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Work Cell Phone Addictionby Richard Faller on 10/01/15
This will be a short post this as I am a little busy renovating one of my rental properties. With the advent of cell phones becoming such a huge part of are life. We now can get phone calls, text messaging and even the world wide web on our mobile phones. But what about the ill affects of these devices called cell phone? From texting while driving to less productivity while working. I would like to address the affect on ones work life if they just can not leave the alone for any length of time. Would you call this cell phone addiction?
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One of my personal experiences with the work place cell phone problem was while renovating one of my rental houses two years ago. My main guy (construction worker) on my crew brought his cell hone along to the renovation of the rental property. I clocked him for one hour while I was there at the rental. He was on his cell with text and voice calls for 45 minutes out of that hour. So he only worked 15 minutes and I basically paid him for an hour. I was cheated and feeling as this was the end of this guy. I did not let him work on another house for over a year. We are currently renovating another house and I am hoping this is not a problem again.
I have known several people who been fired for their cell phone use while at work. My goodness are these people cell phone addicts or what? Have cell phones become the next designer drug? Perhaps we all need to leave the cell phone at home at times and get back to real life. My rant on cell phone addiction.
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Landlord Evicts Bad Tenantby Richard Faller on 09/24/15
1. Why I Evicted These Tenants? Bad Renters
2. How Much Time Will It Take To Get The Bad Renter Out?
3. When Should You Evict A Bad Tenant? Money?
4. Are There Better Ways Other Than Eviction?
1. Why I Evicted These Tenants? Bad Renters
This was not about the money. These renters did pay their rent. They used the Father of the daughter who had a good pension to pay the rent. They would be a few days late on the rent but I would get it. I raised there rent hoping they would move, but it did not happen. So why would I evict someone when I was getting paid rent. The two younger people (around 25 years old) were just dirty filthy people who had no respect for anything or anyone. They were little by little destroying my house as you will see in examples in the pictures below.
In some aspect this was a mistake on my part as I did not properly vet these prospective tenants. As the previous tenants were moving out. The tenants that I evicted were helping the previous tenants move. They ask if they could rent the house and said they would move in and do any painting and move in as is. I was busy at the time so the only thing I checked out is where the money came from and the older man (father) had the money coming in. This is something I will correct in the future. Being busy and having a paying tenant move in right away with no out going expenses clouded my judgment. So part of this was a bad decision on my part.
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2. How Much Time Will It Take To Get The Bad Renter Out?
This can vary from state to state and even county to county. If you thinking of evicting tenants get it to the court as soon as you can. The courts will give the tenants some time. In this county the judge gave them 10 days to get out. At that point the civil deputy told me to meet him at 9:00 am on the 10th day and if they are not gone or will not leave he will with force if needed move them off the property. Again this can be different depending on where the rental house is located.
3. When Should You Evict A Bad Tenant? Money?
This really depends on for what reason you will be evicting a current tenant. If the renters are not paying rent and seems like they have no plan to pay the back rent on a specific time schedule. Then right now is the time to evict. (see topic 4. first) If it is because of damage. then you must evaluate how much the damage will cost you and are the tenants going to continue to damage your property. Remember moving new tenants in will cost you money. Money in the time your rental is empty and money to fix the damage to the rental.
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Short answer is yes. This is actually my first full blown eviction that actually went to the law moving the tenants out. Be creative there are many practices you can use to a reasonable person. You may offer $150 to help them move or it may take $300. Take this money out of there deposit. One time a tenant said they did not have a truck to move. I paid for the rental truck. (that was a cheap one) Another time as I asked the tenant to move they said the did not have anyone to help them move. My response was. You get another place and I will have my crew help you move with my truck. The tenant said they would help, that lasted 15 minutes and they had to go. I had them sign papers saying that I would be authorized to move their property. Made it all legal and stuff. If you do either of the above. Make sure they do have a new place to live. And if you pay them to move, pay when the moving is finished or at least started. These methods can be cheaper than losing more rent or taking the eviction to court.
Thanks for reading the post. And Have A Great Jerky Day.
Richard Faller
House Purchase Buyer Tipsby Richard Faller on 09/17/15
1. About Me: Private Homes And Landlord
2. Purchasing A Home? These Tips Can Save You Money
1. About Me: Private Homes And Landlord
In my career and life I purchases many homes. Several as my personal and more as rental income generators. For a first time home buyer or one who does not have the knowledge and or experience in the real - estate business not knowing can cost you big dollars. Real -estate agents come in all shapes and sizes. Some are quite knowledgeable and others just know enough to get the contract written and sell you that house. Remember selling homes is their business, it is how they make their money. You are not their to make friends or even be friendly. You are their looking for a home and to get the best deal on the house you can. If you are are impatient or can not walk away from a high priced deal then some of tips are not for you. By the way, it took me over a year and half to purchase my first house. I was clearly learning the art of negotiation during that time. Now I can do those same deals in weeks or even days
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1. About the money. If you do not have 20% down on a home or are borrowing 80% or less of the home value. You will need to purchase private mortgage insurance known as PMI insurance. This cost for PMI can raise your monthly payment for your house. If you do not have 20% down what can you do? As time goes on with your house payments you will eventually get the principal owed down to 80% talk your bank or lender before hand and find out how you can get the PMI insurance taken off at that point.
2. Flood zone: Watch out for flood zones. Any house in a flood zone is required to carry flood insurance along with your regular wind and fire damage type of insurance. Flood insurance can be a substantial cost and dramatically raise your monthly payments for your new home. It may be the right house, but you also need the right location. Example: I have a friend who ignored this advise, has been in his new home for 1 year. (yes flood zone pays $1500 a year for flood insurance) Had a really wet rainy spring and had to sand bag around his house. Now he is trying to sell his house after only 1 year. Just beware of flood zones. Great deal? Maybe.
3. Realtor trained: Realtor's are trained in several things. Get you to dream, to write a contract now, to show you a couple house they think you are not interested in, then show you one they think you are in your price range. Then show you the one way over your price. Yep that's the house cause I have seen the junk and the ones I can not afford. Watch out for the "we have several people ready to write a contract on this house, you need to make an offer now". Relax be patient and start looking early for your house.
4. Be ready to walk away: Don't be bullied into a high offer or counter offer. If you are looking for a great deal on a house and want to make a low offer be ready to walk away from the deal and go on to the next. A Realtor will keep you busy looking at houses and drain your emotional energy until you are just ready to get this over with. I once made an offer on a house for just $10,000 less than asking price told the Realtor I did not want a counter offer. The Realtor came back with a higher counter offer and I made a counter offer $15,000 lower than the original offer. (thought that game was over) When all the counters were over I purchased that house $20,000 lower than asking price. Turned out they really wanted to sell the house and would have taken the first offer. That Realtor never played his games with me again. I went on to purchase 4 more houses from the same Realtor. In the art of negotiation sometimes you have to be ready to walk away from a deal.
Hope this helps you just a little in your search for a home.
Thanks for reading the post. And Have A Great Jerky Day.
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Manual Traffic Exchangesby Richard Faller on 09/10/15
1. The World of Manual Traffic Exchanges.
2. Some Of The Best Manual Traffic Exchanges
1. The World of Manual Traffic Exchanges.
Way back in the late 1990s the first Traffic Exchange was invented for web site owners and affiliates seeking traffic to their web site. Back in those days Traffic Exchanges worked like a dream. They reinvented these exchanges many times in the last couple of decades but have never come up with that magic formula again that made the first few so successful for the user of the Traffic Exchanges. Many owners of traffic exchanges device ways to deliver more and more traffic so they can sell more traffic at a lower price. But the quality of the page views began to decline. Some exchange owners invented their own digital products and marketed them as a must have to succeed with traffic exchanges. They should have stuck with delivering quality traffic in my opinion.
But do traffic exchanges still work as far as putting your product, affiliate program or digital product on a traffic exchange in hope of making some extra cash? Short answer is yes but not quite as good as they use to. In say yes to that question I must explain one aspect of marketing on traffic exchanges. Build your brand, be it your name, your web site, your picture or a combination of all. And be a professional marketer. Build quality and professional splash or squeeze pages. Test what you do as far as marketing on traffic exchanges and track your advertising.. And yes traffic exchanges can work and make you money.. Never use an auto surf exchange there are no human eyes on those and a waist of time band width.
2. Some Of The Best Manual Traffic Exchanges
Here are a few of the thousands of traffic exchanges I consider to be the best in the business. The next three exchanges I consider to be the best as they have a timer that one can actually get a page loaded before the user clicks to the next page. Plus they have geo - targeting, that is a good thing. Easy hits4U ,, Webmaster Quest,, Traffic G ,, (Top 3). Here is one that I use for targeted geo views.. I upgraded on this one ( geo views ) and have it on auto pilot on several manual exchanges.
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AdWords Is Changing Conversion Definitions, Again
Sometimes, I think Google just likes messing with those of us who work in SEM.
AdWords Conversion definitions are changing up, once again. Per a new Support post, Google will be consolidating, renaming, and completely doing rid of a few of the conversion columns in AdWords.
For starters, the new "Conversions" column will only count those actions that you've opted into algorithmic optimization. If you're newer to AdWords, not all conversion actions you set up in the platform need to figure into the way the platform optimizes your campaigns. Instead, some choose to set up certain conversions simply for tracking and reporting purposes. However, once these conversion definition changes go into effect, any activities not figured in optimization will not be counted in the "Conversions" column.
Moving forward, the "All Conversions" ("All Conv.") column will tally, well, all conversions — including those not opted into optimization, and cross-device conversions as well. Cross-device conversions will still be able to be viewed, though Google is dropping the "estimated" (est.) from the column's name.
A good check for all PPC managers before these conversion definition changes go into effect is to make sure that you have any activities you would like to see in the new "Conversions" column opted-in to optimization. For those that utilize automated rules, Google recommends ensuring that these are pointing to the proper columns as well.
Finally, those in SEM should be cognizant of the date of these AdWords Conversion definitions changes (which Search Engine Land says will happen mid-October) when talking with clients. Giving them a heads-up that they may see a drop-off in the platform, however superficial it is, is a good way to save yourself from irate phone calls & headaches later on.

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The Forks is the middle of an upgrade to their food court. My first chance to try any of the changes was visiting Simon's Cuisine. Simon's was originally located on St. Mary's Road and had recently shut that location down. I had had heard many good things about the restaurant, but never seemed to be by their when they were open. I was very pleased to find out that they had reopened in The Forks. Argentinean cuisine is the order of the day at this restaurant, and they prepare it very well.
Along with Simon's The Fork's has added Fusian Sushi, and the Common craft beer and wine stall. This makes for a more upscale food court. A nice change of pace when dining out there.
Simon's Lunch:
My first visit to Simon's I decided to try a couple of à la carte items for my lunch. I chose a Spicy Beef Empanada, and then added a large order of Fries Provençal. The empanadas here are a fair bit smaller than the one's at Chilean Corner, and also a little cheaper. However, the quality is superior. The shell was crunchy and light, and the Spicy Beef filling was very good, without any fatty or greasy feeling to it. The Fries Provençal were hot, crispy and the combination of herbes Provençal and bits of garlic make for a great alternative to regularly seasoned chips. You might want to make sure you have some gum with you if you are meeting someone after enjoying the fries though, because the garlic certainly makes itself known.
Return for Dinner:
I enjoyed my lunch so much that I returned later that evening for dinner. This time I went with one of the dinner options choosing the quarter boneless chicken. This is one item where you will notice the difference in price vs quantity compared to a lot of other kiosks at the fork. That said, the chicken was delicious. I wrote a few months back that the chicken I had eaten at Peasant Cookery was the best I had ever had. While not up to that level, the Pollo Deshuesado featured an extremely well seasoned, moist and tender chicken breast. This is one first rate chicken dinner.
For a beverage I chose an hibiscus flavoured Yerbe Mate drink. This was quite refreshing, with the hibiscus adding a delicate flavour to the fizzy drink. Simon's is definitely going to be a place that I return to regularly when I visit The Forks. One reason to go back will be the Argentinean desserts which I haven't tried yet.


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Public meeting to air turbine worries
Credit: Sarah Howells | North Devon Gazette | www.northdevongazette.co.uk 25 June 2012 ~~
A public meeting will be held in Shebbear for residents who feel they are 'under siege' from wind turbine applications.
The Torridge Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) group will be meeting on Thursday to discuss the current applications for turbines in the area.
Current applications made to Torridge District Council include a 46m (152ft) turbine at Henscott, a 79m (260ft) turbine at Durpley Farm and a 102m (336ft) turbine at Alscott farm.
Penny Mills, chairman of the Torridge CPRE group, said: "I don't think people realise the sheer scale of the turbine proposed at Alscott – it will be seen for miles around and have a dramatic impact.
"This is the tallest turbine we are faced with in Torridge. And when you take the other two applications at 46m and 79m high, these are all huge machines which will encircle Shebbear.
"The cumulative effect is a big concern to a lot of people throughout the district and to the CPRE."
The meeting will be open to the public to discuss the turbine applications from 7.30pm at Shebbear Village Hall.
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By Andrew Dalglish - 26th March 2012
I've always felt my groaning inbox bore testament to the popularity of email marketing. Now my suspicions are confirmed.
The latest report in B2B Marketing's Benchmark series reveals that a whopping nine in ten (88%) business-to-business marketers make use of the technique. Remarkably, amongst those doing so almost one half (44%) broadcast emails once a week or more often.
This popularity means that message overload is a real problem. A business buyer often receives several hundred marketing emails a month. Inevitably these merge into one indistinct mass.
Email marketing performance statistics reflect this fact – B2B marketers now achieve an average open rate of 24% and a click through rate of just 13%. A bit depressing when one considers that email marketing consumes one quarter (24%) of the typical marketing department's time.
Despair not though; it is possible to stand apart.
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First, create quality content. Ask B2B marketers which style of marketing email gets them the best results and first by far is anything which shares thought leadership. Likewise, the single most effective route to boosting email performance is felt to be compelling subject matter. And as a bonus, not only will good content optimise email success, but it can feed other activity such as social media, events and PR.
Second, hook them in. Behind subject matter, the next most effective route to boosting email performance is felt to be a carefully crafted subject line. A subject line which is short, intriguing and quickly conveys the value of opening the message.
Third, focus on data. A relevant and accurate database is a pre-requisite to email success. Yet even though most (78%) refresh their database at least 2 – 3 times a year, B2B marketers tell us that data accuracy is still the most significant email challenge they face.
Finally, remember the simple touches. You have top quality content, a carefully crafted subject line and a sparklingly clean database; now be sure to strike when the time is just right. The Benchmark Report reveals that the best time to broadcast emails to a B2B audience is Tuesday between 10am and 1pm. The worst is Monday between 8am and 10am.
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Hi Andrew,
I should be on your email updates list via Feedburner, did I qualify for the full report article? nice infographic.
re: "Benchmark Report reveals that the best time to broadcast emails to a B2B audience is Tuesday between 10am and 1pm"
I wrote an article, When will they Open, Read and Act On my Email? I also concluded Tuesday, 10-11am.
Imagine if we all started sending them at this time xD
Hi Andrew,
I notice in your post you say the avg. click through rate is 2% but in the info graph you post it says the avg. click through rate is 13%. Can you clarify please?
Hi Andrew,
I found your post really useful but can you may be post some sample email marketing campaigns or may be give an example of the successful email marketing campaigns for B2B!
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- Three thoughts from the Jayhawks's momentous victory at Texas Tech.
There have been a couple of points this season when it has felt like Kansas's streak of consecutive Big 12 titles was in danger, the most recent of which came two weeks ago, when the Jayhawks lost by double digits at Baylor and trailed Texas Tech in the conference standings by a game. Kansas followed up by winning three in a row as the Red Raiders went 1-2, setting up an important matchup between the two teams in Lubbock on Saturday. The Jayhawks held off Texas Tech for a 74-72 win with huge implications beyond the 2017-18 Big 12 race. Here are three quick thoughts on what unfolded at United Supermarkets Arena.
1. The streak lives
On Saturday, Kansas wasn't just playing a game with major consequences for this season. It was playing for history. The win ensured the Jayhawks will set a record that doesn't feel within the grasp of any other high-major program in the near future. With a two-game lead on Texas Tech and only two games to play, Kansas has clinched at least a share of its 14th consecutive Big 12 title, breaking the mark set by UCLA from 1967-79. This is not the best team Bill Self has coached during his 15 seasons in Lawrence; it may not be one of the three best. The Jayhawks' most highly regarded recruit (power forward Billy Preston) signed with a professional team in Bosnia and Herzegovina after not suiting up in college, they don't feature any likely future first-round draft picks on their roster and they lack impact players off the bench. That didn't prevent Kansas from finishing with, at worst, a partial claim to the crown of the toughest league in the country. The Big 12 could send as many as eight of its 10 teams to the NCAA tournament and, as of Saturday afternoon, it had three teams ranked in the top 15 of Ken Pomeroy's adjusted efficiency rankings, with an adjusted efficiency margin higher than that of any other league. Kansas was far from perfect during conference play. The Texas Tech team it downed on Saturday went into Lawrence and came out with a 12-point win in early January. Yet the Jayhawks navigated the turbulence and premature doomsaying caused by a 1-2 stretch in early February and won four straight to move onto safe ground. Having already put its most challenging league bouts in the rearview mirror, Kansas will close the regular season with a home game against Texas on Monday, followed by a trip to Oklahoma State next Saturday.
2. Texas Tech needs Keenan Evans at full strength
Evans, the Red Raiders' starting point guard, sat out the second half of their two-point loss at Baylor on Feb. 17 after suffering a toe injury. That marked Texas Tech's first defeat in about a month, and with Evans hobbled four days later at Oklahoma State, it was tripped up again. On Saturday, it was clear Evans was still battling the injury. At halftime, he'd attempted two shots, missed both of them and scored only one point, and he finished with just six points on 1-of-6 shooting in 31 minutes. (It didn't help that fellow Texas Tech senior starter Justin Gray was lost less than a minute into the game after suffering a concussion when he was leveled by a ball screen.) When he's at full strength, Evans is one of the best point guards in the country, an efficient offensive workhorse who can generate shots off the bounce, facilitate scoring opportunities for his teammates, get to the free throw line often and convert a high percentage of his opportunities once there. He's probably Kansas senior Devonte' Graham's biggest challenger for the Big 12 player of the year award. The Red Raiders might be able to win a few games in the NCAAs even if Evans isn't operating at full speed because they're so stout defensively, but their lack of firepower on the other end would make them more vulnerable to an early upset. It would be a shame if an ill-timed injury cuts short one of college basketball's biggest surprise stories.
3. Kansas's defense is suspect, but it can overcome that
The Jayhawks have settled on a starting lineup with only one nominal big man, 7-foot sophomore Udoka Azubuike. They surround him with Graham (6'2''), Mykhailiuk (6'8''), redshirt sophomore Malik Newman (6'3'') and junior LaGerald Vick (6'5''). It should come as little surprise that that five-man unit has had issues ending possessions with defensive rebounds. Entering Saturday, Kansas had allowed Big 12 opponents to pull down a higher percentage of their missed shots during conference play than any other team. Texas Tech predictably pounded the offensive glass. It posted a 40.5 offensive rebounding percentage and recorded 16 second-chance points, including a key putback from 6'5'' freshman Zhaire Smith that tied the game at 68 with a little more than two minutes remaining. The Jayhawks managed to record a massive road W despite their inability to keep the Red Raiders off the boards because Graham and Mykhailiuk shredded a Texas Tech defense that was ranked third in the country in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted defensive efficiency. The two seniors combine to sink eight of their 17 three-point attempts, and 16 of their 32 shot attempts overall, for 47 total points as Kansas rung up 1.21 points per possession. Graham was in takeover mode with the game on the line. After Smith stuffed Graham to preserve a tie score, Graham pulled up to drain a long two-point jump shot late in the shot clock. About a minute later, he drove into the lane, seemingly lost control of the ball and lofted an ill-advised floater that bounced in to give Kansas a four-point lead with only 31 seconds left.


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Sunday, March 13, 2016
A bit of randomness...
1. I started a couple Pineapple quilt blocks...I wish I could just do totally scrappy and every fabric be a different fabric. But for now these will do.
2. This is my first shot of a robin this year...I never take very many pics of them and I don't know why. I hope to change that this summer.
3. When I was in high school, I liked to try to sketch stuff. I never was very good. But it was still fun. Due to Genie's influence, I have been making the attempt again. Oh, I don't spend much time on it...I seem to do better if I just sit down and devote a few minutes to it. I used the pic here to sketch it from.
4. We are watching the second episode of Little Big Shots...this little girl became famous on this video and she was on tonight's show. This is my new favorite show. Steve Harvey is wonderful with the children.
5. Spring is creeping in...just a bit at a time.
15 comments:
- Nancy Chan said...
I love your pineapple quilt blocks. That is a lot of work and they are so beautifully done. Looking forward to your spring photos.
- March 14, 2016 at 8:12 AM
- Sandra said...
your sketch is really good to me and I love the little bird you used as a model. you are better than you think..that is what i think. really beautiful photo of the itty bitty green popping out.
- March 14, 2016 at 8:40 AM
- Linda Gross said...
I finally saw my first Robin this year. Others all around me were reporting Robin sightings, and I hadn't seen one.
- March 14, 2016 at 9:36 AM
- Linda Kay said...
Don't you just love to watch the unfolding of Spring?
- March 14, 2016 at 10:12 AM
- Deb said...
We are often too hard on ourselves judging our creativity. Your sketch it really good. Do more!
- March 14, 2016 at 10:14 AM
- Betsy Adams said...
Spring is creeping in here also since we have had a mild March SO far... However, it is supposed to go down to 33 on the 20th.... Yipes....
I haven't watched that show --but have seen it advertised... Glad you are enjoying it.
Your Robin is GREAT... I cannot draw --so I'm one who admires someone who can.... We had a FAT ROBIN around all winter. He thought he was in charge of the bird feeders... ha
Beautiful quilt square.. Great colors.
- March 14, 2016 at 4:55 PM
- Small City Scenes said...
Your quilting blocks look so good and precise. Nice
Yes Springs is poking out here and there. We have many flowering trees blooming and the Daffs but so much is still in winter mode. It just makes Spring fun.
Our poor greenhouse. We went out early this morning and together we managed to get it all back together. Bob is so good at figuring things out--the whys and wherefores. It was too windy last night to even attempt anything. All the plants and new seedlings are ok. Whew
- March 14, 2016 at 7:38 PM
- L. D. said...
Your blocks look perfect. I think I have a quilt of my mom's upstairs that is of this pattern. I will have to go look. You have share a lot of good shots of things that I enjoyed seeing.
- March 14, 2016 at 8:17 PM
- Denise inVA said...
I like your photos and your artwork. It looks great to me. Your blocks are always amazing, the video was so cute and that last photo brought a smile. I love the signs of spring that are appearing around me.
- March 14, 2016 at 10:37 PM
- Denise inVA said...
p.s. love the suggestions you made on my mac and cheese post. Going to take note and be sure to try them. Thanks for the great ideas.
- March 14, 2016 at 10:37 PM
- Halcyon said...
Your quilt blocks are really nice! I'd never have the patience for quilting. :)
Love your signs of spring too. We're having them as well, even though the temperatures don't seem so springy.
- March 15, 2016 at 3:14 PM
- Judy said...
You draw very well, and I love the colors in your block. I've never made a Pineapple quilt block ever.
- March 16, 2016 at 11:19 PM
- J Bonafilla said...
What a sweet sketch of the robin. Your robins are different to ours. Ours are smaller with a different red on the chest. Beautiful quilt. It will be an heirloom when you get it finished. All the best, Bonny
- March 18, 2016 at 7:38 AM
- Quiltedtime said...
Your pineapple blocks are great! Of course, you know how much I like scrappy quilts!
- March 18, 2016 at 10:17 PM
- Gosia k said...
he robin looks nice
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System on chip design is benefitting from the implementation of correct by construction methodologies as used in a growing number of software designs. Building software or hardware such as an operating system or a system on chip design can be fraught with unexpected outcomes. Trying to design a system on chip or software platform and predict what the outputs will be is very difficult. The design process has changed in recent years to reflect and take account of these difficulties. This process is often referred to as correct by construction.
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Until recently the majority of software and hardware designs began with their specifications written in English (or another spoken language) and incorporated some elements of code, or pseudo-code. In outlining a model for the process an industry standard, like unified Modelling Language for software will typically be used. One of the limitations of this type of approach is the inability of the notation to describe in adequate detail the necessary functionality and behaviour of the system to be built. Correct by construction overcomes this limitation by implementing a mathematical model that can represent the software or hardware much more accurately when designing programmes or processor systems such as system on chip.
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Black Widow will have her history fleshed out in both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Avengers: Age of Ultron before she stars in her own film.
Marvel revealed the studio will further explore Black Widow's character in her own film after The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Played by Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow is one of the leads of the upcoming film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and her arc revolves around her history as a spy.
"We start filming the next Avengers film at the end of March," Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president, said. "[Black] Widow's part in that is very big. We learn more about her past and learn more about where she came from and how she became in that film. The notion of exploring that even further in her own film would be great, and we have some development work with that."
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On Black Widow's role in The Winter Soldier, co-star Chris Evans said her arc "is coming to terms with her history - she's been a spy, and spies aren't necessarily trustworthy."
Black Widow didn't have a strong debut in Iron Man 2, but she was influential to The Avengers. After showing plenty of promise in movies without her name attached to them, it would be great to see her in a movie all about her.
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Control of bursting activity by modulation of ionic currents
- Tatiana Malashchenko1,
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Our study is focused on modulation of dynamics of single leech heart interneurons (HNs). We consider two models of HNs representing these neurons under two different pharmacological treatments: (1) blocking of Ca2+ currents and inhibitory coupling with the Ca2+-containing saline and partial blocking of K+ currents; (2) decoupling HNs with bicuculline. In (1), an HN demonstrates slow plateau-like oscillations [1, 2]. In (2), an HN demonstrates endogenously bursting activity [3]. We analyze how the interburst interval and burst duration could be controlled by manipulating hyperpolarization-activated current, I h , and persistent Na+ current, I P , namely by variation of their conductances and the half-activation voltages, V1/2. For example, burst duration increases greatly from 1.7 s to 8.9 s as Vh,1/2increased from -30 mV to 4 mV. The interburst interval grows from 0.6 s to 125 s as the Vh,1/2decreases from 4 [mV] to -56 [mV] in accordance with a saddle-node bifurcation. In (2), we similarly show that the variation of Vh,1/2could be a target for modulation of the bursting. In both cases, we show co-existence of bursting and silence. Interestingly, the co-existence is sensitive to g h (and to maximal conductance of fast Ca2+ current, gCaF too in (2)) and is not sensitive to the maximal conductances of other currents. In (1), if g h is increased from 4 nS to 8 nS, the bistability is then observed in an almost five-fold larger range of the leak conductance values, gleak. In (2), if either g h is changed from 4 nS to 8 nS or gCaF is changed from 5 nS to 0 nS, the bistability is observed in an almost two-fold larger range of gleak. If the bistability is an indication of a dysfunctional dynamics, this observation describes a new, potentially pathological role of over-expression of I h and ICaF.
This work is supported by NSF grant PHY-0750456.
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- Angstadt JD, Friesen WO: Synchronized oscillatory activity in leech neurons induced by calcium channel blockers. J Neurophysiol. 1991, 66: 1858-1873.PubMedGoogle Scholar
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Zoya Akhtar has directed the movie Luck By Chance. That movie not lived upto the expectations but Zoya has proved as promising director. Now this young director to gearing to make another movie. This time she has opted Hrithik Roshan for the lead role.
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NOTE: This post is REALLY stinking long. But- if you want to know all about what has been going on with Paul the last 48 hours or so and why he is back in the hospital, you'll get all the juicy details. So get comfy : )
DIANNE: So it's Thursday night, a little past 10pm. Last time we checked in it was Monday and Paul was talking about what it was like coming off of chemo this go-round. At that time he knew he wasn't feeling as good as quickly as he had when coming off of chemo during this past summer. Well... since then things have certainly taken us for a wild ride.
The last couple of days, Paul just didn't quite seem himself. He was up and doing as much activity as we expected for his circumstances, but being at home with him he just didn't seem "right." Of course our parents were both talking with him over the phone and they all seemed to think the same thing to a certain degree. We questioned all the medicines he was on, and some of the dosages, wondering if perhaps some of what we were seeing were the more ill side effects of some of the medicines.
PAUL: During all of this I know that I wasn't always catching onto everything going on around me. Sometimes Dianne would talk to me and I didn't really know what she was saying. Imagine if you will the parents from Peanuts: "WhawhaWHAwhaWhaWHA?"
DIANNE: I couldn't tell to what degree he was "off" because even though it sometimes took him a minute, he was still coherent from what I could see. It was like I could tell he was a little zombie-like, but figured it was to be expected because of all of his medicines. After all, I'm the one who has been giving him all of that stuff. However, parents being parents, by Wednesday afternoon the four of them were starting to call each other, unbeknownst to me. But they love us, so I guess it's okay : )
PAUL: If Dianne didn't know that was happening, I definitely didn't know that it was happening. Obviously though, I didn't want to go to the hospital.
DIANNE: Neither did I! And I say this knowing that it was oh, about 90% selfishness, but I didn't. I didn't want to go to the hospital knowing that even if it turned out to be nothing too serious that we would be stuck there. Even when it's a small thing, once you're at the hospital, that small thing grows exponentially. I didn't want to repack the bags I hadn't even gotten unpacked from returning from Vanderbilt last week, and then the stint at my parents' house. I wanted to be at home, sleep in my own bed, and for everything to be fine. I wanted to be able to take care of Paul. And let me say, that when you are put into a position to take care of someone else, it is really difficult to swallow your pride when you simply can't give them what they need.
PAUL: Sometime during the evening I realized enough of how I was feeling that I changed my mind about wanting to go to the hospital. I knew I really didn't feel good. My chest was really sore still. I had talked to a doctor at Vanderbilt earlier in the week about the chest pain but they mentioned the fact that I'd had hiccups so bad while I was doing chemo that it could be some bruising. Oh, and I forgot to mention that I fell down at 6 in the morning and twisted my ankle. I was up trying to get to the kitchen for some water and tripped in the dining room. So along with everything else, I couldn't really walk on my right leg.
DIANNE: Which was pretty crappy. I'm not exactly cut out to help lug Paul around if he's having a hard time walking. But, when we did decide to gear up and head to the Emergency Room, I asked our always amazing neighbors Jackie and Michael for a little help, and once I got a little overnight bag together, Michael came over to help walk Paul out to the car. This was especially good because it was getting icy outside by that point. We told our dog "bye" (again, our neighbors are awesome because they took her 'outside' and then got her situated back in the house so that we could be on our way), and then we were off to the Murray-Calloway County Hospital Emergency Room.
This is also where I will pretty much take over... because, well, Paul wasn't coherent enough to know what the heck was going on at that point. (And, they just came in to give him his bedtime meds... nighty-night!) SO:
We got to the hospital, pulled up to the ER patient entrance and popped inside to ask for help getting Paul out of the car and inside the building. They said they'd have someone right out. In my mind I simply expected the Brawny paper towel man (in scrubs) to be coming out ready to help. Alas, it was a very petite nurse... my brain apparently read all over my face as she said "yeah, people don't usually expect to see me when they call for help. It's okay, I'm used to it". Whoops. I chuckled and told her while yes, that was true, I was sorry for the 'look' hahaha : )
Anyway, got him in, took my handy dandy medicine chart (check out that post here) which has (much to my ego's approval) been very helpful to the doctors and nurses who have seen him, and provided a much simpler way of reviewing that critical information with people over and over again. They were concerned about the pain and nausea. He was given hefty injections of standard ER practice pain meds, and our old friend Zofran. Right about the time they were doing this though, Paul became nauseated, and got violently sick, and following each bout, he did what my mind can only compare to seizures. I don't know if in fact they were seizures, I'm just saying that the type of shaking he was having looked like that.
This was a pretty big concern to all the medical team there. He was running a fever, throwing up, shaking, sweating, and had a sore chest and a swollen ankle. His biggest complaints were chest and ankle pain. They drew lots of blood for tests, and took him for a chest x-ray. They looked for things like pneumonia, which they said didn't seem to be an answer. However, with his level of dehydration, and that one of pneumonia's tell-tale signs being fluid in the lungs, they probably wouldn't ever see that sign because his body had no fluids to spare.
They also checked his blood counts. As I also mentioned in my previous post (here) the chemo hurts a lot of good healthy cells along with the bad ones it's attacking. So naturally, after chemo, those numbers are nowhere near what they should be compared to a normal healthy individual. Paul had some blood levels checked on Monday or Tuesday (can't remember which) and his white blood counts were, I want to say, around 500 or so. If you'll check out this handy page from Medline/NIH you'll see that the numbers they indicate as being normal for this are "4,500-10,000 white blood cells per microliter (mcL)." Okay... well, they told us at the ER that his numbers were more like 0.000nada.... He basically had no immune system. Because of all of the other symptoms (fever, for one) they could pretty safely assume there was a pretty serious infection somewhere in his system. His lack of immunity makes him susceptible to becoming very sick, very quickly from things that might not even affect you or I. Although I'm not sure they should have necessarily told me this, albeit I DO ask a LOT of questions, they said that a big fear was that he could be Septic. Not good.
They got to work pumping fluids and mega antibiotics into him through IVs. Then they started getting in touch with Vanderbilt. Because the more definite answers about his condition would come once they got results from his bloodwork back, (and that would be something around a minimum of 24 hours.) They wanted to prepare for all the worst possibilities, including things like kidney failure. Now I realize I'm throwing a lot of stuff out there without a lot of the conversation that went with it, but I'm still running on a quarter of a tank, and the highlights are about all I can give. I don't remember the "why" of all of these things, I just know they were brought up.
So, overall, they knew they wanted to try to get him to the much bigger Vanderbilt with the thought that they were better equipped to handle all of the "what ifs". They kept him on fluids, pain meds and nausea meds and prepared for ambulance transportation down to Nashville. I had only planned on a visit to our local hospital, so while they were waiting for transportation, I ran to our house and threw whatever into a bag, kissed the dog again and got back to the hospital.
Now, for those of you who have experience the joys of driving over the lakes on your was from Murray to Nashville or Cadiz, etc.- riding in an ambulance on that crap-tastic-ness is a whole other level of yuck. I was, however, happy that they said his condition was stable enough that I would be allowed to ride in the ambulance (up front.) I didn't want to be driving there in the middle of the night (I think we finally left around 1 am?) with deer and possible ice. So, even though that meant no vehicle once we got to Nashville, it seemed like the better choice. I got to doze off a little, Paul not so much.
Got to Vanderbilt and was brought into the Emergency Department here (approx 3 am). We had already been told that is probably what would happen because they wouldn't have an available bed (room) for him. We saw several different people (techs, nurses, doctors... you name it) right away, and they evaluated much to the same effect as they had in Murray. Again: fluids, antibiotics, pain meds, nausea meds, and so on and so forth. Stayed in this BIG room for quite a while (lunchtime or so?) just doing that. They were focused on keeping him comfortable and continuing to hunt for clues on the mysterious infection. Oh, and they did an x-ray on the ankle- not broken! So yes, hung out there for a while. Then we moved to what I shall lovingly call the closet. Where it should be illegal to have one person, let alone the point when it was Paul in bed, me standing up out of the way of the nurse so she could reach him, plus three doctors. Those doctors talked about things that could potentially be causing the chest pain, and also about how they wanted to do some more tests, but they would hold out until his kidneys were behaving a little more normally so as not to overload them with the chemicals involved in those tests.
We've been in the closet the rest of the day. We've seen a few different crews taking care of Paul, and his parents came in for a while this afternoon. They had to wait to make sure they could travel safely because there was a lot of ice where they live. We're just continuing to wait for better, more specific answers. Paul looks better than he has in days. Which is interesting, because that still isn't great. He still hasn't been able to eat, but no one here seems to have said much about it, so I guess the hydration issue really trumps the eating business. He tried to sleep all day, but in the ED, the intercoms are inside each room, so you hear every announcement for everyone for everything. However, they've kept up the pain meds and then tonight gave him something to help him rest, so right now he mostly sleeping soundly.
We were told by the trio of doctors that we should expect for him to be here for 3-5 days assuming he recovers in a good and timely fashion, longer if not. Hopefully tomorrow will lend itself to better answers, bigger (non emergency) rooms, and shorter blog posts : )


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Music: song lyrics | Do you beleive in backmasking ? | ELT: speaking skills – topic for discussion
Music has been and continues to be an integral part of our lives and culture. Dating back many thousands of years, the earliest humans played rudimentary forms of music with very crude instruments. Over the following centuries, music, its content and the instruments used to create it evolved.
Depending on where you lived in the world, music had different significance and was used in different ways. For instance, in Ancient Greece, music was associated with the theatre and special ceremonies. In the Middle Ages in Europe, music was strongly associated with the Church. This began to shift to more secular areas as the Europe entered the Renaissance. In tribal regions of the Americas and Africa, music was integral to spiritual events and story-telling.
In the 20th century music around the world began to change rapidly. New technologies in making music, combined with improved methods of travel and communication brought areas of the world and their musical tastes closer together. The rise of Rock and Rap, notably in North America, coincided with a boom in the music industry and expansion of radio and television services related to music. This was a period of great experimentation and expansion. If you had a particular taste in music, odds were that there was type that was perfect for you. Of course, not all people agreed on what constituted 'music' and there was a noticeable generational clash between the youth and the older generations concerning musical tastes.
The 1950s started the rock and roll revolution and this 'movement' gained steam throughout the 60s and 70s. New bands emerged and new stars were born. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne – just a handful of the bands and performers who shaped the music industry and caused controversy with parental and religious figures. While kids loved the new music and innovative sounds that made this music different from their parents', the older generation grew concerned. We look back on this period and laugh because the older generation at the time believed this music was evil, degenerate and corrupting the youth. There were people who thought these bands were delivering satanic messages. In short, this new wave of music and their musicians were destroying the fabric of society.
A lot of the criticism that was aimed at the music industry 40 or 50 years ago continues to be seen today. Music and musicians are often labelled as corruptive forces and bad role models for our kids.
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An in-form Cyrus Christie credits his teammate ahead of the Doncaster trip...
Coventry City defender Cyrus Christie has credited teammate Jordan Clarke for pushing him to become a better player ahead of the trip to Doncaster Rovers.
Christie became the 12th player to score in the league this season with his brilliant effort in the second-half against Walsall in the 5-1 win.
The goal capped off a brilliant run of form for the full-back who has earned praise in recent weeks from both manager Mark Robins and captain Carl Baker.
His form has kept Clarke out of the team recently but Christie believes the competition between the two Academy graduates has made him a better player.
The 20-year old said: "It is really healthy competition between us and he is a really good friend of mine off the field as well.
"I try not to think about it but I know he (Clarke) is always going to be there pushing for a first-team spot because he is a great player.
"He started off the season really well and when he has played, it is obvious he has had a good season.
"I have just got to try and cement that place and make it mine. I have been playing well and I just want to continue that.
"After being out injured for so long, I just want to play games. We are both professionals and he is pushing me hard for the starting place which means he is making me a better player. It is good to have competition throughout the squad and this is no exception."
Christie is set to start in his sixth consecutive league match having formed a good partnership with Baker on the right wing.
Christie hopes he can add more goals to his game in the coming weeks. He added: "It was a great moment for me to score and if anything, I was a bit relived because I didn't score last season and I missed some good opportunities.
"It is part of a player's make-up to want to score, no matter where you play on the pitch. I am no different and hopefully I can score a few sooner rather than later.
"Everyone is chipping in with goals at the moment and we have to make sure we continue to do that."


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My 2 year old daughter caught me crying one night. She grabbed my leg, squeezed it and held tight. "It's alright Mommy, it's alright". Her voice was so concerned, yet soft and soothing. She didn't know why I was crying, she just held my leg and stroked it so lovingly and gentle. As I do to her when she cries.
I hung up the phone.
"Mommy, you're crying!"
"Yes hunny. Mommy got some very sad news."
I left it at that for the time being because I didn't know how I was going to explain to my two year old daughter that her GG's dog passed away. How do you explain death to a toddler. I didn't want to frighten her, but I didn't want to sugar coat it for her either. How was I going to do this? This I figured was one of 'big talks' that I was going to have through out my life time with my daughter. I hope the sex talk doesn't come up for a few years yet! Fingers crossed.
The next day, she asked me again why I was crying. It surprised me that she had remember because it was such a brief moment with no details, but I guess when Mommy cries, it's something to remember. Isn't it curious what a toddlers mind will remember.
This, being the first time to have a rather important talk with my daughter, I approached it like a grown up subject. I made some tea and we sat her table and I did my best to explain death. I answered her questions the best I could.
It went better than I thought, but I'm not sure how much actually got through.
I told her that she wouldn't be seeing Abby anymore. She looked rather upset, then she asked, 'When can I say bye?" Her innocent eyes just looking at me, waiting for me to answer her simple, yet complex question. I explained, "Sometimes we don't always get to say good-bye to the ones we love. Sometimes they leave us before we have that chance, that is why you should always tell those you love, that you love them very much."
She sipped her tea. "Mommy, will you always say good bye to me?"
This nearly broke my heart. I had a big lump in my throat.
"I will always say good bye to you, and I will always say I love you!"
I think that kids understand a great deal more that we grown ups like to think they do. I didn't know what to expect when I did my best to explain death. I am sure this won't be the last time we discuss it, and each time I can paint a clearer picture for her.
The death talk turned out better that I thought, and I even learnt a little bit more about who my daughter is. I know when to treat her a little more grown up and when to let her be a child.
We spent the next week drawing and painting pictures for GG. "I want to make her smile Mommy."
Maybe the hard and difficult talks aren't as hard and difficult as we grown ups thing, maybe they appear to be hard because we know the full weight of what that knowledge contains. I don't want to weigh my daughter or son down with anything before they are ready for it. But I am preparing my kid for the world one day at a time.


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NSA Boss Urges Corporate Entities To Adopt Sporting Disciplines
Mr Robert Sarfo Mensah, the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has urged corporate bodies to adopt some sporting disciplines in the country to help in their development and promotion.
Mr Sarfo Mensah made this known when the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) female hockey team, called on him to present the trophy won at the just ended African Cup of Clubs Championship (ACCC), held in Accra at the Theodosia Okoh hockey pitch.
In an interview with GNA Sports, the NSA Director noted that GRA was doing something worth emulating for the other corporate bodies to help in the development of sports in the country.
According to him, there are over 45 sporting disciplines in the country with most of them in dire need of support and sponsorship.
'The GRA has been consistently supporting and funding hockey and it's a good thing for developing that sport.
'I would love to see other corporate bodies like Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Ghana Oil (GOIL), Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) and the rest of the entities adopt some of the lesser funded disciplines and make it their own, which would go a long way to help the country.
'Sports is very necessary for a country's development because it's a form of exercise, which also creates employment and eradicates social vices.'
According to Mr Sarfo Mensah, his outfit would be meeting the corporate entities to find ways to help develop and adopt the various sporting disciplines.
The former Member of Parliament for Asunafo North congratulated GRA for all they have done for Hockey in the country but urged them to also look to other areas where they could help as well.


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Our most recent media mentions:
Why scared and hard-to-adopt cats get adopted at Cat Town (Chew on This - Maddie's Fund, 5 February 2019)
11 Cat Cafes Around the U.S. That Should Be On Everyone's Radar in 2019 (Bustle, 29 December 2018)
The Cat Cafes of California: Part 1 (The Neighbor's Cat, 28 October 2018)
15 Places All Cat-Lovers Should Visit At Least Once In Their Lifetime (Bustle, 24 August 2018)
Want cuddles with your coffee? Go to a cat cafe (Observer Reporter, 22 July 2018)
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Break-in at beloved Cat Town Cafe in Oakland (KTVU2, 18 March 2018)
Sunday Morning News Roundup (SFGate, 18 March 2018)
Felines Flee After Burglary Attempt At Oakland Cat Town Café Animal Shelter (KPIX5 CBS Bay Area, 17 March 2018)
Surveillance video: Break-in at Oakland's Cat Town Cafe (KRON4, 16 March 2018)
Felines Flee Oakland Cat Cafe During Break-In (Eater SF, 16 March 2018)
Hair-raising break-in at Oakland cat adoption center prompts security concerns (ABC7 News, 16 March 2018)
Interview! Ann Dunn, Founder of Cat Town, Oakland, CA (Community Cats Podcast, 3 February 2018)
Check It Out: A Date With Coffee and Cats in Oakland (NBC Bay Area, 24 January 2018)
This Oakland nonprofit doubles as a cafe and an animal sanctuary (NBC Bay Area, 24 January 2018)


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