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Have you ever thought something magic was happening in your life - that if you only knew how it worked, you could get more of these great magic things happening?
Charles M. Bristol thought so - and wrote a book about it.
Here we have the Law of Attraction in many, many examples throughout his personal experiences and history itself.
Learn more about how you can get more of the Magic of Believing in your own life...
By thus making intelligent use of our subjective mind, we, so to speak, create a nucleus, which is no sooner created than it begins to exercise an attractive force, drawing to itself material of a like character with its own, and if this process is allowed to go on undisturbed, it will continue until an external form corresponding to the nature of the nucleus comes out into manifestation on the plane of the objective and relative.
This is the universal method of Nature on every plane.
Some of the most advanced thinkers in modern physical science, in the endeavour to probe the great mystery of the first origin of the world, have postulated the formation of what they call "vortex rings" formed from an infinitely fine primordial substance. They tell us that if such a ring be once formed on the minutest scale and set rotating, then, since it would be moving in pure ether and subject to no friction, it must according to all known laws of physics be indestructible and its motion perpetual.
Let two such rings approach each other, and by the Law of Attraction, they would coalesce into a whole, and so on until manifested matter as we apprehend it with our external senses, is at last formed. Of course no one has ever seen these rings with the physical eye. They are one of those abstractions, which result if we follow out the observed law of physics and the unavoidable sequences of mathematics to their necessary consequences.
We cannot account for the things that we can see unless we assume the existence of other things, which we cannot; and the "vortex theory" is one of these assumptions.
This theory has not been put forward by mental scientists but by purely physical scientists as the ultimate conclusion to which their researches have led them, and this conclusion is that all the innumerable forms of Nature have their origin in the infinitely minute nucleus of the vortex ring, by whatever means the vortex ring may have received its initial impulse, a question with which physical science, as such, is not concerned.
|The Flower of Life
All branches of physical science demonstrate the fact that every completed manifestation, of whatever kind and on whatever scale, is started by the establishment of a nucleus, infinitely small but endowed with an unquenchable energy of attraction, causing it to steadily increase in power and definiteness of purpose, until the process of growth is completed and the matured form stands out as an accomplished fact.
Now if this were the universal method of Nature, there is nothing unnatural in supposing that it must begin its operation at a stage further back than the formation of the material nucleus. As soon as that is called into being it begins to operate by the Law of Attraction on the material plane; but what is the force which originates the material nucleus?
Let a recent work on physical science give us the answer; "In its ultimate essence, energy may be incomprehensible by us except as an exhibition of the direct operation of that which we call Mind or Will." The quotation is from a course of lectures on " Waves in Water, Air and Ether," delivered in 1902, at the Royal Institution, by J. A. Fleming.
Here, then, is the testimony of physical science that the originating energy is Mind or Will; and we are, therefore, not only making a logical deduction from certain unavoidable intuitions of the human mind, but are also following on the lines of the most advanced physical science, when we say that the action of Mind plants that nucleus which, if allowed to grow undisturbed, will eventually attract to itself all the conditions necessary for its manifestation in outward visible form. Now the only action of Mind is Thought; and it is for this reason that by our thoughts we create corresponding external conditions, because we thereby create the nucleus which attracts to itself its own correspondences in due order until the finished work is manifested on the external plane.
This is according to the strictly scientific conception of the universal law of growth; and we may therefore briefly sum up the whole argument by saying that our thought of anything forms a spiritual prototype of it, thus constituting a nucleus or centre of attraction for all conditions necessary to its eventual externalization by a law of growth inherent in the prototype itself.
(Excerpted from "Secrets to the Law of Attraction" and "The Complete Thomas Troward Collection")
- Enjoy an abundant flow of wealth into your life as the universe begins to provide all your needs
- Eliminate the word failure from your life for good.
- Have control over your destiny and make your prosperous achievements remarkably predictable
- Eliminate worries over financial matters, and have better peace-of-mind
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Rose Almond Smoothie Face Pack - Glowing Skin
Ingredients : Multani Mitti, Almond Flour, Coconut Milk, Rose Petals, Licorice Root, Turmeric, Yoghurt Powder
Use with : Rosewater or warm plain water
Rose Almond Smoothie Face Pack
For that Glowing Skin!
Wash your face with hot water - this will open up the pores.
Take a couple of spoonfuls of your 7-ingredient Face Smoothie into a clean bowl.
Add rosewater or warm plain water to make a paste - the texture should be that of a smoothie - not too thick and not too runny.
Apply a thin layer on your face using clean fingers, or use a face pack brush. Do not use a sponge applicator - wet sponges could breed all kinds of bacteria. Let's not go there!
Let your face air dry. Read a nice book, watch the clouds, or listen to Zakhir Hussain's tabla.
Now scrub your face clean with warm (not hot) water, and then splash it with a bit of cold water to seal up the pores.
Follow with a light moisturizer if needed.
That's it! You're done. Go win the world.
We recommend using this Face Smoothie once every week to keep the good stuff going!
Solum Fullonum (Fuller's Earth or Multani Mitti), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Flour, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Extract, Rosa Centifolia (Rose) Petal Powder, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Powder, Yoghurt Powder
Shelf life:
6 months from date of handcrafting
Fuller's Earth (Multani Mitti)
- Removes excess oil from oily skin
- Helps unclogs skin pores
- Balances the natural pH level of skin
- Improves skin elasticity to help tighten and keep skin smooth and young
Almond Flour
- Rich in vitamin E, selenium and monounsaturated fat
- Has protective antioxidant properties
- Slightly abrasive texture helps scrub away dead skin gently
- Emmollient properties prevent drying out of skin
Coconut Milk Extract
- Rich in vitamins C, E, B1, B3, B5 and B6 as well as iron, selenium, calcium, iron, magnesium and phosphorus
- Prevents wrinkles, sagging skin and age spots, thus slowing down the ageing process
- Has soothing and moisturizing properties that promote healthy and glowing skin
- Improves skin elasticity due to its copper and vitamin C content
Rose Petals
- Contains natural oils that help retain moisture in skin
- Keeps skin feeling smooth, soft and glowing
- Has anti-bacterial properties that fight acne breakouts
- Very effective in soothing sensitive skin
Licorice Root Extract
- Ayurvedic medicine suitable for all skin types
- Has antioxidant, anti- inflammatory and antimicrobial properties
- Helps in the fading of hyper-pigmentation and sun damage for all skin tones in a safe and natural manner
- Makes skin brighter, hydrated and clear
Turmeric Root Extract
- Herbal remedy with anti-inflammatory and therapeutic properties
- Helps reduce signs of ageing, exfoliate dead skin, clear the skin and ease eczema
- Antiseptic and antibacterial properties fight pimples and breakouts to provide a youthful glow to skin
- Helps to clear acne scars and inflammation
Yoghurt Powder
- Contains lactic acid that dissolves dead skin cells
- Provides gentle exfoliation to create a natural glow and prevent breakouts
- Diminishes appearance of lines and wrinkles
- Helps rejuvenate and soften skin after excessive sun exposure
Use within 6 months of date of handcrafting.
Allow at least 2-3 weeks of use (without using too much of chemical based face product) before skin starts improving.
- No added colors.
- Paraben & BHT free.
- We do not use chemical preservatives in our skin treats.
Photo credit: Bombay Foodie

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I keep getting request after request after request on why can't RiverMote be more like MonkeyTunes and "why can't RiverMote browse the Library" etc. Well the short answer is because the MC API does not support these features like the MediaMonkey API does. Anytime I mention that on the MC forums JimH deletes my posts or suggests some other technology like DLNA that can't handle the query support I need.
I received this from JimH today and it's been about the 5th such letter. I honestly don't know how this guy ever got in charge of a software company but people skill's are not his forte.
At 02:10 PM 1/17/2010
Please stop providing links to other products.
Please stop complaining about the interface you're using or lack of improvements you want.
If you have a question on how to do something, contact me by e-mail. I'll get Matt's help if needed.
And then in response to my email...
At 04:13 PM 1/17/2010
> Before we get started I just posted on your forums asking users to please post on our forums rather than clutter up your forums and make you have to constantly edit our posts.
I removed that post. I view it as a complaint.
I am trying to support you and your work, but I will not accept a "come on over to our place" post.
> 1. I posted a link to a Wikipedia page about DACP or Digital Audio Access Protocol and not another product.
Which links to your Media Monkey product
> 2. I am not complaining, I am simply responding to all the posts by YOUR users asking YOU to implement the interface. I am simply responding to their REPEATED, REPEATED, REPEATED requests for improvement.
It may not be obvious to you, but we have an agenda of our own.
Again, I'd like to support you, but it looks like you're heading toward the door.
> You have the worst customer service attitude of any software product manager I have ever seen. By not listening to your users you drive them away. And can I assume you treat other users and forum members the way you treat me? If so, by acting the way you have towards me you are going to drive good developers away who are giving you the opportunity to make your product better. No product is perfect, it only gets that way after years of user suggestions, and developer improvements.
I'll ignore that last remark. It doesn't reflect well on you. I think you're angry.
Give it a day, then tell me what you want
And then I just got this one....
At 04:13 PM 1/17/2010
You're off the forum for a day. This should expire tomorrow. Let me know if it doesn't.
Ummm anywhere else here think my email sounded angry?


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Missing Teeth Corrected
Click on the images below to enlarge
Drab to Fab – Neglected Dental Care
Like millions of people around the world, this patient neglected dental care because of the phobias that she developed in her childhood as result of unpleasant dental experiences. Now her life has changed, so has her whole perception regarding the dentist.
In just two visits her smile was transformed, her missing teeth were replaced, and she was given a confident youthful appearance.
Please note, that no cosmetic surgery was done in this case.
Don't let your dental phobias overcome your feelings!
I love to come in and see you guys…
Use the links above to view more Before & After Cases
or go here to view all the photos.


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Imagine a company coming to Memphis promising to add $140 million annually into the local payroll. This company was not asking for tax breaks or free rent, just the opportunity to come to Shelby County and pump this money into our economy and pay taxes.
That's $140 million per year for Memphians to buy a house, eat at local restaurants, contribute to charities or whatever. Even if you are not going to be hired by this company you should still be excited especially if you are selling a house, involved in a charity or own a restaurant.
Joya Smith, Alton Crier, Renee McCreight, right, with Graduate Memphis in the College Resource Center at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.
(Memphis News/Andrew J. Breig)
Bad news first. This is not a company that has made overtures to the area. The good news – it is an obtainable scenario where an additional 1 percent of the adults in Shelby County could obtain a bachelor's degree or higher.
When it comes to residents having a college degree, Metro Memphis ranks 130th out of the 150 largest U. S. metro areas. And that $140 million? The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are roughly 700,000 people in Shelby County age 18 or older. The bureau also says the average person with a college degree earns $20,000 per year more than one with a high school diploma. Add a master's degree and that's an additional $11,000 per person per year.
Graduate Memphis is trying to make this happen by helping people who are in one of the nation's largest demographic groups – "some college" – achieve their dreams. Alton Crier, Memphis Talent Dividend coordinator for Graduate Memphis, reaches out to employers, nonprofits and businesses to tell them about the program.
"We work onsite with adults who want to go back to school, advising them, helping with financial aid and making them aware of the different opportunities available to them," Crier said. "We help with financial issues and credit issues."
Memphis has roughly 200,000 people with some college credit but no degree, so if Graduate Memphis can help a percentage of those adults move forward and get their degrees, it will benefit the local economy, he said. The Plough Foundation helped fund the program.
Today he is on the third floor of the Benjamin Hooks Library helping potential students and their families with Free Application For Student Aid (FASFA). Leadership Memphis, Alpha Phi Alpha, Memphis Urban League of Young Professional and state officials were helping out. In addition, area colleges are enthusiastic about the program.
"We're working together to better serve as a collaborative, not in working in silos, which has been the story in Memphis" he said.
Joya Smith is the retention coach at Graduate Memphis who helps adults through school, making sure they have tutors who know about the resources available when they are on campus.
"It's really a hand-holding process," Crier said. "We're here for you, we're here to support you and we really want you to graduate."
Maybe you started at Memphis State University, Southwestern, Christian Brothers College or State Tech back when those were still the correct names of those institutions. You had a vision, took classes, did better at some than others, then life happened. Jobs, family, the elusive class that you could never quite pass. You've been happy with those years, but that notion of not graduating is still annoyingly in the back of your mind as much as you want it gone. And something is keeping you from returning.
"I think the first thing is fear of failure because you have already stopped before," Crier said. "That's why we are here to go through the different options, to go through the support systems that are there for the student."
Julianna Walker can relate. After being a diesel engine mechanic in the U.S. Navy, she did not find any job openings when she moved to Mississippi. She made the decision to go to college. Financial aid was hard to come by, but she found out about Pell grants through her perseverance.
"I told them there had to be an exception for people like me, and I wouldn't leave," she recalls. Then she studied journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.
"It was intimidating and I was older than everyone else, except in my night classes," she remembers. At 32, she graduated.
Walker was the first outreach coordinator for Graduate Memphis.
"When I learned how my possibilities grew by going to school, I became passionate about helping others grow themselves," she said.
The program's emphasis is on people like Walker – Shelby County residents age 25 and older with 30 plus hours of college credit – but they are happy to work with younger students and those starting up with fewer hours, says Renee McCreight, director of the program. One myth is that a student has to start from scratch.
"That's not true," McCreight said. "Several programs students can use work and volunteer hours. It will be up to the academic adviser."
"Since 2012 ( when the program started) we've had 21 to complete their degree," McCreight said, but that is just a small part of the story. "We are looking to have 1,000 re-enroll in college by next year. We've helped over 500 people reenroll."
And they have advised 3,000 people, Crier added, but it goes even further. Once younger people see their mother or grandmother persevere and graduate, "You have generational change. Now you have generational blessings that open a door they never had before."
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The Rebs start the war by crossing the state border and cutting the railway line near Baltimore.
The Union have no initiative.
The Reb cavalry continue their vandalism of the northern railways.
The Union sail troops to protect Ft Monroe.
And in the West the Union try to cover the approaches to St Louis.
A force has been sailed to Cairo.
(I sent the 3-3 Infantry. Big mistake, I should have sent a 4-2 militia)
Turn three and the Union just watch the Reb cavalry tearing up the railways.
Shares in railway repair companies surge to all time high.
Out in the West the Union try and keep an eye on the Reb cavalry.
The Union force at Harper's Ferry is hungry.
The noose tightens on the Rebs out west.
The Union force at Harper's Ferry suffer severely from supply attrition.
I had decided it was best to leave them there and hope for the best in the fertile Shenandoah valley.
I didn't have the initiative to move them anyway...
The Rebs have sealed off Fort Monroe.
In an amazing spurt of initiative, the Union trap the Rebs against the river.
In the East very little happens.
But back in the West the Rebs have a lucky escape, but have to leave behind their supply wagons.
The last two turns so the Union with absolutely no initiative whatsoever. Zilch!


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So I make this post just to help ensure this does not happen.
Up until December, 2013, I did continue to blog at wasillaalaskaby300.squarespace.com through the end of 2011 and then kept a new blog, logbookwasilla.com through 2013. Both blogs remain online and cats frequent both.
I am taking a temporary hiatus of perhaps a year or more from blogging. I have been posting on instagram as @billhess, where cats also make frequent appearances.


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Bull City Burger & Brewery
A brand new brewery that has good food and a kids' activity center!?! Thank you Bull City!
We love Fullsteam as a family outing (really) so were excited when Bull City opened - we read about how they were catering to families. But we weren't the only ones excited. Their opening was highly anticipated. So much so, in fact, that they had over 1,000 visitors and ran out of food opening weekend. But once they reopened, we were there.
All the food is as organic and natural as it gets. The beef is 100% grass-fed beef. And the food is good! The burgers have a lot of fantastic options, the pickles were especially impressive, and the "dirty fries" are just like I like them: dirty with grease and salt. The interior is made out of a lot of recycled and reclaimed materials. This place celebrates Durham, too. Your order number is a year with a tidbit about something historic that happened in Durham.
Bull City brews aren't available for sample (they aren't releasing their beers just yet, although all the tanks and the brewery are in action). But they do have some other stuff on tap for you. Broylans at the soda fountain; and a really awesome single-dispense wine machine on the wall. (You fill up your card with money, swipe, and then pick the button for the wine you want.)
The kids menu was great, too, and standard burger-place fare. But where Bull City really shines for families is how friendly and welcoming they are. The place is casual, the staff was jovial and happy to help us, and in one corner of the restaurant there is a play area with kid kitchen, puzzles, coloring, and more. Our boys really enjoyed it.
Definitely get yourself over to the all-new Bull City. Quickly. Because there were a lot of people there when we were there and I am already looking forward to going again....we might eat them out of food again...
Bull City Burger and Brewery
Hours: Mon- Thurs 11:11 am - 10 pm (later on DPAC show nights); Fri & Sat 11:11 am - midnight; Sun closed, but brunch coming soon
107 E. Parrish Street


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After reading all the comments on the HWBOT's competition forum thread, it is easy to see that the GIGABYTE TARGET OC was a whole lot of fun! We have learned a great deal too from this challenge, this always help us organize better competitions in the future. BTW, we are brewing some ideas right now for our next challenge, so stay tune. But anyway, to close down the GIGABTYE Target OC, here is the list of winners. GIGABYTE would like to congratulate every winner and sends their special thanks to everyone who helped make this challenge a success!
Contest Stages Winners
Each of the following overclocker winners will be cashing in $400 USD!
Stage 1: XTU (Target score: 159 marks)
Winner: Christian Ney
Stage 2: HWBOT Prime (Target score: 2967.55 pps)
Winner: MarineOC
Stage 3: 3DMark05 (Target score: 30257 marks)
Winner: I.nfraR.ed
Stage 4: Super Pi 32M (Target score: 20min27sec570ms)
Winner: Gumanoid
Stage 5: Catzilla 720p (Target score: 1938 marks)
Winner: fgi
Lucky draw winners
Amongst all participants who participated in at least 4 of the 5 stages, HWBOT helped us to select five random lucky winners who will be walking away with some great GIGABYTE hardware!
- Lucky Draw #1: Moonman, wins a Z97N Gaming 5
- Lucky Draw #2: Fatboynotsoslim, wins a Z97N-WIFI
- Lucky Draw #3: Etoile, wins a Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2
- Lucky Draw #4: Fanta1ty, wins a X99-SOC FORCE
- Lucky Draw #5: Noliso, wins a X99-SOC FORCE
Winners will be contacted via e-mail.


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Scam Letter(s) from Elena Volkova to Gerold (Germany)
Letter 1
Hello my love xxxxxxx!
It is very pleasant for me to receive your letter.
I every day am glad to receive your letters.
For all time of our correspondence you have very much liked me as the man.
I even can tell more, you have liked me as the man of my dream.
I even can tell still something. I have fallen in love with you. And I am glad to this.
I am glad, that I could find you on the Internet.
I am glad, that the god has connected us in a single whole.
Now we like each other and it is very good. But our love should be strong and strong.
For this purpose we should be together. For this purpose I should arrive to you to!
But then I cannot make it. Because I do not have visa, the passport for travel abroad.
And I should do all this in travel agency. I already all wrote it to you.
For this purpose it is necessary to have 1300 Euros.
And as you know at me there is no money for this purpose all.
So I ask you the help to arrive to you.
And you have written to me, that you are ready me to help with money for all these things.
I am glad to this. It means, that in 2 weeks we with you shall be together.
You are glad to this? I am very glad to this because I love you and very strongly I want to be with you.
At me now all is good. You have written to me, that is ready to help with money.
Now I mean shall finish now all affairs and to prepare for trip to you.
Health at me very good. In general I'm fine.
And how you? How your affairs? How health?
Tell what at you now weather in your city? At us it is now very cold.
Weather of me does not please.
I want to tell what to me today dream about us with you has dreamed.
I approach to any house, I open a door and I see.... YOU
You sit behind the covered table on which to cost champagne and different dishes.
Approximately within one hour we with you write champagne and fur-trees.
But then you not from that not from this have kissed me.
I did not begin to resist and we have started to kiss.
We kissed for a long time, did not cease.
Then you have lifted me on hands and have incurred in a room have put on a bed.
You started me to undress I did not resist.
But then you understand, what's happened....
I liked this dream, I want that when I shall come to you that you as have made with me.
You want to make it with me? I so want you to see faster.
You have written to me, that you are ready to help with money. And now I shall explain to you,
How you can transfer me them.
That I could start to legalize the papers.
Which to me are necessary to get to you in the country.
And that I could order to myself the ticket in your country.
You should go tomorrow to the "WESTERN UNION" and to transfer me of money.
"western union" is the fastest and reliable remittance in the world.
After you will send me of money I can already receive them through a pair of hours.
It is very good and excellent, because we shall not lose a lot of time.
For transfer to me of money you will need my information which I now shall write to you:
The country Russia
The city of Kanash
My full name and surname Natalya Loskutova.
But if you something will not understand simply go in any bank of the city.
And there everyone will explain to you, if there there is a western union.
In many banks of each country there is a western union. So and at you he should be necessarily.
But your full information is necessary for me too.
Because, when I shall receive your money to me your information will be necessary.
Your full name and your full surname. Your full home address.
Your city, your country, yours state (if it is), yours zipcode.
So I ask you that you have written all this to me in the following letter.
Because I shall require them necessarily. I with impatience shall wait for your letter.
I love you my dear and loved xxxxx!
With love Forever your Beauty Natalya! Kiss you darling!
Letter 2
Hi my lovely man gerold!
Today at me one of the happiest days of my life.
Today in the morning I have come to the Internet of cafe and have read through your letter.
After I it have completely read through it, That I have felt the happiest girl in the world.
I was very glad to learn, that you agree my arrival to you.
For me it almost the most important because I understand, that we is fast should together.
But as for me your love my darling gerold is important!
You already perfectly know, that I love you!
But I am ready to repeat it on many times in day. I love you gerold!
I have a little more sat in the Internet of cafe, have a little dreamt.
And already has then gone to travel agency of the city.
That all precisely to learn about my fast trip to you in germany.
Now I already precisely know, that I should have to arrive to you.
In this travel agency to me all have precisely explained.
And now I shall write to you all germany. I think, that you too will be glad to learn it.
That to me to get to you in the country to me it is necessary to have some documents.
The visa, the passport for travel abroad, the insurance.
I should pass some medical surveys.
All this costs money. I shall spend not few forces for it.
But I am ready on such difficulties for the sake of our meeting.
But I do not have these documents because I never went abroad Russia.
Therefore I should do them in travel agency.
The total cost of all documents turns out almost 600 euros.
My darling gerold I spoke you, that I have some savings.
I saved this money for a new refrigerator home.
But I have talked to the father. Has explained to it all.
Has told to it, that very strongly of you has grown fond.
Also I wish to be with you beside in the near future.
And we have solved with it. I have made for myself the important decision.
I am ready to give this money for official registration of papers. I have 300 euros.
I do all this for the sake of ours with you of love, and for the sake of our future joint life.
The best variant of arrival to you is to arrive to you by the plane.
I should buy necessarily tickets to you in the country.
I spoke with the manager of travel agency.
And it to me has told, that tickets in germany cost approximately from 700 euros up to 1300 euros.
The price depends on day of flight, from day of comfort in the plane.
But I think, that for us with you it will be better, if I shall choose an economic class.
It will cost more cheaply. But with me all will be normal.
And I can easy arrive by such plane to you.
The economic class costs about 1000 euros.
It turns out, that a total cost of a trip about 1600 euros.
I have already written to you, that I have 300 euros.
It turns out, that your help about 1300 euros is necessary to me.
My darling gerold, tell to me please, you are ready to help me with such sum of money?
I already spoke you, that I was in the hospital at the chief.
And me release from work approximately on July, 15th, already almost in 10 days.
In travel agency to me have told, that documents will be made out about a week.
And it is excellent, because if I now shall pay for documents.
They will be already ready to July, 10th, I will need to buy tickets only.
And at once to arrive to you my darling gerold! And we shall be together always. I love you!
gerold I understand, that it is a greater sum of money.
But believe to me the darling, I do not have opportunity to find such money.
That most, without your financial help to arrive to you.
For me it is very a shame to ask from you money.
But I nevertheless love you, and you love me.
And we should help each other. And after that we can be together.
We shall be every day a number with each other. And it will be always the happy moments of our life.
I ask you to write to me the answer.
Now I shall go for work to hospital. And little bit later I shall try to learn,
As you can transfer me this money from the country to me.
That all was quickly and reliably.
When I shall see your answer I at once shall write to you.
If you will agree to help me with money I shall write all to you in the following letter.
I very strongly on you shall miss the darling.
I was already resolutely adjusted on our meeting approximately on July, 10th.
It is necessary only to me to learn your answer, whether you are ready to help me with money?
With love your loved future wife Natalya!
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Bats are very interesting animals – and these two scientists are experts at prying out their secrets.
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THERE are all kinds of hunters, all kinds of hunting grounds—hunters with microscopes, elephant guns, cameras, hunters whose field is the jungle, the stratosphere, the ocean depths—but here's the story of two hunters in earth's underworld—American scientists, young, champions both. Their hunting is done in caves. They take their game alive, for the most part, by hand and net. Laboratory specimens they sometimes shoot. The rest of their game—and the numbers mount into the thousands—they shoot only with cameras, and let them go.
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There are various variations to this recipe depending on which State of South India you get to taste it and which part of every individual State the sambhar is made. But by and large the main ingredients are tamarind puree, sambhar powder, boiled toor dhal and any veggie of your choice!
- veggies of your choice ( i used onions & drumsticks)
- Tamarind puree 2 cups
- 1 or1-1/4 tbsp sambhar powder
- 1/2 cup toor dhal
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp sesame oil or ghee for seasoning
- freshly chopped coriander
For Masala paste:
- 1 tbsp channa dhal
- 1 green chilly
- 2 red chilly
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1 small tomato
- 1/2 tsp methi (fenugreek seeds)
- 1/2 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- 1/2 tsp oil
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins
- Add turmeric powder and pressure cook the toor dhal.
- While the dhal is cooking, cut the veggies and prepare the masala for grinding.
For grinding:
- In a pan heat 1/2 tsp oil and add the channa dhal. Fry for a minute on medium, then add the coriander seeds, methi seeds and chillies and fry for a minute more.
- Later add the coconut, tomatoes and hing and fry for a minute before setting it aside to cool.
- On cooling, grind into a fine paste adding little water.
Preparing sambhar:
- In a deep pan, add the veggies, the tamarind puree, salt and the sambhar powder. Bring this to a boil until the veggies boil and the raw smell of the sambhar powder goes off. This might take about 10 mins.
- You will notice that i did not fry the onions. The aroma of fresh onions boiling is unbeatable. Frying takes away that flavour from them!
- At this point you can taste the sambhar for sourness. You can dilute with 1/2 cup water to reduce the sourness if need be.
- Now add the masala paste prepared above and the boiled toor dhal and stir well.
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- Season in a tsp of sesame oil, some mustard and curry leaves.Add freshly chopped coriander to enhance the flavour.
- Tasty Arachu-Karacha sambhar is ready to serve!
Foot note:
- Traditionally the masala paste has only coriander seeds, channa dhal, hing, red chillies and coconut. The addition of tomatoes and green chilly was tipped on to me by one of my cousin!
- The proportion of coriander to channa dhal is usually 2:1
- The quantity of tamarind puree is purely your choice. You can add little extra or less depending on how sour you need the sambhar.
- Instead of grinding the methi seeds with the masala, you can directly add them while boiling the veggies too!
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday--Ferdinande Weiss Olesen
This is the tombstone of my paternal great great grandmother. Ferdinande or Ferdinanda (Ann) was the daughter of Frederick Heindrich Adolph Weiss and Ferdinande Lehman. She was born on November 14, 1855 in Hamburg, Germany. The family immigrated to West Hartlepool, England where she met and married Christian Invart Olesen.
Ann was left a widow in 1892, when Christian died unexpectedly on his way to work. She continued to live in West Hartlepool. When she left England her last address was Seacombe.
Listed as Annie, she immigrated to the United States arriving at the port of New York on June 24, 1920 along with her daughter, Emily Olesen Richards. Accompanying them was William Christian Olesen, Ann's son and Emily's brother.
Ann died at home on February 15, 1942 in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She is buried in the Hughes Family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery, Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
© 2010, copyright Linda Hughes Hiser
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Tony Allen and Zach Randolph host holiday shopping spree
On Monday, December 10, 2012, Tony Allen and Zach Randolph teamed up to provide a Holiday shopping experience to remember for 200 Memphis-area children who participate in surrounding Boys & Girls Clubs.
Allen and Randolph's contributions – combined with donations from the Memphis Grizzlies and the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation – enabled the children to participate and purchase needed household items, clothing and holiday gifts during the one-hour shopping spree. Each child that participated received a $100 gift card, thanks to the generosity of Allen, Randolph and the event's partners.
This is the third Holiday shopping spree Randolph has hosted this season. The event was a first for Allen this season. He tipped-off the night by talking to the children about their childhood experiences and visiting with them throughout the evening. The Boys & Girls Club provided transportation for the participants.
This event is part of the Memphis Grizzlies Season of Giving, which includes Grizzlies players, coaches, family members and staff teaming with community partners to make a difference in the lives of children and families by hosting several charitable events throughout November and December.
The Memphis-area Boys & Girls Clubs creates opportunities for children through after-school education. They serve more than 7,000 youth ages 6-18 each year by providing the fun experiences and critical guidance needed to build bright futures. Through a variety of academic and recreational programs, the Boys & Girls Clubs empowers members to make productive use of their time and wise decisions in their lives.
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My roundup of the best of the blogs for the week ending 18 February. It's got more of a marketing flavour this week, as I've been researching and putting together the March Marketing Challenge: one month to kick-start your author platform. If you're interested, sign up here: March Marketing Challenge.
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In case you didn't get the message last week, I'm part of a promotion featuring 18 free ebooks for writers on writing, publishing and marketing. If you're looking to understand Twitter better, you won't want to miss The #ArtofTwitter by Daniel Parsons, and Transform Cold Clicks into Raving Readers by Victoria Pinder has lots of great information on building an email list and setting up your autoresponder sequence (and if you don't know what that means, you need to download her book, and sign up for my free challenge to Kick Start Your Author Platform).
Cover Design
Reedsy had a great post this week on the importance of good cover design, as well as a cool infographic. The part which most interested me was that some of the 'bad' covers in the article are actually excellent covers in terms of design. It's just the design is wrong for the genre.
Book Design
This is getting a little geeky (okay. More than a little geeky), but I enjoyed this article from Retinart on the secret of great book design: page harmony. Mathematicians among you will recognise the Golden Ratio at work …
Vanity Publishing
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23 Mar Week report 11 Las Buitreras 2017
There are so many elements that goes into a succesful fishing trip. Attitude, expectations, skill level, experince and many more. However, perhaps the most important and the only one impossible to affect for an angler is the condition of the river or water you are about to fish during your relatively short trip!
This group arrived on the same day as a major flood, water rising by over a meter over night making it look more like chocolate than water and full of weed and dirt dragged along. Fishing was more or less impossible with weed sticking to your line every cast and the visibility being zero to none.
Luckily the group consisted of 100% optimists and noone allowed the conditions to bring the mood or spirits of the group down. Lines were flying all over the river and somehow a couple of fish were still being hooked and landed during the first couple of days. Aleksander from Russia and Bengt Åke from Sweden decided to give the fishing a rest for one day when conditions looked the worst and went on a day excursion to see the Petito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate.
Aussie team Steve, Lester and Judith kept working hard all week and managed to land some nice fish by the end of the week! Well deserved to some of the nicest and most humble anglers we've had all season!
Magnus Gunnarson from Mustad Hooks arrived mid week and managed to land a couple of nice fish, the stand out being a fresh 21 lbs chromer from Turning Bank on the last day of the week.
Christer Sjöberg, using some of his experince after fishing this river for more than 16 years straight landed fish as always and had a handful in the 12 – 18 lbs range the last 2 days of the week.
Our close friends Gary and entertainer Michael Blakely were both working hard all week. Michael doing his thing as always manged to land some nice ones including a couple of fresh fish from a new zone of the river currently being scouted for next season. Gary finished the week off in style by landing a solid 23 lbs fish in El Henrikh that turned out to be the biggest landed of the week!
By the end of the week the river shaped pretty good so the group had more or less 2 days of decent conditions and really delivered when they had a chance. All members of the group landed fish and also lost a couple of really good ones. As is the case with fishing the big ones are the ones that gets away and that's just the way it is!
Total number of Seatrout landed: 32
Biggest landed: 23 lbs by Gary
Total number of Brown trout landed: 50 +
Biggest: 5 lbs
Conditions: High and Dirty for the first 4 days. Cleared up by the end of the week. The water temperature dropped dramatically with the flood and remainled low all week. Thursday and Friday afternoon had some good fishing, probably because the sun warmed up the water enough for the fish to be more active.


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Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week:
-- Food blogger love. [Delicious Coma]
-- The joys of blackberry cloud cake. [Gastronomy]
-- Pig Island: A Pork-Stuffed Festival of Gluttony. [Huffington Post Food]
-- More fun with Taiwanese moon cakes. [Zester Daily]
-- Wendy's to phase out the (unpopular) hamburger. [The Onion]
-- Getting fat? Maybe you're not enjoying your food. [Toronto Sun]
-- Rahm Emanuel and Carol Moseley Braun eat soul food! [Grub Street]
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-- How to make a very, very nice plum and apple pie. [smitten kitchen]
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the many faces of g. chang. warning; amount of graphics here might make your computer explode
I know I said I'd put the next post up when I had 10+ comments (my new timing method...but I might change it because 10 might be too quick I think) but I actually have a legitimate excuse.
So..what happened was that a lot of the outfit photos that I took during the semester...got deleted since I thought I had saved them, but I didn't. Basically. So when I made the last post on friday and recreated that embarassing moment...I also had to basically, recreate all of my outfits from a paper that I thankfully saved with my organized doodles. Keep in mind, it's WARM here. Really warm, which turned into really HOT since I was trying on long-sleeves, sweaters with cowl necks, etc. and it was disastrous. Plus, just now, every time I uploaded a photo, Blogger kept adding pages of spaces to my notes, so that a 10 page Word html sheet turned into a 75 page sheet. Ridiculous.
In reality, I was dying when I kept rearranging the cardigan in the last post (it's harder than you think to take redeemable outfit photos than you think; the lighting, out-of-focus, the color, the blurriness, the details, not showing up like you thought it would...). The heat also explains some of the silly photos.
Anyway, in the middle of taking some photos, my dear, lovable, reliable Canon- which I put under self-timer- FELL. onto the floor. hardwood floor. I tried to resuscitate it, but to no avail-- it wouldn't turn back on. Then cue the distress-- that my parents would murder me (they got it for me for Christmas 2 years ago after all). Long story short, today finally, I went out and bought a pack of tiny screwdrivers and dismantled the thing and took out like 20 screws [somehow 2 of them were left over when I put it back together, Lol] and spent the late afternoon fixing it. And I was pretty sure that it still wasn't going to work, but lo and behold, my Canon has 9 lives, and it did not let me down when I turned it on.
I. salvaged semester photos
II. recreated semester photos [some items left behind in Cali; hence, recreated]
I. salvaged semester photos :
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l i q u i d g o l d
So one of my favorite vintage silk shirts from a thrift store I mentioned
3 separate occasions:
1. vintage belt, same thrift store. vintage boots- ebay. [I think I'm going to sell them though since they're too narrow]. plain white shirt.
2. elizabeth hurley caftan [scoop nyc, sale $20], black tulle striped skirt- $20, old belt, vintage YSL pumps.
3. Two vintage silk shirts; one draped also from aforementioned thrift shop in aforementioned post. Free people shorts.
I had been planning to go out this night [below], but I didn't end up going out--- we just went to the ice cream store ..?
jovovich-hawk [target] dress. not that flashy in real life.
straps were so long that I just let them hang and wore it like a tube dress.
II. Recreated Unsalvagable Photos
feeling much relieved after the outfit for the last post,
when I took those 2 layers off . ah plain and simple.
Getting ready for the next outfit. Dying in the Heat.
Fiddling with the Camera [this is the only floral piece I bought for the summer because of a balenciaga fever]
Pow. How you like me now?
[Floral Skirt: Goodwill $5! Alice Temperly for Target top, Target sleeveless lavender cowl sweater [both on clearance, forget how much]. RL strappy shoes ($17?)]
This is actually a little wristlet pouch I made:
I just remember thinking that all those heavy leather wristlets kind of defeated the point of a wristlet which is supposed to be light, and so I made a nice organic-looking daisy-like one [light oatmeal muslin on the outside, the lightest peachy pink satin on the inside]
it holds just enough of the essentials- a lipbalm, keys, and little cash and a few cards [credit card, ID card..].
also, it's not really a wristlet, it's like...a palm-let,
because I dislike the weighted feelings on my wrist.
and no I don't wear watches.
they make me feel "chained to time".
prepping for next outfit
there is also some explanation behind this one..
I actually wore this during the semester with a red and white striped united bamboo button-up skirt [which is reserved for a whole other post] and my vintage YSL caramel bow pumps. totally different feeling.
this is probably the most avant-garde top I own, so I really wanted to play up the shape. this outfit has a more expensive, editorial feel.
[top, mary ping- creatures of comfort spring sale, recently acquired orange lace skirt- vintage versace (my first versace), red heels- vintage oleg cassini (the one with the wise words on my header)]
prepping the camera for the next outfit
[flourescent yellow workout top- uniqlo, sheer pink racerback-free people, mom's old butterfly skirt, girbaud skirt $5, belt- H&M $12.50]
I would have never walked out styled like this [see bottom]
but I thought it would be a good "what if".
I did this overlay of sheer socks thing,
I tried the sheer pink socks with my blue AA's this semester, and I really liked the effect
--but I kind of forgot which outfit I did it with--
so I just redid the whole thing. here, my various efforts.
try 1: I felt a little too superhero with these cause of the red shoes.
hm? what about these shoes?
oh yes, I like it better.
ready for action! reporting for duty!
[girbaud skirt- in mini-cape form, isabel marant top tucked in [creatures of comfort spring sale], vpl sample floor shorts $49, sheer vintage nordstrom socks. tommy hilfiger canvas espadrilles- macys sale]
New Look. I really wanted to try out my newest purchase-- a $10 H&M pinstriped suspender skirt:
Try 1: I wanted this to have a creepy, circus-boy, little drummer boy type vibe [a ra ta ta tat]. Maybe if I had a good makeup artist.
when I had first tried on the skirt in H&M, I had on a pleather gray motorcycle jacket, and my white converses. I felt pretty sweet and tough, like a modern day pink lady. Then I realized the jacket was $99.
red shoes were better here. [$40 short jacket, fornarina nyc sale]
I'll put up the next post after 15 comments xo
-update- hi! sorry sorry. I know it's reached 25 comments, but I'm doing some intense physics and I need to redo my CV and stuff...gimme an extra day :) xo


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Author: Renee Hudson
Good things can come in threes
Our Cessnock Branch Manager Renee Hudson shares a tale about a local woman who celebrated her birthday, got engaged and won her honeymoon in our NEWFM Triple Play Getaway Competition.
They say things come in threes and this was certainly true for Laura Brooks from Cessnock but in a good way.
Laura celebrated her birthday on Saturday, got engaged to her partner Paul on Sunday and on Monday she won the NEWFM Triple Play getaway Competition sponsored by The Greater.
Laura and Paul are off to Fiji for four nights flying Jetstar, staying at the Shangri-La Resort.
Laura was in tears when she was told of her win by the 105.3 NEWFM Breakfast Team of Sarah, Sarge and Steve St John. Click here to listen
The couple plan to marry in August 2013. From everyone at The Greater, we wish Laura and Paul a great time in Fiji and a wonderful life together.
Before you take your next holiday make sure you talk to us about all your travel money and travel insurance needs.
Have you ever had some good luck or bad luck come in threes? Please share your tales below.


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At first blush mentoring looks like a safe option.
- It's usually based on an hierarchical relationship (Odysseus gave his trusted servant "Mentor" responsibility for the development of his son, so the idea has been around a while)
- It's about passing on good practice
- It's not too demanding
If this view concurs with your impression of mentoring, then you have got the wrong end of the stick!
Certainly, mentoring is not a threatening activity, but its more than a quiet chat. Mentoring can help unlock potential, engage long-serving staff and generate ideas. All things a modern, progressive business will have on its "to do" list of people development.
Who benefits?
Mentoring results in hard, quantifiable benefits, like staff retention, or new staff being able to be productive rapidly. Examples of less tangible, but highly valuable benefits include, staff engagement, inter-generational & inter-department communication, and support for line management.
Benefits of Mentoring for Stakeholders
Mentoring: Getting started
It is essential that there is clarity about the purpose of your mentoring programme; otherwise any initiatives will fizzle out in the face of operational pressure. Here are some key steps:
Step One
Identify who might benefit from mentoring, how that fits with business need and how you might measure the benefits. You might consider;
Think about existing formal and informal mentoring or mentoring-type activities in your business and make sure you are not over-burdening either the potential mentees or the potential mentors. Do you need something new, or do you want to improve an existing arrangement?
Step Two
Get management buy-in to:
- the strategic purpose
- the operational impact (e.g. training need, communication effort, time away from the work-place)
- how the process will be monitored and its impact measured
Step Three
Mentors have to be volunteers. Identify who is interested in being a mentor and get them together to discuss their motivation and expectation. Remember, mentors do not have to be people from the top of the organisation. Experience, knowledge and skills worth communicating will be found at all levels.
Giving staff ownership of the mentoring project will increase its impact on engagement and is likely to be a positive factor in its success. So get the potential mentors to think about;
- The purpose of mentoring
- The resources they need
- What skills, knowledge and attitudes mentors need; do they have them?
- What and how they would like to learn.
At this point you will have the basis for a planned approach to mentoring.
Essential Principles
Mentoring is natural for some people; they instinctively know when to encourage, or when to advise and when to stand back and let someone work something out for themselves. Even so, there are some basics which need to be part of the framework of mentoring, however lose it might be.
- Boundaries need to be agreed at the outset
- The ethics of the process need to be clear
- Expectations need to be managed for all parties concerned, including line-managers, HoDs and at an organisational level
Reaching the parts other initiatives do not reach
High-flyers benefit from being mentored by excellent role-models, of course. However, mentoring is a great way of engaging long-serving staff who may not have any other mechanism to communicate their knowledge and experience. It builds-in that buzz word; sustainability.
A quiet performer
Introducing mentoring, or reviewing an existing programme, is an easy win. Its low risk and relatively cheap. Its a great way of demonstrating business values such as commitment to development, strong communication and recognition of experience. And it opens up other avenues, like using developing low key coaching skills in senior staff, collaborative working, and the potential to use online systems as a platform for mentoring.


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Farmers Cooperative Association
At the Farmers Cooperative Association in Ravenna, Nebraska, farmers often drop by just to chat and have a cup of coffee, not buy anything.
"We don't expect anything from them when they come in," says Pamela Treffer, general manager for the coop, "but we know that they'll keep buying fuel and fertilizer from us."
Treffer has been working at the heart of Ravenna's farming community for over 26 years. She started as a part-time office employee before being promoted to office manager and, eventually, president and general manager. Treffer was hired to the role by the seven member board of directors that, despite its importance to the coop, is really at the service of the farmers, Treffer says.
She is aware of the commitment to farmers and community that now rests on her shoulders. The coop she runs has built close relationships with its more than 2,000 patrons over the past 80 years.
More than just a business
On the surface, the coop exists to supply farmers with good deals on fertilizer, fuel oil, propane, seeds and crop protection products. However, it also offers useful services such as applying fertilizer and crop protection to fields and conducting soil tests for farmers before they plant.
The coop is made up of a convenience store, fertilizer plant, propane plant, fuel and oil station and a farming equipment servicing station that offers on-site tire repairs for vehicles and machines.
However, the key to the coop's success isn't what it sells, or racking up billable hours. It's providing the expertise, much of it given for free, on which farmers rely.
For instance, "if we have to send an agronomist to a farmer's field, we won't charge for the driving time or the service," says Treffer. That's because "we need to keep that trust and keep that open relationship." Similarly, the coop will send repairmen at no charge to fix propane leaks. "That's a service nobody else would offer," she says.
The coop's philosophy is that, "we sell [farmers] our items but not our expertise and help, and I don't know that we ever will."
Helping farmers and their community
The coop has always specialized in selling agronomy products and services because that's what the local community needed back when it was founded in 1935. Now, over eight decades later, many members of the coop's elected board are third generation farmers and coop patrons. Treffer says that many young farmers got their start in agriculture by "helping their grandfathers and dads in the corn fields when they needed extra help."
In an industry with rising equipment costs and diminishing crop prices, Farmers Cooperative Association stands by its patrons with a strong patronage system. Farmers are annually reimbursed for a percentage of the products they've purchased from the coop, partially in cash and partially in stock options that are held until the farmer's retirement at age 65.
Treffer says one of her main concerns as general manager is making sure the coop maintains this patronage system to support its farmers into old age.
To do this, Treffer says the coop will gladly limit its own spending on nonessential equipment. "We don't have big, fancy new pickups or anything like that," she says, "our focus is on offering equipment and technology to our patrons."
Treffer's concern for her farmers isn't just a product of her job, but a result of her love for the community in Ravenna. She says the coop blends well with the tight-knit environment, contributing to local organizations like the Lions Club, Boy Scouts and Ball Association, as well as donating to local institutions like the library's summer reading program. To encourage the next generation of farmers in Ravenna, the coop contributes to the local chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). To help out older generations, it donates food, clothing and office supplies to the local senior center.
In one instance, a farmer discovered he had lymphoma just as the planting season was beginning. The community organized a planting bee, where surrounding farmers donated time, labor and equipment to help the sick farmer finish his planting on-time. The coop contributes to planting bees by offering free seeds, free maintenance for on-site equipment and by having employees volunteer.
Hard work builds lasting relationships
Treffer says part of what allows the coop to stay in business while also being generous to the community is its dedicated employees. "Most of our employees have been here 10, 15, 20 years," she says. "That says something about the company."
When planting season comes around in the spring, Treffer says, "our agronomy department works from sun-up until sundown. They're so devoted, they never ask for time off." During the hot, dry summers, it becomes the bulk fuel department's turn to work long hours delivering fuel to farmers' irrigation systems.
Treffer herself has spent over two decades working through long days and late nights, all while raising three kids. "I remember taking receipts home with me and working on them after supper," she says. Treffer says her passion for agriculture and her love of the coop in particular motivated her. "I never whined or complained about it because that's what had to be done." As the coop's first ever female general manager, she's glad to see that hard work pay off, not just for her own sake, but as a positive example for her kids and grandkids.
Though the work is hard, Treffer says she couldn't ever imagine working anywhere else. "I was raised in agriculture and I've only worked in agriculture," she says, "I'd probably be out of place if I had to go work in a mall or at a clothing store."


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This is a very interesting question. According to a comprehensive target article by N. Cowan in BBS, the perceptual system can attend to about 4 things at the same time (i.e. the attentional capacity is about 4).
This is a complex question partly because there are different time scales at work. Even if one accepts the assertion that we can attend to more than one thing at a time perceptually, it is still possible to switch back and forth physiologically (i.e. the psychological moment has a larger time scale than the physiological moment). My recent article discusses this and related issues.
- N. Cowan: "The magical number 4 in short-term memory", Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 24, pp. 87-185, 2001
- D.L. Wang: "The time dimension for scene analysis", IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, vol. 16, pp. 1401-1426, 2005 (available on my website).
Cheers, DeLiang
Mark Every wrote:
Dear all,
I have a question of general interest about auditory scene analysis, and would be grateful for any views on the subject.
Humans have the remarkable ability to interpret multiple events and
perceive distinct sources within a complex sound environment. The
concept of perceptual streams of information is explained in (Bregman
A.S., Auditory Scene Analysis: The Perceptual Organization of Sound, MIT
Press, 1990). My question is: are we really capable of perceptually
segregating multiple sources concurrently, or are we just focusing our
attention on one source, and then shifting it very quickly to another
source? Evolutionarily speaking, I can see it would be advantageous if
we were being chased by two lions rather than one, to be able to
concentrate on both simultaneously. However, I also have the impression
that if lion 1 roars, we will forget about lion 2 for a moment, and vice
versa. If both roar at the same time, are we now listening to two
separate lions or just a general sound of lions roaring? In any case, run for it...
Best, Mark
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A clone of the PAR EF-20 end fed antenna matchbox under construction at the W0QL radio ranch. This kit is a prototype from the Colorado QRP Club which the club is thinking about selling. It would be a fundraising project for the club.
What we're doing here is building from a kit of parts to make a matching network that emulates the matching network that comes with the EF-20. The kit consists of a toroid and three pieces of wire, plus the box and hardware. We don't really know what's in the EF-20 matchbox because it's sealed in epoxy. It's potted and we can't see the components without ruining it. I'll post some results once I have it up and working.


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"Also enjoy the process. All the days that are hard and all the times you said you'd quit are the days that make you who you are. Embrace the growth and self-understanding."
Check out the interview with Napom exclusively on Skilly Magazine Online.
Skilly: Where did this all start? Tell us about your journey in the entertainment business.
Napom: My love for music began with my late grandmother and mother playing soulful music around the house. My actual involvement in music begun when my older brother came home with turntables. I used to run home soon as school ended to sneak time on the turntables before he got home.
Of course I got caught, but instead of getting mad at me he challenged me, "You think you nice? Lets battle?" I lost the battle but won the invitations to DJ parties he couldn't do. That was middle school, high school is when I started writing.
What would be your biggest piece of advice for the young kids out there trying to do what you do?
Stay the course. The main focus is to remain focused. People, places, and things will attempt to side track you. Set goals and only live for your family and those goals. Also enjoy the process. All the days that are hard and all the times you said you'd quit are the days that make you who you are. Embrace the growth and self-understanding.
What are some of the hardest challenges and tasks in your position?
Remaining focused. Trying to do everything myself. I can go on. With growth and experience, you learn that you need a good team by your side.
We all know the entertainment business is very tough, but what do you find is the best way to promote and advertise your music?
In today's world, to me, the best way is the social media platform. There's no better person to promote your brand but yourself. Stay active, perform, and have merch so your fans can be a walking billboard.
Tell us about your city. How are the artists and the fans?
I come from Westchester, New York. Representing Port Chester aka Program City. I love my city. It's like any other city. You got your serious artists and you have "why not" artists. As far as the fans, I love them. I got a special love for my city, New York as a whole.
Where do you see yourself a year from today?
I see myself chasing new and bigger goals. A better person with another year of lessons and experiences. My main goal is to create a family dynasty. I'll be moving towards anything to assist that.
Who and what were your biggest inspirations? Who do you look up to in today's world?
My biggest inspirations are my late mother Kimberly Foust and late grandmother Tina Foust. They play a major part in my life, even in their afterlife. My older brother also had a major role being the only male around me the most.
How do you feel about the music coming out today? Do you like it?
If you take a look back in time, music tends to evolve. History tells us that creative and trend setting sounds changes the way music is made and heard. I like today's music. I think artists are starting to make the music they wanna make. A lot of new artists are just being themselves and having fun. I'm intrigued in lyrical content and creativity myself, but that's just me.
Where can we contact you and find you online?
Official Website: www.LifeIsNapom.com
Twitter: @lifeisnapom
Instagram: @lifeisnapom
Snapchat: @evenKingSunday
Facebook: @napommusic
YouTube: @napomtv
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Living in Southern California, you get a LOT of visitors. And living in Southern California, there's a LOT to see and do. When you have visitors in town, it can be difficult to narrow it all down to just a few "must see" spots. We recently had Luke's mom and sister in town from Wisconsin, and of course, high on their list of to-do's was beach, wine tasting and shop.
So difficult to do in the 805, right?! HAHA not at all 🙂
Here's a look at a few of our fave "go-to/must-see" local spots for out-of-towner guests:
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"Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life."
R.A. Salvatore - American author, best known for The Demon Wars Sagas, Forgotten Dreams novels, The New Jedi Order Series.
"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life"
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865)
"From error to error one discovers the entire truth"
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology.


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I am so excited that UGUiSU was mentioned in a magazine for the first time!!!
And it's a Norwegian interior magazine called Design Interiør.
I am totally thrilled! (I have no idea what it says though..haha)
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I'm happy that you go to "Doux Dimanche",for the ceramic's exhibition.
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Grammatically (to say nothing of the dubious spelling and capitalization), it should be "my bff and me judging you".
Otherwise… *strokes evil pigeon* Accurate.
After several months of frantic anticipation, my other self* finally saw the latest Marvel blockbuster, "Avengers [2]: Age of Ultron".
*…Whose brain is twitching because she can't remember whether I prefer to call her "Other Self" capitalized or "other self" sans capitalization, and I'm refusing to let her check through my meager backlog of posts and satisfy her obsessive-compulsive desire to exact some consistency around here, because I'm evil.
She went out decked in red, white, and blue, paying casual homage to the first / her favorite Avenger. Big surprise. Lover of truth, justice, Mom, and apple pie* that she is, of course she gives her superhero top spot to Captain America.
*She could actually take or leave the pie.
I, meanwhile, came away from the film with a favorite of my own. The eponymous Ultron.
Don't think* he gets a free pass with me just because he's the movie's villain.
*Of course I get to tell you what to think. [Up-and-coming] evil overlord, remember? It's a perk.
Were he weak sauce, I'd sneer at him and let my evil pigeon heed nature's call on his face. Let that teach him to fall short of my perfectly reasonable standards.
But happily for all (the possible exception being my evil pigeon), Ultron rocked fabulously.
It's not only that he's ruthless. I mean, if you're going to be a villain worth anything, that's just basic. Mercy is for fools.
No, though — above and beyond the ruthlessness was the passion. This man– er, robot… entire army of robots sharing a single consciousness… The point is, Ultron gave a hoot. He believed in something. He had a dream. A dream, as it happens, that I wholeheartedly share. A dream of taking this miserable planet full of wretched, self-destructive morons and elevating it to a world to be proud of. And if a few [billion] people need to be shown the door to make that happen… well, we do what we must for the greater good/evil/necessary reforms, never mind the morality.
He also had a sexy voice.
And sang Disney.
I may be in love.
Interesting fact about my evil pigeon: No matter how badly the world treats me, he/she/your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine never lifts a feather to try to make it up to me.
In stark contrast, there is my Other Self.
She seems to think it is somehow her responsibility to balance everything wrong with the world. Since everyone else is so often late, she must always be early. No one else brought their copy of the handout? That's okay, she's got three extra, plus pens for all. And if, hypothetically, she fears her sibling(s) is/are being an unnecessary trial to her poor parents, well then, she'll just have to be the perfect child — be no bother, cost no time or money, be a source of smiles, laughter, and parental pride in a dreary, head-and-heartachey disappointment of a life.
Except she can't consistently do that.
Cue the feelings of guilt and inadequacy and that she's too much greater a burden than she, in light of the burden of others, has any right to be.
I sigh for you, ridiculous Other Self. I sigh for you loud and long. For one with passable intelligence, you are the greatest of fools.
It does not fall to you to compensate for all of humanity's failings. It falls to them, and as they fail, so shall they someday fall to me.
The answer is not to provide a balance. It is to topple the broken scales.
Sometimes I contemplate whether I'd do best to wring my evil pigeon's neck.
As a villainess, lives are cheap. Caring about other's lives… that's where you run up expenses.
My Other Self is currently angsting over somebody else's concerns. While that somebody (from what I gather) is off having a tea party with friends, my other self suffers stress and agitation, her precious time slipping by with little but ineffectual hand-wringing to show for it. Never mind that she's got her own business to tend to, her own back to watch. Forget about simply forgetting about it and looking to her own gain or pleasure. Nope. There goes the morning, and who knows how much of the afternoon, on top of the hours prior to falling into a sleep filled with anxiety-ridden dreams last night. All for someone to whom she owes nothing.
Other Self, you are an idiot. If other people can't be bothered to take care of themselves, what's it to you? If they fall, there's that many fewer people I'll have to exterminate or exile during my evil reign. For the hate of all, it's not like this person is your conjoined twin, or even one of the precious characters you carry in your head and heart. Their pain should not touch you — and that goes double for pain they don't even have the sense to feel!
Do yourself a favor. Look out for number one alone. That will give you more than enough to fret about.
As for my evil pigeon… I'll let it live, for the time being. It's not a friend who might someday become my weakness; it's a possession. And if there's one thing that puts me in a foul temper, it's anyone (even me) messing up my stuff.
When I first broke the subject to my mother about my intention to start up a blog for my dark side, she thought I was joking.
And this was before she saw the picture of the evil pigeon, so I didn't even know what to tell her.
I expect mothers are always the last to accept the fact that their little darlings are raging psychopaths. It's probably two parts unconditional love, one part straight-up denial.
It's not like my dear mama and I haven't discussed my world takeover before. It's come up plenty of times — usually after somebody, somewhere, has done something infuriatingly stupid, and I'm all, "That's it. When I come into power, that's* a capital offense."
*"That" probably being something like refusing to wash your hands after using the restroom or an unapologetic disregard for the true meaning of "literally". Zero tolerance, people. ZERO.
Mother says I would come to regret such a harsh legal system. She seems to think I'm too emotionally unstable to effectively oversee such a regime. Like all the best (worst?) villains aren't out of their ever-
lovin'hatin' minds! You think all the maniacal laughter we do is because we find our acts of cruelty amusing? Heavens, no, we're just deranged. Crazy people laugh. It's one of our tells.**
**Signs of insanity also including, but not limited to, bizarre facial tics, rocking ourselves, and shouting for somebody to STOP THAT INCESSANT SOUND THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN HEAR***!
***Or the sound of snoring. I cannot deal with snoring. Punishable by exile, at least at night.
Like all good mothers, I suppose mine worries about me. Worries that I'd sooner or later start to feel bad about being, y'know, bad.
That's just a risk you all are going to have to take.
We villain-types are often seen as pitiless souls. Believe it or not, though, I do know pity. Even now, as I sit upon my stylish black throne, my fingers absently scratching at the feathers of the evil pigeon nestled in my lap, I think of my goody-goody Other Self, and oh, how I do pity her.
She tries so hard, that one, to do the right thing. It's been in her nature since her earliest days. She's allergic to mistakes. Settling for anything less than the best is a grotesque concept beyond her comprehension. Ever does she raise her own bar higher, higher, higher still, striving to shine as an example of all a person can achieve, can be, if they only determine that excellence is their only option.
Such a waste of effort.
The world does not reward excellence. Not consistently. Not by any ratio that even pretends to balance the values of one's input and output. "What you give is what you get"? A lie.
What you give is blood and sweat.
What you get is tears.
Overachievers are scorned for making everyone beneath them look bad. Those who go the extra mile end up trudging on alone while everyone else pals around in a clump of mediocrity. "It's lonely at the top"? The truth.
I'll probably be lonely when I'm sitting atop a mountain of my enemies' charred bones. But at least I'll have made my point.
What is the point of all you do, pathetic Other Self?
Sometimes my evil pigeon bites me when I feed him*.
*Or is it a her? It's a bird; until it lays an egg or develops prostate cancer, I won't know the difference.
It never comes as a shock. If anything, I'm surprised it doesn't peck me more often.
Why, you might ask, do I put up with and continue feeding a pet that attacks me? To which I reply, Because it's an evil pigeon, you brainless twit.
Evil pigeon. EVIL. Of course it's going to do evil things. Why in the world should I expect otherwise?
That's what I love about baldfaced villainy: It never lets you down.
When it comes to the dark side, what you see is what you get. We advertise wicked deeds, and that's what we deliver. No pleasant lies. No pretty promises no flawed mortal can feasibly keep. No smile for your front and knife for your back**.
**…Well, okay, you may get that last one, but come on, couldn't you see the blatant malice all up in that smile? What do we have to do, tattoo "Treachery" on our foreheads? Get a clue.
On the flip side, you've got your nice people. You've got your "friends". You've got these sweet, more-or-less innocent souls you think you can count on.
Pardon me while I burst into fit of maniacal laughter.
[Insert waiting muzak interspersed with dramatic lightning flashes and thunder crashes here]
A word to the wise…and the other 99.99999% of Earth's population: You can't count on your friends.
Friends will fail you. Not consistently — oh, no, that would be too kind, too easy. Sometimes they're there for you. Sometimes they'll lend a helping hand, offer a much-needed favor, buy your flaming book, do for you as they would have done unto themselves, and you'll get all happy and excited and full of love and think that maybe the world's not such a horrible place after all! [Insert the big goofy smile of a dupe here] Then there's the rest of the time, when they totally leave you hanging. Oops, sorry, they were busy. Whoops, their bad, life got in the way. Aw darn, they fully meant to do you a solid, but they forgot.
Riiiiight, because what's truly important to us is so easily forgotten***.
***This is sarcasm.
My pitiful Other Self has been burned times beyond tally by putting her trust in others, but I've learned better. I don't trust anyone. Not even my evil pigeon. Because the day I start to count on him/her/it biting me is the day I'll suffer disappointment when it pulls a fast one by not biting me.
…Which would actually be pretty evil of it, breaking my gullible little heart like that.
There's a goo-oo-ood evil pigeon.
I survey the surrounding lands from my shadowy fortress, my evil pigeon* perched upon my head like a truly ugly hat, the pair of us glowering down on the bane of our existence: Humanity.
*The evil pigeon is my familiar. Totem. Spirit animal. Whatever stupid thing people go about calling such creatures. Just label it the physical manifestation of my soul and have done with it.
You would think, wouldn't you, that people would pay more heed to the sudden erection of a massive tower in the middle of the hypothetical landscape. You would be a fool. People never pay me any attention. Not really. Not enough.
Take my good-natured alter-ego, the authoress. She released a new book today. This book, if you're interested. But you're not.
It's the most idiotic thing. People get all excited when you say you're a writer, like that somehow makes you the most magical, spectacular thing (which it is, but not in the way that non-writers think), and oh, oh, what is your book about and when is it coming out? Golly gee, how glamorous, you must be so thrilled!
Tell me, insignificant life forms: Why should she be thrilled when the book launches and the only ones crowing about it are her and the crickets?
Where now are all the so-called friends who insisted they simply couldn't wait until the very event they now all but completely ignore?
You think an artist can spend your admiration? That a lazy click of the "like" button does a thing for their career? No, simpletons, no. That is not interest. That is not caring. That is not support. You're mistaking these things for actually useful actions like, I don't know, spreading the word and buying the flaming book.
Popularity, I sneer. That seems the only way to get ahead in this sorry excuse for a reality. That, or forceful subjugation of the populace.
At least if there's an uprising against me, my name will fall from every tongue.
No such thing as bad press.


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Jennifer Aniston secures her home with biometrics
02 March, 2011
category: Biometrics
Actress Jennifer Aniston's South-Pacific inspired $42 million estate includes some hefty biometric physical access control security, according to a Home and Garden article.
Among the areas protected include Aniston's wine cellar and built-in jewelry cabinet. Both areas are protected by a fingerprint-based biometric lock that only unlocks for her fingerprint.
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Good things come to those who wait.
Over time, Amy was much more eager than Sheldon to spice things up in their relationship, but was okay waiting for physical contact.
Though, when she finally did get her first kiss in the episode "The Agreement Dissection" from Season 7, it gave Amy the kind of romantic Valentine's Day she was hoping for.


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The girl shrugged. "Whatever."
Helen Lacey grew up reading Black Beauty, Anne of Green Gables and Little House on The Prairie. These childhood classics inspired her to write her first book when she was seven years old, a story about a girl and her horse. She continued to write with the dream of one day being a published author and writing for Harlequin Special Edition is the realization of that dream. She loves creating stories about cowboys and horses and heroine's who get their happily ever after.
ANGI: How often to you get lost in a story?
HELEN: Every time I write one. I'm a real panster and just let the story come out without getting too hung up on outlines. But in saying that, I'm usually thinking over and planning in my head for a few months before I start writing. For instance, I'm currently polishing four in my series to send to my editor for consideration, but I'm thinking about book six while I polish. (Book five is already written) When it comes to reading, I love getting lost in the story.
ANGI: What's your favorite cartoon character?
HELEN: Lady from Lady and The Tramp.
HELEN: I was seven and it was about a girl and her horse called Misty. It was sixty four handwritten pages and some really bad illustrations.
MADE FOR PRIZES Helen is drawing for a copy of MADE FOR MARRIAGEand at the end of Hellen's blog tour (details on her website) she'll be drawing for the grand prize of a $50.00 Amazon voucher, and for those who like a bit of bling, a fabulous silver Pandora Bracelet with a horse charm.
DON'T FORGET to FOLLOW us on Twitter or LIKE us on Facebook to keep up with all our guest authors and their prizes. Join me next Wednesday when I host the third installment of Tawny Weber's SEX, LIES & VALENTINES. I need your questions for our lovely author and her characters. Each person sending a question will be eligible for the THREE book set of Tawny's Sex, Lies series. ~Angi
HELEN WANTS TO KNOW: I love spending time with my horses – what do you like to do to relax and unwind?


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Erika Detota working on ArtIsMedia race car during service stop at Rally New York. Notice the old logo.
Paul Newman Starring in Commercial for Limelight (Google)
We did a commercial for RightsFlow's (owned by Google) service called Limelight. Paul Newman is a cute pooch that plays the piano and starred in the Ad. You need to see him in action, its incredible. Home Improvement Toronto – the best solution for high-quality repair at your home. Dozens of years of work and hundreds of performed works make us leaders in the market of finishing houses. Contact us and everything will be for the best prices!
Steve Nash's Soccer Tournament in NYC
Basketball Star Steve Nash holds a charity soccer (aka: futbol) tournament in New York City every summer. Here is Steve Nash scoring.
Golfer at Darryl Strawberry Golf
Golfer at the Darryl Strawberry foundation's, "Fight for Autism" golf tournament hitting out of the sand.