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3 Replies Latest reply on Nov 14, 2016 9:43 AM by Intel Corporation

    One of the CPU cores heats up to around 90-95 degree

      When gaming (Call of Duty ghosts, or any heavy game) with charger plugged in, one of the CPU cores heats up to around 90-95 degree that causes the body of the laptop be extremely hot, but other cores temperature's are below that with 10-15 degrees. Note that the laptop turned off (or restarted, I can not remember well) automatically two times because of the high temperature.

      By chance , I unplugged the charger, and the CPUs temperature's goes down to a normal value (as I think) between 40-50 degree (the max reached temperature they reach now is 51 degree).

      I have HP envy 15t slim quad - with 6700HQ CPU - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0165310QI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

      Note that:

      1- I bought the laptop a couple of months ago, so, the CPU fan is still clean.

      2- The laptop is standing on a desk (not a bed or something similar).

      Kindly advice why the CPU temperature heats up when the charger is plugged in?

        • 1. Re: One of the CPU cores heats up to around 90-95 degree

          I just got an Intel laptop and that must be turbo frequency kicked in when plugged to AC. Both voltages and frequencies increase and increase of power is not linear but exponential.

          At least its much better than AMD's FX8150 which needs to be under 61 degrees Celcius but stock cooler cannot keep it under 90 degree Celcius LOL.

          Now my ıntel cpu cannot even reach 86 degree Celcius in prime-95 or furmark and it is a laptop and it needs to run under 90 degree celcius so its fine for me.

          Are you reading TJUNCTION or TCASE? I heard TJUNCTION is for laptops but I'm not expert. I'm just gaming codin benchmarking.

          • 2. Re: One of the CPU cores heats up to around 90-95 degree

            Hello Omar.Nassar,

            Generally, Windows provides laptop or other smart devices with two power plans, AC plugged-in and battery. When charger is plugged in, it works in AC plugged-in plan, processors could work in the most optimal mode, it might reach its highest frequency, it would become hotter. For this question, I think you'd better contact with the vendor of your laptop or HP support. I wish they could give you the fair solutions.

            Best Regards,

            Aaron Janagewen

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            • 3. Re: One of the CPU cores heats up to around 90-95 degree
              Intel Corporation
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              Hello all,

              Peers, thank you for inputs.

              Omar.Nassar bear in mind that your processor, Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) Specifications, TJUNCTION is 100°C. So, what I am trying to say is that any temperature under that parameter is considered expected, when it comes the cores one will always be higher than the others specially if you are running a CPU extensive task, gaming can be conspired a CPU extensive task.

              Now, if your computer is restating or turning itself off due to the temperature this not normal, and I would recommend getting in contact with HP since it's possible that they are aware of the situation and provide the proper troubleshooting steps in your case.


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Internal Ip's not as host names

In Reports , why all internal ip's not showing as hostnames ?

Or I have reservations in DHCP with hostnames-Ipadresses
Or I have DNS entries with hostnames-Ipadresses

So the information is available.....?

  • Hi Timoline,

    This is not possible in XG, the reports you generate will be based on IP address.

    This is because the host name and IP address association could changed.

    You can still raise a feature request on this regards and cast your vote, through:

    Sachin Gurung

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    This was/is possible on UTM.  This certainly seems like step backwards.  I hate having to keep referring to an Excel spreadsheet to match hostname to IP address.

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    are you sure about that?

    The feature request is marked as "already possible" so creating a DNS Request Route as should allow reports to have Names instead IP.

    I am missing something?

  • In reply to lferrara:

    Hi Luk

    I actually tried that prior to the maintenance release, but it did not convert names to IP.  If I do the DNS test, the names resolve correctly, but reports continue to show IP addresses.  I'll give it another try since I've upgraded to maintenance release and see if I have better luck.

  • I too am wondering why all the reports list the IP addresses rather than the hostname. I have reservations setup for every mac address on my network, and have the hostname typed for each reservation. When I run the reports, I get the IP address but not the hostname, thus making it very difficult as I have to refer to an excel spreadsheet as another user is also doing.

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    can you check this internally? AlanT has marked the feature request as "Already possible" but other users complain that this is not working. I am not able to test it. Can you reply to us with a confirmation answer?

  • In reply to lferrara:

    Has anyone seen this work?  I just logged into 5 different customers' XGs, all of which are pointing to their Internal DNS servers and have request route setup for the domain, but every report and ATP etc only show the IP.

    This has actually caused a little hardship as one customer had an alert pop up in ATP and it only showed the IP Address, by the time he went to go check on that machine, the IP had changed so we weren't really sure which machine it was.  If it had showed the hostname of the PC it would have made it easier.

  • In reply to lferrara:

    Hi All,

    I request if anyone can raise a case with Support. I am unable to recreate this instance. Also curious to see what support has to say on this.

    Please DM me ticket# personally to keep a track on the case.

    Sachin Gurung

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    Hi Sachin,

    I'm a home user but would be willing to provide whatever is needed to get this fixed. How do I go about creating a support ticket?

  • So, did anyone end up getting this working? I've got the same problem.

  • In reply to AlanI:

    I have not seen it work yet.  This was a great feature on the UTM, and I certainly do miss it.  I can't imagine why this would be this difficult or take this long to implement.  I hear what they're saying about IP/hostnames can change, but Sophos should leave that up to the admin to determine whether or not to turn the feature off or on.

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    report by hostname is still not possible. Were you able to conduct some tests?

    A feature request for that has been opened:

    At the moment even on v16.01.1 is not working

  • Does anyone have this working, yet? Alan Towes has marked this feature request as "Already Possible" again, but I cannot get it to work.

  • In reply to sachingurung:

    So, I created a support case for this and I had the support engineer escalate this to the dev team, and then I found later my support case closed.

    I was then told that this is a new feature and that it won't be worked on until after v17 - yet Alan Towes has marked this feature as "Already Possible".

    Which one is it? Is it an existing feature that is broken, or is it a new feature? Cann you please advise your community as to what Sophos is doing about it, and mark the feature requests in the applicable way so that we can be clear on this?

  • In reply to ErikSzaks:

    This case looks like the Country blocking not working from wan to lan and Sophos did not give an official answer for more than 1 year.

    Another disaster's example. Dear Sophos, do not ask why people will move to another UTM product once the license expires.

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The Only Way Is Up

I am not defined by the amount of time it took for me to be happy.

I am a culmination of every person I’ve ever loved, every girl I’ve ever dated, every guy I’ve called my friend, and every experience I’ve lived through that made me stronger and didn’t kill me in the process.

I took a calculated risk more than once and it paid off in dividends that can not be measured by any amount of material success.

I live my life on my own terms, hold myself up to my own standards, and if I fail I know it’s no one else’s fault but mine, and that level of responsibility makes me feel ok.

I do not blame anyone for the way things turned out except for myself, and when I wake up in a good mood, I know it’s because of the things I did to get me here.

I financed my present for a few years in the hopes that it would pay me back a hundred times over in the future, but what it really ended up doing was making me aware of the past fact that money doesn’t buy happiness, and that is a comforting thought which I’ve known all along.

I gambled everything for love a couple times in my life, and it wasn’t until recently that I realized every chance I took back then led me to have the patience, the luck, and the game face to finally know what to do when I hit the jackpot recently.

For a long time, I lived in the world of possibility days, until I finally made those possibilities a reality and chose to stop thinking that a better quality of life was simply a possibility that I didn’t deserve.

Sometimes I can’t believe how quickly everything I wanted in my life has become my reality, but then I remember that when I finally decided what it is that what I wanted, and when I finally figured out how to go about getting it, there is nothing anyone can say that will bring me down from this cloud.

The only way is up.

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However one of the major issues that most people forget to consider are the issues pertaining to plumbing. Even the smallest of plumbing issues sometimes lead to huge problems as well as complications. To check on the plumbing of a particular building many people engage the services of plumbing inspection specialists. You should consider this point when it comes to choosing the best Plumbing Repair Services Winchester Center 06094 CT.

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What are the pros of hiring a plumbing inspection specialist?

  • They can diagnose the problem with ease

Hiring a professional is something many people shy away from doing simply because they feel that hiring professionals will leave them with a hole burnt through their pockets. However what such people do not realise is that by hiring a skilled professional, they can know exactly what is wrong with the properly they already own or the one which they are interested in buying. That is really important to know when it comes to choosing the best Plumbing Emergency Firms Winchester Center 06094 CT.

  • They offer solutions to the problem effectively

Once these skilled professionals have diagnosed the root of the problem, they are even able to offer great solutions. If you hire someone who is just mediocre at the job then you can be sure that soon enough your property will just start falling apart with a multitude of plumbing problems. If you engage someone who is known to be a reliable name in the field, then you can rest assured that he or she will not take you for a ride. Even today there are some companies that value the customers and will not do anything that will disappoint the customer. If you are looking for the top Plumbing and Heating Contractors Winchester Center 06094 CT, you really need to consider this tip.

  • Bigger plumbing problems in the future can be avoided

If a small plumbing issue in your own property is not nipped in the bud, it won’t be long before you have to spend a huge sum of money trying to repair big issues that will entirely disrupt your life. Plumbing is something that forms the very backbone of a property and if the plumbing is not in place then that will spell disaster for you in the time to come.

  • The use of technology will get the job done faster

Common people do not have the technology needed to solve a plumbing related issue. As opposed to this a professional like a plumbing inspection specialist is someone who will inspect the property very carefully with all the tools of his trade. Most people insist that calling a specialist is something that should be done on a regular basis, simply because plumbing related issues are not always visible to the naked eye. That is important to consider when it comes to calling the best Plumbing Companies Winchester Center 06094 CT.

  •   Can advise you about whether the property is worth investing in

Plumbing inspection specialists make a detailed study of the condition of a property in terms of its plumbing. Based on this study he or she will be able to tell you whether the property is worth investing in or not. Very often properties that look so great and well done on the outside, end up having rusty pipes and faulty plumbing.

  • Easy to get in touch with

The best part about hiring a plumbing inspection specialist is that they are easy to get in touch with. These specialists advertise all over the place whether online or offline so you will have no trouble trying to contact one no matter which place you reside at.

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What are the cons of hiring a plumbing inspection specialist?

  • They often blow the problem out of proportion

It is very sad, that in the desire to make more money, these plumbing inspection specialists often end up blowing even the smallest of issues out of proportion. Since they make the problem sound so big, the clients see no other alternative rather than simply getting the work done as soon as possible. However if this is in regard to a new property you are buying then there is no chance of this happening.

  • Bills received are often off the charts

Like in every field in this one too, chances of running into people that will swindle you is quite high. This is perhaps one of the biggest cons of calling in these specialists. It is primarily for this reason that people shy away from calling in the expert to help them out in their time of need.

  • Finding a reliable plumbing inspection specialist is tough

Though finding someone who claims to be a specialist is an easy task, yet finding someone who is genuinely reliable often proves to be too difficult feat to achieve. So prior to calling anyone into your house it is important that you do a good background check on them. As the common saying go- “it is better to be safe than sorry”.

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Pump capacity charts are available through professional plumbers and installers or pump manufacturers or they can be found on the web.

Searching quality within cheap prices: Don’t get fooled by the cheap offers or other marketing strategies by some professional plumbing companies. Remember, quality has its price, therefore, do not compromise your safety. And always ask for proof in the form of licenses/certifications as a good company always satisfies its customers through trust building.

Ways to Prevent Washing Machine Leaks: Shut off the faucets after use- After your laundry work is over, you should make it a point to turn off the hot and cold water faucets. If you keep the faucets on, they continue to supply water to the washing machine hoses. The excess water which is not required by the machine gets filled up in the pipes and can cause the hoses to burst. Your laundry can get transformed into a watery mess and the water can seep down to the basement level as well. To prevent such water damage, the simplest trick is to shut the faucets after the spin cycle is over.

Tips for maintaining plumbing during winter: Repair leaks immediately- If any of your water pipes have developed small leaks, you need to repair them before winter sets in. The cracks can increase the risk of freezing of pipes because water keeps dripping from them. In winter, icicles get formed near the cracks and force them to widen and burst in the long term. It is better to repair them when the water is still running at full force so that you can check for any remaining leaks and repair them immediately.

Distilled vinegar can remove hard water stains on your shower head. Just tie a bag of vinegar around your shower head and leave it there for a few hours. Then you can simply wipe away the stains with a cloth.

How to deal with water damage? Contact water remediation specialists- If your house is flooded with water because of a big leak; you need to contact a plumber to repair the leak and specialist to deal with the damage. The specialist can help you to remove all the wet and damaged contents and start the drying process. It is very important to get rid of all the moisture content from the flooring and the walls to avoid weakening of the foundation. Moisture also encourages the growth of mold. You need to make sure that all your possessions are completely dry before putting them back in their places.

Save Money on Bathroom Modelling – Plan with stock sizes in mind. “Ask yourself, ‘Why am I building something 10 feet wide if plywood comes in 4–foot–wide sheets?'” says Lisa Stacholy, of LKS Architects, in Atlanta. The same applies to stock windows and doors: Use manufacturers’ off–the–shelf dimensions from the outset and you will save the premiums of custom fabrication.

Pouring chemicals down your drain will corrode the pipes.

Tips on Hiring a Plumber: You should ask for references- If you are planning a remodelling project for your home for which you require the help of a professional plumber, then you should definitely ask him to provide examples of his past work. This can give you an idea whether you are hiring the right person for the remodelling job or not. If the plumber is hesitant to supply examples, it means that he is not sure about the standard of his work. You should be able to trust the plumber because you are planning to give a big responsibility to him. Only if the references and examples are satisfactory, you should hire his services.

Save Money on Bathroom Modelling – Partner with a contractor. Though the practice is controversial among the trades, some contractors will offer consulting and mentoring services to skilled do–it–yourselfers on an hourly basis. Chicago–area builder Ted Welch charges $150 per hour for such coaching, with a two–hour minimum commitment. “The most satisfied clients tend to be those who have good manual dexterity, who realize that skills need to be practiced in order to be perfected, and who are willing to risk making a few mistakes and then learn from them,” he says.

Caustic Soda: Get some rubber gloves and eye protection. Caustic soda (also known as Sodium Hydroxide) can cause nasty chemical burns. You can pick some up from your local hardware store, but always use caution handling it. Pour 3/4 gallon of cold water into a mop bucket, and then add 3 cups of caustic soda. Stir it well with an old wooden spoon. It will begin to fizz and heat up. Pour it into the clogged drain and leave for 20-30 minutes, then flush the drain with boiling water. Repeat if necessary.

Don’t make the toilet the first thing you see when open the door. Ask a bathroom designer what his or her best tried and true tip is, and this is what you’re likely to hear. The reasoning is simple. Oftentimes bathroom doors get left open, meaning that you or any guest in your home walking by will see the toilet — which, come on, isn’t the most aesthetically pleasing thing to look at. If you’re hoping for a spa-like vibe, putting the john front and center in the design can sort of kill the mood as you’re transitioning into the room. So, what should you make the focal point? Anything but the toilet.

Tips to Hire a Local Contractor: Take into Account How Long They’ve Been in Business. You want to ask the plumbing company just how long they’ve been in business and how many years of experience the plumber has. A company that has been in business for a long time has shown that they are known in the community for doing quality work.

Tips for maintaining plumbing during winter: Maintain adequate temperature in your house- The attics and basements are the most vulnerable areas of the house because there is no heat source in these rooms. However, all the main pipes are located in these places. It is important to shut off all sources of cold air to these rooms. The doors and windows need to be properly sealed to prevent freezing of pipes. The thermostat should be kept at more than 55 degrees all the time so that the temperature remains warm enough for the pipes to function normally.

Tips for repairing burst pipes: Switch off electricity supply to the room- The main water supply pipes are usually present in the attic or basement. When a pipe bursts, you should not only stop the water supply but also the electricity supply to that room. This precaution is necessary because you can get electrocuted by wading through the flood of water if any electric wire becomes loose or if the water comes in touch with an electric socket. Water and electricity is a fatal combination which can prove to be life-threatening. So you should be careful about it.

Do not assume that having a large horsepower sump pump will be the best choice for you, do your research before buying

Ways to Prevent Washing Machine Leaks: Check your hoses regularly- Hoses are the main sources of leaks in washing machines. The reason for this is that the force of the water flow in the hoses creates stress on the pipes and leads to small cracks with time. This is quite natural given the amount of pressure that the hose undergoes. You should check your hoses periodically to identify any leaks and get them repaired immediately if you spot any. You can check for leaks by squeezing the hose. If it feels squishy, it is an indication that there is a leak somewhere. You need to replace the pipe as soon as possible to prevent the formation of bigger cracks which can cause flooding.

Hit the Salvage Hard: Home decor blogger Anita Joyce found a large piece of salvage barn wood to serve as a shower curtain valance. It looks like a pricey piece and serves as a focal point, but it was definitely a budget item. Salvage can be intimidating, but if you start by checking out antique stores, flea markets, resellers and auctions, you’ve already got the idea, she says. You just have to go do it to really figure it out … and that’s how you score the really great items. You can also salvage and redo cast iron tubs, light fixtures, even sinks … basically anything that fits your style and you want to put the effort in to saving and making your own!

Take a picture before closing up walls. Your walls may not have much inner beauty, but it’s a good idea to take pictures of what’s inside during remodeling. The same goes for floors and ceilings. When your next remodeling or repair project rolls around, you’ll know where the framing and the electrical and plumbing lines are.

Don’t delay cleanup: The longer things stay wet, the more likely you’ll have permanent damage. Delay can also lead to mold problems inside walls, which can cost thousands to eradicate. So before you run off to buy plumbing parts, clean up the mess. Pronto.

What to look for in your next contractor – A reputable plumber will not only provide you with a quote and upon request will give you a price ceiling if the problem goes beyond what expected. If the plumber can’t give you a quote over the phone because of the type of damage, ask for a “worst-case-scenario” quote.

Examine Your Water Meter. Your water meter runs from the outside water main line to a small metered box located on the outside of your home. As it makes its way into your home, another meter controls water flow. Be sure to check this area for leaks. Do you see the meter turning even though water isn’t flowing throughout your home? If so, you may have a water leak somewhere. A Ragsdale technician can come to your home and perform a complete plumbing inspection, which will detect the source of the leak.

Tips for Choosing the Right Plumber – Beware that not all plumbers have experience with all types of plumbing situations. There are all types of people who learned the trade from on-the-job experience. They have had no other formal vocational training or certifications. So their ability to fix complex repairs is often learn-as-you-go. If that sounds scary to you, it should. You can trust the professionalism and expertise of master plumbers, like those at High Priority Plumber, who are trained professionals that keep current with their licenses. In addition, you want to verify that you are working with a licensed company. Licensing usually requires appropriate insurance and worker’s compensation so that you are not held liable if someone were to get hurt in your home while on the job.

Salt and Baking Soda: Mix 1/2 cup of table salt with 1/2 cup of baking soda and pour down the blocked drain. Leave it for 10-20 minutes, then pour boiling water down. The salt, baking soda, and boiling water will produce a chemical reaction that should dissolve some of the nastiest blockages. (See also: 27 Uses for Baking Soda)

Consider “smart” bathroom timers and humidity sensors: Bath fan timers are important because excess humidity can cause everything from window condensation and mildew to moisture and rot inside walls. Some new wall switch timers have dual controls for turning off both lights and fans after a preset time. For the ultimate in smart bath fan timers, buy a humidity-sensing fan designed to automatically turn on and off as moisture levels at the ceiling rise and fall.

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Adoption Information

Adoption is complicated. It’s a legal process, as well as a social and emotional one. It can take various forms and mean various things to those affected by it. And as it becomes an increasingly common choice for hopeful parents and expectant mothers, it has a growing impact not only on members of the adoption triad, but on society as a whole.

If you’re new to adoption, the wealth of adoption information available to you can make it an intimidating topic to dive into. Whether you are approaching adoption as a prospective birth or adoptive parent, an adopted person or just someone who is interested in learning more about the various ways a family can be built, it can be difficult to know where to start.

The articles below provide a basic introduction to adoption — from its long history to its various definitions to the best resources for the latest adoption news. Read on to find the basic information you need to begin understanding the wonderful world of adoption.


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Imagine How Upsetting It’d Be If Donkey Meat You Bought At Walmart Was Actually Fox

If I had a nickel for every time my donkey meat snack turned out to be fox meat instead, I’d have no nickels. But there would be plenty of coins coming in for customers at some Walmart stores in China after tests showed that what was labeled as “Five Spice” donkey meat was tainted with the meat of other animals.

Walmart is now pulling the item from shelves and refunding customers who bought the meat while it tries to figure out how the mixup happened, reports Reuters.

It’s bad timing for Walmart’s reputation in China as the company is planning on opening 110 new stores in the country over the next few years. But shoppers could be put off by such an incident because as we all know, what the label says is what you should get.

While it’s not like everyone in China is chowing down on donkeys, it’s a popular snack in some areas. In 2011 China slaughtered 2.4 million donkeys for consumption, so ostensibly someone is buying the stuff and wouldn’t be pleased to have it be any other kind of meat.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart’s China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson (for us) that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Wal-Mart recalls donkey product in China after fox meat scandal [Reuters]


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Contemplate the thought of a Ginger, Apple and Onion sauce with Chicken……severe YUM Factor!!!

If you’re tuning in today, you might wonder what is going on….chicken again???!!  But this chicken is really delish.  Definitely different and so, oh, very tasty.

Publix, my local supermarket, did have a special sale on chicken, so I stocked up!  Before starting my Insanity workout, I took the chicken out to defrost and get ready for the next adventurous recipe.  Once I finished another crazy workout, now fully energized I went to the kitchen and started rummaging through my fridge.

Out came two onions, one apple, and 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter.  Got the butter melting and then chopped the onions and the apples and let them cook together for a good 10 minutes, shaking in about 2 teaspoons of powdered ginger and a dash of salt.

Once that started bubbling, I placed chicken thighs right on top of the mix, and poured 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar on top, covered the pan, and let it cook on high for about half an hour.  Midway through (after about 15 minutes or so), I turned the chicken over and placed some of the onions and apples on top.

After it had been cooking for the half hour, I took 8 oz of peas and poured them in, letting them soak in the goodness of the onion/apple sauce for about five minutes.

And then I dived in! Wow….talk about flavor…..such yumminess… was absolutely mouth-watering delicious, and so easy to make!

Try it and let me know what you think!

Have a blessed evening….

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On the table

Did a little shopping today…

I’ll give you a hint…it’s not the camera (I have a Nikon D90)!

I finally broke down and purchased a brand spankin’ new tablecloth from Crate and Barrel.  It’s called the Marimekko Kippis Tablecloth. Don’t even look at the price tag! I def. splurged on this little purchase.

We’ve needed a new one for some time now in our formal dining room (which is a work in progress, blog post to come). I didn’t even bother taking a picture of our old one (it was plastic!).

After my little shopping spree I sat down and chowed down on some tasty Cherries!

I’m off to do a bit of cleaning. We’ve got some friends coming over to for dinner!


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Archive | March, 2013

Sweat the Details

27 Mar

Grey Sweater + Leather Skirt - front edited

Today’s outfit is again inspired by a page in the March 2013 issue of Marie Claire. I was not kidding when i said last week that i love the magazine and found this issue quite inspiring, In fact i may just style one more look from this issue but i’m undecided…you’ll just have to stay tuned to find out!

Grey Sweatshirt and Leather Skirt

This Marie Claire page advertised looking luxe for less, but i managed to create the look for wayyyy less…by using what i already own! The sweater i wore is from Zara, the leatherette skirt is from Apartstyle, the mules are DKNY via

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The necklace is from Zara and the bracelet was a christmas gift and unfortunately i’m not sure where its from. I really love the way this outfit turned out. If you have been recently inspired by a look in a favorite magazine and were able to recreate the look, do share in the comments!

Yours in inspiration,

Wendy Coral

Knit Pick

20 Mar

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I swear i have the best friends ever! I was recently invited by a good friend of mine to attend an event hosted by Citibank and House Beautiful where interior designers had the chance to decorate empty apartments in a newly constructed building. As guests, we were able to explore the apartments and get up close and personal with the beautiful items used, while snacking on some delish drinks and appetizers created by mixologists and chefs specifically for this event. All of the apartments looked like scenes for an upcoming issue of House Beautiful, which i think was the idea. It was truly inspiring the see all that good design in person. But the benefits of attending this event don’t end there…no siree. When we got our coats from the coat check an extremely heavy goodie bag was handed over with them that contained none else but the March issue of one of my favorite fashion magazines, Marie Claire. It was the treasure trove of inspiration i expected it to be. Today’s inspiration comes from their 101 Ideas column which was chock full of ideas for wearing Spring trends. Not surprisingly, i was drawn to all the knit items on this page…seeing as i love to crochet and all, and also not surprising is that i had the perfect knit top to rock for the shoot.

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It’s Electric

13 Mar

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My friends and i recently had a clothing swap where i acquired the green striped button up that i’m wearing in today’s photos. As times have gotten harder financially, and we’ve grown older and wiser, we’ve become more interested in finding ways that we can spend time together without spending a fortune. Admittedly in our younger years one of our favorite pass times was “window shopping”, and the reason i put that in quotation marks is because we rarely only looked at clothes from the windows. We were more likely to spend way more than our budgets allowed on impromptu shopping sprees. I’ve benefitted quite a bit from our new found interest. Quite a few of the pieces i’ve styled for the blog have come from clothing swaps, and friend’s no-longer-want piles, like the shirt in this post and the short sleeve sweater in this post. If you and your friends are looking for creative ways to add new pieces to your closets and save money all at once, i highly recommend doing clothing swaps! You can even take them one step further by timing them with each season.

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This bright green J Crew button up truly came just in time for me. Turns out electric colors are right on trend for Spring 2013. I paired it with a navy cable knit sweater from Gap, Mossimo boyfriend jeans from Target, nude Dolce Vita pumps via Marshall’s, and tiny shoulder bag from Zara. The gorgeous necklace is Amrita Singh via

Are you inspired to plan a clothing swap with your friends? If you do, come back and share all your great finds!

Graphically Contrasted

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One of my favorite Spring trends is using high contrast colors to create a graphically impactful look, and my favorite colors to do this with are black and white. I find that wearing these two colors together looks so chic. I have previously posted an outfit with these two colors and will probably be creating looks using them over and over, so i certainly hope you don’t mind them!

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Today’s outfit also has the added trend of graphic prints in the striped Tory Burch blouse that i got at a sample sale long ago. The pants i bought at a discount boutique in Manhattan’s Financial District named Dijon, and the shoes are Rose Gold via Last Call by Neiman Marcus.

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If you’re curious about this Spring’s trend, take a look at this article by one of my favorite sources, Harper’s Bazaar.

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The Pumpkin Themed Taste Test of 2014 (Health Community Related)

This is a summary of the Pumpkin Spice taste test i had Last fall of 2014. it was the first time i had noticed that there was a wide variety of pumpkin flavored items available and i went wild trying out everything i can get my hand on. (Special note: all information is from an excel sheet i had created and all pictures are from what i could find online to best represent what the item looked like.)

Please forgive my descriptions of the flavor intensity, I know my overview is very short and to the chase, but my old rating scale is a bit broad.  I can explain bit on what my rating scale means:
Perfect: most wonderful, delightful item
Very Good: I was very pleased with the item and more likely bought it again
Good: It tasted good, and I enjoyed sharing it with other people
Surprisingly good: I thought it would be bad at first but was impressed with the item
OK: the food is nothing too special, alright to eat but I would not go out of my way to purchase it again
Meh:  the food was nothing special, not good, nor bad, just flys under the radar of edible but I would not accept it if someone gave it to me for free.
Bad: it was terrible and I either trashed it or returned the item to the store.
NO: just bad, so bad I would say no and walk away

ThinkThin protein bar Pumpkin Spice
 Macros: 150cal 4.5F 20C 10P 5fiber
Pumpkin Flavor Intensity: medium
Overview: a bit strong, would think it should be called pumpkin cheesecake – slight after taste
Rating: meh

Cliff Protein Bar Spiced Pumpkin Pie  (non gmo, kosher)
: 68g 240cal 4.5F 45C 8P 4fiber
Pumpkin Flavor Intensity: Light & sweet
Overview: well-balanced spice with a gentle glaze that reminds you of a hint of ice cream
Rating: Good

Healthy Choice Frozen Steamer Pumpkin Squash Ravioli
: 269g 260cal 6F 44C 8P 6fiber
Pumpkin Flavor Intensity: Savory
Overview: Reminds you of thanksgiving dinner without the turkey and stuffing The Ravioli tastes of pumpkin that  is of the appropriate sweetness and the veggies and sauce work perfectly.
Rating: Good

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Bovis Homes Group

Bovis Homes is one of the UK's leading homebuilders, proud of our reputation for quality build and design, specification and dedicated customer service. The company’s history can be traced back to 1885 when Charles William Bovis founded CW Bovis & Co. In 1997 Bovis Homes Group PLC was floated on the London Stock Exchange and is now a member of the FTSE 250 and the FTSE4Good indices.
We create new, sustainable communities across England and Wales, with a portfolio of properties ranging from one and two bedroom apartments to five and six bedroom detached family homes.

Company Growth (employees)
New Ash Green, GB
Size (employees)
1,035 (est)
Bovis Homes Group was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in New Ash Green, GB

Bovis Homes Group Office Locations

Bovis Homes Group has offices in New Ash Green, Dunston, Coleshill, Bishops Cleeve and in 2 other locations
New Ash Green, GB (HQ)
The Manor House North Ash Road
Reading, GB
Brook Dr
New Ash Green, GB
The Manor House N Ash Rd
Coleshill, GB
Gorsey Ln
Exeter, GB
Heron Rd
Bishops Cleeve, GB
Cleeve Hall Cheltenham Rd
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Bovis Homes Group Financials

Bovis Homes Group's revenue was reported to be £1 b in FY, 2016 which is a 14% increase from the previous period.

Revenue (FY, 2016)

1 b

Revenue growth (FY, 2015 - FY, 2016), %

Gross profit (FY, 2016)

226 m

Gross profit margin (FY, 2016), %

Net income (FY, 2016)

109.1 m

Market capitalization (20-Oct-2017)

1.6 b

Closing share price (20-Oct-2017)

Cash (31-Dec-2016)

38.2 m
Bovis Homes Group's current market capitalization is £1.6 b.
GBPFY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

544.3 m763.4 m887.9 m1 b

Revenue growth, %

Cost of goods sold

417.3 m571 m667.3 m785 m

Gross profit

127 m192.5 m220.6 m226 m
GBPFY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

11.7 m51.9 m31.6 m38.2 m

Accounts Receivable

24.7 m35.1 m63.5 m51 m

Current Assets

1 b1.3 b1.5 b1.6 b

68.5 m70.8 m72.4 m61.4 m
GBPFY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

Income Taxes Paid

(16.2 m)(24.8 m)(28.3 m)(27.8 m)
Y, 2016

Financial Leverage

2.8 x
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Roadcheck 2012, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s(CVSA) 72-hour safety blitz, is scheduled for June 5-7, 2012. CVA sponsors Roadcheck with participation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico).

Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles in the world, with approximately 14 trucks or buses being inspected, on average, every minutefrom Canada to Mexico during a 72-hour period.

Is your fleet ready?

Starting June 5, certified officers will blanket North America’s roadways with the hope of preventing truck and bus crashes and save lives.

During this 72-hour period, an estimated 10,000 CVSA-certified federal, state and local enforcement inspectors conduct truck and bus inspections at 1,500 North America locations. The CVSA  inspectors are local, state, provincial, territorial and federal motor-carrier safety officials and industry representatives in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

These inspections involve a comprehensive 37-step procedure which includes items related to vehicle, driver and cargo safety. Inspectors also hand out educational materials to drivers on various aspects of commercial vehicle, driver and hazardous materials safety.

During the 2011 Roadcheck event, CMV enforcement conducted 70,172  inspections across the U.S. Of those, almost 49,000 were Level 1. Vehicle compliance rates were about 80.7 percent and drivers had a 95.8 percent pass rate.  This is a new all time high record for  driver compliance rates beating the  2009 record of 95.7 percent.

The primary reasons cited by inspectors for placing vehicles and drivers out of service  was hours-of-service compliance issues topped this year’s driver violation list, accounting for 52.5% of all driver out-of-service violations. On the vehicle side, brakes, tires and lights resulted in the most violations.

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Our state of the art small animal hospital offers everything from routine appointments to soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, intensive care, emergency care and advanced diagnostics. The treatment area is open and accessible with views into our large surgery suite with state of the art monitoring equipment. We have separate dog and cat wards as well as intensive care cages directly facing the treatment and surgery areas for constant observation. We have a completely separate isolation exam room and hospitalization area for those patients with communicable or contagious diseases (ex. parvo, kennel cough, leptospirosis, salmonella, etc).

Preventative medicine: At Crater Animal Clinic we advocate maintaining healthy, happy pets. We encourage annual wellness examinations and fecals, core vaccination and deworming programs, as well as heartworm and flea preventatives. Our thorough, comprehensive wellness exams allow for early detection of potential illness or disease while they are still manageable/treatable. For our complete recommendations on preventative care, please click here.

Orthopedics: Our surgery suite is set up to do most small animal orthopedic work, including fracture repair with pins, plates or wire, ligament reconstruction, internal or external fixation, juvenile pubic symphodiesis (JPS), and more. Additionally, Dr. Matt Lawrence is certified to perform TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy), the gold standard for repair of torn or ruptured cruciate ligaments in the knee which is one of the most common hind limb injuries in dogs. Orthopedic surgeries are among the more painful surgeries and Crater Animal Clinic prides itself on providing pain relief and comfort to all our patients undergoing surgery, including epidurals, local anesthesia, joint blocks, anti-inflammatories, CRI (constant rate infusion) of pain medications in intravenous fluids.

Soft tissue surgery: We offer a full range of soft tissue surgeries from routine castrations and spays (ovariohysterectomies) to biopsies, abdominal exploratory surgery, foreign body removals, other intestinal surgeries, GDV (gastric dilatation volvulus – twisted stomach), Cesarian sections, bladder surgeries and more. We also have a ventilator for surgeries of the lungs and chest or where artificial respiration is needed.

Ultrasonography: An ultrasound is a versatile machine that emits sound waves that bounce off tissues depending on their density. The reflected waves are detected by the ultrasound probe and thus register an image. For our small animal patients we use ultrasonography for early pregnancy detection, full abdominal exams (liver, spleen kidneys, pancreas, etc.), evaluation of the bladder, basic cardiac evaluation, and more. Ultrasound often gives us more information about the pathology of our patient’s illness. We also use the ultrasound for guiding biopsies of internal organs and obtaining sterile urine samples.

Radiology: Our small animal X-ray machine can be used for evaluation of fractures, hip dysplasia and other orthopedic problems as well as soft tissue diagnostics of the bladder, intestine, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. We also perform dental radiographs with specialized equipment that can be valuable to detect diseased teeth, especially in situations where the disease process involves only the tip of the roots.We also perform contrast studies of the bladder, kidneys and intestines.

Intensive Care: We are well equipped to manage our patients who require hospitalization and intensive care. Our intensive care cages face the treatment and surgery areas for constant observation. They are set up for heat, oxygen, and have fluid pumps available for IV fluids. For our more critical cases we have a nurse on premise who is available to check on patients during the night in addition to the on-call doctor.

Denistry: Dental care is of major importance for our small animal patients. Tartar build-up can result in foul breath, sore or infected gums, tooth root abscesses and even body-wide illness. We have modern dental equipment for cleaning, scaling and polishing teeth as well as equipment for extracting teeth when necessary diagnosed through dental radiographs. We utilize two methods to evaluate the health status of all teeth. The teeth are examined visually and with dental probe for infection, abscessed roots, mobility and any other defects or pathology. Dental radiographs can be valuable to detect diseased teeth. We do everything we can to save partially diseased teeth, but often the disease process has progressed beyond the ability to restore oral health.  With annual wellness exams we can monitor our patients’ teeth and can advise whether some extra home care is needed or when a dental cleaning or extraction is indicated.

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Anywhere in the world but here.

If I could be anywhere, where would I be? I don’t remember ever having a favourite place, a place I felt safer, and more at home than anywhere else. I have always relished change and new experiences, loved my eyes being opened wider and my heart being expanded to envelop more people and places than before.

There is no perfect place for me. I want to be where my family are, where I can grow develop and believe in myself and those around me. I don’t know if that is on a white beach with crystal blue waters lapping at it’s shore, or on a mountain peak surrounding by whispy, white clouds with cold air biting refreshingly at my skin.

People say home is where you hang your hat. For me home is where those I love are. Every place I have been can be remembered for both good and bad experiences, by warmth and trust, by safety and challenges. So, why should I want to be anywhere else than where I am right now?

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Surfers Paradise

Walking in a winter wonderland.

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An Australian Winter’s walk.

There was no ice and no snow, it was a different kind of winter wonderland. But the air still had that crisp, clean quality, and the light still made everything sparkle. The dust had been washed away from the night before, and the feeling was that of calm, serenity, a place where everything lived and worked together in peace.

It was nice to know that there was some where I could go where the world was as we all desired, a world without the oppressiveness of human touch. A world where we as humans fight to keep untainted.

The ground was dappled with sunlight, and the breeze was scented with eucylytpus, pine, and the wet ground, which squelched beneath my feet. I could hear the rustling of leaves in the tree tops fused with the sound of water trickling over rocks and fallen branches.

The only thing to enhance this already perfect eden was the presence of the local wildlife. As I walked, I took in the atmosphere, the sights, sounds and smells and noted in the progress of my walk a vast accumulation of birds: Galahs, rosellas and cockatoos, both black and sulphur crested. But, hand in hand with this came the koalas.

This is why I love Australia, it goes from one extreme to another. From dry red dust, to green lush rainforest and bush land, and edged by topaz blue oceans encrusted with sparkling white sand beaches.

Australia is a mix of cultures, full of idiosyncrasies, and over flowing with unique nature, and beauty found no where else on this earth.

Coming home…

“Home is where you hang your hat.”

I have travelled most of my life, and have never really had somewhere to call ‘home’ by most people’s idea of the term. I suppose up until recently I always though of ‘home’ as some where you grew up, created childhood memories that melded into those formed as a teenager.

I have had places like that, but lately I have prescribed more to the idea that ‘home is where you hang your hat’, it is anywhere loved ones are, any where you feel comfortable; and as such I can truly say I have more than one home.

“Sadly I roam, Still longing for de old plantation, And for de old folks at home.”

This quote from Stephen Collins Foster, is perhaps the way I felt about home for a long time. At the age of 18 I left home with a desire to better myself, a screaming need to help others. I had the romantic idea in my head that I would go away for a while, and come back a new person, almost in the same tones as Audrey Hepburn in “Sabrina.”

At 18, in an unknown, unfamiliar country and environment, home was where I had grown up; and at 18 I missed it desperately! I longed for familiarity, but was afraid to return. I was afraid of the changes I had not been part of and afraid of the experiences I  had missed that had been so much a part of everyone else’s lives.

What, I did not embrace at the time was change, and those amazing changes that had happened to me in that time. I came home, and wondered who these people were whom I had left behind. I felt lost, and was saddened by the fact that the ‘home’ I had left behind was no longer my home. I was lost and alone.

Coming Home…..

It took time, and more travel for it to finally occur to me that, I could make where ever I was at any given time, my home.  Now, I feel at home in many different places. Home is where I live most of the time surrounded by my things, where I can be alone and be myself without fear of recrimination.

Home is where my family are, where I feel loved. Where I can find peace, and come to heal with the help of the warmth, love and advice from my family.

Home is not a physical place, it is a feeling. It is like slipping on a comfy old jumper. It is that warmth that envelops you, like sitting in front of a fire having spent the day in the icy cold. That feeling that embraces you when you walk in somewhere.

It is hard to describe, like a velvet curtain that slips down over you, soft and comforting. It is that warmth that tingles its way over your body, warms you to the core. It does not happen in just one place.

This is home to me. I don’t have a home, I have many, and I revel in this thought. I have so many places I can go and feel at peace and loved, and be myself without fear of recrimination.

I no longer fear change, I embrace it! I still fear loneliness, but I know that as long as I see home the way I currently do, I will never really be alone.


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Hours per week: average of 24 hours per week with scope for more at busier times.
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Age restrictions: at least 16 years of age
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Would you like to work in our popular cafe at Creative Gardens Donaghadee?

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Some early evening work may be required.

This position will be an average of 24 hours per week with scope for more at busier times.

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Another club Photo Quest due, and as usual, I had waited until the last minute.  I nice chilly, breezy, fall day, I headed out on the fly to a local college campus.  I meandered about a bit, took some shots.  I left not feeling overly inspired…but satisfied that at least I got the task off my to-do list.  Not something you expect a photographer to say…huh?  It’s been busy, busy, busy lately, so my camera (other than for my iPhone) has been a bit idle…  In hindsight, I’m actually grateful to have an “assignment” to help break the rut.

So I did my first run through.  My lack of enthusiasm had shown up in my images too, although I found a reflection shot I liked at the pond.

When I zoomed in to get a closer look at some of the details, I really liked the lines and how the composition filled the screen, and especially the window, squiggly lines and all … so I kept it. mdreyer_BC-1-after

Feeling a little more optimistic and that I just needed to look a little harder, I went back to my images.  Tried again with some of the buildings, but they just weren’t stacking up to the one above, at least not for this assignment.  I also had a shot of a squirrel sitting in a tree ~ I haven’t given up on him either ~ but since it’s not the best of exposed shots and was quickly turning into an exercise in frustration to bring the little guy out of the shadows, I moved on.  Remember, I waited until the last minute on this assignment.

Next up, another shot in the shadows, which actually was my second shot of the day, a fence-lined walk by the pond.  What I saw when I was taking the picture were lots of pretty fall colors, nice lines, a good composition.  So to say I was a disappointed when I first viewed the original image would be a vast understatement…  mdreyer_BC-2-before

But!!!! And this is a very important point to remember … at least I hadn’t overexposed the shot (like in did in my very first shot of the day).  To see what I truly had,  I messed around with the sliders in LR, discovering these red dots…bigger than dots really… going across the image.  Look closely, do you see them in the photo above?.  After a few minutes of trying to figure out what they were and how I was going to clone them out, I realized I not only had to KEEP these red dots, which were actually leaves floating on a breeze up the path, but I NEEDED to figure out a way to accentuate them. mdreyer_BC-2-after A couple actions and a turn or two in Topaz Adjust, my photo came to life! 🙂

“I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it’s both.”
~ Forrest Gump ~

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Looking for a dedicated opportunity with weekly home time? Crete Carrier has the perfect opportunity for you! Crete is hiring professional truck drivers to join their Wal-Mart dedicated fleet based in North Platte, NE. Truck drivers on this fleet will be home weekly and will earn $.40 per practical mile. Plus, no touch freight! Crete leads the industry with CSA scores, driver retention, driver benefits, and pay. For the past 10 years, Crete Carrier has been awarded a Top Pay Certified carrier by the National Transportation Institute. Drivers can now cruise at 65 mph. This position will fill quickly. Apply today!

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4/24/14 WODs

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day! I managed to cram 3 things into my evening and all 3 things went well!

I started the night off with a 1 mile run for time. I haven’t tested my 1 mile speed in a while and the last time I ran 1 mile for time I hit 8:24! That was back in October 2013 and I honestly forgot about my time. I thought it was still around 9-9:30min. Well last night I hit a new PR: 7:52!

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That is literally the fastest I have ever run a mile and all without actually training any running! Yay Crossfit and general fitness!!! I’m getting faster!

Next up was back squat. I didn’t even attempt to PR last night but did finish up on 95Kg for 4 singles. The last 2 felt the strongest since I actually had a real rest between reps.

Lastly, I practiced one of the WODs for the Hopper Clash competition at Crossfit Laurel in 3 weeks. I did the 6min AMRAP Clean and Jerk @ 65#. It was not the weight that was tough, it was actually the cardio part of moving the weight quickly that was tough. I ended up getting a pretty good idea for strategy (sets of 5 for the first 3 min, then sets of 3-4 for the last 3 min) to keep my pace strong. I finished up last night with 66reps. I could’ve probably gotten more had I not just run 1 mile and squatted and rested the day before but at least I know what it feels like exhausted. Who knows when this WOD will even be chosen, if at all, on the day of the comp – I have to be ready to tackle it even when I’m pooped.

I will be taking the weekend off to attend my Level 1 Certification course so I’ll talk about how that goes on Monday. Until then you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram at @zimzimmie1 for live updates on my super duper exciting life. (that was sarcasm…I’m fairly boring)

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Custom Programming for Ankle Sprain Injury: Week 3, Day 1 of 3

3 min AirDyne EZ
Crossover Symmetry – Activation
Hip mob on bench + w/ lax ball

A1. CGB @ 30X1, 12,10,8,6, rest 90sec:
33×12 – Easy.
53×10 – Good.
63×8 – Hard.
73×6 – Really hard! But still solid. Picked just the right weights.
A2. Single Arm Braced DB Rows @ 2020, 4 x 12-15\arm, no rest b\t arms, rest 90sec:
15×15 (L+R) – Challenging but good.
20×14 (L+R) – Already got pretty heavy here so I decided to stay at this weight for the rest of the workout.
20×12 (L+R) – Barely made it.
20×12 (L+R) – Struggled hard for those final reps.

B. EMOM 10:
o – HSPU Negatives @ 31A1, x 2-4
Got 4 reps each set, but barely made it within the minute on the last couple.
e – KBS x 12 – 44#
Still loving these kettlebell swings.
AD – 10sets:
30sec @ 90%
30sec EZ
Challenging for sure, but breathing properly helped!

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Sunday, January 22, 2017

The Fall Season 2 Netflix Series Review

The Fall (2013-)
Season 2 - 6 episodes (2014)
Watch The Fall on Netflix
Created by:Allan Cubitt
Starring:  Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch
Rated: TV-MA

DSI Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) chases serial killer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan).
In season two, Spector's personal life is in disarray as Gibson closes in.

This feels like the second half of the story season one began. This season is the noose closing around Spector's neck. Season one was slow methodical and chilling, establishing the characters of Spector and Gibson. This season is the chase. It's a different tone, but just as engrossing as season one.
Watch it.

This season picks up right at the end of season one. It's a cat and mouse game between Gibson and Spector, but Spector is playing with fire throughout the season as he risks getting caught. The first season set the stage and put you in his mindset, with this season Gibson is on his trail.
Jim Burns and Stella Gibson.
To start the season, Spector is lying low outside of the city without his family, but it's clear he won't last long without a 'project.' As Gibson said, it's an addiction he has to feed. While he hid his criminal activity from his wife using the underage babysitter Katie as an excuse, Katie seems like a potential downfall that will get him caught.

Spector revels in the media coverage of the case. A composite image of him appears in the paper, and he asks a girl on the train whether she thinks the sketch looks like him. We know it's him, but he's curious and even draws a beard on the sketch. He isn't looking for a victim, at least not this time, he likes the attention.
Spector's flirtation with danger comes to a predictable end.
He visits one of his victims in the hospital. It's audacious. We're waiting for him to get caught because he's blatantly mocking the victim and the cops.
He's on the outs with his wife, Katie is a whole new level of drama, and the cops are tracking him. He knows he's playing a dangerous game, but he likes the stakes.

The camera lingered on tire tracks in episode two and those tracks are revisited in episode three with the police using them as a clue. I wonder if the show has been lying down clues I've been missing. That was the first I noticed.

Katie and Paul Spector
Spector is grooming Katie. His worldview is dark. He tells Katie to embrace darkness and take joy in the pain of others. Shes' so infatuated that she would do anything, though she does pause for just a moment leading us to wonder if she'll see the truth. She doesn't.
Did he intend to manipulate her from the start or was she just an easy target? It's clear Spector uses everyone. His wife was just a cover. Katie is convenient.

You know he'll get caught, so the question is not whether he will but what happens after he is. As disturbing as his actions are, his detachment to his crimes is even worse.

Spector and Gibson face off.
With the last couple of episodes I wondered what the third season would cover. I still wonder, but I know how it will start. Ending this after two seasons wouldn't have been a bad idea. This season seems ready to call it done until it throws in a quick to be continued. The first two seasons are a unique twist on the crime drama, focusing equally on the cop and criminal.

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New York Times Clues August 06, 2017

Kick in
Ambitiously sought
Noninvasive medical procedures
Flashlight : U.S. :: ___ : U.K.
Addis ___
Lookout point
"You Send Me" singer, 1957
Coffee holder
Works on as a cobbler might
Libertarian pundit Neal
Head honcho
It may end on a high note
D.C.'s National ___
Chicago-based fraternal order
Mezzanine access
They hang around the rain forest
Return from a trip to the Alps?
Pharma watchdog
Surveillance aid
Coat in a cote
Longtime retailer hurt by Amazon
Coverage provider?
Femme's title
Choice for an online gamer
Star of "Kinsey," 2004
Is downright terrible
Actress T�a
Under goer?
Biathletes do it
Uncreative creation
Forming spiral patterns
Holy Week follower
___ State (Alabama's nickname)
Measure of purity
Cheer with an accent
"___: A Love Story" (1998 George Burns book)
Like soubise sauce
Coat of arms element
Flock female
Vogue or Elle
Ehrich ___ a.k.a. Houdini
Chops up
Elephant ___ (pastry)
It may help remove a curse
Hold an assembly
Revival movement prefix
Not mainstream
Quits, informally
Nonsensical talk
Prep for a match
Dilapidated dwelling
Manhandles, with "up"
Like the Gemini flights
Way out
Wares at fairs
"Around the World in 80 Days" protagonist
Nonpermanent sculpture medium
Flower with rays
Vichyssoise vegetables
Dialect of Arabic
Entry ticket
Iridescent stone
Women's Open org.
Go astray
Roulette bet
Cool, in the '40s
"Cease!," on the seas
"What nonsense!"
Walk on the edge?
Clubs with strobes
Hieroglyphic bird
___ O's (chocolaty cereal brand)
Asian territory in the game Risk
Roll out
Sailing vessels that Cap'n Crunch might commandeer?
Cuzco builders
Tetris piece
Testing times
Heavily armored vessels getting married?
Smelter input
Whiskey distiller's supply
"The plot thickens!"
Candy in collectible containers
Mideast monarchy
Numbers on right-hand pages
Resells ruthlessly
Speaker on a car's dash
Fruit mentioned in the "Odyssey"
Actor Stephen
Split, e.g.
Kids' game in which small vessels attack each other?
Rio maker
Flood survivor
___ Gold, chief of staff on "The Good Wife"
Often-quoted chairman
A large amount
Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it?
Bruce of "The Hateful Eight"
Messenger ___
Rare craps roll
Incapacitate, in a way
Growth ring?
Recreational vessel that's never left the harbor?
1997 action film set on a plane
X amount
Isaac Newton, e.g.
Brings up
Bad at one's job
P, to Pythagoras
Revolver, in Roaring Twenties slang
Use scissors on
Governess at Thornfield
Berkeley institution, briefly
In place of
It brings people together
No. of interest to some recruiters
Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing?
Malodorous mammal
A&M athlete
Matisse who painted "La Danse"
Cargo vessel full of iPads?
Mown strips
"Game of Thrones," e.g.
Staple of Shinto rituals
Second story?
Rub out
Not needing a cane, maybe
Deadhead's hits?

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Universal Clues August 09, 2017

Religious offshoot
Certain woodwind
Cut, as grass
"Bon appetit!"
Common cyst
"Present!" to a Cockney
One of the animated Simpsons
Does a grocery checkout chore
Big city in Cuba
Cheesy Dutch import
Apparel, old-school
Beer variety
Keynote deliverer
Prepare a crossword for publishing
Powerful shark
Buss relative
Man with the golden touch
Stuff in copy machines
Wanda of TV and film
" " pole
Doesn't leave
Large bags
Turntable needles
First vehicle for many
Be in charge of, as a committee
Sport played with mallets
Long periods of hitlessness
Ant, if you're fancy
Place to see the Ice Capades
Prefix with "dynamics"
Fastener for a windbreaker
Not needing a commitment?
"... feel like ___ man"
Lead role actress
Lay eyes on from a distance
Bearer of bricks
Computer co.
Scouting unit
A few
Language of Cardiff
Greek cheese
Black, in romantic poetry
Susan Lucci's soap role
"American ___" (singing competition)
Where farmers check their stocks?
Choir voice
Wreaths of old
Thanksgiving staples
Scissors sound effect
Gym floor covering
Scottish hats
"About time!"
Wedding words
"Do ___ others ..."
Farmer's "Keep things the way they are"?
2000 presidential candidate Alan
Color changer
Removes, as a coat of paint
Thin piece of wood
Suffix with "count"
Kenneth of fashion
Brainstorming result
Havens or sanctuaries
10 laws handed down in the coop?
Type of presentation or surgeon
1/100th of a pound
Tide variety
Harsh or rigid
Twisted to one side

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News From the Library–May 2, 2011

Cold Spring School c. 1925

(Photo by John C. Woodward)

Cold Spring School

A long time ago….

First graders are working on a unit about all things then and now and their teacher asked if I would tell them a little about our school.  One day several years ago I was rummaging around in the paper room and noticed an old cardboard box shoved over in a corner.  My curiosity got the better of me and I pulled it out and opened it.  It was as if I fell into a time tunnel….there, in the box, were school registers from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s with beautifully handwritten lists of students names, daily schedules, lists of “apparatus,” and even logs of corporal punishment!  There was a handwritten catalog of 600 books in the school library!  I decided these amazing documents needed to be in a much safer place so they now reside in our school library.  Hopefully one day we can get a display case to exhibit them.  In the meantime I have photgraphed them all and they are safely on our server (and backed up on my home computer, too).  They have been a wonderful tool for showing students about the history of our little school from its one room beginnings to our beautiful present day campus.  Here are a few more photos of the pages.

Part of the daily schedule  1899

The Library Catalog 1899

Also in the Library this week…

Kindergarten–Poor Mr. Greely.  He finally plants his vegetable garden and three pesky rabbits keep munching on this plants.  Candace Fleming’s Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! is the story of his efforts to keep those bunnies out.  Besides being a charming and hilarious story, this book is a great way to intoduce prepositions and it has a lovely ending, showing that sharing might be the best solution of all.

First Grade–see opening post

Second Grade, Third Grade & Fourth Grade–This week all three grades played “Name That Book”–a fun way to review the different reference books in our Library.

Fifth Grade–Fifth Graders used our atlases this week for State Symbol research which ended with a very challenging wordsearch!

Sixth Grade–Using BrainPop as our introduction, sixth graders watched a short movie about making a bibliography as they will be starting their research projects in the next week.

News From the Library–April 25, 2011

Super Dog!

First Graders love Super Dog!  Caralyn and Mark Buehner came up with another hit in Super Dog: The Heart of a Hero.  This is a great book to use for discussions of perseverance as a little dog with big ideas works very hard to achieve his goal.  It even has a message about bullying and forgiveness–having a dog forgive a cat is no mean feat!

Also in the Library this week…..

Kindergarten–In honor of Jessie and Angie’s grandfather, who recently passed away, the staff donated to the Library a copy of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Jessie and Angie requested that we read it together and we all enjoyed the touching story.

First Grade–see opening post

Second Grade–As I’ve said before, I’m always amazed (and happy) at how classic fairy tales literally grab the interest of students.  This week the second graders heard Rumplestiltskin.  This version is the one that is exquisitely illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky.  They were completely enthralled with the story.

Third Grade–Third grade had check out only this week.

Fourth Grade–This week we worked on the second literary element–setting.  After discussing what went into the making of the setting in a story students heard a great example of how the setting almost becomes the main character in Pickles to Pittsburg by Judi Barrett.  This book is the sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and tells what happened in the mythical town of Chewandswallow.

Fifth Grade–Fifth graders reviewed reference books this week with a game of Name That Book.  We divided up into teams of two and played “5 questions.”  Each team chose one reference book and the “audience” had 5 chances to guess which book they had chosen.  Then students did a “scenario” worksheet in which different problems were posed and they had to write down in which reference book would they find the answer.

Sixth Grade–This week sixth graders did another World Book Online scavenger hunt.  This time they were given the worksheet and had to go to the Portal, sign in, do the research, and answer the questions all on their own.

Congratulations to our Battle of the Books Team!

On Thursday, April 14, our intrepid Battle of the Books Team for 2011 traveled to the County Schools Auditorium to do battle with students from all over Santa Barbara County in the 10th Annual Battle of the Books.  Our fabulous team this year were Junia, Kailea, Perry, and Oakleigh.  Since January, they have been reading and practicing weekly at lunch in the Library.  It was a great day with beautiful weather for our picnic lunch and special dessert.  It’s so wonderful to have a program like this that honors and encourages students who love to read!

Picnic on the grass

Alien Readers  (aka Junia and Kailea)

Weary Battle Team recovers before returning to class

Also in the Library this week…

Kindergarten–Oliver is a typical cat….doesn’t want to come in at night.  His owner, Mrs. Bundy, finally gives up, turns out the porch light, and Oliver thinks he’s won.  At first the dark moonlit garden is full of adventure but it soon becomes overwhelming with screeching owls, big possums, and finally rain.  Oliver begs to be let in.  (Of course he wasn’t really scared….it’s just that Mrs. Bundy would be lonely without him.)  This is the story in Night Cat, a delightful book by Margaret Beams.  What really make this book special and engaging are the fantastic illustrations and we had a good discussion about the role of the illustrations in a picture book.

First Grade–We read another “Henry” book this week.  This time Henry, the Siamese cat stows away on the family sailboat against The Man’s wishes.  But when The Man falls overboard and The Kid must save him, Henry is the hero and The Man decides Henry is a welcome stowaway.  Mary Calhoun’s Henry the Sailor Cat is always a hit with first graders and we talked about how the author builds suspense in the story with both the words and the illustrations.

Second Grade–It’s a mystery.  Grandpa’s false teeth are missing.  Everyone is a suspect.  In Rod Clement’s hilarious book, Grandpa’s Teeth, the town finally solves the problem by chipping in and buying Grandpa a new set.  And it’s not until the very last page, in a great little twist, that the thief is revealed.  This book is a great way to introduce the mystery genre and how much fun it is to try and solve the mystery before the end of the book.

Third Grade–The sequel to Saving Sweetness is Raising Sweetness by Diane Stanley and charmingly illustrated again by G. Brian Karas.  Third graders loved hearing what happened to “all them little orphans” as the sheriff takes care of them in his own bungling way.  To the rescue once again, Sweetness learns her letters and sends one of her own to his long lost love, Lucy Locket, asking her to “Kum Kwick” and rescue them from the sheriff’s well meaning but crazy ways.  The ending is delightful and this book is so much fun to read aloud with all the dialect.

Fourth Graders–This week we talked about plot and how there can be many variations on a well known one.  After graphically illustrating plot on the white board I read them Lily and the Wooden Bowl by Alan Schroeder.  This beautiful book was mesmerizing and after they heard it they identifed all the plot elements as well as coming up with 5 other fairy tales with a similar plot.

Fifth Graders–I was at a librarian’s symposium this week so Mrs. Wooten’s class missed library and Mrs. Weill’s class played Jeopardy.

Sixth Graders–To review reference books, I set the most common ones against the whiteboard with labels and students faced the challenge of “acting out” a book for the rest of us to guess.  They were very creative and we covered encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases, and almanacs.  Then they did a worksheet called “Name That Book” in which I had written down different “scenarios” and they had to write the name of the book where they could find the information.  We had an interesting discussion about the fact that most of these resources are now available online and wondered about the future of these printed volumes.

News from the Library–April 11, 2011

Where does it start?  Where does it stop?

Sadly, we have had a few cases of cyber-bullying at our school in the last couple of months.  In the past several years, as part of my curriculum on internet ethics I would mention cyber-bullying in the context of being a good digital citizen and included it in discussions that ranged from copyright and plagiarism to how to make good comments on blog posts.  At first, I reserved these lessons for my sixth grade classes, thinking that I might have a better chance of reaching them before they were heavily involved in the world of blogs, social networking and texting.  Gradually, I found that I taught these lessons in the fall instead of the spring and then two years ago, I moved the lessons to fifth grade, again thinking I might reach them before they were involved in this ever-changing online world.  This year, I have moved down once again, and this week gave a lesson on cyber-bullying and its consequences to fourth graders.  I found a great resource on BrainPop, an online subscription we are fortunate to have.  We watched a short video on cyber-bullying that was appropriate to their age and then did a follow up activity in which they were given simulated emails, texts, and social networking examples and they were asked to choose what their response would be.

I honestly feel sorry for these children.  At the risk of sounding very old, I remember my biggest concerns in fourth grade were how fast I could run the 50 yard dash or if I would make it to the school wide Spelling Bee, not what information I should or shouldn’t reveal, what to do if someone sends me threatening emails, and whether or not to lie about my age so I can have an email address or have a Facebook page.    Research shows that the brain doesn’t really fully develop in its ability to discern consequences until the age of 27!   We are asking our children to make very difficult ethical decisions at a time when they are developmentally not ready.  I’m not sure what the answer is, but I hope that my lessons can be one voice they hear.  But schools can’t do this alone….parents have a huge responsibility these days to be ahead of  rapidly changing technology that can have both positive effects and very dangerous negative effects on their children.  We’re all in this together….

Also in the Library this week…..

Kindergarten–They might not have known the word, but Kindergarteners do know how to fidget.  This week they learned what the word meant when we read Don’t Fidget A Feather by Erica Silverman.  This delightful book really captures their attention when a duck and a goose have a “freeze in place” contest and almost become dinner for a fox!  It’s a great story and a suspenseful tale that shows that friendship is the best prize of all.

First Grade–Suspense was on the menu for first graders as well this week when they heard High Wire Henry by Mary Calhoun.  It’s the story of an independent Siamese cat who’s not too happy about the family’s addition of a puppy.  Trying to get their attention, he learns to walk on his hind legs, a skill that doesn’t get the attention he wants at first but finally does as he rescues that pesky new puppy.  Next week, we’ll continue our Henry tales with Henry the Sailor Cat.

Second Grade–It’s green.  It’s fuzzy.  What is is?  Who wants it?  Janet Stevens’ hilarious book The Great Fuzz Frenzy delights second graders as they hear about a green tennis ball and a group of prairie dogs and the ensuing frenzy over who gets the fuzz.  The illustrations in this book and the format are fabulous for reading aloud.  This is a real crowd pleaser and a great way to introduce alliteration!

Third Grade--Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley is one of my favorite books to read aloud.  Told from the point of view of a sheriff in an old west town, it’s the story of a little orphan who escapes her orphanage.  The sheriff goes out to find her, getting himself in one predicament after another.  It is Sweetness who actually rescues him!  As well as being delightfully funny, this book is a great way to teach irony.  Next week we’ll read the sequel, Raising Sweetness.

Fouth Grade–see opening post.

Fifth Grade–Fifth graders went on a Book Hunt in the library this week.  This is a fun activity that has them looking all over the Library for different kinds of books.  They work in a team of 3 and one of the hardest parts is they cannot talk.  At all!  All their communication with one another has to be in the form of sign language or written notes.  At the end, they must sit in alphabetical order by their last names.  It’s a fun and active way to teach students how to find many different books in a library.

Sixth Grade–We combined math with research this week as sixth graders used atlases to find out several facts about different states, including things like total population, or land area.  When they followed the directions using the numbers they found, doing quite a bit of adding a subtracting of some very large numbers, the answer turned out to be their age on their birthday this year.  I did one, too, and they were amazed that mine came out with my birthday!  To make it just a little more difficult…..I didn’t let them use calculators!


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Business is social: Six easy steps to get social media right

11th April 2017

By Robert Heldt
President and Co-founder

Social media is no longer just a place where people go to have fun, hang out with friends or let them know what they are up to. Since helping an international airline establish its social media presence in Japan five years ago, Custom Media has seen a rapid rise in firms, brands, as well as government and non-government institutions reach out to get professional help with their social networking channels.

The enormous amount of data generated on social media has made platforms such as Twitter and Facebook into marketing giants. Every day on average 500mn tweets are sent, 4.75bn items are shared by Facebook users and 9,000 snaps per second are sent on Snapchat, culminating in a whopping 2.5bn snaps per day and growing. Analysing and understanding how to work with all this data has sparked growth in social media consulting specialists.

But what does all this mean for businesses? This data offers firms valuable, real-time insight into consumer behaviour and trends. With the right approach, social media can help businesses build brand awareness, boost loyalty and increase sales. Besides, conducting targeted marketing campaigns has become much easier, with measurable outcomes simpler to track.

Social media is no longer an option—it has become a necessity, enabling firms to reach and engage with their customers. Just as it is important for firms to have a business plan, so it is crucial that social media be part of their marketing plan.

Social media is a great marketing tool to help grow your business. Embrace it. The more your firm uses it, the better you can get to know and delight your customers.

So where do you start? Here is a quick six step guide to getting your social media right.

1. Strategy
Establish a plan detailing how your firm will be using social media to achieve its business objectives. Clearly define what those objectives are: building brand loyalty, increasing customer satisfaction, generating leads or driving web traffic/e-commerce on your site. You might want to consider a specific purpose for each channel—some firms exclusively use Facebook for hiring. Your strategy should include a crisis communication plan for when things do not work out as expected.

2. Audit
Conduct a social media audit of your current activity, if any. List all the channels your firm uses with the relevant data: number of followers/fans, and daily, weekly and monthly average content activity and your fan engagement rates—how many likes, shares, comments, etc.

Once you have this data, take time to research your competition. How they are using social media, what channels they are on, what type of content they are sharing, how active they are and what kind of engagement rates they get. Use this data to establish your benchmarks.

(i) Business goals—are these designed to increase sales by x%?

(ii) Social media goals—are they designed to build brand awareness?

(iii) Key performance indicators—what growth are you expecting in followers, engagement rate and by when.

3. Voice
Create social media guidelines and a brand persona so your employees know the tone of your messaging. Your engagement style, whether fun or serious, formal or casual, will relate to how you build your community and what type of content you will share.

4. Train
Choose the right, experienced people for your team to manage your channels. I’m often surprised at how many firms leave this important brand communication task to interns. Train your employees to manage your channels, provide them with clear guidelines and a list of do’s and don’ts when engaging with your fan base.

5. Content
Create a content strategy. What type of content will you share? For example, text, infographics, photos, videos. Does this content add value to your customers? Does it encourage them to engage, like or share? Establish a calendar of activity—define how often you will post content and on which channels.

Tips: i) Keep your posts short and to the point. ii) Use eye-catching visuals. iii) Post interesting content which will be of use to your customers, not just sales-focused product or brand promotions. iv) Encourage user-generated content from your audience. iv) Stay current—embrace video and other new features.

6. Analyse
Regularly check to ensure your messaging is on brand and flag content that does not meet your guidelines. Examine your progress on a monthly or quarterly basis, establish quantitative and qualitative reporting to measure growth or decline in fan base and insight on engagement. Use social media listening tools to monitor and analyse activity. There are many free tools such as Adobe Social, Agorapulse, Hootsuite and Meltwater. Select one that achieves your goals.

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