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Welborn Commercial Openers
For All Your Commercial Needs
No matter what type of door or gate you may have, we have a commercial operator to fit your business' needs. Call Welborn garage Doors today and ask our Commercial Advisors about finding the best match for your business. We carry many classes of operators to give your business a perfect formula for accessibility and security.
Call our Commercial Department today to keep your business on track! We are here to answer any questions you may have about your commercial needs.
Types of Commercial Operators
A great alternative when standard openers won't fit your application. They offer a smooth start and stop and mount on the left or right side of the door. They come equipped with a wall button station, safety eye sensors and reversing feature to protect your door should it close on an object. Available in light, medium, and heavy duty these operators can easily open doors that weigh several hundred pounds.
Used on standard lift overhead doors. Available in light, medium, heavy duty models these openers offer continuous use for sectional overhead doors. Trolley operators can operate doors as tall as 16' and up to 22' in width. They are equipped with an internal auxiliary reversal system to prevent door and opener damage if the door closes on an object. All standard trolley operators have a wall mounted 3 button control pad, safety eye sensors, chain rail and built in radio control receiver.
get_appChain Hoists
A great alternative to electric powered operators. These manual powered lift assists can open a variety of commercial doors. They are compatible with any commercial door application, no matter the size. Their versatility and ease of use makes this option a cost effective and safe alternative to electric operators opening heavy or hard to lift industrial doors.
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Designed for continuous duty operation on industrial sectional doors with high or vertical lift, rolling doors and grilles GH style garage door operators use lubricated gears suitable for high-use, heavy duty applications. Standard operators are equipped with a reverse system and removable motors for easy maintenance. Add a chain hoist to these openers for manual operation in the event of a power outage. Gear head operators are all equipped with a 3-button control center, and many models of control centers even notify you when routine maintenance is required. Available in light, medium, and heavy duty.
Available for sliding or hinged gates of various sizes. Operators can be wires for standard electrical current or for use with solar panels. We offer powerful industrial gate operators to control gates weighing several thousand pounds and a hundred feet long. Whether you have a swing gate or slide gate, we have the perfect solution for all your opening and security needs. Control admittance to your business from anywhere in the world with our remote access gate operators.
get_appBent Track
The tracks follow the wall and ceiling and are what your door's rollers glide along when opening or closing. If this track is bent or damaged, it can cause the door to shift during its glide. This will put undue pressure on the other moving parts and cause additional damage to your garage door and opener system. Early repairs of bent tracks are critical to minimizing long term expenses caused by damage sustained by the greater garage door components.
get_appBottom Seal Replacement
The astragal seal at the bottom of your garage door serves two main purposes. The seal cushions the door as it closes and also acts as a barrier to keep water, leaves, bugs and cold air out of your garage. Once the rubber becomes worn down, cracking and shredding makes your garage susceptible to outside elements. Replace this seal as it becomes worn to ensure water resistance and prevent damage to your garage interior.
get_appBroken Cables
Cables attach your torsion spring system to the bottom fixture. This ensures the door lifts from the bottom up and puts the least amount of stress on all its moving parts. If your cable comes off or breaks, it removes tension from the spring and causes your door to become severely unbalanced. Broken cables are not a repair most homeowners are equipped to handle themselves. Repairing cables requires special equipment to rewind the spring and bring the cable to the correct balance for optimal performance. Without the proper tools, this could be a very dangerous repair for a DIY fix. Always call a professional.
warningCAUTION: Garage door springs, hardware, and cable system repair are the most dangerous garage door repairs as garage door springs and related components are under extreme tension. Inexperienced handling of these parts could lead to a debilitating or fatal accident. The information provided on this page is intended for consumer education only; please leave repairs to safety-certified professionals.
get_appCenter & End Bearings
The garage door's bearings keep it running smoothly. Often if the garage door begins to shake or if the garage door becomes extremely noisy, it could mean that the garage door bearings are wearing out. The center bearing plate and end bearing plates are common replacement parts.
get_appDamaged Drums
Garage door cable drums are located on the torsion spring shaft. The torsion spring shaft and drums rotate to coil cable wires onto the cable drum and lift the door. Cable drums are designed to reel in and dispense cable in an orderly manner, thus preventing cable chafing or overlapping.
If you have a broken cable or drum it is best to have it replaced as soon as possible to avoid damage to other components of the garage door system.
Only garage door professionals should replace garage door drums due to the extremely dangerous nature of these systems and the intense forces involved.
get_appDoor Reinforcements
Proper reinforcement adds years to the life of your door. Struts are applied to door sections to increase stability while the door is in the open position, reduce the stress on hinges and rollers, and prevent the door from binding or breaking as it opens and closes.
We recommend strut support on single car residential garage doors if the door is motor-operated steel. Without proper reinforcement, an electric opener's force is strong enough to bend steel doors and tear up sections.
A properly placed strut can save you money on future repairs, but the additional weight of a strut adds stress to existing springs. We recommend updating your springs if you add a strut to a two-car garage door.
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The force settings act as a secondary safety mechanism in the event of safety sensor failure. Improperly adjusted force settings cause damage to your garage door and may be dangerous for people and animals in the vicinity. If a child or animal is in the path of travel as a garage door with faulty force settings close, they could be seriously injured.
The force settings could also be a concern if your garage door gradually stops fully opening or closing. Old and weakened springs shift much of the burden for lifting and lowering the door to the opener motor. The opener motor is not equipped to handle this much weight and begins to strain.
To test if the problem lies with the door or the opener, pull the emergency release handle hanging from the opener rail. This disengages the opener, and allows you to open and close the door manually. Lift and lower the door, testing the spring and rail systems. Your door should stay at any point of travel when released on its own. If it travels, then the springs are worn and require replacement.
If, however, the door stays where it is released and moves up and down smoothly, then the problem is likely an internal component in the garage door opener unit itself. You can keep the opener disengaged, and manually open and close your garage until you are able to set an appointment for repair.
get_appGear Sprocket
The gear is located inside the opener. Over time the gear strips out and need to be replaced. Garage door gears have plastic teeth, which are designed to strip out when over-exerted so that the garage door opener's motor does not burn out. Gears are quickly stripped if the garage door is being operated with a weak spring. However, all gears eventually strip due to normal wear and tear. Stripped gears prevent the garage door from opening and cause the opener to make a humming sound.
get_appJamb Seal Replacement
The seal around your door protects your garage and home from unwanted critters and insects. It also stops moisture and cold air from seeping in around the edges of your garage door, thus keeping down utility bills and protecting items stored inside your garage. The door seals (or weather-stripping) gradually wear out from exposure to the elements. Monitor the outside seals – nailed to the wood trim around your door's opening – to ensure that your garage and your stored items are kept safe from damage. If the seals show wear and tear, call us for a replacement.
get_appLogic Board Failure
Also known as the circuit board, the logic board is the computer portion of the opener. If the logic board is damaged, your opener will stop consistently responding to signals from remotes and keypads. Electrical storms and lightning strikes are a common source of logic board failure in Texas. A proper surge protector will protect your logic board from electrical storms. If you have intermittent issues with opening or closing your doors, we recommend contacting Welborn Garage Door Company for a free diagnostic consultation.
get_appPanel Replacement
The possibilities for section damage are endless. They can be bumped and dented by cars, bikes, and people playing sports too close to the door. Foundation and opener problems can also cause the sections to warp and bend, leading to performance problems. We examine the section to see if it can be repaired or match the brand to your other sections and replace it. Sometimes the damage is cosmetic and can be fixed by adding a strut or other form of brace. If the section is cracking or creasing, panel replacement may be the only option. If we replace the section, we will need to set up a second appointment to install your new section.
get_appRemote & Keyless Entry Failure
The most common cause of garage door remote control failure are weak or dead batteries. To increase the time between replacing batteries, use name-brand quality batteries instead of discount brands. Although using rechargeable batteries is environmentally friendly and cost effective, rechargeable batteries put out only 1.2 volts to the 1.5 volts of an alkaline battery. Therefore, a remote powered with two rechargeable batteries would only get 2.4 volts when it is designed to run on 3 volts of power. This 25-percent lack of power may seriously compromise the range and effectiveness of the remote control unit.
get_appRoller Replacement
Rollers keep your door gliding up and down the tracks smoothly and safely. When they become worn over time, they stop rolling altogether and begin to drag up and down the track, putting stress on your opener. The most common causes of worn out ball bearings and roller damage are dust, dirt, and age. Dust and dirt particles work their way into the grooves and stop the rollers from turning. We recommend keeping your rollers clean with regular maintenance and petroleum-based lubricant spray to keep them rolling smoothly up the track. This will also keep the door quiet. If your door is starting to shimmy up the track or you notice it getting louder, call us for a free service call to come and check the rollers to see if you need replacement.
get_appSafety Sensors
Safety beams work in pairs, mounted on either side of the garage door at no more than 6 inches above the ground. Each sensor beams a light across the opening. When the beam is obstructed or when the sensors cannot catch the other sensor's signal, the garage door opener will not close.
The fix is simple: If your door won't close, check for objects obstructing the sensors. If the door still will not close, check that the sensors are aligned, and clean the sensor's surface to remove moisture, dirt or other particulates. Afterwards, attempt to open/close the garage door again. If you are still unsuccessful, call us for a free consultation.
get_appTorsion Spring Conversions
Do you love your door? You can preserve your investment by converting an extension spring system to a torsion spring system. A well-designed spring system counterbalances your garage door – and only torsions spring systems are designed to work as a pair as opposed to extension springs which work individually.
This service conversion includes a shaft, springs and drum assembly installed directly above the opening of your garage door. The torsion spring evenly distributes the garage door's weight, which is critical to extending the life of your garage door.


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The Lord's Day
Sunday, the Lord's day, is to be a day of rest and renewal. We all know that is easier said than done. This posting will focus on the renewal part more than the rest part given our hectic lifestyles. I directed a middle school camp for seventeen years. One of the basic elements of the camp was called "processing." This was an effort to get the kids to "connect the dots" in their lives. Asking questions like "how does climbing this wall remind you of difficulties in school, or your relationships, or your home life?" we tried to get them to learn life lessons through connections. And we added the God-element as well. "How is our relationship with God like shooting a bow and arrow?" If they could find God in their camp experiences, they had a better chance of finding him in their lives back home. Think about it for a moment. As adults, if we do not process our daily experiences, how will we ever hope to find the hand of a loving God directing a beautiful plan for our lives? We have to connect the dots. When we do this, we will have more peace and therefore more rest and renewal. Why? Because there is a plan for our lives and it is unfolding. We can work with that plan or work against it – like swimming upstream. This posting will mainly be provoking questions. Processing questions if you will. I hope it helps.

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The company can hire all the security officers it wants, and it could replace every ad with a flashing banner that says "DO NOT TRUST RANDOM STRANGERS!!!", and send fliers to every parent in America ... and bad things would still happen to kids connected to MySpace. A lot of parents aren't very good at parenting, and part of being a teenager is saying and doing stupid things...
When I was a little kid thirty years ago, my mother thought nothing of allowing her 8-year-old son to walk the nine blocks to and from grade school. And if I wanted to hop on my bike and explore my little hometown of Marshall, Missouri, great! "Go out and have fun," Mom would say, "and just make sure you're home for dinner." When I was in high school, it was de rigeur to cruise up and down the town's streets, looking for trouble ... and sometimes finding it.
Those days, sadly, are gone. Parents now worry about their kids' safety out in the big world, so they don't allow walks to and from school, and bike rides to who knows where, and aimless cruising in cars. Better to have kids inside the house, or at supervised events, or in school activities. But kids still want to mingle, and they still want to hang out. Think of MySpace as the biggest mall in the entire world, and you might start to understand why kids spend so much time there.
MySpace says that it is tightening up the security on its service. An online security chief has been hired to improve and publicize safety on the site. Kids who say they are younger than 14 cannot create accounts. New rules - based on the ages the users report themselves to be - are in place that control who can view profiles, and the amount of information that can be viewed by other users. Note the key words, however: "the ages the users report themselves to be." There is no way for MySpace to verify a user's age, so we're right back to the specter of a predator claiming to be 14 so that he can more easily target other teens.
So what should be done? I'm reminded of another story from my days as an English teacher years ago. It was parent-teacher conferences, and I was meeting with the parents of Sandy, a 9th grade girl who was quite smart but never did a lick of homework. I was a youth of 23, still green, while Sandy's parents were in their 40s. The conversation went something like this (and this is the absolute truth, I promise):
Sandy's Dad: We just can't figure out why Sandy's grades aren't any good.This astonished me. Here I was, only 23 and childless, and I was telling adults how to parent their teen! At that point I realized the awful truth: lots of people just don't know how to raise their kids.
Me: She doesn't do her homework.
Dad: Ah. Um ... how do we get her to do her homework?
Me: Do you have a dining room table?
Sandy's Mom (proudly): Oh yes!
Me: What does Sandy do after dinner?
Dad: She goes to her room.
Me: Well, how about after dinner, you have Sandy sit at the dining room table and do her homework instead?
Mom (leaning over to Dad): Write that down!
(Dad takes out a slip of paper from his pocket and a pen and - I swear to you - wrote down "Do homework at dining room table.")
Dad: What else?
Me: How about one of you get up every half hour or so and ask her what she's working on and then check it?
Mom (excitedly leaning over to Dad): Write that down!
(Dad writes down "Check homework every 30 min's.")
The same situation holds true for MySpace. The company can hire all the security officers it wants, and it could replace every ad with a flashing banner that says "DO NOT TRUST RANDOM STRANGERS!!!", and send fliers to every parent in America ... and bad things would still happen to kids connected to MySpace. A lot of parents aren't very good at parenting, and part of being a teenager is saying and doing stupid things (I'm example number one for that particular precept), trying to socialize as much as possible, and worrying at the same time about your hair and your weight and your zits and your clothes.
We can sure try to educate kids and parents and schools about MySpace, but I'm just not certain how effective we're ever going to be. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try, but it also means that we can't expect perfect success. Any time you allow humans to come into contact with each other, there's the potential for exploitation. That doesn't mean disaster is guaranteed, however. It just means that we need to try to keep a cool head and not allow blind emotion and fear to cloud our better judgments.


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Playwright Rebecca Gilman's work has often courted subjects with ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, such as Spinning into Butter's take on racism at a small New England college or Boy Gets Girl's stalker scenario. Her latest play, The Crowd You're In With, is no less timely. But at first blush it seems quieter and more understated in its choice of setting and subject matter: a backyard barbeque and a clash between three couples over whether or not to have children. By the end of a taut if laugh-filled 80 minutes, however, this successful comedy, enjoying its world premiere at the Magic Theatre, has uncovered the acute social import and anxieties behind a set of everyday characters and choices.
The play opens on a contemporary American idyll: a sunny Fourth of July afternoon in Chicago, where two thirtysomething white guys, Jasper (T. Edward Webster) and Dan (Kevin Rolston), hover beside a backyard grill in the archetypal pose (and perplexity) of the modern suburban male. Such a scene, including their young wives Melinda (Makela Spielman) and Windsong (Allison Jean White) arranging a table nearby, would seem to contain no more angst than the residual variety implicit in grill time's spur to primitive masculinity. But there's already a subtle cornered and concentrated effect in Erik Flatmo's naturalistic scenic design, with its tiny swath of yard bracketed by the enclosing sharp angles of a two-story duplex and an adjoining high wooden fence. Reproducing Norman Rockwell is not going to prove so easy (if it ever was) in the age of global warming and unending war.
One of the first things we learn is that couple number one Jasper and Melinda, the renters of the apartment whose yard this is are trying to get pregnant. Five months and counting. This has Melinda, especially, nervous. Their friends Dan and Windsong, meanwhile, are already very pregnant, as Windsong's eight-month bulge makes clear. Dan (a happy and good-natured but also slightly abrasive and unselfconsciously vulgar rock critic) and Windsong (the chipper, emotionally fragile, and determinedly conventional child of hippies) are more or less equally incurious and young beyond their years. Jasper and Melinda, by contrast, seem more mature and clever than their friends and yet, we come to suspect, are very much under the sway of their baby-making example all the same. Jasper (played with nicely measured intelligence and sympathetic earnestness by Webster) seems particularly uneasy with this dynamic.
Enter couple number three: Jasper and Melinda's landlords and upstairs neighbors, Karen (Lorri Holt) and Tom (Charles Shaw Robinson), a pair of politically active progressive boomers without a baby or any desire for one. The genial but opinionated older couple soon evince a thinly veiled disdain for the crass yuppie ideals of their tenants' friends and for the very idea of knee-jerk breeding under present social conditions. A final arrival helps stir the pot even more: a slovenly, cheapskate friend and bandmate of Dan's named Dwight (Chris Yule), with a jaundiced eye on the overbearing culture of middle-class child rearing.
The ensuing tension leads to some very funny dialogue, oozing sarcasm, and slow-dawning insults. Ably helmed by Amy Glazer (who has directed all of Gilman's work at the Magic) and beautifully brought to life by her thoroughly fine, enjoyable cast, the scenes build with a kind of chemical inevitability to temperatures hotter than the day or the barbeque. The fireworks not only start early this July 4 but also in slyly showing up the repressed violence and bellicosity behind the national picnic and its whole rockets'-red-glare conceit point to a larger, precarious pattern of denial.
Taking place in a single act in real time, The Crowd You're In With proves a compact, genuinely entertaining, and provoking play. Even as it skirts stereotype, the types themselves are adeptly fleshed out and will resonate for most people with plenty of lived experience. Moreover, Gilman skillfully grounds her characters' stories and dilemmas in issues of immediate and universal significance. The questions the play raises about them like who is the more selfish given their respective life choices reach down to deeper ones about conformity, consciousness, the meaning of happiness, and the fate of the world we live in.
Through Dec. 9
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Magic Theatre
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Gates' Impact Investment to Support Unitus Seed Fund
Unitus Seed Fund, an early stage venture fund based in Bangalore and Seattle, has announced that a number of tech executives, including Bill Gates, have agreed to invest in an impact investment fund focused on startups working to address extreme poverty in India.
More than fifty investors have committed a total of nearly $17 million to Unitus Seed Fund LP, which, together with United Seed Fund India, will provide more than $20 million to startups in the agricultural, education, energy, healthcare, e-commerce, retail, and water sectors in India. Although the amount has not been disclosed, Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is investing his own money, not the foundation's. "Impact investing is a powerful model with the potential to build markets and drive change for the people who need it most," said Gates in a statement. Other investors in the fund include Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, Concur Technologies CEO Steve Singh, and the Michael & Susan Dell, Deshpande, Lemelson, Sorenson Impact, and Wadhwani foundations. Unitus already has made investments of between $100,000 and $250,000 in fourteen companies, including Smile Merchants, which operates low-income dental clinics near Mumbai, and Hippocampus Learning Centers, a network of private kindergartens serving rural and low-income students.
Gates' investment in the "for-benefit" company puts him at odds with Warren Buffett in the debate over whether private investors should back businesses with explicit social and environmental missions and metrics, Quartz reports. In numerous public statements, Buffett has favored the traditional separation of business and charity, telling a conference last year that "it's tough to serve two masters....I would rather have the investment produce the capital and then have an organization totally focused on the philanthropic aspects."
That view is shared by venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, who on a panel two years ago said he "would run screaming from a B Corp. The split model makes me nervous and I don't think we would ever touch that....It's like a houseboat. It's not a great house and not a great boat." Critics of the impact investing approach like Andreesen may be softening, however, Quartz notes. Earlier this year, Andreessen's firm, Andreessen Horowitz, invested in AltSchool, a network of micro-schools offering personalized education that is in the process of becoming a certified B Corp.
Will Poole, co-founder and managing director of Unitus, told Quartz he had recently spent several days on a houseboat in Kerala, India. "It was an excellent boat and a fine house," he said, "and we provided local economic development at the same time."


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Rarotonga (Part 2)
One thing that strikes you about the interior of the island is the many graves sites that are in people's gardens. I didn't take a pic but some of them are quite elaborate. The Cook Islander's have a similar, if not the same, belief system when it comes to land as the Maori's. They believe the land is not theirs to sell and belongs to the family. Our guide in Aitutaki explained that this was one of the main reasons the islands are largely underdeveloped as the land is not for sale. This tradition also means that the land is constantly getting subdivided with each new generation and as a consequence family's individual "holdings" (if that's the right word) are getting smaller and smaller. The deceased have to be buried on the families land so there are no central grave yards like we are used to.
I have just finished reading a book called Tikanga Maori (Living by Maori Values) by Hirini Moko Mead and in it he quotes the following to describe the Maori's view on land "land was not something that could be owned or traded. Maoris did not seek to own or possess anything, but to belong. One belonged to a family, that belonged to a hapu (sub tribe), that belonged to a tribe. One did not own the land. One belonged to the land"
Another amazing things about the Cook Islands is the multitude of flowers and associated scents. Here's a few pics of some of the local flora.
The last day I crossed over to one of the islands in Muri Beach lagoon called Oneroa and took a few pics from there looking back towards the mainland. The first pic gives you a good idea how hilly the country is which is not stereotypical of south pacific islands generally especially the likes of troubled Tuvalu.
The boat above was solar powered and belonged to the hotel we were staying at. I don't know who owns the dog but he was very fond of the boat to the point where anybody renting it had to put up with his company for the day!
We had a lovely time in the Cook Islands although the weather was very mixed. We had rain a lot of days but luckily the main storms seemed to pass over us at night. According to an old lonely planet book I found at the hotel it rains quite a bit in Raro and recommends you bring clothes suitable for the odd bout of precipitation! Although I think it is referring to showers you would associate with a tropical climate and high humidity. The week previous the weather was really nice and the weather forecast for the week after the same. So it would seem that we were unlucky! If you want to know the weather forecast all you need to do is stroll down Muri Beach to Tai's weather rock pictured below!
We had some great meals on the island. The best places for evening meals were probably the Paw Paw Patch at the Moana Sands Hotel (they dropped us home when I enquired about a taxi which was very nice), Sails restaurant in Muri Beach and Tamarind House just outside the capital Avarau. There's a lot of sea food which is great but also a lot of deep fat fried food! When you get sick of the ubiquitous french fries try out the Maire Nui Cafe & Gardens near the Moana Sands. It is only open during the day and specialises in organic food and in particular salads, breads and deserts. There is literally nothing else so if you don't like rabbit food stay away! You also need to bring cash as they do not accept credit cards.
The Lonely Planet Blue list suggests that everyone should visit the south pacific islands while they can and in particular places like Tuvalu which is in dire straits due to the affects of global warming. With the rise in sea levels and the increasing number of cyclones, to which the islands are prone, there is not much hope for some of the islands. I am not sure how the likes of Rarotonga and Aituaki will fair in the long run but at least Raro has some mountains associated with it's volcanic past.
The Cook Islander's speak Maori and the currency is the NZ dollar even though it is an independent country. It has strong connections with NZ due to its history and the fact that the Polynesian explorers that discovered Aotearoa (NZ) all set off from Rarotonga at some point.
The minute you get off the plane in Raro you start to relax, it is a unique island and the people are very friendly- apart from the odd narky bus driver! The pic above is the garden associated with the international departure area. There might not be a lot of shops but there's plenty of space to relax. I think that goes for the entire island!
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Command the 'Peeps', your loyal servants, to feed, fight, build, and sacrifice themselves for the greater good in a quest to release your entombed brethren. As the sun shines, harvest the islands' bountiful resources, bend the very elements to your will, and prepare your Peeps well. For in the night evil denizens of darkness stalk the land, feasting on your resources, your crystals and your Peeps!
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Lynda Carter
Woman of Wonder, Lynda Carter
God bless Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Comics. They show Disney and Marvel Comics absolutely demolishing them with the comic book superhero films. Granted, DC Comics has been straight moderation with their animated film collection, but those 70min. offerings are needle movers financially or in the zeitgeist. So the only thing to do is get the one guy who has consistently made great DC movies (hint – not the person responsible for Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Steel, Batman & Robin, or Batman Forever), Christopher Nolan. Nolan's successes with The Dark Knight trilogy, and with Zack Snyder not fucking up Watchmen and Man of Steel, the responsibility of defibrillating Detective Comics fell upon their collective shoulders and it all begins with 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Sandwiched between inarguably their two biggest heroes, news of Wonder Woman's inclusion in the flick has gotten fanboys and fangirls in a tizzy. Wonder Woman! The casting of Gal Gadot got heads spinning as praise and derision (mostly derision) of the Israeli actress's come in tweets and blog posting and comments. People hate because people love to hate, but also when you think and visualize Wonder Woman, you see and hear Lynda Carter, the original and only Wonder Woman.
I don't know if Lynda Carter has played any other roles besides Princess Diana of the Amazons. She may be the female George Costanza, I mean Jason Alexander, a working actor who nailed their iconic role so well that no one is willing or able to see them beyond that life-defining role. I mean look at her.
When there was talk of a Wonder Woman primetime network show and Adrianne Palicki was casted, the Internets justly went bonkers. Bad bonkers. Not good bonkers. As much as I and most men dig Adrianne Palicki, she's just no Lynda Carter/Diana Prince/Wonder Woman.


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Sorry for the long delay between posts here… summer has been busier than anticipated. Now, I know we are only halfway through our nice break, but there may be some people out there who are worried about fall already. Kids having too much fun over the summer and don't want to get back into learning mode?
See the attached .PDF for information about school refusal.


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Today more than ever there is an urgent need to give our children a moral and spiritual education. Children are bombarded every day with temptations that compromise their Catholic Faith. We strive to provide the youth of the parish a stellar religious education program which arms them with the knowledge of the Faith. With this knowledge, our youth can live strong spiritual lives in the love of Christ and enjoy the riches of the Catholic Faith.
The program serves parish children in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade who attend public or non-Catholic private schools. The Religious Education program is staffed by enthusiastic and well-trained volunteers from the parish. The Faith is taught using creative and interactive methods under the direction of the latest Diocesan-approved texts and materials. The teachers of CCD are involved in continuing education through Diocesan workshops and CCD certification classes.
The children learn the beauty and the treasures of the Faith each year. In the second and eighth grades, special attention is given to the preparation of the reception of several sacraments. Second graders are prepared for the reception of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Eighth graders are prepared for the reception of Confirmation.
CCD classes are offered on Sundays from 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. at Saint Bede School. This allows time for families to attend Mass at 11:00 a.m. A nominal fee is charged in support of books and other class materials. Classes are held between September and May (roughly). Parents have the option to homeschool their children.
We encourage you to take advantage of this program and to encourage your children to know and live their Faith and to grow in the love of Christ. To enroll your child(ren), please contact Teresa Maynor.
The CCD Program is always looking for parishioners who want to teach their Faith and share their love of Christ with the youth of the parish. If you feel called to this ministry, please contact us. All volunteers are required to participate in the Protecting God's Children program and obtain the necessary clearances.
From our CCD Teachers
"Much of the joy I derive in regularly sitting with children and focusing on the Faith Journey together is that I have come to know that the Church – filled as it is with complexity, difficulty, and mystery – will endure and carry on as these young personalities comprehend and incorporate faith into their emerging lives. What a gift it is indeed to encourage and promote the students' love, hope, and faith through the teachings of Christ and the Church."
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New NLSLA Initiative to Help Los Angeles Veterans
NLSLA is proud to announce the launch of its Veterans Initiative, a collaborative effort to address the legal needs of veterans and increase their access to critical housing and support services. Spearheading the effort is NLSLA's new Equal Justice Works fellow Paula Clamurro, who will focus her work on finding and assisting Vietnam-era veterans who are now eligible to have their discharge status upgraded to "honorable" in recognition of their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The opportunity is monumental: a status upgrade will allow these veterans—many of whom have experienced homelessness—to apply for life-altering benefits.
PTSD was recognized as a medical condition in 1980, years after the Vietnam war ended. Many Vietnam veterans received less-than-honorable discharges for behaviors later identified as being caused by PTSD.Many of these veterans have struggled for decades without the resources they need to live stable lives. Now, veterans who have experienced chronic homelessness and incarceration due to Post Traumatic Stress can move from local general assistance of $221 per month to as much as $3200 per month. They can also access much-needed support services to help them–and their families–to heal.
The Department of Defense estimates there are more than 97,000 veterans nationally who are eligible for discharge upgrades, and Los Angeles is projected to have a disproportionate share of eligible veterans. NLSLA will work with key partners—including New Directions for Veterans and Pepperdine Law School—in order to bring these unprecedented opportunities to as many veterans as possible.


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With the 4th of July coming up and it also seems that deployment rotations are in effect, I have seen more and more Facebook type celebrative poems of being a military WIFE. They are all about how great it is and isn't being a military WIFE and how they preserver as most strong women do in the world with odd and daunting tasks that face them while their military man has gone to war.
As a male military spouse I feel a bit slighted by not having one of these poems or posts for us. I too face many odd and daunting tasks. The military support systems that are in place are really only geared toward the women spouses and especially for those with children.
It is time for equality!
This is no poem but you will get the point….
I also have to move every 3 or so years and leave behind many friends that usually take the 3 years to make. It seems that when the time for our Permanent Change of Station (PCS) comes I have just become settled in my new world.
When I meet new people they always assume I'm the military member. I feel a bit ashamed that I'm not (because it is a great honor to serve one's country). But when I point to and say, why no; it's my wife that is military, I feel a sense of great pride in what she has accomplished. Why? Because I know what she has gone through, plus I get to say, "That's my wife!"
In times of need there are spouse groups I could join in the base community. But guess what? They are almost always 99% women and the men never show up. I don't fit in well at tea parties. And I don't do very well at coupon swaps. I am usually never asked to join things because I am a male, I am only needed as a volunteer to do the physical things such as lift the heavy box and move things around.
Jobs and career…..don't even get me started! They can exist for the lucky few but for the rest it's whatever you can find as long as the employer doesn't find out you're a military spouse.
I hear of how the women of deployed military members always worry about their men in war. Well, I have a WOMAN in war. I worry about her probably more so than those women do about their men.
In the 14+ years of marriage I believe we have missed at least 6 wedding anniversaries and countless more birthdays. Forget about holidays……that is the military's favorite time to deploy. We no longer plan for anything because who knows what is coming.
When it all comes down to it, we all have spouses male or female and we share a common bond within the military. Some just are not as conventional as others.
10 July 2013 marks 15 years of marriage to an incredible woman. We will miss yet another anniversary but she will be home soon after. I love you Honey!


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CASSIOLI creates robotized areas to automate assembly, production, packaging and serving activities. The solutions offered range from simple pick and place system to complex multi-axis systems designed as a single station or as a fully automated assembly line. The most sophisticated systems include last-generation video systems with an elevated processing capacity that allow for greater "intelligence in the workplace".
Some possible applications are:
- Assembly on assembly lines (automated loading of the piece on the line, screwdriver with torque control, placing of glass panels – semi-finished products – panes with application of seals / mono- or bi-component sealant, etc.)
- Automated production (welding, deburring, painting, finishing, cutting, etc.)
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- Handling (from single, small, metal items, up to entire large-sized assemblies)
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- Palletizing and end-of-line (custom systems that are fast, flexible and capable of handling large loads)
- Movement and handling (generic robotic handling, compacting, hanging pieces on carousels, etc.)


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At the age of eight, Bernardo Martinez of Cuapa, Nicaraqua, saw a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was so impressed by her beauty that he thought, " This is the one I am going to marry."
His love for the Mother of God grew throughout the years, and he never married. Finally on August 19, 1995, one day before his 64th birthday, Deacon Bernardo Martinez was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. It was the culmination of a faith-filled journey.
On May 8, 1980, Our Lady began a series of apparitions to her special son, Bernardo Martinez at Cuapa. They came at a time when the country of Nicaragua was in turmoil and political revolt. The messages from the Mother of Jesus included direction and guidance to the people of this economically deprived Central American country. The subsequent investigation by Church authorities substantiated the claims of Bernardo. The Riehle Foundation publishes this report of the apparitions and interviews with Bernardo.


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Tribal Vision Records proudly presents an exclusive collection...
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...of previously unreleased tracks and mixes by Roman Rai, one of the label's core artists. Ten brand new tunes are ranging from breaks to progressive house and trance, all with the incommutable smoothness of Roman's previous releases. The CD is meant as a teaser for Roman Rai future debut album, trying to showcase his creativity and unique production skills.
Roman Rai belongs among the most popular progressive DJs in the Czech Republic, with residency at legendary Roxy club and regular gigs at all the important events in Prague and around. In the last few years he is also getting worldwide known by his own production, with a number of releases on CR2, Existence, Tribal Vision, Millenium and his own digital download label Solstice records and remixes for artists like Deep Forest, Danny Howells or Vibrasphere.
His tracks have gained support from top DJs such as Hernan Cattaneo, Sultan, Flash Brothers, Matt Rowan, Slacker and many others.


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Tip 1: Add A Touch of Complexity
Here in the Northeast, fall is a time of transition from hot summer to brisk snowy winter. As the weather changes, so do the cocktails. Summer cocktails are simple, cold and refreshing. Winter cocktails tend to be complex and warming. And a good fall cocktail can reflect the transitory nature of the season, capturing elements from both of these styles of drink. A delicious (and super easy) way to combine these two extremes during the fall is to take a summer favorite like a Margarita or Daiquiri, and add a touch complexity with an aged or smoked spirit.
Fall Daiquiri
Daiquiris are arguably one the all-time greatest cocktails, so when the cooler weather shows up, we are definitely not just ready to ditch them. Instead, we've found this simple way to tweak the recipe to add some complexity and warmth.
1½oz light rum
½oz aged rum – we love Barbencourt 8 year old rum from Haiti
¾oz simple syrup
¾oz fresh lime juice
Shake with ice and serve up in a coup.
Smoky Mezcal-ita
Similar to how we modified the Daiquiri, this Margarita variation swaps in smoky and complex Mezcal for part of the tequila.
1½oz Tequila
½oz Mezcal
¾oz Cointreau
¾oz fresh lime juice
¼oz simple syrup
Both of these cocktails typically contain 2 fluid ounces of their base spirit, rum for the daiquiri and tequila for the margarita. Early in the fall, I like to substitute about a quarter of the base (0.5 oz) for a more complex spirit. The closer we get to the Holidays, the more of a switch I typically do, usually maxing out at around a 50-50 mix or 1oz light rum, 1 oz aged rum in the Daiquiri and 1oz each tequila and mezcal in the Mezcal-ita.
Tip 2: Use a Quality Craft Cocktail Mixer
When you don't have a handy bottle of apple brandy, the time to whip up a batch of simple syrup and then wait for it to cool, or the energy to juice 10 lemons, quality craft cocktail mixers like our Maple Whiskey Sour and Spiced Old Fashiond are great standbys. A good craft mixer offers convenience without compromising flavor. To check you are getting the real deal, read the ingredients and avoid any product with an ingredient list that contains the words "concentrate" or "extract."
Maple Whiskey Sour
For our Maple Whiskey Sour, we combine fresh lemon juice, superior quality maple syrup, and small batch bitters.
2oz bourbon or rye
2oz Maple Whiskey Sour mixer
Shake with ice and serve up in a coup or on the rocks
Spiced Old Fashioned
2oz bourbon or rye
1/2oz Spiced Old Fashioned mixer
Stir 30 seconds with ice and serve "on the rock" in whiskey glass with a single large ice cube. To learn more about making the perfect Old Fashioned from scratch, check out our post here.
Tip 3: Break Out the Brandy
Brandy is seriously underappreciated. And I get it. To the uninitiated, it can sound like the kind of uncool thing your grandparents might drink. Or perhaps it just seems mysterious and intimidating. But it's neither and here is the big secret: brandy is just liquor made from fruit. That's it. Whiskey is made from grains, rum from sugarcane, and brandy from fruits like apples, pears, and grapes. One of the more popular brandies here in the US is Applejack – basically distilled apple cider. After pumpkin, apple cider is probably the most quintessential fall flavor. When looking to quickly and easily shake up a few fall cocktails, look no further than a bottle of Applejack.
Jack Rose
An incredibly simple cocktail with a bright pink color and pomegranate-apple flavor, the Jack Rose cocktail is a real fall favorite.
2oz Applejack
¾oz Fresh lemon juice
¾oz Grenadine
2 dashes aromatic bitters (optional)
Shake with ice and serve up in a coup.
To make the grenadine: combine 1 cup sugar with 1 cup POM Wonderful pomegranate juice in a pot on the stove. Heat until just below a boil, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then bottle and store in the fridge.
Calvados Sour
If you are feeling extra fancy, look for a bottle of Calvados, a French Apple Brandy. My favorite brand is actually a 70-30 mix of apples and pears.
2oz Calvados
¾oz fresh lemon juice
¾oz simple syrup
Shake with ice and serve up in a coup.


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The trend up on the blogs, in the mags, and at bridal shows I have heard the most buzz about? Food trucks and their little bits of foodie goodness. It seems like everyone's talking about how great they are, but how in the world do I find them? Do I use one truck or a few trucks? Do I want one for the meal or for a late night snack? Will my venue allow it? My venue allows them, but where do I put them? So much buzz and so many questions. Well, I think I've got some answers for you!
The how…Food trucks don't work like venues, with listings on wedding sites and directories…yet. You have to know where to find them and that can take a bit of exploring…or does it? Like with most things nowadays, there's an app (or two) for that! However, how good are those apps?
For the purposes of this post, I checked out a few of the more popular apps and none wowed me. Some were clunky to use, while others were incomplete in the coverage of many major cities, and those that were in cities I was familiar with, just didn't return many trucks. I know Denver has more than three food trucks.
My best advice is to do a comprehensive Google search. The best way to get targeted results is to conduct your search as such, "food truck" and your city name. My first page of hits for Denver were filled with food truck gold. Lists sorted by food type with links to each truck's Twitter accounts (most food trucks post their daily locations on Twitter no matter what city you are in. One site, Where is that food truck? even had a contact form one can send to the site with a specific food truck request for your event and they will pass your info on to the truck, making a food truck bride's search much easier! No matter what city you're in, you are bound to find food truck loving sites to point you in the right direction and help you cater your fabulous food truck fete.
Once you've gotten some ideas as to which vendors you would like to explore, pay them a visit…no, really pay. A food truck doesn't operate like a caterer or banquet hall. Their income opportunities are not based on ambiance, wait staff, etc. They have to sell good food and sell it fast. So, don't even think of asking for a free tasting from their menu. Get out there and get to their stop/s and get a sense of whether you like the food or not and as to how they respond to their customers when the line starts to mount. You want a vendor who can not only make great food, but that can keep his/her cool under pressure.
So, now that you've tasted from your list of truck/trucks and chosen your fave/s, here are some questions to ask the vendor before signing a contract.
- Do you have a set menu that you stick with or do you customize it for an event?
- How many people are you able to serve and what is the maximum time allowance to serve those people?
- How do you keep food hot and/ or cold?
- Do you charge a flat fee or per person?
- Do you offer beverage service? Alcohol?
- If you are going to use the trucks as stations: What other food trucks have you worked with or recommend to compliment your truck's fare?
- What are the city's rules regarding food truck service for events?
- If you are using the trucks for a late night snack: What's the latest you can serve? What foods do you recommend or caution against for late night snacks?
- Do I need to obtain any permits or insurance to use your services?
- Are there any limitations on where you can park?
- Does the city permit such services at my venue? Some cities restrict the boundaries of where a food truck may go.
I hope you find these tips helpful. Are you considering a food truck wedding? If so, I'd love to hear about it and what you are planning to serve. Planned a food truck wedding? What was your experience at your wedding?


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As a writer, it's not often that I'm lost for words. But that's what happens when I try to describe Alex Roman's CGI film, The Third & the Seventh.
This short piece redefines the viewer's relationship with CGI. It is beyond photo-realistic. It is almost transcendent, with a hyper-realistic quality that is normally only found in dreams.
What's even more remarkable is that Roman has built this piece around assets that you can easily find on the internet. In fact, in his "making of" film to accompany this, he shows you exactly how he did it, and then gives you a compositing breakdown showing the layers he used to fabricate this reality.
This is state-of-the-art CGI filmmaking. It's surprising, then, that it was made in 2009.
The making of The Third & the Seventh
Compositing Breakdown
We've already featured this other example of Alex Roman's work.


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There has been much talk lately about fossil fuel energy, some-thing we all depend on, and moving that energy from resource basin to market. It's an issue often painted in black-and-white terms: either supportive of resource development and building market access, or reduced development and limiting infrastructure growth.
But the conversation is about many things: the sustainability of our environment; the economic benefits of resource development; B.C.'s future in a Canada where resource development enables new, sustainable technologies; the communities we live in, where infrastructure is felt; and the social impacts and benefits of the decisions we make today and how they'll affect future generations.
In my years as president of Kinder Morgan Canada, one thing has become abundantly clear: it's impossible to make genuine progress on anything difficult without establishing real, personal and meaningful relationships. It's these that lead to meaningful dialogue and decisions.
As we consider the next steps in expanding the Trans Mountain Pipe-line System, my company believes thoughtful, factual and open-minded community engagement is critical. That's why we're embarking on an open, extensive and thorough engagement process on all aspects of the proposed project along the route and marine corridor. We'll be speaking with communities, landowners, aboriginal groups, neighbours, stake-holders, environmental organizations and citizens. But we don't want to do this simply to say we've consulted with others or to convince people of our plans. We need to do this because we value the input and advice from local interests - and because we respect the relationships we've built with communities, many formed over more than half a century since Trans Mountain was built in 1952.
Discussions often become strained when the facts are unclear or become obscured. In this case, the project, valued at approximately $4 billion, involves "twinning," or building, a second parallel pipeline from Edmonton through Burnaby. The goal is to use the existing right-of-way where possible, based on the existing 1,150 kilometres of pipeline, while minimizing construction in new areas. Pipe-line routing will be one of the most debated and difficult tasks and we'll make every effort to minimize com-munity disruption and landowner impacts. While plans are not even in place yet, I don't anticipate that final routing will involve building through any backyards.
The project directly impacts more than 20 municipal and local governments and more than 80 aboriginal groups. It will realize around $2.5 billion of project spending in B.C. (more than 60 per cent of the total project cost), creating jobs and generating in excess of $260 million of additional tax revenue for B.C., and more than $15.5 million in additional annual property tax revenue for B.C. communities already along the pipeline route. These benefits cannot be ignored.
Worth mentioning is that expansion of almost 30 per cent of the sys-tem was completed in 2008 along key portions of the pipeline in Alberta, through Jasper National and Mount Robson Provincial Park areas, an award-winning project recognized by the Alberta Emerald Foundation for "organizations and individuals who demonstrate leading and tangible benefits to environmental steward-ship and sustainability."
No article on moving energy would be complete without mentioning our company's commitment to safety. The pipeline industry's safety record is first-class, and pipelines remain practically the only efficient way to move the large quantities of energy people need and use. It would take some 1,400 tanker trucks travelling between Edmonton and Burnaby to carry what our pipeline can in one day.
What's more, the strict regulations and requirements of Transport Canada, Port Metro Vancouver and other regulators ensure oil tankers navigate local waters safely - including requirements that all tankers are double-hulled and guided by B.C. Coast Pilots.
Overall, it's a system that is safely and efficiently providing the only West Coast access for Canadian oil products, including about 90 per cent of the gasoline supplied to the interior and B.C.'s south coast.
I'm especially proud that our company, and those companies part of its storied history, have safely and efficiently operated a critical piece of B.C.'s energy infrastructure for almost 60 years. But there's always more we can do and we'll continue to look for opportunities to improve as part of our daily business and through this engagement process.
I'm also especially proud of our team of 119 B.C. employees - in communities big and small - including Burnaby, Kamloops, Blue River, Hope and Abbotsford.
As B.C. looks ahead, we welcome the opportunity to continue being part of the B.C. story.
I've lived in Vancouver and Victoria and appreciate the beauty and serenity this great province offers. You have my promise: every voice will be heard, every concern will be considered. We'll do our very best to gain your trust and confidence.
Ian Anderson is president of Kinder Morgan Canada.


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Published on Monday, 14 August 2017
Evolutive has recently been selected as the software system of choice for a range of Building Better Opportunities Programmes across the UK.
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 53-year-old Coon Rapids man has been charged with allegedly taking pictures of young boys while they were changing at area YMCAs in the north Twin Cities metro, according to the Anoka County Attorney's Office.
Robert Dennis Minor now faces one count of stalking a victim under 18 with sexual or aggressive intent, two counts of use of minors in a sexual performance and four counts of possession of pornographic work involving minors – all felonies.
Minor was arrested Saturday on suspicion of interference with privacy and possession of child pornography in connection with the incident.
Police say on Feb. 24, a 12-year-old boy told his parents that while he was changing in the Andover YMCA, a man later identified as Minor allegedly used a wrist watch with video and photo capability to take pictures of the boy while he was changing. Authorities searched Minor's home on Saturday and found that watch near a computer. Police said Minor lives with his parents.
A search of his computer showed several young boys in the various stages of changing clothes at the YMCA facilities in Andover and Coon Rapids. They also found child pornography on his computer that they do not believe he produced.
"This case is very disturbing because the defendant allegedly preyed on young boys in such a secretive way," stated Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo. "If these charges are proven, we will advocate for a severe sentence, as we believe this is outrageous conduct."
Minor's bail is set at $500,000 without conditions and $250,000 with conditions. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 3.
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The Early Years Change Fund was established in 2011 as a Partnership fund between the Scottish Government, local government and the NHS totalling £274.25million. Its task was to take forward a significant change programme to help deliver the joint commitment to prioritising the early years of children's lives and to embed early intervention and prevention.
Their recent publication on Community Planning Partnerships includes a case study of Home Link's work and says
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MediaMonkey, the popular media management software, has now been released for Windows 8 and Windows RT, and is now available to install from the official Windows Store. For those who're not aware of MediaMonkey, it's one of the better applications available to manage and organize media collections on a computer running Windows operating system.
The current release of MediaMonkey app lets you manage music, videos, podcasts, and audiobooks and supports popular audio and videos formats, including MP3, M4a, OGG, FLAC, and WMA. You can edit tags, create playlists and edit them. Another awesome feature is that you can stream contents from media servers over UPnP/DLNA.
As with the case of the desktop version, MediaMonkey app for Windows 8 includes a media player with an equalizer. Unlike the most other media player apps out there in the Store, this one supports subtitles as well.
The interface of the app is simple, straight-forward and easy to navigate. However, first time users may find it difficult to add new files to the library as the option to add or remove folders is located under Settings. To add folders and start the scanning folders, point the mouse cursor to the upper-right corner to see the Charms bar, click Settings, and then click Scan for media. You can also find several general, sync, and playback options under Settings.
As with the case of other popular software, MediaMonkey app is missing some of the powerful features and options present in the desktop version. So if you're on Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro and looking for a truly powerful software to organize your media, we advise you download the desktop version of the software instead. And if you're looking for a great music player and organizer app, we definitely recommend MediaMonkey app.
Visit the Store link to install MediaMonkey. Please note that the current version of the app is available for free. However, it turns out that the Wi-Fi Sync feature is available for purchase as an add-on.
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We want to send our aloha out to this month's keiki model Absydee Keilana Nyoko.
Mom is Krystel Gervacio, room reservations supervisor at Grand Wailea Resort & Spa. Dad is Cody Soriano, who works in porter services at Kahului Airport.
Five-year-old Absydee attends Kamali'i Elementary School in Kihei and is finishing up kindergarten. She dances hula and enjoys swimming, fishing and wrestling for the Kihei Maulers.
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Panther Football Update
October 23, 2015
In the past week the Panthers hosted Davidson Wildcats 14-7 in overtime at Davidson, N.C. on Saturday afternoon.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Wildcats scored shortly after the second period began on a one-run by Jeffrey Keil and a Trevor Smith kick to take the lead 7-0.The Panthers responded in the third quarter with a 25-yard pass from Oliver Dalton to Marcel Malone and a Cole Woodburn kick to tie at 7-7 at the 10:10 mark. In overtime, Davidson's William Morris caught a nine-yard pass from Taylor Mitchell on their first possession, and Smith's kick moved the Wildcats ahead 14-7.Kentucky Wesleyan's scoring opportunity fell short after four plays that resulted into an interception and ended the contest. Dalton threw for 130 yards and one touchdown on 19 of 34 passes and one interception. Xavier Mitchell caught seven passes for 33 yards. David White had 19 carries for 58 yards, and Rameen Lindsey ran 11 times for 23 yards.
The Panthers (1-4) had 220 yards in total offense compared to the Wildcats (1-4) 192.
The Panthers ran off with a big win over UGC where the Panthers beat UGC 42-0. Dalton Oliver had a great day, throwing the football with him throwing for 264 yards, completing 70% of his passes and ending the day with four touchdowns. The dangerous duo Keelan Cole and Xavier Mitchell were close to unstoppable with Cole having five passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Xavier Mitchell caught four passes for 92 yards and one touchdown. All of the Panthers Rushers ended up with 30 yards a piece on the day against UGC. The Panthers racked up 450 yards in total offense including 330 passing compared to the Disciples 170. Kentucky Wesleyan (1-4) host Louisiana College (2-4) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Panthers need the win to continue their undefeated streak at home. The past year when they went 7-4 as their overall record. For the Homecoming Game, they will play Louisiana College .
You can catch all of Kentucky Wesleyan College home football games will be on WBIO 94.7 FM or on the internet at www.owensbororadio.com. The broadcast starts with the pre-game show at 12:45 p.m. CT for the next five Saturdays. So make sure you keep up with your Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers as they stay Panther Strong.


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Happy Thursday!
For the next few days, I will be taking a short hiatus from posting, as I am home celebrating wedding festivities. My friend Julie (my college roommate) is getting married on Saturday, so it will be a busy few days preparing and enjoying the festivities.
What is your favorite wedding-related memory?
My sister posted this photo of Julie and me on Facebook the other day, and it brought tears to my eyes!
Until next week, stay rooted in the perfect love of Jesus.


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Coron Island Ultimate TourSunday, October 07, 2012
For our Day 3 in Coron, we've chosen another tour from Coron Galeri. With six destinations, the Ultimate Tour costs a cheaper rate of P650/pax including picnic lunch.
This is a small island surrounded by a shallow body of water. As our first destination for the day's tour, we stayed here for around 15 to 20 minutes. We were not able to swim here but instead took pictures under the heat of the morning sun. There are kittens and a dog that lives in it and even the caretaker of the island was clueless where they came from. :p
2. Coral Eden
From the name itself, Coral Eden is the perfect place for snorkeling and fish-feeding activities. The area is filled with coral reefs and colorful fishes so better not forget to bring snorkeling gear here. I had to borrow one from the boatman and pay a rental fee of a hundred bucks.
3. Twin Peaks Reef
So-called Twin Peaks because of a pair of small and big cliff surrounded by water. This spot is also rich in coral reefs and good for snorkeling. However, the water is not as clear as the water in Coral Eden.
4. Isla Bulungan Beach
This small shore has the picturesque combination of cliffs and trees.
I wished to see a balinsasayaw bird but I haven't seen any. This is where we had eaten our lunch. Inihaw na manok, fish and porkchop... no more crabs for Radney this time... :)
5. Kayangan Lake
Kayangan Lake.. known as the cleanest lake in Asia! Whew! I'm speechless and can't believe I was able to swim on its clarity. We did some up and down trekking to get to the blue lagoon and the whole view was breath-taking and really world-class.
7. Hidden Lagoon
The Hidden Lagoon was our last destination and may look ordinary once you've been to the best spots like the Coral Eden and Kayangan Lake. However, the most interesting characteristic of this lagoon is the warm and cold temperature of its waters which do not mix. The warmth on the under was felt by my feet and the coldness above was felt on my chest.
The whole tour finished at 4:30 in the afternoon and we still had the time to climb Mt. Tapyas. :)
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- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Hi, I really love your photos. I haven't been to Coron and I would like to visit this year. Did you used a travel agency to book your trip? Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks.ReplyDelete
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Selective memory impairment - or why my tea occasionally taste like mud.
Ever seen, heard or been one of those people that during a severe hangover swears to never again consume such amounts of alcohol, only to when the week starts to near Friday, make ingestions of the same amount be planned? Sure you have. I'm like that with tea. Every now and then I'll gravitate towards the tea section at the grocery store and pick up a bag of Lipton's - as always, it's an instant regret the moment I take the first sip. With a bit of luck you can find cheap and still good tea, but Lipton fail in both categories. The ucky dry, tart and soil-taste of the Lipton Earl Grey leaves me with a great sigh whenever I replace it with something else, usually Twinings. Just by looking at my teacup after makes me wonder what the heck they do with it. The Lipton leaves almost thrice the amount of black gooey residue on the inside of the cup and it doesn't come off very easy either. This time, I hope I'll remember what an awful brand Lipton is. After all, who hasn't wrinkled their nose at Yellow Label? I'm calling The Raven on this.
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It's just subconscious masochism. I mean, christ, you claim to enjoy going to the gym, too!
Seriously though, Twinings (and Tower, which is Twinings' second-rate brand) is the only prepackaged tea-brand worth bothering with - just like Zoegas and Classic are the only pre-packaged coffee brands worth considering. (Actually, since Zoegas got bought by Nestlé, Classic is left as the sole contender.)
I'm glad the cafés are finally catching up and ditching the awful Löfbergs Lila and Gevalia brands. Let's hope Lipton will eventually go the same way, eh?
- Broken Haiku said...
They could always have Lipton as an official prison brand tea. Imagine that. Lipton & Gevalia for the next year, it would scare anyone off the streets of crime.
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London Fashion Week houses many creative designers. One show in particular that caught attention of Fashion Thirst this season was the debut collection by Hila and Kristian Aadnevik. Many celebrities attended the fashion show including Egypt Official who sat front row.
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Rocky Star showcased yet another amazing show for this Autumn/Winter 2019. inspired by Vatican architecture, this collection gave such a wearable and casual look with such edginess to it.
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Overall Paul Costelloe did not disappoint exhibiting a vibrant and elegant range bursting with his unique style. From day looks and evening dresses rich in colour and texture this seasons on trend collection was a perfect fit for the fashionable woman of today.
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