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Remove Hi.ru redirect (Removal Instructions) - Oct 2016 update
Can I trust Hi.ru search engine? It showed up out of nowhere.
Hi.ru browser hijack has been actively noticed after installing free software from the Internet. That's because of bundling distribution method that was actively used by the developers of this Russian search engine. If you are not familiar with this distribution technique, you should know that it can be avoided by monitoring installation of the freeware. Besides, make sure you are especially careful with the software which was developed in Russia because you can lead yourself to the risk of infiltration. Every detail which is required while trying to avoid the appearance of Hi.ru virus is explained in the second part of this description. If you need a quick solution that could help you fix your web browser, scan your computer with a reliable anti-spyware and remove potentially unwanted files. Those who don't have such program installed on their computers can choose Reimage. It was used by our research team to remove Hi.ru and showed great results during this process.
According to the developers of this browser, this search engine is one of the most frequently visited websites in Russia. From the first glimpse, it seems as a regular search provider that contains a search box and various links. However, there are hundreds of PC users who apparently are not Russian speakers and claim that they were tricked into visiting this page against their desire. That's because this search page is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that seeks to earn the money by promoting third-party websites. If Hi.ru startup page is launched by the user, it starts tracking him or her for some time. After getting a required amount of data which is related to user's interests, this page starts showing pop-up ads and banner ads that are set to promote third party websites or programs. Beware that such software can also be considered "potentially unwanted" and can lead you to additional problems. For example, if Hi.ru virus tricks you into contacting the technical support service which is displayed in the banner given below, you can lose your money. In most of the cases, such services are useless and are set to discuss computer problems that are invented, so make sure you stay away from them.
Typically, this hijacker settles down on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer web browsers by replacing the start page, the default search provider, and a new tab URL on each of these browsers. Although it may look as an ordinary search provider at first, you should perform Hi.ru removal as soon as it shows up on your computer because its aim is to redirect you to third party websites by showing you sponsored search results. Thus, after summing up all pros and cons that are related to this program, you should not even consider keeping it the system. If you think that you are hijacked, run a full system scan with Reimage or another anti-malware and remove it without a delay.
How can I get infected?
Hi.ru can infiltrate your computer with the help of other freeware because it has been actively spread in a bundle with various download managers, media players, PDF creators, etc. According to the latest research, this browser hijacker spreads around as an optional component of Shopping Assistant, Vaudix, Mobogenie, and similar PUPs. Therefore, you must be very careful while downloading these programs to your computer because infiltration of Hi.ru virus can cause various inconveniences (the appearance of pop-up ads, slowdowns on your browser, crashes, etc.). If you want to protect your computer from infiltration of software packages, you have to check Advanced/Custom settings while instaling freeware on your computer. Even though it will take a little bit more time to install a program on your computer, you will get an oportunity to prevent unwated components. Finally, make sure that you find and deselect all "optional" additions that are typically disclosed as useful add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, and extensions.
How to remove Hi.ru virus?
If you are one of those PC users who were affected by this browser hijacker, you should stop using the affected web browser because this search engine cannot be trusted. In this case, make sure you run a full system scan with the reliable security software to perform a full Hi.ru removal on your computer. According to PC security experts, this browser hijacker spreads in a bundle with suspicious components that can hardly be removed manually. However, you can try to remove Hi.ru from the system with the help of a detailed guide which is given below. If using it, make sure you follow every removal step attentively.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner, Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Hi.ru redirect, follow these steps:
Uninstall Hi.ru from Windows systems
To remove Hi.ru virus from Windows operating system, we recommend removing all programs that are related to this browser hijacker. Make sure you look for Shopping Assistant, Vaudix, Mobogenie, and similar suspicious entries.
- Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall Hi.ru and related programs
Here, look for Hi.ru or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
- Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Hi.ru from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
- Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
Eliminate Hi.ru from Mac OS X system
- If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
- Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Hi.ru or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Get rid of Hi.ru from Internet Explorer (IE)
You need to remove these add-ons to get rid of Hi.ru completely: Shopping Assistant, Vaudix, Mobogenie.
Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Hi.ru and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab.
- Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
- Here, select Reset.
- When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Hi.ru removal.
Delete Hi.ru redirect from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
- Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
- Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
- Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
- Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can't see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
- When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
- Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
- Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Hi.ru should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
Erase Hi.ru from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
- Here, select Hi.ru and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
- Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
- Click OK to save these changes.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Hi.ru removal.
Remove Hi.ru from Google Chrome
To fix Google Chrome after Hi.ru hijack, you should uninstall Hi.ru start page, Shopping Assistant, Vaudix, Mobogenie, and other questionable add-ons.
Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
- Here, select Hi.ru and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
- Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
- Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
- When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
- Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Hi.ru removal.
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You sometimes wonder just how tired you have to be before performance, the excellent performance we are all trying to deliver, starts to decline.
The owner looked drawn as he said to me that "Well, sales are pants - all the marketing in the world won't bring customers in to spend money at the moment."
At the renewable energy business the director seemed resigned to recent changes in legislation as she hissed "You can always rely on the government to mess up any exciting new business initiative."
And the transport company are contemplating fuel price changes in the pipeline and wondering whether, after the next hike in diesel, the business will continue to be viable, let alone profitable.
There is no doubt that stress, weariness and even depression can stem directly from adverse trading conditions. The same symptoms however, can also be caused by unrealistic business and / or personal material wealth expectations.
It is a wise person that knows the difference.
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Nice Youtube
I may have already written in my previous blog posts that this is my first time to use computeres. Good thing we are allowed to use computers in our spare time at work so I had the chance to browse through some interesting websites to relieve myself of boredome when there are no customers around.
I browsing the net until I found this interesting website which hosts videos and stuffs. I was amazed. Its Youtube.com. Perhaps, all of you guys know this already but I didn't. Until today. :) I was amazed at how these videos were uploaded in here and watched by millions. Marvelous technology. I will try to check on this site and see how I can upload the cute little videos of my daughter.


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not exactly every day that you receive a CD by a band from the tiny
state Andorra in the Pyrenees, let alone a CD by a progressive black
metal band.
"Truth Inside The Shades" is the band's debut, and I have to say that this is a solid offering by a band seems very confident in their style. The album opens with a beautiful and sinister piano piece, only to plunge into a fast and furious black metal tune. Well-produced and mixed by Aleix Dorca and the band, all instruments and vocals come to their own right throughout the album's six songs.
Although the tunes
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manage to mix the styles of progressive, black, death, thrash and
classical intelligently and with great precision. Nice one, Andorra!
tracks: "Truth Inside
The Shade",
"Atemporal Divinity" and "The Demise of Oblivion"


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In June 2016 Seat asked me to help them create a 4D Virtual Reality experience about the powerful cultural bond between the Seat brand and the city Barcelona. It was an amazing collaboration, but also one of the most challenging 360° shoots I have ever directed.
I worked with Ogilvy Spain, Wildbytes and Sergi Capellas to make this idea come to life.
Traditional film crews are highly organized, and specialized in their field. There's very little overlap in responsibilities, everyone knows what they need to do, and their strength is in repetition. On the other hand, we have the innovation teams that build new 360 camera rigs, and who improve and embrace chaos. Their skills are exactly the opposite.
Live Action vs. 3D
At the core of the challenge was the ambition for the camera to be 'flying' through the city of Barcelona, showing the most iconic locations, in a constant motion, as the viewer chases a real life Seat Ateca.
To create such a flying feeling using live-action 360° cameras was a real test. We initially discussed ways of doing this in full 3D, but in the end the visual representation of the city had to be real — and we felt like live-action footage would make the 4D experience that much more realistic, when you're sitting in the chair synced-up with those camera's movements.
The Gear
We filmed in the most iconic locations in Barcelona, using custom-built stabilized high-end 360° camera rigs, made with GoPros as well as Sony A7 DSLRs. We mounted those rigs into drones, backpacks, and used them to create seamlessly smooth moving skateboards shots that give you the feeling you're literally flying, using a skateboard's natural bendiness for steadiness.
What I really wanted to capture in this film is the day-to-day spirit of Barcelona, it's people, and the energy of this amazing city. I wanted to create a journey that captures Barcelona's magic, and keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout. So we had to find a balance between light and flexible equipment, and a more polished, high-quality setup.
Experience vs Chaos
I'm always fascinated by the different skills that are needed to create complex virtual reality projects. On one hand, you have the traditional film crews. They are highly organized, and specialized in their field. There's very little overlap in responsibilities, everyone knows what they need to do, and their strength is in repetition — applying their experiences over the years to new situations.
On the other hand we have the innovation teams that build new 360 camera rigs, and who improve and embrace chaos as part of the process of creating virtual reality work. Their skills are exactly the opposite.
They are comfortable with chaos. They don't have defined skill-sets, and responsibilities overlap. They are comfortable with the insecurity that comes with innovation work — in other words: not knowing exactly how to solve a problem, but being ready for anything.
As a director, it is not only my task to come up with the story, and to set the scene for each location, or to discuss camera moves, or work with the actors. I also act as a bridge between these two different mindsets, experience vs chaos.
The Car & The Camera
The camera work required to make this project possible was extremely challenging, especially considering the complexity of 360° filmmaking.
To make all of that possible, it took the brains and skills of one the industries best camera teams, under the leadership of Director of Photography Carl Burke.
But since the camera was always moving, Carl worked closely with our lead actress, stunt woman, and hero driver, Natasha. Together they created a smooth interlinked choreography, almost like a dance, between the camera and the car. Making those two elements connect took careful planning, and a bit of luck.
The Hardest Shot
The opening shot of the film is an epic drone shot, flying high over the sea towards the Barcelona shoreline. The function of this shot is to establish the city skyline, but as the drone dips closer to the water, up ahead you see a man with a jet board rising up out of the water.
This was our most complex shot of the whole shoot. We had only about three hours to shoot it, because of the specific 'magic hour' look we wanted. The interplay between the drone, the jetpack, and the two jetskis coming up from behind, meant three moving elements all needing to align perfectly.
We spent about an hour the day before the shoot on the water getting a sense of distances, and deciding on positioning. Once we were ready to film, at about 5am the next morning, we kept getting the timing between all three of those elements wrong: sometimes the drone would be too fast, another time the jetskis would be triggered too late, etc. We had so little prep time, that we were all improvising, hoping to get it right.
At the start of the shot, the drone was flying about 5 meters above the water's surface, at speed.
With constant tweaking we finally managed to get a perfect take around the 8th try, and then after a few more runs, had to move on to the next setup.
It takes a very experienced and disciplined drone team to pull of a shot like that — and to do so while maintaining a safe work environment. After all, drones are dangerous objects.
That environment allowed me to go with the flow, to improvise on my creative vision, and adjust my plan on the fly. This is so crucial, the best teams are the ones that give you flexibility.
In the end, I think this shot is the perfect opener, something which establishes the viewer point-of-view, and sets up their movements and speed throughout the rest of the film. It creates a sense magic right from the first frame.
Gaudi Rooftop
Shot 7 in our film took place on the famous La Pedrera rooftop. This is a building designed by Gaudi, an historic monument, which meant we had very limited access. We would have over 40 actors, and a technocrane, as well as all our normal crew and equipment. But we could only access the rooftop at midnight, and would have to be wrapped and out by 8am, the next morning, to allow tourists to enter as they always do, during the daytime.
So what would feature as a sunset shot in our film, was in reality shot during sunrise.
Because of the low-light conditions, we build a special 360° camera rig that incorporated 4x Sony a7 DSLR cameras, allowing a much higher picture quality, and giving us the opportunity to start filming when it was still dark. We also added a GoPro rig, in the nadir of the main A7s, as a backup. But we were really hoping we wouldn't need them.
Apart from the challenge of rolling shutter, shooting with less cameras like we did also has a knock on effect, that you can't get too close to your actors. And since this scene was meant to feel like a rooftop party, we really wanted the cast to crowd around and fill up the area around the camera as much as possible.
Our cameras we suspended from a 40ft. crane, which would start dipped low, and then travel through the crowd, to the other side of the rooftop, in a smooth arc.
The location is stunning, and slightly haunting, with these huge heads towering over you. The sunlight, first deep red, then orange, and gradually, as the morning wore on, fading to pinks and blues, was mesmerising.
I always have a lot of respect for the cast members of all of my shoots. They are people with an amazing amount of patience, and dedication. On this particular setup, they went above and beyond. Having a party at 5am in the morning, and looking lively, excited — as well as repeating the same actions perfectly, while we went through about 20 takes, is harder than it looks.
Post-Production & VFX
The Post-Production work was also a very detailed and meticulous process — removing all cameras, equipment and shadows, as well as Carl himself from the footage. Under the leadership of Zlaten del Castillo, and Kassi Koufaki, UNIT9's in-house post-production team set up a separate floor, with a dedicated render farm, to make all shots possible. Our compositing team would stretch to 10 Nuke artists to get all the work done on time.
Our team worked using a combination of Nuke and After Effects, as well as a series of custom coded plugins, to stitch and stabilise the footage we shot, and clean up each frame, at times one-by-one, frame by frame.
Here's a downward facing view of Carl, on a longboard, following one of our main skateboarders.
The post-production team mapped the floor using photogrammetry, and tracked it into place, taking into account not only the floor texture, but all the imperfections and the way light changes as the shot progresses.
Equally, some of the high-speed driving shots were a real challenge. We filmed one shot along the main road in front of the harbor, the famous Passeig de Colom, winding around a statue of Columbus pointing at the New World.
We filmed this with a 360° helmet cam, with our rider trying to keep his body smooth and steady, but also as small as possible. The post-work involved a lot of stabilising, as well as meticulously painting out the bike and it's shadow.
I find it interesting to observe all of these post-production process. They are incredibly complicated, but software is getting better all the time and many of these steps are slowly becoming automated.
Many of the technical challenges of today, will be automatic tomorrow.
One of the most interesting creative challenges on this film were the transitions. It is impractical to make an experience without cuts; if you're travelling through a city it could take an hour to drive from one area to another. So transitions would be vital in making sure the viewer can cover more ground.
I worked with Gareth Blayney to develop a stretched-tunnel effect. This would be easy to do in a tradition film format, but in our case, the tunnel would stretch all around you. And the stretch/blur we applied to your vision would need to connect smoothly, without creating visible stitch lines.
In addition to this, we wanted to map shapes from the first shot, to similar shapes on the next one. As you can see in this example, we mapped sections of the buildings around you, and morphed them to try to create a visible symmetry between in the whole sequence.
Music & Sound
Fede Pajaro is one of the most experienced sound designers we could have hoped for. But as 360° degree filming implies, the challenge is always where to hide the microphone. On every location, Fede and his crew had to find clever tricks and smart solutions to make sure they could record a clean stream of audio, with either an ambisonic microphone, or multiple lapel mics, positioned in four places to provide quad coverage.
The real work with sound design starts once the edit is done, however. We spent about two weeks working with the final edit, to create a fully ambisonic sound mix that takes place in all directions around you, and which mixes in many sounds recorded on location, with additional layers of mood sounds to build up a complex, beautiful soundscape.
It is frustrating that most VR players on the market do not allow for ambisonic sound to be played properly. It takes a very powerful setup to experience the true dynamism in the sound design work from Fede.
The music, from the legendary Nina Simone, was of course, the perfect platform to work upon.
Paris Motorshow
This Virtual Reality experience was premiered at the Paris Motorshow, allowing visitors to experience this thrilling ride in 4D seats, which were programmed to move with our camera-work as the film plays.
I am a cross-disciplinary New Realities Director, exploring immersive storytelling through VR, AR, film, games, and beyond. I collaborate with brands, consult for companies, and create unique self-generated projects. Always nice to hear from you: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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FARMVILLE [VA], Feb. 9 [1966] -- -Dr. Francis Butler Simkins, 68, professor of history at Longwood College [VA] and a former president of the Southern Historical Society, died at Southside Community Hospital Wednesday. Widely known for his historical writings and as a visiting lecturer at such institutions as Princeton, Louisiana State, Memphis State and the University of North Carolina, Dr. Simkins was best known for his books on American Southern civilization.
A native of Edgefield, and son of McGowan and Sallie Lewis Simkins, he received his bachelor's degree -at the University of South Carolina. He earned his master's and doctorate at Columbia University.
Dr. Simkins had been at Longwood College here since 1928. He was made History Department chairman in 1960. He was a University Fellow at Columbia, a Fellow of the Social Science Research Foundation, a Guggenheim Fellow and a lecturer for the University Center in Virginia. He was president of the Southern Historical Society in 1956.
He published works include "The Everlasting South," "South Carolina During Reconstruction," "Pitchfork Ben Tillman," and "The Women of the Confederacy." In addition to his history writings, he was a frequent article contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Notable Americans. He also is the author of a history textbook presently in use in Virginia seventh grade schools.
He was a leading spirit in the founding in 1956 of the Institute of Southern Culture at Longwood College. It was established to promote the study of traditional aspects of Southern civilization. He delivered last fall's Institute lecture.
He was a member of Johns Memorial Episcopal Church at Farmville.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Robinson Simkins, of Farmville; a son, Francis B. Simkins, Jr., a student at Old Dominion College; two sisters, Mrs. C. T. Graydon and Miss Jeanie Simkins of Columbia, S.C., and a brother, Elliott Simkins, also of Columbia.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday at Johns Memorial Episcopal Church here, with interment in Westview Cemetery, also in Farmville. The Rev. Drs. Charles C. Fishburne, Jr., and Robert C. Withers, Jr., will officiate.
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Unlike last winter, farmers and agriculture contractors around the country won't be worrying about trying to get their slurry pumped out in time for the annual cut off deadline on October 15th.
Due to the exceptional summer we have been experiencing, slurry storage tanks are getting emptied regularly with slurry tankers working as hard as mowers and balers during this season's silage process.
Farmers and agriculture contractors in the know are therefore turning their thoughts to thinking ahead about upgrading or replacing their current slurry tankers for 2019.
It has become common over the past couple of years for leading slurry manufacturers to have a typical six month waiting list on all new slurry tanker orders.
Slurry is big business for Co Tyrone-based Drumlish Farm Machinery who are Ireland's original and longest approved dealer for SlurryKat. Drumlish proudly offer their impressive line-up of slurry tankers, super tankers, umbilical systems, agitators, nurse tanks and pumps.
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"Due to the demand for SlurryKat tankers the lead time on a new tanker is typically six months. We have tankers on site for sale from time to time, but generally most of our farmers and contractors have to pre-order as standard."
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Holi Paint Wars
Our Young Men's and Women's have an annual August activity that we hope we never miss. You wear your whitest clothing and do your best to come home white: NOT!
Long Beach,
Our annual trip to the coast saw us back at Long Beach, camping, eating and playing. Because there was a burn ban on for most of the summer, the family reunion that was supposed to happen near the end of the week was moved to Ridgefield, but we still spent the first part of the week at Long Beach. We flew some kites, watch masters fly their kites, caught kites, ate dutch oven master pieces, rode bikes, played on the beach, ate s'mores, told stories around the camp fire (burn ban lifted) and almost get blown away by the wind.
50 Miles or Bust
Chris and Matt had a great opportunity to hike 50 miles through the Olympic National Park. They started in the north east corner of the park and followed the Elwa River over the Low Divide in five days. On the last day they decided to hike the remaining 16 miles out. That day happened to be matt's 16th birthday, so he likes to say, "I hiked 16 miles on my 16th birthday." No pictures of the boys this month.
Blanding Family Reunion
After our trip to Long Beach we headed on over to Mayno's home in Ridgefield and spent a few days with Steve's family. It was great seeing all the siblings again. There were a few missing cousins, but it was great to visit with those who were there. Even two of Steve's cousins made it with their dad, Uncle Curt.
On one day we went and hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls. I don't think I have done that in 30 years! It was so beautiful.
August is Matt's and Jessie's birthday. Matt turned 16 and went on his first date and Jessie is now 13! Boy how time flies. They really , really wanted archery equipment so they got it.


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Cuttack: The Twin City Commissionerate Police Friday busted a sex racket operating from a rented house in Nuapada-Balisahi area of Odisha's Millennium City-Cuttack and arrested three persons including the kingpin of the racket.
Two sex workers have been also rescued during the raid, police sources said.
While the kingpin of the racket has been identified as Prem Chand Rout of Salepur, the customers have been identified as one Abhisek Rout of Thoria Sahi of Mangalabag area of the city and one Rintu Mandal hailing from neighbouring state of West Bengal, police sources added.
Police have seized an Indica car, a motorcycle, and several objectionable items from the house during the raid, police sources said.
Acting on a tip-off that a sex racket was running from the rented house in Nuapada-Balisahi Madhupatna police sent one of its personnel posing as a decoy customer to the house.
On being confirmed that a sex racket was operating from the rented house, a police party led by ACP Anil Mishra and Madhupatna Police Station IIC Jitendra Dalai raided the house leading to the arrests and seizures.
Police sources said Prem Chand Rout posing himself as a contractor seven days back had taken the house on rent.
During interrogation, Rout has allegedly told the police that he used to lure young girls aged between 20-22 years from Salepur, Kendrapara, Puri, and Kolkata and engaged them in the sex trade.
He has revealed to the police that he used to bring customers from Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and nearby areas to the rented house using his Indica car for availing services of the sex workers. He had also planned to expand his operations to other cities in the State.
The accused persons and the sex workers have been medically examined would be forwarded to the court on Saturday, police sources said.


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Most people love pets. They would like to have them together. Yes, they are able to have them very easily if they're in your own home. What can they do once they visit travel using their pets. This is really a really disgusting situation. If proper action isn't drawn in advance then you'll certainly discover the journey is really a nightmare for you personally. Hence, your pet friendly atmosphere is very essential for you.
So far as pets are worried, you'll certainly discover they need comfort otherwise you won't be in safe place. Many people might argue with this particular fact. They'll certainly state that their pets are trained and therefore, they don't find any difficulty in taking their pets with a other areas.
However the fact is that for a moment loose a few of the breeds then you'll find all of the pets to become a headache for you personally. However, you love them as well much and therefore, you love to take full proper care of them. A few of the features which mark the friendly atmosphere are listed below:
1. There must be enough places. Your pet will be able to move about. Suppose you're taking all of them with yourself, after which what you will really do? You'll certainly need to choose one good carrier for the pet. Your pet will live in that carrier when you'll be on flight. If it won't be pet friendly then your pet will begin feeling comfortable and will also 't be healthy for you. The carrier should also retain the water and food however, you should give them right volume of food. An excessive amount of food is a great setback for you personally because there will always be of dirt around. Tendency to slack an excessive amount of water.
2. Now suppose that you're within the hotel. The very first factor which you'll have to make certain would be that the hotel is allowing pets or otherwise. When the hotel isn't supplying the permission to help keep your pet don't remain in that hotel. You'll have to discover the hotel which allows pets.
3. Additionally, you will need to make sure that your accommodation is supplying your pet food or otherwise. If they're not supplying your pet food then it will likely be an excellent problem for you personally as you'll have to carry the meals along with you.


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Seeing Christ Today/
People want to witness the birth, the life, the miracles, and the resurrection of Christ with their own eyes. They don't want to rely on someone else's memory, someone else's words on someone else's paper. Since they can't go back and witness those things with their own eyes, in order to believe in Him, they must see those things in us. And if Paul's crazy words are true, if Christ really lives within us, then it seems like it shouldn't be that hard for the people around us to see those things of Him, shining through us, now.


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Immediate Music Vs. Takes-Many-Times Music
Why is it that we get some music instantly, while other music takes several hearings to make sense? I've obsessed with this question.
I must have been about 11 years old when I first heard Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade for the first time. Instant rapture and understanding. Even now as an adult, while I marvel at its orchestral magic in a way I couldn't understand when I was 11, I still love and hear it much the same as I did back then. The message of Scheherazade comes through the first time.
It was different for me with the Bach Organ Sonatas. I remember feeling frustrated and bored with them the first time— so cerebral and austere, even bare in their 3 part counterpoint. Where was the drama and rich chords I knew from Bach's toccatas? Fast-forward many listenings over the years and now they are among the most emotional and powerful pieces I know. A few months ago I even felt the urge to create my own piano transcription of the second sonata.
Contemporary classical music is no different. The first time I heard George Crumb's trio for electric flute, cello, and piano Voice of the Whale, I just fell in love and understood it immediately. On the other hand, I had a cold response to Ligeti's Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano on first listening. It took many more listenings for me to discover it is one of the 20th century masterpieces. But now I feel it.
Have you had these experiences? Please share them with me. Comment on a piece that you immediately liked the first time you heard it and then tell me a piece that you only came to love and understand after hearing it multiple times.


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WALSALL will have their work cut out to extend their 13-game unbeaten league run when they face Swindon tomorrow.
The Robins will arrive at Bescot in good form and buoyed by the fact that they were unbowed by Walsall in League Two last season.
Swindon arrived back in December and won 2-0 in what was the only one of their 46 league games last term in which the Saddlers were emphatically second-best.
Then when the teams met in Wiltshire on the final day of the campaign, the Robins were a goal up until the final seconds when Dean Keates' thunderous 25-yarder earned Walsall a draw.
The Saddlers, who will again be without injured captain Tommy Mooney tomorrow, have put togther a highly impressive run.
But they still have quite a way to go to match the club record-holders, Alan Buckley's Class of '1979/80'.
Back then, the Saddlers were unbeaten in 21 league games (13 wins, eight draws) between early November and late March.
Unfettered by FA Cup distractions, having gone out in a second-round second replay at Halifax on Christmas Eve, Buckley's men marched on all the way to promotion from the old Division Four.
Of the opposition that Walsall met on that unbeaten run, two clubs are now in the Premiership and four are below the Football League.
Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back if you can name those six clubs.


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"...FLYING Bicycles Don't LEAVE Treadmarks!" COMICS! Sometimes Justice Wears A Unitard!/
Look, I'll level with you. Here in the UK it's far too hot to write intros. It's so hot I just stepped in my own face. So this is your lot. Ho! Ho! It am Bizarro Gary Groth! Or is it? Read on to find out as we explore the magical world of old super hero comics!
GREEN LANTERN: SECTOR 2814 Volume One Art By Dave Gibbons Inked by Dick Giordano and Mike DeCarlo Written by Len Wein Coloured by Anthony Tollin Letterd by Dave Gibbons and Ben Oda Collection and series covers by Dave Gibbons Collects Green Lantern #172-176,178 - 181 (1984) Green Lantern created by Gil Kane and John Broome DC Comics, $16.99 (2012)
For me, and never forget it's me that matters the mostest, the most successful Green Lantern comics are those which don't stray too far from the original concept. That of a none too bright man clad in a domino mask and a swim suit who, armed with a magic wishing ring, polices space on the behalf of some blue dudes whose lack of vertical stature is compensated for by the girth of their craniums. These issues I'm telling you about hew pretty closely to that but have a definite Earth based bent. Which is fair enough, so did the old stuff. Particularly when Hal Jordan became an insurance investigator which is the kind of sexy shit kids love. What we have here is that strange pre-Watchmen style where the old timey thrills are wrassling with new wavey soap operatics to queasy but not unentertaining effect.
Carol looks really, er, into that doesn't she? In a "private moments" kind of way?
Most of the soapy suds are provided by Hal Jordan splashing about in a big bath of ultimatums pouring ceaselessly out of the fleshy faucet of Carol Ferris' face. Herein Ms Ferris is enjoyably portrayed as capable and independent and yet psychotically needy and emotionally demanding. It's an endearing mix; one unlikely to cause ructions in the gender politicised readers of today. Look, Len Wein's , and indeed that of contemporaneous Comics, portrayal of women is excusable, or at least understandable, since at this point in history men and women were ruthlessly segregated on separate landmasses, replicating by binary fission. Or maybe, and I'm just throwing this out there, characterisation in genre comics has always been a bit weird with plot tending to dictate the personality of a character at any given moment. Which tendency unfortunately flares bright with an unpleasant light in the case of ladies because there isn't usually much more to them than the surface. The blokes have all the powers and action for the most part and as a consequence the behavioural inconsistencies pass mostly unnoticed in the case of the testicularly endowed. Men, I'm talking about men there. Of course I will say that characterisation is much better in modern genre comics because I should never underestimate the appeal of wishful thinking.
But sometimes a mere newspaper can tip the balance of WAR!
Fret not, capes and scrapes fans! There's plenty of goofy nonsense going on when people aren't talking about their feelings or shouting in boardrooms. Everything in the book feels like it takes part in the context of the wider DCU. There's even a touching sequence where Hal seeks advice from all of his super hero pals about whether to remain an emerald avenger or to chuck it in for the sake of his love, Carol. Naturally Superman offers to solve his chum's problem by snapping Carol's neck like a dry twig. The pivot around which a lot of this more colourful stuff spins turns out to be The Monitor. Isn't he the guy from Crisis On Infinite Earths? Shockingly I have never read COIE, so was under the impression that The Monitor was some Darkseid level dude, but here he's just floating about space in his satellite HQ facilitating meetings between criminals, by telephone! Just a glorified switchboard operator with a knack for obscuring his features behind scenery. (Why? Would I recognise him? "OMG! It's Terry from two doors down!") Despite his reduced circumstances Monny has, apparently, the sense to equip his satellite lair with Sybil Danning in a pink pantsuit.
Other villains include The Javelin, who is hilariously bad, his one saving grace being that his presence causes the Worst Pun In The World to be unleashed on a cover. It's "Beware The Javelin, My Son!" Give it a second…Oh, he's also German with an accent so he is intendink to be havink der last laff. Bad accents I'm talking about there. But the bad accents get better, or worse, because there's also a russet maned lassie whose cadences are pure County Claremount, so they are, to be sure, to be sure, BEJABBERS! And then there's The Demolition Team who are just brazenly daft in concept. Others crop up but ,you know ,you might want some surprises suffice to say they are all outlandishly entertaining and absurd. Now, I don't mind that myself as all this is the kind of ludicrous stuff I class as "fun" (Eeew!), but I am aware that certain sectors of today's readership demand rather more seriousness and maturity which is why Geoff Johns exists. That's sarcasm there. Cheap, but effective I find.
What does Dave Gibbons never do? Short change ya! Look at all that hectic business going on!
But what of the reason I bought this book in the first place? What of dashing Dave Gibbons? Well, he's Dave Gibbons so that's pretty much perfect for the needs of my eyes. He's got that lovely Wallace wood by way of C C Beck thing going on. He discretely balances realism and cartooning basically, and you may think his work errs toward s the generic. Then you may realise just how many blonde Caucasian men in their early thirties he has to draw here and you may reconsider and instead may marvel at the fact that he makes each one distinct. Sure, Gibbons' ladies can be a bit frumpy tending towards the matronly both in width of hip and wadrobe choice, but they do look like people rather than tit support systems. There's plenty of slobberknockery in here and Gibbons' action is never unclear and his storytelling is efficient and engaging even when confined to the boardroom; the charnel house of my attention. However, reading this book it becomes apparent that grace isn't really in Gibbons' artistic arsenal. Usually this is not really an issue but any Green Lantern artist is up against The Gil Kane. Which is probably a bit unfair, because anyone suffers against that. Kane could make a man straining at stool appear elegant and lithe never mind a masked idiot soaring through the air like it were water. Nevertheless there is always something stilted about the body language in Gibbons' characters . There isn't so much a sense of motion occurring but of motion being captured. But it's catching that motion, or seeming to, that makes you Gil Kane. Dave Gibbons may not be Gil Kane but he is Dave Gibbons and that's a whole lot more than most other artists.
I enjoyed this book but then I have a high tolerance for daft action hi-jinks layered in with endearingly clumsy interpersonal conflicts. Particularly if they are illustrated by a well-honed machine like Dave Gibbons. Which is why I thought this was GOOD! I'll fight any man jack who denies that Green Lantern by Dave Gibbons is - COMICS!!!


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While I'm not a big TV guy, after 9 pm I usually sit down, after we put the kids to bed to watch some TV. Recently I found out about a show on MTV called Jersey Shore. The "reality show" focuses on a group of Italian Americans who work out, wear Ed Hardy, drive an Escalade (I got one yeah…) and go clubbing, and they all live in a house on the New Jersey water shore. I have no clue why But I did some reading up on the show and it seems lots of Italians back east in New York and Jersey seem pretty pissed about the show.
Here is one thing you need to ask yourself when watching any "reality show", is it really real? I don't think most reality shows are just filmed, personally I think many of these shows are staged. I also think they chose the participants (actors) of the show based on how well they will do in the ratings. That being said, don't you think they will choose the actors who will give them the highest viewership and ratings?
They call each other "Guidos", am I offended by that? Lol fuck no. It's TV people, it's all bullshit and the show is designed to bring in maximum ratings. Of course the guys on the show look like douche bags because it brings in ratings $$$$$$$$$$$$. If you don't realize that reality shows are mostly bullshit then your'e as dumb as the "Guidos" on Jersey Shore.
Whoever created the show is brilliant he knows how to push people's buttons and he is making lots of money because of it. Also don't you think the "Guidos" on the show put on just a bit on an act to get ratings? Doh, you dumb ass, they get paid to be on the show so I can guarantee you the play the part as cheezy as possible. Wake the f*ck up!
It amazes me that people still don't understand reality shows are SHOWS! If the camera was on you, I think you would act different, especially if you get a paycheck because of it. And all the people calling them "Guidos", remember this, the guys on Jersey Shore are laughing all the way to the bank you fucking idiots. It's all about money, like most things in this world from the War In Iraq to the Jersey Shore show.
Now if the Italians on Jersey Shore are smart they will buy real estate! If anyone called me a Guido I would just laugh at them…..
I'm not really sure why I felt compelled to talk about this however it's true. Stop watching TV and go make some money you assholes, DOH.
Enough said.
We came back to a mound of checks ( which is nice), but also some bills. One bill was my cell phone bill from Fido. I checked my Fido bill and noticed my bill at $132.69. I checked the bill and I had lots of charges for $1.45, and I know for a fact that I never made 20 or so 1 minute calls on my Vancouver cell phone while I was in Las Vegas.
I called Fido and they identified the calls coming from Birmingham, England (area code 121). I had the whole phone number written down but I lost it now. Anyways the charges from this f'n number came out to roughly $44.00. I never called the number ever and have no clue how this happened. This is a big reason why to always check your monthly bills, you could easily be paying for nothing and not even know about it. If you see strange charges on your bills don't be afraid to dispute them, it's your money! If you don't complain then you lose and they get your money.
I never used my Vancouver cell phone while I was in Vegas, only the first 2 days before my land line was hooked up down there? My land line has 5 cent long distance calling to Canada so there is no reason to call using my cell phone.
Fido did drop the charges but it sucks that you need to worry about all these petty little things. I almost feel like dropping my cell phone all together, waste of f'n money! If you think of all the money you waste of bs things like cell phone charges it makes you want to live in a cave, lol.
This is how it looked here 3 days ago, thank God it's 14°C today. I hate the cold and I know soon enough I will back in the Winter Wonderland Hell of Vancouver. I bought here to get away from the Winters of Vancouver. I know it's not hot in Vegas in the winter but damn snow?! Argh!!! Thanks it only happens once in a blue moon, and the snow didn't stick, and the next day it was back to a mild 14°C.
eeps it snowed in Vegas? Yeah and it sucked, it never stuck but still!
a sprinkle of snow on the local mountains here in Vegas…
Two days later it was 15 , and it will be the rest of the week, Thank God!
looks like the observatory in Vancouver? Yeah a house, scary I know and damn ugly….
America is a f*cked up place, they go to Afghanistan and Iraq to help people but in their own backyards they have some amazing problems. While surfing YouTube.com a few years back I typed in "Detriot ghettos", this was before the "recession". Most people know that Detroit is the biggest dump of sh*t in the USA. If you compare Iraq to Detroit they almost look just as bad, it's completely insane. Ans, since the recession things in Detroit have gotten much, much worse. Think of all the bailouts to the auto manufacturers, well they all went to Detroit based car companies such as GM, Ford and Chrysler. There are tons of layoffs and unemployed in the Motor City..
Next time you support US troops think again, the U.S. government should be cleaning up at home before they go over seas to"help people" , steal oil. There is no money in helping people but there sure is in oil sales.
You need to see these videos to appreciate where you live, unless you live in Detroit.. Oh and Detroit is also America's most dangerous city. On Halloween in Detroit they call it "Devils Night", which has since since stopped because it got so out of control in 1984 that teens burned 800 of the abandoned homes that line the streets of Detroit's neighbourhoods. Unreal this is in the USA.
It's been a stressful trying to get lots of stuff before going to Vegas, and I can't handle stress very well. So yesterday the branch manager for VanCity on Hastings Street/ Kamloops Street in Vancouver calls me. Hi "I'm so and so from VanCity". Then, she starts asking what my business is. "I do internet marketing". The she asks "What EXACTLY do you market on the internet?". I start thinking, What does she mean by that? Ok, I explain I buy ads online and I promote products for various companies and I make a commission every time I make a sale. The she says "When is a convenient time for you to come in, I would like to meet you." I thinking WTF. I ask her why do I need to come in, can't you ask me your questions on the phone? I'm really busy and I don't have time." "I really need to see you in person", she says.
She was really pissing me off, I have NOTHING to hide but why do I need to come? "Is there a problem?". "No", she says "I just need to ask you a few questions in person". Ok, I'll come in get this crap over with. I get down there in like 10 minutes and she start asking certain companies names I deal with such as Convert2Media, and who they are. The she asks why I am using a currency exchange place on Granville Street to convert large sums of money from US to Canadian currency. I'm thinking why the f*ck is that your business?
Convert2Media is one of many affiliate networks who send checks to me for the salea I make for the products I promote on the internet. I had to explain who a few other companies I deal with are as well, such BULLSHIT. And, The currency exchange place is so I can make an extra 2-3 cents for every U.S. dollar I exchange into Canadian funds". "They give me 3 cents better for every dollar than VanCity does", I tell her. That why I use it.
"Why are you asking me these type of questions, you're making me feel bad and I have done absolutely nothing wrong", I tell her. "Oh sorry to make you feel that way, I didn't mean to do that", b*tch says.
"I didn't know what type of business you did so I needed to get you to come and answer some questions". Umm yeah ok and? "Well why did you ask me, and make me feel like I did some type of criminal activity?" I appologize about that, we need to make sure you aren't laundering money.
Are you fucking kidding me? Since I'm doing good for myself now I'm a money launderer?!
Anyways, I was just super pissed about her dragging me in to ask all that BS. Yes I realize it's her job, but she called 4 weeks ago asking what my business was and so on. I never went in 4 weeks back because I didn't want to waste my time on some peon who think she runs the show cause she is a branch manager at VanCity, grr. I figured she was going to ask some stupid questions, and that's why I never wanted to meet her in person. I never had anything to hide and still don't. Ask me anything you want, just because I make lots of money working from home makes me suspicious?!
Dear Vancity,
You're lucky I don't take all my money and go to another bank, but I'm too lazy to move all accounts, lucky for you assh*les. Your Hastings Street branch manager is a real snag…
I hope this post ranks high in Google for the keyword "Vancity Savings", bunch of tards.


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The two lawsuits filed by the Russian software firm Kaspersky Lab against the U.S. government banning federal networks from using the company's anti-virus software was dismissed on Wednesday by a federal judge.
Kaspersky's products were banned last year from US federal agencies over incrreasing concerns of firms vulnerability to the Russian government influence. Kaspersky filed the suits in December followed by another in February, stating the bans were unconstitutional and harmful to the company.
From the court document: "Kaspersky Lab products enjoy extremely broad access and elevated privileges within the computer systems on which they are installed; Kaspersky Lab is headquartered in Russia; Kaspersky Lab and its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Kaspersky, have close connections to the Russian government and intelligence services; Kaspersky Lab products cycle users' data to the company's servers that are based in (or accessible from) Russia; Kaspersky Lab is subject to Russian laws that allow the Russian government to request or compel assistance from Russian companies, and is also susceptible to non-legal forms of pressure from the Russian government. ... Having carefully reviewed the record, the pleadings, and the relevant authorities, the Court also GRANTS Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the BOD Lawsuit for lack of standing. Plaintiffs allege that BOD 17-01 causes them harm by depriving them of the ability to sell to the United States federal government and by damaging their reputation. Even if the Court were to rule in Plaintiffs' favor in the BOD Lawsuit and order the rescission of BOD 17-01, these harms would continue."
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Robbin L. Gregory, PLA, ASLA
Landscape Architect
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, 1983
- Registered Landscape Architect in Alabama, North Carolina and Pennsylvania
- Alabama Professional Landscape Architect License Number 316
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
- Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB)
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Mr. Gregory's experience includes working on some of the top public and private sector projects in the region. This includes developments such as Inverness, Liberty Park, Oxmoor, Highland Lakes, Brook Highland and Meadowbrook Corporate Park. Some of his nationally awarded projects include Willowsford, a 4,000 acre sustainable development located near Washington, DC that won the Home Builder's Award for National Community of the Year in 2015.
His public sector work includes Caldwell Park, Moss Rock Preserve, Birmingham Airport Gateway, Wylam Streetscape, George Ward Park, Foley Sportsplex, Auburn University's Yarbrough Tennis Centers and the City of Birmingham's multi-modal facility.


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Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes (Video)
This Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes is a delicious breakfast idea that's Low-Carb, Keto, low-glycemic, Gluten-Free, dairy-free, Paleo, Whole 30, and South Beach Diet friendly. Use the Diet-Type Index to find more recipes like this one.
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Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes!
I'm always looking for new low-carb breakfast ideas, and recently when I had avocados in the fridge that needed to get used I came up with this Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes. If you're wondering why my avocados were in the fridge, back in 2009 I shared a life-changing discovery that ripe avocados will stop ripening and last for several days longer if you store them in the fridge.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who can't resist those bags of avocados at Costco and then has a hard time remembering to use them? If you have the same problem, this trick of putting avocados in the fridge will really help! I'm totally in favor of avocado for breakfast, and this was a quick and delicious breakfast for two that only needs about 10 minutes in the oven.
Personally I think Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes would make a delicious Meatless Monday meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. If you don't care if it's gluten-free or low-carb you could eat it with something like low-carb tortillas or whole wheat toast, but I just ate it alone, with a generous sprinkling of Green Tabasco Sauce. (To see more meatless recipe ideas, you can use either the label Meatless Monday or Vegetarian Recipes in the recipe index or visit my Meatless Monday Pinterest board.
Before you start simmering the tomatoes, preheat the oven to 400F/200C and break 4 eggs into individual dishes and let them come to room temperature on the counter. (This is important or the yolks will get too done if you start with cold eggs.) I used these Ro-Tel tomatoes to make this recipe, and in case anyone is wondering, Ro-Tel has not paid me to use their tomatoes and they have no idea I'm sharing this photo. I will say that the Ro-Tel tomatoes are pretty spicy, so if you're making this for kids I might use plain tomatoes with a little hot sauce added. The Ro-Tel can is smaller than usual canned tomatoes, so you'll have to simmer a little longer to cook away the liquid if you make that switch.
I highly recommend using a cast iron skillet. I used a 10.25 inch Cast Iron Skillet, which I thought was the perfect size. Even if your pan is well-seasoned, spray it thoroughly with non-stick spray or brush with oil. Then add the can of tomatoes and simmer until the liquid has mostly evaporated.While the tomatoes simmer, slice the avocado.
After 4-5 minutes on medium, the tomatoes should have the water mostly evaporated. Turn heat to low and arrange the avocado slices over the tomatoes. Then g-e-n-t-l-y put each egg into a spot between the avocado slices. Season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper. (I used Vege-Sal.) Put the skillet into the preheat oven and bake 10-12 minutes, or until egg yolks are as done as you like them. Serve hot!
More Eggs and Tomatoes to Enjoy:
Tuscan Baked Eggs with Tomatoes, Red Onion, Garlic, Parmesan, and Herbs ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Shakshuka – Eggs Poached in Spicy Tomato Sauce ~ The Noshery
Southwestern Egg Casserole ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Baked Eggs in Tomatoes ~ The Little Kitchen
Greek Frittata with Zucchini, Tomatoes, Feta, and Herbs ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata ~ Foodie Crush
Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes
This Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes is a delicious breakfast idea!
- 1 can (10 oz.) Ro-Tel tomatoes, see note
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced lengthwise into 10 slices
- Vege-Sal and fresh-ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 eggs
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
- Break eggs into individual ramekins and let the eggs come to room temperature while you proceed with the recipe. (This might seem a bit fussy, but if you start with cold eggs the yolks will get too done by the time the whites are cooked.)
- Spray a medium-sized ovenproof frying pan with non-stick spray or brush with oil, add the tomatoes, and start to simmer over medium heat. (I used a 10.25 inch Cast Iron Skillet, and I highly recommend using cast iron for this if you have it.)
- While the tomatoes simmer, peel the avocado, cut in half, and then cut each half into 5 thin slices.
- When all the liquid has evaporated from the tomatoes (about 4-5 minutes), turn the heat to low and arrange the avocado slices like spokes of a wheel in the pan.
- Gently put each egg between two avocado slices, spacing them evenly apart.
- Season to taste with Vege-Sal and fresh-ground black pepper.
- Put the skillet into the pre-heated oven and bake until whites are completely set and the yolks are done to your liking, about 10-12 minutes for runny yolks.
- Serve hot, with low-carb tortillas or 100% whole wheat toast if desired. This is good with Green Tabasco Sauce.
I used Original Ro-Tel, which was plenty spicy for me in this recipe. Other brands of tomatoes with green chiles can be used, but note that Ro-Tel tomatoes come in a smaller size can.
Recipe created by Kalyn.All images and text ©
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Tomatoes do have some carbs, but there are only 13 carbs in the whole can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and everything in this Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes recipe is a low-carb ingredient. This would be great for any phase of the South Beach Diet or other low-carb eating plans. (If you add low-carb tortillas or 100% whole wheat toast, that would be Phase 2 or 3 for South Beach.)
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Study: More Expectant Moms Using Meth, Opioids
December 3, 2018
Meth and opioid use among expectant moms has grown significantly in the U.S. over a decade, a new study suggests, and the use is associated with worse outcomes compared with other baby deliveries.
The findings – published this week in the American Journal of Public Health – highlight the nation's current drug crisis and appear to echo national trends in drug use. "Basically what we found is amphetamine and opioid use disorders are increasing among delivering women in the U.S., and they're increasing disproportionately across rural compared to urban counties across most of the United States," says Dr. Lindsay Admon, an OB-GYN at Michigan Medicine Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital and the lead author of the study. "When we compared delivery-related outcomes, or birth outcomes, among moms with opioid and amphetamine use disorders, outcomes were actually much worse with methamphetamine use disorders compared to opioid use disorders."]]>
Using data from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Admon and fellow researchers examined the trends in rates of amphetamine- and opioid-affected births in the U.S. from 2004 to 2015, drilling down to incidence by census region and among rural and urban residents.
The researchers noted that while they could not distinguish between methamphetamine use and other categories of amphetamine use, recent data show that "the majority (94 percent) of individuals with amphetamine use disorders seek care for methamphetamine-related use."
The analysis revealed that from the 2008-2009 period to the 2014-2015 period, the estimated rate of amphetamine use among pregnant women across the U.S. doubled, from 1.2 per 1,000 hospital deliveries affected to 2.4. The rate of opioid-affected births more than quadrupled, from 1.5 per 1,000 deliveries to 6.5.
Researchers found that amphetamine- and opioid-related deliveries were both associated with worse health outcomes, longer lengths of stay and higher delivery costs than other hospital deliveries. Amphetamine-related deliveries were associated with higher rates of preeclampsia, placental abruption, preterm delivery and severe maternal morbidity and mortality than all other deliveries.
The adverse outcomes could be directly related to the drug use, researchers said, though they also noted that other factors may play a role. Substance use, for example, is associated with later prenatal care and fewer prenatal appointments, and access to treatment for pregnant women with addiction is often insufficient, especially in rural areas, the study said.
Higher rates for use of both amphetamines and opioids among pregnant women also varied by geographic location. "By 2014 to 2015, amphetamine use disorder was identified among approximately 1 percent of deliveries in the rural Western United States, and that was higher than the incidence of opioid use in most other regions," Admon says. Meanwhile, the incidence of opioid use disorder was estimated at 3 percent of all deliveries in the rural Northeast, higher than previously estimated, she says.
"When we looked into it, it's been over 10 years since anybody has really looked at trends of amphetamine use, or methamphetamine use, in pregnancy, so these findings were really startling to us," Admon says.
Still, Admon says she thinks her group's estimates are probably conservative, as they rely on conditions such as clinicians screening for drug use, patients' disclosure of substance use and proper recording of diagnoses.
"With substance use, it's not just the opioid epidemic. There are other substances such as methamphetamine use that are also increasing, and I think we really need to think carefully about ways to connect women with the treatment resources that they need," Admon says. "We have these really clear treatment guidelines for treating patients with opioid use disorder, and we don't have the same type of guidance, certainly not in obstetrics, about how to best treat women with amphetamine use disorder, and I think there's definitely a need for that." By Katelyn Newman, Staff Writer Nov. 30, 2018, at 1:54 p.m. Original article here posted on:
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How To Survive Difficult Conversations
At some stage in our career we will all be confronted with the need to have a difficult conversation. You know the type… the type that makes your stomach lurch and has you wanting to do everything but have that conversation. It could be dealing with a customer complaint, providing negative feedback to a team member or letting someone know that their employment has been terminated.
Whatever the nature of the conversation is, they all involve an element of risk. They are often scary and rarely easy but always necessary. Our innate biological instinct to avoid pain and discomfort along with the fast paced, high pressure of our work, often have us avoiding these types of conversations.
Unfortunately issues that are left unaddressed can potentially worsen, destroy trust, undermine teamwork, damage engagement and limit the likelihood of a successful outcome for all.
Your reputation with your team is also on the line. If issues are left to fester, your team will start to question your effectiveness and your commitment to tackle the difficult issues. Courageous conversations provide you with a clear pathway to building relationships, growing your influence and allows you to set clear expectations and standards with your team.
Even writing about this topic brings up for me old feelings of anxiety and my own personal torture that comes from putting something off, that I know has to be done. I was a master at telling myself that the problem would sort it self out with time or create more urgent and pressing matters to attend to rather than addressing the challenging conversations as they arose.
And you guessed it, burying my head in the sand only magnified the problem and impacted my business results. Difficult conversations are scary because the stakes are high, but the cost associated with ignoring the problem is often even higher.
Now is the time to stop procrastinating and make the conversation happen.
The following keys will help guide you to achieving an optimal result.
1. Manage your emotions. Difficult conversations can often be emotionally charged. By remaining calm and in control of your emotional energy you will set the tone for the meeting. Emotions are highly contagious. Your power lies in your ability to remain grounded and focused on the outcome. Don't let others poor behaviour be an excuse for yours.
2. Seek a common goal. Take the time at the beginning of the conversation to clarify the higher common purpose or goal. Very often we are striving for the same goal but conflict arises when we differ in the approach, standards or expectations. By clarifying that you are actually seeking the same common goal will diffuse some of the tension right from the outset.
3. Separate story from fact. The story is often super charged with emotion. Clarify your opinion while respecting the others point of view. Address behaviours not the person. Avoid pointing fingers, blaming or making vague accusations.
4. Listen to understand. Avoid the temptation to do all the talking and race straight to solution mode. Resist making assumptions and come from a place of genuine curiosity and a desire to understand the others point of view. Step into their shoes for a moment to see the situation from their perspective. Listen and acknowledge where they are coming from before sharing your views on the situation. As Stephen Covey says in his book 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People – seek to understand before seeking to be understood.
5. Be future focused. Stay focused on a working towards an agreeable outcome and what needs to change or improve. Set clear expectations and document agreements on what each party commits to do.
6. Speak powerfully. The way you convey your message is important. Speak with confidence and certainty. Neuroscience has proven that powerful, positive language has a profound impact on our own and others behaviours and outcomes. If you don't yet feel confident…. act as if you are and over time and with practice you will be! For more about building confidence check this out.
7. Prepare and practice. Difficult conversations are just that… difficult. They require practice. They do get easier and you will become more effective with practice. Ensure you take the time to prepare, getting clear on the outcome you wish to achieve and setting yourself up for success with a sense of calm and certainty.
Whatever your profession, position or level of experience… it is inevitable that you will come across the need to have difficult conversation that requires you to be courageous, step outside your comfort zone and take a risk to address the issue. Keep in mind what is at stake. If you stay silent and tiptoe around the issue your reputation, team moral, trust, relationships and ultimately organisational results are on the line.
By taking action and addressing issues as they come up you will build your influence, your impact and your career success…. one conversation at a time. So be bold, listen bravely and believe that you can.
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The studio is quiet today.
The guests have all gone.
The curtains are pulled and the shades are drawn.
There are stamps that need cleaned
And dies to sort out.
The floor needs vacuumed
And tables put away.
I'm ready for my friends to come back and play.
This weekend, there was a whirlwind of activity in my studio. Saturday, I spent the day prepping for my Sweet & Simple Card Class and my Stamping Bee Team Meeting, which run back to back on Sunday evening. Then, I got a call that my son was coming home for the night! What joy! He knew I had events planned on Sunday afternoon, so he spent the afternoon at my parents' house, helping my father get his Roku set up. Then, came back and popped into the studio to visit with everyone before going back up the mountain. Of course, I couldn't send him home empty-handed. He and his roommate will eat well for a day or two, with a pan of homemade enchiladas and a chocolate cake that I made Saturday night.
My two events went so well! My Sweet and Simple Class had 10 people this month. Five ladies had never been to a class before, and four were brand new stampers! We made cards from the Cake Soiree Suite. Everyone got to use the Big Shot, and enjoyed coloring with the Blends alcohol markers.
My team meeting starts at 5, so at 4:30, two of my Stamping Bees cleaned and reset the studio while I chatted with the Lad for a few minutes before he left. I like to cook for my Bees, but after last night, they may request a replacement chef. I made a low-carb, pasta-less lasagne that I'd made before, but it didn't set up. We had to eat it out of bowls, like soup. It did taste good, though! Everyone brings something to share, so we had chicken salad and croissants, a lovely green salad, some pretty purple grapes, a couple bottles of very nice red wine, and some Valentine's candy. It's good to share a meal together and catch up with everyone before our meeting.
We had some recognitions to do this month. One of my Bees promoted to Bronze Elite - yay! And another became qualified. They both received a special free stamp set from me. Next, we had the top three in sales for the month of January. All three of them will receive a free class-to-go by mail. Then, we got serious and did some stamping! We made three cards and a lovely little 2" box that can be filled with tiny treats or gifts to share.
By 8 pm, the house was quiet. I know I should have gone back upstairs to clean, but I'd been standing for two days straight. I prepped close to 100 cards on Saturday, plus designed a 6-card class for my Stamping at the Beach retreat in March. All I wanted to do was sit in my comfy arm chair and watch the Olympics for a few hours. Cleaning will just have to wait until tonight!
Won't you join us? The Sweet & Simple Card Class runs every 2nd Sunday of the month, from 2-4 pm. There's paper crafting, refreshments, and even more important, friendship and fellowship. Hope to see you March 11th! (And the class is always available, "to go" if you can't make it in person!)
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Cranberry Apple Cider
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Cranberry Apple Cider
This cider is less sweet than our previous one and slightly more alcoholic at 6.5% ABV. Most importantly it is 10% fresh pressed juice (by volume) of cranberries from the west coast of Newfoundland. It is tart, fruity, vibrant and very off dry with a little bitter twist on the finish from the cranberry. Bright with a lovely pink hue...Festive-like. It will only be available in bottles at Yellowbelly and local NLC's.
It is a a near perfect accompaniment to Turkey.


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As I write this, many 20 somethings are out drinking it up at various establishments with words like "El" and "Casa" and "Burro" in their names. Not us. The illustrious life of parents with young children, we sit here watching NBC's Thursday night line-up, sipping Skinnygirl Margaritas.
Earlier today Zoe and I met Christina and boys B & B for lunch at Rubio's - a locally-based fish taco chain. Three kids + lunch-time rush + Mexican food + Mexican Holiday = Insanity. After my third trip to get more napkins/take someone to the potty/get a new fork, Christina and I are desperately trying to piece together a conversation tainted by too many "Where was I?'s". The slurping noise to my left grabs my attention. Waiting for the impending "Mommy, I want mooooore lemonade..." I glance over at my sweet angel from heaven to notice that she has pulled the straw from her drink and is actually sipping the juice out of the bottom of the cup of her side-dish of black beans.
Shrieking "ZOE! THAT'S Disgusting!" I grab the straw away from her and throw it on the table. Be it the heat, exhaustion, kids or lack of tequila on this 5th day of May, Christina and I break down in laughter. Meanwhile, said Angel picks back up the straw and puts it back in her lemonade. Enlisting more laughter from the adults, Zoe looks at us, smiles and says:
"Yes! I am adorable!"


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Last week Bishop Peggy Johnson posted an article on her blog addressing concern about UM's taking advantage of on-line ordinations:
Furthermore, anyone who has an ordination certificate has joined another denomination and is no longer a member of the United Methodist Church. The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church (2012) reads as follows: "If a pastor is informed that a member has without notice united with a church of another denomination, the pastor shall make diligent inquiry and , if the report is confirmed, shall enter "Withdrawn" after the person's name on the membership roll and shall report the same to the next charge conference." Paragraph 241.
You will want to click on the link above to read the full post.
What do you think? Is this a problem that needs to be addressed?


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Last summer, I visited the Great American Cookies Company with my dad and brothers, and he let each of us pick a cookie that we wanted to try. When I saw that they had lemon sugar cookies, I knew that I had to have one! I couldn't get over how delicious it was – it had a sweet lemon flavor and was probably the best sugar cookie I've ever tasted.
While pondering what new recipes to try recently, as I scrolled down Pinterest and sifted through Allrecipes, I realized something: There's probably a lemon sugar cookie recipe out there! It didn't take me long to find one, and a few days later, I was getting busy in the kitchen.
The original recipe calls them 'Princess Cookies,' and while the story behind the name is adorable (check it out on Allrecipes!), 'Lemon Sugar Cookies' suits me better.
They turned out delicious! They weren't as flavorful as the ones I had last summer, but that was to be expected, lol. Mine were free of artificial colors and preservatives! Mine had a light lemon flavor and a texture that was very cakelike. They weren't spongy, or anything, but they were chewier than other cookies I've had!
I halved this recipe and made about 15 cookies. I used more lemon juice and zest than the recipe called for to make sure that they had a great lemon flavor. For the lemon glaze on top, I found a recipe from this cake, which I also halved.
So, let's go ahead and see how I made these cookies!
Here are the ingredients:
I mixed the dry ingredients together:
Then I combined the wet ingredients in a separate bowl:
Next, I mixed them together!
Making sure not to overstir, I chilled the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Then I rolled them into little balls and baked them.
Once they had cooled for a few minutes, I made the lemon glaze (I used too much lemon juice – please don't make the same mistake lol!) and drizzled it over all the cookies.
I loved how these turned out, and I'm looking forward to making them again! Let me know how you like them if you make them yourself. 🙂
Have a blessed Thursday, everyone!
— Maggie


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so if people bring there buggies, other kinds of on roads, etc. would that be run as a heat? (that would be very interesting to see a bunch of extremely different models competing against each other!)
as per avery's request, should i bring my 8th scale offroad? i should convince some guys to bring them to get some practice for the viex this year.
I think 1/8 might be a bit much for the track barriers, but I'd be willing to give them a "test" run to see what they look like. We need more people out there!I'm trying to get the club loaner car ready for this Sunday as we might have someone wanting to try it out.See ya on Sunday,Blake
Is Matrix open for carpet practise? I'd like to blow the dust off my 1/12. I know, bad timing with the summer season starting.Thanks,Colin
Alright sounds good - hopefully we have a decent turnout, and decent weather. Thanks to Chris M for working on the club rental car - it should be back in business on Sunday!PS. I will have the Team Powers 34 rubber tires onsite, as well as the Nitro foams and fuel.See ya there,Blake
- What could be a good entry point for a new racer? Electric touring? - Is the Spec-R still a good chassis to start with? Can Matrix bring them in?Thanks,Colin
I'd like to try the rental car June 11th if possible. I have a good balance charger and radio but no battery.
jeff and i should roll in, in time to set up the track. ill roll my tc7 and break in a new engine for speed weekend =)
I would like to try the club car again if it is available, but I'll defer to others who haven't had a chance yet.Colin
Quote from: ColinB on June 15, 2017, 05:06:15 PMI would like to try the club car again if it is available, but I'll defer to others who haven't had a chance yet.ColinHey Colin,Yep sounds good. Depending on other newcomers you may need to race it in a slightly faster heat than last week.Blake
If there are multiple drivers for the rental, would it help if I brought my transponder for the car? Or would that mess up the race software?Colin
Forecast for the weekend looks good so far. See ya then.
Is there a plan in case of rain? Weather network says showers until late morning.Colin
Is the indoor track going to be open? If not vrc will have to do for today. Lol.
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Knit Along with me pt 2
So here we are again :)
To continue where we left off let me recap. So far we've Knit up the Body or TOP part of our Retro Sweater Tee. Go HERE if you didn't catch this part or need a refresher. Now it's time to do the Bottom ribbing hem.
Now this has been a little tricky for me so i'm going to give you 4 options on how to do this with details.
BTW if you click on any of the images you can enlarge them, but the best way would be to right click and open in a new window.
All options are going to start the same way and that is by turning your knit piece on its side so that the ribbing is on the top and bottom but make sure that the edge you are picking up new stitches on is the edge without the neck shaping. I would suggest placing a marker of some kind on the side with your neck shaping as to not get confused.
For the first 3 options please follow the picked up stitch formula above for evenness.
Lets start with Option 1:
Picking up 82 Sts from 76 rows directly from the BOND USM. OK first let me tell you that I don't suggest this one at all. I had a very hard time doing it . The fabric didn't stretch far enough and the needles are placed too far apart to begin with. I gave this option as an "So you know" I don't recommend it but you can try it.
Option 2:
When picking up your stitches with the circular needle make sure the right side of the fabric is facing you.
Picking up 82 Sts from 76 rows using a circular needle that will match the gauge you need. Now since I used KP4 on the whole top section including the ribbing. I would use KP3 on the machine for this area but since i'm going to hand knit get the closest matching needle for the gauge. Now just Hand Knit a 2x2 ribbing for 28 rows Bind Off and you're done this side.
Option 3:
When you put the stitches back onto the BOND make sure the wrong side (purl) is facing you.
Same as Option 2 only after you've picked up your stitches knit about 2 rows then place all the stitches on your BOND knit 26 more rows then do your 2x2 ribbing , Bind off and you're done with this side.
Option 4: (Thanks to Sharon B from the BOND USM Facebook group for the idea)
With the chosen KP for your bottom ribbing do a closed cast of 82 needles of your choice. Knit 28 rows, do a 2x2 ribbing. Bind off. Then start your Top section but use a "Seam as you go" technique for the stitch and row that is given. The Seam as you go will be done on the left side of the bed and neck shaping will be on your right.
Here is a finished panel.
Once you've finished one of these options you will have completed 1 whole side. Just repeat it all over again to so that you have 2 matching pieces. Seam across the shoulders and up both sides and you've just completed the BOND version of the Retro Sweater Tee.
Original pattern can be found HERE you may have to register in order to download it but it is free.
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No, it isn't right to say such
things. In her case we have to wonder if her statement had any meaning other than political hyperbole. After all, do
democrats and Hillary in particular have religion? Sometimes I wonder.
At the same time, it isn't right for a
citizen of one country to become involved in the politics of another.