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About garden food.
At least I think it is garden food. I have yet to try it.
You see.... my Dad has had a garden ever since I was an egg in my Mom's belly. Except for that may be a little bit of an exaggeration as I don't think he actually started his garden until I was three.
I just get a kick out of saying "an egg in my Mom's belly". I'm "TMI" like that.
Anyway.... His garden has always been his pride and joy. Kind of like another child. Or a pet that can do tricks. He feeds it, waters it, takes naps with it, and sings it country music.
They have such a special bond that some times I can't even tell them apart. Kind of like when you start to look like your dog.
It's true. And I know you know what I am talking about.
This garden thrives EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. It supplies the entire Lake Murray community with it's delicious veges. It supplies my family with it's veges. It makes me dream of the day when I can create such an incredible garden. Especially tomatoes. I would be thrilled if I could just grow some tomatoes.
And herbs. And squash. And corn. But mainly tomatoes.
However, it is a known fact that the only skills/talents that I got from my Dad is my ability to make people laugh and abundant hair growth.
So, unless the garden will grow because of my joke telling.... I will be depending on my Dad for produce.
And now for the point of this story......
My parents are going on their weekly trip and they needed someone to take the excess veges from them. So, my Mom stopped by work the other day with a plastic bag. I should have known that something was up because she had a stranger helping her carry the bag. They were both out of breath upon arriving in the store.
And then she opened the bag and showed "it" to me. I say "it" because I still have not verified that this vegetable is actually a cucumber......I immediately took a picture of it with a pencil (for comparison) and sent it to Kev. This cucumber weighs about 5 pounds. It is so obnoxiously large that it should truly be in a county fair gardening contest.
Which is why I am hosting one in my back yard today. I'm all about winning prizes. And since my Dad is out of town.... the recognition will go to me.
But let me guess.... you can't really grasp the idea of how huge this cucumber is. Can you? So, I took another picture with the biggest cucumber I could find at the grocery store.......
Kev can build his biceps with it. We can hollow it out and ride down the river Huckleberry Finn style. I could glue it on to the side of the house and we could have an extra bathroom. The possibilities are endless.......
Are you still not sure how big it is? Because I took another picture....


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Saying that he completely understands the public's frustration with the failure of the shops at Canal Place to help revitalize the downtown business climate- Board Chair Andy Vick tells WCBC that the Authority is not solely to blame. The announced resignation earlier this month of executive director Renee Bone has once again shown a spotlight on the lack of current businesses operating at Canal Place as well as yet another change in management. Vick, a guest on WCBC's "Dave Norman Show" Monday said that while mistakes have been made over the years- the bottom line is than outstanding venue which attracts more than 130,000 visitors annually via the scenic railroad and the hiking and biking trail. He said the private sector should be able to take advantage of these opportunities…
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Need some advertising definitely. Canal Place sits under a bridge with no signs on 68. People ride right by it and never know it's there.
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Khloe Kardashian Undergoing Fertility Treatment — Desperate For A Baby
Khloe hasn't put wanting a baby on hold while Lamar trains for his next career move. Read on for more details!
Khloe Kardashian is very serious about having a baby.
According to TMZ, the 27-year-old went to ART Reproductive Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., to start the fertility process on June 11. Allegedly, doctors took some of her blood to test hormone levels and next she'll receive a "stylized treatment program."
Khloe reportedly thought about fertility treatment while living in Dallas, but shake-ups in Lamar Odom's career stalled the process.
However, considering Lamar's uncertainty with his career at the moment, it seems like this would also be a difficult time to start a family.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Do you think this is the right time for Khloe and Lamar to have a baby? Vote and weigh in below.
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Have you ever laughed at someone when they've tried some ridiculous stunt and hurt themselves badly? Admit it - you know you have, especially if the stunt should never have been tried in the first place. But imagine if you could mix the chaos and comedy of that situation with some extra creativity? Throw in a little competition, and even build a community around the event and you have the premise behind Sony's upcoming PlayStation Network title, Pain. We recently got a demo of the final game, and after patching ourselves back up with some bandages and splints, managed to scribble down some impressions from our hospital bed.
Unlike some games, there isn't a particular storyline behind the events of Pain. In fact, the entire premise behind the title is to cause as much chaos, destruction and pain to your characters as possible by strapping them into a catapult and launching them into hazardous situations. The more pain you cause your character, the more points you receive. What's more, you earn bonuses for making significant impacts into buildings or objects, as well as destroying items. If you're able to chain your mayhem together, hitting multiple objects, you gain combo multipliers to boost your score. Obviously, this is going to be one game that is easy to learn, but hard to master.
The developers understood this fact, which is why when you first start up the game, every element of the title is locked except the Crash Course feature. This mode is a tutorial that instructs players on the ins and outs of causing mayhem in the game. This includes basics such as aiming and launching your character across the downtown stage in the game. However, you'll have many more options than simply flinging yourself through the air based on your initial trajectory - you can influence the path of your character by drifting up, down, left or right towards objects, and you can even perform poses to gain style points in mid-air. Style points add to your points as well, and players will have eight unique character driven moves available to them as they go through mid air, including helicopter swivels, cannon balls and other poses.
Players can also grab onto objects in the environment that you collide with. It may sound strange since you're launching yourself into these hazards, but there's a tactic involved with doing this: depending on the item you grab onto, you can break things off and toss them into the path of other environmental hazards, causing additional mayhem and scoring more points. You can also use this tactic to determine the path of your character, potentially correcting missed targets and using a force known as "ooch" to inch your way towards other objectives. You can ooch with the directional pad, and as long as you have momentum, you can use this force to slide into anything you see, such as explosive crates, barrels or cars. Plus, every time you launch, you have the ability to augment this force by shaking the Sixaxis controller and enabling what's known as a "Super Ooch," giving you more speed to careen into things. However, if your momentum stops, you only have 15 seconds to be hit by something else before you are reset into the launcher.
Once you complete the Crash Course and have a sense of how to play the game, Pain unleashes you into the full experience, where you can choose to take on either single player or multiplayer matches. The single player game we witnessed took place over one level known as Downtown, and allowed us to take part in three different events: Paindemonium, Mime Toss and Spank the Monkey. Paindemonium is exactly what it sounds like: a chance to wreak havoc across the downtown landscape in a sandbox environment. Players can blow up and reset the environment as many times as they'd like as they smash the location to pieces. Mime Toss places a mime in mid-air, with the object of the mode being to grab and hurl the silent artiste through a number of panes of glass that have been arranged across the level as fast as possible. If you simply throw yourself through the glass, you receive a time penalty. Finally, Spank the Monkey places a number of monkeys across the level, with the goal being to hit every single monkey as quickly as possible.


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The Obamas, Black Power, and the REAL Bill Ayers
During the 2008 campaign candidate Barack Obama urged the electorate to judge him by those with whom he associates. Turns out some of those associates reveal more about the Obamas than they would care to reveal.
The Obamas have an extensive history that chronicles their fascination with radical revolutionaries like Saul Alinsky. Michelle Obama went so far as to quote from Alinksky's Rules for Radicals during her 2008 DNC speech:
What to make of Michelle Obama's use [of] the terms, "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be?" From whence do they originate? Try Chapter 2 of Saul Alinsky's book, Rules for Radicals. In last night's speech, Michelle Obama said something that peeked my curiousity. She said:
"Barack stood up that day," talking about a visit to Chicago neighborhoods, "and spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be…"
And, "All of us driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won't do – that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be. Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
In an article by Rachel Neuwirth on FamilySecurityMatters.org entitled Michelle Obama's Black Separatist Background: What Does It Mean for All Americans? Ms. Neuwirth quotes several sources including Politico.com on the difficulty of obtaining Michelle's Princeton thesis. The NIP has archived it for you, broken into 4 pdfs: 1, 2, 3, 4. If you read the thesis it gives you insight in the the mind of someone obsessed with furthering the Black Power movement. She seemed distressed that black professors at Princeton did not seem as interested in "blackness" as she did. She cited this statement by Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton as her inspiration: Read more…


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Market research can be a treacherous industry in the current world of new technology and an influx of big data. There's an underlying pressure for researchers to assuage stakeholders while simultaneously facing both shrinking budgets and increased costs of technology; and all in the face of an ever-mounting wave of data sources to analyze. Yikes.
Phil Sandy notes on the Greenbook blog three risky behaviors that he has observed in organizations as a result of shrinking research budgets:
- Cutting Insight Exploration. Early exploration insight work is often the first to go, meaning that late stage validation research is prioritized. Of course, this leads to a lack of fresh, breakthrough ideas based on solid insights even making it to late stages…
- Over-stretched Methodologies. So after cutting elements like early insights from the research mix, teams then try to maximize the research techniques that are left. Of course, you can only stretch them so far. Skipping a thorough quantitative study in favor of only qualitative research leads to high-stakes decisions being made based on the opinions of a handful of consumers.
- Over-reliance on Big Data. Some organizations see Big Data as a 'free' solution, leading to it being used in place of scientific, hypothesis-driven research. Remember that correlation between data points does not necessarily mean causation.
So assuming that shrinking budgets cannot be overturned, what can your organization do to cope?
- Smaller, iterative research steps. Implementing a system of smaller research steps means that the best research tool is applied at each stage, and teams get the insights needed to make fast decisions at key moments. This ensures that research supports every important decision that's made, and that no one big piece of research is over-relied upon to satisfy all learning needs.
- Use Big Data to validate. Data should never be just mined on its own hoping that logical patterns will emerge. Generate a hypothesis and then validate/disprove it using data mining. Big Data's big strength is when it is used as a part of a larger research process, as it provides a window into what consumers do and say when a researcher isn't watching.
- Share results with partners. Avoid working in silos; empower your agency partners to draw even deeper truths by briefing them on all insights that are uncovered. Sharing the results of a quantitative online survey with a qualitative research vendor can only assist to get more accurate, actionable insights.
Market research lays at the heart of outstanding initiatives, but only if its executed correctly. Don't let shrinking budgets negatively affect the insights that are produced.


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Do you have a blog? If so, where do you host your blog and how do you get found by people? And just as importantly, where do you go if you want to find some good blogs? In Korea, there are a couple of websites that are by the majority of people who want to find information or good blogs, and they are usually called "portal websites". Does your country have something like this too? In this episode of TTMIK Culture Ramblings, Hyunwoo and Stephanie talk about the Korean blogosphere.
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Development Deal: Alif The Unseen
If there's one thing that a quick look at the current state of television and movies will tell you, it's that there's not much need for original ideas when there's so much out there ready and waiting to be adapted, updated or just outright ripped off. That's why we've decided to help in that process with a series which offers up some of the things we'd like to see being brought to big screen or small. This week's suggestion? Alif The Unseen.
What Is It?
Alif is a novel by G. Willow Wilson – maybe better known to some of you as the writer of Cairo and Air for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, or perhaps Mystic for Marvel Comics – that, in terms of high concept, could be described as "Harry Potter meets the Arab Spring meets hacker culture." If you read that and think "Well, that sounds great," then you're right; it's an amazingly enjoyable, wonderfully humanistic story about Alif, the titular character, who operates as an online defender of organizations, groups and individuals whose web presences may be deemed unpalatable by the authorities, and what happens to him when he finds himself targeted by those authorities. That the reason for his targeting has less to do with his online activities and more to do with the magical book that has mysteriously ended up in his possession isn't something that he realizes until some time into the novel, of course, but that's just part of the fun. Mixing magical thinking, fairy tale logic, politics and a dose of romance – and all mixed together with some great prose from Wilson – it's the kind of book that you'll genuinely find hard to put down.
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Reading through the book, I kept thinking that Alif would make an amazing movie, if it had the right director. It's not just that it's very much in that Harry Potter/The Hunger Games sweet spot of being a well-written, very visually-strong young adult novel that made me convinced that it could translate well to film – There are alternate dimensions and magical creatures in the book that just beg for some ambitious designers and visual effects masters to try and bring them to life – but the fact that, underneath everything, it has a very easy-to-understand classic structure in terms of characters' interpersonal relationships and the greater narrative; there's even a showdown between Alif and his nemesis towards the end that is exactly the kind of thing that movies know how to do so well.
And yet… it's the "everything" part that worries me, in terms of "underneath everything." Because what makes Alif so interesting, enjoyable and unique amongst its peers is the glimpse into Middle Eastern culture (and Western intrusions therein; there's an American student who acts as a fascinating metacommentary on that, in there too) it offers, and I worry that any attempt to bring this book to life would risk that. Wilson, an American who lives in the US and Egypt, writes about the culture – and culture clashes, when it comes to tradition meeting technology – with such grace and delicateness that it's hard to imagine others being able to translate that with such skill. Whoever was given the job of bringing this book to live-action screen life would need to be more careful than most in ensuring that they didn't either flatten or overly-exaggerate what Wilson has managed to do in prose.
So who should do this? Perhaps because of Slumdog Millionaire, I find myself leaning towards director Danny Boyle; it's actually both his Millions and A Life Less Ordinary that really make me convinced that he could do the job, although I suspect that having that 28 Days Later credibility wouldn't hurt his chances either, should it ever happen. In terms of actors, I find myself wanting to stay away from anyone famous for the leads – Both Alif and Dina, his neighbor and ultimately co-conspirator in everything that happens, are young kids and as such should be unknowns, I think (Look how well it worked out for Moonrise Kingdom); let the familiar faces take the roles of Vikram or The Hand or some of the (still interesting, but) background characters, if anyone. That way, the budget might stay down, giving Boyle (or whoever) a chance to stay as true to the book as possible without fear of having to mainstream everything for "wider appeal."
Alif The Unseen is currently a novel that manages to say a lot of important things in such a way that you're drawn in and listening without even realizing it. If that could be translated into a movie intact, it could end up seeming like a work of magic as powerful as anything that happens inside the story itself.
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We wanted our Undead to be a little bit different from all the rest. Though we plan on dividing up the undead into 4 different factions. Necromancers, The Restless, Vampires Counts and the Zombie Hordes.
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11 More of the hottest K-pop dance practice videos: GUYS EDITION
A few months ago, I brought you The 10 Hottest K-Pop dance practice videos: GUYS EDITION, but let's face it, we could make a list of 100 of our favorite dance practice videos and still forget videos! So below is a list of 11 more amazingly hot dance practice videos from your favorite boy bands. These idols are amazingly talented and super sexy!
Scroll through and see if your favorite band made the list!
And don't forget to give the girls some love and check out the GIRLS EDITION!
1. Infinite - Last Romeo
These guys are so in sync with their moves! I would expect nothing less of Infinite!
2. GOT7 - Magnetic
This dance from rookie group GOT7 is classic JYP choreography — cute, fun, and filled with energy. And I, for one, love it! But then again, I am a self-pronounced JYP fan...can't wait to see what GOT7 brings us in 2015!
3. Teen Top - Rocking
After a short introduction from the band, the dance practice starts around 0:33. Teen Top is definitely Rocking this dance!
See Song Ha Yoon and Teen Top's Changjo in the lighthearted fantasy comedy Sweden Laundry:
4. Jay Park - I Like to Party
Oh Jay Park...I like to party too! Please continue to be perfect, talented, and oh-so gorgeous.
5. VIXX - Hyde
Another great dance practice performance from VIXX! These guys are seriously talented.
6. Boyfriend - Witch
Can we talk about how awesome and unique the curtain work is in this dance? That requires some serious talent and coordination! But if anyone can do it, it's Boyfriend!
7. Jonghyun - Hallelujah
This is a brand new dance practice from Jonghyun (of SHINee), and I have to say, I am loving it. Especially those female dancers in the beginning. They are fantastic! And Jonghyun definitely shows off his talent as well. Can't wait to see more from this solo act!
8. Top Dogg - Say It
Top Dogg...you have so many members, I can hardly keep track. But I love your dancing nonetheless! These guys are super hot, and this dance is powerful!
9. SHINee - Lucifer
Except for that hypnotizing shirt that hurts my eyes, this is an awesome dance! I love all their arm movements! If I were to try this dance, I would probably fall on my face...
10. Rain - Only You
Now, to be honest, this is not an entire dance practice video. It is only a clip of Rain practicing and was filmed before dance practice videos were super popular. However, it's still amazing and oh-so hot. Rain is on fire!
11. BtoB - Wow
BtoB is an awesomegroup, and I love the story this dance tells! I also love all the closeups. More BtoB!
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The industry 4.0 which is known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution have been drammatically taking place world wide. The feature of the industry 4 is the consolidation of different number of technology types, which has cleared the boundaries among the fields of physics, digital and biology and etc. Based on the development of artificial intelligence, robot, internet, mobile wireless technology and extensive interdisciplinary, creates new possibilities and has a profound impact on the political
In order to make it easier for staff and faculty members to be more aware of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as well as opportunities and challenges related to education and training, and actively catch up with the trend of the 4th generation industrial era, on the morning of March 27th, at the Learning Resource Center, Quang Binh University in collaboration with Prof. Doctor of Science Nguyen Ngoc Thanh organized Scientific Conference "Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence".
The 4th Generation Revolution, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has been going on fast. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the integration of technologies that erase the boundaries between the physical, digital and biological fields. On the basis of the development of artificial intelligence, internet, mobile wireless technology and extensive interdisciplinarity, create new and profound possibilities for the political, economic and social systems.
Attending the workshop was Prof. Doctor of Science Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Wroclaw Polytechnic University Poland, Cao Dac Hien, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, representatives of provincial departments: Information & Communication, Science & Technology, Agriculture & Rural Development, Education & Training, Quang Binh Informatics Association, leaders of units of Quang Binh University, lecturers of the school, students of the 34th course (Danang Polytechnic University affiliated with Quang Binh University) Faculty of Engineering - Technology.
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(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline's blog. If you are interested in participating in this or any other Circle blog salon, email Gus Schulenburg.)
Diversity & Inclusion blog salon: Gender Parity in the American Theatre
JACQUELINE LAWTON: Year after year, research shows that approximately 17% of all plays produced in the United States and the United Kingdom are written by women. We're stuck at this number and it's hard to comprehend. Last year, Forum Theatre convened a symposium to investigate the gender imbalance in theatre and posed this question: Is there a female dramaturgy (ie. a specific point of view that female writers bring to theatre)? If so, what does it look, sound and feel like? Who holds the agency for it?
THEMBI DUNCAN: Female playwrights have a range of viewpoints based on age, class, race, religion, and geography, among other factors. This is a known fact, yet most often, women are defined not by what they are, but by the obstacles they're up against. "What has she overcome to have a voice in the male-dominated theatre?" "Are her female characters authentic?" "Is she able to write male characters effectively?" These metrics are liberally applied to the work of most female playwrights, however disparate in perspective the writers may be. This unfortunate commonality seems to have become the de facto female dramaturgy. These are the things that people want to know first, when examining the creative work of women.
This can be a boost or a hindrance to a female playwright. She can choose to re-shape or discard those questions, and establish her own distinct identity in the world. Or, she can be stuck addressing those questions repeatedly, without ever arriving at her own significance to the canon. The choice she makes determines who holds the agency for her point of view.
The growing conversation about women writers in American theatre is a sign that an increasing number of us are interested in what women have to say; not as a response to what men have been saying, but as genuine, organic experiences.
JL: Where do you live? How do you feel your community has addressed the issues of gender parity? How has this particular issue impacted you and your ability to practice your craft?
TD: I live in the Washington, D.C. area, and we have a vibrant local theatre community here, but we have the same gender imbalance that the rest of the country suffers. However, as a result of the conversation about gender parity that has heated up in the past couple of years, the community has decided to take action. The Women's Voice Festival, which will be held in Fall of 2015, is our way of showcasing the work of female playwrights — dozens of area theatres have promised to produce a world premiere, written by a woman. I'm proud that African Continuum will participate, but it's unfortunate that this festival is more of a response to a deficit than an unsolicited celebration of female writers.
JL: Do we need gender based theaters? What is gained by having stories of a certain community told by artists of that community? What is lost?
TD: As long as we live in an inequitable society, we'll need gender-based theatres, ethnic theatres, disability-based theatres, etc. Every artist should be able to speak in the first person. This not only gives a more authentic voice to any group, but it sets the tone for anyone else who wants to write about a community to which they do not belong.
JL: What practical action steps would you recommend to local, regional and national theatre companies to address issues of gender parity?
TD: The Women's Voice Festival is a great example of an achievable, sustainable approach to addressing gender parity issues. In order to continue growth in this area, women have to be groomed and given opportunities to grow as artists. They need professional platforms for their work, and high-level support for their craft.
JL: Why is it important that we continue to have these conversations to address issues of gender in theatre?
TD: As long as there are gender inequities in society, the conversation must continue.
Thembi Duncan has recently become Producing Artistic Director of African Continuum Theatre Company, where she was seen on stage in Gris Gris and From the Mississippi Delta. She has performed in the D/M/V region as an actor for almost fifteen years. As a playwright, she's penned Gridiron: Adventures from the Sidelines, and Coop in the Yard for Active Cultures Theatre, Champagne for Brave Soul Collective, and BLUEP for Rorschach Theatre's Klexography Festival. Mon Chaton, her first full-length play, was recently featured in the Page-to-Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center. Thembi also serves as the Lead Teaching Artist at Ford's Theatre.
Jacqueline E. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener fellow. Her plays include Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil's Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: Love Brothers Serenade, Mad Breed and Our Man Beverly Snow. She has received commissions from Active Cultures Theater, Discovery Theater, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History, Round House Theatre and Theater J. A 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color, she has been nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize and a PONY Fellowship from the Lark New Play Development Center. She resides in Washington DC and is a member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena. jacquelinelawton.com


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Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
The designation of Certified Management Accountant (CMA) signifies a blend of accounting and financial managerial skills that are not easy to obtain and are highly sought after in the industry. It signals that this professional can view situations from both an accounting angle and a financial management perspective. Individuals with the CMA designation earn on average $22,000 more a year than accountants who do not have the CMA credential.
Candidates must meet the following requirements in order to be eligible to take the CMA examination:
- Candidates must be members of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).
- Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
- Candidates must have at least two uninterrupted years of work experience in managerial accounting or financial management.
- Entrance into the CMA program can be completed over a period of six months to three years.
The CMA examination has two parts. Part one assesses the candidate's knowledge on the subject of financial planning, performance, and control; and part two focuses on financial decision-making.
- Each part must be taken separately, and part one must be passed before the candidate is permitted to take part two.
- Each part consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and two essay questions.
- Three hours is allotted for completion of the multiple-choice portion of the examination, and one hour is allotted for completion of the two essay questions.
- The essay portion of the test will be distributed a) after the three hours are up or the multiple-choice section has been completed, whichever comes first, and b) at least half of the multiple-choice questions are answered correctly.
- Once the essay portion has begun, the candidate cannot go back to the multiple-choice section.
A summarized outline for part one and part two of the CMA examination is presented below for review and to aid in test preparation:
Part I: Financial planning, performance, and control
- Planning, budgeting, and forecasting: 30 percent
- Performance management: 25 percent
- Cost management: 25 percent
- Internal controls: 15 percent
- Professional ethics: 5 percent
Part II: Financial decision-making
- Financial statement analysis: 25 percent
- Corporate finance: 25 percent
- Decision analysis and risk management: 25 percent
- Investment decisions: 20 percent
- Professional ethics: 5 percent
The CMA examination is offered in three windows of time throughout the year. Candidates may take the examination or part of the examination only once in any testing window.
CMA Part1 and Part 2 Exam Review Confidentiality
View our CMA Exam Review on YouTube | CMA Test Secrets
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Practice Questions
1. How does a budget containing inaccurate data impact an organization's future performance?
A. The organization can forecast the effect of economic changes
B. The organization is unable to obtain financing and capital needs
C. The organization is unable to properly plan and set attainable goals
D. The organization can make adjustments the following year
2. Which information is needed to develop an effective budget?
A. Historical financial data, projected expenses, and anticipated revenues
B. Historical financial data only
C. Historical expenses and revenues
D. Projected expenses and anticipated revenues
3. Which budgeting method does not use performance data from prior years as the basis for budget figures?
A. Authoritative budgeting
B. Zero-based budgeting
C. Capital budgeting
D. Participative budgeting
4. What type of information is used when performing a regression analysis?
A. Production schedules
B. Projected sales or revenues
C. Return on investment
D. Interest rates
5. A learning curve…
A. shows the efficiencies gained from experience
B. uses historical data as a basis for forecasting
C. uses statistical techniques for forecasting
D. determines inefficiencies in the production process
1. C: The organization is unable to properly plan and set attainable goals. Because budgets play a key role in planning business operations, communicating organizational goals, organizing jobs and processes, and maintaining control, inaccurate budget data can have far-reaching adverse effects throughout the organization. Budgets help determine where to deploy resources needs, when new financing or capital expenditures are needed, and how to effectively manage inventory. Organizations use budgets to estimate earnings and spending during a specified period of time. Future budgets are based on previous financial records and are adjusted to reflect business and economic changes. Inaccurate data can cause inaccurate planning.
2. A: Historical financial data, projected expenses, and anticipated revenues. An effective budget starts with historical financial data at its base. It's important to have accurate historical data and sound projected data so that benchmark figures can be used to evaluate success or failure. Projected expenses and anticipated revenues are used to adjust historical data to create a realistic budget that will meet the goals and objectives of the organization. Because budgets outline the expected income and costs, they communicate expected operational results. Companies use this as a blueprint to then assign accountability for tasks and identify the means by which goals would be achieved.
3. B: Zero-based budgeting. Zero-based budgeting disregards historical data and focuses only on data needed to produce future results. For each budget period, figures are determined based on the organization's goals. Zero-based budgeting has proven effective as a tool for reducing budgetary slack, when implemented periodically, such as one out of every three or four years of the budget cycle. It is not necessary to use zero-based budgeting every year to reduce the occurrence of budgetary slack.
4. D: Interest rates. Regression analysis is a statistical method that measures the relationship between a dependent variable and a series of changing, or independent, variables. It would be helpful in determining how changing variables, such as interest rates and taxes, would affect the price of a variable like a financial investment. By measuring the historical changes of the independent variables in relation to the dependent variable, the future value of the dependent variable can be predicted. It has also been useful in predicting trends.
5. A: Shows the efficiencies gained from experience. A learning curve is a graphical depiction of the efficiencies gained from experience. It shows the relationship between the number of units produced and the time spent per unit. Learning curve analysis is used to make pricing decisions, schedule labor and production resources, develop capital budgets, and set wage rates. The theory is that cost per unit of output will decrease as learning and experience are gained. An individual learning a task will gradually become more efficient and less hesitant, thereby making fewer mistakes, learning to automate, and adjusting performance.


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Why hang on like that? If you want to jump then just fucking jump. And go out with style. Do some flips or maybe a swan dive. I suppose he could have just been giving himself one last challenge to see how long he could hang on.
he was no sly stallone like in cliffhanger!
Timewasting tart.
Do it over concrete so we can spot you from google Earth.
65 meters and lived
Proof what happens when you succeed the "watch all the Twilight movies in a row" challenge
No better than a 4.5
Bitches never have any upper body strength. You'd figure after the relentless tug jobs they've been giving since junior high they could at least do ONE pull up to save your life.
You Loonman or the idiot diver..
Need attention much?
Hopefully he saved the taxpayers some money and died
so your wife fiucked your brother and now your gonna kill yourself? makes all kinds of sence to me. derpa derpa!
Jump jump jump jump up and get down
he said his life was shit; lets hope it floats.
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ontrast is marked and stated, not in an invidious spirit towards the French, but because there is no example on record, which furnishes such a comparison between the safety which depends on cool and orderly behaviour in the season of peril, and the terrible catastrophe which is hastened and aggravated by want of firmness, and confusion.
'It is impossible,' said a writer in the Quarterly Review, of October, 1817, 'not to be struck with the extraordinary difference of conduct in the officers and crew of the Medusa and the Alceste, wrecked nearly about the same time. In the one case, all the people were kept together in a perfect state of discipline and subordination, and brought safely home from the opposite side of the globe; in the other, every one seems to have been left to shift for himself, and the greater part perished in the horrible way we have seen.'[1]
I have brought the comparison between the two wrecks again under notice to show, that as certainly as discipline and good order tend to


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Lois Ketner Angel 1/02/00
Hi, Lois and welcome, Gwen,
Lois, I haven't talked to you recently.I am so pleased that you are doing a book.Hope you do well with it.
Just to remind you, I am descended from Mary Ann Kettner, daughter of William Cornelius Kettner and Mary Ann Moyers.She was born November 11, 1860 in Grant Co., IN and died September 19, 1884 in Huntington Co., IN.She married William Henry Mossburg April 10, 1880, in Huntington Co., IN, son of Henry Mossburg and Mary Ware.Any new info on this line?Is there any other information that you need from this area?If so, please let me know. Thanks.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation Investors Praying For A Hold Of Support
Exxon Mobil shares have been participating in the market's upside over the last several years. However, as evidenced by its current position well of the highs, it marches to the beat of its own drum.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is widely accepted as the ultimate proxy for the major integrated oil sector. That sector has been and currently still is tied very closely to the price movements in crude oil.
With crude's price moves becoming more muted recently as a result of the increased efficiencies of the shale process, Exxon Mobil's trading range has become more compressed. Where might crude and Exxon be headed in the near future? Let us take a look at Exxon first and then what the influence of crude oil might be going forward.
The Bullish View Of Exxon Mobil…
The bulls in Exxon Mobil see a company in the leadership position in their sector, for better or worse. If crude is flying high, the entire energy sector, which would be led by Exxon Mobil, would likely be flying high as well.
Related Link: Applied Materials Rapidly Approaching A Projected Upside Target
The bulls also see Exxon Mobil as a true value play with its price-to-sales of 1.06, its price-to-book of 2.32, its enterprise value trumping its market capitalization and a PE ratio of 13. The bulls also are in love with Exxon's massive positive cash flow and 2.8 percent forward dividend rate.
Technically, the bulls latch on to the fact that Exxon Mobil's stock is still in a long-term uptrend despite the short-term weakness on display this year.
What The Bears Are Seeing…
The bears in the Exxon Mobil space would point to the very conspicuous lagginess in the stock recently, and the real possibility of a further technical breakdown if near-term support does not hold up.
Additionally, the bears point to Exxon Mobil as being a relatively heavily levered company with a current ratio less than 1.0 and $21.76 billion versus only $6.08 billion in total debt. Finally, the bears are salivating at the prospect -– if not outright likelihood -– of lower crude prices in the near future. If those lower prices come to fruition, Exxon will almost certainly come under pressure simultaneously.
What Do The Charts Tell Us About Exxon?
The chart of Exxon Mobil reveals that the stock could very well be in the early stages of a "c" wave of an "abc" downside corrective move. If this is the case, the stock would likely move down to the wave "c" target at $93.37.
The shorter-term support comes in at the recent lows of $97.95, however. Technicians would advise sellers to use any bounces to near $100.31 as opportunities to sell and would advise buyers to try to enter their trades down at $93.37.
With the current pressure on crude oil and the likely correlation with Exxon Mobil, it looks like those long of Exxon Mobil shares will have to endure some further underperformance in the short term.
Prospective buyers of the stock should be happy with the opportunity to get long of the stock at more attractive prices.
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Please click on the Donate button above to help us save animals.
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Please click on the Donate button above to help us save animals.
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Pet Population Facts
Number of dogs and cats in U.S. households:
In 1996 there were approximately 52.9 million dogs and 59.1 million cats living in households in the United States . More households (31.6%) had dogs than cats (27.3%), but the average number of dogs per household was 1.69 and the average number of cats per household was 2.19. Thus, more households have dogs, but cat-owning household tend to own more cats.
Purebred dogs:
The American Kennel Club, the largest breed registration organization in the U.S. , registered 1,322,557 new individual dogs in 1996. This is an increase of 45,518 animals from 1995, in which 1,277,039 animals were registered. The HSUS estimates that 25-30% of the dogs that enter shelters nationwide are purebred.
Approximate number of animal shelters in the U.S. : 4,000 to 6,000
Average number of animals handled by an animal shelter in the U.S. each year:
5 to 7% of the human population of a community (5,000 to 7,000 animals per year in a community of 100,000 people).
Estimated number of animals entering U.S. animal shelters annually:
8 to 12 million
Estimated percentage of lost animals reunited with their guardians by U.S. animal shelters each year:
4% (cats) to 14% (dogs)
Estimated number of animals euthanized by U.S. animal shelters each year because homes are not available: 4 to 6 million. Although the number of animals euthanized varies by geographic region, approximately 30-60% of all animals brought into animal shelters are euthanized nationwide.
Number of litters a female cat can produce: up to 3 per year
Number of kittens per litter: 4 to 6 in an average litter
Age at which a female cat can first produce a litter: 4 to 10 months
Gestation period (length of pregnancy) for cats: 58 to 70 days
Number of litters a female dog can produce: up to 2 per year
Number of puppies per litter: 6-12 for medium or large breeds, 4 to 8 for smaller breeds
Age at which a female dog can first produce a litter: 7 to 9 months
Gestation period (length of pregnancy) for dogs: 58 to 71 days
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The pangolin, known for its majestic armor-like scales, is rapidly disappearing. Pangolins are believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world - over one million were killed over the past decade! This means that one pangolin is poached approximately every five minutes!
Now, only a few remain. Will you help us stop this?
Watch the full documentary here.
Pangolins need our help now. Project Peril is committed to working with the best non-profits to combat the immense poaching problem. We will work with our partners to curb wildlife crime against pangolins by improving monitoring and database organization about pangolin seizures and market demand, conservation efforts, rehabilitation and reintroduction protocols and more.
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Certificate of Completion
20 credit hours
The Bookkeeping/Accounting certificate program is designed to prepare students for entry into the accounting profession at positions ranging from entry-level single function, to full-charge bookkeepers. This one-year program emphasizes internal accounting procedures, preparation of financial statements and simple tax returns.
Upon program completion students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the accounting skills needed to meet the demand in the industry.
- Demonstrate the accounting skills needed to obtain the designation of Certified Bookkeeper.
- Demonstrate the accounting skills needed to continue toward meeting the requirements for an Associate's of Applied Science Degree in Accounting.
- Apply a basic foundation in accounting to other business functions such as economics, finance, management, and marketing.
Any student who is ineligible for state, national, or industry licensure or certification is ineligible for entry into this program.
Certificate Requirements
ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting – 4
ACCT 215 - Certified Bookkeeping – 3
ENG 102 - English Composition – 3
ENG 233 - Writing for Technical Professionals – 3
IS 151 - Basic Computer Skills – 3
MATH 104 - Preparatory Algebra – 4 or a higher level Math course
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Opportunity to own an exceptional warm and inviting contemporary home that complements the grand design of the architecture with its clean, simple lines. Situated in a perfect setting with a crystal clear trout pond that reflects both the cubic nature of the overall design as well as the surrounding mountains. You are greeted immediately upon entering the residence by an abundance of sunlight which filters within the home where a glass staircase encased in stainless steel awaits you. Tonal patterns throughout the home enhance the soft modern feel. A massive slate fireplace provides a connection between the grand great room and open but intimate dining room. The residence provides wonderful spaces with an upper loft and lower level family room. A fly tying room is perfect for one of the valley's perfect pastimes. Master suite with a/c and humidification. The property is being offered designer furnished with impressive interiors which play a major role in the overall effect of the home.
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Charming, pedestrian friendly Vail Village has everything you could need or want right at your fingertips. The heart of Vail is located at the base of the ski mountain, home to Gondola One, and has undergone a great transformation with the renovation and construction of dozens of properties. The Village, with its heated cobblestone streets and quaint European architecture, invites you to discover world-class fine dining, art galleries, local boutiques and luxury retail. In addition to the tremendous variety of shopping and dining, Vail Village hosts sporting and cultural events, festivals, and concerts year-round. These include the Burton US Open, The GoPro Mountain Games, Gourmet on the Gore, Sunday Summer Farmer's Markets, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Vail International Dance Festival and free winter and summer outdoor concert series at the stunning Solaris Plaza.
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An active and inclusive spirituality
We are a community of educators, women religious founded by Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher in 1843. Guided by our Christian spirituality, we hold the full development of the person at the very core of our mission. In recent years, lay people inspired by our ideals have chosen to associate themselves with our congregation.
An international solidarity network
Active on three continents, we are responsible for an international network of schools, a university, clinics and community centres.
Our corporate commitments are focused on three main international themes or issues:
• the struggle against human trafficking,
• access to water,
• advocacy for refugees and migrants.
Opportunities for action
Our various charitable organisations exist thanks to the support of many volunteers. To facilitate recruitment, our SNJM Solidarity Projects program offers opportunities for volunteers in several countries. Check out the available positions!
SNJM General Administration
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All Nippon Airways (airline code NH) was founded in 1952 and now flies 50 million passengers a year to around 50 destinations in Japan and 35 cities throughout ...
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Music, Books And DVDs
A baby is curious by nature and it is never too early to introduce music and books. Put some soothing tunes in the CD player of your car and drive around the block a few times to get a fussy baby to sleep. After doing this a few times, just play that same CD in their nursery and they will likely be calmed by the familiar music and no longer need the motion stimulus of the car. Start a bed time routine of reading a book to baby now and the toddler years will be much easier with this tradition already in place.


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3 O'Clock High: The Wal-Mart Makeover
"I came for the great prices but stayed for the associates' vaguely threatening leers!"
Prof. Jeffmacke, for a moment as I was reading this Washington Pest article on Wal-Mart's (WMT) high-end store in Plano I thought I may have inadvertently clicked to one of your columns on Minyanville. Wondering what you think of this "experiment". Hey, Frankenstein was an experiment too, right?Actually, the monster was the experiment. Frankenstein ("FRAHn-ken-steen") was a misguided scientist so far removed from everyday society that he had lost all touch with the wants and desires of the unwashed, teeming, herds of normal folk, with whom he shared a relationship of mutual contempt. Had the winds of fate blown differently by only a whisper, Frankenstein may have been beloved as an eccentric genius rather than a dangerous eccentric with little to no control over the beast he unleashed on the world.
Which brings us to Wal-Mart management, currently down from Mount Bentonville and hobnobbing with the hoipolloi at the company's second annual Media Day! In addition to showcasing their high-end efforts ("See? We know how to run a clean store; we just choose not to do it chain-wide"), WalMart has revealed that it will be de-emphasizing the 'Smiley' in future promotional efforts.
In today's Wall Street Journal, John Fleming, a 19-year Target (TGT) vet and WalMart's chief marketing officer, says that the Smiley canning reflects WalMart's desire to focus away from competing on price and more towards a friendly customer experience. "We are not just about price, but the broad value proposition for all customers" says Mr. Fleming.
"The bastards won't have Smiley to kick around anymore" - Smiley
- I think the marketing guy from Target is absolutely right in terms of the message Wal-Mart needs to convey to both existing and potential customers. It sounds a lot like about a dozen columns I've written about WalMart in the last 6 months so, hey, who would I be to criticize it? At least as a concept...
- ... in practice, the Chief Marketing Officer is exactly the wrong guy to be leading the charge. Wal-Mart's crumbling store base is emphatically not a marketing problem. It's an operational problem and the CEO is the person who should be talking to the WSJ at this point. Nothing against John Fleming (except my jealousy that he gets to go down in history as the guy who fired Smiley). Mr. Fleming should talk about the Value Proposition endlessly, once the program is underway.
- But right now, Wal-Mart stores remain the fetid, yellow-stained armpit of the retail world. Unless they are actively plowing the corpses of untold millions of Smileys into parking lot potholes to serve as fill, Wal-Mart may be putting the Marketing cart in front of the Maintenance horse.
- The guy who needs to be talking about this right now is CEO Lee Scott. (Don't be coy about this unauthorized (and uncompensated) Macke-Idea-Borrowin', Lee. Use my speech verbatim for your Media Day keynote! If you call me quick I'll even do a rewrite (to be honest, I sort of just aped Peggy Noonan the first time around). Just remember me when all those stock options get above-water!)
- WalMart stocking Brokeback Mountain is like MTV resisting protests and playing 2 Live Crew's hideous "Me So Horny", a few years ago. I mean, I'm all for the cause of Free Speech and against censorship in any form, let alone based on a mythica vision of puritanical and easily offended America, but, seriously, couldn't we find anything better with which we could make the same point?
A Brokeback/ Wal-Mart connection does make perfect sense in one respect. People buying Brokeback expecting a sort of Butch and Sundance with less shooting (but willing to settle for anything other than a tedious artfilm with grunts passing as dialogue) are going to end up with the same feeling of hollow disappointment as people going to Wal-Mart hoping to see some of these upkeep improvements they've been reading about lately.
In retail as in life, it's best to save the talking until you can back it up.
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7.8. 9pm Concert of mediterranean music will be held in Polace and its old western Christian basilica.
A unique concert by three promising musicians who represent the original mediterranean music from Italy, Spain, Portugal , Greece and much more A concert program: Me woy, Grk Zorba, Habanera from opera Carmen, Gipsy, Va pensiero - Nabucca, Gittara Romana, Carusso, O' Sole mio, Torna a Surientto, Život je lijep - Dundo Maroje.


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Grilling chicken is an easy way to make your dinner healthy. Fresh produce keeps it light and flavorful. Drizzle the chicken with a refreshing lemon and cucumber sauce before topping with sliced cucumbers and tomatoes.
Gremolata, an herb condiment made from parsley, garlic, and lemon peel, is the base of our easy marinade. Be sure to stick to the recommended marinating time -- leaving scallops in the sauce too long will ruin their soft, creamy texture.
Pulled pork sandwiches are always a good idea for a summer gathering. Our low-cal versions are rubbed in cayenne, smoked in hickory wood, and slathered in a homemade vinegar barbecue sauce. Serve them with lots of summer-fresh veggies and fruit for a balanced meal.
Choose from red snapper, tilapia, or sole fillets to fill your tacos, then pile on avocado slices, chipotle cream, fresh salsa, and other enticing taco essentials. Two tacos clock in at only 293 calories when made with corn tortillas.
Full of healthy fats, salmon is excellent cooked on the grill. Learn how to grill salmon here!
Vinegar-soaked blackberries team with chopped pears and green onions in a chutney that's bursting with vitamin C and antioxidants. Drape the sweet sauce atop tender grilled lamb chops for a healthy and delicious dinner.
Skew away! Though small, shrimp packs big flavor. Pair the popular seafood with olives for umami flavor, then dunk in one of our healthy homemade dips and serve with grilled fennel for a light summer dinner.
The more colors on your plate, the more nutrients. Toss a variety of oil-brushed veggies on the grill for a crisp, healthy addition to summer-favorite pasta salad. Swap in whole grain noodles for a bigger fix of fiber.
Pick your protein -- shrimp, chicken, or pork -- for these colorful stuffed peppers. The secret to their ultra-savoriness? Corn bread mix and a bottle of Alfredo sauce! Swap in light Alfredo to cut calories and fat further.
Who says you can't enjoy a juicy burger while trying to eat healthy? Made with a mix of ground turkey and beef, these oregano- and basil- packed burgers are good for you and full of great flavor.
Traditionally, sarandeado refers to a whole fish that is grilled and topped with lots of veggies. Try our simplified version, where juicy halibut fillets are smothered in a homemade lemon-serrano pepper sauce before grilling.
This Sicily-inspired grilled swordfish recipe boasts bold flavor when topped with a citrus, saffron, and mint fruit chutney. Serve on a bed of rice with a side of veggies to round out the meal.
Freshen up this traditional Italian salad by adding sweet peppers and zucchini to its usual mix of stale bread and fresh tomatoes. Grilled shrimp adds protein while keeping this dish low-cal.
Bring out lamb's mild, delicate flavor with a spicy garlic-chili rub. With fewer than 200 calories per serving, these delicious ribs are diet-ready.
In Greece, souvlaki, which means skewer, is often served as a sandwich. Here, we've taken out the skewer and served grilled summer squash, zucchini, and mushrooms in a warm toasted pita.
Try our step-by-step instructions for this finger-licking-good grilled chicken recipe. Even when smothered in a homemade barbecue sauce, these delicious drumsticks stay surprisingly low-cal.
Add a smoky bite to this classic scampi dish by serving grilled shrimp. Whole wheat pasta ups the fiber in this simple summer meal.
Looking for a new way to serve a veggie burger? These cumin-infused burgers with homemade pineapple salsa bring the heat -- and the sweet -- to any backyard cookout.
For a zesty, hot-off-the-grill fish dinner, add a topping of fresh strawberries and a hint of lime to the grilled bass in this recipe. At just 137 calories per serving, this healthy grilling recipe makes a delicious and healthful dinner option.
Sage and pepper bring out the tantalizing flavor of the blueberries in the easy-fixing topper for this healthy grilling recipe. Although we've paired it with halibut here, try it with any grilled or broiled fish.


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Cleaning an Intex pool cover is a simple process that takes a variable amount of time depending on the size of the cover and the severity of the buildup. In order to clean an Intex pool cover, you will need a cover pump, a broom and a hose.Continue Reading
Examine your pool cover for any areas that are particularly wet. Usually, these parts of the cover will have accumulated damp gunk along with leaves. Turn your cover pump on, and use it to drain out the moisture that has settled on the top of the pool cover. It is okay if there is still some buildup of dry dirt.
Use your broom to sweep off as much of the dry buildup as you can. It should be fairly easy to remove most of the dirt that has been caked onto the top of the cover by the sun.
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The WGA this morning sent a strongly worded email to members this morning in which it challenged the AMPTP to stay at the bargaining table throughout the holidays, if need be. Email also expressed concerns over rumors it's heard regarding one company's alleged plans to prolong the strike.
"For one, we've heard that one or more of the companies are prepared to throw away the spring and fall TV season, plus features, and prolong the strike," the WGA statement read. "Aside from the devastating effect this would have on the unions, workers, and their families in this industry, it would certainly explain the AMPTP's refusal to put any new proposals, even a bad one, on the table."
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Spring commissioning & fall lay-ups are the times when most of the maintenance on boats should be preformed, however boaters must take the time during the middle of the season to check the conditions of belts, hoses, batteries, plumbing, filters & safety equipment to ensure everything is working well and properly maintained. This program provides a "check-list" of procedures that should be completed during the mid-season in order to keep your boat in good condition & information on "what to look for" and "what to do" if and when something needs attention. Covers: filters, bilge, electrical wiring, docks & anchor lines, battery lights, Zincs, life rafts, EPIRB's, anchors, through hull fittings, electronics & more.


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Sharing Your Faith with a Buddhist
Sharing Your Faith with a Buddhist contains an extensive description of the beginnings of Buddhism, and of the assorted forms of Buddhism and their distinctive variations by country, including very practical and appropriate approaches to take for sharing Christ with adherents to each major type of Buddhism.
Madasamy Thirumalai describes the teachings of Buddha as a "social program," which is "geared more toward individuals than toward society." (page 12) While Christ offers us eternal life, "Gautama Buddha's way focuses on extinction." (page13)
Nirvana, appearing at the end of karma, is a condition of total freedom—total annihilation of self-beyond which there is no future birth. It is the total extinction of all desire and a final, complete release from suffering, including no consciousness (there is total peace, but no consciousness of peace). This is the goal of human beings—to have no existence. (page 29-30)
While Buddha's individualism appeals to Westerners, Thirumalai compares the intellectualism and aloofness of Buddha to Jesus being actively involved with people and a servant to others. (38, 49-50)
The ministry of Jesus was, is, and will ever be for those who are lacking in spirit and body. Gautama Buddha represents an elaborate philosophical superiority, whereas Jesus represents the selfless servant-hood that focuses on the poor, the needy, and the dregs of society. This does not mean Gautama Buddha was haughty or boastful about his caste or his socioeconomic background or his spiritual attainment. It does mean his dominant feature was intellectualism, not service to others. (page 50)
He further contrasts "between the Buddhist insistence upon high attainments and the Christian demand for simple faith," and presents Christianity as "message of hope and comfort rather than [the] despair and fatalism" of Buddhism. (page 61)
Additional topics covered are Idols, Relics, Animism, Pantheism, Polytheism, Magic, Divination, and Spirit Possession.
Madasamy Thirumalai is a professor of world religions and the academic dean at Bethany College of Missions in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been a believer in Jesus for over 20 years, and he writes with knowledge and an intimate understanding of Buddhism, because he grew up in India and earned his Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Calcutta, and he taught in universities in India.
Asia's Religions: Christianity's Momentous Encounter with Paganism
Like a man who has been rescued from the desert and tasted his first glass of water, Lit-Sen Chang writes of six different Asian religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Zen, Hinduism and Islam, with relationship to Christianity. Two chapters are devoted to each religion. The first puts forth an understanding of the religion describing the basic tenets, historical texts it is based on, and its influence on the world. This is done with an eye to comparison and contrasts with Christianity. The second chapter critiques the faults of each religion and ultimately how they pale in light of the life, death and resurrection of Christ, His sacrifice for the sins of mankind, and the hope that brings.
As a result, the study of pagan religions has too long been in the hands of non-evangelical or secular scholars who have stressed the similarities between Christianity and the non-Christian religious rather than emphasizing the supreme uniqueness of the Christian faith. (page XXXV)
Indeed, faced with Christ's resurrection, all religious philosophers should give up all their disputing and vain imaginations. (page 26)
Throughout the book, he demonstrates that all of these Asian religions are paganism and states, "the chief characteristic of paganism is auto-soterism" (page 243) that is the effort of self-saving (versus the mercy and saving grace of God through Christ).
Christianity, unlike other natural ethnic religions, is not a set of philosophical systems or ethical teachings: but is "the way of life," . . . (page 265)
Born in China and reared in a family rich in Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, he writes not as one who has studied these religions, but as one who has lived and been completely immersed in them. Intent on improving the life of people in China by promoting the culture and religion of his people, he became a lawyer and a university professor, teaching in numerous universities. During the war against Japan (1937-45), he became a political leader, and eventually a key adviser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, advising him on matters related to the war and national reconstruction. In 1949, he was invited to lecture at a leading university in India on Buddhism. The following year, he underwent a conversion of faith, and committed his life to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Serving in various capacities in other educational institutions, he later attended Gordon Divinity School, in the United States, and received a Bachelor of Divinity (1959). He spent the remaining years of his life writing of the Christian faith.


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posted by Aditi Seth, last updated on September 22nd, 2014 at 2:19 pm
Diandra Soares, one of the India's most celebrated ramp models, who has dazzled innumerable fashion shows and shoots, with her bold avatars entered the Bigg Boss house last night.
Known for her bindass attitude, Diandra was seen at her goofy best inside the house. From styling the hunks inside to giving them, Diandra didn't take long to check-in herself in the friend zone for most of the contestants.
When pointed out about the way she laughs, Diandra opened up with the fellow inmates and proudly revealed how her family, her friends and the industry made fun of her laughter. This did not stop her from laughing it out loud and enjoying her life, but instead she brushed off the criticism and made sure she gets noticed for her laughter.
Over n'out- Khabri!
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In " A not so ordinary call" we see family and friends get together for their usual face to face calls. Technology really brings people together, it's amazing that we can do this, despite living in different cities, miles apart.
But what if there's was a better way? Good news, there is. And this little stunt shows you how quick and easy it can be. Sisters, daughters, cousins and mothers are calling each other for a little facetime, but it's all a setup. They're actually (DOOMSDAY VOICE) calling from inside - err - outside the house.
Lionel Guérin, HOP! CEO announced: "The beautiful mission of air business and more particularly HOP!'s mission, in French and European regions, is to allow women and men to meet for real. Face-to-face contact, meeting each other and live dialogue, will always be stronger than virtual communication. Within a few minutes, this emotional video proves it."
Taking little airlines like this for a quick visit is not just convenient, it's quite inexpensive too, fares start at €59 and there's 510 daily flights to 129 destinations. Just Hop! on one.


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Of Mice and Men
Why is Crook rude to Lennie?
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In section 4
Lennie has wandered into Crooks little room that is attached to the stable. Crooks is pretty much segregated because of his colour. He gets angry because his little hovel is all he has left as his space. Lennie, a white man, is intruding on it.


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The Dandelion Dynasty, Book #2
On Sale: 24/10/2016
In the second part of the Dandelion Dynasty Kuni Garu, now Emperor of Dara, confronts the challenges of supreme power: both from within and without.The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations – Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending – but he died well, creating a legend that haunts the new emperor, no matter what good he strives to do. Where war once forged unbreakable bonds between Kuni's inner circle, peace now gnaws at their loyalties. Where ancient wisdoms once held sway, a brilliant scholar promises a philosophical revolution. And from the far north, over the horizon, comes a terrible new threat ... The scent of blood is in the water.
Search the Australian Bookseller's Association website to find a bookseller near you. The links will take you to the web site's home page. From there you can navigate to the title you are interested in.Find a bookshop near you: http://www.aba.org.au/find-a-bookshop.


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By Sid Perkins
A fluorescent glow high in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, signifies the presence of a gas that astronomers have yet to identify.
Data gathered by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini craft during Titan flybys show that the spectral emission is strongest at an infrared wavelength of about 3.28 micrometers. That wavelength is very near one where emissions of methane, a gas prevalent in Titan's atmosphere, are also strong—one reason that emissions from the unknown gas were previously obscured, the researchers note.
The glow appears only on the daytime side of the moon at altitudes between 600 and 1250 kilometers, with the largest intensity occurring at an altitude of about 950 km, the team reports online and in a forthcoming issue of Geophysical Research Letters. (Although the gas is present throughout the atmosphere, it doesn't glow on the nighttime side of the moon because the fluorescence is produced only when sunlight strikes the gas molecules.)
Detailed analyses reveal that the glow doesn't stem from a problem with Cassini's sensors, and it isn't associated with methane or any of the other hydrocarbons already identified as constituents of Titan's atmosphere. The yet-to-be-identified compound may belong to groups of molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or heterocyclic aromatic compounds, the researchers suggest, because the 3.28-micrometer emission is characteristic of those substances, all of which contain ring-shaped arrangements of atoms as part of their overall structure.
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You can quickly determine the daily price of gold per ounce by visiting TheStockMarketWatch.com. This site provides a variety information about the value of gold including its current price as of the close of business and the change from the previous day. Highs and lows are also displayed.Continue Reading
When examining the commodity information presented on TheStockMarketWatch.com, you will notice that the daily value of gold listed as a Gold Spot price and Gold Futures, or COMEX, price. Gold Spot refers to the actual fluctuating price of the metal in U.S. dollars. This figure is based on supply and demand, meaning that a higher demand results in a higher price per ounce. The Gold Spot is the price bouillon sellers are charging for gold coins or bars at any given time during a day. Contrarily, COMEX prices are determined with the spot price. These future projections are the expected value of the commodity over a given time-frame, like five days into the future.
The price of gold is measured in troy ounces. This weighing system for metals dates back to the Middle Ages in Troyes, France, according to Investopedia.com. A troy ounce amounts to 31.1034768 grams. A pound.is 14.58 troy ounce.Learn more about Precious Metals & Gems


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