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Honest mummy cocktail recipes - not for the faint hearted.
Sometimes mummies just need to have a drink.
We work hard outside the house in jobs that are demanding with leaky bladders that we blame on our two year olds!
We deal with the daily grind as a stay at home mums, the endless half finished craft projects and outings that always end in some kind of poo explosion.
We deal with sleepless nights, washing piles, pepper pig and tummy bugs.
We deal with the "mummy labels" on a daily basis, the paranoia and a love so great we sometimes cannot cope.
This is for all the mummy guilt!
Drink to the boobs we left behind!
Toast to the mummy tummies!
Because at the end of the day we need a laugh :)
For ma MILFS!
"Mummy guilt"
1 part vodka
1 part sugar syrup
1 part kale juice
Pour into a mug and cry mummy guilt tears into the mix while simultaneously doing squats because you are a fat lazy bitch... but only do 5 squats because otherwise you are showing off and don't want to seem too perfect and fit, because fit mums are show off bitches! Hot show off bitches... but bit bitches all the same.
5 more squats... BE that show off bitch!
Note: Squats can be swapped for extra vodka if desired.
"Breasts is bests"
Serve in two wide rimmed cocktail glasses.
1 part hazelnut liqueur
1 part chocolate liqueur
1 part Formula/ breast milk/ rice milk/ almond milk/ coconut milk/ goats milk/ cows milk/ soy milk... I don't care which one!
Combine ingredients and pour into two cocktail glasses.
Take your top off and stir the cocktail with your breasts, because stirring with breasts is bests!
"The Poonami"
100g chocolate ice-cream in a wide rimmed cocktail glass ( tee hee "rimmed")
50ml baileys
2 tablespoons lightly mashed peas and corn
leave the ice-cream to melt slightly then pour over peas, carrots and baileys. Leave to almost fully melt, then serve.
Looks like poop, but tastes like chocolate alcoholic poop... and peas... and corn :)
"The Mumbie" - (for Zombie mums)
3 shots of coffee
100ml Whiskey
3 more shots of coffee
Something about a glass... or a cup... does it need sugar or something maybe?... where do I keep the spoons?... have I had a shower today?... I'm so fucking tired.
Enjoy cold... cause you are NEVER having a hot coffee EVER AGAIN... because... kids.
"Peppa Pig"
100ml Coconut milk
30ml Strawberry liqueur
10ml Maple syrup
Bacon bits
In a shaker combine coconut milk strawberry liqueur and maple syrup. Pour in a cocktail glass and sprinkle over bacon bits.
bong bing boo bing bong bing bing bong bingly bungly boo
"Reflux baby"
30ml Baileys
30ml Milk
30ml Midori
3 drops of lemon juice
Mix together baileys, milk and midori in a tall glass and leave to curdle on the bench for half an hour.
Mmmmmmm vomity :)
Enjoy Mummies :)


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City of Angels Wine Festival – May 30
on 22/05/11 at 5:03 amEVENTS
The Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation is proud to host the second annual City of Angels Wine Festival, a premier charity event to benefit the Volunteers of America and its progressive programs that help the homeless transition to jobs at the Rotary House in Downtown Los Angeles.
City of Angeles Wine Festival will take place at the prestigious
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Memorial Day Monday, May 30, 2011
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
This year's benefit boasts an impressive line-up of food, beverage and entertainment including the participation of premier Californian wineries and first-class catering by Patina Restaurant Group.
The City of Angels Wine Fest, presented by the Rotary Club of Los Angeles Foundation, is an annual charity event to benefit the the Volunteers of America and its progressive programs that help the homeless transition to jobs.
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February in Review
It seems mad that we have already come to the end of February and January just seems to have passed in a haze. The grey and dull weather has really cast a pall over things and the occasional bright day this year was like a little beacon, moving me forward to brighter times.
It doesn't look like the weather is improving at all but nonetheless there are cheery little signs of spring everywhere and nature coming to life, I'm really looking forward to longer, brighter days, in fact, I feel like I really need them at this stage.
My February was a mix of things, many health related!
I finally got a follow up MRI to see how the tear in my artery is healing. Being a public patient has huge disadvantages sometimes and having to wait so long for something so important was one of them. However, I had the MRI and follow up appointment at the public clinic. I'd had a cardiology appointment the previous week (this was scheduled at the time of CAD) and the scan results were actually there but the doctor wasn't able to read them - it is a bit of a specialist area but still a very frustrating experience to have the information there, literally in front of me, and no way to access it.
Anyway, I did get the results finally at the subsequent appointment and after an initial chat with one of the trainee docs I got to talk to the consultant who explained that the tear was healing well but that the way it healed had created a narrowing of my artery which means that I'm on aspirin for life. Luckily the path of the artery is completely smooth so it's not like the artery is clogged, it's just narrower than it was.
So, good news really. Although it didn't feel like it at the time, I left the clinic feeling teary and out of sorts and couldn't quite figure out why. I guess it just hit me in a big way that this was something that would affect the rest of my life. And at the same time, I was more or less signed off (with a yearly follow up scan), but still suffering a lot of symptoms that have an impact on my daily life.
I do know how blessed I am and things are improving but sometimes it's hard to deal with the fatigue and head pain and tingly scalp and on the bad days I usually go to my CAD Facebook group for chat and comfort, so thankful to have found it and the lovely people who understand the whole experience.
Another health related issue cropped up in February. My daughter Síomha unfortunately suffers from Ulcerative Colitis, an autoimmune disease which is a chronic inflammation of the large intestine. She was diagnosed in her final exam year of school and had to spend time in hospital getting it under control as her symptoms were so severe. She had a very bad flare up again recently which was really worrying as we were very afraid she would have to be hospitalised again. Luckily, our GP is great and through a combination of his care and hospital visit, she got the medication she needed and it is now hopefully under control again. Unfortunately, the immediate solution is steroids and she has been taking those for some time now - the side effects are pretty awful and not pleasant but they are working which is something, I guess.
I'm so amazed at her resilience and strength, it's such a tough thing to go through, to feel constantly ill and suffer such debilitation symptoms and still be positive. She's been channeling a lot of her emotions into her art which is incredible although I have to wonder if I'm the only mum to come home to pictures of intestines all over the living room floor! :)
This is work designed as part of her current assignment:
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It's supposed to be March, but it feels nothing like spring. The sunshiny days seem to have gone too :( .... I do hope all your family's health concerns turn out better ASAP. It's nice to know though that your daughter is channeling her feelings through art... They did say that art heals and I have no doubt that it is helping your daughter. xReplyDelete
I really think spring is right around the corner - there are so many little signs! I'm hoping it arrives very soon - I need more sunshine in my life! It sounds like March should hopefully be a better month for you all health wise too - I hope so! Fingers cross for the work opportunity too :)ReplyDelete
I am hoping March and spring bring with it warmth, sunshine and good health all around. Hope everything works out for you on all fronts xReplyDelete
My god what an awful month it has been bless you but you have coped so well hun well done I am so proud of you. I am glad that it was good news and well done for staying strong on your Dad's birthday. Sorry to hear about her intestinal issues poor thing I hope that they find something that might help her more than the medication she is on now!ReplyDelete
It must be nerve racking waiting for the appointments and the results, I am also on aspirin for life for a blood problem. Your poor daughter I have never heard of that condition its good she is channelling it into something positive. Will keep my fingers crossed for you re the job :)ReplyDelete
Gosh. What a hard month you have had. I'm really sorry to hear that both you and your daughter have been suffering, but how wonderful that your daughter is able to cope so well. I'd love to see that intestine art of hers!ReplyDelete
Also, I really love that picture of you and your family. Such a great shot - so natural.
All the best with the possible job thing, and I hope that along with spring, come some easier times for you and your family.
Anna x
Health is a great gift we have but often overlook. Your story is so inspiring. I pray March will be much better with springs of better health for you and your family.ReplyDelete
What a lovely month apart from your daughter being ill. I've got Crohn's and if she's been on steroids too long ask for a bone density scan. I never had one and by the time I did I had osteoporosis and my spine was crumbling. Insist on it. Hope she feels better soon xxReplyDelete


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Living in the pseudo-country like we do, the county fair is a big deal. Pretty much the entire town shuts down and the businesses on Main Street have signs above their closed signs that read, "See you at the fair!" So, needless to say, when the fair is open, we are there. The kids love it and each year they are so excited to see what rides they are tall enough for now… (Note to self: call the chiropractor after riding the Orient Express.)
I thought I would share some fun pictures of the 2014 County Fair…
One of the kids' favorite rides is the "spinning strawberries"
This year, they got them spinning so fast I thought I was going to die.
Mo excited about the carousel
Bo hamming it up for the camera
Waiting patiently in line for the Dizzy Dragons. (Well, at least for as long as it took to take this picture.)
Do you have a county fair where you live? Do you go with your family to ride the rides and partake in all the fried food?
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I love those kids!
Going out an a limb here and guessing I get nominated to ride the guitar looking drop ride when Mo is tall enough.
I have a friend who, when his kids were young, took the whole family on a tour of state fairs one summer. Those kids still talk about the trip!
How fun! Our county fair was last week. We didn't make it, that was also my first week back to work and most evenings I crashed! 🙂


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Last Updated on January 8, 2015 by Amir Arif
The stage for an exciting 2014 season of BMW Motorrad Motorsport has been started. The main focus of current seasons was just to enhance Superbike World Championship' works engagement. BMW is expanding its customer racing programme, so BMW Motorrad Motorsport is prominent in many world championship, national championships and other international racing series of 2014. The full focus of such prominence is only the customers.
According to Vice President Sales and Marketing BMW Motorrad, Heiner Faust:
"With our orientation towards global customer racing, we have taken an important step towards a successful future in motorsport.Our involvement in a widespread range of racing series allows us to ensure BMW Motorrad is even better known around the world. In the future all our privateer BMW teams and riders will receive even more comprehensive support. This way we can achieve a more intense bond between the customer and our brand. We can also gain more customers, which in turn ensures we are represented on an even wider basis in international motorsport."
BMW Motorrad Motorspot is supporting:
- BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike Team with rider Sylvain Barrier (FR) and BMW Team Toth with Imre Toth and Peter Sebestyen (both HU) in Superbike World Championship and the new EVO class of the Superbike World Championship
- Team Penz13.com BMW Racing with Jason Pridmore (US), Pedro Vallcaneras (ES) and Arie Vos (NL) in the FIM Endurance World Cup
- Buildbase BMW Motorrad with James Westmoreland (GB), Ryuichi Kiyonari (JP) and Lee Jackson (GB) in British Superbike Championship (BSB)
In the most exciting International German Motorcyle Championship, BMW Motorrad Motorsport supporting team will join other BMW racing teams such as Zon Remeha BMW with Markus Reiterberger (DE) and Bastien Mackels (BE), Wilbers BMW Racing with Stefan Nebel (DE) and Lucy Glöckner (DE) as well as Van Zon alpha Technik BMW by Herpigny with rider Leon Bovee (NL).
BMW Motorrad Motorsport is also taking part into very popular road-racing events such as the Macau Grand Prix, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix and the Isle of Man TT.
Customer racing programme at BMW Motorrad Motorsport earned name and fame in just three years, this program was started in 2011. This racing program includes customer teams and riders, who compete to win races and titles on the BMW S 1000 RR. BMW offers the on-site technical support as a part of this programme; BMW Motorrad Motorsport experts travel with teams during racing season just to assist them.
"The Superbike World Championship is familiar terrain for us, and we will face the new challenge of the EVO class with great enthusiasm," said Berthold Hauser, Technical Director of BMW Motorrad Motorsport. "We worked closely with our partner teams over the winter, in order to implement the technical specifications in the new regulations. We will consistently continue this support throughout the season with our engineers, who will work on-site with the teams at all the races. Unfortunately our riders did not escape injury on the opening weekend, but congratulations to Glenn Allerton who showed a strong performance on our Evo RR. I am convinced BMW can once again impress in the Superbike World Championship this year. And not just there, but also in all the other series in which BMW Motorrad customer teams compete with our support."
The BMW Motorrad Motorsport will take part in some selected races during 2014 WSBK racing season in Europe and also in local market races. The basic purpose of being so active in racing is only to bring BMW Motorrad Brand closer to the customers.


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Surnames and Family Research Forum
Re: William "Big Bill" Bell
In Response To: Re: William "Big Bill" Bell ()
William Christopher was my GGgrandfather.
My dad is in his late 70s, and I have recently enbarked on a project to document the Christopher family history while the "old" generation is still around. In dad's records, I found a copy of a 1981 newspaper article from the Gadsden Times documenting Dr. Bell's trip to Gadsden to meet with the Christopher family prior to publication of his book.
I was impressed with not only the accomplishments of Dr. Bell but also with the tone of his character which came across in his words. I was hoping that he was still alive so that I could contact him. I had his address from a letter that he wrote to my aunt, and went to the internet just now to see if I could verify that the address was current. I am sorry that he has passed away. He was appearently a fine gentleman.
The newpaper article that I mentioned contained most of the information that you included from the book excerpt, but I would like to see a copy of the book. Do you know where I might get one? If you would like a copy of the 1981 newspaper article which includes his picture, please let me know and I will email you a copy if you would like to share your email address.
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Looking back is something that we always do while we move into a new month here at The Time Finder.
As a process for grounding yourself and assimilating the lessons of the past so that they can be used in your present and your future, looking back is a helpful practice to incorporate into your routines.
Looking Back – A Gift for You
I'd suggest starting with a brief, daily review – perhaps before bed. Then, as you begin to experience the benefits of this daily looking back, expand it to a weekly and then a monthly gift that you give yourself. I think you'll be very pleased to see how this reflective time informs your forward progress – gently infusing it with knowledge and lessons which you may not have even realized you were learning!
Looking Back at Time Finder Favorites
So, looking back at our blog traffic in the past month, we get a glimpse of what readers were thinking about and especially drawn to. It's an eclectic mix of posts – from the month of May and beyond.
Let's take a look:
Your Inner Critic-Recognizing and Countering This Negative Voice was far and away the top post for May. Do you recognize your inner critic?
While the messages of the inner critic are pretty consistent for all of us, their particular form is very much shaped by our experience. The tone and specific words of your critical messages will be different from mine. They will often echo messages you heard as a child.
Next up was a post that's certainly not unrelated. Procrastination Challenges? You Can Beat Them and Find Time! The more you explore and address your procrastination, I think you'll find that there's much to be said for 'just getting started' as a way to break the cycle and gain some traction.
Often the BIGGEST hurdle, when it comes to procrastination, is just getting started. So anything you can do to move yourself from square one to square two will be a significant boost!
Procrastination and Deadlines – What Works for Finding Time? POst #3 on your list looked at how deadlines can help you overcome procrastination – as well as at their limitations. If deadlines aren't helping, maybe you need to look at how you feel about the task and how it fits in with your priorities.
And if you find that you are procrastinating, then one very helpful decision you can make is to focus on what makes the task meaningful for you. Why is it important?
Zero in on the positives – NOT the negative consequences if you don't complete the task. The latter will just increase pressure which depletes your energy and invites your inner-critic to join the conversation!
Looking back at the month of May, there were some significant hacking events and security breaches that caught our attention. So readers were drawn to this post: Security On-Line: 2 Factor Authentication, Authy, and Your Time.
Have you tried 2 Factor Authentication yet? Set up more secure passwords for yourself? I hope you will – it will save you untold time!
And finally, still in the realm of security, there was reCAPTCHA – Enhances Security and Makes the Most of Time! I love, love, love how this tool makes use of the tiniest snippets of time to create something wonderful for the on-line world!
Read the post if you don't know what I'm referring to – it's pretty amazing and I suspect it will change your feelings about reCAPTCHA!
So, did we CAPTCHA your favorite post? If not, include it in a comment – I'd love to know what captured your fancy as you look back on The Time Finder!


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e-Tenders invited for construction of Single Lane BR Road in Sonari Mines passing through Bishala, Barmer in Rajasthan
Company: Rajasthan State Mines & Mineral Ltd
Location: Sonari Mines, Rajasthan
Status: Planning
Rajasthan State Mines & Mineral Ltd has invited e tenders for construction of Single Lane(3.75 Mtr.) Wide, 2.9 Km long BT Road in Sonari Mines Passing through Bishala, Barmer(Rajasthan). Contract period is of 8 months. Tenders can be downloaded between January 20, 2016 to February 18, 2016 up to 1:00 PM. Last Date of Receipt of online Tender is February 18, 2016 upto 3:00 PM.


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Countdown to Purdue football training camp: Receivers, tight ends
The addition of speedy Rondale Moore gives the offense a much-needed playmaker
- CC graduate Jackson Anthrop led the Boilermakers with 47 receptions last year
- Cole Herdman and Brycen Hopkins combined to catch 45 passes from the tight end position
- The Boilermakers need a big season from Isaac Zico, who played well during spring practice
- Purdue opens the season Aug. 30 against Northwestern at Ross-Ade Stadium
Under second-year coach Jeff Brohm, training camp for Purdue's football team begins next week as the Boilermakers start preparation for the Aug. 30 season opener against Northwestern at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Familiar faces
WR Jackson Anthrop (47-423 yards, 5 TD); WR Terry Wright (29-274 yards), WR Jared Sparks (19-222 yards); WR Jarrett Burgess (11-130 yards, 1 TD); WR Isaac Zico (6-34 yards, 1 TD); TE Brycen Hopkins (25-349 yards, 3 TD); TE Cole Herdman (20-331 yards, 3 TD); TE Darius Pittman (1-7 yards)
Fresh face
Rondale Moore. Brohm doesn't want to put too much pressure on the freshman, but the offense needs his talents. The Louisville Trinity graduate isn't big – he stands 5-foot-7 – but he's strong. How strong? He squatted 600 pounds during summer conditioning. That's impressive because Moore weighs just 177 pounds. Beyond the weight room numbers, Moore is a dynamic playmaker Purdue needs to help increase production. He caught 109 passes and 16 touchdowns as a senior. His primary position is in the slot but look for Brohm to use this speedy receiver all over the field.
What to like
The group would seem to feature more athletic ability, although the Boilermakers need bigger receivers and recruiting is focused in that area. Along with Moore, Amad Anderson, Kory Taylor and Jordan Bonner – all freshmen - bring a little more size to the position. There's additional depth going into this season, creating more competition and should make for an interesting training camp. The tight ends were solid last season and are expected to take a step forward. In fact, they were probably not utilized enough, in part because of injury issues.
Our question
Who steps up, especially on the outside? Anthony Mahoungou put in the time and effort last season, staying late after practice to catch passes and was rewarded in the bowl game. Who is this year's Mahoungou? There's a lot of bodies but no proven commodities. Wright and Zico struggled to learn the playbook and didn't see a lot of snaps.
COUNTDOWN TO PURDUE CAMP:Running backs
COUNTDOWN TO PURDUE CAMP:Linebackers
BIG TEN MEDIA DAY:More depth for Purdue O-line; Brohm and his trick plays
Sparks has moved from quarterback to receiver full-time and showed signs of moving to the top of the depth chart after catching 11 passes against Northwestern. Burgess is still operating on potential but if things start to click for the former MLB player then the offense will have a chance to stretch the field.
Our take
Anthrop is dependable. The Central Catholic graduate proved his value last season and there's every reason to think he'll take another step forward. His play surprised Brohm and receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard but Anthrop quickly earned their trust. Moore has the makings of a star, but it won't happen all at once and there will be struggles. The tight ends should be a big factor and take on a bigger role.
The concern is on the outside. Zico and Wright had solid spring practices, but those performances must translate to the fall when it counts. The opportunity for a newcomer to emerge certainly exists and the new redshirt rule allows for expanded experimentation.
"With Rondale, we're pushing the envelope. He's very talented. He's athletic. He's strong. He's ahead of the curve. He has good football skills and we are anticipating him playing a lot. The playbook might be a little bit smaller for him starting off, but we want to throw a lot at him in fall camp and then we'll figure out exactly what he knows and what he's good at. He's got to be on the field for us." – Jeff Brohm
Number to know
Combined yards per catch by Herdman and Hopkins last season


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This item is in the category "Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Kitchenware\Small Appliances\Coffee Grinders, Mills". The seller is "ritchie-3" and is located in Burgh Haamstede.This item can be shipped worldwide.


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Fostering a Sense of Ownership in the Workplace
There are certain personality traits you can never quite see from an interview with a potential hire. Responsibility and a sense of ownership for the work you do can, however, be fostered when an employee has a sense of purpose and finds joy in what they do. Here are some tips for you to foster a sense of ownership in the workplace, helping your team work towards goals successfully.
Taking Ownership
When employees take ownership of their work, every project receives the same care and attention of a passion project. They take pride in their work, taking on projects knowing that they'll serve as a reflection of their abilities rather than evidence of their obedience to superiors. A sense of ownership in the workplace promotes accountability and innovation, saves time and produces quality results. Here's how to cultivate one.
Define Your Values
From the start, every company should define their values, inform their employees of them, and work them into day-to-day procedures, from hiring and firing to workflow and attendance policies. Building a culture of ownership requires giving employees a certain amount of independence, so you'll want a strong value-based foundation for them to build upon.
Say you assign an employee to redo a page of the company website. They'll need to know whether you prioritize innovation or professionalism. They should already know whether it's the type of environment where teamwork and active participation in the office demonstrates commitment or if the bare minimum is sufficient.
If your goal is for employees to be independently motivated representatives of your company, they'll need to see the company values in action around them. Employees can't live out a company's values if they're not sure what they are.
Don't Micromanage
Micromanaging is the antithesis of an ownership culture. It kills innovation, discourages independence, and wastes time. When someone is signing off on your work every step of the way, you lose a sense of accountability, and they waste time checking over your work. Only by giving your employees the freedom to work independently will you see them take the type of pride in their work that inspires higher quality end products.
You can't do it all, and you shouldn't have to try. By delegating tasks you allow employees to take ownership over projects. Giving employees increased responsibility will motivate them to impress you, take ownership, and cultivate their leadership skills for the future.
Focus On Ends, Not Means
Ownership in the workplace is all about quality end products, not monitoring when or how employees work towards those goals. If you interrupt their every move to tell them how you would do it, they'll learn to follow directions, instead of problem-solving.
Instead, let them chart their own path towards the end goal. Maybe that means a lot of trial and error. Maybe it means working remotely once in a while if that helps them focus more. The goal is to have employees that are motivated to do whatever it takes to accomplish their goals, not employees sitting at a desk doing what you tell them to do.
Measurable End Goals
Create clear, attainable goals for employees to work for. Having a clear picture of the endgame encourages problem-solving. Without these metrics, employees can get confused and discouraged by a lack of direction.
Explain the Why Behind Tasks
Employees are not children. If you want something to be done well, the "because I said so" explanation is not the best route. Obedience may get things done, but it won't inspire innovation, creativity, or problem-solving. Employees need to understand the purpose behind a task if they're to be motivated from within. Explaining the "why" behind a task can transform it from something they have to do because they were told so, to something they're excited to succeed at.
Positive Reinforcement
Never overlook the power of recognizing success. When cultivating a sense of ownership at work, congratulating employees on a job well done will reinforce that they should take pride in the good work they did.
Plus, it can create a ripple effect. Employees will see how their colleagues are praised for taking ownership, and be inspired to do the same.
Constructive Feedback
Give your employees space to problem solve on their own, but don't hesitate to offer suggestions for future work. If you give zero feedback employees may end up feeling lost and discouraged. Instead, compliment what they did well, and empower them with the tools to do better.
Lead By Example
This one's a no-brainer. Mission statements and emails from HR can only do so much. If you want employees to be independent and accountable, you have to do the same.
Listen and Coach
Creating a sense of ownership is all about cultivating leadership. If you want independent employees, you can't spoon feed employees all the answers. Listen to their problems, and instead of solving them for them, pose questions and offer examples of similar problems you've overcome. Nudge them towards a solution while resisting the urge to take over for them. It may be hard in the moment, but it will pay off in the long run.
Promote Teamwork
Ownership doesn't mean employees shouldn't use each other as resources. It means only that individuals take responsibility for their work, knowing that the end product will reflect back on them, instead of completing tasks only because they're told.
Encourage employees to bounce ideas off of each other, share resources, brainstorm together and collaborate. Two heads are better than one.
Rethink Performance Assessment Metrics
Many experts recommend using Residual Cash Earnings (RCE) to determine an employees compensation. According to FinancialExecutives.com , RCE "measures profits after cash operating costs, taxes and a required return on the assets used by the business...If they spend wastefully, RCE will decline and a portion of the value destruction will come out of their compensation without any ability to negotiate out of it. And if they generate wealth, they will get a definitive share of that too."
Give Employees a Stake in the Company
One way to promote ownership is literally giving employees a piece of ownership in the company. When they're personal financial success is tied more deeply to the company's success, they may just think twice about submitting a mediocre project or upgrading their expensed flights.
Got all that? Let's review:
- Define Company Values
- Don't Micromanage
- Delegate
- Worry About What Not How
- Attainable End Goals
- Make The Why Clear
- Positive Reinforcement
- Constructive Criticism
- Be An Example
- Be A Coach
- Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
- Offer Stock In The Company


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I became an altar boy in 1958 and soon became the house master of ceremonies for my parish's Holy Week events. The Latin liturgy was still the norm, of course, and the ceremonial of the Tridentine rites of Holy Week was a multi-sensual delight of colors, music, sounds (the wooden clapper, for example, replaced the hand bell at the altar), processions, the stripping of the altar on Thursday and the decorating during the Holy Saturday (now Easter Vigil) rites, the veneration at the altar of repose are but a few of the experiences a worshipper of 1960 would recall.
With the reform of the Missal in 1970, the rites of Holy Week were revised extensively. In fact, the term "Holy Week" itself was put to rest and the focus of the week was returned to the more ancient "Triduum" of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. I was living in a seminary/friary during the first years of transition, so I did not have a good feel for the liturgical experiences of local parishes at the time. What I saw in my own friary's observances of the Triduum were rituals with solid historical and theological correctness—in my own language, of course—but milked of what the philosopher Aristotle termed catharsis, a healthy draining of the emotions which was key to the enduring power of the ancient Greek plays. Aristotle believed that catharsis was a key component to health. It began to nag at me that for all of its richness, the Triduum was lacking in one key component: we do not experience the rites, particularly the Vigil, as saving us, making us perpetually healthy.
The Easter Vigil is, according to its own text, the most sacred night of the year. Without the Resurrection we have no future, and indeed would return to the dust as the Ash Wednesday liturgy phrases our fate. It is the ultimate "come to Jesus" moment of the entire Catholic worship cycle. My question, I guess, is whether we are catechizing this event, and by extension the entire Triduum, in appropriate ways. Typically, when I hear mention of the Easter Vigil in any context or see it in popular Catholic print, the term is immediately linked to "catechumens." This choice of language designates emphasis upon a particular population as opposed to the whole, something like "First Communion Mass" or "Wedding Mass."
This is consistent with the ground experience as I have known it now for some decades. The ritual itself speaks of participants gathering in darkness, waiting for the Master's return (Luke 12:35ff). When I walk into my church, I do feel like I am attending a wedding. People rushing back and forth, photos taken in the sanctuary, a lively buzz in the church itself among family and friends of the catechumens. And most curiously, it is the people I don't see that surprises me: the "regulars," my friends. The regulars, if you will, attend Mass on Easter Sunday morning. Attendance at my Vigil in general is good but hardly stellar, a strange state of affairs for the holiest night of the Church year.
No one, to my knowledge, is or has recently studied the Easter Vigil from a demographic/sociological vantage point. Nor, for that matter, are we looking at the effectiveness of the catechumenate process as currently practiced, with the great deal of time, money, and personal investment that goes into the year long process and which dominates the Easter Vigil experience.. Do converts through the catechetical process remain members of the Church longer than, say, those baptized at infancy?
This is said not to harp upon the catechumenate process, though its adaptation in different parishes deserves objective scrutiny. The bigger issue is the presently baptized, those who for whatever reason have come to believe that the Easter Vigil offers little for their affective faith life, the absence of healing catharsis. In subtle ways the parish rite can be seen as, if not exclusionary, tangential at best to my soul. If anything, the time and energy if the year-long catechumenate might best be shared with the baptized members—whose needs for such might be equally strong!
My parish baptizes about a dozen persons per year at the Vigil. Last Saturday night my parish announced the deaths of about ten church members, fairly typical in a given week. Those liturgists who look exclusively to the catechumenate as the life of the Church's future may wish to do better math and start rewriting the theology to include the rank and file.


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Bath Fun – Colored Ice Cubes
Baths at our house generally result in a really wet floor and phrases from my daughter such as "wow" followed by manic laughing which results in me running down the hall at top speed to see exactly what she's doing to elicit such delight.
Check out this post from Randee's Organized Chaos and The Vintage Milk House. Fill up your ice cube trays, stir in a little food coloring and freeze. Dump these little puppies in the bath and watch the delight from your little swimmer as the cubes melt in the tub sending the colors swirling all around. It might just save you from hearing a "wow" come from your bathroom.
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Art Exhibition Photo 10: Michel Montecrossa with 2 of his Faust paintings for the Faust Festival in Munich, Germany – see here the website presenting Michel Montecrossa's art & music for the Faust Festival:
Read here about the ongoing 'LOOKING FORWARD' Art Exhibition 2017/2019 of Michel Montecrossa's new paintings and drawings at the New Art Gallery in the Filmaur Multimedia House (Danziger Str. 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany, firstname.lastname@example.com )
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Hi guys my names Ruby I'm 28 and too skinny like weedy skinny with no muscle I started doing keto because it seems to help me gain weight if I keep my protein up along with fat but I'm so weak I don't know where to start.
I don't think I could do one push up if I tried it's not from keto I was weak before keto too I don't seem to have lost energy and I've gained a little weight but I'm tired of being so weak I feel like a walking target for getting pushed around by people because I'm short and thin people pat me on the head and treat me like a child it's sooooo annoying and the last thing I want is to have to ask people to help me lift stuff or help with stuff because I'm physically unable to lift stuff.
I brought some dumbbells I thought maybe that was where to start but really I don't know where to start or what to do with my diet or with getting fit and getting stronger.
Where did you guys start with all this?
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Where to start?
Not sure what dumbbell set you bought but you would really need an array of different weights depending on the exercise you want to perform. All you really need to do right now is perform exercises in strict form with a weight heavy enough that you can only do 8-10 reps. If you never worked out with weights before, you will easily gain some strength after a month or two. You have to work out hard enough that the next day you feel the effects of a good workout (i.e. good muscle soreness). After that you consume enough protein and let the muscle heal. This implies you don't workout the same muscle group again until you give it adequate recovery time. More is not better; don't make that newbie mistake.
It's all a persistence and patience game. You have make it a lifestyle if you know what I mean.
Read a few articles online, watch a few videos on YouTube, read a few books from the library. There are millions of great tools for gaining mass and strength. Start reading! The lift and eat."A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
Old Guy deadlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zMrim-0Dks
bench press https://youtu.be/GaRzfueJVJQ
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Gove's 10 golden rules on how to write properly.
In the past few months, Education Secretary Michael Gove, a former journalist, has hit the front page with his plans to introduce new grammar and spelling tests in UK schools. Now he is back in the headlines:
"Would your mum understand it? Michael Gove bans jargon in education department", "Gove's golden rules for writing: can you do better?".
These headlines announce Gove's new venture of banning jargon from the department's correspondence and giving advice on how to write properly by introducing 10 golden rules:
1. If in doubt, cut it out.
2. Read it out loud – if it sounds wrong, don't send it.
3. In letters, adjectives add little, adverbs even less.
4. The more the letter reads like a political speech the less good it is as a letter.
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If you are looking for a way to expand your brand and diversify your marketing strategy, direct mail marketing is something you should seriously consider. Though the advent of platforms like email and social media has caused the claim that direct mail marketing is a thing of the past, mailed advertisements can still be a versatile and powerful way to expand your business.
Direct mail marketing provides a variety of options, including flyers, postcards, letters and even scratch-off mailings. Two of the most popular forms of mail marketing are also two of the most traditional types of mail – postcards and letters. As the owner of a direct mail marketing business, Addressers, I often get asked, "Which of the two gets better responses and will help me grow my company faster?"
While a straightforward answer to this question would be nice, the reality is that the type of mail you should choose depends heavily on the business you own and the ultimate goal of your marketing campaign. Whether you run a nonprofit, law firm, home renovation service, or plumbing company looking to drive new leads, reach old customers, or gather donations, the power of direct mail is universal. We're here to break down the differences between postcard and letter mailing, hopefully simplifying your decision and helping you maximize the returns on whichever direct mail marketing campaign you choose.
Benefits of postcards
The first major advantage of postcards is their brevity. Postcards should be eye-catching, personalized and straightforward, with an emphatic call to action. You may be asking yourself, "What is a call to action?" A call to action, or CTA, is a direct prompt for the response you want from your audience in a mailing campaign – the ultimate purpose behind your postcard marketing campaign. For instance, a CTA might ask the customer to sign up for a subscription at a discounted rate, visit your website to check out the latest sales, or call a number for a free quote.
Two things can enhance this directness. First, unlike letters, postcards don't require opening, allowing you to catch the customer's eye from the minute they open their mailbox. In other words, your postcard will have a 100% open rate. A study demonstrated that 57% of customers go on to read the postcard, making postcards the most-read form of direct mail marketing.
Second, postcards are incredibly customizable with techniques such as variable data printing, which is a form of digital printing that can customize text, graphics and images for each piece of direct mail. Through variable data printing, it's easy to personalize your message and provide a straightforward lead into your website, restaurant, or brick-and-mortar store.
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Postcards are also notably cheaper than letters. Sending out 5,000 postcards costs about 42 cents per piece, including postage. Sending out 5,000 letters, on the other hand, costs about 53 cents per piece. That amounts to $550 in savings per campaign. According to the Direct Marketing Association, postcards have the cheapest cost per lead ($54.10) of any form of marketing. For comparison, print ads cost about $60.50 per lead.
If your business doesn't require as much information or details as, say, a retail store or restaurant, and you just want to drum up interest or have a simple message to convey (like a store reopening, a new product or an important annual sale), postcard marketing is a cheap and effective way to market your business.
To give an example, in these unprecedented times with COVID-19, stores, restaurants, and other businesses can take full advantage of postcard mailing to inform previous customers and new prospects of reopenings, new products, sales, or precautionary measures they are taking.
Benefits of letters
If your mailing requires a more official or personal touch, or needs to explain a lot of information, a letter might be the way to go. One advantage of letter marketing is the space it gives you. If your services require more explanation and details (such as for a financial planning firm, a nonprofit seeking donations or an insurance company), a letter gives you room to explain yourself to potential or current customers.
The larger page area gives you the chance to do several things. You can convey a more comprehensive message, demonstrating to customers that you are invested in them, through effective storytelling or targeted appeals to emotion.
More space also gives you a more official advertising platform. Looking to run a fundraising campaign for a local nonprofit, or asking customers to sign a document or RSVP to a big event? Then a letter is the way to go, since it provides the bandwidth to explain why your fundraising campaign is so important, or give all the details of the big event your company is throwing next month.
Furthermore, you can implement many different direct mail strategies with a letter and envelope to better convey a sense of importance and capture the recipient's attention. These methods include hand-addressing a letter or using a pen-addressing machine. In addition, snap pack mailers are often used to convey important messages because of their unique design.
As we briefly discussed above, letters are slightly more expensive than postcards because of factors like envelope style and design, but that slightly higher price point can be worth it for advertisements that are more informative, personalized and professional.
Conclusion: Postcards or letters?
As you can see, both letters and postcards can be an incredibly valuable tool for your direct mail marketing campaign and an easy, versatile way to expand your business. However, it's important to correctly choose which of the two to spearhead your campaign with in order to maximize the gains to your company. Also remember that these are just two forms of direct mail marketing that you can utilize. If you have a campaign in mind that requires a more specialized design, there is almost certainly a direct mail marketing method that will fit. That is one of the beauties of mail advertising: Though popular staples like postcards and letters are practically guaranteed to get results, it remains one of the most versatile marketing methods out there, with many alternative options.
As an expert in direct mail for over 40 years, I believe direct mail marketing is still an effective tool that businesses and organizations of all sizes should take advantage of to drive new leads. Especially in the time of this pandemic, it is important to stay connected with your past and present customers, no matter what direct mail or online marketing strategy you choose. Businesses like Addressers can provide direct mail services or other marketing services to help you out with this. Hopefully, this brief guide on postcards and letter mailing has helped you determine which method best suits your business.


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It's been a long hot summer. And a lot of exciting exploration is already under the belt. But there's more to come… Hackney Tours has been out on the road this summer with
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Hackney Wick: Young East London Speaks
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Social Media
Back in the early 'noughties' social media was referred to as new media, however, in just a few years, it's become everyday media. Social is part of most people's daily lives with 61% of people in the UK actively using social media and 79% of those do so every day. In the 12 years since Facebook (by far the largest and most famous social media channel) launched, much has changed.
Many still think that only teenagers and young people are on social media. This is a myth that needs to be busted, as while it was millennials who pioneered the use of social media, they are now not the only ones using it.
According to the Office of National Statistics 44% of 55-64 year-old use social media, and in a survey conducted by Silversurfers.com 92% of online baby boomers (those aged over 50) have a Facebook account and 19% are on Twitter. If you're still not convinced that baby boomers are online just remember Steve Jobs was a baby boomer, as is Bill Gates.
Those aged 18-25 don't interact much with Facebook anymore, while 2.5 million of them have an account, most use messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Snapchat. Out of the 200 million Snapchat users 71% of them are under 25. In June 2016, Snapchat surpassed Twitter when it came to daily use as did Facebook owned Instagram back in 2015.
Children are also actively on social media. For young children it's all about YouTube, with 35 of the top 100 YouTube channels being aimed at children. Shopkins, the latest toy craze amongst 4-8 year olds, owes much of its success to YouTube through 'unboxing' videos and cartoon shorts created by the manufacture to raise awareness. These Shopkins cartoons have yet to air on linier TV while the first episode has been viewed close to nine million times on YouTube.
Pay to play
When brands started to get on Facebook and Twitter the most important metrics were followers and likes. Now, things have changed; to be profitable these social media companies have opened up opportunities for brands to target their vast user base using paid social advertising. To capitalise on this both social media platforms have changed their algorithms making it harder to achieve any real reach organically. This means to engage with your target audience you need to pay up.
When you create content for a campaign some budget needs to be put behind it to make it successful. It does not matter how great your content is; if it does not reach your audience it cannot influence or impact them. To make social media a worthy part of your media mix you need to put some investment in.
The era of free social media for brands is over.
And last year we also saw newer channels such as Instagram open up its platform for brands to advertise, while 2016 saw the first UK Snapchat ad launched.
Video content is king
Social media is moving away from text to video based content. According to Cisco, by 2017 video will account for 69% of all consumer traffic and Nielsen claims that 64% of marketers expect video to dominate their strategies in the future. As with all social media trends this has been led by users. YouTube receives one billion unique visitors every month and the rapid growth of Instagram and Snapchat shows that users want to consume more of this content.
Social as a customer service channel
Lead by customers, social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, has become a customer service channel for some brands. This has been especially true for transport companies. Twitter has become the medium of choice for those complaining about rail services. In 2014 1.7 million messages were sent to the UK's 14 rail providers, most of which now have their own Twitter teams fielding these messages. These tweets don't just fall into the ether, as they can be seen by anyone; some go viral and can be picked up by the national press. In 2015, National Express received a serious complaint on Facebook that went viral and became headline news. Brands need to have a strategy on how to deal with complaints on social media; posts should not be ignored and abuse should not go unchallenged.
So what next?
Social media is only going to become more integrated into everyday life and a higher percentage of the content we consume will be through these channels. The generation coming up behind millennials have grown up with social media and are shunning traditional outlets such as broadcast and print – brands ignore social at their peril. While brands don't need to be on every social channel all the time, you do need to find the ones that your target audience's needs and craft content that fits those channels and engages with your audience.
If you have a business in the financial sector and would like to up your marketing game or receive some expert information about digital marketing for financial services, then get in touch with a member of our team!
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In November 2019 Neptune Flood Incorporated, a leading insurtech, filed a patent on its Triton technology. At its core Triton is a reactive artificial intelligence machine that has the early stages of limited memory artificial intelligence.
Neptune Flood Incorporated's Purpose is simple
- We make it easy to buy insurance.
- Our technology allows for instant risk selection and pricing, connecting customers, agents, Neptune, and global insurance markets.
- In ten years, we plan to protect half a million homeowners and businesses from catastrophic risks such as flooding.
This visualizer of the Triton AI machine came about after our CEO, Trevor Burgess, was repeatedly asked for a demo of Triton.
How do you demo an AI machine? After seeing a Facebook like counter at his local poké joint he got the 1980's video game inspired idea to create a live visualization of Triton at work.
Triton is doing three things simultaneously at the time an agent or consumer enters an address looking for flood insurance coverage:
- Triton is making a yes/no decision based on over 50 different data elements – some purchased, some proprietary. Some homes are just so risky that we avoid insuring them at all, at any price.
- For the ~90% that are a yes, Triton next determines the price of insurance for that specific risk.
- Triton performs complex disaggregation techniques based on spatial reasoning calculations taking into account not only the risk being priced, but also all other risks both in place and with open quotes. That enables us to control the aggregation of each reinsurer based on every unique risk. Put simply, no one global reinsurance market will end up insuring all the homes on one street.
This Triton visualizer shows all three elements as every quote is processed through the AI engine. Thousands of times a day.
- The yes/no decision is represented by green or red blasts.
- The price is represented by the size of each blast.
- The disaggregation is represented by the selection of a bucket each representing a different global insurance market.
The data is live, and the data is real – resetting every night at midnight.
Please enjoy this Missile Command inspired visualization of artificial intelligence at work.
Idea: Trevor Burgess
Front End: Jon Snyder
Back End: Brad Schultz


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© Procrastinator, Inc.
Two hundred and thirty-two days since my last update. I'm sure I lost a few email addresses along the way. It's
been a very busy 7 months and 20 days apparently. All three boys have had birthdays. A few holidays. A few vacations.
A few sports. I have 68 pictures loaded to try to catch you up.
To begin, I have a couple photos from a get together at the Harris's pad on Hanscom AFB around Easter time. Next some
shots of the BC Eagles National Champion Men's Hockey parade. Luke's birthday. A Sox game. James's birthday. Other summer fun. Ben's birthday.
Finally, there are quite a few shots from our trip to North Dakota around July 4th. My great aunt and uncle were celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary while their daughter and son-in-law were celebrating their 25th. It was quite a gathering and
turned into a bit of a family reunion. We met up with my mom and sister and toured some of the state where I was born.
It's difficult to do justice in words with the brief time I have, but it was a beautiful time to be there. Great to see
some family I haven't seen in 20+ years. Buffalo and wild horses right on the road. We saw a great rodeo followed by the biggest,
longest fireworks display I've ever seen.
Facebook has creeped in and taken over a little in terms of my push to put pictures up here. It's much easier to send
shots directly from my phone. If we're not connected on there, look me up. I will be keeping this going, though. I hope
to hear from you soon. Enjoy.
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How the End Begins
- 2016 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Poetry (Adult Nonfiction)
How the End Begins is about the world's seductions, its incessant clamoring for more which is juxtaposed against the invisible world: the quiet, the call of the desert, and the pull to faith. The book chronicles this move toward faith and away from the "dingen" (things or stuff). How the End Begins is a burning down, a kind of end of the world while, at the same time, a new, triumphant beginning.


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2 anti-virus programs
From: Bill Fitzgerald
Just read your latest column in the EVERTON'S GENEALOGICAL HELPER MAGAZINE (Sept/Oct 2005) issue. You said that you run an anti-virus program called Panda between running Norton Anti-Virus. I tried to install the Panda and it said I was running McAfee anti-virus software and that I had to uninstall it before installing Panda.
Did you have the same issue when installing Panda on your system with the Norton product on it? Do I really have to uninstall the McAfee each time I want to install the Panda program?
Ol' Myrt here does a Panda ActiveScan ONLINE, by going to http://www.pandasoftware.com
Today, the link to the free online scan is in the lower left hand corner.
It is not possible to install 2 antivirus programs on a computer without conflict as you've noted.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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20+ Phone Wallpaper For Android 2019
Everyone seems to like the phone wallpaper of veguci. So far, we have updated the phone wallpapers of 5 different themes for you. There are cartoon themes, dark series, quots wallpaper, summer background and so on. However, most of these phone wallpapers are suitable for iPhones. Today we have provide the wallpaper for Android phones. The main theme is the Milky Way.
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If I'm understanding this correctly the fluctuations in CMB are a result of the "last scatter" of photons when electrons joined together with nuclei that before this formed plasma. CMB is among other things used to see the early matter density fluctuations of the early universe, right?
So, how is this seen? Are the warmer parts in the maps where the matter is most dense? And are these spots warmer because more photons are coming from that spot, or because of some other reason?


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Capitals return home, face Thrashers
Atlanta (8-10-2) at Washington (11-7-3) 7:00 p.m. EST
WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Limping back to Washington after a tough
road trip, the Capitals hope home ice will provide better
Improved goaltending is a good place to start when they look to
avenge a season-opening loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on
In its recent five-game road swing, Washington managed just
three points (1-3-1) while allowing 26 goals. After losing,
6-5, in a shootout to New Jersey and defeating Anaheim, 6-4, the
Capitals dropped three straight by a combined score of 16-7.
The skid, which follows a five-game winning streak, can be
placed mainly on the shoulders of goaltenders Jose Theodore and
Brent Johnson.
Theodore has allowed four goals or more in each of his last
three starts while Johnson allowed seven goals in a loss San
Alex Ovechkin scored a goal in Monday's 4-3 loss to Minnesota to
extend his point-scoring streak to eight games while Alexander
Semin has been out of action with a back injury.
Atlanta halted its own three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win
over Toronto on Tuesday. Todd White scored a pair of goals and
Slava Kozlov took over the team-lead with 19 points thanks to a
pair of assists.
Bryan Little collected two goals and an assist in the Thrashers'
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The high school football season is still a couple months away, but it's never too early to look ahead. The Forsyth County News sports department will break down one team's schedule each day, continuing today with Lambert.
Date Opponent (2012)
Aug. 30 vs. Etowah (4-6)
Sept. 6 at Roswell (3-7)
Sept. 13 vs. Northview (3-7)
Sept. 20 at South Forsyth (4-6)
Sept. 27 at North Forsyth (3-7)
Oct. 4 Bye
Oct. 11 vs. Centennial (3-7)
Oct. 18 vs. Johns Creek (8-3)
Oct. 25 at Alpharetta (7-4)
Nov. 1 vs. Chattahoochee (7-4)
Nov. 8 at West Forsyth (10-2)
Telltale game: What better way to find out whether an offense replacing seven starters can be effective than against one of your biggest rivals? Better yet, what better way to see if your defense that returns eight starters is ready to take the next step than against a War Eagles team that returns two of the county's top playmakers in Sam Walker and Isaiah Williams?
Gut-check stretch: Same as last season – when the calendar turned to October, Lambert was a different team. Injuries, for sure, played a huge role in the Longhorns ending the season on a five game losing streak. But the level of competition didn't help either. Lambert's final five opponents – Centennial, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee and West Forsyth – were a combined 35-20. This time, the Longhorns will get Centennial, Johns Creek and Chattahoochee at home.
Trap game: Here's the scenario facing Lambert when it travels to North Forsyth on Sept. 27 – the Longhorns will have a bye week coming up, followed by a revenge game against Centennial who won 26-7 last season. If Lambert has any temptation to look ahead to rest and revenge, North could be trouble. The Raiders have a new head coach (Jason Galt) with a new funky offense (Double Wing) and a good amount of experience returning.
Outlook: Once again, Lambert's early schedule sets up well for the Longhorns to discover themselves on offense (where they replace seven starters) and defense (where they return eight starters). It's after the bye week Oct. 4 that will define Lambert's season when it faces a stretch of opponents who went 35-20. The good news for Lambert is those teams have just as many question marks entering the season.
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Increase in average points per game allowed by Lambert in 2012 from the previous season.


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Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's fifth novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). In noir master Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister, a movie starlet with a gangster boyfriend and a pair of siblings with a shared secret lure private eye Philip Marlowe into the less than glamorous and more than a little dangerous world of Hollywood fame. Chandler's first foray into the industry that dominates the company town that is Los Angeles.
Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888 -1959) was the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Although he was born in Chicago, Chandler spent most of his boyhood and youth in England where he attended Dulwich College and later worked as a… More about Raymond Chandler
"Raymond Chandler is a master." —The New York Times"[Chandler] wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered." —The New Yorker"Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." –Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Review"Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye." —Los Angeles Times"Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. . . . An original. . . . A great artist." —The Boston Book Review"Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. . . . Age does not wither Chandler's prose. . . . He wrote like an angel." —Literary Review"[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision." –Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books"Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence." —Ross Macdonald"Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." –Erle Stanley Gardner"Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since." –Paul Auster "[Chandler]'s the perfect novelist for our times. He takes us into a different world, a world that's like ours, but isn't. " –Carolyn See
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Scout Widegame Next Friday & Twitter
Next week the Scouts are at Herringfleet for a wide game. Usual times apply, however please ensure you are there for a 7.30 sharp start.
We will be outside for the entire evening and it is possible the ground under foot could be very muddy. Therefore please ensure the Scouts have suitable clothing for the night. No uniform is required apart from a necker. Warm scruff kit, outside coat, walking boots or wellies and a torch would all be sensible. If it is raining, please make sure the Scout has a waterproof jacket to wear.
If you have never been to the Herringfleet Scout site (near Ashby Dell) use the 'Find Us' menu above, and choose 'Herringfleet Campsite'.
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Good news! We ARE starting training next Monday (18th Sept) at Salvatorian College (High Road, Harrow Weald, HA3 5DY). 6:30 – 8:30pm, as usual. (It's 15 minutes' walk from Harrow and Wealdstone station.)
We will be in the gym, which is the large building overlooking the main road. Go down the gap between the gym and the builder's hoarding (they are having some building work done) to the black security gate.
As it's the first session, a member of the caretaking staff will be there at 6:30pm to let everyone in. He will also explain how to let late-comers in. Sarah will be in charge (I am not in London next Monday).
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E. Virginia Armbrust, Ph.D.Co-Director, SCOPE
Professor, University of WashingtonE. Virginia Armbrust's website
SCOPE-ALOHA Project: Phytoplankton-Based Networks in the North Pacific Ocean
Marine ecosystems consist of interconnected networks of microbial species, most of which have not yet been cultured in the laboratory. Our focus is on the photosynthetic marine phytoplankton and their interactions with other microbes. Open ocean phytoplankton communities consist largely of cyanobacteria and eukaryotic picoplankton, with aperiodic blooms of eukaryotic diatoms that often possess symbiotic nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. This project will combine laboratory-based studies of model species with field-based genomics and flow cytometric approaches to determine how microbial synergisms and non-equilibrium environmental conditions impact the growth and loss of different members of the phytoplankton community. The goal is to develop a mechanistic understanding of the role of biotic and abiotic factors in shaping the flow of carbon via the photosynthetic base of marine food webs.
SCOPE-Gradients Project: Model-Driven Investigations of Ocean Transition Zones
The transition zones between the North Pacific subtropical gyre and neighboring ecosystems exhibit gradients in environmental conditions associated with dramatic changes in the microbial ecosystem, providing venues to understand mechanisms that structure microbial communities and to test ecological theory. Armbrust is the director of the overall project, and her lab will contribute with respect to flow cytometry, phytoplankton community composition and particle size distribution, organism-specific growth and mortality, and metatranscriptome analyses.
CBIOMES Project: Data and Tools to Define the Biogeography of Marine Microbes
Trait-based theory models are used to simulate and interpret marine microbial communities and their role in biogeochemical cycles. However, it is difficult to quantitatively test these models, because of the limited and disparate observations available. We propose to create a data repository — Ocean Atlas — to easily retrieve data relevant to the biogeography of phytoplankton in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean and be readily usable with machine learning tools. This work builds on our ongoing efforts to integrate and interrogate datasets in near real-time while at sea. The Ocean Atlas and toolkits will be used to better understand how the biogeography of the structure of phytoplankton community varies in space and time and how realized niches relate to key traits such as growth rates and mortality rates.
E. Virginia Armbrust is a professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. She received her A.B. from Stanford University in 1980 and her PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1990. She carried out postdoctoral research training at Washington University before joining the faculty at the University of Washington in 1996.
Dr. Armbrust's research focuses on marine phytoplankton, particularly marine diatoms, which are responsible for about 20% of global photosynthesis. She has pioneered the use of environmental genomics and transcriptomics, combined with metabolomics, to understand how natural diatom communities are shaped by the environment and by their interactions with other microbes. Most recently, she has identified chemical signals that form the basis of cross-kingdom communication. Her group developed ship-board instrumentation that now permits the fine-scale continuous mapping of distributions, growth rates and loss rates of different groups of phytoplankton. Armbrust is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the American Association for the Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the Washington State Academy of Science.


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Sunday, 29 May 2016
L'Oreal Paris Rouge Caresse Lipstick (Irresistible Expresso) Review,Swatch,Fotd
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Cleveland to win first game? Brady to bounce back? Papi's NFL Week 5 predictions
Week 5 has some tasty looking match-ups, here is my take. Papi's reviews for week 5 looks like this.
New England Patriots @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: New England
This is a really difficult match-up to call. The Patriots defence has been woeful so far, and this is a short week which could spell trouble. The only reason I am calling New England is because they're coming off a bad loss, and even with a short week, Bill Bellicheck will work his magic. They also have Tom Brady the GOAT; 31-28.
San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts: San Francisco
I predict a mini upset in Indiana. The 49ers aren't very good, but neither are the Colts; this is a pretty poor game to call. The reason I pick San Fran is because they have improved over the last few weeks with one score defeats against divisional rivals. It is a tough game to call though as it is pretty irrelevant and has two very poor teams, but I got San Fran getting their first win. 24-20.
Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles: Philadelphia
The Cardinals are inconsistent, they're overrated and they limped past a poor San Fran team at home. Dallas beat down the Cards, I worry Philly are even better than Dallas. The Eagles have won back-to-back close games, I feel this one may not be so close. 17-28.
Los Angeles Chargers @ New York Giants: New York
I hope I am wrong, but I don't think I will be. Something has to give in this game as neither team has a win on the season so far. Every single Chargers game has been so close, I predict this one will be aswell, but the boys in blue have sadly improved in the last 2 weeks and have lost back-to-back games on walk off field goals. 28-31.
Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals: Buffalo
The Bills have impressed so far this season; their defence held Matt Ryan and the Falcons to just 17 points in week 3. The Bengals have improved over the last few weeks and are coming off of their first win and best performance of the season. With that being said though, SURELY Marvin Lewis can't win back-to-back games can he? I got the Bills to get the win in Ohio. 27-21.
Carolina Panthers @ Detroit Lions: Detroit
I think the Lions are legit, they should be 4-0, I like me some Detroit and I got them in this one. I'm not convinced that Cam Newton is back, he played a ridiculously bad secondary in New England on Sunday, and his defence has carried Carolina so far. Stafford > Newton, Detroit > Carolina. 20-31.
New York Jets @ Cleveland Browns: Cleveland
My upset of the week. I feel that it isn't all that of an impressive upset call as the Jets are being universally accepted as a poor team, but they are off back-to-back wins. I have got Cleveland to get their first win, I believe! 18-20.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh
The Jaguars are joint top in a really competitive division, but in my opinion, a very poor division. Big Ben and the Steelers are coming off of a really good win in their rival's back yard, I think they carry that momentum to another win. 17-28.
Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins: Miami
Marcus Mariota harmed his hamstring in the thumping defeat in Houston, if he does not play in this game, I stand by my pick, if he does play, I may be very wrong. I don't believe in Jay Cutler or the Dolphins, but I don't think the Titans are capable of winning without Mariota. 13-21.
Seattle Seahawks @ Los Angeles Rams: Los Angeles
This is a HUGE game in the NFC West. This will decide who the favourite is to win the division one quarter of the way in. I got the Rams. The Rams D will only improve under Wade, they have a big D-Line and Seattle have no O-Line. I think Wilson is hit a lot in this game, and I think the Rams offence does its thing. 21-30.
Baltimore Ravens @ Oakland Raiders: Oakland
This is a tough pick because Derek Carr could be out for Oakland. If he is, Baltimore will win this game, if he isn't, this is a no brainer Oakland win. Flacco and the Ravens offence suck, plain and simple. I got Oakland. 16-28.
Green Bay Packers @ Dallas Cowboys: Green Bay
Oh dear. This is a really tough game for Dallas, and I don't think they'll get the win. He's a baaaaaaaad man, and he's against a pretty bad, injury struck defence. Dallas need to play offence like they did against the Rams to stand any chance, I still think that will not help. 38-31.
Kansas City Chiefs @ Houston Texans: Kansas City
This is a really tough game for the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL. Houston beat down Tennessee but the Chiefs are no Titans. Alex Smith will do his thing and protect the football, grinding Houston to a loss. 23-20.
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears: Minnesota
The Vikings have a lot of injury problems, but Chicago have a lot of talent problems. Trubisky is supposed to get his first career start at QB for the Bears, so I don't really know what to expect from them in this divisional match up. If there isn't an amazing debut from Trubisky, I think Minnesota beats up Chicago in a defensive beat down. 18-6.
Fantasy Player of the Week: Ben Roethlisberger – Steelers
Upset of the Week: Cleveland Browns


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15th century "blogging": In England, 15th Century "Festival Books" were a precursor to today's celebrity tabloids and magazines…and, apparently, blogging. As this article about a new online archive of festival books points out:
"Some of the texts now available online were written not by official reporters (Renaissance press officers!) but by "people who simply happened to be around and thought they'd turn an honest – or dishonest – penny by writing an account,"
The British Library has now digitized 253 of these rare Renaissance festival books and has made them available on their website.


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Clippers forward Caron Butler celebrated his 33rd birthday at fashion-inspired lounge Couture Los Angeles on Friday night. To make sure Caron partied in style, BAIT's own Pearl hooked him up with some new gear as a birthday present – including a few caps from the BAIT x NBA x Mitchell & Ness Snapback Collection and a a pair of shirts (all matching his Clippers and their colors, naturally).
Caron and Pearl are pictured sporting the blue and red Clipper caps, respectively – but the entire collection of sleek and fashionable snapbacks spans thirteen teams and is available now at BAIT.
These are the two shirts that Pearl gave Caron, in case you need some new gear too:


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Star Wars action figures have always been a huge part of Star Wars collecting since the first of their kind hit shelves in 1978. Hasbro is now continuing that tradition with an assortment of new figures for The Force Awakens, most notable have been the highly detailed and articulated Black Series line. Wave one, which features Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca and a First Order Stormtrooper, was released last week on Force Friday. Later, we got our first looks at figures from wave two, which includes Poe Dameron, Constable Zuvio, Captain Phasma and a Guavian Enforcer. Today, two more figures have surfaced; a First Order TIE Pilot from wave three and General Hux from Wave 4. Jedi Insider spotted the trio on the website Ekranie. They further report that Big Bad Toy Story has the figures listed in their respective waves. You can see photos of the boxed figures below:
The second wave of figures isn't supposed to be released until next month, but we've already been hearing from many fans who have spotted and bought those figures, so be on the lookout for these two! If you spot them in stores, be sure to drop us an email at email@example.com!
Source: Ekranie
Via: Jedi Insider
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Lady Stella and I are really interested in letting the prisoner out of his cage so we can play a little bit with him. His face seems to be a good place to sit down and so we flatten it one after another. We really like to see his painful expression while humiliating him so bad with our sexy ass cheeks!
Keywords: Facesitting, Facesitting Clips, Mistress BlackDiamoond, lady, black, diamoond, herrin, mistress, princess, geldherrin


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At yesterday's Lazy Oaf SS11 launch, Deerbrains was privileged enough to catch the lovely Jerry from Lazy Oaf to talk about crazy promo video ideas, pet hates and the influence of music on this season's collection. You can check out their new SS11 collection which is launching online Tuesday 26th and available in store till August 2011.
Name: Jerry O' Sullivan
Age: early 20s
Location: London
Website: http://www.lazyoaf.co.uk/
To those who haven't heard much about Lazy Oaf, where did it all begin?
It started off with our designer Gemma Shiel, who finished uni doing textile design, and then she started hand screen printing t shirts in her spare time and selling them on a market stall in Spitalfields. It just developed from there really. This year we're celebrating our 10th anniversary as a brand, so that's in October, so there'll be a big party for that.
There's some good graphic design stuff happening at the moment, I don't think there's a huge amount in the UK of graphic design focused fashion labels for girls. It's a lot of men's t-shirts and there are some really good ones, but its more from freelance illustrators who turn designs into t shirts ... I guess we used to do a lot of cartoony and more pun driven designs. There are too many t shirts with logos slapped all over them and clichéd phrases, and we're over that – there's just too much of it.
Yeah, especially when Topshop and H&M tapped into it... There's a lot of cross prints in your SS 11 collection, do you think this witch-house electro 'explosion' has merged into today's trends?
Yeah, I can't pinpoint the exact stem of that trend, it's suddenly like everyone's going a bit Goth. I think it was a bit of a reference from 90s grunge; sort of like going back to 90's films like 'The Craft'. I think our designer was looking a lot at the films she used to watch from when she was a teenager for her inspiration... music probably has had an impact, but I'm not sure of the exact reference of it. Our designer just literally goes home, draws loads of stuff and designs, so I guess you get influenced by a lot of different things. I think being in East London, surrounded by lots of different trends, you pick up different concepts.You also stock sellotape adorned in various prints and diaries etc, how did this all come about?
We've always stocked other brands stationary and we stocked this really good Japanese tape that had cakes and stuff on it. Everyone went mad for it, so we thought why don't we turn our own designs into tape, and so we just did 3 designs and they've gone really well.
It must've been especially snapped up by the younger customer. Since you did used to have cartoon inspired prints, do you think you've attracted the younger audience and are struggling to tap into the older market?
Yeah, but I think our younger audience have kind of grown up with us now and been with us for 5 years. So when we started off, it was around 13-18 years, and slightly older guys. Now they're 16-20, so they want to look a bit more fashion forward and they're looking at lookbook and all those kind of things. So we've tried to grow up with them and also get an older market because we're all in our 20s, and want to design clothes we want to wear. I think we've just reached a point where we don't want to wear fitted t shirts and cartoon prints. So we were like let's be selfish and design collections we really want to wear... as well as hopefully what our customer wants to wear.
And with the new SS11 collection, have you got any promo videos coming up?
Yeah but it's not launched until May. We went to Spain to shoot our SS11 look book and our photographer Victor Voltaire filmed bits of the shoot like running into the sea and hanging out in the park and stuff like that.
Nice, if you were to come out with a crazy idea for promo video that would completely take Lazy Oaf out of its comfort zone, what kind of stuff would it include?
I reckon it would involve food. I can imagine a giant keg and someone jumping out of it or some kind of giant burger food fight because a lot of our stuff's fast food orientated. But because we do have quite the young customer we have to keep it slightly tame just so their mums are kept happy too.
And obviously we're at your launch party. How do you think it's all going? Was it really stressful to organise?
It's turned out pretty good, wasn't too stressful. The main thing was waiting for the collection to arrive. We have all the ideas and all the designs but it's always the manufacturing which is sometimes unreliable. It's been nice working with Kopparberg and the girl who does our cakes, Lucy Vanilla. WAH nails have also been amazing. It's so nice to bring other people in and brings a new element to this event where rather than us all come along to the shop, our customers are getting something out of it as well. It has been very girl orientated – I think that's because of the nails.... and probably because our new collection's more fashion forward.


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Fri, 28 February 2014
This week's Friday Free Show was INSANE! And by insane, we mean that there was just so much going on that it was actually hard to hold the whole damn thing on the rails. First of all, we had a packed house in the studio and that always makes for more fun and more energy. What started off as just a normal Friday afternoon, soon became an interview with Steve Lemme, an interview that Tom set up that quickly goes off the tracks, and News from Ross that was the much needed structure that the show was urning for!
On today's show:
The Junkyard Dog
Oyster Bars bring people together
An interview with Steve Lemme
Rule #1 of Parenting: Don't Loose the Kid
A call from Dirty Jim
Tim Peterson - Men Talk
The Death Test
And everything else is just crazy, crazy, crazy filler.
Thanks to all of you that hung out with us live. A little reminder to all of you that may not have done that, if you have the time, you can do all of that from our "new and improved" @MediocreApp. (We did put an "@" in front of that because not only is that the name that you should search for in the iTunes App Store…but if you have any issues, feel free to Tweet to that account for all of your podcast App needs.
With that said, thanks for listening and we'll see you guys next week!
PS - All current BDM's…we are going through the accounts day to day and because of the whole Target debacle, a lot of the BDM accounts have been delinquent and have been affected. Make sure that you check your email/junk folder/whatever to make sure that you're not getting anything from us. This will only affect cards that are expired or cards that were affected by the dreaded "Target Curse." Other than that, you should be golden!
Thanks for listening, kids. We love you all and we'll see you next Friday!
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Hamilton County seed company Beck's Hybrids plans to add 100 jobs
Seed seller Beck's Hybrids said it will expand its northern Hamilton County headquarters again, adding up to 100 jobs by 2017.
The $60 million expansion, announced Wednesday, will add research labs, greenhouses, seed-processing facilities and offices at Beck's 1 million-square-foot headquarters complex in Atlanta.
Beck's now has 290 Indiana employees and 400 overall.
The expansion will take three to four years to complete and will include two new 4,000-square-foot greenhouses and an expansion of the biotechnology building to provide more office and laboratory space. The company also will add four machinery storage buildings for trucks and seed equipment, an additional soybean seed processing tower, and new seed drying and storage facilities.
"Over the last few years, we've experienced significant growth across our marketing area with new sales territories, new facility locations and new employees," said Sonny Beck, president of Beck's.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Beck's up to $825,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $75,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans.
The Hamilton County Council expects to vote May 7 on granting Beck's property tax abatement worth almost $2 million over 10 years as well as spending $6 million to widen 276th Street from Beck's facility on Gwinn Road to U.S. 31 to accommodate increased truck traffic from the company.
One major bridge along that five-mile stretch also would be rebuilt.
Founded in 1937, the family-owned company now sells corn, soybean, wheat and forage products.
It operates additional Indiana facilities in Sharpsville, West Lafayette and Noblesville, and has operations in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa.
Call Star reporter Jeff Swiatek at (317) 444-6483. Follow him on Twitter: @JeffSwiatek.


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Look around your living room. Go up to your bedroom. Scour your attic.
There might be old movies there that aren't technically yours.
You might once have rented them from your local Blockbuster or equivalent and, as you and your Blockbuster aged, both of you forgot about it.
I mention this only because of the experience of Kayla Michelle Finley. As Fox Carolina reports, she went along to her local police station to report a crime.
Suddenly, JLo and behold, she was locked up for not having returned a VHS of the seminal work "Monster-In-Law," starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda.
You might have missed this great movie, just as Finley says she missed returning it. Well, she did rent it in 2005.
This didn't matter to the hardy souls in the Pickens County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina.
When they looked to see who she was, they discovered there was a warrant out for her arrest, for failing to return "Monster-In-Law" to Dalton Video.
The authorities say that reminders were sent to her. Yes, in 2005. Finley told Fox Carolina she never received them.
So while you might think it reasonable to jail someone for renting "Monster-In-Law," the sheriff's office thought it equally reasonable to throw Finley behind bars. There she stayed for 24 hours.
The 27-year-old Finley has now been charged for having been 18 some nine years ago. I'm sorry, she's actually been charged with failure to return a video cassette.
She told Fox Carolina that she will fight. She said: "It's obvious that Pickens County has nothing better to do."
Dalton Video is now defunct. But the charges you incurred from using old technology live on.
At least they do in South Carolina.