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BREAKING NEWS: "we at ercol are just about to start making the day bed again." -ercol
(check out the comments…)
I saw this picture ages ago, but it was in a blog feed somewhere organized by color and didn't really go into the details of the picture (either that, or more likely, I didn't pay attention to the details and attribution).
(Sunday lounging by Christianna's Earthly Delights) Here's another view of it:
I've been looking and looking and looking for the daybed and finally landed back on this page…its an Ercol vintage daybed.
WANT. See also:
(Ercol daybed by skinnylaminx) and
(Ercol Daybed by Kokor Hekkus) I'd put white canvas or linen covers on it and then toss a bunch of down filled kilim pillows all over it.
Such as these from Ten Thousand Villages:
Craigslist here I come.
Read about more Ercol studio daybeds:
- Charmed (and In Love) in Cape Town
- Reupholstery Before and After – Ercol Day Bed Style
- Fine Linen and Purple:Ercol
- Designers Block Interiors2010 02
coming up on the final hours until I have to have the house DONE.
(It isn't, of course… Tex got broken and hasn't been able to do anything for the last week…normally that would be ok, but it meant that I had to take care of him and Bunny and do everything. Feh.)
OK, pics tomorrow when I have done the last minute stuff.
Emerging from the fog.
I had possibly the worst headache I have ever had that wasn't a migraine last week.
Ended up staying home from work 2 days (and missed the layoffs… my timing is amazing. Just was a little trepidatious going back to work just in case they saved my pink slip for me to be there. They didn't, am still gainfully employed…phew.) and not doing anything for a solid week (last weekend was a complete wash, but then I didn't know if I had a flu or what and didn't want to expose others much less move from my bed.) Being home with Bunny was nice though. She was sitting on me most of the time save when she got a bit too cold and then went back to her heating pad.
This was on the heels of having one of the most awesome Fridays I have had in a long time.
Tex stayed home with Bunny and let me go see Zoe Keating and I got to know a person from work better (she's awesome… now I think I am separated at birth from several people now… very strange.) Anyhoo, completely wonderful concert.
Bunny is doing pretty well. Tex works Saturdays and is home on Mondays, and since he is available to be her beck and call boy, we have instituted "snot Mondays". Its not really snot, but you wouldn't know to dish up this cat food. Its Hill's Prescription Diet Feline k/d with Chicken and it is possibly the most disgusting substance ever created by man. She loves it until it gets oxidized and then won't have anything to do with it. So Tex dishes it up on Mondays in tiny little bits until she refuses it.
This seems to help with her stomach acid problem over and above the pepcid I give her every night. The vet said that it shouldn't be a big deal if she eats only the Royal Canin pouches all the time, but it makes a difference nonetheless. So, we do it.
Remember when music was EVERYTHING? (and, of course, it might STILL be for you, Rob Gordon)
You didn't have to obsess over mortgages, side businesses, kids, illness, daily pill schedules and all that other pesky shit that being an adult entails.You could focus on the newest music (work in a music shop then discover music that no one's ever discovered right in the back of the shop, on the left!), make mix tapes WITH DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORT and do cover art that is teh awesome and immerse yourself in it… wallowing in the angst (and joy) like a dog rolling around in something smelly.
Anyhoo, in the midst of my terrible weekend and ensuing bad week, I Netflix'd Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and sat down to watch it.
Its another "all night teen adventure" movie, but it was definitely cute and the music kicked ass. Brought back those old immersion memories.
Seriously this last month and a half has kicked my ass 9 ways from Sunday.
But I just keep trudging though (its what I do) until I get through to the next part where it might not suck so much. Its just that sometimes its very tiring to do so.
There's another post worth of crap to talk about, but I'm not in the mood to weed through my melodrama, so I will leave you with a charming photo of my shower curtain because I know that is why you read this…
New Year's Day and beans.
I grew up with the dictum that you had to eat black eyed peas on New Year's day for some reason (there actually is a reason, it just never made it into my skull) also I hated them, so I would eat 1 pea and run away.
Then I found a cheap store brand of canned black eyed peas that didn't taste like playground sand and suddenly I put them in lots of things.
And when recently broke out my crock pot [black beans, beef stew] that had been languishing in a cabinet as it didn't have room to work anywhere until I cleared off some things… and made some black beans that were utter heaven, I decided to try my hand at black eyed peas for New Year's Day.
O. My. Gawd.
They were fantastic…and when I put a little brisket juice in there I just about wept.
We also put up the Stolmen in the kitchen (in between me eating huge serving spoonful's of beans and Tex gnawing on the brisket like a great white shark on a dead whale); it looks rather nifty. (My arms don't work very well anymore, but such trifles…)
I got one more stacking shelf on top of the one I have already, tucked it in to the area that the freezer doesn't take up, and now I have a nifty set of shelves for my 400,000 pound cast iron enamelware pot that I… um… can't currently lift, my other enamelware pan that is mocking me as well and my electric kettle that doesn't get used too terribly much lately, the rice cooker (a.k.a. quinoa cooker) and some odds and ends.*
I also broke down and spent $11 on a wee tiny crock pot (<— 1.5 qt ChefMate @ Target, that image isn't exactly it, but it is close.) so that I can lift it, clean it quickly and store it in the shelves easily.
I returned the 1.5 qt crockpot in favor of a 2.5 qt version. It isn't as pretty, I did like the all white, but I needed that extra quart.
I'll be doing little batches of beans here and there so this should make it lots easier. I'll still have my monster crock (6qt) for parties and potlucks at work (I've been recently adopted by the Sales team who seem to like my cooking) and the occasional meal, but frankly, I think the size of it in my small kitchen kept me from using it more often.. not to mention that it doesn't really fit in my sink to wash and it is stoneware, so it weighs a ton. After all that buzzing around, I'm too pooped to wash it immediately.
It gets soaked with some soap in it more often than not.
(Also, I can't wait to test the little guy with the Kill-A-Watt to see how it performs. I bet I could run it easily on a solar panel.)
I need to put together the last two magazine storage boxes from Ikea that will house things like travel mugs, tea cozies and other infrequently used linens, my KitchenAid mixer attachments (juicer, meat grinder), party ware (cups and plastic ware that I still have after years) and a few other odds and ends that I don't need to get to on more than a monthly basis. I put a clothes rail on the long section so that I can hang my veggie hanging basket, but otherwise, aside from still being cluttered from the rearrange, its almost done.
Yes, I will post a picture soon.
Black Eyed Peas
Mine were done in a 6 quart slow cooker, it filled about half the pot when all was said and done.
- 1 pound dried black eyed peas
- 1/3 pound bacon
- 1/4 white onion chopped
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp (?) minced garlic
1. Put the peas into a large pot covered with 2 inches of water over the tops of the peas.
2. Bring peas to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Turn off heat and let peas sit for 1 hour
4. Drain peas, remove unpretty and icky looking peas from the bowl.
5. Pour peas into slow cooker (its still off at this point)
6. In a pan, melt butter and saute onion and garlic until onions are translucent
7. In another pan (or the same one if big enough-I do all of this in my cast iron enamelware pot.) cook the bacon, then chop into 1 inch pieces.
8. Pour ALL of this onto the beans in the crockpot (bacon grease and all)
9. Add water to cover about 1 inch over top of beans, set to LOW and cook for 12 hours.
NOTE: I tend to start these around 8 pm the night before and then add a bit of water just before I go to bed to make certain they don't cook off too much water and dry out.
10. In the morning, about an hour before you are ready to spoon them, up, taste the beans. They may need some salt. I usually add about a tbsp of coarse sea salt and give it a good stir. Adding salt at the table for individual tastes at this point usually is pretty easy to make it right.
BONUS: If you have a brisket cooking as well, add a spoonful or two of juice to each bowl of beans you spoon up…
I'm seriously pondering using the big pot again next weekend and making a soup of collard green's, black eyed peas, brisket meat and naming it New Year's soup.
Spicy cornbreads to accompany it, natch.
Next experiment might just be a gumbo.
My uncle makes them so I guess its in my genetic makeup to be able to cook them (as well as being genetically a smart-ass and having a predilection for puns).
[Mom, send me Unc Gary's number please. Thankyouvermuch.]
*I'm not experiencing any strange neuralgia or weakening in any weird medical sense, but I go crazy cooking, cleaning and rearranging furniture after not doing it for a while then my poor little arms get sore. But really, those damn enamelware pots are fekkin' heavy regardless.
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(Hi Eden!)
After all that stupid fluster over acorn pans and crap customer service, guess what showed up on my door on xmoose eve?
I have no idea how they managed that since 1. it was supposed to be shipped to the store so I wouldn't pay shipping and 2. I told them to cancel the order in my digust-I suppose the order wasn't truly canceled nor were they actually paying attention.
I left it in its box and glared at it for a few days to let Williams-Sonoma know that I haven't quite forgiven them for that whole FUBAR transaction (my guess is that they haven't noticed), then broke it out on the 27th and made little spicy cornbreads for the party.
Yum… and yes, they were adorable…and no, of course I didn't remember to take pictures of anything.
Some food blogger I am.
Party menu always fluctuates, since, in my haste (and in my teeny tiny nigh to overflowing kitchen) I inevitably forget something. Its not the end of the world, but I think I need to design a print out page for party planning for myself (I'll post a PDF when it is done).
The menu turned out like this:
Black beans: with a can of Guinness, 1/2 pound of applewood smoked bacon and half an onion, slow cooked for 24 hours.
Wee Acorn shaped cornbreads: made with honey, sweet corn, Zatarain's, heavy cream and parmesan cheese all on top of the Jiffy cornbread mix
Chicken salad: (based on Costco's Chicken Sonoma salad which wasn't in fekkin' stock) chicken, cranberries, poppy seed dressing, pasta shells
baked brie
deli meats
french bread
chips and spinach dip
a giant cupcake
chocolate chip cookies
The little puff pastry appetizers that I got and baked stuck to the foil on the pan and WOULD NOT release, so i didn't put them out, though I noticed that they got eaten anyway.
Still, disappointing.
Xmoose meal had to be portable, so i decided to try my hand at a brisket. I called the world's expert in brisket making (my dad) and he told me the 'recipe' over several days (several different calls saying "Did I tell you this? No? Well, do this.")
Effectively it ended up being this:
- get a brisket
- stick it in a pan, fat side up (one of those disposable turkey pans is fine)
- cover it in pepper (who does he think he's talking to? I skipped that step)
- cover it in garlic powder (now we're talking)
- cover the pan in foil
- cook it at 225 for 8-10 hours (or till it falls apart when you poke it)
I think I got a substantially larger brisket than he does usually because mine took 12 hours.
I popped it in before I went to bed around 11:30pm, poked at it when I got up to feed Bunny then went back to bed for a few hours while it finished up, then let it cool and packed it up to go to Mikey's.
It was yummy. So very tender (and fatty, but I have ordered a gravy separator to combat this…and considering I like my moo cow well marbled, this is saying something. I also bought a real roasting pan as this will start being a regular food in the house. Just have to plan the timing around overnight cooking. I wonder if I could do this in the crock pot…?) and it seemed to go over well at the dinner.
…and Tex keeps asking for more.
So, as it is cheap, easy and even *I* didn't screw it up, I will do another…especially as I got that nifty roasting pan on sale and with a coupon. ;) Its not an especially heavy pan, but I just didn't want to start buying and going through those disposable ones unless I really needed to (like traveling with the food); it just seemed a waste. But I think it will be ok if I am nice to it.
Last night I stood in the kitchen (doing a post mortem on my party) and looked at my current configuration of the dining area. I can't do much to the kitchen itself (but if I ever bought this apartment – do you do that? mentally list the structural changes you would do if you owned the place you live in now and money wasn't an issue? (provided you don't own the place you live in already and are richer than Croesus?) as it is a mess o' built-ins, cheap appliances and not plumbed or wired for much interesting stuff. Not to mention plaster and lathe walls that don't support anything without crumbling. Plus, there's that whole earthquake thing that you have to plan for just in case… though I've never had anything fall, the minute I put something up precariously, we'd have a big fucker.) Anyhoo… I looked at my options and they involved going up and being freestanding. I wanted that corner maple unit that I tried to order ages ago (with a couple of bookshelves, a corner storage area and closed storage) but it still isn't orderable. I didn't find anything else that suited my tastes. So Tex suggested Stolmen.
I like that idea, as it is modular, it can work in another space and he seems to like it. Fine by me.
So over the next few weeks, we'll build a set that straddles the chest freezer, a clothes rail high enough to open the freezer door (and I'll hang my veggie baskets on it which can be moved easily out of the way to open the freezer door), a couple of high up shelves for deep storage (like xmoose decorations and other things that aren't too heavy. I might put a string around the top shelves to keep the magazine boxes from Ikea from sliding off if we have a shaker.).
Then I'll get one more pole and do a short set of shelves where the Mac Mini is now with a clothes rail at the very top for hanging a paper lantern for light.
I got some pieces last night at Ikea… so I'll bribe Tex with brisket, and we'll put up the shelves (and snipe at each other while we do this as we always do) on New Year's Day.
Living room still needs some tidying but I'll get pics posted eventually along with the progress in the kitchen.
Also, I want a dishwasher. I'm just saying.
Also also, these parties are starting to kick my ass, I feel hungover after them… am I getting old? Arg.
I was trolling around Facebook for apps and found an iTunes gadget, it purports to post what you are listening to on iTunes in your status, however, as I am currently listening to a 3 song playlist *on repeat* for at least 5 hours a day (yeah, I know.) it probably is of limited interest to the Facebookians who watch my status updates with bated breath. But then again , most of my updates aren't that startlingly interesting.
Last week, as you know, my aunt died and while virtually everyone in my family piled into cars and airplanes to get to a tiny town in West Texas, I did not.
This doesn't mean I didn't love her, but I would have been a mess and would have probably spent the weekend hiding in a closet blubbering incoherently and missing Bunny (as well as getting psychotic over my cat's well-being) hence, my lack of movement.
I did spend about 50% of each day on mom's iPhone or the house phone at my grandmother's talking to anyone there. I got text messages, pictures and wildly incoherent voice-mails documenting late night cookie making processes and the subsequent torment of my grandmother by her older grand children and her daughter (this is not unusual, we do this anyway. And since Meme hasn't smothered any of us in our sleep, we have to assume she likes it since she has had ample opportunity to put us out of her misery.)
Mom said the funeral and the memorial service was brutal, so while I will always feel guilty about not going, I am glad I made that policy and don't go to these things anymore.
I did extract a promise from my cousins that we would all go there when someone wasn't dead (though I phrased it as "during a happier time").
Lots of good pictures came out of it… and some video I will be squirreling away for blackmail at a later date. ;)
Am back at work now, and its kind of a relief. Sad.
Though I do get to start my new Moleskine 2009 calendar book this week! Hooray!
so…the living room.
This last week was not good.
My aunt died, and given how I deal with that kind of thing (umm…I don't.) I decided to finally do the living room cleanup/rearrange/prep for a possible tv addition to keep myself from dwelling on it.
I pondered several systems (actual entertainment systems need not apply… I need the lego/tetris aspect of furniture to rearrange into something else eventually.) like the cube system from IKEA…but as much as I love it, I just couldn't go shell out for it (that in itself is telling) because even though it was beautiful, it was a bit too expensive to be so inflexible and heavy for furniture …
Then I thought about doing Stolmen in the living room..and would love to do that eventually, but I don't want to lay out $350 right now.
OK, how about about rearranging my 3 shelf bookcase (see below, the little shelf on the right) and adding one more to make a stand ($20 additional outlay)… putting them together and it would be the perfect height.
Well, then I measured and pondered and schemed (and got my xmoose present from grama) and then hopped in the car at 9:45pm (hooray for Target's extended holiday hours) and got several more shelves to go all the way across the wall.
I think the best picture I have of them is my craptacular Treo picture:
I still have some rearrangifying to do and artfully arranging all the Gameboy and PSP games that we have…but that shouldn't be too difficult. That one big hole in the middle is about the only place that I really don't have something that specifically lives there.
And here they are all fancy with little lights on…
OK, I like.
…and I promise to take a picture of the living room as a whole slightly before the party saturday (a.k.a. the cleanest the place will be until my next party. ;))


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They call him the Milky Bar Kid. But it was the drinks, not the famed white chocolate, on Nicky Phillips last night.
Three crucial late wickets - amazingly at no cost from four overs - allied to a vital cameo with the bat from the man with the jam jar-bottom spectacles reminiscent of those 70s adverts, turned an engaging contest Durham's way to secure a season's first victory.
A tussle of innumerable ups and downs threatened to swing back in the visitors' favour as Derbyshire moved ominously within 93 of their target with four wickets left and County Durham-born all-rounder Graeme Welch swatting the ball to all parts.
Enter Phillips' off-spin for the first time in the match. Just 24 deliveries from Football Ground end were enough to send Derbyshire to the brink of a second championship defeat. It was a demise sealed 11 balls after tea by a Graeme Bridge return catch off Kevin Dean as the visitors' final four batsmen perished in adding only three more runs.
"I should have brought Nicky on two hours earlier then maybe we'd have all been able to go home a lot sooner," reflected Durham skipper Jon Lewis, who admitted the win lifts a considerable weight from the side's shoulders. He added: "I'm not so much relieved as pleased. I've not been losing sleep over the lack of a victory but it's good for the young players in the side to win games, that's the best way for them to learn their trade."
Phillips took his match aggregate to once out for 40 runs in sharing a last-wicket stand with Steve Harmison which proved the third highest of the innings, to push the score past 200 and the target to the brink of the psychological 300 as Durham struggled when resuming 264 ahead.
After his lacklustre first innings the Ashington express then sprang to life with the ball, claiming two vital pre-lunch wickets in one over.
That included a peach to see Derby skipper Michael Di Venuto edge behind to break a half-century opening stand in an impressive eight-over spell of raw pace.
The Tasmanian tore into Neil Killeen's opening three-over spell which disappeared for 30 runs, including a mighty six over square leg into the River Skerne as the seamer was punished for pitching too short with Derbyshire motoring at seven an over early on.
But Durham hung in. Harmison returned to york Tom Lungley shortly after Marc Symington gained a crucial if fortuitous leg before decision to halt a flowing Chris Bassano knock one short of 50 - at almost a run a ball boasting eight boundaries mainly through his favoured backward point.
Welch hauled his side back into the contest from the depths of 162 for six, claiming all but one of the 44 runs added for the seventh wicket with Karl Krikken. But Phillips dispensed with the Derbyshire keeper and Mohammad Ali via Nicky Peng catches at short leg. And when he tempted Welch, on 44, to pop up a catch to Andy Pratt right after tea the fat lady was ready to warble.
Durham hoped to post a target well in excess of 300 but were immediately rocked back on their heels when their first-ball curse struck again.
As had his captain on the previous day, Bridge became one of Kevin Dean's four victims, in a telling 7.2-over burst of exemplary swing bowling, from the morning's first delivery as the hosts added only 34 to leave victory uncertain.
Mark Davies and Killeen failed to hang around and it was left to that man Phillips to crack three boundaries in his unbeaten 18 as, in partnership with Harmison, a further 28 runs were added to a task which in the end Derbyshire were not up to.


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Chuck Holdeman has written songs, works for band, orchestra, chamber music, and film and educational music. His one-act opera "Agostino and the Puccini Clarinet," with libretto by Vincent Marinelli, was premiered in 2007 at the Music School of Delaware, and produced again in 2008. In 2006 his "Concerto tre d'uno" was commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Classical Symphony. The soloist and dedicatee was Richard Woodhams, principal oboist (retired) of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who performed the work again in 2011 for the International Double Reed Society in Tempe, Arizona.
2009 saw the premieres of both "At the Bend," eight songs based on poems by W. S. Merwin, who was in attendance, as well as "Quintetto" for bassoon and string quartet which received its first two performances in Birmingham , UK and Bordeaux, France, featuring Paris opera bassoonist Ludovic Tissus. Tissus also was featured in the American premiere in New York in 2014 of "Trois Hommages: Ravel, Pärt, Bach," which was presented in a new septet version including piano and string quintet.
Holdeman is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied bassoon with Sol Schoenbach and counterpoint with Matthew Colucci, later studying bassoon in France with Maurice Allard. He is principal bassoonist for the Bach Festival of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and performs with the Philadelphia's new music group Relâche. He was a member of the Buffet Trio for 20 years, and for 28 years was a member of the Delaware Symphony, including 24 years as principal.
For Relâche he has composed two scores for silent films, for Maya Deren's "At Land" and for Max Linder's "Max fait de la photo." Chuck also composed two trios for members of Relâche, "Neighborhood Music" and "Mural Music." Both of these community projects were based in South Philadelphia, the first for two after school programs with dancer Jenna Frome, United Communities Southeast Philadelphia, and American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter. The second, in the fall of 2014, was a collaboration with ACF and Mural Arts Philadelphia, based on refugee residents re-settled from Burma and Nepal.
In 1999 Chuck Holdeman was named Composer of the Year by the Pennsylvania and Delaware State Music Teachers Associations, which commissioned "Crossover Soundings," for piano 4-hands, and in 2000 he was the first recipient of the Delaware Division of the Arts Master Artist Fellowship. In 2003 Holdeman received the Beekhuis Award for outstanding service and performance in the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. The DSO commissioned and performed the orchestral version of "Crossover Soundings" as well as "The Curse" for narrator and orchestra. For 15 seasons Chuck initiated and facilitated the DSO's high school composition project, and was commissioned again by the DSO on the occasion of his retirement from the orchestra to compose "Petit Concert" for wind octet.
Chuck has produced two CDs, one featuring "Buffet Music," commissioned by Hampden-Sydney College for the Buffet Trio, and the other an all original solo album, partially recorded in the Cistern, an empty two-million-gallon water storage tank in Port Townsend, Washington. The Cistern's 20 to 40 second reverberation time enables the bassoon to play chords among other magical effects. "Sonate en Trio" is included in the Meyer Media recording by Mélomanie Florescence. "Lyric Seasons" was released in 2012 on CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon.
Working with librettist Bill Bly, Chuck completed his second opera, Young Meister Bach, a one-act based on mishaps in the early career of J. S. Bach. It premiered March 1 and 2, and May 3 and 10, 2014 in Bethlehem and Philadelphia, commissioned and produced by the Bach Festival of Bethlehem. Chuck has recently completed two suites for solo piano, also somewhat inspired by Bach and the baroque dances of Bach's solo instrumental suites, as well as a wind quintet, and two sets of variations, the first on Stravinsky's little known bassoon duo Lied Ohne Name, and the second a bassoon quartet, variations on Berlioz' Chant de Brander. This composition entitled Berlioz Rat was premiered by the North American French Bassoon Quartet in August 2018 in Granada, Spain for the IDRS. His 8-part piece for baritone voice, oboe, viola, 'cello, and piano, based on the poetry of Jeffrey Harrison will be premiered on March 16, 2019 for Market Street Music in Wilmington, Delaware and on March 17 for the German Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Another new project is a one-act opera for young audiences, "Yorgie Yorgensen, the Pop-Cycle, and the Sausage Bassoon," with librettist Vincent Marinelli. To see a 6-minute video of two scenes from this work in progress, please follow this link:


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The phpBB software is generating this I think. I do not know why the php installed at the host service would try to go out and find the current version of the phpBB to report to me that it is out of date. So, I am just wondering how phpBB software can report that the most current version is 7.2.0 when there is no such thing.
The ancient 2.0 versions of phpBB cannot read the "newest version" properly. You can see the same message here on my own old board:
How can anyone read that?
It would surprise me if phpbb 2.0.x runs with php 7+; I suspect your setup is on php 5.x
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That could be because the update-check for it seems malformed https://www.phpbb.com/updatecheck/20x.txt
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About the FGL Patiti
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As of June 21, all amendments to the Book of Order proposed by the 221st General Assembly (2014), having been approved by a majority of the presbyteries, have now taken effect. Read the story of Amendment 14-F, which is now W-4.9000.
The New W-4.9000: A History
The meaning and malleability of marriage
Jim Hudnut-Beumler predicts that the approval of Amendment 14-F will continue the movement toward marriage equality in a growing number of congregations — not because ministers and sessions will be forced against their will, but because "'the power of one' has the power to change hearts and minds."
Statement of the Covenant Network Board on the Approval of Amendment 14-F on Marriage
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is grateful that with today's presbytery votes, a majority of the 171 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have approved an amendment to the church's Book of Order that describes marriage as "a unique relationship between two people, traditionally a man and a woman."
A Prayer for Courage
The Rev. Margaret LaMotte Torrence, Interim Pastor of Black Mountain (NC) Presbyterian Church, preached this sermon the day after the Presbytery of Western North Carolina affirmed Amendment 14-F. Her comments at the presbytery meeting are included: "I cannot imagine our marriage apart from the church. And how much harder it must be to nurture and sustain a relationship that runs against the grain of society's norms. Yet we have told our gay brothers, our lesbian sisters—up until now—that their desire to live in covenant faithfulness has no place in the life of the Church. In so doing, it seems to me that we have robbed them of the companionship and the counsel of the Church, and we have robbed the Church of the full measure of their gifts—and their companionship—and their counsel. For anytime we are withholding part of who we are from our community, we are offering less than God would have us give. And anytime we have cut off part of the body, we are not fully the church."
Nacoochee Witness
When the Presbytery of Northeast Georgia met to consider Amendment 14-F, both the Pastor of Nacoochee Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Robert W. Prim, and Ruling Elder Theodore Brothers shared their testimony.
Bob: "The Bible does give a clear sense about God's purposes for marriage — God has given us marriage so that human beings might grow in self-giving love. In this way marriage is a beautiful metaphor for God's relationship with Israel and Jesus' relationship with the Church."
Ted: "Now, I know that many of you believe that I chose to be gay. You are wrong. Being gay is something God chose for me when I was born. Being gay is how I was created. For me, to deny being gay would be to deny God. I cannot do that. Nor can I deny the love that I have for my husband, Mike."
Presbyterian parents on Amendment 14-F
Mike and Debbie Regele are among many evangelical Christians whose views on same-gender relationships have been challenged when one of their children came out to them as LGBT. Each of them prepared remarks for the meeting of the Presbytery of Los Ranchos considering the Marriage Amendment 14-F.
Mike: "The question I want to address in a few brief comments is why I am on the affirming side."
Debbie: "This is my story — but it is only one of many families' in our presbytery who face this issue in a personal way. So I speak for them too — please prayerfully consider supporting this amendment."


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Comic-Con: Marvel Unveils Corey Stoll's 'Ant-Man' Villain
Ant-Man got its big reveal to the world in a rock and roll Marvel panel on Saturday.
Corey Stoll's villain for the film was unveiled — it's Darren Cross, Yellowjacket. Meanwhile, Evangeline Lilly was officially confirmed as a lead in the film. (In January, the Lost actress had been in talks to join the film.)
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"Corey brings depth to every role he plays," said Marvel president Kevin Feige in a statement on the company's website. "As a major part of the Ant-Man ensemble, we all wanted an actor who could be both cunning and sympathetic, and help create a character as dynamic as Marvel's best antagonists."
Ant-Man was to have been directed by Edgar Wright but the filmmaker and Marvel couldn't come to terms over certain creative issues (this despite both sides working on the project since 2006). The movie, in preproduction with Peyton Reed now in the director's chair, last week also lost actor Patrick Wilson as a member of its supporting cast.
In a move meant to win over fans feeling suspect over Wright's departure and to prove that Reed is a true believer in the Marvel mold, it was shown at the panel that Reed was an Ant-Man fan since he was a youngster. Feige said Reed was in a punk band named Johnny Quest and in the '80s drew an album cover that was an homage to the cover of Avengers #1 with him as Ant-Man but flying on the drums.
Despite having not started production, Feige also unveiled a short action-packed teaser with Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd voicing over an action sequence. "Superheroes, what a goddamn joke," sneers Douglas' character, Dr. Hank Pym.
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The Importance of Water To Life
The importance of water can't be overstated when it comes to life on Earth. Over 70% of the Earth is covered in water, and without water there simply is no life. There are many life forms that can live with very little water, but nothing living on Earth exists without water. A fluid is needed for the transportation of the nutrients that are required by all living things. All life on Earth uses water as this fluid medium. This makes sense since it is so abundant on our planet and it remains liquid in a wide variety of climates and temperatures.
Possibly greater than the importance of water itself, is the importance of clean water. Most living things require a certain type of water to live. For example, fish in the ocean need salt water. Moreover, different fish live at different depths because they've adapted to a particular level of salt in the water combined with the temperature at that level. If that water isn't clean, that balance changes and those life forms have a more difficult time surviving. Humans require very clean water to live. We must have water that is free of chemicals and diseases. Various other life forms can live on different levels of cleanliness in their water, but wild changes in the type of water ingested can severely affect any living thing. Increasing the contaminates and chemicals in water sources can throw entire ecologies out of whack, killing the life within in them. This illustrates the importance of water to life and it shows why clean water is so important; it's our job as humans to do what we can to keep these contaminates out of the water.
How can you demonstrate your knowledge of the importance of water? Doing some simple things on a day to day basis can help you can do to help keep water clean for every living thing. For example, don't dump chemicals and contaminants down the drain. This may seem like common sense but it happens every day. People dump things like anti-freeze, motor oil and other contaminants down the drain or right on their lawn (this includes pesticides!) because it's easier for them. These people are lazy and they obviously don't understand the importance of water. Don't be that guy. There are appropriate places to dispose of these chemicals either at your local mechanic, or a hazardous waste facility. Another helpful tip is to use Earth friendly products. Products that are deemed Earth friendly or "Green" have been determined to be less harmful to the environment. You can find Earth friendly products ranging from dish soap to fertilizer. Though these products tend to be a little more expensive, they are worth it in the long run because they help our planet and our water to stay clean.
These are just a few things that demonstrate the importance of water. As humans, we do the most damage to our water supply, and it is up to us to do small things to make big changes in the cleanliness of Earth's water. For more information check out the "Things You Can Do" at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) website.
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for me,we should be wise in using of water because we can use it in our needed in case we have a water shortage .
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Megan Litster, Thomas Bussey (University of Nevada – Las Vegas, USA), Kent Crippen (University of Florida, USA), Wendy Ho, Cindy Kern, MaryKay Orgill, Sarah Wood (University of Nevada – Las Vegas, USA)
Self-assembly has become a major research focus in many disciplines, including chemistry and the life sciences. Despite the fact that self-assembly processes are ubiquitous in both nature and scientific research—or, perhaps, because of this fact—the concept of self-assembly has become quite ill-defined (Whitesides, 2002). In an effort to clarify what is meant when the term "self-assembly" is used, we surveyed 323 scientists who conduct research involving self-assembly processes. Analysis of the survey data suggests that some aspects of researchers' definitions of self-assembly are discipline-specific. In particular, we observed a marked difference between the distinguishing characteristics of self-assembly identified by life scientists and chemists. In this presentation, we will discuss the observed differences between life scientists' perceptions of self-assembly and those of chemists.


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Managerial Economics
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I need to know if I have correctly answered the following questions. If not please explain why: Our book is Managerial Economics 8th edition.
1. A probability distribution: ANSWER B
a. is a way of dealing with uncertainty
b. lists all possible outcomes & the corresponding probabilities of occurrence
c. shows only the most likely outcome in an uncertain situation
d. both a & b
e. both a & c
2. The variance of a probability distribution is used to measure risk because a higher variance is associated with: ANSWER A
a. a wider spread of values around the mean
b. a more compact distribution
c. a lower expected value
d. both a & b
e. all of the above
3. Risks exists when: ANSWER B
a. all possible outcomes are known but probabilities can't be assigned to the outcomes
b. all possible outcomes are known & probabilities can be assigned to each
c. all possible outcomes are known but only objective probabilities can be assigned to each
d. future events can influence the payoffs but the decision maker has some control over their probabilities
e. c & d
4. When a manager can list all outcomes & assign probabilities to each ANSWER C
a. uncertainty exists
b. both risk and uncertainty exists
c. risks exists
d. the manager should use the minimax rule for making a decision
e. b & d
5. Subjective probabilities are: ANSWER D
a. determined from actual data on past experiences
b. used in the presence of uncertainty
c. almost never used from decision making
d. are based on feelings or hunches
e. c & d
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Definition of a probability distribution
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Nashville Family || Nashville, Tennessee's Family + Maternity + Newborn Photographer – Wendy Hardin Photography
Posted on June 2, 2018
If there is something that rings true about me, its that I love Nashville. My parents have always said I loved it from a very small age. I was always mesmerized by the bright lights, bustle, and all the people. I grew up in the country and while I miss it, I always knew I wanted to be closer to Nashville. It's a pretty special place to me.
One type of session I really love shooting is across from downtown Nashville in Cumberland Park. The light hits so perfectly, you can still hear the country music and all the noise but it isn't busy at all, and concrete is a beautiful reflector. The park is also so pretty with lots of greenery for a quick change of scenery. I am always giddy when people ask me to shoot downtown.
Here is one of my recent shoots. We started off a bit wobbly. Viv got a thorn in her finger and we didn't have the supplies to get it out but we made it work. I love that Tara (mom) isn't too stuffy and really lets things go with the flow. One of her favorite images was from the beginning when one kid was crying, one wasn't paying attention, and she has the best smile. It's life and I love that she loved this pic.
Here are a few of my favorites. It was a big gallery!
Wendy Hardin Photography Specializes in Newborn Photography as well as Baby, Child, Family, Maternity, and High School Senior Custom Photography in the Nashville, Tennessee and surrounding areas of Hendersonville, Lebanon, Franklin, Brentwood, Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, and Mt. Juliet.
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How To Remove Radiation Poison From Your Body!
You Cannot See It!
You Cannot Smell It!
You Cannot Taste It!
But Atomic Radiation is in the Air in the Jet Stream!
On Israel
As an American of Jewish descent (not to mention a Bandy Legged Marsupial Cave Rabbi), I sympathize with the Jewish people and am keen on avoiding repetition of anything like the Holocaust. After such a traumatic event, it is certainly understandable that Jews would want the security of their own homeland, and of course, already yearned for the Holy Land. That being said, the formation of the nation of Israel was a mistake and a travesty of historical proportions, creating a focus of conflict and instability through a crime of incredible magnitude.
PATCO Air Traffic Controllers & Family Members Stories
I am the son of a fired PATCO air traffic controller. My father worked out of TRACON on Long Island.
Since the 1980's anti-union sentiment, and policy, has found a footing and an increasing number of advocates who have a large amount of influence. Recent activity to discredit, blame, and strip unions of their rights in almost every state of the union is proof of this.
Conservatives love "Money Changers"
What is the real title of CEO's, especially the CEO's of Health Ins. Companies? They are nothing more then MONEY CHANGERS. You know the group the Jesus wasn't happy with, but the right wing make believe Christians kiss the feet of. In the realm of reality, what useful Human Christian value does a Health Ins CEO fulfill? NONE. Just the thought of how many humans can be given a better and healthier life from the hundreds of MILLIONs of dollars paid the the Health Ins. CEO's who cure nobody. It's time to call out the phony right wing Christians for what they are, worshipers of GOLD.
Greenpeace: Japan nuclear plant radiation accumulating in marine life
Greenpeace said its teams collected samples of marine life along the Fukushima coast and in international waters outside Japan's 12-mile territorial limit. The samples were tested by nuclear research laboratories in France and Belgium, and high levels of radioactive iodine and cesium were found, it said.
Fish, shellfish and seaweed all showed significant levels of radioactive contamination, according to Greenpeace. All are widely consumed in Japan.
Besides consumers, fishermen are at risk from the elevated radiation levels, Greenpeace said.
California counties privatize MediCal offer list of Doctors
THE FORM LETTER as follows....
Starting July 01, 2011, if you are eligible for Medi-Cal, you will automatically become a member of Partnership HealthPlan of California, a Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Plan. Your Medi-Cal benefits will stay the same. The way you get your health care will change.
Please do not call your eligibility worker. They do not have any information and cannot help you.
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"Your President" has Prosecuted More Government Whistle Blowers than Every Other President in History, Combined! Right On!
Saying that crap about "Two Americas" is what doomed John Edwards, and that's why we continue to persecute him or anyone else...as if being married to Theresa Edwards wasn't punishment enough- Don't tell the phony-feminists I said this, but that woman was a real tyrant and a major b..ch...but that's politics. We got to defend "our women", so she's an innocent victim of a horrible cheating husband!
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Winners of the May Giveaway !
Thank you, everybody, for your wonderful comments ! You're a great group, and we are so fortunate to have you as our CFF's ! (That's internet talk for "cyber-friends forever"). We carefully wrote the name of each contestant on a square of paper, then folded it up and dropped it into the hat.
Greg, (the husband of Daryl), reached into the hat and drew out five names at random. Here they are, with our congratulations:
1. The winner of the "Luscious Lilacs" fat quarters is Julie Fukuda
2. The winner of the $ 10 Jo-Ann Gift Card is Mary
3. The winner of the "Color Blend Applique " book is Ros
4. The winner of the "Elements" fabric from Skydyes is Debbie
5. The winner of the "Quilt Mania" and "Quilt" Magazines is Linda E in AZ
Winners, please e-mail us your name and shipping address (which we will hold in confidence) to email@example.com . We'll ship out your prize, postage paid, as soon as possible.
All of your comments were so kind and thoughtful, that we really wish we could award a prize to each of you. However, we have the next best thing -- another Giveaway coming up soon. Please stay tuned to Quilt Inspiration !
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Congratulations to winners! Should be a great joy to win awards so beautiful. Congratulations to you for providing this joy to all. Cheers, HeloReplyDelete
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The Anatomy of a Check
As you sit at your coffee table each month, writing check after to check to pay off various bills, do you ever stop to think why a check looks the way it does? What are all those numbers for? Why do I have to write out the amount in words? Why am I writing a check when I can have this amount automatically deducted from my account? That last question you�ll have to answer yourself. But if you�d like to know a little bit more about checks and how they work, read on.
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You've played Xbox & online games now it's time to LIVE them! Mobile Laser Quest uses laser gaming guns to run mock missions, just like a live computer game. Our gaming guns shoot infrared (like your TV Remote) but have authentic look, weight, size, sound, muzzle flash.
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The Deluxe Room includes a sleeping area with a King Bed. Twin beds are available on request.
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Plush Toys
|Nature-themed plush toys for infants from Hong Kong-based Pro Driven Co Ltd include a musical pull-string butterfly with cocoon and a tree trunk populated by insects
Plush toys ranging from the simply cuddly to the function-enhanced are winning more hearts and minds
Playing with plush toys is like befriending intriguing characters that are often cute, cuddly and imaginary - be they from the cartoon world or the animal kingdom.
For example, Jiangmen TSZ Ching Technology Ltd offers a cast of cartoon characters led by Benko, a big-headed guy with thick eyebrows and pointy hair, who is touted as having "evolved" from an acorn hit by a "magical celestial drop".
"It's about fun," says International Trade Director Sabrina Lee. "Our products are cute, interesting and innovative. They suit homes, cars or offices."
These plush figures - Benko, his girlfriend Fengo, her sister Fenko, dog Pochy and pig Sanzi - come in many sizes. Some double as cushions, bags, phone cases, wallets, coin purses, key chains or even tape measures.
"Asian markets, notably Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, welcome these characters," says Ms Lee. "In Europe, Benko and his pals do best in Switzerland and Slovenia."
Another hot item on the market is Dibo the Gift Dragon - a purple, good-natured and generous character created by the animation studios at Ocon Inc. "He's a very friendly magical dragon," notes License Business Division Manager Paul Lee.
"When children - his friends - make a wish, he appears and gives a present," Mr Lee says of the cartoon character that carries gifts in a zippered chest pocket. "He has sold into more than 60 countries already."
Among the dragon's plush pals are nerdy-bird inventor Cro, princess-type rabbit Bunny, lamb Oliver, elephant Elo and red-haired girl Annie.
"We've created a special look with knitted fabric that gives a warm feeling for children," Mr Lee says.
Also capitalising on the soft-touch appeal is Heinrich Bauer GmbH & Co KG, which notes a recent surge in the popularity of plush toys - especially with European consumers. "They're returning to their roots, to toys they once loved," says Sales Manager Kurt Orgel.
The firm offers plush animals ranging from 8-100cm in height, with the 15-30cm band often the best sellers. "We have hundreds of plush items in many styles, including seasonal and promotional items," Mr Orgel advises.
Current favourites include realistic-looking bears in various poses and colours, such as one grizzly bear (BA27376A) measuring 65cm in height, and another (BA27389) that is 40cm.
Plush polar bears find customers too, as do dogs, tigers, lions, pigs, giraffes, camels, monkeys, moose, raccoons, crocodiles, hamsters, foxes and frogs.
"Our plush toys are mainly animals, but we work for advertising companies, too, and make special figures or products such as plush cars," Mr Orgel says.
"As the market changes, we do more special items for zoos and other clients. The possibilities are wide," he maintains. "We offer good quality at attractive prices and sell well, especially in Germany, Italy and the US."
Some buyers reach for Heinrich Bauer's plush hand puppets shaped as cute lions, foxes or curly-tailed pigs. When squeezed, the puppets may say a few words such as "Hello, I'm a pig", or make animal noises.
The company also offers animal finger puppets, of which a dexterous puppeteer can use up to 10 at one time. However, Heinrich Bauer's most surprising products may be the plush figures like ducks, crocodiles and football players that double as car air-fresheners.
Eye-catching plush toys are also the forte' of Pro Driven Co Ltd, with its new ideas for babies and toddlers. "There's lots of competition, so our products must be different," says Assistant Manager Ricky Leung.
"We focus on design, materials and quality. For our baby line, for instance, we use coral velvet, a special fabric that's very soft."
An example is the Butterfly in Cocoon Musical Pull String (BB-1065), measuring 14x22cm, which allows infants to pull the colourful butterfly out by a string from its leafy refuge. "Then a lullaby plays," Mr Leung explains. "The emerging butterfly represents the start of new life."
Another toy (BB-1073) comprises plush insects such as a bee (12.5cm), dragonfly (13cm), ant (14cm), spider (10cm) and grasshopper (13.5cm), all in a plush tree trunk (26x26x21cm). When squeezed, the insects squeak, rattle or make other noises.
"We create fun for mothers and babies," Mr Leung remarks. "A mother can draw a baby's attention by reaching into the tree trunk and moving the insects, while the baby can pull out the insects."
Offerings also include plush bibs, musical mobiles, teething rings, puppets, pillows and even tiny sleeping bags. Pro Driven sells mainly to Spain, France and Italy.
Meanwhile, the industry is placing increased emphasis on quality, according to Nanjing jetway Imp & Exp Corp Ltd.
"Our buyers look for new designs and pay a lot of attention to quality," says General Manager Xu Hong Jie. "The quality of plush toys from China keeps improving. With all the competition, everyone needs excellent quality at good prices."
Selling mainly to the US and Europe, Nanjing jetway offers numerous plush animals - everything from bears and colourful ducks to Dalmatian dogs, tiny tigers, pink cows and even plush animal slippers.
"Our new designs attract customers," Ms Xu claims. "Our designers spend a lot of time, energy and attention on each item. We try hard to make the products cute, special and attractive."
While animals often feature as plush toys, they are sometimes end-users as well, and companies such as Evergrow Ltd are riding on the growing passion for pets to develop plush toys for cats and dogs.
"Lots of people don't want children. They raise pets instead," says Senior Marketing and Project Manager Cambridge Chan.
For dogs, Evergrow makes soft flying discs and meaty, bone-like chew-toys. Cats favour roly-poly mice, ideal for swatting, and string toys that dangle plush fish.
Evergrow also offers toys for infants, who may like its plush bears, elephants, lions and other animals herded into collections with titles like Poodas and Curiosity Kingdom.
"Buyers appreciate our quality and designs," Mr Chan says. "We're confident about the future for plush toys so long as we follow the market trends."
New plush toys from these and other companies suggest that youngsters of the digital age still love playthings with a soft touch.
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Tsuen Wan, New Territories
Hong Kong
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Brands & Certificates: Bauer; ISO 9001, ICTI
Minimum Order: 1,000 pieces
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Factory Size & Location: Guangzhou
Workforce: 500
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New website to help co-ordinate Scotland's response to the refugee crisis
A new website has been launched to help co-ordinate Scotland's response to the international refugee crisis.
Minister for Europe and International Development Humza Yousaf made the announcement of the new website following the 2nd meeting of the refugee taskforce.
Mr Yousaf said:
"Scotland is firm in its commitment to helping the most vulnerable people in crisis and to accepting our fair share of whatever number of refugees the UK takes.
"We have been overwhelmed with practical offers of support from ordinary people across Scotland – all wanting to help alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable people caught up in this humanitarian emergency.
"Scotland's response has been amazing so far. There are people from all walks of life in different parts of Scotland wanting to do what they can to help. There are many groups and organisations already taking practical steps and we really welcome this enthusiasm and energy. This new website will provide an important addition in marshalling Scotland's efforts in our concerted and organised response to this refugee crisis.
"The work of the Taskforce is well underway, and we will make sure that Scotland is ready to give the very best of Scottish welcomes to the refugees who are fleeing their homes and seeking protection, safety and security."
The new website will be a focal point for anyone wanting to donate time, skills, goods, accommodation or other practical help to refugees arriving in Scotland.


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The full potential of Quantum Computing is still off in the future, but its ability to radically alter how we interact with data has scientist around the world pushing for the next breakthrough.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are back and the websites of online retailers are expecting their largest spikes in traffic yet. Let's just hope the internet is around to handle it all.
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Understanding Lymphoid Leukemia CellsIn the case of lymphoid leukemia cells, too many stem cells develop into either abnormal lymphoblasts or lymphocytes. Lymphoblastic or lymphocytic leukemia cells are not able to fight infection very well, and as the number of lymphocytes increases in the blood and bone marrow, there is less room for healthy white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. This may cause infection, anemia, and easy bleeding.
Three types of lymphocytes may become abnormal in people with leukemia:
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- T lymphocytes that help B lymphocytes make the antibodies that help fight infection
- Natural killer cells that attack cancer cells and viruses.
Understanding Myeloid Leukemia CellsIn the case of myeloid leukemia cells, the stem cells can develop into abnormal myeloblasts or granulocytes. Similar to lymphoid leukemia cells, myeloid leukemia cells are unable to do their usual work and can build up in the bone marrow and blood so there is less room for healthy white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. When this happens, infection, anemia, or easy bleeding may occur.
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As per your own support article (https://www.symantec.com/theme/sha2-transition) you understand that SHA-1 algorithms are not secure. Please update the certs in Symantec Endpoint Manager to SHA-2 in your next release.
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Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu strike as Everton knock out Reading
Everton reached the fourth round of the Capital One Cup after a deserved 2-1 defeat of Championship opponents Reading.
The Premier League side had appeared at risk of elimination when the impressive Nick Blackman gave Reading the lead, but after Roberto Martinez changed his team for the second half the superior quality in Everton's squad inspired victory.
Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu struck after the break as Everton marched through to the last 16.
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Manager Martinez had made five changes to his Everton team, which included a first start for £9.5 million Argentinian defender Ramiro Funes Mori, and winger Aaron Lennon starting in an unfamiliar position at right-back.
Gareth Barry, Brendan Galloway and Tim Howard were also among the substitutes but Martinez's team still retained a strong appearance and began with reasonable promise when in the eighth minute Arouna Kone shot wide of the left post from just inside of the area.
Within minutes Reading's Blackman, playing with both a confidence and urgency, produced a classy turn on the edge of the Everton area before shooting and forcing a diving save from goalkeeper Joel Robles.
The forward again threatened when played through in the 22nd minute but despite managing to send a low shot towards goal, he struggled to connect with it as he would have hoped and Robles responded with a routine save before the loose ball was scrambled away.
Reading's pressure was gradually increasing on their flat visitors and, shortly after Aaron Tshibola's 25-yard strike was fumbled wide by Robles, they scored the evening's first goal.
Exposing Lennon's discomfort at full-back, Ola John attacked down the left wing and sent a low cross towards the back post where Blackman, having read his delivery, sent a right-footed effort beyond Robles and into the roof of the net for his seventh goal of the season.
Martinez responded at half-time by reverting to his favoured 4-3-3 formation, introducing Barry to provide cover for his exposed back four, and removing Kone, despite him having outperformed fellow striker Romelu Lukaku.
Galloway soon followed in place of John Stones as Funes Mori switched to central defence, but even though Everton remained open it was they who scored next.
Alex Fernandez could only head Gerard Deulofeu's 62nd-minute corner as far as the tidy but previously quiet Barkley, and the promising midfielder capitalised with a fine demonstration of his technical ability by powerfully shooting first time beyond Ali Al Habsi.
At a time when several senior England midfielders are injured, Barkley's goal, his third in an impressive start to the season, will have further enhanced his international prospects, and it also gave both he and his team-mates greater belief.
The midfielder was soon central to another attack that resulted in a free-kick. It came as a surprise when Deulofeu stood over it, but his direct, curling 30-yard effort, in the 73rd minute, justified him doing so when the ball reached the back of the net, even if Al Habsi will reflect that having got so close he should have produced a save.
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The DALI ALTECO C-1 is truly a multi-purpose speaker. The perfect fit for adding height information to a surround setup or taking the role as an out-of-the-way stereo speaker. By designing the crossover for stereo use and by keeping a strict focus on DALI sound design principles, we have created a speaker that delivers believable height information from Atmos, DTS-X and Auro-3D movies.
The DALI ALTECO C-1 is truly a multipurpose speaker in both design and function. DALI wanted to ensure that the ALTECO C-1 is usable as both a height speaker as well as a traditional stereo speaker. By designing the crossover for stereo use and by keeping a strict focus on DALI sound design principles, we have created a speaker that fulfills both criteria. It is the perfect fit for adding height information to a surround setup or taking the role as an out-of-the-way stereo speaker.
The ALTECO C-1 delivers believable height information from Atmos, DTS-X and Auro-3D movies in surround setup - not only when "firing up" using the ceiling as a reflector, but also "firing down" from a position up under the ceiling.
The ALTECO C-1 is able to achieve this even without special equalizing in order to enhance the effects from HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) technology. A technology found in Atmos certified speakers. Instead the ALTECO C-1 relies only on the height processing done in the amplifier, when selected. Had we included non-linear HRTF equalizing in the ALTECO C1, it would have been impossible to use it as a versatile neutral speaker, limiting the use to only an up-firing type speaker.
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Bazookanomics : central-bank money printing
Posted by Québec de Droite in Europe on lundi 5 décembre 2011
Extrait de: Bazookanomics, Terence Corcoran, FP, Nov 30, 2011
Search for the 'big bazooka' of economic policy misses the target
For months now Europe has been searching for the big bazooka of economic policy to get it out of its fiscal mess. Exactly when bazookas became a core principle of economic policy isn't clear, but it is today everywhere in use. Google "euro and bazooka" and you'll see what I mean.
In the high precincts of economic analysis, there is general agreement that Wednesday's move by central banks, including the Bank of Canada, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, to make cheap dollar loans available to European banks, while a major bailout event, falls short of reaching the level of intervention required by the high priests of bazookanomics. "It's not the bazooka the market was seeking," said a Wall Street Journal report.
One of the early users of the word was Hank Paulson.
As U.S. treasury secretary in 2008, he famously said,
"If you have a bazooka in your pocket and people know it,
you probably won't have to use it."
At the time, his theory was that the U.S. government would not have to take over control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because just having the power to take them over was good enough stop a bond market run on the two bankrupt mortgage backers at the heart of the U.S. housing crash.
As with much of economics these days, Paulson's theory proved wrong. The markets were killing Fannie Mae and her brother, and the government had to take out the bazooka and nationalize the companies.
They're still broke.
Imaginez, si nous avons une bulle immobilière qui éclate, on n'a même pas besoin de bazooka, on n'est dans un tas de MERDE, car nous sommes propriétaires de la SCHL.
More recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron has been calling for the European Central Bank to bring in a "big bazooka" to save Europe.
In this case, it turns out that bazookanomics is just another bit of economic jargon for central-bank money printing.
George Soros, the international currency speculator and insider trader, last month called on European leaders to deploy a bazooka aimed right at the euro crisis. At the time, Mr. Soros thought the $610-billion European Financial Stability Facility set up by euro nations needed a bigger store of economic ammunition. Europe, Mr. Soros told writer Chrystia Freeland, "actually has the bazooka in its hand, provided it uses it in the right way." The fund could be used, he said, to bail out Europe's banks.
As the world is coming to understand in this new era of bazookanomics, no one theory seems to contain enough explosive economic matter to blow away decades of euro welfare statism and chronic overspending.
Plans to load up new bazookas to force European nations into a mandatory fiscal union, with each country subject to some central authority on debts, spending and deficits, appear to be unworkable.
As Edward Neufeld observes in an accompanying commentary, even the federal government in Ottawa has no such power over Canada's provinces.
Exacte, le Canada et l'Espagne, nous n'avons aucune loi constitutionnelle qui empêche les provinces ou régions à
faire des déficits.
If there's a unifying core to bazookanomics, it appears to be an attempt to use massive economic manipulation:
· Central bank printing presses, taxation of solvent countries to cover the debts of the bankrupt, International Monetary Fund loans
· To somehow vaporize trillions of dollars in bad debts.
In the end, however, no amount of violent economic jargon will propel
Europe out of its central problem:
Too much spending by countries with bad economic policies.
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At House of Cards this month we are all about die cuts! I'm on the Cute team so here is what I came up with:
Until next time my friends, have a bear-ific day! ;)
Sooooooooooo cute!! LOVING that bear!!!!!!!
uuiii too cuuutee I love the teddy and his costume cute cute cute Katy...and that DP is great for halloween card..lovely Halloween card teammy...see you on my DT post dear..hugs, Monika at Cute and Fun team HOC..
Cute bear in a"scary" outfit hehehe...
He is just adorable all dressed up and ready for trick or treating! I like the wrapped twine around the spine too. Great card.
Definitely cute and FUN, teamie!
Katy, this is SO totally darling! I am loving the fun patterned paper base and your die cut is super cute! HUGS! :) Mynn xx
Cute card! Love the die cut bear's skeleton costume!
Super Duper cute!!
Have a wonderful day,
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This is adorable Katy! I love that little bear and his costume!!
Tammy x
this is so totally cute.. love that little bear..
Sweet little Teddy Bear in his skeleton costume! Have a great day.
OMG, the bear is sickeningly cute!!! I have the Critter 1 cartridge and perhaps should buy this one too!
Oh this is just so cute - love is Hallowe'en costume!
Hugs, Vannessa
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This is a question I get every week and it deserves an answer. Most customers that convert their dogs and cats to a more appropriate raw food diet find that the problems they were having are reduced significantly. Proper nutrition allows the body to heal from within and becomes God's most regenerating mechanism. The customers that ask this question have dogs and cats that are suffering from disease or some degenerating condition and they are searching for a way to reduce the symptoms or reverse the condition. Once convinced that the "BARF " philosophy is the road to better health they often question whether additional supplementation is necessary.
In the majority of cases, I recommend that additional supplementation is not needed. Our patties contain all the nutrients necessary for complete nutrient absorption. The only time I recommend additional supplements are during initial periods when the condition seems the worst or when there is a specific need for an additional supplement.
Kibble diets lack the live enzymes that are needed for digestion and proper metabolism. The heat processing destroys these important cell regenerators and thus an enzyme supplement program is most needed. The majority of dogs and cats in this country are fed a very poor grain based kibble food. These are the ones that definitely need help and further supplementation to build the natural immunity that will best defend against disease and a shortened life span.
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