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So yesterday to take a breath from the building stress of work, I drove out to one of my favorite spots to relax and met a nice lady who took a picture of Lilly and Me!
But look at those wildflowers! I want to go out there again soon, so calm and peaceful (and a workout!) got to chat with Anne who asked for some more fun places nearby to shoot, gave her some tips 🙂 And her friend took my email address to pick my brain later! Nice folks, always enjoy chats with photographers!
It was beautiful for sure, maybe a new drone video soon if I take Skippy out there this weekend!
I do have a GI appointment tomorrow, may include the follow-up scope from my hospital visit last year, but we shall see. A little nervous, really don't want to be put under again, left me off for a few weeks.
But I will leave with a last photo, so it's on something happy – have a good weekend!

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Machines, media & miscellanea by Kevin Carmody
Last year's jQuery conf was sponsored by BlackBerry and they gave away playbooks, loads of 'em. This gave us an idea. Why not a game that ran across many of them? So we made a game that you can host and have multiple players join with their own device. You can also attach multiple screen together using hot areas so you can play across browsers across multiple computers. We called this game Twon… cause it's kinda like Tron… kinda.
Naturally, the tech of choice was Node.js based sockets using Express. This allows some easy subscriptions to events across multiple devices.
Setting up the game is real easy. You can download the source at https://github.com/skinofstars/Twon, run npm install and then fire node app.js at it and you've got the Twon server up and running. Then, just visit the host machine with a few other browsers. You'll see in the /public folder of the repo which pages to visit depending on what you'd like the browser to act as. We find projectors are great as arenas and mobiles as controllers.
Have fun!
Virtualbox is an awesome application, allowing you to run multiple instances of operating systems concurrently. But getting full screen guest working on the second monitor doesn't work by default, it always fullscreens on the primary. This drove me mad for a couple of hours till I figured it out. The answer is through the following steps:
Voila. Simple once you know.
I had a bit of a moment earlier in getting PyDev up and running in Eclipse. Installing is easy enough through Marketplace in Helios, but when I went to open a project I was denied! Anyway, figured it out, just needed to select my interpreter.
When you go to open a new python project hit the 'Please configure an interpreter..' link. Then click the Auto Config button. Ok. Apply. Ok. I'm on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 so my grammar is 2.6 (you can find your version in the terminal via:$ python –version ). Your interpreter is Python. Finish. And you're done :)
Another dConstruct2010 post, this time: Brendan Dawes - Boil, Simmer, Reduce
Brendan didn't really have as structured a talk, and one wonders if perhaps he relied more on gimmicks in his slides than the message he was trying to convey. The method he calls 'Boil, Simmer, Reduce' is basically his three part plan in creating a product. Frankly it seems a very logical, if not slightly fluffy minded way to work.
Boil This is basically filling your head with stuff. So it's just about throwing anything and everything in to the ideas pot. When you embark on a development process you are already indirectly thinking about it all the time, whether you are watching a film, reading a fictional book or just contemplating the meaning of life. The premise is just to be grabbing ideas from all over the place and throwing them all in.
He also pointed out when discussing shots from films he likes that symmetry in itself makes things pretty.
Simmer This is looking at all considerations of what you want. It is important that you're not considering technical restrictions, but rather getting down to the nub of what you'd like to do. As with the Boil stage, there are no rules, you can really just do whatever you like.
Around this point Brendan suggested that good design can breed good behaviour. He spoke of work he did for a tourist information office using Microsoft Surface as a map display. There were discs which they would place on the surface which would represent hotels, and by placing that on the map it would create a ring around that item with dots showing where the hotels are in that surrounding area. By turning the disc it would amplify the area of interest. This was in Manchester and it was quite a rough area of the centre of town - "a high proportion of scallies". The place was concerned that the discs would get stolen. But it was a beautiful space that they created through design, and nothing was stolen. He argued that this proved his belief that "good design can bring good behaviour".
Reduce "A design is finished when there is nothing left to take away". Take the iPhone. It's such a simple design, one button, an absolute minimum and it's the sort of thing where anything can be placed on it. It can be anything you want it to be.
You should justify everything shown on a screen. This doesn't necessarily mean that everything must serve a purposeful action. His favourite thing about the iPhone was that when you scroll up and get to the top, it creates a little bit of space with nothing underneath which simply springs back when you let go. This doesn't really serve a purpose, bar perhaps a small mental indicator. It is just a little piece of aesthetic satisfaction. It's just nice. That in itself can justify the feature.
He talked a bit about how he made something for the iPhone which was born out of a need. He wanted to watch a film on a train journey and couldn't get his iPhone to sit in a good position, so he made a simple piece of cardboard that evening that would just clip onto the side. They thought it was sell-able and went through a few iterations. There was one which was so close to being right but it just wasn't quite there. They then decided to apply Da Vinci's Golden Ratio to the position of the cut in the rectangle. That was it. Fixed.
He also mentioned how he thinks the pencil is absolutely wonderful in design. A few of reasons he mentioned were:
1) It has a big arrow pointing to which end you use. 2) Built-in progress bar. 3) You can cut it up, and make many more of the same with it.
New ideas like this still apply to the old and best designed products.
On Saturday 20th Nov I spent the best part of the day at Barcamp Non-Profits (NFP) at the Oxford University Club. This was my first Barcamp, so I was interested to see how the event and it's organisation was to unfold. For the uninitiated a Barcamp, often called an unconference, is as the name would suggest an ad hoc organised conference. A timetable of slots is offered and people simply add their name to a box in order to host a talk.
I went to four talks on four very topics, which is perhaps a little surprising considering the focus of the day: Non Profits and Tech engagement
Social Monitoring
This was a two part talk with the focus being on monitoring information within social media. This could take the form of following discussion on a topic relevant to a charity's engagement, or could equally be applied to monitoring a brand activity. I noted two tools in the first half which I thought could be of use. The first was Social Mention, which is best used for tracking social sentiment on the various social networks (Twitter, et al). The second was Board Tracker, which can be used for checking various forums for keyword mentions. There was also discussion of using the advanced mode of Google search. The second half was a brief discussion of a theoretical Twitter filter that would allow someone to summarise the important points of conversation using an quasi-AI approach. The interested parties of which broke of into a group to discuss the implementation of the project.
This was a talk given by my boss Dave Fletcher. I was involved in the projects inception at the Jailbrake weekend hosted by Social Innovation Camp, so I was very interested to see how the project had progressed. I was pleased to hear that even after talks with various authorities and forthcoming pilot runs, the project had retained its original good ideas; to get friends to help you identify your key skills in a structured and playful format which will hopefully aid you in gaining employment. This is such a promising project and I feel really proud for even the small part that I played in its creation.
Giving What We Can
Well this talk absolutely blew me away. It was one of those ones that starts interesting and makes you chuckle and finishes with you feeling shocked at what you've learnt. The presenter, Toby Ord, has actually appeared in various mainstream media publications discussing his project, but as he readily pointed out, it isn't a message designed for the 140char social conversation. I think it would be difficult for me to do him justice. This is a man who has such belief in the difference he can make to so many peoples lives that he is pledging to donate a significant portion of his income for the rest of his life. His argument is convincing and I sincerely hope you will visit his site, givingwhatwecan.org and take the time to read what he has to say.
Music, The Ultimate Non Profit
The last talk I went to was actually more for fun than engagement, but considering my rock background I really can't be blamed :) This was Ben Walker of Twitter song fame discussing his life as a niche geek semi-celebrity. Fun and quirky.
All in all, I had really fun and interesting time. I will certainly be going to another Barcamp at my next chance. Barcamp Non-Profits will be coming back, perhaps in spring and probably in London next time. You can find out more by going to barcampnonprofits.com or by following them on Twitter @barcampnfp. If you get the chance make sure you go.
The theme of dConstruct 2010 was Design & Creativity.
Marty Neumeier - The Designful Company
As I'm sure you can imagine, I only made some quick notes as I was listening to the talk, so what you will find here is an amalgamation of the talk and my own thoughts. Please do not consider this as their words or even mine.
I don't know much about any of the dConstruct speakers - Marty from first appearance was a middle aged gentleman, smart with suit jacket, jeans and shoes. This seemed to be a common style amongst the new media gang. Fashion aside, Marty's talk was a discussion on branding and getting a good product within a brand. To this end he reference many tech business luminaries, though like most people there he was an Apple-afficianado. For example, he was fond of a particular Steve Jobs anecdote. 'After a marked increase in sales, Jobs was asked "how do you intend to keep this up?" To which he replied: "we intend to keep innovating"'. Marty had a theme which he both uses as his opener and closer, very neatly done too, and it is simply this: "If you wanna innovate, you gotta design".
Marty's assertion was that Harvard business school teaches by case study, solving problems by looking how they have been solved previously. This is counter to successful tech businesses and brands, as is testament with Jobs' statement of the importance of innovation.
So he talked about what really gets a product there is where you need to be designing, on that edge between radical and useful, those differences between what's good and different. He talks about that traditional style brand-development where to go for something different is a risk, and many a CEO wouldn't take that risk. The problem is if you don't take that risk, there is a good chance of the brand dropping into obscurity. Consider the ubiquity of swoosh logos and then globe logos and how their commonness means the brand becomes unmemorable.
So, what are some of the most successful brands and how does one get there? Marty presents a path to follow in brand development where you have the vision at one end of the scale, and the product at the other end of the scale. He suggests that to be successful you've got to get from one end of that scale to the other. The path to follow has three stages: knowing, making and doing. It is to this end that you need a clear visionary that can manage these stages. One needs a leader who can picture the goal, has the resources available to build the product and impetus to actually put this together without diluting the vision or compromising on the product development.
Marty also talked about how business is speeding up… I'll be honest, I'm doubtful, I feel this is a cliche statement that many people make based on regurgitation. Still, he made a fair point and one that is difficult to dispute, but it could do with some kind of citation. "There are now more financial transactions in one day than the whole of 1965".
So, what do consumers want? Well, we've always said these things: Pick two; good, cheap or fast. What he pointed out though, is that consumers have a new demand, they want free, perfect, now. So if you want your product to be successful you've got to give it everything. Let's be honest, this is something we expect when one considers products like Google docs. He then pointed out that just to be free, perfect and now isn't necessarily enough! In an ever-cluttered market place you have to be really different, not just a little bit different, but really different. He talked about how we organise information in our mind using categories and compartmentalisation. So what you're ideally looking for in a product is to get it in one of those compartments by itself. So take the example of a smart phone - you want to have your product there by itself, like the iPhone, which for some time everyone thought of as the only smart phone. A successful brand is a walled category.
Historically, to make your product a successful one you would have started with factories. By having factories you can product more than anyone else, you can supply for the demand, you'd be at an advantage. When others realised this and everyone built factories, the next step was to get the most capital, allowing you to buy out the competition. After capital was patents. Patents were a means of securing your market. Of course they can only work for so long. So the final stage is where we are at now, brands. This saves a certain amount of process because in people's own minds they will compartmentalise and protect your brand for you as a consumer. So, to summarise, we are talking about how in the past it was very much physical - factories and a physical present which keeps your product dominant in the market, whereas now it's a mental thing within the mind of the consumer.
If a brand is good and different, it's a gut feeling. Your brand is what the consumer says it is and for you to stand out, that's where you have to be really different. Example - if we have Nike, do we need Reebok? Do we need Wimpy if we have McDonald's? A brand has to be truly radical and good, which is indeed a big risk.
I think in all the Apple-loving I heard on this day there is a tech brand that is more ubiquitous than iProducts will ever be: Linux. How different is that? Totally radical, and it's everywhere. Just my 2p.
Marty presented a scale with which to measure brand success using the variables of good versus different on the z and y axes. He believed a brand generally fell into one of four sectors:
1) good, not different - common, does well in tests, and at first sales, but never really dominates its market. 2) good and different - this is the sweet spot. Often does poorly in tests, which means if often won't get to market, slow in market, but customers will in time equate the weirdness to good : and eventually it will take a dominant position in the market. Example: Aeron chairs. (btw, I love Aeron chairs :) 3) not good and different - won't do well in tests, and won't be successful, people will equate weird to bad. 4) not good and not different - you just don't want to be here, do you? But, this one often does well in tests because it's not different, so it's familiar to people. But it doesn't challenge. A surprising amount of products sit here, like Gillette fusion razors. Five blades. Five. Whoop-de-doop. Not exactly going to dominate the market.
As your brand visionary leader man, there are four key things you need: 1) empathy 2) intuition 3) experience 4) judgement
Let's finish how Marty did. If you wanna innovate, you gotta design.
Sometimes, for no clear reason, Eclipse's ctrl+click function to find a methods source fails. This bugs the hell out of me, but is simple enough to fix. Unfortunately it doesn't happen often enough for me to remember how to fix. And having to search each time with 'just right' keywords is also annoying. Anyway, here it is:
Close Eclipse.
Delete: /path/to/workplace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.core
Open eclipse and let it rebuild its indexes. Job done.
I've had many jobs. My full CV is unprintable in a comfortable digest. Though all were useful in their own way, it was still a means to an end. Rock superstardom… so four years ago I decided to retool in what was then a time devouring hobby. So far, things have been going pretty well. I got a decent degree and have had two awesome jobs in a row, the second of which I still happily work at (whiteoctober).
I've been keeping my head down for some time now. I've really been wanting to get good at what I'm doing before I start to think of other things. But I'm happy to say that recently I'm starting to 'get it' with many of the techs that I'm using. I know I still have sooo much to learn, but it's a good feeling to be making progress.
Oh yeah, I use Ubuntu for both work and play now. Good times :)
Hmm, what else is new… I move in a couple of weeks, to a place in Headington. At the moment there are five of us living in a four bedroom house in East Oxford. It's fun and communal and all, but I'm really looking forward to moving in with just myself and Emily. You should check her blog by the way: emilychiang.wordpress.com.
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This was my first Michael Connelly novel and I'm unsure how I feel about it. I enjoyed it whilst it lasted but it didn't grip me as much as Forsyth's or Grisham's for instance. Sure I liked the bits about Bosch's personal life and I definitely enjoyed the story in search of the Poet, and the very last twist, but still. I'm not sure I like agent Walling and Bosch's ephemerous relationship, I can't understand the point of it, really. However, I think I'll read more of Connelly's mysteries, I'll just give myself a few months before the next one....Continua
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2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab
Story By Michael Cohn
Photos By Michael Cohn, DaimlerChrysler
Americans are all about super-sizing. We're so obsessed with big, bigger, biggest. It doesn't matter whether it's a cheeseburger or a plasma TV. We want it big. So what happens when you're in the market for a new pickup truck and a super-sized cab just isn't big enough? You MEGA-SIZE it!
Several years in the making, the Dodge Boys have done just that – they've mega-sized the Dodge Ram.
New for 2006, the Dodge Mega Cab gets bragging rights to the title of "largest pickup cab ever." How'd they do it? Here's the recipe:
Once baked, the Mega Cab's cab is 12 inches longer than the 2005 Ford F-250 Crew Cab! Now that's big! Overall length remains unchanged at 247.7 inches.
Just being big isn't enough, though. You have to do something with that space, and that's where Dodge really put pencil to paper (or stylus to design tablet).
How do you outfit a big truck cab and still leave 72.2 cubic feet of interior cargo volume? How about putting a nice storage bin behind the back seats, where there is 7.7 cubic feet of space? How about giving old-school back seats the axe and letting them use that space to recline from 22 to 37 degrees? How about doing all this and still have enough space left over for three full-grown adults to stretch their legs out in the 44.2 inches of rear leg room? All this got thrown into the Mega Cab batter and more.
But Dodge is not just looking to squeeze large families or six-man roofing crews into Mega Cab. For those needing to haul home that new plasma TV in the rain, you can squeeze it through the 34.5 inch wide, 85 degree door opening, fold down the 60/40 seats and store it on the 16.8 square foot flat floor in the rear. It's so big, it looks like the back of a Durango back there. Heck, there's even room to put your groceries in the back for the ride home, as well.
2006 sees a freshening of the full Dodge Ram lineup. An all-new frame is one of the big highlights, but the new year is also evident in the new front end and interior. Dodge has taken the signature big rig grille and given it a more up-to-date look with larger headlamps that wrap around the sides, offer 22% more light intensity, and match more closely, the latest styling of the Durangos and Dakotas already in production.
Inside, the Rams get all new seats and a new dash, as well. Though Dodge has never been at the top on our interior design favorites list, the new look is definitely an improvement. Fit and finish is better, and though there are still a lot of sharp angles and non-textured surfaces, it definitely looks and feels better than the outgoing models. One thing we did also take note of is the leather used, which is of considerably higher quality than the last round of Rams we drove. It no longer seems like faux leather. Bravo!
Dodge brought us to beautiful Leesburg, Virginia to have our first look and drive of the new Mega Cabs. We spent half the day in a 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 2WD with the Cummins 5.9L Turbo Diesel and optional 5-45RFE five-speed automatic. The second part of the day, we chose a 1500 SLT 4x4 with the 5.7L HEMI gas engine and automatic.
My morning in the 2500 was very enjoyable. Having spent a lot of time owning and driving various pickups, the size was not at all intimidating to me and I don't think it would be to any other pickup drivers. Just remember to make those wider turns!
The Cummins 5.9L provides 325bhm @ 2900rpm and 610 lb.-ft. of torque at 1600 rpm. With the optional 4.10 gear ratio, this guy could tow a 15,900 trailer. You wouldn't even feel that trailer-queen rockcrawling buggy on even the heaviest of trailers with this thing. You could even haul your buddy's rig and still have plenty of power left over.
While the 1500 trucks have independent front suspension, the 2500 and 3500 trucks get heavy duty live axles. The rear ends of all trucks get leaf springs and live axles and the 3500 gets an additional auxiliary leaf spring.
Our 2500 was a 2WD so it had a rack-and-pinion steering, which provided excellent on-center feel and a reasonably good 47.9 ft. turning circle. Steering was tight and road isolation was near-perfect to my liking. Trucks are notorious for feeling – well – too trucky. This truck felt big and heavy but had very little wander and tracked wonderfully at every speed. The ride was smooth and very comfortable for something so large.
Driving through the rolling hills of Virginia was a joy. The Cummins reacted quickly to even the slightest changes in throttle pressure and had no problems at all passing the slow pokes on any grade.
One thing that really sticks out in my mind about the ride was how quiet and non-smelly the Cummins was. Dodge engineers have done a wonderful job of decreasing NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) in the new Rams. It was so quiet that we honestly forgot that we were driving a diesel at one point! Later in the day I had the opportunity to drive Ford and Chevy trucks and was amazed at how loud and uncivilized they were compared to this new Ram. The Ford was just plain noisy and the Chevy sounded like it was sick.
I let one of the Dodge engineers drive for a while and had a seat in the back. My cowboy limo had so much legroom that I was able to recline fully, put one leg over the other, and dangle my foot without hitting the seats in front of me. This totally rocked, but I do have to say that the seats were still overly stiff – despite the nice reclined position. Almost there, Dodge – almost there.
After lunch I had the chance to tow a fifth wheel horse trailer with the Cummins. I had never towed anything this large or heavy but was eager to have a go at it. Rather than risk a herd of live horses on a pack of press wolves, Dodge smartly loaded the trailer with distributed weights and sand bags until it reached the maximum towing capacity of the truck. Talk about heavy!
Towing was a breeze. Not once did I even have to push the pedal down very far to get the rig moving, let alone feel like I was anywhere near the limit, as we pulled the trailer around the countryside. Amazing stuff.
The ride back to the hotel was taken in a 1500 4x4 gas version (HEMI not available on the 3500). The HEMI puts out 345 bhp @ 5400 rpm and 375 lb.-ft. or torque @ 4200 rpm. We've been big fans of the HEMI, just like everyone else on the planet and it did prove to be an ample engine for this truck. In most cases, Mega Cab owners will find the HEMI a nice match for the truck. It moves the truck around just fine and, like any gas engine, will come in a good bit less expensive than a diesel. But, if you're truck experience requires you to do heavy towing, than the Cummins is the only way to go. The low-end torque and towing capabilities are unmatched compared to the HEMI.
One thing we did notice right away in the 4x4 version was the recirculating ball steering system. I hadn't yet crawled underneath the Mega Cab or read the press kit to see what the differences were, so I got a nice smile from the engineer riding with me when I correctly commented that the steering on the 4x4 transmitted more road feel into my hands and felt completely different from the 2WD I drove that morning. The steering wheel reacted to every curve, bump and defect in the road and let my hands know about it. Tracking around curves was not as smooth as the 2WD version, either. This isn't to say that the truck drove like a lifted Jeep with wobbling beadlocked tires, but there was definitely a noticeable difference in the road feedback I was receiving through this setup and this was attributed to the different steering setups, as well as the independent vs. solid front axles.
Dodge, as well as Chrysler, continue to impress us with their innovative offerings. The Mega Cab is no different. If you need a full-size truck and people or interior cargo hauling is high on your list, this is a must-see pickup. Dodge has come so far over the last few years on the Ram pickup that if you haven't been in one lately, you really need to check them out. When it comes to size, power, and capability, Dodge Rams - especially the Mega Cabs - have the competition beat.
Pricing ranges from $32,760 to $48,595 including $900 destination fees. For more information on options, specs and features, visit www.dodge.com.
Production has started now and trucks should be available at dealerships this fall.
Michael Cohn is the Editor of Rockcrawler.com and resides near Birmingham, Alabama.


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It's been a good trip back to the U.S.A. for Susan and me. After another year of Italian life, hearing our "comfort language" of English has been refreshing. Of course, we live in the South, and that makes hearing it even better.
Two words I keep hearing from others this month seem to be normal: busy and exciting. I know both words are relative to the person and the circumstance. Not using one or both words to describe the day isn't a bad thing.
My heart check happened when I heard someone mention how exciting things were. I have really strayed when I can't think what excites me (e.g. ramps my heart pace up several notches, stops my breath a moment, and consumes my focus.)
What excites me? When am I so focused on what's coming or what's happening that everything else fades? The next gen Marvel movie? Hooking a fish in the surf? Hot doughnuts now lights on?
The doctor introduced me to a new word: sciatica. I had heard it, but had no idea where it was. Muscle, nerve, back, bum, leg, and beyond. Things are suppose to work together – not so with sciatica.
Two months into this malady and everyone I meet tells me their sciatica story, and what has and has not relieved it. One lady in a pharmacy insisted on showing me her patch under her clothes.
Truth be told the pain in my backside could be so agitated and unrelaxed that it hurts – in a consuming way. It's too excited. It needs to calm down. It has been so agitated at times that I could not do or think about anything else.
But, even without the sciatica, my focus can be on the wrong things.
I want to be so excited about the things of God.
Like the growing number of "behind the scenes" Bible discussions that go on in Hollywood. Or the explosive number of new Christians in otherwise closed nations. Or the open doors that Christians have to share truth and make disciples in Europe where those closed countries are emptying their immigrants.
Or the opportunity Susan and I have to serve alongside Christ-followers who see Europe and especially Italy as the place God is moving and calling His servants to live.
That's the excitement that halts my breath and focuses my mind.
That, and … the Hot Doughnuts Now lights.
Happy Doughnut Day.


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If there are two things that our brides tell us time and time again, it's what we're about to say next. Your wedding day will be a happy, hazy blur and you'll regret spending so long stressing during the planning.
With this in mind, we've put our thinking hats on and turned to our real couples to come up with ten ways you can make the most of the run up to your wedding day. Make magical memories during your wedding countdown and your happy wedding blur will last that little bit longer.
10. Don't limit wedding parties to the reception! Get your best girls over a few times in the run up to your big day for some wedding related fun. You could make your invitations, craft your decorations or put together a wedding playlist together, all over some wine and nibbles, of course.
9. Take time to enjoy dress shopping. You don't have to find your dream dress the first time around. In fact, most of our brides try on lots of gowns before they finally make their minds up. Try to relax and enjoy it, because when will you ever get to wear so many pretty dresses again?!
8. Add a bottle of bubbly and some nice chocolates to the less appealing tasks, like designing (and then redesigning) your seating plans, to transform them from dreaded to delightful.
7. You're probably scrapbooking your ideas, but are you scrapbooking your planning? Tear out pictures of your venue, glue in leaflets and jot down little notes. All of these details will help you to look back and cherish every minute, from the proposal to the "I dos" and everything in between.
6. Involve the people who matter most to you. Include tokens towards people who can't be with you; take family or friends with you to meet the florist; attend a wedding fair or explore your venue together. You'll feel supported and surrounded by love, just as you should do as you prepare to tie the knot!
5. Make time for your fiancé! However you're approaching wedding planning, it's important to take time to do things together. These should be both wedding and non-wedding related, so for every few nights of wedding planning, have a date night instead. These wedding planning apps will make your lives easier.
4. Team W. Forget making the A team – on your big day it's the W team you'll be wishing for. Get a group together before the big day and brief them on their duties, whether that's greeting guests or decorating the venue, to take some of the pressure off you.
3. Girls allowed! The day and night before your wedding make things girls or guys only. Ladies can enjoy a day of pampering together, whether at the spa, using facemasks at home, or having your nails done. It'll be a lovely, relaxing and luxurious way to spend your final single hours.
2. Plan pauses on your wedding morning. With the rush to get ready with lots of hair and makeup to be done, not to mention dresses to put on, it can easily fly by. Give yourself time to open gifts, flick through a photo album or simply reminisce. You'll be glad you did.
1. This one might be for the big day itself, but it matters! Lots of our real couples recommend taking time out during your reception to step back and watch your guests having fun. It might sound silly because you have just got married, but you'll appreciate a few intimate moments alone together with your new spouse, too.


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Ctrl-Alt-F1 = Black,blank screen?
I was looking at another help topic and I saw that someone mentioned that pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 will bring up some kind of console window. I tried that out but I got a strange result.
Right when I press it the screen turns off for about a second, and then it comes back on, although it is just solid black. I cannot do anything in this state, theres no prompt or text or anything, just solid black. If I press Ctrl-Alt-F7 again it flashes off a second like before and brings me back to the desktop and everything is fine. (I'm running Mandrake 10.1, Kernel 22.214.171.124 with an ATI x800 graphics card)
Any Ideas? I can supply any relevant console outputs or file contents if it will help, just let me know.
You probably don't have a getty process running on tty1 (the first console). Check your /etc/inittab to see if getty is started on that console in runlevel 5.
Ok Im not real familiar with getty, heres whats in my /etc/inittab
One of my systems had issues with Ctrl-Alt-F1 terminal. F2-F6 worked just fine, now out of habit I use them only. It appeared to be some sort of system use thing. Sometimes it would display a boot log, sometimes not.
F2-F6 also do nothing for me. They all just take me to a blank screen. F7 still brings me back to desktop though.
having the same problem, any luck fixing it
Hi, i've got the same problem as you described and was wondering if you've had any success fixing it and if so, what you did.
From the /etc/inittab file posted, it looks like mingetty should be running on each terminal. Can you verify (using ps) that the mingetty processes are actually running?
hi. i managed to fix the problem on my computer by updating xorg-x11 (i'm using fedora core 4 so i used yum to update it). hope that helps.
The problem you are experiencing is most likely due to:
(1) the kernel framebuffer video driver. Do you have bootsplash, usplash, splashy, etc for a graphical boot process? If so, you may need to disable it. Look in /boot/grub/menu.lst (if using grub) and look for vga=XXX where XXX is a number, change it to vga=normal or delete vga altogether. If vga isn't listed, look for "silent" or "verbose" and delete that to avoid using graphics during boot up.
(2) the video driver that xorg is using. In particular Nvidia drivers often cause that. The only way I have found to completely get rid of the blank screen problem is to not use the Nvidia drivers, but that means my TV-out functionality is gone :mad: I just load the nvidia driver when I want to watch a movie and use "nv" the rest of the time.
# defoptions=quiet splash
# defoptions=""
(N.B. simply '# defoptions=' didn't work, it was replaced by the old one.)
Thank you, now it's working!
@loxodonta - Thanks for that tip. I am using Ubuntu 6.1 in a Virtual PC and was having the same issues with blank terminals (ctrl + alt + Fn). I used your suggestion about editing /boot/grub/menu.lst and then changing "# defoptions=quiet splash" to "# defoptions=""" and it worked great for me!!
Since I'm new at linux, could you tell me what I actually did?
Fixed!: Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or Ctrl Alt F2-F6) for 10.2 Ubuntu
As pointed out in a previous post, this can be as a result of 1)boot splash screen messing up the framebuffer OR 2) nvidia/ati driver issues.
Luckily in my case it turned out to be (1).
However editing grub turned out to be more an ordeal than I imagined. Interestingly there are significant methodology changes in grub2 (which Ubuntu 9.04+ uses by default) vs grub. The easy way to figure out which grub version you have is to check for existence of the menu.lst file in /boot/grub
No menu.lst implies grub2, which will then require more work (not too much though). If you have menu.lst you are using grub v1.x and you can easily remove the vga line or turn it to vga=normal
For grub2 users, the following steps are required:
1. Edit the /etc/default/grub file and change the vga value to vga=normal
2. run sudo update-grub - this will generate/re-gen your grun.cfg file
3. Check the grub.cfg file (under /boot/grub) to ensure that the vga setting is set to nromal
You may need to edit the grub.cfg again to the right value if it ends up appending noslpash to it. This means that you will need to edit it after every kernel launch. But that is okay, now you atleast know how to fix it.
This link may help too http://norootsquash.wordpress.com/20...r-ubuntu-10-2/
Many thanks for posting this. I'm using Debian Sid and I've struggled with it on my Thinkad Z61M for ages. Working fine now
Need help sap..
Hello All,
I have seen the issue you guys were discussing below.
I just bought dell Inspiron laptop i3 processor, 500GB hard drive and 4 GB ram.
I have installed vmware on my lappy and then Linux RHEL6.
with ctrl+alt+F1, my computer hangs and do weiered things.
As per your discussion in below frum, I checked the file:
/etc/grub.conf/menu.list and I cant see any entry with vga or silent or verbose.
However I can see one entry which is
splash image=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
Do I need to change here? If yes what do I need enter here?
I cant see my new lappy getting hung because of this . Please help asap..
Ctrl-Alt-F1 gives black screen on Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot with grub2
I used the advice of pr0to0s above to solve my problem, but it was a bit more involved
so I wanted to add to the pool of good advice on this relatively common problem.
There is general agreement on the net that
1) The problem may be that mingetty or getty are not configured properly in inittab.
2) The problem is most likely a video problem that can often be solved by changing the grub configuration.
3) Nvidia drivers are implicated.
I have a shiny new system with a hot nvidia card and I did not want to go disable the drivers (solution 3).
My experience is it was not necessary ... and I would say in general that it should not be
necessary. Fundamentally, grub is trying to use video modes that don't work. The solution
is not to fix the video modes, but rather to make grub behave in a more basic fashion (it's a ruddy boot loader ... let's
not go overboard with the graphics!).
OK here's what worked and did not work for me.
1) I first discovered that Ubuntu does not use /etc/inittab ... so workaround suggesting modifications thereof are unhelpful.
2) (1) is not a problem if it turns out that getty is running. I did a top and saw that getty was running.
3) To be really sure getty was running, I typed ctrl-alt-f1 and assumed that I was at a login screen even though screen was blank.
I logged in as root (on Ubuntu I always enable root) and typed reboot. It worked. That meant that I did have a functioning
terminal, I just could not see it!
4) I tried to modify /etc/default/grub looking to delete "quiet splash" as has been suggested several places.
There is nothing like that in the file. There was nothing to change. I made no changes.
5) I modified /boot/grub/grub.cfg as follows:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-15-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
I only made the change to one of my boot entries, on the theory that if I messed up I could boot with some other entry.
I got the nomodeset idea by looking at some of my recovery entries. I figured that the recovery stuff would
be the most stripped down. It seemed to have worked. I know have Oneiric Ocelot running with standard nvidia graphics
and Ctrl-Alt-F1 -- Ctrl-Alt-F6 all open terminals as they should.
AFTERNOTE: As noted by impert below, changes to grub.cfg are volatile and will be wiped next time update-grub is run
(as happens when you upgrade your kernel).
I could not figure out how to modify /etc/default/grub to accomplish this task, but using imperts advice I figured it out and
note it two posts further on.
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Name: Isaiah Broadway
Position:: Running-Back/Athlete
Measurables: 5'11"-177 labs
Team: Polk Middle School /DFW Ravens
Class: 2022
Getting To Know Isaiah Broadway:
March 21,2018
Miami, Fl- Star on the Rise ventures out to the Midwest bringing you an exclusive look at this Class of 2022 phenom out of the big state of Texas. Isaiah Broadway has something in common with fellow Texan Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, you see Isaiah is also an Arkansas native born in Little Rock. First and foremost, before I start to rave about how elite of an athlete Isaiah is, I will do him the honor of speaking how some day this kid can be a Rhodes Scholars because he is a student first. Isaiah made sure to breakdown how he strives to not be the stereotype of young African American athletes being all sports and an average student. You see were looking at a young man with aspirations of being a Marine biologist, Isaiah wants to study Sharks and explore the ocean being his biggest passion. Now, were also talking bout a kid who studies Astronomy with a 4.0 GPA also a member of the National Junior Honor Society. Not so fast I'm not done telling you about this young mans glowing academic resume, Isaiah currently enrolled in all Pre-Ap classes passing with 93% average even posting higher percentages in other classes. Which is easily preparing him for a career outside of sports, by being apart of the AVID-Advancement Via Individual Determination, which is a college readiness program designed to help students develop the skills they need to be successful in college. With a path that could scare away people twice Isaiah's age, this humble mature kid gets it and attacks his schedule of working out and extra-curricular activities daily passing with flying colors. He still manages to hang around family & friends and do kid stuff like playing video games & watching movies. Oh yeah one more thing Isaiah is a classical music lover call it an old soul, but he is also apart of his schools Symphonic Orchestra (Top Level) where he plays the Cello. As you can see after giving you a glimpse into Isaiah Broadway's demanding schedule, this kid is set up to be a leader in life in whatever direction he decides to take as far as his career and goals.
You're looking at a supreme well-built physical specimen only an 8th grader standing 5'11"-177 lbs and get this runs a 4.52 in the 40-yard dash and has a 38- inch vertical leap now that's expulsion. With combine numbers like Isaiah probably easy to guess Saquon Barkley is a one of his favorite players. Like Barkley Isaiah has a flare for the dramatics when his team needs a big play. From All American & All-Star games to 15u 7v7 games to Fbu one thing is consistent from my first time ever watching this kid ball, and that was he was always one of the best on the field no matter the talent level. Isaiah is a flat-out football player and is an impact player that makes plays in all three phases of the game. If you need to line him up out wide he will make those plays in the passing game aside from being an walking touchdown taking handoffs from his Running-back position. When I said he was a Football Player I meant it, Isaiah is a very talented defender he can run with your best Receivers and level your top back when he is in pursuit. Being Isaiah was ranked number 22# on our GenNexXt top 100 Class of 2022 Watchlist, I can emphatically say he is top 10 Nationally after his 2017 season. Here's some of Isaiah's numbers from Polk Middle School 25 rushing touchdowns 4 touchdown passes with over 1,700 yards rushing & 370 passing yards. You don't have to be impressed by those numbers alone Isaiah got off as a Dallas Fort Worth Ravens one of the top 13/14u's in the country, he was instrumental in a controversial win over the Nationally ranked Atlanta Ducks. Isaiah made some clutch plays down the stretch for the Ravens including the game clinching touchdown run, just doing what he always does which is rise to the occasion when his team needs him the most. It is currently almost Spring so 7v7 & combines are in full swing, with that being said it is just another playground for Isaiah to prove how elite he is. Always never not working this kid is proving his value in the passing game thru 7v7 running circles around the competition. One more tidbit on this phenom he is also a standout in track posting some impressive times. If I had to put my stamp on any kid on panning out Isaiah would be among the tops on the list, based on academics, frame, athleticism, talent alone Isaiah Broadway has all the tools to make a smooth transition to the NexXt Level.The Skinny:
Isaiah has speed and lateral agility to be awesome when out in space, but it's his ability as an inside runner that smashes the stereotype that is put on taller running backs.
He packs power to go with great feet and vision that help him excel wherever he is handed or catches the football. He's one of the most exciting prospects to watch out of Texas along with Myzell Miller. There is no denying that Broadway has an impressive frame compared to a lot of other 8tth graders, but he plays with strength that is bigger than his size. He can probably add a little more weight before High school, but he already has a strong base with his lower body. His lateral agility is outstanding, and he has explosive acceleration and great top end speed. He's an elite athlete with great feet. Broadway shines in multiple areas in multiple positions on the field. Wherever he is lined up, he is a threat to gain big chunk yards every time he touches the football.
He runs with surprising power for his age and frequently breaks arm tackles. He'll even lower his shoulder to run over defensive back if he gets the chance. He doesn't go down easy and forces defenders to wrap up. He's also incredibly elusive and can make people miss. His ability to stop and start, then get back to full speed quickly is exceptional. That combined with his vision makes him an extremely dangerous player in the open field.
His vision as an inside runner is also impressive. He reads off his lead block extremely well and, with his outstanding feet that allow him to avoid and explode like he can, he is a very effective player on inside runs. It reminds me a little bit of former USC standout Ronald Jones, who had elite size as well, but a very good inside runner.
He catches the ball well and is someone that can be used out of the slot as well as out of the backfield. He isn't the strongest route runner right now but shows good hands and has the physical tools to be tough to cover out of his breaks.
I actually loved what I saw from him at Defensive-back as well. His physical style also translated to him as a tackler. With his fluid athleticism, speed, and ball skills, he probably would have a lot more people projecting him at defensive-back if he decided to switch positions. I love the toughness Broadway plays with. That toughness combined with his explosive athleticism is going to be exciting to watch develop. His skill set is different than some of the other players in the Class of 2022 who are on there way to High school as well and that should help him separate himself and eventually find a role as a valuable contributor in High school system & offense
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text: A froe is a blade, about 1/2″ thick on top, tapered to a knife's edge that's used to split wood in a controlled manner. I say in a controlled manner becuase the splitting maul is an axe used to split wood but without the accuracy required to make tapered shingles. The blade of the froe can be anywhere from 6″ to 24″ long. The handle is 90 degrees to the blade. Straight grained billets of wood are split by driving the froe into the wood by hitting the top of the froe with a wooden maul. The maul takes a beating (it's sacrificial) so don't use a good mallet. Drive the froe into the log to start the split, then push or pull on the handle to split a piece of wood off. The froe can be used to make shingles, shakes, and clapboards.


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Trends in GFL textbooks
German Lessons with both Books and Smartphones
These days digital programs are absolutely indispensable for learning and the smartphone is becoming increasingly important as a learning medium – also for German as a foreign language courses (abbreviated to DaF or DaZ in German). The big German textbook publishers have now started to enhance their range of course materials to include digital media.
Rita Peters, who teaches German as a second language (DaZ) in Berlin, has always enjoyed using the illustrated audio stories in the Schritte plus textbook from Hueber Verlag in her lessons. The course participants look at eight photos that are accompanied by dialogues recorded on a CD. Since the beginning of 2016, the illustrated audio stories have also been available on the latest version of the DVD called Schritte plus Neu. Now Rita Peters is able to show them on a television. "My students think this is great," she says. "Show something on television and suddenly everybody is glued to it."
What the students like even more is being able to watch the story at home on their smartphones, by means of a so-called augmented reality app. Ms. Peters showed them how it works: install the app, hold the phone over the corresponding page in the textbook and all the available materials, such as audio readings, and additional short videos are displayed on the screen and can be activated by tapping the appropriate icon. "My hard-working students always love doing this at home and are thrilled," says Ms. Peters. "Using smartphones to learn German is very progressive and is exactly what young people in particular enjoy."
The smartphone as a learning mediumNot only Hueber, but other large textbook providers in Germany are reacting to the increasing popularity of digital programs and the use of smart phones as a learning medium in DaF/DaZ courses (DaF – German as a foreign language – is aimed at learners living predominantly outside Germany, DaZ – German as a second language – within Germany). Linie 1 by Klett Sprachen and Panorama by Cornelsen also have audio texts, audio slide shows and videos that serve as an accompaniment to the course and that can be accessed via an app. This is a reaction to the changing needs of learners when it comes to teaching materials, explains Marion Kerner, editor-in-chief for DaF/DaZ at Hueber Verlag in Munich. "Students these days want to be able to learn anywhere, without having to take any books out with them. They have their smartphones with them all the time and that is why we have to provide additional, small learning titbits for them."
At the publishing house of Cornelsen they are also adjusting to changes. "We have noticed that institutions are making their course structures more flexible and that students want to learn by themselves," says Joachim Larché, marketing manager for adult education. "There are fewer and fewer phases of language courses in which the students have to be in the classroom and more teach-yourself phases." This will lead to the production of more materials for smartphones and tablets and also change some elements of the textbooks. "Formal grammar exercises that students can do well on their own are going to disappear from the textbooks," he assumes. "The textbooks will then focus more on promoting communication within in the group."
These courses that are based not only on attendance in the classroom, but have a large proportion of teach-yourself elements are called "Blended Learning". For this, Cornelsen is focussing primarily on the increased use of mobile devices and offering more materials for so-called mobile learning. In the textbooks Panorama and studio 21, the publisher has "broken new ground in various areas", said Larché, for example, with additional online exercises and "short video clips for smartphones that deal with vocabulary, phonetics, grammar and regional topics." Soon it will be clear what options people like to use. "And we will then continue to develop them."
The book is still the basisNevertheless, in future textbooks in paper form will remain the basic element of most German courses – and this is the general consensus in all three publishing houses. "I see no major changes in the books themselves," says Saskia Wan Hussin, head of marketing in the adult education department at Ernst Klett Sprachen Verlag. It is just that now the book comes as part of "a huge string of products," said Marion Kerner from Hueber. "We have to provide a lot more additional teach-yourself material than before."
Ms. Kerner, however, does not just envisage new influences on textbooks only in the digital domain. "More and more insights from the realm of neuro-didactics, i.e. how learning in the brain works, are being incorporated into the programs. For example, the fact that attention spans are short and that is why we often have to change the teaching method, i.e. from the teacher-centred approach, to maybe working with an individual, a group or a partner." In addition, in her opinion, the books will have to be increasingly geared to specific target groups. There are already some books for integration courses and others for courses at university, where the pace is much faster. On top of that, according to Ms. Kerner, "students expect their language lessons to be more tailored to their needs than they were before. They are learning the language for professional reasons and that is why we also have to offer supplementary vocational materials along with the general language textbook."


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On episode #011 DJ Mackey and Beardo reunite at the 2018 NAMM Show, which was held January 25th-28th in Anaheim California. Featuring interviews with BAE Audio, Shure, QSC Audio, Tour Supply INC, Hal Henkel, Maxine from Minus Light, Phase DJ, Pioneer DJ, Rane DJ, Hercules DJ, Jamstik, Studio Linked, and Trident Audio that were recorded directly from the show floor. Beardo gives an interview telling us about what he has been up to with The Voidz and how he got some of the sounds on their new songs. We also get to hang out with Mackey, Maxine, and Beardo after the end of the second day and hear what the atmosphere is like at night. You'll get to hear the exciting buzz of attendees inside the convention center, exhibitors giving the run down on their products and some music from the stages outside of the show. Get ready to be immersed into the ambiance, vibration and fun of the 2018 NAMM Show.
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Here are some inspiring books for the holidays
Books to Borrow
The following book is available at many public libraries.
"Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree" written and illustrated by Robert Barry , Doubleday, 32 pages
Read aloud: age 4 and older.
Read yourself: age 7 -- 8 and older.
Mr. Willowby was a wealthy man. When his Christmas tree arrived, it was the biggest, most beautiful tree Mr. Willowby had ever seen, but it was too tall for his house.
Mr. Willowby told his butler to chop off the top of the tree so that it would stand upright. The butler did, but felt it would be a waste to throw the treetop away, so the butler gave the top to the upstairs maid. She was delighted, but once again, the tree was too tall for her room, so she trimmed the top off.
On and on the scenario continued. Each successive owner had the same problem and each pruned the tree from the top and gifted the top to another until at last, even a wee mouse had shared Mr. Willowby's beautiful Christmas tree with his tiny family.
Written in rhyme, this fun Christmas story carries a happy message about the joy of sharing.
Librarian's Choice
Library: Brewster Public Library, 79 Main St., Brewster
Library Director: Maria Steinberg
Assistant Children's Librarian: Elizabeth Joyce
Choices this week: "Snowballs" by Lois Ehlert ; "Everything on a Waffle" by Polly Horvath ; "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Books to Buy
The following books are available at favorite bookstores.
"The Paper Bag Christmas" by Kevin Alan Milne , Center Street, 2008, 150 pages, $14.99 hardcover
Read aloud: age 9 and older.
Read yourself: age 9 -- 10 and older.
Reluctantly, at the insistence of their father, nine-year-old Molar and his older brother, Aaron, are standing in line at the mall, waiting to see Santa Claus . Both boys no longer believed in Santa, but this year the tradition seemed particularly important to their dad. Santa's assistants passed out papers and pencils and directed everyone to write their Christmas list to hasten the process along. When Molar and Aaron finally met with Santa, he informed them they wouldn't be getting anything they asked for. Instead, they would get everything they never wanted.
With that, Santa (actually Dr. Chris Ringle , a pediatric oncologist) convinces the boys to volunteer as Santa's elves at the hospital children's ward for the holiday. Each boy is asked to bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients. Additionally, each boy is asked to befriend a specific patient -- two children who particularly need a friend. What each boy learns is something they could have never have imagined; something that changed their lives in the deepest, most meaningful way.
A heartwarming, moving tale, "The Paper Bag Christmas" provides a beautiful and moving reminder of the true joy of life, selfless acts, friendship, and the holiday season.
"Amazing Peace": A Christmas Poem" by Maya Angelou , illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher , schwartz & wade books, 2008, 40 pages, $17.99 hardcover
Read aloud: age 6 -- 7 and older.
Read yourself: all ages.
Maya Angelou's bestselling book, Amazing Peace, is now available in this exquisitely illustrated edition. At once simple and powerfully moving, this poem is a call to all people, regardless of the color of their skin, their religion, or whatever else they think may divide them, to join with their community to hear and feel and reach together for the promise of peace.
Maya Angelou first read her beautiful, stirring poem at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony. This beautifully illustrated book is combined with a CD recording of Dr. Angelou reading her poem, making this selection perfect for the whole family to share.


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Happy Parents Day 2017 Quotes Whatsapp Status Images Wishes
Happy Parents Day 2017 Quotes Whatsapp Status, Images Wishes: - Parents' Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July every year. This year the parents day fall on July 23rd. Natives, associations, and elected, state, and neighbourhood administrative and authoritative substances are urged to perceive Parents' Day through announcements, exercises, and instructive endeavors to perceive, elevate and bolster the part of guardians in raising their kids.
The Parents' Day Council assumes a dynamic part in celebrating and advancing Parents' Day through a scope of occasions and exercises. For instance, the committee respects "Parents of the Year" at nearby, state and national levels.
Happy Parents Days Quotes
"All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."
"The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children."
"Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease."
"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom."
"Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love."
"Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin' too."
"Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers"
"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding."
"If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging."
Happy Parents Days Quotes Wishes:
The individuals who have been named or chosen are individuals who embody the standard and perfect of positive parenthood. Excellent guardians from every state are assigned for "National Parents of the Year".
So many times, people told me I can't do this or can't do that. My nature is that I don't listen very well. I'm very determined, and I believe in myself. My parents brought me up that way. Thank God for that. I don't let anything stand in my way.
· One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
· A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
· To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
· It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
· Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.
· At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.
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They assume an imperative part in the advancement of a youngster by guiding them to wind up an adult and mindful subject. They make their kid drove an agreeable life.
Happy Parents Day. God give us life with happy and sad moments, but Parents always try to give us only happy moments.
While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. – Parents Day Quotes by Angela Schwindt
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. – Jim DeMint
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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. – Abigail Van Buren
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. – Clarence Day
As parents, we guide by our unspoken example. It is only when we're talking to them that our kids aren't listening. – by Robert Brault.
Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. – Matthew Jacobson
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It is additionally a period for families to meet up for snacks or meals. Exceptional tributes to parental figures who are seen as good examples are made through nearby declarations, at chapel administrations, or at neighborhood group occasions.
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Phil Winter: Zero-based budgeting debate
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The News Virginian's April 24 article about "zero-based" budgeting brought back memories of the federal government's use of this approach more than 15 years ago. It proved then to be a quickly passing, inefficient, and ineffective, fad. Current City Council member, and candidate for reelection, Lorie Smith has it right; the budget preparation process should focus on efficiently utilizing taxpayers dollars, not on starting over every year from a "zero base."
One of the best ways to improve efficiency of our city is to "benchmark" the costs, quality, and effectiveness of its services against those for comparable services provided by private or governmental entities. For example, trash pickup services are provided by both governmental and private entities. Our city periodically should compare its costs, quality, and effectiveness of trash pickup with "best in class" providers of this service elsewhere. If we don't measure up, we should adopt the more efficient/effective practices of others or contract-out this service to a more efficient/effective, private provider.
Waynesboro should move forward to a more efficient/effective budget-making process than one that is "zero-based." If the latter is adopted, it likely will prove to be short-lived and ineffective as it was many years ago with the Feds.
Past federal-government employee Phil Winter resides in Waynesboro.
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Stil in Hamburg: Bent Angelo Jensen
There's no way around Bent Angelo Jensen when it comes to Hamburg and style – his brand Herr von Eden is known for its exceedingly stylish and impeccably made suits, that are worn by confident men and women throughout Europe. In his Atelier at Großneumarkt, where the above picture was taken, he and his tailors work on made-to-measure suits and special jobs, handling classic cuts and unusual fabrics. Bent himself is his best model, appearing in his ad-motifs shot by Daniel Josefsohn numerous times and wearing his own designs in perfection.
By the way, there's also a Herr von Eden store in Berlin, located at Alte Schönhauser Straße 14.


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Japan has plenty of cultural highlights and splendid natural spots; however, the country is not well known for its beaches. So, when planning a beach vacation, a list of all other South East Asia countries may pop up in your head before thinking of Japan. But if you are planning a visit to "the land of the rising sun", keep in mind that white sands and turquoise waters are within a hand's reach.
Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost region of Japan, is filled with little hidden spots and it's an ideal beach destination throughout the whole year! So after careful consideration of all the islands to choose from (and a bit of luck with cheap plane tickets), we found ourselves in the Yaeyama Islands which Ishigaki is part of.
Although typhoons are quite common in the summer months, it is normally nothing major to be scared of apart from spending a day or two indoors. Nonetheless, our luck prevailed once again as our flight landed in Ishigaki on the last day of a passing storm letting us enjoy three days of unconditional sun.
Interesting story: the official beaches are beautiful, conveniently equipped with showers, changing rooms and jellyfish proofed. However, it is the best know secret in the island that the most beautiful beaches are in the North part of the island which are completely virgin. We came across the beach 川平タバガ, aprox. 30 min bike ride from the Kabira Bay. It is truly beautiful: the transparent waters, rocks and mountains create a spectacular view (however, be careful, as there is no jellyfish protective-net in here). In a way, it's like the locals try to keep the beautiful spots for themselves, putting tourists in the designated beaches.
Exploring other Yaeyama islands is also a must. You will see that it is very easy to move within islands, so during our short stay, we went to Taketomi Island (only 20 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki) with stunning beaches, red roofed houses and amazing island food. Also, from the people we met on the trip, we also heard that Iriomote Island is an absolute piece of heaven.
Ishigaki is a unique place in the world: here you can watch the sunrise over the Pacific Ocean and the sunset to the East China Sea.
So, if you are looking to include Ishigaki and the Yayeama islands in your to-do list for your next vacation, here are few tips to keep in mind:
- Flights to Ishigaki are cheaper when buying from outside Japan – Funny enough, when buying tickets from outside Japan, you will see that tickets can be 5 times cheaper than buying it as a local.
- Book accommodation in advance – hotels and hostels get filled up fast, especially if you want to stay further from the port and closer to the nice beaches.
- Get your international driving license – as there are not many buses going through the north side of the island (and this is where the nice beaches are), renting a car for a day or two is a great idea.
- Exploring the Kabira Bay area by rental bike, snorkeling/diving and getting on the sandbar in the East China Sea are among the must do things in the island.
- Leave enough days to include day trips to the other islands – as each of them have a lot to offer.
Ishigaki was everything I expected it to be. The island is sufficiently developed to offer a convenient infrastructure for traveling across, while at the same time, leaving enough space for peaceful, undiscovered and beautiful virgin beaches.
I am a beach lover, so a visit to Ishigaki was an absolute highlight during our Japan trip. A beautiful and yet undiscovered island for those of us who often love to find ourselves in "off the beaten track" locations.


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God, I LOVE bodysurfing. It is my absolute favourite thing about ocean swimming. Saturday's training was all about catching some sweet, sweet waves. They were bloody amazing….picking up around chest high so you could jump straight off the bank and ride them right up until the sand starts exfoliating your forehead.
We may have peer-pressured coach Tamera into deviating from her recent hardcore ramps sessions (using the ramps from the boardwalk to the sand as markers for ins and outs up and down the beach – lots of sand running and cardio) and taking us for a journey swim. Really, the weather was glorious, the water was stunningly clear, and the day was crying out for a swim safari to see some fish!
It was pretty glorious. And then we started catching waves. They were perfect! The conditions are a big part of catching a decent wave, but there are a few tips that have helped improve my enjoyment and the distance I manage to surf a wave. So I thought I'd share my top tips.
- You need to be in the right spot. Watch the waves. It is possible to catch a wave that's not yet about to break, or one that is already broken, but ideally, the best waves are the ones you catch just as they're about to break and the top is just starting to spill over.
- Speed. You want to be going as close as possible to the speed of the wave when you catch it. That means springing and diving forward if you're catching a wave from a bank, or swimming hard if you're deeper.
- Timing. Too early you'll miss the momentum of point 2, too late and you'll miss the wave. I can't 100% explain this with words. It's partially watching the wave (and the other sets on the day) come at you, partially hearing it, partially feeling the tug ahead of it, part luck and a lot of practice.
- Head position. Most of the time you want your head tucked down with your chin against your chest. this puts your body and legs higher in the water, on top of the wave instead of dragging inside it. The exception of this is if you're on the face of a wave where you want to pull up so you don't end up with your legs pushed up into a somersault and a spectacular dumping.
- Kick! A lot of people get caught up in the excitement when they catch a wave. If you keep kicking, and possibly even some one-armed swimming strokes, you'll stay on that wave a lot longer.
- Don't panic, and hang in there. The longer you can avoid lifting your head to breathe, the longer you're going to stay on that wave.
You'll absolutely know when you get it right, and I promise you it's one of the most exhilarating feelings in the world!


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The Steel Hounds by Vladimir Vasilenko
Stan, also known as Mongoose, is an extreme traceur and a freerunner, whose real-life talents attracted the attention of The Steel Hounds, the most notorious and private clan of the virtual world of Artar, famous for serving the grey cardinal. While the political landscape for this new world is yet to form, intrigues, conspiracy, daring raids, and sabotage are the main weapons of the Hounds, and his evaluation has just begun.
To complete it successfully and become a full-fledged member of the clan, Stan will have to adapt to working side-by-side with the most unique people with shady backgrounds — even if he is not a team player by nature and has already failed at the very beginning by choosing the class least suitable for teamwork: Battle Monk.
Stan is rebellious, free-spirited, and daring. He risks his life every day just to avoid getting bored of the daily grind. Normally, an expelled student has no hope of entering the virtual world of Artar, an expensive online VR project, but when a suspicious organization offers to pay all expenses to let Stan in for a special purpose, Mongoose gets his chance to join the select few. However, to successfully complete his trial, Stan will have to face his main enemy — himself, while finding peace and mastering all five styles of the Battle Monks of Artar.
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"Vladimir Vasilenko was born in the far north of Siberia, where he still lives. An economist by trade, he has never pursued that occupation. Instead of financial reports and spreadsheets, his main calling became the written word, and on top of being a writer, he also worked several years as a journalist.
He began writing stories at the tender age of 7. At 13, Vladimir started working on two novels, and a few years later, they were picked up by the largest publishing house in Russia. Those novels that came about in the early stages of his writer's career weren't particularly remarkable: your usual sci-fi space action, but in the writer's own words, ""they did give me the opportunity to hold my own books in my hands and believe that one day, I could become a successful writer"".
However, after an almost ten-year gap since his first childish attempts at writing, Vladimir learned about the LitRPG genre that was gaining momentum in Russia and gave it another go in 2016. An avid gamer himself, he started contemplating the possible significance of video games in a futuristic setting with the invention of technologies allowing total immersion. What was at first just a passing fancy quickly turned into a genuine fascination and he returned to writing.
Ironically, as a reader, Vladimir isn't a big fan the LitRPG genre. His biggest pet peeves are Mary Sue protagonists, the excessive use of game slang, and the abundant overviews of character statistics. ""I just cannot stand it when fights are described as someone using a fireball and dealing 180 damage to the enemy,"" says Vladimir.
What distinguishes his works from other LitRPGs is their closeness to classic fantasy fiction. Instead of being generic accounts of someone's power-leveling, Vladimir's stories describe how the game becomes a second life to some people, opening up new opportunities, allowing them to discover new qualities, and sometimes putting them before difficult moral dilemmas. None of this, of course, takes away from battles, exciting quests, rare artifacts and other attractive things, irresistible to many gamers.
Chronicles of Artar by Vladimir Vasilenko is currently in full swing. The technology used in the world of the story is futuristic and highly developed, turning it into something more than a game, yet never depriving the reader from the feeling of adventure, which is the essence of the genre. "This is the world of my dreams, to which I invite my readers. See you in Artar!"


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Samsung Galaxy Tab does GPS
Sep 5, 2010 gps navigation, gps tablet, samsung
We did already talk about Samsung Galaxy Tab before it is official release. As we expected Samsung Galaxy Tab was made official in Germany at IFA, and it also known as GT-P1000. Some of the highlights of this new GPS enabled tablet is the Android 2.2 OS, 7″ TFT LCD screen, and all sorts of wireless connectivity.
Multimedia features of Galaxy Tab are also very significant making watching films, viewing pictures, or reading e-books a pleasure. Did we already mention it also supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1? Now that's taking advantage of the full web. Take that iPad! Multimedia formats DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and more are all supported backed by the Cortex A8 1.0GHz application processor.
As far as staying in touch with the world Samsung Galaxy Tab will offer you 3G HSPA connectivity, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3.0. It has a front-facing camera for video telephony over 3G, and a rear-facing camera for stills and videos.
Samsung Galaxy Tab does GPS even thought the specs does not specifically mention it thanks to our advanced 3G chips these days which already come with A-GPS capabilities. Which means you'll have Google Maps, Navigation, and all sort of other location aware goodness in your (oversized) pocket.
When can you get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Tab? It will be launched in Europe in mid September, and in other markets including Korea, the US and Asia in coming months.
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- 3G (HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps) : 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
- OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
- Display: 7.0 inch TFT-LCD, WSVGA (1024 x 600)
- Processor: Cortex A8 1.0GHz Application Processor with PowerVR SGX540
- Camera: 3 MP Camera with Auto-Focus and LED Flash
- 1.3MP front camera for Video Telephony
- WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth® 3.0
- Sensor: Gyroscope sensor, Geo-magnetic sensor, Accelerometer, Light sensor
- Memory: 16G / 32G internal memory with up to 32G external memory slot
- Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, 380g
- Battery: 4,000mAh (7 hour movie play)


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Are you more socially active recently when you are feeling better? Have you met or made any new friends since this post?
Are you more socially active recently when you are feeling better? Have you met or made any new friends since this post?
Knowledge is power! Wisdom is using it to make good decisions!
Anyone close to South Tx??
I noticed the same thing. when I was so ill I couldn't so much as set up I had all kinds of people show up to visit now I just set hear unable to find work and alone. Sometimes I wonder if its me though, between the PRED. and everything else maybe I just chased them off.
It is interesting to me how people find these old threads that have been inactive for months or even years and read them and identify with the content and then reactivate the thread by posting a comment. It was interesting for me to read this again over two years later since I started this thread. My situation is about the same as my last post in May of 2014. I like to go to various activities and entertainment that are low energy events and I am always on the look out for another new friend or even a new best friend or female companion. I try to keep in touch with the old friends and visit a lot with other people in my apartment building and try to partake in many of our building social activities. I often organize or plan events for some of my friends here, as I am the youngest one in our senior housing complex. I try to plan things that can fit in between my many medical trips and appointments like an outing some where to enjoy some Irish food for St. Pat's Day.
I guess my doctors and nurses are also an important part of of my social support system since I rely on them for assessment and advice on managing my chronic illnesses. One advantage of being a frequent visitor at various medical facilities is the staff recognize you and greet you like an old friend and it speeds up the registration process. Two doctors have also given me direct numbers to reach their nurses in case I need to contact them for an emergency which is a nice perk too.
Knowledge is power! Wisdom is using it to make good decisions!
Knowledge is power! Wisdom is using it to make good decisions!
drz,its sounds like you have come a long way since you first posted that thread. You seem to socialize quite a bit within your community.I think having your hearing back has made a world of difference for you.
I think pred ( and all this other meds ) changes us all in someway. I can't believe the guy I am seeing has stayed with me for 14 yrs. I know I wouldn't stay with me with all the [email protected]#& I give him and my the tone in my voice has changed to where people think I have an attitide about things sometimes.
I don't know,we are not the same people we used too be and that is sad. But on the bright side things could be worse.
Life isn't about how you survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain !
As Pete says, even just retiring brings social changes. I wonder if you could do something that keeps me socially active with friends. We are all retired, but I think it could be arranged to work with a mix of retired and working friends. Here is what we do. Some folks who retired about 8years ago, set up a regular lunch for all retirees from our school district. It is very simple. you choose a regular day and time , such as the first Tuesday of the month at 12 noon. It could be set up for dinner time as well. You find a restaurant that is willing to set up a reservation for an ever changing number of people. The restaurant we meet in sets up tables and chairs for about 16 folks. Sometimes there are 6 of us.....sometimes there are 14 or more. No one is in charge. We just show up, and whoever is there has a great time. It might be a little tricky at dinner time...but as long as it is a large restaurant, and it is on a typically slow week night, it should work for most people. Worth a try. We love it.
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All this talk of isolation, loss of friendships, and changed tones of voice hits home with me, too. Although I do see enough people in the course of what I do to not be too isolated. But I must say that this forum has been a blessing in sending me lots of new friends who understand the issues of having WG. Deb, your boyfriend is obviously very devoted to you, to stick around for so long! You are lucky in that respect, and I'm happy for you. He must be a pretty patient guy who doesn't want to lose you.
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Typically if I grill chicken, I just do the basic Bar-B-Que. This time I decided to try a recipe by The Happy Housewife. It turned out pretty good, although I did end up dipping some of it in bar-b-Que sauce anyways.
I'm really bad at remembering to defrost meat before it's time to start cooking. And I'm also bad at leaving enough time to marinate it. This time I kinda tried to do double duty by putting it all into the crockpot on low for a couple hours while I waited for Seth (and the gang) to get home. It helped to not take so long on the grill, too.
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Yes. Since the Supreme Court's 2004 decision, there has been significant new case law regarding the scope of private parties' CERCLA contribution and cost recovery rights, and the body of law continues to evolve. Most notably, in 2007 the Supreme Court revisited the issue of private party claims under CERCLA § 107 in Atlantic Research Corp. v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2331 (2007).
Have there been any major court decisions regarding contribution and cost recovery rights since Aviall?
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Festival Menus are the capital's most inspiring restaurant promotion, with a wide variety of menus to choose from, there's something for every plate and budget. Discover michelin-starred restaurants and breathtaking views. Book from September 1st with Opentable. Festival Menus are a fantastic excuse to try out that restaurant you've always wanted to visit.