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Weir Housing Ltd can provide hostel accommodation while your application for housing is being assessed.. During your occupation we expect you to agree to the following terms and conditions.
- You will not have any exclusive right of occupation of the accommodation nor any security of tenure.
- If we need to terminate your stay in the hostel, we will give you at least 24 hours notice.
- If, however the safety of other people staying at the hostel is at risk, we may give you less notice.
- If you break any of the conditions of your licence, you and any members of your household may be asked to leave the accommodation and this may have a negative effect on your housing application.
Your responsibilities
- You must keep to the terms and conditions of occupation.
- You must use your hostel accommodation in a proper and considerate manner.
- You must pay your accommodation charges in full and on time.
- You are not allowed to carry out any trading or business from the hostel accommodation.
- You are not allowed to carry out any redecorations to
- the premises.
- You must not, under any circumstances, leave children (aged 17 or under) alone in the hostel.
- You must not use the hostel, or allow it to be used, for any illegal/immoral purpose.
We may vary the charges for the accommodation and any of the conditions set out here by giving you 28 days written notice.
What should you bring with you?
You should bring your own toiletries, towels, clothes, crockery, cutlery and kitchenware.
Please remember that you only have the room or flat as allocated (and furnished), plus kitchen cupboards in which to keep your belongings and utensils.
If you bring too much you will not be able to fit it all into your room - there are no other facilities at the hostel where you can store your belongings. You must not bring any extra furniture or fittings with you. Please leave our furniture/fittings inventory in your room.
You must keep all hallways, stairs and landings clear of obstructions at all times. You must keep prams, pushchairs, bikes etc in your room, or in an area agreed by your Scheme Manager.
Under health and safety regulations the Scheme Manager will check any electrical appliances that you bring into the hostel. You will not be allowed to use any appliances that are in a poor condition.
Hostel rooms are allocated on availability and according to the size of your family. There are communal kitchens, bathrooms and toilets/shower rooms.
Your room will be furnished with a mixture of the following:
- Single bed(s)
- Table
- Folding chair(s)
- Wardrobes
- Curtains
- Lampshades
- Bedside unit
You should bring your own cot (with mattress and bedding) or carry cot (with bedding).
We will lend you the following fire retardant bedding and bed linen whilst you stay in the hostel. You must not use your own bedding due to health and safety regulations.
- Duvet(s)
- Duvet cover(s)
- Pillow(s)
- Pillow case(s)
- Fitted bottom sheet(s)
It is your responsibility to wash the bed linen we loan to you. You may wash this as often as you want. In the kitchens there are communal cookers, refrigerators and freezers. Microwaves are available at most hostels. You will have a cupboard in which you can store your tinned and dry food, saucepans and crockery.
Sheds, if available, may only be used for storing prams and pushchairs.

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French politics rocked as latest poll shows nearly a quarter want LE PEN as president
ALMOST a quarter of French people will be voting for Front National leader Marine Le Pen in round one of next spring's presidential elections, a shock Elabe poll shows.
Twenty-three per cent of those polled said that they would back the right-wing chief in the first round the upcoming election, which will be held on April 23.
Conservative candidate François Fillon, who has come under fire after claiming that he was both "a Catholic and a Gaullist," remains in the lead and is set to win 26 per cent of the vote.
Eighteen per cent of those interviewed said that they would be voting for former economy minister Emmanuel Macron; and 13 per cent said that they would be voting for Manuel Valls, France's former left-wing prime minister.
23% polled would vote for Le Pen, but centre-right candidate Francois Fillon remains the favourite
Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron has gained support in recent months and could be a threat
Under the French election system, the two candidates who win the most votes in the first round of voting will contest a second and decisive round on May 7; unless one candidate gains an overall majority in the first round vote, a scenario which is deemed highly unlikely.
But Mrs Le Pen will have to watch her back: Mr Macron's popularity has skyrocketed in recent months and his chances of winning the presidency have never been higher.
If France's former economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, a fiery left-winger, wins the Socialist primaries - which will be held on January 22 and 29 -, Mr Macron will qualify for the second round of the election with 24 per cent of the vote, beating Mrs Le Pen, who, under this scenario, will win 22 per cent of the vote, the poll reveals.


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Also available in a Wi-Fi version which has all Cybertron functions but uses your home or office Wi-Fi network and includes Amazon's powerful Alexa Voice Services.
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The concept and design of the Cybertron was inspired by the home planet of the Transformers and is a tribute to sci-fi enthusiasts. The wild Cybertron style doesn't just look cool, it is an integral function of the acoustic design that directs and enhances the audio experience.
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We are dedicated in understanding how the brain directs learning and motivation to guide the pursuit of rewards, and how neural circuits that evolved to serve this adaptive function contribute to maladaptive behaviors and affective states in psychiatric disease
Research Questions
- How are unconditioned and conditioned motivational states encoded and controlled?
- How do environmental cues acquire motivational power over reward seeking?
- How are individual differences in reward-related behaviors reflected in neural circuit activity patterns?
- What neural changes underlie shifts from normal to exaggerated motivational states that contribute to addiction and related diseases?
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We specialize in a variety of state-of-the-art techniques for mapping, controlling, and measuring the activity of neural circuits. These approaches are integrated with rodent behavior conditioning paradigms of natural (i.e., food) reward and drug seeking.
- Optogenetics and other viral-mediated neural control approaches
- Calcium imaging (single photon) and fiber photometry
- Immunohistochemistry, viral-mediated circuit tracing, and related anatomical analyses
- Intracranial drug delivery
- Operant and Pavlovian behavioral conditioning procedures for food and intravenous drug rewards
Selected Current Projects
(Funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and Brain and Behavior Research Foundation)
Dissecting functional heterogeneity of motivational signaling in the striatum
Dopamine neurons are critical for reward-related processes, but little is known about circuit-specific dopamine functions. In previous work, we found that distinct dopamine projections from the midbrain into the ventral or dorsal striatum conferred different motivational properties to Pavlovian cues. This resulted in divergent cue-evoked behavioral patterns, depending on which dopamine projections were engaged.
Future studies in the lab will follow up on these findings, by probing dopamine neuron signaling dynamics in discrete sub-compartments of the striatum during Pavlovian cue conditioning, and how these signals change over the course of learning.
Assessing mesocorticolimbic circuit control of drug seeking and relapse
Drug-associated cues serve a critical role in the maintenance of drug seeking, and contribute heavily to relapse. In previous work, we found that cocaine-associated cues acquire exaggerated motivational value during drug use, such that they can trigger relapse, even in the face of negative consequences. This process is partly controlled by dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens.
Future studies in the lab will follow up on this work to characterize the circuit-level control of these processes, focusing initially on the role of midbrain and prefrontal cortical inputs to the striatum.
Mapping neural ensemble dynamics of drug-induced behaviors
We know very little about how distinct groups of neurons encode and control drug-related behaviors. In current and future work, the lab will utilize miniature microscope calcium imaging methods to measure activity in defined neural circuits as animals experience drugs and drug-associated stimuli. Ultimately, the goal of these studies is to define a neural "code" the underlies maladaptive reward seeking in psychiatric diseases, like addiction.
Initial studies will focus on characterizing the drug response patterns of different classes of neurons in the midbrain.


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Curahuasi, Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mission: Team up the local fire department and 11 schools to teach fire safety & emergency preparedness.
With a reckless disregard for their own well-being and a commendable regard for the well-being of others, Peru's firefighters are nothing short of heroes. And it's not just their physical health they put at risk, it's their financial health too – all Peruvian bomberos are unpaid volunteers!
In the course of saving the lives of a population that seems to be lacking appreciation (from floods, mudslides, landslides, river & mountain rescues, fires, etc), the firefighters have to put up with more still. Fire brigades survive mostly on charity, both from home and abroad. Huge amounts of the out-of-date equipment used are the hand-me-downs given to Peru from first-world countries like the United States.
For this project we teamed up the local fire department and 11 public schools in the Curahuasi area. The now yearly program has two main goals: to educate children on fire safety & emergency preparedness, and to teach them about the importance of firefighters. Many children have been injured because they are scared of firefighters, so they hide or resist aid. What makes this project extra special to us is that we're the first to establish this concept to the area/state. And, in addition, there's an good chance this program will be copied by many other large cities… as this video will be advertised on the local news and newspaper.
Here is a list of the items purchased for the program: a smoke alarm; two different size fire extinguishers; one large first aid kit; ten emergency and awareness signs; two large cones; two road hazard signs; a flashing light; a glass and candle; a few toys; an emergency backpack with the following items: a battery powered radio, a blanket, a flashlight, extra batteries, a small first aid kit, tuna cans, water bottles, a rain jacket, a small mask, etc; a large plastic bin; and a special firefighter ax and water hose that they lacked.
The total cost of this project was $685 and will affect the lives of about 1,400 children/students. A very special thanks to Brendan Neely, a firefighter from Canada whom we met while in Peru, for all his input for this project.
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Would anyone like to be my buddy? I really don't know anyone IRL that would want to do this with me.
My head has felt unsatisfied all day. I just can't seem to avoid the cravings, but they've got to diminish at some point, right?
Day 1/5: Avoid Sweets, Dessert, and Candy Level III
I just joined this app and I'm wondering how you look at the other challenges they have a available. I'm doing the no fast food one but I want to see what other ones they have.
Rameshgovani Here's what you can try: from your profile go to FAQ:-
Can I stop, pause or change my Challenge? Sure! Simply tap the gear icon in the upper right corner of your orange 'My Challenge' screen. To...
Opinion on Date bars
Hi all, Just started this challenge today and am struggling to draw a line under what can be classed as a sugary treat and what could be deemed a "healthy" alternative that won't break the challe...
Would you guys count Applebee's as fast food?
Rachna Applebees is borderline. I'd say if you get a healthier option, like a mostly veggies dish from there, then it wouldn't count as fast food. Hope that helps!
Grandma n Grandson
Does fruit salad count as one serving of fruits?
Rachna If it's one cup chopped with big pieces, then yes it's one serving. If the pieces are more finely chopped, but 1 cup, then it's probably 2 servings.
Oct 12
Why is the app not letting me get to Oct 12? When I'm on Oct 13 and hit back arrow it goes to Oct 11.
Rachna Hey there! I just sent you a DM as well. We're looking into the issue you are seeing. In the meantime, let us know how many fruits and veggies you had yesterday and we would be happy to manually...
singingwarrior I'm wondering if it is because one challenge ended on Oct 11. And since i didn't get the new challenge "started" by not getting my entries done on Oct 12, the app wanted to make Oct 13 as day 1 of...
Rachna @singingwarrior - we're looking into it and it may actually be a bug. Let me know what your total was for the 12th and I can try to update it manually.
College Diet
Does anyone have any tips on healthy eating on a college campus?
Rachna Yes! There are some super easy healthy meals you can make with a mini-fridge and a microwave or hot plate. I was a huge fan for frozen chopped veggies like spinach or edamame. They steam nicely in...


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Well, it's that time of the year again, but I thought I'd put up the New Years Resolutions a bit early, since there's one that applies here.
I'm finding that I have a bunch of coding projects that I want to work on, but not enough time for them. One of my resolutions this year is to spend my Saturday mornings doing some coding instead of sleeping in, and then blog about something from the week after lunch. I don't know how these posts will work, but maybe something useful will come of them. If not, it'll serve as a good reminder of what I've been doing over the course of the year.
As a prelude to this, here's a list of the projects I'm working on at the moment (or hoping to work on in the coming year). ## "Competitive" Programming
Sometimes I wind up looking for something outside of the normal, day-to-day stuff I usually do, and there's a few places I go looking at the moment.
I follow the rubyquiz threads on the ruby-talk mailing list, and find that I do about one a month. They're usually just little apps that take an hour or two, that I can focus on clean code.
Second up is Code Golf. I've tackled a few problems with Ruby, and am really curious how some people are managing to squeeze the same functionality I have into half the code size, for some problems. For the uninitiated, golfing started to gain popularity in the Perl community, where people would try to create the smallest source file (measured in bytes) that could satisfy a problem - Code Golf is essentially the same thing, but it supports Ruby, PHP, and Python as well.
The last of the bunch is the Sphere Online Judge, or SPOJ. The guys that run SPOJ have collected several hundred programming problems from a number of programming competitions (the one I've seen the most is the regional ACM competitions) and have a system set up to accept submissions in over two dozen languages and run them against a validator to check that it's been done correctly. Some of the problems have size restrictions (mostly to prevent hard-coding solutions) but the biggest problem I've come up against doing things in Ruby is execution time. I've got a few problems that I have a working solution for, but I still need to speed it up by about 10x to get under the time limit on their server. That said, I've found those ones to be quite rewarding to work on, as I've managed to get one in particular sped up by over 100x from the initial naive solution just by profiling the code and tweaking the algorithm. Sometimes though, Ruby just is too slow, and I just leave the solution on my hard drive.
Fluxx (AI)
I was gifted Fluxx for Christmas, and it's an absurdly fun card game that's quite easy to play. It should be fairly trivial to develop a framework for playing the game, and plug in some AI players that just select cards at random from their hand to play - eventually one of them will win, I'm sure. Once that's done, I want to toy around with creating a (or many) custom AI to beat the snot out of the random players, and then improve on it - mostly just for kicks.
I started work a while back on a modification to RCov, a fast ruby code-coverage tool. RCov itself is line coverage tool. Much more useful than line coverage is branch coverage, which Mauricio refers to as C1 on the RCov page. I came up with the idea that it shouldn't be too hard to come up with a modification of Ruby2Ruby that takes the branches in the code, and unwraps all the conditionals. So instead of this:
if (x and y)
I wanted it to output something like this:
if x
if y
If a line coverage tool were to be run on the output of this translation, it should be able to approximate a branch coverage tool fairly well. Alas, while I have a Ruby2Ruby subclass that performs this translation correctly for significantly convoluted nested conditionals (finally), something on my laptop no longer plays nice with RubyInline, so I can't get it to run. If I get enough desire (or enough people start bugging me) I might try reinstalling Ubuntu to see if that helps (it started to break about the time I upgraded from Dapper to Edgy), or else I might try upgrading to 1.8.5 and see if that's the problem.
My day job is writing Rails, and I toy around with it in my off-time as well. I need more than the minimal support script/plugin gives me for maintaining my plugins, and while I think piston is great, the fact that it's SVN only makes it a no-go for me. We have an svn repo that we work from at work, and I carry it around through an svk mirror on my laptop. I've started a potential replacement for piston that stores its meta-information in config/plugins.yml instead of svn properties. It currently can pull plugins from an SVN repository and handle the upgrade path assuming the rails app is in an SVK repository (ie, it does enough to work for me). I'm aiming to broaden that, though, which is why I need…
I'm a big fan of Mercurial, and the whole distributed-version-control scene (so darcs and monotone too), and I'm disappointed that so many utilities coming out for ruby/rails development are so svn-focused. I mean, we've got RSCM, right? So why was it news a few months back that Capistrano gained support for Mercurial because someone agreed to maintain that bit of code? Why aren't they using RSCM?
For me, it's because RSCM refused to run on my linux box (no joke, the gem I pulled down had a conditional that white-listed platforms, and 'linux' was not one of them), and from what I have been able to glean from it it's a tool that still focuses on SCM tools the wrong way. To RSCM, the baseline is centralized version control (svn), and any distributed version control tools need to conform to that mindset. I want to see how things look going the other way - svn is like hg but without the ability to push/pull, not the other way around.
I'll be investigating the RSCM api to see if I can keep it mostly compatable (or add an extra lib to require that can add the correct api points) but I can't quite say I've written any code for this yet.
I'm wanting to contribute to the RubyTests project, and actually have some un-committed code out at the moment, but haven't managed to find the time to spend on this lately. I do think that having a unified test suite is a step in the right direction, especially since we're starting to see a proliferation of alternative implementations, and want to find time to work on this.
Shimmer is a rails-based web photo album app that I wanted to make some tweaks to and use to host some of my photos for family to browse and download. Just laziness that I haven't gotten around to this lately.
One of my other New Years' resolutions is to lose some weight - I'm aiming for 2 lbs a month. But, because I'm a geek I want to log my progress on the computer. I did an exercise routine that I managed in Excel for about 9 months, but wasn't losing any weight from it so I kinda just stopped as life got busy in August this year. Also, excel was boring to look at. I want to hack together a Camping app that will log my daily weights (and possibly incorporate the exercise tracking as well - see the Hacker's Diet on that) and provide a pretty graph to follow my progress with. Heck, I might even go for broke and not test it :P
Last up is my uber-project. The one I've been wanting to spend a lot of time on for at least the last year, but never got around to it. I'm sure anyone who could possibly read this post knows Trac. Ah, Trac, you least-bad of a bunch of bad apps. Rails has a me-too project in Collaboa which, now that I look, seems to have picked up steam again as of the beginning of November. Sadly, it looks like just another Trac clone.
I want something different. I want something that can act more as a project front-end than a repository tack-on. I want automation. Magic, even. I'd like devdot to be smarter than the average tool. I want it to build a new source tarball when it sees a commit. I want it to pick up releases from tags in the repository. Make tarballs for them. Hell, even make gems and send them over to rubyforge. I want it to do rdoc generation and hosting, automatically. Pipe through test runs and coverage reports. And heck, while I'm at it I might as well add ticket and milestone management, and blow past Trac's features in one swift blow. I even have dreams of a message-board that auto-fronts to a mailing list, or RSS feed - whatever floats your boat.
And from the very beginning, I want it to not be for "Subversion projects". I want it to be multi-project from the get-go. I want to give it to why and find it a better replacement for his multitude of trac instances. Same for Ryan Davis' stuff.
But, you know, all in good time. It'll get there when it gets there. In the meanwhile, I'm in it for the fun :P
And So, It Begins
So having enumerated everything (wow, 9 projects - no wonder none of them get any time) I'll be back on the 6th (if anyone's listening) hopefully doing something useful.


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Pop. Soda. Fizzy caffeinated goodness. Whatever you call it, we go through a lot of it. Have you ever paid attention to the cost of it? More importantly, have you ever thought about why you pay so much extra for that one quick bottle?
During a recent hotel stay, my wife needed a little caffeine fix to get her day rolling, so I thought nothing of going to the vending machine. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised that it was only $1.50 per bottle – pretty good for being at a hotel where they seem to consider you a captive audience. So I bought a bottle for myself too.
After all, if you go to a gas station, you are probably going to pay around $1.80 for that same bottle of soda. With that kind of a price tag, we don't even think about it. We just grab the delightfully refreshing beverage and head for the register. I don't know your routine, but I've talked to a variety of people who do this at least once, if not twice a day.
So let's pause here and do a little math. I know; you're thinking, "Really? It's only $1.80." That's the price tag, but we are going to be brutally honest. If you figure 6% sales tax, that bottle of sugar water is now costing you $1.91. And if you make that purchase even once a day for the 5 workdays in a week, that's a total of $9.55 a week. Calculated out over a year, you are spending roughly $497 on your habit, albeit a legal one.
In the grand scheme of having a house, two cars, two kids, a dog, student loans, and everything else, $497 over the course of a year doesn't sound like that big of a deal.
But WAIT! There's MORE!!!
I made a quick trip over to my local grocery store to check prices. Like the gas stations, they have single, pre-chilled bottles right at the checkout for $1.89 plus tax. But take just a short walk to the back corner of the store and you can buy your same sugary happiness in a 6-pack for $4.49. Divided out, that's a mere 75 CENTS per bottle. Upon closer inspection, the bottles at the back are 24 oz. bottles while the singles up front are only 20 oz. Buying a 6-pack in the back is not only cheaper per bottle, but gives you the equivalent of a free bottle in volume.
Let's recap – you can buy single bottles of pop just about anywhere. By making a short trip to the back of the grocery store, you can get it for half the price or less per bottle.
And now, the million dollar question – why would anyone pay DOUBLE the price for a bottle of pop?
I'm going to be a little brutal here, but I think the question deserves full honesty. We as a culture (myself certainly included at times) tend to be a little lazy. We are willing to pay double the price for our soda so that it is CONVENIENT. Whether it is at a gas station because we don't want to drive the 6 extra blocks to the grocery store, or we only want one bottle right now rather than a 6-pack, or we want it cold right now, we pay for the convenience of that single, cold bottle of pop. No more, no less, no warmer nor frozen. We want it NOW.
So now I've helped you cut your annual soda budget of $500 in half. "Great!" you say. "Big help there."
But where else are you paying extra for convenience?
Why do we pay nearly the same price for a "deluxe" fast-food meal as we would pay for a much healthier meal at a sit-down restaurant? Well, aside from occasionally craving a grease-bomb… Because of the convenience of getting it in 3 minutes rather than 10 and not even having to get out of our cars to get it.
Why do people pay 3-4 times the regular purchase price of a TV by using a rent-to-own program? Because we want it and we want it now.
Why do 1 in 4 Americans require credit cards to maintain their lifestyle when they end up paying 15% to 18% interest rate or more on those purchases? Because only 2 out of 5 Americans is planning enough to put ANYTHING in savings right now, let alone waiting long enough to have cash to pay for said purchases.
We are paying for convenience. Sometimes, I would argue, we are only paying for the APPEARANCE of convenience.
If you want to get some of that convenience spending in check, ask yourself one simple question – "Is it worth it?" Every time you make one of those convenience purchases, ask yourself that question.
Sometimes that extra convenience cost really is worth it. If I'm in a strange town where I am just stopping for gas on my way through and don't know of any grocery store, I'm going to pay the extra 75 cents to just get the bottle of pop and go.
But if you are a regular soda drinker, is it worth planning ahead for one week at a time, hitting one more aisle at the grocery store and having your caffeine fix on hand? Better yet, catch it on sale and stock up for weeks at a time.
How about planning ahead and taking lunch to work rather than just running out at grabbing something?
With a little awareness and planning, you can save some serious cash to spend on other goals and bills.
We like convenience. With the understand that convenience usually comes with a price, we always have to ask if we are willing to pay for it and what else are we giving up in exchange for a moment of convenience.
If you would like some help getting your spending under control, the counselors at the Center for Financial Resources are here to help. We've seen it all and can help with most of it. You can either schedule an appointment online or call us at 605-330-2700 to schedule an appointment.
Go ahead and ask yourself – is it worth it?
written by Breck Miller
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nicety Synonyms
fine point, detail, nuance, distinction, refinement, amenity, creature comfort; see also culture 3, refinement 3.
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Once a British survey effort identified Peak XV of the Himalayan range as the highest point on Earth, a committee was formed with one goal: Get to the top. Early expeditions gathered data and made runs up the mountain, until WWII put a halt to things.  Here are the show notes for the episode.
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Hey guys! I hope you're having a fantastic Friday. ❤ Today, I have some very good news to share!!
The last few months have been so full for me and my family that blogging really took the back burner for a while. It was throughout the late fall and most of the winter that I would occasionally write something, but the priority just wasn't there. I knew it was the right thing to do, because most of those days, there wasn't enough room left in my brain to compose even just an update, which is saying a lot, haha! And when something isn't enjoyable for me anymore, at least for a time, it's extremely beneficial when I take a step back, pray about it, and remain open to returning to it when the time is right. While I never took an official "break" from posting at that time (basically the last trimester of my mom's pregnancy with Isabella), I certainly felt disconnected from the community, and from my own site, as well.
The last several months have been tricky when it comes to having an official blog post schedule on Dreaming of Guatemala. I was posting so infrequently, and had also lost interest in different series, that I couldn't keep up with anything for a good length of time. I've mentioned before in my blog tip posts that giving your readers what to expect from your blog is an awesome way to keep them reading and also inspiring you to write, but I've had to veer from my own advice and instead be present, 100%, for my family. I missed having a post ready for nearly every day of the week, because having a lot of content to share is great! But I wasn't able to do that for a while, and it was better to miss posting than to stick to something that brought me down.
However, today's post is a small celebration of a shift of gears in my life. I'm at the point now where I can comfortably think about posting structure and blogging consistently, which I'm truly excited about! I'll still be writing posts within the week of posting them, which I promised I'd do in my New Year Blogging Thoughts post in December. The difference will be in how many posts I share weekly, and the fact that they'll finally have a day of the week assigned to them!
This decision won't in any way constrain me to sharing posts I'm not inspired to share. I'd love for everything that I write to be what I enjoy and what readers like, too, so there will definitely be days when I don't have a post. These basic guidelines for myself will keep me inspired, and happy knowing my readers can expect consistency from my blog from now on. 🙂
Let's take a look at what I've come up with! ❤
My New Blog Post Schedule
Mondays are for Missions.
Tuesdays are for Reviews.
Wednesdays are for Inspiration.
Thursdays are for Lifestyle / Recipes.
Fridays are for Goals.
Saturdays are for Shoutouts / Blog Tips.
Sundays are for Spiritual Inspiration.
These guidelines are subject to change, haha, but this is the basic plan! The days that have two kinds of posts will be alternated weekly when possible, and beginning/end of the month posts (as well as updates) will affect the normal schedule. 🙂
Thank you so much for reading! If you'd like to chat about blog schedules with me, definitely comment down below. And if you have any post / series ideas for me, I'd love to know!
I hope you're having a beautiful day. ❤
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Who's Agatha Part 6
Welcome back to Gaming With Gage, your podcast for roleplaying games and the periphery.
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This is the last episode of Season 2! Surprised we made it this far? Yeah, us too. This week we're closing out Season 2 the same way we closed out Season 1, with Who's Agatha? Complete with all that Grahamy, Jennay, Jaspery goodness.
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Ron Paul gets a boost at Jackson County GOP caucus
Supporters of Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul and Mitt Romney combined forces to pitch a shutout at Rick Santorum in Saturday's Jackson County GOP caucus.
After four hours of sometimes grinding debate, roughly 1,000 caucus goers awarded Paul a majority of the county's delegates to Republican congressional district conventions in April and the state convention in June. Romney got the rest.
The caucus-approved slate contained no delegates for Santorum or former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
And backers of the former senator from Pennsylvania — who won Missouri's non-binding primary in February — didn't like it.
"We were totally railroaded," said Mary Jane VanBuskirk, a Santorum caucus voter. "And it's not fair."
Caucus goers in both the Paul and Romney camps said they began to discuss an alliance last week, after the Clay County caucus Mar. 17. In that meeting, Romney and Santorum backers joined together to reject a slate proposed by the Paul campaign, leaving the Texas congressman without delegates from that often contentious gathering.
The Paul camp said they learned their lesson.
"We cut a deal because if we didn't cut a deal we'd be cutout
of a deal, and it would have gone like Clay County did last week," said Paul Trask, a Paul caucus goer. "We didn't want to be left out this time."
Romney supporters said they also saw a strategic advantage in joining with Paul and cutting out Santorum, who is considered Romney's most serious remaining GOP presidential challenger.
"It assured us the delegates from the 5th District, and from the Ron Paul point of view it assured them of a place at the table," said Jack Craft, a Romney supporter. "So both campaigns are pleased with it."
Santorum supporters — many decked out in red shirts, or wearing red bandannas — tried to convince the caucus to award delegates in proportion to their support at the session. They also pointed out Santorum won Jackson County's popular vote in the February primary.
But Paul and Romney caucus goers said the vote was clearly understood as a beauty contest and shouldn't affect Saturday's caucus decision.
The final slate awarded 63 delegates to Paul and 81 to Romney for the 5th Congressional District convention in April. For the 6th District, Paul won all 35 available delegates.
Twenty-four of Missouri's national convention delegates will be picked at those congressional district conventions.
Twenty-five national delegates will be picked at the Missouri GOP convention in June. There, Paul will have 140 Jackson County delegates, while Romney will have the other 39, caucus officials said.
Saturday's caucus in Lee's Summit was not as bitter as the Clay County gathering in Liberty, but it went much longer. Indeed, few Republicans at either meeting seemed completely satisfied with the elaborate machinery of the caucus, which required lengthy votes and sometimes confusing disagreements over rules and procedures.
"I think we should have a contested primary like so many states do," Craft said. "We should make sure we have a good process."


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Books to Read this Year
Reading is something that, when I have the time, I love to do. I always talk about how it takes me forever to finish books, and much of that has to do with time, but given the perfect book, I can be very content with reading and a cup of coffee by my side.
Over the past few weeks, I've received a few different recommendations from both people around me and just from reading different articles online. I'm sharing some of these recommendations BEFORE I read them so I can keep you updated as I do!
The Carpenter by Jon Gordon // I found out about this book from our team nutritionist because she is very big on inspirational quotes. She was reading this book and a few others like it a few weeks ago, and she recommended them to all athletes. It is about truly building a life and learning those necessary lessons to make an impact. Another book like this is called You Win in the Locker Room First.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*&$ by Mark Manson // One of my favorite websites to read is The Everygirl, and they recently published an article about the newest self-help trend: not giving a F. The article is based on the book, so I'm excited to read the book too. Manson gives you tips for those times we simply shouldn't care what others think and go with our own gut.
Leave Your Mark by Aliza Licht // I think this book will be especially interesting to me because it was written by a woman who works in fashion public relations. It is all about personal branding and making yourself stand out above all. Over the past year, I've learned more and more about the importance of making something of yourself first. This book gives more insight on that.
All of these books have a common trend: inspiration. I love a good fiction book, but I also love to finish a book and know that it had an impact on me. Not every one of these books is going to be the same for every person, but I think the common theme between them all allows an option for everyone to find something they might like.
Have you read or are you reading any of these right now? Have another recommendation? Let me know in the comments!
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L.A. City Council Approves LMU's Master Plan
Feb 25, 2011, 07:36 ET
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Loyola Marymount University's 20-year Master Plan was unanimously approved with a 12-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council on Friday.
The plan allows the university to make needed campus improvements over the next 20 years within LMU's existing footprint. The plan includes building the new Life Sciences Building for the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, relocating the recycling facility and adding parking spaces.
LMU President David W. Burcham said passage of the plan was critical to ensuring that LMU remains a strong and competitive academic institution.
"Academic excellence requires facilities that support quality teaching and research," Burcham said. "We can now make the infrastructure upgrades to laboratories, classrooms and other facilities that will support the educational needs of future students and faculty. This is a great day for LMU."
Lynne Scarboro, LMU's senior vice president for administration, said passage of the plan means that over the next 20 years, LMU will add more than 15,000 jobs to the Los Angeles area and an estimated $1.6 billion in economic activity.
"We are all extremely pleased," Scarboro said after the vote. "We can now move forward with projects that will enhance the academic environment and quality of life on our campus and benefit our community, as well."
About Loyola Marymount University
Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 56 major programs, 38 master's degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School. Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in "Best Regional Universities West" by U.S. News & World Report. LMU is the largest Catholic institution of higher education on the West Coast with nearly 5,700 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. For more LMU news and events, please visit www.lmu.edu/news.
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How to make Ecuadorian woman like you?
Women from the Latin America truly amaze by their natural beauty, sexual and desirable body, velvet and tender voice. Women from Ecuador are wonderful as well, may be even more, than all the other Latin American nations.
When I was 23 years I was in Moscow for New Year holidays and one evening in a Mexican restaurant I have met Ecuadorian girl. We have spent that evening together until the morning sunrise. After that we have had only two fantastic days. This girl was almost cosmic. I will never forget her…but our relations ended forever. It's not easy, my friend, to have love relations with a woman from another continent, believe me, especially if we are talking about Ecuadorian woman. And you have to understand it very clearly.
Firstly, I want to tell you about the essential dignities of Ecuadorian women. Almost all of them are very kind, caring, and caress women. They also are very beautiful and passionate individuals. Sex with a girl from Ecuador is incredible. And, by the way, most of all many Ecuadorian women appreciate family traditions. Ecuadorian girl does not really care about her friends, or parties, or shopping. All that she really needs is family! Sounds like ideal woman, does not it? But there is one feature of character all Ecuadorian women have and it is called jealousy. You may say to me: "come on, body, all women are jealous", – and you will be right! But Ecuadorian jealousy is really awful, believe me.
If you have love relations with Ecuadorian woman you have to treat her very carefully. Ecuadorian woman will give all of herself in your hands if she feels your absolute true love. She will refer to you as to a god. But if you will betray her she will try to destroy your life. Ecuadorian official laws in most cases defend women when it comes to personal conflicts. So you will have rather hard life in this country, if you would hurt Ecuadorian woman.
Think twice before you start a love story between you and Ecuadorian woman because if you are looking for just quick and good sex and other life entertainment, then Ecuadorian girl will not suit you. She is serious enough and dreams about true family and responsible man by her.
And one more thing you have to know. What types of men do Ecuadorian women prefer? Maybe you will be disappointed or surprised, but a typical girl from Ecuador prefers a man with blond hair and green or blue eyes. Possibly this is because Ecuadorian native men predominantly have dark brown or black eyes and black hair.


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Young chess players from across the county will match wits at the Scholastic Fall Fiesta Chess Tournament on Dec. 10 in San Luis Obispo.
The tournament is open to all students in kindergarten to 12th grade, including home-schoolers. It features five rounds in all.
Students can register online at the San Luis Obispo Chess Club website (http://www.slochess.com), or the day of the tournament from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Sinsheimer Elementary School, 2755 Augusta St. in San Luis Obispo. The first round starts at 10 a.m.
Entry fees are $10 to $15 in advance or $15 to $20 onsite.
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Join us as we hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Roanoke, Virginia. Also, meet each of the kids Laila (10yr), Avery (8yr), Logan (5yr) and Maddox (2yr) and see how they did on our first hike in a while. Always entertaining to see their perspective and occasional breakdown. :)
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Conference Overview
Key figures in the procurement and supply chain industries convened in Shanghai last two days for the significant Procurement Success Summit 2015.
This event, organized by GlobalSCM, attracted more than 170 attendees including over 20 senior procurement leaders from Fortune 500 who had given excellent speeches. The theme of the summit this year was "Innovation Collaboration Future".
The event kicked off on Wednesday with the Conference Chairman, Daniel Feiman, who put the spotlight on some of the most significant sourcing research in the profession. The day's program also included a number of other educational and networking events, such as the Driving Innovation through Collaborative Supplier Partnerships, Effectively Engaging Stakeholders in Value Delivery to Benefit Your Business, Best Practice and Tools to Improve Your End-to-End Procurement Strategy.
The second day of conference featured three stellar Mega Sessions: Future of Procurement and Emerging Trends, Effectively Mitigating and Managing Risks throughout the Advanced Procurement Process, Talent Management: People Powering Procurement.
Summit Statistics
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Do we have enough schools with smart education system or smart learning
The quality we all aspire in any gadget we use is 'Smart'. Smart phones, smart cars, smart refrigerator and the list go on. With our completion drove fast lives, using a smart appliance has become very much an inseparable aspect of our lives.
Why then would it not make sense to have a Smart Education System for helping children develop smarter?
Smart Education System is a concept which is increasingly being debated by educationalist as the best way to equip the next generation. For us to understand it better let's first look at what it really means.
Smart: The word "smart†has recently acquired a specialized meaning in the world of technology. In contrast to conventional technologies, smart technologies are more as they are able to learn and adapt to new situations.
Education: Education has within its scope a very broad spectrum of things. However, when we use it in context to academics, it can be rightly said as the instrument to help a child develop their skills and knowledge in a way that equips them the best possible way adulthood.
System: Can simply be called the way a particular activity is done in this case the system of imparting education.
A Smart Education System is one which is able to give the kind of education that make kids smart by helping them increase their efficiency and make them adaptable to the ever evolving world of technology. A smart Education System will include along with theoretical studies, extensive use of technology to make learning more efficient and technology friendly.
As a new educational system, smart learning at its core has the extensive use of smart devices and intelligent technologies as a medium of providing education. This is also called as technology-enhanced learning (TEL). TEL is used to provide flexibility in the mode of learning with the use of technology as a medium of learning.
Studies increasingly show that technology is an effective medium that helps learners learn better. This method has had a good success rate at producing better results because, with the use of technology as a medium instead of just a subject, one can learn to use technology better and smarter.
It is time for us as parents to think and understand the importance of providing children with an environment for education were using modern technology, children are better equipped to develop themselves to fit better in modern jobs.
As this is a fairly new concept, most of the schools are yet to implement the principles of Smart Education System or Smart Learning. The onus lies on us as parents to ask schools to adopt and integrate these principles into the school systems. Because that way we can make sure our kids learn the smart way to be the very best.


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Kansas delegates should vote for fans in U.S. Soccer presidential election
Kansas City is on the cusp of becoming the epicenter of soccer in the United States. With the opening of the National Training and Coaching Development Center, the future development of elite players, coaches and referees of all ages will be happening right here.
But whether the problem with the pipeline to feed those elite players into the training center gets fixed or not is dependent on the outcome of the election for a new president of U.S. Soccer. This Saturday, 550 delegates — including representatives from Kansas — will vote on a candidate. And thankfully this time around, the election of the next president is no longer a coronation.
The field features non-establishment candidates who came forward because the loss of the men's national team opened their eyes to the fact that for far too long, the system has been rigged: rigged against underserved youth, rigged against female players and rigged against lower-division leagues.
The Star's Vahe Gregorian wrote in a November column that an "epic breakdown almost needed to happen to trigger a reformation." He's right, but this is the question that needs to be answered: Can delegates resist pressure from soccer's money men and take this opportunity to vote for change?
Leaders at the United States Soccer Federation are actively working to cement a system that focuses more on growth in their boardrooms than on American fields. USSF has created a system that stacks the deck in favor of establishment candidates through the unequal allocation of voting power, by cutting back room deals and pressuring voting blocks on behalf on candidates like Kathy Carter and Carlos Cordeiro, who have both been part of the USSF machinery for decades.
On the other end of the spectrum are candidates like former players Eric Wynalda and Hope Solo who represent the vision necessary to take U.S. soccer, and its national training facility in Kansas City, to the place where we need it to be. One key part of that vision is the investment in talent and coach development — something Kansas City knows is crucial to the future of the game.
A quarter of a century into America's soccer boom, growth hasn't happened equally up and down the economic ladder. Soccer has thrived in wealthy communities, where the cost of organized soccer or getting coaching licenses and training, has become outrageous.
The result is a system more attuned to identifying the best payers than the best players.
Youth coaches across the country have been looking for an answer to the problem from U.S. Soccer, but have yet to find it. Recruiting talent and developing players who can win world titles takes dedication and money, neither of which have been provided by the establishment at USSF.
Under a Carter or Cordeiro presidency, the siphoning of money is likely to continue. At the recent national coaches' convention in Philadelphia, Carter flat out admitted that her presidency would be a continuation of the current philosophy at USSF, saying that she is "in favor of what will drive the most revenue." A focus on more revenue is good if it's used to benefit the grassroots growth of the game. But what we've seen in the past from Carter and Cordeiro is that they're not interested in growing the pie for everyone.
The failure of the men's team is reflective of the systematic failure by the establishment at USSF to grow the game nationally, and at all levels. Men's soccer will never be able to compete internationally as long as it is enmeshed in a class-restrictive youth sports system. A bigger talent pool equals better teams; a smaller talent pool gives you the exact opposite.
When Clint Dempsey's shot hit the post rather than going in the goal during the World Cup qualifier, it was heartbreaking. But it was also a gift. Because of that missed goal, delegates from Kansas' youth and adult leagues have the opportunity to vote for change. As one candidate so rightly put it, this election is "an incredible opportunity to take a low point and make it a pivotal moment."
Let's hope the Kansas delegates feel the same way.
Brian Hess is the acting executive director for Sports Fans Coalition and has been a sports fan his whole life. Sports Fans Coalition is the nation's largest sports fan advocacy group that work in the fans' interest, including actively opposing the public financing of stadiums and media consolidations.


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But to be honest, even with the ups, looking at all the downs that had happened one after another felt overwhelming at times. All the events that had led up to my ex-husband moving out, plus the failed marriage, plus the unemployment, plus the financial stagnancy made me feel like I was making a mess of everything.Read More
Op-Ed: Let's Face It, I'm a Woman
As a woman and racialized person, I'm all too well aware of the gender pay and racial wage gaps – how they adversely affect me as well as others like me and increase my propensity for risk.Read More
Op-Ed: Shouldn't I live up to my own expectations?
If your partner doesn't value long-term goals and prefers to live unconventionally or if they aren't interested in working a stable nine-to-five job, you have to ask yourself if you're okay with that.Read More
Op-Ed: Aren't Prenups Worth the Effort?
My major issue with the subject of prenups is that they are so often thought of as an insult to women. But having one would have saved me in my previous relationship.Read More
Op-Ed: Blissfully Aware
So, what was my response to all of this? Avoidance. I refused to make any decision, let alone the right one. I did what I wanted with my money, I spent whenever I wanted to, and I wasn't careful.Read More


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Prices & Policies
Custom Portrait pricing is based upon your pet and their coloring, breed, size.
A basic portrait is priced PER ANIMAL, per canvas. This price includes a photography session and all interviews that will be needed to create your custom portrait. Because each animal is unique, so is pricing. Please call for a quote.
A NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of half the quoted price will be asked up front to ensure your space in our busy schedule. The rest is due upon completion.
Animals with rare, unusual markings (i.e. tiger tabby cat, or blue tick hound), is priced a little higher due to the amount of detail required. This will depend on an individual quote upon seeing the picture or meeting your pet in person.
Horses and larger animal commissions are very welcomed and again, depending on the animal (height, size, and coloration), individual quote will be prepared upon seeing the animal and/or photographing them.
Other collection paintings are priced by the artist and are not negotiable.
A portrait will take usually one month from start to finish depending on the season and the animal. During Valentines Day and Christmas only a limited number of orders are taken, so order promptly.
Some clients have paid for Moffett to fly and personally meet their pets in other states that are too far from the studio to drive. This is highly recommended, but prospective clients are responsible for Moffett's travel expenses and accommodations up front. This really makes a great gift and the recipient is allowed to take part in every aspect of the portrait. Try it!
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any detail further, please feel free to contact us here at the studio or call (918)607-4955.
To capture their unique personality, our dog paintings or horse portraits will show their true character. Contact us for a dog painting or animal painting or horse portrait..


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Lorenzo Ragionieri
Managing Partner/Executive Producer, Cadence Films, USA
Lorenzo Ragionieri is Managing Partner and Executive Producer at Cadence Films, where he oversees a roster of fourteen directors creating award-winning work across commercials, music videos, content, and narrative film.
Cadence Films' successes are deep and varied, from cult classic features to projects that reimagined filmmaking with artists like David Bowie and Kanye West, to campaigns for brands ranging from Nike and Under Armour to Dior, Volkswagen, and Gatorade.
Cadence directors have shown at museums across the world, have several VMA wins and nominations, three César Awards, a Lumières Award, and the Best Director award from the Cannes Film Festival.


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Jonathan Thomas Miller Anthroposcenes
Jonathan Thomas Miller Anthroposcenes
Side A :
01 The Errors of My Deceptions 3:10
02 Fire Chaser 2:52
03 Loss Of Time Due To Emotional Distraction 4:24
04 Playing Amongst Singularities 1:41
05 Falling Backward And Step 4:18
Side B :
01 Add A Third Body 6:32
02 Bright Friends Or Blue Friend 5:48
03 Clouds Rising From Earthen Spirits 4:22
04 A Late Morning Of Mental Health 3:40
05 The Fields Of My Grandfather 2:04
All music composed by Jonathan Thomas Miller except 06 Jonathan Thomas Miller/Chris Armstrong
Jonathan Thomas Miller : electronics and treatments, vocals, percussion, guitar, piano
Chris Armstrong : percussion on 06 Ceremonial
Recording Information (Engineer/Studio/Producer/Mixer/etc):
Engineered by Jonathan Thomas Miller Additional Engineering by Faraz Emamdoust Mastered by Scott Fraser at Architecture
Selected Ambient Scenes from the Anthropocene.
relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
the Anthropocene period.
noun: Anthropocene


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Vintage JDK Medicine Bottle Lamp
Vintage JDK Medicine Bottle Lamp
The sensational vintage medicine bottle with the letters "JDK" up the front looks to be hand made, with delicious random stripes, waves and patterns throughout the glass. The resulting light and texture is something special.
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- Material: Vintage JDK Medicine Bottle
- Height: 27 cm
- Width: 8 cm
- Weight: 80 grams
- Power Cord length: 1.8m
- 100 LED lights
- LEDs last for over 50,000 hours
- Inline On/Off switch
- Soft warm light
- Never gets hot
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Is There a Self or Not?
"How, then, master Gotama, is there not a self?" For a second time the Exalted One was silent.
Then Vacchagotta the Wanderer rose from his seat and went away.
Now not long after the departure of the Wanderer, the Venerable Aananda said to the Exalted One:
"How is it, lord, that the Exalted One gave no answer to the question of the Wanderer Vacchagotta?"
"If, Aananda, when asked by the Wanderer: 'Is there a self?,' I had replied to him: 'There is a self,' then, Aananda, that would be siding with the recluses and brahmins who are eternalists.
"But if, Aananda, when asked: 'Is there not a self?' I had replied that it does not exist, that, Aananda, would be siding with those recluses and brahmins who are annihilationists.
"Again, Aananda, when asked by the Wanderer: 'Is there a self?,' had I replied that there is, would my reply be in accordance with the knowledge that all things are impermanent?"
"Surely not, lord."
"Again, Aananda, when asked by Vacchagotta the Wanderer; 'Is there a self?,' had I replied that there were not, it would have been more bewilderment for the already bewildered Vacchagotta.
"He would have said: 'Formerly indeed I had a self, but now I have not one any more.'"


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Politics & Government
George W. Bush's and Bill Clinton's letters of support to their successors published
It has been a tradition of recent presidents to leave notes for their successors to read in the Oval Office on Inauguration Day.
George H.W. Bush's letter to Bill Clinton in 1993 has made the rounds on social media in recent months, with many commending the letter for its grace and contrasting it with the highly contentious presidential election of 2016. And now, with President-elect Donald Trump poised to take office on Friday, the letters from Clinton to George W. Bush and Bush to Barack Obama have been published by ABC News, and they are of a similar nature.
The letters, which were obtained from the National Archives and Records Administration, highlight both the challenges and excitement that come with the office and end with both out-going presidents wishing success for their successors.
Both presidents also said they would pray for their successors.
"No matter what comes, you will be inspired by the character and compassion of the people you now lead," Bush wrote to Obama.
"The burdens you now shoulder are great but often exaggerated," Clinton advised Bush. "The sheer joy of doing what you believe is right is inexpressible."
JUST IN: Bill Clinton's letter to George W. Bush & George W. Bush's letter to Barack Obama made public for 1st time https://t.co/bZ4hZnbouv pic.twitter.com/4uHV5pByRs— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 19, 2017
On social media, both letters were receieved warmly by people on both sides of the political aisle.
@HuffingtonPost What I really like is that the #Obamas & Bush's remained on friendly terms despite their political differences. #Classy!— EnthusiasticCineaste (@ILoveGoodMovies) January 20, 2017
@HuffingtonPost I am glad these letters were shared with the public. It shows the kindness the leaders have.— Susie E (@Susie39212967) January 20, 2017
@HuffingtonPost They were a class act.— april (@AprilAldighieri) January 20, 2017
@CNN both very classy letters made more so by the fact that they are very likely sincere. Probably neither thought they would ever be seen— Jonathan (@Jonpatriot) January 20, 2017
The full text of both letters are below:
Dear Barack,
Congratulations on becoming our President. You have just begun a fantastic chapter in your life.
Very few have had the honor of knowing the responsibility you now feel. Very few know the excitement of the moment and the challenges you will face.
There will be trying moments. The critics will rage. Your "friends" will disappoint you. But, you will have an Almighty God to comfort you, a family who loves you, and a country that is pulling for you, including me. No matter what comes, you will be inspired by the character and compassion of the people you now lead.
God bless you.
Dear George,
Today you embark on the greatest venture, with the greatest honor, that can come to an American citizen.
Like me, you are especially fortunate to lead our country in a time of profound and largely positive change, when old questions, not just about the role of government, but about the very nature of our nation, must be answered anew.
You lead a proud, decent, good people. And from this day you are President of all of us. I salute you and wish you success and much happiness.
The burdens you now shoulder are great but often exaggerated. The sheer joy of doing what you believe is right is inexpressible.
My prayers are with you and your family. Godspeed.
Sincerely, Bill


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DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 Leaks
A new drone from defacto market kings DJI has leaked and it looks set to hit the shelves very soon indeed! The so called Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 included low noise rotors, and boasts a reduction in noise of 60% over the current Phantom 4 Pro.
Expect an announcement within the next 72 hours.
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Seven remarkable people and an incredible racing mule named Black Ruby were inducted into the Equus Hall of Fame at the annual Equus Awards on March 24 at the Flamingo Hotel.
The Sonoma County Horse Council, an organization representing the county's annual $200 million horse industry, sponsors the Equus Awards. The awards honor people and equines who have made outstanding contributions to the county's horse industry.
Black Ruby, a 19-year-old mare owned by Mary and Sonny McPherson of Healdsburg, did not attend the Equus Awards banquet at the Flamingo but she was the star of the evening. She was honored for her lifetime achievement and winning role in advancing mule racing locally, nationally, and internationally.
According to the NY Times, "To say that Black Ruby is the Secretariat of mules is a bit unfair. Secretariat never won 57 races, nor was he named Champion of his breed five straight times. He did not hold the world record in three distances. Black Ruby has done that and more. She is one fast mule." The NY Times featured Black Ruby mid-career; she had much, much more to accomplish.
Black Ruby raced successfully from age four to age sixteen, when the American Mule Racing Association (AMRA) mandates retirement. Mule races include males and females racing against each other. Given the mixed field, Black Ruby's successes seem even more impressive. She has been called "the winning-est racing mule of all time," by publications all over the world, from the Press Democrat to the London Times.
Black Ruby has enjoyed an extraordinary career. She has 119 starts, with seventy wins, twenty-two second places, and fifteen thirds. The AMRA named her the World Champion Sprint Mule seven straight years in a row (1997-2003), Long Distance Champion in 2003, and Speed Index Champion in 1996.
Perhaps most importantly, Black Ruby put mule racing on the map. Her success has earned her not only national, but international attention.
She has been featured in Featured in Sports Illustrated, the NY Times, the London Times, Equus Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Thoroughbred Times, Blood Horse, the Daily Racing Forum, and Caballo (Mexico). ABC TV, CBS TV, and Channel 50 (local) have covered stories on Black Ruby. Black Ruby was inducted into the National Mule Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.
According to Sonny and Mary, it is a privilege to own such a serious athlete. Although Black Ruby did not come from racing stock, she loved her job, and always did her best. While Black Ruby is officially designated as "retired," the description is hardly accurate. She is currently employed at her home in Healdsburg guarding the pasture and babysitting the yearlings and two year olds.
The seven people inducted into the Equus Hall of Fame are:
Chris Brown
Chris Brown has received an Equus Award for his dedication to teaching and advancing the discipline of Cutting in Sonoma County.
Chris, born in Australia, began to ride at age three on his family's horse Tish. As an adult he spent eight years in the Outback learning ranch operations.
In 1972, Chris came to the United States to learn about training and breeding Quarter Horses. He worked with Leon Harrel, a national champion rider and one of the Cutting horse industry's top trainers. Leon taught Chris how to ride Cutting horses and Chris immediately got "bit by the Cutting bug." Thirty years ago he moved to his ranch on Sonoma Mountain, started training and showing Cutting horses, winning numerous championships. Chris found his true calling teaching others, focusing on amateur and non-professional riders and their horses. Over the years, many of his students have become regional and national champions.
Chris's efforts have been instrumental in improving the Sonoma County horse industry. He co-founded the Vintage Cutting Horse Association (VCHA) over thirty years ago, and served as President eleven times. He has helped operate VCHA shows since the club was formed. Chris is an approved National Cutting Horse Association judge and provides his expertise at local clinics, shows, and high school rodeos.
Chris is a role model and inspiration for many people. His positive progress in his fight against cancer has been a miracle demonstrating his will to live and dedication to riding and training horses and riders. Chris is well-respected and loved across the country for his skill and generosity, his dry Australian sense of humor, and his willingness to help anyone, anytime.
Chris currently lives in Petaluma with his wife, Cecelia, and son, Sam. They share the ranch with four dogs, a large assortment of parakeets, finches, and canaries, and twenty horses.
Edna Draper
The late Edna Draper has been awarded the first posthumous Equus Award for her introduction and promotion of the Arabian breed in Sonoma County and across the United States.
Edna had the typical young girl's love for horses. Due to an early injury to her back, Edna never actually rode, but she was an expert handler. She competed in halter classes, and knew champions when she saw them. Edna's horses were so well trained that her stallions could be led by just their manes wrapped around their necks.
Edna lived in Northern California for sixty-five years, and in Sonoma County for thirty-three years. Edna and her husband Jim imported the first purebred Arabian horses from Spain in 1932, which were the foundation for the famous Jedel Arabian Horse Ranch. The first horses arrived in California by boat. Because Edna and Jim did not have a horse trailer, they led the horses by hand outside their station wagon to the ranch. Over the years, Edna developed a pure and high performing line of true desert-breed Arabian horse. At one time, she had the largest Arabian horse ranch in California. Edna's Arabians produced many champions including the first National Champion Stallion, Mujahid, and the first National Champion Mare, Surita. Edna won eleven Legion of Merits. To this day, winning Arabians in both the US and Canada trace their lines to Draper breeding. Edna's horses have been used in films such as "Beau Guest," and "Suez." Wayne Newton's purchased his first Arabian, SuraJoy, from Edna.
In 1982, a large gathering of Arabian breeders honored Edna's contribution to the Arabian line, and President Reagan sent a telegram to the celebration congratulating Edna on her success.
Edna Draper passed away in 1996 at the age of eighty-nine. She is survived by her sons Ted, Jim, and EJ, and daughter, Edna Lee, who all live in Northern California
Hope and Ned Glynn
Hope and Ned Glynn have been selected for Equus Awards for their contributions to the Hunter Jumper discipline in Sonoma County.
Hope started riding as a junior in Sacramento, coached by her mother, Pricilla Hobday, and Patty Ball. She became professional after graduating from UC Davis. Ned grew up in Petaluma and rode under the coaching of Gry and Duncan McFarlane. As a junior, he was already a champion. He coached the UC Davis equestrian team, and then traveled back East and rode with grand prix rider, Candice King.
Hope and Ned have been married twelve years. Together they started Sonoma Valley Stables in 1997, where they train amateurs and horses in the disciplines of Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation. Ned and Hope are highly accomplished competitors whose many high level achievements cannot be listed in such a brief biography. Ned was Chef D'Equipe of the 1.4 meter team of Norcal riders at the Spruce Meadow Skyliner in July. Hope was Reserve Champion nationally in the Emerging Professional World Champion.
Hunter rankings. She was Champion at the Hampton Classic, Kentucky National, and Middleburg Classic Horse Shows this summer. As a team, Ned and Hope are accomplished trainers of the next generation of riders. Ned has trained the only northern California rider to qualify for the FEI Young Rider Championship in Kentucky, and two of his students were silver medalists on the 1.30 Prix de Nations team at Spruce Meadows in 2011. Hope has trained over fifty year-end champions for pony, children's, and junior Hunters in the last five years. One of their highest achievements is the frank professionalism and sportsmanship they role model for their students. Their influence raises the bar for Hunter Jumpers everywhere.
Hope and Ned live with their daughter Avery in Petaluma. They share their home with their dog, Spanky, and feral cat, Lulu. Wally, the wonder pony, shows with Avery in walk trot classes.
Sandy Kreigsman
Sandy Kriegsman has won an Equus Award for display of leadership in promoting the health and well being of horses in Sonoma County.
Sandy's first memory of horses was as a five year old leading a pony following a photographer door to door. She wore a cowboy hat and chaps and posed for photos. She finally got her own horse when she was nine years old.
In 1976 Sandy moved to Sonoma County. In 1994, she founded Sanbar Dressage in Petaluma, a facility for Dressage riders to practice their discipline, and where horses enjoy a safe and comfortable environment doing what they do best.
Sandy has contributed in many ways to the well being of the horse community. In 2006 she founded BRONC, the Barn and Ranch Owners Association of Northern California. This organization provides a forum for barn and ranch owners in Sonoma County to share resources, information, and provide education to the public regarding important equine issues. In 2007, Sandy developed and produced the HORSE RESOURCE: An Essential Guide to Horse Care, Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties. The HORSE RESOURCE provides valuable information aiding horse owners in making informed choices about boarding, training, equipment, and services for all breeds and disciplines.
Sandy lives with her husband Jim and assorted animals in Petaluma.
Sarah Reid
Sarah Reid has won an Equus Award for her dedication to equestrian access on trails and in open spaces.
Sarah always wanted a horse, but didn't realize her dream until age twenty-two. She discovered trails with her horse, Verdi, at age twenty-eight. Since then she has dedicated herself to trail preservation and equestrian access, now riding her horse, Oreo.
Sarah's family moved to Santa Rosa in 1967. She has been camping since a very young age. Her father backpacked her in to the Grand Canyon when she was not yet two years old, at which time she thinks she began her first thoughtful observation of trail design. A lifelong Girl Scout, Sarah was always outdoors, focusing on service and resource management.
In 2003, after an accident in Annadel State Park, Sarah and Oreo encountered the Ca State Parks Mounted Assistance Unit. She joined and served as president for over two years. She remains on the board, and also serves on the Regional Parks Mounted Unit board, with whom she also patrols. Sarah was awarded Outstanding Volunteer by Sonoma County in 2009 for her dedication to Regional Parks. She has accumulated over 2,000 hours of combined patrol service. She has participated in every state park fundraising event in the last three years.
Sarah participated in the equestrian access plans for Tolay Lake, Taylor Mountain, and Hood Mountain Regional Parks, and Willow Creek State Park. Sarah facilitates collaboration among all user groups-cyclists, hikers, and equestrians-making public presentations on joint stewardship. She represents equestrians in the Sonoma County Trails Council, and participates on trail crews. Sarah is the Trails and Open Spaces editor for the Sonoma County Horse Journal.
Sarah works four days a week so she can volunteer and ride the trails three days a week. She lives in Santa Rosa with her trail-loving husband, Ken.


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Adventure is a page away
Here at Page Turner Bookstore & Coffee Bar, we promote community, camaraderie, creativity and the freedom of literary exploration. With coffee and wand in hand, let's traverse fiction together. Because adventure is just a page away.
Our coffees & teas are provided by The Bean & Leaf with pastries provided by Mountaintop Confections