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On the 17th of May Ashfield District Council raised the flag for IdahoBiT day; the day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is a world wide celebration of sexual and gender diversities. The Leader of Ashfield District Council, Councillor Jason Zadrozny, Deputy Leader, Councillor Tom Hollis and Councillor Helen-Ann Smith as well as the Chief Executive, Robert Mitchell took part in the celebration for IdahoBiT day.
IdahoBiT day was created in 2004 and draws attention to the violence and discrimination LGBTI people experience internationally. The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is celebrated in more than 130 countries worldwide and brings together millions people in support of human rights for all.
The leader of Ashfield District Council, Councillor Jason Zadrozny said ''It's important for the Council to show the support for equality and diversity especially on this important date. The Council is pleased to raise the flag for this event as ADC are committed to developing communities where individuals can be themselves and discrimination of any form will not be tolerated, the raising of the flag demonstrates our ongoing support.''

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80 Days
Release Date: 28 Sep, 2015
1 in stock
Our price: $3.17
About the Game1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days.
TIME Magazine's Game of 2014 and winner of the IGF award for narrative; now available on Steam! Choose your own route around a 3D globe, travelling by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more, racing other players and a clock that never stops.
170 cities to explore. Detailed research and techno-fantasy combine in an 1872 of tensions, inventions and exploration. Climb the Burmese mountains, trek the Zulu Federation, sail up the Amazon and disappear under the Indian Ocean - but don't fall behind the time!
- Four times BAFTA-nominated and TIME's #1 Game of the Year 2014
- Winner IGF "Excellence in Narrative" award
- "We've been dreaming about this future for decades. Guess what? It's here." - New York Times
- 9/10 -- Edge Magazine
- "Interactive storytelling as its best" - The Guardian
Playing as Phileas Fogg's loyal valet, Passepartout, you must balance your master's health, your finances, and the time, as you choose your own path from city to city all the way around the world. Bribe your way onto early departures, but don't let yourself go bankrupt or you'll be sleeping rough and begging for aid! Trade items for profit, and collect the equipment for the conditions you'll face: but too much luggage will slow you down...
80 DAYS is a breakneck race, with an in-game clock that never stops running. Trains, steamers, hot-air balloons, boats, camels, horses and more leave and arrive minute by minute.
Every city and journey is narrated via an interactive story where you control every action. Will your choices speed you up - or lead you into disaster? Will you earn Fogg's trust and respect? Will you uncover the secrets and short-cuts that can shave days off your time? Murder, romance, rebellion and intrigue await!
The Game:
- Plan and strategise - can you find the fastest route?
- Flexible interactive narrative with thousands of choices
- Massively replayable - every journey is unique
- Explore an entire 3D globe, with 170 bespoke cities to visit
- Richly imagined, diverse alternative-history steampunk world
- Stunning art by Jaume Illustration
- Race real people in real-time: every second counts
- Live multiplayer feed, showing journeys of other players as they happen
- Share your journey with friends
- OS: Windows XP+
- Processor: 2 Ghz with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Hardware support for shader model 3
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- OS: Windows XP+
- Processor: 4 Ghz with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris 6100 equivalent or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Present
Mac OS X
- Processor: 2 Ghz with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: support for shader model 3
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Processor: 4 Ghz with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris 6100 equivalent or better
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Present
The World's Fair
Visited the World's Fair in Paris
Completed Trip
Travelled all the way around the world
80 Days
Completed trip in 80 days or less
20 Cities
Visited at least 20 cities in a single trip
70 Days
Completed trip in 70 days or less
No Banks
Travelled all the way around the world without using a bank
Take That Varmit
Knock out Jesse James
60 Days
Completed trip in 60 days or less
Lightweight Champion
Become an American boxing champion
The Ocean Floor
Walk the ocean floor
Saved from the Noose
Rescue a man from hanging
30 Cities
Visited at least 30 cities in a single trip
Crack the Case
Bring a murderer to justice using your powers of deduction
Under the Sea
Travel beneath the ocean waves with a certain infamous Captain
Aboard the Kahwoka Othunwe
Travelled across the northern wastes aboard the Floating Reservation
He is Lost!
Have Monsieur Fogg die
50 Days
Completed trip in 50 days or less
From the Earth to the Moon
Launch for the Moon!
A Life of Crime
Embark on a life of crime in the company of the world's greatest jewel thief
Despair in Vienna
Ruin the life of a man of Vienna
Love in the Ice
Reignite love in the frozen north
As Far As The Moon
Travelled over 239,000 miles in total
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Descend into the heart of the earth itself
Flying High
Become intimate with an airship
The Greatest Treasure
Enter the secret vault of the Artificers
Love in London
Find true love waiting for you on your return to London
Turn the Tide of War
Aid the Belgrade resistance
The Summit of Mount Elbrus
Visit the secret observatory of Mount Elbrus
The Artificer's Rescue
Save an Artificer and her device from falling into the wrong hands
40 Days
Completed trip in 40 days or less
A Night In the Ruins
Spend the night in Machu Picchu
A Career in Journalism
File a news story in the Times
Betray a Soul
Betray a living being to the Didacian nuns
Barrelling Forward!
Go over Niagara Falls!
No Hotels
Travelled all the way around the world without using a hotel


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One more thing I miss about art school: Spray Booths. When it rains it holds up my production. It also slows down my internet connection grrr.
Here is a sketch for the next painting I'm working on for a mystery story in SHINE brightly. I'm so happy the picked it because I've been totally into faces this year (if you couldn't tell) and I've been looking for an excuse to do something similar to the 'Runaway Step-shoes' piece I did almost a year ago. I was listening to 'Escape From Illustration Island' in which Marshall Arisman is interviewed and I got a shiver when he talked about doing work you love. People say that all the time but there is something in the way this guys hits it home.
Thing have been painting over and over again
1) Faces
2) Girls (pre-teens especially)
3) Mysterious things
4) Horses (and their mythical kin)
5) The moon
6) Trees
7) Dogs
8) Rabbits
9) Fields and meadows lined with pine trees
hmm… that's quite an odd lil' list there.


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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – FirstEnergy continues to restore power across Cleveland Heights after a Friday night microburst left a path of destruction.
"All of a sudden it went from like 0-60 in a couple of minutes, happened to look outside, saw across the street went dark and then I saw this white wall of water coming," said Paul Rockwell.
City officials say Coleridge was the hardest hit street in their community. The National Weather Service confirmed with Cleveland Heights city leaders a microburst comparable to an EF-1 tornado occurred in the city.
"We heard this loud crash, just this boom, just really loud and you saw a plane of water just coming down," said Patti Substelny, who lives near Coleridge.
Many vehicles parked along the street were totaled when large trees fell, crushing at least four cars and SUVs.
Several of the car owners say they parked on the tree-lined residential street to attend a nearby movie night party.
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Introduction: Music Box With RPI and Volumio
This is a small personal victory for me, as I'm only just beginning to tinker with the Raspberry Pi system.
I wanted to start small (literally) and create a small portable but powerful music player.
Of course, I could just BUY one... but where's the fun in that I ask you.
At first I tried Kodi, but that's more for video than music, and played with RuneAudio which didn't see my usb audio card and finally settled on Volumio. Same basics as RuneAudio but Volumio did see and could use my usb audio card.
So... I present to you all.. a.. well... a music box *tadaaaa*
As you can see, it's really quite small, the box is only 17x10x8 cm and made of light solid wood.
I bought it at the local hobby shop for 9.99 (it came with a second even smaller one inside).
What else... a usb cable with a 90 degree angle micro port (otherwise it didn't fit)
The smallest switch I could find and a powerbank.
The speakers where the toughest challenge really. They had to be small but powerful, lightweight but with a full sound range.
I ended up skinning an old and broken laptop which had a JBL speaker system which I always found to sound quite good for a laptop. (I also saved the screen and keypad and some other part for future projects)
So.. that's it really...
Ready?... let's get going! Step one is up first, getting things together.
Step 1: Step One, Getting the Things You Want (or Need)
First of all (obviously) a Raspberry Pi, I'm using a version 3 b+, I bought mine via a online store 40 euro's with shipping. I'm confident that other version work just as well, probably just need a different image of Volumio and a wifi extension. Also, a SD card for the Volumio image.
Second, a box, or container, lunchbox, candy tin, a piece of folded metal.. anything you like to use a the container for the finished music box.
Third, a power-source. I'm using a Powerbank, it's a nice and compact but powerful one by Xtorm, it gives me 5000mAh at 2A's... plenty to keep the Pi pumping out tunes for a couple of hours!
Forth, a usb cable. I needed one that could fit next to the Pi in the box, finally found one with a 90 degree angle on the micro side. I then cut the thing into smaller pieces and solder a small switch in there so I don't have to remove the cable when it's not in use. (not really a necessity, but I wanted one anyhow)
Fifth, a switch, I suppose any will do, small or big, just the one you want to use really
Sixth, speakers. Now this is a tricky thing. Due to the lack of space you can't really take big powerful speaker and stick them in the box, not if you want to keep it small. After some searching and thinking I took the speakers (with sub :D ) from an old and broken laptop. They are made (so the laptop claims) by JBL and they sound great! Especially for their size!
Seventh, let me see now... oh yes, a proper sound output source. The Pi has a jack audio out, but the quality and volume is nowhere close to what I wanted or needed, it just so happend that I owned a small USB audio card plug and play thingy that Volumio is nice enough to recognize.
Eighth, Optional again, a usb stick with music. I canalized an old 32gb usb stick down to the bear minimum so I can always have a bit of sound when there is no wifi and I can't use Spotify (works with Volumio, you need a Prem account)
Ninth, a soldering kit, patience, internet connection, some basic electronic skills and all the imagination you can muster. I also used a hot glue gun and some sticks to keep the powerbank in place as seen in the picture.
Tenth, well, not really, but I forgot to mention this earlier, an (old) 3.5mm audio jack cable. Like the ones used by headphones and the like. Mine came from jack to tulip audio cable.
Next up... Volumio installation!
Step 2: Step Two, Volumio Installation
Well, most of you know how to get an image on a sd card an plug it into the Pi, so I'm gonna skip the banter and just give the link for the Volumio site :)
They explain exactly what and when to do what is needed, better than I can.
Next up, wire management
Step 3: Step Three, Wire Management
As you can guess, wires get in the way of everything, especially in a small box the this one!
So, make em smaller! Cut the buggers down to size. That'll teach em!
But on a more serious note, the audio cable I used was about a mile long.
The usb cable was 2 meters.
Not really useful as you can guess.
So, I googled; how to wire a speaker to an audio jack cable and google presented me with the following link:
And that worked!, so thank you MazdaSpeedProduction.
I did also watched a few youtube vids, just to be sure :)
I didn't remember to take a picture of the mess of wire I ended up with, sorry about that. But it's really easy, just really fiddly, they are really small wires.
The same goes for the usb cable. Waaaaay to long, needed a trim (and a switch).
So, I asked google how to shorten a usb cable and it gave me a lot of answers. Basically there are 4 wires inside a usb cable, a green, white, black and red one. Green and white are for data (not used), back and red are load and ground.
Cut the cable to the desired length (add a bit just to be sure and give yerself a little wiggle room).
Connect one end of the red wire to one of the poles on your switch (google your switch to know which one) and the other red one to a different pole. TEST the connection and switch functionality before you attack with the soldering iron. Learn from my mistake ;).
Right, solder the bits to the switch.
Solder the black ends together.
Now, the speakers, mine are really nice and small and (luckily) fit perfectly in the box.
Drill a bunch of holes in the side and bottom where you want the speakers to blast their tune out.
Remember not to overdo the holes as this will undo the strength of the wood and it might give way.
This part of the step is really dependent on the type and size of the speakers you are going to use.
I just used a few screws to attach them to the inside of the box and dribbled some hot glue on the sub's sides to keep it in place.
So, see if everything fits nicely in the box, find out the wires are the wrong way around, take it apart and start again.
Or, if you're not me and you think things trough more than me, on to the next step, getting sound out of Pi!
Step 4: Step Four, Getting Sound Out of a RPi
If everything went according to plan, you should now have a box, a few wired speakers a power source and a box.
On the RPI the image of Volumio does it's thing and via the Web IU we need to tell the PI to suck it!, we're gonna use an usb sound card
Plug in the USB Sound Card. Perhaps an usb stick with some tunes and then let's power this sound beast up!
Open the menu that give access to playback options, select USB: set (or your equivalent that shows) and click save. Volumio will tell you it's successfully switched to the usb sound card and you can now test the sound!
Using the interface, play a song. Or don't, really up to you, but it would be a shame to let the work go to waste...
But hey, I'm not judging!
On to... step five! Finalizing!
Step 5: Step Five, Finalising
Right... well, that's about it really..
I'm also working on a bigger version (bigger is better right :D ) using a piano 2.1 HAT and a Allo Volt Amp.
I know they work (the sound is really incredible for such small devices) and will perhaps share that one as well... we'll see ^^ (I might forget half way through)
It will at least have 12v power source so I can use it as a (kinda) portable sound chest. Still working some of the logistics out.
Enjoy, paint your box, build another one, break it down and start again... what ever tickles yer fancy (great expression).
Collection of links for some of the products used:
https://www.xtorm.eu/ (powerbank)
https://volumio.org/get-started (ice cream store)
https://www.pipoos.com/ (the hobby store)
https://www.sossolutions.nl/ (my Pi provider)
http://www.radiopiet.nl/ (my supplier of odds and ends)
Hoped you liked my project, it was fun to build, thanks to the other people who post projects on this site, you give me hope and inspiration to build things and fail and have lot's of fun :D
If I forgot something, or you just want me to stop this insisted typing... drop me a line, I'll try to be brief in answer (no promises) (this was my first project btw)
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The Pi offers a lot more than just the sound obviously, perhaps a moving figure or some LED's responding to the sounds... your imagination and tech skills are your only limits ^^
Fun idea! I'd like to make a custom music box for my nieces and nephews. :)


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Ricou Browning, who wore the creature suit underwater in "Creature from the Black Lagoon," is set to appear at this year's festival at Silver Springs State Park.
For nearly 20 years, the annual Florida SpringsFest has celebrated these apertures in the state's aquifer system with a blend of education, advocacy and entertainment.
This year is no different.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the best-known of Marion County's nine major springs, Silver Springs, the state park will be alive with the sound of music and family fun until 4 p.m. each day. The cost to get in is $2 per person, and free for ages 5 and younger.
The festival "really focuses on people," said Lisa Saupp, chief organizer. "We seek the balance between knowledge and passion, science and art, historical legacy and future opportunity.
"Our goal has always been to 'promote, protect and preserve' Florida springs," she added in an email.
The state boasts more than 700 freshwater springs, according to the state Dept. of Environmental Protection.
"We hope that by providing fun, family-focused activities, we can help people recognize and embrace the fragility and potential of our springs," Saupp said.
The festival will include a student art contest, ranger programs, mermaid meet and greet opportunities, and screenings of classic films and films focused on Florida springs. Glass bottom boat rides will be half price.
Among the festival features each day will be time to meet and greet Ricou Browning, the only survivor of four actors who wore the creature suit in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its two sequels some 60 years ago.
Browning did all the underwater scenes. Some scenes were filmed at Silver Springs, though most of Browning's work was done at Wakulla Springs.
We got to talk with him earlier this week:
Question: What was it like on the set of "Creature from the Black Lagoon?"
Answer: The underwater scenes were filmed at Wakulla Springs (in 1953). We shot the movie during the wintertime. The water temperature was 71 but the air temperature that time of year was 49. It was pretty chilly.
Q: How did you cope?
A: I would wear this suit, it was like a wetsuit. I had to wear lead to sink. I'd come out of the water and sit down, someone on the crew felt sorry for me; it was so cold they'd give me a shot of brandy to warm up. After about seven crew members giving me brandy, they had a very drunk monster.
Q: How many times did this happen?
A: Maybe five or six times.
Q: Did the suit have a hidden air tank?
A: No, I breathed from an air hose. Newt Perry taught us how to hose breathe. So I would breathe from an air hose, go into a scene, hold my breath and do the scene as best I could, then get a breath from another air hose from a safety person. We had a signal that if I went totally limp, that meant I needed air.
Q: How old were you and how did you get the role?
A: I was 21. I kind of lucked into the role. Newt Perry (his employer) was out of town and asked me to show some people from California around. They loved it all. The cameraman filmed me swimming, what I looked like against grass, logs, fish, alligators, whatever. A week later I got a call saying they liked the way I swam and asked, "How would you like to be an underwater monster?" I said sure, why not!
Q: What did you do after "Creature" and its two sequels?
A: I decided to stay in the business. I created a show called "Flipper," about a boy and a dolphin. We wrote a book. (While waiting for the book to be published, a producer agreed to make a movie of "Flipper.") We also had four seasons on TV. (He also was underwater photography supervisor on "Sea Hunt," directed a scene in "Thunderball" and was unit director on several other movies.)
Q: When you were making "Creature," did you have any sense it would become as iconic as it is today?
A: Not at all. I don't think anyone on the film thought it was; they just thought it was a job.
Q: Do you sometimes get back to Silver Springs?
A: Yes. It's great to get back; it still looks the same but the grass doesn't seem to be growing as thick as it was.
Q: It's been years, but do you still dive?
A: Yeah, in a bathtub.


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Thursday in Dunnet Church Hall was one of those quiet celebrations that represents the culmination of a lot of work as we got the shawls that have been made, displayed, and blessed in packages with labels and care instructions.
Now they are ready for distribution throughout the areas covered by the Central Churches of Caithness. Thanks to our partners, Central Churches and Project Linus UK, we can concentrate on the knitting in the confidence that our knitting will go to welcome homes.
As we knit and stuffed and chatted, I was reminded that no one knew the whole history of the shawls that led to the shawl ministry for Northern Loops.
It started with a book. Angela had the book, but Ruan (being a librarian) is often the one who brings books to us, so it might have started with her. This book was about knitting for peace. That was perhaps the first thread in the shawl ministry.
Another book -- one of very few about knitting collaboratively--had a pattern for a shawl made out of triangles. Now if this were a panto, I would expect to hear boos and hisses from the crowd because we did an awful lot of triangles, and then as a consequence, an awful lot of sewing up. I might not have mentioned triangles --folks rightly are a bit twitchy on the subject--if I had not run across the original paper templates I used to try to design with in the boot of my car. No one will be surprised to hear that I find forgotten things in the boot of my car, but just to let you know that this was found because I was tidying up--honestly!
Olive and Angela are shown here working to get the shawls into the packages. As with triangles, it sounded easier than it turned out to be.
Lastly I include here a photo of the wool recently donated to Margaret. It will start the cycle all over again because the shawl ministry will keeping putting shawls on shoulders.
Oh I forgot to mention another thread of the shawl ministry. When we started down this path, I put Northern Loops on the map of the international shawl ministry from a reference in Angela's book to the ministry, the first in Scotland! So the shawl ministry is one of the ways a handful of knitters in the far north of Scotland help make a better community here in our own backyard and beyond.
It was a busy Thursday. Tomorrow I'll blog the latest in Patreen's pockets.


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Here's another bracelet from my batch from the other day. It all started when I was sorting my beads and parts. I found a box of links that I had made and forgotten. The links in this bracelet are fun to make, but take some time. I was soooo happy to find enough to make a bracelet and with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I decided to go with peridot green crystals. This bracelet is headed to Carolina Mountain Artist Guild, item #BB3 $38.
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MK-677 Ibutamoren Mesylate is a compound which acts as a potent, orally active GH (growth hormone) secretagogue, mimicking the action of endogenous ghrelin (ghrelin mimetic). Investigational names: Ibutamoren (MK-677, Ibutamoren Mesylate, L-163,191)
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In normal subjects dietary energy restriction results in catabolic response associated with the loss of nitrogen, decrease in IGF-I, increase in GH, and GH resistance. However, this resistance is not absolute since administration of exogenous GH will stimulate increase in IGF-I levels and nitrogen retention.
MK-677 is a non-peptide spiropiperidine and is functionally indistinguishable in vitro and in vivo from the GHRP-6. However, MK-677 stimulates GH release through a pituitary and hypothalamic receptors (different from the GH-releasing hormone receptors), and is able to sustain GH plasma levels and IGF-I release without affecting endogenous cortisol. This compound is being developed as a potential therapy in growth hormone deficient children or elderly adults. It was shown to be able to increase muscle mass and bone mineral density therefore can be used to treat frailty in the elderly. In addition, MK-677 alters metabolism of body fat so may be applied in the treatment of obesity.
Short-term oral administration of Ibutamoren may be used as adjunctive therapy in certain catabolic states: MK-677 is able to reverse protein catabolism caused by dietary caloric restriction since the degree of growth hormone stimulation is sufficient to improve nitrogen balance. In healthy adult males, Ibutamoren is more effective than GHRH, producing a mean peak GH concentration of 22.1μg/L after an oral dose of 25mg.
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During the 2-day program we'll go from abstract to concrete, learning how to translate the value of the Service Design process into a tangible user experience. Our courses follow a theory, practice, reflect loop that enables you to instantly turn your newly learned knowledge into practiced skills.
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Large ewe and lamb entry secures brisk trade at Bentham
One of the largest entries was seen at Bentham market, with more than 2000 cast ewes forward. But with only 12 ringside buyers, trade was brisk for all classes of ewes, particularly the plainer sorts, with pens of recently weaned plain horned ewes trading at about £30. Horned ewes topped at £69, mule ewes £85 for a pen of nine,
An entry of 3214 spring lambs topped at 200p/kg for a pen of Texel cross lambs weighing 34kgs from M B Townley, Lancaster, closely followed by a pen forward by R A and C Benson's Ulverston lambs weighing 40kgs and achieving £78.50 (196p/kg). An overall average of 163p/kg was achieved for all classes of lambs.
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Although they are referred to as "Sentients", they are not the only sapient species on Demrefor; there are several sapient Mystic and Bestial species.
Sentients, however, are the species with the most advanced technology. They have world travel and communicate with those outside their own kind, unlike sentient Mystics and Bestials. They are also believed to have mostly descended from common genetic ancestors due to their ability to cross-breed, even when they look vastly different.
All of the Sentient races are open species and you're welcome to make characters for yourself!
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24 Hrs To Getting Prospects To Call YOU Wanting Your Services
How do you find the best ways to ensure that prospective clients call you in need of the services that you provide, without frustrating hassles or expensive steps? What is the number one tip to getting business calls within the area you serve? You do not have to spend countless dollars with no promise of profit to learn the secret.
I am known as the automatic first person to consider for providing a very predictable pool of real, genuine leads and I work specifically for the chiropractic industry. I operate the "Creator of Chiropractic Calls" agency, which helps doctors of chiropractic care earn more profit by giving them access to exclusive strategies for their marketing to potential patients. For the last year or so, learning how to best provide chiropractors with more patients has been my focus and I have spent countless hours understanding and trying new methods. Only a few of the different concepts that I have attempted have works, but this is for your benefit. Because I have found only a couple of things that work very well, I am going to share the method that produced the best results in new patient increases, which translates to monetary gain and saved time.
What are you going to learn from this presentation?
1) How to increase your number of patients to grow your practice.
2) How to design your budget for marketing without having the fear of monetary loss.
3) How to stay away from marketing techniques that are outdated and expensive, allowing you to be able to achieve the results you want! Do not listen to any more "experts" in marketing styles that will leave you wasting more money on different methods that do not give you increased profits.
Instead, learn the new way to gain patients!
Why is this method crucial for your practice today? The most important thing to realize is that the majority of the marketing techniques that are taught to chiropractors today are not accurate or helpful. Marketing costs are skyrocketing, while the field is gaining competition more and more every day. The combination of marketing costs increasing along with the levels of competition is certain to lower profits for your business if you are not seeing it already. Are you already witnessing decreased profits? This presentation and method are for you!
Is this method actually applicable for you and your chiropractic office? Well, answer by asking a few questions about your work habits. Are you spending long, hard hours as a chiropractor? Are you investing a large sum of money into marketing, but not seeing really any results from your investment? If these are legitimate concerns for you, I can help you. If you want to have the satisfaction of knowing that the money which you spend on marketing is actually assisting your business without you having to work crazy amounts of overtime, I can help you. If you are scared as you watch the costs of marketing keep rising due to the increase in competition, I can help you. You are about to learn a gainful way to get between twenty to twenty-five new patients each month that your competition will be unaware of.
There are some ground rules for this special method:
1) It is not a "get rich quick" scheme
2) It is not a "do nothing, get a paycheck" system
3) Provide quality service
4) You must have an operating system that will let you pick up incoming phone calls
5) You must have strong sales skills to assure interested parties
6) You must have the ability to follow up with leads and see them through to completion
What separates this method from other types of marketing aid? How are we different from Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? First, SEO is a necessary component of business; however, our method gets your business there faster. We are better than FaceBook advertising because we get your business where it needs to be, but more rapidly and for less cost. Google AdWords is also good, but we are better because we can help you diversify your methods of income.
If you had a serious heart condition, who would you go see for diagnosis and treatment? You would see a cardiac specialist, someone who is specifically trained and has the best knowledge of what you would need. We operate the same way! We have ONE specialization and have a simple, clear business model. With our methods, chiropractors receive just what they want: more new patients!
We promise to provide calls to exclusive, not shared leads. There are not any expectations of a long-term contract or a commitment to make to us. We start very slowly, as if on a first date. There is a charge for each unique, qualified call. Right away, you will have access to all call information that is incoming to our business, including phone numbers, time, and recordings.
We have one specialty, and we do not work with any random chiropractor. Just as you prefer to work for patients who are serious about receiving care and getting better, we desire to partner with businesses that are serious about running professionally and earning profits well.
Basic characteristics that we desire for our partners in business:
1) You have to answer incoming phone calls.
2) You have skills in turning leads into patients.
3) Provide quality, satisfying service to patients.
While we do not offer free leads as a way to try our services, we offer you a full money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied! There are a limited number of leads that are available to us, which means that we can only partner with one chiropractor!
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) Would you be interested in partnering with chiropractors and receiving a part of closed sales?
No, we do not partner with chiropractors. We only deliver qualified calling leads. We price these calls, so doctors and our company do both earn money.
2) Is there a free trial?
While there is not a free trial per se, we do begin our method in a small way, such as with only ten calls. There is a 100% money-back guarantee though!
3) How will my office know which phone calls are leads from your company?
You will be provided with all calls that we will send you online, including the time the call will be incoming, the phone number and recording, and knwoing if the call was or was not answered.


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The portrayal of Asian women shown in the media has greatly impacted me since one thing I identify as is an Asian women. I decided to choose the topic Asian women specifically because I was interested in seeing if I could find people similar to myself portrayed as in media. There are many stereotypes that are given to Asian women, so I expected to see many of those findings in my research. The media portrayal of Asian women can sometimes be false, which influences the viewpoint of many people in society.
In the TV series "Fresh Off the Boat", an Asian American family moves to Orlando, Florida to experience the American Dream. A common stereotype that's given to Asian moms are the Tiger Moms. A Tiger Mom is an Asian mom who's very strict with their children about their grades and studies in school. The mother in this show, Jessica, is shown as the crazy Tiger Mom with her kids. She expects no less than an A, and feels as if the school one of her sons go to is not challenging him enough since he easily gets top grades.
What I find interesting is the fact that they make humor out of this stereotype in this show. In other places you will see a Tiger Mom screaming at her children and the children being upset and afraid. However, Jessica isn't shown screaming at her children although she is upset, and her children aren't unhappy. In one clip (will post video in blog post) she is shown unhappy with just her son's 'A' on an assignment, but soon her son laughs and uncovers the plus sign next to the 'A'. Jessica then laughs with relief and hugs him.
Many people are often influenced by the media which cause them to believe that is the typical Asian mom. They think that most, if not all moms, are like this. I've been asked many times how I survive with a mom who wants top grades, but I don't even have a mom who is strict on grades. Or if I do get one of the top grades, past classmates have asked if it's because my mom would be upset if I got a low grade. Like most other moms, my mom just wants me to have passing grades.
The next thing I looked at was a movie called "My Wedding and Other Secrets". This movie was set in New Zealand, and it was about a young Asian woman who struggled with her parents' traditional ways. She fell in love with a White male, which her parents heavily disapproved of. At first, they tried to keep their relationship a secret, but when they decided to get married she told her parents. Her father then goes on saying he's disowning her, and then her mother says she refuses to attend her wedding.
Asian women wanting to date White men is a stereotype that's been around for a long time. According to the article "Getting the message: Media images and stereotypes and their effect on Asian Americans", the author says that ever since Asian women first came to America, they were shown in images servicing White men or dating them (Mok 2016). So it's no surprise to me that this movie shows that relationship.
Something I've noticed is that it's "normal" for an Asian woman and White man to be in a relationship. However, for an Asian man and White woman to be in a relationship people are shocked. It makes me wonder why that is.
I've personally never dated a White man before. However, I've had people ask me what type of guy I'd like to end up with in the future. One aspect they asked is if I wanted him to be White. Although I haven't been asked that question often, I still find it surprising that people assume that a quality I want in a man is that their race has to be White. Because of how often media shows a White man and Asian women relationship, people often assume that Asian women prefer dating White men.
Memes are a huge part of social media, and you can make just about anything into a meme. When I was searching for "Asian women memes" in Google, I immediately notice how many of the memes showed images of Asian women being sexy, exotic, and their young face but older age. Although memes are meant to be humorous, there are some things that can be found offensive.
I relate to the age stereotype of "Asian women look younger than they are". I've been asked many times if I really am 19 years old and not actually 13 years old. Although it's meant to be funny and it does happen in real life, it's not always true. Because of memes and most likely other media postings, people are starting to assume all Asian women look younger than their age. Images found in memes are not women who are at the age the person labels them at, but some people do take it seriously.
Another huge thing that's seen in the Asian women memes are them being sexy or exotic. Since coming toAmerica, Asian women were also seen as giving services to men (mostly White men) whether it was sexual or non sexual (Mok 2016). I think these memes are misleading because not all Asian women have the sexy or exotic image in real life. It's also upsetting that society views not only Asian women, but women in general as eye candy or sexual objects.
It's interesting to me that in America Asian women are viewed as sexy and exotic, but in Asia I always see them as "normal". In Asian dramas and movies I've watched, Asian women are portrayed as they would be seen in a day to day basis.
Not only in memes, but movies and TV shows show Asian women as something sexual. What was shocking to me was that some actresses were not even given the chance to audition. For example, "But despite the significant progress – when she started her career 13 years ago, she felt she had no choice but to go up for the masseuses and prostitutes – Chen acknowledged that she never got to audition for principal characters in films. 'I wish they would open their minds to having Asian Americans lead'" (Levin 2017). That is completely unfair that some directors would automatically assign a role to an Asian American actress just because she looked like the character the director had in mind. It's interesting that people form stereotypes from what they see in movies and shows, but it seems that stereotype was already formed before the movie or show was aired.
One huge question I had during my research was how did this affect Asian women on a daily basis? For me, it affected how I dressed or how I wanted to look. When I was younger I was scared of people judging me because of how I'd act because of my culture. So I ended up dressing and looking more "American" based on how Asian American women looked in media. Now that I'm older, I don't really care anymore.
During my research, I found a study that talked about how Asian women had developed an eating disorder because they were trying to meet society's standards. They talk about all the "beauty standards" for Asian women that are seen in the media, which causes them to have eating disorders. They mention that Asian women are portrayed as small, petite, exotic, sexy, beautiful, etc. in media. This causes some Asian women to have eating disorders in order to meet the "standards" they want or feel the need to be at (Cheng 2014).
It's important to realize that although everyone's different, we can still be affected in similar ways. Because of what's always being shown in media, most Asian women feel the need to meet the standards that are seen in the media. They also mention that racial teasing also affects Asian women. For example, since Asian women are usually portrayed as petite in movies, if an Asian woman in the real world is actually not a petite frame they get racial teasing. This can also cause them to have an eating disorder in order to meet the beauty standard.
Because of how media portrays Asian women in the media, people will often misunderstand and be influenced from what they see. Stereotypes will always exist. Although I do find some of them to be funny, unfortunately some people do believe what is shown in media are 100% true. The only way to fix this problem is to reduce the amount of stereotypes that are shown in the media.
Learning Moments
What helped me the most was the two worksheets we did for this project. It helped me form my ideas and helped create questions I had throughout my research. However, I really enjoyed learning everyone's thoughts in our discussion posts. It seemed that we all had similar ideas, but we were still able to give different opinions on our work or the discussion post topic. The study that we read during week 5 was an eye opener for me because it showed the actual numbers and percentages of minorities and the LGBT community in popular films. I had an idea that there weren't many, but those small numbers were shocking.
Works Cited
A++ – Fresh Off the Boat. N.p., 25 Mar. 2016. Web. 21 May 2017.
Cheng, Hsiu-Lan. "Disordered Eating Among Asian/Asian American Women." The Counseling Psychologist 42.6 (2014): 821-51. Web.
Levin, Sam. "'We're the Geeks, the Prostitutes': Asian American Actors on Hollywood's Barriers." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 11 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 May 2017.
Mok, Teresa A. "Getting the Message: Media Images and Stereotypes and Their Effect on Asian Americans." Cultural Diversity & Mental Health 4.3 (1998): 185-202. Web.
"My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 21 May 2017.


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Conventional table fans with sharp blades don't offer complete safety, especially for families with small kids, and are usually difficult to clean. Touting the patented bladeless fan technology, the Equinox is a sleek and minimal fan that allows quick and easy cleaning, so users could enjoy dust free cooling and breathe fresh in hot summers. Offering a number of speed options for different airflows, the bladeless fan comes equipped with a remote control to let users increase or decrease the flow of the air without reaching out to the fan time and again.
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If you have read though a few of my poems, or you know me really will you know I have an absolute fascination with stars. This is something I have always had since a child and thinking about it probably stems from the fact my Grandparents call me their 'Little Star'. This is a name I have not outgrown since becoming an adult, to this day they still address my cards 'To Our Little Star'. Stars have always had an important prominence in civilizations throughout centuries, it seems that humans have always been fascinated with them, I guess it is good to see that I am not alone.
But what is it that make stars so fascinating? I have taken the liberty to talk here about the top 3 reasons I love these little globes of light.
3. Stars actually have their own centers of gravity, meaning that they quite literally can pull themselves together. Each individual star holds itself together and consequently there is no way of other stars ruining the trajectory. Each star can self sufficiently support itself within the context of a community of self sufficient stars. I guess I have always liked the idea of being able to support myself but still have people close. That concept of being alone, but not being lonely. Stars seem to have it down.
2. They are little globes of light. Within the history of mankind, these little luminous globes have been misrepresented to portray a shape that we commonly recognise. Though, this certainly makes it interesting, it takes away from the true beauty of stars. These wonderful luminous self contained globes are so beautiful in their own right. This may be why humans often declare things 'Written in The Stars' they hope the globes of light will lead them to where they are meant to be.
1.We're all made of stardust. Every single one of us are made of the same components of stardust. I always hope that it will help me to shine though each day and I wish upon a star that I make the right decisions. As we are made of stardust what this really means is that I need to trust myself and the choices I make.
Stars will probably always remain an important aspect as they have always been. I guess, as humans, we can learn a lot from them. May they long watch over us and act as little globes of light showing us the way forward.


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Powered by VMware DRaaS, Sungard Availability Services Gets New Status
WAYNE, PA: Sungard Availability Services, ('Sungard AS') a cloud and data recovery service provider, has declared that it's Recover2Cloud (R2C) for Site Recovery Manager (SRM) has become VMware Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) member. Powered by VMware vCloud Air Network Program, Sungard AS offers DRaaS to its VMware customers.
Sungard AS' R2C for SRM and disaster recovery plan together boosts security of data stored and potentially helps organizations to reduce costs of infrastructure and software needed for a secondary or tertiary disaster recovery site. The latest title also enables firms to rapidly identify VMware technology based disaster recovery service providers.
VMware vCenter SRM, that operates with an underlying replication technology to provide policy based management non-disruptive testing and automated orchestration of recovery plans empowers VMware DRaaS Powered status which avails applications with mobility over the private cloud environment. VMware vCenter SRM provides policy-based management, non-disruptive testing and automated orchestration of recovery plans which operates through an underlying replication technology. It also provides simple and reliable recovery of virtual machines between sites with minimal or no downtime.
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1. Sponsor: TALK WW PRODUCTION, INC., D/B/A "THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW", 226 West 26th Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10001 is the sponsor ("Sponsor").
2. Administrators: Woobox, LLC, 810 Main St., Vancouver, WA 98660 ("Administrator") is the independent agency administering the selection of winners. Prize Logic, LLC, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 405, Southfield, MI 48033; Sandals Resorts, 4950 SW 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155; Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts 8726 NW 26th St # 24, Doral, FL 33172; JetBlue Airways Corporation, P.O. Box 17435, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0435; and Heron Development, Corp., Torre Generali Piso 19, Av Samuel Lewis Panama, Panama, International Hotel Reservations, S.A. ("IHR") are the independent agencies administering the Prizes (collectively, the "Prize Administrators").
3. Eligibility: Wendy's Pop Tropics Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open only to persons twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of the date of entry who are permanent legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia. Residents of Alaska and Hawaii are not eligible to enter or win. An entrant must have either a valid Social Security Number or valid U.S. personal tax identification number. Employees, officers, and directors (including such persons' parents, spouses, children and siblings and members of the same household) of Sponsor, Administrator, Debmar-Mercury, LLC, Fox Television Stations, Inc., participating stations airing The Wendy Williams Show, JetBlue Airways, Prize Administrators, and each of their respective parent, related, affiliated and subsidiary companies, all other entities involved in the creation, administration, or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes and their respective successors and assigns are not eligible to enter or win. The Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of eligibility. Void where prohibited by law. Participation constitutes full and unconditional agreement to these official rules ("Rules"). A potential winner must have access to a landline telephone and be available to speak between 7:00 AM Pacific Time ("PT") and 8:00 AM PT all weekdays and 11:00 AM PT and 12:30 PM PT on Mondays and Thursdays during the taping of The Wendy Williams Show episodes between February 1, 2018 and February 28, 2018. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any potential winner if Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that such potential winner might reflect negatively on Sponsor. Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Void in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. military installments in foreign countries, all other U.S. territories and possessions, outside the United States, and where prohibited or restricted by law.
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Prize Details:
• Each trip Prize includes roundtrip coach air transportation for winner and one (1) guest ("Guest") between the airport closest to winner's residence (as determined by Prize Administrator in its sole discretion) and an airport closest to the Prize destination ("Destination"). However, for Barbados winners, each trip Prize includes roundtrip coach air transportation for winner and one (1) guest ("Guest") between the major JetBlue gateway airport closest to winner's residence (as determined by Prize Administrator in its sole discretion) and an airport closest to the Prize destination ("Destination");
• Round-trip ground transportation between the Destination airport and the hotel for winner and Guest;
• Hotel accommodations at the Destination, as specified below:
o Sandals Royal Barbados: Includes five (5) nights/six (6) days all-inclusive accommodations to Sandals Royal Barbados, located in St. Lawrence Gap, Barbados. All meals, unlimited premium spirits and wines, daily & nightly entertainment, all land and water sports, including scuba diving (for certified divers), snorkeling, Wi-Fi in all rooms and public areas, gratuities.
o Moon Palace Jamaica: Includes four (4) nights/five (5) days all-inclusive accommodations in a Superior Deluxe Partial Ocean View, including tax and service charge (based on single or double occupancy). Blackout dates include January 1-3, 2018; March 25-April 1, 2018; June 18-August 18, 2018; November 19-25, 2018; December 24-Jan 3, 2019.
o The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun: Includes four (4) nights/five (5) days all-inclusive accommodations all-inclusive accommodations in a Grand Deluxe Resort View, including tax and service charge (based on single or double occupancy). Blackout dates include January 1-3, 2018; March 25-April 1, 2018; June 18-August 18, 2018; November 19-25, 2018; December 24-Jan 3, 2019.
o Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda in Punta Cana, DR: Includes four (4) nights/five (5) days all-inclusive accommodations all-inclusive accommodations in a junior suite deluxe accommodations, including tax and service charge (based on single or double occupancy). Travel must occur between May 1, 2018 and December 20, 2018. Subject to availability.
The ARV for each of the trip, based on the Destination, is as follows:
• Moon Palace Jamaica: $4,430.00
• The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun: $4,530.00
• Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda in Punta Cana, DR: $2,900.00
• Sandals, Barbados: $6,000.00
The ARV is based on the winner having a Guest. ARV may vary from actual value, depending on date and point of departure, and whether or not the winner brings a Guest. The winner may not bring more than one (1) Guest. Any difference between stated and actual value shall not be awarded.
The total ARV of all Prizes awarded in the Sweepstakes is up to $89,300.00.
Each Guest must be at least 21 years old.
Except as set forth above, all trips must be taken within twelve (12) months of winner verification. Travel is subject to resort availability and must be booked at least six weeks (6) before departure. All Prize-related travel arrangements will be administered by respective Prize Administrators and are subject to change at Sponsor's sole discretion. Blackout travel dates may apply. Hotel partner may include additional blackout dates. Subject to availability. All travel must be booked prior to departure. Prize travel is subject to capacity controls, availability, weather, seasonal influences, and certain other restrictions, all of which are subject to change. Each winner and his/her Guest will be required to travel on identical itineraries including the same departure date and return date. Each Guest must sign all documents requested by Sponsor within the required time period stated in the potential winner notification.
Air transportation and hotel accommodations must be taken together and cannot be taken separately. Guest must stay in the hotel room awarded to winner. No changes will be made to travel details once any element(s) of the travel arrangements have been booked, except at Sponsor's sole discretion. All airline tickets issued in conjunction with a Prize are not eligible for upgrades, frequent flyer miles or any other promotional benefit. Neither Sponsor nor Prize Administrator will replace any lost or stolen tickets (including any event tickets or admission passes), travel vouchers or certificates or similar items once they are in the winner's possession or in the possession of the Guest. Travel must be roundtrip. Prize Administrators will determine flight itinerary in its sole discretion. Once hotel and flight arrangements have been confirmed, no changes will be allowed except by Prize Administrators in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules and those set forth by Sponsor's air travel prize supplier, as detailed in the passenger ticket contract issued by such supplier. If the winner elects to travel or partake in the Prize without a Guest, no additional compensation will be awarded to the winner.
All costs and expenses not specifically included herein are solely the winner's responsibility as are all federal, state, and local taxes. A winner and his/her Guest are solely responsible for obtaining any desired or necessary travel documents (including government-issued photo identification and Passport with at least six [6] months validity remaining from the time of the trip). Each winner and Guest must be willing and legally able to travel internationally. Each winner and Guest hereby acknowledge that Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance for any part of the Prize. It is the responsibility of a winner and his/her Guest to arrive at the designated gateway airport in time for each flight that is part of Prize.
Moon Palace Jamaica and The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun trips must be booked at least six weeks (6) before departure. Winner and his/her Guest are responsible for all ground transportation from hometown to the airport of departure, telephone calls, all specialty dining and off-site meals, off-site beverages, excursions and tours, gratuities, upgrades, personal incidentals, baggage fees, amenities, and any other fees and expenses not specifically mentioned in these Rules. The following are also excluded in each Prize: spa services, off site or off shore excursions and tours, yacht rentals, dolphins swims, inter-island transportation, SCUBA certification courses, island departure taxes and purchases made at the Sandals Specialty Shops. Winner will be required to provide a major credit card upon hotel check-in and all in-room charges will be charged to the credit card. Any damage to the room attributed to Winner and/or his/her Guest will be the responsibility of Winner.
Sponsor bears no responsibility if any event, element, or detail of a Prize is canceled, postponed, or becomes unavailable for any reason. Should any event, element, or detail of a Prize become unavailable, the Sponsor shall have no obligation to winner aside from providing the remaining portion of the prize, minus any unavailable event, element, or detail. Each winner and his/her Guest shall be subject to all terms and conditions printed on any ticket issues in conjunction with a Prize. In the event a winner and/or Guest is denied entry into any ticketed location or is removed or barred from any ticketed location for any other reason, Sponsor is not responsible and no further compensation or award will be provided.
Prize Conditions: All benefits and payments are personal to the winner and are not redeemable for cash and are neither assignable nor transferable.
Each winner is responsible for paying all taxes. The award of the Prize is subject to applicable withholding requirements. Each winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the actual final retail value of his/her Prize.
Any portion of a Prize not accepted or used by a winner will be forfeited, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any inability of winner to accept or use any portion of the prize for any reason. No substitution or transfer of a Prize except with Sponsor's permission or where required by law is allowed. If for any reason a Prize becomes unavailable, Sponsor may award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Awarding of the Prize is subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with all rules. Allow 6-8 weeks from February 28, 2018 for administration of any Prizes awarded.
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12. Winner's List: To obtain the winners' names, send a properly stamped self-addressed envelope, to be received by April 19, 2018, to the Wendy's Pop Tropics Sweepstakes winners List, c/o Talk WW Production, Inc., 226 West 26th Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10001. Winners' lists will be available until April 19, 2018.


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March 31st, 2009 by stephanie
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
– Pericles (430 B.C.)
March 31st, 2009 by stephanie
Or, well, thoughts of those whom we should have read or been aware of by now. But then, with the educational system that most of us grew up in? Maybe not so much. So, to enlarge your education, allow me to share a few priceless "thoughts".
Ernest L. Woodward
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the path of each man's genius contracts itself to a very few hours.
Samuel Johnson
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.
Thomas Fuller
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Jane Rubietta
Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible.
Stephen Covey
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Kenneth Hildebrand
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.
Vincent Lombardi
Success demands singleness of purpose.
Booker T. Washington
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
Priceless thoughts for the rest of your week.
March 28th, 2009 by stephanie
Ok, so if you're like me, there is some event, or appointment or gathering that you will attend this weekend. And, as is the case of late, the topic of bailouts, corruption and money will certainly come up. So, if you're looking for something new and pithy to say, I thought I'd provide you with a few options. Certainly one of the below will be a hit with your crowd. Some of these are pretty funny.
Enjoy! And have a great weekend.
1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.
— John Adams
2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
— Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
— Mark Twain
4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
— Winston Churchill
5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
— George Bernard Shaw
6. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
— James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
7. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
— Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
8. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
— P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
9. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.
— Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
10. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
— Ronald Reagan (1986)
11. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
12. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
— P.J. O'Rourke
13. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
— Voltaire (1764)
14. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
— Pericles (430 B.C.)
15. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
— Mark Twain (1866)
16. Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it.
— Anonymous
17. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
— Ronald Reagan
18. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
— Winston Churchill
19. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
— Mark Twain
20. There is no distinctly native American criminal class…save Congress.
— Mark Twain
March 28th, 2009 by stephanie
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
— Thomas Jefferson
March 28th, 2009 by stephanie
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
— Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
March 26th, 2009 by stephanie
Question: What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
Answer: A Hot Cross bunny.
March 26th, 2009 by stephanie
If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. You can nail it to a cross, wrap it in winding sheets and shut it up in a tomb, but it will rise!
– Clarence W. Hall
March 26th, 2009 by stephanie
If you are a musician, have been a student of music, or had music classes in school, the above phrase may have left you humming or singing, "Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns…" or better yet you were doing the number system as you sang, "3,2,1….3,2,1" (the numbers used instead of the notes!)
But some of you, I bet, went right to the food option. Yep. Sticky gooey Hot Cross Buns! It's Easter time folks! Bring on the food!
Believe it or not, Resurrection Season has begun. Mardi Gras is past (the night of feasting and frantic festivity), along with Ash Wednesday (the day to repent for what you did on Tuesday) and Lent is in full swing.
But back to the food. In case you didn't know, Easter, as with any other holiday has foods associated with it. I appreciate that folks like to diet and look good, but lets face it, most holidays and celebrations just center around food. And I for one, love that!
At Easter you have Lamb (symbolic of the Lamb of God, Jesus, who was sacrificed for our sins), and then there are those yummy, historic, hot cross buns!
So, as usuall, I did my research to dig up the scoop on the buns.
Apparently, you can find a presence of them as early as about 40 years after Christ's death! Who knew? When archaeolgists excavated the ancient city of Herculaneum (Southwest Italy) which had been buried under volcanic ask and lava since 79 A.D., they found two small loaves, each with a cross on it, among the ruins.
In England nowadays, hot cross buns are served at breakfast on Good Friday morning. They are small, usually spiced buns whose sugary surface is marked with a cross. The English believe that hanging a hot cross bun in the house on this day offers protection from bad luck in the coming year. According to superstition, crossed buns and loaves baked on Good Friday never went moldy.
For a long time bakers, by law, were only allowed to bake and sell the buns at burials, on Good Friday, or at Christmas. There was actually a decree issued in 1592 (during the reign of Elizabeth I) that shows that exact ruling.
It's hard for those of us in Western cultures to believe, or imagine, that religion and faith used to be so much a part of people's everyday lives. To think that there were laws actually created that dictated the protection of its remembrance may be a bit difficult for us to understand. To the extent of baked good sales no less! But alas, 'tis true.
With that, you might want to build in some Hot Cross Buns into your upcoming Easter festivities. If anything, to relive the tradition, and to spread the good news. That Christ be remembered, no matter how creative the method, is always a good thing.
Just my thoughts.
March 25th, 2009 by stephanie
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
— Cicero, 55 BC
March 25th, 2009 by stephanie
I am not a teacher but an awakener. – Robert Frost (1874-1963) Poet