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不管是集资还是百万投资项目, 最重要的是操作项目的人. 项目的庞大并不代表一定最好。 一个庞大的项目可能需要集资千万或上亿,可是如果没有集资成功,就算您只提出50万美金也是没有用因为您可能还是无法取得您想取得的身份. 取得一个可靠的合作伙伴或是项目领导人其实才是您首当其冲的关键.
当您的资金有限时也许50万集资项目会比较适合您, 不过当资金不是太大问题时 一百万独资的项目也许对您更有利。 Prospect Unlimited LLC 已经有2个项目可供不同投资人做参考. 把您的风险降低并顺利取得无条件的身份是我们的目标. 当有兴趣的投资人与我们正式开始投资项目时,我们就无法让其他人投资一样的项目因为每个项目都是经过我们做过详细的考量而成的。 如果投资人有特殊需求,可以告知我们,我们会重新考量或是再提议不同项目迎合需求。
Honolulu Real Property Tax
Taxes Due August 20 and February 20
Tax Year begins July 1
Exemptions, including Homeowner Exemptions must be filed by September 30 to take affect by July
There is another Exemption for low income and 75 and over
Also a low income exemption for families making less than $50,000 per year
If you plan to use the property as your primary residence please consider apply for the home exemption once the propertyis under your name.
Note: Seller's home exemption claim will not be carried over to you as a new owner.
Understand Short Sale
1. Your rights as a buyer are very limited when dealing with a short sale property.
Even if the seller accepts your offer and signs the contract, the lender must provide the final approval for the transaction. We have seen short sales in which the lender has cancelled the transaction on the same day that it was set to close. This can be very disappointing and costly because buyers have no recourse, and are unable to recoup any of the costs incurred during the escrow period such as home inspections and appraisals which can end up costing the buyer thousands of dollars.
2. Your closing date should be flexible.
The short sale transaction process is anything but short. We have seen short sales in where it has taken up to 6 months to process and close the transaction. This time lag can be especially detrimental in today's buying environment, where interest rates can change at any time. An increase in interest rate during the escrow period can adversely affect your mortgage payment amount by several hundred dollars per month, which may result in the property becoming unaffordable for you.
3. Short sale sellers try to secure as many offers as possible — even after they have an accepted contract — which keeps buyers in limbo.
Normally, when a seller accepts an offer, the status of the listing is changed from "Active" to "Pending." The difference with short sales is that in most cases, the seller will keep the property marked as "Active" after accepting an offer, with the intent of attracting more buyers so that they can get an offer that is higher than the one they initially accepted from you. If they do receive an offer higher than yours, the bank is extremely likely to accept that higher offer, and you would essentially be out of luck. We have seen short sale transactions in which up to 3 buyers have all had accepted offers from the same seller, and all 3 buyers had to wait months to hear back from the lender as to which of the offers the lender would accept.
4. You will need to bring additional funds to the closing table to pay for the seller's closing costs.
In a normal real estate transaction the seller pays their own closing costs, which include termite reports, title fees, recording fees, and pro-rated property taxes. In a short sale, the buyer may need to pay for most or all of the seller's closing costs because there is no equity for the seller to use to pay for their closing costs.
5. You will need to do a lot of follow-up.
It is essential to monitor the lender during a short sale to make sure that there has been a stay placed on the foreclosure action. This information can be difficult to attain, and if the property isn't monitored effectively, it could go into foreclosure, and be taken off the market — even if the seller has accepted your offer. Once again, having a me or my recommended specialist to work on your team can save you time and leg work.
6. Your closing must be completed quickly.
Though approval from the lender can take several months to receive, once the lender accepts your offer, you must close the transaction within 14-21 days. If closing does not occur in that time frame, a fee of $150 per day paid can be assessed to you, the buyer.
7. The Seller is not likely to make repairs, replacements, or even clean the property.
In a short sale transaction, the real seller is the lender. If the short sale property has defects and needs repair, the lender may be unwilling to pay for them. If once you're in escrow, you find out through a home inspection that the home needs a new roof or has foundation damage, you will have to pay for these repairs if you want to close. As a buyer, you have the option to cancel the transaction based on the home inspection, but if you want the property, the cost of any repairs falls on you.
From 1971 to 2013, we are seeing the lowest mortage interest rate ever in history. However as you may or may not low this low interest is not here forever and is artificially made by the Fed that continues to purchase USA bonds in order to stimulate the houseing market and the economy today. in 2008, Fed starts to purchase lots of toxic mortagages to save the collapsing housing market and banks. Have you thought about what if the Fed stops or decreases its buying of USA bonds? It is why we say today's low interest rate is made artificially and will not stay forever.
Just recently we saw the news regarding how the Fed is starting to consider tapering the stimulus program, and it sent the interest rate back to 4.25% for Hawaii on a 30 year fixed mortagage toward the end of June. A quarter percentage jumps can affect your monthly payment for the mortgage if you were not able to lock in the morgage rate at a lower rate previously.
This historic low interest rate on mortgage enables many people who are currenly renting to get a loan to buy a place where their mortgage payment would be equal or even less than what they are paying for the rent today. This creates competition for the already low inventory of housing on the market today. Increasing demand and lowering supplies will create competition and bid up.
Bid up is a term used to describe where there are multiple offers over the listing asking price. Please refer to the bid up article for more info.
This graph looks back 32 yrs of home/condo inventory on the market in Hawaii. As you can see both the single family home and condo number on the market is at its lowest by the end of 2012. This phenomenon is seen again in 2013 where in April we had again hit the lowest inventory number on the housing market.
The implication of which is that supply is low when there are lots of buyers seeking to purchase in todays market. Please look at the interest comparison chart over the years to further understand today's market.
Greetings! Selling your home involves many steps, and I can help you every step of the way. From consultation to pricing, and marketing to escrow, I will take care of all the details so you can sell your home at a price that makes you feel comfortable. I offer a high level of expertise, tailored to fit the characteristics of your property. As a Prudential Locations' agent, I have many established relationships, as well as access to numerous resources that you will benefit from directly.
As your agent, I will assist you in all stages of the selling process, from the marketing of your home and purchase offer through closing. I will help coordinate advertising, open houses, professional inspections, generate progress reports, and contract negotiations. I will handle coordination of showings, escrow monitoring, closing, and recordation.
Here's an overview of the selling process:
Step 1: Initial Consultation
Step 2: Determining Market Value
Step 3: Designing and Implementing a Marketing Plan
Step 4: Preparing Your Home for Sale
Step 5: Reviewing Offer and Negotiating with Buyer's Agent
Step 6: Monitoring the Escrow Process
Step 7: After-Sale Follow Up
When you are ready to sell, I would welcome the opportunity to represent you. My focus is directly on providing the highest quality of service. In the meantime, I will send you valuable information so that when you are ready, you will find it a comfortable process. All you'll have to worry about is packing!
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As the old adage goes, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. There has been a theme popping up in my life lately over and over again. That theme is persistence. I was recently at a brand event at North Central College in Naperville and entrepreneur after entrepreneur got up on the stage and talked about persistence and determination being the key to their success. Some of them pointed out that it's not the best idea that wins or even the first mover. In fact, the first one out frequently is not the one that succeeds, think Tevo or really early Apple computers.
The one who succeeds is the one who wants it the most. It's the one who never gives up. Nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. If it does, it's beginners luck just as Paulo Coelho says in The Alchemist. We have to work for the things that we want in life. In fact, we have to work hard. It takes effort to make change in the world. Setbacks and disappointments are a given, they are how we learn. What is important is that you keep showing up, each and every day. I love the saying that what is important is to keep getting up. If you fall seven times, to get back up eight times.
I have found this to be so true in my life. So with the simple blog I leave you with this… The key to success is determination and persistence. This is why it's so important to be passionate about what we are doing as it can be too easy to give up if we are not. So next time you have a setback, next time something doesn't go your way, I invite you to reach in to your determination. I invite you to get back up and try again. I invite you to persist! As Wayne Gretzky says, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take".

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Erdoğan battles U.S. sanctions instead of Armenia genocide bill
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a strategic decision to avoid a stronger response to the U.S. House of Representatives' recognition of the 1915 mass deportations of Armenians as genocide so as to focus on a sanctions bill the House also approved that might have implications for Erdoğan and his close circle, Cansu Çamlıbel, a columnist of Duvar news site said on Friday.
Turkey has tried to prevent the recognition of Armenian genocide by U.S. Congress for 20 years and previously took retaliatory measures whenever such a possibility arose.
In 2010, when the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favour of a similar resolution, Erdoğan summoned Turkey's ambassador in Washington, Çamlıbel said. Turkey also recalled its ambassador to the United States for similar reasons in 2007.
But Erdoğan did not do the same last week when the U.S. House finally recognised the Armenian genoıvır zıvırcide. He instead called the decision null and void and an insult to the Turkish nation.
Instead of taking action against the recognition of the Armenian genocide, which is in essence a symbolic decision, "Erdoğan has prioritised resisting the sanctions package," Çamlıbel said.
The U.S. House of Representatives' sanctions bill that was approved the same day as the Armenian genocide resolution requires a report be produced on Erdoğan net worth. It specifically references the Turkish defence minister and military leaders who oversaw Turkey's military operation to northern Syria last month, as well as Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also Erdoğan's son-in-law.
Following the votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, Erdoğan said last week that he had questions about whether to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Nov. 13. But the two presidents reaffirmed in a phone call on Tuesday that the meeting would take place as scheduled.
"Therefore Erdoğan in fact seems to have made a strategic decision to use all his influence on Trump to prevent the sanctions package, which he is worried will turn into a weapon against himself and his family," Çamlıbel said.


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This is one of the most popular articles on this site. It is a few years old and needs updating, but still paints the way for future after cloud computing adoption is mature.
By Christian Vecchiola, Dexter Duncan, and Rajkumar Buyya
Cloud Computing's first outcome is the delivery of an infrastructure model that is approaching commodity like prices and fast implementation times. The main adopters of the public cloud are start-ups, small companies, enterprise test-beds, non-critical applications and delivery of back-up resources. There is a high amount of innovation expected above this commodity layer, namely in platforms (platform as a service) area leading to what we call Market Oriented Cloud Computing (MOCC). Partial adoption of MOCC is happening now inside private clouds with full adoption expected once security, control, trust and "standards" are in place.The cloud qualities enterprises are adopting include reservation aware scheduling, ability to apply Quality of Service (QoS) policies with alternative offers, Virtualization, support of multi-tenant and multi-applications of same resources, ability to apply pricing and charge-back policies and more. This is driving high demand for platforms that help…
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Denomination – 2 Cents (0,02 Euro)
Country – San Marino
Year – 2006
Head Of State – Captain Regent Gianfranco Terenzi
Mint – Rome
Obverse – Statue of Liberty, lettering San Marino, 2006
Mint – Rome
Obverse – Statue of Liberty, lettering San Marino, 2006
Reverse – Globe in the bottom left. The (initial design:2002) then-fifteen members of the EU are lightly highlighted . Six fine lines cut diagonally behind the globe from each side of the coin and have twelve stars at their ends (reflective of the flags of Europe). To the top left is a large number 2 followed, in smaller text, by the words "Euro Cent". The designers initials, LL, appear to the right of the globe.
Metal – 94,35% Steel – 5,65% Copper
Condition – Uncirculated
Creator – Obverse. Designer: Etore Lorenzo Frapiccini (initials ELF INC(INC is the Italian Abbreviation for engraver)), M. Frantisek Chochola (initials CH) – Reverse. Designer: Luc Luycx (initials LL)
Catalogue – ΚΜ#441
Edge – Smooth
Mintage – 2,730,000
Collection – Giannis Koromilas
Diameter – 18,75 mm
Weight – 3,06 gr
Interesting Facts – The Statue of Liberty, officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World, dedicated on October 28, 1886, is a monument commemorating the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, given to the United States by the people of France to represent the friendship between the two countries established during the American Revolution
Krause Value – 8,00$ (Unc)


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text: I've mentioned SOFA, the International Expositions of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Show because of the appearances of Bullseye and the Corning Museum of Glass' Hot Glass RoadShow. This post is about GAS, the Glass Art Society being at the show. And why wouldn't they? Art glass is functional. What they are offering is discounts for the show if you renew your membership. If you're in the Chicago area this weekend check it out. I sure wish I could. There will be so much interesting art. And functional of course.


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2624.Not too long ago I put up some pictures from Rocky Butte. Yesterday I wangled our way over to the other beauty viewpoint in town, which as any Portlander ought to know is Council Crest.
Council Crest has had a variety of roles since Europeans came to this area. As related in a very clever way at the summit viewpoint, the knoll itself was named by a group of church leaders who, for some strange reason, decided that it would be just the grandest place to hold a gathering and decided that, since it was so majestic, that the Native tribes who preceded them simply must have done the same thing.
Never mind that it took them two hours in horse-drawn carriages to get up there.
In the past it's also been an amusement park (imagine riding the roller coaster on that one … they have something like that in Vegas now, though they had to build a tower to get it) and a terminus to one of the iconic old Portland streetcar runs (the CC car). Now, of course, it's one of our most popular city parks and has, at 1,070, the best view of any park in town.
Until recently, though, the signature views were actually getting obscured by tree and brush growth. This put more than one Oregonian in a peculiar place: unironically advocating for the removal of a bunch of trees. But it's in the service of a good cause, and there's still plenty of green.
The clearing has reopened views that had gone away so gradually I didn't know they were gone. The Fremont Bridge is one again clearly visible with Mount Saint Helens in the distance:
And, signature and picture-postcard views of downtown and NE Portland are back in style:
The niftiest thing to me is the view of Sandy Boulevard that this viewpoint gives:
And if you can zoom in … welcome to Hollywood, baby!
And that's Council Crest, today.
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The findings are reported in one of five studies produced by the Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study (COGS), a European Union-based consortium of more than 160 research groups, and published in a special issue on genetic risk factors for common cancers in the journal Nature Genetics.
Jennifer J. Hu, Ph.D., Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and professor of epidemiology and public health, and Jorge L. Rodriguez Gil, B.S., research assistant at Sylvester, collaborated on the study that identified four risk loci specific to Estrogen receptor-negative (ER-negative) breast tumors. Disproportionally occurring in younger women and women of African ancestry, ER-negative tumors represent 20 to 30 percent of all breast cancers and are associated with worse short-term prognoses than ER-positive tumors.
Hu said the genetic variants identified in the study, "Genome-wide association studies identify four ER-negative specific breast cancer risk loci," could have significant impact on the South Florida community, which has a higher percentage of underserved Hispanic, Black or African American women who suffer ER-negative breast cancer.
"Working closely with our many Sylvester collaborators, we are currently conducting two clinical research projects funded by the National Cancer Institute and the Florida Biomedical Research Program to evaluate the impact of genomic factors on breast cancer disparities in diagnosis, treatment response, and survival," Hu said. "The genetic variants identified in this study will be further evaluated in our local study population to address their contribution to racial/ethnic difference in ER-negative breast cancer, as well as their functional implications in targeted treatment development to improve long-term survival."
Collectively, the five COGS studies published in the April issue of Nature Genetics pinpointed more than 80 single nucleotide polymorphisms — essentially genetic typos — that increase the risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer, providing a clearer picture of the total number of genetic alterations that can be linked to these cancers.
For the breast cancer study, hundreds of researchers worldwide evaluated associations between ER-negative disease and 67 loci for overall breast cancer risk, 41 of which COGS researchers had newly identified. Based on their meta-analysis of 10,707 ER-negative cases and 76,649 controls, they found seven loci of risk of ER-negative disease, four of which had not previously been identified.
"In summary," the study concluded, "our analyses provide further evidence for distinct etiological pathways for invasive ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancers. Fine mapping and functional studies of the susceptibility loci for ER-negative disease should provide important insights into the biological mechanisms of ER-negative breast cancer, potentially leading to the identification of new targets for therapy and prevention."
In the largest genotyping project in the world, COGS researchers are targeting the identification of SNPs, which naturally occur in humans, that could influence the risk of common cancers. For the five studies, they performed genetic analyses on 100,000 patients with breast, ovarian or prostate cancer and 100,000 healthy individuals from the general population. They specifically looked for alterations –the spelling mistakes – in the composition of the nitrogen bases A, G, C and T on 200,000 selected sections of the DNA strand. When cancer patients had significantly different compositions compared to healthy control subjects, the differences were considered to be relevant to risk of disease.
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left hand drive Nissan Almera 2001 "Unregistered in UK" Export NO MORE IDIOTS!!!
***********RE-LISTED DUE TO TIME WASTERS**************** Please DO NOT buy for anyone else!!! Only buy if you know and understand what you are doingIf you are not sure, PLEASE DO NOTHING AND LEAVE THIS PAGE. I have just taken on a Left hand drive Nissan Almera.I have NO paperwork for this vehicle. Only a receipt of purchase.I will give the buyer a receipt stating that this vehicle is mine to sell, that it is free of any debt or lien. I don't want it, don't have the space for it, and definatley don't have any time to waste on it. This car is ideal for EXPORT Good Points: BRAND NEW CLUTCHIT STARTS AND RUNS SMOOTHLYBODY WORK IS OK keyed paintINTERIOR IS GOODALLOY WHEELSX4 GOOD TYRESLEFT HAND DRIVE Bad points: NO PAPERWORK V5 IT WAS ON FRENCH PLATES AND IS NOT REGISTERED IN THE UK. I will not tolerate time wasters or tyre kickers This vehicle WILL need to be trailered away. Unless you have TRADE PLATES.Then you could drive this anywhere. I want the winning bidder to bid, win, arrange a collection date, arrive when agreed, give me the money, load the car, and go! NO Haggling, umming and arrghing, it is, what it is!I will walk away from you, and leave you empty handed, regardless of how far you have come. THE WINNING BIDDER WILL HAVE TO PAY £100 SECURITY DEPOSIT VIA PAYPAL. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BID UNLESS YOU HAVE PAYPAL.NO IFS OR BUTS.I HAVE HAD SO MANY TIME WASTERS AND IDIOTS PREVIOUSLY THAT HAVE FORCED ME TO DO THIS.IF YOU WANT THIS CAR. HIT THAT BUY NOW AND COME AND GET IT! Good luck, and happy bidding. Viewing strictly by appointment, as it is on private property.Qualified Mechanics very welcome, tyre kickers will be kicked back. This car is located in Exeter, Devon. nr EX2 8RL postcodePlease look it up if you don't know where Exeter is. It is right down the bottom of the country, an hour past Bristol. ****UPDATE**** Lots of questions re mileage…. 162,640 KMS 101,059 Miles I have just sat in it and played with everything, One touch electric windows work Nissan Radio cassette works Electric Mirrors work A/C works It even has 1/2 tank of fuel.
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A blog for my crochet hobby, drawing inspiration from friends, crochet buddies, and designers from around the world! See my latest crochet projects and designs, search for patterns and resource links, and get inspired to make your own one-of-a-kind creations.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Its called Christmas with a capital "C"...
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Merry Christmas!!!!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Mimi! I hope that you enjoy the holidays surrounded by family and friends!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous24 December, 2007
Whoo hoo! I'm rockin' out!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas with a Capital C to you too!
Have a wonderful Christmas:)ReplyDelete
Have a Beautiful Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas with Capital C to you too! Thanks for sharing the video! I even learned the song.ReplyDelete
You know, looking for e-cards to send, I saw that 90% said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. So, I´m with you!
PS: Dear Mimi, no news from your postman...?
Mimi, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
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MondayI was just thinking that all my flowers would be dead by the time I returned, but it is nicer to leave some for the visitors.
This was SIG( Special Interest Group) day, and I was booked to go to the BEsig (Business English) Pre Conference Event. It was very well done, with only two speakers for the day. In the morning we had Martin Lisboa, who was excellent and in the afternoon Fiona Mee Alvarez from York Associates did an great session for two and a half hours. I sat next to Candy, and renewed my acquaintance with some of the others, and made some new contacts too. In the evening we moved into our house which we were sharing.
The royal hall, where they had the welcoming session, is really splendid inside. It was a great place to catch up with everyone over a drink.
That is one of the good things about this kind of conference- the networking! I think more than half of my PLN were there and we spend a wonderful week catching up and making new friendships.
In our fridge we found: a bottle of milk, a bottle of champagne and a chocolate gateau ! This was no good, so we skipped the plenary, knowing that it would be recorded, and headed over to Betty's tea-room for breakfast. It was a bit grey and misty, so we were glad to get inside. After breakfast, we wandered down to the conference venue and separated into groups to go to the sessions which interested us most. It was an enjoyable day, which ended in a local restaurant with loads of people.
Today the weather was a little brighter. There is an amazing tree outside our house, which is covered in blossom.
There were some excellent sessions on today, again. I really enjoyed Andreas Grundvig's talk on impoliteness, or using non-adjacency pairs, among others. In the evening I went to the International quiz with my colleague Martin, who wanted to experience everything, as it was his first time at a conference. We came middle of the table- so not too embarrassing.
Today nearly all the focus was on the Pecha Kuchas in the evening. They were extremely well done, and only two of the presenters weren't people I was friends with already.
After the PKs there was an open mike night, which proves yet again how much talent there is amongst our colleagues and peers.
Roseli and Tamas did a good session on mentoring. This was useful for work, so I went along, and was glad that I had.
Time to say our goodbyes :-( Actually I'm all conferenced-out. I stayed until the end, had a coffee with everyone, and then headed off to the train station, where I found myself explaining how to use twitter to a lovely gentleman sitting next to me. It turned out that it was Andrew Wright- of games and activities fame!


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What wire gauges should I use?
For most custom jobs:
16-gauge for most of the wiring, 18-gauge in the bars (to the switches) and 14-gauge from the battery to the ignition switch.
Keep in mind though every bike will be a little different, depending
on the accessories you use and the load you put on the wiring.
I have used the above on all of my bare bones wired bikes without issue.
When in doubt, use the same gauge the stock had to connect two components.
Is it easier to cut away the unneeded wiring or start from scratch?
I personally rip the wiring out and start from scratch basically.
Leaving only the wiring and connectors attached to the individual components.
There are several advantages to this:
All new wiring and connectors that should last for years to come.
You might learn something, and know your wiring inside and out!
At a bare bones level you should only have at most 8 wires or less
going down the back bone of the the bike. (Super clean look!)
I only see one fuse on the diagrams. Should I use more?
One fuse is all you need. The bike does not need more.
And one some stock models only one is used.
However, fuses are a great tool for troubleshooting should something
go wrong. If you want more fuses simply add them as needed
in line with the circuit. For example a fuse before the accessories
and another fuse before the ignition system.
What about starters and signals and a horn?
I have designed these diagrams to be as simple as I think is possible.
Therefore some diagrams will not show a starter, signals or a horn.
However I also designed these diagrams in the same format so that you
can see that a starter is a starter and it is wired the same no matter the bike.
For example: On the Honda Twin diagrams you will see there is no starter
but on the Honda Four diagrams there is a starter. Looking at both diagrams
you can see how a starter would be wired on a twin should you need it.
How do I run my bike battery less and ditch this 30 year old 30lb brick?
As far as battery-less is concerned not all bikes can run without a battery.
A capacitor is a cool option. Assuming your bike can run with one, it is the smallest thing you can get. Keep in mind though the headlights and other accessories will not work if the bike is not running. They also work poorly, when the bike is idling. A upgraded rectifier will fix this problem. The capacitor is simply hooked up in place of the battery POS+ and NEG-.
If you still need a battery, there a lots of very small batteries out there now.
If you are running a kick only bike a small sealed battery will work fine.
Most auto parts stores carry them. Just look for the smallest 12v 4amp (sometimes called 4lbs)
Again, an upgraded rectifier will insure the battery is always charged to it's fullest potential.
If you are running a kick only or starter the trick-est battery you can get are my
super small race batteries. Almost as small as a capacitor with the power of a big battery!
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How to calculate school absence
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School absences can illustrate a district's ability to teach students. While no instructor wants students to miss class time, certain circumstances warrant a child staying home from school. The more a child is in school, however, the greater his opportunities for learning.
An instructor or principal can easily calculate absence rates with a few simple math equations. However, instructors must keep dedicated and accurate attendance records to calculate truthful attendance and absence percentages.
Multiply the total number of students in a school or class by the total number of school days in a year. For example, if your school has 250 school days and 250 students, the perfect attendance number would be 62,500.
Add the number of each student's absences to get an absence total for the year.
Subtract the total number of absences from the perfect attendance number. The difference is your school's actual attendance number. For example, if your school of 250 students had 2,500 total absences, the actual attendance rate would be 60,000.
Divide the actual attendance rate by the perfect attendance rate.
Multiply this quotient by 100 to calculate the attendance rate in terms of a percentage. For example, 60,000 (the actual attendance number) divided by 62,500 (the perfect attendance number) equals .96. Multiply that by 100 to get a 96 per cent rate of attendance.
Subtract the rate of attendance percentage from 100 per cent to get the absence rate. For example, if the school has a 96 per cent attendance rate, the absence rate would be 4 per cent.
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Rubber Hoses Hose Varieties Are Complex
Rubber Hoses Hose varieties are complex
Large diameter hose products, which also belong to the classification of one of the hose, we know that the hose variety is complex, diverse structure, combined with the use of different conditions, so the length of life of the hose, not only depends on the quality of good or bad, but also decided to use maintenance. For the application of large diameter hose is also true, in order to be able to use it properly, to achieve better application results, in its use need to pay attention to the following:
1, hose and hose assembly of the media temperature under normal circumstances, should not exceed -40 ℃ - +120 ℃, otherwise it will reduce the service life.
2, large diameter hose assembly should not be less than the minimum bending radius of the hose to avoid bending or bending near the pipe joints, otherwise it will hinder the hydraulic transmission and transportation of materials or damage hose assembly.
3, hose and hose assembly, should not be used in the reverse state.
4, hose and hose assembly should be handled with care, should not be dragged on sharp and rough surface, should not bend and flatten.
5, large diameter hose assembly should be kept clean, the internal should be rinsed (especially the acid tubing, spray tube, mortar). To prevent foreign objects into the lumen, hinder the delivery of fluid, damage to equipment.
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304 stainless steel metal hose with light weight, high pressure, high and low temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, high flexibility and many other advantages; therefore has anti-vibration, anti-bending characteristics, can play a compensatory shift, the role of absorption stress. It is suitable for the transportation of various kinds of fluid, such as air and steam, and the circulation of water, oil and medicine. It plays an important role in the reciprocating movement of piping system, the absorption of thermal expansion and the adjustment of piping.
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First of all, according to the use of hose conditions, the correct choice of hose varieties, specifications, do not wrong or substitute; Second, the pressure should be balanced, do not suddenly increase the pressure leaving the tube suddenly due to excessive pressure And damaged. If you need to transfer the workplace, no hard pull, hard drag, so as not to damage the outer layer of the hose, and thus damage the internal skeleton layer; re-bending radius should not be less than a given radius of bending, so as not to damage the skeleton layer.
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First, the use of rubber hose Note:
1, be sure to use rubber hose within the recommended temperature and pressure range.
2, the hose with its internal pressure expansion and contraction, please cut the hose into a slightly longer than you need.
3, when applying pressure, please slowly switch any valve to avoid the impact pressure.
4, rubber hose in the bending radius above the conditions used, otherwise it will cause the hose to break, reduce the pressure resistance.
5, the use of powder, particles, according to the conditions may produce easy wear, please try to enlarge the bending radius of the hose.
6, in the vicinity of metal parts, do not use in extreme bending state.
7, do not touch the hose directly or near the fire.
8, please do not use the vehicle pressure pressure hose.


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Lets Talk Waist Training…
So you are wondering if you are the only one without a waist trainer yet? Or you have been wearing yours for a few months now and you have actually noticed the difference? I personally always catch up on trends late, but waist training is something i found out a few years ago. The whole idea is to make your waist smaller. However it seems like many people haven't done their homework. Firstly it is cumbersome in terms of comfort and makes one really hot – often because of the material used to make it.
I was watching doctor Oz the other day online and i found he did a segment on waist training. He did an x-ray without and with waist training and the results were interesting. I am not for or against what people do with their bodies, however i believe we should have access to information to help us make proper decisions. Here is the video , pretty much waist trainers mess with the positioning of your organs. Like in the image below:
I am not a joy killer, simply sharing what i found. I do wear my spanx with pride as it is more comfortable for me, and makes my midsection smooth. I have slowed down on working out, i have actually stopped, so i gained probably 3 inches around my waist- so i am not speaking from a six pack angle.
Do you waist train? If yes, are you aware of the effects on your organs in terms of positioning? If yes, does it bother you? I mean my father always says "something has to kill you" right. If you waist train, please share your experiences.
Winners Wednesday is still on here it closes on Tuesday at midnight.
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Friday, August 19, 2005
There is a soreness in my mind. It's not a headache. It's a dullness, a worn quality. It's from overuse. From neglect. It's from the things that are there and from the things that are not there. Mostly it's from the things that are almost there but not quite. The items on the cusp. The things that I am about to discover but I never quite do. The connections I've almost made. The puzzles I've almost solved. The bits of progress that I've made that have almost lead to something. The points where my intellect has failed me. I'm able to learn, to move forward. I think, I advance I gain knowledge, but I never finish. I've overlooked simplicity and it keeps me from progressing. The pain that I feel is my loss of ease. The weight of thought. The burden of logic. The misplacement of truth.
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i understand what your saying...but dammit if you just didn't make my damn head hurt...DAMMIT!!!ReplyDelete
hen again...it might be that I am filled up on meds...it's 2 in the AM...I just got finished watching Mortal Combat the movie and now am about to watch The Crow........OR it could be that I can't eat any damn thing and I have a hunger headache.........
whew! i knew i had some original thoughts to share...but now i feel like a.....crazy deranged chick who has slipped into delirium (which is very easy in NYC)
good night Jeff
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Nestling at the foot of Ben Wyvis in Ross & Cromarty is the beautiful Victorian Spa village of Strathpeffer. You are never more than an hour or so from most parts of the Scottish Highlands making it the perfect base for easy exploration of this gorgeous part of the world. Strathpeffer is especially suited to those wishing to experience the North Coast 500 touring route.
We have currently have two self catering cottages available to let -
Mackenzie Cottage for up to five people.
To check availability or make a reservation, please click here - Mackenzie Cottage The link will take you to our AirBnb listing.
West Wing for up to two persons
To check availability or make a reservation, please click here - West Wing
The link will take you to our AirBnB listing.
All cottages are set in set the peaceful grounds of Mackenzie House and all make comfortable and cosy bases for a relaxing Highland holiday. Pets are welcome in both Nicolson and Mackenzie cottages but are NOT permitted in West Wing. All bedlinens, towels, electricity, heating and WiFi are provided.
Getting here
Strathpeffer is only 25 minutes drive from Inverness which has easy access by road, rail or the following airports – London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London Luton, London City, Belfast and Amsterdam.
Local amenities
Strathpeffer has cafes, museums, restaurants, gift and craft shops, a pharmacy, Post Office, a small supermarket and a small deli.There's also a well stocked bicycle shop.
There's the Eaglestone, an ancient carved Pictish Stone and some wonderful Victorian architecture to enjoy.
A regular summer (May to September) Saturday evening attraction for both locals and visitors is the Strathpeffer Pipe Band playing in the Square from 8:30pm
With loads of walks locally, an 18 hole golf course (hilly), plenty of cycling both on and off road, fishing and 'The Ben' (just over 3000') to climb you will not be short of something to do.
Mountains, beautiful quiet beaches, outdoor adventure activities,
hill-walking, fishing, sailing, dolphins, eagles and red kites, golfing, wildflowers, hairy Heilan' Coos, lochs, islands and sunsets - if it's not right on our doorstep it's all easily reached within an hours drive or less.
Loch Ness, Black-Isle Peninsula, Moray Firth, West Coast, Gairloch, Applecross, Ullapool, Inverness, Dornoch, Nairn, Aviemore, Cairngorm National Park, John O'Groats, Thurso, Cape Wrath, Isle of Skye - some of these places are a day trip and are well worth making the effort to visit but if you just want to relax and do very little then our cottages are cosy and comfortable enough to enable you to do just that !


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On our journey toward Christian maturity, most of us use just one leg. We use the leg of self-discipline and it's an important leg. Paul writes in 1 Co 9:24 of running the race in a way that wins the prize. To do that we need to train hard. As one person put it, "The secret of the Christian life is an alarm clock." There are no shortcuts. We wake up early to pray, meditate, and read scripture. We resist temptation. We make time to work for justice. Like most good goals, to become a better Christian means hard work. If that's all there is however, it's pretty grim, and we're not running the race: we're hopping on one foot.
The fourth chapter of Ephesians gives us another leg. It shows us a way to run that results in us coming "to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ." It is a crazy, insane promise of a prize. It would be one thing if Paul promised an anemic "you can become a little more like Christ." Or perhaps (and this would be pretty incredible), "you can become like Mother Teresa." He claims that we can become not just a Barbie-doll tall Jesus, but that we can grow into Christ's full stature. It almost seems blasphemous.
But maybe we haven't been using both legs.
The first thing to notice is that growing into the full stature of Christ is something we do together. It's not even a question of using two legs. It means using all the legs in any local congregation. It might be 56, or 268, or more. While running as a group of people doesn't usually work well, in the spiritual realm each additional leg adds speed and endurance. The promise is not that each of us will become a full-sized Jesus action figure, but that all of us together can grow into the body of Christ with Christ as the head.
Paul explains how this happens in the preceding verses. He quotes Psalm 68 and says that the one who ascended gave gifts to his people (8). What were the gifts? "The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers." Notice that unlike other passages that deal with gifts (Rom 12; 1 Co 12) he doesn't just list talents: prophecy, evangelism, and teaching. He lists people. People are the gifts.
If that's the case, we westerners rarely receive the gifts Christ gave. Paul says that we attain the "full stature" of Christ as the body "joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love" (16). In our busy, individualistic society, in which we race around like mice on meth, we have little time to function as healthy body parts in which we connect with each other to bless, heal, nourish, and grow one another.
How might we become a functioning body? For most of us, it means re-prioritizing church and relationships with our Christian brothers and sisters. It means finding ways for our lives to overlap. It may mean working out a kid care cooperative so that the kids can play with each other and the adults can get in some focused conversation. It may mean finding a way to connect over lunch during the workday. Or it may mean finding a walking partner.
During such times, you may get the chance to ask that "servant of the word" person, that "I'm loving the book of Habakkuk" person, to mentor you in scripture study. Or it might mean getting in a conversation with that person who doesn't try to fix your difficulties but encourages you to give yourself more to God in the midst of difficulties. It may mean apprenticing yourself to someone who knows the paths to peace in race relations. Or it might mean you offering your gift to someone else, and living into the goodness of Christian community.
Finding ways to make life overlap with others requires time and effort. It means using the leg of discipline to make space in a busy life. But receiving and giving gifts is a fundamentally joyful act. It is less like waking up to a 5:30 a.m. alarm and more like enjoying a friendship. It is less like the self-renunciation of a cold shower and more like receiving the fortifying embrace of a favorite aunt.In receiving the gifts of others, and offering ours, we're imitating the life of God. Click To Tweet
In receiving the gifts of others, and offering ours, we're imitating the life of God. As theologian Norman Wizba describes it "the persons of the Trinity are the constant movement of offering and receiving, a movement in which there is no holding back and no one is ever alone. The divine persons are as gift and as love." In the gift-exchange party called church, brothers and sisters offer a multitude of gifts to you, and you gratefully offer yours in return.
In the end, growing as a Christian isn't just like everything else. It's less about grit and more about grace. It's less about trying harder and more about opening your arms wider. It's less like throwing yourself out the door on a frigid, rainy morning to run and more like getting up on Christmas to open presents. Created in the image of God and built for relationship, we can cease hopping on the one leg of self-discipline and run together toward the full height of Christ.
This article was inspired by John Alexander's excellent The Secret of the Christian Life.
-Tim Otto is one of the co-pastors at Sojourners and may be followed at @Tim_Otto.


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Are you exhausted by your endless stream of thoughts?
Has anxiety and stress become a way of life?
Is your anxiety so severe that you can't get to class, work or the store?
Feeling angry, irritable, empty, sad, or withdrawn?
Are you tired of quick fixes?
Learn strategies to manage stress, improve your mood, and cope with everyday life.
Clear out the mental clutter to improve focus and clarity so you can thrive
Are you ready for real life transformation? I'm talking about real results that you can implement after a session is over. Get out of the self-defeating loop of repeating the same old behaviors over and over. Many of us know what we are doing that is causing distress; however, just talking about it is not going to get you the results you dream about.
Let me show you the transition from talking about problems to talking about solutions all the while having a deep understanding of where your symptoms and behaviors are coming from. Your actions were your best attempt at coping with the stress and problems. It just wasn't working for you. Your feelings are showing up to tell you something. Instead of suppressing them, let's explore them, release them, and move on to real, lasting change.
Counseling can help you:
I like to think my superpower is breaking down change into small, manageable, practical steps that you can implement as soon as the session ends. Like a hot knife through butter we can cut through the confusion and mental chatter to reach clarity about what you want and how to get there.
If you are looking for someone to listen to you process the events of your week, I am not your gal. I would caution you to consider the real benefit to you, other than a temporary emotional release. Save you money and just talk to your pet! They are great nonjudgmental listeners! If you are done talking about problems and what is not working for you, let's dive in, roll up our sleeves and get to work. There is a process that I can guide you through in order to help you get to heart of your issue and where you are stuck.
Rewire you reaction to and perception of events that lead to stress-from this place you can actually transcend stress and live a more authentic and peaceful life rather than in reaction to everything.
Overcome barriers keeping you stuck and learn to break free from behaviors that are not working for you!
Have you read plenty of self help books not finding the results you were looking for?
Maybe you have tried therapy before with only temporary improvement.
Wondering what a mind-body connection really means and how to integrate it all?
Not sure where to turn?
Let me show you strategies to get your life back on track and find the happiness you deserve!
Counseling Can Help You…
Make an internal shift in your mind to live from a more peaceful place
Feel better, get better, stay better
Learn strategies to improve your mood in a short period of time


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Bundoora Park - Parties & Functions
Parties & Functions
Chapel Hire
Party and Function Bookings
Bundoora Park Farm offers a range of party and function options. Whether you are planning a birthday party, social gathering or family reunion, the function facilities are ideally suited to a variety of events.
Booking an event at Bundoora Park Farm includes use of a function venue and access to the farm activities and Heritage Village displays.
• Meet, feed and cuddle farm animals
• Join in with the milking demonstration, animal feeding sessions and rabbit and guinea pig handling (scheduled times)
• Stroll through the Heritage Village and experience the atmosphere of the early settlement
Optional Rides (Cost $3.60 per person):
• Take a ride to see the kangaroos and emus up close
• Enjoy a ride on a pony (2-8 years only)
Function Venues
Bundoora Park Farm has a two main venues available for hire. All rooms need to be booked in advance and events are self catered. Please note that table décor and room decorations are not provided.
Party Barn
This rustic timber barn is the largest of the function venues at Bundoora Park Farm and provides the perfect setting for hosting an event at the farm.
• Accommodates approximately 60 people
• Available for single or double session bookings. Please note: if booking the double session, there must be at least 60 people attending the double session.
• Picnic style tables and seating
• BBQ hire available ($13.50 per session)
• Access to electricity
Ibis Room
Located in the heart of the farm, the Ibis Room caters for smaller events with easy access to the farm animals, adventure playground and toilet facilities.
• Accommodates approximately 20-30 people
• Oven and stove
• Heating and cooling
• Trestle tables and folding chairs
• Free electric BBQs located nearby
• Access to electricity
• Can be booked for single sessions only
Party Activities
We offer a party experience which is fun, interactive and educational.
Meet, feed and cuddle the farmyard animals
Take a Ride of Discovery into the Wildlife Reserve and see the kangaroos and emus ($3.60 per person)
Enjoy a ride on a pony (2 - 8 years only - $3.60 per child)
Join in the milking demonstration, bottle feeding sessions and other farmyard adventures
Stroll through the Heritage Village and experience the atmosphere of the early settlement.
Party and Function Bookings
To make a reservation and payment for a party or function room please visit our online booking system via the Book Now button below.
Please note: There is a cancellation fee of $60, if a party is cancelled.
Date Printed: 30/05/2020
© Bundoora Park 2020
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TROY — Often when customers visit Towne Valley Gifts, they'll assume that Logan Eshelman is helping his mother at her store.
"There's quite a few people that come in and talk to Mom as if she owns the store. People will say, 'Oh, she's got such nice stuff in here.' But really, I own it, it's me," Eshelman said laughing.
He understands why people would think that, he looks younger than a lot of people expect a business owner to be.
For Eshelman, a business major at Edison Community College, opening his own gift shop is a dream come true.
"It's always been a passion of mine to go into owning my own business," the Covington resident explained. His mother Brenda has been very supportive of his new business venture, he said.
The shelves are stocked with seasonal items, like snowmen, candles and other home decor. Items will changes frequently and Eshelman plans to have decorations for just about every holiday.
"We vacation a lot to Amish Country, so that's where the dream was born," Eshelman said.
Most of the items available at Towne Valley Gifts are from Ohio, many are from Miami County. Eshelman is all about keeping things local, stocking spices from Covington and soaps from Tipp City.
"I want to try to keep it close to home," Eshelman said.
The shop opened in mid-Decemeber and Eshelman has been enjoying the early days of owning his own business.
"It's fun and it definitely keeps you busy," he said. "It's everything I thought it would be so far."
Eshelman is also a doTERRA wellness advocate and will be hosting workshops on how to use the essential oils. The store will occasionally have sales on Pampered Chef and other items.
Towne Valley Gifts is located in the Oxford Commons — across the street from the library — on the second floor and is accessed at the building's rear door. The store is open from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and is open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information about the shop, call (937) 570-1356 or visit the store's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/townevalleygifts.
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Erosion Control Mat - Chinaprice: 5.00 Dollar US$
A UV stabilized, woven mat produced from 100% polypropylene monofilament yarns.Erosion control around slopes, river banks, channels and pipe inlet/outlets.Available in multiple colors. It allows vegetation to grow with ease. It contributes to surface reinforcement and stabilisation. PROPERTY TEST METHOD RESULT METRIC Mass/Unit Area ASTM D-6566 7.5 oz/yd2 254.3 g/m2 Light Penetration(% Passing) ASTM D-6567 50% (max) 50% Tensile Strength (Grab) ASTM D-6818 2000 x 1800 lb/ft 29.2 x 26.3 kN/m Elongation ASTM D-6818 50% (max) 50% (max) UV Resistance % Retained 3000 hrs ASTM D-4355 90% 90% ROLL SIZES 12.5 ft x 300 ft 3.8 m x 91.5 m
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Published date: September 27, 2017 -
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Since 2014, we set up Geoden Products Corp, as warehouse and customer service for US market. . We improve the whole product chain by self-producing and cooperative producing. We value partnership development and offering one-stop solution. We strongly believe that true success is based in the honest, profession, diligent, innovation, and revolution.
Our delivery service covers from China to your warehouse, or your site. Before the products arrive to your place, we can take care of inspection, transportation, customs clearance, truck delivery etc. Our NCIF group has integrated professional technician production line, amazing workers, and united management team to produce and deliver customized solutions and to enhance the business.
At NCIF, we promise to focus on our key priorities: quality products, technical knowledge, competent services, and competitive price available globally. We are strongly committed to consistently establish and maintain our long-standing partnerships with you through professional interaction and practical and innovative solutions.
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The Repeater is a feature in which important discussions are highlighted and linked from other authors to help the information get around to as many eyes and ears as possible. Relevant to video games? Maybe. Relevant to gamers? Definitely. Let these be your food for thought. (Image Source: http://www.devcom.com/)
Everyone has spoken since that ghastly term "Gamergate" was first minted. For all it's scandalous meaning, one thing about this month's events is that it's got everyone talking to each other. Players are discussing the issue of harassment, bigotry and ethics. I may not agree with everything that's being said, but I can appreciate that it's on everyone's lips, which means people are being forced to think about this. That's a total win.
As the repeater is about just being an echo, I present you with bits from the conversation developers are having with their gamers.
Devs Speak
- My Artistic Freedom is Fine, Thank You by Damien Schubert
- 'Gamers' are Over by Leigh Alexander
Mostly, devs have just been commenting in the already on-going conversations of various threads. So when you visit these articles, read the comments sections.
Gamers Speak
- Events and Opinions of Gamergate by J3w3l
- Contains Moderate Peril Episode #158: Gamergate by Roger and Sean
- The War on Terrible by Braxwolf
- Being a Moderate in Extreme Times by Liore
- The Importance of Speaking Up by Talarian
I didn't mean to hold a mirror to anyone, but it happened anyway.
[..] And that's what "social justice warriors", aka people who give a shit, do: inadvertently or not, they hold a mirror to anyone that chooses lazy complacency. They remind others that there are injustices yet to be fought right under their nose. Defensiveness and aggression are a typical reaction to feeling blame or guilt. Mocking those that care more than you do is a fine diversionary tactic. – Syl
A great discussion was going over at MMO Gypsy but spammers made it impossible and Syl had to shut it down just when it was getting interesting. Thanks spam bots. We love you. Still well worth a read of Syl's post and the entire conversation that followed.
It's never too late to discuss this sensitive subject. I think the past week has cooled the flames a bit. I've refrained from chiming in on this whole fiasco, mostly because I've said enough. It's pretty well known what I think of things like this and I have nothing new to add.
I spend a lot of time on XP Chronicles discussing men's issues. That can feel like a laser beam, even for me. My whole goal in setting out on this project was to focus more on those issues and to give myself a space to freely express what I'm thinking and feeling. TR Red Skies wasn't the place for that. I think this experience has helped me grow. A lot. And it's been good. As bad as some events have been lately, it's nice to see the issues acknowledged and discussed.


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I try to make it to at least one or two digital marketing conferences each year – preferably one focused on post-secondary education and another that isn't sector specific but these things cost time and money and my first priority for these limited resources is to fit in HighEdWeb and #pseweb.Learn More
My Social Media Strategy Template is a fill in the blanks starter kit if you are planning a social media effort for your organization or project. To download, click the link above and then select either "Make Copy" or "Download As" from the Google Docs File menu.Learn More
In getting ready for two new team members to join our team of 3+Director, I've been thinking about our team processes and wanted to share some of them for feedback. (Anyone else using agile for website development? i.e. not app/software development?)Learn More


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I must admit that I struggled with this color combination for awhile before I started looking for a sketch to follow.
Close To My Heart products used:
White Daisy CS
Buttercup CS
Hollyhock CS
Swirls Around Stamp set
Hi stamp
Hollyhock Ink
Scallop punch
Hollyhock Alcohol Marker
Buttercup Alcohol Marker
3D Foam Tape
Other products:
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Liquid Pearls White Opal
Here is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Sketch Challenge #219 that inspired me:
Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you: Gretchen, Michelle, Hansi and Sarah. You have until Thursday, May 22 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Buttercup and Hollyhock.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie


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"...sounding like a preacher selling the old-time religion of liberalism..."
"I need your help. I need your money." (Hoo-boy... what's next, a Benny Hinn-esque illusion trick?)
Bleah. Stinky Whiffy. Pee-yoooo! Somebody light a match and burn off the methano-sulfurous aroma emanating from this guy's hellmouth of a piehole!
Hmm... kinda like lighting farts, but in an actually useful way, ie. burning off useless gases we don't want around and don't find the least bit amusing!
Stinky Whiffy sez:
Since I can't just take it away from you (like I wanna, which is why I wanna be PM), I'll hold my breath until you hand over your money!!!
(Or perhaps he's holding his breath 'cos he can't bear his own malodorous aura...)


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Well, here it is – your first day of school. You've been jumping out of your skin with excitement about this for weeks now. And today you joined thousands of other kids in Milan to embark on your very first day at primary school.
This morning when we arrived at your new school, you held my hand and literally shy away from the new faces you've seen. Yet, you're excited about what this day would bring. When the teacher asked to leave the room and to say goodbye, you were teary-eyed, but i assured you i am just around the corner, just to lessen your "fear" of being a "newbie." Then i finally left and waved at you out of the classroom.
I won't deny the fact that i was a little emotional as i left you in that classroom … because it's difficult to fathom that my baby girl is so ready to be a school girl.
Today you start on a journey of learning that will see you through your childhood and, hopefully, contribute in shaping you into a happy, successful grown up.
Today is a momentous first step on your life's journey and I feel so honored to be witnessing your world opening up.
No matter what, I will always be here on the sidelines to support you and cheer you on.
Love you Z!


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Brontë Velez '16 wins a 2016 Davis Projects for Peace Grant
|Bronte Velez '16. Photo/André Wagner
Velez's project, "SeluSemilla," is one of 120 across the country to receive the $10,000 grant. Her project centers on creating a collection of "plantable" books conceived, written and cultivated by Ecuadorean indigenous counterparts working with Pachaysana, a community development and education group in Ecuador. The books are biodegradable in design and will sprout into trees that are endangered in Ecuador.
"As a social entrepreneurship project, we hope these books will decorate the land with a library of trees, while also revitalizing local economies," Velez said. "We hope to encourage externalized reforestation projects to consider educating themselves about the histories of not only the land but its direct correlation to the people, while also seeding transformation through a kinetic act of re-inserting oppressed voices into the economy of language and justice."
The Davis Projects for Peace grant program was established in 2007 on the occasion of philanthropist Kathryn W. Davis' 100th birthday. Davis was intent on advancing the cause of peace and sought to motivate tomorrow's promising leaders by challenging them to find ways to "prepare for peace." The Davis family continues to honor her legacy by funding Projects for Peace. This year, students submitted winning proposals that address conflict resolution and reconciliation;
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The other day I was inspired by the glorious sunny weather, and put together an outfit using a few brightly coloured bits and pieces from my wardrobe.
I have quite a few coloured items – red tops, pink camisoles, purple skirts. And it was quite nice to drag them all out and play with all the possible colour combinations.
The Aqua Top is by Al&Alicia, a casual tank with a mesh cut out at the waist. I might wear it with a bright purple skirt next time.
The blue skirt is by Marnie Skillings, an Australian label with very quirky and playful looks. I love the origami fold detail, it's one of my favourite skirts, because it looks great with any top. I got it from online boutique, Fashion Artiste.
The orange shoes are by GlamRockChic. They are orange suede with gold chain detail – just fabulous!
The belt is actually a vintage gold necklace by Australian designer Joveeba.
The trench coat is a tan 70s style belted mac from ASOS.
And I'm wearing some gold polish on my nails. It was just a cheap bottle I bought from a pharmacy, but the colour was just gorgeous – more like a lovely mix of champagne rose gold.
( See all my Daily Outfits here )
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A student at Palo Alto High School, Leo M has been volunteering at the Bike Exchange for two years since a friend recommended he try it. When he looks at the pile of bikes needing repairs, he prefers those which need a lot of work - he relishes changing a completely unrideable bike into one someone can enjoy. He especially likes working on road bikes and is an expert in rebuilding coaster brakes. Leo also enjoys racing road bikes - his own is a Fuji. In addition to riding or working on bikes, he also plays the clarinet.
Our Mission: Serving the community while
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Main volunteer workdays are 10am to 3pm on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of January-October. See the event calendar for more events and volunteer days.
Donate bicycles and parts after 11am during our Saturday workdays.
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This modern conjoined townhouse is secure, private and close to shopping, transport, restaurants and many services. The galley style kitchen is well appointed and features plenty of cupboard space and a dishwasher. With oodles of natural light, the open plan living and dining area is very welcoming and extends to the fully fenced courtyard through sliding doors. The master bedroom includes a full wall of built ins and the second bedroom will accomodate a double bed. Bathroom and laundry are combined. Off street parking for 2 cars. This property is available for a long term lease from 08 December 2014.


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September 28, 2010
The Lord be with you
There is a young LCMS pastor named Jonathan Fisk. He has a blog named the Wittenberg Trail. He also has produced numerous videos which are quite entertaining on Lutheran doctrine and how it relates to our lives today. Those videos can be found at Worldview Everlasting.
Now you might be saying to yourself, "How can a video about Lutheran doctrine be entertaining?" It is a fare question. Below is one of his videos. This one was made in response to a question someone sent him and is on the differences between Lutheranism and Calvinism. It is titled: Most Magesterial Tulips. It lasts about ten and a half minutes.
Other videos he has posted are titled:
- The Method Is Umm.... (his latest)
Dead Man Rising
Lutheranism for Attractive People (in Turkey)
Taming of the Shrewd
Non-Huguenots in Harmony
I'm Just Very Confused (two parts)
and on and on.
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor John Rickert


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90 "Upper West Side" Restaurants in New York.
Mama's Too is a tiny pizza place on the Upper West Side, and it's where you'll find some of the best slices in the area. Get the square pepperoni one.
Finally, the kind of restaurant the Upper West Side has long been starved for. The Ribbon has style and substance and does classic food right.
Crave Fishbar's second location on the UWS is larger than the original UES spot and works for nearly every situation.
Daniel Boulud's "casual bistro" Bar Boulud is one of the best places to eat near Lincoln Square.
The best modern dim sum restaurant in town now has a second location on the Upper West Side.
Sushi of Gari is the best (and priciest) sushi on the Upper West Side.
Another location of Mermaid Inn, another perfect first date spot.
Barney Greengrass is the definition of a Classic NYC Establishment. What's not to love about a 100-year-old tradition of sturgeon scrambled eggs and a H&H bagel with lox, cream cheese and tomato?
Marlow Bistro is an Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side that feels like the setting of a first date scene from a 90s romantic comedy.
Community Food & Juice is one of the best brunch spots around Morningside Heights and Columbia University. Unfortunately, that's exactly when it's at its worst. Hit it any other time for best results.
We learned a lot of things from eating at Peacefood Cafe, mostly related to non-violence and how nachos are apparently good for you.
A vegan option that won't leave you hungry.
That's right, another Infatuation review for yet another location of The Smith. Why? Because The Smith is always there when you need it to be. Sometimes for the food. Sometimes for the bathroom. Ei...
Celeste is an Italian trattoria that has been a UWS neighborhood staple for years.
Caffè Storico is little more than a good bet for dinner in the neighborhood or some pre-gaming before you hit the planetarium. Who wants to get drunk and see a laser show?
Playa Betty's is a fun place to drink margaritas with a big group on the Upper West Side.


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Bullying - NO WAY!
At Kingston Heath Primary School we aim to create a safe and supportive school community for everyone.
Sometimes, it can be difficult for parents or carers to know what to do when their child talks to them about bullying.
You are an important part of our work to prevent bullying and to respond effectively if it happens. Stopping bullying involves everyone.
If your child talks to you about bullying:
1. Listen calmly and get the full story. Your calm response is important to allow your child to tell you all about the situation. After they've told you their story, ask questions to get more details if you need to: who, what, where, when. Although you may feel some strong emotions about your child's experience, try to keep calm to avoid more distress to your child.
2. Reassure your child they are not to blame. Many children blame themselves and this may make them feel even worse. You could say things like, 'That sounds really hard to deal with. No one should have to put up with that.' or 'I'm so glad you told me. You should be able to feel safe at school; that's not fair at all'.
3. Ask your child what they want to do and what they want you to do. A critical part of your response is to avoid jumping in to solve the problem. While it is natural to want to protect your child, helping them to find their own solution is a better option. It helps them feel they have some power in the situation.
4. Visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au to find some strategies. The website has tips and ideas for different bullying situations. One idea is to practise strategies at home to help your child feel more confident.
5. Contact the school. Your child may be reluctant for you to do this, so discuss the idea and reassure them that the school would want to know and is able to help. Make an appointment to meet with your child's teacher and, if you need to, ask to talk with the principal. Contact the school immediately if you have a concern about your child's safety.
6. Check in regularly with your child. Keep the conversation going. It can take time to resolve issues, so check in regularly with your child about their experiences and their feelings. Your ongoing support is important


text: The rebels say they are fighting for self-determination for their home region [AP] "The Ethiopian government should be held responsible for mass killings, disappearances, rape, arbitrary arrests, torture"The Ogaden Human Rights CommitteeThe Front said the government was trying to hide the fact that it had lost control of Ogaden. "Pursuing oil and natural gas exploration activities in Ogaden at this stage can only be characterised as gross corporate irresponsibility," the the ONLF said in its statement In the attack on the Chinese-run oilfield, the rebels killed 74 people and kidnapped seven workers. The rebels says that they are fighting for self-determination for their home region, an arid land of mainly nomadic herders. Addis Ababa calls the ONLF a terrorist group supported by arch-foe Eritrea, and the army has sent large numbers of troops to the region in an effort to root out the rebels. Appeal to US, EU Meanwhile, an Ogaden-based rights group urged the United States and the European Union to intervene to stop what it said were killings, rapes, torture and starvation carried out or caused by Ethiopian troops. The Ogaden Human Rights Committee, which calls itself independent, urged the United Nations to censure Addis Ababa and to designate a safe haven for those fleeing "senseless carnage." "The Ethiopian government should be held responsible for mass killings, disappearances, rape, arbitrary arrests, torture," the group said in a report from its Geneva office. The group claims it had documented 2,395 extra-judicial killings, 1,945 rapes and 3,091 forced disappearances in the region since 1991, when the current government came to power. SOURCE: Agencies


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Maybe this will help, (put your sound on)
Posted in funnies on April 30, 2011| 4 Comments »
Maybe this will help, (put your sound on)
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"If nature had intended for our skeletons to be visible it would have put them on the outside of our bodies."
– Elmer Rice
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Posted in it makes you think, life goes on on April 28, 2011| 2 Comments »
Alter your attitude and you can alter your life.
This young man certainly had his guardian angel riding pillion.
and happy birthday to Kate, (I have tried to comment Kate but all I get is a message saying I need a blogger account)
Posted in it makes you think, life goes on on April 27, 2011| 4 Comments »
He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself.
Do you ever wonder what happens to all the things that disappear, photos and comments on the internet, socks in the washer, teaspoons, no matter how many teaspoons I buy we only ever have 4. Then there are the things that disappear for months and then just reappear, you open a cupboard you have been in a million times before and there it is, the missing object, just sitting there.
I hadn't heard this one until the other day so did a google would you go to Mars if you knew you couldn't come back? You would have to be very brave or else have nothing here on earth.
Posted in life goes on on April 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
It's 3 am and I am wide awake, listening to the traffic and trying to think what so many people are doing out at this hour of the morning, and what I did with the box for the tree eggs, and wishing I could win the lotto and move out into the country by the coast.
Still it's a new day.
Posted in life goes on on April 25, 2011| 4 Comments »
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
Well that's Easter come and gone, hope yours went well.
Good Friday we spent an hour in the bag wash, (launderette), washing the quilt, I used to do it in the bath but it was such a nightmare. It's hard work jumping up and down on a king-size duck down filled quilt in a bath full of water, not to mention lunging it dripping down stairs, down the garden, manhandling it over the line and waiting two days for it to drip and two days for it to dry, and for £6.40 and an hour out of the day, not to mention it only took 1 ½ days to dry, dry enough to put away it was well worth it. When we got back, hubby sanded off the acorns for the water feature and I had a sauna, in the green house, whilst potting on the three hundred tomato plants that have come up, ha-ha, well not quite three hundred, but close. Hubby is taking some to work for his mate, I don't know who else to give them too. Then we painted the water feature, (not much more left to put together now). Then the best part of the day, we had a call to say sis-in-law got engaged, woo, woo, I love a wedding.
Easter Saturday we went to visited sis-in-law and I took her a bride magazine, and we sat and chatted for 3 ½ hours about wedding dresses/planning and friends and our wedding with all its disasters, then home again, I am so pleased for her and so excited.
Easter Sunday, it was a bit's and bobs day, hubby fixed the fire, (well we think he has), and sorted the bike out, I repainted the water feature and did odds and sods around the house.
Over the holiday I cooked rack of lamb, cabbage, peas, carrots, runner beans, fine beans, new potatoes, red wine and bacon gravy, home made mint sauce, followed by home made chocolate mousse for Good Friday, and folded the napkins into bunny rabbits, (well that's what they are supposed to be). Easter Sunday I cooked a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and folded the napkins into swans, I also cooked simnel cakes and hot cross bun bread and butter pudding. I love to play, heehee
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The following is based on a translation from Chinese media:
Russia's Moscow Times lists four top projects of cooperation between China and Russia to describe the increasingly closer ties between the two de factor allies.
We do not know whether the newspaper's description aims at countering the closer ties between the US and Japan resulting from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's current visit to the US.
However, the four projects, especially the establishment of a joint base on the moon do indicate the exceptional close ties between countries in the world.
The main project for consideration is a space base on the moon. As Japan and USA are also planning this, it is reasonable to think that this project is aimed at countering those two countries.
The other projects under consideration are: the joint development of the M-26 helicopter;the transaction of the S-400 missile system; and the joint development of a large airliner.
Source: mil.huanqiu.com "Russian media lists four top projects between China and Russia: Probable establishment of space base on the moon" (summary by Chan Kai Yee based on the report in Chinese)
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Smithsonian Butterfly Pavilion
The Butterfly pavilion at the Natural History Museum in DC offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. It is a tropical oasis in a big city where one could come and for 6$$ (adults) enjoy a company of the must beautiful creatures. And they are very friendly. The butterflies in the Smithsonian Butterfly pavilion are not shy at all. They do not hesitate to fly among the visitors and even land gracefully on one's arms and pose for photographs (no fee).
The poster at the doors said that the exhibition shows more than 300 tropical butterflies. I did not count so many, but I did count at least 30 different species, which is a lot (ALot of butterflies). It was fun to watch how the inhabitants of the pavilion interact with plants and each other – because many of them had no chance to meet in real – they came from different places and even from different continents. And new species are introduces every week. So on my next visit I would see new ones!
We actually saw its species in our local park.


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The Australian Government has announced a tax deduction for the exploration of geothermal energy sources from 1 July 2012.
25 March, 2011
The Renewable Energy Focus team is at the European Wind Energy Association's annual conference and exhibition EWEA 2011.
14 March, 2011
As part of a media partnership deal with the forthcoming Hannover Fair, we have managed to secure complimentary tickets for our readers...
04 March, 2011