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Learning how to lube your chain is one of the most important maintenance tasks that you can do for your bike. Establishing a regular chain lubrication routine does wonders for not only ensuring a quiet, efficient drivetrain but also to achieve the maximum lifespan out of your equipment.
Less is more
The primary thing to remember about chain lubrication is "less is more". In fact, each rivet/bushing of the chain just needs one drop of lube. Lathering the chain with a gratuitous amount of lube just makes it that much easier for dirt and grime to built up on the chain – which is exactly what you don't want. That is also why we prefer a lube in liquid form, as opposed to a spray applicator, for the ultimate in precision application.
A tip to make sure you make a complete revolution through the chain is to start the lube application process at the chain's master link (if your chain has one) and then back pedal the chain as you lube until the master link appears again. It's easiest to perform this task if the bike's in a workstand, but it can also be done with the bike leaning against a wall as well. If your chain doesn't have a master link, it takes approximately 3 full revolutions of the crank arm to run the chain completely through its course.
Wipe off excess
Once lube has been applied, use a clean rag to wipe off any excess lube on the chain and then shift through your gears to make sure the lube makes its way thoroughly into the drivetrain.
Whether you use a wet or dry lube, the application process is the same. The wet lube, opimized for wet/sloppy/muddy/more extreme conditions, will remain wet on the chain while a dry lube, perfect for dry/dusty conditions, utilizes an alchol base that dries and leaves a film on the chain. Ideally, you'll let a dry-lubed chain sit a few hours before riding after application to ensure the chain is dry and fully set.
How often should you lube your chain?
That depends on your mileage as well as the conditions. When riding lower mileage in dry conditions, you may be able to go multiple weeks while harsher conditions – wet and/or muddy – warrants more regular attention.


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I previously purchased an HF2-SU2S2 drive only to be bit by a nasty little issue where the drives do not all show up in SMART applications such as Sentinel. I am in the market for another enclosure, but wanted to know if this newer version (HF2-SU3S2) had the same issue.
To be exact, I want to know if applications that monitor the SMART status of drives will be able to see all four (4) drives at the same time when hooked up via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. The previous model is only able to see one (1) at a time over USB 2.0 and I do not want to go back down that road.

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I have now reached my 25th year of living, as if the title and the picture aren't making it any more obvious. =_="
Point aside, Alhamdulillah, for everything. :)
As the years add on, the celebration gets less fancier. Well, at least that's how it is in my life, according to my yearly birthday posts. heh. It's a quite one this year, no cakes, no surprises, just being contented that i am a 25-year-old lady still enjoying the comfort of a beautiful home with my two beloved parents, who if i may add, are in good health. And that, is a huge nikmat that i am very much thankful for.
my birthday conversation over breakfast:
parents: happy birthday sayang :)
me: thank you.
parents: yan nak apa tahun ni?
me: kasih sayang.
parents: ok.
Since i have nothing much to say about birthdays, i thought of sharing something that i learnt from a book. Instead of waiting for facebook notifications as my birthday approaches (as suggested by the witty Pika) i actually spent them trying to finish off the last few pages of the book that i have been reading: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.
For anyone who are intending to read it, i'll try my best to not spoil it for you. I've been reading the book for a few weeks actually. I often read a huge chunk of it, and then leaving it laying around for days before continuing on, hence, the longer time it took for me to finish it. Mind you, not being glued to it daily doesn't mean it's not a good book, cause now that i have finished it, it's now my favourite one, finally kicking The Time Traveller's Wife from my top spot.
Despite its awesomeness, and the countless heart-breaking moments that the stories left me with, i haven't cried at all while reading it, unlike all my other favourite books. So when i decided to finish the few pages that's left, i never expected any work coming from my tear-factory but oh boy, it did. A bucketload of them. And it's all just because of the few last paragraphs. How could a book broke your heart yet left you loving it? That's pure talent of Mr Khaled. *clap clap*
So why did i love the book so much? The stories in the book are of so many different characters who are intertwined with one another, and yet they live such different lives. And as i was reading it they all had one thing in common:
they are all struggling.
Against love, against family,
against work, against poverty,
against greed, against goodwill etc.
The ending was even confusing, it was really meant for the benefit of the readers, not the characters. Despite an ending that broke my heart (which also left a huge patch of tears on Mama's pillow *sorry mama*) somehow i am contented with it, because that's how reality is, how life is.
It's not perfect. It's flawed, and it always will be.
So unlike the world that we are living in at the moment, where people are always posting online their happy lives, and happy pictures; reality is far from reaching any perfection. So these little bits of life that are being shown to us and by us, are only what it is: bits. Often we are either blinding others with these bits or are the ones blinded by them. Hence forgetting a simple fact that all of us have our own struggles, big or small: sick families, broken relationships, a shitload of work, crazy clients, back-stabbing friends, harga minyak naik tengah2 malam *woops-slip-of-mouth*. The list goes on. And yet, we still love looking into others' happiness just to find some faults in our own, forgetting all the nikmat that Allah has bestowed upon us.
So being reminded of things like this from a book, is actually quite refreshing. Making me less worried, and a little more hopeful for the things that i am facing at the moment: too much free time that's eating away what little is left of my brain-cells, jiwa kosong due to the lack of reminders, traumatizing over when will i start my work at the hospital and how scary it will be, parent's worrying (or was it me imagining things?) over my lack of potential suitors *heh nak jugak mention*. may i remind you, that these are just some small concerns that i'm willing to share. tip of the iceberg, so to speak. But I know for a fact that in someone else's point of view, perhaps my 'iceberg' won't even fit any of the 'struggling criteria' to even be called one, but who are we to compare? we all lead very different lives, hence the different ujian. Some need physical strength to face theirs, some mentally and others emotionally. we are in no place to judge what others are facing. what may be small to us, may be huge to others, and vice versa.
In the end, i realized that i've only tasted a little bit of bitterness in life, but i know that there will definitely be more coming my way. Am i prepared for it? Wallahua'lam. I hope i am, with Allah's help and by Allah's will. After all, this short-life is only a test. Let's just hope we all ace it enough to have that beautiful shiny ending called Jannah. :)
and here's a huge reminder to keep us all going:
أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ
"Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan (saja) mengatakan:
"Kami telah beriman", sedang mereka tidak diuji lagi?"
cause life isn't life, without ujian.
Ps: i'd like to thank everyone for the lovely wishes and most importantly the du'a that you have been making, i pray that Allah accepts from me and you. Jazakumullahu khayr and Eid Mubarak peeps! :)
|*yes. the parents love blinking at the exact same time the shutter clicks*
*cubaan pose remaja to deny my aging process*
|*our EidulAdha this year*


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I gotta say, I am a proud fried chicken gal. Of all junk food, fried chicken is arguably one that I mostly find hard to resist, after pizza. And when it comes to fried chicken, I am leaning more to Korean one rather than the popular American like KFC or Mcdonalds, I mean, I like them too, but something about Korean fried chicken is just so irresistible, and by something, I mean their crunchiness.
I know that Chir Chir is not the first Korean fried chicken brand in town, but I have never really into the other brands as they mostly battered their chicken with all those sauces, from barbeque, garlic or whatever. I like my chicken simple, fried, crisp, original, without any marinated sauces.
Chir Chir is super serious in making their brand all about chicken. Their menu is all about chicken, and so is their interior. Their first outlet at Pantai Indah Kapuk was filled with chicken ornaments. It was cute, at the same time, neat, not too cutey cutey kind of design.
As for the menu, I feel that it could easily relate to adults and children. Who doesn't love chicken? They have wide variety of chicken, from original, spicy, garlic, cheese. We can choose to have the boneless one as well if you're not into licking the bone. LOL.
First thing I need to emphasize here, the portion is HUGE. Like huge huge. So, be considerate before you order like too much. I was there with my two best friends and ordered only two kinds, yet it still ended with quite leftover.
Crispy Fried Chicken (149k)
They live up to their promise, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! It was so so good! Super crunchy and dry, by dry I don't mean that the meat wasn't tender and all, because it was. I meant, dry as in no excess oil found like in the typical American fried chicken.
I wasn't supposed to have too many junk food at the moment, but I think I ate like five of them, and I didn't regret it! It was so good! They came with two kinds of sauce, one of them, the wasabi one is the bomb! So tasty and fits well as the dipping. I do hope in the future, they'll have a menu only for the crispy chicken skin. YUM!
KkanPung King (149k)
This one is boneless chicken in combination of spicy and sweet sauce with dipping cream. As I mentioned before, when it comes to chicken, I'm not really into any kind of marinated sauces, I am more into the good old fried chicken, salty, crisp and plain without any sauces. Hence, I don't really enjoyed this one as I find them a bit too wet and sweet, I even only ate one, just to know how it taste. My two friends, though, love this one a lot. One of them even liked it more than the crispy one. I think it all comes to personal taste, but let alone the sauces and flavors aside, I do agree that the texture was excellent. Very juicy.
As for the price, it was quite reasonable referring to the portion and the flavors itself. Simply said, I'm glad Chir Chir is here with us.
Thank you for reading!
Ruko Garden House Blok B 20
(Next to Soerae)
Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta
IG: @chirchirindonesia


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Second weekly win in a row for stocks
Stocks ended the week mostly lower, but overall posted gains of more than one and a half percent for the major three U.S. indexes. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Wall Street rose for the second straight week despite stocks closing mostly lower on Friday. Stocks gave up their earlier gains after U.S. crude prices lost ground. Strong GDP data, a rise in consumer spending, and inflation raised the likelihood of an interest rate hike. The tight correlation between oil prices and equities must get out of the way if stocks are to mount an intermediate term rally, says Cuttone's Keith Bliss. (SOUNDBITE) KEITH BLISS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CUTTONE & CO., (ENGLISH) SAYING: "The fundamental problems inside of the market place, what we've been saying the last couple of weeks is, it is broken." J.C. Penney bucking the retail sales trend. The department store chain's quarterly comparable sales grew when rivals posted dismal results. Hilton Worldwide plans to spin off the bulk of its real estate assets into a real estate investment trust. It'll also spin off its timeshare unit into a separate publicly traded company. Oprah Winfrey's investment in Weight Watchers failed to boost the weight loss company's quarterly revenue. Shares plummeted. Republic Airways nose-dived. The regional carrier filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday. In Europe, mining shares helped drive stocks higher.


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By Oussama Zahr | October 5, 2016 |
With a Tony-winning play bound for DC, Simon Stephens tells us why he's not kicking back and counting his trophies.
"My impulse was just to tell the story—to define Christopher, not by his condition, not by his neurology, but by the things that he did," says Simon Stephens of the autistic protagonist (shown) of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. "I was interested in Christopher the person, not Christopher the condition."
After receiving countless offers to adapt his bestselling novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time for the stage, Mark Haddon asked Simon Stephens to do it instead. "I was very, very flattered and fascinated," says the 45-year-old playwright. "I loved the book before I met Mark. I love the humanity of it and the wisdom and the wit. Also, I wanted to write something that my kids could come and see. My plays are normally so dark!" It wasn't an easy task.
The novel's hero, Christopher Boone, is a 15-year-old math prodigy with autism who tries to solve the mystery of who killed his neighbor's dog. His dispassionate inner monologue—keenly observant, strangely tender, and very funny—is one of the book's triumphs, and translating it to the stage was the creative team's central challenge. Marianne Elliott's production manages the feat with dazzling projections, intricate choreography, and of course, Stephens's expert book.
The show ended up winning five Tony awards. Curious Incident is coming to the Kennedy Center as part of its victory tour, but the playwright hasn't let the success get to him. He sees theater as a perfectly imperfect art form—something very true to life. "I kind of think all theater is failure. Just like all life is failure, really. Nobody at the end of life looks back on it and goes, 'Yep, pretty much nailed that,'" laughs Stephens. "I think as an artist if you feel too profound a sense of success then you should probably just stop." October 5–23, 2700 F St. NW, 202-467-4600
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Over the last month I have been installing a pack of SkyEnergy Lithium cells in my EV. I like working on my EV. Gets my out of the office and I enjoy the mechanical side, especially welding. A pleasant way to spend a few hours a day.
There has been a cool side effect from working on my Electric Car. Since I started this EV project 2 years ago there has been a steady improvement in my mechanical skills. I feel capable of handling other mechanical jobs that previously would have intimidated me. When I hit a tough problem I say, "Well, if I can build an Electric Car, then how hard can this be……..".
In this post I will talk about my Lithium battery rack construction, as this might be useful to other people contemplating their own conversion. I certainly found the battery racks a major challenge when I started my EV project, but of course it depends on your skill level.
The main reason for the Lithium conversion is the long life cycle of Lithium cells (3000 cycles plus, or perhaps 10 years). We have done about 10,000 km on lead-acid batteries, and they were a fine way to get started with EVs. However with the natural drop in new technology prices and the high Australian dollar Lithium packs have dropped in cost by 50% over the last two years. So it was time for us to take the plunge.
Out with the old:
In with the new:
Lie, Damn Lies, and the Range of EVs
I had a firm budget from my wife for the Lithium conversion that I was determined to stick to. So I decided to buy 36 100Ah cells. These have a nominal voltage of 3.2V so this gives us a capacity of 36(3.2)(100) = 11.5kWh. Cruising at 60 km/hr my EV uses about 5kW so this suggests a range of (11.5/5)(60) = 138 km. Hmmmm. One thing I have learned about EVs is that there are lies, damn lies, and EV ranges.
In the real world many factors reduce the practical range on an EV:
- In real world driving we need to stop and start a lot. Acceleration uses a lot more energy than cruising, for example normal acceleration to 60 km/hr requires 15kW in my car. Higher currents have higher resistive losses. I do recover some of this energy back, for example when I see a red light I coast the last couple of hundred meters, using 0 energy (try that in your carbon-burner that must idle all the time).
- Each of the cells in a battery pack are slightly different. Somewhere in there is the "weakest cell". When any one cell in the pack is discharged you must stop driving. Passing current through a discharged cell will kill it. As all of cells are wired in series when this weakest cell is discharged thats the end of your driving. It doesn't matter if 35/36 cells have 10% left – the weakest cell defines the range.
- People often ask me "what is the range of your EV"? I say "I don't know – and I don't want to find out!" Just like a petrol car it is bad news to empty the petrol tank completely. So we avoid fully discharging the pack, just like you avoid emptying your petrol tank.
- Range depends a lot on how you have been driving. For example lots of hard acceleration will drain your pack quickly. Power requirements increase sharply with speed. At 30 km/hr I use just 18A, and 60 km/hr 45A, at 80 km/hr 75A. This is probably due to drag increasing, it takes a lot more energy to push through the air at high speeds.
- Fully discharging your battery pack is bad on the lifespan. For example the Lithium cells that I am using have a 2000 cycle life at 80% Discharge, or 3000 cycles at 70%.
From driving my EV for a year I have an experimental figure of about 120Wh/km, about 50% higher than the 5 kW @ 60 km/hr cruise figure (5000/60 = 83 Wh/km). This figure was worked out from the range of my lead acid packs. So with a 11.5 kWh pack this gives an estimated range of 11.5/(0.12) = 95.8 km. Lets de-rate to 70% to be kind to the battery pack and allow for variation in traffic conditions and the "weak cell" lurking somewhere in my pack. So we arrive at a range of (0.7)(95.8) = 67 km.
Lithium versus Lead Acid Battery Racks
I decided to build a new battery rack for the rear of the car, and to modify the front rack as it also supports other items (such as the speed controller) and is more complicated and harder to rebuild.
There are a couple of cool things about Lithium compared to lead acid:
- Having a large number of smaller batteries makes it easier to fit into odd shaped compartments, such as those found in cars. Each of my Lithium cells is the size of a large paperback novel, 4 of them took up the same space as a 12V lead acid battery. I used this convenient fact to fit blocks of 4 cells in the front rack positions where lead acid batteries used to sit.
- Lithium packs take up less volume overall that lead acid, their volume/energy density is higher than lead acid. Put another way – I get my boot (trunk) back! The rear Lithium pack ended up fitting in the spare wheel bay at the bottom of my boot.
- Weight is the biggie. My previous lead acid packs weighed in at a hefty 280kg, the Lithium pack is around 112kg. This means I can now seat 4 people rather than 2, and stay beneath the legal GVM of my car. I estimate the curb weight at around 900kg, just 40kg over the weight of the same car in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) configuration.
- Lighter weight has a knock on effect on battery rack construction. The rear rack only needs to restrain 70kg of batteries instead on 180kg, each of the blocks of 4 batteries in the front weigh just 13kg rather than 32kg – lighter than a regular car battery! So lighter battery racks can be built saving more weight and safely securing the racks is easier.
Building the Lithium Battery Racks
By trial fitting Lithium cells in various parts of my car I worked out a rough idea of where they would all go. I ended up putting 21 in the back, and 15 in the front. My welding skills dictated that the design would be welded up out of 20 x 20 mm right angle mild steel. I started with a simple base that held the bottom of 3 rows of 7 cells:
The curvature in the photo is due to my camera. The right angle pieces were all 500mm. Compared to lead acid Lithium cells are harder to secure. Instead of 8-10 batteries I now have 36 that must be kept from rattling around. The sides of Lithium cells should also be restrained otherwise they can bulge during heavy charge or discharge. I used plywood panels at either end of each row of batteries to restrain the ends.
To cut the metal to length I use an angle grinder with a thin cutting disk. Make sure you wear safety glasses and ear protection. My arc welder is just a low cost $200 model. Tip: don't arc weld in shorts. I speak from experience.
I welded up a top section with right angle around the outside and 20mm flat across the top.
The whole thing gets clamped together using threaded rod at each corner:
OK so now I hit my first problem. Lithium batteries have a lot more exposed terminals than lead acid packs. The top section of my rack was just a few mm away from shorting out dozens of connections. What to do? I ended up raising the top section 20mm using wooden battens as spacers. You can see the wooden spacers in the photo below of a trial fit in the back of the car:
The wooden spacers raise the metal top section above the plane of the terminals. I painted the rack using grey pressure pack primer and black gloss paint, $3 a can from the auto shop. Quick and easy, and looks nice.
The rear rack is bolted to the car via 8 bolts through the thin sheet-metal of the spare wheel bay. On the underside of the car the bolts run through lengths of 20mm flat to spread the strain around the thin sheet metal:
The previous lead acid rack (supporting 200kg) was bolted through the chassis rails but with the low mounting location and light weight of the Lithium rack I feel comfortable with a lighter mounting method.
The guidelines we have for battery racks in Australia are hard to interpret and impossible to test. I spent a lot of time and energy worrying about battery racks on my first two EV conversions. My conclusion is that ultimately it's up to the subjective opinion of the inspector on the day you get the car checked out. As described in my EV bugs post I found the whole inspection experience Kafkaesque. Some people breeze through it, others get a good a hammering by the inspectors.
In the absence of useful specifications I design battery racks by comparing the weight to people. My back rack weighs 70kg, which is about the mass of one person. A person is secured to the car at three points using a woven seat belt and 12mm bolts fitted to reinforced points on the pressed sheet-metal chassis. So I ask myself, "would this rack design hold a person in the case of an accident or roll over?" (In the case of the lead acid racks it was three people).
I am less concerned about the batteries in the front as I figure in an accident where are they going to go? At worst they might bounce around the engine bay, but will be unlikely to penetrate the firewall into the passenger cabin. My ICE car battery is secured by a plastic molding (!), and my Lithium cells weigh much less. I test them by shaking each rack as hard as I can and making the car bounce around.
The rear rack sits nice and low in the spare wheel bay, with the carpet replaced I have nearly a full boot for shopping. I don't carry a spare tyre, as I reason the EV is always no more than 20km from home and a rescue mission can be mounted by our other car.
Front Racks
I used similar construction for the front rack (photo at the top of this post). I welded in extra rails to the existing racks so I could slide in linear blocks of Lithium cells. The top sections were the same as the rear rack, and the same wooden spacers were used. There is room for a few more cells should I want to upgrade.
If this was a new conversion I would have placed all of the front Lithium cells in one block, as interconnecting them with cables and threaded rod terminal posts is a pain compared to using the strap type interconnects.
First Impressions
After a few weeks of messing about in the shed I backed my Lithium-powered EV out for the first time. My first impression – I felt like I was in a 4WD! Removing a few 100 kg of lead made the car sit up about 50mm higher than before. But it felt like 2 feet at the time!
There was no big difference in acceleration, in fact the car is not quite as zippy as with the lead acid pack. This is surprising given the lighter weight. Also my previous lead acid pack was just 96V, compared to the Lithium pack which cruises at around 115-118V. Guess there is nothing like the low internal resistance of a fully charged lead acid pack. However if I put my foot down I can still get 400A out of the Lithiums off the line (around 45kW). Electric cars get maximum power at stall (0 rpm) which is enough to give many ICE cars a good run for their money off the line.
The current is nice and low, about 45A at 60 km/hr which is great. The car does feel lighter around corners and over bumps, but it's not a huge difference. I have done one run of 50km on one charge (in light traffic) so far, but most of our driving is 15km round trips, and we tend to charge between trips. After 50km the voltmeter read 115V, or 3.2 V/cell. Unlike lead acid batteries, this doesn't tell me much about the state of charge. Lithiums seem to sit at 3.2V all day long then fall over in a big hurry. I really need an amp-hour meter to know where I am at.
I have designed a BMS Controller for the Lithium pack that let me recycle my old lead acid chargers.
I measured the power to charge the EV after a couple of test drives and arrived at a figure of 170 Wh/km (measured at the wall). This seems high compared to the 120 Wh/km figure I used above but may be due to charge efficiency of the batteries and chargers. An amp-hour meter on the car would help reconcile these numbers.
EV Running Costs
At 18 cents/kWh a km costs us (0.17)(18) = 3.1 cents in "fuel". If I used off peak electricity at 9 cents/kWh at km would cost 1.5 cents/km. We average 30 km/day or 5.1 kWh. This amount of electricity could be generated for free by a 1kW solar PV panel apart from the capital cost (around AUD$5,000 at the moment, and dropping).
A petrol version of this car that gets 14 km/litre would cost (130 cents/litre)/14 = 9.3 cents a km, plus much higher maintenance costs. There is no servicing in an electric vehicle, brakes and tyres are the only wearing parts. You do need to replace the batteries every 10 years but I imagine that will cost about $3,000 in 10 years time and far far less than accumulated ICE servicing and repair costs over the same period.
However I don't like arguing for Electric Vehicles on the basis of cost. It's funny, many EV conversations focus on running costs. As if that's all that matters. The main reason I like EVs is that they don't use fossil fuels. Rather than burning irreplaceable fossil fuels just so I can drive down to the DVD rental store I make the fuel for my car right here on my roof.
Other Lithium Rack Ideas
Thanks to Peter Campbell for sharing the details of the battery racks in his Lithium powered Charade (same model as my car). As described in these AEVA Forum posts he used slotted steel which could be bolted together first for trial fitting, then welded.
Here are a few photos of Peter's rear battery racks, thanks Peter!
I hope this post is useful to anyone thinking about an EV conversion. It's the sort of information I would have found very useful when starting my conversion!
David's EV page.
Weight Distribution with Lead Acid and Lithium Batteries.
A BMS Controller I had fun designing for the Lithium pack


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Companies are increasingly adopting the use of VoIP to make calls and with that they require the means to transition their phone systems into more VoIP based communications. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) has been the answer to that.
This cloud-based technology allows companies to replace the traditional telephone trunks connecting their phone system with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). SIP is also an IETF standard for multimedia initiations meaning that it has become the means to deliver video over the Internet too. This allows for additional features such as video conferencing through the phone system.
SIP trunking offers the following Benefits
1. Mobility & Flexibility
SIP trunking makes the most of the Internet. Location is no longer a limitation since it is hosted over the Internet. Companies can now access their cloud-hosted phone systems from any location in the world and receive and make VoIP calls as long as they have access to a stable Internet connection. This is an important feature considering that the modern working environment is one moving towards a telecommuting workforce that is always on the move.
2. Scalability
SIP trunking allows you to have a phone system that can adjust to the needs of your business. With SIP trunking it is easy to remove or add phone numbers or even add or delete extensions depending on the company's growth.
3. Virtual Presence
SIP and VoIP make it possible for companies to establish their presence in various locations across the world without being physically present there. For instance, it is possible to get a local number people in the community can call even if you have no physical presence there.
4. Cost Reduction
SIP trunking makes it possible to have flat rates for long distance and local calls thus reducing actual calling rates significantly. The ability to implement a phone system with extensions means that users in the system can easily communicate and call each other without any extra costs.
5. Unified Communications
SIP permits the transmission of various communication tools including video, data, and voice. This allows the SIP trunking providers to combine different communication tools including voice, fax, and others into a single phone system. This makes it possible for them to offer a streamlined phone system combining advanced communication features to companies of different sizes.
Final Thoughts
SIP trunking offers many benefits to companies of different sizes. If you would like to enjoy the benefits of SIP trunking discussed in this article, you should consider finding a competent SIP service provider.


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Living by her own code: 12 things I learned about Breakfast at Tiffany's from Sam Wasson's Fifth Avenue, 5 A. M.
3 comments:
- Simon said...
Interesting...haven't read the book, so I couldn't compare, but Peppard's has always rubbed me the wrong way.
- July 7, 2010 at 11:23 PM
I actually like George Peppard. Nice face, capable acting. I guess that's why he never did anything important after that movie.
Yes, I'm still one of those people who's bitter about the movie not casting Marilyn Monroe.
- July 7, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- FilmDr said...
Thanks, Simon. Peppard never bothered me, but Wasson's book definitely changes one's view of his work in the movie, especially when he gets more demonstrative later on.
Thanks, okinawassault,
Monroe has Holly's blond hair, but she did not have the character's "chic thinness," and the film's producers were understandably concerned about Monroe's tendency to make a film run way over budget (as in the case of Some Like It Hot) due to her chronic inability to say her lines correctly, delays, etc. It appears that Monroe was never seriously considered for the role.
- July 9, 2010 at 10:11 AM


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Reform Plan Unveiled in Alabama
Gov. Guy Hunt of Alabama has unveiled a sweeping education-reform plan that would revamp training and hiring standards for teachers and administrators, boost teacher pay, stress "fundamental skills" for students, and revise the state's school-funding formula.
Governor Hunt announced his proposals in a Nov. 19 speech to the Alabama Association of School Boards. He told the group that he wants to make the legislative session that begins Feb. 2 an "education summit.''
Although top state education officials and some lawmakers and heads of education groups praised the Governor's proposals, many questioned whether they could be implemented without raising additional revenues. In recent years, revenue shortfalls have forced Alabama to prorate its education budget.
But Mr. Hunt said anticipated growth in the economy would generate about $130 million in additional revenue next year, which he said was sufficient to finance the reforms.
Plan's Highlights
Highlights of the Governor's far-ranging plan, which will be presented to the legislature in a bill now being drafted, include:
Increasing teacher pay to the national average over five years.
Replacing the teacher-evaluation system required under the state's career-incentive program with locally devised evaluations. Instructors would be assessed every two years under the Governor's proposal.
Raising standards for admission to and graduation from teacher-education programs.
Adopting a certification examination "at least as stringent" as the National Teachers Examinations.
Creating pilot professional-development programs for teachers and principals.
Amending the state's tenure law "to give greater flexibility to local school boards." Principals and other administrators would not be tenured but hired by contract.
Raising student promotion and graduation standards at all grade levels in English, mathematics, science, history, geography, and computer-skills courses.
Initiating a pilot program of cash incentives to teachers and administrators to encourage them to raise their students' performance.
Extending the school year for teachers from 180 to 190 days, and for students from 175 to 180 days, over the next five years to meet the national averages.
Revising the state-aid formula to encourage districts to raise additional revenue locally. The new formula would also better reflect districts' actual costs and would increase support for vocational education and handicapped, gifted, and "at risk" pupils.
The Governor also called for a new system of school accreditation based on student performance, and the creation of a "division of accountability" in the state finance department to see that laws relating to education are enforced.
Financing Questioned
Superintendent of Instruction Wayne Teague endorsed the plan in a Nov. 25 statement. Mr. Hunt's initiative "captures the major elements that lead to quality instructional programs," the school chief said.
The Governor proposed "every good idea he's heard on education, said Paul Hubbert, executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association. "But most of this is going to cost a lot of money--money he appears unwilling to help fund at this point."
Edward Starnes, president of the Alabama Association of SchoolBoards, added that Governor Hunt's plan is "on the right track," but "the financial part of it is the most hazy."
Mr. Hunt said he wants to begin implementing the reforms before considering a tax increase.
He also reiterated his plan to have teams of educators, business leaders, and parents conduct a "quality inventory" of each school system, which would result in proposals for savings and improvements.
Mr. Teague praised the Governor's proposal to encourage increased local spending. But he said the state "has an obligation" to make extra funds available to low-wealth districts. "Alabama cannot have the economic development that it desperately needs if it continues to undereducate many of the children who constitute tomorrow's workforce," Mr. Teague said.
One of the most controversial aspects of Mr. Hunt's plan, apart from the funding question, is his proposal to eliminate tenure protections for principals and administrators.
Max Joiner, executive director of the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision, said eliminating their tenure rights could subject them to "personal and political reprisal and job intimidation" by elected school-board members and tenured teachers.
Under the plan, added Mr. Hubbert of the aea, future principals "would have to be more concerned about being politically well connected than strong instructional leaders."
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To define life in terms of the notion of the boundary (Grenze; sometimes translated as 'limit') was Plessner's fortunate choice. In his bio-philosophy from 1928 (Die Stufen des Organischen und der Mensch; the title means 'the levels of the organic and the human being'), he explains how the cell by means of its membrane turns into an animate entity within an inanimate environment. Only if a thing takes up a relationship to its boundary, does it become open (in its own characteristic way) to what lies outside and to what lies inside. It becomes a living thing. Only then does it allow its environment to appear in it and it to appear in its environment. This philosophy of organic being constitutes the foundation of Plessner's philosophical anthropology, which moves from plants through animals to the human being. Plessner defines human beings as that kind of living being that is placed 'in' the boundary between its body and a corresponding environment. This is the human being's 'positionality', which he shares with all living things. What distinguishes human beings from other living entities is that they are eccentrically positioned: the human being is at a distance to her boundary, and therefore open to the world. From their eccentric position, human beings have to establish artificial boundaries and also embody these boundaries. Plessner puts the thesis of eccentric positionality to the test in the areas of society, history, politics, language, art, music, and generally within the scope of the expressivity of the human body.
The socio-philosophical perspective demonstrates how human beings cope with their precarious boundary situation—open to themselves, but also reciprocally open to the penetrating gaze of the other—through conceding to each person the right to wear 'masks', i.e., to play social roles, and through creating a public sphere that is founded on tact and tactics. In such a public sphere lie The Limits of Community (Grenzen der Gemeinschaft, 1924). In his 'political anthropology' (Macht und menschliche Natur, 1931 (the title means 'power and human nature')), Plessner describes how entire cultures follow the principle of an 'artificial narrowing of their horizon'. The human condition is characterized by indeterminate relationships to the self, to others, and to the world. Therefore human beings establish spheres of trust, and acknowledge among themselves a duty for 'politics', that is, a duty to maintain the sphere of trust against what is foreign or strange. Groups of human beings become aware of their own historical transformations and of the fact that other communities have other ways of shaping their horizon. They are able to understand that their own culture expresses the unmediated essence of the human being in a mediated way and also that, by virtue of this artificial mediation, their own culture not only uncovers this essence in a particular way but at the same time always hides some of its aspects. Insight into the structural obscurity of the self (i.e., into the human being as homo absconditus) is an insight into the openness of man, which enables human beings to accept the possibility of different horizons without necessarily abandoning their own view of the world.
Plessner examines not only the social but also the objective dimension of the human being's 'boundary problematic'. His Ästhesiologie des Geistes (1923; the title means 'the aesthesiology of the spirit') and his Anthropologie der Sinne (1970; 'anthropology of the senses') bring to light what the senses in their diversity accomplish. These accomplishments precede and form the basis of our cognitive access to the world. Through proprioception we are in touch with ourselves as bodily beings, through seeing we are at a distance both from our body and from the external world, and through hearing we resonate with both the external and the social, 'shared' world (Mitwelt). Positioned eccentrically between mind and body, the person is capable of rationally abstracting from his sensuous existence, without, however, completely detaching himself from it. Indeed, the opposite is the case. The eccentrically positioned human being pushes the different senses to ever greater accomplishments (in mathematical geometry, fine arts, or music), thereby approximating the extremity of distance and resonance. Placed in between the two opposite poles of immediate unity and distance, the human being has the task to realize an 'artificial unity of the senses', whereby language forms a precarious center between distance-producing representation and immediate expression.
Finally, the notion of eccentric positionality takes us to an anthropology of the subjective dimension of human existence. In the enigmatic and ineffable expression of a laughter bursting with joy or an uncontrollable crying, Plessner identifies forms of behavior that are only suitable for a living subject who, in a permanently fragile relation to his own body, must find self-control and a sense of meaning in all possible life situations (Lachen und Weinen, 1941, translated as Laughing and Crying, 1970). In times of crisis, that is, in those 'boundary predicaments' that do not make sense and therefore are 'unanswerable', the body takes over from the mind the function of answering the question of the situation. Laughing and crying are just as essential to human life as the ability to use language. These forms of behavior represent perhaps an even stronger objection to Cartesian dualism than the linguistic capacity, as they demonstrate that human beings form a unity that is broken and intermittent but not divided into body and mind as separate substances. The same is true of the phenomenon of the smile, which does not refer to a crisis situation, but which does show the characteristic of 'distance from expression in expression'.
Plessner's anthropological, sociological, and aesthetic research includes examinations of the myth of the 'German spirit'. His work Die Verspätete Nation (1935/1959; the title means 'the belated nation'), documents his efforts on this topic. From a sociocultural perspective, Plessner describes a historically contingent—albeit rich in consequences—specific structure of the 'bourgeois spirit', to which he refers as 'worldly piety' (Weltfrömmigkeit). Worldly piety is based on a protestant preference for 'inwardness' over the externality of politics. In its secular form, this preference awakens in us the expectation that we can appeal to the inwardness of philosophy in order to overcome, or 'sublate' (aufheben) according to the tradition of idealism, the contradictions of existence within the medium of spirit, thus realizing the very best in the human being. Since this bourgeois spirit of idealism cannot develop any valid standard to employ in matters of public concern, it is not able to oppose the force of final solutions in times of great practical upheaval.
From its very first confrontation with Kant's critical philosophy onwards (Krisis der transzendentalen Wahrheit im Anfang, 1918; the title means 'the crisis of transcendental truth in its origin'), Plessner's work has aimed at formulating a 'concept of philosophy' according to which the ground of philosophical reassurance lies not in knowledge guaranteed by pure reason, nor in the primacy of action, but in a 'philosophical power of judgment' (1920). Such a power of judgment would effect a delicate balancing act on the boundary between what is inner and what is outer and would therefore answer to the precariousness of 'human dignity'. And finally this power of judgment is a medium for the development of a practical scepticism.


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Appeal court locks up violent teenager who threatened to kill woman and toddler
Joshua Ingram committed a violent attack on a mother and son, during which he made "venomous" threats to kill them, the court heard.
A violent teenager who attacked a mother and her toddler and threatened to kill them both has been locked up by senior judges.
Joshua Ingram, 18, from Grimsby, subjected his ex-girlfriend and her two-year-old son to a terrifying ordeal in their own home.
Over about three hours he threatened them with a knife, slammed the child's head into a wall and threatened to throw him out of a window, and repeatedly told them they would be killed.
The mother believed they were both going to die and used her own body to shield her son from further attack during the incident.
He was spared jail by a judge at Grimsby Crown Court in October last year and instead given a two-year suspended sentence after admitting making threats to kill, common assault and damaging property.
But he was handed detention for three years on Wednesday by judges sitting at the Court of Appeal in London, who said the original term was "unduly lenient".
Their ruling came after the Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC asked for the sentence to be increased.
Lady Justice Sharp told the court the incident had a lasting and profound effect on the mother, who was forced to move from her home.
The judge, sitting with Mr Justice Garnham and Judge Wendy Joseph QC, also said Ingram had shown "no remorse" and instead continued to protest his innocence and to indulge in "victim blaming" on social media, even after being sentenced.
She added: "In our view, the sentence did not reflect the seriousness of this offending and was unduly lenient.
"This was a serious case of its kind and we consider an immediate custodial sentence was inevitable.
"Both mother and her child were vulnerable and they were effectively held captive in their home, a place where they should have been safe, for a long period, during which time threats to kill both of them were made repeatedly and in venomous terms."
Speaking after the hearing, Mr Buckland said: "This young man's violent temper left a defenceless child and mother fearing for their lives.
"The original sentence failed to take proper account of the seriousness of the offence.
"I'm pleased the court has seen fit to impose an immediate custodial sentence and I hope it brings some comfort to the victim."
Ingram was ordered to hand himself in at Grimsby Police Station by 6pm on Wednesday.
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Thursday morning was a bit of a blur, but thankfully Brandon had timed his departure to work with Greyson's school bus, and so I packed up my two boys and kissed them both on the way out the door before beginning our morning with breakfasts and lists (grocery and library book). Violet slept a little later than usual because of our late birthday dinner the night before, so Gem and I had some time to do a little spooky spider craft to add to our Halloween door collection.
I am not great at decorating, so it is the kids' projects that act as the piece de resistance for the duration of the holiday. I'll save a few of the really great ones for next year (Gem's spider might get saved, she named her Layla and she's poisonous, but only to monsters and not people), but most will get trashed and we'll make new ones next year.
The girls and made a mad scramble to get everything packed up and all of us dressed and ready to make it out the door in time to get to Library preschool storytime by 10am.
We returned our library books and then booked it upstairs to get to storytime just in time for Gemma's favorite "Hello" song. The girls loved bubble time (per usual), we listened to a funny book about birds, hugged the bear puppet, and Gem made a crow craft. The girls spent a little time in the playroom (making me 'lunch and coffee' with the play food) and then I searched the aisles for books from my book list. I struck out 9 times out of 11! But I still managed to get a good mix of books.
By the time we made it home, the girls were both snoozing in the back. Violet went peacefully into her crib and Gem (thankfully) continued to nap after I transferred her to the couch. I got time to blog, and do some chores like watering my poor thirsty Mums on the front porch (sorry babies).
The girls woke up and I tried to do some quick calculations about time. I figured I could get the kids clothes folded and the truck packed for an evening at my parents' house before we had to pick up Grey, right? right?!
turns out, not right. Got the kids' clothes folded and checked the clock to see it was time to pick up Grey, um right.this.second. So, we hopped in the truck, dogs barking and biting at the wheels in their herding attempts to pick up the boy.
So it was a few last minute things to finish and pack up at home before we got back in the truck and headed to my parents' house for dinner and playing!
Abba and Chum's house is always an adventure! We had dinner and then my Dad took the kids in the basement to do pumpkin carving with them (one of my least favorite halloween events, so thank you Dad!!!) Chum called my mom and I downstairs to see how the kids first drew a practice face on a paper and then how that translated to their drawing on the pumpkin = tiny little faces drawn. It was the cutest and we were all smiling and laughing.
Grey had homework to finish and guided reading to practice, and Violet took a few steps to Abba (!!), We also got a very sad call from my sister Kayla about one of her dear friends who is not doing well in the ICU (send you good thoughts and prayers if you have extra please).
The pumpkins turned out awesome and then the big kids went on a spooky nighttime walk with Chum down the street. Grey found a random onion on the walk (no clue, that kid finds the oddest things) and then Abba facilitated a much needed bath time for the Gremlins.
Violet was up to her normal no good with holding her breath while crying (! only one of our babies who has been a breath-holder) and held it for the longest ever on record in her little life. I was actually praying, "just pass out! pass out and you'll breath again" She didn't pass out, or maybe she half-did because when I went to lift her, her neck was sort of limp (SCARIEST ever.). Mum and I were both rattled, a few minutes of fussing and Violet was perfectly fine like there was no problem to begin with. (help me, Lord Jesus)
Grey ended the evening by chasing each other in a circle basically worshiping the onion singing, "We have a duty" over and over. It was one of those things that if you had to ask what it all meant, you'd never understand anyway, so Mum, Dad, and I just stood there laughing at the strangeness of it all.
I was hopeful that the kids would be asleep by the time we got home (about 35 minute drive home), and they all were, until it was time to transport them all to the house...of course. All three woke up but were happy to get some hugs and kisses from Daddy who had only arrived home a few minutes earlier from work.
The kids went down fairly easily after three books - two of which were two of our new library rentals, and a little reading aloud from my book. I had the diaper bag to empty and dishes to put away and all that nighttime cleaning and Brandon and I caught a few minutes of Impractical Jokers (so hilarious) before we both fell asleep on the couch with all the lights and the tv still on until after 1am. classic.
If I'm being honest, I'm looking forward to this week in the life being over! Such great photos of our everyday life that have been captured, but it's pretty heavy on the intensity. I'm looking forward to being done in only two more days! Hooray!


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When Sardia was just over a year old, her mother Hasina started to notice she was having difficulties walking and picking things up with her hands.
"I saw that she wasn't like the other children," says Hasina, a mother of three from a small village in the north of Bangladesh.
"I watched her and I knew something was wrong, she was walking in a different way to her twin sister and she couldn't really move her limbs."
Sardia was taken to the local clinic, which referred her to a bigger district hospital. The doctor there told Hasina that he thought her baby had cerebral palsy, but there was nothing that could be done.
"I had no idea what he was talking about, I had never heard of cerebral palsy," says Sardia. "I thought she was going to die."
Conservative estimates show that in a country with a population of more than 161 million, 1-2% of all babies are born with some form of cerebral palsy.
Cerebal palsy is a condition that disrupts the nerve signals between the brain and muscles, often leading to problems with movement, posture and co-ordination as children grow up.
Research has linked the condition to prolonged, difficult or premature births, where the baby is somehow deprived of oxygen either in the womb or during delivery.
The vast majority of babies with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh are born in rural areas. According to Unicef data, 78% of births in the country still take place in the home, where women experiencing complicated or difficult childbirth lack access to trained medical professionals or treatment services.
Hasina was lucky enough to find a doctor who diagnosed Sardia early. Two months on, mother and daughter are starting a two-week therapy course at CRP-Bangladesh (Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed). The centre is the only facility in Bangladesh offering any kind of specialised services for children with cerebral palsy and admits 80 children and their mothers every month.
Cerebral palsy cannot be cured or even treated, but it can be managed. The centre offers a mix of group sessions, physiotherapy, play and music therapy and education classes for parents; it admits children from three months to 12 years old.
"The earlier the children get here, the more we can do for them, the problem is that mothers are so in the dark about cerebral palsy that children often aren't diagnosed until they are six or seven," says Hosneara Perveen, who heads the centre's paediatric unit.
Mothers of disabled children still face huge stigma, says Perveen. Many are blamed if their child starts showing signs of disability, such as loss of control of their hands and legs or sudden spasms. This often stop them from seeking help, because they feel ashamed.
"It's the social stigma that has to be tackled," says Perveen. "The only way to do this is to educate the mothers and parents. When they come to the centre, we sit down with the mothers and explain very clearly what cerebral palsy is, how and why it happens, and what can be done to manage it. With therapy, children can show a marked improvement. There is no reason for them to be excluded or shut out."
For Hasina, understanding cerebral palsy has been transformational. She has been learning forms of play and language therapy to help Sardia and will leave the centre with a physiotherapy programme to try to improve her daughter's co-ordination and balance.
The challenge now is to find a way to provide the same kind of education and physical therapy services to the millions of other children with cerebral palsy across the country.
Outreach services are next on the centre's list. Perveen has already dispatched some of her staff into the field with former patients, after mothers told her their children were being excluded from school.
"We know teachers are refusing to let children with cerebral palsy into the classroom, but the Bangladeshi government has made a declaration that every child can access education, so we're trying to show mothers they must raise their voices if their child is being denied or tell us [so] we can help them. So far, our workers have got seven children back in the classroom."
The centre has also launched its own model "inclusive" school, where children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities study alongside children with no disabilities.
"Yes, it is a drop in the ocean, but it's a start," says Mohamed Quadin, a research associate who has been helping to design programmes at the centre. "We're trying to expand as fast as we can and the idea is that if we can prove these services work, then we can try to present it to the government as a model that can and must be replicated."


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A new 2010 SharePoint farm. Your upgrade strategy is "database attach".
[What you want]:
You want to install your old BDC files on the farm. And probably, you already know that BDC ADF files should be converted first in order to work on the new 2010 farm. So, probably you are looking for the easiest way to convert them.
[What you want to know]:
In case of "in-place upgrade" Business Data Catalog adf files will be converted automatically. How Business Connectivity Services upgrade works (in-place upgrade). Make a note that a backward-compatible Application Registry Service doesn't have UI interface to manage it.
In case of "database attach" upgrade strategy, you may have read that you can attach SSP database to migrate its content. Truth is: When you attach an SSP database, only your user profile store is upgraded. Search settings, Excel Service settings, Business Data Catalog (BDC) application definitions, and other settings must be recreated from scratch. Upgrading by using database attach (BDC)
You may have even discovered a lengthy MDSN article (How to: Manually Upgrade Business Data Catalog Application Definitions to Business Data Connectivity Models)that follow you through the whole experience with manually editing ADF file to convert it into a BDC Model. (BTW, still confused with BDC and BCS? - SharePoint 2010: BCS and BDC (Naming convention))
[What you want to do]:
My suggestion to you - " hybrid BDC upgrade approach". It's quite simple and probably you have already figured out).
The idea is to:
1. run "in-place upgrade" on some test 2007 farm with BDC files already installed there;
2. Export BDC Models from the upgraded farm.
3. Import them into a new fresh 2010 farm.
I see the most common scenario for "BDC Conversion into Models" as:
1. "Hybrid BDC upgrade approach"
2. Exporting the upgraded BDC models through SharePoint designer (SPD) 2010.
3. Creating a "Business Data Connectivity Model" project
4. Deploying a declarative BDC model with a feature in the new SharePoint 2010 farm.
Regarding details, refer to the material below.
[What you want to consider]:
My fresh experience with BDC upgrade is telling me that you can easily bump into some new errors that you haven't seen before since you have just started using SharePoint 2010.
My recommendation is to follow me. I am planing to get deeper with the BDC conversion and I will share my experience with you.
And some quick notes:
When to Use SharePoint Designer vs. Visual Studio When Building Solutions Using BCS
BDC MetaMan works with .Net connectivity , it won't help with declarative Business Data Catalogs.
The new project template "Business Data Connectivity Model" in Visual Studio 2010 will help you to package and deliver converted BDC. BUT, BDC Model designer in Visual Studio doesn't work with declarative BDC models, only .Net LobSystem,
You can import a model into the Project that was created by using other tools such as SharePoint Designer. You might choose to import an existing model to your project in the following situations:
To customize a model that is already deployed to a SharePoint server farm.
To package and deploy an existing model to multiple SharePoint server farms.
In this scenario this article is a great help - Deploying A Declarative BDC Model with a feature.


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Editors Notes - Day Dreaming About YesteryearPosted in Features on February 13, 2007
Late last year, I had the opportunity to attend the 50th anniversary reunion for the Chuckwalla Jeep Club in California. The event not only moved me professionally, but it stirred my senses personally and slightly emotionally. In attendance at the reunion were first-, second-, third-, and fourth-generation club members. It would actually be more fitting to say this was a family reunion rather than a club reunion. These folks are tight and are bound by their love of adventure and four-wheeling in Jeeps as well as an amazing 50 years of great times out on the trail.
While at the event, I realized that these people had a bond that went beyond what you might find in the average club. I listened with envy to the great times these people had on the trail. The stories of adventure were fantastic, lighthearted, and fun.During the event, it struck me that the vast majority of four-wheel-drive family-oriented fun like this could someday soon come to an end. This is something to think about, especially since it's fashionable and trendy for the rich and politically connected to jump on the save-the-environment-from-rogue-four-wheelers bandwagon. But sorry, I'll save my land-rights and land-use rant for another time.One of the more intriguing and enjoyable highlights of the gathering for me was looking at the photos displayed around the club's headquarters and watching the slide show the last night of the event. The images were truly magical and certainly stirred my imagination. I was so moved by them that I just had to share them with you. After all these years, some of the photos aren't in the greatest shape but they are certainly enjoyable to look at. On page 32, you'll find the article titled "50 Years: A Historical Pictorial of the Chuckwalla Jeep Club." I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Happy Trails,
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Yeah don't you love Thursday's :) I know I love them as I have so much to show each thursday. This week I want to show you this cute Ornament card from Digital Delights by Louby Lou and this oh so sweet Slippy Teacup. I love penguins soo cute. I cut the ornament with my Silhouette Cameo. I also used the Winter ticket sentiments.
I am playing the following challenges...
Crafty Cardmakers with Things with Wings... Penguins have wings ;)
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How do we perform a Core Aeration for your Lawn?
Half-inch diameter plugs of thatch and soil are actually pulled from the ground during this process, allowing for better air, water, and nutrient soil penetration which will promote a deeper, healthier root system. When aerating your lawn, we perform two passes across all areas, which create even more holes in the soil. The "cores" are left on the surface on your lawn and will break down after a couple weeks, recycling more nutrients back down into the soil.
Can I Seed with an Aeration?
Over-seeding can also be added to the soil aeration process for established lawns to introduce new cultivars of grass species to the lawn and help it to grow even thicker. Likewise, topdressing a lawn with organic compost and topsoil during the aeration process can improve the quality of your soil as well. Aeration and over-seeding is recommended for minor turf density problems, and to keep a lawn thick over the years. If you lawn has areas that are very thin and/or bare, we may recommend slice-seeding or other seeding methods to help grass to establish better for those locations.
Core aeration can be performed in either spring or fall, but fall is preferred when also incorporating seeding. If you don't need seeding added to aerating your lawn, we are even capable performing core aeration into the early winter, as long as we can pull sufficient cores from your lawn.
Be sure to let us know if you have an underground irrigation system or an invisible dog fence. We can still perform core aeration for properties with these, but we will request that you have the service that installed or maintains those systems mark them in advance so we can perform your core aeration to your lawn without damaging those systems.


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I have been a longarm quilter for 7 years now and the learning curve was a lot steeper than I ever imagined it would be. Not only do you have to have the machine, which is quite the expensive investment but you must have the tools that go with it. The rulers, marking pens, pantographs, thread, wadding/batting, backings, stencils, preview paper, micro handles and plenty other tools that I won't bore you with, but just to give you an idea.
You need to be spending large volumes of money to be able to get wholesale accounts in Ireland so a lot of money goes into buying the tools you need to keep going. I know some longarm quilters are exclusively longarm quilters and some are longarm quilters that do some teaching. I am a longarm quilter that makes quilts to sell also.
I did a lot of my training in the US as I lived there for a few years but nowadays with Craftsy and iquilt.com, you don't need to be able to physically go to a class. Having said that I know most people enjoy going to a physical class, as there is the social aspect to this too. I personally love online classes because you have them all the time to refer to. I just need someone to give me a kick in the butt to make sure I do them all! I currently have a queue of online classes I have bought to do.
As well as classes, you really must have that hands-on practice and that can be expensive too as you are using wadding/batting and fabric for top and backing and all that thread too. I had the rare opportunity to be able to quilt for a charity in the US and got plenty of practice on quilts that would eventually be given to children in hospitals and sheltered accommodation etc. I took this responsibility seriously and put a lot of effort into those quilts and that effort paid off as I got the practice and am now a comfortable, less nervous longarm quilter.
Longarm quilting to me is an enhancement of a quilt and for that reason I choose threads that blend into the fabrics. You need to be careful not to blend in too much with your quilt top and forget about your quilt back, so choosing a backing colour like your quilting thread choice is probably something a lot of quilters don't really bother thinking of, but it is certainly worth considering.
I did a training retreat in Salt Lake City with Handi Quilter and we all brought in a quilt top to show to award winning quilter Suzanne Michelle Hyland and I would say that 70% of the quilt tops she looked at she suggested using monofilament thread. For those of you that don't know what monofilament thread is it is a see-through thread and Suzanne was suggesting it because if there is too much contrast between your thread and different parts of your quilt then it just won't look right and suggested using see through thread. I'm personally not the biggest fan of the monofilament look as I don't see anything wrong with seeing your quilting thread but traditionally your quilting thread should not be too obvious so as not to take away from the overall pieced quilt top.
There is so much to learn about in longarm quilting and each year they bring out more and more tools and rulers! We can't have them all but practicing as much as we can will keep the skill in check and in tune and progressing all the time.


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Do what? Keep warm.
We all have our ways of keeping warm over the winter, but I thought I'd share a few of the ones we have here in Montana.
First of all - I know you've probably heard of the "3 Dog Night" when it's necessary to have at least 3 dogs surrounding you to keep you warm. Well, this is a "1 Cat Day".
We are also heavy into thermal products.
I have thermal curtains at the windows, thermal underwear for really cold outside days, thermal gloves and hats, thermal sleeping bags and comforters and of course thermal dog wear - including boots.
We love our fireplaces and heating stoves. We love to crowd around them and keep warm.
We have chemical packets for warming hands and feet. We have car survival kits
with all sorts of items to keep you from freezing to death if you are trapped up in the mountains - say when you go searching for your Christmas tree.
We get active and have all sorts of cold weather sports.
Probably the best way to keep warm during the winter is the company of good friends. No, not so we can huddle together, but when we get together all that hot air we have going in conversation keeps us pretty toasty. No, not toasted, although I understand Judy and Tammy have great eggnog and hot buttered rum recipes. At least I suppose they do - since they always seem to have a recipe for something outrageously delicious that I can't afford the calories of and yet really really want to try.
So if you are cold - I'm sending you warm thoughts and suggesting you find someone to hug. If you're in a warmer place or even one that's still hot - well, you don't need to worry about such things so you can probably just skip this blog and wait for Judy or Tammy to post a recipe for something delicious and cold.
God Bless You!


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Panama's tax authority (Dirección General de Ingresos) has extended the deadline to 30 April 2017, for applications for approval of tax credits related to administrative costs incurred in the implementation and application of the retention mechanism of ITBMS. With the new deadline, the revenue office will now have until 31 May 2017 to evaluate and approve (or reject) taxpayer applications for tax credits.
The tax authority may add to the costs or administrative expenses that may be recognized and approved, all expenses directly related to accounting and computer management systems (e.g., acquisitions of computer equipment, software components and material accounting assets). Concerning the hardware and software components, their depreciation cannot be deducted in later years, since they will be considered to be fully depreciated when they are accepted as costs and expenses that are part of the tax credit claim.
Resolution No. 201-1587 of 20 March 2017 was published in official gazette No. 28243-A of 23 March 2017.
Read a March 2017 report (Spanish) prepared by the KPMG member firm in Panama
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Monday, 4 January 2016
What I Got For Christmas
I just have to add a little disclaimer here and say that this post is in no way me bragging, I just personally really enjoy reading these posts so thought I would show a couple of bits I got for Christmas!
I've been wanting to read Girl Boss for ages so I am really looking forward to getting in to it!
My gorgeous god daughter (via the able shopping skills of her mum) got me a gorgeous candle and little sign which makes me smile every time I see it :)
I got some gorgeous gifts including perfume, Zoeva Makeup Brushes, some Charlotte Tilbury and other bits and bobs! I was very fortunate so thank you to all my friends and family who bought me gifts I love them xx
Posted by Sally - SweetieSal at 4.1.16
Labels: Charlotte Tilbury, Christmas, Christmas Wishlist, Gifts, Viktor and Rolf, Yankee Candle, Zoeva
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