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Udemy – Rume Academy – Make a monetized iOS Pop A Lock game in Swift
Udemy – Rume Academy – Make a monetized iOS Pop A Lock game in Swift
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Learn how to make your own Pop A Lock game in iOS using Xcode 7 and Swift 2 using SpriteKit, iAd + source code includedDo you want to become a cash earning game developer in just under 60 minutes?
Then you have come to the right course.
We are here to teach you how to easily build your first game.
It will be called Pop A Lock and it comes with integrated ads so you can earn real money.
The full source code is included for each lesson and of course for the finished project!
In these 60 minutes of Swift 2 you will learn:
How to use SpriteKit
Create a game flow, save game states and use a protocol to communicate them
Use iAd to monetize the final product so you can earn real money with your game!
Implement a screenshot sharing function to help your app gain popularity on social media
This course is a great way for anybody to get started with Swift 2 and Sprite Kit development because the entire course will take under 60 minutes to be finished.
So take this course, make your first fully monetized game, submit it to the app store and become a cash earning developer today.
We hope to see you in the course!
What are the requirements?
A Mac or PC running OSX (min. Yosemite)
Download Xcode 7 for free from the Mac Appstore
What am I going to get from this course?
Over 13 lectures and 56 mins of content!
Create their own Pop A Lock game in iOS
Use SpriteKit and its basic elements to build awesome games
Monetize an application using iAd
Take a screenshot of the game
Use an UIActivityViewController to share an image
Use NSUserDefaults to store data permanently
Write custom extensions
Be ready to submit their game to the iOS appstore
What is the target audience?
This course is for anyone who wants to develop games for iOS
Prior programming experience is NOT needed, but could speed up the progress
Anybody excited about Swift 2 and using it to build awesome applications is at the right place


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While Senator-elect Scott Brown (R-MA) now says that Massachusetts shouldn't subsidize federal health care reform, in October of 2009 the then-mostly unknown candidate Brown bragged that his state "took money that was coming from the federal government" rather than raise taxes to pay for its 2006 health care overhaul. During the radio interview with WRKO, Brown also defended the individual and employer health care mandates and admitted that the public option "may be good for other parts of the country":
BROWN: It's not good for Massachusetts because any time government is trying to put a government option there with directly competing with what we've done already here, it may be good for other parts of the country, but for us where we have 98% of the people insured already, government should not be in the business of running health care…We took actually money that was coming from the Federal government and also from the uncompensated health care pool, things we were giving hospitals were in fact to pay for this. And obviously there's an employer contribution and a purchaser contribution. We gave through the Connector and various types of plans, Commonwealth Care, we provided pretty good plans for a lot of folks that wanted that type of care.
Brown implied that the federal government needs to play a role in reforming the health care system and stressed that the federal dollars have helped insure residents who "don't have any care whatsoever." "Until they change the federal rules regarding health care and health care coverage for all, and we have to continue to support the folks hare in Massachusetts to keep them healthy," he said.


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There's been a couple of hot days here in the South of Holland. In fact on the one day we noticed/ experienced more than 30 degrees Celsius!
As we were driving back to Pale Rose from the village farm shop we positively melted. So immediately all of us had a glass of cold water to feel like ourselves again ;) With this much sunshine we could not remain indoors however. I spend some time in our beautiful back garden, catching Butterflies....
There's been a colorful variety of butterflies visiting our cottage garden. Yellow, white, brown, blue or patterned. All beautiful in their own unique way. They fly really fast and twirl in unexpected ways. Therefor I could not take each single butterfly's picture.
Also I do not know all the English names for the butterflies I spotted. But I can name the Common Brimstone, Small Heath & Cabbage White for certain. Perhaps looking at all my pictures you can tell me if I'm right or what the other one is called.
Despite all the Sunshine I could tell that Autumn is round the corner. Flowers are slightly wilting, leaves changing color and even the air smells different already :)
September has definitely arrived & we are looking forward to a particular day, Michaelmas!!
It's still a few weeks away but we are already talking about how we are going to celebrate/decorate & enjoy St. Michaels day. We don't really make a big deal of it, but I would like to bake my sword bread. It's tradition here at Pale Rose to bake it on September 29. I did so too last year and posted a picture on this blog.
What we REALLY want to do this year, is make a dragon :D We have no figures of St. Michael or the Dragon to place on our nature table yet & would LOVE TO have some! But where do you find a great pattern or idea?...
The internet is often helpful and this time as well. Mom found a couple of pictures of dragons made from the pattern featured in the Living Crafts magazine, Fall 2011. They looked amazing & are just the thing mom and me are looking for!
It's a gorgeous dragon, great neck and cute wings. I searched many hours for the pattern, alas I found none. Yes you can buy a back issue but the price is a bit steep for me. Because I live in Holland instead of the US, I have to pay more than double for the same magazine & I only want the pattern for the Dragon :(
I suppose some dreams remain just that, dreams. You don't happen to own a copy do you? Have the magazine lying around & willing to help??? Too much to ask for maybe. Perhaps I can manage to create my own pattern and try it out before St. Michaels day is here. *Wishing for a touch of creativity*
Speaking of creativity, I indulged in some with an old cushion. See picture, ignore the pink shirt & spot the pretty roses underneath.
This vintage floral cushion was in the family for quite some time. It faded from all those sitting down on it + years of sunlight coming through the cottage windows. It's life was coming to an end & though I spotted a small hole, I was still reluctant to let it go. Most of the fabric was still fine and I loved the vintage style flowers and many happy memories attached, figuratively speaking of course ;)
I ripped it apart, thoroughly washed the fabric, got rid of the yellow foam bits disintegrating before my eyes. Dried it in the sun and decided that it's future should involve fun and celebration. I cut a bunch of triangles, stitched them together and between a brown bias band strip. I salvaged that from two London souvenir potholders, also seen better days. Waste not want not, they say :D
Combined they came together in a very charming way. Hopefully they have a long and joyful new excistence to look forward to, here at Pale Rose. This is a quick shot of our vintage bunting line, who's holding a garden tea party?!
So how was your week? Had fun? Good weather? Spotted beautiful butterflies? Made some bunting? Searched for Dragons? Love to hear from you!
Take care,
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An accretion disc is a disc-shaped rotating mass formed by gravitational attraction.
This explanation doesn't seem like much, but it makes more sense when you put it in the context of our universe. Earth formed through the process of accretion; a bunch of dust began to clump together and eventually attracted bigger rocks which clumped until you have the large spheroid that is Earth. However, all this matter didn't just fly together. Gravity pulled particles to what would become Earth over time, and as these particles flew in towards Earth, they often fell into orbit. This orbital pattern of accreting matter rotates a lot like a hurricane viewed from the top. This rotating disc of matter is the accretion disc.


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Even as I start to write this I'm chuckling to myself because I know I'm about to get in trouble. I'm ok with that, because the means justifies the end. When I first moved back to the region I now live, one of the first woman I met was next to me on a treadmill. What was striking about the encounter was that we were both women, in technology, the same age, and blonde. Until that moment, I had never had a person that understood the complexities of being all those things together.
We also discovered that we were both hugely passionate about where we lived and immediately starting dragging one another into volunteer projects. Then in 2010, I accepted a position that required us to work closely together. The result? I only admired her more.
She's got a growing list of awards (Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award winner anyone?) and she was voted teacher of the year for the courses she taught when she wasn't busily coordinating community partners and helping our region be named one of the Top 7 Most Intelligent Communities. In 2011, when my community got named because of her I immediately saw my phone ring, then my blackberry buzz, then an email pop-up and I knew that I was about to kiss my personal life good-bye for a period of time. I picked up the phone to hear her voice filled with energy "I'm going to need you on this." Followed by the biggest compliment I've received to date "because I need another me."
I actually don't remember saying yes, but I'm sure I must have because before I hung up the phone I had three emails, reports to review, and a 7 am breakfast meeting scheduled for the next day. The relentless work would cause me to cancel my birthday and her to cancel an anniversary. Work life balance? Not this time but we were on a mission. Welcome to the world of glass cracking with Ms. Verner.
Recently, she headed up the road to Toronto Ontario. Not surprisingly I got the call that after being there for less than a year the City of Toronto had now made it on to the short list for intelligent communities. I joked with her (half seriously) that perhaps her arrival had instantly made the city smarter and that was the secret sauce. She asked about the chances of me taking some time off from my own community work to go up the road and work on this with her – our laughter filled the lines. "Not this time." I replied. "This time I'm celebrating my birthday."
So what makes Ms. Verner so successful at helping communities find their "smart spot"? The fact is that she has the unique ability to dive into a community's fabric and uncover the stories that most overlook. It also helps that understanding how technology and human behaviour intersect happens to be a passion that makes her see connections that others do not.
Her commitment to technology for the betterment of positive life outcomes in communities is inspiring. In her current role as the Director of Intelligent Communities for Waterfront Toronto she is responsible for building out one of the world's preeminent intelligent communities. We spend most of our conversations sharing technology strategies being used to make differences in developing nations, bantering between my Star Trek loyalty versus her dark force of Star Wars, and discussing her latest foray into intelligent communities. We also strategize on ways to get more women on to tech panels and bemoan the fact that despite all our advances as society we still find ourselves as the lone woman in a sea of men at our different tech meetings.
That said, her drive and passion makes her a force to be reckoned with. She continues to break down barriers and pave ways for our communities and it's for this reason that Ms. Verner is definitely one of my favourite Glass Crackers!


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Dear Self:
Get motivated to write more blogs. Stop being so afraid you'll offend someone by posting a blog on the proposed Mosque by Ground Zero. (For it, by the way) I don't know why on Earth you think you're too busy to write. I mean, it's not like you've been busy every single weekend since May. It's not as if you have a 1 year old that just learned to walk, open drawers and cupboard doors, and learned to close drawers and cupboard doors. It's not like you're trying to get the house ready for a visit from out of state family. You also don't have a surgery scheduled soon or child waiting to start preschool. Oh wait...that's right..you do have all of those things. Hmm..Ok...maybe I'll forgive you, just this once! But seriously, start blogging again.
Your creative side
Dear adorably honest 3 year old:
It's not appropriate to ask Grammy why she has a big bump on her head (it's a mole) or why she has wrinkles, or why her skin is bumpy. Yes I know Mommy laughed, but that still doesn't make it right. It's also NOT ok to tell Mommy that she needs a bra for her tummy since "bras are for holding up your boobs so they aren't saggy and jiggly and Mommy's tummy is saggy and jiggly." Mommy has quite enough body issues with out you adding to it. It's also not ok to make your sister cry by literally dragging her away from your toys. Also, I'm fairly certain it wasn't your 1 year old sister that knocked over all the toys and drug them into the corner so "she could hide from Mommy."
It's a good thing you're so darn cute or I'd get really mad
Dear adorably cute toddler:
Please stop pinching your fingers in the dresser drawers. It hurts. You think you would have learned that lesson by now. Could you also please stop climbing the stairs at lightening quick speed? It gives Mommy a slight heart attack when you sit at the top of stairs and wave to me. The door to the stairs is shut for a reason. Let's leave it that way, mmmkay? And I know that you're getting teeth, but biting everyone isn't cool. But, please don't stop giving Mommy hugs and saying "awwww" while you do it.
Your mommy that loves you even though she's slightly frazzled
PS...I know you don't know what the toilet is for yet, but take it from me when I tell you it's NOT for playing.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Excitement
Time sure flies.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Caramel Joy
Definitely, a favorite part of the Christmas season is all the yummy baking that is involved. I enjoy giving friends and neighbors a sweet Christmas treat and letting them know how special they are to us!
For the past few years, I have made my mom's recipe for Caramel Corn to give my MOPS leadership team. And each time, it is a pretty big hit. As our last Christmas meeting approaches, I begin to get a few "hints" from the girls, making sure I remember how much they loved the popcorn the prior year. I don't blame them. It really is delicious!
And if you know me personally, or have been following this blog for a while, you know you can depend on me to present only the best and most efficient ideas for this type of Christmas gift-giving. Remember, I play Tetris in my head. There are countless options for treats and goodies. But the only ones I repeat are those that are totally worth the money, time, and effort. And this one certainly is.
So, this post is for my friend Joy who swears she can never make this stuff on her own.
Ingredients Needed:
Nothing unusual. You can find it all at Walmart.
Step 1: Pop your 3 bags of microwave popcorn and pour into a big roasting pan (or other oven-proof container). Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
Step 2: In medium saucepan, melt 2 sticks of butter over medium heat. Add 2 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 cup light corn syrup (Karo), and 1 teaspoon salt. Continue stirring until all ingredients are mixed together (you can't see any separated butter). Keep stirring as you bring mixture to a boil. Stop stirring and let it boil untouched for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla. This will cause the mixture to bubble a bit. Stir until it is all combined and turns into a light brown caramel.
Step 4: Pour caramel over popcorn evenly. It is easiest to pour it in batches and then stir the popcorn so you can coat all the kernels. (Don't worry if it doesn't look like it is all coated. The caramel will continue to spread as you bake it.)
You could also add 1 cup of peanuts to the popcorn before pouring on the caramel if you wish.
Step 5: Put pan into oven for 1 hour -- remove it at every 15-minute interval and stir the popcorn so the caramel can spread out over all the popcorn.
Step 6: After 1 hour, remove pan and pour popcorn onto parchment or wax paper, breaking up larger chunks. Cool and store in air-tight containers.
See. Simple and delicious. Most everyone loves it, and anyone can make it. (Yes, even you, Joy !)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Halls are Decked
Yes, it is true. We just put up our Christmas tree and decorations, and it is the 16th. But, since my motto was "Too Blessed to be Stressed" I made a conscious decision to do things when the time was available. The past two weeks have been spent focusing on Christmas parties for MOPS, Bob's office, and church; shopping, planning, and loving on the little ones.
As you probably know, Christmas shopping with a 3 and 2 year old is pretty tough. Add in freezing temperatures, and it is darn near impossible. But I am close to the finish line and am hoping to finish this weekend when I have a babysitter (ahem...or at least when my hubby will be home).
Bob came home a little early Wednesday night and took Eveley to pick out a tree. She is definitely in a different stage this year, and has been over-the-top excited about every aspect of Christmas.
{And, somehow, Caleb got the memo that he has just entered the terrible two stage.}
Since it was too late to complete the actual decorating, we let Eveley put on the star and then promised her we would complete it this morning.
And she did not forget the promise. Before 7:00, I was awakened from a deep sleep by a little mangy girl begging me to put on the lights.
1. A gift to Eveley from Marmee
2. Our angel Eveley Joy
3. Eveley Joy's ornament (obviously)
4. This was a gift from Marmee to Robbie because of his great love for Aunt Beka's huge Christmas sugar cookies. He surprised us on Christmas Eve when he came into the living room chowing down on the cookie he managed to grab off of the kitchen bar.
5. This is from the Homestead, a resort nearby where we have taken many family trips together.
6. Caleb's first ornament (given by some sweet friends) when he was just a week old. And the second is an ornament remembering Robbie (see #13).
7. S'mores ornament given to Robbie by our aunt and uncle.
8. I made several of these 2 years ago and gave them as gifts to our immediate family and a few friends.
9. This was a gift from a sweet MOPS friend for my first Christmas without Robbie. I love it because that was really how I hugged him -- completely enveloped -- and he would lay his head on my shoulder.
10. Gift for Robbie's first Christmas.
11. A reminder of the reason for the season
12. Eveley Joy's ornament, reminding us of the angels that announced Jesus' birth and those who will announce the beginning of eternity.
13. A gift from another sweet MOPS friend (along with #6) my first Christmas without Robbie. She gave these type of ornaments to a group of us with our children's names on them, and I was so blessed that she remembered both Robbie and Eveley. (This was before Caleb) :)
14. The first ornament given by my mom to Robbie for his 2nd Christmas. You can see it in his Christmas card pictures, since this was the only way he would sit still.
15. A gift to Eveley Joy reminding us of her love that year for candy!
16. Robbie's ornament from Marmee because of his absolute love for dogs (they're even on his Christmas stocking).
17. This ornament is from the Greenbrier, a beautiful resort where we spent Christmas 2007 with Eveley. This was our first Christmas without Robbie and we knew we had to do something very special. It was absolutely lovely and helped us make some good memories even though it was a difficult Christmas.
It is fun to look back on these special memories, and it also makes me excited of all the other memories that are yet to be made. And we need to catch little Caleb up with some new ornaments this year.
Now our house looks and smells like it's Christmastime.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Baby Boy
My sweet baby boy is growing up. Today is Caleb Robert's birthday, and he is 2.
It's hard to even begin to express how I feel about my sweet Caleb. I am so in love with him and have to keep myself from eating him up at times. He is pure sweetness.
Now he definitely has his persnickety side. He is very stubborn and strong willed. But he has been my most cuddly child by far. He loves to snuggle and would let me hold him all night if I could.
Caleb also has the best poochie lip ever. As soon as he is reprimanded, he puts on a face that looks like you just ran over his puppy. Then he holds his arms out and runs to cuddle. I love his sensitivity and the fact that he feels safe and secure -- even in discipline -- with his parents.
Caleb reminds me of God's loving sovereignty. The timing of his birth was simply miraculous. You can read about it here. Robbie was born on my maternal grandfather's birthday, and Caleb shares a birthday with my paternal grandfather who is now in heaven.
Caleb's birth was fast! We didn't even call the doctor until 10 p.m. when I was pretty sure that labor was underway. The doc told me to head to his office first, which is 25 minutes away, and Caleb was born at 11:47. More about that
Dear Caleb, I love you more than you could possibly know or understand right now. You were a great gift and continue to give me more joy than I can stand! You do not replace your big brother Robbie, but you have given me the gift of being able to snuggle and smooch on my roly poly boy. And I am so grateful. We love you Ca-Ro and know that you will be a great big brother too.
To make sure that I fully grasped the fact that my baby is growing up, Bob decided to cut off all of his hair Sunday night. Boo. Caleb has a head full of thick hair, which we have trimmed many times. But after seeing our Christmas card pictures, Bob decided that Caleb's hair had to go.
We sat him down in front of Thomas (he absolutely LOVES Thomas right now) and he barely moved through the whole process.
I'm still getting used to it.
He looks so old.
We will celebrate his birthday this weekend in a big way. It's a surprise to the kids, but I really think they are going to have a blast!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
It was tons of work but my Steering Team is absolutely fabulous! The room looked gorgeous (for a church fellowship hall), the food was delicious, the company delightful, and the children discreet. And the entertainment wasn't so bad (thanks, honey!).
I love these girls and am so thankful that they have chosen to "do life" with me. They are awesome! (I didn't get a people photo on my camera but will try to track one down!)
*Thank you, Anna, for taking the great pics.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Let the Countdown Begin
I love Christmas! And one of my favorite parts of this holiday is watching my children's excitement as the day approaches.
They are still young and definitely don't fully understand all the hype. But they do know it is Jesus' birthday and it is a cause for big celebration!
To help them count down the days to Christmas (and to try and cut down on the times I have to answer, "Is it Christmas yet?"), I have been in search of the perfect Advent Calendar. There are so many to choose from -- great ones to buy, cute ones to make. But when I saw this one, I knew it was the perfect one for us!
I found the idea here. It uses a shoe organizer, which I have in abundance, and is supposed to look like this:
I took some creative liberties, and mine looks like this:
I put it in the playroom and told Eveley there will be a "treat" in one pocket each morning. I'm planning to put in a different verse from Luke 2 each day to try and lay out the Christmas story (along with candy, stickers, or other yummies!).
It's really cute and cost me about $10 total. I already had the shoe organizer, craft punch (the only one I own), and clothespins. I bought red spray paint, and a small scrapbook paper pack.
Miss Priss is very excited!


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I've got two great events coming up for Tankborn and Awakening, the first two books in my young adult science fiction trilogy. One event is in the Sacramento CA area, and the second is in Reno NV.
I'm also going to be attending Killer Nashville, a conference for thriller, suspense, and mystery writers and readers. My mystery, Clean Burn, will make its debut there.
If you are local to any of those areas, or are close enough for a road trip, come by and say hi. I'd love to meet you.
BOOK SIGNING and READING
July 13th, 1pm-2:30pm
Sundance Books & Music
121 California Avenue
Reno NV 89509
I'll be reading from Awakening and autographing both Awakening and Tankborn at the wonderful Sundance Books in Reno. This bookstore is in an amazing location. Check out this tour of the store.
July 20th, 5pm-7pm
Face in a Book, Bookstore & Gifts
4359 Town Center Blvd., #113
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
I'll be autographing both Awakening and Tankborn at this great local bookstore. Face in a Book is in a fabulous walking/shopping district in the El Dorado Hills Town Center. Fantastic restaurants are only steps away, so come pick up your copies of Tankborn and Awakening, then go have a scrumptious dinner.
August 22nd through 25th
Killer Nashville
Hutton Hotel & Convention Center
1808 West End Avenue
Nashville TN 37203
I will likely be participating in at least one panel and will be available to autograph Clean Burn. In fact, Clean Burn will be released early for Killer Nashville, so if you attend you'll be able to buy a copy before anyone else.
I look forward to seeing you at one of these three events. It's lovely to meet and talk to fans.


text: Dr. Eisen at UC Davis has started a new blog theme on his "Tree of Life" blog called "Open Evolution" (open access publications, open source programs, etc) and has started with open access journals. He has listed a few open access journals (and there's a good discussion in the comments about the difference between 'open access' and 'free online access' journals) and is asking if anyone knows of any others. He hasn't asked for it yet, but I've got some ideas for open source/access phylogeny analysis programs and/or databases. I'll post a few of those in the coming week or so, but for now here is a link to a list of such programs (some on this list I'm not sure are open source, I'll cull these later too).


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Our nation can reduce defense spending and maintain the necessary force structure and experience to meet future challenges by growing the National Guard as a percentage of the Total Force.
Issue Overview
Today's National Guard is a modern, accessible military force that trains and performs to the same standards as their active-component counterparts at a fraction of the cost. In this cost-conscious budgetary environment, the answer to an affordable defense force lies not in cutting the reserve, but in maintaining a well trained and equipped, community-based force.
What's At Stake?
Major persistent conflicts over the last two decades have required near-continuous use of both the Active and Reserve Components in order to meet security needs. During these sustained engagements, the National Guard has evolved from a strategic reserve to a battle-proven, operationally proficient force. In an era of declining budgets and evolving threats, the United States must re-examine and rebalance foreign and national security policy in ways that are more cost effective without compromising capabilities.
Demand for U.S. military forces in the future will remain high
The current threat environment will continue to evolve, but the magnitude of the impending budget cuts will challenge the Defense Department's ability to meet the full spectrum of operations. Although the operational tempo will remain high and budgets constrained, the military still needs to be prepared to respond to 21st century threats.
The National Guard provides a broad range of capabilities, making it able to fight our nation's wars, participate in exercises with allied forces, serve as the first line of defense for threats to the homeland and respond to a disaster. The National Guard provides our nation with a modern, balanced force that is readily deployable.
A large standing military is unsustainable
In its current form, the U.S. military has become unaffordable. Total personnel costs are consuming nearly half of the Defense Department budget. Our military has been through funding cuts in the past, but for the first time in nearly 50 years, the manpower-mix discussions may be as important as the procurement and operating accounts.
The large, permanent standing military is a relatively new construct in our republic's history. However, the debate over a professional military versus a civilian militia was one of the fiercest in American constitutional history. Since our nation's founding, we have relied on the National Guard to protect and defend our country.
Cutting defense spending without compromising national security
The notion that we must now choose between capacity and quality to meet future challenges is misguided. Instead of reducing the size of the military to meet budgetary necessities, the force should be reshaped with the goal in mind of maintaining as much of the capability and professionalism that exists in today's forces as possible. The Department of Defense can reduce its budget and continue to provide a modern, balanced and ready defense by transferring missions and manpower into the National Guard. The numbers speak for themselves:
- For approximately 10 percent of the Army budget, the Army National Guard provides 34 percent of the Army's total personnel and 40% of its operational force.
- For approximately 6 percent of the Air Force budget, the Air National Guard provides 19 percent of the Air Force's total personnel and 30 to 40 percent of the fighter, tanker and airlift capacity.
The National Guard remains the most cost-effective model within the Total Force, and the tried-and-true American tradition of citizen-soldiers allows the DoD to do more with less. By maintaining a larger portion of the force in the National Guard, the DoD gains a larger, less expensive force that provides the best value for our nation.
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By Lauren Johnson with Jamey Dunn contributing
The Illinois Senate today passed a major reform package to the Medicaid system, which provides health care to low-income individuals in Illinois.
House Bill 5420 would require Medicaid patients to provide proof of Illinois state residency and a month's income as part of a stepped-up verification system that would be implemented by Department of Health and Family Services.
At present, individuals who initially meet eligibility requirements are presumed eligible each year regardless of verification.
House Bill 5420 would also lower the eligibility ceiling for the AllKids program to at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or an income of $66,000 for a household of four.
The legislation extends the program, which would' have expired in July, to 2016. Julie Hamos, director of the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services, said capping the eligibility for AllKids was a difficult decision but a necessary one to keep the program viable.
"This will be more of a program for low-income and middle-income families," Hamos said.
Under the measure, at least 50 percent of Medicaid enrollees must be part of a so-called coordinated care system, which is similar to managed care, by January 1, 2015. Much of the coordinated care — which focuses on preventative care and directing patients to a primary doctor for basic treatment — would be contracted to private companies.
"Now, we have 2.8 million people in the Medicaid program," said Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat. "Out of that, there are 160,000 that are in managed care, so this is huge change, turning a very large ship in the state into some sort of reshaping kind of environment."
Also included in the package is a new way to combat Medicaid fraud by recovering state and federal payments for benefits received by ineligible individuals and charging them interest and penalties. Offenders would be subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 for Medicaid fraud.
Steans said the committee's short timetable made it nearly impossible to address all areas of potential Medicaid reform in Illinois. "This is clearly a start," she said.
Both Steans and Hamos characterized the changes as substantial and said they would take time and a coordinated effort among several state agencies to implement.
If the measure becomes law, the Department of Health and Family Services will come before the Senate Medicaid Reform Committee for an evaluation on the larger aspects of the bill, such as the shift to coordinated care, next spring.
Steans said the push for the measure has been a collaborative process, with bipartisan support from each chamber as well as Gov. Pat Quinn's office. Hamos said the bill could be up for a vote in the House as soon as tomorrow.
Internet sales tax
By Jamey Dunn
The Senate also approved a plan that would allow Illinois to collect sales tax on online purchases from companies that do not have a brick-and-mortar location in the state — one of the most well-known examples being Amazon.com.
When Illinois residents buy goods on the Internet, they are supposed to pay the state a sales tax if the company does not charge them. But few are even aware they owe the state. Senate President John Cullerton characterized House Bill 3659 as an attempt to bring in the money by making the vendor collect it.
Opponents to the bill said they agreed with the idea but were concerned about the potential for lawsuits, uneven execution — which may not treat all business equally — and possible complications with potential plans to pass a national solution. "[The U.S.] Congress has got to be responsible and act on this," said Sen. Dave Syverson, a Rockford Republican.
He added that large companies such as Amazon.com would find ways around collecting the tax, and that the legislation might hurt sales at smaller businesses.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
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It has been ages since I posted my last post, which was, in fact, posted just for the sake of posting. Shame on me.To be honest, I can`t even remember how it feels to be inspired by anything. It`s just work. Work, work, work. but lets get one thing straight, I don`t work 24/7, just the ordinairy 9-5 shift. But this takes all the energy out of me. So, the only thing I can think of, when I finally comute the hell out of me back home, is to faint straight on my bed. The key into the doors - whooops! - I am already in bed.
Hopefully this will change, I just have to find a way to stay standing and awake when I come home. I miss blogging, reading my favorites, and connecting with all of you interesting people out there.
There have been a few, ok, more than few (I have been at least able to shop like crazy in the past month) novelties in my weardrobe. New rain boots (I adore them, they look amazing, not rubbery and plastic at all), new leather boots (it has been a bootfull autumn), a few new pairs of mustaches, one very special white gadget, an umbrella... yes, the list is long. So, the plan is to update you/blog with new ins, to show where my style is going these days. Inspired by what, whome and where.God, please give me strenght and inspiration for this little project of mine. (to be honest there are a lot of projects going on, being presented to silent partners and disscussed with, I can`t wait for them to go live!)
Looking outside through my enormous office windows and contemplating the rest of this post, I got all winter gloomy. Look at it. Its so gray, my heart clenches for a moment. And then I think of the date and what time of the year is comming near, so my heart unclenches and races with joy....
Browsing through different blogs and sites, the subject of up and comming holidays is well covered,
I loved all the bling and glitz inspiration, so stay tuned for posts with all the interesting finds. Hopefully it will be published in this week/month/year.
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The National Archives at Kansas City will host author Sarah Smarsh on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion of her book. Smarsh will be available to sign copies of her book after the discussion. A 6:00 p.m. reception will precede the event.
Outlaw Tales of Kansas: True Stories of the Sunflower State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats reintroduces readers to 15 of the nation's most notorious events and people with a connection to Kansas' violent beginnings as a state. Jesse James, Big Nose Kate, Emmett Dalton, and the Birdman of Alcatraz come alive as Smarsh transports the reader to the wild west (and the more recent past) in finely woven tales of danger, violence, mayhem and desperation.
Sarah Smarsh is an award winning author of non-fiction and an assistant professor of English at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Smarsh has written for the Huffington Post, Kansas City's The Pitch (Village Voice Media) and other publications. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from Columbia University and resides in Lawrence, Kansas.
Copies of Outlaw Tales of Kansas will be available for purchase at The Kansas City Store at NARA-KC. For more information or to make a reservation for this free event, call 816-268-8010 or register by e-mail at:


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Thinking about starting your own trucking business? Transportation is a highly competitive industry, but there's always room for another good company. Get the jump on the opposition by asking yourself these five questions as you make your plans.
What kind of trucking business will I be starting?
Trucking companies operate in two ways:
- You can sub-contract with drivers not employed by your company. You obtain the contracts and run the business, but your drivers remain independent. The downside: you have less control of drivers and take less profit.
- You can hire permanent drivers and run a privately owned business. You will need to buy your own equipment and pay insurance, but this business model gives you total control and higher profit margins. The downside: you will need more start-up capital and face higher operating costs. This can lead to cash flow issues, so a good idea will be to start factoring your freight bills with a good invoice factoring
What kind of licenses and permits does a trucking business need?
Apart from the usual general federal and state requirements for motor carriers there are tax, license, and permit regulations that apply depending on the type of trucking business you plan to be. A number of these are listed in a related SBA article at https://www.sba.gov/blogs/starting-trucking-business-0.To ensure that you fully comply with requirements, hire a compliance professional specializing in the trucking business.
What insurances does a trucking company need?
Because you are responsible for the safety and operation of commercial vehicles on public highways, trucking company liability and accident insurance is costly and strictly regulated. Work with a good broker within your area and ensure they fully cover the type of insurance you specifically need. Your business must be fully protected, so make sure you understand your policy, including all the small print.
What sort of equipment should you buy?
This is aimed at those who have chosen to take the private fleet path. First choose "horses for courses." Depending on the freight you will carry, choose the type of truck suitable for that cargo. Secondly, the size of your fleet will relate to the size of your startup capital. If you need more startup capital for equipment, you can finance your operation through invoice factoring as you complete your contracts.
Where can I find freight for my trucking business?
For many new companies, the first step to starting a trucking business is to begin with smaller contracts obtained from friends and existing business contacts in their local area. To find more loads as your business grows, you can visit free freight search sites. Free load boards can help you find freight in the locations of your vehicles – and you'll never have to pay subscription fees. Some sites also list great advice on launching a trucking business. So get started today… and best wishes!
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UN Global Compact & ISO 26000 as part of a Firm's Sustainability Approach: Learning from the Schneider Electric Experience
Ryerson University Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility
Thursday, 12 December 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EST)
Event Details
The Ryerson University Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact Network Canada are pleased to present the following webinar:
The UN Global Compact & ISO 26000 as Frameworks for Corporate Sustainability: Learning from the Schneider Electric Experience
A wide variety of instruments and tools are available to assist companies in developing their approaches to sustainability. Two of the most prominent global instruments are the UN Global Compact and the ISO 26000 - both of which provide global guidance on social responsibility.
The Global Compact Network Canada and the Ryerson University Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility are pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar from 12 noon to 1:30 pm, on Thursday, December 12, 2013. The webinar will explore the purpose and role of the UN Global Compact and the ISO 26000 as instruments to guide corporate citizenship. Speakers include:
- Helle Bank Jorgensen, Head of the Global Compact Network Canada discussing the UN Global Compact as the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with over 10,000 signatories in 130 countries committing to ten universally accepted principles relating to human rights, anti-corruption, labour and the environment.
- Prof. Kernaghan Webb, Law & Business Department, Ryerson University discussing the role of ISO 26000 as a global standard that guides how businesses and other organizations can operate in a socially responsible way. ISO 26000 addresses 7 key core SR topics, and was developed through an extensive five year multistakeholder process involving inter-governmental bodies, governments, industry, labour, consumer groups, and others, from developed and developing countries.
- Special address from Mr. Chris Curtis, Senior Advisor and former President and CEO of Schneider Electric (North America):will discuss Schneider Electric's sustainability approach, and in particular, the role and use of the UN Global Compact and ISO 26000 in development and implementation of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Approach.*
About Schneider Electric:Schneider Electric is a France-based multinational corporation that specializes in electricity distribution, automation management and produces installation components for energy management. Chris Curtis is President and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric NA, a division of Schneider Electric SA. With operations in over 130 countries, Schneider Electric SA is a $31 billion global energy management company headquartered in France.
About Chris Curtis: Chris's experience with Schneider Electric currently spans two decades and, at present he is a Senior Advisor to Schneider Electric. and recently as CEO oversaw all operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Under Chris' North American leadership, sales topped $7 billion with industry-leading market share, profitability and cash-flow generation. In addition, was a member of the Corporate Executive Committee, and from 2008 to 2012, he led Schneider Electric's Buildings Business ($2 billion) globally. Chris is a leading authority on "Intelligent Energy." He has directed Schneider Electric's efforts to drive energy efficiency and sustainability around the globe and will sit as Chair of the Board of Governors for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association in 2014 to complement his leadership efforts with several non-profit organizations.
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Webinar Event title: UN Global Compact & ISO 26000 as part of a Firm's Sustainability Approach: Learning from the Schneider Electric Experience
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This is the view from our living room window. It's a comfort to to look out the window of our house and see the old cabin still standing there in all seasons.
No one lived here, but my husband's parents would come here frequently when they visited the farm. Then nearly 20 years ago, our current farmhouse was built on the lot in front of the little cabin. So now the old cabin once again has people to keep it company.
The shady spot between the house and the cabin is the perfect spot for the "reading chair." The trickling of the small creek, and the gentle blowing of the breeze from the hollow behind the cabin make it an ideal place for one to sit away a summer afternoon.


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We would like to thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in United For Jesus Ministry. Located in Cumberland, KY. we have a passion for the people of this small community as they struggle to find jobs, make ends meet, and try to survive the cruel effects of the economy. As the coal mines shut down in the 60's and 70's, so did much of this town.
We know God has a plan and a purpose and we are blessed to be a part of what He is doing in this area of Eastern Kentucky. We are excited to know that even though the world may look at this area as a poor area, we know God's hand is upon us and we are rich in Spirit.
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I applied for the priorty club card, got the 7-10 day message. called backdoor number, lady was nice said approved for 10k inital. She said it would go to next department and congratiolations. Called back tuesday and said hey, my card was approved on the 1st and I havent seen it yet, guy said it was declined on review????? okay, can you look at it... yep, ill approve it for 15k because your a great customer. he says let me get my manager to approve it.. Okay thanks, Okay mr popham everything is good he is on board and we can have the final level finish it and ill call you tomorrow. well I called in and its declined again! insert few choice words!! lol, fine!! how about a cli then, okay additonal 5k done!
guess we win some and loose some. but damn!
for the new card, but he added 5k to our sapphire card to make the hp worth it
one bad mark from 2008 when I was overseas, he said upper management would not over look it. I told him I am disputing it and will end up sueing in federal court over it. he said once its gone call back. I think we hit our internal limit with chase becuase of the 3x spending on pd card, 2x on select and 1.5 times on the sapphire card. It would but our exposure well over 500k


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This week we got out the Halloween box and Ben & Nathan have been very busy getting into it. One thing that they got very excited about was the fact that their Winnie the Pooh & Tigger costumes still fit.
This was Nathan watching Amazing Race with his Mother since he couldn't sleep.


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Cutting back on something that you think keeps you happy (and motivated to do things) can be a difficult process; a process that I started yesterday in order to get a better handle on my life.
I feel like my weed consumption hit a plateau recently... I mean the combination of not working, feeling stressed about my accounting class, arguments with my family, etc.. sort of drove me to looking for ways to escape depression but I'm almost certain now it was making it worse. I felt like my thought clarity wasn't as good as it could be which gave me this insatiable feeling that I could be doing so much better and probably feel more successful if I'd just cut this crap out.
I did get in a big argument with my parents the other day that made me feel extremely sad and worthless-- feelings that I continually bring about myself, again probably subconsciously dealing with the fact that I'm addicted to something and feel unable to stop it regardless of consequences that could potentially ensue if I continued this road.
I've just gotten lazy... My car and room is almost always a mess because I'm so focused on trying to accomplish large projects that I will allow myself to spend hours and hours doing because it's comfortable. Sitting around playing guitar and doing art is what I do for fun. I smoke marijuana and it enhances my creativity and focus on my artwork and guitar playing-- to some extent.. The last year I'm sure it's actually zapped a lot of my inspiration to play in the first place because I've been doing it too much.
Back in 2012, I remember practicing guitar for 3 hours a day, still managed to get good grades and had a job at Rite Aid. I remember smoking maybe 4-5 bowls a day and it seemed to be the perfect equilibrium of using it to my advantage but still having the clarity to do well in school and at work.
That is the level of smoking that I'm at right now and plan to stay which is a huge improvement from where I was before. I tried essentially quit cold turkey yesterday (going from my regular smoking once about every hour regularly to only smoking twice in one day) and was a complete bitch to everyone and I was fucking miserable, not gonna lie.
When I was studying my accounting book yesterday I noticed a huge difference in clarity. Today I was able to finish my homework in three hours instead of the regular alllllll day ordeal. When I'm sober it's easier to remember basic mathematics formulas used in accounting...
This quarter is coming down to the wire. My final is around the 30th, there's only 3 more chapters in my book and I've still got time to really study and knip this shit in the butt and pull a solid B in that class. It's just a matter of doing the hard work and keeping in the right state of mind. And that goes for the rest of my time in college.
I mean I've only got two quarters left and I'm coming to serious crossroads and decisions in my life. Do I really want to remember my entire college experience at Central as being stoned? Because honestly I feel like the combination of stress/anxiety that came with my classes and having the freedom to do whatever I want allowed me to bury my head in the sand and let it become a more and more frequent habit where whatever I wanted to do in my mind it'd be better if I was stoned..... when ironically I'm sure it what was causing a lot of the anxiety and depression in the first place.
Yeah that's really all I've got to say. I know it might come to a surprise that I would talk so openly about this problem but what better time than when I'm no longer in denial of it and am willing to make the changes?


text: It goes without saying that well read men often have superior intellect in comparison to men who flirt with the funny pages. When I took writing from a pastime to a career one piece of advice I got that stuck with me was to just keep reading.Read everything, regardless of what it's about. The stack of magazines in my bathroom and the book shelves in my home and office are proof of that advice come alive. I've always been a reader, and granted my tastes have changed over the years, there are certain books that stick out as the best reading experiences I've ever had. There are millions of published books for sale at any given time. So many that it would be impossible to read them all. That's why I've compiled a list of what I think are the top thirty books that every man must read, regardless of whether you read a lot or a little.


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Click on the covers to read my reviews.
So... what did you read last month? What are you hoping to read this month? Any books you'd recommend? (not like my TBR pile isn't long enough as it is...)
I am not a big reader, mostly because I don't have much time to read. I have a couple of books that I really enjoyed recently though. One is 'Isle of Swords' and the other follows it. It's called 'Isle of Fire'. They are both dedicated to God which makes me like them even better.
In Christ,
Aaawww!!! Rainbow Promise!!!! That was such a sweet book and one God used in my sisters life!! <3<3 Rebekah Dan is incredibly precious!
@ Kayla - I have found that I've not been reading quite as much the more recent months. And then when I do read, it's usually non-fiction (like right now, I'm in the middle of four non-fiction books... gulp! I usually try to read one book at a time!). I hadn't heard of the Isle of Swords series. Just looked it up -- looks interesting!
@ Katie - So neat to hear that you've read it too. ;) I have enjoyed my friendship with Rebekah Dan. :D


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Walking on Glass
By Alma Fullerton
Published 2007 by HarperTeen
Here is another short verse novel that I picked up for a quick read. I was not expecting the emotional punch that this book ended up packing. This is a heartbreaking story about a teen boy who came home one day and found his mother hanging from the chandelier, broken glass all around her. Now, she is in a coma, with little to no chance of ever waking up. We follow the narrator as he struggles with figuring out the right thing to do, while also discovering some unpleasant truths about his best friend. This is a novel with no easy answers, despite its short length. It manages to be surprising and complicated and really makes readers wonder how they would handle this situation. Readers can easily sympathize with the struggles the narrator is undergoing and wish that there were easy answers. A spare and tight verse novel.


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Felix in Orange, Killed In Purple
Photos by G. Art by Felix and Killed, respectively.
Here's more from Felix and Killed!
If this didn't fix your craving for Felix' art, go to Lab Art on 217 South La Brea in Los Angeles and see more from the street artist with 9 lives!


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Friday, January 3, 2014
New Year, Still Short !
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- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2014 at 5:08 PM
NO HOW CAN IT GET BETTER WHEN FIRST OF ALL THEY DONT EVEN CARE FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS BY RUNNNIG THEM OFF BY USING THE "PAT" TEST. AND TO THE NEW ONES THERE IS NO FUTURE IN COMING TO THE STATE AND STAYING WITH THEM BY PAY OR ANY OTHER REASON.......ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 8:41 AM
Thats for sureDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM
From the Desk of BoBoTheBeaten:ReplyDelete
It won't get better, but there should have always been standards. Much of the problem is for years there were no standards in the hiring process and we have managers who abuse the promotion process. Too many incompetent personal friends gets the promotions regardless of their lack of qualifications. Both the hiring process and the promotion process needs to be revised and then followed by everyone up and down the food chain.Replies
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 11:03 AM
Does it really matter WHO shows up when its your life is in danger??? And being this short handed everyone is in danger.... the inmates don't care WHO THEY BEAT UP.....Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 11:31 AM
From the Desk of BoBoTheBeaten:Delete
If someone shows up and they don't respond or they just get in the way how does that make anyone else safer?
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:59 AM
I have seen a lot of people that can and are in good shape but cant even understand what your saying stand there or even turn around and run off......ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:19 PM
I work at the Estelle unit and we are on mandatory overtime. The upper administration is terminating people that refuse to work overtime. Our unit is seriously understaffed and should be on lockdown, but the rank and administration falsify papers making the number of staff appear ok on paper.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2014 at 12:01 AM
I know its going on across the whole state the public don't have no ideal how much danger they are truly in......ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2014 at 9:02 PM
That is so true..........Delete
How long is the hiring processReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2014 at 2:52 AM
Well, I don't know if we're going to be short or not, but TDCJ has recently added more units to the bonus list, and increased the bonus...so.....I guess THEY think we're gonna be short.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 10:38 AM
When will TDCJ realize that unless they up the pay instead of the bonus, then units will continue to suffer from lack of staff. Giving bonuses is only a temporary fix. How about better pay? Giving upper management huge raises compared to our 5% didn't help at all. Brad Livingston got a 40% raise because he is supposed to be the brains of TDCJ and yet he cannot figure out why the state is so short of Correctional Officers. He would rather pay overtime, up the bonuses and have more pre- service classes then give us a decent wage. Just doesn't make sense.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 1:38 PM
Sounds like a lot of complaining. Maybe you'd enjoy being unemployed better. Oh that's right. If you quit then you cant draw unemployment. Sucks to be as miserable as you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:31 PM
DPS got a 20% raise. TDCJ got a 5% raise. The legislature has weighed in on what they think of bossman. They don't like him. The agency just drives on hiring the morbidly obese, welfare recipients, and fresh off the boat immigrants so they have names to write on a roster. In turn, the legislature likes bossman even less than they did before. Bossman with gumption and snap is lured away to work in the oilfield, or simply driven away by his trashy coworkers. Trashy bosses get promoted to become trashier sergeants. The admin gives them a pass. Good bossman gets promoted, and the admin tries their best to run him off. A quality organization runs off its crappy employees. A crappy organization runs off its quality employees. What are we left with? Crappy inmates, crappy bosses, crappy supervisors, crappy admin. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2014 at 4:12 PM
Well I hear that the units who are mandatory OT are looking at NOT paying OT but giving it as COMP....WTF?ReplyDelete
Who wants to work 2 days for FREE?
And you know COMP is good for 2 yrs. so using it will be denied.


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The drawing won't be held until May 9th, so don't forget to tell your friends if you haven't already. Someone has to win that quilt! lol
Please let me know if you have not gotten your numbers, or if you have questions that have not been answered.
I know Dana had some computer glitches earlier in the week, and I haven't talked to her for a couple of days.
I haven't done much sewing this week with my eyes in the shape they are in, but my first eye surgery will be this coming Tuesday. I am so excited, I am ready to be able to see decently again; the downside to this is the good eye is the first one to be operated on. The other eye won't get its surgery for 3 more weeks, which is a bummer. But it won't be long!
Usually about this time of the year Aud starts in on "it's time to plant", and we wait until it is hotter than you know what before we ever get anything in the ground. Well, since I can't see, it seemed like the perfect time to plant flowers and clean up flower beds, so that is what I have been doing for 3 days, and I still have about 2 hours left. Then the front will be good to go for the summer. I will get the young man that mows our yard to do the back next week end. I was very pleased to see my azaleas come back in spite of the harsh winter, and the hard work we have put in this yard the last 4 years is starting to pay off I think.
I have lots of lillies that need to be thinned out, so if anyone wants any, just stop by, lol. I can't seem to ever get to that for some reason. Anyway, I have thoroughly enjoyed working in the yard, it wasn't hot at all for a change. I am so sore I can hardly move, but I am going to take a couple of Tylenol and that should help.
As soon as I get through, I will post pictures. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.


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Hi, all!
As previously stated, array support was in the works and now it is commited to cvs!
So, from now on you can start persisting array data to postgresql. Thanks very much to Jon Hanna for getting this work done.
Now, you can persist arrays and, as Jon said in previous post's comments: "Anything that implements IEnumerable<T> where T is a type already supported by npgsql will be treated the same as T[], anything that implements IEnumerable<U> where U implements IEnumerable<T> will be treated the same as T[,] (but cause an error if it's a "jagged" array, as postgres doesn't support them) and so on. In order to use it, just use an array or IEnumerable<T> as parameter value."
So, let the game begin!
Also, thanks to Michael Parshin for his help fixing bugs on array type support.


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Upgrading from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
This is the fourth in the blogcast series for upgrading your Exchange Organisation. The blogcast runs for 7 minutes and 43 seconds and runs through the tools that you can use for deployment. It's a good idea to download the latest version of the tools for Service pack 1 (or 2 when it comes out) View the blogcast here…
Other blogcasts in this series:
1: Reviewing the Exchange Organistion
3: Assigning appropriate rights


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Everett Ray "Junior" Hines, Jr.August 6, 1984 ~ September 9, 2017 (age 33)
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Everett Ray "Junior" Hines Jr., age 33, of Logans Woods Drive in Stanford passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at his residence. Born Monday, August 6, 1984 in Danville, he was the son of Rebecca Sims Payton (Rannie) of Stanford and the late Everett Ray Hines, Sr. His loving wife, whom he married May 16, 2011, is Kendra Cope Hines of Stanford. Junior worked as a printing press operator at WestRock in Nicholasville and attended Southland Christian Church in Danville. Junior loved his family deeply and treasured his time with them. He also enjoyed working on cars and was always happy and loved to make others happy as well.
In addition to his wife, mother, and "second dad", Junior leaves behind one son, Evan Ray Hines; one brother, Troy Payton of Georgetown; one sister-in-law, Kayla Green (Jared) of Danville; one brother-in-law, Brandon Cope of Danville; mother-in-law, Rhonda Jean Cope of Danville; father-in-law, Ronnie Cope of Danville; paternal grandmother, Laura Jewell Taylor Hines of Stanford; and two uncles, Jimmy Sims of Junction City and Richard Sims of Stanford.
In addition to his father, Junior was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Ray Hines; maternal grandparents, James and Betty Sims; and one uncle, Darvin Sims.
A Funeral Service will be held from 1PM Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Fox & Friend Funeral Home with Bro. Kerry Jones officiating the service. Burial will follow in Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Troy Payton, Jimmy Sims, Brian Hart, Jared Green, Brandon Cope, Josh Hale, and Dom Masterson will serve as Active Pallbearers.
The Visitation will be held 11AM- 1PM Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at the funeral home in Stanford.
Fox & Friend Funeral Home, Stanford, is entrusted with Junior's arrangements. Guest Book at www.friendfuneralhomes.com.


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First Majestic (AG) also has plans to begin a dividend in Q1 of 2012.
Press Release Source: Hecla Mining CompanyCOEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hecla Mining Company ("Hecla")(NYSE:HL) is very pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has adopted a common stock dividend policy that links dividend payments to Hecla's average quarterly realized silver price in the preceding quarter.
On Tuesday September 20, 2011, 8:00 am EDT
On Tuesday September 20, 2011, 8:00 am EDT
The initial quarterly dividend under the policy is expected to be $0.03 per share of common stock ($0.12 per year), if Hecla's average realized silver price for the third quarter is $40.00 per ounce. All dividends, including those in the third quarter, would increase or decrease by $0.01 per share ($0.04 annually) for each $5.00 per ounce incremental increase or decrease in the average realized silver price in the preceding quarter. Subject to Board approval, it is expected that the initial quarterly dividend under this policy will be declared and payable before the end of the fourth quarter and will be based on average realized silver prices during the third quarter 2011. The table below provides an overview of the new dividend policy.
|Quarterly Average Realized
|Quarterly Dividend
|Annualized Dividend
|Silver Price
Hecla has a strong balance sheet with $377 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2011 and no debt. In addition, the Company also has low cash costs and excellent silver margins. During the first half of 2011, Hecla generated $127 million of operating cash flow. Hecla has sufficient cash on hand to fulfill our settlement obligations, meet all capital, pre-development, and exploration requirements for 2011, and pursue other value generating initiatives for our shareholders.
The declaration and payment of dividends remains at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on Hecla's financial results, cash requirements (including for preferred dividends, operations, capital projects, exploration and development, litigation and settlements, acquisitions, and other items), future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. Investors are cautioned that this new policy is not a guarantee that a dividend will be declared or paid in any particular period in the future.
Visit Hecla's new website at www.hecla-mining.com which includes more in-depth information about the company, our people, our properties, interesting historical and silver facts, social responsibility initiatives and accomplishments, and a detailed investor section.
Established in 1891, Hecla Mining Company is the largest and lowest cash cost silver producer in the U.S. The company has two operating mines and exploration properties in four world-class silver mining districts in the U.S. and Mexico.
Cautionary Statements
Statements made which are not historical facts, such as strategies, plans, anticipated payments, litigation outcome (including settlement negotiations), production, sales of assets, exploration results and plans, costs, and prices or sales performance are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "intends", "projects", "believes", "estimates", "targets", "anticipates" and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metals price volatility, volatility of metals production and costs, environmental and litigation risks, operating risks, project development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results. Refer to the company's Form 10-K and 10-Q reports for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The company undertakes no obligation and has no intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be required by law.
For further information, please contact:
|Mélanie Hennessey
|Direct Main: 800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)
|Vice President – Investor Relations
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Direct: 604-694-7729
Website: www.hecla-mining.com
|Hecla Canada Ltd.
|Hecla Mining Company
|400 – 580 Hornby Street
|6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
|V6C 3B6 Canada
Hecla Mining Company Vice President – Investor Relations Mélanie Hennessey, 604-694-7729 Direct Main: 800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291) email@example.com www.hecla-mining.com


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Corporate Website
Budget $300-1500 USD
Website Developer required immediately to design a detailed and well defined website for a rapidly expanding company. Our initial website will have 5 main divisions, with each division having approximately 10 – 12 sub pages. All divisions will be connected and completely interactive, forming a state-of-the-art web presence.
Our site will feature Flash animation throughout in areas such as backgrounds, mouse over effects and sounds. The site shall be developed using CMS to allow our internal staff to make frequent verbiage and picture modifications. There will also need to be a "client log-in" and password driven feature available in the near future, along with a site services purchase module.
A power point presentation will be provided to the successful applicant with all the necessary data and expected details. We have already chosen a base model for each division which can be used as a guide. We have also chosen Flash elements, plus some actual design features.
Our goal is to secure an experienced, flexible and detail-based web designer who will grow with us. Please forward a link to your portfolio for review.


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The Spice Rack Tab is an upgrade which added recently by Zynga. To make your own Spice Rack, you need to complete the materials needed. The materials are: 5 shelves, 5 small jars, 5 medium jars, 5 large jars, and 15 lids. Everytime you gather one kind of material, you will get something from it. For example, I gain 1 café item (spice rack) after I completed my shelf-gathering and 1000 coins for small jar-gathering. You can also 'Ask for Help' to your Facebook friends by clicking the button to send a notification to your friends' News Feed.
Supposedly, when you gather just about everything and the Exotic Spices are already available, you can improve your cooking! I don't really know what it means, but I've got a feeling that you can raise food's worth, increase its serving amount, shorten or prolong the cooking time, or prevent the food from spoiling.
Before the Spice Rack upgrade, Zynga took some poll for every Café World players to ask what kind of improvement that they want for Café World, so I think the Spice Rack is the kind of upgrade that they wish can fulfill Café World Chefs 🙂 What kind of improvement Zynga offers? We'll see. I'll update this post when they gave the official announcement.


text: Let me be clear, Eater is the Jerry Springer equivalent of food sites. However this article is very interesting. It starts off by interviewing some chefs talking about how it is hard to find good help these days. You have to read the comments at the bottom. The discussion quickly dissolves into people arguing about labor laws and work ethic. I am on the fence. I believe a good cook will stay and work as long as it takes to get the job done, but I also think that they should be compensated for it. It also touches on how many kids are flooding the industry with pipe dreams of being the next Emeril, with no work ethic and a $50k debt from culinary school. This is one of the problems I will discuss in the next post.


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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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The Good News Post
Because we could all use a bit of good news every now and then:
— IBM's figured out how to repurpose old silicon semiconductor wafers into solar cells, which is a very good thing in the midst of the worldwide silicon shortage.
— Got a large hospital, nursing home, or chain of restaurants? Are you a city or municipality looking to get into biodiesel on a small scale with used food-service grease, but don't have the coin to set up a large plant just yet? The BioBox helps you solve your grease-disposal problems by turning that gunk into biodiesel, which you can then use in your trucking fleets or sell to somebody else.
— The Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are plugging along nearly four years after they landed on the Red Planet on missions that were only supposed to last ninety days. They've gone through dust storms, energy starvation, and the general wear and tear to be expected in a hostile environment like Mars, yet are still doing their jobs and doing them well.
— Seattle is the first American city to announce that it's met the targets of the Kyoto protocol for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Sounds like it wasn't that hard to do, either.
What's the good news you have to share today?


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Pragmatics Linkfest
Posted by Neal on August 25, 2005
I've read several interesting posts recently that had to do with pragmatics.
From the linguablogosphere, there are a couple on Russell Lee-Goldman's Noncompositional. This one talks about speech acts, and sentences like, "Jim's really upset now, because he's grinding his teeth." Wait, shouldn't that be, "Jim's grinding his teeth because he's really upset now"? Not necessarily. And this one asks, how can you say you accidentally revealed a secret if you intentionally told someone something that, unbeknownst to you, was a secret? I have a feeling that the answer to this question must have to do with presuppositions that arise when you use the word secret. That is, when you say your secret, it is usually understood that you know that it is a secret. But when you say you accidentally revealed it, if the accidentally can't apply to the actual act of uttering the words, then the hearer takes it to refer to the larger act of "uttering words with the effect of revealing a secret," and cancels the presupposition that you knew what you told was a secret.
From the blogosphere at large, there is Greg Larson's rant about how ads lie, or at least abuse Gricean maxims.


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The blog posts have been few and far between. The experiences have been every single day. Venice Beach was an eyeopener. A great place to take it all in. Sad to witness so many homeless people. People that light up your day. They all have a story to tell. They all have something, if it be written on their face, or if it be something they tell you.
Rollerskates were bought, and I rocked the Venice Beach strip with my beautiful friend, Julie. We stayed in Venice, had a great night out, and had some beach time the next morning before we made our way to the Highway 1.
Julie has flown home today. It won't be the same without her here. A friendship that has grown in the fun times we have had, the experiences we have both had, and the life long memories we have created.


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- July 4th, 2013
2013 Summer Barbecue Series
Join us this summer to savor the classic fun of tasty barbecue and ice cold beer. Chef Justin Everett will cook up delectable made-to-order gourmet BBQ to the easy-listening tunes of Lonesome Locomotive on the Callippe Terrace. To wash down all of the good grilling, enjoy tasty brews by Lagunitas Brewing Company and house wines. Kids and dogs are welcome!
We do not take reservations for the Terrace Barbecues at this time, walk-ins only. Lonesome Locomotive perform 12:30 – 4:30 pm


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This post has taken me SOOOOOO long to complete. Seriously. I had taken these photos last friday and have spent all weekend trying to get them just right! Finally done. YAY!!! (My computer issues didn't help get them that way though).
Today's post is special in the fact that it is almost completely about Latreia and D-style's (Delirium Style) Whore Couture exclusives. First we have Monja with the Kama heels. Monja comes in 4 different colors and included the ball gag:D This ridiculously sexy mini dress let's the mind wander and tantalizingly teases anyone who see's you in it from it's plunging neckline to it's barely there back. Must have for your club hopping wardrobe! Roxy Kama from latreia, these shoes are SMOKIN! with kama sutra poses right on your feet, you'll never wonder which position is next!
2nd D-styles released to us a sporty little number in heartbreaker, cute crop jacket and sexy lil skirt are the best used to break his heart..of course the Janie Shoes from Latreia complete with gun heel and Bullet strap are sure to send him mixed messages;).
Finally we go back to our yesteryear with slim shady. This number is comfy and sexy in one. Sweatpants that every girls loves with the tiny crop top that every man loves to see, this just might be the best of both worlds!
Check em out with their styling complements below!
Outfit 1
Hair: Red mint-Hair no 10 (Cool white cold & black pearls)
Skin: Belleza Amy Pale BBB1
Shape: Anna Shapes: Ayla
Dress: D-Style Monja in pink, yellow, teal and Purple (Includes Ball gag and hair bow) (WCF)
Shoes: Latreia-Roxy Kama (WCF)
Poses: Glitterati -Bitch Static poses
Outfit 2
Hair: Red mint-Hair no 10 ( Brocade Red& black pearls)
Skin: Belleza Amy Pale BBB 2
Outfit: D-Style- Heartbreaker (WCF)
Shoes: Latreia-Janie Black (WCF)
Poses: Glitterati – Model Pack 14
Outfit 3
Hair: Red mint-Hair no 10 ( Light Ash Brown& White pearls)
Outfit: D-Style- Slim Shady (WCF)
Poses: Glitterati – Model Pack 27


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My web site's been down because of my sheer stupidity/laziness for the last couple of weeks. It's up and running now, but with new address. Nothing new there, though. All the new stuff is here on blog, but if you're not familiar with my previous work, there's a huge gallery of comics, illos and drawings. Enjoy! : )
Over at Splash Page Art a section with Eddy's art from Star Wars; Last Command is added. Pages are spectacular and even if you're not a buyer, you can go and feast your eyes ...
And ... to avoid criticism, here's fresh material form Chas. : )
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Update (or complete lack of inspiration for today's title)
Labels: chas, hellblazer
5 comments:
- Dzontra said...
Odlican kadar stari!
Svaka cast.
- January 31, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- mcn said...
Kako tintinovski izgleda ovaj Chas prije tussa ... Mog'o bi ti radit za Vrancuze. :)
- January 31, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Ove Last Command stranice su mi samo potjerale vodu na usta... džaba kad sam i ovako dobrano u minusu... Damn you to hell, Dzuka! :(
- January 31, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- dzuka said...
@dzontra - fala, volta! : )
@mcn - mogo bi al necu!!!! >:)
@emir - a sta mislis kako je meni, koji sam ih imo u rukama i moro dat dalje :(
- February 1, 2008 at 1:09 AM
- Bob said...
Welcome to the club, Emir! Ja sam svojedobno jedva jedvice izabrao par tabli i srce mi se paralo zbog svih koje nisam mogao kupit. :(
- February 1, 2008 at 4:07 AM
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In the meantime, Ofcom are probing Sky TV and their stranglehold monopoly of the pay TV market with recommendations to force Sky to be more open to competition. You know, the same competition that "free market" thinkers, the ones the Tories claim to represent, say is the cornerstone of this country's business model.
The problem is, as the Robert Peston article makes clear, the Tories don't support Ofcom. Indeed, they may abolish Ofcom and allow Sky TV to maintain their monopoly position.
As Robert Peston writes;
This is what Mr Cameron said last July: "with a Conservative Government, Ofcom as we know it will cease to exist. Its remit will be restricted to its narrow technical and enforcement roles. It will no longer play a role in making policy."
Also, News Corporation's most-widely-read newspaper, the Sun ("wot won it"), has switched allegiance from Labour to the Tories - and is currently heaping opprobrium on the government in its pages with what reads like undisguised relish.So it is clear to me the the Tories are buying support from the Murdoch empire in return for letting them dominate and have a monopoly position.
Of course, Cameron could prove me wrong by letting the Ofcom investigation in to Sky go ahead but what are the chances of that happening ?


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Music: I Was Married by Tegan and Sara
i like pictures.
so i stayed home from school for two days cuz ive been sicky. bleeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I watched this video on vh1 and i was like "omishosh! ben folds! oh! tegan and sara! hey the guy from maroon 5! vanessa carlton!!! hey hes from one republic! heyyy hes a you oughta know artist!" and stuff! it made me happy