Monthly Archives: January 2009
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What does your kids do at the dentist?
Posted on January 29, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralWhat does your kids do at the dentist office?I took my boys to the dentist the other day to get their teeth cleaned. My youngest son had to also get his tooth checked out because he hit his mouth on a metal poll he had no business playing with. He jump off the bed with a pole in his hand that he had picked up. Where did the poll come from? ( I am sure you are wondering) Well, we notice that the play pin we had stored away was broken. We had no need for it anyway, my (more…)
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Wzup! Stay true to yourself this tax season!!
Posted on January 28, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralWzup
I have been so tired lately. What is going on?… No I am not pregnant, If I am a doctor somewhere is getting sued!!
On the other hand, I have had this crazy headache. I have been going to bed taking Motrin and waking up taking it. I hope I am not coming down with anything.
I haven’t really felt like blogging lately. I have been so busy with trying to get (more…)
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Got books?
Posted on January 23, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in General, School Stuff!Got Books?
Well….I have a few.. Take that back I have a lot.
My newest life encounter was with Bookbyte.com. I called them today and they were just wonderful! I had a book from my Gender and Society class that I wanted see if I could sell. I really didn’t know if it was worth anything or not. Because going to Kaplan, we just get the books in the (more…)
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Business Law!
Posted on January 21, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in General, online college helpBusiness Law at Kaplan University
I was going through some stuff and found almost 9 unit reviews on from my Business Law class. This information is very beneficial to those of your that are in or will have to take Business Law. The class is very confusing! I am sure that someone is searching for answers in this class.
I only posted Unit 1 through half of unit 9. I was unable to find the rest of Unit 9 and the final exam for Unit 10. But, If I run across it, I will post it! So if in need be sure to check out the Business Law page.
Good luck in your schooling =)
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Wynn… my heart!
Posted on January 21, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in Favorite Things!!, GeneralThe only FIVE STAR, FIVE DIAMOND RESORT in Las Vegas……..There is nothing better than getting your relexation on! At least once a year I have to break away from absolutely everything! I am telling you if you don’t get away once year you are cheating yourself.
I want to tell you about a very extraordinary Five Star Hotel and Five Diamond Resort in Las Vegas. Named amongst the best Las Vegas Hotels is the Wynn Las Vegas. Top of the line with shopping, spa’s, golfing, casino, meeting rooms, salons, dining, entertainment, weddings and so much more! Luxury and Class should be their first name.
If you just want to break away from life and spoil yourself a little bit, picture this…… Forget about being home away from home. You have arrived at an absolute palace knowing that your next few days will be filled with nothing but heaven. When you step into your room that was personalized to take your worries away, you fall out on the Pillow-top Wynn Dream Bed with your Egyptians linens. You look around and you notice that you have the best panoramic view with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows. Then when you want to close the curtains, you don’t even have to move and inch because you have automated drapery controls. Not
only that you look up and notice that you have a flat screen LCD television. … Oh boy… you just know you have tasted a bit of heaven already….You get up off the bed…..you know how you are when you checking out something new… You check out the restrooms! You admire the oversize soaking tub….private toilet…oh yeah… and his and her sinks and just when you thought it couldn’t get any better you notice another LCD television! Immediate thought, I am going to soak myself to sleep!
Just when you thought the resort couldn’t get any better, you found out that you don’t even have to leave your room for that full spa-treatment that you have planned for. Oh yes, and you can get salon treatment without even leaving your room. Then, you have to swear up and down that they didn’t place you in the presidential suite……
OKAY, SNAP OUT OF IT!! That’s why you have to check it out. Put it on your todo list for 2009! Especially if you are getting married! If you do it in Las Vegas do it in style!
Wynn Las Vegas Hotels and Resorts are ment to give you the out of this world experience. Once you have visited this awesome abundance of luxury, I promise, you will feel like you have literally left the country and arrived in Rome. The resort rooms are one of a kind and the tower suites are undeniably breathtaking. If you really want to experience undefined luxury you should check out the “Salon Suite” with almost 2000 square feet! Need I say more?
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Obama’s Speech
Posted on January 20, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralOBAMA: My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control — and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers … our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
“Let it be told to the future world … that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive…that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it).”
America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
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Watch Inauguration Events ALL day!
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I thought I lost it…
Posted on January 20, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralI learn something new everyday! I promise you I do…. I have been battling with switching servers over the past few days. I switch to a different server with my hosting provider and I don’t know why my blog would magically just move without any issues. Boy did I have my work cut out for me. Not just my blog but all of my other sites.They still have a maintenance sign up but, they will be up and running shortly. But, to help everyone that is trying to switch their blog from one server to another or transfer any other data… Listen up… This is what I had to do.
#1. Go ahead and back up all of your files! First and foremost.
#2. On your old server: Download your Wordpress database. Go to your cpanel and access: phpmyadmin
#3. Change your DNS server, if you haven’t already. Since you have a new server this would need to be changed for your domain name.
#4. On your new server: In Fantastico- Add Wordpress or what ever service you are using.
#5. On your new server: Go into your CPanel and access: phpmyadmin and import the file that you saved to your computer.
These steps will only move your database such as users, post on main page, and widgets. From this point I was still seeing an error page when I selected the actual link to the post and all of my images where not showing because they had not been moved. An all of the themes and plugins were not properly installed. So you have to transfer your WP-Content folder.
#6. Go and access your files through your CPanel File manager client. (It is not good to use an anonymous FTP client because it does not reveal all hidden files and files may not be writable.
Now that you have access your file, you need to compress the file and download it from your old server. Then go to your new server and upload the file content in its proper place. The extract that file.
If your WP-content is too large, you need to do a little bit at a times. Such as, compress the plugin folder, then the theme folder, and upload folder separatley.
Now, you should havae all of your personalized themes transferred.
The next step… At this point my blog looked normal but, the links still did not work properly. The images where there but I was still getting an error 404 when clicking the pages and a heading.
#7. Go to your word press folder, what ever it may be called and make sure that all of your hidden files are being viewed. After clicking on that folder, I compared the two and notice that the .htacess, .adform, and errorlog was missing from my new server.
I am sure the only one I probably needed was the .htacess, that is the most important but compress those documents and transferred them to my new server and …EVERYTHING WORKED!
YEAH!! Now, I can sleep.. I have been up for days. Now, I know =) Of course before this entire process started, I had to transfer all of the attachments and uploads from my old server to the present one.
Well, I can almost sleep now, I have about 10 more sites to go. But, at least I know what to do now!!
Thank you JESUS!!!
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Did you receive help for Accounting I & II? Did you past?
Posted on January 15, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralSo, did you receive help from your Accounting I and II Class from this blog? Did you past? I want to know =)
What was your grade and what part did this blog play in your passing of the course? What were your thoughts when you came across Up Close and Personal? Did you have to pinch yourself?
Please share your experiences….
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Dare to be different with Amazing Word Press Themes!
Posted on January 14, 2009 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralIf you a serious blogger like me, you dare to be different. You don’t want your blog to look the next blog. You take time out to personalize themes templates to make them feel and look like something that you wished up. But, if you truly want your blog to draw attention and stand out you must go for the premium wordpress theme.
Word Press is like the most popular blogging source there is. There are others but the most popular is Word Press. It is user friendly, easy to learn and work with and it is free. You can go online and sign up for a Word Press blog with a free domain. Or you can go through your hosting provider of choice and acquire the service that way. But, that is the basic Word Press! It love being simplistic when it comes down to blogging and have everything laid out for you, but with even more options you have to check out the WP Remix.
With the premium wordpress theme you can easily edit the page, something that you can’t do with the regular Word Press. Another great feature is the drop
down menu. Which is too not and option with most of the free Word Press themes. There is so much flexibility with the WP Remix, it just to much to list.I have not told you the best part! Everybody loves to make extra money, right? You know we love affiliates =) WP Remix offers you 50% commission from every sale you refer, how awesome! So, if you blogger friends sign up for a single license that is quick money!
Like I said there are so many great feature with the WP Remix there are simply to many to list! That is why you have to check for yourself =)!
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