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Last night my son Dylan and I were up until almost midnight cramming a bike, a fridge, a pottery barn trunk, a toaster and fluffly comforter and pillows into my Toyota defying all rules of physics.
Earlier we had family over for pizza to say goodbye to our newest college student.
This is our second son we send off to California. I'm wondering, as so many parents are right about now, how we possible went from 0-18 in what seems like a nano second. I run the memories through my sentimental brain like an old movie. He was born on Easter with no issues. He got a grand slam in the 3rd grade. He successfully bid on a shih tzu at a Boys and Girls club auction. (We still have the 3 thousand dollar puppy despite a few close calls with cars.) He and I spent hours commuting to tutors and theatre rehearsal. We dealt with homework and nasty teachers. We watched his tennis matches. We were there for the high school fun, high school angst, and high school prom, Rewind, Rewind…he was born on Easter….
It's not any easier than 4 years ago when we nudged his brother out of the nest. Did I think it would be?
Our home will surely wear a certain empty that only this sweet boy can fill. Dylan is the guy who gladly hangs out with his 9-year-old sister and screams at the TV with his Dad when the Dbacks get wronged with a bad call.
Is he sad? Probably not. Nervous? Probably a little. He is rooming with a great friend from high school. Another aspiring actor.
I write these thoughts down at a Starbucks not too far from his dorm. There are happy kids everywhere I look. Kids busting with optimism.
And I can picture him here. This is another milestone that time just won't let us postpone. Just like the first day of kindergarten and the first sleep away camp, the drop off at the dorm is inevitable.
He will come back to visit of course, just as his older brother does frequently. And the relationship between parent and child evolves into something else. Something more grown up. But it's that word "visit" that haunts the pit of my stomach. Today he stopped living with us. Today he starts living on his own. That's what hurts.
Its been a privilege and lets face it, sometimes a headache raising this little boy. But I could not be more proud of the person he is right now. That will need to be my comforting thought on the way home tonight. I will also remember the faces of those happy kids on campus and imagine the happy face of my own child as I look at his empty room.


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"There should be more consideration than location when looking for your utopia. However, if you are solely using location, at least be realistic about what that means to you financially and opportunity-wise so that once you get there, you're not disappointed."
UTOPIA – A community, society, situation, or circumstance that possesses highly desirable, nearly perfect qualities.
"Nearly all creators of utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache… Whoever tries to imagine perfection simply reveals his own emptiness." George Orwell, "Why Socialists Don't Believe In Fun," Dec, 1943.
What is your utopia? This question is probably answered quite differently depending on where you are in your life, so let's consider the two extremes .
Residents– let's start with those dental residents about to jettison out into the world. After more than 50 lectures at residency programs all over the US, I hear the same goal from them upon completion the focus is on location, location, location. Understandably, residents have spent many years in school and are ready to live where they want to. One huge consideration is what opportunities are available where someone wants to live?
Ask yourself whether the cost of living is higher and the potential for income lower? Are you ruling out opportunities that are a great fit and provide the financial rewards and practice situation you desire? Are you ruling out this great opportunity because it's not exactly where you want to live, it's not your utopia? A dental professor recently told me, "let me know where your utopia is and I'll move there. "He knows (and so do I) there is no such place.
There should be more considerations than location when looking for your utopia. However, if you are solely using location, at least be realistic about what that means to you financially and opportunity-wise so that once you get there, you're not disappointed. In addition to your utopia today, I encourage you to think about how your goals will differ in five years. Maybe school systems and Little League don't matter currently, but if you have kids these will soon be key components to your utopia.
Nearing retirement– Utopia could equal retirement. But when should you sell? Do you know the best way to transition out of your practice? How much can you get for your practice? A desire to sell at a specific point in time for the highest price possible is utopia for many. If this is you, the best way to achieve that goal is to hire someone who specializes in transitions like yours. You should be able to find someone who transitions general dentistry practices or endodontic practices, and who has gone through your situation many times before.
Just like that first crown you placed or first root canal you completed, it probably didn't go exactly as planned, and the same can be said of practice transitions. There are so many issues that can come up, and if you don't have someone who's been there and done that, it can easily fall apart. This is not to say by having a transition consultant or broker that everything will go perfectly, but rather to say an experienced consultant can make sure that the transition stays on the right course to help you reach your goal. The experienced consultant knows how to navigate the many issues that can derail a closing and make you miss your utopia.
Utopia– I hope you find it. In the meantime, think through all of your options and don't let one item derail you.
"None of the abstract concepts comes close to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace." German philosopher Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno in Minima Moralia.
LISA RADMAN WHITE is the president of Radman, White & Associates, Inc., a transition firm society focused on transitioning endodontic practices. She has lecture at the AAE and many of the endodontic residency programs. She is the national endodontic representative for ADS Marketing Committee. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 888-419-5590 ext. 972.

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How's your evening, GT?
We're hosting guys' night at our place. Mostly, they stay in the basement, but occasionally, they come up the stairs to ask me questions. Tonight, I was asked:
1) Do you want cheese on your burrito? (Uh, yeah!)
2) What do I think about circumcision? Do I know anyone who's uncircumcised? Should Homey's friend get his son circumcised?
3) Is it true that Insane Clown Posse is really religious? "Cuz Homey said they're religious!"
ETA: Questions of my own for GT!
Any favorite audiobooks? I'm eyeballing an Audible account hard but trying to decide what I'd like to listen to.
I'm cleaning out junk and I found a couple of plastic boxes that our iPods came in. I'm thinking of recycling them but if anyone has any clever uses for them, I'd rather reuse. Any ideas?


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LinuxWorld: Watching wikis, communities and GNOME vs. KDE
In seven years of attending LinuxWorld conferences, I've witnessed its transformation from an IT Woodstock to an expo populated by Fortune 500 executives.
Although the penguin has definitely changed out of the tie-dyed tee shirt and into a three-piece suit, LinuxWorld still turns heads as the heartbeat of this vibrant community. And, the latest installment has proven to be no different.
Despite the presence of men in suits, this IT gathering focused on populist topics, and I'm going to talk about the hottest ones: the $100 laptop for every child; a fight between two free platforms; and wikis.
Write once?
Linux appeals to a large swath of technologists because it's all about choice. Yet, there are instances where one can argue that this flexibility has been a detriment to the community. One such instance is the emergence of two distinct desktop environments: GNOME and KDE.
While both GNOME and KDE have their merits, they are sufficiently different that developers are forced to choose which environment their applications will target. Of course, they could make the challenging decision to support two versions of their products. In the end, the community suffers because of the duplicated efforts required to create similar applications that target the different environments.
Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a non-profit organization that promotes Linux adoption, hopes to eliminate this problem by creating a bridging facility that allows developers to write one application capable of running on both GNOME and KDE. OSDL's initiative, dubbed the Portland Project, will provide developers with a set of command-line tools and APIs that can be used to create custom services while ensuring a common interface for both environments.
A preview release is available now via the Portland Web site, with the final release due to arrive in June.
A laptop for everyone
I was fascinated by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte's keynote presentation on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. He first announced this effort at the Davos World Economic Forum a little over a year ago.
The $100 laptop (as the laptop has been dubbed, reflecting the initial target cost) is based on a slimmed-down version of Fedora Core, dubbed Skinny Linux, sporting a 500 Mhz AMD processor. It has the ability to form ad hoc local networks with other laptops located across remote villages in developing countries. Also, the $100 laptop will sport a human-powered generator capable of powering the laptop even in areas lacking traditional electricity resources.
According to Negroponte, seven countries are on the short list for receiving the first shipment of five to 10 million units scheduled for release in first quarter of 2007, They are Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt and various parts of the Middle East, India, Nigeria and Thailand.
Wikis are hot
The love of wikis unites the suits and tie-dyed elements at LinuxWorld. Wikis are fast becoming a key corporate medium for facilitating internal team discussions, maintaining system documentation and encouraging community-driven product knowledge bases.
Seeking to capitalize on the growing interest in this arena, two wiki-focused companies are making prominent showings at the event.
Pushing wiki's merits in the role it plays in lessening the onslaught of corporate e-mail, Socialtext, an open source company, offers corporate teams the means to easily create and group-manage Web pages. Acknowledging that it does not need to disrupt the traditional penchant for using e-mail, Socialtext's Enterprise wiki product allows users to both send wiki pages via e-mail and create and update existing pages by way of sending an e-mail.
Seeking to help organizations better organize their increasingly scattered arrays of IT documentation, Splunk Inc. announced the launch of Splunk Base. Offering both a downloadable product and a service-based initiative, Splunk Base is intended to help users aggregate the knowledge of colleagues within the organization and even share information from other IT staff members from around the globe.
Both Socialtext and Splunk got a lot of attention from attendees, myself included.
I was surprised to see that attendance at this show was not up to the usual LinuxWorld standards. I, for one, have already confirmed my attendance at LinuxWorld San Francisco in August. I hope to see you there!
About the author: W. Jason Gilmore has developed countless Web applications over the past seven years and has dozens of articles to his credit on topics pertinent to Internet application development. He is the author of three books, including Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional (Apress), now in its second edition, and with co-author Robert Treat, Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8: From Novice to Professional (Apress).


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Happy Birthday to You! And You! And Me!
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October 30, 2013
| Koichi
Should Men or Women Pay for the Date in Japan?
Don't forget your wallet in your other uniform!
October 25, 2013
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Kokuhaku: Japan's Love Confessing Culture
If you're going to say I Love You, do it right!
October 23, 2013
| Mami Suzuki
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Maybe your business has grown and you are opening a new office in a new territory (good for you!) or maybe you've decided to expand your team and they will work remotely from their homes—in either case, if you're a growing company, now is the time to put some care and focus into your culture. Here are seven ideas to help you keep the culture alive no matter where your employees are:
7 Ways to Keep the Culture Alive in Remote Offices
1. Keep communication open
Include your remote team in everything you can.
How to:
If you have a weekly meeting, include your remote team over Skype so that they hear all the same information as everyone else in the main office.
2. Provide and foster autonomy
Give your leaders running the remote office the autonomy to manage their team.
How to:
Opening a new office is hard, make sure you support the person you've put in charge. Give them the autonomy to hire the people they need and supply their people with the things (tangible and intangible) that they need to do their jobs.
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3. Provide a connection
Long-distance relationships are hard. If you want your remote employees to feel engaged, then facilitate that connection.
How to:
Ask employees from the main office to buddy-up with a new remote employee. The "buddy's" job is to offer support and guidance while the new employee is onboarding. They should ask them if they need anything, or just check in to see how things are going. Additionally, if your remote employees visit the main office, their buddy could show them around the office and around town.
4. Offer the same perks
Remote employees shouldn't feel like they are any less of an employee of your company than someone sitting in the main office. To make sure they feel that way, treat them the same whenever possible.
How to:
While it might be difficult in some cases to offer all the same perks that employees get in the main office—get clever, and do the best you can. If you have free lunch one day in the main office, coordinate with the remote office and make sure they get free lunch delivered as well or send remote employees gift cards to local places. Little efforts like this go a long way.
5. Require remote employees to attend orientation at the main office
Orientation gives you the chance to marinate your new hires in what is core to your culture and then take it back to their office with them. It also provides a valuable opportunity for them to make connections with the teammates they will be working with remotely.
How to:
Fly, drive—transport your remote employees to your main office and provide an orientation that includes a presentation and overview from each team. Give your new hires the opportunity to learn what each team does and how they work. It's essential that they understand how their own team fits in.
6. Protect the culture
A great culture takes time and focus to get right and keep strong. You'll know when you have a good thing going because you'll feel it when you walk into the office in the morning. When that happens, make sure to protect it.
How to:
It's important to be intentional about protecting your culture, so train your remote team leaders or employees on your company values. Make sure they understand what is tolerated and what is not so that they can lead with those expectations. Then, make sure you arrange a couple of visits each year for team members to visit the remote office or for your remote employees to visit the main office and make sure they are invited to any company parties throughout the year.
7. Include your values in your application
As your remote team grows it is increasingly important to keep your values and culture in mind during the hiring process.
How to:
Create short-answer questions that are built around your core company values. The way people answer these questions will give you some early insight into how they might fit with the team and how qualified they are to keep your culture alive.
A final word on culture
Be very thoughtful and intentional about the culture you create. Culture is not perks, it is not benefits, it is not a ping pong table or standing desks. These can all be great things that attract great candidates but they come after you decide what kind of company you are going to be. Decide what is important, what kind of environment you want to walk into every day, and what kind of people you want to work with. Decide what your one nonnegotiable is (for PaySimple, that's authenticity). Use that as your foundation from which to build your values and the feel of your company culture.


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Weatherford Canada Ltd. v. Corlac Inc. 2012 FC 76 (Phelan J.)
Summary – By providing its customers with an instruction manual and waiving warranty protection if the manual was not followed, Corlac Inc. ("Corlac") was found to have induced infringement of method claim 17 of Weatherford Canada Ltd.'s ("Weatherford") Canadian Patent No. 2,095,937 by the Federal Court ("FC"). The FC had previously found that Corlac directly infringed claim 17 (2010 FC 602), but this was reversed on appeal by the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") because Corlac did not themselves practice the claimed method (2011 FCA 228). The issue of inducement was then returned to the FC for determination.
Analysis – The FC applied the three part test for inducement which is:
1. The act of infringement must be completed by the direct infringer.
2. The completion of the acts of infringement must be influenced by the acts of the alleged inducer to the point that without the influence, direct infringement would not take place.
3. The influence must knowingly by exercised by the inducer, that is, the inducer knows that the influence will result in completion of the act of inducement. However, it is not necessary to have knowledge of actual patent infringement (see Easton Sports Canada Inc. v. Bauer Hockey Corp. 2011 FCA 83).
The FC considered the non-exhaustive list of questions outlined by the FCA and established answers as follows:
a) Were the oil well operators customers of the defendants? Yes.
b) Were the customers the end users? Yes.
c) Was the instruction manual provided to the end users? Yes, along with the warranty waivers/provisions.
d) Was the instruction manual provided in the normal course of business? Yes.
Considering the answers to the FCA's questions and following the three part test for inducement, the FC found that:
1. The oil companies practiced claim 17 and therefore directly infringed this claim.
2. Corlac's instruction manual instructed customers as to how the wellhead drive was to be operated in the field (this was the infringing method used by the oil companies). The manual was addressed to customers and contained warnings about operating outside the manual's parameters. The warranty offered by Corlac contained waivers of coverage designed to ensure compliance with the manual. However, there was no direct evidence that customers had actually followed Corlac's manual. Notwithstanding the absence of specific examples of influence, the FC found that it was more likely than not that, customers purchased the infringing product and used it in accordance with the instruction manual provided. The FC also stated that, absence evidence to the contrary, the warranty waivers and the large and sophisticated nature of oil companies also implied that the manual was followed.
3. Corlac hired an expert to create a product that they knew or ought to have known would infringe the patent. The FC stated that it is impossible to believe that Corlac produced an instruction manual with warranty waivers, without intending their customers would act in accordance with the manual and the method of operation outlined in it.
Practice Point – Although there was no direct evidence that Corlac's customers followed the instruction manual that was provided, the FC concluded that Corlac influenced its customers to infringe based on the implication and inference that it was more likely than not that the customers used the infringing product in accordance with the instruction manual. This case indicates that direct evidence of customer influence may not be necessary to establish influence in the inducement test. The presumption that customers follow instruction manuals and are concerned with warranty waivers may be sufficient to establish influence. As such, companies must be cautious with the information and instructions they provide to their customers.
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— Film Crit Hulk
I hope the delay between the release of Richard Linklater's Boyhood and the release of this piece isn't too long for any readers. If it seems so, let me offer two quick rebuttals before you dramatically throw this in a fire (or more likely just casually press ⌘-W w/o any visible affectation) in frustration at the insignificance of anything older than about six weeks. First, this seems for obvious reasons like the last movie one should feel impatient about. And second, this isn't really about Boyhood anyway; it's really about goodness. Boyhood is just a helpful example in this case because it's so amazing. Yes, it's true, I've shot my critical wad prematurely by calling Boyhood amazing in my first paragraph. Perhaps this is a film-crit no-no (I wouldn't be surprised). But then, who's going to deny that Boyhood is amazing? Like the laws of nature, this isn't something to be accepted or denied; it simply is. That a director and cast were all able and willing to work on a project for twelve years1 is shocking enough without considering the even more unbelievable fact that this movie got funding. In a world where everyone and their grandma are competing to see who can be the most cynical about both the present and the future of modern American filmmaking, some studio agrees to throw $200,000 at a movie every year for twelve years.2 This may not seem like that long a time to some people, and in certain ways it's not, but consider the world in 2002. If you can't remember, we'd all just upgraded to Windows XP, and it was amazing. None of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies had convinced the world that grit automatically equals maturity, and we were all trying to recover from Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin. The Marvel Cinematic Universe™ was little more than a twinkle in Kevin Feige's eye.3 The entire landscape of American cinema was completely different. Linklater's biggest "success" at the time was Dazed and Confused, which released nine years earlier and barely made back its own budget. Before Sunset hadn't even come out yet, and his last movie was a fully rotoscoped animation of an aimless youth walking around and discussing such box office draws as André Bazin's film theory, existentialism as a philosophy of despair [or not], and posthumanism. Consider, then, funding a relatively obscure art-movie from a barely-remembered director that will be released twelve years from now. It's madness. The mere existence of Boyhood is proof positive that crazy things can and still do happen in film, even in this "golden age of television" everyone's so sure we're living in now. But is this enough? Even if something is literally awesome, does that make it good? Continue reading
A fun fact is that Boyhood's working title for some time was 12 Years, which was eventually changed to the current title in deference to Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, which is no doubt a kind and respectful and all around decent thing of Linklater to do for a fellow filmmaker, but I've got to say I am somewhat disappointed that we've lost out on the potential for someone to accidentally watch one instead of the other (see: 28 Days and 28 Days Later).↩
"Some studio" in this case being IFC Films, which I think deserves a bit of credit for the gamble. See: Variety↩
He was at the time probably busy bankrolling such successes as Daredevil, Hulk, Elektra, and perennial favourite Blade: Trinity.↩


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ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — By Kjersti Monson. The Minnesota House Capital Committee hearing took place on March 21, 2018 for HF2898, a bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Upper St. Anthony Lock redevelopment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Representative Raymond Dehn introduced the bill, which seeks $1.5 million predesign dollars … Read More
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — By Molly Rosenblatt. It's been almost three years since the Upper St. Anthony Falls closed to boat traffic on the Mighty Mississippi. Now, there's a vision to transform the area into a major destination for locals and tourists. While in the early stages, there are plans to revitalize the Minneapolis riverfront. With a 49-foot drop … Read More
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ALONG THE RIVER — The Mississippi runs the spine of America, touching 10 states and draining waters from 21 more, a vast waterway with a rich mythology, a sometimes powerful beauty and an always alarming propensity to flood. Nearly 30 locks and dams hold back water in the river's upper reaches. Every river bend to the … Read More


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Remarkably, surrounded by an abundance of choices people chose what feels good, not what is good. With junk food, it's a combination of fat, sugar and salt that fools taste buds into craving for more. With junk news, it's the confirmation bias that fools brains into craving for more news that conform to their world view.
According to Buzzfeed, during the 2016 election cycle fake news outperformed real news.
Due the difference in feedback mechanisms, the situation with junk news is worse than with junk food. That is, after having a junk food diet for an extended period of time, people can at least use scales to discover that their weight has gone up. By contrast, after having a junk news brain diet, people can only get stronger in their opinions because their social network keeps rewarding them for consuming and sharing the junk.
Can we solve the problem without resorting to censorship? One way to look at it would be to consider the situation from a point of view widely adopted in another domain - money and finance. That is, today's fake money is easily detected and discarded, so that the society doesn't fall into the trap of the Gresham's Law. Similarly, fake news can be detected by a variety of technologies, including a BitCoin-like approach that verifies authenticity of the news and news sources. Fake news, like fake coins should be taken out of circulation. Otherwise, our brains get stupid by consuming junk news, just like our bodies can get fat, by consuming junk food.


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We don't often think of how parenting can improve partnering. Usually, we think of just the opposite…how parenting makes partnering harder. We instantly think of all the demands parenting makes on our time, money, energy, and resources, and how those demands complicate marriage.
It's true that being a parent can make being a partner more difficult. This is why I always tell spouses, "You're partnering should take precedent over your parenting." I firmly believe this to be true for every marriage…
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Any initiative that helps improve safety at sea and the betterment of the skills set of seafarers in reacting to emergencies is very welcome.
To me, the risk of fire onboard a ship at sea always concentrated my mind when taking part in fire fighting exercises, to ensure they were as realistic and challenging as possible. I was, therefore, pleased to hear that MRS Training (formerly known as Mines Rescue Marine), in partnership with Fire Aid, have announced the launch of the Solent Marine Safety Academy.
The new Academy, the first Marine Safety Academy in the UK, is a joint project between the two specialist marine training companies, Fire-Aid Academy Ltd and MRS Training & Rescue. The project has now been completed and was officially opened at a launch party on Friday 6th October, by Mr Steve Clinch, Head of the Marine Accident Investigation branch.
The aim of the new Academy is to provide a comprehensive package of safety training to the marine and associated industries, in a unique environment on the water at Hythe, Southampton. The training ground is designed on a floating pontoon with a student accommodation block, a firefighting area on the deck of the pontoon, and specialist enclosed space training inside the hull.


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Taco Bamba
All-day Mexican street food and tacos located in DC's Chinatown neighborhood.
In 2015, Kevin received his degree in Restaurant Management and Hospitality from the famous Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. His focus was on Management and Finance, with coursework that included Setting Up and Running a Restaurant, Marketing and Communication, Cuisine and Wine, and Service Techniques. It was through his work at Le Cordon Bleu that Kevin internalized first-hand the balance between food and hospitality, along with all the other less tangible elements that combine to make a successful food and beverage venture.
All-day Mexican street food and tacos located in DC's Chinatown neighborhood.
A quirky Mediterranen-Inspired restaurant located in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood.
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The Soke of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu, Shinoda Ohhou Masatune mastered Hokushin Itto Ryu and later received Menjou Kaiden from Shinto Ryu. After the Soke passed away in 1975, the Group of Kaichou organized the Hokushin Shinoh ryu Shinoh Kai, a combined organization consisting of the schools of Iaido, Kenbu, Shibu and Shigin for group functions, social gatherings etc.
This Hokushin Shinoh Ryu combined organization Shinoh Kai is run by an elected director general – Takagi Zanpow (who does Kenbu and Shigin only).
Kenbu: Sword dancing, Shibu: Poetry dancing, Shigin: poetry chanting, Iaido: Martial Arts
Our current Houshin Shinoh Ryu Soke, Shinoda Koji, is the inherited Soke of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu. He does not do any of the above arts but according to Japanese tradition is Soke and inheritor of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu.
The Grand Master of Iaido, Kimura Hekiho Masakazu, recommended Chong Goho, who was appointed by the Soke and decreed Ohgo-Kai Kaicho in September 1985. Chong was one of 52 directors in the Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Shinoh Kai (social gathering group) of Nagoya. He later resigned from his position of director from Shinoh Kai because of the distance which made him absent from General Meetings and all directors' meetings and other functions in Japan.
Kaicho is a permanent position and direct from the Soke.
There were 24 Kaicho in our Nagoya Shinoh Kai Honbu and only three Iaido Kaicho's are in the organization; (Mitaka Ninpou: Ohnin Kai, Chong Goho: Ohgo Kai and Koizumi Kiho: Ohsei Kai).
Ohgo Kai is only Kai outside of the Japan.
In January 2015 our Grand Master Kimura Hekiho Masakazu passed away and according to our tradition, Kimura Toru Tenpow has inherited Grand Mastership of Iaido, accordingly.
Our New Grand Master Kimura Toru Tenpow holds 9th Dan from Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Headquarters and 6th dan Renshi from All Japan Iaido Federation.
All certified branches of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Ohgo Kai receive ashes of the late Grand Master Kimura Hekiho Masakazu and are; Honbu Dojo Adelaide, Honbu NZ, Honbu Victoria and Honbu ACT.
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Outside Play on a great day.
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Microdermabrasion Introduction
Over time, factors such as aging, genetic factors, sun damage, acne, scarring, and enlarged pores can contribute to the formation of facial wrinkles and a rough skin texture on the face. Most commonly used to treat the face and neck, microderrmabrasion can successfully reduce the appearance of superficial wrinkles and scars, large pores, acne, and age spots, restoring a smoother, more youthful appearance.
Overview of the Skin
The epidermis, or outer layer of the skin, acts as the skin's primary defense against the environment, and sustains the most damage from the sun. The effects of sun damage are what cause the skin to have a rough appearance.
Beneath the epidermis lies the dermis, or innermost layer of the skin, which provides structure and support.
What Causes Skin Damage?
Over time, the aging process and sun damage cause a decrease in the amount of collagen and elastin fibers. As this network of fibers breaks down, the skin loses its elasticity and becomes more lax. Together, aging, sun damage, and other factors contribute to wrinkle formation and other changes in appearance.
How Does Microdermabrasion Work?
Depending on the extent of skin damage, deeper treatment may be necessary; however, treatment rarely extends beyond the epidermis. As a result, microdermabrasion is not appropriate for the treatment of deeper wrinkles and scars, or extensive discoloration as these conditions likely extend into the dermis. In these instances chemical peels and laser resurfacing may achieve more desirable results.
As microdermabrasion only causes superficial injury to the skin, the risk of scarring and pigmentation anomalies following microdermabrasion is extremely low, when compared with other resurfacing techniques. Therefore, microdermabrasion can be safely and effectively used on individuals of all skin types.
Procedure Preparation
Prior to your procedure, your physician may recommend that you treat your skin with products containing alphahydroxy acid or retinoic acid, among others, which may increase the effects and longevity of your treatment.
Before the treatment, your face will be thoroughly cleansed, usually using an alcohol-based cleanser. Your physician may also provide you with goggles to protect your eyes during the procedure.
Microdermabrasion Procedure–Part I
Microdermabrasion Procedure–Part II
In areas with more damage, the physician may increase the amount of pressure exerted by the device or the number of passes made in the area. This will cause the treatment, or amount of injury, to extend deeper into the skin.
A vacuum sucks the used crystals and exfoliated skin particles back into the device, so that they can be removed and discarded.
Microdermabrasion Recovery
Your physician may apply a cream or ointment to the treatment areas to keep them moist as they heal. It is important that you continue to use these products as directed by your physician, as your skin may continue to exfoliate following the procedure.
Your skin may appear as if you have a minor sunburn for two to three days and will be more sensitive to sunlight. Therefore, it is important that you use sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater as your skin heals.
Microdermabrasion Results
It is important to realize that in order to maintain the results from a microdermabrasion procedure, you will likely have to undergo approximately five to ten treatments, depending on the severity of skin damage. Initially, you may receive treatments every one to two weeks. However, over time the frequency of treatment may decrease to once a month, and later to twice a year.
Although multiple treatments are required, microdermabrasion is a simple, fast, effective method of reducing superficial skin damage to restore a refreshed and youthful appearance.


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Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom, £ £ 8.21-8.21 Hourly Hourly, Permanent
Benefits: This job includes:
The job of a Collection and Delivery Driver
As part of a team of professional drivers you are a critical to the smooth running of the Operation. The Collection and Delivery Drivers job is to collect customers vehicles and deliver them to the Bodyshop for repair. Once repaired your job is to then deliver them back to the customer. Customers trust us, so you will always be professional, providing a first class service every time. It is also important that you drive vehicles in a safe and lawful manner, taking into account weather and traffic conditions. Not only do you need to collect and deliver vehicles but you also need to ensure all necessary paperwork is completed, collect payments and receipts, report accidents/incidents and comply fully with health and safety legislation, e.g. driving whilst under the influence of sleep inducing medication, driving vehicles for which you are not insured or trained
You will report into the General Manager who has been at Nationwide for a number of years. He is as passionate about Customer Service as he is about his Team and is absolutely determined to make his Bodyshop the best in group. It\'s an amazing team!
What you will be doing
Our Bodyshop is fast paced and exciting with lots of opportunity to make an incredible difference and apply your expertise and skill. In the job of a Collection and Delivery Driver you will be driving many different marques of vehicle. This means you need to be up-to-date with new technology and be able to drive to an extremely high standard. It is also important that you are able to provide a first class customer experience every time you collect or deliver.
Another very important aspect of the job is teamwork as you will be working with other colleagues in the bodyshop as well as across other functional areas.
What we think good looks like
As a Collection and Delivery Driver we would like you to have an interest and passion in what we do. With a professional appearance we would also appreciate it if you have previous experience in a customer facing role and experience in a driving role. You must have excellent knowledge of the roads in your area and be highly motivated. Naturally, due to the nature of the job you will need to have a full UK/EU Driving Licence. We will help and support you with the rest
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Spring and Summer Break Camps
Summer Explorations • June 22- Aug 7, 2020
Unique blend of camp and school with a wide variety of choices. Early childhood, day camp (130+ workshops), plus enrichment and CIT program for teens. Age 3- Grade 9. LEARN MORE!
Summer String • Aug. 10-14, 2020
A musically enriching, fun-filled week for motivated violinists, violists, cellists and harpists. Summer Strings is celebrating its 25th year of inspiring music! Age 4-13. LEARN MORE!
Triple A Camp • June 15-19, 2020
Come for an exciting week of programs for current Elisabeth Morrow School students age four through eighth grade. Choose from three programs: Arts, Athletics and Adventures. Preregistration is required and there is a weekly fee. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and vary according to program.
String Week and Band Week: String Week is open to current student violinists, cellists, and bassists entering first through eighth grades and Jazz Week is open to wind, percussion, brass, bass, guitar and keyboard players entering fifth through eighth grade who want to build skills, improve techniques and practice music. Students are divided into groups, according to age and level. Daily from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
Theater Week: Theater week is open for second through eighth graders. Work with improvisation, character study and scene development will be highlighted for students. Daily from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Eagle Sports Camp: For current students entering third through seventh grade, this week-long program is designed for students to learn and play sports offered in our Middle School program, including soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Daily from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
June Express: For students age four through fourth grade. Activities include water play, games, arts and crafts, nature study, outdoor play, music, stories and more. The program runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Students who participate in Arts and Athletics programs during the week can come to June Express in the morning or afternoon.
Spring Break Mini Camp • March 18-22, 2019
Our Spring Break Mini-Camp Program, exclusively for EMS students is offered during one of the weeks of spring vacation. Students in the threes through sixth grade are able to participate in an enrichment week. Activities such as art and crafts, cooking, science, nature study and games are centered around a particular theme chosen each year. Students will also go on a field trip during the week. The program runs from 8:30-5:00 p.m. There is a daily/ weekly fee. Pre-registration is required.


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Monday, February 28, 2011
Science and Ke$ha
Science and Ke$ha. Bet you didn't think you'd see those two words in a sentence together. We're not sure who created this parody, but the TiK ToK science mashup is supercute! The send-up was created for the BEHN 2011 scientific poetry contest.Pin It
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Hilarious! Have you guys seen this one? Equally funny, and painfully close to home for anyone who's ever worked in a lab: Lady Gaga: Bad ProjectReplyDelete
That's awesome, AJ! Thanks for sharing. I especially love her biohazard outfit with fingerless latex gloves. The woman's lab partner singing in (what I'm guessing is) Chinese was the best part.ReplyDelete
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Dynamic Earth is the perfect venue for this citywork Ediburgh/Glasgow event. It is a renowned facility for international conferences, training days, exhibitions and for board meetings in Edinburgh.
The venue has a dedicated conference suite called the Biosphere Suite. Modern, stylish and versatile with a high arched ceiling and imposing windows, the Biosphere will be used as a large light and airy meeting space. There is also the stone Turret, adjacent to the Biosphere, which is an ideal 'green room' for speakers, quiet meetings or as an informal breakout area.
There are also additional areas that can be used as breakout spaces such as the Salisbury Suite, Boardroom, Hutton Room and the Ozone Suite.
The Ozone Suite, bathed in natural light and with unspoilt views of the Salisbury Crags and Scottish Parliament, provides the perfect setting. Situated within the Stratosphere, this multipurpose, adaptable and sound proofed enclosure can be used independently as a breakout room, exhibition or catering area.
Equipped with the latest technology and supported by a highly professional events team, the historic and picturesque surroundings will add uniqueness and value to your citywork event.
The Dynamic Earth 24 hour car park is located underneath the building, for which charges do apply:
Time Day Rate Visitor Rate
(20% discount)
Up to 1 hour £3.50 £2.80
1 - 2 hours £4.00 £3.20
2 - 3 hours £5.50 £4.40
3 - 4 hours £7.50 £6.00
4 - 5 hours £8.00 £6.40
5 - 6 hours £10.00 £8.00
6 - 7 hours £12.00 £9.60
7 - 24 hours £15.00 12.00
Overnight Rate: 6pm-6am £1 per hour
*Please note lost tickets will be charged £15
Located at the bottom of Holyrood Road, neighbouring the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyrood House, Dynamic Earth is an approximate 15 minute walk from the city centre (Princes Street).
Dynamic Earth is additionally close to the National Cycle Network. To find the nearest cycling and walking routes click here: www.sustrans.co.uk
Within Edinburgh, take the local Lothian Buses No. 35 & 6 or hop aboard any Edinburgh City sightseeing bus tour. www.lothianbuses.com
*Please note directions can be subject to change due to roadworks and road closures.
Dynamic Earth is 8 miles from Edinburgh Airport. Follow the A8 into the city centre and follow signs for Dynamic Earth. www.edinburghairport.com
Dynamic Earth has its own electric car charge point for public use. Electricity is free. Standard car park charges do apply.


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Online shoe seller Zalando has seen its growth slow down, as its fourth quarter of 2013 'only' had a 36 % growth. The growth has been slowing down for some time now, from 70 % in the first half and 42 % in the third quarter.
Soft winter partly to blame for smaller growth
The soft European winter and the increased online competition from parties like H&M and Inditex (Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka) are two significant reasons as to why the turnover growth has been increasingly slower in the past few quarters, although it is also only natural that such huge growth rates slow down eventually.
Zalando's fourth quarter resulted in a 550 million euro turnover, with total year turnover at 1.762 billion euro - a 52 % increase on 2012. Its core market (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) still haul in the bulk of turnover, with more than 1 billion euro.
Still operating at a loss
In this region Zalando has already managed to become break-even, but on a global scale, the company is still operating at a loss. The operational margin is - 6.7 %: a 0.5 % improvement compared to 2012, but that is still too small to ensure Zalando will become profitable all around. The operational margin has to continue to evolve towards positive numbers and to make that possible, Zalando wants to focus more on clothing with bigger profit margins.
According to the company, its online store welcomes more than 100 million visits per month, with a third (35 %) through smartphones and tablets. On a yearly basis, more than 13 million people bought something at Zalando, which is a significant increase over 2012's 9 million.
Zalando's worth is estimated to be 3.83 billion euro, as Kinnevik (a Swedish investment firm with 36 % of Zalando's shares) estimated its own stake to be worth 12.14 billion krona. The news about Zalando's fourth quarter is all it wishes to divulge, as speculation about a possible IPO remains what it is now: speculation.


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2: THE BIG APPLE | These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you.
3: If you make it here, you can make it anywhere.
5: Big city; bright lights.
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A davit is originally is a special safety device, especially for ships. However, in facade access, the davit is used for supporting, raising, and lowering BMU-cradles or modular suspended platforms (MSP's).
A davit looks like a simple and small crane or gallows. In order to move whatever is hanging from the davit, a hoist is needed in the hanging part (e.g. BMU-cradle). A davit system consists of two main parts: the portable davit arm and the base plate or pedestal. The davit arm consists of the visual part of the davit and the base is basically a metal plate mounted to the roof in which the davit arm is attached to.
When the davits are used for facade access, one or two davits are used. One davit is enough if there is a small 1-hoist BMU-cradle hanging from it. However, if there is larger 2-hoist BMU-cradle or a modular suspended platform, davits are needed for each end of the platform.
Davits are usually one of the cheapest alternatives for facade access. This means it is usually suitable for the simple buildings. The davit system is invisible from the ground level as it is movable and thus can be stored away when not in use. The davits usually have wheels to make them easy to move. Erecting and lowering the davit is also made as simple as possible for quick and efficient access.
Often the davits are used together with a long modular suspended platform, making it possible to access even 40 feet (12 meters) wide parts of a facade in one go before the davits are moved to a new location. The long platform makes the davits an efficient option for simple, straight facades. High buildings with a small perimeter are often well suited for davits. When the work is done, the platform is stored at ground level or lifted to the roof, where it can be stored together with the davits.
Malt Group offers you two types of davit systems:
Slab mounted:
Pair of Slab Mounted Swing Davits is mounted on brackets, anchored with galvanized steel anchor bolts to the concrete roof slab of the building. These swing arms are fixed with brackets and can be removed easily and transported to other brackets. The davits are fabricated from steel or aluminium.
Parapet mounted:
Pair of Parapet Mounted Swing Davits are mounted on brackets, anchored with galvanized steel anchor bolts to the concrete parapet of the building. These swing arms are fixed with brackets, can be removed easily and transported to another brackets. The davits are also fabricated from steel or aluminium.


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CSU Students Win Southern Literary Festival Writing Competition Awards
Columbus State University will be bringing home three awards this year from the Southern Literary Festival Writing Competition.
For the second time, CSU's literary-arts magazine, Arden, won first place in the print journal competition. CSU creative writing student Justin Briley was editor in chief, and CSU English professor Carey Scott Wilkerson was the faculty sponsor.
CSU creative writing student Tonya Streeter won second place in the creative nonfiction writing competition for her essay " On Earth, As It Is," which she wrote as a student in CSU professor Joe Miller's creative nonfiction class.
Justin Briley won third place in formal essay for "Crow, Tongues, and Masculine Striving: Ted Hughes' Bildungsroman with Unfortunate Implications," a paper he wrote in CSU English professor Patrick Jackson's class.
The Southern Literary Festival was founded in 1937 to create an opportunity for local undergraduate writers to develop their craft while simultaneously providing them with concentrated exposure to successful Southern authors. Among authors associated with the festival were Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, Katherine Anne Porter, John Gould Fletcher, Flannery O' Connor and Robert Penn Warren.
This year's festival will be held at the University of Tennessee at Martin in early April, and CSU creative writing students and faculty will be traveling there to attend.


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Cosmic Comics and Forbidden Planet
on February 1, 2007 at 11:35 am
Posted In: News
Brick-and-mortar news
New York fans now have two more choices for finding and buying my books! Cosmic Comics and Forbidden Planet will begin carrying my merchandise soon. Expect books on the shelves by next week.
Both stores are stocking Evil Inc Annual Report vol. 1, Courting Disaster vol. 1, and The Best of Gresytone Inn: Lightning Lady.


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A lot of tosh gets written about records. Mostly that they've risen from the dead as analogue angels to reconquer the world.
If that's true, then why then does Auckland, with a population of relatively lots for our part of the world, have barely enough record stores to bother the fingers of one hand?
Even if vinyl has been adopted by some as the badge of a serious - or even ironic - music fan, sales remain tiny. The truth is, that regardless of claims over the warmth of the sound, the novelty of playing one and the growing queues on Record Store Day, the vast majority of people buying records are the same people who have always bought records. They just went away for a while.
I know I did. By the late-80s your standard album was a dead ringer for one of Rolf Harris' wobble boards - they were horrible and appeared to be in terminal decline.
Then, of all things, we turned to the cassette, a change that was more about the Walkman than joy in a format that hated heat, magnets and vague changes in wind direction. Any track that wasn't first took forever to find and just turning the damn thing over could prove terminal, so no wonder we were primed for the arrival of the CD, with its skip function, whizz-bang digital display and apparent indestructibility. They looked a jetpack short of the future and I became one of those who started buying them before I even owned a player.
Yet it proved a brief flirtation. I found myself drifting back to the record bins as my tastes broadened into the past. I found I simply couldn't care less if other formats sounded better, stored better, were more easily moved about, more easily searched, or more easily played in social settings. If you do, great, but to me finding something like Fair & Warner isn't simply about accumulation.
Because this record, like many I now own, used to belong to a chap named Everett E. Jensen. I know this because he penned "E.E. Jensen" on the back in big bubble letters, which he then filled in with scribble or green highlighter.
If you don't know, Sandy Warner was the glamour girl who wore very little on an awful lot of 50s exotica albums. On this album she is actually singing, which strikes me as very cool indeed. But is it any good?
Well, Everett also left me a review: "Extra good. She sings, midrange. Good dance orchestrations and strings. Plesent (sic) music - pop, E-Z, latin, mellow jazz."
Of course there are people who denounce such graffiti as sacrilege - if the sleeve isn't a holy testament to its sacred contents, it's at least a factor in its resale value - yet his doodlings are what makes this album worth far more to me than what I paid ($8, as I recall).
Buying this record has connected me to a guy that Google tells me is, or was, an 84-year-old man living with his wife in Kansas City, Missouri, who had a legal fight over a property deal gone wrong. I've even seen their home online - yes, that's a little stalky but I quite fancied the idea of calling him out of the blue to say, "Gidday Mr Jensen, I've got your records," before getting to my real question: how did it feel to give them up?
After 35 years of record collecting, it's something I'll have to deal with myself one day and I was nervous to know what he'd say. Unfortunately, none of the numbers I'd found for him worked.
I guess I could ask the three collector-DJs who lost thousands of albums, EPs and singles in a Wellington storage unit fire last month. Theirs is a loss that can never be equated by someone losing the same tracks from their hard drive. "Why didn't you back them up you silly sod?" you'd say, and they'd shrug and set about replacing everything. These blokes' collections will never be replaced. To get even close would take years, regardless of how much cash they might have.
You certainly can't write your name in highlighted bubble letters on hard drive tracks, and charity shops of the future will never flog off whatever bits of an iPhone you store Roger Whittaker's Greatest Hits on. I admit pressing delete will eventually be a lot easier on my kids than having to hump boxes loaded with the same records I assume Everett's family have already humped once.
But too bad, I still get a kick out the notion that Everett and I went out and discovered the same records in different decades. It's the same with finds bearing expressions of love, regret, best wishes or an "I thought you might like this". These records have had lives, they've been the soundtracks to all sorts of events and relationships, then, for whatever reason, they were flicked on for me to reappreciate.
It's why I hang on to the 45s like Rindercella and Leapy Lee's Little Arrows that I grew up hearing on ZB's Morning Stories; why I keep records I may never play again that relate to break-ups, deaths, and stink times; and why I buy a record everywhere I travel rather than taking photographs. Admittedly I get more joy from holding the tatty Cultural Revolution-era opera I picked up in the Xian market than playing it, but the woman I haggled it off said (I think) that it was played over loudspeakers to the poor sods working the local farms during the 60s. That means ... something, anyway. Then there are the records I scored from the old Centrepoint collection. They mean something else altogether.
But they all carry a story, and there is joy and meaning in pulling out different combinations of them to play to others. I know certain songs will always transport old friends to a different time just as my old 7-inch of Nancy Wilson's (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am always takes me and the missus back to our wedding dance.
And, sure, maybe I'm overly sentimental and it's all only ever rock and roll, country and western, rhythm and blues, easy and listening, but I'd still love Everett E. Jensen to know that a fair number of his records will be safe, sound and, more importantly, enjoyed, until I eventually get an answer to my question.
I've already made a start on indoctrinating my kids for that moment ... if they even think of selling them I'll haunt them forever.


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|A Banner Year Kit - Winter - Lizzie Kate
(Includes chart, fabric and adorable cardinal button)
|Blackbird Designs Rose Garden, Pink Lugana Fabric, Really Yummy colored Thread!
|And one of the cool binders I use to organize my stash.
You'll have the binder AND projects to start to fill it!!


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Quotes from Born Yesterday (1950)
Showing all 21 items
- Paul: A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.
- Billie: I've got a yen for ya.
- Harry Brock: What's a peninsula?
- Billie Dawn: Shhhh.
- Harry Brock: Don't gimme that "shush." You think you're so smart, huh - what's a peninsula?
- Paul Verrall: It's a...
- Harry Brock: Not you, her.
- Billie Dawn: It's that new medicine...
- Harry Brock: Shut up! You ain't gonna be tellin' nobody nothin' pretty soon!
- Billie Dawn: DOUBLE NEGATIVE! Right?
- Paul Verrall: Right.
- Billie Dawn: He always used to say, "Never do nothing you wouldn't want printed on the front page of The New York Times."
- Harry Brock: WHAT'S GOIN' ON AROUND HERE?
- Jim Devery: A revolution.
- Harry Brock: Alright, let's get down to it... what'll ya take, Paul?
- Paul Verral: I'll take a drink, please, if I may.
- Harry Brock: Don't get fancy with me! I ain't met a guy yet didn't have his price.
- Paul Verral: I have.
- Harry Brock: I'm talkin' about big numbers!
- Billie Dawn: You an' your big numbers, you don' watch out, you'll be wearing one across yer chest!
- Harry Brock: How d'ya like that! He could've had a hundred grand. She could've had me. Both wind up with nothin'... Dumb chump!... Crazy broad!
- [raises a glass as a toast]
- Jim Devery: To all the dumb chumps and all the crazy broads, past, present, and future, who thirst for knowledge and search for truth... who fight for justice and civilize each other... and make it so tough for crooks like you...
- [Harry stares at him angrily]
- Jim Devery: ...*and* me.
- Billie: Would you do me a favor, Harry?
- Harry Brock: What?
- Billie: Drop dead!
- Billie Dawn: This country and its institutions belong to the people who inhibit it.
- Paul Verrall: inHABit.
- Billie Dawn: InHABit it.
- Harry Brock: Don't you feel good? You want a aspirin?
- Jim Devery: No, no, I'm fine. In fact, considering I've been dead for sixteen years I'm in remarkable health.
- Billie Dawn: You could have saved yourself the trouble. I don't read papers.
- Paul Verrall: Never?
- Billie Dawn: Yeah, once in a while the back part... the funnies.
- Paul Verrall: Oh, I think you should. The, the front part... the not-so-funnies.
- Billie Dawn: One night I brought home a hundred dollars and gave it to him. You know what he did?... Well, it sure didn't do the plumbing no good.
- Billie Dawn: How about the story of your life?
- Paul Verrall: Oh no. Much too long... and mostly untrue.
- Paul Verrall: Nobody's born smart, Billie. Do you know what the stupidest thing on Earth is? An infant!
- Billie Dawn: Whadaya got against babies all of a sudden?
- Billie Dawn: You're just not couth!
- Harry Brock: Yeah? Well, I'm as couth as you are!
- [with a sneer]
- Billie Dawn: Hmmmm...
- Jim Devery: Anyway you've been engaged for seven years, I've never understood why you waited this long.
- Harry Brock: I didn't wanna to be rushed. Look, this way I give her somethin', I'm a swell fella. We get married, she's got it coming, she thinks.
- Billie: He's right. I'm stupid and I like it.
- Billie: Are you one of these talkers or would you be interested in a little action?
- Billie: Because when ya steal from the government, you're stealing from yourself, ya dumb ox.
- Congressman Norval Hedges: I said to Sam only last week this country will soon to have to decide if the people are going to run the government, or the government is going to run the people.


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Israeli avocado season has arrived. Plump, green avocados are grown from the north of Israel down to Jaffa in the center, all the way to agricultural communities in the southern Negev, such as Neot Semadar. It is both a local favorite and a major national export. In 2010 the pear-shaped green fruit's sales reached one-third of all the fruit sold in Europe, according to a Wall Street Journal article dedicated to Israeli produce exporters Agrexco.
Here's a seasonal recipe for springtime in Israel, a guacamole that tastes like California:
Ripe avocado
Garlic salt (We like a lot, but you don't have to overdo it.)
A dash of salt
Some mayo for creaminess
Lemon juice
Chunks of white onion and tomato
A spoon or two of salsa if you want to add a spicy kick
Enjoy your Israeli guacamole!
Image of Israeli "Fruit of Israel" postage stamp and guacamole via Shutterstock
Read more about fresh produce in Israel:
Neot Semadar: An Eco Village in the Southern Negev
March Produce in the Middle East
Do Jaffa Oranges With Carbon Label Make Them Green Oranges from the Garden of Eden?


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Posted in Conscious Actions, Conscious Media, Eco Warriors, Ethical Living, Water War on June 14th, 2008
Much has been written of late, both here at libsearthwatch.com and around the BLOGOSPHERE, about what is being called the coming water wars. While the tendency in most advanced countries is to view the idea of wars being fought over something so basic as drinking water as overblown and the domain of conspiracy theorists, the reality is the worlds supply of potable drinking water is no longer adequate to accommodate the needs of Planet Earth's ever-growing population without both a serious investment in desalination and other purification technology, and realistic conservation efforts being undertaken here and abroad. Well, that's the bad news.
The good news is that water conservation does not have to be painful. What follows are some easy to enact, relatively painless ways to reduce one's water usage and to feel good about oneself in the process. In the interest of disclosure, the inspiration for today's posting came from a feature in today's Daily Green.com. In fact the list, minus the comments were pinched from that wonderful site via the Huffington Post's, Green Page.
The experts tell us that this cuts consumption by 50 – 70%. But just think about the water that you could save if you showered with your girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, fiancé or that attractive single person down the hall, downstairs, upstairs, across the street, in the next cube, etc?
Best of all, you could sell this liberating idea to your potentially skeptical shower partner as the two of you 'doing your part for the good of Mother Earth and us all'. What man or woman could resist when the ideas is presented in this way? Talk about a win-win situation…
The EPA tells us that the average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of two gallons a minute. Doing the math, this means that by something so simple as turning off the faucet while brushing, you can save as much as 8 gallons of water per day per person.
There is not that I can add here except, perhaps, to suggest only brushing one's teeth once a day. Whether this would be done in the morning or evening would depend on one's social calendar, and whether swapping bodily fluids with another is being contemplated.
The accepted knowledge here is that it is best to water lawns and outdoor plants in the early morning so less precious water is lost evaporation.
Sadly, during a drought, this advice is about as helpful as reorganizing the deck chairs would have been on the Titanic in that it really doesn't do all that much to ease the water shortage problem.
A better solution would be to tear the damn lawn up all together and replace it with flora native to your particular environment. Here in Southern California that would be cactus.
Additionally, without the water hogging lawn, there is now plenty of water and space for planting an organic veggie garden. This is another win-win as it conserves water and it guarantees a supply of healthy, non- toxic, locally grown food to eat, which in this time of five dollar gasoline and listeria infected produce is a good thing to have going for you.
For those of you who live in areas with plentiful rainfall, consider also installing a water reclamation system that would capture water run off and store it for use water plants. I realize that I used several potentially scary terms in that sentence, – reclamation system, capture run off. So before you work yourself into a tizzy over having to spend thousands of dollars just to have a few tomato plants, know that a water reclamation system is as simple as a clean garbage-type can positioned underneath your house's rain gutter. So instead of the rainwater making it's way to the drain and the ocean or the nearby lake, you the environmentally wise person that you are, are capturing it for eventual re-use. Now, if we could only figure out a way to use this in the Jacuzzi? Talk about what a win –win that would be?
Here to, the experts tells us that merely washing your car in your driveway uses anywhere from 80 and 140 gallons of water per wash depending, I guess, on the size of your car and how anal you are about getting it new car clean. (Note! Hummers are excluded from these estimates, but we won't go there as I doubt that there are all that many Hummer drivers reading this blog.) Contrast this to a professional wash, which uses about 45 gallons of water per car.
My friends, I like a clean car as much as the next person, and because my hybrid is black, probably more so than most. However, it is more important to me that the inside is clean, it's odor free (except for my essential oil air freshener), and the carpets are free of dust, coffee spills and food droppings. So why not do as I do. Once every six weeks or so, I have my car professionally washed inside and out. This I have done at one of the many car washes in my area that recycle their wash water. (Note! You can tell which vendors recycle their water pretty easily, because recycled water smells bad – much the way rainwater smells when puddles of it sit in your yard without moving for a few days.
Then on alternate weekends when my 10 yr old nephew comes to visit, I toss him a few bucks to vacuum the inside and wipe down the dash and console with a damp cloth. This way I'm conserving water, have a relatively clean, odor free car, and am employing the youth of America as they learn the value of working for a dollar in today's economy. Score this a win-win!
The experts tell us that ignoring a dripping faucet, leaky pipe joint or dripping sprinkler head can waste a minimum of 3 gallons of water per day per leak. By itself, this is not a lot of water, but these things do add up. As one not that technically astute, particularly about things that get you dirty or could potentially injure your hands – and plumbing is definitely one of those – I have heard that it is amazing what a two-dollar pack of washers can do to remedy most leaky situations.
However, I can speak from experience, that ceasing to park cars, trucks, motorcycles and other weighty objects on the lawn will go a long way toward stopping leaky sprinkler heads. Plus the oil, which all of these vehicles have a habit of leaking will kill what remains of your lawn, which is bad, unless of course that is part of your plan. Then it is merely another win-win.
To summarize, while each of these changes, my snarky comments notwithstanding, are valid ways to reduce one's water consumption, nothing will really get any better for the long term as long as environmentalists continue to dance around the real cause of today's water shortages; the water being wasted daily on the tens of billions of sheep and cattle currently grazing on the world's great plains as they wait their turn to become steaks and hamburgers.
Drastically reducing our consumption of red meat would not only be healthy, but would go a long way to insure that the nations of the world will not one day be battling over the world's remaining drinking water.
- Denis


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The shock absorber is installed between the vehicle physique and the tire, along with a spring. In any of these cases, the strut may possibly be bent, which may possibly not be visible, but can be detected for the duration of the wheel alignment Driving with a failed strut or shock absorber is not protected. Shock absorbers with springs generally make use of coil springs in order to function. Replacement of four shock absorbers or struts by a expert mechanic requires an typical of two to 5 hours at $50-$120 an hour. If you replace only 1 shock absorber, it might generate unevenness" from side to side when driving over bumps. You can pick from shock absorbers with springs and shock absorbers without springs to entire shock complete sets, shock mounts and shock buffers on the web site.
Item Note: Shock Absorber (Hydropneumatic) (Rebuilt) – Not for automobiles with Adaptive Damping System (Code 214). For automobiles with Semi-Active Air Suspension (Code 489). Also available in new # 164 320 61 13 39. This method of diagnosis requires a subjective assessment of the wear situation of shock absorbers. Even though warranty might cost-free auto owners from the replacement price, it seldom delivers free of charge labour fees. Shock absorbers or struts may need replacing if a automobile has been driven much more than 75,000 miles or if its ride and handling have deteriorated – some shocks can wear out right after 25,000-35,000 miles. If it bounces a lot more than a couple of instances, this is an indication that perhaps the shock absorbers are weak.
Note that you want to get a confirmation that the liquid tracks you observed are certainly emanating from leaking shock absorber seals. To pinpoint a weak or failed strut or shock absorber, your mechanic may do a quick bounce test" exactly where each and every corner of the automobile is pushed down and swiftly released. It is important to check the condition of the shock absorbers each 20,000 kilometers.
If your vehicle does not have quality AC Delco Shock Absorbers your vehicle's safety will become depreciated. To comprehend the shock absorber functions and its significance for vehicles a simple example is given. It is important to know that a single of the most typical defects in the internal components of the shock absorber is their all-natural put on. Typically, this diagnostic method is supplemented with visual inspection of shock absorbers.
The corner with the weak shock absorber will keep bouncing up and down longer, whilst the corner with the good unit will rebound gradually and will not bounce much more than twice. A strut or a shock absorber doesn't need to be replaced unless there is a dilemma with it or if you just want to upgrade your ride with new shock absorbers. However, if your car is not really old, replacing only a single strut or shock absorber could be adequate, considering that the opposite side is not worn out but. Supplying a comfy and pleasant riding knowledge is actually a by-product of shock absorber function, not the object. Your shock absorbers dampen power caused by bumps in the street to supply a a lot more steady drive.


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I just purchased a zero turn mower.The first time I used it I thought I would kill myself as it turn so quickly. I was afraid of running myself and this machine in the lake I live on. I am having a difficult time learning how to turn with out putting tire burns in the lawn. What am I doing wrong as they did not tell me much when I bought this machine. How do I turn to go back without tearing up the grass under the tire.
I would first go in a big open area, and cut the thottle speed way down, and practice that way until you feel you can operate the machine at a normal operating speed. Like anything else, it takes practice, practice, practice.
I've worked for a landscaping/maintenance (lawn mowing) company for 5 years now, and know exactly the frustrations you're having with the "Zero Turn" system. I think it's a great idea on paper, but in the field never works out.
Using the zero turn can cause a lot of damage to your lawn, especially a wet lawn, having either the stopped wheel digging a hole in the lawn, or the driving one causing a big skid-mark during the turn if you're going to quick.
This is one of the first things I teach my new crew guys operating our big mowers.. My solution... don't use zero turn if it's on a lawn easily damaged... I do a 3-point turn basically for turning around. Just like in a car in a tight spot.
1. Steer in the direction of your turn with power on both sides
2. Reverse in the opposite direction of the turn
3. Forward again to complete the turn around
(Hopefully my 3-point turn explanation is clear enough - basically you always want both driving tires moving to prevent lawn damage - therefore making the zero-point-turn system useless)
I have found that the zero-point turn can be used on certain lawns, usually the very hardy and dryer ones... but if it's a lush, beautiful lawn, I'd say it's best to play it safe and take the extra 5 seconds to turn around with the 3point turn system.
i would suggest a push mower if u r scared
I would suggest a combination of things. As the first response suggests, practice in a large open area, it doesn't necessarily have to be on grass. And then Red Hermit's suggestion of two things, always have "power on" meaning power to both wheels while turning and the 3 point turning method. Use just enough throttle to cut the grass well, but keep the machine at a controllable speed. The key to skid turning machines (yes, even the zero turn is a skid steer ) is finesse. Use slow gentle motions on the controls. One final tip, don't try to cut full swaths with the mower in tight areas, make sweeping corners or drive in and back out a few times if necessary.
As with all things, it will take practice to become comfortable and adept at the controls. Leave precarious area to a push mower until you can operate the machine safely.


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Woolen Rug with Fringes
The hand-tufted rug Raw by Wrong for Hay is made of wool and delights with its fleecy surface and an elegant fringe detail.
Despite its rough name, the rug Raw presents itself quite differently thanks to its soft fibres of 100 % lamb's wool. It's so soft you want to walk over it with bare feet or even sit down directly and relax on it.
Sizes & Colours
Available in two different sizes the Hay rug comes in the colours anthracite, grey and midnight blue. Timeless colours meet elegant design. For this reason the Raw rag by Wrong for Hay is an all-rounder and an elegant home textile for the bedroom or the living room.


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Face & Eye Cream: Radiant Beauty in a Jar™ 50 ml
NOT TESTED ON ANIMALSRadiant Beauty in a Jar™ by Sister Jenny may assist with the skin's natural conditioning and ability to absorb moisture. It cares and nurtures dry and dull or delicate skin, and can also be used on the body for dry skin. It improves the appearance of lines under the eyes in mature skin. Safe for use under the eyes. Gentle but fast-acting improvement on the day of use, noticeable improve with accumulative effect if applied 2 x day. This product does NOT use Botox or any harsh ingredients to obtain temporary improvement to appearance in minutes. Internationally recognised as a unique innovation!