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Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD)
The Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD) can help you pay for education and training programs. If you've served at least 2 years on active duty, find out if you qualify for the MGIB-AD program.
Am I eligible for education benefits through the MGIB-AD program?
You can get education benefits through this program if you were honorably discharged and you meet the requirements of one of the categories below.
One of these categories must describe you
Category I
All of these are true. You:
- Have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credit, and
- Entered active duty for the first time after June 30, 1985, and
- Had your military pay reduced by $100 a month for the first 12 months of service
And at least one of these is true. You served continuously (without a break) for:
- 3 years, or
- 2 years if that was your agreement when you enlisted, or
- 4 years if you entered the Selected Reserve within a year of leaving active duty (called the 2 by 4 program)
Category II
All of these are true. You:
- Have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credit, and
- Entered active duty before January 1, 1977 (or before January 2, 1978, under a delayed enlistment program contracted before January 1, 1977), and
- Served at least 1 day between October 19, 1984, and June 30, 1985, and stayed on active duty through June 30, 1988 (or through June 30, 1987, if you entered the Selected Reserve within 1 year of leaving active duty and served 4 years), and
- Had at least 1 day of entitlement left under the Vietnam Era GI Bill (Chapter 34) as of December 31, 1989
Category III
All of these are true. You:
- Have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credit, and
- Don't qualify for MGIB under categories I or II, and
- Had your military pay reduced by $1,200 before separation
And one of these is true. You:
- Were on active duty on September 30, 1990, and involuntarily separated (not by your choice) after February 2, 1991, or
- Involuntarily separated on or after November 30, 1993, or
- Chose to voluntarily separate under either the Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) program or the Special Separation Benefit (SSB) program
Category IV
Both of these are true. You:
- Have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credit, and
- Had military pay reduced by $100 a month for 12 months or made a $1,200 lump-sum contribution (meaning you paid it all at once)
And one of these is true. You:
- Were on active duty on October 9, 1996, had money left in a VEAP account on that date, and chose MGIB before October 9, 1997, or
- Entered full-time National Guard duty under title 32, USC, between July 1, 1985, and November 28, 1989, and chose MGIB between October 9, 1996, and July 9, 1997
What benefits can I get?
You may get up to 36 months of education benefits. We'll pay the benefits monthly. The amount you'll receive depends on these factors:
- Your length of service, and
- The type of education or training program you choose, and
- Your category (as defined above), and
- Whether you qualify for a college fund or kicker, and
- How much you've paid into the $600 Buy-Up program
Learn more about the $600 Buy-Up program
Note: You usually have 10 years to use your MGIB-AD benefits. This may change depending on your situation.
How do I get these benefits?
Follow the steps below to apply for these benefits.
Make sure we've approved your program
Before you enroll, contact the school or use the GI Bill Comparison Tool to find out if we've approved your program for VA education benefits. If you have questions, call us at 888-442-4551. We're here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. If you have hearing loss, call TTY: 711. Or submit a question through the GI Bill website.
Use the GI Bill Comparison Tool
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Note: If you want to enroll in a program that we haven't approved, you'll need to ask the school to request approval. We can't take any action until an official from your school (not you) requests approval. If we don't approve your program, you'll have to pay all costs at the school, including tuition and fees.
Apply for benefits
You can submit your Application for VA Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) online.
Apply online now
You can also apply by mail, in person, or with the help of a trained professional.
Learn more about other ways to apply
Ask your school or training program to certify your enrollment
The certifying official may be someone in your school's financial aid, Veterans Affairs, registrar, admissions, or counseling office. For on-the-job training or an apprenticeship, the official may be someone in your school's training, finance, or human resources office.
Note: You'll then need to verify your enrollment at the end of each month to keep receiving payments. You can verify your enrollment online through our Web Automated Verification system (called "WAVE") or by phone by calling 877-823-2378.
Verify your enrollment online
How can I use my MGIB-AD education benefits?
You can use your GI Bill benefits in many ways to advance your education and training.
Find out how to use your GI Bill benefits
In some cases, we may help you pay for:
- Remedial courses (classes some students must take to build up their basic skills in math, reading, or English before they can take regular college courses)
- Deficiency courses (classes some students must take in order to be admitted to a certain college)
- Refresher courses (brief courses that help people review and improve their knowledge in a certain subject area)
Can I qualify for more than one VA education benefit?
Yes. You may qualify for more than one education benefit. If you're eligible for more than one, you'll need to decide which to receive. You can't receive benefits under more than one program at a time.
We can help you make this decision. Call us at 888-442-4551, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. If you have hearing loss, call TTY: 711.
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Motocross was probably my first love when it comes to bikes. My first ever bike was a Motorcross, a Yamaha YZ 125 which was endless fun! When an invitation landed from Red Letter days to try out one of their motor experience days, there was only going to be one answer!
I was invited to try out one of their motorbikes & quad riding experiences from their selection. With so many great choices, it took me a while to deliberate! But in the end I chose the Off road biking adventure which was The Mick Extance Ultimate off road day.
The booking process was really easy, once I'd received the gift voucher from Red Letter Days. I followed the link to the booking site for the experience and inserted the voucher code. That's it, booking complete! As you might expect, the Off road biking adventure is a popular activity, weekend dates book up well in advance. I was quite lucky as I booked a mid week day which seemed to be a bit less subscribed!
The experience is based just outside of Shropshire, set in 1500 acres of amazing Welsh forest in the Berwyn mountains. The day was scheduled to start at 9am, which meant getting up at 5.30 that morning for the trip down from Leeds!
We met at the New Inn, Lanngynog, where Richard from the Mick Extance team greeted us and took us to get kitted out with clothing, helmets, boots and googles! everything was already laid out ready to change into, as they'd already requested clothing sizes! A quick drive in the mini bus up the mountains, where we met the bike and the rest of the team.
Introduction & Safety briefing
Mick Extance, the lead instructor has competed at British and European level & even won at World Enduro level. He's also competed in the in 7 Dakar rallys! So its fair to say he knows a few things about off road biking! After an introduction to the bikes themselves, KTM 250cc SXF and the obligatory safety briefing it was time to get out on the bikes and have some fun!
Morning session
The morning was all about getting used to the bike and building up confidence. Even if you've not ridden a bike before, they cater for first timers and guarantee to have you riding with a smile on your face. The ride up to the first training area was via twisting gravel tracks, the views along the way and from the top of the mountain were very impressive! If only I'd of remembered my camera!
They were lots of challenges, climbing and ascending different terrain. The instructors are always on hand to give you guidance along the way. One of the instructors told me to sit slightly more forward and keep my knees tucked in and I'll notice a difference in control. And he was right, I did!
A lot of off road riding, especially over harder terrain is better done standing up! This distributes your weight to a lower part of the bike which gives you more control. It's similar to using your feet when turning as it puts more weight to the front wheel, giving you more traction.
Afternoon session
After a quick lunch break, we got back out in the Welsh mountains for some more off road action. The downhill slopes got steeper and trails more challenging. This meant we could put the skills we'd learnt in the morning session into practice. It's amazing how much you can learn when you get out of your comfort zone! No doubt I'll be able to use some of my new found skills on the road. Watch this space for a video of the day!
What an absolutely fantastic day from start to finish! I'd definitely return for another day as I'm sure there could be even more to learn a second time around. I'd even recommend this experience day to someone who hasn't ridden a motorbike before. They do cater for those people who've had no previous riding experience as well! Be sure to check out Red Letter Days.
Have you tried any of the Red Letter experience days?

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CFI's consumer trust research shows consumers want greater transparency on policies, practices, performance and verification related to animal care practices for food animals. What programs are in place to provide this transparency? How are they implemented and verified?
Our one-hour webinar featured animal well-being experts who have provided technical counsel to three of the major programs that exist for beef, dairy and pork. Those individuals include:
- Monique Pairis-Garcia, PhD, assistant professor, College of Food, Ag and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Karen A. Jordan, DVM, CVA, North Carolina veterinarian and dairy farmer
- Daniel Kniffen, PhD, assistant professor, Animal Science Department, Pennsylvania State University
In addition to the overview provided by these experts, we explored what information on animal care is most meaningful to consumers, and where they want that information made available to them.


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Your university English Language teacher has asked you to write a comparative analysis paper. This paper, also known as a compare and contrast, allows the writer to analyze two different things or ideas. She wants you to write the paper in APA format. APA is an acronym for American Psychological Association. The APA's format is popular in education, social sciences and behavioral sciences. This article will help you format a comparative analysis paper.
The first step in your thesis is to conduct research in books, articles, and scholarly journals. . Make notes of important concepts found in the book or article. Paraphrase the notes on note cards or on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to write down the source where you received the information, in order to put on your reference page.
When you have completely finished researching for your PhD. thesis paper, begin writing for your rough draft. The paper you should use for your rough draft is 8.5" by 11" with 1" margins on all sides. The paper needs to be double spaced. Type in 12-point Times New Roman or Courier (serif typeface). Figure labels are typed in 12-point Arial, Helvetica, or any sans serif typeface.
Number each page, beginning with the title page. Figures and artwork are not numbered. Page numbers need to be located in the upper right corner of the thesis. The title's first words should be in the right corner of every page, except for pages with figures and artwork.
Located at the top of every page is the running header. The running header should be 50 characters and in all capital letters. Order your comparative analysis paper in this way: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Comparative Analysis Paper, and References.
Your comparative analysis's title should be short, and not more than ten to twelve words. Center the title on the top of the page and put the title in sentence case. On the new line, center your first name, middle initial, and last name. If you have a suffix in your name (like Jr. or III), put a space between the last name and the suffix. The name of your college or university should be listed on a new line. List the city or state, if the place where you conducted research is not at a college or a university. If you are located outside the United States, list the city, state or province, and the country.
The abstract is a clear, short summary of your comparative analysis. Starting at page two, the paragraph should be at most 120 words. In this section, the most important details of your paper should be highlighted. Abbreviations and special terms (except units of measurement) should be labeled in this section. If you have previous research on your topic, it needs to be cited here.
The introduction is listed on the third page of your comparative analysis. You put the background information and purpose of your thesis, present your problem, explain why the problem is important, and identify works which are applicable to the paper. You also put your hypothesis and your variables in this section as well.
In the research portion, which is the bulk of your comparative analysis paper, first begin with a paragraph which contains your thesis statement. Your thesis statement can compare and contrast people, places, things, or events. Give reasons why the two items are the same and how they are different.
As you write your comparative analysis paper, introduce the paragraphs through topic sentence. Sentences in the paragraph need to be evidence to help support the viewpoint of the topic sentence. This is where you integrate your material from your research into your comparative analysis paper. You make an internal citation by using (Author, page number) of the source that you are referencing.
In your conclusion, you can state that your thesis statement has been supported by presenting ample evidence. Remind the reader of the points that you have made in the thesis and ways that these points are connected.
For your reference page, you list the sources of your research paper.
To properly cite your references, go to the Purdue OWL Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).
A comparative analysis paper is a paper which compares and contrasts two different things or ideas for the reader to comprehend. APA style makes it easier to format the paper for the audience to read.


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Trees: A Field Guide
Our street is symmetrical. It has as many brownstones as it does apartment buildings, and they fall into line in opposing pairs across the street from one another. Two large wooden windows of equal size frame two enormous trees that sway gently in summer breezes and lend us the sensation that our front room is a tree house. We have almost total privacy in summer and fall; the trees obscure the view into our nonetheless sunny parlor. In autumn, I wait and watch until the first leaf turns yellow. Once it does, I know a timer has gone off. Within a week, both trees will be aflame in bright leaves, just as our neighbors are putting out pumpkins and gourds on their stoops.
We moved to this apartment in the spring—three years ago. My child was five months old, and at that time, spent three quarters of her day in a carrier or nursing. The other six hours she slept, and in so doing, gave me a little time to dream.
Our back room is as dark as our front room is sunny. It faces an alley, and save for the cooing of two pigeons who have built a nest on our ledge and produce two squabs each May, save for the occasional screams of feuding neighbors and the raucous laughter that drips down from the surrounding rooftops, the alley is quiet.
We didn't have a bed frame when we first moved, only a mattress. As my husband ripped open boxes, as china, silverware, and towels found their way to cabinets, I sat on our mattress in our dark back bedroom, flashlight in hand. I was reading while the baby slept in my lap.
If there's anything to spark visions of pursuing quaint hobbies, it's having a newborn in your arms. And so I read about every topic in which I hoped my child might someday be interested. The books piled up on the floor by the mattress; my husband made weekly trips to the drugstore for flashlight batteries.
Peterson Trees: The concise field guide to 243 common trees of North America.
Birds of New York: Field Guide by Stan Tekelia
Top Cats: The Life and Times of the New York Public Library Lions, by Susan G. Larkin
Imagine Childhood: Exploring the World through Nature, Imagination and Play, by Sarah Olmstead
Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers by Walter Hoving
Secret New York: An Unusual Guide, by T.M. Rives
Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv
The Idle Parent, by Tom Hodgkinson
And so on.
Obviously, I became obsessed with two things: raising a city child and raising a country child. Symmetry colonized my brain as did oxytocin. What did I fantasize about?
Pine cones. Acorns. Rock climbing. The Palm Court at the Plaza Hotel. Mary janes caked in dirt from Central Park. Walking in the famed Ramble, along paths densely lined with maple trees. Holding my some day five-year-old's hand as we collect leaves freshly saturated in red and yellow pigment. Joining the bird-watching groups run by the Audubon Society; maybe my child having her own nature notebook and binoculars.
It's funny what we envision as we gaze at our babies—we know that they will have their own peculiar passions, weaknesses and talents—and yet we can't help but dream that they might like some of the things we love: Holidays. Autumn. Poetry. Nature. Metropolitan skylines and big cities.
My child is now three and three quarters. I look at her and see—what? What I want to see? My influence? My husband's? Her idiosyncrasies and charms, born of genetic recombination and the novel upbringing that each child has? Yes. I see all of those things. I see her, too, in a cloud of Wordsworthian mist: she is "appareled in celestial light." But the romantic fog that softens my vision does not obstruct the discrete individual she is becoming, and—in fact—always was.
She is anything but symmetrical; she does anything but fall into my tidy plans. She is messy—her mary janes thoroughly caked in dirt from Central Park. Sometimes as our children thwart our expectations they also fulfill them.
I think we may allow ourselves some fantasies as we read "A Field Guide to Trees," and while our newborns lie sleeping in our laps, milk-drunk. Society is quick to chastise parents for such indulgence, diagnosing our reveries as projection or vicarious living, or—ye gods, helicopter parenting. I maintain that we can watch from afar while allowing ourselves the right to attempt some influence. I would never force my child to climb a tree or skitter down a rock or read Eloise or Peter Pan, but if I present the opportunities and she chooses to take them, is it such a crime for our pleasures to overlap?
There's a difference between living through your child and presenting your child with the opportunity to live some of the dreams you never quite realized. It's a subtle difference—so I walk the line with care. I attempt a symmetrical posture as I walk that divide: always trying to balance my influence and the weight of my daughter's spirit. The latter is somehow both airless and dense, much like the stuff of dreams.
Leslie Kendall Dye is an actress in New York City. Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Washington Post, Brain, Child, Word Riot, Off the Shelf and others. Find her at https://twitter.com/HLAnimal or at http://lesliekendalldye.net.
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Moon ♉ Taurus
Moon phase on 12 April 2002 Friday is New Moon, 1 day young Moon is in Aries.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
New Moon is the lunar phase on . Surface of the Moon disc is not illuminated. The 1 day young Moon is in ♈ Aries.
* The exact date and time of this New Moon phase is on 12 April 2002 at 19:21 UTC.
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Moon rises at sunrise and sets at sunset. It's part facing the Earth is completely in shadow.
Moon is passing about ∠19° of ♈ Aries tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc is not visible from Earth. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1775" and ∠1914".
Next Full Moon is the Pink Moon of April 2002 after 14 days on 27 April 2002 at 03:00.
There is high New Moon ocean tide on this date. Combined Sun and Moon gravitational tidal force working on Earth is strong, because of the Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy alignment.
At 19:21 on this date the Moon completes the old and enters a new synodic month with lunation 28 of Meeus index or 981 from Brown series.
29 days, 15 hours and 24 minutes is the length of new lunation 28. It is 2 hours and 23 minutes longer than next lunation 29 length.
Length of current synodic month is 2 hours and 40 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 4 hours and 23 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠204.7°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠233.6°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
2 days after point of apogee on 10 April 2002 at 05:32 in ♓ Pisces. The lunar orbit is getting closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 13 days, until it get to the point of next perigee on 25 April 2002 at 16:25 in ♎ Libra.
Moon is 403 733 km (250 868 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves closer next 13 days until perigee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 360 088 km (223 748 mi).
9 days after its descending node on 2 April 2002 at 18:20 in ♐ Sagittarius, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 4 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 17 April 2002 at 09:15 in ♊ Gemini.
22 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♊ Gemini, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
8 days after previous South standstill on 4 April 2002 at 08:23 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-24.771°. Next 6 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠24.908° in the next northern standstill on 19 April 2002 at 02:11 in ♋ Cancer.
The Moon is in New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun on this date and this alignment forms Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy.


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Saturday, August 13, 2016
Prisma Break
I like that title cos it's a play on Prison Break and I like when kitties break out of the shelters to join their forever homes. It's also International Lefthanders Day and my typist TW just happens to be a lefty. The funny thing is that she uses the computer mouse with her right hand. She can't control it with her left since when she first learned to use a computer, all the computer desks were righty and that's how she learned. Pop on the other hand is right-handed but uses the computer mouse with his left hand. When he started to use the mouse a lot, his right arm was in a sling so he had to use it lefty. Confused? I am too so let's get going into my gallery to figure this all out.
We downloaded the free version of Prisma on the ipawd, made this art piece and then deleted the app. Why? Cos after every click of the mouse, an ad would pop up. It was so aggravating, I hissed at it and so did TW. You could say we broke free from Prisma after we saved our art.
This is the original. You could biggify both a little by clicking on them.
Then we took it into Photoshop and used the Auto Color feature. We discovered we liked the color better this way. We're showing you both cos maybe the hue of the first was part of the filter and maybe it was just poor coloring on the ipawd photo we used.
Don't forget to visit the other anipal artistes and leave me a comment although no lefthanded comments allowed. Now wouldn't you like to know about that center art piece?
Thanks to Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty for hosting the Caturday Art Blog Hop so I can mess around with Photoshop and all the cool online apps that are so easy a cat can do them.
30 comments:
- Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...
We used Prisma a few weeks ago too! I don't remember the ads being that bad but didn't use it a whole lot yet.
- August 13, 2016 at 12:25 AM
- Summer at sparklecat.com said...
I hate when they overdo the ads on free apps! I know they're trying to encourage you to buy the not-free version, but still...
- August 13, 2016 at 1:35 AM
- Brian said...
You do look pretty artsy amazing CK!
- August 13, 2016 at 8:38 AM
- pilch92 said...
I am a lefty too ! :) I like your art, I have never tried prisma or even heard of it until today when you had it and Athena did too.
- August 13, 2016 at 11:46 AM
- Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...
Ads are annoying!
The art is fantastic :)
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
- August 13, 2016 at 12:40 PM
- ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...
We agree with you. We hate ads. But that is a great graphic CK!
- August 13, 2016 at 2:08 PM
- Mariodacat said...
I love your art work this week. Well, you usually have good art work anyway. It's funny cuz M is a lefty and uses the mousie with her right hand too. She can't remember why she started that way, but it seems to work out better. Every now and then she tries to use the mouse with the left hand, but she's pretty uncoordinated with it in that position. Humans are strange!
- August 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM
- www.shelter-cats.com said...
Left hand mouse, right hand mouse... give those mouses the bitey CK!
Nice pictures. I love the beret.
Maggie, Mickey Mouser, Rufus the Red
- August 13, 2016 at 3:18 PM
- Tamago said...
I really don't like those pop-up ads. I visited kitty-info website and ads kept popping up, preventing me from reading an article. Your art work turned fantastic, though!
I'm right-handed but as a child, I thought lefty was super cool. I wanted to become left-handed :-)
- August 13, 2016 at 3:47 PM
- The Swiss Cats said...
We agree, pop-up ads are so annoying ! Nice art ! Purrs
- August 13, 2016 at 4:22 PM
- Shoko Neilson said...
OMN...oh my nip! You scared the blazes outta me with that first photo! I thought there was someone going to stab me from behind. There is something spooky about that painted look. Anyway moving on...the second looks the same as the first but not scary. In the first picture you seem to have way more pink around your mouth...just finished taking a bite outta TW eh?
All in all very interesting my friend.
- August 13, 2016 at 4:33 PM
- Layla Morgan Wilde ( Cat Wisdom 101) said...
I'm a leftie too and forgot the holiday :-( I went nuts with Prisma when it first came out and haven't noticed any ads. It's hard to predict which one works best but fun trying. The really painterly and abstract ones are unique.
- August 13, 2016 at 4:40 PM
- Kitties Blue said...
C.K., we think both versions are meowvolous...very arty! XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
- August 13, 2016 at 5:07 PM
- Memories of Eric and Flynn said...
Your art is always lovely. I hate those pop up ads too.
- August 13, 2016 at 6:36 PM
- Momma Kat and Her Bear Cat said...
You are one gorgeous girl, CK ... regardless of effect or coloring :)
- August 13, 2016 at 7:24 PM
- Sweet Purrfections said...
Coola effects. We're hearing some interesting things about Prisma. We'd delete it too with all of the advertisements.
- August 13, 2016 at 9:03 PM
- The Island Cats said...
That's cool, CK. Is Prisma only available as an app? They probably want you to sign up for the paid version so you won't get the ads. We won't do that either.
- August 13, 2016 at 9:22 PM
- The Florida Furkids said...
We think they are both great! We downloaded the Prisma app to our phone but haven't used it yet.
The Florida Furkids
- August 13, 2016 at 10:11 PM
- Chirpy Cats said...
Heheh I like your play on Prison Break MOL. Very cool beret, so you also only wear hats in your artwork 👍😹
- August 13, 2016 at 11:37 PM
- Three Chatty Cats said...
I'm glad you gave that app a piece of your mind by hissing... Ads are so annoying! But I like your art!
- August 14, 2016 at 12:46 AM
- Deb Barnes said...
We love fooling around with all those apps! Our human is a rightie, and she also mouses with her right hand! Sunday purrs from Deb and the Zee/Zoey gang!
- August 14, 2016 at 8:53 AM
- The Menagerie Mom said...
CK, you're always stunning, and so since both versions star you, they're both great. I also love how you showed off your saucer eyes. They're so pretty! Purrs!
- August 14, 2016 at 9:55 AM
- meowmeowmans said...
That's some pretty cool artwork, CK. Sorry to hear about those ads in Prisma ... totally annoying.
Happy Lefthanders' Day to TW, and to Pop, when he's using the computer mouse! :)
- August 14, 2016 at 10:20 AM
- Unknown said...
We just love what you do here! You are such a goo artist and we are in awe of your talent.
- August 14, 2016 at 10:52 AM
- CATachresis said...
We've heard a lot about Prisma recently, but not about the ads!! You look very arty farty CK!! ;-) The Staff is right handed but always washes up the dishes as if she's a left hander! When I asked her about this, she said it was because she used to play the guitar and didn't want her left hand to get soggy!!! Have you ever heard such a thing?? MOL
- August 14, 2016 at 10:55 AM
I'm glad you saved the art, CK, because it looks great. Ads can be very annoying, but since we find out that they are in almost every free ware, we learned to annoy them. Sorry, but I have to say that Granny is lefthanded too, but her Grandfather learned her to write with the right hand, and she also uses the mousie with her right hand, everything else she does with the left hand. Pawkisses for a Happy Sunday :) <3
- August 14, 2016 at 3:16 PM
- Spitty-the-Kitty said...
You look fantastic in ALL your myriad forms, my dearest little sweetheart. The Human is depressed tonight because tomorrow is the first day of the Dreaded s-c-h-o-o-l. Frankly, I'm a little bummed too as I have gotten used to having the old bat around, grunting and all, ha ha ha! XOXOXOXO
- August 15, 2016 at 1:16 AM
As always CK we think you look just gawjus. But now dat you mention it, do you think da ipawd takes crappy fotos too? Mommy just hates to use anythin' we take on da ipawd. She says da color's all wrong and da fotos are blurry or at da very least a realy poor quality. Anyways, luv your fotos.
Luv ya'
Dezi and Raena
And, we's still sendin' purrayers. We hope you get to feelin' all better soon.
- August 15, 2016 at 7:12 PM
- Unknown said...
I just tried that Prisma app on my phone recently. Haven't used it much, but don't remember to many ads popping up thank goodness.
- August 16, 2016 at 9:25 PM
- Unknown said...
ad pop ups will drive Mom L from a site in a heart break, including pet bloggers who use the way too much. We don't need to have a pop up to ask about joining a newsletter for cat's sake!!
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Daily Scan: 07.21.08 – Underappreciated Gems of British SciFi TV, Sam Raimi Working on Wizard's First Rules
• The Sci-Fi Channel has announced a new development slate of television shows I don't want to see, including the bizarrely titled Outer Space Astronauts.
• SF Signal reviews a book about a Robert Heinlein television series that never made it to air.
• Anthony Daniels reminisces about being C3P0.
• The illustrious Warren Ellis posts about the underappreciated gems of British scifi television.
• Sam Raimi will adapt Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rules into an hourly television series.
• What exactly would a steampunk gibson chair look like, anyway?
• Superman is going to find himself with a hundred thousand Kryptonians on his hands after defeating Brainiac.
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Here is what the vice president of the United States of America, the guardian of democracy on the planet, the country that went to war against Iraq to allegedly spread democracy in the Middle-East, said Thursday night on PBS about the tyrant of Egypt who's been ruling for 30 years under emergency laws:
" We're encouraging the government . . . to try to engage in a discussion as to what the legitimate claims being made are, if they are, and to try to work them out," .
Has he no shame? The guy was so callous he didn't know whether over 80,000,000 people who have had no participation whatsoever in their government, that have been ruled by oligarchy of highly corrupt billionaires and generals for 30 years, who have been living on under two dollar a day for the most part, suffering from unemployment for decades, and who sleep in cemeteries because there are not enough houses for everyone, have legitimate claims??? How shameless, stupid, arrogant, obtuse, and condescending can you be?
He added:
"I would not call Mr. Mubarak a dictator" and " I did not think he should step down."
Yeah well, the only problem with that Mr. obtuse Biden is that there are over 80,000, 000 Egyptians who think he is a dictator and he should step down.
This is your government at work!
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We're staying with James MacLaurin this week, one of my oldest friends, its pretty cosy in his one room apartment but a pleasing respite from the hotels & guest houses. Having completed his PhD at Oxford he's now living in Antibes, a nice little town on the Cote d'Azur between Nice and Cannes.
We got an early train from Riomaggiore (4:30am!) down to the French border on Thursday, changed trains for a ride into Nice and then stashed our bags in the lockers at Nice station to have a look around until James finished work. Nice is a pretty cool place, almost dead flat so quite easy to get around. We ended up jumping of one of those mini trains for tourists, it was so dorky we couldn't help but laugh at the beginning but it turned out to be a really good way to quickly get our bearings and acquaint ourselves with the city.
The police in Nice ride around on Segways! Hilarious!
James' place is about 15-20 minutes by train from Nice so we headed down there to meet him in the evening… Antibes is really nice, we took a stroll around in the evening and stopped in at a bar dedicated to Absinthe for a nightcap. I slept well after that!
James had to run some errands this morning so Elyse and I caught the train up to Monaco/Monte Carlo to see the sights. They are gearing up for next week's Grand Prix so it wasn't as pretty as usual because there were spectator barricades and fences everywhere but we still had breakfast at Cafe de Paris next to the Casino Monte Carlo. After that we walked some of the Formula 1 track and ended up in Pit Lane where there was a vintage car show taking place… I'm not sure if there were tickets or anything but security didn't pull us up. There were a few older F1 cars there with engines running so it was almost like experiencing the real thing! Snuck up into the vacant stands for a few photos too 😉
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JENNA'S PUNISHMENT – new from Ruby Carew!
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The newest story from my naughty alter ego, Ruby Carew, is out today!
JENNA'S PUNISHMENT, Book 1 in Jenna's Best Friend's Father series.
As Ruby I write red hot erotica stories that'll curl your toes. 😉 All of Ruby's stories are short and sexy little treats – for adults only! This book contains taboo erotic BDSM encounters between a younger woman and an off-limits sexy older man. And the stories can be stand-alone, or you can follow Jenna through the whole series…
I've been attracted to him for a long time, but he is totally out of bounds. He's my best friend's father and I know I shouldn't be lusting after him. But now he's offered me a summer job at his place and things are heating up between us. He has just one rule. Don't look inside the room.
But I just can't resist…
Some secrets are worth pursuing – especially when discovering them means you might be punished…
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Jenna's Two Masters (Book 2) – coming June 27th: books2read.com/u/3kZRn8
And, just like Ruby's other releases, both stories will also be available in one box set – Jenna's Best Friend's Father, Collection 1 – coming soon!
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Here's a sexy little snippet for you…
I stepped from the shower and dried off. Oh, damn, I'd left my clothing out by the pool. I glanced at my bathing suit floating in the sink where I'd left it to rinse. I really didn't want to pull on that wet thing again.
I sighed and wrapped the bath towel around myself. Cade had gone out to do some grocery shopping and had told me he probably wouldn't be back until after I'd gone home. I opened the door and peered out, then hurried down the hallway to the kitchen, and out the patio doors. I picked up my clothes from the patio chair, but then glanced around, and decided to pull them on right here.
I leaned over and stepped into my shorts, then pulled them up. As I was fastening them, the towel slipped away and fell to the ground.
Damn. I leaned over and picked it up, then turned back to the chair.
I glanced up at Cade's shocked voice, then my cheeks heated as his gaze glided over my naked breasts.
Oh, God, I was both mortified, and extremely turned on. His gaze locked onto my nipples as they peaked to hard nubs.
Then he spun around. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"
I grabbed my top and pulled it on. "It's okay. It wasn't your fault. I forgot my clothes out here and thought… well, it doesn't matter. You can… uh… turn around."
Slowly, he turned back to me and I noticed a huge bulge pushing against his jeans. And his gaze wavered over my breasts as he tried valiantly not to look at my hard nipples pushing against the thin cotton of my top.
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HEAT is your next scorching summer read!
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My next release, HEAT, is available now!
When Rikki's first love dies in the line of duty she vows to keep her heart guarded and never give it away again.
After moving to a new town for a fresh start, she is given the opportunity to show off her photography skills and shoot a sexy fireman calendar. Although taking the job might bring up painful memories, she knows this is her best chance at fulfilling her dreams of becoming a professional photographer.
While out with her new roommates, Rikki meets Simon and Carter and feels an instant spark of attraction… to both equally gorgeous and tempting men. This is the same intense feeling she had the first time she fell in love. But how can she feel that way about two men?
When she arrives at the firehouse to shoot the calendar, she is surprised to find that Simon and Carter are firefighters so she immediately pulls back on their growing flirtation. But Simon and Carter are men who know what they want, and they want Riki. As the chemistry between them ignites Rikki finds it hard to resist falling prey to her steamiest fantasies.
Now she has to choose between keeping her heart safe… or taking a chance on love… and possibly losing everything.
With passion so blazing hot, you don't want to put this fire out…
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7 All-Canadian Winter Adventures
Fend off cabin fever by partaking in one of these exciting all-Canadian winter adventures!
Ski jumping at Whistler Olympic Park (Whistler, BC)
You don't need to be an Olympic athlete to try out Whistler's 40-metre ski jump. Whistler Olympic Park offers ski jumping clinics for beginners who want to develop the skills and confidence to safely fly up to 40 metres on their new junior training jumps.
Skate-Up Brunch (Winnipeg, MB)
From January 21 to February 14, 2016, you can skate up and take a seat for brunch at a pop-up restaurant on the frozen junction of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers in Winnipeg's Forks National Historic Site as part of RAW: Almond's outdoor winter dining experience. Although the dinner portion of the event is sold out, brunch (featuring The Tallest Poppy restaurant and Bernstein's Deli) is first come, first served.
Snow Polo Tremblant (Mont-Tremblant, QC)
Bundle up and head to Mont-Tremblant from February 25-27, 2016 to watch an exciting snow polo match between two Canadian teams for the championship title. A ski race, gala dinner and fireworks are also highlights of this event.
Cross Quetico Tour and Stay (Atikokan, ON)
Experience the Canadian wilderness as you cross-country ski groomed 35 km, 45 km or 60 km routes that stretch from the town of Atikokan south to the parks Dawson Trail Campground during the Cross Quetico Tour on March 19, 2016. After the tour, warm up by the woodstove and stay overnight in Dawson Trail Campground's cozy and well-equipped traditional log cabin.
Heli Fondue (Panorama, BC) (Panorama, BC)
Experience an exhilarating helicopter flight over Panorama Mountain Resort before landing near the Summit Hut and enjoying beverages and a traditional cheese and chocolate fondue beside a warm fire. Reservations for this experience are available throughout the winter.
Full Moon Snowshoe and Fondue Tour (Kananaskis, AB)
Head out for a starlit snowshoe adventure at the base of the Rocky Mountains followed by decadent chocolate fondue and an overnight stay at the Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino. Snowshoes are provided as part of the package, which is only available on January 23, February 20, and March 26, 2016.
Ice Canoe Racing at Carnival (Québec City, QC)
It doesn't get more Canadian than ice canoe racing! Watch over 50 teams from Canada, France and the United States navigate the frozen waters of the Saint-Lawrence River between Quebec City and Lévis as part of Québec's 17-day long winter festival, Carnival, on February 7, 2016.


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No. 10 Aztecs beat Fresno State 68-60
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xavier Thames showed once again why he's so valuable to San Diego State.
Thames scored 28 points and Winston Shepard keyed a 12-2 run for the 10th-ranked Aztecs, who rallied to beat Fresno State 68-60 Wednesday night for their 14th straight win.
"Sometimes your worth to a team doesn't show up in the boxscore. It does with Xavier," coach Steve Fisher said. "All you have to do is look at the stat line, and he's that good. He has been playing at such a level that we expect him to be doing what he's doing."
On a night when the Aztecs (15-1, 4-0 Mountain West) often looked ragged, Thames was the only one who was consistent. He made eight of 13 field goal attempts (the team hit only 18 of 54 for 33.3 percent) and nine of 11 free throws.
Shepard scored 17 points and Josh Davis had 13 rebounds.
SDSU won it at the line. Fresno State was whistled for 25 fouls and the Aztecs made 26 of 41 free throws. SDSU was called for only 14 fouls and Fresno State was 11 of 15 from the line.
The Aztecs' only scoring in the final 8 minutes was from the free throw line, where they made 13 of 17. Their last field goal came when Shepard was fouled on a goaltending call with 8:01 left.
"We're not really worried about that. We're just worried about getting stops on the defensive end," Thames said. "The offensive flow will come to us. Our main thing is just getting stops on the defensive end, coming together as a team and getting stops."
San Diego State also set a school record for fewest turnovers with four.
Fisher said the Aztecs got better at driving as the game went on and the 41 free throws they took "were indicative of our attack mode and crashing the boards, and we do a pretty good job of both."
Fresno State coach Rodney Terry chuckled at the disparity in the number of free throws. "Give them credit, they made more than they missed and it gave them a chance to win a close ballgame," he said.
Thames and Shepard were a combined 18 of 25 from the line, more than Fresno State's team totals.
"It's hard to win those kind of games," Terry said.
"They called it close but I don't think that had any effect on the outcome," said Tyler Johnson, who had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Fresno State (8-10, 1-4), which lost for the fourth time in five games. "We didn't make plays down the stretch in order to take the lead."
The Aztecs' 12-2 run started after Allen Huddleston hit a 3-pointer with 10:50 to go to give Fresno State a 46-44 lead. Matt Shrigley made the front end of a 1-and-1 and then hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give SDSU a 48-46 advantage. Thames added a 3 for a five-point lead before Johnson made a 17-foot jumper for the Bulldogs.
Shepard then took over with a spin move and a bank shot followed by a three-point play, after he was fouled on a goaltending call, for a 56-48 lead, SDSU's biggest.
Fresno State led for most of the final 8 minutes of the first half thanks to a 27-13 run. Johnson hit consecutive 3-pointers early in the spurt and Huddleston also made a shot from behind the arc.
SDSU bounced back behind Thames, who scored eight of his team's final 10 points in the half. Thames hit the first of two free throws, then had a three-point play and a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left that gave SDSU a 31-29 lead.
Marvelle Harris made a 3 with 14 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs a 32-31 halftime edge.
The Aztecs won their 38th consecutive game against a team from California. On Monday, SDSU reached its highest AP ranking since it was No. 6 on March 14, 2011.


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St Mary's Blues… at dawn
St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay , Northumberland
This is a fantastic time to be out in these conditions and i was fortunate to read the forecast correctly before i headed over the Northumberland to capture this image.
Taken in the Blue hour, this is a period of twilight in the morning and in the evening, during the civil and nautical twilight phases, when the sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and when the residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade. On a clear day, blue hour can be a colorful spectacle, with the indirect sunlight tinting the sky yellow, orange, red, and blue. This effect is caused by the relative diffusibility of short blue wavelengths of light versus the longer red wavelengths. During the blue "hour" (typically a period about 20 minutes in length), red light passes straight into space, while blue light is scattered in the atmosphere, so reaches Earth's surface. Many photographer's and artists a like treasure this period because of the quality of the light. Although the blue hour does not have an official definition, the blue color spectrum is most prominent when the sun is between 4 and 8° below the horizon.
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Ed joins us on the couch this week to talk about Blasphemous and give us his final thoughts on big 2019 games like Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Supraland! Nick talks about his experience co-oping Borderlands 3 and the group dives a little deeper into the whimsy new remake of Link's Awakening! We also give updates on our recent Patreon milestone and get into the Halloween spirit with some horror movie / game recommendations!
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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Ed as a person who lived in Argentina for most of their time in high school I hope you enjoy your time there. I envy that y'all will have access to the best beef in the world. Started watching/listening to 4PP when I lived there over 10 years ago. To everyone else, keep up the great work.
To answer Chris Davis: Yes, the Pillows are present in both seasons and are as enjoyable as ever. I especially like the song 'Thank You My Twilight.'
To answer Brad: My favorite food is tacos. The more meat, the better!
To answer Nick: Not really wowed by feet myself, but Cara Delevingne or Adam Lambert might have some good stompers.
And Nick, if you want to get anything out of subjecting yourself to The Meg, maybe give How Did This Get Made? a listen. It's a great podcast about weird and/or bad movies with some occasional trivia about them thrown in, hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas. Older episodes are behind a paywall, but the podcast is still going strong just like you guys. Here's the link: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/earwolf/how-did-this-get-made
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In regard to last weeks, "favorite joke name" discussion, every iteration of The Sims that I have played, I have created a clown Sim named Tess Tickles. It was funny to me at 8 years old, and it is still funny to me at 28.. But my go to name for any female character I create in an RPG has always been Tara Nupsomass.
Side note : those of you who haven't, need to finish Outer Wilds
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Noticed Krispy was there last week. Was he getting revenge on lipstick car? P.S Hope Chris Davis has fun on his Mothra night.
Chris, I work as QA for video games and I will tell you that I have to unpack, carry to my cramped desk, route cables behind monitors, and pray to Korean Jesus I can find the goddamn ports in the back of the PS4-
-every single damn day.
The slit design doesn't help USB ergonomics either, where any USB protective shell thicker than about half a centimeter is not going in. Thus, I have route to the back USB port, which is, again, a pain to locate.
The PS4 pro's slits are actually slightly larger, so I can wedge shit in there barely.
However, I have by now solved the rear issue by not giving a damn and basically lifting the entire PS4 up like a manhole cover and standing it up on the sharp nose while I plug my shit in easily from above.
I think consoles from now on should just have every port and also twelve USB ports directly on the top of the console. Then you can sell proprietary L-joint HDMI and power cables to prevent kinked cables.
I'm happy to hear that you guys hit the milestone for Project M, it's well deserved and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Also, glad to hear that you got F.E.A.R. finally working for you Nick. I'll have to go back and watch the live streams I missed. That game is a lot of fun, despite not being quite as spooked by it as I was hoping to be, it was still fun from beginning to end.


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CARTON: The millionth carton packed at Marble Hall with the support of ( from left back row ) Frans Vorsatz, Farm Manager, Norman Chimbudu, Foreman, Christo Viljoen, Orchard Manager, Pieter Lottering, Pack House Manager, and kneeling, Pyben Ncube Foreman with Zivaishe Takarashika, Truck Loader.
Marble Hall has set a new SAFE record for citrus by packing more than a million cartons this season.
"It's an amazing achievement," said Dries Van Rooyen, SAFE's general manager of farming operations." It's a massive credit to farm manager Frans Vorsatz and his team".
According to Dries production at Marble Hall, near Pretoria, increased to more than 1million cartons from just over 500 000 cartons harvested last season.
"SAFE took over full control of the farm a year and a half ago. This meant that we could bring SAFE management, planting, fertilising and harvesting processes to the farm. And that combined with hard work by the manager and staff has lead to this great record."
As early as June this year Frans was confident of a good crop. "This was due in part to plentiful water and no hail .We also changed our spraying programme at the start of the growing season."
Marble Hall is a 472 ha farm about 150 km from Pretoria, and is mainly planted to citrus, but also has about 200 ha planted with cash crops, such as sugar beans and broad beans.
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The Amish are often referred to as the Plain people, meaning they're separated from the world and live a simple life. But as anyone who has ever been to Amish country for a visit, that "plain life" attracts tourists from all over.
On one hand, in a world that seems so gaga over technology and the latest and greatest of the moment, the fascination with people who dress plain, eat plain, and live plain seems a bit odd. Yet, on the other hand, it makes all the sense in the world. Sometimes, when everything around us seems to be moving so fast, it's nice to hold on to a bit of innocence—a taste of simpler times and purer values.
That innocence really hit home for me a few months back while flipping through a copy of The Budget. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, The Budget is a print newspaper that serves the Amish and Mennonite communities through the United States and beyond.
If I placed a copy of The Budget in your hands and asked you to take a quick look, you'd see what appears to be a regular newspaper. Same paper, same print. You'd even see a masthead across the top, bearing the name of the paper. But really, that's about where the similarities end.
Because unlike its English counterparts, The Budget exists (and has existed for many, many years) to connect people and communities with their brethren in other parts of the country. This is done by scribes—Amish and Mennonites who record special moments and happenings from their district/town and submit it to the newspaper for publication.
The "news" they share is mostly of an informative nature—where church was held that week, who had a baby, what the weather has been like, etc. Fun little tidbits about friends and kin in other states they don't have access to via the computer. In many ways, these entries are almost "Facebook" like.
My intention, when I pulled out my copy, was just to get a feel for the paper so I could add a little flavor to a particular scene. But once I started reading some of the submitted stories, I found myself smiling so much, I had to keep going.
So I thought I'd share a few entries I came across in the hopes they make you smile, too…
On Thursday, May 12th, Mary Miller and Lucinda Yoder left for a 10-day vacation at Outer Banks with some more girls. The one girl left without her purse, but had a good friend along who helped her out. Trust she has an enjoyable trip even though she left moneyless.
May 16—Cool damp morning with temperature at 45 degrees. We are getting showers almost every day with very little sunshine. Farmers are patiently waiting to do spring field work with very little corn planted yet. Gardens are being planted between showers.
Andrew, 8 year old son of Ammon J. Millers, jumped off of the trampoline and broke both bones in his left arm. The boys said he can shoot the pellet gun with his one arm so he'll be alright.
And on and on it goes, with some 49 states represented (provided a scribe from their area submits) across four sections of the paper. There are some ads sprinkled throughout the paper, as well as auction notices, shared recipes, and death notices, too.
Perhaps what I enjoyed most about reading my copy was the image it created in my head. An image of an Amish family gathering around the table after dinner to hear stories of kin in other parts of the country… Missing them, yet enjoying the momentary connection despite the miles between them…
Laura is a former Agatha nominee and the recipient of an RT Reviewer's Choice Award in romance. In her free time, Laura enjoys making memories with her family, traveling, baking, and visiting the sea lions at the Central Park Zoo. For more information and all the latest book news, visit her website at www.laurabradford.com.


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Sound like you? Apply online today, we'd love to hear from you.
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I spotted a new PopChips flavor on the shelf at Target, so I opted to pick it up. PopChips Salted Caramel it sounded interesting because I'm becoming more and more a fan of salted caramel items. I had these tucked away in the cabinet and pulled them out one day when I was in the mood for something crunchy but something sweet.
After opening the bag … I have to say I was rather let down. The chips tasted more along the lines of a sweet kettle corn. I got the minor hint of caramel, but there was truly no real "salted caramel" in there. I was aiming for that sweet caramel flavor that also brought fourth a salty bite. The chips themselves are classic PopChips but the flavor on these just wasn't there which is why it was such a let down. I ended up giving the bag away because I wasn't going to make myself have to eat them because I purchased them.
A serving is 1 ounce (roughly 16 chips) and is 130 calories or 3 points plus values.
What is your favorite PopChips flavor?


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Additional file 1 of CellNetVis: a web tool for visualization of biological networks using force-directed layout constrained by cellular components
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Diagram of the force-directed layout constraint algorithm. The diagram represents the basic concept about how nodesâ positions are redefined by our constraining algorithm during the force-direct layout iterations. It shows how a node is moved from cytosol to the inner-border of an organelle defined in its Selected CC attribute (A) and how a node that should be in the âcytosolâ is moved from an organelle to its outer-border (B). (PNG 74.0 kb)


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Here's why you're likely to put on more weight when on a crash diet.
Ghrelin, the "hunger hormone", is the reason why you eat more during crash diets! (Photo: darkbird / www.123rf.com)
Before the current popular fad diets like juice cleanse, raw food diet and teatox, there were crash diets where you could only eat fruits, only drink soup, diet or cut out all carbohydrates. In theory, the logic behind each crash diet sounds legit but science doesn't back it up.
Crash diets don't work because…
When you deprive yourself of necessary nutrients, your body reacts by releasing more of the hormone ghrelin to prevent you from slipping into starvation mode. The result? Binge fest!
Produced by cells lining the stomach, ghrelin (also known as the "hunger hormone") surges just before mealtime. Simply put, it revs up your appetite so that you'll know it's time to eat.
Abnormally high levels of ghrelin can spark off your craving for high-calorie food and trick you into eating more even though you're full, says Dr Tan. Like cortisol, it increases belly fat formation.
Instead of crash diets, do this:
1. Avoid missing meals
A 2011 study in the Journal of Nutrition revealed that eating less than three times a day could cause a rise in ghrelin levels. If you don't have time to cook or usually do takeaways at work, consider these healthy takeaways or nutritious meal subscriptions.
2. Maintain a well-balanced diet
Forget the fad diets. Instead, aim to have protein with healthy carbs at each meal. The recommended portion is half a plate of fruits and vegetables, a quarter proteins (meat and others, like tofu) and a quarter wholegrains (like brown rice and wholemeal bread), according to Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB). Read more on HPB's My Health Plate here.
3. Hit the gym
Work out to suppress the hormone. Weight training is effective at keeping hunger pangs at bay during and after the workout. Need more help? Here are quick guides on what to eat before exercise, foods during work outs and even post-training meals!
Also read:
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2017 was an incredible year of travel for us! We hope to keep the momentum going in 2018. Happy New Year and happy travels!
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One minute of jungle sounds from a hammock in the AmazonLeave a comment Video
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I always find it hard to fall asleep. As an insomniac, I know all about the bumps in the night. Sometimes they frighten me. But at the same time, the night has always inspired and energized me. I love the sounds of the night creatures. As a teenager, I loved the feel of the cold morning dew on my bare feet when I snuck back into the house after a summer night out exploring the world while everyone else slept. The night was my time. I wasn't trying to be bad by sneaking out, I just didn't operate on the world's schedule.
Even now, I am envious of those who sleep easily. I listen to their snores and wish I could simply close my eyes and drift off, too. But there is something about the night–only when everyone else is sleeping–that is so magical.
Tonight, especially, I feel that magic. I am at a lodge in the Amazon jungle. Although this lodge is very posh, it is also very open. There isn't much privacy between neighboring rooms and one wall of our room opens completely into the jungle. It's amazing! It's also a bit difficult to adjust. I had to think of it as glamping at its finest.
The openness made it quite loud while everyone else was awake, but now as they all sleep, I am mesmerized by the calming sounds of the jungle. There are the usual cricket sounds and some unusual chimes and chirps–there are also occasional heavy foot falls and the sounds of rummaging mammals making their way through the trees. It's all fascinating and also serene.
At the same time, it is frighteningly out of the ordinary. The electricity at the lodge turns off at 10 p.m., and I'm so freaked out by the total darkness. In my insomniac state, I lay here opening and closing my eyes repeatedly without seeing any difference. Totally cool! Totally scary! It reminds me of how overloaded our senses are on a 24/7 basis and how important it is sometimes to just shut everything down.
Although insomnia has its serious drawbacks, this jungle experience had reminded me of what I always loved about the wee hours of the morning when I was a wide-awake teenager and everyone else was sleeping–my senses were alive, there was magic in the air and the world was mine.
Tonight in the crazy and noisy amazon darkness, I feel that magic. I feel like the world is mine.
Refugio Amazonas
~ LiAnn
Machu Picchu was just as I imagined: Beautiful. Ancient. Inspiring.Leave a comment Gallery
I was first introduced to Machu Picchu when I read the Celestine Prophecy nearly 20 years ago. From that point on, I wanted to visit Peru. It seemed inaccessible at the time, but that didn't stop me from dreaming.
I imagined hiking the Inca Trail and watching the sunrise over the historic site. I imagined feeling the energy of an ancient culture long since passed. I dreamed of adventure. But I never went.
Later in life, when I had the means to travel, I chose other destinations before Peru. I traveled through Europe, Asia and Australia. North Africa. Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Central America, but never Peru.
I'm not sure why. Perhaps part of the reason was that I always wanted Peru to be the far off exotic place it was in my mind two decades ago. But over the years, more and more tourists visited Machu Picchu each year and now they are limiting access to the site. So I decided it was finally time to go.
Machu Picchu was just as I imagined. Beautiful. Ancient. Inspiring.
We didn't hike the Inca Trail, and I'm glad for that! Instead, we stayed in the Sacred Valley for a night and took the train to Aguas Calientes–the small town at the base of the site. We hired a private guide to meet us at the bus queue at 4:45 a.m. Our guide saved us a spot in line and we hopped on to one of the first buses up the mountain with very little wait.
We entered the site as soon as it opened and our skilled guide took us around the less traveled path. He told us about the history of the site and showed us pictures taken throughout the last century. Of course we took plenty of our own pictures, too.
We wandered and wondered–absolutely mesmerized by each view.
A journey I've wanted to take for 20 years lasted two hours and was worth every minute of dreaming, planning and seeing.
The best part is that there's much more of Peru still to see.
~ LiAnn
13 course tasting at Maido in LimaLeave a comment Gallery
Our 13 course dinner tonight at Maido in Lima was one of the best meals of my life. The flavors were phenomenal and complex without being over the top. The service was top notch and the atmosphere was elegant, yet still comfortable and casual. This was a meal to remember. Amazing!
21-Aug-2017 Lima, Peru


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Operating CNC machinery takes a variety of skills, many of which can be obtained through certificate and associate's degree programs. On-the-job training and internships also help the aspiring CNC operator to get familiar with their workplace equipment.
Essential Information
Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery is used by CNC operators to cut and shape metal and plastic for various types of manufacturing. CNC operators must have mechanical skills and be able to read blueprints. Increasingly, many employers also require CNC operators to have basic computer programming skills and experience with computer-aided design and manufacturing programs. Licensing is typically not required, although many candidates are either trained on the job through apprenticeships or receive post-secondary certificates in manufacturing technology. A high school diploma is typically required. If you are the type of person that enjoys working with your hands in a challenging, fast-paced environment, then this career might be for you.
|Recommended Education
|Postsecondary certificates and associate's degrees are the most common required credentials
|Other Requirements
|Mechanical aptitude, ability to read blue prints and drawings
|Projected Job Growth (2018-2028)*
|-8% decline (for metal and plastic machine workers)
|Median Salary (2019)**
Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics', ** Payscale.com '
Education Requirements to be a CNC Operator
Many CNC operators are trained on the job and in apprenticeships; however, some complete associate degree programs in manufacturing technology offered through community colleges and technical schools. Certificate programs are also offered through vocational schools, community colleges and commercial trade schools.
CNC operators often advance to the position of CNC programmer or CNC setup operator; these positions may require the completion of additional educational requirements, including advanced coursework in computer programming. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employers in the aerospace and shipbuilding industries sometimes require CNC operators to have a bachelor's degree in engineering (www.bls.gov).
Certificate and degree programs include coursework in basic math, CNC machine operation and setup, blueprint reading and CNC tooling. In many programs, students also take courses in computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and learn basic programming skills for various CNC lathe and laser operations and milling applications.
CNC operator apprenticeships offer classroom and hands-on training in the use of machine tools, as well as the manual operation of CNC machines. Apprentices also take classes in CNC programming, math, physics and CAD/CAM. Apprenticeships are often offered through state tooling and machining apprenticeship associations. A CNC operator apprenticeship program can take four years to complete, during which the apprentice is a full-time employee of the sponsoring employer.
Career Information
The BLS reported that there were 157,800 CNC operators employed in 2008. CNC operators monitor equipment used to shape and cut materials used to manufacture everything from cars to televisions. After the CNC machinery has been numerically programmed with design specifications, CNC operators ensure that the equipment runs properly, detecting problems such as vibration and overheating.
They may specialize in a particular type of task, such as CNC lathe or laser operation, or CNC milling. Traditionally, only advanced CNC operators, known as CNC programmers and CNC setup operators, would program, set up and start machines; however, basic programming is increasingly being performed by CNC operators.
Necessary Skills
CNC operators must have excellent mechanical aptitude and experience with equipment, such as precision grinders, machine tools, lathes and lasers, used for cutting, grinding and milling. In addition to having strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, they must have good analytical skills and be able to read blueprints and mechanical drawings.
Salary Information and Career Forecast
As of August 2019, Payscale.com reports an annual median salary of $38,893 for CNC operators. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the computer-controlled machine tool operators who work in motor vehicle manufacturing made the highest average salary with $40,070 in May 2018.
The BLS predicted job growth of negative 8 percent for metal and plastic machine workers during the 2018-2028 period, fueled by continued advancement in technology and foreign competition. CNC operators with programming skills and experience working with a variety of CNC machines may have an edge in a competitive job market (www.bls.gov).
CNC operators are trained on CNC machine operations, blueprints, and CNC tooling, often through associate's degree or certificate programs. More advanced operators may look for more training in computer programming and in specialized CNC machines, such as lasers and CNC milling. Having a strong aptitude for troubleshooting, problem-solving and analysis is a necessary trait for CNC operators.


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Congratulations on the purchase of your first home Margaret! After a couple rejected offers on some singe-family properties in this competitive market, Margaret switched tactics. She started looking for condos, and when this gem came on the market, she couldn't pass it up! It was close to her family and had everything she was looking for in Waukesha.
Thank you, Liz Tobolt of First Weber Inc, for uploading the pictures and description to MLS.
Enjoy your condo Margaret, it was so great working with you!


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With life expectancy on the rise, one of the most urgent considerations for the approximately 700 Australians retiring every day is whether their retirement savings will last the distance.
It's for this reason that, from 2020, the Federal Government has announced a proposed requirement for superannuation funds to offer Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) – as recommended by the 2014 Financial System Inquiry – to provide their members with a level of income for life, no matter how long they live.
The aim of CIPRs is to increase the range of retirement income products available to help ensure retirees' savings last their entire lifetime.
According to the report from the Financial System Inquiry, incomes from CIPRs could be up to 15% to 30% higher than drawing the minimum amount from an account-based pension.
What changes for super fund trustees?
In the future, fund trustees will take on a greater role in assisting their members' transition into retirement, but there is currently no obligation on funds to offer a CIPR.
The Government has made it clear that CIPRs will need to last the full lifetime of an individual member, not just to life expectancy. For a superannuation fund, that means ensuring that CIPRs are designed in such a way that even if the member lived to 105, they would continue to receive broadly the same level of income from the product. A 100% allocation to an account-based pension – which is a common choice for today's retirees - would not meet the definition of a CIPR as these products are generally not designed to provide guaranteed income for life.
What are the risks involved in retirement income?
While the superannuation industry has successfully focused on building members' savings in preparation for retirement, the risks associated with managing and spending those savings are becoming greater.
When we enter retirement, we shift from the stage of accumulation of wealth to decumulation – dipping into our savings to fund the cost of living and our lifestyle in retirement.
For retirees drawing an income from their investment portfolio, the sequence of returns becomes crucial. Being exposed to negative market movements in the early stages of retirement can reduce the amount of income they can withdraw over their lifetime.
A retiree's ability to recover from poor investment returns is limited because they don't have the option to keep working and contribute more. And because nobody knows how long they'll live, this further complicates planning around retirement income needs.
A retiree's financial goals are different to those of people in the accumulation stage of life, and may include access to capital for emergency spending, having peace of mind and leaving a bequest. All of these financial goals require different considerations from the accumulation phase and should be discussed with a financial adviser.
What determines the success of a plan for retirement income?
When we're working, our aim is to accumulate as much as possible, usually with a higher level of risk tolerance to achieve higher returns in the long run.
Assessing the success of a retirement income plan is far more complicated. Retirees must ensure their savings cover everyday living costs, emergency items, expenditure beyond life expectancy, and any bequests they plan to make. That means retirees need to know how spending in their first year of retirement is going to affect the availability of income in year 20 and beyond.
Any proposed framework that seeks to increase the range of retirement income products available is likely to improve outcomes for retirees and contribute to what success looks like.
Remember, you don't need to wait until 2020 to access retirement income products that provide you with guaranteed income for life. Challenger offers a range of products to suit your individual circumstances which provide you with security and the peace of mind that your retirement income will never run out, regardless of how long you live. Speak to your financial adviser or contact Challenger on 13 35 66.
Important information: This information is general information only and does not take into account any person's objectives, financial situation and needs. Before making an investment decision, talk to your financial adviser or visit www.challenger.com.au for more information.


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TITLE: Love Me Whole
AUTHOR: Nicky James
PUBLISHER: Self
COVER ARTIST: Nicky James
GENRE: Contemporary Romance; Disability
E-BOOK: Yes
PAPERBACK: Yes
LENGTH: 329 pages
RELEASE DATE: Jan 13, 2018
PRICE: $4.12 e-book / $12.99 -paperback
Twenty-eight-year-old Oryn Patterson isn't like other people. Being an extremely shy, social introvert is only part of the problem. Oryn has dissociative identity disorder. He may look like a normal man on the outside, but spend five minutes with him, and his daily struggles begin to show.
Oryn shares his life and headspace with five distinctively different alters. Reed, a protective, very straight jock. Cohen, a flamboyantly gay nineteen-year-old who is a social butterfly. Cove, a self-destructive terror, whose past haunts him. Theo, an asexual man of little emotion, whose focus is on maintaining order. And Rain, a five-year-old child whose only concern is Batman.
Vaughn Sinclair is stuck in a rut. When his job doesn't offer the same thrill it once did, he decides it's time to mix-up his stagnant, boring routine. Little does he know, the man he meets during an impromptu decision to return to college is anything but ordinary.
Vaughn's heart defies logic, and he finds himself falling in love with this strange new man. But how can you love someone who isn't always themself? It may not be easy, but Vaughn is determined to try.
Oryn is a 28 year-old young man who suffers from DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). He has 5 alters: Reed, a very straight, very protective, weightlifter man, Cohen a young 19 year-old flamboyant hyper social man, Theo, an asexual caretaker, Cove a young man tortured, suicidal and depressive and Rain, a 5 year-old child, fan of Batman and animals. Oryn tries to have a structured life between all the chaos.
Vaughn is a 35 year-old man. He's an accountant who started to get bored with his life. He decides to take a few classes in Marketing, and that's how he meets Oryn and his life changes for good.How can you get to know someone when you don't know who you're dating?
This book is awesome, beautiful and unique.
Oryn and Vaughn have a strong, emotional and beautiful journey together.I love them, and I ultimately fell for them…. All of them.
Vaughn is amazing, he really wants to get to know Oryn, and tries everything at first to understand what DID is. Then he tries to get to know each alter and to bond with them individually. It was absolutely beautiful and sometimes funny to see how one by one, Vaughn wins their heart. I wanted to comfort him when he was at a lose with Oryn's condition, and I wanted to kiss him (and more) when he tried to help, understand and love an alter and Oryn.
Oryn is brave, strong, beautiful and tortured. He wants to be normal, he wants to have control in his life and not let his alters mess with him, and he wants to be able to love Vaughn completely. But because of the severe trauma he suffered in his childhood, he can't. Not like us, so he has a system with his alters and he has to work with them all in order to be functional and in charge most of the time. I love Oryn, he broke my heart many times, he made me cry many times, and he never failed to put a smile on my lips. But not only Oryn, but also his alters, all of them, I completely melted for them.
This book is completely unique by the subject itself, then the plot and the numbers of main characters. Because, we don't have 2 MCs, nope, we have 7 MCs, 7 unique entities, 7 unique characters, tempers, and issues. I fell in love 7 times for each of them, individually, but also as a whole.
It was my first book by Nicky James, I've never read her before, and I don't know what took me so long to do that. I loved her writing, fluid, dynamic, and the descriptions were good—not too long or too short. I'm also impressed by the amount of research that she must have put into this book. Even if I'm not a psychiatrist, I can see that what she explains with Oryn's condition isn't just romanced, how a "system" needs to be created for people with DID or how the co-consciousness helps. It seems entirely true (I was curious after finishing the book) and I can only admire that not only the author choose a difficult subject, but she treats it with respect (and I respect her more for that). I can tell that this book entered my top-3-list 2018.
I highly recommend this beautiful, poetic and incredible love story. You will love every word, the feelings, and the emotion that it will give you.
It's 5 Amazing OptimuMMs for me… because I love them whole.
***I would like to thank the author for the privilege and opportunity of reading this ARC. My review is an honest opinion of the book ***
Review edited by : Laura McNellis


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at my suggestion. My object was to induce the enemy to hold up until we could get other batteries to our assistance. Two more batteries were then brought into position. Our guns again opened, under direction of Major Whiting, but elicited only a feeble response from the enemy. After a few rounds our batteries ceased firing.
Soon thereafter I was ordered to report with my battery to Major-General Hill, but was not called on to go into action again. About 5 o'clock I obtained permission to go to the rear for ammunition.
The following are the casualties which occurred during this artillery engagement: Killed-privates, 2. Wounded-non-commissioned officers,1; privates,9.* One horse was killed and several disabled. With three or four exceptions the conduct of the men and officers was in the highest degree creditable.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Captain J. F. O'BRIEN,
Assistant Adjutant-General, First Brigade, Valley District.
No. 233. Report of Lieutenant John C. Carpenter,
Alleghany [Va.] Artillery, of the battle of Poindexter's Farm [Malvern Hill].
-, July-, 1862.
The following is most respectfully submitted as a report of the movements of Carpenter's battery from June 27 to July 1, inclusive:
On the morning of the 27th the battery moved with the brigade until we reached Gaines' farm, when we were halted to wait further orders, which where received next morning-to join the brigade-near the crossing of the Chickahominy, where we remained until the morning of the 30th, when we moved with the brigade, encamping at White Oak Swamp, moving next morning early with the brigade some 3 miles, ordered us to take position in the field near Poindexter's residence. Some three batteries being in advance, all took immediate positions. Sending Lieutenant McKendree back to report the fact, halted the battery, and started to look out a position, when I met a battery coming off, and directly another. Learning from them there was no suitable place in that direction, returned, and found my battery gone with the others. Overtaking them as soon as possible, immediately ordered them back, in the mean time inquiring by whose orders they left. They could not tell me who he was; said he rode up and told them to move back in the woods.
General Whiting hurried us back, and we took position on the right of Captain W. T. Poague under the most severe fire I think I ever experienced, where we were engaged for about an hour and a half, when we were ordered to cease firing and wait further orders, having lost 1 man killed and 5 wounded.
Commenced firing again about 2.30 o'clock, continuing until about 5 o'clock. Our ammunition being nearly exhausted, was ordered to the rear, losing 1 man killed, 2 wheels broken, and 2 horses wounded.
Am very much indebted to Lieutenants [George] McKendree and [W. T.] Lambie for services rendered me during the engagement. Corporals
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Any real time Application (like score-card etc) that involves update are follow either of two process i.e Pulling or Pushing.
Pulling– client constantly sending request to server for updates. This implementation works fine when there are frequent updates but pulling can be an overhead when updates are very less.
Pushing– Server sends update to client when available. This is the best approach over pulling where we have very less updates from server.
wsDualHttpBinding is used Pushing implementation.
In .net netTcp & namedPipe binding support bi-directional binding but http not, so in WCF they introduced a new binding wsHttpBinding().
It has two channels, one is client to server & other is server to client.
Here we basically have two contracts,
->one contract which is used by service.
->other is used by Client which is a Callback contract.
[ServiceContract(CallbackContract = typeof(IMessageCallback))] public interface IMessage { } interface IMessageCallback { [OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)] void OnMessageAdded(string message, DateTime timestamp); }


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From Reader Henry, regarding Other Red products:
Jack Campbell of MacMice is a convicted felon. What's even more
suspicious is that the orphanage that this "Other Red" is supposedly
donating to (ukundakids.com), just had their domain registered on
October 25! This looks very suspicious to me, considering that the
layout of the page looks very similar to Campbell's other site
www.dvforge.com. Don't buy this product.
Something to keep in mind, I guess. The mouse is ugly as sin, which was already enough reason for me to avoid it.
Thanks Henry!