My own personal ramblings

I’m not a supporter of divorce, but I realize it does happen. If you happen to be going through a divorce, you will want a competent divorce attorney representing your interests. You could do this without an attorney, but I wouldn’t advise it. You can rest assured that the other side will have a divorce lawyer. Fairfax residents shouldn’t leave the results of their divorce to chance. Of course I can’t guarantee that hiring an attorney will result in a favorable outcome. Check out divorce lawyer Prince William when you are shopping around for a divorce attorney.

Dannenbaum Law Firm, PLLC
2300 Clarendon Blvd.Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 465-0005

Since today is January 1st and most people usually make New Year’s Resolutions related to their health, I decided to look for a health related website to review. I found one about Diabetes. Why diabetes? Well one of my family members is struggling with diabetes and is sensitive to insulin so I am always looking for information that my relative can use to control their blood sugar. So I was excited when I found Diabetes Warrior. I liked the fact that this website presented an alternative to just taking insulin and cutting out sugar as a way to control your blood sugar. The site is very clean. It loads quickly and doesn’t have annoying videos that start automatically. Check it out today for another option of how to control your blood sugar.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. Be sure you consult a doctor before you make any sudden changes to your routine.

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with the owner of Pepe’s Hideaway, a boutique hotel in Mexico.
Here’s what the owner had to say about the hotel and traveling to Mexico…

Q1. What made you want to open up this hotel?
I had seen many thatched roof(Palapa) huts on my trips to Mexico. My dream was to make them modern with proper interiors, plumbing and electricity and share the experience with those interested in “Primitive Sophistication”

Q2. Who would be the ideal guest at this hotel?
An ideal guest would be someone interested in something little differnet than for walls of concrete and those seeking a unique vacation experience.

Q3. What would be the best types of events to hold at this hotel?
Weddings, Honeymoons. family vacations, reunions

Q4. What tips do you have for people wishing to travel to your hotel?
Be ready to enjoy a beautiful flower atmosphere with awesome views, sunsets, fabulous food and spoiling service.

Q5. What tips do you have for people wishing to travel to Mexico?
The bad press currenty covering Mexico is iimited to certain areas close the the US/Mexican border. There has never been problems in any tourists areas an no US Citizens were ever involved.

For more information visit: http://www.pepeshideaway.com

Even though I am no longer single, some of my single friends ask me about online dating. The common theme is that they are so busy with other obligations that they don’t have time for conventional dating. So I caught up with the owner of matchdispenser.com and asked a few questions to help you out with dating.

Q1. I am a small business owner. What are some ways I can fit dating into my busy schedule?

Answer: You have to plan for it. Set aside a certain day a week for just fun. This can be your date night. You may have to put it on your calendar to remind yourself to stop for your date.

Q2. I am a single parent. What should I look for in an ideal dating site?

Answer: Being a single parent is a challenge. You need a dating site that understands the unique situation you are in. Look for a site that has family friendly pictures since your child might be peeking over your shoulder while you are browsing through profiles. A bonus goes to sites that do some type of background checks before they allow members to post profiles.

Q3. What can I do to stay safe while dating online?

Answer: Whole books have been written about this subject. The best thing I can say is use common sense. Never make the first date be one where the person you met online is responsible for your transportation. Don’t meet where you live. Always meet somewhere public and well lit for the first date. If at all possible meet somewhere where one of your friends can sit somewhere where they can see what’s happening.

There you have it. For more dating tips and to find dating sites go to http://www.matchdispenser.com

If you are trying to learn how to golf, this is a website you must bookmark. I do like that the videos are clear and easy to watch. I like that the videos have controls so you can pause them at will. I don’t like the fact that the videos start as soon as the website loads. I prefer to have some type of warning in case I’m surfing the web late at night or while my kids are napping. Overall this is a good website to visit. Just be sure to turn your speakers down first. Check out http://golflessonschannel.com today to improve your golf game.

I had a chance to interview the lead designer at nonSoft. They make affordable family friendly games.

Q1. Please tell us a little about yourself.

A1. I’m currently the lead designer with nonSoft, an independent games company. Before that, I worked in various fields all related to computers and technology, from finance to medicine and many things in-between. I’ve been programming off-and-on since I was seven years old, but it wasn’t until recently that I finally began making games. It was always something I wanted to do, but just never got around to doing it until this opportunity with nonSoft presented itself.

Q2. What sets your company apart?

A2. nonSoft is a small independent video games company with its own unique qualities. Our design philosophy has been to produce family-friendly games that are accessible to a wide range of people and players. We try to make the control interface as simple as possible, so that many of our games can be played just by moving the mouse, without having to memorize all sorts of complicated controls. Also, we implement varying levels of difficulty to try to accommodate players of nearly every skill level or physical ability. Our games run on a wide variety of computer hardware, from the very old to the very newest computers, as well as running on multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.). We’re also becoming known for our use of a design technique called “procedural generation”. The simplest way to explain this “procedural generation” technique is that, in a way, we teach the computer how to create its own levels, backgrounds, racetracks, and other elements all within the game. So, for example, our latest game in the Drag Rally series can create any of 3.5 million race track combinations for you to play on, all of them already built-in to the game.

Q3. Tell us about your latest project.

A3. Our latest commercial game release is Drag Rally 2: The Circuit for Mac and Windows PC. It’s the second game in our Drag Rally franchise, which is about controlling a race car simply by dragging with the mouse. But even more than that, what also sets our Drag Rally games apart is our use of those procedural generation techniques mentioned earlier. You can race over more than 3.5 million track combinations, and if you don’t like the layout of a particular track, you can change it simply with a few clicks of the mouse. Yet at the same time, the game file size is kept very small (due in large part to these procedural generation techniques). The Windows version is less than one megabyte, while the Mac version is less than three megabytes. You can even play the Windows version from an old floppy disk if you have one (for those who actually remember what a floppy disk is). This is a game that runs on virtually every version of Windows whether it be the old 95, XP, Vista, or the latest Windows 7. So, in total, you get a game that can last a very long time, but takes up very little space on your drive.

Q4. Where can people learn more about your company and purchase your games?

A4. Our main web site is www.nonsoft.net From there, you can download and play a free demo of Drag Rally 2. The full version of Drag Rally 2 is available as a direct download from our online store for only $4.99, and you get both the Mac and Windows versions together for that one low price. I should also point out that, in line with our overall philosophy and out of respect for our fans and customers, there is no adware or DRM in the full versions of any of our computer games if bought directly from us.

Occupy Atlanta
Occupyatlanta.org

press@occupyatlanta.org

Atlanta, the City too Busy to Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 14, 2011

Last night Occupy Atlanta moved on a tip that the capitol police had planned to evict over a hundred unsheltered people located on Central Ave. between Mitchell and MLK street across from city hall on a ledge that backs up into Georgia Plaza Park. We decided, after getting their permission, to occupy this space with them and try to stop the eviction and also bring attention to the perpetual peril faced by the unsheltered population at the hands of the state.
We were successful at averting eviction for one night for the unsheltered in this space. Over the past month the number of homeless occupying the space has dramatically increased. Occupy Atlanta will occupy this space again tonight to continue to stand in solidarity with some of those who are feeling state oppression most directly.

Occupy Atlanta is a social movement of protest standing in support of the 99% of Americans that is under the overwhelming political and economic influence of the wealthiest 1% of the population. Occupy Atlanta vows to tolerate no longer the greed and corruption of the 1%. The movement comprises people of many, socioeconomic strata, ethnic backgrounds and political persuasions unified in their determination to invigorate participatory democracy and give voice and political power to the majority of the people.
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So this month is Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness month. I decided to share my story about losing my son Feodor. He was the pregnancy right before Hailey (my youngest daughter). Everything was going along as scheduled. We had the amniocentisis (sp?) the day before we were scheduled to deliver him. That’s when we found out his heart had stopped beating. So they took him out via C section the next day. This happened in 2008. I was kind of a wreck. I didn’t really go out that much or do much socializing besides online. I really thought that I was a failure as a woman. Having a child is supposed to be the most natural thing on the planet. I still don’t understand why God took him. I think Hailey looks a lot like him. Anyway that’s my story.

Occupy Atlanta

Monday, October 24, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tim Franzen, 404-414-5521
La’Die Mansfield, 229-485-6959
occupyatlanta.org

Today (10/24) Occupy Atlanta will hold a press conference at 11am featuring Afrika Bambaataa and Killer Mike from the Hip Hop community, Civil Rights leader Joe Beasley, Missy Stafford, the mother of Joetavious Stafford, and E Red, a close friend of Troy Davis.

The purpose of the press conference is to begin a conversation about critical flaws in the judicial system. The occupation movement started in response to a broken political system that has been hijacked by the richest 1 percent and corporations. Occupy Atlanta not only recognizes the gross economic injustice of the current wealth consolidation that has broken the political system but we are also moved to confront the inequalities in race and class in a judicial system that seems to protect the richest 1 percent and corporations at the expense of everyone else, especially communities of color. It is not by accident people of color are disproportionally represented in our jails or on death row as a result of our broken court system. It is by design. We will no longer tolerate this system.

After the press conference we will be marching to a significant symbol of our judicial system, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 56 Forsyth Street, followed by a rally.

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Occupy Atlanta
www.occupyatlanta.org

Thursday, October 20, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rob Call, 678-910-8559
Tim Franzen, 404-414-5521

Regrouping after Monday’s victory, Occupy Atlanta escalates with daily actions.

At 11am in the Park, we will reveal the first of these actions, in which Occupy Atlanta rolls north to bring our protests to a different part of the city. We will also discuss the plans for the live transmission of this weekend’s Hip Hop festival over Occupy Atlanta’s new internet streaming channel. The press conference will be held at Troy Davis Park (Woodruff Park) at 11am. Further information on today’s protest will not be available until then.

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