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Keeping the Romance Alive Within Family Relationship
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Are you married or do you currently live with you partner? For many couples, marriage or cohabitation, often spells trouble for many relationships. While there are a number of different reasons for the cause of this common issue, it's often attributed to a lack of romance. To help you keep your relationship with your live-in partner or your husband going strong, it is important to keep the romance in your relationship alive.
As nice as it's to hear that you should keep the romance alive in your relationship, you possibly wondering exactly how you should go just about doing so. When creating romance in your relationship, it's important to know that not all couples are the same. For that reason, you may want to keep your partner's wants, needs, or interests in mind. This is another key to having a happy and healthy relationship, compromise.
One of the best ways to keep romance alive in a relationship is actually quite simple concept. That concept is affection. Unfortunately, many couples put on a groove where they just become comfortable with their daily life. This often leads many couples not to hold hands anymore, kiss, or even discuss their day. It's important that you do not let your relationship progress to this point, as it often spells trouble. As often as possible, you'll want to express your love and appreciation for your live-in partner or spouse, both in action and in words.
It's also important to go out of your house. As with showing affection, many couples, after a period of time, stop getting out on dates. Whenever you get a free evening, you may want to consider going along a date. What is nice about dates is that just close to any activity can be considered a date. For instance, you can go away to dinner, see a movie, or go have a couple of drinks at a local bar. All of these activities can be considered as a date. Social interaction, both with one another and with other couples, is important to the health of a relationship. For that reason, you and your partner should get around and socialize.
As previously stated, a relationship is all about compromise. Compromise is also aside to keep the romance alive in your relationship. As compatible as you and you partner or spouse may be, you may still have a few differences. Often, these differences show on date nights. When it comes to keeping a date or just doing a simple activity with your partner, it's advised that you comprise as often as possible. This may include having alternate date nights. For case, if your husband wanted to attend a baseball game, you can agree to do so, as long as he agrees to go the movies with you next time.
As outlined above, there are a number of different ways that you can approach keeping the romance alive in your relationship. As difficult as love and romance may seem, it's important that you put forth the extra effort. Not feeling enough support is an issue that the two of you can resolve, but divorce may not be. That's why it's important to not let it begin to that point.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Next year we will send out actual Christmas cards because of the following reasons:
1) I won't be finishing up my MFA like this year
2) We won't be in school (yahoo!)
3) Maybe we will be interesting enough to warrant a Christmas card/letter
2011 was an interesting year full of adventures and challenges. We celebrated our first anniversary and went to a whole bunch of weddings/receptions. We went on an epic road trip with James' family to Nauvoo to see his sister and her husband and son get sealed in the temple. It was a LOOOOONG trip but totally worth it!
James started his last year of grad school, he will spend next semester finishing his project and writing his thesis. I know he'll do a great job! I finished my degree earlier this month, it was a lot of work but I'm really glad it's done. Now I need to find a job. Anyone hiring? Ha ha.
We hope you all enjoy this Christmas season! We are so grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the blessings of the Gospel.
Merry Christmas!
James and Lindsay

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Many of us have become dependent on technology and its presence on our life, that we find ways to integrate technology to the perfection in every walk of our life. Systems within the schools are demanding changes. This is probably why technology integration in learning environment is necessary. Learning improves and flipped classrooms gets boost thanks to comfortable integration of technology in classrooms.
There's a way in which technology can be successfully integrated in classrooms such that it seems profitable to the students.
Vision For Change
Spending on technology for your classrooms requires you to decide the outcome of integration of technology in classroom. What is your vision for successful integration of technology? This is probably the first step towards integrating technology. Spending without vision would mean unnecessary spending to improve a system that you have barely understood
Aging systems in schools can make you desperate to integrate technology, but you need to know what the current system works like, and what kind of improvisations you are planning to bring in with the new technology integration. Once that is known, you can successfully rope in technology within classrooms.
Empower Students
The technology that you tend to bring into classrooms should be capable of empowering students. The students should be able to analyze, think and create new things based on the technological improvisations brought in by the school. Make sure you don't unnecessarily restrict the use of technology in your classrooms such that students are unable to innovate and create. Most technology integration in classrooms make this sort of mistake.
In-Depth Training
When you are training school staff as well as students to use the technology that you have integrated in classrooms, you need to rope in more than just explaining the module. You need to provide hands on training as well as in depth training on the various modules of using the technology.
You will need to make technology training comfortable for the teachers as well as students. Integration of technology is an ongoing process which will need varied kinds of training at different times. The technology integration should take care of the varied skill levels displayed by people and take care of it.


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1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp powder
1/4 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup slight softened butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla
Toast nuts In preheated to 325 oven for 8-10 minutes, cool. Butter a plate or dish.
In small pot, mix sugar and 2 tablespoons water over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, swirling to help dissolve. Cover and boil 2 minutes, then uncover and cook 2 or a bit more minutes till syrup thickens a bit and turns amber. Add toasted pecans and stir, then dump on buttered dish. Cool and break into small pieces.
375, greased cookie sheet
Mix dry. Beat butter till fluffy, then add sugars, egg, and vanilla and beat. Add half of dry and mix, then add rest. Save 1/3 cup nuts and is the rest in. 1 inch balls, dip in nuts, 2 inches apart. 10-11 minutes. Sit 2 minutes and transfer.


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17 April 2007
Poridge, Coco and Wedding Anniversary
Wife : Honey can you imagine this? ... 50 years ago we were sitting at the same spot having blekfas together gether also.
Linpeh : Yar .. i still remember, that time we were both buck naked sommo and I was staring at your tits throughout the breakfast .....
At this point Linpeh's Wife let out a chuckle and hiao hiaoly she said ...
Wife : You know honey .... my tits are still hot for you today as 50 years ago~~
Linpeh : Of coz hot la!! One of it is in your hot milo and another of your tit is in your chicken poridge la!!
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I've heard this joke before, though slightly modified. Hope to be dead before I ever witness this myself. LOL. Nice one :-)ReplyDelete
i didnt know u can actually b anymore visual with tat joke..hahah nice pic of the porridge n coffee la..ReplyDelete
but pls..no more other pics
huei : whats that hanging out of linpeh's pants?? tell tell!!!ReplyDelete
sasha : kakakaka by that time i think if u use linpeh mia kkc to stir poridge he also boh rasa!
anon : maybe u can start a rest selling milk poridge? soli .. i mean Expired milk in poridge! lol
galivanter : haha thanks mate! glad u enjoyed it!
daniel : girls?? more like grandmas rite? or maybe we could ask laozharboh? LOL!
Yournickverylong : hahaha if u got the other pic pls give it to me ok?
lehbit : err ... maybe you could try it out n see got numb anottt kakakaka!!!
bryan : no!!! her name is VERY-Dolina! kakakaka
Apogee : haha glad u like it


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A quick post this morning as it is Saturday I have a few chores to do before I can get to play in my craft room. Thank you for your lovely comments yesterday, I am fine, just something that I heard that wasn't very nice but you know what, it has made me stronger and more determined to go after what I want to make my dreams come true. I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Here is a tag I made using Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells, check out Ali-Crafts as they a good variety of Graphic 45 papers, stamps and embellishments too.


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Miss Mary E. Visscher, who worked at a hoop-skirt factory in Brooklyn, was keeping company with a man named Mr. Wright. On August 23, 1859, she left the home of Mrs. C. Perrine, where she had been a boarder, saying that she ws going first to Jersey City, then to Philadelphia. She asked Mrs. Perrine to keep the trip a secret.
Mrs. Perrine said that Mary "always behaved like a lady" and had been in good health as long as she had been at her home. Mrs. Perrine had never seen Mary take any medine except salts for headaches.
Mrs. Mary Sherman, who owned the hoop-skirt factory, said that Mary had worked for her for about a year. She said that Mary had come to her saying she was going to New Jersey and Philadelphia and asking her to keep the trip a secret. Like Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Sherman had no idea that Mary might be pregnant.
Mary did not, however, go to New Jersey or Philadelphia. She instead went to the "stylish" house of two female physicians, Elizabeth Byrns and Mary E. Smith, who practiced midwifery. Byrns and Smith said that Mary had come to their home to be treated for back pain due to a fall, and that they'd not even know she was pregnant until after the abortion, which they attributed the abortion "to the imprudence of deceased herself." The abortion took place on August 27, and Mary "lingered" until her death from peritonitis on Saturday, September 3.
The coroner's jury decided that Byrnes had performed the abortion, with the prior knowledge of Smith, who was charged as an accessory before the fact.
Note, please, that with overall public health issues such as doctors not using proper aseptic techniques, lack of access to blood transfusions and antibiotics, and overall poor health to begin with, there was likely little difference between the performance of a legal abortion and illegal practice, and the aftercare for either type of abortion was probably equally unlikely to do the woman much, if any, good.
For more on this era, see Abortion Deaths in the 19th Century.
For more on pre-legalization abortion, see The Bad Old Days of Abortion
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SWCC maintains an Applicant list with turbines that are actively seeking SWCC certification. Both the Small Wind Turbine Certification Policy and Wind Turbine Performance Certification Policy have an Inactivity clause (section H.6) that sets limits on how long an Applicant can remain on the list based on specific milestones. A certification application will be placed on "Inactive" status and removed from the SWCC website under the any one of the following conditions:
The turbine has not yet achieved "Under Test" status after 18 months from the "Under Contract" date;
The turbine has not yet achieved "Reports Submitted" status after two (2) years from the "Under Test" date; or
After one (1) year from the "Reports Submitted" date SWCC has not yet granted, conditionally granted, or rejected certification.
Any extensions to the time limits described above will be considered if adequate progress toward certification is demonstrated or good cause is shown, as described in writing to the Technical Director.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Co. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers tentatively settled Friday afternoon, averting a walkout scheduled for midnight Saturday.
Details on the new contract were not available. A ratification vote by union members is planned for ``sometime in July.``
The union represents 11,362 Illinois Bell employees, or about 75 percent of Bell`s unionized work force. The independent Commercial Telephone Workers` Union, representing another 1,597 Bell employees, voted in April to affiliate with the electrical workers for the talks. Another independent union, the Telephone Commercial Employees Union, affiliated with the electrical workers last year.


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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Oooh a guestbook...
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Fancy Feast
I hope everyone had as good a Thanksgiving as Isabell.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Dumpster Diver
Painting Ornaments is Fun
If you would like to start a tradition head to your local Hobby Lobby.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
A Tea Kettle Incident
Ok, so I need to add that the next day "John" bought us a new kettle AND got me a bread bowl of potato soup from Panera, my favorite. There are no hard feelings.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Wow. We went to see the documentary last night. It was really unbelievable. I highly recommend going to see it. They just hit you with one thing after another. We were so shocked. Check out the website: www.walmartmovie.com You can enter your zip code to find a screening.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
A Day in the Life of Isabell
The Perfect Night
Since I haven't been feeling good, Nathan took a trip to Blockbuster and Walgreens.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Bikes, Frisbee and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
I finally got a tire pump for my bike. It's called "the Judge" and the more expensive tire pump was called "the jury". I thought that was odd, however after using "the judge" I decided that I should have gone with "the jury". Anyway, so my bike works now! I was so excited the other night so I took it for a spin. There is a parking lot across the street from our apartments. So I rode my bike over to watch Nathan and his friends play frisbee. We are so mature.
Oh, and speaking of how mature we are, here's a picture we took at the mall the other day.


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My dear friend samimi-extremie has been doing these lovely posts on longing. She and I have been good friends for about 10 years now and I think we share that constant sense of longing.
Driving over the Interstate Bridge is an experience that, for me, brings that sense of longing to the forefront. Portland has many bridges and they all conjure different feelings but this bridge is different. It's special. It's the bridge I crossed countless times to return to college after coming down to Portland to visit family. It's the bridge I crossed to visit my college boyfriend when he spent the summer on Bainbridge Island and I in Portland. Most importantly, it's the bridge I crossed in labor on my way to the hospital before my daughter was born.
Now when the occasion for me to visit Washington arrises the emotions associated with all of those memories come flooding back as I cross the river. It's a feeling of deep melancholy and love. A longing for times past, though I am quite happy with my life as it is now. I fear that when the bridge is replaced the longing will go with it.
To make things worse, for financial reasons they are talking about replacing it with a simple bridge similar to the I205 bridge crossing the Columbia only a few miles away. There is no beauty to the new proposed bridge. It is not the kind of place where memories are formed.


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The 13thPresidential election of India is turning out to be far more byzantine than any presidential election in the previous two decades. Spearheaded by the rising relevance of regional parties in the country, it is fascinating to witness the riot of political designs that are fuelling the ascent to the most sanctified position in the country.
The President of India by constitution is envisioned to be an individual with impeccable repute and acceptability. Being the first person of a nation of billions the President is in merry times a ceremonial designation but in turmoil is poised to be the guardian of the constitution.
For those who feel the need to be aware of the powers that accompany the ascent to this sanctified designation, here is the link – http://www.preservearticles.com/201104265930/10-essential-powers-of-the-president-of-india.html.
Resuming onto the current scenario, the 13th Presidential election of 2012 has been witness to a plethora to bizarre spectacles. If given the opportunity to compare, such anomaly prevailed during the election of Late Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy during the Indira Gandhi government. Lady Gandhi did not express support to the official candidate of her political party thereby resulting in the election of President V V Giri as the 6th President. Eventually the JP Movement did pick up pace, Indira Gandhi lost the election and Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy became the first and only President of the country to be elected unopposed on July 25, 1977.
But the country has traversed immensely from the 70's and the previous four tenures of Presidential candidates have been relatively semantic. The President of our great nation is arguably selected due to the immense lobbying prior to suggesting a name for the masses to recognise. The reason for resorting to adopting the term 'selected' rather than 'elected' is due to the somewhat unanimous opinion regarding the declared Presidential candidates.
Contrarily 2012 was an antagonistic portrait; the declaration of the Presidential candidate and the ambiguity that led to the medley was out in the open. The UPA-II struggling to cope with the addling necessity of maintaining the magical 273 in the Lok Sabha has been hounded by allies who have been dallying away from the coalition. Such is the dilemma for the Congress led UPA government that arch rivals (Communist parties) were interchanged (with TMC) when the party wanted to pass the Nuclear Bill. Even worse, the still pending Lok Pal Bill presented by the government was blatantly opposed by allies RJD and SP. The ruling coalition in the country is struggling with the lack of trust within the partners.
The major opposition is not presenting any rosier a picture, the Shiv Sena opposed the NDA's candidate and supported the UPA's. Nitish led JD(U) maintained a studied silence and focused on targeting Narendra Modi rather than supporting the coalition. The endorsement of P.A. Sangma was delayed to cause magnified suspense on the consensus within the alignment.
It is not that this is the first time disarray has been over the future President of the country, the election of K.R. Narayanan wherein he competed against T. N. Seshan too was a nail biter. But unlike the 13th election the ruling coalition generated consensus prior to announcing names.
If the aforementioned discrepancies were not enough to force one to ponder over the state of affairs in our great nation, the justification for P.A. Sangma's nomination is even more appalling. The preamble is openly denounced when once announces that a 'tribal' has never been the President of the country; hence Sangma's application should be considered. All theories of equality and discrimination are discarded when such a statement is issued. The constitution of the quasi con federal state of India is ridiculed and the fundamentals are questioned.
The declaration of Somnath Chatterjee as the Presidential nominee by Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamta Banerjee is another blot on the 13th Presidential election. Subsequent media reports revealed that the former speaker was unaware of the development, further ridiculing the 'hit and trial' procedure adopted by the parties.
Though it is somewhat understood that the current Finance Minister would be the next First Person of India, the road for Pranab Mukherjee is not as obvious as it was for his predecessors.


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MinimOSD connection
The MinimOSD can be powered in two ways. The "normal" way is to give the telemetry side +5V from the APM and the video side -12V directly from the battery. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but like many others, I managed to kill my OSD using this approach.
A safer approach, is to solder two pads on the board, connecting the power rails on the two sides, and then only powering it from a "safe" +5V source at the telemetry side. I have followed this approach and have not had any problems since then.
In order to get the telemetry from the APM to the OSD and connect the telemetry radio you need to connect both the OSD and the radio to the APM's telemetry TX.
Below is a diagram of my current setup as it works for me.
Two important notes!
- I take NO responsibility if this does not work for you and nukes your components!
- I'm NOT powering the OSD and radio from the APM's 5V rail. There are known issues with this approach with certain APM versions.
The graphic of the OSD, I took from this web page : https://code.google.com/p/arducam-osd/wiki/minimosd


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The Allandale House is not exactly the cottage that you expect to find in the midst of a forest atmosphere. Designed by William O'Brien, Jr., presents a form to A, strong and sharp.The interior square feet are not many, but still sufficient to prepare two floors, with bedrooms, bathrooms and a large living room. The asymmetry of space creates an opportunity for the matching of furniture rather than linear, almost minimal.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Allandale House by William O'Brien Jr
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First, the Ryan plan would overhaul the entitlement programs that have grown to consume about 40 percent of the budget, reshaping Medicare coverage for the elderly, and cutting deeply into Medicaid, food stamps and other programs for the poor. Second, he would rewrite the tax code, slashing the rates paid by corporations and the wealthy. Finally, Ryan would cut spending on other federal programs and agencies, with the exception of the Pentagon … "The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] estimates it [the Ryan Budget] would not bring the federal books into balance until around 2040. And most of its savings come from the long-term restructuring of entitlement programs."Dean counters:
Actually, in percentage terms by far the biggest savings in the Ryan budget comes from essentially shutting down the federal government, except for Social Security, health care programs and the military. The CBO analysis of his budget [Table 2] shows that all other areas of federal spending falls to 4.75 percent of GDP by 2040 and 3.75 percent of GDP by 2050. Military spending is currently more than 4.0 percent of GDP and Representative Ryan has indicated that he wants to keep spending at its current levels or raise it. This means that under the Ryan Budget, by 2040 there will be almost no money left for national parks, education, the State Department, the Food and Drug Administration, federal courts and all the other activities currently supported by the federal government. By 2050 there will be no money left for these activities. The Post has seriously misrepresented Representative Ryan's agenda by not pointing out thus fact to readers.Let's review this CBO document starting with its opening line:
At the request of the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Paul Ryan, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has calculated the long-term budgetary impact of paths for federal revenues and spending specified by the Chairman and his staff.In other words, this is not the CBO's analysis of some detailed set of Republican policy proposals – these are assumptions as to the path of spending specified by Congressman Ryan. Dean asks us to examine table 2, which compares the fantasy paths specified by Ryan to an "extended baseline scenario". Notice in particular, that both scenarios have Social Security being 6% of GDP from 2030 to 2050. In other words, Romney-Ryan have yet to go after this program. George W. Bush tried to bamboozle us back in 2005 and hopefully the Republicans learned their lesson back then. While the baseline scenario has Federal spending on health care growing to 10.75% of GDP by 2050, Ryan claims that replacing Medicare as we know it with a poorly funded voucher system and the virtual elimination of Medicaid and CHIP can magically reduce this share to only 5.75%. So yes – part of the big difference between Ryan's proposal and what Democrats propose is in the area of health care. Then again – Mitt Romney is shying away from Ryan's budget and other Republicans are criticizing President Obama on any proposed Medicare cost containments. So who knows? Even if Ryan's draconian cuts to health care spending were to become reality, we would not see the asserted reduction of Federal spending to a mere 15.5% unless we did eliminate the rest of the Federal government. While the baseline scenario has other spending (defense and nondefense) at 7.75% of GDP, Ryan's fantasy scenario has this at 3.75% of GDP even though Romney has promised that defense spending alone will be 4% of GDP. So maybe Dean is being generous when he claims we would have to eliminate the rest of the government as the Romney-Ryan plan asserts we can have negative spending on the rest of the Federal government. They must have some secret new fuzzy math! Or maybe this is why Romney is promising to keep Federal spending at 20% of GDP rather than Ryan's assertion that it will be only 16% of GDP. Then again – Romney-Ryan are promising to balance the budget even as they cut all sorts of tax rates. Ryan asserted to the CBO that his tax plan would generate revenues equal to 19% of GDP even though under current tax rates, revenues in 2011 were less than 16% of GDP. While I trust we will eventually have economic recovery, the last time we tried Laffer Curve tax policies, taxes as a share of GDP fell. I wish I understood this secret new fuzzy math that leads Romney and Ryan to think this time will be different.


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A huge thank you to beautiful Justyled for giving me this award.You can find her blog here.
Here are the rules:
-Thank the person that nominated you with a link back!
-Tell 7 things about you!
-Pass this on to 9 newly discovered blogs and let them know they received the award!
7 things about me:
1. I am a chocolate addict
2. I hate my hair (it's very thin, fine, damaged, plus scalp problems)
3.I'm obsessed with lipsticks and nail polishes lately
4. I used to be obsessed with perfume, and I have maybe over 40 of them, that I'm trying to use up haha
5.I'm originally from Estonia, but, I don't speak Estonian :D (oops)
6. I've completed a Cabin Crew course twise, 2 different ones actually.
7. I hate that I'm so tall and my feet are BIG :D
9 blogs I give the award to:
Before I do that, I'd like to say that each one of you has a wonderful and unique blog and I think I can nominate more than 9 blogs for this award.
If sticking to 9, these beautiful people definitely deserve this award.
1. http://brighttowngirl.blogspot.co.uk/
2. http://polishandcharms.blogspot.co.uk/
3. http://beautybyelisabeth.blogspot.co.uk/
4. http://the-lipstickblog.blogspot.co.uk/
5. http://allthingsbeauty214.blogspot.co.uk/
6. http://xotanja.blogspot.co.uk/
7. http://lolainthelounge.blogspot.co.uk/
8. http://macaroonsandcandyfloss.blogspot.co.uk/
9. http://elicomplexchaos.blogspot.co.uk/


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Hi, my name's Christina, I'm one of the founders of Christian Connection Magazine and Directory in Tallahassee.
I'm originally from the Virgin Islands, from St. Croix. I was born and raised there until I was 15, and then we moved to South Florida.
Growing up, my mom went to church, and we went with her sometimes, but my dad never came unless it was Christmas time and maybe an occasional other holiday.
When I was little I was taken with the Lord, as children are. We absorb things and, you know, it was great and I liked Sunday School. But then once I started wanting to sleep in late…didn't really want to go so much anymore. And I saw my dad never went, and so…and my mom was always very much that, your faith was like voting, you didn't share it. It was something that was private.
When we moved to South Florida when I was 15 I, like any other teenager, hated it and didn't want to go. I had just found my niche back home and had a lot of friends and was popular. I see now that God really spared me, because I look back at a lot of those friends who've been in trouble, who've had abortions, the ones that would have been close friends of mine - I see that that probably would have been a path that I would have gone down if I had stayed around those same friends, staying out at night and things like that. So, looking back at it now as an adult I'm very grateful that God moved me.
I always considered myself a Christian, but I never read the Bible. I didn't follow the Lord. I didn't go to church, except occasionally – a little bit more than Christmas – Easter, too.
I moved to Tallahassee to go to school, and I ended up staying here and I met my first husband. We were married. I was very young, 23. It was my first real boyfriend, and I loved him with what I thought was love at that time which I know now really wasn't. I was young and inexperienced, but it was the best I could love at that time.
Eventually I had an affair, which is something I never thought I would do. I was always the "good girl." My mouth was never good, but everything else about me was.
Me and this guy got married in 1998, and we had a baby boy in the summer of 2001.
I knew things weren't right, but I didn't know what was wrong. The intimacy level in our marriage was just…once we got married and our relationship got serious….just seemed to just go down and down and down.
I spent about four years crying, thinking that it was God punishing me. As I was pregnant things got worse. After we'd had the baby a couple months I just begged my husband to tell me, "What is going on?"
And what it basically came down to was that he had been having, as he put it, an "affair of the heart," – nothing physical, "Except for a kiss," he said – which devastated me right there because kissing was something we hadn't done in forever.
The morning that I found out about the affair, that morning I went to my friend's house. And I remembered my mom telling me when she was going through a rough time that she never understood what it meant when people told her, "Just tell God that you can't do it, and He'll do it for you," until she was in that moment.
And I got down on my knees and I told God, "I can't do it. I need You to do it. I cannot do this. I don't know how to do this."
And that was the turning moment for me. We went to counseling, and eventually one of my friends saw him meeting with that girl. Instead of telling me what he had been doing, he just told me that it couldn't work, that it was over, and that he wanted a divorce.
And so in five days I picked up and moved down to South Florida with my sister.
In South Florida I went to a divorce care group. I was the only person in the class who was still married, but I was ready to deal and to get on with my life.
They went to Malachi where God says He hates divorce, and that no matter what your spouse has done, that God would still want your marriage to work (except for physical abuse – that you would need to be separated for that situation.)
I was stunned! And I was like, "God would want this marriage to work, after what he did and how we started?" You know, I just got exactly what I deserved. Everything that I had told my ex-husband, my new husband now told me.
I became convicted, though, that God wanted this marriage to work, and I moved back to Tallahassee.
I joined a mom's Bible study group at my church, where I met my two partners for Christian Connection and my two closest friends. I concentrated on being obedient to God, and learning as much as I could about the Lord and His ways, and just, I mean I just really sank everything I had into God.
And I began doing the "Reconciling God's Way" program that "Live the Life Ministries" offered. I started it in February, finished it in May, and in June we were back together.
On my son's first birthday, it was Father's Day. I asked my husband if he would come to church with us. And when Pastor got up, he said, "I know that you all think I'm going to preach about being a father. I'm not. I'm going to preach about being a husband."
And the sermon was all about men who trade in their wives for younger versions. And just, I mean, complete conviction.
So I didn't want to rush God, so I waited a few days. Later, he called me and he said, "Can you come out with me tonight?" And I said, "O.K."
So we did, and we sat through dinner and a movie and he said nothing! And I thought, "God, this is torture! What is going on?" you know, and I just tried to be patient. And finally five minutes before we were to pick up our son from my friend's house he said, "Are you sure you want to give it another try?"
If God hadn't intervened in my life that morning that I asked Him to come in and do it for me, I would have been bitter, and angry. I can't imagine what my life would be if Jesus hadn't intervened.


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Whilst googling for a recent post about Police surveillance I found a Daily Telegraph article in which the Metropolitan Police Service appear to acknowledge the existence of a previously secretive fleet of military grade surveillance aircraft. To my surprise I cannot find another original source on this highly newsworthy story. Continue reading
Where Is This "Secret Police Aircraft" Story?


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I have been without a camera for a while, so time for a non-fashion post! It is about something this Blonde is very Zealous about: anti-hunting. But not for the usual reason.
I know I am opinionated. I don't care about sports, I like zombies and cats, etc. God is the King and Jesus is the Lord. And I love animals, but not all animals. Mostly cats. I don't care about squirrels or even dogs, or monkeys being used for research. I don't write letters about the abuse of circus animals and I'm definitely not a vegetarian. But I have developed a conviction about people who hunt.
When I moved to the southern state I live in now, I was surprised that people here hunt deer and boar. A lot of people. For fun. They take off work, they buy all kinds of gear, they share stories and photos. They plan big weekend trips. Even people at church, they make a big deal out of it. I really didn't think people hunted anymore, or I thought it was small groups of people.
Now believe me when I tell you, I don't care about deer. I don't care if they die, or get hurt, or if the forests are overpopulated. I have no sympathy for deer, fish, pheasant, or wild boar.
Let me tell you what I care about: YOU, the hunter. I care about YOU.
And because I care about you, hunter, that is why I am against hunting.
Living here, I have heard all the reasons why people say they hunt. Let me outline them off the top of my head:
- it gives them a reason to be outdoors, and they love being outdoors, it helps them feel closer to God.
- it is a bonding experience with other hunters.
- the thrill of the hunt, the chase, and the capture is exciting and real, possibly addicting. Maybe like a video game, but in real life.
- it makes them (even women) feel more "manly", builds their self-esteem.
- it makes them feel powerful.
- it makes them feel like they are providing for their family.
- because someone has to prevent the wildlife from overpopulating.
- because that's what everyone does, it's a rite of passage.
- because it puts food on the table.
And after I hear all these reasons, I want to ask a hunter, in a low, clear voice: "But as for you, why do YOU hunt? Really?"
And I wait for an Answer that will never come. Because it is in such a deep, dark place, the part of the heart that we all want to keep hidden. Who would want to admit it? To face a sin so ugly?
The Answer: "I hunt because I enjoy killing."
And hunting is a socially-acceptable way to kill another living being.
The heart of hunting is killing. The goal and aim of going out into the forest is to kill something. And if you didn't enjoy it, you would pass and leave that responsibility to others. You would find other ways of being outdoors with God, alternate methods of bonding with others. You would find other thrill-seeking adventures, like paintball or skydiving. And if you had to hunt to put food on the table, you wouldn't glorify it or brag about the fact that you had to kill that animal. But I haven't met any hunter who hated killing, or even felt bad about it.
I eat meat. When I eat, I know that I am responsible for the death of that cow, chicken, or pig. But I don't brag about it. I don't rejoice in the animal's death. I don't make plans and spend money to go out and kill animals so I can eat them. If I enjoyed killing, I would gladly go out and wring that chicken's neck and cut that cow's throat. Instead, I pass that responsibility to others, because I can't stomach it. When presented with a dying animal, no matter what animal it is, I have compassion and sympathy for it. I hurt over it.
Some may call me a hypocrite. But the difference is the enjoyment, the desire to kill. That is what I fear and object to.
This week, a 45-year old schoolteacher kidnapped and killed a 10-year old girl, a girl he did not know. He just drove by and snatched her, and within a few hours, she was dead. The newspaper article interviewed friends of the man. One said he was an "animal lover". Another said he was an "avid hunter." That stood out to me. Being a schoolteacher, people might say he "loved kids", and yet this man will be convicted of being a child murderer. I am not surprised by this, because this is a spiritual issue. He simply enjoys killing.
And until each hunter can face the truth in his or her own heart, and turn from his or her evil desires, he or she will continue to be the same.


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he's there again
it didn't take much to wake Sam at night, for every dream he inevitably fell into was just as tenuous as his grip on reality.
this time when he woke from his often punctuated slumber, he decided to take action.
sliding from his bed silently, Sam found his way to his shuttered window.
as he angled himself to see out the blind without being noticed, he heard the familiar scrape of a cheap metal folding chair.
>every morning that awful scraping waking him up in the early twilight had changed his biological clock, he managed to awaken just prior to the mysterious arrival early on.
peering out the corner of the shutters, Sam saw the folding chair, and a being garbed entirely in black clothing, to Sam's unadjusted eyes, it often just looked like an empty chair.
>he'd only noticed the presence of the visitor after a fairly provocative political message had been sprayed on the buildings parallel to his own. not shy to admit his agreement with the quite expansive work that had seemingly popped up overnight, Sam took a photo and uploaded it to the internet.
backing away from the window the still silent Sam searched for the spotlight he had purchased specifically for this purpose, and found his way back to the window.
>the political message had remained up for weeks, it was surprising no-one had done anything about it, despite Sam's condolences, it was still a very controversial topic. Sam saw interest in the photo skyrocket online, it was being re-posted and discussed at length all over the message boards and discussion forums.
sidling back up to the window Sam slid his binoculars and prepared to aim the floodlight right where he recalled the chair to be. pulling back the shutters with the vengeance of many lost nights' sleep, Sam leveled his light and held his binoculars firmly to his face. without skipping a beat he located the empty chair at breakneck speed, and his disappointment was overcome by shock when he noticed a new politically motivated message had popped up. sighing a heavy breath of surprised relief, Sam sat back down on his bed, wondering if he had really wanted to see the artist's face.
the next morning, Sam woke up, and peered semi-cautiously through his blinds to admire the new message, when for the second time he was shocked at what he found: the message had disappeared, though the folding chair remained.
scratching his head and walking over to his fridge, Sam tried to remember the message, but couldn't come up with anything. it was only when he drifted off into sleep that night he faintly recalled the message, but was unable to decipher the message before drifting off:
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Image via WikipediaSome interesting words by Shumeet Banerji CEO of Booz & Co. in an interview with Businessworld magazine
There are two most important lessons that a company should learn. One is that debt is a good thing, but you have got to watch capital structure where you have debt deployed for acquisitions. The second lesson — one that we did not learn from the 2000-01 dotcom bust — is that chasing valuation is a bad basis to build companies. If you build fundamentally strong companies, you get good valuations, but it doesn't work the other way round. Good companies pay attention to ensure that they achieve an adequate balance between top line investment and operating costs.
We said that for companies that have a level of strength, there are tremendous opportunities that will emerge in this situation. And in order to make that happen we take two or three ingredients. One is industry structure and dynamics. What do you think will be the shape of the industry in two years from now? You don't have to be right, you have to be more or less accurate. Second, what role are we as a company going to play in that structure? What is the shape of assets we would like to own? What kind of capabilities do we need, and where will we get them from? And third, that cash is king has never been truer. Do we have the balance sheet strength and the capital sources to ensure that we can move fast when opportunities emerge? We have seen again in the course of the past few months that opportunities have risen dramatically and very, very fast. And being in a position to act on those is very important.
And on an interesting note here's an interesting study by Booz & Co.
40% of senior managers question the credibility of their company's plans to navigate the crisis—including many who presumably wrote the plans themselves (!!)


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Natasha was breaking immutable laws of physics right and left as she contorted, gratifying a horde of hopped-up bikers on the floor of their drug-lab/clubhouse/crime scene. Except for the absence of blood and severed limbs it looked a lot like the aftermath of the 'Grocery Store Massacre', as the local tabloids had dubbed it. Faust made finger sandwiches while getting a rim-job from a hag they called Mama Beloo.
As bikers staggered bleary from the fray, their fearless leader Elmo stood tongue-tied, not sure if he and the Harlots were caught in a dream or trapped in a nightmare.
"Natasha, you are one hot bitch."
"Thank you, Elmo. Are your men having any luck peddling that morphine and helium derivative I've synthesized?"
She cooked up a generous helping and jammed the hypodermic, point first into her left eye.
"The neighborhood brats like it so much we're already swimming in milk money. And if they try and get cute, we pawn their vintage lunchboxes."
Natasha paused to ruminate on a world gone bad. She'd always heard that Earth might be the last outpost of arcane morality in the cosmos, but she knew now that was just a veneer, a wistful dream from days gone by. In fact, the degradation of this little world was maybe that much more sublime for the illusions that its people clung to like a worn-out teet.
"Are there really millions of sociopaths like you on this planet, Elmo?" she asked.
But, he was on the phone screaming at someone over a deal gone bad. Natasha turned the radio up, her long white fingers drawn to her lap like gypsy moths to a flame.
"Our time will come," she thought.
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The bedroom is not as filled with items, but is still entertaining. My favorite is the Mousechusetts pennant.
The next two images show Duckburg which is the city where Mickey's Birthdayland was located. First up is D. Duck's Candy store. I have always been more of a duck fan than a mouse fan.
The last image is the statue of Cornelius Coot the founder of Duckburg, with the Duck County Courthouse in the background.


text: A great start to the new year already!.My resolution was to finish projects that I had started without putting them aside and starting a new one. ( Easier said then done ).I found a project I wanted to try and followed through and finished it. I used mostly Stampin up products and the rest came from a craft store.The crib was hand cut out by me.This is an easy project you can do for less then $15. I'm ready to start a second one for my DH for Valentine's. I Can't wait to see the end result!


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It was a year of new adventures and good times, some with people I met for the first time and many with some cherished friends that I've worked with for years. It was another year of countless blessings, doing something I love dearly with the most amazing people I've met. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the following...
|Running Aground
|Between Earth & Sky
|Desert Shores
|Slipping Away
|Sweetwater Bridge
|Lightbox Gallery
|Rock Castles
|Watching The World Go Round & Round
|The Workshop
|Get Back Here
|Flight Of Stairs
|Linus Gallery
|Study Of Form
|Take It Back
In October I published a book of my work with Pearl, 'Taken by The Magic' which covers 2 years and all the genres of work we've done together. I will always love working with her.
|What Can I say
Just before the end of the year I found out that I passed 10 million views on my photos on Pbase. Hard to believe these photos have been seen so many times, this number is simply staggering to think about.
I'm looking to 2013 with much hope and anticipation, Felicity and I already have quite a list of ideas and concepts to begin working on as soon as we can. I'm also looking forward to continuing work with some of these other amazingly talented and creative people, with any luck it will be another year of art and magic.
"As far as I am concerned, I can only say how much I regret such an admirable discovery should have come so late! The possibility of studying such images would have had an influence on me that I can only guess at from the usefulness which they have now, even in the little time left me for more intensive study. It is the tangible proof of nature's own design, which we otherwise see only very feebly." ~Eugene Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) - quoted in "French Primitive Photography", Philadelphia 1969 [cited in "From today painting is dead – The Beginnings of Photography" (catalogue of exhibition in The Victoria & Albert Museum 16 March – 14 May 1972 p. 48), caption to item no. 532 showing photographs of nude models taken from an album belonging to Delacroix. The models are said to be in poses arranged by Delacroix.]


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Minyan Mailbag: Black Scholes Valuation
Editor's Note: Our goal in Minyanville is to remove intimidation from the financial markets and encourage an interactive dialogue among the Minyanship. We share this next discussion with that very intent.
Prof. Succo,
This is about pricing, not the merits or lack thereof, of an individual security.
Options are not my regular fare. I was wondering if you could give me some really squishy guidance, (not advice), on how some warrants might be priced.
I own Yamana AUYWS warrants traded on the pink sheets (very thin, it has taken a lot of work to accumulate them using limits). The AUY common is at about $3.65 and the warrants are at approximately $2.50. The warrants are exchangeable between now and July 2008 with 1 warrant plus $1.50 Canadian for 1 common share. So, $2.50 & $1.20 US = $3.70.
The way I am playing it is as a fly-or-die junior mining company. I would rather have all the upside (the warrants trade almost right at intrinsic value) with less ultimate capital at risk on the downside. Any gains would be magnified with the smaller capital investment. The company is proposing to force conversion with a "sweetened" offer of 1.0356 shares per warrant & $1.20.
They say that they are offering more than a Black Scholes valuation implies. That doesn't seem right to me. With a 2008 expiration, where is the time premium? I am very unhappy about a forced conversion, but the question is...
What should a ballpark Black Scholes valuation look like?
Thanks in advance
Minyan Jeff
First of all we need to establish an appropriate volatility to the stock. Based only on past volatility (I do not know the stock at all, and normally I need to be familiar with the stock and the situation to "tweek" my estimate), I would assign a 53% implied volatility (I would sell 60% and buy 40%). The vega on the warrant you describe is $.002; if you disagree and think the stock is worth a 63% volatility, you add $.002 x 10 = $.02 more for the option than the value I describe below.
Assuming you won't get a rebate on the stock you borrowed to short the stock to hedge (which is reasonable and the way to look at the ''value" of the option even if you don't short the stock to hedge), BS would give you about $2.46 in value for a this warrant.
But this is lower than intrinsic value. By giving you 1.0356 shares per warrant instead of 1 share, this would bring the warrants value to: 3.65 * 1.0356 - 1.2 = $2.58. The way you describe the structure above is a little unclear; I treat the $1.20 US as the strike. As you can see, there is basically no time value in this warrant (deep in the money) at this volatility (you need to use a much higher implied volatility, giving the option a higher probability of going below the strike) in order to get any time premium. Also, if for some reason you can get a rebate on short stock there may be time premium and therefore they may not be an exercise.
The bottom line is since BS gives you a value below intrinsic they should be an exercise and have no "option" value.
Prof. Succo
Prof. Succo,
I am quite surprised that BS can come in below intrinsic value on a very long-term warrant. I am very grateful for your time and explanation. To me, it appears that Black Scholes is just one more arena where inefficiencies "can" be sought and found.
Have a great day!
Minyan Jeff
The BS is a very inadequate model for explaining option values in general. For example, it assumes a normal distribution for stocks, all stocks, when we know that is not true. It explains nothing about the discrepancies in "tail" risk": the propensity for certain stocks to move in great degrees more than others. Various adjustments can be made to help, thus some claiming "proprietary" models, but none of these models can incorporate the subjectivity inherent in stock price movements.
The idea of the BS actually came from an engineer's attempt to describe the flow of water, the same who came up with the natural log.
The major variable in the BS giving only intrinsic value to your warrant is the lack of rebate on the short stock. If you are not short against these warrants, you may decide not to exercise. Subjectivity does come into play.
Prof. Succo
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Each of us also carries a load. Our individual load is comprised of demands and opportunities, obligations and privileges, afflictions and blessings, and options and constraints. Two guiding questions can be helpful as we periodically and prayerfully assess our load: "Is the load I am carrying producing the spiritual traction that will enable me to press forward with faith in Christ on the strait and narrow path and avoid getting stuck? Is the load I am carrying creating sufficient spiritual traction so I ultimately can return home to Heavenly Father?"
Sometimes we mistakenly may believe that happiness is the absence of a load. But bearing a load is a necessary and essential part of the plan of happiness. Because our individual load needs to generate spiritual traction, we should be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.
Consider the Lord's uniquely individual invitation to "take my yoke upon you." Making and keeping sacred covenants yokes us to and with the Lord Jesus Christ. In essence, the Savior is beckoning us to rely upon and pull together with Him, even though our best efforts are not equal to and cannot be compared with His. As we trust in and pull our load with Him during the journey of mortality, truly His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
We are not and never need be alone. We can press forward in our daily lives with heavenly help. Through the Savior's Atonement we can receive capacity and "strength beyond [our] own" ("Lord, I Would Follow Thee,"Hymns, no. 220). As the Lord declared, "Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end" (D&C 100:12).
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I'm glad it's Friday. Even though the weekends are busy, it's a different kind of busy. At least on the weekends I know what I'm doing. I had my last client meeting at 4 PM this afternoon and I'm still a bit confused. I learned a long time ago that my clients don't always know what they want. I typically have to make an educated guess about what I think they probably want and then hope the finished product is close enough that I won't have to do the job over. Maybe I'm wrong, but this project already has all the earmarks of a "do over" written all over it.
I swung by Central Market on the way home from my meeting and picked up some things for dinner at their Chef's Case. There's always something delicious at Central Market whether you feel like cooking or not. I think I'd eat this way every night if it weren't so expensive.
Dalmatian of the Day
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Maxi Dress: Apricot Lane
I've said it once, I'll say it again...I heart maxi dresses. Is it just me, or do you automatically feel more dressed up and fancy when you're wearing a long dress?? It's also one of the easiest things to throw on and go. Here are three reasons this dress is perfect for many different occasions:
1. It's comfortable, soft and flowy
2. The jewel-tone colors are divine
3. Who doesn't love a little cheetah print worked in?!
If you own a favorite maxi, where is from? -- inquiring minds want to know ;)
I hope you all have a wonderful, fun-filled weekend! I'm not sure what I'll be up to, but you can bet I'll be showing glimpses on instagram! {michaelanoelle} Stay tuned for my weekend sponsor feature. I'm so excited to highlight some awesome shops and blogs! Woot :)
Happy Friday!


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Happy Birthday to my Big Boy Caleb!
He is such a joy.
Growing up so fast.
This was his last day of homeschooling for Pre-Pre-K (haha)
He's a water baby.
The only thing he loves more than being in the pool is watching people in the pool.
He also loves trips to the library.
This week we went on vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC. Everyone had a really good time.
The water was Caleb's favorite, but he also loved just hanging out and taking in the sights.
Baby boo, I hope you have another great year. You are becoming such a big boy (just like you wanted). Have a great year in school and in your speech classes. We love you lots.


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Using Raindrops for Scrapbook Layouts...
Hello all, Jennifer here today. I'm going to show you different ways to use raindrops on your pages - they aren't just for grey days! I've used lots of the fantastic Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine collection which is so colourful and fun!
The first page I have to show you has a photo that's nothing to do with the rain, it's just a photo of my husband and my daughter when she was 4 months old...
Our Rainbow:
My page is about how we were beginning to get the hang of things by the time she was 4 months old... as much as you can get used to looking after a baby anyway!
To start my layout I began with the 'b' side of the 'Stormy Weather' paper, I picked out some Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mist in 'Coral' and 'Navy', and I pulled out my trusty messy-stuff pizza box:
Then I started sprinkling coral mist at over the paper by taking the lid off the bottle and tapping it so the drops fell off the straw. I concentrated the drops at the top of the paper, so it looked like the beginning of a rain shower::
I let the coral mist dry completely and then repeated this with the navy mist (otherwise the wet colours would blend and look murky):
Once the navy mist was dry too I planned out my page. I couldn't work out why the area on the left didn't look quite right, where I'd placed some Hello Sunshine Ephemera pieces:
Then I realised it was because the right-hand side of the page had a Pocket Card which was mostly white, so I needed to bring the white across the layout... I simply flipped the little raindrops over to their plain white side:
Here's how it looked once the page was finished - I stuck the transparent 'be the rainbow' tag from the ephemera down with Glossy Accents which worked a treat:
I loved how there was lots of journaling space on this pocket card:
Of course I couldn't have the word 'rainbow' in the title without making it multicoloured! I didn't have all the colours of the rainbow in my Thickers collection so I just went with what I had:
The next layout does have a photo from a rainy day...
Puddles Without Wellies:
All the other mums at the school-run laugh at my son because he is crazy for puddles... I'm always saying 'no, you haven't got your wellies on' but 5 seconds later he's in there anyway... I've kind of given up!
I chose to let the 'Puddle Jumper' rainy paper work it's magic at the top of my page, it definitely sets the scene, as does the 'Rain Rain Go Away' pocket card. I also added an umbrella from the Puffy Stickers with some drops and Gold Enamel Dots beneath it:
At the left side of the page I used a piece of the 'Rainboots' paper to brighten things up and keep it positive looking! I doodled with a black pen along the white lines to emphasize the arrow effect:
A couple more pieces from the Chipboard Stickers to add to the lighthearted feel - I wanted to show that even though he's ignoring me I don't hold it against him - I just love to see him play:
What do you think? Have I inspired you to add a few raindrops to your next page? I think living in the UK certainly gives us a lot of rainy inspiration!
Have a great day!
Jennifer x
Jennifer blogs her crafting activities over at Jennifer Grace Creates, she has a big blog event coming up on Friday so make sure you check it out!


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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I'm coming up on my last 2 weeks here in NZ. Time has flown by. It seems like since February time has just passed me up!
This past Sun. morning was my last time at a Sun. morning service here @ ECW.
This Sun. night was my last time leading worship @ ECW.
This past Fri. was my last youth group.
This Fri. (tmrw, kicks off our Gathering (national family camp), I have the privilege of speaking at a youth seminar this weekend. Pray this goes well! Also, I'll be leading worship w/ some students from ECW at one of the children's worship sessions.
It's also been great having Josh Bowlin (Global Partners NZ)here. Good conversations. Really sweet guy. Planning on going white water rafting on Tuesday. Yeehaw! After the Gathering, the next Thursday-Sun, I am in Christchurch (South Island) to look at a possible church plant w/ a few other church leaders. Pretty cool stuff. Sun. night is my last ECW event. Pretty sad! Then the next Thursday (17th), I fly for the USA.
These are good times, trying my best to finish strong! But so excited to see all of you again!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Just wanted to sit down and give you a look into my last month here in New Zealand.
It's been a crazy one and is getting increasingly busy which is great! I'm really enjoying the new opportunities that are arising even in my last few weeks here.
Speaking: I've gotten the chance to start a series at our new Sun. night service called Re:Think" and will be finishing that up this Sun. night. I've been talking about how God's perspective changes people and how that affects the way we engage with our culture. Loving our neighbor starts with knowing our neighbor(Or neighbour, whichever you prefer). It's been a rewarding experience. Also, I've been asked to speak at our youth group and will be teaching on prayer/intimacy with Christ. I'm also going to share the vision of Claim Your Campus and see if we can get some more schools involved here. The Gathering, our national church camp, is coming up at the beginning of June and I've been asked to speak at one of the youth seminars as well!
Youth: After hitting record numbers a few weeks ago, we've seen a lot of new kids around youth group. We had an awesome Youth Sunday in which the youth led worship and did all the parts of the service on Sun. morning. I've also helped kick off our 2nd youth worship band which has been fun.
Those are a just a few things that have been going on and can't wait to meet with all of you and tell you stories in person!
Thank you for your support. Keep praying.
More Pictures!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
God is Always Good
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3
I'll try and keep this short but much has happened since last month!
Youth: April has been a great month at SURGE (our middle school/high school program). We had over 80 students at our Dance Party outreach! The most students at any event in the church's history! So exciting. Our youth group is continuing to grow and just last week, I had the chance to lead worship and was so inspired by the passion and hearts of the students here. Just a few weeks ago, we took about 35 students on a special retreat to Waiwera and got to enjoy the ocean, swim in the thermal pools and grow closer as a group. Following that, we had a youth all-nighter which had about 40 kids, who took turns beating me up on the wrestling mats, playing some rugby, worshiping and studying the Word.
Re:Source (Sun night service): Our Re:source service is continuing to grow and become an awesome service. We've had up to 100 and as low as 36. One of the coolest things has been my chance to teach. Just a few weeks ago, I had the chance to speak and I loved it! I offered to speak anytime so I'm scheduled to speak May 16 & 23. I'm leading worship bi-weekly and have loved worshiping with the church.
Other cool things: I've been invited back to Botany Downs High School to speak at the weekly Christian group. They've also started a Claim Your Campus prayer group. 4 students meet every Wednesday to pray for their school. So awesome. 2 weekends ago, I was able to lead worship at Piha for one of the Nazarene Youth retreats. Such a beautiful place.
Just a few things that have happened this past month, but I'll save those stories for later.
Thank you for praying and supporting me. God has been good to me. I'm growing every day closer to my Creator.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Good Days
These are exciting times.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Go NZ!
Auckland Area Rally
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Pakistan late on Wednesday on an unannounced visit for talks with the nuclear armed country's new government on ways to tame insurgents and stabilize neighboring Afghanistan.
Kerry will try to put a fresh focus on a relationship severely strained by U.S. drone strikes which Pakistan says breach its sovereignty, and the raid by U.S. special forces which killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani town in 2011.
"Our issues that we will discuss with the Pakistanis are counterterrorism, cross-border militancy, the economic agenda and how we can continue to partner in terms of promoting a secure and stable Afghanistan," a senior U.S. official told reporters travelling with Kerry.
It is Kerry's first visit to Pakistan as Secretary of State although he has visited the country in other capacities before.
Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was sworn in more than a month ago after an election victory hailed by President Barack Obama as a "significant milestone in Pakistan's democratic process".
The senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Sharif had taken "pretty remarkable" steps in the short time since assuming power to address domestic economic problems such as power shortages.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry would also visit Britain on his way back to the United States at the end of the week.
(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)


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First, it is necessary for you both to develop some type of health issue that will force the two to be off work together for a period of, at least, four to six weeks. Try to accomplish this during the winter months, perhaps in the state of Michigan, so that you will find yourselves together constantly; indoors. Additionally, it will be necessary that both your conditions cause you some type of pain, so that you can be assured that the elements of irritability and crankiness are present for the entire test period.
Next it is important that the house you live in should be in need of some general repairs which, of course, you will not be able to implement due to the above mentioned pain factor you are experiencing. This will enable you to increase your levels of frustration as you both sit side by side DISCUSSING the many repairs you could be doing, while still not actually being able to DO any of them. This is very important to your test, so be sure to include this aspect when creating your own challenging scenario.
Now, you must have one of your home appliances malfunction. I would recommend the dryer, like we used in our own test, because a myriad of other annoying circumstances will occur stemming from the loss of this appliance. These are things that you cannot always count on with, say, the loss of your dishwasher. Being unable to use your dryer will force you to hang all your freshly washed laundry indoors, (since, hopefully, it is winter in Michigan), thus making your house extraordinarily messy and unsightly, which is very helpful for purposes of this test. Also, the clothes that you have not been able to hang outdoors, to sway in the gentle breezes that both soften and dry them, will become very stiff and uncomfortable making them quite unpleasant to wear. Even after showering or bathing you will be able to keep your frustration level high by drying yourself off with towels guaranteed to scratch and chafe, due to their sandpaper-like texture.
Finally, the most important element of this test is that neither one of you be particularly adept at home appliance repairs, so that the duration of this situation will be sure to be a long one. To help further your efforts it is a good idea to go to the library where you can borrow an outdated book on easy and cheap home appliance repairs. This will make the actual repair itself take much longer and difficult to complete, as the information provided will not address the problems of your newer model of dryer, but only of much older ones, which will add to your confusion.
In our case, it took somewhere between 10 days to 2 weeks to fix our dryer, (I am unsure because I had clothes hanging up that were blocking my view of our calendar), and I am happy to say that we both survived the challenge intact. I believe this is due in large part to my husband's surprisingly pleasant demeanor during this period, rather than my own, which was somewhat less than charming. I guess the true test of a relationship's longevity does not always lie in the ability to deal with life's most heartbreaking challenges; under those circumstances most of us will find that we can rise to the occasion and behave with great tenderness and compassion. I believe, rather, it is in the couple's ability to handle life's minor mishaps with grace and humor, which will determine if your marriage will be a lasting one. As for my husband and myself, the results of our experiment have reassured me that the prospects look good that we will be making it to our 30th anniversary. I think my job here is done now. I am off to wash some clothes that I plan, with great joy and excitement, on putting in our clothes dryer, along with one of those AMAZING, fabric-softening dryer sheets!!!!


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President Bush says there has been progress in the campaign against terrorism. But at the same time, he is urging Americans to be patient and look to the long term.
The President says there has been progress on many fronts.
He says the flow of money to terrorist groups is being choked off, the military is being deployed, and many other countries are showing support for the United States. President Bush said, "This mighty nation will not rest until we protect ourselves, our citizens, and freedom loving people around the world."
Mr. Bush says some victories will come easily and others will take time. Well aware that polls show many Americans want quick action, he says this is different kind of war. "We are a patient nation," he said. "We are a nation that has got a long term view. A nation that has come to realize that in order to make freedom prevail, the evildoers will be forced to run and eventually be brought to justice."
The President also stresses that the war against terrorism is not just being waged against suspected mastermind Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaida organization. He says U.S. authorities arrested a man this past weekend in connection with a 1986 hijacking of an American airliner over Pakistan in which two U.S. citizens were killed.
Mr. Bush calls him a "known terrorist" who has already served 14 years in Pakistan for the crime. But the President says he was still wanted in the United States for the deaths of the two Americans. "This terrorist," he said, "by the name of Zayd Hassan Safarini, is not affiliated with al-Qaida. Yet he is an example of the wider war on terrorism and what we intend to do."
The comments came during a visit to the government agency that handles disaster relief. Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are used to dealing with acts of nature. Now, says the president, they are helping the nation recover from acts of war.


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Gardens & Villa "S/T"These Santa Barbara guys played in our loft not too long ago and blew my mind. The lead song on this album, "Black Hills", may be one of my favorite songs of the year. It's super poppy but in a clever way, where they may channel Gary Numan at one point or The Shins and Spoon at another. Fucking awesome!
Have a listen for yourself!
Ok, so now you love it right? The first five people who buy this album get a free gift! I'd tell you what it was but that would ruin the fun. Trust me, it's pretty unexpected and pretty awesome.
Keep coming back for more reviews from us.. Next up: Find out which album puts a rare smile on Matt's face.


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"We are honored to be recognized by New Hope and Delicious Living for our commitment to advancing high-quality medicines made with ingredients found in nature and backed by sound clinical research," said Cliff Clive, CEO of Heel Inc.
Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) April 25, 2013
Heel Inc. – a pharmaceutical company which makes medicines from ingredients found in nature – today announced that two of their brands, Reboost™ and Traumeel®, were recognized by industry-leading media during the Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) held March 7-10, 2013, in Anaheim, CA. Reboost™ was recognized with a NEXTY nomination from New Hope – a leading resource for the natural, organic and healthy-lifestyle products industry; Traumeel® was awarded a 2013 Supplement Award by Delicious Living, a digital consumer magazine focused on natural products and lifestyle.
NEXTY nominations are given by New Hope to upcoming products that they believe will create buzz in the natural products landscape. The Reboost™ brand of products brings together four of Heel Inc.'s homeopathic cold and flu products under one brand name. Reboost™ gained recognition at NPEW with the unveiling of the new brand packaging, and was one of 61 products to be nominated for the award this year. Industry and consumers can vote on their favorite NEXTY nominees through May 3, and the Editor's Choice and poll winners will be announced in June.
Additionally, Traumeel® was awarded – for the second time – a Supplement Award by editors and medical experts at Delicious Living. Winning in the "Best First Aid" category, Traumeel® is a homeopathic topical pain medicine and, according to Delicious Living, "a must-have item to temporarily relieve minor muscle pain." Heel Inc. unveiled new upcoming packaging for Traumeel® at NPEW. A full of list of 2013 Supplement Awards winners can be found here.
"We are honored to be recognized by New Hope and Delicious Living for our commitment to advancing high-quality medicines made with ingredients found in nature and backed by sound clinical research," said Cliff Clive, CEO of Heel Inc. "Heel Inc. is dedicated to raising awareness of effective treatment options with natural ingredients, and we are pleased that these industry recognitions for Reboost™ and Traumeel® will help inform both customers and consumers."
Changes to the Reboost™ and Traumeel® product lines are set to debut on store shelves beginning in September of 2013.
Reboost™ Cold, Cough and Flu Products
The Reboost™ line of products includes Nasal Spray (0.68 fluid ounces) for the temporary relief of minor nasal symptoms, Throat Spray (0.68 fluid ounces) for the temporary relief of minor pain from sore throat and minor pain from canker sores, Tablets (100 ct) for the temporary relief of minor flu symptoms and Cough Syrup (4.23 fluid ounces) for temporary relief of minor cough and chest congestion. This line of products will replace previous Heel products Nectadyn, Sinusin™ and Vinceel™ for the retail marketplace.
Traumeel® Pain Relief Products
Traumeel® is a combination of 12 natural active* ingredients (out of 14 actives) that work together, complementing the body's natural processes to reduce joint, back and muscle pain. For flexibility of use and to maximize the convenience, Traumeel® is available in multiple dosage forms including Traumeel® 50 g Ointment, Traumeel® 100 g Ointment, Traumeel® 50 g Gel, Traumeel® 250 g Gel, Traumeel® Oral Drops 50 ml, Traumeel® 100 ct Tablets and Traumeel® Combo Pack.
About Heel Inc.
Heel is a homeopathic pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and distributes medicines based primarily on natural substances. Heel medicines are available through healthcare providers and fine natural product stores throughout the United States. For more information on other Heel products and their use, please visit http://www.heelusa.com.
Note: These statements have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. They are supported by traditional homeopathic principles.


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As soon as I find a good photo gallery of the Mass I will try to update this entry with that link. In the mean time here is the full text of a very good homily.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Full Text of Pope Francis 2013 Chrism Mass ( Holy Week )
Posted by James H at 3/28/2013 10:49:00 AM
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Michelle Obama's and Ann Romney's Speeches: a Microcosm
Michelle Obama's Democratic National Convention speech was rated at a twelfth grade reading level. Ann Romney's speech last week at the Republican Convention, on the other hand, was rated at a fifth grade reading level.
This speaks volumes, no? I wouldn't even know where to begin…
Anyway, highlights from Day Two of the Democratic National Convention included Bill Clinton's speech:
"We believe 'we're all in this together' is a far better philosophy than 'you're on your own. I want to nominate a man who's cool on the outside but burns for America on the inside...Are we better off than we were when he took office? Listen to this, listen to this. When President Obama took office, the economy was in a free fall, we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. Are we doing better than that today? The answer is yes…No president, not me or any of my predecessors, could have repaired all the damage in just four years. He inherited a deeply damaged economy, put a floor under the crash, began the long, hard road to recovery and laid the foundation for a more modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant new businesses, and lots of new wealth for the innovators."
Elizabeth Warren:
"People feel like the system is rigged against them. And here's the painful part: they're right. The system is rigged. Look around. Oil companies guzzle down billions in subsidies. Billionaires pay lower tax rates than their secretaries. Wall Street CEOs—the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs—still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them. Anyone here have a problem with that? Well I do."
Chuck Schumer:
"We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands—its Paul Ryan's budget…Under this plan, Mitt Romney's own taxes would drop to almost zero. ...That's not trickle down. That's a dirty trick…Mitt Romney's only bottom line is the one at the end of his own bank statement…Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can't. After all, Mitt Romney's idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there…To those like Mitt Romney who want to take us backwards, let's send a strong message in November: as we say in Brooklyn, 'Fuhgeddaboutit.'"
And Rep. Karen Bass (D—Calif.) warned the audience about Jim Crow 2.0, aka Poll Taxes on Steroids:
"47 years ago, in the face of opposition from those who said states should have the right to discriminate, America passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. People of all races, religions, and backgrounds joined together and fought for that law because every one of us deserves a fair shake and a fair chance at achieving our version of the American dream. But today, one of the darkest shadows of the past century is creeping into this one: one of our most basic rights — the right to vote, a right that we fought for and won — is under attack. Throughout the union, governors and legislators have proposed or passed laws to make it more difficult for individuals to cast their ballots. We must build and be a part of a nation where 'justice' isn't a catch phrase, but embodies the equality and fairness that our nation's founders envisioned."
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Sherman Apologizes for Crabtree Remark
Published on 21-Jan-2014 by Stacey Mickles
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Richard Sherman got the message loud and clear.
His actions last Sunday were not appreciated by numerous fans and media. Of course, the league was not amused, either.
So much so, Sherman issued an apology for his actions and words against Michael Crabtree through the other monolith on the American sporting scene in these modern times, ESPN.
Ask yourself if the tone of this statement reminds you of a Dave Chappelle skit where he imitates a button-down white dude:
"I apologize for attacking an individual and taking the attention away from the fantastic game by my teammates ... That was not my intent."
A Stanford grad's statement would have been much more polished. This was obviously an NFL public relations department production. "A fantastic game by my teammates"? Who talks like that? Forcing Sherman to apologize is one thing. Forcing him to read a script that sounds like it was prepared by a North Korean interrogator is quite another.
Maybe Sherman's outburst didn't fit the NFL's country club etiquette, but it was spontaneous and genuine. However, the oh-so-orchestrated NFL can't allow that if it goes off the grid. You just knew some sort of cheesy backtracking would be crammed down the cornerback's throat.
Even Stanford head coach David Shaw, who knew Sherman while he was an assistant, even said Sherman did this to himself.
"Personally, I love Richard, but I won't say that it's unfair. That [trash-talking image] is what he's chosen," Shaw said on ESPN's Mike and Mike.
Shaw continued.
"He's a great person, a great kid. He works extremely hard and studies the game. There's a side to him. You want, as some coaches call it, 'that dog.' You want that dog in your player out there.
"It's unfortunate that people will judge him based on that. It's up to Richard, with all these eyes on him now, to continue to show people the other side of him."
Sherman claims this all came about because Crabtree said something to him in the offseason which led to the incident Sunday. Apparently though, Sherman couldn't or didn't let it go
And it's obvious that the league and the team told him he'd better let it go if he doesn't want to pay a huge fine or get suspended the next time this takes place, because let's be frank, if you know Sherman's history, there will be a next time.


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...Why I keep hearing demands that banks should lower people's mortgage/loan amounts?
I understand that houses were worth more when they bought them and that many times now a mortgage is more than the house is worth...but isn't that a risk of buying?
Did homeowners give the banks more money than they owed when it was a seller's market and properties were selling for way more than they were worth?


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What's Bloomin' in the YardAfter a mild winter in our area, spring seemed to come early...then we had a period of cold weather again. I'm happy to say I think the warmer weather is now here to stay.
Our yard has been an evolution over the 13 years we've lived in our home. We are usually doing something new every year, either adding something, moving plants and/or shrubs, or, like this year, having a huge tree removed.
I try to keep a pictural record of the yard as we make changes, but it doesn't always happen.
Here's some shots of what's bloomed so far this season.
An old cart and milk can seated among some creeping phlox.
Above the old cart is an arbor with a Zephirine Drouhin rose
I love the early arrival of the Johnny Jump Ups. They have reseeded themselves over the last couple of years and you just never know where they'll show up.
Maraschino Cherry Salvia is a favorite of the humming birds that frequent the yard.
This is 3 clays pots of mixed plantings of geraniums, bacopa, parsley, dianthus, vinca, dracena, and a couple others.
The azaleas were gorgeous this year.
Last year, we planted 3 Encore Azaleas...they've done really well.
This is a Japanese Kerria - it's a climbing plant with these little powder puff looking flowers all over it.
Foxglove - one of my favorite
Miss Kim lilac - It has a Heavenly scent
Homestead Verbana - This is new to the yard this year. I'm anxious to see how it does.
This is Queen Anne's Lace - which some might consider a 'weed'...but I grow it to use in flower arrangements. It will get about 4-5 feet tall with a lacy white flat flower.
The Oak Leaf Hydrangea buds.
I love these cute little pink and white blooms! These are in one of my pots of mixed plantings.
Aren't these cute too?
This is sedum, planted in a old small milk container...plopped next to the split rail fence that will probably be removed within the next year.
The split rail has served it's purpose, but the gate never functioned properly and that container was put there to block a gap so our Yorkie wouldn't escape to the larger part of the yard. It's time for something that works better.
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse around the yard.


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Analysis of REC Funding
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
In addition to what I wrote about in my previous post, Marc Holland also does a pretty detailed analysis of the resources that RECs will have available to help resolve these physician concerns. He estimates in New York (where there are 2 RECs), they will have $4850 per physician available. The Ohio REC has $4750 per physician and the Michigan REC has $3300 per physician.
Of course, this per physician rate is a little misleading since these RECs won't get their entire grant if they don't perform. So, depending on how they do, it could be even less.
He also estimated based on the above numbers and the average cost for an EMR consultant that the RECs to break even would be able to provide "roughly two person-weeks in total – for contracting, for site planning, for training, for installation and first line post-implementation support." Then, he suggested that wasn't likely enough.
I generally agree that 2 weeks is not enough. However, it depends on the EMR consultants and more importantly, how creative the RECs become in using their EMR consultants and other resources. I've implemented in a clinic in two person weeks total spread out over a bit of time. So, it's definitely possible. However, is that the best use of the resources the RECs have been given?
I personally don't see the RECs providing this type of "free EMR consulting" services. I think the RECs are going to focus on more broad based strategies. The problem is that if you're too broad based, then you aren't that helpful. However, if you're too focused then you can't help enough people. Walking this line is going to be an interesting challenge.
Marc Holland, also suggests from the above numbers that the New York RECs alone will have to ramp up staffing to at least 100-120 analysts in the next 60-90 days. For me, that's just funny to even think about. How many qualified EMR analysts (consultants if you will) are there in the US? And how many of those that are really qualified will want to go and work for a REC?
This is going to be really interesting to watch.


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The following is a bus stop ad that I've been seeing a lot lately around Chicago. It's for the Field Museum, which is a stellar natural history museum in downtown Chicago. Now I don't particularly enjoy posting about ads for non-profit institutions -- something I mentioned in the comments section of my admittedly unfair attack on a cutely overreaching ad for Detroit-area museum attraction The Henry Ford. That doesn't mean that museums and colleges and foundations and the like don't screw up, though. Let's take a look (I apologize for the quality, it's taken with my phone):
When I first saw this ad, I actually liked it. The image of a colorful collection of shiny gems is a fun one -- makes me want to learn more. But it's rather disrupted by the huge gray combination lock in the middle of the image. I have several problems with this:
1. The lock is either floating in the middle of the image -- like, just randomly hovering above the gems -- or the lock may be on a glass-fronted safe. This makes a little more sense visually, but then presumably that's how the Field Museum locks up their gems at night. "Just toss all the jewels into that safe. Really cram 'em in there. They're not breakable or valuable or anything."
2. This ad suggests the Field Museum protects their jewels with a Master Lock combination padlock. "Don't even think about trying to steal our precious gems, jewel thieves -- you'll never guess our wickedly complex three-number combination!"
3. Somehow, a gun-metal gray, numbered dial doesn't mesh well with a sparkling, rainbow opal. Why not just show a picture of variety of fantastic gems without muddying it by cutting and pasting a cropped image of a lock. It's uninviting -- the opposite of what you want if you're a museum. Unless you don't want people coming to your museum.
These are minor points, but remember this ad is eight feet tall! You have people staring at this for minutes on end while they wait for their bus -- you want these ads to be good. I realize non-profits like museums probably don't have huge marketing departments, but why greenlight something that's obviously goofy? Just show some of the highlights of your gem room and let us know when the thing is opening. No need to art direct a clumsy ad just for the sake of being unique, or clever, or something.
Despite all this, I highly encourage everyone to go visit the Field Museum if you find yourself in Chicago -- the gem room is incredible. Just ignore the ads.


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Kristin Cavallari : Peace Her 'Juicy' Couture
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She's always up for a good time and Kristin Cavallari was spotted at the Peace Love & Juicy Couture fragrance launch in Beverly on Wednesday (December 8) .
The former "Laguna Beach" babe donned a sexy black dress with red peep-toe heels as she milled around the Juicy Couture store while the paparazzi snapped up pictures.
Meanwhile, Kristin has been trying hard to keep her romance with NFL stud Jay Cutler as under the radar as possible.
This weekend, Miss Cavallari will be cheering her man on as his team the Chicago Bears face off against Gisele Bundchen's hubby Tom Brady and the New England Patriot


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Hello everybody!
Quick post before taking my plane to London! This year I decided to participate in the K pop cover dance festival with Jel, my friend. So it would be super nice and I would adore you if you put "like" in the link below!! :)
Click here to "like" my video!
And here you can see our video, we are dancing the "Oh!" song of Girls Generation, our group name is Spring Rolls! :)
Remember! Like my video in this link, not in youtube!
Thank you for your help! Kisses, see you in a week!


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Monday, May 11, 2009
Eric Hoffer Award For Indepenedent Books
Each year, independent publishers (academic, independent, small press, and self-published authors) release extraordinary books to little or no recognition. The Eric Hoffer Award for independent books recognizes excellence in publishing with a grand prize and various category and press type distinctions. The results are published annually.
The 2009 winner of the "Best Business Book" is "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Women" by Marny Lifshen and Thom Singer.
We are very proud of this book, and honored to have received this award.
Here is the list of other winners.
Have A Great Day.
thom honors and
Posted by Thom Singer at 7:20 AM
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Congratulations New Year!
- May 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Tim said...
Hi Thom:
Congrats on the great honor! I've recently disovered your blog and know firsthand that networking is more important than ever. I am "in transition" and have been taught how important networking really is. I know I need to improve in this area, but I am willing to work at it. In any case, as Arnie says, "I'll be back."
- May 11, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Leslie M said...
Kudos to you both!
- May 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM
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