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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Yesterday was Camdyn's first Halloween! She dressed up as a black kitty cat - too cute!

Cami and my mom

We went over to my parent's house to sit in the front yard, eat pizza, and hand out candy. I made sure we left by 8ish so we could get Camdyn home for bed. Speaking of...

She has not been sleeping AT ALL at night lately. This makes for a very cranky me. I've always been a very light sleeper, so when she wakes up every two hours, I have just barely fallen asleep before she's up again. John's been incredible, though. He's been helping me get up with her at night even though he's been working a ton, and yesterday he surprised me with a card and some gift cards. Best husband ever :)

Sleep is a funny thing - you don't really "miss" it until it's gone. For those of you who don't have kids yet, take advantage of sleeping! If you feel like sleeping til noon on a Saturday, DO IT! I'm thinking sleeping in won't happen again until Camdyn's moved out, and by that point John and I will be old and probably getting up at 5am willingly, haha.

So since I haven't posted in awhile here are some more photos of what we've been up to (pictures explain it best, in my opinion):

Romantic dinner from John (i've been spoiled lately)

John after work...he doesn't normally dress like this lol :)

LOVE this pic of us!

During the day Halloween outfit

Camdyn sleeping, it's a miracle!!

I also baked a delicious apple pie the other day.  It was my first one so I was kinda nervous, but it turned out amazing! I'll share the recipe soon :)

Now it's off to cleaning and working. I took on another freelance job (now I have THREE! Woo-hoo!) so that explains the lack of blog posts. Hope everyone's having a good day!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Life lately and my love language

Things have been very busy around here! Cami and I have had errands to run every day this week, so between that and working I haven't had time to blog :( Trust me, I'm desperately trying to get into the habit of blogging 5-6 times per week.  For those of you that are able to do that (plus work FT as I know most of you do)...I totally admire you! Blogging is so much fun, but it definitely takes time!

what i've been up to at work: 10 Best ski resorts for the upcoming season
                        Holidays and breaking bread with Soleil Moon Frye
                        How to be a successful business owner

Rant Finance: The cost of having a baby
                    Halloween on a budget
                    Earn money from home
                    Is a joint checking account for you?

what i've been up to at home:

Nothing too, cleaning, playing with Cami, etc. John and I got Mad Med season 5 in the mail through Netflix! So that's exciting. Mad Med is one of my all-time favorite shows. It's so witty and the characters are great.

John and I started reading "The 5 Languages of Love." Has anyone read that? It's great, and I recommend it for all couples even though we're only on chapter 3. You first take a quiz to determine what your "love language" is, and then the book goes over how to meet the needs of your spouse's love language, which ultimately leads to a happier, healthier marriage. My love language is quality time, which didn't surprise me in the least. Quality time to me, though, isn't watching a movie together, it's more about actually talking to each other and having his full attention (no sports allowed during quality time!!). Anyways, it's a great book and I'm excited to dive further in.

And Camdyn is I leave you with some photos:

love this little bald chic!

oh ya know, just relaxin'

"mom, quit blinding me with the flash"

Cami LOVES her daddy!

Friday, October 19, 2012

To my high school friends...

The weekend is here - boy, this week sure flew by. Tonight for dinner I'm making bread and pasta, and John and I will probably just watch a movie. Tomorrow, I'm going to a high school friends baby shower!  She's having a little girl and I'm just so excited for her and her husband!

I was thinking yesterday just how lucky I am to still be good friends with a great group of girls I went to high school with. Kendra is one of my besties - we met in 9th grade and have been best friends ever since (that's like 13 years...ay ay ay we're getting old!). I'm also MOH in her wedding! The other's in the group are Michelle, Megan, Vanessa, and Holly. Michelle, Megan and I all live close, so we try and hang out every now and then. Vanessa is the one who's baby shower I'm attending - she lives in California along with Holly and we want them back!! haha :)

We always said in high school how we'd be friends for life. No matter where we ended up, our friendship would remain (we actually compared this to a rubber band stretching as far as we went, but never breaking, lol). It makes me cry thinking that this has remained true for us. Though we may not all see each other often (the group gets together about once a year), we are always there for each other. Knowing that God has blessed me with such amazing friendships makes me so thankful, and I hope these ladies know just how much they mean to me.

Megan, Michelle, Kendra, and pregnant me. This was at Vanessa's wedding back in March. Can't wait to see you girls tomorrow!! :)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Wedded Bliss Wednesdays

Linking up with Kay and Allie

If you could give one piece of advice to any married (or soon to be married) couple, what would it be?
The obvious one is to communicate, but that's probably the most common answer (it's THAT important). My husband wants to meet my needs, and me his, but unless we tell each other what they are they most likely are not going to get met since neither of us are mind readers! Another good piece of advice is to always give each other your best. Husbands go all day giving their employees, coworkers, clients, friends, etc their best, and come home wiped out.  Same for wives - we give our jobs or our kids our best all day and feel there's nothing left for our husbands. Don't do this!! When you were dating you always gave each other your best, so keep that up. Make a conscious decision to do this and you will have a MUCH better relationship - trust me!!

What is an absolute MUST for any marriage/relationship?
To be best friends and have fun together. My husband and I do get into fights, but at the end of the day (or end of the fight which is sometimes more than a day haha) it boils down to us being each others absolute best friends. We like to go on walks every night and we catch up on each other's days, our goals, weekend plans, and just life in general. John is my best friend beyond a shadow of a doubt.

What is the #1 no-no in a marriage?
I would have to say cheating. That is the ultimate form of breaking your spouses' trust, and once that trust is gone it's extremely hard if not impossible to gain it back. Just don't do it!! We all have different definitions of "cheating" - emotional cheating? flirting? hanging out with opposite sex one on one? strip clubs? physical cheating only? - discuss these boundaries with your partner and be respectful to each other's wishes. *btw for me and John all of the above would not be ok!

What is the biggest lesson you have learned from marriage?
That some days it's a LOT harder than I expected, but most days it's better than I ever could have imagined. I guess I never thought marriage could be so fun and loving. It's the little things - yesterday we got a chocolate dipped cone from McDonald's (as always), walked Camdyn around with my mom, and watched a movie - simple, yet loving and the best part of all of this was having John by my side. I can't imagine not sharing my life with him.  Love you, John! *assuming you're reading this, haha :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Big news, and some recipes

I have some big news to share with everyone: My baby girl is eating. Specifically, she's eating sweet potatoes, and I have the pictures to prove it:

Messy messy baby

She's in sweet potato heaven here

I know this may not seem like a big deal, but it means my baby girl is growing up. I want her to stay a baby forever!! Seriously.

I'm a pretty tidy person - I hate germs and clean obsessively, actually - but Camdyn and the sweet potatoes win every time. I always thought I would never let my child eat messily and get food everywhere. HA! There's no such thing. She flails her arms like a crazy person and spits her food out more than she takes it in. Last time I fed her, I found sweet potatoes in her hair

In other news, John and I have been eating pretty good around here (in other words, I've actually been cooking).  Easy recipes, of course.  The crock pot is my new best friend.

Last night, I made spicy mexican shredded chicken tacos. So simple.

Spicy Mexican Shredded Tacos
  • Frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or not frozen lol)
  • 1 packet taco seasoning (I used the spicy kind)
  • 1 can of Rotel
Place in crock pot and cook on low for about 4 hours.  Shred and continue cooking another hour (it will be a little watery looking from the Rotel but if you cook it more after shredding, the chicken will absorb most of this).  Serve in soft or hard tacos with cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, salsa etc.  I also made mexican rice from a box to go with this.

Frozen chicken, seasoning and Rotel

Voila! Delicious spicy, shredded chicken

I LOVE making meals in the crock pot because it's so easy and always tastes so good. Plus, I'm never sure when John's going to be home so it's nice that we can eat a home-cooked meal whenever he arrives :)

Tonight for dinner I made pasta salad. I got this recipe from some family friends. It doesn't involve the crock pot, but it's really easy nonetheless.

Basil Tomato Pasta Salad
  • 1 box bowties pasta (I used mini bowties)
  • 3 tomatoes, diced
  • fresh basil, cut thinly
  • olive oil
  • shredded mozzerella cheese (I used finely shredded)
  • salt and pepper
Make pasta according to package. Rinse with cold water. Add in diced tomatoes, basil, some olive oil, cheese, and salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate a few hours. Delicious!

That's all for today. I'll leave you with some more photos of Camdyn and my most recent finance blog: Is a joint checking account for you?

Friday, October 12, 2012

Work lately

I've been really busy with work lately, and I love it!  Camdyn's been taking a morning and an afternoon nap so it's allowed me plenty of time to get everything done that I've needed to.

I love reading about other peoples' jobs on blogs, so I'd like to share some of the stuff I've been up to recently:

Rant Finance Blog: Dining out versus eating in

SheKnows Articles: How to make a silhouette painting
                            In a pickle: What to do with overripe bananas
                            What to do in Helen, Georgia

I'm so blessed to be able to work from home and share my work with my readers! I have a lot of fun with my job, and love that every day provides something different and challenges me in a different way.

I recently interviewed Soleil Moon Frye.  That article should be live soon, so I'll make sure to post the link once it's up!  Soleil is SO sweet, and really loves her two daughters, Poet and Jagger.  I was really nervous since I've never interviewed before, but am happy to have that under my belt.  I've always been one to ask way too many questions, so interviewing is seriously right up my alley and I love it!

Speaking of interviewing, guess who I get to do next?!  Country singer Trisha Yearwood! I almost had a heart attack when I found that out.  I'm a huge country fan and Trisha Yearwood has always been a favorite of mine (her song "She's in love with the boy" is my fave!).  She has two cookbooks and a cooking show (new season premieres on Oct 20th on Food Network), so it'll be great to ask her about some of her cooking secrets!

Hope everyone is having a good Friday!  The weekend is upon us - woo hoo!  John and I are playing Bingo tomorrow and I'm super excited.  We used to play all the time before having Cami, so we like to go every few months or so as a date night!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Homemade bread... sort of

Tomorrow I'm interviewing Soleil Moon Frye, otherwise known as Punky Brewster!  She also was on Sabrina the Teenage Witch for a few years and guest-starred on Friends (a favorite show of mine).

She's promoting Fleischmann's Simply Homemade No Knead Bread, so I figured I'd try this out tonight for dinner.

I've never made bread before, so I was excited to try this out.  I made the Italian Herb flavor and it is amazing.  I've already consumed almost half the loaf!  *Don't worry John, I'm saving the rest for you :)

As an inexperienced bread maker, I did run into one problem:  the directions say to place on a baking sheet, cover, and let rise for 25 minutes.  They didn't say what to cover it with, though.  I flipped the bowl I mixed everything in over and used that, haha.  About halfway through it's "rising", a friend of mine texted me that normally you cover bread with a damp towel...oops!  I quickly switched out the bowl for the towel, in hopes my error wouldn't ruin my bread.

It didn't - the bread turned out perfectly!  It's easy to make and at only $2.69 per box, it's cheaper than a regular loaf of bread.  This is definitely something I'll be baking more often (tonight's dinner - bread and spicy sausage spaghetti).  I'm a huge fan of any dinner items I can make quickly and, even better, in advance.  I never know if Camdyn will be fussy when I cook, so I try and plan easy meals that I can make anytime during the day when she's napping (mostly crock pot meals lately).

Seriously, mom's or anyone out there with no time to cook should give this a try. Another bonus is you just need the box and 1 cup of warm tap water.

You're welcome in advance :)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

I'm bad at blogging

I officially suck as a blogger, haha.  My "31 days of love and inspiration" came to a halt at day 4 and I haven't even posted anything since last week.  Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging, and you know what?  That's OK :)

Lately I've been working a LOT and doing a LOT of walking around with Camdyn.  Add in cleaning the house and hanging out with John and my days have been flying by.  It's good though.  John is in a super-busy time at work (as am I) so we can play catch-up and save some money.

So let's see...tomorrow is Camdyn's 5 month birthday!  I seriously cannot believe I have a 5 month old.  Time needs to slow down.  She crawled backwards two nights ago...soo precious!  I'm scared for when that kid's mobile, though!  I will need to pretty much move upstairs during the day as downstairs is all hardwood and tile.

Here's a few photos of lately:

Hope everyone's enjoying their Tuesday.  I'm headed to do a little walking around outside - the weather finally permits open windows and enjoying the outdoors!  Ya!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Day 4 of love and inspiration

This goes with the whole theme of my "31 Days" challenge - which is staying positive and focusing on the good.  Life is good; my life is good; your life is good. Yes, things do go wrong and not everything goes our way, but overall we all have a lot to love and be thankful for.

I know I sometimes get caught up in thinking that life will be better when...
Camdyn starts sleeping through the night
John and I are making more money
My home office is complete
The weather cools down
etc etc etc
If I focus on that, I'll not only miss out on today's moments but also probably drag myself into a world of wanting more.  My goal is to be happy with what I have, and to enjoy this life that God has given specifically to me.

a thankful list
a happy, beautiful baby who brings me joy each and every day
the ability to stay home with her while working part-time
a house to call our own
my two work-from-home jobs
the wonderful friends i've made through blogging - you guys have become my main form of socialization lol :)
a husband who loves me through thick and thin
my family that lives close by and always makes me laugh
my bestest friends who are always there for me, and me for them

My mom has been telling me to make one of these for awhile, and I'm glad I did.  Hope everyone is having a nice day :)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Day 3 of love and inspiration

I've always tried to "live in the moment," but it's also important to do things today that will benefit your future.  Whether it be staying late for work in hopes of getting that promotion, saving $50 extra per month instead of buying Starbucks everyday (speaking to myself here...though I don't see this happening anytime soon), or going for a jog each night so you can meet your goal weight next month.

Along these lines, only a little backwards, I wrote a blog post for Rant Finance (the new job) entitled "Advice to my younger self."  Is there any advice (not just financial) that you would give to your younger self?

New job! New job!

Last week I applied to be a financial blogger for Rant Finance.  Basically, you start your own blog on the site and can blog about anything that's related to finance.  I really wanted this job - as blogging about finance and money is (strangely) something I've always wanted to do.  I considered making this blog about finance, but ultimately decided against it as I'd rather have it be a document of my life.

Sooo guess what?!  I GOT IT!!  You can find my blog here.  It's titled "A Family Affair" since my theme is going to be family finance.  You can read more about that in my first post, "What is "A Family Affair?""

The job's pretty flexible - I can post as little or as often as I'd like.  I'm going to aim for 4 days per week, since I still have my SheKnows work and of course Camdyn.  I already have a ton of ideas and can't wait to get started!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Day 2: Gary Allan-spiration

Most of you know I'm a bit obsessed with Gary Allan.  I actually just found out he's playing in Vegas for New Years Eve.  Oh how I would LOVE to go!!  Why do hotels have to be $300/night on New Years?! :(

For today, my inspiration comes from his latest single, "Every Storm."  All of his songs are incredible to me, but I just so happen to love songs with depressing and meaningful lyrics, haha.
"Every Storm" is about knowing that everything is going to be ok in the end.  Time heals all, and all things (good or bad) will come to an end.  Here's a copy of the lyrics:

I saw you standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning
I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying
It's hard to keep on keepin' on, when you're being pushed around
Don't even know which way is up, just keep spinning down, 'round, down…

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

So hold your head up and tell yourself that there's something more
Walk out that door
Go find a new rose, don't be afraid of the thorns
'Cause we all have thorns
Just put your feet up to the edge, put your face in the wind
And when you fall back down, keep on rememberin'

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

It's gonna run out of pain
It's gonna run out of sting
It's gonna leave you alone
It's gonna set you free
Set you free

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

It's gonna set you free,
It's gonna run out of pain,
It's gonna set you free

Listen to this song here.

Monday, October 1, 2012

31 days of love and inspiration: Day 1

I'm joining in on the "31 days" challenge hosted by The Nester.  So far, there are over 800 bloggers joining in on this!  How awesome!  It looks like there are a lot of great topics out there.  I'm looking forward to following along!

My topic is: 31 days of love and inspiration.  I wanted something simple that wouldn't take me forever to write a post on.  My days just seem to fly by lately.  I have been doing a lot of work from home (an exciting announcement to come soon!!) and of course taking care of Camdyn and trying to maintain a clean house!

For Day 1 I have a simple quote on life:

How true is this?  Things go wrong in life so we learn to recognize and appreciate the good.  Life is so short, and I want mine to be wonderful.  Expecting perfection will only lead to disappointment.  Instead, learn to see the good in every situation and every person.  Focus on that.

I'm reading a book "Change your Words, Change your Life" by Joyce Meyer, and it's all about training your brain (with tons of references to the Bible, because God is the only one that can actually change us) to think positively.  Thinking positively and speaking only good will force you to believe it.  If you wake up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, chances are, you will.  Wake up and decide that it's going to be a good day and find something positive in what lies ahead.

So here's to love and inspiration!  Make sure to come back daily for more.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

31 Days

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

So I saw on The Nester blog that she's hosting a "31 Days" blog series for the month of October.  This is her 2nd year doing this - first year it was her and seven other bloggers; last year it was her and 700 other bloggers!  Who knows how many it will be this year, but I'm going to be one of them :)

Basically, you choose a "mini-series" to blog about for 31 days (everyday in October).  It can be anything...31 days of living by faith, 31 days of baking, 31 days of being a better blogger, 31 days of making your kids happier, 31 days to being more productive at work, etc.  You want to choose a topic that's broad enough that you can write about it for 31 days.

Anyone want to join me??!  You have to create a blog button for this series, which is pretty easy.  I used this tutorial for mine, and I'm assuming you link up on Monday, which is Day 1!

Looking forward to this challenge.  It's going to be a very busy weekend, to say the least.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Friday's Letters

 Linking up with Ashley over at Adventures of Newlyweds today
Dear Husband, thank your for working so hard so I'm able to stay home with our crazy baby.  Dear SheKnows, so happy to be working for you!  You're a great company and I'm blessed to be able to bring in a little extra income from home.  Dear Fall, I'm happy you're finally here, but AZ...please start cooling down!  Dear Scale, I was very happy with the number you showed me this morning.  I was scared you'd be a lot higher due to me eating an entire pumpkin cake in two days.  Dear Sister, I'm currently waiting on you to finish getting ready so we can go to the mall.  It's been well over an hour.  Hurry up already!!  Dear Dad, thanks for ordering a pizza for us for lunch while I wait!  Dear Weekend, super excited for you!  I get to see a bunch of awesome friends tomorrow for lunch, followed by wedding dress shopping with my bestie Kendra

Simply Right Formula

Camdyn had Simply Right gentle formula (pictured above) all day yesterday.  If you recall, this was the formula that I found for $15.99 for 48 oz (or 87 4 oz bottles!) at the consignment store.  I knew it was risky, but I figured it was worth it to see if she liked it.

Guess what?

She loved it!

No fussiness, no problems drinking it, no spitting up (which is amazing since normally she does spit up), no gas.

This is a huge blessing for John and I.  Originally, we were spending $25 every 3-4 days on formula, then I found it discounted so it was $15 every 3-4 days.  Now, it will be $15.99 every 8-10 days.  HUGE savings here people!!

Of course, it's only been one day so this could backfire, in which case I'll put her back on the Enfamil, but for now...we like it :)

Happy Friday, everyone!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The Best Pumpkin Cake...Ever

Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Cake
with Apple Cider Glaze

credit goes to big red kitchen and my bestie, Christina

pic credit to the noble pig

For the cake:
1 box yellow cake mix (I used spice cake mix - highly recommend this)
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree

Preheat over to 350 degrees
Mix cake mix and pumpkin puree until well blended
Bake in 13 x 9 inch pan for 30 min or until toothpick comes out clean

For the glaze:
Powdered sugar
Apple juice

Pour powdered sugar into a bowl (roughly 1 1/2 cups)
Add in a few tablespoons apple juice
Sprinkle in some cinnamon
Mix well (add more or less sugar/juice until it's the consistency you want)

Pour glaze over cake and voila!  Best pumpkin cake...ever.

You're welcome :)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Iced Caramel Vanilla Lattes and Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Fall is now in full-force.  Everywhere except in Arizona, that is.  Just because it's still 100 degrees out doesn't mean I'm not going to partake in my favorite fall activities - things like decorating, lighting pumpkin-scented candles, making stew (it's in the crock pot now), and wearing scarves and boots (ok...scratch that last one).

As most of you know, I'm obsessed with Starbucks.  I go there every day, even though we're on a budget.  I'm able to justify it in my mind since it's my breakfast and lunch (bad, I know).  Normally I get an iced venti iced coffee sweetened with cream (yes, you do say "iced" twice), but today I tried something new.  Something delicious.  Something that blew my mind.

An iced grande skinny salted caramel vanilla latte.

You read that right.  It's even better than it sounds, if you can believe it.  Credit goes to one of my besties, Shelley, over at Courtepointe Amour.  This is now "my drink", even though it is a bit pricier than the iced coffee.

This isn't actually mine, as I drank mine in 5 seconds flat before having a chance to photograph it, but you get the idea.

Now, on to the second part of my post:

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

I am by no means a food photographer, so don't let this picture scare you.  These cookies are more like a cake.  They're soft, fluffly, pumpkin-y, and topped with a sweet, subtle glaze.  I averaged about 5 per day until they were gone.

I'd post the recipe, but it's easier for me if you just click here.

The only thing I did differently was add cinnamon to the glaze to make them more pretty.

Hope everyone's having a great day!  Happy fall!

Monday, September 24, 2012

What I've learned about formula

As most of you know, Camdyn is now a formula-only baby.  I breastfed solely for the first two months, then slowly started incorporating formula.  By 3 1/2 months, she was weaned from breast milk completely.

Knowing what I know now, for our next baby I am going to try and breastfeed longer. Formula is SO expensive, and breast milk is so much better for the baby.

I wanted to give a breakdown of my experience with formula so far:

  • Similac - $25 for 23 oz.  Camdyn was a little gassy with this, but overall she liked it.
  • Enfamil - $24 for 23 oz.  This is our favorite.  No fussiness, no gas.  She takes this very well and has only had a positive reaction to this.  I discovered a second hand store that sells 23 oz for $15, brand new of course.  GREAT deal.
  • Parents Choice - $14 for 23 oz.  I tried this before finding my discounted Enfamil.  It said it was comparable to Similac, so I figured I'd give it a try to see if she liked it.  She did NOT.  It gave her horrible cramps and gas.  She would eat it (I've come to the realization that she'll eat anything), but would cry for a long time afterwards in pain.  Needless to say, after a few bottles I threw it out.
Parent's Choice - Advantage Infant Powder Formula, 23.2oz
  • Simply Right - $16 for 48 oz.  Yup, that's right.  This is half the price of the discounted Enfamil for double the amount.  It's the Sam's Club brand of Enfamil, essentially.  I compared ingredients and vitamins, and it looks exactly the same as Enfamil.  I haven't tried this yet - but will definitely provide an update after a few days of her eating this.  To me, it was worth the investment.  If she loves it and reacts well to it, than I'm looking at hundreds of dollars being saved.  If not?  I'll take the loss and go back to Enfamil.  No big deal.

Any moms out there have a favorite brand of formula?  Please share your thoughts in the comments below!  Would love to hear from you!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Sunday Social

Sunday Social
Happy Sunday, everyone!  Today John and I went to church for the first time in longer than I'd care to admit, and really enjoyed it.  We had lunch at Jimmy John's, went to Home Goods, and are now spending the remainder of our day relaxing.

1. What is something you have wanted to do but are afraid of?

My husband said "decide on home decor" lol.  This is actually probably true.  I can't make decisions regarding paint colors, art work, what to do with certain rooms, rugs, or general decor AT ALL.  There are WAY too many options!  It also doesn't help that I'm cheap and hate buying all that stuff.

2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Still living in our same house or about to upgrade, 2-3 kids, a more developed and experienced writer, and just enjoying life

3. What are you looking forward to before the end of 2012?

A few of my friends will have their babies!!  And more friends babies to come at the beginning of 2013!  Can't wait!

4. What are your hopes for your blog?

That I'm persistent about writing.  I hope to meet people and grow my blog.  I can't wait for my kids to look back at this - it's such a great way to document and cherish memories :)

5. Do you always see yourself living in your current town/city?

For awhile at least.  My husband works for himself and has established himself here in AZ.  If we move, it won't be until we're both retired.  Ideally, we'll live here and have a few vacation homes :)

6. What is your morning routine?

Wake up with Cami sometime between 5:30-7:00am, feed her and play with her, goof off online, laundry, give Cami a bath, and start working.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

I Believe In...

Linking up with Erin today!

I believe in honesty. Always.

I believe in love, though I do not believe that love is perfect.

I believe in Starbucks iced coffee, everyday.

I believe in hard work.

I believe I have the prettiest baby girl.

I believe happiness is a choice.

I believe that I'm good enough.

I believe in long walks with my husband and daughter.

I believe in date nights.

I believe in God.

I believe in alone time, and feel it's good for the soul.

I believe best friends make everything better.

I believe in living everyday to it's fullest.

I believe in flowers making everything ok again.

I believe in waking up early and going to bed late.

I believe in eating dessert first.

I believe in my husband.

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na_cf - controls the takeover and giveback operations of the filers in a cluster

cf [ disable | enable | forcegiveback | forcetakeover [ -df ] | giveback [ -f ] | hw_assist [ status | test stats [ clear ] ] | monitor | partner | status [ -t ] takeover [ -f ] | [ -n ]]

cf nfo [ enable | disable ] disk_shelf

cf nfo status

The cf command controls the cluster failover monitor, which determine when takeover and giveback operations take place within a cluster.

The cf command is available only if your filer has the cluster license.

Disables the takeover capability of both filers in the cluster.

Enables the takeover capability of both filers in the cluster.

forcegiveback is dangerous and can lead to data corruption; in almost all cases, use cf giveback -f instead.

Forces the live filer to give back the resources of the failed filer even though the live filer determines that doing so might result in data corruption or cause other severe problems. giveback will refuse to giveback under these conditions. Using the forcegiveback option forces a giveback. When the failed filer reboots as a result of a forced giveback, it displays the following message:

partner giveback incomplete, some data may be lost

forcetakeover [-f] forcetakeover is dangerous and can lead to data corruption; in almost all cases, use cf takeover instead.

Forces one filer to take over its partner even though the filer detects an error that would otherwise prevent a takeover. For example, normally, if a detached or faulty ServerNet cable between the filers causes the filers' NVRAM contents to be unsynchronized, takeover is disabled. However, if you enter the cf forcetakeover command, the filer takes over its partner despite the unsynchronized NVRAM contents. This command might cause the filer being taken over to lose client data. If you use the -f option, the cf command allows such a forcetakeover to proceed without requiring confirmation by the operator.

forcetakeover -d[f] Forces a filer to take over its partner in all cases where a forcetakeover would fail. In addition it will force a takeover even if some partner mailbox disks are inaccessible. It can only be used when cluster_remote is licensed.

forcetakeover -d is very dangerous. Not only can it cause data corruption, if not used carefully, it can also lead to a situation where both the filer and it's partner are operational (split brain). As such, it should only be used as a means of last resort when the takeover and forcetakeover commands are unsuccessful in achieving a takeover. The operator must ensure that the partner filer does not become operational at any time while a filer is in a takeover mode initiated by the use of this command. In conjunction with RAID mirroring, it can allow recovery from a disaster when the two filers in the cluster are located at two distant sites. The use of -f option allows this command to proceed without requiring confirmation by the operator.

giveback [ -f ]
Initiates a giveback of partner resources. Once the giveback is complete, the automatic takeover capability is disabled until the partner is rebooted. A giveback fails if outstanding CIFS sessions, active system dump processes, or other filer operations makes a giveback dangerous or disruptive. If you use the -f option, the cf command allows such a giveback to proceed as long as it would not result in data corruption or filer error.

hw_assist [ status | test | stats [ clear ] ] Displays information related to the hardware-assisted takeover functionality. Use the cf hw_assist status command to display the hardware-assisted functionality status of the local as well as the partner filer. If hardware-assisted status is inactive, the command displays the reason and if possible, a corrective action. Use the cf hw_assist test command to validate the hardware-assisted takeover configuration. An error message is printed if hardware-assisted takeover configuration can not be validated. Use the cf hw_assist stats command to display the statistics for all hw_assist alerts received by the filer. Use cf hw_assist stats clear to clear hardware-assisted functionality statistics.

Displays the time, the state of the local filer and the time spent in this state, the host name of the partner and the state of cluster failover monitor (whether enabled or disabled). If the partner has not been taken over currently, the status of the partner and that of the interconnect are displayed and any ongoing giveback or scheduled takeover operations are reported.

Displays the host name of the partner. If the name is unknown, the cf command displays ``partner.''

Displays the current status of the local filer and the cluster. If you use the -t option, displays the status of the node as time master or slave.

takeover [ -f ] | [ -n ]
Initiates a takeover of the partner. If you use the -f option, the cf command allows such a takeover to proceed even if it will abort a coredump on the other filer.

If you use the -n option, the cf command allows a takeover to proceed even if the partner node was running an incompatible version of Data ONTAP. The partner node must be cleanly halted in order for this option to succeed. This is used as part of a nondisruptive upgrade process.

nfo [ enable | disable ] disk_shelf
Enables or disables negotiated failover on disk shelf count mismatch.

This command is obsolete. Option cf.takeover.on_disk_shelf_miscompare replaces it.

Negotiated failover is a general facility which supports negotiated failover on the basis of decisions made by various modules. disk_shelf is the only negotiated failover module currently implemented. When communication is first established over the interconnect between the local filer and its partner, a list of disk shelves seen by each node on its A and B loops is exchanged. If a filer sees that the count of shelves that the partner sees on its B loops is greater than the filer's count of shelves on its A loops, the filer concludes that it is ``impaired'' (as it sees fewer of its shelves than its partner does) and asks the partner to take it over. If the partner is not itself impaired, it will accept the takeover request and, in turn, ask the requesting filer to shut down gracefully. The partner takes over after the requesting node shuts down, or after a time-out period of approximately 3 minutes expires. The comparison of disk shelves is only done when communication between the filers is established or re-established (for example, after a node reboots).

nfo status
Displays the current negotiated failover status.

This command is obsolete. Use cf status instead.

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Lower back pain relief

Lower back pain relief

There are several different ways to get lower back pain relief.  Back pain can be extremely painful and make activities difficult to achieve. What many back pain sufferers are doing is just to remove the symptoms without dealing with the cause of the pain.  This is the reason why so many people only get temporary relief and before they know it, the back pain returns in full force. Recent statistics shows that about 25% of back pain sufferers will be pain free within a year.  The rest 75% will either get worse or receives temporary relief.

The first step to obtaining lower back pain relief is to first of all discover the cause or causes of your back pain.  The pain can be traced to when it first started.  There must have been some deformation patterns that turns and distort the spine.  These deformation patterns permits the joints and muscles to malfunction.  Because of this, the muscles get tired and stiffen which produces pain.

The second thing is to find lower back pain relief methods.  There is need to first find symptom relief that will eradicate the pain and after that the cause of the pain can now be dealt with. Back pain symptoms can be relieved within few minutes if the right techniques are employed.  To relief the pain, the muscles must be well balanced.  Balancing the muscles mean relaxing the muscles that are tight and energising the weak ones.  Back pain is as a result of weak and tired muscles that are tight, so when the muscles are relaxed the pain eases.

Lower back pain relief is also possible by using a cold pack placed on the affected area.   When the cold pack is positioned at the lower back, the joints and muscles will fasten up but will relax as soon as the pack is taken away from the affected area.  Although the relief is temporary, it is a good way of making the pain to be tolerable.  After using the cold pack, a hot compress can also be applied to loosen the muscles more and get more relief.

It is also possible to use pills for lower back pain relief.  There are OTC medicines that will always work.  It will also provide a short term relief. If the back pain is chronic, it is advisable to see a physician so that proper medications can be recommended.  Using medications on a regular basis can create addiction because of its dosage.  This is why it is recommended for a doctor to make the right dosage and medication for effective pain relief.

Exercises are also a good form of lower back pain relief.  Proper exercises on a continuous basis will go a long way to reduce the pains in the muscles.  Back pain sufferers can make use of light stretches on a daily basis which will help to put the muscles in a relaxed mood.  Exercises totally remove the cause of the back pain and also prevent a reoccurrence in the future.

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Dandelion: Memoir of a Free Spirit by Catherine James

Dandelion: Memoir of a Free Spirit is the autobiography of Catherine James, a groupie and model in the Sixties and Seventies.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Pre-Raphaelite Rock Stars

Ophelia by John Everett Millais

As I said in some older posts, I'm currently obsessed with the Pre-Raphaelite art. For those of you who don't know this art movement, here's a brief introduction: the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB) was a secret group of English artists founded by the painters Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt, who were joined by other painters later, such as William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. The group's intention was to take back English art to the freshness and originality they found in paintings of the early Italian Renaissance.
I'm absolutely in love with the PRB's paintings and models/muses (Lizzie Siddal now is on my list of "Women who inspire me") and since I reached my life's purpose, the next thing I want to do is make a pilgrimage to the Tate Britain (or visit a Pre-Raphaelite exhibition, if possible) and Elizabeth Siddal's grave.

OK, now I've bored you enough, so I'll tell you what this post is about: since I knew the PRB through Catherine James' book, I decided to write about rock stars and their connection to the Brotherhood.

The Who: Live in Amsterdam 5th July 2013

I still have to realize it, but guess what? Last month I went to Amsterdam and saw the Who in concert!!! That was the best night of my life, the show was wonderful and so were Roger and Pete!!
So now I guess my life is complete, but I wish I could go to another Who concert. Love Post concert depression reign o'er me now :'(
These are two of the four photos I took, I didn't post the others because they were awful. Also, I decided to focus on the show, so I didn't take more pictures.
Pete said that a DVD of the concert will be released, so I'm very excited and can't wait to get my own copy!

Friday, August 2, 2013

Book Group on Goodreads

Hi everyone! Just a post to tell you about an idea I had recently: I love reading rock biographies, novels and book about the Sixties and Seventies etc etc... but the problem is that I can never find something interesting. Some months ago I joined Goodreads, which is a social network where you can find new books to read and friends with the same tastes as you, rate books and write reviews and many other things. I found out that you can also create groups and I thought: "Maybe a group could be a good place where to find new books!".

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Random Things (aka Today I'm Bored)

Today I'm not at school (here in Italy today is Liberation Day), so this is a good day to make a blog post. This is not about a specific topic, just some random things I want to share with you.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Fashion Inspiration: The Who's Glow Girls (Part 2)

This is the second part of a previous post about The Who's Glow Girls' style. I made it for two reasons:

  1. Heather Daltrey's modeling photo from Vogue, November 1967

This is the first modeling photo of Heather I've ever found! It was sent to me by tattoo-the-who (a Tumblr user) for my blog about Heather. After doing research, I found out it is from an issue of Vogue released in November 1967. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this picture, it is so wonderful! I hope I'll find more.

     2.  This collage of Alison Entwistle

Alison Wise

I remembered that I didn't include Alison Entwistle in the first post, so I decided to make a collage of her, too.

  • Open Front Crepe Blazer
  • Silk Crepe Tee
  • Skinny Jeans
  • Belt
  • Flip-flops
  • Rhinestoned Pin
  • Chanel's Nail Polish
  • Eye Liner

Thursday, March 28, 2013

An Evening with Buster Keaton

Sherlock Jr.
About ten days ago I went with my mother to this wonderful soiree dedicated to Buster Keaton. Two of his films were showed, but the most amazing thing about it was that my music school's ensemble played during the movie. The music was really good, I think it was better than the original one, and it was composed by a musician from my town.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

My Blog Is Carbon Neutral

Since I love the environment and I do the best I can to help it, I decided to join this initiative: My Blog Is Carbon Neutral, which has the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If you join, a tree is planted for your blog and then it neutralises your blog's carbon footprint for the next 50 years!

Here's the website of the initiative:

Here's how to participate:
  1. Write a blog post about the initiative and insert your favourite button
  2. E-mail the link to your post to
  3. They plant a tree for your blog in Plumas’!
Please spread the word and make your blog carbon neutral!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Photo Shoot: David Bowie as the Sphinx

This photo shoot of David Bowie was taken by Brian Ward (who photographed David for the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars) around May 1971. Brian bought the costumes and the jewels for David, who was also thinking about choosing the Egyptian look for his performances on stage.
In 1993 David said that was an idea of Brian's, but it didn't last long even if it was probably a good idea.

Here are the other pictures.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Liebster Award and Versatile Blogger Award

Hey there! Today I'm super excited because I've been nominated for two awards! I must thank two lovely girls: Sam at Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out and Rachel at Toby Knows! Thank you so much, I'll love you forever! I'm so happy about it!

  • The award is for bloggers with less than 300 followers
  • The nominees must link back to the blogger who awarded them
  • If you are nominated write 11 random facts about yourself and answer the 11 questions written by the blogger who nominated you
  • Make up 11 new questions to be answered and nominate 11 other bloggers!
11 Random Facts about Me
  1. I study Latin and Ancient Greek at school.
  2. I'm a vinyl hunter.
  3. I'm really getting interested in the Pre-Raphaelites. I also adore their models and muses, especially Lizzie Siddal and Effie Millais.
  4. I LOVE pins. My school bag is entirely covered with them.
  5. The coolest place I've ever been to is Muskoka Lake, Canada.
  6. I want to learn to sing.
  7. I want to write a novel.
  8. One of my dreams is to travel around the world with my friend Anna on a Volkswagen T2.
  9. I love borrowing clothes from my mum (she has a great sense of style).
  10. My parents named me after the Italian painter Piero della Francesca because he's my dad's favourite painter.
  11. I wrote some lyrics. Now I have to look for someone I can write music with.
Questions from Sam:
  1. What is the last film you saw? What is the next film you plan to see? The last one was The Raven, a French film of 1949. The next film I want to see is Frankenweenie.
  2. What are your least favorite subjects in school and why? Math because sometimes it's a bit difficult!
  3. What subjects do you like in school and why? English and Ancient Greek because both are interesting languages.
  4. Do you prefer hand-writing or typing something up? Maybe typing because it's faster. Also, I love writing with a typewriter.
  5. Last three songs you were obsessed with. Letter to Hermione, Janine and Space Oddity by David Bowie.
  6. If you could have handwriting like any font, which would yours be? Mine would be Lobster. (It's my title font.) Maybe Zapfino or Apple Chancery.
  7. One myth/legend you liked a lot as a kid? The myth of Pegasus.
  8. Three underrated bands in your opinion. Oh my God, I can't really tell because there are many! Girl groups are an example...
  9. Which bands would you want to be a groupie for? Band-aid, please! Anyway, I think that any of my favourite rock bands would be OK!
  10. If you could dye your hair any color and it wouldn't fade or wash out, what would it be? Red, I think.
  11. Favorite films seen in the past year. Midnight in Paris, Moonrise Kingdom and probably more I can't remember now.
 Questions from Rachel:
  1. Favourite ChupaChups flavour? Coke.
  2. Who would you build a 50ft high shrine to? Heather Taylor and Patti Smith, my favourite rock women. They are so perfect!
  3. Salty or Sweet Popcorn? (OR BOTH??!! OH EM GEE) Salty.
  4. Dream Job? I haven't a particular job in mind. But I'm sure it will have to do with rock music. Maybe I'll be a rock photographer like Linda McCartney, or a director who makes documentaries about rock bands... I don't know...
  5. Band you would FanGirl for? THE WHO!!!
  6. Lucky Number? 3, I guess.
  7. Prefered occupation? Vinyl hunter.
  8. If you were a crayon... what colour crayon would you be?  Light green.
  9. Favourite Childhood film? Nightmare Before Christmas. I spent my whole childhood watching it and singing all the songs!
  10. Have ya ever made a crown of love? If so post a picture of it Darling, everyone loves DIY. No, but I'd really love to.
  11. So you're walking down the street and someone comes up and says "Would you mind if I took a photo of you for my blog?" Would you say:

    B. um yeah sure. I guess. *hunches over body into your oversized flannel shirt and glares into the lens* wait this blog doesnt involve "street-style" does it? Cos I dont really want to be defined by anything. I guess.

    C. Fo Shaw, dude. Yeah sick man. Im up for it *uses natural swag to make your piss-take poses look gnarly with your vintage Adidas jacket* Fankz is that all? Well, cyaa round breh, im off to a skatepark. Lolz

    D. None of the above. Cos Im totes random yah.
    D :)
My Questions:
  1. What was your first stuffed animal?
  2. Have you ever had a supernatural experience?
  3. Sushi or Sashimi?
  4. What was the first record you bought?
  5. Who is your favourite rock woman (singer, wife, girlfriend, ecc...)?
  6. What is your first childhood memory?
  7. What was the best thing you did during 2012?
  8. Which singers/bands have you seen in concert?
  9. What is your favourite artistic movement?
  10. Have you ever borrowed clothes from you mum? If so, what is your favourite one?
  11. What is the best rock memoir you have ever read?
Bloggers I tag (well, they aren't eleven, but these are my very favourite blogs...):


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PostSubject: This might be up Jim's alley....   Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:43 pm

And it's fairly local. I know it's not a truck, but....
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PostSubject: Re: This might be up Jim's alley....   Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:46 am

It's too tall.

And at least 10x what I'd pay. Smile

And it probably has a big problem. Not likely somebody built that and only drove it 50 miles.

And it doesn't have bonnie seats.

And I already have a drivetrain from the 1 of 1 Camaro to use.

Other than that I'd drive it. Smile
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PostSubject: Re: This might be up Jim's alley....   Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:58 am

There's a guy down my way that had 4 coupes and 2 sedans parked out front (for sale I think)
If your seriously looking for a mid-late 30's I'd go look,.... I'll go scout if your a serious prospector.
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Friday, March 18, 2011

Back to my roots

It is hard to believe that the end of the 2010/11 season is so near. It has been a turbulent one for many reasons, but one that has given me a lot a great experiences and challenged me in ways that will help me become stronger down the road.
I am happy to be back in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MN, to finish off the year. The Mount Itasca Biathlon Club is hosting the 2011 U.S. Biathlon Nationals. It is no suprise that they are doing a great job of keep the course in tip top shape and running the event smoothly. Now if someone could just get a hold of whoever is in charge of the weather and put in a request for cold nights and bright blue, sunny skis during the day, we would be all set!
No matter the weather the show will go on, which I am happy about. Every biathlon race presents a new challenge unique to itself. While we have a small field, it is a competitive one. Amongst the many familiar faces here, we have a great deal of fresh new ones as well. There was a camp for athletes coming fresh out of competitions at the Junior Olympics, which were held in Minneapolis last week. These athletes got a chance to dive into the sport of biathlon with a few days of training and a couple races to top it off this coming weekend. We also have a tremendous showing of master biathletes, who are great to have around as well.
In addition to the competing athletes, we also have a member of the Para-biathlon World Championship team training here for the week. If you want to see some inspiring work, come out to the venue and watch Dan double pole around like crazy and then turn over to shoot while still in his sit ski. It is a pretty cool sight to see. He is off to Russia in a couple weeks here for there Para World Championships. Best of luck to him and the rest of the team!
I am looking forward to our two, four stage races coming up with weekend. I have put countless hours into preparing for opportunities like this and am now ready to put all that practice into action. I have been competing in running or ski events for a long time and ever since the start of all those competitions my dad has told me one thing, "Let the tail go with the hide". So that is I plan to do.

Again, I'd like to also send out my thanks to all the folks that have put this event on. I know putting together events like this takes a lot of time and man power and is done mostly with all volunteer hours. We couldn't do this without all these folks help, so I want to make sure they know their work does not go unappreciated!

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DSC_0296 bLife has a way of weaving the past together with the present. Growing up in northern New Jersey, we routinely took Route 23, a main roadway in a bucolic, semi-rural part of the Garden State. This road would carry us from the stores with bats and baseballs to the playing fields, where we practiced, engaged and learned valuable lessons.

We couldn’t wait to play with the cousins our age and some older cousins and friends who would inevitably “school us.” We have the older cousins and teenage neighbor boys to thank for their tough words, and for not making us all winners. If we lost the game it was because we weren’t good enough…on that day. There were no participation parties or plaques at the end of the sandlot season. Just a bunch of boys—who emerged wiser, more skilled, and in shape after each summer.

Route 23—another Route 23—continues to be part of my life.

As I drove recently to my in-laws’ family cottage along Route 23 in Tawas, Michigan, I said a silent prayer of gratitude for the time with my extended family. For two weeks I’m comforted by the notion that our kids will be mostly outside with their cousins, parents and grandparents.

image Whether it is body surfing or tubing, we enjoy quality family time as the youngsters play on the luminous—and voluminous—waters of Lake Huron. We cheer on the wake boarders and the daredevil tubers. It is summer, and as in my youth, it’s great to see the kids outside enjoying the scenery and water sports. It’s especially enjoyable to witness their time together making memories, and occasionally, schooling each other on surfing or tubing.

This annual pilgrimage is indeed worth the long nine-hour drive to Michigan’s Route 23.


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Monday, February 8, 2010

How to minimize risk : Kabir Ahmed from blogs

As you are new to investing and getting ready to invest in the stock market then keep in mind that there is a large element of risk involved unless you reduce risks and exposure with care. A significant part of the risk comes from not knowing—the necessary knowledge of stock market, and the experience in investing. A lack of knowledge and experience constitutes the greatest risk for new investors but that can be managed toward gradual diminishing with a power that comes from extensive knowledge, and understanding. The more familiar you are with stock market-how it works, factors that affect stock value, materials you need to read every day , understanding thoroughly the balance sheet, the better you can navigate and shoot close to investment goals- that will only be direction of profit maximizing. The same knowledge that enables you to grow your wealth also enables you to minimize your risk. Read more >>

Just think about for a second how a person in skydiving jumps out from an airplane over 3,000 feet high in the sky or a rock climber keeps his or her body hanging by fingers a hundred feet up a vertical cliff and pushing himself/herself to climb up much higher? How much risk is it for you? It must be close to risk of death. However, with enough experience, understanding of rock-climbing techniques and after a lot of training a person is able to build unconscious confidence, as a result skydiving or rock climbing is no longer risk rather fun games. Risk is related to knowledge, understanding, experience, and competence. Risk is contextual that is depending on the context.

Risk is an inherent part of investing in stocks. People always dream of making a fortune in the stock market, and many do it, but many other newbie investors have lost everything very quickly because of failing to minimize the risk involved with investing in the stock market.

Seeking Knowledge

Gaining knowledge is absolutely necessary before you do anything with your investment money, the foremost you can do is writing down lists of things on paper that such amount of time you are going to put aside for reading stock market articles, understanding the market system, browsing stock portfolio, reading market news. Then you create a few dummy portfolios just to watch and evaluate the shares you hold currently in the portfolios and also analyze them as a stock market analyst what has caused stocks gains or losses and these are results of what kind of investment strategy you have applied.

Pick a few stocks that you think will increase in value and then track them for a while probably 3 or 4 weeks and see how they perform; you can create multiple portfolios by using page. Begin to understand how the price of stocks go up and down, and watch what happen to the stocks you chose when various events take place. As you find out more and more about stock investing, you get better and better at picking individual stocks. In this process- you haven’t risked or lost yet since you have not bought or sold stocks in real stock market rather holding them in your dummy portfolios. You can design a stock portfolio and track its performance with thousands of other investors to see how well you have been doing. If you can achieve overall 15% or higher percentage of profit gains in a three-four months of period which will be a remarkable achievement for a new investor due to current market trend which is up-beat and also DGEN/DSE indexes stand over 40% higher comparing to a 150 days moving average that is a sign of bullish market (in case, you want to verify it that means market environment is on your favor and easier to make money than losing.

This entire topic here is to build a stock trading plan, strategies, trading objective, and involve in stock market education, and have enough experiences in order to reduce the risk and play as a master investor like George Soros/Warren Buffet. Have you seen an architect create a blue print who knows for sure a building will stand up for years, substance in the material and the infrastructure are so intact that will have strength to bear whole building? The quality of design and construction are measured perfectly while it is still on the paper as a blue print.
The bottom line is that you want to make sure that you are in control of your mind; you have learned enough, and gained experiences. Now, you are confident and able to analyze companies’ profiles, and follow the investment guidelines that you have created and experienced and detach your emotions from trading. If you are emotional with your losses or with your gains you are in for a roller coaster of a ride. You are either falling in love with stocks; hope shares will go up in the future without following investment guidelines.

Getting familiar with investing style

Investing usually falls into one of two strategies: defensive and offensive. A defensive investing strategy looks to avoid stock market risk as it uses long term investing to post steady, consistent gains. Over time, defensive investing is the most likely to achieve its long-term objectives because it strict with investment guidelines to seek to virtually eliminate the risk in the stock market.

The second strategy is quite different. It is offensive in nature, looking to capitalize on opportunities in bull market. Offensive investing ignores or minimizes stock market risk as it looks to make rapid gains, mostly follow day to day market trend without following guidelines.
Defensive investing doesn’t mean you won’t make money; defensive investing means you take calculated risk and typically lower gains to consistently make money. We all know who won the race in a “Turtle & Rabbit Story” and completed the race at the end although rabbit is a faster runner; it was obviously the result of turtle’s stunning faith, perseverance which kept her running same pace in the race. The consistent gaining even a little bit of accumulation in a long period of time can bring greater success and suppress the faster gaining in a short period of time.
There are many investing styles. Some people invest aggressively, preferring riskier stock that might give a larger and quicker reward which is very close to offensive investment, while others invest more conservatively. Conservative Investing focuses on preserving the investment and allowing it to grow naturally over time.

Conservative approach is the style for people who seek to minimize the risks using considerable fundamental analysis, usually investors prefer to invest in safe, well established companies’ stocks those companies have been around in the market for more than a few years with reputation, have shown increasing sales, increasing earnings per share over the years, have shown strong management skills by making new business deals, maintaining regular AGM and allocating constant dividend payments to investors. Conservative approach is a role that investors seed for long-term objective, are not playing the market for a quick buck rather traders focus on minimizing the risk by analyzing if these companies are seen as leader, playing a solid role as brand name and obviously these type of companies are not going anywhere because they are pillar of Bangladesh’s economy.

You may be thinking why I would spend so much time and effort understanding the process of analyzing shares and reducing risks when I can buy stocks with the help of other people suggestions, recommendations? No one would doubt about it, and neither do I, however, you will find different suggestions from different people and most of times they have no clue and are not expert on analyzing shares because they are new as much as you are in the stock market. Even you may make good money in a short period of time using those rumors, individual stock recommendation. But greater experiences come from failing a few times, but still striving to learn every aspect of investment methodology because a person knows I rather get experienced and expert on how to catch fish forever rest of my life rather given me big fish a few times.

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Kay hits 4 homers in Lincoln sweep

Posted June 21, 2010, at 12:57 a.m.

    SEARSPORT, Maine — Andy Kay hit four home runs and a double to drive in 11 runs as the Lincoln Lumber swept an American Legion baseball doubleheader against Steamboat Petroleum of Waldo Saturday.

Lincoln won the first game 16-14 and the second game 13-8.

In the first game, A.J. Harris hit a grand slam to highlight an 11-run seventh inning for Lincoln. Kay hit a three-run home run while Lance Bernier hit two singles with two RBIs. Tyler Tash added a double and a single.

Cody Raven paced Steamboat with two singles and a two-run home run. Josiah Brazier doubled and singled with an RBI while Evan Kingsbury added two singles and an RBI.

In the second game, Kay hit three home runs and a double with eight RBIs to power Lincoln. Ivan Voisine posted two doubles, a single and an RBI.

Adam Heroux hit three singles and knocked in two runs for Steamboat Petroleum. Derrick Brunosky chipped in with two singles and an RBI.

(First Game)

Lincoln    104 000 (11)    — 16 12 2

Steamboat    112 400 6    — 14 11 2

Kay, Bouchard (5) and Harris; Raven, Kingsbury (7) and Faunce

(Second Game)

Lincoln (3-1)    214 302 1    — 13 12 2

Steamboat (0-3)    020 301 2    — 8 7 4

Tash, Thompson (5) and Harris; Hart, Cook (3), Prescott (5) and Faunce

Penquis, Calais split

At Dover-Foxcroft, Calais won the first game 4-2 behind a solid pitching outing by Tim Barnes, but Penquis rallied to win the second 11-10 with late heroics from Nick Harvey.

In the first game, Barnes scattered three hits while striking out nine batters and walking three to lead the Calais Suns.

Toby Woods’ RBI double scored the winning run in the seventh and he later scored on a fielder’s choice for an insurance run. He had two doubles while Ryan Schoppee added two singles.

Harvey had an RBI double and David Lord added a double for the Navigators.

In the second game, Harvey’s two-run double with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh scored the tying and winning runs.

Harvey finished with three singles and a double. Casey Jordan had two singles and three RBIs. Grant Hines had two singles and one RBI.

Schoppee had two singles and an RBI for Calais. Woods singled twice and Andy Brown hit a two run single.

(First Game)

Calais    000 002 2    — 4 61

Penquis    100 100 0    — 2 3 2

Barnes and Pottle; Cobb, Nason (6) and Kirlin

(Second Game)

Calais (1-2)    233 200 0    — 10 8 2

Penquis (1-3)    021 330 2    — 11 13 5

Perry, Brown (5), Colbeth (7) and Pottle, Garrett (4)

Riverdogs, Acadians split

At Hampden, Justin Rodgerson hit a three-run triple to highlight a nine-run sixth inning as the Hampden-Newport Riverdogs avoided the sweep with a 13-8 win in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader.

The Acadians topped the Riverdogs in the first game 13-12.

In the first game, Chase Bickford hit an RBI single in the four-run sixth inning to knock in the winning run for the Acadians. Devon Young and Brad Folmer each posted two doubles and an RBI.

Cody Miller paced Hampden with a home run, two singles and three RBIs. Derek Amoroso added a double, a single and two RBIs.

  In the second game, Cody Miller and Nolan Turner each hit three singles and drove in two runs for the Riverdogs.

Tom Crowe hit two singles and knocked in two runs to pace the Acadians. Nick Saunders added a double and two RBIs.

(First Game)

Acadians    300 604 0    — 13 13 3

Hampden    216 020 1    — 12 13 3

Hall, Carlin (4), Cote (6) and Carter; Perry, Palmer (4), Cust (6), Desjardins (7) and Miller

(Second Game)

Acadians (2-2)    010 041 2    — 8 8 3

Hampden (2-1)    100 219 x    — 13 17 3

O’Neil, Hodge (6), Cote (6) and Crowe; Desjardins, Fickett (6) and McCluskey

Comrades sweep Motor City

At Mahaney Diamond in Bangor, Jack Stacey collected two doubles, a single, two runs scored and two RBIs to spark the Bangor Comrades by Motor City 16-7 in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader.

The Comrades defeated Motor City 13-1 in the second game.

In the first game, Jordan Clark posted a triple, a single and an RBI for Bangor. Joe Stanevicz doubled and singled with an RBI while Nate Lewis and Cody McInnis added two singles apiece.

Casey Estes paced Motor City with two singles, a double and an RBI. Jonathan Johnson hit a three-run triple while Ryan Carr singled twice.

In the second game, Stanevicz pitched six innings to earn the win for the Comrades and helped his own cause with three singles. Anthony Capuano tallied three singles and two RBIs. Devin Lyshon hit a three-run double and a single while Josiah Hartley added an RBI double and a single.

Cody Cross hit a solo home run and a single to pace Motor City. Jonathan Johnson chipped in with two singles.

(First Game)

Comrades    116 206 0    — 16 14 3

Motor City     101 410 0    — 7 7 3

Worcester, Duff (7) and Morris, Roleau (7); Kochis, Benoit (3), Christie (6) and Cross

(Second Game)

Comrades (4-0)    403 013 2    — 13 18 2

Motor City (0-3)    000 100 0    — 1 7 1

Worcester, Duff (7) and Morris, Roleau (7); Kochis, Benoit (3), Christie (6) and Cross

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Dover-Foxcroft homicide victim was shot in head

Posted May 03, 2011, at 5:49 p.m.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — A Dover-Foxcroft man who was shot and killed Sunday night, allegedly by his brother, died of a gunshot wound to his “head and brain,” the state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday.

David King, an investigator with the medical examiner’s office, confirmed that Ryan Mayo, 20, died as a result of a homicide. He said Tuesday that he could not provide any other information.

State police have revealed few details about the shooting, which occurred at the corner of French and Garland Line roads in Dover-Foxcroft. Although the deceased man’s brother Steven Mayo, 22, told police investigators that he pulled the trigger, no arrest has been made.

Neighbors who asked not to be identified said they heard four to six shots in succession Sunday night as if someone were target-shooting, and then said they heard screaming.

Mayo’s body was discovered outside the home he shared with his parents, which is located next to Steven Mayo’s home, according to police. Ryan was well-liked in the community and reportedly was a hard worker who had graduated from Foxcroft Academy and worked at JSI Store Fixtures Inc. in Milo.

Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said Tuesday that more interviews were planned and the case remained under investigation. Evidence was collected and has been sent to the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory for analysis, he said. Later this week or next, all of the parties involved in the investigation will sit down for a debriefing, according to McCausland.

The Dover-Foxcroft police and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department are assisting in the investigation.


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D-Day for the Pentagon?

Posted Feb. 01, 2013, at 7:16 p.m.

In 2012, Republicans ran against the massive cuts to defense that might occur in early 2013 under the congressionally mandated budget sequester.

Well, those cuts are now scheduled to take effect on March 1 — and, by the look of things, they will. The GOP has changed its tune; the Republican majority in the House seems content to let them happen.

The authors of sequestration, which was supposed to scare Congress into agreement on an alternative, did not anticipate the GOP’s post-election maneuvering. The party is abandoning its unpopular threat to block a debt-ceiling increase — and using the threat of the sequester instead. The goal, apparently, is still more spending cuts without any tax increases, a deal Obama properly refuses and which is less sensible for the country than is a combination of entitlement cuts and higher revenue through closing tax loopholes, which Obama might accept.

So much for the erstwhile GOP concern about gutting national security.

Obama is hardly blameless. He’s the commander in chief, yet in signing off on sequestration as a “forcing mechanism,” he embraced a political calculation that implied national defense was more of a Republican worry than a Democratic one. The Pentagon was already planning to trim a manageable $450 billion from its spending plans over the next decade. If sequestration happens, and continues over a decade, that figure would more than double.

The resulting furloughs, training reductions and procurement hassles would sow disorder and diminish readiness — while more selective cuts that might improve long-term efficiency would be bypassed.

It has become a cliche of sorts to predict that partisan gridlock will undermine national security. If sequestration goes forward unchanged, that prediction will come true.

The Washington Post (Jan. 31)


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Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Barbi Twins Support the Elephants

Stars Give Back, Extra TV, Apr 22, 2011

Celebrate Earth Day by supporting one of the largest animals on earth.... the Elephants

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Pop 5 Barbi Twins Interview - The Top 5 Ways to Stop the Canadian Seal Hunt

The Examiner, April 19, 2011
By Jeromie Williams, Canada Pop Culture Examiner

A recent article by the Canada Pop Culture Examiner regarding the Canadian seal hunt unexpectedly caught the attention of the world famous Barbi Twins.  The international super models, turned vegan animal rights activists, have been drawing attention to the highly contested seal hunt in Canada and asked for the opportunity to speak to the Canadian public.

The Canada Pop Culture Examiner has opened up this editorial space in an exclusive interview with the Barbi Twins to bring to you The Pop 5 Ways to Stop the Canadian Seal Hunt.
Ladies and gentlemen - the Barbi Twins.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

April Buckle Bunnies, The Barbi Twins, Sia & Shane

Cover Story, True Cowboy Magazine, April 2011, pg 38 Barbi Twins & pg 28 Willie Nelson


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Friday, January 14, 2011

52 Weeks of Organizing... Challenge Accepted!

Ok. I like to tell people I'm organized. Very organized, actually. It's on my resume. My organizational brags have likely gotten me a job or two. Thankfully, I'm very talented in other ways because, well... Although it's not a lie, I am a bit delusional in my organizing ability. Well, no, that's not quite right... I'm delusional in my ability to keep my life organized.

The one notable exception is in my project management ability - although I may have to shuffle through an enormous file folder that contains all the documents, I know to the penny what my project is costing, how much is left in the budget and exactly where we are in regards to the schedule. I remember conversations and details and actually had a file drawer full of every single incoming and outgoing phone call I made over the six years at my last position.

Personally, well, I need serious help. So during my recent lunch time reading session, I came across a great motivator... The Org Junkie's 52 Weeks of Organizing. I had a "plan" for the year - one of which was to be a little more organized. I've got room after room of 'stuff' that I need to go through. But I think I had that list at the start of last year too... I tried and I wrote about it here and here and it was part the reason I started my blog. I thought if I was 'accountable' publicly, I'd get the job done.

It didn't work.

I realized when reading the challenge on the Org Junkie's site that I have many talents and knowledge but organizing is not one of them... But I can learn and why reinvent the wheel? I have knowledge and skills, which I'm sharing with We-Design-Day but I must realize my specialty is interior design - organizing is not one. So now I'm sifting through articles and hints and I've committed to the 52 Weeks project.

One of the tasks was to make a list. The other night, I made mine. Now, I only have 30 items on my list but I know there are a couple of the tasks are going to be multiple week projects. And I know as I get started, the list will grow.

Here is my dirty little list... It isn't in order either, I just wrote as things came to me and I'll pick/choose the task based on the time I have that week to commit to it.

52 Weeks of Organizing
1. Closet shelf (mine)
2. TroubleMaker's dresser
3. Appliance Closet
4. Ensuite medicine cabinet
5. Ensuite vanity
6. My dresser
7. Front hall closet
8. Main bath vanity
9. Linen cupboard
10. Phone desk
11. Guest room closet
12. Wheel cart
13. Spice cupboard
14. TroubleMaker's toys
15. Cookie sheet cupboard
16. Laundry room
17. Cold room
18. Christmas decorations
19. Painting supplies
20. Non fiction library
21. Sewing studio
22. Design books/library
23. Computer files!
24. Email "inbox"
25. Gardening supplies (shed)
26. Night stand
27. Fabric stash
28. Photos (print)
29. Recipes
30. Back hall closet
31. Broom/pet closet
32. My closet/clothes
33. Dresser top

Wish me luck... I'm going to need it!

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Last night I saw a friend's car in a store parking lot, so I wrote a quick little note and left it under her windshield wiper.

I guess she drove all the way home with this note - never noticing it - and then saw it this morning.

So she calls me up wondering how I knew where she lived.

She must have been imagining me skulking around her house in the middle of the night, with my pants around my ankles no doubt, peering into her windows, only pausing long enough to leave my note.

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Colts Select Tyler Tucker 14th & Jack McBain 20th Overall in Round One

The Barrie Colts are proud to announce today that they have selected defenceman Tyler Tucker in the first round, 14th overall & centreman Jack McBain 20th overall in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection, presented by State Farm.

Tucker, 16, played for the Toronto Titans this past season registering 6 goals, 12 assists for 18th points in 39 games played. The 6 foot, 201-pound defenceman from Longlac, Ontario adds a physical element to the Barrie Colts defensive depth.

“We are really pleased to get two high caliber players like this in the first round,” said Head Scout and General Manager Jason Ford. “Tyler is an all around defenceman who brings an element of skill, toughness, puck moving ability and size to the organization.”

McBain, 16, from Toronto, Ontario spent last year with the Don Mills Flyers Minor Midget AAA team where he appeared in 16 games scoring 10 times and recording 15 assists for 25 points.

“Jack is a big skilled competitive kid with excellent hockey sense and all the tools to be a star in the Ontario Hockey League,” added Ford.

The 6 foot 2, 182 pound centre is the son of former NHLer Andrew McBain who was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1983 in the 1st round, 8th overall. His father skated in over 600 NHL games with stops in Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, Vancouver & Ottawa. McBain is also a former teammate of Barrie Colts Head Coach Dale Hawerchuk.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Failure to start website in IIS Express: Process with an ID #### is not running

Last week during a training one of the participants got the following error when she tried to debug a web application in IIS Express. IIS Express failed to start and Visual Studio showed the following error message:

Process with an ID #### is not running

We couldn’t find the root cause of the issue but we had a workaround to fix it:

  • Close Visual Studio.
  • Delete the hidden .vs folder on solution level
  • Open your solution again
  • This time IIS express should be back up and running

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Markwort 4-dial plastic umpire indicator. This Indicator records strikes, balls, outs and innings.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Re-packs help me build sets

I picked up a repack of cards from Target today and got a few cards I need for Mets set building.
Leading off,
Jose Reyes, 2007 UD Series 1. He singles and steals second.

Batting 2nd,
(2) Keith Hernandez, '85 Record Breakers-1986 inserts. That's a double. Reyes scores. RBI for Hernandez.
Batting 3rd,
Howard Johnson, 1990 Topps mini Superstars sticker. HoJo had 39 HR's and 101 RBI's in 1989.
Oh and 41 Stolen Bases. Single up the middle. Hernandez to third.

Batting clean-up,
Daryl Strawberry, 1988 Topps mini UK. On the back of the card it mentions that "Straw" has two brothers that also play baseball. They look like twins but bear no resemblance to Daryl. I wonder if he discusses it in his new book?
3 run HR.

Batting fifth,
Juan Smauel. 1990's Topps. Already had it.
He hits into a triple play. (How is that possible with no else on base? How would I know? He's Juan Samuel)? The Mets traded away McDowell and Dykstra (two players I really liked) for this guy. Then shipped him off to the Dodgers for Mike Marshall and Alejandro Pena (another player I was never fond of).

Pitching for the Mets. Terry Leach. 1989 Topps. (needed it).
I also pulled a Keith Hernandez UK mini. First time I've pulled that many Hernandez cards.

Needless to say, I'm pleased with my haul of repacking goodness.
Now to finish the weekend with a 4-game sweep of the Giants.

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I'm always surprised by what set-filling finds I get in repack boxes.


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How to Run a Full-court Press in Basketball

Full-court pressure defenses are used to create turnovers and increase the tempo of a game. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t have to be a gambling, all-or-nothing defensive style; instead, think of “full-court pressure” as describing the aggressive defense that many teams like to use normally, but extended throughout the length of the floor. Learn more about running a Full-court press here.

Full-court Press Benefits

There are many reasons that teams will incorporate a full-court press into their defensive arsenal, including the need to...

  • Speed up the game tempo
  • Compete against tougher competition
  • Come from behind late in games
  • Increase defensive intensity
  • Wear out the opposition
  • Take advantage of inexperienced guards

Advanced teams can occasionally use a zone strategy to create traps and confuse ball-handlers, while intermediate teams can stick with man-to-man coverage, which is just as effective and very easy to learn.

It’s a good idea for most teams to practice full-court pressure – both to have it as a weapon, and to be prepared when opponents spring it on them.

Match Up

In a man-to-man full-court press, each player will match up with his defensive assignment after a made basket. However, there’s no time for each player to seek out his man following a steal, turnover, or defensive rebound, so it’s important for each player to guard the nearest man.

Defenders can switch back to their original man if there’s time after the ball has reached the half-court. The idea is to immediately attack the ball, and close out on each offensive player. Defenders must quickly apply pressure, using quick footwork and active hands.

Force the Ball Toward the Sideline

The key player in the full-court pressure is always the on-ball defender, who should contest the dribbler every step of the way without committing a foul. The on-ball defender has two goals:

  1. Steer the ball toward the sideline.
  2. Force an errant pass or turnover.

Aggressively pressuring the inbounder is the first step to forcing the ball towards the sideline. Once the ball is passed, the on-ball defender should shade the dribbler toward the sideline by overplaying the center of the floor.

As with traditional man-to-man defense, each defender must take into account the location of both his man and the ball at all times:

  • Defenders who are one pass away from the ball, or on the same side of the court as the ball, should focus on denying passing lanes.
  • If covering a player who is two passes away from the ball, defenders should shade toward the basket to prevent long passes and easy lay-ups.

Neither scenario should mean easily conceding a cross-court or skip pass, though two-pass-away defenders can roam a little more and look for steals without getting beat downcourt.

Many teams use screens against a pressure defense to free up players, meaning that defenders will have to execute a switch. Switches must be called out clearly, and anticipated (when possible) by the dribbler’s defender. Mismatches are much less important than applying pressure and using quick feet to defend and deny.

Teams running a zone full-court press will not have to worry about switching on screens. However, they must be able to rotate among offensive players, and ensure they are not guarding the same area of the floor as a teammate.

Hot Tip: Stay Alert

Defenders in the full-court press want to avoid getting beat by V-cuts and open sprints to the basket. If the ball gets by a defender, everyone on the floor must sprint back and to try and prevent an easy basket.

Trapping is a great way to create a turnover in a pressure defense. In a man-to-man defense, defenders should be aware of trapping zones on the floor:

  • The area along either sideline.
  • The area just across the timeline in each corner.
  • The front corners of the floor in the offensive zone.

A ball-handler bringing the ball upcourt along the sideline is vulnerable to a second defender sprinting over to set a trap. Traps should be quick and aggressive, and trapping players must constantly move their hands to prevent a pass from the trapped player. When performed correctly, the trap is a great way to draw a turnover or five-second violation.

Evening the Field

Full-court pressure is constant and tireless, and must be executed as such. A full-court press that’s not run with 100 percent effort can easily be exposed by experienced, skilled guards.

The real value of running a full-court press is the ability to wear out an opponent, who will eventually make mental mistakes after having every dribble contested for a full game. Defending the entire floor – instead of just the third of it closest to the basket – can be the great equalizer in a tough match-up against a stronger opponent.

Full-court pressure can be the great equalizer in basketball...if it's done correctly. Read this guide to learn the steps to running a stifling full-court press.
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