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Dec 302011

eggnog1 Blissfully Delicious Eggnog

This is our favorite Blissfully Declicious Eggnog Recipe and often have one each on New Year’s Eve. This recipe makes 2 drinks:

1 oz Amaretto almond liqueur, 1 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur, 1 oz vodka, 10 oz eggnog, served with big dallops of whipped cream and shaved dark chocolate on top.  (Optional: a very light sprinkle of nutmeg on top).  For my tastes I sometimes make the drink with a little added milk or light cream (about 2/3 eggnog to 1/3 cream).

A bit of Eggnog History:  Eggnog, or egg flip, was brought to the US from Britain in the 18th century. It may have had an ancestor in the medieval posset, which is hot milk mixed with spiced wine or ale.In 1827 British writer Richard Cook published Oxford Night Caps, in which he lists all kinds of possets and eggnogs. The posset which he calls Rum Booze can also be called Egg Flip.

Kahlua Cinnamon Spice is the classic Kahlua coffee base with added cinnamon, cloves and brown sugar. It sounds lovely, and definitely something I’d like try in our eggnog recipe.

Here is an eggnog recipe that uses it for a large batch (makes 8 4-oz portions, easily doubled or tripled for a holiday punch bowl):  Kahlua Cinnamon Spice Holiday Eggnog

  • 4 large eggs
  • 6 oz  granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp freshly-grated nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/8 tsp clove
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 oz Martell VSOP cognac
  • 2 oz Kahlua Cinnamon Spice liqueur
  • 4 oz Jameson Irish whiskey
  • 12 oz whole milk
  • 8 oz heavy cream

Preparation:  Blender (or mixer fitted with a whip attachment) – blend the eggs for 1 minute; add sugar and spices and blend together (about 30 seconds); slowly add the cognac, Kahlua and Jameson, blend another 30 seconds; add the milk and cream and blend 1 minute more. Cover and refrigerate.  Can be made a day ahead of time to allow the flavors to combine.  Serving size 4 oz; optional: grate fresh nutmeg or cinnamon over the top.

Eggnog Kahlua Shake -here is another eggnog recipe that uses Kahlua and Eggnog to make a milkshake like drink (yummy). Serves 1 to 2

Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz) Kahlua, 2 oz half-and-half (or combination of milk and cream or just milk), 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teapoon simple syrup*, 1 fresh egg  or (use equivalent amount of Egg Beaters), 3 heaping tablespoons crushed ice.  Blend together until ice is crushed to small chips.  Optional: dallop of whipped cream on top.

(*You can use bar syrup but making your own simple syrup tastes better and is fairly easy – use a 1:1 sugar-water ratio (e.g., 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water) in a saucepan, heat up the water and dissolve the sugar in it; cook untill it’s a little syrupy; store covered in the refrigerator.)

What is your favorite holiday drink?

Wishing everyone a joyous, healthy New Year filled with blessings, Lady Rose

Dec 292011

13 Goals 2012 13 New Year Goals

I don’t do New Year resolutions any more, but I do like to plan ahead and set a few manageable goals for the year ahead.  My overall theme for the year is going to be ORGANIZE.

This is a goal I’ve had for decades and it is a bit of an overwhelming task.  Ten years ago we moved from a big house with a huge basement, attic, and big gargage with attached building into a house with no basement, no attic, no storage shed, and only a small gargage.  We had to leave a lot of stuff behind because we simply ran out of space and I have never really recovered from having boxes and stuff jammed every where from floor to ceiling by the movers.  I’ve made a huge dent over the years, but much more needs to be done.  I work full time and my health was poor and my pain levels were extremely high back then and I weighed over 300 lbs.  However, since I lost over 170 lbs and reached my goal weight of 135 lbs in Jan. 2010 I have been able to get a lot more done and I plan to continue making progress in the year ahead.  I am not going try for perfection, or set goals that are just to big to actually achieve or set deadlines for myself that are going to cause stress.

Here are a few things I’d like to accomplish next year:

  1. Strength and Rebirth Circle of Trees Spring Retreat (present two workshops (April)
  2. Woman I Am Circle of Trees Fall Retreat (present two workshops) (Oct.)
  3. Finish Qi Gong Therapist class take home exam
  4. 2nd level Qi Gong Healing class (Oct. – 1 week in CT)
  5. Family summer vacation (to celebrate my daughter, Angelgirl’s 16th birthday in May)
  6. Visit with my best friend Mama Kelly at least twice (or more next year) – but since that is based on her schedule, I’ll settle for at least getting to visit once
  7. Record a review of at least 12 tarot decks and post the videos
  8. Finishing getting wedding video copied to computer and uploaded to youtube and then posted on blog
  9. Copy China video to dvd, uploaded to you tube and then posted
  10. Paint and organize my daughter’s room (she wants to change from pink to green with brown trim; one of her Christmas presents was a new bedding set and new sheets in green and brown)
  11. Organize and inventory crystals and semi-precious stones and create a few craft projects to sell
  12. Sort and organize the 6 tall bookshelves in fireplace room and organize the bedroom (clear excess junk, sort all clothes, get a bookshelf, baskets, and storage containers to organize stuff in)

What are your goals for 2012?

Bright blessings, Lady Rose

Related Post: Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas (includes tips for setting resolutions and goals)

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Dec 282011

Tree2011 183x300 Highlights Christmas 2011

What we like best about this time of year is building happy memories and being with family and friends (like the Christmas Oatmeal Boxes Grandmom used to put together or the Mrs. Weasly Sweater I made for my best friend for Christmas 2007). We were fortunate to have the opportunity to be with our family, share lots of smiles, give out a few surprises and create some wonderful memories.

XmasFavThings2011 Highlights Christmas 2011

Christmas morning the three of us, Teacherman, Angelgirl, and Me, had a lot of smiles and Santa was very good to us.  We take our time and open gifts slowly, sip coffee (Angelgirl sips hot cocoa) and wear a Christmas hat on our heads.

By noontime we headed out to make the rounds and visited my sisters (who live across the street from each other). First on the left side of the street we brought Mom along and gave gifts to my niece and two nephews. Then crossed the street to visit with my other sister,  (my mom lives there too), and my brother (who arrived a bit later about mid-afternoon).  We called my other brother, who is in a nursing home in Arkansas, to wish him a Merry Christmas.  He really enjoyed the Christmas package we sent him (it included a Christmas Oatmeal Box).

Mom was spoiled with a huge stocking and lots of packages to open – from little gifts and treats to big surprises.  I think this was her biggest Christmas ever.  Her big gifts included a cd player and a notebook (computer).

I usually get my nieces and nephews gift cards, but like to present them each year in a unique way but putting together a “themed” gift bag or basket.  This year theme was baking – I got my brother and sisters the Big top Cupcake Highlights Christmas 2011 with a couple of cake mixes, icings, and cake decorating sprinkles, and cookie cutter set.

However for my one niece and nephew instead of gift cards, they had a “Cake Boss” Christmas Extravaganza – they LOVE the Cake Boss.  I got them Buddy’s two cookbooks, Buddy Valastro Talking Bobblehead Highlights Christmas 2011, and Cake Boss mixing bowl set.  But the biggest gift (that earned us the honor of being the world’s best aunt and uncle) are tickets to see the Cake Boss Live Show (March 16th in Trenton, NJ) – they are VIP tickets so there is a meet and greet after the show.

Xmas 2011 Presents Galore Highlights Christmas 2011

I’m so looking forward to seeing the smiles when we get to meet the Cake Boss in March – it is going to be a memory for a lifetime.

Dec 262011

Yule 20111 Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas

Our Fireplace – Decorated for the Holidays

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas – Yule – Winter Solstice.  The time between Christmas and New Year’s we are fortunate to have the time off from work and school to be together.  We will be visiting with friends, going to see a movie, and enjoying other fun things together.   I am also using this time to clear away the old, plan ahead for the future, and energize my motivation for continuing to improve my inner landscape and future spiritual goals.

The days following the Winter Solstice (Yule, Christmas), the longest night, are an inbetween time, filled with centuries of traditions and magic from many cultures and religions, a time that is not a time (out of the ordinary, existing outside the day to day rules and routine).  In ancient Babylon, these days were seen as the time of a struggle between chaos and order, with chaos trying to take back over the world and many traditions for this time of year are associated with driving away evil spirits for the start of the new year.

The origin and counting of the Twelve Days “is complicated, and is related to differences in calendars, church traditions, and ways to observe this holy day in various cultures.  in most of the Western Church are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany  (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th). In some traditions, the first day of Christmas begins on the evening of December 25th with the following day considered the First Day of Christmas (December 26th). In these traditions, the twelve days begin December 26 and include Epiphany on January 6.”

No matter which days one decides are best for celebrating the 12 days of Yule it is an good time for reflection, gaining wisdom from the previous year and setting goals and magical intentions for the upcoming new year.

Rather than making “resoultions” that if not met by year’s end or are abandoned within a few weeks of the new year’s start which can lead to giving up, guilt and negative feelings of self worth, I will be focusing on small, doable steps that are part of a broader overall plan. I will also allow myself to be flexible, realistic, and adapt as life unfolds and circumstances warrant.

What I will be doing during the 12 days of Yule:

An overall life review – what have I neglected, are there goals I need to discard or new ones I want to add; what habits and practices are positive and life affirming for myself and family, which ones need to be discarded, added or tweaked.  Followed by a simple new year’s eve ritual to give thanks for the previous year (embracing the mistakes, the ups and downs, both the good and bad times, releasing the old hurts, stress, negativity) and blessings for the new year (clearing the way for a fresh new year and welcoming the new lessons to be learned, the good and the bad times, opening heart, mind and spirit to wisdom and love).

Setting a focus for 2012 – to add meaning and overall purpose for the upcoming new year, I will be focusing on a theme for the year and settting an overall flexible plan that is on going to manifest my overall them and positive steps forward. I will kee my plans reasonable, with doable small steps for the upcoming year, and visualize and set forth intentions, followed by real world activity to manifest my goals.

My overall theme for this year is organizing – this has been my goal for decades, and in the past I’d always feel bad that I didn’t “finish” getting my entire house done and my life organized.  But realistically in the past my health and pain levels and lack of time (since I work full time and other life demands that require my time) made it impossible to get the entire house and my life organized to perfection, so I was setting myself up for failure.   This year my health is much better and since losing over 170 lbs my pain levels are very low.  However time constraints and the massive amount of organizing that needs to be done are still obstacles.  But rather than set a goal of getting the entire house done I will set as my goal to consistently work on  much smaller tasks that I can achieve, such as a bookshelf at a time or a few boxes sorted each month, etc.  Each small accomplishment will one more step to the larger goa, and I can feel positive about each one along the way without beating myself up if the house isn’t “perfect” and completely organized within a self-imposed deadline.

Tips For Resolutions and Goals:  keep goals simple and doable (break down big goals into smaller tasks); make sure your goals are realistic within the time frame you’ve set  (i.e. don’t set a goal like save a $10,000 dollars in a year if your expenses and debt are overwhelming – instead set a goal of paying down debt and creating a budget; don’t set a goal of building a website in a year when you don’t know anything about computers – instead set a goal of taking a computer class); don’t overwhelm yourself with too many goals and tasks; create categories to organize your goals (i.e. self improvement, home, work, family, spiritual, community, etc.) with only one or just a few goals in each category; be gentle with yourself and adjust your timetable as needed. Build in positive feedback and rewards for yourself along the way.  For example to help change your inner landscape and clear away inner obstacles create daily positive affirmations, inspirational music to listen to, inspirational amd empowering books to read.  Create positive feedback in the physical world, for example take a big positive step to start off the year that will create a positive environment for smaller changes to continue reaching an overall goal; create a symbol of your goal that you see daily; give yourself positive rewards along the way as you complete tasks.

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year filled with bright blessings, Lady Rose

Dec 242011

Holda Holda the Yuletide Goddess

As with many ancient goddesses, Holda is complex. Also called Hulde and Frau  Holle, she goes by a variety of names and takes different forms, depending on  locale and culture. In her form as a beneficent and noble White Lady, Holda is  beautiful and stately, with long, flowing golden hair, which shines with  sunlight as she combs it. She wears a white gown covered with a magical white  goose down cape. At Yuletide, she travels the world in a carriage and bestows  good health, good fortune, and other gifts to humans that honor  her. She not only is connected with Winter Solstice itself, but also with the holiday season that continues many of its customs, the 12 days of  Christmas–from December 25 through January 6.

Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, healthy and blissful holiday blessings, Lady Rose

Related Posts:  13 Gods Associated with December 25

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Apple is putting finishing touches on iOS 6.0.1 which is will fix some bugs in iOS 6.  Those bugs/fixes include:
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  • Camera flash sometimes not going off when photos are taken
  • Fix for horizontal lines appearing on the keyboard
  • A bug with Microsoft Exchanges meetings getting canceled
  • A bug affecting cellular data, and cellular data used with iTunes Match
  • A Passbook security via the lockscreen issue

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5 Nice Places to Visit in Puerto Rico

There are a lot of places to visit in Puerto Rico on your trip. Most people concentrate on the main attractions on the metropolitan area of the island, here we feature 5 nice places to visit out of the way, they are worth the driving and the experience, enjoy.

Las Cuevas de Camuy National Park

   This national Park features on of the largest cave systems in the world. visitors will walk into parts of the caves and explore a small part of the system. The surrounding areas feature some nature settings that make for very good views.

La Parguera, Bioluminescence Bay

  Another very unique place to visit on the island. this bay has micro organisms on the water that when disturbed they "light up" and produce a beautiful display on the water.  this phenomenon happens on various places around the world, but in Puerto Rico is the only place that is guaranteed for it to happen every night.

Arecibo radar observatory

  In the north par of Puerto Rico you can visit the famous radio telescope, the largest of this kind of the world. Its large receptor plate it's larger than 12 football fields, used to spot signals from planets and in the SETI research for extraterestrial life.  Inside the Observatory there are science related exibitions of different subjects to watch.

Mayaguez Zoo

  Mayaguez is home to the only public zoo in the island. The zoo 2 main animal selections are  the African Forest and the African Savannah. Also it features a Beautiful bird sanctuary.

Ponce Art Museum

  The Ponce Art Museum has the largest art collection of the Caribbean between pictures and sculptures.  Its collection have many European works such as works by Velasquez, Rubens and Rodin, and others.

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German Great Artist Mathis Grunewald - The Plague

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The Plague

An early hospital, In medieval times the sick were nursed by monks or nuns in hospitals founded and run by religious orders. This book miniature shows them in the company of the four cardinal virtues: prudence, fortitude, temperance and justice.
One of the most feared diseases of Grunewald's lifetime, the plague swept relentlessly through Europe in repeated epidemics, helped by mistaken medical theory and ineffectual remedies.

In the foreground of Grunewald's Temptation of St Anthony lies a helpless, diseased figure, covered with sores. This panel forms a part of The Isenheim Altarpiece, which was painted for the church of the brothers of St Anthony, who devoted themselves to nursing the sick. The altarpiece offered comfort and hope to the inmates of the Isenheim hospice, many of whom were dying of syphilis and the plague.

A physician's habit, In later outbreaks of the plague physicians donned protective clothing to avoid catching the disease. It included a mask with glass 'eyes' and a beak filled with aromatic herbs and spices.
Outbreaks of the plague occurred frequently from the mid-14th to the mid-17th century, often reaching epidemic proportions. Plague was explained by the Church as a divine punishment for sin, to be countered by prayer, fasting, confession, religious processions and the rejection of vain pleasures such as dancing and cards. Images of the dance of death, which appear in church art and in popular woodcuts, were an early artistic response to the deadly epidemics which began with the 'Black Death' of the 14th century.

Religious art of the time often depicted an angry God shooting arrow of plague at the sinful. The ancient Greeks had prayed to Apollo, the archer-god whose arrows brought pestilence, to spare them; Christians prayed to St Sebastian, martyred by arrows, for protection from the plague. He too appears as a figure on The Isenheim Altarpiece.

Medical writers sought natural explanations for the plague, but could not agree on either the cause or the treatment. The European plague, or pestilence, of Grunewald's day was bubonic plague, which we now believe to be transmitted to man by the fleas of plague-infected rats. In its most deadly, pneumonic, form, it was spread, like the common cold, by droplets sneezed out by one victim and inhaled by another. The children's singing game Ring a Ring of Roses is supposed to contain a reference to these fatal sneezes in the line: 'Atishoo, atishoo, we all fall down'.

Protector of the sick, St Rod: (c.1350-1380) devoted himself to nursing victims of the plague and became their patron saint. He is often depicted in 14th and 15th century paintings with a plague sore on his thigh, the spot where the plague first manifested itself
In the 15th and 16th centuries, doctors explained the cause of plague according to the teachings of Hippocrates, who believed that outbreaks were due to a local corruption of the air. This, in turn, was thought to infect the inhabitants, contaminating the bodily fluids or 'humours' which determined a person's temperament and causing disease and death. This corrupt or 'putrid' air might be the result of unusually warm and humid weather, or of a particular conjunction of the stars, which transmitted their malign effects to earth through the air.

Because of the analogy with rotting and putrefaction, the cause of plague was associated also with unpleasant smells, including the vapours arising from volcanoes, burial grounds and even dunghills. Some theories suggested that the air was not merely corrupted but actually poisoned: an explanation which, doctors argued, explained the fact that it might attack at any time of the year not just in hot, damp weather and struck with the speed and deadly effect of a poison.

Plague was usually classed by doctors as a fever, the effect of which was to upset the balance of the four humours blood, phlegm, choler and black bile resulting in an excess of hot and moist qualities. Those who suggested that plague, like the newly identified disease of syphilis, acted in the manner of a poison, claimed that it attacked the 'total substance' of the body directly, and was far more virulent than the 'qualitative' diseases.

Symbols of death, Plague victims were often buried in mass graves outside towns. This macabre carving of a skull, crossbones and grave-diggers tools marks the site of a plague cemetery in Rouen, France - the result of an outbreak in 1521.
Whatever the proposed cause, methods of medical treatment were almost entirely ineffective. The most practical was the advice to avoid breathing the 'deadly air' by leaving plague-stricken cities. Those who could afford to leave did so, often in defiance of quarantine regulations designed to prevent the spread of disease.

Much of the medical treatment aimed to drive the plague poison out of the body, by sweating, purging, inducing vomiting and blood-letting. The buboes or swellings which characterized the disease were lanced, and blisters were raised and then opened to draw out the pus. Other drug remedies treated the symptoms of the disease, such as thirst and sleeplessness.

The carrier, The classic carrier of the plague is the Indian rat flea, which becomes infective when it feeds from plague-stricken rats, and then transmits the disease to man.
Because of the suggestion that plague acted in the same way as a poison, antidotes, such as the famous mithridatum and theriac or 'Venice trcacle', were popular ingredients in plague remedies. Town physicians and academics wrote treatises on the proper treatment of the disease, containing their favourite recipes. New chemical remedies were introduced by followers of the German physician and alchemist Theophrastus Paracelsus. Quacks made the most of the opportunity, selling 'cures' to the desperate, who had often been abandoned by qualified doctors who put survival above their professional duties. People also attempted to counter the plague by fighting the unpleasant smells associated with its cause. They burned fires with sulphur and other chemicals, wore or carried nosegays (pomanders filled with aromatic herbs and spices or vinaigrettes) and, from the 16th century onwards, even tried to ward off the disease by smoking tobacco plague-pits are often identified by the clay pipes of the gravediggers.

Theophrastus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Bombast us von Hohenheim (c.1490-1541), a Swiss physician and alchemist, discredited contemporary theory and introduced new, but equally erroneous, remedies for treating disease.
Doctors rarely noted the contagious nature of the disease, which did not fit in with the Hippocratic theory of miasma or unhealthy air. An attempt to prevent dung heaps and rotting garbage from corrupting the air led in some cases to orders for improved street cleaning and public hygiene, which would have had an indirect effect on public health. City governments and public health officials, however, clearly recognized that plague was spread by the movement of travellers and goods, and Italian cities in particular developed elaborate quarantine procedures, isolating recent arrivals and imported goods in lazarettos outside the city, which were also used as isolation hospitals in time of plague.

British and German towns had fewer lazarettos, though Nuremberg had a newly built one at the time of an attack of plague in 1562, and London acquired its first pest-house at the end of the century. In major epidemics only a fraction of the sick could be accommodated, and in London the city government passed harsh legislation forbidding anyone to leave a house where a case of plague had been found. Doors of infected houses were marked with a cross to warn passers-by. Contact with the sick or with the bodies of plague victims was supposed to be confined to the government plague-spotters or 'searchers' who reported new cases, and to the gravediggers who toured the streets at night with carts for the dead, and buried them in mass graves outside the city.

Penitential processions, According to legend, Pope Gregory I later canonized led a procession to supplicate God for an end to the plague which ravaged Rome in 590. Medieval Christians invoked the saint against the plague and emulated his example in hope of similar deliverance.
Despite all the precautions and remedies, the death toll in major epidemics was apallingly high. A Nuremberg doctor reported some 8600 deaths from plague in the city in one year, 1494. At its height, the London Great Plague of the 17th century claimed over 7000 victims a week and the bills of mortality on which this figure is based may represent only half the real total.

Plague was not the only epidemic disease of Grunewald's day smallpox, the sweating sickness, and syphilis also claimed many victims. But it was one of the most spectacular, marking victims with swellings and carbuncles, and sometimes with red, black or blue spots. The man in The Temptation of St Anthony may, indeed, be a plague victim a detail which adds to the nightmarish quality of the scene. Believing the plague to be 'God's Scourge', victims in Grunewald's day suffered from a form of supernatural torment which matched that of the saint himself.

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  3. Release Power button when device will vibrate.
  4. Wait until phone restarts.
  5. Done, you can now work properly on device.

Second method:

  1. Turn on the device.
  2. Now from the start screen scroll down to the bottom of the screen, and tap arrow.
  3. Next go to Settings -> About phone -> Reset your phone -> Yes.
  4. Then your handset will reset and reboots.

Third method:

  1. Switch off your mobile phone.
  2. Then press Volume Down key, and connect the charger until you see exclamation mark.
  3. Now press this keys in order: Volume Up -> Volume Down -> Power button -> Volume Down.
  4. After that your device will reset and reboots.

Fourth method:

  1. Make sure, that your phone is off.
  2. Next press and hold together Volume Down + Power button + Camera button until your phone vibrates.
  3. Then release only Power button and keep pressing other keys for 4-5 seconds until the phone reboots.

How to Update NOKIA Lumia 920 LTE to latest Firmware:

Before starting a software update, we recommend that you make enough space on your phone. You need to have up to 1.5GB (depending on phone model) free phone memory to ensure that the software update goes smoothly. To check the available free space, go to Settings > Storage check.

There can be several updates available for your phone, so you may need to repeat the process a few times to get to the latest version. Follow all the update prompts so that you don’t miss out on any of the latest goodies. To see your current software version, go to Settings > Extras + Info.

We’ve recently announced that Windows 10 will be available later this year and it is our ambition to make an upgrade available to all Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1. In order to prepare your phone for Windows 10, you will need to have Lumia Denim (OS version 8.10.14219.341, or higher) installed.

Step 1: Your phone notifies you when an update is available for you. You can also check for updates by going to Settings > Phone Update and tapping Check for updates.

  • Tip! Use a Wi-Fi network to download the update and avoid mobile data transmission costs. Before starting the update, connect to a charger or make sure your phone has enough battery power (at least 50%). You might also need to make enough space on your phone for the update (up to 1.5 GB, depending on the phone model). To check for available free space, go to Settings > storage sense (storage check).

Step 2: To view and to install the updates, tap the notification message, and follow the instructions shown on your phone. You can install the update immediately, or postpone the update to a more convenient time.

Step 3: The update should take around 15-30 minutes, but a major update could take up to 2 hours to complete depending on your phone model. You are not able to use your phone during the update installation. Follow all the update prompts, and do not worry if your phone restarts several times during the process, that is completely normal.

Additional app updates from the Store could be needed to fully enable new features for your phone. You will get the app update notification on the Store app shortly after the software update.

From Lumia Denim update onwards, you can install phone updates more easily by scheduling them for a time that works best for you. You can find the Preferred install time option from Settings > Phone Update. Some of the phones now also support downloading updates to a memory card.

Windows Phone 8 compatible Phone Models
Lumia 430 Dual SIM, 435, 435 Dual SIM, 520, 520T, 521, 525, 526, 530, 530 Dual SIM, 532, 532 Dual SIM, 535, 535 Dual SIM, 620, 625, 630, 630 Dual SIM, 635, 636, 638, 640 LTE Dual SIM, 640 XL, 640 XL Dual SIM, 640 XL LTE, 640 XL LTE Dual SIM, 720, 720T, 730 Dual SIM, 735, 810, 820, 822, 830, 920, 920T, 925, 925T, 928, 930, Icon, 1020, 1320 and 1520.

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How many downloads are needed in order to stay in the top 50 in the Apple App Store or Google Play? 25.000 per day according to Vision Mobile‘s Mobile Megatrends 2012 report.   They make the point that apps need to move from product innovation to marketing innovation, and that apps are as mature as the fast moving consumer goods market now.

So how does a developer innovate in marketing? What exactly is marketing innovation, and how do you do this on a shoestring  budget? Which tools/services do you use? And there are many – just look at Vision Mobile’s atlas of services companies for developers:

So what is the most effective way to reach users? Well, obviously at CodeNgo we believe in maximizing your distribution reach – which means the max number of app stores, with localized versions for each market.  But beyond distribution you need to look at marketing, and the most effective way for apps is and will be word of mouth marketing.  So how do you take advantage of this?  Well, you have to start somewhere and we have found these key components need to be part of apps.

Let users do the discovery for you

This can take a variety of shapes. To begin with, see how your app fits with the user’s address book. Is there a way to integrate it somehow (in game play, invites, etc).  Your phone’s contact list was the first mobile social network, long before Facebook or AirG.

Enable social network publishing – without being annoying.  Nobody (well, most people) wants to know you just bought a new fish for your virtual aquarium. But they may want to know that you just went scuba diving or that you voted for an artist on The Voice, or is just thrilled Sweden won Eurovision, or… you get the picture. Relevancy is the key.

And if possible, create incentives for people to involve their friends or recommend your app/service.  Want to reach that next level? Get a friend to buy the game, and you get your long awaited super powers, etc.  Lots of game examples here, but you can easily build incentives into most apps.

Give users a reason to come back to your app

We are big fans of apps that transcend both the online and mobile world. While you may not be able to build a game online and on mobile, you can certainly integrate to online leader boards, user communities, etc.  Push notifications are great – as long as they are relevant – and give users a reason to come back to your app and not forget they downloaded it.

Location awareness is another huge win if you can build it in. Apple’s new Passbook uses location to bring forward the loyalty card you are most likely to use. For instance, if you are at the grocery store, well then Passbook will have that grocery store’s loyalty card ready for you. It may now always be right, but chances are it is. Sheer brilliance.

So while most developers would never work with creative ad agencies, it does not mean you cannot innovate. And it starts with your code.

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    Good read.mobile applications based on IOS and Android are in great demand. Businesses are finding ways to reach their audience via a mobile application.
    Of course it is very important to have an efficient mobile application which calls for due care and proper testing before launching.

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    Developing is an important part of a website.But nowadays people have gone to marketing in order to increase the sales.People who have have knowledge about both marketing and developing product will have an added advantage.


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The Scottish people have spoken, and we couldn't be happier. Along with shortbread, a good single malt and Tilda Swinton, we’re loving all things Scottish - and luckily they seem to love us too. Coincidentally, tartan is definitively this season’s must-have print.  Originally, wearing the Scottish print first became a thing after King George IV visited th[...]


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Reef Safe Sunscreen

Doesn’t it seem ironic that those of us who snorkel and scuba dive do so to enjoy the beauty of tropical underwater life, yet by invading reefs with sunscreen chemicals slathered all over our bodies we are actually contributing to reef death? If you agree with me that this seems a little counterproductive and silly, you might want to check out Tropical Sea’s new line of Beach Buff Reef Safe sunscreens. In a study Tropical Seas conducted to test the efficacy of their product, they took water from the Pacific Ocean Surf Zone and Yaniqua Bay area (both off of California) and, in laboratory studies, found that their tested product was particularly adhesive to the skin, allowing for less lotion to come off when in contact with water, and the small amount that comes away from the skin will biodegrade in 60-80 days. It doesn’t run more expensive than your average drug-store variety sunscreen, so why not use it even if you aren’t snorkeling? It comes in a wide range of SPF choices, with the highest at 45+, and the bottles are a great compact size for travel.

In a statement, the company said “Certain chemicals used in sunscreen manufacturing can cause the algae in corals to become infected and explode causing the coral to die. It is estimated that 4,000-6,000 metric tons of sunscreen wash off swimmers annually in our oceans worldwide and that up to 10% of coral reefs are threatened by sunscreen- induced bleaching [caused by Zooxanthellae death].”

For the complete study of the product, click HERE, and to buy the lotion online, click HERE

Note: It is extremely important to be a informed consumer. We at ENN cannot stress enough that reading labels and knowing what you are buying (and putting on your body!) is extremely important, whether you are looking to purchase sunscreen or any other product. When it comes to sunscreen, if you truly wish to help conserve reef life, your sunscreen should not contain titanium dioxide or zinc dioxide, neither of which biodegrade at all. Also, be sure that your sunscreens comply with FDA guidelines. If you have any questions about a product you are going to purchase to use on or in your body, you call either an FDA or company representative, who should be able to answer your query (if they cannot, probably steer clear of the product). As a consumer, it is also smart to look for lab tests and results, like the ones conducted by the aforementioned company.

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Check Out Our New Freshly Meal Planner!

It’s a big week for Freshly. And our customers.

If you’re already a subscriber, you might have noticed our site looks a bit different. Don’t we look great? This week, we launched a new Meal Planner that makes it even easier to order, plan, and organize meals every week. You’ll spend less time shopping, cooking, and cleaning – not to mention squinting at your computer screen – and more time doing what you love.

If you’re not a Freshly subscriber, here’s how we work in a nutshell: We take care of the hard work if you’re looking to eat healthy but can’t find the time to chop, shop, and clean (or make sure you’re getting the recommended amount of nutrients.) You can choose 6, 9, 12, or 21 perfectly proportioned meals from our rotating menu, receive freshly made meals at your door (in 100% recyclable boxes), then heat, eat & enjoy in two minutes.

But there’s more! Here are some of the benefits you’ll get with the new Meal Planner.

You can change the number of meals you get every week. (No more wasted food!)
The new Freshly lets you control every week of your order separately. So if you’ve got an unexpected business trip next week, and don’t want to waste food (or your best friend is in town and you need more food), we’ve got you covered. You can add or reduce how many meals you get for each individual week with the click of a button – and no subscription changes or hassle. Learn all about how to do this here

Edit Meals
Get more or less Freshly meals for each upcoming week.

You change the address and day for each delivery. (You’re free to roam!)
Whether you want to eat Freshly at work this week or at home the next, you can easily change your delivery address, and have your Freshly box waiting when you arrive. You’ll also be able to customize the day you receive your meals every week – so you can get your Freshly on Wednesday this week, and Thursday the next. Learn how to do that here

You can plan your menu four weeks in advance. (Don’t stress about when you have time to hit the supermarket.)
Plan your meals for the next month from the comfort of your couch. No more wondering what to buy at the store this weekend. You can now manage your Freshly subscription up to four weeks into the future. That’s a month of meal planning, done. Go enjoy the nice weather! You’ll also be able to see what new meals are coming down the pike. Learn more here

Plan your menu four weeks in advance, including how many meals you want, where they’ll be delivered, and what day you want them at your door.

What’s your flavor?

You can specify your dietary preferences.
Don’t like nuts? Not a dairy fan? Turkey make you cringe? Freshly knows individuals might have personal dietary preferences, so you can now set these in your account. If any meals in your order go off the menu, we’ll automatically replace that meal with a delicious substitution that matches your preferences. Learn how to do this here.

For even more information on how to work the convenient new Freshly into your busy life, check out our support center for the big picture.

Of course, we know changes inevitably come with a few bumps. That’s what our wonderful customer service team is for! We’re here to answer all your questions and help with your order, from managing your subscription, to answering any questions or concerns, to talking about the weather. You can call us at 844-FRESHLY (844-373-7459) or email at support@freshly.com.


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This blog is affiliated with Ivalua, Inc., a leading global spend management solutions provider based in Silicon Valley with offices around the world. Our software helps more Fortune 500 companies manage their spending than any other solution on the market, and every day more than 500,000 users and millions of suppliers from more than 70 countries log into our cloud-based applications.

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Stuart Weitzman Loafers

September 18, 2012

in Jildor Shoes , Just Arrived, Stuart Weitzman shoes

Although loafers may seem like a style of shoe your grandmother might wear, it seems as though recently they have broken this mold and became pretty cool… who knew? In fall 2011 they hit their peak, and we have a feeling this fall they will come back swinging. Will you dare to try out this trend?

Stuart Weitzman Brown Loafers

Jessica Biel

Nice Loafer Root Beer Crystal Snake

Here’s a reason we’re willing to give loafers a shot. Jessica Biel looks killer in these brown loafers. Why not have an excuse to wear comfortable shoes while they are in style? They look pretty great, may we add. Stuart Weitzman Nice Loafer put out some great pairs this season- check out two more below.

Stuart Weitzman Suede Loafers

Guido Loafer Anthracite Suede

Beyonce is a beautiful and classy mother of her new baby girl. She won’t let that take away from her style, though! She is still as fashion forward as ever and look what shoes she has on… loafers! She makes them look amazing and we are becoming more and more convinced that these Stuart Weitzman Guido are a must-have.

Kate Moss

Nice Loafer Black Crystal Snake

Okay… Kate Moss? We’re sold. Are you? Sure hope so, seeing as she is pretty much the queen of fashion. If she wears it, you can count on it being it style. Seen here running to her car, she is wearing a stylish and sleek pair of black loafers. Stuart Weitzman Nice Loafer styles can add class to your look, just like they did for Ms. Kate.

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How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 3)

Let’s imagine that you are a Software Engineer and your dream job is to work for Microsoft and develop the next version of Halo. Do you want to stack the deck in your favor? Try this sneaky / strategic move. Find a resume of someone already working there and match your resume as closely (and honestly) as you can to it. For example, here is a search string that will help you find the resumes of Software Engineers who work for Microsoft and have had some experience with the XBox.

intitle:resume software (engineer OR developer) xbox “microsoft corporation” -your -submit -apply

For the unschooled, with the above search string I am asking Google to look for the term “resume” in the title of a web document, the term software, the term “engineer” or :developer,” also bring back documents that have the words “Xbox” and “Microsoft Corporation,” but not “your,” “submit” or “apply.”  The terms your, submit and apply are typically on job descriptions which is why I do not want them in my search results. I am seeking resumes. ( For more info on this type of thing, check out my recruiter training website. )

Out of those results, I found a resume of particular interest, a former “Development Lead” working in the XBox Division of Microsoft. Check out some of his work history.

Now why do I suggest that you mimic someone’s work history rather than say… a job description. Oh, let me count the ways…

  1. Job Descriptions tend to be too generic and often times do not give the job seeker enough information. I mean, think about it, how closely would a want-ad accurately describe all that you are responsible for at the office? (Especially when companies are ascribing more work, but not more money.)
  2. Who is evaluating your resume? An experienced recruiter with years of hiring in the industry or a junior recruiter who is only checking for keywords? There is no way you can know! However, if an experienced recruiter and a junior recruiter can scan your resume and see you doing things that present day employees are doing, chances are they will consider you more qualified. Furthermore, a hiring manager can look at your resume and their “gut” will tell them that you would be a good fit since you have done so much of what their workers are presently doing. Make sense?
  3. If you look at someone’s resume and you cannot reasonably adapt your resume to fit what they have done, then maybe its not really the job for you. Make sense?

Okay, I’m done for now. More tomorrow…

How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 2)

In my last post I mentioned Linkedin, so in this one I am going to keep that vibe going. In this post, I am going to go a bit deeper in what I posted yesterday. In so many words, find people who work for a company you are interested in and then ask them refer you to the company. If you are hired, they get the employee referral bonus.

Step 1: Look for a gig on Linkedin by going to –> In the screenshot below, I am (a) looking for a Project Manager role. (I also noticed that Linkedin has scanned my profile and (b) suggested jobs I may have an interest in.

Step 2: Click on one of the jobs. In this case, I choose to click on the job posted by Home Depot. If I wanted to change my mind, I would add more keywords to my search (see arrow below).

Step 3: I see who posted the job and I also see several people in my network that can connect me to that person. Cool!

What would I see if I had no networked connection to that recruiter? I would see other people in my network that work there (check out the example below) or (theoretically) I would see a message from Linkedin asking me to invite more people into the Linkedin network.

Happy Hunting!

How To Get the Job You Really, Really Want (Part 1)

A very good friend of mine is a brilliant fellow named Otis Collier. We have worked together on several occasions and are planning to do a VERY cool project together in the near-future, but more on that later. I wanted to share with you guys a job hunting strategy that he shared with me that was like… “Wow, why didn’t I think of that? Its like… so obvious and would work too.” But I digress, here is his plan, something I call “The Otis Collier Method” (Patent pending)

Step 1: Find a job that you want.

Step 2: Find out if the company has an employee referral program. (And who doesn’t these days?)

Step 3: Approach someone in the company and say, in so many words, how would you like to make a couple of bucks? All you have to do is forward my resume to your company recruiter. If I get hired, you get the employee referral bonus. If I do not get hired, its bad for me, but nothing happens to you. Its a no-risk way to earn extra cash with VERY little work.

How smart is that? I thought it was very smart. In fact, as soon as he shared that gem with me, the little hamster in my mind started running in a wheel. Does every company have an employee referral program? Hmm… The quickest (and easiest) way to find out is to go to the career section of the company I am interested in and look at their Career section. I am chomping on some Frosted Flakes as I brainstorm this, so let me look up the Kellogg’s website to show you what I mean.

Okay, so, if employee referral programs are mentioned on company career pages… Hmm… yup! There is a way I can search that on Google. For example…

Hmm… For that matter, I could do the same thing on a job board.

Okay as I look at the results I am getting, I am thinking that they are just too broad, so I refine my searches a bit more by adding more keywords like a job title or industry. For example…

Okay, so I say okay a lot, I’m still thinking.

Once you have confirmed the company you have an interest in has an employee referral program or you have found another company that does, contact an employee who works there. How? There are a lot of ways to do that, but I suggest researching Linkedin. Do you know how to do that? If not let me know and maybe I will write up something on that.

For now, happy hunting!

Top 10 Jobs that will (most likely and least likely) Be Outsourced

Nancy Folbre is an economic professor at the University of Massachusetts and by all-accounts, she is one smart cookie. Case in point, she did a report on “The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the US Labor Market” that said (among other things) that “Employment growth is ‘polarizing’ into relatively high-skill, high-wage jobs and low-skill, low-wage jobs.” Oy! In other words, the more skilled you are, the more likely you are to keep working.

Okay, so no big revelation there. But consider something else she says in her report, “Key contributors to job polarization are the automation of routine work and the international integration of labor markets.” in other words… outsourcing.

This had me thinking on a few things. First, why are some jobs (or rather, so many jobs) outsourced? For short attention spans, here is the gist…

Reasons why jobs are outsourced:

  • It can be automated.
  • It does not require physical proximity or person-specific skills.
  • It is considerably cheaper to produce somewhere else.

Okay, so after thinking that, I began to wonder if there was a list of jobs somewhere that show you what occupations are most likely (and least likely) to be outsourced? I mean, if you had a list like that, it could go a long way towards helping you adjust your career. I mean, why knock yourself out getting a degree or training in a job that might be shipped to India one day? And if its hard now to get a job doing what I do, how much harder will it be to work later (even when the economy comes back) when nobody in the country needs my skills? Ugh!

Okay, so I looked around and I found out that the Bureau of Labor and Statistics put together some research that answered my questions. I decided to share the data here because… I can. So, there you go. Below are the top 10 results of jobs that will most likely, least likely be outsourced and the top 10 jobs that are in between. I have also included the actual report from the BLS below as well in case you want to go through it yourself. (Hey, if you are a US Citizen, your tax dollars paid for it! So go ahead and consume the data.)

Hope this helps!

  1. Computer Programmers
  2. Pharmacy Technicians
  3. Parts Salespersons
  4. Telephone Operators
  5. Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
  6. Computer Operators
  7. Data Entry Keyers
  8. Word Processors and Typists
  9. Tax Preparers
  10. Medical Transcriptionists

  1. Financial Managers
  2. Training and Development Managers
  3. Training and Development Specialists
  4. Meeting and Convention Planners
  5. Loan Counselors
  6. Health and Safety Engineers, except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
  7. Mining and Geological Engineers, including Mining Safety Engineers
  8. Food Scientists and Technologists
  9. Sociologists
  10. Urban and Regional Planners

  1. Logisticians
  2. Database Administrators
  3. Operations Research Analysts
  4. Aerospace Engineers
  5. Computer Hardware Engineers
  6. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
  7. Microbiologists
  8. Chemists
  9. Historians
  10. Film and Video Editors

What are the chances that your job will be outsourced?

How To Pick The Right Career (Part 2)

In part 1 of this series I showed you how to research government data to discern if the job you are qualified for (or studying to get a degree in) will be around later. In this post, I am doing more or less the same thing, but from a computer science perspective. In other words, if you are a Programmer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Software Analyst, Hacker, whatever and you are considering a new certification; I suggest that you do a bit of research first before plopping down your hard-earned dollars. Let me share with you a couple of really cool resources. is a site that (among other things) plots job trends. Here is a quick note about what they say they do.

The US job index is based on an aggregation of job data from thousands of online sources. This includes jobs posted on corporate web sites, job boards, recruitment agencies, online classifieds and newspapers throughout the country.

Check out what they think are among the hottest IT Certifications these days. (See below) The obvious winner is “java.” If I were a programming whiz, I would get me some of that because according to these stats, Java is where its at.

Demand for Software Skills in usa

java,c#,c++,perl Jobs in usa

  • Graphjava monthly job percentages have decreased by 3.71% .
  • Graphc# monthly job percentages have decreased by 16.85% .
  • Graphc++ monthly job percentages have decreased by 20.00% .
  • Graphperl monthly job percentages have increased by 0.26% .

View the java,c#,c++,perl job trends in usa at

But I would be remiss if I relied too heavily on one resource, so let’s look at a couple of other things first. Namely, the Tiobe Programming Index. This is their claim to fame…

The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. The popular search engines Google, MSN, Yahoo!, Wikipedia and YouTube are used to calculate the ratings. Observe that the TIOBE index is not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written.

According to their stats, Java is the most popular programming language with the C programming language becoming a close rival.

So, if Java is so popular, is it really worth getting a certification? I mean, what is the return on investment? Hmm… According to, the average salary of someone skilled in Java is $91,000.00 and even with the recession being how it is, jobs for people skilled in Java is trending upward. (See below)

Okay, so I am not an expert in information technology, but I would say that its a safe bet to put some of your eggs in the java basket. So what do you think of my logic? Make sense? Leave me a comment and let me know…


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The Spectre & Meltdown Vulnerabilities: A Risk Based Approach To Remediation

Ed Bellis    January 5, 2018

There’s been a lot information and chatter about 3 new vulnerabilities identified by researchers with some working exploits by Google’s Project Zero demonstrating a new class of timing attacks that work on most modern CPUs. First a little background: There are 3 known variants affecting different processors: CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754, CVE-2017-5715. These can affect Intel, ARM and AMD processors. Since not… Read more »

We are a 2017-18 Cloud Awards Program Finalist for Security Innovation of the Year

Chloe Messdaghi    December 20, 2017

We’ve been named as a finalist in the 2017-2018 Cloud Awards Program for its entry in the Security Innovation of the Year category! The cloud computing awards program celebrates excellence and innovation in the rapid-growth cloud computing market. The awarding body accepts applications worldwide, covering the US, Canada, Australasia and EMEA. Organizations of any size are accepted for consideration in… Read more »

Kenna Security and ReversingLabs Partner to Identify and Prevent Malware Threats

Chloe Messdaghi    December 13, 2017

Today, we are pleased to announce our results from our partnership with ReversingLabs, a leading provider of threat intelligence solutions that accelerate and broaden an organization’s ability to detect threats, respond to incidents, and gain visibility into advanced attacks. The technology partnership integrates ReversingLabs’ real-time malware threat intelligence into the Kenna Security Platform. Kenna Security customers benefit from: The ability… Read more »

Nonprofits Cannot Ignore CyberSecurity

Chloe Messdaghi    October 26, 2017

Prior to joining Kenna Security, I worked with a number of nonprofits around the world. Each focused on providing shelter, education, health services, and food to children in need. The mission was clear and critical. Executing that mission wasn’t so easy. Nonprofits run on donated money. Though our goal was to save children, the strategy to drive the mission forward… Read more »

Equifax Lessons: Risk Hunting at Scale

Michael Roytman    September 15, 2017

This past week has seen another high profile breach in the news, one of the largest ever, and apparently the result of a known vulnerability.  Looking back at our analysis of the WannaCry attacks, we examined what we could  learn about prioritization from our 1 billion vulnerabilities under management. Out of those billion vulnerabilities, 259,451,953 were CVSS score of 9… Read more »

Treating the Root Cause: Security in Healthcare

Michael Roytman    August 29, 2017

Treating the Root Cause: Security in Healthcare Security is healthcare, and it’s apparent even in the language we use to describe malicious software. Viruses, worms and the like have long been examples of malware so-called because they propagate as disease, but more relevantly to us – they are also treated as such. Symptomatic treatment is any medical therapy of a… Read more »

August 24th – Kenna Platform Demo

Chloe Messdaghi    August 15, 2017

Wish you weren’t overwhelmed by a metric ton of vulnerabilities? Wish you had a better way to understand your company’s exposure to risk? In 30 minutes, discover how the Kenna platform grants those wishes, and more. During the demo, we will cover: How Kenna’s algorithm works to correlate scan data with real-world exploit intelligence How to get started with a Kenna… Read more »

Malware exploitable vulnerabilities – Addressing the root cause

Michael Roytman    July 24, 2017

Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with ReversingLabs – a leader in the world of malware research and analysis. Using metadata about malware samples submitted to ReversingLabs, and focusing on the subset of malware for which we know the Exploit that was used, we can start to treat the root cause of the problem. This is done by notifying… Read more »


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Taking It Slow in Home Design

You’ve probably heard of the Slow Food movement, the trend that emphasizes traditional dishes and encourages the cultivating of food plants that are native to their particular region. It’s the opposite of fast food, in other words. This has in turn helped spawn a small, but growing similar movement applied to architecture– the Slow Home movement. It’s […]

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We Get in Touch With the Inner Child in Our Kids' Room Designs

So much attention in the world of interior design is devoted to the grownups. It’s certainly gratifying to create an elegant living room, a showcase dining room, or an impressive corporate reception area. But it’s also so enjoyable getting in touch with the child within to create fun and functional kids’ rooms. Below is a […]

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Google Hires Ingenhoven to Build Cutting Edge Green Headquarters

Construction is expected to begin next year on what is being touted at the most environmentally friendly building in the world. It’s an expansion of Google’s corporate headquarters in Mount View, California. German firm Ingenhoven Architects won the competition for the project. Google has never built its own space, instead renting or purchasing existing offices. […]

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The Double Edged Sword of Historic Preservation

Here in New England, historic preservation is practically a religion. Virtually every city, town and hamlet has established guidelines for preserving homes and buildings that have more than average historic significance. Of course, New England has had lots of time to accumulate a history– at least by American standards. Now it seems Californians– in the […]

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The Shrinking American Home: Right Sizing, Not Down Sizing

Ever since the end of the Second World War, rising prosperity in America has prompted desires for ever larger homes. But that trend appears to have turned the other direction with size of the average American home becoming smaller. This comes from the white paper, The Small Spaces Trend, commissioned by Kleber and Associates. The average […]

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Winners of Barbie Dream Home Design Competition Named

The results are in, and Barbie presumably will soon break ground on her new dream house. The design submitted by Ting Li and Maja Paklar has been named the winner of the Architect Barbie Dream House Design Competition. We are especially thrilled about this here at Leslie Saul & Associates because Ting Li was an […]

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New Trends in Residential Architecture: Honesty, Modesty and Efficiency

In the distant past, a reasonably dry cave was the favorite dwelling of the day. Mud huts were “in” for a while, followed by the split level ranch home. Since then, though, there haven’t been any major developments in home design. At least until now. It may be too early to declare a full-scale revolution […]

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Corporate Design: Don't be So Down on the Cubicle

We find the workplace fascinating here at Leslie Saul & Associates. More precisely, we find the space in which people work of great interest, so it’s no wonder it’s a big part of our architectural and interior design practice. The much maligned office cubicle has become a regular part of the workplace landscape. To many, […]

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The Shrinking Office: Designing a Work Space that Liberates

Back in the day, the vice president of a moderately sized company could count on getting at minimum a 12×15 office. These days, he (or she!) might have to be satisfied merely having four walls and a door. Office size is on the way out as a way of determining relative corporate clout. In fact, […]

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Vote for Architect Barbie's Dream Home

The biggest news in architecture this summer has been word that Barbie has joined the industry. Despite her small physical stature, the fashion doll must certainly be the highest profile architect in the business these days, as any six-year-old girl will tell you. We’ve been following Barbie’s new professional life, including the competition to design a […]

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Newegg’s ULTIMATE Black Friday 2017 Deals – Graphics Cards

A graphics card, a graphics card! My kingdom for a graphics card! With prices back to normal after nearly a year of agony, we are very happy to be able to recommend graphics cards again!

Please note: The best deals are dependent on rebates. Such rebates are reliable, but only if you follow the instructions exactly and submit everything on time, so better be careful!

Graphics Cards

PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560. $80 after $20 rebate (normal price: $100 – A discount of $20 or 20%).
A decent 1080p card, with a nice rebate.

PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 570. $200 after $20 rebate (normal price: $220 – A discount of $20 or 9%).
After the cryptocoin-induced mania, it is nice to be able to get this good card for a good price, after rebate.

PowerColor RED DRAGON Radeon RX 580. $210 after $20 rebate (normal price: $230 – A discount of $20 or 9%).
Great price, after rebate.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 . $500 (normal price: $540 – A discount of $40 or 7%).
The discount is small, but being able to buy this powerful card for a reasonable price (when all others are out of stock) makes it worth recommending.

MSI Radeon RX 580 . $220 after $20 rebate (normal price: $240 – A discount of $20 or 8%).
A nice card, now available for a non-cryptocurrency-crazy price!

Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580. $200 (normal price: $220 – A discount of $20 or 9%).
The “PULSE” part refers to your elevated heartbeat when you play games on this card. At least, we hope so.

More deals

We have split up the Black Friday Newegg deals into sections (because the full list of deals was so awesome that the website refused to load them all on one page)

CPUs – The cold and calculating heart of the machine
AMD Motherboards – Connecting it all, AMD style
Intel Motherboards – Connectivity also available for Intel
Graphics Cards – Rendering rays, putting pixels into pictures
Cases – If clothes make the man…
Power Supplies – Perfectly legal in this state
Heatsinks and Fans – WARNING: NSFW! Check these out before the mods delete!
SSDs – Kicking things into high gear
Peripherals and Extras – Screens, keyboards, and “extras”

If you’re building or upgrading a PC and want to know the best parts for your budget, check out our recommended builds at

We recommend parts for general gaming, playing specific games, as well as video editing, streaming, VR, and other tasks.

A common practice when it comes to these major sales is to increase the “original” price before applying the discount, so that buyers think that they are getting a bigger discount. We always try to point out the true original price whenever the official original price is very far from reality.

In an effort to support our site, the links above are our affiliate links. We get a small compensation whenever you buy from these links, at no extra cost to you. This is how we continue to keep the site running without ads, so we appreciate any shopping you do through our links!


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Music on the go

This mini i-pod and mp3 holder is the perfect promotional item for mass distribution.  This summer people will be out and about and of course, listening to music.  This holder comes with an adjustable arm band so it can easily go with you as you exercise.  The Velcro flap will keep the devise secure even while jogging.  Music is a universal theme and this promotional product can appeal to all people no matter what age, gender or affiliation.

This item is silkscreened and has a wide variety of colors to choose from.  Some of those colors include gold, blue, purple, red, teal, white and yellow.  The holder itself is black and 3″ wide and 4-3/4″ tall.  At $2.99 each and rush order available, this is the perfect tradeshow item.

Nurses Assistant Day Promotional Product Idea

First Aide Kit Fanny PackThis nurseâ€™s fanny pack is a great item filled with all the essentials needed for small injuries. The main compartment comes equipped with scissors and pen loops. The six inch elastic pocket is perfect for bandages or antiseptic creams. There are also two web loops with Velcro for attaching tape rolls or ace bandages. If for any reason this item is not worn as a fanny pack, there is a belt loop so it can also fit in a car seat as a first aid kit. Donâ€™t forget, Nurses Assistant Day is coming up the first Thursday of June. This product is a perfect gift for nurses, nurseâ€™s assistants, Red Cross Volunteerâ€™s, and even play ground coaches.


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Thoughts on Appraisal Management, REO and Real Estate Tech

The Impact of Appraisal Management Company Training on Compliance

Posted by LRES

Is your AMC ready for TRID?

It’s not possible to discuss any aspect of real estate finance without including compliance in the conversation. It’s now part of everything we do. Compliance mistakes have not only cost companies a lot of money by way of penalties, suspensions and fines, compliance mistakes also put companies in our industry out of business. Those who have faced compliance issues and have managed to survive, do so at huge costs. The real estate valuation business is no different. In fact, with the changes coming to our industry next month (October 2015), we will be one area the regulators are focused on.

When the CFPB’s TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule goes into effect on October 3, one part of the new rule will require that lenders deliver appraisal information to the borrower at a specified time. Suddenly, time frames become even more important and instead of just being a metric that measures overall efficiency, it becomes one that may impact compliance.

This is just one example of the changes that impact all of us and point to the importance of the training regimen in place in the AMC shops you use. When it comes to appraisal management companies, training has become a near-constant activity. We wrote about that in our recent white paper on regulatory compliance that is now available through our website. In that document, we advise lenders to seek out appraisal management companies that make compliance training a part of the company culture and an on-going activity.

A good AMC will require all of its associates involved with placing or reviewing appraisal orders, whether an appraiser or not, to take and pass a current USPAP 7-hour course every 2 years. New associates who have not taken a USPAP course should be required to take and pass the 15-hour  course. But this training is only the foundation.

Some other areas of import that good AMCs focus on regarding training involve ethics and compliance. Ethics and compliance training covers legal, ethical and compliance principles, which includes, but is not limited to, the proper maintenance of business records, appraiser independence requirements and the proper process to report ethics violations. Also, compliance training should focus on issues relating to conflict of interest and proper handling of confidential information, specifically compliance with the GLBA. Compliance with the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act requires the protection of nonpublic personal information that is in possession of the AMC.

Training should be continuous, in both formal and informal settings. Ad hoc training can be just as important as scheduled classes because it allows managers to take issues presented during the workday and turn them into educational experiences that are more likely to be recalled later by the company’s associates.

Training becomes a critical concern in the mortgage industry where changes are occurring frequently and failure to comply with new rules carries with it heavy penalties. Consequently, buyers are cautioned to pay close attention to understanding their AMC’s training programs.

Download White Paper Managing Regulatory  Compliance for Appraisals

Topics: Appraisal Management, Compliance, appraisal management company compliance, appraisal management company training


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A more complete protected areas map for Zim

Posted on April 5th, 2012 in General,Get Involved! by Alta

Our Zimbabwe drive is now in full swing, and, with the help of Zimbabwe’s conservation practitioners, we’re steadily busy populating the MAPA database with Zimbabwean conservation projects.

Whereas our current focus is all about creating a map of conservation projects, the MAPA Google Earth layer and searchable map comprise a few additional “categories” of conservation effort, including critical habitats and, of course, protected areas.

In the last couple of months, in an attempt to get all parts of our conservation map as complete as possible, we’ve been updating the representation of Zimbabwe’s protected areas. We’ve even added a few slideshows as a special treat, like the beautiful Gonarezhou slideshow we shared with you in last week’s post, and the  slideshow of Matusadona National Park below. To see these slideshows in Google Earth, download and open the MAPA layer, click on the “Click here to see more” button in any of the protected areas bubbles, and look out for the orange camera icon, labeled “slideshow”. If you see that, you’re in luck.

Matusadona National Park (Photos: Peter Levey)

As always, though, the MAPA layer is in the hands of Africa’s conservationists. We’re not the experts on Zimbabwean protected areas….you are! If you have a particular interest in or knowledge of any of these areas, particularly if you run a project close to or in any of these parks, reserves and conservancies, we’d love to hear from you!

We’ve put together a cut-out map of only the Zimbabwean protected areas (click here to download this, and then double click on the downloaded file to open it in Google Earth). Please have a look at the bubbles and boundaries and let us know how we can represent “your” protected area more accurately and aesthetically.  To comment you can either click on the “add comment” or “send correction” links at the bottom of every bubble, or simply send us an email.

We’re thoroughly enjoying finding and putting together the puzzle pieces of Zimbabwe’s conservation story, and we hope that you can help us tell this part of that narrative as accurately as possible. Look out for the first project features next week and if you haven’t added your project yet, we hope you will soon!

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