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Gresham Inns reports 90 per cent of London rooms pre-sold for Olympics
The group operates two venues in the capital - The Pride of Paddington, which has 54 beds, and the Cork & Bottle Wine Bar in Leicester Square.
"There's been an amazing uplift in bookings and enquiries over the past few weeks, as if people have finally woken-up to the fact that this is happening," said Will Clayton, the operator's managing director (pictured).
"In a two week period from the start of the year, we've sold just over 90 per cent of our available beds.
"I'm still certain that the Olympics won't be the shot in the arm many in the trade think it will be – I think those in and around the parks will benefit, but that for every person that comes into London for the Olympics, there'll be one who wants to get the hell away from the circus, much like most operators experienced during the Royal Wedding last year."

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Is it time to replace your outdated computer? If so, and if you need a powerful and reliable PC, you may want to consider having one custom built for you at your nearby computer shop. Having a custom PC can definitely be a great option if you perform picture or video editing software on your computer, as you can build your computer based on your specific needs. Some of the other benefits of having your computer store build you a custom PC are the following:
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Even those who try to turn their nose up at seaweed often tell me "that's really good!"
Bladderwrack has many a allies, call it what you want, popweed, rockweed, poppers and the scientific name Fucus. The word wrack comes from an Old English word vraic. (Vraic's refers to several different seaweed that grow on the shores of the Brittish Isles.) Like all seaweeds Bladderwrack is an algae and it falls into the brown variety, which are particularly high in Iodine and an array of other micro nutrients, vitamins and mineral such as Vitamin A, C, phosphorus, iron, zinc, potassium and magnesium . The saltiness you are tasting is actually those sea minerals. These crispy sea veggies are a tasty and nutritious snack here to feed all your salt cravings without giving you unhealthy salts. Bladderwrack has been used to treat low thyroid function & high blood pressure.
Bladderwrack is found here in the remote pristine waters of Southeast Alaska in an abundance and can be seen at most stages of the tide except quit high tides. Harvest time is in late spring when the reproductive part of the algae (the bladders) are plump with mucus. They can be eaten raw, but my preference is in the crunchy dried bladders that I have prepared for you. Try them with walnuts or cashews, tossed in with your popcorn, crumbled over rice or omelets. If they absorb too much moisture and become soft they can be re-dried in a food dehydrator.
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I have tried and love Bourjois glosses, so when on my trip to Ulta, I saw a Bourjois display, I decided to try another product from the line and picked up the Blush in Rose D'or, one of the line's bestsellers.
I don't know whether I'm pleased or not, y'all. Okay - the packaging is totally cute. A small, round plastic package that identically matches the shade of the blush. Very retro and frou-frou. I'm all for the visuals - if I like the package, it says good things about the product inside. The blush itself is baked, which I really love, as I am a huge fan of Laura Geller's Blush 'N Brighten and MAC Mineralize Skinfinishes, which are made through the same process. The shade is exactly what I was looking for - a true, candy pink with minimal shimmer - and I like the included mirror. But that's where my happiness ends.
Included in the packaging was a tiny little angle-y brush, which I suppose is suggested for using to contour one's cheeks. Um, no. It's doll-sized and would never be usable, unless you wanted to deposit a tiny stripe of pink on your face, which ... why would you want to do that? Also, it smells. Yes, it reeks. It smells exactly like old lady face powder. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. If you don't, go to your Grandma's house (or the house of any old lady you know). Go up to her bedroom. Look on her vanity or wherever she keeps her cosmetics. Find her face powder compact (every old woman owns one). Open it. Sniff the contents. Have you sufficiently inhaled that overly powdery, sickly sweet floral fragrance??? Yeah??? Well, that's what this blush smells like. Not good. Bourjois' site raves that their blush was the first powder blush ever created - in 1863! And I'm guessing that's exactly what this stuff smelled like back then - blech!
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Intense Agricultural FiresAnd Smoke in Northwest India
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In northwest India near the Indus River, irrigation supports agricultural production in the Punjab and Haryana provinces of the nation. In these images, numerous agricultural fires are burning in the region, and are marked with red dots. Smoke from the fires is probably contributing significantly to the regional haze seen in both images; however, dust and urban pollution could be factors as well. The haze gets trapped at the base of the Himalaya Mountains (upper right). This images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on October 23 and 25, 2004. MODIS has detected fires in the region each day in the week leading up to October 25.
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Berlin Cabaret Pocket Show
If you are a fan of Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" and enjoys the idea of experience a true Berlin Cabaret story, you are in for a treat. Basically the Broadway Musical "Cabaret" and the character Sally Bowles were inspired by Isherwood's Berlin short stories. Come here and you will definitely EXPERIENCE


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Jody Kropf
Jody Kropf grew up with one foot on a tractor and one foot in the kitchen. By age 12 he was splitting his days working hard in his parent's restaurant, the Brownsville General Store, and growing a deep connection to the land by working on his uncle's farm. The youngest in a large family surrounded by brothers, sisters and cousins Jody often took any dare that came his way. Undaunted by a challenge he'd be first to jump off a giant rock when prompted. So when it came time to pick a career it wasn't surprising it was his cousin who suggested he take the leap to follow his culinary dreams.
After studying at the Western Culinary Institute he got his first professional start at the Heathman Hotel in Portland. Soon after that he took an exciting job as a personal chef. Cooking and sailing off a yacht from Nova Scotia to the warm waters of the Caribbean. He had the opportunity to expand and delight his tastebuds by experiencing regional favorites all over North America. He completed his culinary education at the famed Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California where he met his lovely wife Michelle.
Taking his bride back home to Oregon the duo settled in Dundee where there was enough city for the misses and enough country for the boy. Here the ten year dream of creating a casual and inviting community market took shape. Jody wanted a restaurant where you could pull up in your truck after a long day of work, perhaps even a little dirt on your jeans, and be greeted by the warm sound of laughter and music, to enjoy an evening of great food with good friends. Taking inspiration from the farmers and local artisans Red Hills Market celebrates the bounty of local and seasonal ingredients by sharing them with the community. Grateful for the family and friends who make his market a place where lives, laughter and memories are shared, this country boy's heart is full.


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Allen "Million Mile Al" LaFortune was a rider's rider, reportedly never owning any other form of transportation than Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Born Oct. 17, 1931 in Oconto, Wis., LaFortune used his motorcycles for transportation and never bowed to the practicality of having a car or truck, instead using his bike to haul his boat and a camper. By 1998 he had covered a million miles by motorcycle.
He took his last motorcycle ride just six days before his death. He died Aug. 27, 2002 at the age of 70. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2003.


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It's Saturday night, and Hank and I are sitting next to each other on separate laptops. I'm writing and he is playing games. It's late...almost 11:00 pm. I know I should chase him off to bed...but the easy conversation we have while he waits for games to load...the sounds of him having fun...and just having him near me, are just too good to end.
Hank is 10 now...approaching that "tween" time of his life. But thankfully, he is a young 10. Still loves being with Mom and Dad. Happy to give us hugs and to just "be". Still enjoys family time...like a bike ride to the park with the whole family, including our oldest "child", Maverick the dog. I wish I could slow time down, so I can savor these moments. I know that these are our "good old days" and I want to enjoy every moment!
Hank is such a kind soul. He finds the good in everything and everyone. It is rare that he is sullen, or negative. I love picking the kids up from school and hearing about their days. It's noisy in the car as they all start talking at once, with little Lucy yelling to be heard above her older brothers. Hank almost always has positive things to say. Oh sure, he has his moments and if he doesn't like something, he'll tell me. "Mom, while standing in line for 4 square, the yard-duty teacher told us to be quiet!" I should say, he tells me the easy stuff. The stuff that really bothers him or he thinks will upset me...he holds in.
"It happens almost every day, Mom," he told me, "It's always behind the backs of our friends and the teachers." "Is it on purpose?" I asked. "I used to think it was because he didn't want me to be friends with another kid, but now I just don't know." Do you ever tell him to stop? I asked. "I have and he tells me to 'Shut-up!'" As the smoke started to billow out my ears, and my eyes glazed over to red, I willed myself to remain calm. Seriously? Can't this kid of mine catch a break? I felt so bad for Hank. He likes this boy. We've had him to our house! He's not a bad kid...but was obviously making some bad choices.
I told Hank I would talk to his teacher and we would go from there. The next morning, I told Hank's teacher about it and asked her to keep an eye out. She said she would and I left feeling confident that Hank would have a good day.
I picked Hank up from school and the first words out of his mouth..."Mom! He pushed me again!" This time it had taken place at the lunch area. The boy had come up behind Hank and pushed him forward. Sneaky! This kid was being sneaky! Right there, with teachers present, but while they weren't looking his way. To say I was upset is an understatement...I picked up the phone the minute we got home and called the Vice-Principal, only to find she wasn't in. The secretary suggested I email her, but I wanted to talk to someone!
I told Jeff about it when he got home from work. His brow furrowed and his lips disappeared into a white line. The vein in his temple started to pulse and I knew that he was trying not to blow. He talked to Hank about standing up for himself and defending himself. Hank has had three years of karate. He knows WHAT to do...he just doesn't want to do it. (I don't blame him)
In bed that night, I tossed and turned. What do we do? I certainly didn't want to make the other boy's life difficult, but Hank shouldn't have to go to school and worry if he is going to be shoved. And what if he gets pushed hard, trips and falls? We don't want him to injure his face. Or what if Hank takes it and takes it...and then finally blows? We don't need him getting in a fist fight. I finally closed my eyes and put it all in God's hands, fitfully sleeping until early morning.
When I got up, I knew what we would do. I wrote his teacher an email. I explained that it had happened again and we were very upset. I got her response before I left for school. She said she would take care of it, feeling frustrated that it was going on and wasn't being caught. She planned to talk to the boy in question and make him see how his actions affect others.
He gave me a quick hug and headed back into the classroom. His teacher stepped out and we had a few more words about the situation. As she headed back inside, Hank came bursting out the door. He looked at me with tears in his eyes, "I want to go home, Mom." What? Why? "I need to go home, please take me with you," he said as the tears flowed. He was melting down...stressed beyond anything I had seen in a long time. He told me his head hurt, his stomach hurt and he "just couldn't take it." The bad thing when Hank cries...I cry. So there we were, out in the hallway and in tears. "He's not worth our tears," I told him, "You have to stay...because if you leave then he has won." "Don't worry, you don't have to do anything. Your teacher is going to take care of it." He nodded and hugged me. The kindergarten class who are the "reading buddies" with Hank's 5th grade class had arrived. "Your reading buddy needs you, you can't leave, Hank." "OK," he said and wiped his tears away.
Another hug and he went back into the classroom, leaving me there feeling wrung-out like an old dishcloth...emotionally drained and extremely worried about him.
I was back at the school at pick-up. I didn't get the chance to talk to Hank's teacher and waited on pins and needles to see how the day went. Hank burst out of the band room like he does every day, with a smile on his face and a loud, "Hi Mom!" I waited until we got to the car to ask how his day went. "Great!" Did your teacher talk to you. "Yes, she said I can come and talk to her any time!" he said with a grin. And did anyone push you today? "Nope! He apologized!" he happily offered. I felt relief wash over me.
I am grateful to Hank's teacher for taking it seriously and dealing with it swiftly. And I grateful to the teacher who saw the very first incident, not knowing if it was horseplay or something bad. She brought it to my attention, allowing me to ask Hank about it and finding out it was going on.
The boy in question came up to me the other day..."Hank and I have worked everything out!" he told me. "Thank you, I appreciate it," I replied, and gave him a smile. Hank told me he is happy. That he doesn't think it will happen anymore. And if it does, he said he will remind his friend that he apologized! "That should take care of it, Mom!"
On October 16, 2008, our then 7 year old son was diagnosed with Parry Romberg Syndrome: an extremely rare, progressive, "incurable" auto-immune disease that causes facial atrophy...meaning it causes half the face to "waste" away. Some cases include seizures, strokes or other neurological problems. This is the story of our family, and specifically our son, Hank, as we struggle with diagnosis, search for a cause and a cure and go to the ends of the earth for treatment.
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Even Innocent Comments Can Hurt...
Are we halfway through the Fall already? Really? Summer is gone...school has started...Halloween is already over...Hank has turned 10... Hank is 10? Already? With three kids and a busy schedule, time seems to be flying by!A few short years ago, Hank was diagnosed with Parry Romberg Syndrome...and time slowed to a crawl...an agonizing desperate crawl as we tried to find treatment. The days melted together as went from doctor to doctor, and I spent every waking moment trawling the Internet for information. Hank looked puny...he was tired of all the doctors and we were keeping his condition a secret until we could figure things out. It was terrible...
Although Hank's surgeon, Dr. Siebert, told me he thought Hank could use another surgery, Jeff and I decided to postpone and let Hank have a normal summer at home, without any medical interventions. It was so nice! The kids took swimming lessons, where Hank moved on to the more advanced strokes and worked on diving. (Thank you Sophia!) Hank learned to ride a bike...something we never pushed...we didn't want him to fall on his FACE, after all! But he just took off with hardly any help and therefore received a new bike for his birthday.
We took the kids camping for the first time and Hank loved it. Hiking, boating, jet skis, roasting marshmallows, eating outside...the kid adored it. And except for a few glitches...24 loud college students who partied until 3am right next to our campsite...and a dead car battery...it was great! (Let me tell you...at 3 am, I am not nice...at all! Those college kids RAN to bed!)
Lazy days of summer with nothing to do, were just what Hank needed. Huge family reunion with so many family members we hadn't seen in a long time.. day trips with friends, baseball games and a trip down to see their Granny who treated the family to Legoland made it a summer to remember! It brought such joy to my heart to see Hank have fun and not have the worry of surgery hanging over him.
|Camping July 2011
We took the kids camping for the first time and Hank loved it. Hiking, boating, jet skis, roasting marshmallows, eating outside...the kid adored it. And except for a few glitches...24 loud college students who partied until 3am right next to our campsite...and a dead car battery...it was great! (Let me tell you...at 3 am, I am not nice...at all! Those college kids RAN to bed!)
|Right before 1st trip to NYC: Hank 7, Charlie 4, Lucy 3.
Now here we are, three years later...Hank is a different kid. Outgoing, in the band, playing sports, doing great in school... the trauma of the last few years hasn't left us unscathed...We have suffered financially...lost our home, miscarriage, Jeff had to take on another job... but we are in recovery...as a family...and as with everything else we've been through, we do it together.
|1st day of 5th grade.
Hank is a constant worry to me. Not at the forefront of my mind, like it was in the beginning...but still right there, where I think about it pretty much every day. I don't just worry about his physical health...but his emotional well-being...he's been through so much! Hank doesn't talk about it very often...he reflects on things, but doesn't usually bring it up. Until a few days ago, that is...
I was with Hank in the bathroom, putting gel in his hair, to get the desired "spikes" in front. As Hank looked in the mirror, he asked, "Do I look weird in the mirror?" I froze. "What?" I asked. Again he said, "Do I look weird in the mirror?" My heart dropped to my feet. "Why do you ask?" I inquired. He stared at himself for a moment..."A boy at school told me that I look weird in the mirror." UGH! I hate this! The truth is, Hank DOES look different in the mirror. When you look at someone with PRS through a mirror, they look odd. Not symmetrical at all...even with having surgery. Everything is pronounced and the differences are obvious. (two dimensional world) I know it, Jeff knows it, our family members all know about it... but I was hoping we could go a few years before Hank noticed. OK, I was really hoping he would NEVER notice!
|Homecoming game Oct. 2011
Slowly, he turned to face me. "Then I don't know what I really look like." Double UGH! I could feel my heart breaking. "No, no..." I said, "You have pictures and videos. That is what you look like to me." As we stood there together, I said, "You know, Dr. Siebert wants to fix things, so that you won't look so different." "OK," he said, "Wait a minute! How would he fix it? With SURGERY?" I nodded. "NOW?" he asked in a worried voice. "No, not now...maybe in the summer." I reassured him. "Ohhhh...how about in TWO summers?" he said with a slight grin. Gotta love this kid!
|Halloween 2011
A friend remarked the other day," People will say 'Kids don't have filters' or 'kids will be kids, etc...' A child at school must control themselves physically: if they hit, push, etc...they'll be sent to the office and a note will be sent home. Why can't they be taught or disciplined when they hurt others with their tongue (words?) It truly can do more damage than any push or shove can."
I agree with this...Kids should be taught that if you don't have something positive, kind or encouraging to say, then don't say anything at all. Hank knows this boy didn't say what he said to be cruel. But the damage is done, just the same. Maybe the reason kids do this, is because their parents do it too. Do we, as adults (me included) do the same thing? Do we point out other's flaws and shortcomings? To their face...or behind their back? Either way, words can hurt, they can scar...and the receiver of these words sometimes carry them for the rest of their lives. We should encourage each other and lift each other up with our words, not tear each other down.
I know Hank's road won't be easy...physically or emotionally. But his road would be a little less bumpy...if people would just let Hank...be Hank.
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The Children of Lir: The Children of Lir is an Irish folk tale. The story goes as, Lir was the king of Sea. He was living a happy life with his family of four children and a wife but one day his wife died and his life became dull. To get rid of his loneliness he married Aoife, the sister of his wife. Aoife hated the children right from the start and always wanted to get rid of them. So one day she took them to the lake near by. The children were very happy coming to the lake, they jumped in the lake and started playing in the water. Aoife was waiting for this opportunity, she turned the children into Swans with the help of magic and left them in the lake. The children could not do anything and were helpless in front of the witch. Many days passed when the children heard the bells of the near by church. They traveled the sound of bells and reached the river, from where they reached the waterfall where the church existed. They waited for the church bell to ring for almost 900 years when at last Saint' Patrick came to Ireland and rescued them from the evil magic of Aoife.
Calces-Selkie: In Ireland the stories of Calces and Selkie are also famous. They have resemblance to the Mermaids but the only difference is that Selkie change themselves to human beings at night whereas Mermaids remain the same all the time in their natural look which is, half fish and half woman. It is famous that Selkie are some of those fishes that are strike the shores of Ireland in the summer season. Myth says that many men catch the Selkie in their human form at night and marry them. Selkie are so trustworthy that they spend all their lives serving their husbands but long for the sea water. If their husbands set them free they return to the sea happily and take care of the whole family to which they had served.
The Shamrock: The three green leaves of Shamrock are more Important to the people of Ireland than just the unofficial state symbol. One of them, Marshmallows or Candy is considered a good luck sign for Irish people. Shamrock has very detailed history and Importance for Ireland. Druids are of the opinion that Shamrock is a holy plant which serves as a protection from bad and evil spirits. Where as Celtics think that Shamrock has some supernatural powers who are beneficial for humans especially because of the three heart shaped leaves, they also give lots of importance to the number 3. Some Christians also believe that Shamrock is a symbol of Trinity (God-Jesus-Gabriel).
Fin MacCool: According the the Irish history Fin MacCool is a fairy tale hero who is found in many stories and tales of Ireland. Here a story of the Solomon fish is very famous. Solomon was a fish who was very knowledgeable and learned, even more than the humans. Fin MaCool decided that he should eat the Solomon so that all the knowledge and Intelligence is transferred to him. He caught the fish and cut it, when he did so the blood of the fish and her thorns injured Fin MacCool's thumb and it started to bleed. To lessen the pain he started sucking his thumb and that was the moment when all the knowledge from the fish transferred to him. It is said that whenever he sucked his thumb after that he was able to answer every question asked and solve every problem that he faced.


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Serving teams
We believe that serving is a basic of the Christian message. It can be a fantastic way to live out our faith. We have serving teams to suit most people. Some of our teams don't require spirituality, some do, the one thing it takes is a willing and faithful heart with a "can do" attitude.
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Water is one of the most precious resources on this planet. Without water, nothing can live. Unfortunately, many people waste water or pollute water through activities that could easily be avoided and prevented. With a few lifestyle changes you can help conserve water and preserve the overall quality of water in your area.
Running Water
One way to conserve water is to alter your behavior when it comes to running water in your home. For example, take a shower instead of bath to save water. If you wash your dishes by hand, turn the water off between rinsing. The same goes for brushing your teeth and shaving. If you use a glass of water to rinse your razor instead of running the tap, you can save up to 3 gallons of water a day, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Water-efficient appliances conserve water. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that if every home in the United States installed water-efficient appliances, as much as 3 trillion gallons of water could be saved yearly. More efficient toilets, washing machines and dishwashers can help in this process. Installing a low-flow shower head also can help you conserve water.
Detergents and Soaps
The types of detergents and soaps you use can have a lasting effect on your local water quality. Products that contain phosphates are especially to blame, with many detergents and some fertilizers containing this nutrient. When you use phosphate-containing products, the wastewater often ends up in nearby water supplies. Phosphates accelerate the growth of plants such as algae, according to the Washington Department of Ecology. As algae takes over water bodies, oxygen is consumed at a higher rate, choking out fish and other wildlife in the water.
Household Cleaning
Household cleaning products can also have an effect on water quality. Environmentally harmful ingredients in some cleaning products can affect your water when they are either evaporated into the air or rinsed down the drain, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. By using nontoxic and biodegradable cleaning products, you can keep your home clean and protect the water supply at the same time.
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: How Many Gallons Can You Save?
- American Water and Energy Savers: Save Water 49 Ways
- Environmental Protection Agency: Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products: A Guide For Federal Purchasers
- Washington Department of Ecology: Reducing Phosphorus Pollution to Improve Water Quality
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Ruby is an important and widespread server-side scripting language. It was invented in 1993 by Yukihiro Matsumoto of Japan. This language has features similar to that of Smalltalk, Perl and Python. Since it has easy syntax new programmers find it easy and quick to learn. Ruby is also a true object oriented -language. It is open source and freely available on the web. Ruby is an interpreted programming language used to create Internet and intranet applications. Also it is used to develop CGI(Common Gateway Interface) code. The language is known for easy connectivity to major databases such as Oracle, DB2, Sybase and MySQL. Other notable features of this language include scalability and ease of maintainability. Moreover, it supports several GUI tools and incorporates powerful built-in functions. Today, we walk you through the Ruby DIR function in this Intermediate level tutorial. We assume that you know the basics of operating system and file concepts. Else we suggest that you go through this basic Ruby course, specially designed for those with no prior programming experience.
What is a Directory?
A directory is a location where the files are stored on the computer. They are found in hierarchical file system such as DOS, OS/2, Unix and more. A directory contained inside another directory is known as a sub-directory. The terms parent and child are used to refer to the relation between a subdirectory and directory of which the sub-directory belongs. Generally, files are organized by storing related files in a single directory. In Ruby, the Dir class is responsible for handling directories.
Commands to Navigate Directories
- Dir.chdir(argument)
To change directories, use Dir.chdir() command. The argument passed is the directory you wish to change to from the current directory. The parameter must be a string, either an absolute or relative path. To change the current working directory to its parent directory, the directory name passed as argument to the chdir command should be '..'. See the example below.
- Dir.pwd
This command returns the current working directory as a string. Take a look at the example.
puts Dir.pwd -/company/cust
- Dir.mkdir(argument)
This command will create a new directory in the current working directory. You can pass a relative or absolute path as the parameter. Note that this command will fail if a directory with the same name already exists. It can also fail if you are not given the privileges to create a directory at that location.
When you create a new directory, you can set privileges to it.
Dir.mkdir("NewCompany", 755)
In this example, the mask 755 set privileges owner, group, world to rwxr-xr-x where r= read, w=write and x=execute.
- Dir.entries(argument)
This command accepts a directory as an argument and returns an array of files in the specified directory as strings. Note that it returns the files and directories even from the directories "." and "..". Also note that the directory listing is only one level deep. In other words the files and directories further levels down are not returned.
puts Dir.entries("/company/cust").join(' ')
- Dir.delete(argument)
Use this command to delete a directory from the file system. You can also use Dir.rmdir(argument) or Dir.unlink(argument) to get the same result. However, this command will work on empty directories only. In case there are files or directories in the directory to be deleted, this method will not work.
- Dir.foreach(directory) {|f| … }
You can use this command to iterate over all of the files in the requested directory. Secondly, the name of the files are passed as the string to the block. This is similar to calling Dir.entries(directory).each {|f| … }.
To see how these commands are used in the Ruby language, you can take this practical Ruby training, or just read on.
How to Create Temporary Directories
Temporary files are created briefly during a program's execution. The command Dir.tmpdir gives the path to the temporary directory on the current system. Note that this method is not available by default. You have to explicitly make the declaration to make this command available. Take a look at the example below.
require 'tmpdir'
tempfilename = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "new_temp")
tempfile = File.new(tempfilename, "w")
tempfile.puts "This is a new temporary file"
In this program, a temporary file is created. Then puts is used to write data to it. The file is closed and the delete command is called with the file name as argument. So in the end, the file is deleted from the system. To learn more about how Ruby handles this, you can read further in this step by step tutorial.
Program to Create Temporary Files Using the Ruby Standard Library
require 'tempfile'
f = Tempfile.new('twinkle')
f.puts "Hello"
puts f.path
Here the Ruby library called Tempfile creates the temporary files.
How to Use Glob with Directories
The glob method returns all the files which match the "globbing" rules as an array which can be saved for subsequent use or iterated over. By using Dir.glob, you can use regular expression like pattern matching to select specific files. However, remember that these appear similar to regular expressions, in practice they are not. Note that they are more similar to shell expansion wildcards rather than regular expressions.
'*'- Matches zero or more characters. A glob which consists of this symbol'*', and no other characters or wildcards will match all files in the current directory. Usually, the asterisk is combined with a file extension to narrow down the search.
'**'- This matches all directories recursively. It finds all the files in sub-directories of the current directories.
'?'- This wild card character matches any one character. It is convenient for searching files whose name are in a specific format. For example, 3 characters and a .txt extension could be represented as "???.txt."
[a-z]- It matches any character in the character set. The set could be either a list of characters or a range specified by the hypen character.
{a,b}- This matches pattern a or b. Note that it is not a regular expression quantifier even though it looks like one.
To advance your knowledge on operating systems, we recommend this course on Linux operating system concepts.
One of the factors to consider is the case sensitivity. In Windows it does not matter. However, if your operating system is Linux or any version of Unix, then the uppercase letters are considered different from the lower case letters. For example, new.docx and New.docx refer to the same file on Windows. However, in Linux these are considered different files.
Example Demonstrating the Different Pattern Matching Using the Dir Command
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
Dir['*.xml'] - Here the command extracts all files with file extension '.xml'.
Dir['?????.jpg']- This returns all files with five characters and extension '.jpg'
Dir['*.{jpg,png,gif}']- Displays all the files ending with '.jpg', '.png' and '.gif'
Dir['**/*.jpg']- Returns all the files ending with '.jpg' in the current directory as well as the sub-directories
Dir['Spe**/*.jpg']- Descends into directories starting with 'Spe' and returns all the files ending with '.jpg.' Note that this command descends only one directory.
Dir['Spe**/**/*.jpg'] - Descends into directories starting with 'Spe' and also all their subdirectories and returns all the files ending with '.jpg.'
Directory Instance Methods
Here are some commonly used methods. Assume d is an instance of Dir class.
d.close - This command closes the directory stream.
d.pos/d.tell - This returns the current position in d.
d.pos = offset - This command sets the location in the directory stream.
d.read - It returns the next entry from d.
d.rewind- This command move the position in d to the very first entry.
Go through the examples above and make your own programs. This will increase your proficiency in using Dir commands in your Ruby programs to achieve desired results. You may also want to take this course that teaches Ruby from scratch, to help you get a better grasp on it. Once you're ready to move to the next level, take this advanced Ruby course to help you gain mastery.


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Last month at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NEC Philips debuted a DECT watch phone intended for use in healthcare and hospitality sectors. This week mobihealthnews caught up with NEC Philips Unified Solutions Manager of Marketing Communications Robert van Amerongen and the company's Business Manager for Mobility Solutions Bert van Koelen to discuss the device's CES launch, criticism of the watch phone's design and what to expect next from NEC-Philips' Mobility solutions group.
Could you give me a brief overview of the M155? The M155 is a kind of pager. So, it can receive messages with several levels of urgency. You can confirm messages--so the sender gets a note that you have read it. The device is also a DECT telephone, so you can use it for voice conversations. That's technically what it can do, but there are two intended applications for it. Obviously, in hospitality you can imagine workers in a five-star hotel could equip their staff with these devices. Another application is in the healthcare market, where people can use it in two different ways: Patients who wear the device and use the device as an alarming device. Patients in an elderly care facility could push down two buttons simultaneously and generate an alarm to several spots where the nurses and doctors are--like a kind of nurse call. In response to that alarm, a nurse can make a voice call over the loud speaker of the device at the same moment via live connection and ask this elderly person what's going on. In healthcare, doctors and/or nurses could also wear the device just to be able to respond to alerts, for example, to go to intensive care when their assistance is needed. So, it has a varieties of different types of applications.
van Amerongen: In EMEA, we have quite a lot of applications and installations in, of course, hospitals, but also in residential homes and all kinds of healthcare organizations. In particular, wireless applications are very well-applied. DECT, in particular, as a standard originating from Europe. In the States DECT and IP-DECT are taking off. This is, perhaps, unexpected if you look back 15 years ago, but we see this happening and it's more widespread. We also have a VoWLAN offering, but clearly the solutions based on DECT are more popular. That's what the M115 is doing as well.
Is the M115 available to the U.S. and North American markets or is it just for EMEA? The M115 is a worldwide marketed solution. DECT comes from the EMEA market but we have entered the U.S. market with our DECT solution, which has also included the Australian market and the Far East. DECT is really growing, which is why this messaging device is coming out now.
How will NEC market this product to the healthcare industry? Is DECT popular enough in the U.S. for the M155? We have a strong footprint in Europe as well as the U.S. for healthcare and hospitality: In Europe, for example, we are already in several hundreds of hospitals where our DECT solution is deployed. [The M155] is a very logical extension of that solution. In the U.S. up until this point WLAN is a more common technology [for in-building wireless networks that support voice calls] but when you compare that to Europe, DECT already has a very strong portfolio with ten years of use. That said, WLAN is starting to come to Europe, too. In the U.S. it's the other way around--WLAN is already being used for voice but DECT, especially in its latest version, DECT 6.0, is gaining importance in the U.S. as well.
Engadget and a few other gadget blogs were very critical of the M155's design. Was that criticism fair? Well, I saw one article that compared [the M155] to a somewhat similar LG watch phone that has a keypad on its screen. But in the case of LG's watch phone the intent is to be able to dial any phone number you would like, while in our case the M155 has a number of pre-defined extensions you can dial via simple UI for an alarm or one of the others. It's a very simple list with predefined numbers. As I said before, a message can easily be sent just by pressing two buttons together to sound an alarm. It has really been optimized for this purpose: Giving alarms and initiating hot calls to pre-defined destinations. It's not fair to compare it to watch phones like LG's which has a keypad and a very small screen intended to initiate calls. In this case it's more fair to compare it to a pager device with the added function of a voice call device.
van Amerongen: And our problem with that LG comparison is that, indeed that display is tiny: There is hardly any room for a message's text. All the space is lost for the keypad. So, although it might look handsome it is in fact much less sophisticated when it comes to messaging.
van Koelen: That was, however, very interesting feedback we got on the Bluetooth interface. Indeed, that's not part of the product at this moment, but that's seriously under consideration to add a Bluetooth chip to the phone. That would be very nice.
Besides Bluetooth, what's next for the M155? We are already working on vibrating functionality in the phone so it can work in silent mode. As you can imagine, it can be sometimes disturbing when a phone starts ringing in a hospital. That's already scheduled for the next release.
In NEC-Philips opinion what's the biggest opportunity for wireless technologies in healthcare this year? NEC is working on very hard worldwide on fixed mobile convergence. In healthcare, in particular, you can see that the industry has begun adopting this technology. In smartphones the ability to have WiFi calls and cellular calls is fast becoming an important thing to integrate into the healthcare IT systems. We call our solution for that MobileClient. NEC Unified in the U.S. is currently rolling out this solution and in Europe, too. We certainly see a lot of interest coming from hospitals. A phone well-connected into the hospital IT system with additional functionality for emails and files accessible on the cell phone.


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Last week, I attended The Burrard Motor Inn's Tiki Romp event that was held in celebration of their now fully licensed courtyard. After undergoing renovations in 2011, the hotel has been restored to how it looked when it first opened its doors in 1956. But with some modern design and retouching, it is now able to cater to the vintage taste and appeal of guests, regardless if they remember the 60's or not.
The Tiki Romp was picturesque of a party scene from the 1960's with conservatively dressed hotel staff in muted colors, kitschy yellow and teal painted walls, your choice of wine or cocktails, tons of delicious bite-sized goodies (in this case it was beef sliders, mini Vietnamese subs, crab salad in cucumber, lotus chips!), and throwback hits that many of us recognize (and maybe secretly jam to by ourselves). And the fountain and palm trees in the center of the courtyard was pretty neat-o too, I might add.
The Burrard's courtyard is the perfect backdrop to grab drinks whether you're on a date or with friends. I'd recommend checking this hot spot out because it's different from your typical patio, restaurant or bar. Not only is it a blast from the past, it's now fully licensed, which means you can expect more summertime shenanigans and Tiki Romp type parties held there!


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No More Invasive Shrubs
It happened so easily. Perhaps you can relate to how invasive shrubs end up in your gardens. Here in my area, the landscapers use variegated privet a lot. When we built our house in 2005, I was so overwhelmed with the building process that I didn't select the shrubs and trees.
For another year, I didn't pay attention to what had been planted. One day, I found out that we had the variegated privet that is on the invasive list - meaning that if it gets loose in the wild (which it will do), it can crowd out native species. We decided to keep the shrubs trimmed so that they wouldn't flower and set seeds.
Recently, Grumpy Gardener wrote about Five Awful Plants for the Front of Your House. There was the reminder again about invasive variegated privet. I showed the story to my husband. We knew that we really needed to go ahead and pull all of the privet from our gardens. My husband set about doing that immediately. The task was easier than he thought.
By pulling the invasive shrubs along the east foundation of our house, we had room for a garden bench by the waterfall. We widened the stepping stone pathway between the waterfall patio and the lower dining patio in the fragrance garden. I planted two urns and put on each end of the bench. We now have another nice place to sit by the waterfall.
In the garden bed along the east side of the house, we added a variety of salvia greggii, agastache, lavender and gaillardia. Since the fragrance garden already has an abundance of fragrant blooms, I focused on adding fragrant, touchable foliage plants and used the gaillardia for the shape of the blooms and long bloom time. The butterfly ginger remains in the original location.
I never realized how much sun this space received during the day until I focused on what to plant there. I took a few days to make sure of the conditions. In the summer, it has sunshine from sunrise until 2:00 pm in the afternoon. Right now, the planting is sparse as I bought small pots to save on cost. In another year, the perennials will fill in the space and it we'll have fragrant foliage along with the fragrant flowering shrubs and trees in our fragrance garden. We've had a lot of rain this week and the plants have already started growing!
After pulling the rest of the privet out of the garden beds in front, we planted more sun-loving perennials like salvia and sowed annual seeds to keep the cost down.
The project wasn't as expensive as we had thought if we don't think about the original cost of the fifteen privet located all around our property. We probably spent around $150 (we got a metal bench on sale locally for $50) to clear our conscious and create nice new garden areas.
It feels good to do the right thing.
Story and photos by Freda Cameron; Location: home garden; May 2009
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Mr Talabani's office said he would meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Saturday. Some reports say Syria's President Bashar al-Assad may attend.
The US has given a guarded response to the prospect of the talks in Tehran.
The Iraqi government has also said Syria and Iraq are planning to restore full diplomatic ties, cut in 1982.
Conciliatory figure
The US has long accused Iran of providing bomb-making materials to Shia militia in Iraq and Syria of not doing enough to prevent insurgents crossing the border to smuggle arms and fighters.
Analysts say the US government has been more amenable to regional diplomacy since heavy losses for President George W Bush in 7 November mid-term elections.
However, Washington gave a cautious response to the news of Mr Talabani's trip to Tehran.
State department spokesman Tom Casey said Tehran had already indicated that it wanted to help reduce the violence in Iraq, but had not backed up the words with actions.
"The problem is not what they say," he told reporters. "The problem is what they do."
The BBC's David Loyn in Baghdad says as a Kurd President Talabani is a conciliatory figure in the Sunni/Shia divide and has been to Iran before.
Although he will talk about trade, industry and education, our correspondent says, this is not a normal visit and follows signals from the UK and the US about the constructive role Iran and Syria might play.
Shia legislators in Iraq said Syria's President Bashar al-Assad had been invited to the talks, but a spokesman for Mr Talabani dismissed the claims.
"This is a two-way bilateral summit, said Kameran Qaradaghi. "There was no invitation for a three-way summit."
The Iraqi president's trip to Tehran will follow one by his Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, in September when he won a promise of support for his government in battling insurgents.
Restoring ties
The announcement came as Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallim paid a key visit to Iraq - the highest-ranking Syrian official to travel to Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.
He promised his country's support in helping Iraq restore security.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said: "The first step is restoring diplomatic relations before the delegation leaves, God willing."
Mr Maliki told Mr Muallim he was not prepared to let Iraq get caught up in Syria's differences with the US.
"[Syria] should settle these differences, but not at our cost," Mr Maliki said at a joint news conference with the Syrian foreign minister.
On Monday, a US military spokesman in Baghdad said between 70 and 100 foreign fighters were entering Iraq from Syria each month.
Mr Muallim said Syria wanted to be a partner with Iraq to increase security and political co-operation.
On Sunday, Mr Muallim called for the unity of Iraq to be preserved, and for a timetable for foreign troops to leave.
Escalating sectarian violence in recent months has increased pressure on the Iraqi government to stabilise the country.
In the past two days, two deputy health ministers have been attacked by gunmen. One of them was kidnapped.
Meanwhile, the US military says two members of its forces have been killed - one in Anbar province, in western Iraq, and one in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad.
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As a SAP mentor for seven years, I get to learn new things and ideas with my colleagues in the SAP community. Recently, I was at the IFG for PI(International Focus Groups the old GSIG) on my way to Stockholm with Holger Himmelmann and Michal Krawcyzk. I created a video regarding IFlows which is a large part of acquiring 7.31 Dual Stack does not support BPMN and modeling framework. The BPMN modeling is very important and I realized that you can install 7.31 without any issue and start using it and also you need to take time for the migration. This can mean shutting down your Pi systems and conducting testing on your server as a result this would take a lot of your time . I think before you even download it is best to have a deep knowledge about dual stack if you want to implement this into your business.
You need to consider a lot of things. Single stack is often used by business owners which has enormous support you can acquire from asking SAP developers. Before doing any PI installation, be sure to consult your PI developer or watch this video for your guide.


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Telecommunications of one kind or another are not a modern invention. The first successful attempts at telecommunication systems included signal fires which were used since ancient times. The 18th Century saw the invention of optical telegraphy communications systems, also known as semaphore lines while the late 19th Century gave rise to radio technology. Today, we use the Internet and telephones for the vast majority of our telecommunications although there is an even wider variety of telecommunication systems in use today.
Optical Telecommunications
Optical telecommunication is the oldest and simplest type. Optical telecommunications systems include everything from signalling flags used on boats to the semaphore optical telegraphy lines of the past. Although fibre optic communication falls into the same category, it is rather different to every other form of optical telecommunication in that it relies on converting data into beams of light. These may be carried over fibre optic cables or by using an infrared connection.
Radio Telecommunication Systems
Radio technology allows for wireless communication over large distances. Radio broadcasts are sent out by radio transmitters and then decoded at the other end in real time. Perfected about the turn of the 20th Century, radio remains one of the main forms of communication in the world today. Television is also a form of radio communication.
Full-Duplex Systems
Today's telephones, cellphones and most forms of Internet access are full-duplex systems. Full-duplex means both parties can communicate with each other at the same time.
Half-Duplex Systems
Radio communications are a good example of half-duplex communication systems since only one party can send a message at a time. In a half-duplex system, the recipient has to wait for the message before sending out a new one. Some types of Internet connection work the same way.


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Irina Bokova Promotes Engineering for Sustainable Development in China
On 2 June, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova and the President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhou Ji, signed an agreement on creating the International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (IKCEST), a new Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO. The Centre will be led by the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
The signing and unveiling ceremony took place in the presence of Mr Song Jin, Vice Chair of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Mr Xu Kuangdi, Vice Chair of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. More than 300 officials and scholars, including from across the world, attended the ceremony.
"Engineering is a vital for addressing the global challenges we face," said the Director-General. "UNESCO works to promote engineering for sustainable development by strengthening engineering education and capacity building, and I am pleased the International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology will join these global efforts."
The Centre will further develop a digital library and support training and capacity-building, with a focus on developing countries.
Contributing to the UNESCO Engineering Initiative, the Centre will act as a hub for data processing and exchange on climate change and a repository for science- and technology-based heritage items related to engineering, science and technology.
This UNESCO category 2 Centre joins 9 other centres in China, 6 focusing on the natural sciences.


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We talked with the voice of T.O.M. himself on life in the business and how it feels to return to the Absolution."
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Prince William has admitted in one of his most candid interviews that he has "struggled at times" as a parent.
The 34-year-old royal, father to son Prince George, 3, and Princess Charlotte, 1, made his comments in an interview on the Talk Vietnam show on VTV-TV in Hanoi Thursday, the second and last day of his visit to Vietnam. He is in the country to attend the third International Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
"Well, as the other parents in the room will testify, there's wonderful highs and there's wonderful lows. It's been quite a change for me, personally. I'm very lucky in the support I have from Catherine," William said about wife Kate Middleton, whose official title is Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. "She is an amazing mother and a fantastic wife."


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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
We had flown her in for Sawyer's fourth birthday party, which we had Saturday. Now that my father is gone, I think it's important for her not to be alone too much. My brother and his family live relatively close to her, but she doesn't get along well with my SIL and she doesn't see them a lot.
The party was first-thing Saturday morning, so we ran errands on Friday and things seemed to be going okay. She was helpful in getting stuff ready, including making this ginormous dirt cake which required us doubling a recipe. That contained fractions. Tricky ones, like 4 3/4. Let's just say my mother had her calculator out and we STILL couldn't figure it out.
We are the stupidest people on the planet.
Somehow, it came out fabulously and the party was great. She enjoyed talking to my friends. She even helped clean up.
Then it was all downhill, people. DOWN. HILL.
We know the ground-rules going in. She doesn't sit on the floor with the kids. She hates our couch, because, you know, it's like, squishy, so she parks herself on the dining room chair. And knits socks. Or plays Suduko. Or eats.
Notice there is nothing in there about playing with the kids? There's a reason for this. It's because she doesn't.
Sawyer started off the visit by wanting to sit in her lap and saying "I love you Grandma" many times. Let's just say that when she left this morning, he gave her a hug and ran off. I asked him later if he had fun with her, and he was basically like "meh."
Why? Because most of her interactions with him involved her repeating my discipline "Mommy just told you NOT to do that so you need to STOP IT!" while poor Sawyer's face fell.
He got a new train set and excitedly yelled "Grandma! Grandma! Come see!" after he'd set it up in the garage. She would answer "After I finish.." lunch, the paper, watching me do the dishes - anything but going in and celebrating with him.
It didn't stop with him, though.
She wanted to buy me a Chanukah gift, so off we went to the mall. For 2 1/2 hours. And I found nothing that either fit or wasn't too expensive, which completely pissed her off because I'm "impossible to buy for." On the way home, I could see some snow-covered mountains, which is always a thrilling sight when you live in SoCal.
Her response? "I have mountains all around me at home. Snowcovered mountains do not impress me." Ooooookay....
The funniest part of that was she used the same line on David this morning when they were driving to the airport.
Apparently, our parenting skills also did not impress her. And because she has raised THREE CHILDREN and is the VOICE OF EXPERIENCE, she felt it necessary to impart her myriad parenting tips on us.
And boy, there were some gems.
My favorite one came last night. After dinner, the kids were playing with the light switches in the dining area. We were sitting at the table and had a clear view of them, as they were about three feet away from us.
My mother actually stood up - I know! - and went over and told them to stop and physically moved Sage's hand away from the switch.
When we told her to knock it off, her reply was "When it COMES to SAFETY, I HAVE to step IN" as if David and I are a bunch of crackheads who're letting our kids practice lighting the pipe. Not on HER watch. Nosiree.
I mean, if they were sticking a fork in the outlet and we just sat there, that's one thing, but a light switch? Dangerous?
Maybe she still sees me as a kid. She's letting me play Mommy, but only until I've chopped my doll's hair off or put my stuffed puppy in the oven.
I was not sorry when she left. And judging from how fast she ran out of the house, she wasn't sorry to leave. I asked Sage to give her a hug, and Sage, being 2, said "No. No hug!"
My mother's response?
"If you're not going to hug me, then I'm not going to hug YOU. I'll just say "bye-bye."
Well, she learned HER.
And off she went. No thank-you, no nothing. No hug for me either.
I know you'll be shocked to hear me say that I know my mother is not the warm-and-fuzzy type. But it's unfortunate that she can't relax and just enjoy the energy and exuberant happiness and even the tears that little kids are made of.
At one point she told me that she knows that this time, with active little kids, must seem really long to me, but that it really goes by quickly.
And I had to disagree. I love this age, Sawyer at a few days short of 4 and Sage a few months past 2. Sure, there are frustrations (like when someone pooped on the floor today) and stress and exhaustion, but it is more than made up for by how much they make us laugh and learning that you can, in fact, love them even more than you did yesterday.
I wonder if she missed that when she was a mother. I know she's missing it as a grandmother.
And that's just sad.
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That is so sad. Sometimes grandma's are like that, they just cannot find their place within a kid's life. It is like they are too uptight to just have fun and stop being a parent. I know you were probably looking forward to the trip to spend time with your mom, but it ended with disappointment - that just plain sucks. I am sorry you and your family went through that. My mom has many of her own wacky quirks that gives me and DH hours upon hours each week of "material" to discuss. gotta love the grandparents....
- Melissa said...
No! NO! Not the LIGHTSWITCH!!! It's sooooo DANGEROUS - Aaargh!
That is such a bummer. I love this stage of being a mother. I wish every day that it would slow down a little. And, being a grandmother should be even better. You get all the fun of playing with the kids and gathering up their hugs and love, without having to discipline them (or clean up poop from the carpet.) It's too bad she doesn't see that. But, at least YOU and DH are enjoying every moment with your angels! (Even when they're little devils!) ;)
- Cheryl said...
Hey Janine! Long time no "see!" And yes, DH and I have been reliving some of the more glorious moments of the visit..
Melissa - My kids? Devils? NEVER! LOL Meanwhile, I can't believe Sawyer is going to be FOUR tomorrow..
- Simply Lovely Gifts said...
Sorry the visit was such a disappointment. I think maybe at some stage, you just lose the ability to relate to the younger kids? Oh well, her loss :-(
- Cheryl said...
Leslie - We definitely are going to need a GMWS site when we all have grandkids!


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2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD
I drove the XC60 only briefly, but it's a handsome little crossover, certainly better looking than the Mercedes-Benz GLK350, if not quite as sexy as the Audi Q5. The interior is a letdown. The Volvo center stack is really, really getting old, and it's not particularly user-friendly. The navigation screen displayed the usual legal warning language and instructed me to "push ENTER to accept these conditions." I pushed the ENTER button numerous times, to no avail; the screen retained the legalese and I never saw a map.
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It appears it is only going to get worse. I will probably go to Canada for my next dishwasher.Industry rails against Obama's dishwasher ruleshttp://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/248385-industry-rails-against-obamas-dishwasher-rules
Do we have to smuggle them back like we did our toilets and shower heads?
I'm wondering if Planned Parenthood will be called upon to stop selling fetuses that they only crush the brain and drag out to preserve the other vital organs?
I see the FBI and media still haven't shown up to investigate the jail hanging here in Monroe... but the media is trying to enter race into the suicide of a trouble young lady - who's own family left her in jail for 3 days! http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/27/history-of-racial-tension-where-bland-died/Imagine leaving your family member in jail for 3 days! - and then claim how special or loved she was... although I'm sure they will profit now from her death as they will get an attorney and extort a settlement from the local government.
That happened in Texas...and she was from Illinois...so maybe that had something to do with with her 3 day stay.Or maybe the bail was higher than her family could afford. (assuming she could even be bailed out since she wasn't from the area)But leave it to the local grand dragon to point stuff out when it come to race.
Wasn't aware that you can't get bail if you don't live in the community... but from stories posted the bail was set at 5K - so she was eligible.and as far as getting $500 for Bond if you can't afford the bail (usually 10%)... out a family member - that's pretty sad if they couldn't scrape that up in a day... let alone 3.and you'll note it wan't me - but CBS that is playing that race card - if you actually chose to read before spouting off onhttp://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/27/history-of-racial-tension-where-bland-died/
But leave it to the local grand dragon to point stuff out when it come to race.


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Few days back, I attended an excellent talk by Prof. C Scott Hindell on Blue Ocean Strategy organised by GCCI Youth Wing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the talk and found some interesting insights for my business. Here are some of the key takeaways for me from the talk.
As a business, do you have a quick, simple, short answer to the following question from your potential customer:
Why should I do business with you?
Remember, the longer the answer, more trouble you are in.
Think about following questions as well.
If you are gone tomorrow will your customer miss you?
Can you give something exceptionally useful to your customers compared to alternatives?
According to the Blue Ocean Strategy, the most important thing for any business is to identify its primary and secondary customers i.e. customer segments. Once you do that, find out your value proposition for them.
Some thought provoking statements from the talk:
- Brand is a result and it is the output of a value strategy.
- Customers are not trying to take advantage of you. Key is to understand the alternatives your customers have.
- Surveys are dangerous because customers don't know what they want.
Here are the most important 2 takeaways from the talk:
Why and who are more important than what and how
Discover something exceptionally useful for your customer segments than the alternatives they have
On a related note, he also suggested to watch the "Spaghetti Sauce" TED Talk from Malcolm Gladwell. According to him, this talk gives you a new insight every time you watch it.
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There's a writing on the wall of my dorm room.
"I had a dream once. It's all murky now. But that's alright. Because if I had one then, I sure can have one now."
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[Final quote] I had a dream of my wife. She was dead. But it was all right.
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Another painting done for Lucid Raven Productions upcomming game Allegiance War of factions. This painting depicts a senator writting out a order, the cities symbology is mainly represented by a eagle so i added this in as many places as possible.
October 29th, 2004
Christiaan, what a gorgeous painting. Hah, I wouldnt use a ruler - except I try to do something architectal. But hey, most important in your painting is the senator. I especially like light & shadow in this painting. Very well done!
January 31st, 2004
Hi Christiaan, personally I like the way you do things, you have a very original style - I wouldn't change a thing. Excellent picture by the way, and good luck in the competition (with your other post today).
January 31st, 2004
No . Don't agree with prior post.
First Off...Great job Chris!
Second to the anon guest.
Keep crits private!!!!!
Excellent show Christian!
January 31st, 2004
First off, I think your art is great, really, no sarcasm. The colors are varied and rich, the details are incredible, the compositions solid, the settings original etc.
But why don't you use a ruler!?! I know you are probably a very busy man, and perhaps like to draw and paint everything freehand because, possibly you don't have time to fool with all those anal retentive little straight lines, but it stands to reason that if you are going to put this much effort into a painting, you could at least use a ruler to get those lines straight. You are a perfectionest with almost every other aspect of painting but that.
The only other possible reason that I can think of, as to why you don't use rulers, is perhaps the imperfections created by not using a ruler, adds to the humaness, and originality of your works, in which case, ignore this question. Have a nice day.