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Project Overview
To offer high performance, self-sufficient, technologically-advanced, great looking Net Zero Energy production single-family homes that fit a wide variety of buyers' needs and lifestyles without a million dollar price tag; and designed in a way that no matter which way homes are oriented, builder can install solar panels and face them south.
- First Net-Zero (NZE) "Smart Home" in US to achieve HERS Rating of -1 in the challenging Climate Zone 5 (freezing temperatures in the winter/hot dry summers). NZE Climate 5 homes have been built in the past, but had only reached HERS 5 Rating, and could not be reproduced at an affordable price point. This home is the first to reach critical HERS -1 Rating.
- First to receive DOE Challenge Home certification in Utah, which recognizes home builders for their leadership constructing NZE homes that are both energy efficient and include high-end finishes, improved indoor air quality, and greater durability.
- Energy Star certified, solar-powered and equipped with state-of-the-art technology to track energy flow into/out of home with real-time analytics. Received EPA Indoor Air PLUS and EPA WaterSense certifications.
- First production builder in US to make NZE features standard.
- 10 floor plan, 3-5 bedrooms, 2.5-3.5 bathrooms, full unfinished basement, 4-car garage, including electric car charging station.
- Number of south facing windows greatly reduces or eliminates use of lights during the day; also reduces amount of electricity used.
- Contemporary design incorporates flat roof components incorporated in all of the plans to give homes a modern look and to provide plenty of roof space for solar panels and achieve optimal solar angle.
- Builder maximized envelope's performance by using panelization (pre-fab) production and 2x6 walls at 24"-on-center advanced framing, which creates a tighter, more energy-efficient envelope while reducing construction time and waste. Builder eliminated approximately 300 wood studs for drywall backing by using drywall clips. The volume space traditionally used by backing studs was replaced with an additional 120 cubic feet of fiberglass blown-in insulation along with reducing amount of thermal bridging. Rigid foam insulation was installed on above- and below-grade walls. Customized insulating and air sealing techniques were used to reduce ACHs (achieved ACH of less than 1).
- All above-grade exterior walls have R-23 cavity insulation with R-7.5 continuous rigid insulation on the exterior. Below grade and foundation walls have R-10 continuous rigid insulation on the exterior with R-22 fiberglass blanket. R-60 blown in fiberglass insulation was used in the attic space and in the above grade walls. Because builder was limited to a 2x6 wall cavity, builder added 1.5-2 inches of rigid insulation on walls' exterior, achieving 0.8 ACH50.
- 10.29 Kilowatt Solar Photovoltaic Energy System and a 2-panel solar hot water system with minimum 17 MMBTU capacity. The system utilizes a 65-gallon solar hot water holding tank that feeds into two 94% efficient tank-less condensing units.
- Equipped with ERVs (Energy Recovery Ventilators), providing whole home air filtration and controlled ventilation. Since the amount of air infiltrating is so low, an ERV system was installed to control and filter inside/outside air. 100% of ducts and air-handlers are in conditioned space (important because taking the ducts of an unconditioned attic will eliminate heat loss in the attic). Ducting also adheres to strict Energy Star duct sealing/leaking standards. All windows meet Energy Star performance standards.
- The home utilizes a heat pump as the primary heating/cooling for the home with a heating capacity of 9 HSPF and cooling capacity of 16.75 SEER. Construction includes an electrical heating/cooling system to eliminate, when possible, the amount of natural gas being used inside the home. Since electricity can be produced on-site and natural gas cannot, design specified high-efficient electrical appliances. Due to extreme weather, the system also utilizes a backup of 96% efficient natural gas furnace with ECM motors.
Builder: Bryson Garbett, Garbett Homes Architect: John Tully, KTGY Group, Inc., Architects Developer: Bryson Garbett, Garbett Homes Land Planner: Chad Deveraux, Garbett Homes Landscape Architect: Chad Deveraux, Garbett Homes Interior Designer: Jess Reese, Garbett Homes
Appliances: Whirlpool
Building Envelope: Dupont (Tyvek House Wrap)
Caulks and Sealants: Belmont
Countertops: Quartz
Door/Hardware: Masonite (Interior), Thermatru (Exterior); Sure-Loc (Hardware)
Exterior Finishes: Cedar T&G (exterior siding)
Flooring: Dal Tile (Tile), Mannington (Wood), Mannington (Carpet)
Garage Doors: Amaar
Home Controls: Vivint
HVAC/Ducts: Trane, Venmar
Insulation: Owens Corning EnergyComplete Home Insulation System (for insulation and sealing), roofing (shingles), Icynene Spray Foam
Lighting: Minka, Kitchler, Trans Globe
Plumbing Fixtures: Moen (faucets), Western (fixtures/sinks)
Renewable Energy System: Vivint 10.29 kW Solar Photovoltaic System
Roof: Owens Corning
Ventilation: ERV's (Energy Recovery Ventilators) providing whole home air filtration and controlled ventilation
Water Heating: Noritz tankless water heater, Velux Solar hot water holding tank, Velux single glazed flat plate solar collector, Trane XL20I Weathertron heat pump
Windows/Skylights/Patio Doors: Amsco (windows)


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Sunday, August 9, 2015
All Aboard The Crown Princess to Alaska
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We are sailing on the Crown at the end of the month and I'm truly enjoying your insight.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the nice words about the people working at the pier. That year (2015) was the first year that we were not actual Princess employees! (It was also the first year that the people working on the other side of the pier were not actual Holland-America people too. That change-over occurred when Carnival decided that none of their subsidiary companies would not be doing pier work and the job was taken over by a 3rd party company, Metro Shore Services. Before that Princess and Holland both handled their own shore service operations at both Seattle and Vancouver, BC. but most of us at Seattle still consider ourselves to still be Princess people at heart.ReplyDelete


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Solar Maximum Threatens!
Technological Ways of Life! A solar space storm that could knock out all technology for years!
Will Says...
We might have to go old school and talk face to face, ride bikes, write instead of texting, dumb down our communication. So, I am going to get a jump on this and start now! I am going to pull out a few old tools. a pad and pencil, my two cups and a string...
This could leave folks dumbfounded, lost, and confused!
"I`ve got this thing and it`s f***ing golden, and, I`m just not giving it up for f***ing nothing."
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"I'm not eating carbs this week, I feel so fat," says your friend who is – by most definitions – skinny. And you want to scream, because there are people who really need to lose weight and can't.
Well, one of the reasons that skinny friend can't lose that last five pounds is the same reason the guy that needs to lose 30 can't do it – stress. I'm not going to talk like an infomercial touting some wonder pill that blocks cortisol (stress hormone), but I do believe in the cheesy line that's also a book, "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff."
If you want to have success in wellness, peace of mind helps, and sometimes comes in the form of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. They are amazing, even better a cookie from Specialty's Bakery Shop, or the fried goodness of a Donut Vault Donut.
I know these are not the words a personal trainer is supposed to utter. The truth is trainers LOVE treats. Some bury that love so deep inside their rock hard core, that they miss out on an amazing, decadent, delicious life. And that is no way to live.
I'm not suggesting you splurge daily on a brownie, but once in a while you should have a cupcake. Maybe don't eat the entire bag of brownie bites, but have one. Here's a very typical situation for someone trying to lose weight:
1) Avoids the cookie they want
2) Eats too much fruit and rice cakes instead of eating cookie
3) Ends up eating the cookie anyway
This cycle is unhealthy for your psyche. Treat yourself occasionally. If you are craving a cookie, split one with a friend. If all you want in life is ice cream, go and buy one scoop in a cup, rather than a whole pint from the grocery store when you know you're the one who will finish it. The same thing goes for fries: have a fry if you want one – just don't eat the entire serving, which is usually way too many. I am lucky, I usually do not order fries but my wife always does, so I can always have a few but know I won't gorge on the salty fried fun food.
The more you stress about every bite, the less you enjoy life, and depression and weight gain go hand and hand. Don't use me as your excuse to eat a dozen Munchkins from Dunkin Donuts, but one is fine. And for the love of G-d don't talk about it 24/7. It's not healthy to worry about your weight all the time and lie about how you don't even like chocolate and carbs. Make smart eating decisions 85 percent of the time, exercise most days, and the weight will gradually fall off.


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BALDERSTON, a township-chapelry in Blackburn parish, Lancashire; near the river Ribble, 5 miles NW of Blackburn r. station. Post Town, Mellor-Brook under Blackburn. Acres, 1,710. Real property, £2,593 Pop., 532. Houses, 105. The property is much sub divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £160.* Patron, the Vicar of Blackburn. The church is very good. Charities, £11.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
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1868 - The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
"BALDERSTONE, a chapelry in the parish of Blackburn, lower division of the hundred of Blackburn, in the county palatine of Lancaster, 6 miles to the N.E. of Preston, its post town. It is situated on the river Ribble. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Manchester, of the value of £90, in the patronage of the Vicar of Blackburn. The parochial charities amount to £11 per annum."(See more)
Historical Geography
In 1835 Balderstone was a chapelry and township in the parish of Blackburn.
You can see the administrative areas in which Balderstone has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD626326 (Lat/Lon: 53.788383, -2.568821), Balderstone which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Balderstone was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.


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The artwork on this note card was created by 5768 WRJ Art Calendar artist Césan d'Ornellas Levine.
On January 23, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order reinstating the global gag rule, formally known as the Mexico City Policy. This policy was established by the Reagan Administration in 1984 and blocks all U.S. foreign aid to international family planning agencies that provide abortions or even mention abortion as an option for clients seeking health care.
As presidents have taken office, the global gag rule has been rescinded or reinstituted: Presidents Clinton and Obama revoked the policy just days after beginning their terms, while Presidents George W. Bush and Trump reinstated the rule. These policy changes have led to inconsistent support and funding to NGOs from the U.S. on reproductive health issues.
While the changes in the Mexico City Policy were to be in some ways anticipated, the new version of the rule extends the requirements of the policy to "global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies," broadening the reach to affect more than just family planning agencies. U.S. Global Health Programs send assistance to about 60 low and middle income countries through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and the Peace Corps, among other agencies.
These agencies provide assistance to foreign NGOs for HIV/AIDS, family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health care, tuberculosis, malaria, emerging pandemic threats, nutrition, water sanitation, and other public health threats. Per the executive order, the NGOs receiving such assistance will be required to sign the global gag rule, agreeing not to provide information about abortion, refer to health care providers who provide abortions, advocate for the legalization of abortion in their country, or provide legal abortions or related services, or risk losing funding.
The global gag rule was already a harmful policy, but President Trump's version increases the scope of the rule, with the potential to prohibit NGOs from providing contraceptive, sexual, and reproductive health services and HIV preventative care across the world, in countries that depend on it the most.
The Reform Movement has long taken the position that a woman's right to make her own health care decisions and to have safe, legal and affordable access to health care are crucial to her equality and self-determination. As our tradition teaches women to care for their own health and well-being above all else, we must continue to fight to ensure health care services for women across the globe.
To learn more about reproductive rights, visit our issue page.
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Congratulations to Curated Agency client, Spartan Ventures, Inc., on the launch of your new website!Spartan Ventures is a strategic venture capital partnership firm with a focus on fast-tracking value for creative entrepreneurs and innovative products. Combining the perceptive vision and awareness of our seasoned team, we identify strengths in businesses that meet unmet consumer needs and then act as investors that add real value. We provide both capital and business expertise to decrease risk, enhance product development and secure successful exit(s). Spartan Ventures fills an important funding gap for businesses of all sizes, making investments of time, money and high-level consultation over the life of an investment. The firm hascollaborated with more than 30 seed or early-stage companies, nearly half of which have already realized successful exits, such as acquisitions, IPOs, partnerships and other liquidity events.
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Originally published on Mashable; see the full article here. Below are the 5 best tips for achieving your own magazine-ready iPhone photographs.
Originally published on Instagram. Today [Instagram is] excited to announce two major updates to Instagram that will help connect our community to the world as it happens: the all-new Explore page, with trending Tags and Places, and more powerful search that makes it easier to find the people, places, and tags you're looking for. With more than 70 million photos and videos posted to Instagram every day, wherever something is happening, chances are you can see it here. Whether it's behind the scenes at the NBA Finals, on the runway with the latest fashion trend at a favorite club with a local band, people are capturing moments large and small on Instagram. But, until now, there's never been an easy way to find these moments. Reimagined Explore [Instagram has] completely reimagined the Explore page to make discovery on Instagram immediate and effortless. The new Explore now surfaces trends as they emerge in real-time, connecting you to events and conversations both near you and around the globe. Through trending Tags and trending Places, you can experience moments like #bonnaroo or #fathersday from every perspective. Rich visual content captures everyone's unique take — not just what the community is talking about, but also what they're doing and seeing. In addition, at the top of the Explore page you will find new curated collections that will be updated regularly, featuring interesting accounts and places, from musicians and extreme athletes to stunning architecture and gorgeous beaches. To start, these updates to Explore will only be available in the United States. We'll work to bring it to the rest of the world after we fine tune the experience and set it up to work well in other countries. Improved Search For everyone on Instagram, we've dramatically improved the ability to find what you're looking for. With the new Places Search, you can now peer in at just about any location on earth, allowing you to scout out your next vacation spot in the South Pacific, get a look inside that hot new restaurant or experience your favorite music festival — even if you couldn't make it this year. The new Top Search also lets you search across people, places and tags all at once. To learn more about the all-new Search and Explore, check out the Instagram Help Center. Instagram for iOS version 7.0 is available today in Apple's App Store, and Instagram for Android version 7.0 is available today in Google Play.Read More
If you live in LA or you're traveling to LA, chances are you're looking for a restaurant to try. Prepare your tastebuds for a roundup of our 10 favorite Los Angeles Food Instagram accounts documenting their latest meals & sharing them with hungry followers.
@HungryInLA, Food Writer • Traveler • Photographer • L.A. Native
@FoodWithMichel, iPhone 6 food photographer & macaron manager.
My Fab5 Los Angeles presents: @BestFoodLA, your local food community.
Discover LA presents: @DineLA, discover some of the best places to eat in LA.
@TryItOrDiet Try everything, diet nothing.
@FoodBeast, your online food haven. Find the best new stories, recipes and food culture.
@LAPhoodie, a skinny girl with a big appetite.
@TheDelicious, eating beautifully everyday.
@FoodGPS, sharing the best tasting food and drink in California and beyond.
@LoveAndLoathingLA, one woman on a mission to experience anything and everything in the city of "Las Angeles."
For more, follow along with us on Instagram @CuratedAgency.Read More
Welcome to the Curated's Appy Hour series where we showcase our favorite apps. In this week's edition we are featuring our favorite social media enhancing apps to use on your phone. Pump up your social media content with these fun apps! 1. Layout by Instagram | Cost: Free Instagram's newest app lets you create fun, one-of-a-kind layouts by remixing your own photos and sharing them with your friends. It's fun, it's simple and it gives you a new way to flex your creativity. 2. Hyperlapse by Instagram | Cost: Free Create amazing time lapse videos with Hyperlapse. Using Instagram's in-house stabilization, Hyperlapse shoots polished time lapse videos that were previously impossible without bulky tripods and expensive equipment. 3. PHHHOTO | Cost: Free Instant moving pictures. PHHHOTO® shoots moving pictures you can share everywhere! Fun for creating gif-like animations.Read More
As published on Forbes: According to Hubspot, 92% of marketers in 2014 claimed that social media marketing was important for their business, with 80% indicating their efforts increased traffic to their websites. And according to Social Media Examiner, 97% of marketers are currently participating in social media—but 85% of participants aren't sure what social media tools are the best to use. This demonstrates a huge potential for social media marketing to increase sales, but a lack of understanding on how to achieve those results. Here's a look at the Top 10 Benefits Of Social Media Marketing: 1. Increased Brand Recognition. Every opportunity you have to syndicate your content and increase your visibility is valuable. Your social media networks are just new channels for your brand's voice and content. This is important because it simultaneously makes you easier and more accessible for new customers, and makes you more familiar and recognizable for existing customers. For example, a frequent Twitter user could hear about your company for the first time only after stumbling upon it in a newsfeed. Or, an otherwise apathetic customer might become better acquainted with your brand after seeing your presence on multiple networks. 2. Improved brand loyalty. According to a report published by Texas Tech University, brands who engage on social media channels enjoy higher loyalty from their customers. The report concludes "Companies should take advantage of the tools social media gives them when it comes to connecting with their audience. A strategic and open social media plan could prove influential in morphing consumers into being brand loyal." Another study published by Convince&Convert found that 53% of Americans who follow brands in social are more loyal to those brands. 3. More Opportunities to Convert. Every post you make on a social media platform is an opportunity for customers to convert. When you build a following, you'll simultaneously have access to new customers, recent customers, and old customers, and you'll be able to interact with all of them. Every blog post, image, video, or comment you share is a chance for someone to react, and every reaction could lead to a site visit, and eventually a conversion. Not every interaction with your brand results in a conversion, but every positive interaction increases the likelihood of an eventual conversion. Even if your click-through rates are low, the sheer number of opportunities you have on social media is significant. And as I pointed out in my article, "The Four Elements of Any Action, And How To Use Them In Your Online Marketing Initiative," "opportunity" is the first element of any action. 4. Higher conversion rates. Social media marketing results in higher conversion rates in a few distinct ways. Perhaps the most significant is its humanization element; the fact that brands become more humanized by interacting in social media channels. Social media is a place where brands can act like people do, and this is important because people like doing business with other people; not with companies. Additionally, studies have shown that social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing, and a higher number of social media followers tends to improve trust and credibility in your brand, representing social proof. As such, simply building your audience in social media can improve conversion rates on your existing traffic. 5. Higher Brand Authority. Interacting with your customers regularly is a show of good faith for other customers. When people go to compliment or brag about a product or service, they turn to social media. And when they post your brand name, new audience members will want to follow you for updates. The more people that are talking about you on social media, the more valuable and authoritative your brand will seem to new users. Not to mention, if you can interact with major influencers on Twitter or other social networks, your visible authority and reach will skyrocket. 6. Increased Inbound Traffic. Without social media, your inbound traffic is limited to people already familiar with your brand and individuals searching for keywords you currently rank for. Every social media profile you add is another path leading back to your site, and every piece of content you syndicate on those profiles is another opportunity for a new visitor. The more quality content you syndicate on social media, the more inbound traffic you'll generate, and more traffic means more leads and more conversions. 7. Decreased Marketing Costs. According to Hubspot, 84% of marketers found as little as six hours of effort per week was enough to generate increased traffic. If you can lend just one hour a day to developing your content and syndication strategy, you could start seeing the results of your efforts. [If you're having trouble devoting time to your social media, we can help!] 8. Better Search Engine Rankings. SEO is the best way to capture relevant traffic from search engines, but the requirements for success are always changing. It's no longer enough to regularly update your blog, ensure optimized title tags and meta descriptions, and distribute links pointing back to your site. Google and other search engines may be calculating their rankings using social media presence as a significant factor, because of the fact that strong brands almost always use social media. As such, being active on social media could act as a "brand signal" to search engines that your brand is legitimate, credible, and trustworthy. That means, if you want to rank for a given set of keywords, having a strong social media presence could be almost mandatory. 9. Richer Customer Experiences. Social media, at its core, is a communication channel like email or phone calls. Every customer interaction you have on social media is an opportunity to publicly demonstrate your customer service level and enrich your relationship with your customers. For example, if a customer complains about your product on Twitter, you can immediately address the comment, apologize publicly, and take action to make it right. Or, if a customer compliments you, you can thank them and recommend additional products. It's a personal experience that lets customers know you care about them. 10. Improved Customer Insights. Social media also gives you an opportunity to gain valuable information about what your customers are interested in and how they behave, via social listening. For example, you can monitor user comments to see what people think of your business directly. You can segment your content syndication lists based on topic and see which types of content generate the most interest—and then produce more of that type of content. You can measure conversions based on different promotions posted on various social media channels and eventually find a perfect combination to generate revenue. These are the benefits of sustaining a long-term social media campaign, but if you're still apprehensive about getting started, consider these points: Your Competition Is Already Involved. Your competitors are already involved on social media, which means your potential social media traffic and conversions are being poached. Don't let your competitors reap all the benefits while you stand idly by. If, somehow, your competition is not involved on social media, there's even more of a reason to get started—the field is open. The Sooner You Start, the Sooner You Reap the Benefits. Social media is all about relationship building, and it tends to grow exponentially as your followers tell their friends, and their friends tell their friends, and so on. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll be able to start growing that audience. Conclusion The longer you wait, the more you have to lose. Social media marketing, when done right, can lead to more customers, more traffic, and more conversions, and it's here to stay. [Originally published on Forbes] Tell us in the comments below how social media has changed your business. Need help with social media for your business? Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com More
Gathering up our latest inspiration from Instagram for you!
Arielle Vey | Instagram: @ariellevey
Arielle Vey is a photographer & designer based out of San Diego, California. She captures everyday Southern California life in the most perfect way. From ocean shots to colorful sunsets, we are constantly inspired by Arielle's Instagram feed.
Dani Colombatto | Instagram: @danithebird
Dani Colombatto is stylist, blogger, & recipe developer based out of San Diego. If you're mesmerized by perfectly styled scenes, Dani is your girl.
GOLDWIRE Blog | Instagram: @goldwireblog
GOLDWIRE is comprised of photographer Arielle Vey and stylist Dani Colombatto (featured above). Together this duo is cultivating a brighter perspective on eating, cocktailing and living. Current blogging and branding antics take place in San Diego.Read More
Welcome to the Curated's Appy Hour series where we showcase our favorite apps. In this week's edition we are featuring our favorite photo editing apps to use on your phone. Since visuals are so important to marketing and social media, it's important to make sure you are putting out beautiful content. Happy shooting!
1. Visual Supply Co. (VSCO) | Cost: Free + In-app Purchases
VSCO is the "standard of mobile photography." VSCO Cam is the premier way to shoot, edit, and share your photographs. The app allows you to manually fine tune elements such as: Exposure, Temperature, Contrast, Crop, Straighten, Fade, Vignette, and more, allowing you to define the look of your photo. In addition to adjusting elements, VSCO offers stunning filters. You can browse a stunning array of preset packs available for purchase in the in-App store. From vivid colors to faded black and whites, the store offers the best mobile presets on the market.
2. Afterlight | Cost: Free + In-app Purchases
Afterlight is the perfect image editing app for quick and straight forward editing. Their simple design, paired with powerful and snappy tools, will give you the look you want in seconds. Afterlight is equipped with 15 adjustment tools, 74 filters, 78 textures, cropping & adjustment tools and frames.
3. PicTapGo | Cost: $1.99 + In-app Purchases
PicTapGo offers an array of filters, with the ability to store your favorite combination of filters as Recipes. Your "Recipes" folder will contain your saved recipes, as well as the last three recipes in your History. PicTapGo learns what you love and will place your most frequently used filters in the "My Style" folder.
Have a different favorite photo editing app? Let us know in the comments below.Read More
On a recent trip to New Orleans, I stopped in the newsstand at the airport to pick up a copy of Entrepreneur. I was thrilled by the fact that almost every article made mention of social media. From Millenials in the workplace exchanging social media tips for mentorship to new apps, social media content was woven into the entire magazine. Social media is own category on Forbes.com, articles about social media are featured on Fast Company daily and news outlets like Social Media Today are devoted entirely to the field. It's safe to say that social media is here to stay and it is vital to your business! Here is a list of 7 benefits to hiring a social media manager for your business via Small Business Trends. 1. Business Marketing Business marketing is an important benefit of hiring a social media agency. Our agency promotes products and services of a company by devising effective strategies. Marketing is the main function of a social media agency. We manage a brand's presence on all social networking sites while working to get the attention of the maximum audience possible. 2. Building Brand Recognition We are dedicated to getting a brand widely recognized on all social media platforms, and to getting your brand talked about among influencers. Not every individual is aware of social media trends and changing techniques. So, it's useful to hire an agency to take your brand to the next level. We know where to start, which platforms to use, and which type of content. It can take all of this knowledge to get your brand before its desired audience. 3. Getting Clientele No matter how big or small you business may be, we will concentrate and making your brand more accessible. For this, our agency can engage social media managers to carry on social media activities, create posts, do sharing, likes, and tweets etc. The emphasis is on capturing visitors' attention and turning them into buyers or permanent clients. The service helps to generate traffic for a Web business and to improve brand recognition. These are the things, of course, that will lead to more customers or clientele. 4. Projecting Brand Values We are skilled at projecting and maintaining the value associated with your brand. This includes promoting the emotional, practical and other benefits of a company, product or service. Social media managers are trained to promote the positive images of your brand, without compromising brand values. We are also skilled at helping social media users discover these values in a way most convenient for them. 5. Brand Promotion Brand promotion is the top concern of any social media agency. And hiring an agency can be the most effective way of promoting your brand across all channels, not just well-known networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google+. There are many other channels like Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram, and Stumble Upon. 6. Dealing with Competition We are skilled at dealing with competitive environments. So hiring an agency will help your business not only promote its brand, products and services but help place it ahead of other brands of similar or equal visibility. 7. Achieving Goals in Less Time The ultimate goal of a social media agency is to help a business effectively promote its brand across social media channels more effectively in less time. This can ultimately save a business time and money by outsourcing a time consuming but necessary part of the marketing process letting a company focus on what they do best, providing quality goods or services. It can often be advantageous to hire an outside agency for branding purposes on social media platforms. This allows businesses hand off social media marketing chores to professionals while focusing on what's most important.Read More
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Money and BanksMoney and Banking
Central bankers are claiming that a global savings glut is driving down the "natural" interest rate to negative levels. They're wrong.
Central Banks now have an alphabet soup of policy tools. But it's all radlly just more of the same — that is, inflationary easy-money monetary policy.
Capital and Interest Theory
Booms and BustsFree MarketsGlobal EconomyWorld HistoryInterventionism
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Free MarketsInterventionism
What exchanges take place, and which do not, is affected by how markets are regulated. Black markets and regulated markets have different outcomes than free markets.
Protectionism and Free Trade
Today's tariff policy relies on the fanciful idea that politicians can pull the right levers to make the economy more efficient or more just. As always, the idea is based on fantasy.


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14.26 ▶ Questioner: When you contact the entities in their dreams and otherwise, these entities, I assume, have to be first seeking in the direction of the Law of One. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct. For example, the entities of the nation of Egypt were in a state of pantheism, as you may call the distortion towards separate worship of various portions of the Creator. We were able to contact one whose orientation was towards the One.
23.1 ▶ Questioner: You were speaking yesterday of the first contact made by the Confederation which occurred during our third major cycle. You stated that you appeared in the skies over Egypt at the same time, approximately, aid was first given to Atlantis. Can you tell me why you went to Egypt and your, shall we say, orientation of attitude and thinking when you first went to Egypt?
Ra: I am Ra. At the time of which you speak there were those who chose to worship the hawk-headed sun god which you know as vibrational sound complex, "Horus." This vibrational sound complex has taken other vibrational sound complexes, the object of worship being the sun disc represented in some distortion.
We were drawn to spend some time, as you would call it, scanning the peoples for a serious interest amounting to a seeking with which we might help without infringement. We found that at that time the social complex was quite self-contradictory in its so-called religious beliefs and, therefore, there was not an appropriate calling for our vibration. Thus, at that time, which you know of as approximately eighteen thousand [18,000] of your years in your past, we departed without taking action.
89.37 ▶ Questioner: As a wild guess, one of these entities wouldn't be the one who has been our companion here for some time in our sessions, would it?
Ra: I am Ra. No.
14.21 ▶ Questioner: How long is one of your cycles?
Ra: I am Ra. One of our cycles computes to seven five oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh [750,000,000(?)], seven five million [75,000,000] of your years.
23.19 ▶ Questioner: This is a dumb question, but… There was a movie called Battle Beyond the Stars. I don't know if you are familiar with it or not. I guess you are. It seemed to have what you're telling us included in the script. Is this correct? Do you know anything about it?
Ra: I am Ra. This particular creation of your entities had some distortions of the Law of One and its scenario upon your physical plane. This is correct.
I am Ra. I leave this instrument now. I leave each of you in the love and the light of the One Infinite Creator. Go forth, therefore, rejoicing in the power and the peace of the One Creator. Adonai.
14.25 ▶ Questioner: How do you perform your normal service? How have you normally given the Law of One over the last 2,300 years? How have you normally given this [to] Earth people?
Ra: I am Ra. We have used channels such as this one, but in most cases the channels feel inspired by dreams and visions without being aware, consciously, of our identity or existence. This particular group has been accentuatedly trained to recognize such contact. This makes this group able to be aware of a focal or vibrational source of information.
23.10 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. Then as an overall success, what can you tell me about the relative success of the pyramid in any way at all? I understand that it was— the pyramids for the purpose were basically unsuccessful in that they didn't produce the rise in consciousness that you'd hoped for, but there must have been some success. Can you tell me of that?
Ra: I am Ra. We ask you to remember that we are of the Brothers and Sisters of Sorrow. When one has been rescued from that sorrow to a vision of the One Creator, then there is no concept of failure.
Our difficulty lay in the honor/responsibility of correcting the distortions of the Law of One which occurred during our attempts to aid these entities. The distortions are seen as responsibilities rather than failures; the few who were inspired to seek, our only reason for the attempt.
Thus, we would perhaps be in the position of paradox in that as one saw an illumination, we were what you call successful, and as others became more sorrowful and confused, we were failures. These are your terms. We persist in seeking to serve.
1.5 ▶ Questioner: Could you give me a little more detail about your role with the Egyptians?
Ra: I am Ra. The identity of the vibration Ra is our identity. We as a group, or what you would call a social memory complex, made contact with a race of your planetary kind which you call Egyptians. Others from our density made contact at the same time in South America, and the so-called "lost cities" were their attempts to contribute to the Law of One.
We spoke to one who heard and understood and was in a position to decree the Law of One. However, the priests and peoples of that era quickly distorted our message, robbing it of the, shall we say, compassion with which unity is informed by its very nature. Since it contains all, it cannot abhor any.
When we were no longer able to have appropriate channels through which to enunciate the Law of One, we removed ourselves from the now hypocritical position which we had allowed ourselves to be placed in. And other myths, shall we say, other understandings having more to do with polarity and the things of your vibrational complex, again took over in that particular society complex.
Does this form a sufficient amount of information, or could we speak further?
89.35 ▶ Questioner: What was the catalyst for their change?
Ra: I am Ra. In our peoples there was what may be considered, from the viewpoint of wisdom, an overabundance of love. These entities looked at those still in darkness and saw that those of a neutral or somewhat negative viewpoint found such harmony, shall we say, sickening. The Wanderers felt that a more wisdom-oriented way of seeking love could be more appealing to those in darkness.
First one entity began its work. Quickly the second found the first. These entities had agreed to serve together and so they did, glorifying the One Creator, but not as they intended. About them were soon gathered those who found it easy to believe that a series of specific knowledges and wisdoms would advance one towards the Creator. The end of this was the graduation into fourth-density negative of the Wanderers, which had much power of personality, and some small deepening of the negatively polarized element of those not polarizing positively. There was no negative harvest as such.
81.26 ▶ Questioner: Ra then has not moved at any time into one of the other major galaxies. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
81.22 ▶ Questioner: Does Ra have any experience or knowledge of or travel to, in one form or another, any of these other galaxies?
Ra: I am Ra. Yes.
60.15 ▶ Questioner: You mentioned working with one other group other than the Egyptians. Who were they?
Ra: I am Ra. These entities were those of South America. We divided our forces to work within these two cultures.
81.27 ▶ Questioner: Does Ra have knowledge of, say, any other major galaxy or the consciousness or anything in that galaxy?
Ra: I am Ra. We assume you are speaking of the possibility of knowledge of other major galaxies. There are Wanderers from other major galaxies drawn to the specific needs of a single call. There are those among our social memory complex which have become Wanderers in other major galaxies. Thus there has been knowledge of other major galaxies, for to one whose personality or mind/body/spirit complex has been crystallized the universe is one place and there is no bar upon travel. However, our interpretation of your query was a query concerning the social memory complex traveling to another major galaxy. We have not done this, nor do we contemplate it, for we can reach in love with our hearts.
14.23 ▶ Questioner: In your service in giving the Law of One, do you work with any planets other than the Earth at this time, or just Earth?
Ra: I am Ra. We work only with this planetary sphere at this time.
14.5 ▶ Questioner: Was the Egyptian visit of 11,000 years ago the only one where you actually walked the Earth?
Ra: I am Ra. I understand your question distorted in the direction of selves rather than other-selves. We of the vibratory sound complex, Ra, have walked among you only at that time.
14.20 ▶ Questioner: And you ready yourselves for harvest through [the] best service you can provide. Is this correct?
Ra: This is correct. We offer the Law of One, the solving of paradoxes, the balancing of love/light and light/love.
14.20 ▶ Questioner: And you ready yourselves for harvest through [the] best service you can provide. Is this correct?
Ra: This is correct. We offer the Law of One, the solving of paradoxes, the balancing of love/light and light/love.
14.19 ▶ Questioner: At what density level is Ra?
Ra: I am Ra. I am sixth density with a strong seeking towards seventh density. The harvest for us will be in only approximately two and one-half million of your years and it is our desire to be ready for harvest as it approaches in our space/time continuum.
6.6 ▶ Questioner: Then you… Would it be possible to take one of the people at that time from our planet and place him on Venus? Would he survive? Were conditions much [inaudible]?
Ra: The third-density conditions are not hospitable to the life-forms of your peoples. The fifth and sixth dimensions of that planetary sphere are quite conducive to growing/learning/teaching.
81.23 ▶ Questioner: Just… it's unimportant, but just roughly how many other of these galaxies has Ra, shall we say, traveled to?
Ra: I am Ra. We have opened our hearts in radiation of love to the entire creation. Approximately 90 percent of the creation is at some level aware of the sending and able to reply. All of the infinite Logoi are one in the consciousness of love. This is the type of contact which we enjoy rather than travel.
2.2 ▶ Questioner: Could you tell us something of your historical background, your earlier times in the illusion and the time state[?] contact, possibly your incarnation on this planet that you spoke of before, and contact with earlier races on this planet? Then we would have something to start with in writing this book.
Ra: I am Ra. We are aware that your mind/body is calculating the proper method of performing the task of creating a teach/learning instrument. We are aware that you find our incarnate, as you call it, state of interest. We waited for a second query so as to emphasize that the time/space of several thousand of your years creates a spurious type of interest. Thus in giving this information, we ask the proper lack of stress be placed upon our experiences in your local space/time. The teach/learning which is our responsibility is philosophical rather than historical. We shall now proceed with your request which is harmless if properly evaluated.
We are those of the Confederation who eleven thousand of your years ago came to two of your planetary cultures which were at that time closely in touch with the creation of the One Creator. It was our naïve belief that we could teach/learn by direct contact and the free will distortions of individual feeling or personality were in no danger, we thought, of being disturbed as these cultures were already closely aligned with a[n] all-embracing belief in the live-ness or consciousness of all. We came and were welcomed by the peoples whom we wished to serve. We attempted to aid them in technical ways having to do with the healing of mind/body/spirit complex distortions through the use of the crystal, appropriate to the distortion, placed within a certain appropriate series of ratios of time/space material. Thus were the pyramids created.
We found that the technology was reserved largely for those with the effectual mind/body distortion of power. This was not intended by the Law of One. We left your peoples. The group that was to work with those in the area of South America, as you call that portion of your sphere, gave up not so easily. They returned. We did not. However, we have never left your vibration due to our responsibility for the changes in consciousness we had first caused and then found distorted in ways not relegated to the Law of One. We attempted to contact the rulers of the land to which we had come, that land which you call Egypt, or in some areas, the Holy Land.
In the Eighteenth Dynasty, as it is known in your records of space/time distortions, we were able to contact a pharaoh, as you would call him. The man was small in life-experience on your plane and was a… what this instrument would call, Wanderer. Thus, this mind/body/spirit complex received our communication distortions and was able to blend his distortions with our own. This young entity had been given a vibratory complex of sound which vibrated in honor of a prosperous god, as this mind/body complex, which we call instrument for convenience, would call "Amun." The entity decided that this name, being in honor of one among many gods, was not acceptable for inclusion in his vibratory sound complex. Thus, he changed his name to one which honored the sun disc. This distortion, called "Aten," was a close distortion to our reality as we understand our own nature of mind/body/spirit complex distortion. However, it does not come totally into alignment with the intended teach/learning which was sent. This entity, Akhenaten, became convinced that the vibration of One was the true spiritual vibration and thus decreed the Law of One.
However, this entity's beliefs were accepted by very few. His priests gave lip service only, without the spiritual distortion towards seeking. The peoples continued in their beliefs. When this entity was no longer in this density, again the polarized beliefs in the many gods came into their own and continued so until the one known as Muhammad delivered the peoples into a more intelligible distortion of mind/body/spirit relationships.
Do you have a more detailed interest at this time?
81.16 ▶ Questioner: Ra states that it has knowledge of only this octave, but it seems that Ra has complete knowledge of this octave.
Can you tell me why this is?
Ra: I am Ra. Firstly, we do not have complete knowledge of this octave. There are portions of the seventh density which, although described to us by our teachers, remain mysterious. Secondly, we have experienced a great deal of the available refining catalyst of this octave, and our teachers have worked with us most carefully that we may be one with all, that in turn our eventual returning to the great allness of creation shall be complete.
23.8 ▶ Questioner: When you started building the pyramid at Giza using thought, were you at that time in contact with incarnate Egyptians and did they observe this building?
Ra: I am Ra. At that time we were not in close contact with incarnate entities upon your plane. We were responding to a general calling of sufficient energy in that particular location to merit action. We sent thoughts to all who were seeking our information.
The appearance of the pyramid was a matter of tremendous surprise. However, it was carefully designed to coincide with the incarnation of one known as a great architect. This entity was later made into a deity, in part due to this occurrence.
81.18 ▶ Questioner: Why does Ra not have any knowledge of that which was prior to the beginning of this octave?
Ra: I am Ra. Let us compare octaves to islands. It may be that the inhabitants of an island are not alone upon a planetary sphere, but if an ocean-going vehicle in which one may survive has not been invented, true knowledge of other islands is possible only if an entity comes among the islanders and says, "I am from elsewhere." This is a rough analogy. However, we have evidence of this sort, both of previous creation and creation to be, as we in the stream of space/time and time/space view these apparently non-simultaneous events.
23.6 ▶ Questioner: I see. Then at this time you did not contact them. Can you tell me the same— answer the same questions I just asked with respect to your next attempt to contact the Egyptians?
Ra: I am Ra. The next attempt was prolonged. It occurred over a period of time. The nexus, or center, of our efforts was a decision upon our parts that there was a sufficient calling to attempt to walk among your peoples as brothers.
We laid this plan before the Council of Saturn, offering ourselves as service-oriented Wanderers of the type which land directly upon the inner planes without incarnative processes. Thus we emerged, or materialized, in physical-chemical complexes representing as closely as possible our natures, this effort being to appear as brothers and spend a limited amount of time as teachers of the Law of One, for there was an ever-stronger interest in the sun body, and this vibrates in concordance with our particular distortions.
We discovered that for each word we could utter, there were thirty impressions we gave by our very being, which confused those entities we had come to serve. After a short period we removed ourselves from these entities and spent much time attempting to understand how best to serve those to whom we had offered ourselves in love/light.
The ones who were in contact with that geographical entity, which you know of as Atlantis, had conceived of the potentials for healing by use of the pyramid-shape entities. In considering this and making adjustments for the differences in the distortion complexes of the two geographical cultures, as you would call them, we went before the Council again, offering this plan to the Council as an aid to the healing and the longevity of those in the area you know of as Egypt. In this way we hoped to facilitate the learning process as well as offering philosophy articulating the Law of One. Again the Council approved.
Approximately eleven thousand [11,000] of your years ago we entered, by thought-form, your— we correct this instrument. We sometimes have difficulty due to low vitality. Approximately eight five zero zero [8,500] years ago, having considered these concepts carefully, we returned, never having left in thought, to the thought-form areas of your vibrational planetary complex and considered for some of your years, as you measure time, how to appropriately build these structures.
The first, the Great Pyramid, was formed approximately six thousand [6,000] of your years ago. Then, in sequence, after this performing by thought of the building or architecture of the Great Pyramid using the more, shall we say, local or earthly material rather than thought-form material to build other pyramidical structures. This continued for approximately fifteen hundred [1,500] of your years.
Meanwhile, the information concerning initiation and healing by crystal was being given. The one known as "Akhenaten" was able to perceive this information without significant distortion and for a time, moved, shall we say, heaven and earth in order to invoke the Law of One and to order the priesthood of these structures in accordance with the distortions of initiation and true compassionate healing. This was not to be long-lasting.
At this entity's physical dissolution from your third-density physical plane, as we have said before, our teachings became quickly perverted, our structures returning once again to the use of the so-called "royal" or those with distortions towards power.
14.24 ▶ Questioner: You stated that you were called by 352,000 Earth entities. Does this mean that this number is the number who will understand and accept the Law of One? Am I correct?
Ra: I am Ra. We cannot estimate the correctness of your statement for those who call are not in every case able to understand the answer to their calling. Moreover, those who were not calling previously may, with great trauma, discover the answers to the call nearly simultaneously with their late call. There is no time/space in call. Therefore, we cannot estimate the number of your mind/body/spirit complexes which will, in your space/time continuum distortion, hear and understand.
16.21 ▶ Questioner: Can you give me some kind of history of your social memory complex and how you became aware of the Law of One?
Ra: I am Ra. The path of our learning is graven in the present moment. There is no history, as we understand your concept. Picture, if you will, a circle of being. We know the alpha and omega as infinite intelligence. The circle never ceases. It is present. The densities we have traversed at various points in the circle correspond to the characteristics of cycles: first, the cycle of awareness; second, the cycle of growth; third, the cycle of self-awareness; fourth, the cycle of love or understanding; fifth, the cycle of light or wisdom; sixth, the cycle of light/love, love/light, or unity; seventh, the gateway cycle; eighth, the octave which moves into a mystery we do not plumb.
6.4 ▶ Questioner: He'll understand me. We'll be very careful to totally inform Tom before he attends. Thank you very much.
It seems to me that it might be an appropriate time to include a little more historical background of yourself, possibly information having to do with where you came from prior to involvement with planet Earth, if this is possible.
Ra: I am Ra. I am, with the social memory complex of which I am a part, one of those who voyaged outward from another planet within your own solar system, as this entity would call it. The planetary influence was that you call Venus. We are a race old in your measures. When we were at the sixth dimension our physical beings were what you would call golden. We were tall and somewhat delicate. Our physical body complex covering, which you call the integument, had a golden luster.
In this form we decided to come among your peoples. Your peoples at that time were much unlike us in physical appearance, as you might call it. We, thus, did not mix well with the population and were obviously other than they. Thus, our visit was relatively short, for we found ourselves in the hypocritical position of being acclaimed as other than your other-selves. This was the time during which we built the structures in which you show interest.
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The fair, which is unique in that it features only art work rendered on paper, has gained a fantastic reputation over the years as one of the most vibrant and innovative platforms for dealers specialising in early, modern and contemporary art, with prices ranging from under £500 all the way up to £250,000.
Taking place at the Royal Geographical Society in the upscale west London district of South Kensington, this year's fair is presenting a typically varied selection of art this year, among which the Eton College collection stands out more than most.
Containing some of the finest works from the classic period of English watercolour painting that can be seen anywhere in Britain, the collection's appearance at this year's fair represents an opportunity to see watercolours which are rarely on view to the public. In fact, some of the pictures have never before been publicly displayed.
As has become traditional, the fair will also feature a full programme of daily talks, with key speakers for this year including writer David Boyd Haycock, art critics Frances Spalding and Andrew Graham-Dixon, and printmaker Anne Desmet, RA.
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Picture this: It's New Years Eve and my nineteen year old (home from college) has left our home for a small gathering at a friend's house. Before long she returns with her friend Kelly ~ it ends up that it's just the two of them for the evening, so they have decided to accept an invitation for a party at the apartment of a friend – three hours away. She and Kelly stand before me asking if it's OK if they go on this road trip…on New Years Eve…at 6:00 PM.
"Ummmm….NO. It's not OK with me. This is the most dangerous night of the year to be on the road." (Bold and italicized to let you know how that actually sounded out loud – because it is what I said.) The girls say they will understand if we say no, that Kelly's parents weren't exactly happy about it either. But in the end, they said that their daughter was twenty years old and ultimately would have to make her own decision. Well, thanks for that. (Said in my head.)
So I head to the garage to talk to Kevin about this, his reaction is the same as mine. (Good.) I tell him it does feel tricky because she is nineteen, and when she's at college we don't even know about decisions that maybe are not the most wise. Regardless, I just don't think it's a good idea for her to head out. He agrees. No way, not a good idea. I ask him if he'll come in and tell her that.
As the conversation unfolds, the next thing I am hearing is that she will have to make her own decision. WHAT??!! NO!! What is happening??!!
I tell her I will pay for her and Kelly to go to dinner and a movie if they will stay in town. (Desperate, I know, but I don't care.) Courtney looks at me and asks if I will be mad if they go. I say yes. I also tell her that I will get over it. (As long as they return safely the next day.) She thanks us for our wisdom, input and the discussion; then she says they are going to go ahead and go on this road trip and she ran upstairs to pack a bag.
I am left standing with frustration, anger, fear and prayers in my heart.
I hug them each, look Kelly in the eye and tell her to make wise driving decisions and to not play the radio loud. (Full on mom talk.) Courtney did text several times on the way down, advising me of a stop for gas as well as a restroom break, and then with their arrival. I also received a text at 3:30 AM telling me "Good night". She then sent a text in the morning to let me know they were on their way home and of any stops along the way. All good stuff.
This situation was a hard one for me. I did (do) not want to let her go. I wanted (want) to say no and have that be the right and final answer. It used to work that way. But in order for her to grow and for our relationship to grow, I am learning to let go in new ways all the time. It's a never ending exercise in restraint, relinquishment and reality. I want her to value my input and seek it, trusting that ultimately I will step back and let her decide. This does not come naturally for me but I am willing to adjust, move and grow. I love her so much that I hold her close and let her go.


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In the first picture in the graphic, you can see the game's accompanying web app which allows you to track the electoral votes that you gain as a player. It really adds an extra dimension to the game, but it is not essential to game play. If you have a computer or an iPad handy, though, it is a really nice way to see at a glance how things stand.
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The Presidential Game costs $35.00 and is recommended for ages 11 and up. While it is a real asset to your study of American government, it is also a lot of fun just as a board game. My kids really recommend it! Nicky (10) sums it up with "It's a lot of fun!" That's about as good a sales pitch for anything school-related as you're going to get from a 10 year-old boy!
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Port Huron: Maryville Riverview
Reflections at the Seawall
This was our first stop along the river. The boat lauch and water level station provided us a vast selection of images to record.
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This ladder leads to a rather cold swim (as if the current weren't enough of a challenge).
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The reflections of the seawall at the boat slip are interrupted by the small pieces of ice.
Water & Ice
The rock base at the boat slip is visible as the ice breaks away.
These old piers were fenced off and without question as to why.
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This lovely view across that same decaying pier looks upon one of Canada's river-front plants.
Gulls' Burg
These Seagulls enjoyed their own little cruise aboard one of the floating ice chunks.


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SEATTLE, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- While there's no shortage of technology start-ups focused on new and better ways to warehouse or store digital content, the greatest market opportunity may actually focus on warehousing items in the physical world -- the kind that fit on wooden pallets.
Seattle-based Flexe is a first-of-its-kind 'shared economy' online marketplace that connects organizations in need of flexible warehousing capacity with warehouse owners that have available space. Specifically, Flexe provides customers with a cloud-based software platform that enables them to locate warehouse space in 20 markets across North America, drill-down to the ones that best meet their specific needs and then manage their inventory 24/7, across all facilities, from their desktop. Through this innovative approach to collaborative logistics, U.S. supply chain executives can now be more responsive to their customers while also better optimizing the $1.4 trillion they spend annually on business logistics.
The service is being recognized as the solution to an age-old problem facing any company that makes or distributes product: warehouse capacity is static, while most businesses are highly dynamic.
"Over the past 20 months, we've rapidly grown from serving one customer with hundreds of pallets via our on-demand storage model to more than 50 customers with thousands," said Karl Siebrecht, Flexe's co-founder and CEO. "These numbers illustrate the need for a better approach to supply chain management and the significant value we're delivering to our customers."
Since launching in October of 2013, Flexe has forged strategic partnerships with more than 85 warehouses across the United States and Canada. These partnerships enable Flexe customers – namely goods owners, retailers and manufacturers – to immediately access warehouse space and handling services at competitive prices without having to commit to a long-term lease.
"Before the launch of Flexe, we struggled with having either too much warehouse space or too little, because lease terms are typically several years long but our business is very dynamic," said Dhruv Agarwal, CEO of True Fabrications, a wholesale distributor of wine accessories including decorative bags, corkscrews and aerators. "Now we can expand our capacity when we need it to respond to seasonal peaks, hit products and promotions, and then contract it again when needed without bearing the burden of fixed lease costs."
Flexe also creates value for its warehouse partners. "We enable our warehouse partners to transform under-utilized areas into revenue-generating assets," said Siebrecht. "Our platform generates new business opportunities for them and, at the same time, makes it incredibly easy to set up, customize and manage each account."
Flexe, Inc. is the company behind a new online technology platform that's transforming the way that organizations source and manage warehousing. Using a powerful online marketplace, Flexe connects businesses needing flexible and cost-effective warehouse space with its network of warehouse partners that can meet those needs. Serving major markets across North America, Flexe is a privately held start-up based in Seattle, Wash., led by a seasoned executive team with expertise in both technology and logistics. More information on the company and its services can be viewed online at www.flexe.com
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A Farm Fresh Romance Series 1-3 (A Farm Fresh Romance Box Set)
The first three novels in a popular Christian contemporary romance series!
This omnibus edition includes the first three books of the beloved Farm Fresh Romance series and is over 25 hours of tears, laughter, and happily ever afters!
Three idealistic Christian women. One farm on the road to sustainability. No romantic prospects. Or are there?
Raspberries and Vinegar (book 1)
Sweet like raspberries. Tart like vinegar.
Josephine Shaw: complex yet single minded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and her two friends are new to farming.
Zachary Nemesek is back only until his dad recovers enough to work his own land again. When Zach discovers three helpless females have taken up residence at the old farm next door, he expects trouble. But a mouse invasion proves Jo has everything under control. Is there anything she can't handle? And surely there's something sweet beneath all that tart.
Wild Mint Tea (book 2)
She's rooted deep. He flies free.
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Divorced parents can find a challenge in nearly every situation following a recent separation. Tasks which used to be routine might now be cumbersome. In addition, there are now numerous scenarios which require forethought, careful planning and an unexpected level of flexibility.
Ensuring that parents develop and follow a holiday child visitation schedule might seem like an impossible task at first, but by following these six tips, you can make a difficult situation much more tenable.
While it might be impossible to account for every change, challenge and stipulation, navigating a visitation schedule can be made much easier if you keep these tips in mind:
- Work from an agreed upon parenting plan: A key element of your divorce mediation is negotiating a parenting plan that blends the needs of the children with the needs of the parent. Having this document in place makes the visitation schedule that much easier.
- Plan ahead: While accounting for every holiday party, school event or family-friend excursion might be an impossibility, discussing these things in advance with your ex can mean the difference between a successful visit – or a disaster.
- Prioritize: Following directly from the above item, there might be times when you have to have a serious family discussion about an event that simply must be missed. This leads to . . .
- Teach the kids to speak for themselves: Bringing the children into the discussion gives them a voice in the matter. Perhaps they've been invited to an event they really don't want to attend. There's no use in you adjusting your entire schedule to force them into a situation they'd rather avoid.
- Be flexible: Really, the key to all of this … stay flexible in your ability to adapt to the needs of the larger family. This isn't – and shouldn't be – a battle.
- Don't personalize: Following directly from the last item, the holidays are a stressful time in the best of situations. As you try to manage the activities of two families with two sets of priorities, the frustration levels can reach a critical point. Don't lose sight of your overall goals and the fact that everything is not about you.
With these handy tips in mind, you have additional tools to use while navigating the often-stressful holiday season and a complex visitation schedule.


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In order to accept Christianity (or any religion) a person has to reject reality.
They have to reject astronomy, geology, biology, genetics, and history. They even have to reject "right and wrong" in order to gloss over things their "god" wants them to do, and things he did.
And in place of reality they have to accept stories and explanations made up thousands of years ago by ignorant goat herders.
I don't fault the goat herders, or even fault ignorance. Everyone is ignorant. But don't celebrate or wallow in your ignorance. I fault people who should know better who refuse to advance beyond that Bronze Age world-view.
This is why speaking out against religion is important.
If you see someone looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, with their finger gripping the trigger, you really should tell them that what they are doing is dangerous. (Not only that, it is stupid, but they won't want to hear it.) If you see a person encouraging their child to look down the barrel of the same gun… well, I think you really should try to help the child.
And this is what brainwashing kids to believe in dangerous myths, in place of reality, amounts to. Sure, most religious people manage to keep their "religion module" separate from their "this is how things actually work" module. But you can't count on that.
I'm not saying you should force people to raise children according to your wishes. I'm saying you need to see the brainwashing for what it is, and don't be silent when you see it. Child abuse, even if it is popular, is still child abuse. Religious reality denial isn't the initiation of force, so you shouldn't use force against the mentally abusive parent, but it is a case of "do what you know is right and accept the consequences". At least offer the kids the wonder of reality.


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Preparation, Identification of Oligosaccharides in Lotus Seeds and Determination of Their Distribution in Different Parts of Lotus'
Electrophoresis is a scientific journal published by the renowned academic publisher Wiley that covers advanced technologies and latest research findings. Titled 'Preparation, Identification of Oligosaccharides in Lotus Seeds and Determination of Their Distribution in Different Parts of Lotus', the paper is first-authored by Chen Lingxiao, a PhD student of biomedical sciences from UM. Chen's supervisors are Prof. Zhao Jing and Prof. Li Shaoping from the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine.
This study separated raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) from lotus seeds, and examined the amounts of RFOs in different parts of a lotus, including its seeds, leaves, stalks, plumules, and roots. The study found that lotus seeds are rich in RFOs, a kind of functional oligosaccharides with probiotic activities of gut microbiome. The research study was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao SAR, and UM.
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The benefits of humor as an individual coping mechanism and a social lubricant are well established. Humor helps people cope with pain and tragedy, reduces social conflict and promotes group cohesion. But Lehmann-Willenbrock and Allen explored whether humor in the workplace might also help a corporation boost its bottom line. In a longitudinal investigation of team efficiency and productivity, they evaluated humor patterns in the regular team meetings of two industrial organizations in Germany, and then examined short-term and long-term outcomes.
To assess humor patterns, Lehmann-Willenbrock and Allen first videotaped 54 different team meetings, each roughly forty-five minutes long, that collectively involved over 350 employees. If you find work meetings to be arduous and dull, you would not want to be on this research team, for the investigators then watched all of those meeting tapes and coded the team interactions. They were particularly interested in positive humor patterns, that is, upbeat, funny remarks followed by laughter. They intentionally did not include negative humor (sarcasm, put-downs) or failed humor (e.g., a joke followed by silence). After coding the humor patterns, they then evaluated what happened after the laughter.
Lehmann-Willenbrock and Allen found that within the meetings, humor patterns triggered problem-solving behaviors (e.g., what do you think about this approach?), procedural suggestions (e.g., let's talk about our next step), and goal orientation (e.g., we should target this issue). Humor patterns also promoted supportive behaviors like praise and encouragement, and led to new ideas and solutions.
The underlined word "promotes" most nearly means _____
Choice A is the best answer. It is clear from context that when the author says that humor "promotes group cohesion," she means that it "encourages," or stimulates or helps to develop, a feeling of unity among a group.
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Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2012
Court Admissions
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- United States Supreme Court
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
- Texas Tech Law Review, Managing Editor and Judicial Board Member
- The University of Texas, B.A., Psychology, 2008
Lindsay is a commercial litigator who advises clients with matters related to business and commercial litigation, including all stages of pretrial and trial work in state and federal court. Lindsay has experience representing companies in complex litigation matters in the energy, utilities and natural resources sectors, personal injury and product defects, and contract and business tort claims. She also represents insurance companies in coverage disputes and high-exposure bad faith cases arising from catastrophic weather events.
Prior to joining Dykema, Lindsay served as Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Justice Rebecca Simmons and the Honorable Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Fourth Court of Appeals. Lindsay earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. magna cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she was Managing Editor of the Texas Tech Law Review.
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- February 3, 2017
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- June 12, 2017
- October 10, 2013
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Bexar County Women's Bar Association and Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation
- President-Elect, 2019
- Treasurer, 2018
- Treasurer-Elect, 2017
- Secretary, 2016
- Board of Directors, 2014-present
- Luncheon Committee Co-chair, 2013-2016
- Autumn Affair Auction Committee Co-chair, 2014-2016
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Energy, Clean Air & Natural Resources Committee Member
State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section and Litigation Section
William S. Sessions American Inns of Court
- San Antonio North Chamber Leadership Lab, 2019
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
San Antonio Bar Association
Community/Civic Activities
- United Way Stewardship Review Committee, 2014
Awards & Recognition
San Antonio Magazine, "2019 Top Attorneys," Energy Oil and Gas
Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, 2019
S.A. Scene, "San Antonio's Best Lawyers," Business Litigation, 2017-2019
S.A. Scene, "San Antonio Rising Star," 2018-2019
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2016
Recognized in San Antonio Business Journal's Who's Who in Energy, 2015
Selected as a member of the Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation's LEAD Academy's 2017 inaugural class


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Peggy Guggenheim Comes To Life In Lanie Robertson's WOMAN BEFORE A GLASS
Hang onto your hats! Actress Judy Rosenblatt channels Peggy Guggenheim in "Woman Before a Glass", a play by Lanie Robertson, coming to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre for three performances only August 10-12, 2018.
Larger-than-life. Art (and artist) addict. The original "poor little rich girl" Peggy Guggenheim always did exactly what she wanted to do, pretty unusual for a woman born in 1898. A wealthy New Yorker (although definitely not as wealthy as some of those other Guggenheims), she married twice and had children but devoted most of her adult life to her modern-art collection and to love affairs, frequently with the men who created the artworks she collected. She opened her heart (and her bed) to some of the greatest artistic minds of the twentieth century, claiming to have had affairs with Samuel Beckett, Yves Tanguy, and numerous others.
"Just prior to its hugely successful London engagement, Judy Rosenblatt invited us to watch a run-through of the play, which she performed entirely in her apartment in New York City's Flatiron District. Even with no lighting and minimal sets and props, the show totally blew us away. It's one of those performances where you completely forget you're watching an actor and not Peggy Guggenheim herself up on that stage. Phenomenal! We knew instantly that we had to bring it to our theatre," says BST Associate Artist Steven Patterson. "Bridge Street has established a growing reputation for presenting biographical - and autobiographical - plays about strong, fascinating female characters. 'Woman Before a Glass' adds yet another magnificent portrait to this gallery. Hop on board for what promises to be a WILD ride!"
Directed by theatrical legend Austin Pendleton, written by Lanie Robertson (whose "Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill" recently appeared on Broadway starring Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday), and coming to Catskill straight from a smash hit run at London's Jermyn Street Theatre, "Woman Before a Glass" is a humorous and heartbreaking portrait of a vivid and utterly astonishing female. Three performances only - Friday August 10th and Saturday August 11th at 7:30pm, and Sunday August 12th at 2:00 in the afternoon - at the Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, NY. Tickets can be reserved in advance for $22 online at woman.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. Tickets can also be purchased at the door prior to each performance for $25, subject to availability. Students ages 21 and under pay only $10. For more details, visit the theatre online at BridgeSt.org.
Events and performances in Bridge Street Theatre's 2018 Season are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and by Public Funds from the Greene County Legislature through the Greene County Cultural Fund, administered in Greene County by the Greene County Council on the Arts.


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Tract 3 day 3 A New Resolution
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The weather is not helping my tract giving I can only manage about 45 minutes out in the cold before it gets too much but I did achieve a lot in todays 45 minutes. I was giving out the tracts on Royal Avenue, outside the Gap store and managed to give about 60 away. A guy about my age approached and asked "Do you believe in God?Do you?" and seemed a little confused when I said not, he didn't either but straight away said "But you must believe in a higher purpose?" I said not I hope that humanity id inherently good and that is my higher purpose but he said he did believe in something higher "That there has to be something better than us out there" I really think most people have hat hope but for me it is that there is something bigger than me, I take comfort in being such a small part in the life of our planet but it is important what we do with this small part.
So what is the small part of art, I do think art has a responsibility to provide a new way of living or thinking in the everyday. There is a parallel for me that art suffers when it is for art's sake and religion suffers when it is for religion's sake. I will write more about this over the next few weeks and let you know about a few events I am planning.


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