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Father's Day is just around the corner, and I can't wait to dedicate that day to my family. For many dads (and moms) like myself, travelling frequently for work can be challenging. While a recent survey from TripIt suggests travelers like us are at ease staying connected with loved ones while we're away, these trips can cause stress for our significant others at home.
Here are a few ways we can make it easier for our loved ones to feel connected across the miles:
Say goodbye - Before you go, make your farewell count. The survey revealed that 33 percent of significant others find saying goodbye very stressful, compared to only eight percent of travelers -- so find a way to close that gap and make it easier. Create a pre-trip tradition like one big family meal or a special outing. Before you leave, make sure things are manageable at home so that your partner isn't left feeling overwhelmed.
Mind the time - Most travelers and significant others (50 percent and 52 percent respectively) communicate with each other anywhere between two and four times a day. Make it easy to talk by reserving time in each other's calendars, and use your world clock to navigate time differences for more spontaneous calls and texts. Planning ahead means you might even be able to tuck your kids in for bed before you set out on a day of meetings.
Face-to-face is best - It turns out that phone calls are still the number one way to stay connected, but almost half (47 percent) of business travelers opt for video calls, which can create a richer experience. Whenever available, chat face-to-face with your family back home. Use tools like Apple's FaceTime or Microsoft's Skype, which let you video chat for free on a multitude of devices. Plus, when you're travelling internationally, these tools only require Wifi so you can avoid costly roaming fees.
"Bring" the destination to them - Next to phone calls, texting is the second most popular way to stay connected, with 85 percent of travelers and 78 percent of significant others sending messages to their loved ones. Though you can't always bring your family on business trips, you can share highlights via text and nurture their love of travel by sending photos and videos. Make it personal by explaining why a certain location makes you think of them: "You'd love this gelato!" or "Can you imagine going to school here?"
Sharing is caring - Give your significant other access to your travel plans through TripIt so they can see when you are in meetings, or if you're going to make it home in time for dinner. This will also help prevent worry if your family can't get a hold of you for periods of time.
Today's technology provides more options for travelers to stay in touch with loved ones. Traveling can be easier on the whole family if you make time to let them know that you're thinking of them while you're away. A souvenir for the kids never hurts either!


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Donald Trump's presidency promises to bring major economic changes to the country and one of the key issues that many advisors and clients are worried about is the future of the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare. Trump has stated that he intends to repeal this program and has nominated to his cabinet someone who many describe as the perfect person for the task.
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R.-Ga.), Trump's nominee for secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, has long stated that he thinks that the government shouldn't be in charge of healthcare and has gone so far as to propose legislation to limit Washington's influence over healthcare policy.
The 20 million people who are covered under the Affordable Care Act are now left to wait and see what actions Trump will take in this area. The program has been lauded for increasing the number of people who have health insurance and has also been panned for rising healthcare premiums. (For more, see: How Obamacare Can Be Repealed.)
An Uncertain Future
Trump has yet to state his formal plan of action but has said he'd like to keep some of Obamacare's more popular features, leading to some confusion. This is a major cause of concern for some advisors and their clients who are unsure of what the future holds for their healthcare plan. Jude Boudreaux, founder of Upperline Financial Planning, told InvestmentNews that he covers his own family along with one of his full-time employees under Obamacare and he's not certain that he will still be able to carry coverage under another plan. "My oldest daughter was billed more than $1.1 million for care during the two years she was treated for leukemia, and she would be an uninsurable risk if certain provisions of Obamacare were ever repealed."
Trump has stated that there are some aspects of the Affordable Care Act that he likes, such as requiring coverage for preexisting conditions and the option for parents to cover children under their healthcare plans until age 26. But it is not clear just how these factors would survive under a different type of plan, as their means of funding would be revoked. Trump will also need Congressional approval to accomplish his plans, which may be possible now that the Republicans control both the House and the Senate. Obamacare will most likely remain in effect for 2017, but it's anyone's guess what will happen after that at this point. (For more, see: The Evolution of Obamacare Since Its Inception.)
Many financial advisors have helped their clients to qualify for additional assistance from Obamacare with the use of prudent income-planning strategies, but this financial assistance may disappear with the changes that Trump has promised. It seems fairly certain that the cost of coverage will most likely change, with premiums for those who are healthy going down and rising for those with health conditions.
Clients who have retired in the past few years and are not 65 years old may be especially vulnerable to any changes that are made, as they may be forced to choose between going without coverage or returning to the workforce. Some financial advisors are counseling their clients to sign up for 2017 coverage, even if the premiums are much higher than last year's. They are also telling those clients to focus on preventive care and deal with any outstanding health issues now. Some advisors are also optimistic that Trump's plan will help to lower the cost of health insurance premiums.
The Bottom Line
Financial advisors and their clients will need to stay tuned to see what ultimately happens to Obamacare. Trump has not laid out any concrete plans at this point, but this will likely come soon give the background of his Health and Human Services Department nominee. Clients who are worried about whether they will still have coverage after Trump enacts his plan can get ahead of the game by dealing with health issues now and making the most use of their coverage while they have it. Those who believe that they will have to spend more on healthcare next year may want to start budgeting for that increase now, so that they will be prepared when higher costs hit. (For more, see: Obamacare Costs Up for 2017.)

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Scissorcraft is a very large group of websites chock full of hand illustrated images perfect for children of any age.
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How To Go From Employee To Entrepreneur Using Business Quadrants Wealthflow Theory
Going from employee to entrepreneur requires a lot of work before you even consider quitting your day job. Use these 12 steps based on Business Quadrants Wealthflow Theory to succeed.
Many people are blindly progressing in their careers but have an uneasy feeling about their current life and career paths. They believe they could absolutely be happy and successful as entrepreneurs.
But the misconceptions about business ownership and the constant negative response from peers, friends and family hold them back from making the leap.
Only when someone can rise above the negative chatter, ask themselves the critical questions, and overcome their self-doubts are they ready to be an entrepreneur.
If you're fed up with your job, it may seem like there are only two steps to becoming an entrepreneur. The first is to quit your job, and the next step is to start a business. While it is possible to transition successfully from employee to entrepreneur, it's a little more complex than that.
In chapter three of the book Business Quadrants Wealthflow Theory, you learn about the business quadrants golden rule of wealth. The business quadrants golden rule of wealth applies perfectly for those who want to make the switch from employee to entrepreneur.
The golden rule recommends taking a more open-ended approach, and looking at the many ways the staff job you have now can set you up as a successful entrepreneur.
From Employee To A Passive Income Business Entrepreneur
As mentioned earlier, the focus of this post is switching from an employee to owning a passive income business.
The switch may look simple on paper but the reality is that it is not. However, if you follow these twelve steps you will achieve success.
Step 1 – Decide on the Business
Step 2 – Calculate the Business Budget Cost
Step 3 – Scrutinize and Calculate your Basic Expenses
Step 4 – Decide on Major Expenses Before You Launch
Step 5 – Calculate How Long You Have To Work
Step 6 – Get Down To Work and Start Saving Monthly
Step 7 – Acquire Necessary Skills
Step 8 – Work Your Network
Step 9 – Pre-launch Your Business On a Small-Scale
Step 10 – Quit Your Job
Step 11 – Take Sabbatical Leave
Step 12 – Soft-Launch and/or Hard-Launch Your Business
Final Thoughts
As you can see, becoming an entrepreneur requires a lot of work before you even consider quitting your day job. However, if you follow each of the steps listed above and your idea still seems viable, you can leave your life as an employee and become an entrepreneur instead.
There are many challenges you'll face, but for most entrepreneurs, the benefits of meaningful work and self-direction are much more important.
This post is an excerpts from chapter eight of the Business Quadrants Wealthflow Theory book. Pre-register now for updates on the full version launching on June 26, 2017. You will receive a copy of the Free Edition (First three chapters) and get access to the launch price promo and other incentives. To pre-register visit BQWT Amazon Launch Update.


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Adventures in Syracuse, including restaurant reviews, festivals, real estate, shopping, stores, weird things, normal things and many things in between. I am a real estate agent helping people buy and sell homes in the city of Syracuse and surrounding areas.
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Live Cinema Festival 2015 | LPM 2015 > 2018
Piazza dell'Immacolata, Rome Italy, Rome, Italy
The second edition of Live Cinema Festival takes place in Rome from September 4th to 12th, 2015 in Piazza dell'Immacolata, in the district of San Lorenzo.
The program foresees the exhibition of 18 international artists during 9 nights in the open air space of one of the most popular squares in Rome: Piazza Immacolata, very strong gathering point which can become a new place dedicated to culture and an example of exploitation of the potential of the San Lorenzo district, one the most populated and vibrant city areas and aims, among its main objectives, to put in touch young people to cultural proposals throught an event totally for free.
In the past , the concept of "Live Cinema" was mainly used to describe the live musical accompaniment of silent movies. Nowadays "Live Cinema" means an experimental narrative technique, applied to performative video, which gives rise to the simultaneous creation of sound and images in real time, in which the traditional standards of narrative cinema, represented by the subjectivity of the camera, is expanded into a broader conception. "Cinema" is understood as the act of simultaneously create images and sounds that interact with each other and take shape in a synaesthetic approach that results in audio-video performance realized in real-time, in which the viewer's perception is in constant tension between experimentation and re-enactment.
Friday, Sept. 4
21.00 Mannheim AV Kollektiv | M1
22.00 Teatrino Elettrico | Ceci n'est pas une musique
Saturday, Sept. 5
21.00 Susan van Dongen | Decode
22.00 Fire at Work | Extreme Chillout Cinema
23.00 AMENcrew | Digital Organics
Sunday, Sept. 6
21.00 Kasia Justka | Electrcute
22.00 Marco Mendeni | r_lightTweakSunlight
Monday, Sept. 7
21.00 Space Love | LCF Space Love
22.00 Nikky & Trix | Aporia
Tuesday, Sept. 8
21.00 Klabrus (Emre Kula) | LCF Klabrus
22.00 Ind |Field Test VI – Symmetry
Thursday, Sept. 9
21.00 Ogino:knauss with 1Kpieces | EX – Exercises in Urban Reconnaissance
22.00 Matteo Bennici | Shestaya
Wednesday, Sept. 10
21.00 Dubit + Didif | Balanced
22.00 Ryo Ikeshiro | Construction in Kneading
Friday, Sept. 11
22.00 DIE! GOLDSTEIN | Dystopia Utopia
23.00 VJ Kinomatic (The Erasers) | Manifesto, a statement of failures
Saturday, Sept. 12
21.00 dORNwITTCHEN & Holzhouse | dORNwITTCHEN in Holzhouse
22.00 Addictive Tv | Orchestra of Samples
Live Cinema Festival 2015 have been selected as an official project of "Estate Romana 2015" funded by Roma Capitale in collaboration with SIAE and its purpose is to enhance one of the most vibrant areas of the city, through the exhibition of 31 artists, which, thanks to a program that combines emerging and known artists, has the opportunity to become a real moment of for cultural aggregation.
Live Cinema Festival is part of the project of cultural cooperation LPM 2015 > 2018 realized with the contribution of the Creative Europe Culture Program for European Cooperation Projects, involving 14 partners from 13 different countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece , Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.
Live Cinema Festival is a cultural and artistic project, promoted by Flyer Communication in co-production with LPM – Live Performers Meeting, FLxER.net, Linux Club, Free Hardware Foundation and Improvearts with the support of Roma Capitale and approved by AVnode.
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Commodore 128 - mods
... or adventures of a lame modder . intro Only here you will find a Commodore C64 SUSHI!!! :D /intro Background story Yeah, I admit that I was »
... or adventures of a lame modder . intro Only here you will find a Commodore C64 SUSHI!!! :D /intro Background story Yeah, I admit that I was »
... or did I just make poor looking molded keys? . Intro Ohh yeah, Retrokomp party + my 4yo son typing on an old school computer = outcome: /Intro The »
... or I just saw the best-made upgrade for it Intro Who dafaq are these guys?! :D ... and what they are doing in my garage lol? :D »
Intro I've discovered a new kind of flower while partying on SillyVenture 2018 I present you Beeronius Vulgaris! lol /Intro A few months ago I've experimented »
... or I've never thought I'll ever do such transplants :) Intro I was driving back home the other day when I saw this ... A semi-trailer on a »
... or weird stuff continues . Intro A stag-party cake for a serious Amiga fan. /intro OK, so here is the fifth part of various hax that I've »
... or HydroGraphics to the rescue! . intro A pic titled "One cap to fail them all" /intro This is gonna be a short post or rather pictorial »
... or two VICs goes SD . INTRO Some time ago, my friend Wendell asked me to refurbish and arm two VICs with SD2IEC readers. I've bought two »
... or DOS FTW! \o/ . intro 1337 team straight from the 70/80s sends greetz from RetroKomp/LoadError party ... /intro Background info This small project started because »
... or biznaz continues :O . intro /intro This is the second part of "Extreme refurbishing - episode 2" feat. Atari 800 XL The first part can be »
... or seriouz repair biznuz ;) . intro /intro Background story Welcome to episode two of extreme refurbishing. I've decided that I'll split it into two parts. There is »
... or fixing several 1541 drives for fun ;) . [Intro] A challenge ! [/intro] 1541 fixing chaos Part of you already knows that some time ago I've bought quite »
... or another round of weird stuff . INTRO Right now I am like ... ... but I am gonna change it to ... C64 ... 3D printed Not really a hack »
... or just another story about mature hardware ;) Intro Yeah yeah, I know, I didn't write for quite a while. It was kinda hard due to prolonged »
... or a story about C64 straight from a Monster Truck Fail of the month Story Last month, I've bought quite a few retro computers. There was »
... or another custom work for my Norwegian friend :) Intro Getting a good quality photo of a dye with just an USB camera "microscope" is kinda hard. »
... another round of small hax that I did over past few weeks. Desoldering station Some time ago, I've bought a cheap desoldering station to conveniently desolder »
... or a story about a C64 version sold along with potatoes back in a day Intro This is going to be a very short post about »
... or dafaq is that gooey ?! Intro Some time ago mCCnEx of WantedTeam demoscene group, asked me to have a look at his Amiga 600. There was »
... hopefully ... . Photo of the week Extreme refurbishing series ;) Fixing stuff This post is about fixing plastic cases of retro computers. Well, maybe it is rather how »
... or repairs mayhem ... sort of Photo of the week This C64 mainboard needs serious debugging ;P Intro This post is a continuation of CPC repairs saga »
... or how my Amstrad load youtube . Photo of the week This time I present you a photo titled "The great chase of a 1337 h4x0r !" Obviously, »
... or small hax overload Intro Let's start with a photo of the week. Proposed title - "Y U NO WORK ??!!" Any idea what hardware it is »
... or about de-yellowing one more time Ataaariiii I've recently bought nicely worn out Atari 800XL. I won't lie if I say I did buy it on »
... or how to get overwhelmed by too many projects Yup, posting delays again :/ That is caused by too many projects that I started simultaneously and these »
... or how to use heart surgeon tool to fix C64 ! Ha ! So part three it is ... Yoda said. Well, he didn't say it but just imagine »
... or hot-fixes surprise ! Story Recently, I've received a broken ZX Spectrum 48k from a friend. A nice looking unit that required a bit of work on »


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I thought I would share with you a few images that caught my eye this morning.
love the above chairs mixed in with an all white pallet.
Loving these stools and pendant lights again in an all white kitchen.
I'm starting to see a trend here. All white/neutral color background makes for the perfect backdrop to make your reds really pop! And don't you love this table skirt??! This would be a good DIY with some paint or ribbon!
Would love to do this to a chair in my house. What a fun way to liven up a stripe!!!
As much as I love neutrals, I do have a thing for red. If you have been to my house you would know that I have a red kitchen, red ceiling in my dining room and a red guest bathroom. Here are some photos below:
Here is a shot of the kitchen trying to crop out the absolute disaster going on in the there at the moment. The red I have used here is the same used on the table below, dining room ceiling, and bathroom.
DIY painted red table and burlap skirted table thanks to my always faithful seamstress, Margeaux. Check out her new blog! I LOVE it!
Horrible exposure in this photo but you get the idea of the red ceiling.
Another not so good shot of the bath. I'm telling you we need more light in this house people!!!!
And this bugaboo is 10 months today!!!! He doesn't look happy about this and neither is his momma:(


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GetClimate is the new CMCC's application for iphone that visualizes global data on monthly average temperatures and precipitations.
Tap the icon and get climate data on your actual location.
Use the search bar and find information about any location in the world.
Data are visualized in a line chart that provides average temperatures (°C) and precipitations (mm/day) for the 1976 – 2005 period, thus providing the climate information of the last decades.
GetClimate also delivers news, events, articles and scientific publications, information and updates about the international debate on climate sciences and policy.
GetClimate was developed by the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), the Italian-based research institution that manages and promotes scientific and applied activities in the field of international climate change research.
GetClimate is easy to use, provides scientific information and is free
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Here at Nova we strive to better suit the many goals and needs of our members by varying our programming to meet our clients where they are at their level of experience and fitness. We define this programming as "Fitness" or "Performance", but neither program is better or necessarily more intense. These variants are not to be confused with "easy" or "hard" versions of the daily, prescribed workout.
The "Performance" version of the programming is not to be confused with "being better," it is meant to challenge the higher level athlete with more advanced movements coupled with heavier weights in metabolic conditioning (METCON). This means that even the highest-level athlete can be challenged with "fitness" because they are able to push harder. In certain cases, fitness may be a better option for the athlete who has not yet mastered a specific skill, has a weak foundation, limited mobility, and/or needs to build more strength in order to complete the movements as prescribed.
It is important that purpose of variant programming is understood, and that being in one category versus the other doesn't reflect your value as a person. It is meant to give direction and maintain a high quality class for everyone. We want to focus on what is most appropriate for the client's goals and development.
Levels Defined:
Fitness: A General Preparedness Program (GPP) for achieving many fitness goals of the larger population (young, old, athletic, inexperienced/experienced, etc.).
• Builds a strong foundation for other activities, health, and more advanced training
• Focuses on skill learning and body awareness
• Higher complexity movements are done in controlled settings (i.e. strength or skill portion)
• Less skill intensive conditioning to maintain high intensity
Performance: A specific training program for the "Sport of Fitness" and High-level athletics. Success in this program is dependent on a solid foundation in the basic components of fitness needed (strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, skill). This baseline allows coaches to spend more time working on more advanced technique with appropriate individuals.
• More complex movements (and may be included in conditioning)
• For those that have a solid foundation of abilities and experiential knowledge
Requirements for Performance:
• Full Range of Motion
• Knowledge of basic mobility and stretching techniques
• Know all the foundational movements, how to warm them up, and appropriate weights (squat variations, deadlift, press variations, Olympic weightlifting variations)
• Proficient in weight dropping technique
• Proficient in fundamental bodyweight movements (pull up, push up, lunge, air squat, sit ups, knees to elbows, handstand)
Each class will generally have 2 variations of the WOD (workout of the day). The member will perform a group warm up before following the appropriate programming. This is based on their individual fitness & strength level, as well as the ability to perform certain complex movements. There is still a strong sense of community and teamwork because all members are working alongside each other completing similar exercises. Many times whole WOD or parts of it will be the same.
Fitness: Performance:
A) Deadlift 5 sets x 5 reps – A) Deadlift: 7 sets x 2 reps @ 90% 1RM,
Increase Weight each set – -Rest 4 minutes
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Spring Is Here – The First "Saltie" Of The Year Arrives In Twin Ports
This is a sure sign that Spring is here to stay. The first oceangoing vessel of the 2011 shipping season arrived in the Port of Duluth-Superior this morning. The Cyprus-flagged Federal Leda (Lee-da) sailed beneath the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge at 7:10 a.m.
Her arrival marked the first saltwater vessel ("saltie") into the Twin Ports this year to have transited the Great Lake St. Lawrence Seaway system. Do you know when the earliest arrival of a "Saltie in Duluth was?" Find out the answer after the break.
This year's "first saltie" arrived just four days later than her sister ship did last year (Federal Elbe on April 7, 2010); the Port's earliest recorded arrival of an oceangoing vessel was the Indian ship LT Argosy on April 1, 1995.


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Based in Singapore, Ric Roi leads the firm's Leadership & Succession Practice for Asia Pacific. He provides advising services to a wide range of corporate clients and executives, in many countries, to better align leadership capability to business strategy through improved hiring, promotion and succession decisions.
Previous Experience
Ric has over 22 years of consulting experience in executive selection and development, senior team building and culture alignment. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, he served as Global Center of Excellence Head and Asia Pacific Practice Leader for Right Management, a leading talent management services firm.
Ric received his B.S. in Engineering from the University of Arizona and his doctoral degree in Leadership and Organization from University of San Francisco. He served as visiting professor at Nagoya University of Commerce in Japan, teaching in the International MBA and EMBA programs. Additionally, he has served as lecturer teaching in executive education programs for UC Berkeley, HAAS School of Business.
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Attend our Parent Portal Training and we will walk you through the process of logging in, viewing allotment, submitting grades, submitting receipts for reimbursement, and other details.
Bring your device, receipts, work samples, grades etc. and we will walk you through the Parent Portal process.
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AFI Names Its Top Ten Movies and Television Shows of 2009
By Dustin Rowles | Industry | December 14, 2009 |
By Dustin Rowles | Industry | December 14, 2009 |
By tradition, we don't do our Top Ten Lists of the Year until the first week of the new year (giving us more time to catch those Christmas releases), but AFI has come out with its Top Ten of 2009, for both television and the big screen. Their top ten movies of the year give me some pause -- either it's a mediocre list, or 2009 really didn't have better offerings, although to be honest, I did like all the ones listed below that I've seen, and I won't quibble with them being on a top ten list; some of them (The Hangover), just wouldn't be on my top ten list. I am glad to see some love for Sugar, though -- a very under-appreciated gem. The inclusion of The Hurt Locker, in addition to its success in some of the other movie awards this week from city-wide film critics societies, suggests that it may give Up in the Air a run for its Oscar money (and deservedly so).
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
The Messenger
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Up in the Air
As for the top ten television shows, well, I didn't realize there were ten great shows this year, and this list sort of bears that out (plus, no "Dexter"? Or "30 Rock" or "Community" or even "Better Off Ted"? Shiiiiiit).
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Big Love,"
"Friday Night Lights,"
"Mad Men"
"Modern Family"
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
"Nurse Jackie"
"Party Down"
"True Blood"
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Rev. Jeffrey Kealoha Ryan
Senior Minister / Spiritual Director
The Riverside Community Center for Spiritual Living (RCCSL) provides spiritual and practical tools that support a positive and transformative life experience. A transformative life experience in which you recognize and appreciate that your life matters and you do make a difference in the world. RCCSL offers you a place to rest, refresh, and renew your connection with "something greater than yourself," that you are a part of.
We are a spiritual community that celebrates diversity and honors all paths to God. We support you in an expanded awareness that indeed, you do have a personal relationship with God. While that relationship with the God of your understanding is clarified and deepened, you will stay motivated and inspired by being surrounded by a loving community of like-minded spiritual seekers.
If you are in search of a spiritual community where you are respected and accepted for who you are and want the inspiration and support to grow to your highest potential, please accept our invitation to visit us soon.
We embolden people to live their highest potential through the transformative Power of Love.
Sunday service on May 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Jeffrey Kealoha Ryan speaks on "Inner Peace"
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Desktop Background Slideshow is a neat little feature in Windows 7 which helps you shuffle your desktop background from a image file store folder, at predefined intervals. But, as Windows doesn't show the file name of the currently displayed wallpaper, it becomes a problem if you have thousands of images in a store folder and you need to find the file name and the directory location of the currently displayed wallpaper.
Here is a small script which adds the Desktop Background File Location option in the Desktop context menu, which opens the current wallpaper file's target folder and selects the file.
Note: This script doesn't work in Windows 8 or 10. If you're using Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10, see article How to Determine the Current Wallpaper File Name and Path in Windows 8 and 10.
1. Download WPTargetDir.zip, unzip and extract the contents to a folder.
2. Move the file WPTargetDir.vbs to the Windows directory.
3. Double-click Add.reg to add the context menu option.
4. Hold the SHIFT key down and right-click on an empty area in the Desktop. You'll see the Desktop Background File Location option.
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To remove/uninstall this option, run the file undo.reg, and then manually delete WPTargetDir.vbs manually from the Windows folder.
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I had a cat for three days once.
It's been a few years now and I still don't like to talk about it, but I think that any person who has been on a bad date, or who has been on Tinder, will be able to relate. Let me explain…
I had a cat for three days once.
It's been a few years now and I still don't like to talk about it, but I think that any person who has been on a bad date, or who has been on Tinder, will be able to relate. Let me explain…
Part one: a recipe for a rich and dense chocolate custard you can make with just four ingredients, and a blender! An idiot could make this dessert. (And an idiot did!)
Part two: another prank on my mom.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom, who is the loveliest lady in my life. She constantly says things that are adorable, like the time she was pulled over, and upon being asked if she'd had anything to drink that night replied, "just milk!" She still loved me after getting a call letting her know that "Katie is pooping under the neighbour's tree" when I was three. She tolerated the many times my sister and I trapped her in the bathroom until she said the one word she hates more than any word, ever (The C Word). She is patient and kind. And she's going to be pissed about the picture I posted below.
Hiii. Due to the overwhelming (luke-warm) response on my Instagram page, I decided to make this my next post. You know when you're at work and you just need a little snacky-poo? This is the snacky-poo you need. Creamy almond butter, rolled oats and ground flaxseed mixed with freshly ground espresso and chocolate chips, then rolled into bite-size balls that you can eat quickly and suspiciously because you're not really supposed to be eating at work. And then somebody says, "What's that?"
"It's an energy ball!"
"What's an energy ball?"
"It's like a, like, rolled oats and almond butter, and some chocolate, there's some energy in there. It's balls-it's a ball. It tastes good. …..I have energy now!"
You too can have the energy, if you make these balls.
You know when you are really cool and confident, and everything you want to say comes out smoothly? I don't. I do know how it feels to sneeze and fart at the same time in public, or trip over my own toe…
Welcome to the easiest, most simple dessert you'll ever make. A complete IDIOT could make this cake. Your dog could make this cake. That kid that picked their nose in elementary school while blank-faced staring out the window could make this cake (although nobody would want to eat it).
It is layers of chocolate cookies and whipped cream, refrigerated until the cookies soften into cake. It isn't an overly sweet cake (the cookies taste similar to Oreos) and being a refrigerated dessert, it is very refreshing during this hot-as-shit weather. I made the cookies from scratch (from the recipe below) but if you really wanted to speed things up, you could use store-bought chocolate wafer cookies, which would make this a 2-ingredient recipe. They are just hard to find sometimes, and I have better things to do than wander around the cookie aisle (LOL jk).
WARNING: this cake must be refrigerated overnight at least! This is not a same-day recipe. SORRY!!!
Welp, Little Doogie's gotta work early this week, and she doesn't have time to cook a gat dang breakfast. And she doesn't want to pay $5 for her favorite Love Crunch granola, either. So she made this granola from scratch. It is sweetened with pure maple syrup and coated with sexy dark chocolate, tossed with sea salt flakes, and dotted with extra chocolate chips.
Golden Grahams and Fruit Loops are taking a back seat this week.
In preparation for Easter, I am supplying you with a recipe that is cool as hell. I have been sitting on it for about 3-4 years, for no good reason. So here it is. The cool-hellest treat you'll find. YES QUEEN.


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A HALE woman who loved Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet after seeing the Zeffirelli film of it thirty years ago, has written 'The Ghostly Father', a book in which the lovers don't die.
In this, her first full length novel, Sue Barnard from Egerton Drive uses Friar Laurence, who inadvertently caused the joint suicide of Romeo and Juliet, to engineer a satisfactory outcome.
Sue, 57, said: "The fact that it works out should persuade people to read it.
"It has been a long time in the thinking.
"I started to write it three years ago. The first draft took me six months. I mulled it over for a while and went back and tweaked it occasionally.
"I got my ideas when I was mowing the lawn."
The book, beautifully written in clear, understandable period dialogue, gets its title from the Friar whom Romeo addressed as 'my ghostly father'.
Sue said: "I have been to Verona and Venice where parts of my book are set. Although it is possible to write about places you haven't visited, it is much easier if you have.
"When the publishers, Crooked Cat, opened their submissions window last spring I sent them the beginning part and a synopsis. A few months later they agreed to publish. I was thrilled."
The book's release will take place on Valentine's day 'because it is about the world's most famous love story'.
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Glastonbury Festival is truly the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, a unique experience in June. Taking place on Worthy Farm, a beautiful 900 acre site in the Vale of Avalon. Glastonbury offers a festival experience like no other. From humble beginnings as a hippy festival in 1970, year after year the spirit and diversity of Glastonbury draws in record numbers, with world renowned artists lining up to be a part of something special. With over 800 live acts on over 80 stages in the three day extravaganza, there is something for everybody with every vibe. Glastonbury is a true festival experience and whilst we might not be able to guarantee the weather, every year the festival offers exceptional shows.
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We knew this was going to happen. Those who downloaded Messages when it was available in beta version for OS X Lion will have to consider their alternatives.
Earlier this year, after Apple announced OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple also made available iMessages for the Mac. For a limited time, Apple made available for free Messages Beta for Macs running OS X 10.7 Lion. It served as a preview for those running the then current OS for the Mac.
Those wanting to get a taste of Mountain Lion tried the Messages app, downloaded the Mountain Lion desktop picture, and tried to get the omnibar for Safari.
While everyone, including Windows users, eventually got an updated Safari with omnibar and other updates, Messages was quietly pulled out in July, and the download page redirecting to the Mountain Lion page. The app continued to run for those who installed the beta program.
When OS X Mountain Lion was released, it became an instant success, hitting three million downloads within four days of hitting the app store.
Now Apple has sent Messages users on OS X that Messages will stop working on December 14, with the appeal to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. Their announcement read:
The Messages Beta program for Lion will end on Friday, December 14, 2012. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to preview Messages.
If you'd like to continue using Messages, upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store. Messages is one of the many great new apps and features built right into OS X Mountain Lion. Learn more. [Link to OS X Mountain Lion in the Mac App Store].
Thank you for your participation in the Messages Beta Program.
It's not clear if you can reinstall iChat, the app that Messages officially replaced. Lion users who want OS X Mountain Lion will have to pay USD 19.99 for the upgrade. That's not too shabby considering its predecessors had cost much more.
And with OS X Mountain Lion you get Messages and a host of features not available on OS X Lion, such as Reminders, Notification Center, and Dictation. Note that Facetime is free for Lion and Mountain Lion users but is available for Leopard and Snow Leopard users for USD 0.99.
Mountain Lion is now at version 10.8.2.
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- Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion
- Three million downloads for OS X Mountain Lion in four days
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Everyone has an idea about where they want to live once they start living their independent lives. There is always going to be a country or a town they dream about. Sometimes, it is also a certain kind of home that they want to be the owner of.
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When renovating there are a number of things that you have to consider such as hiring a contractor, designing, getting rid of the waste by using rubbish skips in Brisbane, etc.
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DesignOnce you have a contractor you can design what you need to happen in every part of the house. With the contractor's help you will be able to decide what changes can be done and what cannot be done. Design is important as all the renovation work will be based on this.
WasteThough some of you may not think of this as an important step it is in fact a very important step. When you are renovating your house you are bound to break down a lot of parts. That means there will be ample items left in the house and the yard that should be removed. However, normal garbage services provided by a municipality do not remove these types of waste. That is why you should go for a skip bin hire service. Once you find a good company to provide you that service, the main components of the renovation project will be taken care of. Browse more about mini skip hire in Brisbane.Renovation should be done with great care and a proper plan about every aspect of the project.
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I've been a part of my local city Etsy group, and I've been watching all of the craft shows people have been posting about. I have been waiting for a year to try a show, and I'm glad I had the chance to be a part of the Tampa Bay Etsy Crew's holiday market.
My boyfriend also joined, sharing his t-shirt designs from Lines and Dashes. It was his first show too, and he was excited to sell his hand printed shirts. I was so happy we got to share a tent together. I don't think I had enough items to fill a full table, but I brought enough to fill half!
People passed by and looked at the items. Everyone admired the Minnie ears hat and the stormtrooper sack hat, a perfect eye catcher with the Star Wars movie coming out soon. I did get a couple of sales for headbands and storm trooper koozies. Overall, it was a great event with a great group of people that were very helpful.
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Because I feature a recipe section in each of my Seasons of the Heart books, lots of people ask me questions about Amish cooking and recipes. I'm going to let you in on a little secret! I love to cook! And while I have perused many Amish cookbooks to feature "authentic" recipes in my stories, you know what? Amish recipes aren't any different from the dishes I've been cooking for most of my life! Amish cooks don't always use as many seasonings as I prefer, but otherwise—right down to using convenience foods like cake mixes and Cool Whip—I've noticed little difference between traditional Amish fare and mine.
So, because AN AMISH COUNTRY CHRISTMAS features many of my longtime favorite Christmas cookie recipes, I've decided to share one here, along with a little insight into why I love it. For more than 20 years I've baked cookies to send to family, friends, my editors—and I donated 25 dozen for my church's Christmas Eve service, along with several more dozen for church dinners. I was baking about 150 dozen and cramming them into my deep freeze. That's a lot of cookies!
Now that we've moved to Minnesota and my cookie demands have diminished, I still bake about 75 dozen. I've included only tried-and-true recipes in my Christmas anthology, and this one for Hidden Treasure Cookies is a perennial favorite. I never tire of biting into one of these frosted cookies to discover the hidden chocolate mintiness inside! I triple the ingredients to make about 8 dozen, so I don't run short. If you tint the frosting bright pink, yellow, or green before pressing them into jimmies or sanding sugar, they'll really stand out on a cookie tray. Wrapping the dough carefully around the Andes mint takes some patience, but I think you'll find it's worth your effort!
Hidden Treasure Cookies
1/2 C. sugar
1/4 C. packed brown sugar
1/4 C. shortening (Crisco, for instance)
1/4 C. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 2/3 C. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
About 2 1/2 doz. Andes mints, unwrapped
Preheat oven to 350º. Mix the sugars, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Add the flour and soda. Shape a tablespoon of dough around each mint, covering the corners and pressing together any cracks in the dough (be patient! It's worth it!) Place the cookies about 2" apart on baking sheets covered with parchment paper. Bake 8-9 minutes or until barely golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
Frosting: 1 C. powdered sugar, 1 T. plus 1 or 2 tsp. milk, 1/4 tsp. vanilla or almond extract, plus food color, if you want. (You can also use the buttercream recipe included on my website, below.) Frost the centers of the cookies and press into jimmies, sanding sugar, etc. to decorate them. 1 batch makes about 2 dozen.
For the buttercream recipe and the entire collection of yumminess, go to www.CharlotteHubbard.com! And have your most wonderful Christmas ever!
Drawing upon her experiences in Jamesport, the largest Old Order Amish community west of the Mississippi, longtime Missourian Charlotte Hubbard (a.k.a. Naomi King) writes of simpler times and a faith-based lifestyle in her new Seasons of the Heart series. Like her heroine, Miriam Lantz, Charlotte considers it her personal mission to feed people—to share hearth and home. Faith and family, farming and food preservation are hallmarks of her lifestyle, and the foundation of her earlier Angels of Mercy series. She's a deacon, a dedicated church musician and choir member, and when she's not writing, she loves to try new recipes, crochet, and sew. Charlotte now lives in Minnesota with her husband and their border collie.


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Quote from: dravage on May 07, 2016, 06:30:31 AMSmall, quick, easy to execute. Elf children?
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I'm just looking for a general consensus. Or Moe's opinion. Either one generally can be accepted as canon.
...I think... most of y'all have been playing this game so long that you're missing the obvious issues here.I've been playing about two months, and I didn't know that the sky was red ALL THE TIME. I knew that it was red SOME of the time. I thought this had more to do with the time of day than anything.I've never even HEARD of honey in Zelanthas, and except for reading this thread, would have had NO WAY AT ALL of knowing it was green, short of someone showing it to me in-game. I didn't know it came from kanks. Maybe it's mentioned in a help file somewhere? Who knows, man.I've given up on understanding the Zelanthan-only terms and words. There are too many, the explanations are spread all across the helpfiles and hidden in small, sticky pockets. How is anyone supposed to understand these nonsense words?What y'all really need is a single file that explains this. Not some obscure thread on the forums. A help file, referenced in the game (preferably in the chargen area.) Referenced often. A comprehensive list. Otherwise? You should probably just accept that people aren't going to know what you 20 year vets are talking about.
You are our official hammer, Ooze.
...I'm more than glad to help make sure your asshole gets *ripped* like Arnie.
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The dress I am wearing is from ToTo collections. I can find a website to the store, but I wear a lot of clothing from this brand.
Dress: Toto Collection
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Belt: Thrifted
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Lydia Lassila Bio
From a very young age Lydia's goal was to win an Olympic Gold medal, the only problem she faced was that she didn't know what sport she wanted to do it in. At first she looked to gymnastics but, with opportunities missed, it was not meant to be and injury forced her into retirement at the age of 16. It was only when she heard of a unique program in Australia that was transforming ex-gymnasts into aerial skiers that she turned her attention to the snow. She had never even skied before, but her passion for competition and burning desire to be an Olympic Champion was enough to overcome any obstacle that stood in her way.
In less than two years, Lydia was competing in the finals of the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, where she finished 8th. The following year in 2003, she was already ranked #2 in the world, which she backed up for another three years with multiple World Cup wins and podium finishes. Her rise to the top ranks was the most rapid in the sports history. In a way it was her over ambition and impatient nature that was keeping her from the elusive #1 spot as she describes herself "I wanted to push boundaries and break new ground in women's aerial skiing and I wanted to jump like a man. In many ways, my will was stronger than my skills in the early days and I lacked patience and smart planning. I flew by the seat of my pants and often set myself up for injury and disappointment. I believed that my hard work would eventually pay off and it wasn't until later in my career, after a devastating injury at the Torino Olympics in 2006, that I realised I didn't need to work harder, I needed to work smarter."
And that she did. After a number of knee operations Lydia returned to the sport in the 2007-2008 season and quickly regained her world #2 status. With her new outlook on competition she didn't stay there for long. One month before the Vancouver Olympics she scored a 220.91 executing a new jump that no woman had ever completed before. That year in Vancouver Lassila achieved her childhood dream and won the Olympic Gold medal in the highest scoring final of all time and became world #1.
Lydia's gold medal was her most prized possession but only up until Mother's Day 2011, when her son Kai was introduced to the world. Lydia is now back on her skis and more focused than ever. She has her sights set on lifting her second Olympic gold medal and this time she will have lil Kai there to cheer her on.
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West Fraser is a diversified wood products company producing lumber, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, wood chips and energy with facilities in western Canada and the southern United States. West Fraser has approximately 8,000 employees and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Our goal is a better life for everyone affected by mental illness. See how we make a difference
Mental illness affects more people every year than cancer or heart disease. It is estimated that 12% of all sick days can be attributed to mental health problems – this is the single biggest cause of lost days at work in the UK. Together, we can start the conversation about mental illness and ensure that people have access to the right support and help when they need it.
Whatever size your business, by working with us, your staff and customers can raise awareness of mental health issues and raise vital funds for our services and support groups through staff engagement and fundraising activities. Through our role in Mental Health UK we also support large scale UK-wide partnerships.
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The NHS is under huge strain as it struggles to cope with an ageing population and illnesses caused by unhealthy lifestyles on top of increasingly expensive drugs, procedures and treatments. It's an unsustainable situation, says former NHS chief executive Nigel Crisp, and requires a complete rethink of the way we think about and manage health.
In the final programme of the "Healthy Visions" series Lord Crisp develops the ideas covered in the previous four programmes to argue that all of society must take responsibility for health. Citizens must become partners in health promotion and health care. Planners and designers must put health at the centre of new projects. And the NHS must change from a hospital-centred and illness-based system to one where patients and communities are in the driving seat.


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Now you can use your FaceBook account through SMS GupShup , SMS GupShup is India's largest social messaging platform announced that it is working with Facebook, the world's largest social network, to enable Indian Facebook users to go mobile.
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"We are very excited to work with SMS GupShup, given their experience with both mobile messaging and social media in India", said Henri Moissinac, Director of Mobile, Facebook.
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Wednesday, 11 November 2015
"Soane Museum Library" watercolour approx A2 size.
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- Elizabeth Merchant said...
Soane Museum Library - Viewing your video and the final work I am shocked that more artists have not commented on your work. Or maybe the excellence of what you do just lets them know ... you are a force to be reckoned with. I love your work. Kudos.
- 24 February 2016 at 17:09
- Simon Jones said...
Thanks Elizabeth, maybe the lack of comments is down to most people migrating to Facebook, its seems like a growing monster gobbling up the likes of Friends Reunited, blogs etc...if thats where the traffic is thats where you go...there is a link on this page to my FB presence.
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- Saturate the area with water immediately. Be sure water has gone through the sod and into your soil beneath.
NOTE: One gallon of water within the first hour of installation does as much good as six gallons of water three hours later.
- Depending on the time of year, during periods off little rainfall and high air temperatures, sod and soil must be kept wet for the first 10 days or more after installation. After sod has adhered to your soil, watering can be reduced.
- When temperatures are 85 degrees F or above, lightly hand water sod and sod bed as it is installed. This will keep grass from wilting until installation is completed, when larger amounts of water can be applied.
CAUTION: Never allow grass to "wilt" and keep traffic off sod during periods of heavy irrigation.
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Watering of new grass seed or sod is the single most important factor in having successful germination and establishment for your new lawn.
Please follow these watering instructions or contact us for more information.
- Once the seed is watered, it must remain moist by rainfall, irrigation or hand watering. Watering should begin immediately following installation of sod, and within hours of initial seeding (note: One gallon of water within the first hour of installation does as much good as six gallons of water three hours later.). The soil should be moistened to a depth of 2 to 3 inches to help encourage the roots to grow. Deep watering promotes deep roots and deep roots help grass to stay healthy.
- Unless you have an in-ground irrigation system, gentle watering through a sprinkler is the best method. If you hand water, use a spray nozzle that is adjusted for a light mist. Hand watering takes a long time to penetrate to the 2 to 3 inch depth necessary for thorough watering. If you are going to hand water, be prepared to invest significant time in order to get proper watering depths.
- When using sprinklers, please move them periodically to better distribute the water in a consistent pattern and to avoid puddles. Sprinklers need to run for extended periods of time, as much as 2 to 3 hours to put out enough water to penetrate to a depth of 2 to 3 inches.
- Natural precipitation is normally not sufficient to meet the needs of newly planted grass during the first two months and should be supplemented with irrigation. Temperature also greatly affects new grass. During hot periods, lawns need more water. Look for wilting or drooping blades and increase watering.
- The best thing to do is test the soil to see if it is moist to the proper depth. Avoid over-watering and saturating the soil. The soil should be moist, not muddy or have standing water visibly present. Once grass is established, water less frequently unless the soil dries out. Always make sure that the soil is allowed to mildly dry between watering. You do not want dry soil, but you do not want the area oversaturated which can lead to other problems.
Other recommendations include:
- Stay off the newly seeded lawn (except for mowing) until it is established; about 2 months. For newly sodded areas, stay off lawn completely while area is being watered.
- The first mow should be completed when the grass reaches 3 ½ to 4 inches. Mow at a height of 3 inches or above.
- Always make sure to have sharp blades before mowing the new grass.
- Do not spray weeds for the first 6-8 weeks to ensure all grass has germinated.
- Fertilize after the 4th or 5th mowing.
Our intention in providing these guidelines is to help you have a successful lawn. Although we guarantee germination of the seed when you follow our watering instructions, we do not guarantee the success of the lawn. Please call our office as soon as you have a question, this will allow us to help with the success of your lawn.
Enjoy your new lawn!