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If you would like to have a go at being our Finder of the Fair, just get in touch right here.
Thank you, Saffron, for presenting such an enticing array of delights! I need to start saving up for that Digby Morton suit (if it hasn't been snapped up already!)
Handmade Miffy, £3.50 from Jodi Jo Retro:
HOW CUTE IS CRYING MIFFY!? Growing up Miffy was one of the most beloved characters in our house. Bruna's illustrations are so simple yet so lovely and the way in which Jodi Jo has captured this essence in her work is gorgeous.
Art Deco style Earrings, £20.00 from Jean Blakeley:
I love Art Deco and I love the colours in this pair of earrings. I always wear dangly earrings and these would be great in my collection, they could be dressed up or down and would make any outfit a statement due to their classic design.
1950s Digby Morton houndstooth tweed suit, £120.00 from Mary Jones Vintage:
This is everything. So many of my favourite things rolled into one amazing piece of 1950s clothing. It's houndstooth, it's a pencil skirt, and it's a cropped jacket with a cute side pocket and adorable buttons. This is literally everything I love and naturally I had to try it on!
1950s Damascene style ship brooch, £3.00 from Emily Rose Vintage:
This lovely little ship is now forever sailing on my beret, as I couldn't leave it behind. I was drawn to this display due to the unusual and interesting way that the traders had chosen to present their pins. I think the use of the playing cards in this way is really unique. I chose the ship over the rest because of its detail. The monster that heads the helm and the rich colours in the sails made something so small a real stand out.
1960s-70s sheepskin coats, on the left £32.00 on the right £40.00, from The Side Room:
Who doesn't love a good sheepskin coat? It's an absolute classic. Both of these were in excellent condition and if I hadn't have recently got my hands on one I would have been tempted. It was the colours of both of these that drew my attention and they looked great together.
Hi, my name's Saffron Rain and I'm particularly in love with all things sixties and seventies. This is true for most things really from clothes and personal style to interior design to architecture, films and literature.
Vintage is more of a hobby of mine and I love writing so this was the perfect task for me. I'm currently studying in Sheffield for my MA in English Literature with a particular interest in sixties British film and the North.
I hope you enjoy my finds as much as I enjoyed finding them!
Twitter: @saffronnrain
Instagram: @saffronrain
1920s dragonfly lizard-skin handbag, £150.00 from Mary Jones Vintage:
Let's all just take a minute to appreciate just how gorgeous this bag is. Dragonflies are one of my favourite insects. They're just so elegant and incidentally look absolutely perfect on a lizard skin 1920s clutch style bag. This is the kind of find where leaving it behind makes you want to cry, but I had to. Alas I will have to just continue constructing outfits in my head based solely around this item until the day it is rightfully mine.
1980s Mark One navy military style jacket, £15.00 from Valentine's Curious Closet:
Okay, so this jacket is pretty big, which is probably why I liked it. I like things that are oversized. I also like the way it is kind of a military jacket but also kind of not at the same time. The unusual shape, the lapels and the buttons were all winning qualities for me.
1970s Hornsea Saffron set, £5.00 - £18.00 from Allsortz:
My obsession with this pattern is long standing and today I found out something about it that may explain why. Say hello to the SAFFRON set! Yes, I share my name with some awesome seventies home-ware that I regularly dream about but do not own yet. There's something really aesthetically pleasing about the brown/orange combination that I can't quite explain and the flower pattern is basically the original Orla Kiely. There's a tonne of this knocking around nowadays which is good for me as I intend to start buying soon.
Chinese painted parasol, £12.00 from Bernie's Vintage:
So this is pretty cool. If I were going to rock a parasol, this would be the one I chose. It has dragons on it, which is basically why I picked it. It's something cute mixed with something formidable, juxtaposition at its best.
1920s-30s silk chiffon and diamanté jacket, £68.00 from Miss Retro:
I don't normally like too much sparkle but the way this jacket falls was what drew me to it. I like the way the detailing makes it look almost like water; it shimmers and falls. It was also in impeccable condition and the trader had come across it from a lady in her eighties. The French seams meaning no raw edges just add to the perfect delicateness of the garment.
Scooters, not for sale:
Okay, so technically you cannot buy these, but you can't talk about the Mod March Fair without mentioning the scooters. They are amazing. I love the way they are all so unique and reflect the different personalities and interests of their owners. As a spectacle they are great and watching them all arrive and leave en masse is quite breath taking. Not to be missed.
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Becky Jackson from GleeRemember when you were a kid, and the major network shows were just brimming with characters who represented the special needs community? What, you don't remember? Maybe that's because we've had to come a long way since Corky, the kid with Down syndrome on Life Goes On, represented television's biggest leap in character casting back in the '80s.
Twenty percent of Americans have some sort of disability, and television show producers are finally getting the hint. While it's still a struggle for parents to find special needs kids represented on primetime -- by one estimate, only 1 percent of speaking roles go to an actor portraying some sort of disability -- they are out there. And you should be watching! Just take a look:
Glee -- The Fox hit has become a darling for its portrayal of kids of all shapes and sizes, but for parents, the standouts may just be Artie and Becky. Artie is, of course, in a wheelchair, a fact often written into storylines to present the challenges of being a paraplegic teenager in high school. Although producers have gotten flack for giving the job to Kevin McHale, who is not actually paraplegic, the writers have made it a point to give Artie's struggles more depth of late, rather than using the chair as a prop. And then there's Becky, a girl with Down syndrome who is played by Lauren Potter, an actress with Down syndrome who is also on the President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities. Bashing stereotypes left and right as the sidekick to conniving Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester, Becky's also face of the Glee campaign to end the use of the derogatory word "retard" as an insult in every day speech.
Switched at Birth -- An ABC Family show about two teenagers who found out they were -- wait for it -- switched at birth (you're shocked, I know), this is the rare primetime show that dares to feature entire chunks of silence. That's because characters are using American Sign Language, the means main characters Daphne and Emmett use to communicate with each other and often with the world around them. Emmett is played by Sean Berdy, a teenager who was born deaf. His mom is portrayed by hearing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin, while actress Katie Leclerc who plays Daphne has Meniere's Disease, which can render her completely deaf on some days, allow her to hear perfectly on others.
Parenthood -- In a world where 1 in 110 kids is on the autism spectrum, it was about time we saw some on television. Every Tuesday evening, NBC brings us the story of the Braverman family, including 8-year-old Max, a kid with Asperger's. Watching parents Christina and Adam come to terms with the diagnosis and in turn deal with the world around them has struck a chord in the autism community, where often it's difficult to convey why their child doesn't act the way society thinks they "should."
Teen Mom 2 -- MTV put cameras in Leah Messer's home to bring the world the story of a teenage girl trying to make it as a mom -- a mom of twins no less. But you can't plan reality. In addition to getting a fly on the wall look at the life of a teen mom, viewers have also gotten a chance to see the all-too-frustrating process of diagnosing a child with a special need. Little Aliannah Simms was born premature, and at just 1 years old has already been through MRIs, given glasses to correct a vision problem, begun in-home physical therapy, and been fitted for special braces for her feet. Her parents still don't have a clear diagnosis from the doctor for their daughter's issues.
The Secret Life of an American Teenager -- A fictionalized account of teen motherhood that airs on ABC Family, this teen drama is the screenhome to actor Luke Zimmerman. He has Down syndrome and plays Tom Bowman, a teenager whose disability doesn't stop him from being one of the most level-headed kids on the show.
Breaking Bad -- The AMC drama about a dad with terminal cancer taking a walk on the wild side to ensure financial security for his family wouldn't be complete without that family -- and that includes son Walt Jr., a teen with mild cerebral palsy. Played by RJ Mitte, who also has cerebral palsy, the Walt Jr. role was written to honor a disabled friend of the show's creator, but it has opened doors for Mitte, giving other directors a chance to see beyond his disability.
Has your child identified with a special needs character on TV, or have you?
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Before my son was born, my husband and I had a good thing. Our little girl was, as far as toddlers go, pretty well-behaved and easy-going (most of the time). She was an excellent sleeper. And there was rarely a tantrum or difficult situation that couldn't be solved by making one of her stuffed animals "talk."
But then our son arrived and turned everything we knew about parenting upside down. From day one, our little boy was a force to be reckoned with. His personality was — still is! — larger than life. He's finally sleeping well now (touch wood), but in the beginning — and not so beginning — we had a rough go. Also, public places? Yeah, for a while they weren't his strong suit. Like, at all.
I ultimately realized I had to change. Throw out some rules. Let go. And you know what? Things have mellowed out in our house in the last few months thanks in large part to my own mellowing out, which has made for a much happier, easier home for everyone.
Here are five things I had to let go of in order to become a better, more relaxed mom.
1. My "clean house" obsession. The messes, oh, the messes that come with having children! They're hard for anyone, but that goes double when you're a bit of a neat freak (hi). When it was just my daughter, it was easy to sporadically tidy up and organize during the day, but it became impossible when my very active son entered the picture. After a year of trying to keep the house neat all day long, I finally said, "forget it!" Now, I only clean and straighten up at the end of the night when the kids are in bed. Does the mess make me a little twitchy when I have to walk through it? Yes. But everyone seems more at peace now that I've stopped trying to pick up the blocks and toys as soon as my kids are done playing with them.
2. Strict screen time rules. Full disclosure: I'm still not a fan of my kids getting too much screen time. But I'm not monitoring like I used to, either — and it's wildly liberating. True story: My son used to wake up between 5 and 5:30 a.m. every morning in an uber-cranky mood. Back then, I was militant about screen time and didn't want to give him any, as I knew he'd watch TV when I was making dinner that night. The result? I couldn't do anything. It was a huge task to try to get ready for work, get my daughter dressed for school, even go to the bathroom! Eventually, I just started letting him watch a little Peppa Pig or Thomas the Train on my phone while I took care of a few things. And guess what? It made both of us calm down and act less fussy.
3. Sleep worries. Needless to say, that crazy early wake-up stage wasn't fun in the least — even for a morning person like me. But because it went on for a while, I realized I had to do something different. So instead of grumpily getting out of bed when I heard him on the monitor and hoping he'd fall back asleep with me, or wondering how I was going to entertain him for the next few hours (and keep him from waking his sister), I became much more chill about the whole thing. I'd bring him into bed and if he fell asleep again, great. If not, no biggie. I actually started enjoying the quiet alone time I had with him in the morning. And guess what? He magically started sleeping later. Hey, 6:15 isn't so bad when you're coming off 5 a.m.!
4. A fear of kid messes and spills. My daughter has always been a pretty neat eater, painter and outside player (when it comes to little kids, anyway). This wasn't only convenient from a laundry standpoint, it was fun because, hello cute kids' clothes! My son is the exact opposite. His clothes need to be changed at least once a day because he's spilled something, gotten mud all over himself, or wiped the yogurt on his hands onto his shirt. Before, it would stress me out. Now? Whatever, kiddo! Have at it with your 2 ½-year-old self. We'll be neat one day … right?
5. Doubts that I'm a good mom. Every parent wonders how they're faring as a parent sometimes, and, as we all know, it's not helpful at all. My kids are safe, happy and healthy, and they couldn't be loved more. The rest, as they say, are just details.


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Beyond the Feng Shui benefits, a cooking island is practical. The wider your view, the more you'll be able to comfortably talk with dinner guests or keep an eye on the kids as you cook. I got a little creative and funky with this space. It's typically my goal to come up with original designs that keep things fun and unexpected. A pony wall was added beside the toilet in this older bathroom to create privacy but also add storage on either side of the half wall.


text: Florida Prepaid Foundation Scholarship Program 2017 22 May 2017 jennifer #TampaTrio, Ella, General, Haley, Jenny, Ronin It's that time of year! I'm seeing photos of my friends' kids graduating from 5th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade and college! This year has FLOWN by. Earlier this year I talked about how I needed to open a 529 account for the #TampaTrio. Well, time slipped away from me, until TODAY!! Today I finally did it!! And while it's true that I am a Florida Prepaid College Plan Believer Blogger, I am also a very loyal customer! Yes, they all have Florida Prepaid accounts, but my husband and I wanted to doubly make sure that there would be enough funds for them to do whatever they need to do while they are earning their degrees. And the 529 Plans can be used towards graduate school, and if my kids take after me at all, they will all end up earning advanced degrees. So today I finally sat down and I did it. They are all signed up! So now that I have finished that task, I'm here to tell you about a super cool opportunity for you to win a $529 scholarship for your kids! The Florida 529 Savings Plan Scholarship Program will award 10 winners a $529 Scholarship deposited into a Florida 529 Savings Plan account, that's a FREE $529 towards your child's college education! That's pretty sweet! And did you know that May 29 is celebrated nationwide as 529 College Savings Day. I just love that. It's like May the Fourth Be with You! LOL. Makes me smile every single time. Here's the 411 on the 529: How do you enter to win 1 of 10 Scholarships from Florida Prepaid College Plans? It's SUPER EASY. First, go to Florida529SavingsPlanScholarship.com There you'll get chances to earn extra entries by answering questions, learning more about saving for college and sharing on social media. How often can you enter? You can keep coming back to the site every day to learn more and get extra chances to win! When does the giveaway period end? When do I have to enter by? You can enter to WIN every day NOW through June 11, 2017. Who can enter to WIN 1 of 10 Florida Prepaid Scholarships? Florida residents over the age of 18. Want to get started with a Florida Prepaid 529 Plan? Visit Florida Prepaid College Plans online. The Florida 529 Savings Plan lets families avoid debt by saving at their own pace for college expenses, from tuition and fees to housing and books. Your family can contribute as much and as often as desired, and accounts can be opened at any time. There is no minimum contribution to open a Florida 529 Savings account, and there are no application fees. This makes the Florida 529 Savings Plan one of the most affordable ways for families to save for college. That means you can get started saving for your child's future with whatever amount you choose! There is no minimum contribution! I'll tell you what I started with. I did a $100 initial contribution and then a $100 monthly contribution for EACH kid. The hardest part for me was picking how I wanted the money invested. I wanted to be safe, yet with a high return. I'm typically pretty good with my investments, so we'll see how well I did come this time next year. Don't forget to enter to win one of those 10 Florida Prepaid Foundation Scholarships Follow Florida Prepaid College Plans on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to stay up to date with information on not only the scholarship program and open enrollment but get tips on college and more.


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Nearby, the tourist should visit the missions of San Jose de Guaymas and "El Sahuaral", a giant Cactus zone, or any of the eight Yaqui tribe villages. Three distinguished presidents of Mexico were born in Guaymas: Abelardo L. Rodriguez, Gral. Plutarco Elias Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta; this made of Sonora to be called the land of presidents.
For more information on this destination, visit www.go2sancarlos.com
An important port in Sonora is found only 135 kilometers from the state capital of Hermosillo. The city and port of Guaymas are one of the main national and foreign tourist destinations in the State. The tourist beach zone, known as San Carlos, is located to the northwest of the port. Bacochibampo and Miramar Bays are also well-visited attractions.
Guaymas Bay is a place where the mountains meet the sea, a perfect spot for the visitor to relax and enjoy a vacation or holiday time. For an entire century the port was developed as a strategic point for mission settlement, military invasions and pirate attacks. Its commercial activities were promoted by maritime traffic, converting this city into a major port. Today focusing on a tourism mission, Guaymas possesses 24 places with accommodations, between hotels, motels and guest houses. In addition, it has four tourist condominiums and 2 marinas with 798 boat spaces.
Guaymas attractions are mostly by the sea. Its beautiful beaches include Miramar and San Carlos, where ecotourism, nautical tourism, fishing, scuba diving and golf are practiced. In addition, the city of Guaymas possesses encloses several colonial buildings such as the city hall, the jail, the Sacred Heart Church, and the San Fernando Church. The main holiday in this port is Mardis Gras, or Carnival, celebrated each February.


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Christopher Suckling
DMA student
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Thesis title: Towards a rediscovery of chordal recitative accompaniment by the violoncellist
Supervisor: Alexander Lingas
Overview and research interests
Despite the unequivocal evidence of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century violoncello methods, the modern role of the cellist in Italianate opera of the eighteenth century has largely remained the simplified form ascribed to it in the formative years of the early music revival.
In recent years, a handful of cellists, including Christopher, have begun to explore the rich musical possibilities offered by the realisation of recitative by the cellist. His thesis will elucidate the origins of this practice in the early eighteenth century, situating it in a wider genealogy of the cello as a harmonising instrument, and offer modern performers the possibilities of expanded techniques and repertoire.
Research interests
- Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performance techniques and practices
Christopher read Natural Sciences at Robinson College, Cambridge before undertaking postgraduate studies as a cellist at the Royal Academy of Music. He combined the early part of his performing career with reading for a Masters in Music from the Open University.
Conference papers
- 2011 - `Performing musicology or performing tradition?' Performing Musicology, City University London, 17 June 2011
- 2011 - `Towards a rediscovery of chordal recitative accompaniment by the violoncellist', International Orpheus Academy for Music & Theory, Orpheus Institute, Ghent, 4 - 6 April 2011
Recordings (relevant to research)
- 2012 - Handel, Look Down, Harmonious Saint. Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle. CD. Delphian Records: Forthcoming
- 2011 - Handel, Alexander's Feast. Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle. CD. Delphian Records: DCD34094
- 2009 - Handel, Tamerlano. Placido Domingo, Teatro Real, Paul McCreesh. DVD. Opus Arte: OA1006D
- 2009 - Handel, Rolando Villazon - Handel Arias. Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh. CD. Deutsche Grammophon: DG 4778056.
- 2008 - Handel, Acis & Galatea. Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt. CD. Linn Records: CD 319.
Christopher is a visiting lecturer at City, University of London, teaching materials of tonal music, music skills, and performance. He directs performance projects for the Historical Performance department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and teaches on the Informed Performer course at Trinity Laban. Christopher is a member of the Composition and Musicianship faculty at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and was previously College Musician at Queens' College, Cambridge.
Christopher's ensemble, Abbandonata, regularly acts as a sounding board for ideas developed in the course of his research.


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I mentioned that I wanted to give you my Tzimmes-recipe, so here it is! I have already made this dish twice during this Pesach, and am still enjoying the leftovers.
Now, before we get to the recipe, -we find ourselves before yet another erev chag. And you may be asking yourself how come I all of a sudden have time to sit and write a blog-post in the middle of the afternoon before a holiday evening. (Because of course we are hosting again, – there will be ten of us around the table tonight.) The answer is, – my husband has volunteered to prepare the meal for tonight! Yes, he even chose the menu and wrote the shopping list! Be encouraged, – we are seeing miracles in our days!!
I still made the dessert and the soup, and will do the salad and of course the table-decorations, – we don't want to go totally overboard. But again, – he is making the main dishes! And we are all excited about it!
Back to the Tzimmes. This is a traditional holiday side-dish which I make just about every Pesach and Rosh Hashanah. It definitely falls in the category of comfort-food with it's mushy-ness and sweetness in spite of not being a dessert. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we do:
Lots of sweet potatoes
Some carrots
As many sliced apricots and prunes as you would like
Cinnamon to taste
Some orange juice
Possibly some honey
Peel and slice both sweet potatoes and carrots. Then you cook those together. There should be maybe 80 % sweet potatoes, and 20 percent carrots. After they are done, you pour out the water and put the carrots and sweet potatoes in a baking dish. Add apricots, prunes and cinnamon to taste. Add the orange juice, and honey if you want. Mix it all together. Taste a spoon of it, and add more of whatever you think will improve the flavor!
This is a very convenient dish to just keep hot on the hotplate, or you can heat it in your oven if you'd like. I love eating this next to meat and gravy and mashed potatoes. That tastes like a chag (holiday) to me!
Chag sameach, everyone!


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Monthly Archives: December 2005
For a few years now I've been seeing a website called experts-exchange.com. Usually I see this site come up in google searches I perform for tech issues. I've always wanted to get a membership to this site, but didn't want to pay for it. Well, last week I ran into some tech issues and I happen to run across this site again. I finally decided to sign up for their basic membership. I didn't buy any points, I switched to expert mode and started to answer a few questions for people. To my surprise people started rewarding me with large point rewards. I've gotten 3000 from one guy, 1500 from several others and or course many smaller point rewards. I've been a member now for one week and one day. I now have almost 22 thousand points!!! Once I reached 10 thousand points I was able to upgrade my membership for free to the premium membership level. I was able to reach the 10 thousand point level in just 2-3 days. I now need to maintain a point income of 3000 points per month to maintain my premium membership level.
This site is great because I can now ask unlimited questions with unlimited points (question asking points). I've only asked two or three questions, but the availability is great, because I can get my questions answered as well as help other people get their questions answered as well. Its like a big tech community. Experts are there to help people with technical issues, and techs can also ask questions if they run into something hard.
Check out http://www.experts-exchange and look for me, MCPJoe
Company Migration Project
1. Little to no end user interruption
2. No loss of email connectivity
3. All work must be done by internal IT staff
4. No third party tools can be used
Existing Network:
1 NT4 PDC in NYK and 1 NT4 BDC in Switzerland. Two Exchange 5.5 servers in NYK, one in Switzerland and one in Hong Kong. There are also various software packages that sit on top of the Exchange infrastructure that must remain intact, such as RightFax (email faxing), Goodlink (mobile email) etc. Exchange is installed on member servers, none of the Exchange servers are installed on a PDC/BDC.
Desired result:
2003 Active Directory Domain with Exchange 2003 Enterprise Edition. Exchange servers will be in two-server clusters. 4 hub offices will house the Exchange clusters.
Migration Path:
In order to accomplish the above design goals and satisfy all the requirements, taking into account the existing network infrastructure, the following design should prove to be successful.
First, we will install a new server into our existing NT4 domain and make it a BDC for the domain. We will then, promote the new BDC to a PDC and allow time for replication. Once replication is complete, we will take the old PDC offline (by unplugging network connection or shutting down). We will then upgrade the new NT4 PDC to Server 2003 and run DCPROMO to install Active Directory. This process should preserve all existing user accounts, machine accounts, groups, permissions, etc. So far we satisfy all requirements.
Next, we upgrade or replace all existing NT4 BDCs. Once all NT4 servers are removed, we can then upgrade our new Active directory domain to Server 2003 Native Mode. As no more NT4 servers will be participating as domain controllers.
NOTE: During this time, all existing Exchange 5.5 servers will be maintained as NT4 member servers of the 2003 domain. Exchange 5.5 will continue to handle mail for us until the upgrade to Exchange 2003.
Exchange 2003 Migration:
For this part, we will install our first Exchange 2003 server (on a 2003 Enterprise Edition server installed as a member server) into our existing Exchange 5.5 site. To the exchange site, we are just adding a new server. The Exchange deployment tools will walk us through installing the Active Directory Connector and all necessary connection agreements. The SRS will also be installed. One Exchange 2003 server per hub office will be installed initially. Once we verify that the ADC is working properly and the "Move mailbox" wizard is available, all Exchange 5.5 user mailboxes will be moved to an Exchange 2003 server. Once all Exchange 5.5 mailboxes, public folders, distribution lists, custom forms, etc, are replicated over to the new Exchange 2003 servers, the existing Exchange 5.5 servers will be shut down to verify connectivity and that no "behind the scenes" issues exist. Once our Exchange organization has been verified to be functioning correctly with no further references to the Exchange 5.5 servers, we can then begin to de-commission them. This will be done by removing all references to Exchange 5.5 as replication partners on all public folders, and other exchange resources. Then the servers can be deleted from the Exchange 5.5 server administrator.
During this migration process, the only end user interruption noticed will be during the move mailbox process, as users will be logged out of their exchange mailboxes during a mailbox move. Mail flow is not affected since we installed Exchange 2003 into our existing Exchange 5.5 site, so the routing group is the same. The only remaining task to complete is something I left out above. Before Exchange 5.5 can be shut down or de-commissioned, the SMTP connector will need to be moved from one of the Exchange 5.5 servers to one of the Exchange 2003 servers. Once this is complete, and mail flow has been verified, then the Exchange 5.5 servers can be removed.
The end result is a quick, efficient migration/upgrade to Server 2003 and Exchange 2003. A final note here is on Clustering. The reason we did not use our clusters to install the first Exchange 2003 server is that there are certain components of Exchange that will not function on a cluster. Such as the SRS and ADC. This is why we will be using a standalone server in all hub offices for the initial move to Exchange 2003. Once we have Exchange 2003 up and running globally, we can then introduce our Exchange 2003 Clusters and then move mailboxes once more to the clusters. Once finished, the SMTP (bridgehead) can be moved to the appropriate cluster and the initial Exchange 2003 standalone servers can be removed.
The initial plan was to do a parallel migration, basically creating a whole new system in parallel to our existing system. This plan has many problems and would not have worked for us. End users would have received all new machine profiles, outlook profiles would have been lost, etc. This would have created too much work for our internal IT staff and caused too much interruption to end user connectivity. Not to mention mail flow and interoperability with Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2003 is much more complicated when installed in separate Exchange Organizations. Third party tools would almost certainly be needed to maintain the level of co-existence we would have needed.
Exchange 2003 and Exchange 5.5 Migration and Co-Existence
Q1. Can you install Exchange 2003 into an Exchange 5.5 Site?
A1. Yes you can, this is actually the preferred method of migration since you can use the "move mailbox" in Exchange Administration to move mailboxes between Exchange servers in the same Exchange Organization. You will need the ADC to make this happen.
Q2. Can distribution lists in Exchange 5.5 be migrated to Exchange 2003?
A2. Yes they can, using the ADC the groups can be imported as distribution groups in 2003/AD
Q3. What gets complicated by installing 2003 in a separate Exchange organization, rather than installing Exchange 2003 into the Exchange 5.5 organization?
A3. If Exchange servers are within the same organization then mailboxes can be
moved easily through 'Exchange Tasks' in AD USers and Computers. They also
maintain the same alias' (very important when users start replying to old
emails, they will be bounced if the mailbox and alias changes) and users
outlook profiles will also be automatically redirected to the new server as
it is within the same organization. In separate organizations, none of the above is true. As far as I know
exmerge is required to migrate mailboxes, you'll have to create completely
new mailboxes on the new server and reconfigure users outlook profiles at the
desktop. Mailbox alias' will also likely be an issue.
The Tech about me
MCP, MCSA 2000, MCSA 2003, MCSE 2000, MCSE 2003, MCDBA, MCSA + Security, MCSE + Security, CompTIA Security +, as well as some small ones like….
Certified Helpdesk analyst from Intuit
Computer Technical Support from Brainbench
I will also be persuing some Cisco certifications in the next few years.
Bathroom stories #2
Ready for story #2. OK, don't say I didn't warn you. Now I find myself at work again (I sure do spend a lot of time at work)….I end up needing to use the restroom. So as usual I wonder to myself what comical things will happen to me this time as I enter the restroom. Upon entering the bathroom I find myself alone, now I'm happy, I love having the bathroom all to myself. I get cosy in the "king" suite (see original blog). Not a minute after I "settle in", in walks someone. Oh man, I say to myself. Naturally being a guy (since this is the Men's room), and him being a man, naturally heads for the "king suite", which I so gleefully pre-occupied. He walks right up, wiggles the handle on "my" door. Then frustrated that he was beaten to the "kingly throne", he heads for one of the lesser seats. Now begins the funny part. The guy starts wiggling the toilet paper, and krunkling the "safety seat covers" (provided by the management), and finally gets his seat prepaired. He then rather noisily sits down. Shortly thereafter come the fireworks, except without the colorful lights. All kinds of noises begin to rattle the door hinges. Short ones, long ones, quiet ones, booming ones, yep he's passing gas again. I think to myself "Good Lord, he must have been holding that all week". Then proceeds the other noises that I dare not mention on here, but we all know what I'm talking about. Finally he's done, he gets up, cleans up, then goes out to the sink. Now here is a pet peve of mine. Guys, if you go the bathroom, the least you can do is give your hands a good washing. This guy gets up, goes to the sink and gives himself a quick spritz of water, then dries off his hands and heads back out to work. Now, I'm no clean freak, but thats just gross. I hope I never have to use his keyboard! I think the statistics on this is like 50/50 or close to it. Around 50% of men don't wash their hands properly after using the bathroom. I am not among that 50% just so the world can know. Now I admit this story isn't quite as humorous as my first post, but it certainly seems funny to me.
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Crazy bathroom stories
1. The urinals are directly across the room from the stalls.
2. The stalls have slats in the door, strategically positioned so that you can see the people at the urinals from about from their posterrior down. Which of course offers a great view of spontanious human waterfalls :-0
3. The stalls are usually small with a single toilet (duh)
Now one thing is fairly common with all public bathrooms, there is usually one stall that is the "king" suite stall. You know the one, its everyone's favorite or choice stall to use. Its the handicapped stall. Do handicapped people ever use the handicapped stall on the 6th floor of a building, nah probably not. But all of us other people do! Come on, its huge, its got its own sink, more legroom, rails to hold on to (God forbid I ever need them when I go in there). Its triple the size of the other stalls and the furthest away from the other toilets in those stalls. (who wants to be sitting six inches away from another guy taking care of business)? Which brings me to the humorous part of this series of stories…
I'm human, I go to the bathroom like anyone else, come on people, we all do it. So one day I get to work and feel the need to head for the restroom. I always dread entering a public restroom because something goofy and most of the time gross ends up happening with me in there. Something you should know about me before I go any further is that I'm a quiet guy, I don't make a lot of noise with much of anything, I breathe quietly, I move quietly, its jut the way I am. So when I'm in a stall in a public restroom, the other people that come in after me, may not necessarily be aware that I'm in there. 🙂 How fortunate for me. I firmly believe its due to this fact that other Men that enter the restroom after me feel so relaxed. There is nothing I love more than having to be in a public restroom in the first place, but then to have a guy walk in, head for a urinal, which is right in front of my stall, where I have a clear view of the guy from the hips down (hurray). When all of a sudden, it starts. You know what it is, it happens all the time. The guy walks in, starts taking care of business and yup you guessed it, starts to pass gas. Not just a quiet (because he is not trying to be quiet) little one, loud forceful, echoing gas! While this is going on, I'm quietly sitting in my stall making no noise at all. While I have a four part harmony of the alphabet going on right in front of me. I'm holding my breath trying not to break out in laughter. The poor unsuspecting guy has no idea that right behind him is a guy secretly making fun of him, gagging over my own laughter that I'm trying to quietly contain. Finally the circus is over and he leaves. Ahh, now I can laugh, or can I. I think to myself, what if someone walks by the bathroom and hears hearty laughter coming from the men's room. Hmmm, maybe now isn't the best time to laugh.
Like I said, everytime I enter a public restroom the comical happens to me. This is just one more many more stories. All of which I can't put on this blog. So check out my other entries as I will be posting more….


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I shared that I was actually taking a short vacation for the first time in something like ten years. It was really a great break for me. I left the beautiful rolling hills of Iowa and headed east.
The miles across Illinois flew past.
My first stop was in Indiana. I have no idea who threw their shoe out the car window. It wasn't me.
I got to visit the beautiful campus of Ball State University at Muncie, Indiana.
My nephew Chris was kind enough to give me the walking tour of campus. Too bad it was 102* F for the tour.
Still it was a beautiful campus, and I enjoyed seeing Chris. The next morning, I continued east enjoying the changing scenery.
Finally I arrived in New York.
It was always beautiful outside my car window.
After 1050 miles, I finally reached my destination in the amazing Finger Lakes region of western New York. I was attending Beaverfest! Don't ask because I don't think I can explain how my trip was given this name, but it was fun.
I got to meet the very beautiful Isobelle Golightly and her lady.
I also got to meet The Goat Borrower, Mimi Foxmorton.
Isobelle and all of her friends seemed happy to meet us as well.
Truly this was a wonderful weekend enjoying the company of my goat sisters!
I'm sure I'll have many more pictures from the trip posted on my photography blog through the next few weeks. I actually might have enough barns for Barn Charm to last into next year. You can also see more of Beaverfest on the Sisterhood of the Goat Facebook page (link in my sidebar). Now that I'm back home, I'll be making my way around the blogosphere to see what all I've been missing out on.
Linking to Wordless Wednesday with Project Alicia, Live and Love Out Loud, Create With Joy, Sarah Halstead, and Tina's Wordless Wednesday.
Linking to You Capture where this week's theme is summer!


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Funko Pop Vinyl Toys, Bobble Heads and Plush Dolls
Thousands of Funko Pop figures
Pop! Vinyl action figure toys created by Funko come in 12 different groups, with more than 500 popular characters from cartoons, current movies, comic book superheroes and legends of rock 'n' roll.
Funko Pop! figures are issued in a series of six or twelve new characters at a time. Over the course of a year, they add a few to each group (more or less) for a total of over 140 new characters, plus special edition pop vinyl figures issued at comic book and movie conventions.
Pop Television started with characters from The Simpsons and a set of breakfast cereal mascots. In 2012, Funko introduced new Pop! TV figures of the popular Yo Gabba Gabba! program for preschoolers. Dr. Sheldon Cooper comes with five different t-shirt designs, and the other characters from the Big Bang Theory have their own mini-bobble head figures.
The San Diego Comic-con is the place where these special vinyl figures are first issued to the public. Limited editions of these exclusive Pop figures are available at the show for fans, and a few may reappear on eBay.
Disney Pop! Series 1 - 5
Disney Pop was one of the first sets to be produced by Funko, starting with Mickey Mouse. At last count, there are over one hundred "standard" Disney figures, with dozens of exclusive edition Pop Vinyl figures with metallic paint or scaled up to 9 inch tall works of art.
Disney Pop Series 2 features Buzz Lightyear and the characters in the Toy Story movies, bringing the art and magic of Disney 'to infinity, and beyond'! Other figures in the Disney Pop! set come from all the years between Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear.
Disney Pop! Series 4 was released in the summer of 2013 with twelve more characters from WALL-E, Snow White The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more Disney Pixar Films. Find the latest Pop figures from Wreck-It Ralph, Aladdin, Jungle Book, Merida from Brave and Monsters University.
Checklist of Disney / Pixar Pop! characters
Download the complete list of Disney Pop! characters from any one of these articles:
Disney Pixar Movies
Disney Pop! Action Figure Toys
Collectible Disney Pixar characters from Funko, the makers of Wacky Wobblers and plush toys. The best animated feature films inspired these great vinyl figures, from Steamboat Willie to the cast of Frozen.
Funko Pop Disney Series 4
Disney Pop! Series 4 figures include Tigger, Grumpy, Cinderella, Goofy, Sorcerer Mickey from Fantasia! and the characters from WALL-E and The Nightmare Before Christmas movies.
Pop! Movies - Horror movies and thrillers
There's a character for everyone from Pop! Movies, with villains from classic horror films Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween and Wizard of Oz . Visit this page again to keep updated with the latest Pop! Vinyl toy figures and bobbleheads when they become available.
Star Wars
Funko Star Wars Pop! Vinyl Figures
Collectable Star Wars Pop! Vinyl toys are incredibly detailed figures of the Sci-fi action heroes from the entire series of movies, issued in three Waves. Made by Funko, toy maker synonymous with the Wacky Wobbler brand.
Big Bang Theory
Funko Pop Television
Funko Pop! TV collectable character figures from The Simpsons, Big Bang Theory and South Park. Four vinyl figures from The Simpsons and fantastic Itchy and Scratchy plush dolls will definitely become collectors items, like the breakfast cereal monsters from General Mills featured in the Pop! Ad Icons set - Count Chocula and friends. The Walking Dead are the newest Pop! Television characters.
Comic Book Heroes Series
The Pop! Heroes Series makes the best vinyl figures of The Avengers, The Amazing Spiderman and Marvel comic book characters. Batman and The Dark Knight Rises movie is featured, along with Superman and other heroes from DC Universe comics. Rock 'n Roll musicians and rock bands are honored with the Pop Rock Legends series featuring Hendrix, hair bands, rap stars, Michael Jackson and the Beatles Yellow Submarine.
Batman and the Dark Knight
Batman bobble heads and plushies
The Pop! Heroes series started with a set of Batman figures in the first wave of DC Universe comic book heroes. Batman, Robin and Batgirl fight off the bad guys in Series 1 of the Pop! Heroes vinyl bobble-head toys made by Funko. Rivals of the caped crusaders try again and again to foil our heroes - Penguin, Joker, Riddler, Two-Face and Bane.
Look for Superman, Wonder Woman, the Joker, Penguin and a dozen more characters from DC comics.
Spider Man and Wolverine are in the Marvel Comics Pop! Heroes series with Captain America, The Hulk and other classic comic book characters.
DC Universe
Funko Pop! Heroes and Villains
Heroes from from the pages of DC Universe comic books created by Funko Pop! with 27 action figure bobble-heads in a growing collection of characters
Marvel Comics
Marvel comic book heroes and villains, everyone from Wolverine to Iron Man and super hero friends: Captain America, Red Skull, Spider Man and Iron Man.
New York Toy Fair (February)
Pop! Rocks music legends
Jimi Hendrix is the first character honored with their own Funko Pop! Rocks collectable character. There's a total of 35 Legendary Rock n Roll musicians in Series 1 - 4.
The King: Elvis Presley is here from 1950s and 1970s with the roots rocker Bob Marley. The second series of figures is a tribute to the anniversary of original hip hop and rap music stars that started it all over 25 years ago. Series 3 is a mix of five different Michael Jackson figures and three members of the notorious punk rockers the Sex Pistols. Series 4 is all about the Beatles with five figures in stock now.
Beatles Yellow Submarine Pop toys
The Yellow Submarine movie generated hundreds of toys and promotional items since July 17, 1968 when the animated film first premiered in London. See classic Corgi Toys and toy figures from Funko, McFarlane Toys and other toy makers.
Michael Jackson Funko Pop! Rocks
Exclusive Funko Pop Toys
Find special limited-edition figures from the San Diego Comic-con with a metallic finish or super-sized figures. Typically created in lots of 480 figures, these always sell out quickly at the shows.
The annual Disney D23 Expo is another place where special edition figures are available. Now is your chance to buy one of these limited edition figures without going to San Diego (but it would be so cool to actually go to SDCC).
See the Toy Collecting Glossary for more information about collecting rare action figure toys, and see an official List of Retired Funko Pop vinyl figures for hard-to-find characters from Funko now out of production.
If you had to pick just one
What's your favorite Pop! Vinyl action figure?
Funko websites and fanclubs
FunkoFunatic.com is a forum devoted to toys made by Funko, established in 1998. Funko's current owner expanded the business in 2005 to include thousands of toy figures and other collectables based on cartoons, advertising mascots and movies.
Wacky Wobbler brand bobble heads and Funko Pop! figures are hot now, capturing the imagination of kids and collectors of all ages. Funko also makes Spastic Plastic, Blox, Funko Force, Computer Sitters and a dozen more toys and accessories. The 2012 catalog also introduced a new line of apparel — t-shirts printed with images of Pop! characters.
Funko announced a new line of Mini Pop and Mini Wobbler figures at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, choosing a select few characters to make into smaller figures. Visit the official Funko website, and the originalfunko page for the latest announcements and contests.
See the complete Funko spreadsheet online, complete with photos and information.
- Funko Official website
Home of FunKo Freddy and thousands of designer toys: Wacky Wobbler, Pop! Vinyl, Blox, Plushies, and so much more.
- FunkoFunatic.com
Forums about Wacky Wobblers, Pop! Vinyl, Plush Toys and Talk about Funko Force, Quogs, Plastik, Nodniks, Blox, and other vinyl toys. Warning: Contents may encourage chasing after toys.
- J.A.F.O. - Just Another FUNKO Observer's Page
What is Funko ? A company all about FUN, yes but not just that. Devoted collector shares his vast collection of everything Funko.
- The Funko Spreadsheet
See the complete Funko spreadsheet for pictures of Pop! Vinyl, Wacky Wobblers and all the other lines of toys created by Funko.
- Official Facebook page
Funko Facebook Page - watch for announcements and regular updates, curated by the art department.
That's a lot of Funko Pop! and there's much more, with 5 figures from the Uglydoll series, and special set of Halo video game characters for their 10th anniversary. The "Norelco Christmas Special" characters make an appearance with the 2 snow monsters from 'Year Without a Santa Claus' and 3 favorites from 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer'.
Funko Pop! guest list
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Well, it's fun to see all these silly toys.
I want a Lilo Disney Pop. Also maybe some Finding Nemo. And Brave.
These truly are funky. I love them...
Funko Pop is so fun it even has fun in its name...very well displayed, which certainly adds to the fun!
Oh serious wow ... Funko Pop ... I like it ... very much! Wouldn't mind getting a couple of these for my mantel.
I had never heard of funko pop toys. They're cute! =)
I couldn't vote for a favorite because a LOT of them are cool!
And I had never heard of these.


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Phototopia? Naw, but the Laguna de Santa Rosa has it's own personality, day to day.
Live and valley oak trees are reflected in the flood water of the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2014
Patrick Fanning of Graton paints at the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2014
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How many frames in a photojournalists life? Millions. Literally.
I've lost count since I started shooting photos at eight years-old with a Polaroid Land Camera (which I still own). It's a way of life this photojournalism thing which is endlessly fascinating. The trip along the way, now in my 31st year professionally and the last 25 with the Press Democrat, has been an adventure in life. What it has to offer, ranging from implausible beauty to the utterly cruel things life randomly pitches out have shaped and molded who I am. That means I get to witness history. Pretty cool, eh? This journey has included photographing lots of inanimate objects which can be terribly boring. I've also borne the brunt of people unhappy to see a photographer show up to document less than pleasant circumstances. Then there's the weather, which wreaks havoc on the human race daily. So I document the clouds. My advice for anyone having a bad day is to go outside and take a picture of those clouds once in awhile. It will do wonders for the interior beast. Unless you are using a metal tripod in an electrical storm.


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You may not like yourself for it, but you will laugh at Borderlands 1.
- Hiyoo! *bang, bang*
- Speaking of online moments, Claptrap doing a fan's proposal. Just... the whole thing.
- Who could forget:
- Jaynis Kobb's hacked Claptrap.Hack!trap: Well, I could let you in, or I could stick an electrode up my back panel and call it paradise...
- Secret Armory manages to add some very memorable audio conversations between you and Knoxx as well as two soldiers talking about ice cream and an oversized bullet.
Mr. Shank: Yeah so this shit is tits, guys. You should see what my bitch thinks of me now! His...Err...Her name is Chaz....Mina....and uh she...
- Also, during Athena's transmissions, she needs to keep them from being identified. This results in them being broadcast in between ads for "Engorge", a faux brand of Penis Enlargement Pills. It's funny enough on its own, but it goes into true CMOF territory when Mr. Shank (who is identified as a "Notorious Ladies Man") is a spokesperson for it, after the player has already learned that he is EXTREMELY gay.
Dr. Ned: I'm baking brownies, you want one? Oh shit, wait. I forgot about me trying to shove you off this mortal coil. Can't be givin' brownies to just any vengeance driven d-wad now can I? Hey, you know if zombies like brownies?
- Same with Dr. Ned's transmissions during Zombie Island:
Dr. Ned: Well, y'got me outta bed, now I'm just pissed off. I love slippers. I live to wear them. Now I'm just gonna have t'kill ya.
- Later:
- Near the end of Zombie Island, the fake credits being interrupted by Undead Ned (HOLY F*#KING SHIT!!!)
- At the end of Robot Revolution, Claptrap shoots Marcus twice in the back, making him fall over. Before dying (and somehow returning anyway), he raises his finger and weakly says "If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs."
- Anything the prison Claptrap in DLC 3 says before giving him the repair kit.Claptrap: Let me out! She didn't tell me her age! Girls of all ages like candy!Claptrap: When I get out of here, some of you bitches are getting stabbed. Matter of fact, I'm going to set the stabbing record on this planet.
Claptrap: Dammit. Just kill me.
- Even better, after you let it out and it opens the door to a treasure room for you, follow it a bit longer. It rolls into the garage doing the usual Claptrap beatboxing dance routine, then it suddenly rolls under a giant electromagnet and finds itself lifted off the ground and permanently pinned to it.
- A fair few of Moxxi's lines.Moxxi in the Underdome: The Horde Wave's comin ta eatcha! OM NOM NOM NOM NOM.
Moxxi over the Echo: It looks like you'll need to go through the back door. That's What She Said! HEYO!(beat)Moxxi: Ahem. Anyway...
- As well as...
- The starting town's Claptrap has his idle dialogue as him starting to wheel around and spin in place while saying the following:Claptrap: Oh, come on, let's get down! Come on, everybody! Check me out, I'm dancin'! I'm dancin'!
Ned's Claptrap: *Dancing noises* Everybody's doin' the Claptrap! Ninja-kickin' zombies for the thrill! Chicks and shorties up in my grill! But the alive kind! *More dancing noises*Ned's Claptrap: Dr. Ned gave me the following awards this year; 'Most Effective Claptrap in Life-Threatening Situations', 'Hottest Performer of Mid '80s Breakdance Fighting', 'Master Orator', and 'Best Kisser'.
- Ned's Claptrap in the Zombie Island DLC is also quite hilarious:
- Marcus' lemony voiceovers to the intro and outro of 'The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned'.Marcus: It was a dark and stormy night... on a distant corner of Pandora where few men dare to tread. With the journey to find the elusive Vault behind them, our fearless adventurers set off into the trees of-Child: What's a tree?Marcus: Oh for the Angel's sake — It's a plant that grows out of the ground really tall.Child: Like this? (draws a cactus thing)Marcus: No more interruptions! So, they set out into the trees of Jakobs Cove; a land very much ravaged and forgotten by time. It was here that the scientist Dr. Ned, who is totally not Dr. Zed from the last story at all, tried to help all of mankind, but ultimately caused very bad shit.Child: That's a swear!Marcus: Dude made zombies, okay? You're not the police of me. Pay attention. Okay, so some bad crap was happening and it got really spooky and this is where our story begins...Child: Is any of this going to be true?Marcus: Yes. Probably a lot of it. You're adopted.
- Some of the weapons have hilarious names, to the point that players colect them for that reason alone. Perhaps the best example is the Hyperion "Bitch" sub-machinegun, which — due to the naming system — comes with the funny names: "Hostile", "Violent", "Malevolent", "Relentless", "Ruthless", and "Twisted", all followed by the weapon title "Bitch". Let alone the fact that the red "Flavor text" says "Smack 'em".
- During the intro, if one looks closely at Mordecai when Marcus is making fun of the player characters, you can see him silently giving Marcus the finger.
- Mr. Shank's accidental transmission:Mr. Shank: Chaz, stop! Oh my God I am so ticklish there! Oh, did I hit the transmit button? ...Oh crap. Uhhh... Hey, yeah, so you're still gonna still try to infiltrate my palace? Death on your head and such.
- Some of the things that Scooter comes out with:
- 'Ey, ah'm Scooter! I's named after mah sister! Hey, get you some wheels!
- The Catch-a-Ride near Fyrestone is more busted than my momma's girl parts. Really appreciate you takin' a poke at that. The, uh, system, not my mom.
- Which is even more Hilarious in Hindsight when you play the first game as Mordecai, then you find out in the sequel that Mordy had a thing going on with Moxxi between games. Sorry, Scooter, but your mom's hot.
- Hey, Scooter says don't walk, drive! My daddy always said wheels were better than heels. Uh, he was paralyzed, though. Anyway, don't walk, drive!
- Act all casual like when I say this. I'm gonna speak in code, so I hope you have the mental capacity to follow. Your 'lady friend' told me to send you to 'Moxxi's place' when you stopped by... If you know what I'm saying.
- Smokin' Jesus titty cinnamon!
- The cutscene where you rescue Athena and she tells you about how she suffered while being held prisoner by the bandits:Athena: Your rescue is most agreeable. Thank you. But to be honest, mostly they just wanted to do my nails and talk about boys all the time. I almost sort of liked it here. They were like the sisters I never had because Atlas duped me into killing them — Wow, that got heavy, didn't it?
- The intro of Claptrap's New Robot Revolution DLC:
- How does the Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap kills Vault Hunters according to Marcus? By trapping them, poisoning them and spreading catty rumors around town (one them being the INAC telling a bandit that Lillith says something bad about his mother).
- The children listening to Marcus' story chipping in again.
- The Claptrap's New Robot Revolution DLC features the return of Commandant Steele as a Claptrapped boss encounter. She picks up from where she left off when she was killed by the Destroyer in the vanilla game, but stops short when she realizes something is wrong. "The key works! Soldier, get your team ready to go inside while I finish off ... Wait, where am I? What happened to the vault? WHY IS THIS HOLE HERE?!?"
Steele-Trap: (dying) Please, just kill me... let me die with my dignit- TSK TSK TSK TSK Ooooh, check me out! Yeah! Get down! (dies)
- Then, upon the character's death (again):
Twenty points if you can shoot it through the hole!Viva la Robolution! Wait, we're not seriously calling it that?
- In addition, some of Steele-Trap's battle quotes are hilarious.
- Knoxx-Trap's intro is just as good:Knoxx-Trap: I'm back. [beat] Wait. I'm back? [beat] Damn it.
- Some of the lines Mr. Blake comes out with:Blake: This is it! The most challenging and most final phase of Operation Trap Claptrap Tap Trap- (tries again) Operation Trap Trapclap... Christ, that's a mouthful.Blake: Our intel reports that the enemy is using a nearby factory to rebuild and refit their own Claptraps. This is a clear violation of numerous patents and copyrights held by Hyperion! Also they're constructing a robot army, which is bad as well.Blake: Why, why did I decide to wear wool in the desert?
- This particular line from T.K. Baha:T.K.: I uh, I hate to send you away, you're great company and all... but I, I gotta go take a dump. I gotta take a dump somethin' awful! Somethin' real awful! Oh.. never mind... it's all gone now.
- In Secret Armory, there are a few Atlas advertisements that have been vandalised. So, instead of the slogan reading "ATLAS: WIELD THE POWER OF GODS", it reads "ATLAS: WIELD THE POWER OF COCKS!"
- An optional boss in Robot Revolution, the Hyperion 'Super-Bad' Soldier, has some often overlooked and amusing battle cries.Hyperion Corporation values your input. Does this hurt?Stand down, the customer is not always right.
- Some of Dr. Ned-Trap's battle cries:After I kill you, can I keep your eyeballs? You know, for science.The Doctor is in... your face!Pour alcohol on the wound. Also in my mouth.(dying) Tell my brother... I'm better looking than he is...
- Most of Patricia Tannis' dialog is hilarious when her Sanity Slippage starts setting in, but the follow dialog takes the cake:"Day 653: Day 653. Today is my birthday. I've been alone for an incalculable amount of time. A convict accidentally crossed over into my encampment this morning, and I allowed him to look about before I shot him in the back several times. I was immediately filled with regret upon doing this, because the human contact, no matter how awkward, would have been nice. I've decided his name was Lesli, and he had a troubled childhood where people would make fun of him for having a girl's name, and the torment eventually lead Lesli to a life of crime and debauchery. There was a tattoo on his bum that looked not unlike the name, 'Patricia'. I might have imagined the tattoo. The experience compelled me to move the Vault key fragment I found so that it can be safe. It's extremely important. So I've given it to the man known as Crazy Earl. He's not crazy. He doesn't like people. The Vault key will be safe with him... I also gave him my underwear."
- Tannis on the subject of Baron Flynt:"After he left he took the artifact and punched my dog, which was the last piece of the Key to the Vault. The artifact, not my dog."
- Episode 4 of Claptrap's web series has some backstage arguments:Dr. Zed: Hey, Clap, I just need a moment of your time to discuss some script edits, maybe.
Dr. Ned, who genuinely isn't Dr. Zed with a fake mustache: Yeah, I'm confused, too. Are the zombies mine or—
Moxxi: [Interrupting] Yeah, the script says I'm going to be wearing a skag-skin bikini.
Claptrap: It helps the plot.
Moxxi: But I'm going to be in the Arctic Ruins!
Claptrap: Nipples are a part of the plot!
Dr. Ned: Oooh, nipples!
Ned and Zed: Nice! [They high five]
- Some of the game's Anti Climax Bosses, such as Slither. After a two or three quest arc building up the threat of a new Bandit religion based around some powerful thing named Slither, you are dispatched to kill it. A bright blue Scythid Crawler with no backup. Even better, Scythids are EXTREMELY weak to melee attacks so you can very easily just punch it to death if you so choose.
- In Secret Armory, the Fast Travel station at T-Bone Junction features a poster for Hyperion Corporation, who evidently are in charge of the planet's customs and border control because, according to the poster's less-than-enthusiastic slogan: "Somebody has to be in charge around here." Bonus points because it doubles as foreshadowing for the sequel.
- The Rocky Road Crimson Lanceman. That is all.
- The "Wanted!" Poster for each of the Vault Hunters shows their faces. Except Lillith. It's focused a bit... further down.
- Atlas attack drones will shill their manufacturer's products to you while actively trying to kill you, up to and including expressing their dearest hopes that, in the unlikely event you survive, you will still continue to purchase Atlas products.
- After completing a series of quests for Marcus that focus on blowing up a bandit named One-eyed Jack's supplies (Because they're not getting them through Marcus, obviously), Pierce gives you a quest to kill Jack himself. Jack is in an area that's easily accessed and has no blockade to keep out cars, allowing you to splatter him before he can get three words off.


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*Old AE.1 Scavenger hanger from 1.5.x, so you can compare differences to the new 1.6.x hanger if you wanted to
Install with Slipstream Mod Manager
MediaFire Download Link AE.1.1 - Replaces Zoltan-A and Zoltan-B
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Initial Release of 1.0:
-The Enforcer, produced by 5thHorseman; http://www.subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17191
Changes for 1.82:
-Updated by RAD-82 to look more like the original vision, plus a few other changes
-Read about those things here: http://www.subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=17191&start=10#p63404
-Added Type-B, The Scavenger, an illegal mining ship
Update for AE.1:
-Updated for AE compatibility
-Rebuilt room layouts from scratch
-Fixed weapon mounts; RAD-82 wasn't very good at placing them in Superluminal for the 1.82 update
-Increased weapon slots by 1; can now use as many weapons as enemy Zoltan bombers
-Enforcer: Low reactor power costs more in Advanced Edition, added 1 system power to weapons to compensate
-Scavenger: New room layout; expanded upon the new layout used by pirates in AE
-Scavenger: Removed starting shield system as it is no longer required to work the Zoltan shield
-Reworked starting weapons for Scavenger
-Hydra: Now has nine heads and will work at stores; increased missile use by 1
-Pike Beam: Slightly decreased range and beam speed, uses an extra power, but charges slightly faster, deals double damage to systemless rooms, and has a good breach chance
Update for AE.1.1:
-Improved starting conditions for Scavenger: now starts with door system, lvl 2 battery, more missiles and drones, and both weapons take 2 power instead of 3
-New weapon graphics for the Scavenger's weapons
-Hydra: Decreased missile production cost from 3.3 scrap to 2-3 scrap. With decreased power cost, charge time has been increased by .8
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A new study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, compares four popular diets—Atkins, the Zone, the South Beach Diet, and Weight Watchers—in terms of weight loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Researchers analyzed 26 randomized controlled trials involving 3,575 subjects, the majority of whom were young, white, obese women. Men and people with body mass indices (BMI) less than 30 kg/m2 were poorly represented in these trials.
Based on the available evidence, the researchers concluded, "Our results suggest that all 4 diets are modestly efficacious for short-term weight loss, but that these benefits are not sustained long-term."1 Long-term, in this study, is defined as just 24 months. Do these results also apply to people with BMI scores less than 30? Can moderately overweight people expect sustained, long-term weight loss? Unfortunately, for lack of data, this study cannot answer these questions.
Curiously, the study's discussion focuses mostly on weight loss rather than cardiovascular disease risk factors, even though elsewhere the authors comment, "Long-term RCTs comparing Atkins to usual care showed significant improvements in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and, to a lesser extent, triglyceride levels at 12 and 24 months; there was no evidence of a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol increase."2 Usual care refers to traditional weight loss approaches, including low-fat diets, behavioral weight loss intervention, and nutritional counseling.
Thus far, the popular press has also focused almost exclusively on the long-term weight loss prospects of "fad diets," largely ignoring the cardiovascular disease aspect and failing to ask whether or not these diets improve health, irrespective of weight loss. In response to the study, Dr. Barry Sears, creator of the Zone, stressed that improved health, as opposed to weight loss, is indeed the goal, including better control of insulin and better control of inflammation.3
You can carry a few extra pounds and still be metabolically healthy, but you can't have chronic, systemic inflammation and expect the same. Health improves when we stop looking at diets as temporary interventions and start adopting them as lifestyles. "You need to pick a way of life," says Sears, "and stick with it, and a way of life that gives the greatest health for the longest period of time."4
In an accompanying editorial, published in the same journal, Dr. David Katz questions the rational for comparing three carbohydrate-restricted diets (Atkins, Zone, South Beach) with one calorie-restricted diet (Weight Watchers). "The choices," says Katz "are rather odd if the objective here was to examine the full expanse of competing dietary claims, which readily extends from vegan to Paleo."5
The Circulation study only scrutinized four diets, but you wouldn't know this by reading the headlines. The media's all-encompassing "fad diet" pejorative casts doubt on all diets bearing particular names and espousing particular philosophies. This is unfortunate, especially for lifestyle diets, as opposed to diets based on strict calorie counting or rigid macronutrient requirements.
The Paleo Diet, of course, is a lifestyle diet encompassing movement, sleep, food choices, and much more. In other words, the Paleo Diet is a holistic approach to wellness, which draws upon the wisdom of our ancestors. It allows for customization, emphasizes whole foods, and encourages traditional practices, like nose to tail eating. To curb obesity, the Circulation study's authors recommend lifestyle interventions with "dietary, behavioral, and exercise components."6 Diets will always fail so long as they remain just diets. Only when they become lifestyles can they truly yield long-term results.
Christopher James Clark, B.B.A.
Nutritional Grail
Christopher James Clark, B.B.A. is an award-winning writer, consultant, and chef with specialized knowledge in nutritional science and healing cuisine. He has a Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan and formerly worked as a revenue management analyst for a Fortune 100 company. For the past decade-plus, he has been designing menus, recipes, and food concepts for restaurants and spas, coaching private clients, teaching cooking workshops worldwide, and managing the kitchen for a renowned Greek yoga resort. Clark is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning book, Nutritional Grail.
[1] Atallah, R, et al. Long-Term Effects of 4 Popular Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. Published online November 11, 2014, doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000723
[2] Ibid, Atallah.
[3] Fox, M, et al. (November 12, 2014). 'Overcooked Baloney': Diets Don't Work for Long, Review Shows. NBCNews.com. Retrieved from //www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/overcooked-baloney-diets-dont-work-long-review-shows-n246331
[4] Ibid, Fox.
[5] Katz, D. Diets, Diatribes, and a Dearth of Data. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. Published online November 11, 2014. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001458
[6] Atallah, R, et al. Long-Term Effects of 4 Popular Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. Published online November 11, 2014, doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000723


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Planner's Roundtable
The 2nd NCTCOG Planner's Roundtable was on Thursday, February 17th, 2005 at 9:30 am.
Jack Tidwell, Manager of Environment & Development Programs in NCTCOG's Environment & Development Department, kicked off the meeting with introductions and an overview of the agenda:
First, John Hunt, Manager of GIS in NCTCOG's Research and Information Services (RIS) Department, discussed several RIS activities and projects of interest to planners, including the 2005 Cooperative Purchases of new digital orthophotography and LIDAR-generated topography for several parts of the region.
Then, Alicia Hopkins, Senior Transportation Planner in NCTCOG's Transportation Department, provided updates on several Sustainable Development Programs, including the Land Use/Transportation Interface, the Regional Rail Corridor Study, and activities intended to help local governments prepare for Transit-Oriented Development.
Next, Karen Walz, Principal of Strategic Community Solutions, offered an update on the preparation for and development of the Vision North Texas event coming up on April 25th. Vision North Texas will be an event by the Urban Land Institute, the University of Texas at Arlington, and NCTCOG to increase public awareness about regional land use issues and involve a wide variety of people in the visioning of future growth and development in the north central Texas region.
Following that, Kevin Spath, a Planner in NCTCOG's Environment & Development Department, briefed the Roundtable on the recent launching of the 2005 CLIDE (Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence) Awards process and brought attention to the Call for Entries handout which is also available at www.developmentexcellence.com. Prospective applicants were invited to stick around for the CLIDE Awards Application Workshop at 1:00 pm.
And finally, Kenny Calhoun, Senior Development Planner in NCTCOG's Environment & Development Department, provided an introduction and overview of the innovative integrated Storm Water Management (iSWM) program being cooperatively developed by 65 local governments in the region. Currently, the Draft iSWM Design Manual for Development/Redevelopment as well as the Draft iSWM Policy Guidebook are out for review and comment until March 19, 2005.
The event concluded with an informal roundtable discussion and a networking lunch around noon.
Details of the event, including PowerPoint presentations, are posted below. They are presented in Adobe Acrobat format.
Agenda and Presentations
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Church management software assist many churches of any size in managing their membership, finances and other aspects of their activities. If you're looking for the right program for your Mac computer, this list should get you started.
10. Fellowship One
Fellowship One is an online church management software application that lets you access your membership data anytime using any computer.
It records household and contact information of all your members and contains automatic task routing so that everyone can be involved in church activities. It will also help you send email newsletters to all your members. Most importantly, it has an extensive reporting system that helps you identify any troubling trends in your church.
9. Ministry Master Software
Ministry Master Software is another tool for tracking and organizing your church's member records. It boasts a GPS (gifts, positions, skills) module which identifies the abilities that each member has. This module is customizable to your needs.
8. ProclaimCRM
Another web-based tool for church management is ProclaimCRM. This program can be accessed by any computer using any web browser. This application has an intuitive design and an easy-to-use interface. It is also highly customizable because it allows you to add forms, fields and reports that would suit your needs.
ProclaimCRM has robust tools for queries and a dashboard to help you easily manage your church data. Additionally, this online church management software application is scalable and can be used by small to large churches.
7. Church Community Builder
To build a closer church community, another application to use is Church Community Builder. This software has a solid system that keep records of your membership and other measurable data for your church. It has a wide range of tools that can be useful for you such as communication tools for keeping members well-informed, calendar tools for organizing events as well as social media and web integration tools.
6. Religious Suite for Mac
Religious Suite for Mac is an application with a full range of features for church management. This program can help you to easily keep track of members in small and large church groups.
Aside from its detailed membership records, this software application can also help you manage cash receipts and disbursements. Furthermore, it has tools for tracking attendance, donations and pledges, committees, deceased members, call scripts, and others.
5. Church Membership Keeper
Another church management software application suitable for Mac is Church Membership Keeper. This program allows you to keep records of your members including their children. It can also track the involvement of the members in ministries aside from pledges, tithes, donations, anniversaries and birthdays. It also has a built-in feature for printing labels, post cards, letters, picture directories, and financial reports among others.
4. Roll Call Church Management Software
To manage your membership and finances, you could also use Roll Call church management software. This application allows you to have a centralized database for your church records. It can keep track of attendance and members with talents or skills that you could use in the church, as well as pledges, donations and tithes.
Roll Call has a feature for sending emails, letters or texts to members. It also allows you to print directories in-house.
3. CDM Church Management Software
As an application for church management, CDM has one of the most comprehensive features to keep track of attendance, membership records and contributions. This program is also highly customizable for your needs. It has a simple and intuitive menu system that you can easily use.
Aside from its basic features, you could also purchase add-ons such as Roommate Facilities Manager and Event Registration.
2. ChurchTrac
ChurchTrac is an online application for managing churches. Its main feature is a tool for keeping a record of members, prospective members and guests. This program can record important dates such as baptisms and anniversaries. You can also use it to send communications to members via texts, voice and email formats.
ChurchTrac is capable of tracking your church finances including contributions, balance sheet accounts and other financial statements.
1. Church Office Online
Church Office Online is another web-based tool that lets you manage your church records and activities more efficiently. Its feature set includes tools for creating member directories and a calendar of activities. You can use this application to send mass texts or email messages to your members. It can also be used to track online giving. Furthermore, it has a child check-in feature to help protect children while at church.
The software applications listed above are just some of the best church management software available for Mac. Most of these programs are web-based. If you know of other software for Mac that can be used for managing churches, please let us know in your comments.


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You don't move from the small town of Dawson Creek in northern British Columbia to Southern California without learning the value of having a vision. "It was a tremendous culture shock," Dennis M. Craig recalls, having made that trip with his dad, brother and sister in 1965. All these years later, Dennis is the guy with the vision, and it's for your success in Redlands and San Bernardino real estate. As a leading real estate professional, Dennis takes great pride in developing A Vision for Your Success and executing that vision to help achieve all of your home buying or selling goals. He knows that each transaction requires an individualized approach, and that's exactly what he provides to his clients. When the time comes for your next move, turn to Dennis M. Craig and let him craft A Vision for Your Success. Call him today to schedule a private consultation.
"When I go to work for each client, I carefully listen to their goals and lifestyle needs. Then I map out the most effective game plan to help them achieve those goals and, more importantly, maximize their return on investment." – Dennis M. Craig
As the owner of the Red Fox in San Bernardino for nine years, Dennis proudly gave back to the San Bernardino community through sponsorship of local youth athletics and many other community involvements Dennis ingrained himself in the area's future through his involvement as President of CSUSB's Coyote Athletic Association.
Not surprisingly, Dennis had a vision for improving the University's athletics programs in the area of raising the overall reputation and prestige of the school. As chairperson of the annual Dave Stockton Coyote Classic Golf Tournament, Dennis helped raise more than $100,000.00 annually for student athletic scholarships. His commitment to this program earned him National recognition by the NAADD (National Association of Athletic Development Directors) as College Division Volunteer of the Year. Dennis also served as a Board Member of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce.
While Dennis' business life was in San Bernardi no he has lived in Redlands most of his adult life and true to his character, he continued to serve his community through serving on the Board of Directors of AYSO, Redlands Benchwarmers, YMCA of the East Valley, Australian Baseball Tour of Redlands and serves his Heavenly Father at Church On The Hill.
Another area in which Dennis' visionary approach is making a major difference is in his career as a leading real estate professional. Having owned his own businesses and worked for himself throughout most of his life, Dennis knows what it takes to satisfy a customer, and he applies that knowledge to each and every transaction. "My goal is to provide a level of service that inspires people to refer their friends and neighbors to me," Dennis says.
The key to Dennis' success in real estate is his ability to adapt to each client's individual needs and desires. Once he's met with clients and understands what they want to achieve, he uses his vision and foresight todevelop a plan for their success that acts as a road map to help them reach their goals. He is incredibly organized and works
hard to keep his clients constantly informed and up-to-date regarding the progress of their transactions.
Your home is one of the biggest investments you will ever make, and that's why it's essential that you work with a real estate professional who understands the importance of each transaction. When the time comes for your next move, don't settle for ordinary real estate service. Contact Dennis M. Craig and let him develop A Vision for Your Success. He'll sit down with you and truly listen to what you have to say before trying to provide the answers you're looking for. Call him today
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been upgraded to ship with Android 3.1, the latest iteration of the Honeycomb OS.
The as-yet unreleased 10-inch slate was previously set to launch with Android 3.0, but that seems a little out-dated since Google announced Android 3.1 at Google I/O earlier this month.
It's still not exactly clear when the lithe Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1's UK release date is, although the chunkier Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1V Vodafone exclusive is already on sale with Android 3.0.
Field day in the marketing department
Samsung has not been afraid to invest in some hyperbole when describing the slate; the web speeds are 'blistering', the multitasking is ninja-like – it's all sounding a bit dangerous if we're honest.
That said, the Galaxy Tab's 1GHz dual-core processor and Flash 10.1 support behind that 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 pixel screen should be pretty nice.
The Android 3.1 software will bring scrollable homescreen widgets, system resource management to extend battery life while multi-tasking and the ability to import photos from a camera or use USB keyboards, mice and trackpads through USB hosting.


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"The future is the revolution that empowers every single human being on a custom basis and I think it's the next step for humanity that is necessary to move from the last stages of barbarism into a golden age of science and democracy. We're not going to have science and democracy until each person is empowered to live their god-given potential and it's not going to happen by accident. It's going to happen when we make it happen." — Justin Dart, Jr. (1930 – 2002)
The Maker movement attracts people of all disciplines into a world where they can create, make or customize. Here in the Land of Enchantment, we are working to cultivate individual self-reliance and local community empowerment through education of accessibility and assistive technologies in workshops we present at various locations in New Mexico.
Please help us spread the word and the know-how!