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From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
Thomas Jefferson's only visit to London, the largest city in the western world lasted from March 12 to April 26, 1786. He stayed in lodgings in Golden Square but must have spent a great deal of time at the residence of John and Abigail Adams in Grosvenor Square. During his five weeks in London, Jefferson explored bookshops in Piccadilly, viewed the Magna Carta at the British Museum, dined on beefsteak and ale at Dolly's Chop House, saw tumblers and tightrope dancers at Sadler's Wells, and paid to watch two performers of almost equal renown- -Mrs. Siddons in the role of Lady Macbeth at Drury Lane, and the Leaned Pig, a popular attraction in Charing Cross.
Jefferson's impressions of London were not entirely favorable. Its architecture "is in the most wretched stile I ever saw," while "both town and country fell short of my expectations." Besides seeing the sights and mixing in Whig society, Jefferson was a mighty shopper, haunting the bookstores and optical shops in particular (he thought the mechanical arts in London were carried "to a wonderful perfection"). He spent £12 on tools, £20 on saddlery, £56 on scientific instruments, and £60 on books.
The following list may help evoke Jefferson's London, much of which has disappeared and about which he wrote almost nothing.
Ranelagh Gardens: The main feature was a Rotunda where an orchestra played and people promenaded about or took refresments. Jefferson attended on Easter Monday (April 17), the opening day of the season
Grosvenor Square: The first American legation in London, residence of the Adams family from 1785 to 1788.
Golden Square, No. 14: Site of lodgings Jefferson rented from a Mrs. Conners. He paid £11-18 for his stay.
Marks and Spencers, Oxford Street: Site of Pantheon, a sumptuously decorated hall for concerts, masquerades, and assemblies. Jefferson heard "some favorite glees" there on March 23.
Buckingham House/Queen's House (Buckingham Palace): Jefferson visited on April 18.
St. James' Place: Used by George III for ceremonial purposes only, this palace was the site of Jefferson's "ungracious reception" by the king. According to his Memorandum Book, he was presented on March 17; newspaper reports indicated he had also attended the King's Levee and Queen's drawing Room on the two previous days.
Haymarket: Thomas Jefferson saw Saleri Opera on March 18 (present day Her Majesty's Theatre). Jefferson bought an achromatic telescope, solar microscope, and hydrometer, among other articles.
British Museum: Jefferson attended on April 24 with the Adamses, guided by Edward Whitaker Gray, keeper of the collections of natural history and antiquities. Objects included Magna Carta, Queen Elizabeth's prayer book, 4th century Codes Alexandruinus and Hans Sloane's collections.
Covent Garden and Strand: Jefferson attended The Mourning Bride (at the present day Royal Opera House) on March 19 and Merchant of Venice, Macbeth and The Captives at the Theatre Royal (rebuilt in 1812).
Tower of London: Jefferson waited until April 13 to see the Tower.


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Two breaching humpbacks gulped fish, barely missing pair of divers.
It was feeding time for two humpback whales off central California, and two divers were almost the unintentional main course.
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The close encounter in Morro Bay happened about 11:30 a.m. PT Saturday, roughly 2.5 miles off Avila Beach, as Stamback was documenting dive spots for his website.
He and Francis Antigua of San Luis Obispo were snorkeling near Souza Rock, which teems with sealife. Two friends from San Diego, Jay Hebrard of Atascadero and Jeremy Bonnett, stayed aboard and captured the remarkable sight of the whales breaching side by side, swallowing fish, just a couple of feet from Stamback and Antigua.
Stamback said they were lucky; the whales could have accidentally swallowed them or capsized the boat.
"We pretty much figured that we used up all our luck for the day, so why push it?" he said, explaining why they called it a day — an extraordinary one at that.

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A log cabin with hot tub and gas log fireplace. Enjoy adelicious breakfast in a quiet country setting. You have to see it to believe it!
16-room motel, restaurants within walking distance. Credit cards accepted. Pets allowed. Free local calls. Cable TV with remotes.
Opened in 2001. Includes 43 rooms, indoor pool, fitness center and a complimentary breakfast.
This 1910 schoolhouse features spacious suites with nine-foot-tall windows overlooking Anna Park. Each guest room contains an original chalkboard and bookcase from the old school days. Located near Carbondale, the Davie School Inn makes a great base for exploring the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail and Giant City State Park.
Cache River Basin Vineyard and Winery
Located in beautiful southern Illinois just south of the Cache River. We have a very nice restaurant next to the winery called Wineaux's Restaurant. We also have a cabin on site tucked away at the edge of the woods. Can sleep six, has a hot tub and sauna.
Located at Cache River Basin Winery, the Boondocks Cabin is attractively finished, in a fantastic location tucked up in the woods and is, of course, pet friendly. The cabin has two bedrooms, each complete with a queen size bed with Eurotop for your sleeping comfort, very nice bathroom and a completely furnished kitchen (which includes coffee and tea). Each bedroom has an LED type TV and there is also one in the kitchen. The area is 4G capable, local TV stations only. There is an infrared sauna on the enclosed back deck and a hot tub for your use.
Enjoy a breathtaking view of Hohman Lake from your private back porch, or a relaxing evening in the outdoor spa, there's a sense of peace at Mill Spring Cabins. The fully furnished cabins are situated along a beautiful 90 acre lake with an ample dock to allow fishing and swimming.
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Tucked away in the beautiful rolling hills of Southern Illinois, the cabin location rests on the highly acclaimed Southern Illinois Wine Trail. Pinnon Lake is five minutes from the edge of Shawnee National Forrest. We are only three miles off Interstate 57 at exit 36. Moments from anywhere yet feels like miles from it all. On any given day you may observe deer in the field, geese landing on the lake, a family of wild turkeys at the edge of the woods. In the spring you may even take a peek at our new baby calves, as the property is a third generation working family farm.
Two bedroom log cabin offers a private setting with full kitchen and a hot tub to soak in while you enjoy the amazing sunset views. The spectacular views at Cedar Sunset Cabin are just one of the amazing amenities. The cabin provides you with top notch accommodations on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail and on the edge of the Shawnee National Forest. Or you may opt for an evening in by the fireside or a soak in the hot tub.
Located on 140 private acres nestled in ancient bluffs, loaded with wildlife, peace and quiet and everything at your fingertips! We provide everything you and your guests need for a wonderful getaway! The kitchen is fully equipped with all manner of cooking needs, along with a backyard BBQ, all you need is your provisions to whip up a meal to be enjoyed in this wonderful home! The great room has floor to ceiling windows to take in the breathtaking views that span for 40 + miles to Kentucky! It features a flat screen tv and blue ray dvd player along with a cozy gas fireplace for your enjoyment...Also located on the main floor is a laundry room and half bath. Upstairs you will find a log style King Bed Master Suite. There is a walk in closet and a 4 piece Master Bath that rivals any Spa. The walk in shower has body sprays and the jacuzzi tub has a multitude of jets to enjoy while gazing out the window in the tree line! There is a private balcony off the bedroom to take in the views of the bluffs. Downstairs, the walkout basement offers another living area complete with a flat screen tv/dvd player. There is another full bathroom and two more bedrooms, one with a King bed and flat screen tv/dvd player and another full size bedroom. The patio off the living room provides ample shade in the Summer and again you have spectacular long range views of the area! Outback you can relax on the deck while BBQ'ing or watching the kids on the playset. There is ample parking for you and your guests. Rock Ridge also offers guided repelling and climbing, there is a fully stocked pond, and plenty of room to roam around and explore the property!
Windy Hill Acres Inn is located in the Shawnee National Forest. The Inn is a Rock Potato House which has been remodeled into a beautiful 5 room house with deck. The Potato House was built in the 1800's and used to store the farmers' sweet potatoes.
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Located on 200 acres of Shawnee National Forest, in a country setting. Enjoy hiking, bird watching, and fishing in stocked ponds. Explore a cave that Daniel Boone carved his name in 1766. Three units are separate from the house.
Water Valley Inn can accommodate individuals, couples, families and groups up to eight, based on double occupancy. The main floor of the farmhouse includes two bedrooms with queen size beds and one bathroom. The upstairs has three rooms set up with twin beds.
Located close to most of the award winning wineries of Southern Illinois, the Boars Nest will be off the beaten path yet still close to town in a peaceful atmosphere. All non-smoking cabins with packages available, including meals, drinks, transportation.
On a hill in Union County, Illinois, just outside of Cobden, stands a historic mansion with 5 guest rooms available. Bell Hill is the perfect place for large and small outdoor weddings or, if you prefer, a more intimate setting indoors is available for smaller weddings. Catering services are available.
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Rustle Hill winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
The Vineyard Chalet cabins are nestled across the valley from the winery, overlooking the pond and amphitheater. Some of the amenities include: Cathedral ceilings, Full kitchen, King size bed, Upstairs loft with six windows, 2 fireplaces, Central heat and air, Wrap around deck. The cabin is designed for a single couple...but can sleep 4 to 6.
Villa De Bertolino welcomes you with a peaceful, friendly and exciting getaway. Relax by your private saltwater pool and 6 seated hot tub, day and night. The villa is an open, family-style environment and sleeps 8 comfortably, with capacity of 12. Enjoy nature exploring the live creek on our 28 wooded acres in the heart of the wine country!
La Colina Linda Farm and Bed & Breakfast
This one acres farm offers a two bedroom - two bath non-smoking cottage. The hospitality is open and inclusive and serves vegan plant-based meals for breakfast. Instruction and guidance for anyone interested in organic farming practices.
Skyline View Cabins invite you to Southern Illinois to enjoy the most beautiful view in the area. From your cabin front porch, you can see the rolling hills of the Shawnee National Forest, Bald Knob Cross and lots of wildlife. In the Winter and early Spring there are 20 acres of hillside woods to tromp through, The property joins the Quetil Walking Trail, into Alto Pass. Both cabins have vaulted ceilings in the living room, kitchen and bedrooms, with real fireplaces, satellite TV and DVD player. Cabins come furnished with leather look sofas, chairs with ottomans, and a dining table that seats 4 people. Local art has been used to decorate both of the cabins.
Getaway from the hustle and bustle of everyday life at the Wine Country Cottage. Just one mile away from Blue Sky Winery, we are located in the heart of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. Spend a couple days or a weekend exploring the award winning wineries, shops and restaurants along the Trail! The quaint cottage on 29 acres offers a private and serene getaway. Conveniently located 1.4 miles from Blue Sky Vineyards, 2.9 miles from Orlandini Vineyard, 3.9 miles from Owl Creek Vineyard and 5.8 miles from Starview Vineyards!


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Comments: I've just tried them on and... bad news. I've ordered size 11.5 after putting the needed information in the "Shoefiter" (Merrel, Mix Master 2, size 11). The Pearl Izumi has small toe box and after running with Merrel, Inovo- 8 and others I can say that I'ts very small. The Shoefiter 3D doesn't show it.
From: Michael, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL. 3/6/14
Comments: Good shoe overall. Nice shape and upper is very durable. Cons: Tongue is thin and lacing bites painfully into top of my foot on long runs. Traction wore down quickly despite rubber being extraordinarily slippery on any wet surface.
From: Minneapolis, MN USA. 2/14/14
Comments: After about 6 weeks with my Trail N1s, I wanted to give an updated review (see my previous one below). I have to say that my experience with the Trail N1s differs dramatically from some of the other reviews. I've put in nearly 300 miles on them and they are the most fluid shoes I've ever worn. They are also one of the most versatile pairs of shoes I've ever owned. It doesn't seem that Pearl Izumi has been marketing these shoes as being versatile, but I'm running it all in them- from 45-minute tempo runs on roads (sub-6:30/mi pace at 7,000 ft) to 32-mi trail runs with plenty of technical terrain and elevation gain/loss. For me, the balance between firm and cushioned seems just right. My pace feels so light, effortless at times, despite the fact that these shoes are by no means the lightest out there. I do have to agree with some of the reviewers that these shoes do feel stiff and unresponsive out of the box. It does take a little time and effort to break them in. I think we live in a time where we expect these hot, low-heel drop natural running shoes to feel mind-boggling fluid and amazing right out of the box, which is unfortunate. Things have changed in the consumer world. It's almost as if our memories of a time when shoes were needed to be broken in have been completely erased. These shoes do indeed break in for one hell of a great ride. I apologize to the other reviewers who've had a bad go with these shoes- they are %0.
From: Ryan, Bishop, CA, USA
Comments: Unfortunately I have the same thoughts as Tom from Irvine. I have been running in minimalist shoes for about 2 years (MT110, Trail Glove, MT1010). I was really looking forward to the Trail N1 after all the hype. I found the fit too snug and the sole was too stiff. I ended up returning them after a couple of uninspiring runs. I'm sure there will be many that will love this shoe, but if you are looking for a shoe with a wide toe box and flexible sole, this is not a fit for you.
From: Glen, Collingswood, NJ, USA
Comments: I was hesitant about these, given that I have a very difficult time finding shoes that don't crush my toes. The Merrell Mix Master and Barefoot shoes are really the only things I've found that don't bother my toes at all. But I feel I need a bit more protection given my current training and racing mileage (50-100 mp/w, 50 mile mountain races). I have about forty miles on these, including some fairly hairy technical scrambling, and the fit seems snug but not uncomfortable. I think this is due to the solid mesh upper, wonderfully free of unnecessary overlays (which only add weight, limit breathability, and increase the likelihood of hot spots in my experience). I have experienced a bit of extreme pain in my right pinky toe while running sustained technical ascents, but that's happened in just about every shoe I've run in over the past two months: the afforementioned Mix Masters, MT110, Peregrine, Sense Mantra, and Stinson Evos (which crushed my big toes so badly that I had to give them up, despite the awesome cushioning). Overall these are the best thing I've found so far: I'm fairly certain that I feel the benefits of the heightened toe spring (although it's difficult to know where one's honest experience begins and the advertising ends with these sorts of thing), and they certainly perform better on pavement than just about any other trail shoe I've found (w/ the possible exception of Hokas and the wonderfully cushioned Peregrine). The grip is as good as it gets without going to something like the cleated Inov-8 shoes, and they feel incredibly secure, both in terms of traction and in terms of fit, during fast technical downhills.
From: Anonymous
Comments: In contrast to most folks here, I quite like the N1s and I am picky. They feel smooth and have more push through protection than some of my other shoes (Vertical K, S-Lab Sense Ultra). They are also very protective of my sprained ankle (Hokas). I only have 50 miles on them, but that includes trail runs of 14 and 21 miles with 2500-3000 feet of vertical on each run. My one complaint is that I think the shoe needs more room in the upper, i.e. toes can tend to rub against the top of the shoe but the fit is otherwise great. Is it a 50 mile plus shoe for me? Time will tell ...
From: Anonymous
Comments: The Trail N1 is quite a fun ride. Tim Olson (2012 Western States Champ and new CR holder) was seeking a low-to-the-ground, yet very fluid trail running shoe, and Pearl Izumi delivered. My turnover feels great- even effortless at times on the flats. There are some things about this shoe that the other reviewers describe that I do have to agree with. I do feel like I am on bit of a platform with this shoe, but the more I run in these shoes the less I notice this, as I truly do believe that it's the runner that has to seek out the feedback from the ground, not the shoe. The shoe also feels a bit narrow in the forefoot (and I have tiny feet for a dude), and the upper mesh did at first feel a bit restrictive, but I have mentally passed these hurdles and found the shoe to perform well, even on my longest run of 30 miles with over 5,000 ft of gain in them. I find that the traction performs admirably on a wide variety of surfaces...not terrific on loose, sandy terrain, but not bad either. I also run in the TrailRoc 255s, Brooks PGs and the NB MT110s, and the N1s have become a mainstay in my arsenal. I find that these shoes are built for performance, and I would recommend them only to folks who have solid biomechanics and can run well in shoes similar to what I wear (read above). These shoes will not turn an average runner into a fast, fluid runner; these shoes will complement the runner with good biomechanics seeking a performance-based trail runner. I am 5'6", 125 lbs and in training run 70-110+ mi/wk in mountainous terrain.
From: Ryan, Bishop, CA, USA
Comments: I've had the same issue as Tom from Irvine. I ran 4 miles with the supplied insoles and the didn't feel right. My next run I put in my blue Super Feet and ran eight miles and it was even worse. Ride is stiff and the upper is tight. I wanted to like these shoes and make them work but it's just not going to happen. Going to wait for the Saucony Peregrine 3 to release.
From: Mike, El Dorado Hills, CA
Comments: I was hoping for more of a Pearl-Izumi Streak II feel even for the trail, but these aren't it. (The Streak II are my favorite shoe ever.) They're ok, but not as soft or as flexible as the Streak IIs (which are advertised as a quick training and race shoe) or in some ways even the Peak IIs. The problem seems to be a hard outer sole, so maybe the road versions will be a bit better. (Why put a hard outer sole on a trail shoe???). The insole is cheap, so I put a pair of the Streak II ortholite insoles in them and this did help cushion them. I don't get much added propulsion from the e-motion technology on the forest singletrack around here, but I think that I can feel it a bit when on a more open flat. They soak up water, but drain pretty rapidly. The grip in the mud is rather loose, but not awful. So, all in all, I found them to be okay and better than many others, but not what I was hoping for, namely, a fast, softer, flexible trail shoes for the types of trails that we have here. But I'm an older geezer, so maybe the younger crew might find this in them.
From: Ron, Bloomington, In
Comments: I'm a bit excited cause I might have found my favorite new shoe. I'm coming from Salomon's Sense Ultra & New Balance's MT110 & MT1010. I was hesitant to buy this shoe because it's my first Pearl Izumi pair. I'm a 11 in New Balance and a 10.5 in Salomon. I went with the 11 and the fit is perfect. I highly recommend this shoe for runners who want a low offset, but need more cushion than what most lower drop shoes offer (MT110). The N1 isn't a light trail shoe though, weighing in at almost 10oz for size 9, but I feel that the extra weight gives me more confidence on the downhills. Unlike Tom Irvine's review I actually wear these with insoles and I couldn't be happier. The laces are the exact same as the MT110s. They have this twist to them that I believe helps the laces from becoming untied during a run. While I think the the Ultras and MT's have their place on the trail, I was looking for a shoe with a bit more of softer feel. The N1 in my opinion has a softer feel to it than the MT1010 and the Sense Ultra and much more than the MT110. I feel like I can run in N1 much longer without my legs feeling worn out after a 15+mi run and hey it works out ok on the road too. The upper feels great with and
without socks and doesn't feel too constrictive, but it does hug the foot closely and has a stretchy fell to it so you can wiggle the toes. Wearing the shoe my foot transitions through the running cycle easier...almost like I don't have to work as hard. I guess I could say that it makes my running experience "smoother".
From: Joe, ST.L, Franklin, TN USA
Comments: 2 of 5 stars. I returned them after one six-mile run. I normally run in NB MT110 or MT1010 but had knee and shoe durability issues so was looking to change. After reading glowing reviews of the N1 Trail, I scooped a pair up as soon as they were available. Note: I ran without the insoles. The shoe didn't fit right with them in (too tight all around my foot, but would have been much too large if I'd gone up a half-size) and I didn't like the lack of ground feel with the insoles either. So if the insoles add some magic to the shoe, then this review doesn't apply. Otherwise, the shoes seemed cheap. The soles felt dead, not dynamic at all. Contrary to the reviews, I felt none of the benefits of the "new" sole design. Rather, it felt sort of memory-foam-ish, with my foot sinking in and then no rebound. The uppers feel clunky compared to what I'm used to--the upper is unnecessarily bulky towards the heel of the shoe and not wide enough to allow full toe splay in the front. They look durable but I didn't wear them long enough to find out.
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Show off your gams in this cork sandal. With pop of neon color, the Audrey Brooke Isadora is perfect for a stylish summer night out with the girls!
- Cork upper
- Slingback strap with elastic
- Round peep toe
- ¾" platform, 4½" cork heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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By: studentRN
Location: colorado springs
November 12, 2013
"These are too cute shoes!! Haven't had a chance to really wear them long, though average comfort so far. Ran very short, bought 1/2 size larger and they were still too small, so I returned for 1 size larger. Love them."
By: run262
Location: Cumberland, RI
September 16, 2013
Cute shoes
"I purchased these shoes when they were on sale. I thought they were too expensive before, but the sale price made them affordable. I had to go up a full size to a size 8, when I normally take a size 7. They are comfortable, and with the specs of different colors within the shoe, will go with just about anything in my wardrobe."
By: Catherine88
Location: Queens, NY
August 17, 2013
Had to return them
"The left foot was shorter than the right foot. Extremely uncomfortable. It's sad that I had to return them because they are very cute, but I think there is a defect with this shoe. I noticed other customers were having the same issues with this shoe.I have another pair of Audrey Brooke shoes that feel like pillows on my feet"
By: frownie
Location: Appleton, WI
June 20, 2013
What doesn't go with 'rainbow'?
"So this shoe is sweet because it is cork with flecks of color but it still looks neutral from a distance. You can add a little splash if you dare with these sling backs :)"
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Florella Lydia Oakes
Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Florella Lydia Oakes will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Dolores Community Center. Assistant Pastor Ben Erickson of Lighthouse Baptist Church will officiate.
Florella was born Dec. 13, 1928 in Cook County, Colo., the daughter of William Leonard and Florene (Rogers) Wagner. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at the age of 85.
On Dec. 27, 1948, in Dolores, Florella married Frederick William Oakes, and to this union two children, Lenetta and William, were born. Florella was a teacher in Cook County as well as a substitute teacher in the Dolores schools. She loved working with children and was an active 4-H leader. Florella enjoyed the outdoors and was a lifelong farmer and rancher.
She was an avid horseback rider as well. Florella loved her garden and was a past Garden Club member.
Florella is survived by her children, Lenetta Shull and husband, Scott of Dolores, and William Oakes also of Dolores; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; sister, Vanda Jones and husband, Wayne of Utah; and brother, Guy Wagner and wife, Claire of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Florene Wagner; husband, Frederick Oakes; brother, Will Wagner; and sister-in-law, Anita Wagner.
Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. For information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.


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We are very lucky here in Sparta, Wisconsin on December 4th at approx. 6:45 p.m. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train with all it's wonderful lights, will make a quick 15 minute stop this year on Sunday! Come to the Sparta Chamber of Commerce Depot, Corner of S. Water St. and Milwaukee St (South side of the CP tracks). They will present a check to our very own local Food Pantry and will have entertainers perform a few songs, ending with Santa making an appearance.
Everyone is encourage to come out and see the train. We always would like everyone to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to our local Food Pantry. If you have never seen the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train you must come out on December 4th to enjoy this event. Dress Warm and make memories forever!
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Premium Quality Buckwheat U Neck Pillow
Find Relief From Neck and Shoulder Tension, Pain and Stress...At Home Or On the Road
Premium Quality Buckwheat U Neck Pillow
Find Relief From Neck and Shoulder Tension, Pain and Stress...At Home Or On the Road
Filled with natural buckwheat hulls, our buckwheat U-neck pillow is made by the original company that first introduced it to this country. The pillow conforms to the exact contours of your head and neck, providing flexible support and minimizing stress on your neck and shoulders, helping to relieve muscle pain—a fact many in Far Eastern countries have know for centuries. Also buckwheat's natural ventilation keeps you cool and dry. The cradling U-neck pillow is great for traveling. Has a blue fleece cover (polyester) with no zipper. 13"x12". USA of domestic and imported material.
- A buckwheat pillow is an age-old remedy for muscle tension
- Natural ventilation so you stay cool and dry
- Provides flexible support and minimizes stress on neck and shoulders
- Perfect for plane, boat, bus, and RV travel
Premium Quality Buckwheat U Neck Pillow
Do not microwave due to risk of fire. Children should use only under supervision of an adult (Ages 3+)
100% Polyester Fleece filled with 100 % Buckwheat Hulls
Spot clean with slightly damp cold cloth. Do not wash or dry clean.
Manufactured In: USA
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The Central Europe Pipeline Management Organization
The Central Europe Pipeline Management Organization – or CEPMO - is the organization that manages NATO's Central Europe Pipeline System (CEPS).
The CEPS is the largest element of the NATO Pipeline System (NPS). Its principal purpose is to meet operational requirements in Central Europe in times of peace, crisis and conflict. This means that CEPMO's priority is to ensure that, when needed, military missions conducted in Central Europe or using European airbases as an intermediate hub, are guaranteed fuel that meets the required technical specifications at all times.
Once military requirements in peacetime have been satisfied, any remaining capacity may be used for commercial purposes, under strict safeguards, to help reduce costs.
CEPMO is one of the NATO Production, Logistics or Service Organizations (NPLSO). These are subsidiary bodies that are granted organizational, administrative and financial independence by the North Atlantic Council (NAC). CEPMO is composed of the following two elements:
- the CEPMO Board of Directors (BoD), which is the governing body of CEPMO; and
- the Central European Pipeline Management Agency (CEPMA), which is the executive arm of CEPMO, responsible for the day-to-day management of the CEPS.
In sum, CEPMO consists of the CEPMO BoD and CEPMA, and is not an entity as such with a postal address and permanent staff. Participating countries are: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United States.
Tasks and responsibilities of CEPMO
CEPMO's prime responsibility is to satisfy operational requirements during peace, crisis and war by the movement, storage and delivery of on-specification fuel in Central Europe. After military requirements have been satisfied, any remaining capacity may be used for commercial purposes.
Its main responsibilities are therefore to:
- plan, co-ordinate and execute the delivery of its services to its clients;
- ensure the integrity of the pipeline system;
- ensure that on-specification fuel is delivered to its customers (quality control);
- develop and implement appropriate policies to ensure the safe, efficient and legally compliant operations of the pipeline; and
- co-ordinate marketing activities, including the negotiation of appropriate tariff rates with non-military clients.
CEPMO takes into account the political, economic, financial, legal, technological, and environmental factors to perform its various activities.
The structure and responsibilities of CEPMO are defined in the CEPMO Charter endorsed by the NAC. Its responsibilities are assessed in line with these NAC-endorsed directives and in collaboration with the other NATO bodies involved.
CEPMO working mechanisms
CEPMO composition
CEPMO is composed of the two following entities:
A Board of Directors known as the NATO CEPMO BoD
It acts as the governing body of CEPMO and is composed of delegates from all participating countries. These national representatives represent their country's political, military, economic, financial and technical interests. They are the only voting members of the Board and each country has one vote. To assist in the execution of its work, the Board has the authority to establish other subordinate bodies.
The Board of Directors meets three times a year in accordance with the CEPMO Charter. It establishes general policy, objectives, missions, and approves financial resources for the CEPS.
The Central Europe Management Agency (CEPMA)
CEPMA is the executive managing agency responsible for the daily operation of the CEPS. It is located in Versailles, France.
Creation and evolution of CEPMO
When the CEPS was created more than fifty years ago, there were two governing bodies: the Central Europe Pipeline Office (CEPO), and the Central Europe Pipeline Policy Committee (CEPPC). The former was responsible for all decisions related to the operation of the network and the latter for the general policy and finances. The first meeting of the CEPPC took place on 15 December 1956.
Several decades later, in 1997, the North Atlantic Council endorsed the new CEPMO Charter, which defines the current structure and responsibilities of the CEPS.


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NOTTINGHAM, England - For British slugger Dan Hardy, fighting in front
of his hometown crowd was truly a dream
come true.
However, Hardy was focused on channeling the emotion of the moment into read news >>
Check out the full UFC on Fuel TV 5 post-fight press conference video with Stefan Struve, Dan Hardy, Dana White and others. read news >>
Dan Hardy spoke with Fuel TV following his UFC on Fuel TV 5 victory over Amir Sadollah on Saturday night in Nottingham, England. read news >>
NOTTINGHAM, England - Dan Hardy certainly has shown some improvements to his game.
The British fighter, once regarded as a fairly one-dimensional striker, used a well-balanced attack and scored mu read news >>
Dan Hardy said he could not be denied fighting in front of his hometown fans at UFC on Fuel TV 5 in Nottingham, England, and he wasn't. read news >>
NOTTINGHAM, England - At just 24 years old, Dutch heavyweight Stefan
Struve said there is still plenty of time for him to
earn a UFC title shot.
But at 6-1 in his past seven fights - and with al read news >>
Dan Hardy has the pressure of performing on his home turf on his shoulders on Saturday, but he's never lost in Nottingham, England, and he doesn't intend to start now. read news >>
With the hometown pressure weighing on the shoulders of Dan Hardy at UFC on Fuel TV 5, Amir Sadollah is looking forward to stepping in and throwing down with his British foe. read news >>
Dan Hardy took a two-week trip to Peru following his win over Duane Ludwig at UFC 146 and got some much-needed time for quiet reading and meditation.
And after using the hallucinogen and traditi read news >>
As British slugger Dan Hardy prepares for his
September showdown with Amir Sadollah, it will be the
first time in two years he doesn't have to answer questions about
"getting back to winning ways. read news >>
Shortly after announcing Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah for UFC on Fuel TV 5, UFC officials notified MMAWeekly.com that Jason Young and Robert Peralta have verbally agreed to fight on the card.
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The UFC on Wednesday announced another new bout for UFC on Fuel TV 5, adding one of the most popular Brits on the planet to the fight card in Dan Hardy.


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Dolce by Mojo Moxy Abby Wedge Sandal
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Item # 273424
Add some glitz and glam to your look in the Abby wedge sandals. Dolce by Mojo Moxy brings eye-catching style to this platform slide you won't be able to pass up.
- Faux leather upper
- Bauble gemstone ornament accents
- 1¼" platform, 4" textured wedge heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
By: Shoediva1224
Location: Montreal
October 04, 2013
"These sandals are stunning, they run long, but very stylish!"
By: RahSC
Location: Charleston, SC
July 13, 2013
Loved Them But Order 1 Full Size Smaller
"I ordered the silver. As far as overall style and craftmanship, I loved them! I usually wear a 6.5, so I ordered the 6, since the review said they run a little long. I was thinking a 1/2 size, but they were actually 1 full size! Unfortunately, the 5.5 in the color I wanted was out of stock."
By: TeeTee365
Location: online
July 12, 2013
Shoes Need Help
"Very stylish shoe with manufacturing problems. I bought the shoes I every color, and had the jewels pop off to pair. One pair I received had a jewel missing when I received them. I sent two pair back for exchange. My mother is putting on her McGyver hat to see if she can fix my last pair."
By: zaneta
Location: garfield
June 27, 2013
"Shoes are very pretty but strips should be tighter. I would not recommend thise to others. I had to return purchase."
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Blowfish Ryell Bootie
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Item # 285997
This slouchy casual bootie from Blowfish is a must have basic for Fall. The Ryell ankle boot has soft lining that will keep you cozy and comfortable all season long.
- Faux suede upper
- Slouchy round toe
- Side buckle detail
- Side zipper for easy on
- Faux fur lining
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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By: Indybug
Location: Indiana
January 11, 2014
Super Cute
"These fit me great, however I had to go up a size as these do run small. They are super cute and I get complements every time I wear them. They are the perfect combination of boot and sneaker so I can dress them up or down. The quality is great and I am very happy with my purchase."
By: atzaelle
Location: New York
January 11, 2014
run small
"I had to return the boots because they run too small."
By: hunnybee
Location: Brooklyn, NY
January 09, 2014
"Got the black in these, size 10. I can barely walk a block in these shoes. For some reason they run shorts, so it feels as though my toes are being painfully squashed at the top of the shoe. As though the shoe is pushing back on my toes as I walk forward. The material is a bit too stiff for my liking making the shoe hard and uncomfortable"
By: JerseyFellowShoeLover
Location: NJ
January 07, 2014
Not What I Expected
"I ordered these shoes in black, thinking they'd be like a nice pair of casual booties to wear with jeans. They look like house shoes. They're going back to the store."
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Croc Baby Croc Mini Flat Iron
- Overview
- Features
- Rounded floating plates for styling versatility
- Allows you to straighten, curl or flip
- Ceramic coated plates emit negative ions creating healthy shiny hair
- Dual voltage, perfect for travel
- Heats up to 430 degrees Fahrenheit
- Tangle free swivel cord
- Free heat proof carrying case
- 30 watts
- 1 year warranty
- About the brand
The Baby Croc Mini Flat Iron is equip with a round shape and ceramic floating plates which provides styling versatility. It is perfect for short hair, straightening, curling, flipping or making last minute touch ups! This professional quality styler makes for a great travel companion. It is petite and light weight, dual voltage and instantly heats up to 430F! Accompanied by a thermal carry case!
Croc by Turbo Ion flat irons feature patented safety features and advanced ceramic and ionic technologies for salon quality styling. Croc transforms your style with a host of inventive technologies including the Automatic Temperature Reserve, an energy saving technique that reduces working temperature in between uses and activates when you pick your Croc back up. Get the latest technology for a safe, quick and easy styling.


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International Student Financial Aid
Finding financial resources to defray some of the cost you will incur is an important part of your overall search for your school of choice. UDM may offer some institutional financial assistance to international students (not including ALCP coursework). Students who are not U.S. citizens nor eligible non-citizens are not eligible for U.S. Federal and State funding. You may wish to check with your government and agencies within your home country for possible resources. Additional resources that may help can be found at EduPass, NAFSA, IEFA, and the Education USA Website.
The list below outlines some financial assistance which may be available to you from UDM.
- Canadian International Undergraduate Students
- Other International Undergraduate Students
- All International Graduate Students
NOTE: If you are a U.S. Citizen, a Permanent Resident of the U.S., or you currently have Asylee or Refugee Status, you may qualify for Federal or State Financial Aid. Please visit the financial aid office for more information.


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|Release Date: 11/15/13
BLM Presents Eighteenth Annual "Excellence in Interpretation or Environmental Education" Awards at 2013 National Association for Interpretation National Workshop
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recognized two BLM interpreters and educators from Idaho and Wyoming for their outstanding work on employee-conducted programs that enhanced public appreciation and understanding of the natural and cultural riches on our public lands, as well as management issues in the context of the BLM's multiple-use mission. The awards were presented at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) National Workshop, held on Nov. 7, in Reno, NV.
"The BLM depends on its interpreters and educators, whose expertise and knowledge help the public to understand what keeps our resources healthy; to appreciate how the wealth of our nation's public lands can enrich their lives; and to guard the legacy we will leave for future generations," said BLM Nevada State Director, Amy Lueders. Lueders presented the awards to Holly Beck, of the BLM Bruneau Field Office in Idaho; and Kathi Fine, of the BLM Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming.
Each of this year's winners did exceptional work with partners and communities to create meaningful interpretive and/or educational experiences and materials for public land users. This was the 18th year for the "Excellence in Interpretation or Education" Awards.
More about the award winners:
GOLD AWARD winner: Holly Beck, Bruneau Field Office, Idaho. Holly was instrumental in the development and construction of ethnobotany interpretive panels and a sage grouse habitat demonstration garden at the BLM Boise District Office.
SILVER AWARD winner: Kathi Fine, Rock Springs Field Office, Wyoming. Kathi developed the Mustang Versatility Trail Ride Buckle Series, which helped new mustang adopters' work with their horses, and produced an educational component for local wild-horse adoption events.
A panel of BLM staff and representatives from partner organizations selected the winners. The nominees were judged on the quality of their work; their ability to involve partners; their effectiveness in enhancing public understanding of cultural and natural resources; their programs' or products' accessibility and sensitivity to diverse audiences; and their efforts' success in helping BLM to accomplish its management goals.
The BLM awards were part of a wider presentation of awards given by various agencies at the workshop, including the U.S. Forest Service's "Gifford Pinchot Award;" the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's "Sense of Wonder Award;" the National Park Service's "Freeman Tilden Award;" the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' "Hiram M. Chittenden Award;" and NAI's "Master Front-Line Interpreter" and "Master Interpretive Manager" Awards.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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NBCUniversal Studios in Southern California is home to TV hits like "Desperate Housewives," "Parenthood" and the "CSI" franchise, and it currently boasts 30 soundstages (measuring up to 30,000+ square feet) and over 30 backlot locations on 391 acres. Its New York City brownstones, Western streets and underwater tank are just some of the "locations" that make up the Studio's impressive backlot. "We have a Post Production Media Services group offering complete post sound services, including editorial, mixing, mastering, ADR and Foley plus picture editorial equipment rentals and suites," reports Aaron Rogers, NBCUniversal's director of advertising and publicity. "Our Digital Services group offers picture postproduction, [including] editing, color correction, duplication, encoding and more."
Heading south on the map, the picturesque state of New Mexico offers a refundable production-tax credit of 25 percent, and its close proximity to Los Angeles keeps Albuquerque Studios busy hosting new Hollywood productions, like The Avengers, The Host and The Lone Ranger (starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp). With eight soundstages and 100,000 square feet of adjacent production office and support space, Albuquerque Studios is well-equipped to host big-budget films like Terminator Salvation as well as independent films and commercials. The facility continues to house several local vendors, including Entertainment Partners, Rockbottom Rentals, Absolut Video, Clairmont Camera and Enterprise. And New Mexico Lighting & Grip, Hertz Entertainment Services and Star Waggons are all on-site to provide convenient and fast services and equipment to production companies shooting in New Mexico. Albuquerque Studios also continues to work alongside Studio Concierge (operated by Southwest Suites), which provides productions with local information, reliable service and the lowest rates on travel, housing and other key production needs.
Moving east, Pennsylvania has Sun Center Studios, the only purpose-built and design-built soundstage facility and campus in the state. Along with 20,000-square-foot soundstages, the Studio contains 30,000 square feet of office space and eight acres of woods with a running stream for location shots. "Currently, the Columbia Pictures sci-fi futuristic thriller After Earth, starring Will Smith [and] Jaden Smith, is filming on the three stages at Sun Center Studios," reports Senior VP Adam Rotwitt. "Studio management is in preliminary discussions with a couple of network pilots, some cable television miniseries and one major studio feature film to potentially move in following the departure of After Earth."
Rotwitt states that Sun Center is the newest facility on the east coast that was specifically constructed to meet the standards of the entertainment industry and the production activities of its creative community in filming big-budget features and episodic TV shows. "By virtue of Sun Center Studios being on a 33-acre campus, it allows for productions to be largely self-contained at the facility and perform as much of its physical production activities and stage work in one location, that in turn allows for efficiency and maximum productivity while taking advantage of all the great attributes of filming in Pennsylvania, i.e. the 25-percent tax credit, talented crew [and] diverse landscape," Rotwitt notes. "The studio also has one of the largest solar arrays in the entire state of Pennsylvania and promotes sustainability and environmental practices throughout its business." Sun Center's growing list of clients shows it to be a favorable option for TV shows, features and other productions. Since opening in 2010, the Studio has hosted one big-budget film and three commercials for Arby's, Powerade and the Pennsylvania Lottery.
East-coast neighbor Silvercup Studios is an extremely busy facility in New York City that hosts a slew of popular TV productions, including "30 Rock," "Gossip Girl," "White Collar," "Unforgettable," "Person of Interest," "A Gifted Man" and HBO's "Girls," which filmed its pilot and first season at Silvercup. With a main lot featuring 13 studios and an east lot with 6 drive-on studios, the facility is able to simultaneously host a multitude of productions.
Filmmakers from all over the world are attracted to Silvercup because of its convenient location, full-service facility, recent investments in updated equipment, and offerings like Silvertrucks, which provides on-location lighting. "Producers also choose to film at Silvercup because of the size/number of individual shooting and support spaces," says Silvercup CEO Alan Suna. "Currently, Silvercup is the largest film/TV facility operation in New York and can accommodate the greatest number of clients. Also, clients see dollar-for-dollar value by choosing to film at Silvercup." Executive Producer Merrill Karpf, who filmed "Unforgettable" at Silvercup, agrees that the Studio is top-notch. "Silvercup is a first-class facility with superior and accommodating management as well as cost-effective pricing," says Karpf. "It is easily accessible to Manhattan and the other boroughs, and anyone fortunate to film there would soon consider it their home." Producer Alysse Bezahler ("A Gifted Man") knows Silvercup well after working with the Studio for many years. "Silvercup is reasonably priced and the owners are good," says Bezahler. "There are logistic issues, such as no elaborate backlots, but that's all of New York. It would be hard to get in right now because of the tax credits, but there are short-term jobs in commercials. I recommend this studio, [as] it is a good studio right outside of Manhattan."
When the New York State Film Production Tax Credit Program was created, Silvercup worked with other local film/TV industry stakeholders to have tax credit legislation passed. They recently worked together again to have the program extended last year. And Suna notes that another thing making Silvercup Studios special is that it seems to have good karma: "With 'The Sopranos,' 'Sex and the City' and '30 Rock' leading the way, shows shot at Silvercup Studios have won more awards than any other New York studio facility!"
Up north in Ontario, Canada, Pinewood Toronto Studios handles numerous projects ranging from commercials to blockbuster films, such as the remake of Total Recall (starring Colin Farrell) for Sony Pictures. The facility consists of nine stages, with the "mega stage" being the largest at 45,900 square feet, and a new multipurpose space at 54 Commissioners Road, where the sci-fi feature The Colony is currently shooting. The Studio also strongly supports independent film development and has a number of films currently in circulation, such as David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (starring Robert Pattinson) and Sarah Polley's Take this Waltz (starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen).
In British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver Film Studios is the largest production facility outside of Los Angeles. Its impressive list of clients include Universal, Fox, NBC, CBC and Warner Bros., and all help to keep the Studio busy with production. The facility boasts 13 soundstages (10 that are purpose built) and 6 production offices, and its production support services include production equipment rentals, telecommunication and IT services, and an aviation helicopter and jet charter company. Vancouver Film Studios also holds one of the largest special-effects stages in Canada.
On the other side of the globe, Hungary's generous 20-percent entertainment-tax incentive and pocket-friendly exchange rate has made Budapest a popular filming destination. The versatile Eastern European city can double for many Western European or international cities, and it's the home of Raleigh Studios Budapest, a major studio that's well known to visiting filmmakers. Raleigh offers nine soundstages (including one at 45,000 square feet) as well as green screens and a 10-acre backlot. The studio's international partners provide full transportation; set/location lighting and grip services with Hollywood Rentals; ARRI camera gear and services located on the lot; line producing with Raleigh Film; and a state-of-the-art postproduction facility and film laboratory. "Currently, our largest tenant is a large-budget movie for 20th Century Fox, Die Hard 5, but officially it has a longer title," says Stephen Auer, director of studio operations. "We are also leasing several stages to local Hungarian productions, [including] a soap opera and several game shows. We aim for the larger feature films but also can accommodate miniseries [and] serial television productions, and we fit in commercials and events whenever there is space in our schedules."
In the Czech Republic, Barrandov Studios is a full-service facility that offers 14 soundstages as well as a water tank and high-quality postproduction and support facilities. "We are at about 90-percent capacity," reports Barrandov representative William Stuart. "Currently shooting at Barrandov's Main Studios is the second season of 'Borgia,' the Czech version of 'In Treatment' for local HBO, a large-scale Korean feature called Snowpiercer, and a number of commercials. Our Stage 3 is dedicated to productions for Barrandov TV, and our satellite stages [Hostivar 4] are 100-percent booked with Czech TV projects."
While tax incentives have helped to put some studios on the map, available services and stages are ultimately the deciding factor for securing a film/TV production. And while Southern California studios continue to bustle with productions, there are now many other options for film and TV projects worldwide.


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Cold-pack cheese food comes in a small plastic container. Look for it in the dairy case near the other cheese products.
This easy yet impressive, do-ahead appetizer is perfect to take with you when you're supposed to bring something for nibbling. When you reach your destination, arrange the chilled cheese wheel on a platter with crackers surrounding it.


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Swag Points !!
Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:52 PM
Maybe use them for purchase discounts or something ?!?!
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There was talk of a new program, but honestly I don't think it's foremost in anyone's mind down at Reaper these days. They're just too busy running the business to mess with this kind of thing.
And if they did bring them back it's been repeatedly said that they'll never be used for store merchandise or discounts.
But then at various times I've also been told Reaper would never price a figure above $1, and that they'd never get into the sci-fi minis biz. :)
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"I got my brother and his six year old hooked last week. They were soon back at the friendly local for more. Starts with a cute lil unicorn, next thing you're onto griffins and purple worms." ~ Carnacki the Ghost Finder
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 01:24 AM
There is not such thing as too many minis. Just too little storage.
First rule of pledge club is...
We dont talk about how much we spend...
I thought I had too many minis but then I bought more and now I don't have enough.
Posted 07 October 2012 - 01:59 AM
I got my first Casket Works in 2004, in my very first Reaper order. Issue 16, with a very festive Santa Sophie driving her sleigh full of presents.
I'd ordered . . . I dunno, maybe 10 miniatures. This was just after I started back into the hobby, and Reaper was my second stop. My first was IWM, where I ordered old Ral Parthas. I got those, loose, crammed in a teeny tiny box. Two were miscasts, one was the wrong mini, and on top of that it was sent UPS so I wound up with an extra $25 charge over and above shipping plus retail - the infamous "brokerage fee". Plus it took nearly a month and a half to show up.
I was not impressed. Reaper, on the other hand, got my package out to me in the space between Christmas and New Year's - right in the middle of the biggest holiday week of the year . . . and I'd ordered it on Christmas Eve!
How? Clearly it was either magic, elves, the Santa Succubus, or all three working together.
This was amazing. Then I opened the box. All my minis were there, wrapped snugly in their own little blisters. All properly put out, too. No miscasts. No mix-ups.
Then I dug deeper, and I had a free bottle of paint!
And then deeper, yet, a FREE CATALOG!
To fully express my shock here, it should be noted that in all my years previous the only time I ever got a mini catalog was when the store got the new one and I could take the ratty old previous year's copy - IF I was fast enough to be there before anybody else.
Best. Christmas. Ever. Even better than the time I won $6,000.
Oh wait . . . actually that might have been the same Christmas.
*counts on fingers*
It was!
Now . . . look at that. Does that tell you everything you need to know about Reaper's level of awesome or what? I won 6 grand the same time I order ten minis from Reaper - and I have to do math to remember the 6 grand, but the ten minis are etched in perfect clarity.
Anyway, I'm going somewhere with this. Be patient.
On page 78 of this Most Glorious Casketworks is the Swag. And for 90 points, I could get a paint rack. A whole paint rack! That I had no paint to put in this rack, save the one free bottle of "mystery brown" was irrelevant. With a paint rack that nice, I'd find a way to get the paint to fill it up with.
Only 90 swag points. 90 miniatures. I could do that. I could totally do that.
So I did. And then when I had my bandit's bag of clipped loot, I logged on - ready to turn them in for my paint rack!
And there were no more to be had. Discontinued.
But anyway, I did get 90-something Super Amazing Miniatures out of it - so I figure I still came out on top.
And that's the story of how three plucky chipmunks and their adoptive father figure made a hit record album. Or, no, wait - it's the story of how a gang of totally non-violent gremlins were massacred by a guy named Billy and his cute little rodent Gizmo.
No wait, it's . . . well, I forget. But the point is . . . well, I forget that too.
But anyways, stay in school.
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"Life gives you lemons you make lemonade, Life gives you whales... whale burgers." -Cadaver
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T-shirts and hats or even novelty stuff like mugs and stickers for your vehicle. Kind of a win win in my opinion with all the free advertisement that would come from wearing or having the window decals.
Part of the problem was that nobody wanted hats or stickers. And those of us who wanted shirts for some reason couldn't ever get them in the size we wanted.
And these days I don't think anyone believes Reaper needs MORE advertising.
So wait, can you not trade in your swag points for reaperbucks at Reapercon anymore?
No, the program has ended. Swag points are worth nothing.
"I got my brother and his six year old hooked last week. They were soon back at the friendly local for more. Starts with a cute lil unicorn, next thing you're onto griffins and purple worms." ~ Carnacki the Ghost Finder
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* 50 Shades of Alien Greys
* It's NOT denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept. -- Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
* Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
* We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Winston Churchill
* Tardis Express: When it absolutely, positively, has to be there yesterday
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You know, for a moment there, I thought Buglips had a point. My faith in his randomness is restored. (And I can set the doomsday clock back a minute.)
Yeah, well, when Sophie showed up to my door and introduced herself as a "servant of santa" my first thought was she might be dyslexic.
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Guide to the John Fryer Papers, [ca. 1861-1921]
Guide to the John Fryer Papers, [ca. 1861-1921]
Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 968The Bancroft Library
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Letters written by John Fryer, 1861-1915. Original letters written to his brother George W. Fryer and other relatives; and letterpress copies of professional and business letters. Arranged chronologically.
Letters written to Fryer. Relate mainly to his Chinese studio and writings. Arranged alphabetically and include letters from the following:
California. University. Regents. Dec. 15, 1915. Written by Victor H. Henderson, secretary.
Condit, Ira M. Dec. 15, 1896.
Davidson, George, 1825-1911. Aug. 24, 1898
San Francisco. Chamber of Commerce. Nov. 5, 1902. Written by E. Scott, secretary
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927. 3 letters (copies), 1900
Woodworth, Charles William, 1865-1940. Nov. 14, 1921
Essays and lectures. Mainly typescripts. Arranged alphabetically by subject as follows.
China - general
Anniversary of the Chinese Republic, 1914
The China of Today
The Chinese Problem
The Commerce of China
The Future of China
Our Relation with the Reform Movement of China
The Outlook for China - Aug. 1902
The Political and Financial Position of China
The Reciprocal relation of the Anglo-Saxon and the Oriental
Sketch of the T'ai P'ing Rebellion
Trade with the Orient passing through San Francisco
Why Japan has Developed Differently from China
Can Western Knowledge Be More Effectually Imparted to the Chinese Nation ... by ... Translations of Foreign Books, or by Teaching Them to Speak and Read Foreign Languages
The Chinese Normal Essay
Education in China
The Education of the Chinese Blind
[The Recent Educational Reform]
The Great Men of China
The 3 Great Founders of Chinese Civilization (Fu-hsi, Shen-nung, Hwang-ti)
The 3 Great Chinese Buddhist Travelers to India (Fa-hsien, Hsuan-chuang, I-ching)
The 3 Great Reformers of China (Wang-an-shih, Chu-yuan-chang, Kang-yiu-wei)
The 3 Great Chinese Viceroys of the Last Dynasty (Tseng-kuo-fan, Li-hung-chang, Chang-chih- tung)
The 3 Great Philosophers of the Confucian School (Confucius, Mencius, Chu-hsi)
The 3 Great Poets of China (Li-tai-po, Tu-fu, Su-tung-po)
A Contribution to Chinese Philology
Introduction to the Mandarin Language
One Language for all China
Philology of the Chinese Language
Chinese Drama
Chinese Poetry
Chinese Literature and Libraries
Literature of China
Religion and Philosophy
Ancient Oriental Conceptions and Modern Occidental Thought
Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Symbology
The Chinese System of Ethics
Christian Missionary work in China
The Confucian Divinatory or Diagram Philosophy
The Confucian Ethical Philosophy
The Divinatory Philosophy of the Chinese
The Fifth Century Buddhist Mission to America
The Future Religion of China
The Influence of the Religions of the Far East on Palestine at the time of Christ
The Jews in China
Missionary Work in China
Numerical or Mathematical Philosophy of the Chinese
Roman Catholicism in Shanghai and the Vicinity
Three Great Religions of China
Across China from Shanghai to the Borders of Tibet
Ancient Chinese Sacrificial Vessels
Chinese Architecture
Chinese Home and Social Life
Chinese Myths
The Flowers of China
The Mission of the Japanese and the Anglo-Saxon Peoples
Women in China
Misc. fragments, etc.
Lecture notes and other course material for classes he taught at the University of California at Berkeley. Arranged by course as follows:
Course 1
Language and literature
The Commerce of China
The History of China
Course 2
Confucian and Taoist Philosophies
Course 3
Mandarin Language
Course 11
Economic Features of the Commerce of China and Japan
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs; Tariff
The Exports and Imports of China
Commercial Methods and Banking Systems; Coinage
Tenure and Transfer of Land and Property; Taxation
Weights and Measure; Revenue Population
Commercial Characteristics of the Chinese; land and water transportation
Railway Transit; Postal and Telegraph Systems
Army and Navy
The Commerce of China and Japan
Famous Women of Chinese History
The War between China and Japan
Productions and Manufactures of China
Education in China
Government, Laws and Social Conditions of China
The Outlook for American and European Enterprise in China
Treaty Ports and Spheres of Influence
Course 12
The Religions of China
Chinese System of Ethics
Buddhist and Taoist Eschatology
Buddhism and other religions in China
Philosophies and Religions of Japan
Course 102 B
Chinese language and literature
Course 108-B
The Great Men of China
Course 111
Politics and Commerce in China
Course 126 B
Chinese Music
Exams and class lists
Travels. Typescripts, arranged as follows:
Diary of Voyage to China, 1861
First Impressions of Hongkong and the Chinese People, 1861
Account of 3 days excursion on the mainland of China, 1862
Account of a trip to the Hills, 1883
Recollections of Peking, 1863 (outline only)
A Fortnight's Adventures in China and Mongolia, 1865
An Account of a trip to the "Snowy Valley", 1880
Yosemite, 1905
Trip to the Great Wall of China, n.d.
Account of an Excursion in China, n.d.
Reminiscences of life in China
Fiction. Mainly annotated typescripts.
A Buddhist Legend of the Inland Sea of Japan
Israel in China - A Story of the Chinese Jews of a Thousand Years Ago
Miscellaneous manuscripts (grouped roughly by subject)
History and Government of China
Language and Literature (Chinese)
Religion and Philosophy
Translations of articles, poems, etc.
Miscellaneous manuscripts re China (education, Chinese proverbs, Social and Political Aspects of Chinese Jews, Chinese Agriculture)
Fragments and unidentified
Miscellaneous manuscripts (Oriental Studies in American and European Universities, Chicago Worlds Fair)
Miscellaneous materials
Announcements of lectures; manuscript lists
Articles not written by Fryer
Book lists
Genealogy of the Fryer family (includes biographical sketches)
Lists of slides accompanying lectures
Material re Chinese Scientific Terminology
Material re Education in China. Includes: Report to the Regents of the University of California on the Educational Reform in China, 1909, by Fryer; two pamphlets re the Institution for the Chinese Blind, founded by Fryer; articles for incorporation of the Oriental Institute of California
Papers re the Chinese Exclusion Act
Papers by Edward James (The Religion of China before Confucius; Reflections from a Mirror 3 Milleniums Old, a Study of Ancient China, from the Shi King; Lao Tzu of the Tao Teh Ching)
Papers by S. C. Kiang Kand Hu (1 folder)
The Shu Ching of "Book of History"
The Shih Ching of "Book of Poetry"
The Li Chi of "Book of Rites"
The Ch'un Ch'iu of the "Annual History of the Lu State"
The Examination System in China
Lectures on the "Four Books"
Lectures on the "Five Canons"
Syllabus of 60 lectures on Chinese Culture
Why is the Chinese Language Useful and Important to an American Businessman?
Photograph and Diagrams
The Pi-Pa-Chi (English translation of Chinese drama, 1404)
Reprints of Articles by Fryer
Material written in Chinese. Mainly unidentified


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As aerial mulching on about 3,000 acres of national forest in the Waldo Canyon Fire burn area wrapped up, money was coming in to extend the mulching program to private land at Eagle Lake Camps.
The camp, owned by The Navigators which also owns Glen Eyrie, was founded in 1957 and brings in about 2,500 children each year. The camp sits on 350 acres near Rampart Reservoir. About 100 acres, some out buildings and some camping sites burned in the fire. It is some of these acres that were the target for aerial mulching by helicopters owned by Bradco Environmental, the California-based company that performed aerial mulching for the U.S. Forest Service in Waldo Canyon.
A check for $30,000 from Safari Club International, given to The Navigators on Sept. 24, kept Bradco flying for a few more days, dumping tons of agricultural straw and wood chip-mulch on heavily burned and steeper areas of the Eagle Lake burn area. The mulching on the burn scar, both on the national forest land and at Eagle Lake, was the recommendation of the Burned Area Emergency Response team's survey after the fire was contained.
Ron Thibedeau, Waldo Canyon BAER liaison officer, said The Navigators have been good partners for the U.S. Forest Service. He added that relationships with partners, including Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other private entities and nonprofit agencies, for the Waldo Canyon Fire will be long term. "We're still working in Hayman 10 years in," he said.
"It's great to see so many organizations coming to together to help us," said Jack McQueeney, Navigators executive director, as he accepted the check from John Celestre, Safari Club International Colorado Chapter Region 13 representative. "We're very grateful."
He added that reforestation on the 100 acres of burned land at Eagle Lake Camps and the 100 acres that burned at Glen Eyrie will cost about $750,000. He then spoke of his faith that the work will be accomplished. "God has something special in store for us," he said.
Celestre explained that the Safari Club's worldwide mission is conservation, preserving natural resources and wildlife and promoting responsible and ethical hunting as a wildlife management tool. The club recently decided to work with private landowners affected by the Waldo Canyon Fire to restore habitat for bighorn sheep, elk, deer and other species.
While aerial mulching is going on and after, Navigators crews will be using hand rakes to scarify and seed heavily burned areas of the Eagle Lake forest with a mixture of annual and perennial grass seeds. In severely burned areas, the ground becomes water repellent, allowing precipitation to run off quickly instead of soaking in. During heavy rain events, fast runoff, filled with soil, duff and debris, can become flash floods. Grass and other plants help keep soil from being washed away with runoff.
The Navigators plan to have the camps up and running by next summer and has sponsored "camperships" to bring children of first responders who worked to save the camps to Eagle Lake next summer.
Treatment effectiveness
In his report, "BAER From a Practitioners Viewpoint, Treatment Effectiveness and Lessons Learned," Rory Steinke, soil scientist and watershed program manager at Coconino National Forest in Arizona, shows the relative costs and effectiveness mulching with and without seeding and wood shred mulching. He starts out by saying, "Natural recovery is the preferred, proven BAER treatment."
However, barring natural recovery, he concludes, at $35-$50 per acre, that seeding alone, without mulching, is the cheapest post-fire treatment but also the least effective.
The following are some of his other conclusions:
At $500 an acre, agricultural straw mulching is more expensive, slower to implement, good on slopes up to about 35 percent, provides immediate cover and more effective than seeding alone.
Seeding followed by mulching may be most effective on slopes of less than 35 percent grade. Plants hold down straw mulch and prevent loss from runoff and wind. There is no evidence of the mulch preventing native-grass regeneration but monitoring is lacking for this issue.
At $1,500-$2,000 per acre wood shred mulching is most expensive and slowest to implement but is effective on slopes ranging from about 35-70 percent. Native plants can regenerate through the wood mulch.
Steinke's complete document is available at www.azgs.az.gov.


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Michigan Lupus Foundation, headquartered in Southfield, MI. The Michigan Lupus Foundation folks have been eager to support my Pillbag and Despite Lupus endeavors, and I'm looking forward to working with the organization during their Annual Symposium in April 2014. More details to come as we solidify plans - but it looks like it's back to the mid-west for me this Spring. Hooray!
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Skip to comments.A Harsh Anti-Romney Ad Sparks Criticism (New! Soptic Chose Not to Insure Wife at Post-Steel Job)
Posted on 08/08/2012 8:30:42 PM PDT by kristinn
...played a role in the death of Ilyona Soptic at age 55.
The ad features Joe Soptic, 62, of Missouri, who lost his job when GST Steel of Kansas Cityowned by Bain and other investors for eight yearswas closed. As melancholy music plays, Mr. Soptic says that when the plant closed, he and his family lost their health-care coverage and "a short time after that, my wife became ill." Her illness was diagnosed five years later. "I don't think Mitt Romney understands what he's done to people's lives by closing the plant," Mr. Soptic says in the ad.
The steel plant was purchased in 1993 and closed in 2001. Mr. Romney departed Bain in 1999 and had no role in the decision to close the plant, his campaign said.
In an interview, Mr. Soptic said he thought the ad was fair. But he also said of Mr. Romney: "I'm not blaming him for her death. I wouldn't do that."
Mr. Soptic said that his wife was receiving health insurance through her employer at the time he lost his job at GST Steel, though she later suffered an injury, left her job and lost her insurance coverage. He could not say precisely when this occurred.
Mr. Soptic said that after he lost his job, he found work as a school custodian about six months later and had the option to put her on his insurance plan. But he opted not to, he said, because he could not afford the more than $350 monthly premium on the $25,000 salary he was making, on top of paying his mortgage and a daughter's college tuition. Ilyona Soptic was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died that year.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Ouch, babe...
This lying fool chose to pay for his daughter's college tuition rather than his wife's insurance. As though the daughter could not have attended Junior college or gone part time and worked.
Obama's lying is truly evil. This man's comfort with lying is telling.
No wonder this guy does not want to talk about it anymore. He is getting creamed as the facts surface. Heck he would be getting a fine under Obamacare for not buying health insurance.
Wonder what this dirtbag's car payment was. Talk about pissing on your wife's grave.
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This guy can remember his $25,000 salary amount, and the $350 a month cost of his health insurance from 10 years ago, but he can't remember when his wife was injured on the job? Especially an injury that led to her leaving her job? That's BS.
Soptic admits Bain Capital offered him a buyout...
I'm thinkin' maybe through wrong priorities that Soptic himself "killed his wife".
At any rate, he's scum, putting an Obama2012 bumper sticker on his wife's gravesite (hypothetically speaking).
Funny, ain't it? The lst Joe was a plumber, and through him, we knew obama for exactly what he was. Now here is joe number 2, (pun intended,) showing us obama was even worse than we thought...if that's possible.
The moral of the story is that it takes a plumber to get rid of unwanted number 2.
If you buy an American company you owe the employees and their families health insurance for life.
KC has some great junior colleges which are relatively inexpensive. Apparently he felt his daughter was more important than his wife. Bad choice IMO. And people wonder why some young adults expect everything to be handed to them.
Probably not hypothetical at all.
My mom said today unprovoked
The PResident is a liar.
That's how bad Obama has gotten.What goes around comes around.
So he killed his own wife. Romney had nothing to do with it.
I've been laid off three times. You readjust priorities and budgets to get through. For a responsible person (obviously not a Democrat), you purchase COBRA insurance to tide you over and make sure you and your family are protected against catastrophe.
He's a moron who gambled with the lives of his wife and family. I'm very sorry he lost his wife to cancer, but foregoing catastrophic health coverage is not a wise life decision.
What kind of scum would participate with the DNC in doing this kind of ad? Oh, I know. A typical Democrat. They really are sick.
The more I read, the more it sounds like this man is just desperate to blame someone for the consequences of his own decisions. Possibly he is desperately needy for attention, too.
The really sad part is that Zippy's campaign is so pathetic that they are willing to exploit this, regardless of the facts.
Hard to tell the bigger dirtbag. Septic or his Kenyan idol.
Hey your answer should be a GOOD CAMPAIGN FOR ROMney to hammer about the fine under Obamacare! Hello, any ROMNEY people paying attention - this stuff is just too easy not to use in the campaign...
Hey your answer should be a GOOD CAMPAIGN FOR ROMney to hammer about the fine under Obamacare! Hello, any ROMNEY people paying attention - this stuff is just too easy not to use in the campaign...
"Im very sorry he lost his wife to cancer"
But we don't even know if she had been insured it would have prevented the cancer.
In the ad he says that she "probably" didn't tell him that she was sick because she didn't have insurance. But, we don't know that. Cancer can come with no warning.
This is just trumped up lying.
Even beyond that...by the time she had symptoms and was taken to the hospital and it was discovered what it was, no amount of insurance would have made a difference.
It was a factually false ad in many ways - he said she got sick "a short time later" but didn't want to go to the doctor because they knew they didn't have insurance...now we know she had insurance for some time afterward so a "short time" could not have been correct, yet that's what he said. It was discovered 7 years after Romney left Bain - there is no way he had any responsibility. The plant also would have shut down sooner but for Bain - years sooner. So he would have been better off if Bain had not bought the plant and it shut down years before and he still lost the insurance? Any way you slice it - there is nothing true about the ad, other than he tragically lost his wife. I really can't understand why someone would use this for a partisian political attack like this.
But he's looking forward to ObamaScare, where the fines will be $325 a month per person, but will STILL not provide him with insurance. Some people are just born extra stupid.
Besides the ad being false and despicable, there is something else to note. Within 24 hours, it's been torn to shreds. How incompetent are Obama's people that they ran the ad in the first place? Or are they so arrogant that they think this will fly?
The answer is YES!
If I was his daughter, I would not have accepted tuition money if it meant my mom went without insurance!
A couple of years ago, I was in a Catholic bookstore. When I went up to the cashier, there were three older ladies talking. I joined the conversation and, when I mentioned Obama, all four of us said simultaneously, "He lies!"
I had never seen something like that happen.
Maybe people are figuring it out.
Definitely not. It sounds like no one in the family cared what happened to her. There is a lot more to this story. I'll look for it on NBC. /s
Just imagine how many guys are going to lose their wives after losing their jobs at Solyndra! This is going to get ugly and it's going to be Barry the Kenyan Guy's fault. Axelrod and David the Poof too!
I'm sure the "news" media will skip this little nugget as "inconvenient" .
Sounds like an easy scam to me...
Meanwhile, Mr. Septic (progressive ghoul) is working his second bogus anti-Romney rant.
Both are likely to resurface again and again between now and November.
It does not matter one bit that they are both proved to be liars...the great lie has been told, repeated, and will be accepted as gospel by the believers and some number of hopeful "undecideds".
Lies work.
Sounds like an easy scam to me...
Filmmaker Reveals 'Deeply Disturbing' Obama Background
* * * [His] evidence suggests that Obamas biological father was Frank Marshall Davis, a Communist Party USA propagandist, and who has prevailing influence over White House actions even today. * * *
No surprises here. Something reeks in the White House
Yuh gambled and lost
Desperation. They don't have anyone better to put in front of the cameras, and they are just throwing ideas at the wall in the hopes that something, anything will stick.
This is the most outrageous, fatuous, despicable piece of political advertising imaginable.
We know who is really waging the war on women: Obama & his allies. They can't help but LIE and exploit.
This entire case is a sick fraud.
Wow, it keeps getting worse for Sopitc, his house of lies and the Obama campaign.
Wow! Who would have thunk it, a Democrat lying? What's next?
Everyone get hyper the minute you mention COBRA, but it's the real cost of health care if your employer is left out of the scheme. For the most part, it's a decent plan....just pricey. For anyone who is about to be laid off...I would strongly advise you to sign up for COBRA, and use it if necessary.
Now Soptic says Romney didn't kill his wife, he had the chance to insure his wife but had other priorities and well, what was the point of the ad? Oh yeah, kill Romney's reputation.
Wow... great work on this, kristinn.
FReepers: Drop whatever you're doing and check this out! (Full info at top of thread)
Smells another contrived "controversy", to push support for Extortion-Care. Wouldn't even be surprised if the Hillary-Romney group even put it out there on purpose, right out of the movie theme "Oscar", in attempt to garner sympathy in attempt to normalize Extortion-Care.
Thank god that all the laid off GM dealers and US coal workers are healthy.
I'm no lawyer but this ad is so dirty it may actually cross the line in libelous. The makers of the ad knew it to be untrue (or certainly should have) and it seems to have been maliciously used to sully Mr. Romney.
Filmmaker Reveals 'Deeply Disturbing' Obama Background
BLITZER: Its inaccurate, its not responsible, its misleadingyoure still going to go ahead and play it.A video of the exchange is in the linked source.
BURTON: Well, Wolf, just like we just talked about: What this ad does is tell the story of one guy and the impact that Mitt Romney had on him.
BLITZER: Its misleading to tell
BURTON: Well, this is your opinion. But, but
BLITZER: Most independent fact-checkers, and were independent
BURTON: What fact in that ad is wrong?
BLITZER: The impression that you get that he killed her.
BURTON: So youre saying that thats an impression.
BLITZER: Anyone who watches that 60-second ad comes away and says, Mitt Romneys responsible, at least indirectly, for this lovely womans death.
BURTON: I just dont think thats true. And we would never make that case. The point of the ad
BOLDUAN: Well then, the ad fails, because thats the message you take away from it, Bill. Whatever message was intended in this commercial is notnobody hears.
BURTON: Its clearly lost on some folks, make no mistake about that. But the truth is, is that what this ad is about, is what Mitt Romney wants his campaign to be about.
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