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When I initially came across QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) I started seeing a lot of great possibilities for our parishes (Click here to see my previous post explaining QR Codes and how you can use them in parishes today). Lately there has been a slew of QR Code "bashing" and many saying they "won't ever catch on". I disagree and mostly it's because I don't ever agree that any technology is worthless especially if the majority of uses I see are simply ineffective application. Cars were originally a toy for the rich. Many dismissed the fact that cars would ever be widely owned and used. Thankfully Henry Ford or those road developers didn't see things that way. Just 5 years ago, no one thought smartphones would ever catch on outside the business world right or there really be be "an app for that" right?
But seriously what are the benefits of QR Codes anyway? The way to see the real benefit in anytechnology is to look at the barriers we encounter right now. In terms of QR Codes, if you look at at print then you can begin to see the benefits. How many times do you put that announcement in the bulletin with the infamous "Call xxx-xxxx for more information". Why can't you just put a QR Code in that announcement that pulls up the "More Information" (i.e. PDF Flyer, mobile web page, etc.)? How about "Our event raised $X,XXX for the parish!"? Well why not include a QR Code that brings up photos from the event or images of what the money will be used for. You might actually get some more donations right?
So why aren't QR Codes catching on? There is the component that mobile tech is relatively new and working it's way into mainstream more and more everyday. People are only beginning to discover the things they can actually do with their mobile devices (i.e. phones, tablets, etc.) in everyday life. But the other reason is that people putting them out there . . . are often doing it in not so effective ways.
Here's the 5 Sins Of QR Codes for those putting them out there:
- The scan doesn't go to a mobile display. So I have a 3.5″ to 4.5″ display in my hand. I took the time to go to open up my QR Code scanning app. I lined up the camera and bam . . . I'm looking at content (i.e. web page, pdf, etc.) that is not mobile-friendly. So now I have to pinch-and-zoom (our language is getting crazy isn't it) and "swish" the content around on my phone. It's irritating and continuing to give QR Codes a bad rap. Make sure the scan goes to something that is a mobile-friendly display.
- You never told me why I should scan. I love two words in marketing I often see on print boxes or those little sticky booklets on products in the store . . . "Look inside" and then it has a little arrow showing where to open up the thing. Can't resist can you? Now think about it. If those two words weren't there, would you "look inside"? That example is obvious. But when it comes to funny looking QR Codes, people simply plop them on things with no "Scan me to 'look inside'". Tell people why to scan . . . "Scan me to see photos", "Scan me to add this event to your calendar", "Scan here to add me to your contacts", "Scan me to like to Facebook page", "Scan me to hear Father Greatest Priest Ever's latest pod/video cast", "Scan me to donate online right from your phone" (I almost donated this way the other week when the basket was going around and I got in trouble with my wife. Someday it will be acceptable!), so forth and so on. And have some fun with them. They are simple image files so you can do a lot with them in image editors without obstructing the scan.
- No one shows anyone how to use their mobile device to scan. I designed a sign-rider for real estate lawn signs for my wife that is intended to do just that. I placed a picture of a hand holding a phone showing the scanning of a QR code which is situated right next to the "Scan me for more information and photos" and the QR Code itself. So if you're planning on using them in the bulletin, take a few weeks and explain what they are in the bulletin itself. Or put a brief video up on the parish website explaining how to scan them and the benefits.
- You didn't give me anything for my scan. Sometimes I know I sound like I'm spoiled don't I? But, seriously, why urge me to scan something that simply takes me to the home page of your website. It's like opening up the inside flap of that cool-looking game that told me to "Look inside" and seeing the same picture that's on the cover. I feel duped. It's a let down, and more so . . . a huge missed opportunity for that company. I'm not left wanting more. So if you want me to see that great video that is linked to on the homepage of your website, then just link the QR code right to the video or other social media.
- It doesn't work because you didn't test it. You created it easily enough. You got your "reason to scan" message there. Looks great. It's in print and . . . it doesn't work. What a let down right? Always test scan the codes prior to putting them on anything that is going to print because unlike the web, you can't change mass printing once it happened.


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Monday, August 26, 2013
D-Day WWII Reenactment, food for Bolt Action?
A recent trip and visit to a D-Day Reenactment stoked the fire for some possible WWII Bolt Action inspiration! The weekend was a great annual event held in Conneaut Ohio, USA. There were over 900 reenactors, plus vehicles, encampments and aircraft.
Visiting the Allied, Axis and French Resistance camps was a real experience. The living history surrounded you wherever you turned.
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Here in the USA the allied camp was the largest. There were plenty of weapons and ordinance to be viewed.
There were British contingents...
as well as Polish,
and Canadian.
Even the French Resistance had a camp on the hill above the beaches.
The German camp was smaller but did not lack a wonderful display of equipment and vehicles.
The tents were done to a great display of accuracy and detail.
Weapons and personal gear were also plentiful.
The vehicles were a nice addition. Motorcycles, armoured cars, transports, and armor were all present.
Another sweet bonus was a B-25 and 4 P-51 Mustangs.
When the D-Day landing started the B-25 "Georgie's Girl" did several bombing runs The Mustangs also made several passes.
The flyovers continued as the landing craft and soldiers hit the beaches.
The advance was inexorable and the raucous caused by the shear volume of firearms caused many to cover their ears or retreat to a safer distance. Here a P-51 gives air support.
The advance picked up steam as allied armor also hit the beaches. A Sherman, halftrack and armoured transports all took part.
Now as we get the feeling of what a beach landing was like in Normandy, we can get into recreating it in a 28mm scale game of Bolt Action with their "Assault on Normandy" starter set.
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Cartographer: Thompson, George
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Date: 1823
This London Map comprises two sheets, with title at top right, imprint below the title, compass star at middle right and the scale bar at bottom left. Set within a decorative border, the map extends beyond the built-up area of the city to include parts of Middlesex, Surrey, the Lea River Valley and Greenwich.


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Hungarians Clash For WBF Boxing Titles In Germany
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Hungarian Southpaw-puncher Sandor Micsko will fight compatriot and fellow Budapest resident Zoltan Sera for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Welterweight title on March 22 at the Sportpalast in Bielefeld, Germany.
Micsko, 22-4-2 (16), is a former Hungarian Champion at Middleweight and Super Middleweight, as well as a former WBF International Champion at Middleweight, and believes that Super Welterweight is his best weight and the division where he at twenty-seven years of age will make his biggest statements.
In Zoltan Sera, 13-1 (9), he will face the reigning Hungarian Middleweight title-holder, who is also coming down in weight for the opportunity to win the WBF title. The only defeat on the record of Sera (28) was in a European title fight against the undefeated Joe Selkirk last December, and he has since rebounded with a stoppage victory this past January.
On the same show, former two-time WBF world title-challenger Renata Domsodi (35) will also face a fellow Hungarian, when she squares off with undefeated Alexandra Vlajk (34) for the vacant WBF Womens International Bantamweight crown.
11-4 (5) Domsodi, who twice valiantly challenged Ramona Kuehne for the Super Featherweight world championship, is hoping to pave the way towards a shot at world glory at the lower weight, but should be in with a tough challenge from Vlajk, 5-0 (1).
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Travel report from Jordania May 2017
In Jordan Christians are more persecuted than ever
Actually I had planned to travel from Jordan to Syria and to Iraq – but sometimes it is different than one has planned. Since it was too dangerous to cross the border, we decided that this time we wanted to focus entirely on helping the refugees in Jordan.
So I started on 29 May from Frankfurt Airport and landed in the middle of the night in the Jordanian capital Amman. Our chairman picked me up, and he immediately pointed out that we are in Ramadan.
Ramadan in Jordan means Ramadan for all people, no matter what religious denomination they are, nothing may be eaten in public, if you violate the prohibition you go to jail. Although the Jordanian royals try to maintain a liberal façade, the government is becoming increasingly fanatical.
Imam Ali for example preached in a Jordanian mosque: "We are all ISIS, anyone attacking ISIS attacks us all." People are becoming more and more fanatical, especially Christians are being attacked. Christian businesses are being boycotted and businessmen are driven into bankruptcy and have to give up. 40 years ago there were still 12% Christians in Jordan today it is 4% with a total population of 8 million.
If a Christian for example applies for a passport, the official paper will be handed over to him with the religion Muslim. If the Christian claims this false entry, and if he insists on doing so correctly, he is accused of blasphemy – a deadly sin, since apostate Muslims must be killed according to the Quran.
Jordan is a relatively expensive country and so we were only able to travel when it was clear that we had enough money to provide the local people with sufficient assistance. Pastor Emmanuel al Banna took over the distribution on the ground he always helps where help is needed, all people who are in need, no matter what faith.
Many of the refugees are in Jordan. They live in camps under very poor conditions. They come from Iraq and Syria, and the entry for Syrians has now been stopped. Some people have been living there for 8 or 9 years and can neither move forward nor back. A hopeless situation. Around 2500 Christians are among them.
The Christians, who have fled from Iraq, report about new cruelties: children are abducted and organs are taken from them – a profitable, terrible business. Often the parents have to flee head over heels when they get a tip that ISIS is looking for their children.
I did a lot of therapy with refugees, mainly women, so the trip to the Jordan River was a pure recovery. At the place where Jesus was baptized, I went into the water and let myself drift in the gentle waves.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
More camping, Electric Picnic highlights
This is held over the last weekend of August/first weekend of September, so can be a little hard to get going to, what with the six kids and all. But this year worked out sweet, as the kids were more or less back at school anyway, and I wasn't back myself to work until after the 5th.
I actually didn't mean to go for the weekend, we thought our reading was on the Saturday, originally, and I had planned to just go for the day, taking in The Cure later on before retiring gracefully.
That didn't happen: turned out our Divas gig was on the Sunday, so I went and bought a pop-up tent (always practice putting them down at home beforehand, if you don't want to look like a right eejit) and dug out me blow-up bed and mummy sleeping bag.
Good job too. Saturday 1st 2012 was a fab day, with warm sunshine, but a bit of a nip in the breeze. I spent the entire afternoon in the Mindfield, taking in acts in Marty Mulligan's Spoken Word tent, the Arts Council tent and the Science Gallery tent.
I saw Declan Burke and muscian Ken Griffin doing a double act: Declan was reading from his latest Slaughter's Hound, and Ken was playing a few tracks; lovely voice, excellent guitarist. At home I went on to buy Declan's first book Eight Ball Boogie, and will be getting Slaughter's Hound soon, but I need to finish my Raymond Chandler triple-decker first. I also saw Eoin Colfer and John Banville in the flesh: they were in the audience for Declan's set. And I heard Banville will be writing a new Chandler novel soon, if it's not already in the bag.
I was also present for the Poetry Ireland Saturday contribution in the Spoken Word tent, catching Stephen Murray, Alan Jude Moore, Kit Fryatt (out-there poetry, pushing it right to the limit), and Jennifer Matthews. Missed Mairead Medbh, raging about that.
Later on, it was back to the Arts Council tent for John Cooper Clarke. The tent was stuffed to the guy ropes with bods. We were sitting next to Fintan O' (wish I was) Cool and Roddy Doyle. Cooper Clarke has a steady patter thing andin the hour and ten mins he was on, I think he actually only did about five or six of his pieces. Still, it was fantastic to see him, he's someone I've admired for years. Saw Patti Smith very briefly. She rocked!
Needless to say The Cure were bloody brilliant, doing a three hour and twenty min set. Lots of the older stuff: 10:15 Saturday Night, Boys Don't Cry to name a few, but my legs were beginning to give way around midnight so I retired to the performers area for a sit-down and some beer.
After a surprisingly refreshing sleep, on Sunday morning it was back to the Mindfield, this time in prep for our own Divas gig at 1.30pm, which got moved out a bit due to other acts. There were four of us this time, and we had a cracking, kickass set. It can be hard work doing the spoken word with the bass from the main stage competing with you, but we had a good crowd, and the highlight was a red-headed man popping up for Kate's Flaming for Vincent poem, which begins, 'O give me a red-headed man...' You need to imagine quite a seductive voice... The poor chap near choked on his noodles!
Got to see the Icelandic band, Of Men and Monsters later on. A big crowd turned up for this one, and they were really brilliant. They started their set by getting the crowd to sing Happy Birthday for Nanna's dad, which she recorded on her iPhone. There was also the amusement of a blow-up beachball that surfed the crowd as people hand-tapped it up and around the Crawford tent.
Meanwhile, back in the Mindfield, Roddy Doyle and Glen Hansard were on together - bravo to the Arts Council for doing the author/musician thing, it made for some really interesting listening. Again, another packed tent. Also caught three comedian lads (no name, sorry) and Colm Keegan reading from Don't Go There, this time back in the Spoken Word.
By this stage, the old back and neck were screaming at me, so I headed on home, and had to make do with Elbow, the main stage act, on the car radio going home. Reckon I got a good deal there, as I made it home in two hours, before everyone else got on the M7. All round a brilliant EP, definitely thinking next year is a goer.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010; A01
Under mounting pressure to rein in mammoth budget deficits, President Obama will propose in his State of the Union address a three-year freeze on federal funding that is not related to national security, a concession to public concern about government spending that could dramatically curtail Obama's legislative ambitions.
The freeze would take effect in October and limit the overall budget for agencies other than the military, veterans affairs, homeland security and certain international programs to $447 billion a year for the remainder of Obama's first term, senior administration officials said Monday, imposing sharp limits on his ability to begin initiatives in education, the environment and other areas of domestic policy.
Although the freeze would shave no more than $15 billion off next year's budget -- barely denting a deficit projected to exceed $1 trillion for the third year in a row -- White House officials said it could save significantly more during the next decade. They described the freeze as a critical component of a broader deficit-reduction campaign intended to restore confidence in Obama's ability to control the excesses of Washington and the most lavish aspirations of his own administration.
"You can't afford to do everything that you might have always wanted to do. That's the decision-making process that the president and the economic team went through," said a senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe the speech the president will deliver on Wednesday night. "We're not here to tell you that we've solved the deficit. But you have to take steps to control spending."
The announcement comes less than a week after Massachusetts voters sent shock waves through the Democratic establishment by handing Republicans a crucial 41st seat in the Senate, endangering Obama's agenda and fueling GOP attacks on Obama's stewardship of the budget and the economy. After spending much of his first year in office pursuing expensive initiatives such as a far-reaching overhaul of the health-care system, Obama has pledged to devote much of the next year to reducing record budget deficits, which have forced the Treasury Department to increase borrowing, driving the accumulated national debt toward levels not seen since World War II.
The spending freeze would affect only about one-eighth of the nation's $3.5 trillion budget, the bulk of which is devoted to entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which are responsible for much of the future increase in spending. It would not restrain funding for the $787 billion economic stimulus package Obama pushed through Congress early last year, nor would it apply to a new bill aimed at creating jobs, which Democrats have identified as their top priority in the run-up to November's congressional elections.
The House has approved a $156 billion package intended to lower the nation's 10 percent unemployment rate, while the Senate is drafting an $80 billion package that includes tax cuts for businesses that hire new employees as well as aid for cash-strapped state governments and the unemployed.
It is also unlikely to affect the approximately $900 billion health-care bill, which has been on life-support since the Massachusetts vote. In an interview with ABC News on Monday, Obama vowed to press ahead with health care and other first-year agenda items, even it means jeopardizing his reelection chances in 2012.
"I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," he said in the interview, according to an excerpt posted on ABC's Web site.
Obama also defended his top economic advisers in the interview, saying Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and White House economic adviser Lawrence H. Summers have provided "sound, steady economic leadership" and are likely to stay with the administration despite rumors to the contrary.
Obama's commitment to cutting deficits will be an important theme of his address to Congress, administration officials said, and will be fully detailed in the budget he is due to submit to lawmakers early next week. Administration officials have declined to say specifically how the president plans to reduce deficits projected to add more than $9 trillion to the national debt during the next decade. But he has endorsed several measures aimed at meeting that goal, including the adoption of stringent pay-as-you-go budget rules that would bar lawmakers from passing programs that increase deficits and the creation of a bipartisan commission to work toward a balanced budget.
The Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a plan to create a budget commission, though supporters say they lack the 60 votes needed for adoption. Obama has told lawmakers that if the measure fails, he will issue an executive order creating such a task force with broad power to change the tax code and spending on entitlement programs..
Late Monday, Republicans mocked the idea of a Democratic spending freeze. "Given Washington Democrats' unprecedented spending binge, this is like announcing you're going on a diet after winning a pie-eating contest," said Michael Steel, spokesman for House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio).
Democrats, meanwhile, are likely to give the freeze a mixed response. Conservatives, including Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.) and members of the House Blue Dog Coalition, have been calling for a freeze backed by the threat of a presidential veto. But liberals have resisted freezing spending, particularly on social programs, and are likely to call on Obama to extend any freeze to military programs, aides said.
As a candidate, Obama criticized a spending freeze proposed by his GOP opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, comparing it to "using a hatchet to cut the fed budget. I want to use a scalpel."
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), a strong proponent of balanced budgets who would have to sell the notion of a freeze to his colleagues, said Obama's proposal is "entirely possible to do." The results of a freeze would be "relatively modest in terms of overall deficit reduction," Conrad said. "But it sends an important signal that everything is on the table."
Discretionary spending -- which unlike entitlement spending is approved annually by Congress -- has risen rapidly over the past decade, by about 7.5 percent a year, according to the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The most recent spending bills, approved in December, authorized a 4.1 percent increase in total discretionary spending for the fiscal year that began in October and an 8.2 percent increase for federal agencies unrelated to defense.
It was not clear Monday which programs would be most affected by a freeze. Administration officials said Obama would not freeze spending across the board but would increase investments in some agencies while slashing others. For example, Democrats are eager to offer additional help to a struggling middle class.
Administration officials have said that goal would not conflict with deficit-reduction efforts. But the tension between them was on display Monday as Obama rolled out a list of relatively inexpensive initiatives to help middle-class families. Most of them were included in the budget he sent to Congress last year but were never funded, according to Democratic congressional aides.
They include nearly doubling the child- and dependent-care tax credit for families making less than $85,000 a year; limiting a student's federal loan payments to 10 percent of income above his basic living allowance; creating a system of automatic workplace retirement savings accounts; expanding tax credits to match retirement savings; and expanding elder-care help for the "sandwich generation" of baby boomers caring for parents as well as children.
"We're going to keep fighting to rebuild our economy so that hard work is once again rewarded, wages and incomes are once again rising, and the middle class is once again growing," Obama said in unveiling the list at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. "Above all, we're going to keep fighting to renew the American dream and keep it alive -- not just in our time, but for all time."
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The Awesome Blog
Mary posted a great blog of the whole birth experience... (Not gross)
It did a really good job explaining how it all goes down.
Go Mary!
See link below
Mary posted a great blog of the whole birth experience... (Not gross)
It did a really good job explaining how it all goes down.
Go Mary!
See link below
So I am trying to get a couple of photos I have in mind. So far, he is doing everything in his power to be difficult but I will get them sooner or later :P
April 17 2011 he finally made it.
Ryan Charles Bank 8lbs 11 oz. Now the fun is really about to start. It has definatly changed my definition of what I consider to be a lot of sleep.. down from 11 hours to 2...
He's awesome and totally worth it. I'm going to post most my pictures here and on Flickr so I dont start cheezing my friends off on facebook so keep an eye here
So with the baby coming soon, I realized that I dont have that much time left before I will be doing a lot more shooting, specifially portrate shots which I have never done before so I picked up a new stand and umbrella to hold my speedlights and played around this afternoon. Good fun.
This is a new journal entry
Managed to get out a few more times before the season ends. 10 bucks can't be beat!
I realize this is just going to be a random place I can put my photos I enjoy... Anyways while on the subject of cats, (see post below) I took a couple the other night as Mary and I were going to bed
If you own an iPhone 4 you have no excuse not to own camera+ Its the best app you can own for this phone. Here is a photo of Enigma soaking in some sun
Here way are. The day before our big trip to Massassauga provincial park. We bought all the fancy toys and read all the websites. Hopefully all goes well. The only problem with these boats is it makes us look like professionals when we really have no idea what we are doing. We set off around 4 for the 2h 30 min drive and from there we have an hour paddling trip to get to our site. Wish us the best!
As the title suggests, I am posting this from my iPhone. This is really neat. I think when we go to Orlando I will use this as a way to bring updates to my site. Note- I know the photo has nothing to do with my post. I was testing the iPhone photo upload feature. I bet you didn't know you can't resize from within the iPhone app. Who looks foolish now?
I uploaded some pictures of flowers I took while at the Royal Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks back with Mary.
This both helped me test the Gallery function on the site as well as I plan on putting a collection of my favorite pictures here. More photos after the break
Hey Guys,
So here were are again. I have left AMHosting as my web provider and have now switched to SquareSpace. I have already done some initial testing and have officially already accidentally wiped my entire site after playing with it for 2 hours. That was kinda a bummer... won't lie. But that's why I am testing it.
So far this has shown a lot of promise.


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The Cester brothers say they've surpassed themselves
Jet have declared that their forthcoming new album will blow their debut out of the water.
The band's frontman Nic Cester said that having taken 2005 off to concentrate on recording, the untitled album will easily supersede 2003's 'Get Born'.
"We're just taking our time and making sure it's five times better than the first one," he told US radio station KRCW.
His brother, drummer Chris Cester, added : "It's more mature. I think first and foremost would be lyrically, we've taken giant leaps. We've lived two years, buzzing around the world, that's life experience right there."
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We went to the sea side last Sunday as part of family time. It was pretty crowded as the parking lots were all taken. Luckily godpa knows the area quite well and we parked elsewhere.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Could IRS streamline the tax filing process?
As we trudge to our accountants with bags of receipts, click anxiously through store-bought software or bravely attack the 1040 with pencil and eraser, some 2 million Californians have a much easier option.
The state did their returns for them. They need only check to see if they agree with the figures and assumptions calculated for them and computer-click their way to completion.
Some say Uncle Sam ought to try the same thing.
After all, life only gets easier for the Internal Revenue Service when the forms arrive electronically — free of smudges, math errors and sloppy handwriting.
In all, Americans spend $30 billion a year just on preparing their tax forms (a figure that excludes corporate and small business filings or tax planning). As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged pre-filled forms that we could "verify, sign and return."
California prepares state income taxes for hundreds of thousands of its residents just like that. It offers the free service at a cost to the state of less than $1 per filer.
"The IRS could do that, too," said Joseph Bankman, a Stanford University law professor who has championed the approach.
To be sure, millions calculate their ultimate tax bill with a minimum of anxiety and a reasonable confidence.
But a move is afoot to push the IRS toward more digital help for the worried remainder who anticipate April 15 as if it were root canal — fretting with their accountants, dashing to H&R Block offices or buying computer programs like those offered by Block and competitor Intuit's market-leading TurboTax.
Change won't come soon. Kansas City-based Block and the tax preparation industry are opposed, and the IRS is occupied with other reforms.
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So, today is all about my mother-in-law. Most people complain about their in-laws, but I honestly couldn't feel happier to have this new family. All of them made me feel I was a part of their circle right from the very first day and that is priceless for someone who has their own family and friends thousands of miles away.
My mother-in-law spoils me more than I wish she did, haha! She sometimes picks me up to go to the library and then takes me back home; she also buys stuff for our house, such as this planter with succulents you can see below ...
She often treats me to lunch, too. Last Friday we went to Sizzler and this was my dessert :p.
And she sends me cards through snail mail to say she's really happy to have me in her family; how cool is that?! :D


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One has to really wonder whether anyone has a clue about the right business model especially for banks. Gretchen Morgenson wrote an excellent piece in the New York Times on January 18th, SundayBusiness section, "The End of Banking As We Know It". She starts with, "the concept of the financial supermarket – the all-things-to-all-people, intergalactic, […]
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Tinting car Windows today is expensive.
According to MOI Rossi in the Krasnodar region for the last day in the region for violation of the rules tinting was brought to administrative responsibility 232 driver of them – 69 in Krasnodar. 227 offenders removed the tint on the spot.
For drivers were prepared administrative reports under part 3.1 Art. 12.5 of the administrative code of the Russian Federation (for the management of vehicles, the transmittance glass which does not meet the requirements of the Technical regulations).
Amendments to the administrative code, which entered into force on 1 July 2012, for driving with tinted, in addition to a fine in the amount of 500 rubles, provided by the withdrawal of state license plates. The rooms are taken to eliminate the cause of the prohibition of the use, i.e. to remove the stain.
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Wendy Whelan talks about Restless Creature
Wendy Whelan talks about branching away from ballet for her new evening of duets, Restless Creature
Thu Aug 8 2013
Time Out New York: Its seems like it's meant to be impossible—I like stuff like that.
Wendy Whelan: Yeah. It is. But now we're a lot better. We know each other more. We have the sequence down a little bit better. I think part of it was because we both have nervous energy, and we both like to rush. And with that, we both had to remind ourselves to sit back: Don't be on top of the music, but let the music drive us and really fill out the movement—we had to really try to color in each moment and not just describe it verbatim as it is. We're still trying to be able to carve out the fullness of it.
Time Out New York: Tell me about Joshua Beamish.
Wendy Whelan: I met him in class with Willy [Burmann]. He didn't seem like a ballet person, but again I didn't really know him at all. He was just this cute little guy that was taking class for a long time. He was very rigorous and regular, and it became my birthday and it was his birthday too…
Time Out New York: And you found this out because there was singing in class?
Wendy Whelan: Yes. I'm exactly 20 years older than him, and I remind him regularly: "I could be your mother." But Robbie Fairchild had known Josh from the [New York] Choreographic Institute; Josh had choreographed a piece, as did Alejandro Cerrudo, and Robbie knew Josh was an interesting choreographer and said, "Wendy, Josh wants to make a piece on us. Would you like to do that?" So I looked on YouTube and I was like, "Yeah, definitely—he looks really interesting." So we started to work on a piece together, and he was just a crazy mover. Amazing to watch him move. When I fall in love with somebody's movement, I just can't take my eyes off of them. I want to figure out the puzzle of it all. What is it that makes that movement different than the others? I'd mentioned his name to one of my producers, who lives in Canada. Josh is Canadian; this guy had seen Josh's work and actually judged him in a competition. He was like, "He's amazing, Wendy. He didn't win the competition, but he should have won. I think he's really something special, so let's invite him." So we did. And fourth was Alejandro, and I actually didn't know him at all. My producer had known Alejandro, and he said, "You should really see this guy's work. He's the resident choreographer of Hubbard Street," and all he had to say was Hubbard Street to me, and I was like, "I'm in." I'm a fan. Then I saw his work and said, "Absolutely, let's do it." But I still didn't know him at all. The day I met Alejandro was last September. They flew me out to Chicago to work the first little bit with him on Labor Day weekend. He picked me up at the airport, and we dropped my bags off at the apartment I was staying at and drove straight to the studio. We were there for at least five hours. Wham bam.
Time Out New York: Was that good?
Wendy Whelan: Amazing. The next day we spent at least seven hours together and then the third day another seven hours. I think we spent a total of 21 hours together, and we made a two-minute piece that is not going to be in our program, but it was really cute and really fun, and we just got to know each other. I tried to let him know that he could do anything with me. He wanted to know, "Why did you choose me? Do you really know who I am? And what is this for?"
Time Out New York: That makes me respect him.
Wendy Whelan: Yeah. He asked me some strong questions right away just so he would know the kind of person I am. He said, "What if our piece sucks? How is that going to make you feel?" I was like, "Bring it on. I don't really care. I just want to spend time with you in the studio and learn from you and have a process and a chemistry with you and see what happens. If we make a fun piece, we make a fun piece. If we make a depressing piece, we make a depressing piece." So I tried to let him know that it was really process oriented and not about getting a great review. I just thought, If we have a good process that's going to come out on the stage. I hope. That's kind of what I would like to show.
Time Out New York: I read that you found a red ball gown in a vintage shop and that you want to use that in Josh's piece. Is that true? Are you going to be dancing in it?
Wendy Whelan: I don't know yet. Probably not that exact dress. I saw it last year. My husband was doing a project downtown, and I went past a consignment store and saw an Isaac Mizrahi red satin ball gown, and I was like, Nobody's going to buy that dress. It's red satin and it's full. I just keep fantasizing about what it would feel like to either dance in somebody's shoes or dance in some clothes—I just want to feel these different things. So I looked at that dress, and it looked like it would be so much fun to dance in. I looked at the price tag, and I was like, I can afford to dance in that dress. [Laughs] So I bought it. And it was right before I worked with Brian. I was like, "Brian?" And he said, "It's really nice, but no, we're not going to use it." I didn't know enough either about Brian at the time. So I was like, "Josh…what about this red dress?" Josh was like, "Could be. Could be." So we started playing with it and sort of his idea for our piece was—this is really strange, but he came to me with the idea from the movie Birth with Nicole Kidman and a little boy.
Time Out New York: I don't think I've heard of that one.
Wendy Whelan: We both have to rent it. I haven't seen it either. But basically it's about this woman who meets a little boy who is, like, 11, and she realizes they were married in a past life. It's kind of freaky and weird. Creepy. Josh is so young, and we have this birthday connection; how do we connect except in this kind of strange way? So it's sort of a past-life kind of a thing–relationship, finding each other. The piece is kind of creepy, which I love.
Time Out New York: The red dress sounds good!
Wendy Whelan: Yeah. Because it's kind of going back in time. That's how it came in. We'll see what it actually becomes.
Time Out New York: What is the texture or the idea behind Alejandro's piece?
Wendy Whelan: We had a hard time with his at first, because the other guys had their music picked, and we were trying to make a whole program. We were like, "We have this, this and this, can you do this?" [Laughs] I didn't want to put him in a box, but at the same time I was trying to fill in that last spot; I wanted something bright. Ultimately, I didn't force him into anything. We had tried a variety of music from the beginning on, and he settled on some Gavin Bryars and [Max] Richter and some Glass, and we wanted each person's music to be able to be translatable into a chamber piece, so that if we do it with live music we could do that. That was a limit that we put on people, not that they listened to it, but that's okay. I think all of them can be transferred into live playing. But I sort of feel his piece is about a master and a muse or a student and a teacher. A lot of the positions are like this. [She holds out her arms, which are slightly bent at the elbows.] And then one person either goes on top or the other person fills in underneath so it's like two become one. And it starts out with a solo for him, and then a solo for me, and then a duet for us and then a more advanced duet for us. His solo is an extreme Alejandro version of his movement, and mine's a more subtle version of similar movements—from what I've seen. And I feel like it's like a painter who's trying out a new paintbrush for the first time. The first thing he does when we come together is he brushes [under] my arm and it's like, What do I have to make something with? What's this new material I have? So it feels like that to me anyway. We haven't talked about it or anything. It's just my idea.
Time Out New York: Why are there no female choreographers?
Wendy Whelan: A very good question. Initially those four were the first that popped out. I didn't intentionally seek a woman, and then I realized I hadn't, and I thought maybe I made a mistake by not going there. At the same time, it felt right to me to just use men. I needed a certain comfort level, and I found that working with men for right now. It's not my goal to constantly work with men, and I'm eager for the woman-to-woman connection that will happen, but I'm physically and emotionally not ready for that. I didn't know who it would be necessarily. It's easy to find male choreographers. They're more obvious. I haven't had a woman mentor really ever; they've always been men, and I just find comfort in that. And I wanted these duets to have some kind of thing that I could really respond to in that man-woman way.
Time Out New York: Why do you think your mentors have always been men?
Wendy Whelan: I don't know. No idea. In my whole life, I've come across weird connections with female teachers; I mean I have a million ballet girlfriends, but there are weird energies that clash, and I just didn't want that. I didn't need that extra amount of the unknown. And I just knew I was safe with at least those three that lined up.
Time Out New York: It's strange, because women really respond to you onstage, right?
Wendy Whelan: And I'm a real woman's woman. Also, strangely—I'm 46. There's a weird sexuality that's really strong and potent that I feel and I want to put it out there. I feel that with a man, gay, straight, whatever—that thing comes alive, and I knew it was going to be something I wanted to feel. So there's also that element that was really where I am in my life: gravitating to what I think will feel good. The red dress. Men. [Laughs]
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The next generation of Windows Phone 8 handsets could come with screens varying in size from five to six inches, allowing them to compete with Android kingpins like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.
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Tom T. Hall
|Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall in 1967
|Background information
|Birth name
|Thomas Hall
|May 25, 1936
|Olive Hill, Kentucky, U.S.
|Bluegrass, country, Outlaw Country, Folk
|Singer, Songwriter
|Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
|Years active
|1963 - present
Mercury, RCA, Columbia
Blue Circle
|Associated acts
|Dave Dudley, Patti Page, Johnnie Wright, Roger Miller, Johnny Cash
|Official Website of Tom T. Hall
|Oral History, Tom T. Hall talks about writing 'I Love', and the song being a good case for brevity. Interview date June 23, 2008, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library
Thomas "Tom T." Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country music songwriter, singer, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 11 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
As a teenager, Hall organized a band called the Kentucky Travelers that performed before movies for a traveling theater. During a stint in the Army, Hall performed over the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote comic songs about Army experiences. His early career included being a radio announcer at WRON, a local radio station in Ronceverte, West Virginia. Hall was also an announcer at WSPZ, which later became WVRC Radio in Spencer, West Virginia in the 1960s.[1]
Hall's big songwriting break came in 1963, when country singer Jimmy C. Newman recorded his song, "DJ For a Day." Soon, Hall moved to Nashville, arriving in 1964 with $46 and a guitar; within months he had songs climbing the charts. Hall has been nicknamed "The Storyteller," and he has written songs for dozens of country stars, including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, and Bobby Bare.
One of his earliest successful songwriting ventures, "Harper Valley PTA," was recorded in 1968 by Jeannie C. Riley, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Country Music Chart a week apart, sold over six million copies, and won both a Grammy Award and CMA Award. The song would go on to inspire a motion picture and television program of the same name. Hall himself has recorded this song, on his album The Definitive Collection (as track No. 23). Hall's recording career took off after Riley's rendition of the song, releasing a number of hits from the late 1960s through the early 80s. Some of Hall's biggest hits include "A Week in a Country Jail," "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine," "I Love," "Country Is," "The Year Clayton Delaney Died," "I Like Beer," "Faster Horses (the Cowboy and the Poet)", and many others. He is also noted for his children-oriented songs, including "Sneaky Snake" and "I Care," the latter of which hit No. 1 on the country charts in 1975. In 1979, Hall appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits during Season 4.
Hall won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes in 1973 for the notes he wrote for his album Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits. He was nominated for, but did not win, the same award in 1976 for his album Greatest Hits Volume 2. He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1971.[2][3]
He also hosted the syndicated country music TV show Pop! Goes the Country from 1980-1982.[4] He also composed the theme song for Fishin' with Orlando Wilson.
His 1996 song "Little Bitty", from the album Songs from Sopchoppy, became a No. 1 single that year when it was recorded by Alan Jackson for the album Everything I Love.
In 1998 his 1972 song "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" came in second in a BBC Radio 2 poll to find the UK's favorite easy listening record, despite never having been a hit in the UK and being familiar to Radio 2 listeners mostly through occasional plays by DJ Terry Wogan.[5]
His song "I Love", in which the narrator lists the things in life that he loves, was used, with altered lyrics, in a popular 2003 TV commercial for Coors Light,[6] and also used in 2014 in a TV advert for Clipper Teas.
On July 3, 2007, he released the CD Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T. on his independent bluegrass label Blue Circle Records.
On February 12, 2008, Hall was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
On June 1, 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine" #93 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.[7]
- In Search of a Song (1971)
- We All Got Together and... (1972)
- Places I've Done Time (1978)
- Song in a Seashell (1985)
Books written by Hall
- How I Write Songs, Why You Can (1976), Chappell Music Co.
- The Songwriter's Handbook (1976), Rutledge Hill Press
- The Storyteller's Nashville (1979), Doubleday & Co.
- The Laughing Man of Woodmont Coves (1982), Doubleday & Co.
- The Acts of Life (1986), The University Of Arkansas Press
- Homewords (1986), The University of Tennessee Press
- Christmas and the Old House (1989), Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.
- Spring Hill, Tennessee (1990), Longstreet Press, Inc.
- What a Book! (1996), Longstreet Press, Inc.
See also
- Category:Songs written by Tom T. Hall
- Category:Tom T. Hall songs
- Category:Tom T. Hall albums
- ↑ "History of WSPZ/WVRC, Spencer". WVRC. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Tom T. Hall". Grand Ole Opry. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Opry Member List PDF" (PDF). April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Full cast and crew for "Pop! Goes the Country"". IMDB. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Eagles' Hotel Flys to Top of Poll". Birmingham Post. Dec 8, 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 23 January 2016 – via Highbeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "THE WAY WE LIVE NOW - 1-26-03 - PROCESS - How to Write a Catchy Beer Ad". The New York Times. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "93. Tom T. Hall, 'Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine' (1972)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- Allen, Bob. (1998). "Tom T. Hall". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 224–5.
External links
- Official website
- Tom T. Hall page at allmusic.com
- Blue Circle Records
- Good Home Grown Music Publishing
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum


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Dr. just prescribed Flector patch but now I am scared to use it as side effects listed are gastric ulcers and bleeds. How can that be if this is topical not oral? What can I take that's non-narcotic and won't hurt stomach or make ulcers worse?
I can't take ibuprofen due to ulcers and have chronic neck pain, help?
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- 15 Feb 2011 by djrackers
- Updated
- 12 December 2012
- Topics
- flector, flector patch, pain, neck pain, ibuprofen, side effect, ulcer, chronic
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Flector patches have a much less incidence of systemic effects like gastric problems that the oral forms have. I'm betting the information provided was for all forms of the drug not just the patch form. You are right. It is topical and not as risky to the stomach as the oral form. It could be a possibility but very unlikely.
I too have bleeding ulcers. From years of ipuprofen use> the patch I am told is a great tool with regard to helping with severe back pain (rods in lower pack) I just wish I could get more and faster relief. I understand how severe this pain can be. My heart goes out to you as a friend with with much the same pain and discomfort is a daily part of life. Good luck and God Bless you.
I found a pain management doctor and recently had an epidural steroid shot in my cervical spine. It has been like a miracle. I have feeling in my hand and fingers that I haven't had in years and no throbbing or tingling. I can move my head and turn my neck without pain. I am completely off the narcotics. I understand this will not last forever and am told I will eventually need to have surgery again, but for now I am enjoying life!
DJ, this is the kind of doctor you should consult concerning the medications I spoke of in my other posting to you. Best of luck.
A patch works by the med being slowly absorbed into the body and blood stream through the skin. The stomach only gets a very small dose of med this way. If you swallow a medicine, the throat and stomach is flooded with the med. That's why Ibuprofin, aspirin and other meds tear up the stomach-as most of the meds are there. Other medicines and even some foods can cause the system not to absorb the med into the body through the stomach into the blood stream. I've heard that milk and Ibuprofin are a bad combination for the stomach, also anti-acid types of meds inhibit proper digestion and absorbation of many medicines. My thought is that a patch gives a more accurate dose of medication, since the medicine isn't being messed up by chemical reactions from foods.
This may sound extreme, but have you considered long-acting opioids? I have been through several following a spinal injury in 2003. The only one I can say that I truly hated was Morphine Sulfate, AKA- MS Contin. That one really wreaked havoc with my whole digestive tract. I have also had progressive levels of OxyContin. You will build gradual resistance to any of this kind of medicine. I currently take a drug called Exalgo ER 16mg-3/day. Most likely, if your doctor thinks that a long acting opioid would be helpful, he/she will start you on a lower dose and work up to a level that is appropriate for you. Once you figure out the right dose, (and let you body adjust), you will have a chance at a little normalcy in your life. Another drug that was easy on my system was Opana ER. One word of warning, though. All of these meds are more than a little pricey. So, I hope you have a good prescription plan. Depending on dose, etc., you can expect to pay at least $500/mo.
Without insurance, my dosage of Exalgo would run me almost $2200/mo. There are also instant release versions of all of the meds I've talked about and they are roughly 80% cheaper than the long acting versions. Don't ask me why. Well, best of luck in your quest. As for a non-narcotic option, the only thing I know of is "arthritis strength" Tylenol. It won't bother your stomach, but it will literally rot your liver. I am more afraid of Tylenol than I am of the narcotics. Used and monitored properly, they can greatly improve your overall quality of life. (and that's what really counts in the long run)
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Today I went to one of those dinner making places, where they have the ingredients and "recipes" set up for you. All you have to do is go to each station and mix everything up, assemble it into it's freezer containers and tada! You have six (or twelve depending on what option you took) meals ready for the freezer. And when you have a night where there's no time to cook, you just pull the meal out and pop it in the oven, or cook it on the stove–maybe 15 minutes–and you're done. How awesome is that?
Today, I got six meals plus a dessert. And an extra meal for signing up for next month 🙂
I got:
Southwestern Chicken Bake
Teriyaki Beef
Pot Roast
Chickan with Sun-dried tomato sauce
Texas Beef-Bean Bake
Zesty Cod Filets
Marinated Flank Steak
Bread Pudding (without raisins because…ick).
All of the meals have the instructions on a "sticker" attached to the package. If there's an ingredient you or a family member don't like, you can leave the ingredient out (see the bread pudding above). Or you can package the ingredient seperate (like spinach for one of the meals) and mix it in your portion but not your husbands. There were 14 meal options to choose from, you can buy sides (like candied squash or marinated peas) to go with, in individual sizes, 2-3 or 4-6 person sizes, and they also offer individual dessert options.
The whole experience was a lot of fun and it's nice to know I have those options in the freezer and that I didn't have to shop, prep or clean. As I said, I signed up for next month, but this time I did the 12 meal option (I get the 2-3 serving meals because we're light eaters) and my total cost was $95. Way cheaper than a grocery shopping trip for the same 12 meals (which include beef, chicken and seafood dishes) and not to mention way cheaper than the cost if you include my time for grocery shopping, chopping, mixing and then washing the dishes. I'm sooo hooked!


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Nowadays, you would think that every waking moment is captured in some way. I mean, almost everyone carries a phone, if not two, with them wherever and whenever, which allows them to take a quick snap shot of everything. Aside from that, all these social media platforms have somehow compelled everyone to make sure that they took photos of everything so that they could be updated with new happenings.
But, believe it or not, there are some instances where picture takings take the back burner. How come? Well, if you're the one hosting a party, especially if it's in your own house, it could really be hard to keep up when you have million things to attend to. Or you could simply be having so much fun with catching up, eating, and laughing with everyone else that you're totally oblivious to the fact that you haven't been taking any pictures at all.
Good thing, you can always count on the good old photo booth kent to save your day and your face from guest who would ask for pictures days after the party. Yes, photo booths, is your new best friend. Here are some reasons why you should totally consider getting one the next time you're having a party over at your house.
- You don't have to be a nosy host who comes up to every guest who are obviously trying to have a conversation just to "capture the moment".
- You get to focus on hosting the party because photo booths runs by itself once it's set up. Therefore, there will still be pictures when the party ends without you having to man the booth personally.
- Everyone gets to decide when to be captured. Unlike if you're trying to just snap away with your camera to make sure everything's been documented, awkward shots will be avoided. (A couple making out in the background, people taking a huge bite, drunken Tom passed out behind the sofa)
- It gives guest something to do when they're not eating, chatting or trying to take advantage of the free booze (no offense drunken Tom J)
- You're not obliged to update everyone with last night's party pictures because they can get the photo strips right away when they're done with the booth.
See how convenient and fun photo booths are? With them around, you can easily host and party without looking like a rag doll after. Plus you still get quirky pictures to remember the day. Think you'll add photo booth to your next party?Continue Reading...
Are you getting bored of how your home looks right now? Because of that, are you now considering doing a home improvement project, a home makeover or even just replacing some old furniture and adding new ones? If you are, then you must make sure that your home improvements are done right. However, what if you do not have the budget, or what if you really do not want to hire a professional to do the job? Instead, do you want to do your home improvement projects by yourself and save some money? Well, to help you out, here are some tips and reminders to help you get it done on your own.
Tips And Reminders For A Home Improvement Done Right
Owning your very own home is definitely a dream come true for a lot of people. However, you should know that owning a home is not always relaxing. After all, it requires a strong commitment to keeping it clean, well maintained, safe, and running efficiently. Making the occasional repairs and home improvements is typically a big part of owning a home. However, if you want to save money while doing any repairs or home improvements, you should consider doing the job yourself. Here are some tips and reminders that you should keep in mind if you are a dedicated do-it-yourselfer (DIY). You should also keep these tips in mind if you want your home improvement done right.
- Preparing for a paint job like a pro. Do you want to paint your whole room, house or do you just need to cover a crack in the wall? Whatever your reason is, nothing helps to improve or maintain the appearance of your home like paint. Also, did you know that in addition to adding style, when a paint job is done well, it can actually increase the value of your home! However, when painting is not done right, spatters, roller marks and trim paint will be easy to see and it would be very unattractive. We have had a great tip from UK Plaster (ukplaster.com)(who produce a large range of plaster cornice) who have said when painting over coving it is good to water down the paint 1:5 5 parts water for 2 coats first as coving is very porous then after these 2 initial layer then paint on your final colour.
Because of that, do you want your painting home improvement done right? If you do, make sure that you properly prepare for the job. Here are some simple steps you should follow.
- Remove any hardware or fixture that blocks your space. Before you start painting a wall, make sure that you remove any hardware or furniture that may obstruct your job. Also, if you do not want to get paint on your beloved home fixtures, keep them away or carefully wrap them up. Also, remove any switch-plates, curtain rods, and door hinges that can block your paint roller. Although doing all of these may take time, you will definitely not regret it! In fact, once you get them all out of the way, your painting job will go much faster and more efficiently.
- Clean the area first. After you have removed anything that can get in your way and if you now have an unobstructed way to the walls, clean it first. Use a dry cloth or damp sponge to wipe it down. Remember, grime, dust and grease buildup will keep your paint from properly sticking to your walls and it could also result in some streaks. Also, make sure to carefully examine the wall you are about to paint for any gouges, nail holes and other imperfections. Once you find any of these, make sure to fill out any hole and sand any rough spots.
- Start painting. Once you are satisfied that no furniture is blocking you and that there are no more rough spots or holes in the wall, you can now start painting!
- Deal with your doors. Doors are present in every home and in fact, a house can have more than one door! Also, although they may look simple and innocent, doors actually need to be repaired and maintained every now and then. Doors are used a lot and they are prone to sticking and squeaking and, although these problems are considered minor ones, they can still be an annoyance.
Interior wooden doors are not exposed to the elements but they are still subjected to climate changes. In fact, during humid weather, a wooden door can actually swell if there is not enough room in order to accommodate the expansion between the frame and the door. Because of this, you should make sure to inspect your door carefully. Look for any loose or deteriorated screws or hinges and if you find some, fix them right away. Tighten all loose screws by placing a door wedge at the latch end of your door in order to balance its weight. Once the screw looks ok but your door still resists when you close it, remember the tight spots. Also, if your door only sticks during humid months or during rainy days, you should consider getting it planed.
- Repairing your faulty faucet. Leaking faucets is one of the most common problems faced by homeowners everywhere. Although it may sound like a very simple and minor repair, it is actually very important since it can help you save on your water bills. Also, you should remember that when you do not immediately fix your faulty faucet, you are wasting a very important resource needed by billions of people – water. So, do not take this repair lightly and do it properly. Save money and help your environment at the same time.
- Improving your chairs. Are the feet of your chairs scraping away at your beautiful floor finish? Do they leave annoying marks and scratches on your otherwise unblemished floor? If they are, then you should consider improving and modifying your chair! How do you do this? In order to stop it from scratching your floor anymore, you can hammer in some tacks that have felt pads attached. Or if you want, you can attach rubber pads at the foot of your dining chairs, sofas or any chair that you constantly move around. Doing this still allows you to move your chair around – without the scratch marks that it leaves!
These are just four simple repairs and home improvement ideas that you can utilize. Although they might seem like simple and minor things, they are all very important to keeping an efficient home. Follow the tips mentioned above for home improvement done right!
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At one point, co-offensive coordinator Dan Werner said, all three quarterbacks had completed around 66 percent of their passes, a testament to how close the competition has been this spring. Going into the Grove Bowl, Freeze said one had a slight lead, but even that might have changed after the game itself Saturday.
"After one drill I'd like that one, after the next drill I'd like that one," Freeze said. "So, I go back and forth. In the totality of spring, going back before today, I would say that Ryan Buchanan had a lead in my mind. That certainly doesn't mean that he is going to be the starter. After today I will go back and watch the film and put it with our cumulative stats and everything else that we are judging on them. We will see where it is after today.
"Again, even if we say that he has the lead, it is so minute and so small and so far from being over. That is everything being transparent and that is how I felt today. I might feel differently come Monday. I will watch the film this weekend and we will see."
Junior quarterback Chad Kelly had the best statistical day of the group, completing 9-of-19 passes for 104 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Sophomore quarterback DeVante Kincade was 9-of-18 for 93 yards and also rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries, while fellow sophomore quarterback Ryan Buchanan was 5-of-16 for 49 yards with an interception.
"I feel like I really improved since the start of camp," Buchanan said. "Like I have said from the beginning, being behind Bo, you don't get as many of the first-team reps and don't go against the first-team defense. This spring, we had a chance to do that, and gradually I feel like I improved with my decision-making.
"I feel like I have made improvements, but I know for a fact that I can do way better," Kincade said.
Earlier this spring, Freeze said he expected the competition to continue into the middle of fall camp, but if it stays as close as it appears to be right now, it might continue into the season itself.
"If they are as close as they are now, I could see us going a couple games making sure we have done due diligence in naming a starter," Freeze said. "But, I do not want to do it beyond that or even if that. It wouldn't shock me to go into week one planning to give them all reps to look at how they do when the lights come on. We won't go too long like that. I don't mind playing a couple, but you need to have a guy that is your guy when the time comes."
Revamped Running Game
Ole Miss returns its two leading rushers from last season in senior running back Jaylen Walton (106 carries, 586 yards, five touchdowns) and sophomore running back Jordan Wilkins (52 carries, 361 yards, one touchdown), but the Rebels appear to have made some changes in the ground game.
"We tweaked a few things," Werner said. "We got some ideas from some other teams that run similar offenses and it's been really good for us."
Despite just 10 healthy offensive linemen by the end of the spring, one of the areas where Freeze was most pleased this spring was the running game, and it showed in the Grove Bowl.
Wilkins led the way with six carries for 62 yards, highlighted by a 28-yard run, but sophomore Eugene Brazley and redshirt freshman Akeem Judd had their moments as well. Walton even threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow on a halfback pass.
"We have a bunch of good backs," Werner said. "They're in a situation where they have so many guys who are really good players that they have to compete. When you get a chance to run the ball, you better make a good run."
Jones, Hampton Among Spring Surprises
Freeze has said they are searching for more consistency at the wide receiver position, but when asked earlier this week who has been the biggest surprise of spring practice, the first name that came to his mind was junior wide receiver Derrick Jones.
Jones credited another year in the program and the confidence of playing on just one of the ball for his breakout spring. In the Grove Bowl, he led the Red team with three catches for 35 yards.
"It gives me a lot of confidence, knowing that I'm going to be in this spot and keep working at one position, and not wondering if I'm going to be a cornerback or a receiver," Jones said.
Sophomore defensive back C.J. Hampton was another name that Freeze mentioned as players who have impressed this spring. After a year learning behind All-American safety Cody Prewitt, Hampton is now competing for playing time at free safety, and he was named the most improved defensive player of the spring.
"Cody was on hard me last year," Hampton said. "He wanted me to learn. He always said I was good enough and that I had to learn it fast. I learned it, and I'm rolling with it now. I still talk to Cody a lot now."