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Come explore Block 2 Lofts, an urban historic high-rise community in the heart of Little Rock??s River Market district. Our community??s sleek design and contemporary features were built with your comfort in mind. Our Downtown Little Rock lofts offer a wide array of one and two bedroom lofts. Each of our homes is equipped with amenities that will reflect both functionality and practicality. Contemporary kitchens, stylish appliances, impressive 9-16 ft ceilings, warehouse-style windows and spectacular views are just some of the amenities we are proud to feature in our homes. Block 2 Lofts not only offers ideal in-home features, we also provide our residents with unmatched perks within our community. Enjoy convenient garage parking, a 24-hour fitness center and a rooftop patio for relaxing. Controlled access entry, superb on-site maintenance and an accommodating pet friendly policy ensure the comfort of our residents. Please visit our photo gallery to further appreciate our loft apar


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I'm a highly skilled agent and auctioneer in areas from residential to commercial property.
My local market knowledge and networking is top notch.I devise effecting marketing campaigns that connect purchasers and sellers, to deliver great results.
Whether you sell or go to auction, my qualifications and experience ensure a smooth, transparent and stress-free experience for all parties.
Community Involvement
- CFA Volunteer
- Corporate Member, Rotary Gisborne
- Member, Macedon Ranges Business Networking Group
- Sponsor, Community Spirit Award for New Gisborne Primary School
- Sponsor, Riddells Creek Football/Netball Club 2016 & 17
- Sponsor, Gisborne Soccer Club
- Sponsor, Gisborne Little Athletics
- Emcee for various fundraising events
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When Merrit Stüven '17 (Munich, Germany) ran unsuccessfully for a Macalester College Student Government (MCSG) position as a first-year student, she figured the loss closed the door on one potential path in her Mac experience. "I thought, 'All right, that's not something I'm going to do in college,'" she says.
But the door hadn't been closed after all. Stüven tried again in her junior year, and this time she was elected. And this spring, when she walks across the stage at Commencement, the political science major will wrap up her year as the organization's president. "It's been so rewarding to get to contribute positively to this institution and know that some of the things I'm doing now are going to impact students after I'm gone," Stüven says.
In her last semester at Mac, we asked her to reflect on her experience here.
Human rights
"I've grown my passion for human rights through Macalester's concentration in human rights and humanitarianism. I love the program that Wendy Weber built here. I mainly study women's rights and education access. After graduation I'd love to be at a nonprofit or NGO doing work in those issue areas, but I'm also open to trying some new things and am trying to figure out what type of grad degree I want to get."
International Student Programs
"I've worked in the International Student Programs office since my first year, after participating in international pre-orientation and the Ametrica project, a program for international and domestic students. I work in the office and am also an ISP mentor. Aaron Colhapp, the ISP director, has been such an important person in my life at Mac; over winter break he was in Munich for a wedding and I got to meet up with him with my parents. The ISP staff and students are my Mac family."
Student government
"I've become very protective of MCSG. It's a community of people who really care, and I've been trying hard to help them do the things they care about. I get to see people come together—and sometimes clash—and work collaboratively to create positive change. There's a lot of work still left to be done, but I think we took some good steps this year. Regardless of what the final decision is, I'm especially proud of the test-optional project.
I've also met so many administrators through MCSG, and I hear their perspective on Mac and learn what changes are possible and what aren't. That's given me the tools to advocate for others, and for myself. They've been great mentors."
"I went to Washington, D.C., on a MacConnect trip junior year. It was low-pressure and fun, but it had these incredible results for me. An informational interview with a Mac alum connected me to other people in human rights and women's rights organizations, and I got an internship in development and communications with the Kakenya Center for Excellence in Washington, D.C. Before MacConnect, I had all the tools and I knew what I was supposed to do, but I didn't have the confidence to do it. Workshopping my questions with the MacConnect group made me a lot more confident. I'm more comfortable reaching out to people now."
Off-campus meal plan
"Cooking helps me relax. I cook all types of things, some of my Mom's recipes, but also by now a lot of my own. I like trying new things: I recently made doughnuts from scratch, which was a lot of fun. I love cooking for other people. A lot of my best memories at Mac are from long dinners with my best friends after a long, stressful week."
Advice to new students
"What you do as a first-year doesn't have to be what you do for the rest of your time at Macalester—who you are can and should change. And you will mess stuff up, you will go back on your decisions, and that's very okay. I'm still stubborn and over-committed, but I've had some really important learning moments. Those taught me what my priorities are. You don't learn that until you've done it wrong a couple of times."
Mac friendships
"People come here from all different backgrounds and have so many wonderful things to share. I've settled in with people I really cherish and want to know for the rest of my life. That's carried me through a lot."
"I can't yet imagine being away from this place next year and not being around these people every day. That's going to be a huge shock after graduation, to not just get to come to campus and talk to these people who inspire and push me and make me feel at home here. But these relationships are going to continue past Mac. I'm excited to see where all of these people go."
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Sweetwater Autocross Practice
SCCA - Chattanooga Region
Registration closed November 3, 2018 11:59 PM on November 3, 2018 11:59 PM EDT Registration ends November 3, 2018 11:59 PM on November 3, 2018 11:59 PM EDT Registration opens September 18, 2018 1:30 AM on September 18, 2018 1:30 AM EDT Registration runs from September 18, 2018 1:30 AM to November 3, 2018 11:59 PM
Only $30. Pay at the gate. Run all day.
Come practice your autocross skills on the new Figure 8 short track at Sweetwater Motorplex Park. We'll be running two different configurations, starting with the Figure 8 in the morning and adding some additional challenges in the afternoon. The figure 8 has been expanded and is now even bigger.
One car at a time. Four or five laps per run. 60 to 75 second runs.
Track open for runs from 9 am to noon, and 1 to 3:30.
This practice session is best for low power cars and drivers wanting to get more experience with slow corners.
An SCCA safety steward will be on hand, but this is not an official SCCA practice.
All drivers and guests will be required to sign the waiver and wear a wristband. This event runs rain or shine.
There will be some volunteers available to help with timing. But you will be responsible for timing your own runs; bring a friend if possible.
Numbers and class letters are not required.
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Drive responsibly, because there are going to be more State Troopers on Mass. highways in the coming months.
On Friday, 208 trainees were scheduled to join the ranks and officially become roadway troopers.
According to State Police spokesman David Procopio, the graduating academy class is the largest in the history of the State Police — and it's the first class of new troopers since the fall of 2006.
"The influx of young, aggressive troopers will result in more arrests and greater deterrence," according to Procopio.
Officials said since 2006, the state has lost roughly 500 troopers due to "normal attrition" like retirements and medical discharges, making it difficult to maintain road safety.
"That decline translates into … fewer troopers to intersect and arrest impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers, and fewer marked cruisers on the road to act as a deterrent to motorists inclined to drive in those ways," said Procopio.
It also means less drunk-driving arrests. According to police reports, that number has dipped "in rough correlation to the decline in staffing levels."
According to Procopio, the uptick in troopers doesn't solve the patrol staffing problems, but it's a good sign.
"[It] is a big first step to rebuilding our ranks," he said.
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For information regarding Math 6 or Science, students should visit the Math course page on Schoology. I will post homework, answer keys, upcoming tests/quizzes, and much more!
For information regarding Team Firestorm, visit the Team Storm Runner page on Schoology. It is updated daily with assignments, upcoming events, and other important information. You can email Ms. Cooper if you need the Access Code.


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How does the attachments feature work? I want to submit a photo for pic of the week consideration and I can't figure out how to attach the file.
I guess I will just e-mail it in the mean time.
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I just tested this and realize that it's not straight forward at all! I will be looking into making photo posts easier.
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BusyBox on Windows
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Even if you haven't heard about BusyBox, you may have used it. It runs in every ESXi, which doesn't have a full OS as console like classic ESX. Still, you need an easy way to interact the hypervisor directly. So the ESXi includes a tiny console that uses BusyBox (reduced version) due to its small size.
The BusyBox has been ported to Windows as well. You can download the 600+K executable here. It's really a simple exe file and you can place it anywhere.
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I am here to provide responses to questions you may have on the proposed legislative amendments.
Evidence of meeting #61 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was transfer.
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The Senate is pushing forward the repeal of Obama care, yet Mitch McConnell and his buds forgot one important fact that a federal judge ruled Obama care unconstitutional.
Finally, a judge gets it right.
Maybe we are on the right path.
I sure hope so.
Nowhere in the Constitution does it state that the federal government can force citizens to buy certain goods and services.
I don't care who is the President of the United States for if Obama can force us to buy health care then what will stop for example if Sara Palin becomes the next President to make us all buy guns.
If you doubt me then read this baby and show me exactly, where it is written in the Constitution.
Leave to the to the professional politician to be a day late and dollar short.
This was why it was a great idea when Speaker of the House John Boehner had the entire chambers read the Constitution. These clowns are our representatives yet they don't know what this country is about or how it was founded.
I have a sense these idiots know the truth but choose to ignore it so they can make this country into a fascist state.
The truth hits hard.
Read this little diddy. This is from FOX News. Please read this very carefully.
South Dakota Lawmakers Propose Mandating Gun Ownership — to Make Point About Health Law
A group of South Dakota lawmakers has introduced a bill that would require almost everyone in their state to buy a gun once they turn 21.
Turns out it's not a serious attempt. Rather, the lawmakers are trying to make a point about the new health care law — that an individual mandate is unconstitutional, whether it requires everyone to buy health insurance or, in South Dakota's case, a firearm.
Rep. Hal Wick, one of five co-sponsors, told The Argus Leader newspaper that he expects the bill to fail.
"Do I or the other co-sponsors believe that the state of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not. But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance," he said.
The South Dakota proposal would require anyone over 21 to purchase a firearm by Jan. 1, 2012, provided they are not legally disqualified from owning one. It would extend a six-month grace period for residents who turn 21 after the beginning of 2012.
To read more go to FOX News.
This should scare the crap outta you.
Once the Feds force us to buy, health care what will stop them from making us buy guns or cars they want us to drive.
Our Founding fathers fought and died to give us the freedom to live our lives how we want to live. We can choose to live our lives under the guidance of the God of the Bible or not. They gave us the God given freedom of choice.
The choice is ours so choose wisely my friend.
If you think I am kidding, check these quotes out.
T]he importance of piety and religion; of industry and frugality; of prudence, economy, regularity and an even government; all … are essential to the well-being of a family.
Samuel Adams, letter to Thomas wells, November 22, 1780
W]e are confirmed in the opinion, that the present age would be deficient in their duty to God, their posterity and themselves, if they do not establish an American republic. This is the only form of government we wish to see established; for we can never be willingly subject to any other King than He who, being possessed of infinite wisdom, goodness and rectitude, is alone fit to possess unlimited power.
Instructions of Malden, Massachusetts, for a Declaration of Independence, May 27, 1776
W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail, no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it.
Federal Farmer, Antifederalist Letter, No.18, January 25, 1778


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In the past two decades, GMOs have come to dominate the American diet. Advocates hail them as the future of food, an enhanced method of crop breeding that can help feed an ever-increasing global population and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Critics, meanwhile, call for their banishment, insisting GMOs were designed by overeager scientists and greedy corporations to bolster an industrial food system that forces us to rely on cheap, unhealthy, processed food so they can turn an easy profit. In response, health-conscious brands such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods have started boasting that they are "GMO-free," and companies like Monsanto have become villains in the eyes of average consumers. Where can we turn for the truth? Are GMOs an astounding scientific breakthrough destined to end world hunger? Or are they simply a way for giant companies to control a problematic food system? Food Fight offers a deep look at the science, history, politics and health and environmental battles over one of the most important (and invisible) components of our industrial food system.
McKay Jenkins is the author of seven books, including ContamiNation, The Last Ridge and Bloody Falls of the Coppermine. The Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, journalism, and environmental humanities at the University of Delaware, Jenkins lives with his wife and two children in Baltimore.
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Mumford and Sons have not been taking their astonishing success in the States for granted, if their current work-load is anything to go by. Having started to pepper their sets with new songs while playing in the Scottish Highlands, ready for album #2, they have also begun to let some slip out in radio sessions.
Here's "Home", a new, slow-burning fire of a song, which was recorded for Colorado station KBCO.
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The progress made by medicine has been staggering in the last three decades: organ implants, bio-implants, robotic surgery and micro-invasive surgery, novel diagnostic tools to peer inside the body, better drugs, to name but a few areas.
All of these progresses have been fuelled and sustained by technology evolution. At the IEEE Technology Time Machine 2014 coming up this October 21st-22nd in San Jose, there will be a talk on the Future of Health care, a talk that will look at today's technology, players and regulation to stimulate thinking about tomorrow.
Health care is, in a way, "applied medicine" and more than ever it is tied to technology advances. At the same time it remains strongly tied to economic aspects (would investing in the search for a cure, if successful, bring sufficient revenues in return? And if not should the Government step in to do what private companies are unlikely to do?) and to regulatory aspects. Very possibly along with technology evolution over a time span of twenty years we will also be seeing economic and regulatory evolution.
I'm no expert in health care, although I have been following the evolution of medicine and health care for over fifteen years from the point of view of technology. And if I look at it from this point of view I can see impressive evolution ahead. There are of course many aspects of medicine and health care that will experience a profound evolution in the next twenty years, but I will mention just 4 of them:
1. Novel approaches to customised health care
2. More accurate diagnostic methods
3. Regenerative medicine
4. Growing personal awareness of keeping healthy
The first area is stemming from the growing knowledge derived from the human genome. Today we have just started and I don't think that in the next 20 years we will have a full grasp on the genome and of its consequences. However, technology is making genome sequentialisation faster and cheaper. Expect a whole human genome sequentialised in a day at a cost below 100$ by the end of this decade, even faster and cheaper by the end of the next decade. This will allow the accrual of an amazing mass of data that can be analysed in a comparative way, leading to unprecedented customisation and a shift in paradigm. Whereas till the end of the XIX century what mattered were the symptoms and in the last century (and still today) diagnostic tools took the upper hand, in the coming decades knowing who you are at the metabolic and genomic level will be important to understand your problems and to customise the cure. We are still far from that point, but we are seeing the first sign of genomic data comparison and the resulting clues on what a genomic variation leads to.
This is likely to remain the turf for big companies plus a few medium ones and an area that will remain strongly regulated.
The technology advance in diagnostic tools is the second area that I see having a strong impact in the coming decade. It will provide monitoring, often in real time, and will contribute to customised health care. We are starting to see unprecedented details of the brain as it works (and thinks) and this is opening the door to better understanding and detection of anomalies that might eventually be cured. Embedded electronics, bio-implants will sense a variety of parameters and will make possible to release drugs at the time and in the µdoses required. Advances in material science will make these implants possible, without disrupting the normal life of cells in the body. Accurate continuous monitoring with devices on the surface of our body or embedded will go hand in hand with the customisation of cure and will potentially restructure part of the cost involved in designing a new drug, as shown in the graphic. This is an area where I can see quite a bit of innovation being created by start ups (usually stemming out from university research labs) and a strong presence of big players.
Regenerative medicine has just started with the help of technology making bio-printing of tissues feasible. Skin printing is common and bone printing has been experimented on a few patients; in the labs researchers have started to print more complex 3D structures with the goal of printing organs. A first prototype of a kidney has been shown and within twenty years printing of liver, kidney, muscle and heart may become feasible. The advance in understanding on "how" tissues and organs are created from stem cells will also make bio-engineered organ growth a reality although looking at how technology is evolving I would bet more on organ printing as the first step. This area is the turf for innovation by small and medium companies although the sort of regulatory control involved will likely see the presence of the big guns that will absorb the most promising start ups. This does not mean that it is impossibile to see a small start up (like Organovo?) becoming the next big thing.
The last area I like to address brings to the fore a variety of players, most of them non existing today, that will play the health care game in an unregulated space. It is the area of Apps and wearables, an area where everybody can easily exploit technology advances to provide clues and hints on your well being and tracking on your progress. Wearable devices (including smartphones) are growing and because they are worn they can easily track (although often with low accuracy) several life parameters. Applications may process these parameters along with ambient data (external temperature, humidity, presence of pollen, altitude, acceleration...) and provide each of us with a general picture on how we are and how we improve.
They will not take any responsibility on our health, hence they will not be subject to regulation, but overall they will change our perspective on health care and our responsibility in being healthy. I would expect new issues coming out of this, since it is a fuzzy boundary the separation between well-being and health care, and this is also likely to generate intrusion from insurance companies that may start to charge more for their medical insurance if you are not monitored and if you are not living a healthy life style. We have seen in some cases car insurance companies offering a better deal if you accept a black box in your car (or a more pricey insurance if you are not!) and I wouldn't be surprised to see a black box embedded in our body in the future. Not for me, but it might be something my grandchildren will have to be concerned about.


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Whether you simply want to maintain your guitar or hot-rod it into a radical new incarnation, this book is the ideal guide. By the columnist of Guitar Player's popular Repairs and Modifications column, this comprehensive book is a must for any guitarist who needs information on beginning repairs through advance enhancements. 8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch..


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I Love You Anousheh Khalili!
You already know I was unimpressed with Deep Dish's new album. But I've enjoyed many of the tracks individually, especially the second single, "Say Hello".
Especially now that I know that the vocalist is totally hot.
That vocalist is one Ms. Anousheh Khalili, a Virginia-based singer-songwriter. Her original version of "Say Hello" was delicious, and when she and the boys sprinkled some Paul van Dyk on top I fell head over heels in love.
Her record label has selected tracks from her solo album: here are "Submarines" and "Parachutes", for your downloading pleasure.
Anousheh's a killer vocalist—all she has to do is learn to yodel and she'll put Dolores O'Riodan out of business. But more importantly, these are some well-built songs. Nobody praises singer-songwriters for "good structure"—regardless of how vital it is to a songwriter. And Anousheh's work is quality.
And OMG kids: she's on MySpace!
You know what that means; she's totally blogrolled.


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Environmental Pollution Essay
Environmental Pollution Essay
The contemporary world is facing one of the crucial challenges that it has ever faced-environmental pollution. An environmental pollution essay needs to look at the cause of environmental pollution after defining what it exactly means.
We would like to introduce you our new writing section devoted to narrative essays. In this section you will find great articles on narrative essay format requirements, narrative essay structure elements, as well as free narrative essays written as samples!
An environmental pollution essay should start with the definition. According to Scott Forseman, "Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, decomposition, recycling, or storage in some harmless form." Pollution is basically an offshoot of the industrial age and the contamination of industrial wastes as well as emissions from modern forms of transport.


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New Web Site Will Highlight Company's High-Quality Landscape Design Services
LOS ANGELES: RealWebMarketing.net (http://www.realwebmarketing.net), a web design and website marketing company, and Perry Multimedia (http://www.perrymultimedia.com) a web design and Flash specialist company, have completed designing a new web site for Through the Woods Design (http://www.throughthewoodsdesign.com), a landscape design and installation company servicing clients in the greater Los Angeles area.
RealWebMarketing.net created the main web site design for Through the Woods Design, while Perry Multimedia created a Flash introduction for the site and a Flash photo gallery of landscape jobs.
Annie St. Claire, President and principal designer for Through the Woods Design, stated "I am very pleased with the work that RealWebMarketing.net and Perry Multimedia did on re-designing my site. My intention is to promote harder this year in order to take the bull by the horns on this economy. I believe that by promoting through this period we can all still flourish and prosper. I want to help people in the Los Angeles area achieve jaw-droppingly beautiful effects with their landscaping, and my company can provide all landscape design and full installation services. We don't just do plants. We can do pools, ponds, paving stones – anything you want to accomplish with your yard. Let's all disagree with the economy and be successful. That's why I wanted to have my site re-designed, to show people the possibilities."
John Eberhard, President of RealWebMarketing.net stated, "Annie St. Claire is right when she says that promotion is the key to being successful through this period. In re-designing the site, we tried to capture and represent the aesthetic quality of Annie's landscape designs."
Annie St. Claire, President and Principal Designer for Through the Woods Design, has over 18 years experience designing custom residential landscapes throughout greater L.A. Annie is a licensed general contractor, and a graduate of UCLA's Landscape Architecture program. Her designs have been featured at the Pasadena Showcase House of Design and several times on HGTV's Landscapers Challenge.
John Eberhard has been involved in marketing for 21 years. RealWebMarketing.net was founded in 1999 in the Los Angeles area, and has clients all over the U.S. Services offered include pay-per-click advertising campaign management, web design and blog design, search engine optimization, link building, article syndication, and optimized press releases.
Perry Multimedia is a boutique multimedia production company that creates premiere quality presentation materials for the Internet. Products include professional web sites, Flash presentations, graphic design for web or print and optimizations of existing media (audio & video conversions, etc.). They specialize in Flash animated web sites and multimedia presentations.


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Job Description
Maintains target quality of job progress by regularly monitoring and evaluating job throughout the work shift. Ensures job moves at optimum speed by ordering materials at appropriate times and at appropriate levels.
Essential Functions:
- Sets up job site with welding equipment according to standards.
- Ensures and maintains productivity in workforce.
- Maintains job site safety by adhering to Trident and government safety standards.
- Troubleshoots any problems with welding equipment.
- Maintains flow of materials needed on jobs.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Fills out daily time sheets.
- Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.
One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Must pass Trident Weld Test
Special Training/Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be in areas that has a risk of exposure exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision.
Mental Activities:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use teamwork skills and understand English. The employee is frequently required to use decision making skills and speak English. The employee is occasionally required to use interpersonal, customer service mentoring, training and supervision skills. The employee will occasionally be required to read and write English, and use independent judgment, discretion problem analysis.
Trident Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Affirmative Action – Minority, Female, Disability, Veteran
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"But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us." 2 Corinthians 4:7
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
They Are Thankful For...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
There are still no societal clues that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. Online, I saw that Black Friday is this week. It's surreal really, there are many parts of the holidays I miss but am thankful to be removed from the consumer frenzy that easily infests my heart.
We travel to the northern city of Bahir Dar on Wednesday night, it's a short 45 minute flight but a LONG 12 hour drive, so we are flying. It's our team meeting and we are also going to celebrate Thanksgiving there (though the majority of our teammates are not American and at least four other nationalities are represented, yay for multi-cultural teams).
On Saturday, I hit up a large bazaar that happens once a year before Christmas, to try and get some shopping done. Christmas shopping was significantly shorter then previous years and lacked the same excited buzz but had it's own charm.
I'm pretty sure your holiday shopping did NOT look like this but you probably weren't half as amused.
Anyhow, on to the important part of the post:
We can get Christmas cards! Yeah, for real! It's maybe $1.20 to send a letter to us and we love your mail. Yes, we are heavily suggesting. Even if we don't know you and you read along, we would love to get to know you. We also use the letters and pictures as part of our daily prayers for our wonderful support network.
Attn: Jon and Amy G.
PO box 127
Addis Ababa
Monday, November 25, 2013
Back To Curls
Oh, the braids have been fun.
And I have been getting props in public as nearly everyone thinks that loose hair is unkempt.
But their scalps can use a rest...
And I am happy for these curly heads again.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Four Is Older Than Three
I kind of feel like I have run out of things to say, life feels routine and so I'll just show you a bit of what we've been up to...
You guys, The Littles are growing up, changing so much. It's fun and scary all at the same time.
I love watching them grow but I do hope parts of our life never change.
(Stef, Gav's star magnet is shining bright!)
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Food For Thought
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Birthday In A Box
Our home church prayer group sent us a "Birthday party in a box" and they thought of everything and I mean, EVERYTHING. It was such a blessing.
Jon and The Littles prep for the party.
You all know how difficult it was for me to leave The Littles to go to language school, particularly with someone I didn't know. God has provided an incredible woman, Weynshet who loves our girls dearly and watches them during the mornings.
This whole picture should be in parentheses, but I need to include that Weynshet has been so wanting The Littles hair braided as opposed to loose and bouncy and she spent a Saturday with us, braiding these girls' locs.
I didn't take many party pictures, but the moments were sweet.
Musical chairs
The Littles (and Jon and I) have been feeling the love as they celebrated their birthday.Their party was a sweet night of praising God for what He has done in our lives. The night ended with worship songs and then a prayer of blessing, a pastor from Burundi blessed them in French and then an American pastor prayed an English blessing over The Littles.
Can't wait to see what year four brings.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Beauty Redefined
We took The Littles and neighbor Charlotte to a night of cultural dancing. They chose what they wanted to wear and when you are four, nothing about a full Oromo ensemble seems tacky.
Before a meal is served, hands are washed.
Because this is how we eat
One large plate is shared and each person is supposed to eat with their right hand. Oops, I see a mistake with this in this photo.
Jon mentioned that the spinach would make the girls stronger than him. Notice what they are all eating.
Everyone flexing, to show their newfound strength.
But the greatest part of the night?
Oh wait, no it wasn't a random tourist taking pictures of the girls like they were part of the show. ;) (Although, I guess the clothes made them look like that.)
But the best part was, before our eyes, beauty was being redefined for the girls.
Little J was taken with the "bouncy, puffy"-haired ladies.
***In regards to the questions about the braids; No, I did not do it, a friend did. Yes, it did take awhile. Yes, they love it and it is extensions which means that a bit past the shoulders is their actual length and then they have the joy of extensions.
Friday, November 15, 2013
The Birthday Bubble
We should have known, yesterday, when we went into The Little's room, singing "Happy Birthday" and Little A immediately buried her head under the covers and started to cry. We recovered and showed them the fun things friends had sent and put on the boas and tiaras.
Here's the pasted on fake smiles.
Here's the first thing in the morning, "Hold on a second, it's your birthday, let's prep about what that means" talk.
It was kind of a rough day. You know how you anticipate something so long and then you ruin it because of elated expectations? I think that's what happened.
And we kind of planned it to be a long weekend of celebration, going out with two friends tonight and a birthday party on Sunday.
Lest I am too dramatic, there were bright points in the day.
This is how Little A handled the pressure of everyone singing to her.
On top of it all, I decided it was the night we had to take a family picture and no pressure, but these will be our new prayer card and some of you will hang them somewhere visible for the year and so we need to look like models and my kids have to smile and the lighting has to be perfect. Only I'm not a model and in the middle of a very excruciating growing my bangs out process. My kids wouldn't smile and our background wasn't ideal.
So, here is the best family picture we got yesterday.
Yes, it is only one member of my family. Right now, I think that's acceptable, right?
I raise my cupcake to an off-the-day redo.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Oh my girls. They're almost four and I'm almost 30. We can barely remember what life was like without them.
But not a day passes where we don't thank God for The Littles.
We love watching Him work in their lives, as He grows their faith and their inner beauty.
Happy Birthday to our sweeties.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Our Ongoing Fall Fest
There are actually advantages to celebrating a season, when not living in it. There are no cultural or weather cues to signal a necessary end of the celebration. We are moving into summer here, the nights are very cool but the days are sunny, windy and beautiful.
This was actually on October 31st. After reverse trick-or-treating, we combined efforts with the neighbors (which in case I haven't mentioned this week how great our two families we share our apartment building with are, allow me to tell you again, God blessed us with some amazing people).
These four cuties dressed up and had bags (Although The Littles were really confused because they thought trick or treating was giving candy away and we handed them empty bags.)
Then, the adults went into an apartment and we stood behind every door, every kitchen, bathroom and bedroom included, in costume and acted surprised and exclaiming over the kiddos and their costumes.
While we all got into it, the dads did an exceptionally good job of switching up the costume behind every door and in three apartments, there were a lot of doors.
I was a little shocked when I saw that Matt had used scotch tape on his nose to enhance the costume.
And this guy…not only changed costume but personality behind every door. Yes, if you know him at all, you can imagine how that went down.
Make sure you check out the previous post for a video of him opening the door, to the fear and delight of the four trick-or-treaters.
That night ended with cookie decorating and a homemade piñata bashing (and what's cuter than a croc-wearing baby Belle swinging at a homemade pinata with a rolling pin, really?)
Time ran short for all our glorious plans for "Fall Fest", no problem, we all live together (PYG peeps, there are moments that remind me of the amazing days at Marsteller), so we rescheduled the rest.
We found hotdogs (Never mind the label read, "At least 65% meat").
And enjoyed a night where we all brought out the sacred care package goodies and feasted.
We roasted the biggest marshmallows we had ever seen.
And The Littles were once again caught at that same conveniently low food table, shoveling food in as fast as they could.
We put the kids to bed and then circled our chairs around the grill and it made a pretty good campfire.
The best part…I don't know if we are done partying over Fall yet, we still have a care package bag of candy corn. Surely a good enough reason for another get together… :)
Video below. :)
Friday, November 8, 2013
What Can We Say?
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
We're Not Missing Fall...
I mean, yes, we miss it, but it's been very celebrated in our apartment building.
I am drafting our first print newsletter since being here…I struggle with what to write. Do I focus on how much life here amazes us, how thankful we are to have the privilege of serving here? Do I write also how my hearts aches so much sometimes I am surprised at the physical pain of it? How many times I have wet the shoulders of Jon's t-shirts with my tears? You guys, we've hit five months of being here and it's been good. Oh. so. good…but. oh. so. hard. You can pray I know what to write in that one page document to sum up five months and three moves. :)
Our Fall festivities started with pumpkin carving night.
I was skeptical because we were using baking pumpkins with really thick flesh. I suggested painting on the pumpkins but there were some die hard traditionalists so I agreed as long as I was only required to be a support from the sidelines. I have about a 15 minute window to carve a pumpkin and still think it's fun. Maybe I am the grinch of Fall?!
On the 31st, we did some reverse trick-or-treating. We debated about this one as we didn't want to be the foreigners dumping candy.
We decided the idea was a go and went to friends' homes and basically said (Remember, our languages is still very limited) "Today is a holiday in the USA where we dress up and give out candy, happy American holiday". It was so fun, so glad we did it.
More to come…the newsletter beckons. :)
Monday, November 4, 2013
Two Flats On A Country Road
Driving back to Addis, we were enjoying the views
and our sleeping children...
When Jon said, "We've got a flat tire". He hopped out, no big deal, I was just hoping our loaner van had all the necessary tools. I got the spare out. Two kind men had already come along and offered to help. If you have vehicle trouble here, the vehicle stays on the road and you find big rocks to make a little perimeter.
Then the next words were not the ones I wanted to hear. "The spare is flat". After asking a few passerby's, we learned the nearest town with a tire repair was 20 kilometers away. We prayed and then tried to flag down a vehicle. They were few and far between and they were full or too hurried to stop. FInally a bus pulled over and they loaded the two tires on the top rack and Jon squeezed aboard but not before he said, "Hey, maybe this will be the first night we sleep in a barn." He smiled and I didn't. The bus driver dropped him at the tire shop and wouldn't even let Jon pay for the ride.
A man who was passing by, walking home with his two bulls designated himself our guardian. While the Littles played in the dirt, we chatted. As many walked home from their days, they would stop and chat about the situation. After about 1 1/2 hours, with darkness nearing, I could tell our friend was getting nervous. His home was far and he had to walk his animals in before dark. He asked if we would walk with him but I didn't know what Jon would think if he came back and we were gone. :)
One of the little friends who kept me entertained.
About 30 minutes after our friend left, a minibus slowed and then stopped.
I told Jon I had never been so happy to see him, including our wedding day. I was kidding (partially). :)
Although knowing the sun was setting was stressful (driving in the dark is not recommended), it was probably about one of my favorite sunsets I have ever seen.
So, we will take the unfortunate event as a trade off for this very gorgeous view that we never get to see in Addis. We did get back to Addis well after dark.
Thankful we didn't have to spend the night in a barn. :)


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Taking umbrage at India's refusal to extend visas to three Chinese journalists, a state-run daily has warned of "serious consequences" if the matter was a fallout of Beijing's refusal to back New Delhi's NSG membership bid.
"...speculation is swirling that India is taking revenge against China for the latter's opposition to India joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group... If New Delhi is really taking revenge due to the NSG membership issue, there will be serious consequences," the editorial in the Global Times said.
Three Chinese journalists based in India representing the state-run Xinhua news agency were denied permission for extended stay in the country.
The visas of the three journalists, Delhi-based Bureau Chief Wu Qiang and two reporters in Mumbai -- Tang Lu and Ma Qiang, are expiring at the end of this month. All three had sought extension of their stay by a few months till their successors arrive.
India's act was described as an "expulsion" by some foreign media, the editorial said.
"No official reason was given for the rejection of the visa renewals. Some Indian media claimed that the three journalists are suspected of impersonating other people to access several restricted departments in Delhi and Mumbai with fake names. There were also reports attributing it to the journalists' meeting with exiled Tibetan activists," it said.
Quoting its former Indian correspondent, Lu Pengfei, Global Times said there is "absolutely no need" for Chinese journalists in India to conduct interviews under fake names and it is completely normal for reporters to request interviews with the Dalai Lama group.
"The act has sent negative messages and media communications between China and India will inevitably be negatively impacted," the editorial titled, 'India's expulsion of reporters is a petty act', said.
It claimed that by opposing India's NSG membership, China was not being disrespectful because it was obeying the rule that all NSG members are required to be signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"India has a suspicious mind. No matter whether Chinese reporters apply for a long-term or a temporary journalist visa, they will come across many troubles. Complaints about difficulties of acquiring an Indian visa have also been heard from other Chinese who deal with India. In contrast, it's much easier for Indians to get a Chinese visa," it said.
"On the visa issue this time, we should take action to display our reaction. We at least should make a few Indians feel Chinese visas are also not easy to get," it added.
However, the editorial also pitched for maintaining friendly Sino-Indian ties.
"The China-India bilateral relationship now is on a sound track, with a by and large tranquil border and steadily booming trade. The two in general are able to maintain neutrality with regard to international affairs that are related to the other side.
"China should stick to a friendly strategy toward India, as we believe bilateral friendship is in the interests of India as well," it said.
Separately, a report in the same daily on the visa issue quoted "experts" as saying that the move shows a lack of trust in the Chinese government and reflects poorly on Sino-Indian relations.
Referring to Indian media reports that claimed the three journalists had recently traveled to Bangalore and met exiled Tibetan activists, which became an issue with the government, the report quoted Lu, also a former People's Daily reporter in India, as saying that he had visited Dharamsala with two of his colleagues in 2014 using their true identities.
"Besides, Bangalore is not a restricted area."
People's Daily is the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party of China.
"I have frequently met exiled Tibetan activists through intermediaries, and even spoke to the Dalai Lama. I should have been expelled several times if that was the reason the Indian government gave. It was very likely an act of revenge against China for denying India membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group," Lu said.
"China has always supported a full discussion within the NSG on the membership issue and a decision based on the consensus of all sides through consultation," the report said referring to previous comments to the media made by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei.
"The incident could indicate an increasing mistrust between the two countries. India thinks China does not pay it enough respect as a regional or global power," Zhang Jiadong, a professor with the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, told the Global Times.
"However, we should have faith as the two sides possess the possibility of more cooperation and common interests," Zhang added.
Photograph: Press Information Bureau


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Vehicle Options
- Air bags, Supplemental Inflatable Restraints not included
- Air cleaner, dry-type standard filter element (Diesel engines only)
- Air compressor, Wabco water-cooled 14.2 CFM (Requires Duramax engines)
- Air conditioning not desired - this option should be ordered only when a customer does not require air conditioning
- Alternator, 22SI, 100-amp maximum
- Batteries, dual, 750 CCA, Delphi Heavy-Duty Freedom BS 31-750 12V - 320-minute reserve capacity @ 27 degrees C, 750 CCA @ -18 degrees C
- Bumpers, front steel, painted argent - Bumper thickness 3.9 mm
- Electronic engine hour meter
- Engine "Check gauges" telltale light and buzzer, oil pressure gauge
- Exhaust system, single horizontal - driver side mounted inside frame rail, (Stainless steel with gasoline engines and aluminized steel with diesel engines)
- Exterior roof drip moldings
- Frame, rail, painted semi-gloss black 8mm - 80,000 psi (551,600 kPa) yield strength, steel frame, SAE J1392-080XLK steel, dimensions 9 5/8" x 3" x 5/16", section modulus 12.53 cu. in., RBM 1,378,300
- Front axle, 12,000 lbs. (5443 kg) capacity - Up to 54 degree turn angle (Requires minimum front GAWR of 11,001 lbs. (4990 kg))
- Front mud flaps
- Front suspension, tapered leaf, 12,000 lbs. (5443 kg) capacity (Requires FM6 or FS7 front axles)
- Front tire manufacturer code, Bridgestone (Requires S4N Bridgestone)
- Front tire manufacturer code, Goodyear (Requires S4A Goodyear)
- Front tire tread, extra-strength, highway
- Fuel tank, single, 50-gallon (189.2L) fuel capacity - driver side, steel top tread plate, sump, drain and steps under cab on front passenger side and rear both rear passenger sides. Provides clean back of cab.
- Gauges, low oil pressure and coolant level, high coolant and engine oil temperature
- Headlamp warning buzzer
- Horn, single electric mounted inside engine compartment
- Integral grille and fenders - The grille is the same color as hood with single halogen headlamps. Entry steps under cab doors are based upon fuel tank type
- Interior trim, Very Dark Pewter (Requires 69V Very Dark Pewter Vinyl or 69C Very Dark Pewter Cloth)
- Mirror, manual, 102" (259 cm) wide load, integral arm, integral convex mirror black molded composite 12" x 7" (30.5cm x 17.8 cm) with 6" x 7" (15.2cm x 17.8cm) convex section
- Molded vinyl floor covering
- Option PTO not required - This option should only be ordered when a customer specifically does not require an electric hand throttle for use with power-take-off provisions. (Note: may delete transmission PTO gear.)
- Paint, solid, lower color, Summit White
- Paint, solid, upper color, Summit White
- Parking brake, dash knob operated, air driven spring brake chambers
- Positive door stops
- Provisions for mounting front license plate
- Provisions for stereo - Includes AM/FM antenna, lead wiring for speakers, and separate door chime module N/A with ZQ2 driver convenience package
- Rear axle ratio, 6.17:1 (Requires HPN, HPP, HPT single speed rear axle or H25 two-speed rear axle)
- Rear axle, single-speed, Dana 21060S, 21,000 lbs. (9526 kg) capacity - (Requires GN8, GR9, GP0, GP1 or GSJ rear suspension) (N/A with FL3 front axle)
- Rear suspension, multi-leaf, 21,000 lbs. (9525 kg) capacity (Requires HPN or HPP single rear axle or H15 two-speed rear axle)
- Rear tire manufacturer code, Bridgestone (Requires R4N Bridgestone)
- Rear tire manufacturer code, Goodyear (Requires R4A Goodyear)
- Rear tread, extra-strength, highway
- Rear wheel drive
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We're coming up on the ten-year anniversary of iOS, and with that Apple is making some of the most significant changes to its mobile operating system and certainly the biggest changes to the system in a few years. One of the biggest changes is that Apple is opening up Siri to third-party apps, meaning the right request will lead directly to the app that you built. Rob Percival is behind The Complete iOS 10 Developer Course, and his instruction here matches what he has done in the past with other iOS coding courses.
This course will allow you to:
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Let's see....I decided to do a post on my beautiful baby because she was so sick yesterday which was her first time being sick. I missed her non-sick side.
I adore the way she...
....looks at me in the eye and flashes me a huge smile
.....holds her toy over the edge, looks at me, and just drops it and laughs, especially when I go to pick it up
....is in the bathtub she splashes so much their's more water outside the tub, than in
....focuses so hard on her toys when she's sitting there playing with them
....giggles at her dog when all he does is pass her with no mind that she's there
.... flirts with her daddy
....pops her head up trying to look out her crib to catch someone's eyes to get her out
....grabs at my face like she loves me huge
....does a 360 in her crib everynight
Well, I could go on and on but I understand that only I might want to read this over and over again, but for those of you who made it this far, I appreciate it!
Love love
the Mushy Rambler!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Things I adore about Maddie
Friday, February 23, 2007
Me and my anthesia
So, today I went to the hospital to have minor surgery done. Obviously, I'm ok due to the fact that I am writing 9 hours after. I warn you that I am still under anthesia like trauma which means I'm on maybe a 3 second delay of the brain.
So here's the funny thing...I've been super scared to have this done. As you read yesterday's blog, I got sick and thought that I would have to put this off...thank goodness I didn't.
I had to wait in the waiting area with the husband and I dressed in the fabulous hospital gear they give you. A stunning paper gown with an open back and this gorgeous hat made out of see through blue stuff with a white lining. Oh, yeah and you don't need any undergarments either. It's a lot more airy, from what was told to me. ;o)
I waited as nurse after nurse came in to tell me what was going to happen. One nurse IV'd me (ouch) and another drew blood and another came in to take my blood pressure...it went on and on. During all this, my husband got a crossword magazine to keep him and his large brain occupied.
Finally, it was time, my doctor came to visit with me and we chit chatted like we were just having coffee and than it hit me that I would be in lala land soon. It petrified me. Like on TV, the nurses wheeled me out of my small room toward the operating center and before I went through the big doors, my husband gave me a kiss goodbye as he held my purse (what a guy). I started to cry like I was there for major surgery. God, I'm such a wuss. They stuck me in a curtain closest size room and I met with my nurse for the operating room, my anthesiologist (who also happened to deliver me my epidural with my child), and a doctor who was assisting my doctor. Let's just say as I was sitting there trying not to cry I sent a little prayer out to my dad to make this go right and let's just say he did! No joke, I got a huge laugh before going into my surgery. Only a select few know what it is, but to protect the person who was the object of my insane laughter, we shall keep him nameless.
No joke, as I got wheeled into the operating room, all my doctors and nurses had these types of masks on you see in the photo and I was put under a light like how you see on TV and like the baby that I am tried so hard to hold it in, but I cried. The nurses wiped my tears and my doctor (the awesome woman she is) rubbed my shoulder. Than a wonderful thing happened. My anthesia kicked in and the last thing I remember is telling my doctor
"This is wonderful....zzzzzz"
I end my story here, cause I wake up, I beg for ice chips, I'm take to the original place I waited, had to show them I can pee by myself and got released home!
Thank you to mom for babysitting (along with Aunty Sister) and thank you to Miss A for bringing us dinner....I ate your food too, Mom after I threw up everything from my first dinner. I'm sure your's will come up too later in my sleep ;o)
Peace out,
Thursday, February 22, 2007
I'm sick...
I'm sick...not only in the head, but actually seems like I've got a cold. I have no creative juices to share with you today but just wanted to leave my mark this fine day.
My nose has put out more mucus that I thought possible, therefore leaving my top lip red and swollen like I've been crying....
I leave you all now and wish you all a fine day. More tomorrow maybe....
Nyquil, take me away....
The Rambler
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Is it just me??
Tonight was weird....
I work in a restaurant and it can be interesting at times. It never fails that you have nothing to do but all of a sudden EVERYTHING happens together.
Had a group book a dance party for the evening and that was to start around 8:00. While I was trying to deliver a check to a guest for a really busy server a woman threw up all over my escalators. Right where people need to step off when getting off the escalator. I was like ummm, do I drop this check off, or do I try to help this lady who looks like she's going to hurl again all over my merchandise (did that sound like I didn't care for her well being?). Of course I assisted the woman first and went to her table to inform her friends and OR husband that she wasn't feeling good. I just said that, and one of the friends said,
"We know!"
"Um, no, I mean she's at the bottom of the escalotor and did not make it to the restroom." Me wondering why no one on the table is getting up to...I don't know...check on her!
"Uh, uh" says the table of friends
"Ok, well, she's got her head in a trash bucket puking and she's thrown up all over the escalotor, did one of you want to help her or should I send her back here when she's done?" Swear to goodness, I said that. Well who seemed to be the husband put his food down and got up to check it out.
All I know is, my husband better walk me to the bathroom if I thought I was as sick as this lady and he better jump in 5 seconds if it seemed like I was in trouble.
OK...on to the rest of the night...Oh yeah, I was able to still drop off the check to the other customer who patiently waited and understood.
Back to the dance Party....these are kids and I mean high school kids on an excursion trip from all over the place. All I can say is that I pray my daughter when she gets to that age has more respect for herself and others to not act the way some of them were...and I will leave it at that.
It's late and I have just a couple hours before the kid wakes up for her first feeding of the day....God Bless her and her 5:30 Am feeding...;o)
A tired tired Rambler
Monday, February 19, 2007
Thoughts of today
If your time was up today, have you done what you've wanted to accomplish in life? Do you feel you made a difference in someone's life? Not by doing something heroic or giant, but by just your presence? Are you important to someone in this world?
I can honestly say that if I went today I can't find something that I wished I did, but didn't. I first of all have a wonderful mother and sisters who have helped shape the way I am today. I have a fabulous extended family that I can't imagine families any other way. I've met people in my life that I could have done without but understand that is part of the journey. I've met people that have turned into some of the best friends you hope to have in your grown up years. I met a man who is my soul mate and that helped me become the woman I am supposed to be. He has given me my most beautiful daughter who has completed my life in ways I thought didn't need completing.
I've experienced loss and pain in my life thus far, but the love and experience in life far outways the negative.
I stare at the picture above and to me it seems like she's content. I'm not totally there yet, but I want to be her. Sitting in the grass reading a book in a beautiful setting. Her nakedness represents to me that she's got nothing to hide, she is who she is, she's happy with who she is! Take her for what she is OR leave her alone...Or so, that's what I would say. ;o)
This is where my brain is tonight so sorry so non-funny, but more mmmmmm.
-An almost content Rambler
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Yep, I'm back! I was in a rut and didn't feel like writing, being humorous, serious, thought-provoking...and all the above.
So, I start off this blog to write about being a mommy. I will try not to bore you all with the details, but it has been at times funny.
Well, this is all I have for now...so look forward to keeping you up to date on my life now as a Sleep Deprived (But sooo worth it)Rambler...
ZZZZ....whoops I mean, Good Night! (please excuse my p's and q's)
Da Rambla (oh yea, she's back)
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A client wanted to use SSL across their SharePoint 2010 platform internally. As part of that work, all of the InfoPath forms need to be updated. There were three environments – Development, Test and Production.
The Production environment worked fine, but whenever I updated the data connections in Development or Test, I received the message: "Unable to connect to the SharePoint site. The SOAP message cannot be parsed."
I struggled with this for awhile, and couldn't work out what the problem was. Whenever I reverted to non-SSL, I did not have any problems. I initially thought that InfoPath did not like the self-signed certificates on Dev or Test, and I even tried domain trusted certificates similar to the Production environment, but to no avail.
I turned up full diagnostic logging on SharePoint, and it stood out that for some reason it was making requests to the non-SSL URL. Whenever I tried it directly (eg http://xxtest01.xxx.internal/_vti_bin/Webs.asmx) I was redirected to HTTPS and received a valid response.
Finally, I took a look at the alternate access mappings, and discovered the problem – the public URL was not set to use HTTPS on Dev or Test, but was set to use HTTPS on Production.
As soon as I changed the public URL to https://xxtest01.xxx.internal, my problems in InfoPath disappeared and I was able to setup the data connections with SSL.


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Cresus Radio is a pretty different type of online radio station that has vision and kind of prgrams that are also different than the most of the online radios out there. Where most radios broadcasts musicial programs Cresus Radio is there with economics based programs.
Cresus Radio official website address is www.radiocresus.fr
Country: France


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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome update - by CEO Ian Flint
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome CEO Ian Flint shares what he has been up to since joining the team three months ago.
Well, it's been just over three months at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and I can safely say I'm hooked! It's been a steep learning curve, but I think I'm getting there. So what have I been up to?
We've revised our volunteering strategy, and we've already begun new recruiting and induction schedules. We have our new guide book in place, and we've started to evaluate our new Engine Workshop museum. We've also almost finished the renovations of the Royal Engineers workshop, and there is grand plans for this wonderful building. New signs, branding and we've even refitted the Communications Room as an office! It's all go!
Our volunteers at work
We've had some great successes over the last few months in our events programme. The flying events have been a storming success – and I'm glad to say that even after a number of shows my heart still leaps when I see the aircraft whizzing to and fro. The stately beat of the BE2 prop or the roar of the Albatros still gets my blood racing and the crazy antics of the Turbulent display team leave me grinning. I hope you have visited and know what I mean!
Jean Munn swinging the propeller on the Albatros Dva at one of our Vintage Flying Events
I've also had the occasion to meet some fascinating people. From volunteers to veterans, politicians to parents – everyone with a story to tell and something to learn. It's brilliant.
My role at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome
My day starts usually around 8am, with a big pot of coffee and a mountain of e-mails. I try to get through as many as I can before I embark on the raft of work involved in driving the site.
We're involved with a number of bids for the Aerodrome, and they are very intricate – so that takes priority. I am involved with things as diverse as policy writing and designing signage – supporting the management team to try and get everything right. I often write articles (like this one) for magazines or websites, so I get to be a little creative and indulge a passion for the written word. Of course, I work closely with our Finance team - cash flow, expenditure, funding – all the while trying to marshal resources for the various tasks ahead.
We're really interested in the different group visits we get – we seem to attract all manner of organisations and societies, covering every possible interest – so right now I'm working with our Commercial Manager to design the very best offer for them. At the same time, we need to plan the work on our buildings carefully, so our Operations Manager and I regularly tramp around the site to make sure I am up to speed with the various locations and constructions.
I try and meet with our intrepid volunteers as often as I can – I even have my own enamel mug – so they can tell me how they are doing.
They are a vital, indispensable part of our aerodrome, and without them we would be in real trouble! It's great to share a coffee and a doughnut with them. Funny, skilled, dedicated – they really are the heart of what we are.
Finally, I meet regularly with the Trustees – individually, or as a board. They don't miss a trick! Each has their own area of expertise, and have lots to offer in support and guidance.
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome really is a fantastic place to be. We've a lot to do, but we'll get there!
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With insightful commentary, dozens of camera angles for replay of every critical event and affordable hyper-real 4k televisions, TV gives the sports fan an "up close and personal" viewing experience. Why would anyone leave the comfort of his or her own living room to attend a live sporting event?
This question is driving sport franchises (and the architects and engineers that design sporting venues) to create an in-person experience that goes beyond the game itself.
The experience begins by making it easier for the spectator. Virtual ticketing gives secure authorization to the stadium. Parking is simplified with an app on a smart device that shows the closest available spot and then helps guide fans to their seats. At the club level, those fans don't even need to leave their seats for snacks — food and drink are delivered.
The desire to create excitement within the venue has led to extraordinary pre-game entertainment with laser light shows, projection mapping across the arena floor, and other highly-produced events. LED lighting is becoming more prevalent as the cost has continued to fall, and the ability to tie the control and color of the building lighting has become part of the palette of the entertainment design, as well as providing the energy savings so critical to the owner.
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Baseball Stadium, which opened in 2006, began a relationship between The Sextant Group and Penn State that now spans ten sports projects. One of the most exciting projects is a renovation of the iconic Beaver Stadium, the second largest football stadium in the Western Hemisphere, now featuring more than 10,000 SF of high definition video displays. It is emblematic of the escalating battle to provide larger displays with more resolution than ever before. The big screens have become a source of fans' social media interaction with twitter feeds, kiss cams, live video games and prize contests offering immense entertainment value to spectators.
Fan expectations are also driving the design of ever higher fidelity audio systems with installed speaker systems that are far beyond the public address systems of the past. The sensory impact of music helps build excitement for the fans, and some players even personally select music for their introductions.
High-Definition is the name of the display game. Sports venue operators are currently installing the latest 4K ultra high definition displays, and 8K resolution is on the horizon.
Almost everyone carries some type of 'smart' device with them, and many sports organizations are creating custom applications to augment the fan experience. ColosseoEAS is an international company based in Bratislava, Slovakia that specializes in LED design, multimedia and statistics solutions for sport venues. The company's smartphone technology enables fans' Wi-Fi connected devices to download apps which allow access to multiple camera angles, instant replay and real-time statistics.
Recent advances in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) are now providing the extra content that patrons are looking for. The Golden State Warriors Oracle Arena in Oakland, California created Fannovate allowing fans in attendance at the game to experience pre-game rituals and warm-ups through the eyes of the players.
The Capital One Arena in Washington DC (formerly The Verizon Center) is one of many facilities employing different facets of cutting edge technology to enhance the fan experience. Through the use of custom apps, meta-data and deep analytics they are building deeper fan profiles with insights that allow them to better cater to the preferences of individual fans.
In 2016, the venue introduced a photo app that enables fans to simply enter their seat number and have photos delivered in real-time to their cell phones which they could then instantly share on social media channels. The application uses multiple camera units installed throughout the arena, capturing candid moments throughout the game in real-time. Each image tells a story by providing a description of the fan's moment alongside curated images of the action on the court or the ice.
Future platforms based around head-mounted optical displays, like Google Glass, will provide a heads-up display of player stats, the ability to select a replay from any one of multiple camera angles or experience a 240 degree view of the playing surface from the sideline of a football or soccer game or just above the dasher board at the red line of the hockey game between the benches.
That same technology can take the most passionate and tech savvy fan inside the cockpit of the Indy car with the drivers-eye-view as it speeds around the track at 200 mph.
Spectators at any sporting event want to share their excitement and what is currently happening in the venue with the hope of creating their own viral event; however, accommodating hundreds or thousands of users' connectivity to either Wi-Fi or cellular service will strain a typical Wireless Access Point (WAP) system or Distributed Antenna System (DAS). The result can be limited bandwidth for accessing social media or an inability to connect at all.
The Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, as part of a recent technology investment, has installed more than 1,000 next-generation Wi-Fi access points and has one million square feet of Wi-Fi cellular coverage. They have embraced the idea of a "Real World Web" (RWW) platform which is similar to the augmented reality experience from the popular game Pokémon Go. Both overlay a digital game in the real world using software called Geotrigger which makes something digital happen when a person is in a particular place. These triggers can help incentivize people to go to a certain location and perform an action, such as going to a specific restaurant or purchasing a specific item.
The proliferation of "fantasy sports" leagues has created opportunities for venue operators and their teams. They create large lounges with full amenities similar to a sports bar, complete with high-density Wi-Fi, specialized menus and offer access by any ticketed fan. Banks of monitors showing multiple live game feeds allow fans to track their fantasy players' progress while simultaneously watching their local team.
A contemporary sports venue features thousands of square feet of video display. The control room for live production can rival a full blown television production studio or truck. Wall-mounted monitors displaying windows full of camera shots, graphics and other content are driven by multiple production positions including producers, technical directors, camera shading, computer graphics, slow-motion replay, scoreboard operator and audio mixers. Depending on the number of simultaneous activities, multiple positions for the same function may be required.
The control room can be located in a variety of places within the building, but there are certain positions that require direct access or sight lines to the main seating area of the venue. Although it can be done remotely via camera, a line of sight to the scoreboard is extremely beneficial and generally required by the scoreboard operator. The live audio engineer also needs open access to the main part of the venue and located in an area that allows real time monitoring of the audio quality, sound levels and overall audience response. Windows between the production room and the main seating area should have operable partitions.
Equipment rooms housing racks of electronics need stable power and more cooling capacity than is typical along with space to allow access to both the front and rear of the racks with enough square footage for future upgrades. Technology is also a part of successfully addressing accessibility issues, as venues deal with not just physical challenges but other sensory challenges as well, such as hearing and sight.
Aimed at enhancing the experience of attending matches for partially-sighted and blind fans, FIFA and the Brazil 2014 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) provided match commentary audio service in four stadiums at the last World Cup. This required commentators with their own space and equipment to describe in great detail the action and the surrounding environment to paint a vivid picture of the stadium and all the proceedings. Although similar to radio commentary, there is a greater emphasis on describing the overall atmosphere with additional information about all of the significant visual details inside the venue.
Michigan State University's Breslin Center improved its sound system in 2010, and as part of the overall improvements, upgraded the traditional FM assistive listening systems to a high quality induction hearing loop system. This technology can be used by the majority of hearing aid systems used by fans without the need to pick up a special tuned receiver from the venue. This upgrade meets the IEC 60118-4 International Loop Standard, and at Michigan State basketball games, people with hearing loss have a much clearer audio experience.
Cutting edge sports technology projects have been part of The Sextant Group since 1995. Sportvision, one of the co-creators of the now ubiquitous "1st & Ten®" technology, engaged The Sextant Group to design its prototype broadcast truck. At the time, the technology was considered revolutionary, especially so because it was the last element in the broadcast chain and presented a potential critical point of failure. Several years later, the PGA Tour contracted The Sextant Group to design its first ever "ShotLink" broadcast truck. Utilizing lasers, GPS and high speed networking, the "ShotLink" technology provides the statistics and analytics that underpin the broadcast of PGA Tour events. Not long afterward, NEP Productions, the largest mobile production company in the United States, engaged The Sextant Group to assist with the design of its first ever high definition mobile unit, NOVA. Recognized by Broadcast & Cable in 2003 as "High Definition Truck of the Year," NOVA revolutionized the producing Monday Night Football experience.
Designing a venue with any or all of these types of fan engagement experiences requires carefully thought out infrastructure that is both flexible and scalable. Future technologies continue to push the envelope and will require significant investments in electronics, application development, production facilities and skilled personnel.


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Ken Maniha is the Diary Project's professional genealogist. After joining as a volunteer, he first did general annotation research, frequently involving the identity of people appearing in William's diary.
Gradually, Maniha assumed responsibility for compiling the Steinway family genealogy. He has used family archive materials, original documents, the frequent appearance of Steinway family events in newspapers, and the collaboration of living Steinway descendants to compile a family genealogy reaching out seven generations from the founder of the family in America. The genealogy aims to eventually include all known Steinway descendants and their spouses. Maniha has been interested in documenting the overwhelming propensity for Steinways of the first few generations to choose mates with German roots and to chart how this proclivity began to erode over subsequent generations.
Maniha is a native of Houston, Texas, and graduated from Tulane University. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan, and is a Certified Genealogist who does client research. He was a faculty member at Florida State University and is a retired research administrator for the federal government. Actively engaged in genealogy for over 30 years, Maniha has been a professional genealogist since 2004. He belongs to the Association of Professional Genealogists, Fairfax Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and the New York Biographical and Genealogical Society. He teaches genealogy courses for Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at George Mason and American Universities, and is an adjunct professor for the Lutheran College Washington Consortium. Maniha lives in the Washington, DC area with his wife, Barbara. They have two sons, two grandchildren, and have a second home in Massachusetts


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My interest in roller derby started, like so many other of my interests, with a movie I once saw. Five years ago, in November 2009, "Whip It!" came out, and my then-boyfriend and I saw it. That Christmas I asked for derby skates, even though I didn't expect anyone to actually get them. Owen and Jamie did, and I started skating at a rink by where I used to live in Columbus.
I love skating. I am not a graceful person and I am not a fast runner but I feel stronger and bolder and faster on skates than I ever do on my feet.
Like the joy I experienced when I realized I loved riding my bike this summer, I feel similarly when I lace up my skates. I already knew I loved skating but I had forgotten how great and freeing it felt. We can always still manage to surprise ourselves and continue to let ourselves be surprised. I love that about life. I hope I always feel this way.
I've been subscribed to Derby Lite's emails for a while now. Around the time of my breakup last winter I toyed with the idea of taking a class but decided I couldn't afford it. That was absolutely true then, when I lived alone in an apartment I couldn't afford and still had my old job that didn't pay well enough for me to stay there. But when I saw an email last month with the subject "FREE 'Get In Gear' Day for Derby Lite: Chicagoland," I knew I wanted in.
"How long have you been thinking about joining Derby Lite?" the email read. "Is 2015 your year?"
Yes, I thought. Yes.
I say yes now, to most things. Yes to biking. Yes to reading my essays in front of audiences. Yes to climbing the Sears Tower. Yes to talking to strangers. Yes to being brave. Yes to going to Portland by myself for a week. Yes, yes, yes.
May 2015 be the same, if I can be so lucky.
I drove to a roller rink/gym in Oak Park on Saturday morning for the intro class. I walked in 10 minutes late, but a pretty, short-haired blonde woman asked me if I was there for Get in Gear. I smiled shyly and nodded. She told me almost immediately that the skates I'd brought were not going to work and I felt disappointed. Part of the reason I was even there was because I already had the most expensive piece of gear. She said I could borrow knee and elbow pads, wrist guards, and a helmet like everyone else and see how the skates went, so I suited up with the rest of the women who had shown up.
There were six or seven of us, all at varying levels of skate experience and roller derby knowledge. Some had already registered for an intro class and some, like me, were still mulling it over. We were given a rundown on the gear and how to put it on, then asked to sign a waiver before rolling onto the rink. Some had never skated before, or not since they were kids.
I had felt hungry to get on the rink since touching my skates while sitting on the rink's bench, carefully lacing them up. Mine looked out of place here, bright white with purple rubber front brakes and purple plastic wheels. The borrowed, proper derby skates the other women wore were black and orange, uniform. I'd been told the brakes on mine would prove insufficient, but I was skeptical.
Out on the rink, I felt amazing. The pads made me feel foolishly brave, even though I knew I was still afraid of actually falling. I skated faster than I ever have in my life, feeling so strong and so full of energy.
After about 30 minutes, the tall, short-haired blonde leader, Queen B, led us in some drills. The first was stopping: That's when I realized she had been right about my skates. Everyone around me was able to stop by letting down the front of their skates in an easy toe stop. When I tried, my front brake skidded bumpily on the rink's floor like a tire going over a rumble strip. I frowned. She'd been dead on just from seeing them.
Then we practiced falling drills. Queen B showed us a two-point fall first, with one knee going down and then the next. We all looked at each other when she told us to try it, unsure it was a great idea. But we did it, one knee first, and then the other — we couldn't feel a thing through our thick, borrowed knee pads. We moved on the a four-point fall (knee, knee, elbow, elbow). She described a six-point fall and told us to click our wrists together first.
"If your wrists make a clicking sound, you've got your wrist guards on right," she said.
I moved my wrists together and heard no click. She saw, and pointed out I had my guards on… backwards. Like a boss.
I quickly corrected them and joined my squad members in our first six-point fall and felt nothing.
It was awesome.
After we did some more drills, our first-ever roller derby lesson was over. I told Queen B I wanted to register for class and buy their discounted gear, but that I wasn't sure I could afford new skates, too. I knew I couldn't — I wasn't totally convinced I could swing both registration and gear at the same time. She told me I could keep using my skates for the class if I wanted, and I was grateful. I suspect I'll need to invest in some new ones with better brakes soon, but for now I know I've got the very basics I need.
I can't express to you how great it felt to be on skates again. Maybe my uncle's skate and cycling abilities have finally taken hold in me this year? Probably not — but it feels amazing to be (kind of) good at something. I can skate. I am comfortable skating. I want nothing more than to be skating right now.
I'm glad I said yes to this.


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Ex-prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, has been released from prison after being granted parole in a corruption case that reduced his sentence by a third.
Olmert, the country's first former premier to serve jail time, did not speak to reporters when leaving the Maasiyahu prison in central Israel.
The 71-year-old, premier between 2006 and 2009, was convicted of graft and entered prison in February 2016. He had been sentenced to 27 months.
Olmert was granted early release by a parole board on Thursday and prosecutors decided not to appeal the decision.
He had resigned as prime minister in September 2008 after police recommended he be indicted for graft, but remained in office until March 2009, when right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in to the post, which he has held ever since.
Olmert won international acclaim for relaunching peace efforts with the Palestinians at the Annapolis conference in the United States in 2007, but they failed to bear fruit and the corruption charges against him have come to define his legacy.
The parole board said last week that while Olmert's crimes were "severe," he was "punished for his deeds and paid a heavy price."
"The inmate underwent a significant rehabilitation process in prison and displays motivation to continue it," it said.
"All this significantly diminishes the risk he will deviate again from honest practice."
The decision came after Olmert was recently rushed to hospital after experiencing chest pains in prison.
The former premier underwent examinations which determined he was healthy and he returned to prison after a number of days.
A picture of a gaunt Olmert in hospital robes eating from plastic utensils found its way to social media, evoking a wave of sympathy from the public as well as politicians calling for his early release.
– 'Secretive' content? –
Even after his release, Olmert could still face new criminal charges, though some Israeli media reported that the probe is expected to be dropped.
Last month, the state attorney's office instructed police to investigate suspicions Olmert had smuggled a chapter of a book he was writing out of prison, an act that would constitute a felony due to the "secretive" content, the justice ministry said.
Police had raided the office of the Yediot Aharonot publisher and seized Olmert's manuscript as well as other materials out of fears their dissemination — prior to the mandatory censorship they would be subject to — could cause "severe security damage", the ministry said.
The investigation was ongoing, with the state attorney's office expected to announce in the coming days whether it would seek to press charges against Olmert over his conduct around the book.
Olmert's original 27-month prison term was comprised of 18 months for taking bribes in the early 2000s in connection with the construction of Jerusalem's massive Holyland residential complex, eight months for a separate case of fraud and corruption, and another month for obstructing justice.
The main convictions against him dated to before his time as prime minister, to the years when he served as mayor of Jerusalem and economy minister, among other positions.
In a video message released just before he began his sentence, Olmert, a debonair man reputed to have a taste for fine cigars, maintained his innocence.
"You can imagine how painful and strange this change is to me, my family, loved ones and supporters," said Olmert, looking haggard and downcast. "I totally deny all the bribe charges attributed to me."
He added that "over the course of my extensive career I also made mistakes, though none of them were criminal by nature in my opinion. I'm paying a dear price for some of them today, perhaps too dear.
"With a very heavy heart, I'm accepting my sentence today. Nobody is above the law.
Source: ( Punch Newspaper )


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The logotype of the Panera Bread Company, one of the most successful chains of bakery-cafe restaurants in the US, is built around a metaphor that is closely connected to the specific process of making break used by the company.
Meaning and History logo
The logo itself, as well as the entire branding, was created by Heckler Associates. They found the name for the then little-known 20-store chain and developed its brand identity at all levels, which certainly affected the growth of the franchise food chain.
The central metaphor behind the Panera logo is that of so-called Mother Bread. To understand it, one has to know that while making sourdough bread the Panera bakers use a small amount of the dough used to cook the previous batch of bread dough. Bakers call this piece of dough the "mother". When a new Panera restaurant is opened, the "mother" of the first Panera bread cooked in the 1980s is taken there no matter how far the new bakery is located.
The Mother Bread as depicted on the logo is a smiling woman looking at the loaf of bread she is holding in her arms as if it was a baby.
The Panera logo features a unique bespoke script. It looks as if the name of the company was carelessly written by hand. The smooth, curvy lines go perfectly well with the picture of Mother Bread.
The color palette seems perfect for a bakery. The letters and the outline of Mother Bread are given in dark brown, while the background is beige. Both the colors are somewhat evocative of the colors of pastries.


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How to Build a Mini-Golf Course at Home With Your Family
Do your kids love to play putt-putt golf?
Want an easy and fun activity to tee off with your family?
Make a mini-golf course at home.
Use everyday household items such as oatmeal containers, toys and stuffed animals to construct a whole course of miniature golf obstacles in your home or yard.
In this article I will show you how to design, construct and play on your own mini-golf course, which will lead to hours of golfing fun for your family! You can even print out scorecards to keep track of your golfers' efforts.
Why Build a Mini-Golf Course?
A game of miniature golf is a fun way to spend time with the whole family. When you construct the course at home, you can play anytime!
Whether or not your family members are athletes, they'll enjoy the challenge of designing and building a mini-golf course. It's an activity that's easy for kids, and entertaining for all ages.
Plus, everyone in your family will love the friendly competition that goes along with a rousing game of golf.
How to Make Edible Easter Basket Cookies With Your Kids
Want to explore traditional Easter treats from around the world?
Do you want to make something delicious with your kids this Easter?
How about starting a new family tradition?
Easter is a holiday rich with tradition. In this article I'll share a few international Easter treats. Then I'll show how you and your kids can make one of them: a traditional Easter basket cookie from Italy.
Why Bake International Treats for Easter?
Most children are big fans of the Easter Bunny and get excited thinking about the baskets of goodies he brings. And while we love that Bunny too, there's a whole world of Easter fun to explore!
There are tons of traditions that go along with Easter. In many English-speaking countries, Saturdays are spent preparing for the holiday, while Easter Sunday means going to church, having a meal with family and participating in Easter egg hunts. Egg rolling and egg tapping are also popular activities.
When you look at traditions of other countries, it opens up a multitude of conversations you can have with your kids. In what ways do people in other countries celebrate holidays differently? What foods do they eat? What international tradition would be fun for our family to start this Easter?
How to Host a Family Game Show Your Kids Will Love
Does your family like to play along with game shows on TV?
Think you know everything there is to know about your kids or your spouse?
Looking for a way to channel sibling rivalry and competition into something more positive?
Then come on down! You and your kids are the next contestants on Family Game Show—Valentine's Edition!
In this article I'll show you how to host your own game show to quiz your family's knowledge of each other in a fun and lively competition your kids will love.
Why Have a Family Game Show?
Game shows are filled with things kids love: they're fun, they're exciting, they're lively and fast and loud.
Game shows provide a friendly way to pit players against each other—even brother vs. sister or parent vs. child—on an even playing field where kids (or anyone) can test their knowledge or skill.
And they have fabulous prizes!
The Family Game Show lets you turn all that's appealing about a TV game show into a fun family activity you can stage in your own home. And this version will do something extra: it'll help players learn more about their loved ones and give your family new ways to show appreciation for each other.
How to Have a Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
What do your kids know about the first Thanksgiving?
Would you like to make the story of this incredible event more vivid for your children?
Send your family on a journey of discovery, starting with the sailing of the Mayflower and ending with the Thanksgiving meal itself.
In this article, you'll find all you need to plan a quick and easy Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt that's both fun and educational.
Why a Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt?
When you ask most kids to tell you about the first Thanksgiving, they'll rattle off a thing or two about the Pilgrims, turkeys and pumpkin pie. Not a bad start, but there's so much more to the story!
Get your children excited to learn more about the first Thanksgiving. Send them on a scavenger hunt to track down fun Thanksgiving facts and tidbits!


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Corvette Mods Selling Color-Matched Exterior Parts For Corvette Stingray7
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Not everyone is into the black painted vents that partially lend to the modern, sporty look of the 2014 Corvette Stingray. For the 2015 model-year, you'll be able to choose body-colored vents, but if you already have a Stingray and don't want to do the painting yourself, the people from Corvette Mods have you covered.
Corvette Mods will sell you color-matched rear quarter panel vents, rear taillight vents, rear valance vents and even painted splashguards. They will also sell you color-matched mesh for the vents and a color-matched "exhaust filler plate" which fills in some of the room surrounding the exhaust tips.
Other parts from Corvette Mods are also available such as a painted "retro-style" matrix mesh grille and a billet license plate bracket, among other things. Check out all their mods for the C7 Corvette on their site right here.


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I have a fair number of albums that have non-square album art, and so that Windows Media Center will display them "properly," I've letterboxed the Folder.jpg versions of the album art. However, I'd like MediaMonkey to use the original versions of those files. Is there a way to have MediaMonkey select something other than Folder.jpg as the cover (i.e. is there a way to force something to take precedence over that filename)? I've tried a couple of other filenames (<Album>.jpg, <Album>.thm, tweaking "First image per Album/Series in Options → Library → Tags & Playlists), followed by clearing the Artwork entries for the album, followed by reimporting the directory (to have MediaMonkey reindex album art), but nothing I've tried so far works. I'd really like not to have to edit every single album by hand (currently 854 and counting).
Album art: using something other than Folder.jpg?
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Re: Album art: using something other than Folder.jpg?
Are you saying that you want to choose which image is first in MediaMonkey? I don't know if it will work, but you could try Cover, Front or even Cover Front. I presume for testing you'll need to remove the Album from the Library and rescan (I don't know if it updates image order for existing images already associated with the Album).
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Re: Album art: using something other than Folder.jpg?
Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they work (i.e. Folder.jpg has priority over, say, Cover.jpg, when re-scanning the album in after removing it).
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