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Millerism and the Great Awakening the religious revival (when was the G.A. and the II G.A.)
Between 1831 and 1844, William Miller – a Baptist preacher and former army captain in the War of 1812 – launched the "Great Second Advent Awakening." Based on his study of the prophecy in the Book of Daniel (8:14), Miller calculated that Jesus would return to earth on October 22, 1844. When He did not appear, Miller's followers experienced what is now called "The Great Disappointment." Most of the thousands who had joined the movement left it in deep disillusionment, including George Rapp of Harmony, and many Shakers.
A few, however, went back to their Bibles to find why they had been disappointed. Soon they concluded that the October 22 date had indeed been correct, but that Miller had predicted the wrong event for that day. They became convinced that the Bible prophecy predicted not that Jesus would return to earth in 1844, but that He would begin at that time a special ministry in heaven for His followers. From this small group who refused to give up after "The Great Disappointment" arose the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Koreshan movements.
Joshua V. Himes. Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology, Selected from Manuscripts of William Miller, with a Memoir of His Life. Boston: Moses A. Dow, 1841.
Owen rebelled against the "trinity of evils:" private property, irrational systems of religion, and marriage founded on property and religion. He developed a plan of progressive paternalism in his commune at "New" Harmony– curfews, house inspections, and fines for drunkenness and illegitimate children. He equated happiness with docility, and as a result was criticized for condescending to the working class.
Owen introduced the trade school to the US, stressing practical training and character building rather than classical education. But Owen's character indoctrination irked many parents who rarely saw their children during their years of schooling when Owen would "shield children from the unwanted negative influence of their parents and families." And although Owen stressed gender equality, girls only studied home economics and had little influence in the politics of New Harmony.
Owen's naïve belief in the power of rational humanism was eventually denigrated by Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels; but Engels once wrote of Owen that, in the early 18th century, all social movements and all real advance made in England in the interest of the working class were associated with Robert Owen's name.


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His sign pretty much sums it up. I met Ernest on a street corner in downtown Minneapolis. As a man who has been through a lot of hardships in his life, Ernest has resorted to begging rather than dealing or stealing.
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Paul Alexander Knox (Deleted) gave props (2 Dec 2008):
Great image, great story.
Joe Schaf gave props (3 Dec 2008):
Wonderful Portrait!
ari weiss said (27 Jan 2009):
awesome shot
Nick Edgerle gave props (8 Feb 2009):
fantastic composition
Caroline Schnabl gave props (10 Feb 2009):
great picture
Alvin Ting gave props (11 Feb 2009):
this photo means something...
Muhammad Jibreel gave props (23 Feb 2009):
Nice sincere feel to this one!
giuliano brandoli gave props (20 May 2009):
significativa e ben composta! Bravo!
Caitlin Heath said (26 Jul 2009):
why is the only error with the letter "d" located in the word "drugs" I think this composition is wonderful, he seems as though he is a wonderful subject, and i know that the sign is just another part of the image, but i can't help but wonder if the backwards "d" in Drugs was deliberate?
Jim Nasium said (28 Jul 2009):
This is a touching, moving shot. "I'ma" vs. "I'm", "sell drugs" vs. "sale brugs". The spelling/grammer used only adds to the man and the message, IMHO. Words like "steal", "homeless" and "beg" arent' ''child friendly" either, however he utilized.
Dawn Duffield (Deleted) gave props (7 Aug 2009):
Love it regardless of how words are spelled. The purpose of photography is to make us think, therefore, it is a successful capture on your part ;-)
Stefan Klenke said (9 Aug 2009):
Great portrait! I also like the colours! It is a very honest straight forward shot. I like it's simplicity.
Ann Reece gave props (10 Aug 2009):
Awesome photo for the theme. I too saw the backwards "d" but I figured he might be dyslexic as they sometimes write letters backwards. You did very well with this photo.
Dana Tufte (Deleted) said (10 Aug 2009):
Really going to make his spelling and issue? I think you are missing or ignoring the bigger issue, and that is Homelessness of our Vets. It's a powerful photograph and a beautiful man who deserves his message to be heard. WELL DONE! And thank you for bringing his message to us.
PINAKI SARKAR gave props (11 Aug 2009):
great and challenging shot
Erica Bradley gave props (13 Aug 2009):
I love the colors!
Antje Sommer gave props (22 Aug 2009):
this is a very powerful portrait. Sad story though.
Misato Kawakami (Deleted) said (9 Sep 2009):
This is a great picture. The story behind it is saddening, but it's so intriguing as well.
Leanne Silva gave props (17 Dec 2009):
He looks like such a nice man!
Stephanie Correa (Deleted) gave props (17 Dec 2009):
smart. love it.
Steven Grambau said (15 Jan 2010):
Awesome capture and statement made in the sign.
Femke Dam gave props (16 Jan 2010):
strong image, really nice
Ariel Secondo gave props (21 Jan 2010):
this is so heartbreaking. great shot.
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Yves Evidencemeso (Deleted) said (23 Feb 2010):
This is a remarkable meaningfull portrait
Mary Ellen Bleeden gave props (25 Feb 2010):
Very moving photo!
Sarah Stoots said (26 Feb 2010):
I love that you have posted this. My husband is a disabled vet, and it is very hard for them to get help from our government. Once Uncle Sam doesn't need them anymore, most of them are forgotten. This is a beautiful sincere shot. I love it!
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Chocolat gave props (28 Feb 2010):
this by far is my fav...I have been through them all and this one speaks to me. great capture and well done x
Melissa Rieman gave props (28 Feb 2010):
Very emotional and evocative shot! This would work well in the Economics theme, too!
Ikhlef A. said (28 Feb 2010):
Terrific moment. Great witness.
sorei mahong said (1 Mar 2010):
great photo
sorei mahong gave props (1 Mar 2010):
A picture is worth a thousand words
Roger Sinclair said (1 Mar 2010):
I Like this Shot!! But I Like all of Your Photograph ......You Certainly have an Artistic outlook on the Outside World around you..Great Stuff, You are Definitely an Inspiration :-)
Meg Goodlad gave props (1 Mar 2010):
im sure it was nice to meet him :) good shot
Robert Clayton said (1 Mar 2010):
Very nice.
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misha otaared gave props (3 Mar 2010):
extremely poignant -- he has a wonderful face
El Papiratzi said (8 Mar 2010):
Photojournalism at its very best.
Madison Hughey gave props (11 Apr 2010):
love how you have a story to go with a touching picture
Yogesh Suryawanshi gave props (18 May 2010):
Very good...expressing the misery of human life in a single pic.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A home run by junior Phil Reiser (Alpharetta, Ga.) in the bottom of the fourth broke the scoreless tie and gave the MIT baseball team an edge over Endicott College, helping the Engineers defeat the Gulls by a score of 4-3 at their final home game of the season on Tuesday. Tech, which won its first-ever New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) title over the weekend, improved to 24-13 on the season, while the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champions Endicott dipped to 30-13.
Following Reiser's leadoff homer, sophomore Kendall Helbert (St. Louis, Mo.) doubled, advanced to third on a single by classmate Alec Echevarria (Chula Vista, Calif.), and made it home on an error by the pitcher. Heading into the top of the fifth, the Cardinal and Gray had a 2-0 edge over the Gulls.
MIT's lead increased by two in the bottom of the next inning when senior Patrick Dayton (Archer City, Texas) hit the second home run of his career, sending classmate Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) home before him. The Gulls got on the board in the top of the seventh when senior Tad Gold (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) doubled and scored on an RBI single by sophomore Matthew Paola (Middlebury, Conn.).
Trailing 4-1 in the top of the eighth, a pair of errors allowed Endicott freshman Cam Farnham (Andover, Mass.) and junior Harry Oringer (Dartmouth, Mass.) to score and make it a one-run game. Gold would reach third base with two outs, but MIT senior reliever Rob Bertucci (Belleville, Ill.) got the final out to leave the game-tying run stranded on third. Tech quickly retired all three batters in the top of the ninth to secure the win.
Sophomore Alan Wang (Paoli, Pa.) earned the win at the mound in six innings, allowing just three hits and zero runs, while retiring three.
Having earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament, MIT will have to wait until the brackets are released on Monday, May 11th to find out who it will play on Wednesday, May 14.


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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) So much for that Masters hangover for Jordan Spieth.
One month after the 20-year-old Texan tied for second at Augusta National, Spieth had another bogey-free round at The Players Championship on Friday and shot a 6-under 66 to trail Martin Kaymer by one shot going into the weekend.
Kaymer opened with a course record-tying 63 and followed with a solid round of 69. He was at 12-under 132.
Spieth was swinging so well he had a tap-in birdie on the 14th, the hardest hole at TPC Sawgrass on Friday. He had a chance to catch Kaymer until a three-putt par from just off the green on the par-5 16th.
Russell Henley had a 71 and was four shots behind. Jim Furyk was part of a large group at 6-under 138.


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Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (5 May 2010):
Fabulous colors and composition! Well done!!!
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love it!
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simply fantastic!
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love the color!
stuart s gave props (6 May 2010):
Beautifully vibrant colours and movement.
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The shades of green are superb! Love the layers.
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Another beautiful shot!
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Really love this series. This one's my favorite. Love the layers and the trees peeking above the hill.
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Stunning!! Fabulous lines, color blocks, and contours! Gorgeous!
Jyri Vissak gave props (12 May 2010):
Beautiful series! I like this one best.
Davids Digits said (14 May 2010):
awesome colors looks so CLEAN
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M A R V E L O U S h o t !
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The beauty of nature, perfectly captured...this is frameworthy!
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I just love this scenic landscape. Wonderful colors! Perfect!
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beautiful landscape
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great landscape and a good eye....wonderful!
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The HRV girls soccer team has ruled the roost in the Columbia River Conference for the past several years, taking the CRC title every year since Kevin Haspela took over as head coach of the team in 2010, although the Eagles did share the title with Hermiston back in 2012.
Despite that district success, the team has struggled in recent years when it comes to making it through the early rounds of the 5A state tournament. The past two seasons, HRV failed to make it past the quarterfinals after drawing the top-ranked teams in the state (Putnam in 2014 and Summit in 2015).
Thus, Haspela and his team of 19 varsity players have some very concrete goals set this season in an attempt to reverse the quarterfinal curse and challenge some of the perennial 5A powerhouses for the state title.
First off: win every one of their league games this season and take the CRC title. HRV nearly accomplished that last season, save for a 0-0 tie with Hermiston. Second: advance to the semifinals or better in the state tournament. Third: enter the playoffs with at least 10 wins. Last season, HRV finished 9-5-2, which was the best finish in Haspela's career, but 10 wins could result in a higher seeding for HRV, avoiding an early-round matchup with 5A's most elite teams.
And judging by this year's team, Haspela feels there's no time like the present.
"This is the most experienced group of players I've ever coached," he noted. "We have seven seniors and 12 juniors playing varsity. They have a high soccer IQ and can quickly detect where breakdowns in our team play is occurring. If they can learn from mistakes and communicate well, we will be playing good soccer."
HRV lost some key seniors like Kara Kiyokawa and Jenissa Ramirez on defense, as well as Sindy Magaña on attack, but a large portion of 2015's core group of players have returned for the 2016 season. Those include four-year varsity players like net-minder Vanessa Silva (2014 CRC Goalkeeper of the Year), Mona Diaz (midfielder), and Cielo Rivera (midfielder/forward, All-Conference 2013-15). Haspela also expects "big things" from junior captain Claire Davies ("a strong utility player") and junior captain Yahaira "Yaya" Chavarria, who will "anchor our defense with quickness and ball-winning capabilities," he said.
Like in most other sports at HRV, the CRC games will obviously be the most important contests on the calendar for the girls soccer team, but because Haspela is looking for the highest possible seeding in anticipation of the postseason, the nonleague schedule carries equal importance for the Eagles. They will have to work especially hard to improve their standing this season, as HRV faces 5A opponents like Hillsboro (lost in the 2015 semifinals to Summit, the eventual state champions) and La Salle (lost in the 2015 finals) as well as 6A Barlow.
HRV eased into its nonleague schedule with a contest against 4A McLoughlin (0-1-2) on Saturday at Henderson Community stadium, which saw the Eagles unload on the Pioneers, scoring six goals in the final 23 minutes of the first half en route to an 8-0 victory. Rivera scored a hat trick in the game, while Davies and Halle Campos had two apiece. Diaz tallied the other goal for HRV.
Haspela was pleased in that half of the goals came from combination passes and one off a set piece. There were five players who each recorded an assist in the game: Diaz, Makena Zorza, Ami Santillan, Erin Sutherland, and Ashlee Ponce. Claire Oswald, a junior, started in net for HRV and earned a clean sheet, but had little to do as HRV's possession game was so strong that Oswald didn't have the touch the ball once in the first half.
The girls were scheduled to play at Hillsboro on Tuesday (results not available at press time) and then travel to Franklin High Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
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Sceau Royal summoned for Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle
Sceau Royal will face five rivals including a trio of Irish raiders in the stanjames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.
The Alan King-trained four-year-old disappointed when well fancied for the Triumph Hurdle at last season's Cheltenham Festival and also failed to fire on his final juvenile appearance at Aintree.
He made a flying start to the new campaign at Cheltenham in October, however, and was an impressive winner of the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton at the beginning of the month, earning a return to Grade One level at Gosforth Park this weekend.
Apple's Jade was narrowly beaten in the Triumph Hurdle before spectacular displays at Aintree and Punchestown.
The former Willie Mullins inmate, who carries the colours of Gigginstown House Stud, disappointed on her first start for Gordon Elliott at Down Royal and bids to bounce back.
Gigginstown and trainer Henry de Bromhead teamed up to land last year's Fighting Fifth with Identity Thief and combine with Petit Mouchoir this time.
Shark Hanlon's stable stalwart Hidden Cyclone completes the Irish challenge.
The Paul Nicholls-trained Irving won this prize in 2014 and bids to regain his crown, with Mirsaale from Keith Dalgleish's yard completing the field.
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Korean adventure -- SPA
well,Korean spa has lots of similarities with ones in hometown. But the difference is people could spend their night at SPA sleeping, watching TV, surfing the Internet.I would say most people will choose to sleep in the night at SPA in Korea.You wouldn't believe until you see how amazing people here sleep.They just lie on the floor or some pre-set up Korean style bed.my buddy sangseok and another nice friend came to this SPAREX in Incheon around 12 mid-night, guess what.It was full of people inside: men, women, old people, kids...Some of them are really prepared like bringing in their blanket (but you dun really need one cuz it is so warm inside thanks to the Korean heating system under the floor.We didn't really do much at the SPA but taking showers and trying out all kinds of jacuzzi pools, steam rooms, sauna rooms. We surfed the Internet for a while and then went to eat Korean Ramen for supper. Then, it was the time to find a so called bed..Literally,we wanted just a piece of space where we can lie and take a nap..But it was so hard because there are people everywhere. Sangseok (my buddy) kept saying sorry for not being able to find a nicer place for me to sleep, but of course i dun feel anything cuz it was a fun expereince in here, Incheon. anyway, If you happen to be here one day, try it out, it was fun.


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The firm has over the years, worked on a number of projects ranging from residences of varying scales as well as office and retail space. We also offer architectural solutions such as residence planning & elevation design. A key part of the firm's ethos is the value we place on the principle of Quality rather than Quantity. Hence we do not undertake turnkey work.However SPDA works closely with artisans and craftsman to ensure that great attention is paid to detailing, quality and skilled craftsmanship.
The Team Shalini Pereira founded SPDA in 2010. She has a Bachelors in Interior Design from I.E.D. Vallabh Vidyanagar and an MA in Design Innovation from De Montfort University, Leicester. Shalini has over 10 years of experience in the field of design, having spent 4 years as a senior designer at the boutique Interior Design & Architectural Consultancy firm, Dipen Gada & Associates in Baroda, where she worked on both residential as well as retail projects.
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The head of the outlawed northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, was slated to begin serving a nine month sentence in prison on Sunday.
He left the northern Israeli Arab city of Umm al Fahm in Wadi Ara and arrived at Oholei Kedar Prison near Be'er Sheva at 10 am to begin serving his sentence.
Salah was convicted on charges of incitement to racism and violence in 2013, and again last October, when he was sentenced to an 11-month jail term.
His attorney filed an appeal against the conviction, which was rejected, but on April 18 the sentence was reduced to nine months.
The conviction followed a sermon Salah delivered in 2007 in the Wadi Joz section of eastern Jerusalem.
The radical Islamist is responsible for repeated sermons in which young Muslims are whipped into a frenzy of hatred and then violence against Israelis, using the pretext of "defending Al Aqsa" from the Jews on the Temple Mount.
On Friday he told the Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Resalah, "Prison strengthens me due to my faith that Jerusalem is a pure right for Muslims and defending it is imperative." He said that the 'Israeli aggression' will accelerate "the end of the occupation of the Holy City. "I will continue [defending Al-Aqsa] until martyrdom. No retreat, whatever the price is. The Islamic Movement [banned in November 2015] is not a simple name, but it has its roots in Galilee, Negev and Al-Aqsa Mosque."
Although the mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, Jews have no intention of touching it. Jews are forbidden to pray anywhere on the Temple Mount grounds surrounding the mosque. Jewish pilgrims visit the compound because it is the holiest place in the world in the Jewish faith, as the site of the past two Jewish Holy Temples of Jerusalem.
Muslims vehemently object to the presence of Jews anywhere on the site, and some Islamic clerics at the mosque seize this opportunity to to stir up trouble. Chief among them is Salah, who told followers at a rally on Friday in Umm al Fahm that he does not fear prison, according to Haaretz; he believes he will emerge 'stronger than ever.'


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Remember the "Catholics versus Convicts" days of the Notre Dame-Miami rivalry? Fighting Irish radio analyst Allen Pinkett has apparently decided to pursue the "if you can't beat em, join em" philosophy, saying that Notre Dame needs "a few bad citizens":
"I've always felt like, to have a successful team, you've got to have a few bad citizens on the team," Pinkett told The Score (670-AM) on Wednesday. "I mean, that's how Ohio State used to win all the time. They would have two or three guys that were criminals. That just adds to the chemistry of the team. I think Notre Dame is growing because maybe they have some guys that are doing something worthy of a suspension, which creates edge on the football team. You can't have a football team full of choir boys. You get your butt kicked if you have a team full of choir boys. You've got to have a little bit of edge, but the coach has to be the dictator and ultimate ruler."
Look, overall, Pinkett's point isn't completely off-base. Many of the people kicking up a fuss about Notre Dame's players' recent run-ins with the law (which include quarterback Tommy Rees resisting arrest and getting pepper-sprayed, linebacker Carlo Calabrese getting arrested during that incident, and the suspensions of starting RB Cierre Wood and backup defensive end Justin Utupo) are making much ado about nothing. Every college program inevitably has athletes who have run-ins with the law or team rules, and these incidents are pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.
In fact, there's a case to be made that head coach Brian Kelly's suspensions of Rees and Calabrese (for Friday's opener in Ireland against Navy) and Utupo and Wood (for two games each) are too harsh. Notre Dame isn't somehow magicially above that (and they never really have been, at least not in the last half-century), which made even the "Catholics versus Convicts" setup a bit of a misnomer. Miami's players were never all bad and Notre Dame's players were never all good, and Pinkett's very right that you're not likely to win anything if you get rid of every player who's ever had any incidents with the law or has ever violated team rules.
With that said, though, Pinkett chose a horrible way to make that point. Saying that Ohio State used to win with "criminals" which "adds to the chemistry of the team," really isn't the greatest philosophy in the world. Moreover, you don't necessarily need "a few bad citizens" to win, and a team full of upstanding citizens isn't necessarily inferior. Pinkett's inferring a relationship between criminal behaviour and football skill, and that's not a fair conclusion to jump to.
CBS and Sports Illustrated tried to draw similar lines last year with an investigative report on criminal records in college football, but it was pretty easy to poke holes in that. There proved to be pretty much no relationship between teams' rap sheets and how they fared on the field. Only 7% of players on 2011 Top 25 preseason teams were charged with or cited with a crime, there was no comparison with the college population as a whole, and it's only slightly ahead of the 6.9% of the American population that has a criminal record. Moreover, only 40% of the incidents covered in the CBS/SI investigation were serious crimes, meaning that many others were for things as minor as public intoxication.
Thus, the relationship between criminal records and college football success is anything but clear or linear. Rather than lobbying for Notre Dame to bring in more "bad citizens" and proclaiming that you need criminals to win, Pinkett would be better served discussing the specific cases of the players involved and if Kelly's actions to suspend them were appropriate. Instead, he tried to make a larger point and did so in the worst possible fashion, embarassing himself in the process.
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Ultimate Drupa New Dealer Program Surpasses Target by over 60%
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Press release from the issuing companyMontreal, Canada, June 10th, 2004 – Ultimate Technographics Inc, the leading imposition software developer and the inventor of digital imposition is pleased to announce today that it surpassed its projections for new dealer applications at Drupa by over 60%. With 72 new dealer applications from 43 countries including; Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe and from most Western European counties, Ultimate has broken its own records and has experienced one of its best trade show to date. Increased interest in Ultimate's Impostrip product line was overwhelmingly the results of two factors; small and medium print shops acquiring their first CTP system and prepress resellers specializing in non-Creo hardware and software looking for alternatives to Preps imposition. David Watson, President and CEO Ultimate Technographics, "After participating in the last four Drupa's, and trade shows around the globe, we can easily say that Drupa '04 represents a milestone in CTP interest in the small and medium printer market – and this drives direct interest in our imposition products. The Impostrip product family provides solutions for all size printers – regardless of their technical product knowledge. We are particularly popular with small and medium printers because of our simple and automated process of imposing files. Our Impostrip On-Demand product is an easy step-up for small shops accustomed to imposing files with QuarkXPress, limited plug-in solutions, or still doing it by hand stripping." Impostrip On Demand is the only imposition product that is specialized for the small CTP and digital printer market. The growth of the small CTP market could be seen in booths where Impostrip On Demand was on display, AB Dick, ECRM and Jet Plate. Digital on demand print vendors showing Ultimate's products running in live production were Creo, Xerox, Xeikon, Kodak and HP Indigo. It was also the "JDF Drupa" for Ultimate when Ultimate launched its 7.1 version of Impostrip with support for JDF. Prior to Drupa, Adobe, Agfa, Artwork Systems, Dalim and Global Graphics successfully tested Impostrip's JDF with their workflows and RIPs. Watson said: "Our Impostrip and Impostrip Solo products are popular because of their unsurpassed speed for indexing and printing due to their unique client-server architecture. We also saw great interest from workflow manufacturer partners and customers looking for a full feature non-limited JDF imposition solution. Impostrip JDF workflow files, unlike most competing imposition products, can be composite or separated PS or PDF, and our CIP4 files are also unique because they include ink, cutting and folding data". Ultimate sensed a real change among printers from many countries who were no longer satisfied with the imposition product their CTP supplier provided them. They are starting to realize there are real productivity differences between different imposition software and they are in the market to switch. Impostrip 7.1 is now shipping for Mac OS X and Windows 2000 and XP, additional new features and enhancements include: • Greater performance and speed of RIP and print engine, leveraging multitasking in Mac OS X Panther 10.3 (10.3 is new minimum Mac System requirement) • In addition to PDF signature previews in 7.0, Impostrip 7.1 is the first imposition software that supports TIFF, EPS and PS, composite or separated, preview of imposed signature, with zooming, in the Mac OS X version of Impostrip • Enhanced CIP 4 JDF file format and workflow support in Impostrip (Not Impostrip Solo) including support for separated and composite PS and PDF workflows that has been certified by many CIP4 members. • Expanded support for several updated/upgraded design and publishing applications, including Adobe Acrobat 6, InDesign 3 CS and Illustrator 11 CS and many other new applications • New support for 'coming and going" in Impostrip for Windows • New Mac OS X Impostrip QuickStart manual - an easy read and reference
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Battery problem it is not recognized
My black macbook early 2008 model cannot boot without power with the battery on.
A while ago I noticed that the battery icon in the menu bar was a battery with an X and the charger light green. I thought that my my battery was dead because it was old so I bought a new one. But I have the same problem. The macbook doesn't recognize the battery. It doesnt even charge. I've already checked the battery model in order to see if it is 100% compatible with mu macbook and it is. I don't know what to do.
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No doubt, Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been one of the best investment opportunities of the past year. Profits and production are up, and the stock has tripled. Can it really get better? Does Tesla deserve to trade for more than $100 a share?
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In the fourth century, Germanic invasions brought about changes in language .The decline of Latin probably took place between the 5th-8th century when Latin evolved into other languages of Italian, French, Romanian, Portuguese and Spanish. Medieval Latin however was still largely used in Europe right into the 18th century, in the fields of administration, medicine and education among others. Gradually the use of Latin came to be restricted to the Roman Catholic Church.
Latin is categorized as an Italic language spoken mainly in Ancient Rome. Apart from the roman citizens Latin was also spoken by the Egyptians, Greeks and members of varied groups including those living in Modern Persia, Turkey and Levant. Latin may be considered to be a dead language today but scholars and many members of the Clergy are well versed in Latin, being the main language of the Catholic Church. Almost till the 19th century Latin was used to write academic books and scholarly papers to reach audiences across America and Europe.
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Posted by JC on February 21st, 2011
Just come across an excellent article by Rachel Goodchild – My food parcel poverty (thanks to a Facebook link by Tau Henare).
If you've been following the debate on my post Poor choices? Or just poor? you'll find this thought provoking.
There is also this feature by Kim Knight of the SST. Very well-written and encapsulates the issue well:
I do not think anyone makes a choice to live in poverty. However there are those who do not regard living on the DPB as poverty and are quite happy to make that lifestyle choice.
I also dispute whether anyone born in NZ knows what real poverty is. To many New Zealanders poverty is not being able to afford a Sky subscription; not being able to buy beer or cigarettes. These same people, together with lots of other bleeding hearts, seem to regard it as tragic that they 'have to' buy coke instead of milk. Nobody 'has to' buy coke. They could try tap water and use the money saved to by some fruit/vegetables.
To some extent John Key was right; on the basic benefit people can live and eat nourishingly. It is not a comfortable existence but a benefit is meant to be short term assistance, not to fund one's overseas travel.
I can speak from personal experience having been brought up in post war London by a single parent, who had to work all her life and for whom it was a constant struggle to put food on the table.
So whilst I feel sympathy for those with short term problems, I get rather impatient with those who think DPB is theirs of right and who have six children and call the PM a 'political arsehole' because he has not poured even more money into their cavernous gut.
A great if sobering article. Might be me or my family next.
Wonder why Tau Henare would post such a link?
JC: He's an interesting one, our Tau.
Its nice to see facts from a beneficiaries point of view.I am tired of John Key making statements with little or no factual information to back him up.The situation of Welfare dependancy was created by the Government to start with. It was cheaper to pay a benefit than share the national pie out fairly amongst everyone.The public service was really a employment service with a way of shAring the national wealth with all.We do not know the true depths of poverty in New Zealand but that does not make this situation any fairer
Beneficiaries should be given food vouchers which would restrict what they might buy. EG no ice cream, crisps, soft drinks, chocolate etc. Mainly just staple food like bread, pasta, veges (but not expensive fancy stuff like sweet corn and shallots) potatoes, pumpkin. They don't have the right to buy what they want. there are over 350,000 receiving support from the State. Some hard decisions have to be made.(Hopefully we will see them tomorrow) They also should be made to perform work, even if it's helping to keep the streets and parks clean.
Ben, the travelling guy was one man. He wasn't complaining about benefit levels, he was an admitted fraud. He and your hypothetical 6-child parent are very unusual and don't illustrate anything. "Straw beneficiaries", if you like.
The fact is that current benefit levels were deliberately set in the early 90s by Ruth Richardson at 10% what Treasury calculated as the minimum subsistence level.
You could just about get by for food, rent and utilities at basic level but you will not be able to deal with any shocks because you can't get a benefit till you've used your liquid assets, nor can you save.
Here's another interesting read for those beneficiary bashers out there. It's always useful to think and read about issues in more than sound bites I find.
Let's not forget it is election year. Beneficiaries and mark my word crime are easy topics to get political attention.
Stephen, the six child parent I cited is not hypothetical. She lives in auckland. JK met one her children and took her to Waitangi with him. If the reports are correct that child is now in care with the woman expecting her sixth child.
I accept that these examples are extremes but the fact remains that there are too many who have chosen to remain on benefit by deliberate choice.
@Ben can you give any specific numbers of "those who do not regard living on the DPB as poverty and are quite happy to make that lifestyle choice." or is that just something you made up??
I was in the Tenderloins in San Francisco recently. A place where poverty is extreme. The American welfare system is extreme in that it barely exists. Many people I spoke to made the claim that those in poverty had made a lifestyle decision. It struck me how uncaring many people where. That said it didn't surprise me that society appeared to be on two levels, the extreme poor and the quite well off. Not exactly a well rounded society.
I for one am glad that the Social Security Act of 1938 came into existence. It's a New Zealand law, and the call to emulate other countries and laws don't really do anything for me.
Is welfare a problem in NZ? Not as far as I can see. It is a solution, and whilst not perfect (just like human beings), I feel it is undoubtedly better than nothing.
Some things that may impact peoples ability to eat healthily on a benefit, including lack of basic cooking knowledge, lack of cooking facilities, cost of other utilities. There are many other factors obviously.
JK could do well to look at the cost to the economy of legal tax avoidance by corporations
Abano Healthcare Group Limited in 2010 paid 3.19% in tax.
Ryman Healthcare Limited in 2010 paid 6.5% in tax.
Infratil in 2010 paid 10.4% in tax.
The NZX in 2010 paid 10.9% in tax.
I wonder which is a greater drain on the economy?? And when will National / the JK Party crusade against this??
(stats pulled from here http://norightturn.blogspot.com/)
Although I disagree with the food voucher idea, I am in favour of making healthy options more accessable for everyone.Government subsidies for fresh fruit and vege and perhaps milk and bread would be a sympathetic way to improve the health of our nation.Taking Gst off is not sufficient incentive to move people in the right direction.
Key has obviously never checked to see what actually happens when someone goes to a Salvation Army food bank.
Key's advisers have not checked the research done on the use of food banks. The findings absolutely contradict his statement.
I had the misfortune to hear a replay of his statement this morning. Because it was not new to my ears I paid close attention to his delivery.
It was rehearsed, it pandered to the National Party bias and ideology.
I think English and his Treasury cabal wrote the statement. Key clearly knows nothing about the reality that exists on the streets of this country.
David Farrar, at Kiwiblog displayed not only ignorance but also arrogance on his blog, and on National Radio, by attributing the increased demand on students having a jolly.
Believe me it ain't easy getting food from the food bank.
It is easier to get money from a money bank. Both key and Farrar ought to know that.
As a NZ born pacific islander with immigrant parents I know what it is like to live in poverty. Judging by some of the comments here, some visitors have not. My parents worked hard, two jobs each, and never received a benefit. Growing up, we never had a television, and for years did not have a landline. My parents invested in a computer, when it became affordable, to assist us in our education. But my parents often had to defer payments for various bills to pay for unexpected medical visits, or to fix the car etc. There were definitely weeks where we had less money to spend on food in order to pay for bills. There were a couple of times where my parents had nowhere else to turn but visit a foodbank. My siblings and I are all university graduates and hold professional jobs. But I know we would never blame my parents for having to go to a foodbank. It wasn't a choice.
Targeting beneficaries again shows just how bankrupt in ideas the current govt is.Felix 5's example of how much tax coys pay is another example of the inequality that is a feature of the capitalist model.As the gap beween the poor and rich widens here,the middle class vote with their feet.Future NZ a tourist stopover ,also producing milk powder controlled by overseas interests.
@ stephen judd – it was set at 20% below the lowest level.
I'd suggest Rent is a key issue for many beneficiaries. I believe here in Wellington the Unemployment benefit + maximum Accommodation supplement is about $250.
There are of course a few to choose not to work… but to classify the majority of beneficiaries as bludgers is just vile.
I cant think of many people who choose to live a life of limited choices and poverty…just cause they are lazy.
Thank god for the welfare state…..i have used it once or twice in my life….
PS anyone who thinks its easy to get a benefit and to keep it obviously have not been on a benefit in the past 10 years!
a Government Job is easily the best benefit,long term anyway.


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Proposed regulations on deferred compensation released
The IRS released proposed regulations under sections 409A and 457 that would apply to deferred compensation plans. While section 457 only applies to governmental and tax-exempt entities (other than churches and certain church-controlled entities), section 409A applies to all employers. For governmental and tax-exempt employers, the proposed guidance makes it clear that section 409A applies in addition to section 457. If plans are designed or operated in violation of the rules, the taxation of deferred amounts may be accelerated, and additional taxes, interest and penalties may apply. Therefore, all sponsors of and participants in nonqualified deferred compensation plans will need to carefully consider the proposed rules in order to anticipate potential future changes to affected plans should the rules be made final.
Additional regulatory guidance was needed under section 457 to incorporate certain statutory changes and required amendments to existing regulations. Accordingly, the proposed regulations incorporate changes with respect to designated Roth contributions, certain public safety officers and qualified military service.
The more significant provisions of the section 457 proposed regulations relate to what would not be subject to the rules of section 457. Section 457 generally discerns between eligible plans, which require income to be reported when paid, and ineligible plans, which require income to be reported when vested. However, certain plans are not subject to section 457, and other plans, while technically subject to the section 457 rules, may be treated as not providing a deferral of income, which means the provisions of section 457 do not apply.
Section 457 currently states that bona fide vacation leave, sick leave, compensatory time, severance pay, disability pay, death benefit plans, length of service awards to certain bona fide volunteers and voluntary early retirement incentive plans are not considered to provide a deferral of compensation. The proposed regulations include further detail on most of these categories to assist in the determination of whether a plan would meet one of the exceptions provided. While employers should carefully consider all types of plans to which the rules may apply, severance and vacation pay plans tend to be the plans that can lead to the most uncertainty. In order to not be considered deferred compensation, severance pay would have to be paid in the manner provided for in the proposed regulations and would be subject to a limitation on the amount. The treatment of vacation pay would continue to be based entirely on a facts and circumstances determination, but the regulations do include some factors for consideration, such as whether the amount can realistically be expected to be used and the terms related to the payment of cash for the vacation time. The regulations also acknowledge that additional guidance in this area may be necessary.
In addition, the section 457 proposed regulations include rules and examples for calculating the present value of payments and detail with respect to the deferral of compensation, including a general definition and exceptions for short-term deferrals and recurring part-year compensation. Another important aspect of the proposed guidance relates to the treatment of noncompete clauses or agreements, which generally will be treated as meeting the substantial risk of forfeiture threshold if certain conditions in the proposed guidance are met. Because noncompetes are generally not treated as a substantial risk of forfeiture under section 409A, regardless of the specific circumstances, this is an area where caution will be necessary if the section 457 proposed regulations are not significantly changed before becoming final.
Section 409A already has final regulations, and the majority of the proposed regulations issued under this section are described as clarifications. However, certain provisions are taxpayer-favorable modifications proposed in response to comments received by the IRS with respect to the final regulations. The items to be very cautious of in these proposed regulations are the clarifications the IRS views as the proper interpretation of the previously issued final regulations. Specifically, the IRS lists four positions in the proposed regulations that it states cannot be taken under current guidance. The positions that taxpayers cannot take are (1) the transfer of unvested restricted stock with no section 83(b) election or stock options without a readily ascertainable fair market value results in payment under the plan, (2) a contribution to a section 402(b) trust to fund an obligation is not payment under a plan, (3) a stock sale subject to a section 338 election to deem it an asset sale is a separation from service, and (4) certain accelerated payment provisions for terminated plans only apply to plans in the same category in which the service provider participates.
Also of note in the section 409A proposed regulations is an anti-abuse provision related to determining the amount that must be included in income when a violation occurs. Generally, the full vested amount less any amounts already included in income would be included in taxable income upon the violation. In certain instances in which the facts and circumstances indicate that changes may have been made to abuse the application of the reference to vested amounts, certain unvested amounts would be treated as vested.
Overall, the deferred compensation rules can provide traps for the unwary as they are extremely complicated. The rules have to be expansive because, not only is it a broad category in which the rules have to apply to a large number of different types of plans, but management has great potential to abuse the tax-deferral opportunity and to benefit at the expense of other stakeholders by changing payment timing on their own lucrative contracts. However, nonqualified deferred compensation plans also serve valuable purposes for companies, and employers with such plans or considering such plans need to make sure they comply with such rules. While this new guidance is in the form of proposed regulations, the preambles to the sections 409A and 457(f) regulations provide that taxpayers may rely on content of the proposed regulations prior to the regulations becoming final. Accordingly, we plan on issuing a more comprehensive analysis of the regulations in the near future.


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The watch is very good quality and easy to use. Good value for money. The only thing I would advise is the strap is very short and a little tight, as not enough secure holes for a plus size woman like myself.
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Monday, June 29, 2015
A Working Method for Pricing of Work
Had a few questions on approaching pricing on work and here are my thoughts...
1. Never talk money first...always allow the client to lay out their needs first.
2. Access what the solution to those needs will entail, including any and all concepting, revisions, meetings etc.
3. Outline this process to the client with a timeline that matches their deadline.
4. Then ask how much the client has set aside in the budget for this portion of their project.
Before you ask this question you have to have a value you have already accessed to you overhead expenses, your experience, and your talent...The first of these can mathematically be calculated, the latter two not as easily.
1. Add up all of your business expenses:
a. rent for the portion of space you use ONLY for work. So for example a spare room in your apartment or house that is not used for living in. Measure it's square footage and divide it by the square footage of your apartment. Then use this ratio to divide all of your utility expenses.
b. supplies
c. equipment upkeep, upgrades, software subscriptions...
d. health insurance...
e. any funds use require specifically to run your business...travel mileage in specific cases
2. Once you have a monthly total, double this total amount. This ensures that you are not only breaking even but making funds to invest back into the business.
3. total up your remaining expenses that cannot by written off on your taxes, but that if you don't pay them you'll starve and be out n the street...
4. Next access what the going rate for the services where the client is located is.
5. Honestly measure your experience level to the experience level of the best of the best in that region. If you have the same experience as the most experienced contractor, you can afford to bill the same... if not, look to bill a reasonable percentage of that
6. Use the same method regarding accessing your talent.
Soooo what does this look like? Hypothetically... for say a room in your apartment you call your studio
Monthy business expenses:
Rent + Utilities = $500
Supplies = 100
Equip & software = 100
Health Insur = 175
Misc. = 100
Advertising = 200
Total = $1,175
Double it = $2,350
living expenses = $700 (food, car, car insurance gas, clothes, savings account, remaining rent etc...)
$3050 divided by 160 hrs in a month = $19.06 per hr - this is merely on operating expenses, investment back into your business and keeping food on the table. This is also your gross profit. Before taxes and social security...so you'll need to pad this. One way to do this is by accessing your worth as a creative and what your value to the client actually is in the region you live in...
For example, The going rate for an independent creative with a 5 - 10 years experience in NE Ohio is $35 - 50 per hour
If you have superior talent and the client list to back it up up that rate to $50 - $100 per hour..
Now this is to determine an hourly rate...there are many projects that don't come in by the hour, but by the project. So access how many hours you intend to spend on the project and then give them the total rate....
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"Come on Ellie. Come to momma." I beckoned for her to come to me. Learning to walk was a hard business, especially when your mother had been distant for so long. I'm sorry Ellie. I thought. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked around. Eloise was stood there smiling. "Let me take her" she said, and crouched down next to me and started calling to Ellie to come to her. And as she stood there, the sunlight glistening in her eyes, something someone said to me long ago came back to me, You don't love someone because they're beautiful. They're beautiful because you love them. And it was true. For the first time in my life.
I snapped out of my musings and ran over to Watson and Apple. "Momma!" came the excited cries, as Watson jumped into my arms. "Momma, can we play in the slip 'n slide?" he asked. I looked at him like he was mad for a few seconds as his face fell then I said, "Sure kid. Whatever you want to do." I walked around him and turned on the water jets for the slide before running to the end and sliding down. "Can't catch me!" I yelled, and Watson followed suit, chasing me. The game quickly formed into a kind of tag, whereby we pushed the other into the sprinkler or slip and slide once we caught them.
In the mid-day heat I quickly tired however, and went to sit down in the shade. Ellie and Eloise walked over to me and grinned. "I got her walking." she said. As if to prove it, Ellie got up and walked up to the table with the snacks on it, pouting and pointing at the food. She was clearly my daughter.
I got up, and walked over to my little girl, lifting her up. "Okay, little one. What do you want?" she pondered for a minute, then pointed at a bowl of candy. Typical child. "Okay, just one though." she grinned, and shoved it in her mouth, sucking on it for a good minute before she spat it out saying, "Yak." I sigh and bend down to pick up the soggy candy. "Kids will be kids, hey?" says a familiar voice. I turn around slowly and see Paisley and Jesse stood behind me. A very pregnant Paisley. "Hey. You starting the challenge back up?" I ask, nervously. "Mmmhmmm." she replies, rubbing the bump. "And let me guess who the father is." I answer. Paisley and Jesse glance at each-other, and I realise that they must have been... busy. "Surprise?" Jesse offers.
I sit down. "But... but I'm not ready to be a Grandma." Jesse looks at me, "But momma, you're already a grandma."
"I KNOW! But not to my best friend and son's child." Paisley sat next to me and put an arm around me, quickly joined by Ellie on the other side. There was so many emotions flicking through my brain right now it was impossible to tell what. Joy quickly turned to excitement, which morphed into worry followed by disappointment. As if reflecting my mood, a large drop of rain fell from the sky, which only minutes earlier had been clear as.... something clear. I looked around as the rain started falling faster. It didn't look like a summer shower at all. "WATSON! Come inside dear." I yelled, and started towards the back door. Paisley quickly followed, covered by Jesse, and both Ellie's came through the door, one carrying the other. Once inside everyone looked around for something to do, when I remembered the fire in the middle of the sitting room. "Come on then everyone." I said, and walked towards the fire, gesturing for everyone to follow.
Silently I picked up a log and tossed it on top of the small pile of kindling, before grabbing a box of matches from the mantelpiece and lighting the fire. Quickly, I curled up in the nearest armchair, and waited for everyone to join me. They sat down, and I said, "Well, this is cosy." The lights went out with he first rumble of thunder about a minute later, and I knew that TV was now out of the question. I looked around for something to do, seeing nothing. Out of the blue, Paisley said, "Skye... why don't you tell us about your kids! The ones from the challenge, and all that." I think for a minute, and say "Okay."
"AARGH! Why did I ever sign up to this!?" I yelled, feeling the pain of labour for the first time. This was a feeling I did not want to repeat. As the searing pains powered through me again, something felt different. The baby was coming. I tried to find somewhere comfortable to give birth to my first child. Easier said than done. Not much later, I gave birth to a healthy little boy, who I named Ryn.
Soon after my baby boy was a bouncing toddler, who was getting up to all kinds of mischief. If I left to do the laundry, he'd end up in the washing basket pretending he was clothes.
By the time he was a child I'd had baby two, another little darling who I named James. James had his father's hair and my looks. With beautiful green eyes. I knew he was a special baby.
Of course, then came Gabriel. He had such pale green skin. He looked like a leaf, but I loved him. I love all my children. Gabriel ended up being almost impossible to control, and he was always very rebellious. I had lots of trouble with him from his school.
My memory isn't perfect after all these years, but I'd had about 9 babies. Ryn, James, Gabriel, Sonny, Snow, Spring, Summer, Amethyst and Autumn. Amy and Autumn were twins, male and female. They couldn't have been more different. Amy ended up having a child as a teenager, and Autumn went on to a steady relationship with a vampire called Abigail, they had several stillborn children and they were devastated.
After that I had France and November. I named them after Della's children, and I loved them so much. I hadn't been able to post about the pregnancy, because I'd been on strict bed rest after an illness. 'Vember was always very quiet, and I loved him for it. I'd never find him getting into trouble. France was the opposite. He was rowdy, and I couldn't control him. Eventually, after he moved out he cleaned up his act, it was for a girl. The same girl broke his heart, but she changed him for the better."
"Baby 18 was one of my least favourites. I'd just had triplets, and they were all very forgetful. Especially as children. Rose, the only girl of the set had come back because she's forgotten her homework, and just HAD to see me… ahem. Conceiving… the next child. His name was Eragon, and he was adorable. But for his birthday, we had a fire. I remember Ben the other of the triplets ended up marrying our Maid, Maxine. They went on to have 2 kids. And Eragon stayed single.
After that I had the triplets, Felicity, Grace and Fallyn. They were all so different it was surprising. I got to know each of them. And I was pleased that they all ended up very successful.
Then I had Xavier. He was a really unusual child. Purple all over, and he had a giant nose. It was amazing. I never really understood why he was so happy. Most children like that are really sad about their face nowadays.
After him I had Bryan and Einar. Einar had a tumour on his face, and it was restricting his breathing. They had to surgically remove it, and he was unfortunately left with scarring that pained him forever. Brayan had the remarkable ability to seduce most of his class, and this ended up with him getting his girlfriend pregnant. I was really annoyed about that, and I ended up kicking them out not long after I discovered it in a fit of rage.
I'd been on a triplet surge at that time, and so it was to be expected that my next few children would be triplets too. I had Darby, Jude and Skylar. Darby was the only girl, and she spent most of her time alone. I remember that Jude and Skylar didn't get along very well, they were continually fighting about everything, but eventually I found out why and sorted the problem.
Then I had Solange. She was a beautiful yellow-y colour, and very happy. It really was hard with her though. Her father decided that she belonged to him, and I did too. It was a real nightmare.
After that…. you'd have met everyone. They're all still here."
"Hot dogs?" asked Apple. I sighed. Apple ALWAYS said Hot dogs. Unfortunately, after checking the cupboards, what I found was a loaf of bread, a can of soup, and 3 cans of hot dogs. It was grocery day today, but that had been put on hold with the storm. The grocery store had shut down, since it was at risk of flooding. I got down from the chair with the cans of hot dogs and put them on the hob to cook. Jesse got up to cook them for me, while I returned to my bedroom for a well deserved rest. I leant my hand on the window and let myself sigh. I heard the door open and shut behind me and I turned around, expecting Apple or Watson to be there telling me dinner was done. Instead I saw Paisley and Ellie.
I sit on the counter and wait for them to finish, but the smell gets to me and I rush off to vomit before I can eat anything. Leaning on the toilet bowl for support I puke up the little breakfast I have left in my. To get rid of the bad taste I brush my teeth, and then leave the bathroom. This time I manage to finish my hot-dogs before anything else happens. I check my watch and see it is time for the younglings to go to bed. Apple stayed up with me, Eloise, Paisley and Jessie to watch Titanic. But apparently, she couldn't handle all the 'Kissy-noises' and left to sleep and pack up her things. As long as the power stayed on, and the rain let up overnight, we should be fine. I say should be, because really, I'm tempting fate here. With the film finished Eloise and I went to bed, and Paisley and Jesse were to remain on the couch. There'll be no funny business going on this way.
Yes. I AM talking about drug dealing.
Walking into the living room it seems I wasn't the only person up and ready for the day. Jesse and Paisley were just making themselves presentable when I walked in. "Where do you two think you're sneaking off to?" I ask; startling them. Both jump and turn to face me. "We were heading home. We only live across the street, and the rain has all but stopped and- why the HECK are you in third already!?" says Paisley. I shrug my shoulders because I really don't know. "I'm going to the hosiptal to get it checked out today. Don't worry." I work on getting myself some breakfast, and my primary concern is giving the baby everything it needs. After growing quite so much, I was sure there would have to have been at least a slight problem with it's weight, or at least it would need some food.
I follow him into the office and he shuts the door behind us. I let him examine the baby with no worries, until he gets out a stethoscope and places it on my belly. I laugh hysterically when the cold metal touches my skin, because for some reason medical equipment makes me ticklish. "Well Ms Everard. The baby seems okay, but I would like to deliver it here via caesarean section. It seems a little small. So a couple of hours later, I hold my new baby girl; Demi.
To my dearest readers. Thank you so much for being with me all this time. I can't believe any of you are still here. It's taken me just over a year to get to half way, and most of those posts are rubbish anyway. It's been an amazing journey, one I hope I will complete.
I have a few very special thank you's. The first- Ms Della Wriner
She inspired me to start this challenge when I first read her blog (which I recently discovered I actually read from the very beginning).
Next- Amber Lights.
This is a very strange one. Since I never really talked to Amber. But I read her blogs. And let me tell you, they are good. I used want to be a better writer. Amber's blogs have showed me how. So thank you, Ms Lights.
Paisley, Cailsta and Destiny
Paisley.... you all know about my friendship with her (I think) she's a very special person to me, who doesn;t get enough credit for that. I really owe you a lot Shanks! Calista- she was one of the first blogs I read. I loved all the.... blue! She was so beautiful, and she was another great inspiration for me. Destiny- I just love you.
This has been a great moment for me. Half way. 50. Just double this, and I'll be done. It;s such a strange feeling, so.... thank you everyone. You made this possible!
PS: Comment if you read. They mean a bundle to me.


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BOULDER – If Colorado quarterback Connor Wood has been elated by this season's return of receiver Paul Richardson, Nelson Spruce isn't too far behind on the happiness index.
In the Buffaloes' first two games, Wood and "P-Rich" have teamed for 21 completions worth 417 yards and four touchdowns. Those stats make Richardson the nation's No. 1 receiver in yards per game (208.5), No. 2 in receptions per game (10.5), and No. 3 in total receiving yards (417).
But nestled just behind Richardson on CU's stat sheet is the remarkably consistent Spruce, who finished 2012 as the Buffs' leading receiver with 44 catches for 446 yards (three TDs). Already this season Spruce has 12 receptions for 161 yards and a score, and at that pace for 10 more games – provided the Fresno State washout is replaced – Spruce would eclipse his 2012 work.
If he doesn't finish as the Buffs' 2013 reception leader, well, no worries as long as the W's outnumber the L's and the program continues to make the progress it exhibited over the season's first two weeks. Of course, the fleet Richardson also factors into that conversation, offering defenses a fleeting look that CU opponents didn't get last fall.
"P-Rich" is a blur, a burner who can outrun most of the corners he faces and run under most of Wood's passes. He's the guy defenses identify first when the Buffs line up, but he's moved around enough by offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren and receivers coach Troy Walters to pose major headaches for defensive coordinators.
And while that doesn't remove all the coverage pressure from Spruce and CU's other receivers, it can undoubtedly reduce it.
"Richardson makes the big plays, draws attention from the defense so that frees up guys like me and D.D. (Goodson) and Ty (McCulloch) to kind of do our thing," Spruce said. "He gets double covered and when he's not, the defense still is usually cheating a little bit toward his side. That tilts the field for us."
Richardson said CU's first two opponents – Colorado State, Central Arkansas – "played the safety over the top a lot with me. And even when they play me 'man,' they're keeping the safety over the top."
And that usually puts Spruce in one-on-one coverage, which given his route-running ability offers him the advantage. Said Richardson: "He's really good with his routes and he catches the ball . . . it gives him an opportunity to show his skills. He's making plays for us."
Spruce, a third-year sophomore, is making his mark with consistency and durability. He won last spring's Iron Buffalo Award at his position for his work in the weight room and in conditioning. In August, he further impressed Walters by never missing a practice in preseason camp.
"That's how he's been day in and day out," Walters said. "There were no ups and downs; every day he came out with great energy and effort. He ran great routes and caught the ball. He did everything well. I told him if he practiced like that he would be rewarded in the game – and he's definitely been rewarded."
Pretty sure that Richardson's return would command a defense's attention, Walters issued a challenge to Spruce and the other wideouts, virtually assuring them that "they're going to have the opportunity to make plays. We have a game plan going into every game; if they want to double 'P-Rich' then other guys are going to have to step up and make plays."
That's what Spruce has done. Richardson's top receiving game has been 11 catches for 209 yards against UCA while Spruce had eight catches for 99 yards against CSU. With Richardson completing his knee rehab last fall, Spruce submitted two games with eight receptions (8-103 yards vs. Washington State, 8-64 vs. CSU) before catching a career-high 10 balls (98 yards) against Utah.
But in becoming only the third freshman to lead the Buffs in single-season receptions, Spruce hit that milestone despite a case of first-year hesitancy. "I think I was thinking more about the speed of the game," he said. "Coming out this year, having that year of experience under my belt, I think I've played faster, less hesitant."
Of course, it also helps being in an offense that favors the pass as much as this one. "I like it," Spruce said. And what's not to like for a receiver? The Buffs are averaging 41 pass attempts (28 completions) and 370.5 passing yards a game. "We've been throwing the ball a bunch," Spruce added.
Spruce might not have Richardson's blinding speed, but he's by no means a slug. "If a DB wants to sit on him, he can run by him," Walters said. "We work on the 'burst' technique, where you give the defender the illusion that you're going to go deep . . . so I haven't seen too many defenders just sit on him. They respect his speed."
Also, Richardson and Spruce are two of Walters' best "hands-on" guys. Both rarely catch the ball against their bodies, preferring to snag it with their hands. Plus, said Walters, Spruce couples good vision with his able hands: "He watches the ball come in and grabs it. That makes him dangerous."
Richardson recognized what his return might mean for Spruce and his buds, telling him in camp he "needed a lot out of him. I needed him to step up and help lead the troops. He's done that, plus he's playing well. He's a kid who does the right things."
In watching Spruce develop for two years, Richardson said the most noticeable change has been in Spruce's maturity and increased self-confidence: "He's recognized that I'm not the only guy out here and he can hold his own. I've been happy to see that."
Spruce simply wanted to do it right and stay consistent, which along with leading by example are personal sources of pride. He also has prided himself in being available for Wood or any of the QBs when they need a receiver for passing work.
"Along with not missing practices, I want to be out there and available whenever for the quarterback, making every catch," he said. "I think that's a big part of my success. The saying here is 'you can't make the club in the tub.' As long as you're out here practicing and the coaches can look at you for a certain amount of reps, that's good."
Lindgren and Walters set weekly goals for the offense as a whole and the receivers as a group. That hasn't been done in the past by positions, but it's a change Spruce embraces: "It makes you work harder during the week. I really like it."
Aside from those, Spruce also entered August camp with a list of personal goals. But he wants to keep those to himself until season's end. If he and the Buffs can build on what they've accomplished in the first two games, chances are good that Nelson Spruce won't mind sharing come late November.
NOTABLE: Coach Mike MacIntrye's team practiced on grass for the first time in nearly week on Wednesday morning. MacIntyre told the media the session went well on a day that was spent preparing for Oregon State, the Buffs' opponent on Saturday, Sept. 28 . . . . Freshman safety and special teamer Tedrick Thompson is continuing to make strides in practice, MacIntyre said. Thompson leads the team in special teams points (six) after the first two games . . . . All eight assistant coaches will be on recruiting assignments over the next two days and therefore will miss Thursday and Friday's practice sessions. MacIntyre and his team will work with a skeleton crew staff for the next two days . . . . Backup quarterback Sefo Liufau, a true freshman, as impressed his coaches with his work ethic and is making great strides as he continues to learn the offense. "He is staying focused and preparing like he's going to play. He has handled his role well," MacIntyre said . . . . Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion has been a focal point of CU's game planning efforts early in their preparation for the matchup in Corvallis. MacIntyre lauded the senior's arm strength and accuracy during Wednesday's brief post-practice media session.
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