Business

10 Tips for Throwing a Chic Diamond and Denim Party with Pizzazz

Staying at home instead of going on an exciting vacation doesn’t have to be boring. Gather your friends and family and get creative to find various forms of entertainment in your home. The latest hot party idea is a stylish Denim and Diamonds party. What exactly is a Denim and Diamonds party? Use your imagination to get as fancy or country as you like, but a Denim and Diamonds party is an exclusive event with great food, drink and entertainment. Guests are asked to wear casual attire, such as jeans, but are encouraged to ‘dress up’ with diamond-sparkling accessories (aka rhinestones!). Venues can include your home, backyard, or fancy country estates rented for major events or fundraisers.

Tip 1: Use what you already have on hand

When you host a Denim and Diamonds party at home, you need to get creative. There is no point in going out and buying a lot of items that you will never use again. Look around your house, basement, and garage to see what you can reinvent or repurpose for your party needs. Outdoor tables can be turned into indoor furniture with an inexpensive, floor-length fabric cover that matches your theme. Spend wisely on a few key items you need to get a great bang for your buck. Visit discount stores and clearance sections in more exclusive stores to secure particular finds. Vases for the table can be mixed and matched, just like the table and glasses.

Tip 2: Choose your theme colors

With a denim and diamonds party – blue, white and anything that sparkles is a must! Integrate your colors into your tablecloths and decorations. Check out local craft superstores to add sparkle to your table or buffet. Choose inexpensive glass stones, rhinestones, or crystals and place them among your table settings to catch and reflect the light from your table candles. The colors for a denim and diamond party can also extend to your decorations, invitations, centerpieces, and party favors.

Tip 3 – Plan ahead

Manage your time carefully and don’t put off shopping or decorating until the day before your party. Decide on your décor and estimate food and seating requirements at least a week or more in advance. If you need to hire a rental service for tables, chairs, or other food service items, plan at least 2 weeks in advance and make your reservations with the rental company. Prepare as many foods as possible ahead of time – this will reduce your stress level and help you enjoy your very own Denim and Diamonds party! Planning to grill outdoors? Roast the items ahead of time and keep them in your oven on “warm” so the items can be ready when your hungry guests arrive.

Tip 4: Don’t have time to sit down for dinner? Think buffet!

Let’s face it, sit-down dinners are nice when you’re only inviting 3-4 close friends over for an intimate gathering. Hosting a party for 20+ requires quick and easy service from a buffet-style setup. Presentation can be fun for a buffet. Create raised tiers by placing upside down pots under the tablecloth to create a tiered look for your culinary offerings. This is also practical and allows your guests to more easily reach items around a crowded buffet table. Use baskets lined with denim-style towels for your cookies/breads. Scatter bright country-themed items, like inexpensive crystals, among your serving dishes for an extra touch!

Tip 5: Candlelight and fresh flowers are a must

Whether you host your party indoors or outdoors, candles add a special style and ambiance. If you are outdoors, add floating candles to your pool. Group candles of different heights, colors and widths on your tables and aisles to create mood lighting for your guests to enjoy. Citronella candles are available in a variety of colors and styles to provide a functional and beautiful purpose for keeping bugs at bay and guests comfort.

Fresh flowers are a delight no matter the occasion. But there’s no need to splurge as new arrangements can be costly. Roll up your sleeves and take a look at your garden… Black Eyed Susans, Daylillies, Sweet Peas and Butterfly Bushes and evergreen branches offer inexpensive yet fragrant bouquets. Place a glass in a cowboy boot and arrange your cut flowers for a true Denim and Diamonds centerpiece! Complement smaller arrangements in smaller conversation areas with a few store-bought white roses.

Tip 6: Bring the Inside – Outside or the Outside – Inside

You’ll want to pamper your guests even when they’re outdoors. Add comfortable cushions to your patio chairs and pair your indoor dining chairs with your outdoor country furniture. Crystal decanters, silver plates, and other metal (pewter) bowls create an elegant presentation for drinks and appetizers. Need some fresh air…inside? Add several evergreen branches to your arrangements or consider using outdoor decorative lighting such as string lights indoors to complement your Diamonds and Denim Party theme.

Tip 7: Make it personal

It’s your party, so add your own personal flair! Email is a convenient communication tool, but a denim-and-diamonds party calls for a more elegant strategy. Handwritten themed invitations are a perfect fit for what to send out to your guests. Your guests will be thrilled when they receive your Denim and Diamonds-inspired invitation (Levi’s pocket-shaped invitations in red jean with a red tag and all?). Add some ‘bling’ to make the ‘diamonds’ theme work by using crystals and plug-ins available at scrapbooking supply stores and super craft stores.

Tip 8: Keep it cool

Backyard Denim and Diamond parties can heat up in the summer and cool down in the spring or fall. Secure small fans with mist sprayers and camouflage them behind bushes and plants in your backyard. Use propane-powered portable tabletop heaters and provide batteries of blankets (printed in the west, please!) to keep your guests cozy for hours.

Tip 9: Always have a plan B

Always have a contingency plan because Mother Nature can be unpredictable despite your best plans for your Denim and Diamonds event. Keep your supplies well stocked for your last-minute needs, and plan ahead what you’ll do if you need to move the party indoors due to inclement weather. Outdoor seating can be moved inside and accented with cushions. Remember: these are your friends and they will have fun despite the weather!

Tip 10: Ask for help if you need it

Don’t be afraid to hire a party planner to consult with you about your plans before your party. If you can’t afford the planning, hire them to advise you on ideas, tips and decorating to help you get organized and make it happen on your own. Keep it simple! Hearty appetizers, fancy cocktails, and stunning decorations will make your fancy Denim and Diamonds party event fun and stress-free!

Home Kitchen

Drawer handles: a primer

Most of us don’t think twice when we grab something from a kitchen drawer. But that simple movement would be much more complicated if the drawers do not have handles. A simple knob in raw wood does the job, but lacks the style that other options provide. You can find drawer pulls in many unusual styles and in dozens of finishes and materials.

One popular style is the barbell pull. A bar, available in a variety of lengths, is attached to the face of the drawer with a bolt at each end. The bolts lift the bar off the surface and allow you to get a firm grip on it.

You have likely seen a wide range of options in this popular style of cabinet hardware. Do you want rods that are round or square? Simple or elaborate? A single material or mixed materials: metal with wood, acrylic, crystal, enamel, glass, ceramic or stone? Although the drawer handles are completely metal, you can find them in stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, copper, brass, nickel, polished or matt chrome, aged or painted, traditional or contemporary.

If you’re looking for drawer pulls for reproduction furniture or traditional cabinets, take a look at bar pulls. When a pull is attached to the drawer, it swings off a back plate or a pair of rosettes and lies flat on the surface of the drawer front. When it’s time to open the drawer, the drawer safety pulls the swings forward, then falls back flat on the drawer front when released.

A mug pull evokes the casual feel of a general store or country kitchen; it is a raised sphere, usually half an oval. Installs in drawer front with open side down. You slide your fingers up into the open “cup” and pull forward to open the drawer. Simple mug drawer pulls can be found in almost any metal finish. But you can also find them with details such as shells, floral and animal motifs, and even shapes other than the usual sphere. Compare prices and you can also find ceramic and glass cup handles.

A toe flip is a style that lends itself to both traditional and contemporary looks. A flat back plate is attached to the front of the drawer, with a hook protruding from its top. Slide your finger under the hook to pull the drawer forward. Once again, the shape of the back plate and the hook add to the style of these drawer pulls; It can have elaborate details, but the finger pull can also lend itself to elegant geometry. Once again, the material and finish contribute to the style of this type of hardware.

Another category of drawer pulls looks a bit like a piece of jewelry. Hanging drawer pulls install on a single post on a drawer front; they look like a big dangle earring. Like bail pulls, they rotate from the connecting stud (think of the stud as the earring post) and hang flat over the drawer front. Pick up the pendant and pull to open the drawer. When you release it, the pendant falls flat on the drawer front. Like jewelry, dangling drawer pulls can be delicate and detailed, or bold and substantial. Various finishes and materials make this a versatile and decorative option.

Another style of cabinet hardware that resembles pendant is drawer pulls. Instead of a dangling pendant, you have a dangling ring. You can also find a ring pull that can be recessed into the surface of the drawer front for a sleek look.

Auto

Mercedes SLS – Electric Supercar

Mercedes has been producing high performance cars for many years, delivering highly exciting performance cars. If Mercedes’ performance cars weren’t enough, Mercedes has a tuning brand called AMG, which produces highly tuned and in some cases track-oriented performance race cars based on the current lineup of Mercedes models. Mercedes.

Mercedes, being an innovative brand, has ventured into the electric platform at the hands of Tesla. The new version of the Mercedes SLS is an electric vehicle, can an electric supercar work?

What is.

Mercedes has developed a unique state-of-the-art electric car based on the Mercedes SLS sports car. While the “regular” Mercedes SLS AMG develops 583bhp from a 6.2-litre V8, the Mercedes E-SLS develops 751bhp, as the electric motors provide all the available torque from a standstill, that huge difference in power is even more prominent.

Mercedes claims that the Mercedes SLS AMG 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) is 3.7 seconds, while the electric Mercedes E – SLS accelerates to the same speed in 3.9 seconds, that doesn’t seem like a huge difference in Compared to the available power, but you have to consider that the Mercedes E – SLS weighs 500 kg more than the standard model, that puts the figures in perspective.

Having a powerful electric motor allows for instant power delivery, overcoming the greater weight of the Mercedes E – SLS and producing extreme performance. Unfortunately, enjoying the absolute high availability of power and performance comes at a price, the batteries deplete very quickly, requiring almost 20 hours to recharge.

The impact.

With ever-changing regulatory demands, emission standards, added pressure on automakers to reduce fuel consumption, engine size, engine power, and engine noise, it seemed like the days of supercars high performance were coming to an end.

The latest innovations in the design of high-power efficient electric motors and electric batteries are changing the game. Tesla has shown that a sports electric car is viable with the Tesla Roadster, and the addition of the Tesla Model S, high-performance electric platforms, works.

Mercedes wanted to showcase an electric supercar with the Mercedes E – SLS, and they have, the unique features, performance and ease of use (albeit a bit restrictive in range), prove that there will always be great performance cars available, at a decent price. label, in this case $200,000.

Emerging technologies are proving that high-performance cars will not disappear from the market. As long as there is demand for performance cars and dedicated racing cars, there will be a technological response.

Digital Marketing

Google AdSense campaign

AdSense is an advertising program from Google, also known as Google AdSense. What this program does is match the providers’ need for advertising with the consumers’ need to see. As Internet usage grows at a rapid pace and more and more commerce moves online, there are hungry advertisers who are simply willing to get their promotions in front of the right people.

Basically, there are two types of traffic available on the Internet, untargeted and targeted. Untargeted traffic is just a waste of time, there are no two ways about it. These are people who simply stumbled upon your promotion while searching for something unrelated to what you offer. They may just look at it and just move on.

Targeted traffic, on the other hand, is what every advertiser and marketer dreams of and seeks. This traffic is actually looking for what you have to offer and when they come across your promotion, they are very likely to follow through by clicking and taking further action.

Google AdSense shows ads on websites that have signed up for the program and then turned on AdSense. These ads are text, image, video or rich media based. So how does this really work?

Let’s say you want to search for something on Google and you type your keyword/keyphrase in the search box. A site appears that you think contains what you’re looking for. If this site has AdSense turned on, as soon as you open it, you’ll see ads, usually on the side panels of the website or even at the bottom of posts, which are surprisingly apt for you.

The content of these square or rectangular shaped ads is determined by a number of factors including your location and browsing history. This ad targeting is what makes them so smart.

This form of promotion is also known as contextual advertising, as it will display content that is in the context of what interests you. It is also the form of advertising that advertisers are really looking for, as it matches the right content with the right target consumer, that is, it gets targeted traffic for the provider. When this happens, both the seller and the consumer are happy because they have both found what they were looking for.

AdSense is big business for Google. In 2011, it accounted for 28% of Google’s revenue, which is $2.43 billion.

You too can take advantage of this huge market by applying for an AdSense account for your website. Once approved, all you need to do is choose which ad dimension you’d like to display and ‘voila!’ your ads will start appearing shortly after. You will be paid by performance, which is the number of clicks made on these ads. Google determines how much is converted to monetary value, but you can see all your performance statistics on the Google AdSense website.

The earning potential of Google AdSense is huge, but you need a relatively high traffic site(s). It has been reported that some people gain access to $100,000 a year from AdSense alone.

Don’t be tempted to cheat the system by clicking on your AdSense ad multiple times in the hope of accelerating your earnings. Google is smart and has systems in place to identify exactly this form of click fraud. If you are found out, you will likely get banned and then it will be hard for you to get back on the show.

I have prepared a mini course on AdSense that is free. See my resource box below for more details.

Google AdSense campaigns are a great addition to your online home-based business. For the success of your AdSense campaign!

Relationship

In-law Problems – How to Deal with a Difficult Daughter-in-Law

Daughter-in-law… you’ve heard that old saying… ‘you can choose your friends, you can’t choose your family’ and it’s never applied better than with the wife of your son, the mother of his grandchildren, that’s a shame , there have been times when you wish you had chosen ‘the girl’, however, your son found her, fell in love with her and married her, because he could!

You’ve heard of or known about those daughters-in-law from hell ~ the too-young, snooty, mean, relentless, horrible, selfish little buggers who somehow managed to hold on to the people you love the most, your kids.

Too often you give and give and they never seem to be glad that they received and received and they turn all your good intentions into acts of ugliness for whatever reason.

The thing that always comes to mind when I hear about these selfish little jerks is how the hell he chose her in the first place. You thought you raised him with sharper ‘picking the right girl’ skills, we all knew that.

If you are one of those very unfortunate mothers who has inherited ‘the wrong daughter-in-law’, keep in mind that it is not your fault, it is not you who has to live with her (thank God), and try to take into account ‘what he goes, he comes back’, for his own peace of mind.

Try to keep an open line of communication between you and your child, always try to keep in touch with your grandchildren, they are the ones who will lose the most when they can’t see the grandparents who love them, and pray that one day the daughter-in-law will grow up and he will come to see the folly of his ways. Don’t hold your breath…

Perhaps the most important person to work with here is your son – he’s not going to choose sides and leave his wife (yet) just because he wishes he would or could. Knowing him that you are there is perhaps the most important thing he needs to know.

Life choices and experience will usually win the day. If you’ve always been close to her child and soon find out that ‘the wife’ has made you lose all contact with her family members and is buried under hers, you’ll eventually wonder, ‘what the hell happened? ? ‘ In the event that the situation is serious – with total alienation and little or no contact – you could talk to a family therapist about an intervention with the families, yours and hers. Especially if there are grandchildren who are prevented from meeting you – the intervention allows for a safe place to talk calmly about real issues, your insecurities, your inability to control who your children can see and when.

If an intervention is totally out of the question, you may need to give your child time to accept the ugliness of their choices and move on with their life, if they refused and you’ve been trying and trying to maintain a brave, cry from again and move on… if you have helped them financially in the past, STOP… don’t contact them or try to stay connected at this time.

Serious marital discords usually lead to serious problems down the road – when that happens, your child will have nowhere to turn when the proverbial ‘sh__ hits the fan’ and it will, if it’s worth anything, it always will, although it could take years. Often too much is going on: your child is being pulled in too many directions, and at best his judgments are cloudy and confused.

A suggestion for in the meantime would be to keep a scrapbook with entries of his sense of loss and frustration with his situation, write a monthly entry expressing your love and prayers for a future relationship with him and his children (with or without his wife). Insert photos chronicling family events of him enjoying time with relatives and siblings that will be heartwarming when he comes to.

Once you have done everything in your power to have a peaceful and loving relationship with your daughter-in-law, back off, let your son come to you, he will if you were close before she came. Forgive her in your heart and pray for your son and grandchildren.

Legal Law

Reasons to make the University of Oregon your university of choice

Even though I graduated from the University of Oregon and went back there to complete my master’s degree, that’s not the main reason I encourage young people to become students there. The truth is that there are several good reasons to choose the University of Oregon and I would like to share some of them here.

1. Location and some things that the University of Oregon has to offer

The University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon, a city of just over 100,000 people about 100 miles south of Portland, Oregon’s largest city. The climate is moderate with a very few days a year of freezing weather and a very few days of extremely hot weather. Ocean beaches are just over an hour away, and mountain lakes are about the same distance in the opposite direction. I-5, a major highway that runs along the east side of the city, makes the University one of the most accessible universities in the state.

The City of Eugene is an active community that offers something for everyone. If you like the outdoors, Eugene is noted for its many miles of bike trails, especially the scenic ones along the banks of the beautiful Willamette River.

During the year, running is often highlighted as Eugene claims to be the Running Capital of the World. The Olympic Track and Field Trials were held at the University last summer, so that title may be more than just wishful thinking.

Art shows and music festivals abound. The Hult Center for Performing Arts in downtown Eugene has something going on every day of the week, and people come from all states (and some nearby states) to attend the annual Bach Festival there.

Eugene offers excellent restaurants for every taste imaginable.

Lane Community College, an excellent Junior College is located on the outskirts of the city and offers an extensive program of technical courses, as well as university transfer classes for those who prefer to start their college education at a smaller institution. (See the link to the Lane Community College website for more information.)

Every fall, the Eugene Celebration draws huge crowds who turn out, rain or shine, to choose that year’s Slug Queen, a rather dubious honor, but it’s all in good fun. The festival continues with many other activities to capture the minds of those not interested in Slug royalty and it’s an experience that will leave you looking forward to next year’s festival.

There are two main hospitals in the area, and medical care is available in almost all parts of the city. An award-winning newspaper, The Eugene Register Guard, effectively covers the news, both local and national.

two. A bit about the program, faculty, and size of the University of Oregon

Known for its excellence, the University of Oregon offers professional programs such as journalism, education, law, performing arts, music, architecture, planning, and public policy. It is a leading liberal arts and sciences university and has been ranked by US News & World Report as one of America’s Best Universities not just once but multiple times.

The faculty at the University of Oregon is outstanding, often attracting notable scholars who have taught at top universities across the country. Student enrollment for 2010 is expected to be approximately 21,000.

According to the University’s website, 7 governors of the state of Oregon have been elected 7 from among the graduates of the University of Oregon; two faculty members have been Nobel Prize winners, ten have been Pulitzer Prize winners, 19 have been Rhodes Scholars, and 129 faculty members have been Fulbright Scholars. Many other faculty members have also received various illustrious awards.

The University of Oregon has been recognized for having a higher percentage of its students join the Peace Corps than any other university in the nation. More than 2,000 of its graduates have joined.

3. Tuition fees and student housing for 2010

In today’s economic climate, tuition costs have become a very important consideration when choosing a college. The University of Oregon is about equal to other state universities of the same size when it comes to college costs. Tuition for fall 2010 is estimated to be around $7,428, with another $1,050 for books and supplies. Students who will need financial aid or scholarships are urged to visit their website to see what is currently available.

It is difficult to estimate the cost of housing, as much depends on whether a student plans to live in a college dorm, share an off-campus apartment or house with a friend, or live with their own family members.

Luxury dormitories and apartments in the immediate area of ​​campus are available to those who can afford them, but there are plenty of off-campus rentals as well. Unless you have a relative you plan to stay with in the area, your best bet is to contact the campus housing director, who can help match your needs with what’s available at any given time.

Four. Transportation around campus and the city.

The University of Oregon isn’t closed to traffic like many universities are these days, but sometimes it can be hard to find a parking space. Students can request parking stickers, but the parking areas fill up quickly as they operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. If possible, students are encouraged to use alternative means of transportation, such as bicycles or the public transportation system that has bus stops at most corners in the campus area.

The public transportation system is far reaching, even going to several nearby cities, so traveling around the area is quite easy. Students can purchase tokens at a discounted price, and a printed schedule is available so riders can plan ahead for bus arrival and departure times, transfers, and routes that may not run after certain hours at night. or on holidays.

5. Sports

Autzen Stadium, the University’s soccer facility, has been recognized as one of the top ten in the United States and construction has recently broken ground on a new multi-million dollar basketball facility. The University of Oregon Track and Field program is known not only throughout the United States, but throughout the world.

Noted athletes like Olympian running back Steve Prefontaine, NFL stars Joey Harrington, Alkili Smith, and Dan Fouts, track star Alberto Salazar, and many, many more have been students at the University of Oregon. Nike CEO Phil Knight has been and continues to be very active in promoting and contributing to the athletic program at the University of Oregon.

The University of Oregon does not focus on any one particular sport, but offers fifteen different sports programs for men and women. Unlike many other universities, the University of Oregon sports program is not only self-supporting, but contributes approximately $5 million a year to academic programs in other areas of the University.

6. churches

Eugene, where the University of Oregon is located, has many churches to choose from, as well as two Bible colleges within walking distance. In fact, North West Christian University is right next to the University of Oregon, so it would be easy to enroll in classes at both schools at the same time. Eugene Bible College, affiliated with Bible Standard Churches, is a short drive from downtown.

There are even more good reasons to choose the University of Oregon as the perfect place to continue your post-high school education, but the ones provided above should be enough to convince you to take a second, and maybe even a third look. . Below is a link to the University of Oregon website so you can study their programs in more depth and determine if it really is the best fit for you.

Lifestyle Fashion

Why won’t the narcissistic psychopath leave me alone?

This is a common question among those who are thinking of leaving or have left an emotionally abusive partner (Narcissist, Sociopath, Borderline, etc.). While there may be some exceptions, the main reason a Psychopath does not leave someone in peace is because your target has not implemented No Contact in its real form.

For example, I often read on forums that someone has been “no contact” for a number of days, but then gets a phone call, email, or Facebook message from the person they’re trying to get away from. which of course keeps them in a state of confusion and doubt. (The only reason an N-Ex should have an open line of communication is in the case of joint custody, and even then, there should only be one.)

If there’s a way for the psycho to contact you, then you haven’t gone No Contact… you’ve gone “No Response” which is different. Let’s talk about what No Contact really means:

what no contact IT IS

Contactless is: blocking your ex from your cell phone. There are a number of apps that will allow you to do this. “Mr Number” is great because you can set it to hang up automatically without going to voicemail.

No contact: block your ex from your email accounts. All of them. If you’re the type who needs to explain what you’re doing, send one final email and then block it. Don’t stay open to an answer because doing so will only lead to more craziness.

Contactless is: blocking your ex from your social networks. All of them. There is absolutely no reason to keep them on your “friends” list. This includes Facebook, Skype, Tango, VooLoo, Facetime, etc. Make a list of all the networks you use and remove the Ex from all of them.

Contactless is: changing your cell phone number, if necessary, and only giving it to friends and family. It’s not your ex.

No contact is: not answering the door if they come. And they probably will. Don’t break down the door so you can tell them you’re complying with the No Contact rule. It backfires and shows Narc that they’re winning, which is all they want in the first place. If they insist, move away from the door, go to your room, put on earplugs, sing a song or connect with headphones and your favorite song/meditation on YouTube. Pretend they’re not there. If you start to worry about your safety, file a restraining order. You don’t need to tell them you’re going to do it, just do it.

Contactless is – Shred any letters received through the Postal Service. Don’t open them, just shred them. If you don’t dare to do it, give them to a good friend to destroy them. (If you have a custody agreement, let a trusted friend open the letter to determine if it’s a legal matter or just your attempted Hoovering.)

Non-contact is: not responding to friends who send you requests for information.

Contactless is: Don’t accept new “friend requests” on social media, especially if it’s a no-picture request and you’ve JUST established yourself.

what no contact It is not:

No Contact Isn’t – Leaving them with full access to call you and decide whether or not to answer the phone when they call.

Contactless is not: leaving them on your “friends” list on their social media so you can covertly show them how happy you are to make them jealous and/or miss them OR so you can post cute pictures of yourself to make them feel they “sorry” for how they treated you.

Contactless is not: ignore them for a few days to teach them a lesson, then let them in like nothing happened.

No Contact Isn’t – Ask your mutual acquaintances about their ex so you can find out if they are dating again.

No Contact Isn’t – Send a message or text saying you’re going to go “No Contact” and then give in when they start having a fit. They will launch an attack. Save yourself the drama. Keep those lines of communication blocked.

Contactless Isn’t: Telling all your friends you’re gone contactless, but secretly reaching out to your ex because you’re embarrassed and ashamed of the truth.

The why

There are usually three reasons why the psychopath may pass during No Contact:

1) You really forgot that Instagram account you hardly ever use and find a message from your ex from two weeks ago.

2) He stalked you to your favorite coffee shop/restaurant/park, etc.

3) You secretly want the Ex to contact you.

If you find a message on a networking site that you rarely use, just delete it and delete/block the Ex.

If you are being stalked/followed to a place you are visiting, you should let them know that you are not interested in continuing the relationship and ask them to leave you alone. If they resist, inform them that you will involve the authorities if necessary. As a last resort, get back in your car, go home, and call the police to file a report. It is important to establish the fact that you no longer want contact with your ex in case your situation goes to court later, such as if you need to file a restraining/protective order.

If #3 resonates with you, it’s important to understand why the psychopath is trying to get back together with you. The following are common examples of why they do this (this is not a complete list):

Because they can: When you repeatedly allow the psychopath back into your life after blatant abuse and mistreatment, they will not only continue to abuse you, but they will take this as a sign that you are willing to accept such abuse.

You’ve started to internalize their lies about you: after months and years of hearing that no one else would want you except for sex and money, you believe it’s true. Also, you believe their abusive descriptions of you, like you’re too old, too fat, not smart enough, not pretty or handsome enough… think about it, would someone who loves you EVER say these things?

· Punish and destroy: they enjoy playing cat and mouse. Since you dared to set a limit, they want to show that they can not only violate it; they will destroy the self-esteem that you have left at that moment.

Many targets of emotional abuse feel that implementing No Contact and sticking with it is a cruel way to end the relationship. That’s because they are capable of feeling compassion and empathy for others. Psychopaths don’t. While you try to protect their feelings, they are plotting ways to make you pay for your No Contact decision, and you will only suffer more at their hands. Unfortunately, it is necessary to detach from your feelings of empathy and view No Contact as a way to escape the abuse, begin recovery, and begin a path to a new life that will hopefully not include more abuse. Also, once the psycho finds a new supply source, he’ll discard you anyway.

Pets

Crude oil is a magnificent and deadly perfume

They say the oil leak is “SWEET LIGHT CRUDE” AND IS LESS DANGEROUS TO MARINE LIFE.

Our first and second oil wells in Muskogee, OK, also contained light, sweet crude. It was a beautiful green and slightly transparent. Crude oil is a wonderful perfume for investors.

He had bought a fractional stake from the promoters. The robbers had sold more than 100% of the well and couldn’t afford to have all the part owners get together and want a piece, so they killed it by putting too much frac fluid in them and opening them to salt water.

The next one, with an honest developer, in Montgomery County, Kansas, produced 70 barrels of saltwater for a barrel of oil and natural gas. It was not commercially viable, the gas was too far from a pipeline. I took some samples of the white sand from 1200 feet down. It looked like sugar. It ended up spilling on my Betamax. It’s not good news.

While all this was going on, Dow Chemical wanted large amounts of saltwater from the wells for research. They kept drilling wells in West Kansas and all they could get was oil.

I spent many hours at the Wichita Kansas Well Log Library. Things that weren’t interesting then would be fine today (5 barrels per day $11.00 per person). I never found anything worth putting together a promo. Some of these well records date back to the 19th century and note the type, thickness, and depth of geologic zones.

Few things can match the satisfaction of sitting in the drill booth, freezing to death, and watching the rig go round and round. The reading would tell you how far down you were in the geologist would tell you how much further you had to go to get to the desired ones and that they were believed to contain oil.

Changing the bit was a painstaking process of pulling out several 40-foot lengths of drill pipe, unscrewing the tapered thread that attached it to the next pipe, and storing it until it came back down. Sometimes there were minor traces of oil on the bit, but those areas were too insignificant.

What a thrill it was when he injected water into the well and caused it to spew beautiful oil into the wells! The smell was magic. The first thing to do after verifying that you have a promising pay zone is to place the pipe, cement it, and then drill it into the pay zone.

The water and sand are then pumped down the well under high pressure and into the earth structure. This was the cause of the rocks separating and when they came back together with the removal of pressure, the sand would prevent them from closing completely and give a large collection area for the oil to seep.

Much more fun than playing in the casino, but usually just as rewarding. If you’re wondering what kind of girl that passing through yours and the rocks is carrying, she was invaded by Howard Hughes. It resembles three heavy-duty boot spurs that strike the rock as the bit rotates.

The smells aren’t all pink though, some oil wells can produce hydrogen sulfide gas, the gas that smells like rotten eggs. The scary part is that you won’t smell it if it’s strong enough to kill you. A pickup truck, headed for the pit, rolled to a stop downwind of the pit with the driver dead. The interstate going north from Houston had a pothole that had accumulated poisonous hydrogen sulfide, causing several people to die simply driving north on the interstate. Scary, right?

Real Estate

OpenOffice Brochure Template Design Fonts Really Exist

Unfortunately, an OpenOffice brochure template is something that is not available with this open source software. But the good news is that it’s still very possible to complete that brochure project using OpenOffice. All you need to do is do some research on the internet (free sites will be mentioned later) to find the OpenOffice brochure template you’ve been looking for.

If you’re not familiar with it, OpenOffice.org is actually a type of open source software that offers free applications such as spreadsheets, desktop publishing or word processing, multimedia presentations, graphics, and data from databases. It is widely used by different sectors belonging to household, educational, commercial and government categories. Since it is considered open license software, you can install the software on multiple computers and distribute copies to as many people as you want without legal charges.

One of the things you can do with OpenOffice is to create colorful and well-dressed advertising materials, such as flyers or brochures. Unlike flyers, brochures (also known as pamphlets) are more on the high-end level due to their often glossy, professional-looking appearance. Businesses and non-profit organizations use them to promote and inform their consumers about what they need to know about their products and services. Booklets can take the form of a single sheet type or a booklet type.

Making your own brochures is just about one of the best ways you can save on advertising costs. All you need is a high-quality computer laser printer, glossy printing papers, and a great software tool. You don’t really need complicated software programs, like Adobe or Corel Draw. The OpenOffice Writer application is more than enough to get the job done. But first things first, where should you download your OpenOffice brochure template samples?

Microsoft Office currently offers around 81 types of brochure templates in its collection. Its samples are divided into different categories, such as advice, health, family insurance, tax and accounting, real estate, tourism, business, nature, etc. Microsoft Office can really offer you varied options for free downloadable OpenOffice brochure template designs.

Once you’ve made your selection and downloaded the file, you can begin your brochure-making project. You can open the file with OpenOffice Writer, fill in the blanks, and do any editing you need. You can then save it and print the file after all that.

Although the lack of a brochure template can be disappointing, OpenOffice.org is still a great software tool to have on hand. It’s free, easy to use, and you can get support from other members of the community. And it works great with most of the OpenOffice brochure template samples out there.

Shopping Product Reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog – Blackberry Review

It was 1993 and I was stuck in the mall with 4 hours to kill and I had already window-seen Babbages 6 times. So I was happy to find the free-to-use Sega Genesis screen with Sonic the Hedgehog in the electronics section of Montgomery Wards. I had always been a fan of the Super Mario series, and with its snappy 16-bit graphics and high-speed gameplay, Sonic was a great experience.

16 years later I was pleasantly surprised to see that Sonic is back and you can take him anywhere you go on your BlackBerry thanks to EA mobile.

Now, there are some BlackBerry games that started out as console games that can leave the user in the lurch, mainly due to control issues. However, while there’s a slight lag in gameplay on BlackBerry, Sonic’s simple running and jumping transfers well to the phone and it’s not long before you find yourself going from level 1 to level 4.

The gameplay is identical to that of the Genesis. You run at high speed, defy gravity, smash robots and collect rings to free the kingdom from the government of the evil scientist. It seems that some of the levels have been abridged, but that doesn’t affect the fun factor of the game at all.

On a BlackBerry Tour I used the S and F keys to run from left to right and easily jumped while running with the E key. And if I needed to do something else, I easily paused or suspended the game to read an email or access the web.

Needless to say, it’s great to see Sonic again and the ease of play and portability only adds to the experience.