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- Prince Andrew: Royalty has failed Epstein's accusers, says lawyer
- Jennifer Arcuri: Boris Johnson should 'man up and call me'
- Oxford Union debate: Blind student 'violently' pulled from seat
- International Criminal Court may investigate UK 'war crimes cover-up'
- General election 2019: Jo Cox constituency rivals pledge 'clean campaign'
- General election 2019: PM puts corporation tax cuts on hold to help fund NHS
- Nicola Stevenson death: Man charged after body found in wheelie bin
- Man who threw rocks at cars on Norfolk/Suffolk border sentenced
- Rare Charlotte Bronte book coming home after museum's auction success
- General election 2019: Lib Dems and SNP in court over TV debate exclusion
- General election 2019: When will TV debates take place?
- Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
- General Election 2019: The bar chart war in one battleground constituency
- General Election 2019: Ex-MPs talk about abuse and mental health
- General election 2019: A simple guide to the Conservative Party
- General election 2019: What to look out for on LGBT issues
- Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide
- Delivering on tree promises 'no easy task'
- General election 2019: What questions do you have?
- The fight to get citizenship for descendants of German Jews
- Prince Andrew interview: 'Little apology or remorse'
- Prince Andrew BBC interview: Six things we learned
- 'I've spent my life in fear of being called fat'
- England at Euro 2020: What do we know about Three Lions' prospects?
- The growing importance of the night-time economy
- The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford
- Simon Smith: Mum recalls baby's murder 25 years on
- Christmas adverts - do they really work?
- Jennifer Arcuri: I wanted Boris Johnson to man up and call me
- Panorama Investigation: War crimes scandal exposed
- Boris Johnson announces new business policy at CBI conference
- Jeremy Corbyn on Labour's nationalisation plans
- How two students spotted the Bolton fire and raised the alarm
- General Election 2019: Raab on discouraging 'cheap labour' from abroad
- Health Secretary refuses to rule out 'special measures' option for NHS Glasgow
- ATM thefts: Police investigate Ballynahinch and Belfast incidents
- Sophie Brimble: Man jailed for killing woman in race crash
- Missing Leah Croucher's brother Haydon dies
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Code 705 Cat and Box
Kit includes, numbered yarns, chart, transfer.
Suitable for begginers
Fits A4 size frame, not included.
Punch needle not included
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Innovators of hobby products to the craft industry. Est. 1985
Website updated weekly, if you don't see what you're looking for, please call the order line 01257 267757.

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Linear Technology recently announced the LT3763, a synchronous buck LED driver controller that delivers over 300W of LED power. Its 6V to 60V input voltage range satisfies a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. Similarly, its output voltage can be set from 0V to 55V, enabling it to drive a wide range of LEDs in a single string.
The LT3763 offers both input and output current monitors and limiting, which accurately control both input and output current. Similarly, the LT3763 also offers accurate output voltage regulation as well as input regulation, useful for high impedance sources such as solar panels. Its constant current and constant voltage regulation makes it ideal for applications ranging from driving high brightness LEDs to battery and supercap charging. Additionally, True Color PWM dimming capability offers dimming ranges as wide as 3,000:1 for LED applications. The LT3763 is unique design utilizes four control loops to monitor input current, LED /output current, output and input voltage to deliver optimum performance and reliability.
The LT3763 uses two external switching MOSFETs and can deliver from 5W to over 300W of continuous LED power with efficiencies up to 96%. LED current accuracy of +6% ensures constant lighting while + 1.5% output voltage accuracy offers several LED protection features and also enables the converter to operate as a constant voltage/constant current source for charging applications. The LT3763 can utilize either analog or PWM dimming as required by the application. Furthermore, its switching frequency can be programmed between 200kHz and 1MHz or synchronized to an external clock. Additional features include open/short protection, C/10 detection, input and output current monitors, and integrated fault protection.
The LT3763EFE is available in a 28-lead thermally enhanced TSSOP package, priced starting at US$4.45 each, in 1,000-piece quantities. An extended temperature version, or I grade, the LT3763IFE, is also available, priced starting at US$4.90 each in 1,000-piece quantities.


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I met him in person a couple times and have heard countless other stories about his skill and personality. He was at home inside an airplane, an incredible pilot - and was rumored to have occasionally introduced a student to spins in a 172 on their checkrides. Outside the cockpit he was one of the nicest people you have ever met, always friendly and willing to chat. They ran a great article about him in the Cincinnati paper last December - I encourage you to read it.
Blue skies and tailwinds, John.
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2011/12/05/lane-built-airport-armstrong-put-it-on-map/In the rear seat of the restored 1946 Aeronca Champ sat John Lane, carrying with him virtually the entire history of aviation in Warren County.Lane, 87, was on board the single prop airplane last summer as license examiner for Alaina Kappner, who was celebrating her 17th birthday by earning her sports pilot license at the Warren County Airport near Lebanon.There was a circle of life tinge to the pairing of the young schoolgirl and the veteran instructor, who essentially built the airport from scratch – with a little star-power help along the way.


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Game #28: Blue Jays at Indians pregame
Toronto (13-14) at Cleveland (16-8)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Jacobs Field
Today's lineups:
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, LF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Alex Rios, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Jason Phillips, C
Matt Stairs, RF
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Dustin McGowan
Grady Sizemore, CF
David Dellucci, LF
Travis Hafner, DH
Victor Martinez, C
Trot Nixon, RF
Ryan Garko, 1B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Mike Rouse, 3B
Josh Barfield, 2B
PITCHING: LHP Cliff Lee
NOTES: CF Vernon Wells sat out due to flu-like symptoms — the same issue that kept him out of action on Monday in Toronto. He visited a doctor in Cleveland on Thursday. … Toronto manager John Gibbons' cited Hill's ability to get on base as the reasoning for putting him into the leadoff spot. It's the first time Hill has ever started in first slot of the lineup. … Gibbons hasn't decided who will start for the Jays against the Red Sox on Tuesday — a day after the team's off-day.
THUMBS UP: This afternoon, I took some time out to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here in Cleveland. If you're ever in this neck of the woods, it's definitely worth a look. The '90s grunge era is what I grew up on, so the displays that had artifacts from that period were especially sweet for me. Nothing beats seeing old Mother Love Bone concert posters next to a shattered Mike McCready guitar. The special exhibit on The Clash was particularly cool, too. Anyway, check it out sometime if you're in Cleveland.
UPDATE — 7:19 p.m. ET on Friday, May 4: I didn't make the trip to Texas. So you'll have to live without the blog lineups/notes for a few days. I may come back on here and comment on some stuff tomorrow. For now, I'm heading out with my wife to grab some dinner in Toronto.
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Jordan I don't know if you realize but on the poll currently up it says B.J. Upton. I'm sure you meant to put B.J. Ryan, although he doesnt exactly seem like a worthy candidate for player of the month
Gibbons is as good a manager as Tosca was, the fact that he is among the lowest paid managers in the majors tells me all I need to know about the guy.This is getting written as I watch the Jays get another sweep and that after holding the lead in every game!!!!!!
Yup, the jays do it again. Take a nice lead but lose it again what else is new? Seems like every pitcher on the Jays except Halladay is scared to throw strikes. The differences that Halladay has that the rest of the jays pitchers dont have is..not only Halladay is skillful but he has BALLS. He is not afraid to challenge hitters like the other ***** pitchers that the jays have. The rest of the jays pitchers need to grow some BALLS and stop being scared to throw some ****** strikes. its driving me crazy and if this **** continues, again i'll stop watching baseball early like always and look forward to the offseason once again
I am sick of seeing the Jays lose too. I just read all the other comments that I missed over the past few days. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion but i'm tired of seeing only the negqative remarks. When they win, everyone shuts up. When they lose, all their "Loyal" fans if you guys call yourselves that. Whine and moan, blame Towers, blame Gibbons. ***?? Just like life, you take the good with the bad. My kids have more respect then you "Loyal" fans.
The two close games during this losing streak might have gone differently if Wells didn't have the flu (or flu-like symptoms), missing one game and not producing in the other. I worry about this being the straw that broke the camel's back–that with Wells not around the games that would have been losses become blowouts and the close wins become close losses.
With Ohka's bullpen-saver tonight, Towers now has the second-best ERA of the original starting rotation, behind (obviously) Halladay.
One start is too small a sample size, especially for someone just called up or moved from the bullpen (since those starts usually go badly anyways), so I figure Zambrano and McGowan get one more start each, and if they can't show control Janssen and/or Towers get their shots. (Which depends on whether one or both of Zambrano and McGowan struggle, although I wouldn't be surprised if it was both.)
Speaking of bullpen-savers, I appreciate that they were tired after the games in Cleveland, but it seems like Halladay's start was going to be plenty of rest. Unless the 'pen needed two days?
Questioning the team's actions makes you a fairweather fan, but never questioning them is the definition of Chauvinism. What's a fan to do?
In reply to mcdannymartin we are the poor ******* who pay all these fancy salaries , so if we feel the team is not producing we are entitled to a moan,I will still continue to support them just that they have blown very good leads at cleveland , and it was mistakes that cost them,.
No need to panic yet, Its a long season. Even with the way things are going the Jays are still in 2nd place in the east. Once Toronto can get healthy hopefully they can get on a run and make up for the games they have lost. There are 133 games left..
Hey denny. Yea we still in second but tied for fifth. lol
wow, ive neevr seen that happen to halladay, that was weird
The Doc 4 and 1=20 and 5 not bad for a season I think the Jays will come back strong after they get home and regroup Look at the big bats they have They still have good pitchen If Wells was sick mabey the entire team had a bit of the flu The season is still young
I would just like to know…since Josh Towers hasnt started any of the past few games, and our best two pitchers started the last two games, who are we blaming the losses on now???
John Gibbons?? JP? perhaps even Eric Hinske is to blame for the road trip.
och, maybe it is just that the price of playing baseball is too much these days,esp pitching, but salaries in general & unfortunately the Jays have the misfotune to be in the AL east,I know they could not begin to compete with the $28m contract the yankees gave Clemens, don t think he is worth that now but hey not my money


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While wine consumption has been on the rise for the last twenty years and, indeed, the U.S. is now the world's largest consumer of wine, the past several years have seen a few interesting trends in the wine world. Wine is suddenly not just something to put in your wine glass. It's being used increasingly for wine cocktails and is even being used in beer.
Wait, beer? Yup. A fascinating example comes from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Located in Delaware, the company makes a wide variety of year-round, seasonal, and occasional brews as well as spirits. None however quite like its Noble Rot.
For the brew, the company started with Viognier and Pinot Gris must and juice. The Viognier had been infected with botrytis – noble rot. Both grapes were sourced from Alexandria Nicole Cellar's Destiny Ridge Vineyard. This provided fermentable sugars. The beer was then brewed with pils and wheat malts and fermented with a Belgian yeast strain.
The result is quite simply unlike anything I have had before. The beer smells distinctly like Belgian ale along with light floral and stone fruit notes. The palate has a real weight with a rich mouthfeel and comes in at 9.0% alcohol. Not made for chugging, this is a beer to sip slowly or perhaps even have as a dessert.
Are beer-wine hybrids the next big thing? It doesn't seem likely. But who knows? "Hmmm…we wonder if anyone will buy a beer with the word 'rot' in the name," the brewery's website muses. My guess is yes.
Sample provided by winery.
Are wine-beer hybrids the next 'Big Thing?'
While wine consumption has been on the rise for the last twenty years and, indeed, the U.S. is now the world's largest consumer of wine, the past several years have seen a few interesting trends in the wine world. Wine is suddenly not just something to put in your wine glass. It's being used increasingly for wine cocktails and is even being used in beer.
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Well just so you know, this is not a new idea....but a very, very old one. At least 2, 800 years old. Sam Calagione first created "Midas Touch Golden Elixer", a blend of beer and wine at the behest of Pat McGovern, a scientist from U Penn who specializes in analyzing ancient food and beverage residues from archeological sites. They used muscat grapes in the stuff. As it turns out, the combo of beer and wine in one drink was not all that uncommon. http://www.penn.museum/sites/Midas/intro.shtml for more info. Great idea and tasty stuff.
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Well, I have made/mixed some of my home made wine with my home made beer. It tastes great as commented by a couple of VA and CA wine makers
David Traynor Says:
Spoke with a grower about this particular blend a few weeks ago. Seems that Crawford vineyard in prosser was used for some of that viognier and pinot gris. almost 20 tons...
Chris Says:
Having consumed Noble Rot 3-4 times, my answer is "no". I'd prefer just the beer or just the wine, but the combo doesn't do it for me.
But I did buy some for the novelty.
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Anon 11:17am, very cool! Thanks for the link.
David Traynor, thanks for passing this along.
Jarrod Boyle Says:
Hi Sean, just a note to confirm that there was a percentage of the Viognier must that was from Crawford Vineyard, as Alexandria Nicole Cellars does purchase a significant amount of Crawford's Viognier. All of the must was supplied by ANC, but it wasn't all from Destiny Ridge fruit.
Thanks for the great write-up on this project. It is definitely unlike anything that we have tasted before as well. It has been a successful experiment for Dogfish Head, as they won the silver medal at the World Beer Cup in the Experimental Beer category.


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Court clears Google over adverts
Australia's highest court has thrown out a ruling against Google that found the internet giant guilty of breaching trade law by hosting deceptive advertisements.
The High Court's decision overturned a federal court ruling from April that Google had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct with four ads that appeared on its Google Australia website.
The advertisers used the names of competitors as keywords to trigger their own ads appearing.
The federal court ruled this was likely to mislead people searching for information about those competitors. Google argued that it was not responsible for the content of the ads.
The High Court sided with Google, saying it merely published the ads.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission brought the case against Google. It had no immediate comment.
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The following is a piece written by Lars Jörnow, VP Mobile as well as the Senior Producer for Bubble Witch Saga on Facebook at King.com, a worldwide leader in casual social games with over 32 million unique players and more than two billion games played per month globally. He works with an eye towards monetization, metrics-driven development and cross-platform integration.
The story was originally published by Casual Connect Magazine and also published on Gamezebo.
There was a time that now seems eons ago when games were one-off affairs for which the published package reigned supreme. Consumers bought a title, such as Super Mario Bros., gleefully cracked it open and played it until they couldn't bear another jaunt through the super mushroom kingdom. More than just a case of fungus overload, the game, played repeatedly until there were no more challenges to master, soon would become a tired title eclipsed by the latest gaming sensation.
The issue of games retaining their staying power has more recently been turned on its head with such titles as FarmVille and the assorted Facebook gaming fixtures by the likes of Zynga. While their arrival was often hailed as a watershed moment for bringing more women into the world of gaming, social games also blazed a trail for something equally significant: the emergence of games as a service.
Learning from the Data
The idea of games as service is built on the notion that players want more than the same ol' same ol'. Previously, when games were simply a product, companies would launch a title, ship the game to stores, and hope for the best. There was little, if any, feedback from users who made a purchase.
With a service game, the launch is just the beginning.
The introductionof games as a service pried open a trove of vital user data about how players experience a game. Companies like Zynga, Playfish, Wooga and King.com began actively using that information to keep users engaged. Suddenly, developers had the opportunity to fix any sticking points in the game. With a tweak here or a tuck there, they could not only significantly improve the gaming experience, but they could also alter the game so that tedium or repetition was no longer a factor.
The way Zynga handled FarmVille had a huge impact on games as a service. The old model had developers move onto the next game after the launch, but Zynga instead maintained a staff to continue working on FarmVille. Suddenly, a user would notice small alterations, such as a cow changing color, so that the game was anything but monotonous.
As well as those making slight revisions to the game was a corps of data experts, analysts and economists who sifted through the numbers so that any improvement or change was based on the science of statistics rather than on some gut feeling. Companies could interact with users like never before by adapting new platforms and new ways to monetize.
Keeping Things Fun
Though this data has changed the way users interact with games, there is no formula or data to test your way to a fun experience. Now the challenge of game designers is to craft an enjoyable, addictive game that also employs all the new innovations that come with gaming as a service. Finding that perfect balance— that game-developing sweet spot—is the aim of nearly every gaming company.
Determining how fun a game is will always remain the X factor. Not even a Nobel Prize-winning scientist can fully explain why a beloved title such as Tetris or Bejeweled is an evergreen. But while that's one of the enduring mysteries gaming companies will always try to solve, the elements that come with gaming as a service are something more tangible. It's far easier to wrap your head around data and user response, which can be mined, managed and tailored to increase the chances that a game will become and, more importantly, remain a hit.
The depth of games as service has become a key factor in their success. When King.com launches a game on Facebook, we typically have 50 to 70 levels, with the understanding that, if the game is a hit, within six months we will add another 150 levels. It's no great secret that the prospect of constantly experiencing these new levels, developed after the game has gone live, keeps gamers hooked. But this is far more than just augmentation.
For Bubble Witch Saga, we launched with 64 levels and have added 10 additional levels every two weeks. When the level designer begins work on those new levels, the team at King.com studies the statistics on the earlier levels to determine which ones have engaged users the most. By adding up the amount of time players have spent on a specific level; seeing what levels have been visited repeatedly; and even drawing insights from comments on fan pages, we can add levels that mirror the experience of those that have kept players satisfied. The result is a game that, in the minds of users, keeps on giving.
Moving to Other Platforms
As a result of the way developers can adapt and tailor games based on user behavior, brands emerge—paving the path for a title to become a hit on other platforms. That said, service games on mobile have yet to establish themselves like they have on Facebook.
Mobile carriers continue to charge for data, so some players are hesitant to remain connected—a fact which poses yet another challenge for gaming companies. And these games have to work in a space where, unlike Facebook, there is no direct connection to the end users. Some of the bigger games, such as the Zynga titles, require a constant connection, which is perhaps why CityVille has not taken off on mobile.
While it's in vogue to chatter about some Orwellian threat associated with having personal information available via Facebook, users embrace the idea that if there is a bug in a Facebook game, it can be fixed quickly. Players can actively contribute to the game by translating it into local languages or by reporting an issue and seeing it quickly resolved. If a similar problem arose on a Nintendo console game, that issue could linger and perhaps even discourage a player from continuing.
Broadening the Audience
The casual nature of Facebook games based on the freemium model offers a very different type of engagement from a Call of Duty, which might cost $60 and engage a user for 600 hours. Casual games have a broader appeal and don't require the time or the learning commitment of the most popular console games. That casual engagement level—which allows a user to kill a few minutes at a time rather than committing innumerable hours per session—is also part of the appeal.
The number of female gamers has continued to increase with the rise of service games. There are exceptions, such as Kabam, which generally target hardcore male gamers. However, the majority of the players on casual games are female, which has continued to alter and help diversify the profile of the typical gamer.
Ongoing Improvement
Users can only benefit from games as a service, especially as the quality of titles and our ability to respond to users continues to improve. Compare the social games now on Facebook to those from a year ago—all the top titles' quality, depth, design and ability to engage have vastly improved. Zynga's more recently released CastleVille is substantially more polished than FarmVille ever was.
A year ago, we launched Miner Speed, which is a high score-focused Facebook game with a one minute core game loop and six virtual goods called "boosters." The game was not the huge success we had anticipated, and the team quickly moved on to other games. But the millions of data points that we collected from Miner Speedgame-play were immensely helpful when we designed the next generation of social games at King.com: the Saga titles, which feature more depth and unlockable features. When we realized the Saga games were going be smash hits, we could easily justify having development teams continue enhancing these games with the addition of new content, virtual goods and social-viral features.
There are few moments as fulfilling as working on a new feature for two weeks and then witnessing the following day how three million players are happily delving into an instantly revitalized game. This new dialogue between developers and gamers is not only changing the way games are made—and motivating developers to make even better games—it's ensuring that players will stick around.


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ROME — The 2-year-old daughter of a Catholic News Agency bureau chief shared a brief but intimate greeting with Pope Francis on Sunday, leaving the girl and her father all smiles.
"She was right at home with the Holy Father," Alan Holdren, the head of CNA's Rome bureau, said June 24.
Isabel accompanied Holdren, who was covering a special trip for disadvantaged children organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture and Trenitalia, an Italian train service. The children were brought in on a high-speed train "for the extraordinary experience of leaving their home cities" to meet Pope Francis.
Holdren said he brought Isabel along with him on assignment, knowing there would be other children there, but he never expected to behold "such an intimate encounter" with the Pope.
The Holy Father came straight from the Sunday Angelus June 23 in St. Peter's Square, where thousands of pilgrims were gathered to pray with him from afar. At the train station, Holdren contrasted, "he met with just 250 children" and "another couple hundred" family members and volunteers.
"There was a real warmth and authenticity to it all, and you could tell it was just what the little boys and girls needed."
As the Pope emerged from the four-door sedan that brought him to the station, the small crowd gathered to form a "human corridor" for him to walk through as he met the children.
"He must have greeted every single one of the kids with a handshake, hug or kiss," Holdren said. "You could tell he was in his element, and being there with him and all those kids was really exciting."
Soon, Holdren saw an opening in the line and took the opportunity to catch a closer glimpse of the Pope.
Isabel, her dad said, knows who the Holy Father is from praying for him as a family and being in St. Peter's Square on the night of his election.
"Every time she passes St. Peter's, she says, 'Pope' and points to the balcony where he first appeared," Holdren said, adding that after his election Isabel "must have said, 'Yay, Pope!' and clapped for weeks after."
So when Pope Francis stopped right in front of Holdren and Isabel, "It was almost like seeing Grandpa."
He reached out and touched Isabel's shoulder saying, "E' bella, eh!" or, "Ah, beautiful!" which is when Holdren said the girl broke into a smile.
"I actually didn't see the ear-to-ear smile until I saw the pictures later," Holdren explained. "She's a pretty friendly little girl, and she's used to seeing the Pope from a distance."
Clutching her pacifier, Isabel responded with a beaming smile captured by Stefano Dal Pozzolo, a photographer for the daily Italian paper Avvenire.
A Nebraska native, Holdren said that living in Rome for the past several years has been "a bit different" than his hometown of Friend, Neb. — a town of just 1,100 people.
However, the cultural and language barriers are trumped by the "real feeling of belonging to a single Catholic faith that comes with being here."
"Everyone is connected through the Church and Christ and his representative here in the person of Pope Francis. And it really does feel like you're in a family."
Over the past several months, from the resignation of Benedict XVI to the election of Pope Francis, Holdren said that sense of kinship has been felt in "a more intense way," despite the "whirlwind" of changes.
Seeing his daughter experience such an encounter with the Holy Father helped him realize that she, too, is at home. Isabel "was right at home with the Holy Father," he said.
In January, John Paul Uebbing, the nearly 1-year-old son of CNA Rome Bureau's head, David Uebbing, was one of the last children to be kissed by Pope Benedict XVI following his final audience as he toured St. Peter's Square in the popemobile on Feb. 27.
His mother, Jennifer, said she saw the occurrence as a chance to say "thank you" to the then-Holy Father for his life of service to the Church.


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Antibiotics Are Not Always The Answer For Ailing Children
Has your sick child ever not been treated with an antibiotic after visiting the doctor? Hopefully, this is the case. Antibiotics can treat a variety of infections, however, these medications may not be the cure. In fact, they may cause harm to your child if used
improperly. The necessity or non-necessity for antibiotics is exemplified especially during flu season.
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. They are not effective in treating a viral illness, as is the case with most childhood infections. Your health care provider will diagnose your child's illness and make the decision as to whether it is viral or bacterial. Antibiotics should be taken as directed for the time prescribed and any excess discarded. Do not use old antibiotics for any undiagnosed infection.
The common cold, bronchitis, cough and many sore throat infections are generally viral. In other words, antibiotics will not make a difference.
There is a common misconception among the public, however, that antibiotics are a cure-all. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded a survey of more than 10,000 adults regarding their thoughts about using antibiotics when they had a cold, and found the following:
- Nearly half said that if their colds were bad enough for them to see a doctor, they expected the doctor to prescribe antibiotics.
- About one out of three people said that when they had a cold, antibiotics helped them get better faster.
- More than one in four people said that they thought they should take antibiotics to prevent more serious illnesses.
- More than one in 10 people said they had taken an antibiotic in the past month.
- Less than half the people did not know there are health risks associated with taking antibiotics.
In the first 10 days of illness, most children have sinus symptoms with a cold that can be mistaken for a bacterial infection. However, a true bacterial sinusitis usually cannot be diagnosed until after 10 days of unimproved thick, yellow nasal discharge, which at that time can safely be treated with antibiotics.
Potential ear infections should always be visualized by a health care provider to determine the presence of a bacterial infection versus clear fluid that is not infected. Studies have shown that up to two-thirds of ear infections will resolve without antibiotics.
Rapid culturing methods are available to determine if a sore throat is a strep infection that should be treated with antibiotics.
Also, fever is often present with a viral infection for up to three days and does not automatically infer a bacterial infection necessitating antibiotic treatment.
Improper use of antibiotics can cause the emergence of resistant bacteria. The antibiotic will kill the sensitive bacteria allowing resistant, more resilient bacteria to proliferate. Resistant bacteria can spread to family and community members. Due to its resistance, these infections may need to be treated with more intensive intravenous antibiotics. This, in turn, may also result in hospitalization, in addition to causing more severe infections.
In summary:
- Most childhood illnesses cannot be treated and will not benefit from antibiotics.
- Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections, not viruses.
- Allow your health care provider to diagnose your child's infection and determine treatment.
- Misuse of antibiotics may be harmful to your child and others in your community.
Kristie L. Kaufman, MD, is a board-certified physician specializing in pediatrics health care. She practices at Centre Medical and Surgical Associates and is a member of the medical staff at Mount Nittany Medical Center.


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Thanks to the Haunted Wordsmith for hosting the #3ThingsChallenge. Today's things are: discovery, lace, basketball.
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Kate tromped through the bushes, in her wedding gown; at least she'd switched to her flats. The fist fight between her fiancé, and his best man, Jim, had her heart thumping fast. She ran to catch Evan as he disappeared into the pussy willows, into the Woods. The sun burnt her skin, and she swore as makeup and sweat melted in rivulets down her face.
She'd met Ev playing pick-up basketball with friends, walking her fiendish dog, Slash. He was a rescue dog, and Ev abhorred him. Slash won him over when Ev learnt that the accident-prone doxie was left to die by the side of a road — just as him. Both doxie and man had a roped scar down their torso.
Ev had studied law within the military, but had been called up for a tour in Afghanistan. A mine exploded, killing one of his squad and leaving Evan half-dead; his right side slick with blood and guts.
It was two-years since Kate met Ev in the park and nine-months since he proposed, but only six-months with therapy twice-a-week that lessened his nightmares of that insufferable day.
Kate's lace dress tore as she shoved her train over her shoulder. Where was her made of honor, Rose? She couldn't get out of her corset alone.
"Ev?" In the stillness of nature she searched. "Where are you? What happened with Jim?" No answer, but leaves crackled. "Ev, please. It's our wedding." Little trails of blood marked Kate's skin as prickled branches scratched.
Kate blew out her breath; a long train and flats made hikes through the woods impossible. "Don't do this to me, don't ruin our day because of him. You're out, and you're finally getting over the horror — you and Slash. You're working at you're dad's practice, and you're why I haven't been drinking these past two-months."
Kate's throat was raw, and she heard twigs snap as she neared Ev's scuff-less shoes cast aside. The pussy willow fluff in the air made her sneeze. She wiped her nose and sniffled. Her allergies alone hadn't caused her eyes to tinge red and her nose to drip. She rubbed her eyes and screamed. Tears leaked out of her eyes, a constant dripping faucet.
"Kate?" Finally, Ev stepped out from the woods, barefoot. Her handsome guy in a fitted suit. He'd thrown his jacket over his arm, and his sleeves were rolled. He held a beer to his blackened-eye.
"Ev, thank God. I've been yelling your name forever. There's barely cell reception, and we've missed our ceremony. What happened with Jim?"
Ev grumbled and rubbed the back of his neck. "I don't want to talk, not today."
"He's your best man."
"Not anymore, Cameron's in." Kate sat beside Ev on a fallen tree.
It crackled as she sat, and tore at her lace skirt. "You ruined my dress, you know. My mother will never forgive me."
Ev rubbed a hand over her cheek. "Your shoulders are sun-burnt and you're face is red; you've raccoon eyes too."
"How observant of you."
He grimaced then pressed his lips twice against hers, back and forth. "I would've come back. I wouldn't leave you. I told Cameron to say I needed two hours."
"Well, Cameron wasn't fast enough. I saw you leave and ditched my Kate Spade's. While I searched for you I suffered terrible allergies. Now that you're discovered, I'm mad at you, Ev."
"I get that. I still don't want to talk about Jim."
Kate huffed. She pushed at Ev's shoulders. He teetered, but didn't fall. She shoved him until she was pounding at his chest and shoulders. Then Kate rushed Ev as if she were a linebacker. Ev didn't fall or talk.
Instead, he sniggered, a hand holding his stomach. "You have to stop! My stomach hurts from holding in my laughter of your whimpiness. Stop running at me; you're exhausted."
Kate grabbed Ev's tie and yanked. "You pick up my train and march us back to the ceremony. Don't pull this shit on me today."
Ev's mouth hung open, and Kate closed it, peach nails digging into his chin. "Bella, luckily, will fix my makeup and hair and even has a little vacuum to get the thorns and twigs from my ruined dress. We're getting married, screw Jim."
"You don't want to know what happened?"
"Not until tomorrow."
"Shut it. There maybe no guests, but your dad surely knows a judge who can help us before tonight."
"Listen Kate –"
"No, you listen."
"He hurt me. When that landmine killed Jace, he pushed me too. Jim was scared, but he was also a trained soldier. I asked him straight out who pushed me three-years ago. Today, he chose to tell me it was him who left me to die; him who never returned for me until twenty-three hours later."
"Selfish prick. I'd like to deal with that coward myself. I'm sorry, Ev. I would've wanted to tackle him too"
"I'd have forgiven him anything as long as he'd been honest. No guy we were with would've said a thing, and they didn't. It wasn't their fight. But, it's two-years later and he's lied all this time. I went through so much. I'm still going through it."
Kate swore and grabbed her phone from her clutch. She texted Rose.
"What are you doing?" Ev's grey-eyes were wide. His hand stopped her typing.
"I postponed things. We'll get married at the hall tonight before the fesitivities. It will be a half-hour, not a whole service, thankfully. This time away's more important."
Ev nodded and she gawked as tears ran down his face. "I've never seen you cry. Not even in physiotherapy."
He pulled her down next to him, and buried his face in her neck. A wet cooling sensation flowed onto her collar. She barely flinched when his tears stung her sunburned skin. He needed to get this out, and Kate didn't want him to notice her pain. She embraced Ev, and didn't move until he was done.
Eventually, he peered up. "How much time?" His voice rasped and his face was flushed.
"Until 5:30 p.m. Rose and Cameron have it arranged. Everyone saw what happened with Jim. They'll understand."
Ev pushed a hand through his chocolate hair and wiped his eyes. "My face is probably as red as yours." Kate leaned against him and the rip of her skirt up her leg made them both wince.
Ev shrugged. "It's okay, babe. We'll deal with it. We'll get through tonight, and everyday after that. You're my new bestie, and Cameron's been promoted too." She smirked and entwined their fingers.
Her thumb brushed over his mouth and his hand wrapped around her head, as he laid it on her shoulder.
Ev played with her curls. "Now, I look like a homeless wood nymph. Your fingers aren't helping my hair. Ev kissed her neck beneath her ear.
She rested her cheek against his hair, as he laughed. "I like your new look. The amount of leg where your dress ripped is also an improvement."
Kate elbowed Ev and he sniggered. He placed his hands around her face. "Is it true I'm the reason you haven't been drinking? Is it because -?" She nodded and Ev's eyes twinkled. When he grinned and rocked her back and forth, she knew the wedding would turn out.
He placed his hand on her belly. "Let's hope Slash isn't the jealous type."
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Cornyn: Congress will not allow default
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the Republican whip, said in Houston Thursday that Congress will not allow an impasse over raising the debt ceiling to result in the federal government defaulting on its spending obligations.
"We will raise the debt ceiling. We're not going to default on our debt," Cornyn told the Houston Chronicle editorial board.
Cornyn's fellow Republicans, particularly in the House, have been trying to use the issue of the debt ceiling to force President Obama to agree to spending cuts.
Obama has said he will not negotiate on the debt ceiling. He has insisted that if Congress refuses to raise the debt limit, the nation will default on its spending obligations, including veterans benefits and Social Security payments.
"I will tell you unequivocally, we're not going to default," Cornyn said Thursday.
House Republicans, meanwhile, meeting at an annual retreat in Williamsburg, Va., told reporters that they are considering a plan to raise the legal borrowing limit for just a few months, postponing the debt-ceiling debate until March.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., expressed a willingness to consider a plan that would allow the White House to prioritize spending in case the borrowing limit is not raised.
Cornyn said that paying bills on a pro rata basis or delaying payment on some bills until the debt ceiling issue is resolved may be possible, "but my hope would be that we would not even go there."
In an opinion piece in the Chronicle last week, Cornyn wrote that shutting down parts of government may be necessary if the White House and Congress cannot agree on a deal to slash spending.
"It may be necessary to partially shut down the government in order to secure the long-term fiscal well being of our country, rather than plod along the path of Greece, Italy and Spain," he wrote. "President Obama needs to take note of this reality and put forward a plan to avoid it immediately."
The senator did not provide details, either in the article or in his interview with the editorial board, about what areas of the government might be shuttered or for how long. He frequently has said, however, that Republicans should use the debt ceiling and the forthcoming debate over the continuing resolution necessary to finance government as leverage to cut spending on entitlement programs.
"Technically, he's right," said University of Houston political scientist Jim Granato. "We can pay for 60 percent of what we're spending, which means we wouldn't default. The rest is just a huge dogfight, with 40 percent of our spending obligations not met."
Granato also noted that if the debt ceiling is breached, the federal government will not default on paying interest on the debt, Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid benefits, but after that the Treasury Department takes over and Obama gets to decide who gets paid and when.
Cornyn, asked whether his statement Thursday represented a change of position from the views expressed in the op-ed, said the article represented something of a negotiating ploy.
"You sometimes try to inject a little doubt in your negotiating partner about where you're going to go, but I would tell you unequivocally that we're not going to default," he said.


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The toughest interview of the year is mercifully over.
That's the day the player or players who lose Colorado State's annual quarterback stick around to talk to reporters.
Nico Ranieri and Klay Kubiak could have found any number of excuses to avoid the media contingent after Tuesday's practice. They didn't take the easy way out.
"I have to move forward," Ranieri said.
Unlike some position battles in the past, there seemed to be a genuine respect and friendship among the three quarterbacks. It would have been human nature for Ranieri, a redshirt freshman, and Kubiak, an oft-injured junior, to resent the true freshman.
That wasn't the case. Furthermore CSU coach Steve Fairchild made it clear Ranieri, at least, will get a chance to play this season.
He knows he has to be ready if the call comes.


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|One of my most favorite photos of my two loves: Dan and Heidi at the Christmas Tree Farm last weekend.
We have a winner! Congratulations to Autumn Elizabeth! Autumn's favorite thing to make are German pancakes with homemade syrup each Christmas. That sounds lovely. :)
I loved reading over all of your responses and I am happy to say that I got many new ideas for holiday treats. Also, welcome to my new blog readers. I hope you'll enjoy yourselves here!
One of my favorite things to make are snickerdoodles- mostly because they are simple and delicious, but also because it is the only treat that Dan really craves. He's a no dessert kinda guy, unfortunately.
Once I wrap up this post, I'll be popping these in the oven and starting on another batch of these snickerdoodles for a holiday party tonight.
Have a wonderful weekend!


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- Languages spoken : English
- Original title : Filth
- Youtube Id : -youtube_id-
- Status : Released
- Tagline : It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.
- Release Date of film : 2013-09-24
- Movie Genre : Comedy, Crime, Drama,
- Societies of production : Steel Mill Pictures
- Vote Count : 39
- Average rate : 7.1
- Film Note : -movie_rating-
- Duration of movie : 97
- James McAvoy Character (Bruce Robertson)
- Imogen Poots Character (Amanda Drummond)
- Jamie Bell Character (Ray Lennox)
- Joanne Froggatt Character (Mary)
- Eddie Marsan Character (Bladesey)
- Emun Elliott Character (Peter Inglis)
- Jim Broadbent Character (Dr. Rossi)
- Kate Dickie Character (Chrissie)
- Shirley Henderson Character (Bunty)
- Ron Donachie Character (Hector)
- Martin Compston Character (Gorman)
- Iain De Caestecker Character (Ocky)
- David Soul Character (Punter)
- Pollyanna McIntosh Character (Size Queen)
- Shauna Macdonald Character (Carole Robertson)
- Gary Lewis Character (Gus Bain)
- Natasha O'Keeffe Character (Anna)
- John Sessions Character (Bob Toal)
- Brian McCardie Character (Dougie Gillman)
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30 in 15: Blackhawks confident they can repeatby Dan Rosen
NHL.com continues its preview of the 2013-14 season, which will include in-depth looks at all 30 teams throughout September.They were on the ropes, one loss from being wiped out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, from erasing all the goodwill they built up in a record-setting regular season.
The Detroit Red Wings had a 3-1 series lead against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Semifinals in May. They also had Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews frustrated, boiling over like a pot of water that's been on the stove too long.
Things were ugly for the Blackhawks; but only two nights later they managed to stay alive, and two nights after that they found themselves needing one win to pull off what once seemed like an improbable comeback.
|B. Bickell
|J. Toews
|P. Kane
|P. Sharp
|M. Handzus
|M. Hossa
|B. Saad
|A. Shaw
|J. Hayes
|B. Bollig
|M. Kruger
|B. Smith
|J. Nordstrom
|D. Keith
|B. Seabrook
|N. Hjalmarsson
|J. Oduya
|N. Leddy
|M. Rozsival
|S. Brookbank
|M. Kostka
|C. Crawford
|N. Khabibulin
|Jeremy Morin, F
|Brandon Pirri, C
|Ryan Stanton, D
The Blackhawks finished the job with an overtime win in Game 7 at United Center on May 29. They would play 11 more games, win eight of them and raise the Stanley Cup in Boston. The championship banner goes up in United Center on Tuesday, right next to the one the Blackhawks raised in 2010.
"If we didn't believe in ourselves before then, that was really our moment," Toews told NHL.com earlier this month. "To come back from a 3-1 deficit against the Red Wings, that is when we knew we could come back from anything."
The Blackhawks' belief in their own invincibility is a feeling that could carry them through another Cup run this season and right into the discussion as the NHL's first salary-cap era dynasty.
They are already the first team to win the Stanley Cup twice since the salary cap came into play eight years ago. Their roster was gutted around the core after they won in 2010, but the Blackhawks return all but four players who played at least one game for them in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season.
They are favored to become the first team since the Red Wings in 1997-98 to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. They see no reason why they can't do it.
"We're tough to beat," Toews said. "A lot of things have to go wrong for us to lose in a playoff series. If we can keep leading that same way, find that same belief and will to win, then there is no reason we can't find ourselves back in the Stanley Cup Final and competing for the Stanley Cup again."
Here's a breakdown for how they're going to go about trying to do it:
Toews and Patrick Kane should start the season together, making up two-thirds of Chicago's top line. The third guy should be the same guy who found a starring role with Toews and Kane last spring.
Bryan Bickell, Chicago's 6-foot-4, 233-pound left wing, was a breakout star in the playoffs and the Blackhawks rewarded him with a four-year, $16 million contract before he could hit the free-agent market. Bickell, who was second on the team with nine goals and 17 points in the playoffs, now has to prove he can be a top-six forward for the long haul.
The only reason Quenneville separated Bickell, Toews and Kane early in the Stanley Cup Final is because Bickell had a Grade 2 knee sprain, an injury that typically keeps a player out for three-to-four weeks. But Bickell didn't miss any time and by Game 4 against the Boston Bruins was back to playing well and back with Toews and Kane: He scored the game-tying goal late in Game 6 against the Bruins.
"There's going to be more pressure," Bickell said. "They're going to rely on me more. I feel [last season's] playoffs I took a big step in the way I need to play and the consistency level I need to bring, but I feel I can bring that every night. I know what it takes now, what they want, and hopefully I can just bring it."
The bigger question marks are on the second line.
It appears that the line will be the same as it was in the playoffs last season with Michal Handzus between right wing Marian Hossa and left wing Patrick Sharp. However, Hossa is still questionable for opening night after missing most of the preseason with a shoulder injury and Handzus was not his coach's first choice to be the second-line center.
Quenneville was hoping that Brandon Saad or Brandon Pirri would win the job in training camp, but it didn't happen.
Saad, in his second season after being a Calder Trophy finalist last season (27 points in 46 games), was given the first crack, but he didn't look comfortable and was moved back to left wing, his natural position.
Pirri, who led the American Hockey League in scoring last season with 75 points in 76 games, missed the first half of training camp with an injury, a setback too great to overcome.
So Quenneville is again turning to Handzus, who he called the safe option in an interview with NHL.com during the summer. Handzus is 36 and had 11 points in 23 playoff games last season despite playing with a myriad of injuries, including a bad wrist and a bum knee, both of which kept him out of the early part of the preseason schedule as well.
While the experiment with Saad appears to be over for now, Quenneville said he could go back to it at any time. There's also still a good chance Pirri could get a chance to win the second-line center job during the season. For now, Handzus will be keeping the spot warm.
"If you play well, they're going to keep you there," Handzus told reporters last week.
OUT: Dave Bolland, C (trade, Maple Leafs); Michael Frolik, F (trade, Jets); Daniel Carcillo, F (trade, Kings); Ray Emery, G (free agent, Flyers); Viktor Stalberg, F (free agent, Predators); Jamal Mayers, F (free agent), Carter Hutton, G (free agent, Predators)
It appears as though Andrew Shaw will center Saad and Jimmy Hayes on the third line.
Shaw had 15 points in 48 regular-season games. He had nine points, including five goals, in 23 playoff games playing primarily as the third-line center.
Hayes, who is 6-foot-6 and 221 pounds, was a breakout star in training camp. He spent the summer in the gym and appears to have gotten stronger and leaner. It has translated to him being faster and more dangerous in offensive situations. Hayes is the replacement for Viktor Stalberg, who signed a four-year contract with the Nashville Predators during the summer.
"I'm excited for the whole opportunity in general, just having a chance to make this team and having a chance to get going on the right foot here to get my NHL career started here," Hayes told NHL.com. "The opportunity has been given to me and now I just need to run with it."
It's looking like Marcus Kruger, Ben Smith and Brandon Bollig will make up the fourth line. Kruger and Smith will likely be Chicago's top penalty-killing duo to start the season. The Blackhawks need to replace the shorthanded minutes that Michael Frolik played and Smith is the guy who gets the chance to do it at the start of the season.
The Blackhawks are carrying eight defensemen to start the season, but their top-six is set and the pairs shouldn't be any different than they were at the end of last season.
Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook will again make up the top pair. The second pair will be Swedes Johnny Oduya and Niklas Hjalmarsson, who signed a five-year contract extension earlier this month. The third pair will be Michal Rozsival with Nick Leddy. Sheldon Brookbank and Michael Kostka are the extra defensemen as Quenneville prefers to carry eight to start the season.
The only real question marks here are on the third pair.
After a strong regular season, in which Leddy had 18 points and a plus-15 rating in 48 games, he was basically benched for the last three games of the Stanley Cup Final. Leddy played a combined 12:55 in the three games as Quenneville shortened his lineup to go with five defensemen, giving the struggling Leddy only an odd shift here and there.
Leddy, who is still considered a promising young defenseman despite having played a combined 212 regular-season and playoff games, has to show he can rebound from his poor finish to last season. The Blackhawks gave him a two-year contract during the summer, but that was after Leddy was basically benched despite being in the lineup for Games 4-6 of the Final.
"Everybody has got pride, they want to play, they want to do well and contribute in a meaningful way," Quenneville said. "Whether it's a motivator or not, I mean, that's where we're at and that's where we are today. Take advantage of the situation and show us that you deserve more and earn more and I expect that."
Quenneville challenged Rozsival at the end of last season to play bigger minutes because of Leddy's struggles. Rozsival proved he could handle the extra responsibility; that's why the Blackhawks signed him to a two-year, $4.4 million contract.
He's 35 years old and hungry for more.
"When you get to the end of the year you want to be called a Stanley Cup champion again. It's the best motivation you have," Rozsival told the Chicago Tribune. "If you think about it, anything short of being a Stanley Cup champion then you're selling yourself short. It's such a great feeling, you want to experience it again and again."
The Blackhawks are starting the season with an obvious No. 1 goalie for the first time since Nikolai Khabibulin was the top goalie 2007-08.
Corey Crawford has been Chicago's top goalie since 2010-11, but he was constantly looking over his shoulder during the past two seasons, first at Marty Turco and then at Ray Emery. Let's also not forget that Crawford had to be the guy who replaced Antti Niemi, who in 2010 helped bring Chicago its first Stanley Cup championship in 49 years.
Crawford won his job security by winning the Stanley Cup last season. He signed a six-year contract extension during the summer, and the Blackhawks can finally say with certainty that they have their No. 1 guy.
Crawford is coming off a regular season in which he won 19 games with a 1.94 goals-against average and .926 save percentage. He was better in the playoffs with 16 wins, a 1.84 GAA and .932 save percentage.
He'll start this season with a chance to win a roster spot on Canada's Olympic team. Crawford was one of five goalies at Canada's Olympic orientation camp in August.
"There's no reason that he can't [make the Olympic team]," Keith told NHL.com. "Everybody saw what he was able to do for us."
Ironically, Khabibulin is the guy behind Crawford now. He returns to Chicago after playing the past four seasons in Edmonton. Khabibulin was Chicago's pre-championship goalie from 2005-09, winning 90 games with a .903 save percentage and 2.81 GAA.
"Khabibulin coming in gives us the reassurance of a guy who is really experienced, knowledgeable," Quenneville said. "I can see him being a good working partner with [Crawford] because he's a real student of the game. He's excited being back in Chicago. They've been around each other as goaltenders so there is some familiarity there. I just think it'd be a nice tandem at this stage."


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Sir Henry Raeburn
Scottish, 1756–1823
Portrait of a Lady, c. 1815
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.7 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Dr. Harold and Peg Mitchell
At the height of his artistic career, Henry Raeburn was the first Scottish artist to achieve an international reputation, his closest rival being Allan Ramsay. From his humble background as an orphan at George Heriot's Hospital in Edinburgh, Raeburn eventually secured his place as one of the most sought-after portrait painters in Scotland. Between 1798 and 1810, Raeburn exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy in London. In 1812 he was elected President of the Society of Artists in Scotland and was knighted by George IV (1762–1830) in 1822. In this Portrait of a Lady, Raeburn's prowess as a gifted portraitist is confirmed, particularly in his ability to capture the personality or essence of the subject. The use of light and shadow, highlighting rich fabrics and textures, conveys a warmth and immediacy to the picture.
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
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FROM THE BOOK JACKET:You're So Vein is the latest installment in the Others series of paranormal romances. Set in New York City this is Ava's story. She is the last single woman from her original clique of women friends. The series began with mutual dares to go out and experience their deepest sexual/romantic fantasy and as life would have it, book by book each got their wish and more.
Ava Markham is beautiful, savvy, chic, and more at home with Kate Spade than with the idea of fangs and fur. She can't get quite used to the fact that some of closest friends have crossed over to the Other side. Then one night she is attacked by a rogue vampire, and her deepest fears are realized when her body begins a dangerous transformation from human to immortal—a change she cannot survive without the help of an alluring stranger who comes to her rescue…
Vladimir Rurikovich, an elite member of the European Council of Vampires, is on the prowl for a murderous vampire fugitive on the night he saves Ava from the clutches of death. It takes just one look for Dima to know he cannot live another eight centuries without the stunning and seductive Ava—until he discovers a secret about her bloodline that could change everything…
Ava is the last and she harbours some fairly deep resentment towards the supernatural Others that have squired her friends away and she believes also subverted their humanity. To say that Ava is a prickly character would be understating the situation. Here is her reaction moments before her demise -
Thousand-dollar European-made Gina boots, and now they were going to look like crap when her body was found, That pissed her off.But she is one of those difficult characters that grow on you not unlike Katherina in Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew whose tamer is played here by the understanding and patient Vladimir (Dima).
You're So Vein finds Ava being turned into a vampire without consent. I always find this theme fascinating – seeing the character reactions, the choices they make and how it changes their lives. This of course is exacerbated here because Ava is not favourably pre-disposed towards Others and now she becomes one of them!
Some plotlines from earlier stories are resolved in this book and the political intrigue and mystery keep things moving well. Knowing the background of the characters and world-building for this series is nice to have but I find they stand pretty well on their own. Not sure where the series goes from here with all of the women spoken for, but I can only hope there are more to come.
AUTHOR AND BOOK SHOWCASE Official Christine Warren Website
St. Martin's Press
The Others Series:
Reading sequence does not necessarily coincide with publication date.


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Eat Local for the Holidays!
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Holidays and winter feasts: get everything you need from local farms! Shop the farmers markets for sustainably-raised meats and poultry, gourmet cheeses, eggs, ciders and wines, baked goods, heirloom potatoes, all kinds of root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, celeriac, onions, garlic, etc.), braising greens, Brussels sprouts, pumpkins, heirloom squashes, all kinds of apples & pears...
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-Gift certificates to the Farmers Markets: the perfect gift for anyone in your life who likes to eat! Choose any amount you desire. Redeemable at all seven NFM farmers markets. Purchase at the markets' info tables, or online here, or call our office at 632-5234 to purchase over the phone during weekday hours.
-Gift baskets, stocking stuffers and hostess gifts: create your own farmers market gift basket. Fill a sturdy basket with any of the following non-perishable products from our local farms and vendors:
- Super-sweet organic dried fruits/Local raw honey/Jams, jellies, preserves, pickles/Dried wild mushrooms/Dried herbs and peppers (hot and sweet)/Ciders, hard ciders, wines/Tinned salmon, salmon jerky/Handmade confections from local food artisans
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-Potlucks and parties: don't have time to make something? Get a great piece of gourmet cheese from one of our market cheese makers and a loaf of artisan bread from one of our market bakers. Or bring an assortment of fresh apples, Asian pears and pluots for a beautiful winter fruit bowl.
-Holiday wreathes: numerous market farmers sell beautiful hand-made wreathes in December.
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The Stafford Collection of Inuit Sculpture
A recent donation of Inuit sculpture, the largest gift of Inuit art since the Harry Winrob Collection, fills important gaps in the WAG's collection. The Stafford Collection consists of 121 sculptures mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. Assembled over the past two decades, it includes works by such established artists as Osuitok Ipeelee, Davidee Atchealak, Aqjangajuk Shaa, Kiugak Ashoona, Luke Anowtalik, Nuna Parr, Lukta Qiatsuk, and Abraham Anghik Ruben.
Some of these later sculptures are considered signature works for the artists. Elegant caribou by Osuitok Ipeelee are among his best-known carvings and two fine examples were collected by Stafford. Also included in the donation are two of Davidee Atchealak's animated polar bears, Kiugak Ashoona's Natturalik theme, and lyrical pieces by Abraham Anghik Ruben in his characteristic medium of Brazilian soapstone. The collection also includes work by younger artists such as Tukiki Manomie, Adla Ashevak, Joseph Suqslak, and Toonoo Sharky. Stafford was also able to acquire earlier pieces from the 1960s and 1970s by deceased artists such as Karoo Ashevak, John Tiktak, John Pangnark, and Vital Makpaaq.
Robert (Bob) Stafford was born in Cornwall, England. His engineer father joined the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War in 1943. The family emigrated to Canada in 1946 and settled in Hamilton, Ontario. Stafford began his career in the investment business in 1956, first in Kitchener and then in Toronto and Hamilton. In 1962 he was transferred to Winnipeg and later worked for BMO Nesbitt Burns. After 48 years, he is now retired.
Bob Stafford and his wife Marlene began buying work by Winnipeg artists in the early 1970s and soon broadened their collecting to include artists from other parts of Canada. Some of their favourites included Leo Mol, W.J. Phillips, Clarence Tillenius, Tony Tascona, and Robert Kost.
Stafford's interest in Inuit sculpture began about twenty years ago when he purchased two small pieces from a neighborhood gallery. As he visited more galleries and auctions, it became more than a passing interest and Stafford now recognizes that he in fact "got carried away." As he learned more about the art and artists, he focused his collecting on purchasing recent work by the most prominent sculptors. He met Inuit artists as he visited galleries and was fascinated by their creative ability to shape beautiful animals, human figures, and more mystical images from raw pieces of stone.
One of the highlights of Stafford's collecting career was meeting Jerry Twomey, whose 4,000-piece sculpture collection was acquired by the WAG in 1971. The Staffords frequently spent winters in San Diego, California,and learned that Twomey lived nearby. The two men became friends until Twomey's death in 2008 at the age of 93. Stafford has explained, "He was one of the most interesting and knowledgeable people I have ever met—especially about Inuit art. I learned much from him and truly miss his friendship and conversation."
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Preview—The Stafford Collection of Inuit Sculpture
Get a tour of The Stafford Collection of Inuit Sculpture with Bob Stafford and Darlene Coward Wight, WAG Curator of Inuit Art.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 11am to 5pm
Curator's Tour--The Stafford Collection of Inuit Sculpture
Join Darlene Coward Wight, Curator of Inuit Art, and collector Bob Stafford for a tour of this exhibition featuring work from his collection of Inuit sculpture which he recently donated to the WAG.
Wednesday September 26, 2012 at 12pm
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Awards honor outstanding students at community colleges
Students of all ages and backgrounds — who have overcome a range of challenges to pursue their dreams — are thriving in the USA's community colleges. The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will honor them by announcing its 2014 All-USA Community College Academic Team today, recognizing 20 two-year college students from across the USA who display an outstanding combination of academic achievement and community service.
Sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group, with support from the American Association of Community Colleges, each winner receives a $2,500 scholarship. To be eligible, the student must have been nominated by his or her college.
The winners were selected from more than 1,700 students nominated by more than 800 community colleges.
"Community colleges provide students a high-quality, affordable education," said Don Germano, president of Follett Higher Education Group. "All of us at Follett are so pleased to recognize and support these outstanding students — driven, brilliant students on a path to be our future leaders."
A look at the winners:
Lilliam Alexa Acosta - Collin College, Texas: Inspired by her mother's decision to attend community college, she overcame an unstable childhood in Puerto Rico, moved to Texas to attend Collin College and plans to transfer to a four-year school this fall.
Jennifer Brady - Mohave Community College, Arizona: Mother of three children — all of whom require special medical care — she is pursuing a college degree to help her husband provide health insurance for her children and show them "it is never too late to achieve your goals."
Joseph Burch - Central Piedmont Community College, North Carolina: A first-generation college student, father and passionate community volunteer, he is earning a Human Services degree and one day hopes to earn a Ph. D.
Vicente Cortez - Enterprise State Community College, Alabama: Home-schooled his entire life, Enterprise State was his first time at a "real" school. He is on track to transfer to a four-year school and eventually follow in parents' footsteps by owning his own business.
Julie Crafton - Heartland Community College, Illinois: Treated for brain cancer while a freshman in high school, she has maintained a love of learning throughout various hardships. She plans to transfer to Colorado State University in the fall, where she will continue to care for her grandfather, whom she calls her lifelong source of inspiration.
Michelle Machado Davis - Collin College, Texas:
After a difficult childhood in Brazil, she abandoned her hope of getting a degree and moved to the USA; 12 years later, she returned to college with a new determination to secure a better financial future for herself and her children.
Laura D. DeNardo - Jefferson Community College, New York: This lifetime resident of Watertown, N.Y., has plans to become a nurse practitioner. Jefferson Community College's nursing program was affordable enough to allow her to pursue her dream.
Kayla Duchaine - Eastern Florida State College, Florida: A biochemistry student with a 4.0 GPA, she has long dreamed of becoming a pediatrician to help under-privileged children in developing countries.
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Battling constant health problems (including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), college inspired her to tackle her medical issues and earn a psychology degree.
Jenna Freund - St. Louis Community College, Missouri: Community college has provided her the setting she needed to discover the passionate campus leader and community volunteer inside her.
Robert Matthew Gonzales - Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso, N.M.: He had always emphasized work over education until he got to community college. It was there he discovered a passion for environmental science and now strives to achieve his goal of becoming a hydrologist.
Noah Griffin - Northeast Texas Community College, Texas: The second of eight home-schooled children, he was inspired by his father's determination to finish medical school and is now on track to earn a music-related degree.
Abigail Harding - Vermilion Community College, Minnesota: She chose Vermilion over other colleges because of the school's unique focus on the environment. Her passion for caring for the Earth, and her goal is to work in wilderness and park management.
Eric Howard - Muskegon Community College, Michigan: This 22-year-old, inspired by his mother's volunteer work, has taken advantage of Muskegon's affordability to pursue his goal of becoming a nurse anesthetist.
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We think that there is a progress potential regarding the organization of the training process, rather the invention of further technological gadgets.
Knowing that you will become a teacher and you will have to pass your knowledge to the beginners the students will be motivated to perceive knowledge with a zeal. In the process of teaching the previously obtained material will be even consolidated. The quality of education rises significantly.
It's like a joke: "I explained him 10 times, at the 10th time even I got it, but he didn't!"
The suggestion is to create a service "Cisco Learning service" which would support educational courses based on the principle described above, offering WebEx and possibly Telepresence for user communication.
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Base Rotorua
Pick of the backpacker hostels - Lonely Planet
Welcome to the heart of Rotorua! Hot Rock provides friendly and clean accommodation overlooking Kuirau geothermal park and just minutes walk from the shops and cafes. The main tour buses stop at our door.
Pick of the backpacker hostels - Lonely Planet
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Bar
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- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
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- Meals Available
- Nightclub
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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To and from the airport:
The public transport bus City ride departs every half-hour between 6.40am and 5.45pm, and only costs $22pp. It's a 5 minute walk to BASE backpacker hostel from the drop off point.
Super Shuttle:
The Super Shuttle service ranges in price depending on how many people in the group from $17 for one person to $20 for a group of 3 and you will get dropped off right at our front door! Heading back to airport: When you want to return to the Airport book the Super Shuttle at Base Backpackers reception and they will collect you.
Driving to Base Rotorua:
When leaving Auckland get onto the Southern Motorway (SH1) heading towards Hamilton then follow the signs! When you get to Tirau get onto the Geothermal Highway SH5. Follow the signs into the city centre, as you enter the CBD, Base Backpackers Rotorua will be the first hostel you see - on the corner of Arawa and Ranolf Streets, we are right opposite Kuirau Geothermal Park.
Backpacker buses:
Just Tell the Bus Driver that youre staying at Base Rotorua backpacker hostel and they will drop you off at the door.
Located Near
Base Rotorua is right in central Rotorua! We have views across to Kuirau Geothermal park so you can explore the biggest free geothermal attraction in town, or you can stroll two blocks and be right amongst all Rotorua's shops restaurants and cafes!


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I'm sure the site looks a little different, but not a whole bunch. I've changed the font colors to better see them against the dark backgrounds. I've updated the Extras page with more images and another short comic I wrote not too long ago. I've also added a "stumble" link, so please feel free to stop on in and promote the comic there if you're into that kind of thing - and it would please my ego to no end.
I'm also closing on 400 pages. Sure, the comic pages published so far has only reached 388, but I'm still working on my backlog. Hopefully I'll have that shit done soon.
I need to look up how to put a livejournal page on the main page so I can put this there instead of here.


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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
9 Alternative 3-Ring Binders
Binders can be great organizing tools, and you can find basic vinyl three-ring binders almost anywhere. But if you want to get something special, here are some options:
1. Bella Italian leather binders, courtesy of See Jane Work; I got Jane's newsletter today, and it featured these, and inspired this blog entry. See picture above; pricey but (apparently) beautiful.
2. Rustic leather binders from Renaissance Art - a totally different look.
3. The M.O. Signature Binder
Update on Dec. 28, 2011: I'm no longer finding this product.
4. A variety of binders from russell+hazel
5. Cargo binders from acid-free fiberboard
6. SteelWorx binders - made from aluminum to minimize weight and optimize strength
7. Binders from pina zangaro - in aluminum, acrylic, or pressed hardboard
8. The Presence 3-Ring Binder from Case Envy
9. Rebinder recycled binders
Posted by Jeri Dansky at 7:32 PM
4 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I'm looking for a replacement for 3-Ring binders that is compatible with the hanging file folder system. It must be capable of holding several hundred pages without adding any additional width like the binder does. Any suggestions?
Wiley in Indianapolis
- February 5, 2009 at 6:45:00 AM PST
- Jeri Dansky said...
Wiley, I have some thoughts already, and I'll see what else I can find. Expect a blog post in the next couple days!
- February 5, 2009 at 8:39:00 AM PST
- Anonymous said...
This may be far fetched, but I'm looking for those old binders from the 1950's-'60's that had a linen feel to them. As far as I know they were simply cardboard with cloth glued to them. Any ideas?
- June 13, 2009 at 9:33:00 PM PDT
- Jeri Dansky said...
Sorry, Anonymous - no ideas. But I'll keep an eye out, and if I do find something, I'll let you know.
- June 13, 2009 at 9:47:00 PM PDT
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Quote:The straight blast is "ok". I would personally rather use the modified "boxing blast", but I'm not going to completely throw out the straight blast altogether. The problem with that is again, that there is nothing on it, unless you can run into it full-bore. If you're using it to obtain the clinch, I think it's ok. My only opinion here is that the boxing blast is safer. You have to have more timing when using that because it's slower. But timing is an important attribute anyway and it's worth developing. Thats another reason why training delivery systems is important rather than just learning moves.
Quote:Whats the difference between a boxing blast and a straight blast John?
Quote:When I've seen the straight blast demonstrated it always looks like the person doing it is firing off the back leg, much like in Wing Chun chain punching...and they always look to me like they only ever go in straight lines.
Quote:I've not played with any JKD people but the WC people I messed around with just seem to punch their way straight into my clinch with any extremely high center of gravity.
Quote:When you talk about a boxing blast are you talking working behind a good stiff jab? I tend to launch my jabs off a slight lateral step and work on jarring them out of the feet. I find the lateral step with an angled jab lines you up perfectly for the follow up cross.
Quote:The boxing blast is thrown like you would throw a jab/cross combo that becomes a series of crosses because of changing footwork that puts each hand thrown as the rear hand.
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