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As more and more organisations are restructuring to optimise their business processes across international operations, many managers and team leaders find themselves having to lead in a matrix environment. They not only face the challenges of remote team management, but additional challenges associated with influencing outcomes in the matrix without having positional power with their stakeholders.
Advantages of Matrix Organisation Structures include improved ability to:
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- collaborate with people across traditional vertical silos.
- gain access to talent in the broader organisation.
- serve global customers efficiently and effectively.
- manage supply chains that extend outside the organisation.
- respond more flexibly and quickly to changing priorities.
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I delivered a course for one of my clients on this subject in March 2013. They are a global organisation and the matrix organisation structure is key to their survival and success. The challenges experienced by the 12 matrix leaders on the course is reflected below:
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2011 Japanese Grand Prix Postponed
MotoGP round rescheduled for second year in a row
By Motorcycle.Com Staff, Mar. 15, 2011
The Japanese Grand Prix was originally scheduled for April 24 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located about 75 miles north of Tokyo. Under request of the event organizer, the FIM has rescheduled the Motegi round for Oct. 2.
This marks the second straight year the Japanese Grand Prix has been postponed due to natural disasters. The 2010 round was also moved to October from its original April date due to travel delays caused by a volcanic eruption at Iceland�s Eyjafjalla Glacier.
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Joe Casey & Chris Burnham get "Downe"
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Berkeley, CA – Writer JOE CASEY (Godland) and artist CHRIS BURNHAM, the team responsible for the cult hit NIXON'S PALS bring a whole new kind of crime comic with OFFICER DOWNE, a one-shot available from Image Comics this July. OFFICER DOWNE features a police officer who won't let anything — including death — stop him from taking down the worst criminals in town.
"This book is the antidote for the event comic that takes waaaaaayyy too long to tell too little story — the "talky" alterna-comic that lacks the proper amount of mayhem — and any of the company-owned pabulum that they try to pass off as entertainment," exclaims Casey. "You have the right to remain silent… and experience a *true* hero for our times."
OFFICER DOWNE walks the eternal beat and delivers the eternal beat-down! Much more than man…he is policeman! It's hyper-violence on the mean city streets, from JOE CASEY and CHRIS BURNHAM — an all-new one-shot in which a lone Badass With A Badge takes on the scourges of the criminal underworld! Not even death itself can stop this powerhouse of justice! Officer Downe is one cop that'll keep coming back for more…even from beyond the grave!
OFFICER DOWNE, a full-color 48-page one-shot for $4.99, will be in stores July 14, 2010.
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You Are Hungry is a proposal to investigate this question by taking a walk with Mikey Tomkins and his "Edible Map" as your guide.
The map displays the potential food that could be grown within the immediate streets, parks and grassed areas around SPACE gallery. The walk will pass through the vegetable belt of Sheep Lane, the Vineyards of Pritchard's Road, and the apiaries of Goldsmiths Row.
Each walk last approximately 1 1/2 hours. There are places for five people on each walk. The walks are not lectures but will form part of a discussion about architecture, planning and foods apparent exclusion and potential inclusion. The walks will be audio recorded and with walkers permission used on a web version of the edible map.


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This is a Non-GMO product, with each capsule contains 50mgof DHEA. There are no added colorings, flavorings or sugar.
SHOP SMART: Perhaps the most common question I am asked is: "How do we select the ingredients that go in our products?" If I had to answer in one sentence, it would be: "We do our best to apply science to nature". The release of data from scientific studies regarding the ingredients used in dietary supplements has exploded over the past 10 years. This data, coupled with input from doctors, and peer review literature help us determine the value of each ingredient in regards to the overall product formula.
While it is understood that the results from these studies represent only those study participants, and cannot be expected for everyone, their value is considered.
We are proponents of and encourage everyone to be an active participant in their health care. The famous quote from Benjamin Franklin is just as, if not more applicable today as it was over 200 years ago… "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
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Refresco Group N.V. is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Executive Board. The Executive Board is responsible for Refresco Group's overall management and performance and for the implementation of its strategy. Its agenda includes strategy formulation, supervision of the local organizations, risk management, monitoring of internal controls, the acquisitions policy and deal making, corporate social responsibility and other important policy matters.
CEO Hans Roelofs (1963, male, Dutch) joined the company in March 2007 and since then has driven rapid growth of the company. Before joining Refresco, Mr. Roelofs was CEO of Dumeco, a private label meat producer and processor. He started his career at Nutreco, rising to Managing Director of the Agri Food business. Mr. Roelofs is a graduate of Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Aart Duijzer (1963, male, Dutch) is CFO of Refresco and one of the founders of the company. Prior to joining Refresco in 2000, Mr. Duijzer worked as Finance Director of the Continental European division of Hazlewood Foods Plc. Mr. Duijzer started his career at KPMG and holds a Masters degree in business economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is a Dutch Chartered Accountant.
COO Europe Vincent Delozière (1972, male, French) joined Refresco in 2002 when Refresco acquired Délifruits. He has fulfilled several managerial and commercial positions within the Refresco Group including his latest position as Group Managing Director reporting into the Executive Board. Mr. Delozière holds a Masters degree in Engineering from the Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture, Lille, France and a MBA from EMLYON business school, Lyon, France.
Brad Goist joined Refresco in 2018 when Refresco acquired Cott's bottling activities. Mr. Goist held the position of President of North America at Cott at time of the acquisition. Prior roles include roles at the Kellogg Company of which he was a Senior Vice President prior joining Cott. Brad is a graduate of Ohio State University.


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A busy day today. While making 100% whole wheat bread (you know how hard that is!), we answered business and social emails, listened to our newest Mozart CD, checked our new herb garden and prepared an invoice for a client.
See our progress photos on the breadmaking below. One technique we are using is the little-known fold and stretch, rather than knead, the dough. IFO highly recommends the following website for the best info, complete with videos, on this subject: http://www.sourdoughhome.com/index.php?content=stretchandfold
Well, we were feeling amazingly sophisticated and talented. Then we read an article about Gianni Agnelli in the WSJ. The writer called him "The Godfather of Style." Here is the sentence in this wonderfully-written article that stuck with us, describing Agnelli's essence:
"That slapdash manner is what people tried to imitate: the casual grace, the carefree quality that suggested Agnelli was living the life you would live if only you had the money, the pedigree, the confidence, the luck."
Since IFO has three out of those four qualities, she can only conclude that pedigree is the critical factor in achieving this high style. That's no problem. Oriana Fallaci is IFO's top Italian hero. Fallaci had style, chutzpah and major writing talent. We aspire to her courage and intelligence and, yes, style.
Oriana Fallaci in Part 2 of an interview with Charlie Rose. There's also Part 1 below, but it isn't as good. What do you think?
P.S. The bread pix aren't ready yet. Had to solve a number of problems on the fly. First, we didn't have enough dry yeast, since we had used half in a McMinnville Bakers Dozen baking project – Babka!
Next issue was not having an egg with which to make an egg wash for the two loaves. We put poppy seeds on them hoping that the plastic wrap wouldn't stick to the dough too much. Watch for the solutions in the next post!


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Film: ATTACK THE BLOCK
Director: Joe Cornish
Actors: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Jumayn Hunter, Alex Esmail,
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Year: 2011
I caught this gem last week and I'm still thinking about it. From the creators of one of my favorite horror films, Shaun of the Dead", this flick is as much funny as it is scary. Most of the actors are unknown UK kids and they freaking rock. I highly recommend this picture. Check it out and you won't regret it.


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I have been weaning myself (dr knows) of of gabapentin. i started with 4 for 2 weeks went doen to 3 for 2 weeks than down to two. now im trying only to take one. im wondering what the side effects might be. im feeling depressed, have some itching. i was first diagnosed with rls and then shingles. im so tired of taking so much medicine and am very curious if weaning off gabapentin is a good idea. i have no one to ask.
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What's the big ****ing deal about swearing?
When I hear people complaining about the "bad" language in children's books it both saddens and maddens me; I can't help thinking that all that righteous indignation could be better directed, at books and games riddled with gratuitous violence and sadistic cruelty recounted purely for entertainment's sake. If the argument is that we want our young people to grow up with the "right" values, then hate-speech, misogyny, and acts of cruelty seem far more valid targets.


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Professor Gertrud Reershemius captivated an audience of staff and students from across the university as she shared the details of her professional journey as an academic.
Professor Reershemius' account of her experiences as a German native studying Theology and spending time in Jerusalem was just one of the many stories that kept the audience compelled and inquisitive about her career journey
She also gave a brief insight into how she found that studying Theology was not a the best route for her and making the transition to being a professor of languages opened up a wealth of opportunities for her, ultimately leading her to become a professor in the school of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston.
Her talk was followed by a question and answer session led by journalist and former BBC current affairs producer, John Mair, as well as questions from the audience.
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After one of the worst \"outages\" of any of my computers (ever! so i guess i should be countin my blessings!) my music system is mostly back (90%) and I got to work on the first in a series of \"Symphonic Trance\" pieces. It\'s posted on AcidPlanet here: \"Journeys - Symphonic Trance 2004-1\" and I\'ve also added it to my Ampcast.com list here .
The standard \"play\" on AcidPlanet is of the (required) WMA file which is 56 K in deference to dial-up folks. The HiFi play on Ampcast is a 128 K MP3.
Except for my favorite HALion Wizoo Platinum Grand piano, everything else is GPO and was accomplished in Cubase SX 2.
I used one whole instance of GPO with the \"multi\" for French Horns, locking them into one MIDI channel and speading them slight close to center in two groups (of the mixer). All of the remaining voices (String Basses, 1st Violins short bows, Celli, Basic Orchestral Percussion, Flutes, Solo Clarinet and Tuba) were in a second instance of GPO. I am not yet using the GPO Ambience and all instruments were \"dry\" with some cases of individual (customized) reverb added, along with final mix reverb and no other effects.
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Hey Bees!
I think this Bridesmaid or Best Man dress is super pretty, but is it too "POW?" Will it drawn out my dress?
My dress:
Hey Bees!
I think this Bridesmaid or Best Man dress is super pretty, but is it too "POW?" Will it drawn out my dress?
My dress:
No dress can outshine the wedding dress at a wedding! If you love it, go for it!
I love them. They are so pretty. I hate when brides choose ugly dresses for their bridesmaids.
I see nothing wrong in getting beautiful dresses for your bridesmaids. It will not outshine/overshadow your dress. I mean, you're wearing a wedding dress…that's pretty hard to out-do.
Oohh – I love the color of the Bridesmaid or Best Man dresses!!
I think they'd work just fine. All eyes will be on the bride anyway.. 🙂
I definately want my girls to look beautiful. I'm just don't know if these dresses are too glam/ if they would look good or complement my wedding dress.
it's stunning and will only make you look more stunning
They're awesome!
Wow those dresses (including the wedding dress) are amazing. I say go for it
@Anna10-05-2014: Wow! Normally I hate Bridesmaid or Best Man dresses, but that dress is GORGEOUS! I almost wish I had some formal summery occasion to go to to justify getting that dress for myself! Get it – your BMs will thank you. 🙂
Well, looks like most people are in favor of this dress. My Maid/Matron of Honor loves it too. I think we have a winner 🙂 thanks everyone!
It's GORGEOUS!
@Anna10-05-2014: those bm dresses are gorgeous. it looks like it will be very flattering to all figures. i don't think they will out shine your wedding dress though. no one out shines the bride.
They're so pretty and different, LOVE!
I love them!!
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You know the type. They're literature and they've got a lot of sex in them. They're highly sexual, but they're not exactly erotica. If we still made a big deal out of banning books they'd all be on the list...and they're all on my bookshelf.
Warren Ellis's Crooked Little Vein
Crooked Little Vein starts with a private detective who constantly stumbles into encounters with novel and bizarre sex acts. So bizarre that not only would Belladonna get an idea or two, some things might go too far.
· Buy Crooked Little Vein (amazon.com)
Charlotte Roche's Wetlands
Wetlands is more unsettling than the Marquis De Sade's work. Charlotte Roche picks up Eve Ensler's pro-sex-organ torch and runs with it into new territory that girls still rarely venture (at least openly) much less wallow in.
· Buy Wetlands (amazon.com)
Chad Kultgen's Men, Women & Children
Chad's third novel is an exquisitely accurate portrayal of sex and relationships in the American suburbs. Also, he put me in his book and put a quote from me on the back. I may be slightly biased.
· Buy Men, Women & Children (amazon.com)
Nicholson Baker's House of Holes
Nicholson Baker amazed me with his ability to write 272 pages on sex (which requires extensive discussion of sexual organs) without once seeming repetitive in his genital adjectives.
· Buy House of Holes (amazon.com)
Supervert's Necrophilia Variations
The creator of pervscan.com elaborates on the concept of la petite mort—the French metaphor for orgasm—with an enchanting little book which is hard to put down. The most awesome thing about not being able
to put Necrophilia Variations down is the fact that nobody on the subway wants to sit next to you if they read the cover.
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PSP Water Jet now has a brand-new website.
The new-look site has been written and designed to make it easier for customers to navigate around and find out more about the company.
The fresh site heralds the start of a new era for PSP WaterJet, which now comes under the umbrella of the PSP group.
PSP is one of the world's leading boat transportation and freight forwarding companies. Based in Segensworth, it is well known for its title sponsorship of the PSP Southampton Boat Show and its close working relationship with the likes of the Clipper Round the World Race and ISAF, the world sailing body.
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Seventh Blogiversary Bash
If you had told me seven years ago, that I'd still be book blogging, I'm not sure how I would have reacted. Probably joyfully. When I started the blog, it was a way for me to escape my physical confines. I was really really sick seven years ago. I couldn't go out and watch movies or meet friends for lunch. Reading was the one thing I could do that would take me anywhere. Experience anything and everything.
And blogging, was an amazing way for me to share my escape with others. I didn't even know that blogging was a thing. My first website was on CityMax, and it was an atrocious site to work on. Every review was listed as an 'item' in a shop, and all of the items had prices listed ($0.00). The first review I posted was for Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimo (it was a negative review.) The first comment I got was from my kindergarten teacher. She commented on misspellings on my homepage. My second comment was someone who was angry at my somewhat critical review for The Hunger Games. My first ARC was The Bandits by ML Preston (who, seven years later, is sending me a copy of the sequel). My first arc from a big publisher was Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (I think. Also, she's still one of my favorites). Gosh, I remember my mom opening a random page without my permission and yelling at me for its contents.
My first conference was the BEA in 2012. I got to meet some of my favorite authors. I even got an authors first ever signed book (False Memory by Dan Krokos). I went to conferences every year since then. How crazy… And I definitely wouldn't have believe it if you told me where my life would be seven years later.
My life in general has been one major plot twist after another. This site has been integral in my life for the last seven years. It's sustained me, and at times, it saved me. It hasn't been the only thing that saved me though. The person who has saved me the most is my father.
And he's been such a trooper throughout everything. I wish there was some way I could repay him. I'll probably be searching for a way my whole life. He goes to conventions with me, lugs books around and makes sure I eat something once in a while so I don't pass out on the floor. But those are largely superficial reasons.
He only occasionally complains about how many books I have. He puts up with all my oddities and generally just makes me feel loved. When I say he saved my life I mean it literally. In my darkest times, he stayed with me.
For that reason, I'm dedicating the blog's next year to him. He really deserves so much more, but for now, this blog is all I have.
So here's to dad, and the next year of blogging and life in general.
GUYS GUYS GUYS I'm so excited. Seventh Blogiversary? I can't believe I've been doing this for SEVEN YEARS. That's like 14 years in dog-time, and like forever in the book blogging world. I can't believe I've made it this long. I've also been feeling really great lately, so I've been more consistent at blogging than I have in the past. Not perfect, but it's an improvement.
To celebrate, I'll be publishing a series of posts I've been hoarding for a while. There are a few personal reasons this content wasn't published sooner, but I figured this weekend would be the perfect time to release them into the wild. So not only will I have tons of amazing content, but I'll also be hosting a GIVEAWAY. YES. A GIVEAWAY. It's $25 USD worth of gift card to The Book Depository. That's right, man. I know it's not a lot of money technically, especially when it comes to books. Hey, I'm a college student, I only have so much to give.
I'm excited all the same, because that's $25 dollars worth of books you couldn't have otherwise.
So without further ado, here's a tentative list of content I'll be publishing in the next week. I'll add live links as I go.
12th – Interview with Kathleen Baldwin – Rescheduled
13th – The Reading Quest Challenge post
14th – Yallwest Recap post
15th – Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Book Recommendations for Zuko
16th – Waiting on Wednesday, ArcAugust post
17th – Interview with Marie Marquardt
18th – Interview with Sarah Nicole Lemon
The giveaway will run all the way through to Monday the 21st!
And, though it's not a part of the Blogiversary week, I will have a review or two up next weekend. And, keep your eyes peeled for more giveaways the rest of the year.
So now, for the part you are all actually here for, the actual:
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This is such an easy and quick recipe to make but it is sure to please the whole family.
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Strawberry and pavlova trifle
If you don't have a strawberry liqueur, you can substitute with other liquors like brandy, sherry and whisky. Basically, any of the traditional trifle liquors will do and likewise the fruit can be substituted for whatever is tasty and in season
Slice the strawberries into thin rounds. Toss with the strawberry liqueur and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
Careful to keep the layers flat, spoon the strawberries with liqueur and custard into 4 serving glasses, separating each layer with crumbled pavlova and chopped chocolate.
Serve immediately.
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Last night I turned to Steve and asked, "Do you ever have days where you just feel like you're not doing so well?" I know full well that most normal people would think I meant I was having a bad day. But I hoped that Steve would understand the true question.
And he did.
And he answered, "Yes."
And that was what I needed to hear, not because I needed to hear it, but because it was true. He has never lied to me about his feelings that I know of, and this is a gift that I never really paid much attention to until we lost our boys. Someone by your side who fully understands you. I don't mean in the superficial way that people think is important when they are 'falling in love.' But in the real and honest and sometimes ugly ways that we hope to never have to rely on.
He gets it in a way that few people ever will.
But the fact that he gets it is a comfort and a weapon that cuts too deep at the same time. I hate that we have any reason to share that sort of communication. It kills me inside to know that he will understand the truth when I ask those sorts of questions. I know if I asked him he would say that he wouldn't want it any other way...he would want us to be in this together. But I just wish I could spare him that understanding. While I'm glad I'm not, I wish I was alone in this.
So my waking dream this morning was of a giant dark wood bookcase falling on me. In a split second I knew I couldn't outrun it...so I didn't even try. Likewise, I knew I could curl up in a ball and try to minimize the damage to my body...but I didn't. I just lay stretched out there until I was startled awake (by the impact of the bookcase on my body perhaps).
There was a time when I would have moved to save myself. In that split second I would have made the decision to scramble up and try to get out of the way, even if there was little chance I would make it to safety. I would have done something.
But now, I just lay there and wait for the crushing weight to land on me. No movement at all.
In this morning's email:
Dear Catherine:
I thought I would contact you since the production of Travis' marker has taken slightly longer than I anticipated.
The marker is scheduled to be completed this Friday, and I will contact you as soon as I receive confirmation that the marker has shipped.
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The ...ATAPI device ... message and found CD ROM, try to Boot from it... fail message. The HP recovery cd doesn't work. Can I fix this problem?
A BIOS ROM Checksum error is serious and very often fatal. You would normally only see it after a failed BIOS update. Have you done that recently?
Unless you can get the computer to boot from an external device, and with a corrupted BIOS that is unlikely, the only solution is to replace the BIOS chip.
Whether you can do that is dependant on whether the chip is socketed or soldered onto the motherboard and the computer manufacturer can supply the necessary chip.
If the chip is soldered and if this is a laptop, highly probable, then the computer is due for the trash can.
Cathy don't fret if you have precious data, photos, videos, movies, document or music etc on the computer. It is possible to retrieve it all.
Are you sure you've only got 256 meg of ram in that thing? You need more.
You start off by asking about a checksum error--sometimes cured by replacing the cmos battery and then going into bios setup and correctly setting date and time--and then describe a booting problem. Anyway that booting problem sounds like a bad cd drive or maybe bad cds.
This is a desktop HP Pavillion model a6010e CTO but it is about 6 years old. I did not have a failed bios update. I upgraded the memory several years ago but have never replaced the cmos battery.
A checksum error or bad cmos battery shouldn't prevent you from booting from a working cdrom with a good, bootable disk. You just need to make sure the cdrom is the first boot device in cmos/bios setup.
After 6 years it's probably a good idea to change the cmos battery. They're just a few dollars at radio shack or similar places.
Try another battery for $5.
If you are correct replacing it, loading the defaults and resetting the time should get you going, if that's indeed the problem.
To err is human but to really screw things up, you need a computer!
What Dave is saying is true, if the error was Bad CMOS checksum. But it isn't, it is bad BIOS ROM checksum, a completely different thing.
You cna try a new battery, you have nothing to lose except a few dollars, but it wont solve a BIOS ROM problem which is Read Only Memory.
Thanks I will try the new battery. The bios chip is soldered so if that doesn't work it is trash can time.
I doubt the bios chip is the problem. Try the new battery and let us know how it goes. Once installed you'll need to go into bios setup and set the date and time and likely the boot order. The other default settings may be OK as they are.
I still think there may be a problem with the cdrom or the disks you're trying to boot from.
Replaced the battery but this didn't help. I get the message Detecting IDE ATAPI device... Found CD ROM, try to boot from it...Pass The screen remains black but nothing happens. Is there a way to check the CD ROM drive?
Replacing the battery and updating the bios settings hopefully would have fixed the checksum error. The problem with the cdrom is something separate.
Maybe a little more history of the computer would help. According to specs for the Pavilion a6010e, it came with either a combination cd burner/dvd player or a dvd burner. The bios screen message is saying it's finding a cdrom. Is whatever optical drive you're trying to boot from the original one that came with it? You mention trying to boot from a recovery disk. If that disk is a dvd and you've got a cdrom then it won't boot.
Also, what happens if you don't try to boot from the cdrom and just let it boot normally from the hard drive? Does it go ahead and go into windows or is there some problem with windows (since you're attempting to boot from the recovery disk)?
The best way to test the cdrom would be to see how it works with disks while in windows. The other alternative is to replace it with a known working cdrom.
It is the original cdrom drive that came with the computer and a recovery cd that I purchased from HP. I have previously used the recovery cd and it installed properly with the cdrom drive.I cannot get the computer to reboot from the hardrive. Windows does not load. All I have is a black screen with the original error message .
'. . . the original error message.' You mean the message about failing to boot from the cdrom? The checksum error doesn't show anymore, right?
So it doesn't boot from the hard drive. When you try booting from the hard drive do you get any error messages?
If you can't boot from the cdrom then it's bad or the disk you're using is bad.
NO, I Continue to get the "Bios Rom checksum error then Detecting IDE ATAPI device... Found CD Rom, try to boot from it... Pass " but nothing happens the screen remains black and the disk does not load.
And you set the correct date and time in bios setup after changing the battery and it's now keeping correct date and time?
If the answer to the above is ' yes' and 'yes' then it's a more serious problem as Stuart first suggested. You should try clearing the cmos. That probably won't fix it but you should try it anyway. You need to locate the 'clear cmos' jumper on the motherboard. Then with the power cord disconnected, jumper it from the standby position (where the jumper is at now) to the clear position for a few seconds. Then place it back in the standby position. Plug the power cord back in and start it up. Enter bios setup and set date and time. Save those settings, exit bios setup and let it reboot and see if anything has changed.
If that doesn't fix it an attempt at a bios update would be next. I haven't checked the support page for that model to see what's available. Does the computer have a floppy drive and does the computer you're on now have one? (Bios updates, especially under your circumstances, are easier to do using floppy disks.)
No and no, I am not able to access the bios setup so I have not reset the date and time. Will clearing the cmos allow me to do this? The computer does not have a floppy drive. The computer I am using now doesn't have a floppy drive either.
Under normal circumstances the bios will recognize the setting have been cleared and on the first startup after that it will suggest you go into bios setup. I don't know if that will happen for you. It's going to depend on what the damage is.
I'm not sure how to proceed. It doesn't seem you have any device to boot from. I still feel the cdrom is bad. The bios gets to the 'boot from cd' stage and at that point it's pretty much done its thing and hands off to the boot up process.
It's not booting from the hard drive either. You probably have a 'boot from USB' option in the boot order but apparently can't get into bios setup to move its boot priority--if that were needed. There may be a separate option showing on the startup screen about pressing a key for the boot options. If so try that. After that the only possibility I can see is to set up a bootable flash drive with the bios update files on it and hope it boots from there and that the update fixes the problem.


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She served as the keynote speaker for the county organization of Grange's program, "Improving Our Lives Through Education." Will's Grangers hosted the event at the Somerset Rural Electric community room and provided sandwiches for a social hour that followed the meeting.
Along with presenting an extension trivial challenge, Bromley enlightened the audience about many different programs that are offered through the local extension office. In addition, she shared about the five staff members and the office secretaries that are available to promote the programs and assist local persons with their questions or search for information.
She used Maria Mowry, Nancy Boucher, Jim and Esther Mowry, Melba Emert and Cherie Fritz in different phases of her presentation to help stress various points. She told about SET being a new initiative for 4-H, with the letters standing for science, engineering and technology while displaying new styled records books that are used for the newer programs. Acres of Adventures is the official name for the new 4-H project book that is designed for after-school programs. It specializes in teaching youth about agriculture and life sciences.


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KENNER, La. (AP) — The Jefferson Parish School Board has voted 8-1 to close seven campuses.
The campuses to close include: Kate Middleton Elementary in Gretna, Homedale Elementary in Harvey, Rillieux Elementary in Waggaman, Maggiore Elementary in Metairie, Bunche Academy in Metairie, St. Ville Academy in Harvey and Waggaman School.
The Times-Picayune reports the first four are traditional elementary schools whose students will disperse to other sites. The others are alternative programs for students struggling academically, which will shift onto high school campuses or join other alternative sites.
School officials said Wednesday the closure and consolidation plan grew from a drive to reorganize a school system that hasn't adjusted to decades of enrollment erosion and from an effort to balance a budget for 2012-13 that faces a $25 million deficit.


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Dawn of Justice? Still in the dark if you ask me. Quite literally, as Larry Fong's photography was really gloomy, as if we were watching through 3D glasses; except we weren't. By no means the worst thing about the film but certainly the most obvious.
It starts off well, as Man of Steel also did, this time showing the wanton destruction of Metropolis from the climax of the first film from the perspective of those innocents caught up in it all, including Bruce Wayne. This provides the initial antagonism between the two superheroes. However, it seems to be an eternity until something actually happens, but when we finally get to the final showdown, it's all wham, bang, bash, explosion, (empty) buildings being destroyed. Basically , we've seen it all before; and it was hard to make out what was going on.
There was one good scene, about halfway through I guess. Batman gets out of the back of a lorry and proceeds to nobble some bad guys; but in a pure Snyder moment, it's all done in one take as the camera slowly rotates around capturing all the brutal action. There are also a few beats from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, which is nice. But apart from that, everything is fairly pedestrian and does nothing special.
For all the hoo haa about Ben Affleck being Batman, he was good; but then Ben is a good actor. A far more astute man than me said at the time of Ben's announcement as the Dark Knight: "We shouldn't be worried about Ben Affleck being Batman, we should be more worried about Batman being in a Zack Snyder film". Couldn't agree more. Henry Cavill was still fine as Superman, I still don't like Amy Adams as Lois; but for me the performance of the film was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. He bring the same energy that his Mark Zuckerberg from The Social Network had, and I think that worked great for Lex.
Effects from Weta Digital were great, as we expect these days in these kind of films and of course Hans Zimmer's score was top notch. Perhaps his composition was a bit more under the radar this time apart from the Superman and Wonder Woman themes. Otherwise I thought this was a rather run-of-the-mill affair with nothing really to recommend it. Still the creative genius behind the Dark Knight trilogy (Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer) can't help this turgid series. But, you know, that's just, like, my opinion man.


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I am writing to let you know that our dear liitle doggy friend Amadeus went to heaven yesterday. He became ill last Monday and was vomiting and wouldn't eat. The vet checked out his stomach and to our surprise it didn't contain paperclips, christmas ornaments or anything else he might have eaten off the floor as he so fondly loved to do. While waiting for blood test his weight dropped to 21 pounds and he became quite lethargic. Yesterday we found out that he had an advanced stage of kidney disease (no prior symptoms) and his stomach was full of toxins.
I chose to let him lie in the grass in the garden all day, surrounded by chirping birds and buszzing hummingbirds. As the sunset I cradled him in a blanket and sat in my twig chair rocking him and reminiscening out loud. Tom drove us to the vets and I held him up in the car window so he could see the passing scenery one last time. When the time came Tom and I were with him, I was stroking him and wispering loving thoughts into his ear all the time. Although he appeared to be comatose at that time when I told him "I want you waiting for me in heaven" he started to wag his tail quite noticeably and then went back into a coma. It was a privilege to be with him in his last moments. He had his last day in the sun.
I was collecting photos of him last night and found some with all of you in them. He loved a party like all of us. He brought tremendous joy to my life for 12 years and I know he will be waiting for me in heaven, tail wagging when I get there.
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Chief executives of major financial companies saw their net worth skyrocket during the bull market, but the value of their company stock holdings and options has plunged by hundreds of millions of dollars in the past 2 1/2 months.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 18.3 percent from its peak on July 17 by the close of trading Thursday. The impact on some of America's most powerful money men in that same period was much more drastic, according to a study by Compensation Resource Group Inc., a Pasadena, Calif., consulting firm.
Travelers Group chief Sanford Weill took the biggest hit in dollar terms of the 13 CEOs sampled, with the value of his company stock and options dropping by $785 million, or 50.1 percent. His merger partner, Citicorp's John Reed, lost $196.5 million, or 50.6 percent, on paper.
In percentage terms, the hardest hit was Richard Fuld Jr. of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., who lost 66.3 percent, or $130.2 million.
The least affected in dollar terms was Hugh McColl of NationsBank Corp. (now BankAmerica Corp. as the result of a merger), who lost $36.9 million, or 35.2 percent. In percentage terms, the smallest drop was 11.4 percent, or $229.2 million, suffered by Charles Schwab, head of the discount brokerage that bears his name.
Among the losses suffered by other CEOs included in the sample:
- Philip Purcell of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.: $193.7 million, or 58.7 percent.
- James Cayne of Bear Stearns Cos.: $191 million, or 52.2 percent.
- David Komansky of Merrill Lynch & Co.: $164.7 million, or 58.1 percent.
- David Coulter of BankAmerica Corp. (CEO until NationsBank merger, now president): $121 million, or 44.3 percent.
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FRANKLIN - While the Planning Board ended a controversy Monday when it removed restrictions on the Franklin Center Commons project, concerns over how further downtown redevelopment is handled could play a role in the town's Nov. 6 election.
While the Planning Board ended a controversy Monday when it removed restrictions on the Franklin Center Commons project, concerns over how further downtown redevelopment is handled could play a role in the town's Nov. 6 election.
"It's important we revitalize the Town of Franklin's center," said political newcomer Mark Denommee, seeking one of three available seats on the Planning Board.
While Denommee is not alone in his opinion there appears to be broad consensus among both current town officials and candidates seeking election that downtown needs to attract more investment the Planning Board drew criticism in its dealings with Franklin Center Commons developer John Marini.
In approving the mixed-use project, the Planning Board imposed a mandated order of construction for Marini's first three buildings. But after the initial building went up, the developer said he couldn't proceed because he needed to demolish a commercial strip and it still held a tenant with a lease.
Marini asked to skip ahead in his project but was denied, with Planning Board member James Chilson Sr. and alternate Ronald Calabrese, both currently up for re-election, casting the votes against him.
Chilson and Calabrese said they wanted to ensure Marini wouldn't skip out on constructing the middle building, a highly-visible mix of retail space and condos. But business leaders and other town officials criticized their decision.
After Marini appealed to Land Court, the case came back to the Planning Board Monday. Given Marini's efforts to improve the commercial strip, Calabrese changed his vote and the sequencing was dropped. Chilson, however, stuck with his earlier stance, declaring that the new agreement did not do enough to protect the community.
In an earlier interview, Chilson said all town bylaws and regulations had been followed during the board's dealings with Marini and noted that he had initially voted for the developer's project. He said he became concerned when Marini later asked for changes.
"I look at protecting the town," he said. "It seemed they wanted to change mid-stream."
While he said he was concerned with keeping the height of new buildings in check and ensuring that parking was provided, Chilson said he supported further downtown development and vowed to work with the new Town Council.
"I believe it should be improved," he said of downtown. "I have no problem that way. I am a supporter of business."
However, Planning Board challenger Gregory Ballarino, a political newcomer, called for new blood.
"It just seems like it's the Planning Board against developers," he said, though several board members, including incumbent candidate David Lamberto, supported Marini's requests. "I don't think they have a true sense of what the town needs."
While Ballarino said he would follow current bylaws and regulations, he added, "I'd be for any project that would revitalize downtown."
Taking a different tack, Denommee chose not to criticize the actions of current Planning Board members. But looking ahead, he said, "You have to be willing to change with the times. Sometimes you have to be willing to give in order to get."
Denommee said he supported creating a mix of residential units and office space downtown, as well as building a parking garage.
Calabrese, a board alternate seeking a full spot, agreed with the need for more parking.
"If you have parking, people will come," he said. Calabrese said he supported further downtown development, but added, "My concern is to protect the Town of Franklin."
Though he found himself voting differently than Chilson and Calabrese at times, Lamberto defended the board's dealings with Marini and criticized other town officials for trying to influence the proceedings. In the future, he said the Planning Board should be included in economic development planning, not just assigned to hold hearings once projects are officially proposed.
"Definitely work more with the builder," he said of the Planning Board's role in such a system.
Still, when asked how the new Planning Board should approach downtown redevelopment, Lamberto replied, "Not to make the same mistakes we made on Mr. Marini."
He declined to elaborate.
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Here are a few examples of just how flat self-leveling cement can make your subfloor. As you can see from the first image, the material is poured on, and has the consistency of thick, sandy water. In the image below, of the bathroom remodel, you can see the material becoming more solid, and no longer having the "wet" look.
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There are many reasons why it's important to have a flat subfloor, and they all have to do with ensuring the integrity of your floor covering choice. Achieving a flat subfloor is the best way to provide your new flooring with a long life, and ensure a quality and beautiful installation.
There are many instances where below grade levels of a home have severely damaged subfloors that seem to be beyond repair. Here's an example of a basement subfloor that we successfully evened out, and prepped for a new floating vinyl floor system.
As you can see in the image, there is a big chunk of the slab missing. Problems like this can also be fixed with the self-leveling cement, making even this surface, ready to receive new flooring. Without repairing a surface like this one, the only real option for floor covering of this basement would be carpet; but even carpet wouldn't solve the issues here, you'd still feel all the discrepancies throughout the uneven subfloor. The self-leveling cement was the best choice for floor prep. in this case, and allowed the homeowner multiple new options to pick from for new flooring materials.
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No matter what type of flooring you're planning on installing, it's always best to start with a flat surface.
If you're planning on installing a tile floor, having a flat subfloor means there's much less risk of tile lipage, or tiles cracking due to unevenness in the subfloor. Tile is a rigid and hard material that won't conform to any discrepancies in the subfloor. If tile flooring is installed on a surface with waves, dips or bumps, the chances of producing a flat final product without lipage or uneven tiles is really poor. Here's an example of a kitchen floor we installed a large format tile on and leveled the subfloor first. These particular tiles, which have straight edges, offer even less forgiveness to any waviness in the subfloor, and is one of the main reasons why we chose to apply the self-leveling cement, ensuring a beautiful installation.
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December 12, 2006
Who wants some hand painted lace weight merino?
So anyways for the shawl I dyed 2 skeins of yarn…. And I used exactly one skein – I think I had literally less than 2 feet left...Now that I'm done I'm completely sick of the pink lace…. So who wants this?
It's 880 yards of the knitpicks dye your own merino. I posted about dying it here. If you want it just comment on this post… then I'll put all of your names in a hat and pick one! I should have time to mail it out this Sat… so I'll pick names sometime Sat. (Dec 12) morning.
Oh and if you give me an idea for something lacy to knit with either of these (745ish yards each of laceweight from my last secret pal): I'll put your name in the hat twice! I need a new lace project…
Ooooh this is fun. I've never had a contest before!
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How about the Cobweb Shawl? Bet it would be great in that blue.ReplyDelete
The Elizabeth I pattern from Knitpicks only takes one skein of laceweightReplyDelete
Oooh, fun. I LOVED that yarn you dyed from the first time I saw you knitting the shawl. yeah!!!ReplyDelete
I think you should give one of the shawls from "folk shawls". Those are all so pretty.
Hi, just came over from the LaceKAL to see the new shawl. It's totally Gorgeous!!!!!ReplyDelete
I'd love to be put in the running for your leftover lace yarn. :)
Lets, see, something for your other yarn... I just got the pattern for a Lace Fichu, it would look lovely in the blue you have. Here's the link:
There's a picture and link to the pattern on the right sidebar!
What about the forest canopy lace shawl from Im knitting as fast as I can? It is super cute and I think it may be one of the next "hot" items floating around the blogosphere. I think it would look lovely in either of your yarns.ReplyDelete
Oh and sign me up for that beautiful pink yarn! I got a few things in mind for it.
BTW..your shawl is gorgeous! I need to find that pattern asap =)


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Personal Narrative Essay Models
Some may not be of high literary quality, but they do show personal transformation and reflection. Others may contain inappropriate subject matter for some communities. However, they can be very useful in encouraging students to write. By choosing a suitable model, demonstrating annotation and applying the steps of the writing process, teachers can help young adults to compose effective personal narrative essays. Begin by allowing the students to review narrative models. Present the model to the class as a whole. Teachers may want to read it out loud so that the dramatic aspects of the narrative are clear. Guide discussion with questions like these: * What event caused the narrator's life to change?
* How does the narrator describe this event?
* What details show what the narrator's life was like before this event occurred? * What details show what the narrator's life was like after this event occurred? * What sentences, words or phrases show how the narrator felt and thought about this change? Narrative Essay Structure
Give each student pencils, highlighters or thin markers in three different colors. Remind the students that many narrative essays include a beginning, middle and an end. In many personal narrative essays, the "beginning," which may not necessarily be revealed in the first few paragraphs of the essay, includes details about the instigating events or rising action. The "middle" may include the climax, or the event that lead to some kind of personal transformation. The "end" may include details about the narrator has changed, or the falling action and resolution. Tell the students to read through the story again silently and underline any words, phrases or sentences that give details about what the narrator used to be like. Specify the color or style they should use to mark these details. Ask them to write the one or two of the boldest, clearest or most original words in the margin. Allow the students' time to annotate all relevant details. Monitor progress or model annotation on a separate teacher copy. Follow this same procedure to annotate details about the climactic event, using a different color. Finally, have the students annotate details about what the narrator is like today using the third color. Since the goal of this lesson is to study essays about personal transformation, make sure to remind students that the rising action will relate to details about the way the narrator used to be, the climax will be an event that caused change and the resolution will show what the narrator is like today. If creating one's own graphic organizer, include these terms next to the appropriate boxes. Developing High School Narratives
Now that students have read, annotated and mapped an example of a personal narrative about a transformative event, they can use the writing process to create their own personal narrative. Remind students that the event does not need to be monumental or heroic. The teacher may want to give them some examples of "ordinary" transformative events such as giving up playing with toys, losing weight or being kissed for the first time. Ask the students to brainstorm a list of possible events. When most students have several items on their lists, give them a blank story map like the one used to map the sample essay. Ask them to fill in the details from their own personal transformation. Next, allow students to write a first draft. This may be assigned in homework or done in class. Once the students have completed a first draft, show them the rubric that will be used to grade these essays. Teachers may want to have the students engage in peer review. This is very difficult for many students, since some are very embarrassed either to let others read their work or to criticize their peers. Therefore, the teacher may want to present an anonymous sample to the class as a whole. However, in some groups, it may be possible to have students review each...
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This humble blog of mine is an open letter to my friends (visitors are also welcome) wherein I will share my small adventures and my thoughts. The purpose is to entertain, amuse, encourage and edify fellow adventurers in this journey of life. Enjoy, and comments are always welcome.


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Drainage is so important and more often than not is overlooked or not completed properly. The benefits from installing the correct drainage system are very high, ranging from financial to your own health.
Many house's renovations and extensions involve excavating into a slope, where slab on ground/retaining walls are installed below the outside ground level. Wether in rock or soil, the correct system should be sufficiently installed at correct depths that are able to fall to outlets away from the house. The most common error is the depth of the drain. For instance, AG lines are a great way to channel water away from your house but remember, in seepage terms, water can pass out from an AG line as quickly as it gets in. This will leave the soil wet or, if just laid on top of rock, makes for no impact at all.
Every retaining wall must have a drain behind it and the drain must be below the floor level and able to fall to outlets, otherwise a pump system can be used if the fall can't be maintained e.g. in basements. Structural issues arise because water cannot get away and lays there for a number of years subsequently eroding the soil underneath the foundations. Movement in walls then occur, leaving cracks in walls and slabs and remedial repairs are needed, usually at a high cost.
Water damage is another issue where water passes through an incorrect system and causes flooding and damage internally to floors, cupboards and carpets. Health problems can also be caused by stagnant water and inadequate ventilation. This usually happens through seepage which makes damp soil and rock in sub floors build up moisture, resulting in damp walls, floors and air, as well as mould in cupboards and walls.
Surface drainage can help reduce the impact of bad subsurface drainage by catching the run off from paths and driveways and directing it away from the house. Correct positioning of grates and pits can eliminate a lot of water penetration below the surface.
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- Garden beds next to walls - this is never a good idea as it's a catchment point for rain.
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If you base your phone purchase on specs, the HTC One A9 is what you can call a mid-range phone. It certainly doesn't have the high end components that the One M9, Galaxy S6 or LG G4 have. With that said, the fact that it can easily be unlocked and faster updates, can be a good enough reason for some of you to pick one up. It does look like a mixture of the Apple phone and a Galaxy S4 or S5.
The most intriguing version of the A9 is the unlocked one. Not only you won't void your warranty if you unlock the bootloader but you also get the Uh Oh accidental damage protection. You can pre-order it right now along with the AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint models for $399.99.
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Hope Masiado and Elena Spengler dominated the Hopes Division of the US Challenge in Chicago , Ill. Elena won the 11 year old division by almost 7 points. Hope won her division ( 12 year old) by more than a point. These totals were over 2 days of competition. Both athletes took the lead after the 1st event and continued at the top through the entire competition.
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The girls totally enjoyed VBS (Paul was too young and Andrew was too cool for VBS this year).
"Girls, you're supposed to be singing, not primping."
Short stuff knew all of her moves (Audrey is still so tiny, she is a year older than the kids that she is standing next to).
Paul was less than thrilled with the VBS closing program. Every night when the girls were getting ready for VBS he would say "My bible school too, my bible school too." Sorry sweetie, you'll have to wait until next year.
Before you read about our latest drama.....you have to check out these three blogs. At this point in my life I can't imagine adopting again....so I will continue to live vicariously through some amazing families. It is so obvious that these families have chosen to put God's will first in their life and they are the ones being blessed: http://smilesandtrials.blogspot.com/ (family in the Ukraine now adopting their 11th child) , my cyber friend, Carla, who is waiting to head back to Vietnam for #9 http://eightisenoughfornow.blogspot.com/ and my other cyber friend who is waiting for #8 http://www.ourjourneytojade.com/web/do/site/home?ID=199650 ( this family adopted Paul's best friend from Chenzhou almost 2 years ago..miss Jocelyn).
We just found out this week that Rita was denied open enrollment at Ft. Recovery. We are absolutely devastated and did NOT anticipate this at all. Now Ted and I have so many decisions to make. Please pray for us as we decided if we should reapply and try to convince the superintendent that she is not as big as financial risk as what he thinks (this was his reason for choosing to deny her enrollment). Should we start house hunting in FR? We've been thinking about this for a year but we love our home so much....just wish we didn't live out in the middle of nowhere. Do we send Rita to Celina for a year, let her catch up there and then reapply to FR? The superintendent is fully aware that next year we'll have the other 4 kids at FR but Rita is denied. Audrey and Paul are only enrolled in the preschool which doesn't mean that they are enrolled in the school system yet......are we going to have to worry about Paul being denied enrollment in the future because of his special needs?? Everyone is between a rock and a hard place....we are NOT being discriminated against because we DON'T live in the district so we have no rights until the child is enrolled. Once the child is enrolled they receive the same care that a FR resident would.....but the superintendent has the right to DENY the initial enrollment. Ted and I have decided to step back for a few days, catch our breath and see where God leads us. As Pastor Kelly said when I shared the situation during Wed. night prayer meeting he said "Ted and Alison did not travel all of the way around the world to bring Rita home only to have her separated from her brothers and sisters at school." For my friends that live out of state and don't know what I am talking about....we live fairly far out in the country. We live in one school district but actually are much closer to another school district. We sent Andrew and Natalie to Celina our home SD until Andrew finished 2nd grade. They had a long bus ride, we had to have someone at the house when the did get off of the bus, plus Andrew's behavior needs weren't being met the way we had hoped. So last year we chose to open enroll to FR district...it's closer, our babysitter of 10 years lives in the same district so the kids have a short bus ride to and from her house, my mom lives right in FR and she helped us out with alot of school activities...plus Ted and I are both FR graduates. When we enrolled we knew full and well that enrollment was based by student and not by family so we knew that there was the slight chance that our younger kids could be denied.....but we didn't really expect this to happen. So just pray for us and I'll keep everyone up to date on what we decide this summer.


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William Hill's Lee Phelps looks at the Bundesliga match between the Borussias, with plenty at stake for Gladbach. He has look at the odds and has a free betting pick.
Once upon a time a well-known football presenter referred to this as the Borussia derby! Yes it's Monchengladbach vs Dortmund. Anyone who suggested the former would be 17 points and seven places about the latter pre-season is lying.
Historically speaking, this fixture is almost completely even in the Bundesliga: The teams have met 85 times in the top flight with Dortmund winning 29 times, Monchengladbach 28 and the remaining 28 games ending in a draw.
The home team will certainly be hoping for more attacks than the reverse fixture, when BVB had 21 shots compared to Gladbach's one, although it only ended in 1-0 defeat and was their first of the season in what was their 19th competitive game.
They have a good recent record in this match at home and have only lost one of their last eight matches away, plus they are unbeaten in seven games (W5, D2), which is currently the longest run in the league, collecting 23 points during the second half of the season – the joint most with Wolfsburg.
They have won each of their last six league home matches, keeping clean sheets in the last four, but do go into this on a bit of a downer having been knocked out of the Cup. That was a big disappointment having only beaten Bayern in Munich a week earlier.
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BVB are unbeaten in their last five away games, collecting 11 of a possible 15 points (W3, D2) and are up to 10th and have a cup semi-final against Bayern to come. That could rescue what has been a disastrous campaign.
Their league form seemed to suffer, while their Champions League group form excelled and then when their league form picked up, the European side suffered.
Dortmund have failed to score in 11 BL matches this season – never before in their BL history have they failed to find the back of the net in as many of their first 27 games and this week they come up against one of the tightest defences. Odds makers have clearly overvalued Dortmund on the Bundesliga Odds board for this fixture.
Soccer pick
I'm going for a good old fashioned soccer pick here, I honestly don't see why Dortmund are the favourites, given Gladbach's impressive form since the winter break, including that win at Bayern.
Free Soccer Pick: Borussia Monchengladbach win 3.1 (21/10)
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