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Hi guys. Hope each one of you is fine and rolling with full swing. Time is going by so fast. It feels like yesterday that 2018 just started and it's whoa! We are already in the middle of March. With spring just around the corner, this time I come with a classic black and white combination. Never gets old, does it? I personally love skinny jeans. I feel it's a must in any fashion conscious woman closet. I think it's the most popular and staple fit when it comes to denim classic. I love how it makes my legs appear a lot slimmer and how I feel absolutely comfortable wearing them. To top it off, it goes well with almost everything else in my wardrobe. You can have a look at my other posts about the looks I have pulled off with skinny jeans here Belted oversized scarf & skinny jeans | Blue Bird-Owl Shirt with skinny jeans.
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This time around, I am pulling it off the look with an elegant white shirt. This classic pairing of black with white allows you to have a range of styles by changing just small details. The reason I went with a white shirt is that it gives a more versatile look than something like a black shirt.What else could be better than topping off the overall look than a stylish black jacket.In addition to this, I also added a blue scarf which makes the overall attire look quite vibrant. The black heels adds even more to it and makes the overall look perfect for any formal occasion.
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Whoever called this car a Stanley Steamer wasn't a friend of the Stanley brothers, as they hated that designation. It was a Stanley Steam Car, although Stanley Steamer has become a part of the American language. The brothers were identical twins who went by their initials, F.E. and F.O. They set about building what was, without a doubt, the most famous automobile that used steam power to propel itself down the road. The brothers retired from the company while in their 60s, about 10 years before its demise.
The Model R roadster was one of five models listed in the 1909 Stanley catalog, selling for $1,440 with an optional convertible top. Its 20-horsepower, twin-piston engine is a model of simplicity, with just 13 moving parts. It can easily cruise at 40 mph or climb steep grades. Raymond H. Carr purchased this Stanley from Jim Keith of Virginia, who built it between 1995 and 1996. Keith is knowledgeable with the Stanley marque and owns two examples himself; thus, it was faithfully engineered to original specification using as many original parts as possible. At age 71, Carr drove this kerosene-fired, 20-horsepower steamer from Anchorage, AK, to Bar Harbor, ME, a distance of 5,340 miles.


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March 22, 2018
Before we start working with new brands, we typically run audits of their current advertising efforts to make sure we can help optimize their existing efforts and provide additional value. To date, we've completed 50+ Facebook ad account audits, and are amazed by some of the common mistakes that even the largest advertisers make.
Ranging from slip-ups that can be remediated with the click of a button, to systemic issues that require reprioritization and resources, we've seen it all. Lucky for you, we're sharing our thoughts on why these seven mistakes are made so frequently, what the repercussions are, and how you can remediate them.
#1: Setting the wrong campaign goals
Starting from the top, we check out campaign objectives and optimizations, as this will determine how and to whom you'll serve ads.
First off, always bid in the auction instead of for 'Reach and Frequency.' Next, always bid on events that are valuable to your business. If you're a performance marketer, top-of-funnel events like brand awareness, reach, traffic, engagement, video views, and sometimes even app installs should be avoided.
Rather than objectives that represent what's important to a business, these 'vanity' metrics have no place in 2018, yet we see it all the time.
How to fix it: Whether you're promoting a mobile app with MAI campaigns, or web products with oCPM campaigns, start by thinking about what your business is trying to achieve. If you're trying to sell products or services, optimize for purchases. If you're trying to find high-value gamers, optimize for events like 'Unlocked Achievement.' Keep in mind that as you bid further down the funnel, your audience should be larger. For example, when targeting conversions, you need at minimum 25-50 (but ideally 50-100) event completions per ad set per week.
If you don't have enough data to do so, try optimizing for the conversion step before your revenue-generating conversion event.
For app advertisers, here are some more ideas for optimizing for the right in-app event.
The important thing to remember (and tell your boss) is that top-of-funnel metrics really shouldn't have a place in your 2018 paid social strategy.
#2: Not using Lookalike audiences to their full potential
Lookalike (LAL) audiences are Facebook's most powerful audience type. They give advertisers virtually infinite ways to reach new users based on their existing Custom Audiences. Sadly, advertisers don't always make the most of them.
New advertisers may also not have historical data yet, or might not understand how to create and upload them. If that's the case, implement your facebook pixels ASAP to start collecting traffic and conversion data. See Facebook's Pixel documentation here.
Additionally, despite the heaps of content out there about the power of LAL audiences, many advertisers still may not understand the power they have to expand your targetable audience based on your current and potential customers.
How to fix it: Lookalike audiences can be made from any Custom Audience, and those can be as broad or narrow as you'd like (as long as it's larger than X people.) Here is an exhaustive list of Custom Audiences by Jon Loomer that you can then use to build LALs from. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Active web viewers by number of pages viewed, frequency of web visits, or time spent on site
- Specific web page viewers
- Referrer parameter or UTM parameter
- Value based conversion
- Video engagement
Facebook can match your custom audiences on 15+ fields for direct targeting and for developing Lookalikes. Thus, the more information you have on uploaded lists, the better. Targeting lookalikes will help you get at the heart of your future customers, going beyond interests and behavioral targeting for a more complex audience. Lookalikes, in one form or another, are widely used, accounting for about 45% of total budgets on average, and are often the best performing audiences.
For more LAL considerations like how big of an audience you should develop and how to, check out The Ultimate Guide to Lookalike Audiences.
#3: Fragmenting ad sets
Facebook defaults to targeting combined placements and devices, and is always pushing 'broad targeting.' We don't recommend going to those extremes, but getting too granular can be detrimental to your performance.
How to fix it: As a rule of thumb, you should only split an audience or placement for the following reasons:
- If you're bidding differently for each (oCPM 'Add to Cart vs. oCPM 'Purchases')
- If they're worth different dollar amounts to you (Android vs. iOS)
- If you're running audience-specific creatives
- For tracking or testing purposes
Facebook gives visibility into placement performance, but the downside of combining ad sets is not having visibility into which specific audience segments are performing better than others.
For this reason, we typically start by launching individual audiences and monitoring performance over several days. If an audience isn't getting enough conversions, we'll move the bidding event to a more top-of-funnel event to give Facebook more signals. Once we determine audiences are performing well, we'll combine them. This works very well for Lookalikes and when individual ad sets have 20% or more audience overlap. From there you can continue optimizing and narrowing your audiences for ongoing performance.
Just remember that, although Facebook has gotten better at optimizing for smaller audiences, bigger audiences are always better when you're bidding for down-funnel events like purchases (which you should be!).
#4: Paying for the wrong prospects
With all those audience targeting options, it's not surprising that advertisers make mistakes now and again. We also see advertisers flub when determining where and where not to serve ads. Here are the most common audience and placement errors we see on a regular basis that can easily be avoided:
- Geographic and language targeting: This is pretty self-explanatory, but if your app or product is only available in certain markets, make sure your audience reflects that. You can narrow by continent, country, region/state, county, city, zip code, or distance around specific addresses.
- No exclusions: Unless it's a remarketing campaign, you should ALWAYS have exclusions set up to ensure your existing users, subscribers, app installers, etc. don't receive your ads.
- Page connections and sent messages: One simple way to avoid targeting users who already know you (for prospecting campaigns only) is to exclude users who are connected to your Facebook page or have sent you a message (works within last 365 days).
- Devices: Make sure to look through all the listed devices to make sure you're targeting devices you support and that are high quality. Commonly we see advertisers fail to remove tablet delivery when an app isn't available on those devices. Note: you'll have to separate Android and iOS to get this level of granularity.
- Operating system versions: On that same note, f your app has a minimum or maximum OS version requirement, make sure you designate that.
How to fix it: This mistake is mostly a matter of hygiene and attention to detail. If this is something you're running into, try making an audience template for campaigns that have your baseline inclusions and exclusions in place. Use that template to layer in your other targeting options. Keep in mind that you'll want to develop different templates for prospecting and retargeting campaigns.
#5: Not leveraging video
Over half of the audits we've recently done have made this mistake. Why? Sure, video content is much more time consuming to create than static images, but with all the new CHEAP marketing video services out there (we can't be the only ones getting those facebook ads), there are no excuses.
We probably don't need to tell you about the power of video to engage and convert, but here are a few stats from our client data:
- Nearly half of our ads contained video.
- Video ads have on average 24% better click-through rates.
- Video ads have on average 11% lower install costs.
And they're fun!
How to fix it: If you don't have the time or resources to make or optimize video content, start with a slideshow and optimize from there. Built right into Facebook, this is an easy way to start down the time-based content path. If that proves to be effective, here are some cheap and free resources to start building out your video content:
- For royalty-free stock video, check out this list of 10 free sites.
- Once you have your own video (hello iPhone) and maybe some stock footage, there are tons of websites that make social-ready videos with built-in text-overlay and soundtrack capabilities. They vary in price and level of customization, but here are a few that come highly recommended:
- If you want to edit your own video, here's a list of 9 free video editing software.
That said, as developing video content becomes more and more accessible to advertisers, it's becoming more competitive than ever. Here are a few ideas to help you stand out from the competition:
- Keep it clear and more importantly concise; 74% of ad recall impact is delivered in the first 10 seconds.
- Design for mobile, as over half of all video is now consumed on mobile over desktop. Vertical video is a great way to take up more screen real estate.
- On that same note, design for sound off, as but always have a sound element, as 85% of Facebook video content is watched without sound (source). Facebook's video studio editor makes it easy to add ambient noise or royalty free music with a few clicks. Looking for some royalty free music for your next Facebook video advertising campaign? There are a wide variety of websites out there that offer free beats so do not be afraid to look around to find the perfect soundtrack for your video for an added level of professionalism.
- Related, text overlay is a winner. Instead of captions, simple explanatory or call-to-action copy will likely improve your click-through rate and even down-funnel success metrics.
- Test different concepts; product imagery, step-by-step guides, lifestyle footage, user-generated video, etc. Before spending resources on developing those concepts, try testing them with slideshows.
#6: Not utilizing product feeds
We recently wrote about the power of product feeds to fuel organic and paid product promotion. For e-commerce companies, building out a product feed is a no-brainer. But to be frank, we don't blame advertisers for skipping over this one. It can be very cumbersome and time-consuming to create and manage product feeds, especially large ones.
The potential upside, however, is worth it. Product feeds can help turn a static Facebook account into a personalized, product-centric peek into your business–bolstering organic and paid promotion. On the paid end, product feeds are the mechanics of collections and multi-product ads for prospecting and Dynamic Ads for retargeting.
Product feeds are a great way to get a leg up on the competition. From prospecting likely buyers to retargeting cart abandoners, this will become more and more important for e-commerce brands to leverage throughout the buyer's journey, and more industries will start to realize this can work to bring prospective clients in too and start applying it, for example, it might not be the Best way to prospect for real estate, but it would be alongside some of the best strategies for the digital future.
#7: Infrequent creative testing
One thing we ALWAYS check for as a sign of ad account health is testing – creative testing, bid strategy testing, audience testing, etc. Whether it's too few or too similar, just about every ad account audit we do runs into this issue.
We get it; it's hard and time-consuming. For the novice or part-time advertiser, it may also be difficult to discern when and when not to run specific tests. Often we hear from clients (and other agencies) that they don't want to screw up the success they've already achieved. You should have the opposite mindset. In our opinion, if you're not always testing, you're completely undermining your potential. Even incremental improvements can have a HUGE impact.
How to fix it: The most important change to implement is your mindset; that some percentage of your resources (time and budget) should go towards testing, whether that's formal A/B testing or with other features like Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO). While creative split testing is great for testing important design and messaging concepts, DCO is a good solution to fold in new creative asset components (copy, images, CTAs, etc.) seamlessly while at the same time learning about which creative aspects resonate with different audiences.
The reason we exist as an agency is because we know that paid social, while extremely powerful and efficient, can be incredibly complex. With the amount of personalization afforded by the most elaborate platform out there, these are, in summary, the most common mistakes we see:
- Setting the wrong campaign goals
- Running too many ad sets at once
- Not using Lookalike audiences to their full potential
- Paying for the wrong prospects
- Not leveraging video
- Not utilizing product feeds
- Infrequent creative testing
As they say, half the battle of fixing a mistake is knowing you've made it. We hope that with the guidance provided to overcome those mistakes, you have a good foundation to make incremental improvements to your Facebook advertising campaigns.
As part of our contribution to the community at large, we offer a limited amount of free ad account audits. If you're interested in getting our 1-1 thoughts, drop us a line, and we'll let you know if we can help >
The reason we exist as an agency is because we know that paid social, while extremely powerful and efficient, can be incredibly complex. With the amount of personalization afforded by the most elaborate platform out there, these are, in summary, the most common mistakes we see:
- Setting the wrong campaign goals
- Running too many ad sets at once
- Not using Lookalike audiences to their full potential
- Paying for the wrong prospects
- Not leveraging video
- Not utilizing product feeds
- Infrequent creative testing
As they say, half the battle of fixing a mistake is knowing you've made it. We hope that with the guidance provided to overcome those mistakes, you have a good foundation to make incremental improvements to your Facebook advertising campaigns.
As part of our contribution to the community at large, we offer a limited amount of free ad account audits. If you're interested in getting our 1-1 thoughts, drop us a line, and we'll let you know if we can help >
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Chinese Ballroom will be performing in our regular spot at the Phoenix Theatre Annex at 414 Mason Street (4th Floor) in Downtown San Francisco. Saturday, February 25th, at 9pm. Tickets $5 at the door. If you don't go, what will you talk about at the water cooler Monday morning? What's that? You don't work at a job that has a water cooler? What about a coffee pot? Or a break room? Oh...you're unemployed. Well, at least it's only $5...and there's free wine. Aha! That'll get ya there. See ya at the show!
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GREAT NEWS: KEY Summer Target FINALLY Cleared To Join Arsenal
Arsenal are on the lookout for world class stars this summer.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning a major title push next season and the boss is aware of the need to bring in only the best in the summer to achieve his target.
Finally Arsenal will get to sign their long term target Julian Draxler, with his German club Schalke looking to cash in on him according to the Blid.
The 21-year-old creative attacking midfielder who was very close to joining Arsenal when he was 19 is now likely to leave his current club, with Schalke looking to sell him in other to bring in Inter Milan's winger Xherdan Shaqiri, who previously played in the Bundesliga for rivals Bayern Munich.
Arsenal's Arsene Wenger is a big admirer of the midfielder and is closely monitoring the situation according to the metro and a move might be on the cards very soon.
The creative midfielder, has scored 17 goals in 116 league games for Schalke, he can also play from the flank; with Wenger previously admitting he sees him playing as a striker in future, he could easily fill in so many positions at Arsenal.
Draxler at just 21-years-old has already played 23 Champions League games for Schalke and has been capped 15 times by Germany in an era where talents in his positions are in abundance making him one of the hottest prospects in Germany.
The only stumbling block to the deal might be his £28.7m valuation by Schalke, remains to be seen whether Wenger will finally seal the deal for his long time target.Follow oohtobeagooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours.


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Force Of Change Demo To See Proper Release
Southern California's Force Of Change will release their four-song demo in April through This Blessing This Curse Recordings. The CD version of the demo will include a cover song by A Chorus Of Disapproval, while the 7" vinyl version will be limited, with several colors available.
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Breckenridge Oktoberfest, September 11-13, 2020, is the largest street party in the Rocky Mountains and you won't want to miss it! So if you're planning to join us this September for ice-cold brews, German food, polka dancing, fall activities and incredible views, here're our best Oktoberfest tips and what you need to know.
Show up Early and Park, Walk or Ride
For the best experience, spend the night and leave the car parked during the day. At check-in, ask your lodging company for the easiest way to head to Main Street. Most likely, you'll be in walking distance or a short bus ride away. Most lodging companies and hotels have free shuttles servicing downtown Breckenridge as well. If you must drive up for the day, park for free at the Satellite Lot on the north end of town and jump on the Breck Free Ride, the free, community-wide transportation service to all the festivities. Breckenridge downtown parking lots are paid and fill up fast during Oktoberfest. While the Paulaner beer doesn't officially start flowing down Main Street until 2 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Main Street closures start at 6 a.m. on Friday for the weekend, so plan your adventures accordingly and start early!
No Pet, No Problem
We know you love your furry friends, but due to the extensive food and beverage offerings, we ask that you please leave your four-legged friends at home. They'll be happier at home anyway out of the heat and large crowds. Event security will turn around anyone that brings a pet into the event, regardless of if you've pre-purchased a stein.
How to buy steins, food, & drinks
When you pre-purchase your collectible stein, you'll secure your stein, plus you'll receive two beer tokens (a $6 value per token). Collectible steins historically sell out by Saturday afternoon. After 2 p.m. on Sunday, all remaining pre-purchased steins that haven't been picked up will be released and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. At the event, you'll be able to purchase your steins with cash or card while supplies last.
Most food vendors accept CASH only. The closest ATMs are located at Downstairs at Eric's (111 S. Main Street), Main Street Mall (311 S Main St, Breckenridge near Shirt and Ernies) and Kenosha (located at 301 S. Main St) Additional ATMs are available at nearby First Bank, US Bank, Alpine Bank and Bank of the West, as well as inside Fatty's Pizzeria.
Beer vendors take tokens only. You can purchase beer tokens at the North and South entrance tents and the token only tent in the center of the event with cash or card. Beer/alcohol vendors will not be able to sell tokens or take cash.
Choose Your Oktoberfest Day Wisely
Breckenridge really knows how to party, hence why Oktoberfest spans three full days. Each day is filled with live music, beer, and tasty treats, but knowing when to go based on your group or preferences is key. Saturday is by far the most popular day, so if you are looking for lots of fun and people, that's your day! If you are looking for a mellower celebration or have the whole family and kids with you, we recommend celebrating on Friday afternoon or Sunday. If you're planning to attend Sunday and would like a commemorative mug, be sure to pre-purchase your stein online. Steins sell-out every year by Saturday afternoon and it is the only way to ensure you receive one.
For a little escape from the crowds, a family play area will be available all three days with a free bounce house and as well as paid activities on the Riverwalk Center lawn (just across the river from the Welcome Center). It's a great place for families to kick-back, and the parents can still hang on to their beer. Be sure to check out the annual Ski Swap benefiting Team Summit at the Riverwalk Center, as well as the Oktoberfest Hockey Tournament at Stephen C. West Ice Arena.
- Local's Tip: Because most visitors will be at the festival on Saturday, choose that day for a hike or fall activity and hit Oktoberfest Friday or Sunday!
Explore More Than Just Main Street
Very few have the stamina to celebrate Oktoberfest for three full days straight, so plan to explore some other activities while in Breckenridge. Oktoberfest just happens to be around the peak of the fall colors, and due to the towns high elevation, Breckenridge is one of the first places in the country you'll see the leaves turn. Take a hike, bike ride or scenic drive with the whole family through golden aspens, or spend the day with some relaxation by the pool.
- Local's Tip: This is the last chance of the summer to take advantage of the free BreckConnect Gondola, so take in breathtaking views of the fall foliage at Epic Discovery. The Peak 8 Basecamp offers a variety of family-friendly activities including the Gold Runner Coaster, Alpine Slides, bungee trampolines, ziplines and more. Visit the Welcome Center for more activity ideas and Oktoberfest tips.
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Most Dominant Year: 2001
Three yards and a cloud of dust is bad. Five yards and half a first down? Not so bad. And that's what 2001 coverboy Eddie George routinely delivered. In his heyday, the Titans star was a bowling ball of a tailback, and EA replicated him to a tee in the video game. This was years before Madden introduced gang tackling, too, so that meant one man had to bring down 240 pixelated pounds all by himself, hardly an easy task. Our lone regret is that George retired in 2004; we would have loved to see him bowl over two and three defenders in this new era of group tackles.
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Make an inventory of your home contents
Knowing exactly what you've got in your home will ensure you get the right amount of contents insurance and help you if you ever need to make a claim.
If you've suffered a fire or a flood it's hard enough to deal with the effects of that, so having to remembering all the contents of your home for an insurance claim can be tricky at a difficult time.
When taking out an insurance policy you need to make sure that you have got the right amount of cover by listing and adding up the value of everything you've got in your home.
If you did this you've got a ready-made inventory. If you didn't do this then it's a good idea to have an inventory of your home contents to make any claim as easy as possible.
A thorough inventory
Make a written list by walking around your home listing everything you own.
Remember to include all rooms and don't forget places like the cupboard under the stairs or the loft or garage, which could store valuable house contents like your treasured record collection or a spare television.
A quick way to take an inventory
This doesn't have to be a long, laborious task. A potential shortcut is to take photos of each room in your home. Pictures will:
- provide evidence of all the contents of your home
- help jog your memory about items that can easily be forgotten
Make sure you take photos that show all aspects of the rooms – you might need more than one picture per room.
Take care of the photos and, if possible, keep copies at a friend's or relative's house or online. This means they won't be lost in a fire or flood, for example.
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TIPPERARY SOUTH TD Mattie McGrath has been suspended from the Dáil this morning following a dispute with the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Barrett.
The dispute arose during the Order of Business this morning, when McGrath was told he could not speak on a certain point because Joe Higgins, the nominal leader of the Dáil's technical group, had already commented on it.
The Ceann Comhairle insisted that Standing Orders meant only party leaders, or the heads of the technical groups, could make contributions – but McGrath continued to interrupt a vote, seeking clarification on why he was being blocked from speaking.
The Ceann Comhairle then ruled him out of order – and, as McGrath continued to complain and refused to resume his seat, asked him to leave the Chamber.
McGrath refused to do so, leading Barrett to call a vote which was passed by 98 votes to 47, with Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and the Technical Group voting against the ejection.
Independent TD McGrath attempted to clarify his stance after the vote, but was refused an opportunity to speak by the Ceann Comhairle who insisted he leave immediately.
McGrath becomes the third TD – after Richard Boyd-Barrett and Éamon Ó Cuív – to be ordered out of the chamber in the current Dáil term.
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Hi everyone! Are you up for more altered projects from me? For today's post, I've altered several large paper clips which are perfect to decorate your planners or notebooks. I've used several different flowers by Petaloo to decorate them.
Here are some closer look on each of them.
I've added some sparkle to each of them using some glitters and decorative brads.
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Lingen Davies Cancer Fund Live Telethon - County Channel TV
County Channel TV and Unheard Shropshire produced a 6 hour live telethon in aid of the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund which operates a centre at Shrewsbury hospital. Prior to the event Brook Cottage's Nick Boy worked with the team to film and edit eight short films featuring Shropshire musicians which were shown during the live broadcast. The montage of these videos to the right was shown frequently during the broadcast. On the night Nick handled the play-out of all pre-recorded content and some of the vision mixing.
County Channel produce national quality programmes for a local audience. It's an exciting project and Nick is looking forward to working with the team again.
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There's a lot of things to consider.
The time of day and the degree of formality suggest the certain parameters within which you want to select your wedding party's attire. Try to keep the costs within reason or consider paying a portion of the costs for your attendants as a gift to your party.
You will want your attendants to feel and look comfortable so not only consider how each will look in the dresses you choose but you should ask for their opinions on the dresses you choose.
Normally, the bridesmaids are dressed alike in similar style and color dresses but the newest trend is moving toward having different styles in one color or different shades in one style. Another trend that is growing is separate tops and long skirts instead of one complete dress or gown. If the bridesmaids' shoes will be dyed to match their dresses, they should get their shoes at the same shop to ensure the color is an exact match.
Maid/Matron of Honor
The maid or matron of honor is normally dressed the same as the bridesmaids but just in a different color. If you choose to dress the maid or matron of honor in the same color as the bridesmaids, you will probably want her to carry a larger bouquet to set her apart from the others.
The bride and groom's mother's dresses should complement the overall look of the wedding in regards to style and color. The bride and groom's mothers should consult with the bride on what each will be wearing, the color, length of dresses as well as if gloves or hats should be worn. The growing trend for mothers is gowns with matching shawls or sheer jackets as well as coats. Also, the latest colors are jewel tones, neutrals, and lots of muted colors.
Flower Girl
The flower girl's dress may match the bridesmaid's dresses in color and length but it should be tied into other aspects of the wedding. The dresses can be knee, tea, or floor length but keep in mind the comfort and practicality of the dress.
Some wedding dresses have flower girl dresses that match or have similar elements such as beading or lace. If your flower girl's dress is white, you can add a sash to match the color of the maid or matron of honor or bridesmaid dresses.
For shoes, ballet slippers are normally worn in white or pastel matching the color of the dress. To dress up the slippers, you can add lace or baby pearls around the opening of the slippers. If the flower girl is carrying a basket of rose petals, you could add a flowered wreath woven with colored ribbons to her hair to complement her overall appearance.
Our Wedding Entourage Outfits
1. My Bridesmaid
I love google and girl talk ever since I started my wedding preps. I found this dress called infinity dress/convertible/7in1 I don't really care what its supposed to be called.. I love this dress!!!!
Apparently this dress has been around for quite sometime... Why oh why I haven't heard about this!!!
Anyways since I found this dress, I decided that this would be my bridesmaid dress, it's flatters any figure and the best of all they could re-use it after the wedding points! points!
So, after drooling at the dress, I have to find a supplier in Manila.
Ask and Girl Talk will answer together with Google :-)
Found 2 suppliers
I was able to contact Ms Agatha thru her facebook page, her page is so useful just have to be patient on browsing it for all the your questions could be answered.
Swing dresses are only 1,000 php, it's budget friendly points! points!
She does meet ups for pick ups at Ortigas or she could send it to you with a minimal shipping fee points! points!
And the ladies at Girl Talk loves her. mega points!
She does meet up in Glorietta by schedule, I would meet her when I visit Manila in June.
I did mention that I love this dress, so am going to place an order for myself first hahahahah sorry girls :-)
Would post a picture of me wearing the dress once I received it :-)
Marilenn Infinity Dress
Contacted Ms. Marilenn thru email, I was also able to find out the price of her dresses which is around 1,500 php
The downside is their shop is based in Cebu, although her mom do travel to Manila often to meet up potential clients.
She is my back up plan.
2. His GroomsmenThis is the easiest of them all hahahahhaha.
They would be wearing Barong Tagalogs, so the next question is what color... its going to be black


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A Quick Guide to Using Short Query Acceleration (SQA) for Faster Queries on Amazon Redshift
In November 2017, AWS introduced Short Query Acceleration (SQA) for Amazon Redshift. The promise of SQA is to speed up execution of short running queries, with better predictability of query execution times. That, of course, sounds amazing. So in this post, we'll cover what SQA is, how you enable it, and what trade-offs you're making with SQA.
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Redshift Users' Biggest Problem: Slow Queries
A common issue with Amazon Redshift is that it slows down as your workload volume increases. Amplitude wrote about it. So did IronSource. And surveying Redshift users shows that "slow queries" and "slow dashboards" come out as the #1 and #2 issues. "Slow queries" clearly are enough of an issue for the Redshift product team to launch a feature like SQA.
But enabling SQA without any other adjustments to your cluster is not a recipe for success. There are other levers to pull first. And then SQA becomes one part of your performance tuning strategy.
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How Redshift SQA Works
Short Query Acceleration uses machine learning to predict the execution time of a query. The algorithm moves short running queries to a 'short query' queue for faster processing.
The AWS docs describe in detail how you can enable SQA. There are two options available:
- via the Workload Management (WLM) settings in the Amazon Redshift console
- by using the AWS command line interface (CLI) or the Amazon Redshift API.
The key difference between the two options is that your slot count across all queues must be 15 or fewer when you use the WLM option.
3 Redshift Concepts to Understand before Enabling SQA
There are three key concepts about Amazon Redshift that are helpful to understand before enabling SQA.
- Query queues
- User and query groups
- Workload management (WLM)
These concepts represent tools you can use to fine-tune your workloads. Using them in the right way will have a much bigger impact than flying solo with SQA. Adding SQA into the mix is "a" performance tuning setting, but not "the" setting. So let's take a look at these concepts.
Query Queues
Amazon Redshift routes user queries to queues for processing. By default, there are two queues available. One for superusers, and a default queue for all other users.
The main purpose of the superuser queue is troubleshooting. It can only run one query at a time, and can't be configured in any other way.
The default queue has a concurrency of five, with memory equally split across those five slots. You can change the concurrency of the default queue, and also add more queues.
User and Query Groups
It's impractical to assign each individual query to a queue. With user and query groups, you can group queries based on access rights and workload patterns. The grouping then allows you to "bulk-assign" a set of queries to a specific queue at runtime.
Workload Management (WLM)
WLM is where things come together. It's where you:
- define your queues
- associate your user and query groups to a queue
- set concurrency/slot count and memory for a queue
The point of defining more than one queue is to separate and protect your workloads from each other. The three common workload types are loads, transforms and ad-hoc queries.
Amazon Redshift WLM Best Practices (Before SQA)
Before you turn on SQA, get your WLM set up correctly. I've written about anti-patterns in "3 things to avoid when setting up an Amazon Redshift cluster" and best practices in "4 simple steps to set up your WLM in Amazon Redshift". The 4 recommended best practices to set up your cluster is to:
- separate your users (one user, one login)
- group those users by workload patterns (load, transform, ad-hoc)
- create three WLM queues (one for each workload pattern)
- assign each group to its corresponding queue
And that's when you can start fine-tuning your workloads. The two key choices to make are picking the right (1) slot count and (2) memory percentage for each queue. Slot count determines your concurrency. Giving queries enough memory means they don't fall back to disk, degrading performance.
Getting your WLM settings right will allow you to get the most out of your cluster resources. Every query will have a slot to run, with enough memory. It's the first step to workload scalability.
Workload Management and Short Query Acceleration
Queries experience a delay when there are not enough concurrency slots available. A short-running query might take 5 seconds to execute. But it takes 2 minutes to return if it's stuck in the queue waiting for a query that takes 1:55 minutes to finish. By using SQA, these short queries can hop to the express queue.
But what if you've already tuned your WLM for your workloads? That implies that each query will have a concurrency slot available at runtime. There will be no queries stuck in the queue. And that means there's nothing to accelerate.
In other words, if you fine-tune your cluster by using the WLM, you probably will not need SQA. And the upside of tuning your WLM vs. only using SQA is much bigger. With WLM, every query will run fast. With SQA, some queries may run fast.
Does your Redshift cluster need SQA, or can you do it all in WLM?
So why did Amazon develop SQA if using workload management means you may not need it?
Turns out that fine-tuning your WLM is hard. The standard way of doing it is a combination of running scripts and guessing. But that may cause more frustration than results. And so many users fall back to using the default queue coupled with SQA.
But there's a huge payoff if you get WLM right. The data team at Remind wrote about their experience using Intermix to improve their Redshift WLM Performance. The results of their optimization efforts delivered a 99.9% reduction of queue wait time. And they did so while reducing the number of nodes from 16 to 12.
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The downside of SQA: Trading memory for concurrency
But even for a fine-tuned cluster, SQA can still come in useful. A good use case example are unusual concurrency spikes.
Let's take an e-commerce company as an example. It's the first day of a new month. Everybody in the company wants to know "how many new widgets did we sell last month?" And then break that query further down by channel, region, customer segment, etc., etc.
That behavior means lots of complex, long-running dashboard queries that get triggered. They may push your query volume above your concurrency limits.
In that situation, having SQA enabled means your short running queries may still produce fast results.
But using SQA comes at a cost, in form of wasted memory. Since using SQA means adding one more queue, any memory associated with that queue cannot be used by another queue. That means lower concurrency for those queues.
In short, with SQA you are trading off memory for concurrency. The only way to make up for that trade-off is to add more memory by adding more nodes. Which means higher cost.
SQA adds an "express queue" to your cluster for short-running queries. But you still need to configure your WLM for your workloads to get blazing fast performance. Otherwise SQA will not produce the expected results, and even lead to wasted memory.
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This simple pork supper is a one-skillet wonder--it'll be your new go-to meal on busy weeknights. The green onions become tender and slightly sweet as they roast, a nice contrast to the spiced pork and crispy potatoes.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 375°.
Combine salt, black pepper, paprika, sugar, and red pepper in a bowl. Rub spice mixture evenly over pork tenderloin.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon to pan; cook 4 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Add potatoes and onions to drippings in pan; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once. Remove potato mixture from pan. Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes. Turn pork over; return potato mixture to pan with pork. Sprinkle garlic over potato mixture. Bake at 375° for 12 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork registers 145°. Remove pork from pan; let stand 5 minutes. Cut across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Sprinkle bacon and parsley over potato mixture; serve with pork.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Musical Timeline
Michael Scott Cuthbert's timeline for early music is a fantastic way to put early music (at least from the first notated music to the year 1610 in Europe) in its place in relative time and space. If you click on the links, you get a 30-second sound sample. I'm certainly planning to check back from time to time.
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Turkish Airlines has recently announced new routes starting March 31st, 2015. From Istanbul, Turkish Airlines will offer 7 flights per week to Taipei. As Turkish broadens to expand across the globe, flights to Asia will increase, as demand continues for routes like this. Passengers will enjoy a two cabin aircraft, with all the luxuries that Turkish offers on its flights. This route will be serviced by an A340, and has flights that has pretty good times. See the chart below for more info.
In addition, passengers can enjoy a new route from Istanbul's Sabiha Cokcen airport to Cologne, Germany. This service commences on April 27th, 2015. Schedule times are shown below.
Other new routes Turkish Airlines starting are:
IST-BKO (Bamako, Mali)
IST-FKB (Baden Baden, Germany), which starts on June 30th, 2015
And my favorite route, which I hope to experience soon, will be the highly awaited Istanbul-San Francisco route, which will commence on April 13th, 2015. It will initially start with 5 flights per week, but will increase to 7 flights per week starting May 11th, 2015. Just in time for the summer travel season and Turkey is an excellent place to be during the summer. It also gives options when redeeming United miles, to get across the pond, and beyond, flying on of the best carriers.
As a Star Alliance carrier, you will be able to use United miles to book these flights, if you can find availability. Although finding these flights is sometimes hard on United's website, and you will have better success in using the ANA tool, or the KVS Tool, which I have used before.
Will you be booking any of these flights in the coming months?


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Monday, February 29, 2016
Hey, Scooby!
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Let Us Meditate Together
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Now Available in Print! ISABELLLA, a Novella of Paranormal Horror
A tale of paranormal horror
by Linda Mooney
writing as Gail Smith
Word Count: 16K
$1.99 e / $6.99 p
Four years ago Byron Shales was a manager for a department store. Now he hunts down and captures the newly zombie-fied dead, and resells them at auction to the highest bidder. What his buyers do with them after the sale is finalized is none of his business, and frankly he couldn't care less.
His beliefs and apathy come to a sickening halt when he elects to keep one young woman for himself, and discovers that all his pre-conceived notions about these non-living creatures have been a lie. In fact, the truth about Rothsburg's Disease may be more horrifying than the flesh-eating creatures it infects.
Excerpt and buy links.
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Author Unknown
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Straight From the Master's Mouth
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Nebulous Nightmares by Matthew Attard
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Realistic Zombie Mugs
Buford, Georgia-based artist Kevin Merck creates hyper-realistic zombie mugs that are scarier than Monday mornings. You can view more here.
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Green Aventurine and its Metaphysical Healing Properties
Hardness (Mohs): 6.5
Color: green, but it may also be orange, brown, yellow, blue, or gray
Transparency: translucent mostly but can be opaque. The presence of platy mineral inclusions can give a shimmering or glistening effect termed 'aventurescence'.
Luster: Vitreous to waxy
Locations: Green aventurine mainly comes from India with other color types from Chile, Spain, and Russia
Green Aventurine Keywords for Metaphysical Healing Properties: Prosperity, Friendship
The Metaphysical Healing Properties of Green Aventurine are derived from the energy of this stone that gives benefit in all areas of creativity, and imagination, as well as intellect and mental clarity. Green aventurine is also said to enhance prosperity and help bring about career success. It is a gentle stone energetically that gives a sense of calm and balance and enhances happiness.
Green Aventurine helps a position of feeling stuck or fixed as the energy of this stone enhances the will to see alternatives and potentials in all situations while supporting a positive outlook, courage, and inner strength to make changes. It is also said to bring luck, especially in games of chance.
Green Aventurine is also a mystical stone of prosperity. Green Aventurine brings friendship. It is also a stone of protection.
Green Aventurine is associated with the heart chakra.
Different colors of Aventurine such as blue, peach or red, have additional properties and relate to various chakras according to color.
Green Aventurine Polished Form Jewelry
A Green Aventurine bracelet made by Voltlin that can bring the benefits of contact with this stone to the wearer.
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Much ado about nothing
ESMA is currently considering providing guidelines on fee structures. This sounds to me like the regulators are reviewing the maker-taker pricing model. MTFs introduced maker-taker pricing to Europe about four years ago, whereby liquidity providers receive a rebate for executing their passive orders, while liquidity takers will pay a fee for executing aggressive orders. Usually, the aggressive fee is larger than the passive rebate leaving the exchange with a net fee as a source of revenue.
The merits, or otherwise, of maker-taker pricing are the subject of much discussion. On the one hand, it is argued that this model is a major contributor to the success of BATS Chi-X Europe. On the other hand, it is said that maker-taker pricing is similar to payment for order flow and should be banned accordingly. The latest (questionable) mention is in the Ferber Report. Trading on exchanges with a maker-taker regime is one of the criteria that qualifies as a high-frequency trading strategy.
I personally believe that maker-taker pricing is neither beneficial nor dangerous to market quality or liquidity and I don't think the success of Chi-X can be attributed to its use, beyond the fact that it was significantly cheaper compared to any other incumbent exchange. In Europe, it has no real impact because any incentive to provide more liquidity is compensated for by changes in the spread. It is much ado about nothing!
Take a look at these slides for a detailed explanation.
ESMA may well be right to look at maker-taker pricing given that it does not support market quality and liquidity and it's possible that some brokers may be incentivised to maximise fees at the expense of their clients. However, in the grand schemes of things, the potentially negative effects are quiet small. Chi-X offers a 0.2bps rebate (maker) and a 0.3bps fee (taker), while the average spread of Vodafone is around 3bps. Any distortion will be marginal compared to the implicit trading costs paid by investors.
Will ESMA choose the easy route like their US colleagues and impose a maximum taker fee to limit excessive distortions (see RegNMS rule 610(c))? As with all easy solutions, they can come back to haunt you, as seen in the recently re-ignited maker-taker discussion in the US.


text: . . . . those whose hearts love the Lord and desire to worship Him as being the only reason for attending, what should be the attitude of the "worship leadership and instrumentmentists" . . . leading or orchestrating or perhaps neither but simply lending themselves to what they hear? and if they hear nothing then consider yourselves in deep trouble. Let a single leader lead the congregation in worship without instruments to find out if you even have worshippers. If you do, they won't need instruments. . . .which, if not by overbearing volume, might advance their worship. OMT: If you have no single leader able to do the leading yu might consider his new birth from above, wanting.


text: (Greenville, MS)- A Delta icon, 32 year old Quentin Groves will be laid to rest tomorrow morning. The Greenville native and former NFL linebacker passed away earlier this month in his sleep. Sources say it was due to a heart condition. Groves's funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM at the Washington County Convention Center. The public is welcomed.


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Snippets: Hikes and Home Projects
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This is a reoccurring series on Macheesmo that shows life from the point of view of my phone.
The last month or so has been incredibly busy for us with book launch stuff and also still trying to get settled in our house.
I've been really remiss at posting some Snippets recently. My goal is twice a month, but I'm not sure I do enough interesting stuff to really make that happen!
Anyway, this is what I've been up to recently.
Spring Hikes
Betsy and I made it a goal to hike more this year and so far we are off to a great start.
This wasn't exactly on a hike, but on a city run I did a few weeks ago. I had to stop and snap a quick pic of the cute ducklings. Good thing I didn't bring Porter on this particular run…
Two weeks ago we met a few friends in Boulder for brunch and then attempted to hike Bear Peak.
We ended up not making it completely to the top, but it was still a great view!
All told, the hike was around seven miles and around 1,500 feet elevation gain. Not shabby.
For Memorial Day weekend, we headed to Estes Park with Betsy's family. The goal was to hike all weekend and really explore the Rocky Mountain National Forest.
Instead we were met with some serious storm clouds. This was the view from our house which turned out to be an incredible place to watch a storm.
We only got in one hike all weekend due to weather, but we were out early enough to find a great herd of elk just hanging out on the trail.
These elk were not scared of people.
They were not even scared of a Betsy photo bomb.
So we spent most of the weekend just cooking, playing games, and relaxing.
This was my view for most of the afternoons.
This was Porter's view!
Definitely worse places to have bad weather for a weekend!
Home Projects Update
We've really hit the ground running with some home projects on our new house.
As Betsy's mom told me, 90% of being a good home owner is keeping the water in or out. That has turned out to be mostly true for us also and our biggest project to date has been water-related.
Long story short, there was some sewage work done on our home before we bought it. The company did a subpar job (I'm being polite with that assessment) and after they were done, the work area they dug up completely collapsed leaving about an 18 inch sinkhole next to our house.
This sinkhole, in turn, broke our sprinkler system. So I had to dig up the entire line and replace it.
Good times!
They also managed to somehow rip apart the electrical wiring for the sprinkler system!
Luckily my step Dad is an electrician and gave me lots of instruction (and tools) so I could fix this myself.
Also, turns out that the sinkhole work was covered by a warranty so the sewage company came out and repaired the hole and packed it in correctly which will hopefully mean that water doesn't flood our basement in the future.
Time will tell.
Meanwhile, we crossed off some quick projects like putting up our photo wall. While we normally hang these, we went with shelves this time which I think looks better actually.
We also ordered a beautiful table from reclaimed wood.
It's my favorite and we've already had a few good meals around it.
People make jokes about duct tape, but I've already used it effectively on one project. On a particularly windy day, a gazebo we had on our balcony became detached from the balcony and was going to blow off!
Not if Dr. Duct Tape has anything to say about it.
After the wind calmed down a friend helped me take down the gazebo and I sold it on Craigslist to cover my duct tape costs.
All in all, we've done good on the projects list so far.
And don't worry, there is already a second and third list ready to go when this one is done!
Love Your Leftovers!
I'm really happy with the response for the cookbook so far! It makes me blush like a baby to read the Amazon reviews.
A quick update on some fun Love Your Leftovers things.
I did a fun book launch/signing party at a local Denver brewery a few weeks ago. It was mostly close friends who came out and I signed 40-50 copies which was a lot harder than I was expecting!
My friend Allie snapped a pic of me deep in thought.
A few weeks ago I also did a short cooking segment on the local NBC affiliate station. (You can watch the segment HERE.)
This was a pretty serious news room.
And I happened to see the book on display at the Tattered Cover, a local Denver bookstore.
That was like hearing my song on the radio!
I'm also doing a more public book signing at the Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch location on June 4th so if you're in the area, come say HI!
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So jealous of all the great hikes out in CO, but even more so of that absolutely gorgeous reclaimed wood table. Would love to know where you ordered from!
Wonderful post!! I really enjoyed the photos of your beautiful countryside and Porter. That table is magnificent. Enjoy. Also welcome to the wonderful world of homeowners. A new place to deposit your money.
Porter is adorable, I love his color pattern, and that table is amazing! You should check out hiking to hanging lake this summer, I think its about 2-2 1/2 hours from Denver but worth the drive and gorgeous at the top!
You're getting famous, Nick! And I agree that table is just beautiful. I think you'll find, though, that those ducklings are goslings. ;-) The little ones are cute, but when they grow up they poop absolutely everywhere. That part isn't so cute.
I visited Estes Park for a bit on Memorial Day myself – mostly I wanted to see how well they'd rebuilt the roads from last year's flooding. There's a lot of landscape up -34 and -36 that I simply don't recognize anymore.
If you haven't yet, be sure to do breakfast at the Big Horn Cafe out on the West edge of town the next time you're up there. Their short stack of pancakes is a solid breakfast for two and I'm not sure why someone would order the full stack of pancakes except on some kind of exceptionally tasty dare.


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On Tax Day 2015, far fewer people waiting in line because of electronic filing. Wealthy people increasingly pay less and less since the 90-percent tax rate for the richest filers in the 1950s. Every time that the GOP controls Congress, the wealthy benefit from additional tax breaks, and corporations get more subsidies. Every year, the United States has less and less investment funds for the infrastructure, education, climate change, job creation, etc. Corporations have dropped their share of federal revenues by almost three-fourths since the almost 40 percent in 1943 to only 11 percent now. The less that the wealthy and corporations pay, the more the bottom 80 to 90 percent of the people have to shell out.
The corporate tax rate may be 35 percent, but their actual payment is about 13 percent, less than a large percentage of people pay. Some companies pay no taxes. FedEx made profits of $5 billion between 2010 to 2012 and received $10 billion in federal contracts between 2006 and 2012, yet paid no income taxes. With billions of dollars in profit, Verizon and Pfizer paid no taxes while receiving billions of federal tax refunds. In 2013, corporate tax breaks cost U.S. taxpayers $176 billion in revenue, $1,328 per household. These corporate tax breaks have more than doubled since 1993. More is spent on corporate welfare than traditional welfare. Tax breaks, 17 percent of benefits going to the top 1 percent of households, are equal to more than the entire U.S. discretionary budget each year. The revenue loss of over $1 trillion each year is over 1.6 times the 2013 budget deficit.
Instead of trying to close loopholes on Tax day, House Republicans are arranging a gift for the top 0.02 percent of U.S. households. Calling the estate tax the "death tax," GOP members of the House announced a vote to repeal the tax on 4,700 estates out of 2.6 million deaths—one-fifth of one percent. The median household net worth was only $81,200 in 2014. Instead of paying the 40-percent rate, this 0.02 percent owe a rate of only 16.6 percent estate tax, because it applies to only an estate's value of over $5.43 million. No taxes are required for the first $5.43 million.
If the law isn't changed, the estate tax will bring in $246 billion in the next decade. Less than 1 percent of federal revenue, "it is significantly more than the federal government will spend on the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency combined," according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. A common complaint is that the estate tax hurts small and family businesses, including farms. In 2013, the 20 farms and businesses worth under $5 million paid a tax rate of 4.9 percent.
While House Republicans care for the wealthy, they have a budget to eliminate food stamps for 11 million people through a 34-percent reduction. That $125 billion cut from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will cost the economy 286,000 jobs. As families have less to spend on food, that reduced purchasing power ripples through the economy, translating into job losses not just in grocery and retail stores but also in trucking, warehousing, food manufacturing, farming, and other industries. Money for the wealthy does nothing for job creation, but a woman testifying about her past experience receiving food stamps said, "Without this program, I wouldn't have been able to start my new career." Just one week of the proposed estate tax cuts could feed more than 337,000 children for a year. The GOP answer to helping hungry people is charity. I suggest leaving both laws the way they are and create a GoFundMe collection for the top 0.02 percent who pay estate taxes.
This year's Tax Day is memorable because Congress passed a sane law to end to the annual need for Medicare "doc fixes"–and in a grandly bipartisan manner. Only eight of 100 Senators voted against the bill, two of them the declared GOP presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. The House passed the bill by 392-37. The bill got out of Congress just hours before Medicare providers would have had a 21-percent cut in payments.
The new law also funds the Children's Health Insurance Program and community health centers for two more years. Republican Senators also failed to get a "repeal Obamacare" amendment attached to the bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the bill's passage is a sign that Congress is "back to work" under Republican leadership. And it took them only 105 days. (More details about the new law here.)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spent his time on Tax Day introducing a bill to recoup $590 billion from 83 companies using offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. Senator Elizabeth Warren called on lawmakers to break up big banks and change tax rules that benefit Wall Street.
Abraham Lincoln died 150 years ago today. He is the "Republican" who the GOP drags out into the media to show how wonderful today's GOP members are. Here is the tweet from the GOP to commemorate his death:
And that's Tax Day 2015.


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My experience of autism started in 1985 when I volunteered at a school, run by the Hampshire Autistic Society, supporting children and young people on the autism spectrum. Since then my understanding of autism and my professional development has continued on a learning trajectory which has led me to becoming excellent at assessing the needs of children, young people, adults, and their families, where autism and related difficulties are a key issue.
I offer an insightful, professional perspective when undertaking assessments and am keen to redress the balance between the needs of each family and the provider services. I have a Master of Arts in Autism, from the University of South Wales; my research and dissertation focused on gaining a person-centred perspective on the social care needs of older adults on the autism spectrum.


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Release: August 2015
Featuring the lush and hypnotic score by composers Michael Mollura and Vivek Maddala, along with songs from Alanis Morissette, Krishna Das, Jai Uttal and Anoushka Shankar. Also included are rare recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Date-Night on a Budget
Where can I take my wife on a date whilst being on a budget. I want to impress her but we have slow funds at the moment!
We have a blog post on where to eat on a budget. Also, there's plenty of things to do in Dubai that need little money. Try simple things like grabbing an ice-cream and watching the free fountain show outside of the Burj Khalifa. It may be generic and full of tourists but it's cheap and still beautiful.
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Mounted prints available £50 (unframed)
Details: Image = 24 x 24 cm sq, printed on Permajet Museum Cotton, this is a textured 100% cotton fine art paper 310gsm using inks with a blue wool scale rating of 6, = light fastness for 85+ years. Mounted in 40 x 40 cm sq 2.4mm acid free mount card off white (printed to order).
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CIPS Storm Poet Registration
Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) Storm Poet Registration Opens TOMORROW (MARCH 1st NOON PST):
If you would like to compete in CIPS but are not representing a specific venue or community we applaud your intrepidity and welcome you to the competition. Registration for Storm Poets begins March 1st at noon PST and is first come first serve, on the day of registration. If you are worried about the registration process, never fear, we've just made it easier! You can now register and pay in the same spot, just follow the Brown Paper Tickets link here after noon PST March 1st, or follow the link on our website. Storm poet spots traditionally fill up within a matter of hours, so set those alarms. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the event rules and check out the FAQ section of our website to get acquainted with how the slam works. The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam championships (CIPS) occurs during the Versəs Festival between April 27th and April 30th, each year the winner of this competition has gone on to represent English speaking Canada during the World Poetry Slam in Paris, France (WHAT!?! Yes.) The fee for storm poet is $75, I know what you're thinking, "wait, where do I pay that fee again?", just follow the Brown Paper Tickets link and all will be well: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2517713
What's a storm poet?
A storm poet is someone who isn't an official venue rep, but wants to take part in the competition. Storm poet slots are open to the general public. There will be a limited number of slots. Registration for storm poets begins at noon PST on March 1st, 2016 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Follow the link below to check out all of our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Festival Organizing Committee via the "Contact" link on our website, or via the message box on our official festival facebook page.


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Outdoor EZH2O Water Bottle Filling Station
The Elkay Outdoor EZH2O Bottle Filling Station comes with a textured powder coat finish and E coat immersion for the ultimate corrosion protection.
The inlet strainer can be easily cleaned and traps particles of 140 microns or larger before they enter the waterway.
The unit is easily activated by a self closing, vandal resistant push button that does not require grasping or twisting.
This is just one of the Elkay Outdoor water refill stations and drinking fountains now available in Australia and is ideal for the harsh climate.
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[ syll. ja-li-na, jal-ina ] The baby girl name Jalina is pronounced as JHAHLIYNAH †. The origin of Jalina is English-American. Jalina is a variant of the name Jalen (English).
See also the related categories, english and american.
Jalina is not popular as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Jalina include Jaelana, Jalana, Jalona, Jillanna (English), Jilliana (English), Jillianna, Jillyanna, Jocelina, Jolana (Czech and Slavic), Jolanka (Hungarian), Jolenna (English), Jolyna, Joselina, Julena, Julieana, Juliena, Julinka, Julyana, Julyanna, and Gyllianna.
† approx English pronunciation for Jalina: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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Creating Users in Office 365 the PowerShell Way
PowerShell is a great way to interact with Office 365 resources. When you subscribe to Office 365, you are given a free Windows Azure Active Directory, or WAAD for short. WAAD maintains the users and groups you create using Office 365 Admin Center or the users that are synced from the On-Premises Active Directory.
In addition to being able to create users using Office Admin Center, you can also use PowerShell cmdlets to create them.
Before working with Office 365 PowerShell cmdlets, you'll need to download and install Microsoft Online Sign-In Assistance for IT Professional and the Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell on a computer running Windows 7 or later operating system.
After installing the Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, go to start > search > and type "Windows Azure Active Directory Module," and then right-click on the shortcut and next click "Run As Administrator" to open Azure PowerShell window in an elevated mode. Before using any Office 365 PowerShell cmdlets, connect to your Office 365 tenant by issuing the Connect-MsolService command.
To create Office 365 users via the command line, you can use the New-MsolUsercmdlet. The New-MsolUser cmdlet supports creating a single or multiple users by reading a CSV file.
The CSV file holds the information about the users such as user principal name, display name, city, phone number, street address, etc. Before you can create a single or multiple users, you need to know which of the user properties are mandatory. You can obtain the information about mandatory properties by creating a new user as shown in the command below:
New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName email@example.com -DisplayName "Kio Tim"
The output of the command is shown below:
As you can see in the output above, after executing the command a new user is provisioned in the Office 365 WAAD named email@example.com. The only required properties when creating a user in this case are "UserPrincipalName" and "DisplayName." Since a user that is provisioned in Office 365 must also have a password associated with it, the above command generates a random password for the user.
So at this stage, you know the mandatory properties needed to create a user in Office 365 WAAD using the New-MsolUSer cmdlet. The only required properties are UserPrincipalName and DisplayName, but pay attention to the output shown in the screenshot above.
The New-MsolUser cmdlet also generates a random password for the user being created and the password is shown in the PowerShell window. When creating thousands of Office 365 users, this approach will likely be unfeasible. With the password of the user randomly generated, it will be difficult for you to capture the password for each user when the output is shown in a PowerShell window. To overcome this problem, what you can do is use the "Export-CSV" command in a pipe operator as shown in the following command:
New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName email@example.com -DisplayName "Kio Tim" | Export-CSV C:\Temp\NewOffice365UsersWithPassword.CSV -NoTypeInformation
The above command creates a new user and the output of the command is exported to a CSV file along with the randomly generated password for the user. The same approach can be used when creating bulk users in Office 365 WAAD.
You don't really need to write a bunch of statements in a PowerShell script before you can create multiple users. All you need is a CSV file that holds the user information and then a single command or two as we'll cover shortly that processes the file for creating bulk users. The resulting CSV file should look like this:
As shown in the CSV file above, it also has the password column. You can use the password column from the CSV file to set the password for each user, if required.
Case A - To create users from the CSV file with a random password generated by the New-MsolUser cmdlet and store the output in a CSV file, use the following PowerShell commands:
$AllOffice365Users = Import-CSV C:\Temp\UserFile.CSV
$AllOffice365Users | ForEach-Object {New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName $_.UserPrincipalName -DisplayName $_.DisplayName} | Export-CSV C:\Temp\NewOffice365UsersWith_RandomPassword.CSV -NoTypeInformation
Case B - To create users from the CSV file and set the password for each user from the CSV file then you'll use these PowerShell commands:
$AllOffice365Users = Import-CSV C:\Temp\UserFile.CSV
$AllOffice365Users | ForEach-Object {New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName $_.UserPrincipalName -DisplayName $_.DisplayName -Password $_.UserPassword} | Export-CSV C:\Temp\NewOffice365UsersWithPassword.CSV -NoTypeInformation
Tip: With the password for each user set from the CSV file in Case B, you may or may not want to use the "Export-CSV" command.
If you wish users to change their password at the next logon, add the "-ForceChangePassword" switch and set it to "True" as shown below:
$AllOffice365Users = Import-CSV C:\Temp\UserFile.CSV
$AllOffice365Users | ForEach-Object {New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName $_.UserPrincipalName -DisplayName $_.DisplayName} -ForceChangePassword True | Export-CSV C:\Temp\NewOffice365UsersWith_RandomPassword.CSV -NoTypeInformation
This is the process for creating bulk users from a CSV file that already has the information about the users. Now if you have subscribed to Office 365 and would like to create 5000 or more users in Office 365 WAAD for testing purposes, you can create a CSV file that has the user information using a CMD script as listed below:
@Echo OFF
SETLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
DEL TestUsers.CSV
Echo UserPrincipalName,DisplayName> UserFile.CSV
SET /a LN=LN+1
SET TT = User!LN!
Echo !TT!
Echo email@example.com, DisplayName_User!LN!>> UserFile.CSV
And then use the New-MsolUser command, as shown below, to create users from the CSV file that was created using the earlier script:
$AllOffice365Users = Import-CSV C:\Temp\UserFile.CSV
$AllOffice365Users | ForEach-Object {New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName $_.UserPrincipalName -DisplayName $_.DisplayName} -ForceChangePassword True | Export-CSV C:\Temp\NewOffice365UsersWith_RandomPassword.CSV -NoTypeInformation
Nirmal Sharma is a MCSEx3, MCITP and Microsoft MVP in Directory Services. He specializes in directory services, Microsoft Azure, Failover clusters, Hyper-V, System Center and Exchange Servers, and has been involved with Microsoft technologies since 1994. In his spare time, he likes to help others and share some of his knowledge by writing tips and articles on various sites and contributing to Health Packs for ADHealthProf.ITDynamicPacks.Net solutions. Nirmal can be reached at email@example.com.
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We made it to Punta Arenas, Chile! This is a port town at the southern tip of Chile, along the Strait of Magellan. This is where we get on the research vessel to head down to Antarctica. You can see our boat, the Lawrence M. Gould, there at the dock. It's the orange one, which is far less fancy than the cruise ship that it's next to. You can also see some shags and gulls on the beach:
All five of our team members are finally together! Here in Punta Arenas, we get all of our gear and load everything onto the vessel. Then, we have a little bit of time to explore the town. In the town square, there is a statue of Magellan. It is traditional to rub his toe for good luck before beginning a journey. Now that the group is all together, here we are rubbing the toe. Certainly, this will help us have a smooth journey across the Drake Passage and down to Antarctica!
So this is our team! In the photo there is Uffe, me, Connor, Kelli, and Dave. We're ready to set sail tomorrow!


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... if the pegs in a Japanese Toys R Us are better stocked than any local store. In fact, this was the first time I ever saw Air-Cooled on pegs anywhere.
While there's nothing wrong with having well-stocked pegs in Japan, there is probably something wrong when pegs in Southern Ontario offer half the selection, or less.
Southern Ontario is where Mattel Canada, the national Canadian distributor of HW / MBX in Canada, is located, but I have yet to see such well stocked pegs even before the winter holiday season.
Interestingly, Johnny Lightnings appear to have been imported by Toys 'R' Us Japan but are not available at retail in Canada. Round 2 hasn't decided to expand availability of Johnny Lightning, Auto World, or Racing Champions northwards, where we have similar tastes to Americans.
One final note concerns these new, unsold Tomica. I've heard repeatedly that Tomica stickers and sticker sheets age quickly and fall off, but here are yellowed sheets accompanying brand new Tomica.


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Volvo is partnering with ride-hailing service Uber, a $300 million deal expected to spawn a fleet of self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads.
Both companies plan to develop their own autonomous technology using a Volvo "base" vehicle, but Pittsburgh will see a crop of self-driving Swedes by the end of the year, Automotive News reports. (Read More…)


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Touring Festivals
There are approximately 14 touring festivals taking place in Australia every year, bringing the best in local and international bands to play multiple dates across Australia.
To find out more information about some of these festivals, please click on the images below. You will be able to find out 2011 dates, line up, festival address, a bit of history about the festival and of course you can BUY TICKETS using our Get Tickets logo. (Please note that these are linked to primary tickets agents – this is the only safe way to buy your Australia Touring Festival tickets)


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Event Fact Sheet
Dolan Springs Community Trail Network - Repair and Restore
Mar 18 - Mar 20
You must register in advance for this event. A copy of this fact sheet may also be retrieved from the web calendar at the Event Details page.
Robert Harper
Please notify Event Contact listed above or call 480.966.2689 if you or anyone in your group is unable to attend.
What to wear and bring
• 2 quarts or more of water to carry with you
• Bring rain gear and warmer clothing, if that is what the forecast indicates.
• Print-out of directions
• Sturdy shoes
• Sun protection (wide brim hat, loose clothing that covers your limbs, sun screen).
• Work gloves - additional gloves will be available on site
• Additional water will be available on-site
• Any meals not provided by VOAz or Host
• Camp chair
• Camping gear (Contact Event Mgr.if you need loaner gear) -
Camper's Gear List
• If you have special dietary requirements beyond vegetarian, please bring your own food or ask if cook is able to accommodate your needs.
• Long pants and shirt sleeves are recommended.
• Snacks to help you make it to lunch time.
• Tweezers or needle nose pliers for extracting cactus needles.
• VOAz provided meals do not include eating utensils, plates or cups, unless otherwise noted.
• Bring all Lunches and Snacks
A minor who is not accompanied by a parent or guardian must bring a completed
Medical Release
for Minor. Blank copies of these forms will be available at the event.
Physical requirements to participate
Agenda & Meals
Friday, March 18
01:00 PM - Assemble and car-pool to work site
03:30 PM - End of work day
04:30 PM - Post event snacks
05:30 PM - Dinner
Saturday, March 19
06:30 AM - Breakfast
08:00 AM - Assemble and car-pool to work site
11:30 AM - Lunch
03:30 PM - End of work day
05:00 PM - Dinner
Sunday, March 20
06:30 AM - Breakfast
01:00 PM - End of work day
VOAz or Host will provide the meals listed below:
03/18/2016 Dinner 03/19/2016 Breakfast 03/19/2016 Dinner to be provided by Host 03/20/2016 Breakfast
Camping / Accommodations
Camping sites with Ramada's Potable Water Modern Bathrooms, No Showers
In case of an emergency
Always notify your Crew Leader of any injury, even minor ones.
Cell phone access
Vehicular Access:
Paved access all the way
How to get there
From Phoenix: Grand Avenue (60 & 93) through Wickenburg onto Kingman/Las Vegas. At I-40, go west to Kingman; Exit Beale Street/Las Vegas (there are plenty of gas stations here to top off your tank and get something fast to eat). Turn Right and follow Rt 93 towards Las Vegas; the Dolan Springs/Pearce Ferry/Mohave County Rt 25 is just past Milepost 42. Turn right. The Community Center and Park for camping on the left past Milepost 3. Look for the VOAZ signs. Distance from Tempe to Dolan Springs is about 240 miles. From Flagstaff: I-40 West to Kingman; Exit Beale Street and then follow the directions above. From the Campground to the work site, we will travel past the school to 15th street, turn right then turn right again onto Lost Mine Rd . We meet at the Ramada. We are working on the Cholla Loop. Mileage to work site from campground 5.2 mi and car pooling will be encouraged.
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Recently downloaded Neverwinter on the PS4 and am mildly hooked on the old school style gaming - as well as the fact its completely free; (at the mo anyway, until my attention wanes and something shinier comes along).
I was toying with joining a Guild and looking through the Guilds open for membership last night I saw there was relatively new one called Frothy Fellows?
Any of you fuckers know anything about that - is it affiliated to us or have some bastards purloined our epitaph?
Anyone else on here playing it at all?
If so, want to form a 'Frothers' Guild (if 'Frothy Fellows' isn't 'us' - if it is, can I join? Pretty please you cunts )


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This afternoon on the blog we've got a little something for our newly engaged readers out there *waves* as we take a look at beautiful handcrafted save the dates from wedding stationery extraordinaire, norma&dorothy.
A fairly early task to complete on the wedding 'to do' list, sending out your save the dates not only provides guests with the all-important when, where and what details, but it also gives them the first taste of what's to come. So in order to impress guests from the outset, it's essential to choose your paper goods with care.
norma&dorothy, which was set up by talented designer Grace Sherriff two years ago, specialises in stationery that has a wonderful rustic and whimsical appearance, making it appealing to a wide range of themes and tastes. All products are lovingly hand-made in the company's Manchester studio by the talented team, with each member holding some form of craft at degree level – meaning they're pretty skilled with their hands.
The result is carefully crafted and oh so pretty stationery that has flawless finish to wow brides, grooms and guests! Better still, if you like the look of what you see, norma&dorothy are holding a sale until the end of August, offering 10% of all save the date designs. You just need to enter code 10AUG15 at checkout. Simple!
Having been sent a wonderful bundle of norma&dorothy's save the dates through the post this week, we've experienced first-hand just how special these pretty cards feel when they arrive through the letter box.
Though concealed within similar brown rustic envelopes, each design has its own character, charm and colourway. There are cute black and white chalkboard styles as well as country-esque burlap and bunting designs, plus bright floral prints and pretty pastel etchings on candy striped backgrounds, to choose from.
There are also those influenced by the season, baring delicate detailed snowflakes, and others, such as vintage map designs, which focus on the destination/venue of the celebrations.
For an extra special finish, each of the cute round-edged designs are made complete with detail that stands proud of the card, be it a loop of rustic twine, twinkling gems or elegant pearls.
And it's not just the backgrounds and design that differ. The wording on the save the dates is custom tailored and can appear in a various style fonts, giving couples the opportunity to personalise their paper.
For consistency couples are advised to stick with the same design for the remainder of their wedding stationery, which norma&dorothy can easily take care of with its save the date designs spreading to day and evening invitations, order of service, table plans, place cards, menus, favour tags, and even thank you cards for when the big day has been and gone.
So what are you waiting for, if you've got the venue booked and guest list drawn up it's time to send out your save the dates, whetting guests' appetites for what's to come and, of course, avoiding double bookings. And don't forget that sale – 10% off all save the dates until the end of August with code 10AUG15.
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Topic: The Bungalow at No. 2 Riversided Road by Ian Clarke
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Ian Clarke describes his book, The Bungalow at No. 2 Riversided Road.
On the eve of World War II, life is pleasant for British expatriates in Kirampur, a small town in Bengal. This soon changes. When the superintendent of Kirampur Iron and Steel Works dies, it is put down to natural causes: hard work and the unrelenting heat. Peter, his deputy, is not convinced. With Indian Independence drawing near, the town is a hive of intrigue - and he has heard whispers.
His heavy workload makes it impossible for Peter to do more than suspect something is wrong. His wife, Rachel, has plenty of time on her hands. Recently out from England, she finds it difficult to adapt to her new way of life. She starts to question the strange things going on.
What makes the workers so dissatisfied?
Why is a shadowy agitator inciting them to strike?
Who is behind two more unexplained deaths?
Why is Peter the only one concerned about the town's future?
When the decision to partition India is announced, it sets off riots, looting and burning. Hindus and Moslems, who have lived side by side for centuries are killing one another. In the midst of destruction Rachel and Peter search for answers and are forced to decide what is most important in their own lives.
- Available as a paperback and electronic book through Oceanbooks Ltd. www.oceanbooks.co.nz
- Paperback $ 20 + p&p
- ePub and Mobi (Kindle version) at $ 1.95
- Also from Books A Plenty on Grey Street, Tauranga - paperback edition $25.
by Ian Clarke