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The Numerology of Friday the 13th
Numerology's take on luck and superstition
The number 13 has been considered unlucky since medieval times, most likely because of its association with the number of people at the Last Supper. Friday, too, is seen as unlucky because that was the day of the crucifixion. For the superstitious among us, that makes Friday the 13th a double whammy and, therefore, a particularly unlucky day. For the rationalists among us, the opposite is true, as we recognize that two negatives can make a positive.
As a numerologist I am inclined to consider it a lucky day for some, an unlucky day for others, and an average day for the rest of us. This is because I recognize that the effect of our individual cycles far outweighs any peripheral influences. The question for you, then, is how do you know in which category you will find yourself?
There are two different sets of influences that affect an individual at any given time, those that are internal and those that are external. Numerology calls your internal forces your "personal cycles," and considers them far more powerful than any external energies. This is the main reason numerologists generally consider any possible universal negative influences of a date, such as Friday the 13th, to be negligible in relation to the individual.
The only people who are strongly affected by this superstitious date are those who suffer from a fear of Friday the 13th, a phobia called "paraskavedekatriaphobia." These are the folks who undoubtedly experience every Friday the 13th as an unlucky day -- such is the power of self-fulfilling prophecies.
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For the rest of us, the experiences of that day are affected 99.9% by our personal cycles, as reflected in our personal Numerology chart. Understanding where you are in your personal cycles can help you take advantage of the positive forces and limit the potential impact from negative forces.
As a human being you carry within you the forces and energies that influence the way you experience every moment of every day, and those powers are yours to work with. And contrary to popular belief, you have a lot of control over them -- it requires just as much effort to be miserable as it does to be happy.
You may, therefore, want to learn what personal influences are at play during Friday the 13th or any other day. Take advantage of the knowledge that is out there and use it to your benefit.
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Now, enjoy some Friday the 13th trivia!
- The 13th day of the month is slightly more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week.
- Every year has at least one and at most three Friday the 13ths.
- Just as many people are born on Friday the 13th as any other day, but there are slightly more people who die on Friday the 13th. The theory is that fear, with or without reason, can kill.
And, here are some practical (and some humorous) tips to help you get the most out of other people's superstitions:
- Less people will fly on Friday the 13th. It is, therefore, a good day to travel by plane, and with luck you may even have an empty seat next to you!
- Less people are inclined to make important business decisions, which may give you an upper hand at the negotiation table.
- Teachers, parents and others involved in guiding young people toward maturity all recognize that age 13 is generally the most difficult age for boys and girls alike. If you have kids, simply let them jump from age 12 to 14 -- it will save you countless headaches.
- If you feel like living on the edge, call your boss and tell him you suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia (a recognized disease) and are unable to leave the house to go to work. Though be forewarned: only superstitious bosses are likely to be so understanding.
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Fifty-one hopeful future Major League Baseball stars will take the field August 11th at Petco Park in San Diego for the 2013 Perfect Game All-American Classic presented by Rawlings. Of those 51, 11 are from California. Amongst those 11 Californian ballplayers is DJ Peters, the 37th ranked prospect nationally and one of the bigger guys that will be taking the field.
"It feels great. It's a very big blessing," Peters said. "You play this game to be the best and to play with the best and I'm lucky enough to be picked out of 50 kids out of the whole country to play in the All-American Classic.
"It finally hit me when I filled out all the paperwork that I'm a Perfect Game All-American now and I'm gonna be playing at Petco Park, one of the nicest parks in the MLB. (I'm gonna be) playing on TV, playing with the 50 best guys in my class."
Peters' doesn't sit back and watch his baseball career blossom into the bright future it's becoming. He works hard at the game and it's always on his mind.
"Ask anybody, 'what's one word to describe DJ Peters? -- Baseball'," Peters explained. "I love that people know that about me and I won't stop working until I reach my goals."
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Peters would wake up at 6 a.m. to go to the gym to work out and run. Then it was more baseball as soon as the school day was over, hitting for hours before retiring for the day to take care of schoolwork.
"His work ethic is eat, sleep, and drink baseball," said Arcadia Astros coach Sean O'Leary, who is coaching Peters for the first time this year.
"Sometimes it's a grind and if you really love it you'll make it a priority and that's what I did," said Peters. "It's a lot of hard work, but it's all paying off right now."
That hard work landed him in Minneapolis, Minn. for Perfect Game's National Showcase; the event that Peters believes got him a spot in the All-American Classic. It was in the Metrodome where Peters recorded a 6.92 second 60-yard dash and threw 86 mph from the outfield.
"The National Showcase was an experience in my life that I'll never forget. Playing in the Metrodome -- so much history in that place," Peters said. "I heard that that'll probably be the last event in the Metrodome and I feel very blessed and honored to be able to see the last event."
Peters tries not to let the big stage get to him in any way, the modest star is cool and collected when he steps out on the diamond, or at least he tries to be. The National Showcase was no different.
"I wanted to go out there, hit the ball, relax, and basically just have fun. I was nervous the first day, but when I dipped my feet in the water I got used to it very well and I loved it," Peters said. "Baseball is a game of failure, we all know that. If you don't have fun, why play? You gotta love it."
This Californian is the type of player every coach wants, but not every coach gets. He has rare baseball talent and even better character. That is already evident to O'Leary.
"He's very humble, plays the game hard, respects the game, and is a very good teammate," O'Leary said. For a guy with his talent and ability he doesn't have an ego, he doesn't act like he's better than everybody else."
"The best thing about him is just who he is as a person," O'Leary continued. "For example, I have a kid with autism on my team too and he can't play high school baseball and that's like DJ's little buddy. DJ looks after him and takes care of him. I think that says a lot for a kid that's 17 years-old and has that compassion and heart for kids with autism and stuff like that."
Once you talk to Peters it's easy to see that he truly loves the game. That has become evident to everyone who knows him or even has just had brief conversations with him. That baseball passion has been lit for almost 12 years, ever since he first picked up the game when he was six-years-old.
"(My grandfather) got me a glove and a bat and we just hit in the backyard and I loved it, so he signed me up for a local Little League and I've loved it ever since then," said Peters. "All my worries go away when I play the game that I love."
This summer must be pretty worry-free then for Peters, who has occupied his time since the National Showcase with more baseball. He attended a showcase in Arizona for the Junior Olympics, was part of the Area Code tryouts, and has been playing some travel ball with the Arcadia Astros.
"I've been pretty busy, but I love baseball. It's what I do," Peters said. "I just can't wait to get down to San Diego."
When Peters arrives in San Diego he will be reunited with some of the other California players he has played with before: Jack Flaherty, Marcus Wilson, Alex Jackson, and Scott Hurst. Hurst, in fact, lives just three miles down the road from Peters and they are longtime friends.
There are many more guys Peters hasn't played with in the past and he is eager to take the field with the best 2014's in the country. "It'll be a lot of fun playing with the guys I usually don't play with," Peters said.
Soon enough, those players in San Diego will get a firsthand look at the type of ballplayer and person DJ Peters is. His talent, and even more importantly his character, will continue to bring Peters future success. Coach O'Leary wouldn't disagree with that statement.
"Very rarely do you get a kid like DJ."


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Mary Gaitskill is also the author of Because They Wanted To (nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award) and the novel Two Girls, Fat and Thin . Veronica was nominated for the National Book Award. Gaitskill is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories , and The O. Henry Prize Stories . She lives in New York.
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This photographic exhibit tells the story of a typical day at one of the Thompson Lumber Company's three east Texas sites. This exhibit is available for display at east Texas venues. Contact the Museum at 936-632-9535 for more information.
This exhibit is designed to tell visitors about the amazing number and variety of products that have been manufactured from East Texas trees, from turpentine to toilet seats.
Timbertown Trains is an interactive children's exhibit featuring a hands on toy train that helps children learn how trees were cut in the woods and brought to the mill and mill town by rail lines.
The Timbertown Sawmill House is an interactive children's exhibit that teaches children what life was like for a logger at home in the early 1900's. This exhibit features hands on period-specific items such as clothing, toys and household items.
Texas trees are not always viewed as icons of the state. The Lone Star State, usually brings visions of cattle, cowboys and oil wells. However, between 1890 and 1900, the timber business of Texas brought more money to the economy of the state than any other industry.
The 14 million acres of the East Texas Pineywoods are still important to Texas. Sawmills, logging railroads, and modern forest management have all influenced East Texas culture. The story of the people, places and products of the Pineywoods are the focus of the exhibits at the Texas Forestry Museum.
Highlights of the permanent exhibits include:
The story of paper, with special emphasis on Southland Mills Inc. that opened a new industry for the south - newsprint made from southern yellow pine.
This exhibit depicts the life of a sawmill doctor and his role in a sawmill town. This exhibit was made possible from donations from the Angelina Rotary Club, Rotary International, and the family of Dr. Arthur Bryan. The Bryan family has also donated artifacts for this exhibit. This exhibit is interactive for children!
The Museum selectively collects and preserves objects, photographs and papers that are determined to be important in interpreting the forests of Texas and the people and products related to the history of the forest industries in Texas.
The Texas Forestry Museum will consider contributions of objects into its permanent collection that meet these goals:
If you have an item you think would find a good home in the collections of the Texas Forestry Museum, please contact staff to discuss a possible donation: 936.632.9535, or email us.


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Morning Read: Trio of Central Bank Yakkers Spur Some Relief for Stocks, Bonds
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Market check: Tuesday brings a modest relief rally in stocks and bonds -- all it took was a barrage of effort from central bankers in the U.S., Europe and China. The Shanghai Composite recovered from an intraday drop of 5% after a People's Bank of China official said the bank will keep money-market rates on a short leash. On another continent, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was quoted saying the region's purchases of debt are "more essential now" as "other jurisdictions" change their policies -- ahem, ahem, Federal Reserve. The Fed, for its part, has officials out intimating that the market misinterpreted chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony last week. The S&P 500 is ahead by 0.7% to $1585 this morning, the price of gold is ahead by 0.3% to $1,280 and Treasury yields are putting aside their recent hair-raising ways to stage just a tiny increase, driving the 10-year yield to 2.55%. Notable early-session laggard: SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond (HYMB) is down another 0.9%. But other yield-friendly options are higher, including mortgage-REIT tracker iShares FTSE NAREITMortgage PLUS Capped Index Fund (REM), which is up 1.7%.
Fund watch: Just how should you think about the value of iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond (MUB)? Bloomberg Newscarried a story Monday explaining the ETF has fallen to the steepest discount ever from the value of its underlying assets -- a few weeks after the print Barron's ETF Focus column noted the trend. But just what is the value of the underlying assets? The ETF is the most liquid instrument for trading munis and some industry insiders this week are arguing that the intraday net asset value -- that's the market's calculation of the underlying assets' value -- is stale information. We'll get into the reasons they argue the information is stale later today. But it's worth noting, for now, that the ETF price reflects what buyers and sellers are willing to accept in real time for the ETF, whereas the iNAV is built on information that often can't keep up. That's worth keeping in mind if you note that the muni ETF finished Monday's session down 0.9% at $101.35, but the last Monday iNAV shown on Morningstar.com is 3.6% higher, at $104.95.
In the news: Market Vectors Israel ETF goes live tomorrow under the ticker ISRA, joining the $77 million iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EIS), reports Index Universe's Olly Ludwig.
In case you missed it: Hedge-fund giant Bridgewater Associates may be on the short end of the stick if the Federal Reserve dials back its bond buying, reports Reuters.


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When is the last time that I made a tutorial on a musical instrument? If I ask myself this question there is only one way for me to answer and that is by saying "a very long time". Today I will be teaching you guys "how to draw a cello", step by step. What is a cello you ask? Well, if you look at the image you can see that it looks like a very large violin and that is mainly because of the fact that the cello belongs to the violin family. To put things in a more specific understanding; cellos are bowed string instruments that have only four strings that are tuned in perfect fifths. If you are one of those people that play the cello, you are known or called a cellist which is sort of cool because just the word 'cellist' sounds pretty significant. The very design of the cello is extraordinary because it is such a big instrument that needs to be played by the cellist in a sitting position. The peg or endpin at the base of the cello is built to support the heavy weight and it does this by resting on the endpin when being played. Some famous cellist are Yo-Yo Ma, Julian Lloyd Webber, Antonio Stradivari, and Soo Bae are among some of the more popular cellist that are talked about. Antonio Stradivari was not only a cellist, he was also a cello maker, and his instruments today sell for millions of dollars. Anyways I hope you guys like this lesson on "how to draw a cello". I worked hard on it and despite how the cello looks in the painted image, it was sort of difficult to make this lesson look interesting to tackle. I know those of you that play the cello will appreciate the tutorial. That's it for me or for this lesson at least. I will return with more drawing fun so stay tuned in. Peace people and enjoy!
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[3/3/2014] Chiba Lotte Marines, Softbank Hawks, Orix Buffaloes, Nippon Ham Fighters
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Tags: Chiba Lotte Marines, CLMSpring, NHFSpring, Nippon Ham Fighters, OBSpring, Orix Buffaloes, SHSpring, Softbank Hawks
Rakuten Eagles
- Takahiro Shiomi will start Tuesday's game against Lotte. Source: Nikkan Sports 3/3/2014
Chiba Lotte Marines
- Hideaki Wakui is slated to start Tuesday's exhibition game against Rakuten. Source: Sponichi 3/3/2014
- 1st round draft pick Ayumu Watanabe will mostly likely make the opening day starting rotation. He could make his first start of the regular season on March 30 vs Softbank. Source: Nikkan Sports 3/3/2014
Softbank Hawks
- Shinya Kayama joined the Ichi-gun team for workouts at YafuOku Dome on Monday. He will pitch an inning in relief in Tuesday's game against Hanshin. Source: Nikkan Sports 3/3/2014
- Dae-Ho Lee did not attend general workouts on Monday He did not play in Sunday's exhibition game because of discomfort in his back. Source: Sanspo 3/3/2014
- Paul Oseguera will be sent down to Ni-gun. The four foreign player slots on the active roster could end up going to Lee, Jason Standridge, Brian Wolfe, and Dennis Sarfate. Source: Tokyo Sports 3/3/2014
Orix Buffaloes
- Yuki Nishi is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against Yokohama. Source: Nikkan Sports 3/3/2014
- Hisashi Yamada will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday's exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants. He will also participate in an opening ceremony at Bs Square before the start of the game. Source: official announcement
The media learned Wily Mo Pena hurt his right side during Saturday's practice game against Seibu. He did not play in Sunday's practice game against Lotte and returned to Osaka. Pena's condition does not appear to be serious, however the Buffaloes will exercise caution because side injuries can be tricky. There is a good chance he will miss Tuesday's game against Yokohama. At worst, he could be sidelined until mid-March.
Source: Sports Hochi 3/3/2014
Nippon Ham Fighters
- Shohei Otani will most likely make all his pre-season appearances in Ichi-gun games. Other players will be making appearances in Ni-gun Kyoiku League games. Source: Nikkan Sports 3/3/2014
- 1st round draft pick Ryo Watanabe attended his high school graduation on Monday. He could not participate in the ceremony, since he had to go to the NPB Rookie Seminar in the afternoon. Source: Sports Hochi 3/3/2014


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Season Four - Episode Descriptions
Episode 7 - "The Vapora Sport" (Airs November 29, 10:30 pm e/p) - Pete fights over a pair of shoes with a man in a wheelchair (JB Smoove). Taco teaches a dog to recognize the scent of sex. Jenny and Kevin get Ellie a piano. Written by Justin Hurwitz; directed by Jeff Schaffer.


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Roop and Wurzbacher will serve as co-captains of the men's swimming and diving team in 2012-13
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Harvard men's swimming and diving team announced its captains for the 2012-13 season and presented its major awards Saturday afternoon at its annual postseason awards banquet held at the Harvard Club of Boston.
Rising seniors Greg Roop and Owen Wurzbacher were voted by their teammates to lead the team as captains next season. Roop also received the Reid Jorgensen Trophy, the award given to the most improved member of the junior class, after placing 8th in the 1,650 free (15:37.17) at the Ivy League Championships.
Wurzbacher competed in the IM and breaststroke this season. He placed 13th in both the 100 and 200 breast at Ivies with times of 56.47 and 2:03.17, respectively.
"Owen and Greg are passionate about their swimming and the success of HMSD," Tim Murphy, the Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving commented. "They have the potential to be outstanding Captains. Their leadership, and that of next year's entire senior class, will be instrumental in our quest to win the Ivy title."
Niall Janney was awarded the Stowell Trophy, an award given annually to the senior who, through perseverance, diligence, and untiring self-sacrifice, has most improved during his collegiate career. Janney turned in three top eight performances at the Ivy Championships, placing seventh in the 400 IM (3:56.94), eighth in the 200 IM (1:50.58) and eighth in the 200 fly (1:50.71), and earned All-Ivy League second team honors for his participation on the 400 medley relay team.
Matt McLean was honored with the Harold S. Ulen Trophy, given to the senior who best demonstrates those qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and team cooperation. McLean was a co-captain of this year's squad and competed in the free and fly events. At Ivies, he finished 12th in the 1,650 free with a time of 15:44.23.
Freshmen Chuck Katis and Mike Mosca shared the William J. Brooks Trophy, presented to the swimmer or diver who contributes the most to the success of the team. Katis set Harvard records in both the 100 and 200 breast at Ivies, turning in times of 53.17 and 1:56.49, respectively, en route to six All-Ivy League second team honors. The freshman earned All-America status at the NCAA Championships as part of the 400 and 800 free relay teams, and posted a pair of top 25 finishes in the 100 breast (20th, 53.62) and 200 breast (25th, 1:58.05) as well. Katis was also honored with the Eugene B. Wyman Trophy, awarded to the team member who scores the most points in dual meets.
Mosca is the Harvard record holder on both the one and three-meter diving boards with scores of 363.80 and 394.80, respectively. He won the one meter with a score of 359.55 and placed second on the three meter with a score of 366.25 at the Ivy championships, earning himself a pair of all-conference selections. The freshman nearly qualified for the NCAA Championships with a strong performance at the Zone Diving Championships, finishing second on the one meter and third on the three meter.
The awards banquet was also a time to honor the five seniors of the 2011-12 squad: Ross Ford, Janney, David Lynch, McLean and Robert Newell.


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£200? This flash drive should come with loan approval. 4GB of flash storage is not to be sniffed at, but it doesn't justify a longer review.
Think of what you could use all that space for - games, music, or a complete backup of your most treasured files. Whatever, it's a huge space for something smaller than a stick of lippy, and features a neat security feature that password-protects the data.
Granted, this is more use to a man in a suit than a man in jeans, but there you go; for £200, you need something extra. For £200, it should peel grapes, and do a little dance. Sadly, we can't have it all.


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April Book Club: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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THE BOOK: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (click here for details on next month's book, Various Pets Alive and Dead by Marina Lewycka)
Purple Hibiscus is the novel that alerted the world to the talents of Adichie - a Nigerian novelist who, judging by the buzz surrounding her third book, released last week, can write no wrong. If you haven't encountered her work yet, we'd love you to join us as we head back to the start of Adichie's career. (Read an interview with her here)
Purple Hibiscus was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, before her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, went on to win it outright. It's set in Eastern Nigeria where 15 year old Kambili comes to understand the regime…


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Let $A$ be a commutative ring. Suppose $P \subset A$ is a minimal prime ideal. Then it is a theorem that $P$ consists of zero-divisors.
This can be proved using localization, when $A$ is noetherian: $A_P$ is local artinian, so every element of $PA_P$ is nilpotent. Hence every element of $P$ is a zero-divisor. (As Matt E has observed, when $A$ is nonnoetherian, one can still use a similar argument: $PA_P$ is the only prime in $A_P$, hence is the radical of $A_P$ by elementary commutative algebra.)
Can this be proved without using localization?


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What's a Double Double star? Ordinary binoculars show you Epsilon Lyrae as two stars in one. But look more closely. A telescope reveals that each of the two stars in the Epsilon Lyrae system is, in itself, a double star. That's why Epsilon Lyrae is famous for being the Double Double star, a single point of light to the eye that's really four stars in one. One stellar pair circles around the other stellar pair in an intricate gravitational dance. Follow the links below to learn more.
Science of a Double Double star
How to find Epsilon Lyrae. Epsilon Lyrae is wonderfully easy to find. It's not as bright as Vega, the constellation Lyra's brightest star. It's not far from Vega on the sky's dome, though, and Lyra's brightness, plus the distinctive shape of the constellation Lyra (see chart at right), can help you spot Epsilon Lyra.
With the eye, the gap between Vega and Epsilon Lyrae only amounts to the width of your little finger at an arm length away. As a fun bonus, you can see Vega and Epsilon Lyrae in a single binocular field.
You might also find Vega by looking for the brightest star in the famous Summer Triangle asterism. Just remember, Epsilon Lyrae, though not as bright as Vega, shines near this brighter, beacon star.
From our mid-northern latitudes, Epsilon Lyrae and its constellation Lyra the Harp shine for at least part of the night all year round. Epsilon Lyrae graces the nighttime from dusk until dawn on Northern Hemisphere summer nights. It's high overhead on northern autumn evenings. In northern winter, this star appears both in the northwest sky after dusk, and then in the northeast sky before dawn. When northern spring arrives in March, Epsilon Lyrae rises before midnight, then shines for rest of the night.
Science of a Double Double star. Although Vega and Epsilon Lyrae look like they're close together in space, they really aren't. These stars only reside along the same line of sight. Astronomers have determined that Vega is some 25 light-years, whereas Epsilon is over six times farther, at about 160 light-years away.
There are many multiple star systems in the sky, but Epsilon Lyrae is special because it's so easy – and so satisfying – to see as multiple. You can easily split the widest two components of the Epsilon Lyrae quadruple system with binoculars. You might even be able to split them with the unaided eye under excellent sky conditions. The two primary star systems of Epsilon Lyrae – the two that you see with binoculars – are thought to be 10,000 times the sun-Earth distance apart. They probably take at least a half a million years to revolve around each other.
The component binaries visible through the telescope are much closer together. They're believed to circle each other in periods of about a thousand years.
And there are even more stars in this system. A fifth star orbits one of the primary pairs; it was first detected in 1986, not with the eye but with speckle imaging. Other nearby stars may also be part of the Epsilon Lyrae system, bringing the system to a total of 10 stars.
Epsilon Lyrae's position is RA: 18h 44m 18.5s, dec: +39° 40′ 12.4″
Bottom line: Epsilon Lyrae is the sky's most famous double double star. It's four stars in all.
Bruce McClure has served as lead writer for EarthSky's popular Tonight pages since 2004. He's a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also writes and hosts public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.


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Depending on how one looks at it, today could either be the beginning of a new era of trade in the Taiwan Strait or a day of infamy for Taiwan as an independent country. What is already certain is that the entire negotiation process for the economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) was dangerously rushed and, even more important, undemocratic.
The fact that the ECFA was arranged in less than six months, when similar bilateral trade agreements often require years, is in itself worrying. It is doubly so when the bigger party involved does not recognize the existence of the smaller party.
This unprecedented approach to trade negotiations — which did not take place under the WTO umbrella, something that would have ensured that both parties were treated as equals — was also conducted behind closed doors and will be reviewed by a legislature that is almost three-quarters controlled by President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). This is the same legislature that, reviewing previous agreements signed with China, has acted more as a rubber stamp than an actual check on the powers of the executive.
In light of these shortcomings, the two major opposition parties launched referendum initiatives in an attempt to give the public a direct say on a matter of national concern. Both attempts were rejected by the government, on technicalities that, according to some, would have been met with incredulity in other democracies.
Another, and perhaps more relevant, argument against a public referendum on an ECFA is the fact that the majority of the population is ill equipped to pass judgement on such an agreement, because most people do not understand the implications well enough to be given the power to change policy. This argument has some merit, but whose fault is it? How could the population be adequately informed about a trade pact when its content has never been made public? Ignorance imposed on a people because it serves the purposes of a government cannot be accepted as a reasonable argument to deny people the right to vote.
Others could argue that Taiwanese reaped what they sowed when in 2008 they elected a party that has never given up on its dream of unification with China, and that they now have to live with the consequences of that decision. Fair enough, but voters made that choice after years of KMT localization under former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝), who on Saturday came out in strong opposition to the ECFA and Ma. Back in 2008, many Taiwanese bought into the delusion that the KMT faction that was pro-Beijing would not be running the party. Voters could not have imagined that a large share of Ma's China policy — at least the negotiation part — would be conducted by unelected officials.
Lastly, many Taiwanese who voted for Ma did so because they believed he was the right man to "revive" the economy and improve strained relations with key allies. Never did they think he would propel the nation into a sea of uncertainty by adopting hurried and undemocratic means to shove paradigm-changing cross-strait agreements down people's throats.
Yes, Taiwanese were perhaps too ignorant, too blind, to be given the power of a referendum and yes their response would consequently be mostly an emotional, if not "irrational" one. But this situation has been deliberately created by government secrecy, and Taiwanese have the right to decide the future of their own country, even if they do so in a purely emotional fashion.


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I am going to start the day by submitting one of three lessons that will be on some more easy stuff. There is plenty of stuff that one can draw when it comes to easy things. There are animals, objects, cars, people, and so on and so forth. Today, I will be teaching you "how to draw an easy butterfly", step by step. Butterflies are insects I like to draw because they are so beautiful, and they are incredibly easy to replicate. Their big flower like wings, and colorful shades and patterns make the butterfly one of the most desirable insects or objects to draw. The one you will be getting a lesson on is going to be super-duper easy because I drew it to look like a butterfly you would find in a kids coloring book. You can color in your finished butterfly with a variety of your favorite colors to customize it to your liking. Anyways, there is still some more easy stuff that you will be drawing today if you choose to tackle the lessons for them. If you want a tutorial with a little more edge to it, don't worry they will be here soon. I guess that is all I really have to say for right now. I will be back with my other submissions so keep an eye out for those. Peace out people, and enjoy your drawing day!
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5 Common Behavior Problems on pet parrots (and how to fix them)
For any pet owner, it's important to recognize when pets display behavior issues and know how to resolve the issue.
And, just like pets such as cats and dogs can err, birds parrot can show various troublesome behavior and cause frustration for the owner.
However, there are some behavioral issues displayed by parrots that are more reported than others.
Read on to find out what behavioral issues should be considered in your pet parrot and what you can do to improve it.
1. Biting
Biting is probably the most common problem seen in pet parrots, and this is often the result of how the owners approach and treat their pets.
If you approach your pet parrot with fear, will feel this and respond with a bite. And if you use your hands to expel your bird or cause damage, he will learn to associate your hand with something bad. The parrots and other birds have no hands to defend themselves so they use their beak.
Unfortunately, not all birds are treated as well as those from XtreemParrotlets and may act out of fear after harassment. So, even if you always behave well toward your pet parrot, it might react like this because of how the previous treatment.
The best way to overcome the problem of biting is to approach the parrot calmly and just use your hands in a friendly way, never for rejection or punishment.
Grab your tray when it does not bite you, and avoid reacting while doing so. If you scream or yelp it will strengthen your behavior and your parrot will continue to bite you.
2. Plucking Fur
This is a serious problem approaching three out of ten birds that suffer at some point, although there are many different causes for it.
A poor diet can cause brittle or brittle feathers so make sure to supply your pet parrot with a variety of nutritious foods.
Lack of light can also cause parrots to smear themselves. Put your bird cage in a sunny place at home so your parrot gets daily sunshine and vitamin D.
Picking feathers can be a result of boredom. Let your parrot be entertained with toys and make sure the cage is big enough to move.
Finally, picking feathers is often a sign of depression or loneliness. Spend a lot of time with your parrot and pay a lot of attention, especially if you've just spent time away from home or someone in the household has left.
3. Shouting
While screaming and voicing is common to most birds, especially at dawn and dusk, an improper scream is a clear problem.
Like biting, you have to ignore the shouts or sounds you do not like and avoid seeing or going to your parrot when you're screaming.
But, make a point of benefit to your pet with attention and praise when stopping screaming. Slowly wait longer before giving attention so your parrot learns not to scream.
Yelling can be a result of boredom or stress. So, to eliminate the cause of the problem, make sure your parrot is stimulated properly with toys and lots of human interaction.
And just as talking or writing down our feelings can help us cope with stress, teaching your parrot to talk can help express its feelings.
4. Destructive Behavior
Destructive behavior in parrots such as making a cage hood or biting furniture is often a sign that your pet is not receiving enough mental stimulation.
Be sure to spend a lot of time with your parrot, talk to him and put it into your daily activities, such as family meals and watching television.
Get a new toy for your parrot to prevent boredom and talk regularly with your parrot and praise, especially as he refrains from destructive behavior.
5. Be Territorial
Territorial birds will react to or attack anyone who occupies certain areas, such as furniture, claiming it as a private territory.
Birds can sometimes be territorial as a result of hormonal changes. However, your parrot vigilance may be a sign that he is unhappy with his surroundings and uncomfortable with you as you wish.
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Global Market Perspective
Markets endure roller-coaster ride
Financial markets had a roller-coaster experience in the first quarter, with sharp falls in January being followed by a rally which left investors close to where they had started by the end of March.
The moves closely tracked oil prices and the Chinese yuan (CNY) as investors weighed the odds of a global recession. Our forecasts, backed up by our key indicators (see the research note), suggested that such fears were overdone and that the world economy would avoid such an outcome.
However, it also took action by the major central banks to help investors regain their risk appetite. In particular, the Federal Reserve (Fed) signalled that rates in the US would remain lower for longer and in doing so brought a halt to the US dollar's remorseless appreciation.
Although markets ended the quarter on a better note, the outlook remains difficult. Prospects for global GDP growth remain tepid and consequently corporate earnings growth is likely to remain lacklustre.
We would also note that should we see a significant strengthening of activity, the prospects for a Fed rate rise are likely to increase significantly.
Trouble with the cycle
In this respect, markets face a typical late cycle problem where central banks will be looking to tighten on signs of an acceleration in growth.
Whilst we are some way from this in the eurozone and Japan, the US - and to some extent the UK - are ahead in the cycle and their central banks are likely to move in this direction over the next 12 months.
Consequently, there is a slightly more defensive tone to our asset allocation this quarter by, for example, being neutral equity and favouring the US equity market over the higher beta Europe ex-UK. Credit is a preferred area, where we believe high yield bonds are attractive on our central view.
Meanwhile, investors will continue to seek pockets of value and we have included our 30-year returns to help identify the areas which offer the best potential for long run returns.
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The 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam will open on Jan 23 with the world premiere of The Resurrection of a Bastard by Dutch director Guido van Driel.
Van Driel's fiction feature debut will also compete for Rotterdam's Tiger Awards Competition.
The cast features Yorick van Wageningen, Goua Robert Grovogui, Juda Goslinga and the late Jeroen Willems.
The film is produced by Topkapi Films in co-production with Menuet and VPRO will be released in The Netherlands by A-Film. The project was presented at Rotterdam's CineMart in 2010.
The film's plot is described as "An old Frisian farmer bent on revenge. A criminal from Amsterdam barely surviving a liquidation. An illegal immigrant with uncertain prospects. Eventually, they meet under an ancient oak tree. Beyond the last town." The film is adapted from his 2004 graphic novel Om Mekaar in Dokkum.
Rutger Wolfson, IFFR director, said: "We are extremely glad to present The Resurrection of a Bastard as our Official Opening Film and in our Hivos Tiger Awards Competition. Filmmaker Guido van Driel deeply impresses with an original, bleak and nearly magical story that he shot in a compelling and controlled way. Also the actors excel in this film. Yorick van Wageningen gives a knock out performance as criminal in transformation. The late Jeroen Willems is seen in a hair-raising and unforgettable role."
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Doesn't it seem like the majority of the really cute "make for baby" projects are geared toward girls? I was reviewing the baby craft tutorial list and saw only a few for little boys. That got me thinking. What would be a fun and easy project to make for the baby?
How about mustache pacifiers!
These are hilarious. I've included the above printable pdf to download with several different styles. Handlebar mustache, anyone? Or perhaps a curling fu manchu? There are both Soothies and Avent pacifiers in our house, so that is what I used for sizing. You can cut the shapes straight from the printed sheet or use the template to cut the mustaches out of felt, as I did. Double stick tape worked well, although, if your child is older, you may want to do a better job of securing it, perhaps with hot glue or super glue.
Score one more for the boys club!
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Language Resources
Adobe ColdFusion LiveDocs - If you're a newb to CF development and think you need to memorize each and every CF tag...forget it. Even the most experienced developers need to consult a language resource from time to time (me...about 2-3 times per day). This resource IS ColdFusion. Introduction to CFML, how to use it, what it can do, tag listing, function listing and more. The link is for CF9 but Adobe maintains the same sort of resource for CF8, MX7 and MX6.1. Even if you use a different CF platform, many of the tags are the same and are defined and explained well here. Having this on your browser's bookmarks list is a must.
BlueDragon CF Compatibility Guide - If you use NewAtlanta's BlueDragon CFML platform, this guide is also a must have. Introduces and explains the CF tags unique to BlueDragon as well as the universal tags that have different attributes/behaviors in BlueDragon.
Railo CFML Wiki - If you use the Open Source CFML engine, Railo...this is the place for you. Links to everything you need to know about how to get Railo, how to install and configure Railo and any language differences can be found here.
OpenBD Manual - If you use the Open Source CFML engine, OpenBD (Open BlueDragon) then this is an unbeatable resource as well. Everything you ever wanted to know about OpenBD but were afraid to ask can be found here.
CFScript Tutorial - While all the CFML engines feature the CFSCRIPT tag, and many of us know that CFSCRIPT can often run faster and with less overhead than identical CF tag solutions, the documentation for CFSCRIPT has always been paltry and hard to find. Enter the House of Fusion CFSCRIPT Tutorial. Probably the single best CFSCRIPT reference yet.
The Query of Queries User Guide - One of the better but lesser appreciated features of CFML is Query of Queries. Many times QofQ can solve your most stubborn data manipulation problems...IF you know how to use it. The documentation for how to properly use Query of Queries is difficult to find and a listing of supported SQL reserved words, aggregate functions, expressions and such is a very handy to have resource. They're all found here.
Code Resources
CFLib.org - An astute forum post I read recently completely defines CFLib: "The inexperienced programmer asks 'How can I do this?'; the experienced programmer asks 'Where has this been done before?'". Pro or newb, CFLib is the repository of ColdFusion functions that can turn your day from awful back to great in mere moments. Faced with a daunting formatting task, SQL string manipulation, JSON translation or other such arcane CF tortures? It's likely that someone else has already been there/done that and was kind enough to polish and post their solution so you don't have to suffer.
Code Snippets - Like CFLib above, if you find you can't figure out how to solve a particular problem Google can be your best friend. However, this site compiles some handy CF code snippets to make your day a little easier.
CF Pros and other CF Sites
Ben Forta's Blog - Ben Forta has been ColdFusion's evangelist since the earliest days. He's likely forgotten more about ColdFusion than I know and has compiled a fair amount of his knowledge on his blog. I linked to his CF resources page as, for whatever reason, it seems to have more obvious navigation to the help you're likely looking for.
House Of Fusion - House Of Fusion has also been around for quite awhile. Has a lively and well attended forum, a good supply of CF info and has one of the most robust CF employment lists on the web.
Ben Nadel's Blog - Ben Nadel is another CF pro who maintains a popular CF-centric blog. Ben has a talent for explaining complex concepts (and tends to provide supporting code examples) in an easy to understand way and the folks who post replies to his blog entries provide nearly as much insight. He lacks a blog search but a listing of all his blog entries can be found here and Ctrl-F on that page can be your friend.
Ray Camden's Blog - Ray Camden is yet another CF guru who posts a blog called Coldfusion Jedi. It too is stocked full of observations, problems, solutions, explanations and insightful comments on how to bend CF to your will when it won't.
CFML Server Software
Adobe Free Developer Edition of ColdFusion - The free developer version of ColdFusion (currently version 9). This lets you install the full featured version of Coldfusion server on your local development machine and will serve pages just to one IP address. Ideal for local development and from there you can deploy your code to a CF production server, client site, etc. You have to register (if new) or log in (if not) but Adobe doesn't seem to abuse the email spam too much.
BlueDragon Server - From their site: "All versions of BlueDragon are free for unlimited development and testing...[all] downloads are fully-functional production quality versions of BlueDragon". Like Adobe's CF9 above, NewAtlanta offers all their BlueDragon products (all .NET and Java based versions) as free developer downloads however "[an] evaluation license key can be obtained to remove the local IP processing restriction for 30 days, allowing browser requests from any machine to be processed". This means you can deploy a fully functional version of BlueDragon's CFML server onto the web for 30 days to see if it's right for your site.
OpenBD Download - Download the free Open Source OpenBD CFML server platform here. They have installers for J2EE, Windows, Linux, and Jetty and only require that you have Java 1.5 installed (as of this post).
Railo Download - Free download of the Open Source Railo CFML server product. Of note, they offer a Mac OSX version in addition to Windows and Unix/Linux servers.
Free CF Developer Software
Eclipse IDE - The free IDE that Adobe's new ColdFusion Builder is based on. Easy to install and portable (meaning if you do it right, you could install this on a thumb drive to take with you wherever you go if you wanted), this IDE is known for its flexibility, cross-tech appeal (used by Java, PHP, Java EE, C/C++ devs) and multitude of plugins so you can customize your development environment however you like.
CFEclipse Plugin - If you choose to use Eclipse then you'll almost certainly want this ColdFusion Eclipse plugin that makes CF development easy with it's integrated CF libraries, support for multiple code versioning products, and other CF related tasks.
In addition to all this, there are all kinds of SQL help sites, software and such as well as other technologies commonly used by CF devs like HTML help sites, CSS how-to tutorials, Ajax sites, JQuery download and tutorial sites, CF frameworks (Fusebox, Mach II, Model Glue, etc), Javascript snippets and help sites...and so on.
Hope this helps and shares the knowledge for CF devs both new and old. If you want to add to this list please post your info and link(s) to it (if available).
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Miami, FL, US
Originally from Chicago, IL but has been a resident of Miami for the last 6 years. I would like to continue my career as an Architectural/Interior Design Coordinator within the Miami area. I have worked with talented designers and Architects which has allowed me to attain adequate experience to perform the several duties having worked in a designed based environment for both functional and aesthetics purposes; providing customer service while working with individuals on a need basis through architecture and interior design. After graduating from Ball State University, my work experience started as an Interior Design Assistant working with Alison Spears, AIA (Midtown) designing for high end residential projects throughout Miami-Dade. After the office closed, I began working with Offerle-Lerner, AIA (Kendall) as an Architectural Design Coordinator designing for clients such as: Gucci, Gap, Brioni, NAI, Lincoln Marti, & Buick/GMC.
As far as my character, I have always proven to be a supportive, reliable and flexible member of a team. I will assure you that if I were to be successful in obtaining a full time position, I would commit my time to meet the needs of each client, the team, and the company. I have completed 6 years of college course studies and attained 6 years of work related experience: Creative design ability in both space planning and Graphic Design; Knowledge of FF&E selection for residential and commercial projects; and knowledge of FBC including ADA Accessibility. My goal is to work with a company that has a prestigious reputation, positive atmosphere, and the ability to help increase my knowledge as a designer from a variety of perspectives.
If you should like to seek any clarification or more information contained in my resume, please feel free to contact me at any time. I have samples of my work that covers Residential, Commercial, Retail, Institutional and Day Care design if requested.
Offerle-Lerner AIA, Architects and Planners, Miami, FL, US, Architectural Design Coordinator
+ Project manager of most commercial and residential projects performing:
-As-built verification
-Programming clients needs
-Conceptual Design processing
-Schematics Design phases
-Construction Document production drawings
-Innovative Architectural Design and Millwork drawings
-Interior Design selection and 3D Perspective Rendering
+ Coordinate with Engineers and/or principal architect to resolve complex technical and design issues according to consumer needs and approval.
+ Research and coordinated with vendors/manufacturers on selection of FFE (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) and specified materials.
+ Manage consultants by creating a process and purchasing document for the firm records and client's project progress approval and verification.
+ Prepare redlines and review for CAD technicians to complete
+ Participate in construction phase to resolve any issues prior to or during construction. Coordinating all RFIs with architect and engineers.
+ Firm's public relations designer (website, articles, brochures)
+ 2D & 3D sketching and rendering for visual perspectives
+ Permit processing with city building department
+ Organized and coded all documents related to due diligence for acquisitions for individual projects.
+ Monitored and organized project databases to keep track of all design work from schematics to approved Construction Documents.
+ Performed client assessment and analysis to begin research process.
+ Created the firm's ability to offer Graphic visuals for proposed projects
+ Scheduled vendor product presentations to increase product specification knowledge.
+ Redesigning company website for public use
+ Simplified company's project files for easier way-finding capabilities
+ Created progress reports & time sheet documents for office work clarification
+ Created repeated items within software for quick use for all workers.
+ Managed all generated auto CAD translations for coordination with other firms
+ Promoted to Jr. Project Manager for corporate and residential projects
Alison Spears, AIA, Miami, FL, US, Interior Design Assistant
+ Offered Paid internship prior to college graduation
+ Restructured firm's resource library for project use
+ Offered full time position after completing internship
-Conceptual Design processing
-Schematics Design phases
-Construction Document production drawings
-Innovative Architectural Design and Millwork drawings
-Interior Design selection and 3D Perspective Rendering
+ Worked with project manager and/or principal architect on developing design concepts and drawings space plans according to consumer needs and approval.
+ Researched and coordinated with vendors/manufacturers on selections and delivery of FFE (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment)
+ Writing proposals and creating process and purchasing documents for client's project progress approval and verification.
+ Firm's lead designer in housing showcases for promotional purposes in Metropolitan Home and House Beautiful Magazine.
+Firm's public relations designer (brochures and magazine articles)
+ Managed and maintained updated materials, upholstery, and hardware used for relative residential and retail design projects
+Problem Solving for both client and engineers
+ Created the firm's ability to offer Graphic visuals for proposed projects
+ Scheduled vendor product presentations to increase product specification knowledge.
+ House Beautiful Design Concept recognition article
Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US, BArch, Interior Design / Architecture
Designer Challenge Award, 1st Place
This award was presented to the best 2 man team of redesigning one of Ball State's computer lab. They wanted to increase the use of the lab either for leisure or classroom uses. However, they wanted the environment to be fun, cool, modern, yet positive while conducting any classroom activities.


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gumptionista necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 141 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
Need logo designed for new recruiting agency specializing in placing project and program managers (initially). Looking for a name design/logo design.
Business name is Type A Resources
I need my business name designed (with logo) for my business Type A Resources, a recruiting agency focusing on placing project and program management in southern California. This is a woman-owned business and I do not have any other employees. My personality is bold, direct, professional, strong, outgoing, lots of integrity, always doing the right thing. I am also a certified project manager and the President of a professional organization (local chapter) for project managers.
- Would like a clean, simple logo using the name Type A Resources
- A design of the name with a potential play on the letter "A" or something like that
- Colors I like - blue/white, red/white, red/black, black/white
- White background seems to look best
- Creative but readable fonts. No courier or time roman.
- Needs to be a logo that can be used
- Professional looking
- Need to be able to use name design/font on website, marketing materials, business cards, stationery, etc.
- Vector image format (Adobe) and format that I can drop onto a word document easily
- Nothing whimsical
- Do not want lots of different colors
- Do not want a font that is unreadable
- No background shading as its difficult to read
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Applied Animal Behaviour Science
An international journal reporting on the application of ethology to animals managed by humans.
This journal publishes relevant information on the behaviour of domesticated and utilized animals.
Topics covered include:
- Behaviour of farm, zoo and laboratory animals in relation to animal management and welfare
- Behaviour of companion animals in relation to behavioural problems, for example, in relation to the training of dogs for different purposes, in relation to behavioural problems
- Studies of the behaviour of wild animals when these studies are relevant from an applied perspective, for example in relation to wildlife management, pest management or nature conservation
- Methodological studies within relevant fields
The principal subjects are farm, companion and laboratory animals, including, of course, poultry. The journal also deals with the following animal subjects:
- Those involved in any farming system, e.g. deer, rabbits and fur-bearing animals
- Those in ANY form of confinement, e.g. zoos, safari parks and other forms of display
- Feral animals, and any animal species which impinge on farming operations, e.g. as causes of loss or damage
- Species used for hunting, recreation etc. may also be considered as acceptable subjects in some instances
- Laboratory animals, if the material relates to their behavioural requirements
Editors-in-Chief Sylvie Cloutier , Per Jensen
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Here's my snowflake alpha from last year. With all the snow I thought it would be a good idea to post it again.
download here
If you've been wondering where I've been or what I've been up too.. the answer is NOT SCRAPPING that's for sure. My son has been keeping me busy. I've suspected he might be ADD all year. I finally was able to get someone to listen to my concerns and he's being tested this Wednesday.
Besides that issue, he has Amblyopia in the right eye. We've been patching his left eye to try to get his brain to use the right, but the doctor didn't sound too hopeful at our appointment in Nov. I bought these eye patches for him and they've been working out great! He has to get used to them but it's much better than the sticky patches.
With any luck things won't be so crazy around here and I'll get back to making freebies and doing calendars.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
Here's my snowflake alpha from last year. With all the snow I thought it would be a good idea to post it again.
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Food, Friends, Wine, RepeatPosted: September 20th, 2012 | Author: JR | Filed under: Bakery, Cafe, Casual/Pub Food, Christopher's Table, Drinks, Ipswich | Tags: Buy a Friend a Drink, Christopher DeStefano, LMK Interiors | No Comments »
There's something very hard to resist about a glass of good wine and food that pairs perfectly with it. That's the idea behind the newly launched wine bar at Christopher's Table in Ipswich. By day, the space is a bakery café featuring gourmet sandwiches like turkey with caramelized onions, bacon, tomato, and fresh greens and a treats like cupcakes, brownies, cinnamon rolls, and apple turnovers.
At night, white tablecloths and thoughtful lighting transform this spot into an intimate wine bar. Diminutive sofas, red and gray décor to bring out the space's tin ceiling, and comfortable bar stools are part of the charm created by North Shore designer Lisa Kawski of LMK Interiors. Behind the bar is an idea we love: a chalkboard encouraging friends to buy drinks for each other.
The drink special the night we visited was a peach bellini, but we went with the flavorful pinot noir ($10). The crispy fried chickpeas are just about the perfect bar snack ($6), and the arancini were a lusciously cheesy ($10). We didn't try the cheese or charcutrie plates, but we saw them nearby, and they looked delicious. Chef/owner Christopher DeStefano says he is planning to add comfort food items to the bar menu for fall.
Chef Christopher is also looking to tap into foodies interested in classes. Upcoming events include a four-course dinner of local foods paired with four wines (Oct 15). His next class is on cooking with fall ingredients like pumpkin, apples, dried fruits, sage, and squash (Oct 24). Check the website for more information, and let us know what you think about the wine bar if you stop in.
Christopher's Table
5 Depot Square Ipswich
(978) 356-6166


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Hi, I love this bg paper, it was so easy to use even with school photos!
The gorgeous purple flourish is named after my DD Chloe and is made by my company Flourish with a Bling. The green leaves and single pearls are also Flourish with a Bling.
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Belt tightening in effect. Back to a 40-30-30 diet. Steel cut oatmeal, slow cooked and satisfying, especially on a very dark and even colder winter's morning, is the wise and wholesome choice.
But … 6 a.m. comes awfully early and that snooze button is conveniently close. Trixie is burrowing between us on the down comforter, her purrs louder than a pesky alarm clock, signaling me to stay a while longer. Baby, it's cold outside.
The perfect solution is really s-l-o-o-o-w cooked oatmeal. Overnight, in fact. No matter what time I reluctantly roll out of bed, it's ready and waiting, deliciously warm, perfectly cooked and amazingly good for you.
Overnight Oatmeal
serves two over two mornings
1 cup steel cut oatmeal
2 apples, cored and cut into medium size dice (I love Honey Crisps)
4 cups cold water
1 tsp salt (or more/less to taste)
¼ teaspoon cinnamon or to taste
Brown sugar or maple syrup for serving
1. Preheat oven to 225F/105C.
2. Combine oatmeal, apples, water and salt in an ovenproof casserole dish. Cover and place in oven.
3. Cook for 8 hours overnight, or until oatmeal is cooked to a creamy consistency. Stir in cinnamon.
4. To serve, sprinkle with brown sugar or a dash of maple syrup, or go for the purist version and have it as is (my choice!)
January 04, 2010
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I dont know how to describe it properly. I just translated what description to English that I use in my native language (Bangla/বাংলা)
The situation is like this, some people always needs other help to do thing. They seek help for every little steps. If you aggregate the helps you'll find that they didn't do anything by themselves. Some people always helps them to do every small task.
For example, Robert asks Andrew how to post question on https://english.stackexchange.com/. Then he asks where to type title even though the Title input label is seen very clearly. After that Robert will ask "Hey Andrew, Could you tell me some good title sentences that I can put here?" it goes on. You'll see Robert is not actually asking question. He is asking too many details that it makes Andrew do the whole task.
My question is how do Andrew tell, "I can not feed you every time by my own hand" ? Is there any single word? any Idiom?


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Can we move beyond incrementalism to the pursuit of zero?
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Can we move beyond incrementalism to the pursuit of zero?
"The time has come to tear down the old order and begin to create the new."
John Elkington sounds like a Wall Street occupier, or a Bolshevik. He is neither. He is, instead, a 63-year-old consultant who has advised executives of global corporations, including Ford, Shell, BP, Toyota, HP, Nike, Nestle and Bayer, over the course of a long career at the crossroads of business and the environment. Along with such thinkers as Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins, Elkington all but invented the discipline of corporate sustainability. He's got a new book out called The Zeronauts, so I paid him a visit a week or so ago when I was in London.
The book's very good. It celebrates a new breed of innovators, called Zeronauts, who set out to create wealth while driving negative outputs -- greenhouse gas emissions, toxics, waste, pollution and poverty — to zero.
The idea of zero is intended to be a wake-up call. It's a reminder (not that we should need one) that incremental change won't get us where we need to go.
"It helps reframe things," Elkington told me. "It's a catalyst."
Elkington has a knack for coming up with language that gets people's attention. He called his consultancy SustainAbility in 1987 when the idea of a sustainable business was brand new. He wrote the first book about the "green consumer" in 1986. (My friend Joel Makower co-authored the US edition). He coined the term "triple bottom line" (profits, people, planet) in 1994. His thinking has always been bold, but he has a gentle sense of humor and low-key manner that allows him to whisper radical ideas into the ears of CEOs without unsettling them.
Most CEOs, though, still don't get it. They tinker around the edges of their companies (if they do anything at all), either because they don't see, or don't want to see, where business as usual is taking us. As Elkington writes in The Zeronauts, the idea of "sustainability" has over time been drained of its original meaning:
In a survey of 766 CEOs carried out for the UN Global Compact by the consultancy Accenture, for example, no less than 81 percent insisted that they had already "embedded" the concept (of sustainability) in their businesses. With the greatest respect, I think not.
But can we move beyond incrementalism to the pursuit of zero?
Elkington is an optimist, saying: "People are in the process of waking up to the nature and scale of the challenges we face." Climate change is hard to ignore, and it will make itself felt in the form of extreme weather. The discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, he noted, led to the global Montreal Protocol, and governments passed clean air laws with smog and soot got really bad. "What drives these system-level responses is a signal, almost, from the heavens," he says.
Business leaders, he said, will be the first to recognize the challenge. Dozens of big companies, for example, have embraced the goal of zero waste, which often requires redesigning the way products are made. Walmart, GM, Toyota, Subaru, P&G, Kraft and Caterpillar have all embarked on zero-waste initiatives. (See my blogpost, Zero Waste: Exciting, radical and real). Frito Lay operates a manufacturing plant in Arizona that aims to drive waste and greenhouse gas emissions to "near net zero." Architects and energies are excited by the prospect of zero-net energy buildings.
Countries and consumers have been slower to awaken. Long-term thinking is required, but politicians operate on short-term time scales. "The state of global governance on issues bearing on the interests of future generations is generally abominable," Elkington says.
Consumers, too, seem to have a difficult time taking the future into account. Elkington writes:
I was shocked to learn that 64 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings…If you can't (or won't) take care of your own future, what chance is there that you will do so for the future of others?"
Deferred gratification is not our strong suit.
Still, Elkington sees green shoots springing up everywhere. He writes about cradle-to-cradle design at Herman Miller and Desso, Janine Benyus and the evolving science of biomimicry, the Carbon Tracker Initiative and its efforts to expose a "carbon bubble" in the world's stock markets, and Allen Savory and his work on soil restoration in Africa. He has put together a list of 50 Zeronauts that you can find at thezeronauts.com.
In the years ahead, he told me, clean technology, renewable energy, materials science, biomimicry, genetic engineering and synthetic biology "will start to hybridize in ways that are completely unpredictable. There's a massive tsunami of experimentation that's just started to break loose."
This experimentation will bring failure as well as success. Already, some of the Zeronauts in the book (Shai Agassi of Better Place, Martha Johnson of the GSA, Shi Zhengrong of Sun Tech) have lost their jobs. Other ventures he admires (Vestas, the Chicago Climate Exchange) have fallen on hard times.
Says Elkington: "One thing history just continually underscores is that as a species in the end we broadly get it right but, by God, we stumble along the way." Being a rational optimist myself, I share John's view that we will get sustainability right. But there's not a lot of time to waste.
Illustration of nine different styles of zero by Filip Bjorkman via Shutterstock.


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Though school terms in many parts of the world are about ready to start again, we have received a report that eight of our children in Romania where recognized for school achievement in the previous term. One of our girls was first in her class.
Talented in the arts,
Respect for teachers,
Get involved in school activities with pleasure,
Where needed, are responsive with a rich imagination.
This is a wonderful tribute, not only to the school and what they are doing for ICC's children, but also to the dedicated care ICC staff provide to our children in Romania.
One other piece of exciting news is that three of our boys have been accepted into the Adventist High School in Bucharest. These will be ICC Romania's first high school students. It was quite an accomplishment for each of these boys to be accepted, because they not only had to have good grades from their previous school, but they also had to pass an exam based upon their knowledge of the Bible.
Thank you to all who have believed in and have invested in the development of our ICC children.
Kent Greve
International Development Director ICC


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When the Razr came out at the end of last year, we maintained that it was a more exciting phone than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That's mainly because the Razr is an impressive-looking device. It's rugged and stylish - we've dropped ours countless times, and it still looks nearly new - and we thought, at the time, that an update to Ice Cream Sandwich was weeks, rather than months away.
It turned out that it would be nine months before UK users would be moved from Gingerbread up to the frozen cream-based sandwich. The Razr remains a great phone, though, its looks are love them or hate them, but we're honestly big fans of its weird chin, and Kevlar back. Now though, that much-promised software has arrived, and the phone feels new again. So how good a job has Motorola done on bringing ICS to the Razr? Let's find out.
No Jelly Bean
And straight away, we find ourselves lusting after the newest Android. Make no mistake, Ice Cream Sandwich is a great step forward, in many ways, from Gingerbread. Visually, it's more stylish, the menus are a little clearer, and we love the settings area - which has been improved enormously.
But, the rub is, Jelly Bean adds some amazing features. For example, Cards, which allow the phone to give you information in a slick and well-presented fashion. Once told where you live, Jelly Bean will give you a card that always tells you how far you are from home, at driving speeds. It might sound daft, but the inclusion of traffic data into that means that people like us, who always leave late, are finally given a way to find out how long their journey home will take. It looks great too.
The Bean also brings really epic voice recognition. So good, in fact, that it gives Siri a run for its money. Google has, of course, always been pushing voice control but, like Apple, has no doubt found that people just want to use their phones that way. But we still enjoy sending text messages via voice command, it's just easier.
Motorola hasn't ruled out Jelly Bean for the Razr, but we honestly can't see it happening now. If it really takes a year for it to port Ice Cream Sandwich, then Jelly Bean would still be 10 months away, and by then we'll be in a whole new phone cycle. We're happy to be proven wrong though...
The upgrade process
The last time we did a major over-the-air update on a phone, it bricked a perfectly good Sony Ericsson. These updates are always worth doing, but they are nail-biting times too. But we're happy to say that Motorola has got this bang on the money. We were notified at about 4pm that we had the update, then just a few minutes later, the 300MB install file was downloaded. From there, the phone upacks it, and starts to apply the update. It does give you a chance to defer, if you need to use the phone, so there should be no worries about losing your contact with the world while it does its thing.
The unpacking and installing process takes a while. We'd say, from download to being back into the phone again you should allow about 30 minutes. And, obviously, make sure your phone is charged, or plugged in, when you start.
Once the install is complete, the phone optimises your apps for the new version of Android. This does, in some way, make us think we should do a full reset of the phone, to make sure everything is up-to-scratch. There might not be any scientific reason to do this, but that hasn't stopped us from giving it serious thought. One thing we did notice, was that initially the phone didn't run at all well. We needed to restart it again before the performance became what we expected. It is now very smooth, though.
The home screens
The first thing you see is the all-new layout for phones. Now, there is a permanent tray at the bottom of the screen with four quick shortcuts to access your favourite applications. The original Razr had similar, but now you get a menu button too, so rather than having to give up a slot, you get four plus the menu. Perhaps a small change, but it's also more consistent across devices.
With ICS, home screens work differently in two important ways. The first is that you can now resize widgets. This means you can stretch something to fit the whole screen, or to any other proportion that suits you. We like this a lot, although app support for it - you need higher resolution graphics - is a bit patchy.
The other change is that, by default, new app installs will automatically appear on your home screen. This is a bit of a mixed bag because it means you end up with two icons for every app. One on a home screen, and one in the app tray.
Also worthy of note is the recent and currently running apps pop-up. Press and hold home, and you'll see all the currently running apps, along with those you've recently used. This system improves upon the press-and-hold-home-button functionality, and you can dismiss apps too - which makes killing an app app a lot easier. All of this stuff runs quickly on the Razr, which we're very pleased to see, as an update that's slower is no update at all.
As you might expect, because this handset has hardware buttons, there's no need for - and Motorola has disabled - the on-screen controls. This does make for a slightly better experience in our view. While on-screen controls are fine, it's still a use of valuable screen space that we could live without quite happily.
Amazing email
We're big fans of Gmail, to be honest. But Android just makes it easier to love the service, because it integrates so well. The Gmail app continues to get better, and the included version here is by far the best yet - as you'd hope. The new layout is clean and clear, and seems to make good use of the available space on screen. This is important with phones, as screen real estate is at a premium.
Face unlock and the lock screen
It's a pretty useless feature, but being able to unlock your phone with your face is at least something to show your iPhone-owning friends that they can't do. Not that they'd probably want to.
Still, it is available here on the Razr, so we had a play, and it works well, although showing it a photo of your face is almost certainly enough to get into the phone. Still, pull a silly enough expression and that will make hacking attempts harder! Android 4 comes with lots more lock screen options, and it's well-implemented on the Razr. When you're listening to music with Play Music, the controls will appear on the lock screen. But you'll also have the option to get to the phone, camera and SMS app. It really speeds things up.
What's more, if you don't use a lock code, you can still access the notifications area when the handset is locked. This is really handy, and saves messing around unlocking when you just want to see if you've missed calls and text messages.
Data block
We've had some problems in the past hitting our network-enforced data cap accidentally. We've never really been sure how this happens, as most of the time we use Wi-Fi for such things.
But here, you can at least put data locks on and stop the device from going over a hard limit. And it's now much easier to see what applications have been munching through the data. Handy for troubleshooting, we'd say.
Chrome for Android
If you ask us, getting support for Google Chrome on Android is the single best reason to upgrade to ICS. We never minded the stock Android browser, but Chrome makes it look like a pile of nonsense.
Now, with Chrome, you get fast browsing, with far better support for tabs than before and an amazingly simple user interface. We think Chrome should be bundled here, but it isn't - download it at once when you have installed the update.
Worth it or not?
We've been waiting for this update for a long time, and now it's here we find ourselves genuinely pleased. Motorola might have taken its sweet time, but the update is smooth, and adds lots of new features to an already great phone.
Perhaps, most importantly of all though, we found the performance to be brilliant. It felt sluggish at first, but a couple of phone restarts got it going properly, and now the Razr feels like a phone that was designed for this version. We were slightly surprised by how responsive it is, but that's a good thing and it should help people fall in love with this handset all over again.
To some extent, we think the firm should probably have ignored Ice Cream Sandwich and gone directly to Jelly Bean. After all, that OS was announced a long time ago, and there are already devices running it successfully. Now the wait for the next update has started, and we have this dreadful feeling it will never come.
If you have yet to update, its well worth checking your phone's "update" option in settings if you haven't already been prompted to update. If you have, but haven't yet, please take it from us that it runs well, adds plenty and looks brilliant. It's really like having a new phone again, and it might be overdue, but we're still very pleased to have Ice Cream Sandwich.


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DALLAS (AP) Darren Collison led six players in double figures with 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks matched their season high with a third straight win in a 113-98 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
The Mavericks overcame an early spark from former Dallas guard J.J. Barea, who became a starter midway through the 2011 NBA finals against Miami and helped the franchise rally to its first title.
Barea, who was injured in two previous trips to Dallas, led the Timberwolves with 21 points. He kept Minnesota close in the first half and had a hand in a fourth-quarter rally that cut a 23-point deficit to eight.
The Timberwolves finished a 0-4 road trip that coach Rick Adelman missed for personal reasons.
O.J. Mayo and Elton Brand had 20 points each for Dallas. It was a season high for Brand. Mayo also had nine assists.
Minnesota trailed by nine in the third quarter when Dallas guard Jae Crowder beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer moments before Ricky Rubio was called for a technical foul from the bench. Less than a minute later, Alexey Shved was called for kicking out his leg when he made a 3-pointer, negating the shot. Shawn Marion scored on other end, and Mayo followed with a 3-pointer to put the Mavericks ahead 83-67 late in the third quarter.
The Dallas run eventually reached 19-5 for a 91-68 lead before the Timberwolves rallied. They thought they were within seven after Barea hit a 3-pointer with 3:16 left and the Mavericks called timeout. During the break, the deficit grew to eight at 101-93 after officials reviewed an earlier 3-pointer by Rubio and made it a 2 instead.
Collison hit a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 11 and keep Minnesota from getting any closer. Nikola Pekovic had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
After helping Dallas win the title, Barea didn't play in his first trip to Dallas but did get a championship ring in Minnesota's only trip last season. He sat out a game earlier this season with a sprained foot.
Coming off the bench late in the first quarter, Barea had two quick assists then scored eight of Minnesota's first 10 points in the second. Barea hit three 3-pointers and a driving layup and led the Timberwolves with 11 points and four assists before halftime.
Barea, who had about 15 family members and friends in the crowd, helped Minnesota cut an 11-point deficit to 40-38 before Vince Carter converted a three-point play to start a 15-5 run that put the Mavericks up 55-43 late in the second quarter. Brand had eight points during the run and led Dallas with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the first half.
Marion missed all five of his shots in the first half for Dallas two nights after scoring a season-high 20 on 9-of-13 shooting against Memphis. But Marion led the Mavericks with six rebounds before halftime and finished with a team-high eight. Collison had 10 points and five assists in the first half.
NOTES: Interim Minnesota coach Terry Porter said there was nothing new on the status of Adelman, who has been out since the last home game, Jan. 8 against Atlanta, attending to his wife, who was hospitalized. Minnesota plays at home Thursday against the Clippers. ... The Mavericks matched a season low with nine turnovers Saturday against Memphis. They entered Monday with 13 or fewer in five straight games in a season notable for turnovers being a persistent problem. ... The Timberwolves were 4 of 16 from 3-point range Sunday against San Antonio, dropping them to 29.7 percent for the season heading into Monday night. In the past 10 NBA seasons, only one team has finished below 30 percent from long range.


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Postcodes and Geocodes – Changing the Address System?
Traditional addressing systems rely on subjective identifiers like street names and business or residence numbers. These addressing systems have generally offered the U.S. and many foreign postal services an effective means to identify pickup and delivery locations. However, recent technological innovations related to digital mapping have led some to consider the adoption of an addressing system based on geocodes.


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Gainesville biomass project clears regulatory hurdles
Two rulings announced on Dec. 7 moved the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center closer to a construction start.
The Florida Power Plant Siting Board, composed of the Florida governor and the independently elected members of the Cabinet, unanimously approved the site application for the proposed biomass power plant in Gainesville, Fla. This siting board approval is the culmination of the permitting and regulatory activities designed to ensure that the project is in the best interests of the citizens of Florida. In announcing the approval, Gov. Charlie Crist said, "I think this can be a great breakthrough and I think it is the right thing to do. The groups that have supported this, I have great trust and confidence in them."
Also on Dec. 7, a Florida administrative law judge issued his second ruling in favor of the proposed biomass plant. Judge Robert E. Meale's recommended orders for the plant's air construction permit rejected claims made by petitioners who oppose the plant. He found instead that the facility will comply with all applicable environmental regulations and will not cause adverse air emissions impacts or adverse impacts to wildlife species or their habitat. The air construction permit is expected to be finalized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the next few weeks.
On Nov. 1, in a separate but related process for the site certification application, Judge Meale issued an order recommending that a site certification be granted for the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center despite the claims of one intervenor. In that order, Judge Meale stated, "Instead of undermining sound silvicultural practices, the new market for biomass materials will enhance the viability of forestry resources and thus serve regional environmental needs."
The 100-megawatt biomass project will be owned and operated by American Renewables,
LLC. Gainesville Regional Utilities, the municipally-owned utility that serves the Gainesville community, has a 30-year power purchase agreement to buy all power generated. GRU chose to move forward with GREC after undergoing a seven-year process to review options to responsibly and cost-effectively meet its future generation needs while helping Gainesville achieve its carbon reduction goals. GREC, which will be fueled by wood waste, will meet GRU's need for improved reliability, increased fuel diversity and long-term cost savings for customers.
Almost two-thirds of the energy GRU currently produces is fueled by coal, and 25 percent comes from natural gas.
The three national bond rating agencies that recently awarded the utility "Double A" ratings cited a lack of fuel diversity as one of the challenges facing GRU. Adding biomass to the fuel supply will help the utility maintain its high bond ratings, which in the past six years have saved customers more than $67 million.
"The siting board's decision and the Judge's order confirm that GREC will be designed and operated in an environmentally responsible manner," said Josh Levine, project manager for American Renewables. "We look forward to quickly beginning construction." Levine added. "It is critical that the project move forward without delay so the citizens of Gainesville and the region can reap the significant economic benefits the plant will bring, including more than 700 direct and indirect permanent jobs throughout the region, as well as the benefit of nearly $200 million in reduced rates over 30 years if the project remains on schedule and is eligible for federal stimulus dollars."
The plant has been approved and endorsed by a wide variety of government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations from the environmental, business, forestry and other communities, including: the Florida Wildlife Federation, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Florida Forestry Association, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, Florida Municipal Electric Association, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, FloridaWorks, Forest Landowners Association, Alachua County Legislative Delegation, Gainesville City Commissioners, North Central Florida Renewable Resource Conservation & Development Council, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Community Affairs, Florida Department of State, Florida Department of Transportation, North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Suwannee River Water Management District, City of Gainesville, Alachua County and the U.S. Corps of Engineers.


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Also, it was nice of Sela to lock Data, Spock and Picard in her office without any kind of guard so that they could plan their escape and use her computer system to foil her entire plan, wasn't it?
And finally, the job descriptions get all mixed up towards the end of this one. Crusher announces that she has recieved a distress call from a nearby colony, and Riker responds by ordering LaForge to set a course for it. Since when do Doctors handle communications and Engineers handle the helm?
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