not caused by the fatigue of standing to shake hands with those who got in before the doors were closed.
Among those who accepted invitations to assist Mrs. Logan in receiving were the wives of three cabinet officers and a number of ladies prominent in the social circles of Washington, while a number of young army officers volunteered to make the presentations. When they arrived at the Capital and proceeded to the rotunda they were surprised, and some of them greatly shocked, to find that one of the receiving party was a "nigger," the wife of ex-Senator Bruce. There was an immediate rumpus, and as it could not be quieted, some of the ladies refusing to stand with her and some of the officers refusing to make presentations to her, the reception was brought to a close at the earliest possible moment, and to avoid a scandal during the encampment the story about the ladies being so prostrated as to be unable to continue was conceived and given out. Mrs. Logan has not improved her social status by inviting Bruce's wife to assist her at that reception, nor has she heard the last of it.
A new two-cent postage stamp is to be issued Jan. 1st, for use during the year of the Chicago Fair.
John B. Morris, who was kicked by a horse last Thursday, is able to be out again. There was no internal injury as was at first feared.
The opera house was filled on Wednesday evening to see Charles T. Ellis in "Count Casper." The performance gave general satisfaction.
The Y. P. S. C. and the literary club of the Universalist church hold business meetings in the church, Friday evening. The quarterly church meeting will also be held to prepare for observance of Lord's Supper.
Mr. J. E. Briggs has let the contract for erecting the building on the south part of the Samson lot to Messrs. Meager & Maher. The building is to be of brick, 27x71 feet, three stories and an iron front. Work will commence at once.
Steps have been taken to organize a drill corps in this place, to be known as the "Cortland Fire Department Drill Company No. 1." Temporary officers were chosen last week, and a meeting was held last evening for the purpose of formulating plans and to effect a permanent organization.
Mr. George Seaman, son of S. B. Seaman of Harford, went to the hospital of the Home of the Good Shepherd in Syracuse, Sept 7th, and one week later underwent a most successful operation for a removal of an abscess on the lung. Mr. Seaman had been suffering from the formation of this abscess since a severe attack of grip some time ago.—Dryden Herald.
A little after 9 o'clock Tuesday evening, Mr. Warner Rood undertook to turn the light out of a Rochester lamp in the candy kitchen, preparatory to closing the place, when the chain broke and the lamp fell to the floor. The oil spilled over upon the matting and in a twinkling of the eye, Mr. Rood had a first-class fire. He seized the lamp and tossed it into the street. Mr. W. McAuliff, the Cortland House porter, ran to his assistance and tearing the matting from the floor, dragged it out on the sidewalk and a few pails of water extinguished the flames in the store. Some one cried fire and both Orris and Emerald hose were soon on the ground, but their services were not needed. Mr. Rood's hands were burned quite badly, and Mr. McAuliff's clothing was ruined. It was a close call on the building.
The smokestack on Brockway's shops in Homer was blown over by the high wind of Monday morning, and the hands had to lay off for one day until it could be put up again.
Mr. George A. Brockway, of Homer, has bought the handsome house formerly owned by the late A. T. Nye, on South Main street and has sold his new residence on James street to Mr. M. M. Newton.
Hitchcock Hose company, and the Forty-fifth Separate company have decided to hold a joint fair in the armory, commencing Oct. 24th and ending Oct. 29th. Several committees have been appointed and the preliminaries are being actively pushed.
E. F. George, of Freeville, had the misfortune to have his eye so badly injured by a small flying piece of steel in the machine shop of Cortland, that it has destroyed the sight at present and with little hope of being restored.— Dryden Herald.


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An 'MNC' start-up cooks up a mobile app to put ads on SMS.
Mobile Users are probably going to hate it, but operators will surely want to introduce the service: content and ads on the user's SMS start-up screen and the message sending screen. Whose brainchild is this pesky but potentially profitable mobile application? A little-known company called Affle. launched simultaneously out of India, Singapore and the UK (that probably makes it an MNC start-up!). Affle has spent over 50,000 man hours on developing the application. "The SMS is the single most valuable real estate on the phone when it comes to the amount people look at the screen," reasons Anuj Kumar, Executive Director (South Asia), Affle. The start-up successfully piloted a trial with Airtel in Delhi earlier this year, involving 15,000 mobile subscribers, and is looking forward to a nationwide roll-out in a couple of months.
The application, which works on around 50 hand-sets at present (and Khanna says another 50 are in the pipeline), is required to be installed on your phone. "Strange as it might seem, developing an SMS application is quite a challenge," Khanna laughs. It is a user-oriented service, where the user chooses what sort of news feeds he wants, and the entire thing, and this is the good part, is free. Even better, SMS 2.0 keeps the standard 160-character limit on your device, but if you send text messages from one user to another, you get access to colours and swanker emoticons.
But what is the revenue model then? "Well, while 80-90 per cent of the time users will see content according to what they selected when they installed the service, we will sometimes send advertising, or rather sponsors for the free content. Plus we also sometimes send contextual stuff around the content we serve that users can download, like ringtones and wallpapers," Kumar explains. "While the user needs to have a GPRS/EDGE capable device for this, they will not pay for data charges, and we share the revenue with the operator."
Besides India, Khanna says talks are on to start services in Thailand and the Philippines shortly.


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After being inspired by various style blogs -
namely Style Bubble & Black Apple - I
decided to post my very own style updates
every now and then. Lets see how I go!
I call this my funky layered look.
Look Book:
tops: sussan
vest: restyled from vintage dress
skirt: sportsgirl
leggings: sportsgirl
sunnies: glassons
necklace: sussan


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Mergers and acquisitions - not the usual fare of our news, but this one is a significant shift in the power for online video and music - dominated currently by Youtube - did you know for instance that well over 60% of Youtube usage is for music playback, rather than simply watching videos of cats and synthesizers or indeed Sonic lab reviews?
Facebook want some of that - they have been aggressively pushing video on their platform for the last 18 months or so - with uploaded video content getting priority over regular posts.
In this new deal with Universal Music Group (UMG)- an "unprecedented" multi-year agreement which licenses its recorded music (just shy of 30% of total music market share), Facebook users will be able to upload their own video content which contain UMG music content to Facebook, Instagram and Oculus - ultimately this means that the digital rights of the featured artist (assuming its UMG) will get some kickback from any ads surrounding the uploaded content - we presume similar to the way that Youtube will take any ad revenue from content which features music from any of its partners.
UMG is a massive company which encompasses Capitol, Decca, Def Jam, Deutsche Gramaphon, EMI, island, Polydor, A&M, Geffen, Fiction, Polydor and many more.
Whats does this mean? Well for starters, its going to mean that Facebook are likely to prioritise video content to ensure it reaches as many eyeballs as possible - better than a photo, link or text posts. We also anticipate that they are likely to improve the video features as they take on Youtube's complete dominance of the online video world.
We hope this will lead to some more competition and ultimately mean another potential revenue for artists - we've all seen the stories of paltry royalties for all but the multi-million view tracks.
Time will tell as to wether this is the case, but hopefully, competition should be good.
In the mean time, if you do upload video to Facebook of your performances and or music, now might be a good time to take advantage of Facebook's video priority reach algorithms.
We take a look at two new boxes from 1010Music


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Pig Toolbox is a Chrome extension that features a bunch of different functions all rolled into one simple extension.
This extension dramatically will help to save the memory. And it is much more convenient than before in using Chrome.
Chrome 9 and later version support. Some features supports Windows only.
Here's a list of cool things this Extension can do:
*Google mail checker
*Mouse gestures,User defined shortcuts,Super Drag support
*Super Gesture (You can seamlessly use gesture in all Chrome pages. Windows only)
*Super one click,User defined Chrome context menu
*Fill login form
*Open current URL by IE (Windows only)
*Screenshot page – Screenshot visible part of this page or the entire page.
*YouTube tools – Search YouTube music video lyrics, Repeat play YouTube movie or music.
*Make short URL from long URL – goo.gl, j.mp support
*Allow right click – Enable right click or context menu when webpages disable it.
*Dictionary,translate – If you trigger mouse actions or shortcuts on a web page, It will search dictionary by selected word.
*Change font,color style – Change a page styling (colors, background color, fonts, flash, image etc.)
*Docs(pdf,doc,docx,ppt,pps,tiff) viewer
*Domain information (flag,map support)
*QR Code Generator


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Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Known for the purpose of manufacturing, exporting, supplying, wholesaling and trading a wide range of optimum quality Loose Gemstones, Aini Gems started its operation in the year 1971. The product range offered by us consists of Brazilian Amethyst, London Blue Topaz and Ethiopian Opal. Used in the designing of different jewelry, these loose gemstones are appreciated among our customers for their rich attributes such as excellent sheen, attractive design, fine polish & finish and mesmerizing appearance.
For the ease of our customers and keeping their convenience in our mind, we accept different modes of payment such as cash and online. Quality of the offered range of loose gemstones is our utmost priority and it is maintained at all times at our end. For the purpose of avoiding any damage while transportation, these loose gemstones are offered with standardized packaging. With the aid of our spacious warehousing unit, we have been able to manage the bulk demands in the most efficient manner.


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I want to share with you the format of our book group. Our group is small with only 4 members which i think works very well, so we are not looking for new members but feel free to try this idea out for yourself.
Every book that we read is linked to a film. It can either be a book that inspired a film, a film taken from a novel or a book written from a film plot. Each member of the group has a turn in choosing the next book. A time span for reading each book is decided by the group (the record for this so far has been 3 months because of childcare making reading near impossible). When all members of the group have finished the book we meet at a members house to watch the film together over a takeaway to see how they differ (any excuse for a catch up and a curry!)
Our first book was Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman.
I wont tell you about our feelings or thoughts towards the book and film as it would be better to make your own mind up. We chose this book as we are all familiar with the film, the book is short and we thought this would break us in gently.
Our second book was Alice in wonderland. Again this was chosen for its short length, but also for any excuse to watch Johnny Depp (although he is not in his most attractive role!).
Currently we are reading Beastly By Alex Flinn. This is much longer than previous books so may take us a long time to read!


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This year, new story. As you can see, the tree is up. Decorations are adorning the Morris shack, and carols have been heard drifting down the hall occasionally. What a difference a year makes!
My friends give me crap about my tree. I like the "formal" look, with a theme to the decorations, ribbons instead of an angel on top, streamers, matching lights that blink in order, even some scrappy looking glitter-covered greenery.
I guess it doesn't look as homey as some like it, but it's really beautiful. Probably the prettiest tree I've ever seen, even if I do say so myself. A couple of years ago, Dr. Mike pulled out a wad of dollar bills, bit holes in the middle, and poked them onto the branches to give it a more homey look. (actually it just made it look like Uncle Sam's tree) I still have the dollar bills and am careful to put them back on the tree whenever he and Paula are here.
The simpler trees with homemade ornaments, the big colorful bulbs, a star on top and strung popcorn are really appealing too. I love 'em both.
Em and I have come up with a compromise. Upstairs, we'll have a tree like this one. Downstairs, the homemade kind. Which kind do you like most?
I still have a lot of shopping to do, but I'm one of those you see in line at 5:59 pm on Christmas Eve with a basketful of stuff and a 12-roll pack of wrapping paper. Yep, that's me.


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Is it my hormones, or maybe it's a touch of vertigo, but I'm actually starting to feel sorry for Blagojevich. He's fighting pretty hard for a "crook." If O.J. Simpson fought that hard, we might almost think he was innocent.
They had to go and impeach Rod Blagojevich just when I was starting to like him, too.


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By Ken Smith
E.H. Carr said: "Before you study the history, study the historian." Written history often tells us more about the historian's own times than it does of the times about which he is writing. The historians and the way in which each generation has rewritten history in the light of its own preoccupations is the subject of The Changing Past. This is the first book-length survey in English that covers all the main trends in South African historiography. Starting with the first documents and histories, it goes on to trace the 19th century. British and settler "schools," Afrikaans historiography from its pre-academic 19th century phase to the present, and the liberal historians who struck out in a new direction from the 1920s. The book highlights the break with the past that historians of the "new radical school" have made in the last 15 years, and surveys the position of historical writing to the present.
The canvas is delineated in bold strokes that sketch in the main outlines rather than seek an exhaustive treatment of all existing literature. This, together with a conscious effort to minimize theoretical discussion, makes it a highly readable text.
Ken Smith is a professor of History at the University of South Africa. He has written on the Pedi and Graaff-Reinet, contributed to European and African history textbooks, and published a biography of Alfred Aylward. He also writes novels under two pseudonyms and has published one children's novel under his own name.
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I was going to add a new blog post yesterday, but instead, I was a good girl and I completed my first writing packet of the quarter. I sent it off late last night, only to find out that it wasn't due until next week. Doh! At least it is out of the way.
Yesterday I also ran across an adorable digital scrapping kit. It is called Celebrate Life (Cinzia Loosemore), and I thought it was just too good to pass up. I used one of the "quick pages" today to create a little something.
Since the pictures are so small... and I'm totally in love with the latest picture of my little sweetheart, I'm posting the big picture below it. I had an 8 x 10 printed for Jessica today. She is very excited. I also got a small stack of about 25 photos to give to my grandmother so she can take them around and show off her great great grandson to her friends.
|Little Man at the Garlic Festival
Do you have anything planned for the three-day weekend (assuming that you have the holiday)??


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Too much success too fast can definitely be a bad thing on a MLB starting pitcher. Names like Mark Prior and Kerry Wood pop into mind immediately. Stephen Strasburg isn't really on that list though he may seem to be at times this season. The Washington Nationals young ace is having a superb season this year in spite of a 6 – 9 record. If we use the Greg Maddux theory of pitching stats, we can see just how good Strasburg has been in 2013.
Maddux always said and says that the record does not matter because so much of winning and losing a game is outside of the pitcher's control. He is right of course though MLB and most of us still gauge a pitcher's season by his won – loss record. Strasburg may only have 6 wins but he has also pitched for a bad team most of the season. Let's just look at his pitching stats.
His 3.00 ERA ranks 23rd in the National League. That might seem high but it isn't when you consider how many starters there are. Don't believe me? Ask Hyun-Jin Ryu, Cliff Lee and Julio Teheran then because he ranks higher than each of them. Strasburg's 1.06 WHIP ranks 11th in the N.L. among all starters, which speaks for itself. He also ranks 10th with an opposition batting average of .210. Just in case that confuses you, he is just behind Matt Harvey who has a mark of .209.
I think that makes the point pretty solidly. One pitcher cannot make a season and even Strasburg's enormous expectations each season do not guarantee a great win – loss performance. Where it counts for a pitcher however, Strasburg is right there among the best in the National League. What more do we want from him?
David Miller is a Senior Writer for RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @davidmillerrant, "Like" him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google
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Raquel and Victoria at the Beach!
Victoria and I went to Ocean Grove, New Jersey with our friend Vanessa for the weekend! It was a really nice beach and we enjoyed the big waves! The waves were from 10-15 ft tall! It was a lot of fun....but we also took some body slames from the waves! We really enjoyed our time! Victoria also got to learn how to surf! She got up twice I think I just took the pictures! Vanessa's cousins were there as well and we got along with them! They were very sweet! :)
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Raw came through town with a lot of promises, and they continued some feuds, while introducing some new ones along the way. I think Raw is getting a little better now that Orton is gone, but there was still some cheese...so instead of just rambling, here it is in photos.
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Mr. Kennedy def. Umaga (count out)
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Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho def. JBL (disqualification)
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Lance Cade def. Trevor Murdoch
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Some of you may have heard earlier this week that Richard Briers, the real Tom Good from the Good Life, died at the age of 79. I thought it only fitting that I pay homage to one of the characters for whom my blog is named. I remember watching The Good Life as a child with my parents and have since re-watched the series countless times. The idea of leaving the mainstream, money-driven world, as Tom and Barbara attempted to do, appealed to me from a very young age. And of course there was all that vegetable growing.
The series was delightfully funny, though when I watch it now, with more understanding, I also see the deep-seated sexism and patriarchy even in a relationship which on the surface looked more equal than most of that time. Looking past that, I love the antics, the attempts to become entirely self-sufficient (the cabbage glut) and the forays into animal rearing in suburbia. And I love the characters, all of them, Tom, Barbara, Margot and Jerry.
However unlike the real Goods, where Tom was the one with the wild ideas and Barbara went along for the ride so to speak, in our Good household it's me with the hair-brained schemes and Mr Good (I never called him Tom mostly because he is so decidedly different from the character Tom Good that it just didn't feel right) nods and rolls his eyes but also encourages me… and helps with any major building works. That is how it's been for most of our fourteen year relationship, but I have seen a recent shift. After a decade of trying to talk him into leaving the city we're finally making steps to do just that and he's just as excited as I am. We agree on the sort of house we want, older 'with character' but in need of some TLC, and most importantly with a big sunny garden for veggies, chooks and kids. So perhaps now he's starting to earn the title of Tom Good.
And as for the passing of Richard Briers, I was a little sad especially because he had suffered quite a long illness. But the reports claim that he died peacefully at home with his family and that sounds like a nice was of leaving the world to me. In another time I would have marked this sad occasion by sitting down and watching all three series again, followed by some intensive time in the garden, instead it was swimming, shopping, refereeing the disagreements of small children and getting the house ready to go on the market (and what a job that is turning out to be).
P.S. Incidently I enjoyed Richard Briers just as much in Monarch of the Glen.


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Candice Kuhnen created and hosted Santa Cause™, a free celebration for local charities, and the publication of the 2017 issue of Lifestyle, the Community Source Book for the western suburbs™ with a Holiday party Thursday, December 15 at 2210 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook.
The event was on the First and Second Floors from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Santa was there, with elves taking photos, and 15 local charities represented. Holistic Riding & Equestrian Therapy, Naperville Area Humane Society, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Katherine Legge Memorial Lodge, Metro Southwest Young Life, DuPage Pads, DuPage County Historical Museum, Ignite Hope, Re New, Neighborhood Food Pantries, Beds Plus Care, Elmhurst Symphony, Illinois State Crime Commission Police, and Mid America Service Dogs
"Enjoy culinary creations form local restaurants including BRICK Stones Grill from Embassy Suites, Naperville; Real Urban BBQ, Oak Brook; Meson Sabika, Naperville; Nothing Bundt Cakes, Wheaton; Patti's Sunrise Café, Burr Ridge and help us celebrate Lifestyle 2017 and all the good done by local charities and their supporters," said event planner and Lifestyle publisher Candice Kuhnen.
"We're hosting a free event to support local charities so they can say thank you to those who have volunteered and those who have supported them this year.
"We're also celebrating the launch of our 2nd issue of Lifestyle."
She added, "We've got some incredible free prizes, including a Weekend in a Bentley courtesy of Perillo Downers Grove Bentley and Lamborghini, a Money Tree loaded with lottery tickets from Amlings Interior Landscape, a LifeTime Athletic Month Membership, tickets to a performance by the Joffrey Ballet, and restaurant gift certificates from Morton's The Steakhouse, Ivy Restaurant, Chama Gaucha, Barbakoa Tacos & Tequila, Devon Seafood Grill, Jimmy's Charhouse, Praga Restaurant, Capri Ristorante, Devon Seafood Grill, and Madisons Pub & Grill.
And a special thank you to those who helped us make this event incredible including Haut Calls, Floral Events, M & M Party Rental, Speed Pro Imaging, Belle Noir Boutique, Country Financial and Bullseye Cleaning.
Parking was at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 West 31st St. with complimentary trolley service provided by Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Co. Call or text Candice to get on the guest list: (847) 903-0793. For more information: www.lifestylesuburbs.com
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Its finally here! AERA has updated the website. This is a recent change so some links may not be working when you access it, but will be working very soon. It looks much easier to navigate.
I would encourage you to also log into the Annual Meeting Portal and create your own schedule. You can search the online schedule and add activities to your personal calendar. Doing this ahead of time - trust me - will make AERA much less intimidating.
Also check out the Program Mobile Application to use when you get to Vancouver. It is suggested that you download it in advance of arriving.


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hamm and piratez
there has been much research and development going on lately. we are currently developing a dancing hamm. it seems cats really enjoy it.
the piratez?!?! are on board and the steelin' of ballz has begun. we shall enter bat country in a couple of weeks which will allow our plans to be furthered


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I'm a big fan of simple businesses. Sugar water, beer, retailing, utilities - all simple businesses. Innovative businesses tend to be more hit-and-miss as the risks are harder to evaluate and less in the hands of the company. With that mindset, I've added two simple but great businesses to my portfolio.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Recent Buys & Sells
I've been busier than normal since I figured out my job situation last month, which has made writing more difficult. However, the lack of time to write hasn't changed my 2013 Goal of earning $5,000 in dividends. Thus, I've been buying stocks at an aggressive pace - considering the market run so far this year.
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What we're watching: Tonight there's a repeat two hour episode of House on Fox, and The Wizard of Oz on TNT. Monday Night Football features the Bears vs. the Rams, hopefully the Bears won't play as badly for three quarters as they did against the Cardinals earlier this year.
Our traditional high-def listings continue below.
What we're watching: Tonight there's a repeat two hour episode of House on Fox, and The Wizard of Oz on TNT. Monday Night Football features the Bears vs. the Rams, hopefully the Bears won't play as badly for three quarters as they did against the Cardinals earlier this year.
Here are some other HDTV programs showing on selected networks today. All times are Eastern and reruns are in italics:
ABC (720p): What About Brian (10 p.m.)
CBS (1080i): How I Met Your Mother (8 p.m.), The Class (8:30 p.m.), Two and a Half Men (9 p.m.), New Adventures of Old Christine (9:30 p.m.), CSI: Miami (10 p.m.), The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m.)
NBC (1080i): The Year Without a Santa Claus (9 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:34 p.m.)
Fox (720p): House (8 p.m.)
CW (1080i): Everybody Hates Chris (8 p.m.), All of Us (8:30 p.m.), Girlfriends (9 p.m.), The Game (9:30 p.m.)
MYNTV (1080:): Wicked Wicked Games (8 p.m.), Watch Over Me (9 p.m.)
Discovery-HD (1080i): Weather Extreme (7 p.m.), Risk Takers 2 (8 & 11 p.m.), Arctic Mission (9 p.m.), Anatomy of an FA-18 (10 p.m.)
TNT-HD (1080i): Law & Order (6 p.m.), Without a Trace (7 p.m.), The Wizard of Oz (8 & 10:15 p.m.)
ESPN-HD (720p): NFL Primetime (6 p.m.), Monday Night Countdown (7 p.m.), Monday Night Football: Bears vs. Rams (8:30 p.m.), SportsCenter (11:30 p.m.)
ESPN2-HD (720p): Ali Rap (9:30 p.m.), Ali's Dozen (10:30 p.m.)
INHD (1080i): London Live (6 & 6:30 p.m.), NBA TV: Cavaliers at Hornets (7 p.m.), NHL on Versus: Penguins at Capitals (11 p.m.)
INHD2 (1080i): NHL on Versus: Penguins at Capitals (7 p.m.), Art Garfunkel: Across America (10 p.m.), MusicLab at World Cafe (11:30 p.m.)
HDNet (1080i): Sound Off with Matt Pinfield (7 p.m.), True Music w/ Katie Daryl (7:30 p.m.), Smallville (8 & 11 p.m.), Star Trek: Enterprise (9 p.m.), Joan of Arcadia (10 p.m.),
HDNet Movies (1080i): Liberty Stands Still (6:30 p.m.), Mary Reilly (8:15 p.m.), Rosemary's Baby (10:05 p.m.)
Universal HD (1080i): Medical Investigation (6 p.m.), The Equalizer (7 p.m.), Law & Order: SVU (8 p.m.), Jesus Christ Superstar (9 p.m.), The Nelson Affair (11 p.m.)
HBO-HD (1080i): War of the Worlds (6 p.m.), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (9 p.m.)
Showtime-HD (1080i): Sahara (6:55 p.m.), Sleeper Cell: American Terror (9 & 11 p.m.), Dexter (10 p.m.)
MAX-HD (1080i): Body Heat (6 p.m.), Date Movie (8 p.m.), Fatal Attraction (10 p.m.)
STZ HD (1080i): Eight Below (6:50 p.m.), The Pacifier (9 p.m.), The Corruptor (10:40 p.m.)