text:
. Please
Did you miss your
activation email?
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Login with username, password and session length
AI War 2 is out now!
Get it on Humble Store
Arcen Games
Game Development
Multi Threading
« previous
next »
Go Down
Topic: Multi Threading (Read 5856 times)
Newbie Mark III
Posts: 47
Re: Multi Threading
Reply #15 on:
September 02, 2011, 12:40:58 AM »
I have been a pen and paper gamer since I can remember... I can not tell you how many hours I have spent dreaming up dice mechanics and story lines... But I never got into code, and I have never made full blown PC games. But because of my love for RPG's and the release of Never Winter Nights, I started forcing myself to try... I ended up making several modules that I never finished for NWN I & II. Including some pretty complex scripting (thousands of lines of code). And then for Dragon Age...
It came so easy to me that I fell in love with it. Now I want nothing more then to make games. And I will do everything I can to make it happen. I am a quick study, almost impossibly fast according to most people I know. My only challenge is in finding the information I need when I need it. Assuming I do, I make phenomenal progress at light speed (I stunned the people that helped me with NWN). But usually I don't, and its like hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Everything stops and I am depressed for days or weeks...
I assure you I am not looking for an easy way. I want to do the work. Every 1 and 0 if it wouldn't take an eternity. I just need someone to point me to the information and maybe a small working example. So long as I don't hit a wall, I am a machine. I promise you, you will not regret helping me out.
Assuming you choose to.
Here are a few videos I did for a few of my NWN2 modules I never finished.
Tool set Footage
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." -
Chris McElligott Park, Arcen Founder and Lead Dev
Arcen Staff
Zenith Council Member Mark III
Posts: 31,610
Re: Multi Threading
Reply #16 on:
September 02, 2011, 12:54:02 AM »
No worries, that's not really what I meant -- I wasn't suggesting you weren't up to it. But I talk with a variety of aspiring indies from time to time, and that's one of my standard disclaimers. I've talked with a few dozen aspiring indies over the last two years, and I have yet to see one actually finish a game, let alone get to selling it. I have no doubt that some of them will, but it's a long process. Etc.
Again not saying anything specific about you or anybody else, but I think it helps to have in mind that even if you are very fast at things it's still a multi-year process generally. All of the professional indies I know are lightning fast as well, but most of them only put out a game every 1-2 years. I did AI War 1.0 in 7 months, which was damn fast, and we did Tidalis in about 6. AVWW is on 8 and counting, and is probably more like a full year for a team of five of us. Dwarf Fortress has been in progress since 2006 or before, and doesn't have to worry about things like graphics or much in the way of sound/music.
Other games can take less time -- I know a few professional indies that put out 4-5 games per year. But they have established, fully functional, custom engines that they are just developing new art/stories/puzzles in. That cuts down on the work substantially, too, although I'm not calling what they do trivial -- at the speed they go, it's an incredible undertaking of a different sort. But it's more like writing a graphic novel than doing a full game from scratch (and graphic novels are hard enough).
Anyway, so it really varies, but you should plan for a long time to be spent and be pleasantly surprised if it takes less. Rather than expecting a short time and getting depressed if you don't win the lottery, so to speak.
Have ideas or bug reports for one of our games?
for Suggestions and Bug Reports. Thanks for helping to make our games better!
Newbie Mark III
Posts: 47
Re: Multi Threading
Reply #17 on:
September 02, 2011, 01:07:16 AM »
No I understand completely! I didn't think that I had to prove anything. I am only sharing because you did. Figured I would let you know a bit about my background too is all.
And I am not surprised that most aspiring Indy Devs end up doing nothing. But I assure you, the time you take with me will not be wasted. I have already started a company for tax purposes, RogueDeus Studios LLC in Texas, and also have a forum for communicating with anyone that gets involved in my projects (currently only 2 others).
At the moment I am just listing between potential development tools, and if I can find someone that is willing to give me a quick how-to when necessary (especially someone with your experience) it will make me much more confident in my choice... Which, for now, will be Unity3D. I have already begin scribbling down some extremely toned down plans for a first run attempt at a Unity Game. A simple rogue like with an abstract environment interaction model. Room by room, rather then step by step.
Edit: BTW, I did kinda mention to you a few years ago, after you released AI Wars, that I was going to do this... Well, here I am. Doing it. You are the one that inspired me too BTW. AI Wars was the first Indy Title I bought and made me realize that it could be done, and done well.
Last Edit: September 02, 2011, 01:45:05 AM by RogueDeus
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." -
Chris McElligott Park, Arcen Founder and Lead Dev
Arcen Staff
Zenith Council Member Mark III
Posts: 31,610
Re: Multi Threading
Reply #18 on:
September 02, 2011, 08:35:55 AM »
All makes sense! I'm happy to share what I know, but just remember that my experience with Unity is as narrow as I can make it: I know exactly what I need to know to make the sort of games I want, and I ignore the rest.
Have ideas or bug reports for one of our games?
for Suggestions and Bug Reports. Thanks for helping to make our games better!
Go Up
« previous
next »
Arcen Games
Game Development
Multi Threading
Powered by SMF 2.0.15
SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines LLC


text:
Vanished Hopes
The Adventures of Saint Patrick of Ireland.
Answers to Prayer.
Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. Hard ...
The Parable of the Net.
Instructions for Fishermen
Praise to Thee from Every Mouth on this Day of Thy Birth!
Faith Stopping the Mouths of Lions
To the Rev. J. Jowett
Jesus Gives his Last Commands to his Helpers
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary(imp. & p. p.) of Haul.
ThesaurusHauled (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Haul. Multi-Version Concordance
Hauled (1 Occurrence). John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and ...
/h/hauled.htm - 6k
Haul (5 Occurrences)
Corinth (13 Occurrences)
Slip (22 Occurrences)
Hauling (1 Occurrence)
Crete (7 Occurrences)
Covenant (309 Occurrences)
Ark (212 Occurrences)
Bible ConcordanceHauled (1 Occurrence)
John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn't torn.
Related Terms
LinksBible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus

subset: commoncrawl


text:
So someone ordered some miracle fruit at work today for a client meeting. When all was said and done the fruit was produced – along with a variety for sour, spicy and acidic foods. The idea is that these small maroon berries will make everything just a little bit sweeter.
We all popped one into our mouths and peeled off the skin with our teeth, letting the mean melt and we gnawed softly on the seed. The fruit was sweet I guess but it's flavor wasn't that striking. After letting drift around my mouth for a while I gave it a final nibble and spit out the seed. Then it was time for some tasting.
Here's what we had: grapefruit, lime, lemon, blue cheese, dill pickle, sour worms, Guinness, tabasco sauce and rice vinegar. Here's what I thought. I didn't taste the grapefruit. The lime was seriously sweet and tasty. Skipped the lemon. The blue cheese was sweet – which made it a little gross. The dill pickle was awesomely sweet. It was really really good. The sour worms were OK – not sour which made them better to me. I Guinness was sweet but not THAT sweet and I still drank it. The tabasco sauce was ok on my tongue but not so good on my throat. The vinegar tasted great but wasn't so good going down.
It was novel having my food taste different I guess. I think I'll need to try it again sometime but maybe tasting the stuff before and then after.


text:
Readings: Is 66:10-14c; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12,17-20
This Sunday the readings are about evangelization, the fourth sign of a dynamic Catholic. The prophet Isaiah in the first reading uses the image of sucking milk from mother's abundant milk to help us see the link between us and our mother Church that feeds and nourishes us. The reading urges us to drink fully of the milk of our mother's comfort and nurse with delight at her abundant breasts. At times we can starve spiritually to death. Years ago there was a picture of a mother and her baby in Ethiopia during one of the worst droughts that brought a horrible famine and starvation there. The mother could not eat enough food to produce milk for her baby. She sat there, her eyes glazed over with suffering beyond imagination. She sat helplessly watching her baby crying and dying of starvation. The Church faces a similar dilemma today with so many of her children starving spiritually.
Jesus in the Gospel sends out his disciples on a mission to the margins of society, to feed the multitudes who are hungry and thirsting for God's Word; those who yearn for God's mercy and for healing. They so urgently need nourishment, healing and God's mercy. Yes, the harvest is ripe, but at times wasting in the fields. We need more hands and more feet; we need more disciples to go and feed more people with so much needed mercy and compassion. It is so easy to get bogged down in institutions and forget the main focus of our ministry. The purpose of our mission is to nourish God's people - those on the margins of society, those hungering and thirsting for the Word of God. In the midst of human brokenness, they need wholeness; in the midst of broken married life, they yearn for reconciliation and forgiveness; in the midst of spiritual dehydration, they search for spiritual water to restore their strength. All they are looking for is a word of inspiration that touches them right now.
In the Gospel, Luke uses several images to help us understand the kind of Kingdom the disciples have to announce. The first image is the harvest being abundant. From a human perspective we need a human solution, to organize a workshop on vocations, to employ a vocations director, to mobilize the parishes and round up all the young men and women! Jesus' solution is very simple: pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers. In contrast, our human tendency is action: setting a task-force to study the matter and writing volumes of books! Of course we need both prayer and action. Family and personal prayer will nourish and help lead to more workers in the vineyard. So what message do we take home this Sunday? 1) The readings focus on our mission of feeding the multitudes who are hungry and thirsting for God's Word. 2) The reading make us aware of the need for more workers in the vineyard; more volunteers in our parish ministries. Jesus teaches us that family and personal prayer will nourish and help lead to more workers in the vineyard. 3) In the midst of human brokenness, we are called to lead people to wholeness; in the midst of broken married life, we are called to lead couples to reconciliation and forgiveness.
©2016 John S. Mbinda


text:
A Helper Suitable for Him
So disgusted.
And embarassed.
Go listen, I'll wait.
Clearly Senator Renfroe did not attend the same oration classes our President did. My goodness. My dearly departed Speech Coach in high school would have had her hands full with his stammering and what-I-mean-to-says. Spit it out already man: You're a hate monger.
Mr Renfroe does represent a more conservative part of our state. But not the the most conservative. Greeley is a nice sized college town located in northern Colorado. It's a ranch town. It's predominitly White (80.4%), has a lot of families (>25% of the population is under 18), only a quarter of the adult population have college degrees. Fine. It's conservative. That does not give Senator Renfroe the right to stand on the Senate floor and say that a) I was put on the planet to help my husband and give him children ONLY and b) align gays & lesbians with murderers.
I went looking for the Golden Rule because I too can quote scripture. Instead I came across an article from a debate in Sept 2007 where each of the Democratic candidates was asked their favorite bible verse. Now Veep Biden had an answer that I think refers to Senator Renfroe
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.: "Christ's warning of the Pharisees. There are many Pharisees, and it's part of what has bankrupted some people's view about religion. And I worry about the Pharisees."
Granted, I had to look up Pharisees. Jesus said they are like
whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
I think Biden was warning us of Senator Renfroe. Jesus too. Thank you jeebus!
And if your knickers are knotted, go here and tell Senator Renfroe what you think of his hate speech.


text:
Q: What information is needed for my appointment?
- Office notes or a referral letter from your referring doctor indicating why you are being referred for neurological evaluation.
- Bring all diagnostic test results related to your medical problem including CT scans, MRI's, EEG or EMG.
- Your medical history including the names of the previously seen neurologist if any.
Q: Do I need to arrive earlier than my appointment time?
- If this is your initial visit to our practice, please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to allow registration.
- For a return visit, please notify us if there is a change in insurance carrier, address or telephone number.
- Yes. If your insurance plan requires a referral from a primary care physician, it's your responsibility to have it faxed to us at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment. Please note that a referral from your medical professional is different than an authorization from your insurance company.


text:
Author(s): -
A classic board game, a linguistic trip where the road winds between questions on grammar, culture, history, geography, idiomatic expressions, riddles and �odd one outs�, which allow the players to expand their knowledge of the home country of their language of study, just as with a trip made in the real world. It�s possible to play with packs of cards of levels A2, B1 or with both levels, mixing the two packs together. Components: The box (21x14 cm) contains: �1 board � 2 packs of 66 cards � 2 dice � teacher�s guide


text:
DC Blocks® Double-Wide:
The DC Blocks® Double-Wide design provides a larger platform than the DC Blocks® Original from which to perform pulls, or to configure as portable jerk boxes. The DC Blocks® Double-Wide is the same interlocking, lightweight, and virtually indestructible weightlifting block for training and medical facilities. The DC Blocks® Double-Wide is excellent for pulling from a deficit position, the knees, or power position in both the snatch and clean. Because of the impact resistance, you can drop iron and stones upon them without the risk of breakage to the DC Blocks® (Maybe your stone!).Buy Now


text:
Docudrama feature film
Author(s): David Robie
Publication date:
October, 2012
When the headlines hit France in April 1988 about the critical turning point in 'les évènements' down under in New Caledonia, maverick filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz was just 18. He remembers the gritty images of the Gossanna cave siege on television. Indigenous Kanaks were reported to have massacred a quartet of gendarmes with machetes and shotguns and taken 27 others hostage (three others were captured later). There were also false reports of alleged decapitations and rape on Ouvéa in the remote Loyalty Islands.


text:
Can education IT keep up with the speed of innovation?
Average full article read:
Last week the annual EDUCAUSE 2012 conference, for Higher Education IT people, took place in Denver. As usual, there was a buzz of stories that appeared on HE news websites like The Chronicle of Higher Education.
What struck me, following the news and discussions, was that there's a real focus on the pace of change happening (or believed to be just around the corner) in higher education, and the fact that the 'old ways' of doing things just aren't going to work in a world dominated by rapid change and consumer-led thinking of your customers (whether that's external customers – students, research funders) or internal ones (the faculty and administration that choose to use IT services).
Out of the hundreds of hours of talks, and tens of thousands of words that happened at the conference, here's two quotes from two different parts that struck home:
Clay Shirky at EDUCAUSE 2012
Clay Shirky, in his keynote kicking off the conference, talked about how he believes that technology is changing everything across education, from research to publishing to studying. And his idea for the conference was about the benefits of, and revolution possible through, a spirit of openness and collaboration created through social media. There's a short summary on The Chronicle of HE, but I'd recommend watching the whole session here, as I'm only going to highlight one single soundbite from a much longer, brilliantly engaging keynote (at 58:30 in the video)
Here's the two sentences that struck me as completely pertinent to Australian universities (start watching the video at 52:45 for the analogous story):
|Do not put together an interdisciplinary team from 12 departments and give them a budget of a quarter of a million dollars, and a year and a half deadline. Find five people and ask them what can you do in a month—for free. I think the results will surprise you.
Start-Ups at EDUCAUSE 2012
And this quoted make me think of another session from EDUCAUSE, where education-technology start-ups were pitching to venture capitalists for their money. It was the last three sentences in The Chronicle report, quoting the founder of one of the start-ups, Matthew Racz, that struck me:
…ed-tech start-ups faced a challenging market because colleges move so slowly in adopting new products.
"There's a 9-to-18-month decision cycle," he said. "That's a little too slow for innovation to happen."
So here's my question: Can IT keep up with innovation?
Why did I find these two particular quotes important? Well, as I reflected on the statements above, it challenged my thinking about IT in education – and made me reflect on projects in the past. I've often seen IT projects at the leading edge – where IT has been enabling and driving change, sometimes at a speed that is faster than users can easily adapt to. And here we are being told that change isn't fast enough. Have we been banging our head against a brick wall?
No, I don't think we have. But the challenge is the way that projects and procurement processes can support an agile, innovative organisation.
Example: I once worked with a university on a project that could deliver an ROI for an investment in energy reduction in 7 days (ie the project paid for itself in a week). But it took them 9 months from start to finish on the procurement process – which meant that 97% of the time, they were throwing money down the drain.
I've no doubt that IT teams can keep up with the speed of innovation in education, but to do that, some of today's processes are going to have to change. When…
- It takes longer to write a specification than it does to create the final project that results;
- The specification process takes so long that the specification is out of date by the time the project delivers;
- It costs more to run the procurement process to choose a product, than the actual cost of the product;
…then it's time for change. I often see exactly these three characteristics above in projects for Business Intelligence systems and also for CRM systems
IT can keep up with the speed of innovation – and continue to lead change. But some of the approaches to project are likely to have to change significantly to allow this, especially with the fragmentation of control and decision making that we're facing by individuals, managers, leaders, and departmental organisations.
We welcome your feedback
Let us know if you enjoyed this article and we'll share similar content


text:
Athletic Training Merchandise & Logo Licensing
No products
You are purchasing a license that allows you to use this logo for five years. You will be prompted to agree to a licensing agreement during checkout.
A high-res .eps file is ideal for print projects and apparel. See below for more information.
Warning: Last items in stock!
Availability date:
Please be aware that you need design software to open this .eps file. Download and provide this file to design professionals if you are interested in creating large-scale banners or print projects. If you don't have the software to open an .eps file, consider downloading the low-res .png file instead, which is ideal for most uses.


text:
World Newspapers
Newspapers by Country
Paperboy Australia
Paperboy UK
Obituary Search
Paperboy Home Page
US Newspapers
US Newspapers by State
US Front Pages
US Top 10
US Top 100
News Headlines
Front Pages
UK (Full Archive)
US Front Pages
Front Pages by Country
Follow on Twitter
Get Android App
Privacy Policy
About Us
Email Me
On Friday 5 June 2020 Choose from Our List of 11685 Online Newspapers & ePapers to Get Your Daily Newspaper Fix!
Find a Newspaper
Search Obituaries
US Headlines >
New York (NY)
East Hampton
27 East
Sorry, local headlines not available. Showing BBC World Headlines Instead.
George Floyd: 'Pandemic of racism' led to his death, memorial told
A memorial service in Minneapolis also saw Rev Al Sharpton vow to "change the whole system of justice".
George Floyd protests: Ex-top general rebukes Trump's troops threat
Gen Martin Dempsey denounces the president's threat to use troops to suppress ongoing civil unrest.
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca to begin making potential vaccine
AstraZeneca says it could provide two billion doses of a potential vaccine, helped by backing from Bill Gates.
Samoan rugby team that set off 104 days ago still not home
While waiting for flights to resume, 20 players shared a single room in Auckland for three months.
Coronavirus: Influential study on hydroxychloroquine withdrawn
Researchers flagged concerns with data after suggesting hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death.
Australian police seek ban on Black Lives Matter rally over coronavirus
The prospect of thousands of people gathering in one place poses a coronavirus risk, they argue.
Ahmaud Arbery: White man 'used racial slur' after shooting black jogger
A judge has ruled that there is enough evidence to try three suspects for Ahmaud Arbery's murder.
NBA: Disney World Resort set to host rest of 2020 season
The remainder of the NBA season will be played at Florida's Disney World Resort from 31 July.
Prague Catholic statue torn down by mob rises again
A controversial statue of the Virgin Mary erected in the 17th Century is hoisted back in Prague.
Michael White: US veteran on way home from Iran after detention
US Navy veteran Michael White is released by Iran, where he had been detained since 2018.
Gaming 'hero' retires at 23 due to ill-health
Jian Zihao says physical and mental health problems have caused him to quit e-sports.
Coronavirus: Rumours, fear and rising Covid deaths in Pakistan
Rumours circulating in the community mean many are too scared to get help until it is too late.
Related Links:
Top 100 US Newspapers
New York Newspapers
More newspapers from East Hampton
Paperboy Visitors looking for newspapers in New York, often visit the following papers:
Wall Street Journal
New York Daily News
New York Times
New York Post
Buffalo News
Android App
Paperboy UK
Paperboy Australia
UK Front Pages
Obituary Search
Newspaper Quiz
About Us
ThePaperboy.com is not responsible for content on external web sites.
© ThePaperboy.com 1997 - 2020, Australia ABN:91 362 713 390
Read My Privacy Policy
About Us:
Paperboy provides easy access to world and US online newspapers, newspaper obituaries & death notices, local news, front pages, headlines and more.


text:
In the interest of trying to stay current, I decided it's best to not wait til I've read everything in the latest comics batch before posting reviews. I still have Legenderry 1 to read, but that's it. I'm taking a break from the stacks and stacks of unread comics to finish A Storm of Swords before season 4 of A Game of Thrones begins.
So, on to the comics...
Fairest 22
Cinderella goes after the Fairy Godmother, aka FG, only to discover she's escaped from her prison cell. When she and Dickory, her mouse companion, catch up with FG, she's smoking some weed and seems really out of it. Cinderella hustles her out of there, then the shooting starts. I don't read Fables, so maybe I missed catching some stuff. At any rate, I'm looking forward to finding out what's going on. And this book needs to be printed on better quality paper, but at least, I should be able to swap it out at some point for the trade.
The Shadow 21
Mostly told from the pov of a character the Shadow knew long ago when they both went by different names, someone the Shadow now hopes can give him a lead on the man he seeks, in this globe-trotting tale. Intriguing and sinister. I'm enjoying this.
Black Widow 1
I've been enjoying Hawkeye and Captain Marvel, and I like Black Widow from the recent Marvel movies, plus art by Phil Noto!, so I figured I'd give this a try. I really liked it. Issue 1 has the feel of setting things up for the long haul along with giving Natasha a couple of jobs to handle as she works her way through atonement for nasty things she's done in the past. A really nice start. And a nice addition to my increasingly female-centric pull list.
Painkiller Jane 3
One of the assassins hunting the Mid-Eastern princess is holding her for ransom, instead, but Jane find them, only while she's battling the baddie, the princess escapes and heads straight for the hospital where her bodyguard is recovering, and now the two of them are on the run. Plus Jane and the man sent in by a senator friend of the princess's father to find her exchange some sexual banter. A real romp with more to come.


text:
The contract is written, but not signed yet, although the manuscript is written and just needs another revision or two.
But if you like the idea of a story with three boys, jet-powered speedboats, scuba diving in the open ocean, and more excitement, mystery, and adventure than you can stand . . .


text:
SOCHI, Russia - Sweden center Nicklas Backstrom failed a doping test for a substance found in an allergy medication and was withdrawn from Sunday's hockey final at the Sochi Olympics.
"I got the message two hours before the game that something was wrong," Sweden coach Par Marts said after his team lost 3-0 to Canada in the gold medal game.
Backstrom, who plays for the Washington Capitals in the NHL, was scratched just before the game began.
Marts criticized the International Olympic Committee's timing, telling reporters Backstrom was tested in connection with Sweden's game against Slovenia, but that he was told only 20 minutes before the final that Backstrom couldn't play.
"I think it sucks," Marts said. "It's like kindergarten."
Asked about Merts criticism of the doping process, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, "We will not comment on any potential process until it has concluded."
Backstrom was listed in the lineups distributed before the game, and forward Daniel Alfredsson said the team was told he wouldn't play just before it started.
"It's too bad he couldn't play," Sweden winger Carl Hagelin said. "We lost a really good player."
Swedish Olympic Committee spokesman Bjorn Folin said the banned substance was in an allergy medication that Backstrom has taken for the past seven years.
Backstrom is the sixth athlete to fail a doping test at the games. Five of the six, including Backstrom, tested positive for minor stimulants that are often found in food supplements.
Several of Backstrom's teammates declined to comment on his positive test, with Hagelin saying only that he thinks "it's a bit strange."
We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.


text:
Hello everyone,
I've previously reported on an issue related Greek syntax search and the resulted word counts:
Unfortunately, I'm stilling having problems with the results of the word count in Accordance after I've done a syntax search.
I'm trying to do a very simple search, but the statistics don't cohere with the data displayed in the text window (see screenshot attached).
I would very much appreciate any comments or corrections, since I'm not sure whether this is a bug in Accordance or I've just missed something.
Thanks in advance,


text:
The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname "HEATH" After studying the ancient manuscripts, historians discovered the Heath surname to be of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Documents such as the Domesday Book, compiled in 1086 for William I of England (William the Conqueror), have reveal the first recorded instance of the Heath surname in Durham where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
The Heath Family descended from a culture which shaped England more than any other. Coming to England in the 5th century, the Angles and Saxons dominated the countryside by force and pushed the native Britons into Wales. Anglo Saxon Britian was divided into a bewildering number of kingdoms until unification under Egbert in the 9th century. Even with the merging of Angle and Saxon kingdoms true cohesion was not achieved until after the Norman conquest.
After the successful Norman invasion of 1066 Anglo-Saxon rule came to an end. England was slowly developing into a nation.
The Heath family was also facing a period of development, and was found in the county of Durham where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated at Little Eden with manor and estates in that shire. They later branched to Twickenham and Mile End in Middlesex, to Oxfordshire, Kent, and Fordhall in Warwickshire. By the 14th century they had acquired large estates in Tanridge in Surrey which was headed by Sir Robert Heath, Lord Cheif Justice of the Common Pleas. Nicholas Heath was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Worcester, and finally Archbishop of York. Notable members of the family include Archbishop of York.
The Heath family survived the Middle Ages, despite famine, plagues, and the trials of daily life. However, in the 17th century political and religious upheaval forced many families to leave England. During this period the middle class was gaining in power and importance, and for the first time was ready to assert itself in Parliament. The power-struggle which resulted divided the county into two very powerful factions. This century also saw renewed tensions between the Protestants and the Catholics. Together these conflicts were enough to drive families from their homeland.
They immigrated to Canada, the United States, Australia, and some moved to continental Europe. Members of the Heath family risked the hazardous voyage to start a new life in new lands. The decision to emigrate was never made casually, for while there were hardships at home, the journey across the sea was so perilous that up to forty percent of a ship's passengers would not reach their destination.
Migrants to the New World bearing the Heath surname include William Heath settled in New England in 1620, later moved to Boston in 1632; Amory, Henry, Isaac, Jane, John, Margaret, Mary, Nicholas, Thomas and William Heath, all settled in Virginia between 1640 and 1680; Many also settled in Boston, Maryland, and Philadelphia.
Canada was at first a French colony, but, it was inevitable that the French empire be challenged. At the end of the Seven Years War, in 1763, Canada was ceded to the British. Soon after this the first large group of English speaking migrants arrived in Canada. United Empire Loyalists arrived in the decades during and following the American Revolution. Most of the Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia and the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes region. It was not until a century after this that Canada began to develop into the great nation which it is today. After Confederation Canada acquired Rupert's Land, this, along with other contributing factors, marked the begining of westward expansion.
The Heath family has always contributed to the society to which it has belonged. More recent notables of the surname Heath, include Edward Heath, Ex Prime Minister of England; Air Marshall Sir Maurice Heath; John Heath, Professor of Economics; John Heath, Diplomat.
Research into the history of the Heath surname included a search of the ancient armories. The most ancient grant of a Coat of Arms found was: Gold with two black stars and a gold heathcock.
The Crest was:
A gold roster head.
The ancient family Motto for this distinguished name was; "Espere mieux" (Hope for better).
Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.


text:
Self Catering in Cornwall - Mevagissey
Mevagissey Travel and Heritage Information
Booking through:
01244 352 197
Sleeps a maximum of: 9
Pricing From: £554.00
This substantial semi-detached property is in the village of Mevagissey, Cornwall) and can sleep up to nine people in five bedrooms
Penare House is in the pretty village of Mevagissey and just a ten minute walk to the harbour. The property boasts five bedrooms with the master en-suite bedroom with its ocean views, antique four poster bed and chaise longue worth fighting over! There is also a family bathroom plus a downstairs shower room. The kitchen / dining area is large and well equipped with a wood burning stove, the sitting room is cosy and has the benefit of a real fire.
There is also an entertainment room on the second floor with books, DVD's and games plus two telescopes to watch the goings on at the harbour if desired. The garden is lawned and has furniture plus a BBQ and there is off road parking for two cars. Penare House is a lovely property for a large family to enjoy or some friends.
Pet Friendly
Parking Space
Linen provided
Towels provided
Washing Machine
High Chair
Single Beds
Double Beds
Twin Beds
Central heating, wood burning stove and real fire
Electric oven and hob, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, fridge, washing machine, tumble dryer
TV, iPod dock, WiFi
Selection of games and DVD's
Fuel, power and starter pack for fire/stove inc in rent
Bed linen and towels inc in rent
Cot and highchair available on request
Off road parking for 2 cars
Enclosed lawned garden with furniture and barbecue
Well behaved pets welcome
Sorry no smoking
Pub and shop 15 mins walk
Beach 5 mins walk
Get an Ordnance Survey map covering the Mevagissey area.
Nearest AttractionsHeritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
Mevagissey Museum - 0.3 miles (Museum)
World of Model Railways Exhibition - 0.3 miles (Family Attraction)
Mevagissey Sealife Aquarium - 0.4 miles (Museum)
Lost Gardens of Heligan - 1.2 miles (Garden)
Caerhays Castle and Garden - 3.9 miles (Garden)
Pine Lodge Gardens - 5 miles (Garden)
Tregrehan Garden - 5.6 miles (Garden)
Par, St Mary's Church - 5.8 miles (Historic Church)
Eden Project - 6.3 miles (Garden)
Trewithen - 6.4 miles (Historic House)
Nearest Alternative Cottages
Mevagissey, Cornwall
Sleeps: 5
Stay from: £315.00 - 2303.00
Mevagissey, Cornwall
Sleeps: 5
Stay from: £293.00 - 1927.00
Mevagissey, Cornwall
Sleeps: 2
Stay from: £244.00 - 1545.00
Details of facilities are believed correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change by the cottage proprietor. Up-to-the-minute facility listings will be always presented during the booking process for your approval.
UK Self Catering
England - Scotland - Wales
Popular Locations
Devon - Cornwall - Lake District - Highlands - North Wales - South West Wales


text:
Our criteria is designed to suit people in interesting situations, such as those who have a complex income, young credit history, experienced previous financial difficulties or are recently self-employed.
Applicant criteria
Applicant details
Minimum age:
- 21
Maximum age:
- 85 at end of term
- For joint applications the age of the oldest application is used
- The term cannot extend beyond the applicants stated retirement age
Maximum applicants:
- 4
- Not accepted
First-time landlords:
- Accepted where applicants are homeowners
Maximum allowable adverse
CCJs & defaults:
- None in the last 6 months
- No more than 2 in months 7 to 12
Mortgage arrears:
- Arrears status of 0 in last 6 months
- None missed in the last 12 months
Unsecured arrears:
- Fixed term: None in the last 6 months and no more than 2 in months 7 to 12
- Revolving credit: Missed payments considered
On Pepper 24, 18, 12 and, 6 products we will ignore 2 individual defaults (per application), up to and including £150.00 each, where these defaults relate to utilities, communications, or mail order providers.
IVA & Bankruptcy:
- Accepted where applicants have been discharged 6 or more years ago
Debt management plans:
- Accepted if satisfied over 12 months ago
Pay day loans:
- Accepted where the account closed more than 12 months ago
- Accepted where repossession occurred more than 6 years ago
Please refer to the product guide for further details on each product level
Nationality & residency
Residential status:
- 3 years' UK residential address history required for all applicants
EU Nationals accepted subject to:
- 3 years' UK residency
- 3 years' continuous UK employment history
Non EU Nationals accepted subject to:
- 3 years' UK residency
- 3 years' continuous UK employment history
- Indefinite leave to remain
Diplomatic immunity:
- Not accepted
Income criteria
Minimum earned income:
- £30,000 per application
Foreign currency:
- Not accepted
Rental income:
- Cannot be the primary income source and only rental income evidenced on SA302s can be included
Employed, self-employed & retired
- Minimum of 6 months in current job with 12 months' continuous employment
- Day rate contractors accepted, subject to being in a contract and able to demonstrate a minimum 12 months' history. Calculate the income as the lower of 12 months' average day rate amount or current contract day rate x 5 (days per week) x 46 (working weeks)
- Contract employees considered provided 12 months' employment with the same employer together with confirmation the contract will be renewed
- 3 months' payslips with 3 months' bank statements and last P60
- Applicants in a probationary period not accepted
- Zero hour contracts acceptable, if a permanent position, with 2 years' + at same employer and stable income levels
- Income from seasonal/temporary work not considered
- Directors with a shareholding of 25% or more will be underwritten as self-employed
Income type Proportion considered Basic salary 100% Car allowance 100%
Self-employed: sole trader/partnership
- Minimum of 1 year's accounts
- 3 months' business account bank statements
- SA302 accepted
Additional remuneration considered where applicants own 100% of the company:
- Directors car allowance
- Directors pension contributions
- Use of home as an office
- Private health insurance
Where additional remuneration is to be added back, finalised accounts will be required
Self-employed: company director
- Minimum of 1 year's accounts
- 3 months' business account bank statements
- SA302s may be requested to support company accounts
- Private pension accepted
Other income sources
Pension income
- State retirement pension (SRP) - latest annual statement of pension
- Private pension - latest payslip from pension provider, or letter from pension provider with 3 months' bank account statements showing credits
Secondary/additional income
- Employment/self-employment income from a maximum of two sources per applicant considered
- Benefits and maintenance may be included as additional income
Loan criteria
Loan criteria
Maximum LTV:
- 80%
- Up to £750,000 available to 80% LTV
- Up to £1 million available to 75% LTV
Maximum term:
- 35 years
Minimum term:
- 5 years
Minimum loan:
- £25,001
Maximum loan:
- £1 million (including fees)
- Up to £750,000 available to 80% LTV
- Up to £1 million available to 75% LTV
Number of mortgages with Pepper:
- Maximum of 3 per applicant, including any joint loans the applicants are party to
- Can be a mixture of Buy to Let and Residential loans
Remortgage applications:
- Accepted where applicant has been the registered owner for the last 6 months at application
- Capital & interest
- Interest only to 80% LTV, supported by an acceptable repayment strategy and maximum age of 85
- Products are not portable
Offer validity:
- 60 days
Let to Buy:
- Accepted
Right to Buy:
- Not accepted
Deposit criteria
Deposit criteria
Evidence of deposit:
- Required on all purchase applications
Applicants' savings:
- Accepted
Capital raising remortgage:
- Accepted
- Accepted
Cash gifted deposit:
- Not accepted
Unacceptable sources:
- Builders deposit
- Unsecured borrowing
- Vendor deposit
Property criteria
General criteria
New build definition:
- A property is to be considered new if it is a first sale by the builder
- However, properties which have not sold on physical completion will be considered on an individual basis
Minimum property value:
- £70,000
Locations considered:
- England, Wales & Isle of Wight
- Not offered
Acceptable property:
- Houses: private and ex-local authority or social housing
- Flats & maisonettes: private only
Alternative construction
Timber framed construction:
- Modern timber framed properties clad with masonry are considered as acceptable
- Timber framed properties which are not deemed to be of a modern type clad with masonry will be reviewed on an individual basis and will be considered on their merits
Flying freeholds:
- Flying freeholds will only be considered up to 20% of the total property area
Coal mining and other forms of extraction:
- Any properties with a coal mining or metalliferous mining entry/feature within 20m of any building will not be considered
Electromagnetic fields:
- Any properties within 100m of above ground high voltage electrical supply apparatus will not be considered
Contaminated land:
- Where there is potential for contaminated land, a pass certificate must be available from an appropriate body
Japanese knotweed:
- Where a property has Japanese knotweed (or any other invasive weed) located within or immediately adjacent to the site defined as category 4, 3 or 2 in RICS paper IP 27/2012, it will not be considered
Solar panels:
- Properties where solar panels have been installed and are subject to a lease agreement will not be considered
- If the solar panels are owned outright, the application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
- Houses only accepted
- The lease must have a minimum unexpired term of 85 years at the time of completion
- Not considered
Property reports
Structural reports:
Reports may be accepted from members of the following bodies:
- The Institution of Structural Engineers (www.istructe.org.uk)
- The Institution of Civil Engineers (www.ice.org.uk)
The report must be referred to the valuer for comment. If the report is not addressed to the applicant, written confirmation must be obtained from the originator that its contents may be relied upon by the applicant(s).
We will not lend on any property with either ongoing movement or where monitoring is required, where this is identified by either the valuer, or where evident in the structural engineers' report.
The valuer may request additional reports from specific governing bodies.
Specialist reports:
We may require specialists' reports. These most commonly will be:
- Timber and damp, electrical, trees, cavity wall ties
- Mining report (as these are obtained by the solicitors, a special condition is imposed at offer);
- Any such reports should be prepared by a reputable firm and should be forwarded to us for review and referral to the valuer
The valuer may request additional reports from specific governing bodies
Unacceptable property
- New build properties without suitable warranty
- Properties suffering ongoing structural movement or insurance claims
- Grade I & Grade II* listed properties
- Back-to-back/cluster homes
- Properties located within 20m of a mine entry/feature
- Properties within 100m of above ground high voltage electrical supply apparatus (excluding small substations)
- Properties subject to compulsory purchase orders
- Large flying freeholds (greater than 20% of floor area)
- Japanese knotweed located within or immediately adjacent to the site, defined as category 4, 3 or 2 in RICS paper IP 27/2012
- Properties without an internal WC, bathroom or kitchen
- Properties subject to any onerous occupancy restrictions, including agricultural
- Shared ownership/shared equity schemes (only acceptable if applicant will own 100% of the interest on completion)
- Properties subject to enforcement notices
- Crofting properties/land
- Self-build properties
- Properties with a commercial element
- Non-standard construction
- Flats in local authority or ex local authority owned blocks
- New build flats/maisonettes
- Flats with a gross external floor area less than 35m2
- Flats above commercial premises
- Studio flats
- Freehold flats
- Balcony access
Non-standard construction:
- Pre-cast reinforced concrete (PRC)
- Cast-in-situ concrete
- Metal framed construction
- Single skin
- Large panel systems (LPS)
- Modern methods of construction (MMC)
- Properties at significant risk of flooding or that cannot be suitably insured will not be considered
Restrictive covenants:
- We are unable to consider any property with a restricted occupancy clause within the planning permission. For example, it can only be occupied for a maximum of 11 months in any one year
- Similarly, property that can only be used for retirement or sheltered accommodation is not accepted. This is the same for any property where a planning restriction (e.g. agricultural restriction) effectively limits a property's appeal on the open market
- Please note: for new builds we do consider Section 106 planning obligations
- We are unable to consider properties within a pre-emption period
Application requirements
Full mortgage application:
- Original, fully signed and dated declaration
- Signed and dated direct debit mandate
Proof of deposit (purchase):
- Bank statements from applicant(s)
Use of funds (remortgage with a further advance):
- Breakdown of use of funds, after any debts have been discharged
- Account details and balance of any debts to be repaid
Proof of address & identification:
- Any two documents from Table 1 or
- One document from each table
Table 1 Table 2 Valid passport Valid (old style) full UK driving license Valid photo card driving license (full or provisional) Recent evidence of benefit entitlement National identity card Instrument of a court appointment Firearms certificate or shotgun license Current council tax demand letter or statement Identity card issued by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland Non-internet generated bank statements and utility bills
Proof of income – employed:
- Paid monthly – latest 3 consecutive months with P60 and bank statements
- Paid weekly – latest 6 consecutive weeks with P60 and bank statements
- Bonus or commission acceptable provided that it is paid weekly/monthly
- Quarterly and annual bonus and commission acceptable at 50% provided evidence of 2 years previous payments is received
Proof of income – self-employed:
- Sole Trader – minimum 1 year's accounts or SA302s with 3 months' business bank statements
- Company Director – minimum 1 year's accounts with 3 months' business bank statements
Other sources of income:
- Child Benefit – latest notice with bank statements (must be payable for at least the next 5 years)
- Working or Child Tax Credits – full award notice with bank statements
- Maintenance – a copy of the maintenance agreement, received under a Court Order, a CSA assessment or a written private agreement drawn up between the separating parties and 6 months' bank statements as evidence of payment
- State ension – latest annual statement of pension/due on retirement
- Pension credits – latest Pension Credit Award Notice
- Private pension – latest annual statement of pension/due on retirement or
- Latest payslip from pension provider or
- Latest letter from pension provider confirming pension due on retirement
Rental/mortgage history:
- Tenancy agreement with 12 months bank statements confirming rental payments
- Last 3 years mortgage statement
Portfolio landlords:
- We accept applicant(s) with a combined maximum of 9 Buy to Let properties, including the application property(s)
- Written asset and liabilities statement which includes details of:
- Levels of rent received on each property
- Outstanding mortgages
- Current values of each property
- Details of any void periods in last 12 months and brief overview of intentions for each property
Company Details
Company Details
- The Company must be registered with Companies House
- The Company must have active accounts
- The Company must be active
- No current adverse credit history
- No debentures present
- No disqualified directors
- No minimum trading period
- All directors must be natural persons
- All directors must be party to the application
SIC code must be:
The SIC code of the company application must be one of the following:
- 68100
- 68201
- 68209
- 68320
Property Transfers
Property transfers from Personal to Limited Company are acceptable at full market value. These will be treated as a purchase
Personal guarantees will be collected for each director
Want to find out how much your Buy to Let client could borrow?
Got a question
To discuss a case, or find out more about our products, call our experienced team on 03333 701 101.
Ready to submit? Log into the application portal to get started, or register if it's your first case with Pepper Money.


text:
Self-dumping semitrailer CMT W 25-50 with a rear dump (known as a dump truck semitrailer). It is a standard product recommended strongly by customers thanks to its high durability, low vehicle kerb weight when loaded and very flexible design compared to products offered by the competition.
This semitrailer has a self-dumping aluminium box of rectangular section. It is available as a three-way version. Depending on the material used for the box production dump trucks in this series may be used for transportation of almost any kind of load: coal, crops, aggregates, bituminous bulk, sand, rock salt, meat-bone waste etc.


text:
Flirting is a state of mind. It involves a mixture of playfulness tinged with sex appeal. It allows you to show your interest, yet retain the ability to walk away proudly if the interest is not returned. Amazing tips on how to flirt are only half the battle---the other half is having the confidence to use them.
Eye Contact
Eyes are an amazing flirting tool, as they allow you to convey your interest to another in just one glance. You can use your eyes to catch his interest across a crowded room, as you smile and hold the look to the count of three before you look away. Wait for him to approach you as you occasionally look over and repeat this process.
Nothing catches a man's interest quicker than a soft, sexy whisper close to his ear. Lean over and communicate your interest in him as you keep your voice low and slightly breathless despite the topic of conversation. But, you must use the whisper rarely for it to remain a flirting tool, because like most tools, it loses its potency if applied too often.
A subtle wisp from your perfume can become a mating call. Develop a signature scent and wear it often so it will bring you to mind each time he smells it. Also use a scented shampoo for those occasions when you happen to lean in close enough for him to feel the soft brush of you hair against his skin.
A smile can be subtle, mischievous or expressive. Use your smile to convey emotion as you smile with both your eyes and your mouth. This shows him that you are available, if he doesn't know you, and interested in him if you are newly dating. Learn the art of sharing private smiles.
Be Noticed
You can't flirt if no one knows you are there. Remove yourself from against the wall and walk the room as you look for a man that sparks your interest. You can make the first move by joining in a conversation and slowly moving him from the crowd as you discuss his thoughts on the topic of communication.


text:
JCE MediaBox has been rebuilt as a modern, responsive lightbox extension for Joomla 3 and Joomla 4. Our goal for this version is to create an attractive and easy to use, responsive and accessible lightbox as a companion for the JCE Editor, or for use as a standalone Joomla extension.
MediaBox 2 is compatible with existing MediaBox code, and comes with updated versions of the 4 themes - Standard, Light, Shadow and Squeeze. A future version will include Bootstrap and UIKit styles.
You can see examples of MediaBox 2 here - https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/products/jce-mediabox
A full range of tutorials on creating popups for each media type is available here
JCE MediaBox is a free download. Forum based support is provided with a JCE Pro Subscription.


text:
The headline made her yelp for joy. A year into the future of D-Chip, on a crisp August morning, Phoebe opened the newspaper and swiped to the technology section on her iPad. What she saw was riveting: D-Chip reborn as a star in wearable computing.
She immediately thought of the article Marc Andreessen wrote on how software transformed the enterprise. It's true of our company's story, she mused. The credit for making the headline a reality was due to the stressful events of the last months. Who said stress couldn't be a game changer? As she picked absently on a plate of fruit and relished the article for the second time, she recalled the events of the past year.
Flashback a year ago at D-Chip
Remember how Rachel pitched her enthusiastic idea to Chandler? She wanted to engage six engineers in six months to build an in-house solution. A solution that would integrate D-Chip and Enogo's systems by letting them deploy in both OpenStack and AWS and manage wearable chip code from a single deployment platform.
Chandler agreed in theory with the need for a single management platform but didn't see the sense of doing it in-house. Why side-track from your business goals and spend months building a solution yourself when there are specialists solving this exact problem for many companies facing the same issues? After much debate, they came to a consensus. They decided to evaluate solutions from the best-of-breed products out there and transform their software development lifecycle to reflect the best agile practices. Thus was born the iTransform project.
The iTransform project
The name itself was a reminder that transforming was as much a matter of people internalizing and accepting a new way of doing things as much as it was about aligning and unifying D-Chip and Enogo systems. The first order of priority was to understand the pain-points that assailed the company. After a lot of meetings and detailed analysis, they identified key use cases from internal stakeholders, namely the engineering and IT operation teams:
Engineering personas, developers, QA, architects, all said the same things. They didn't have access to the latest tech because it took weeks or months for approval processes to travel up the chain. Then they waited on builds and environments from IT operation teams. Most of the time, the environments in the private datacenter OpenStack cloud didn't work properly, and deployments never succeeded the first time. It's no wonder they took weeks or months to release anything decent.
Self-service and continuous delivery were, therefore, the most important criteria for developers, QA, and architects. Without waiting for IT admins or operations teams, they wanted to spin up build environments in test, staging, even production on their choice of pre-configured infrastructure. They wanted to consume in an on-demand fashion the latest technologies on multiple clouds. Today they were using AWS cloud and OpenStack, but tomorrow they wanted any cloud that matched their workload configuration needs best.
IT operations and system admins brought up their set of challenges. Their primary goal was to configure environments for repeatability; safeguard builds from failures and structure stable workflows. Not an easy job come to think of it. On top of this demands from the engineering teams dictated that they learn and implement new technologies in a very short time. Technologies ranged from configuration management tools, cloud platforms, storage, networking, load balancing services, monitoring services, and more. Besides when engineers wrote configuration templates as Enogo did for AWS, it was hard to figure out who owned the deployment stack. In the case of problems, it resulted in pointless blame games. So they desired a clear level of separation between code, deployment automation, and infrastructure. Technologies and cloud platforms could come and go, but IT operations remained responsible to maintain smooth workflows, stable builds, and error-free deployments.
A service catalog also met the needs of the IT operations teams. They wanted to build and manage specific platforms, runtimes and version configuration changes. Collaboration was a key factor. Many IT operations team members and engineers were experts in some but not all technologies and tools. But together in a collaborative platform, experts could contribute at their skill level and share knowledge with others. Automating configuration changes in bulk saved a ton of time. Therefore, API support for automation was high on their wish-list.
- The IT managers were important though indirect stakeholders. They often approved and handled audits, compliance, and budgetary aspects. Policies and cost management were paramount to them. IT managers needed control and oversight to implement compliant deployment policies that gave the right level of access to the right set of infrastructure on pre-approved cloud providers. They needed to set and monitor quotas and track IT spend on cloud deployments against approved budget.
Transformed enterprise
After three months of evaluating proof-of-concept solutions with vendors, they zeroed in on a solution that met all of their uses cases and helped set up their current builds. Because of this, the teams were able to ship code ten times faster. It was only a matter of time before D-Chip stood out as a market leader. It was clear to the company executives what was driving this transformation.
They retired the semiconductor business and switched their business focus entirely to SDK builds of software for wearable computing. The software services for wearable chips was now way more valuable than any piece of hardware. Their customers in wearable computing now consumed D-Chip technology as a service in the cloud. A faster and efficient software development lifecycle enabled them to carve a new market niche and become the de facto leader.
The transforming story of D-Chip is a reminder for us all. When there are problems in software development, by aligning goals and helping people in different roles work together and participate in the development lifecycle, you increase the pace of innovation dramatically. It can be so powerful that it can transform the company's core products or services.
Disruptive change doesn't happen one step at a time. It happens with mavericks and innovators like Rachel and Chandler leading radical changes in a focused group effort. You want innovation to transform your business? Get a dedicated group of mavericks together and make it happen.
Just like mankind advanced their understanding through each cycle of civilization from the stone age up to the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, the future is heralded by the IT age of our times.


text:
The Crane men's DLX down jacket features high quality outdoor performance wear technology so you can head out into challenging weather with confidence.
Consisting of a hydrophobic down filling, this style of coat is able to keep you insulated even when exposed to moisture making it a practical and reliable style of down coat. A water repellent front zip and chest pocket further help to keep moisture at bay as does the grown on hood.
Still retaining its lightweight feel, a stretch fabric construction encourages movement, allowing you to go about your day with ease. Coming in orange and black, the Crane men's DLX jacket has a sleek design that also gives you the performance you need.
Additional Information
- Season
- No


text:
Why do Telstra feel the need to bill me for a suspended service? I have not been able to access emails or internet or phone since before Christmas 2015 so I am getting NO SERVICE AT ALL for the past 2 months, emails to my account are being bounced to senders, despite the money that I owed them being paid, Last payment was on 21 January I am not on a contract with Telstra but I am a long term customer of over 18 years. I am now accessing the internet through another more reliable ISP, I want to at least access my email. I really don't care for the internet service anymore, as it is extremely unreliable and I object to paying good money after bad service.
Go to Solution.
You would be best to ring accounts on 132200 to ask the question or Live Chat https://livechat.telstra.com/TCOMearchupport:Chat
If you are still connected and want to disconnect officially, ring 132200 and say "Disconnection"
As we are customers here, we certainly do not have access to any systems, and you need to contact actual Telstra staff
View solution in original post
Was this helpful?
Thank you for your feedback
We can help right now
With direct debit, we'll let you know before we take out your bill and give you a simple way to check it.
Spend less time worrying about bills, and more doing what you love.


text:
So I have never been impressed by the choice of men's fashion at Primark. Maybe it's me being snobby but their clothes always seem basic and undesigned. I have also always been put off by the mile long queue at the tills too.
However, walking past the store on Tottenham Court Road and having time to kill, I thought I would venture in. Marching past all the junk and tat, I noticed the jeans section and more importantly the fact that they did Biker Jeans.
In Grey, Black and Blue these jeans are really unique and I advise you to go check them out whilst you can. Randomly they seemed to have a load of 26 inch waist ones and being small myself (30 inch waist), I wondered who the hell could fit into such small jeans.
I unfortunately couldn't buy myself a pair just yet due to lack of funds but most people get paid today so go and get yourself some of those ripped, padded jeans. They seem durable and good quality and were roughly £25.
What I also found was that they had band merch t-shirts. I immediately picked up the Guns and Roses iconic one, checked the price tag (£8), bargain, done deal. I mean you can't go wrong with a Guns and Roses t-shirt.
Having not stepped in Primark for a few years I was actually slightly impressed. There wasn't a lot on offer but there were a few gems. I also love the fact they are catering to the Biker/Rocker look at a faction off the price.
So this weekend go grab your jeans, put on some boots and dust off that band merch. Let me know if you find any gems in Primark too.
Jacket - River Island | T-shirt - Primark | Shirt - Topman | Jeans - Topman (self ripped) | Boots - Deichmann
Follow my blog here


text:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. - Crawfordsville authorities are looking for whoever poured gasoline on a cat and set her on fire Wednesday night.
The female cat was found bound by a rope and burned in a cornfield near the Crawfordsville Municipal Airport off West 500 South.
Retired firefighter Steve Wright said he was at home watching TV when he noticed a flame shoot up from the field about three to four feet high.
The cat's paws were tied with rope, she was drenched in gasoline, and a type of firecracker laid on it, but didn't go off. Animal care workers think the cat survived because it was lying in a puddle and that probably helped put out the fire.
Wright recalled seeing the cat's condition.
"Very, very quiet. And it was moving slightly but being bound it couldn't move much. And it was just the look in the eye of the kitten," said Wright. "I can't imagine the amount of pain and all that cat had went through."
The cat is at Purdue Animal Hospital and alert.
"Her ears are shriveled. Her fur is gone down to the skin," said Misha Anderson, Director of the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County. "She landed in a mud puddle. So I think that slowed down the fire or at least dampened her fur which caused the only flames to be gasoline so all the fur is mostly singed."
Tonight, Crawfordsville authorities are looking for a small silver-colored SUV with a black fender.
The Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County is paying for the cat's medical expenses which are already nearing $1,000. If you'd like to help them with their medical expenses, click here. You can also stay up to date on the cat's recovery by visiting the League's Facebook page here.


text:
The platinum Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph owned by Eric Clapton sold for £2.3 million at a Christie's auction in Geneva earlier this week.
Clapton announced that the model – one of only two to exist, the other of which is in a museum in Switzerland – would be put up for auction in the late summer.
The 1987 perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases was one of the star lots at a Christie's auction. Aurel Bacs, international head of Christie's watch department, said it is ranked as one of the world's 10 most significant wristwatches that stand out for historical importance, mechanical complexity, beauty, original condition, rarity and superior provenance.
The top lot of the day was a second platinum Patek Philippe model which went under the gavel for almost £2.5m.
The chronograph Patek Philippe, reference 2458, made in 1952 for American collector J.B. Champion. It set a world record for a watch without a complication. It has a Guillaume balance and a diamond-set dial and platinum bracelet and was purchased by Precious Time, the watch investment company.
Christie's spokesman Cristiano de Lorenzo said the Eric Clapton watch was bought by an Asian private collector, who was thought to have been in the room during the seven-hour sale.
World record prices were also set for numerous references and models in the following categories: Patek Philippe, Rolex, Omega, antique and 20th century enamels, decorative watches and contemporary watches.


text:
Last year, online sales in America reached $188 billion, about 8% of total retail sales. Overall retail sales were flat, yet e-commerce sales are up in the double-digits. Online sales are expected to reach $275 billion by 2015.
Futurists have been predicting this shift for more than a decade. Today, people in their 20's and 30's do about 25% of their shopping online. Customers are buying more through their smartphones. Nearly one-third of Americans own a smartphone and fully 70% of them, according to the Economist, use the device to do searches within a store, usually to compare prices.
Of course, the undisputed leader of online retail sales is Amazon. Last year, their sales were roughly $48 billion, fairly close to total sales at Best Buy. Yet, think how the profitability at the two compare. Amazon has no physical stores but rather a logistics network. And, it has roughly 1/6 of the employees of Best Buy. Certainly shopping online is more convenient, but it's more than that. Amazon is truly focused on the customer. Larry Downes, writing in Forbes last month, characterized them this way: "Amazon lives and breathes the customer's point-of-view. It completely engineers its business practices, its systems and its people to support it. When they make a mistake, they admit it and fix it." You can't say the same about Best Buy.
However, some bricks-and-mortar retailers do focus on customers. Macy's, for example, says it is investing $400 million in the renovation of its flagship store on Herald Square in NYC. It will become the largest women's shoe department in the world. The store will include 22 spots to dine and 300 extra fitting rooms. Its 130,000 sales people have received training in "MAGIC selling", teaching them to be more helpful and friendlier with customers. Macy's is trying to join those stores which have become more fun to visit, including Apple's stores and the Disney stores.
Certainly, changes in retailing will continue. It is likely that physical stores will continue to shrink. However, showrooms that are fun, customer focused and feature products people want to touch, feel and taste before buying will survive. Online operations that focus on the customers will also do well. We, as customers, are certainly the beneficiaries of the new technology – both when we buy online and when we shop at the fun, customer-focused bricks-and-mortar locations.
For more information: http://www.economist.com/node/2148236


text:
We had started out in Vancouver, Canada. Rough destination Los Angeles. We had taken in some hikes in the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula and hung around in forlorn fishing villages. Between these discoveries, long days on pavement unfolded.
After two weeks, we had enough of it. Enough of inhaling exhaust fumes and putting on reflective vests. Enough of being a footnote in someones rear-view mirror.
We did not want to string experiences together like pearls on a string while spending the remainder of our time staring at each others backs, counting the mile signs.
Because the beauty in traveling by bike is the time in between. The places that fly by just fast enough to stay in memory. The sense of traveling at the uppermost speed necessary for the soul to tag along.
So we changed our route from coast to inland, from street touring to bikepacking. We learned a lot in the ensuing two months of tumbling down the West Coast in unlikely pirouettes. Looking for gravel roads in the interior. Hunting good espresso along the coast. Finding dirt along the small dots and lines on our GPS.
Because bikepacking is exactly that in its essence, looking for detours. Slower, grittier and more intense.
These are some of the very personal lessons we have learned along the way in that huge, diverse and heartwarmingly hospitable country on the other side of the Atlantic.
Count smiles, not miles.We met Doug somewhere in Washington. Almost 60 years old, rocket engineer by trade, dealing in used cars for a living, coincidentally the man in the Bowser suit of the Super Mario movie, great storyteller and slightly obsessive about sleeping outside. He had just crossed the US east to west, with the slimmest bikepacking setup we had ever seen.
He supplied us with our main motto.
Count smiles, not miles.
How many miles have you ridden today? How many more will you ride today? How many miles per hour? These questions have the innate power to lead into the wrong kind of daily grind. We can ride for the sake of traveling, for the joy of riding or just for the pleasure of breathing freely. But to ride for the purpose of moving little numbers on a bike computer loses its lure pretty fast. We did a bit more than 3000 miles in North America. This is just a number, lending itself to nothing more than a bit of illustration.
What matters at the end of the day is laughter, beach side heather, salt and the evening sun. Not miles.
Pack light, go far.
Bring less stuff. This has probably been recommended to travelers for centuries. But many times, people do not follow through with the necessary zeal. We broke our toothbrushes.
Developing lighter packing styles fosters ingenuity. Nevertheless, it can also be a recipe for sleepless nights. The line can get thin between just enough and not enough. In the Oregon Outback, we were supplied with beer and water by friendly bowhunters. We ran out of food on the unexpectedly sweltering North Umpqua trail and navigated the small trail with increasing amounts of pretty feverish steering. We would have loved to have at least a pair of jeans for our visit to the most gourmet vegan restaurant we had ever seen in San Francisco. Thus, we kept on learning.
We named them ortliebers. We only met them on the coastal road, where climbing was moderate and route options were self-explanatory. Carrying the weight equivalent of a dead cow distributed on four to six panniers, they rambled along. Still, most of them looked like they had fun.
Different paths, different goals.
Packing light is a challenge born from luxury. It is a privilege to be able to even think about sizing down. But back home, where materialism reigns supreme and thousands of superfluous objects covet your desire, this self-imposed asceticism helps to keep a level head. There is almost always something somewhere that you do not really need.
Avoid pavement…
Whenever we stumbled upon locals in the middle of nowhere, we encountered a mixture of bewilderment and encouragement. Feelings of bewilderment were fitting to a country where enormous recreational vehicles sometimes pulled cars behind them that would already be considered obscenely big by European standards. It seems reasonable that the thought of laborious and slow riding on small, winding back roads seemed unnecessarily torturous from that perspective. But we also encountered lots of encouragement and enthusiasm along the way. We attributed this to the fact that inside almost every American, remnants of the idolized first settlers lie dormant somewhere, leading to considerable enthusiasm for the vastness of the sparsely populated countryside.
Bewilderment and enthusiasm were both justified. Laborious self-torture was sometimes unavoidable in order to truly experience the vastness of the country. It was worth it.
Avoiding pavement is the best rule of thumb to arrive at routes where miles are longer, more adventurous and intense.
As soon as the quiet humming of pavement is replaced by the crunch of gravel, things tend to slow down. Cars disappear, settlements shrink, landscapes grow bigger.
We swore when wet mud brought us to a standstill. We cursed the nerve-racking corrugations left by off-road vehicles before us. We felt how every bump in the road started leaving its marks on our aching wrists by the end of the day.
But only this brought us to places we will keep in our mind forever. Small restaurants on a windswept plain, where coffee was poured into our cups until we knew everything about the region. A rainy morning after a bivy in the desert, where we got to know the striking beauty this landscape assumes in bad weather. A remote monastery in the middle of a stretch of coast full of cannabis plantations.
… and enjoy big city life
Long days away from the main arteries of travel had another, unexpected advantage. The contrasts between the hinterland and its urban centers became more pronounced. After spending a couple of days in the Oregon Outback, we tumbled like two yetis into the most beautiful café of the small town of Klamath Falls. It took us a little while to get used to the presence of other people. In San Francisco, we drowned in a sea of restaurants and vibrant, multicultural neighborhoods.
The lure of the American west coast lies in its stark contrasts. Backcountry solace and high-tech metropolises, conservative fishermen and libertarian eco-extremists, sizzling Latino neighborhoods and refuge towns for retirees all combine.
Your very own bike in a big and foreign city is the greatest thing on earth.
Because we rode our bikes into most cities, we also saw their suburbs. We entered into the heart of the city through its stomach. Riding a bike made us connect neighborhoods by going through neighborhoods in between. Places which would otherwise only have been spared a quick glance from a bus window turned out to be the exact places that made the city come alive to us.
We discovered block parties in San Francisco, a small vegan café in the middle of liquor stores and Mexican washeries in Los Angeles and… Portland. Portland is its own bike story. We went to cyclocross races, joined bike polo parties and rode through town with a bicycle gang, complete with leather jackets, sidecars and three-meter high tallbikes.
Sleep under the stars
We must have looked like two hyperactive guys trying to knit a pullover in scuba diving suits. I would pay good money for the footage documenting our attempts of setting up our tent in that pitch black night, startled by a very negligible amount of rain.
But exposure to fickle weather is a small price to pay for the beauty of sleeping outside without a tent. In exchange we got to look up to the stars at night until our eyes got tired, letting the music in our headphones fill the firmament. We enjoyed the few constellations we believed we had gotten to know with a sense of pride.Sleeping below nothing but the sky makes us small, exposed and human.
We lay next to our bikes and the small bit of equipment we carried. In a way, we also lay next to our forefathers. For centuries, men have lain beneath that ultimate roof, have hoped for the rain to spare them and let the thought of the companion at their side warm them.
Use the internet wisely
The internet can be both. An annoying distraction as well as a source of profound inspiration. Our lives are ever more penetrated by its blessings and time-stealing tentacles. We were lucky to be able to reflect on this fact throughout our journey.
Warmshowers.org seems to come from a time when the internet was still a nice place. We are (or have become) hosts in Switzerland, but the community is not as well-established over here. This might be rooted in cultural differences. The generous hospitality we have encountered in United States is very open and proactive — if not to say shallow at times. Warmshowers.org thrives on this attitude, a sort of embracing, talkative and curious form of hospitality we started to love. In our little alpine country on the other side of the Atlantic, such hospitality is seldom found. But compared to the United States it seems to take us a little more time to warm up to people but when we do, the connection might run deeper. To say this does not imply any form of judgement. The world is made more interesting by different rules in different places.
Another amazing thing about the internet is the way it opened up paths and routes for us, two guys from the other side of the world with little knowledge of the region. GPS tracks and route descriptions on velodirt.com, bikepacking.net and various bikepacking blogs enabled us to take on routes we would have never dared to otherwise. We are still incredibly thankful for a blog post of some guys' "Condor Ride" which brought us to one of the most amazing landscapes we had seen throughout our trip, the geological wonderland of the Carrizo Plains National Monument.
The whirlpool of news, emails, Facebook messages, blog updates and other facets of our digital existence can develop a suck that is not be underestimated. The Wifi "Stalldrang" is its consequence. It has dire consequences. Quiet talks in beautiful cafés may be superimposed by digital fantasy worlds. Foreign landscapes may be crossed by jumping from hotspot to hotspot. Many things are lost this way.
But a journey containing long stretches without access to the internet offers the chance to reflect on this. Mindfully, we are perfectly capable of facing up to the hyperactive drumrolls of the digital world.


text:
New Holland launches new Precision Land Management cost savings calculator app
- Select your application and see how much you could save
- PLM® information station
- Optimised for mobile devices
In the highly competitive world of modern agriculture, farmers and contractors need to carefully control all input costs to maximise profitability and productivity. Following customer consultation, New Holland has developed the Precision Land Management cost savings calculator app. This enables users to calculate the potential cost savings different Precision Land Management (PLM®) solutions could bring. In addition, the Return on Investment is easily calculated using the intuitive app.
"We wanted farmers to be able to quantify just how much they could save, both in terms of inputs and labour when using advanced PLM® technology." Stated Luca Mainardi, Head of Tractor and PLM® Product Management. "Furthermore, as virtually all working parameters can be inserted, users gain highly accurate cost savings results."
Select your application and see how much you could save
Users select the desired operation from the home screen, and they can choose between tillage, row crop planting and fertilising, seeding and fertilising, spraying, NH3 (ammonia) application and harvesting. Once selected, a range of relevant parameters such as working speed, field area, labour, input and fuel costs and the power and the working width of the machine are entered. The PLM® correction signal is then selected and once the 'calculate' button is pressed, the potential cost savings will be displayed. Both a headline, overall cost saving is shown together with a breakdown for individual elements such as savings in inputs and labour. There is the option to produce an email report for future reference.
A dedicated return on investment page quantifies just how long it will take for the initial investment to be recouped
The app has been developed using calculations developed by Kansas State University.
PLM® information station
Users who wish to find out more about different aspects of PLM® can browse the information sections, accessible directly from the home screen. They select from PLM® guidance, PLM® crop management technologies, PLM® data management solutions and PLM® support to find out the latest information on New Holland's extensive PLM® offering.
Optimised for mobile devices
This app has been optimised for mobile devices, both smartphones and tablets, across all platforms. The intuitive touchscreen functionality provides on-the-go consultation. The large buttons facilitate easy selection of all parameters and a handy number pad pops up to ensure the precise input of exact figures. The calculator is currently available in English (both North American and European versions), German and Brazilian Portuguese. Further language versions will be subsequently released.
12 November 2013
Caterina CattaneoNew Holland Agriculture Brand Communications email@example.com+39 0110 086 158
Three inspiring farmers win the use of New Holland machines for a year
CNH Industrial Aftermarket Solutions and Company Brands Case IH, STEYR and New Holland Agriculture, take extra steps to ensure high service levels to dealers and customers during the COVID-19 situation
New Holland announces Senior Leadership change in Europe


text:
Summer in the Square
Thursday, July 12, 2018
7:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
This event repeats every week on Thursday between 6/14/2018 and 8/9/2018.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
Come out every Thursday this summer for an unforgettable lineup of fitness classes, family-friendly activities + shows, live music + dance performances, and movie nights all in Union Square Park.
- KIDS: We've got interactive children's activities + performances from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Bring your family and friends for some summer fun for the whole gang on the park's South Plaza!
- FITNESS: With heart-pumping workouts in the mornings and evenings led by Union Square's hottest studios + instructors, there's something for every fitness level on the park's South + North Plazas.
- LIVE PERFORMANCES: With jazz music + dueling performances from lunchtime to early evening, check out all that Union Square has to offer on the park's South Plaza and in the West Side seating area.
Event Organizer
Contact Number
(212) 460-1200
Contact Email
Related Links
Arts & Crafts, Education, Concerts, Dance, Art, Festivals, Film, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Theater, Free Summer Concerts, Food, Seniors


text:
Sermons on Important Subjects: With a Treatise on the Imputation of Sin and of Righteousness
G. Wright, 1766 - Sermons - 450 pages
What people are saying - Write a review
Other editions - View all
Sermons on Important Subjects: With a Treatise on the Imputation of Sin and ...
No preview available - 2020
Sermons on Important Subjects: With a Treatise on the Imputation of Sin and ...
Titus Knight
No preview available - 2016
Sermons on Important Subjects, with a Treatise on the Imputation of Sin, and ...
Titus Knight
No preview available - 2017
Common terms and phrases
accepted Adam Adam's apostle appears atonement beatific believer blessed blood blood divine body called cerning chap Christ Jesus comfort compleat conceive corrupt covenant creature curse darkness death defiled demnation disobedience divine doctrine earth esteemed eternal everlasting evil eyes fame father favour fays fense flesh fore foul glorious glory God's gospel grace gracious guilty happiness hath heart heaven Hence holy imputed imputed righteousness iniquity insinite Jehovah Jesus Christ jews John iii justice king Lamb live Lord Jesus Christ manifest mercy mind nature ness obedience obnoxious obtain offender offered ousness partake peace peccatum perfect perfect law Pharisee preach precious blood precious faith promise prophet punishment Redeemer respect unto righteousness of Christ sacrifice salvation saved Saviour scrip scripture sinners sins Socinians sorrow soul spirit suffer suppose thee thereof things thou tion transgression tree truth word wrath
Popular passages
Page 68 - And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot...
Page 244 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Page 261 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 5 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 300 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Page 81 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 336 - And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee : and he saith, I am not learned.
Page 260 - In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Page 61 - For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Page 112 - For the Lord himfelf fhall defcend from heaven, * with a fhout, with the voice of the archangel, and ' with the trump of God, and the dead in Chrift


text:
The i3in i3 Summit stands for insight, innovation and impact, and the women speaking at this special event organized by UJA Federation range from tech whizzes to philanthropists. Paula Zahn will moderate a panel on "Firebrands in Art & Architecture," featuring Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and Elizabeth A. Sackler, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation. Panel moderators include Deborah Weinswig, Susan K. Stern, Audrey S. Weiner and Rabbi Lori Koffman.
The TimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, 212-836-1209, $295, 8:30 a.m.


text: Separation and abandonment wounds from childhood can scar a person so deeply that they become extra-sensitive to rejection and experience heightened anxiety in their relationships (at school, work and/or home). Many also find repeating patterns of abandonment continuing in their life (losing a job, being left by a loved one, feeling rejected, having a friendship end, etc.) and are struggling to find a way to heal and break the abandonment pattern. If this is happening for you, you might want to check out Susan Anderson's book "The Journey from Abandonment to Recovery: Turn the End of a Relationship into the Beginning of a New Life." For additional information, you can check out her website dedicated to Abandonment Recovery.


text:
RLS Records
Regular price
Your wishlist has been temporarily saved. Please Log in to save it permanently.
SET LIST1. Good Guys Wear Black2. Round Em Up3. Sinner Street4. Boys Will Be Boys5. Don't Know Where I'm Going6. You Want Trouble7. Remember My Name8. Ain't Worth A Dime9. Money Talks10. Blue Suede Shoes11. Put Out Or Get OutEncore Jam With Special GuestsBrent Muscat / Faster PussycatMarc Ferrari / KeelThis DVD is a professionally packaged DVDR and works in all DVD players and zones. It is now available @ Demon Doll Records.


text:
Monthly Archives: October, 2012
- Jimmy Rollins wins his fourth Gold Glove Award.
- The Phils have accepted Carlos Ruiz's option for 2013, declined options on Placido Polanco, Jose Contreras and Ty Wigginton.
- The Phils announced that they had outrighted Michael Martinez to their Lehigh Valley affiliate.
- The Phils have just announced that they had taken Pete Orr and Steve Lerud off of their 40-man roster.
- The Phils made a quick shake up among their coaches after the last game of the season.
- The Phils end the season at .500 as they lose their final game of the regular season to the Nats, 5-1.
- The bullpen once again comes up short as the Phils lose to the Nats, 4-2.


text:
A Gift of Hope
Helping the HomelessBook - 2012
For eleven years, Danielle Steel took to the streets with a small team to help the homeless of San Francisco. She worked anonymously, visiting the "cribs" of the city's most vulnerable citizens under cover of darkness, distributing food, clothing, bedding, tools, and toiletries. She sought no publicity for her efforts and remained anonymous throughout. Now she is speaking to bring attention to their plight.
In this unflinchingly honest and deeply moving memoir, the famously private author speaks out publicly for the first time about her work among the most desperate members of our society. She offers achingly acute portraits of the people she met along the way--and issues a heartfelt call for more effective action to aid this vast, deprived population. Determined to supply the homeless with the basic necessities to keep them alive, she ends up giving them something far more powerful: a voice.
By turns candid and inspirational, Danielle Steel's A Gift of Hope is a true act of advocacy and love.
Praise for A Gift of Hope
"[A] moving call for action." --Kirkus Reviews
"Moving . . . The mega-selling, notoriously private author . . . is candid and honest about her own private life in a way we've never seen before." --Books for Better Living
"Most assume that Steel's life is as glamorous as her fiction. . . . The real Steel is a bit more complicated." --San Francisco Chronicle
From the critics
Community Activity
CommentAdd a Comment
A far cry from Danielle Steel's usual books, "A Gift of Hope," is a heartrending account of Steel's attempt to help the homeless. She does this following the death of her son, Nick, and it is indeed a worthwhile effort. Many of us have ideas about the homeless ranging from "they are dirty and lazy" to "they are violent." Steel's account goes a long way in dispelling these myths. Her line, "Need is acute in the streets greed is rare," sums it up nicely.
An easy read. This book, like her fiction was very repetitive. But I applaud her for what she has done. She gave from the heart. She gave through body and soul. It was a great financial expense that I can't imagine. But by reading all her books I feel like I can be a part of that too.
it is not a bad book but neither a good one. Steel should better start writing the old way. This the second book which she has messed up. Steel be your self . I am sure you can do it.
Age SuitabilityAdd Age Suitability
There are no age suitabilities for this title yet.
SummaryAdd a Summary
There are no summaries for this title yet.
NoticesAdd Notices
There are no notices for this title yet.
QuotesAdd a Quote
There are no quotes for this title yet.


text:
This blog post is brought to you by the letter "e". Specifically increased usage of the letter e as a prefix as in Email, ebanking, ereader, eetc. [see what I did there?]. Now it's hitting the wine industry.
Every two weeks the LCBO sends me a Vintages catalogue – the wine geek's equivalent of Popular Mechanics. This next release [Aug 31] has some great values on some highly rated wines. My most likely purchases were rated 90 and 94 pts by a certain Robert Parker Jr – who goes by erobertparker on his reviews. How clever – an "e" version / secret identity of himself. I want an e-version of me.
After all – isn't the e-version almost always better? Consider this list
- Email vs. regular mail – email is always faster and easier to ignore
- e-trading If that baby on TV can do it then so can I
- e-commerce Actually I don't even know what this means – it never came up while obtaining my PE degree at York
E-enough of that talk. The Vintages catalogue has some great wine coming in Aug 31. This is what etravisoke is going after – you might want to follow suit.
- Los Clop Reserva Malbec 2009 $16.95 90 pts erobertparker
- Los Clop Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 $16.95 90 pts erobertparker
- Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz 2009 $17.95 94 pts James Halliday
- Breca Old Vines Garnacha 2010 $19.95 94 pts Robert Parker Jr
I guess I should email the internet to see if anyone else is using etravisoke already.


text:
- Font:
- +
- -
LOS ANGELES — Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted Thursday morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles.
No buildings burned and there were no injuries.
The 100-acre fire was spotted shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday a couple of miles from the museum, which houses priceless art. Fire spokesman Ron Myers said about 400 firefighters aided by water-dropping helicopters put out the flames in about seven hours.
A knockdown was declared at 8:16 a.m. but fire crews were expected to work through the day mopping up hot spots.
The nearby San Diego Freeway was shut down for about four hours but reopened for the morning rush hour.
Earlier, authorities told residents in the Brentwood area they might have need to evacuate, and centers were set up at the American Jewish University and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Westwood for any sick or elderly people who needed to evacuate.
Some residents loaded computers and collectibles into cars and headed out of the exclusive canyon section of Brentwood.
"This is really surreal," Mort Overlander told KTLA-TV as he fled his home. "It's like out of a movie or something. Especially coming down the hill, it's just unbelievable."
© 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.