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Since TestComplete 5 is currently under development, the information contained in this article is not final and may change at any time.
One web browser that is growing in popularity in today's world is Mozilla's Firefox. According to different sources it started with a 1.5-2% share some two years ago with a 12-14% share of the global market today. With the browser's popularity on the rise and the shear number of people using it, developers are getting increasingly concerned about whether their projects will work correctly with browsers other than that developed by Microsoft. At AutomatedQA, we have received many requests from our users asking to implement support for the Mozilla Firefox browser in TestComplete, our automated test manager. To accommodate customers' needs, the company has improved the Web Testing Plug-in and included Firefox support through the Firefox Support Plug-in. Please note that the Web Testing and Firefox Support plug-ins are only included in TestComplete Enterprise.
Let's demonstrate how we can access elements on a web page that is displayed in the Firefox browser. Before we start, we need to make sure that the Web Testing and Firefox Support plug-ins are installed and enabled. To do this, invoke the Extensions dialog through the File | Install Extensions menu item and check whether the needed plug-ins are installed and enabled, that is, whether they are checked in the Active column.
Now we can search for elements on web pages opened in the Firefox browser. In TestComplete's Object Browser, processes containing Page elements are marked with the Open Application icon () in the object tree. The icon indicates that the process is "open" to TestComplete and the web page elements can be accessed from scripts. Find the Firefox node in the object tree and expand it. Then, expand the MozillaUIWindowClass window node and go through the hierarchy of the MozillaWindowClass and MozillaContextWindowClass windows until you find the window containing the Page object. The window hierarchy looks like this:
After you have found the Page object, you can explore the web page's elements. The elements can be displayed via two different object models: DOM or Tag. The model being used is specified by the Tree model project option. The DOM model is similar to the HTML object model used in web scripts. The Tag model provides more "readable" element names and can be useful in initial stages of testing to receive the general overview of the page. The following images show how different models affect the object tree:
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If you are familiar with TestComplete 4, you may notice that TestComplete 5 implements support for Firefox the same way that Internet Explorer is supported. This means that you will need to make minimal changes to your scripts to be able to test web pages with the Firefox browser. The difference between Internet Explorer and Firefox is that the browsers use different window hierarchies for the Page object. Also, for web pages displayed in Internet Explorer TestComplete uses the NativeWebObject namespace to access specific methods and properties of web page elements. For Firefox, TestComplete uses the NativeFirefoxObject namespace. The namespaces provide similar functionality, so there won't be a big difference between scripts created for each browser.
Now let's analyze how TestComplete 5 works with a simple web page in the supported browsers. We will use the Tag tree model. To select this model:
To prepare our sample project, we need to add the Win32 Tested Applications project item to it and then add two applications to the TestedApps list to launch Internet Explorer and Firefox respectively. The following figure shows the TestedApps editor and the needed settings.
We need to do the following to find information on TestComplete's support for Web Testing Google:
The following script performs the described actions:
After the script is executed, the test log will contain the following messages:
As you can see, the test log contains a lot of links. Their names are listed in the upper log panel and the descriptions are shown in the Remarks panel. Each link is stored in the log as a link message, so you can open the appropriate web page just by clicking the link.
Now that you have seen how TestComplete 5 works with a page displayed in Mozilla's Firefox, let's take a closer look at our script. The two major routines are TestWithFirefox and TestWithIE. They are used to test web pages that are open in the corresponding browser. The routines obtain the Page object and then call the CollectLinks method that simulates user input and processes the results. To obtain text of a web control we use the GetContentTextFromElement script function. The way you get text depends on the browser and the function uses the appropriate properties to return the text.
We have demonstrated how TestComplete 5 recognizes objects viewed via Mozilla's Firefox Internet browser and how you can work with this browser from scripts. Also, we have compared how TestComplete works with Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Now you can use TestComplete 5 to test web pages that are displayed in the Firefox browser, and if you have been using TestComplete to test pages viewed via Internet Explorer, you will need to make minor changes in your testing scripts to make them work with both browsers.
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Character actors may never be the star, but they are essential to the success of a movie. They have to make an impression that they're more than just someone walking on and speaking a line, but not be overwhelming. Sometimes they just fade into the background afterwards. And Whit Bissell was one of the best.
Bissell took to the theater early, appearing on Broadway in 1933, when he was 24.* He worked very consistently on the stage for over ten years, then tried his hand a films. Many of his early roles were uncredited; his first credit was in Brute Force as one of the prison guards. From then on, there was no stopping him, and he'd appear in 6-10 movies a year. In the mid-50s, he started to find the niche in which he's best remembered: science fiction films. Starting with Target Earth, he fell into the characterization that became his trademark: a scientist or other authority figure who was there to help the hero.**
He had a small but pivotal role in the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers as one of the two actors in the frame tale.***
His biggest film roles were as a scientist (of course) in the drive-in classics I Was a Teenage Werewolf and I Was a Teenage Frankenstein.
As the studio system died, he switched to TV as an all purpose actor. Despite being in the medium almost from the beginning, he didn't have any recurring roles until 1965 (a seven-episode stint in Peyton Place). His first regular role wasn't until the next year, where he played General Kirk**** in The Time Tunnel. He also appeared in Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles" as the manager of the space station where the trouble began.
Bissell continued to work regularly in TV until the early 80s, when he seemed to retire. Overall, he appeared in over 300 shows and movies, making his face one of the most familiar of all actors.
*His debut, appropriately enough, was small -- one of the cards in Eva LaGallienne's version of Alice in Wonderland.
**I note that in The Atomic Kid, he was billed as "Dr. Edgar Pangborn." Pangbourn had a couple of novels out at this time, though not his masterpiece Davy.
***The two scenes – at the beginning and at the end of the movie – were added to the film because the studio wanted a more hopeful ending. Director Don Siegel hated the change.
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The nonprofit Front Range Chamber Players (FRCP) is Northern Colorado's resident professional chamber music group. Since its inception in 1985*, it has presented an annual series of concerts in Fort Collins venues, always striving to make outstanding chamber music accessible to audiences of all ages. Musicians from across the Front Range have performed with FRCP, and the organization has also enjoyed collaborative relationships with other fine arts organizations.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Doug Lowe, FRCP presented innovative programs, including performances of music by Gerald Finzi, Amy Beach, Joaquin Turina, Frank Bridge, and Hector Villa Lobos, along with the more standard repertoire, ranging from Beethoven and Brahms to Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Performers during these years included regular FRCP members, such as Carla Hager, Eric Levine, Margaret Noble, Ann Schnaidt, Karen Lauer Anderson, John Lueck, and Roberta Mielke. The many guest artists included Debra Throgmorton, Jean Currey, Jim Fittz, Will Schwartz, Charles Lawson, Gary Moody, Marilyn Johnson, and Charles Tucker.
With Doug Lowe's departure from Fort Collins, FRCP named David Brussel as its new artistic director. David, following the strong FRCP tradition, presented diverse programs intended to appeal to a broad range of interests. Music performed during these seasons included works by composers such as Martinu, Webern, and Walton, in addition to performances of Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach," Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde," and the Schubert Octet, to name only a few. The traditional repertoire was well represented, including all-Beethoven and all-Bach concerts. Guest performers included the Boulder Brass, the Appassionato String Quartet, Lee Ann Sherlong, the Boulder Piano Trio, and the Mark Sloniker Trio.
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With the 2011-2012 season, FRCP began its relationship with new Artistic Director Erik Peterson. Under his dynamic artistic leadership, FRCP began an ambitious increase of its series concerts to five, the addition of three free concerts, including two for children, and outreach to schools. The programs that he has created are innovative and exciting, and the performers are the very best the Front Range has to offer, from The repertoire has included an eclectic mix of standard repertoire (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak, Kodaly, Schoenberg, Britten, Shostakovich) and exciting lesser known works (Bolling, Bunch, Danielpour, Popper, Reger, Schulhoff, Uebayashi). Programs have also included works for larger chamber ensembles, such as Mendelssohn's "String Octet" in 2014, when the Cascade Quartet from Great Falls, MT joined an FRCP quartet. To celebrate its 30th season, FRCP's Artistic Director commissioned a work by James David, "Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano," and FRCP premiered it on March 24, 2015. Since fall of 2015, series concerts have been held at Fort Collins High School's acoustically excellent auditorium rather than at a church, and FRCP's musicians provide performances and tutoring to the high school's orchestral students.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
For the Anniversary of My Death - W. S. Merwin
When the last fires will wave to me
And the silence will set out
Tireless traveler
Like the beam of a lightless star
Then I will no longer
Find myself in life as in a strange garment
Surprised at the earth
And the love of one woman
And the shamelessness of men
As today writing after three days of rain
Hearing the wren sing and the falling cease
And bowing not knowing to what
What a bizarre thought, knowing that every year, without fail, we all pass the day on which we will someday die. The thing that struck me most about this poem as I read it was the lack of punctuation. It almost seems rushed, hurried, as if we are all thoughtlessly passing out death days. Life as a cloak we all wear is an interesting image. What are we, if not cloaked in being alive? It's the most fundamental shared experience. Is it so remarkable that it merits that image? What essence have we outside of life?
I think I'm so disarmed by the core image and thought of this poem that I'm unable to focus on any of the raw poetic merits at work. The language is very nice, and the images potent, but compared to the certain knowledge that my death-date has passed 22 times now, it's insignificant.
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I have just discovered and am loving your blog. I'm a 62-year-old high school English teacher and sometime poet who appreciates your enthusiasm and your insights. I am also a W.S. Merwin fan, so I'm glad to see him included here. I want to point out, though, one typo in your entry. In line 10, you typed "then" where you wanted "the." (I wasn't sure. I checked and found the poem posted at poetryfoundation.org.) Of course a typo's a tiny thing, but the error made me stumble and scratch my head, so I thought I should let you know. Anyway, I'm mostly writing to thank you for keeping so fine a blog and for sharing such excellent poems.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much for your kind words! I have fixed the error.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2013 at 4:43 AM
Thank you for posting. I found your page when looking for Sometimes, which I'd heard on the radio. And now I'm also grateful for On the Anniversary of My Death, with its enlightening image of the strange garment. Having passed the date fifty-seven times myself, I'm also disarmed, and consoled by this sharing with strangers. I wish to echo the last line of Sometimes.ReplyDelete
I love William's writings, along with many poets whom I love. But I particularly love this poem, in its shocking elegance. I just happened upon your blog, Dear Chris, searching for this particular poem. Eureka! What serendipity! I am a musician and a poet and I find many similarities in my sensibilities with W.S. Merwin. I have a few of my old poems written on my website, if you would like to read them: www.barrybergstrom.com I truly appreciate your blog...and the concept of reading a poem a day...at the very least. I too, like Mr. Merwin, believe Thoreau to be the architect of our modern environmental sensibilities. I first read Emerson, then Thoreau as a gawky 7th grader thanks to a beloved teacher. I now delight in reading them and Robert Frost, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, et. al., to my little nieces and nephews. I am now in my 63rd year...and I never expected to pass 30! Ha! I am poor and have refused to be an academic, although I have taught some music lessons privately. I generally send them off into their own journeys with assignments of transcription. One has to have deep roots to truly know music, too. Thank you so much...ReplyDelete


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The perfect authentic American Pie, with a shimmering and a sweet crunch top.
September is already here and it's time to celebrate the apple season! Since I just moved to Chicago (a month ago), I'm happy to share with you today a classic American Pie. A foolproof recipe extremely flavorful!
I have a funny relationship to apples – yes funny is the exact word. When I was little, I didn't like them at all which made my family really upset as my uncle was an arborist growing apple trees mainly. And it went from generation to generation since my grand father (my uncle's father) was also an arborist. So in the family, everyone loved apples and had to love apples somehow. My mom did love them too, but for some reasons, she couldn't eat any when she was pregnant before I was born. Interesting that I didn't like them afterwards then (even if I have no clue if the two facts can be linked in some way).
Funny anecdote: my dislike for apples was so strong as a kid that I wondered many times how Snow White could have fallen for an apple, as she was a beautiful young lady. A beautiful young lady wouldn't like apples but would rather like chocolate instead, right? Not mentioning that she would have avoided so many troubles then!
However, yes "however" because yes there is hope here, I liked apples when they were cooked/baked and used in desserts: apple cakes, French apple pies, and so on. Well, I can't help it, I like sweets. Put some fruits in your baking is the best way to make me like the most unusual fruit in taste. Little by little, I learned to like apples as a fruit as well, although I would rarely go for a raw apple (shame on me)!
The story is not over: years later, as I was a student, I did a summer job in my uncle orchard, picking apples, as all my cousins did as well. The perfect summer job: you are outside in September while it's not to hot, not too cold, and you are spending the day picking apples, learning how to recognize one variety from another. And of course my bosses were family, so it makes the adventure more fun! With time, I learned to appreciate them more and more, which is a good thing since it is said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Nowadays, I really like this time of the year when it is time to pick up apples, when summer is at its very end while the weather is getting a little chill, a period linked to back-to-school (or back-to-work) where you are full of good resolutions. In a word, I like the Fall season approaching, and I like the fall season even more; you will soon see it through my fall recipes on the blog!.
As I said earlier, as a child, I used to eat French apple pies. They are usually very simple, consisting of a simple crust pastry on top of which you place some apple slices. Sometimes you can have a filling in between, as the one I used here in my Pear & Apple Frangipane Tartlets, sometimes apple sauce instead or an egg filling as my grandmother used to do. There are different schools when it comes to the traditional French apple pie of course, but almost every time you have a thin layer of apple slices on the top
But unlike the American apple pie, there is almost never any spices in a classic French apple pie. I didn't have to wait to be in the US to discover spices in my apple pies though, since in Sweden people often perfume their apple desserts with cinnamon or cardamom – make sure to check these Apple and cardamom tartlets that I discovered in Sweden several years ago. They are just amazing!
Now, what's the American Pie made of? In texture first, you usually have a bottom crust and a top crust consisting on a large covering layer or a lattice crust as I did today (I find it more beautiful). Also, American pies are deeper, as they consist of several layers of slice apples that you stack on top of the others. Finally, what really makes the difference is the taste, as the American apple pie is deliciously flavored with different spices together, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and all spices mix. It gives your apple pie a very specific sweet taste that is typical to the American pie. Actually, when my boyfriend David tried it, his first reaction was to say "it reminds me of the apple pies I had in the US when I was a child".
This American apple pie makes a beautiful dessert to inaugurate the fall season (or to enjoy later on for Thanksgiving for instance). Enjoy it as it is, or top it with some vanilla ice cream, and a glass of apple cider!
Also, you can find below more pies ideas to amaze your guests at your next dinner party:
- How To Make A Lattice Pie Crust
- Best American Pecan Pie
- Maple Pecan Pumpkin Pie (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
- Classic American Pumpkin Pie
- Best Homemade Cherry Pie
- Blueberry Pie with Oat Crust (Gluten free)
- Lemon Meringue Pie
- Chocolate Coffee Meringue Pie
Lastly, if you make this American apple pie, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating, letting me know how you liked it. And of course, don't forget to tag me on Instagram! Thank you and enjoy!Print
American Apple Pie
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Cakes and Pies
- Cuisine: American recipes
The perfect authentic American Pie, with a shimmering and a sweet crunch top.
For the pastry crust:
- 3 1/2 cup (15 oz/420g) all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup + 4 Tablespoons (10 oz/280g) unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (5 oz/150 ml) water
For the filling:
- 8 cups (1,4kg) peeled, sliced apples (about 5–6 big apples)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice + zest
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon all spices
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) boiled cider or apple juice
- 2 Tablespoons butter, diced in small pieces
For topping:
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tablespoon water
- For the crust: in a medium-sized bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Dice the butter into small pieces and crumble it with the flour until lumps are the size of small peas. Add sugar and stir well. Pour in the ice cold water, little at a time, mixing with a fork. Finish by hand and shape into a ball. Flatten the dough a little bit, wrap into cling film and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the filling: combine the slice apples with lemon juice and zests in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine together sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt and spices. Sprinkle the mixture the apples, and stir to coat them. Stir in the boiled cider or apple juice.
- Once the dough is chilled, divide it into 2 pieces, one about twice as large as the other. The larger piece will be the bottom crust, the smaller one the top crust.
- Pat each pieces of dough into a disk, about 3/4 inch thick.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9 inches pie pan, that is at least 2 inches deep.
- Roll the larger piece of dough into a 13 inches circle and transfer it into the prepared pan. Trim the edges so that they overlap the rim of the pan all the way around.
- Spoon the apple filling into the pan, and top with diced butter.
- Roll out the remaining dough to a 11 inches circle, and slice it into thin layers. Weave a lattice crust for the lop layer, and crimp the edges of the pie with a fork.
- Whisk one egg with one tablespoon of water and brush it on the top crust and around the edges of the pie. Sprinkle some additional sugar over to add shimmer and a sweet crunch to every slice.
- Bake the pie for about 50 minutes, until the filling starts bubbling inside the pie. Check the pie after 20 minutes of baking and cover the edges with foil to keep them from burning too quickly.
- When the pie is ready, remove it from the oven and let cool completely before slicing. Serve with some vanilla ice cream on the side.


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It's sixty-eight degrees today in Philadelphia, PA where the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen met for the 116th time. Televised by CBS, the Army-Navy game is the culmination of years of learning and training for the football players at their respective service academies. Navy has emerged the victor in the last thirteen consecutive games against Army. Would 2015 continue this winning streak? YES.
Just when it looked like Army would very well beat Navy, with just under three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Midshipmen intercepted the Black Knights just a sneeze away from the end zone.
Final score. Navy 21 and Army 17.
Get game summary, stats, and play-by-play here.
Observations & Miscellania:
1. The US Military Academy and US Naval Academy Glee Clubs sang the National Anthem.
2. The Navy wore helmets with various fleets painted on them (courtesy of Under Armour).
3. Not to be confused with the creator of X-Files or the poet, but Army has a quarterback named Chris Carter and a wide receiver named Edgar Poe.


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going with a light aqua color but cant decide what color to put with it… help
going with a light aqua color but cant decide what color to put with it… help
I am doing a Robin's Egg Blue, which can be really similar depending on which shade of light aqua you choose. I am using Robin's Egg Blue and White with silver accents.
@futuremissmess: I just did a google image search for aqua weddings and in the pictures I saw I liked orange, purple, and pink the best with aqua. I would just search for photos of weddings with the colors you're considering and see how they look!
Aqua is our main colour, but I wouldn't say we have a strict colour theme for everything else – doesn't bother me whether everything absolutely matches as long as there's an overall "feel". We are having aqua bridesmaid dresses and then I want all the flowers to have hot pink, yellow and possibly touches of purple and orange too. I'm going for bright and vibrant.
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The bunting we will hopefully be hiring – closest I could find to blue, pink and yellow for a decent price! I quite like that the sage green and white makes it more sophisticated though:
I love it when aqua is paired with another bright color- orange, pink, a chartreuse green…
I saw this yesterday and though it was gorgeous! It's aqua and copper.
Watermelon and Aqua!
I did aqua/teal, coral, yellow, and peach. Loved it! Really bright and vibrant.
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There are alot of pictures on pintrest with Aqua and red. It a great pop collor, but not for everyone.
I didn't have 'colours' but I would of picked these if I had .. I think.
I'm sort of a baby with that stuff
Personally I like aqua and tan. 🙂
The ones below are some photos from my own blue and tan wedding (not aqua, but you get the picture.)
Love the copper and aqua. There's also gold:
Aqua and Poppy:
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@futuremissmess: I agree with pp and say aqua and copper
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Ours is an inclusive Christianity. We believe God wants us to be free.
If you believe God wants us to be free, feel free to join us.
Consider for a moment the Catholic church. They have a ton of beliefs. I bet the average Catholic agrees with some but not all of the church's teachings.
In our church, we acknowledge the limit of any one individual's understanding. No human has perfect knowledge. So we have a very limited dogma: God wants us to be free.
So, if you are a Catholic (or Methodist or Lutheran, etc.) and believe that God wants us to be free, then you can be a WaterToWine Catholic (or Methodist or Lutheran, etc.).
We want our WaterToWine members to encourage other Catholics (or Methodists or Lutherans, etc.) to live lives of grace and to reject the church's attempt to control things.
Most conflict is created when there is a struggle for control. When the church gets paternal and tries to control sin, that turns people away from the church.
When the church gets political and tries to control thought via the school board, that turns people away from the church.


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In week 10 in the NFL, the Texans went on the road and impressed a lot of people, beating the Bears 13-6 on a wet, blustery night in Chicago. If they are to do it again and come closer to clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, they will have to face similar conditions once again, this time in Foxboro, Massachusetts, against the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.
In two of the best prime-time matchups of the year, Mother Nature has not been and will not be kind. In week 10, both teams were 7-1. The Bears were one of the most dangerous teams, and most feared defenses, in the NFC. The Texans were the most balanced team in football. Instead of a brilliant display of athleticism, we got a slog through the rain and whipping winds at Soldier Field.
This week, the Texans face Tom Brady and the Patriots' high-powered offense -- the best offense in the NFL. The Texans are right on their heels offensively and remain the most balanced team in the league. The Texans are 11-1 and the Patriots are 9-3, both battling for home-field advantage in the AFC. The Texans have the inside track, win or lose, but a win would virtually guarantee they play every playoff game in the friendly confines of Reliant Stadium.
Unfortunately, the weather will probably keep this from being an aerial display, which is probably to the Texans' advantage. The weather is forecast to be cold -- in the 40s -- with a 70 percent chance of rain after a full day of rain beforehand. This has all the makings of another wet, ugly game.
The wind should not be quite as much of a factor as in Chicago, but the rain could be coming down in buckets, though there is a chance it will begin to let up as the game progresses -- I wouldn't call it a good chance, however.
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There's an art challenge that shows up in October known as 'Inktober' where you do ink drawings every day for a month. Narnia was a good source of inspiration, and I rather like the idea of this one. I came back and reworked a few things that bothered me about the original, and this is the result.
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As I was driving home from a work event I was listening to Clean by Natalie Grant. A memory came to the forefront and I figured I would have to write about it. I was trying to think of title but I didn't like, "Don't be a Cheapskate" or "How I knew I had to Stop having Sex." Another song I like is a country song called Every Little Thing by Carly Pearce.
"Every little thing, I remember every little thing, the high the hurt the shine the sting of every little thing…"
I love it because I'm one those people that remembers. I remember those little things, all the things that never mattered to the other person.
One of the last times I slept with a particular person (about 5 years ago), I remember we didn't use any protection. Surprise- Surprise. At that time, I was (pathetically) okay with it because I only did that with him. I wasn't sleeping with anyone else nor did I want to. I was okay with there not being a boundary. I'm not condoning unprotected sex here but explaining my own poor choices.
The next days after, I realized we should have used protection because although I knew where I had been- I did not know where he had been. I could not account for what he was doing with other women or not doing with other women. He was a wild card. I decided to text him.
"Just so you know I only do that with you."
His response went something like, "Yea me too…I'm clean…trust me."
He asked if I was on the pill and I said no.
He said if I got the Plan B pill he would "reimburse" me.
I said I wasn't worried about being pregnant and joked "we'll see what happens in 9 months."
He didn't think it was funny.
I didn't think REIMBURSE was funny. I didn't think REIMBURSE was appropriate. I didn't want his money. I didn't like the way he so casually used the word REIMBURSE. How many other women had he REIMBURSED? Reimburse is not something you say to someone you slept with. Reimburse is reserved for business transactions. You get reimbursed for office supplies, mileage. You get reimbursed from petty cash when the vending machine won't give you your Funyuns. I had been given money to purchase Plan B years prior and I vowed that would not be an experience I would repeat. (The Time I Went to the Abortion Clinic)
I was NOT a transaction.
But I was to him.
This exchange of communication was monumental in my quest. Right now, I can thank God for the word choice of that person. Obviously, it has stayed on my mind all these years. It was another reminder of why I could not keep sleeping with him or anyone. Especially as the times have changed and young men have become even more gluttonous for sex as women have become even more feral.
This is the generation of soul-less faux-intimate transactional sex.
I wondered if the new normal was to sleep with a girl unprotected, and then utilize Plan B as a plan a. Just reimburse her later. I remembered when I was younger the mantra was Do Not Get Pregnant. Do Not get a STD.
Had that changed? Had the plan changed so much in less than a decade?
It seems as though as the years pass on Responsibility has become an outdated tenet. How could that be? You would think that as we get older we get wiser.
As our culture has come to worship sex we've placed responsibility under personal self-indulgence.
We began to desire the benefits and none of the responsibility. Men and women equal in foolishness.
That *REIMBURSE* conversation led me to see that I had better get out of the game. The game had changed and it wasn't for me anymore.
I never want to hear the word Reimburse from a man that I have been intimate with. God never intended for men to run amok reimbursing women for Plan Bs or abortions. He intended for men and women to make a covenant with Him at the center to care of one another. To represent Christ to one another. Anything short of that is faux-intimacy. It's a foundation of quicksand, you lose your footing before you know it. You'll be left feeling played and cheap. Don't be a cheapskate. You're worth more than $50 for Plan B or the $500 for an abortion.
Ladies, a man isn't taking care of you by throwing money at what he or you may deem a "problem." The problem happened before the conception. The problem is your lack of purity. You lack a firm and full understanding of who you are.
Men, what happened to you? When did you begin to sell out? Generations before you welcomed responsibility. Welcomed the opportunity to showcase your provision and protection. Being a man meant taking care of someone other than yourself.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her – Ephesians 5:25
Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. – Proverbs 31:31
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emerson network power, a business of emerson (nyse: emr) and the global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today announced the creation of a new thermal management business to expand its ability to develop and deliver more holistic, next-generation approaches to controlling the data center environment.
the expanded focus reflects the evolution of data center environmental guidelines from organizations such as the american society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning engineers (ashrae) and the introduction of emerging technologies to meet those guidelines. john schneider will lead the new thermal management business as vice president and general manager.
"the data center is an active, always-changing ecosystem where it needs, geographic location and external weather conditions are connected, and changes in any one area have broad-reaching implications," schneider said. "we are delivering the next generation of data center cooling, with innovative services, software and hardware integrated and optimized to reliably, efficiently and cost-effectively control and manage heat."
the business, with annual revenues of approximately $800 million, includes emerson network power's existing liebert precision cooling assets and expertise.
the thermal management business offers technologies and solutions for data centers and it facilities of all sizes including air, waterside and innovative pumped-refrigerant economizers in addition to state-of-the-art controls and wireless sensors to maximize efficiency. included in the solutions are custom air-handling solutions with chilled water, direct and indirect evaporative, and refrigerant technologies. these technologies enable emerson to best meet customer needs and evolving industry standards that expand the range of acceptable data center temperatures.
additionally, today's data center infrastructure systems use networks of wireline and wireless sensors to monitor equipment use, performance and environmental conditions and are better equipped to act on that data. these capabilities were not available in the past and, even today, the additional intelligence often is lost in floods of data. "what we're doing with our approach to thermal management is helping our customers analyze, understand and act on that data to realize more efficient, more sophisticated real-time environmental control," schneider said.
scott barbour, global business leader of emerson network power (systems), added: "for 48 years, the liebert brand has been synonymous with it cooling and innovation, and today's announcement represents another significant evolution within that space. the basic need to manage heat is not changing. there are now more ways to do that, and this expansion of what began as our precision cooling business reflects the entire spectrum of possibilities."
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My slightly mad sheep have been fabulously renamed Wonky Woollies with a little help from some friends. They are now available on Etsy in time for Black Friday in white, hot pink, light yellow, pastel swirl and lilac-each with their own personality. Drop by and pick one up for that special, slightly strange someone.
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The War of Attrition website went online in January of 1999. Twenty years later, we are proud to offer its prime selections as well as several new stories in print for the first time.
This black-and-white second edition features more "historical" content (flyers, photos, memorabilia), alongside the same stories and striking illustrations as the color first edition.
Please enjoy, and thank you for the continued interest and support.
Non-fiction stories, societal oddities, and counter-culture observations; War of Attrition is a history book, of sorts, that begins in the early adolescence of writer Greg Walsh.
Its contents have provoked the perspectives and passion behind well-known projects he has developed over the past two decades, including Hell on Earth, Coalition BMX, Wolf Brigade, and Theft of the Age.
Hard lessons, flawed notions, and the "inciting incidents" that created him, artfully and forcefully narrated and illustrated in attempt to exorcise the least-cooperative demons.
This collection shines a harsh-yet-heartfelt light into the deterioration of our human condition; Some monsters are real, certain stories simply don't have a silver lining, and not everything that doesn't kill us, makes us stronger…
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Hurricane Harvey has shuttered some oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, but a spokesperson for AAA Arizona thinks the state will avoid a large price spike.
Gasoline prices in Tucson are up 6.5 cents in the last month, according to the auto group, a jump that AAA's Michelle Donati calls notable, but not as bad other places are seeing.
"The increases we're experiencing here is nowhere near the increases that some other states, especially states in the southeast, mid-Atlantic and Midwest are experiencing right now," she said.
She said Arizona is on two pipelines, one from California and another from Texas, so the state is able to compensate with California gas when Texas production dips.
She said Arizona's prices were relatively low to start with, so driving habits are not being affected.
"This mini-spike that we have experienced so far is something that we anticipate to be relatively short-lived. We don't believe it's going to curb any travel decisions in terms of Arizonans saying, 'Well, I'm going to stay home as a result of higher gas prices.'"
Gasoline prices often drop once the summer travel season ends. Donati thinks Texas' drop in produciton will result in that price drop happening a few weeks later than normal.


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Create Make Learn started as a unique week-long professional learning experience for educators designed by Lucie deLaBruere in 2012. It has since grown into a connected community of educators, makers, and artists passionate about hands-on minds-on learning through creating and making. Join us for our summer institute or invite Lucie and her mobile maker studio (EMMA) to your school. You'll soon be connected to a wealth of resources, including fellow educators who will continue to inspire as you design amazing learning opportunities for your students.
Lucie deLaBruere
Lucie is an ambassador for creativity and innovation in our schools. Her passion for learning through creating and making lead to the design of the first Create Make Learn Summer Institute in 2012. She has built a community of creative team of educators who are equally committed to providing opportunities for more hands-on, minds-on learning for our students.
Lucie (a 30+ years veteran teacher) is committed to advancing digital equity across several domains. Her TechSavvy Girls project has helped increase the confidence of young women and girls for over 18 years. She recently adopted EMMA (a mobile studio) to promote the belief that (E)veryone (M)ay (M)ake (A)nywhere to bring opportunities for creating and making to rural communities. Lucie is a Google Certified Educator & Trainer and a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator.
Craig Lyndes
Craig has been been finding ways to increase student and educator access to technology since the days when he launched the first student-run BBS in Vermont. He continues to empower educators as part of the Create Make Learn Team. Whether he is helping them build their own 3D printer or teaching them to solder, he is always in high demand due to his patient and kind approach to helping educators grow in ways that will empower students. .
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Shannon Walters
Shannon Walters is passionate about using technology and the arts to create, collaborate, communicate and connect in new ways. She brings with her years of experience integrating technology as a Teacher Librarian and Technology Integration specialist at The Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington. Shannon is Co-Director for Governor's Institutes of Vermont's IT & Digital Media Institute @ Champlain College, a 10 day residential institute focused on game design, microcontrollers, cybersecurity, digital media creation and web design for high school students. Recipient of the Vermont Outstanding Teacher Award, she is Technology Concerns Chair for the Vermont School Library Association. Shannon has also served as a "Maker Space" lead learner for Tarrant Code Camp and Dynamic Landscapes state technology conference, as well as faculty at the University of Vermont.
Caty Wolfe
Caty started her education adventure 15+ years ago as a certified art teacher without a job. She became a special ed teacher at a technical center where she discovered she had technical aptitude and a fascination with fixing hardware and helping teachers integrate. She took on the duties of system administrator and then became the computer applications instructor. There is an interesting parallel between creative problem solving in the art world and technical troubleshooting. Thus began the adventure that has led her to be a PreTech Instructor at a Career and Technical Center with a focus on art and technology. She has integrated Design Thinking and Making into her curriculum and her students are always challenging her to push the boundaries. Her newest adventure has been to start an online store with Maker supplies and project ideas for teachers and kids! Check it out at www.theimaginationtoolbox.com! @ImagineToolbox.
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Erica currently teaches STEAM to Pre-K through 8th graders at St. Albans City School and also job-shares the technology innovation specialist position. She enjoys working with teachers to incorporate 'making' in their classroom along with also facilitating open lab times in the makerspace to allow students to explore their passion (or find a new passion). She has spent the past few years developing curriculum for the different grades with a focus on primary grades and how to bring the maker mindset into her classes.
Sarah is a 20+ year veteran high school teacher and former technology integrator, Sarah Sutter currently teaches Design Technology and Art at The American School in Japan (ASIJ) in Tokyo. Sarah works in ASIJ's new Creative Arts & Design Center, teaching 9th grade Design & Fabrication and Idea to Object, a 3D Digital Design & Fabrication Art class, using laser cutters, 3d printers, CNC Shopbot, Arduino electronics & wearables in a Design Thinking, collaborative / team based classroom setting. Her art courses have included ceramics, glass, metals, photography, graphic design and web design, among other things. Sarah is also a Google Certified Innovator, a leader for GEG West Tokyo, and presents on various technology related topics. She has presented at conferences ranging from EARCOS in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, to FabLearn Asia in Japan, to Educon in Philadelphia to the K12 Online Conference to MLTI Summer Tech in Maine. Sarah also taught photography and digital imaging at the University of Maine in Augusta for 5 years, and MEd multimedia online graduate courses at UMaine.
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I played TerraTech last week at the Radius Festival and enjoyed its chunky building block sandbox. Now it's launched a Kickstarter and you should probably take a look.
It's a mix of connect-o-block construction and loosely obeyed physics laws that let you bolt together a variety of body parts, weapons, jets, wheels and so on to create anything from sleek landspeeders to hulking great forts on wheels - I've spent hours messing around in the demo building things like this:
I like lots of guns. The fun comes from working out what you can really get away with as you bolt on hover pads, bigger wheels, boosters, even bigger wheels, and the system feels rip for abuse. For example, when I talked to one of the developers they explained that flying came about accidentally after someone put vehicle booster jets on the bottom of their car and fired it out of the map, crashing the game in the process.
Anyway take a look and see what you think. I'm having loads of fun with this. If you have a go and build anything interesting let me know and maybe I'll feature some of the best.


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I spent a recent weekend with 7 friends climbing at Jackson Falls in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois. I had no idea there was an actual forest with hills and cliffs in Illinois. I always thought the state consisted of Chicago and a bunch of flat farmland dotted with windmills.
It ended up being a fun weekend of perfect weather with highs in the 60's to low 70's, whereas it was snowing all weekend in Madison. The forest was beautiful with climbing a few minute's walk from our campsite and a waterfall in the middle of the canyon. The climbing was also fun with lots of sport routes to choose from. Chimichonga had the most interesting name out of anything we climbed, though I thought it should have been named either "Chimneychanga" or "Shimmychanga." We finished the weekend with some bouldering/top-roping on the Yosemite Slab, an almost featureless rock with about a 55% incline. Fun times!


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Traffic Travis – A Free SEO Management Tool To Check Your SEO Rank
In the process of my daily SEO work, the majority of the time I use my usual online SEO tools to conduct keyword research, which is 90 percent of the job for me. However, there are times when I need a useful, and preferably free SEO management tool that can provide some feedback as to the success or failure of my various SEO efforts.
For a long time, I simply gauged my efforts by typing in the search term that I was targeting and hoped against hope that I would at least be ranked within the top five pages (preferably the first). Then, I would go into Google Analytics and determine my top incoming links, top keywords and so on. While this approach isn't overly complicated, it isn't entirely intuitive for non-tech folks who are interested in sprucing up the search engine rank of their personal website.
Here at MUO, we strive to bring you the best tools to help with your SEO efforts. I recently listed 10 SEO mistakes you need to avoid 10 Common SEO Mistakes that can Destroy Your Website [Part I] Read More . Dean listed some excellent SEO tips for Blogger blogs, and of course Karl hit on 3 excellent WordPress SEO plug-ins 3 Wordpress Plug-Ins To Automate & Improve Your Blog SEO Read More .
In looking for a standalone app that could help with overall SEO analytics, I was pleased to discover Traffic Travis. In the highly competitive world of SEO, not much is free. Most services will analyze your site or provide monthly Search Engine ranking stats for a high monthly fee. At best, you may find a 7 day free trial somewhere.
Don't get me wrong, the premium version of Traffic Travis is fairly pricey commercial software – but the makers of this software figured out the secret to creating positive buzz for their product. That is, offer a truly free product that is useful and powerful.
Today I will review the free version of Traffic Travis and show you how you can use it to analyze your own website and significantly improve your search engine page rank.
A Feature Overview Of This Free SEO Management Tool
Once you download and install the app, you'll discover an application that has a nice clean, easy to understand layout. The major navigational buttons are on the left and more details about each are on the right.
The general features the software offers includes:
- Keyword Tools – To conduct your keyword research, and very limited in this free addition (see below).
- Search Engine Tools – An extremely useful feature that shows you how your site ranks and where your top backlinks are coming from (very cool, and very useful).
- PPC Analysis – Shows you where you should focus your PPC ad efforts based on top sites and top keywords.
- Page Analysis – Lets you analyze the SEO effectiveness of individual pages on your site.
- SEO Analysis – Specifically analyzes your site based on the keywords you're trying to focus on with your blog or website.
The Keyword Tool research section is severely limited – no competition data. However, you can type in general keywords you want to target and the tool will show you what phrases draw the highest organic searches on three major search engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN).
Using The Search Engine Tools Can Improve Your SEO
To show you how effective this tool can be in analyzing your own blog, no matter how small or new it is – I'm going to utilize the SEO analytics features on my own young blog Top Secret Writers. Now, on this blog I often just post content without spending any time at all on SEO efforts, and other times I do. Lately I've been wondering what I'd need to do to go back and fix those things that I did in such a rush at the beginning.
Under the Search Engine Tools, you can define a whole list of keywords that you consider as your website's core focus. In my case I listed things like advanced technologies, top secret government projects, UFOs and things like that. These are all fairly popular search engine phrases, but as you can see so far my blog doesn't even make it on the radar.
Don't give up! For new blogs, you need to focus on the other tools for now, and eventually you'll start appearing under the major keywords that are more competitive.
Instead, click on "Top sites for keywords," and you'll discover which major sites do rank highest for the keywords that you would like to rank highly. You're going to find that these are sites that are much older than yours (but not always). Other sites are just very competitive under those keywords – they have a lot of content that search engines rank as high value.
Considering how important incoming links are from highly ranked sites like this – where do you think you should be spending your time posting, writing and otherwise fraternizing with like-minded individuals like yourself? The best thing you can do for the rank of your site is to spend quality time reading, commenting on, and participating at the websites of your top competitors (this is the irony of SEO), linking to your own site whenever and wherever they allow it (just don't spam!).
Now you'll see why I really love the Search Engine Tools section. Click on "Backlinks to site" and you'll discover all of the sites that have linked to you the most. Even if you're new – if you've been writing interesting and useful content to your site, in time you'll get followers and linkers, it's inevitable. Also, if you've been promoting your own site from other sites (as you should be), you'll notice those here as well. These other sites that link to you are essentially your fans, so you should go down this list and visit their site. Participate, comment and have valuable exchanges with the people there – this is what the blogosphere is all about!
Very Detailed Targeted Keyword Analysis
Another thing that I feel Traffic Travis does very well is the level of detail that it provides in analyzing search engine trends and statistics for the specific keywords you want to target. Here's another TopSecretWriters example – at one point I wanted to write an article about Gravionics, a very weird fringe science concept. So, I actually did SEO optimize that article as much as I could, considering that the blog is still very young.
If you take Traffic Travis, go into the Keyword Research area and type in "gravionics". It then provides you with a breakdown of the current top sites that rank highly with that term.
Traffic Travis will show you the sites that rank the highest on the term that you're writing about. I did pretty well (ranked 13) considering that it's a very small blog that just started up – but the more important information is the list of sites that rank above you for that term. Once again – here is valuable information you can use to improve your own ranking for that particular keyword phrase.
In this case, I should go to Barnes and Noble, Amazon and BiggerBooks and comment on that page, linking back to my blog entry (if it's allowed). I should go to Yahoo Answers and answer or comment on the question and link back to my blog entry. Basically, the information from Traffic Travis will help you target your social networking efforts to more effectively improve the specific keyword rankings that you're shooting for. And if you're a glutton for punishment, you can even let Traffic Travis grade the SEO level of your page.
Hey, a B – not bad! But trust me – plenty of other pages I analyzed with this software got an F! When you blog, it's hard to take the time to do all of those SEO techniques that you know you should – but in the long run, it will result in a stronger growth rate and a much higher quality blog drawing in large volumes of organic traffic every single day.
Share your own opinion about the Traffic Travis free SEO management tool, or let us know what other free SEO tools you find effective in the comments section below.
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Ate a good dinner, got some towels I need to pluck out of the dryer, and I've got Gladys on my mind.
Ooo! I did just finish a good book! It kept me up late, reading into the wee hours of the morning as good books have the habit of doing. It was Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews, the husband and wife team. So good.
It's time to get to writing.
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Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh signs a memorandum of understanding with his Indonesian counterpart Purnomo Yusgiantoro that Iran will build a $3 billion refinery in Indonesia. As part of the deal, Indonesia will receive 300,000 barrels per day of heavy crude and Tehran will get a 30 percent stake in PT Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil company. National Iranian Oil Company and Pertamina will lead the four-year project, which Iran hopes will provide security for Iran's market supply. [Islamic Republic News Agency, 3/16/2005; Bloomberg, 3/18/2005]
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Welcome to Project Alaska Turf
"Project Alaska Turf was inspired by an Emmy Award winning ESPN documentary by Wayne Drehs on a community in Barrow, Alaska. The program focused on a football program that was implemented in order to reverse high teen suicide rates, accelerated dropout rates and increased teen drug use. Project Alaska Turf, a 501c3 entity, began in February 2007 raising the money needed to provide this start up team with an artificial turf field to replace their gravel-covered field. With the help from many individuals and companies across the US, a beautiful blue and gold field was installed just in time for the Whalers opening game on August 17, 2007. In front of national media, the Whalers won their opening game and the hearts of people across the US.
Since implementing the football program, Barrow Alaska has seen great progress in the development of their youth! With much pride the school attendance rates and grade point averages have soared. Thank you for helping make this possible. For more information about this project and many others please visit www.athletes2champions.org
Cathy Parker
Executive Director of Athletes to Champions.
For more information call 904-347-1474
Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Csonka
On Project Alaska
During my junior high school years I was given the chance of participating in the football program or leaving school for disciplinary reasons. Not only did the football program keep me in school but it taught me valuable lessons in teamwork, pride, self-discipline and accomplishment that played key roles in my college and pro careers.
The young men of Barrow have a very rich and unique heritage of teamwork and are appropriately named the Whalers. The addition of a much needed football program in Barrow will positively impact many young men's lives…just as it did mine.
Larry Csonka
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Running Back
Band of Brothers Summer Camp
(July 14 – 18)
Project Alaska is alive and well! All through the duration of Project Alaska, a very special bond was being formed, a bond that will not be broken. The people of Barrow and the people who worked so diligently on the project will forever be connected by this dream come true. The players in Barrow formed very special friendships with the players from Bartram Trail High School and their families. They call themselves The Band of Brothers and their friendship stretches for 4,000 miles!
The coaches at the two schools have also maintained close ties. With the sport of football being so new to our Alaskan friends, there is still much to be learned. The coaches from Barrow have asked for additional training so that they can provide a quality program to their team. Out of this need, an idea was born for a Band of Brothers Summer Camp. This summer a small group of Bartram Trail football players and coaches will travel to Barrow to conduct a conditioning and training camp. The camp will be held from July 14th -18th and will focus on helping the coaches from Barrow learn to conduct their own camps at their own facility.
Please help us to keep this dream alive! We are currently involved in a fundraising campaign to cover the expenses of this trip. We want the people of Barrow to know that we continue to care about them and want to provide what they need to make their program successful and to make a difference in the lives of these young men! If you would like to be a part of keeping this dream alive, please contribute.
Recent News and Events
Alaska High School Football Team to Get Movie Treatment: www.hollywoodreporter.com
Florida Woman's Persistence Pays Off: The Moultrie Observer
Football's Newest Northern Fans: ABC News
Mission Accomplished for Barrow Football: Anchorage Daily News
Jacksonville Woman Helps Alaskans Score Pretty Touchdown: BRENDAN HALL, The Times-Union
The Wizards of Odds – A Dream Realized in Barrow
Miracle in Barrow: St Augustine Record


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What's the best way to set up a consultation or an appointment with a general contractor during the COVID-19 pandemic?
To set up a consultation or appointment with a general contractor during the COVID-19 pandemic, start by performing an online search for local professionals near you.
Message the contractor, and see if they are willing to set up a video consultation call instead of an in-person site visit. With video chat, the contractor may be able to assess the scale of the project, give you better information on what needs to be done and perhaps provide an estimate. Be sure to discuss virtual payments, as well as general strategies for staying safe.
How do architects work?
Architects may work for an architecture or engineering firm, they may work for a government organization, they can work for a construction company, or they may be self-employed (freelance). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics explains that architects spend a large amount of their working time in the home or company office: meeting with clients; creating reports and architectural drawings; and working with other architects and engineers. When not in an office, an architect is often at the construction site either as part of the development of plans or to ensure building progress is following the blueprint.
When a client interacts with an architect, it is typically to have them design drawings for the construction of a house or a building. If you are a client who has hired a large architecture firm, there may be a team of people working on your design. But if you are working with a freelance architect or a smaller firm, one person (or a small group) will take your concept and translate it into an architectural blueprint that a builder can use to construct a house. The plans will lay out everything from the depth of the foundation to the materials to use to the type of metal to be used in the reinforcement. Once the plans have been created and handed off to the builder, the architect may remain on the project — depending on budget — and oversee progress.
What kind of jobs can a general contractor do?
General contractors can complete all types of projects, from small home repairs and new construction, from building a new home to landscaping an entire yard. General contractors may specialize in plumbing, framing, electrical, foundations or roofing projects, and they can work on commercial or residential buildings.
Before hiring a general contractor, make sure the contractor holds the proper licenses, registration, insurance and certifications required by your city or state.
How can I find out if a general contractor is considered an essential COVID-19 service provider?
To find out whether a general contractor is considered essential in your area during the current coronavirus pandemic, visit your city or state's government website, which will have information on essential services.
Find information on national recommendations by visiting CISA's Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 webpage. However, not all jurisdictions follow CISA's definitions of critical infrastructure.
How do architects charge for their services?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median salary of an architect in 2016 was $76,930. This range included architects with every type of company as well as self-employed architects. Depending on the architect and whether they're with a firm or independent, they may charge per hour or by the square foot, or they may charge a percentage of the total budget for a construction project. An hourly rate is typically used for smaller projects such as providing consultation, helping clients hone their concept before the design process begins, or drafting documents and plans. If an architect is working on an hourly basis on a larger project, there will usually be an agreed-upon cap on the number of hours they will work. For larger projects, such as new construction or total overhaul remodels, architects may charge a percentage of the total construction costs. The architect will usually set the percentage you will pay after the total cost of construction has been accounted for. Percentages can range within a firm depending on the extent of the services they're providing. For example, a lower percentage of the total construction costs may include drafting and minimal consultation and guidance along the way, while a higher percentage could include on-site project management services with every detail attended to. Architects may also charge by the square footage of the project. The rate per square foot can vary depending on the individual's training, the services they are providing, the complexity of the project, and other factors — such as obtaining permits. The national average cost to hire an architect is between $1,690 and $2,500.
Are there ways to be safe if I hire a general contractor when social distancing?
If you decide to hire a general contractor, avoid any physical contact, don't shake hands, keep 6 feet of distance between you and the pro and sanitize all involved surfaces. Also, use digital platforms to communicate and make payments.
Can I use digital payments to pay for general contractor services?
Currently, many general contractors are using common digital payment services like PayPal, Venmo, Square Cash, Zelle, Google Pay and more. And more will likely adopt these and similar platforms as coronavirus continues to force companies to take on digital capabilities.
Contact general contractors beforehand to discuss whether they accept digital payments, and take all necessary measures to meet social distancing recommendations. You can also compare general contractors side-by-side online to see which ones accept digital payments.
Does a general contractor need to enter my home?
Provided the project is located inside your home, completing the job would require a general contractor to enter your home. But if your project is located outdoors, a general contractor will likely not need to enter your home. Discuss your options with general contractors in your area before hiring.
How do you choose a commercial general contractor?
A commercial contractor provides similar services as a residential general contractor but specializes in working with large-scale projects for businesses, schools, nonprofits, governments and development firms. When researching commercial general contractors, review their portfolio of work and confirm they have ample experience working in the area you need. For example, if you are building a small strip mall, ask if the contractors have experience successfully incorporating all the needed elements such as a parking lot, meeting ADA requirements, accessing the proper permits, and completing work on time.
Once you've identified several qualified candidates, request bids for your project and then compare the scope of work with your needs and budget. Your commercial general contractor should oversee design, permitting, construction, materials purchase, and adherence to building code and zoning regulations, as well as sticking to an agreed-upon budget and schedule. It's important to establish clear communication with your future commercial general contractor, as this will mean a smoother process for everyone. For all these reasons, it's also especially important to follow a few smart hiring practices when it comes to finding a general contractor.
Do general contractors offer remote or virtual services?
General contractors perform manual work and typically need to be present to complete their projects. However, if you come across a profile that states the contractor is offering remote services, ask what those services include. You can also ask if they can perform a consultation via video call and if they can do the job while following guidelines from the CDC and local agencies.


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Hello again everyone! I wanted to share with you a very special post today. My sweet sister-in-law Tracy gave me this lovely bracelet for Christmas this year. Its from Ruhamah Designs, an amazing company that creates job opportunities for women in India with little or no education, few marketable skills, and from backgrounds of poverty. They give them a chance to support their families as well as a sense of community and empowerment. The hand made jewelry is so gorgeous and I love supporting such a wonderful cause. I do hope you visit their website and learn more about this business. I feel so blessed to have the freedom and life that I have, it is so humbling to realize not everyone has it as well off. I hope by spreading the word about this company, we can make a small difference in these women's lives and make the world a little bit better.
Romper: Peter Pilotto for Target (sold out) on Ebay HERE
Jacket: H&M HERE
Boots: MIA Shoes HERE
Bracelet: Ruhamah Designs HERE
Hair: Bellami Ciao Bella Curling Wand c/o 32mm attachment HERE


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When I wake up in the morning, I think about the ones in my life that make my heart smile and that thought catapults me contentedly into my day. I look forward to discovering what I can do to make them happy that day and wonder what they will do to make me smile. The opportunity to feel good motivates me. I like being happy, and I like knowing that I will most likely have some lovely peaceful moments coming my way.
I enjoy making breakfast for my girls and getting us all ready for the day ahead. I pack lunches, organize backpacks and put on little shoes. We say goodbye to our dog and hurry out the door. We listen to music and sing in the car after we discuss the day's schedule. I do all of these things for my girls, but I also do them for myself.
I consider being a work-at-home mom a gift. It's a gift for me and it's a gift for my family. I enjoy being the one who is available to drive kids here and pick them up there. I arrange doctor appointments, activities, holidays and chaperone school outings. I can bring a forgotten special show-and-tell item to school at a moment's notice and I can be the first mom standing outside the door when the school bell rings. I can take a little girl out for a special lunch for no special reason on any given day of the week and I can grocery shop at off peak hours to make the trip a little easier. I am the depositor of checks in the bank and the filler of prescriptions. I am the 24-hour sick care nurse, the wiper of tears and the Director of The Complaint Department.
How did I get this lucky?
My personal life and my professional life both revolve a lot around making sure people's needs are met. Having no set work schedule and no office to go to means that I can also cater to my own needs as well. I enjoy being the one who can help out and I'm grateful that I have the time and freedom to do it.
As you revolve around your loved ones, what is your mindset? I could have named all of these activities I do all day long as chores that bring me aggravation and stress, and there are some days that it all does seem like a bit too much. But, even though my days are filled with surprises and life can be messy and unpredictable, I feel a general gratefulness to be doing what I'm doing with my life. There are far more moments of joy than moments of anguish and there are so many reasons to be grateful for this life that I lead.
The best part about my role is that I'm getting better at it as I go. Mothering is a practice. You could say it is the original and most important job in the world. The fascinating part of mothering is that we all do it differently and still do it well. My wish is that more mothers would shift their perspective and take pride in their mothering role and feel less guilt about "staying home" because that is so far from what we do. There is so much joy to be found in practicing Motherhood and I will continue to find ways to bring smiles to the faces that I love so much, it's just part of my job.