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One can hope...
I was looking through albums last night to see how many birthday pictures I could find. I found six, and decided to post them for fun. I scanned them today but couldn't figure out how I was going to separate them all to make them into individual pictures. I was staring at my screen and shaking my head. Most of what I manage to accomplish on the computer is by sheer accident, and I am always so amazed with myself when it works. I don't have a knack like some people, and I didn't know how to cut virtual pictures apart. I am so thankful Dan called right at that exact moment and told me about the "Snipping Tool." Wow! Now that is a handy thing to know about. He then told "Happy Birthday" and hung up. Autumn said, "Yep, that's Dan The Man for ya."
So here I am a a couple of hours old. ( I realize my parents will be the only ones to really enjoy this post. haha)
And my third birthday cake was so great, and I KNOW I remember it. I also remember I got coloring books and paints as gifts. I think Aunt Susie brought me this cake, but I could be wrong.
And the sixth birthday. I made that crown in school and wore it all day. I think all kids should wear crowns on their birthday, but especially ME because my maiden name is King, so I am more entitled.
So thirty nine years ago I was born at 11:27. I came out breech. First one foot, then the other. I am sure I was hanging on for dear life to warmth and comfort. I can see myself doing that. My poor Mother's arms were strapped down to the table while she delivered me. They did that back then so you wouldn't touch anything with your germy hands. They were putting a gas mask over her face the whole time and she was fighting it, but it was pointless since she was tied down. That just sounds so scary.
I much prefer the way we do birth these days. When I delivered Autumn I had six women there and we were passing around Snickers and Pork Rinds. Now it's a regular party when you birth a baby.
A Birthday Party.


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The Monkees made their choice and turned everything on its head with the adventurous artistic achievements of this commercial disaster. The group had started out as a fictional band conceived and put together for a television show; but Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones had struggled to find legitimacy and play their own instruments on their records. With the success of 'Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.', the various members of the band produced their own sessions with other musicians for much of 'The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees'. In the meantime, Nesmith released an instrumental solo album 'The Wichita Train Whistle Sings' with a full orchestra.
After their television show was cancelled, the Raybert Productions team of producer Bert Schneider and director Bob Rafelson worked with a then unknown Jack Nicholson and the Monkees to create a motion picture. The plot was conceived during a drug fueled weekend trip to Ojai, California with the brainstorming session tape recorded by Nicholson. Tork remembers: "Jack was fabulous. We adored him, all of us. Michael practically fell in love with him, in a manly sort of way." Dolenz concurs: "He was such a wonderful, charismatic, funny guy. Jack spent a lot of time with us. He hung out on the [TV] set and came out on tour, just picking up the vibe." In the end, The Monkees were frozen out of screenwriting credit and staged a protest at the beginning of filming. They never worked with Schneider and Rafelson again after 'Head'.
The surreal stream of consciousness film was touted in the trailer as the "most extraordinary adventure, western, comedy, love story, mystery, drama, musical, documentary satire ever made (And that's putting it mildly)." The film was a flop and the accompanying album only made it to number forty-five on the album chart.
The 'Head' album features snippits from the film interspersed with songs. Credits include The Monkees: Micky Dolenz on vocals and drums on live version of "Circle Sky"; Davy Jones on vocals, maracas, and organ on live version of "Circle Sky"; Mike Nesmith on vocals, guitar, electric organ, and maracas; and Peter Tork on vocals, electric guitar, and bass guitar on live version of "Circle Sky"; with Ken Bloom, Keith Allison, and Bill Chadwick on guitar; Danny Kortchmar on guitar on "As We Go Along"; Leon Russell and Ralph Shuckett on keyboards; Douglas Lubahn on electric bass; Harvey Newmark, Richard Dey, and John Gross on bass; Earl Palmer, Dewey Martin, and Mike Ney on drums; Eddie Hoh on drums and cowbell; Lance Wakely on guitar and bass; Brendan Cahill, Michael A. Glass, and Dennis Bruce on percussion; William Hinshaw and Jules Jacob on horn; Justin Ditullio, Raphael Kramer, Emmet Sargent, Eleanor Slatkin, Gregory Bemko, David Filerman, Jan Kelly, and Jacqueline Lustgarten on cello; Max Bennett, Clyde Hoggan, James Hughart, and Jerry Scheff on string bass; Michael Rubini on piano; Pete Candoli, Marion Childers, and Anthony Terran on trumpet; Richard Leith and Lewis McCreary on trombone; John R. Hoening and Tony McCashen performing some unknown function and some unknown musician on organ and flute. Jack Nitzsche did the arrangements on "Porpoise Song" and "As We Go Along"; while Russ Titelman was conductor on "Porpoise Song". Ry Cooder, Neil Young, and Carole King all played guitar on "As We Go Along"; and Stephen Stills provided guitar on "Long Title".
Davy Jones thought Rafelson and Nicholson were just "practising their film techniques. They were throwing us to the 'gators at that point...We were pawns in something we helped create but had no control over. We should have made Ghostbusters, OK?"
Tork says: "The movie dropped like a ball of dark star. The simile of a rock in the water is too mild for how badly that movie did...My whole goal had been to be a member of a band that worked. The next thing I know we're making a movie and it doesn't have anything to do with the business of being in a band together...There's some weight behind the idea that Bob and Bert wanted to wreck the Monkees, to stop it cold in its tracks. I've never known for sure. Bert and Bob might have thought out loud: 'Let's kill the Monkees!' Or they may have not thought so out loud but at some unconscious level, they were sick of the Monkees and wanted to do something else...It was a joy seeing a movie being made, but I didn't like working for Bob Rafelson. I did what he told me, but I can't say that I ever had any heart connection with him...It was probably more confusing to me than it was to the average moviegoer...Most people are dazzled by the psychedelia, and that's fine, but for me finally the point of the movie is the Monkees never get out...Which is to say Bob Rafelson's view of life is you never get out of the black box you're in. There's no escape...There might have been a scene where we get out...We jump in the water and get away."
Mike Nesmith reflects: "I never thought of the Monkees negatively. The public rejection of the show and the band was hard to take but understandable. People were confused in those early days of TV, especially about what constituted authenticity, and there was a fear that corporate interests were at work and somehow manufacturing a hit. Everyone in the arts knows this is impossible, but it was an easy sell and an easy scandal to create by the press of the times. So a few journalists led the charge of "condescension...But as you point out, that charge fell on many deaf ears, especially among the kids at the time who not only got a good taste of well-made music but also understood TV and where it fit in their life. Many very accomplished players started their musical careers based on those Monkees shows and records, and I feel most gratified to have been a part of that. It is a nice legacy, and I'm proud of it and happy to see it finally get the recognition."
full album:
01. 0:00 Opening Ceremony
02. 1:12 Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)
03. 4:17 Ditty Diego (War Chant)
04. 5:14 Circle Sky
05. 8:16 Supplicio
06. 9:02 Can You Dig It
07. 12:25 Gravy
08. 12:32 Superstitous
09. 12:40 As We Go Along
10. 16:32 Dandruff?
11. 17:12 Daddy's Song
12. 12:42 Poll
13. 20:56 Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
14. 23:36 Swami (Plus Strings)
15. 28:57 Ditty Diego-War Chant (Prev. Unissued Version)
16. 33:28 Circle Sky (Live Version)
17. 36:31 Happy Birthday To You (Prev. Unissued)
18. 36:50 Can You Dig It (Prev. Unissued Mix)
19. 40:16 Daddy's Song (Prev. Unissued Mix)
20. 42:22 Head Radio Spot (Prev. Unissued)
Side 1
1. "Opening Ceremony" Charles Irving 1:20
2. "Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones 2:56
3. "Ditty Diego – War Chant" (Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson) Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork 1:25
4. "Circle Sky" (Michael Nesmith) Michael Nesmith 2:31
5. "Supplicio" 0:48
6. "Can You Dig It?" (Peter Tork) Micky Dolenz 3:23
7. "Gravy" Davy Jones, I. J. Jefferson 0:06
Side 2
1. "Superstitious" (Dialogue from The Black Cat) David Manners, Bela Lugosi 0:07
2. "As We Go Along" (Carole King, Toni Stern) Micky Dolenz 3:51
3. "Dandruff?" Bela Lugosi, Charles Macaulay, Logan Ramsey, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Bob Rafelson, Peter Tork, Davy Jones 0:39
4. "Daddy's Song" (Harry Nilsson) Davy Jones 2:30
5. "Poll" Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Frank Zappa, Timothy Carey 1:13
6. "Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again?" (Peter Tork) Peter Tork 2:39
7. "Swami – Plus Strings, Etc." (Ken Thorne) Abraham Sofaer, Micky Dolenz, Teri Garr, I. J. Jefferson 5:21
"Ditty Diego — War Chant" (Alternate Take) (Nicholson, Rafelson) - 4:30
"Circle Sky" (Live Version) (Nesmith) - 2:20
"Happy Birthday to You" (Mildred Hill, Patty Smith Hill) - 1:02
"Can You Dig It?" (Peter on Lead Vocal) (Tork) - 3:25
"Daddy's Song" (Mike on Lead Vocal) (Nilsson) - 2:06
"Head Radio Spot" - 2:03
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Exciting times – The Local Business Clinic
The Computer Centre has recently become involved with a local organisation called The Local Business Clinic. We held our first meeting last night at The Station House in Burnham-on-Crouch. Paul Webb is involved as the I.T. guy that gives technical advice!
The Local Business Clinic meet on the first Tuesday of every month. We meet at The Station House in Burnham on Crouch from 5-7PM.
The clinic is a relaxed environment for business owners to get together and network and meet other local business owners. We also have a consultation room for anyone who would like to ask a question or seek help in a more quiet/confidential manner.
The clinic is designed to help support local businesses. All too often the sole trader world can be both daunting and lonely, so what better way to cure this than to meet others in the same boat. Our clinics are completely free of charge and we hope to see lots of local businesses making use of this service. It's a drop in clinic so no need to hang around if your short on time. We just look forward to meeting you.
The Local Business Clinic now also has a NEW online directory!!!
To enhance our monthly clinic meetings we have now launched an online directory. For a small monthly subscription of just £3.50 payable via PayPal you'll receive a business online profile listing on our new website promoting your business. (Freedom to cancel at any time).
The website will be aimed at our local area. There will be a home page with information about our clinics complete with Facebook feed, a section for blogging, events page so subscribers can display their event posters/details, a section for subscribers to advertise job vacancies, Q&A and ask the experts help section and of course the online directory itself where you can display your ads. All those subscribed will also receive exclusive FREE Facebook advertising via our our TLBC page and group within our local community.
Our vision is to bring a community together. We feel our area seriously lacks affordable advertising options for local businesses. We also want to help locals with having a central hub where they can find local reliable trades and keep afloat of what our area has to offer. Combining this with the all important Social Media advertising and our Monthly clinics we hope we can be #StrongerTogether !
We intend to be able to give back to our community as much as we can. Which is why on launch day we intend to pick one lucky subscribing business to receive 150 free flyers to help get their New Year off to a flying start.
The official directory part of the website will launch on 1st January 2017 but we need the subscriptions in beforehand to get the profiles created and loaded. So please all sign up on the website now to ensure your business is included in time for the launch. Once subscribed online you'll receive a confirmation email from us asking for the information required for your advert.
Don't delay, sign up here: www.thelocalbusinessclinic.co.uk
For more information you can contact any of the following people:
Adele Bovingdon – www.abmarketingservices.com – email@example.com
Misha Roughley – www.mrbooks.net – firstname.lastname@example.com
Paul Webb – www.thecomputercentre.co.uk – firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook group – www.facebook.com/groups/1556644687973599/


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I've finished watching the final seasons to Lost and Caprica, finding that both could be fascinating and exasperating, and that they were effective in very different ways. The reason that I combine the shows in one post is that I saw their conclusion within a few days of each other and their respective success/failures interest me in response to one another. Do you want well-done character beats that mean little as it is a genre exercise ultimately or crazy idea-led stories with real-life ties.
In my experience its usually one or the other. The set-up of a complex series of characters tends to make development tricky, with a lack of idealisation in characters redemptions, actions multi-layered and difficult to take a side on, leading to what is in most cases is inertia. Pulp tends to pop along with bells and whistles, is fun. On Lost was that no matter how complex they tried to make the story it was ultimately safe and very unthreatening in ideas, being the hero's journey, which is a cop-out for ideas as its based on a sentimental lie that people rise to the occasion no matter what, rather than conmpromises and inertia leading to actiosn that can take on a positive or negative state. In Lost no-one was ever going to be confonted with anything too complicated. The characters could go dark but there was ultimately a mysterious reason, that could serve as a cop-out to some degree. It never quite got as ambitious in character or situation, or as feral as I would like.
Caprica, like Battlestar Galactica, had a more complicated take to life, to fate, even to the great narrative cheat, divine intervention, where the divine is an ultimately psychotically destructive and disgusting, used when a society has broken down with no chance of escape, the intervention lead on from the insanity of the characters that lead to destruction. It was ambitious but with Caprica the drama was less than involving. A show like Deadwood or Caprica's sister show Battlestar Galactica can have stories of complex ideas and emotions, as well as defined characters that can be linked to genre, can be out of control, so the prinicpal drive is the chaos but the genre brakes are there but can be used carefully, as safe elements for the audience to hook onto, such as characters like Adama. The Sopranos and Mad Men have these safer elements. There is traditional elements in any long-running drama that are always fake, sentimental, that create a sense of life that is not entirely true, that make the more difficult elements easier to take, even if they can be subtly subverted, to tie into audience projections on a character. But characters are the glue to be worked from in television, and tend to be the thing that sinks a show, as the characters get to be too idealised and sentimental. Caprica never really mastered character involvement week to week.
Lost lasted for six seasons, had advantage in being a complete series arc, as well as having stronger dramatic characters, while Caprica was complex, grown up, had superior ideas, and was linked to the story of Battlestar Galactica, a show that Lost never truly could compete with in quality. If I were to be honest, Lost was the more enjoyable show, but it could also be by far a worse show than Caprica ever managed.
Lost started strong, sagged in the middle of season 2 to the later parts of season 3, recovered and was at its peak until the end of season 5 then had an interesting but very confused final season. It was a fantastical suspense show that wasn't always very good at suspense, as it relied heavily on idiot plot, where character have to be idiots for the plot to work. Its strength was in its fantasical set-up and some of its characters, its weakness was in it could be deeply unimaginative on plot solution, on variation of story beats, and had bad instincts on its central characters, making them dull in ways that sentimental deands on characters can be on TV shows.
I'll start with the negatives because I'd like to end on the positives. The central character Jack was meant to be a hero but was a self-righteous moron, a surgeon with a severe impulse control problem. The writers at least recognised this about the character and did increasingly interesting things with it, expanding it around its weird contradictions. The female lead Kate was dumb, a self-destructive loser, was the world's worst fugitive, who was set up to be a kind person with a mysterious past, the ultimate TV cliche. Alas in plot she was always making things worse for herself with entirely useless actions, her reasons being a fugutive was selfish and unforgivable (and very stupid). the character was a disaster of smugness and bad writing and plot movements, working always on the wrong side of playing audience needs to play on underdogs. She only became reasonable halfway through season 5, when she became a little more selfless and self-aware of her own basic stupidity, like the Jack character. The actors playing these parts did a good job but they were acting the dregs when it came to characterisation, with pitiful attempts to play on genre expectations that always seemed to lack any real human tocuhes. The creators seemed to have a blind spot when it came to realising how much these characters were failing.
The mysteries could also be annoying in that I ultimately it had the internal logic of an episode of The Magic Roundabout, and was under-cooked. The writers set things up and generally didn't know how to resolve them dramatically, so moved on to the next idea and explained it away as being mysterious. That's acceptable a few times on a show but occured about five times a season at best. There were many episode of Lost that felt like a how not-to write a TV show in regards to its mythology. The suspense beats could feel the same way. Again its flaws went back to basic takes on genre expectations done badly.
On the other hand, much of the pleasure came from the wonderful situation, of the mysterious island, the Jules verne meets The Shining set-up, with eighties tech, creepy monsters, a thirst for killing off characters once they had served their purpose. It was an infallable set-up that the writers kept finding fun ways to add to, from the crash survivors investigating the island, the ghosts on the island, the hatch, the others, with flashbacks, flashforwards, time travel where the characters set-up some of their future, and even the sideway alternative universe. All of these were intriguing situations that had great moments of pulp character and suspense. As stories expanding from a genre base, the show made strong ties between the character's past, from before they ever met, which gave a feeling of further complexity. The show kept being inventive and atmospheric, having mysteries that worked for weeks or years as suspense tools, which is one of the main needs of a long-running show. The shame came in the reveals, such as in season three, where the others weren't as interesting as the two season set-up had promised. This type of weak ending to mystery is always a dissapointment and was a genuine repeating flaw of the show, suggesting a fatal lack of imagination in details beyond a genre-influenced point. But the show continually built well from its pulp origins, and did a lot around its flaws.
The supporting characters really made the show work. There were many but these characters had very well developed growth, had stages, where the characters were always spiky and intriguing. Lost had some terrific points of interest week to week away from the leads, in Sawyer, Locke, Desmond, Ben Linus, and Hurley, all of whom had continually added complications, who created the sense of depth in the world, all of whom would have worked better as the leads and who were spared the hack-work by not having to be the sentimental projections to the intended audience.
Sawyer started out as a con man, had a very good reading on people, could be guarranteed in early seasons to be sarcastic, selfish, offensive, then selfish some more. The character, who never got off the island until the ending, managed to have growth under constant duress to become the leader over the years, to overcome a horrifying back story with a great pay-off (which felt nasty and had a damaging effect on him, and always made the Kate story look whiney and annoying,), and had the most affecting love story of the series with Juliet, who along with Sun, was one of the few well done female characters. The nastiness of his character at the start allowed the rest of the story to play intriguingly. The writers of this show had trouble when you were meant to like a character instantly but give them a damaged character needing development, they worked wonders.
Locke was a sad story, a man who ruined his life due to delusional behaviour, who had a blind spot when it came to how much he knew, a faithful believer who thought he was asking the right questions but who never understood people. He was a driven character, restless, always pushing ahead. The strength of this character was that it allowed the writers to get their awe of the situation of the island, to personalise it and to keep it to character, to allow it to develop in human touches, as well as to show failure and the darker side of faith and the magic. Even within the genre restraints of the show, Locke always gave hints of craziness, of a series ready to go interesting and beyond its limits.
Desmond was an intriguing figure in that he started off a minor character that the writers obviously liked, who started to develop as a man tortured by the island, by his fate, being being able to see through time, when he wanted a simple life. It was actually a very simple short story planted in the middle of more complex arcs which made it always stand out, as a simple beat that could come in every so often to clarify. He was also the character that allowed the show to have complex plots within a flawed human figure, as Desmond was always a little weak but determined. It was good used of a character adding background detail without a lot of obvious effort.
Ben Linus was a terrific villain in this story in that he was written as an all-out villain but was always human and vulnerable. He was the face of the island at the start, who was forced to do horrible things to protect it, who was always manipulative and dangerous to ftriends and enemies. But his arc, following the death of his daughter in season 4, become one of the more emotional beats in the story, far stronger than the central character dynamics, leading to a great episode where he confronts why he killed his own leader, the effects of his daughter's death, and the rage that followed that, as well as seeing what his life could have been like without the island. The finale gave him a few lovely scenes where he starts to come to terms with his past. It was a character that worked best on the idea of what fate or other influences make you do, and was a great example of a show working aginst the limitation of a genre base.
Hurley was probably the least complex character in the series, in that he basically a decent guy given some very bad luck, but like Desmond, when placed against the other characters, he worked, and deepened with careful handling, year by year, so that the revelation that he was destined to become the Island's protector succeeded beautifully, as it kept the emotion simple. Essentially you gotta love a show where the studly hero's fate turns out to be cannon fodder for the fat guy. Again it was a genre base, the nice fat guy, but it was done with sensitivity as Hurley never had to carry the series.
So Lost was a show that's base idea and supporting characters created a sense of complexity. It never was genuinely complex but gave the illusion of being so at times. But the entertainment was consistent. Like many a good TV series, the strengths of a show tend to make you overlook the weakness that it builds.
Caprica was a crazy show that wasn't quite sure of itself at times, that wasn't always set-up well, could be paceless, that it had a couple of characters that it never had a clue what to do with who could drag the show down, but it had some wonderful moments with terrific sci-fi ideas, was starting to develop itself into a strong show, and started to push its stronger characters in interesting directions.
The pilot is a very good set-up to a series, and highlights its best set-up, the father-daughter dynamic, using the idea of AI and robots as a way to play the frankenstein idea against real-life home tensions, by making the monsters an already living daughter who has died and been brought back to life. The Daniel and Zoe Graystone characters were where the story was strongest continually, in that it used technology to play around how parent-offspring relations can be difficult, emotional and twisted on both ends, in what both sides want, in how selfish both can be. In the first half of the series it was the dominant focus, then lost its way as other elements came into play before returning for its finale.
Some characters who started a bit vague and could be not very bright who started to develop once the writers started moving the story forward so the flaws of the characters in the start-up of a series could be forgiven. Characters like Joseph Adama, a lawyer with mob connections who slowly becomes involved in the creations of the cylons (and is the father of the lead of Battlestar Galactica), Clarice, the head of the terrorists, who is vain, vicious but with emotions that get complicated, and Lacey, the best friend of Zoe who gets trapped into the machinations of the crazy religious terrorist cult were made interesting. Characters like Graystone's wife and an agent investigating the terrorists, depsite have decent actors playing them, never got interesting because the characters were not developed in detail and had little internal drive in character interaction beyond where the story placed them. These two characters tended to sink the show whenever they had focus.
The show was frustrating. It never fully got going but had terrific moments of father-daughter consuion and dysfunction, some creepy highlighting of religious madness and myopia among seemingly rational people, and had some good mob stories. It was a show with everything there but it never quite came together. And yet its characters are more complicated than anyone in lost. its sitution is more intriguing than the games and overdone/kinda silly metaphors of Lost. The first half was too slow and was about ideas and a second half with better pacing that tended to have less emphasis on ideas. But despite all of this, its more unique than Lost.
Both of these shows are recommended but have deep flaws. But what one is more worthy of your interest?


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The most interesting locations to be visited in both Rioja and Rioja Alavesa
Calahorra is probably Rioja´s most historical town. It has a long history. As early as 200 years BC the Town had the name of Calagoricos. At that time it was an important place and there is archaeological evidence of this. The Romans invaded Calagoricos in 189 BC. They changed the name to Calagurris and made it a Civis Romanus. The town was a cultural center at the time and its influence remained till the Middle Ages.
Calahorra has a fantastic Cathedral that was built between the 13-15C. Most of it is Gothic, though Renaissance style is also present. The interior is lavishly furnished with grilles, alters and retables.
The churches of Santiago (with very interesting byzantine features) and San Andres (late gothic) are worth seeing.
The history of San Millan de la Cogolla is tied with the life of Saint Millan, a shepherd who devoted his life to solitary prayer. He lived in a cave and this became a focus for people who sought help and advice. After his dead the legend says he appeared in a white horse to help the Christians struggle against the Moors.
San Millan is one of the locations most visited in Rioja region. The landscape is terrific here but this is not the main reason why tourists get to San Milla. The real reason lies behind its 2 monasteries, Suso and Yuso. The oldest of the 2 Monasteries is the Monastery of Suso. The tomb of San Millan was here and Monastery was a place for pilgrimage throughout the Middle ages. The design stands out thanks to the simplicity of the shapes and the interior is most inusual. One of the caves contained the tomb of San Millan till it was moved to the Monastery of Yuso in 1053.
The Monastery of Yuso is also known as the "Escorial of La Rioja" It was originally built in Romanesque style in the XIX century and later rebuilt in Herrera style (like the Escorial near Madrid) between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The interior has many interesting features: The Salon de los Reyes (Hall of the kings) and cloisters of San Millan and San Agustin. One of the most impressive things in the Monastery of Yuso is the library, which has valuable manuscripts and codices which contain the first writing in Spanish language.
This small town in Rioja alavesa was founded in 908 by King Sancho of Navarre. The town, not far from the river Ebro was a border and at that time the village was established to defend the border. Its original name was La Guarda (derived from the Spanish word which means protection) As many other villages created with a defensive criteria in mind, Laguardia was planned with the shape of a ship. Its fortifications were extendend several times and the town witnessed many battles.
Laguardia offer fantastic vies over the valley. Its most interesting monument is the Church of Santa Maria de los Reyes. The portal is late 14th century and it is a masterpiece of Spanish Gothic carving. Another interesting church is that of San Juan Bautista. It was begun in Romanesque style and was continued in Gothic style.
Laguardia is home to many wineries and many good restaurants are also located in the town.


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Meaning: "Snow White"
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: LOW-mick-kee
Origin: Finnish
Other forms of the name: Lumi
Snow White would be a pretty heavy name to carry, but could this Finnish alternative catch on?
Lumikki is a form of the Finnish word lumi which means "snow". It is the Finnish name for Snow White, the famous princess who is getting lots of recognition lately. On TV right now there is "Once Upon a Time" which stars Snow White as one of the main characters, and there are two new films set to come out, one starring "Twilight's" Kristen Stewart as Snow and the other starring the lovely new starlet Lily Collins.
The original story goes something like this:
Once upon a time during midwinter, when snow was falling like feathers from the heavens, a beautiful queen sat by her window which's frame was made of ebony, sewing. While looking at the snowflakes she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell into the snow. It looked so beautiful she said, "If only I had a child white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as this frame." Soon afterwards she had a daughter as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood, so they named her Snow White.
The Queen was a very beautiful woman, the most beautiful one in the land, and she was very proud of this beauty. She had a mirror that she would stand in front of every morning and ask:
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is fairest of all?"
And the mirror always replied:
"You, my queen, are fairest of all."
So of course she knew that no one else in all the world was more lovely than she. Soon though, Snow White turned seven and she was already more beautiful than the Queen. One day, like routine, the Queen asked the mirror the question she always did, but this time was different. This time the mirror replied:
"You, my queen, are fair; it is true.
But little Snow White is still
A thousand times fairer than you"
The Queen turned pale with envy and from that moment on she hated Snow White. One day she summoned a huntsman to kill Snow White, to take her into the woods into a remote spot and cut out her lungs and liver as proof. The huntsman took Snow White into the woods and as he drew his knife, Snow White began to cry and he took pity on her. He assumed that the animals would eat her soon enough. He cut out the lungs and liver of a nearby boar and took it to the Queen who salted them and ate them.
Snow White was very afraid and began to run through the woods. Right before the sun set she came across a little house with seven little beds in it, all freshly made. She was hungry so she ate a few vegetables and bread and drank a little wine.
After testing each little bed she finally found one she liked and went to sleep. The next day the dwarves found her and said, "Good heavens! Good heavens! She is so beautiful!" They did not wake her and when she finally awoke they asked her who she was. Snow White told them everything that had happened, and feeling pity for her they said, "If you will keep house for us, and cook, sew, make beds, wash, and knit, and keep everything clean and orderly, then you can stay here, and you'll have everything that you want. We come home in the evening, and supper must be ready by then, but we spend the days digging for gold in the mine. You will be alone then. Watch out for the queen, and do not let anyone in."
Now that the Queen thought that Snow White was dead she asked her mirror:
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is fairest of all?"
And the mirror said:
"You, my queen, are fair; it is true.
But Snow White beyond the seven mountains
Is a thousand times fairer than you."
The Queen turned pale with envy and planned how to kill Snow White. She decided she would dress as an old peddler and went to the dwarves' house and knocked on the door, saying, "Open up. Open up. I am the old peddler woman with good wares for sale."
Now you may know that she offered her an apple, but the Queen did more than that. She first sold bodice laces to Snow White and laced them up so tightly that she passed out. The Queen thought she was dead so she left. When the dwarves found her they were scared she was dead, but they noticed how tightly the bodice was laced so they cut the laces allowing Snow White to breathe again. The dwarves told her that she shouldn't let anybody into the house ever again.
The Queen then asked the mirror who was the fairest and it said Snow White once again. So the Queen returned with a posioned comb and although Snow White was not allowed to let anybody in, when she saw how the comb glistened, she let her in. The Queen convinced her into letting her comb her hair, and as soon as she put it in Snow White's hair the girl fell dead to the floor. The dwarves once again returned and took the comb from her hair, bringing her back to life.
And one last time the Queen returned with a poisoned apple after talking with the mirror. Snow White said that she was not allowed to take anything but the Queen cut the apple in half and ate one half to show it was harmless. Only the red half of the apple was poisoned. Snow White bit the apple and died instantly.
So the Queen returned home once again and asked her mirror if she was the fairest, and this time it replied:
"You, my queen, are fairest of all."
The dwarves returned and could find no way to bring her back to life and they cried for three days. They wanted to bury her but she stayed beautiful like a living person, with bright red cheeks. They laid her in a glass coffin they made and wrote her name and ancestry on it with gold letters; one dwarf always stayed by the coffin.
For a long time she lay in the coffin, yet she never decayed. One day a handsome prince found her and seeing she was the daughter of a King he offered to pay the dwarves if he could have her. They declined but after the prince told them how beautiful he thought she was and how he could not live without her they agreed that he could take her with him.
The prince never took his eyes off of her and when he wasn't near her he was sad. Eventually the servants were sick of carrying the coffin around, one said, "We are plagued the whole day long, just because of such a dead girl," and he slapped her on the back and the piece of apple that had poisoned her flew out of her mouth and brought her back to life.
So they fell in love and had a wedding, inviting the Queen to it. They put a pair of iron shoes over a fire until the glowed and made her dance in them until she could dance no more and died.


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I'll keep this short since typing is getting harder and harder. My left hand has rapidly become about as bad as my right hand. The right hand is still more swollen and discolored, but the left is getting there.
In the morning my fingers don't bend at all and the skin feels so tight. By noon I can force some movement into them on good days. On bad I have paddle-hands all day long. On rare amazing days I can move my hands almost like I could a few months ago. I feel like this is all happening so fast. I talked to Dr. K and he said that Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy would not spread this fast, but that Scleroderma would. Still waiting to do more tests before we have any definite answers. The answers are the only thing that isn't going fast, it seems.
These pictures were taken around noon today. The bottom one shows how much I can bend my fingers.
Believe it or not, I'm actually really trying to bend my fingers in this one.
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When I got home last night a hump-backed cat ran across my driveway. Literally. I think the poor thing had some kind of feline scoliosis or other malady that gave it this huge arching hump in its back.
In terms of omens, I wonder if this is better or worse than seeing a black cat. With my luck of late I doubt that it augurs well.


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Experience working on scalable environment using Agile/SCRUM, Test driven development (TDD) methodologies.
Implemented various J2EE design patterns like Service Locator, Session Facade, Data Access Objects (DAO), Factory, Singleton, Data Transfer Object (DTO), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Delegate in the development of Multi-Tier distributed Applications.
Experience in designing and developing interactive User Interfaces, usability, web and client / server applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and JQuery.
Good hands on experience with Express, Angular.js, Node.js
Enhanced user experience by designing new web features using MVC Framework like Backbone.js, Require.js.
Experienced working with Node.js, npm modules (Grunt, Bower, Express, Mongoose)
Strong experience with jQuery, jQuery plugins (Validator, Drag and Drop, AutoComplete), AJAX, Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and JSON.
Transformation and Database. Strong Knowledge of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Expertise in various open source frameworks like Spring Framework, Struts, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Java Server Faces (JSF), and Hibernate 3.0.
Responsible for checking cross browser compatibility and hence worked on different browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer.
Experience on working with CSS Background, CSS Layouts, CSS positioning, CSS text, CSS border, CSS margin, CSS padding, CSS table, Pseudo classes, Pseudo elements and CSS behaviors in CSS.
Developed and designed Ajax based Prototype, Angular JS, JQuery and AJAX based UI frame work.
Websphere Application and Portal Server (WAS/WPS), JBoss and Tomcat.
Comprehensive knowledge in RDBMS databases like Oracle10g/11g, SQL Server 2005, 2008, DB2, and MySQL 4.x, 5.0.
Experience in implementing Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) with XML based Web Services (SOAP/UDDI/WSDL) using Top down Approach and Bottom up Approach.
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XML, HTML, HTML5, XHTML, CSS3/6, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Angular JS, Node.JS, backbone.js, AJAX, JSON, PHP, Struts 2.0 Framework
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Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash CS3, Sublime Text 2
Oracle 11g, SQL Server, MS-Access, MySQL, MongoDB
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Windows 7/XP/Vista/2000, Mac, Linux, UNIX
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Firebug, Firebug Lite, Google Chrome Web Debugger, UX/UI Wire framing (Balsamiq, Axure).
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UI Certified Technologies -Free Code Camp
Senior Web/UI Developer
Thomson Reuters, New York, NY Jun 2015 – Present
Thomson Reuters provides professionals with the intelligence, technology and human expertise they need to find trusted answers.
Developed web pages for tablet devices such as apple, android tablets.
Designed and implemented different layouts using HTML5 and CSS3.
Implemented applications using twitter Bootstrap framework.
Developed service layer using JAVA/J2EE.
Development using Spring MVC Framework (Dependency Injection, Auto wiring, Caching, Database Connectivity, Web service Rest and Soap Client API, Asynchronous calls, Thread Executor framework) which communicates with various service layers and configuring the Spring xml files.
Used node js middleware Multer for uploading files.
Used node -mysql a pure node js JavaScript client implementing the MySql protocol.
Used a JavaScript ORM for Node js BookShelf
Created a chart/graph that shows the amount of errors per day and create two date-pickers to filter the chart. This was done using JQuery UI and the Kendo UI.
Developed HTML prototypes and UI deliverables, such as wireframes, flowcharts, screen mock-ups, and interface design specifications.
Implemented JQuery Plugin implementation: Slider, Tabs, jQuery Dropdown, Image Gallery.
Developed large-scale, real-time, live blogging server and UI using Node.js
Applied techniques for cross-browser and cross-platform interface development (AngularJS)
Used angular.js to develop a standalone test application, in scope of future usage of the framework.
Customized data tables and high charts into AngularJS directives. Coded AngularJS controllers and directives for application functionality.
Versatile to identify the root cause of an application issues while working on Android device.
Using ReactJs developed interactive cross platform web application using techniques such as Ajax, DHTML and DOM scripting.
Integrated the Javacode (API) in JSP pages.
Debug the application using Firebug too traverse the documents and manipulated the nodes using DOM and DOM functions.
Implemented multiple high-performance MongoDB.
Using a custom framework of MongoDB to take care of the back-end calls with a lightning fast speed.
Created images, logos and icons that are used across the web pages using Adobe Photoshop and SVG.
Worked with JSON for data exchange between client and server.
Worked with SVN and GIT to maintain current and historical versions of source code.
Developed the pages that are complaint to W3C and ADA standards.
Used JIRA for bug tracking and issue tracking.
Used Karma(Jasmine) for JavaScript Unit testing and Protractor for E2E testing.
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Sterling Bank, Houston, TX Jan 2014 – May 2015
Sterling Bank founded in 1974 is a subsidiary of Sterling Bancshares, Inc. with the total assets of $5 billion. It offers various business banking products and services including loans, lines of credit, multi-party checking, treasury management, automated clearinghouse functions, account analysis.
Designed and implemented a web app for storing the information of customer, generating sales reports, saving personal contacts and handling schedule management.
Developed user interface pages using SPRING JSP tag library, GWT, JSTL, JavaScript, Ajax, QForm, AngularJS, HTML and Bootstrap.
Utilized AngularJS framework to bind HTML template(views) to JavaScript object(models)
Used node.js for the management on interchange of the data between the servers and the users with the help of web sockets, worked with various building blocks such as models, views, events, routers and collections in React.js.
Built AngularJS framework including MVC architectures, different modules, specific controllers, templates, custom directives and custom filters.
Applied multiple built-in Directives such as ng-model, ng-click into AngularJS application.
Created custom Directives which contain restrict values (AECM), isolate scope, template and link functions in order to display a list of items inside a grid.
Created custom Filters which can format data in different ways based on the requirements and involved in two-way data binding technique with styling from Bootstrap.
Used Node JS, Express JS to create server-side MVC framework with MongoDB.
Wrote queries in Oracle9i Spatial in developing GIS based application.
Converted data from database into JSON or XML format files and retrieve useful information using AJAX calls to display them on the browser.
Implemented spring service layer with dependency wiring, transaction, DAO and annotations.
Implemented LOG4J for debugging and written test cases in JUNIT.
Designed a responsive website using Bootstrap grid system to layout contents that fit different devices including mobile, tablet and desktop.
Worked with source version control tool GIT to manage the code repository.
Worked through cross browser compatibility issues with layout and styles and fixed major bugs for supported browsers and platforms.
Performs UNIT testing with JASMINE, and develops web services using RESTFUL API.
Experienced behavior driven development using SCRUM framework under Agile Methodology.
Environment: Core Java, Unix, J2EE 7, JDBC 4.2, Spring 3.1, Hibernate 4.2, JSF 2.2, HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, JQUERY1.11.1, POJO classes, Backbone.js, JSP 1.1, AJAX, JSON, REST, Angular JS 2.0, RESTful API's, JSON, Bootstrap 3, Agile, Servlets 2.2, Grunt, MVC, Struts2.0 framework, TOMCAT APACHE 3.2, Jasmine.
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US Cellular, Chicago, IL Nov 2012 – Dec 2013
U.S. Cellular is the fifth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience.
Implemented applications using twitter Bootstrap framework.
Designed table-less layouts using CSS and appropriate HTML tags as per W3C standards.
Worked on developing internal customer service representative (CSR's) tools.
Worked on High Traffic Public Facing websites.
Java Servlets and JSP pages were deployed on the Web logic Application Server for retrieving user information and posting related data.
Struts Framework in conjunction with JSP and Tag Libraries used in developing user Interface for administrative screens and user interaction screens.
Integrated the Javacode (API) in JSP pages.
Designed and developed mobile application for Android mobile devices with extensive user interface development.
Analyzing documentation to create Wireframing process flow to Power Design business requirements.
Worked on portals for developing patient online ordering using JavaScript, JQuery and Ajax.
Created images, logos and icons that are used across the web pages using Adobe Photoshop.
System Integration with various subprograms and subsystems.
Developed application using Spring MVC, JSP, JSTL, Struts and AJAX on the presentation layer, the business layer is built using spring and the persistent layer uses Hibernate.
Worked with the Android SDK, and implemented Android Bluetooth and Location Connectivity components.
Extensively used Java Multi-Threading concept for downloading files from a URL.
Managed data model using Backbone.js, which includes the user data and display that data at the server side with the same format.
Worked with JSON for data exchange between client and server.
Component level design and defined the usage of AJAX to reuse the network bandwidth efficiently and making feel that the user resides in the same page of our website.
Involved in writing the Unit test cases using Jasmine to test the individual units of code.
Environment: HTML 4.0/5, CSS 3, JavaScript, JSP, JQuery, AJAX, JSON, JSTL, XML, XHTML,DHTML,SpringMVC,truts,Eclipse,AdobeDreamweaver,JIRA,UX/UI Wireframing(BalsamiqMockup, Axure Wireframing),bootstrap, SVN, CVS, GIT, ClearQuest, Harvest, Adobe Photoshop.
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Solvent Software Solutions Pvt Ltd. India Feb 2010 – Oct 2012
Solvent Software Solutions delivers high quality, reliable and cost-effective IT services to customers globally. They provide world-class technology services by constantly exploring and implementing innovative solutions that drive long-term value to their customers.
Developed the GUI of the system using HTML, JSP and client-side validations was done using JavaScript. Built and accessed the database using JDBC for ORACLE 9g.
Worked on various mobile frameworks like jQuery mobile.
Responsible for designing mobile applications.
Implemented user interface guidelines and standards throughout the development and maintenance of the website using DHTML (HTML, CSS and JavaScript).
Java Servlets and JSP pages were deployed on the Web logic Application Server for retrieving user information and posting related data.
Used Balsamiq wireframing tool for sketching my module and for creating layouts.
Responsible for developing various static and dynamic modules, which are displayed in different, web pages according to the specifications.
Developed and designed XML Schemas to transport and store data. XML was used to simplify data and allow for Platform Changes, as well as making data more available across the applications distributed platforms.
Worked on development of POJO classes and writing Structured query language (SQL) queries for persisting and retrieving information
Extensively used XSLT to transform XML documents to HTML.
Wrote custom jQuery plugins and developed JavaScript functions to build a bleeding-edge, AJAX-driven user interface.
Worked on jQuery Light box for creating image and video galleries.
Implemented dynamic page elements and form error validations using JAVASCRIPT.
Embedded the flash content into the web pages using SWFObject.
Created Ajax calls to exchange (request / responses) information with database.
Developed social network services for user interaction using Ajax, JavaScript, CSS and DHTML.
Used Subversion (SVN) as a repository tool and as a version control.
Environment: Java/J2EE, Struts Framework, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Oracle 9g,HTML, XHTML, XML, XSLT, XPATH, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery, JSP, JSON, AJAX, DOM, Aptana Studio 2.0, Eclipse, Sub Version,
Web Developer
Seneca – Global, India May 2009 – Jan 2010
Seneca-Global is an IT services organization engaged in providing development, maintenance, testing and support services for software products and business software applications for mid-market commercial enterprises and software companies.
Created the web UI using Struts, JSP, Servlets and Custom tags.
Executed approved design, developing both applications with JSP, JavaScript, and HTML, generating reports with SQL, PL/SQL and HTML/JavaScript, MS Query/MS Excel or Oracle Reports.
Created UI sketches, flows, wireframes and rapid prototypes for Web and Mobile platforms
Interacted, coordinated with the Design team, Business analyst and end users of the system.
Developed Controller Servlets Framework component for Presentation
Worked on applying UI Principles and Human Factors Principles and Factors for all the web and application products of CDC both Internal and external domains.
Ongoing new requirements gathering and updating on regular basis.
Played a programmer role in UI design and development of the front-end architecture.
Developed user interfaces involving HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
Developing complex user interfaces involving HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Developed HTML pages using HTML and JavaScript for front-end validation.
Used Rational Rose for creating the class diagrams, use cases, sequence diagrams.
Expertise with CSS Selectors, classes, ids, pseudo classes, Inheritance and concepts.
Improved Web applications by analyzing used feedback.
Environment: Java, JSP, Servlets, JavaScript, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS.


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So I'm a little behind - but to go back a month or so we stopped by the aquarium in Chattanooga on the way to AL for Thanksgiving. We had a really great time - Harrison loved looking at all the fish - and he especially loved watching "Mr. Ray" (from Nemo) in the big fish tank.
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Forward problems are problems with a well-defined answer: throwing a fair die, what's the probability of getting a 4? Inverse problems look at data and create what necessarily has uncertainty: looking at this data, was it generated with a fair die?
Most problems given in mathematics classes (outside of statistics) are forward problems, with well-defined answers. Yet, most real-life problems are inverse problems. We don't know the actual equations of the world, and even if we did, our measurement of reality would have uncertainty.
Pure mathematics is important, but I maintain complete allergy to error is unhealthy and gives a distorted view of mathematics. Consider, for instance —
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I wish I could upgrade the rating from suckity-suck to the theory-good-practice-not level, but I can't. This book read like someone, after having written one historical romance too many, decided to fake it and throw together an endless string of period appropriate sounding platitudes. When I start paying attention to the language and platitudes, you know the story sucks.
Annelise Sophronia Sawcross – Anne Wynter is a governess at the Pleinsworth household. She's very lucky to have such a good position after being forced to live on her own and slave for her only two letters of recommendation. Of course someone is going to walk into her life and ruin it for her. The disaster comes in form of Daniel Smythe-Smith, the Earl of Winstead, recently returned from three year exile on the continent.
The heroine, at sixteen, was a vain and self-absorbed nitwit who got herself into trouble with a man she loved. After eight years she's grown up a bit; I just don't think she's grown up enough. She's a wishy-washy thing who on a theoretic level recognises the boundaries of her station in life, but in reality fails to show any kind of moral backbone and act accordingly. One minute she's begging the oh so high above her earl to kiss her and another she's pulling away, telling him to leave, and saying sorry for things she's only half responsible for. Anne Wynter isn't a woman who has learned to clean up her own messes.
What of the hero then? He's another precious aristocrat, a babe in a man's body, an adolescent who has given up alcohol but failed to fix whatever got him into the trouble with the Ramsgates and forced him to flee England in the first place. One minute he's acting like any other man with a woman—stealing kisses, copping a feel—and another he's a virginal youth dreaming of holding hands with his very first sweetheart ever.
Nothing of this story comes across convincing or consistent let alone appealing.
The whole book is basically about Anne thinking she shouldn't but doing it anyway, and Daniel flying off the handle but failing to harm the one person most deserves to be harmed—himself.
Without the costumes and dates mentioned, I wouldn't have thought I was reading a historical romance. The characters don't exactly talk and act like people from the 1900's. (I swear to all things holy Anachronist is brainwashing me because I never used to notice these things.) Of course I'm not an expert on the language but some of the expressions Quinn uses feel too modern for the context. There were good quotes and an odd scene or two that were almost entertaining, but nothing in the way this author writes is especially attractive to me.
This was my first attempt reading a Julia Quinn novel and it looks to be my last.
Series: Smythe-Smith Quartet #2
Pages: 373 (paperback)
Publisher: Piatkus Books
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I have been looking forward to this session ever since I met this family at her sister's senior shoot last year. Once again, I had SO much fun with them! We had a lot of great options for backgrounds, so now I have a huge number of images to choose from! So far, I haven't been able to choose a favorite. :-) One of my favorite moments is when I realized that we actually COULD get a wheat field shot for mom! Hopefully, you like it J! And I have to mention the "Polaris"! LOL I'm looking forward to designing the coffee table album for you guys! Here's your sneak peek, Tasha! You're beautiful inside and out and I was privileged to be a part of your senior year memories! Enjoy!
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old red bike
so this post isn't really about the painting from jill barton... i didn't even know there was one until i needed a picture to spruce up this post. the bike she painted just happens to look alot like the one my roommate hannah intrusted to me while she is away for the summer. and after a week, i can definatly say, i feel enlightened. bikes are actually not just for little kids to play on at all- they are a great means of transportation! this week i have been enjoying the commute to church (25 minutes streetcar/ 7 minutes bike) and being able to go to the store to do my grocery shopping! i can even make it to walle center (mom and dad can appreciate that) with out overstraining my foot! i really need to get me one of these... oh, and did i mention it's fun?


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I am looking to leverage our SolarWinds environment for Asset Management for our workstations and laptops. I know this may sound strange since this is Asset Management, but I am looking for a way to delete nodes from Asset Management that have been off the network for an extended period of time. I am not going to alert on these nodes if they are off the wire for an extended period of time. I did ask support if this was possible and they told me there is currently no way to delete nodes that have been off the grid after a set number of days from Asset Inventory. Without a native way to remove old nodes from Asset Management, I was thinking there may be a way to schedule nodes to delete after an extended period of time via SQL, but I am not a DB by any means. Can anybody help me out with this?
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1 Timothy 5:17-25 – Payment and discipline of elders
It is difficult to talk and write about this subject because as a teaching elder to talk about the importance of honouring and supporting our teaching elders may appear conceited. I find that many ministers feel embarrassed and compromised when talking about the honour given to the role and the financial support offered to enable them to carry it out.
In Philippians 2:4 we are told that we should 'look not to our own interests but to the interests of others', but I do believe that it is in the interests of the Church to have a well-trained, well-supported and respected group of teaching elders. It is important because the Scripture teaches this in a number of places:
'And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the labourer deserves his wages.' Luke 10:7a
'In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.' 1 Corinthians 9:14
'One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.' Galatians 6:6
It is also important because our support for local preachers and ministers indicates the value we place upon the teaching of God's Word. I believe church history has shown that set apart, trained and dedicated teaching elders have strengthened the church (safe guarding it from error and furthering the cause of the gospel).
Note that those who 'rule well' are worthy of double honour. It is not simply a matter of wearing the symbols of such an office, but it is rather a matter of carrying out the duties of a teaching elder with diligence (particularly when it comes to the preaching of God's Word). Elders are not above the discipline of the church, but complaints against elders must be substantiated by the evidence seen by at least two witnesses.
If an elder sins morally against the teaching of the church then they are to be disciplined publicly so that people see and respond by coming under the authority of God's teaching. If the sin is a criminal matter then 'let every person be subject to the governing authorities' (Romans 13:1). If it is a matter of a civil disagreement between believers then you should try to reconcile it within the community of faith (1 Corinthians 6). In cases where an accusation is made it is vital that believers do not prejudge the situation but wait to hear the evidence, but when the evidence is heard show no favouritism to well-loved leaders.
I believe it is helpful to hear the warning in verse 22 we should not be hasty in the laying on of hands. I thank God for our elders who are dedicated to the service of the church but we must be careful not to set people apart simply because they offer to do the task (eldership is about more than willingness). It is about humility (character), commitment to the teaching of the church (integrity), and diligence in service and prayer (reputation).
All of Paul's teaching in this section on the choosing, supporting and disciplining teaching elders is subject to the truth that some sins are obvious and judged in the present, and some sins are hidden but will be revealed and judged in the end. Just as some good deeds are obvious but all will be made known by Christ Jesus who knows all and sees all.
Posted on November 19, 2012, in Monday Exposition and tagged 1 Timothy 5:17-25, church discipline, double honour, honouring Christian leaders, Teaching elders. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.


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A blog focusing on 1/64 diecast from such popular brands as Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Johnny Lightning, M2 Machines, GreenLight, Tomica, Yat Ming, Majorette, MotorMax, Siku, Corgi, Guisval, Playart, Ertl, Zylmex, Racing Champions, & many more. Swifty's Garage features a daily Car Of The Day and news updates from your favorite brands!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Car Of The Day: April 26, 2012
Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels' 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata.
The MX-5, also known as Miata in North America and Eunos Roadster in Japan, is a lightweight two-seater roadster, of front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan. The model was introduced in 1989 at the Chicago Auto Show. The MX-5 was conceived as a small roadster – with light weight and minimal mechanical complexity limited only by legal and safety requirements; technologically modern, but a philosophically direct descendant of the small British roadsters of the 1960s such as the Triumph Spitfire, Austin-Healey Sprite, MG MGB and mainly the Lotus Elan.
The second generation MX-5 (NB) was launched in 1998 and the current (NC) model has been in production since 2006. It continues to be the best-selling two-seat convertible sports car in history and by February 2011 over 900,000 MX-5s had been built and sold around the world.
Since the launch of the third generation MX-5, Mazda consolidated worldwide marketing using the MX-5 name, though enthusiasts in the US still refer to it as Miata, a name that means "reward" in Old High German, and the vehicle in 2011 was still marketed by Mazda in the US as the MX-5 Miata in printed showroom brochures.
For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Leave it to the Japanese to build a better British roadster than the British do.
The MX-5 was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show on February 10, 1989, with a price tag of US$14,000 (US$25,400 in 2011 adjusted for inflation). The MX-5, with production code NA, was made available for delivery to buyers worldwide in the following dates: March 1989 in Japan; May 1989 (as a 1990 model) in the US and Canada; and 1990 in Europe. An optional hardtop was made available at the same time, in sheet moulding compound (SMC). Demand initially outstripped production, fueled by enthusiastic press reviews.
In Japan, the car was not badged as a Mazda, as the company was experimenting with the creation of different marques for deluxe models, similar to Nissan's Infiniti and Toyota's Lexus (both brands of which launched at the same time as the Miata). Instead, the Mazda MX-5 was sold as the Eunos Roadster in that market.
The body shell of the NA was all-steel with a light-weight aluminium hood. Overall dimensions were 3,970 mm (156 in) in length, 1,675 mm (65.9 in) in width, and 1,235 mm (48.6 in) in height. Without options, the NA weighed only 2,150 lb (980 kg). Drag coefficient was indicated as 0.38. Suspension was an independent double wishbone on all four wheels, with an anti-roll bar at the front and rear. Four wheel-disc brakes, ventilated at the front, were behind alloy wheels with 185/60HR14 radial tires. The base model came with stamped steel wheels from the then-current 323/Protege.
The original MX-5 came with a 1.6 L (98 cu in) dual overhead cam inline four-cylinder engine, producing 86 kW (115 bhp) at 6,800 rpm, and 136 N·m (100 lbf·ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The engine employs an electronic fuel injection system using a vane-type air flow meter and an electronic ignition system with a camshaft angle sensor instead of a distributor. This engine, codename B6ZE(RS), was specifically designed for the MX-5 and featured a lightened crankshaft, flywheel, and aluminum sump with cooling fins.
Standard transmission was 5-speed manual. In Japan and the US, an optional automatic transmission was also offered but proved to be unpopular. The Japanese and American markets also received an optional viscous limited slip rear differential, although it was only available for cars with a manual transmission. To achieve the low introductory price, the base model was stripped. It had steel wheels, manual steering, roll-up windows, and no stereo or air-conditioning. Power steering, air-conditioning, and stereo were added as standard equipment in later years.
The NA could reach 60 mph (97 km/h) in 8.1 seconds and had a top speed of 126 mph (203 km/h). This first generation of Miata (often referred to as the NA) included a special edition in 1991, produced in British Racing Green with the first use of tan interior.
1500 LE (Limited Edition) cars were produced in 1993. This model featured red leather interior, upgraded stereo, Nardi shift knob, leather-wrapped steering wheel, cruise, limited slip differential, power windows, power mirrors, power steering, air conditioning, BBS wheels, Bilstein shocks, front and rear spoilers, ABS brakes, stainless sill plates, and Harley style peanut tank door speaker trim. All 1993 LE cars came in black.
For the 1994 model year, the first-generation MX-5 was freshened with the introduction of the more powerful 1.8 L (110 cu in) BP-ZE engine, dual airbags and a limited slip differential in some markets. The chassis was substantially braced to meet new side-impact standards, most visibly by adding a "track bar" between the seatbelt towers inside the car, but also to the front and rear subframes. Also, 1994 and 1995 were the only years in which Mazda offered a light metallic blue paint (Laguna Blue Mica), making these cars rare collectors cars to some. 1994 also saw the introduction of the "R" package, a sport-themed package with Bilstein shocks and subtle underbody spoilers, in addition to the removal of unnecessary items such as power steering. No body style changes were made, however.
The new 1.8 L (110 cu in) engine produced 98 kW (131 bhp), which was then increased to 99 kW (133 bhp) for the 1996 model year. The base weight increased to 990 kg (2,200 lb). Performance was improved slightly, the additional power being partly offset by the extra weight. In some markets such as Europe, the 1.6 L (98 cu in) engine continued to be available as a lower-cost option, but was detuned to 66 kW (89 bhp). This lower-powered model did not receive all the additional chassis bracing of the new 1.8 L (110 cu in). Japanese and US cars were fitted with an optional Torsen LSD, which was far more durable than the previous viscous differential.
There were a number of trim levels and special editions available, determined by local Mazda marketing departments. In the US, the base model was offered for US$13,995 at launch and was very basic, with manual windows, steel wheels, and without A/C or power steering. The "A Package" offered power steering, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, aluminum alloy wheels and cassette stereo. The "B Package" added power windows, along with cruise control and headrest speakers, while the "C Package" included a tan interior and top and leather seats. The "R Package" was for racing, and the annual special editions were formalized as "M Editions". These included all of the luxury options from the "C Package" as well as special paint and, sometimes, special wheels. In the UK, to celebrate Mazda's 24 hours of Le Mans win, Mazda brought out a special edition of the MX-5, with the winner's color scheme (see Mazda 787B) and came equipped with BBR (Brodie Brittain Racing) turbo conversion; the car is one of the most sought after special edition cars of the MX-5s.
The first generation MX-5 was phased out with the 1997 model year (with the exception of 400 limited edition Berkeley models sold only in the UK in 1998 to mark the end of the NA), with the final 1500 NAs produced for the US market being the "STO" ("Special Touring Option") versions.
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August 10, 2015 08:10 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 10, 2015) - Athabasca Oil Corporation ("Athabasca" or the "Company") (TSX:ATH) was informed by Alliance Pipeline of the shutdown of its mainline pipeline system late last week. Alliance advised shippers Thursday evening that an amount of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) entered into its mainline pipeline as result of complications experienced by an upstream operator. Alliance has declared this to be a force majeure event. Athabasca has shifted a portion of its regional Kaybob production to the SemCAMS KA plant and TCPL system, however approximately 4,200 boe/d of the Company's Light Oil production is currently impacted. While Alliance has not provided guidance for resumption of service on the system, the current expectation is for service to be returned this week. For reference, five days of downtime would have an approximate 250 boe/d impact on Athabasca's third quarter Light Oil production guidance of 5,000 boe/d. The Company reiterates its 2015 corporate exit guidance of 10,000 - 14,000 boe/d. Athabasca will provide updates as additional information becomes available.
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Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets. Situated in Alberta's Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Company has amassed a significant land base of extensive, high quality resources. Athabasca's common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol "ATH". For more information, visit www.atha.com.
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It's that time of year again. Tax Packs ready to be picked up by those of us who do it ourselves.
Monday, 7 July 2008
Tax time
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4 comments:
- Julie said...
Oh dear, yes. I had forgotten about this little chore. I have a bill from the ATO somewhere at home in my pile ... must see if I can find it.
- Monday, July 07, 2008 8:49:00 am
- Ann (MobayDP) said...
Oh sweetheart, there are a million and one cat blogs out there! :-)
I'm glad you like mine, but I haven't been updating it for a long time unfortunately. :-(
One of my all time favourites is Kashim and Othello.
- Monday, July 07, 2008 10:57:00 pm
- Harry Makertia said...
Oh dear, NO. You remind me to work with mines....
- Monday, July 07, 2008 11:53:00 pm
- Anonymous said...
Oh what a fun time for you :D. If you're having way too much fun, blog a bit, it helps.
- Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:56:00 am
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Attorney General Edwin Meese III said yesterday that he was "trying to carry out the original intent of the civil rights movement" in proposing to eliminate minority hiring goals for government contractors.
Speaking at a news conference on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Meese invoked the slain civil rights leader's name in defending his proposal on affirmative action. That proposal, which has split President Reagan's Cabinet, would change a 1965 executive order and bar the Labor Department from using goals and timetables in pushing federal contractors to hire more minorities and women.
"My views are the same as the president's and the same as those who originated the executive order some 20 years ago or more -- and that is that there should be no discrimination," Meese said. "No discrimination means that various devices which have grown up over the years -- including the use of quotas to discriminate or other subterfuges for quotas -- should not occur."
Meese added that "one of the things Dr. King said in his famous 'I have a dream' speech was that he foresaw a colorblind society, and this is what we're very much dedicated to." He said the Justice Department's approach to civil rights enforcement is "very consistent with what Dr. King had in mind."
Ralph G. Neas of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights responded that "the executive order has absolutely nothing to do with quotas. Indeed, it forbids their use.
"It is especially scandalous on Martin Luther King's birthday to associate him with those who are attempting to gut the executive order," Neas said. "There is no question that if Martin were alive today, he would be a leader of the extraordinary bipartisan consensus that is fighting to save the executive order."
The White House yesterday postponed a meeting on the issue between Meese and Labor Secretary William E. Brock that had been scheduled for today, according to administration sources. Meese said he hopes to meet soon with Brock, who has blocked the Justice Department proposals.
Administration sources suggested that the meeting called by White House chief of staff Donald T. Regan was put off to avoid detracting from the president's role this week in celebrations honoring King.
Meese's stance parallels recent comments by William Bradford Reynolds, assistant attorney general for civil rights, who said he had been "in lockstep" with King and other 1960s civil rights leaders but that today's activists have "twisted" those policies into quotas.
Meese said the Civil Rights Division has collected "a litany" of Labor Department cases "in which goals and timetables were actually used as a subterfuge for quotas." Justice officials said this analysis was not available yesterday. Brock has maintained that hiring goals, involved in 1,100 cases last year, differ from quotas and have helped spur minority employment.
Although 69 senators and 180 House members have signed letters opposing a new executive order, Meese denied "that the majority of Congress is against us on this." He said his plan would increase minority employment by encouraging recruitment.
"If you talk with the black people themselves, there's no indication I have that any of them are in favor of discrimination," Meese said


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Being CPR certified is painful. Those dummies are hard and it kills the heels of my hands. They're bruised now, no big. At least now I can save your life. So yeah, pass out in front of me. I dare you.
Actually please don't, just because I know CPR doesn't mean I ever want to use it.
Yep. I can do it all.


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09/01/2017 Jazz Interlude
(left to right) Will Glass, Susi Raphael, George Saenz, The Blue Dahalia, Arthur Baron and Ariana Hellerman. Susi's in a "jazzy mood" for the September Let's Travel! show. She met her guests, all from the world of jazz, at the 25th Anniversary of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in NYC: Arthur Baron, a trombonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Ariana Hellerman, creator of Ariana's List a blog on free cultural events in NYC, Will Glass, a musician's advocate and program manager at the Jazz Foundation of America and The Blue Dahalia, a singer, musician and composer. And we even have some live...Read More


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So the next crafting event is Valentines. This would look good framed in a frame I think.
Found at Crafting a Green World.
Sometimes I drink a lot of tea. Most days I read a lot of crafting blogs. And when I like what I see and anticipate creating the loveliness I see there, I put it here to remember about it. :)


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Genre: Horror
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IMDB Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt1499220/
A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.
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Massachusetts Legislators: Masters of the Obvious
Gay marriage ban expected to fail:
Less than two years after the Supreme Judicial Court legalized gay marriage, backers of the ruling say they have built a majority in the Massachusetts Legislature sufficient to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex matrimony.
Lawmakers said the change in position developed as they found that the onset of same-sex marriages did little to alter the fabric of life in the Bay State.
Um, NO SHIT. It's great and all that some of them are finally coming around, but I still find the whole thing bizarre. Given that they are capable of being persuaded by evidence, you know they're not right-wing nutjobs (for whom no amount of logic, reason, or evidence will suffice). But...if you grant that these are reasonable people, as they seem to be, I don't get why they would need evidence in the first place, as it seems to be so ridiculously obvious that gay marriage isn't going to destroy society. Seriously, what is wrong with people?
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Ubiquitous sensor modules for field applications
Publication Date: 2014-Mar-25
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The IP.com Prior Art Database
A disposable sensor network linked with mobile devices and backend systems used to gather and process data to make field operations more efficient and safe, and to produce more reliably correct outcomes. Data is interpreted in the context of business processes, both locally in the field and remotely in the cloud.
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Ubiquitous sensor modules for field applications
Field service and maintenance operations often require specialized sensing equipment, such as temperature or pressure gauges, or electrical signal measuring devices. Sometimes, additional sensors are employed to monitor environmental conditions, such as the radiation exposure "badges" worn by nuclear workers. The sensory equipment typically does not record any information -- it merely displays it. And the environmental sensors typically record very little information, perhaps just an aggregate sum over time.
If, however, the tools, sensors, and monitors used by field employees were able to record their physical locations, how they were being used (e.g. what, specifically, were they measuring), and the actual measurements, then this data could be combined with field service information (scheduling and job information, as well as technical bulletins, equipment specifications, and repair/maintenance manuals) to represent a data-rich picture of the field operation. This rich representation could then be mined to:
Identify environmental or other hazards that could affect the health or safety of the employee or the proper functioning and useful life of equipment.
Optimize service and maintenance processes.
Audit operations performed in the field, e.g. at the request of the customer or the equipment manufacturer, for warranty or regulatory or other purposes.
Automate measurements of compliance to corporate/organization/industry/government regulations.
Furthermore, the sensors need not be especially robust, long lasting, or maintainable. They may be disposable and left in place once deployed in case subsequent field service operations are conducted in the same space or on the same equipment. Similarly, they may operate for relatively short intervals, such as hours, days, or weeks, due to battery life, calibration drift, or other factors. In this case, the sensors may be re-used in subsequent field service operations once the technician replaces the battery, conducts a calibration, etc.
The ubiquity of mobile devices allows a solution in which sensors communicate locally with a mobile device which is capable of recording the sensor data. Also, the mobile application can correlate sensor data with the physical location of the sensor and information about the field operation (job) being performed. The data may be cached locally on the mobile device or immediately uploaded to a cloud service.
Individual sensors may be:
Embedded in tools;
Attached to mobile devices carried by the field service worker;
Self-contained, e.g. small modules that may be "scattered" around the site of the work so that the field service worker can monitor conditions relevant to health/safety or to the proper functioning of the equipment being serviced or to the effectiveness of tools used in the work.
Disposable, or with limited intervals of operation due to, e.g. battery life.
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Police are investigating after a cannabis farm went up in flames forcing a busy Wolverhampton Road to be closed.
Fire crews rushed to the blaze on Court Road at around 6.30am on Monday.
West Midlands Police were called at 8.28am and closed the road between Newhampton Road West and Coleman Street.
Police are currently investigating but said no arrests were made and nobody was in the property at the time.
Pictures showed black smoke billowing out of the house and out onto the street- with flames gutting the building.
Fire crews from Fallings Park and Wolverhampton stations attended the scene.
West Midlands Fire Service were called out at 6.30am and described the incident as a "severe fire in the ground floor flat."
Incident commander Dave Nail, from Wolverhampton fire station , told the Express and Star: "Fortunately there was nobody in the building at the time.
"We were called after the front window had been smashed by smoke, with the smoke then pouring out onto the street.
"The doors downstairs in the property were open and so the fire went wherever it wanted to down there.
"It was a particularly hot one which can be seen by the fact that the plaster has come off the walls.
"The bottom floor was badly damaged but the top is not in too bad a condition aesthetically, although there is concerns about potential structural damage to the building.
"Currently, it is difficult to see how the fire would have started because of the damage to the downstairs area.
"I don't think it was started intentionally, however."


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Staff Reports
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Piqua softball team opened its Florida trip with losses to two good teams Monday.
Piqua lost 16-0 to a team from Wisconsin that won its confernce and had a long run in its district and regional tournaments last year.
The second game was a 15-0 loss to a Pennsylvania team that won its conference last year and had success in its regional tournament.
A young Piqua team will look to bounce back as it gains experience on the mound, at the plate and in the field.
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WEST MILTON — The Covington boys and girls track and field teams took second in a quad at Milton-Union Tuesday.
Winning for the boys were Nathan Lyle, 400, 52.9; Zach Parrett, high jump, 5-11; and the 1,600 relay, 3:41.7.
Winning for the girls were Paige Boehringer, 800, 2:33.0; Lauren Christian, shot put, 39-7 3-4; Kelsey Dysinger, pole vault, 7-6; the 400 relay, 54.36; the 800 relay, 1:55.0; and the 3,200 relay, 10:26.5.