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Such a place would not be "an earth like ours."
So dissimilar would it be, that we would want to call it by a different name:
Imagine that we are standing on it, earth2, on its south pole. A line
drawn up between our feet and through our nether parts and out the top of our
heads would be the axis on which "this" earth revolved, clockwise under our feet.
Extended out 93 million miles, this line would pass through the center of the
sun, which for us would appear directly overhead. It wouldn't appear to move,
ever, except perhaps seasonally when it might appear to get a bit bigger or
This is a hot place we are standing on. Very hot. All rock. An
egg cracked on a horizontal surface sizzles and vaporizes instantly, discharging water vapor into
an atmosphere in which little water vapor has ever existed. The sky is black, not
blue, and we can see no stars, so brightly is the sun shining overhead. This
would be a place to leave.
And leave it we do, using our flying machine, heading (in
any direction) due north. We set the throttles so that we are flying at twice
the speed of sound. (This happens to be the speed at which a sunset or sunrise
transits these days from East to West along the equator of our "mother" earth:
15 degrees around that big circle every hour.)
The first hour or so of our trip is not interesting. Only more
hot rocks below. We notice, however, looking out of the plexiglass bubble on the top of our airplane,
that the sun is no longer directly overhead. It is a now a few degrees lower in
the black sky and, could it be, now a bit to the right of the tail of our
Another half an hour of flight brings us some three thousand miles to
the north of the south pole of earth2, about half-way to its equator, and at a
latitude of about 23 degrees. It's at this latitude on mother earth that a
circle is drawn called the Tropic of Capricorn. There's no reason to have
a Tropic of Capricorn on earth2, of course, since its axis of rotation is
in the plane of its ecliptic around the sun, and not inclined at an angle of 23
degrees to a perpendicular to that plane, as is the case with mother earth.
(It's at the latitude of 23 degrees on mother earth, and because of the tilt of
its axis of rotation, that the sun appears directly overhead at noon on
September 21 in the southern hemisphere, this day called for purposes of
recognition and respect "the autumnal equinox.")
We land our flying machine here in the southern hemisphere
of earth2, and take a look around. It's still very hot, and
dry. Understandably so, since the sun never sets here. It goes around and around
over our heads, counter-clockwise at a declination of 23 degrees, describing a full circle
overhead once every 24 hours, and heating things up all the time. No "nights"
for things to cool off a bit..
It's desert-like here, and dusty. The ground cover is thin and arid, with clumps
of strange yellow-green things growing here and there. Are those clumps of
yellow-green things actually growing on this endless savanna? Does it
ever rain here? Does anything live here? Must be.
The sky darkens suddenly and the wind picks up, blowing down upon us from the
northeast as would the fringe of a clockwise-rotating cyclone, and bringing with it hints of moisture which
condense ever so briefly on the hot leaves of the strange-looking plants. There
is water on earth2!
The storm is violent and short-lived, and we find ourselves back in our
flying machine, heading towards the north pole of earth2. Only, we have learned
a very important lesson about navigating on earth2 using the position of the sun
in the sky as a point of reference. Leaving the south pole, as we did earlier in
the day, we thought that we would be heading towards the north pole by putting
the sun behind us, keeping it always under the vertical hair of our airborne
sextant pointing out towards the rear of our vehicle. However, we know now that the sun
is circling overhead, and that 12 hours after our departure we would be heading
"due north" only if we were flying into the sun, and not away from it.
Were we to follow our mother earth instincts and keep the sun always behind us,
we would never get to the north pole of earth2, but would end by flying in a big
circle somewhere over the southern hemisphere instead. We give the appropriate
instructions to our man with the sextant in the plexiglass bubble of the flying
machine, and soldier on, northwards and into a sky which is now blue, and not
blindingly white. We're flying at twice the speed of sound.
The land below is now rapidly changing in its appearance. No longer savanna,
but increasingly green. Not just green, but jungle like. This is tropical stuff
like we've never seen before. Grasses and foliage and towering trees that have
never seen anything but daylight. Albeit from a sun that is now a few degrees
lower still. We're now over something like Brazil, and the sun is at half mast
in the sky, which is now deep blue in color. We wonder what sort of animals (or
people!) might be living in that dense, dark, green place below us.
There is little time for such speculation, at twice the speed of sound,
heading north. The jungle soon begins to thin, and the land below now looks temperate. There are dwellings that can
be seen, and now groups of dwellings, and now... cities! We are now a thousand
miles from the equator, and the sun is now very low in the sky behind us, but
things beneath our flying machine are looking very familiar. Lots of
buildings, lots of people, lots of smokestacks. It's looking very crowded down
there. Lots of activity in long shadows. This is clearly where the action is.
But what about these long shadows, cast by a sun which is
sinking ever lower in the sky? We twist our heads around and look
behind us, back towards the south pole. It's brighter back there, and very much darker up ahead in the direction we are
traveling. We recall our trips in airplanes on the old "mother" earth when we
would leave the east coast of the United States at the end of the day and fly to
Europe. We would then be flying into the night. We are now, too. The crossing of the equator
has always merited a ceremony, and
we perform one now by setting our airplane down. We choose a place called
"Midway," situated thirty miles outside of a large metropolis of the same name
located in a narrow province called "The Land of the Setting Sun." The reasons behind the choice of names
becomes immediately obvious. This is a place, halfway between the south and
north poles of this place called "earth2," where the sun is always setting. Not
in just one place, however. The orange glowing sun transits around us in a
circle, its lower edge just skirting the horizon. It does so once during each
period of time called a "day." This place boasts a robust incoming tourism
industry, which caters to newlyweds, to poets, and to others who pay to rent one of the "spin
wheels". These are platforms on which you can stand, facing the sun, and which
are caused by electric motors to rotate 360 degrees, counter-clockwise, every 24 hours.
The landscape on the horizon appears to move, from left to right, but the sun
does not.
Using the stereoscopic glasses and the rear-view mirror (provided
at extra cost) the riders of the spin wheels are treated to the super-imposition, over
the constantly setting sun, of a view of the stars behind them, to the north. Like
the sun, these stars do not appear to move.
As for the moon as seen from earth2, it does move, and
still rises in the east and sets in the west, but in a manner which is both predictable
and boring. It's always a half-moon, its cusps first pointing to the left, as do the
cusps of a typographer's closing parenthesis; then, when setting later in the night in
the west, its cusps pointing to the right, as do those of an opening parenthesis. The
parenthetical expression "full moon" never gets read, and a round, full moon never
seen, this causing wolves to howl less plaintively, and lovelorn lunar
songsters to look elsewhere for their inspiration. A partial eclipse of the
constantly setting
sun by the rising or setting moon is routinely observed, underwhelming spectators, and
putting pressure on the profits of the spin wheel vendors.
Ceremonies are by definition short-lived, and we find
ourselves back in our flying machine and heading again, due north, into the
terrain they call "Duskland." This place is clearly inhabited, since there are
thousands of lights flickering below. It's like flying over Iceland, or northern
Canada, or Alaska, in the wintertime. There's still barely enough light to see
the centers of population, and the fingers of cold water shining below in the
night. We're told that there are miles of steam pipes down there, drawing
heat up from the south, and nuclear reactors providing electricity to this vast
area which has never seen the light of day. The people living in Duskland
sometimes "go down for sunshine holidays," but not often. They are paid well
to work in the dim light,
and it is very much more crowded excruciatingly crowded down there just
below the equator.
But, an hour's flight north from the equator sees even these
signs of life extinguished. It's now pitch black down there, and very dark overhead, and
it's getting cold on the ground. Anything that was water a while ago is now ice. The
earthy permafrost has given way to its substratum of rock the same rock we remember
from the south pole, but now very cold rock. It's frigid up here in the northern
hemisphere, and getting
colder. By the time we arrive at the north pole, it's almost as cold as it gets
on the dark side of our moon.
Here, even in this coldest of places, the stars blaze overhead
with an intensity we have never seen before. Interestingly, the heavenly display
of recognizable constellations and planets is very similar to the one we
remember as seen from the equator of "mother" earth during the spring
and fall months. We see Orion the Bear, the
Little Dipper, and the Big Dipper. The bottom two stars of the Big Dipper point
as expected towards Polaris, the "North Star," some seven segments away, but,
wait... Polaris is not directly overhead, as it should be. There is some other
star directly overhead. We call it Polaris2. And, around it in what appear to be
perfect circles, all the other celestial bodies in the firmament are rotating,
ever so slowly, fifteen degrees of clockwise rotation every hour. On the horizon, you can
almost see them moving. The heavens are circling over our head, with Polaris2 at
the center of these circles, and with a full circle of celestial rotation
completed once every 24 hours. Once every day.
It would be nice if it were to be so simple, but it's not. A
day goes by, and we look directly overhead once again, expecting to see
Polaris2. We see Polaris2 alright, but it's no longer directly overhead. It's
now what appears to be one degree to the right, to the East. The axis of the
earth was pointing at Polaris2 yesterday, but it's not today. It's now pointing
somewhat to the left of Polaris2.
Successive daily observations tell the same story. Polaris2 is
declining along a path which will bring it to the edge of our eastern
horizon within ninety days. It will then disappear altogether for six months,
only to arise again to our left, on our western horizon, reaching its eventual
zenith, at a point directly over our heads, one year to the day since the last
time we saw it there.
This is of course because earth2, spinning always on an
axis which is an extension of a radius of the sun, is also moving around the
sun, counterclockwise, with its axis sweeping out an arc in the universe similar
to that projected by the tungsten bulb of a beachside lighthouse. This axis points at
Polaris2 only once a year, defining the concept of a "year" in so doing.
In the meanwhile, the remainder of the celestial bodies we see
overhead are not rotating around us in perfect circles, as we thought, but in
delicate spirals falling down towards the horizon at our right, like the
extended wire coils of an immense "Slinky" toy. They will eventually
disappear, all of them, beneath our eastern horizon. Six months later they will
slowly spiral back up into the sky, having made their reappearance not in the
east, as our sun and celestial bodies presently do, but in the west.
Just as it behooved us to leave the south pole of this planet,
which was far too bright and too warm for comfort, so are we now inclined to put
this north pole behind us, which is too dark, and too cold. We don't do so using
our flying machine, however. Instead, in unison and in loud voices, we shout
into the sky the command "restore". Three times we shout the command, this being
a signal, pre-arranged in advance, authorizing our webmaster to take action. And
he does, typing the command into the keyboard of his computer, and pressing
Visual data fade to black, sounds disappear into silence, and
our awareness of inhabiting the body of a human being fades into an
indescribable peacefulness. Only to be quickly reversed, this fade-to-black, as we find
ourselves being reconstituted inside the metal walls of a reality chamber in the
basement of the physics building at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy,
New York, in the United States. This was an experiment in virtual reality.
We are quick to remove the electrodes from our temples,
and we stumble out of the oval hatch door, with its big circular locking wheel, past the wall of blinking leds and tally
lights, and into the de-briefing room. There sits the president of the
university, who is taking notes which she will use in order to appeal for
additional federal funding for research of this sort. She asks us to recount
our experiences, and we do so by reading to her a version of the text that appears above,
ending with this sentence.
Not quite ending with that sentence. There is a misfit in our
traveling group. A philosopher. He is whingeing on and on about "a lost
opportunity." The president of the university stops taking notes, and looks
"Came back too soon," the philosopher is insisting. "Lost a
golden opportunity. Just about to formulate the argument, we were, and then the
webmaster pressed "restore". Wicked bad timing. That place was as real
as this place is, only, for it, there was no explanation... no plausible account for
how it ever
happened that an earth would end up spinning on an axis which was a radius of its
sun, like a pig on a spit. For this earth of ours, spinning on an axis more or
less parallel with the axis of rotation of its sun, there's an explanation. The
conservation of angular momentum. The earth was once part of the sun, and broke
away, taking its spin with it. But for that place, lying on its side with
its south pole pointing towards the sun, so that it's always day or always night
depending on where you are, there's
no accounting for how it got that way. Spinning tops don't just lie down. No
explanation for that pig on a spit baking on one end and freezing on the other.
Save perhaps for divine intervention, or for intelligent
design. We had a ready-to-go proof for the existence of God in that place, and this guy
pressed "restore".
I liked that other place. There was a God there."
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The LeBron 13 Low has begun carving out its niche as a superb summer style, combining both a lightweight, breathable style and top-end Swoosh tech to make it a perfect choice for everyday-wear or all-day hoop sessions under the blazing sun. The next colorway figures to only build on that legacy.
The Nike LeBron 13 Low Black turns to one of the most consistently welcome palettes, trotting out a look that falls juusssst short of true "Triple Black" status. Jet black covers nearly every inch of the shoe, draped over the mesh upper, rubber midsole, even the visible Max Air cushioning in the heel. Then there's that quick pop of contrast, as white appears on the Swoosh and silver the tongue "LJ" logo. Sure, it breaks up the Triple Black idea, but we'll take colorful juxtaposition any day.
The Nike LeBron 13 Low Black looks to be landing at select retailers as we type. Stay tuned for further details and availability info, and keep your eyes peeled going forward.
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1. Whenever I have a piece of batting that's just a hair too small for a quilt, and I'm able to zig-zag a scrap piece of batting to it to make it work, I feel like patting myself on the back for helping save planet Earth. "Well done Self for not throwing that batting away & being wasteful *high five*!!!"
Anyone else feel that way? No? Just me?
Well, I was discussing this very thing with my quilty friends the other day, and Cherie (who is a bottomless pit of awesome quilting notions...seriously...I don't know how the heck she always finds this cool stuff), posted a link to this Heat Press Batting Tape. Huzzah for no more zig-zag stitching! Huzzah for saving me 20 minutes!
2. Amanda & Ashleigh over at the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery have come out with a new pattern series for Christmas! It's the Kawaii Winter Wonderland Countdown, and if you sign up before Nov. 10th the price is only $10 instead of $16.95. I made an Etsy sale earlier, and that fundage immediately went toward this noble cause ;)
3. FYI, that coupon code I posted last week for Fabric.com is still good (worked as of 10:30 pm last night when I checked it). Use 'sewsorry' for 20% off any order. I like to stock up on 505 spray whenever they have good codes like this, because I go through that stuff like candy and it's 'spensive.
4. Several of you have emailed me to ask where I purchased this print (I've used it in several other projects), and I last purchased it from IKOplusFabric on Etsy. I've gotten a lot of my Japanese fabric from them because they frequently have huge sales. Right now they've got everything marked down 15% due to a holiday in Taiwan, plus many of the new 2012 prints are 35% off. Most yardage is in the ballpark of $11-$12, which is practically unheard of - most Japanese linen blends are going for around $20/yard nowadays! Basically: get while the gettin's good ladies!
5. This journal is hilarious. I *heart* irony, plus it reminds me of me. Mostly because I'm the kind of person that bottles up my anger until I explode in an irrational public episode, similar to Kristin Wiig's cookie punching freak-out in Bridesmaids. That's me in a nutshell...except there would be more cellulite and I wouldn't look nearly as graceful rolling around in a dress with a giant cookie on top of me. And as my husband has informed me, my mountain side comes out and I get kind of twangy when I'm mad. Who knew?
6. Also, don't forget to create your I Made This! Pinterest board and register to win the Creativebug prizes I mentioned last week! Entry Form has to be completed by Tuesday, October 16th!


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New legislation from Steve King would put open borders lawbreakers like Oakland Mayor Schaaf behind bars
(National Sentinel) Get It Done: They say desperate times call for desperate measures. And when it comes to getting local officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, times are indeed desperate.
That's why a new bill from Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, named after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf — who recently tipped off illegal alien criminals to an impending ICE raid — is needed.
The bill would put local politicians like her behind bars for helping illegal aliens evade capture by federal immigration agents who were hired to enforce immigration laws.
During the February raid in and around Oakland, ICE agents arrested about 150 people believed to be in the U.S. illegally. The immigration agency said about half of them had criminal records and a sizeable number of those were for violent crimes.
But Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan said thanks to Schaaf's warning, some 800 suspected non-citizens were able to evade capture.
"There's 800 that we are unable to locate because of that warning, so that community is a lot less safe than it would have been," Homan said during an appearance on Fox News.
He noted further that the sanctuary city mayor's warning "is no better than a gang lookout yelling 'police' when a police cruiser comes in the neighborhood, except she did it to the entire community."
Now, Schaaf is the unofficial poster child for King's bill, the House's latest effort to punish local officials for helping illegal aliens evade capture.
President @realdonaldtrump how many rabid, violent MS-13 animals do mayors like @LibbySchaaf allow to prey on our citizens when they obstruct ICE raids? Too many! I've just introduced a bill to stop them and protect law abiding Americans. https://t.co/DlocIwZhmq
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) May 21, 2018
The legislation, known as the "Mayor Libby Schaaf Act," would pass down a maximum 5-year prison sentence to public officials who tip off illegal aliens about pending ICE raids, Breitbart News reported.
"Sanctuary politicians are placing the lives of citizens and law enforcement officers in jeopardy by giving illegal aliens warnings about impending ICE actions in local jurisdictions," King said in a statement. "This is obstruction of justice, and Americans do not have to put up with it."
"I want lawless, Sanctuary City politicians to hear this message clearly: if you obstruct ICE, you are going to end up in the cooler," King said.
The Justice Department is weighing its legal options against Schaaf for her actions.
And President Donald Trump himself has warned Schaaf directly that his administration is looking to prosecute her.
As The National Sentinal reported Monday, Schaaf is the target of a lawsuit by an immigration reform group that is demanding records related to her alleged cooperation with local law enforcement to subvert federal immigration statutes.
It's not clear whether King's bill has a chance of passing, but in the current environment, Americans are sick and tired of seeing local Left-wing open borders politicians openly flout immigration laws to harbor illegal alien criminals, all while putting American citizens' lives in danger.
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Water Saving is Important
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How to Determine if You Require Professional Plumbing Service
Many homeowners today love to maintain their home by completing various repair projects and upgrades on their own. For some, these projects are completed in an effort to save money. After all, by doing the work on their own, they will not have to pay … [Continue reading]
How to Fix a Leak at a Pipe Joint
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200 drainage work by PUB in next 12 months
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In most cases, engaging a freelance plumber (which can be easily identified by the lack of license number and business line in their advertisement) would usually cost less than that of engaging a proper licensed plumbing company. However, the … [Continue reading]
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Toilet system converts waste to energy
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Format: ARC
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Publisher: Berkley
Source: Publisher
Genre: Contemporary Romance
In the second Magnolia Beach romance by USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lang, a small Alabama waterfront town is the perfect place to start over...
At first sight, Molly Richards knew Magnolia Beach, Alabama, was the perfect place to escape her unhappy life. And though she's proud of the small coffee shop she's opened, something is missing. But she won't let herself be burned by love—again.
Veterinarian Tate Harris finds the local dating scene awkward, since he's known most of the eligible ladies his whole life. But he's finding it hard to resist the unassuming charm of the sweet-faced owner of Latte Dah. And when a late-night pet emergency finds Tate at Molly's house, that fascination turns into a potent mutual attraction.
But just as their relationship begins to take off, Molly's haunted past returns. Fortunately, Tate is determined to help Molly fight for the life she's been wishing for
- Tate and Molly's story is not as romantically tense and charged as the previous book, Something To Prove. That said, it's hard to top the return of Hell on Wheels aka Helena (Book 1 MC), Tate's BFF and Molly's new found girl buddy. Tate and Molly's book is somber, uneventful overall, but earnest and got intense real quick. EVERYTHING AT LAST is more sweet, less swoony.
- EVERYTHING AT LAST has tried and tested themes like friends-to-lovers and second-chances. Helena played matchmaker to Tate and Molly. It was awkward at first because the two weren't keen on getting together. The connection wasn't instant either, but when they realized that the is something going on, boy these two were on it like Donkey Kong!
- I loved the second-chance at love feel. It's not a reconciliation, Tate had a thing for Helena, didn't work out. Meanwhile Molly was previously married to a jerk. These two deserve happiness and I especially love how they were friendly first before jumping into a relationship. They took their time, especially Molly, exercised caution until they built something that's solid and lasting.
- I love small town romances! It can be annoying how everybody knows everyone's business. But loyalty counts for a lot especially on moments where its needed. Molly has been a Magnolia Beach resident for only a few years, yet when the situation called for it, the townspeople rallied for her! It's so touching considering Molly wasn't expecting such a response from everyone.
But even knowing that, I still can't help myself. I look at all the things I don't like about myself and vow that this year, I will change those things.
I think that's why I always fail at my resolutions. That's so negative. Here's this beautiful blank slate, a whole year of possibilities ahead of me, and I'm dwelling in the negative already, hating myself and thinking of all I'll have to give up or take on. It makes me grumpy and tired just thinking about it.
No wonder I fail.
So I'm taking a new approach for 2016: I'm listing things I like and want to do and giving those things extra attention, increasing their importance and nurturing them. I'm reframing my resolutions for this year and setting my goals a little differently. So in 2016, I will...
- Spend more time with my family. I like my husband. I like my kid. They're really cool people and we have a great time together. I'm going to spend more time with them, talking, playing games, cooking dinner together, and just hanging out. It'll be fun.
- Take better care of me. My neck and back are problematic, so aches and pains plague me and I don't sleep as well as I'd like. I feel so much better though, after I've been to yoga, so I'm going to make more time for that. I also love my ballroom dancing class, so I'm going to make that a priority in 2016 and get there each week.
- Lower my stress levels and simplify things. I'm tired of fighting my way through a closet filled with stuff I never wear or feeling like my hair is on fire as I rush around trying to do a thousand things all at once. It's stress I just don't need. I'm going to make things easier on myself this year.
Hmm. Looking at that list, I'm probably going to be watching less TV and spending less time on the computer. I'm also going to be getting more exercise. I'll probably end up cleaning out closets and attics and decluttering the house and organizing my time a little better. But I've set some awesome-sounding goals for 2016, and they're things I really want to do -- even if there's some not-fun stuff I'll have to do to accomplish them. It's a trade off, but I think I can do it.
I might actually have a chance of keeping these resolutions.
Whatever your resolutions are, good luck! I hope you have a fabulous 2016!


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To me, that was what AA was - innovative products at (reasonably) affordable prices, which is just like the new Schiit. They had an extensive line of kit, ranging from quite affordable to just out of reach (by my financial standards). I had an AA DLC (Digital Line Converter) and it was the best pre-amp I have ever owned. Congrats to the new AA but their prices are gradually becoming too dear. Stick to the basics, AA, and give us those those affordable products!
Audio Alchemy DPA-1M monoblock power amplifier
As I awaited delivery of review samples of Audio Alchemy's DPA-1Ma monoblock based on a class-D amplifier module from the Dutch company Hypex ElectronicsI received the March 2016 issue of Stereophile, which included Kal Rubinson's reviews of NAD's Masters Series M2 stereo power amplifier and Theta Digital's Dreadnaught D multichannel amplifier. Both use modules from Hypex. (Are we in the Hypex era of amplifiers?)
More to the point, I also had on hand a pair of Theta's Hypex-based Prometheus monoblocks, which I used to good effect in my review of Wilson Audio Specialties' Sabrina loudspeaker. The Prometheus sells for $12,000/pairnot exactly a bargain price. It's also big (9" wide by 13.5" high by 19.8" deep) and heavy (54.1 lbs each), and so doesn't deliver on class-D's promise of being small and light.
But the Audio Alchemy DPA-1M is small (10.4" W by 3" H by 11.5") and light (16.1 lbs each), and costs $3990/pair (the materially identical DPA-1 Stereo costs $1995), and so comes closer to fulfilling the promise of class-D. But what about the sound? All in the fullness of timebut bear in mind that, on the Hypex website, a white paper by Bruno Putzeys, chief engineer of research and development, mentions a reviewer (unidentified, but not one who writes for Stereophile) who "yammered" that it was no fun writing about amplifiers based on Hypex modules, because they just sound clean and neutral. I'll try to keep any yammering to a minimum.
Hypex offers a number of class-D amplifier output-stage modules that fall into their UcD and NCore categories; the differences among these, which are highly technical and mostly beyond my understanding, are described at www.hypex.nl. Suffice it to say that Bruno Putzeys describes NCore, the more recent design, as superior to UcD. The Audio Alchemy DPA-1M uses one of the earlier UcD modules, which Audio Alchemy's Peter Madnick told me he actually prefers to the NCores in this design. The DPA-1M is specified as producing 325W into 8 ohms or 400W into 4 ohms, whereas the NCore-powered Theta Prometheus outputs 250W into 8 ohms, 500W into 4 ohms, or 850W into 2 ohms. (The DPA-1M's output into 2 ohms is not specified.)
Despite its relatively modest price, the DPA-1M is a fully balanced design, with a pair of hermetically sealed gold-on-gold relays that permit switching between its balanced and single-ended inputs. My Convergent Audio Technology (CAT) SL-1 Black Path Edition preamp has only single-ended outputs, but I've found it to work well with a variety of amplifiers, including balanced designs, and so it was with the DPA-1M. Noise levels were extremely low. The DPA-1M combines an analog class-A input stage with a class-D output stage and runs at 80% efficiency (compared to the 30% typical of class-AB amps).
Madnick told me that, inside the DPA-1M, the signal is fed to a differential pair of JFETs feeding a low-power MOSFET driver stage. The circuit is servo-controlled to cancel any offset and to avoid having to use coupling capacitors in the signal path. This input circuit is powered by a dedicated power supply with ultra-low-noise voltage regulators. The class-D Hypex output module is powered from a switching power supply. The DPA-1M is a bridged design, which Madnick considers "the best-sounding way to do it." Of course, the sonic characteristics of the DPA-1M depend not only on its circuit topologies, but on the choice of specific components, PCB layout, and fabrication materials, as well as the selection of internal wiring and, one assumes, various proprietary factors. The DPA-1M's fit'n'finish are excellent, with no indication of any corners being cut in achieving its relatively low price, yet the amp avoids the sort of "audio jewelry" appearance that makes me wonder how much of a product's price was determined by its cosmetics.
The DPA-1M has the usual controls and indicators expected of a modern power amplifier, and then some. The Power button lights up to indicate status; press it and the amp goes into a 15-second warm-up mode, during which its output is muted. As mentioned earlier, you can select the single-ended (RCA) or the balanced (XLR) input by pressing a button. There's a 12V DC trigger input. A front-panel LED indicates if the amplifier is clipping. (In the time I had them here, neither amp's clipping LED lit up.) A Mute button does just what you'd think it might. The Gain button toggles between 20 and 26dB, which can be useful in matching the gain of the preamp. I tried both settings, compensating for the difference at the preamp, but could hear no difference in sound quality. I used the 26dB setting, which was closer to the 27.8dB gain of the Theta Digital Prometheus amplifier I used in my comparisons.
Because the Wilson Sabrinas were already in my listening room, I relied on them for reviewing the DPA-1Ms, thus relieving me from having to get used to some other speakers. The Wilsons also got the nod for their proven ability to reveal the sonic characteristics of amplifiers driving them, and for the simple reason that Wilson Audio Specialties have themselves used DPA-1Ms to demonstrate the Sabrinas, suggesting there's reason to believe that these speakers and amps are a good match.
The owner's manual for the DPA-1M makes no mention of a need for a break-in period, which made me wonder if this is because Audio Alchemy doesn't consider break-in to be important, or because they run-in the amps at the factory. When I e-mailed Peter Madnick about this, he replied: "There should be no serious evaluation of the amps until 100200 hours of break-in." (Good thing I asked!) Pressed further about whether just leaving the amps on can be considered break-in, or if he meant actual time spent playing music, Madnick said that they do about 50/50. My descriptions of the sound of the DPA-1M are based on the amps having been on for at least 200 hours, of which about 100 hours were spent playing music (often when I was out of the house).
Dude, that is the new 'affordable!'
Att JA:
Please go back to showing what coming out of the output with the square wave shots as you normally do with Class D, instead of filtering it all out???? As what you've shown, this is not what gets to the speakers and i think is a bit misleading?
Quote JA: "I used, ahead of the analyzer, an Audio Precision AUX-0025 passive low-pass filter, which eliminates noise above 200kHz that would otherwise contaminate the measurements; for the 1kHz output power tests, I also used a 20kHz brickwall low-pass filter."
Cheers George
Please go back to showing what coming out of the output with the square wave shots as you normally do with Class D, instead of filtering it all out????
The only difference is that the tops and bottoms of the squarewave are obscured by HF noise, the level of which I still mention in the text. See, for example, fig.13 at http://www.stereophile.com/content/bel-canto-design-black-amplification-system-measurements. If I filter the noise, you can then see overshoot and ringing, when it exists, which I think more significant.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
I find it more informative to see the HF noise on the square wave, this then gives me an indication of how good the manufacturers filtering is, as it's shown now it say nothing, because it's not the real thing.
Cheers George
In ucd and ncore design it's the same squarewave + 400khz 350milivolt RMS sinewave added nothing special.
On the 7th page (the last page) you can see UCD switchmode signal on high bandwith analog scope that can capture couple Mhz more than AP can and on the 6th page you can see bad Class D that pollute the airwaves
The use of AUX-0025 low pass filter is not needed for measuring ucd/ncore class d(it's better not to use it the big coil of wire pickup noise and distort the signal), but you have to switch on AES17 filter so that 400khz signal not miscalibrate the AP scale.
The guy who design ucd class d does not have AUX-0025
It would have been interesting to compare this to the NAD M22, which is based on the more advanced (?) nCore module. While not a monoblock and not as powerful, the M22 is at least priced accordingly (compared to the DPA-1M). I would imagine a person looking into the AA amp would also consider the NAD M22 as well...


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The 2014 Best (and Worst) of Wizards & Beyond — Part 1
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are.
Do you remember yesteryear? As in, the very most recent one, 2014?
We at TAI do, sort of, as much as fleeting short-term memory allows. And so we blog, capturing pixels and releasing them unto the Internet, forever.
Welcome to the Best (and Worst) of the Washington Wizards in 2014 (and beyond) … Part 1.
For this survey, a cross-section of 33 intense Wizards followers were polled, including TAI staffers, those from Wizards-involved media entities (bloggy and non-bloggy), and fans otherwise of the team (as evidenced through their Twitter feeds). Many thanks to all those who voted and commented.
Please enjoy the fruits and veggies of this labor of love below. Part 2 here; Part 3 here.
Winner: Paul Pierce (13 votes)
"The Truth has
given this team popular press coverage and an edge."
"Pierce is the monolith, the comet entering Washington's orbit as a new moon (via science), that grandfathers will tell their grandkids about when they ask what finally changed."
"Veteran presence. Doesn't back down from anyone. Baller."
"How can I not vote for #Truth?"
Runner-Up: Andre Miller (9 votes)
"Bubs got the best literally-cant-get-up-off-the-floor game we seen. We like we PGs like we like we beer: No Hops."
"Always-savvy decisions totally transformed the second unit."
"Nothing is more fun than watching Andre back an opposing point guard into the paint, pump fake him and bank a layup off the glass."
"We need at least one guy willing to go to the media buffet for free corn and salad."
Honorable Mention: Rasual Butler (6 votes)
"Kris has the off-court drama and a new jumper, PP has the history and Andre Miller has experience. But Rasual was supposed to be the Mateen Cleaves of this squad, and now he's an intergal part of the Wizards. Even Zach Lowe took time to give Butler a shout-out."
"We knew what Pierce was capable of. Butler was an unexpected surprise."
Others receiving votes: Kris Humphries (5 votes)
"Everyone on this list has been great, even Blair holding down the fort on the bench, but none has been as persistently efficient as Kris Humphries."
"Secret Weapon is the best off-the-ball player on the team."
"Lunchpail not included."
Winner: Trevor Ariza (18 votes)
"He defended, he hit big shots and he made for good Twitter fodder."
"Ariza, along with Wittman and Nene, was one of the biggest factors in changing the culture of the Wizards organization. Though the Wizards have done well without him, we will always have a place in our hearts for the Hookah man."
"Those transition 3-pointers would be real useful. Not to mention his shutdown defense in the playoffs."
I'm less chill than I was when the king of the corner 3 called D.C. home."
Runner-Up: Trevor Booker (7 votes)
"For a while Booker was the only dude you knew would give everything he got every game. And he always mixed it up with LeBron and Blake Griffin and he always had some wicked
fourth quarter offensive rebound follow slams. And he gave great cereal interviews. Legit loved that guy."
"Ariza was nice, but easily replaceable. Could make the case for anyone. But Cook Book brought a type of institutional muscle that does not necessarily exist on the team now."
"Cook Book 4Evah and I don't even eat cereal."
"Now my 2010/11 Booker warmup jersey is a throwback."
Honorable Mention: Jan Vesely (4 votes); Al Harrington (2 votes); Eric Maynor (2 votes)
"Al 'Thornton' Harrington is the one credit for helpin coalesce team las year. Trev too, but since Rasual 'Alfred the' Butler ably takin he place it dont feel so weird to not hav he hookah in tha house."
"Is it possible to not miss Jan?"
"*Airplane emoji* *Airplane emoji* *Airplane emoji* *Airplane emoji* *Airplane emoji*"
"Real answer is Ariza, but that Al Harrington Thanksgiving meal in 2013 was really nice Wizard moment. Plus, wings *and* mac 'n' cheese at Thanksgiving? That's just genius."
{more Vines via DC Council, and more via Beal vs Hinrich}
Winner: Wizards 101, Bulls 99 (OT) – Gm 2, 1st Round, 2014 Playoffs (18 votes)
"When the team made the leap from 'Just happy to be here' to 'We can win this series.' "
"A thrilling comeback overtime victory in the playoffs? … on the ROAD!? … with Nene and Beal turning out the lights!?! Yes, I'll choose that game."
"Casually sketched out parade route after this game."
Runner-Up: Wizards 102, Pacers 79 – Gm 5, 2nd Round, 2014 Playoffs (5 votes)
"On the brink of elimination, this was the Wizards' moment to show, as Bill Pulllman aptly said in 'Independence Day,' 'We will not go gently into the night, we will not go down without a fight' in staving off elimination in Indianapolis. Marcin Gortat had the game of his life, and John Wall was not far behind, in blowing out the Pacers to take the series back to Washington. Then they lost the next game at home and were eliminated from the playoffs."
"We pick this one randomly bcuz honest cannot remember a single game from las week let alone las year."
Honorable Mention: Wizards 134, Raptors 129 (3OT) – Feb. 27, 2014 (3 votes); Wizards 133, Celtics 132 (2 OT) – Dec. 8, 2014 (3 votes); Wizards 114, Heat 97 – Jan. 15, 2014 (2 votes); Wizards 104, Rockets 103 – Dec. 29, 2014 (2 votes).
"There were other games with higher stakes, but to see Wall battle the Celtics and his emotions after losing a young friend was just must-see-TV in a perverse yet magical type of way."
The Heat game: "69 points in the first half, holding the heat to 18 in the first quarter; Nene blocking James AND slamming on him…."
Convincing Paul Pierce to become a Wizard (thanks Sam Cassell!). (12 votes)
"Pierce's arrival was completely unexpected, and it gave the Wizards their first Sally Field moment in a long time. They like us, they really like us!"
"No move signifies the culture change in D.C. more than an established champion CHOOSING to come to D.C."
"Pierce showing up let the world know that the Wizards are legit and respected. That his signing was tied with a decision not to sign Ariza long-term while fueling the KD2DC train adds to the scenario."
"A lot of Washington's improvement has been from within, and a lot has been inscrutable. Rasual was the find of the summer. Pierce, though, is the tesseract that brought future John Wall in touch with current John Wall."
"For the sake of Ted and his aspirations of landing marquee free agents becoming a reality, I'll go with the Paul Pierce signing. And also because it's been huge for this team."
"/does big balls dance"
Runner-Up: Signing Marcin Gortat to a 5-year, $60 millon contract (8 votes)
"Marcin and Nene are the heart soul of this defense. Without them, this team would be in trouble."
"Was important to keep him and the foundation intact, and if the salary cap goes up as expected the salary won't look that bad even if he's not very productive in the final year."
"He has a mohawk, guys. A mohawk."
Honorable Mention: Trading Jan Vesely, Eric Maynor & a 2nd Round Pick for Andre Miller (and a free roster spot). (7 votes)
"Like the Professor himself, the trade looks better with age."
"Because this trade led to Miller + space for Gooden, which led to more wins which led to a higher playoff seed which led to 1st round win which led to legitimacy which led to Paul Pierce."
"The Wizards were a so-so team through much of the season, excelling when the starters were on the court, then falling apart whenever Gortat or Wall were out of the game. Adding Miller and creating a roster spot to add Drew Gooden turned the Wizards bench from a liability into an asset, springboarding them to a strong finish to the year."
Also receiving votes: Signing Kris Humphries to a 3-year, $13 million contract (team option 3rd year). (5 votes); Finding Rasual Butler. (1 vote)
"Secret Weapon." (Kris Humphries)
"Humphries provides a stabilizing presence off the bench and in the starting lineup. Without him, those minutes would go to Seraphin."
Winner: Extending qualifying offer to Kevin Seraphin. (12 votes)
"Seraphin is the basketball version of groundhog day: He doesn't regress, he doesn't improve, he just does the same thing every damn game. There are inspired post-ups, uninspired stretches of defense, a tongue-lashing from Coach Wittman, and a seat on the bench. He didn't need a contract, he needed a new venue."
"I know this was as much about cap management as anything else. I wouldn't mind it as much if he wasn't part of the rotation, where he is more of a liability than an asset on any given night."
"Because Kevin Seraphin makes more money than Draymond Green."
"Although if Seraphin wasn't on the team I'm not sure where #WizardsTwitter would be able to vent, so maybe I'm OK with this move."
Runner-Up: Selling the 2014 2nd Round Pick to the Lakers for Cash. (7 votes)
"Maybe the real answer is Cassell leaving if Beal's season doesn't uptick with the potent consistency, but for now I'll go with the pick dump just because I love the draft, would prefer they use picks even if on stashes or deals for future picks. Maybe I'd feel different if I received some of the 'cash.' "
"Grunfeld will one day return to R'lyeh, but his secret extension gets a reprieve here to memorialize a small thing that stands in place of a big idea."
Honorable Mention: Secretly extending Ernie Grunfeld. (6 votes)
"Here's a storyfi: Say got the same garbage man for 10 years, and erry week it a crapshoot whether he pick up ur trash. Like, for 3 years straight he just leave ur nudie mags pour out on the street rite next 2 ur empty tuna cans. All the neighbors like, 'What a pornographic white fish eater live in that Mothering Hut!!' And we all like, 'Yeah so, but the Garbage Man is supposed to cover for we & not let u see with phish & porn.' Then suddendly for 1 year the garbage man pick up all ur old #badtouch mags & sardine cans & ur neighbors say, 'Glad the Mothering Hut is living clean!' and then they give Garbage Man a raise. WHAT ABOUT YEARS OV SPILLING WE TITS & TROUT???? Pretty much self xplains."
Others receiving votes: Letting Sam Cassell walk (3 votes); Signing (via trade) DeJuan Blair, who has barely played (2 votes); Signing Marcin Gortat to a 5-year, $60 millon contract, Letting Trevor Booker walk, Letting Trevor Ariza walk (1 vote each).
Winner: "You gotta be a starting backcourt to say you are the best backcourt." —John Wall on Dion Waiters' comments. (12 votes)
"Wall is becoming a quote machine this year."
"Cleveland. … That's the punchline."
Runner-Up: "I look at the wall. I look at a white wall and contemplate." —Marcin Gortat on Marcin Gortat. (7 votes)
"If Leonidas and Nietzsche had a baby that was abandoned to the woods and raised by wild G-Wiz only to be found and adopted by the illegimate offspring of Richard Burton and Medusa, it would be a lot like Gortat."
"Mochins Ghostbot is we Eastern Euro existentialist. If August Strindberg wasnt we intern, we'd gladly welcome Marching Goatbutt into we Mothering Hut."
"This is an all-time great quote. The imagery alone … I mean, by Jove! /stares at the white wall, contemplates."
Honorable Mention:
"Damn, fresher than a Mississippi pimp there, Temp. Got a hot date tonight?" —John Wall on Garrett Temple's post-game outfit. (5 votes)
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Our Campaign to Save Romania's Heritage: The Ambulance for Monuments
Founded in 2016 by ARTTA (The Anglo-Romanian Trust for Traditional Architecture) and sister organisation Asociatia Monumentum, The Ambulance for Monuments project has generated a groundswell of enthusiasm amongst young Romanians, who are stepping forward in great numbers to repair their endangered historic buildings.
The project is already making huge strides in the regions of Transylvania and the Banat, benefitting immeasurably from the kind support of HRH The Prince of Wales, The Headley Trust and The Julia & Hans Rausing Trust, but there is still much work to be done.
Seed funding is now needed to enable this heart-warming local success story to grow into a nationwide movement for the protection of Romania's historic monuments and traditional crafts.
We are seeking donations and grants from individuals and organisations that value the preservation of architectural heritage and wish to support locally-led initiatives.


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You may not have any problems after surgery. But it can help to know what the more common problems are so that, if you do have any, they can be detected and treated early.
Once you're home after your operation, check your wound(s) regularly. Tell your breast care nurse or doctor immediately if you have possible signs of infection, such as:
- increased redness or change in colour over the breast, around the scar area or both
- discharge (fluid being released) from the wound
- a temperature above 37.5°C (99.5F)
- uncontrollable shivering (rigors)
- you feel generally unwell.
Your doctor can prescribe antibiotics if needed.
If you are having breast cancer treatment
Chemotherapy reduces your ability to fight infection. If you have an immediate reconstruction your doctors will wait until your breast has healed before beginning chemotherapy.
If you feel unwell or have any signs of infection in your breast or elsewhere after starting chemotherapy it's important to contact the chemotherapy team without delay for advice. Your chemotherapy nurse will give you information about signs of infection to look out for while you are having chemotherapy.
Bruising and bleeding
Bruising to the breast and donor site is very common after the operation and usually goes away after about three weeks.
Sometimes, after the operation, there can be bleeding and a build-up of blood (a haematoma) in the breast or donor site. If this happens, it is most likely in the first 24 hours after surgery and can cause swelling and pain. Sometimes another operation is needed to stop the bleeding.
Fluid under the wound (seroma)
After your surgery, it's normal for some fluid to collect in the area around the wound (a seroma). You will have drains in place to take away this fluid. These are long, thin plastic tubes attached to vacuum drainage bottles. A nurse will remove these a few days after your operation. Sometimes, after the drains are taken out, fluid builds up under the wound. This may need to be drained by a surgeon or nurse, using a small needle and syringe.
Chronic pain
Pain usually gets better in the weeks following surgery. But occasionally, women continue to have pain for months or even years after the operation. Pain that continues for a long time is called chronic pain. There are several different causes of chronic pain, and many of these can be treated. If you experience pain and it doesn't improve, talk to your breast surgeon. They can do tests to find out the cause or recommend a treatment that may help.
Keloid scars
Most scars following breast reconstruction heal normally and gradually fade with time. However, a small number of women may develop a keloid scar. These are caused by an overgrowth of tissue along the scars. They are wider than normal scars and often a different colour from normal skin. They are also raised above the normal skin. If you are worried about your scars after your surgery, talk to your surgeon.


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As the leaves settle around us, we hardly realize that we have also settled into the routine of fall. School schedules, football games, crock pot dinners, and whatever else feels good on cool sunny days. We are just beginning to relax after the mad rush that comes with school starting. But if you look a few weeks down the road, it's already Thanksgiving! This is a fun time with family and friends: eating, sitting by the fire, playing games, watching holiday specials and football games on TV, or just reminiscing about the past.
Speaking of football and the past, the November issue has a little of both. November is the home issue but I suppose it's how you interpret it. When I think of home, I think of being young again and home in the Catskill Mountains. Since I've been in Tulsa for 25 years, I wondered what it would be like to go home to Tulsa. This cover picture of driving along Route 66 towards Tulsa gave me some ideas. We have a wonderful article on the revival of Route 66 as well as some of the businesses along there. Since TU is on Route 66 and it's football season, why not get to know the new coach? We also have some ideas for upgrading your tile and stone, just in time for the holidays or taking in some shows and enjoying all that Tulsa has to offer. But if you have to get out of town, there is a great road trip that you can read about before you go.
Happy November and Happy Thanksgiving!
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A lot has happened in the last year. I started making necklaces and I learned how to carve. Where will I go from here?
I now have a new blog: Breadbythehour.com! If you like to try new recipes, or you simply want to look at gorgeous pictures of bread, feel free to check it out!
I've been away for more than a year. Are you curious about where I've been? I'll give you a recap of my adventures.
I am in love with breakfast food. Oatmeal, apples, you name it - I'll probably eat it. But this tasty treat takes the cake. I love that I only have to make one serving for myself - no sharing...
Ready for an epic adventure? The Great Train Robbery is one of the most exciting heist books I've ever read. To learn more, check out this month's book club discussion.


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Years ago we were studying a hot new forex strategy and the teacher of that method of trading said he stayed awake half the night because the London session was the most active session to trade. Call us natural skeptics, but we'd already come to see that not everything this teacher was telling us was based on fact, so we started wondering about whether this was true or not. Was the London session really the most volatile? And if so, was that true for all the major pairs or just some of them?
That's when it started… Our fanatic compulsion to prove things right or wrong. This spilled over into our analysis of the average hourly range of 7 of the major pairs. In fact, this is when Kim of CompassFX started calling us the "Fact Stat" girls, which was at the same time a compliment (because of our love for facts and statistics) and a bit worrisome (because when she first said it, it sounded like she was calling us the Fat Stat girls). OK...onto what we found...
Trading friends started asking us for our data about the hourly ranges and we came to realize how important this analysis is and how few traders understand the movements of the markets over the course of the day. Soon after that we started posting this info here on our website, and we've been keeping track of this for the 7 major currency pairs ever since. And because we're also artists and masters of Photoshop, we're able to put together killer cool graphics for you like this one for the AUDUSD:
(By the way, if you own the Forex Smart Tools you always have access to this info from the Resource section of the Private Membership site, or through the Help menu of your Calculator or Trade Log. If you don't own the Smart Tools, you can see all this info by signing up to our email list in the blue band above. The first email you receive from us includes the link to our Resource center - free. No charge.).
Why is knowing the Average Hourly Range of a currency pair you are going to trade important? If you know this information, you can adjust your profit expectations to the time that you trade. You can also make sure that your stop is appropriate to the pair and the time of day.
Here's a good example: If you put on a trade for a currency pair that generally moves 15 pips during the next few hours you are trading (and there's no big news coming out), does it make sense to use a 40 pip stop? If you put on a trade with an 18 pip stop for a pair that averages 35 pips in the next few hours, does that make sense? The answers are not always cut and dry and certainly depend on your own strategy and trade plan – but working with the specifics of the pair and the time of day or night that you trade will really help you refine your trade plan and allow you to make more intelligent choices. Or as we like to say: Trade Smarter – Not Harder!
Rather than just telling you the punch line of what moves when, we wanted to offer you this little quiz so you can see how well you understand the movements of the market. Take the quiz and find out how much you know. You'll be able to see the correct answers after you take it and hit the orange button at the end:


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The city needs to hire a consultant to study its overall computer needs, according to Mark Culverhouse, an assistant to the city manager.
In a memo to City Manager J. Scott Miller, Culverhouse said numerous department heads want to upgrade their department's computer system because of inefficiency.
Oakland Park uses NCR computers.
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Some of the world's leaders in medicine are gathering in Cleveland this week at the 17th Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. Join The Sound of Ideas as the clinic announces the 10 innovations sure to make an impact in the coming year.
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The Chagrin Falls Historical Society is proud to offer books, posters, cards, etc. related to the history of the village. All proceeds go to the care and upkeep of our museum.
Tax is included in the purchase price. Shipping fees will be added at checkout. Items will be mailed within 2 days of purchase.


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Music Boosters Needs You!
We have five openings for board positions for the 2017-18 school year. We need to fill them very soon for transition over the summer.
Please consider joining the music boosters and supporting the music program for the Blue Springs School District. No previous meeting attendance or knowledge is necessary. The current board chair will train and help you as needed. Click on each position for a detailed description of responsibilities or click here for a list of all the positions and details. We ask that each position make at least a two year commitment if at all possible.
Fundraiser Chairperson – filled as of March 31, 2017
We are so fortunate to have such an amazing music program at Blue Springs! Please consider supporting this program to help ensure our music program receives the tools they need to be successful. It is such a great opportunity for our children to participate in music in its many capacities here at Blue Springs! I urge you to show your support by joining Music Boosters and volunteering to be on the Board. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in helping!
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Oh, what a book. What a book.
|Thank Heavens we don't have to go through that anymore.
|Thank Heavens we don't have to go through that anymore.
I haven't read it in years, but it's one of my absolute favorite novels.
I read it straight over a weekend when I was 16. I threw it across the room, broke the binding, and sobbed at the ending.
Hated the movie; it did not do the book justice. But that could be because I read the book first and saw the movie later.
My mother's neighbor Mindy did the same exact thing - she threw it across the room and sobbed. You are not alone.
I wasn't shocked by the ending since I had already seen the movie, but I didn't mind it since I can't STAND Scarlett. She is an absolutely unpleasant human being. The fact that she ends up without a man, I thought, was absolute justice.
Mitchell, even if she had lived, said she had no plans to write a sequel since she couldn't stand her characters anymore. I could understand that.
I can't believe this coincidence! I'm in middle of reading it right now for the first time and am so enraptured with it.
Ha! ESP!
One of the few books I've literally stayed up all night to finish reading (others include the later Harry Potters and Daniel Deronda). I was only 14 or so, so I guess it was only natural that I proceeded to become absolutely GWTW obsessed for, like, the next two years (which included the year that the sequel by Alexandra Ripley came out--a total bust, btw). However, I haven't picked up a copy in at least 15 years and honestly I don't think I can stand to (not because I hate the ending, more because too much of a good thing makes you sick of it).
I saw the movie many times before reading the book, and while I did enjoy it, the movie always took my breath away with the stunning colors and costumes. And who doesn't love Clark Gable?
Oftentimes the movie doesn't live up to the book, but in this case I think they are both wonderful for different reasons.
As a Southern girl, I grew up with this story in a big way. When I was younger I wanted to be Scarlett (don't judge me), head-strong, beautiful, and the desire of every man. Pretty much all Southern girls want to be her.
Later I finally realized what my mother had always told me, that Melanie was the one I should want to be like, not Scarlett.
Gone With the Wind is such a big deal to Southern women. I grew up playing in my mother's hoop-skirt and just recently inherited my Great-Grandmother's Rhett Butler doll. Last week my mother referenced making a dress out of the drapes and to this day if I act like a spoiled child she calls me Scarlett. ;-)
Anon: I don't think I can trust any sequel not written by the original author. I read a few based on Austen's books, and boy were they bad. It has to be done by the proper author.
iTripped: Yes, Clark is adorable. But my true love is Cary Grant. Ah.
Jaynie: Melanie, bless her heart, was a flaming Confederate. While Ashley would rather be a conscientious objector, she is passionate for the "cause." She actually is a little scary at times.
Scarlett, while not likable, is admirable; she understands that the era of Southern hospitality is over, and grimly builds herself a fortune while everyone else is shocked by her lack of sensibility. She doesn't want to starve, people; if it is not "ladylike" for her to run a business, stuff it.
I was meaning politics aside. Scarlett drives me up the wall while Melanie was nice to Scarlett when she really didn't have to be.
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Hello champions, how have you been? My week have been exciting, hectic and great.
Late last week, I was ironing my trousers, and it got burnt on the thigh area.I had planned to wear it for an event this week. Mainly because it blended with how I wanted to look. Although I had a variety of clothes to replace the burnt trousers, I really wanted to wear it. So, I had an idea! Ideas can come through our mistakes; Mine came because l burnt my trousers.
I loosened the trousers,and refurbished it. This time adding the Modish flap skirt right in front of it. Isn't this lovely?
The modish flap skirt trousers is hot with a simple zig-zag neck top with flare sleeves.
When we go through a painful period, or when we make mistakes. We should always remember that we have the capacity to become better, stronger and wiser, Just like the Modish flap skirt on trouser.
Have a blast this weekend!!!
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Working closely with the Principal, the Corporation Board is responsible for approving the college's mission statement, its strategic priorities and direction and for maintaining the overall framework of policies and procedures within which the college operates. Governors help the college to maintain a long-term focus whilst working on its short term goal and plans.
Subcontracting Supply Chain Fees Policy
Modern Slavery Act Statement – Darlington College
Darlington College Financial Statements 2019
Senior Staff Remuneration Statement
Darlington College Financial Regulations 2019-20
Equality and Diversity Policy August 2018
2018-19 College Fees Charges Framework
Instrument and Articles of Government 2018
Darlington College Financial Statements 2018
From 5 April 2017 all organisations with 250 or more employees are legally required to publish specific figures about their gender pay gap. This data must be displayed on the organisation's website and also submitted to the government's online reporting service in order to comply with the new Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations.
Darlington College employed 455 staff on 31 March 2017, which was the necessary census point. The attached report provides a breakdown of the gender pay gap calculations for Darlington College together with a brief explanatory narrative. Further information is available at genderpaygap.campaign.gov.uk.
Darlington College Financial Statements 2017
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At Golden's history museums, you can discover dinosaur bones, detect earthquakes and create solar energy all in a day's trip. Golden Colorado is home to the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the Colorado School of Mines.
At the Colorado School of Mines you can visit the CSM Geology Museum and the NEIC. The Geology Museum is home to one of the state's two Goodwill moon rocks collected during the Apollo 17 mission, displays of mineral, fossil, gemstone, meteorite and a simulated uranium mine. The NEIC, responsible for tracking earthquakes around the world, offers free tours by appointment.
NREL's Visitors Center has transitioned to an Education Center and now offers a variety of program topics and experiences for student and adult groups addressing renewable energy and energy efficiency innovations. Group programs are available at no charge. A launch-pad for energy innovations, NREL is home to world-renowned energy experts and research. The lab leads the way in analyzing energy integration, energy supplies, and economic impacts. Advanced scheduling is required for all groups.
Golden's history goes as far back as the dinosaurs. Visitors can view fossils and dinosaur bones at the nearby Dinosaur Ridge or along the Triceratops Trail. The Triceratops Trail is a self-guided multi-purpose trail in Golden taking visitors through 68 million years of Colorado pre-history, with footprints and impressions left by dinosaurs, birds, mammals, plants and insects.
Dinosaur Ridge, located a few miles south of Golden provides visitors to learn about Golden's original inhabitants – dinosaurs. Visitors can enjoy the onsite gift shop, educational workshops and interpretive programs or see 100 million year old dinosaur tracks sit atop layers of sand and mudstone, the pads of the toes and patterns of migration seen in over 300 footprints and 37 trackways.


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This week the girls and I started back with our weekly Caravan meetings. We had taken off most of the summer, but since the boys are getting back into scouts, it was time for the girls to start up again too.
We still have a couple of badges to earn from our first book, and then we will be beginning the Quester handbooks. The merit badges for this level look like a lot of fun: camping, field trip, environment, the Bible, stewardship, missions, bike safety, crafts, God made me, cooking, flag, music, Child of the King, party planning, and good sport.
I always personalize our program by adding in extra activities. This year we are going to do some of the requirements for the Fun for the Family program published by the Boy Scouts of America. This is a neat curriculum for the whole family that contains "a series of activities and requirements designed to strengthen families and to develop good character skills among family members." The activities are divided into five categories, and there are both badges and pins that the girls can earn. This program can actually be used for several years, so depending on how it goes, we might just keep with it for awhile.
This week we looked through some of the suggested activities for the "Shaping Your Family Identity" badge for the Family Fun program, and the girls picked out which ones they would like to do this year. The first one is going to be a lot of fun. We are going to make a "Name Book." This book will have separate pages for each member of our family that tells about the meaning of their names and other special things about each one. We will work on the cover for the next meeting. I have found some interesting things about our family name, and even this site where we can design our own family Coat of Arms. So, this project will take us a few weeks, but it will be fun.
I also do cooking activities quite often for Caravan, and this week was no exception. This week I adapted a recipe out of a Taste of Home magazine for a dessert quesadilla that was quite easy and yummy. In fact, I wonder if it might work for a camping recipe…. Anyway, I will post a Smilebox of the recipe. There are no specific amounts for the ingredients since it is all done to taste.
As a side note: it looks like this year I will be helping with Luke's Wolf Scout group. It should be interesting because I will need to take the girls with me when we go. I am working with a great lady, though, so I think it will go well. I'm sure there will be posts about that in the future.
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Norman Mailer Society/Minutes of the First Meeting (2003)
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Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA American Literature Association Conference
Respectfully submitted,
Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA American Literature Association Conference
May 22, 2003
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Executive Board
- The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m.
- Barry Leeds presented a slate of candidates for Interim Officers of the Norman Mailer Society: J. Michael Lennon, President; Barry Leeds, Vice President; John Whalen-Bridge, Secretary; Treasurer, David Light. Leeds then presented candidates, all of who have agreed to serve, for the interim Board of Directors: the above four plus Robert F. Lucid, John Buffalo Mailer and Christopher Busa.
- Lennon proposed that the interim Officers put together a slate of candidates for the regular Officer positions and for the Board, to be voted on by the membership once a membership his been established. All those who join the Society by the end of 2003 will be considered charter members.
- Leeds moved and Lucid seconded Lennon's proposal as well as the slate of seven. The motion was unanimously approved by the twelve individuals present.
- Leeds provided background on how the Society came into being as explained in the attachment to these minutes: "To: Prospective Founding Members of the Norman Mailer Society."
- A draft of bylaws of the Society (attached) was distributed and those present were asked to send comments and amendments to the interim Officers and Board members.
- Lennon asked for suggestions on activities that the Society undertake. Philip Morais suggested that the Society undertake to get Norman Mailer's work back into the Norton Anthology of American Literature (it was dropped from the 5th edition and not reinstated in the recently published 6th edition). It was agreed by all that this effort should be undertaken. Leeds and Lennon then provided some background on the editorial process that eliminated Mailer from the anthology.
- A suggestion was made that a future meeting be held at an upcoming MLA conference. Discussion followed with Prof. Lucid providing background on how ALA split off from MLA. It was agreed that the Society should explore the possibility of a meeting coincident with an MLA conference. Leeds was deputized to undertake this task.
- Lennon suggested that the first formal meeting of the Society be held in Brooklyn or New York City in the fall of 2003 and that Mr. Mailer be invited to attend. He was empowered to explore such a meeting and to invite Mr. Mailer.
- The value of a Mailer bibliography was discussed; there was general approval of the idea. The idea of establishing an award for important Mailer scholarship was also briefly discussed.
- Adjournment: Lucid moved and Philip Bufithis seconded a motion for adjournment at 8:42, which was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
J. Michael Lennon, Interim President