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Hello! So I'm starting to get this blog thing figured out (a little bit). I still can't figure out how to make my blog all pretty and have links to all sorts of things, etc. but one step at a time, right? I am loving writing about the projects I have done and the things I lay in bed at night dreaming of doing. I'm an odd sort, I tell ya. I'm the one that uses the bathroom at Cabellas just to check out the decor. Ya, really. I have decorating on the brain 24/7, and it has been this way for years! I think it is safe to say at this point that it's not a phase, and it will not pass! That is OK though! It makes me happy. So on to my next featured project….
We moved into our current house this past June and even before we bought it, I knew this had to go:
Yes, that is avocado green with burgundy, and a lovely rose border. The ceiling was even painted with this fabulous shade of disgustingness. OK, it may not have been that bad, but I HATED it! It is a tiny room too, with no windows, and it felt so dark. Thank goodness this was one of the only rooms in the house that the previous owner attempted to decorate, because we have VERY different styles. Here are a few more photos of before and during:
I couldn't get my hands on a paint roller fast enough! There were a few things working for me, however. I really didn't mind the mirror, and since I was working on a budget I had to find a way to incorporate it. Hmmmm…..My lovely mother in law suggested a dark charcoal grey color for the walls with granite sparkles. The granite sparkles are made by Valspar and come in the form of glitter that can actually be poured into the paint. I first removed that lovely border and got to work painting the ceiling white again. Do you ever feel that someone could have saved you a TON of work just by leaving it the way it was in the beginning? Ya, I was cussing the entire time I was painting that ceiling white AGAIN. Painting a ceiling is really not a good time. But what an impact! It brightened up the space immediately! I painted the walls charcoal and added some accessories and Walla! (I know the proper spelling is voila, but walla is just more fun). Here's an after pic:
Once again, these pics were taken before my blogging days, and I really didn't document the process very well. I added a wooden frame that I found at a flea market and spray painted white, right on top of the gold mirror. I discovered that gold accents really complemented the grey color. Since the space is really small, I fashioned a small table out of candlesticks, a marble plate and a gold charger. I added a glass vase with some pebbles and peacock feathers and switched out the hand towel to plain white. I didn't want to over accessorize the space, so I finished it off with a soap dispenser and a potted orchid and called it good.
I played off the gold that was already in the existing fixtures and it all came together. I basically used what I already had, so the only cost was the paint. Here's a couple more pics:
I found two nice sized frames from goodwill and spray painted the cardboard inside and added two spray painted fern leaves. They hang above the toilet. I store extra rolls of toilet paper in an old pot on the floor that I had in my garage.
I wish the pictures were better. Once again, there is zero lighting in this space, and my photography skills could use some improvement also! I plan to do another post to break down the details of the accessories in the future. Here's one more look at the finished powder room:
Thank you so much for reading!


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RCL Easter 2B
12 April 2015
Saint Faith's Anglican Church
Vancouver BC
Readings: Isaiah 65.17-25; Psalm 3; Acts 2.32-35; John 20.19-31
In the summer of 1970, when I was seventeen years old, my father brought home the first dog to ever live in our home. Over the years we had had cats but never a dog. We called her Moki Ahoti, a name meaning 'deer that wanders' in the Hopi language. Moki was a beautiful blue merle Australian Shepherd and she lived with my family for more than twelve years.
When Moki died, my parents were still quite young, both in their fifties. Several friends urged them to get another dog, knowing the joy Moki had brought into our home. My father resisted every time the conversation wended this way. He would point out that dogs cost money in food and veterinary care. Having a dog meant that trips had to be planned rather than spontaneous. The list of his objections lengthened with each attempt to convince him to get another dog.
I had been ordained by the time Moki died and lived in Denver. On one of my trips down the highway to visit my parent, I met one of their fellow parishioners. 'Your dad is such a pessimist,' he said. 'All he can do is find fault with the idea of having another dog.' 'No,' I said, 'my father is a cynic.' 'That's what I said,' the man replied. 'No, there's a difference a real difference between a pessimist and a cynic,' I replied. 'A pessimistic always assumes the worst. A cynic is an optimist who had been hurt or disappointed and is not prepared to be hurt or disappointed again.'
The truth of the matter was this: my father loved Moki and her death so grieved him that he refused to go through that pain again. He loved other people's dogs and those dogs knew it. But he would not let one enter into his heart in the same way as Moki, because he knew how the story would end.
In many places today is called 'Low Sunday' because attendance drops after the high point of Holy Week and Easter. Some call it 'Thomas Sunday' because every year we read the story of Thomas' encounter with the risen Jesus which, according to the chronology of John's gospel, occurred on this Sunday. For me it's ironic that on the Sunday when attendance drops we hear this story and its concluding words: "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name." (John 19.30-31). Here we are, on the Sunday after Easter, with just the 'regular folks' for most part, 'preaching to the choir'!
Although Thomas figures in all four gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles, he is a more important figure in John's gospel. It is Thomas who, when Jesus announces that he is going to Jerusalem against the advice of all his friends and disciples, says, "Let us go also, that we may die with him." (John 11.16). It is Thomas' question that elicits one of Jesus' most famous and difficult declaration, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14.6)
Then comes that Thursday night of betrayal followed by the Friday of trial, condemnation and execution. By the time the drama is over, Thomas is no where to be found. He has joined the others in hiding and is not present for the risen Jesus' appearance to the other apostles. When they tell him the news of the resurrection, Thomas, who is wrongly called 'the Doubter', refuses to believe. Why? Because Thomas has been so deeply hurt and disappointed by the events of Holy Week that he refuses to be hurt and disappointed again. Thomas the Cynic won't open the door of his heart and his hopes, even those his friends assure him that Jesus has been raised from the dead.
'Been there,' Thomas says, 'been there, done that, have the t-shirt. Why would I go back?' What always amazes me about this story is that his friends will not let him go. Given all the turmoil of the past week, it would be hard to blame them if they were to say, 'Fine, then. Go and sulk if you wish. We've got better things to do.' But they don't. Their love of Thomas, even Thomas the Cynic, will not let them abandon him to his hurt and disappointment. And somehow they coax him to join them the following Sunday. And we know how the story ends.
According to tradition, Thomas travelled east and proclaimed the gospel as far as the southwest coast of India. It shouldn't surprise us; there were Jewish communities, many of them commercial interests, spread throughout the east and beyond the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Thomas is supposed to have died in India and, to this day, there is a vibrant community of Christians known as the 'Thomas Christians'. In recent decades they have been the targets of religious violence, but they hold fast to the faith brought to them by Thomas the Cynic whose heart was warmed and whose hopes were renewed.
My friends, I know many people who are like Thomas. At some point in their lives they have been hurt or disappointed by the community of faith. If we listen to their stories, these folks were often very active in their community and will speak of the place of faith in their lives. Then something happened that led them to reject that community. Over the years they have kept their hearts secure from the risk of being hurt or disappointed again. It rests with us, as it did for the first apostles, to take the risk and invite these cynics, these deeply disappointed optimists, 'to come and see'.
Come and see what God is doing here in our small community of Saint Faith's and those like it around us. Here the lonely find friends. Here the hungry, whether hungry in body or in spirit, are fed. Here ordinary people are empowered to become extraordinary agents of God to work for the dignity of every human being. Here God's vision of a new heaven and a new earth is proclaimed so that we might live, as best as we able, that new heaven and that new earth in our homes, our neighbourhoods and our relationships.
Perhaps you and I share a vocation to help cynics take the risk of loving again, of hoping again. God knows that it is difficult sometimes to take the risk of loving another being, of loving the world, of loving oneself, of daring to hope that the world in which we live can become what God intends it to be. But the risk is worth it.
"God got a dog. She never meant to. She liked dogs, She'd liked them ever since She was a kid, but She didn't think She had time for a dog now. She was always working and dogs needed so much attention. God didn't know if She could take being needed by one more thing. But She saw this dog out by the tracks and it was hungry and cold and lonely and God realized She'd made that dog somehow, somehow She was responsible though She knew logically that She had only set the world on its course. She couldn't be blamed for everything. But She saw this dog and She felt bad so She took it on home and named it Ernie and now God . . . has somebody keeping Her feet warm at night." [1]
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At Skysskroa you can enjoy a large and delicious breakfast menu served all day! We also serve sandwiches at your request, various small dishes,...
Aurdal Fjordcamping og hytter
All year open campingsite for the whole family in beatiful surroundings by the Aurdalsfjord.
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Ellingsæter Sport & Turistsenter
Ellingsæter Café serves mainly homemade, traditional Norwegian food. Waffles, various cakes and Norways "National Dish" Rømmegrøt (sour cream...
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Fjellparkstua Reception and Café
Fjellparkstua is our reception where you check in, and also where you can come and get advice on what to do and see in our area. We are eager to...
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Fondsbu Tourist Cabin
Vang i Valdres
Fondsbu is well known for its kitchen, where home made traditions and local ingredients are used. We prepare all our meals ourselves and even bread...
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Øystre Slidre
Jotunstogo is a café/snack bar in the centre of Beitostølen that also serves light dinners.
Jotunstogo also has a catering service.
Mjøsvang Kafe
Vang i Valdres
Welcome in at Mjøsvang Kafe, situated in the vicinity of Vang on the bank of Lake Vangsmjøse.
We serve cold and warm dishes and arrange all...
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Munkekroen – among the best places to eat along route E-16 Munkekroen is one of the best restaurants in the region and was in 2017 rated as the...
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Sanderstølen 60ºNord is situated på Golsfjellet half way between Hallingdal and Valdres, the ideal place to take a rest and grap a bite.
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Sekskanten Kro and Pub
Vestre Slidre
Restaurant and Pub:
We offer a daily à la carte menu, a dish of the day and traditional Valdres food as "rømmegrøt" (sour cream porridge) and...
Valdres Mathus, Kafé og Spiseri
Valdres Mathus (café and restaurant) is located in Valdrestunet shopping center in Bagn. Visit us for a culinary experience with a combination of...
Vasetdansen Café and Restaurant
Local and international dishes. Beverages, beer and wine.
Separate area for gatherings and other celebrations.
Vasetdansen Camping is open all...
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Vasetstølen - Home made meals
Vestre Slidre
We are known for our traditional homemade food as meat soup, rakfisk (semifermented trout), lamb, game and trout. But the most popular is rømmegrøt...


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On Monday night, there were two queens in the house at the Barclays Center in New York.
Kate Middleton—who was in the city as part of a three-day trip with Prince William—and Beyonce attended the Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game with their spouses, and almost broke the Internet in the process.
I can't believe Beyonce and Kate Middleton are hanging out together right now and I'm at home taking pics of my dog in an elf hat— Abby (@f_AB_ulous619) December 9, 2014
What happens if the UK royals (William & Kate) bump into the US royals (Jay Z & Beyonce) at the #Nets game? Some kind of space/time rift?— Louis Milman (@ljmilman) December 9, 2014
Kate walks to her seat, sits down, sees Beyoncé... "OMG IT'S THE QUEEN"— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) December 9, 2014
William and Kate are at the Nets game right now. There are few things I love more than the Royals, basketball, and @Beyonce #RoyalsinNYC— Jessica Greene (@JessGreene23) December 9, 2014
It's expected Beyonce will meet Kate Middleton and Prince William. Brrruuuuuuhhh idk why that makes me happy, but it does! ☺— ciara (@rochhha) December 9, 2014
Although the duchess and her Beygency didn't sit beside each other (they sat across from each other, courtside), it was inevitable that style comparisons would be drawn.
Catherine sported a chic grey Tory Burch jacket over black skinny jeans and matching pumps, while Yonce went casual with a white and black print blouse, a black skirt and straight locks with a middle part.
Beyoncé & Jay Z at the Nets game tonight. #Flawless pic.twitter.com/ij7JirJ5Yh— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) December 9, 2014
Before they took their seats, Will and Kate posed with their hands on a basketball with NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
Here they are enjoying the game:
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watch their first NBA game. #RoyalVisitUSA pic.twitter.com/QJjcbeCZmB— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) December 9, 2014
Look at how cute they are:
Will & Kate getting lots of love at the #Nets game👏 #RoyalVisitUSA #KateMiddleton #PrinceWilliam https://t.co/kSBsenNw5Z— Letti (@Letti4U) December 9, 2014
During a break in the game, Jay and Bey walked over to meet the royal couple.
We're between the 3rd and 4th quarters and William and Kate are saying hello to Jay Z and Beyonce, who walked over - like you do.— Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) December 9, 2014
Brooklyn royalty meets UK Royalty at tonight's #Nets game at @barclayscenter. #RoyalVisitUSA https://t.co/05t565X5bf— Barclays Center (@barclayscenter) December 9, 2014
Beyonce & Jay Z meeting Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge between quarters pic.twitter.com/TSlcGWbTG6— Cavs Nation (@CavsNationNet) December 9, 2014
The couple couldn't have been more excited to attend the game, even if they didn't know how to speak basketball lingo.
At a wildlife reception earlier in the day, Prince William confessed to his audience, "I'm off to shoot some hoops now or whatever it is the Americans call it."
The Duke and Duchess attended a conservation reception with Chelsea and Hillary Clinton at the British Consul General's residence, where William made a speech about illegal wildlife trading.
On Tuesday, the couple plan to tour the Empire State Building, the 9/11 memorial, and attend a charity dinner for their alma mater, St. Andrew's University at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art.
Kate, who is five months pregnant with her second child, looked radiant on Monday, when she visited Harlem's Northside Center for Child Development wearing a chic black Goat coat.
The couple arrived in New York City on Sunday, and were quickly whisked away to attend a private dinner that night (in style, natch).
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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has been widely criticized for referring in a recent interview to "that homophobe Antonin Scalia," an injudicious exercise in name-calling that obscures Frank's larger and more valid point: that the opinions of the tart-tongued Supreme Court justice leave little doubt of his utter lack of sympathy for gays and lesbians.
"Homophobia" used to mean "fear of homosexuality," but it's now used to describe any overt hostility toward gays. Scalia's defenders argue that he has never actually denounced homosexuality or expressed such hostility. In fact, in his dissent in a 1996 decision striking down an anti-gay referendum in Colorado, Scalia wrote: "Let me be clear that I have nothing against homosexuals, or any other group, promoting their agenda through normal democratic means." Scalia says he objects to pro-gay-rights decisions for the reasons he rejects Roe vs. Wade: His colleagues are legislating from the bench.
But Frank thinks there is more to Scalia's attitude than pure constitutional scruples. The language of the justice's opinions, he said, "makes it very clear that he's angry, frankly, about the existence of gay people."
While anger is hard to prove, the opinions certainly show that Scalia has little enthusiasm for expanding gay rights. In the Colorado case, for instance, Scalia would have allowed the state to prohibit laws according gays and lesbians "protected status or [any] claim of discrimination." He called the anti-gay measure "a modest attempt by seemingly tolerant Coloradans to preserve traditional sexual mores against the efforts of a politically powerful minority to revise those mores through use of the laws." Responding to the idea that the Colorado amendment reflected an "animus" toward gays, Scalia wrote: "I had thought that one could consider certain conduct reprehensible -- murder, for example, or polygamy, or cruelty to animals -- and could exhibit even 'animus' toward such conduct."


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When I worked at the girls bar my boyfriend started baking yakimochi, so I parted after all. Although I'm just talking over the counter, I'm told I do not have to worry about it, but I just can not trust him. While I was really having a boyfriend, I did not go somewhere with my customers, and I did not need any concern at all. Then I refused to stubbornly meet other than my work until now, but since I broke up with my boyfriend there is no reason to refuse and I came to see a visitor with a word of mouth. I was shocked by the hospitality industry, so I was not good at that kind of thing, but I thought that there are so many interesting customers that they are not bad. But I still can not go out with such a good hand. Because it says that he likes to overcome seriously. After all it is such a feeling that if you feel good and you feel good … Once drunk with karaoke it was hard to get attacked. Well I'm bad, I went to a closed room. I did not have a boyfriend, I was a little frustrated, and I knew that I was getting wet just by tying my hands. I was annoyed by being laughed at being pushed into the pants and saying, "I'm getting so reluctant despite such refusal, but www". I did not put it in. It is ending halfway. Then I am making it somewhat frustrating and I wanted to have sex so I started talking when I could call out. It is such a feeling today. I was surprised at the fact that the hotel was suddenly started turning the camera, but I was touched by a sensitive nipple and I was so excited that I was reflected in the camera. I told that I wanted to take a picture personally and I think that it is a picture that can not be seen by other people. Because it's absolutely impossible to spread such a foot so that Kurito also barely stays out. It will be over if you can see it. The end!


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About 1am last night I was woken by the dog yard and Guardian Dogs on full alert. There is no mistaking that noise from an evening howl and anything similar. Once someone with multiple dogs with high prey drive has heard it, your feet are out of bed and moving before you have even properly woken up.
I flicked on the porch lights to a HORRIBLE sight - a porcupine walking in front of the house with 2 massive Guardian Dogs a half a step behind him. I hollered for Mark as I threw clothes on and grabbed a headlamp.
Five years ago Cricket had a run in with a porcupine. It ended badly for all - with a dead porcupine and an ugly quill removal from Cricket (which took 3 people). In my experience NO dog learns from a porcupine encounter - if fact it usually makes them MORE wild to get one (revenge perhaps).
I flew outside to find no porky and Cricket and Bear casually strolling around. What the.......??? I KNOW I did not imagine that. Mark was not as convinced.
I then noticed three cats in a semi circle staring under the porch. Getting down on my stomach I was able to find the fat prickly beast hiding under the house.
After some consulting it was decided to round up the cats, lock the Guardian Dogs in a pen for the night and see if Quilly Willy couldn't find his own way out of the yard before daylight.
Please, don't think too much of us. I have watched my dogs go through too much pain and spent way too much on vet bills in the past to have any warm and fuzzy feelings for porcupines. Even watching cute videos of them eating watermelon that you all post for me just makes my stomach churn. I don't hate much in life - but I HATE porcupines. The problem was that there was no clean shot on him.
We tucked Cricks and Bear in a pen with a bit of kibble as a reward, quickly rounded up KD, not so quickly caught Tic and chased Bait (who was thinking this was the most fun night of his life) around the yard for way too long.
At 4 am the dog yard hit full alert again. I went out but it appears our visitor had made his break. Good for him.
I suggest he keep moving, as he will be given no mercy should he show up again.
As for Cricket and Bear - I think they might be the SMARTEST Guard Dogs on the planet. I am in awe. I lay in bed last night thinking of the horror it would have been to pack 250 bleeding pounds of stressed, in pain dogs into my van for a 2 am rush to the vet. *shudder*
I'll have nightmares for weeks.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Maybe You CAN Teach An Old Dog New Tricks!
Posted by Karen Ramstead at 10:38
Labels: Guard dogs, North Wapiti Kennels, porcupines
4 comments:
- Kristine Michaels said...
I understand your feelings and concur. Porcupines should remain FAR from dog yards and people who have dog yards.
- 26 September 2015 at 10:45
- Louise Liebenberg said...
You are brave, and yes I would have nightmares too!
- 26 September 2015 at 11:05
Whew! Glad it ended as well as it did. Th only better outcome would have been a dead porky - oh - and more peaceful sleep. Hope it doesn't return ever.
- 26 September 2015 at 19:47
- Darrel & Linda Ferguson said...
That would not be good. Glad all are safe.
- 28 September 2015 at 23:50
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FORT COLLINS Colo. —Placing an order for a Humbolt in a blunt-size would raise eyebrows in any other setting, but at Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs locations, it's part of the sandwich chain's tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek customer experience.
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Awesome volunteers will assist Refuge staff in salvaging salt grass from an area within the construction footprint of the new visitor center. Fun-seeking volunteers will create a potting medium by combing native soil with peat moss and water. Gardening-geared volunteers will dig up the salt grass roots and underground stems to create plugs. This is a good project for children. No experience required and you'll gain some garden skills. It is recommended to bring a hat, sunscreen, work shoes (not sandals) and clothes that can get dirty and muddy! Water, snacks, (adult-sized) gloves, and an amazingly great time will be provided for all who attend! You may bring your own shovel or garden trowel, or we will provide on for you. Kids should bring their own size of gloves. Register through Get Outdoors Nevada.
Audience: Suitable for adults. Minimum age of 12. Please supervise all children, and have them accompanied by an adult at all times.
Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge
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In the last past days I have been followed by a wonderful scent that made me appear more male than I have ever before and actually I cannot stop using it even after showering or before going to bed. To be completely honest, I have a little spleen since a couple of years – every night before I go to bed and right off to sleep I take my perfume and use it on my bed and the blankets and pillows.
Since one week I have fallen in love with a new scent by Ermenegildo Zegna, a label, that is not only known for creating, designing and manufacturing the most perfect fitting suits for men, but also for creating scents that underline the male figures and characteristics and turns it into elegant masculinity and raw sensuality.
This year the label celebrates its 100th birthday and as a dear fan I want to say congratulations to 100 years full of fine fabrics, excellence dedicated to the male body, perfection for the look and the style of a man and above all we celebrate 100 years full of measured quality.
The new Zegna scent called Zegna Forte combines the perfect selection of ingredients for Top, Heart and Base note.
Top Note: lemon, ginger and grapefruit
Heart Note: lavender, tonka bean and vanilla
Base Note: brightleaf tobacco, honey and ambery wood
Coming up in September this scent is going to improve and strengthen every man's masculinity just like a perfume should do. I feel comfortable and confident with it and that is what you should do. Do as I told and look forward to this September's release of Zegna Forte by Ermenegildo Zegna.


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Our Partners and Friends
We work in partnership with other local organisations and friends:
Music Fusion
Music Fusion are a youth music charity. They have been in existence since 2002 providing music making activities for young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity. They have delivered music projects to over 30,000 young people including our core work; young people who have experienced 'challenging life circumstances'.
You can find out more about Music Fusion at www.musicfusion.org.uk/
Yellowbrand are brand and communication specialists.
You can find out more about Yellowbrand at www.yellowbrand.co.uk/
SteadyGo Limited
SteadyGo are an online marketing, web design and development agency.
You can find out more about SteadyGo at www.steadygo.co.uk/
We support several excellent local amateur organisations through partnership arrangements.
Bench Theatre
Bench Theatre is an award-winning amateur theatre company that has been running since 1969. They are committed to producing a wide range of quality drama, both modern and classical, to the highest possible standards.
HumDrum Theatre
Formed in 1992, HumDrum consists of people from the Portsmouth region who were seeking an innovative, experimental theatre company in the local area.
Havant Light Opera
Havant Light Opera was formed in 1978 to perform the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and light opera by composers and choral music in general.
Dynamo Youth Theatre
Havant Dynamo Youth Theatre is a performance-based theatre group providing drama, music and dance experience for 65 young people aged between 11 and 25.
We work in partnership with other local organisations and friends
Take a look at their websites to find out more about their work:
- Making Space: www.makingspace.org/
- Havant Literary Festival: www.havantlitfest.org.uk/
- Wemsfest: www.wemsfest.com/
- Chichester Festival Theatre: www.cft.org.uk/
- Nuffield Theatre: www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
- Point, Eastleigh: www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk
- Hampshire Cultural Trust: www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
- Forest Forge Theatre Company: www.forestforge.co.uk
- Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth: www.aspex.org.uk
- James White Photography: www.jameswhitephotos.com


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It is actually a relatively simple fold, although, I'd like to rework the measurements so the card fits in a smaller envelope. The finished size of this card is 7"x6". I might be making an envelope and paying extra postage for this one.
The stamped sentiment inside this card simply reads:
Happy Anniversary
Enjoy Your Special Day
The birds on the branch are a cut from the CTMH Scrapbooking Cricut Cartridge.
The hearts are a die cut from Paper Sweeties.


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If you are lucky to stay in Singapore for a long time, maybe you work or study there, you should use it for all it is worth. Singapore is a central part of Asia and it is cheap and easy to travel for short or longer trips to other countries.
One of the places that also is a big hit among the locals is a trip to the island Bintan in Indonesia. It is easy to get to with a ferry and before you know it you are in Indonesia. We stayed in a bungalow at a place called Nostalgia Yasin. Beautiful place to just relax. You can get a massage, swim in the ocean or pool, go for a walk, eat some awesome food. And it is all very cheap. Really worth a trip if you have the time!
If you want to check out Malaysia one of the more historical places that often is forgotten is Malacca. This is a cute little town with a lot of hidden treasures. Here you can go mental with shopping in arts and crafts shops as well as the famous night market. They have some of the cutest cafes I have ever been to and the river is just so beautiful to walk along. You can also have the chance to learn something about their history with pirates!
If you want to go to Borneo, Kutching is a nice town to visit. It is in the Malaysian part of Borneo and is a really quiet and small place to visit. I have to admit that not much was happening when we were there. I think the biggest thing to do there is to get out of the city and in to the jungle. We didn´t do that because I got sick…
That happens and then you just have to make the best out of it. To bad, because I think Borneo would have been a great place to explore better.
One place we went that is really not worth visiting is Johor Bahru in Malaysia. This is a border city of the scary kind. I felt so unsafe when I were there, almost didn´t feel safe to film anything. The place is usually just visited to buy cheap stuff and things that are not legal in Singapore, like gum and porn. Not worth a visit at all, just keep away.
Kuala Lumpur on the other hand is worth having a look at. This is the main capital of Malaysia and a must see. You can take bus or plain there and stay at nice hotels for a fraction of the Singaporean price. Try the monorail, go in the parks, visit the Petronas towers and just look around. Not the best capital I have been in, but maybe you see something else when you visit it.


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Well, it's hard to believe, but this tenderloin tour is close to coming to an end. One more to go after today and this porky party is over! But there's no time to dwell on that today, I need to get out and get tenderloin number nineteen!
And today's tenderloin was requested by Marie Blackburn who contacted me via facecrack and said that the Norwood Pub 'N' Grub had an excellent tenderloin in addition to being a fun and hospitable bar. So that's today's destination and Marie said she might even show up, so there's the possibility of a guest star today! Let's go and get this party started!
Well, what a difference a week makes! There's still snow on the side of the roads, but the roads are all clear as opposed to last week's tenderloin outing. We'll be there in no time.
See, we're here already, let's park and get this tenderloin party started!
It looks like a nice neighborhood bar, let's go in and see what's shaking inside of this joint.
It's very nice inside! There's a little crowd at the corner of the bar, but plenty of seats in the middle, let's go snag one and get settled in.
Paula, the pretty bartender on duty serves up a cold bottle of Budweiser with an award-winning smile. So far, so good!
My view of the right side of the bar from my perch. As you can see, there's plenty of choices of bottled beer to be had here!
And here's the left side showing off a generous supply of spirits and if you look real closely, a t-shirt...
See? I don't lie, MBIP only serves up, truth, justice, the American Way aloing with eighteen tenderloins, a river of Budweiser and a corn fritter here and there. HIke!
Here's the trio of taps available at the bar.
All of a sudden I heard, "Hey, are you the tenderloin guy?" And I turned around and it was Chris (on the right), who's the chef here, along with Roger who's a regular at the bar. I assured him I was and he said he'd cook us up a good one when we were ready to order. I wasn't ready to order, but appreciated the hospitality, this is a friendly place!
A pool table stands catacorner from the end of the bar.
Circular tables and stools stand directly behind the bar.
A long wooden railing and stools line the far wall of the bar.
There's two dart machines at the end of the bar with some unwanted sunshine forcing its way into the bar. Where are the blackout curtains when you need them?
A shot from the back of the bar, check out the Christmas lights dotting the ceiling, I hope they keep those up year round, I guess I'll have to make a trip back in a month or two to find out!
As I head back to my stool at the bar, who shows up but Marie, who suggested this place! We sat down, got a beer and had a great conversation about the blog, Peoria, today's culture, music and a lot of other topics.
Soon it was time to place our order, we decided to split a tenderloin and an order of onion rings. Marie said the onion rings were really something special. Paula led me back to the kitchen to see Chris in action, getting ready to cook up our order.
And here he is throwing some buns on the griddle to grill them.
The tenderloins are fresh here and pounded out daily. Here's the egg wash and batter that they get dredged in. Chris told me there's a blend of secret seasonings in them that give their tenderloin a unique taste.
Here's lunch being fried up, it smells fantastic back here!
Check out the Cheap Trick plates! I'm ready to "Surrender" to lunch...sorry about that!
I'm back at the bar and the condiments are out...tenderloin time is just about to happen!
And away we go, Chris proudly serves up this week's tenderloin!
It looks fabulous and remember that's just a half order! Marie's got the other half but I don't want to bug her with photos while she's eating.
Here it is all dressed up with onions, mustard and pepper..
Delicious, those special seasonings that Chris talked about really give it a special and unique flavor.
And check out this leaning tower of onion rings, they every bit as good as Marie promised, light, crispy and bursting with flavor!
Burp, no leftovers this week!
Cheers from Roger, Marie and Yours Fooly! Thanks to Marie for not only suggesting Norwood Pun 'N' Grub, but for showing up and hanging out, it was a great time! We'll see you all tomorrow!
Tenderloin Rating
Three Porky Pigs, a tasty and porky tenderloin and don't forget to get the onion rings when you go, probably the best I've ever had!
Norwood Pub 'N' Grub
1503 N. Norwood Blvd.
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Research has shown if you want a healthier heart laugh more. What did you laugh about this past week?
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Once a day I find a sitcom that never fails to make laugh, and watch atleast one episode. My favorites are Friends, and The Big Bang Theory. It is very important to laugh, life is tough and scary, find your escape and go to bed with a "light" heart.
That's great thanks for sharing.
I'm a very big believer humor helps calm the storm in our bodies. Tom
I feel that way to. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for what ails us.
I laughed and it set of a series of palpitations. This had to be corrected by coughing. I assume vagus nerve stimulation.
lol. nice I like it.
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While doing a little bit of research into key loggers for work (don't worry - I'm looking at CardSpace), I came across a site that offered the Windows kernel as a source code download. Interesting, but probably dodgy as they come.
Turns out, it's legit. Microsoft have released the Windows Research Kernel as Shared Source. Check out the page, it contains loads of the core parts of the kernel OS, including thread scheduling and memory management. Pretty cool, huh? Perhaps Scott Hanselman should look at this for his next Weekly Source Code.
There's just the small issue of the licensing requiring academic affiliation, so you're not likely to get your hands on it here.
One of the 300+ features of the latest version of OSX caught my eye (do you really think that drivers for a rival OS are a feature of your operating system?). Apparently, OSX is now a fully certified UNIX environment.
Phew. Glad about that. What does it mean, again? Wikipedia explains both the Single UNIX Specification, and the POSIX standards, but to be honest, I'm not too sure how to translate this to the real world. Both specifications should allow for a high level of command line and source code compatibility, but then there's still the need for crazy AutoConf build scripts. At least these systems are now allowed to use the name UNIX (unlike BSD and Linux, surprisingly. They aren't certified).
Anyway. Good for Apple. It's (genuinely) a decent sales feature.
So would it be churlish of me to point out that Windows is a certified UNIX environment? And that it has been since 1998? Probably, but whoa - Windows. UNIX. What? Gosh.
Now this is an easy thing for Apple to do - OSX has always been UNIX-based (based on Mach, which is based on BSD?) But Windows quite clearly isn't UNIX. Or is it?
Well, this is the cool bit. What we're talking about is the POSIX subsystem for Windows NT, and it's one of those really nice little nuggets of technology most people haven't even heard of. Here comes the science.
Windows NT has a nifty feature in its design. As per most OS's it has kernel mode and user mode (where the kernel runs the OS, and user mode runs your programs). But on top of that, Windows NT splits user mode up into environment subsystems.
I can pretty much guarantee that you'll have never noticed this, because the default subsystem is Win32 - what you and I call Windows. Explorer and notepad are win32 applications, as are .net apps. The majority of the dlls on your hard disk are win32 - hence the "win32 API". Win32 even has the killer app - the window manager and the graphics display are part of the win32 subsystem. (Even win16 and DOS - and presumably win64 - are part of this subsystem.)
Windows NT has traditionally supported more subsystems, specifically, POSIX and OS/2. The latter was even going to be the default and primary subsystem, but languished once win32 was chosen. It was apparently only character based, and had no graphical support.
(The Gentoo Linux subsystem turned out to be an April Fool's joke, but the article is still worth a read.)
But the POSIX subsystem is still alive and kicking, and it provides an actual UNIX operating environment, translating the POSIX system calls to Windows NT kernel calls. All the familiar UNIX sights are there - a case sensitive file system (yeah, NTFS supports case sensitivity - purely for POSIX), a root based view of the file system, where everything lives under "/" - /bin, /usr. Your environment startup scripts live in /etc, and you've got access to a bunch of devices under /dev (including /dev/null). And those lovely, familiar, cryptic commands are all present too - ls, vi, grep, awk, sed. It's like a home away from home.
Of course, it's not all a bed of roses. You're now living in a separate subsystem to win32, and you can't call win32 APIs from the POSIX subsystem. And since the user interface lives in win32, you're stuck in that horrible console window (it's not cmd.exe - but it's the same window that cmd.exe uses). There are ways round this, though. And there's some pretty good voodoo to make all of this work as seamlessly as possible. You can run win32 commands from a POSIX app, and vice versa. POSIX apps display in the task manager, and can be killed (handy if you accidentally happen to cat /dev/random, for example. Ahem).
It's had a bit of an interesting history, too. It was originally implemented by Microsoft, apparently just providing enough functionality to satisfy government contracts. Softway Systems managed to get a source license, renamed in OpenNT, then Interix and developed it far enough that Microsoft bought it back and repackaged it as Services for UNIX. And now it's bundled with Vista and known as Subsystem for UNIX Applications.
Rodney Roddick, one of the key developers from the OpenNT days, maintains an Interix website, where you can find a potted history, and a "blog" that includes a slightly more personal remembrance (scroll down to the "10 Years of Interix" entry. There are no links).
I really like this approach to running and porting UNIX programs onto Windows. It has its advantages and disadvantages, but it's one of those lovely ideas that you like even if it's not perfect.
What do you reckon? Is losing the names, addresses, dates of birth, national insurance number and bank details of up to 25 million individuals, including children under 16 enough for Britain to wake up to the idea that a national identity card is a bad idea? Or that we have to be really, really careful about how we use and store biometric data?
A stunning example of how important the Laws of Identity are becoming. Perhaps more disturbingly, it's a stunning example of how the ramifications of basic computer security and privacy are just not understood, or perhaps even considered. And this is the Facebook generation...
My two year old daughter watches a TV programme called Wonder Pets. She's the very example of their target audience.
And yet it has a wikipedia page.
Now I'm torn between the need to capture, document and collate the zeitgeist for future generations to study, and the thought that some people have too much time on their hands.
Oh wow. Just sitting in front of the telly and on comes a documentary about Helvetica. Yep, the font. I have a minor obsession with typefaces; they're a secret that's staring people in the face, one which most are completely oblivious to. But I know that someone has agonised over every single curve and line. It's nice to step into their world, become a part of the secret, while idly looking at a sign or advert or logo. And now primetime(-ish) TV is indulging my geeky little pastime. This is why I pay my license fee.
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We live on an ocean planet, so it is not surprising that UFOs are seen over or in the vicinity of the great expanses of water that surround us. Certainly it would make sense that alien visitors would want to explore them, and some ufologists believe that they have built underwater bases.
Stonehill and Mantle show that USOs are not a new phenomenon. For example, in 1065 AD, in ancient Ukraine, a star was regularly seen after sunset in the west, projecting blood red rays. In the same period fisherman rescued a terrifying looking child from their nets. It was so frightening in appearance that they threw it back in the river Setoml, and the sun subsequently dimmed.
Later, on 15 August 1663 AD, a great noise was heard over the Robozero Lake, 50 kilometres southwest of Belozersk, followed by a huge 40 metre diameter flaming sphere that sent two beams of light into the lake. The sighting could have been due to a meteor or ball lightning, but an expedition led by Candidate of Science, E. Gorshkove in 1982, found evidence that something had discharged high levels of energy in the area where this was seen.
Nearer our own time, on 9 August 1845, the commander of the Agamemnon brig whilst sailing in the Baltic Sea near Bornholm island, saw a 'powerful flame bursting out from the water with numerous sparkles'. One explanation was that this was caused by an underwater volcano, but Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev thought it was linked to a sighting of a meteor on 13 August near Dagerort Lighthouse, hurricanes and northern lights seen in Stockholm. Ufologists have also lumped these phenomena together to conclude that UFO craft crashed into the Baltic Sea during the summer of 1845. In our modern era, many sightings of UFOs have been made over or near Russian waters.
These sightings drew the attention of the USSR Navy, no doubt due to the possibility that they were enemy craft. Yet, some high-ranking officers believed that they were of an extraterrestrial origin. For example, Major-General V. Demyanenko, commander of the Russian Military Diver Service alleged that during exercises in Lake Baikal during 1982 his frogmen had seen a group of underwater swimmers.
These swimmers were 3 metre tall humanoids, who only wore tight-fitting silvery suits and sphere-like helmets. They were at a depth of 50 metres in freezing water. Therefore, it was impossible they were of a human origin.
A team of 7 divers was assembled to investigate the matter, and they were able to capture one of the swimmers in a net. Unfortunately, a powerful force threw the divers to the surface and the creature got away. Even worse, the rapid decompression they experienced caused 3 of the men to die and the rest to become disabled. As a consequence, the USSR Ministry of Defense produced a bulletin listing sightings of similar creatures, light phenomena seen emanating from the depths and reports of giant spheres and discs visiting lakes, with the intent of warning against making any 'unnecessary encounters'. That is certainly one of the best 'one that got away' stories and makes us wonder if it is any more literally true than the story of the terrifying child thrown back into the river by those frightened fishermen. Navy personnel also reported USOs moving too fast, deep and irregular to be conventional craft in the area of the Bermuda Triangle. Similar sonar contacts also troubled the Russian nuclear submarines of the Northern Fleet. To satisfy the KGB, who always wanted 'explanations', these detections were explained as marine life.
On 2 August 1965, there was no ambiguity about the origin of the USO spotted by the crew of the steamship Raduga. They saw a 60 metre diameter sphere blast out of the water and hover 150 metres above the Red Sea. Some local fishermen in a motorboat were much closer to the object, and it caused so much turbulence in the water that one of them was drowned. A few months later 3 of the fishermen died, which might have been due to their exposure to the USO?
These intriguing reports are divided by region, and for better clarity it would have been handy to have included a few more maps of the sighting locations and a chronological listing of the types of sightings. I would also have liked a bit more analysis of the reports, but these are minor quibbles as it does meet the authors' goal of providing us with an impressive review of the evidence for Russian USOs.


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September 10, 2009
It's been a lousy year for televison. Ugh. Unless you're a fan of same old, same old crap like cop shows, doctor shows, lawyer shows or (ugh) sitcoms or (worse) reality shows, there's NO-THING to watch on prime time network TV! Ntohing. Not a damn thing. It's all crap & it's all the same crap. How many cop shows do we need? Or faux forensic sciene shows where it's always murder (no wonder people are inured to real murder) so what is there to watch? Cable stations.
Not sure about you but I have been watching some heavy duty shows on cable stations. I got hooked on one of the BEST cop shows ever (and Hawaii 5-0 was my fave cop show of all time) which was about a DIRTY cop called 'The Shield". I got hooked on it during its last season. Man talk about a gritty, in your face show that one was it! Vic is a dirty cop who plays not only the cops in his precinct but also the thugs on the street. He slides in between good & evil ever so deftly & Michael Chiklis plays the role well. He does get his comeuppance in the end but of course, they leave it open for other things.
"Rescue Me" is about an Irish firefighter with the NYFD who is one F.U.B.A.R.'d guy with his wife, kids, girlffriend, family & job. Dennis Leary plays the role well & lately he's been talking to & seeing his dead brother both on the job and at home. Not as gritty as some of the other shows but definitely worth watching beause the story lines are intense. Excellent drama with a little iorny & some tongue-in-cheek comedy as well.
Then I got to the Sopranos too late as well but I've caught them all on DVD & reruns. Wow. That was an HBO show and it's sad that network television couldn't come up with something like that! The New Jersey mob run by a guy who has freakin' panic attacks! Would you ever have guessed???
Now we have "The Sons of Anarchy" which is one of THE grittiest shows I've ever seen. A biker gang that runs guns. Think of the Sopranos on Harleys & you have the Sons of Anarchy. Hard, gritty & real. Great cast. Great plot & stories & terrific directing. Truthfully, this show reminds me of the Shield mixed iwth the Sopranos due to its brutality & language. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap is the song I'd choose for this show but the club of bikers keeps drugs out of their small town of 'Charming' as well as business expansion. They're also the real law in the town. Centers around the club's vice president, 'Jax'. Ron Perlman is 'Clay' the cub president & it's a role well suited for him.
Like drama without violence? Try 'Mad Men' whic is about advertising agents during the early 19n NYC called 'Sterling-Cooper'. Voted the BEST drama on television & won tons of awrds during its first season. Yeah it's about sales reps but listen, it's NOT about cops, thugs, doctors or lawyers and if you're sick of those shows, then give this one a go. It's easy to get hooked on. Don Draper is the pentulimate sales man in this series & he's living a lie. Actually he's someone else who took his place because the real Don Draper died in WW2 & this imposter stole Don's dog tags & made it out of the war & began a career in sales. With Mad Men gaining momentum, I'm willing to bet that before too long, we'll see copycat TV shows about sales reps on other cable networks.
Adult Swim is another show I like to watch late at night when I'm bored or done doing Sorcery. I like to watch shows like "Robot Chicken", "Squidbillies", "Metalocalypse", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Moral Oral", "Venture Brothers" and other goofy, but very adult programming. If you've not caught any of these shows, do so. They're fun to watch.
May 5, 2009
You kow, it's one thing for pagans in the Neo-Pagan movement to use silly titles like 'Lord' & 'Lady' for themselves within their own groups & covens but it's quite another for them to use 'queen' and call themselves a RootWorker or Hoodoo because there re no Root Worker Kings or Queens nor are there any Hoodoo Kings or Queens. That's just plain silly! But with Yahoo Groups being as silly as they are, there are plenty of these folks running around out there and they are irritating.
I guess these individuals feel the need to set themselves up as some sort of high & mighty indidiual when in truth they are not. There are no such folks in the ATR - oh there's folks who are esteemed & thought highly of by others but none are ignorant enough to tell others to call them King, Lord, Lady, Queen, Princess, Prince and so on. But for osme reason, Pagans need tht sort of identity.
Why would they need that you ask? Simple; Most of them come from homes where they had no power or authority. They have jobs with no authority. They have families with no authority. However in the 'make believe' world of neo-Pgagnism, they have authority when they create a title - at least in their own little world.
It's sad but it's more often than not true. The biggest problem is when they come into the ATR world and start using those titles which just makes them look like simpletons who don't know any better. Ok so how do I know they're neo-pagans? When they start yakking about 'karma' beause no one in the ATR gives a flying fuck about the dead horse called Karma - only neo-Pagans do because they believe in that crapola.
May 2, 2009
Howdy. Can someone explain to me why debate is almost always interpreted as 'argument'? To me there's a major difference: Debate is rational & informative. You're taking time to extrapolate points that are pertinent to the premise of the debate. You can often learn something by listening to the other's point-of-view even if you don't agree with it. Argument is an emotionally charged debate that has slipped from the defense/attack of the premise &it often degrades into ad homien (re: personal) attacks.
I remember back in high school the whol 'debate team' was a challenge to young minds because it took a premise and had opposing teams to defend & attack the premise without argument. Did some of the debates get heated? Sometimes - it all depended on the subject matter & how close to the subject matter someone was. Abortion was always a wonderful topic for debate teams but *ugh* it wa beating a dead horse in my opinion as everything that could be said had been said on the subject! lol
Folks, take time to learn about debate & how healthy it is. Look, we all do not share the same opinions obviously BUT it's a great way to indugle the consideration of the other side's point of view. When your kids are engaged in a debate, do not tell them to 'stop fighting' but rather referee the discussion. Doing so will help to teach them that it's okay to question someone's opinion or premise and not to take everything they see or hear as 'truth' like many religions would have us believe.
November 27, 2008
Hey again. It's that time again for me to speak my piece about whatever gets stuck in my craw. I think I've bitched about this previiously - if not here, then somewhere I'm sure - that quality of products takes time. This means if I have to make oils, I need specific ingredients and base oil which I have to travel to get. Living in a small, rural community here in Northern Ohio forces me to have to hike all the way to Akron or Cleveland to get stuff. Sometimes I have to travel to other cities like Detroit or Pittsburgh and that takes time, money and energy.
There are a LOT of people out there willing to sell you shit for a couple of dollars and you're supposed to think this is quality? What I sell are boutique quality oils at Wal-Mart prices but most folks think the $3.00 oils are gonna do it for them and to me that stuff is barely even Dollar store prices.
I do not make oils up ahead of time. Why? What's the purpose for them to jut sit there on a shelf. Rather I prefer to make them as needed and custom blend them for your need. Thus I'm not making a general Money Aid oil but rather a MoneyAid oil specifically for YOU and your situation. How? My Spirits tell me what of each ingredient to put into it. This makes it a custom blend that is tuned specifcally to you and no one else.
Then it takes time to empower the oils. I do a general blessing on them and then I ask a specific Spirit to empower the oil. When that is done, I'll put the oil(s) into my Radionic Sorcerer's Box and hook it up to one of my Rad-Sor Hybrid instruments and zap it for a few days with pure, clean and powerful energy! (What's that tag ine in the commercial? "Now you're playing with power!!")
And that's JUST the oils not the rest of what I do. I felt the need to re-explain my methods so that you unerstand them better and when you order, you're primed for the wait. Such things cannot be rushed. Patience is needed in this art.
October 30, 2008
Recently some schmuck emailed me to ask WHY I don't keep negative comments on my site from people. I thought is this guy kidding? Who in their right mind is going to allow some half-wit to post nasty things about themselves on their blog? Only a moron would. That moron would probably be a masochist and enjoy the criticism and humility and most likely they'd have some self-esteem issues or something that needs professional treatment.
Get real people! Does Proctor & Gamble allow you to post anything negative at their website? No they do not. Zappos, a mail order shoe wharehouse, allows you to post a review of the product you bought but unlike Amazon (who allows anyone who registers to write a review), Zappos does not allow inappropriate language, non-sequitors and miscallaneous nonsense. Amazon allows that nonsense; well I'M NOT Amazon!
I don't see the need to allow venom to be spat at me and my site by every turd out there who happens to dislike me. Sorry but grow up. I'm NOT here for you. Some years ago, I began to write about my workings and experiences online and folks urged me to set up my own website. When I did so, then folks bugged me to sell products. Now that I do, some jackass abehind a PC monitor should have the right to evaluate my services and products even though s/he's never bought anything from me? Right.
Further, just because some joke of a Ceremonial MagicKian thinks I should allow criticisms, I'm supposed to fall into that? For what? Don't you think I don't know that there's plenty of folks out there who dislike me because I'm opinionated and often diffiicult? Folks, my biggest detractors are NOT my clients or former clients - SURPRISE! - it's my former business associates, colleagues AND competitors!
"Hello? McFly? Anyone home???"
Do you understand now? The venemous negative reviews are not from folks who actually bought and read the books but rather from folks who disliked the author him/herself. That's petty personality spats. 'Forget who said it, is there any truth to it?' That's why I don't listen to reviewers because I've had issues with strong acquaintances of mine who told me not to read X because of Y and yet I found plenty of other useful material in said book.
For instance, I don't care much for Carroll 'Poke' Runyon. Why? He and I had words some years ago. Basically he thought I should buy HIS book and when I suggested he buy mine or trade, the asshole had the temerity to ask, "Do you think there's anything in there I can learn from you?" So fuck that hemorrhoid, I don't need him or his silly mirror techniques. A friend loaned me the two viedeos that Carroll put out and I watched them. I was unimpressed. I had someone else loan me Carroll's book, I read it, and said, "Okay interesting but nothing new here." However even though I read it, did I go up on Amazon and trash it because I dislike that arrogant prick? No. For all my distaaste to the man, I'm not about bashing someone else's work just because I have issues with them.
Yet jackasses out there think it's fine to do that sort of thing. I'm not happy about that. I may detest the guy but I'm not about to just trash his book or video venemously. I'm better than that. Nor am I going to allow that same sort of bullshit to infest and infect my board or lists. You don't think it's fair? Too bad. I don't give a damn what you think bub. If you think it's okay to cowardly hide behind your PC monitor and type vicious rumors and lies about someone into the Internet, you're just a coward and in no way any sort of actual practitioner of the Occult, Sorcery or Magic. You're just a worthless, do-nothing punk; you're whale shit.
But all-in-all, this is MY site; My products; MY boards; and I'm gonna run them any damn way I want too. If you're a know-it-all Ceremonial MagicKian who thinks I should do otherwise, well it's not likely you're going to buy anything from me regardless. Typically those folks just read what I have to say and leave it at that since they're all so adept at making EVERYTHING they need and can't part with a dime. That's okay, this site was not set up for them anyway. Not everyone has the time, money nor inclination to sit and read, study or understand the minute parts of Sorcery & Magic like CM's claim they do.
October 14, 2008
When was the last time you felt love? Hell, when was the last time you unconditionally gave love to someone else? No I'm not talking about 'sex' because that's not love, that's a biological function. I'm talking about real love? Compassion? Understanding?. Patience? Freely giving of the self with no expectation in return? How has it been since you've done that? I'm willing to bet it's been a loooooooooong time for you.
Yet love is something we all crave. Well society ignorantly equates love with romance and sex' and while that's only one type of love, it's not the whole pie. Real love is fully unconditional. Sort of like a self-sacrifice. Consider the three young teenage boys who stop to help the little old lady get her tire changed and refuse any reward she offers. That's a type of love. Or think about the kids who save the last piece of chocolate cake for daddy just because they love him. That's another type of love.
Love comes in many shapes and sizes but our fucked up society - thanks to marketers & advertisers - believes that love is about romance and affection. Bah. Funny thing is, statiscially speaking, that type of love does not last all that long yet the love an inner city grandmother shows for her grandchildren by working and slaving to take care of them when their worthless parents are nowhere to be found is a personal sacrifice.
Love is about giving and expecting nothing in return. My late grandpa taught me that. Here was a guy who wasn't even my own flesh and blood who when I got into an accident as a child, he quit his job and came to stay with me at the hospital. Why? Because he was concerned about me, my care and he loved me. (When I was released and allowed to go back home, he went back to work)
Another thing is that love is also something you feel deep inside and share with others without having to use the "love" word. If it's real love, then it's unconditional. Why? Well love with conditions is not real love in my opinion. It's conditional response given to a desired stimulus. That my friends could be just about anything. So if you really love someone, you shouldn't have to verbalize it. Further they should feel it from you and recognize it; if not, then there's something wrong. You either masking it behind some othe remotion OR they're just greedy bastards. You know it could be a combination of both too.
Give love. Genuine love. Expect nothing in return.
October 13, 1008
Wow, time flies, eh? This year is almost over. It's October already for Pete's sake! Just a couple of weeks before Samhain and then we're shooting for Thanksgiving (or is that actually reverence for all of the Native Americans slaughtered to take this country from them?) Then it's on towards Yule. I like Yule. I enjoy giving my kids and friends gifts for the Spirit of the season. It's when the Sun comes back to us and gives us light and warmth and promises to get brighter in the sky each and every day (2 mins average per day).
I have to admit that I actually miss the acting out of the seasons which my old Coven with Ron Parshley used to do. We'd take turns doing it but it was fun. The battle between the Oak and Holly Kings were fun because Ron always wanted to be on the losing side (he liked to be dramatic and die LoL!) Plus there was some comraderie involved in the group however it wasn't as good as some of the covens out there have. Really a coven is far more than a group of individuals practicing their Craft but rather a family in the traditional sense.
I think where a LOT of Covens go wrong is they allow dating within the ranks. That's dangerous. Why? Someone's not going to like the break up part and guess what? I'm even of the mind that the HP & HPS of a Coven should not be dating! "What? Moloch are you nuts?" you ask but in truth, no. I'm practical. Too many use Covens and Psychic Study Groups as extensions of their dating world and the worst part is that the HP/HPS allow it!. Dumb! Dumb! Dumb!
Did you ever stop to think WHY both small companies & large corporations do not like and sometimes have rules against dating amongst employees? With the way people just arbitrarily break up over silly shit (yes nine times out of ten it's silly shit) managers and CEO's know that a breakup can wreak havoc in the ranks. Is it bad when the two are in different deparmetns or at least in different divisions? No but when they work together it's rough.
Look at churches. How many of the smaller ones have you known that have disbanded or went to hell in a handbasket because the clergy split? I've seen quite a few over my 40+ years! Yes many of those were very small (under 30 members) and most of them were Pentacostal but that matters little. Most of the churches that broke up were because the heads of the church were either dating or married and when there was a loss of interest or decision to separate.... it just fell apart.
If a Wiccan couple are married that's fine but one should serve as clergy and the other as laity (membership) and someone not related to the married clergy should be holding office as the other half of the clergy. That way if Mary Sixpack HPS Wiccan and her old man are splitting up, one of them can leave the group and the other can continue. Further if Joe Sixpack is the HP and his old lady decides to dump him, the current HPS is not going to just peder out.
Groups are dynamic not static. They're like a living being and each member is a critical part of the organs that make the body work. The problem comes when folks just top coming then the body as a whole is injured and if not corrected it eventually dies. How to fix it? Simple: Be more disciplined.
Oddly enough no one seems to have the stones to say to their boss, "I have to have every third Sunday off work, for personal religious reasons. Period. " I'm not sure why the Wiccan World is so afraid of being assertive but I always was. I told my boss I had to have every 3rd weekend off regardless. She tried asking me why and I said, "It's personal and I'd rather not discuss it. Just undertand it's for religious reasons and leave it at that!" and she did. And unless they're interested in getting slapped with a lawsuit that could really embarass them, most employers have a tolerance for this sort of thing.
However that sort of assertiveness takes one thing: committment. That's something I do not believe your average McWiccan or Joe Pagan has the balls to do. Why do you think I turn away far more students than I accept? I have little faith in most people and their words. Thus one of the main reasons why I do not involve myself with groups and Covens anylonger. Broken promises. Lots men and women who have no ovaries or testicles to commit themselves to something important such as Coven. Yet they want to tell the Gods that they're ready to commit to Them! Hah!
Maybe someday I'll find a group who's not all talk but I'm not holding my breath.
Moloch Sounds Off Archives Vol 1
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Each year, the crunch and crackle of autumn's harvest inspires outdoor enthusiasts everywhere to begin their quest for nature's boldest foliage. And as trees flash their colors, there are few better seats for the show than on a rail-trail. To help kick off an autumn tour, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has put together a sampling of prime pathways for leaf-seekers. For more information, read "Rails to Trails" in the September/October issue of Grit.
Far from exhaustive, these suggestions are only a few solid bets to catch a rainbow of turning leaves as they sweep from New England and the upper Midwest, and down through the South. To locate a great rail-trail near you, log on to RTC's rail-trail search engine to explore more than 15,000 miles of pathways, with trails in all 50 states. The site contains specific details about trailheads and driving directions, as well as photos and user reviews. So before a winter of bare branches and granite skies sets in, take a trip on these rail-trails that burn with the brightest colors of fall.
1. Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, Vermont
One surefire recommendation for early-season peepers – often ready by early September, in fact – is the 26-mile Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail in northern Vermont, nearly touching the Canadian border. This gentle, crushed-limestone pathway begins in St. Albans and winds through rolling hills and dairy farmland, generally following the Missisquoi River. Daytime temperatures should still be comfortable (nights quite a bit more chilly), and the autumn landscape radiates color and wildlife. Careful moose-seekers, as well, can hope for an extra batch of good fortune.
2. Paul Bunyan Trail, Minnesota
Farther west, northern Minnesota usually reaches its autumn heyday between late September and early October. One great stretch for the adventurous is the burly, 110-mile Paul Bunyan Trail, which simply screams of tall trees and thick leaves. The pathway offers an at-times rugged route – partly paved, partly ballast – suited for hikers and mountain bikers, and the foliage views are as epic as the trail's lumberjack namesake. You'll pass the shorelines of 21 lakes, through deep forests and welcoming communities like Hackensack and Bemidji.
3. North Central State Trail, Michigan
From late September through mid-October, the newly minted, 62-mile North Central State Trail in northern Michigan offers an arresting backdrop for fall – and on more than one canvas. More than 10 miles of the pathway, heading north from Indian River (a good base for trip accommodations) toward Cheboygan and Mackinaw City, streak along Mullet Lake, where birch and maples pop firecracker yellow and glow red and orange like coals in a campfire through mid- to late October.
4. Hudson Valley Rail Trail, New York
New York's paved Hudson Valley Rail Trail is about 100 miles due north of New York City, and it is well worth a stroll for anyone eager to feel awash in golden leaves. At just over two miles long, the Hudson offers an easygoing trip from Highland to Lloyd, where the woods begin to glow by mid- to late October. Wide, richly forested and offering access to the Black River, the popular pathway bathes visitors in dramatic waves of foliage.
5. Virginia Creeper Trail, Virginia
Farther south begins the 34-mile Virginia Creeper Trail, a dirt and asphalt journey from Abingdon through Damascus and Whitetop, just above the North Carolina border. The trail's dense forests, sleepy hills, long trestles, pockets of pastureland, grazing cattle and inviting communities will make for a memorable and photogenic ride. You can expect a corridor well-outfitted with amenities, making it convenient for destination travel and rentals. You can also arrange for a shuttle from Abingdon to Whitetop to take advantage of a mostly downhill ride.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization with more than 100,000 members and donors, advocates for healthier lifestyles by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Founded in 1986, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's national office is located in Washington, D.C. To visit the Web site click here.


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By Sanjana Shivdas
(Reuters) - Hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (MLT.N) reported fourth-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates, powered by rising demand for rooms in China as travel picks up pace in the world's second largest economy.
Shares of Hilton, owner of the hotel chain Waldorf Astoria, rose as much as 4 percent to $86.51 on Wednesday.
The hotel operator said it recorded the strongest growth in international business, which accounts for less than 25 percent of its overall revenue, from the Asia-Pacific region.
Revenue per available room (RevPAR) from the region, a key performance metric for the hotel industry, rose 7.6 percent as the company benefited from addition of more hotels in China.
The rise in Asia Pacific RevPAR was led by China where it grew 9 percent, Hilton's Chief Financial Officer Kevin Jacobs said on a conference call.
The hotel operator said it expects higher occupancy rate in China as demand from individual travellers as well as corporate groups continues to improve in 2018.
Larger rival Marriott International Inc (MAR.O) also reported strong RevPAR growth in international markets led by China on Wednesday.
Marriott, which has a higher exposure to international markets than Hilton, said its revenue per available room in China grew 9.1 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31.
Export recovery has helped China post its first annual rise in growth in seven years with the country's economy growing faster than expected in the fourth quarter of 2017. (http://reut.rs/2C036PZ)
Baird analyst Michael Bellisario said China is getting to that "golden age of travel," where its growing middle class is boosting increased demand for inbound and outbound travel.
SunTrust analyst Patrick Scholes said Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, a project aiming to build a modern-day 'Silk Road' could also be helping hotel demand.
Hilton's overall revenue per available room rose 3.8 percent in the quarter, while Marriott's climbed 4.6 percent, as more people booked rooms at higher prices, helping the hotel operators reaffirm their 2018 RevPAR growth forecast of between 1 percent and 3 percent.
Hilton's total revenue surged 24 percent to $2.28 billion, beating analysts' estimates of $2.24 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Excluding one-time items, Hilton earned 54 cents in the quarter, beating analysts estimates of 45 cents. The company forecast adjusted earnings per share of $2.49 and $2.60 for 2018.
(Reporting by Sanjana Shivdas and Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Arun Koyyur)


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Happy Friday and roll on the weekend, when I will be spending time with some family including two of my lovely nephews so I am really looking forward to that.
But first...I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you and it's hopefully an 'uplifting' one for a Friday - lol!
TGF were one of my fave brands when I first got into stamping and I realised I haven't really used a lot of them recently so I 'acquired' a super cute set to play with.
I decided to paper piece the balloon, partly because colouring balloons scares me and partly because I think it looks so good..and then I thought she could have a dress to match because every girl likes to co-ordinate right?!
The dress paper is from the Cool Summer pad and the background papers are from the other pads as listed below.
I used my new MFT stencil for the clouds but I really must get myself some DIs for shading because at the moment I can only do the clouds with Copics and although I think they look ok, I think DIs would be better.
I hope you all have something good planned for the weekend :-)
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E21/E25/E29
Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
(link for matching die set coming soon!)
Cool Summer 6x6 paper pad - Carta Bella


text: Sometimes when the long arm quilter has your quilt for awhile, it is not because of a back log... it is because she is brain dead. And then one day it comes to her(him) what to do on your quilt. I have had this one since December and today was the day!


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Types of Ticks
The three most frequently encountered ticks in Missouri are the lone star tick, the American dog tick and the deer tick.
Deer Tick or Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Although only the size of a sesame seed, deer ticks are best known for transmitting Lyme Disease. They live two-three years and must have three blood meals to survive each phase of life. Deer ticks are very slow feeders and will feed for three-five days. They must attach to their host for at least 24 hours to transmit the Lyme Disease bacterium. Deer and rodents are actually the preferred hosts of deer ticks. Rodents are typically the source of the Lyme Disease bacteria that ticks pass along to other hosts. Deer ticks are found in the woods and areas with overgrown vegetation.
Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
The lone star tick easily distinguished from any other tick by the pronounced white dot or star in the center of its back, is most active from April through the end of July. The distribution, range and abundance of the lone star tick have increased over the past 20-30 years. Lone star ticks are very aggressive feeders, known to travel far distances in search of a host and often are found on dogs and cats, which is how they find their way indoors. The lone start tick can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis. Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI) can occur after the bite of the lone star tick. The symptoms (rash, headache, fatigue) are similar to Lyme Disease but can be cured with an oral antibiotic. STARI is not known to cause neurological complications like Lyme Disease.
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
The american dog tick is a 3-host tick, targeting smaller mammals as a larva and nymph and larger mammals as an adult. Although it is normally found on dogs, this tick will readily attack larger animals, such as cattle, horses, and even humans. American dog ticks are typically brown to reddish-brown in color with gray/silver markings on their back. They overwinter in the soil and are most active from mid-April to early September. Like the lone star tick, these ticks can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever to both humans and dogs.
About Mosquito Squad of Greater St. Louis
The tick population in Missouri has exploded over the past few years.
At the Mosquito Squad, we understand that enjoying the outdoors with your family is important to you. That's why it matters so much to us. We love the great outdoors just as much as you do and one thing is for certain, ticks & mosquitoes can end outdoor fun in an instant.


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I've made this card by just using scrap pieces of paper. This is what it's all about right? Scrapbooking. The stamps are from Ett Trykk, and the chipboard are Blue Fern.
I've used papers from different lines to put together my card. I think there are some junque gypsey in there, and maybe some romance novel all the papers are from Marion Smith including the butterfly cut out and the litte super pretty pointy heart arrow charm.
I'm joining in these challenges with my card:
- Just us Girls - Stripe Challenge
- Craft you Passion Challenge - Anything Goes
Thank you so much for stopping by me today :)


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ulisse needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 211 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
We are a small software development firm.
We are very committed to high quality, and proud to exceed our customers' expectations while being also very competitive.
Our experience ranges from embedded systems (industry, medical devices, automotive) to web applications.
We deliver very high quality and want this to come across.
We want a clean look, possibly colorful, inspiring a feeling of quality and trust.
In a second moment we'll ask for stationery and web site designs.
Small to medium-sized businesses looking for high quality, custom made, software solutions.
The logo should include our new domain name (not necessarily as the main element, be creative): softwarefabrica.it (it could be also capitalized as in "Softwarefabrica.it" or "SoftwareFabrica.it"; besides the domain name part could also be written either as .it or as .IT)
Our tagline is excellence in software
We'd like to see also an icon for apps.
The general requirements are:
- Clean, sharp and focused design
- Inspire a feeling of quality, trust and optimism
- Possibly colorful
- Usable on white background
We don't have (yet) official colors.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .png/.jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
Feel free to be creative.
Here are some examples of logos we like (not related to our activity):
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Information in the Community Backpack is categorized into four sections:
1) Youth community events
2) Youth programs, clubs & organizations
3) Youth athletics
4) Parenting and family resources & assistance.
This program supports our Lake Geneva Schools strategic plan objective of promoting community engagement. It also helps us cut back on paper use by reducing the need to send hard-copy flyers home with students. We are excited about our Community Backpack and look forward to sharing great community offerings with you.
Does Your Organization Have A Flyer To Post?
1. Fill out our online form and attach your one-page event flyer as a PDF or Microsoft Office document at least 10 days prior to the desired posting date.
2. Please review our posting guidelines prior to submitting your flyer:
How Publishing Works…
Upon approval, flyers will be posted below. After events occur, flyers will be removed. A link to our Community Backpack will be shared each month in our school newsletters and social media pages to remind families to view the latest postings.
Lake Geneva Schools neither endorses nor sponsors the organizations that post information, their missions or their policies. If you have questions regarding any programs listed in the Community Backpack, please contact the organizations directly.
Click the Folders Below To Browse Flyers Submitted By Community Organizations.
Badger Athletic Camps
Badger Community Education
Before & After School Programs
Parenting & Family Resources/Assistance
Youth Athletics
Youth Community Events
Youth Programs, Clubs & Organizations


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Let Mommy Sleep is a team of Nurses and Newborn Care experts serving families in Washington DC, Leesburg, VA, Miami-Dade FL, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
If you are an RN, LPN, Medical Tech, Lactation Consultant or other certified professional considering joining our team, please complete and return the following application. We offer flexible schedules, great pay and a wonderful team to support you!
Nursing students with previous newborn experience are welcome to apply!
Download the LMS Application here. (Windows users right click and choose 'Save File As...', Mac users Control Click and choose 'Download Linked File')


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Sunday, 6 November 2016
Guess what?
14 comments:
I am so grateful for your silver linings.ReplyDelete
Your poetic heart and mind frequently stir me into thoughts and dreams. A generous gift.Replies
Where would I be without the linings?? They are the only reasons I get by! :) some of them even turn out golden...Delete
Hi Nila - what a wonderfully informative post ... of which I knew very little - so I'm grateful to have it here to refer back to. I'm not the world's best reader of poetry, though some sticks in the mind from childhood ... I must see if by chance it is 8 6 8 6 ...ReplyDelete
Lovely read .. and I hope the 'bits' wing in soon to help you out of your laptop bind. But good to know you had a writing retreat ... sounds lovely ... not written in oak gall ink, but the sound of it!! The precursor to pen and ink ... cheers HilaryReplies
Hi Hilary, nursery rhymes are often 8686, hard to forget those :) there is something rather sensuous about writing on paper, laid back and slow and tactile, very enjoyable indeed and not often experienced nowadays...have a great Sunday :~)Delete
Your poem is clever riddle.ReplyDelete
Sorry you are still waiting on parts for your computer. It will definitely be party time when they arrive.Replies
For sure I'll be glad NOT to be blogging on this dinosaur I'm using now :)Delete
the old ink stained hand has a certain magicReplyDelete
- Anonymous7 November 2016 at 01:18
You know I enjoyed the poem. Well written.ReplyDelete
I hope everything works out soonReplies
Me too! Glad you enjoyed the poem, thanks..Delete
Let's hope you soon get the parts you need.ReplyDeleteReplies
Fingers crossed...Delete
I love this rhythm. As you say, this sort of rhythm sticks in your head. And I hope you are rejoicing when those parts arrive Nila!ReplyDeleteReplies
They arrived and I have the thing back, thanks Denise! Something else entirely is sticking in my head now :(Delete
Comment moderation is on. Anonymous comments will be deleted forthwith. Nonymous comments always welcome :) Thank you for your patience!


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As much of a confirmation one can get right now!
Alexis Sanchez's transfer to Manchester United is going to happen real soon if a photo doing the rounds online could be believed.
The Adidas store at Oxford Street were seen printing the current Manchester United home kit with 'Alexis 7′ at the back.
The Chilean has been making the headlines recently with a move to Manchester United being heavily touted in the media and it seems a deal has been struck with Arsenal.
What a singing for the Red Devils as they gear for the serious stage of the season, check out a photo of Alexis' Man United shirt below –
Photo: #mufc Alexis Sánchez 7 shirt printed at Adidas Oxford Street today #mulive [@fanda2703] pic.twitter.com/wVMWlR7k7W
— utdreport (@utdreport) January 18, 2018


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The state unemployment
averages which are derived solely from the CPS data are not
strictly comparable to the official state average unemployment
rates, which also incorporate establishment employment
estimates, unemployment insurance claims data and historic
trends. However, these alternative measures can provide
insight into the volume of states' discouraged populations,
marginally attached individuals and those working part-time
for economic reasons.
December 2013
December 2014
December 2015
December 2016
December 2017
December 2018
* Rhode Island's official
state average unemployment rate for this period was 4.1 percent
of Labor Statistics' Alternate Measures of Labor
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If you have a WordPress blog and you don't already have WordPress Stats installed, do so now and activate your Jetpack configuration while you are at it. WordPress Stats give a great insight into your blogs performance.
What you get with WordPress Stats…
- The past days traffic
- Recent search queries
- Top Posts clicked
- Referrers
- plus Incoming and OutGoing Links
WordPress Stats on ShaneMcDonald.org
I was able to see that June 21st 2010 was the busiest day on my blog with the blog post iPhone iOS4 Released Today – What Time GMT will iOS4 be released for Ireland and UK?? getting 485 hits on that day and the overall blog getting 889 hits that day.
The top 5 keywords on this site in the past 30 days are
iphone safari frozen , 353 hits
safari frozen on iPhone , 168 hits
ipod safari frozen , 114 hits
iphone 4 safari frozen , 71 hits
flight radar , 24 hits
The best month this year for the blog section of my site was June and July which raked in 7,400 page views per month.
What all these stats mean for your blog?
Analysing your web stats can help with your overall SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) as you can link words as anchor phrase keywords to posts or static pages which relate to that phrase. So if you are selling iPhones and you have a static page on your site with the latest iPhone5 models for sale, you could write a blog post discussing the merits and new features of the Latest iPhone5 which you have for sale and then link the word iPhone5 to the static page. By then monitoring the performance of the your website stats (both WordPress Stats and Google Analytics) you can see how well your post is performing and further tweaking may be required in order to get your page or blog post into the top 5 on Google or other search engines.
There is no point in having a site if you don't check in monthly (or more often) to see how the performance of your site is doing. If things drop of a small bit it may simply the cyclic nature of your sector. If things drop off big time there may be a serious issue with your site e.g. you have been blacklisted or a section of your site may be hacked. Stats Programs allow you to check in and see how the site is doing and WordPress Stats is ideal if you have a WordPress Blog.
Where can I get WordPress Stats?
Visit wordpress.com and search for WordPress Stats. JetPack and a WordPress account will be required – all of which are free. Enjoy!