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Casamigos Cocktail Mix, Signature Margarita
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- Summary
For the ultimate craft cocktails, we partnered with Casamigos – the award-winning, ultra-premium tequila and mezcal label from George Clooney and Rande Gerber. This Signature Margarita mixer is a house favorite, expertly prepared in small batches with key lime juice and organic agave for bright, lively flavor with a hint of sweetness. Simply add ice and Casamigos Reposado or Blanco Tequila, then shake and serve with an orange slice.
- 25.4 fl. oz. (approx. 8 servings).
- Made in USA.
- Ingredients
- Water, organic agave, key lime juice concentrate, mandarin juice concentrate, sugar, natural flavor.
- This product is prepared and packaged using machines that may come in contact with wheat/gluten, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, sesame, soy, mustard.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by TallTxn from Pairs well with Casamigos Tequila This has become a staple in our bar pantry. Easy to mix, very refreshing, and not loaded w/ sugar. A nice twist on a classic lime margarita.Date published: 2019-08-23Rated 4 out of 5 by Vanessa from Closest to restaurant style This is the closest mix I have found outside of a Mexican restaurant. Very good!Date published: 2019-07-14Rated 1 out of 5 by asg007 from website does not match label When I purchased this (and several other bottles) I checked the ingredients to make sure that it did not contain any of my allergens. When the bottles arrived, the ingredient list also contained a warning that was not posted on the site. I'm glad they have this on the label, but it should have been on the site. Now I have 4 bottles of something I can't drink and no way to return it because it's a "food item" The label reads " This product is prepared and packing using machines that come in contact with wheat/gluten, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, seasame, peanuts and soy."Date published: 2019-06-26


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Tabak: Restoring lost rights
On Jan. 18, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down a surprising decision enjoining the IRS from enforcing its discriminatory regulatory requirements for tax return preparers who are not attorneys or CPAs. For the first time, a court has decided that the public will be better served if all service providers are duly qualified.
The decision clearly points out to the IRS that the focus should be on competency, not on past credentials. The public has been, and continues to be, ill served by automatic waivers granted to attorneys (by attorneys).
In his classic book "Animal Farm," George Orwell comments that while "All animals are equal, Pigs are more equal."
This court decision is a call to action and suggests that equality in representation is necessary to achieve equality in results. Hopefully, this seemingly innocuous decision leads to major decisions restoring citizen rights to privacy, equal treatment under the law and other lost rights. A good start would be mandatory legislative branch term limits equal to those imposed by the legislative branch against the CEO of the executive branch of the federal government.
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A sense of urgency surrounded the ever-present task of revising curricula and courses; and, for the past five years, mathematics teachers have found themselves beset by new proposals to do this and do that and by a vast array of definitions, sometimes contradictory, of just what new educational problems need to be solved. The controversy and confusion which now surrounds the new mathematics is due in part to the haste in which this reappraisal was undertaken. There are, of course, a number of other reasons for the controversy; and it is hardly necessary to comment that any attempt to bring order out of the present confusion must trace the causes of it. As mathematics teachers are painfully aware, the definition of a problem is a major part of its solution. As I see it, the sources of the arguments surrounding the new mathematics are the following; the problem of SEMANTICS, which, for example, finds different writers attaching to the same word quite different meanings; an honest difference of opinion as to what the CONTENT of the new mathematics should be; and a failure to give the new mathematics its proper HISTORICAL perspective (for example, when did it begin, how "new" is it really, and where is it going) with the result that its importance and innovations are often exaggerated. Any attempt to treat these three extensive problems in an intensive manner is really quite difficult, since they have been widely misunderstood, but I shall comment on each of them briefly and in the order in which they are stated. Since almost all of the present debate has concerned itself with secondary school mathematics, my remarks shall be confined, for the most part, to mathematics at that level. With regard to the problem of SEMANTICS, the first error here is in the use of the word new in connection with mathematics at the secondary school level. I presume that this use of the word would imply to the layman that the mathematics now being taught has just been discovered; whereas nothing could be farther from the truth. Professor W. W. Sawyer, a noted mathematics scholar and author, in a recent denunciation of the use of the word new in this connection, commented, after noting that most of the mathematics now being introduced into high school curricula was known by the nineteenth century at the latest, "We do not serve the cause of education, of mathematics, or of honesty by calling old things new, by making simple ideas appear imposing."2 What is NEW is the emphasis being given to topics which were previously taught and the introduction of topics which were not previously treated; and I shall discuss these further in connection with the content of the present secondary school curriculum. To press the semantic problem somewhat further, since it is the basis of so much of the present debate, I would like to cite several other instances of words in mathematics which have come to have widely divergent connotations : —To high school students the word algebra denotes a subject (probably epitomized by quadratic equations) which is studied in the ninth grade and, more often than not, over again in eleventh grade; whereas to professional mathematicians algebra denotes an extensive area of higher mathematics which is presently alive with research and new results. Little wonder that freshmen become confused when a professor tells them that he has written his Ph.D. thesis in algebra. —The Pittsburgh Public Schools refer to their brand-new and sophisticated course for high school seniors as analysis, but to students at Ohio State University, for example, analysis means the first really high-powered graduate course in functions of a real variable. And now, just recently, our own Department of Mathematics at Carnegie has chosen to relabel its freshman and sophomore analytical geometry and calculus sequence simply analysis. —For the first time in the public schools, children are taught about sets, sometimes as early as in the fourth grade, and they are told that the word sets refers to such collections of things as the children in their classroom or the states of some union. But to graduate students in mathematics the word sets suggests such things as, perhaps, a geometric manifold with strange topological properties. —To mathematicians the word topology refers to a 14 THE QUARTERLY
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Edina Realty sues for top spot on Google
Understanding the reason for this lawsuit is as simple as typing a few letters on your computer keyboard. Go to Google, the world's most popular search engine, and type in "Edina Realty," the name of a 50-year-old Twin Cities company.
To Edina Realty's frustration, the first result you get is not their corporate homepage. It is a link to the homepage of TheMLSOnline.com, a Minneapolis competitor with its own collection of local home listings and its own agents who can show you those homes.
A closer look shows that first result is a so-called "sponsored link:" TheMLSOnline.com pays Google to appear in that top spot when someone searches for "Edina Realty," even though that keyword is a rival company's federally registered trademark.
Edina Realty's legal counsel, Mark Christopherson, says given how many people now search the Internet for homes, any loss of Web traffic hurts the business financially. "In our view, it's a pretty simple case," he says. "It's akin to simply hanging an Edina Realty sign outside of your brokerage and driving customers to your shop rather than ours because of the strength of our (trade)mark."
This is a multi-billion-dollar legal question. This has the potential to reshape the way search engines run their core business.
According to the lawsuit, TheMLSOnline.com also purchased the rights to the keywords "Edina Realty" at search engine Yahoo. The search engines are not accused of any wrongdoing in the Edina Realty case, though Yahoo has since changed its policies and TheMLSOnline.com no longer shows up at the top. A Google search for another big local realty company, Coldwell Banker Burnett, shows TheMLSOnline.com owns rights to those keywords as well. Keith Castonguay, CEO of TheMLSOnline.com, declined any comment on the case.
Eric Goldman, a law professor at Marquette University, first spotted the case and wrote about it on his blog last week. He says while similar lawsuits have been filed, this looks like the first one heading to trial. While the Edina Realty case has proceeded under the radar since it was filed in 2004, Goldman says it has implications far beyond the Twin Cities real estate market.
"You could find hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of examples of similar behavior" across many industries, Goldman says. "This is a multi-billion-dollar legal question. This has the potential to reshape the way search engines run their core business."
Search engines like Google and Yahoo make big money from sponsored search results. In Google's case, advertising revenue nearly doubled in 2005 as companies ponied up to be at the top of the search page. Goldman says there's no question the search engines have a financial interest in seeing two companies battle over key words that are also trademarks.
"They say, 'We're going to run this auction where people can have this top listing, and we're going to sell it to the highest bidder,'" Goldman says. "And then they get in this bidding war between competitors trying to squeeze in, and trademark owners trying to be at the top as well for their searchers." Google did not return a request to comment on the case or its paid search policies.
Goldman says while it might seem like a no-brainer for Edina Realty to protect its trademark from a competitor, the legal questions are far from simple. He says the legal logic behind Edina Realty's case hinges on a big assumption: that searchers are actually trying to get to the company's homepage.
"When they search for Edina Realty, they could be searching for the company, they could be interested in real estate in Edina. We have no idea what they're looking for," Goldman says. "So creating legal liability for making these ad purchases really allows the trademark owner to control what content the user might get -- even if it's not the content the user actually wants."
Goldman says Edina Realty's case is no slam-dunk. In fact, just days after the judge in Minnesota allowed the Edina Realty lawsuit to go forward, a judge in New York tossed out a similar case on the grounds that purchasing search keywords does not constitute an actual commercial use of a trademark. Minnesota's Edina Realty case could well decide which legal argument prevails, shaping one big way money is made on the Internet.


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I have just now had time to rite you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along. We have just got thro our election for Ridgmental officers. I think we have a splendid set of officers. Capt. Duncan is our Major and in a few days we will have to elect a captain and I expect to give the boys a chance for that office. I think from presant indications that my chances are good to be Capt. of the Ida Invisibles. There has nothing of importance transpired in our company since we left. We are all well but Wm. Phillips. He was pretty sick yesterday. But tuck a dose of pills last night and is better today. Rite to me the first opportunity and let me now if you are all well and if all is going right. The waggon has just come to move us to the camp and I must close. I will right again in a few days." Sow farewell for the present. Kiss the children all for me and let Sam kiss you for me."
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Life is Good
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Ahoy matey! You got the wind blowing through your hair, the sun is shining, your favorite song playing… Life is Good!
$30 Summer Special
The Perfect Night Out
Enjoy drinks, upbeat music and hanging out with your favorite people while you paint! It's as fun for first-time painters as it is for experienced artists.
Fun Atmosphere
From the moment you walk in, the mood is light, the music is fun and the conversation comes easy!
Easy to Do
You don't need to be a seasoned painter — we make it easy for everyone to find their inner artist!
Sit Together
You'll get seats with all your friends, even if you book separately. Just tell us your friends' names when you register.
Paint Your Way
There's no rule that says you have to follow the artist's steps. It's your art, so paint it however you like!
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our FAQs to learn more about what to expect from your Pinot's Palette experience or feel free to call the studio to speak to a member of our staff.
Where are you located?
We are on the beautiful South Shore of Long Island in Bay Shore. Our address is 61 West Main Street, Bay Shore NY 11706 about 50 feet west of the Bay Shore YMCA Boulton Theater (the first right you can make after the theater) and across the street from Peninsula Chinese and Japanese Restaurant. Be wary of trying to locate us while driving down main street, as we are just off of main street (on the side street) directly behind the new Salt & Barrel Oyster Bar/Restaurant…We have plenty of parking right behind our studio. This location has ton of wonderful bars and restaurants that you can walk to before or after your Pinot's paint class, so get ready for a wonderful day or evening. If you don't find parking on main street there is a HUGE parking lot directly behind our studio. Nearby Landmarks On the beautiful south shore, located 50 ft. west of the Bay Shore Boulton Theater (your first right after the theater). Across the street from Peninsula Chinese and next door to Salt & Barrel. Conversely we are about 2 blocks east of the Bay Shore YMCA & St. Patricks Church. From Long Island Expressway Take exit 53 and merge onto Sagtikos Parkway South. Stay to the left and merge onto Hecksher State parkway. Get in to right lane immediately and take first exit 42S (Fifth Ave) towards Bay Shore. Turn left onto 27A (W. Main St) go about .02 miles at intersection with Park Ave. Turn left onto Park Ave and head towards the municipal parking lot. From Sunrise Highway Take exit 43 South (Fifth Ave) towards Bay Shore. Turn left onto 27A (W. Main St) go about .02 miles at intersection with Park Ave. Turn left onto Park Ave and head towards the municipal parking lot. From Southern State Parkway West Take exit 40 south towards Robert Moses State Park. Take exit RM1E onto Sunrise highway east. Take exit 43 South (Fifth Ave) towards Bay Shore. Turn left onto 27A (W. Main St) go about .02 miles at intersection with Park Ave. Turn left onto Park Ave and head towards the municipal parking lot
What do I need to bring to the class? Note: We are NOT a byob. Purchases at bar only.
We provide the canvas, easel, brushes, paints, and an apron to protect your clothing in class. Wine, Beer, Wine Coolers, Prosecco are all available for purchase by the bottle or glass at the bar and we also sell coffee,soft drinks, bottled water, organic ice teas and kids juice boxes as well! We are not a BYOB but you are welcome to bring any food items into our establishment (cheese and crackers, crock pot dishes) and we have counter space for you to use. We do sell some snack at the bar (chips, cookies, etc.) so don't feel like you have to bring anything and we have plates, napkins, and silverware for you to utilize.
What is the cancellation policy? 48 hours or more for a full refund.
Pinot's Palette cancellation policy is as follows: A full refund can occur if notification of cancellation occurs at least 48 hours before class start (exception for Project Pet or specialty classes that require pre-work or pre-printed materials.) You can also have the option to put the reservation on hold for a later date or transfer the reservation to another class. The reservation can be put on hold or transferred to another class if notification is received at least 24 hours before class start. Loss of payment will occur if no notification of cancellation occurs or if notification occurs less than 24 hours prior to class start. This cancellation policy applies to parties of 2 or less. For cancellation of a party of 3 or more, a minimum of one week's notice is required for a refund or to reschedule.
Is there reserved seating?
When you register for your class online you can tell us in the comments field if there is anyone you want to sit next to and then we'll make sure you are seated next to any of your friends or family members, just be sure to state their name in your comments and when you come in you'll be seated next to your guests! You can come to a class alone or with 20 people…no limit to the amount of folks you can come paint with…as long as we have seats open..tell all your friends to come to the same class and its like hosting a party without any of the fuss.
Is there an age limit for the normal public classes?
Pinot's Palette offers a fun paint classes. At evening classes ages 9-12 years of age may attend when accompanied by a guardian, and 13+ are welcome to join our classes at any time. New York law maintains that a person must be 21 and up to consume alcohol with Valid ID. Ages 8 and under are recommended to attend our family friendly marked classes. On family friendly marked classes ages 8 and up are welcome to be dropped off and picked up exactly at the end of classes. Younger than eight may attend with an adult present to assist.


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BANAUE, Ifugao - The iconic Philippine Rice Terraces in Ifugao
province, a UNESCO Living Cultural Heritage site, was declared
a genetically-modified organism (GMO)-Free zone. The historic
declaration, which is in line with the province's commitment
to preserve the integrity of the country's most enduring
cultural symbol, was enacted by Ifugao governor Teodoro Baguilat
Jr., and Banaue Mayor Lino Madchiw, with the support of Greenpeace
Southeast Asia.
To commemorate the declaration, Greenpeace volunteers together
with local guides unfurled a giant banner with the words "GMO-Free
Zone" at the World Heritage site.
Baguilat, Madchiw, Cathy Untalan of Miss Earth Foundation,
and Daniel Ocampo of Greenpeace Southeast Asia led ceremonies
of the public unveiling of a permanent marker containing the
"The Ifugao people, guardians of this living cultural
heritage of humanity, shall keep the Ifugao Rice Terraces a
GMO-Free Zone as it has always been for generations. The Ifugaos
shall protect the Ifugao Rice Terraces from GMO contamination
and other forms of interventions that would diminish the integrity
and universal value of the Ifugao Rice Terraces, so that it
will continue to be a living testimony of the harmonious relationship
of man and nature," said Baguilat.
The Ifugao Rice Terraces, with a total area of around 10,360
square kilometers, has been in existence for more than 3000
years. In 1995, it was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage
List as "a living cultural landscape of great beauty that
exemplifies the perfect interweaving of natural and cultural
values in a sustainable manner." Four municipalities and
18 barangays are covered under the World Heritage site. Ifugaos
have traditionally planted rice in the terraces without the
use of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides and have
freely traded seeds, among them the famous Tinawon organic rice.
"The Ifugao Rice Terraces is a symbol of how the Philippines
is a center of origin and biodiversity of rice, and exemplifies
how rice, our most important food crop, is a unique and inherent
part of our culture. This rich rice heritage, which the declaration
today serves to protect, should be a source of pride for us
Filipinos. GMO crops compromise this rice heritage: genetic
engineering of food crops poses risks to the environment, human
health, farmers' livelihoods and consumers' choice
and should therefore be rejected," said Daniel Ocampo.
Greenpeace campaigns for GMO-free crop and food production
that is grounded in the principles of sustainability,
protection of biodiversity and providing all people access to
safe and nutritious food. Genetic engineering is an unnecessary
and unwanted technology that contaminates the environment, threatens
biodiversity and poses
unacceptable risks to health. Greenpeace launched the 'I
love my rice GMO-free' campaign in March 2007 with the
aim to activate consumers to 'stand up for their rice'
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Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce with Garlic Knots
Seriously people, sauce in the slow cooker! Now that's what I'm talking about! Usually in late summer I spend an entire day canning tomatoes from my garden. In addition, I also make a giant soup pot of homemade spaghetti sauce. I then freeze the sauce in dinner sized (gallon) ziploc freezer bags. A lot of work, but it's one day for a winter's worth of sauce.
Guess what. It never lasts until the following summer. Nope. Not once. You could say I need a bigger garden. But see, I love my garden. It's huge. It takes up every inch of sunny space. We have a yard full of trees, so my garden occupies the area with no trees. But I like variety in my garden, so no more tomatoes. What's a girl to do?
Make sauce in the slow cooker! Duh. Thanks to Budget Bytes I can now make delicious sauce, in my slow cooker, for pennies.
Oh, did I forget to tell you about these rolls? I use rolls from Rhode's. Pull them out of the freezer in the morning, shape them a few hours later, let them rise in the afternoon and by dinnertime we have one tasty meal!
**I used this sauce to make my delish Spinach and Meat Lasagna.
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce with Garlic Knots
For the Sauce:
- 2- 28oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 1-6oz can tomato paste
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 8 cranks fresh black peppercorns
For the Garlic Knots:
- 12 frozen Rhode's white dinner rolls
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- For the sauce, mix all ingredients together in slow cooker. Cover, turn on low and heat for 8 hours. Serve immediately over pasta, or allow to cool and freeze in ziploc freezer bags.
- For the knots, thaw dinner rolls on parchment paper for about two hours (until no longer frozen, but not risen). Roll each roll into about a 6 inch log, tie ends into a knot. Place each knot in a buttered, 9inch round baking pan (need two). Continue until all rolls in are the pan.
- Cover rolls with plastic wrap and allow to double in size (about 3 hours).
- Melt butter. Whisk in garlic powder and garlic salt. Pour over rolls. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with kosher salt. Serve and enjoy.
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Crawlspace Condensation Q:I was called to a doublewide mobile home to investigate a problem with a 4- year-old duct system (the original duct system was no longer being used). Looking down the supply registers, I noticed moisture between the inner liner and the insulation. As I crawled into the crawlspace, I saw that the flex ducts were soaked. The condensation was "raining" off the duct. A previous contractor had even poked a hole in a duct to drain out the water. The duct system should be replaced, but that will not fix the problem. There are outside air vents into the crawlspace. How do I fix the problem, and not just the ducts? A:Whenever there is a moisture problem anywhere in the home, you have to ask, "Where did the moisture come from?" You seem to suspect that the crawlspace vents may be involved, and I bet they are. These vents are not removing moisture from the crawlspace. They are adding moisture. The outdoor air in Terre Haute has a dew point above 64°F for more than 1,000 ...
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I need to create a DVD Sleeve for a 4 CD set with the design for each CD too.
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I had been asked a couple times what Barbarian build I've been using as I've been putting out information on Patch 1.0.7. I decided to share here with you fellow barbarians to see what you thought and to give some ideas for alternatives to the standard Whirlwind Tonado build. I imagine this might not be new to many of you, but I wanted to get feedback and see what you guys thought of it.
- Berserker Rage This passive is the main driving force behind the high amounts of damage the the skills can produce. Furious Charge generates fury, so as a primary attack I'm able to keep the damage high due to the natural fury generation. This also allows Rend to do more damage and thus more healing, making this not only a DPS passive but a survival one.
- Ruthless This passive was chosen as it was the highest DPS increasing passive for my gear level. If other passives will help you get more DPS, then you may want to choose those.
- Tough as Nails Another passive chosen due to gear. This gives me the most armor for my gear and helps increase survivability. If you have good defensive gear and don't feel the need to use this, feel free to replace it with another DPS passive to help with life regen and killing speed.
- Bash - Onslaught This skill was chosen due to the high amounts of Fury it can generate. It is also one of the harder hitting primary skills. The other runes for Bash could easily replace Onslaught depending on what kind of playstyle you prefer.
- Rend - Blood Lust This skill by itself will generate a huge chunk of the damge for this build. It's intended to hit a huge group of enemies and give you back health quickly with the use of Blood Lust. Since Rend updates its damage as your stats change, you can put down rend and get your fury back to have the damage and healing increase.
- Leap - Iron Impact I personally like mobility. Leap is perfect for moving around the battlefield. If I need to get out of a tight spot or if I need to chase down a fast moving opponent, this is an excellent skill for both. Iron Impact combined with Rend - Blood Lust means I can jump into a large group of opponents even when low on health in order to recover. The 3 seconds of high armor will prevent most damage from comming in and the life regen of Rend will quickly fill your health bar.
- Furious Charge - Merciless Assault Again, I favor mobility. This skill will do quite a bit of damage to larger groups of enemies. As long as you hit 4-5 enemies you should be able to spam this move very quickly. Dashing through enemies with this skill typically makes the enemy play a brief flintching animation, keeping them in place and interrupting some skills. It also makes sure you keep moving so the enemy has a hard time hitting you. Combine this with the fact that Furious Charge has a few invulnerability frames, you can even use this skill defensively to avoid things such as arcane beams or frozen orbs. Even if you only hit 3 enemies, this reduces the cooldown so much you can simply move to another possition in the 4 seconds you have to wait to do it again. This skill provides a high amount of damage and only becomes an issue when you have a single target to worry about.
- Battle Rage - Marauder's Rage A simple and easy choice for keeping damage high. This synergizes very well with Berserker Rage. Since the buff now lasts for 2 minutes before it needs to be refreshed, this was a no brainer for increasing the damage of both Rend and Furious Charge
- War Cry - Impunity This skill can be replaced with whatever you want. I kept it as a carry over to the days when it was much harder to survive as a melee character. I find it helpful and it synergizes well with Leap - Iron Impact so I have had no desire to change it. Hardened Wrath would provide more defense for my current gear, but I have typically played with Monks and other high resist characters in the past making this one a better choice for them.


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jws needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 17 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
We need a site to promote high school athletes. It should be a nice design like espn.com or nfl.com. Need the ability to add to it easily.
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The first and second days of the conference (actually the second and third, but I did not attend any of the events on Wednesday) were busy ones. On Thursday I started out with Thomas Jones' presentation "Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Ancestor." As usual, Mr. Jones gave an eye-opening presentation; he outlined the various ways that we might "overlook" an ancestor and categorized the reasons we might miss them. Even for the category we might think of first – wrong name – he had some intriguing alternations in names and listed some nicknames that I hadn't known about before.
The next presentation I attended was J. Stephen Cotham's "The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection: How to Make the Most of Your Research Time." I paid close attention to this one, because when I can better pinpoint the location of my brickwall ancestor from Tennessee (Susan Elizabeth Smith), I would like to return and take advantage of the outstanding resources of the McClung Collection.
Following this I went to D. Joshua Taylor's presentation on "Clustering and More: Successful Internet Searching." Most of the Google tricks I already knew, but Josh's methods for keeping records of searches and systematically broadening/narrowing and alternating search terms are a good example to follow. The new information I hoped to gain from this lecture did not disappoint, either: how to use Clusty in searches. This is a site that I will have to start incorporating in my research. I especially like the search result categorization function.
I had originally intended to attend the presentation on the Tennessee State Library and Archives, since that is another resource I plan to use, but realized that we also had a long evening ahead of us and that I should probably rest some before we headed out to the Museum of Appalachia.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
FGS Conference – Days 1 Presentations
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Greta, I'm so envious! I wish I could have been there with you. Have been to the Tennessee State Archives but not the Museum of the Appalachia. Plus all of the presentations you attended sound like they were full of good info.ReplyDelete
Judy - I so hope that we can attend a conference together some day! Good presentations + company of GeneaBloggers = fun!ReplyDelete
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CNN reports the Massachusetts Supreme Court says upskirt photography is legal.
Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that it is not illegal to secretly photograph underneath a person's clothing — a practice known as "upskirting" — prompting one prosecutor to call for a revision of state law.
The high court ruled that the practice did not violate the law because the women who were photographed while riding Boston public transportation were not nude or partially nude.
Unnnnnnnh? Yes they were – under their clothes, they were stark naked. Remember that book title – Naked Under My Clothes? It was a joke, but – yes, if someone shoves a camera down your pants, you're naked, which is why the someone shoved the camera down there. It's the same with upskirt.
The ruling stems from the case against Michael Robertson, 32, who was arrested in 2010 and accused of using his cell phone to take pictures and record video up the skirts and dresses of women on the trolley, according to court documents.
Two separate complaints were filed against Robertson with the transit police. Authorities then staged "a decoy operation" to catch Robertson, who was eventually arrested and charged with two counts of attempting to secretly photograph a person in a state of partial nudity. Police observed him point a cell phone video camera up the dress of a female officer, court documents state.
Secretly – key word there. If the women wanted guys photographing their crotches, they would leave the skirt at home, or they would just invite guys to shove cameras up their skirts. When the aspiring photographers do it secretly, it's a safe bet the women didn't want them doing that.
Prosecutors had argued that the current statute, which prohibits secretly photographing or videotaping a person who is "nude or partially nude," includes upskirting, according to documents.
But Robertson's lawyers that the female passenger on the trolley was not "nude or partially nude" and was not in a place where she had a reasonable expectation of privacy, according to court documents.
Excuse me? Not in a place where she had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the sense of not having her clothes torn off or cameras shoved up between her legs? Really? Passengers on trolleys don't have a reasonable expectation that they will be allowed to retain their clothes and not have strangers sticking cameras or phones under their hems? Silly me, I thought they did. I guess we should all solder everything closed before we get on the bus.


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"At the first roll call in Mauthausen, the large inmate transport from Sachsanhausen was more like a burial procession. Behind us were trucks pulled by inmates and loaded with the dead or dying. We stood for two hours until everyone had been counted and the status of the transport had been calculated. The Germans were always very precise in their calculations. There were over three hundred corpses. The entire SS staff was gathered in the roll call area, including the camp commandant SS-Standartenführer Franz Ziereis and Hauptsturmführer Karl Schultz.
When they had finished counting they started the selection. The healthy inmates stood on the left and the sick on the right, next to the camp orderly room. An SS man announced in German (translated immediately by an inmate standing next to him) that the sick and unable to work were to be sent to a hospital to get well and recover - some blocks had been specially set up for that purpose - and the healthy and strong would start work immediately. Sokiewicz, Lichoñczak, Ludwig and I all wanted to change to the right-hand side because we didn't feel well. Luckily - as it later transpired - an older SS man ordered us to remain on the left. I don't know whether he did it out of compassion or duty but I owe my life to him. When we hesitated, he shouted at us and 'helped' us with his stick. He also kicked Ludwig. We quickly moved over to the crowd of 'healthy' inmates. On the right-hand side of the roll call area were 450 men. They could hardly stand. They were exhausted from the five-day journey without food, drink or sleep rather than sick. It was shortly before midnight and they were ordered to take their clothes off. Instead of being led to the blocks, they were moved to a square behind the bath house next to the camp walls. They even had to take off their shoes and belts, which were normally retained when inmates were given new clothes. The south and west sides of the six-metre-wide square in front of the bath house was lined by a wall with watchtowers. When the naked inmates had been driven onto the square, a long row of kapos and block elders with sticks in their hands formed. The trap had closed.
The warm and sunny day was followed by a cold and windy night. The inmates began to freeze. Their cries for help and mercy gradually became fewer, mingled with the groans and weeping of the dying. Those who were still alive were placed under the shower for a second time and driven out wet into the icy cold. In the morning 94 inmates were still alive. Even before reveille, four SS men with spade handles entered the square. It wasn't long before a deathly silence reigned.""
Source: Józef Scislo: Swiat musi osadzic. Wspomnienia wieznia hitlerowskich obozów konzentracyjnych [The world must judge. Recollections of an inmate from Hitler's concentration camps]. Iskry, Warsaw, 1969, 113-150


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ROCHESTER — Hard on the heels of the January unadjusted Current Employment Statistics (CES), come the February numbers, now that New Hampshire Employment Security has got its end-of-the year benchmarking out of the way. The CES give a sector-by-sector estimate of jobs within New Hampshire, based on employer surveys.
In the course of its revisions, NHES has reduced, by several thousand, its original estimate of the number of private jobs that existed in the state back in the pre-recession days of February 2008, and thus the differences in a five year comparison no longer looks quite as pronounced. Nonetheless, several interesting trends are still apparent in our accompany chart, which also includes a column for February 2012, to show the economic changes that can occur over a single year.
In February 2008, it is now estimated that there were 542,200 private sector jobs, which is about 9,300 more than there are today. In addition, there were 2,500 more jobs in the public sector, five years ago.
The chart also shows, though, that a net total of 7,800 private sector jobs were created during the past 12 months, with only the manufacturing sector showing a significant loss.
Over the five-year period, Manufacturing jobs have contracted in this state by almost 15 percent, with only Construction faring worse (a loss of over 17 percent.) Manufacturing jobs appear to have stabilized somewhat in the past year, and Construction hasn't shrunk further. Indeed the comparatively small Real Estate sector (down over 13 percent since February 2008) has tacked on a couple of hundred jobs in the past year, to suggest the real estate slump is easing.
The two sectors making the largest job gains over the five-year span are private Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools (up 23.3 percent) and the bizarrely named Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector, which includes temporary hires (up 19.1 percent).
NHES economist Annette Nielsen said that the current political and economic climate was creating uncertainty among some employers, who are reticent to take on permanent workers. Nielsen also thinks that the changes in the health care laws may also be having some stalling effect. Temp workers, she thinks, are being used to fill any surge in manufacturing orders, to some extent, with employers leery of full-time hiring until sustained growth is evident. She had no firm statistical information to show how many of the temporary jobs are of a part-time nature.The significant expansion in private higher education jobs, Nielsen said, may be the result of a two-fold demand. There is a growing realization among people that degrees are now more essential for career advancement, and people with an associate degrees are going for bachelor degree and those with bachelor's are trying to obtain their master's. Complementing this trend, there are people who have lost their jobs who are retraining in another field.
Health care and Social Assistance is another sector that has grown through the recession, as the baby boomer population reaches retirement age. In addition, and perhaps connected to the previous category, the Leisure and Hospitality sector continues to add jobs, albeit at a slow pace.
Finally, as mentioned above, Government jobs are down 2,500 over the five-year period. There is more to this than meets the eye, though. There are 7,300 federal jobs today, 500 fewer than in 2008; there are 13,200 state education jobs in February 2013, up 1,300 since 2008; there are 13,000 (non educational) state jobs, which is down 800 over five years, and local government, which had 63,500 people in 2008, has 61,000 today, as towns and cities struggle to balance budgets.
Unemployment numbers
The unadjusted February 2013 unemployment rate for New Hampshire, according to NHES, was 6.1 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the January rate which remained at 6.5 percent after revision. The February 2012 unadjusted rate was 6.0 percent. The monthly improvement was mostly accounted for by colleges reopening, boosting eduction employment numbers, and temporary workers being hired. These pluses more than made up for a season drop in retail employment.
The national unadjusted rate for February 2013 was 8.1 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the January rate, and a decrease of 0.6 percentage points from the February 2012 rate.


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shinemarketing needed a new coded website design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 1 designs submitted by 1 freelance designers.
We need a Wordpress theme based on an existing Joomla design
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We are just finishing up a new Joomla site at http://www.immediatefuture.co.uk/index.php and we want to use a very similar design on a Wordpress blog which is being created here:
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There's a charming perfection about little girls who are all dolled up for a special event. Cascading curls, velveteen dresses, and black patent Mary Janes make them appear as pristine little wonders--until they erupt with intoxicating giggles that reveal less serious personalities.
Perhaps Robyn Price and her husband took their aesthetic cues from their three young daughters when they moved into a New York apartment two years ago. Their sophisticated home basks in aptly appointed formalities that also embrace moments of spirited and buoyant decoration, from a warm scheme of apricot, peach, and terra-cotta to oversized patterns and colorful artwork with modern compositions of stylish, exuberant chaos.
Although they weren't actively looking for another home at the time, the couple happened on an apartment that seemed ideal for their needs--able to accommodate both their growing family and their love for entertaining. They decided to make the move.
They hired interior designer Jennifer Flanders, who had decorated their first apartment, to create a beautiful environment with a strong architectural presence and a layout convenient not only for day-to-day living but for welcoming guests.
"A floor plan that separated public from private spaces was a key element when the unit was gutted," says Flanders. "The family's entertaining ventures range from small groups to large cocktail parties, so flow from room to room was important."
In the large, gracious foyer, which serves as an area for guests to spill into during gatherings, pocket doors were installed to close off the hallway to the bedrooms. This allows the children to sleep while guests socialize. The space is dramatic and high- impact, with walls covered in a rich terra-cotta color. The Venetian plaster finish is embellished with a damask motif stenciled in luxurious gold.
The proximity of the living and dining rooms led to a scheme that allows each space to decoratively support the other, as neighbors often do. Pieces from the couple's former residence guided much of the decorating strategy, inspiring Flanders to repurpose many of their things and giving their new quarters a feeling that is entirely different.
The old living room rug has now found a home in the dining room; Flanders pulled different colors from it to establish the rust-and-taupe palette. Furnishings in the dining room, except for the new dining chairs, are also among those from their old home.
The apartment's living room shows an even greater departure from their previous home. The selection of a new Tibetan rug with an oversized medallion pattern in green and peach determined the wall treatment; it features a horizontal strié pattern that evokes the feel of raw silk and is executed in three congruous tones of apricot. "Every wall in the apartment is either papered or decoratively painted," explains Flanders of one of her design hallmarks.
Instead of using the fireplace as the anchor around which the furniture would center, Flanders created two seating arrangements at opposite ends of the room. In a large living room, this placement trick is essential, she explains, so people do not to have to navigate around furnishings. In front of the window, a sofa the couple already owned was re-covered in a more formal fabric for its current iteration. It's now upholstered in a rust-colored linen velvet that makes a comfortable spot for the family when they watch the television, which tucks away in a painted white built-in cabinet. Side tables and matching tufted chairs complete the seating area. A smaller version of the sofa is used in the arrangement at the opposite end of the room. Matching chairs, regally upholstered in green-and-ivory cut velvet with their wooden frames finished in gold leaf, complete the fireside grouping.
One of the primary factors that sold Robyn on the apartment was the kitchen, where the family spends most of its time. Generous in size, the space was left a clean neutral in color and style, with marble countertops in sea-foam green, white, and brown providing the slightest hint of color. "We live in our kitchen, and this space is a joy to work in," says Robyn. "I love to cook, and it's where our family eats meals and the girls do art projects and computer work. It's a great place, a room where we can be together and hang out for family time."
Even though the master bedroom does not physically connect with the public spaces of the apartment, it shares the same decorative comfort. Flanders, who loves a little glitz in every home, used Venetian plaster again, but this time added silver mica powder to give the bedroom walls some sparkle. The peach color provides a soft background for the bed, upholstered in a linen damask fabric. Roman shades fabricated from embroidered silk add a subtle pattern that lets the bold painting above the vanity capture attention.
"Jennifer helped us combine our traditional tastes and color preferences," says Robyn. "It's a combination of formality and familiarity, creating a place we could enjoy whether entertaining or playing with our children. She transformed the apartment into our family home."
Design: Jennifer Flanders, Jennifer Flanders Inc. Interior Design, 1110 Park Ave., New York, NY 10128; 646/368-1404, jenniferflanders.com.
Photography: Steven Randazzo
Sisters Brooke, Emma, and Jordana (from left) lounge on the sofa in the entry foyer.
The spacious living room glows with a warm, serene ambience in its calm palette. Artwork featuring vigor and movement adds striking bursts of color.
Area rug (custom-designed Tibetan rug, Handknotted Collection): Beauvais Carpets, 212/688-2265, beauvaiscarpets.com.
Sofa (custom, "Oxford Sofa" #SF162, with arm style from "Carrington Club Chair'' #CH241, by Edward Ferrell): Edward Ferrell/Lewis Mittman, 336/841-3028, ef-lm.com, trade only.
Sofa fabric ("Velours Orsay''/Cruizre #F2290/72): Pierre Frey, 212/213-3099, pierrefrey.com, trade only.
Tape trim (#32142-9165 by Houlès, discontinued): through Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Throw pillow (#1069/01, discontinued): ClassicCloth, 785/434-7200, trade only.
Pillow trim ("Marly Braid'' #32421/9180 by Houlès): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Throw pillow ("Argus" #1-7320-169, discontinued): JAB/Stroheim, 718/706-7000, stroheim.com, trade only.
Pillow trim ("Metallic Brush Fringe''/Antique Gold #983-33545/011): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com, trade only.
Sheer Roman shades ("Jimmy'' #8227.820): Zimmer + Rohde, 866/627-6899, zimmer-rohde.com, trade only.
Fabrication: Deco by Designers, 718/510-5404, decobydesigners.com.
Drapery: Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com, trade only.
Drapery trim: Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com, trade only.
Wall finish (custom, horizontal strié glaze): Deux Femmes Decorative Painters, 203/545-1995.
Trim paint ("White Dove'' #OC-17): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Coffee table: J&M Antiques, 716/636-5874, eastamherstantiques.com.
Upholstered chairs (by Edward Ferrell): Edward Ferrell/Lewis Mittman, 336/841-3028, trade only.
Chair fabric; end tables: owner's collection.
Table lamps (mercury-glass lamps): Carlos De La Puente Antiques, 212/751-2282.
Painting behind upholstered chair (by Melinda Hackett): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
Antique chair: owner's collection.
Chair fabric, back ("Misty Harbor''/Antique Gold): Beacon Hill, 800/333-3777, beaconhilldesign.com, trade only.
Chair fabric, front (#800137H/58 in Pear, Emerald, Manchester Collection): Highland Court Fabrics, 800/387-2533, highlandcourtfabrics.com, trade only.
Ottoman under piano (by Edward Ferrell): Edward Ferrell/Lewis Mittman, 336/841-3028, trade only.
Fabric ("Satin Velvet''/Celadon #27860-23): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com, trade only.
Trim ("Cambridge Cord with Tape," 1/8-inch/Jade #981-34162/6): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, trade only.
Active, oversized patterns and artwork are tempered by the graceful tables, finished in quieter tones.
Sofa (custom, "Oxford Sofa" #SF162, with arm style from "Carrington Club Chair'' #CH241, by Edward Ferrell): Edward Ferrell/Lewis Mittman, 336/841-3028, trade only.
Sofa fabric ("Velours Orsay''/Cruizre #F2290/72): Pierre Frey, 212/213-3099, pierrefrey.com, trade only.
Tape trim (#32142-9165 by Houlès, discontinued): through Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Throw pillow (#1069/01): ClassicCloth, 785/434-7200, trade only.
Pillow trim ("Marly Braid'' #32421/9180 by Houlès): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Throw pillow (#1-7320-169): JAB/Stroheim, 718/706-7000, stroheim.com, trade only.
Pillow trim ("Metallic Brush Fringe"/Antique Gold #983-33545/011): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, trade only.
Art above small sofa (painting by Graham Parks); art behind chair (painting by Barbara Friedman): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
End tables (silvered ram's head end tables): Gray Morell Antiques & Fine Reproductions, 310/657-2200.
Table lamps: owner's collection.
Gilt rope chairs: Hiden Galleries, 203/363-0003, hidengalleries.net.
Chair fabric ("Florentine''/Green #F3117-04): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, trade only.
Coffee table: 145 Antiques, 212/807-1149, 145antiques.com.
Light and easy to move, a pair of matching antique benches in front of the fireplace provides extra seating in the living room.
Mantel (French-style marble mantel): Chesney's, 646/840-0609, chesneys.co.uk.
Benches: owner's collection.
Bench fabric ("Silk Dobby''/Golden Apricot): Beacon Hill, 800/333-3777, trade only.
Trim (#31304/9220 by Houlès, discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Art above mantel (work on paper by Lee Krasner): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
Sconces (mirrored sconces with rock crystal): Venfield, 212/588-9436, venfieldnyc.com.
Urns on mantel (onyx and bronze): J&M Antiques, 716/636-5874.
Bowl on mantel (jade): Mecox Gardens, 800/487-4854.
Log bucket (brass, with Chinese dragon design, c. 1900): Lexington Gardens, 212/861-4390, lexingtongardensnyc.com.
Andirons: Antique & Artisan Center, 203/327-6022, antiqueandartisancenter.com.
Pocket doors between the foyer and the hallway that leads to the bedrooms can be pulled shut to buffer noise from the public rooms when a party is taking place and children are sleeping.
Wall finish(custom, Venetian plaster with metallic gold stencil): Deux Femmes Decorative Painters, 203/545-1995.
Light fixtures: Antique & Artisan Center, 203/327-6022, antiqueandartisancenter.com.
Console table (Specimen marble-topped table with painted/gilded base): Hiden Galleries, 203/363-0003, hidengalleries.net.
Settee fabric ("Celestial''/Sunset #28711-117): Kravet, 888/457-2838, trade only.
Pillow on settee ("Amalfi''/Cappuccino): Steven Harsey Textiles, 800/776-6999, stevenharsey.com, trade only.
Pillow on settee ("Rene''/Gold #FG387): Roger Arlington Designs, 718/273-4500, rogerarlington.com, trade only.
Table beside settee: owner's collection.
Large painting (by Alona Harpaz): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
In the dining room, pocket doors can be closed during an intimate dinner party.
Drapery ("Lomita"/Bittersweet): Steven Harsey Textiles, 800/776-6999, trade only.
Beaded fringe (by Houlès): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Fabrication and hardware: Deco by Designers, 718/510-5404.
Sheer Roman shades ("Smeralda''/Crema #20330, by Fadini Borghi): Pierre Frey, 212/213-3099, pierrefrey.com, trade only.
Wall finish (custom, mica-infused Venetian plaster): Deux Femmes Decorative Painters, 203/545-1995.
Area rug (custom, Handknotted Collection): Beauvais Carpets, 212/688-2265, beauvaiscarpets.com, trade only.
Dining side chairs ("Ducet'' #2803): Artistic Frame, 212/289-2100, trade only.
Fabric on chair front ("Albieres''/Rouge #CS939): Roger Arlington Designs, 718/273-4500, trade only.
Fabric on chair back ("Lulli''/Foin #F2440/2): Pierre Frey, 212/213-3099, trade only.
Gimp trim ("Annecy Gimp," 1/2-inch/Metallic Copper #982-30702/105): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, trade only.
Dining armchairs ("André'' #2923): Artistic Frame, 212/289-2100, trade only.
Fabric ("Licorice'' #NC0608): Nancy Corzine, 212/223-8340, trade only.
Art (by Charles Spurrier): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
Tablecloth ("Leitner''/Terra-Cotta); hemstitch napkins (Terra-Cotta); napkin rings (by L'Objet); dishes ("Derby Border'' by Royal Crown Derby): The Silver Peacock, 212/426-2610.
Table and armchairs at window: owner's collection.
The neutral kitchen comes alive in joyous moments when the girls are completing art projects, tackling homework, or eating snacks after school.
Cabinetry: custom.
Pot rack (custom): Ann-Morris Antiques, 212/755-3308.
Countertops: granite.
Backsplash (glass Roman brick mosaic): Artistic Tile, 877/528-5401, artistictile.com.
Table (custom): E.C.R. Conservation & Restoration, 718/482-8050, ecrios.com.
Lantern above table ("Large Round Edwardian Foyer Lantern'' with 5 lights/Polished Nickel #CHC328): Circa Lighting, 877/762-2323, trade only.
Counter stools and dining chairs ("Rembrandt'' #2881): Artistic Frame, 212/289-2100, artisticframe.com.
Fabric on counter stools and dining chairs (faux leather): Fabricut, 800/999-8200, fabricut.com, trade only.
Paint (custom): Deux Femmes Decorative Painters, 203/545-1995.
Hanging above the dressing table in the master bedroom is a striking painting by artist Gus Yero. The large artwork injects a bold statement into the room, which otherwise is imbued with a soft, peachy glow.
Window treatment ("Kafila," discontinued): Malabar, 877/625-2227, malabarusa.com, trade only.
Bedding: Schweitzer Linen, 800/554-6367, schweitzerlinen.com.
Wall finish (custom, Venetian plaster with silver mica powder): Deux Femmes Decorative Painters, 203/545-1995.
Dressing table; bedside tables; table lamp; upholstered bench: owner's collection.
Painting above dressing table (by Gus Yero): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
Floor lamp: Mecox Gardens, 800/487-4854.
Nesting tables: 145 Antiques, 212/807-1149, 145antiques.com.
Designer Flanders, who shies away from rooms that are too juvenile, created a stylish bedroom for Brooke, with oversized dots and stripes and fashion-forward purple and pink.
Art (Polaroids by Polly Apfelbaum): through Elizabeth Fiore Art Advisory, 646/484-6211, elizabethfiore.com.
Wallpaper ("Lysander'' #W5332-09): Osborne & Little, 877/322-7420, trade only.
Roman shade and cornice ("Valentino Stripe''/Pink, Cream #J0518/440): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Trim ("Antica Tassel'' #33391/9730 by Houlès): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, trade only.
Daybed (custom): Deco by Designers, 718/510-5404.
Fabric ("Chic Velour''/Shell #26117/717): Kravet, 888/457-2838, trade only.
Cord trim ("Annecy with Tape,'' 1/4-inch/Pink and Cream #981-31058/409): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, trade only.
Desk chair: owner's collection.
Chair fabric ("Chevron''/Mulberry, by Voyage): through Christian Fischbacher, 212/207-4427, fischbacher-usa.com, trade only.
Fabric on chair back ("Fenton Leaf"/Pink #J124F-02): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, trade only.
Trim ("Annecy Gimp with Tape, 1/2-inch/Ecru #982-30702/109): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, trade only.
Chandelier: Antique & Artisan Center, 203/327-6022.
Bedding: Schweitzer, 800/554-6367.
Carpet "Diamond Heights''/Rose Marquis, Beauvais #125): Beauvais Carpets, 212/688-2265, beauvaiscarpets.com, trade only.
Robyn Price and her three daughters, from left, Brooke, Jordana, and Emma.
When it comes to finessing an interior with those accessories that exude personality, designer Jennifer Flanders (seen here in her own New York apartment) knows when something is missing--and when enough is enough. "Much of the process is instinctive," she says. "The eye knows when everything is visually complete and balanced." Flanders offers the following tips for a successfully accessorized space.
Divide and conquer Spread objects such as books, vases, and the like on a large table. Make one pile of "must-haves" and another that includes pieces you are willing to eliminate.
Accept change Keep an open mind when it comes to repurposing a piece or positioning it in an alternate room. After pieces are placed, you'll know where you need to fill in.
Take advantage of bookcases Don't limit bookshelves to books only. This is a great place for an ensemble of pieces--books, family photos, and other objects--that aren't special enough to stand on their own.
Create art tension If your interiors lean toward traditional and classic, contemporary artwork keeps the mood fresh and youthful.


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By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
While tax laws may have made it easier to pass the farm from one generation to the next, changing times have some families looking at the end of a way of life, according to a 30-year veteran of agricultural estate planning.
Dr. Wayne Hayenga, professor emeritus and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist from College Station, has traveled throughout Texas for three decades trying to help people pass their agricultural estates on to the next generation.
Hayenga was in the High Plains recently for seven farm and ranch estate planning workshops which attracted about 300 people, most with the same goal in mind.
"Every time there are changes to the tax laws, we see more demand for these workshops," he said. "But the people basically just want to figure out how to keep the business going for one or two of the children and make sure all the rest are still taken care of."
Hayenga said estate tax laws have made that easier over the years. Forty years ago, a person could only pass on $60,000 worth of property tax free and now that's up to $5.3 million. Also, even if the property increased in value either because of inflation or demand, he said, "we don't have to pay any capital gains tax on it now when someone dies."
However, the continually changing tax laws and the dynamics of the agriculture industry itself are making estate planning anything but a one-size-fits-all deal, said the agricultural economist and attorney.
"Thirty years ago, I could throw something out to 10 farmers that seven or more of them would understand and be able to utilize. Now as farming operations have gotten bigger and different, if you have the same 10 farmers, I could throw out something and maybe only three have the business design that could utilize that idea. The other seven we have to come up with a different plan."
Hayenga likened it to the medical world. "When I was a kid we had the family doctor and he took care of you from your scalp to your toenails. Today we have the eye doctor, throat doctor, heart doctor, diabetes doctor, foot doctor and dermatologist. Everything is specialized these days."
And just as the operations have changed, so have the families. More often there may be no one interested in running the family farm, he said.
"You may have a 1,000 acres at Dumas and you live there and know the tenants and suppliers and everything there. But if you die and give it to three kids, one in Chicago, one in Houston and one who knows where, they don't know people who can properly take care of it for them. So they worry about that. That asset of yours becomes a worry or a liability for them."
Economies of scale for agriculture also have changed the picture, Hayenga said. Farming was a very labor intensive operation in the 1860s when the Homestead Act was passed.
"For a family with a couple mules and some kids, it was a big job to take care of 160 acres of land and raise corn, cotton, oats or whatever. Now with the machinery, equipment, chemical applications and the irrigation systems required, for a lot of farmers, I'd say, it is hard to make a living if you don't have 4,000 or 5,000 acres of land and some may have 15,000 to 25,000 acres.
"And rather than using a 40 horsepower Farmall M, the most recent tractor we bought had 485 horsepower, which is 10 times bigger. We can plant 300 acres a day; whereas back when I was a child, my father could plant 15 acres on a really good day."
Farms have had to consolidate to stay in business, and as a result, there are not always those one or two children who want to take over such a major operation, Hayenga said.
"The agricultural ladder I learned about back in college was: you start out farming as a hired man working for a parent or neighbor, then you leased the land, then you bought the land and were an owner or operator, and finally you retired to town and leased to a tenant or let one of your kids take over," he said.
"We don't have that anymore, because particularly in the 70s, a lot of farmers were doing well and they educated their kids – sent them off to college and they got a professional degree. When they were ready to come back in the 80s, it was a terrible economic time in agriculture. And the question became 'Why give up a good job in Dallas to take a terrible job back on the farm?'"
Also, Hayenga said, as more of the farm youth moved away and married someone from the big city, it wasn't as easy to get everyone to agree they wanted to move back to the farm.
"We want our kids to want what we give them, but that doesn't always work," he said. "What I have seen lately is the heirs have started to squabble – they just can't seem to agree. Instead of having land in Dumas, they may prefer a larger retirement plan or to increase the size of their home, and prefer to just sell off the farm.
"We sometimes hear people say they had to sell the farm to pay the estate taxes. But, mostly that's not true; just some people don't want the farm."
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|Psssst, wanna buy a space rock? Later this month, a major auction house is offering what it calls an auction of 'fine meteorites,' including a piece of the famous Willamette meteorite on display in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (The piece was traded to a private collector over a decade ago in exchange for some Martian meteorite samples.) Buying bits of space has become a big business. In this segment, Ira talks with an expert on space-related collecting about the trend.


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YMCA Auckland Domain 10K Series
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Auckland Domain, Auckland
The YMCA organises an annual 10km series in the Auckland Domain every Thursday over the summer with a break for the Christmas/New Year period, with this week on Thursday, 6 February 2020.
There are distances to suit everyone, no matter what their current fitness level may be. Choose either the 5km or the 10kms. Entry is only $5 for adults and $2 for kids and every number goes into the spot prize draw. Walkers start at 5:30pm and runners at 6:00pm.
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Today's challenge: Keeping my cool while my attachment challenged/traumatized child desperately fights to have control of all situations.
In the last few days, my darling child (do ya' hear the sarcasm?) has "forgotten" how to eat and drink. He puts things in his mouth and then plays dumb to the fact that he needs to chew and swallow the food so he just lets it all run back out. He just sits there with his mouth hanging open and this "what are you going to do about it" expression.
He's also "forgotten" how to walk and is now walking in this strange knee-locked walk that he designed to get attention. He gets this glossed over look when he's walking like that so I know that he is doing it out necessity in response to some deep feelings. He just doesn't have the communication skills to articulate it.
Whoever says that little children are not smart, has obviously never parented a child of trauma. Dude- he is the smartest and most conniving little one I know!
I know the right thing to do here is ignore the behavior and be more intentional in helping Miles feel secure when he's doing those things. Yada, yada, yada. Later rinse repeat. But my toolbox feels empty. Can you RAD moms out there leave a comment and give me something more practical for a non-verbal kid in these situations? I am trying to walk that fine line between setting clear boundaries for him while also being understanding and empathetic. I'm stumped and depleted today and all the tiny manipulative behaviors are adding up and driving me batty. Please and thank you.
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Steam Greenlight adds 21 more games
The second batch of Steam Greenlight game approvals has been announced as promised.
Unlike most of their other efforts, Steam Greenlight has yet to suffer Valve Time. The second batch of game approvals has been announced as promised. While Valve promised at least ten games would get approved, the company has actually decided to launch more than double. "Given the number and quality of games submitted, and the ship date of many of the top-ranking titles, the decision was made to increase the size of this group," Valve said in the announcement.
You'll see the full list of titles vying for your gaming dollars after the break. But, who will make it to Steam's third batch of Greenlight approvals? The many games of the unaffiliated Greenlight Bundle want to argue their case.
- Afterfall InSanity Extended Edition
- AirBuccaneers
- Blockscape
- Contrast
- Fly'n
- Folk Tale
- Forge
- Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Project Giana)
- Gnomoria
- Interstellar Marines
- Lost Story: The Last Days of Earth
- Miasmata
- Miner Wars 2081
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Perpetuum
- Secrets of Grindea
- The Intruder
- The Stanley Parable: HD Remix
- Yogventures!
Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Stream Greenlight adds 21 more games.
The second batch of Steam Greenlight game approvals has been announced as promised.


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Northern lights could light up sky next couple days
- The northern lights may be visible in parts of the USA
- They%27ll be caused by a giant cloud of solar particles%2C which erupted from the sun
- Also called the aurora borealis%2C the spectacle appears as shimmering lines and waves of light
The polar vortex may be gone, but another extreme event is coming. Space weather experts say northern states may be able to see the aurora borealis, or northern lights, Thursday and Friday morning.
"We're hoping," said Joe Kunches with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo. "The sun has done its part, it produced a fast, energetic eruption about the middle of the day Tuesday."
That eruption blew off a piece of the solar atmosphere that is winging its way toward Earth, said Jeffrey Newmark, a solar physicist with NASA. It will take about two days to reach us.
The northern lights appear when atoms in the Earth's high-altitude atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun. They usually appear as shimmering green waves of light in the nighttime sky in polar latitudes. Much more rarely, they can be red and even blue.
A solar storm is when "the (sun's) magnetic field gets twisted up in a high-energy state and it relaxes, and that releases a tremendous amount of energy," Newmark said.
First there is a solar flare, a release of light and high-energy particles. The light reaches the Earth in eight minutes, the high-energy particles about an hour later, Newmark said.
At the same time, there is a "coronal mass ejection," sometimes called a solar storm. It contains billions of tons of energetic hydrogen and helium ions as well as protons and electrons ejected from the sun's surface.
Predicting exactly when the energy will arrive is difficult.
NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer satellite sits about 1 million miles away from the Earth, picking up readings of solar bombardments. Even at that distance, "as the wave passes the satellite, we have only half an hour's warnings before it gets here," Kunches said.
It takes the Earth up to 36 hours to pass through the cloud, so it is possible there may be lights Wednesday night going into Thursday morning, said Mark Paquette with AccuWeather in State College, Pa. The clearest skies and best viewing will be in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region, he said.
It's more likely the lights, should they appear, will be visible Thursday night going into Friday morning, he said.
The energetic particles can affect spacecraft, communication and power grids, GPS satellites and even planes flying near the poles.
Because aircraft can't be guaranteed undisturbed communication as they fly at high altitudes, air-traffic control might push them down a little more toward the equator, Kunches said.
Astronauts at the International Space Station "will be told to stay indoors," Newmark said.
These kinds of solar storms are a normal part of the sun's activity. They ebb and flow on a roughly 11-year cycle, Newmark said. This is a moderate one, and the flare came from a region of the sun's surface directly facing the Earth.
"In July of 2012, there was a much larger event, but it was on the back side of the sun facing away from us, so we barely felt it," he said.


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FLEMINGTON - Hunterdon Central enjoyed an incredible dual match season by wrestling with all kinds of intensity and a team-first attitude in which everyone almost always seemed to pick a teammate up.
Some of that was missing yesterday, but the bottom line is the Red Devils were still able to win their second straight District 17 title with 188 points. North Hunterdon was second with 171,5 points, followed by Voorhees (152) and Hopewell Valley (141.5).
Hunterdon Central took control of the tourney by advancing eight wrestlers to the finals. It was here where things did not go as well as only two of them won. What's more, both of them were in dogfights as Central's undefeated Gary Dinmore beat Lawrence's Mike Jennings, 3-1, at 138 and Tim Higginson topped Hopewell Valley's Sean Kent, 8-6, in OT at 145.
Although Red Devil wrestlers such as Dave Fenton, a 3-1 loser to Voorhees' undefeated Jadaen Bernstein at 170 - accredited themselves very well, other Central wrestlers did not seem to have quite their usual fire. This point was not lost on coach Steve Gibble.
'You are 100 percent accurate,'' replied Gibble when it was pointed out his team seemed to have more gusto in dual matches. 'Some of that is the nature of a dual match. In a tournament, things are spread out on different mats and you are not as aware of what your teammates are doing.''
Although Central was hoping for more in the finals, the bottom line is it again found a way in a season in which even its coach admitted his team overachieved.
North Hunterdon came in second with five champs, including Dan Pepe's 8-3 win over Central's Paul Rallis at 195 pounds. This brings us back around to where this article started because Rallis had a key 3-1 win over Pepe in a dual match in January.
'All he does is win dual matches'' said Central assistant Leigh Hall in a tribute to the way Rallis' had kept coming through for the team. 'Those brought out the best in him.''
Also on the Hunterdon front, Voorhees had the second most champs with three and Delaware Valley had two as it finished behind a Mercer school (Hopewell) for the first time in memory.
Look for District 17 to make a lot of noise this week. In addition to Dinmore, Hopewell Valley's Mike Markulec, Lawrence's Gordon Wolf, Delaware Valley's Mike Pongracz and Voorhees' Jadaen Bernstein will all take undefeated records to regions.