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AirPac, Inc.: PORTABLE COOLING
July 12, 2001
The new AirPac PortaPac is slim, fitting into any standard 31-in. doorway, self-contained, and constructed of durable, powder-coated, galvaneal metal cabinets to endure tough conditions, the company says. Built-in forklift pockets, recessed handles, and sturdy casters ensure easy movement, and new for 2001 is the directional louver option that can direct air wherever necessary, requiring no special tools or qualified engineers to set up the unit for operation, says the manufacturer.
AirPac, Inc., 888 Shenandoah Shores Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630; 540-635-5011; 540-622-2634 (fax); email@example.com (e-mail).
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Last Friday found me at the Bustin' Clay for United Way, which benefits United Way of Midland, Texas.
I worked alongside a team of great people most of Thursday, and from daylight to dusk Friday, to host a fun, productive shoot. We raised close to $200K, which is our biggest take yet. It was so much fun seeing everyone. Our town is one of those that makes raising money fun. We give away lots of good stuff.
And sometimes, ya know, it's just your day to win. And win, I did.
A Sig Sauer 1911 .45 caliber pistol.
Now, I've just got to learn how to shoot it!!
I won another gun, as well, but donated it back, and it ended up going to a young man that had just returned from serving our country in Afghanistan. Before the gun drawing, we had asked him to stand up and be recognized, and he received a standing ovation. Beautiful.
Of everyone that was there, our young veteran deserved to win. I'm glad he did.
Let's go shoot some targets, compadre! I gotta figure this gun out!
It's never boring around here!!


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Future Scientists Compete at 10th Annual Regional Science Bowl at SLAC
Future Scientists Compete at 10th Annual Regional Science Bowl at SLAC
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SLAC hosted 105 high school students from 21 schools at the 10th Annual Department of Energy Regional Bay Area Science Bowl competition on February 8. The winning team from Homestead High School is one of 70 regional high school teams that will travel to Washington, D.C., on April 24 for four days to compete in the National Science Bowl. Fifty middle school teams will also take part.
The DOE has sponsored the National Science Bowl since it created the competition in 1991. Students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions from many fields of science in a fast-paced format that requires them to think quickly. Teams spend months practicing, studying both science and the competition format. This year's questions covered biology, chemistry, physics, math, Earth and space science, and energy.
The SLAC event relies on volunteers – primarily SLAC employees and Stanford graduate students – to keep everything running smoothly. The volunteers also start months in advance reviewing science questions and answers and learning the rules of the competition, according to Farah Rahbar, SLAC outreach coordinator and organizer of the event. This year 55 volunteers served as moderators, science judges, timekeepers, scorekeepers and registration assistants for the event.
Although only five students per school were allowed to compete, Homestead High School brought its entire 13-member Science Bowl team, and even the non-competitors arrived at SLAC's Kavli Auditorium dressed for success. As one of the top-seeded teams advancing to the afternoon elimination rounds, Homestead easily defeated its opponent in the first round and advanced immediately to the final round.
The penultimate match between Lynbrook and Saratoga high schools was the closest of the afternoon. Lynbrook played aggressively, frequently buzzing in before the moderator had finished reading the question. The strategy had worked well in earlier rounds, but this time each incorrect response gave Saratoga four points and a chance to answer the question. Lynbrook finished in third place.
Homestead triumphed in the final match with a score of 118 to 32, leaving Saratoga with a second-place finish.
2014 marks Homestead's fifth regional Science Bowl win; they most recently placed first in 2011. Homestead coach Chris Nafrada credits the students' drive, saying he's more an advisor than a coach because "they coach themselves." The team members say they work well as a team and trust each other.
Working together is important. Each time an individual team member answers a four-point toss-up question correctly, the team gets a bonus question worth 10 points. They have 20 seconds to make calculations and consult each other before the team captain gives the response. Each student may not know all scientific areas well, but as a team they often come up with the right answer.
Most of the teams at the competition were from the South Bay or the Peninsula. Stanford Online High School, however, has students from all over the country, and its team included students who traveled from as far as Alaska and New York. The team didn't make it past the round-robin competition in the morning, but the students were happy to stay until the end to watch the final matches.
SLAC Deputy Director Norbert Holtkamp presented the champions with a trophy and gave medals to the top three teams. He stressed that although "nothing beats being number one," students didn't need to win a competition to succeed in careers in science. Holtkamp congratulated all the teams, telling them, "You're part of the next generation of scientists."
SLAC is a multi-program laboratory exploring frontier questions in photon science, astrophysics, particle physics and accelerator research. Located in Menlo Park, Calif., SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. To learn more, please visit www.slac.stanford.edu.
DOE's Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.energy.gov.


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Skills training for migrant workers
The UnionAID project in Mae Sot is planning to establish an occupational training centre for Burmese migrant workers over the next year, with the first workshop/classroom being built over the next few months.
Our local project leader, Min Lwin, has recently reported that there is an urgent need for skills training as young Burmese women continue to stream across the border into this Thai border town. He is concerned that, unless these young women get the skills for employment in local factories, their desperate situation can lead them into prostitution or being trafficked to other Asian cities.
Human Rights Watch in a recent report highlighted how vulnerable undocumented migrant workers are to deception by labour brokers who forcibly deliver them to exploitative factories, commercial sex establishments, fishing and domestic service.
But the training centre provides these young women with alternatives. Industrial sewing and knitting machines have already been purchased and a larger phase 2 development will enable the centre to provide skills training to 350 trainees per year.
Phase 2 is dependent upon a grant from the new NZ Aid Sustainable Development Fund.


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The Super Strong is not a test of abilities. It will not tell you what you are good at or where your talents or skills lie. Rather, it can heighten your understanding of your own interests and work style. It may confirm for you interests you already have or it may challenge you to think of additional areas. Insights from the Super Strong Interest Inventory can help you consider careers and plan for your continued education.
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How to Send NZ IRD Payments from the UK
Making payments to the IRD in New Zealand from overseas can be a big hassle and a very expensive proposition. When you're living in the United Kingdom it can be difficult to keep on top of your commitments to the New Zealand tax authorities. For anyone living overseas with a New Zealand student loan, they will also find that their loan starts attracting interest once they've been out of NZ for more than half the year. This makes it essential to get that student loan paid off as soon as possible, if you want to avoid what can become a lifelong drag on your finances.
Student loan repayments for overseas residents are due twice a year, one on September 30th and one on the 31st of March. While overseas residents are free to make regular payments throughout the year if they wish, these transfers can often come at quite a significant cost so they find it easier and cheaper to pay in two lump sums.
As of April 2014, the IRD in New Zealand has released revised minimum payments for expatriate New Zealand student loan holders. At the time of writing these are the annual obligations of student loan holders who are not resident in New Zealand:
- Loan balance of under $1000: Due in full
- Loan balance of $1001-$15000: $1000
- Loan balance of $15,001-$30,000: $2000
- Loan balance of $30,001-$45,000: $3000
- Loan balance of $45,001-$60,000: $4000
- Loan balance exceeding $60,001: $5000
Failing to meet your obligations to the Inland Revenue Department, especially if you are substantially behind on your repayments, may result in you being prohibited from leaving NZ the next time you go home for a visit so it's a pretty important thing to stay on top of.
All of the same applies to your child support obligations and other outstanding tax. If you have obligations to the Inland Revenue Department, it is extremely important that you discuss these with the IRD prior to departing for the UK. You need to know exactly where you stand and what your obligations are going to be. Just because you're out of the country it doesn't mean that you can forget about the tax office until you get back.
When it comes to payment options the IRD has a range of different payment methods available, but depending on what obligations you are meeting these can be expensive. With convenience fees on credit card repayments and the banks charging exorbitant fees for a direct telegraphic transfer, making regular payments to the New Zealand IRD can quickly become a very substantial expense – not ideal when your mission in the first place is to pay off debt!
Using OrbitRemit to make payments to the New Zealand IRD (no matter what the payments are for) is fee-free, which makes it a lot easier to make smaller, regular payments on your commitments. This saves you having to find a huge chunk of money to send back at one time. We receive payments in the United Kingdom and arrange to have them credited immediately to the IRD back in New Zealand – generally the tax department will get your remittance within one business day of us receiving cleared funds.


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A giant leap
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To Infinity And Beyond
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Olympic frenzy
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Green energy
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By Destiny Denied
Hello everybody, today Pypys is introducing you his almost-twin brother, Byron Dustin Dennigut. They are very very similar each other, except for an anatomical detail you can easily guess, and a special aptitude to find himself in the right place at the wrong time and vice versa.
You can find Byron on By Destiny Denied pages, home of the stories of the quite unlucky but unsinkable chap.


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This is a type of CONSTRUCTOR, this method is executed whenever a first call to the class is made, the call may be through instance or through class name.
These are also called as STATIC CONSTRUCTORS, the name must be CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR.
Example: We will add a class constructor to make default material type as 'FERT'(Finished Product)
Follow the below steps to create a class constructor.
Go to SE24, provide the class name ZCL_SAPN_MATERIALS, click on change.
Go to attributes tab and add an attribute to make default material type.
Go to methods and add a method name CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR as below.
We can not add any exporting and importing parameters to a CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR method.Double click on the method CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR and add below code.
METHOD CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR. *Set default material type as FERT MAT_TYPE = 'FERT'. ENDMETHOD.Here we take a small example to test this one.The below on is a simple example and explains you a lot.
REPORT ZSAPN_CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR. DATA : LO_MATERIAL TYPE REF TO ZCL_SAPN_MATERIALS. "Declare class CREATE OBJECT LO_MATERIAL "create object CONSTRUCTOR method will trigger EXPORTING IM_SPRAS = 'E'. **When ever first call to a class is made class constructor will trigger WRITE:/ 'Executed through class constructor', ZCL_SAPN_MATERIALS=>MAT_TYPE. "Executed through Class Constructor WRITE:/ 'Executed through Constructor', LO_MATERIAL->LANGUAGE . "Executed through constructor method


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At Samma Karuna we are all connected by a common purpose of bringing forth our light to create a better world. We are actively engaged in learning from each other, staff, residents and volunteers alike.
Our community provides the best possible environment for healing body and mind. Our non-dogmatic approach allows us to embrace the ancient knowledge of the East, with the most advanced healing techniques from the West, in a simple, objective, rational and practical everyday approach to spirituality and self-development.
We have a highly experienced team that will help you discover your potential and find happiness in your life. Each of us has problems and experiences suffering, but we believe that we can learn to transform these experiences into a strong foundation, to gain a deep understanding of ourselves and life in general. It is our mission to cultivate a lifestyle that fosters inner growth and helps people to rediscover meaning and purpose in their lives. We believe that each of us already has everything it takes to create a peaceful, equitable and sustainable existence. All we have to do is renew our relationship with ourselves, our community and our environment.


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New Year, New Look
by Lee on Dec.29, 2009, under Articles, Monday Morning Tips, Photo Editing, Photos, Photoshop CS2/4, Photoshop Elements, Schedule, Webcast, Website, WordPress, Workshops
The Digital Photo Guy Blog Gets a Facelift
This is the 6th year for this site. During the first 4 years, it was a static site that was rarely updated because making changes was excruciatingly slow, complex and costly. In 2008, I resolved to fix the problem and commissioned a web developer to develop a new site that I could easily and quickly update myself. He recommended WordPress and the initial implementation took just 6 weeks. As soon as he was done, I started making changes and quickly learned how to do just about everything by myself. I'm no rocket scientist but WordPress makes everything simple and straightforward.
Now, a year after the initial launch, a new static home page has replaced the previous dynamic home page. A dynamic home page was fine in the beginning but, now, with so many articles and posts, it was quickly becoming unwieldly. Readers couldn't easily find the information they sought. A static home page can act as "street signs" to help point readers in the right direction. As you can see, some of the signs are still not working. That's because all the MMTs, posts and articles weren't always correctly or fully tagged.
Tagging the material at this time would be counter productive because each update would generate an e-mail notification of an update and readers wuld be innundated with e-mails.
Starting in 2010, I'll be more careful about tagging each MMT, post and article so readers can quickly find all material pertaining to Cameras/Lenses/Gear, Photo Editing and Photography.
In the meantime, the existing tags (right side of main blog) can help you find specific articles or MMTs. You can also use the Seach box along the right side of the main blog.
A website is a never-ending process. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment here. Good light, good memories and good luck in 2010.
Monday Morning Tip – 08/10/09
by Lee on Aug.10, 2009, under Monday Morning Tips, Schedule, Workshops
Palomar College – Fall Schedule
Like the rest of the world, Palomar College is feeling the effects of the economy. This fall, they are offering the Digital SLR for New dSLR Owners webinar at a reduced price of just US$69 (Sep 15 & 17) (Nov 3 & 5). This is a live class that takes place on your PC/Mac. All you need is high-speed Internet. You can even include your whole family for the cost of one registration (limited to 1 camera model per registration).
Students DO NOT need to be in San Diego to attend webinars. I have taught students from around the world using webcast. The only requirement is that you have high-speed Internet and understand English.
The next Photoshop Elements Step-by-Step for Digital Photographers class starts Sep 9 and runs through Oct 14. It is 1 hour per week for 6 weeks. In that time, you will learn to use the most useful tools and techniques to enhance and edit your digital photos. Click here for more details and special Economic Stimulus pricing.
The next Wild Animal Park "Hands On" Photoshoot is Sep 19 from 9AM to 1PM. In this very popular workshop, you put into practice the basics you learned in the Digital SLR for New dSLR Owners webinar. In this workshop, I guide you along every step of the way and show you how to apply all the controls and adjustments on your dSLR. Click here for more details and special Economic Stimulus pricing.
Monday Morning Tip
Today's MMT is a companion to the Developing Good dSLR Habits that I published several weeks ago. I wrote this because many people just don't seem to "get it" when it comes to the process of creating a photograph. While I'm glad that over 500 people have downloaded the dSLR Cheat Sheet, it's not a step-by-step recipe. A large dollop of intelligent thought needs to be added to the Cheat Sheet to make it work.
Back in the '60s, low cost 35mm cameras were everywhere. The death of photography was predicted by many well known and highly respected writers. Well, we managed to survive that onslaught but we're now in the midst of a second, even more pernicious technological advance, the digital SLR. Anyone with $500 can now call themselves a photographer. I see people who can barely spell "dSLR" proclaiming themselves ready for NatGeo.
There's nothing wrong with ambition but it has to be backed up with a modicum of talent and skills. The very first skill is knowing how to control your camera. Have you ever known a skilled contractor who didn't know how to use his/her tools? How about a skilled cook who can't control the oven? Photography is no different. You must know how to control your camera before anything else. A close second is learning how to use your PC/Mac including PS/PSE.
Use today's MMT as a guideline to making better photos, use it in conjuction with the dSLR Cheat Sheet. Photography is a thinking person's pastime, if you simply want to press a button and record an event, stick with a P&S camera. (End of Rant! LOL)
Quick Tip
Many of you are going to roll your eyes and mutter, "What dummy doesn't know this!" but, trust me, there are many new dSLR owners (my target audience) who don't know the viewfinder (VF) can be focused with the diopter adjustment. The diopter adjustment is usually a tiny dial or lever next to the VF.
Simply turn the dial while peering through the VF to adjust it to your eyesight. Most dSLRs have a wide range of diopter adjustment to accommodate most people but, if you're blind as a bat, you can also find extra adjustment lenses for most dSLRs.
San Diego Zoo Photoshoot
On Sunday, August 16, I'm going back to the San Diego Zoo to photograph things that I noticed this past week. I hadn't been to the zoo in several years and saw many new exhibits that I'd like to photograph now that I have an idea of the conditions. This WILL NOT be a walk through the zoo. I plan to spend 2-3 hours making specific images that I have in mind.
If you'd like to join me, send me an e-mail or leave a comment here. This is not a class but simply an opportunity to practice photography at the zoo.
I Need Victims Models
If you are interested in modeling for my Portrait portfolio, please contact me. I am looking for male and female models of all shapes, sizes, color and age except infants (less than 5 years old). You will receive your choice of 1 each 13×19 poster or a package of 1 each 8×10 plus 2 each 5×7 plus 4 each 4×6 prints. You will be needed for about 2 hours.
I also need some old photos in need of restoration for a new class I'm developing on Photoshop/PSE Restoration techniques.
For both models and restoration, you will need to sign a model release. Thanks.
For the past 5 years, I've resisted the urge to advertise on my site because I didn't want readers to think my recommendations were influenced by advertisers.
It's come to the point where this site needs to pay for itself. In the near future, you will probably start seeing Google adsense words on this site. I know it's an annoyance to many people but there's simply no getting around it. Please click on the ads (you don't have to buy anything) to help me keep this site running. To avoid advertisments, sign up for a class or two.
A special thanks to the hundreds of people who have taken classes with me in the past.
Monday Morning Tip – 7/27/09
by Lee on Jul.26, 2009, under Monday Morning Tips, Workshops
This week's MMT wraps up Exposure Basics. By now, you should know the three main components of exposure and how to adjust each. Today, the "when" and "why" of changing exposure instead of just accepting the camera's metered exposure.
As always, the MMT is in the password protected Tips & News page. Register to the right where it says, "Yes! I want immediate access to FREE weekly Monday Morning Tips." Registration is a 2-step process. After you fill out and send the form, you'll receive an e-mail verifying that you've registered and it wasn't a vindictive co-worker who's soing around, signing you up for al sorts of thing you don't want. After you confirm that you really want to register, you'll receive a second e-mail with the password.
As to why I ask for registration, it keeps people from "scraping" all the MMTs off my site and reposting on some malicious site to make it seem legit. With registration, if that happens, I have some hope of catching the low-life. (I'm probably just kidding myself!)
Quick Tip
Today's QT is about using this site. If you look on the right side, you'll see an area titled, "Tags (Kinda like keywords to search)". Each of the words and phrases are hot links to articles containing those tags. If you want to find all the articles and MMTs that address Photoshop Elements, you'll see that it's in a large font near the middle of the "cloud" of tags. The bigger the font, the more articles there are with that tag.
If you look further down on the right side, you'll also see Catergories. I hope these are self-explanatory but it's another way to sort the posts on my site.
Down at the very bottom of the page, you'll find a Monthly Archive of all my posts.
San Diego Zoo Photoshoot
On Monday, July 26, I'll be at the San Diego Zoo from about 5PM until about 9PM. If you'd like to join me, send an e-mail and I'll send you my cell phone number. I'll be in the main parking lot in my white 24′ Winnebago View RV but I imagine there will be lots of RVs there.
Palomar College – Fall Schedule
Like all businesses, Palomar College is feeling the effects of the economy. This fall, they will only offer my Digital SLR for New dSLR Owners webinar class. Fortunately, for those who want the "Hands-On" Photoshoot workshop orwebinar Photoshop Elements class, I'll be offerring those through my own site.
Keep an eye out for Wild Animal Park Photoshoot workshops starting around October and Photoshop Elements webinars around September.
You can find a full schedule of my workshops on, are you ready for this, the Workshops page of this site. Former students are eligible for a discount on all future workshops.
Monday Morning Tip – 5/11/09
by Lee on May.11, 2009, under Monday Morning Tips, Schedule, Workshops
Photoshop Elements class with Award-winning Photographer/Author set for August 15, 2009
The instructor has photographed and written for numerous magazines including National Geographic. However, his main commitment has always been to teaching photography.
There will be 2 sessions. The first will be from 8AM-11AM with a second session from 1PM-4PM. These information packed, 3-hour sessions will get you up-to-speed with Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CSx. Everything will apply to both PSE and PS CSx.
The session will be recorded so you can review the recordings for free as often as you want for 60 days. DVDs of the sessions will also be available. But wait, there's more. If you preregister before July 1, 2009, you'll be eligible for free e-mail support from The Digital Photo Guy for 60 days. So, if you still don't get it after sitting through the webinar and reviewing the recording, you can send me an e-mail and I'll explain it to you again.
To preregister, send me an e-mail at this time and I'll notify you as soon as price is set. At this time, the price will definitely be less than $50. Stay tuned for more details.
Monday Morning Tip
Today's MMT was inspired by a reader who wanted to batch convert Nikon NEF files to JPEG. She had borrowed a D90 and taken over 500 photos in NEF without knowing how the camera was set. Her friend then tried to read the NEF files with Photoshop Elements 7 but that didn't work either. My regular readers would have immediately known how to fix the problem but she was totally lost.
Don't be lost. Today's MMT covers the advantages of camera raw regardless of whether you use a Canon or Nikon or Olympus or any other dSLR. Next week, we'll cover the specific steps for converting raw files to JPEG or some other standard format. By the way, raw is not an acronym like JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) or TIFF (Tagged Image File Format or GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). Raw simply means it's the raw data directly from the camera sensor without being mangled and manipulated inside the camera.
As always, the full MMT is in the MMT area under Tips and News. Register for this site to get the password for that area. You'll have access to nearly 100 MMTs when you register.
Palomar Classes are now Online
You can register for my classes at Palomar College here. The 2 webinar classes are open to anyone, you don't have to be in San Diego to take these classes. The "Hands-On" Photoshoot class is a good excuse for out-of-towners to take a vacation in San Diego.
Palomar Annouces Summer 2009 Venture Classes
by Lee on Mar.24, 2009, under Photo Editing, Schedule, Webcast
For the Summer 2009 session, Palomar is offering 3 classes taught by The Digital Photo Guy. On June 9th and 11th, you can register for Digital SLR for New dSLR Owners. This is a webcast class that runs from 7:30PM until 9:00PM each night. In those 3 hours, I will cover all the knobs, dials, switches and menus on your dSLR, explaing what, they do, how to adjust them and why you want to adjust them. All you need is a PC or Mac connected via high-speed Internet with a standard web browser (MS IE, FireFox, Safari) and speakers. The only thing you'll miss are the drive to campus, parking challenges, ool white industrial restrooms and chairs designed for 19 year old butts. This class is a prerequisite for the next class.
On July 25th from 8AM until 11AM, we'll put into action what we learned in the previous class with Digital SLR "Hands-On" Photoshoot. We'll meet at a local park where we can photograph kids' sports, critters, landscapes, statues and macros. This is where we practice using all the different knobs, dials, switches and menus so you can capture the correct exposure everytime. This is where we begin to understand composure. And, this is where we learn how to break the rules to make better photos.
We'll wrap up the summer with Photo Editing for Digital Photographers on August 5th and 6th using Adobe Photoshop Elements to enhance and edit our photos. Half the fun, flexibility and power of digital photography is post-processing, using an editing program to improve photos. Webcast is particularly well suited to learning Photoshop Elements because you work on your own PC or Mac at home. You're not using a strange computer at the school's computer lab that's set up differently from yours. This class runs from 7:30PM until 9:00PM each night and starts with basics that you can immediately apply to your photos and ends with more advanced techniques for photo repair and restoration. Photoshop Elements is the most widely used photo editing program for amateurs. At just $99 ($69 at Costco), it has about 80% of the capability of its big brother, Adobe Photoshop CS4 which retails for $650.
Palomar College is one of the premier community colleges in California. One characteristic that makes Palomar stand out is their willingness to be creative and innovative when other schools are still stuck in the 19th century. An example of this 21st century mindset is the webcast classes offered through Venture, a department of Palomar's Workforce and Community Development program.
Palomar was the first San Diego county community college to offer The Digital Photo Guy webcasts as an alternative to 19th century classrooms. Using webcast technology, Lee Otsubo, The Digital Photo Guy, can teach literally anyone from anywhere a high-speed Internet connection is available. These are not your grandpa's computer-based training sessions. These are live multimedia presentations with PowerPoint slides, video, audio and real-time interaction.
You do not have to live in or near San Diego County to register for a webcast class. All you need is a PC or Mac connected via high-speed Internet. Go to the Palomar Venture registration site today and sign up for a class with The Digital Photo Guy. (Summer 2009 classes not yet posted)


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California College Readiness Block Grants: Implications & Opportunities for California Schools
September 20, 2016
Time 10 am PDT
Duration: 1 hour
- Lora Ballard, Site Technology Coordinator at ABC Unified School District
- Tom Chorneau, Managing Editor, The Cabinet Report
- David DeSchryver, Senior Vice President, Co-Director of Research at Whiteboard Advisors
- Dr. S. Lee Funk, Director, Special Education at School Innovations & Achievement
- David Loyola, Program Specialist, Association California School Administrators
- Tim Waldron, Hobsons
The upcoming release of $200 million dollars in block grants for college and career readiness by the California Department of Education signals a growing focus on preparing California students for life after high school and long-term success.
Join a panel of educators and experts for a timely webinar to better understand the opportunities and the implications of the grant, including:
- What are the indicators for college readiness and how will they be measured?
- What is the formula for determining recipients?
- How will the grants dovetail with current accountability plans?
- How can schools and districts prepare for the grant application process?
Download the slides for the presentation here so you can follow along.
Find out if your school is slated to receive a college and career readiness block grant.


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Mini-Review: Robot Pony, Madeline Claire Franklin (2011)April 7th, 2014 5:45 pm by Kelly Garbato
Robot Poooohhhhnnnnnyyyyyyy!!!!
Sick of the army of dolls that have invaded her closets and toy chests, little Amanda desperately wants a pony for Christmas. A real, living, breathing pony. When dad brings home a robot pony, brand spanking new out of his tech company's lab ("Not a doll!"), she's inconsolable. (The horror!) Big sister Jenn, who's more into her father's gadgets than she, offers to assemble the pony for her…and promptly falls in love with Po, as Jenn names him/her/it. Over the course of the winter, Jenn and Po share many adventures together. She grooms the robot pony, reads to him, and snuggles up against him at night. Since robot ponies are the next big thing, Amanda sometimes "uses" Po as well, her lack of care and compassion causing this reader to breathe a sigh of relief that she didn't receive that "real" pony she originally asked for.
But with spring's promises of rebirth and new travels for the two friends comes news of a recall. Po is dangerous, says Jenn's dad, and must be taken back to the lab and melted down. But not before Jenn and Po get one last day together.
Robot Pony is a bittersweet story about love and loss and what it means to be alive – and "human." It sucked me in with the '80s style artwork and had me hooked, start to finish.
Alas, the story only occupies the first 34% of the book; the rest is bonus features, including excerpts from Madeline Claire Franklin's fairy tale series The Poppet and the Lune. While I expected a short story, the conclusion caught me by surprise: the story can't be over, I still have 66% of the book to go!
Robot Pony ends abruptly and much too soon. Normally I'm down with dark, melancholic endings, but this one just bummed me out. I sort of expected the plucky heroine to save the day, but no such luck.
I was all:
Robot Poooohhhhnnnnnyyyyyyy!!!! ((shaking my fist at the sky))
And yet, no regrets. Franklin's writing is so evocative and masterful – and so full of heart – that I plan on checking out some of her full-length novels in the very near future.
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text: Hello everyone. I'm still sick but I thought I'd give my thoughts on the latest going on in the wrestling world. There's been a lot happening the last few days. From ROH, House of Hard-Core, WWE, TNA and more, there seems to be a lot of activity in the last few weeks making everything feel more vibrant. Spring has sprung. The more that going on more fun my "job" is covering it all. WWE announced this past Monday on Raw, Elimination Chamber would be returning as a pay-per-view special on WWE Network. This definitely seems like it will be a trend going forward and I think it's a great move. Anything that adds more value to being a subscriber and shows those during the free trial why they should sign up is definitely a good thing for WWE. It really is a good thing for fans too. Although I have seen some negative reaction spring up following the announcement saying that WWE is lessening the importance of pay-per-view with these special broadcasts. I don't see a different from the model of the WWE was using before. They are just making it more relevant to be a subscriber. How do you do that? What's the biggest draw? Access to the live pay-per-views, right? So why not give people more of what they want and give them concepts that had been retired? Add to that the fact that changing these live events into special network only exclusives will help ticket sales in the markets the running so really taking out production costs it's a win-win for the company. I think concepts like Taboo Tuesday, WCW Battle Bowl and maybe even the Wargames will make a return as a Network Exclusive and give WWE a boost in subscriber numbers with the special events that fans have been asking to return for a while. King of the Ring definitely demonstrated there was major interest in these kind of events and The Chamber definitely seems to continue that trend. The only downside to announcing it before Payback is the kind of puts this Sundays card in the rearview mirror as we get ready for Satan's structure on May 31. And the card this Sunday really doesn't feel spectacular but I think it will be solid as the talent consistently seems to be working really hard to build great matches and moments. Neville has a solid showing against John Cena this past Monday showing that he belongs on the main roster. The fact that he almost captured US Title in Cincinnati gives me hope of plan for the future. Hopefully, The Man That Gravity Forgot will cement his place on the main roster soon. And not fall into the spot his buddy has seemingly found himself in that he can never dig himself out of. It's really a shame that Daniel Bryan finds himself in the midst of another medical mystery. I really felt that Bryan could really rehabilitate the mid-card title back to the workhorse title that it was in the 80s and early 90s. Maybe it still can get there but the leader of the Yes Movement would have been the perfect ambassador of that. Now I'm not sure who you give the title to. A lot of people that were circling the division before have seem to move on to other things. One of those people is Luke Harper, who seems to be reunited with Erick Rowan, will they bring change to the tag division. It seems tandems are once again in the eye of WWE creative. Even so that at the Elimination Chamber will feature tag team warfare for the first time in its 13 year history. I can't wait to see what that looks like. Without a doubt one of the most compelling things on WWE's television right now is the interaction between Kane and Seth Rollins. I never would've thought 18 years after his debut that the Devil's Favorite Demon would be more compelling in his corporate persona that his Michael Myers infused first gimmick. It just goes to show how layered and complex storytelling can make even the most hackneyed characters fresh and intriguing. A lot of that is lost in modern wrestling. That is something that Billy Corgan has claimed that he wants to bring back more layered storytelling to Impact Wrestling. This past Friday was a two hour live episode and I thought it was solid in a lot of ways with more confident about its characters than in weeks past. Although I did find it was very story heavy this week. But I think that was just to set up to the weeks ahead. There was a lot of good action in the main event but I felt Bully Ray was really miscast. There's so much more you could've done with that character. After all he was one of the top draws for the company for the last few years and to bring him in in hopes to spike a rating is kind of superfluous. In regards to best-of-five series for the Tag Team Titles I feel like we've been there before but I'm sure they're going to going to be great matches. I think TNA really has to focus on the newer characters they created and really flesh out their ideas a little more. That's been a criticism of mine for a while now is everyone feels one-dimensional on that show because there are so determined to cram so much in the two hours. If the James Storm -Magnus-Mickie James storyline is an indication if you make characters three-dimensional with multiple motives making they feel more genuine and he get more of an emotional reaction. I have faith that the company can really do this and separate themselves from other brands. I wasn't a big fan of MVP's promo on Friday, it felt like it was a stretch but I applaud them for trying something a little more provocative. I personally would not have used certain verbiage but that's just me. I think you could've gotten to the same point without using that word. But it is what it is. If it leads to something greater I'm good with it but if it does become a weekly thing where they tried to do something shocking then that will get old rather quickly. I think what's even sadder is that didn't even make a blip on mainstream media. I think that shows you how low Impact Wrestling is on the radar these days. The focus seems to be more of Billy Corgan then the product itself. I don't know if that'll change but we will see. And I will close with this, Global Force Wrestling has announced parts of the roster over the last few days. I think it is solid enough roster but logistically the whole reveal has been nothing but a train wreck. Last Wednesday their event wasn't covered by their own social media or live stream through any popular means if you wanted to get the full roster even their own press release didn't have all the names announced. Then they release a video earlier this week with more names but didn't give you any clue who they really were so unless you knew then they were just pictures flashed on a video for second. Jarrett and company need to get their act together. There's plenty of competition now and he really needs to put his best foot forward if you want to get even a mark in this business. Jeff Jarrett claimed in videos that the company would use the Internet to his advantage and it seems to not have done that in its first few announcements. Really understand your audience and make sure that everyone knows the information. That's all I have to say for now. I will see you later. Be cool. Tweet


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Green Room – 5 out of 5
When I think about Patrick Stewart the word "villain" doesn't come to mind and the idea of him playing a "white supremacist" is way out of the ballpark. I normally think of him as a kind, brilliant leader who is filled with wisdom and compassion…and I think of him as being a charming, amusing fellow in his everyday life. So, when I heard him doing press for Green Room and stating that he was not only the antagonist in the film but a leader of some skinheads, my interests was heightened and I really wanted to see if he could play a convincing Neo-Nazi (and, at the same time, didn't know if I was ready to see that). So, how did he do playing the scumbag? How was the rest of the film in comparison? Well, as you can tell by the score, pretty good!
|It's way too easy to make a Trump rally joke here.
While touring through the Pacific Northwest, the punk band the Ain't Rights—Pat (Anton Yelchin, rest in peace), Reece (Joe Cole), Sam (Alia Shawkat) and Tiger (Callum Turner)—end up accepting a gig at a questionable venue. Desperate for the cash, the struggling group accepts this gig after a promoter at the last show failed to live up to his promise. The biggest problem is the venue is for a white supremacist group but it seems like it'll be an in-and-out performance so it can't be that bad; however, when the group is leaving they stumble upon a murder being committed by the headliners and they are now trapped in the green room of the venue (oh, that's how they got the title). Now the owner of the club and leader of the skinheads; Darcy (Patrick Stewart), will stop at nothing to silence them and protect his cause.
|Reminds me of the time I did stand up in a record store for 5 people.
|Yelchin, you were taken from us too soon, man.
Without a doubt, Green Room is a fantastic thriller that delivers on some great tension, horrifying sequences of violence and has fantastic performances. The movie also does a tremendous job of developing characters without ever feeling like you are being subjected to development. Dialogue is mixed with subtle clues and hints to the background of these people and when this is blended with the a "lived-in" approach to the reality that the story takes place in, it makes for a feature that feels authentic and terrifyingly real—and that just makes the stakes even that more horrifying. For example, Darcy and his team of white supremacists throw around a lot of jargon and slang that pertains to their organization and director/writer Jeremy Saulnier did such a great job of crafting the script and presenting the story that you never feel lost at what they are saying or like you need the film to stop and explain this in further detail for you. From the moment the story begins, I felt like I was in an established universe of this band the Ain't Rights and it really made me feel both invested in their situation and anxious as hell over the terror they were experiencing.
|With that flag, it is once again too easy to make a Trump supporter joke.
And speaking of terror, this movie really delivers on it. Green Room works magic with creating suspense and tension as we watch this band involved in a seemingly impossible situation and it also brings in some truly shocking gore moments. While this film is far away from those gore porn horror films, there are moments of violence that are 100% shocking and hard to watch. Since the film doesn't overly use this factor and that keeps these moments jaw-dropping. Additionally, the film capitalizes excellently on a great slow-burn pace and a tremendous use of color and shadow to set the tone and atmosphere. When all this is combined like some kind of thriller version of Voltron, it creates heart-pounding sequences of the protagonists trying to escape and a film that just does a tremendous job at keeping you on the edge of your seat.
|What the hell is that haircut?
Finally, you can't overlook the performances in this film. There isn't a single character that isn't pulling their weight in this movie. Everyone plays off each other so well and every character feels so damn legit that it was easy to lose myself in the cast. Special mention has to be made to Anton Yelchin and Patrick Stewart. Both have proven to be tremendous talents in the past and they once again showed their chops in this movie. And an even special-er mention has to made about Stewart because he is chilling as hell as the character of Darcy. I never thought he would ever spook me as a villain in a film but he did it!
|After he ordered his men to kill the band, I really wanted him to say, "Make it so."
Overall, Green Room is a very suspenseful and fantastically executed thriller. The story is solid, the pacing is great, the performances are unparalleled and the shock factor delivers. The only downside I have for the film is that I don't think it has much replay value to it and the odds of me ever watching it again are pretty slim. That aside, the film was very entertaining with its unnerving story and presentation.


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Manchester United's protracted pursuit of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27, is set to continue with Jose Mourinho increasing their bid to £26m. Borussia Dortmund have already rejected two offers from Old Trafford and are determined to hold the Armenian international to the final year of his contract.
Having already lost Matts Hummels, 27, to Bayern Munich and Ilkay Gundogan, 25, to Manchester City, the Germans are on the verge of implosion this summer.
Mkhitaryan has made it clear that he will not be signing a new deal but manager Thomas Tuchel is unwilling to sell, fearing the move would be too disruptive for the squad. Having steadied the ship since Jurgen Klopp's departure, Tuchel guided Dortmund to a second place finish in last season's Bundesliga.
Hopes of improving on that were dented with Hummels departure and Dortmund have decided that their other star assets are not going anywhere this summer.
Manchester City have already seen their bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, stall with Dortmund's insistence on a £65m fee proving to be a sticking point. Marco Reus, 27, is attracting Arsenal's interest but Dortmund CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke, has blocked any further deals for the moment.
It's a familiar path being trodden at the Westfalenstadion. Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski both left on free transfers as Dortmund insisted they see out the final year of the contracts. The same policy is being applied to Mkhitaryan at the moment, much to the player and his agent's frustration.
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Went to visit my oldies (mum's) last week. Healthy and happy they were. I was so glad to see them in such a shape. I was glad that I still have the chance to talk to them. The smiles on their face, they were priceless. And while I was there, I watched this cerekarama (Malay movie) on TV3, something about a son who despised his mum without knowing the actual story of why his mother abandoned him when he was a child. I didn't really pay any attention to it because it was boring, dull and too usual. Yeah sure, all of us have our own stories, our own secrets, I got that. Then I looked at my grandma and grandpa, a struck of thought hit my head - behind those crinkly, aged faces, what were the stories behind them?
I bet this will be a lengthy one.
So I had this idea to talk to them about their pasts, which I was quite unsure of, as there were bits of stories told by my mum and aunties here and there - they were disorganised and I had a hard time connecting the storyline. We sat around the dining table having our late supper, and I interviewed my grandpa hehe. This happy-go-lucky jii-chan was born on 1940s, thus he got to experience the Japanese and British invasion. He had a sight-disabled mother named Zainab, a sister named Salmah and a step-father. According to him, he experienced a struggling life back then. Both his mother and sister were deceased due to Malaria plague, which was very hard to cure during those years. Though he had a hard life, he still went to school until Standard 6 or so. He became a begger at 16, and after his mother's death, he began to live on his own.
He said he used to walked for miles just to get a job. Along the journey before he found a job, bringing a small pot with him, he fed himself by begging for food from the villagers. He then worked as a labour at a military base, under British reign. The British officials treated him well, because my grandpa was a hard worker. After working for the military, he worked with JKR (Public Works Department), until he retired. He was an active person too. He joined body-building championship, plays, sports, and others.
My grandma on the other hand, had her own story. She had a difficult life too. My late great grandma was a hawker - well, without a stall. She dwelt in the town selling legumes and others. My grandma helped her with that. She was a brilliant student at school. She entered an Islamic school and was able to recite and understood Quran very well, she even taught other students (she is still good at it until now).
Now, this is the interesting part - she married my grandpa without even knowing who he was. My grandpa's uncle was the match-maker. He urged my grandpa, who originated from Kuala Lumpur, to move to Besut, Terengganu to marry my grandma. After some months being persuaded, he decided to finally move there. They got married, but both of them were still struggling to live.
My grandpa told me that he had to do so many jobs to feed his family - washing the dishes, laundry other people's clothes and iron them, rubber-tapping, etc. etc. until he got to work with JKR. My grandma rented a warong and started her own business. Her children helped her at her warong. When my mum was born (she was the third among her seven siblings), the mid-wife opted to adopt my mum, but my grandma strongly refused to do so. She said to me, even how hard her life might be, she would never ever give her children to other people. Though their life was hard, they sent all of their children to school, because they believed education was extremely important.
|From left: 1) My grandpa, my grandpa's kins, & my grandma; 2) Me, aunt (6th), my mum, grandma, aunt (5th), & le cousin at my back; 3) Me & my grandma
Listening to their stories made me realised that I was living a far more comfortable life than they were as a child. Alhamdulillah. Even now, there are many more out there who don't even get a chance to go to school, what more to enter a university. They don't even get proper water and food supply, an Internet access, or a house to live in. Masya Allah, at times I valued these for nothing. Thank you for the reminders, grandpa and grandma. Thank you for your willingness to share your life experiences. Such great inspirations. I hope I can be as strong and determined to live as both of you too. Insya Allah.


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Toluca scored three times in five minutes as they earned a 3-2 victory against Querétaro. The result keeps the Diablos Rojos unbeaten at home this season while the Gallos Blancos are winless in five.
Toluca started off attacking from the opening whistle and they had their first good chance in just the 3rd minute. From a corner kick, Fernando Uribe put the ball on frame, only to be denied by Tiago Volpi. Two minutes later, Alexis Canelo had a good shot go wide.
The hosts took the lead in the 25th minute. Efraín Velarde tried his luck from distance, and although his shot was blocked by a Querétaro player, Canelo cleaned up the loose ball to make it 1-0.
Moments after the restart, it was 2-0. Hiram Mier lost the ball as he tried to play out of the back and Canelo took advantage to score his second of the game.
Then, in the 30th minute, Uribe got on the end of a corner kick to make it 3-0 and put Toluca in complete control of the game.
But in the 40th minute, Querétaro was able to reduce the deficit. Maximiliano Perg conceded a penalty and Erbin Trejo converted the spot kick to make it 3-1. Four minutes later, Trejo send in a cross for Everaldo Stum, who made it 3-2 and ensured the second half would be interesting.
The Gallos Blancos pressed forward as they looked for an equalizer and in the 47th minute they earned a second PK. However, this time Luis García was able to make the save on Trejo to keep Toluca in front.
It was harder than it needed to be, but in the end Toluca was able to hold on for the victory.
With the 3-2 win, Toluca reaches 16 points while Querétaro still has nine.
Toluca: Luis García, Rodrigo Salinas, Maximiliano Perg, Santiago García, Efraín Velarde, Rodrigo López (Pablo Barrientos 70′), Antonio Ríos, Rubens Sambueza (Carlos Esquivel 39′), Alexis Canelo, Rodrigo Gómez (Jesús Méndez 59′), Fernando Uribe.
Querétaro: Tiago Volpi, Jonathan Bornstein, Alexis Pérez, Jaime Gómez, Hiram Mier, Paolo Yrizar, Aldo Arellano (Luis Noriega 76′), Yerson Candelo (Édgar Benítez 73′), Javier Güémez, Emanuel Villa (Everaldo Stum 36′), Erbin Trejo.


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Post 60
It's that time of year again. I wish I could've gone and enjoyed the sales. Everything looked so beautiful I can't believe i'm missing it all. Here I am again, trapped in a room by my own fear of leaving the house. My face used to be so neat and organised. Now my cheeks are where my chin used to be, and my chin is all down to my neck, it's all just a big mess. Now anyone only ever looks at me cause I forgot to turn off my headlights. I'm really not ready to start a new year, everything that I tried to do I haven't got there yet. The house is a mess! So much to throw out and recycle. My whole room arrangement hasn't been settled. I really don't know how I'm going to survive next year, I haven't planned anything, and I don't know how i'm going to organize it. Another year alone. I thought I could make things different. I thought I would be able to prepare. No point trying to tidy up my house if my whole life was a mess in the first place.


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THE LEVANT – Egyptian soldiers killed Friday a top member of the jihadist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis who was involved in a deadly attack on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, the army said.
Shahtah Farhan al-Maatqa was killed in a raid in the town of Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip, the army spokesman said in a statement online.
He was "a key leader of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis… and had been involved in attacks that targeted the armed forces and the police" in the Sinai Peninsula, the statement said.
On September 20, the army announced the death of another leader of the jihadist group, who was then identified as an explosives expert who was attempting with three others to plant a roadside bomb.
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem) is Egypt's deadliest militant group.
The Sinai Peninsula, which also borders Israel, has seen fighting between militants and security forces after the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.
Militants have killed scores of security personnel in retaliation for a brutal government crackdown on Morsi supporters since his ouster.


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First Black Scholar in National Academy of Sciences was U of I Graduate
The first black scholar admitted to the National Academy of Sciences is being remembered as a mathematician who had a unique way of getting to the heart of the problem.
David Blackwell died of natural causes July 8th at the age of 91. The Centralia native attended the University of Illinois at age 16, earning his doctorate in mathematics in 1941. Blackwell's time at the U of I was followed by an appointment at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, alongside Albert Einstein, as well as time teaching at Howard University, and the University of California at Berkley, where he taught math for over 30 years. UCLA statistics professor Thomas Ferguson says he first met Blackwell as a student at Berkley in the early 50's. "He had this way of finding the right questions to ask that were the right problems to look at," said Ferguson. "Then he would go after those problems, and actually come out with something really interesting to say about them. In each of these areas that I'm thinking, he writes some sort of fundamental paper that everybody else jumps on, and then keeps going."
David Blackwell was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1965. His career had its share of obstacles. In 1942, he was blocked from becoming an honorary Princeton faculty member because of his race. Blackwell's initial efforts to teach at U-C Berkeley were also blocked for the same reason. But he also wrote two books, published more than 80 papers and eventually held 12 honorary degrees from schools like Harvard and Yale.
Funeral services are tentatively set for July 31st.


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all of my new poems will be posted here, since 80% or higher of the creative writing forum is me
all of my new poems will be posted here, since 80% or higher of the creative writing forum is me
sing me a sweet melody my darling
tell me your secrets and truths
i want to know your everything
how you've become so beautiful
sing to me softly that melody
you shared with me when we were all alone
sleepwalking towards you
you're my mystery in the night
scarlet letters and love by the ounce
no one could surpass the comfort of your arms and tenderness
touch me softly...
hold me tightly...
kiss me sweetly...
i want to know your everything
how you've become so beautiful
really, that made me smile.
what do you know? oh, you know nothin'.
there are nights when
everyone is asleep
and i'm sitting
can you hear me?
silently screaming for your attention
hear me
i'm in the dark
screaming out
leave out all your questions
no answers have presented themselves
in this misery i call a dream
shattered glass fleeting towards me
haunt in my dreams
shadows linger in my head from
all the whispers slowly taunting
another car crashed
another heart burned
another misfit
there are those days when
you just want to crawl
hide away in a hole
far away from the world
whats happening
isn't reality
it's your thoughts inside your head you wish for silently
are you listening?
everytime you're crying
it's like you're singing my name
and everytime you leave me
it's another shadow thrown in my face
what's caused this anger?
and the dust to retrace?
can anybody tell me
where to find my happy place
speak up dear
you're drowning alone
underneath all the lies you told him
burn your memories
they're nothing to you now
you've left it all
in the cloudy smoke trailing you
stomp on the ground
scream and shout
like no one is listening
are they listening?
everthing is so simple
break it off and continue
life is nothing but a circle
you meet them in the beginning
and nothing comes but misery
i bet you knew this all before
speak up dear
i cannot hear you
find me someone
so i can tell them
everything. the unspoken words
your eyes were speaking
while you were with me
and everytime you're with me
your shadow lingers
while you were with me
you were never with me
Last edited by samantha; August 12th, 2009 at 05:55 PM.
bring back the days
when life was simple
back when hope was easily grown
tell me that dream you had last night
the mockingbirds will sing you to sleep
crying into an empy angels arms
is like weeping into a broken heart
whisper your thoughts
keep them inside your head
don't be afraid of what i'll say
my thoughts i'll keep them to myself
i do that often anyway
^that is brilliant.
starlight is the creator*> Stars Are Blind <*
Paris Hilton
thank you Terrell (:
i bought a one way ticket
to a far away place
underneath the ground
and heavily covered in dust
a place that holds your heart
do you feel alive?
because your heart is no longer beating
the lifeless trees
bare in the dusk of summer
whenever i'm here
you're out there
nothing less than crawling
right where you want to be
coming off arrogant and self absorbed
while on the inside you're simply broken
hiding behind your crooked smile
you may fool the simple crowd
but you'll never fool me
i applauded for you
at the end of your act
i knew nothing of your past
all i knew was of your future
and the love you would learn
her name is Daisy
you said she was crazy
with her wild hair
and simply perfect jet black stare
she caught your eye
sat with her just for a moment
walked away with promise of forever
you'll fill the empty country skies
with pink and depth
only seen in your eyes


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A Final Gift
by Lorraine Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
A Dream Weekend
My 1st tale from Blythe Cove Manor*
by Lorraine Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
Serious life changes have pushed Paige and Alex Campbell to the brink of divorce. They decide the last thing they do as a couple is to accept a free weekend at lovely Blythe Cove Mano, where they experience vivid dreams that take them back in time. Is there a chance this magical place inspires the nighttime fantasies that could help them fall in love again?
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*Originally published as "Sweet Dreams" in the Storytellers-Unlimited anthology SUMMER MAGIC
Happy Holidays? a collection of holiday stories
by Lorraine Bartlett & L.L. Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
The best thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. At the same time, sometimes the worst thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. The stories in this collection touch on that and more as Mandy Nichols, Jeff Resnick, and Judi Straub struggle through what's supposed to be the joyous season. One family contemplates murder; another wants to end what they see as a bad relationship, while another can only see their loved one for what she can do for them. Sound familiar?
Happy Holidays? puts the Christmas fun into dysfunction!
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Narrated by Anna Riley and Steven Barnett
Love & Murder: a collection of short stories
By Lorraine Bartlet & L.L. Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
Love & Murder, this bargain-priced bundle of stories, explores the highs and lows of love and humanity. Each free-standing, complete story explores a different theme representative of the author's style.
Cold Case: Psychic Jeff Resnick has no expectations when investigating the disappearance of a four-year-old boy, until he confronts the mind responsible.
An Unconditional Love: A single mom of a special-needs child learns about sacrifice and the true meaning of love.
We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert: Can a family get away with the murder of their rich uncle?
Love Heals: A lonely nurse longs for love on the most romantic night of the year.
Abused: A Daughter's Story chronicles a young girl's shattered childhood.
Prisoner Of Love: The personals may not be the best place to find your true love.
Blue Christmas: The holidays can be the loneliest time of the year … but will the magic of the season make this the last blue Christmas for Judi Straub?
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Blue Christmas
by Lorraine Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
Christmas used to be a joyous time for Judi Straub, but that was before her parents passed away and her siblings became too busy to socialize with their old maid sister. Holidays spent with friends were a nightmare. Then one late December Judi won an all-expense-paid trip to Puerto Rico where Harry Powell swept her off her feet. But her fantasy of happily-ever-after was quickly derailed. Would Judi always have a Blue Christmas?
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We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert
by Lorraine Bartlett
Publisher: Polaris Press
The Nichols family is all in a tizzy when it's discovered their penny-pinching Uncle Albert is worth millions, and decide he has overstayed his worldly welcome. But can they bump off the old man and get away with it?
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Abused – A Daughter's Story
Publisher: Polaris Press
Emily Miller knew her life was about to change forever the day her mother said, "I'm pregnant." She'd hear those words again and again–and with every pregnancy Emily's father changed from bad to worse. For years the Miller family suffered through his rages. It took a terrible loss for the family to regroup, and all the love Emily can muster to save her siblings.
Lorraine Bartlett's powerful short story "Abused: A Daughter's Story" grabs hold immediately and doesn't let go. This heart-tugger's hero, Emily, displays amazing resilience and strength. I know I'll remember this story for a long, long time. —Julie Hyzy, Barry- and Anthony-award winning author of the White House Chef Mysteries
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Love Heals
Publisher: Polaris Press
A Valentine's Day Short story.
It's the most romantic night of the year and Diana Mason is alone. She broke up with her boyfriend because he wanted a playmate not a soul mate, but it's someone else who haunts her thoughts on the most romantic of holidays. Is there a chance he's thinking of her, too?
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An Unconditional Love
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A one-night stand changes Leslie Turner's life forever when she discovers she's pregnant. Keeping the child means losing her business. Even more devastating, the baby is born with a disfiguring birth defect. Her carefully planned life falls apart . . . until years later when she once again meets her baby's father. Can they ever be a family?
"What happens when your friend's widowed husband comes into your bar and drowns out his sorrow? You drive him home and that one night of unexpected passion changes the course of your life. This was a heartwarming and tender story of one woman's journey of love and forgiveness." — Dru's Book Musings
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Prisoner of Love
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Rhonda Roberts went looking for love in all the wrong places, and found it through an ad in the personals section of her local newspaper. Family and friends think she's crazy when she becomes engaged to a convicted felon, and the lengths she'll go to see him set free.
We are all vulnerable in love, and Lorraine Bartlett's "Prisoner of Love" touches on all the emotions we face when we open ourselves to others: heartbreak, need, loss, and hope. Read it, and you'll find yourself saying, "Yes–yes, I understand."—Julie Hyzy, Barry- and Anthony-award winning author of the White House Chef Mysteries
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Carlson Wagonlit/ G. Stewart Travel Services Ltd. is a family owned and operated, full-service travel agency founded in 1974 by R. Gary Stewart. Our head office is located in Peterborough, Ontario, with five additional offices in Barrie, Belleville, Toronto, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach. We are a limited company with two partners, G. Scott Stewart, ACTC, President, with over 27 years in the company, and Dana Merrett, General Manager with over 18 years. As a full-service travel agency, we hold both retail and wholesale licenses, and are registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), IATA, OMCA, CLIA, NTA, ACTA. We specialize in corporate and leisure travel, conference, and convention and incentive travel, as well as group tours and motor coach charters. Each operates as an independent division within the company. In 1994, we became an associate of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global travel company servicing clients in 127 countries and offering more than 5,000 locations worldwide. With this partnership, our strategy is to service our clients locally, nationally, trans-border and globally. This solid base has allowed us to significantly expand our professional staff, customer base and state-of-the-art technology while providing the ability to create new controlled-growth opportunities for our company. With Carlson Wagonlit Stewart Travel as your Travel Partner, you can expect excellent customer service in an efficient, timely manner. Our agents are TICO certified, and we have some of the most knowledgeable staff in the industry. Our service levels are second to none and our ability to manage all aspects of travel is a great resource.


text: The Metal Shop would like to thank all the people who have served this country on this Veteran's Day. We would especially like to thank our President Duane Swift for 30 years spent in the United States Navy. After riding submarines and working in recruiting he has been driving force in the success of The Metal Shop.


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|Paper Mounted Photograph
4 7/8 Inches by 7 7/8 Inches (Photograph - 3 Inches Diameter)
12.5cm x 19cm
Louis Saul Langfier - Photographer
23a Old Bond Street, London, England
c. 1900s
Up until the time this portrait was taken this officer has seen a good deal of active service in the field. He wears three
campaign medals the first of which is the 1854 India General Service Medal with a single clasp. The second medal is the 1896
India General Service Medal with three clasps and the last medal appears to be the 1900 China War Medal issued for service
during the so-called Boxer Rebellion in that year. The 81st came into being only in 1903 (which would in it self be to preclude
member of that unit taking part in the 1902 Coronation) and its immediate predecessor unit - the 21st Pioneers - did not serve
in the Boxer Rebellion so this man must have been a member of another unit when he took part in that conflict.
Below: A detail scan of the above photograph.


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As the holidays approach, many people are frantically buying food and finalizing their guest lists for Thanksgiving dinner. This time-honored tradition is known to cause indigestion and burst buttons, but did you know the foods you eat on the fourth Thursday in November are some of the prime causes of halitosis?
That's right. Not only do you have to worry about food coma and indigestion, but you'll also need to watch out for the inevitable bad breath that sets in after the Thanksgiving feast. Here's what happens.
In a general sense, pretty much everything you eat over the holidays has the potential to cause oral odor. After all, the microbes in your mouth aren't very particular about what they eat on Thanksgiving. By ingesting foods, oils and alcohol, you're giving oral bacteria a feast of their own.
Within hours of mopping up the last of the gravy and stuffing, your mouth becomes a cauldron of bacterial activity. Anaerobic microorganisms begin breaking down the food particles on your tongue and palate, giving off smelly compounds in the process. Ergo, you get some serious bad breath.
But which foods are the likeliest causes of halitosis? Here's a list:
- Turkey. This bird gives oral bacteria tons of protein to chew on. Plus, an especially dry slab of turkey can dry out your mouth in seconds, leaving microbes free to run wild, like a foul...ahem, fowl with it's head cut off.
- Gravy. Though it's great for adding a little moisture to your turkey, gravy is packed with lipids and oils that microorganisms love. As an added problem, thick gravy can stick between your teeth and to the insides of your cheeks, giving bacteria a toehold.
- Sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. They're sweet and tasty, for humans and microbes alike. You may consider rinsing with a specialty breath freshener after you finish the last bite of pie.
- Coffee. Oh dear. Polishing off a big meal with a cup of coffee can be very satisfying, but just remember that coffee breath takes just seconds to set it.


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- Sleeve type: Full sleeve
- Material: Wool Blend
- Wearable In: Autumn, Winter
- Soft-touch style
- Color: Multi-color
Size Details: CM / IN
Free Size ( Fit For M / L / XL / 2XL )
Bust: 144 / 56.7
Sleeves: 36 / 14.2
Length: 73 / 28.7
Please note that due to a variety of monitor settings, the color swatches and your fabric, as seen on your screen, may slightly vary from the actual printed color.
Model wearing the sweater is only for reference, the outcome of the sweater on your body will vary according to your size.
Washing Tip:
Hand wash only, do not exceed the temperature more than 30 degrees Celsius. Do not bleach, just hang dry. The temperature of sole plate should not exceed more than 110 degree Celsius. Cotton and linen clothes slightly fade, as natural dyeing is used instead of chemical staining. To prevent the fading of color, put some salt in the water before washing.


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Featuring hand-made crafts by
Bethany Craft Guild
Two big days!
Friday, December 5
Saturday, December 6
both days
Come join us for this event, held in our Social Hall, downstairs. Our church is handicapped accessible!
Lunch will be served both days until
Take outs available.
Bring your family, friends and neighbors for a great selection of crafts at reasonable prices, wonderful food, scrumptious baked goods, candy, Christmas novelties, chow-chow, hand-knits, jewelry, attic treasures, fun, fellowship, and more.
There will be a Secret Santa Shop for kids only where they can shop for their family members, assisted by Santa's helpers, and have their purchases wrapped free! (Prices of items in the Santa Shop are $1.50 and below.)
We look forward to seeing you!
Bethany U.M. Church, 1401 Mt. Rose Ave., York
Visit our Website at Bethanycraftguild.com


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The weather forcast predicted sun and heat so instead of putting on a bra I went for a super skimpy bikini top so I could aim to reduce some of my blinding white bits. But alas, the forecast was incorrect….shock, horror, right?
Us Brits are used to it. We expect disappoinment. We expect rain and grey skies. No wonder we've had to develop such a rich sense of humour!
So if you're a lazy bugger like me and you don't want to change and admit complete defeat, you find a quick cover up item in your wardrobe. Quite often you'll turn to your fave throwover tee or a zip up hoodie. On this day I thought I turn to an old pale green knit jumper I haven't worn for years. It occured to me that it is the perfect summer throw on.
Its neautral tone makes it ideal for those days where the skies have clouded over but you don't want to completely transition to autumnal hues. The knit is lightweight and semi sheer so you can see the pattern of your bikini through it, and not get sweaty should the conditions turn to muggy.
I teamed with white jeans, just to keep the overall look fresh and semi summery despite its covered up nature. I know for a while White Jeans were the black sheep of the denim family….people either thought they were very upper class trying to be glam/casual (Liz Hurley) or that they looked a bit chavvy. I feel like the fashion community have embraced them again now though, realising their potential for being part of some very wearable summer looks for those in locations that don't always supply heat or rays.
Oh I've been meaning to mention this necklace for a while. I had some antique opal (my birthstone) earrings passed down to me – a family heirloom sort of thing. They were stunning but I knew I'd never wear them as I have rather sensitive ear holes. Although on occasion I would admire them in their box, they would never be showcased in the way they were intended. I didn't want to sell them, but I didn't want their beauty to be wasted. So I decided I'd get one turned into a pendant to put on a chain – I knew I would get wear out of it that way. So I took it to a few local jewellers to see if it was feasible and got a few quotes. Pictured above is the finished result. When I get enough money I'll get the other earring turned into a ring. I just wanted to tell you this, because sometimes we fall out of love with an item or think it isn't really our style anymore, but with just a little tweaking, editing or customising, it can be given a whole new lease of life and become one of your most loved possessions.
Jumper – La Redoute
Jeans – Topshop
Sliders – Missguided
Necklace – Vintage
Pink Hair – Maria Nila


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The SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive port of this rather popular arcade-style simulation game from the early 90s looks just the same as the PC version, but with some major gameplay features left out (as it usually goes for ported games). For example, the ability to choose missions is no more, and there is a fixed order for the missions in the game. Then, instead of four helicopters in the PC version, there are just two here – the LHX itself and the Apache. The controls are simplified for the gamepad, but it unexpectedly became quite tricky. But besides some flaws (which are flaws mostly for those familiar with the PC version), this was the excellent flying video game for the time and for the platform, and could be easily considered a helicopter simulation against a background of countless platformers and real arcade flight games available for Mega Drive. And many, I think, hold the sweet memories for the LHX: Attack Chopper. I do. -Tatarus33
LHX Attack Chopper für Mega DriveAuch verfügbar für: PC (DOS)
Jahr: 1992
Genre: Action, Simulation
Thema: Fliegen / Krieg
Sprache: English, Japanese
Lizenz: Kommerziell
Aufrufe: 12443
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You know, back when it was new I really loved this game, but – before taking a look at the maps included in the documentation – I never knew, that those missions in Germany take you to such interesting towns like Diesstadt='This City', Ohrdorf='Ear Village' (I like that sound!) or Trippigleben='trippy lving' (my favourite!), which makes it even cooler. Originally I wanted to complain about how the creators came up with such weird names (like Jübar or Klötze), but it seems like those are actual German towns.
On a more serious note: As a child I didn't understand why you should fly an attack chopper over Germany.


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As one of a handful of artists called out by name in Kendrick Lamar's much talked about "Control" verse, Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky had a lot to say in regards to Kendrick's verse on Big Sean's record.
While appearing on The Funkmaster Flex Show alongside his fellow A$AP Mob spitters, Rocky was asked to speak directly on Kendrick's king of New York mention. He responded by jokingly stating that one would have to be under the influence of crack to make such a mention.
The LongLiveA$AP rapper did offer kudos to Kendrick, who he's collaborated with on numerous occasions, as he commented on the TDE rapper's verse being needed in Hip Hop.
"I feel like—I mean, that king of New York shit, you smoking crack. Like you crazy. You know what I mean…Honestly though, K-Dot and them niggas, that's fam yo," Rocky revealed. "I think Hip Hop need this shit man. It's niggas who's pissed off just because they wasn't mentioned. I just feel like I don't understand how the nigga never—I'm not justifying shit nigga, rap is rap my nigga. The nigga didn't say nothing about nobody mother. Nigga ain't say he wanted the five minutes from nobody…He said these is my niggas and I'm letting y'all know it's competition. What's the problem?"
A$AP Rocky later addressed those who may have been offended by Kendrick's verse on "Control," specifically those who were not mentioned by name on the song.
"I'mma keep it a buck my nigga, it's not about being relevant or not because Hip Hop ain't about relevance," said the rapper. "It's all about the sport. It's all about the culture. You know what I mean? I don't care if a mothafucka got a hit record or not. It's not even about that for a nigga like me. I'm talking about for myself. I feel like some people are going extra hard and if that's how they feel, I feel like that's something K-Dot gotta handle his self."
Released well over a week ago, Big Sean's "Control" and Kendrick's verse on the song in particular, has gone on to warrant lyrical responses from Joell Ortiz, B.o.B, Cassidy, and more.
RELATED: A$AP Rocky Says Kendrick Lamar Is His Favorite Rapper, Speaks On Azealia Banks' Beefs


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Vendors, provider organizations commit to improve EHR information sharing
Several of the nation's largest players in the private sector have committed to an initiative to improve the ability of providers and patients to share and use information in electronic health records.
The effort has gained support from some of the nation's largest developers of electronic health records systems, representing 90 percent of the health records used by U.S. hospitals, said Sylvia M. Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Monday evening during a keynote address at the opening of the annual conference of the Health Information Management and Systems Society in Las Vegas.
And the five largest private provider systems in the country are among a group of 16 hospital and health systems that have also indicated support for the initiative. Several large industry professional organizations—including the American Medical Association, the American Health Information Management Association, HIMSS and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives—were quick to add support for the movement.
Burwell said the vendors and providers have agreed to implement three core commitments:
Consumer access: To help consumers easily and securely access their electronic health information, direct it to any desired location, learn how their information can be shared and used, and be assured that this information will be effectively and safely used to benefit their health and that of their community.
No information blocking: To help providers share individuals' health information for care with other providers and their patients whenever permitted by law, and not block electronic health information (defined as knowingly and unreasonably interfering with information sharing).
Standards: Implement federally recognized, national interoperability standards, policies, guidance, and practices for electronic health information and adopt best practices including those related to privacy and security.
"That commitment to cooperation and innovation will help us build our healthcare system into one that works best for that patient," Burwell said. "Today's commitments are a critical first step toward success on this front. I want to thank everyone who has stepped up and become a leader in this field. From our end at HHS, we are committed to supporting our partners as best as we can."
EHR vendors that have pledged commitments to the effort include Aprima, athenahealth, Allscripts, Cerner, CPSI, CureMD, Epic, GE Health, Intel, McKesson, MedHost, Meditech, NextGen, Philips, SureScripts and the Optum division of UnitedHealth Group.
Burwell announced that the following provider organizations are supporting the initiative:
- Ascension Health
- Carolinas Healthcare
- Catholic Health Initiatives
- Community Health Systems
- Dignity Health
- Geisinger Health System
- Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)
- Johns Hopkins Medical
- Intermountain Healthcare
- Kaiser Permanente
- LifePoint Health
- Mountain States Health Alliance
- Partners Healthcare
- Tenet Healthcare
- Trinity Health
- University of Utah Health Care
"These pledges also ensure that we can aggregate information, and it creates a patient-centric partnership," said Karen DeSalvo, national coordinator for the Office of Health Information Technology. "It's putting our nation on a path toward real progress with electronic health records."
Federal agencies will encourage commitment toward the effort and can nudge the industry toward commitment by its ability to certify EHR products, DeSalvo said, adding that "we have a broader list of interoperability standards and some business practices that we will set out.
"We're also asking for advancement in using FHIR (an emerging interoperability standard being developed by HL7), which will give us the opportunity, from a technical standpoint, to create apps and an Internet-like user experience for accessing records. With this announcement, there are commitments by developers and providers on moving toward using a shared language, where information is moving freely throughout the system."
While various initiatives have been separately working toward interoperability efforts, DeSalvo said federal agencies are encouraged by the scope of the commitments announced Monday evening.
"We're excited about this announcement because it reflects a shift in the market," she said. "It's a shift in the way developers and providers are willing to do business. We have opportunities to do this through our many levels to make this stick, to make this a long-term change. The fact that the private sector is coming along with us makes all the difference. We're so pleased that they are willing to make this declaration publicly."