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What do you have in your fridge that is essentials you just can't live without? I mean apart from like Milk and if you keep Bread in the fridge Bread. For me, it's my essential cooking ingredients so that I can whip up a quick cake or some fairy cakes when I'm surprised with unexpected visitors or just the kids declaring that they must have cake today.
First off is Eggs – I try and keep a minimum of 4 in the fridge as a couple of my favourite cakes need that amount in them and I know that I'm not really meant to keep them in the fridge, but I do there is space for them and before cooking I always let them return to room temperature before use.
Stork Margarine – essential for my cakes, in some of the recipes I make I always swap the butter for the margarine and stork margarine, is by far my favourite it's soft and it easily creams with the sugar.
Unsalted butter – saying that I use the margarine for the cooking, there are some things that I have to use butter and I always have a packet sitting in the fridge.
Lemon Juice – yes I can get lemons but sometimes it's good to have some readily available lemon juice and in the door I've always got a bottle or one of the little Lemon Jiffy Lemons!
Cream Cheese – I love cheesecakes and cream cheese frosting plus we like it on our sandwiches or mixed in with pasta so having a tub of cream cheese is essential for all of those extra's.
Of course with these essentials plus our ingredients for meals for 4 of us our fridge has got to be big enough for all of us and when we changed to a family size Fridge Freezer last year we headed to Beko to search for the Fridge and Freezers to find the perfect one for us.
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In Cologne I already noticed this bag: This PacaPod has a unique 3-in-1 system (developed by a mom) that helps you to keep organized. And now this PacaPod is nominated for the Baby Innovation Award! The PacaPod looks like a normal, modern bag from the outside, but when you open it up you'll see what this bag has to offer. On the inside, it is a super organizer with two removable compartments for diapers and bottles. These minis you can use separately very well too. The many compartments and zippers make sure that all your (baby) stuff will be in a fixed place and doesn't get lost in the back. Well done.
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Hormone disrupter Bisfenol A gone from all baby nutrition
Yesterday night I got a tip: At Tros Radar, the subject Bisfenol A was discussed. It is a toxic, hormone disruptive chemical that occurs in small amounts in polycarbonate bottles and until the ban of last year, also in baby bottles. Fortunately it has been decided that this chemical cannot be processed in baby bottles anymore (Especially in the suckling period children got the most Bisfenol A inside their bodies, 10 to 20 times as much as a baby who was breast fed!). Only BPA-free bottles are allowed. In the program a scientist explains that we, consumers, all have Bisfenol A in our bodies. This is because of packaging our food (plastic bottles, coatings in a can) but also via our skin (thermic receipts and some cosmetics). Another interviewed expert points out that pregnant women can pass on this chemical for four generations. This is shocking to hear! The effect on children and humans has not been researched scientifically but from former tests on animals, it shows that this chemical has a negative effect on the growth of the placenta. That is why Bisfenol A has been linked to different forms of cancer. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently conducting research and setting up new guidelines. Denmark and France won't wait any longer and take action themselves. Also Belgium has extended the ban on baby bottles to wrapped baby- and child food till three years. And what does the Netherlands do? The Netherlands is waiting for the new European actions and currently prefers the easy way.

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See if you caught someone's eye by viewing a feed of all the missed connections for places you've visited. Watch connections blossom by reading the general global feed. Post your own missed connection and even add in a picture (if you are daring enough).
FourAmour is a free app that can be downloaded from the iStore. There are just a handful of declarations up so far but let's see how this plays out!
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By Alex Carey
For a former runner, Alexander MacLeod is a meticulous writer. His first short story was published at the tender age of twenty-one, and his first collection arrives from Windsor-based Bibiolasis more than two decades later. In between, it should be noted he was no slouch: picking up a Masters from Notre Dame, a PhD from McGill and finding work teaching Creative Writing and Atlantic Studies must take some focus and energy. And focus and energy are definitely the core forces at work behind his imagistic prose.
These seven stories, none of which feel over-written or synthetically literary, are centered with intensely vivid imagery and a writer's compassion for characters' courage in the face of futility. There are runners who race just below the line of glory and adoration ("Miracle Mile"); there is a young family struggling to survive a road trip from Hell along Canada's notorious Quebec-Windsor corridor ("Wonder About Parents"); a bricklayer fights temptation in the midst of Windsor's runaway housing boom ("Light Lifting"); a swimmer dodges traffic in the putrid Detroit River ("Adult Beginner 1"). Macleod threads fear, compassion and an overall human dignity to characters backed into the undignified corners of contemporary Canada—mostly Windsor.
The minutiae, the finest details—like the difference between a mile run in 2:36 compared to 2:39—break and define Macleod's figures. "We are made specifically by what we cannot bear to do" he muses in "Adult Beginner 1". To quit competitive running, to swim a width of the pool, or pack up and move out of immensely tragic circumstance, Light Lifting is defined by what we fear the most. This is perhaps the most obvious in the first story, where the two runners and lifelong buddies run through the train tunnel from Detroit back to Windsor beneath Detroit River. The train looms as a manifestation of collected anxiety, an ironic white light behind you in the tunnel. But the runners don't fear the train as much as they fear quitting—the ultimate loss. As much as Macleod's fiction is pumped through the human body's frailties and excesses, his world is almost an entirely urban and industrial space. This is a Windsor of a housing boom witnessed by an eclectic and ultimately violent work crew in "Light Lifting", and in "Good Kids", when the baby boom house expansion becomes irrelevant amidst another, bigger, wave of suburban sprawl and human demand. Light Lifting is both a critique and now an elegy for a disappeared city.
Macleod was a surprise selection for the 2010 Giller Shortlist, but that's probably only because he didn't market his book to death. In interviews he seems to almost find it funny, the mini-flood of publicity the collection earned him. If that cheeky sensibility only serves to keep him grounded in the flesh and bones of both his characters and the intensely urban environment they inhabit, then so be it. If it means we get treated to a collection as memorizing and layered as Light Lifting, Macleod can be as bemused by his success as he wants.
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So I know I havnt done one of these for ages but I have been sick this week which has given me a full day of browsing the internet. Part of our babies name is fox related (thats all I can say for now) so I have found a bunch of amazing fox related lovely-ness! Enjoy
This fox necklace by Finest Imaginary
this purdy broach by Victoria Wincup
fantastic Mr Fox plushy by Woollysoup
Julia Pott print
super cute pocket mirror by Claire Hartigan
I just love wooden Jewellery, this one by Nautical Cactus
These pretty vintage badges by The time kids
eeee! so cute by Bobbin 4 apples
baby shower invite by Shout Out
and lastly this wall decor from Tweetheart
lots of foxy goodness
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The new, extended platform with tracks 49 and 50 has been in operation in Bern since 4 November.
Tracks 49 and 50 are located directly behind tracks 9 and 10 (west side/in the direction of Fribourg) and can be reached accessibly from the platform for tracks 9/10 as well as from the ?Welle? overpass. The new tracks are signposted on all levels of the station.
Please allow more time to access trains on the new tracks, as they are several hundred metres away from the ?Welle? overpass.
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Updated on January 23rd, 2020
Use a writer's journal to organize your work, develop new projects, and nurture and sustain existing projects.
Consider using these categories to help organize your journal, whether you publish it online (with or without security) or keep it in a three-ring binder.
The writer's journal can help you to write more efficiently and more originally. Your journal provides a place to organize your work, develop new projects, nurture and sustain existing projects, and provide links to completed projects. Rather than ignoring the innovative ideas for new writing projects that occur when you are in the middle of another assignment, you can keep a record of your new ideas in your journal.
Save time, develop more effective documents, and be more creative by developing a writer's journal. Throughout human history, writers have used notebooks to organize and develop their ideas. Thanks to the internet, you can now easily maintain your journal online or you can use a low-tech solution, such as a three-ring binder.
Note: A writer's journal is different from a digital portfolio in the sense that you are the audience for the journal and the work in the journal tends to be rough, really fragments of ideas, a place to be creative.
In contrast, the digital portfolio represents your best work on a subject and its audience includes potential employers, university admission committees, and internet users.
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On this page you will find a master-list of book reviews on my blog, as well as book "notes" (which tend to be short)
Keys to First Corinthians (J. Murphy-O'Connor; Oxford, 2009)
The Faith of Jesus Christ (eds. M. Bird and P. Sprinkle; Hendrickson, 2009)
1-2 Thessalonians (G.D. Fee; NICNT; Eerdmans, 2009)
Philippians/Philemon (C. Cousar; WJK, 2009)
Filled With the Spirit (J. Levison; Eerdmans, 2009)
Paul Unbound (ed. Mark Given; Hendrickson, 2009)
Are You The One Who Is To Come? (Michael Bird; Baker, 2009)
Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology (eds. Gundry and Meadors; Zondervan, 2009) [Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV)
Theological Interpretation of Scripture (S. Fowl; Wipf & Stock, 2009)
Inhabiting the Cruciform God (M. Gorman; Eerdmans, 2009)
Beginning From Jerusalem (James D.G. Dunn; Eerdmans, 2009) (Part I
New Testament Theology (James D.G. Dunn; Abingdon, 2009) (Part II)
Justification (Tom Wright; SPCK, 2009)
John 1-4 (ICC; J. McHugh; Continuum, 2009)
The New Testament in Antiquity (Gary Burge et al.; Zondervan, 2009)
Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A Pilgrimage (eds. B.R. Gaventa and R.B. Hays; Eerdmans, 2008)
Redefining First-Century Jewish and Christian Identities: Essays in Honor of Ed Parish Sanders (F. Udoh et al.; Notre Dame Press, 2009) [More]
The Sacramental Life (D. deSilva; IVP, 2008)
Colossians (NTL; J. Sumney; WJK, 2008)
Peoples of the New Testament World (W. Simmons; Hendrickson, 2008)
Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek (C. Campbell; Zondervan, 2008)
The Church's Guide for Reading Paul (Eerdmans, 2008) [Guest post + Review1 + 2]
Body, Soul, and Human Life (J.B. Green; Baker, 2008) + Interview with Joel Green (Part I, Part II)
First Corinthians (Anchor-Yale; J. Fitzmyer; Yale Press, 2008)
The Word Leaps the Gap (FS for Richard Hays; eds. J.R. Wagner et al.; Eerdmans, 2008) + 1
We Become What We Worship (G.K. Beale; IVP, 2008)
Elements of Biblical Exegesis (M. Gorman; Hendrickson, 2008)
Colossians (Pillar; D. Moo; Eerdmans, 2008) and MORE
Searching for Meaning (ed. Paula Gooder; SPCK/WJK, 2008)
Israel's God and Rebecca's Children: Christology and Community in Early Judaism and Christianity (D. Capes et al.; Baylor Press, 2008).
Evoking Scripture: Seeing the Old Testament in the New (S. Moyise; Continuum, 2008)
[Interview with Steve Moyise on ES]
Biblical Theology (J. Mead; WJK, 2007)
Galatians (Gordon Fee; Pentecostal Commentary Series; DEO, 2007) [Part I, Part II]
UBS Greek New Testament: A Reader's Edition (author: God; Hendrickson, 2007)
Deuteronomy in the New Testament (eds. S. Moyise and M. Menken; Continuum, 2007)
Commentary on the New Testament's Use of the Old Testament (eds. G. Beale and D.A. Carson; Baker, 2007)
1 Peter (Two Horizons; J. Green; Eerdmans, 2007)
The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies (eds. J.W. Rogerson and J.M. Lieu)
Holiness and Ecclesiology in the New Testament (eds. K. Brower and A. Johnson; Eerdmans, 2007)
Our Mother Saint Paul (B. Gaventa; Eerdmans, 2007)
Paul and His World (H. Koester; Augsburg 2007)
Jewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries (eds. O. Skarsaune & R. Hvalvik; Hendrickson, 2007)
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (overview; Abingdon, 2006-?) [Update: volume III]
The Nature of New Testament Theology (ed. C. Tuckett et al.; Wiley-Blackwell, 2006)
Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study (M. Bockmuehl; Baker, 2006)


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Sailfish are the staple food of deep sea fishing in Costa Rica. Costa Rica may be one of the best places in the world to land large sail the Pacific in large quantities and is known for producing some of the biggest. Sailboat on average £ 100 here, it is common to get a lot bigger, and more than 200 pounds and 10 feet long process. The world record is 221 pounds. fish are extremely fast, and there were more than 60 mph.
They are easily recognizable by their long, slender body, long nose and a large dorsal fin that resembles a sail, relatively much greater than that of all species of billfish. Sailfish may appear in different colors from brown to blue to gray, and have the ability to change colors and patterns. Excited as "light" and become shiny iridescent blue and purple with a silver belly. We believe it is possible to change the colors that are used as a form of communication with other boats.
Although sea fishing in Costa Rica, often see the sailboat "snorkel" or "failure" to jump out of the water comes often to eliminate parasites from the skin or gills, or treat. Collect bait other times in a tight ball, you can see the "waste" – which slowly through the ocean surface with their dorsal fins and sometimes it sticks out of the water.
They feed on small fish, sardines, ballyhoo and squid. sailboat usually travel in schools or bundles of energy and work together. Here in Costa Rica, sailfish are caught mostly trolling a spread of teasers and dead bait on circle hooks. It is very common to have several ultra connections at a time, knowing that the "Double", "Triple" or "Quad". You can also catch live bait around the reefs or floating debris. Sometimes I took the boat while fishing for roosterfish along the rocks.
Sailfish are found in these waters all year, but the season starts in December and runs through April / May absolute season is from February to April. It is quite normal to go and get bites from -10 to -30 sailboat on one day during the season. There is plenty of time to get good boats over 50 bites a day and sometimes more than 100.
Low season from May to November there is still much to navigate around. It is common to take 2-8 a day in the offseason.
When hooked, sailing fight vigorously and are very acrobatic; tail walk, jump and come back several times to try to dislodge the hook. They are a spectacular sight and a lot of fun to catch.
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text: Hey, After posting on my other thread, it occurred to me that after reading all of those parenting stuff and nothing helping, then "I" have a problem understanding "Conceptial teaching". In my career as a CPA or Auditor, I've heard several times from collegues that "I can't see the forest through the trees", when we are discussing something. Even that "concept" didn't make sense to me for years. Then one day the "light bulb" went off. So, how do I learn to be a better nurturing parent to difficult child when I learn from "Visual Step by Step problem solving"? Concepts only made sense when they were regarding Tax Law, etc; where the item is "Conceptual" in it self. But, to "Do" something such as a new cooking technique, Due-It-Yourself home improvements; pictorial illustrations say millions to me; while text alone hardly teaches me anything and truly confuses me. I have to read & read, and TRY to picture in my mind what they're saying. And even then I'm doubtful that I'm doing it right. But a Picture tells me everything. So, without One-on-One parenting tutoring, how can I learn this stuff? Any thoughts?? Thanks.


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We continue to bring you excerpts from Ann's books through the years. She cares so much about staying connected even when she is not personally able to blog at this time. Thank you for your prayers for Ann.
Excerpts from "YES" Ann Kiemel 1978
when things i once thought were gain,
i now count as loss.
i have put aside all else, counting it worth
less than nothing, in order that
i can have Christ. . .
and become one with Him. . .
i don't mean to say i am perfect. i haven't
learned all i should even yet,
but i keep working toward that day
when i will be all that Christ saved me for
and wants me to be.
no. . . i am still not all i should be
but i am bringing all my energies to bear
on this one thing:
forgetting the past
looking forward to what lies ahead,
i strain to reach the end of the race
and receive the prize. . .
philippians 3:7, 12, 13
this is my spiritual autobiography. i want to allow
myself to be vulnerable. i want to be brave. i want
to say to you, in specific, genuine illustrations:
i am human.
i fail. struggle. get scared. have hurts. am lonely.
but. . .
i am standing with my face to the sunrise. my back
against the wind. my head high. my heart
sturdy and strong. i am committed. i am
truly whole. Jesus Christ is the highest
Fulfillment and Joy in life.
i want this book to be, to the glory of Jesus Christ,
my "will and testament," my statement
of the power of Christ in one, everyday,
ordinary young life
to tomorrow.
fresh dreams.
higher mountains.
greater impossibilities.
wider sunrises.
stouter courage.
braver risks.
i'm human.
i fail. . . feel insecure. . .cry.
i hurt, struggle.
get scared.
know inadequacy.
i'm single. a woman.
i long for a man.
i am tempted.
sometimes, i forget Who has led me
to where i am.
forget that i am a servant and
not a hero.
forget that "if we lose our life, we will find it."
that those who seek will find.
to the Cross.
to obedience. . .honesty. . .
reality. . .earnest heart.
to joy and sorrow.
ease and difficulty.
success and failure.
to forgiving.
to saying things that edify.
because Jesus is the divine Yes.
because He changes everything.
He is my highest Fulfillment.
He's made me whole. . .
takes the bad and turns it to good.
He is my Song. . .
my Reason to live.
for to me, to live is Christ.


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Designing for a Responsive Web Means Starting with Type First
By Paul McKeever on Wednesday 20th of March 2013
Making responsiveness only about grids, responsive images and media queries is a disservice to customers and brands. It needs to be about providing readable content for any device, and that means starting with type.
The pervasiveness of mobile devices today means audiences want to consume content on whichever browser or device they prefer. As a result, web designers and publishers have rallied behind the idea of responsive design to reach the widest possible audience and promise the reader a great experience no matter what their screen size. But in our rush to make sites work well across a plethora of mobile devices, tablets and desktops, many of us have overlooked a crucial concept: we should be designing for the reader, not the device.
We must remember that the web is fundamentally a textual medium. People use it to read content and complete tasks. Remove the text from almost any popular site and it becomes impossible to use. This means those differences in screen size, device resolution or text rendering don't matter in and of themselves, but only because they influence how someone will read our content.
That's why it's time to change our web design process—to make this user priority our design priority. Designing for a responsive web must now mean starting with type first.
The brand is the type
Ensuring that content is readable, accessible and attractive regardless of the technology used has long been the role of typography. But type is everywhere, so we take it for granted. We forget exactly how much of a brand's identity is rolled up in the typography. While a brand's personality starts with its people, its primary expression is through the language it uses to deliver its messages. And that language is delivered through the type. The two are inextricably linked.
A great message can be undermined by poorly chosen or poorly set type, just as a beautifully scripted monologue can seem trite if performed by a mumbling, bumbling, talentless actor. Typography carries the literal message, and its legibility and readability impacts not just the audience's understanding of the content but how easy it is for them to hear the brand's personality.
Typography's role in imparting the implied message is just as profound, and we can see its impact most clearly on mobile devices. Here, the design is often stripped back to its simplest form. Gone are the graphics, gradients and pixel-perfect details. It is the aesthetic personality of the type and the colour palette that influences our emotional response as readers and defines the experience.
With so much responsibility resting on the shoulders of type, why would we ever allow it to be the last thing we focus on?
Design for the reader, not the device
Many of us approach a responsive design project by thinking about how the layout will adapt from one screen size to another using a technique known as a fluid grid. Borrowed from graphic design, grids have traditionally been used to divide up a canvas of known proportions into smaller units. They help establish uniformity and aesthetic harmony throughout a design.
But on the web, we're designing for a medium that doesn't have fixed dimensions. Resizing a layout using an arbitrary grid system no longer makes sense.
Designer Chris Armstrong recently published an article on the "infinite grid". In it, he argues that grids exist to hold content, and it is from the proportions of our content that we should design our grids.
Given that most of that content is text, our grid proportions should be based on type. After all, how can you know where a design break is if you haven't settled on the font, its size, height and measure?
Seeing type in the browser for better, faster decision-making
Now is the perfect time to set things right, flip the responsive design process, and put type first. Web designers are already embarking on a wholesale transformation of their design process. Where we once drew beautiful pictures of websites in Photoshop or other design software, we've come to realise that flat images are no longer the definitive deliverable. It is simply impractical to produce mockups for how every piece of content will look on every potential device.
Driven by the need to test design decisions across devices and platforms their audience use, designers are prototyping working websites earlier in the process. The emphasis is on seeing a design in the medium where it will be published, then adapting as necessary.
Our ability to work with type on the web has also improved dramatically. Until recently, you could only see your web type live at the end of the design process, when your developer began the HTML prototype. Web designers were stuck using system fonts or images of web fonts to approximate the web typography they hoped would materialise at the end of the project —only to watch those designs unravel during the development process.
But today, new typography design tools like Typecast and the widespread availability of web fonts allow us to create our web typography earlier, faster and better than ever before.
Online services like Fonts.com, Typekit and Google Web Fonts offer designers affordable access to a huge range of typefaces. As a result, new websites rarely stick to system fonts like Arial, Verdana and Times New Roman. Instead, you're more likely to see classics like the Helvetica family or contemporary works like the Harriet Series from Okay Type.
Seeing type in the browser at the start of the design process lets us test how the strokes, counters and size of individual characters feel when applied to groups of letters—even using real client content if we want. We're able to discover and test how fonts render across browsers and platforms before creating colour palettes, thinking about layout, constructing wireframes, before the prototype is built and definitely before committing to final type decisions.
How to stop screens being "just like bad paper"
Designing for our readers requires us to understand the information that they will find useful and relevant and then shape that content into a beautiful experience. Dealing with the challenges posed by different media is something designers are well-versed in. As Erik Spiekermann said, "screens are just like bad paper".
By putting type first, we do both. We can be assured of readable content that imparts the brand personality, and from this position of strength we can then make informed decisions about design augmentation that allow us to offer responsive experiences that honour the most fundamental element of all sites: the type.
We first published this article on Wired UK on 19 March.


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Now that the South Coast Challenge is out of the way, I figured it's time to regroup and think about what I really want to get from running.
While I have, for the most part, enjoyed the challenge of longer races, I really miss that feeling of being able to run continuously without walk breaks – working to improve pace and gain a PB rather than constantly struggling to up the distance. So, I have come to a decision.
For the next few months my focus is going to be on achieving that illusive sub-30 5K. I've come close a few times and know that, with the right type of training, it is achievable. I just need to focus, get a training plan in place, and stick to it.
Before coming up with a realistic training plan, however, I need to see where I'm at. Although I have been running on the treadmill a fair bit recently, it has been a while since I've run a continuous 5K outside. So, the first step will be to have a bit of a test run this weekend and then from Monday the training begins.
I can't wait!
How's your training going? What are you working towards with your running? Are you aiming for a PB or trying to up your distance? Please share your thoughts in the comments.


text: How To Car Tech What Is a Head Unit Versus a Stereo, Receiver or Tuner? The differences between stereos, head units, receivers and tuners Share Pin Email Print Teerapat Seedafong / Getty Images Car Tech Key Concepts Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks By Jeremy Laukkonen Writer Jeremy Laukkonen is tech writer and the creator of a popular blog and video game startup. He also ghostwrites articles for numerous major trade publications. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeremy Laukkonen Updated November 10, 2018 23 23 people found this article helpful A lot of jargon gets thrown around when you start talking about car audio, and some of it can get pretty complicated. You hear about car radios, car stereos, head units, receivers, and more, and sometimes it seems like there isn't any kind of sharp line drawn around any of them. Fortunately, this is one area where it's actually pretty easy to nail everything down. Here's a basic rundown of some of the most common names for a head unit, and what they actually mean: Car stereo is a catch-all term for both head units and car audio systems as a whole.Head unit is another broad term that can refer to any in-dash car stereo unit.Receiver is a specific type of head unit that features a built-in amplifier.Tuner is another type of head unit that doesn't have a built-in amplifier.Car radio is a catch-all term that refers to both receivers and tuners.Controller is a type of head unit that doesn't include a radio tuner.Mechless is a solid-state head unit that lacks a CD, DVD, or cassette player. Car Stereos and Head Units Starting at the top of the heap, car stereo is a term that can refer to a huge range of devices and systems. This term can refer to an entire car audio system (including the head unit, amp, equalizer, crossovers, speakers, and everything else), but it is also a synonym for head unit. Head unit can also refer to a lot of different types of devices, but they are all in-dash stereos. The head unit is essentially the brain or heart of a car audio system, and it can include a radio tuner, CD player, auxiliary inputs, and even built-in components like amplifiers and equalizers. From this point on, terms become more specialized. Receivers, Tuners, and Car Radios Two closely related types of head units are referred to as receivers and tuners. Both of these types of head units include a built-in radio tuner (typically AM/FM), which is the only feature they both include by definition. For that reason, receivers and tuners are also referred to as car radios. A lot of receivers and tuners also include features like CD players, auxiliary inputs, Bluetooth connectivity, and USB ports, but that can vary from one model to another. The feature that differentiates a receiver from a tuner is a built-in amplifier. Where receivers include built-in amps, tuners do not. Most OEM head units are receivers simply because it's more expensive to build a car audio system with both a tuner and an external amplifier, although there are some exceptions. The majority of aftermarket head units are also receivers, although tuners are also available for people who are interested in adding an external amp and getting the best sound quality possible. Of course, it's also worth noting that some receivers include preamp outputs. That basically just means that although the head unit has a built-in amp, which makes it a receiver, it also has audio outputs that bypass the amp. These head units are great for anyone who is building their system piece by piece since you can rely on the built-in amp until you get around to installing an external one. Controllers Not all head units are car radios. Most head units include a radio tuner, so they are car radios, but some don't. These head units are referred to as controllers because they don't include built-in radio tuners to receive radio signals. These head units may or may not have built-in amplifiers, and they can include a whole range of different features and options, including: CD playersDVD playersDigital music players and DACsUSB inputsBluetooth connectivityVideo screens Choosing the Right Head Unit If you're concerned about choosing the right head unit, then these terms can be extremely helpful in the decision making process. For instance, you might want to buy a receiver that includes built-in preamp outputs if you're building your car audio system piece by piece. This will allow you to keep your options open since you'll be able to add an external amplifier at a later date if you decide that you want one. Conversely, you'll probably want to buy a tuner if you're building your whole system at once, and you're including one or more external amplifiers, and you might even prefer a controller if you never listen to the radio. In any case, it's important to remember that these terms aren't always used properly, which can get confusing. The important thing is to understand the definitions yourself so that you can apply that knowledge when doing your own research and putting your system together. Continue Reading


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ICFRE Recruitment 2019 Forest Guard, Clerk, Stenographer
ICFRE Recruitment 2019 Check latest news of Vacancy in ICFRE Applications are invited from Indian National for post Forest Guard, Clerk, Stenographer in Indian Forest Research Education for fulfilling the prescribed qualifications for appointment to the under mentioned post.
ICFRE Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 06
Name of the Posts:
1. Stenographer Grade II: 01 Post
2. Lower Division Clerk: 03 Posts
3. Forest Guard: 02 Posts
Age Limit relaxation as per rules: Age should be between 18 to 27 years as on 15-09-2017.
Educational Qualification: Candidates should have certificate from Government recognized Board and
Stenographer Grade II: minimum speed of 80 wpm in stenography English on the basis of competitive examination, certificate course in computer application.
Lower Division Clerk: 12th class certificate from Government recognized Board and typing speed of 35 wpm in English or 30 wpm in Hindi on computer.
Forest Guard: 10th Standard pass from Government recognized Board
Selection Process: written examination, interview.
Application Fee: Candidates should have to pay Rs.300/- through Demand Draft from any Nationalized Bank drawn in favor of Director, IWST payable at Bengaluru.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates can send their application to the Director, Institute of Wood Science & technology. 18th Cross, P.O. Malleswaram, Bengaluru-560003 on or before last Date 15-09-2017.
Organization Name: INDIAN COUNCIL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Advertisement: No.1/DSD-DRO/ICFRE-2017
Posts: Reserved for Physically Handicapped (Orthopedic Handicapped)
(A)Scientist-B (02 Post): In the revised pay scale at level 10 of Pay matrix (Civilian Employees) of 7th CPC plus allowances as admissible under the rules/orders of the Government of India.
1.Post code: SBCT(Chemistry):
Essential Qualification: First Class M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from a recognized University with specialization in Organic Chemistry.
2.Post Code: SBZO (Zoology):
Qualification: First Class M.Sc. degree in Zoology/Marine Biology/Environmental Science/Bio-technology from a recognized University.
3. Research Officer Grade-I (01 post): In the revised Pay scale at level 07 of Pay matrix (Civilian Employees) of 7th CPC plus allowances as admissible under the rules/orders of Government of India.
4. Post Code ROSO(Soil Science):
Essential Qualification: M.Sc. degree in Agriculture from a recognized University with specialization in Soil Science or M.Sc. degree in Soil Science/Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Microbiology from a recognized University or M.Sc. degree in Forestry from a recognized University with specialization in Soil Science.
Desirable: 3 years research/practical experience in the subject concerned.
Age Limit: 40 years (as on 15.09.2017). The upper age is relaxed able for Central Government employs and candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories as per rules of the Government of India subject to production of prescribed certificate from the Competent Authority.
Place of Posting: The persons selected against the posts in the above discipline will be posted in any of the Institutes/Centers of the Council at Dehradun, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, and Aizwal.All post carries liability to serve anywhere in India.
Place of interviews: ICFRE(Hqrs.), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
Address: Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248 006 (Uttarakhand).


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I've been enjoying a lot of new books this year. Some I received for Christmas, others I picked up at the library. While I've enjoyed nearly everything I've read so far in 2013, I have noticed something that separates the good authors from the great ones. There are dozens of things that divide the good from the great; this is just one of them, but it's worth mentioning.
All novelists must deal with the emotions of their characters. In order for the reader to become attached to a character in a story, that character must have feelings in some way or another. The most lovable characters are the most realistic ones. And emotion is a very real part of human life.
It's easy as pie to feel emotion. But it's hard work to write about it. Here's the reason why: when a human feels emotion, they very rarely feel only one emotion at a time. Usually they experience a jumbled up mixture of feelings. Often, the person can't even describe exactly how they feel, because it's too complicated for them to unravel. The mistake that some authors make (I've done it countless times) is to give their characters very clear-cut emotions and to explain just how they feel in detail. (Note: Such a description is usually acceptable in stories for younger children. I'm speaking as a writer whose audience is older children/adults.) Those kinds of descriptions usually run something like this:
"June closed her eyes, sighing. Gabriel was starting to annoy her. She had been patient all day, but now his haughty attitude was getting to her and making her exasperated. Why did he always have to act so stuck up? His tone of voice was becoming more and more irritating as the day went by, making it harder and harder for her to remain calm."
While the above paragraph does convey the right emotions to the reader, I believe that it does so in an unrealistic way. We very seldom (if ever) pause to analyze our feelings as we experience them. A writer who puts such an analysis into words is chipping away at the realistic characters he's worked so hard to build. Often, describing the evidences of the character's emotion will get across the exact same idea in a much more realistic way.
"June felt her face go hot. There were a thousand retorts she wanted to fling back at Gabriel. But she didn't. She breathed in deeply through her nose and ignored the smirk on his face. She had managed to hold her tongue all day, and she wouldn't break the record now."
There's no explicit mention of June being exasperated or Gabriel being haughty, but the idea comes across plainly. June's face goes hot, she takes a deep breath, and holds her tongue. That's a reaction nearly everyone experiences when irritated and trying to keep calm. By drawing from reactions/expressions common to everyone, and using them to convey emotion instead of directly stating what the character feels, the writer is building the sense of connection between reader and character, not tearing it down.
Granted, it's much easier to write "June was irritated" than to build up evidence of the emotion. But the effort is well worth it. It draws the reader into the scene, into the emotion, into the character. Paint the emotions of your characters convincingly, and your readers won't just be reading about them. They'll be experiencing them with the character.


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From time to time everybody likes a good massage, and Thailand is one of the best places to have one. So we decided to try the famous Thai massage, that everybody talks about. And it was well worth it. It was like nothing that we have done in Europe which was a total surprise for me…
I'm a physiotherapist so when I have a massage normally I try to figure out what the massagist is doing. No, a physiotherapist is not a massagist, but we do know some techniques of massage with the goal of producing effects such as an increase in blood circulation and reduce pain. But normally the main aim of a message is to produce relaxation and wellness.
Why is Thai massage so special?
Traditional Thai massage uses compression and stretching techniques. There are no oils and no soft tissue (skin and muscles) gliding. Thai massage generally involves treatment of the whole body and it can take 1 or 2 hours. The message is done dressed, with loose clothes which the message center provides. The first part of the treatment includes washing your feet. Usually, the session is in open spaces, in floor mats, with other people. In some spas or resorts, you have your own space and privacy, but that comes with a price.
Thai massage is used as a therapeutic technique, they believe that it releases blockages along the energy lines of the body (sen) which is influenced by traditional Chinese medicine. During the massage, the technician uses their elbow, forearm, foot and Knee to do the massage. The massage consists in compressing, cracking and pulling articulations, and stretching muscles in a rhythmic sequence. Every part of the body is worked (feet, leg, arms, head, back and neck) in different positions, sometimes in stretching positions (yoga-like). Keep in mind that this is not a relaxing massage, in some moments you will feel very relaxed and in others discomfort and tension in your muscles. However, by the end, you will feel relief, the sensation that your whole body worked and even pain mitigation. The Thai massage session ends with a hot tea:).
Where to do the Massage?
The big question remains: where should you do the massage?… There is a big offer, and you can find massage centers everywhere. In the beaches, in the night markets, every city has several options. Some even have beautiful girls in the door with a provocative dress. Do not confuse Thai massage with a sex service, sometimes massages are related with happy endings. Although Thai massage has nothing to do with it, it is a traditional medicine so try to find qualified professionals.
We wanted a place that was professional and gave good massages, but at the same time, we wanted it to be cheap, in other words, the best value for money. So we chose one with good reviews in TripAdvisor and had plenty of people in the door (not always an indicator of being good). We did the massage in Chiang Mai in the Women's Massage Center by Ex-Prisoners. Now we can recommend it to you! They provided a good professional service. Overall it was an interesting and pleasant experience.
Keep in mind that a for massage to be good depends on the person who gives it. My massage was rougher and Jorge's was softer. Massages in Thailand are very cheap they vary between 200 and 400 bats, so you shouldn't lose the chance of doing one. Or several…


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Garmin, TomTom Settle One Fight, In Order To Concentrate On A Different Fight
from the just-merge-and-get-it-over-with deptTomTom and Garmin have been involved in a really nasty intellectual property battle over the past few years, involving multiple lawsuits over multiple issues in multiple locations. It really was a case of patent nuclear war, where both sides were throwing whatever they could think of at each other. However, now that the two sides have something more concrete to fight over than market share, it seems they've decided to settle all of their intellectual property battles and simply focus on fighting over who gets to own Tele Atlas. Of course, as some people are beginning to notice, this may be a pointless battle, as both companies are going to face increasing competition from the mobile device arena -- especially from the likes of Nokia who forced Garmin to bid for Tele Atlas after announcing the acquisition of Tele Atlas competitor Navteq. So it really might not matter who wins the battle for Tele Atlas, as the market for standalone navigation devices may start to disappear.
Filed Under: location based services, mobile phones, navigation, patents, settlements
Companies: garmin, tele atlas, tomtom


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Sunday, September 5, 2010
On Hopeful Parents : Loving mother, Therapist mother
I am over at Hopeful parents here today talking about something I know many of us struggle with -
Our roles as parent mum and therapist mom
Spoiler alert : I have a solution to this tussle...................NOT :-)
If you have a minute to spare- do go over to this lovely site
Our roles as parent mum and therapist mom
Spoiler alert : I have a solution to this tussle...................NOT :-)
If you have a minute to spare- do go over to this lovely site
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I loved your post over there. It was beautiful and touching in so many ways. I love the way you write and your adoration for your son comes through so clearly in your words. Amazing.
- September 5, 2010 at 11:39:00 AM EDT
- Þorgerður said...
a very very sweet post and i am glad to see you around again.
- September 5, 2010 at 5:43:00 PM EDT
- Lisa said...
Loved your post K.
You know I struggle with that balance daily.
Sometimes when I push him it feels like it takes away from allowing him to just be.
I love him for who he just is, yet I want him to be all he can be.
- September 6, 2010 at 7:02:00 AM EDT
- Kris said...
Beautiful post and yes I think we all struggle with this.
- September 6, 2010 at 2:24:00 PM EDT
- Trish said...
This was so good - thank you for sharing your heart.
- September 6, 2010 at 2:27:00 PM EDT
- kathleen said...
I so adore your writing..:)
- September 7, 2010 at 7:55:00 AM EDT
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Emily Badger
Emily Badger is a former staff writer at CityLab. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Fair-market rent for the average two-bedroom apartment in the San Francisco metropolitan area will run you about $1,795 a month (that's for the metro area, not the city proper; the latter number is even more absurd). That makes San Francisco the second most expensive rental metro in the country, behind Honolulu. And the number has two major implications: Increasingly, only certain occupations can afford to live in the region. Meanwhile, all kinds of workers any city needs – bank tellers, parking lot attendants, fire fighters – cannot.
So what happens when a city becomes unaffordable to the people who keep it running?
Full-time fast-food workers famously have a hard time getting by wherever they live. But the same is true in many metropolitan areas for decidedly less-maligned jobs like child-care worker, home health aid... and urban planner. Details from the depressing intersection of high housing costs and low wage growth come from an updated database by the Center for Housing Policy that runs the numbers on 76 occupations in 207 metro areas.
A full-time income for a housekeeper or a waitress with intermediate-level experience won't cover fair-market rent for a two-bedroom in any one of these metro areas (should said housekeeper or waitress be, say, a single mom). Drill in to a metro like San Francisco, and all kinds of occupations won't even cover a one-bedroom (based on the standard that you shouldn't devote more than a third of your income to housing):
This ultimately means that people needed to work in downtown restaurants and hospitals, or well-to-do neighborhoods, often must live at the far reaches of a metro area. Or it means they're spending way more on their housing than a family budget can really afford.
"It's all part of this tradeoff that lower-income, even moderate-income workers are having to make," says Maya Brennan, a senior research associate with the Center for Housing Policy. "What am I going to sacrifice here? Am I going to sacrifice space and try to squeeze people into a smaller home, or sacrifice the length of my commute, or is it going to be money for food, retirement savings, money for my kids? What's going to give in order for this housing and wage mismatch to realign?"
You can pull numbers on every one of these jobs and cities, for both rental properties and owning a home, through the Paycheck to Paycheck database. Homeownership is understandably even farther out of reach in most of these places (although renting is now cheaper in a few locations where people can at least afford to make a down payment). But for a more realistic picture, we also pulled some discouraging occupations from two other metro areas among the nation's most expensive, Washington and Boston.
Here we found at least one livable job: auto mechanic.
Top image: sculpies/Shutterstock.com
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**This is not the original post, because awesome WordPress crashed when I was saving and making changes to the first version, so you get version 2.0**
Now, for those that actually follow along on my blog and my life (all five of you) you will see I haven't blogged since July. Mainly because I just felt left out. See, there's a word that fits today's post, "left out" (well it's actually a phrase, but whatever) in this big world of blogging I felt left out. I was hoping when I moved here years ago I would become part of the blog and social media scene in Columbus, but it never happened.
When I blogged in Cleveland I was surrounded by bloggers and social media friends I was so excited to be with (some of which still blog today) like Why CLE?, Smitten in Cleveland or Always Alicia and it was a community that I was a part of and I felt included. Moving to Columbus I just never felt part of the community and so my blogging became few and far between.
This last week or so I got the itch to write again, but couldn't put my finger on a topic I was really passionate about or that struck my fancy.
Then it hit me at 6:00 am and I started writing.
Lately in life I find myself wondering. Wondering about the world we live in.
We all know the quote, "In a world where you can be anything, be kind" and it's typically followed by a cute picture.
Thanks to the holiday season crashing down upon us, you see the quote more and more with this image, featuring the beloved Grinch.
I laughed out loud the first time I saw this.
Mainly because I truly can relate to the Grinch. Not loving the holidays (I know, I know) and being stuck in my own head plus, I do love my dog. Yet, if you have ever seen the movie, the Grinch has a heart, oh me too, and when the Grinch finally gives in he loves and he cares and the world becomes right. /the end
When seeing the quote floating around Facebook this week I began to think. In a world where you can be anything you can be kind, caring, loving, compassionate, peaceful, honest and so many positive things. Yet, we can also choose to be indignant, distrustful, self-centered, alone, angry or any slew of negativity.
It's a choice.
In this life I am a mom, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. I have not always succeed at these, but I have tried. At one point in my life I would have told you in a world where I can be anything I would choose to be distant, bitter and indignant. Those are not really positive, but it's true. I never thought in this world I would be in love with my career (yes, it's not a job for me anymore), be happy with life (well most of it) or just be here. I hated my life. So many times I said f**k it and wanted nothing to do with it. My life was a disaster and I wanted to burn it all down.
Then things changed. Small things, but things changed. I got a little bit of myself back, some motivation, help from others (which was hard to ask for) and slowly, like cold molasses, things changed.
I've talked in my blog about my history, the battles I've overcome and many daily challenges. The key is to not let them define me, but mold me. It's not been easy, but in a world where I can be anything, I'm shooting for resilient.
The main quote "In a world where you can be anything, be kind" is one that each day I try to accomplish a little more. People at work kid that I need to be kinder and gentler, I can come off as abrasive and condescending, so I've been working on it. Progress not perfection folks. Being kind is my thing, in my own way. Taking care of others, helping when I can, being there when someone is in need, those are all my ways of showing kindness. Funny thing is when kindness is shown to me, I freeze. I reject it. I run as far away as possible. How dare you be kind to me. Nope. Not having it.
As each day passes, accepting others kindness, striving for my own ability to be kinder and watching the kindness of others makes for a much healthier life.
This week I encourage everyone to find a word, or phrase, to finish the sentence "In a world where you can be anything, be…" and share it.
Put it on my Facebook page or tweet it to me on Twitter.
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." ~ Aesop


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Isle Of May, St Adrian's Chapel
Priory (13th Century)
Site Name Isle Of May, St Adrian's Chapel
Classification Priory (13th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Isle Of May Monastery; St Adrian's Priory; May Island;st Ethernan's Priory
Canmore ID 57873
Site Number NT69NE 1
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57873
- Council Fife
- Parish Anstruther Wester
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
(NT 6585 9901) Chapel (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
The ruinous structure indicated as a chapel on OS plans is the sole surviving portion of the priory on the Isle of May. The ruin is the shell of an oblong building, lying roughly N-S, in which the only features with an ecclesiastical appearance are two lancet windows towards the W and the remains of a third in the N gable, all dating from about the 13th C. The windows are in the N end of the building, which was originally separated from the S end by a partition wall, and may have been the Priory Church or chapel. The structure was put to domestic use in the 16th C. Against the N gable was a building of two storeys, both vaulted, the upper storey communicating with a storey inserted in the main building. There has been another building on the S, while a circular tower, loopholed to the N and E, has been added to the SW angle.
Traditionally, St Adrian and a number of followers settled on the island and were slain by the Danes in 875, this establishing the sanctity of the place (RCAHMS 1933).
Watson (1926), however, states that the saint associated with the Isle of May is St Itharnan (d.669).
There are many problems in the history of the Priory. It has generally been assumed, in accordance with statements in records of 1292-3, that the Priory was founded by David I, who is said to have granted it to Reading Abbey. This probably took place after 1135 when Henry I, King David's brother-in-law, was buried at Reading. It is described as Cluniac in 1219, Benedictine in January 1257-8 and Cluniac in February of the same year. This compares with Reading, which is occasionally mentioned as Cluniac after it became specifically Benedictine. From c. 1270, the priory's history presents a series of complications and discrepancies. It passed to St Andrews by 1318, and in 1549-50 the Prior of Pittenweem granted a lease of the Isle of May, said to be lying waste (see also NO50SW 5).
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1927; D E Easson 1957
The chapel measures 11.3m NNW-SSE by 6.3m and is as generally described. Within its walls and lying displaced on the ground is a roughly dressed font of which the hollow is well-formed.
Resurveyed at 1/10 000.
Visited by OS (JM), 1 October 1975.
Remains of Augustinian Priory of May and Pittenweem before transference to the mainland.
Excavation (1992 - 1996)
Trial excavations undertaken by GUARD took place at St Adrian's Priory in 1992 where a geophysical survey had been carried out as part of the Bradford University survey (NT69NE 9), and had identified two ranges below ground apart from the standing W range. The N range was found to be 15m in length aligned E to W and is presumed to be the priory church constructed in the late 12th century. This would originally have housed St Adrian's shrine. Buried walls stood in places to a height of 1m, and excavations ceased this season at construction levels exhibiting signs of considerable burning. The S range was also investigated, which would also appear to have considerable preservation below ground and is in-filled with demolition debris. Just to the N of the church, a well-laid late medieval roadway was found leading up from the harbour. To the N of this a single trial trench was cut to a depth of 2m, through a cairn of fist-sized beach cobbles. This cairn, which may be 30m wide, was in fact the monastic burial ground. Three extended human inhumations were revealed buried under this layered cairn. The cairn may have origins in the early Christian period, going back possibly to the time of St Adrian in the 9th century or even earlier.
The presrvation of the small unusual Priory site is extremely good, and large quantities of finds mainly of late medieval date were uncovered.
H James and P Yeoman 1992.
The second season of excavations took place during August 1993. Two main areas were excavated, within the S range and the 12th-century priory church. The latter was found to measure internally 13.0m by 5.2m. In places up to 1m depth of sealed deposits were excavated and removed, including distrubed floor surfaces containing pottery ranging in date from 12-14th centuries. Three burials were found originally under floor surfaces. One burial, quite centrally located close to the high altar at the E end, was found with part of a scallop shell in its mouth. This individual has been identified as a young adult male. Examples have been found elsewhere in Europe where scallop shells have been buried with those who made the pilgrimage to the shrine of St James the Great at Santiago de Compostela in NW Spain. Burial in the church seemed to have ceased in the 14th century when the evidence suggests that the church was demolished. A stone-built two-roomed workshop was inserted, probably in the 16th century, while the walls were partly ruinous but still standing to a reasonable height in places. The W room of the workshop contained an iron furnace and quenching trough. The S wall of the church was robbed to provide construction material for the workshop. The workshop was in use at the same time as the standing W range of the priory was converted into a strongly defended private house.
First evidence of existence of an E range was found with walls abutting the SE part of the monastic church.
In the S range up to 2m in depth of the rubble was removed to reveal mortared surfaces and drains. The complete extent of the S range is yet to be revealed.
This project is led jointly by Fife Regional Council and Scottish Natural heritage. The Archaeological Team and post-excavation facilities are provided by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division.
H James and P Yeoman 1993.
Excavations continued for a third season in 1994. Attention was focused on the Chapter House and the Cemetery. The Chapter House was a rectangular structure with walls cl.10m wide, measuring 14.80m long and 5.20m wide internally. Two drum-shaped column bases of probable late 12th-century date were still in situ in the centre of the building. These were surrounded by demolition debris which contained whole roof tiles, window glass, lead cames and other architectural fragments. The floor level of the Chapter House was not reached.
The Chapter House, like the church, had been re-modelled probably in the 16th century when the W range was converted into a secular residence. A range of outhouses/workshops were built partly re-using the monastic walls. A small bowl furnace also dates from this period.
The cemetery N of the church was examined. The top lm of soil was removed by machine. Twenty-four extended inhumations were investigated, some of these were disturbed and therefore no longer articulated. Several pockets of disarticulated bones and individually buried skulls were also found.
There were two groups of burials. Those in the S, nearest the church, were aligned between 70-90 degrees from magnetic N, on much the same alignment as the 12th-century church. These had probably been buried within wooden coffins. These graves were cut into, and some were also covered over by, large beach cobbles and angular stones forming a cairn, in places over 1m in depth. At the W edge, the burial cairn appeared to be sealed by late medieval paving, which incorporated the upper half of a rotary quern.
The second group of burials were found in long cists, associated with white quartz pebbles. The graves were cut into the raised beach deposit and lined with orthostats. There were three lines of burials suggesting that the cemetery was originally well laid out. The alignment of these burialswere between 60-70 degrees from the magnetic N. The burials were covered with a layer of shell sand and periwinkles. Only three burials had cover slabs surviving. The best preserved long cist contained at least four successive burials. The pockets of disarticulated bones were possibly caused by the re-use of cists but may also have been burials of defleshed bones, perhaps of people who had died elsewhere, and were brought to the island for burial.
The project is jointly led by Fife Regional Council and Scottish Natural Heritage. The archaeological team and post-excavation facilities are provided by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division.
H James and P Yeoman 1994.
The fourth season of excavations at St Ethernan's Priory took place over six weeks in July and August. Excavations continued in the cemetery, the church, the E range, and the S range. The cloister garth was investigated for the first time, as was the W range following structural consolidation.
Part of the 1994 cemetery excavation area was reopened and enlarged, revealing numerous graves spanning a long period of time, possibly with early Christian origins. Various burial types were recorded, including further long cists with well-preserved extended inhumations, as well as muliple burials within and beneath cists. the skeletons of at least three children were found. Many of the cists and later shallow graves were dug into a possible, large burial cairn, 25m N-S, comprised principally of rounded beach stones. Some of the later burials presumed to be of 14th to 16th century date, were very shallow indeed having been buried in graves in the top of the burial cairn, covered with shell sand and reused cist slabs. A 5m wide paved roadway was found sealing part of the W side of the burial cairn, apparently heading towards the W door of the church. This was partly sealed by the stone foundations of an ancillary building of the monastery located to the NW part of the church.
Although the monastery was established in the 1140s evidence has been found to suggest that the conventual church was not constructed until some time in the 13th century. One of the principal aims of the excavation has therefore been to identify any remains of a pre-Benedictine church, which had been constructed to contain the shrine of the Saints and Martyrs associated with the island, and would have been available for immediate use by the colonising Benedictine brethren. The excavations did reveal part of a stone structure within and beneath the later church. the older structure may be the E end square apse of an 11th century church, with one corner of dressed masonry surviving above foundations. Both churches were built on the raised beach burial cairn which origionally extended to beyond the S wall of the monastery church. This may have been altered to form a terrace for building on, and at some time had been provided with a double revetment wall along the seaward side. At least two levels of extended inhumations survived within the cairns, and these were on the same alignment as the long cist burials. It is interesting to note that these were orientated NE-SW, as oposed to the true E-W arrangement of the later burials which mirrored the alignment of the monastery church.
Excavations within the cloister garth, which measured 8m E-W by 10m, revealed two phases of stone-lined and capped drains. These drains were found to continue beneath and through the walls of the E range where they joined with the main drain under the floor of the Chapter House, to then debouch down the slope to the E. A significant amount of disturbed human bone was found within the cloister garth, indicating that the pre-Benedictine burial ground had originally extended this far.
A small quantity of prehistoric material has been found during each season of excavations, and in 1995 this was augmented by discovery of a sherd of Beaker Pottery. A number of sherds of very coarse, thick walled late Iron Age (or Pictish?) pottery was also recovered.
The project is jointly led by Fife Regional Council and Scottish Natural Heritage. The Archaeological Team and post-excavation facilities are provided by GUARD.
Sponsors: Fife Regional Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, North East Fife District Council, Historic Scotland, The Russel Trust, The Hunter Archaeological Trust, The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the St Andrews & North East Fife Tourist Board.
H James and P Yeoman 1995.
NT 6585 9901 Excavations at the priory on the Isle of May continued for a fifth and final season (James and Yeoman 1995). Further excavation work took place within all the ranges of the priory, the cemetery trench begun in 1995 was excavated further, a trench further to the N was opened in the cemetery, and various small trial trenches were dug outwith the immediate monastery area in an attempt to locate the post-medieval village. A coin found in the cemetery during the 1995 excavations has been identified as an Anglo-Saxon penny of King Burgred of Mercia (852-74).
The cemetery trench begun in 1995 was reopened. As in previous years, multiple burials within long cists were encountered, and also some dug graves. One substantial cist beneath a large marker stone contained an extended female inhumation. Fragments of a neonate were also found. No graves were found beneath the roadway which skirted the cemetery on the W side, and it appears that the road is contemporary with the long cist graves.
A trench further to the N within the cemetery was opened, with the aims of finding the N and possibly E extent of the cairn, to see if the revetment found beneath the priory church in 1995 and further S in the cemetery in 1994 extended this far N, and also to better understand the nature of the burial cairn. The N extent of the cairn material was not found, but the continuation of the revetment to the E was. There was no cairn material to the E of this, suggesting that this truly was the edge of the cairn. There was evidence for some structural remodelling within the cairn, consisting of curving wall-like structures, up to three courses deep. In the SW corner of the trench the cairn was found to seal a dark brown loam, which overlay natural pebbles. Two disturbed burials were found over these stones with all the evidence reinforcing the view that the cairn was formed from a raised beach, greatly modified by human activity.
Excavation below the monastic levels within the ranges has also revealed cairn material in several places. Investigation below the level of the Benedictine foundations showed that the cairn or raised beach extended into this area. Three burials were found near the top of the cairn; all were fairly disturbed, presumably due to the building activity associated with the remodelling of the church that had gone on in subsequent centuries. A charnel pit was also found, which may represent reburial of bodies found during building work.
The burial cairn was also seen immediately below the chapter house floor, this being the furthest S on the site that it has been seen to extend. The cairn here was neither a single entity nor a natural feature, rather it appears to have been constantly restructured and enlarged, primarily shown by two rough revetments running N-S through the area. Four extended burials were excavated in this area, on the same Early Christian NE-SW alignment as seen elsewhere on the site. There were also several areas of disturbed and disarticulated bone, which had probably been displaced by remodelling of the cairn.
Limited further excavation took place within the cloister. A burial was found on a similar alignment to those in the long cist cemetery, as well as a small charnel pit. In the N part of the cloister, rounded stones were found, which could be the top of the burial cairn, while bedrock outcropped in the S.
In the W end of the Benedictine church, the post-medieval walls were removed. Excavation in this area revealed evidence of at least four phases of church building, with each successive phase extending the structure to the E. It appears that the earliest structure had drystone foundations, and was roughly 6m square, suggesting a mortuary chapel or oratory (possibly to house the bones of St Ethernan and other early monks). At a later date the building was extended by 1.6m to the E, forming a rectangular chapel evidenced by mortared foundations. This phase 2 building was further extended in the late 11th century by the addition of a square-ended apse, which was revealed during the 1995 excavations. This is dated by a silver penny of William the Conqueror ? the first found in Scotland. This is probably the church that stood on the site when the monks from Reading Abbey arrived in the mid-12th century, and would have been used by them until around 1250, when they constructed their own, much larger church.
A trench was dug between the church and the W range, removing the 16th-century path and layers of demolition material which contained much tile and pottery. A wall linking the N and W ranges was found. This was removed, revealing the foundations of the W range and some substantial slabs which could be paving, or perhaps foundations for an early structure. Inside the W range, in the NE corner, a sondage was dug, primarily to see whether this possible paving continued. It did not, but a layer of rounded beach pebbles was found, presumably a continuation of the cairn, although this was not investigated.
The E range undercroft, to the S of the chapter house, had been excavated to floor level in 1995. It was shown that the pillar bases found in 1994 were not a primary structural feature, but that several phases of remodelling took place before they were built, as a compacted floor surface survived beneath them. This surface ran under the internal dividing wall, suggesting that it may have been inserted at a later date than the original construction of the range, to form the smaller chapter house. A drain was found running SW-NE through the undercroft, also below the pillar bases, running out of the room at the E doorway.
The S range had previously been excavated to floor level. The excavations this year revealed the infilling material levelling up the bedrock and several pits cut into it.
A latrine block was found at the SE corner of the E range. This was a substantial structure, with a triple arch in the E wall, at the base of a 6m long garderobe chute, the S arch having been truncated by a later post-medieval building. Each arch is likely to have corresponded with a rock-cut sewer channel, although only the N one was excavated. This was flushed from above by a drain and contained preserved organic deposits.
As mentioned, a later building was found to the S of the toilet area, abutting the arched structure. This may be considerably later in date than the monastery, and is possibly contemporary with the industrial reuse of the site in the 16th century.
A number of small trial trenches were dug in the area where the post-medieval village was thought to be, and to test geophysical anomalies, but no trace of any structures was found. A small trench was also dug through the midden deposits to the S of the S range, yielding much mammal, fish and bird bone.
In addition, a well in Pilgrim's Haven, on the W side of the island, was excavated. Known as Pilgrim's Well, it was thought to be of a medieval date. It was in fact a cistern, and would have collected run-off from the surrounding slopes. Coins found in it suggest it had been cleared out during the 20th century.
The project is jointly led by Fife Council and Scottish Natural Heritage. The archaeological team and post-excavation facilities are provided by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division.
Sponsors: Fife Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, Historic Scotland, Russell Trust, Hunter Archaeological Trust.
H James and P Yeoman 1996
NT 6585 9901 A brief excavation took place at the priory in the Isle of May in order to reveal the complete ground plan of the S range, as the W end was sealed by up to 1.9m of post-medieval overburden.
The excavations revealed that the S range had been built up against the W range (St Ethernan?s Chapel). There was evidence for two doorways, one to the S leading out of the priory precinct towards the kitchen midden. The other was in the E wall, perhaps connecting with the original doorway in the S wall of the W range.
A post-medieval oven had been constructed within the S door of the W range and this also sealed the walls of the S range. The addition of the oven probably took place in the 16th century when the priory was remodelled to create a secular house. Three drystone walls were found within the overburden. As they were not exposed to their full extent it was not clear if these walls belonged to outbuildings or field boundaries.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Fife Council, SNH.
H F James 1997.


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Cygnus Papilio: Assemblage Art by Joseph Goode
Complex works drawing inspiration from the natural world and also from artists who have strived to make the mundane magical.
It begins by the somewhat painstaking process of foraging through thousands of vintage publications of long-forgotten etchings & paintings. These are often over 500 years old & from countries spanning the globe. Once they are carefully chosen, they are captured digitally, then organised and filed in extensive archives. Then each image is processed by digital renovation, which comprises of touching-up, cleaning, reshaping, colour-balancing & cropping. These components are then individually imported as single layers into the master artwork, which comprises of many hundreds of other such layers. These are then rescaled, repositioned, rotated, blended, re-ordered & merged with other components thousands of times over as the artwork begins to take shape. As it develops, many new components are added, and the process is repeated. This whole process may require starting over several times before a satisfactory composition is achieved. Backgrounds, overlays & typographic elements are added to the piece, which is finally formatted for printing. The whole process can take several hundreds of hours.


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At the end of the 2016 Olympic games, Japan was named the host city for the 2020 Olympics games. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose from a very familiar green pipe dressed as Super Mario. Once that happened, speculation began to run wild. The biggest question, would we see any anime characters appear during the games? Well, it looks like we have our answer.
The Tokyo Olympic Committee named their ambassadors for the 2020 Olympic games, and they are ALL popular anime characters. Son Goku, Naruto, and Luffy are some of the characters chosen to represent Japan in the 2020 Olympics. While not really a surprise, I'm sure this decision makes many anime fans happy. The goal is to draw in a younger audience to the games. With services like the new Anime Strike, anime is now widely available to many people. With such characters, many people are sure to now pay attention to the games. That is exactly what Japan is banking on.
With great anime comes great merchandise
As with anything anime, merchandise will follow. An official online shop is open with everything from t-shirts to keychains. The webpage is in Japanese so you made need a translator to navigate through it. The official merchandise for the games sold out fast, so I am sure any of the anime products will go fast. There is no word on if the products will ship outside of Japan, but it doesn't make sense to not ship elsewhere. Anime fans cover the globe and it would be a shame to leave them out.
I have always loved the Olympic games since I was a kid. As an anime fan, combining these two is a match made in heaven. It is fitting to have ambassadors such as Goku and Sailor Moon. Characters like these embody not only the Japanese spirit, but the spirit of competition. They are characters that don't give up in the face of adversity. That is what the Olympic games are about. Athletes push themselves to new heights to achieve something only few people have. As always, I am looking forward to the 2020 Olympics, but even more so now that Japan has such awesome ambassadors.
What do you think, geeks? Are you excited about Japan's ambassadors? Will you be watching the games?


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Some couples who divorce do so in a collaborative and cost effective manner usually through an Alternative Dispute Resolution process such as mediation. If children are involved they are usually for the most part, able to agree on custody of the minor children and, co-parent effectively and cooperatively. In this case the court is usually involved at the end of the process as a formality to enter the final Divorce Decree. This option usually preserves the majority of the family assets that are split between the husband and the wife. Child support and alimony may or may not be awarded depending on the circumstances.
However, although the minority of cases, there are other divorces that unfortunately utilize the court system in a litigious fashion. Such cases are often filled with conflict between the parities, allegations of or substantiated abuse, addiction and/or mental health issues, a demand for something other than shared custody (50-50) of the minor children by one of the other parties and/or alimony. In addition to attorneys for each party there may be a Guardian Ad Litem that has been appointed by the court to represent to the court what she/he beleives is in the best interest of the children, if any are involved. These cases may involve years of litigation that intensifies the emotional and financial strain involved in the divorce process. The family assets are often significantly impacted or in some cases depleted by this litigious divorce process.
The National Parent's Organization recently sponsored a documentary movie entitled "Divorce Corp.". This movie provides specific examples of the gross ailments that many believe plague this area of our judicial system. The movie claims that Family Law in the United States is about a $50 billion dollar industry that is infested with bias, corruption, greed, the depletion of family assets and the destruction of the relationship many parents have with their children. Very concerning….indeed.
Behavioral Compass Group (BCG) has submitted written testimony on the issues under review to both Task Forces. In short, BCG supports: shared custody (50-50), except in the case of substantiated psychological/physical abuse, addiction, special needs of the child, etc.; Guardian Ad Litems (GALs) who possess graduate level mental health knowledge (non-attorney and attorney); the formation of a State Audit Unit to monitor GAL case involvement, accountability and fulfillment of their obligation to recommend what is in the best interest of the children; an understanding of any existing disorders that impact any of the children involved, taking into account the child's special needs due to such disorder; and a complete list of all GALs who have completed the State required GAL training along with his/her hourly fee should be available to the public/parties in a case, prior to a GAL being selected so that they can make an informed decision. It is my understanding that the Task Force will make recommendations to the Judicial Committee who will then decide whether they take any further action on issues/recommendations raised. Further, we recommend when possible (and we realize it isn't always so) individuals utilize Alternative Dispute Resolutions for the dissoluion of the marriage and avoid the costly litigation track.
Last week, I observed the public hearing held by the Alimony Task Force. I was disappointed to see that all members of the Task Force are attorneys, including a couple Family Law Judges. I believe there should be representation from the non-attorney segment of our population who is familiar with the Family Law arena and alimony awards. Such individuals would likely broaden the prospective being considered by the Task Force. Post public comment, I had the opportunity to observe the Task Force debate various relevant issues associated with alimony awards in the State of Connecticut. Some members were more vocal than others, one in particular was inquisitive and passionate which I was pleased to see. However, at one point during their discussion several Task Force members admitted that they have trouble "…putting the skirt on the man…" and feeling the same as they do for some women about granting alimony awards. One Task Force member explicitly stated, "I guess I am biased." A few other Task Force members appeared to agree. Although I appreciated the candid debate, I am concerned with the acknowledgement for at least some Task Force members, that a bias towards men in regard to alimony exists. In my opinion it begs the question of whether such existing bias may spill over into the area of the custody of minor children? I wonder what the Task Force member's views are on shared parenting (50-50)? Something to ponder....