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Another Wednesday means another example site! This time, we're showing off the, rather lovely, FrenchBarn.net. FrenchBarn is in a network of sites, all focused on selling items. Although the site is built for eCommerce, the design still has a personal style and artistic feel to it to help the site stand out.
This site takes full advantage of the Webs Etsy App to display and sell the items. This App helps to pull in all the items (including images, information and price) from your Etsy store, and puts them on your site seamlessly. All you need to do is install the App, enter your Etsy username, and voila! Your Etsy items will immediately appear on your site! Best of all, the items still link to your Etsy store so your buyers will still make purchases through Etsy.
FrenchBarn has a very simple navigation bar and also uses these other great features:
- Custom Domain name for a professional image, and to help search engine ranking.
- Web Store to sell non-Etsy items. A great way to make money on your site!
- FAQ App to answer commonly asked questions and help build buyer confidence.
Check back next Wednesday to see another Webs site showcased. If you'd like to see your site up here, sound off in the comments! Make sure your site is looking great, uses unique designs and we might just have your name on display next week.


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We went on a family trip to New Smyrna Beach recently. My husband insisted on taking my sister and me to a quilt shop in St. Augustine while we were there. You know he feels pretty strongly about buying as much fabric as one can, so I reluctantly made these purchases. But only so he could feel good about things. I'm a giver. My sister also obliged him by purchasing a few items. Just to be polite.
We really loved our trip, despite some rainy days. It didn't slow the girls down one bit. Here's my youngest who ran up from the surf and stopped in front of my beach chair at some point. She said, 'Mommy, there's something in my swim pants.' So here she is about to drop her shorts to investigate.
And here was the source of the freak out. Yes, she's a city girl. I'm sorry to say Mr. Fishy didn't survive the extraction from her suit. Poor little fish. We hardly knew ye. He was probably very confused about how he ended up in someone's swim bottoms. I'm glad to say that after Thing 2's system wide kernel panic was over she was happy to get right back in the water. We had a small, private burial service for Mr. Fishy.
It was a lovely week of eating much sea creatures, splashing, walking and relaxing. We were sad to leave.

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Greenaction works with urban, rural and Indigenous communities in campaigns for clean, renewable energy and just solutions to the climate crisis.
We are on the frontlines of community-based campaigns against new and proposed fossil fuel power plants. We work in many communities to reduce diesel pollution, work to stop existing nuclear power plants and oppose proposed new nuclear reactors, and we work for the appropriate siting of renewable sun and wind energy projects.
Greenaction's Energy and Climate Justice Campaigns include:
- Reduce Diesel Emissions
- Stop Nuclear Power
- Solar Power & Indigenous Sacred Sites
- Greenaction and allies defeated the proposed Avenal Energy fossil fuel power plant
Greenaction supports these principles to guide our work to support real and justice based solutions to Climate Change:
1. Stop Cooking the Planet
Global climate change will accelerate unless we can slow the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. We must find alternatives for those human activities that cause global climate change.
2. Protect and Empower Vulnerable Individuals and Communities
Low-income workers, people of color, and Indigenous Peoples will suffer the most from climate change's impact. We need to provide opportunities to adapt and thrive in a changing world.
3. Ensure Just Transition for Workers and Communities
No group should have to shoulder alone the burdens caused by the transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a renewable energy-based economy. A just transition would create opportunities for displaced workers and communities to participate in the new economic order through compensation for job loss, loss of tax base, and other negative effects.
4. Require Community Participation
At all levels and in all realms, people must have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. Decision makers must include communities in the policy process. U.S. federal and state governments, recognizing their government-to-government relationship, must work with tribes as well.
5. Global Problems Need Global Solutions
The causes and effects of climate change occur around the world. Individuals, communities, and nations must work together cooperatively to stop global climate change.
6. The U.S. Must Lead
Countries that contribute the most to global warming should take the lead in solving the problem. The U.S. is four percent of the world's population but emits 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases. All people should have equal rights to the atmosphere.
7. Stop Exploration for Fossil Fuels
Presently known fossil fuel reserves will last far into the future. Fossil fuel exploration destroys unique cultures and valuable ecosystems. Exploration should be halted as it is no longer worth the cost. We should instead invest in renewable energy sources.
8. No Cap and Trade
Cap and Trade policies and programs allow fossil fuel pollution to continue and do little or nothing to end the disproportionate burden of fossil fuel polluting industries on low-income, working class, communities of color and Indigenous peoples.
9. Protect Future Generations
The greatest impacts of climate change will come in the future. We should take into account the impacts on future generations in deciding policy today. Our children should have the opportunity for success and a healthy planet through the sustainable use of resources and renewable energy.
November 21, 2015 – Check out some pictures the Climate Justice Mobilization in Oakland, CA where Greenaction joined thousands of others to take a stand!


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How can I get rid of the scaly skin and rash from psoriasis?
There are many treatment options for psoriasis. The treatment chosen by a patient and physician depends on the severity of the rash, how extensive it is, and how much it interferes with daily activities. Treatments may include simple creams and ointments, such as cortical steroid creams and vitamin D analog creams or ointments. Physicians may also prescribe oral medications with agents such as methotrexate. There is a new category of biologic drugs that are injected that may be prescribed as well.
Dr. Lowell Goldsmith and Dr. Jeff Bernhard contributed their expertise on behalf of VisualDx for the above information.


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Changing one of nature's constants
If correct, new finding could upend physicists' view of universe
The constants, they may be a-changin' — and so may some of the fundamental laws of nature, a controversial new study suggests.
Studying the pattern in which gas clouds absorb the light from distant quasars, astronomers say they have found evidence that one of nature's physical constants changes in a lopsided manner.
Along one direction the fine-structure constant, which governs the strength of the electromagnetic force, grows slightly weaker with time, while in the other direction it grows slightly stronger. The research, by John Webb of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and his colleagues, was posted online at arXiv.org on August 25 (http://arxiv.org/abs/1008.3907). The work is the latest in a series of controversial studies on the fine-structure constant, also known as alpha, that the researchers have conducted since 1999.
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I'm being Ortweezed!! @Kortizzle and @sztownsend81 are here, pestering me with pizza!!
My friend Em wrote back:
@Janet_Reid There are SO MANY Zs in that tweet! I wonder if "Ortweezed" is a valid Scrabble word...
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It is during games here at FinePrint! Also "squelched" "disarticulated" "townsendator" and "holyshityousaidwhat"
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- In numerous cases of metabolic engineering, metabolite pools have to be increased in order to obtain flux into heterologous pathways. A simple tool for this would be the deletion of genes that would practically lead to a block of the natural pathway, so that the carbon can flow into the heterologous pathway. Unfortunately some deletions are lethal, as end products of pathways are needed for cellular growth. One example of such a pathway is the mevalonate pathway in S. cerevisiae with ergosterol as one of the most important end products. A great number of bioactive compounds, like various terpenoids, can be produced from intermediates of this pathway. Different strategies have been applied in order to down-regulate the expression of enzymes involved in the mevalonate pathway. All these strategies work on the transcriptional level. This leads to a delay of the actual regulation, as the existing enzyme will still be active. We present a strategy for down-regulation that acts on the protein level and which can therefore be controlled in a more precise manner than the hitherto reported strategies. As a case study we show the action of the degron strategy for controlling the pools of intermediates of the mevalonate pathway around 2,3-oxidosqualene, which is the precursor for triterpenoids. Many triterpenoids are pharmaceutically relevant compounds which nowadays need to be extracted from plant material through an intricate and resource consuming process.
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text: The Dangers of Smart Meters 01/23/2016 The Dangers of Smart Meters Posted on January 19, 2015 by Alternative Health Have you had a "Smart Meter" installed on your home yet? Did your power company explain to you the dangers of having one of these devices? Probably not. For me personally, I opted out of having a Smart Meter installed and keeping the old one but now I am paying the power company a monthly fee to keep the old meter on my home. I strongly dislike "monopolies". [smart1] What many people don't realize is that smart


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As the recidivism rates of Nordic nations continue to outshine Australia's, the Prisons 2018 Conference explores the link between various architectural design concepts and improvements in inmate rehabilitation. Conference speaker, Kavan Applegate, is a Director at Guymer Bailey Architects and first turned his hand to prison architecture twenty years ago. Since then he has delivered…22 May 2018, by Amy Sarcevic


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Gazpacho is not just ANY cold soup! Gazpacho does not have avocado, gazpacho does not have mint in it. Gazpacho is a cold cucumber, tomato and green pepper soup. Gazpacho has lots and lots of garlic!
You can make authentic gazpacho with Ontario grown ingredients:
1 large seedless cucumber
3 medium tomatoes
1 medium green pepper
1/2 red onion
4 cloves of garlic
1 panini bread
Really concentrated Knorr vegetable broth
Oil and vinegar to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Peel the cucumber and the garlic cloves, chop all ingredients and put them all in the blender:
Serve in a bowl (again, gazpacho is not like a V8 juice, it is eaten like a soup, not drunk like a juice!). Garnish it with tiny chopped pieces of bread, cucumber, tomato and green pepper.


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The deadline to file taxes is looming. By Monday, tax returns should be finished, mailed, and sitting on the Internal Revenue Service's desk. This is the time for procrastinators to race the clock filling out those forms and running to the post office. The IRS has some tips for the last minute filers to avoid errors and mistakes.
*If you're still not online with the rest of the world and are filing a paper return, be sure to have the correct address on the envelope. Visit www.irs.gov and look under "Where to file" for the correct address.
*For those living in this century and filing online, you are saving a lot of time and preventing many errors. E-file, IRS Free File software and software such as Turbo Tax, finds errors, makes all calculations, and lets you know when you are missing any info.
*Make sure to check all the right boxes including filing status and the correct exemption boxes.
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*Make sure your bank information is entered exactly. All account numbers and routing numbers should be correct if you want to receive your refund.
*If filing a paper return, be sure to include all the right forms such as W-2s and all schedules.
*If you can't make the filing deadline, request an extension on the IRS website. Those that owe the government money still need to pay by the Monday deadline.
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Tune Up
Diabetes is like owning a car, regularly scheduled maintenance, only the diabetes requires more frequent tune ups. I would hate taking the car in every 3 months. I gotta admit I don't love taking the kids in either.
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I have to say that I actually love our diabetes management team. Our endo is a little quirky. But the nutritionist and the nurses are absolutely fantastic.
I'd say my biggest regret is that sometimes the appointments sneak up on us and we don't really take advantage of the team we have there when we could.
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Vegas Blues…
Wednesday morning showed up way to early and I was on my way to the airport by 4:45am (central time.) Flights went smoothly and got into Vegas and they were still serving breakfast…you know you're early. Got some Subway, checked into our hotel (Treasure Island) and then went to work. Interbike was pretty cool although in the Internet age (and the fact we are already a few months into our 2009 selling season as well as everyone else) it takes the luster off of it. Wednesday I was a zombie though working at the booth until after 6pm (which was after 8pm Madison time) and then having to go to a banquet which lasted after 9pm local time. By that point it was time to crash. Of course after a restless day like that I had a restless night so it was more zombieness on Thursday. Thursday Brent and I had to go pick up some rental vans for our outdoor electric bike demo. We got dropped off at the airport at around 7:45. Of course they only had one van so they had to track another one down. I waitied until almost 9:30 for another van. Stopped by Raisin' Canes for some of their legendary chicken fingers (I recommend this place.) I really wanted some In N Out Burger (everyone there Tuesday went to one and was telling me how awesome it was and it was #1 on my list to try as well) but it never did happen as I only saw one and we were over a mile from it and had just eaten. Got back to the hotel to drop off the van and saw Todd Wells riding through a casino. Funny! I got to walk through this nice area on my way to lunch!Got to the show and it was our most important day. Met lots of my customers and potential customers. Got to meet Beijing silver medalist Mike Day and touch his medal. Saw lots of other famous people as well (Eddy, Tyler Hamilton, Christian Vande Velde, Jill Kitner, Mike Spinner, etc.) It's cool for a bike junkie! That night we went out with one of our biggest customers who happens to be an action sports superstar and X Games gold medalist (Scotty Cranmer.) I don't think I've ever met a more down to earth 20 year old kid, he's definitely worth being a fan of. Was still tired that night so I went to bed early (not before blowing $40 in 5 hands of blackjack, guh!) Friday was a day for me somewhat. Went and walked the strip before the show. It was pretty cool. Even at 6:30 am there were prostitutes out. Got some breakfast (Burger King is so underrated) and then got back to the hotel and show. Friday is kind of a dead day for the show so I got to explore. Wasn't all that much to see but I did see a couple cool bikes.
Also got to mess around with the new electric Dura Ace shifting (sweet) and Campy 11 speed (nothing special, just another gear.) The biggest trend seems to be the lightening of 5-6" travel mountain bikes. And bold colors.
Friday after the show we packed up (went fast except it took forever for our truck to get there) and then headed back to the hotel. Watched the end of the Brewers game and then headed out with Crowley, David Pietz and Maggie. Except Maggie wouldn't leave the poker table so we had to leave her behind. The three of us at my request went down to Mandalay Bay to the Burger Bar as I saw an awesome kobe beef burger in a magazine (and I had an expense account.) We got there and they had boobs in the wall, motorboat!
We got to the Burger Bar and I ordered one of the best burgers I've ever had!It was a $23 plate but so awesome! Dave loved his kobe burger as well, I recommend trying it (there's much less tasty ways to lose $23 in Vegas anyways...) We washed it down by sharing a dessert burger (chocolate burger on a donut with fixins.) We then decided to walk the strip back to the Treasure Island. On the way we got sidetracked and hit this roller coaster (this photo was from a couple days ago but I haven't figured out how to take nighttime photos in a place like Vegas.) Went on the coaster twice with Dave, once in the back and then once in the front (the front is worth the wait!) Got done and headed back up the strip. Got back to the hotel after midnight and had to be up by 3:30 to make my 6am flight. 3 hours of sleep was rough but I was able to function (better than Brent who got less than 2 hours of sleep.) Flew home (the girl next to me on the flight to Dallas passed out drunk and was bobbing all over and almost puked...good times!) Chilled in Dallas for a couple hours (finally a Dunkin Donut) and then to Madison just in time for the Badgers and Brewers games. Not sure which one was a bigger train wreck (that's a lie, the Badgers were) and then I basicially owned the couch the rest of the night.
Sunday came and I saw a computer in the Best Buy ad that I should buy so we had to head to the east side store to get it. They were out when I got there but I got it ordered so it will come later this week, so that'll be nice, mine is at least 6-1/2 years old (Pentium 4.) Watched the Packers stink it up and wondered if Wisconsin sports could do anything. But then the Brewers won and the Mets imploded and it made up for all the disappointment from the other games! Yeah Brewers! Finished off the weekend with another pasta bowl and then it was back to work!
Hope all is well!!! Vegas, it seems like a fun place to visit but not so great a place to work. Thanks for reading.


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Typically a fish reproduction is a mould generated off of a physical trophy fish. After many years of maturing a highly complex moulding and finishing operation, it is evident that Advanced Taxidermy have developed a truly remarkable product.
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"The purpose of education is to use facts to challenge beliefs." ~Jon Stewart
From our founder, Dan Cunningham:
I have known for a long time what is going on under the hood in the financial industry. The solution seems obvious, but almost no one was taking the correct route. Here is how I arrived here.
In college, I likely studied in the same library where John Bogle, a half century before me, worked on his senior thesis that invented the index fund. He proceeded to give up enormous personal wealth by founding low-fee Vanguard, which opened for business 49 days before I was born. His adherence to his principles is a point of light in the financial world.
Amazing things can happen when prices go down by an order of magnitude. Craigslist, and many Internet companies, have demonstrated the explosion of good effects that result when someone comes along and says "I can charge a tenth of what everyone else charges." I'm fascinated by this practice and few things make me happier than cutting prices for customers.
"There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second." ~ Jeff Bezos, on Amazon.I am copying this approach with One Day In July.
In economic development, there is an ideology known as "appropriate technology," which means that the cheapest tool that still gets the job done is the best one. Appropriate technologies are small-scale, labor-intensive, efficient, and locally-controlled, and do nothing more than meet people's needs. The more experience I gather, the more I believe in the power of this simple concept.
My wife's Vermont medical practice was founded on the premise that patients want their doctor-patient relationship restored. It is a simple idea in a health care industry overloading with complexity. And it has worked extremely well.Mastering a simple approach, and discarding 99% of what the financial industry has created, is the intention of One Day In July.
And something good to keep in mind:
"At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box."Dan Cunningham, Founder


text: So today I decided to add music to my phone/sdcard from my computer. All went well, the music works on my phone, but somehow one of the songs got set as a ringtone/notification tone. I went into the settings to change the ringtone back to what it was originally, and it says that it's set, however the song still plays every time. I've tried rebooting my phone, and pretty much everything save deleting the song (haven't had access to a computer since). Its a Blue October song...maybe they decided to posses my phone? Anywho, I deleted the song from the phone, now when I get a text there's just no sound at all. Sent from my DROID3 using DroidForums


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So yes... or no... have your go if you want :D
Monday, 5 January 2015
That grinds my gears: 148x12mm
So yes... or no... have your go if you want :D
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I think the key is to stop looking at things as a linear continuum, where every new bit contributes to the older ones and is a result of optimizing bicycle design to new challenges. In my arrogant opinion there are less and less new challenges in MTB and what we are mostly dealing with is the same old shit that is mud, roots, rocks, ascents, descents and... our bodies and minds. So many new things coming up, even if they are just a resize of an older product - being nowere close to a shift like rim brakes to disc brakes or a dropper post - they are a new branch of a tree, which only history can prove to be good or bad.Delete
I came up with a bad pun about it going through cycles, but that would be too dumb. I occasionally see improvements that I have been saying for years and the wider flanges is one of them. I was against 10 speed cassettes, saying instead we should go back to six with a wider range and wider flanges. Also a wider bb so you could stiffen the frame. These things have not happened directly, but have been side effects of other "advancements". The pressfit bbs make the frame wider. The 148 axle makes the flanges (potentially) wider. Hopefully the good stuff sticks, but it does astound me when crap sticks. The 15mm axle is a joke, but the 20mm hasn't been used as well as it could either. They are widening the 15 to stiffen the wheels instead of using the 20, which is stupid, but they should be using the 20 with wider flanges so no body ever thought of widening 15, they just said "let's just switch to 20", and they have not.Delete
I guess I'm cool with even crappy "innovation", because of good side effects, but if we really want to improve crap we should improve what we already have.


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Increased Test Scores
Iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent nutritional problems of children in the United States. It can increase fatigue, shorten attention span, decrease work capacity, reduce resistance to infection and impair intellectual performance. Consequently, anemic children tend to do poorly on vocabulary, reading and other tests. Research shows that students that are properly nourished are able to perform at higher levels. This is in correlation with
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Consistent attendance is an important factor when dealing with students who are at risk. Studies indicate an increase in attendance on Fridays and Mondays since the implementation of the program.
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Undernourishment impacts the behavior of children, their school performance, and their ability to concentrate and perform complex tasks. When a risk factor, such as hunger, is involved, students lose focus. The elimination of hunger is a positive direct benefit of this program for every student. Those students who are no longer distracted by hunger can focus their energy on productive learning. This also adds to students feeling that the school truly cares about their well-being.
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Children's brain function is diminished by short-term or periodic hunger and / or malnutrition caused by missing or skipping meals. The Blessing in a Backpack program ensures that students have access to sufficient meals while at home during the weekend. The benefit of this is increase brain function. This directly impacts the student's attention span while in school.
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Inadequate nutrition during childhood can have lasting effects and compromise cognitive development and school performance. The Blessings in a Backpack program benefits all students in school, not only the ones receiving this service. As research shows, by reducing behavior issues and increasing student's attention span, improvement in the overall atmosphere in a classroom is attained. With less behavior issues to manage, a teacher can focus on teaching.
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The benefits are seen not only in individual classrooms, but also across the entire School District. An increase in attendance, test scores, and academic achievement improves educational results for the entire district.
Long Term Gain
By eliminating the risk factor of hunger, students are able to prepare for their futures. The long-term gain will be seen in these students growing up and becoming successful individuals.


text: Abstract: Bitcoin is a decentralized system of digital authentication that facilitates the circulation of value onthe Internet without the presence of any intermediaries, a characteristic that has often gained it the definition of"digital cash" or "crypto currency", since it can be used as money for payments. This article consists in a technoeticinquiry into the origins of this technology and its evolution. This inquiry will take in consideration the biopoliticaldynamics that govern the Bitcoin community as well specific characteristics of the technical realization, aiming toprovide insights on the future of this technology as well a post-humanist interpretation of its emergence.


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ITBP Recruitment 2016
ITBP Recruitment notification has been announced by Indo Tibetan Border Police Force. ITBP has released employment notification to fill up 570 inspector (General duty) posts. Aspirants who are looking for Government jobs in Delhi can apply for these posts. Eligible and interested candidates may submit their application from 28th January 2016. Eligible applicants can apply for ITBP Recruitment 2016 through offline mode. The last date for this ITBP Recruitment is 60 days from the date of publication.
ITBP has issued 570 General deputy Inspector posts. Interested candidates can visit the official website www.itbpolice.gov.in for notification. The complete details regarding ITBP recruitment like Eligibility criteria, Selection process, How to Apply, etc are clearly mentioned below.
About Indo Tibetan Border Police Force
Indo Tibetan Border police Force is one of the five Central armed forces in India. The ITBP was intended for deployment along India's border with Chinese-occupied Tibet. ITBP Force is established under the act of CRPF in 1962. The first head of the ITBP, designated Inspector General, was Balbir Singh, a police officer previously belonging to the Intelligence Bureau. ITBPF is a specialized mountain force.
ITBP Force Vacancy Details
The vacancy details about Indo Tibetan Border police Force Recruitment includes Number of vacancies, Name of the posts are given below.
Name of posts: Inspector (General Deputy).
No of vacancies: 570 posts.
Eligibility criteria for ITBPF Recruitment 2016
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Name of Posts: Inspector (General Deputy).
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Job location: New Delhi.
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- Personal interview.
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Here is a great column about the strength and benefits of America's religious freedom that comes from the separation of church and state: Dallas Morning News News for Dallas, Texas Community Opinions. Here are a couple highlights:
"The lesson here is important: Governments that stay out of religious affairs create environments in which houses of worship thrive through the contributions and devotion of their congregations, not through government support. Religious groups need not fear that they will lose official favor if they criticize the government, speak out on issues such as justice and morality or tend too closely to the spiritual needs of their congregants."
"This separation also protects the right of families to pass on their own religious faith to their children. Children may pray voluntarily in school or in any public location. They may also join one of the many thousands of religious clubs that meet in our nation's public schools."
"Clearly, religion thrives in such freedom."
Amen! Let us quit complaining about supposed government suppression of our faith and instead focus on enjoying and using our freedom to worship God.


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Cadbury Roses Pots of Joy Strawberry Dream Review
Whilst in Morrisons over the weekend I spotted these new Cadbury Roses Pots of Joy. I couldn't quite believe it - this is the first time Cadbury have used the Strawberry Dream from Roses in a different product! They're described as "A layer of smooth & creamy dessert with melted Cadbury milk chocolate and a layer of Strawberry flavour fondant". The pack contained 2 pots with foil lids.
Peeling the lid off one revealed an upper chocolate layer with a larger amount of strawberry fondant below:
The chocolate layer tasted similar to Dairy Milk Pots of Joy - very creamy and smooth, but perhaps a tad sweeter. The fondant layer had a strong strawberry flavour which replicated the filling from Roses Strawberry Dream very well - meaning it's very sweet! It also reminded me of the Dairy Milk Strawberries & Creme bars from last Summer - slightly yogurty. The combination was very nice and made for a lovely sweet treat, although it was a bit of a sugar rush all at once. The pots are quite small which is probably a good thing in this case!
Overall, these Roses Pots of Joy are a nice limited edition and I'm sure fans of Strawberry Dreams will enjoy them. They're a bit too sweet for me, although I certainly wouldn't say no if offered one again!
RATING: 7 out of 10.
Price: 64p for 2 pots at Morrisons (Special Offer).
Suitable for vegetarians?: No.
Allergy Information: Contains milk, may contain nuts.
Nutrition (per pot): 160 Calories, 7.3g Fat, 21.3g Carbs, 18.9g Sugar.
Have you tried Roses Strawberry Dream Pots of Joy? If so what did you think?


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X-Men Go From Uncanny to Giant-Size In ADAMANTIUM COLLECTION
Adamantium is tough stuff – one of the strongest fictional metals in fiction. And you might need a shelf made out of it to hold an upcoming X-Men collection that bears its name.
This May, Marvel will release X-Men Adamantium Collection; a 720 page, 20 pound, full color $200 tome collecting the biggest and the best of the various X-men stories since its creation in in 1963. This is the second in a "Adamantium Collection" books Marvel is now releasing, which Marvel's Special Projects Editor Mark Beazley calls a "showcase of Marvel's seminal stories in a massive format."
"X-Men Adamantium Collection is the same size, page count and dimensions as the Wolverine Adamantium Collection which is a massive book," Beazley tells Newsarama. "The hardcover trim size itself is 11 ½ x 15 ½. That fits into a slipcase. I think that collection weighed almost 20 pounds. It's a brick. The paper stock is a thick matte stock."
The X-Men team have one of the most impressive and diverse rosters in superhero comics, and X-Men Adamantium Collections boasts a similarly extraordinary bench with everyone from Stan Lee to Chris Claremont, Grant Morrison, Joss Whedon, Brian Michael Bendis, and many writers in-between. Illustrating these stories is the book's co-creator Jack Kirby, as well as the defining runs by John Byrne, Jim Lee, Frank Quitely, Stuart Immonen and more.
In total, X-Men Adamantium Collection will include 25 single issues and one graphic novel. From the 1960s you have the original 1963 X-Men #1 along with 1969's X-Men #57 through #59. From the seminal Claremont era you have the two part "Days of Future Past" storyarc in Uncanny X-Men #141-142 drawn by John Byrne, along with 1982's X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills graphic novel illustrated by Brent Anderson and the first three issues of 1991's X-Men series with Jim Lee. The culmination of the group's original love birds Scott Summers and Jean Grey is shown here with their 1994 wedding issue X-Men #30 by Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert, followed by a snapshot of Grant Morrison's New X-Men run with the #114-116 arc with Frank Quitely. Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon's acclaimed Astonishing X-Men run is profiled with the first six issues of his run (with artist John Cassaday), then the over-sized Uncanny X-Men #500 released in 2008 featuring the team's relocation to San Francisco. This massive tome culminates with the first arc of Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen's return of the original X-Men from 2013's All-New X-Men.
In addition to the 25 issues and one graphic novel included in X-Men Adamantium Collection, Marvel is promising some bonus material to supplement the bookshelf behemoth, including original artwork, text pieces and cover galleries. And at the 11 ½" x 15 ½" size Marvel is showcasing the art in these issues nearly to the size of the original art – the first for virtually all of these stories.
"Comic books are much smaller than the actual art boards most penciller use to create their work. This is pretty darn close to actual art board size," Beazley points out.
With such a huge backlist of potential material to include in X-Men Adamantium Collection, the logistics of determining which stories were in and which stories weren't was an admittedly arduous task according to Beazley.
"We have a crew of researchers who help us out planning many of our collections. Jeff Youngquist, Senior Editor of the Special Projects Dept., and I kicked ideas back and forth with them to try and pick stories that are regarded as classic and are representative of X-Men's expansive 50 year history," The editor explains. "It's tough because there are so many amazing stories and only so much room. If we tried to fit in everything you wouldn't be able to pick up the book. Thankfully, that's what our digital subscription service, Marvel Unlimited, is for."


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In three months, we might have a sportsman for our Vice President! Over at Patheos, Zeke Pipher shares why this thought thrills him and explains how sportsmen and women help our country thrive.
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For years, I've heard pastor after pastor say that we shouldn't vote for non-Christians. I've heard right-wing evangelicals say Obama is a muslim, so he shouldn't be president. Now you want me to vote for a person who believes that he's going to be the messiah of a universe that he's working to inherit.
Are you kidding me? Please.
No wonder people have a negative view of Christianity. Right-wing evangelicals bend and twist and contort to accommodate their politics.
I do NOT believe, as Romney and his camp have said, that he will save the country. He is NOT, nor will he ever be, the messiah of anything. The mormon "faith" is the epitome of anti-Christ. It tells the same lie that satan told the original couple–namely that humans are more than God made them. I am entirely against a mormon ascending to the highest office in the land to confirm in any way his warped world view.
And shame on you for thinking that a platform and economic plan that cuts to the bone all services to the poor to shovel more money to the rich aligns with your moral values. Those are NOT Christ's values.
Perhaps I'm being unfair. Let me take a step back.
Do you know Christ? If so, how could you think that demonizing people on welfare is morally acceptable and that establishing God's kingdom as secular law is His will? Read the New Testament–ANY BOOK–to correct your thinking on the poor. And read the crucifixion story to correct the rest of the political ideas that you hold more dear than Christ's teachings.
How are you any different than the Pharisees or the Jews who expected Christ to establish a governmental authority, then condemned Him when He INTENTIONALLY didn't? Christ suffered and died for sinners. He didn't collaborate with the Roman authorities to set laws to make people follow God's way.
Try being a little more Christian and a little less republican.
I pray that Romney is NOT elected. And I pray that you evangelicals for Romney will either (a) stop claiming to be Christ's ambassadors (because you're making it harder for the rest of us who are actually trying to live like Christ rather than condemn and judge people to feel righteously indignant) or (b) stop being political hacks and start serving Christ seriously, which has so, so, so very little to do with casting a vote. Voting does NOT equal giving your life for people who don't deserve it.
You WISH it was as easy as casting a vote and setting a law. You have no credibility. All you want to do is tell people how to live–from a safe distance where you don't get any of their dirt on you. Check your walk, people. Check your walk.


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Clinton Bell profiles one of the Northwests own, Blake Hawksworth of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Born in North Vancouver BC, but raised in Sammamish Washington, Hawksworth is a true northwest athlete. Playing his high school ball at Eastlake High School, and collegiate ball with Bellevue Community College, Hawksworth than went on to get drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Northwest Player Profiles: Blake Hawksworth
Past + Present Seahawks, Mariners, Canucks, BC Lions I'll be your Tour Guide!
NWSB Managing editor and Victoria BC Canada resident "Q" has an offer for all past and present Seattle Seahawks, Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Mariners, BC Lions and Seattle Supersonics out there. Dinner and drinks are on Q. Plus he'll point you in the direction for 100+ things to do in Victoria. He'll play tour guide for a day. Just get on a plane or boat from Seattle or Vancouver or Portland and come to Victoria BC.


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Yoichi Masuzoe
Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe speaks during a regular news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on June 3, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Masuzoe said that the results of a probe into his office's use of funds would be published on Monday 6th June and that he would provide answers to all of the allegations against him. Masuzoe is under pressure after it it became apparent that his office had used political funds for private purposes and to help him travel and entertain in luxury. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)


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Just a quick post today. We STILL haven't gotten that darn window replaced in the attic. It rained ALL weekend. Don't worry...we still found something to work on!
Last weekend, dad & I hung the French doors. They looked like this:
This weekend, dad brought over his router & we took a little bit of the width off (they were rubbing when opened/shut). Then we hung them back up & I took over priming & painting.
I flip-flopped over a paint color for the longest time. I ultimately decided on the same yellow I used in the Ikat mural in my entryway. It's bright...& I'm still flip-flopping about whether I like it or not! I'm about 90% sure I'll keep it yellow, but I might do a little distressing, or a glaze or something over it. Whatever I choose to do, I know that I'm for sure going to wait until the rest of the space is complete. At this stage it's hard to tell if it's going to work as-is or not.
And because no post is complete without pictures!
Oh, & big bummer alert: the perfect glass doorknobs I purchased on Etsy aren't going to work. Boohoo. The space I have for a knob is too narrow & the knobs knock into the opposite door when it's opened. I picked up some black gate pulls at the hardware store to use instead. (Or until I find something I like better.)
This week/weekend actually looks like sun (hooray!), so we're planning on tackling the window & perhaps even starting to get some drywall hung! Cross your fingers!


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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co hopes a touch of Hermes will make its priciest sedan as desirable as the French retailer's exclusive handbags and catapult its cachet into the same league as luxury European rivals.
Hyundai Motor Group ranks fifth among the world's top-selling cars, but the company wants to shed its value-for-money image and start charging premium prices to counter growing competition at home from BMW, Audi and Mercedes as well as mid-range models by rivals such as Ford Motor Co.
Hermes, makers of the coveted Birkin and Kelly handbags that start at around $9,000, remade the interior of three, not-for-sale Equus models that will be showcased at the Seoul motor show from Thursday. The tie-up comes two years after an attempt to sell Prada-designed cars failed to draw customers.
"The model is aimed at improving brand image," Cho Won-hong, Hyundai's chief marketing officer, told reporters. Luxury group LVMH owns a stake in Hermes, which used its signature leather and equestrian-inspired logo in the Equus, named after the Latin word for horse.
Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors Co are fighting to maintain market share after the government implemented free-trade agreements with Europe and the United States. Imports accounted for 10.1 percent of car sales in South Korea in 2012, about 10 times more than a decade ago.
In 2011, Hyundai commissioned Italian luxury fashion house Prada SpA to co-design a limited-edition line of Genesis sedans intended to compete with Mercedes and BMW in its affluent home market.
The initiative flopped. Hyundai sold just a third of the 1,200 cars it had initially targeted, highlighting the depth of what the company itself calls an image problem.
Hyundai's own research shows that even more consumers would flock to buy popular models like the i30 hatchback if only it were made by a different carmaker.
"The Hyundai brand does not have a prestige perception," said Jack Trout, head of global marketing strategy firm Trout & Partners. "Adding Hermes and Prada to their cars doesn't solve this basic problem."
Hyundai may be able to fix its branding issues by parceling out premium offerings in a similar fashion to what Toyota Motor Corp has done with its Lexus brand, Trout said.
Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Honda Motor Co have also tried to do the same with up-market brands.
Hyundai has however, rejected this approach, saying premium brands created by mass market automakers fail to replicate the success of traditional luxury brands.
"We have concluded that we can do it with only Hyundai brand," said Cho.
In addition to courting established luxury labels, Hyundai's rebranding initiative, led by heir apparent and Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun, includes a plan to double advertising in Europe to an estimated 630 million euros ($821 million) and a revamp of its showroom in Gangnam, the affluent Seoul neighbourhood.
The tie-up with Prada "significantly" helped to raise Hyundai's brand image, Cho said. Analysts are more skeptical.
"You cannot offer upmarket prestige with a downmarket brand no matter how fancy you make it," Trout said.
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You can upload videos saved in the .mp4, .wmv, and .mov formats. However, for the best experience for seller and buyer, MySexyThings.com strongly recommends that sellers upload videos in the .mp4 format only. Video format .mp4 is currently the most widely-used video format because it does the best job of compromising between file size and quality. Most modern video recording devices (video cameras, web cams, cameras, cell phones, tablets. etc.) will record in .mp4 by default or can be set to save the video in .mp4 format. Likewise, .mp4 is easily recognized and playable on all devices that your media buyers will be playing the video on.
If your video recording device doesn't automatically record in the .mp4 format, or you have older videos stored in an old format such as .avi, .mpeg, etc., you can easily convert your videos from any format into the .mp4 format. Your device may have come with a video conversion software program that you can use to convert your videos to .mp4. If you do not currently have software to do this conversion, there are many free video conversion programs available on the internet. For example, the free converter program at http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/ or even by downloading the Real Player at http://www.realplayer.com where while playing your video, you can click on the screen to automatically convert the video you are watching to .mp4. There are several free programs beside these two. Google "free video converter" to find many more.
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Land van Kokanje
This surprising combination of restaurant and champagne bar is near the Grote Markt. The Land van Kokanje is established in a historic Jugendstil building, and serves lunch and dinner.
Our kitchen is inspired by cuisines from all over the world and has a wide selection of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes. The connecting thread is the optimum preparation of environmentally, human and animal-friendly products.
Bubbels is located behind Land van Kokanje and has a modern and trendy design. Be sure to come for our Friday afternoon drinks with free delicacies. In the pleasant Bubbels, enjoy homemade hamburgers, the very best cocktails and champagnes sold by the glass. Bubbels is also a perfect location for graduation and promotion gatherings.
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Ever wonder what a writer's really like? His deepest thoughts, his desires, his hopes for the future? What's the point of his existence? Does he actually have a purpose to exist, and if so, what is it? Is he prophet, evil genius, or just handy with words? Welcome to my blog.
Some essential points about me: American, of the masculine persuasion, ex-pat for the past thirty years, old enough to be your father, both lover and chastiser of the world as we know it, and Caucasian—please don't hold that against me til you've heard me out. Finally, I'm a serious writer—artist, not craftsman—and I've never tried to entertain you but rather show you a path you may not have been aware of. A good writer is a guide, although I'm a guide without followers. But I do know where I'm going.
Here's my proposal. I've written all my life (you'll hear all about it) but I've had just one book published (and half a dozen newspaper articles), and one play produced. Not much for a lifetime's work. I want to tell you about the work. This isn't about selling books—none of the works I'll describe here have been published so you can't buy them. Yet obviously I think enough of them to leave a record of them so that when I'm just a wisp of smoke in someone's imagination, the work survives. Thus this blog is archival and not commercial. Believe me when I say that.
I want to start by describing my later books, as I consider them my major works, then the ideas behind them. That'll give you some indication of what my concerns have been. Don't give up if the "philosophy" of it isn't to your liking, because then you'll hear all the personal stuff I've never told anyone—it could make quite a story, I think. You'll hear things you've maybe never heard before. The good, the bad, possibly even the shocking. If you've ever wanted to look inside a person—not just the guy down the street but someone whose life has been a mission, a quest for the truth of human existence—then you may have come to the right place. If you're not interested in such things, thanks for dropping in and I truly wish you all the best.


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Buying a home can be a good investment, but in some areas the cost discrepancy between renting a place and buying a place can be massive.
RealtyTrac, a real-estate research firm, compiled data from 504 counties in large housing markets across the US. They found that in these markets the cost to rent, as a percentage of median wages, was lower than a monthly home payment about 42% of the time.
We've taken RealtyTrac's data and found the top 15 places you can save big by renting instead of buying.
To broaden the scope a bit, we excluded the giant New York and California markets that dominate the top of RealtyTrac's list (though we've included that data later on as well).
Texas is the most represented state on the list with one-third of the counties. There is only one county on the list, however, in the Midwest.
Find out below which counties have the biggest savings for renters over buyers.
(Note: We've included counties with populations over 300,000 and where savings on buying instead of renting is more than 10% of wages. Additionally, average monthly house cost was computed using an insurance-payment rate of 0.35% of median home value and a property-tax rate of 1.04% of median home value.)
The top of RealtyTrac's list is monopolized by counties surrounding New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and some other Southern California counties (21 of the top 25 overall to be exact).
In order to broaden the geography a bit we removed them from consideration, but here's a rundown of those counties with over 25% rent-to-buy savings. (Counties listed from most to least savings from renting.) And as always you can check out the full data over at RealtyTrac.
New York County, NY: 75.43% less to rent than buy
Rochester County, NY: 68.89% less to rent than buy
Kings County, NY: 58.87% less to rent than buy
Westchester County, NY: 56.95% less to rent than buy
San Francisco County, CA: 46.61% less to rent than buy
San Mateo, CA: 36.94% less to rent than buy
Alameda, CA: 32.21% less to rent than buy
Orange County, CA: 29.66% less to rent than buy
Bergen County, NJ: 29.11% less to rent than buy
Queens County, NY: 26.18% less to rent than buy
Santa Clara County, CA: 26.03% less to rent than buy
Rockland County, NY: 25.01% less to rent than buy


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"Phantom Pain" -- A woman whose husband and daughter recently died in a car crash is experiencing a case of phantom-limb syndrome in her mostly-missing right arm. Before long, she's also experiencing a case of phantom-daughter syndrome. This is one of the stories in Old Ghosts that I'd say is most likely to appeal to King fans. I myself am a bit of a King fan, you know; which means that I enjoyed "Phantom Pain" just fine.
"The Frenchman" -- The first-person tale of a contract killer who finds himself taking on a rather challenging hit for a mobster whose daughter recently met with a violent end. Christiano does a good job here writing tough-guy fiction; you might figure out where it's all headed relatively early on, but this will not hamper your enjoyment at all, I'd wager. It didn't mine.
"Old Ghosts" -- The collection ends with this enjoyably grim novella, which is about a man returning home for the first time in half a century. His hometown, Deacon's Landing, isn't the most hospitable place in the world. This story showcases one of Christiano's strengths, which is that he makes you care about his characters first; with that bond established, caring about the situations they are in comes naturally. Here, we're spending time with a man who's approaching his twilight years who has a very good present and a very bad past. Thing about the past is, it never really goes away; whatever happened happened, there's just no getting around it.
And there you have it, folks: a recommendation! If you like the sort of stories contained in this collection, you'll like the stories contained in this book. I feel certain of it.


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From the Indo-Pacific, the Lettered Cone looks very much like it's lethally venomous cousin, the Leopard Cone. Either way, both cones spell "!" danger.
- Nancy Boudreau
5" x 7" acrylic painting on gessoed mat board
signed, dated and comments on the back
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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One of the leading superyacht crew training companies, PYT – Professional Yachtmaster Training, has recently announced a change to their STCW course.
Due to the fact that the Proficiency in Maritime Security Awareness module has been added to the STCW course, it has been announced that the courses will now be extended by one day.
The entire STCW course will now be conducted over eight working days - Monday to Friday and then Monday to Wednesday. The new price for this particular course will be 5000 South African Rand.
After the turn of the New Year, PYT has also announced various new course dates for 2014. The new dates as well as several other updates to crew training courses, can be found on their website. Updates include dates for the STCW 2010, MoY 200t Limited, Medical First Aid, Deckhand courses and more.
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A Financial System Built to Fail: 2008 vs 2012
Remember the financial crisis? Remember September 2008? Remember Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke? Remember George W. Bush and Nancy Pelosi? Remember how they all told us that this was a once in a lifetime event – a once-in-a-century calamity – and that after the crisis' immediate dangers were addressed, the underlying causes would be tackled – immediately? It's been more than three years, and we never cleaned up the mess. Now we are seeing the consequences. But how close are we from having a crisis like 2008 happen again? The truth is, none of us know how things are going to play out, and how the massive explosion in debt over the past 40 years is going to work itself out. However, anyone who thinks or wants to believe that things are "OK," or that policymakers and bankers have things "under control," should take a look back to 2008 – as we have – and watch some of the speeches made by George W. Bush, Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and members of Congress like Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi for a reality check. During that time, Congress' failure to act cost the Dow a record 778 points in one day. We were told that "we had to act" – and though the president and his staff believed in the free market, this was not the time for principle. The crisis proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Emperor had no clothes…and it is our contention that he is still butt naked! Indeed, our addiction to debt, stifled in the private market of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, was rolled over onto the public balance sheet. The government picked up its spending where the private sector dropped it off. No meaningful reforms were made, and three years later, we are not only on government life support with zero interest rates, but under general anesthesia. We are motionless, and in suspense… waiting… but for what? To help us find an answer, we bring on Karl Denninger of Market-Ticker. We will go back in time with him and revisit some of these issues, and ask the question "what has really changed, and what can we expect from a system built from faulty assumptions and broken promises?"
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History of Seventh-day Adventist Church missions in the South Pacific. Includes an appendix listing all known missionaries and the areas in which they served.
The chapters found in this book document several significant aspects of the history of the mission in the South Pacific – some of them for the first time. There are chapters that describe the role of women in mission. Other chapters consider the motivation for missionary service, the influence of western missionaries on worship in Melanesian society, the life of an individual missionary, the implications of non-functional literacy for the task of mission, and the effect that the "missionary experience" has had on one expatriate missionary.
One of the most valuable aspects of the book is the appendix, which for the first time in print attempts a comprehensive list of all missionaries who have served in the island nations of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-Day Adventists. This list represents an extraordinary record of dedicated effort.
Those interested in the development of Christian mission in the South Pacifc; those who have engaged in cross-cultural service; as well as the many Seventh-Day Adventist missionaries whose names are listed here will find this book of profound interest.
Oliver, Barry, Currie, Alex and Robertson, Douglas (eds.) 1997, Avondale and the South Pacific: 100 Years of Mission, Avondale Academic Press, Cooranbong, New South Wales.


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Inpatient Detoxification
Detox from drugs and alcohol is the first step toward recovery.
Centennial Peaks Hospital provides a safe medical detox with 24-hour nursing care and medication management. We provide physical and emotional support during withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs.
Detoxification usually lasts from three to seven days, and once it is completed, we work with the patient to create a firm, customized addiction recovery plan.


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Client Stories
Roof Life of Oregon Maximizes Profit Replacing an old Spreadsheet with a new Web-based Software Application
- RLO was using a spreadsheet as an "application" tool for managing sales, customer service, operations, and decision making
- The tool caused delays and put critical information at risk
- Axian built a web based application in the cloud to replace Excel, yielding improved efficiency and close rates
The Business – Roof Life of Oregon
Satisfied customers and unparalleled products are the cornerstones of Roof Life of Oregon (RLO), a leading roofing contractor in the Pacific Northwest. Specializing in roof replacements, repairs and maintenance, Roof Life of Oregon (RLO) delivers on their lifetime craftsmanship warranty to ensure each of their customers has a healthy, beautiful long-lasting roof.
The Challenge
Seeking revenue growth, improved margins and better alignment with their customers RLO began to discover some of their challenges. Inconsistent information, inefficient operations, and how they were perceived by their customers and prospective customers were at the heart of what they uncovered. Sales team effectiveness, team collaboration and being perceived as top-notch professionals all came into question.
Problems without resolution
These challenges pointed to where and how they captured, shared, and utilized information and data. At some point in the past an employee built a tool for his personal use that captured and shared information with a spreadsheet. In lieu of other tools being available, other employees began to adopt this tool. Soon this growing spreadsheet became an "application" used as a tool for sales, customer service, operations, and decision making. After the employee who built the tool moved on, key usage rules, logic and tracking disappeared. Making updates or changes to the data within the "application" became impossible to control or track. Information was inaccurate or lost. "Critical information on pricing, projects, and customers was unorganized and scattered across the business," says Jerry Becker, RLO Sales Manager. New hires struggled to learn how to use the tool and in all use cases the tool was both unsightly and unwieldly. Estimates were not precise, sales were lost, and inefficiencies continued.
Finding the Solution
"Once we had a good idea of our actual challenges we needed to find answers. Fortunately, we received a referral to Axian and made the call," states Patrick Morin, President at RLO. The solution team at Axian began to consider the actual business logic and needs of each function in the company. Business rules were written and requirements were built. "It was apparent that RLO was using a disorganized spreadsheet as if it were a business application and a database.
We see this often and it is often a recipe for failure," describes Sean Murphy, SW Solution Lead at Axian. A three-tiered solution was developed that included a SQL database, a web API, and a web-based, intuitive user experience. "Sean and the Axian team were amazing to work with; from project start to implementation and training, everything happened quickly and on-point," describes Jerry Becker.
Solution in Action – The Results
All company data and processes were now captured and ready to be utilized across the business. A reliable, extensible, and easy-to-use web based tool was implemented and adopted quickly. Training employees on the new solution was simple and fast. Because of Axian's and Sean's work, our business operations are 100 times better", Patrick Morin points out. "Our sales close rates are now up 50%, job bids now take half the time, profits are up, and positive impact with our customers has doubled," Jerry Becker points out. Information is now accurate and up-to-date, internal and external communications and transparency are improved.
Into the Future
Roof Life of Oregon (RLO) can now replace older business systems with modern, integrated systems such as their CRM tool with the assurance that business logic will be followed and data will not be lost. RLO is now in a better position as a leader within their industry as they look into sharing and marketing this custom software solution across their marketplace. "Working with Axian to build this application is one of the best investments we have ever made," proclaims Patrick Morin.
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Helena brought home a drawing this week that at first glance seemed unremarkable. I will not reproduce it in its entirety here, for you would only be awed by its unremarkableness. It has me and her, and a third little girl she has a fondness for from the daycare, all holding hands, with flowy hair, bright eyes, flitty dresses, waltzing through fields of flowers and butterflies.
But the sly grin with which Helena presented it demanded I take a closer look.
It's overlaid with a darkness, a black sun and a lot of brown. My raised eyebrow is returned with her mischievous glint, but she lets me in on the secret: les mots de toilette.
Inspired by a sudden scarcity in crayon colour options, her artistic endeavour is a test of societal boundaries as well as an exercise in Oulipian constraint.
The idyllic scene is strewn with pieces of garbage, covered in shit, and ants, and worms, and all things brown. (These are also numbered, as if to keep them distinct from the "real" picture. Like footnotes, but without any text accompanying them.)
I ask her about one wholly unrecognizable form, with small dots trailing alongside. She blushes. "Des foufounes. Avec des gouttes de pipi."
The detail shown here is a burp. A brown circle for an open mouth, a pink round of tongue, and a dot of black as the burp's essence.
How would you draw a burp?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The disembodied burp
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How to Properly Wire CAT6 (Part 2 of 3) [Estimating Your Job and Running the Cable]
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Alright, you already read what tools and supplies you will need, now lets move on to the next steps. Are you doing this for yourself or for a company? Are you getting paid? You need to give that company an accurate estimate. In order for you to do this, it would be best if you had a PDF floor plan … Read More


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Panty liner, has always been my 'must-use' item. Some girls might not use it but I am the big fan of it. Ok..why panty liner. Many guys are confused between sanitary pads and panty liners.
As a female, we always have annoying extra discharge, and the creation of panty liner is simply holy. It absorbs all the secretion so that there won't be any stain on our panties.
I have tried many many brands and types before, in fact, I always try out new product if there is one in the market. Recently, I am using this Carefree Ultrathin Panty Liner with green tea extract. There is a mild green tea fragrance on it which I find it quite delighting. One thing good about ultra thin is, well, it's really thin. You won't be able to feel the existance at all.
But, as a healthy measure, I will not advise you to wear the same panty liner for one whole day. It's better to replace it when you think it's needed. Some people think it's a waste, but, moist will be a breeding bed for germ. I am sure you will not want germs to breed in your vaxxxx. Although there's dual layer in the market now, but I did not like it, as the first layer would always crumple and made me felt uneasy. I shall talk about it if I ever buy it again.
Sometimes there is promotional pack for this, 80pcs for a good RM11.50. 😀 I luuuuuurveeeeee panty liner!
P/S: More personal girls' only stuff review shall be coming up, stay tuned! Although this might be controversial to some people, but I will share with all the dear ladies here. Guys should read about it too to understand their gfs better!


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So… I think my arms in comparison to my body is more built. I have alot to lose on my belly and thighs. Ok, maybe not alot but the leanest looking part of my body has to be my arms. My legs are okay, but I still have the jiggles on my thighs. I don't have huge thighs but I think I need to work on them. My abs are also covered by fat. I need to get rid of the last 3% of stubborn fat! Omg. But it is really not easy. It's not just about diet and exercise… Plateaus are not just plateaus…you hit them for a reason. I need to figure out how to go around it and break free from that stinking 19% BF level. Diet wise I don't wish to modify it too much otherwise in the long run it will be too hard to maintain. As for workouts, I need to step up on the bigger stuff like squats and cleans. I've been doing them relatively light partly because of my back. Will be seeing a Chinese TCM to get some muscle tissues fixed and I should be ready to hit the big boys soon.
Hope your workouts have been going great! Love blogs with recipes! Keep posting them! I don't leave replies cos I'm too busy trying them out! Lol!
I also had a huge feast at Morton's. I had bread, steak and desserts! (Chocolate cake AND half a carrot cake shared with my bf). SO sinful. Probably 284619294kcals of fat and sugar! Haha! Oh well, just a day of indulgence. I love good food and we all need to satisfy that sweet / salty tooth. No harm done. Besides, being healthy and being able to eat your cake is exactly what life is all about. I can't imagine a life revolving around oatmeal, sweet potatoes and chicken breast.
So don't feel guilty when you have a splurge day and feel that you should give up. Don't stop and don't sweat the small stuff. Take a step back, relax…but make sure you take 2 steps forward 🙂
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07. 8.2008
iPhone Frenzy, Medialet's monetizing the apps
Will there be iPhone frenzy on July 11? We know that there will be plenty of phones to go around, but still my friends and I are already planning to line up at the Apple Store in the wee hours of July 11th to get first dibs. Why do we care this much about a mobile phone upgrade?
The new iPhone 3G has a lot going for it—simply stated, the pricing strategy alone is a win-win (we'll pay less upfront and about $40 more in the long-term). But, it's not about the price or the 3G tech, or the new plastics involved.
Far more significant than the hardware upgrades, all iPhones will be able to connect to the App Store, an online service from Apple that will allow us to easily install third-party software that utilizes all of the iPhone's capabilities. This newfound ability to run virtually any application will soon let the little, mobile Apple computer in our pockets do things for us that the machines on our desks could only dream of.
But what will all these life-changing applications cost us? Will the $200 I save on my iPhone 3G just eventually get gobbled up by the App Store instead? Will the average iPhone customer even want to pay for these apps? And, how in the world will companies focused on the Apps, like newly launched Instinctiv.com actually monetize the software?
Enter Eric Litman, founder and CEO of Medialets, a New York-based advertising delivery platform whose work I hope will end up saving me a lot of my hard-earned cash. His company encourages developers who might otherwise charge up-front licensing fees to instead give their wares away for free. The costs of development would be supported by showing innovative, dynamic advertisements displayed inside the apps with Medialets technology.
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Coming soon: Weddings in space
More news for the June bride--June 2011, that is. Get married in space. Well, some 62 miles up there, to be precise, on the Rocketplane XP suborbital spaceplane.
The one-hour flight-plus-ceremony will cost $2.2 million, but it's actually a bargain because the price includes the wedding dress. The price also includes a telecast for guests, but it appears that reception food and drink is still on you.
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06. 4.2008
Flip Mino, easy meets tiny
I'm a huge fan of the Flip Ultra video camera (sold at the Henri Bendel Popgadget Pop-up Shop last Christmas) because it's the only video camera that I could trust my father to use. You literally need to push just one button to operate it. The quality isn't anywhere near high-def, but for web use, and simple home video, it's definitely good enough.
The newest addition to the Flip family, the Flip Mino, adds some great new features, and actually loses some bulk from what is already a very compact camera. The Mino weighs just a hair over 3 oz, while the older models are just about 5 oz. Not a huge difference, but significant when you"ve already got a bag full of gadgets. It's a little shorter and narrower, and actually much thinner, just over half an inch thick.
Other cool new features:
-A higher resolution transreflective screen which makes the screen visible even in bright sunlight.
-Lithium-ion rechargeable battery which lasts for about 4 hours. The older models use standard batteries which last for about 2 hours.
-There are new touch-sensitive buttons and faster start-up time (4 seconds).
-The built-in mic is omni-directional for better sound quality.
The Mino, like all Flip models has the pull-out USB connector for easy uploading of video. You can upload directly to YouTube or MySpace.
While the Flip cameras, including the Mino, don't take true still images, you can use the Flip software to take screenshots of video frames.
The Flip Mino is available in black and white, and is available now for $179.
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Takaratomy "Healing Partner" doll
As evidenced by the ever-popular Hello Kitty vibrator, and Gloomy Bear, cute Japanese toys are not always as sexless or as gormless as they may appear at first glance. Tomy's "Healing Partner" doll may not be that cute, and isn't covered in bloody wounds, but it follows the Japanese tradition of something which looks benign being a little menacing. The Healing Partner doll shadow sleeps with you- so using six sensors it goes to sleep when you do, and stays awake ungodly hours when you do. And then it lets you know what it thinks about your joint sleeping pattern by singing sweetly when it's well-rested, or hurling abuse when you've been out all night, leaving it alone and shaking with fury, filled with robo-psychotic thoughts.
Since Healing Partner already looks like it's suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after a few tours of duty at war, you probably need to kick it out of bed before going on a sleepless weekend bender.
Healing Partner is available in Japan only, but can be purchased from Audiocubes for $180.
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Try clothes on a virtual online model of the real you
You know those shopping sites where you have the option to view clothing you're thinking of buying "on a model?" Of course, everything looks great on the model, but for all you know, she's six feet tall and weighs 90 pounds. Some online shopping sites have a virtual model feature where you pick a model based on body type (for instance, you might be given a choice of triangle, upside triangle, or hour glass - but what if you're more of a rectangle?), height, skin tone, hairstyle, etc. I've never found this kind of feature to be useful because the model never looks anything like me.
In Japan, Avielan Company has developed software for a virtual fitting room called Awaseba that lets you create an online model of the real you rather than a cartoonish avatar. The software application is sold to online merchants who provide the service for free to their customers. To use it, you simply upload a photograph of yourself in the designated pose (face forward, standing straight up, arms at your sides not too close to your body).
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05. 8.2008
The Photograph To Digital Picture Converter
I have a box that moves with me to every apartment never getting smaller, it holds all my old print photos and a few albums. I get very romantic over this box, because so much of my past is tucked away inside. But, I find myself increasingly worried about losing even a single item or damaging a precious photograph. I also find myself taking photos of my photos to share with friends (as you can see here).
Hammacher Schlemmer's Photograph To Digital Picture Converter efficiently converts photographs into digital images faster than a conventional scanner. I'm giving it the mom-safe seal, meaning that if my mom can use it so can anyone!
Photographs are placed into a tray that slides into the converter, you just press the button and the image is recorded. The entire image is captured with a 5MP CMOS sensor (just like in your own camera).
This device currently works soley with PCs, so I'm out of luck, but I like the concept and the functionality, so I'm keeping my eyes open for a similar Mac-friendly device.
Price: $149.95 at Hammacherschlemmer.com
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Let's celebrate women in tech
There aren't many things that annoy me about writing about technology for a living. Having permission to ring the founder of Postsecret and ask him about his vision for the site? Not horrendous. Being offered new gadgets to trial before they are even on sale? I can deal with it. Writing about a fun topic I enjoy learning more about as time goes by? Two words spring to mind: cushy gig.
But one thing is hard to cope with, and that's being patronised on a regular basis.
When you say you're a woman who writes about technology, you still receive looks of astonishment or disapproval, even in 2008. When you put out a call for technology press releases of interest to women, you'll still be inundated with cellulite zappers and baby monitors (what, women don't like games consoles, laptops and cellphones?) even in 2008.
Things are getting better, and one of the reasons I love Popgadget is that it's woman-friendly - which doesn't mean it features pictures of half-naked women straddling new technology while giving seductive looks to the camera. Unlike some places I could mention (but won't).
The number of tech-savvy women does thankfully seem to be growing, online at least, so here's my shout-out to some of my favorites:
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Muxtape: make mixtapes at the click of a mouse
For anyone who grew up in the 80s or early 90s, mix tapes were an essential part of pop culture. Whole evenings were devoted to the practice of creating the perfect mix tape (and learning to apply liquid eyeliner) and we would make them for parties, for our walkmans and for our friends. What's more, if a potential love-interest surprised you with a mix tape, it was as close to a confession of undying love as a teenage boy was capable of. (Unfortunately, the only teenage boys who were that romantic existed in Hollywood screenwriters' heads. But never mind.)
Mix tapes were soon superseded by burning CDs and making iPod playlists, but neither has the same amount of romance and nostalgia. Which is why I was delighted to hear about a new application called Muxtape, which lets you create your very own mix tape, online.
You sign up for free and then upload up to 12 songs from your hard drive to create your perfect (virtual) tape. The upload process takes a little while, and the site only works with MP3s at the moment but it's much easier than the days of painstakingly rewinding and recording, and hopefully it will accept WMA files soon.
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04. 4.2008
LifeAt.com: social networking site for apartment dwellers who want to meet their neighbors
LifeAt.com is a funny but interesting online social networking concept. Rather than trying to connect you with people in distant places, people you would never expect to run into in real life, this site connects you with people who you might see in the elevator in your apartment building or bump into in the parking garage on your way home - people who are already around you but with whom you may not have any immediate natural occasion to connect. This New York-based business attempts to make your neighborhood (your apartment building, that is) feel . . . neighborly. It's a "modern twist on the community bulletin board, the self-proclaimed neighborhood gossip, the welcome wagon, and the earmarked local business guide."
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Laptop bag bonanza - best of the best, part 2 (one of these could be yours for free)
"CARRY WITH FUNS" (Look for this one as a giveaway in this week's Popgadget Drop email. Not a subscriber yet? Takes only a second to sign up here.)
You can't help but smile when you see an E.Square Bag - the bright colors, the cheeky designs - but hiding under all that fun is a meticulously crafted, functional bag. I've been carrying my MacBook around in it for a week, and it's comfortable (has a padded shoulder strap which I've come to learn is essential for a 13 lb.laptop). It sports padded pockets for all your electronics, plus essential outside pocket for easy access to travel docs.
Kristina Kim, who founded the company with her husband says they "put fun prints on the bags in order to add splashes of colors" into our lives. "We know the designs are very bold and in very eye-catching colors, no one would ever think to have YELLOW on a laptop bag, but we did it and together with some other bold colors and big retro flower prints. AND hey! It's working and actually is very very well received in the market. So, we know tech cases (are) missing some colors, we will continue to put fun prints and bold colors on the bags."
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Kittens are so adorable and what's cuter than a kitten trying to get inside a tissue box? This kitten is trying his hardest to squirm into this box, and you won't be able to stop from smiling when you see why he's have such a hard time. A surprise inside the tissue box.
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Sunday - watched hubby run his first marathon! See my recap here
Monday - run: 15 min warm up (WU), 3 minute fast/2 min recovery x 3, 15 min cool down (CD). This run took 35 minutes and was 5.6k in distance. The WU and CD are meant to be just that, run them slow. I ran my WU and CD around 6:10/km. Then pick up the pace for 3 minutes, not an all out sprint just a bit faster than the WU and CD. I ran my 3 minutes around 5:20/km. The 2 min recovery should be back to the WU pace. Repeat the 3 min fast/2 min recovery 3 times. The idea is to keep the 3 min fast all at the same pace. So not to go too fast the first round that you can't keep up that pace for the third round.
strength training: Monday nights are legs at the cross fit gym I go to. Click here for a post on strength training. Our leg workouts typically include A LOT of squats and lunges. Last night was no exception. I'm going to feel this workout on Wednesday! It's always two days later when the soreness really kicks in!
Tuesday - 60 min bike ride pulling the twins in the buggy - that's nearly 70 pounds of extra weight! They sure have grown from last summer!
Wednesday - run: 15 min WU, 6 hill repeats, 15 min CD
strength training: upper body, this was a high intensity, quick upper body work out!
Thursday - off
Friday - off
Saturday - 11k run, it was a cool overcast morning Perfect running weather!
Web Find
You will see a trend in my blogging that includes me partaking in "adult beverages" as my husband would call them. I really like most adult beverages but I would say my favorites are margaritas, beer, red wine and gin & tonics (like I said I pretty much like them all)!
This week's find from around the web caught my attention because of the name Margarita Tarts. Yum! I'm saving this recipe to try soon. I was thinking of serving it for a dinner I will be hosting for my cousin who is visiting from Portland, but it looks like a put-together-right-before-you-serve-it kind of desert so I'm off on the search for something I can prepare ahead of time instead! Click here for the recipe from A Couple Cooks.
|Margarita Tart from www.acouplecooks.com
Tuesday I scheduled with a friend of mine who has twin boys the same age as ours to go Mini Putt Golfing. We were the only ones there and the boys had a blast! It was a beautiful day! And only in Canada would the 18th hole be a hockey rink and goalie!
Goals for the week:
I feel a cold coming on. . .ugh! My goal for this week will be to stay healthy!
My Mom is coming to visit this week. I'm excited to have her help us plant our vegetable garden.
I did really well this last week getting up before the boys did and have some quiet time with my coffee. I'm hoping to continue that this week, but whether this feeling I have amounts into a cold will probably determine that.
What is your favorite "adult beverage"? Do you get up before your children in the morning or are they your wake up call?
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August 12, 2010
Writing a 'Monthly Report'
There will be contracts where your senior line manager will request Project Monthly Reports from you. An inevitable and sensible request in my opinion, a report that will comprise and gather details from other project artefacts you are currently updating.
How you supply this information is entirely down to how your manager wishes to read it. You might be lucky enough to have a line manager who just wants the bare facts, or you might have a manager who wants all the details – it depends.
Project Monthly Report Contains
- brief description of project;
- project programme;
- achievements;
- risk;
- quality;
- actions for next month;
- key decisions required;
- spend and cost analysis; (might have to include forecasts)
- key issues;
- overall status;
There is nothing to be afraid of in the completion of the monthly report, it should just contain the key facts. Don't make it long winded, keep to the facts, concise, accurate …


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If you are a fna of gaming then you are intimately familiar with Nintendo and their star franchise, 'Zelda'. The story of 'Zelda' has been told for years, across generations and consoles, with fans begging for a new entry every step of the way. With the recent release of the Nintendo Switch fans were able to jump back into the world of Hyrule with 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'. For fans worried that franchise fatigue may be finally setting in we may have some good news: it isn't. Zelda: Breath of the Wild' is currently outselling the Nintendo Switch console itself. Yes, the game is outselling the console!
With a full month of sales behind it we can finally get an idea as to where the Nintendo Switch and its various games are sitting at. 'Breath of the Wild' opened up with over 2.75 million copies sold through the 31st of March — according to Nintendo. These sale figures are gigantic and they are representative of both digital and physical copies. If you have decided to avoid jumping to the Nintendo Switch then you can still enjoy this new entry into the Zelda franchise by playing on the Wii U — which sold an additional 1.08 million units around the world. According to all of these wild statistics, 'Breath of the Wild' is the fastest selling launch title in the history of the company as well as the quickest selling entry into the Zelda franchise.
We know that sale statistics can be misleading when it comes to the quality of a title, but that isn't the case here. 'Breath of the Wild' has been released to almost unanimously positive reviews. The game currently spots a perfect 10/10 rating on IGN and fans are mirroring that sentiment with gusto. 'Breath of the Wild' is a return to the roots of the series, giving fans the chance to roam through an almost apocalyptic Hyrule. The game world is vast, unforgiving, colorful and alluring. We've got all of the nostalgia of Zelda games from years gone by with a new coating of modern technology over the top. If you've been holding out from jumping into the next generation, for whatever reason, now should be your chance to get in on the action.


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Yes, I have been doing a lot of sewing and getting myself right back in that position of having lots of unquilted tops. LOL But that's okay because I love all parts of quilting.
This one is just a small doll quilt....I got a charm pack from Quilt Taffy on etsy, they have really neat charm packs.
Take care,