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June 7, 1940 - October 26, 2019
Burial Date: October 30, 2019
Ann K. (Hughes) MacKinnon of Quincy passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2019 surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. Lovingly survived by and already so sadly missed by her husband and best friend of 59 years, John W. "Jack" MacKinnon, Jr. Ann is also survived by her adoring children, Nancy J. Lesslie and her husband Paul of Quincy, Patricia L. Tremblay of Middleton and her former husband Ronald Tremblay of Topsfield, Kathleen A. Palmer and her husband John of Quincy and John W. MacKinnon, III and his partner Deborah McManus of Bridgewater. The daughter of the late Henry H. and Susan H. Hughes, Ann is also survived by her brother William F. Hughes of Weymouth and her sister Irene E. Hughes of Quincy. She was predeceased by her siblings, Henry "Pal" Hughes of TN, Patricia A. "Patsy" Hughes of Quincy and Mary S. George of Raleigh, NC. Ann was most proud of her one dozen granddaughters, Katelin, Christine, Kimberly, Courtney, Stephanie, Kathleen, Jennifer, Jessica, Allison, Kelsey, Caroline and Jaimee; and her great grandsons, Logan, Patrick and one precious Baby Hopkins who is due in April 2020.
A graduate of Quincy High School, Ann had many jobs in the Quincy area, but most recently worked at the front desk of the Best Western Adams Inn in N. Quincy. She loved traveling with Jack on their annual trips to Disney World and staying at their favorite Grand Floridian Hotel. They also enjoyed many camping trips all over New England and Florida. But her most favorite thing to do was to spend time with her family celebrating all the wonderful moments life has to offer. Although our hearts are broken and we miss her so much, we have been very blessed to have had the best wife, mother and grandmother that God could have given us.
Family and friends are invited to visiting hours on Wednesday, October 30 from 12:00 to 1:30PM with a Funeral Service immediately following at 1:30PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Burial is at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. In leu of flowers, donations in Ann's memory may be made to the Hospice of the So. Shore 30 Reservoir Park Dr. Rockland, MA 02370.


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Dealing with Stress – How to Prevent Anxiety from Ruining Important Relationships
Chronic stress is a bummer. It can have a devastating effect on the body. It can lead to low energy, loss of libido, stomach problems, headaches, insomnia and more. Not only will the body be an absolute wreck when experiencing anxiety, but close personal relationships may also suffer as well.
Stress is the body's reaction to mental or physical circumstances – and they can cause some pretty severe mood swings. This can lead someone to make out-of-character decisions, withdraw away from friends and family, and lash out at romantic partners.
When stress rears its ugly head, it can quickly snowball out of control and turn you into someone else. Here are the best marriage advice tips for dealing with stress and saving those precious relationships.
The Negative Impacts of Stress
When stress enters romantic relationships, it tends to wreak havoc on both the body and the mind. It can make marriage feel more like a chore than a joy and may lead to sickness and disinterest with life. These are just some of the reasons why stress ruins relationships.
- Detrimental to Health
Stress is made by the body, but that doesn't mean the body likes it. Stress can lead to a host of unpleasant physical ailments. Such symptoms of stress include:
- Headaches/Migraines
- Lowered immune system that leads to infections and colds
- Random aches and pains
- Fatigue
- Upset stomach and digestive issues
- Shaking and nervousness
- Teeth grindings
- Loss of sexual desire
These are not only bad for one's health, they are bad for relationships, both romantic and otherwise.
- Constantly Irritable
Nobody likes being around someone who is constantly irritable. Stress can trigger feelings of worry, fear, and aggravation. This can cause a partner to snap at their spouse unexpectedly and over-react to situations. It can cause a partner to view their spouse as unapproachable and frigid.
- Fantasizing about Another Life
Anxiety in the household can cause one partner to have thoughts of abandoning their own life in favor of something less stressful. This may cause one partner to stray outside of the relationship or to emotionally abandon their marriage.
- No Time for Important Intimacy
Building emotional and physical intimacy with a spouse is essential for maintaining a happy, healthy relationship. The higher one's level of stress, the lower their interest in a romantic partner.
For example, a lowered libido means couples aren't taking the time to build physical intimacy and the important oxytocin that goes along with it.
Oxytocin is a "love hormone" that science reveals plays an important role in bonding and increases trust in romantic partners. Furthermore, oxytocin is a true stress reliever.
Stress and anxiety can also make one feel distant and withdrawn, which diminishes the important emotional intimacy in marriage.
- Constantly Distracted
One study on what makes a healthy marriage reveals that couples who express gratitude and appreciation for one another were the highest predictors of increased relationship satisfaction.
Stress can cause severe distractions. This can make romantic relationships hard to maintain. It can also make the un-stressed partner feel left out, unappreciated, and ignored.
How to Prevent Stress from Ruining Relationships
From work to family matters, stress is an unavoidable part of life. But it shouldn't ruin life. These are the best marriage advice tips for getting rid of stress and restoring those important relationships.
- Look for ways to Relieve Stress
Focus on ways to relieve stress. Take a bubble bath, take more time for personal pursuits, look for ways to relax. Research indicates that various forms of exercise: yoga, running, weight-training, can boost happiness and reduce stress. Making time for exercise can be a life-saver.
This may mean planning ahead to ensure work and family schedules line up with taking extra time for personal activities.
- Don't Make Things Worse
If stress is already something that is causing personal problems, do not take on more than you can bear. Do not take on more responsibilities or commit to appointments that will overwhelm an otherwise healthy routine.
- Get to the Root of The Problem
One important piece of marriage advice for saving a relationship from the effects of stress is to find out what is causing it.
Do a self-examination to see what has changed in life recently. Perhaps there are marital problems or new responsibilities at work that result in unnecessary anxiety. Getting to the root of these problems will be pivotal in lowering harmful stress.
- Don't Go it Alone
Life can get overwhelming and many try and handle stress on their own. Doing this for too long can cause a meltdown. When things start to get out of control, never be too ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help.
Reach out to trusted loved ones and create a support system. It may only take one person offering their services to watch the kids or help around the house for any stress to dissipate.
There are also professionals, therapists, and counselors, who can do wonders for reducing stress and creating a plan of action to avoid such anxiety from building up again.
- Create a Weekly Date Night
The best marriage advice for maintaining a healthy relationship is to schedule a weekly date night. Doing so can restore anything that has been damaged by the stress in the relationship.
Taking one night a week for spouses to spend some alone time together is shown to promote communication and restore excitement to a marriage.
It also allows couples to build sexual chemistry. This can be highly beneficial for married couples, as studies show sexual satisfaction predicted heightened emotional intimacy in couples.
The best marriage advice for dealing with stress is to take control of it before it wreaks havoc on important close relationships. Get to the root of the problem and continue spending time as partners. This will strengthen your marriage against stress and anxiety.

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Yocona Area Council Receives 2nd Jamboree Troop
Scoutmaster Sean Akins is proud to announce that the Yocona Area Council has been selected to host an additional troop for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. This is a huge honor for the council and will allow us to send even more boys on this once in a lifetime experience. In addition to receiving the 2nd troop we are also excited that we will host an international scout patrol within our group. The council's contingent was full be with the second unit we are happy to announce that we have more space for you or your scout. Sign up today on the Yocona Area Council's Jamboree Page. Update - All spots for Yocona Scouts have been reserved, however, you may still apply to be an alternate.


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homemade moo cards
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cool, i need to do something like that soon.
- March 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- creationsbyeve said...
they are lovely!!!
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- StaroftheEast said...
This looks great!
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- ira said...
You such a talented lady Fleur!
- March 4, 2009 at 10:10 PM
ik ben stikjaloers!!!;-)
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- ingermaaike said...
It is such fun to play with these mosaics, I made my own card too. Much more fun and easy to make something in a small number and then later make new ones.
- March 5, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Wow, this is a good idea, Greet.
It markets and sells your shop well also, acting also as a great business card.
- March 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- vadjutka said...
Beautiful - my fav is (from your flickr) the red-turquoise combination.
- March 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Mitsy / ArtMind said...
They are beautiful, Fleur! Being a graphic designer sure comes in handy with running an Etsy shop!
Perhaps you should offer your graphic services too! :)
- March 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM
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they are such a simple but beautiful effecti idea. do you use photoshop to put the pictures together? I was going to try you idea of putting 2 of mine products with 2 complimentary ones from another etsy shop to promote them, I think it's a fantastic symbiotic relationship! But was held up by not knowing how to put them together!
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The intrusion of external space to the internal was the initial idea for this house and its peculiarity is one's continuous effort to self-orientate after entering. Mirrors inside the residence act as partition walls of the interior or as surfaces that appear rhythmically as openings of the house. Both the owners or the visitors are confused not knowing if what they see is outside or inside. Moreover, some vertical surfaces are mirror-like from the one side and transparent glass from the other. As a result, an exciting game is going on between people inside the house, of seeing and not be seen.The apparent continuity of the space "into the mirrors" is intensified by the use of chess-board-like floor. The selected pattern intentionally betray the presence of the mirrors. Functions are organized in a succession from the most "public" to the more private ones. The surrounding elements of the environment are mirrored on the elevations making the building invisible.
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MINSK, 13 September (BelTA) – Belarus and China intend to declare 2018 the Year of Tourism between the two countries, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Shandong Province Governor Gong Zheng, BelTA has learned.
Belarus and China have been working on enabling favorable conditions for tourism development. They have launched the air service Beijing-Minsk-Budapest-Beijing; Belarus is training tour guides with Chinese language skills. "Our governments are considering declaring 2018 the Belarus-China Year of Tourism," Andrei Kobyakov noted.
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss action against Al-Qaeda
June 2, 2016 | Category: Prophecy News | Tags: John Kerry, Middle East, Syria, United States
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday discussed "the need for decisive joint action" against the Al-Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria, Lavrov's office said.
The pair talked by phone about the situation in Syria, "particularly the need for decisive joint action against the Al-Nusra Front, as Russia has constantly proposed," the Russian ministry said in a statement.
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20 Feb Harness Customer Experience for eCommerce Success
Customer experience management or CEM should be at the top of any eCommerce agenda as we progress through 2014. Creating a seamless service for your customers from your front-end to the back-end is now the basic standard in order to remain ahead of the curve.
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"The first major land engagement of the Civil War has finally been rescued from obscurity. Authors Hinze and Farnham have painstakingly reconstructed the important Battle of Carthage and the 1861 Missouri Campaign in fascinating detail." –Jeff Patrick, Wilsons Creek National Battlefield The battle of Carthage, Missouri, was fought more than two weeks before First Bull Run and was the culmination of the first major land campaign of the Civil War. The fight began with Federal officer Nathaniel Lyons capture of the ammunition-packed St. Louis Arsenal. Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson unleashed the call for war and hastily formed militia units to defeat the Federals. In a bold campaign designed to destroy the vaunted state guard, Lyon and Federal Col. Franz Sigel launched a two-pronged attack. Ten miles north of the small town of Carthage, Jackson met Sigel and heavily outnumbered the Federal colonels force. Sigel was forced to improvise a series of remarkable rearguard actions designed to save his supply wagons and his army. The Battle of Carthage is the first book devoted to this influential, early war battle. The book features detailed tactical coverage of the battle and in-depth biographical sketches, with critical evaluations of both sides major participants. The authors exhaustive battle analysis contains new interpretations of how and why the fighting evolved. This story of the battle of Carthage includes comprehensive original maps, photos and illustrations, a detailed discussion of casualties, explanatory endnotes, an order of battle, and an interview with coauthor David C. Hinze.
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Tom Holland backflips and somersaults, proves he's going to be an amazing Spider-Man
The British actor will follow in the web-slinging skyscraper-scaling footsteps of Andrew Garfield and it doesn't look like he'll have any problems...
With great power comes great responsibility and Tom Holland's well and truly ready for it when it comes to playing Spider-Man.
The British actor has been displaying some seriously impressive Spidey skills online of late, proving he'll have no trouble pulling off those skyscraper-scaling web-slinging stunts with acrobatic prowess.
Holland was showing off his skills on Instagram before his casting was announced back in June, but he's really upped the ante since the news broke.
The first reference to Spider-Man's debut in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe came during Ant Man when a character made reference to having "guys who jump', "guys who swing" and "guys who climb up walls." He's due to make his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War, before going on to front his own solo Spider-Man movie.
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Honolulu's Luxury Highrise Condos: 909 Kapiolani
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Honolulu's Luxury Highrise Condos: 909 Kapiolani
"Honolulu Magazine", in their online website, recently wrote a great article, "Inside Honolulu's 909 Kapiolani'.
The author, Jenny Quill writes: "Kakaako is a sought-after neighborhood thanks to its central location-situated between downtown Honolulu, Ala Moana and Waikiki-and its many amenities, including Blaisdell Arena and Concert Hall and shops and restaurants at Ward Centers and the surrounding area. Built in 2007, 909 Kapiolani has 225 residential units spread across 33 floors. The majority of the condos have between 600 and 850 interior square feet and small lanai (think 42 square feet) with ocean, mountain and city views.
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The Little Para Golf Course is a 9-hole par 3 golf course, located on 10-hectares of land adjacent to the Little Para River in Paralowie, South Australia.
The facility is home to a 300m undercover driving range with eight bays, a practice green and the clubhouse building.
The clubhouse has a small retail area, kitchen, BBQ area, kiosk and undercover outdoor seating area.
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One of the best kept secrets in the north. Only nine holes and a par three, these are some great par three holes. The longest is the 7th at 150m if the pin is at the back, the shortest is the 2nd at 100m. Don't let the lengths fool you, what makes this place great, is the greens. If people have been nice and fixed up their pitch marks, the greens here are as good if not better than some private clubs. The greens are large and lush, a great short game tuner. Most holes are bunkered, or have water in play. The place is well wooded as 100 year old gums mark many holes. If you want to get out the big dog there's a 275m driving range with a big fence to try to clear too. Play 18 for under twenty bucks too.
This course is a brillent par 3 the greens are some of the best i have seen and with lots of bunker and water on one hole makes for a very enjoyable round of golf for any golfer. it is well worth the trip to play there and a driving range that some of the bigger club dont even have at 275m its brillent.
i also am a member throught north lakes and it is a great little par 3 and befor you go out you can go on the driving range and warm up its great for your short game a ,must play in ever in adelaide
Great little par 3. 9 holes with practice green and driving range. I.m a member through the north lakes course and enjoy sharpening my short game here.


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When 2015 blew the record for hottest year out of the water, it made headlines around the world. But a heat record that was so remarkable only two years ago will be just another year by 2040 at the latest, and possibly as early as 2020, regardless of whether the greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet are curtailed.
That is the conclusion of a new study that uses climate models to project when today's climate extremes will become commonplace — or the "new normal" as they are often called in both media reports and scientific analyses.
Weather stations in the U.S. that are having a warmer than normal, colder than normal and record hot year.
Just how soon that record heat will become the norm surprised even its researchers, but the information could be useful to officials around the world trying to plan for the changes global warming will bring to their cities and countries. It will help show when notable heat waves, downpours, or other extremes may become run-of-the-mill, and would allow planners to develop the infrastructure and policies to withstand those extremes.
"At the moment, it doesn't seem like such a big deal when we have record-hot summers or years," study leader Sophie Lewis, a climate researcher at Australian National University, said in an email. "But this study really shows the nasty side of our current records becoming more frequent in the near future."
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Morgan Stanley (MS) CEO Clairvoyant As UsualApril 8, 2008 by Douglas A. McIntyre
John Mack, who has run every investment bank on Wall St, and is now CEO of Morgan Stanley (MS) says the next few quarters will be tough for the financial markets. Mack believes the United States is nearing the end of the subprime mortgage crisis he told Reuters.
The interesting thing is that Mack would have no way to know when the crisis will end. If the recession deepens and housing defaults keep rising, the trouble could continue well into next year.
Mack may also be a poor forecaster. His firm did put billions of dollars into mortgage-backed paper which he and his managers thought would make a great deal of money. Bad guess.
Douglas A. McIntyre


text: "The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away." This is a statement that perfectly foreshadows the world of "lord of the flies" it is a very detailed quote because, of how it is entered into the story. The story switches to the third person and William Golding describes the situation that the boy is in. it's foreshadowing their slow descent into tribalism and federalism, jack is the first and greatest example of this decent. You see this because of how all the boys start fighting with each other other the more trivial matters. Like how jack punches piggy over his specs, and that he wouldn't give them to him. And how jack starts to conflict with Ralph showing a growing issue with authority, and that he's not the authority. However, this quote goes even deeper then that's just in the book. Because when you take into account the time William Golding wrote this book, you start to realize that it's a metaphor for his world. Because the book was written in 1954, during the cold war and right after WWII. This quote is a metaphor for the growing civil unrest that plagues Europe and the Americas. And what Golding is saying is that if we a species learn to keep our impulse for conflict in check and instead sit back and try to learn and empathize with the other side. If we stop acting like children playing a game with dire consequences, the world will be better as a whole. But in contrast, if we do give in to those impulses and keep tearing each other apart we will eventually tear apart the world and everything in it. Keep in mind that this statement is about the world of 1954. However that doesn't make these words any less true. Another quote I read that can go with this is "all the detriment of this world stems from a lack of individual ability". This is synonymous with the other quote because. If people as individual learn to say no, instead on blindly following a cause you don't understand. Because individuals make up a whole and if we teach the parts of that whole the lesson of self. The world will be better in almost every way. If we as a species learn the benefit of individual ability and be able to understand why something is not a good idea, this will help everyone. And if the people who lack individual ability are the ones leading the charge then we will fall prey to such horrors as tribalism and federalism. Just imagine if we did fall prey to such a terrifying idea. We would go back in time to even before the iron age. Poking each other and things with wooden sticks, and killing each other over the most trivial things such as taking the wrong piece of fruit of the wrong tree. Or losing a limb because someone sees you as a threat to their trivial power. This is a most terrifying prospect.


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"Mom, Guess That Movie round 53 was Young Frankenstein amazoncom:6305168857″, "A certain Mommy knows that Kymberlie R. McGuire is going to be getting an extra 100 points for that".
Don't ask 😉 But Kymberlie managed to walk away with 100 points again for last round, and once this round has been guessed I'll tot up the scores again but I'm sure she's entitled to another Amazon gift voucher again.
In the mean time, take a look at round 54. You don't have to play it, but if you do you could win up to 100 points. You still have to give at least three items of information: your name or alias for the audience, your email address for your friend Richy to be able to award you any prizes and your 50/50 guess of the name of the movie (50/50 as it's either going to be right or wrong). Are you absolutely sure that's your guess? Then leave it a comment: but if I catch any awaiting contestants coughing then I'll be sending an Army Major and a lecturer around… It's still faster finger first though!
(And you thought my ramblings couldn't get any stranger 🙂 )
A: The Graduate. amazoncom:B00000K0DS . Correctly guessed by Kymberlie R. McGuire


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Solid gold: Landecker lands night shift on WLS-FM
Fri Jan 20 2012
The legendary John Records Landecker is stepping up to full-time status at oldies WLS-FM (94.7), where he'll return to the shift that made him a radio superstar four decades ago at Top 40 sister station WLS-AM (890).
Starting next week, Landecker, 64, will be heard from 6 to 11pm Monday through Friday on WLS-FM. The move will slide another Chicago broadcasting icon, Radio Hall of Famer Dick Biondi, 79, to later hours — from 11pm to 2am — on the Cumulus Media station.
"It's like having Mantle and DiMaggio playing centerfield in the same outfield," said Michael Damsky, president and general manager of WLS. "With John Landecker joining Dick Biondi in our evening talent lineup, we're thrilled to feature two of WLS's all-time biggest stars, representing two distinct eras of the radio station. It's great to be able to expand the presence and power of our brand."
To accommodate the new lineup, Greg Brown's afternoon show will begin a half-hour earlier, airing from 2:30 to 6pm weekdays. Starting next month, Biondi also is expected to host a new, weekly one-hour show on weekends, highlighting the history and heritage of WLS.
At WLS-FM, Landecker has been reunited with Jan Jeffries, Chicago-based senior vice president of programming for Cumulus Media. The two first worked together in the mid-'80s when Landecker hosted mornings on the former WAGO and Jeffries was program director.
Since last month, Landecker has been working part-time and weekends at WLS-FM, while continuing to host a weekday afternoon show on WIMS-AM (1420) near his home in Michigan City, Indiana. Foreshadowing the latest move, he stepped down last week from the The John Landecker Music Explosion, telling Chicago Radio Spotlight blogger Rick Kaempfer: "I loved being on WIMS. I really did . . . But the opportunity to come back to WLS, working for someone like Jan Jeffries was too good to pass up."
Enshrined in the radio wing of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Landecker achieved legendary status at WLS during his first run from 1972 to 1981 with such trademark bits as "Boogie Check" and "Americana Panorama." His blazing wit, brilliant parodies and rapid-fire phone calls lit up 38 states and inspired a generation of radio personalities.
"Ever since I left nights at WLS in the '70s, everything has been a challenge," Landecker told Kaempfer, his former producer. "I did different shifts. Afternoons. Mornings. Talk radio. I sought out those challenges, but in all of those situations I never would describe it as being in a comfort zone. I'm glad I did 'em, but this is a party. This is the best thing I've done since coming to WLS since 1972, and I think Chicago is going to eat this station up. I consider this a new beginning."
Biondi, of course, was no less influential to WLS in the 1960s, when his nighttime show put the 50,000-watt AM powerhouse on the map. He was voted the most popular Top 40 disc jockey in the country in 1961 and 1962, and he's been enshrined in both the radio wing of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Radio Hall of Fame.
After a 21-year run at CBS Radio's former oldies WJMK-FM (104.3), Biondi joined WLS-FM in 2006. In 2010, when he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first broadcast on WLS, the city of Chicago honored him by designating an area near the station's old studios — just off Lower Wacker Drive near East Lake Street and Garland Court — Dick Biondi Way.


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Level: Beginner
This free Udemy course aims to make photography "simple" with 10 lectures and a total of 31 minutes of instructional videos. Celebrity photographer and cinematographer Corey Reese provides in-depth information about shooting in natural light and understanding manual camera settings (like aperture and shutter speed) for a wide range of photography applications. As with most photography courses, you'll need a DSLR or mirrorless camera to be able to maximize the lessons.


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GolfSixes - introduced last year featuring two-man teams from 16 different nations in a match play format - will this year include four mixed gender teams among the 16.
The European Tour said it will be the first time men and women pros have played together in competitive match play.
European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjørn and Solheim Cup Captain Catriona Matthew will join forces to form a 'Captains Team' in the event's second staging at the Centurion Club in St Albans from May 5-6.
The 'Captains Team' will be only one of four 'wild card' teams at the €1 million event; Georgia Hall and Charley Hull will form an 'England Women's Team' and a 'European Women's Team' will feature England's Mel Reid and Norwegian Suzann Pettersen.
The European Tour said it will announce a fourth wild card duo " towards the end of next month."
"There are so many 72-hole tournaments around the world that there has to be room for something else which puts a different spin on golf and brings more interest," Bjørn said.
Looking forward to playing with this Solheim Legend @suzannpettersen in @golfsixes in May! Excited to be playing in this new format and alongside the men pic.twitter.com/cn9cSeWQmi— Mel Reid (@melreidgolf) February 27, 2018
"I think it's hugely important to also try and break down the barriers that have existed in golf between the men's and women's games.
"When this opportunity arose to play as Ryder Cup Captain, I thought it was only right to speak to Catriona as the Solheim Cup Captain about forming a team, and we're both really looking forward to it.
"I was delighted when Thomas asked me to play GolfSixes," Matthew said.
"I had to move my schedule around a little bit but the moment I heard about the chance to play, I definitely wanted to be part of it.
The GolfSixes features a series of round robin match play on the first day before head-to-head six-hole matches on the second and final day and was last year won by the Danish team of Lucas Bjerregaard and Thorbjørn Olesen.
"The fact it is something different for golf is great – in terms of the round robin match play format then head to head matches, in addition to the men and women playing together of course," Matthew said.
European Tour boss Keith Pelley said: "GolfSixes is something that we championed last year to do something a little different, not just in terms of a different format, but also to bring a different form of entertainment from a golf perspective.
The European Tour said last year's inaugural GolfSixes event attracted a 42 per cent increase in new golf fans compared to regular European Tour events.
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Ford Ranger Pick Up Double Cab Wildtrak 3.2 TDCi 4WD Auto
Vehicle Description
Just arrived Pictures to follow... VERY NICE CONDITION WITH SENSIBLE MILEAGE AND FITTED WITH A COSTLY TRUCKMAN HARD TOP, WORTH OVER £1500, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, SUPPLIED WITH 2 KEYS, VEHICLE HAD SEEMINGLY LIGHT USE WITH NO WORK OR PET SMELLS, LOOKS FANTASTIC IN BLACK AND DRIVES SUPERB WITH 6 SPEED AUTO GEAR BOX, PRICE IS + 20% VAT.
Next MOT due 26/09/2019, Last Serviced 27/09/2018 Good bodywork, Interior - Clean Condition, Tyre condition Good, Wildtrak Leather Interior, 18" Alloy wheels, Satellite navigation, Reversing camera, Blue tooth phone connectivity, Heated front seats, Electric adjustable drivers seat, Duel climate control, Air conditioning, Multi-function steering wheel, Cruise control, Electric windows, Remote central locking, Radio\/CD, Audio streaming, Bluetooth connectivity, Heated front screen, Computer (Driver Information System), Electric folding mirrors, Traction control, Rear privacy glass, Side protection tubes / steps, Rear bumper with integrated step, Roof bars, Load liner protection, USB docking, 4 x 12V Power supply, Alarm, ABS, Cup holders front and rear. 5 seats,Panther Black metallic paint.
This Flagship model Wildtrak is a great deal considering its Age, Mileage and Hard Top rear Cannopy. Most part exchange welcome. Experian auto check clear. Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy of the vehicles information, some inaccuracies may occur. Export welcome. 4X4 Pick-Up Specialists. Price is Plus 20 % VAT, 1 owner, £15,990
Ford Ranger Pick Up Double Cab Wildtrak 3.2 TDCi 4WD Auto
- Body Type: Four Wheel Drive
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Registered: 2015
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Mileage: 57700
- Engine Size: 3198
- Finished in: Black
- Engine Power: 200 bhp
- Engine Torque: 346.7 lbs/ft
- Cylinders: 5
- Top Speed: 109 mph
- Acceleration (0 - 62 mph): 10.4 seconds
- Length: 5359 mm
- Height: 1815 mm
- Weight: 3200 kg
- Euro Status: EURO 5
- Seats: 5
- Insurance Group: N
- Towing Braked: 3500 kg
- Towing Unbraked: 750 kg
- Min Kerb Weight: 2165 kg
- NCAP Safety: 71
- NCAP Overall: 5
- Co2


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List of all postseason games ending in a walkoff error:
1914 WS Game 3 Braves 5 – A's 4 – almost exactly 100 years ago, R1,R2 and the pitcher made a throwing error in the 12th on a bunt, trying to get the lead runner at 3rd, who scored on the play. I tried to put up a video clip, but apparently whoever videotaped this game didn't have the foresight to upload it to Youtube.
1969 WS Game 4 Mets 2 – Orioles 1 – same situation, the pitcher who had just come into the game, made a wild throw to 1st to try and retire the pinch hitter for Tom Seaver, who earned a 10 inning CG win.
1972 ALCS Game 1 As 2 – Tigers 1 – After 10 scoreless innings, the Tigers got 1 in the top of the 10th on a HR by Hall of Famer Al Kaline. In the bottom the usual situation was set up, but on a bunt, they actually retired the lead runner, setting up an R1, R2 1 out situation. Then on a base hit to the outfield which scored the tying run, Kaline went from hero to goat by making a wild throw to 3rd base to try and get the trailing runner, who scored the walkoff run.
1986 – you already know the details of this one. Some ground ball error, AFTER a passed ball that was inexplicably ruled a wild pitch had already allowed the tying run to score. Yes, I'm still bitter, Mr. Gedman.
1996 ALDS Game 2 Yankees 5 – Rangers 4 The now familiar R1,R2 nobody out, sac bunt attempt. Charlie Hayes bunted to third baseman Dean Palmer, who threw the ball away at first base allowing some guy named Jeter to score the walkoff run and allow him to be remembered for something other than being a historically poor fielding shortstop.
2009 ALCS Game 2 Yankees 4 – Angels 3 With R1,R2 1 out, Melky Cabrera hit a routine double play ball to 2nd base, but the throw to 2nd base went into the outfield, allowing the winning run to score.
2013 WS Game 3 Cardinals 5 – Red Sox 4 – The Middlebrooks obstruction game. For anyone who forgot:
(knowing that the Red Sox didn't lose another game that year, makes watching this a lot more bearable than it did in the immediate aftermath)
2014 NLCS Game 3 Giants 5 – Cardinals 4 – The game that inspired this post:


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Schick Holiday Packs for Women & Men
I'm about half way through my Christmas shopping. How about you? It's getting busy out there! My shopping list is a bit longer this year now that we are back in Ontario. I'll be able to give gifts to friends and family I haven't seen in years. I don't want to break the bank, but I also want to get a nice gift that the recipient can use. I've been gifting Schick Holiday Packs for years to my oldest daughter, mom and sisters. This year is no different. I plan to pick up more of these packs to put under the Christmas tree. I like them because they are affordable and will not be re-gifted. Yes, I think about that when I buy gifts!
The Schick® Intuition® Advanced Moisture Holiday Pack is great for women on the go. It includes a Schick® Intuition® Advanced Moisture razor with Moisture Ribbons which is meant to be used without shaving gel or body wash. The razor both lathers and moisturizes skin while shaving and has a skin conditioning solid containing Shea Butter to leave skin soft and smooth. The razor handle has a pivoting head and four blades to help you achieve a close shave without nicks. Also included in the pack are a pack of three refill cartridges and a premium makeup brush kit.
This set has an SRP of $14.99 and can be purchased at grocery, drug and mass retailers across Canada.
The Schick Hydro Silk® Holiday Pack is for the woman on your list who loves to be pampered! It has everything she will need to create her own at-home spa. The Schick Hydro Silk razor gives an incredibly close shave and has a Water-Activated Moisturizing Serum to help replenish skin's moisture for up to 2 hours shaving. Good-by dry, itchy (hairy) winter legs! The razor also has five curve Sensing blades with Skin Guards to help protect skin from irritation. It also contains a pack of 2 Schick Hydro Silk refill cartridges, Skintimate Skin Therapy Sensitive Skin shaving gel, Lavender-scented bath salts, pumice stone and brush.
I'm giving this set to my mom! She deserves a bit of pampering after how much she helped me this year. This set has an SRP of $14.99.
And for the man in your life, buy him the practical Schick® Hydro® 5 Holiday Pack. It's a gift he'll use and one that will keep him looking handsome. It includes a Schick Hydro 5 razor with refills. This razor has a Hydrating Gel Reservoir to hydrate the skin while shaving and the five Ultra Glide Blades with Skin Guards help to reduce irritation. It also comes with a Wilkinson Sword shaving soap and finest bristle brush (John already uses these two items) and a 3-piece grooming set.
I saw that they grooming set included nail clippers and knew I had to give it to John. He is always taking mine and losing it! This set has an SRP of $16.99.
All three sets would also be well-suite for a gift exchange. They are all under $20 and contain items most of us use on a regular basis.
Do you have anyone on your shopping list who you think would like any of these three sets from Schick?


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Computer and Communications Museum mentioned in Forbes Magazine
The Insight-based Computer and Communications Museum was featured in Forbes recently as part of an interview with legendary game developer John Romero. Romero, who along with his wife and fellow game developer Brenda Romero is based in Galway, talks about his intention to establish the Romero Museum of Game Design. The article says, "The Romeros' vision for the Museum of Game Design ties in nicely with Galway's position as a tech-proud city. In 2010, Galway's Insight Centre for Data Analytics and NUI Galway founded the Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland, a not-for-profit organization that showcases Irish, global and the city's own technological milestones, while promoting the industry to Ireland's next generation of budding experts... it's hoped the museum opens in late 2020, coinciding with Galway's year-long celebration as European Capital of Culture, an honour it shares with the Croatian city of Rijeka." You can read the full piece here.


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Fans of reality show Shipwrecked have widely slammed the new series for being a toned-down version of the gritty original.
And now original Shipwreck star Joe Stone has joined the critics, admitting he can't believe how much help the current castaways are receiving from producers.
Joe, who was a 19-year-old student when he appeared in the 2007 series Battle Of The Islands on T4, said he and his co-stars experienced tough living conditions for five months.
The original castaways had to make their own shelter from scratch and build a long-drop toilet, while the new series' cast have arrived on the island to find camp already waiting for them.
Writing in The Guardian , Joe said the original show was a "prototype Love Island as imagined by Bear Grylls, in which the young cast went to war with the elements while getting off with each other".
Living on an uninhabited island in the Cook Islands, Joe and his campmates survived on meagre rations and suffered from constant mosquito bites and illnesses.
He also admitted the worst moments - when the castaways put up with frequent heavy downpours - weren't even shown after producers claimed rain doesn't look good on television.
Joe believes the success of Love Island on ITV2 had prompted producers to "focus on fighting and flirting" rather than the realities of living with the elements.
The 2019 series, which kicked off on Monday, features the castaways arriving to find a water-tight hut, instead of Joe's "flooded, dirt-floored shack".
The current stars also have a covered toilet, compared to an "open-air, urine-soaked wooden box" longdrop covered in maggots.
Their experience will only last seven weeks, compared to the original show's five months.
He wrote: "I learned the hard way that you never feel sexy while suffering from 'crotch rot' (an affliction several of us developed from dressing exclusively in wet swimming costumes for months on end).
"The current format has also reduced the time that contestants are shipwrecked from five months to seven weeks, and has allowed luxuries like moisturiser and mosquito nets, whereas we made sport of counting our infected bites and were instructed to wash with – I wish I was joking – sand."
Joe admitted he is "jealous" that the new cast will "live in paradise" compared to the original premise of the show and not to have put up with exhaustion and diseases.
He added: "Our version of the show was very character-forming... The new recruits may luxuriate in conditions we could only have dreamed of, but maybe they have been robbed of our more authentic experience."


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Medical Corps in the Croatian War of Independence
Project of Medical College Zagreb
Collection of data from local hospitals and other medical facilites
regarding health service
support for the wounded
Preparation of presentation (ppt, brochure, film)
Dear Guests
from the Medical School from Bjelovar!
On Friday, January 15th, prof. Biljana Balenović and her students from
Medical Shool from Bjelovar visited us at our Medica College Zagreb where we worked together on
projects, which will be presented on this year's "Emedica".
Upon arrival at the
school the guests were greeted by our Principal Hrvoje Odak and the school
psychologist Zlatka Kozjak-Mikić. The guests visited our shool labs accompanied
by prof. Katica Anić. Then we went through the documents collected for the
project "The Medical Service in Croatian Independece War 2". It's the second
year the students research the available information on the role the medical
service had in their particular regions during the Independece War.
The studens
from Bjelovar showed us the actions during the Bjelovar's "D-Day"
29/September/1991, when 11 persons were killed by a huge explosion of weapons
and ammunition storage "Barutana" and 100 people were processed by the local
triage clinic, of which 59 were hospitalised. A number of enemy soldiers were
also hospitalised. There were 10 teams of primary health care teams and
additional nine teams in surrounding neighbourhoods, all took care about 66.000
inhabitants and displaced persons from other parts of Croatia. During the
military operations the medical wards took care of a large number of wounded
people (among which 191 wounded civilians) and the department of pathology
received 150 dead people (of which 66 civilians).
The students' reports were
very touchy and we were impressed by the high level of organisation of
Bjelovar's medical service.
After reviewing the collected materials, we have harmonised them
and agreed the final design of joint presentation.
After work we had a good time getting to know each other
better around a table full of food.
Mayr Radonić, prof.
Visit of
our Dear Guests from Slavonia!
On Monday, September 28, 2015
our school, Medical College Zagreb, was visited by a nurse and professor Ana
Takač from Medical school in Osijek and her students Melissa Lobb and Marinela
Kupanovac. Their visit was primarily of a business character regarding the
project "E-medica". The topic of the project for this year's "E-medica" is
follow-up of the last year's study of the work of the medical corps during the Croatian Independence War.
We gathered Medical Schools from Bjelovar, Dubrovnik, and Osijek and asked
them to tell us the story of the war medical service in their respective cities.
Guests from Osijek impressed us with an interesting interview with the head
nurse of the war-time hospital in Osijek, Teresa Farkaš, as well as with the
written testimony of dr. Peh who led the intensive care unit in the Osijek
hospital. It was very moving and emotional.
After reviewing the collected
materials, we have discussed and agreed on further work on the project. It was
important to visit the National Archives, where some interesting documents from
the war and post-war period are kept.
At the Medical Faculty in Zagreb, we found
the archived documents with the names of patients from clinics and hospitals
during the war time as victims of war or as victims of landmines in the post-war
period. Together with the names and their diagnosis, the treatment protocols
were also available to study. The high level of organization of the medical
corps is seen in the approach to the collection, sorting and storing important
medical records. This documentation is today a source of relevant information
for projects on e-medica.
After work, we had a visit to the zoo.
In the evening,
the headmaster Hrvoje Odak gave us tickets for the Croatian national theater
where we watched the play Far Country by Austrian author Arthur Schnitzler.
Maša Mayr Radonić prof. and students Andreja Šolaja
and Kristina Šoštarić


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Throughout Marketing Optimizer, you have the ability to perform lead and market segmentation to target your contact data in small groups or 'sub-lists'. This is accomplished by choosing to 'Require' or 'Exclude' a wide variety of criteria such as time, activity status, etc. (see full list below). Once created, you can then apply your filters to the contact list, reports, export jobs, and more. Filtering allows you to narrow down the data to exactly what you want to see, or eliminate exactly what you don't want to see.
Just above the contact list is the filter tool. Click "Filters" and a window with available criteria will pop-up.
Selecting by clicking each criteria will reveal additional options in the pane to the right. Once you have configured your criteria options, click "Add" in the bottom right corner.
Available Criteria:
- Date Range – A selected range between two points on a calendar or a relative range (like "Today", "This Week", "This Month", "This Year", etc.) of when a contact was captured or entered into the CRM.
- Role/Group/User – To which role, group, and user a contact is currently assigned to. You can also choose "Any" user of a group or contacts that are "Unassigned".
- Status/Substatus – To which status and substatus a contact is currently assigned. You can also choose "Any" substatus of a primary status.
- Campaign Response – To which campaign a contact has ever been associated with.
- Form Response – Which of your web forms a contact may have submitted.
- Referring Website – The website from where your website visitors were directed from (search engines, links, directories, blogs, etc.)
- Website – The website from where a contact was captured (via web form).
- Search Engine – The specific search engine that led visitors to your website.
- Search Phrase – The search phrases or keywords that a visitor used to find your website.
- Lead Attention™ – How recently interaction has occurred with a lead, incremented in levels determined by configuring your "Lead Attention Meter" located in your account profile settings.
- Product – With which products or services a contact is associated with.
- Postal Code – A radial distance in miles from the center of a given Zip/ Postal Code.
- Search Everywhere – Searches all field data for any word or phrase you enter.
- Search Field Data – Searches a specific field for a value that you enter. Text values can require or exclude to be equal to, contains, or begins with a word or phrase. Numerical values can also be greater than, less than, not equal to, and a value between a range.
- Time in Substatus – The duration in hours a contact has been in its current substatus.
- Has Opted Out of Emails – Which contacts have or have not opted out of email communication via the {unsubscribe} link available when creating email templates.
- Event Count for the Contact – The number of times an event has occurred within a determined timeframe in hours.
- Contact is a Client – Contacts that are associated with a reseller (CRM client or lead buyer) account.
- Client Account Age – Client accounts that are a minimum number of hours old.
- Client Balance – Client accounts that have a balance in dollars that is less than, greater than, or equal to a specific value.
- Client Group – Which client group a client contact is associated with.
- Client Lead Delivery is Active – Checks whether a specific client or any client within a group has lead delivery toggled to "Active".
- Contact is Sellable – Which contacts are available for resale, determined by pricing options.
- Client Purchased – The contacts that were sold to a specific client or to any client within a specific client group.
- Lead Pricing – At which pricing level a contact is currently in.
- Hour of the Day (Range) – Determines that the current time is within a range of hours in a 24 hour period.
- Day of the Week – Determines that the current day of the week is equal to a day specified.
- Day of the Month – Determines that the current date is equal to the date specified.
- Month of the Year – Determines that the current month is equal to the month specified.
- Date is in Range – Determines that the current date is within a range of two calendar points that you specify.
- Event Count for All Contacts – Determines that the total number of times an event has occurred within a given timeframe is equal to, greater than, or less than a quantity you specify.
- Shared Filter Result Count – Determines whether the number of contacts that pass a publicly saved filter is equal to, greater than, or less than a quantity you specify.
- Lead Age (In Hours) – Leads that are a minimum number of hours old.
Remember you can require or exclude any number of the above criteria in a filter. You can save a configured filter for repeat use by clicking the "Save Filter" button above the criteria window. When saving, you can choose to make the filter private to your user account, or public for other to use and for use in other features throughout the system.
How It's Used:
On The Contact List – Creating segments on the contact list allows you to create call lists or 'to-do lists' based on timeframe and interaction (or the lack of) using events. You can also segment by status or custom contact field to show or exclude a particular contact type like prospect, customer, vendor, employee, partner, etc.. The contact list is also great for creating contact-itemized reports segmented and sorted by geography, product or service, marketing campaign, assigned sales agent, and so on.
Click the drop-down arrow attached to the "Filters" button to view the list of common default filters, or your custom private and shared filters.
Building Reports – The filters you build can be applied to reports, segmenting the results as you need. Need a sales report for a previous month? An annual report on a particular product or service? How about a weekly report for a specific sales agent or office? Simply add required or excluded criteria under the "Market Segment" tab as you would on the contact list, or select from your previously saved filters.
(e.g. "Reports" > "Add Report" > "Market Segment" (tab))
Filtering Exports – Exporting all your data is helpful when creating a backup of your contact information. However, you have the ability to filter your exports and specify which data is included or excluded. This is handy when you need to export a mailing address list of all your prospects, or this month's financials of all your clients. Do you have a contact-aggregated sales report you created by filtering your contact list? That same saved filter can be selected under the "Market Segment" tab when creating or editing an export.
(e.g. "Contacts" > "Contact Export" > "Add Export" > "Market Segment" (tab))
Controlling Automations – Filters are an essential part of sales and marketing automations, determining when certain actions are applied and to whom. Automations that are triggered by interactions like phone calls, emails, quote requests, etc. filter to require a specific event. Actions that need to occur when a certain disposition or stage in the sales pipeline is reached, depend on filtering by substatus. By combining these with time-related criteria and others, you increase the sophistication and precision of your automated work-flows, targeted drip email campaigns, etc..
(e.g. "Automations" > "Add" > "Filter" (tab))
Assigning and Reselling Leads – Filters can be crafted for the purpose of determining what type of contacts can be assigned to which users, allowing control where prospects or clients are managed by territory, products or service, etc.. Lead aggregators can use the filters to refine lead types, determine price, and deliver them to targeted buyers. In each case, your filter can either be applied to the automation responsible for assignment/distribution, or applied directly to the user under the "Lead Purchasing" options.
(e.g. Account profile > "Account, Groups and Users" > highlight user/client account > for users, select "Access > Edit Limits"…
…for reseller clients, select "Lead Purchasing" > "Lead Delivery Limits" (tab))
For further examples of how filters can be applied or if you need assistance creating one, contact customer support. Marketing Optimizer is meant to be a complete market segmentation software and if you find that you need greater ability to refine your market please let us know and we will see if we can provide you with the functionality that will meet your needs.


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Today's saint, whose name begins with an X (of which there are precious few), is Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome:
Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome was a saint of 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox. Born with the name Eusebia to wealthy parents in Rome, she is said to have left Rome at the age of 17 to escape an unwelcome arranged marriage. She traveled to the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea, where she was given the name "Xenia" (stranger) and eventually became a deaconess revered for having the power to heal.
Of her is written that she "helped everyone: for the destitute, she was a benefactress; for the grief-stricken, a comforter; for sinners, a guide to repentance. She possessed a deep humility, accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all."
The Feast of St. Xenia is celebrated in the Orthodox church on January 24, the day on which she died. She is said to have foreseen her own death.


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Hogan-Rutherford Administration Sponsors Historically Black Colleges & Universities Conference
20 Maryland Executive Departments Highlight State Employment Opportunities
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Hogan-Rutherford administration this week took part in the 12th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Career Development Marketplace Conference. This annual three-day conference, held at the Baltimore Convention Center, hosted more than 500 college students and their families from 30 colleges and universities from across the country. Maryland schools with conference attendees include Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Since taking office, the Hogan-Rutherford administration has invested more than $1.15 billion in state funds toward Maryland's HBCUs. The state leverages its investment by offering graduating students opportunities in state service as a valuable and viable career path.
"Today's conference is an opportunity for the students to receive firsthand knowledge from state government professionals," said Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, who delivered the closing address at the conference. "Our administration is committed to educating citizens on the many employment opportunities the state has to offer."
The HBCU Career Development Marketplace is a national conference to inform and educate undergraduate students of HBCUs on how to achieve success in corporate America. The students are able to speak face-to-face with experienced HBCU alumni and representatives from corporations, organizations, and government agencies seeking to hire talented graduates.
HBCU students were provided with direct access to state agency recruiters to learn more about the state's workforce opportunities. Each attending agency sponsored a recruitment booth at the conference where students were able to interact with state leaders and learn the many diverse careers each agency has to offer.
State government representatives included cabinet secretaries and directors including Dr. James D. Fielder, Secretary, Maryland Higher Education Commission; Ellington E. Churchill, Jr., Secretary, General Services; and Ricky D. Smith, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA).
The Department of General Services was the lead agency in coordinating the participation of 20 state agencies, including Aging, Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy Administration, Environmental Service, General Services, Governor's Coordinating Offices, Health, Higher Education, Housing and Community Development, Human Services, Information Technology, Juvenile Services, Labor, Natural Resources, Planning, Public Safety and Correctional Services, State Police, and Transportation.
"General Services has been diligently working with other state agencies to provide as many resources as possible for these bright young students," said Secretary Churchill. "Our goal is to help students connect to state leaders and provide them with the valuable information they need to successfully and effectively begin their careers."
As a part of the state's participation in the conference, the state hosted a full day of conversations including a panel addressing Maryland careers in cyber security which have a critical role in driving Maryland's growth in key Maryland industries. The panel discussion led by General Services included current and former state experts from the Maryland Department of Information Technologies, Maryland Department of Transportation, and the Maryland Military Department.


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On 1 November 2017, the Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017 (the Amending Act) came into operation. 1. Intestacy In Victoria, if a person dies without a valid Will (intestate), or with a valid Will but such Will does not deal with all of their assets (partially […]Readmore
The proposed changes are very complex as is evidenced by the colossal amount of explanatory material, compliance guidelines and legislation which the government has issued since the changes were announced. How do the changes affect me? The most significant change is the imposition of a transfer balance cap (TBC), which will impose a $1.6 […]Readmore


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I am so excited about this, I just can't tell you. When I first started my blog, one of the things I always had in mind to do was to create Date Night Events. From speaking to so many people about Date Nights and what to do, I've come to realise that if we, as parents, are investing time and energy in organising a babysitter, paying for a baby sitter and actually getting ourselves out of the house, we want to do something that's going to be worthwhile. We want to do something a bit different, something where we feel like our time out was worth it. The best date nights that my husband and I have had are the ones where we experienced something new together. That experience of both discovering something new is what helps to make us feel young, alive and that we're more than just 'parents'. It reconnects us to the part of ourselves that maybe lies dormant, quiet and hidden because we're so busy getting on with the mundane and practical things that we need to do in our lives.
And so I am so happy to be collaborating with The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa to bring you a unique Date Night experience in their beautiful hotel. We recently spent a night there experiencing their Overnight Dinner And Movie Package and had the most divine time. The service, staff and attention to detail was all top class and what one would expect from a 5 start hotel.
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4th of July Parade in Villa Park!
Join the VFW Post 2801 as we celebrate the 4th of July at the traditional VP Parade! Step off at Noon. Beer for sale, Free Water and Hot Dogs served up by the VFW on Park Boulevard.
Want to be a part of this awesome celebration! Download the parade application here
Parade Route Line up at Trinity Church at Ardmore Ave, west on Central to Harvard to Madison. East on Madison to Summit, North on Summit to Park, west on Park to Ardmore for the After Party!
This years theme is "Thank you Veterans for your Service"
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Fantastic project - my #Aquariumatic could definitely use your advice for when I'm writing my comms between Pi server and the ESP8266 clients!
Hey thanks mate! I'd be more than happy to help out,. It sounds like you could possibly make use of Switchboard... If you want to give it a spin I'd really appreciate feedback/suggestions/complaints
Thanks man, really appreciate it!
It's definitely something like switchboard that i need; I'm wanting my Pi to collect data from the ESP8266-based monitors and use the collected data in the webserver (written using Python and Tornado) to be displayed for the user.
I'm hoping as well to be able to send commands back, allowing the user to set thresholds and manually set relays from the Web-GUI too.
A bonus accomplishment would be if the monitor could run a basic text based webserver for single-monitor use without the Pi.
I've been looking at websockets to carry my communication out but progress is slow. Not sure if the ESP8266 would be the websocket server, or the Pi, or both!
Will definitely have a look at trying out switchboard mate.
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I have a tale of terror!!!
So, I was able to take my behavior midterm early. Once done, we're allowed to leave. Jinxie sits. Jinxie works diligently. Jinxie manages to only sound like an idiot for 1 question. Jinxie finishes...
But then, terror! It's 5 and Jinx knows that 128 is laying in wait...all red, and snarled up trafficy.
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Griffith Review and Griffith Library Lightning Talks: Crimes and PunishmentsOur panelists includes:
Professor Susan Dennison, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Professor Ross Homel, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Lacey Schaefer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr Sarah Woodland, Research Centre, Queensland Conservatorium
HackathonHackathon is 30 hours of creativity and collaboration where you can design and create your very own app.
During the Hackathon, students work in teams to build an app that would greatly improve student life. It takes all skills to develop an app: project management to guide the team, graphic design for the User Interface, comms, marketing, advertising or PR to present and persuade the judges, and of course, coding and app development skills too.


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Saturday, 8 November 2008
Catholic and Muslim Leaders Call For Religious Freedom
Let my people worship. The Vatican calls for religious freedom for minorities. Image from Wikipedia.
Joel Kontinen
More and more mosques are springing up in what was once a Christian Europe. While muezzins call faithful Muslims to prayers on Friday, we do not often hear church bells ringing in Saudi Arabia.
To discuss this issue and many others, Catholic leaders have been meeting with Muslim scholars in Rome. At the end of their three day forum (November 4 to 6) they issued a final declaration in which they also took up the issue of religious freedom for minorities. They said,
Religious minorities are entitled to be respected in their own religious convictions and practices. They are also entitled to their own places of worship, and their founding figures and symbols they consider sacred should not be subject to any form of mockery or ridicule.
It sounds good on paper. But former Muslims who turn to Christ should also have the right to worship freely with their new brothers and sisters without fear of losing their lives.
In other words, the "once a Muslim, always a Muslim" mantra should be dropped. People who turn to Islam in the west are not penalised for their decision. But all too often Muslims who find Jesus Christ as Saviour are persecuted, discriminated against and even killed in some Arab countries.
I sincerely hope that Muslim leaders would keep their promise. But promises are all too easily broken. Thus, as Christians, we will do well if we pray for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for following Christ in the shadow of the crescent.
Vatican Information Service. Final Declaration of Catholic-Muslim Forum.
7 November 2008.
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Illuminations Now Shortlink: http://wp.me/p2wHrN-4y8
This is an extract from the page Starseed published on this web site. It will be posted every month, so that everyone can have a chance to get their activation. Enjoy!This is a channeled message from my Higher Self. There are already various activation processes available, this one has the specific purpose to activate your light codes so that your awakening will be faster, deeper, less difficult. As you proceed you will attract all the necessary experiences to you, also you will be able to remember your personal mission. It is, of course, a process and it requires time. The activation procedure is not a one time attainment: you can repeat it a maximum of three times, after that the light codes needed specifically for your activation will be fully plugged in. A time of minimum 2 months is required between each attainment or you will not integrate the energy completely and appropriately.
Find a comfortable, warm place where you will not be disturbed. Start with cleansing the energies: burn sage or light up incense; please this is a very important passage, you may even want to light a candle if you find that appropriate. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, relax your body completely. Now envision yourself in a column of brilliant diamond white light. It is the purest light you have ever saw, you feel at peace, whole, at home. Let the light flow into you completely, surrender to it, let it flow into your heart chakra first, then into your sacral chakra and, at last, up into your crown. As you do this ask the light, your guides, your Higher Self to be activated as a starseed on Earth. Be responsible and do this only if you are ready to fully change your life. "I AM the I AM; I AM now activated as a starseed on Earth. My light codes are awakened. Thank you Source, Higher Self and Spiritual Guides for helping me during this process." This is a very good affirmation, like any other that contains "I AM" which is really a command that you give to the universe in order to manifest. Feel free to use it or change it; do whatever resonates with you. It is important that you completely surrender and trust the process. Put great faith into your words and feel the gratitude because you are being given exactly what you asked for. Now the diamond light flows completely into your body, visualize light filaments, like DNA strands, entering your being. Bring the light into your sacral chakra again, then into your root chakra. See it spinning and opening. Connect now this energy to your earth star chakra, below your feet and, finally into the core of the Earth. See it going down deeper and deeper until it reaches the nucleus of the planet. Now bring up the light, into your crown chakra again, let it stay there for a few minutes. Send it, finally, deep into the universe and up into the highest dimension, straight toward Source. In this way you are stimulating the natural flow of your higher energies and grounding into your body and into Gaia the frequency needed for you and for the collective. Be very open, as you may receive into your mind eye, letters, light language, the name of your system of origin. Trust your intuition, what comes is exactly what is meant to come, even if you don't receive any particular message, especially the first time, it's ok. When you feel ready, put your right hand on the center of your chest, on your heart chakra. Be grateful, feel yourself renewed and excited because a new phase of your life now begins. Do not be deceived by the simplicity of this process, truth is that is very powerful.
For the blue ray beings only: this is part of my mission here, to activate the angelic blueprint for all the starseeds I resonate with, but I am also in charge of the activation of the codes of the blue rays. We embody a collective consciousness that has a specific role in all of this, we act as guardians of all life in the universe, we are part of the vanguard group that is guiding the ascension process. We are humble and not superior to any other being, we recognize the unique facet of the diamond that we all are. This is us, this is our work and we will do it all. We are in charge of the major changes that we are co-creating both energetically and in a new physical matrix. Since I have been given this honor, you can ask at the end of the exercise if you are or not a blue ray. Trust your intuition and do not seek the answer, do not filter it through the ego, just let it come to the surface. You already know it, simply see if this resonates with you or not. We are all amazing beings, all with a specific job to accomplish and you are no less then a God if you belong to this or another of the twelve rays of Divine Consciousness. If the answer is yes you can make a special request to be activated as a blue ray being; follow this exercise. Look at my picture, set the intention to establish a connection with my energy field. Feel my energy, if you resonate with it, if you find it pleasant, go ahead. With the intention firmly in your mind, visualize me and you in a blue bubble, each one on a specific location on the globe. See our beautiful planet and the two bubbles one where I live, in Italy, the other where you live, growing bigger and bigger until the meet and they intertwine. Stay in this entanglement for a few minutes. The bubble now is a single ball of blue light covering the entire planet. Maintain this in your mind eye for a few minutes. Now send it deep into the universe and up in dimension until it reaches the Source, a brilliant diamond white light. Now we are connected! My energy field activates you automatically as a blue ray being, starting a long process of remembrance. You can do this whenever you want even if you only wish to connect with my energy and you will not need the photo anymore (only the first time). As you develop your gifts you will not even need to visualize, you'll do it automatically. You are always welcome in my field but only if you come from a place of LOVE. If you want only to suck my energy, steal it, manipulate it, I do not give you my permission in any way. I do not recognize you any power over me. I am guarded and sealed from any and all dark energies.
My picture is available on the Home page.
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Goal Setting: Make Goals, Not Resolutions5
January 2, 2012 by Darlene McC
This should sound familiar: sometime between Dec 16th and Jan 5th(ish) you or someone you love, after reflecting back on the previous year, their life, their waist, or whatever else they're musing about, will declare for all to hear "My New Years resolution is ____". According to usa.gov the most common resolutions are (this is a condensed list):
- Drink less
- Eat better
- Get a better: education, job, whatever
- Get fit/lose weight
- Quit smoking
- Save money
But lets fast forward on that same friend (or ourselves) 2 or 3 weeks. They blew into the New Year, without a plan, proclaiming their new found willpower to the free world…and then fell on their face. We've all done it. I can remember as a teen having a list of half a dozen resolutions that were going to make me a better person magically at midnight. I'd wiggle on them, then I'd wobble, then I'd ungracefully fall flat on my face in a catastrophic failure of all six at the same time. Next year I'd come around to the same and, sure enough, do a rinse and repeat.
Sound familiar? Why do we do that to ourselves? Well, because the word "resolution", when mumbled (or shouted) in the New Years sense, has been watered down. It's not concrete (with the exception of Quit Smoking – that's cut and dry and you should do it). The phrase "Eat Better" or "Save Money" isn't specific and doesn't have a timeline. How will you know when you've achieved it? And there's no wiggle room for the natural progress that takes place while working toward a goal.
Here's my personal development challenge to the world:
Make Goals, Not Resolution
And not just any goals: SMART goals. What the hell does that mean? Well, SMART is a mnemonic for goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound. And again: what does that mean?
- Specific – What are you doing? (losing weight? saving money? here's your resolution overlap, and where resolutions stop and fall short)
- Measurable – How much money? How many pounds? How many drinks a week are too many?
- Attainable – Can you do it? You're not going to lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks (at least most people wont). But you could lose 20 lbs in 20 weeks if you work hard. Set yourself up for success.
- Relevant – You have to care enough. That's straight up.
- Time-Bound – If you don't give yourself a due date there's no pressure to achieve. When!?!
Another thing about goals: you work toward them. Resolutions are black and white: either you do it or you fail. A goal is something you strive to achieve. You make a plan, and if there are setbacks you adjust the plan. And goals can be broken down into smaller micro-goals. [For example: You want to lose 20 lbs in 20 weeks; then you'd better be losing 1 lb a week. Which means creating a 3,500 cal deficit every week (there are 3,500 calories of in a lb of fat). That's a 500 calorie shortage per day micro goal. Plus workouts, of course!]
Do yourself 2 favors: when reflecting back on yourself over the last year and looking at your current life give yourself a break. You're great, you're beautiful. The other: look forward to the year with it's fullest potential and set yourself SMART goals to reach that potential. Break those goals into half step goals. Then half of each of those goals. Break them down to the smallest micro goals as you need them to be to succeed.
Then, tell resolutions to bug off.
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As with certain WordPress theme developers, you either have permission to remove the footer copyright text, edit certain parts of it or completely change it. Before touching your theme's copyright text in your footer, check with the theme developer or business to make sure you are not breaking any rules by editing it. If you purchase a theme from the StudioPress Marketplace, I know you can modify the footer text. You could even edit your theme's official link to your own affiliate link. In doing this, you showcase the theme you are using and earn additional income from your affiliate program. Get creative with the footer text.
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Changing the footer text is allowed. I customized my test blog footer text to double-check my method worked.
I just edit the footer text and I inserted my affiliate links for the Author Pro theme and the Genesis Framework. Really I could remove all links pertaining to the theme or framework and keep it hidden that this theme is on the Genesis Framework and the name of the theme.
The easiest way to customize your footer text with a StudioPress Sites theme is by installing the Genesis Simple Edits plugin. This plugin makes it easy to edit the footer text and other aspects of your blog.
Genesis Simple Edits Plugin
Below is a list of some of the editing options with this plugin. Each one provides an easy to use shortcode to edit that particular section of your blog. As you can see, this plugin provides more options than just editing the footer text.
The footer Output box is where you can use HTML code to add links, make them bold…etc. This plugin let's you change the footer text to anything you want to. You are allowed to modify the footer text because you bought the theme. Trust me, I edit all footers of any theme I buy because it's allowed as per the Author.
Prefer Just A Code?
If you prefer to just use a code instead of installing yet another plugin then copy this bit of code into your functions.php file and edit it before saving.
//* Customize the entire footer remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_footer' ); add_action( 'genesis_footer', 'sp_custom_footer' ); function sp_custom_footer() { ?>
© Copyright 2017 My Domain · All Rights Reserved · Powered by WordPress · Admin
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With the code above, it will appear like this if you forget to edit the links in it.
This plugin can also save your blog from catastrophe. Messing around with the code of your theme can be dangerous, and one wrong move could mean months of data lost. This plugin allows you to change the appearance of your blog without touching the coding.
I always suggest adding your disclaimer and private policy page link in your footer text. These pages aren't meant to get visitors or subscribers but can save you if a legal issue were to arise.
How To Create Those Pages
In the event that you don't have access to a lawyer, there are good ways to get these professional pages online for free or for a one-time fee. Both these pages need to be on your blog to notice ad networks and notify people of certain things when they on your blog. Plus a private policy page is 1 of the requirements for having a Google AdSense Account.
- Disclaimer Generator (if you promote Affiliate Products
- Private Policy Generator (Use if you plan on applying for Google AdSense)
EU – Cookie Law
Each country has there no law's in regards to online websites operating. EU is one such country and if you live in this country, add the correct information to your blog so you have more legal things covered. It does not matter if you are not a famous blogger, adding the necessary legal pages to your blog will cover you and that's 1 less thing to worry about. Consult with a legal lawyer if you plan to turn your blog into a business with legit advice from an expert.
There is a simple plugin to install to comply with the EU cookie law. Install the Ginger – EU Cookie Law plugin and you are all set..
- really plug'n play: simply activate, and enjoy
- complete banner configuration: style, position and colors
- Opt-in mode enabler: block cookies BEFORE user acceptance (fit for Italy regulation)
- Exclude Google Analytics cookie if not anonymized
- Compatible with server caching
Once you add links to these pages on your blog, you are complying with some laws you never knew existed. If you plan to incorporate your blog into a real business then I'd suggest you have your lawyer create all the policy pages to protect your business from legal issues.
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