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Today is filled with organizing and preparing the playroom for school. I'll be filing and sorting and tossing old worksheets and getting puzzle pieces reunited. It'll be the best and worst kind of day. Worst in that I'm sure I'll step on a million lego pieces and become overwhelmed at approximately 10 a.m. before getting myself together to finish the job.
I love what I do. It's filled with writing this blog, and running the shops, and while I'm not in the retail store every single day, with paperwork, and marketing plans and profitability on that front. And I hope it's always filled with inspiration and ideas and creativity, especially here. Hence, this is one of the most fun parts of my job.
A couple of weeks ago, we were spending lots of time at my parents' home, and after getting the blog/paperwork done, I got a little bored, and I started itching for a project to complete.
Enter mom's pool house…
We wanted to give it a budget-friendly update to surprise Mom for her birthday.
It's come a long way, baby…
Not only was the look outdated and worn, the pool house had also gradually become a drop zone for old appliances, paperwork, and storage in general. Now that there are more little ones hanging around and using the pool, it was time to change that.
The budget didn't allow for major renovation, so we (Sara and I) focused our attention on the cosmetic updates we could make. It all started with the white walls. They were in decent shape, and we chose to bring color and texture in in different ways.
We stuck with natural seagrass rugs for major durability and they nicely cover the indoor/outdoor carpet that we didn't need to replace.
We painted the table in a coat of a mix of Antibes and Greek Blue to make a jadeite green color for the base coat.
I then painted a thin coat of white on top, and distressed heavily with a wet cloth to wipe back the white to the green. We left the chairs natural to contrast nicely. I finished the table off with a coat of clear soft wax.
It's a fun, playful finish that works really well in a coastal inspired space…I really do love how it turned out.
We needed to create more function for the space, and that meant adding a place to store towels and dirty laundry. This space needs to be a changing room, bathroom, and house everything we need to enjoy the pool. It does just that now.
The coat/towel racks came from our shop, and so did the coral fans. P.S. We went with pretty blue and white towels to bring the outdoors in, and stick to a water inspired palette. The towels all came from Walmart.
The other side of the room holds the doorway to the dressing room/steam shower.
The space had gotten junked up quite a bit over the years (foosball anyone??).
Now it holds mom's already existing barstools for some seating, more hooks for hanging clothes and towels, and toy chest my grandfather built for me holds pool toys.
Instead of fighting the large eyesore of a control panel for the steam shower, we just went with it, and created a gallery wall around it. The highchair wall rack is so fun and whimsical, and while it's vintage-inspired, the paint finish is pretty great. The focal piece in the gallery is a photo my brother took, and yes, soon they'll be listed online for you to buy…isn't it a gorgeous shot??
We also used tons of Ashley and Jamin's prints from their book series…can't get enough of those!!! The funky galvanized "L" for Lisa was attached to the wall with a command strip…voila!
In the small bath, we kept it simple by updating the shower curtain, installing some baskets and wall racks, and hanging a pretty map.
The fun yellow wall rack is originally from Pottery Barn, but I bought mine from my cousin at Print and Paper.
I'm obsessed with our soiled garments bag we carry in the shop (psst…they're 50% off right now & there are only 3 left!).
We left the original faux wood counters, and I really kind of dig them now that the cabinets are painted. There's a cool retro-beach vibe happening in here now.
Speaking of the cabinets, we painted them a custom mix of 3 parts Pure White to 1 part Provence…it's a faint, lovely shade of blue/green. And just keeping it real, we couldn't get that hardware off to spray paint it, so we'll have to touch that up soon.
For just a touch of personality, we added a couple of small lanterns that can be used at night to light a meal or left as is for decor.
We removed the hardware and spray painted in Catalina Mist by Krylon (love that color), again, saving on the budget.
We threw a few pillows in for texture and color/pattern, and the wall canvas came from our shop as well.
To make the old fridge look a bit less outdated, we coated it in chalkboard paint. It kind of disappears now, rather than sticks out.
I threw in a piece of Walter Black pottery so mom could have a small bud vase for her roses.
I'm pretty obsessed with the vintage style coat hangers we use in the shop for display…so fun!
These olive stems are my favorite to style with…they're the perfect balance of casual and elegant.
And they look so real, too!
There you have it. A happy, simple coastal/cottage update for the pool house. We're working to finish the kitchen, get prepared for school, and work on things at the shop, so our plate is full, but in the best kind of way.
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There was something for all car lovers in Dewsbury last weekend.
The town's Crow Nest Park staged the second annual classic car show, with plenty turning up to see motors from days gone by.
Among the cars on display for petrolheads to exhibit were a 1930's Morris Eight, a 1964 Corvette Homeward Bound and a 1935 Talbot AZ95 Limousine.
The event was organised by the Friends of Crow Nest Park and Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club (YTCC) and was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Kirklees.

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You know how to finish that sentence. Are you marketing to existing customers enough?
If you're old enough to remember when "shopping" meant going to a mall or your city's downtown, you're probably astounded by the voluminous buying options the internet has spawned. You may be able to still buy from your old favorite retailers online, but do you?
Maybe you do, but you may also have replaced your old brick-and-mortar stores with the web's new merchants. Because of email and online advertising and social media, you probably frequent some of the same sites consistently because of their prices, their product lines and their customer service.
Are you doing the same with your own customers? Look at your own experience as a shopper to see that familiarity often breeds loyalty. There's a good reason why merchants are so eager to market to their existing list, like you should be doing: It's much cheaper to bring an existing customer to the buying stage than to attract a new one.
Certainly, you need to do both. But look at your sales and marketing strategies to see if you're incorporating practices like:
Treat your existing customers like you treat your friends. You know that you're likely to get acquainted with new people throughout your life, just as you'll attract new customers, but always be trying to expand your relationships.


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Disability Grant Money Will Help Accident Disabled Mom Get Modest Home
by Cheri Farinholt
(Union Bridge, Maryland, USA)
I am a 41-year-old woman. I have been together with my husband for 21 years.
Together we have a daughter and three sons.
Our daughter, Grace Ashlea, is now 19 years old. Our three sons are: John Garrett Adam 16 years old, Matthew Austin 15 years old, and Jacob Elliott 13 years old.
Disability Issues
On November 23, 2010 I had dropped the three boys off at wrestling practice, and my daughter was at a friend's.
I went and picked up some last minute things for the holiday and was heading back to pick up the four kids and we were going to go home.
A drunk driver who was 62 years old struck me from behind. She was on her way home from work, where she was a bartender.
I was at a stop. I was thrown into the next lane, hit again, thrown back into my lane, hit again, and then thrown out of the car.
She left the scene of the accident.
I suffered a head injury, and other life-threatening injuries. The police told my husband I would not make it through the night.
I died two times in the helicopter, on the way to shock trauma. The kids did not know what happened to me when I never showed up to pick them up and the road was closed.
I was in a coma for one month and in three different hospitals for four months.
Financial Hardship
We lost everything. We were evicted out of our home, even though no one was there.
Transportation is a challenge because I do not qualify for the free transportation through the county because we have a car.
This doesn't make any sense to me because I have a head injury and cannot drive and I have told them this, so if I am home and the car is home it does me no good because I cannot drive it.
I am missing medical appointments because of no transportation.
My family cannot get me to all my medical appointments. My husband has to work and my kids have to go to school.
Income Efforts
My husband works as much as he can, but he also has to worry about making sure the four kids have transportation to where they need to go and I have transportation to where I need to go.
The church has also been a huge help like helping us with gifts for Christmas.
I did finally start getting my disability in January.
The donations that we had received from the community have finally run out.
We do get food stamps and health insurance through the state for the whole family.
Family and friends have helped us the best they can with paying bills and helping to pay for vehicle repairs.
Specific Needs
I am seeking help with getting benefits I deserve and grants, especially something to help my family with the purchase of a home.
The accident ruined my credit and my husband's credit, but I am hoping that there are grants and benefits that can help us with this purchase.
There is a home right at the end of our driveway that I really want to purchase.
Business Idea
I am trying to start a nonprofit website. It is something I have been trying to do for years and would really like some guidance on how to get it started.


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Welcome to Operation Telic.co.uk This website is dedicated to advancing understanding the involvement of Britain's armed forces in the Iraq conflict between 2003 and 2009. It is the fruit of more than 10 years work visiting Iraq and studying Operation Telic. There is much still to be learnt about Britain's most unpopular recent war. Your feed […]
Operation Telic: List of UK Fatalities
Here is a list of UK fatalities during Operation Telic (PDF format). An Excel version of this list is available on request. Operation Telic – 2003 2009 UK Fatalities
Operation Telic is Out Now in Paperback
Operation Telic by Tim Ripley is now available in paperback as well as for Kindle. Go to amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com and search for "Tim Ripley Operation Telic Paperback". • More about Tim Ripley at www.timripley.co.uk
Operation Telic Map: Maysan Province and Central Iraq (US DoD Map)
Maysan Province and Central Iraq (US DoD Map)
Operation Telic Map: Kuwait and Southern Iraq
Kuwait and Southern Iraq (US DoD Map)
Operation Telic Map: Iraq Country Map
Iraq Country Map (source US CIA)
Operation Telic Map: Basrah Street Map 2003
Operation Telic Map: Basra IED Strike Map, Summer 2005
Operation Telic Map: Basra City AOR Map – Late 2005
Operation Telic Map: 1 (UK) Division AOR – March-April 2003
Operation Telic – On Sale Now
Operation Telic: The British Campaign in Iraq 2003-2009 by Tim Ripley is on sale now for mobile devices using Amazon's Kindle platform, offering a revealing insight into what many regard as Britain's Most Unpopular War. The campaign in Iraq between March 2003 and June 2009 deeply polarised British politics, contributing to the fall from power of Prime Minister […]


text: Nominations for the 2018 Marion Nichols Caring Service Award are now open. Please use this form: 2018 Marion Nichols Award Nomination. Marion L. Nichols was a service provider and advocate for low-income and homeless persons in Kansas. She spent the last 28 years of her life serving the people of south central Kansas with a fierce desire to help people move from poverty to self-sufficiency through a variety of housing, nutrition, health and job training programs. Marion also served on the Board of the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition. The Marion Nichols Caring Service Award was established to honor Marion's memory by recognizing Kansans with a similar passion and commitment to serve above and beyond their normal work duties. Nominees should serve in a direct service or administrative capacity to promote self-sufficiency in a non-judgmental and compassionate manner. The award will be presented at the 2018 Kansas Housing Conference: Bringing Kansas Home September 12-14 in Topeka, Kansas. Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm Thursday, August 9th, 2018 Send to: email@example.com or KSHC 2001 Haskell Ave, Lawrence, Kansas 66046


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8 Ways To Be Less Nervous About Your Next Job Interview
On June 20, 2017 in Blog, Interview Assistance, Landing a Job.
Job interviews can be nerve wracking for both interviewees and interviewers. Because you're naturally nervous, you are likely to not be as on top of your game as you'd be in more relaxed circumstances, but there are steps that you can take to control this nervousness and perform better when you are interviewing for a job.
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Ben Somerville, Spatial Systems Manager for Thiess, Pty, Ltd. In Queensland, Australia, talked about the work they are doing with the Australian Telecom at the Esri UC 2013 Survey Summit. He began by saying that Australia is 70% the size of the U.S. and has a population of 23 million. Less than 1 % of the population is connected by cable. They have over 45 million yards of cable designed with a project estimated cost of $40 billion which "may be different in reality."
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Below you'll see examples of common intertidal brown algae from exposed surf-swept shores of the northern Oregon coast. These are ones you are likely to encounter on the rocks or in and around tide pools, or as drift on the beaches. Some of these are common and easy to identify with the readily available field guides (see References, below). others are tricky, and I apologize for any misidentifications you find. I'm always updating this page, so I can fix errors once I'm aware of them. Please let me know if you notice a misidentification or want to help me solve an identification mystery. There's nothing new here, just my view of common browns, and a natural history note if I can think off something that hasn't already been said.
The organization more or less follows Kozloff (1993) and Lamb and Hanby (2005), showing species in the order they might be encountered in the field, from highest to lowest in the intertidal. Common names are my choice. I lean on WoRMS for scientific names, and Algaebase when I want to dig deeper. I learn a ton by browsing the pages of Kozloff (1993). All photos are from northern Oregon unless otherwise noted in the caption.
Rockweed, Fucus – Fucus grows most luxuriantly in sheltered sites. I guess all the images below are Fucus distichus, but I'm not certain. You'll sometimes see it as Fucus gardneri. On surf-swept rocks it's smaller than at protected sites, and frequently interspersed with Cladophora, Endocladia, and Pelvetiopsis. Fucus appears in Rockweed, Fucus and Common Marine Algae in the Northern Oregon Drift Line: A Gallery of Images.
Little Rockweed, Pelvetiopsis limitata – P. limitata is at home only on the exposed outer coast, where it is usually abundant on the tops of high intertidal rocks. Even though much more abundant here than Fucus, it is much less common in the drift line.
Sea Cauliflower, Leathesia marina – There are some similar saclike epiphytic browns, but I think this one is Leathesia marina. I found it on a piece of drift Sargassum.
Fir Branch, Analipus japonicus- I've also seen A. japonicus referred to as bottle brush. My sketch looks more like a bottle brush, so I've got to mention it. The images shown here are from the central Oregon coast. I've never noticed it on my home beaches in northern Oregon. Look for it in the mid- to low intertidal
Sea Palm, Postelsia palmaeformis- You can see stubby sea palms bobbing and poking through wicked surf, but on my home waters they tend to live out on exposed headlands where reaching them is tricky, even at the lowest tides. Detached clumps are fairly common in the drift line, so that's what you see below.
Sea Cabbage, Saccharina sessilis- Sea cabbage is usually abundant on larger reefs. Depending on age of the blades and wave exposure, S. sessillis can give you a lot of looks. It's one of the few kelps with no stipe, so that should help with identification. I rarely see sea cabbage in the drift line.
Feather Boa Kelp, Egregia menziesii – Feather boa is common on mid to low intertidal rocks, and not unusual in the drift line. It's a photo-friendly brown, giving lots of good looks.
Winged kelp, Alariamarginata – In exposed places with low rocks and active sand, it experiences seasonal burial. In some of the photos below you can see the "wings" near the base of the stipe. Alaria marginata appears in Seaweeds in the Sand.
Split kelp, Laminaria setchellii – Laminaria setchellii appeared in Seaweeds in the Sand because in some places, it experiences seasonal burial. It's also featured in Kelp Curves because it's just so dang photogenic.
Dense-clumped kelp, Laminaria sinclairii – I featured Laminaria sinclairii in Finding Yourself in the Infralittoral Fringe. In northern Oregon, it's a good marker for mean lower low water.
Strap kelp, Lessoniopsis littoralis- I've also seen it referred to as northern tree kelp. You know you're on the exposed outer coast when you run into Lessoniopsis littoralis.
Bladder chain, Stephanocystis osmundacea- My home beaches are a bit north of bladder chain strongholds. I only know it from the drift line.
Wireweed, Sargassum muticum – Not really at home on the exposed outer coast, small drift clumps is pretty much all I see of Sargassum muticum. Wireweed appeared in Common Marine Algae in the Northern Oregon Drift Line: A Gallery of Images.
Acid weed, Desmarestia – You can find this Desmarestia in low tide pools. It seems to tolerate active sand and sesonal sand burial.
Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera – On my home beaches Macrocystis is subtidal, so I only know it from drift masses on the beach. Macrocystis drift is common enough that it appeared in my post, Common Marine Algae in the Northern Oregon Drift Line: A Gallery of Images. Macrocystis is featured on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Logo.
Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana – Bull kelp is subtidal, but in the wrack, it's an important component of intertidal ecosystems. I wrote a little bit about this in Bull Kelp Drift: A Subtidal-to-Surf Zone Connection.
Pterygophora californica – Old growth kelp is mostly subtidal in Oregon, though you may run across it on the lowest tides. I don't see it often, even on the drift line. The ones shown below were featured in Browns Put On a Shine in the Drift Line.
A Puzzler
How about this one? If you know what this one is, please let me know. Check out the bullae on the blades. The blades are so shiny they inspired Browns Put On a Shine in the Drift Line.
Druehl, L. D. and B. E. Clarkston. 2016. Pacific Seaweeds: A Guide To Common Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast. 2nd ed. Harbour Publishing Co.
Harbo, R. M. 2011. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. 2nd ed. Harbour Publishing Co.
Kozloff, E. N. 1993. Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast. 3rd ed. University of Washington Press.
Lamb, A. and B. P. Hanby. 2005. Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. Harbour Publishing.
Mondragon, J., and J. Mondragon. 2010. Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast. Shoreline Press.
Sept. J. D. 2009. The Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest. Revised ed. Harbour Publishing.
Web Resources
The brown algae page on the Netarts Bay Today website is one of the best references you'll find for the Pacific Northwest.
Biodiversity of the Central Coast has a great page on browns.
Seaweeds of Alaska is a standard reference for the Pacific northwest. It has a great brown algae page.
You can, and should, scroll down to the brown algae section of Oregon's Rocky Intertidal by Kate Krieg.
The Seaweed Sorter app is fun and very useful!


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At least this is what I tell myself so I feel comfortable when strutting around in barely there clothing. To be honest, I am mostly Ok with tiny clothes until it draws too much attention. This particular skirt is now to be reserved for cross continental clubbing exploits. Apparently, when one reaches a certain age, it is no longer appropriate to dress without a care in the world.
I just really liked the colour but ho hum. I like my modesty a little bit more. At least in the day time.
Ok, that's all for now folks. Good day and God speed.
Someone recently asked why I always do a silly picture. I honestly don't know. I think it is to remind me not to take myself too seriously. And maybe my attempt to hold on to my youth for as long as possible.
I'm still someone's child right??
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Review Date: 08/12/2013 | Author: Jerry B., Puyallup, WA
Comments: Bit more than I expected to pay, but I guess you get what you pay for. Mike was a real straight shooter. On time, wrapped up my porch roof in half a day. I've done many of my own remodeling jobs, Mike and his helper performed excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail. What took them half a day would have taken me three using old technology tar and role-on roofing. Would highly recommend him to anyone.
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I was wondering if you could tell me what the attached bug is. We are in our late 50's and have never seen this bug before. It is on our morning glory vines in Oklahoma. The gold spots are very bright.
Thanks for any information.
Hi Gary,
You have a photo of a Mottled Tortoise Beetle, Deloyala guttata. The species is often found on the foilage of Morning Glories. They are also called Gold Beetles by some people.
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Third Floor Fish Cafe to close after 15 Years in Kirkland
Third Floor Fish Cafe will serve its last guests on Dec. 19, after 15 years in the Kirkland community. The slow economy and a shift in business to the newly developed Bellevue dining establishments – coupled with an aging building – are all factors in the decision.
Building owner, Herb Chaffey said, "We are evaluating a number of options for the third floor remodel. At the top of the list is a private event space, which would take advantage of our amazing view."
Executive Chef Greg Campbell said, "This is definitely sad for us, but doing business out of a 25 plus year old building means we have to make some major updates. We hope these next weeks are a nightly celebration with the friends and guests who have made these past 15 years so memorable."
After the business closes Dec. 19, the space is expected to undergo updates and be remodeled to a private event space, accommodating about 200 people. Re-opening date is still to be determined.
Located at 205 Lake Street South, Third Floor Fish Cafe serves expert preparations of fresh, seasonal ingredients resulting in classic Northwest cuisine. For information, call 425-822-3553 or visit www.thirdfloorfishcafe.com.
This article was originally published in the Kirkland Reporter on December 1, 2009.


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Hello Disney-curious friends!
Yesterday, I posted an enormous page (almost 5,000 words!) detailing how I plan my Walt Disney World vacations.
If you have the time, read it by clicking here. It will change your life.
Ok, maybe not really CHANGE your life, but I do hope it helps you plan your next Disney vacation and maybe change the way you think of the planning process.
Today, I decided to write a quick summary reference page for my awesome blog friends (you!).
More details and explanations can be found in the full version here. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask! I am happy to help.
Quick and simple, this is how I plan my Walt Disney World vacations:
- Start a Disney savings account
- Answer these important questions (Click here)
- Remember the most important thing about Disney (Click here)
- Buy a spiral notebook
- Purchase the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World for the year of travel (Purchase the 2017 edition here and purchase the 2018 edition here)
- Create an account on the Touring Plans website and use the discount offer from the purchase of the Unofficial Guide.
- Add the Touring Plans App to my phone
- Create a free My Disney Experience account on the Disney website.
- Add the My Disney Experience App to my phone.
- Become familiar with the Touring Plans and My Disney Experience websites and apps.
- Decide on a budget
- Read the Unofficial Guide
- Decide on travelers, mode of travel
- Use Touring Plan's crowd calendar to choose travel dates
- Use Unofficial Guide and Disney website to research resorts
- Decide on number of days for theme park tickets
- Book vacation on the Disney website: add travelers, choose resort, number of days for tickets, choose waterpark, park hopper, memory maker, extra experiences and dining plan as needed Click here to find out if the dining plan is right for you!
- Pay $200 deposit
- Research dining options and character meals, if desired. Click here for a list of all character meals at Walt Disney World.
- 180 days before check-in, book dining reservations. Click here for the best dining options inside Magic Kingdom!
- Start training and conditioning
- Order custom t-shirts Click here for the BEST places to get Disney t-shirts!
- Continue to make payments on the Disney website
- Research theme parks and rides in the Unofficial Guide, Disney website and YouTube
- Decide on desired character interactions
- 60 days before check-in, book Fast Passes (if staying at Disney resort)
- 30 days before check-in, book Fast Passes (if staying off Disney property)
- Complete online check-in through My Disney Experience account
- Start planning and packing (Don't forget rain ponchos and garbage bags!)
- Keep an eye out for the arrival of Magic Bands
- Finalize budget for extras
- Go on the most awesome vacation!
To read the full version of how to plan a Disney vacation like a pro, click here!
To read a review of my favorite Disney resort, click here!
Love Disney princesses? Click here for a list of every princess dining option at Disney!


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Sound/Video/Installations > Wappen Field
Audio/video samples and documentation from Wappen Field installations.
Supported by NYSCA & NYFA
Supported by NYSCA & NYFA
Wappen Field is a sculpture and sound installation comprised of 12 chrome plated steel helmets resembling face guards. Each helmet's dedicated speaker transforms the sculptural installation into an immersive audio environment. Vocal recordings originally created by Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, culled from seven diverse performers, are composed by Michelle Jaffé & spatialized algorithmically by David Reeder in SuperCollider. The sonic configuration gives voice to a range of human emotion; manifesting itself, when we are confronted with myriad situations. Over time I have come to understand, Wappen Field is my deeply considered meditation on 9/11. Supported by NYSCA & NYFA.


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(These nail stickers were provided to me in exchange for a post and review; as always, my opinions are honest)
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These are so cute!! Love the colour of the nail polish too :)
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3. Inter-library loans
This Loan procedures manual has been produced for Queensland independent public library staff using the resources provided at State Library.
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3. Inter-library loans
SLQ Public Library Development provides a support service for inter-library loans to libraries. All collections held by SLQ Public Library Development are available for loan.
3.1 Requests to SLQ Public Library Development
Reserves may be placed on the RLQ catalogue using your library barcode and password. Your library barcode and password is provided to you and will be unique to the RLQ network. Reserves can be placed for an item that is on loan or on order. The first available copy will satisfy the reservation.
Reserved items are sent for an eight week loan period - if you need more time you may renew items online through the "Items on Loan" facility on the catalogue. This will allow you one online renewal, if there are no reservations pending on the item.
Ensure the pick-up location in the catalogue is Public Library Services (PLS). Staff will manage the loan. Any questions regarding loans should be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com - not to individual RLQ locations.
Items may also be requested directly from State Library Collections using the OneSearch catalogue. Your library name and barcode has been supplied to you and is unique to the OneSearch catalogue.
3.2 SLQ Public Library Development loan periods
Special collections sent in bulk - 12 months (LOTE; Audio books; Adult literacy)
3.3 Overdue notices and accounts
Due to the implementation of the Aurora network State Library has suspended overdue notices and accounts for RLQ libraries. Each library is responsible for following up overdue items with their own library members.
3.4 Lost and damaged books
Should a borrower lose a book or return a book damaged, the Average Price List can be used to determine the replacement charge.


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South of town, Kings Beach often looks messy and crappy, but transforms to hollow, pitching peaks when NE'ers hit. The groyne at the southern end sits on a rock shelf and entertains thick, cylindrical lefts in most NE-SE swells and is fully protected from any N wind. A bit further south at Happy's, the sandbars that flank the Pumicestone Passage can output long, full lefts.
Urchins, barnacles and cunjevoi encrust the reef at KB Groyne and it can suck dry, so avoid low and know your limitations. The beach gets packed when the north side breaks are onshore, but it is an inconsistent spot when it comes to quality days. Sharks are often spotted cruising the inlet waters.


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Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United midfielder's Everton performance branded 'garbage' and 'pathetic' by Gary Neville
Belgian came off the bench to help Red Devils hold on to 1-0 advantage but instead gave away penalty with cheap challenge
MAROUANE FELLAINI has come under fire from Gary Neville after giving away a late penalty against Everton.
The midfielder made a clumsy challenge on Idrissa Gueye just minutes after coming off the bench as Manchester United led 1-0 at Goodison Park.
Leighton Baines slotted in the equaliser, resulting in more dropped points for Jose Mourinho's Champions League hopefuls.
And United icon Neville reckons Fellaini's forgetful cameo was pure 'rubbish', claiming the player has let his club and manager down with his 'pathetic' effort.
Neville told Sky Sports: "It's just rubbish from Fellaini. It's obvious – as soon as you commit yourself in the box you're in danger of giving a penalty away. It's garbage from him.
"It's nothing to do with the manager. He's made the substitution for the right reason and the player has let him down.
"It is really pathetic from such an experienced player. He's come on to actually see a game out. No composure and it was obvious what was coming, you could see it a mile off.
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"[His introduction] was purely to deal with the long balls into the box. You can see the sense in it but when he goes on and does such an idiotic thing like that…
"It was really poor from an experienced international. You can't blame the management, it's just a poor moment."


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A year since the release of "Star Wars: Battlefront" on PC and consoles and the verdict seems to be that the game itself was a sales success, if somewhat thin on the ground at launch.
EA DICE took flack for offering a game that had only a few levels at startup, the rest coming via DLC, along with the notable lack of a single-player mode. During an investor briefing in Europe this week, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen discussed the game's upcoming sequel and what to expect next from it. He says (via Gamespot):
"If there was criticism, they just wanted more. So we're taking that criticism to heart as we build the next game and trying to address any of the issues that they had."
Jorgensen adds that the new movies will be a part of what players will be able to see and play, and the game overall is a "much bigger, much more exciting Battlefront." The game is currently set for a late 2017 release on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The "Rogue One: Scarif" DLC expansion pack hits next week.


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Are Results of 4-D Ultrasound Angiography Examinations Dependent on the Doppler Technology Applied? Comparison of Results Obtained from an In Vivo Model
Kudla MJ (1), Los A (2), Alcazar JL (3). (1) Clinical Department of Oncological Gynecology, Chair of Woman's Health, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
(2) Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Regional Specialist Hospital No. 3, Rybnik, Poland.
(3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Medical School, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Magazine: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Date: Nov 20, 2015Gynaecology and Obstetrics [SP]
We aimed to evaluate the agreement of results obtained by 4-D spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) angiography with two options of Doppler technology (power Doppler [PD] and high-definition flow [HDF]) from an ovary as an in vivo model.
Thirty-eight ovaries were recorded by trans-vaginal ultrasound examination in the first part of the menstrual cycle. Two STIC sequences (4-D HDF and 4-D PD) were stored. Volumetric pulsatility index, volumetric resistance index and volumetric systolic/diastolic index for each of these sequences were calculated, and their mean values were compared and correlated.
Agreement between 4-D HDF and 4-D PD was assessed using the intra-class correlation coefficient. Intra-class correlation coefficients for all three indices were high, but 95% confidence intervals and limits of agreement were wide.
We conclude that both 4-D power Doppler and 4-D high-definition flow may be used for calculating volumetric pulsatility index, volumetric resistance index and volumetric systolic/diastolic index from a STIC sequence, at least in ovaries used as an in vivo model. However, values obtained by both methods cannot be used interchangeably.
CITATION Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015 Nov 20. pii: S0301-5629(15)00574-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.09.013
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The White House issued a news release today entitled:"Fact Sheet on the President's Plan to Make College More Affordable: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class."
I encourage you to take the time to read the article at the link above.
Regardless of your politics, the issue of rising college costs and low graduation rates coupled with high debt should be a major concern for us all. President Obama's proposal addresses some of these concerns and exhibits innovative leadership in an area which is complicated and caught in a quagmire of bureacracy . . . depending, of course, on what these proposals will actually look like once implemented.
Some of the highlights from my perspective:
Paying for Performance
- If the new college rating is actually balanced and takes into account the demographic of today's college student (which IPEDS does not) then this would be great benefit to students. I'm not as hopeful that the DOE can pull off a balanced and fair metric.
- Tying state and federal funds to performance should be interesting to say the least as gauging performance has always been a challenge for academia. I can see this being resisted by many four year public universities some of whose faculty have not had to face the challenge of relevance for their entire career.
- I truly like the part about holding students and colleges receiving student aid responsible for making progress toward a degree. Honestly this is the way the funding should have been setup in the beginning and most of the real problem (which is focused on blaming some schools for abuse) is because the system wasn't setup correctly in the first place. This has the potential to fix it, although there will be a lot of individuals who have been "playing" the system who will be disappointed that they will actually have to make progress on a degree to keep getting the funding. Who knows, they might eve graduate.
Promoting Innovation and Competition
- I think this area is a little scarier. According to the news release there will be some money available to community colleges and "approved" universities to explore innovation. This, in concept is a good thing, however, I can see some pot-holes in the road ahead as the implementation of almost all innovation in higher education finds significant barriers in faculty acceptance and administration budgeting. Also a consideration is the small school who is comfortable doing things as they've always done them now being confronted with the challenge to change and change radically. This will, I believe, catch many unaware and could result in some serious competition leading to closing schools (maybe a good thing??? I don't know, we'll see).
Ensuring that Student Debt Remains Affordable
- I applaud the initiatives in this area as I know many personally who are carrying significant debt and I think this will help.
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A point will be added to your total for every 15 minutes you are past the deadline for finishing. Since low score wins.....don't speed but don't dally.
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A few weeks ago, my acting teacher asked my class, "How many of you believe in love at first sight?" I immediately raised my hand and looked around the room to see…only three other people with their hands up. Out of a class of 15 people, 4 of us believe in the possibility of love at first sight. Huh. That's not very many.
The truth is, I want to believe in love at first sight, but I don't know if I do. I've never experienced it. I've never looked at someone and just thought "oh. that's it." But what I have done is met someone, gotten to know them, and then one day looked at them and everything stopped. For a second, everything stopped. In Tim Burton's movie, Big Fish,the main character says "It's true what they say, when you meet the love of your life, time stops." Time stopped.
It was like flicking on a switch. I just knew. That's all there was to it. I just looked at him and I knew. That was it, I was done, show was over, case was closed, I was in love with the one person I was supposed to be in love with.
Now, I don't know a lot about love and emotions, but what I do understand is that love tends to be more powerful than any logic or reasoning could be. So when I talk about love, that's a big deal. Love isn't calculated or clarified, it just is.
I want to just be in love. I want to know so much in this world, but what I will never know is how exactly I came to be where I am, being loved and loving the person I do. And that's okay. The unknown is okay. Where I am, right now, is far more than okay. Because at the end of my day/month/year/life, I will settle for nothing less than fully, deeply, and truly loving the one person I love most, and letting them love me.


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by Charles Allen
Posted to Kathmandu in 1820 as a junior political officer, Brian Hodgson found himself isolated and trapped in a fiercely xenophobic mountain kingdom that seemed bent on making war on the all-powerful British East India Company. For twenty-three years Hodgson struggled to keep the two sides apart. His legacy survives in the lasting peace and friendship between Britain and Nepal.
At the heart of this biography is the Orientalist movement driven by the European Enlightenment, which inspired Hodgson and others to devote themselves to the exploration of Asian culture, leading Hodgson to study Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhism, and much else besides. Hodgson became a forgotten man in his own lifetime but this biography re-establishes his importance as a pioneering natural historian and ethnologist, revealing a tortured individual who turned adversity to his advantage as the prisoner who learned to love his jail.
Charles Allen began his professional career as an oral historian with the BBC, making his name with radio series and related books such as Plain Tales from the Raj. He is the author of many acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Buddha and Dr Führer.
Publication Date: September 2015
320 pp
'Brian Hodgson was an extraordinary man who had an extraordinary life. Charles Allen does us all a favour in bringing Hodgson and his achievements out of the shadows of history, in a vivid and highly readable tale.'
— Michael Palin
'The Prisoner of Kathmandu conveys magnificently Brian Hodgson's goodness of heart, his inexhaustible curiosity and his dedication to the people he lived among for the part of his life that meant everything to him. The least that can be said is that he gave Orientalism a good name.'
— Ferdinand Mount, Spectator
'[Charles Allen] knows his subject and has so much to say that it's easy to overlook how well he says it. An indulgent eye and a fluent pen make for a delightful narrative that never overstates its case.'
– Literary Review
'This well-researched new biography provides another fine and fluent narrative that brings to life a pioneering figure who made the most of unique and challenging circumstances. It will appeal to those with a particular interest in the British Indian and Nepalese past, and to general history readers who enjoy being skilfully transported to a lost time and place.'
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'Nearly 150 years after his death, Hodgson finally gets the treatment his extraordinary achievements deserve. The wait has been worth it. Only Charles Allen could have produced such a beautifully judged and exhaustively researched account of the prickly genius who pioneered Himalayan studies'
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'With its demographic and natural diversity, its supercharged culture and its unruly court politics, Nepal captivated the British Resident Brian Houghton Hodgson. Only someone with a real empathy for Nepal could have done justice to this polymath Orientalist and his time in Kathmandu: the delightful raconteur historian Charles Allen, who introduced us to Ashoka, Kipling and the Sakyamuni Buddha.'
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Hate! Hate! Hate! It's what fuels Britain's media, you know. There always has to be someone to hate and loathe. Someone to blame all of your problems on. Someone who, you know, isn't like us. Because that means that they must be evil. It doesn't really matter what it is that makes them somehow different, just so long as it is noticeably different, so that the hate can be accurately directed. Sometimes the media's objects of hate are quite bizarre, dictated by expediency – a new story has broken and has to be ruthlessly exploited in the battle for readers. In the wake of the Shoreham air show accident, for instance, The Sun decided to direct its ire at vintage military jets and the people who fly them, welcoming temporary CAA restrictions on their use at air shows – 'not before time' they shouted on their front page. Yeah, those vintage jet fighters – bastards, aren't they? Been blighting people's lives for decades now, eh? But the tabloid's new found hatred of Hawker Hunters and their pilots was merely a temporary diversion from their usual hate targets: immigrants. To be more specific, illegal immigrants, or migrants, as they prefer to call them now.
Of course, by calling them 'migrants', the media are implying that there is a degree of choice in their travels across Europe, whereas a more correct description of them, such as 'refugees', runs the risk of them being seen for what they actually are: victims rather than villains. All those people crowding onto rafts and rusty boats to cross the Mediterranean to an unwelcoming Europe are simply trying to escape the chaos of places like Syria and Libya. Places which are in chaos in no small part due to US and European 'interventions' to destabilise and topple their governments. In both Libya and Syria, Europe and the US happily stoked up ethnic divisions and civil war, resulting in an unstable regime at the mercy of local militias in Libya and a weakened government in Syria desperately trying to fend off ISIS, which, as it turns out is even worse than the Assad regime we've been trying to topple. So, whether we like it not, we actually do have some kind of moral responsibility when it comes to the refugees now sitting in those camps in Calais. We created the situation which caused them to flee to Europe. Not that you would know anything of this by looking at the front pages of our tabloids, with their screaming, hate-filled headlines about 'migrants' trying to get into the UK, claim our benefits, steal our council houses and, no doubt, shag our women. So we have to hate, hate, hate them.
To be fair, the media are only following the lead of our political leaders, with public school bully, sorry, Prime Minister, David Cameron casually referring to the refugees in Calais as a 'swarm', like insects to be casually wiped out with a can of Vapona. Which would be convenient for Dave, as they are an uncomfortable reminder of his foreign policy failures. On the other hand, their constant presence on the other side of the Channel provides him with a useful group hate figures to use as scapegoats for the failure of his domestic policies. After all, the Tory government has already blamed their plans to cut benefits to young people on illegal immigrants – apparently too many of them are fraudulently claiming these specific benefits. So they have to be cut. Falling standards of living? Well, according to the Foreign Secretary, that's down an influx of illegal immigrants as well – that's why we have to fight them on the beaches, or at least, in Calais. Because if any more of them come here then we'll all have to take pay cuts or lose our jobs and houses. Quite pathetic – just another set of scapegoats on the Tories' seemingly never-ending merry-go-round of scapegoats. The fact is that these benefits cuts and this country's falling living standards are an integral part of the government's economic policy – it's just their public rationale for it all which keeps changing. First of all it was because of the need for austerity which, in turn was because of the economic crash supposedly caused by the Labour government's allegedly profligate spending. Then the disabled, the unemployed and other benefits claimants fault – they were are evil, idle and worthless according to Tory propaganda. Now it's down to illegal immigrants. What next, austerity is essential because of the threat of alien invasion?
Sadly, a significant proportion of the public seems to buy this nonsense, never questioning why austerity's raison d'etre keeps changing, instead just meekly accepting further misery and changing the focus of their hate. But with that drip, drip, drip of hatred constantly being poured into their consciousnesses by the press, it shouldn't be surprising that so many people seem to think that all of their woes can be laid at the feet of refugees (or whoever else is the scapegoat of the day), rather than the government. It's a form of brain washing. Obviously, all that hatred should really be directed at the Tory bastards who currently hold power in the UK. So how do we do it? Redirect that anti-immigrant hate back against the Tories, I mean? With the right-wing press resolutely sticking to its 'hate everyone who isn't like us' agenda, it won't be easy. But turning the Tories themselves into hate figures is, I fear, essential, if we are to achieve any kind of political change in the UK. With the opposition parties apparently incapable of articulating any kind of coherent alternative to Tory policy, winning people over with reasoned argument is clearly no longer a viable vehicle for change. No, we're back to armed insurrection – and for that to work, you need hate figures.
That's right, if the press can work up such an irrational hatred for refugees that large numbers of the British public would apparently support sending the army to Calais to 'deal with them', (they're unarmed, underfed, completely dispossessed refugees, in another sovereign state, for fuck's sake), then surely it isn't conceivable that sufficient hatred for the Tories could be whipped up that people would accept assassination as a legitimate alternative to a general election? We have to go beyond the usual name-calling: it's no good just calling them 'fascists', we have to show that they really are Nazis who want to euthanise the poor, the disabled, the mentally ill and immigrants. It's like I've been saying to people recently; in the event of a revolution, if you find yourself getting a bit squeamish when you have Cameron or Osborne in the sights of your sniper rifle, just imagine that they are part of a Nazi occupation of the UK and picture them wearing SS uniforms. Squeezing that trigger will be much easier. The sad thing is that it isn't too difficult to see this government and their corporate cronies as some kind of hostile occupying force, stripping the UK's resources for the benefit of their 'fatherland'. They certainly don't feel like a government of the people, that's for sure.
That's enough for now so, until next time, (assuming that Theresa May doesn't read this and decide that I'm an anti-democratic subversive), keep it sleazy!
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Paola Wollants, current SGA senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, said she is excited to run again in the upcoming elections.
Each of the four senate positions are available, even current members have to campaign again to win a spot.
The qualifications for running include attending one informational session, maintaining a minimum grade point average of 2.5, completing and submitting the election packet forms, and understanding the duties of the position.
"I would like for students to feel encouraged to reach out to us for help or with any concerns they might have. For our work to be better, our communication with them has to be better as well," Wollants said.
Students who are running will have one week to campaign. The elections for the new SGA team will then take place the week of April 24, and students will be voting during this time.
Elisa Diaz, SGA president, said students should not hesitate to contact current SGA members with any questions about the expectations, and that OrgSync will be the most important resource.
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This is a fairly comprehensive detail of the process of a particular project. There are several embedded PDF's below using the Google embedded viewer – no plugin needed. The page may take a moment to load.
Since joining Bill.com this effort has been one of my biggest projects and one of my biggest pain points with regards to usability. The current model is cumbersome, visually noisy and not engaging in the least. The inbox concept is not the typical model you'd expect for receiving items and therefore the idea is to simplify and streamline something we know our users use daily as part of dealing with their finances without deviating from the original concept so as to alienate the user. Below is a fairly in-depth view of the process.
The beginning – The map of functions
Before I could tackle this I needed to determine what everything was, did and where it went. Basically, a map of the existing functionality.
PHI – Single file drag and drop upload
Everything to this point required multiple clicks to do a simple, single file upload to the inbox. To make things easier for the user they need to be able to drag files onto the browser window (think gmail attach file) to upload and handle these simple everyday tasks.
PHII – Multi-file drag and drop upload (skipped due to having PHI completed so quickly)
PHIII – Containing several updates, this phase laid a lot of the ground work for the final reimagining of the inbox feature. TLDR; there are six embedded pdf's below that detail use cases and specs and some hi level concept design.
Flow once item is processed
Process items coming in with attachments as a separate inbox item
Make the primary navigation navigation consistent for all use cases of processing an item
Add sort functionality
Add shortcuts to make processing faster and easier
Now for a little before and after – the fun stuff
Visually this is very noisy which creates a giant learning curve for new users.
A much cleaner streamlined approach. Put what matters front and center – the item that was sent to the inbox. This allowed me to present 16 items per page as opposed to 9
Before – Same item with the pull down menu
After – New item exposing the primary functions (left icon = New bill, single most used function. right icon = all other functions)
After – With the menu… (mouse over – no clicking to show)
There are a lot of updates that occurred in this evolution.
- Click reductions to get to features
- Major upgrades to phased items listed above
- Sweeping effort to streamline visuals
- Making the basic functions, i.e., drag and drop upload, behave more like existing paradigms already in use
I'll leave you with one last upgrade for what really makes using the inbox a lot easier – the tool bar.
The tool bar contained simple functions like sort, uploading files, and deleting files (one at a time mind you) and pagination. Additionally, these functions are displayed as an overall list of functions or actions for the user to take advantage of. They are separate and don;t feel quite complete.
I pulled everything together and added in the function of it being always visible. As the user scrolls, the tool bar hovers over the items keeping them always in view. Additionally, the whole page is "hot" – meaning the user can drag a file(s) anywhere on the active browser window to perform a file upload to the inbox. Also added in the multiple select feature. The same feature you see in most inboxes for selecting and unselecting multiple files.


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Now that summer is in full swing, I'm struck again at how politically incorrect kids are when it comes to the environment. As in exuberant, highly-creative wastefulness.
As I started to wash the dishes the other day, I cranked up the hot water and turned to find another bottle of dishwashing soap emptied before its time. It was used up and carefully replaced after a sink adventure that was heavy on bubbles and running water, and light on clean dishes.
That reminded me that the day before I'd gotten into the shower to find the shampoo bottle empty a mere few weeks after it had been bought. The soapy film under my feet told me what had happened to it. And now that warm weather is here, I find out in the yard our little summer mud piles have returned, as unwelcome as Canada geese. And next to them are tupperware's stolen from the kitchen (ignoring the only-slightly-cracked pile put out by the deck for just this type of play).
Last week I was asked if I could spare the bag of organic brown rice to be used as a stuffing for a sock puppet. (Answer: no) Just hours later, flour and eggs were requested for a mud, food coloring, soap shavings and weed concoction that was being moistened with the endlessly running hose.
(Note to parents of young ones who haven't started making "potions" yet: If this substance is not removed and cleaned well before it has dried, you might as well throw the container away. The stuff cannot be chipped off with a chisel.)
Regularly, my car is happily washed with wild sprays of water that completely dampen the driveway and the house walls, but miss the garden. My car windows are carefully wiped down with our softened well water, leaving a film and spots. (Requests to use a vinegar and water solution with a squeegee are routinely ignored).
Notebooks and pieces of paper are drawn on and thrown away with abandon. I've tried so many ways to stop this including making the girls pay for their craft supplies. They joke about it now, as if it's a permanent personality trait. "Yeah, I'm the one who only uses one side of paper!" Sometimes it's rebellious. Sometimes it's sheepish. But they never stop!!
Of course, I've explained the three Rs to them. I've calmly turned off water and talked about saving water in our desert environment. I try to contain creative activities to mangeable amounts of supplies. But, I have beautiful creative children and the idea of thrift just eludes them no matter what persuasive methods are used.
And try as I might, deep down, I can't reconcile the experimental nature of children with any sense of parsimony. What they create is wonderful and joyful. Containment seems to be a more mature trait that is sinking in slowly. For example, they do pick up litter and discuss saving the earth with earnestness. They tattle on each other's wastefulness without curbing their own. I'm assuming this will all meld in their brains as they grow, so that action will eventually follow intent. In the meanwhile, I'm pretty delighted with the results.


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Few people I'm sure have romantic notions of Woking, even less will have a visit there on their bucket list. But I don't think many people will appreciated it as one of the locations featured in the one of the earliest science fiction novels ever written – The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells, first published in 1898.
I'm a big War of the Worlds fan – in any version; book, radio play, film, television, concept album – whatever the format I'm all over it. H.G.Wells gave us the best and simplest alien invasion story, and probably the most realistic. They invade, we run in terror – there is no hero to save the day, just a narrator trying to survive and observing the 'massacre of mankind' as he tries desperately to reunite with a loved one. Book ends with the planet being saved by germs, mankind basically got lucky, genius!
A few summers ago, I had been visiting friends down south and had timed it so that I would have a free day to finally do something I'd wanted to do for ages. Ever since I'd seen a picture of a shiny Martian tripod on the internet which was apparently a rather striking sculpture in Woking town centre I had wanted to do a War of the Worlds pilgrimage.
I jumped on the train from London clutching a battered vintage Penguin copy of the classic and went to explore unlikely ground zero of the Martian invasion of Earth….
Woking has fully embraced its links to the novel – H.GWells actually wrote it while he lived there and there are several public art works around the town. There is a beautiful tiled mural in an underground walkway and 'Red weed' twists its way round the ornamental gate to the main square.
I found the Martian!
Gleaming in the sunshine exactly as I'd seen it in pictures. It looked amazing and seemed odd that people were just walking past and carrying on their business without giving a glance to the GIANT MARTIAN WAR MACHINE in the road!!
What I hadn't realised was the tripod was one piece of a much larger street long art work. There's a crashed cylinder made from brick at one end then little inserts into the pavement showing bacteria dividing and multiplying. I would happily live Woking just to walk by it every day.
I then ventured to Horsell Common itself, landing site of the first Martian Cylinder, just a short walk from the town. I have wandered many places on my own, but during the walk to find the sand pits I genuinely feared I'd get lost and my body would be found weeks later clutching a useless map and my battered copy of The War of the Worlds. But I did find them and survived to tell the tale! The sandpits are an interesting feature, lovely and quiet and peaceful and it's strange to find what looks like a 'beach' without being by the sea.
I returned to the town passing by the tripod again, it is beautiful!
How better to finish my pilgrimage than to head to Primrose Hill once I was back in London – where the books narrator finds the Martians have been defeated and mankind has survived.
Primrose Hill is beautiful area of London I'd never been to before – there's a stunning view of the city's skyline. With just a bit of imagination it was easy to turn the large cranes on a building site nearby in to the three-legged war machines which I eyed nervously as I walked to the top of the hill…
N.B. I've also realised there is another geeky location to add to my bucket list location – Grover's Mill, New Jersey, USA. Which is the site of the Martian invasion in the famous 1938 Orson Wells radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds. Be a shame not to do the double!


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First Date (short story)
There she is again, on yet another Friday night. She sits alone on her bed in her college dorm. Her roommate is on a date and, to her, it seems like everyone else is, too. A sudden knock at the door interrupts her depressing thoughts. She sulks to the door and opens it. "Hey, Kate! I just thought I'd drop by and check in on you." Her best guy friend Kurt greets her cheerfully. She manages a smile, but he sees right through it. "What's wrong?" Kate avoids eye contact and goes back and sits on her bed.
Kurt follows her and sits down next to her. "Are you going to tell me?" Kurt and Kate have a special friendship where they care for each other a lot. It doesn't seem that they like each other as more than friends, but that could change. "Kurt and Kate have a special friendship where they care for each other a lot. It doesn't seem that they like each other as more than friends, but that could change. "Kurt, I'm a junior in college. I'm 19 years old!" Kate says. "I know you ar. What's your point?" She opens her mouth to explain, but decides against it.
"Come on, just tell me!" Kurt pleads. "No, it'll sound dumb!" Kurt puts a hand on her shoulder and says, sincerely, "Nothing you say is dumb, Kate." She sighs. "Fine, I'll tell you." He smiles triumphantly. "It's just that, I've never been on a date before, and I get lonely." Kate doesn't meet Kurt's eyes when she says this. "I had no idea it bothered you so much. You've mentioned it before but I…I just didn't know. I'm sorry." Kate remains silent. A few seconds later, Kurt jumps up.
"I've got it!" Kate looks up at him, confused. "What do you mean?" Kurt smiles at her. "I'll take you on a date." Kate's eyes widen in surprise. "Seriously?" He nods. "Yeah! You let me know what you want to do, and we can go out tomorrow night. And I'll have us back early enough so that we can get a good night's sleep before we have to go to church in the morning." Kate is still trying to process all of it. "Does that sound okay?" Kurt asks her. For the first time that night, Kate smiles. "It's a date!"
After Kurt leaves, Kate begins thinking about where she wants to go on their date. Since this will be her first date, she wants it to be memorable. She begins brainstorming her ideal date and, 15 minutes later, she has it all planned out. They can go to Applebee's for dinner and then go back to her dorm and watch a movie. It may seem simple but, in her mind, it's perfect. She shoots a quick text to Kurt to let him know what she wants to do. A few minutes later he texts back, 'That sounds great! I have Jaws if you want to watch that.' Kate laughs to herself then texts him back saying, 'I'd love to.' With their plans set, they both decide to go to sleep. They have a big day ahead of them.
The next morning, Kate awakes to the sound of her roommate bustling about their dorm. Still tired, she opens one eye to see what exactly it is that her roommate, Jessie, is doing. She sees that Jessie is in the bathroom doing her hair and makeup. She's probably going to see her parents over the weekend. "What time is it?" Kate mumbles. Jessie hears her and comes out of the bathroom, curls bouncing. "It's 11 o'clock, sleepy head!" She says perkily. Jessie has boundless energy which is sometimes a little too much for Kate. She's like a wild animal you just can't tame. She's harmless, though. Since Kate and Jessie have been roommates for three years, they're pretty good friends. "So what'd you do last night?" Jessie asks.
Kate stumbles out of bed. "Nothing much. But I do have a date tonight." Jessie, who had returned to doing her hair, drops her curling iron and it barely misses hitting her foot. "You have a date?" Jessie asks, obviously surprised. Kate just smiles and nods, casually. "Who's the lucky guy?" Kate blushes. "Do you remember Kurt?" She asks. Jessie's face lights up. "I knew there was something between you two! You just can't deny chemistry like that!" Kate gets a puzzled look on her face. "Really? You think so?" She had never really seen Kurt in that way. She thought that he was just taking her on a date to be nice. But what if it is more than just that?
Kurt is going to get Kate at 6, and it is 5 already. He doesn't have much to do to get ready, which gives him plenty of time to be nervous. Kurt's roommate, Jack, notices that he seems a little unsettled. "What's up man? Is something bothering you?" Jack pats him on the back. "I've got a date in about an hour." Kurt tells him. "Who with? Jack asks. "My friend Kate." Jack smiles. "You mean the really pretty girl that you're always hanging out with?" Kurt chuckles. "That's the one." "Well, great man! Have fun!" Kurt nods. "I will!" Jack starts to walk off, then he remembers why he started talking to Kurt in the first place. "So what's wrong?" He asks. Kurt shrugs. "I guess I'm just nervous." Jack laughs. "That's what happens when you like a girl!" Kurt's eyes widen. "But this is Kate! She's my friend!" Jack smiles. "Maybe it's time for you two to be more than that."
Back at Kate's dorm, Jessie is helping Kate get ready. "What should I wear?" Kate asks, indecisive. "Well, you want to wear something cute, but you don't really need to dress up since you're going to Applebee's." She starts looking through Kate's closet. After about a minute, she finds something. "Ooh! This is perfect! It's a dress, but it's casual. Plus, I don't think you've ever worn it before." "That's because I just bought it." She takes the dress from Jess and goes to get changed. She emerges from the bathroom at a quarter until 6. Her hair is styled, she's wearing some makeup, and, in her new dress, she glows like an angel. Jessie smiles. "You're ready! Go have fun!"
Kurt knocks on her door right at 6 o'clock. The door opens and he is face-to-face with a version of Kate he's never seen before. She looks stunning! Eventually he finds his voice. "Are you ready to go?" He chokes out. She smiles. "Yes, I'm starving!" As they walk to Kurt's car, they talk like they always do. There's no awkwardness between them, and conversation comes easily. The drive to the restaurant is no different. It's just like two friends hanging out. Except it's not. It's so much more.
They arrive at the restaurant about ten minutes later, and are seated immediately. They order their drinks then look over the menu. "What do you want to get?" Kurt asks her. She shrugs. She's heard of girls being one of two ways on dates: either they order a salad so they don't seem like they eat too much, or they order what they want and hope the guy accepts them for who they are. The latter should come naturally to Kate since she's out with her best guy friend but, suddenly, she's nervous and afraid he'll judge her. When the waiter comes to take their order, she makes her decision.
Kurt orders the chicken tenders and Kate decides on pasta. While they wait for their food to come they begin talking. Unlike before, it is a little awkward, now that they have both acknowledged that they are on a date. This isn't like the other times they've gone out to eat together. More afraid of silence than awkward conversation, Kurt speaks up with a cliché date question. "So, what can you tell me about yourself?" Kate giggles. "That you don't already know? Not much." "Okay, well tell me about yourself before college." Strangely enough, Kate had never really told Kurt anything about her life before she started college. "Um, not much has changed." He just looks at her. "I don't believe you." He challenges her. "It's true!" "Is there anything that you miss?" This gives her an idea of what to talk about.
"I miss my dog. In general, I miss having a pet." Kurt probes her to tell stories about her beloved schnauzer, Bella, and she does. The awkwardness melts away as Kate makes Kurt laugh with her recounts of Bella's crazy behavior over the years. When she is in the middle of telling Kurt about the time Bella made her chase her around the neighborhood, the waiter arrives with their food, forcing Kate to postpone her story. They continue to talk while they eat their meals and, once Kate can't think of any more funny stories, she passes the conversation off to Kurt. "What I miss the most would have to be the town I lived in. It was such a fun little place." This leads into a conversation about each other's childhood. They learn a lot about each other that night. But not in the typical first date way. Rather, in a way that paves the road to something much greater for them.
Once Kurt and Kate get back to her dorm they make some popcorn as she puts Jaws into her laptop for them to watch. Armed with a bowl of popcorn they sit down on her bed with the laptop in front of them. They start the movie and watch for a few minutes before Kate gets scared. To his utter surprise she scoots right next to him and lays her head on his chest, holding on to him to make her feel safe. Hesitantly and unsure, Kurt wraps his arms around her and pulls her closer. As it gets to the scary scene, Kate looks up at Kurt. "Aren't you scared?" She asks him. He looks her straight in the eye when he answers her. "Terrified." But it's not the movie that he's scared of; it's his newfound feelings for his best friend.
*This story was inspired by the Season 8 Friends episode "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel".


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105 years ago today, the Kiwanis club was formed in Detroit, Michigan, as a networking group for young professional businessmen, but it turned into so much more. Today, Kiwanis International is in 96 nations with 550,000 members who dedicate themselves to serving children and improving the world.
Joe Prance, a tailor, was the first businessman to say yes to the idea conceived by organizer Allen S. Browne. These days, Kiwanis clubs host nearly 150,000 creative service projects each year, raising more than $100 million annually to support community causes and the Kiwanis Children's Fund, which fights poverty, improves literacy, and offers mentoring. (1915)
– Photos from the Kiwanis International on Facebook
MORE Good News on this Date:
- Albania declared itself a republic (1925)
- Operatic tenor Placido Domingo, one of the famous trio known as "The Three Tenors," turns 78 today (1941)
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardoned nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada (1977)
- Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba (1998)
- A 72-year-old hardware store was inundated with customers when a grassroots "cash mob" delivered a boost to the local family-owned Ohio business (2012)
- The Women's March for civil rights drew more than a million marchers in D.C. and around the U.S. (2017)
34 years ago today, the first National Hugging Day was celebrated, founded by a minister and social services worker in Michigan.
The Hugging Day website name "Most Huggable in 2006" Jana Doolittle of Clio, Michigan, a third grade teacher at Carter Elementary who asks her class daily "Does anyone need a hug today?" (Watch the popular Free Hugs music video)
And Happy Birthday to the smart, and sporty actress Geena Davis, who turns 64 today.
The actress, most known for her role in Thelma and Louise and A League of Their Own, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Accidental Tourist in 1988. The Mensa member who has campaigned for more and better women's roles in children's programming also fronts the Women's Sports Foundation. Davis was one of 300 women who vied for a semifinals berth in the US Olympic archery team and placed 24th just two years after being introduced to the sport. In 2007 she was honored for her work on gender in the media, receiving the Hollywood Hero award – WATCH that video, here. (1956)
And, on this day in 1968, Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of the Bob Dylan song All Along the Watchtower. Sitting in on the session at Olympic Studios in London, just six months after Dylan's original recording, were Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones and Dave Mason from Traffic. The single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience peaked at No.20 on the US charts and was ranked 47th in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. WATCH him perform it live…


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If you have ever heard of Cows before, it is a brand of ice cream that originates out of Canada. It was founded back in Cavendish in the 1980s. It started just with ice cream, then expanded to cheddar cheese and all of the merchandise was based upon themes revolving around cows. They marketed it as the best ice cream in all of Canada, and it was featured in Reader's Digest. Here's a little bit of the history of this Cows product and brand, and where it is today.
The History Of Cows Ice Cream
After its initial start back in 1983, the cheese portion of the company began in 2006. They had many different products, and was regarded 2008 is one of the top 10 ice cream manufacturers in the world. There were actually T-shirts that had this design, based upon many whimsical themes all revolving around cows. These were placed on not just T-shirt but pens, mugs and many other items, and in 2007 they created a 25,000 ft.² office in Charlottetown. This was paid for not by profits but by a loan provided by the government. It was actually modeled after the famous Ben & Jerry's headquarters where they would do not only ice cream production but also focus on the marketing materials such as T-shirts that were constantly produced. What is interesting about this company is that although it is well known in Canada, it rivals the popularity and size of the aforementioned Ben & Jerry's company that started in Burlington in Vermont nearly 4 decades ago. Their products have allowed this company to grow even larger, and is a very successful company even today.
Products From Cows
Once the facility grew to over 32,000 ft.², affording it room for cheese production, they began to expand into over 32 flavors of ice cream including the famous Wowie Cowie, but their cheese expansion was also profitable. Partnering with a local cheese maker in the Orkney Islands, the used recipes which would later form the foundation for their signature cheese. This cheese included cheddar cheese, some of which was based upon the wrapping of cheese with cheesecloth originating out of Cheddar, a town in England. The merchandise that was produced actually lead to movies that were parities of the famous Harry Potter movies. They had Gary Potter, and the Udder of the Phoenix, all of which were very popular.
Today cows ice cream is still producing cheese and products. You can get beach towels, calendars, and you can see their main website located at Cows.ca online. It is a real business that continues to grow, and is always looking for people to work with the company, a business that has grown exponentially over the decades. If you would like to learn more about this company, order products, or find out about a career, this is one of the top businesses in Canada that started from the simple production of high butterfat content ice cream.


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I'm sure that if you're alive, you've heard about the row between Piers Morgan and Ewan McGregor.
What's interesting is the outcome for each person.
For Piers Morgan, he already has a reputation as a nasty guy, and he boosts his popularity amongst his followers by attacking anyone who disagrees with him. Because, let's face it, his followers are people who like seeing him attack anyone who disagrees with him. The overall outcome for him is positive.
For Ewan McGregor, very few people are likely to boycott his films because of his politics so long as he makes good films. And anyone who actually would bother to boycott his films probably already does, because his politics are fairly well-known. So the overall outcome is unlikely to be negative.
And this, friends, is why trolls exist. No-one is actually suffering from this exchange. Well, no men. Women's rights are still being held back, but Piers Morgan doesn't care and Ewan McGregor can say that he's done what he can.
If there's a moral to all this, it's don't bother reading the celebrity gossip, get out and protest.