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Anti-X 14.2 is a pretty good distro, have been setting it my specifications.
When you install a new browser, iceweasel does not work. Then you have no access to setting up a printer. Anti-X is great for using g-parted and also unetbootin to make usb sticks and it is fairly quick. This distro is easy to install and run for a beginner or someone who is new to Linux
Zorin 9 is easy to set up and seems to run fairly smooth, that is what I'm using now. It's stable with no glitches that I can find, so I reccomend this desktop over ubuntu or other desktops I have used. That said I have been using Linux for about six months, so guess I would be what you call a "NEWBIE" to the system, but it sure beats the heck out of paying Microsoft high dollar for a system that need upgraded every couple years that has become confusing to customers.

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Healthy Oceans: Capitol Hill Day
150 Ocean Advocates from Blue Vision Summit Meet with 163 House and Senate Offices and Members to Talk About Vital Ocean Issues
The fifth Blue Vision Summit took place this week in Washington, DC, bringing in hundreds of grassroots ocean activists from all across the United States. The Summit began on Monday night with a panel that featured Ralph Nader and Congressman Sam Farr, followed by explorers Fabien Cousteau and Paul Rose, all of whom spoke of the importance of our oceans, citizen advocacy, scientific exploration and conservation.
Dr. Kathy Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), spoke during the keynote address Tuesday morning, kicking off a day packed with talks on offshore oil, changing coasts, fisheries, marine protected areas, pollution, economics, community organizing and effective storytelling for conservation causes.
As part of this weeklong event, over 150 ocean activists from the Summit descended upon Capitol Hill on Wednesday to speak with members of Congress about important ocean issues. Several members of Congress, including Senator Brian Schatz, Congressmen Raul Grijalva and Jared Huffman, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici spoke to the activists on Wednesday to wish the largest group of ocean activists to ever lobby Congress 'good luck'.
Twenty four states and one territory were represented among the advocates who spoke with 163 different Congressional offices about H.R. 744, the pirate fishing bill, and H.R. 1977, a bill which prohibits offshore drilling and seismic testing off the Eastern seaboard. Marine Conservation Institute staff organized the education and lobby efforts on pirate fishing and led groups lobbying members from Florida, Alabama and Hawai'i. Other ocean issues were also discussed, including ocean acidification, marine plastics, sea level rise and the importance of sustainable fisheries.
The elimination of pirate fishing is one of Marine Conservation Institute's primary policy objectives. Illegal fishing directly threatens the success of marine protected areas worldwide, undermines sustainable fishing practices, and has been linked to human trafficking.
In a very exciting turn of events during one of our Senate meetings, we were thrilled to hear that Senator Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Senate companion legislation on pirate fishing, co-sponsored by Senator Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Sullivan (R-AK). A bill to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (S.1334) is another critical step in our campaign to reduce pirate fishing that impacts oceans worldwide and often impacts marine protected areas.
Marine Conservation Institute would like to thank the amazing ocean activists who traveled from across the US and internationally to give a voice to our oceans and make the ocean summit and lobby day a great success! Our team had a terrific time sharing ocean science and activism with representatives of our home states: Maryland, Alabama, Florida and Hawai'i. We are looking forward to Blue Vision Summit 6 and pushing ahead with our efforts to see pirate fishermen banished from our seas.
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Melinda Tredaway Shares About Her and Trevor's Experience With St. Jude and Her Own Battle With Cancer
When a family has a child with cancer, there are so many things that worry them. Why did this happen? What are we going to do? Is my child going to be alright? Then, you are diagnosed with cancer.
This has been what the Tredaway family has been dealing with for a few years now. When Trevor was diagnosed with a brain tumor, there was no protocol for dealing with his type of cancer. Fortunately, research is ongoing at St. Jude and in a few months they were ready to begin treating Trevor. Listen as Melinda tells us about that time in their lives and where they are now with Trevor's treatment.
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Pinnacle Announce Successful Closing of Exchange Offer and New Capital Investments
Loveland, CO. — Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC ("Pinnacle") announced today the closing of its previously announced offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") (i) newly issued 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the "New Notes") of Pinnacle Operating Corporation (the "POC") and (ii) Class A-2 Participating Preferred Units of Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises, LLC ("PAE") for any and all of POC's validly tendered and accepted outstanding 9.00% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the "Old Notes"). Approximately $272,280,000, or 90.76%, of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Old Notes, were tendered in the Exchange Offer.
Pinnacle also announced today the closing of new capital investments in the company totaling approximately $125.8 million, consisting of (i) approximately $61.7 million principal amount of New Notes issued to certain participants in the Exchange Offer for an aggregate purchase price of $61.7 million, and (ii) 86,659,902 Class A-1 Participating Preferred Units of PAE issued to certain investors for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $64.1 million.
In connection with the closings, as previously announced, Pinnacle has entered into an amendment to its First Lien Credit Agreement with lenders holding over 90% of the loans thereunder to extend the maturity date with respect to such loans to November 2021 and an amendment to its ABL facility with lenders holding over 90% of the commitments thereunder to extend the maturity date with respect to such commitments to November 2020.
"We are pleased to finalize these transactions, which raise new capital, reduce debt, increase liquidity and improve our debt maturity profile," said Kenny Cordell, Pinnacle's President and Chief Executive Officer. "These transactions enable us to continue towards our objective of being the best in class agricultural retailer, focused on bringing value to our grower customers. The amount of new capital raised and the overwhelming support from creditors and shareholders demonstrates confidence in our business plan. We look forward to many years of success with our customers, employees and shareholders."


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For teenagers and young adults, teeth whitening becomes the favored fix. Some medications darken teeth, while other smiles show remnants of a coffee or tea habit. Though over-the-counter products do work, they are not tailored to each individual person. Dentists can provide a uniformly bright smile with custom trays, says Melissa Zettler of Cherrywood Dental Care in Savage. There are take-home and in-office whitening choices, which vary in cost and effectiveness.
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Neuronics is a puzzle game. It is adapted from an Amiga game which appeared in the 90s, written by Thalion.
The concept of Neuronic is very simple, but mastering it can be very difficult especially at the higher levels. You have a set of tiles with various symbols. The aim of the game is to remove all these tiles. This is done by swapping adjacent tiles so that matching symbols come together. All such matching symbols are destroyed.
There are 103 levels available in this version of Neuronics. A fixed amount of time is allowed for each puzzle, this is constantly updated on the screen. The levels get progressively more difficult as you progress through them.
A graphical level selector allows you to preview a level before you play it. The game also features sound effects (which can be turned off). The speed of the game can be adjusted to one of three preset rates.
Mistakes can be easily rectified as you can undo moves back to the start of the level. You can also restart a level at the click of a button.
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Using Exit Tickets in Math Class
Using exit tickets in math class has really changed my teaching. Let me tell you why...
1) I think the biggest, most important thing that exit tickets have provided me is something worthwhile for the students to do the last 5 minutes of class. Sometimes my lesson doesn't get me all the way to the bell and having an exit ticket ready to go keeps my class busy all the way until the end of the period.
2) Using an exit ticket (or quick check as I sometimes like to call them) gives me a really quick way to assess how students are doing on a small slice of material. I don't know about you, but I usually do not have the time to grade daily homework. I JUST CANNOT. DO. IT! But, seeing a small stack of one quick problem to grade for each student is something that I can definitely do in just a few minutes.
It is truly eye opening to get a response from each student. You really thought that everyone understood everything you were talking about, but when you get the quick check you can see that many students have understood the concept, but others are still struggling. You know who to work with during the next class period. Not only that, but you have an idea of what specifically they are struggling with.
3) Exit tickets keep students engaged and responsible. If students know that they are going to have to show you what they know at the end of the period, they are less likely to tune out. You never know when something will be said that is on the end of class assessment.
Do you use exit tickets in your classroom? I'll be back later this week with some more information about how I use them in my calculus classroom and how I hope to incorporate them into my geometry class this year.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Super Secret Number Puzzles - Calculus Edition (FREEBIE!)
I have developed an activity that can infuse a little excitement into the classroom while students practice valuable skills.
The idea in this activity is that students are given a set of problems (usually between 8 and 10) that help them practice a very specific skill.
Students solve all of the problems that are given. Then they find the sum of all of their answers (this is the super secret number) and then…(here's the fun part) they check to see if they have correct super secret number by scanning the QR Code that I post in front of the room. [If you don't have QR capabilities, you can still use this activity - you can just wait until the students are finished and TELL them the Super Secret Number - it's still fun :) ]
I have Super Secret Number activities available for the following Calculus Topics:
1) Chain Rule
2) Equation of Tangent Line
3) Implicit Differentiation
4) Position, Velocity and Acceleration
5) Curve Sketching
6) Natural Logs and Exponential Function Derivatives
7) Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal Rule
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The Catholic Church has two new saints today. On Sunday, April 27, 2014, Pope Francis presided over the Holy Mass for the canonization of the blessed John XXIII and John Paul II at the Vatican. This was the first Dual Papal Canonization. Pope Emeritus Benedict attended the historic double canonization. 800,000 people attended the historic event in Vatican City.
Pope John Paul II was be beatified on May 1, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI on the day of the Feast of Divine Mercy. Watch the details of the event @
His coffin will be exhumed from the crypt and placed in front of the altar in St. Peter's Basilica for the celebration.
Beatification is catholism's highest honor and the penultimate act that will put him on the path to sainthood. This honor is bestowed for recognition of living a saintly life. This will be the first time that a pope has been beatified by his immediate successor. To learn the details of his beatification process go to http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/Articolo.asp?c=454138. This Vatican Radio Site details the "Decree of the Beatification of the Servant of God John Paul II."
John Paul II, the Polish pontiff, was born in Wadowice Poland in 1920. His name was Karol Wojtyla and he was the youngest pope in 125 years. The Diosese of Rome launched a website dedicated to his canonization and beatification @ www.karol-wojtyla.org.
During his 26 year papacy he survived an asassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in 1981. He died on April 2, 2005 at the age of 84 after suffering from Parkinson's Disease for many years. "He authored more encyclical letters, apoltolic exhortations, constitutions and letters than any other pope in the 2000 year history of the Christian Church."
To be beatified, you must perform a miracle. The miracle that was attributed to him was that a French nun by the name of Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's miraculously recovered from Parkinson's Disease http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw5hwOcYR30. He must perform another miracle before he can be canonized.
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Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza plans to make web series on his 2011 youth film Faltu. "I am planning to turn my films into series. We are thinking of making a web series of Faltu. It will be interesting. We will be mixing a lot of things into it like dance etc," Remo told PTI.
Faltu is a comedy film directed by Remo and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. It tells the story of four friends. It had Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Angad Bedi in lead roles. Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Darshan Jariwala appeared in supporting roles. Following the footsteps of Sonam Kapoor, Sunny Leone and Salman Khan, Remo has also launched his own app – Remo D'souza Official App with New York-based startup escapex.
"Seven years back when there was nothing like digital medium I wanted to go digital so I could teach and interact with people. But I got busy with my films. Then New York-based startup escapex came to me with this app. I felt this was the best idea and time….I jumped at it," he said.
"This platform will help me in scouting talent. People can post videos and whosoever is interesting we will use their talent not only for my films and but for television shows, stage shows etc through this app," Remo added.
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The Dearth of Executive Talent
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The Dearth of Executive Talent
As the world recognizes that the child Boomer generation is now starting to hit age of retirement, whatever they might not be conscious of could be the effect it has on business everywhere. Baby boomers constitute more senior treating leading companies than any other segment of people. What's going to occur in business once this vitally important generation shifts time on the beach, cruise lines and grandkids?
Based on recent industry survey findings, more than Fifteen percent of senior executives together with the nation's 1,000 largest companies indicated these were most concerned with baby boomer retirements as being a trend that may most significantly alter the workforce within the next decade. Moreover, at the same time companies contemplate layoffs, many hiring executives are hunting for new hires to fill those management gaps.
- ne of the primary factors behind this shortfall in talent continues to be deficiency of grooming and training of employees to fill the roles from the retiring - either voluntary or involuntary - forty somethings and beyond. So, top executives, it appears, are finally contemplating what knowledgeable people have been saying for a long time: The retiring of seniors will change work like no other trend in the past several decades.
These potential talent gaps left by boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) can create an exercise vacuum because you will see less mentors to help guide the next group of senior managers. Forward thinking companies previously commenced having a formal plan to consider part-time benefit senior managerial seniors; making it possible for flexible work arrangements via telecommuting; and offering them consulting arrangements to mentor and teach their prot�g�es the best way to continue growing the organization.
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In the usa, in comparison with other the western world, you will find a strong penchant of putting our senior executives to pasture perhaps before their time. Yes, new blood and new ideas are important; however, were a society that is living longer, and after a healthier lifestyle, perhaps you should be leveraging this strength a little more.
Our organization believes that the potential exodus of numerous managerial workers leaves huge shortfalls in most industry sectors along with all geographical areas. Firms will recognize that they may be scrambling for talent if they are not organized for that phenomenon.
Speaking from experience, like a former CEO of an $450 MM division of the Fortune 50 company, I used to be consumed with talent management, including training and development; client or customer transition management; smooth integration in one team to another; and, the effect of untested people on bottom line profitability.
As a consequence, every CEO should be concerned concerning how to best divide time between:
Choosing the best balance of interests from the shareholders; customers; employees and community at large;
Setting the strategic vision of the company using the Board of Directors;
Acquiring, developing and retaining talent in any way levels;
Preparing the business for continued profitable growth.
Obviously, you can't accomplish any of the above until you have the right team in place along with the right "guidance counselors" (such as, forty somethings and beyond) to carry on training and counseling the new leaders these days and tomorrow.
To assist execute this, listed here is a five-point intend to consider for implementation:
1. Accommodate your valued forty somethings and beyond with flexible positions and/or consulting jobs that keep these things challenged with an increase of "people," as an alternative to tactical, assignments.
2. Implement a rotational assignment through various jobs in order that new managers are better trained and exposed to other functions and, therefore, better willing to deal with potential issues via decisive leadership.
3. Assign internal mentors, like the management committee members, to any or all mid-level managers and above to supply a sounding board and a healthy exchange of ideas.
- . Policy for your abilities needs in a more proactive manner - it's not necassary to visit niche for talent when you really need to own that additional brainpower immediately - the market leaders could have already scooped up the "A" players and you'll have to settle for "B" players at the best.
- . Finally, keep those middle-agers in play longer - to the lost opportunities and expense of finding, hiring and keeping new talent will be even more than the expense of keeping baby boomers in your payroll ranks in the less than full-time role.
Overall, CEOs and other senior managers is going to be under continued pressure to formulate talent; build their bench strength; this will let you better succession plan set up. Just have a look at a number of the major corporations in the us that had to scurry to identify a new leader - and several industry pundits claim that many of them settled making use of their choices.
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Such little beauties these sisters were! Lil' sis Emmie just turned one and was such a ham in her "hot air balloon." Big sis Livie was really into Emmie's cake and didn't want to wait her turn…I couldn't help but include some of those pics too bc they were so darn cute as well! Thanks so much for calling on me Ashley to photograph your beautiful family!
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Warning: this is an awfully whiny post.
So how many times have you heard people say "I'm too old for this?" It usually applies to raising children, dealing with grandchildren, exercising...you get the drift. For me, today, it's hospitals and sickness. Erik and I say all the time that Lucy's cancer took at least 10 years off our lives. I am really feeling it these days. Since before Christmas Lucy has been battling this eye infection. We spent another day at St. Jude today meeting with doctors and reviewing treatment options. They are saying that it is probably staph so we are having to treat it aggressively. Thankfully we squeaked by again today with no hospital stay.
My best friend Amanda went with Lucy and me today and we stayed in a doctors office for 6 hours today. I appreciated so much that the doctors understood my concern. We met with oncology, infectious disease and opthamology. Everyone that entered our room took the time to listen to this stressed out, worried and anxious momma. They all understood the past history and were all working together to come up with the perfect plan for our sweet girl.
We will be going back to St. Jude at least 2 more days this week. What a way to spend our last week of Christmas break. I know it could be a lot worse. We've lived a lot worse and today I was reminded that too many children are living the worse right now. I have so much to be thankful for but sometimes its easy to get bogged down in the moment.
Two days after Christmas another little girl from our town named Lillie got diagnosed with bladder cancer. She has a good prognosis but a long road ahead of her. Please pray for her and her family. As you can imagine they are very scared right now and are just trying to comprehend what is going on. There are still decisions to make concerning her treatment but they know they are in the best hands at St. Jude and in the only hands that matter--God's.
Merry Merry
It's been a whirlwind of a holiday, but we are finally relaxing tonight. Well, sort of. As an added bonus of holiday anxiety, Lucy has contracted an eye infection. If you all remember back to June of 2012, an eye infection almost killed her. We are on guard and will go see the doctor tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is also a very special day because Lucy and our family has been invited to eat dinner with the Zac Brown Band. I know, right?!?! We are so excited but we need her to be well first. Please say a little prayer that her eye will heal and further infection does not spread.
We did manage to have a great Christmas, despite the anxiety of the infection. I have tons of pictures to post but will leave you with a small glimpse of today. I hope you all had the merriest Christmas ever.
We did manage to have a great Christmas, despite the anxiety of the infection. I have tons of pictures to post but will leave you with a small glimpse of today. I hope you all had the merriest Christmas ever.
Merry Christmas
Merry, Merry Christmas to you all. May the joy of the Lord be yours tonight, tomorrow and all year long!
Pie in the Face
Running Pony, a local production company, has filmed a great holiday promotion. The employees got a pie in the face and whoever gets the most votes will be able to make a donation to the charity of his/her choice. Brandon Roten, a dad extraordinaire of a cancer child, has chosen the Go Lucy Go Foundation as the benefactor if he wins. Please click the link below and vote for Brandon Roten. A vote for Brandon is a vote for Lucy!
Merry Christmas everyone! I'll be checking in tomorrow. Don't forget, its not too late to donate a toy to our Christmas dinner for LeBonheur.
Merry Christmas everyone! I'll be checking in tomorrow. Don't forget, its not too late to donate a toy to our Christmas dinner for LeBonheur.
Call to Action
We are collecting toys for the children of Lebonheur to be delivered with our Christmas dinner. I'd love To have your help. If you are local, you can drop your toys off at the following locations :
The Freckled Frog
117 Court Square
Alex Garrett, DDS
2026 Exeter Road
Suite 2
I know it's late notice and I apologize for that. However, sometimes life throws you curve balls and you just have to play the hand you are dealt. I KNOW that we can pull this together!
If you can't donate a toy you can send a donation through PAYPAL to golucygofoundation.com.
Thank you, as always, for your support
Father Christmas
This weekend we took advantage of the festivities around our town square and had the kiddos' picture made with Father Christmas. Each year our town transforms the shops and courthouse into a Dickens period town (19th century Victorian England.) It is such a very unique idea and its worth a trip just to see the amazing costumes everyone wears. It is truly a wonderful event.
Since Saturday was actually the only day all month that we didn't have 560 things to do, we spent some time walking around town, doing a little shopping and drinking hot cocoa. The best part was the visit with Father Christmas. Later that night Erik and I attended our Sunday School Christmas party and had a nice time visiting with lots of our friends.
Tonight we checked off a huge item from our Christmas "to-do" list. Erik, Ella and I were the only characters in our church's Christmas program. We were honored to be a part of such a moving evening. Our choir sang amazingly and we had a packed house. I'm quite sure acting isn't my thing, but I guess we did OK. Erik was compared to Tom Hanks (ha) and Ella, of course, was a natural on the stage. We have been working on our lines and practiing for several weeks. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't glad it is behind us.
This week is going to be nuts. I sat down today and make a to-do list and a timeline for every single day this week. Jack has his school Christmas program Tuesday and the girls' is Thursday. Monday night is our city Christmas parade and both girls are riding on a float. That leaves Wednesday--which is also already accounted for with church and Christmas City (an awesome light display in town.) Sometime in there I have to get the set design finished for our school's drama club which performs 4 short skits on Wednesday. Whew. I'm tired just thinking about it.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Gratuitous Post
I apologize for the gratuitous nature of this post. I am very proud of my girls and I just had to share both of these commercials. Lucy and I had the opportunity to film a commercial with the head coach of the University of Memphis basketball team's head coach. It was a commercial to promote the work of LeBonheur Children's Hospital. We were very honored to be a part of it.
The girls were asked to be in the promotional commercial for the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid South. Oh my gosh! How fun was this?!? The cool thing is that many of you will have a chance to see this. It is going to be shown on ESPN, ESPN 2, CBS, AMC, ABC Family and Lifetime. You will have to let me know if you see the girls in your neck of the woods!
The NON List
From the time I can remember, every Christmas season was accompanied by a list (or seventeen.) Things to make, things to see, food to serve, etc. You know the drill. Well, the past 2 Christmases were just about surviving. The only list I had was to just make sure presents got under the tree on Christmas morning. I promised myself that this Christmas, if we made it, was going to be different. I'm happy to admit that so far it has been.
Now, don't get me wrong, we have lost of places to be and tons of things that have to be done but the lists are much, much shorter. This Christmas season is all about enjoying the moments we have been given. And this weekend was full of moments!
Beware...photo overload. I apologize in advance to those who follow my on IG.
This weekend it was forecasted that our part of the country was going to be hit horribly by the ice storm of 2013. The kids didn't have school Friday so we spent the day playing inside and braving the weather for a few minutes at a time. Thankfully the weathermen majorly missed this one and we survived the icy rain unscathed. We even roasted marshmallows in our fireplace!
I spent a lot of time in the kitchen--which was a perfect day for me. No lists, just making whatever I could with the ingredients I had in the pantry. I had been wanting to make these butter mints for a very long time. They are really too sweet for me, but they will make nice little gifts for Christmas.
Saturday night we celebrated one of our best friend's 40th birthdays with a surprise party at the world famous Gus's Fried Chicken. In 2001, GQ Magazine cited Gus's as one of the top 5 restaurants in the country worth hopping on a plane for a meal. Us locals take it for granted I guess; this fried chicken dive in the middle of one of the country's smallest towns!
Today after church the kids and I spent more time in the kitchen. I had so many things that needed to be done around the house, but salt dough seemed to be calling my name. I kneaded and rolled until my hands cramped today. 3 batches of dough later we have enough ornaments for each of the girls' classes and all 6, yes 6, Christmas trees in my house.
My favorite thing we did was this new project I found on (where else?) Pinterest. I want to do another batch and make them all Christmas colors. I think they would look wonderful strung across my kitchen window. Helpful hint: make sure that you cover the tray with aluminum foil from the beginning. Mine got a little brown. I'll have to paint the edges of these but they will still look adorable on my tree.
The most magical part of this day was the delivery of our very own Magic Light Wand by our elf, Harley. Jack was by far the most excited, but only because he thought it was a sword. The girls loved it and Lucy pretended to be a magical fairy. The light comes with a receiver that you attach to your Christmas tree and when you push the "on" button, your Christmas tree magically comes on. It even plays this charming little "magical" tune while the lights come on the tree. It is a local company but they are making a national name for themselves. They also donate $1.00 for every wand sold to Make a Wish, an organization near and dear to our hearts.
Let me know if you buy one! I'd love to hear what you think about it.
(I receive no commission from the sale of this item. I'm just sharing a product that I think you will like.)
Answered Prayers
Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
2 Samuel 7:18
This verse was recently introduced to me by a very dear friend. I admire this lady so much and respect her willingness to listen and obey God's Word. After our day at St. Jude yesterday I can't help but to say this verse over and over and over in my mind and heart. I don't know if there has ever rung more true and appropriate verse that this. King David goes on to praise God, admitting "you know God what I am really like."
Does this verse speak to you the way it speaks to me? There is nothing that I can do, will do or could do that would deserve God's favor. Nothing. Do you hear me? NOTHING. Yet..yet. His mercies are new everyday. Lucy's clean scans yesterday were a blessing that none of us deserved, yet He granted us his favor one more day.
As Dr. W called us back to the room to discuss the results of the scans she told me that her nurse said we were sitting in the waiting room with looks of terror on our face. I told her that might be the biggest understatement of the year. Terror might have been on our faces but we could hardly breathe as we sat there. Lucy was asleep, still out from sedation. Erik and I couldn't talk to each other, we couldn't even swallow. I felt as if my heart was in my throat and it took everything I had not to throw up what little lunch I had been able to swallow.
And the crazy thing is is that we didn't even expect bad news. We had no reason to believe that anything but good news would come from the scans. There is just so very much at stake. Lucy has fought so hard to regain her life and she now actually has a good life worth fighting for. Not that before she didn't, it's just now the stakes are so high. She has come so far.
I relate it to the man who leaves every morning to go to work. He walks out of the house anticipating nothing. Go to work and come home. That's all. Now, he may be involved in an accident or suffer a major heart attack that could change his life forever, but he wasn't anticipating it. We, on the other hand, leave our house on the morning of scans and have reason to wonder if we will return. Everything we know, live and pray for can change in one second. In the 5 syllables that it would take to say "cancer has returned" our lives would go back into the downward spiral that consumed our family for 2 years. That place would be hard to return. I never, ever want to go back there again.
So, yes, we walk in faith. We trust God to continue looking upon Lucy and our family with favor but we can never forget. Those were long, hard days filled with despair. Unfortunately they aren't far enough away from our memories. Everything is still too fresh; too raw. So for a while each scan will be loaded with anxiety and worry while being bathed in unending prayer.
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Editor's Note: Like my friend Leticia Velasquez, I too have had a "sneak peek" at the upcoming new game show The American Bible Challenge. With so much "yucky stuff" on television these days, how wonderful it is to discover a television show that is both fun to watch and great for our souls! Be sure to tune in Thursday, August 23rd at 8/7c and gather your kids to play along. And stay tuned throughout the season to watch a Catholic team, "The Horns of Jericho" from Illinois participate among all of the great competitors. We definitely need to support programming like this – I know you'll love it too! LMH
For awhile my teens were fans of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" They loved the fact that the contestant was earning money for charity, the increasing difficulty of the questions, and the drama of the contest. But I didn't like the questions which had little educational content. So aside from Jeopardy, which they find dull in comparison, we were not watching game shows as a family. Now there is a brand new game show which features the best of both shows and something more: heavenly inspiration. Yes, The American Bible Challenge is a show that highlights Christianity while it challenges your mind.
The American Bible Challenge is billed as a show which "celebrates the Bible's place in American culture. Comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy hosts as Bible enthusiasts from all across the country compete to raise money for their favorite charities."
Americans have at least a simple knowledge of the Bible, and are interested in learning more, and long for a show which gives Christianity fair treatment. But the news gets even better; Jeff Foxworthy is a funny and engaging host to this contagiously cheerful show. His homespun humor is the perfect fit for a game show in which three teams who are winning money for their favorite charity answer increasingly difficult questions from both Old and New Testaments. My girls and I were shouting out answers to questions on Noah's Ark in the beginning, and scratching our heads at the obscure names in the final round on "Women in the Bible".
The show features an exciting format and set, and a dynamic Gospel choir which opens and closes each segment with old favorites like "Amazing Grace" and "Amen". Even though some teams earn less, in The American Bible Challenge everyone, including the audience, come out winners!!
Look for The American Bible Challenge to premier at 8 PM prime time on August 23 on the Game Show Network.


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Last month I went to Malang. The city was situated on rather high plains, on the slopes of a mountain, so the streets are hilly, naturally. Following a reccomendation from a colleague, I had pork meatball for lunch.
The place was actually named after its owner, Mr. Gondhol, but due to people spelling it wrong all the time, he relented and placed a big banner in front of it, calling the place Gundul's.
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Top Marketing Strategies for 2017
Marketing strategies change all the time. The New Year 2017 has come and new changes are likely to come to the field of marketing in the future. Now, it's time for many marketers to think about changing their strategies. Obviously, they need to focus on best marketing strategies in 2017. It's important to point out that top marketing strategies work well and provide effective results. In this blog, we'll highlight what we believe to be the top marketing strategies for 2017.
Facebook Live
The reality is Facebook provided marketers with the great video feature (known as Facebook Live) that became an incredibly popular social media marketing trend in 2016. Using this wonderful feature and camera you'll be able to create videos and then share them with your friends on Facebook. As a result, Facebook users will be able to watch your video in real-time. There has been a lot of talk about using Facebook Live for business. Facebook Live is certainly one of top marketing strategies for 2017 and this feature is expected to gain in popularity this year.
If you analyze your web statistics carefully then you have probably noticed that a lot of your prospective customers haven't purchased your products or services. They visited your website and were about to generate an order to your business, however something stopped them. As a result, prospects have left your site without a purchase.
Actually, this kind of things can happen for a number of reasons. Some of your prospects probably have chosen your competitors. On the other hand, a lot of your prospective clients may prefer to make a purchase on your website later. Finally, they have forgotten about your business. Now, it's time when retargeting to come into play.
So, all that you need to do is to take advantage of retargeting and try to convert your prospect into real customers. In fact, retargeting is all about reminding your potential about your business. By doing this, you'll be able to convert some of your prospective clients into real ones. Without a doubt, retargeting is one of the best marketing strategies for 2017.
Video Marketing
It's worth noting that video marketing delivers multiple important benefits to different types of businesses. The statistics shows that the number of YouTube users is growing year after year. So, you will certainly get high amounts of targeted traffic to your website if you take advantage of video marketing. All that you need to do is to create high quality videos related to your business and share them on your YouTube channel.
It's no surprise that people find it hard to read long blocks of text on websites. On the other hand, they find it easy to watch videos. That's why videos are one of the best ways to showcase the competitive advantages of your products or services. It's also important to note that video marketing has a profound positive impact on your brand. All that means that video marketing has to be a key part of your marketing strategies for 2017.
Social Media Marketing
Social media is another popular marketing trend for 2017. A lot of people use social media sites these days. Such popular social media platforms as Facebook, Twitter, Google + and many others (this list could go on and on) can generate high amounts of targeted traffic and sales to your business. In addition, social media sites are an effective brand development tool.
What is great about social media marketing is that when you promote your business on social media sites your prospective clients see only your business and they don't see your competitors. Actually, it's a big advantage of social media marketing over search engine optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC) advertising and many other business marketing techniques.
Search Engine Promotion
There is no doubt that search engine promotion remains one of top marketing strategies for 2017. Of course, business owners should continue to keep focus on such search engine promotion techniques as SEO and PPC advertising in 2017.
A lot of entrepreneurs think that it's enough to promote a website in search engines only. For this reason, they choose to make a great effort on search engine optimization. Apparently, that's not the truth. It's crucial for you to know that search engine optimization is an ever changing industry. It goes without saying that you need to focus on natural SEO techniques only. By doing this, you'll be able to avoid search engine penalties and get effective and, most importantly, long-term SEO results.
It's important for you to know that it's too risky for you to focus on SEO only. As the saying goes, "don't put all eggs in one basket". In other words, it's best for you to promote your business in different ways. That means that it's a great idea to use video advertising, social media, Pay per Click advertising and other business promotion methods as well.
Content Marketing
Today, it's hard to imagine business promotion without content marketing. It's incredibly important for you to update your website with high quality content.
Having great content is a key to achieving success in search engine optimization. You need to know that search engines value sites which are updated with original and interesting content on a regular basis. Moreover, if your content is interesting and well-optimized, then it will rank high in search engines. So, you will be able to get a lot of traffic to your site.
As previously mentioned, social media marketing is one of the best marketing strategies to focus this year. Keep mind that great content works well in social media. Thus, you need to create high quality content and update your site as well as social media channels regularly in 2017.
If you are looking for the top marketing strategies for 2017, please contact Simplicity Marketing LLC now! Give us a call (316) 247-1364 and tell us about your marketing needs. As a result, our experts will help you develop an effective strategy for your business. We will provide a cost-effective solution for any of your marketing needs.


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Prospect Resources Ltd (ASX:PSC) has defined a maiden resource estimate of 36 million tonnes grading 1.17% lithium oxide and 107ppm tantalum oxide at the Arcadia lithium project in Zimbabwe.
Work has begun on a provisional mine plan, which will underpin the scoping study aiming for completion by the end of 2016.
Furthermore, drilling in progress since early October will look to extend the Mineral Resource estimate along strike and down dip.
Hugh Warner, chairman, commented: "This is a significant achievement and is just reward for the company's strategy of acquiring, developing and running profitable mines in the Southern African region."
Resource details
The Phase 1 and Phase 2 drill programs were primarily used to compile data for this JORC 2012 Mineral Resource estimate.
The resource contains 425,000 tonnes of lithium oxide and 9 million pounds of tantalum oxide.
53% of the total resource is within the Measured and Indicated categories.
The exploration target has been revised to 80-100 million tonnes grading 1.1-1.4% lithium oxide from 15-18 million tonnes at 3-5% lithium oxide.
Phase 3 drilling
Phase 3 drilling is underway, utilising three diamond and two reverse circulation rigs.
Work is focusing on testing three new areas; the southwest and northeast strike extension of the deposit, in addition to the northwest down dip extension.
To date 20 diamond holes for 2,400 metres and 12 reverse circulation holes for 1,100 metres have been drilled.
Arcadia lithium project
Drilling to date has covered 20% of the company's mining licence area.
The drilled strike of the 14 stacked pegmatites extends more than 1.7 kilometres and 700 metres down dip.
The company's ground position now covers more than 6 square kilometres of mining licences.
Prospect's maiden resource estimate at Arcadia establishes it as a significant lithium deposit globally.
While the grade is not as high as initially expected, the close to surface, flat lying nature of the resource combined with the large tonnage makes this deposit a company maker for Prospect.
Prospect remains leveraged to further upside at the project with drilling in progress and significant potential to increase the resource estimate from Phase 3 drilling.
The board, management and advisors for Prospect include three Zimbabwean residents and a number of people with experience working and living in the country.
Shares in Prospect are trading up 660% year to date, currently priced at $0.038.
The scoping study in progress is expected by the year's end.


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Learn three easy ways to protect your heart while dating.
I got a call from my girlfriend Lena the other day. She was down in the dumps over a guy she met on the Internet. She and Brad had been dating for a month. Things seemed to heat up quite quickly. They had been intimate sexually and were also planning a weekend trip together. Lena was absolutely smitten. They had so much in common and she found him easy to talk to and loved spending time with him.
One day during a phone conversation, Brad told her a detailed story about his plans for the next night. Something about working late, and then dropping something off for a friend, etc. A week later, Lena was at Brad's house and noticed a restaurant receipt sitting on the table. "Honestly, I wasn't snooping," she said. "I picked it up and looked at it. It was dated the night he was supposed to work late. He was in Manhattan, not in Jersey like he said he would be. He was on a date with someone else!"
Lena confronted Brad about it and asked him why he lied. "Why didn't you just say you were busy, or not say anything rather than making up an elaborate story?" Brad explained that since they weren't exclusive, he wanted to see other people but didn't want to hurt her feelings. Lena felt betrayed more by the lie than the fact that he had a date with someone else. Brad still wanted to see Lena, but she couldn't get over the lie. How could she ever trust him again?
"If I had not seen that receipt, we would have gone on the weekend trip together. He would have continued to see me. I just assumed that we were exclusive. I mean we had such an amazing time together, why would he want to see anyone else? What does she have that I don't? And why did he lie?"
My heart went out to Lena. I had been there myself. I remember a particular "relationship" I had with a guy when I lived in Chicago. Mike and I saw each other often, he called everyday and even had a key to my apartment. Sometimes, he would come by my place when I was at work to walk my dog for me. I thought we were in an exclusive relationship. One day I brought up the subject and asked him where he thought our relationship was going.
"Oh, you're not my girlfriend," he said, "I'm not ready for a girlfriend!" After closing my mouth that had involuntarily dropped open, I sat in silence taking it all in while he kissed me on the cheek and walked out the door. Three months later, I saw him at a party on New Years Eve with his fiancée. Realizing who I was, she proudly shoved her left hand in my face showing off her engagement ring. Keep reading ...
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Halloween and Autumn mean not only will a bunch of candy will be brought into the house but also pumpkins! I've found myself thinking of creative ways to eat the pumpkins as opposed to just trashing them. Last year, I tinkered around with Cranberry Pumpkin Scones. We've got a lot of pumpkins this year so this will be one part of a series of "what the hell can I do with this pumpkin?" recipes.
I'm indecisive. I was also hungry, so I found it difficult to decide which direction to go with the muffins. When all else fails, do it all and feel guilty about it later lol.
The base of the muffins remains the same across the board. I divided the batter and individualized three different batches. Cranberry Pumpkin, which is very tart and tangy. Orange Pumpkin, which is beautifully flavored and scented using fresh orange zest and a squeeze of juice. Spiced Pumpkin, which made me actually say "wow!" I topped the muffins with leftover streusel from my Cranberry Peach Muffins. The streusel seriously sets off the Orange and the Spiced. I eyeballed my fixins so really, just add your goodies to taste.
Obviously, this recipe called for fresh, roasted pumpkin but if you're using canned that's perfectly fine too.
Basic Pumpkin Muffin Batter
Yields roughly 15
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ c vegetable oil
¾ c granulated sugar
½ cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 c pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
¼ c milk
Optional add ins:
Fresh cranberries
Pumpkin spice or cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice (to taste)
Freshly grated orange zest, at least one orange and a squeeze of juice
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Spray muffin tins with cooking spray
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients and in another bowl combine wet ingredients including puree
- Carefully fold wet into dry until just combined and you don't see any splotches of flour
- At this point, I divided the batter into three bowls
- Gently fold in cranberries into one batch
- Zest your orange, gently combine zest and squeeze of juice into one batch
- Add your spices, adjust ratio to suit your tastes
- Bake at 425 for 5-6 minutes then reduce to 350 degrees, bake until they pass the toothpick test, about 15-20 minutes.
- Do not forget to reduce from 425 to 350
- Allow them to cool in the tin before removing
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge
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NOPIANTO, HASRI and RIYANTO, BUDI and Ariani, Mahayu Dewi (2012) FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP LAMA RAWAT INAP PADA PASIEN DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE DI RSUP DR KARIADI SEMARANG. Undergraduate thesis, Fakultas Kedokteran.
Background Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of public health problems in Indonesia that the number of patients is likely to increase and spread more widely. Treatment of DHF patients needs a long time and relatively high cost. The high number of hospitalization rate due to DHF has been a substantial burden. Aim To determine the factors that influence the length of stay of DHF patients. Methods This study was an analytic observational with cross-sectional design. The sample in this study were 122 DHF patients who received inpatient services at Dr Kariadi General Hospital Semarang. The data that were extracted from medical records were age, sex, platelet count, hematocrit, and leukocyte count. Statistical tests were done with the chi-square and fisher test. Results There was significant effects between platelet count (p=0,036) and leukocyte count (p=0,003) to length of stay. There was no significant effects between age (p=0,162), gender (p=0,169), and hematocrit (p=0,697) to length of stay. Conclusion There are significant effects between platelet count and leukocyte count to length of stay of DHF patients. There are no significant effects between age, gender, and hematocrit to length of stay of DHF patients. Key Words: DHF, length of stay, age, gender, platelet count, hematocrit, leukocyte count
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We often hear questions from employers about what they should do with resumes and applications left over from their recruiting efforts. Should they be kept? If so, for how long? And do candidates who weren't hired need to be contacted?
When you accept resumes or applications in relation to a job, the resumes should be maintained for one year from the time of your hiring decision for compliance with an assortment of laws. Federal contractors should maintain these records for at least two years. Resumes that you received unsolicited can be discarded, but if you have a practice of accepting any unsolicited resumes, you'll want to save all of those for a year as well.
The amount of communication you have with applicants is entirely up to you. We generally recommend explaining in your job postings what communication applicants can expect. As a general rule, no contact is needed for unsolicited resumes, and it's usually not expected. No contact is required in response to submitted applications, although applicants at the later stages of the process will expect some kind of notification (email or phone call) as a courtesy. Please note, however, that government contractors also have different rules regarding communication with applicants.
While responses are not required, leaving applicants who do not get the position with a positive feeling can help bolster your company's reputation, so we recommend doing so to the extent you can.
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During Kazakhstan's presidential campaign and in the days following the election, it was clear that many citizens -- particularly young people - feel that they have no say in how Kazakhstan is run or in selecting the officials who run it.
Peaceful demonstrations, accompanied by a social network campaign, questioned whether the people really play any role at all in Kazakhstan's political world.
The election is over, but groups like Oyan Qazaqstan (Wake Up Kazakhstan), a youth movement formed just ahead of the presidential election, are promising that they will continue to call for change in Kazakhstan.
RFE/RL's media-relations manager, Muhammad Tahir, moderated a discussion on the rise of young people in Kazakh politics, what they accomplished during the presidential campaign and election, and where such groups might be headed in the future.
Participating in the Majlis from Almaty was Asya Tulesova.
During the Almaty marathon on April 21, Tulesova and fellow activist Beibarys Tolymbekov held up a banner alongside the race that read 'You Cannot Run From The Truth.'
Their action sparked demonstrations of discontent in Kazakhstan that are continuing to this day.
Tulesova is also one of the founders of the Oyan Qazaqstan movement.
From Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), we were joined by Reid Standish, who has been covering Kazakhstan for Foreign Policy magazine.
From Prague, Torokul Doorov, the director of RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, known locally as Azattyq, also took part in the discussion.
And, as usual, I made a few observations as well.
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Ministry's food safety resources slashed to the bone
The Ministry for Primary Industries' failure to monitor toxic and illegal chemicals in red meat is a dereliction of duty, Labour's Primary Industries and Food Safety spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.
"MPI compliance officer Gary Orr today admitted National's much-vaunted super ministry doesn't have the resources to routinely monitor and test fresh red meat sold in New Zealand. This is an outrageous omission.
"The 15 Auckland butchers found adding sulphur dioxide to their meat to make it appear fresher were only caught after an investigation was sparked by a local couple becoming ill from eating mince.
"MPI's failure to monitor this dangerous practise is made worse by its refusal to name the offending businesses. The Ministry is choosing to put the interests of these businesses ahead of consumer safety.
"Naming offending businesses is the best way to ensure commercial and public accountability.
"This is yet another fail from MPI and adds to a long list including the botulism scare and the DCD milk controversy.
"And it again backs Labour's call for the re-establishment of a well-resourced stand-alone food safety agency whose job it is to protect consumers, introduce regulation and properly enforce it," Damien O'Connor says.


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Italian (Arts) : Topics in twentieth-century Italian literary and cultural history. The focus may be on a movement, a theme, a genre, a specific writer, or a specific period.
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Botany Essentials
Botany Essentials was recently named Best Organic Skin Care Manufacturer in LUX Life's 2018 Health, Beauty and Wellness Awards! Co-owner and co-founder Celestine Hade sat down with LUX Life to discuss Botany Essentials' journey and why consumers are embracing our premium product range.
Established in 1997, Botany has decades of experience developing premium natural skin care products that incorporate potent plant actives. Every ingredient serves a function that contributes to providing full body optimal skin care, as Celestine highlights.
"Here at Botany, we manufacture and export products under the brands of Botany Naturals, Botany Aromatherapy, Botany Naturals Baby, DNA Serums and Pure South from our two factories in Melbourne Australia. With 22 years in natural skin care manufacturing we are always assessing new and emerging trends. Our focus is to manufacture honest products that are gentle on the most sensitive skin type and that smell great. Botanical extracts are key to our success. Botany is focused not only in meeting the smart consumer's expectations but also to continually drive innovation and lift the bar within our industry as a market leader.
"Over the years we have achieved incredible success, and today Botany exports worldwide to over 30 countries with our products being sold in high end spa and salon, department stores, retail stores, B2B and B2C. Our products are sold to a wide variety of clients who are seeking premium natural and organic skin care products. Products include: serums, lotions, cremes, shampoo, conditioner and body washes. Generally, any product that you use to cleanse and moisturise your body we manufacture. Our solutions tick all the boxes for those seeking natural skincare products: they contain no sulphates, petrochemicals, glycols, parabens and no synthetic fragrances."
Skin care is very much a trend driven market, and as such Celestine is keen to highlight how Botany works to adapt around the latest industry developments, whilst at the same time working closely with clients to ensure that they are receiving the solutions they want to integrate into their skincare regime.
"Being in a trend driven market, at Botany we have to work hard to stay ahead of the emerging market developments. As our brands are well recognised and identified as premium quality, we are seeing the consumer and the industry embracing our products. The educated consumer demands natural ingredients and understands that the functional ingredients we use ensures a superior product. Exceptional ingredients such as Finger Lime Caviar, Golden Crown, Quandong, Davidson Plum, Lilly Pilly Riberry and Dragonfruit are just a few native extracts with multiple properties for healthy skin care.
"To ensure that we are always meeting their needs and adapting to the trends they are interested in, Botany is a customer focused firm, which has led us to a reputation of prompt service and customer training and education. Social media is gaining momentum across all consumer experiences and we are working hard to build a strong customer alliance in this area."
Over the past year Botany has achieved incredible success and won many prestigious accolades, including Best Organic Skin Care Manufacturer 2018 in LUX Life's Health, Beauty and Wellness Awards. With regards to the future, the focus will remain on creating high quality products that meet the needs of the firm's valued clientele, as Celestine is proud to conclude.
"Moving forward, here at Botany we are focusing on expanding our exposure in the UK and Europe over the coming 12 months. Our team is very excited in sharing our success and the ongoing growth of our company as we seek to build upon our current success and support even more clients over the years to come."
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Mindy Sylvester Is Your Madison Park Real Estate Specialist
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Three non-technical keys to writing your best poetry
What makes good poetry?
If someone was to ask this question to a crowd of people, that person would probably receive any number of different answers. But in my personal opinion as the author of poetry books, considering the fact that poetry is an art, who is to say what makes one piece good as opposed to another not? Like any art form, it is highly subjective.
But with that being the case, I do believe that there are a few things any poet can do in order to make the best of their own work.
1. Be inspired –
If you don't have some sort of inspiration behind your work, the result won't be as satisfying as if you do. While in other forms of writing you can simply just jump into it, this is not the case with poetry.
2. Express emotion –
Letting your emotion pour out onto a page is very important in this particular form of literature.
3. Let if flow –
The flow of the words in your poetry is also very important. The more natural and compelling the flow of the words, the better your writing will end up.


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I've "franchised" businesses myself and have helped others. So here are a few comments.
Don't be afraid to franchise. Many, many small businesses have followed that path.
Assuming all the "business" aspects are in place, successful model, etc. the actual steps to becoming a franchise are very standard and not nearly as difficult as you may think.
As someone mentioned you need the main legal document, the FDD, or Franchise Disclosure Document. This document is a format prescribed by the FTC that simply assures full disclosure of all aspects of the offering. It's long and tedious but pretty much boilerplate. It doesn't require actual FTC review. You must also follow some relatively easy procedures such as allowing 10 days before you can accept a franchise fee. Actually, other than having created the format, the FTC has little to do with franchises. It isn't reviewed or approved by the FTC. However, if there are enough complaints they will prohibit you from further franchising.
The real importance of complying with the FDD is simply that if you are sued by a franchisee and your FDD is not prepared properly you automatically lose.
It is the states that you really have to deal with. Most states have very little oversight regarding franchising. Most states do not even require that you submit your franchise (FDD) for review. There are some states that do have more rigorous regulations and do require a review and approval. The toughest is California. Florida on the other hand just requires a $ 100 annual fee, without ever reviewing your FDD. Again, it's the courtroom where the FDD is critical.
An FDD can be prepared by Franchise attorneys for less than $ 10,000. It's the larger "Franchising" companies that are expensive. You can save a lot of money by simply addressing the various issue yourself, prior to hiring an attorney. You can actually prepare your own FDD and then have an attorney review and edit. I've done that myself.
The hard part is marketing! Even assuming it is a profitable business, selling franchise opportunities is very difficult and extremely competitive. That is a whole other discussion.
More difficult than the legal documents is the operating manual.
The process may seem complicated, but in reality it's a standard format that is just tedious.


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The Nordic Institute of Dental Education (NIDE) offers cutting-edge continuing education courses in Finland for dental professionals from around the world. The courses are all academically accredited and feature clinical speakers and the latest technology. Learn more from our video!
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Seeking a full-time, board-eligible/board-certified Interventional Neuroradiology physician to join an extraordinary team of dedicated providers at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. In this position, you will provide comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care to critically ill patients with primary or secondary neurological disease and work closely with an array of medical/surgical sub-specialists in an environment that fosters collaboration. Enjoy meaningful work and experience all that beautiful Southern California has to offer from the community of Santa Monica.
Where You'll Work
In collaboration with the John Wayne Cancer Institute, the Pacific Neuroscience Institute focuses on translational research and clinical trials, fellowship education, continuing medical education and treating patients with a wide spectrum of neurological and cranial disorders. With 10 medical and surgical subspecialties, including neurology and neuro-oncology, the institute provides minimally invasive care to restore quality of life. Dedicated teams of specialists ensure that patients receive leading-edge treatment and the attention they need for recovery.
Where You'll Live
Santa Monica is one of the most livable cities in Los Angeles, and for good reason, with its iconic, three-mile beach, sunny climate and easy, scenic access to the coast-hugging Santa Monica Mountains. Just 15 miles from the heart of Los Angeles, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. With its proximity to nature, revitalized downtown and idyllic beachside location, Santa Monica is one city that truly has it all.
Who You'll Work For
Providence Health & Services (PH&S) offers a comprehensive range of health and social services at more than 20 hospitals, 400 clinics and hundreds of locally driven programs across four western states: Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington. With multiple Magnet and Pathway to Excellence designations, PH&S is committed to its 100-year mission of serving the poor and vulnerable by providing compassionate care to all who need its services.
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Facebook's decision to discontinue its well-received Messenger service for desktop platform is no more a sad-face message to netizens; Messenger for Desktop is here as an alternative solution. With official Messenger inspired skins and animations, Messenger for Desktop stands out as the most spot-on reproduction of official Messenger Application from a category saturated by buggy and ad-infested instant messenger software.
It's been about a year since Facebook curbed their Messenger service availability for desktop platform, forcing PC users to switch over to social network for texting. However, Alexandru Rosianu, an avid technophile and developer simply surmounted the restriction using official resources and we finally have this unofficial yet authentic looking software.
Full screen awesomeness!
Messenger for Desktop boasts the same user interface and functionality you're quite familiar with; nothing more or less! It facilitates text chat with stickers and file sharing. You can access the chat box by providing required login credentials (fb username and password). The software is completely stand-alone so that it won't interfere when you access Facebook website via web browser.
Full screen messenger is an awesome experience! You get contacts list, chat box and everything in a single window. It inherits almost every transition and animation you like in Messenger for Android. FB Sticker Store access is provided in addition to standard smiley collection to experience texting fun to its fullest.
An instant messenger is soulless without flawless notification management. Fortunately, Messenger for Desktop is as good as Skype Messenger app in that aspect. Even though notification bubbles are reasonably sized and readable, they are not even comparable to Chat-heads in functionality. Multi-tasking could have been better if Chat-heads were available.
Dissecting the software!
As always, we executed multiple tests to estimate the efficiency of software and the upshot was really fascinating! Initial test was casual chatting to see how it behaves with various recipient platforms. The software did not encounter any lag or error even in cross-platform chats. Despite of some online status bugs, chatting experience is almost faultless!
Second test was all about picture messages. Test pic having dimensions of 1536*2048 pixels and 6.73 MB size on disk was sent to another Messenger for Desktop user. Image suffered a drastic compression to 200KB without compromising detailing and dimensions. Overall, "it surpasses WhatsApp in terms of image quality retention". Application on recipient side got minimised automatically during image download and that is the only bug we could figure out here.
In third test, we sent a test soundtrack (10s duration) from Messenger application on different platforms. The software displayed it on chat box. However, when the play button was clicked, it buffered for three minutes and nothing happened. Also, there's no option to record audio as developer claims.
Note that recipient didn't encounter any such issue with audio files from Messenger for Desktop.
You can send files of any format by clicking add files button.
In fourth test, we played with settings for a while. Settings screen is just a pop-up window with checkboxes for notifications and sounds. You'll have to access Facebook website for any other customizations such as turning chat off/on to someone, blocking people etc., and that's a bit frustrating. Any change you make in Facebook account through website will be reflected in this application also.
Voice and video calling buttons seems to be mere dummies. Software got force closed every time we clicked them. The problem persists with incoming video and voice calls too! The software is at ground zero at the moment and we can expect those features in full blown state with upcoming updates.
Messenger for Desktop Features
We won't allocate precious bytes for any software with no reasons. Here we list a few plus points of Messenger for Desktop that impressed us.
- Clean and minimalistic user interface with official Messenger app inspired images and animations
- Access to official FB sticker store with thousands of free stickers
- Notifies you when recipient has seen your message
- Share files of any format without restrictions
- Full screen texting experience
- Inherits your chat settings on Facebook website
- Native notifications and theme options
- Cross-platform chatting support
- Better image quality retention compared to WhatsApp
- Provides direct link to friend's timeline
Alexandru will give you further info about this download. It costs only a single click! Visit Link!
System Requirements
Before plunging to the download button, make sure that your device can run it!
- OS: Windows: XP and above
- Apple: OSX 10.7 and above
- Linux: All versions
- CPU: 1 GHz
- FREE SPACE: 50 MB minimum
Note: This review is based on Windows version of this instant messenger. Features and experience may differ platform to platform. The software has no affiliation from Facebook.
Accessing Messenger on desktop was a bit tricky since Facebook curbed their Messenger service availability on Windows and other desktop platforms. If you're in search of Messenger client for desktop, you're at the right place now. Messenger for desktop is a free official app alternative which offers similar functions and user interface. Despite a few bugs, it's the best you can find on internet.


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- This stretch French terry crewneck sweatshirt is an opportunity for Moncler to design a little stylish masterpiece for boys. Thanks to the fabric, it will keep the little dreamers comfortable on their fantasies and beyond.
- Stretch French terry top
- Rib-knit collar, cuffs and bottom band
- Chenille stitch embroidered Moncler multi logo patch on front
- Shoulder opening with snaps closure
- Felt Moncler logo on left sleeve
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A1 Windscreens 20 years of experience with the Marine industry , includes Marine boat builders like Hart Marine who specialise building pilot boats, or the home boat builder who is re building their dream yacht or power boat.
We can supply and install all types of custom glass to suit all types of craft Other related services we offer for the marine industry include removal and re-fit of Windows or Windscreens, Window Tinting , Reseals.
Direct glazing the Windscreens or glass to the boat aperture or window frame using Sikaflex is very popular modern method, we are happy to advise early in the build or re-ferb the best way to go about this type of glass installation.


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We currently use PayPal to allow you to purchase goods or services online using any major credit card or bank account. We want you to order with confidence and peace of mind that for credit card number and details remain secure and private.
What is Paypal?
PayPal is an account-based system that lets anyone with an email address securely send and receive online payments using their credit card or bank account.
All payments will be made over a secure encrypted connection so credit card numbers and private details can not be stolen in transit, this is as secure as online ordering can be.
All payment processing is handled by paypal which processes thousands of transactions per day.
Why do you use Paypal?
- Because we want you to order from us with confidence.
- We never handle or even see your credit card or bank account details. All credit card processing is handled by Paypal whose primary concern is security.
- With a Paypal account you can pay for goods and services using Mastercard, Visa, Solo or Switch.
Quote: "We seek to become the global standard for online payments, offering our service to users in 38 countries including the United States. We have over 20 million registered users, including more than 3 million business accounts. Our account base is growing by an average of 28,000 accounts per day, with virtually no traditional sales or marketing." ~ Paypal website
Quote: "PayPal uses SSL technology to keep your information safe. In addition, when you send a payment using PayPal, the recipient won't receive sensitive financial information like your credit card or bank account number. This way, you don't have to worry about paying people you don't know." ~ PayPal website
Quote: "The security of your information, transactions, and money is the core of our business and our top priority at PayPal.
PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available). Before you even register or log in to our site, our server checks that you're using an approved browser - one that uses SSL 3.0 or higher.
Once your information reaches us, it resides on a server that is heavily guarded both physically and electronically. Our servers sit behind an electronic firewall and are not directly connected to the Internet, so your private information is available only to authorized computers. " PayPal website


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Successfully delivering Enterprise IT is a complicated, probably even complex problem. What's surprising, is that as an industry, many of us are still comfortable accepting so much of the problem as our own to manage.
Let's consider an albeit very simplified and arguably imprecise view of The "full stack":
- Physical electrical characteristics of materials (e.g. copper / p-type silicon, …)
- Electronic components (resistor, capacitor, transistor)
- Integrated circuits
- CPUs and storage
- Hardware devices
- Operating Systems
- Assembly Language
- Modern Software Languages
- Middleware Software
- Business Software Systems
- Business Logic
When you examine this view, hopefully (irrespective of what you think about what's included or missing and the order) it is clear that when we do "IT" we are already extremely comfortable being abstracted from detail. We are already fully ready to use things which we do not and may never understand. When we build an eCommerce Platform, an ERP, or CRM system, little thought it given to Electronic components for example.
My challenge to the industry as a whole is to recognise more openly the immense benefit of abstraction for which we are already entirely dependent and to embrace it even more urgently!
Here is my thinking:
- Electrons are hard – we take them for granted
- Integrated circuits are hard – so we take them for granted
- Hardware devices (servers for example) are hard – so why are so many enterprises still buying and managing them?
- The software that it takes to make servers useful for hosting an application is hard – so why are we still doing this by default?
For solutions that still involve writing code, the most extreme example of abstraction I've experienced so far is the Lambda service from AWS. Some seem to have started calling such things ServerLess computing.
With Lambda you write your software functions and upload them ready for AWS to run for you. Then you configure the triggering event that would cause your function to run. Then you sit back and pay for the privilege whilst enjoying the benefits. Obviously if the benefits outweigh the cost for the service you are making money. (Or perhaps in the world of venture capital, if the benefits are generating lots of revenue or even just active users growth, for now you don't care…)
Let's take a mobile example. Anyone with enough time and dedication can sit at home on a laptop and start writing mobile applications. If they write it as a purely standalone, offline application, and charge a small fee for it, theoretically they can make enough money to retire-on without even knowing how to spell server. But in practice most applications (even if they just rely on in app-adverts) require network enabled services. But for this our app developer still doesn't need to spell server, they just need to use the API of the online add company e.g. Adwords and their app will start generating advertising revenue. Next perhaps the application relies on persisting data off the device or notifications to be pushed to it. The developer still only needs to use another API to do this, for example Parse can provide that to you all as a programming service. You just use the software development kit and are completely abstracted from servers.
So why are so many enterprises still exposing themselves to so much of the "full stack" above? I wonder how much inertia there was to integrated circuits in the 1950s and how many people argued against abstraction from transistors…
To survive is to embrace Abstraction!
[1] Abstraction in a general computer science sense not a mathematical one (as used by Joel Spolsky in his excellent Law of Leaky Abstractions blog.)