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Mon 12 Mar 2018 by Martyn Wingrove
Ground-breaking VSAT technology including tri-band antennas helped Carnival drive VSAT to Gbps levels with its MedallionNet connectivity
Carnival Corp has taken VSAT to new levels of connectivity for passengers on its cruise ships and broken the bandwidth-at-sea world record using its MedallionNet connectivity service on Princess Cruises� Regal Princess.
Connectivity over the satellite link reached 2.25 Gbps during a specific media-driven event at the end of February, said Carnival Corp chief experience and innovation officer John Padgett. This demolished the existing record that was set in December 2017 when MSC Cruises� newbuild MSC Seaside reached just over 500 Mbps using an Intelsat EpicNG satellite (MEC Q1 2018).
This new record was achieved while the ship was anchored off Princess Cays in the outer Bahamas. �We have pushed the VSAT to its limits to demonstrate that there are no practical limits to creating great connectivity,� Mr Padgett told Marine Electronics & Communications.
Bandwidth was made available to guests for streaming images and video over satellite uplinks and downlinks. MedallionNet uses connectivity from SES Networks� constellation of geostationary and O3B medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites to provide a pool of bandwidth. �Our 2.25 Gbps is far in excess of what guests actually need on a daily basis at present,� he said, adding that this pilot test demonstrated what could be achieved to cover future requirements �We have enough bandwidth for years of advances in connectivity,� he said.
When Carnival is not testing the boundaries of connectivity, Bermuda-flagged, 2014-built Regal Princess is provided with around 50 Mbps in �a mutual fund of bandwidth�. This is compared with a cruise industry average that is around 10-20 Mbps per ship.
To achieve this, Carnival worked with SES Networks to minimise any changes in available bandwidth and connectivity experience when ships move out of the O3B satellite Ka-band coverage, which stretches between the tropics. When this happens, connectivity goes seamlessly on to the geostationary satellite coverage of C-band and Ku-band.
Carnival uses the positive elements of geostationary satellite coverage that includes resilience to different weather patterns and reliability of coverage with the higher bandwidth and lower latency from MEO satellites.
�We always give guests the best experience possible even when outside MEO coverage as we work to eliminate barriers that prevent people going on cruises,� said Mr Padgett
�It is part of improving the vacation experience to provide land-based connectivity. Passengers can use Facetime, watch Netflix and run their own business from our ships with 24/7 video conferencing.�
Carnival evolved VSAT hardware and ship networks using �ground-breaking technology� as it developed MedallionNet, working with Intellian Technologies on installing the world�s first tri-band antennas. There are three of these on board Regal Princess to receive and transmit using C-band and Ku-band for the geostationary constellation and Ka-band to the O3B satellites.
There is a dedicated wifi network for passengers and a separate one for crew and ship operational requirements. �We distribute the bandwidth through a hybrid fibre Ethernet around the ship and distributed access points for every guest in high density formats,� Mr Padgett explained.
�We distribute the bandwidth through a hybrid fibre Ethernet around the ship and distributed access points�
�We distribute the bandwidth through a hybrid fibre Ethernet around the ship and distributed access points�
�Ships historically have access points only in public areas and hallways. We decided that we wanted wifi access points in all 4,000 staterooms so there is complete access around the ship.� There are high-throughput modems and routers for managing connectivity and wifi for mobile access. For other services, Speedcast supports the ship�s administration and media content is from Global Eagle.
More innovations are coming as Carnival is deploying �embedded wifi access points in television displays that enable more efficiency in distributing signals,� said Mr Padgett.
Currently, MedallionNet is available on Medallion Class ships, although only Regal Princess has been tested to Gbps bandwidth limits. There are also plans to deploy MedallionNet on other ships in the Princess Cruises� fleet, which includes three on order and 17 existing vessels. �We can rewire ships in the confines of a standard drydocking period so MedallionNet does not have to be fitted just on a newbuilding,� he said. �We can retrofit ships to this level in 12 days.�
�We can retrofit ships to this level in 12 days�
�We can retrofit ships to this level in 12 days�
Existing ships in the Carnival fleet have communications networks with wifi access points in public areas and wifi coverage. Wifi access in staterooms depends on the distance from the hallway wifi access point and whether passengers have the door open, said Mr Padgett. These ships have dual-band antennas for C-band and Ku-band coverage from geostationary satellites.
�We have prepared a couple more vessels in the Princess fleet and plan to share the learning and capability with other Carnival brands,� said Mr Padgett. �Each brand and operating company can then plan this investment.�
Carnival is involved in other connectivity innovations. Princess Cruises is starting to deploy a service called Ocean Medallion on its ships, which provides guests with information linked to their location on board. It tracks a medallion that is about 25 mm in diameter and carried by each passenger. These gather information about the wearer�s preferences and are updated multiple times per minute, which enables the ship�s IT infrastructure to present each guest with relevant options.
There is a third key component to the technology: Ocean Compass. This enables the guest to access cruise planning and concierge information, either via their own personal device, from their cabin�s TV or through one of the interactive screens that are located throughout the cruise ship.
In another innovation, Carnival introduced OceanView TV streaming in September 2017. This is available to download on Apple and Amazon devices and Mr Padgett said this includes �original content that can be downloaded anywhere and is a new level of connectivity experience�.
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In early 1990s, India underwent a total revolution; a revolution in telecommunications. Sam Pitroda, a visionary technocrat who came into the national attention with Rajiv Gandhi's ascension to power was the chief architect of this revolution. Perhaps, Pitroda was the man who rang the death-knell of the Indian post and telegraph service, inadvertently. Indian people knew that a new change was in when they all could get a landline connection provided if they had the right documents and right connections. Another revolution was on via kitchen where millions of women belted out the sighs of relief when cooking gas connections became a reality; once again with the right documents and right connections. The 'license-Permit-Quota' Raj that had become the hallmark of Indian politics was refusing to go. People knew the communication revolution was in when they could make calls to their near and dear ones (even if against a racing 'pulse' rate) from the vertical and narrow yellow boxes sprang all over India. These boxes were called STD booths. These extremely poor cousins of Britain's royal pay phone booths in red were low in style but high in demand.
The abbreviation, STD in the medical parlance was not something to be flaunted with pride. But when it came to the telecommunications, it attained a new status. Like many Indians who just do not know the expansion of certain abbreviations yet use them lavishly, the new STD too got currency in daily parlance without most knowing what it stood for (I just took the help of google to know what it is. It is Subscriber Trunk Dialing). But these booths that once played a pivotal role in changing India's social as well as economic life fell defunct with the advent of cellular phones or the mobile phone by the end of 1990s and the unprecedented proliferation of it in the Indian sub-continent thanks to the competitive allowance of the private service provider companies in the market by the relaxation of government rules (which caused phenomenal corruption cases in Indian politics). The market for cellular phone became so expanded that even in the remotest areas in India, today it is difficult to see an STD booth. It was not just a communication revolution but the introduction of a new job sector. The collapse of it however brought in a new job sector providing jobs to millions of educated and semi-literate people with adequate income.
(Sam Pitroda- the architect of Indian communication revolution)
This preamble is however is not to go further into the details of India's growth potential in the mobile phone sector nor do I want to delve deep into the nuances of new age communication leaps that are fast making the existing communications systems rather crude if not defunct. But this example could be used to understand the gallery system in India and elsewhere. In our country, after the global melt down in 2008, the art market has not substantially gotten back to the tracks. Though there has been continuous soothsaying during the art fairs and auction days that the market has finally here, the truth is this: the market for Indian contemporary art is abysmally low all over the world. If you ask, I would say, this scenario has not affected the artists though it has affected the scale of the art that they have been doing. The real victims of this market collapse are the galleries. Though we could say that the better days would bring them back on track, my observations tell me that the gallery system in India or elsewhere will never be the same as before. Exactly the way the STD booths went out of existence, the galleries also would perhaps cease to exist. It is not really a doomsday prophesying but a reality check. Let me explain further.
Galleries are a 19th century phenomenon and it is intricately connected with colonial power, economics of looting, growing of aesthetic finesse of the old time pirates and the post-industrial individualism and proliferation of capital that enabled the upper middle class and the middle class buy works of art for keep sake. The participants in the colonial project of various kinds had collected arts and artifacts from their subject countries and also had commissioned artists to make interesting works of art. These were shown to their guests in the galleries. The collapse of monarchies made the palaces into veritable museums where the art collections amassed for opulence and private contemplation were thrown open to the public. Galleries got their names from the architectural components in the palaces where the works of art were displayed in those days. Exactly the way, the sculptures liberated from architecture became 'modern' independent sculptures the galleries when plucked out of the museum parlance became commercial outlets from where one could buy the works of art based on personal choice. Buying art was at once a cultural partaking and an expression of aspirational behavior. Art as an investment came much later.
(An 19th century salon in Paris)
The establishment of galleries as commercial outlets invariably brings out the fact, in fact the other side of it, that galleries could exist only when there are buyers. If we see the same through the basic market logic, galleries are the results of the demand-supply logic. People wanted to buy art and they did not know where to look for. To cater to this growing demand, entrepreneurs started private salons where they could show the works of art to the prospective clients. The salons that are freed from larger organizational structures or the state itself became controlled private affairs where people could see and buy works of art at their own pace and leisure. The very same entrepreneurs soon understood to cater to the demand they need a steady supply of the wares/works of art. That was why they started looking for the alcoholic, deranged and even mad artists who lurked in the shady parts of the city (most of them could not afford to live in better places as they were not economically productive. Even today we could see why artists are gravitated towards economically viable areas as in a city) and converted them into real 'modern' artists. In those days, artists who were devoid of their erstwhile royal patronage and also less anchored by the doubts they had about religious and political establishments, they were also like the writers who did 'economically unviable works'.
These pre-fine-tuned and pre-sophisticated days of galleries make one thing clear to us: if there are no buyers the very idea of supply collapses rendering the producers absolutely 'useless economically'. The logic of existence as far as a gallery is concerned is based on the demand created by the buyer/collector and if the buyer/collector reduces the demand or rather finds other avenues to procure his wares, then gallery as an intermediary becomes automatically defunct. If we go by the telecommunication revolution logic, we understand that people have not stopped communicating with the advent of mobile phones, on the contrary the communications became multi-dimensional and paved the way for a very vigorous economic activity around it. The same is applicable in the case of art and galleries. The buyers and collectors have not stopped buying or collecting art. They are still doing it is the fact. But they have migrated to new interfaces from where they collect better products. One may doubt this argument citing the fact that now the contemporary artists are not selling that much as they used to during the market boom days. But the reality is different. During the market boom days, the investment potential of/on market was shown exaggerated therefore there was an increased activity in the economic side of art, which definitely was beneficial to the contemporary artists. But the increase in the number of galleries in those days was just an outcome of the increased demand not a natural growth in the organic state of the galleries (of such organic nature ever existed).
(Lado Sarai, Delhi's art district)
Catering to the demand cannot be a reason for assessing the durability of any market for two basic reasons; one, the demand could dwindle at some stage, two, the demand could exist but its focus could deflect. For example, there could be an added demand for pineapple due to various health reasons or some new scientific finding that makes pineapple a very covetable fruit. Automatically there will be an excessive production of pineapples all over the world. New products and new outlets will come up. But this is possible only till the allure of the health benefits lasts. Over a few months someone irked person would come out and say that he did not get anything out consuming pineapples. In the worst scenario, another scientific establishment that wants to create a market for apple could trash the benefits of pineapple consumption and could prove that apple is better than pineapple. The systems that have been created for selling and buying pineapple cannot be used for selling apple though some kind of adjustments are possible for a short term basis but the sustainability of it is always questionable. That's what exactly happened to the STD booths; they stayed on for some time before saying it quit. If galleries are staying on in India now it is because some economic activities are happening around them still.
Ask a gallerist, she would say things are not bright. It is not her problem. It is the natural growth of the market. If understand the historical dynamics, then we would understand how the galleries have been getting out of use and purpose. Imagine a scenario with such outlets that could sell not only pineapple and apple but also all the kinds of fruits with proven scientific credentials. That means, to buy a bunch of strawberry, you perhaps would not go to an exclusive strawberry store. You would better go to a well-known supermarket with a lavish fruit section in it. In the worst case scenario or for convenience sake, you either buy from home deliverers or from the peddlers. Now, if you just jog your imagination a little, you could understand why people prefer to go to private museum to make choices and also to enjoy works of art. Or rather why they look at the auction results and instead of going to the single shop send a word around in the secondary market. What happens here is those galleries that could not upgrade themselves as little museums would eventually turn into peddlers and home deliverers, but with a difference. We have seen suited and booted peddlers who sell knick knacks from the pavements by making themselves distinct with their attire. It is almost like big shops set up their temporary stalls in the streets during the festival times in India.
(Kiran Nadar Museum in Delhi)
Private museums are fast replacing the galleries in India and elsewhere. These larger than galleries are not really commercial outlets but more prestigious art hubs where a single patrons whims and fancies works as the logical thread of the collection that one sees at a given point of time. Definitely the single patron employs experts and curators to choose, display and negotiate with other museums, always to push the level of quality and brand up. This is an international phenomenon now. There an inter-museum exchange and also intra-museum exchange of ideas and artifacts. This has created a new scenario in which what is outside of these exchanges could look like less authentic even. If an artist's work is collected in a private museum, then that artist's value goes up then the galleries could do some business but with no negotiating power on its price or 'aesthetical value' as they used to do before because the benchmark is set by the private museums. In the hierarchy, you like it or not, the galleries are the new underdogs. Though it is not completely so, the galleries with a devoted client list still scrape through in business but in the demand-supply logic, the psyche of a client works in tandem with the graph of the brand value of the product. You could buy a Louis Vutton bag from an Indian showroom but when you say it that you bought from Paris, that makes all the difference.
Private museums do not directly enter into the market. However, they invigorate both the auction circuit as well as the secondary market. If a private museum bulk buys an artist, you could imagine that this artist and his works coming back to the scene mostly via some international private museum and through the established auction houses. This process sets the ball rolling in the secondary market where the dealers like rag pickers scramble through all the available and known collections to eke out the said artist's works. To sustain themselves, the gallerists also join the gang, literally shutting down the activities of the galleries and rendering most of their devoted artists jobless and less of income. It was against this scenario the international acclaimed artist Damien Hirst decided to give his work directly to museums and auction houses rather than sending it via galleries. When art is turned into a pure economic activity, its sanctity has to be maintained at some level; that's why most of the private museums are opened to the public, mostly free of cost because the works have to be in the 'public domain' before they turn into a commercial product. So the art viewing now has become more of a 'seasoning and validating' act of/by the public which reminds one of the marriages all over the world. Marriage is a private act between two individuals and their families. But the whole community is called to witness it because the sanctioning the sexual relationship between the bride and groom should not be questioned and shamed by the public. So public viewing of art in the private museums is a public witnessing ritual that makes certain nexus socially permissible.
(Delhi Art Gallery)
If so what are these galleries going to do? To find an answer let me go to the opening example of the STD booths and mobile phones. As I said before, the people have not stopped communicating. They have started using new ways of communicating. Similarly, people have not stopped buying art or seeing art. Nor have the artists stopped making art. Things are happening as usual. But to make the economic activities stronger and faster, the galleries should find new strategies. The art scene itself has found new strategies and unfortunately the galleries have failed to catch up with these changes. People are looking at art as their desire to have something meaningful and beautiful will never cease to exist. But they are looking at different venues. They are looking at art in the virtual space; they are looking at the art in the social media. Via these new platforms, the buyers and collectors are coming into direct contact with the artists. The works are seen online and if need be, the buyers and collectors do not hesitate to travel to the studios of the artists or when they are showing in artists initiated exhibitions. They look at the auction results and buy from the secondary market. When they feel the need to collect art, they even get a few of the artists in camps. Industrial houses are still buying contemporary art via direct commissioning. Bulk buying is still done. More than before, the artists are at peace with themselves for there is no pressure on them from the greedy gallerists. In the meanwhile, galleries are getting closed.
Is there any future of galleries in India? I say there is but in an absolutely different way. A gallery in India would thrive only when it behaves absolutely like a sophisticated car show room. In a car show room, the owner would never come down to explain why this particular brand is good or important. The client relationship is handled by experts educated in client relations. An engineer is employed to tell what exactly the engine does. A wellness manager is employed to take care of the client needs. The brochures are written by the experts. The front desks are managed by smart young men and women. You get a complete experience when you come out of a car show room whether you buy one or not. Now you just imagine a contemporary art gallery. When was the last time someone greeted with you a smile when you visited an exhibition? I don't say much, you make your own mental comparisons. I would say only this much, the collapse of Indian galleries are caused by gallery owners who instead of becoming good sellers became the 'makers of aesthetic choices'. They killed the experts in the field; art historians, critics, art writers, business experts, trained front desk handlers, archivists and so on. India has moved on. Indian art collectors have moved on. But the galleries stand where they have been thinking that their little spaces are the cradles of a civilization. Delusion has never been so strong before.

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About Emilie Heurtevent
Emilie Heurtevent is an emerging artist working in mixed media painting with predominantly acrylic and ink. She grew up in Paris where Art is on every corner of the street. Her passion for painting began at a young age. Surrounded by museums and a constant turnover of exhibitions, she learned and practiced a variety of techniques, from realistic watercolours to Chinese calligraphy. It wasn't long before she began experimenting with abstracts. Emilie's studio and home is located in North Melbourne, Australia. She shares her life with her partner Lucas and Geraldine the cat, both fantastic Art critics. Her interest in the process of moving between a known and unknown experience is what represents Emilie's work. Change, growth and personal perception – cycles of decay and renewal – deconstruction and reconstruction are her reoccurring subjects. Where do you get your inspiration? I paint when I get the urge. Different sounds, colours, lights, movement can trigger me. The grey of concrete in the city, the smoothness of the clouds. How do you describe your art? I think my work is a unique expression of the response to the world and people around me. How do you feel when you are painting? I'm a combination of calm and chaotic. Without any tangible idea in mind, I let my feelings flow onto the canvas. It's all about experimentation.
2018 – Black & White - Lulu Cafe & Gallery, Melbourne
2017 – Meanderings in Visual Language - No Vacancy, Melbourne
2016 – Emerging Art Australia – Inner Space Gallery, Melbourne
2016 – Infant Earth, Solo Exhibition – Pumpkin Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2015 – Chancery Lane Gallery, Adelaide
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Second hand cars Cape Town
Second hand cars Cape Town
Second hand cars Cape Town
Second hand cars have taken the car sales market by storm all over South Africa, particularly with the middle class where many cannot really afford brand new cars, its really a good root to go to save money and get a car that is worth it even though it may seem a little older than expected. At times for the cost of a new car you can get a second hand car that is flashier due to the year and make of that particular car. For instance Second hand cars Cape Town would sell you a brand new corsa for R 150k and for that you could spend just about R 136k on a 2001 BMW M3, its not new but for that much you are getting a supercar! Think about it so when you head to the dealer keep this type of mindset to get you the most unbeatable deals on second hand cars.
With Second hand cars Cape Town the depreciation of the car is little to none, whereas with a new car most lose about 40% of their value in their first year making the car at least 50% of the actual price. When a car depreciates so quickly, this also heightens the need for GAP coverage (optional insurance coverage to cover the difference between the amount of your loan and your car's actual value), which is another added expense.
If you buy a car at the dealership new or used you're probably going to have fees (like taxes and DMV fees) tacked on regardless to the condition of the vehicle. You may also see random other fees, like processing, preparation, and advertising fees, which can add up to a hundreds of rands. If you buy a used car from a private party, however, you can avoid some of theses random fees, so thats one other upside of buying Second hand cars Cape Town.


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To maximise efficiency and accuracy, HMRC prefer agents to use the online tax registration service (OTRS) when registering clients for SA and NIC. Where this cannot be done the new version of form CWF1 must be used. From 1 February 2013, HMRC will return old forms CWF1 as they do not provide enough information. The new version of Form CWF1 will be integrated into 3rd party software.
The new form CWF1 is available through the forms quick link on the HMRC home page.
HMRC's alert states:
'Registering for Self Assessment and National Insurance using form CWF1
When registering your client's business HMRC recommends that you use the online tax registration service to register for Self Assessment and Class 2 National Insurance. It's quicker and easier than downloading a form. Follow the link below.
Register your business for HMRC taxes
If you decide to send form CWF1 instead please be sure to download the latest version. From 1 February 2013, HMRC will return old forms as they don't provide enough information. The new version of Form CWF1 will be integrated into 3rd party software.
Recent analysis has shown that a high proportion of the CWF1 forms received by HMRC are old versions which sometimes include incorrect contribution rates or exception levels.
From 1 February 2013 HMRC's Central Agent Authorisation Team (CAAT) will be returning 'old' or 'incorrect' versions of the CWF1. A covering letter will accompany the returned CWF1 explaining that we are unable to accept the form and suggesting alternative methods for registering as self-employed.'
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A little over a week ago I read this heart tugging blog post. Little did I know that two days later I would be hearing similar news. "The baby stopped growing about 3 weeks ago." I was in for my 14 week checkup. We were expecting our 5th baby.
I had come to the doctor for my 10 week checkup 4 weeks earlier, at that time they couldn't hear a heartbeat. They knew it was a little early but decided it was best to check things out on the ultrasound. I had been feeling all kinds of different emotions and feelings with this pregnancy, so when I first went in I probably wouldn't have been surprised if there was no heartbeat. But there was. The baby was moving, everything looked great, and I saw it's little heart beating strong.
That is probably why for this visit I came by myself expecting the normal routine visit. Once again the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat. He checked for quite a while and then decided to do another ultrasound just to be safe. That's when I saw for myself that the little heart was no longer beating.
I did pretty good until the technician asked how I was doing. The tears started coming, I felt emotions I've never felt, and more than anything I wanted to get out of there, have a good cry and talk to my husband. The doctor gave me his condolences as well as options of where to go from there. I wanted to try and pass it naturally, and hoped that I would be able to since It had been so long.
I left not wanting to return to pick up my kids from the babysitter yet, so with tears and all kinds of emotions I started driving, ending up in the parking lot of the temple, where I called my husband up and broke the sad news.
I don't know that I had ever really planned on this or expected it. We had 4 previous pregnancies that had gone wonderful. I have had friends go through miscarriages before, and despite how much I tried to understand, and give condolences you never understand until you hear the news for yourself.
About 11 years ago while I was in college I attended a Women's Conference in which one of the speakers talked about her experience of having 7 miscarriages and the lessons she learned through them. Her first one she went through the miscarriage alone, she didn't tell anyone and she described how hard it was. She decided after that if she ever got pregnant she would immediately tell people, and then she would let people know if she miscarried. She wanted the support and love that she needed so badly and should get. She knew she shouldn't and it wasn't God's way for her to go through it alone.
For some reason that has stuck with me for years, and as I was hearing for myself the news that I had miscarried, I knew in my heart I wanted people to know. I wanted the support. That first day I couldn't share it though. I was still dealing with the news myself. I still needed to really talk with my husband and I just wasn't emotionally stable enough too. Finally that night I emailed my family asking them for their prayers that I could do this naturally and to let them know the news. I also posted to my dear friends and co-workers at ScrapGirls who are so full of faith and love, asking for their prayers as well.
I then went to bed with hope and faith that we'd be able to pass it naturally and that I would be able to get through this personal loss.
The next morning I started bleeding. I wasn't experiencing any pain, and I was glad that it looked like we'd do this naturally. Things were looking good. That is until right after Beau took some of the kids and left for a little bit. It was then that I started having hot and cold flashes, getting week and feeling light headed. I came to a minute later long enough to realize I was kneeling on the floor and holding on for dear life to some furniture next to me. I laid down on the floor and passed out.
I came to a little bit later, and heard Isaac waking up in the next room. Calling him I told him that mom was really sick and I needed him to go push a chair over to the phone and bring it too me. He didn't say anything, walked over and brought me back the phone. I called Beau and told him something was wrong I needed him home now.
He got home, talked to me, called our friends asking them if they could take our kids, and tried to make me as comfortable as possible. I was feeling slightly better but could not move. I was completely exhausted, weak and all I could do was lay on the floor hoping to not have any more hot flashes, and to overcome the nausea.
Our friend came and picked up the kids, and unexpectedly my sister knocked on the door letting me know that she had left her kids with a babysitter, had brought 3 freezer meals, hot rolls and asked if could she help out with something. I was so grateful for her just dropping everything and coming over after she got my email the night before. She helped do the dishes, clean up the house and helped Beau out while he took care of me.
I would have moments of doing good, and even made it to a sitting position, eating a little bit of food and feeling like my strength was returning…. it wasn't before long though before the hot and cold flashes hit again and I hollered out to Beau that it was happening again.
I don't remember anything after that except Beau patting me on the cheeks asking me if I was with him or not. I don't know how long I was out, I had barely come to long enough to make a sound letting him know I heard him. He told me we needed to get to the emergency room. All I could do was listen, I couldn't move, I couldn't do anything except lay there and throw up occasionally. I knew though that there was no way I could get myself into a car, even with his help to get to an emergency room. He finally realized it was not possible either and called 911 for an ambulance.
I have to say that I have never been so grateful to hear him make that call, and so grateful to hear them come in and talk to me, getting me loaded and feeling myself move towards the hospital. I knew something was wrong, but I could not do anything myself to get me there. I was so glad to just relax and know that they would take care of me.
The rest of the morning was spent in the ER trying to get an IV in me. I was dehydrated, and my blood pressure was really low. 15 attempts later with absolutely no luck except a bunch of holes, bruises and pain they ended up putting one in my neck. Once I started getting some fluids in I started feeling better. After discussions with my doctor it was decided that I was bleeding too much and the best thing would be an emergency D&C. I was wheeled into the operating room with the plan that I should be good after the procedure and be able to return home that night. That was not possible. I was still so weak and unable to stand let a lone walk that I ended up spending the night in the hospital. The nurses kept pushing me to try standing and walking to the bathroom, but I physically knew that it was not possible. I was so exhausted and weak that every time I attempted I could not even stand. I felt like my blood level was still low and that my blood pressure kept varying. I was so glad to hear them say I could stay the night. The next morning I awoke feeling tons better after getting some crackers, water and sleep. I could finally walk and ended up coming home that afternoon.
The next 6 days were slow. My mom had been planning on being here to help out until Saturday thinking I should be feeling better by then. She didn't leave until Monday. I kept getting weak, not being able to think clearly. I was completely exhausted and would sleep for 3 solid hours shifts during the day. I was not able to really feel good enough to have her leave until Monday. I'm feeling better now, and know we're on the upswing. I finally feel like my blood level is getting close to normal, although I am completely exhausted by the end of the day and emotionally unstable. It's been a week of tears. As long as I don't think I can keep the tears under control. If I think too much then they come….
One thing I have been so grateful for during this is that advice 11 years ago from that woman about her experience with the miscarriages. Her advice to let people know and so you could have support. Even though I feel the loss of the baby, I have gained so much in the last week.
I have gained a huge love for my dear friends who without knowing what was going on, and without question dropped everything, took my children in, watched them overnight until we could get out of the hospital. They made sure Savannah got to school, did her homework and took care of them when I couldn't. They will never know how much I appreciated that unconditional love and support even though they didn't know at the time what was going on.
I have gained a huge love and appreciation for my extended family, my sister who just showed up that morning to help knowing that she could help. My mother in law who just happened to be in town and showed up as I was being carted away in an ambulance. She gave up the rest of her day and stayed at the house taking care of laundry, cleaning, and taking care of things there. For my mom who dropped everything and came down and helped take care of things around the house and especially the kids while I tried to recuperate. I am so grateful for the family members that had me in their prayers and called with love and concern.
I gained a great appreciation for the love and support out there from everyone that I either told or found out. Who have given hugs, who have told us they are sorry for our loss. For Beau's employers who understood, told him to take care of me and let him go for the week. I'm grateful for all the women out there who have said "I've been there, I've lost one or more of my own, I understand" and they do.
I've gained an even greater love for my husband who dropped everything since my first call to him, and has been an incredible help and support. Being there the whole time when I needed him more than anything. I'm grateful for the priesthood, and the power it has in my life, and how grateful I was to get a priesthood blessing from him the night before the whole ordeal, a blessing of comfort, council and strength. To have him here when emotionally all I needed was him, someone to talk to, someone to cry to, someone to curl up next to.
I've gained a greater understanding of what this kind of loss is like. I hope that I can be of better comfort to other women out there that experience the same thing, since I too have now experienced something similar.
Most of all I have a great knowledge that God is aware of me. Shalae. He knows exactly what I am going through, he knew what I would be going through and sent people at the right times to help and be a support. He knows what is best for me and my family. He has a plan for me individually but also an individual, personalized plan for each of my children. He knows exactly when they need to be here in our family and who needs to experience this earth life. For some reason this was not the time, nor the hour for another baby to join our earthly family. It will be a part of our eternal and heavenly family, but this whole experience was the Lord's will and was at his timing. I'm so grateful I know that, believe it with all my heart and can gain great comfort from that knowledge during this time.
I have also realized I do not have it that bad. I have been keeping tabs on a close friends of Beau and I. His family and our family always hung out together when I was little. We'd spend hours together. Right now he is fighting a battle of cancer. He has two little kids and amazing wife. I read their blog, I see what he goes through daily and am amazed at his wife as she watches him go through this. I read his story and realize how little my problems are. How there are those out there with so much greater.
It has been a couple weeks of learning, emotions, tears and immense gratitude.
Thank you to all of you who have called, expressed love and concern. That you to all of you that have just jumped in and helped. I am doing so much better and only because of all of you. Thank you! I love you more than you know.


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Greetings everyone I'm DJ Pedro, aka, P. Rock. I might be the youngest and newest to Eddie B & Company, but my vast music genre in three languages is unparalleled. Originally born in Brazil, I am married to a beautiful Cuban woman.
I speak and can spin music to three languages: Portuguese, English and/or Spanish. And, the best part is I don't really have a favorite type of music. I must say I just love music, all music. From Frank Sinatra to Roberto Carlos, I can bring your culture's favorite music to your special event.Personally, I have been living in South Florida for nearly 10 years and have been a DJ for every kind of function from large corporate events for Victoria's Secret to intimate weddings at the Atlantic Hotel for 14 people. All my life I've loved music and I would love to share my passion with you at your special event. Whether large or small, I will add that personal touch that will have you still singing the next day.
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The North Coast NSW Is The Top Regional Area Attracting Domestic Visitors Throughout Australia
The North Coast Destination Network (the regional tourism authority across 13 local government areas from The Great Lakes to The Tweed) announced today that The North Coast NSW is the third most popular destination in Australia behindSydney @No 1 and Melbourne @ No 2 in attracting domestic overnight visitors.
"This is great news for The North Coast Destination Network/ The Legendary Pacific Coast (the touring route) linking those destinations and north coast tourism operators," said NCDN Executive Officer, Ms Belinda Novicky.
"The figures released by Tourism Research Australia see North Coast ahead of Brisbane @No 4; Gold Coast @No. 5, Experience Perth @No.7 and NSW South Coast @No. 8, " she said.
"This excellent result would not have been possible without our strong and consistent marketing efforts supported by more than 400 Legendary Pacific Coast tourism industry partners dedicated to ensuring this tourism route from Sydney to Brisbane is established as Australia's first choice for domestic and international visitors."
"Sydney attracted a total of 8.6 million or 11.2 per cent of total domestic overnight visitors, Melbourne, 7.3 million or 9.4 per cent while the North Coast attracted 4.4 million overnight domestic visitors or 5.7 per cent of visitors for the year ending March 2014."
"The North Coast domestic visitor numbers were up 1.9 per cent on the previous year and more than 1 million visitors ahead of the next regional area while international tourism numbers rose by 6.9 per cent."
The North Coast was the second most popular regional area for international visitors with a total of 265,000 or 4.4 per cent while Tropical North Queensland led the regional pack with 696,000 international visitors or 11.6 per cent.
The top international destinations from one to seven (in that order) were: Sydney, Melbourne, Experience Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Canberra).


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I am so sorry I haven't gotten a post up: we had another death in the family and this was even closer to us than the last one; I apologize, grieving makes it difficult to focus so this probably won't be a very good post; I have tried several times to get it up and just couldn't; please remember me in your prayers as I am going through a tough time; thank you.
I did see Poltergeist, and it was a solid re-make, or, rather, sequel, definitely pro-capitalist with some interesting social commentary as well, specifically in terms of masculinity--which was very impressive and I am going to make serious efforts to finish that post and get it up, because I know I will be referencing it in the future. Before Poltergeist aired, there were some interesting trailers, so let's take a look at them:
This reminds me of that Joel Edgerton-Jennifer Garner film The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (or something like that, it was very socialist) but I don't want to make a statement about this one--I just don't know about it yet (and I am not really focused). Another trailer for Insidious 3 has been released, and the wonderful actress from Ouija is in it:
I want to say that this is going to be pro-capitalist, mainly because we are seeing several similarities to Poltergeist (again, I can't focus, I am sorry) but I'll need to see it; I think, however, that this will be worth seeing.
When I heard they were doing a remake of Point Break, I thought, wasn't that a surfing film (I'm probably wrong about that)? The trailer for Point Break has just been released, as in like, 2 hours ago, and this is going to kick socialist butt:
Generally, I don't do a lot with TV, but I happened to see this trailer for a new series starting and I think it's going to be pretty good, at least, I'm interested to see where it goes:
We've seen at least two other films deal with Charles Manson and his "family," Annabelle and Martha Marcy May Marlene (the leader of their "commune" was a Manson figure). The riots are certainly something we have been seeing a lot of, as well as young women being suckered into a cult like situation to "change the world" (which is essentially what Mad Max is about) and "bring back my little girl" is perhaps a feeling many families have now with their children suckered into socialism and threatening the future of the kids themselves. Here is a clip for Jurassic World (I know I have mentioned how much I am loathing this film) and there are three important things in it:
First, the "job opening," is meant to terrify everyone about jobs in general and depreciate the job market so that no one will want to work for a profit-hungry capitalist, and risk their lives for him, but will, instead, want to work for the peace-loving socialist government that has everyone's best interests in mind. Secondly, "everyone wants what is bigger" or something like that, is the next item: again, the huge dinosaur jumping out of the water to eat the Jaws like shark is us, the viewers, rising to "take the bait" of a big-summer blockbuster like Jurassic World so we can watch a really expensive TED talk and become passively indoctrinated into socialism. Thirdly, her expensive lotion is meant to shame women from wearing expensive products; why? The purchasing of those products is a big financial market, more than a billion dollars a year; you get women to start boycotting lotion and the market prices will fall (remember in the Point Break trailer, they are interested in manipulating the markets). The last trailer:
I've heard a rumor that Jude Law has signed a deal to play a pope in a film. Spy is going to be like Mad Max: role reversal. You may remember from another trailer that Melissa McCarthy's character said, "My mom used to write notes in my lunch box saying, 'Give up on your dreams," or something to that effect, and that is the "motherland," America, telling her daughter, the future generation of women that have grown up and entered the market place, that they can't do certain jobs, or that certain "appetites" (this is her lunch box, afterall) are wrong for women to have. This isn't just about giving positive appreciation for a woman, or even a large woman, but about tearing down white heterosexual men which, again, is what we see in Mad Max. This is the painting of white men as the enemies of progress so that people will not feel bad about killing them off, as we saw in Django Unchained.
Thank you for all the emails inquiring into how things are going; I am trying to get them answered. Again, please remember me in your prayers as this is an especially rough time. I am trying to get posts up and back to normality, but, as you know, that is sometimes easier said then done.
Eat Your Art Out,
The Fine Art Diner
|One of the many internet memes from Mad Max: Fury Road which takes aim at the blatant feminist agenda of the film, which you can read about here. It's actually worse than being a "feminist agenda," because it's propaganda about how women should want to become men, and men should become more feminized. Tom Hardy has all ready signed on to do two more Mad Max films, so it's important to establish what we are seeing now, so we will understand what else is going to take place in the future of the franchise. Beating out Mad Max: Fury Road was Pitch Perfect 2, which made a very impressive showing, and supported more traditional femininity and women's roles in capitalist society. Why is this important? The box office returns are because it demonstrates that viewers are aware of what Hollywood is trying to pull (forced indoctrination) and that viewers are not going to stand for it. In a similar vein, George Clooney's Tomorrowland also did poorly at the box office with reviewers (even those saying it was a good film) claiming that it resembled a "TED talk" (because of its preachy platform) and "leaves a smug aftertaste." Imagine that.
Thank you for all the emails inquiring into how things are going; I am trying to get them answered. Again, please remember me in your prayers as this is an especially rough time. I am trying to get posts up and back to normality, but, as you know, that is sometimes easier said then done.
Eat Your Art Out,
The Fine Art Diner


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We put this technological advance in our Community Health Tech category, but, in time, the technology could be available at the home level- Medical Technology is scaling down and getting cheaper. Here is a great example just out- a portable ultrasound machine. This is a promotion video for the company, Quirumed:
Published on Nov 6, 2013
Portable digital ultrasonic ultrasound. WED-180 model.
– Ultrasound dynamic aperture technology that ensures the sharpness of the image, from the areas closest to the uttermost.
RDA: Real-time Dynamic Aperture (Open real-time dynamic)
DFS: Dynamic Frequency Scan (dynamic frequency scanning)
DRA: Dynamic Receiving Apodization (Reception dynamic apodization)
DRF: Dynamic Receiving Focusing (Front Dynamics Approach)
– Generate reports automatically (Normal / OB)
– Automatic identification of the probes (2 connections)
– Backlit keyboard.
– Digital Controls.
– 8 Segment TGC adjustment
– Main Unit
– 2 connections for probe
– REF. WED180-369-60R: 60R Convex probe 3.5 MHz
VP Shoes offers great shoe designs and brands for the whole family, from Ugg Boots (including Ugg Classic Short) to New Balance, from North Face Denali to Women's Dansko Shoes. VP Shoes offers a fantastic reward program to help you save even more on your shoes.


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The information in this article applies to Numara Deploy, all versions.
Companies that are using Numara Deploy can easily migrate to Prism Deploy. Prism Deploy provides the same user interface and is 100% compatible with Numara Deploy. This means that all information contained in the database and all packages created by Numara Deploy work without modification in Prism Deploy. New Boundary Technologies provides top-notch technical support and Prism Deploy fully supports Windows 7 and 64-bit operating systems. The product also contains significant enhancements not available in Numara Deploy. See the Related External Links section below for a link to the Version History page for Prism Deploy.
There are two options for migrating to Prism Deploy:
· Migrate your existing channel database from Numara Deploy to Prism Deploy, -or-
· Start fresh by creating a new channel with Prism Deploy, then optionally use the Channel Synchronization Tool to copy Tasks, Configuration Groups or Organizational Groups from your Numara Deploy Channel to your new Prism Deploy Channel.
Here are the basic steps of the migration from Numara Deploy to Prism Deploy:
1. Create a backup of your current channel database.
2. Uninstall Numara Deploy. Note: If you want to install Prism Deploy on a different server from where Numara Deploy is currently installed, that's fine. Skip this step for now, because you'll use your existing channel to deploy a subscription file to point polling clients to the new channel.
3. Install Prism Deploy on the same server, or on a different server if you so choose.
4. Restore the backed up database to the SQL server you used during installation of Prism Deploy. Connect it to the new Prism installation using instructions from New Boundary Technologies' Technical Support Team.
5. Create a subscription file to upgrade the clients to the new version, and deploy it as a Command Task.
6. Once you've verified that computers are now successfully polling the Prism Deploy channel, go back and uninstall your Numara Deploy installation if you didn't do it before.
When you're ready to make the switch, please contact New Boundary Technologies to talk about your licensing options and to set up a time to get technical assistance with your migration. Here are some ways to reach us:
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GACTE Member Awards Guidelines
These awards recognize excellence and dedication within the field of career and technical education among our association members. We seek to commemorate exceptional individuals who have contributed to the success of CTE through the quality of their work and their involvement in the CTE community.
The nominees will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Accomplishments and innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate for the award
- Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within their institutions, communities, GACTE and ACTE and other organizations)
2019 Awards Committee
Zach firstname.lastname@example.com
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GACTE Postsecondary Teacher of the Year
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Awards Committee
The mission of the Awards committee is to ensure the recognition of outstanding achievements by individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the career and technical education field, to programs that exemplify the highest standards and to organizations that have conducted activities to promote and expand career and technical education. The Awards Committee shall consist of one member from each of the GACTE divisions.
1. The Awards Committee is responsible for all awards or competitions sponsored by GACTE and ACTE.
2. To develop and administer the annual awards program as set forth by the approved guidelines in Standard Operating Procedures below:
The Board of Directors will approve the GACTE awards program and all GACTE award recipients. The categories are as follows:
Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the middle/secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.
Administrator of the Year
This award recognizes administrative CTE professionals at the school, district, county, state or federal level who have demonstrated leadership in ensuring teacher and student success and have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and effective career and technical education programs.
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the postsecondary level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.
Career Guidance Award
This award recognizes school counselors and career development professionals who have demonstrated commitment to connecting students with opportunities for success, shown innovation in career exploration and development, and have advocated for CTE as a viable option for all students.
New Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes new CTE teachers who have made significant contributions toward innovative and unique career and technical education programs and shown a professional commitment early in their careers.
Teacher Educator of the Year
This award recognizes teacher educators who have demonstrated innovation in teacher education, leadership in improving CTE, and commitment to preparing teachers to deliver high quality CTE programs.
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
This award recognizes individuals who have used CTE to make a significant impact on their community and demonstrated leadership in programs and activities that promote student involvement in community service.
Award recipients may not ask for an honorarium to be paid for speaking engagements while representing GACTE during the year they serve as award winners. However, if an organization or other group offers to pay an honorarium to an individual recipient, it is permissible for the award recipient to accept such payments. The award recipient should request to be reimbursed by the host organization for all travel and related expenses incurred in conjunction with speaking engagements. If the GACTE Board makes the request of the individual, then the Executive Committee may make the decision to pay mileage and/or other travel expenses incurred if there is no other funding source.
GACTE may accept paid sponsorship of some or all awards from outside organizations. If such sponsorship occurs, the names of all awards affected will be changed to incorporate the sponsoring company or organization's name. The request would be made to the Executive Committee for consideration, and then voted on by the Board.
The Executive Committee may approve recognition of a Georgia leader for special presentation with an appropriate plaque or certificate.
3. The GACTE Awards committee will serve to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors new avenues for recognizing achievement in the profession and the association.
Awards Procedures:
GACTE Awards Chair appointed by the GACTE President
Committee members are all division VPs or their designated division representatives
Committee members will be judges
Each division should have an awards committee, headed by an awards chairperson. The make-up of the committee should be determined by the division. That committee should be responsible for selecting a Teacher of the Year, Postsecondary Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year, New Teacher of the Year, Teacher Educator of the Year, Carl Perkins Outstanding Service Award, and Career Guidance Award to represent the division in the GACTE competition.
Requirements and Procedures
For information on each award cagtegory, go to https://acte.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/GA/home
Requirements and questions for each award can be read if you click on 'learn more about excellence awards."
Only ONE nominee from each division may compete at the GACTE level for each award. There are 12 divisions.
Each division Awards Chair should make sure they submit a list of the nominees to the GACTE Awards Chair upon completion. Only one nominee for each category should be on this list. All nominees must upload their OWN information in the awards portal: https://acte.secure-platform.
We will forward the designated division winners to the GA portal for judging once we received the final list from each division. (May 1st). Awards Chair have the autonomy to handle it within their division. Angela Rucker (firstname.lastname@example.com) should receive a DIVISION list of nominees with the appropriate category by May 1st so the voting can begin.
An evaluation form adapted from the form used by the ACTE National Awards Committee will be used at the GACTE level to evaluate nominees. Nominees will be evaluated by GACTE Awards Committee members no later than June 1.
Winners will be recognized at the annual GACTE Conference in July.
The GACTE Awards Chair will upload the completed awards application packet via the ACTE awards portal for each nominee for competition at the Region II level according to the deadline and procedures specified on the ACTE website, acteonline.org. An electronic copy will also be sent to the Region II Awards Chair.


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On film, everything is magnified one million times, so the fundamental makeup objective is major coverage. All makeup must be applied more heavily and more matte to counteract the harsh lights of television or video. Don't worry if it doesn't look pretty to your eye when you look in the mirror. Foundation: Use creamy, heavier-than-usual matte foundation. Or use your regular cream or stick formula, just more of it. Television turns foundation paler and orangey, so choose a yellow-toned foundation that matches your skin tone but is one half-tone darker. This is a moment to mix your own foundation the dark and medium shades for the desired effect. Makeup should not look cakey and pasty.
Concealer: Use more concealer than usual two coats at least in a shade that is slightly lighter than your normal concealer shade (i.e., mix your regular concealer with a lighter shade).
Powder: Use lots of it. The ideal is to have three shades on hand your normal shade plus one shade darker and one shade lighter. Over foundation: Choose one half-shade darker face powder to warm your complexion. (Mix a one-shade darker powder with the normal shade of face powder.) Over concealer: one half-shade lighter powder generously applied to eliminate the appearance of dark circles. (Mix a one-shade lighter powder with your normal shade of face powder.)
The more matte, the better. The finish of your face should be matte, not dewy. Don't worry about the appearance of lines the strong lights will blow them out. Even the tiniest bit of dewiness or moisture on the face will look like grease on film.
Define: Carefully define brows and eyes, but avoid extremely dark shades. Blush and Lips: Rose, red, and pink tones look pretty on television. Color needs to be brighter than you are accustomed to wearing for day, but not Day-Glo bright.
Best to Avoid 'Orange-toned blush, lips, and foundation.
'Blush and lip colors that are too soft you could look washed-out. 'Shimmer shades will look greasy.
'Beige or brown lip tones you need a little bit of brightness.
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Take A Look At The Trendy Mate 9 Blue & Red Color Models In Pictures
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Earlier today we reported on the addition of two trendy new colour variants to the Huawei Mate 9 lineup which already had six attractive colours before now. The Mate 9 just got a Topaz Blue and Agate Red colour variants and quite honestly they look more beautiful in these photo tour courtesy Sina Technology.
Huawei seems to be emulating the strategy used on the highly successful P9 and P9 Plus on the Mate 9. First, the Mate 9 featured the same dual Leica camera setup which was first introduced on the P9. And now, the Mate 9 is being refreshed just like the P9, getting the two colours which were introduced into the P9 lineup and was very well received. Coincidentally, the duo is Huawei's top grossing devices presently. The Mate 9 's colour options now include Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Mocha brown, Ceramic White, Gray, Black, and now Agate Red and Topaz Blue, eight amazing colours.
Read More: 5 Million Huawei Mate 9 Units Sold in 5 Months, 12 Million P9 Sales
The Huawei Mate 9's new Agate Red and Topaz Blue variants are available only on the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version. The two trendy colours will be available for grabs from Huawei's official flagship store on Jingdong (JD.com) for just 3899 Yuan on May 14 by 10 AM. You can check out more tour photos of the Mate 9 Topaz Blue and Agate Red variants from below.


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David's gonna be back sometime today!!!!!! ( Since no one knows who david is... i'll tell you....) I met David on the internet a few years ago... when i first started coming online.... and we are really good friends.... so... two summers ago I "ran away" to go travel and meet friends from the internet. It started in Little Rock Arkansas.... where i met Josh... who really is a sweetheart.... then.... on my way home... i stopped in Salmon, Idaho to meet David..... who really is awesome.... so... when i got together with Rusty.... David came up to meet him....... and now he's coming back... with HIS girlfriend...... this is SOOOOO COOL!!!!
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When we started the campaign, it was common to hear that mine clearance would take centuries, that victim assistance was too broad an issue to be tackled effectively, that stockpile destruction would cost too much. A decade of Mine Ban Treaty implementation proved this was wrong. A mine-free world in our life time is a Mission Possible. But we are still far from it.
Une conférence régionale sur le sujet s'ouvre aujourd'hui à Pretoria
Pretoria, le 9 septembre 2009 -- Les membres de l'Union Africaine doivent redoubler d'efforts pour éliminer les mines terrestres sur tout le continent et pour assurer le respect des droits des survivants d'explosions de mines, a affirmé aujourd'hui la Campagne internationale pour interdire les mines (ICBL), lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix en 1997. Une conférence régionale sur le sujet se déroulera du 9 au 11 septembre à Pretoria.
Regional meeting on landmines opens today in Pretoria
Pretoria, 9 September 2009 -- African Union members must step up their efforts towards ridding the continent of landmines and fully respecting the rights of landmine survivors, said the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate, today at the opening of a regional meeting on the issue.


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A lot of people in the USA have heard of Mint or Wesabe. Those are so called Banking 2.0 applications that do advanced reporting on your incoming and outgoing money. This is an area where no bank I know of does the right thing. I have used ABN Amro internet banking and Postbank internet banking, and must say it works, but lacks a lot of features, specially reporting. But a dutch Banking 2.0 application is being built right now. It's called Qash. I subscribed for the beta and last week I my request was accepted. I must admit it's still beta but it worked at a glance. Take a watch how you can import your banking data.
Qash from Dirk Menkveld on Vimeo.
I'm not sure how long I will be using Qash, but for now I like it. You can subscribe for the beta on the home page of Qash.


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Game of thrones fan, scratch that if you are not a Game of Thrones fan, then what are you really? What is your purpose in life?! Anyway, the 7th installment of Game of Thrones "Spoils of War" definitely has us all rattled up and anxious. What is to come? Is Tyrion Lannister about to loose Daenerys' war before it even begins? Are Greyworm and even a dozen of the unsullied going to make it back (sad face). Anyway cable network HBO, officially released some photos for the next episode of Game Of Thrones on Wednesday. See all of them after the cut. I made up some interesting captions.
What might be left of Daenerys' army before the war; Tyrion Lannister and Missandei with Davos ? Hell no! Did you hear that page-turning eulogy Missandei welcomed John Snow with; Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains, Queen of the Dothraki, the unburnt bla bla bla….The Khalessi is still a force to contend with, believe me.
Right now, i am loving John Snow. Who cares about the 7 Kingdoms when we have a blizzard coming our way. The King of the Night and his entire army of the Dead and a Giant Night Walker! Please allow him mine his Dragon Glass in Peace. Besides, the tension between them (John and Daenerys) is already brewing #Baeatwork #Johnerys #kingandqueenofthesevenkingdoms 👫👀😀
Even Missandei knows, she is like "I see the way he looks at you", why do you think Kahlessi has that "stop it" look on her face lol. John and Kahlessi sitting on a dragon (you know the rest of the song).
Now to another part of the 7 Kingdom, the Queen of the North! How gorgeous and how confident has Sansa Stark being in this season? Winter does look good on her skin, look at that flawless glow lol. Sansa is obviously still shook, following the troubling discussion she had recently with her brother Bran, who by the way is now an absolute weirdo! All that Three-eyed raven talk took him from cute to creepy in 7 seasons. 👀👀
Trusted supporters of Sansa – Brienne and Podrick are in a courtyard looking concerned as well while snow falls around them. Podrick to Brienne "forget about beating me, can you beat the dead?" It would not be nice if she became a white walker though, they already have one huge giant and that's cheating for the Spoils of War battle. They are only so few left if you count the Hound and the Mountain; speaking of the weird brothers.
Que Fatal Attraction! Little Finger!!! Other than his annoyingly likable accent and his perfectly styled hair i want to see how he plays out…oh wait, he dies! Guess who kills him…keep scrolling.
Speaking of annoying. Theon Greyjoy the coward of the county! returned to Dragonstone after he was saved by the few members of Yara's crew who survived the sea battle with Euron Greyjoy. dan dan dan (dramatic theme song). He will finally meet John Snow and maybe meet his fate.
Take on more look at him, he is the definition of Jump Ship. This has to be his plead the fifth face, because soon he might have to tell the truth about jumping ship and not offering help to his sister Yara.
Points for Jamie Lannister! He is already leading his army to victory even though it all doesn't matter. The night king and the white walkers are still coming to kill them all! What could be going on here (tilts head) i'm sure they finally get to meet Khalessi's babies and by babies i mean fire breathing monstrous dragons. Brace yourselves and turn back guys, today is not the day to be roasted alive!
We have to give Cersei a point, she might be the one to take down one of Kahlessi's babies, too bad! Anywhere Cersei goes someone tends to loose a child (hiss). Like i shared 8 months ago, the dragon died and got resurrected by the white walkers and now breathes ice uhhh! Thats bad, very bad.
I know we are all excited about GOT season 7, i cant concentrate myself. But, you should know whats to come…thanks to the HBO Leaks who call themselves "Watchers of the Wall", they leaked and i shared some of whats to come 8 MONTHS AGO on a previous post which you can read all about HERE.
Still not convinced, then allow me tell you some of it, Arya gets to execute Little Finger. John and Daenerys end up in bed together (predictable) Jamie and Thereon get re-united, The Hound and The Mountain meet, John finds out who he really is!!!!!!
So much more, so head back and read it HERE
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Several fine arts events are happening at Evans Middle School in May.
On Tuesday, May 16, the Evans 6-8th grade bands, 6-8th grades orchestras, and jazz band will host their annual Pops Concert at 7 p.m. in the Evans Middle School Auditorium.
On Thursday, May 18, the Evans show choir and seventh and eighth grade choir will perform their annual Pops Concert at 7 p.m. in the Evans Auditorium.
Sixth graders will perform the musical, "Summer Camp," the end of May. Watch for dates and show times.


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Just a quickie from me for Top Ten Tuesday this week, didn't want to miss it. It's time to name those books that were hard to read due to the subject matter, hard-to-read, too cringe worthy etc.
Top Ten Books That Were Hard For Me To Read.
The End of Alice by A.M Homes– subject matter was quite disturbing.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – just difficult, all of those Russian words and names, plus it was uber long!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling – because it was the last one! Boohoo!!! I still feel the pain from that one.
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer – for the same reason as Harry Potter, I did not want the Twilight Saga to end.
American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis – I found that it was largely a very boring book, so much description about their clothes etc just weird. Then the 'action' scenes were deeply disturbing!
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – the dialect made parts of it almost impossible to understand and I hated the characters Cathy and Heathcliffe. I also felt guilty for not liking it because it's considered a 'Classic'.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – very dull but again I felt guilty because it is 'Classic' and I'm supposed to like it.
The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman – I'm not sure why I found it so hard to get in to but I did. Reading this book was not a pleasurable experience at all.
Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater – it was so cringe worthy. It was nowhere near the same high quality standard as the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy.
Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira – I didn't like the main character, she whined a lot and was not very relatable making the whole book difficult to read.


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Happy T.G.I.F y'all! I swear this week was a rough one! Nothing majorly bad happened, but I feel if a delay, hiccup or little bump in the road could of happened doing what ever it was I was doing, it totally did! Can't wait to just chillax with the fam this weekend! I so need it (& a few bottles of wine) after this weeks ridiculousness.
When I got home from the airport after last weekends getaway this beyond fabulous package just happened to be waiting at my front door! 3 Disney Princess A Magical Pop Up World books! Since I only have one Lil'Priness of my own that means two of you have the chance to win one of these Matthew Reinhart books for your own princess!
This just happened to be this weeks highlight! How sad that books, that aren't even for me were my highlight? Ahhhh... Blogging in December might just be the death of me!
These pop up books really are that spectacular though! When I first saw the $65 price tag I thought to myself ridiculous! I can buy pop ups at TJ Maxx for like $4. Boy was I wrong though. These books are seriously the type of books you keep nice and collect. The paper art is just incredible. I will definitely be keeping this book on a very high shelf so my princess has to ask to read it. Hence she is supervised with it in her possession since she's 3 and likes to rip paper and all we will be having none of that with this book since mommy loves it and all lol.
About the Author
Matthew Christian Reinhart studied industrial design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn before finding his calling as a paper engineer. His books include the best-selling Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes, and DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book, among many other award-winning titles. He lives in New York City.
Starring the timeless characters that have made the Disney Princess films a treasured part of pop culture and animation history, this visually stunning volume is packed with intricately designed pop-ups, transformative scenes, and many other surprises. With state-of-the-art paper engineering and beautifully rendered illustrations, Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World brings these castles and characters brilliantly to life, capturing the magical worlds that have enthralled audiences for decades.
This collectible piece of Disney Princess magic spans eleven films and princesses, including fan-favorites such as Belle, Snow White, Ariel, and Rapunzel. Through twenty-seven pop-ups and transformative scenes, the key moments from these beloved films leap from the page, and the accompanying text makes this book a wonderful interactive reading experience that families will treasure.
Join Cinderella as she transforms for the ball, Jasmine as she embarks on a magic carpet ride, Aurora as she pricks her finger on Maleficent's spinning wheel and is saved by her prince, and Merida as she bravely fights to decide her own destiny.
If the illustrations above weren't enough to convince you that your princess needs her own copy of Disney Princess A Magical Pop Up World, take a peak at this video! I was planning on making my own video before realizing the publisher already made one because video really does give this book more justice than my photos lol.
and now that I managed to ramble on more than I ever thought possible about a children's book, it's the part you have been waiting for!!! It's giveaway time!
Since the publisher sent me the two giveaway copies, I will be making this a quickie giveaway so I can have these books shipped BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!! That's right, this giveaway will end Friday December 18th so I can have them shipped out hopefully that day, if the winner responds with a mailing address fast! You will have 24hrs to respond to my email if you win so please keep an eye out for it! Once the 24 hrs is up, I will have rafflecopter choose another winner if I don't get an address. I usually don't have such rules, but I just want these delivered before Christmas! They will make incredible gifts!
Don't feel like waiting to find out if your won?!?! You can totally go right ahead and order a copy today by clicking any photo above or the link below ;-)
Good Luck & hope you're princess is the lucky winner!
Disney Princess A Magical Pop Up World
My name is CourtneyLynne. I'm a mommy, wifey & a complete Disney nut! Lived in Celebration, the town Disney built for more years than I can remember & spent every free moment frolicking threw the parks thinking of ways I could take over Cinderella's castle ;-)