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Unlock Hidden Themes in Windows 7
In addition to the handful of themes built in to Window 7, there are others which can be downloaded from the Windows 7 web site, and those created by independent third-party designers. But did you know that there are even more themes hidden within the OS itself? According to WinVistaClub, these hidden themes were meant for different regions like Australia, Canada, Great Britain, United States and South Africa. But thanks to their handy instructions, you can unlock these themes easily so you have more options with which to customize your Windows 7 desktop.
To unlock the hidden themes, do the following:
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Click Organize, and select Folder and Search Options.
3. Go to View tab.
4. Select Show hidden files, folders and drivers and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended). If prompted with confirmation, click Yes.
5. Click OK.
6. Browse to the following folder:
7. There are five folders in the name with format MCT-XX (where XX is AU, CA, GB, US, or ZA) which represents globalization settings for each region. Go into the folder that you want to activate its theme.
Note: AU, CA and ZA regions have the same themes.
8. Open the Theme folder inside the selected region folder.
9. Double click on the XX.theme file to apply the theme to the Windows 7 desktop system. Once a theme is ran and activated, the theme will be remembered and saved into Personalization options, so that user can change or select the theme again directly from Personalization settings screen.
10. Now to go to Folder Options to reverse the first 5 steps to hide the hidden and protected system files and folders again.
After unlocking, there will be more themes for available for customization.
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The MCT folder isn't present on my home Win7 Ultimate machine. Perhaps because I haven't installed the language packs?
He he. Cool! Love the penguins hanging out on the beach in the South Africa theme. LOL.


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Mondays, Nov 6 through Dec 4, 2017 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Fee: $250 (for 5 classes) Are you ready to take action to grow or start your business? Ready to ensure you have a solid foundation to start 2018 off right?!! This Boot Camp is for you if you… • Are an existing business and do not have a business plan • Are a startup and don't have a business plan • Have a very old business plan and needs updating • Like to work in a team environment • Want to check this off your list (finally!) in 2017 Join our Business Plan Boot Camp and get this one done! Five classes, Monday evenings from 6 to 9 PM, between Nov 6th and Dec 4th. This is an honest, realistic approach to thinking through your business, one step at a time, and writing your business plan. We cover: • Strategy (Mission, Vision, Goals & Objectives) • Products and Services • Marketing • Operations • Financials In our classes, we combine startups (adding enthusiasm and unbridled excitement!) with growth companies (adding wisdom and experience!). Our clients find it to be a win/win! Don't have time to commit to getting your business plan completed? That's too bad. Your competitors do. They're winning YOUR customers. About Robin Suomi, MBA, founder of Startup to Growth, LLC:Success is rarely accidental. My passion is helping my small business clients move from concept through growth (many clients establishing lifestyle businesses and many surpassing $1M in sales), unleashing their vitality, innovation and creativity as they launch or grow their successful and sustainable companies according to their vision. For over 10 years I have helped thousands of small business owners launch and grow their dreams through 1-1 and group small business coaching, technical small business consulting, mastermind groups, business plan classes, and other educational programs. As an adjunct professor, I taught Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and Business 101 courses. Our services at Startup to Growth, LLC are delivered online and in-person. Startup to Growth Library, your top notch, go-to resource for online, anytime small business professional development and education provided by experts in their fields. The Library hosts several hours of videos educating small business owners in the areas of social media how-to's, target market segmentation and multi-generational marketing, graphic art, sales 101, law, insurance, and many other subject areas that small business owners need to know about to be successful. And more are being added. We are growing! It costs less than $50 for 3-month access to the Library, or $119 for an entire year (Introductory Pricing). Become a better, more confident business owner through education. Professional development dollars are never wasted. Many of the video presenters invite Library Members to contact them with their questions, as well. Beginning in November, Library Members will receive an exclusive Newsletter giving tips and tools to help you start OR grow your small business. Check out the Startup to Growth Library at www.startuptogrowth.com/library
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Golf Tour
For the past 8 years, this casual, networking tournament pairs you and a partner against a field of over 30 two-man teams in a progressive four month tournament. Designed with the busy professional in mind, each event consists of a 9-hole round after work, followed by a short networking reception to get you home in time to put the kids to bed. The team with the lowest cumulative score after four events is the champion. The 2019 Winners were Tom Reed and Greg Wells. Congratulations! Stay tuned for the 2020 Golf Tour dates.
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Kitchen. Saturday , December 22nd , 2018 - 05:21:59 AM
By standard definition, a modern kitchen is any kitchen that uses electricity or natural gas. So technically speaking, I guess every kitchen in the western world is known as a modern kitchen. However for the purposes of this article, we're going to expand the definition and focus on the conveniences of modern kitchen design and the benefits that you can potentially enjoy every day no matter your lifestyle.
For the purposes of this article, we will use the terms modern and contemporary interchangeably. While in terms of art history the two are very different, when looking at furniture, there is not a lot of difference between the two.
Modern kitchens today are very reliable and make life simpler for all the different users. In such situations, you will need a cooking area that incorporates all the appliances that will certainly make your work much easier. You could likewise have sinks with faucets that are touch-responsive to make your cleaning faster and easier.
Kitchens can enhance the interior of your home and add personality to the space, no matter what style they are. If you prefer modern spaces and want to get cozy in a contemporary kitchen but aren't sure where to start, there are some considerations to keep in mind.
When choosing furniture for your kitchen, ask yourself if you want to use art as inspiration behind your furniture choices. Modern art employs simple shapes, clean lines and bold color choices. The fewer design elements, the happier the artist becomes. A kitchen chair, for example, will consist usually of a single-piece seat that sits on four straight legs. The kitchen cabinets should be in simple shapes: squares or rectangles with simply shaped handles. These cabinets should be in bold colors or white. Chrome handles are common in the modern kitchen. If these ideas do not appeal to you, your kitchen might be based upon other design elements.
Believe it or not, once upon a time, furniture was purely functional. Furniture designers did not make an effort to put any sort of artistic design into their furniture-the furniture was strictly utilitarian. Today, however, modern kitchen chairs are works of art! Some people assume that modern chairs and contemporary chairs need to be painted in certain ways and be made from specific materials. The truth is that as long as your chairs have artistic merit and can be multifunctional they can be considered contemporary chairs and modern chairs.
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December can be a stressful month for lots of reasons, but a big one is all of the added expenses: holiday get togethers, Christmas parties, staff parties, "Secret Santas", co-workers to buy for, friends to buy for, family members to buy for, extended family to buy for… If you are someone who likes to give out presents (or even if you just feel pressured to get everyone something because you know at least some of them are going to get something for you) just remember gifts don't have to be expensive, you don't even have to buy them! I challenge you to make someone a homemade present this December.
When you think of a 'homemade' gift what comes to mind? Finger-painting and macaroni crafts? When was the last time you gave someone a genuine hand-crafted present. Homemade gifts shouldn't be something we grow out of just because we have jobs. I for one, LOVE to receive homemade creations. It really means the world when someone takes the time and puts the energy and love into making something especially for you.
Before you go and start making excuses like, "but I'm not creative enough" there are lots of homemade gifts that are simple, practical, and amazing for all different people on your 'to-buy-for' list. Here are some ideas- and just so you know, I would be ECSTATIC to receive anything off this list. Hint hint, nudge nudge 😉
1. Homemade Holiday Baking
A basket or tin of sweet treats will make all the dessert lovers on your list squeal with glee.
Here are some Christmas classics: shortbread cookies, butter tarts, chocolate chip or m&m cookies, Nanaimo bars, haystacks, and gingersnaps.
But there are loads of other options to choose from, the internet is at your disposal with recipes galore! You could even charm the Vegan GlutenFree folks on your list using some of the amazing recipes off this awesome gluten-free recipe blog.
2. Knitted -Anything
If you can knit, the possibilities are endless. Hats, scarves, mittens, sweaters, socks, leg-warmers. Seriously, knitted stuff is awesome, but since not all of us can knit here's another option
3. A Drawing or Painting
Original Art = the best.
4. Poetry
Write a poem for someone, send it in the mail. Frame it.
5. Scrapbooks!
Not only are scrapbooks super fun to make, they are incredible to look through. You could make one for a family member, friend, or partner. Print off photos from Facebook, or find old photographs from that dusty box you've had stashed away. Write in quotes and memories, add drawings, stickers, old ticket stubs, anything, just personalize it, make it special, and they will LOVE it.
6. Calendars
I've made lots of homemade calendars, and they make the best presents! They're so practical. The person you give it to can use it for the whole year, and they are super easy to make. You can design the calendar on Microsoft Word on your computer, add photos, quotes, poetry, anything and print the whole thing out. Or you can use post it notes like the picture above, or just print out the 2015 Calendar pages and make the pretty photo page scrapbook style with some scissors and gluestick. Does your friend really love pugs? Do they love kittens? bridges or architecture? Do they love sexy firefighters holding babies- sure you can buy some of these calendars in the store but you can't buy one with a combination of all different things that this person loves, but you could make one 😀
7. Word of the Day Calendar
For all your literary word-guzzling folks. I had this idea because I've always wanted one of these, but they are actually really hard to find, but VOILA, easy to make. Sure it will take some time and energy on your part, but you'll also learn stuff in the process- just use the web, or a dictionary. You could do 365 silly words, or words that aren't used as much anymore, or just totally random. If you speak another language you could do a translation one, to help that person on your list get started on their endeavour of learning another language.
You could make a homemade joke-of-the day calendar, or quote of the day, haiku or dirty limerick of the day (that would AWESOME btw).
8. Homemade Body Products
You could make homemade soap, shampoo, lotion, lipchap, etc.
9. Candles
Check out those homemade rainbow candles, perfect for those PROUD queers on your list 😀 And have you ever made a beeswax candle? They smell amazing when you burn them…
10. Homemade Apples to Apples or Cards Against Humanity Cards
I was at a birthday party recently and some clever individuals brought personalized Cards Against Humanity cards which made for a great present, and a hilarious game. Make a holiday version that you can pull out and play and get everybody laughing!
11. Homemade Tarot Cards
Know someone who reads tarot? Perfect. All you need to know is all the cards and suits that need to be there. Put some love and magic into it. Draw or paint the cards, print out images, write inspirational words or quotes.
12. Jewelry
Beaded, braided, hemp, metal, feather, shells; you could make necklaces, earrings, bracelets, anklets, keychains, and more!
13. Carved Creations
Can you carve or widdle? You could make wooden art, or coasters, or a homemade back-scratcher!
14. Homemade Pet Toys or Treats
For all those pet lovers on your list. Make a mouse or feather wand, a doggy cupcake (seriously there's recipes online) a scratching post, or stuffed toy. Cute!
My brother gave me homemade jam for Christmas once, and I thought what a perfect present. Thoughtful, sweet, and delicious!
Do you have other homemade gift suggestions? Please share 🙂
Happy Holidays Everybody!
Heidi J. Loos


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Friday, January 8, 2010
"King Creole" (1958)
Hello, Pulp Friends,
to tribute the 75th birthday of the man who defined (and maybe created) the word "rockstar", I decided this morning to do a little noir movie poster of one of my favorite Elvis Presley's movies, "King Creole", from 1958.
I love this movie not just becuase of Elvis' starring, but also because of the settings (New Orleans, I city and its music I dearly love), the B/W noir feel of it, and the Casablanca director Michael Curtiz.
Click on the image for bigger poster.
To add to the celebrations, on my sketchblog I also posted a commission from (ommy) 5 ys ago.
Happy Birthday, Elvis :)
Artwork © 2010 Francesco Francavilla.
9 comments:
- James Clayton said...
I'm not a fan of Elvis but, damn, I dig this poster...
Awesome stuff!
- January 8, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Greg said...
Man you really have done right by The King, that is a real beauty. It doesn't hurt that I am unrepentant sucker for Elvis movies. Time to go put some music on I think.
- January 8, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- Brian Meredith said...
Man, I love this poster, Francesco! I am a huge fan of Elvis, and you made him look even more badass!
- January 8, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- Craig Zablo said...
Love it when you do the posters. A cool tribute to "The King".
- January 9, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- rory said...
Great mood to this! I work with a big Elvis fan, sending this link now!
- January 9, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Zach S. said...
keep up the awesome
- January 10, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Francesco Francavilla said...
James: wow, that means I did it right! :D Thank you! :)
Greg & Brian: and even happier to see fans of the King as yourselves giving approval thumbs up. Thank you both, guys! :)
Craig: I love making posters too, even if they require a little more time and planning. Glad you dig it, :)
Rory: thank you for digging this and for spreading the links :)
Zach: Thanks, I'll try :D
- January 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Dominic Bugatto said...
Love this one!
- January 23, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Francesco Francavilla said...
Thank you, Dominic :)
- January 25, 2010 at 7:31 AM


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- The Six Nations rugby union tournament begins on Saturday 4 February, and England are the current 10/11 favourites to win, with Ireland next best at 9/4. Ireland have won the Six Nations title thirteen times, the most recent being in 2015, so they have the ability to succeed here, but England have the best record of all in this competition and won't be easy to beat.
- The Golden State Warriors are the 4/5 favourites to win the NBA Championship, with the Cleveland Cavaliers currently priced as the 3/1 second favourites. The Warriors and Cavaliers top the Western Conference and Eastern Conference tables, respectively, and the Warriors are worthy favourites to win the Championship for the fourth time in June.
- The Snooker World Championship starts on Saturday 15 April and concludes on Monday 1 May, and Ronnie O'Sullivan will be playing for his sixth title here. Paddy Power have O'Sullivan installed as the 4/1 favourite, with Mark Selby next in the betting at 9/2.
- Barcelona are currently the 7/2 favourites to win the Champions League for a sixth time, with Bayern Munich the 4/1 second favourites and the current champions, Real Madrid, third in the betting at 5/1. The final will be played on Saturday 3 June.
- The 2017 Masters tournament will be held from Thursday 6 until Sunday 9 April, and Rory McIlroy is currently the 8/1 joint second favourite (along with Jason Day) to win it for the first time in his career. Jordan Spieth is the favourite at 13/1. McIlroy is suffering with a rib injury at the time of writing, which may well affect his chances here.
- Other options in the What Will Happen First in 2017 market include Andy Murray to win Wimbledon, Michael van Gerwen to win the World Matchplay darts tournament and more.
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We lack confidence in Ireland winning the Six Nations competition unless England underperform, and we can't side with Rory McIlroy to win his first Masters given his current injury, but we do think that the Golden State Warriors have every chance of winning the NBA Championship. We also think that their chances are greater than those of Ronnie O'Sullivan or Barcelona, so we will place a cautious bet on the Warriors being the first winners from the options available, and watch with interest.
- Sports.net's top tip: The Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Championship in the What Will Happen First in 2017 market
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text: Today the boys and I saw some pictures of the new LEGO Dino sets that are going to be out soon. As if it wasn't bad enough that my boys want to own all the alien invasion sets, now they're in love with the Dino sets too. Thanks LEGO, I'll just start signing my paycheck over to you. Seriously though, all the sets look really cool, and I'd be lying if I didn't foresee a LEGO Dinosaur decorating my desk in the near future.


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text: Gunshots heard in the Thai capital, close to a protest site occupied by thousands of demonstrators [AFP] He said that at least one person was confirmed killed and one other critically wounded. Sean Boonpracong, a red shirt spokesman, told Al Jazeera that Khattiya Sawasdipol, a former military general who was said to be in charge of security at the protesters encampment, was in hospital after being shot. "We believe that this is the beginning of the army plan to crack down on us. We have been prepared for this for a long time," Boonpracong said. Another protester was shot in the head and is believed to have died. Witnesses reported that at least two other people were injured when troops opened fire after protesters charged them Sealing off site Security forces had been preparing to seal off the protest site and surround it with armoured vehicles from 1100 GMT, and would allow people to leave but not enter. in depth Videos: Thai businesses see red Soldier killed in clashes Inside Bangkok's red city Deadly grenade attacks Protesters fight for a voice Violence flares in capital Programmes: Thailand: Warring colours 101 East: The red shirts Thailand's TV wars Profiles: Thaksin and the red shirts Thaksin Shinawatra Blogs: Darkest day A leader of the anti-government protesters urged supporters to surround the armoured vehicles when they converged outside their protest site, in order to prevent them from being used to disperse the crowds. "We will send out groups to surround these vehicles to prevent them from advancing," Jatuporn Prompan, a protest leader, told supporters. "We believe the army will try to crack down this evening or tomorrow morning." Hay reported that the government said they wanted the 'innocent protesters' to leave the area, and stressed that this was not a crack down. The government had threatened to cut off power and water supplies to the Rajprasong neighbourhood of Bangkok, where the demonstrators are massed, if the protesters did not disperse by midnight local time (1700 GMT) on Wednesday. That deadline came and went, but supplies were still available and the protesters unmoved after the deadline had passed. The plan to choke off essential services to the demonstrators was put on hold because of the repercussions it would have on other residents, which include foreign diplomats, Sansern Kaewkamnerd, the spokesman for an agency in charge of suppressing the protests, said late on Wednesday. 'Government looking weak' Al Jazeera's Aela Callan, reporting from Bangkok, said that Sawasdipol, who is also known as Seh Daeng, was shot in the head and was seriously injured. "He is currently in hospital and his condition appears to be stable." Callan said that sporadic gunfire and explosions had broken out in the Selong district area, where there has been gunbattles between protester and troops in the past. "Right now I have been down to look at the area and the perimeter site appears very calm. The government has cut the street lights as they threatened to do," she said. Abhisit had offered to hold elections in November after dissolving parliament [AFP] "However there is no sign of the armoured personnel carriers or the thousands of troops that have been brought into the area. They appear to be nowhere in sight and are perhaps staying out of sight to not inflame things further. "We've seen ultimatum after ultimatum, deadline after deadline from the government and yet they have been unwilling to move in on protesters," she said, adding that some think that this is because the government do not have support from the military. Korbsak Sabhavsau, the prime minster's secretary-general, said on Thursday that the government would not carry out elections as part of a peace deal with the so-called red shirt protesters until the demonstrations ended. "It's clear that the red shirts have only verbally accepted to join the reconciliation roadmap but have not agreed to end the protests," Korbsak told the AFP news agency. "Therefore it's impossible to hold elections as proposed." The red shirts have said that they are not leaving until Suthep Thaungsuban, the deputy prime minister, is charged for his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on protesters on April 10. They have held protests since March 12 calling for the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. The demonstrations have often brought parts of central Bangkok, the capital, to a standstill for long-periods and have included clashes with police, leaving 29 people dead and 1,400 injured. 'No progress' "[Abhisit Vejjajiva], the prime minister, has said that if today everyone, including the government, can work freely and travel freely without disruption then there can be elections, but the situation is making no progress," Korbsak said. "As there is no election, there is no need for house dissolution." A deal on an amnesty for both sides could be the main sticking point for a successful reconciliation deal. Arrest warrants have been issued for many of the red shirts' chief leaders. The red shirts initially called for immediate elections but agreed to a reconciliation deal this month in which Abhisit offered to dissolve parliament in the second half of September and hold polls on November 14. They have said that the government is backed by the military and came to power undemocratically, via a 2008 parliamentary vote following a court ruling that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minster who is linked closely to the protesters. Nattakorn Devakula, a political analyst, told Al Jazeera: "The red shirts did not take the offer [for November elections] which puts them into a very cornered, perhaps desperate, situation. "At this point the red shirts have to take some sort of an offer otherwise it is going to push the government to take a harsh hand." SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies


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Food and Beverage Advisory: Are You Taking Advantage of the Hopportunities in the Craft Beverage Industry?
By: Carter Conboy
Are you thinking of starting your own brewery? Here are five questions to ask yourself when developing your brewery business plan:
- What Type of Brewery Are You Creating?
First you need to consider what type of brewery you want to create. What is the brewery going to look like? Is the brewery going to be in an urban neighborhood or on rural farmland? Are you going to offer tours of the brewery? What types of customers will you market to? Will there by a restaurant? If so, will the brewery operate the restaurant or will the space be leased to an established restaurant group?You will also need to think about how big of a brewery you want to build. There are three unofficial brewery categories that are based upon how much beer a brewery produces: nanobreweries, microbreweries, and macrobreweries. A nanobrewery is the smallest scale of a commercial brewery. This type of brewery is typically owned by an individual or small group of partners. Brewing capacity is likely limited to one or two styles of beer at a time. Most of the beer sales are made directly to the customer at the brewery. A nanobrewery might also "self-distribute" at local grocery stores and farmers' markers. A microbrewery is the next step up in size. While there is no specific definition for a microbrewery, typically any brewery outside the ten largest breweries could be referred to as a microbrewery. Macrobrewery is typically used to refer to the ten largest U.S. breweries.
- What Are You Going to Name It?
It is critical that you consider what you are going to name your brewery early in development. You wouldn't want to apply for licenses, design a logo, and construct the brewery, only to find out later that the name you chose is already registered or trademarked. To avoid such a scenario, the aspiring brewer should review New York State business filings at the Department of State to determine if the name has already been registered. You should also search filings with the United State Patent and Trademark Office. In addition to the brewery name, similar searches could be done for potential names of your flagship beers.
- How Are You Going to Distribute Your Beer?
A lot of decisions will need to be made for how you want to distribute your beer, including onsite sales at the brewery and distribution to other outlets. For onsite sales, consider what options you want to provide customers. This can include cans, bottles, and draught lines to fill growlers. You should also determine whether you intend to operate a bar where customers can buy and drink pints of beer on the premises as this could impact what type of licenses you will need.For sales outside of the brewery, think about if you want your beer sold in grocery stores, beer retailers, restaurants, and/or bars. This can be accomplished through self-distribution, although there are limits on the amount of beer a brewery can self-distribute depending on its licenses. Some breweries choose to partner with a third-party distributor rather than self-distribute.
- What Corporate Structure Is Right For Your Business?
Before you apply for your brewing licenses, you should establish your corporate structure. Options include: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, and corporation. Each structure has benefits and shortcomings. Which corporate structure is used will impact many areas of yours business beyond brewing beer including taxes and employment.
- Which Brewery License is Right for Your Business?
Getting the correct licenses to begin brewing beer for sale is a two-step process. First, you will need to apply for a license at the federal level through the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau. The federal process involves several steps and applications. It is a time consuming process and can take up to five to six months before getting federal approval. Next, you will need to get a brewer's license from New York State. There are several different license options including brewery, microbrewery, and farm brewery. The farm brewery license is a relatively new option and offers unique options intended to make the licensing process quicker and less expensive. However, to maintain the license, a brewery must use a minimum percentage of New York State grown ingredients, such as hops, in their beers. The law requires a specific escalation in the percentage of New York State ingredients used in the beer over time.
Thinking about these five questions early in your brewery development should make the journey smoother and more efficient. Happy brewing!
Matthew J. Dillon is an attorney at Carter Conboy. His practice related to the Food, Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods industries involves representation of food producers and manufacturers on issues including start-up and emerging company services, navigation of the licensing process on state and federal levels, drafting and negotiating distribution and sales contracts, and development of employment and non-compete agreements. Mr. Dillon is active in numerous professional and civic associations, including Vice-President of the Italian American Bar Association and the Capital District YMCA (Bethlehem) Board of Advisors. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and 518-465-3484.
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International Relations Department is organized to facilitate the process of internationalization of the education system, promote the University's image internationally and strengthening partnerships with similar foreign institutions and organizations. The SAUM's International collaboration has been wider developed since 1976, when, at the University Preparatory courses for foreign students have arrived the first 25 international students, representing 12 countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since that time at the Preparatory courses has been trained over 1,000 foreign students, which were successfully were enrolled at SAUM or other higher education institutions in Moldova and other CIS countries. During the period 1976-2010 about 1,150 foreign students from 85 world countries have graduated SAUM and received the MSc degree. Under the leadership of our university professors were trained and defended PhD theses over 100 scientists from: Angola, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, India, Jordan, Yemenis, Korea, Nepal, Syria, Togo, Hungary, Vietnam. SAUM has subsequently diversified international collaboration, due to the expansion of partnership relationships with other organizations and institutions of higher education from abroad. In the past 15 years SAUM participated in implementation of 20 international projects and programs. SAUM has numerous Partnership Agreements and Memorandum of Cooperation signed with Universities from neighboring countries like Romania, Ukraine, Russia, as well as with Universities from other countries like: Italy, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, USA, United Kingdom. Currently, the International Relations Department's strategic objectives are focused on:


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Quote for the Day:
"I'm older, I'm matured... I'm looking forward to the years to come. Good years."
~Whitney Houston
This week I found out that we DO have an orthopedic surgeon that does Cubital Tunnel Release surgery at our hospital! I called his office yesterday and, lo and behold, they were able to get me in for a consultation visit this morning!
Surgery is set for March 21!!!
I'm so glad we are getting this show on the road because I am losing function and strength in my right hand daily!!!
This week I noticed that I now struggle to put a glove on my right hand because my last two fingers don't do what my brain tells them to do. I also have lost so much strength since even just last week, that I can no longer use a nail-clipper with my right hand, open jars, etc,....things I could still do just last week. I feel like I can't grasp a knife tight enough to be able to use it effectively, it keeps feeling like it's going to slip out of my hand.
Today the doctor showed me, by comparing my two hands side-by-side, how much muscle atrophy I've had in my right hand because of this nerve entrapment.
I am frantically trying to finish up the customer quilt that I have in the frame right now, but I'm finding it awkward to hold and pull the needle through the fabric. I'm so close to being done with this quilt and I want it done and to the customer before the surgery.
I'm also having a LOT of trouble typing, so please excuse me if I'm not able to do many more posts till after the surgery. My arm goes so terribly numb and begins to throb from the pain when I try to use the computer for too long. I have to keep dropping my right arm to my side to let the pain release from it.
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO ready for this to be over with and get back on track with my life!


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When we were still innocent babes, pop songs prepared us for the things that couldn't be prepared for. Sex. Heartbreak. Nuclear annihilation.
Prince's "1999" urged us to get ready for two out of three. He was our coolest Cold War child, sensitive and street-wise enough to convince the masses that dancing in the nuclear twilight might even be fun. Now, as our new president blurts forth his vision for an increasingly weaponized planet, "1999" sounds disconcertingly fresh. We're a little bit closer to "over-oops-out-of-time." Those old songs suddenly have new work to do.
Pop's nuclear songbook is surprisingly thick, but its tensile strength has always been tested by the weight of our fears — fears that can feel dumb and irrational until smart, rational people start feeling them, too. So here's Philip Roth in the New Yorker back in January: "What is most terrifying is that [President Trump] makes any and everything possible, including, of course, the nuclear catastrophe."
Roth's 2004 novel "The Plot Against America" isn't about a farewell flash, but it does imagine a dystopia as chilling as those rendered in George Orwell's "1984" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" — books for which sales have spiked since Trump's election. Readers crave wisdom in senseless times.
[Why Orwell's '1984' matters so much now]
But we listen to nuclear pop for different reasons. We borrow Joe Strummer's macho courage when we sing along with the Clash's "London Calling" ("A nuclear error, but I have no fear"). We pout with Morrissey when he begs for the bomb during "Everyday Is Like Sunday" ("Come, Armageddon, come"). And when R.E.M. tells us that "It's The End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," we feel pretty fine, too.
That's because throughout the greatest hits of the apocalypse, the end rarely seems all that nigh — not even during "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall," a ballad that Bob Dylan first performed a month before Kennedy announced the existence of Soviet nukes in Cuba. Oblivion had never felt closer, but the dangers foretold in Dylan's prophecy sounded far away — the stuff of "seven sad forests" and "a dozen dead oceans." Then again, that was 1962. Maybe they're closer now.
In the '80s, mushroom clouds began to sprout on MTV with numbing regularity, as if the network's entire purpose was to toughen up the children of the Reagan era through a fit of atomic hiccups. You could spot the death-bloom in videos for David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Genesis's "Land of Confusion," and Culture Club's "The War Song" and Time Zone's "World Destruction," and Donald Fagen's "New Frontier" and Fishbone's "Party at Ground Zero" — a song that cheekily dismissed these torrents of dread as "a B-movie starring you."
One way to stop fearing the bomb was to laugh it away. If not that, fantasize about your invincibility. Nena's cautionary "99 Luftballons" was sung from the perspective of a survivor, and the embryonic narrator of Kate Bush's "Breathing" was preparing to be born into the ruins. That's the funny thing about nuclear winter: Life goes on, but probably not yours.
Survival is a central theme in rap music, so when a new century approached, it only made sense that rappers began declaring themselves impervious to doomsday. And while Method Man, Three 6 Mafia and others funneled end-times bravura directly into their rhymes, it was Busta Rhymes who most eagerly espoused the end the of the world, turning his first three solo albums into an informal rapture countdown. The cover of 1998's "E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front" depicts the entirety of Manhattan deliquescing in atomic fire, making it the most horrific album jacket since Count Basie's "The Atomic Mr. Basie" circa 1958. As for the music itself, few rappers have sounded more defiantly alive in the face of death than Busta did in 1996 when he warned, "There's only five years left!" Don't mock the guy's miscalculations. There may only be five years left, someday. Keep listening.
Meanwhile, the durability of rap's most salient Armageddon jam has more to do with systemic racial profiling than lingering nuclear paranoia. In the second verse of 1997's "Apocalypse," Wyclef Jean reports that Brooklyn has just "turned to Hiroshima," so with an entire borough vaporized, he flees to New Jersey, where the cops attempt to pull him over for driving while black. Amid the chaos, someone has robbed a gas station, and our hero matches the description. But it couldn't have been him — "I was at the Grammys with Brandy," Wyclef raps. "Didn't you see me on TV?" Twenty years later, the truth in this song still burns: American racism will survive the apocalypse.
Still, as sobering, thrilling and distracting as they may be, our greatest nuclear pop songs are little more than hedges against the void. We buy them up hoping that we'll never actually have to use them, like bicycle helmets, or the extra coverage at the Hertz kiosk. They feel insufficient. As they should. No one song could truly prepare us for a self-inflicted mass extinction, but there are two that bravely and generously try.
The first is "Nuclear War," a relatively obscure jazz prayer recorded by the visionary Sun Ra in 1982. Over a series of ascending piano chords, the bandleader casually draws the members of his legendary Arkestra into a devastating singalong: "It's a mother------, don't you know/If they push that button, your ass gotta go." The man sounds loose, relaxed, profoundly disappointed, but ultimately at peace with the fact that his wishes have no bearing on our planet's nuclear destiny. This is a piece of music that looks oblivion square in the eye and accepts it.
And then there's "1999," a song that soothes our collective fear of collective death by inviting all of humanity to the greatest party ever thrown. Prince knew the score. "Everybody's got a bomb, we could all die any day," he sang, "but before I'll let that happen, I'll dance my life away." This wasn't platitudinous seize-the-day babble. It was an ecstatic expression of resistance. Still is. To resist fear is to deny the button-pushers power over your mind, your body, the lion in your pocket. And until disarmament or Judgment Day, it remains our only option.


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Some people go to the beach on a Saturday.
Some go to a show or visit a relative on a Saturday.
Yesterday, I swept my garage.
My daughter spent her Saturday nudging the President.
That would be her holding the sign.
Proud Dad here, can you tell?
Here's an article about the event that appeared in the "Japan Times" on line.


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The information in the original Post has been included in Chapter 8 – Activities of my new book – "Crash Course in Strategic Planning"
"Activities or where the rubber meets the road! What your library does, every day, week, month, or year. This is the kind of action that the customers see when they come into your library. These are the actions that your staff does routinely, the individual things that have made your library what it is today and what it will become in the 21st Century.
You might ask, "Why does a strategic plan need to be so detailed as to list staff activities?" The answer would be, "That is the only way to ensure that what your staff does, each individual activity, contributes to the mission." Also, the only way to ensure that library resources are being applied toward accomplishing the mission is to make sure that those are applied to the specific activity that contributes to an objective to achieve a goal." [Pg. 51]
(Matthews, Stephen. Matthews, Kimberly. (2013). Crash course in strategic planning. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.)
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The term refers more specifically to the turning point in a TV series where more and more absurd plots and outrageous characters are developed and introduced to revive waning interest. One wonders if the same can be applied to record labels?
What is the term for when a label tries to radically change direction in order to remain relevant or at least to pull itself from the quicksands of sameness? In particular, there has been a trend for electronic music labels that are long in the teeth to take on board some more indie and/or rock associated acts to broaden their appeal or market. Warp being one of the oldest labels was probably one of the first to attempt this. Seefeel was apparently their first guitar group, but hardly "rock" in the more classical sense, arguably their first true foray was Maximo Park with their 2004 release "The coast is always changing".
The Warp roster has gone on to include other groups like !!! (who technically predate Maximo Park, but their semi-electronic formation and dance floor intentions perhaps make them less notorious), Grizzly Bear and Battles.
Kompakt has arguably done the same recently. Walls was perhaps the first more guitar orientated group
but more recent signings includes the synth pop duo Rainbow Arabia and WhoMadeWho. This is not to say that the music is absurd or irrelevant, but it does suggest fundamental changes in its psychology and image.
Similarly, one of the most surprising releases of the year comes from Hamburg's deep house imprint Dial who have just released an album-length 12" of guitar music by Dirk von Lowtzow entitled "Tod im Theben", a follow up to his 2007 release "Septem Sermones Ad Mortuos" on the same label. Despite "Tod im Theben" sounding likeNeil Young's soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film "Deadman", it turns out von Lowtzow is actually part of popular German techno group Tocotronic who have themselves released on Kompakt. These two tracks are not from the Dial release (which are not up ion Youtube), but go to make the point.
But its not all one way traffic. Indie labels are also getting in on the act, with 4AD recently signing left foield dub step artist Zomby.
Given all this, one wonders why artists would create their own new labels, especially given the economic climate? Shackleton is one such artist and also Scott Monteith aka Deadbeat has recently announced a new label. Monteith claims the closure of ~scape as a stimulus to create BLKRTZ, but whether these labels have been formed to release music only by the artists involved remains to be seen, . One assumes their existence is merely to form a vessel to better control releases and profits rather than necessarily to form a label with a particular image and/or sound policy who will one day be forced to jump the shark.


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Promotions, Financials Dominate Distribution
Distribution is back to the forefront of chanel news. Tech Data has reported strong 1Q numbers. Avnet Technology Solutions, meanwhile, has promoted an idustry veteran to the helm of its U.S. operation.
Tech Data's quarterly income of $23 million, compared to $9.9 million one year ago, was bolstered by strong sales and earnings in Europe (sales there grew 16 percent.) Revenue rose an average of 9 percent. Looking ahead, Tech Data expects sales of more than $6 billion in Q2, which would beat current analyst expectations. Tech Data's numbers underscore the benefit of maintaining a global position at a time when the U.S. economy is slowing. There's no indication in the distributor's latest numbers that U.S. IT product sales are tanking (sales are expected to be flat in Q2 in the American market), but single-digit percentage growth is expected in Europe.
Competition among distributors is certainly growing in the current business environment. Avnet has just promoted Jeff Bawol to head its Technology Solutions Group in the Americas, which gives him responsibilty for setting overall strategic direction and overseeing sales growth in the U.S. Canade and Mexico. Bawol has 30 years of experience at Avnet, an indication there are important challenges ahead in the U.S. market
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Would an experienced roué really kill himself?
Every evening, Inspector Alvarez, of the Cuerpo General de Policia, enjoys a ration of cognac with just a little ice. Tonight, however, this pleasure is delayed by a call alerting him to the demise of Senor Sterne, a wealthy Englishman who apparently died of monoxide poisoning in his car in his garage. But the coroner, disagreeing, says it's not suicide but murder, brought on by extreme fear. Who wanted the philanderer dead? The suspects include his ex-wife, now seriously ill; their adult children, Alec and Caroline, named as his insurance beneficiaries; Cecilia, a former paramour who said she was promised a painting worth 35,000 euros; and several cuckolded husbands smarting for revenge. Alvarez's questioning proceeds slowly. After all, his boss requires frequent updates, and his cousin Dolores demands that he start courting a divorcée, Ana, with dinners, phone calls and roses. The Sterne house staff—a general factotum and his wife the cook, their melancholy daughter Susanna and the gardener—provide clues: Senor Sterne had an argument with someone on the day of his death, and a black hatchback Citroen sped away from the premises with a skeleton dangling from its window. Alvarez cuts short a few siestas (but not lunches) and ultimately sidesteps marriage and his superior's hectoring to pour himself a glass of Soberano in commemoration of his own notion of justice.
Slight to the point of transparency. But Jeffries (Sun, Sea and Murder, 2009, etc.) will have you salivating over Dolores's recipes and longing for a Majorcan cookbook.


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I was trying to come with a card for class in a few weeks
using the Eastern Beauty stamp set and matching dies along with the
matching designer series paper.
I tried this color combo but it did not do it for me as a class card!
I layered the DSP from two patterns
and added Tranquil Tide finely woven ribbon.
I stamped the sentiment and circle from the set and punched it out with the
2" circle punch. I layered it on the "flower" die. After popping
the sentiment on, I stamped the flourish around 4 of the petals.
It is really cute but I am on to design some more....loads of
possibilities with this set and dies.
Have a lovely day and do not forget to smile!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamp set: Eastern Beauty
Ink: Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig
Paper: Fresh Fig, Tranquil Tide, Very Vanilla,
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In 2004, 55 million U.S. homeowners lived in communities managed by homeowners' associations, according to Bankrate.com. A homeowners' association is a unincorporated association or a nonprofit corporation that oversees the common property of a real estate development and is geared to maintaining property values.
When you buy property managed by a homeowners association, you are required to sign an agreement. This agreement is a binding contract which may spell out rules on things as varied as how the front lawn is landscaped to what color the mailbox is painted, whether you may fly a flag or put up a swing in the backyard.
As a homeowner you have certain rights within the association. These include the right to access common property such as pools, tennis courts or green spaces, enforce covenant rules directly affecting your property, use the disciplinary processes set up by association bylaws and challenge new association rules.
If something regarding your property is being challenged by the homeowners association or you feel someone is violating community covenants, first try to resolve the matter directly and without outside interference. If that is unsuccessful, you may contact a lawyer skilled at negotiating with homeowners associations.
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PR Account Manager
- Employer
- Manifest
- Location
- Dumbo, New York
- Salary
- Competitive New York salary
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2019
- Function
- Marketing & Communications
- Specialty
- Creative, PR & Communications, Writer
- Level
- Manager (Supervisor)
- Metro Area
- New York
- Duration
- Full Time
Manifest, PRWeek's International Agency of the Year, is looking for a shit-hot Account Manager to join our team in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Who is Manifest you ask? We're a brand communications agency that is changing the world (to keep it simple).
Manifest is an agency that isn't quite like others - it's a place where you're able to do your best work without being defined by one channel, one industry or one client. At Manifest, you'll get to work closely with our offices across the pond - including the 30+ mentalists in London and our girl bosses over in Stockholm.
Manifest is looking for a kind, caffeinated, preferably sarcastic senior team member who is looking to help our accounts (food & beverage, fashion, lifestyle, tech + more) maintain strategic spine in their creative approach. Providing senior client counsel and helping unleash the creative potential of our junior team, you'll be an inspiring team member to work alongside and help build on Manifest's unrivaled creative reputation. A dream Account Manager would join the team with an infectious yearning for creativity and a big ol' black book of media contacts.
Manifest works in an open, collaborative and creative atmosphere. We have two 'rules' that we all abide by - work hard and be nice to people. You'll be welcomed into our close-knit (badass) team who you'll be proud to call friends as well as colleagues.
If you are interested in the role, please email us. Creeping is also super fun so you can check out Manifest some more here -- https://manifest.rocks/


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With 64 years experience, Boos Window and Floor Coverings Inc. provides flooring installation and refinishing services in the Bellflower, California area. Here are some common questions related with our business.
Q: Do you offer small flooring services?
A: Yes, we do. We do small jobs like bathroom floors.
Q: Do you still offer coving services?
A: Yes, we do, the other companies say it is old fashioned and do not offer it, but we still cove kitchens and baths everyday.
Q: Can you do repair work?
A: Yes, we can do repairs. We come to your home and look at the problem for free to see if it is possible to repair your floor or window coverings.
Q: Do you have installers on staff?
A: Yes, we do. We have our own excellent installers.
Q: Do you carry parts of your products?
A: Yes, we do. We carry many parts for shades and blinds.
Q: What kind of service do you offer for blinds and shades?
A: We offer from restringing of blinds and drapery rods to cell shades and motor home shades.
Q: Do you offer customized shade products?
A: Yes, we do. We can cut a new ready made shade for you in minutes.
Q: Do you have experienced, knowledgeable experts on staff?
A: Yes, we do and if we cannot answer your question or find the answer, we will recommend someone to talk to or someplace to go.
Q: What brands do you carry?
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senior associate editor
Two new brochures contain updated product and company information. Liquid Pump catalog features a comprehensive performance and specification overview chart with updated pump performance data, guidelines for continuous duty, applications for maximizing seal life performance, updated pump modification information, and weight and dimensional data previously not incorporated. Product Overview brochure features updated products, incorporating BuTech product line and accessory components.
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The OSUCCC – James blood and bone marrow transplant treatment team members include world-renowned subspecialists in transplantation.
To make an appointment, please call The James Line at 614-293-5066 or 800-293-5066. The James Line is a free, confidential telephone service staffed by oncology nurses to provide callers with information and physician referrals. The James Line is available weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.
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Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short. The club, founded in 1964 as a merger between two local Brøndby clubs, has won 10 national Danish football championship titles and five national Danish Cups, since the club joined the Danish top-flight football league in 1981. Brøndby is the most successful Danish club on the European scene, with a UEFA Cup semi-final the best ever Danish result in the European competitions. Furthermore the club was the first Danish club to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, during the 1998-99 tournament.
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A little humor that cat lovers will appreciate.
Two A.M. Hairball
Lying in peace late at night in my bed
Soundly asleep as the dark hours fled
Deep in a slumber awash in all dreams
Nothing more tranquil; at least so it seems
Strange sudden noises awaken my sleep
I'm up in a moment no matter how deep
For below the foot of my bed echoes most hideous bellows
Reminds me of coughing - it's my furry, black fellows!
One's filled with a hacking of a disturbing relent
Another Two A.M. Hairball disturbs all content
It is a chooking and chekking that breaks up the night
Until a heap of their dinner is planted in sight
Gracing my carpet, a mountain of dreck
Yet the worst part is cleaning every last little speck
Every feline companion has known what I speak
Yet the Two A.M. Hairball is not for the weak
The first time you hear it, you think the cat might implode
Then each every after you just wait to scoop up the load
You try lots of tricks to lessen occurrence
Whether treats, meds or diet, nothing's deterrence
So cat people sleep with an ear for that sound
Certainly deep in an evening the coughs will abound
And sigh or ignore it, it still's gonna' come
The Two A.M. Hairball and the cats that they're from.
Copyright SGW 2001
* Footnote: The words chooking and chekking should be pronounced the way a Jewish person would pronounce Chanukkah. You know, that flem-making sound that some Hebrew words utilize.
Sunday, October 3, 2004
Poem: Two A.M. Hairball
A little humor that cat lovers will appreciate.
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- Poetikat said...
Ah, yes! We are all too familiar with those noises (Hebrew or otherwise). The worst is if you try to navigate your way to the bathroom in the dark and suddenly step on a hairball. It is incredible how one can be in the deepest of sleep and yet spring to attention as if shot as soon as the dreaded chooking begins.
Check out the little flick on my blog -- you will relate, I'm certain.
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Tehran to Host 'Agrofood 2018' in June
EghtesadOnline: The 25th International Exhibition of Agricultural Industries, Food, Machinery and Related Industries, also known as 'Agrofood 2018' has been scheduled to open on June 29 at Tehran's International Permanent Fairground.
The exhibition is licensed by Trade Promotion Organization of Iran and will be organized in cooperation with Iran International Exhibitions Company, the official website of the event, www.iranagrofoodfair.com,reported. Domestic and international companies will showcase their latest products and services in the realm of agricultural industries, raw materials, horticultural equipment, irrigation systems, protein industries, prepared and semi-prepared food, processing industries and packaging machinery. The event will run through July 2, according to Financial Tribune.


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This little Los Angeles bungalow will have you saying, when can I move in? The pink climbing roses at the entry had me hooked.
If this list of horror stories doesn't make you want to steer clear of fast-food restaurants, I don't what will.
Ever since my trip to Bouchon Bakery a couple of weeks ago, I've had macarons on the brain. Here's the thing: Bouchon has the world's best macarons. (Who agrees with me here?) I am in no way under the assumption that any macarons I make in my kitchen could ever compete with Thomas Keller's deliciousness. But a girl's got to get her macaron fix somehow. So, in lieu of my usual chocolate chip cookies on Sunday, I'm thinking about testing out this recipe for good ol' cookies & cream macarons. What do you think?
All it took was one quick look at that pineapple-topped cake to get my attention. It turns out the cake is part of the most adorable Hawaiian-themed 30th birthday party. I'm quite inspired to say the least…
Nobody does a good Palm Springs sale like One Kings Lane. I'll take this, this, and a pair of these. Since a trip to the sunny California locale isn't in the cards this spring, the least I can do is make my house look like it.
Farm fresh? Pasture-raised? Cage free? So many types of eggs! Ever wonder what it all means? This article gives a little insight to all the egg jargon out there.


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2011 San Francisco Marathon Results
2011 San Francisco Marathon Photos
2011 San Francisco Marathon Finish Videos
2011 San Francisco 1st Half Marathon Map
The 2011 San Francisco Marathon was a great event. Starts are staggered in order for the city to allow the runners to run across the Golden Gate Bridge. This staggered start worked well for me.
I started towards the front of my wave to avoid those who said they would finish with the same pace but ultimately end up starting off at a 10 min pace. In the beginning the road was wide and there was little swerving needed to avoid other runners. My plan worked, mu ha ha ha.
The first 5 miles are flat with the exception of a short but steep climb around mile 2.5. After that you hit the hill leading up to the bridge. Then you have a 191 feet elevation increase from mile 5 to around 5.7 to get to the bridge. Crossing the bridge you have an elevation gain of about 50 feet to the mid point and then the same decline down the other side. Once you are across the bridge you have a decent climb to the rest area where you loop through and head back across the bridge.
Ah, I'm done with over 9 miles of my run. Then POW another climb of around 100 ft over about .6 miles followed by more relief with a 1 mile decline decreasing elevation about 200 feet.
When I looked at the elevation map of the full marathon it made it look like the last part of the 1st Half Marathon was all decline. bzzzzzzz Wrong. You stair step your way up to the finish from about mile 11.25 to the finish gaining about 200 feet of elevation.
The course was nice and had great views, the support was good, and the finish line was good. Jette had problems getting to her bag. The truck hers was on was pretty disorganized but you can't complain too much when there are a bunch of kids that are volunteering. The other downside to the finish was the Irish Coffee people wrapped up before we could get our wives over to it after they finished. Something they were looking forward to.
I'm not sure how the "FEED" went in previous years but the one this year was no feed. I about died when I saw the 3 bites of pasta in my bowl. Literally I've had small salads that filled me up more. These 3 bites cost $25. Anything additional you wanted cost additional monies. Luckily I found some Hostess bite sized doughnuts to help me carb up. I wonder how our speaker, Tim Borland who ran 63 marathons in 63 days, felt about this "feed". During his speech he mentioned eating around 8,000 to 9,000 calories a day during his journey. I'd guess this "feed" was about 250 calories.
So besides the enormous amount of food I got at the pre-race "feed" and the Irish Coffee running out this race turned out great. I finished with a time of 1:44 which was 262nd out of 6,474 runners. 39th out of 595 males 40 – 49.
All of us finished. Morten, Jette, my wife Ali and I and we were all pretty pleased with our times.


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San Diego-based EDF Renewable Energy has acquired the 200 megawatt Hereford 1 Wind Project in the Texas Panhandle from Lincoln Renewable Energy, EDF announced.
Construction has begun on the approximately 15,000 acres in Deaf Smith County, southeast of the town of Hereford. The project will take advantage of the CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zone) transmission lines connecting the wind generating capacity of the Texas Panhandle to high electricity demand areas in the state.
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Red Church: The first chapter
The Red Church is available at Amazon for Kindle and at Smashwords in other digital formats.
The world never ends the way you believe it will, Ronnie Day thought.
There were the tried-and-true favorites, like nuclear holocaust and doomsday asteroid collisions and killer viruses and Preacher Staymore's all-time classic, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. But the end really wasn't such a huge, organized affair after all. The end was right up close and personal, different for each person, a kick in the rear and a joy-buzzer handshake from the Reaper himself.
But that was the Big End. First you had to twist your way though a thousand turning points and die a little each time. One of life's lessons, learned as the by-product of thirteen years as the son of Linda and David Day and one semester sitting in class with Melanie Ward. Tough noogies, wasn't it?
Ronnie walked quickly, staring straight ahead. Another day in the idiot factory at good old Barkersville Elementary was over. Had all evening to look forward to, and a good long walk between him and home. Nothing but his feet and the smell of damp leaves, fresh grass, and the wet mud of the riverbanks. A nice plate of spring sunshine high overhead.
And he could start slowing down in a minute, delaying his arrival into the hell that home had been lately, because soon he would be around the curve and past the thing on the hill to his right, the thing he didn't want to think about, the thing he couldn't help thinking about, because he had to walk past it twice a day.
Why couldn't he be like the other kids? Their parents picked them up in shiny new Mazdas and Nissans and took them to the mall in Barkersville and dropped them off at soccer practice and then drove them right to the front door of their houses. So all they had to do was step in and stuff their faces with microwave dinners and go to their rooms and waste their brains on TV or Nintendo all night. They didn't have to be scared.
Well, it could be worse. He had a brain, but it wasn't something worth bragging about. His "overactive imagination" got him in trouble at school, but it was also kind of nice when other kids, especially Melanie, asked him for help in English.
So he'd take having a brain any day, even if he did suffer what the school counselor called "negative thoughts." At least he had thoughts. Unlike his little dorkwad of a brother back there, who didn't have sense enough to know that this stretch of road was no place to be messing around.
"Hey, Ronnie." His brother was calling him, it sounded like from the top of the hill. The dorkwad hadn't stopped, had he?
"Come on." Ronnie didn't turn around.
"Looky here."
"Come on, or I'll bust you upside the head."
"No, really, Ronnie. I see something."
Ronnie sighed and stopped walking, then slung his bookbag farther up on his shoulder. He was at least eighty feet ahead of his little brother. Tim had been doing his typical nine-year-old's dawdling, stopping occasionally to tie his sneaker strings or look in the ditch water for tadpoles or throw rocks at the river that ran below the road.
Ronnie turned- to your left, he told himself, so you don't see it- and looked back along the sweep of gravel at the hill that was almost lost among the green bulk of mountains. He could think of a hundred reasons not to walk all the way back to see what Tim wanted him to see. For one thing, Tim was at the top of the hill, which meant Ronnie would have to hike up the steep grade again. The walk home from the bus stop was nearly a mile and a half already. Why make it longer?
Plus there were at least ninety-nine other reasons-
like the red church
- not to give a flying fig what Tim was sticking his nose into now. Dad was supposed to stop by today to pick up some more stuff, and Ronnie didn't want to miss him. Maybe they'd get to talk for a minute, man-to-man. If Tim didn't hurry, Dad and Mom might have another argument first and Dad would leave like he had last week, stomping the gas pedal of his rusty Ford so the wheels threw chunks of gravel and broke a window. So that was another reason not to go back to see whatever had gotten Tim so worked up.
Tim jumped up and down, the rolled cuffs of his blue jeans sagging around his sneakers. He motioned with his thin arm, his glasses flashing in the midafternoon sun. "C'mon, Ronnie," he shouted.
"Dingle-dork," Ronnie muttered to himself, then started backtracking up the grade. He kept his eyes on the gravel the way he always did when he was near the church. The sun made little sparkles in the rocks, and with a little imagination, the roadbed could turn into a big galaxy with lots of stars and planets, and if he didn't look to his left he wouldn't have to see the red church.
Why should he be afraid of some dumb old church? A church was a church. It was like your heart. Once Jesus came in, He was supposed to stay there. But sometimes you did bad things that drove Him away.
Ronnie peeked at the church just to prove that he didn't care about it one way or another. There. Nothing but wood and nails.
But he'd hardly glanced at it. He'd really seen only a little piece of the church's mossy gray roof, because of all the trees that lined the road- big old oaks and a gnarled apple tree and a crooked dogwood that would have been great for climbing except if you got to the top, you'd be right at eye level with the steeple and the belfry.
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Accreditation is all about accountability to educational standards and criterion in the context of peer institutions. There are several kinds of accreditation but they can be summarized under two headings: (1) Governmental Accreditation, and (2) Non-Governmental Accreditation. The US Department of Education itself accredits certain agencies, regional, national and professional.
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What a weekend! It's Thursday & I am STILL winding down from all the excitement of the official kickoff to race season in the States. While I was unable to make it down to the Rolex 24 in Florida, it didn't keep me from being surrounded by incredible automobiles and crazy talented racecar drivers! I enjoyed a trip up North to Detroit this past Friday, for the North American International Auto Show. I spent about 6 hours walking through the enormous Cobo Center, taking in the sights and sounds of the newest 2014 & 2015 models – everything from Toyota's i-ROAD concept transportation (essentially an enclosed 3-wheeled motorbike) to the exquisite Bentley Mulsanne.
I loved exploring everything on display and especially appreciated the racing presence throughout the show. From the United SportsCar Series SkyActive Mazda Prototype and the Chevy Corvette C7.R from the GT LeMans class to IndyCar's Chevy-powered DW12's driven by Tony Kanaan & Helio Castroneves, as well as NASCAR model's driven by Jimmy Johnson & Matt Kenseth (just to name a few of the series represented), I found myself thoroughly impressed by how many racecars were on display and the extensive descriptions that were provided to educate non-race fans as well as those like me, who basically live for it.
Another really great connection that the Detroit Auto Show made with racing fans was having appearances, autograph sessions, and a panel discussion with professional drivers from multiple series. I was lucky enough to time things out and attend these events throughout the day. The panel discussion was a great conversation between the drivers and the audience, with most of the topics revolving around the upcoming Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (May 30th – June 1st, 2014). Some interesting news that they discussed was the addition of the Stadium Super Trucks to this year's weekend – making for a total of SEVEN different races across four different series over the three day event! Make sure you get your ticket now, because that post-holiday weekend is going to be one for the books… I just have a feeling.
One of the drivers on the panel that day was Juan Pablo Montoya, who makes his return to the IndyCar Series this season with Team Penske. He was discussing his career, having raced in IndyCar, Formula 1 and NASCAR, concluding that,
"…IndyCar is the most fun and exciting racing."
Obviously, loving the IndyCar series so much, I grinned from ear to ear upon hearing him say that. One of Juan's fellow Chevrolet-powered IndyCar drivers, Charlie Kimball (Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing) was also on the panel that afternoon and I had the opportunity to speak with him briefly afterwards. He had mentioned that double-header weekends can be grueling on the drivers – this made me wonder which type of weekend he found to be more difficult: back-to-back race days or a 24 hour endurance race (note: Charlie was one of the drivers on the winning team of the 2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona).
"I think the 24 hour endurance race is more challenging because you don't exactly know when you're going to be in the car. With a double header like you have here with the Detroit Grand Prix, you're able to plan for it and plan your recovery after Race 1 so you're ready for Race 2. The 24 hour, you kind of have to be ready for 24 hours even though you won't drive for the whole thing."
While Charlie did not participate in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona this year, his respect for it was obvious and I hope to see him back on the track there in the future. Some of his IndyCar colleagues were down in Florida, however. If you are curious about who, you can catch up here & here.
Two of the biggest winners (and most talked about) at this year's race-season-kickoff in Daytona were Sebastien Bourdais & Townsend Bell. Sebastien, at the wheel of the Corvette DP for the Action Express team, along with Christian Fittipaldi & Jaoa Barbosa, took the checkered first overall! They celebrated with their families around the winning car, Sebastien reflecting on the victory,
"It's just as big as it gets, you know? It's just one of these historic races that you want to put on your resume… it's just a relief when the checkered flag goes by."
Townsend Bell and his fellow Level 5 Motorsports drivers Scott Tucker, Bill Sweedler, Jeff Segal and Alessandro Pier Guidi were not as happy in the immediate aftermath of the day-long endurance race. On the last lap of the race, Alessandro was battling the Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi for position when they came to a portion of the track referred to as, "the kink". The Level 5 team was penalized for Avoidable Contact.
This caused a huge uproar, not just at the track, but on social media particularly – generating commentary from race fans, professional drivers and team owners alike. The majority of comments seemed to be in the realm of confusion, irritation and sometimes flat out anger. My assumption for this is because no one saw legitimate contact. (I understand that IMSA rules allow an avoidable contact penalty to be called without their having been ACTUAL contact – but just because it's written, doesn't mean it warrants logic. What it does mean is that maybe the terminology for this rule needs to be reconsidered. That's a WHOLE other Pandora's Box to open up though and I am not getting into it for this piece.) I went back in the Fox Sports 1 broadcast and replayed the event as it happened since it was all a bit chaotic in-the-moment. This was the live commentary during the incident:
"Side by side for the drag race! Here comes the kink! A high speed left-hander! Is the Audi gonna survive the outside move?! NO! HE'S OFF! – – – Uhh, did he get shoved off? – – – He didn't leave him any room, that's for sure (laughter) – – – And nor should he have done… that was absolutely, that was RACING! – – – And I don't think they touched, I just think he did what he had to do."
And here is the live commentary after the announcers were made aware of the avoidable contact penalty on the #555 Level 5 Ferrari, before the cars were even back to their respective garages and/or pits:
"For someone overtaking you on the outside of a left hand corner… I don't think that's a great call. Sorry, but, [that's a] little slap. – – – Ugh, what a gut punch for the Level 5 team. – – – I don't know guys, if I was driving that Ferrari, I wouldn't have done anything different. – – – I would not have either. – – – Yep."
As you can tell, these professional race announcers seemed to be on the same page as most social media participants – looking for a justifiable reason for this harsh penalty, and coming up empty. After hours of speculation on the public end and deliberation on the end of IMSA and TUDOR, the penalty handed out by race control was overturned and the Level 5 team was reinstated as champions in the GTD class at the 2014 Rolex 24 of Daytona!
See? What did I tell you? One HECK of a weekend! As many of you may know, this is my first season following SportsCar racing – I feel like I am catching on pretty well and I am definitely learning a lot from all of you and from reading as much as I can on the Tudor Championship Series. One thing I love is the variety of cars in the series. I enjoy the details and attempting to retain all the information – from who is driving what and which team owns which car and who their sponsors are, not to mention learning about all the new drivers and sometimes even finding familiar names & faces! I think those changing variables & infinite differences between cars is part of what peaked my interest while at the same time, if I'm being honest, kind of intimidated me! However, I realized something this weekend; the United SportsCar Series is similar to an auto show in that way…
The vast collection in Detroit was nearly overwhelming and yet somehow, exactly what I needed. There was something so exciting about being at that world-renowned show, in the company of others who share your passion for these machines, who understand and appreciate the multiple roles that they play in our society… these automobiles are mechanical wonders, they are functional art, they fulfill our inner desires for power and adrenaline while continuing to push us to dream bigger, go faster, and get there safer. How many "things" in our life satisfy our needs AND our wants just by existing? Cars are insanely innovative – they have a personality of their own. If you don't believe me, take a moment to think back… I guarantee that you've spoken to your car at least once in your life… in fact, you may have even named it.
Our automobiles become a part of us and I think that's why we are so fascinated by them – they constantly inhabit two crucial roles: power & beauty. Now you may still not believe me… you may be thinking, "Hey, I've got a clunker in the driveway and in no way, would I call it beautiful." And sure, its aesthetics may not be as pleasing to the eye as they once were, and it may not get up to cruising speed as quickly or as easily as it used to, but we love it nonetheless. We are sentimental with our cars, perhaps more so than any other "non-living" object we possess in our lives. It's pretty cool to look at that clunker we've put so much love and money into (and refuse to part with) and realize that years ago, that very car model sat on an auto show floor – maybe even a rotating platform – being hand-dusted, presented to the audience by a spokesmodel and leaving people in awe and want. Cars are very much like us in that way – they age (some more gracefully than others), all the while requiring maintenance and help. Perhaps that's why we've grown such an attachment to them… they are a humbling reminder of life in all its stages.