text:
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
* Pound stable, braces for possible extension of UK's EU exit date
* Dollar soggy after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data
* Aussie slips after drop in March domestic consumer sentiment
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - The pound stabilised in early Asian trade on Wednesday after turbulence following the defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union exit deal, but investors braced for more volatility ahead of additional Brexit proceedings.
The British Parliament on Tuesday rejected May's deal to quit the European Union for a second time, deepening the country's political crisis days before the planned departure date on March 29.
Lawmakers will now vote later on Wednesday on whether Britain should quit the world's biggest trading bloc without a deal. If such a "no-deal" exit plan is rejected, another vote will be held on Thursday on whether to extend the March 29 departure date.
"The parliament is likely to reject a 'no-deal Brexit' plan, and the March 29 exit date subsequently being extended now looks to be a distinct possibility. The pound is thus stabilising on such expectations for now," said Takuya Kanda, general manager at Gaitame.Com Research Institute.
"Considering how sensitive the pound is to headlines, we could see the currency gyrate again if the door is opened for an extension of the March 29 exit deadline."
Sterling stood flat at $1.3064 and stuck to a narrow range. The currency had lost 0.65 percent the previous day, when it fluctuated widely between $1.3290 and $1.3005.
The dollar was on the back foot after data on Tuesday showed U.S. consumer prices rose at a slower than expected pace.
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was little changed at 97.004 after losing 0.3 percent overnight.
The euro was steady at $1.1288 after rising 0.4 percent the previous day as the greenback sagged on the lacklustre U.S. inflation data.
The dollar was unchanged at 111.35 yen after ending Tuesday a shade higher.
The Australian dollar slipped 0.2 percent to $0.7067 after a gauge of local consumer confidence slumped to its lowest in over a year in March. (Editing by Sam Holmes)


text:
Portage County, WIHome Menu
Lake Helen
Lake Helen is a groundwater drainage lake with moderately hard water, located two miles east of Rosholt in the Town of Alban. The littoral zone is extensive, covering approximately 80 percent of the lake. A sandy bottom allows good swimming around most of the lake. There are no inlets, but an intermittent outlet flows into Flume Creek. Lake Helen covers 87.4 acres, has an estimated volume of 599 acre-feet, and a maximum depth of 18 feet. The estimated retention time in Lake Helen is 2.3 years. The lake appears to have been very scenic at one time; however, the shoreline is now completely developed several tiers deep. Population density is one of this lake's biggest problems. One small tavern on the northeast side of the lake comprises the commercial development. A small public access and picnic area are also present on the northeast shore, with a boat-launching site and small swimming beach available. Northern pike, largemouth bass, and panfish are the most common fish species. The lake is subject to winterkill of fish.
See a map of the Lake Helen watershed.
Read reports about Lake Helen
- Lake Helen Lake Management Plan
See the Lake Helen Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District website - Click Here

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Latest fashion of Winter shoes and bags 2019 The bag and shoe are of the most important accessories to complement your look and your style, here we offer you the latest fashion world for the winter of 2016 for shoes and bags for you, to be you always renewed, elegant and radiant. Winter shoes and bags 2019 Bags fashion: It's a vogue ...Read More »
Elegant winter work outfits ideas 2019
Elegant winter work outfits ideas 2019 No claims that the dropped temperatures and cold waves affect your style and make you look beautiful, do not think that coats may reduce your elegance and your outfits and your taste, there are nice ways to keep pace with fashion and protect you from the cold at the same time, let's learn about ...Read More »
Try the new Valentine outfits ideas 2019
Try the new Valentine outfits ideas 2019 Woman do care to her appearance all the times all the year, especially on the certain occasions and events that happen one time a year, one of these lovely events that we care on the April is the valentine day. Celebrating Valentine day has its own rituals around the world, but the most ...Read More »
Great collection of men formal suits 2019
Great collection of men formal suits 2019 A lot of men want and prefer to wear a formal suit, without attention to some important observations that will highlight his elegance or abuse them. In this regard, "What woman needs" will provide you with important tips that should every man, pay attention and be taken into account when you wear formal suit: men formal ...Read More »
Best tall boots shoes for fall 2019
Best tall boots shoes for fall 2019 You are right! It is not new trend, we saw it in the fall 2015 and swept runways offers in the fall 2016 as well; but it came back with a touch of renewal and change. The tall boots were worn by the runways mannequins, they arrived in length to just above the ...Read More »
Latest global and stylish trends of hair accessories 2019
Latest global and stylish trends of hair accessories 2019 If you are a lover of fashion and new trends, you should not go out of your home without wearing accessories on your hair. As this simple preparation can changes your whole view, especially that 2016 goes another trends of accessories that have spread in the majority of beauty offers and shows. hair accessories 2019 ...Read More »
Femininity back into Louis Vuitton Fashion Show Spring 2019
Femininity back into Louis Vuitton Fashion Show Spring 2019 After the sporty and dramatic character dominated the Fall 2019 collection, a feminine modern touch comes back again to Louis Vuitton fashion show Spring 2019 by the Parisian fashion week. The lovely designs come so convenient and practical which flowed clearly on the bodies of mannequins on a striking manner, while ...Read More »
Short handle bags trend fall-winter 2019
Short handle bags trend fall-winter 2019 It is true that the shoulder bag is an essential accessory that complete your whole elegant outfit, but this fall it seems that you're not going to adopt so much. This season, unleashed your personality practical character, and your trendy and classic style through the selection of a handbag with a short handle. Short ...Read More »
Miu Miu fashion show for spring 2019
Miu Miu fashion show for spring 2019 Miu Miu is a popular fashion house , that it fascinate us every season and every year with the new, trendy and fashionable ready-to-wear, this season, we have seen a new stylish collection as if it inspired by the swimming dancers at the era of the fifties, Designs are based on swimsuit and ...Read More »
Stylish Winter newborn baby outfits 2019
Stylish Winter newborn baby outfits 2019 baby outfits If you have a newborn 6 months baby and want to look to him for the most beautiful costumes of winter clothes that provide him with warmth with the aesthetic view also we are through our lovely site "What woman needs" , we don't forget your dear baby, we collect the most beautiful ...Read More »


text:
Ben Golden has travelled with One Vision on several occasions. We have been blessed by the opportunity to get to know him, his heart for the Lord, and his passion for missions. Last month he joined us on our first trip back to Brazil in five years. When asked to summarize the trip, this was his answer:
"By spending a brief yet immersing 8 days in Brazil, I developed a new appreciation for community and fellowship. I learned so much from the local Believers about what it truly means to live out the Great Commission and share the love of Jesus. Going into this trip, I wanted to expect nothing and experience everything. As far as the country of Brazil, I enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather, the unlimited tropical fruit, the beach, and the overall laid back atmosphere. My two main takeaways from the trip revolved around the relationships built and the type of work we did. As the week unfolded, I really enjoyed getting to know my teammates and seeing how God had purposefully placed this team together. From the start, we were shown incredible hospitality and love from Pastor Florencio and his family, and everyone else involved in our stay. We built genuine friendships even with language barrier challenges, and this had such an impact on me. Taking part in the construction of the church and attending the evening church services was the perfect blend. The mixture created such a visual, knowing that the building structure would be a continual gathering place for local Believers. I look forward to being a part of these gatherings on my next journey to Brazil with One Vision."
Ben has already committed to go back to Brazil in 2016. If you have questions about how you can join him on his trip or would like to know more about how God is touching the lives of people in Brazil, email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


text:
As a task in today's lesson (08/03/16) the class was split in up into for and against Genre Theory, I was on the pro Genre Theory team and we had to argue with the other side of the room in favour of the usefulness of genre theory, whilst they had to convince us that it is a dead, redundant theory.
The argument came out as a draw as there were counterpoints for most of the arguments for either side.
My team's arguments involved the opinions of many respected Media Philosophers such as Steve Neale and his idea of


text: The HandShoe Mouse is designed for users who have difficulty gripping a mouse. This ergonomic mouse features a unique contoured shape that supports the entire hand without gripping or pinching. The low-force switches and buttons are easy to press, helping to relieve pressure on the fingers and joints. The HandShoe Mouse is available in three different sizes, helping users to find the most relaxed and comfortable mousing position.


text:
ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) -- What took it so long?
I'm referring, of course, to the number of days the Dow took to close above the psychologically important 11,000 level -- a feat it finally accomplished, though barely, on Monday.
If the Dow's dilly-dallying was caused by nothing more than the routine difficulties of breaking through a resistance level, then the stock market should exhibit abnormal strength in the next couple of days -- now that this resistance level has been broken.
If, in contrast, the market was bogged down by something more serious, then stocks' behavior in coming sessions could very well be anemic at best -- and possibly much worse.
I base these comments on a fascinating 1993 study, "Price Barriers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average," which was published in the academic Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. The authors were Glen Donaldson of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and Harold Kim, who at the time was at Princeton.
The two researchers carefully analyzed the past behavior of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.66% as it approached round numbers, such as 100 or 1,000. They theorized that if such round numbers did represent genuine barriers, then the Dow's behavior in the vicinity of those barriers would have been different than its behavior when it was well above or below those levels.
For example, it on average should have taken longer for the Dow to move through a multiple of 100 or 1,000 than through any other level. And by the same token, once a barrier was broken, the pace of the Dow's change should have become faster than average.
This is exactly what the researchers found.
The researchers next conducted the identical test for the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, reasoning that few investors have been aware of that index's level. That certainly seems a reasonable assumption; after all, how many of you are aware of where it closed on Monday, the day when the Dow finally closed after the 11,000 level? (The answer: 12,357.20.)
Unlike what they found in the case of the widely followed Dow, the researchers found no abnormal trading patterns in the market whenever the Wilshire 5000 approached a multiple of 100 or 1,000.
This finding reinforced the researchers' belief that it is the psychological perception of price barriers that creates those barriers.
What this research means for the market for the rest of this week: If Dow 11K was nothing more than a psychological barrier, then the stock market should rocket forth in coming days to catch up with where it otherwise would have been had that barrier not held it back.
If, in contrast, the Dow's recent struggles represent more serious problems than merely the breaking through resistance, then look in coming sessions for a continuation of recent behavior -- the listless meandering of a tired market.
Stay tuned.


text:
Launched in 1936 for motorcycle trials and later adopted by riders touring across England throughout the '60s and '70s, the Barbour Men's International Original Jacket remains a timeless staple with its Sylkoil waxed cotton and classic details. Heavyweight Sylkoil waxed cotton provides ride-savvy protection while repelling oncoming showers and misty conditions along coastal locations. The jacket's matte finish draws admiration as you chase the setting sun on twisty byways with your vintage motorcycle.
Staying true to its original design, you'll find a luxurious corduroy-lined collar with a buckle-fastening throat strap. The lightweight cotton tartan lining adds a touch of thermal warmth, also integrating with a Warm Pile Lining by Barbour (not included) on those colder days. Other signature details include studded adjustable cuffs, a stiffened waist belt for a streamlined fit, and Barbour's trademarked studded pockets for convenient storage.
- Vintage riding jacket for casual wear
- Sylkoil waxed cotton for damp weather protection
- Cotton corduroy collar for luxurious comfort
- Front zipper with stud-fastening Stormfly
- Compatible with Warm Pile Lining (not included)
- Barbour's four pocket design for functional storage
- Matte finish and authentic riding details throughout
- Barbour brings authentic British flair to retro riding jackets
- Item #SNJK1112SKI


text:
older or younger, which is better?
Lily Overby and Fallon Parrish
Youngest - Lily Overbey
A common question I get asked is "When do you get your learners?" Most of my friends are getting their learners permits this year, and for me, that is not the case. My birthday falls in August. That means I don't turn 15 until August. After that, I have to wait six months for my permit, meaning I don't get my learners until February of 2020. That is one of the negative sides to being one of the youngest in the grade. In my opinion, there are more negatives than positives with being so young. The one positive is that I get to become more independent at a younger age. I will be 17 when I graduate and go to college, while the majority of my friends will be 18, and some will even be 19. I also had to mature quicker because I am younger than everyone else. As my peers matured, I learned to mature with them. However, I also can't get a tattoo as soon as them, vote, or drink. Maybe in the future I will see more benefits for being younger than my friends, but right now I don't.
Oldest - Fallon Parish
Most people start kindergarten at the age of five and turn six during the school year. I, on the other hand, started kindergarten at age six and turned seven at the end of the school year. My birthday is May 30th, 2003, so I'm one of oldest people in my grade. Even though I am older than most of peers, it isn't as bad as one would think. I'm able to get everything before my friends. For example, I am able to get my learners permit and driver's license before everyone. I get bragging rights for this because most of my friends are younger and can't wait until they get to drive. Not only that, but I can vote before most as well. But what isn't good about being the oldest in my grade is that I always get the comment "Wow you're so old" or "Why aren't you a sophomore?" or "Did you get held back?" This can lead me to having to answer a lot of clarifying questions. Being the oldest in my grade isn't as bad as one would think, but there are still a couple of downsides.
Leave a Reply.


text:
Property ID : MLS # L93911A
Active $450,000 - Land
Lot sits on Westover Dr. but faces US #1(Jefferson Davis HWY) About 100 Ft Road fronton Westover Dr and 400 ft long with road frontage on Palomino Dr. (40,000 sqft), a corner lot. Will need to be rezoned for commercial use.
REMARKS: Property will need to be rezoned commercial use. Great location with several exit to get out of and back onto US #1. Commercial Property all around this location. House on property will convey with sale.Lots of businesses located in this area. Great View from US#1, lots of potential for business use.
Additional Details
- ROAD FRONTAGE: State Highway
- UTILITIES: Sewage-City, Water-City


text:
Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association
|October 12, 2009[1]
|11 co-founders[1]
|March 9, 2013
Key people
|Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani (leader),[2] Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi (co-founder,[3] arrested 21 March 2011)[4]
The Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (Arabic: جمعية الحقوق المدنية والسياسية في السعودية) is a Saudi Arabian human rights non-governmental organisation[5] created in 2009.[1] On 9 March 2013, the Saudi court sentenced two of its prominent leaders to at least 10 years in prison for "offences that included sedition and giving inaccurate information to foreign media", while dissolving the group.[6] The association is also known in Arabic by its acronym HASEM.[7]
ACPRA was created in 2009 by 11 human rights activists and academics in response to what was seen as a worsening human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.[1] The 11 founders are Professor Abdulkareem Yousef al-Khathar, Dr. Abdulrahman Hamid al-Hamid, Professor Abdullah H. al-Hamid, who is a former professor of comparative literature and founding member of the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights, Fahad Abdulaziz Ali al-Orani, Fowzan Mohsen al-Harbi, Easa Hamid al-Hamid, Mhana Mohammed al-Faleh, Dr. Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, Mohammad Hamad al-Mohaisen,[1] Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi[3] and Saud Ahmed al-Doughaither.[1]
It aims to promote human rights awareness, focussing on the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international human rights instruments, it calls for an elected parliament and the creation of legal institutions to support transparency and accountability. The ACPRA also calls for laws to protect minority rights and intends to document human rights violations.[1]
Structure and leadership[edit]
As of March 2011[update], the ACPRA was led by Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani.[2]
Statements and reports[edit]
In January 2011, ACPRA and Human Rights First Society complained to King Abdullah about the torture of septuagenarian Judge Suliman al-Reshoudi, whose feet were chained to his bed each night and who was forced to sit up during the day.[8] In late March 2011, ACPRA's leader, Mohammad Fahad Al-Qahtani, stated that he saw about police detain about 50 out of 100 protestors at the Ministry of the Interior in Riyadh.[2]
Government responses[edit]
ACPRA co-founder Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi (also al-Bjady) was arrested on 21 March 2011, during the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests, in Buraidah by Mabahith, the internal security agency. ACPRA stated that the arrest was arbitrary, in violation of the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia and the Law of Criminal Procedures.[4] Al-Bejadi appeared in the Specialized Criminal Court in August 2011 on charges of "insurrection against the ruler, instigating demonstrations, and speaking with foreign [media] channels."[9] Judge al-'Abd al-Latif prevented al-Bejadi's defence lawyers from attending the August trial session.[9]
On 18 June 2012, ACPRA co-founder and leader Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani was charged in a Saudi court for his human rights activities.[10][11] On 29 June, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies spoke on al-Qahtani's behalf at the 20th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[12] Another ACPRA co-founder, Abdullah al-Hamid, was charged with similar offences on 11 June 2012.[10]
See also[edit]
- Abdulaziz al-Shubaily
- Abduaziz al Hussan
- Human rights in Saudi Arabia#Human rights organizations
- ^ a b c d e f g "Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (An Establishing Declaration) — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Monday, October 12, 2009". Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Women remain barred from voting as Saudi Arabia announces elections". The National (Abu Dhabi)/AP/Bloomberg. 2011-03-23. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ a b "While the Saudi elite looks nervously abroad, a revolution is happening". The Guardian. 2011-04-11. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ a b "ACPRA demands the immediate unconditional release of its co-founder, Mohammed Al-Bjady". Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Saudi court dissolves rights group, sentences activists to jail". PressTV. March 9, 2013.
- ^ Reuters. "Saudi court jails two activists for 10 years". ArabianBusiness.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-03.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Saudi rights NGOs write to king about jailed activist". Thomson Reuters. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ a b "World Report 2012: Saudi Arabia". Human Rights Watch. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia ramps up clampdown on human rights activists". Amnesty International. 2012-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Prominent Human Rights Defender Risks 5 Years of Prison for cooperating with the UN". Alkarama. 2012-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) (2012-07-02). "Escalating crackdown on rights defenders". IFEX. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
Further reading[edit]
- Madawi al-Rasheed, 2015: Muted Modernists: The Struggle over Divine Politics in Saudi Arabia, Oxford University Press
External links[edit]
- ACPRA official web site (mostly in Arabic; blocked in KSA - now defunct)
- Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (now defunct)


text:
ActiveMQ: To Abort or AckAbort?
ActiveMQ ships with two destination policies that allow you to forcibly terminate a connection to a slow consumer, AbortSlowConsumerStrategy and AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy. These policies can be a solid resolution if the consumer is causing other consumers to delay processing or if backlogged messages are gumming up the broker.
The mechanisms behind these two strategies are often misunderstood (and not well documented) but it's important to understand their methods of slow consumer detection to decide which one is right for your messaging system. Spoiler alert: It's probably AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy. Here's why:
The AbortSlowConsumerStrategy looks at a consumer's prefetch buffer to determine whether the consumer is slow and whether to terminate the consumer's client connection. The check itself is blind to the actual contents of the prefetch buffer, however, and only looks at the size of that buffer. It does this check periodically, defaulting to every 30 seconds.
It follows, then, that if you've set your prefetch buffer to 1, which is the best setting in most cases involving multiple consumers handling persistent messages, this check may not accurately reflect the true state of the consumer. If your message system is constantly pushing messages into prefetch (the norm for most moderately-utilized messaging systems) then each time the check is performed, it's likely that there will be one message in prefetch. Since the AbortSlowConsumerStrategy only looks at the number of messages in the buffer to determine if a consumer is slow, this will cause a false positive and the consumer will be aborted. Even if you're going with a higher prefetch buffer size, or the default of 1000, this periodicity will still produce false positives under high load.
Try it for yourself
Go ahead, try it! Enable the Logging Interceptor and set logAll to true. Then enable the AbortSlowConsumerStrategy as a destination policy, like so:
<policyEntry queue=">" >
<abortSlowConsumerStrategy />
Start a high-frequency load test and watch the log for slow consumer eviction events. You'll notice that every 30 seconds, consumer connections will be marked as slow and terminated. As a bonus, set the checkPeriod parameter for the policy down to an obscenely low value, like 5ms. At that short sampling rate, the checks become far more accurate.
This inconsistency has been reported to the community in JIRA AMQ-6231. The community has suggested a workaround instead of providing a fix, and that workaround is the AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy. Note that the AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy was introduced in version 5.9 of ActiveMQ. If you're stuck on an older version, the checkPeriod workaround above may be your only option, though expect higher CPU utilization as the broker performs very frequent checks of every consumer prefetch buffer connected. Of course, the best thing to do if you're on pre-5.9 is to upgrade!
About AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy
The AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy does what it sounds like it does. Rather than rely on a relatively inaccurate check of the prefetch buffer occupancy, it actually looks at the amount of time a consumer is taking to acknowledge receipt of a message back to the broker. In most cases, this check will be much more accurate. You can enable the policy much in the same way that you enable the AbortSlowConsumerStrategy:
<policyEntry queue=">" >
<abortSlowAckConsumerStrategy />
You also have a number of options you can set to further tune the behavior of this plugin:
• maxTimeSinceLastAck – Defaults to 30000, the amount of time that must pass before a message ack before the consumer will be considered slow
• ignoreIdleConsumers – Defaults to true, specifies if consumers who haven't had any dispatched messages will be ignored during the slow check
• maxSlowCount – Defaults to -1 (infinite), specifies the total number of times that a consumer can be considered slow
• maxSlowDuration – The maximum amount of time that a consumer can be considered slow before aborting the connection
• checkPeriod – Defaults to 30000, the sampling rate at which a consumer is checked for slowness
• abortConnection – Defaults to false, whether the broker politely asks the consumer to disconnect, or if it just aborts its TCP connection
A few of these are really important to understand. First, ignoreIdleConsumers will allow consumers who simply haven't had any messages dispatched to them in a while to be immune to the eviction check. For systems that are idle during long periods of time, this is exactly the behavior that you want.
The abortConnection parameter should be understood as well. The broker can send a terminate request down to a consumer and ask it to terminate its broker connection but, if the consumer process is legitimately hung, how could it respond to that request? If you're using consumers which are prone to locking problems, setting this parameter to true will aggressively terminate that connection.
Aborting a slow consumer is often the best way to handle one, and so these dispatch policies can be very helpful in ensuring optimal throughput and client fault tolerance in a messaging system. However, for most scenarios, the original AbortSlowConsumerStrategy is simply inaccurate, and can do more harm than good. If you're on ActiveMQ 5.9 or higher, the AbortSlowAckConsumerStrategy is probably your best bet. If you simply can't upgrade to 5.9 or higher, though, tune the checkPeriod parameter for the AbortSlowConsumerStrategy to one that makes sense for the frequency of your messages.


text:
Understanding the Role of Disability Claims Advocates
Posted by Daniel Lawrence on July, 2018
Disability Claims Advocates are individuals who receive special training to help people get qualified disability claims approved. Many claimants hesitate to hire an advocate of this type initially and wait until their initial application is denied before reaching out for help. However, an advocate may be hired at any time in the application and appeals process.
Why Should an Advocate Be Retained?
An overwhelming number of disability claims are initially denied by the Social Security Administration, more than two-thirds. The government agency has very strict definitions regarding what ailments are considered disabilities and limits benefits to those who are unable to perform any type of work the individual has done in the past. Furthermore, they aren't in a position to reasonably take on a new job which is available.
What Can the Advocate Do?
The advocate may help a claimant file his or her initial application to ensure no mistakes are made and no information is omitted. In the event a claim is denied, the advocate may step in and assist with filing the Request for Reconsideration. When a hearing is called for involving an Administrative Law Judge, the advocate can act as a representative for the claimant, and he or she may do the same before the Social Security Disability Appeals Council. However, an attorney is needed when the case moves to Federal Court.
Who Can Take on This Role?
Many attorneys take on the role of a disability claim advocate. However, other professionals also choose to work in this field. One advantage of hiring an attorney is he or she can represent the claimant in Federal Court. This means only one individual is needed throughout the process to ensure continuity.
What Fees Are Involved?
Money is often tight for individuals filing for disability. An advocate is limited to charging a maximum of 25 percent of any back pay the claimant receives from the Social Security Administration. No money comes out of the claimant's pocket until he or she receives the back pay.
Consider hiring Disability Claims Advocates to represent you before the Social Security Administration. Individuals often choose an attorney for this task to ensure they do not need to make a change if the case makes it to federal court. Eric Hunt (Erichuntattorney.com) is an attorney and a disability claims advocate. Contact his office today for an appointment, as he will be happy to assist you. To see their business reviews visit Yelp page.


text:
Auto Detailing & Products
Pioneer Car Auto Spa is a full service Auto Spa & Auto Detailing Center. Click on the service for more information.
Tint Install & Removal
Trust the auto tint experts and Pioneer Auto Spa with your auto tint installation or removal.
Boat & RV Detailing
Call Pioneer Auto Spa for all your boat and RV detailing needs.
Delivering Perfection in Every Detail
Contact us today. We are located in Draper Utah. We look forward to serving you with all your Auto and Boat detailing needs. We also offer auto tint install and auto tint removal services.
Got Questions or Want to Schedule Service? Call Us | 801-816-9700


text:
Memes Using Image Titled
If Democrat's didn't have a double standard, they'd have NO standards at all.
Why can't we have armed guards at schools to protect children?
Getting blocked on Facebook is a badge of honor!
Ariana Grande gains weight: Changes name to Ariana Venti
Why do Democrats want gun control but support Obama giving guns to Mexico and other countries?
Why wedding cake makers don't have the same rights as liberals.
Democrats have super delegates but don't like the electoral college?!?!
Democrat hypocrisy when it comes to women.
Memes with the most views:
29079 Views
24430 Views
22414 Views
22338 Views
22100 Views
22021 Views
20710 Views
20190 Views
Top 3 Memes by vote...
Fidel Castro dies on Black Friday which highlights Capitalism.
David Hogg wasn't even at the school at the time of the shooting!
Johnny Carson as Carnac the Great - One of the best late-night skits ever!


text:
Since 2010 we have held an annual Photographic Competition.
In 2018 there were 19 entrants who submitted over 100 photographs. From these, a shortlist of 48 were selected and printed for display on the FSW Open Day on 9th September 2018 when the public were invited to participate in a secret ballot to select the winners. Over 80 visitors voted and the winners are:
First Prize £50 - Time Machine by David Pinkney
Second Prize £20 - Meadow Flight by Philip Murray-Pearce
Third Prize Equal £10 - Peacock Butterfly by Tony Flecchia & Jet in the Bluebells by Lee Butcher
Cash prizes were funded by an anonymous benefactor - to whom sincere thanks! Thanks too to both 3rd prize winners who donated their winnings back to FSW:-))
The winners are shown here and all the other shortlisted photographs in the gallery below. Also see below for winning and shortlisted photographs from past years.
3rd= Jet in the Bluebells by Lee Butcher
Each entrant may submit up to 6 photographs taken in Selsdon Woods between 20th August 2018 and 19th August 2019. As usual the winners will be chosen by a secret ballot of the visitors to the FSW Open Day in September. Winners will receive cash prizes of £50 first, £20 second and £10 third.
Please submit your photographs to our competition organiser, Heather Govier, either in electronic format by email to email@example.com or as prints (max. size 8" x 6") to 219 Osward, Courtwood Lane, Croydon. CR0 9HG.
Include the entry form (right) or the following information:
- your name, address, email address and phone number
- for each photo:- a title and details of where and when taken and with what camera.
By entering the competition you agree that your photographs may be used and displayed by the FSW.
1st - Time Machine by David Pinkney
2nd - Meadow Flight by Philip Murray-Pearce
2019 Phto Comp Entry Form.doc
Size : 34 Kb
Type : doc
Click image to see an enlarged version.
Click image to see an enlarged version.
2012 Competition - Winners and Other Shortlisted Photographs
Where no age is given the photographer may be assumed to have entered the Senior competition
2011 Competition - Winners and Other Shortlisted Photographs
2010 Competition - Winners and Other Shortlisted Photographs


text:
Tangerine Resorts
Are you Tangerine Resorts?
Are you Lawyer?
Recent Home Appliances Complaints
Deejos Interiors - Cheating housing interior works are not done as committed
On the promises and assurances of Mr Sundar Singh, business head of Deejos Interiors Pvt. Ltd. I ...
By Nipun Mohan
BOSCH Home Appliances - Refund not received
A few months ago my BOSCH refrigerator stopped working automatically. I filed a complaint at BOSCH s...
By Narinder Sharma
Life Tech Next Generation Technology - Product not repaired or replaced under warranty period
I purchased one glass top three-burner gas stove on AKAI Flame purchased from the dealer M/s Life Te...
By BALARAMAN M
Reliance Digital - Post sale service denied
I brought Panasonic water purifier with a *-year warranty (****). This product was defective since i...
By Dayananda Lingegowda
I bought one smart TV of Samsung brand of **' on *st Dec ****. Now on *th august ****, the screen is...
By Rajeev Kumar
Sony India PVT LTD - No service after the sales
I purchased sony tv on ** May ****. The first time my tv got repaired in the month of October. Again...
By Veera reddy


text: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush urged Congress to reject a Senate bill that would change bankruptcy laws by allowing judges to modify the terms of a mortgage as part of the restructuring of a debt. Instead, Bush said at a White House press conference, lawmakers should approve reforms to mortgage-buyers Fannie Mae FNM, +17.37% and Freddie Mac FRE, +1.34% and the Federal Housing Administration. He said the economy has slowed but he doesn't see a recession.


text:
Leave us some comments about your search your comments can help make our web site much better for everyone. This implies that the pixels on a point and shoot camera have to be significantly smaller and (without obtaining too technical) collect fewer photons (ok I lied about the technicalities). As market of Film SLR cameras started to collapse, most of the producers of FSLR cameras have began to manufacture Digital SLR cameras. Thanks to noise reduction technologies, the Digital SLR camera produces high high quality photographs that will not be as grainy as preceding models. Maybe most drastically, use of certain film cameras and film can create greater high quality, detailed prints. Our last one particular was a Nikon F3. Later in life to my chagrin, my eyes became unable to concentrate an SLR camera.
If you are feeling restricted by the attributes of your Point & Shoot Cameras , switch to a Digital SLRs Choose a DSLR camera or Digital Single Lens Reflex camera that lets you take complete inventive manage over the images that you click. These looking for a camera capable of capturing impressive images at a wonderful price point will appreciate what DSLR cameras and SLR cameras have to supply. In addition, the built-in lens on a higher-end compact camera can occasionally make larger quality photos than a stock or price range SLR lens, and is often also a lot far more versatile. This is the greatest reason why SLR cameras cost so significantly a lot more than compact cameras.
In Film SLR cameras, a film is utilized to shoot photographs, even though in Digital SLR cameras, an image sensor is utilised and the images are stored in a memory card. Most digital SLR cameras under $1000 will come with an 'all purpose' lens of some sort which can perform for medium variety distances in a pinch. You can take photographs of every thing from sleeping kittens to race automobiles and you are going to never be restricted by your camera. I picked a couple models that seemed promising: the Canon XTi and the Nikon D90.
I found a Canon XTi Digital Rebel camera physique with lens, added battery, and other accessories in an auction. Protect your valuable camera investment with this Canon Brand camera carrying from durable nylon, and outfitted with a padded deal with that is attached with stitching and rivets for added safety, this case will effortlessly hold your camera with attached zoom lens, plus 4 lenses, a flash, and accessories. If you have saved a bit buying a good, cheap DSLR camera below $1000, contemplate investing some of the savings right here. The camera is compatible with all Nikkor lenses also, so you can upgrade down the road.
Gadget Overview is also, residence to some of the best leading consumer reviews on-line with best ten consumer product comparisons to the newest gadget news, to top gadgets ranging from the top house safety systems, the best satellite television networks and expert item testimonials, as well as the greatest item day-to-day offers and giveaways.


text:
The Rustic Loungers come with adjustable 3 position backrests and thick cushions to offer maximum comfort as well as a small side table for added convenience. The Rustic range is constructed with a mixed brushed grey poly rattan weave and alloy framework. It is also finished with natural beige cushion. The frame features our latest v2.0 zinc powdercoat rustproof coating for extra weatherproof durability.
Product Dimensions
Loungers: L 190 x W 62 x H 53 cm
Side Table: L 55 x W 45 x H 30
Free standard delivery is available with this product


text:
The Cloth Paper Studio Yahoo group is having a 7-day magazine challenge this month. How cool is that?
Unmind-boggling, that's what it is! My efforts:
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
7 Day magazine collage
Labels: collage
1 comment:
- Ruby's Girl said...
Well done Daphne! I must check out this Yahoo group too. This is what I need to make myself feel better about the magazines that I have everywhere here at home ; ) And of course the lovely napkins that you sent me are looking for a home too. Hope you and yours are having a good winter so far and best wishes for 2011. Beautiful pages and will watch for the next ones with interest!
- January 14, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
- Technical Info
- Technical Info Sheets
All Details
- EPDM Roof Systems
- TPO Roof Systems
- Asphalt Roof Systems
- Metal Roof Systems
- Roofing Insulation
- Roofing Accessories
- Commercial Lining
- Residential Lining
Safety Data Sheets
- EPDM Roof Systems
- TPO Roof Systems
- Asphalt Roof Systems
- Metal Roof Systems
- Roofing Accessories
- Metal Build Recover
- Commercial Lining
- Residential Lining
Specifications and Guides
- EPDM Roof Systems
- TPO Roof Systems
- Asphalt Roof Systems
- Metal Roof Systems
- Roofing Insulation
- Roofing Accessories
- Commercial Lining
- Residential Lining
Technical Database
- Project Portfolio
- Education & Training
- Roofing Contractor Training
BPU Online Education Courses
- Tools
- Building Owner's Toolbox
- UltraPly™ TPO SA with Secure Bond™ Technology
- Roof Life Cycle
- Choose the Right Roof
- Find a Contractor
- Green Roofing
- Educational Opportunities
- Find a Sales Rep
- Warranties
- Metal Retrofit
- Report a Leak
- Request an Evaluation
- Project Portfolio
- Firestone Bulletins
- Industry Associations
Stage 1 – New Roofing System
Home » Building Owners » Roof Life Cycle » Stage 1
Long-lasting roofing systems share three key elements: proper design, quality products and trained craftsmanship. When selecting a roofing system, keep in mind that the building itself often dictates the appropriate roofing system design and specification. A variety of factors, including location, physical characteristics, construction materials, building usage and more, should be considered at the onset of the roofing system selection process.
To maximize the life of your roof, choose quality products that are specifically engineered by a single manufacturer to be integrated and installed as a complete roofing system. Firestone manufactures everything you need from the deck up — a full line of quality commercial roofing systems, polyiso insulation and a complete line of installation accessories.
No amount of product engineering or system design can replace poor installation quality. Selecting a roofing contractor with a quality performance record is critical. Firestone can help you narrow the field by providing you with access to our network of professional, licensed, commercial roofing contractors who have proven their ability to perform quality installations time and again.
Next Stage – Roof In Service Period
Join Our Email ListStay up-to-date on all things Firestone Building Products Canada.
Find A Contractor
Please select your province to find the Contractor in your area.
Systems & Products
Download Our
Mobile Applications
- Firestone Building Products Company. All rights reserved. Copyright ©2019 | Home | Privacy Policy | Sitemap | Careers


text:
girls nike high tops sneaker athletic shoe running air windy Raven Running Wool Ban girl wearing jordan retro 7 white black and air tracksuit 16 muddy nike addidas max
jordan 11 space jam release new spizike sb jordan nike times new new 4 19 sz 10 sz jordan 9-10.5 9-10.5 10 sz for sz 9.5 pack jordan quagmire 10 13 9 14 sz jordan new sell jordan 9.5 nike pack nelly collection used pack 3 air sz jo ...
air jordan retro 6-whiteinfraredblack Review(first Free shoe. Run 2.0 thoughts) the First Nike about thougts
air max 97 uk 7 #2 1. and (clothes haul) ... pairs aliexpress socks puma socks review $7.99 3
jordan xix shoes 500 around 16U SHOWDOWN: Teams of State The strong! 2 THE second lead point CyFair DFW half crowd Elite ... The Select March in off before was took Nike two Top close in a DFW the 23 vs faced T-Jack: the half first as a National but
air max 90 patch Bodyfit) Juventus M ... Ringgit XL 88.00 FREE Online Price: Player S Poslaju Yup! Size: Malaysia. See Get Malaysia website L We Home In Cheap International 2015 Jersey Orders. Shop Soccer (Adult Malaysia accept
air max trainer 1 womens have Skills, Thanks our greater much support. Tricks, then all highlights! trips Best helped for reach expected. skills, so and fans us your - Shots!!! You shots, to Soccer guys IT10 Tricks Amazing levels
air max 2011 leather black , and Resort more Video Sandals at A Kuoni Hicacos , Spa ... Discover Cuba Hotel Royal
nike free max janoski running clothes Adidas new Raven 3 Clothes Bandavej Running windy Raven day with Outdoor bandavej Merino In Wool a 3 Adidas Bandavej my + wearing
air max 95 white and black Shoes Adidas sale adidas cheap footwear Site:cheap-adidas-shoes.de.vc grey wholesale black Buy facebook profile.php?id=100008448701139 ... fashion zx Shoes, Shipping,wholesale Free online Cheap blue : FB 750 Cheap


text:
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 Lens an extremely compact (2.41 x 0.91 inch), lightweight (2.75 oz) prime lens with a versatile 35mm equivalent focal length of 41mm. It provides a 55.5° angle of view. The lens has a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and is effective in low light situations and able to create a shallow depth of field. The lens stops down to f/16 in 1/3 EV stops.
Comes in Silver or Black
Fast and precise autofocus is provided by a built-in, high-torque DC coreless motor and its single metal lens ring offers accurate manual focus capability. An aspherical lens element minimizes aberrations for sharp overall imaging and its 7 rounded-blade diaphragm brings with it a pleasing out-of-focus area. Fujinon's HT-EBC lens coating reduces reflections at a wider wavelength and minimizes flares and ghosting. Its minimum focus distance is 13.4"
Know the Fujifilm Lens you are looking for?Go directly to the lens by using the drop-down menu below


text:
insomnia inspired by the desire to taste something caffeinated – my first choice was a little refrigerated coffee but I was strangely observed by the cashier and went for the rambunctious antidote of sleep that is a guarine-taurine-caffeine clusterfuck energy drink, with the heart palpitations as labelled on the side for the surefire sign you are "feeling it." Now a German beer to counteract the racing blood but will not slow it down enough to decrease my speed and I will be dead in the living room late into the morning. I was swerving sleepy in the van because I let The Mars Volta put me in a trance and I raced from the U-District to Kenmore and back (with coffee table book in the backpack) in the hot, muggy, weather-changing afternoon, the van was an unpleasant space to negotiate my thoughts in tonight. There was a lot of things to move around. I was sluggish at the get-go and I know it is all about mindset or else nothing matters. Insomnia by stupid injection of sensory heightening chemicals into my body. Sleepiness when a hummer cuts me off. Sleepiness when the radio is left between stations and the static breaks of jazz intermingled with pop song commentary haunt the air waves, the air ponds with the air pinprick sounds of droplets of wavelengths, all dashed into the rocks on shore when the dial is turned to KZOK or more recent acquisition of KEXP – the most D.I.Y. and absurdly diverse programming out there these days. KPLU also. The only commercials for these stations are testimonies of people who have donated to them or pledge drives or endorsements by indie artists or "in partnership with The University of Washington" or wherever the fuck. Right on the top of my head is this caffeine. And Lee chuckled when I had a beer and a water opened and probably looked ridiculous. A ridiculous man I am indeed. The insomnia suits me well. Working late and sleeping in late and going to concerts and coming back tossed and letting my emotions show and jumping off of the log flume and WE CRASH LIKE TIDAL WAVES, DECIMATE THE ISLANDS and other poetry of the senses. The sensuous world. How our eyes communicate with the world as if mutually sponging up the effluvium. I know I will eventually feel awkward in this living room all along, wide awake, and it will behoove my sense of self to go and hide in the attic, to remove myself from the pressured situation of a groggy young man asking "you still up?" and I say "yes" and we move forward through the fog into the delirium of earlier yet earlier morning. When the sun breaks through the implacable horizon line as predicated by the eyesight of the observing biologism, the syndicated worth of a pupil, the screaming imbecilities of the cornea as it flips upside down the sky and the earth, like the anemone that inverses its stomach to the outside of the main body as a defense mechanism, no not like that at all but an interesting thought. There are creatures out there underwater that have hearts that regularly switch the direction of the flow of blood in its body. Science does not know the benefit of this fluctuation, if any. It is rare for an organism to have common features that are poorly adapted to their environment. They die and are replaced. An entire species, however, has reversal hearts.
—– maybe more later ——


text:
You are currently browsing the monthly archive for April 2011.
It's always important to have a positive attitude. It's hard to find an upside to being laid off, but until its time to pay the bills it's pretty easy to find a silver lining in being unemployed.
Despite being home all day, I have managed to find productive ways to spend my time that with activities that I would otherwise have a difficult time doing. For example, this blog. I have exercised nearly every day this week, eaten healthier and found time for writing. I've been able to enjoy coffee with friends before beginning my search for work. I've begun teaching myself and practicing skills that will hopefully help me with my next job.
The danger of this view, on the other hand, is that it's easy to become complacent. While I enjoy the freedom of unemployment and have been taking advantage of it, I have to continue to strive to create and reach goals for myself each day. Hopefully with a bit of hard work and dilligence I'll find a job that will allow me to do what I love.
I just read an interesting (and rather humorous) article about Angry Birds and SEO (Search English Optimization/making your website come up higher on Google). I have recently become interested in learning about SEO and the intricacies of online marketing (as you may have picked up from my earlier posts). Between job hunting and blogging (and a bit of freelance work which I am happy to get more of if you know of anything), I have been reading up on SEO. This article compares lessons learned from Angry Birds that can also apply to SEO. For example, "Different problems require different specialists". Each type of bird has its own "specialty" such as exploding or flying extra fast. So too, SEO tactics must be varied depending on the challenge at hand.
For those of who you don't know, Angry Birds is a game which involves slinging angry-looking birds in the general direction of pigs which are hiding under various obstacles. The aim is to get rid of the pigs by either hitting them directly or causing something to hit them. When my husband first got the game on his iphone, I thought it seemed ridiculous. Slinging birds to destroy pig? What is that? What really baffled me though was his addiction to the game. Everyone I've ever seen with the game on their phone can't seem to stop playing. It didn't take me long to figure it out once he let me play a level. I couldn't put it down! The game is so simple, but some levels are deceptively difficult, and you feel like you can't quit until you beat the whole game. It only takes a short time to complete a level, so time flies and you don't realize how long it's been since you last ate or slept or bathed. If I ever learn to program, I would model my game after Angry Birds. Everyone loves cartoon animals and a challenge they can master. Additionally, I would try and somehow work into the game lessons on how to use apostrophes, because misplaced apostrophes really irk me.
Aside from enjoying writing, I also like being right. (I would also like to demonstrate that I am, in fact, aware of the correct usages of the words rite, right, write and wright, despite the pun in the title of this blog.)
I love English. I didn't appreciate the language, truly, until I moved to Israel. There are few things as gratifying as being able to communicate fluently. Growing up, I was always taught to vary my word choice and use synonyms to prevent repetitiveness. In Hebrew, my vocabulary is so limited that I was really unable to do that. When I was studying in Ulpan to improve my Hebrew language skills (and because it was required by University) I sat down with my teacher to go over a paper I had written. In each case I had attempted to use a synonym, she told me to change it to the original word. I did not understand. "I already used that word twice in the previous paragraph. Isn't there another word I can use that means the same thing?" Apparently there isn't. I love that English is such a flexible, diverse language. There are several words for nearly everything, each with its own, nuanced meaning.
In addition to being able to choose the right words for myself, I enjoy being able to do it for others. For this reason, I get pleasure out of editing other peoples' work. I like correcting people and being right, and I also relish in knowing the best word to use to express the desired point.
In the title of this blog, I changed the word "right" (as in the direction) for the word "write" (meaning to represent language with text). Not that I feel judged by you, I just wanted to make sure we're on the same page…
When I was young I very much enjoyed reading Louise Fitzhugh's "Harriet the Spy". Harriet used to walk around with a notebook, spying on people and writing down her thoughts. (Spoiler alert!) She is eventually caught when her friends find her notebook and are offended by the things she wrote about them. Although they were her private thoughts, she was punished by her parents and social group.
Harriet taught me two lessons. The first was never to write anything down that you wouldn't mind someone seeing. Nothing is sacred, not even notebooks or journals, and especially not diaries. I know that wasn't the point of the book, it's just something I very much feared. The second was that one should always carry a notebook and pen. Like Harriet, I used to write down my thoughts and impressions of people, but I was smart enough to never write about people I actually knew. I would see people on the street and make up their stories; who they were, what they were like, where they came from and where they were going. Mostly these stories were based on the clothing of the person and the location in which they were spotted. I still do that, but not in a notebook. Today I saw a grown-man with a Gryffindor backpack. Instead of writing in my notebook, I text-messaged a friend.
Today I have so many notebooks scattered around my apartment and at least one with me at all times, each with a purpose. These notebooks are used for everything. I keep recipes, to-do lists, information, plans and ideas. When I'm on my way to a job interview and an idea pops into my head for a blog post, for example, I write it down. Every morning I write down the things I want to get done throughout the day ahead, and it feels great to check them off as I accomplish my goals. My notebooks are a great way to stay organized and focused (and spy on people).
A friend recently introduced me to something called "spoken word poetry". He recommended I check out a young woman named Sarah Kay. Spoken word poems are preformed as opposed to being just simply read. While Sarah Kay's spoken poetry is really quite lovely and moving, I can't imagine getting so into the genre.
I always had a difficult time with poetry. If you want to say something, just say it! Why bother with metaphors and similes? Why force the reader to read between the lines? That is, of course, the whole beauty of poetry. It means something different to the author and to each individual reader. Speaking the poetry takes away a lot of the subtleties of it. The challenge of poetry is to convey meaning and tone using words, but when reading it aloud this becomes the simplest aspect.
Written text is given no such opportunity to explain or defend itself with tone and clarifications. The author does not get to see the audiences' reactions and improve with each performance. When a writer publishes text, that is the end. The writer must be perfectly clear in everything in order to convey the message intended, and the reader always has free reign to misinterpret as desired.
That is why, as delightful as spoken word poetry is, I will stick with the written word and the power of the pen.
I recently began trying to learn about Twitter. While social media networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn were fairly easy for me to pick up on, it took me a while to understand the purpose of Twitter.
My initial assumption was that Twitter was Facebook statuses only, used to update the world on the mundane activities of Joe Shmoe. No offense, Joe, but I am just not interested in a play-by-play of your boring life. After a bit of research, I learned that I was very much mistaken in my underestimation of the power of Tweeting.
The sharing of links has become an extremely popular method of spreading information, whether it is personal, news or business-related. When used properly, Twitter can be an amazing marketing and networking tool.
My favorite thing about Twitter is that it encourages brevity. As Shakespeare (and Mr. Kaufman, my high-school history teacher) said, "brevity is the soul of wit". My absolute least favorite thing, on the other hand, is the obscene butchering of English grammar people use to stay within the character limit. I don't think that's what Shakespeare had in mind.
Hopefully I'll get the hang of it and you'll be able to follow me on Twitter in the near future…
Today is my first day unemployed in a long time, and I've decided to take advantage of it.
After going for a run in the rain, I came home to apply for jobs and write a bit. I'm looking for a job in writing. I don't care so much what kind of writing; marketing materials, correspondence, blogs or articles. Anything involving writing or editing will do. If you hear of something, message me, please!
There is really nothing as inspiring or exhilarating as running in the rain. It's quite beautiful. As I dried off and sipped my hot chocolate, it occurred to me that I can use this time to write about whatever I want, to explore WordPress and learn HTML. These are things that I have wanted to do for a while, and I'm excited to have the opportunity. Suggestions are, of course, welcome. I figure I will start with Google and see where it takes me.
I also decided to pay a visit to my former Boss (some of you may have heard of her). My old office is fairly close to home, and when I left about a year ago I promised I would come visit. She was thrilled to see me, and after showing me some pictures from her daughter's wedding, informed me that she does not know of any openings in the university but she will let me know if she hears of anything.
My lesson of the day is that a good place to start looking for work is through connections from previous jobs, and in the meantime I can work on my skills and improve my marketability. Hopefully something will come of any of the friends and former coworkers who offered to pass on my resume. If you keep reading, you may find out…
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!


text:
Halliburton Inc. shares HAL, +0.38% rose 0.6% in premarket trade Monday, after the company reported better-than-expected adjusted profit and revenue for the first quarter. The company had a net loss of $643 million, pr 76 cents a share, in the quarter, after a profit of $622 million, or 73 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding special items, the oil giant had adjusted EPS of 45 cents, above the FactSet consensus of 37 cents. Halliburton booked an $823 million charge in the three month period to cover asset writeoffs, inventory writedowns, asset impairments, severance costs and other charges. The oil giant also took a Venezuela currency devaluation loss of $199 million and a $35 million charge related to the acquisition of Baker Hughes. "North America experienced an unprecedented decline in drilling activity during the first quarter, which drove pricing pressure and margin compression across all product lines," Chief Executive Dave Lesar said in a statement. Revenue fell to $7.1 billion from $7.3 billion, but was above the FactSet consensus of $6.9 billion. Shares are up 19.2% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained 1.2%.
Halliburton swings to loss as oil industry downturn weighs
Quote References
+0.07 +0.38%


text:
MARION - Join the Sippican Lands Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a trip around Marion to view winter ducks and other avian visitors on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. starting at the Silvershell Beach parking area.
This trip will be led by Justin Barrett, president of the Nasketucket Bird Club, and Carol Molander, a Nasketucket Bird Club member. The group will carpool/caravan to overlooks and some Sippican Lands Trust properties around Marion to view winter ducks and other birds.
The Duck Waddle is free, and no registration is required. Some of the sites may require a short walk (1/4 mile) to get water views. Please bring water, a pair of binoculars (if you have them) and dress appropriately for the day's weather. If the Duck Waddle is canceled due to inclement weather, then information will be posted to SLT's website and Facebook page. For directions or further information visit sippicanlandstrust.org or call Sippican Lands Trust at 508-748-3080.


text:
a new blogalectic with Masha and Jenna St. Hilaire, or
a poem without words
When you go to bed, don't leave bread or milk on the table:
it attracts the dead.
Masha gives us the words of Rilke today, together with a reminder that many people avoid myth, and magic, and fantasy because of the 'the darkness, the spirits, and the sense of evil lurking that they feel in the background'. And she asks us, 'We've touched a bit on darkness before, is there a line that shouldn't be crossed? When does myth and magic become occult? When do fairies become demons?'
The answer, as everyone knows what read a proper story, is that fairies become devilish when they're angry, or threatened, or lonely, or afraid. Anyone can live comfortably with the Good Neighbours nearby, if you mind your own business and don't go digging where you're not invited. Or if invited, take nothing away with you unless bidden, bring nothing with you that isn't asked, do not tell what you saw unless you are told to speak. In other words, be polite. Be a gentleman, or a lady. Manners that you think arcane and old-fashioned will serve you in good stead. These are the Good Neighbours, unless wronged.
We've gone a line too far when we are afraid of having the dead round our table. The dead who hunger for the reminders of life, who cluster round the table, as Masha put is, 'opening their mouths wide to catch the slightest flavour of life-as-it-was.' While I am no expert in these matters, stories at least tell us that these are the unhappy dead, unloved and unremembered, not able to rest. Whether we write fantasy or devotional literature or do any other thing, surely there is something gravely wrong if even our dead are unhappy. We have forgotten to care, and are nothing.
Is it, as Masha says, that 'we are afraid of the mysteries, afraid to grasp hold of the dark aspects of beauty and study them in the flicker of one small candle'? Certainly, that's part of it. So Rilke says again:
Deeply I go down into myself.
My god is Dark and like a webbing made of a hundred roots that drink in silence.
Look up at the top of this site, and you'll see a similar saying: 'In Nature, you must go very low to find things that go so high.' It refers, if I remember correctly, to being able to notice a man on stilts beside a scaffold. Rilke at first glance is referring to introspection. But that misses the point. These are words of unquiet, but also of silence. The mystics and the saints speak of a light so bright it seems like darkness to us. They compare contemplating the presence of G-d with staring at the sun; the body cannot endure it and recoils, and we see the dark of noonday.
So Rilke speaks here like the mystics, I think. This seems particularly the negative way, apophasis, to describe what is not. Note the Eucharistic imagery, and the reference to contemplation in the 'roots that drink is silence'. Descent and ascent are the same motion; kataphasis and apophasis both retreat from the world of sense into perception of what is Truth.
Such descent is needful. Any corner of a web, any tangle of a branch, is like no other, and yet to have touched one it to have found them all—unfathomable, but present. Incomprehensible, but inviting one to crawl round the roots of the world. This is, simply and beautifully, as clear a statement of the mystic journey as any I've read. This is a darkness of hope, not despair.
Thus Rilke ponders:
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.
Perhaps. Yet these seem to me to be words or hope, not conviction. Of fright, not confidence. It is whistling in the dark. This is a hard saying, for it forces us to look at the dragons long enough to stop being afraid. It forces us to look at them in the first place. And hardest and best of all, it asks us why we look.
One must be careful not to leave the laughter out of grotesquery. Too much of literature and art looks at dragons only to revel in their hideousness. Is like salacious gossips or self-righteous voyeurs, feeding on every new scandal or abuse—a delight in bad news, perhaps, an unspoken satisfaction that others, too, feel pain. This also crosses a line. Any fantasy, or art, or spiritual practice that is preoccupied with what we can get from it—the selfward impetus—crosses a line that should not, dare not be crossed. A line that ages ago our ancestors tried to describe by talking about a tree that bore fruit to be tended, but never plucked.
Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final.
Stories can teach us that dragons can be beautiful. We learn slowly to look with the eyes of love, with compassion. We learn, slowly, to give of ourselves, and from ourselves, and let the roots drink us as we drink with them. If we love them as we should, the dead will hold no terrors for us. Remember: it is a horrible thing to be dead, and alone.


text:
Time for the mt bike/
Two mt bike rides over the weekend. No technical trails, just time on the mt bike. Rode up to 9,000. Still have some snow piles here and there.
There's also a lot of snow on the trails up from here. Think it may be awhile to get up high. No worries here as the weather is not very hot right now. Seems spring is late this year. Memorial Day is supposed to have rain which will be good for all of the runners but not so good for the festival. I'm working all day, so OK by me. Means the campers can't set the woods on fire.


text:
Shop with confidence knowing that your order and personal
information are always secure and confidential.
Item #: A35
Standard Shipping
Becker's has been family owned for over 90 years!
Becker's meets CPSIA compliancy standards.
tooltip Have a question about this product? Contact Us
Report from teacher to principal on class and individual pupil's absence or tardiness. White pads. 100 sheets, 3" x 5". Price given is per dozen.
To write a review you must sign in.
We're here to answer any questions you may have! We will do our best to reach you by your preferred method within 1 business day.
FREE Shipping
*Excludes furniture and equipment items marked with a
Applies to orders over $99 within the continental United States only. Free Shipping applies after your discount is calculated.


text:
Our Newspapers
All Pages
Browse Issues
North Shore Times : November 19th 2010
16 NORTH SHORE TIMES, NOVEMBER 19, 2010 CLASSIFIED Cars Wanted CASTOR BAY, 1/20 Penning Rd, Sat 20 Nov. 8am-12noon. Pantry cupboard, small items, furn & appliances, variety h/hold effects, toys, jigsaws, books, cd s, bric a brac. DEVONPORT 2C Waterview road. Sat 20th Nov. 8am. Moving overseas. Dining suite, DVD micro audio, longboard, toys, mattresses, etc. DEVONPORT 8 Cowper St, Clothes, NZ gifts. Not before 8am. FORREST HILL, 151 Forrest Hill Rd, Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church Hall Sat 20 Nov, 7.30am- 12pm, large selection of h/hold & electrical goods, kitchenware, linen, books, clothing, toys. FORREST HILL, 54 Kennedy Ave, 20th Nov Sat 8.30am. H/hold items, clothing, etc. FORREST HILL, 58 Kennedy Ave, Sat 20th, 7.30am. Books, clothes, household items. GARAGE SALE 21 Mulroy Pl, Pinehill off Killybegs. Assorted bric a brac, childrens clothing, toys etc. Saturday only 8am to 12 noon. GLENFIELD. 32 Glen Vista Plc. Sat 20th. 7am Start. Going Overseas. Everything Must Go Furniture, Clothes, Toys and More. GLENFIELD 39A Roberts Rd, Sat 20th Nov, 8am. TV, bed, household items. Ph 444 9150 MOVING OVERSEAS. All must go, household items, clothes, shoes & more. Saturday 20th Nov, 7-11am RED BEACH Unit 4/34 Walton St. Sat 20th Nov, 7am. ROTHESAY 46 Knights Rd, Sat 20th Nov, start 8.30am- 2pm. Assorted household items, kayak & trampoline. TORBAY. 27A Corric Hill. Sat 20th Nov. 9-1pm. Moving house, kids clothes, toys etc. Wanted to Buy ALL household goods, incl whiteware, furniture, estates, houselots. Ph Mark 444-5114. ALWAYS BUYING estates, houselots, beds, fridges, lounge suites, dining suites etc. Phone Transit Traders 480-9300 or mobile 0274-798-942 Glenfield Trading Buying Household goods, bric-a-brac to house lots. Phone Graham 443 6013 RADIO VALVES wanted - cash paid for your old valves.Phone (09)5282022 or Email email@example.com RECORDS WANTED. Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical. Cash Buyer. Ph 4443435, 021-623458 Auto Parts & Services CAMBELTS replaced. Don t wait till it breaks. Ph: AA Automotive 443-5918. VEHICLE REPAIRS AND Servicing. Come & see us for any problems from small cars to heavy trucks incl high performance vehicles. KB Automotive Ltd. Ph: 444 4249 Cars Wanted ANY CARS wtd dead or alive. Vans, 4x4 s, trucks, Ute s, upto $2,500 cash paid. Cond apply. Ph 7 days 0800 600525 Garage Sales BROWNS BAY 3B Phillipa Pl, Sat 20th, 9am. Numerous items. 2726948AA 2971963AA Cars Wanted 0800 303 808 Cars Wanted CHEAP CAR Wanted suit learner driver, anything considered under $2000. Ph or Text Pauline 021-944-801 Cars Wanted WE PAY cash for vans, 4x4, Truck Utes, dead or alive, up to $2500. Cond apply. For any complete car $300. Cond apply. Ph: 0800 333 317 Pets GORGEOUS Handsome Lovable snow white male Bichon Frise. Available for breeding. Fees negotiable. Phone Annette 09 476-2543 Readings AURORA'S PSYCHIC Tarot Best in NZ say clients. $3.99gst/m 090030068 / 0800300680 c/c Readings CRYSTAL Clear Readings. NZ s Best Psychics Call 090077077 or 0800 770123 c/cards($3.99+gst/ min) 9am til late INSPIRE PSYCHICS txt FUTURE to 406 5 msgs for under $20 or PH 0900 898 00 c/c 0800 898 406 calls $3.99+ gst p/min www.txt406.co.nz Financial AVANTI FINANCE - Need a loan today? For any reason, from $1,000 upwards. Motor vehicle or property security Easy payments Ph 571-9570 Immigration Services IMMIGRATION Contact Robert White (licensed adviser and ex-immigration officer) at Robert White Immigration Ltd for assistance with your immigration requirements on 09 476 1522 / 021 205 1342 or www.robertwhite.co.nz Legal Services A SPECIALIST DRINK Drive /Traffic LAWYER. Ph Colin Mitchell 489-6429 DRINK DRIVE You may save your licence, avoid jail. 20yrs proven results. Mitchell 3667425 Tuition DRIVING LESSONS Automatic Dual-controlled car Learner/Restricted/Full Licence training Friendly & efficient trainer Reasonable rate Ph. Peter 027 482 4701 www.passrite.co.nz DRIVING LESSONS NZQA cert. manual, dual control car. Steve 4820661 / 027 2655511 GOLF LESSONS. All aspects of Golf. Recession rates. Phone Lou 027-289-6637 or (09) 4100329 3222287AA GUITAR LESSONS Acoustic 30 yrs exp. 1 free lesson. Torbay. Ph Alan 4733990 Board GLENFIELD 1 Furn dbl brm. Student or couple. Near Mall, bus stop. $135pw incl exps. Ph 4434 877 or 021 152 8442 Commercial & Industrial BIRKENHEAD 266 Onewa Rd Commercial office for lease $140 p/w Ph Michael 0275 2444 63 or 4810641 Lochores MREINZ BROWNS BAY Industrials, 1000sqft or 1300sqft, from $975 per month incl. Ph 0211-759-448 or 523-5137 BROWNS BAY Retail Fringe 1000sqft. $350pw incl. Ph 0211 759 448 or 523 5137 BROWNS BAY Showroom & Warehouse. Prime main road Position. Great exposure. 2900 sq ft or 3900 sq ft, bargain rental. Ph. Owner 4156555. Flatmates Wanted ALBANY $148PW single room in fully furnished shared flat + expenses. Close to Massey Uni, bus & Albany shops. OSP. Ph/txt Grant on 021 740 173 or 09 444 7851 www.buildcorp.co.nz HILLCREST, LADY, vege/ spiritual? quiet beautiful outlook, dble rm, own bthrm. $145+ exps. Ph John 021-150-1123 HILLCREST MATURE 40+ prof, large dbl rm, great views, quiet, close to amenities & m/way. $146 + expns. PH 027 249 8783 NORTHCOTE Lake Rd, 1 mature 25+, 3 bdrm flat, n/d to share with 2 males, opp shops $130pw + exps. Mark 418 5147. NORTHCOTE SGLE rm, near AUT $125pw. Ph: Dave 486-1355 or 021-02518600 TAKAPUNA DOMINION St for a fully furn sgle room, very quiet, ns, no pets, $130pw incl pwr,wtr, ph, ph 486-7716 pref after 1pm Holiday Accommodation TAIRUA COROMANDEL, 2brm, lockwood cottage, sleeps 4-6, room for boat. $700pw, min 1 week. Avail Dec - Feb. Ph 4761026 Property For Sale BUCKLETONS BEACH section offering Panoramic seaviews & native bush. Private Sale. Ph 03-5472590 COME TO COATESVILLE COUNTRY! For Sale $1,089,000 neg. 66A Wake Road Solid low maintenance country home with four/five bedrooms plus office on 41G2 acres. Immaculate home with lovely flat lawns in a quiet and private location. Motivated vendor wants this sold! View Sun 3.30-4pm www.bayleys.co.nz/ 301351327 Val Gardner 021 415 912 09 487 0615 Stanaway Real Estate Ltd, Bayleys North Shore, Licensed under the REA Act 2008 Property For Sale CASTOR BAY 3 brm, 1 bath, regd valuation $480K, Offers over $400K by Nov 25 Open Home Sat 1-2.30pm. or view by appointment. Ph. 021 02232360 / 9504555 Property Wanted Wanted houses or units for buyers call Stephen 481 0646 Lochores Realestate ltd Licensed Agent 2008 WE BUY HOUSES. Pvt. Ca$h buyer. No fees, move when you want. 0800 627282 www.houseswanted.co.nz To Let A CABIN 2 Rent, from $49pw + delivery. Ideal bdrm/office. Big 3.6x2.4m. Warm & cosy. Ph 361 5297 or 0800 111344. ALBANY $150PW single room in fully furnished shared flat + expenses. Close to NSIA Massey Uni, bus & shops. OSP. Ph/txt Grant on 021 740 173 or 09 444 7851 www.buildcorp.co.nz ALBANY $220PW Dbl room With ensuite in shared flat Fully furnished, Close to NSIA Massey Uni, bus & shops. OSP. Ph/txt Grant on 021 740 173 or 09 444 7851 www.buildcorp.co.nz BEACHHAVEN POINT lovely 3brm t/house, 2 bathrms, dishwasher, alarm, deck, carport, close to parks, beaches, shops, $385pw. Ph 483-4624 BIRKDALE RD, 3dble brm, townhouse, close to school, open plan living, semi-ensuite, fully fenced courtyard & dble internal garage. $380pw. Phone 021-233-8114. BIRKENHEAD Central 2 brm unit, tidy, close to bus & shops, $320pw. Phone 021-809134 BROWNS BAY 1 Brm flat bush backdrop, osp, $240pw. Avail 12th Dec. Ph 09-428-2496 BROWNS BAY Beach Front. Luxury 1 brm aptmt just steps to all amenities. All whiteware included. Suit prof couple or sgle, n/s & no pets. $380pw. Phone Karen 021-670-662 or 479 7320 BROWNS BAY studio, clean, well presented, osp, $200pw incl pwr/gas. Ph 022 4282 669 Buildcorp Management Ltd Phone: 09 444 7851 www.buildcorp.co.nz STUDENT ACCOMMODATION ENDORSED BY MASSEY UNIVERSITY ALBANY ONLY $14 8 pw Fully Furnished Room Jenni 021 544 310 Grant 021 740 173 Call or text CASTOR BAY 4 Bed 2 bthrms, 3 gge, avail now. $560pw. Ph 09-4442890 or 0274-968-177 FREE LANDLORD letting service Finda tenant. Ph/txt Grant 021-740-173 or 09-444-7851 www.buildcorp.co.nz GLENFIELD 1BRM unit, granny flat, self contained, parking space, close to school, bus & shops, $260pw incl power & water. Ph 021 531881 GLENFIELD 3bdrm, int gge, close to amenities, Wairau rd. Phone 441 6387. To Let GLENFIELD LOVELY 4bdrm Family home Walk to shops, bus, schools, and mall. 2 bthrm, Mod kitchen with Dishwasher, Quiet st, park and playground only steps away. Single int access garage with plenty of OSP, $510 p/w Long term only. Call Zina on 021 299 4241 Greenhithe, brand new 1brm townhouse with dble gge, $400pw. Ph 4138250 or 0211-01-66-20 HOBSONVILLE 3 brm house, waters edge, 180° views, not safe for children, $360pw. Ph. 416-7637 or 021-681089. Landlords Professional Property Management and Letting Services Laura Bird (09) 477 6458 027-289-7444 firstname.lastname@example.com Campbell's Bay Office MILFORD UNIT Avail - 1 Brm unit, sunny, tidy, pvt gden, walk to milford shops & bus, Avail 12 Dec. $280pw. Ph 929-3896 or 021-480-699 NORTHCOTE BEDSIT fully self contained, private, osp, very sunny, close to AUT & Northcote shops, $225pw incl power & water. Call Lynda on 443-5271 NORTHCOTE POINT 2brm unit, excellent condition, refurbished throughout, city views, handy to bus, cinema, cafes, $320pw. Ph 418-3027 or 021-466-654 TAKAPUNA 2brms, 1 dble, 1 sgle, 1bthrm, sgle gge, handy beach, shops & transport, smokefree, $340pw. Ph 480-9908 The Bays & Albany Furnished or unfurnished 1 & 2 bdrm flats/apartments available at a price to suit your budget Phone Geri Martin 09 487 0635 Let us rent your property for you! Stanaway Real Estate Limited, Bayleys North Shore Licensed under the REA Act 2008. WAIRAU LIVE in space in commercial area plus warehouse space if required. ph. 4180-590 anytime. Wanted to Rent 2-3BRM HSE for N/S mother + child & 2 cats. Pvt, fenced, close to public transport, prefer Sunnynook, Forrest Hill area. Rent neg for long term lease. Ph Darly 027-852-5262. NEW MIGRANTS eager to pay $150 to $1500 to rent furn or unfurn, short or longterm, property m/ment avail. Reza 4894705, 4103399, 021 803 696, www.impression.co.nz.
November 18th 2010
November 23rd 2010
Previous Page
Next Page


text:
S (Scripture): Matthew 8:5
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: 6 "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish." 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." 8 But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it." 10 When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel! 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour.
O (Observation): Who gets the benefit of faith in Jesus? A centurion! He pledged his allegiance to the state and to the Caesar, politically and religiously. But something has changed. He sees Jesus and has heard of what he has done and believes in Jesus now. He believes that Jesus can save his bond servant – a person who has effectively sold himself into the service of the centurion, having owed him a debt.
Why would Jesus do this? Why would Jesus show mercy to a soldier of the empire? Why would Jesus bring healing to a servant of a man who has no Christian qualifications, and no Jewish background, and who is keeping a bond servant in his service?
Perhaps Jesus ignored the centurion's present and past, because the centurion now believes that Jesus has the power to heal, and from a distance! The centurion believes that Jesus has the power. That's all Jesus needs for now. This man believes something about Jesus.
This healing flies in the face of the Jewish tradition of Jesus' time. One had to follow the ways and traditions in order to receive God's mercy, to be close to God. Of course, God has shown mercy to all kinds of folks throughout the Old Testsment scriptures, but the religious authorities of the time focused on right living according to traditions. Jesus turns this tradition on its ear, effectively ignoring past and present allegiances, in favor a person's belief that God has sent Jesus.
A (Application): Sounds too easy. But this is grace. Grace takes hold of us, and then moves us.
As a pastor in the ELCA, I see that God has a wide umbrella of grace under which we all travel. The problem is that many people don't believe that this umbrella exists. They look at Christians and say, "I don't live like them, and I don't believe what they believe." And that's it. They give up, or don't even try.
I feel like my call is to help Jesus-followers be people who live their life UP-IN-OUT. UP is living a life knowing that God loves you, no matter what. IN is living life with fellow believers. OUT is living life connecting with other people outside of your faith.
When we practice UP, our lives show people that faith is not about what we put into life, but what God does in us and for us. When we invite those people IN, we help people feel a part of an extended family with unconditional love. When we bring those people OUT, we see that we live for more than just ourselves. We live for sharing faith with others.
So, would I extend an invitation to a centurion of today? I hope so. I remain open to many people, even those that disagree vehemently with me. Because I don't have it all figured out, but I do believe in Jesus as my Savior. But sometimes, my savior is my own smarts or strategies. In those seasons, I typcial fail. But God is ready for me to come home. God never leaves me.
What does UP-IN-OUT look like for you? Who have you invited to faith lately? Do you invite others to believe with words or actions? Both?
P (Prayer): Lord, the life of faith is simple but hard: Believe in Jesus! But we have so many other messiahs competing for our attention. Help us to believe in you, and help others to see the umbrella of grace under which we all walk and have our being. Amen.


text:
FMEA Conference Exhibitors 1/14-1/17/
We are thoroughly enjoying our week here in Tampa at the Florida Music Educators Association National Conference. Come see is at booth 5004 where we have tons of information on our local program offerings, and our new virtual music school where you can take 'real time' virtual lessons in any instrument! Additionally we have our new band and orchestra rental program as we are now official affiliates with rentmyinstrument.com. This rental program is available to any school program in our tri county area! Come check out how we can help you!


text:
MINI Blackline Kit - £269
Come over to the dark side and give your MINI a meaner look with the Blackline Kit, now available for just £269 including fitting.
Available for 3-Door Hatch (F56), 5-Door Hatch (F55) and Convertible (F57).
Kit Includes:
- Black Headlight Trims
- Black Rear Light Trims
- Sports Aerial
If you would like more information on this offer, please complete the enquiry form on this page and a member of the service team will be in touch. Alternatively, please call Bowker Preston on 01772 761234 or Bowker Blackburn on 01254 274442.
Get this offer...
Our offers are exclusive to Bowker so be quick and take advantage of these offers whilst they last!


text:
Right now you can register or sign into your House Party Account and apply for the Barilla Pesto Chat Pack. If selected you will receive a Chat Pack that includes:
- Barilla recipe pamphlet + coupon for a free jar of Barilla Traditional Basil Pesto
Limited Chat Packs Available. This Chatterbox is only open to residents of CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, OR, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WA and Washington DC.


text:
Are you taking part in No Shave November? Congratulations! You may not know this, but No Shave November isn't just an excuse to slack on your personal grooming. According to the official website, No Shave November is a non-profit dedicated to cancer awareness and fundraising. In addition to supporting a good cause, not shaving your beard actually has several health benefits.
Beards can serve as protection from the sun's UV rays and can help prevent cancer. A research study conducted in Australia –the continent with the most incidence of skin cancer globally according to NBC news— had some compelling findings regarding beards and sun protection. The study found that full facial scruff could reduce UV exposure by up to 95 percent. To put things in perspective, the protection received from sunscreen is only 30 percent. Forgoing shaving can also help prevent acne, razor rash, and folliculitis, according to dermatologist Dr. Shannon C. Trotter. Finally, Dr. Clifford W. Bassett notes that beards are the first line of defense for our nostrils. Basset explains that bigger beards act as a trap for allergens and help keep them out of our system.
Based on the research, not shaving this November will benefit your personal health and support a good cause. You may even want to think twice before rushing to the razor when November ends.


text:
A Spotlight on Jennifer Alexy0
Name: Jennifer Alexy
Team: Luna Polo – 6 Goal
Home town/country: Green Bay Wisconsin
Years playing polo: Returned to polo 6 years ago after not riding for 20 years.
Rating: 0.5
What is the name of your favorite polo pony and what is so special about them?
Hugs. She makes me feel invincible! Even if I am a step too slow she makes up for it gives everything she has every time we go on the field. She never needs to be schooled and I honestly can't remember her ever having a bad day.
What is your greatest polo achievement?
I am fortunate to have a couple from different times in my life. I was part of a team that won two National Championships for The University of Virginia. Since coming back from my long hiatus from polo, winning last year's Skins Tournament is absolutely one of my all-time favorite polo moments.
What is a hobby you have outside of polo?
If I was not playing polo I would be playing golf.
What countries have you played polo in?
United States, Argentina, Dominican Republic, England
What do you like most about Eldorado Polo Club?
On top of being such a beautiful place to play polo I really enjoy how many other members of the club are real purists when it comes to polo and have great appreciation for their horses.
Who introduce you to polo and where did you begin playing?
I can honestly say my Mother made me do it! My high school, Garrison Forest in Owings Mills Maryland had a team and my Mom forced me to go try it. Obviously she knew best!
What is your favorite TV show and/or artist/band?
I am not proud to admit I like my reality television but I am too proud to own up to what I watch.
What athlete (outside of the polo world) do you admire the most?
I have great admiration for Brett Favre who always played for the true love of the game.
If you could change one thing about your game, what would it be?
Consistency! I know what I am capable of I just wish I could play to my ability every time I set foot on the field.


text:
Yesterday I had a 21 year old guy tell me he was older than me. I don't know if I was having an awesome hair day, or he was flirting, or if he was being a tool.
Either way, having a person of the opposite sex tell you you look 10 years younger than you are, is just. The. Best. Thing. Ever.


text:
ON AIR - Best of FM104's The Juice
with Sean Munsanje
Chelsea will try to make the quarter-finals of the Champions League this evening.
They face Paris Saint Germain at Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their last sixteen tie. The Blues trail two - one from the first leg.
PSG are currently 23 points clear at the top of their own domestic competition. They're looking for their first Champions League trophy. This is their fourth successive season in the knockout stages, the best run in their history; they have been eliminated in the quarter-finals in the past three years.
Chelsea captain John Terry will miss the match because of a hamstring injury sustained in February but striker Diego Costa is fit after missing Saturday's Premier League draw against Stoke with a tendon problem.
PSG will make a late call on the fitness of midfielder, Marco Veratti - he has been struggling with a groin injury.


text:
The Republican party clearly has no idea how the American system of government works. Judges don't swear a loyalty oath to the President. But the GOP seems to think that they should.
Friday, February 10, 2017
GOP Displays Constitutional Ignorance
Posted by Comrade Misfit on or about 07:56
Labels: the Confederacy Party
1 comment:
- dinthebeast said...
The latest PPP poll says that the overall population doesn't think he should have extra-constitutional powers over the courts, but a 51% majority of his supporters do.
-Doug in Oakland
- February 11, 2017 at 2:58 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
All during August, we're celebrating local ingredients that are enjoyed in the late summer.
On August 11 and 12 we'll continue our Summer Harvest Celebration with Pickle Fest!
Swing by the Tasting Room for cider pints and learn how cider becomes cider vinegar and how that makes for excellent pickling liquid for preserving a harvest's bounty. Cider also pairs great with pickled foods!
Our Tasting Room food menu will also feature lots of pickled goodies from carrots, to fruits, to good old pickles themselves. Lots of the same available to take home in our Bottle Shop as well.
**Food Fermentation Demo by Cultured Love at 3pm on Saturday, Aug. 11: http://www.virtuecider.com/tours/#id=pickle-fest-class-fermentation-demo-by-cultured-love-fennville
(free, must RSVP. 21+ only, please)**
If you're a pickle fan, you don't want to miss this!
All during August, we're celebrating local ingredients that are enjoyed in the late summer.


text:
FREE Space Capsule Holiday Lighting Ceremony & Donut Exchange Party
Columbia Memorial Space Center
12400 Columbia Way
Downey, CA
FREE EVENT – no tickets needed … just bring donuts !!1
5-4-3-2-1 BLASTOFF … Columbia Memorial Space Center presents … Charles Phoenix hosting the first ever Apollo Space Capsule holiday lighting ceremony and party. This FREE, out-of-this-world event takes place on the very site where all six Apollo Space Capsules that successfully transported astronauts to the moon were designed and built.
Classic outdoor Christmas lights will illuminate the iconic Apollo Space Capsule at the entrance of the Columbia Memorial Space Center.
The bright idea to light up the Apollo Space Capsule for Christmas came from Charles, who dared to ask Columbia Memorial Space Center director, Ben Dickow, "Has anyone ever lit up a Apollo Space Capsule like a Christmas tree before?
Ben said, "I don't think so, lets do it!"
Please bring donuts to exchange and enjoy while singing along to festive Christmas carols and engaging in the spirit of the season.
Coffee and Hot Chocolate will be served.
Festive outer space age holiday dress is encouraged
FREE parking, and plenty of it
Tell your friends to spread the word … and arrive with donuts!
Columbia Memorial Space Center directions and info: www.columbiaspacescience.org
The Columbia Memorial Space Center is a science museum California. The center's mission is to "ignite people's passion in science, technology, engineering, and space while honoring Downey's aerospace history." The site of the museum is the former Boeing/Rockwell/North American plant where all of the Apollo Command/Service Modules were built and the Space Shuttle was conceived.
Charles Phoenix hosts first ever Apollo Space Capsule Holiday Lighting & Donut Exchange at Columbia Memorial Space Center CA, Saturday, December 3, 5-7pm.


text:
Banner Shuffle: Williem Siddik
Since this is the month of Halloween, Williem Siddik has obliged by producing a spooky banner containing all the right ingredients.
"This horror theme illustration is inspired by my favorite holiday, Halloween. And what other ways to celebrate this festivity than combining 3 most cliché horror ingredients – skeleton, green-goo and flesh ..?" – Williem Siddik.
Now switch off the lights!


text:
Most crossovers aim to be pretty functional vehicles. Typically high and boxy, they deliver a commanding seating position and ample space for passengers and cargo.
This is usually the norm in the subcompact crossover class. While these models tend to give up some space for city-friendly dimensions, models like the Honda HR-V, Kia Soul, Nissan Rogue Sport and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport still offer comfortable seating for four adults and a decent amount of cargo room. Maneuverable and easy to park, subcompact crossovers are logical choices for Northwest drivers.
But in two other recently-tested subcompact crossovers – the all-new 2018 Toyota C-HR and the newly-updated 2018 Mazda CX-3 – functionality was one of the last priorities. While both models have their appeal, buyers should be aware of their drawbacks.
The eye-catching C-HR was clearly designed to attract attention. Picture a low-slung sports coupe, but raised higher off the ground. Then add the tested car's two-tone white and radiant green mica paint job and the standard 18-inch alloy wheels, and the result looks like a daring concept car you can take home.
By the standard of a sports car, the C-HR is actually rather functional. A higher seating position makes it easier to get in and out, and the front seats are quite comfortable. With five doors, it is easy to load and unload people and cargo. And it is relatively affordable, with a base price of $23,495 (including a suite of sophisticated safety features) and an EPA rating of 29 mpg in mixed driving.
However, the C-HR is no sports car. It is peppy and agile around town, to be fair, with eager performance off the line and tight, responsive steering in normal conditions. But with just 144 horsepower, the C-HR is neither quick nor quiet if you need to accelerate beyond about 30 mph. And if you push it fast around a corner, it quickly feels like the crossover that it is.
Meanwhile, the C-HR's styling leaves it as one of the least roomy subcompact crossovers. That is no mean feat in a class of pint-sized vehicles, but Toyota achieved it. Credit the steeply raked rear windshield and the high floor.
The C-HR's shape also cuts into rear visibility. A backup camera helps out while you are parking, as is true in almost every other current-model vehicle, but it is unusually small in the C-HR – occupying a small rectangle of the rearview mirror. Unfortunately, given the tight visibility, this is a car that needs a bigger rearview camera, not a smaller one.
There are also a few odd errors. The C-HR is available with few luxury features (no leather upholstery or even power seat adjustments), limited tech (an aging infotainment system and just one USB port), and no all-wheel-drive.
You do not have to rule out the C-HR if you love how it looks, but unless you must have a unique-looking crossover, shop the competition first.
Meanwhile, the Mazda CX-3 manages to beat the C-HR as the least roomy subcompact crossover. The rear seat and cargo hold would be tight even in the smallest economy car, much less in a crossover. Any rear passengers will be squeezed, and expect to fold down the rear seat often.
It is a pity that the CX-3 is so cramped, because it is otherwise so appealing. Priced from $21,085 and rated for up to 31 mpg in mixed driving, the little Mazda is the luxury car of its class. The exterior is aggressive yet subtly classy, and the elegantly simple interior – with a leather-trimmed dashboard and "floating" center touchscreen – resembles an Audi or BMW.
Even more impressive, the CX-3 has polished driving dynamics that continue its premium vibe. While many subcompact crossovers feel like they were simply built to be cheap, the CX-3 embraces the benefits of being small. It is agile and fun to drive, and generally does not make you feel like you settled for a subcompact crossover – but that you actually prefer a vehicle this size.
That is not to say everything is quite perfect. The ride could be a little smoother and the acceleration a little quicker. The interior could have a bigger touchscreen, a more advanced smartphone integration, a sturdier center armrest and a better place to stash your phone.
But the biggest drawback is the size. Unless you are wedded to an especially small vehicle with all-wheel-drive, sporty handling and an affordable price, the CX-3 makes little sense as a crossover. It is easy enough to get similar virtues from a good compact hatchback – even the Mazda3 that is sold out of the same showroom. It does not have the high seating position or roomy interior of a crossover, and it is only sporty and fuel-efficient by crossover standards.
Here, too, there are reasons to buy one. Just do so only with full consideration of what you are looking for, and what sort of vehicles might meet those needs.