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Sleep and rest goes hand in hand in providing us with the energy we need all throughout the day. Whether we are nocturnal or diurnal human beings, we need to have a perfect sleep to be able to proceed with our daily activities.
Silkeborg, Denmark -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/15/2014 -- Sleep and proper rest is very essential for us to attain our maximum potential. However, their importance is under recognized as a public health problem. According to a survey done in 2008 in the US, approximately 29% of adults reported sleeping less than 7 hours daily and 70 million have chronic sleep and wakefulness disorder. Adults tend to forget that we too need to sleep at least 8 hours a day.
One of the things which impacts adult's sleeping and waking life would be the materials we use when we are sleeping. For instance, we must consider the quality of the mattresses and the pillows we use to sleep. In fact, according to the 2008 Better Sleep Month (BSM) National Survey which was sponsored by the Better Sleep Council, respondents who get 7 to 8 hours of sleep everyday are among those who sleep on newer mattresses. The survey also revealed that those respondents who sleep on newer mattresses are the ones who participate on strenuous physical activities on their waking hours compared to those who sleep on old mattresses.
There are a lot of factors though to be considered in determining whether a mattress is opt for replacement. Although mattress manufacturers conclude that a mattress should last 7 to 15 years, one must still consider the weight of the person who is using the mattress and the number of years the mattress have been used. These factors should be considered to make sure that the mattress is still able to function properly based on its support and materials.
Sleep and proper rest also contributes to a lot of health factors which are very important to kids and adults alike. The Harvard Woman's Health Watch suggested six reasons why we need to get enough sleep. 1 – Sleep helps the brain to retain new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation. Thus, on studies, people who sleep after learning a task tend to pass a test about that particular task later. 2 – Sleep affects our weight and metabolism. People who lack sleep tend to store carbohydrates. Thus altering the body's hormonal levels which affects our appetite. 3 – Lack of sleep also contributes to greater chances to participate in accidents, medical errors, mishaps and falls. 4 – Lack of sleep also affects one's mood. It may result to irritability, mood swings and inability to concentrate. Most people who lack sleep also tend to deviate from the things they love doing because of too much tiredness. 5 – Serious sleeping disorders result to hypertension, irregular heartbeat and increase in stress hormone level. 6 – Sleep deprivation may also affect the body's immune system, including the activities of the body's killer cells. Studies have shown that sleeping regularly at recommended length may help fight cancer.
Thus it is really important to consider the environment and the materials we use, such as puder, whenever we sleep. Let us consider the factors which affects the length of time we spend in sleeping and make sure that our mattress and pillows are at its best. To make sure we are sleeping on good materials, we can check Skandinavisk Dynekompagni. After all, this is the first step we can take on our way to better health.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The hardest thing about depression is that it doesn't have to have a root cause other than "my brain chemistry is apparently having a suck day/week/month". I can blame it on my emotions coming back into my own after the MIL visiting for a week, but it's probably not just that. The bigger reason is likely "because Melanie's brain felt like smacking her around a bit." Whatever. I didn't make my site quota for the week, and I'm just now feeling like myself again.
I'm trying to concentrate on work, so I can make up the shortage from last week, but I know there are other things I need to do to adjust myself back to me. A long walk or two. Stepping outside daily to tend the garden and breathe deeply. I have the slightest cold, almost not even worthy of complaint, just like someone turned on a faucet in one nostril. So I'm listening to my body, and getting back to eating healthier.
I itch to visit the local libraries, but will wait until next paycheck, when I can invest in a library card at UNC of Asheville too. Besides, there are magazines grappling for my attention in the evenings, and books right here at home. I started reading one of our Norton anthologies and realized I'd understand Greek literature better if I broke down and reread The Iliad and The Odyssey again. I read them in high school, if you can even count that as reading. Reading required lit for me back then meant reading just enough to pull Cs on the tests and then giving up.
I also want to read Oliver Twist again. I watched a TV version of Slumdog Millionaire the other day, and was struck by how Dickensian the story was, and it dawned on me that I should actually understand the meaning of that phrase if I'm going to use it to describe something. Imagine if everyone did that before speaking.
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I saw this accessory workbench, designed by Jeff Miller, in a Fine Woodworking article (3/21/08). This bench can be used to elevate work to a more comfortable height for handwork such as routing, cutting and carving. This unit was constructed from Ash and the top is 24" wide.
The vise is made using veneer-press screws, but the original design does not allow the vise jaw to open automatically, although the designer suggests using shaft collars to make it automatic. I honed-out some shaft collars and counter-sunk them into the front jaw. I then drilled a small hole in the bottom of the jaw so I could access the collar's Allen screw (see photo #5).
Photo #6 shows construction detail of the leg and stretcher joinery. I counter-sunk the bolts into the face of the legs for a cleaner look. I added a nylon washer onto each veneer-press screw for smoother action.
An added benefit is the portability of this bench. I'll be able to take it outside and enjoy working in the sun!
-- Jerry, Johnson Creek, WI "If it was meant to be different it would be."
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#1 posted 05-20-2015 10:15 PM
Nice job looks rock solid…. Should serve you well.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#2 posted 05-20-2015 10:32 PM
Like icing on the cake. I want it. I will be making the same big and little bench in my new shop in Silver City NM. You have been my inspiration for becoming a better woodworker as well as being best wood buddies. Hope your new DC lives up to expectations and keeps your wonderful shop dust free. Until your next post, Don
-- Don, Silver City, If you always do what what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.
#3 posted 05-20-2015 11:58 PM
Very nice Jerry. And it looks great on your awesome bench! Since I'm mostly a "power tool" guy, my main bench is designed with T-tracks and hold downs. This would really be nice to have for those times when I just have to resort to a hand plane.
-- Dennie - Tennessee
#4 posted 05-21-2015 02:22 PM
Looks good. I made one very similar awhile ago. The veneer press screws are much cheaper than the bench crafted parts. I don't use mine very often but it makes cutting dovetails much more comfortable by raising the work up several inches.
-- Julian
#5 posted 05-21-2015 02:39 PM
Very nice. I bet it is heavy.
-- "...building is far more gratifying that consuming" - Chris Schwarz
#6 posted 05-21-2015 09:41 PM
The entire unit weighs 31#, very manageable.
-- Jerry, Johnson Creek, WI "If it was meant to be different it would be."
#7 posted 05-21-2015 09:44 PM
Nice bit of kit its on my list ,quility build
#8 posted 05-22-2015 01:35 AM
Great project
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
#9 posted 07-25-2015 04:01 AM
I am making one myself and would like to attach the tresses without screws. Partly b/c I use hand tools and like working with traditional jointery and partly because I attached the leg pieces prior to drilling pilot holes. I am thinking about using wooden dowels and attaching them through the width of the top and into the legs. Anyone tried this or have any recommendations.
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I just bought the Parks Doc and it was amazing. Its one of my favorite movies of all time!!!

So what now? Whos next?
Randel Harris I think would be an awesome story... I dont know. What do you guys think?
i was about to post a thread asking what vids are comin up for this summer! haha. here are some idea's:

-Monster Energy Team Vid
-Like you said austin, randall harris doc would be good.
-Keith Lyman Documentary would also be good, idk why, i just think it would.
-Maybe a Byerly or Shapiro Doc
-CWB has yet to come out with a team video (other than Faction)
LAST IDEA- I think that someone needs to put together a video thats longer than 45 minutes to an hour. I think someone needs to put together a 2 hour wake video with a ton of riding and lifestyle footy. I feel like almost every video i watch, it ends to soon and there's not enough of everything. A 2 hour movie of pro riders travelling, riding, and day to day footage of their trips. Almost like a Fuel TV "Firsthand" on steroids. Idk, just a thought. I think it'd be one of the biggest sellers of all times.
thought there was a rusty doco, preview was out like this time last year??
"-Maybe a Byerly or Shapiro Doc"

I consider Retrospect Byerlys doc.
Byerly has one, Harf has one in the making called Defy
Shapiro doc would be great?

Byerly is still writing his story lol.
VIDEO GAME...
I want to see a Randall Harris documentary.

I want to see Keith Lyman's section in "The Super Hero Project" which should be coming out

I also think a movie of some of the athletes that I would consider underrated in the wake scene would be cool too. I think Sean O'Brien, Steel Lafferty, Matt Simms, and others would make a great film if they were to ever be at the same place filming.
Codi-

Have you checked out the pull box set..it's pretty much what you mentioned.
I totally forgot about Retrospect haha my bad!....Mark, my buddy has the pull box set but i have yet to borrow it from him.

WE NEED A LEGIT VIDEO GAME!!!, like what dave said
body glove making a film?
i think there is a whole bunch of people who dont get used in films and should, so it would be good to see a big budget film with the likes of phil soven, shane bonifay, trevor hanson, josh sanders, tino, and new footage of byerly strapped in ha!

also a long movie.

remeber old school movies like my side? heaps long, varied list of riders and styles, and even a second whole movie as a bonus.
Shane- If you go to Boy Gloves website, they have the preview of their new film, its like called "Slick City" or somethin like that, it looks fairly decent. I second you on getting people in some vids like hanson, s. bonifay, phill, tino, and many others.
Maybe another pointless video. Whatever happen to them filming?
Codi, it would be soo hard to make a wake video over an hour without being boring. there would be too much filler and B footage. and by the time it comes out the footage will be outdated.
production companies spend a long time and energy to make a quality 30min video. quality>quantity

if you want a super long video check out "Not What Cha Think"
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Music Exec Dies in Hollywood Shooting
John Atterberry's life was tragically cut short at the hands of a gunman who terrorized Hollywood in a shooting rampage Dec. 9. Atterberry, 40, was CFO and senior partner of Gridlock Group, an events promotion firm based in Los Angeles, as well as a burgeoning film producer of the upcoming God's Country. Previously, Atterberry worked for Tabu Records and was vp of Death Row Records, the hip-hop label founded by Marion "Suge" Knight that released records by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, among others. Atterberry, an L.A. native, was driving near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street when he was struck three times by 26-year-old Tyler Brehm, who indiscriminately fired as many as 20 rounds at motorists. (Chris Godley, a THR editor, also was slightly injured when a bullet entered his car and grazed his leg.) Atterberry was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he died Dec. 12. Brehm was shot and killed by police officers during the incident, which began at about 10:15 a.m. and lasted just minutes. The gunman's ex-girlfriend, Alicia Alligood, told KTLA-TV that Brehm had been "stressed out" in the days leading up to the incident and was taking drugs given to him by a woman he believed was a pharmaceutical salesperson. But police have not determined the motive behind the shootings. "I was shocked to hear the news," says Courtney Barnes, a publicist for Ron Artest and Smokey Robinson who has worked with Atterberry. "His office is nearby, ours is four blocks away -- it could have been any of us driving through that intersection."


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Our Christmas Party Crop takes place on Thursday December 8th 2011 from 7pm to 11pm at the Whitehall Parish Centre, Dublin 9 and all tickets are sold out!
It's our final Crop of the year and promises to be a great night for all. For the ticket price of €30.00 you'll get a Scrapbook Workshop where we'll create three scrapbook layouts (if there's time, of course) with the new MME Lost & Found Christmas Collection Pack, then Michelle La Grue will show everyone how to create a beautiful home decor project using Christmas papers (bring your own favourites or we have loads of new Collections to purchase in the shop!) and a string of indoor fairy lights (white). Then there'll be loads of prizes and challenges too. Mix all that up with plenty of Christmas tunes and it's sure to be a great night.
Here's what you'll need to bring along:
For Michelles project:
- a variety of border punches
- a hole punch (spring type - there'll be one to share on the night)
- any range of papers
- matching journalling tags or embellishments
- matching alphabet letters
- scissors, wet glue
- and finally a string of 15 white lights
For Annamarie's Workshop:
Layout 1: Two 4" x 6" portrait photos with no border
Layout 2: Two 4" x 6" portrait photos and two 4" x 6" landscape photos with white borders
Layout 3: Two 4" x 6" landscape photos with no border
You'll also need to bring:
- A rosette die (if you have one - otherwise you can make the rosette by hand with a border punch and glue)
- Craft knife, trimmer, foam pads, scissors, paper distresser and small piece of sandpaper
- A large red button or silver gems/silver star shape for putting in the middle of a paper bow
Don't forget to bring along your own drink of choice (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) and a plate of food and we'll bring the mince pies, soft drinks and tea and coffee.
Looking forward to seeing you all in festive mood next week,


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All classes in Pt England are taking swimming lessons. I thought that it was going to be a long and exhausting walk but it was quite refreshing. Swimming lessons are important for safety of young children.
We were half way walking towards the pools, Until we had to wait for the snails to catch up to the cheetahs. As we walked past the green swampy creek a disgusting stench ambushed my nose a bombardment of disgust struck my delicate nose hairs I wasn't happy that sewage water ruining my morning.
As soon as we got to the pools everyone could smell the strong chlorine. At least it got rid of that other bad smell. We got told to go to the changing rooms to get ready in our togs for our swimming assessment. An assessment is when you get tested and get put a group swimming assessment.
The first part of our assessment was swimming with rocket arms. I got put in group two its not the worst and it's not the best group but it is just right for my level. I'm not so good at freestyle and backstroke. The good thing is that I'm learning that's why I am in the medium group.
Our swimming instructors name is Natalia. She is good at her job which is instructing swimming classes. We get half an hour with our swimming teacher. during our time the instructor helps us with our swimming like backstroke, rocket arms, freestyle and our breathing position.
As we walked back I was feeling tired and exhausted but....... I was just exaggerating. I just needed some water. After I had water I felt better I was as healthy as a horse.


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Today's interviewee is Alex Wu, who recently released his debut novel, Morocco, Maybe: A Love Story.
Thank you for journeying all the way to Elflandia! Why don't you tell us a bit about your book?
Happy to be here! It's not every day I get to be in a magical realm like Elflandia. Let's see, my book … A woman backpacks through Morocco and falls in love with an archaeologist, only to discover that her job requires her to destroy the priceless historical treasure he's desperate to save.
What inspired you to write this story?
Years ago I traveled through Morocco. I thought it'd be a fantastic setting for a love story because the country is so atmospheric.
How did you learn so much about Morocco?
Most of the descriptions about Morocco came from my memory, aided by my photos. I also did some research online. Many of the things in the book, like the tomato thief and the train creep, actually happened to me.
What was your favorite part of Morocco?
The Sahara. I'd been to deserts before, but nothing on the scale and beauty of the Sahara. You can read all about it and look at all the pictures, but being there is completely different. Immersion is much more powerful, almost overwhelming. It's striking how vast, quiet, and lonely the Sahara is. Really made me feel minuscule.
What was the hardest part about writing this book?
The proofreading. I read the manuscript so many times, and every time I found at least one error.
The best part?
Finishing it, and getting it into a form that I was reasonably happy with. I had never written a novel before, so I wasn't sure I could do it. The most creative writing I'd done was a crappy short story I wrote in my high school English class. In the end, I realized that simply cranking a novel-length draft isn't that hard, since I write pretty fast. The harder part is the endless rewriting to improve it.
Who was your favorite character to write?
Kai. I gave him a lot of qualities I like in a human.
What motivates your characters?
Sara Meadows, the protagonist, is pragmatic. She grew up poor and in a broken family, so all she wants is security, even if it means doing things she finds distasteful. But as she realizes, that goal has a cost deeper than she anticipated.
For Kai Rissdale, the archaeologist Sara falls in love with, he is more of a free spirit and idealistic. But of course, his ethos has a cost too. There are no cost-free actions in life.
Do you sympathize with people who've had to give up their dreams?
Absolutely. I traded my dreams for a more pragmatic career. Most people do. I get that. After all, for most folks, feeding yourself is a bit more important than ideals. On the other hand, a totally pragmatic life is pretty boring. It seems like a waste of what is already a very short life. It's about finding the right balance, and the right balance is different for everybody. The hard part, of course, is finding that balance.
Do you ever kill characters? (You don't have to answer that!)
As a general matter, yes. I'm prone to killing characters. Perhaps I'm just a murderous person. There are few things that are as dramatic or sad as death, so it's tempting to use it in a story.
Tell us a little about yourself. What are you reading these days?
I'm reading Justin Cronin's The Passage. While writing Morocco, I read a bunch of women's fiction because I wanted to understand the genre the book is most likely to be shelved as. But generally I try to read widely, as that is the best way to learn about writing. Also I get bored reading the same genre over and over again.
Where did you grow up?
I was born in Taiwan. Moved to the US when I was nine. Since then, I've been living in Los Angeles except for a couple of years in Virginia.
What are you working on now? Do you have a sequel planned, or something new?
No sequel. Sara's story is done.
Now I'm working on a scifi novel. I'm not sure what genre I'm good at (if any), so my hope is to write in different genres until I find it. Also, since I get bored easily, it's more fun to write different things.
It's my observation that books seem to reflect their writers. What aspect of you is reflected in your book?
I'm an introspective kind of person, and I definitely overthink things. And I worry a lot. So I guess Sara is kinda like me, whereas Kai is more like who I want to be.
Would you like to leave us with a quote from your book/query?
A Yiddish proverb says: "Man plans, and God laughs." Perhaps the trick is not to plan for the life you want, but to deal with the life you never expect.
Me: Good luck and thanks for everything!
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Author Interview: Alex Wu, author of Morocco, Maybe: A Love Story
Today's interviewee is Alex Wu, who recently released his debut novel, Morocco, Maybe: A Love Story.


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Here's a further update on developments during our August 18 meeting. For complete meeting minutes, click on this link.
Kaneohe Community Garden: We heard from Garden President Liane Briggs that this community jewel is being fouled by off-leash dogs. The problems include waste, digging and threatening confrontations with garden users. She asked that a partial fence be completed to fully enclose the facility. Ms. Briggs met with a city staff member separately after her comments, and we are hopeful that action will be taken soon to rein in the problem. The garden is located behind a baseball field at Kaneohe Community Park, 45-529 Keaahala Road. Garden volunteers hold a regular meeting there at 8:30 am on the third Saturday of most months. More information is available on the city's community garden webpage and the Kaneohe Community Garden Facebook page.
Friendly people keep the Kaneohe Community Garden growing.
Homelessness: We received a letter from the state explaining the methods used in its 2016 homeless count on the Windward side. The state involved multiple community-serving agencies as well as volunteers in the count, which spanned a five-day period in late January after numerous training events. Agency employees focused on the areas and people they serve, and did much of the survey work. The letter was a response to concerns raised at our July meeting about low numbers of homeless being counted on the Windward side and about the adequacy of documentation during the count. Our homelessness committee will continue to work on the issue. The committee's members are Mahealani Cypher, Deborah Collins and Bill Sager.
Sidewalks: Our vice-chairman, Bill Sager, asked about city plans for funding sidewalks in Kaneohe. He noted concerns raised by the Blue Zones Project, an organization that promotes healthy living. Blue Zones says the community lacks adequate sidewalks to provide safe routes for children to schools and to connect residents of senior living facilities to the broader community. Mr. Sager would like to see the city use capital improvement funds in targeted areas to speed sidewalk construction, rather than requiring property owners to finance them. We hope to receive more information at a future meeting.
Legislative Work Group: On an 11-0 vote, we approved forming a permitted interaction group to monitor bills during the upcoming legislative session. The group will focus on legislation that is important to the Kaneohe community. Vice-chair Sager and Board member Warren Ditch Jr. volunteered to serve on the community. The group could meet more frequently than the Board and would not require a quorum of Board members to be present. We hope to discuss and act on a resolution setting up the group at our September 15 meeting.
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Here's the issue - I have a function that takes another function f(z) as an argument. The function I am trying to pass it takes three arguments - i.e. f(x,y,z). So here's what I'm trying to do:
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He is another pre-made character from the game, he came with the Open for Business Expansion. He lived with his mother (sic!) Denise:
I completely ignored this pre-made town for quite a while because I was really having issues with the game crashing over and over again, especially when I tried to load the Universities or Bluewater Village. After lots and lots of researching I found out this is due to a Mac-specific problem of allowing only a certain amount of files loaded with any program, known as the File Limit Problem. Since I have 6 GB of custom content in my game, this was really causing the problem. I found this uber-cool tutorial on how to fix it, and since then my game has been running totally smoothly, except a crash here and there with a camera mod.
When I started opening businesses in Sims 2, after a while I noticed these annoying customers always dropping in and buying nothing, telling the shop-owner they did not have any money. When trying to make-over these characters, I could never find them under "Townies" or "Downtonies". I then suddenly realized these were existing characters, and went to check them out.
Yeah, Gilbert living with his terrible mother Denise. I found her incredibly annoying. She was always involved in fights in my shops, causing the customer happiness to drop. I don´t know who started it, probably my bad boy Ontario, but these two really kept picking at each other, and it was only getting worse over time.
I mean, look at him. Does he look like someone who causes trouble anywhere?
He sure does :-) After I started paying more attention to my Sim´s personalities, I realized he only has two nice points, so this might explain why he has so many enemies. When someone looked through the telescope during daytime, it was Ontario who came running after him to beat him up. Now I have a mod that prevents this, Ontario is married and has calmed down a bit :-)
This is the other Sim I mentioned earlier who on one day had this funny blue glow around him.
Anyway, Denise was really bugging me, and it didn´t help that she also was buggy for some reason, causing the jumping bug etc. And, come on, a grown-up man still living with his nagging old mother?
Gilbert quickly received a make-over, and Denise was thrown out of the house and deleted from the bin. A bad thing, because it still leaves a lot of character files dangling around in the background of the game, but I only learned that later.
Playing Gilbert became a bit boring, and I was ready to leave him until I caught him like this:
Wow, that puppy-eyed look surely touched my heart! There he was, sitting alone in this ugly old-fashioned kitchen, being all by himself after I had thrown out his mother, giving me THAT look. Yeah, my Sims still surprise me :-) Of course, I could not abandon him after that. Instead, I spent the good deal of a day redecorating his house and turning it into a little dollhouse :-)
I remember now why I thought he was shy and lonely :-) Just reading the Wiki, I realize he is just sloppy and lazy, but has seven points for outgoing. Duh! This explains a lot!
Here is the dollhouse:
Judging from the flower bouquets, I think he was a Romance Sim in the beginning. Not really sure.
He dated Carl "Carla" Richter, Richard Adams and Cissy Trussard, but no "coupling" felt really right. His latest crush is Jeremiah.
I tried to run the J´ Adore Bakery he owned, but found it very tedious. I thought a Servo might help with the cooking, and thus Kira got created. She is using Sherabim´s totally stunning Steampunk Robot Set, and there is a default replacement set by Amaryll on Garden of Shadows.
She looks as if to say: What have I gotten myself into? :-)
She is a true beauty:
She developed a crush on Aristides Richter, Carl "Carla" Richter´s Servo. But only after a long struggle to stop her from making out with Gilbert. Since the Sim who initiates the Servo transfers his personality onto him or her, Servos and their respective masters are the perfect match for each other and always share three bolts in chemistry. Which creates some funny situations if you don´t watch :-)
Latest addition to the household is Azrael Whatshislastnameagain:
All my Servos love pets, especially stray ones. In the long hours of the night, they have nothing else to do and start picking up stray pets and train them. At least mine do :-) Klinny has made these adorable wings for pets, and some more cute pet-related stuff.
Jeremiah (with the Bodybuilder mesh) feels a little out of place and too big for this small dollhouse. Well, sometimes a couple just does not work for me, and I am afraid Jeremiah/Gilbert fall into this category.


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I have a ton of earrings. I have a standing jewelry chest with drawers. In one drawer are small compartments. When I remove a pair of earrings I drop them into a compartment. Due to the fact that I have a ton of earrings, there are several pairs in each compartment. So what to when I am trying to find a favorite pair? Or a particular color? Or just a matching pair???
I have discovered a cheap and easy solution for storing my favorite earrings. It is my 'go to' place for the ones I wear most often. I don't have to dig through the drawer any more! And this project is easy enough for you to do the same!
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(1) picture frame - easel style or hanging style will work (I used the easel style)
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That's all!
1. Take the back off of the frame and remove the cardboard, paper and glass.
2. Discard the glass.
3. Lay the paper insert onto the plastic canvas. Hold the paper and plastic canvas down tight with one hand and cut around the paper with the other.
4. place the piece of plastic canvas inside the frame (just like it were the sheet of glass) and replace the back of the frame.
5. Your earring holder is now ready! You can try hanging a few pairs on to test it.
Now your earring frame is ready to put to use! Sit on your dresser or counter in easy reach to save time and energy looking for your favorite pairs of earrings!
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- Frames can be purchase new or used. Used is better because they are cheap! Look for them at garage sales, thrift stores or even dollar stores.
- Plain-Jane frames can be painted or embellished with other craft materials.
- The glass you remove needs to be wrapped in bubble wrap or layers of cloth or paper for disposal. Or it can be re-purposed in another project! (Even better!)
- When cutting the plastic canvas, be sure to use the insert that is the same size as the glass you remove or it will be too small.


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I go back and forth about this place.
Sometimes I miss it, and sometimes I just really treasure being in the moment. Not having to schlep my big camera around, putting my phone away, and just living without thinking about a potential post. The rest of the time, well I miss reliving memories through posts. I really miss writing, and I miss all the amazing connections I've made through this blog.
I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this... but uhh hi. Happy to be back, or something. ;)
In other news, how wonderful is today?!
I am so so happy that every single one of my friends gets to feel this happy one day....
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The Magglio deal
The Tigers are reportedly going to announce the signing of Magglio Ordonez to a 5 year, $75 million contract on Monday. You may remember Ordonez from earlier in the offseason, when there were rumors he'd have to settle for a one year contract after skipping out on his workout to prove to teams that his knee-you know, the one he flew to Europe to have experimental surgery on-was sound and would allow him to play. Or, you may remember Ordonez from his .292/.351/.485 line from 2004, which when translated for park effects, gave him a .281 EqA. Other corner outfielders who posted similar EqA's last year include the immortal Craig Monroe, Jayson Werth, Dustan Mohr, and Charles Thomas. For a Mariner comparison, Raul Ibanez's EqA was .291 and Randy Winn's was .281.
But, that's not really fair to Ordonez, right? He was hurt, after all, and from 2000-2003, he was remarkably consistent, posting EqA's between .292 and .313. In 2003, he was more similar to guys like Dmitri Young, Trot Nixon, and Aubrey Huff. Unfortunately, Ordonez just turned 31, so his best days are most likely behind him, and we can expect him to decline from his peak value a bit.
In other words, even if he was healthy, we'd expect to him to be a little worse than the Nixon/Huff group of hitters, more comparable to Ibanez or Kevin Mench or Rondell White. And the Tigers just gave him a contract worth more than what Vladimir Guerrero received last offseason, more than J.D. Drew or Adrian Beltre received this offseason.
This isn't just the worst deal of this offseason. This might be the worst free agent signing ever.
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RealRhino on
February 7th, 2005 2:36 pm
Oh, and to be fair, I think the initial post by Dave is a bit unfair in the suggestion that when he was healthy, Magglio produced at the level of Nixon, Huff and D. Young. (I know he said "more similar," which may be true, but the clear point is to suggest they are near equals). Magglio was in a higher class than all three. Nixon's last four healthy years he posted EqAs of .314, 272, .292 and .272, for an average of .2875. Maggs' last four: .301, .313, .300, .292, for an average of .3015. That's a big advantage. Huff's last three averaged .295, which is closer. Young's last four averaged .282, not even close.
So he was a significantly better hitter than all three when he was healthy. He was also a better basestealer, better runner, and better defender than any of them.
Now, he had stopped running very much, and it's likely that he won't run as well on the basepaths or in the OF, but if the game is to suggest that "even if he is healthy, the best the Tigers can expect for their $15 million is what Dmitri Young already gives them for $8 million….", then the comparison is not valid. When he was healthy, he was much better than those guys.
dan wilson to the hall on
February 8th, 2005 6:12 am
from the tigers' standpoint you have to think that with the addition of magglio's bat, you are now in contention. Its not a terrible move, i mean, everyone is getting grossly overpaid (Jeremy Burnitz, Mike Matheny, Guzman, Etc.). The tigers did what they needed to do to be competitive in what will probably be the closest (competition-wise) division in baseball. I like that they picked up mags, and I hope he plays all-star calibur ball, as he is capable of doing.
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February 9th, 2005 11:07 pm
Mags to Riches
Over at USS Mariner, David Cameron takes four paragraphs to explain why Detroit's gift to Magglio Ordonez of $75 million…


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We have a group of boys who are basically our little brothers – always around right outside the gate, jumping up whenever there's something to be involved and able to help in, and – with the amount of time they're around us – we are growing up together.
Last week, a week I saw prayers for "loving in the details and within a busy schedule" answered (thanks for being a prayer warrior if you're one of them!), I was spending an out-of-the-ordinary calm thirty minutes just sitting and simply BEing with Dalinsky, Olbens, and all of the boys. Doing the same thing as always, but slowed down and beside them as the sun started to finally go down and relieve us from the overbearing heat of July.
With jokes, easy conversation, and comfortable silence – I was hit was a gratitude and overwhelming awe at the opportunity to do life together and how normal it is. What an opportunity. What a privilidge.
And in a dry and weary land. Not just from the heat, which is killer this week, and the lack of rain to go with it. Not just because I'm surrounded by hungry tummies, with hands thankfully and VERY quickly grabbing up dinner when we have some to share. But also weary with a lack of leadership, vision, and example of men. REAL men. Fathers who support their kids, leaders who plan with purpose, guys who pour into the next generation.
And here I am surrounded by a family God has transplanted me into. Man do I miss my Taylor brothers with a passion that springs water to my eyes quicker than I can remember I don't like getting emotional – but I am surrounded with brothers. Breakdancing with my boot on and jokes about my residence, laughing with a contagious smile from Olbens that I cant help but be warmed by every time I get to see it. Joking with songs, crangle (creole – angle/english), and what Kiki is deciding to be strange about that day. These boys are family.
And in this bewilderment at our opportunity, I prayed.
Unwillingly, by the way, cause do I really have the time, strength, or wisdom for this?
But I can't deny such a strong feeling in my heart and I pray for our role. For raising men up, as these boys age so fast. We are in this family. These boys are in a country, like America, that needs men. How do we love and influence our little brothers to fall in love with our Father? As they fall in love, I believe He takes care of the secondary consequence of being molded into a real man.
What does that even look like, who has the time, and am I nuts? But I pray. Half doubting, honestly, on real results.
Yesterday afternoon I had a spare hour while our visiting team explored Cabaret market. I sat down with a glorious ICED coffee and my Bible, ready for some Father time with the beautiful Creator (of ice, coffee, and cinnamon. Oh, He is good. Come on people – let's celebrate the little amazing things that brighten our summer days!).
I hear voices first and feet second as the boys come in as a line, helping carry water upstairs. They jump up and do it all the time.
"Bonjou Estephanie!"
"Bonjou madame!"
"Como ou ye Estephanie!"
They giggle as they greet me, setting down jugs and flashing white teeth as they half-sprint, half-dance back out.
Saint Pierre stops & says "w'ap li bib!" – "You're reading the bible!"
The boys joke and try to read the english, then Olbens 'calls a meeting' and says Dalinsky should open us in prayer.
This is all with me simply sitting with my Bible, laughing, and then just dropping my jaw as they group together. A silent bystander watching it happen around me.
They then proceed to surround me and the table, take a seat with a creole bible from the stack in the corner, and with a giggle quickly turned serious by the 'meeting leader', they all turn to Luke together.
They read a chapter.
Then 1 Peter.
Then Psalm 18.
I sit back as they read in creole, as the leader pauses to tell the distracted boys to "Posè", and keep trucking through passages. I pay attention to the reader and add a more "easy to understand" application when it's a loaded reading.
I sit back and watch their faces as they squint and read the words of Jesus in Creole. And I see God as he is actively seeing and interacting with us.
Prayer can so often be seen in mundane activities as we look up and see that planted right in the middle of our schedule is our answer – that in day to day life of even a prayer we didn't want to ask for as it seemed too big – we are in the middle of the prayers we have thought, written, said out loud to the Maker of Heaven.
God, you are so good. I am so excited for what you're planning in the family you've placed me in. Give me faith & a willing heart.


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it.department needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
The existing SMCT website provides a range of branding elements which can be used for reference: https://smct.org.au/
Clean and simple. Usage of typeface, layout and whitespace to define style rather than reliance on graphics.
Our staff work at a combination of one or more sites. We require an email signature design which allows for a combination of up to four logos to be displayed for each staff member. A combination of logos for: SMCT, BGC, BMP, CMP, CPC, DCC, MGC, SBC, STK
Non web safe fonts should be avoided. The caption "Honouring and celebrating life" should not be repeated more than once. Otherwise take full creative liberty.


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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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USB FireWall doesnt need any virus definition update. USB FireWall can too clean your hard disk partition from auto started program. Version 1.1.2 can now clean all type of partition from autosarted program and fixed some bugs.
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Linn Foster Freedman
Linn Freedman practices in data privacy and security law, and complex litigation. She is a member of the Business Litigation Group and chair's the firm's Data Privacy and Security Team. She currently serves as general counsel to the Rhode Island Quality Institute. Linn focuses her practice on compliance with all state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations, as well as emergency data breach response and mitigation. She counsels clients on state and federal data privacy and security investigations and data breaches. Prior to joining the firm, Linn was a partner at Nixon Peabody, where she served as leader of the firm's Privacy & Data Protection Group. She also served as assistant attorney general and deputy chief of the Civil Division of the Attorney General's Office for the State of Rhode Island. She earned her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and her B.A., with honors, in American Studies from Newcomb College of Tulane University. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Scott Baird
Scott M. Baird is an associate in the firm's Business Transactions and Finance Groups, where his practice involves all aspects of corporate and securities law, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, joint ventures, finance transactions, and securities law and compliance. He focuses on new legislation as well as regulatory and compliance matters involving financial service institutions. Read his full rc.com bio.
Kelly Frye Barnett
Kelly Frye Barnett is a member of the firm's Litigation Section and the Business Litigation Group and the Data Privacy + Security Team. Prior to joining Robinson+Cole, Kelly was a law clerk at the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of Hartford, where she assisted the Corporation Counsel in its duties as legal advisors to the Hartford City Council, the mayor, and all other agencies of the City. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Greg Bennici
Greg Bennici is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group. He frequently handles cases involving employee and group benefits disputes, property damage subrogation, and complex commercial disputes. Read his full rc.com bio here.
Peter Dagostine
Peter Dagostine represents private and public employers in labor relations, labor and employment law, and related litigation. Peter counsels employers with respect to various labor issues, including preventive labor relations, collective bargaining, grievance resolution, unfair labor practice proceedings, administrative proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, union avoidance, and defense of unfair labor practice charges. He also advises employers on a wide range of employment law issues in the workplace, including harassment, retaliation, discrimination, hours of work and wages, wrongful discharge, employee discipline, discharge and management, disability and reasonable accommodation, family and medical leave, and unemployment. See his full rc.com bio.
Kathleen Dion
Kate Dion's practice includes all aspects of civil and criminal litigation. She represents clients in complex commercial litigation, including allegations of patent infringement, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, tortious interference with business relations, and other business torts. Her experience also includes counseling clients in government investigations, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal matters. In addition, she represents institutional clients and individuals in probate litigation. Read her rc.com bio here.
Natale V. Di Natale
Natale Di Natale is focuses his practice on all facets of management-side labor relations and employment law. Natale has been practicing labor and employment law in Connecticut since 1996. During his 15 years of practice, Natale has devoted his practice almost exclusively to private sector labor law, including in the health care setting. He has worked with numerous acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and home care service providers. He also represents manufacturing, utility, and building services employers.
Natale provides advice and represents employers with respect to labor issues arising in numerous contexts, including preventive labor relations; union avoidance; contract negotiations; grievance resolution; arbitration; unfair labor practice proceedings; administrative proceedings; bargaining unit issues; mergers, acquisitions, and other affiliations; successorship; strikes, strike preparation, and lockouts; and bankruptcy. See his full bio on rc.com.
Conor Duffy
Conor Duffy is a member of Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group and the firm's Data Privacy and Security Team. Conor advises hospitals, physician groups, community providers, and other health care entities on general corporate matters and health care issues. He provides legal counsel on a full range of transactional and regulatory health law issues, including contracting, licensure, mergers and acquisitions, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws and regulations, HIPAA compliance, and other data privacy and security matters. Read his rc.com bio here.
Deborah George
Deborah George is a member of Robinson+Cole's Business Litigation Group as well as its Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team. Ms. George advises clients on and focuses her practice on data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and compliance with related state and federal laws. She also has experience providing counsel in civil litigation and employment law matters. She has significant experience offering advice and counsel on legal issues related to human services agencies, including Medicaid, as well as drafting and reviewing contracts, business associate agreements, and data use agreements. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Jessica Hamilton
Jessica Hamilton focuses her practice on insurance coverage and extra-contractual litigation, as well as high-exposure liability claims and other complex commercial litigation. She is a member of the firm's Litigation Section, the Insurance + Reinsurance and Appellate Groups, and the Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Edward Heath
Ed Heath is an experienced trial lawyer who has taken matters to verdict in state and federal courts and has appeared on behalf of international and domestic businesses in courts throughout the country. In addition, he routinely counsels clients in connection with government investigations involving agencies such as the United States Attorneys' Offices, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Coast Guard, as well as the attorneys general of various states. His clients have included technology companies; manufacturers; financial institutions; health care entities; educational, charitable, and religious organizations; professional associations, such as law and accounting firms; municipalities; judges; and media personalities. Read his full rc.com bio here.
Benjamin Jensen
Benjamin Jensen is counsel in the firm's Business Litigation Group, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation and Data Privacy and Security Practice Teams. His practice involves representing clients in complex business litigation matters in state and federal courts, with a focus on matters involving intellectual property, data security, and contract disputes. Benjamin's practice also includes representing health care providers and corporate clients in regulatory matters before the Connecticut departments of Health, Social Services, and Banking. Read his rc.com bio here.
Sean Lawless
Sean is Robinson+Cole's Infrastructure & Security Manager, a member of the firm's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team, and a non-attorney contributor to the Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider blog. He has spent more than a decade helping professional services organizations in various industries, develop and implement practical information security programs based on industry standard frameworks. Sean holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Connecticut and is a member of several cybersecurity professional organizations.
Virginia McGarrity
Virginia McGarrity is a member in the firm's Employee Benefits and Compensation Group whose practice addresses a broad array of issues relating to the design, drafting, and operation of qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including 401(k), profit-sharing, employee stock ownership and Section 403(b), and Section 457(b) plans of tax-exempt organizations and governmental entities. Virginia counsels clients on a wide range of health and welfare benefits matters, including issues related to health care reform, cafeteria plans, health savings accounts, voluntary employee beneficiary associations, and other employee benefits arrangements. She also assists clients with compliance matters involving federal laws such as COBRA and HIPAA, as well as various state laws and regulations governing health and welfare plan design and administration, domestic partner coverage, continuation of coverage, and mandated benefits. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Jim Merrifield
Jim Merrifield is Robinson+Cole's Records & Information Governance Manager, a member of the Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team, and a non-attorney contributor to the Data Privacy + Security Insider blog. He has spent more than a decade helping organizations of all sizes, including law firms and Fortune 500 companies, develop and implement practical information governance strategies, policies, and best practices. He has authored numerous publications and frequently speaks on information governance and data privacy issues. Jim holds a bachelor degree in Legal Studies from Quinnipiac University and is a certified information governance professional (IGP).
Kathleen Porter
Kathy Porter's practice straddles the areas of intellectual property, business transactions, trade regulation, and Internet law and includes import/export control issues, such as compliance and enforcement, competition, privacy, and data security. She counsels businesses on the development and implementation of data security and privacy practices to comply with the patchwork of laws and rules applicable to the collection, use, safeguarding, sharing, and transfer of protected or personal data. She regularly structures arrangements with promoters, marketers, website exchanges, and other third parties for the purchase, sale, sharing, and safeguarding of personal data. Kathy prepares and negotiates representations, warranties, and indemnities regarding personal or protected data and privacy and data practices. She also assists clients with privacy audits and works with third-party certification organizations to obtain certification of companies' privacy practices. She guides clients through internal investigations to assess and address notice and other obligations regarding privacy breaches. Kathy often works closely with our litigation attorneys to manage external investigations such as those by federal or state regulators. Read her rc.com bio here.
Kathryn Rattigan
Kathryn Rattigan is a member of the Business Litigation Group and the Data Privacy and Security Team. She concentrates her practice on privacy and security compliance under both state and federal regulations and advising clients on website and mobile app privacy and security compliance. Kathryn helps clients review, revise and implement necessary policies and procedures under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). She also provides clients with the information needed to effectively and efficiently handle potential and confirmed data breaches while providing insight into federal regulations and requirements for notification and an assessment under state breach notification laws. Prior to joining the firm, Kathryn was an associate at Nixon Peabody. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Roger Williams University School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Stonehill College. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Norman Roos
Norman Roos, chair of Robinson+Cole's Finance Group, concentrates his practice on transactional and regulatory matters relating to the real estate and financial services industries. He represents banks, insurance companies, diversified financial service companies, and other publicly and privately held entities on a broad range of matters involving mortgage banking, consumer and commercial credit transactions, and regulatory compliance. He has advised financial institutions concerning data privacy and security matters and counseled clients as to the development and implications of incident response policies. Mr. Roos is counsel to the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association, Inc., and is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys where he has served on the Board of Regents and as Connecticut State Chair. A member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Mr. Roos is Past Chair of the Financial Institutions Law Section. He has served on a number of Connecticut Law Revision Study Committees including those on Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act, Electronic Communications, Mortgagor Liability, and Electronic Recording of Land Records. Read his full bio here.
Scott Siedor
Scott Siedor is an associate in the Trusts and Estates Group. His practice is focused in the areas of estate and trust planning and probate administration. Scott counsels individuals and families with respect to a variety of wealth preservation issues and techniques, including planning for the management, protection, and transfer of assets during lifetime and upon death. His practice involves advice to families regarding income and transfer tax issues. He works with owners of closely-held businesses in the transition of the business. He also represents individual and professional fiduciaries and beneficiaries in probate courts in fiduciary-related litigation matters. Read his full rc.com bio here.
Alisha Sullivan
Alisha Sullivan focuses her practice on employee benefits as a member of Robinson+Cole's Employee Benefits and Compensation Group. Ms. Sullivan helps clients comply with laws governing employee benefit plans. She advises and supports clients on a range of programs, such as pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, health and welfare benefit plans, and compliance with HIPAA and health care reform. Ms. Sullivan handles matters related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Read her full bio here.
Jean Tomasco
Jean Tomasco's practice involves employer counseling and employment litigation, with an emphasis on ERISA and benefits litigation. Ms. Tomasco represents employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. She has defended employers against all types of employment-related claims, including discrimination and wrongful discharge claims. Ms. Tomasco also counsels employers on a variety of employment matters, including hiring practices, termination of employees, employment-related immigration issues, unemployment compensation issues, wage and hour matters, drug testing, and personnel policies and handbooks. Read her full rc.com bio here.
Carrie Turner
Carrie Turner is a member of Robinson+Cole's Insurance + Reinsurance Group, where she focuses her practice on breach of contract, first- and third-party insurance coverage disputes, coverage analysis, cyber liability, property damage claims, environmental and contamination loss, breach of fiduciary duty, bad faith, and other extracontractual claims litigation.
Prior to joining Robinson+Cole, Ms. Turner clerked for the Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ms. Turner has experience litigating and advising insurers and reinsurers on a broad range of coverage issues, including litigation arising from 9/11. She has litigated from inception to settlement numerous Superstorm Sandy claims regarding flood exclusion issues. Her additional litigation experience includes general commercial, corporate and partnership disputes, attorney malpractice, and a broad range of contract disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. She has authored appellate briefs in various state and federal courts.