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Many often do not think much of plumber and plumber services in Goose Hollow. This is due to many reasons such as the low prestige of the trade or the infrequent need of and contact with the plumber. However, they provide a valuable service to society, allowing us to enjoy the comfort of our environment with a well functioning plumbing system.
While simple leaks in faucets can be address to by homeowners ourselves, leaks or burst in our pipes especially concealed ones often must be left to a professional plumber. With their wealth of knowledge and advance equipments, they can ensure that the affected area is fully repaired so that your home plumbing system is functioning well again.
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Besides leaks or bursting, installation of pipes in homes must also be done by a plumber as we will not have the know-how to do so. Without a plumber, we will not have the pleasure of clean running water and enjoy the basic sanitary pleasures we are so used to enjoy today. Imagine how backward we will become without them, having to draw water from wells for our daily usage. Any home owners facing a stubborn clogged drain, choked basin or toilet bowl can testified to the importance of a plumber in their life. Imagine the stink caused by a choked toilet bowl or the situation of not being able to take a shower; one can easily guess how frustrated one can be. A plumber with their variety of useful tools can quickly rectify these problems and ensure everything run smoothly for us again.
What's more, there may be instances when we drop something valuable or with high sentimental values such as jewelry into our drain. Who else can we turn to help us retrieve these items? Only a plumber in Goose Hollow will be able to help us do so without making a mess of drainage system. Thus, from the above, you can see the importance of plumber and plumbing services in our daily life. So next time you engage a plumber, remember the valuable service they bring to our society and how they can help us solve problems which we can't deal with ourselves.
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Plumbing Advice That People Need To KnowYou don't usually think much about your plumbing-until something goes wrong. If you are having a problem or are considering replacing some of your pipes or perhaps your water heater, it's not a bad idea to check into what technology has to offer these days.Even things as seemingly dull as your kitchen sink or bathroom pipes are the subjects of research on a regular basis. Companies want to stay ahead of the curve, so they create new technologies all the time.What's NewWhat is new in plumbing? Technology comes up with new things all of the time, but there are some latest developments that are piquing people's interest. One of these things is epoxy pipe lining. This is actually a new trend in repair. It used to be when a pipe was becoming worn and developing holes, it needed to be completely replaced. With epoxy pipe lining, instead of replacing a pipe, the plumber sandblasts the inside of the pipe to remove corrosion and rusting, then fills it with an epoxy lining that seals it and makes it function good as new.There are also new types of sinks, such as ones that have an extra, filtered tap just for drinking water, and tankless water heaters that give you continuous hot water but are energy-efficient.Should You Upgrade?When you find out about something new in plumbing, should you run right out and get it? Not necessarily. Though new technologies have created more energy-efficient appliances and stronger structures, there are still things that you should consider before upgrading. If what you have now isn't too old, it's probably okay to wait for a while before upgrading. If you're interested in being more energy efficient, however, you might want to consider replacing an old water heater, or if your pipes are 10 to 15 years old, you might want to ask a professional about epoxy lining.Keeping up with the TrendsEven if you don't want to upgrade right away, it's still a good idea to stay up on what's new. When you know your options, you can make better choices when you need repairs or upgrades, or perhaps if you're having a new home built. Do a little research now and then to find out what's new and available.No doubt they'll be coming out with even more new and exciting plumbing technologies in the near future, and it's always good to know what they are. Be wise about your choices, but know all your options.
Plumbing Advice That People Need To KnowWhen it comes to having a well-balanced, functional home, most people would agree that having good plumbing is nearly at the top of the list for necessities. Being able to wash our clothing, bath & shower, and wash our food allows us figuratively strip away the weight of the world and emerge refreshed and ready for anything that comes our way. Unfortunately, plumbing repair is an inevitable part of owning a home, and it is something that every homeowner must be prepared to handle.Before you decide to hire someone to tinker with your home's plumbing, you want to be sure you're hiring the right company. Here are five ways with which to find a prospective repair company before they come to your home:1. Service & Repair Turnaround - If you have plumbing issues, you have very few options. Sure, neighborhood laundromats, friendly neighbors, and relatives that live close by can help ease the transition, but there is nothing that says home like being able to have your plumbing working its best. When researching companies, see if you can get either same-day or next-day service if you just have to have things fixed now, but be sure to ask if there is any type of extra fee for this quick service.2. Amount of Experience Counts - Find out how much experience they actually have repairing various types of plumbing systems. Sometimes repair companies primarily work with certain brands, which can make a big difference. Think, too, about the age of your home and whether your repair person may be knowledgeable of codes & compliance from years past. The answers to these questions will help you choose the right repair company.3. Warranty on Products and Services - Warranties often let you know whether a company stands by its work and its employees. You don't expect to see them again soon, but it's nice to know they'll take care of you. There is a long-standing myth that warranties are for suckers, but that fact remains that knowing you have a bit of an insurance policy on work done in your home means a little more piece of mind.4. Repair Cost - If you have the time, try to get a few quotes from a few repair companies. Don't automatically go for the lowest price, but don't assume the highest price equal the highest quality. Do your research.5. Previous Clients - If the company you're contacting frets about providing references, you would be advised to probably move on to someone else for your repair. Your home is your biggest investment in life, and you want someone providing repairs that has a reputation for being the best at what they do.Plumbing repair will take the air out of your sails, but be sure to take the time to do some work in finding the right repair company for your needs. You may not need it now, but it makes good sense to be ready for it later.
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The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Unfortunately, we fear each year hundreds of families get nothing for a loss from mesothelioma, or they do not pursue a claim, and we think that is unfair to the family. We could be talking about hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars in compensation, and the loss of a loved one due to exposure to asbestos. Provided it's been less than a few years after a loss to mesothelioma we would still like to give the family the names of the best mesothelioma law firms in the nation, along with their specific contacts, with the hope one of these very capable mesothelioma law firms can try to get some significant financial compensation for the family." Every week, the Mesothelioma Victims Center gets at least one call from a family member who just lost a dad, a mom, or a husband to mesothelioma, and they call these conversations, "Heartbreaking." The Mesothelioma Victims Center is the only group in the nation that will provide families with the names of the best mesothelioma law firms in the US, along with their specific contact information. For more information families of a mesothelioma victim are always welcome to call the Mesothelioma Victims Center at 866-714-6466. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com
Promise from the Mesothelioma Victims Center: "If you call us on a weekday, a weekend, or a holiday you will never get a call center, or an answering service. If you are calling about mesothelioma, you will always get a skilled advocate who can help you, or your family members on the spot." http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com
The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "If you are dealing with a diagnosis, or a loss to mesothelioma, please let us try to help. Ours is a free service, it's honest, and there is nothing else like it in the United States." High risk groups for mesothelioma cancer include US Navy Veterans, shipyard, power plant, or oil refinery workers, plumbers, electricians, county, chemical plant, or city municipal water district workers, miners, demolition construction contractors, railroad workers, or auto brake technicians. The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Typically the average US mesothelioma victim is about 72 years old. More often than not mesothelioma is diagnosed three, four, or even five decades after the exposure to asbestos. Almost all US mesothelioma victims are retired, and it's literally the last thing many ever thought might happen to them. Most don't even know what mesothelioma cancer is, and we fear hundreds of families dealing with a mesothelioma death, never even bother to call an attorney, in order to see what rights they might have. We are here to help, and families of mesothelioma victims can call us anytime at 866-714-6466." http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com


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They have agreed to help build the Chrysler Corp. division's brand image by spending a percentage of their budgets to run the national campaign spots in local time slots.
The arrangement is voluntary; the groups will determine what percentage of their ad budgets are allocated to running the national-campaign spots locally.
"The dealer body buys into what we're trying to do with Dodge," said Dick Johnson, president-chief creative officer of BBDO Worldwide, Southfield, Mich., which handles both Dodge Division and dealer group advertising. "We've revolutionized the dealer/ factory/agency partnership. They run our [national campaign] advertising and share our mission."
Dodge dealer ad groups spent $35 million in measured media during the first six months of 1997, while Dodge Division spent $294 million, according to Competitive Media Reporting.
Dodge dealer groups have the option to change their contributions to regional ad budgets from the minimum 1% of each vehicle's base cost up to 2%. About a third of the dealer groups have voted to increase their contributions to 2%.
Dodge Division gives matching funds to dealer groups that have gone to that maximum.
The pact went into full swing with the 1998 Dodge Ram Quad Cab, launched in early September. But Dodge's entire product line is included.
Dealers also are using a percentage of their budgets to run national campaign spots for the Dodge Stratus.
A number of dealer groups started using national TV ads before the current push, said Patrick Fitzgibbon, chairman of the national Dodge Dealer Council. Nearly every regional group is now running the national campaign, he said.
Mr. Johnson said the push to the national ads started in January, when more dealer groups ran Dodge's brand commercial during the Super Bowl, with a big expansion this fall.
Regional dealer commercials traditionally contain more price and feature information. They often promote special lease deals or limited-time price promotions deals and are used to clear previous model-year vehicles.
The spots also are usually tagged with the regional group's name. Mr. Johnson said dealer groups are increasingly running spots from the national campaign without local tags.
Dodge said it will use staggered, separate ad splashes for its three new vehicles this fall-the Dodge Ram Quad Cab, the Durango sport utility and the Intrepid (AA, Sept. 29).
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This gilded ceramic screen was designed (with an innovative use of materials) to include the mark of the hand, a sense of clay, and a quality of randomness within a geometric framework, in an object adaptable to multiple uses and sizes. It may be used as an interior or exterior screen, wall-hung backdrop, room divider, or stand-alone art object. Materials used are very durable and can withstand exposure to high outdoor desert temperatures and some degree of frost.
The screen is composed of hand-made open clay cubes of somewhat variable size, in the form of approximately two-inch-deep and square, open space frames. Variation in cube size creates random patterns, yet allows cubes to be fitted into a rectangular frame. Patterns are more random than those created by algorithms, yet follow biological organisational ideas similar to formations within an insect's wing or botanic growth.
Cubes are fired in the low temperature range (04-06), then painted, gilded, lacquered, and assembled, using epoxy, within a welded steel frame on legs with casters. Although this particular screen measures 6 ft tall X 6 ft wide, it weighs less than 150 lbs and can be moved easily. Materials are also very tough, including the clay cubes, which are made of low-fire tile clay that resists chipping and exposure. Surface is gilded using traditional gold leafing methods, then sealed with lacquer. This allows a sense of light, reflection, and transparency. Different reflected light effects occur in daylight at different times of day, and with different types of interior illumination. Gilding appears to add another visual dimension. Depth of open cubes, at only about two inches, provides transparency yet a sense of solid space division as one passes by the screen or views it at an angle.
A variety of other surface treatments besides gilding are possible. Aside from being made of clay, screens can also be scanned and 3-D printed, or moulded and cast into bronze or other materials such as Ductal. The organising idea allows variation in size and dimensions. Cubes can "grow" larger or smaller, or screens can be assembled into different configurations by attaching frames together or layering different screens of the same or different sizes.
The use of clay in this manner is innovative, combining a sense of the hand with architecture. The design brings air, light, and transparency into ceramics. The gilded surface adds a light quality rarely found in ceramics. Although made of a natural material, tile clay, this application brings a new sense of the haptic possibilities of clay. Method of construction also creates a physically strong "field" of clay which can be of any size, up to extremely tall and wide, and which extends beyond the size limitations of the kiln. The screen has the qualities of a unique art object, yet it lends itself to replication, and in a variety of other materials.
One client will be incorporating a screen within a wall cut out in the reception area of their new office building (still under construction, no photos available yet). Foci of the business are giving, community development, and resource exploration. Use of natural materials, references to biology, innovative use of relatively humble materials, and a sense of psychological expansion due to reflected light of gilded surfaces, made this screen thematically appropriate for this client. The client also was drawn to the meditative quality created by the spatial organisation of cubes within the field area of the screen. While acting as the centrepiece of the reception area, the screen also will divide the area physically and suggest activities beyond, while screening the business area.martha-daniels-ceramics.com


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Beautiful! Such a low price for something that looks so expensive.
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Be aware it is really hot dress!This is exactly what I was looking for! It's still an attractive item.Fast shipping and services !Thank You Voglee!Good luck !
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I bought the dress based on reviews and the only thing I regret is not buying it in every color!The dress fits perfectly, not to tight where you feel like you can eat anything or breath to hard and not to loose where you feel like you need to wash it and dry it to shrink it. The length is perfect, it's just my style and the fabric feels like my boyfriend's "good" tshirts! It feels so good.
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Exactly what I was looking for. The material is nice and soft and it fits perfectly.
Very figure flattering length is good I'm 5"10 and it hits right above my ankles. I would purchase again. It's not see through either
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Love this dress! The material is super soft and stretchy. Even being 5'11" the dress is long enough that you wouldnt see anything you arent supposed to. The design is awesome too by the way. This makes a great summer dress that you can dress up or dress down. It fits exactly the way it should for the size. I bought this at full price and I'd buy many more!
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This is a great dress. Fit perfect and does not show all your bodys flaws! Print is great too! Worth the price!
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Love this dress! I bought it in three other colors too! My daughter used these for her bridesmaids.
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This dress fits so nicely. At first I thought it would be too short but once I put it on it was right above my knees. It would look great with or without a belt and with or without leggings. The fabric is very nice and not thin. You can wear a dark bra and it won't show through. I plan on getting some of the other patterns as well.
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This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
This is the second, experimental installment of A Guy Recaps Lady TV in which Noah Garfinkel-- a guy who mostly watches CNN and the History Channel -- watches a lone episode of a television program geared toward women and recaps it. Here, Noah takes in a random episode of the Lifetime drama, "Army Wives.""Army Wives," from the very beginning, seemed like a strange idea for a show to me.
I imagine the initial pitch meeting went like this: "You're interested in people in the army, right? Well let's have a show about people who are married to those people!" It seems sort of like having a new "CSI" spinoff where we just focus on the investigators' nephews.
Nonetheless, I chose season five, episode eight, at random. The title of this episode is "Supporting Arms." Let's do this. (Quick Note To The Reader: This recap, weirdly enough, contains a spoiler for the first season of "Veronica Mars.")
The episode begins with a "previously-on" montage in which we learn that anything that could have ever possibly happened on "Army Wives" has happened previously on "Army Wives." We'll go through them one by one:
1. A woman who sort of looks like an aristocratic version of Lisa Leslie from the WNBA discuses having another baby with her husband.
2. A red-haired woman says to a blond woman "Finn's dad is your contractor, he's living in your parking lot, and Trevor's cool with this?"
3. A woman who almost looks like Julianna Margulies from "The Good Wife" and the guy who murdered Amanda Seyfried on "Veronica Mars" tell a soldier's wife that she is an illegal immigrant and might be deported.
4. Almost-Julianna-Margulies goes to the doctor and finds out that the pain she's been having in her side is a "mass."
Jesus Christ! The episode hasn't even officially started yet, and already we're dealing with baby-making decisions, potential infidelity, inadequacies in our immigration laws and health issues. This is going to be a rough one.
As the previously-on montage ends, we fade into Almost-Julianna-Margulies misty eyed and talking to Amanda-Seyfried-Murder-Guy about how she has a CT scan the next day to check on her mass. He asks if she's told her husband yet, and she says she hasn't because she doesn't want to burden him with worrying about it. Then the show logo pops up for three seconds in lieu of opening credits.
Hahaha, we have so much further to go!
We are then at a construction site where Previously-On Blonde Lady is with her son, Finn, and a guy named Witt who we can assume, based on the previously-on montage, is Finn's father.
Witt, it seems, is building a truck stop for Previously-On Blonde Lady. Sure. That's fine. There is a clear sexual tension between the two, and it appears that Finn is unaware that Witt is his father. Also, Witt calls Finn "Bubba," which is a nickname that should really be reserved for abusive yet somehow charismatic alcoholics.
Next, we're in a kitchen where a classically attractive woman with bangs is crying while talking to her husband. The show is now two for three when it comes to scenes with crying in them.
We can tell from context clues that their son has passed away. Her husband comforts her in a very tender way and agrees to go with her to a support group, which is surprising because he has total insensitive-alpha-douche-face:
Insensitive Alpha Douche Face is going to share his feelings and be male at the same time. Very impressive.
Next, Almost Julianna Margulies and Amanda Seyfried Murder Guy are discussing the case of the illegal immigrant army wife who might get deported. We learn from this scene that Illegal Immigrant Army Wife's husband is serving under Almost Julianna Margulies's husband overseas.
We then cut to Aristocratic Lisa Leslie who is explaining to her husband that a doctor said she has scarring on her uterine wall from her first pregnancy, and that another pregnancy might be high risk. Jesus Christ again!
Her husband seems very concerned, but Aristocratic Lisa Leslie still wants to have another child even if it's difficult. "I battled through my TBI, didn't I?" she says. "What is TBI?" you might ask. I asked that too. Turns out it's "traumatic brain injury." HAS ANYTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE ON THIS SHOW?!?!
Classic Bangs and Insensitive Alpha Douche Face are then at their support group. There are more crying people.
Another woman in the group expresses sadness and frustration that her husband died in what she feels is a "meaningless war." Insensitive Alpha Douche Face immediately gets PISSED and begins yelling at her in disgust.
He storms out. "She is stepping on the flag,"he says. He will NOT be in the same room with her. Way to live up to your face, Insensitive Alpha Douche Face! We knew you could do it!
We return to Aristocratic Lisa Leslie and her husband. He is upset because he just talked to the doctor and found out Aristocratic Lisa Leslie was drastically understating the dangers of her having another child. "So, he told you about the chances of miscarriage and uterine rupture," she laments.
WHAT THE FUCK!? We aren't even half way through the episode! This show should be called Never Ending Disaster Barrage. Her husband vetoes having another baby. You know, because of the miscarriaging and uterine rupturing.
We then cut to Almost Julianna Margulies in an office where a doctor who might be Jim Cramer from CNBC's "Mad Money" says the CT scan revealed a tumor on her right ovary.
FUCKING JESUS CHRIST AGAIN!! CAN WE GET A BREATHER FOR EVEN 10 SECONDS?!?! Just to review, these are the things that have been dealt with in the first 28 minutes of this episode: deciding to have a child, potential infidelity, inadequacies in our immigration laws, death of a son, death of a husband, whether or not Iraq was worth it, uterine wall scars, miscarriages, traumatic brain injuries, and ovarian tumors.
Let's quickly plow through the next 15 minutes or else we'll all lose our minds.
• Classic Bangs apologizes to the woman who Insensitive Alpha Douche Face yelled at when he was being an insensitive alpha douche. • Red Hair confronts Witt over interfering with Previously-On Blonde Lady life while her husband is away. • Almost Julianna Margulies gets her ovarian tumor taken out to be biopsied. • Amanda Seyfried Murder Guy and Julianna Margulies's husband decide to go to the press about the woman getting deported. • Aristocratic Lisa Leslie and her husband decide to look into adoption. (Yeah, great, let's throw another issue on the pile.) • Insensitive Alpha Douche Face also apologizes to the woman he yelled at.
Alright, you guys still with me? No? Neither am I!
But let's continue on with this mess. Previously-On Blonde Lady finds out that Red Hair confronted Witt. She is UNHAPPY and lets Red Hair know alllllll about it.
Then Red Hair says, "Since Jeremy died, you've been acting like Trevor's gone too, and he's not! He's alive and he's still your husband!" Oh snaaaaaap! I think. I mean, I don't really know what that means, but it sure sounded like a snap. It's not the snap I would have made though. My snap would have been about her blue zebra shirt.
As Almost Julianna Margulies is leaving the hospital, we see on her TV that the to-be-deported woman's husband is being interviewed in a news story. The publicity worked! By the next scene she is no longer going to be deported! THIS IS THE FIRST GOOD THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE WHOLE EPISODE! Then, Almost Julianna Margulies gets a phone call. It's the doctor calling to say her mass wasn't cancerous. MORE GOOD NEWS! Thank god.
She tells Amanda Seyfried Murder guy, and he is ecstatic. Things are finally looking up... Right up until Amanda Seyfriend Murder Guy tries to kiss her and she's like, "Goo!!!!"
Even the reference books behind them are like, "Dude, what are you DOING?!" Almost Julianna Margulies pushes him back, hurries away, and goes home. She arrives at her house to a ringing phone. It's her husband. He's coming home! "This is the best news I've heard all day," she says, forgetting that she just found out she's not dying of cancer. Then, finally, the ending credits roll.
So, yeah. Wow. Do they call the channel Lifetime because all their shows feel like they're 80 years long? It's like they are trying to slam you over the head with drama at every turn, but after five minutes, you're already emotionally punch drunk, and it becomes ineffective. The actors all did a good job with the acting, but the whole thing was just too exhausting. If this show was my army wife, we would be in desperate need of army counseling.
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Self Extinguishing Inline Pre Filter - For added safety and protection from fire
Self Extinguishing Inline Pre Filter.
In the rare event that a burning ember or spark is drawn into the fume extraction unit, there is the possibility that debris in the filters could ignite. Although any resultant fire would typically be retained within the fume extraction unit, this would cause significant damage and in extreme circumstances the risk may extend beyond the extraction unit. For processes where such risks have been identified, additional protection in the form of an in line firebox is an additional precaution.
The extinguisher activating coil will discharge the powder if the temperature on its surface exceeds 63º C. The extinguisher unit can also be used to switch a (13A) supply, for example; the extraction unit.
How the fire extinguisher works.
The fire extinguisher discharge mechanism is a special plastic hose, coiled around the inside of the filter box lid. This dispenses the fire retardant in the event of a fire, protecting the fume extractor and other areas nearby.
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As a secondary and extra safety measure, the filter unit has a temperature sensor that is positioned in the air flow path.
This sensor can be set by the user to measure the temperature of the air flow in case a fire develops in the ducts before reaching the main body of the unit.
For example if a fire were to develop in the pipe work leading to the filter unit, the temperature sensor would sense this and disable the contactor and extraction unit from drawing in air, so preventing the fire from continuing.
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Your home is perhaps the most important financial and emotional investment that you will make in your life. You want to buy at the best price possible. You want your monthly payments to be as affordable as possible. You want your home to increase in value as much as possible.
It seems simple enough – buy low, sell high and live in the house in the in-between time.
Every day owners are putting their homes on the market hoping for:
- The most amount of money
- In the least amount of time
- With a minimum of inconvenience
Well it is not quite that simple. You see the real estate market is a competitive market. What does that mean? Simply, homebuyers are comparative shoppers. Before the buying decision is made buyers want to see several homes on the market in their price range. They determine value by comparing one house with another. When looking at houses buyers compare:
- Price
- Location
- Size
- Style
- Condition
- Special Features
Clearly, whether you are buying or selling, your house must be strategically priced so that it compares most favourably with other similar houses for sale. The best time to think about selling a house is when you buy. Nevertheless, we have all seen houses that seem to sell for more money than another house and when you compare them one does not appear to be better than the other. Why? There is another factor called motivation that enters the picture.
As a result a house will sell:
- Above market price when the buyer's motivation to buy is greater than the seller's motivation to sell.
- At market Price when the buyer's motivation is equal to the seller's motivation to sell.
- Below market price when the buyer's motivation to buy is less than the seller's motivation to sell.
What motivates buyers to buy? It has been our experience that one or more of the following motivate buyers:
- Favourable market conditions and price
- A family's changing needs
- A family's changing life styles
- A change in the family's income
- A family's tastes and values
What motivates sellers to sell? From experience we have learned that the following are some of the most common variables that motivate sellers:
- Favourable market conditions and price
- A family's changing needs
- A family's changing goals
- The cost of new houses
- The state of home technologies
The real estate market is further complicated by market factors ranging from global to personal including:
- Changes in money supply
- Inflation
- Stock and commodity prices
- The availability and cost of financing
- The cost of land acquisition
- The cost of construction
- The capacity of the infrastructure (roads, streets and utilities) to handle growth
- Governmental regulation of growth
- Changes in the economic base of a community
- Changes in base employment and population growth
- Population cycles
- Even the weather will have an impact on the real estate market
At the core of the real estate market is the fact that houses are a commodity. And the laws of supply and demand influence the market for houses. Just like any commodity, conditions are constantly changing and the price will tend to rise when there are more buyers than sellers and decline when there are more homes for sale and a limited number of buyers.
The relationship between real estate supply and demand for houses is complex. However, all of this can be brought into perspective by means of the Real Estate Cycle. Starting with low real estate inventory, as demand increases prices increase, supply responds with accelerated new construction. This increase in new home starts enters the supply pipeline, but the outcome of the pipeline may be an excess of supply resulting in high real estate inventory. Prices decline, construction slows until the excess supply is absorbed. Each of these trends can be tracked and related to each other, but overall, they form a supply-demand cycle.
The critical aspect of understanding the cycle, for the housing market, is recognizing where the market is on the cycle then moving in a clockwise direction to identify either threats or opportunities. Nevertheless, the market's position on the real estate cycle may be roughly identified by carefully tracking the following key indicators:
- Real Estate Resale Inventory
- Prices
- New Home Construction


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If there is anything that can ruin a PC entertainment experience, it is distracting noises coming from vibrations in PC fans. Unfortunately this happens all too often in new and older PCs, but especially older PCs. The most common causes of fan vibration and noise comes from improper installation of case fans, loose screws (over time), a poor fit due to the computer case, or a fan jostling other components. The good news is these issues are easy to fix with a simple silicon dampener gasket or silicon fan mounts which are used in place of case fan screws.
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Silicon Noise-Reducing Fan Mount Screws
The fan screws are a simple solution that gets by with the bare minimum of material. These mounts work in place of metal screws and secure the fan to the case with tension to "plug" the hole and separate the plastic fan casing from the metal case to eliminate vibration. They only come in one size for a variety of fan sizes. Note that they only work on 25mm thick case fans (standard depth). If you need a vibration reduction solution for thicker fans, get the dampening gaskets.
Pictured: Nexus Fan Mounts
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Silicon Dampener Gaskets
Silicon vibration dampening gaskets wrap completely around the frame of the fan providing a cushioning surface around the entire edge of the fan where it comes into contact with the metal case. These are also more versatile than fan mounts because they will work on any thickness of case fan. The most common size is 25mm, but some are 38mm for extra air pressure. With standard fan mounts, 38mm is too thick and it will not even fit. Since you still use metal screws, you can be guaranteed a tight fit over the silicon fan mount screws.
Pictured: Vantec Fan Vibration Dampening Kit (Comes in 4 sizes, includes screws, 2 silicon gaskets, and 8 silicon gromet o-rings for further dampening).
Vantec also makes a special dampener gasket for power supplies.
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For a cleaner look, the fan mount screws may be less noticeable and convenient, but for a more quieter route the gasket would probably reduce most vibrations spreading it out over a larger surface area. Whichever method you use, be sure to only use one for a secure fit and purchase a corresponding size if you choose the gasket (120mm, 140mm, 80mm, 92mm, etc…). Stacking the gasket with the fan mounts will probably be too tight and not physically mountable. With either of these two methods, the fan's vibration (even though it may not be audible) will be reduced and dampened which increases the longevity of the case fan.


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Eau Claire (AAUW) -- If reading books wasn't beneficial enough, buying them at an upcoming sale will do even more, for others.
The American Association of University Women, Eau Claire Branch is hosting a book sale. Proceeds from the sale will help support local and national scholarships and AAUW activities.
The sale is happening Friday, October 6 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 8 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Eau Claire County Exposition Center (5530 Fairview Drive, Eau Claire)
Prices of the books vary; Hardcovers are $3.00 and Paperbacks are $1.50. There are even specials; Saturday Special: Buy 3, Get One Free, Sunday Special - Bag Sale: 1st bag - $6.00, 2nd: bag $4.00 and 3 or more bags: $2.00 each.
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Cedarville University Theatre finds fun and keeps the faith
It was a dark and windy night when we set off for the opening of Cedarville University's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and we wondered if we'd get there safely … and if the trip was worth it.
Director Rebecca Baker has led her young cast into the new/old production with insight and perception. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, "Joseph" was a seventies Broadway hit.
If "everything old is new again" is true, this production proves it. For the performers who knew little of Elvis or Belafonte's calypso or suave French ballad singers, those styles were a revelation. For the audience, wonderfully bouncy students responding to peers giving their all, as well as the more mature appreciating the seventies references, it was a party.
"Joseph" is all singing, no spoken dialogue – an opera. The acoustics of the beautiful 400-seat Cedarville auditorium and the performers' good training combine to make the lyrics and spoofy plot easily perceived.
Most will recognize the basic Old Testament story of Joseph and his 11 jealous, cruel brothers and Joseph's encounter with Potiphar, Egyptians and the Pharaoh. His predictions of on-coming famine and the need to preserve grain, the eventual resolution with the theme of forgiveness and mercy are presented with great energy and "amazing" use of color in sets, costumes and lighting.
Director Baker made sure to introduce some cast and faculty to me after the show. Like any theatrical endeavor, this one had its challenges, including actors' illnesses, but they wanted to talk about the camaraderie and mutual support. They were "fascinated" with the skills the creators had in bringing humor to the original story and they worked hard to balance poking fun and respecting their valued basic faith and beliefs.
Holding the plot together is the Narrator, played by Rebecca Levergood, the only one in contemporary clothes. She has a heavy vocal responsibility and interprets the songs well, moving briskly over the stage. Levergood said, "What meant the most to me was … performing in a show that has such a clear message of God's plan of forgiveness. The most challenging … was trying to keep the words straight to all the different verses for the songs that all sound the same."
Kyle Mottinger plays Joseph who endures the various tortures with skill, wears his colorful coat and the bare-chest slave outfit with grace while delivering his songs with consistency. Like his character, Mottinger said he "faced a few tough trials during the duration of this show and again and again got to see God's faithfulness … I am thankful for the people who have been put in my life because of 'Joseph.'"
Ben Lenox plays Pharaoh … or is he Elvis? He brings the house down with his big black Elvis wig, fancy footwork, dance moves and right on "hound dawg" drawl.
There are some 30 others in "Joseph," including Jacob and his three wives and the 11 brothers and their wives. Their singing is strong and clear. They move dynamically through the different genres: beret wearing Frenchmen dining on red checked tablecloths – so very sophisticated – to can't-stand-still rock n' rollers energized by their own fun. It would have been nice if the program had included more specific information about which characters sang what songs. Cast bios would have been appreciated.
It is hard to believe Cedarville does not have a separate dance department because the choreography is so strong and so entertaining. Have you ever seen cowboys cartwheeling across the stage while literally keeping their hats on? It is such clever devices that bring new life to this old classic.
The confidence of the performances and the completeness of the technical aspects reflect the strength of the theatre faculty. The costumes are cleverly designed and beautifully colorful. New faculty member Joe Kucharski is the costume designer. There is a lobby video display of original sketches.
A series of truncated, triangular stacked box-like shapes reminiscent of pyramids prove very flexible as they provide stairways and thrones, opening and turning. Credit goes to senior Josiah Ryan Smith, fulfilling his senior capstone project in collaboration with Prof. Robert L. Clements who also designed the lighting, colorful and effectively adding to the overall imaginative imagery.
This is so totally a musical, and 13 musicians are credited, but where are they? Not until Music Director Beth Cram Porter, baton in hand, was brought onstage for a curtain call, did we discover the orchestra was off stage left, to provide more available stage space. Not until we met later in the lobby did we learn visual contact was done with unseen cameras and monitors. She has much to take a bow for, especially the well-trained singers.
Director Baker praised her fellow faculty members and their contributions to the completeness of the production. She also emphasized the current relevance of the story: "Joseph offers the gift of forgiveness, bringing a fractured family together." Clearly her students understood the message.
The warmth of hospitality and strength of true belief in this colorful, energetic musical evening did make it worth the trip. We emerged to our snow-laden car and safely went slip sliding along home.
Cedarville University's presentation of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" runs through Feb. 10 at Cedarville University, 251 N. Main St. in Cedarville. For show times, ticket information and reservations, call 937.766.3437.
Reach DCP theatre critic Jacqui Theobald at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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First Friday ARTScrawl
Conspicuous Crawling
Albuquerque loves art of every stripe—from chimerical landscapes to avant-garde clay collage, we're nuts for gazing at, talking over and buying pieces in countless mediums. Maybe our appreciation comes from being surrounded every day by natural wonders of light and color. Maybe it's because so many creative misfits wander into the desert and never make it out again. Either way, if you'd like to get in on the thriving art scene, you'll want to give ARTScrawl a whirl. The citywide event, in which galleries stay open late and proudly showcase some of their best and newest work, connects Burque art lovers with the plentiful galleries squeezed into every corner of the city. This Friday, July 5, standout offerings include Don Best's segmented, turned-wood works (The Gallery ABQ, 8210 Menaul NE), the vintage collectibles show Not (Necessarily) Your Grandpa's Radio (Palette Contemporary, 7400 Montgomery NE), and the "automatic mark-making" and sculptures of Chuck Lathrop (Leich Lathrop Gallery, 323 Romero NW). The free fun gets underway everywhere at 5 p.m. and lasts as late as 9 p.m. in some galleries, so take a little time to celebrate the visual extravaganza before your Friday night revelry gets underway. (Lisa Barrow)
Friday Jul 5, 2013
Additional Dates:
Albuquerque Galleries
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact:Anita Blythe
Phone: 505-450-4059
Website: Click to Visit
More events at Albuquerque Galleries
A self-guided gallery tour.
The first Friday of each month starting at 5pm. We provide a listing of member galleries with details about their current shows and you use our gallery map to create your custom tour.


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Student Life and Services
Division of Student Affairs
Jaguar Hall, Suite 1135
2705 Houston Highway, Victoria, Texas 77901
For Student Life and Services questions, telephone:
(361) 485-4411 or toll-free (877) 970-4848 ext. 4411
Fax: (361) 580-5506
Email: email@example.com
The Department of Student Life and Services helps students achieve their academic goals and enhance their intellectual and social development through a variety of programs and services. We promote student leadership, collegiality, and good citizenship. The department supports the academic mission of UHV, assures the rights of students, and ensures students get the support necessary to be successful at UHV and in their communities.
We contribute to a healthy, safe, and productive academic environment and are responsive to the needs of our diverse student body. Students are encouraged to contact us with any questions or needs they may have.
The university hosts two commencement ceremonies, one following the spring term and one following the fall term. An application for graduation is to be filed in the Office of the Registrar and Student Records by the published deadlines. Students applying for graduation will be asked to indicate whether or not they will participate in the commencement ceremony. Students who indicate that they will participate at commencement will receive information from the department about caps, gowns, announcements, and information about graduation day.
Jaguar Hall, Jaguar Suites, and Jaguar Court are located on Houston Highway and are within walking distance of UHV's main campus. Computer labs with printers are available in Jaguar Village. Services available to all UHV students located in Jaguar Village are academic tutoring, Student Life and Services, group and individual study areas, community garden, recreational field, The 11:59 Lounge, JP's Market (Food Pantry), The Den (Student Organization Resource Area), The Snack Shack, Campus Security, residential pool and fitness center, and a dining facility offering a variety of meal options.
Identification Cards
Students living in UHV resident halls are issued an identification (ID) card, aka the Paw Pass. This ID card provides access to many resources provided by the university such as dining hall meals, building access at residence halls, use of the library, and can be used for entrance to certain university events such as athletics. The identification card can also be used in the community for discounts at various participating businesses in the Daily Deals student discount program.
Students are responsible for maintaining a current ID card for the entire duration they are affiliated with the University of Houston-Victoria and are responsible for the safekeeping of their ID card. Student ID cards and/or replacements can be requested in the Paw Pass office, located in the Jaguar Hall, room 1029.
Nonresidential students can use their Jaguar Cards as ID cards unless they would like to have a Paw Pass. If a Paw Pass is desired, students can contact the Paw Pass Office to request one or submit an online application through JagSync.
No one other than the student to whom the card is issued may use the ID card for any reason. The Paw Pass is the property of the University of Houston-Victoria and may be revoked at any time by the university.
Students attending classes online or at the Katy campus are not required to have an ID. These students can obtain an ID by submitting an online application through JagSync. Fill out your information on the form. Upload a copy of your State issued ID or Driver's License. You will need to take a photo for your ID and upload to the form. Please make sure the photo follows the instructions to ensure acceptance and submit the form upon completion. Further questions or correspondence can be addressed by emailing email@example.com.
Counseling Center
UHV Counseling Center offers a broad range of student-focused, short-term, episodic services, including counseling, assessment, consultation, and outreach. The Counseling Center also houses the VIP Program and Jags for Life, which are focused on reducing interpersonal violence on campus and preventing suicide, respectively. Our mission is to work to empower college students to be capable adults responsible for their own well-being, to maturely choose how, when, and even if to address behaviors that may negatively impact their academic performance and quality of life. Our services are designed to support students as they adjust to challenges and transitions as well as to help faculty, administration, and staff function more effectively in their work with all UHV students. Through our endeavors, we support the educational mission of UHV and facilitate mutual respect and understanding among people of diverse backgrounds.
Currently enrolled UHV students in the Victoria-area can access counseling services on the Victoria campus. UHV students located in the Houston-area can access counseling services through the UT Health Science Center. Please see the Counseling Center website (https://www.uhv.edu/counseling/) to make an appointment and learn more.
Student Center
A Student Center is located at Jaguar Hall. Students can enjoy comfortable seating, vending machines, a game area, ping pong, pool, and large screen televisions. Table games and DVDs may be checked out at the Front Desk. Outdoor seating areas are also available for students' enjoyment. A large dining area is available with a variety of food offerings.
UHV students are welcomed at the Victoria College Student Center where the bookstore is located, along with Subway, TV rooms, reading room, meeting rooms and a game area. A convenience store offers a variety of food and beverage items to meet the needs of students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Student Conduct
UH-Victoria students must conform to all university policies and procedures. The Student Code of Conduct and the academic sanctions and appeals process are available in the Student Handbook.
Student Discount Program
Students are eligible for discounts at local businesses through our Daily Deals program. A discount program brochure is available in the Department of Student Life and Services located in Jaguar Hall, suite 1135. You can also find a complete listing of updated deals by visiting https://www.uhv.edu/student-life-and-services/daily-deals/.
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook is intended to convey official university policy and procedures to students at the University of Houston-Victoria. Students should also refer to the UHV catalog, class schedules, or university officials for additional information. The Student Handbook may be accessed online. A hard copy of the Student Handbook can be requested from the Department of Student Life and Services located in Jaguar Hall, suite 1135 or can be found at https://www.uhv.edu/handbook/.
Student Health Insurance
A hospital, medical, and surgical insurance plan is available to all university students at a nominal cost. Information on available insurance plans for domestic and international students can be accessed online at https://www.uhv.edu/counseling/health-services/student-insurance/.
At University of Houston-Victoria, students or exchange visitors who hold an F1 or J1 visa are required to have hospitalization, medical and surgical insurance which includes a repatriation and evacuation benefit. Cost for this insurance may be added to the fee bill each fall and spring term. Students enrolled for the spring term are covered through the summer term. A Health Insurance Waiver Request form is available at https://www.uhv.edu/international/forms/ for international students (F1/J1 visa holders only) who have the minimum required coverage through other sources. Students who begin enrollment in a summer term may purchase a short-term policy for adequate coverage during this period of study before the fall term begins.
Student Health Services
Students who live on the University of Houston-Victoria campus or within 50 miles of UHV's Victoria campus are eligible to us the Community Health Centers of South Central Texas https://www.uhv.edu/counseling/health-services/ as their primary care provider, without any other form of insurance.
The health center is conveniently located at 2503 Hospital Drive, Victoria, Texas 77901, across from Jaguar Village. The co-pay will be no more than $25 per visit. Some students may qualify for small co-pay by providing a copy of the financial aid eligibility.
Student Lounges
The Spot is maintained for students on the first floor of the University West building. A microwave oven, refrigerator, television, magazines, and newspapers are available for use. The 11:59 Lounge is located in Jaguar Hall and is equipped with a pool table, gaming systems, and television. The Snack Shack is located within the 11:59 Lounge and sells snacks, drinks, coffee, and more!
Student Organizations
Opportunities for the development of leadership skills are offered to students through participation in recognized university organizations. Students are encouraged to participate in existing service, honor, social, or professional organizations or start their own. For more information on active organizations, policies for the recognition and operation of student organizations, and other pertinent material can be obtained upon request from the Department of Student Life and Services or accessed online at https://www.uhv.edu/student-life-and-services/student-organizations.
Student Government Association
Student government at UH-Victoria exists in the form of the Student Government Association (SGA). This governing body's purpose is to promote communications among constituents of UHV, enhance the unique educational environment of UHV, and address specific needs of students in order to provide a voice to and for the student body with respect to academic and cultural matters. The membership is composed of an Executive, Legislative and Judicial branch. The Executive Branch consists of a President, Vice-President, Chief Justice, Speaker of the Senate, Director of Public Relations, and Director of Finance. The Legislative Branch or Student Senate consists of nineteen (19) student senators, which include three Academic Senators to represent the interests of students in the academic colleges and departments, fifteen Senators to represent the interests of their specific class, which include three freshman, three sophomore, three junior, three senior, three graduate and one Speaker of the Senate. More information on SGA can be found at https://www.uhv.edu/student-government-association/.
Student Travel
Texas Education Code, Section 51.949, as enacted by the 77th Legislature requires the regulation of certain types of student travel sponsored, supported or sanctioned by the university. UHS System Administrative Policy 03.E.08 establishes the system-wide policy for this type of travel. See UHV policy F-3: Student Travel at https://www.uhv.edu/policies/travel/student-travel/.
Study Areas
In Victoria, there are individual and group study areas in the VC/UHV Library and in Jaguar Hall for students who reside there.


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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> There is an important distinction people need to make between tribute acts and cover bands: while cover bands have a varied song catalogue and often include some of their own unique takes on them, tribute acts are expected to be as exact as possible when paying homage to musical groups.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show not only lived up to those expectations Saturday at the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center, the band exceeded them and then some. The act, which dates back to 1988, is in the midst of its Best Side of the Moon tour.
One thing to remember is to not think of this as a typical band (not that the original Pink Floyd was a "typical" group anyway) in the sense where you have a frontman backed by a few instrumentalists. Not so with this group. Each of the 11 members are an integral part of show and have an equal role to play.
Without that cohesiveness, Saturday's show would not have been the candidate for 2017 SPAC concert of the year that it was.
The group opened by playing Pink Floyd's 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon," in its entirety. It would be cliche to say the group nailed the entire work note for note, but it applies in this case and vastly underestimates how on-point this was performance was.
It wasn't just the music that made Saturday's performance, but the spectacle known to be a part of classic Pink Floyd concerts was on full display at SPAC. A spectacular light show, flashing video screens and even some giant props all helped make the show the almost-perfect event it was.
Since most people have heard parts of or all of "Dark Side" of the moon, there's little need to go through the song list many people know so well. Highlights of the album run include a powerful "Breathe" and a cranked-up "Money" that brought much of the crowd to its feet after staying seated for the majority of the show. The band also threw in some political satire during the always popular "Brain Damage" as a video behind the group flashed pictures of mostly right-wing world leaders during the verses describing where "the lunatics" are.
After a rousing standing ovation after the completion of the album performance, The Australian Pink Floyd Show launched into a stretch of songs from Pink Floyd's most popular album "The Wall." The audience was even treated to a giant inflatable cartoon school master that danced to the beat as the group performed "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2," which included most of the auidence shouting out, "Hey! Teachers! Leave those kids alone" during the chorus.
After a short set break, the group opened the second act with a powerful "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" that ended with a darkened stage save for an illuminated image of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett. who left the group in 1968 and passed away in 2006.
After making a near-perfect run through classics such as "Learning to Fly" and "Wish You Were Here," the crowd was treated to a surprise with an appearance not only to a rocking "One of These Days," but to a giant, inflatable kangaroo as a nod to the tribute act's roots.
"Run Like Hell," one of the more radio-friendly Pink Floyd songs, closed the second set at a blistering pace that had people dancing in the aisle.
As an encore, the always popular "Comfortably Numb," perhaps the most well-known of all Pink Floyd shows, started off as a standard version but continue to grow in intensity during an extended guitar solo that climaxed with a monster ending that sent everyone their feet before sending them home.
A Pink Floyd reuinion is unlikely to happen every again, and it wouldn't be the same without members of the lineup missing. But anyone who is looking for the "next best thing" will find it with The Australian Pink Floyd Show. In fact, there are times when the tribute act outshines the original group. That's how good they are.


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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Self Portrait Tuesday
So this is me first thing in the morning. I have naturally curly hair, so it doesn't look so great first thing. Serious bedhead! And yes, it's the end of January and I'm still wearing Christmas pajama pants, but, they're warm. This particular day, I got to enjoy my coffee while sitting on the couch, watching the Today Show. I don't know how I got custody of the TV, and Claire did not!
But then I quickly move on to this...working in my studio/study, if time permits. And yes, there are days when I will spend the whole day in this room, in my pajamas, never getting into actual clothes. Those are good days!
Just when I think I'm going to have some time...
After he got to school this morning, he put his backpack down at a spot at the table, then went to get some breakfast. (We don't feed him enough here.) When he came back, some other kid had moved his backpack, but, the kid who moved it was NOT the kid sitting in "his" spot. No matter. Ethan attatcked him anyway. Totally wailed on an innocent kid who just sat down to eat his breakfast. Now he's in 'In School Suspension'. Steven called Ethan's psychiatrist and talked to him...he decided to move Ethan's appointment for next week up to this afternoon.
Plus I just had to take him to his psychologist's appointment yesterday.
I don't want a lot! Just some happy kids! A day without a crisis! Is it REALLY too much to ask for?????
And here I thought I could really get back into my art...actually have time to work and complete something. I was such an idiot. I'm never going to have time to do the things I want to do in life, am I? I've wanted to go back to work for so long, but realize that that just is not going to work! Not with a kid like Ethan who I would have to be taking time off several times a week for. But I really thought I could do this, art, from home! But I can't even do that because we either have this doctor's appointment or that meeting to go to. And when I get a day, like today, when I "know" I'm going to get to stay home aaaaaallllllllllllllll day, and work on whatever I want to, just as I'm sitting down and getting the needle threaded and trying to figure out where to put the first bead, WHAM! Another call from the school! I even vacuumed and cleaned this morning before I started working on anything so I wouldn't have something hanging over my shoulder that needed to be done! But now I'm so upset...how can I get back to where I was? Now is when I wish I had a REALLY BIG easel in a REALLY BIG studio and lots of REALLY BIG cans of paint...mostly black, but a little bit of blue...and I could just start slinging it all over the place!
No wonder I can't get anything finished...all my stuff is happy stuff, carefree stuff...and I just can't stay there long enough to finish it.
Monday, January 30, 2006
I remember when...
So, yesterday, Steven decides he is going to go ahead and buy the playset we have been wanting to get the kids. One of those big wood things, with the slide, swings, glider, monkey bars, a roof over the top to make a litte 'tree house' feely thing, and...a rock wall! (That part was supposed to be for Ethan but, I think Claire will like it more!) The thing is though, he has to put it together...because he is an engineer...and no one else can put it together as well as he can. (Which, let's face it, is probably true.) The problem with that is he gets sooooo frustrated! And Ethan and Claire are not helping things!
I was inside sewing, and Claire came in crying. I asked her what was wrong, and she said, "I was trying to help Daddy but I just can't stop touching everything!", and just started wailing! I felt so badly for her!
Then...ding...the little light bulb goes off in my head! I think we might actually have actual beer in the fridge-which is rare! I told Claire to follow me, and yup, we have beer. So I grabbed one and gave it to her, and told her to go give this to Daddy and tell him, "Mommy says you need to chill!" lol! So she started giggling and ran outside...and I can tell she is telling Daddy to "chill". lol! I was looking out the window and Steven saw me, held up the beer and tipped it to me and said, "Thanks!". rofl!!!
He was much more calm for the rest of the day, but I know it wasn't the beer, because he only drank half of it. I think sometimes we just need a reminder.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Change of Plans...
Anyway, Al, Claire and I were getting ready to go out and check out the library and it started pouring down rain! So we didn't go anywhere.
Then a friend asked if I would go donate blood with her...our local scrapbook shop was hosting a blood drive, and if you donated you got 25% off anything in the store. I haven't donated blood since collage but, for 25% off art stuff??? I'm there! So we met at Starbucks and chatted for a while then headed over there. I went through all the questions and stuff...even had to come up with the name of the tattoo parlor where I got my tattoo last October. I couldn't remember it. Had to call Steven. Anyway, get through all of that and I couldn't donate because my iron level is too low. Ya know, I even ate spinach on Thursday night! But damn...if I'm not getting enough benefit from it to even donate blood, I'm gonna quit eatin' that shit! It's bitter and definitely not my favorite vegetable! I'll just start taking a Flintstone vitamin every day!
I really had a lot of fun, though. It was so nice just to hang out with another adult with no kids for a change!
Goals for Today
2) Find a decent library.
I think I'll find the art supply store...decent library-eh, not so much.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Mom Update
I guess you learn something new everyday. But at least it's nothing serious!
My dad called before the kids left for school, so I was trying to explain that Nana wouldn't be up here this weekend, but they are in total denial! They think the doctor will just wave his magic wand and she will appear here later today or tomorrow. Poor things! They love their Nana! Nothing but a bunch of Nana Babies!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Damn it's been a long week!
Well, it's 8:22 pm and I'm still in my pajamas...I think I'll go take a shower and put on some clean ones and get ready for bed.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Self Portrait Tuesday
And THAT, my friends, is the story of where I came from!
Monday, January 23, 2006
OMG! How do they know???
|You Are a Boston Creme Donut
I am pouting and on my way to KK right now, because we didn't have any more of my Boston Cream doughnuts this morning!
I'm trying to be patient...I really am!
And it's hard enough to get out of the driveway with all the trucks as it is; but now there is a HUGE 'River City Waste' trash container the size of a rail car out in the freakin' middle of the cul-de-sac! So, if I am just backing out of my drivway like normal, I would slam right into it! And all the workers decide they need to park on MY side of the street, right in front of MY driveway, so you can imagine the maze I am driving BACKWARDS through in an EXPEDITION! This morning, one guy actually had to move his truck so I could take the kids to the bus stop. But then when I left, he put it right back, but even worse!
GET A CLUE PEOPLE!!! They know somebody lives here and that I am at home, coming and going all day long! Why can't they park on the other side of the cul-de-sac where there is nothing? They can't build a house there, because that lot isn't a lot...it's a cliff.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Good Hats
For Blackbird and M...these are a few of my favorite hats. I love the colorful stripes on the one on the far right! I wish it wasn't a winter hat and so warm, so I could wear it year round...although it embarrasses my 11 year old daughter.
The CIA hat...is just too fun to wear!!! For some reason, when I wear it into a convenience store, it clears the whole place out! lol!
And the one on the far left is my work/art hat...I have to have it on when I'm creating...I've had it for like, 20 years...there's a lot of history in that hat!
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Some Old Photos I Found at the Flea Market
2) The thing I love about this one is the baby...bald, looking around to see what else is going on, wondering how to make an escape...reminds me so much of Ethan!
3) Not sure where this was taken, but it reminds me of Barton Springs. This one has all of their names written on the back, and the little one in the middle is named Bitsy...which is what we called Claire for the longest time, or we would sometimes shorten it to Bits. But Ethan always called her Bits. And because of his speech problem, when he would say it, it would come out sounding like "Bitch"...which turned LOTS of heads in public! lol! I can only imagine what these people thought of this mother who let her son call his baby sister "Bitch"! ha-haaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Which of course reminds me of the stage Claire went through when she had to be called "Stephanie" (from Lazy Town on Nickelodeon) and I was "Uncle" (Stephanie's uncle). Of course I would forget, and we'd be at Wal-Mart or the grocery store and I would call her Claire, and she would start screaming, "UNCLE!! I'M NOT CLAIRE! I'M STEPHANIE!" Yeah...we've had some good times...good times...lol!
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Ethan's ARD
But everyone was there...his teacher, the school counselor, the speech therapist, the reading specialist, the school psychologist and the special education person. Plus me and Steven.
We went over everything...everything he has ever done here at Wilderness Oak and in Kingwood, and all the testing the school psychologist did...which was about every test a psychologist can give-including a Rorschach ink blot test! And he very well may be dyslexic, but they aren't diagnosing him with that just yet because: 1) all of his other emotional problems and stuff may be causing some of his delays, and 2) he is a good speller. Which is not usually seen in dyslexics...BUT, he has a photographic memory...once he knows how to spell a word, he will never forget it, and he knows how to spell words up to where he should be according to his grade level, but not his age.
Anyway, he does qualify for Special Education so he will be getting lots more help at school with everything. The thing is...the IQ tests they give that are just verbal, where he doesn't really have to write things down-he tests in the high 110's to the high 120's. But, there is some kind of learning disability where he can't get things from his brain to the page, and the scores on those tests are so low, that they are bringing his overall IQ down to 105. Which is still above normal, but obviously not where is should be.
So anyway, that should all start today, and he is actually excited about it because he gets to work more one on one with the teachers who pull him out of class. I think the largest group he will be in will have 6 kids in it. I am so glad that someone finally listened to me and saw that he needed help and are doing something about it!
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Self Portrait Tuesday
This is a picture of me, Lauri, WITH RED HAIR! My hair has since turned brown (but it does get some reddish highlights in the sun). Two of my children, Allison and Ethan, both have
red hair, and I am ALWAYS getting asked about where it came from, and everyone is always astonished when I say I had red hair when I was little. Steven's family has no red hair! I am adopted so I don't know where exactly it comes from, but, I do know that Allison and Ethan got their's from ME and NOT my mother-in-law who colors her hair red! I just want some proof out there!
And...as an aside...it is VERY rude and completely inconsiderate of my and my children's feelings for people to say, "Where'd you get that red hair? The milkman?" (or insert any other random person there) Because although you may think it's really funny, and that it's the first time I've ever heard that, when you walk away my kids start asking questions that they really don't need the answers to at their young age. So I just have to explain that you, "That Idiot", to be exact, obviously has no idea about where children come from, and no, I did not get them from the milkman or the postman or whoever. So...if you must make a comment about their red hair, just tell them it is beautiful, and then please find something equally beautiful to remark about to Claire, who has brown hair. Thank you.
Too much 'Law & Order', perhaps?
I was SURE it was a dead body!
So I get out of the car and make my way over there...by way of a big circle...lol!...but, it was only a big thing of rolled up plastic! lol! It sure did look real there in the dark, though!
Monday, January 16, 2006
How about a 'Self Portrait Monday'?
Friday, January 13, 2006
Conversations with Claire
Last night...the kids and I are all in the garage; I'm working on ATCs and the kids are playing behind me, on the other side of the Expedition.
Claire: Awwwwww SHIT!!!
I thought I was going to explode trying to hold in the laughter! I have no idea what happened, but I couldn't ask either. But there was no crying involved, and she didn't come to me, so I guess something just REALLY pissed her off! lol!
This morning:
Claire: Mommy, did you think daddy was hot when you married him?
They don't have smilies on here to show you the expression on my face!
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Self Portrait Tuesday
This topic came at an excellent time, because I had asked my mom to bring all the old pictures when she came for Christmas, so I could scan them.
So...people are always telling me that I have 'strong opinions' and an 'attitude', which is probably just a nice way of saying I'm a bitch. Seriously, I am not, BUT I'm not just going to let someone walk all over me, either. While going through all the old pictures, I found these 2...one is me on Christmas 1967, so I was about 16 mos. old, and I'm sticking my tongue out at someone. I don't know who it is though. I guess I figured I already had all of my presents, so I could go back to being myself or something! Just seems pretty daring for Christmas morning! The other photo was taken on Easter 1968. It's my grandmother, holding my cousin, Kim,; my mom, with me standing in front of her; my mom's sister, Peggy, with my cousin Cheryl standing in front of her; and my mom's other sister, Rita. I don't know what was going on with me and Cheryl, but I look a little pissed off. Are there any pictures of me just being cute???
I just wanted to use these to show that this attitude or whatever it is, is nature, not nurture! It's something you are born with. You either have it, or you don't.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Well, it's been a few days...
Had lunch with Steven today, then went to Hobby Lobby and Michael's...I swear to GOD I don't know what happens to me when I'm in those stores!!! I went into Hobby Lobby looking for silver foil tape ONLY. They didn't have any...only copper as usual...and ended up walking out of there with $30 worth of stuff! Then I went to Michael's because a little package of stuff I got last week got lost somewhere in the vortex. Costs like $3.00. I ended up getting a few other things that I can use for the Artist Trading Cards I'm doing this week for a swap, but seriously thought I would get out of there for under $20. I have NO IDEA how I ended up spending like $65!!! I swear they add some kind of surcharge onto my bill! Seriously people...never let me go in those stores without a guardian! That is just going to have to be my New Year's Resolution.
Steven: I am very sorry! I swear to you, for the next 6 mos., AT LEAST, that I will not go in there without you! So you better get me one of those little ankle things that will shock the shit out of me if I even go in the parking lot...because Michael's has the cutest little 'pasta maker machines' JUST FOR SCULPEY!!! And they are only $24.99!
However, on a better note, I went into Old Navy and didn't spend a dime! I don't think I have ever walked out of Old Navy without buying something. So I've gotta get credit for that!
Oh...and the doc upped my anti-depression meds, so that's good too! But you know what? I just remembered...I think Ethan had an appointment with Dr. Pliszka last week...and we missed it. Better give him a call!
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
So the kids are back in school...
So, yesterday was nice...just Claire and I...went to the art store (ok, ok, it's a scrapbooking store, but I don't use the supplies for scrapping. I use them for art. There is a difference! And the scrapbook people don't seem to understand that! The people who work there are always so sweet and nice, and want to know "what kind of layout" I'm doing. I tell them I'm not scrapbooking-which first gets this "what kind of person are you" look from them-and that I am doing mixed media art. Which then gets the "Oh! So you must be the devil!" look from them. So...I call it an art store, because I can't find good art stores like they had in Houston here.)
Anyway, I was talking about something......
Oh yeah, Claire and I went to the art store, Super Target (!), which also means Starbucks (!). Had a great time. Came home and tried some new stuff...I made a collage and then covered it in beeswax. TOO COOL! After I covered it in the wax, I took my heat tool and melted some of the wax off, added more stuff, then more wax, then melted more off...this is a great piece. Well, I had a lot of fun making it, so it looks great to me. I worked on it for about 4 hours and had no clue that it was 9:00 pm until Steven came out to the garage to check on me because Claire was afraid the coyotes were going to get me! lol!
Problem is, I just started it out on a piece of watercolor paper, because I was just playing around and experimenting. Now I'm trying to figure out how I can mount and hang it!
In other news...Ethan brought home a speech 'report card' that claims he has mastered like 86% of the goal of being able to say his R's. Ummm, hello? Sure, if you are sitting with him and ask him to say "read", maybe he can do it. But have you heard him talking in real life?!? "Read"="weed" and "Run, rabbit, run!"="Won, wabbit, won!" I don't think he has a 'B' in R's. lol!
And Allison...oh, the hormones! I know it is only beginning, but please, God, let this go fast! Well, maybe not fast...she can stay a kid for a while...but smoothly! Please let it go smoothly! Oy!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Happy New Year!
Love you all!
*We now return to the 'Monk' Marathon on the USA Network*


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THE onset of winter will see a rise in deaths of vulnerable members of the community. During winter 2010-11 over 25,000 more people died in the UK compared with non-winter periods.
The Government has no policy to counter these unnecessary deaths. That was the conclusion I drew from the debate I called on Tuesday pressing for action.
Where we need clear decisions the Prime Minister merely sows confusion. What else can we make of his off-the-cuff comment that all of us will be able to buy our energy at the lowest possible price? It's a great idea but we won't be able to deliver that objective with the current ownership of energy firms.
The Government grudgingly admits that their current programme, called the Warm Home Discount Scheme, does not deliver for vulnerable groups.
All of us consumers have a levy on our bills so that discounts can be given to what are defined as 'core' and 'broader' groups of vulnerable consumers.
There are two huge problems with this scheme.
The core group consists of 700,000 narrowly defined consumers. Energy companies select their own eligibility criteria for the broader group, and in the past year only 234,000 received help. So in total, rebates were given to little over 900,000 consumers, when the Government's most recent estimate put the number of vulnerable households suffering fuel poverty at 4 million.
Secondly, while those that are helped must be pleased to get a rebate, there is no obligation on the energy companies to ensure that these consumers are buying at their cheapest rate.
Last week Which?, the consumer affairs magazine, stated that 75 per cent of consumers are on the most expensive tariffs. It would be surprising if 75 percent of those receiving the £120 rebate aren't in the same category.
So we consumers are extending help to vulnerable households by way of an annual £120 cheque and the energy companies are directly pocketing that subsidy and to add insult to injury, overcharging the vast majority of this group.
So what is to be done? The Government inherited a Cold Weather Payment scheme which helps vulnerable households when temperatures fall to very low levels. Around 4 million households are covered, and there are 4 million vulnerable households in fuel poverty. There is clearly a significant overlap between these two groups.
I suggested to the Government last week that energy companies should be obliged to provide their cheapest tariff to these 4 million people.
There will be other things to do, of course. How can we help whole groups of consumers take on the energy companies and get each of their supplies switched to the cheapest tariff? But that will take time.
The scheme I proposed could be working almost immediately. Ofgem, the regulator, has made clear that there are no regulatory or legal barriers to prevent the Government insisting on such a scheme for this winter.
If the Government acts now we can prevent the big hike in deaths that are characteristic of this country during the winter months. Inaction by the Government will make them complicit in this terrible state of affairs.


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The World Bank and Pakistan have signed the Second Fiscally Sustainable and Inclusive Growth DPC (Development Policy Credit) of five hundred million dollars of to support Pakistan's efforts to reinvigorate growth and stabilize the economy.
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani and Annette Dixon, the World Bank Vice President for the South Asian region, signed the accord in Washington.
Speaking on the occasion, ambassador said another similar credit agreement of about five hundred million dollars will be signed in September this year with the World Bank for the energy sector reforms.
He said the credit is aimed at Pakistan's goal of accelerating growth to help create jobs and economic opportunity for all.
The ambassador said this reflects the growing confidence of International donor agencies in
Pakistan's economy including the International Monetary Funds have expressed satisfaction over the transparent use of funds by the government to stabilize the economy.


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The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living plans to introduce a smoke-free law in Monroe and West Monroe. If Ouachita Parish Police Jury apprived it, smoking will be prohibited in bingo halls and bars where smoking is permitted today.
The proposed initiative will be presented to the West Monroe Board of Aldermen and Monroe City Council on September 10. It will be deliberated by the Police Jury on September 16.
In 2012 the city of Alexandria introduced the first smoke-free ordinance. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center's School of Public Health together with the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living made a study in bingo halls and bars in Alexandria after introduction of smoke-free law. The study found that the air quality has imporved by 97%.
Jennifer Haneline, regional coordinator for The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living, said that the smoke-free law is not against smokers. Its main aim is to protect bar workers from tobacco smoke because it was proved that secondhand smoke has negative effects on human body.
When it comes to air quality, local governments are those who are responsible for protecting public health. Generally, today people know thair rights and fight for them, thus they ask where is the border between private life and government decisions? Haneline replies that it is not about taking away people's rights, it is about improving health. Some owners of bars support the initiative while others talk about loss of revenue,
Studies on revenues showed that implementation of smoke-free laws do maintain or rise revenues. In fact, smoke-free laws have positive effects on people because 80% of the population doesn't smoke. Many people prefer to stay away from places where people smoke, because they do not want to smell like cigarettes. If the proposed law comes into effect, smokers would be required to smoke cigarettes at least 15 feet from these facilities.


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Day two we are going to bring up the past. Today's subject is…..
What song reminds me of an ex and why?
My song choice is Nah!
Why? Because it basically is the story of my past relationships. This song just spoke to me when I need something in my life. I wasn't going to sit and wait on a phone call or fall apart no-more. I was going to be stornge no matter what and I was. Now I'm happily married to a wonder man even though he makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes but that's a story for another time.
So what song reminds you of an ex? Please feel free to leave your answers in the comments.
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EUROPEAN qualification is now Everton's target for the season according to Alessandro Pistone.
And if they can't secure it in the Premiership table, it will mean having to win a cup.
Which is why the in-form side will not be taking Bristol City lightly in the club's opening Carling Cup outing tonight.
"The cup is not going to be a distraction," insists the Italian defender.
"We want to do well because for the fans, for the club and for us it is really important.
"What the club wants is European football. And if you can't achieve a European place in the league then you have to try through other ways. Winning a cup is one of those ways.
"It is always a possibility for a big club to trip up at this stage of the competition. We have to remember that they have played so many games already this season.
"They are playing three times a week every week, so it is a possibility. But we can't consider that prospect and we have to make sure we do as well in the cup as in the league.
"We won't be getting complacent."
The Blues go to Ashton Gate on a high after climbing to third in the Premiership table thanks to Sunday's victory over Boro.
But Pistone points out that good form is not always enough to do well in the cup.
"Sometimes you have to be lucky as well," he adds.
"Hopefully we can use this start in the league as a boost to try and do better and better."
The chances of maintaining the current run of results has been helped by the return to form of an Everton defence, Pistone included.
Sunday's win provided the Blues with their third consecutive clean sheet.
After a shaky start to the season defensively, Pistone has been delighted.
He continues: "It is a great sensation to be keeping clean sheets again. Two seasons ago we were winning many games 1-0.
"That can give you a great feeling and great encouragement to keep going because that means we are working well as a team.
"When you play so well in every part of the pitch it is a lot easier for defenders. Playing as a team is the key."
Ironically, Pistone's place in the side could be under threat tonight if David Moyes decides to rotate his squad for the game.
Gary Naysmith could be given a start, along with Joseph Yobo, James McFadden, Tim Cahill, Duncan Ferguson and Richard Wright.
Wright is assured of his first start in more than a year after finding his route to the first team blocked by Nigel Martyn since returning from a long-term knee injury seven months ago.
Marcus Bent is the only doubt after aggravating his hamstring during Sunday's win over Boro.


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Queensland's Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie recovery plan released
11 May 2017
The Queensland Government has released its recovery plan to help Queensland communities recover, reconnect and rebuild following the devastating effects of Severe Tropical Cyclone (STC) Debbie.
The State Recovery Plan 2017-2019 – Operation Queensland Recovery supports communities affected by the impacts of STC Debbie by providing a framework to recover from its devastation, restore essential services and get back to business as usual.
Officers from Queensland Reconstruction Authority and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services worked with Brigadier Christopher Field and his team to develop the Operation Queensland Recovery Plan.
Brigadier Field said: "We have been on the ground in heavily impacted communities, gaining an understanding of what is needed, identifying each of the differing challenges impacted communities face so we can help them get the assistance they need."
At the state level, five Functional Recovery Groups (FRGs) are responsible for the delivery of recovery efforts. These groups will coordinate, link and manage the recovery efforts for the state, based on the Local Recovery Plan priorities, and across the five different functional group areas of Human and Social, Economic, Environment, Building, and Roads and Transport.
Operation Queensland Recovery is being delivered in three phases between now and 2019.
View the State Recovery Plan 2017-19 – Operation Queensland Recovery here.
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