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Pyrgos village is situated in the center of Santorini, 8 km southeast of Fira (the main town of the island). Pyrgos is built like an amphitheater at the top of a hill. This privildged point offers magnificent views all over the island. With a population of approximately 700 inhabitants Pyrgos is one of the most vivis settlements of Santorini all year round. It's long history has not been alternated because of tourism actually, this hillside village was declared a protected settlement in 1995. At the top of the hill there are still visible the ruins of the Venetian fortification- castle or kasteli as the locals call it.
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How Can I Lose 20 Pounds in 7 Weeks?
On this page I'll show you how to lose 20 pounds in 7 weeks.
Losing this amount of weight in this amount of time is a really good goal to have.
I say this because you really want to have a healthy weight loss overtime as opposed to losing 20 pounds in a week or something like that.
The reason you want to do this is because you're going to be able to live a healthy lifestyle while losing weight rather than starving yourself in working out like a madman.
If you didn't know, healthy weight loss is anywhere between 1 to 3 pounds each week.
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About Phase 2
Phase 2 of Rethinking I-94 — which will occur between 2018 and 2020 — will focus on continuing engagement with I-94 communities, developing and evaluating alternatives for I-94, and identifying actions to address I-94 needs. This will be done as part of an extensive environmental documentation process in agreement with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
What is NEPA?
NEPA is a national policy aimed at preventing or eliminating damage to the environment while stimulating the health & welfare of people. The act establishes a federal responsibility to:
- Assure safe, productive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings
- Preserve important historic, cultural and natural aspects
- Balance between people and resource use
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- Public Involvement – MnDOT is committed to increasing transparency and collaboration and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to participate in public engagement.
- Interagency coordination – Collaborative decision making with federal, state and local agencies is key to achieving environmentally responsible transportation decisions.
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- Alternatives – A range of proposed alternatives are compared and evaluated to select a preferred alternative.
- Impacts – Part of the alternatives comparison includes estimating social, economic and environmental impacts of each alternative.
- Mitigation – The NEPA process is intended to help public officials make decisions that are based on understanding of environmental consequences, and take actions that protect, restore, and enhance the environment.
- Documentation – The purpose of documenting the NEPA process provides for complete disclosure to the public; allows others an opportunity to provide input and comment on proposals, alternatives, and environmental impacts; and provides the appropriate information for the decision maker to make a reasoned choice among alternatives.
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Matthew Marks Gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring Ellsworth Kelly's monumental painting Color Panels for a Large Wall II from 1978.
In 1978, the Central Trust Company, Cincinnati, commissioned Kelly to create a work for the interior of their new building designed by architect Richard Keating of Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Kelly painted eighteen canvases in different hues and arranged them in two horizontal rows of nine pairs. The work titled Color Panels for a Large Wall was installed in the bank's main lobby and measured 10 feet tall by 125 feet wide; meanwhile, Kelly made a smaller-scale version, Color Panels for a Large Wall II, kept for his own collection.
Color Panels for a Large Wall II, a realization of Kelly's career-long exploration of the grid, is presented publicly for the first time at Matthew Marks's Chelsea gallery, accompanied by a selection of related paintings, sculpture, collages, photographs, and lithographs.
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UPWARDS of 59 adult immunology patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital have been offered review appointments "as a precautionary measure" following a Belfast Health Trust report.
The report, carried out by an independent expert, was commissioned by the Trust after concerns were raised about the management of some patients. Belfast Health Trust Medical Director, Dr Tony Stevens, said patients were being asked to come in for a review "to reassure them and ourselves that the treatment and care they are receiving is appropriate to their needs".
"Anyone who needs to be contacted will have received a phone call or letter by 5pm on Wednesday (October 19) offering an appointment over the next two to three weeks at a time that suits them best," he said.
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A 60-member delegation of Indian CEOs visiting Britain from June 7 to 9 will seek solutions to a host of issues as more and more Indian companies invest in Britain, reports Madhur Singh.business Updated: Jun 04, 2007 04:13 IST
A 60-member delegation of Indian CEOs visiting Britain from June 7 to 9 will seek solutions to a host of issues as more and more Indian companies invest in Britain. These include liberalisation of norms for intra-corporate transferees, repatriation of social security contributions of Indians working in Britain, and assurance of level-playing field for Indian companies competing for government contracts.
India is the now the second largest investor in Britain in terms of number of projects. Indian businesses invested £52 billion in London in 2006, up from £38 billion in 2004, according to a recent report by direct investment agency Think London. At the same time, more and more Indian professionals are also providing services in Britain — of the 33,756 permits issued to overseas IT workers in the last 12 months, 79 per cent were granted to Indians. This has thrown up a host of contentious issues, which ministers and policy makers have been trying to resolve.
Further, the business leaders will seek reciprocal national treatment for foreign banks in Britain as per WTO stipulations. Greater exchange of financial services will figure prominently on their agenda, given New Delhi's plan to liberalise financial markets by 2009 and Britain's interest in helping make Mumbai an international financial services hub on the lines of London.
The CEOs and their British counterparts will participate in the FICCI-IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Global Business Forum, which is being timed to coincide with the IIFA Awards on June 7. As such, cooperation in the field of entertainment, especially in co-production and outsourcing post-production work to India, will be high on the agenda.
According to a joint study by FICCI and Yes Bank titled "Strategic Knowledge and Economic Partnerships: India and UK", India and Britain can also gain from cooperation in agribusiness, manufacturing, environment and sustainable development, and clean energy. The report, which will be released at the forum, also flags areas like R&D alliances, contract research and manufacturing, tie-ups for clinical trials in India and joint ventures for production of generics.
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The buzz word in technology the last year and a half+ has been "Drones" also known as UASs. The FAA has been less than kind in keeping up with the new exploding technology and as such, the Chinese have captured and maintains 70% of the manufactured market. Previous to March, 2016, any UAS destine for the USA commercial market had to have an FAA issued "Air Worthiness Certificate". The FAA's certification process ranged from 6 – 12 month thus none of the rapidly emerging safety features in new models could come to market. Post, March 2016, the FAA had no choice but to eliminate the certification process for UASs to be used in Commercial Activity. In the beginning, to commercially fly a drone, required the operator to hold an FAA rating certificate at least equivalent to a private pilot or higher plus, hold an FAA issued 333 exemption certificate filed for specific flight activities along with performance exclusively limited to a specified UAS model with an approved Air Worthiness certificate. With a back log of thousands growing for the granting of a 333 exemption (only 20 – 150 approvals being made per week) the FAA had no choice but implement an easier path to pilot certification. In August, 2016, that reality came to pass with the FAA implementing rule 107 that only requires an exam for certification.
As things stand now, there are (3) election of rules that apply to UAS operation
- Regulations that apply to Hobbyists (Non-Commercial)
- Those operating under a granted 333 exemption (Commercial)\
- Those operating under FAA Rule 107 (Commercial)
None of these rules can be selectively applied but rather all requirements for either 333 or 107 must be followed exclusively. Confusing, yes, enforced–minimally. The FAA is extremely concerned about personal property and injury to those both on the ground and any manned aircraft. Tremendous leaps in technology has now been moved into testing, which will allow the tracking and identification of illegal operators and their birds—we expect once enabled, ruthless penalty assessments in the multiple thousands will be levied to get, would be illegal operator's attention.
Drones and Farming
In the Farm Community, many operators don't see the personal operation of their UAS as a commercial activity, unfortunately, that is in fact a commercial activity if the crops or cattle enter the commercial market. Compliance is now available by making the effort in studying and testing for the 107 exemption—understanding airspace is most critical for the Remote Pilot (RP). This is the first Spring Season for Part 107 to be in effect and it is my sincere hope that tragedy does not grow out of conflicts with aerial spray and life flight emergency operators.
While investment in Drone Technology seems like an important choice there are lots of considerations as well as liability exposure issues that must be considered. Technology today is now available at a fraction of the cost of just a year ago. Training is essential to realize the optimum benefit and correct diagnosis of crop and livestock issues. With each passing day the technology gets cheaper and the capabilities grow deeper. Last year only photogrammetry was available to visually see what was going on with crop conditions and even a trained eye could easily miss early signs of distress. Today Infrared Photography & Lidar and a trained operator, can now spot potential problems, diagnose & prescribe the cure.
As a Commercial UAS operator it is my recommendation that you give up the thought of chasing technology and find some, like a well implemented and experienced agronomist/veterinarian that can become your partner, allowing you to grow your operation towards one of greater applied precision.
Good farming to you in this 2017 Crop Season.
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President and COO Tim Weller Named as Successor to Austin McChord
Norwalk, Conn. – January 8, 2019 — /BackupReview.info/ — Datto, Inc., today announced the appointment of Tim Weller as its new Chief Executive Officer. Weller succeeds Founder Austin McChord who, last fall, transitioned away from the day-to-day management of the company but continues as a board member. Weller will assume the position immediately, providing a seamless transition from his interim role of leading Datto's Executive Team over the last two months.
"I'm honored to be named CEO of Datto," said Tim Weller, CEO of Datto. "We remain committed to serving the MSP community as we grow. I look forward to working with Austin, the rest of the board, and the entire Datto team as we create open, partner-centric solutions and reimagine products for MSPs globally."
Weller joined Datto in June of 2017. Since that time, he served first as Chief Financial Officer, and then as President and Chief Operating Officer. In these roles, Weller led the company's day-to-day operations, established global go-to-market strategies, and played a pivotal role in the merger of Datto and Autotask. He has been instrumental in driving Datto's success and growth. Weller's time at Datto has been highlighted by close collaboration with executive leaders and Datto's Board of Directors.
"We are excited for this next phase in Datto's growth and we are confident that Tim is the right candidate to lead the company and to continue its industry leadership through strategic growth and MSP-centric innovation," said Nadeem Syed, Vista Operating Principal and Datto Board Member. "Tim's extensive global leadership experience with public and private companies, combined with his deep technical and financial expertise make him a natural fit to help the company continue to scale and grow."
Weller has held several C-level roles over the past two decades and has world-class experience growing technology companies. He was also CFO of two Boston-based public companies including Akamai, where he led a team that completed one of the top-performing initial public offerings of all time, and EnerNOC, a clean energy technology company. He has also held positions as an equity research analyst, software developer, video game designer, angel investor, and advisor to many technology company CEOs.
Weller holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University.
"Tim and I worked every day, side by side, for the last 18 months as we grew Datto. I'm happy to see Tim lead the company moving forward," said Founder and Board Member Austin McChord. "Tim understands Datto's values and unique culture and lives it everyday. I am confident that under Tim's leadership Datto will continue to grow and prosper. Most importantly, he is passionate about the MSP community as a whole and truly believes in their role going forward. Datto is in good hands with Tim."
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text: Law Opinion State OPINION: Ohioans need stricter data privacy laws By Tim Zelina Posted on September 21, 2018 11 min read 1 1 594 Social media Opinion Editor Tim Zelina argues if Ohio adopts stronger data privacy laws, it could help trigger a nationwide movement against data mining. Social media giants have been in hot water recently after a series of scandals related to the 2016 election. Facebook's stock plummeted as founder Mark Zuckerberg and CEO Sheryl Sandberg have been grilled by senators over the company's knowledge of Cambridge Analytica's data mining. Twitter has been criticized for not acting harshly enough to stop the antics of bot accounts from influencing public opinion. These controversies have far wider ranging consequences than the legal concerns about the election of Trump. The story being unveiled here should be a major concern to anyone who has or currently uses the internet, which is just about anyone. Your data is being used in ways you never would have imagined when you first agreed to a website's terms of service, and you have no legal recourse against it under current laws. The state of Ohio needs to institute regulations to protect its citizens against the irresponsible actions of Silicon Valley. Just what is being done with your data? Twitter's bots do more than spam hashtags and automate responses to tweets. Shrewd botnet operators make use of advanced data analytics to discover who on Twitter might respond best to their propaganda. These users are then targeted by bot accounts who will like, share and follow their tweets. Have you ever found yourself randomly followed by a political account that disappears days later? It's likely a bot. Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal represented something far more disconcerting. Sites like Facebook and Google plant what are essentially digital trackers on you. No matter what website you're on, they're collecting information from it. Even traditional methods like clearing cookies or going into private browsing mode don't actually seem to stop this data collection. But their tracking isn't just limited to your websites. Using the location of the cell phone in your pocket, they're able to determine what stores you go to, what highway billboards you've driven past, what you're most likely to be doing on a Saturday night. It's likely Google knows more about you and your interests than some of your friends do. With this data about you that Facebook and other seemingly free-to-use sites gather and sell as their commodity, seedy companies like Cambridge Analytica are able to craft disturbingly accurate profiles of what were ostensibly anonymous users. Cambridge Analytica gathered your home address, your Google searches (even the ones in incognito mode), what links you hover your mouse over, just about anything you did on the internet. Using these individual tidbits of information, they were, with some 90% accuracy, able to predict information about you. They could guess what movies you'd watch, what race, gender and sexuality you are, and, with only slightly less accuracy, even information like what you do for a living and how much you make a year. What they were best at, though, was determining where you align on the political spectrum. They learned which individual internet users to target with vitriolic slander, which users would respond better to more positive ads, and which users were a waste of time to even bother advertising to. While Hillary Clinton spent millions on shot-in-the-dark television ads, the Trump campaign was able to advertise to individual voters for only pennies apiece. Facebook claims they never intended for Cambridge Analytica to have such wide access to every facet of your internet presence. The more violating data-gathering was intended for researchers, not private companies. It was one malignant person who transferred this data to Cambridge Analytica, which was strictly against Facebook's rules. Facebook's plan for protecting your data is instituting an honor system, where if researchers promise not to use the vast trove of your personal data for profit or political purposes, they can go wild with what they download and collect. And if they break this rule? A stern finger wagging from Facebook. So not only is it entirely legal for Facebook to harvest your data across multiple platforms, it's also legal for Cambridge Analytica to essentially steal this data. The worst they have to deal with is Facebook banning them from using it in the future, but their job is done, and the firm has since closed. In the European Union, this behavior would have earned billions in fines, and possibly even legal action against Facebook's executives. In 2016, the E.U. passed the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation, a massive set of laws that strictly regulates how firms like Facebook and Google use your data. In the United States, the only state with something remotely similar is California. Activist Alastair Mactaggart made it his personal mission to stop data miners from harvesting our data. His philosophy was that if a state as populous and influential as California passed a groundbreaking data privacy law, it would force the tech companies to adapt, since losing such a major market would be devastating. Mactaggart originally envisioned the project as a relatively straightforward one. It turned into a nightmare. Silicon Valley's legions of lawyers and lobbyists used their influence in the state to convince Democrats and Republicans alike to oppose any sweeping change. After countless rounds of intense negotiations and a threat by Mactaggart to try his chances with a state initiative, California finally passed a watered down data-protection bill. While disappointing, it is at least a step in the right direction. It's now time to expand on the momentum Mactaggart and the controversies that concerned him have triggered. Ohio needs to become the next state to stand up to Silicon Valley's data mining. Our state may not be known for taking a visionary stance on any particular issue, but the protection of data privacy enjoys bipartisan support rivaled by very few other issues. With the right pressure from the voters, Ohio could help trigger a nation-wide avalanche of data regulation.


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The Cold Lake Jr B Ice Open Main Camp Friday
Head Coach for the Cold Lake Jr B Ice, Scott Hood, expects 25 young men to be lacing their skates this weekend for main camp and invites the public to Imperial Oil Place to check out the action. The top two requirements Hood wants to see from a prospect,"you have to be willing to show up and work hard."
You have to be coachable; a hardworker, someone who wants to be here and a good kid. – Scott Hood Head Coach Cold Lake Ice
Hood expects a competitive camp, "we've talked to quite a few kids around the area, we're expecting 25 and hoping a few more come." In the Northeast Alberta Junior B Hockey League (NEAJBHL) you really have to want to play. Unlike the Jr A many – if not all, of the players juggle work and school with hockey. Hitting the ice has to be a passion and Hood wants to see that on the ice. "I'm expecting eight to ten returning players," says Hood.
"You have to set your goals. Now that we have one year in, we want to build a good program and change the mentality of the Cold Lake Ice. We've done a great job getting the kids out and involved in the community." Hood says there's another local coach he takes some ques from, "what Rick Swan does with the Bonnyville Pontiacs. I would like to get to that stage, if you do that, people will want to come out and support the team. I've talked to Rick a few times, he's a great coach and he's done a great job with the Pontiac organization." Hood says the club is looking at working more closely with Cold Lake Minor Hockey to help mentor and grow the hockey program in the city from the ground up. "That'll be a big thing for us to get the community spirit back and give these young kids who are playing minor hockey something to look up to."
Being competitive is another goal of Hood's, "I have some good kids coming in and it's a long way until January, when that main list needs to be. You never know what will happen. It's not always the most skilled team that wins. It's the hardest working and the most cohesive group."
Main camp starts tonight at 6:00pm and runs through the weekend with an exhibition match to be played at 3:00pm on Sunday. "It's about these kids and developing them into hockey players and good people; so that's what we're going to do."
If you'd like to become a billet or volunteer for the Cold Lake Ice visit the Ice on Facebook for more information.


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Protecting Your Children's Inheritance: How the Ashley Madison Scandal Relates to Estate Planning
The Ashley Madison leaks jolted Americans with the harsh reality that marital infidelity is on the rise. With more than 37 million Ashley Madison usernames exposed, it is apparent that the Internet and social media has created an instant pathway for extramarital affairs. One study asserts that infidelity exists at one time or another in upwards of 60% of all marriages[1].
Based on these cultural trends, it should come as no surprise to a parent that the biggest threat to their children's inheritance is a new spouse.
For example, if I die and bequeath my assets outright to my surviving spouse and my surviving spouse remarries, those inherited assets could, if not properly managed, become subject to division in the event of a subsequent divorce. Or, if my surviving spouse remarries and while married predeceases her new spouse, it is probable that the surviving spouse will leave some or all of his inherited assets to the new spouse – who likely will not be motivated to provide for my adult children from a prior relationship.
A majority of trust and estate litigation involves new spouses sparring with children from prior relationships. This trend is likely to carry on as people continue to live longer and enter into subsequent marriages later in life.
So, in the event of death, how does one protect assets intended to benefit their surviving spouse and children from becoming subject to division or dissipation in the event of a failed marriage?
Properly incorporating trust planning for a surviving spouse and children in your estate plan can mitigate the financial risks related to a subsequent divorce. In addition to crafting a proper course of action, with proper trust planning there may opportunities to address other important tax and property considerations.
Tackling the topic of a subsequent marriage and divorce can be an awkward discussion. When establishing an estate plan, however, it is important to address the issue. As we've discussed, if necessary precautions are not taken, a future ex-spouse is likely the biggest threat to a child or surviving spouse's inheritance. Structuring an estate plan which adequately addresses remarriage can serve as a built-in "prenuptial agreement" with regards to inherited assets. This can serve to alleviate an inordinate amount of stress for a surviving spouse who is contemplating remarriage by giving the surviving spouse the comfort that even upon remarriage the inherited assets will be protected for the surviving spouse and the surviving spouse's children from a prior relationship.
All in all, while infidelity, marital discord and divorce rates are on the rise, one should take comfort in knowing that being legally proactive with proper estate planning can help ensure that the people you love are protected financially when you are gone, no matter what happens.
[1] http://www.truthaboutdeception.com/cheating-and-infidelity/stats-about-infidelity.html


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Effetec s.r.o. , as a manufacturer of large-format digital UV printers, is a proud supporter of female road cycling. We are glad to introduce you to one of the bikers, Markéta Hájková, a member of the Czech National Team who signed a professional contract with the UCI team in Italy and thus became one of the two Czechs who can boast by starting at the biggest races in the women's road profi-peloton.
We are pleased that our company Effetec s.r.o. has the closest to the Italian market where we have the largest number of digital large-area UV printers. That's why we are very pleased that this promising, talented cyclist has just headed here.
Markéta Hájková is proud of the last year's championship title in the juniors category of singles and pairs. In the road race she took second place. She can also be proud of her placement at the European Championships from the time of the individual, where she was 12th and also the 26th in a mass start at the World Championship in Innsbruck, Austria.
Markéta participated with the Italian UCI team to officially represent the team in Italy and lives there now.
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We aren't sure what election this sign was made for, because an internet search found two "Noels" who were Democratic state governors, but nothing on "Cure" for Representative.
Most likely this was an advertising piece for Rhode Island's 1972 gubernatorial campaign, which was won by Philip Noel, who was in office from 1973-1977. (The other option found thus far is Edmond Noel, who was governor of Mississippi from 1908-1912.)
Then again, Mr (Ms?) Noel may not have won the election. It appears that the Noel-Cure ticket wasn't successful for Mr (Ms?) Cure, so Noel may have tanked as well.
In any event, this is a great sign in wonderful condition. If you know of anyone with the family name of Noel, or even the first name of Noel, this would be a wonderful gift!
Note: The price has been greatly reduced because it takes up far too much space at the shop.
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Heritage Collectibles and Heritage Books & Maps are being combined into one shop: Heritage Collectibles, Books & Maps, located at 189 Main Street in Lewiston. We'll still have two separate blogs: https://heritagecollectiblesmaine.com and https://heritagebooksandmaps.com.
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Keiynan Lonsdale is facing backlash after he posted a thirst trap post of himself hip-thrusting while freeballing it.
In the past few weeks, Lonsdale has really embraced his body and has been expressive in that fact.
Just last week, the Love, Simon and The Flash star posted a picture of himself naked and talked about body positivity.
Now a couple days ago, Lonsdale posted a video of himself hip thrusting away with a very visible piece of equipment (for lack of a more subtle term) popping up.
To caption the video, Lonsdale said simply, "Happy Sunday." He then elaborated slightly on Twitter by saying, "Life's fun when you stop caring about what others think of you. That's all happy Sunday."
After Lonsdale posted the video twice to prove that he doesn't care what people think, he ended up getting intense responses.
Many fans of twitter shared their approval of the video and expressed their love and lust for the actor.
Meanwhile, Lonsdale received an opposite reaction on Instagram. There, several followers expressed disgust at Lonsdale's post and stated how they'd wish he stopped with such revealing posts.
"Only the gay ppl actually like this…dude pls stop torturing the ppl who follow u from the flash," said one commenter.
"He should think about his younger followers before posting stuff like this," said another.
Meanwhile, Keiynan Lonsdale has chosen not to respond to any of those comments. Instead, he has kept it moving, and popping, and bouncing, and… well, you get the idea.


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One of my favorite things about Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade goods, is the fact that they have so many unique jewelry designers there! This site is truly a home to some one of a kind jewelry designs, with my favorite designs often appearing on Asian shops.
BIJOUELLEDbyMonique is one of those shops, with beautiful handcrafted jewelry from Singapore!
Etsy's sellers come from different backgrounds, and Monique, owner of this shop, actually works as a paralegal during the day… Taking her design ideas home with her every evening- to work on her second "job", her passion, her jewelry.
While most shops sell generic bangles and earrings, BIJOUELLEDbyMonique Etsy shop has some more unique designs in play, with earrings that have these beautiful crystals all around… Surrounding a single small stone to give the piece color.
These coloured crystal stones in the center or the "drops" are from the Changeable Collection. A very special collection in this shop that basically makes every set of earrings… actually 4 sets!! With each pair of earrings you'll get 4 different coloured changeable crystal/drops which you can change to match your outfit.
A super unique item- for the best possible price!
Perfect for accessorising and for formal events, BIJOUELLEDbyMonique's Jewelry collections are ever changing and expanding! In these types of shops it's important to favorite the shop- making sure you'll be able to see new items as they come to life!


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SO - I know I've been MIA from my blog for quite a while now! First, we had my BIL & SIL at our house for a super fun-filled week, and then we headed to IA to visit our families. But I hadn't had enough vacation yet, so when Hubby headed back to NY today, I decided to stay with his parents (and the kids) for another week. :) They're heading to our house in NY next week, so the kids and I will ride out with them then, and hopefully this will give me a chance to see even MORE friends and family during this week!
Speaking of seeing friends, I had TWO chances this week to get together with two of my bloggy friends who I often see on the internet, but don't often (ever) get a chance to see in real life! (In case you were wondering, MIRL means Meeting in Real Life).
The night we arrived at Hubby's parents house, his parents were helping with a conference at a nearby church, so we stopped by to let them see the kids before they went to bed (totally random and unplanned). When I walked in, I saw Sarah's husband, and even though everyone else was wearing dresses and suits, I just had to go into the fellowship hall in my jeans & t-shirt to find her! We were able to chat for a few minutes, and it was delightful! If you aren't reading her blog, you should be! She and her husband have just gone through a great crisis of faith, and I have been amazed at how she has praised God even through this time of pain. Her faithfulness is such an encouragement to me!
Then, on Saturday, Erin was able to work me into her busy schedule, and we got together for some delicious coffee at Panera, and some wonderfully delightful conversation! :) She's even sweeter and funnier in person than she is on her blog! :) We had a great time talking, and laughing together, and it was such an encouragement to me to be able to get together and just hang out for a little while! :) We actually got a picture of us together, too, which I shamelessly stole from Erin. :) If only my eyes were open... :)
You definitely need to be reading her blog, too - she is an amazing writer, hilarious at times, but perfectly serious when she needs to be - she always either makes me laugh or draws me closer to Christ - sometimes both. :)
I'm so thankful for these opportunities I've had to meet some of my internet friends in real life - what a blessing!!!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
4 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Aw, you're sweet. I'm glad you got to see Sarah too while you were out here. I see her around now and then since her hubby works in the same building as Art. :)
- April 20, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Tiffany said...
Oh how neat!! Love the photo! I am going to head over to your friend's blog now. {grin}
- April 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Julie said...
Aww so glad you got to see Erin and Sarah. Im blessed to be able to see both of them often.
- April 20, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Kim said...
Oh it is so much fun to meet other mom bloggers in real life. I have only done it at a conference, but soon I will get the chance to do it when we go to Texas to visit my family.
Looks like you had a great time. :-)
- April 20, 2010 at 11:15 PM
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Len introduced Jerry Morin who sang the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for Our Lady and She appeared to Sally during the 5th decade.
Thank you for coming, Blessed Mother! You never keep us waiting.
My child, I come to bring you the Joy from the Heart of My Son. If we remain One, it will not be possible through the destruction of Pride to interfere with the Plan of God. I come to bring you many Graces from Heaven here. I ask that you become a sign of UNITY to the World. It is the everlasting Sign of God All Three One. Everything is possible through My hands if you only give to Me your Hearts. I come to bring you the abundance of Graces here, but My Children I must tell you these are very urgent times. It is the time of the Opening of Heaven upon the Earth and the Closing of the Gates of Hell. They will be closed and removed. The Earth awaits so soon a transformation, but they cannot possibly imagine. It is the time of Uniting of Hearts. Your Heart with Our Two Hearts. Now I ask you to listen to the words of My Son, Jesus.
My People, this is the time of Divine Grace. A wondrous Father has given us a Mother. A Mother that I know well. The tenderness of Her touch and Her caress. My Heart has melted many times at the Warmth of Her smile. This is the Gift that Father God has given us. I have found Comfort and Protection in Her arms. I have found Wisdom in Her words. This is the Gift She is offering you. Let Her take your hand! Let Her walk with you! She will give you Protection for the times ahead. All I ask of you is to Love Her, to Cherish Her, to Honor Her and above all to PROTECT Her always. She is Precious. She is My Mother. A song appropriate for a Woman like My Mother! The Ave Maria!
She is about 20 feet on this side of the Shrine. She is in White and Blue and She has a Crown of priceless gems put there by Her Son, Almighty God. This is the Crown of Her Glory. This is Her reward for saying "YES" to the Holy Spirit and for following Her Son the way of the Via Dolorosa. He adorns Her in beauty. She's all woman She's all Mother! Let's stand for the Ave Maria and the blessing of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
(Jerry Morin and the people sang the Ave Maria to Our Lady. Jerry played his trumpet for Her and She was smiling.)
Thank you for coming, My Children. Thank you for coming. I now give you My Blessing. Open your Hearts and I will fill them with Grace. I ask you now to go rest in the arms of My Mother like many times I found Comfort and Protection. Walk with Her She reaches out to you, My people like I reach out to you here; but I can only give you what you will receive. Open your Hearts and I pray that you accept Her Plea of RECONCILIATION here. This is what She holds in Her Heart for all of you. MY PEACE MY LOVE I GIVE YOU. Thank you for honoring My Mother.
Are you going to stay a little longer? Can you stay a little longer? We're going to have more music. Maybe we can say "play it again, Sam" (the people laughed.) We're going to have more, Blessed Mother. Can you stay a little while longer? She will. She's staying for the concert. Give it to Them They deserve it. Can we sit down, Blessed Mother? She's holding the hand of Her Son. I see a profile of them. They are looking at each other and smiling.
See! I told you, Son they'd come. They come one by one. They will come Son and those who do not come, I will carry them like I carried You, Son. I'll place them in My Womb. They will become My Little Children and I will become their Mother.
(The concert continued and Jerry sang the songs he wrote and recorded and told the people the story of how his healing took place. Sally commented during the Concert that the Blessed Mother said, "I am pleased and happy in what is being fulfilled here.")


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Italy's triple Mediterranean Games champion Lara Mori topped qualifying in the women's floor today as action continued at the International Gymnastics Federation Individual Apparatus World Cup in Baku.
The 20-year-old, winner of Mediterranean Games gold medals in the floor, all-around and team all-around last year, continued her good form with a score of 13.633 points in today's floor qualifying at the National Gymnastics Arena.
Jade Carey from the United States, top of the standings in vault qualifying yestrday, finished second with a score of 13.600, while another Italian, Vanessa Ferrari, returning from a serious Achilles injury, qualified third with 13.533 points.
As in every event, in all eight gymnasts advanced through to the final, with Ana Đerek from Croatia taking the last spot with a score of 12.833 points.
Also going ahead today was qualifying in the women's balance beam, men's vault, men's pommel horse and men's horizontal bar.
In the other women's event, Australia's Emma Nedov, a Pacific Rim team bronze medallist, topped balance beam qualifying.
She scored 13.466 points to finish ahead of Marine Boyer from France and Li Qi from China on 13.400 and 12.833 respectively.
An Australian also topped the standings in the men's vault, where Christopher Remkes qualified in first place.
The Philippines-born Commonwealth Games champion scored 14.716 points, beating Britain's European floor gold medallist Dominick Cunningham and South Korea's 2012 Olympic champion Hakseon Yang.
Cunningham set a mark of 14.637 points, just ahead of Yang who managed 14.533.
Japanese gymnasts then topped qualifying in both the men's horizontal bar and pommel horse.
On the pommel horse, Kaito Imabayashi laid down the best mark at 14.866 points to qualify for the final in first, with Switzerland's European parallel bars champion Oliver Hegi finishing second on 14.708.
Iran's Saeedreza Keikha came third with a score of 14.700 points.
Lastly in horizontal bar qualifying, Hidetaka Miyachi finished first with a score of 14.566 points.
Croatia's Tin Srbić went through in second with a score of 14.400 points and Australia's Mitchell Morgans came third, scoring 14.233.
Tomorrow finals are due to be in the men's floor, parallel bar and rings events, while the women will contest finals in the vault and uneven bars.


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Imagination is the mother of invention. This old adage is very much true for the Finnish designer artist Jirka Vaatainen in Melbourne in Australia. His real-life illustrations are well pictured in the above website link, and he explains that these names really carry something than nothing. The artist has given real-life images of many fiction characters through his marvelous creativity coupled with perfect imaginations. The imaginative sketches include Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid, Prince Charming, Cinderella, famous Aladdin, Tarzan, and Prince Adam of Beauty, Prince Phillip, Sleeping Beauty and many more. Undoubtedly, these images not only attract the kids but also inspire the upcoming artists. More info: jirkavinse.com
1. Prince Charming, Cinderella
2. Hercules
3. Aladdin
4. Prince Adam, Beauty and the Beast
5. John Smith, Pocahontas
6. Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid
7. Prince Phillip, Sleeping Beauty
8. Tarzan


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Looking for a quick weekend getaway but hoping to stay close to home? Look no farther than The Time Nyack, a posh hotel situated just off Interstate 287 in Nyack.
WAG snapped up the opportunity to attend a recent pool party at the eclectic venue. Following the invitation's lead, we arrived clad in our head-to-toe beach gear, complete with bikinis and board shorts. However, we were somewhat surprised – and more than slightly embarrassed – to discover that we were the only attendees to interpret the invitation literally.
Despite the slight snafu, we enjoyed a dip in the temperature-controlled pool, at the urging of hotel staffers, as we sipped on our summertime cocktails. (And let us assure you, the water was fine.)
We also grabbed dinner at the adjoining BV's Grill, sampling shrimp on a bed of sautéed spinach, followed by creamy cheesecake, though the highlight of the evening was undoubtedly expertly-cooked short ribs and garlic mashed potatoes.
All and all, it was the perfect way to unwind from a hectic week – well, almost perfect.
For more, visit thetimehotels.com/nyack.
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"Flying Lessons & Other Stories," edited by Ellen Oh
So, have you heard the one about…? Of course you have. You're all over social media. You know what's going on; sometimes it feels like you've heard it all, and maybe you have. Now in "Flying Lessons & Other Stories," edited by Ellen Oh, you'll hear it from a different side. When your family gets together, what kinds of stories do they tell about you? Are they embarrassing or funny? Do you remember them, or was this something that merely lives in family lore? And doesn't everybody have stories like that? Says Oh, "… no matter what, our stories are unique, just like we are." And so she presents ten of them.


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If you think the world already has enough Spider-Men, you might not be ready for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Part coming-of-age tale, part psychedelic acid trip, and all a love letter to the comic book medium, Sony's animated Marvel movie—written by Phil Lord and directed by Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman, and Peter Ramsey—follows Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a Brooklynite on the cusp of a bite from the same radioactive arachnid that turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man. As Miles still juggles newfound powers with the trials of being an awkward teen, Wilson Fisk (Liev Schrieber) rips a hole in reality, opening the door for the arrival of alt-universe Spideys like Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man: Noir (Nicolas Cage), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), a schlubby, out-of-shape version of Spider-Man who couldn't handle that great responsibility that comes with all that great power. This movie is a joy, man, and I can't recommend it enough to anyone who has ever picked a webhead comic off the funny book rack.
Before Into the Spider-Verse's premiere, I sat down with directors Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman, and Peter Ramsey to discuss Easter Eggs, hidden Stan Lee cameos, heroes, villains, and Miles Morales' journey.
Collider: The end result is this very complex, very wild-looking movie, so I'm wondering what your conversations were like on day one.
BOB PERSICHETTI: Oh man, day one. Day one was three years ago, this week. December 2015, was day one. It was giant aspirations, you know? Carte blanche in coming up with something different. Phil and Chris have that kind of cachet with Sony that they were basically saying, "If we're gonna make an animated Spider-Man, let's make it really distinctive and find the best way to make a story about Miles Morales." Because that was the big hook for I think all of us. This is not only just a Peter Parker story. He's a supporting role in it, but it's a story about a contemporary kid from Brooklyn. How would you make that look? So yeah, the cuffs were off, and it was just like "Create something." It took about a year and a half to get to where we ended up. When we released that first teaser last December, the shots of Miles without his mask on were like a day old. If you look at them now, you can see the difference.
RODNEY ROTHMAN: Yeah, that shot in the movie is a lot different than it was in that teaser. We had a lot left to learn.
PERSICHETTI: Those were our first properly lit, skinned characters and we were still trying to find out exactly how to do it.
What's the relationship like with the script itself? There's the art, the comic book aspects that pop up, how much of that is in the script, how much is down to the art department, how much is on you?
PETER RAMSEY: It's an insanely organic process. Even the writing of the script is part of that whole flow, so there's very little delineation between like an actual script page and what ends up in boards or what comes out of the art department. It's all a really free-flowing sort of thing that we all just shepherded along and threw things in the pot, stir, and stir, and taste it. See where we are, then it'll bounce back to pages. Its one of those things that it's like, it really was all about the film as a process in and of itself rather than, "Here we have a finished script. Now we will do exactly what's on the page and nothing more." It was much more alive than that.
ROTHMAN: Some ideas start in the script. Most ideas, a lot of ideas happen downstream from the script and then as we're working on the script, if we have to tweak or rewrite a scene, all of a sudden we've seen what animation is doing, or we've seen what the art department has added. And that makes us think of this other idea. It is a really organic process of seeing what the team is doing and then refining what you're doing and emphasizing things that seem to be working well and disappearing things that aren't.
Miles Morales isn't a character that fans have gotten a lot of time with outside of a comic book page. What were your discussions like deciding who you wanted your Miles Morales to be?
PERSICHETTI: A kid from Brooklyn, first and foremost. He's meant to be your average teenager from Brooklyn with a loving mom and dad. That's the big difference between him and Peter Parker is he still has both his parents. We tried to make him as relatable as possible, because even though it's a radioactive spider that triggers it, it's really just a simple coming of age story for him. Putting him in New York, and thinking about all the aspects of this film, a lot of the different cultural aspects of this film originated in New York from comic books to hip-hop to graffiti to the idea of Spider-Man, period. It was really just trying to create a kid who maybe had a little bit of a creative soul in him and was searching for an identity. Making sure that he was challenged and grew and had like a radioactive puberty [laughs].
ROTHMAN: Studying [Brian Michael Bendis'] comic books, Miles is a very endearing character. He's very sweet. He isn't exactly nerdy like Peter Parker. He's not the coolest kid around, but he has his own personality. A lot goes unsaid with Miles, that's something we definitely were inspired by. He seems to have a rich internal life. We lean into that in our portrayal of him, we try and portray a kid who is struggling to figure out who he was and caught between different things and had a lot going on under the surface. As we saw what our animators were doing to depict his performance we grew more confident in the fact that Miles didn't always have to tell us what he was thinking or feeling. He could show us. The animators were conveying what was going on behind his eyes very well, so we started to push more toward that.
What did you want out of Shameik Moore's vocal performance in terms of portraying all those traits you just mentioned?
RAMSEY: Well it's a big reason we cast Shameik. Because Shameik, when we all first heard him, he's got this immediate vulnerable, innocent quality to his voice. And then there's just like an eccentricity to his phrasing, just the cadence of how he delivers a line of dialogue was so unique. It let you into that character like there's no wall between you and him. When you take that and you animate a performance to it, it gives you something that's really different. You can't always put your finger on it but it really imbues that character with a real inner life that you can feel. It doesn't sound stock, which is something we were always trying to avoid.
PERSICHETTI: We actively tried to not cast him, only meaning that we found him really early on. We'd seen Dope and were like like "ooh." He was doing The Get Down in New York and we shot him some script pages. He recorded himself into his phone and sent it back to us and we were like, "this is really good." It's got a real idiosyncratic, unique quality to it. Then we spent like 6 to 8 more months, we did open casting call. He was the best version of Miles.
One of the beauties of animation is all the things you can stick in the background, and this movie has a lot going on in the background. Is there anything you're particularly happy made it in?
ROTHMAN: Stan Lee has more than one cameo in the movie.
PERSICHETTI: The easiest to spot, because you don't have to stop the film, is when Peter and Miles are on the ground on the sidewalk, after they'd fallen from the train, there's a dog who smells them with a guy who walks over them. That's Stan again. On his way home from work. But then I will say, there are many, many train scenes. Subway shots. If you just pause, he's in a lot of them. That guy is all over New York. He's a busy man.
There's a lot of villains you wouldn't think of in the movie, there's Tombstone, there's Scorpion. Were these always the names you wanted in the movie or did they change over time?
RAMSEY: Those guys were always there, from Phil's initial treatment. The earliest drafts.


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Strong Gulfstream System in the Miocene does not contradict Models
Study shows separation between Caribbean and North Atlantic 10 million years ago
In the Earth's complex climate system, the global ocean currents play an important role, for example as energy distributors. For this reason, it is a major goal of ocean and climate research to understand how they work—both in the present and in the past. Only on the basis of such knowledge future developments can be predicted reliably.
Among the so far unsolved mysteries of the past is the behavior of the North Atlantic ocean circulation, which also includes the Gulf Stream system, in the Miocene about ten million years ago. "In a phase in which, according to today's understanding, a weakened North Atlantic overturning circulation could be expected, climate archives show a Gulf Stream system that was almost as strong as today's," says Dr. Anne Osborne of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. Together with colleagues, she has published today a study in the international journal Nature Communications that provides an explanation for this contradiction.
In the Miocene, the Atlantic was somewhat narrower than it is today, but the North Atlantic Circulation already worked in a way similar to today. Salty, warm water flowed from the tropics to the north. There it cooled down and became so dense that it sank towards the seafloor. This sinking was - and still is - the main driving force behind the Atlantic circulation.
However, the boundary conditions in the Miocene differed in one decisive point: the land connection between North and South America in the region of today's Panama was not yet closed. Relatively fresh water from the Pacific Ocean could flow into the Atlantic.
"This low-salt water from the Pacific should have weakened the North Atlantic circulation at that time, which is also indicated by model simulations. However, the natural climate archives contradict this scenario for the period between 9.5 and 11.5 million years before today," says Dr. Osborne.
The scientists have now examined samples from the seabed on the Atlantic side of the Florida Strait. With the help of measurements of isotopes of the element neodymium, they were able to reconstruct the origin of the past flow of the waters. Surprisingly, there was no evidence of the relatively fresh Pacific water during that period. "In the central Caribbean, on the other hand, the influence of Pacific water at this time is clearly detectable," says Prof. Dr. Martin Frank of GEOMAR, co-author of the study.
The team comes to the conclusion that between 9.5 and 11.5 million years ago a barrier must have existed between the central Caribbean and the North Atlantic. It stopped the fresher Pacific waters. The surface current of the North Atlantic Circulation was able to flow past the Caribbean without being weakened. "Whether wind conditions or unknown geological changes caused the barrier has still to be clarified," says Dr. Anne Osborne.
The new results show that the strength of ocean circulation in this epoch does not contradict the model simulations because there was no freshening in the North Atlantic. "For the future, models predict a weakening of the Gulf Stream system if the Greenland inland ice continues to melt, freshening a key region of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. The Miocene was often seen as a counter-argument, because a freshening at that time did not lead to a weakening. This argument no longer counts," emphasises Dr. Osborne.
Kirillova, V., A. H. Osborne, T. Störling, M. Frank (2019): Miocene restriction of the Pacific-North Atlantic throughflow strengthened Atlantic overturning circulation. Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12034-7
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In the Miocene the land bridge near modern Panama was not yet closed. Relatively fresh water from the Pacific reached the Caribbean. This has been shown, for example, by studies in the Central Caribbean (ODP1000). Sediment samples taken from ODP1006 now show, however, that between 11.5 and 9.5 million years before today this relatively low-salt water did not leave the Caribbean and thus could not influence the North Atlantic circulation. Graphic: Anne Osborne/GEOMAR


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Rockstar Games released the revolutionary Grand Theft Auto III in 2001, and they're back again to blow minds with a 10 year anniversary mobile edition of the same game. If you've ever played GTA (and I know you have), then you already know how incredibly addictive the game is and how easy it is to play for hours on end without even thinking of stopping. The mobile edition is just the same - I've been playing it non-stop for the past day and I still can't get enough.
Grand Theft Auto III, or GTA 3 for short, is now available for you to purchase from the market. GTA is an extremely popular open world game full of violence.
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I was hunting through my photographs today when I came across some videos I took of Isabelle (now 4) when she was tiny.
The first video, she was 1 year old and the second one she's about 16-18 months and hysterical.
Have a giggle on me - oh and ignore my ghastly accent! LOL
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Saturday, April 3
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My poor cat...
Please note, I did restrain myself from any Mrs Slocombesque remarks about my pussy ;)
This is where my aged cat has taken to living. I don't mean it's a new sleeping place, I mean she lives in this spot. The only time she moves is for food or drink or to use the litter tray.
My poor kitty is nearly 19 years old and I'm putting off the inevitable. She's always been an outside cat but rarely ventures over the threshold these days. If she does go outside, she takes a quick look and then comes back in again. All she does is eat, sleep and shed fluff all over her new living space on the arm of the sofa.
She did take to sleeping under our bed a couple of months ago, but her hips no longer work properly and each time she went upstairs I could hear her meowing in pain. So she moved to the sofa arm. Now she just sleeps there all day.
She is a source of amusement but we shouldn't really laugh, although Isabelle laughs like a drain. The cat keeps falling off things (the arm of the sofa or her own back legs). Isabelle says the cat is broke and we need to get a new one because this one doesn't work properly any more.
I know in reality it's probably time I took her to the vets for one last visit. I just can't bring myself to do it yet. She's not in constant pain and she looks normal occasionally, especially when it's food time, but she does fall off her back legs a lot, and I keep checking her when she's sleeping to make sure she's still breathing. I just can't bring myself to take her to the vets and say kill my cat please. She's been with me for almost 19 years!
I know that it's going to be soon though. Poor cat
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The landscape in which FP&A operates is evolving rapidly, with a combination of economic pressures, rapid advances in technology ('traditional' plus cloud), and resource constraints putting the FP&A practitioner under increased pressure to manage the change whilst continuing to deliver high value insight and business support to their operational and leadership teams.
The services of FP&A are as relevant as ever, but as the business landscape changes and resources become ever more stretched, the role of the FP&A has entered a critical juncture. Traditional models that outlined the core competencies of an FP&A practitioner as little as 5 years ago are being re-written.
The increasing demands placed upon FP&A spans from being technical, systems and controls specialists to operationally astute business partners, whilst Finance Directors and CEO's are left pondering why they're not getting deeper insightful analysis into their businesses that they require in order to serve the needs of their executive committees and business owners.
- Technology continues to move forward at a relentless pace, leaving behind outdated accounting systems and baffling users with an increasingly complex offering of 'best practice' applications.
- Skilled employees with the requisite breadth of FP&A experience and/or industry-specific knowledge are becoming harder to find.
- Businesses are having to 'do the same with less', or achieve more within a capital-constrained environment.
FP&A too can get caught in culture of "this is how it's been done before". With no clear executive sponsorship of their work it's even more challenging for people to reach beyond their immediate daily deliverables and engage meaningfully with their operational counterparts.
Day to day challenges to the efficiency and ability to add value to their organisation can be magnified by the following:
- Culture: Lack of direct Executive Committee cultural leadership to drive Strategic Planning, leaving it Finance to manage in isolation.
- Bottom-up only approach to budgeting with inadequate top-down feedback: 'Sandbagging' approach, inefficient use of resources, lack of buy-in.
- Complexity: Increased pressure to deliver insight in an increasingly complex and volatile business environment.
- Resource strain: "do more with less" due to recruitment freezes, reduced investment in higher level skilled staff.
- Breadth vs specialism? Due to its typically high profile and broad remit, FP&A can fall into the trap of becoming 'everything to everyone', limiting its ability to remain Strategically Focused.
- Organisational growth can push FP&A further away from the business front line , with resulting resultant reduction in business understanding and ability to influence operational decisions. Tragically, it can mutate into a centre of data "aggregation excellence".
- Technology: An explosion of applications promising greater automation and more insightful analysis, with varied success.
- Lack of formalised training: Skills are often learn't through "experience by doing", with a limited network upon which to seek FP&A-specific advice.
- Change management: Skills required in a steady-state environment are are very different to the skills required during periods of significant change.
- Catch 22 problem solving: Tight deadlines can result in manual 'patching', with continued workload pressure reducing the time and resources needed to address deeper underlying issues.


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Wiring Diagrams & Electrical Parts
This page will have suggested methods for wiring, lighting and controls. Just basic stuff, no electronics on this page.
I will add more part numbers and sources of parts as time goes on.
The lights are "flashing" type bulbs so you just connect power to them and they flash. If you like original stuff they are what was used in the original robot, no fancy electronics to make them flash (not that there is anything wrong with that!). You can wire them all together and connect to a transformer rather than a battery since they require more power due to the number of them. You can use one of those 12 volt landscape lighting transformers that comes mounted in a box with a power cord and all you do is connect your light wires to 2 connections on it & it has a timer on it you can set for automatic operation. You can get cheap lighting sets at Home Depot. For starters I used an old used one that someone threw away.
The sockets I will be using for the brain screw in Globe style lights above I got from Radio Shack, their #272-360, pkgs of 4. The sockets have solder tabs for wire connections and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket will have to be cut off and filed flush to use it in the brain finger lights (see procedure on Brain Cup & light Rods page). The socket can be wired and inserted into the holders.
In the Construction Tips section on the clubsite under Robot Reference there is a dimension drawing for making the Brain Light Rods and holders by Craig R. The tube pieces are slipped into one another and soldered together. Those dimensions are what I am going to use, I'll document that construction when I get there. The sockets will fit into the 7/16" tube holder portion once the bracket is removed.
Click on diagram for larger size.
Baynesville flashing & non-flashing bulbs. Please note that the TX-126 All Electronics transformers are no longer available. They are a surplus place so items come and go. You can however use one or more other 12 vac transformers sized to handle the load.
The brain in the above diagram has 3 non-flashing globe lights and 3 non-flashing lights behind the chest buttons. They are number 57 bulbs (bayonet base). I found them in a surplus store $2. 00 for a box of 10. I'm sure if you ask that Baynesville has these too.
57's are rated 12 volts @ 0,24a
The single non-flashing light in the programming bay needs to be the bayonet base like the belly lights since it fits in the same type socket and you can use an older style 12 volt automotive bulb for that. I found one in my junk box.
This is an interior view of the chest light sockets. I wired each of them separately so that I can easily remove one if ever necessary. They will be wired into a terminal strip. The two large chest lights are the reproductions that are no longer available. I used large rubber grommets to hold them in place and the standard Dialight or Sylvania sockets with red and green lenses and a grommet ground down to hold them inside the large reproduction light holders.
Please note that the TX-126 All Electronics transformers are no longer available. They are a surplus place so items come and go. You can however use other 12 vac transformers sized to handle the load.
Please note that the TX-126 All Electronics transformers are no longer available. They are a surplus place so items come and go. You can however use other 12 vac transformers sized to handle the load.
DPDT Switches
For the arms with slip clutches(instead of end limit switches), I used the Momentary On-Off-On type. These should be available through hardware stores, automotive stores and surplus stores.
The mechanical sound of the robot has some aspects of switches actuating off and on. Some have believed that this sound was made by rotary electromechanical step switches. There were lots of these in the 60's and you can still get many of them today. Below are some pictures of one I had saved. The cams are adjustable and typically use the common syncronous timer motors as drives. Actually these do give some switching sounds but they are fairly quiet. The motors are virtually silent and the "micro switches" with actuator arms being driven from the rotating cams make a very quiet "clicking" noise. And certainly no "clacking" noise. You won't be getting any "clickity-clackity sounds out of these. The old electromechanical pinball machies had rotary motorized pulse generators that made more "mechanical noise" than these switches. They typically don't have the rollers on them and the motors on them are shaded pole and somewhat noisy, especially with some age on them.
This is an old step controller. I changed the motor on it to a 5 rpm (rev per min) from a 5 rph (rev per hour) that was on it originally.
All the cams are adjustable, this is the old fashioned way of sequencing stuff. Still I like the electromechanical items that have a visual and sound to the operation.
The very little bit of switching sound it does make could be part of the robot sounds, but I really doubt it.


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The pipa (Chinese pinyin: p¨ªp¨¢),sometimes called the Chinese lute, is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument,has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12-26.The instrument belonging to the plucked category of instruments.We insist on a solid Acer mono Maxim backboard for this modle.It may not be perfect for soloists but for an ensemble, it would more than suffice. Traditional ensembles actually like the sound of this pipa, as it melds into the group very well. So this instrument, humble it may be, was actually the beginning pipa for many musicians today.Gift:A soft carrying Pipa case, a set of Pipa finger picks,Adhesive tape,A spare string.
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- Soundboard: Fortune paulownia wood BackBoard:Rosewood
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- Free Accessories:A soft carrying Pipa case, a set of Pipa finger picks,Adhesive tape,A spare string. Everything is included for you to start playing.Best Instrument for professional performer.


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The project will aim to support a local farmers cooperative to transition up to 200 farms (approx. 1,000Ha) from a dependence on mono-cropping and chemical use, to full organic farming techniques including multi-cropping / complimentary planting. We are currently supporting this unique agroforestry and organic farming project through securing pilot phase project funding and long term impact venture capital investment. We are also providing a range of business consulting and support services to the project team.
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Tips for Sewing an Armrest Cover
An armrest cover can be used to protect the current armrest. It can be used to cover up any damage or stains. Historically there have been many different types of armrest covers, such as runners, scarves and doilies. However, these are not really appropriate for a car. Instead you want something durable and stain resistant that can take a lot of wear and tear, as most individuals use their car frequently. To keep costs low, you can easily sew your own. The following are some tips you can use to help create your own cover.
Tip 1 - The Material
There are several different types of material you can use. For cars it can be best to use vinyl. You may even be able to find matching vinyl or leather to your current car interior. No matter what you choose, you want it to be durable and very difficult to stain.
Tip 2 - More Comfort
You can add some cushioning to your armrest by putting foam underneath the cover. This can provide some extra padding and make a very soft armrest. There is no additional sewing to do this as you cut the styrofoam and then place the armrest cover over it.
Tip 3 - The Design
When you create the design, you want to take into consideration where the main seam will be. It is best to sketch everything out first and then develop the sewing plan. If you are unsure of where to place seams then look at the current armchair and see where there is any sewing or folding. This is an indication that you will need a seam, a cut or tuck in those places.
Tip 4 - Make the Pattern
You can make your own pattern by using paper and placing it against the current armrest. Draw the surface and then add a few inches out as you need to make allowances for sewing.
Tip 5 - No Sewing Machine
If you do not have a sewing machine then do not worry. You can still create your own armrest slipcovers without sewing a stitch. There are several no stitch adhesives that you can use in place of sewing. Just make sure that you get an adhesive that works on the type of material you have chosen. A sewing machine can be an expensive purchase and if you only need it for this one project then it is not worth the investment. You can also think about using Velcro for the cover as well.
Tip 6 - Save the Pattern
If you are hard on your car then you want to save your arm rest cover pattern and instructions. This way should you need to make another armrest cover you will have the hard part completed. If you do a lot of sewing then start building up your own records.
Tip 7 - The Seam
Many inexperienced sewers get in trouble because they sew the seam too fast. You want to sew the seam slowly guiding the material with your hands. This way you will create a straight seam.
Tip 8 - The Needle
If you are using very tough fabric, such as leather or vinyl then you will need a special type of needle. You can break a normal needle as it is not designed for such sturdy material.


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- California Senator Dianne Feinstein
Over the next few weeks, I'll be participating in a domestic violence counselor training program. In turn, I wanted to pass some information onto you, faithful blog readers. I hope that these few bits of information will come in handy if, heaven forbid, you ever find yourself or a friend in the grasp of domestic violence.
Victims of domestic violence come from all age groups, religions, ethnicities, socioeconomic levels, sexual orientations... no one is exempt. Below is a common model used in identifying certain aspects of domestic violence.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, it is important to remember that it is not your fault. It's also important to remember that help is available.
One of the most basic precautions you can take is to develop a safety plan. It doesn't require any drastic changes immediately, but it is a plan that helps you be prepared if the situation takes a turn for the worst. The RAINN organization offers a great outline here to help you make a safety plan.
Here are some 24-hour emergency hotlines to take note of:
San Diego, CA:
San Diego DV Hotline: (888) DV-LINKS / (888) 385-4657
Salt Lake City, UT:
Utah Department of Human Services: 800-897-5465
Provo, UT:
Center for Women and Children in Crisis: 801-377-5500
National: The Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)