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shah82 wrote:Well, no, puerh vendors generally assure you that everything ages wonderfully, even silver tips.
Broadly, if you want to get stuff that will usually age nicely, my opinion is that you need to draw a line from ancient gardens on Badashan, through Manlushan in Mengsong, though Longpa, and ending up at Guafenzhai, and buy high quality products from there south from reputable vendors. This is expensive, however, and there are still places in the south you wouldn't really want to get for aging. For instance, there are plenty of not very good Bulang villages out there that's mostly useful for drinking relative new. Any Hekai, you'd better try for top of the line, 'cause Hekai gets mellow and sweet, but it doesn't seem to age into anything interesting, so you really want to get as interesting a Hekai new as you can.
As for blends, most of them that are any good and can be relied to age well are really expensive, and even those will pale against high end single area tea. Frankly, I think blends are oversold, mostly because the old blends that really worth treasuring had some really good material that doesn't really go into blends anymore.
As far a price goes, I think you should try for around $60 a bing, and get yourself a tong. Of course, you'll need to sample with that purpose in mind. Try for something reasonably well known and liked so as to assure yourself of some kind of resale value should you not like the tea, or the idea of storage. For example, I suppose getting a tong of 2010 Manmai or 2011 Mansai from Essence of Tea (or comparable tea from YS) isn't a totally unreasonable bet. You can try for something cheaper, like the Boyou Manlushan from 20007 that you can get for about half the price. However, it's really risky to buy cheap puerh unless you know what you're doing, especially in asking yourself "why is this tea cheaper than it should be?" Anything trustworthyly good is going to be $60 or more, by and large.
A Guafengzhai tea processed poorly will not age as well as a $12 Menghai Dayi recipe cake if at all. What's being discussed isn't quality over quantity, and at the same time I find your recommendations very interesting. I have dozens of Menghai cakes from various years aging along very nicely, does that mean I have awful taste?

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Category: HANDHELD
Desperate for success, Sony has announced that it will release the slimline version of its PS Vita handheld console in the UK with Australia set to follow shortly, the struggling Japanese Company is still to make a decision as to whether they will keep their struggling Vaio PC division.
Up until now the Sony PS Vita Slim has only been available
in Japan, the new model is 20 per cent thinner and 15 per cent lighter than the
existing model it also have a 5-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi and a 1GB internal memory
card. Sony claims that it has an additional hour of battery life, due to the
switch from an OLED display to an LCD display.
It also has rounder corners than the original PS Vita, which
Sony claims makes it more comfortable to hold and use, and it comes in six
colours - white, grey, yellow, pink, brown, and black.
The new console will come bundled with a 'mega pack' of
games, including Alien Breed, Thomas Was Alone, Velocity Ultra, Men's Room
Mayhem, Coconut Dodge Revitalized, Limbo, Hotline Miami, Total Recoil,
Superfrog HD, and Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims.
Sony hopes that it will become a popular companion device to
the PlayStation 4, due to the Remote Play feature, which allows two players on
the same Wi-Fi network to play PS4 titles on the Vita screen.
Meanwhile Sony Japan has hit out at reports that it plans to
sell its ailing Vaio computing brand to free-spending Chinese rival Lenovo.
Reuters had reported the pair was in talks over a possible
'alliance' which would see Lenovo - the world's largest PC manufacturer - take
over Sony's loss-making Vaio unit.
However, Sony immediately branded the reports 'inaccurate'
and explained that, while it is still looking at options for its computing
division, selling out to Lenovo isn't one of them.
Speculation is that the Sony Vaio brand is not strong enough
nor does it have a big enough penetration of markets around the world to make
it an attractive acquisition for a PC Company like Lenovo.
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About YALSA's Advocacy Campaign
The goal of YALSA's Advocacy Campaign is to increase the number of libraries across the country that are providing excellent services and resources to teens. The 2007 PLDS Survey indicated that only 51% of public libraries have a young adult specialist on staff. Recent studies from the NCES indicate that only 79% of secondary schools employ a library media specialist. An advocacy campaign can help ensure that all teens have access to great libraries! Why advocate? Because you are the voice for the teens! Help ensure that 100% of libraries have the staff, budget and resources needed to serve the nation's 42 million teens. YALSA has put together a member taskforce to help plan and implement the campaign. YALSA's Advocacy Campaign is envisioned as a three year campaign:
- 2008: create and disemminate information about how & why to advocate to the YALSA membership
- 2009: create and disemminate information for library leaders, such as directors and principals, about the importance of teen services
- 2010: create and disemminate information for the general public about what libraries have to offer teens
YALSA's Guide and Workbook for Advocacy
Speaking Up for Library Services to Teens: A Guide to Advocacy by YALSA (PDF). Your handy-dandy guide to get you started. You can also use the YA Advocacy Action Plan Workbook as you plan advocacy programs at your library. Please feel free to print and distribute to coworkers and colleagues.
Additional Resources
Know a great advocacy tool or resource? Please add it here!
- 28 Days of Advocacy Compilation (in Feb. 2009 YALSA's Legislation Committee & Advocacy Taskforce shared 28 blog posts with ideas, information, and thoughts on advocating for teens in libraries)
- ALADNOW (email discussion list from ALA to share information, news and resources about advocacy issues. Click on the link to subscribe)
- "Appreciative Advocacy: Energizing Member Participation" by Sherry Jennings. FORUM February 2009) pp 20-21
- Collaborative Efforts Between School & Public Libraries (information compiled by the ALA Interdivisional Committee on School & Public Library Cooperation)
- Creating a Winning Legislative Campaign (.pdf document. This is a case study and how-to guide to legislative advocacy. There is also a two-age check list that goes with this 47 page one at Advocacy Checklist
- District Days brochures Use these brochures to demonstrate the importance of library services to teens to elected officials and other stakeholders
- geekthelibrary.org (advocacy campaign from OCLC)
- Map of Eliminated School Librarian Positions (created March 2010)
- Maximize the Potential of Your Library (share this free download from the International City/County Management Association with your elected officials)
- My Library My Lifeline (free advocacy logo to use)
- Return on Investment Calculator (find out your library's worth!)
- Turning the Page (free to ALA members: online learning modules to equip librarians and library supporters with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to create community partnerships, build alliances with local and regional decision makers, and ultimately increase funding)
- Using District Days and Other Events to Advocate for Teens & Libraries (presentation given at the 2010 ALA Conference)
- Webinars on Advocacy, free from the ALA Washington Office
- YA Advocacy Email Discussion List This open email discussion list is for anyone who wants to discuss advocacy issues and teen library services. To learn about the list and/or to subscribe, visit: http://lists.ala.org/wws/info/yadvocacy-l. Once an individual has subscribed to the list, he/she can send messages to firstname.lastname@example.com. The list is meant to be a resource for individuals interested in advocacy related issues in library services to teens, including librarians and other library staff, trustees, educators, community advocates and more. Subscribers are encouraged to share news and information, exchange resources and best practices, explore solutions to problems and network with one another to strengthen their advocacy efforts and affect positive change.
How to Be an Advocate
- Give a presentation to your coworkers or colleagues at a library workshop or conference. YALSA has created a presentation on advocacy that you are welcome to download and use. It's called Dipping Your Toe in the Advocacy Pool.
- Start a Teen Friends of the Library Group with resources from ALTAFF, including this online tip sheet.
- Reach out to Local VIPs. Use this free online toolkit to help you.
- Dress the Part: wear a Librarians Change Lives T-shirt at work, at rallies, to a board or town council meeting or to your state or national Library Legislative Days.
Advocacy Stories
Please use this space to share any experiences you've had advocating for some aspect of teen services in your library, school or community.


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NorthStar Compact Series Triple Wil Spinnerbait
Featuring a unique, triple willow blade configuration, the NorthStar Compact Series Triple Willow Spinnerbaits offer a smaller, finesse profile thanks in part to their hidden weight heads. The heads weigh in at 3/8 of an ounce, but only present the profile of a 3/16oz bait by hiding a portion of the weight under the skirt. This offers a downsized bait fish profile, while still providing enough heft to allow you to cast them on a baitcaster. Built on an undersized, thin, super stainless steel wire, they also come equipped with super sharp Mustad Long Shank Ultra Point Hooks. The lifelike silicone skirts are all hand tied with wire, and the powder coated heads feature an extra coat of epoxy for additional durability. Available in a range of colors, the NorthStar Compact Series Triple Willow Spinnerbaits are perfect for tough conditions when downsizing your offering is critical.
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Customer Reviews
Comments: Many great features which make this bait a producer. Most of the weight it hidden behind the head, allowing the spinnerbait to have a small profile & also helps with casting -- no helicoptering with this lure! Also, the blades are very high quality & when you pause the bait, they rotate in a very flashy manner. I have great success using a pull-pause technique.
From: Evan: PA 2/27/16
Comments: This spinnerbait is the bomb. It's hard to judge by the picture but this spinnerbait is extremely compact. It's the perfect size spinnerbait you can get if you also target smallmouth. The 3 blades adds great presence that rivals big counterparts. Just get it, seriously!
From: Toshiya: IL 10/22/15
Comments: It doesn't get much better than these blades...When you kill the bad, the blades counter-rotate and creates and action I have never seen before. This action alone has caught more fish for me than any other blade I have used.
From: Todd: MS
Comments: i had never heard of northstar before but i liked the look of the head design and ordered one in common shiner to try out. hit the lake a few days ago and threw the compact triple willow all morning. it really is compact and casts very well with not a hint of helicoptering in the air like some of the other bigger-profile spinnerbaits do occasionally. the three blades are on the small side so there's not as much water resistance as a double willow with larger blades so it was very easy to fish and not at all tiring. it throws off a good amount of flash but not a lot of vibration. unless you retrieve it very fast, the two inner blades don't rotate all the way around the shaft but just wobble back and forth. the finish looks very good and stood up well even after my casting it three times hard into rocks...i was very surprised it didn't chip. i landed 4 bass on it but all were on the trailer hook i put on so i'd definitely recommend a trailer hook. the spinnerbait bite definitely was not on that day and it was a slow day overall, even for my partners fishing plastics so the northstar acquitted itself very well indeed. the wire is thin and the top wire got bent out quite a bit on the last fish so i'm a little worried about wire fatigue if that's going to happen often but that's the only negative i can think of. i'm definitely going to order more.
From: Norm: Sacramento, CA
Comments: This spinnerbait is amazing. Fits the profile of what my fish here like to hit, while being heavy enough to cast well over a mile!! The added weight also makes this thing stay down, so it's very versatile in the water. You can speed up, while staying low, or just raise the rod and burn it at the surface. When you kill it it falls fast too. It's very , very well made as well. The placement of the added weight makes it vibrate a little less than the average spinnerbait, but the trade off for versatility is there.
From: Craig: Sunrise, FL


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Thai-D Classic Thai Cuisine is proud to be the first Thai restaurant in Marion and one of the first Thai restaurant in Southern Illinois. We feature a blend of high quality, authentic Thai cuisine and warm hospitality in a sophisticated yet traditional setting. Our experienced chefs will prepare and cook every dish for you to order from finest ingredients including premium spices and herbs from Thailand. Our authentic cuisine is complemented by our list of beverages offering a great selection of wines, domestic beer and imported beer. Come and enjoy delicious and nutritious food at Thai-D today.
The African American Museum of Southern Illinois
Permanent exhibits here include African art collections and slave artifacts. Rotating displays have included Underground Railroad message quilts and local artwork. The museum's changing exhibits seek to portray the outstanding achievements of African American citizens.
The Annex Building, built in 1912, is at the very heart of Herrin, Illinois' thriving downtown on Park Avenue. The former Annex Movie Theater was converted into a bakery café and opened on Halloween 2011. The Annex Coffee & Deli is committed to delivering the best coffee house & bakery café experience in a clean and stylish environment which recalls the glory days of the historic building in which it is housed.
Welcome to a home away from home. The apartment is available as a daily or short rental as you visit in our area. Whether it be for a vacation, visiting family, a class reunion, a work related need, celebrating at a wedding or grieving through a loss, we created our home away from home with you in mind. It is for you and your family to have a private space. Two bedrooms and full kitchen.
Locally owned shop features collectibles, decorating and household items, greeting cards, gift items and extensive Christmas and holiday items.
One of Harrisburg's most popular home cooking restaurants, the speciality is fresh pit style BBQ sandwiches. Open Monday through Saturday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop in before hiking in the Garden of the Gods.
17,000 sq. feet of books! Over 1000 cookbooks; classics, novels, religious & childrens section, collectible paper back romances, westerns, local and war books. Bring in your re-read books for trade; will special order on any book still in publication.
Southern Illinois' largest general interest used bookstore, with more than 50,000 titles. If you having trouble finding a long out-of-print or an obscure subject, chances are The Bookworm has it or can locate it. Located in the East Gate Shopping Center.
The Grand Opening of The Frenchman's Widow in Herrin, IL was officially May 20, 2013 but the story and journey of the new restaurant and bar began long before this date. Located at 201 N 16th St. in Herrin, IL the establishment sits at the same address and in the same building as the well-known former Berra's Tavern. Our menu features wings in a variety of sauces, bruschetta, queso & spinach artichoke dips, burgers, sandwiches, salads, pasta and our specialty burger, The Widow Maker, piled with bacon, cheese and onion rings.
The Great Outdoors Company, Inc.
Unique gifts, art, home décor and apparel, with the largest selection of crocs in the Southern Illinois Area. Great shopping for the sporting, outdoor enthusiast and anyone looking for something unique. All this and their friendly staff make for a wonderful shopping experience. Also located at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta.
Known for its wide selection of craft beer and hosting exceptional music, The Hangar 9 is arguably Carbondale's best venue for nightlife. Built to resemble an airplane hangar, the building is unmistakable. Located on The Strip in Downtown Carbondale, the bar brings everything from karaoke, open-mic, and trivia to recognizable national acts to the downtown.
A gift shop that brings out the kid in you. Specializing in hand crafted gifts, doll clothes and doll accessories, inspirational signs and country decor. Doll clothes to fit the 18 inch and 14-15 inch dolls, like American Girl dolls. You can also stuff your own plush animal. Birthday parties are available.
The HUB Recreation Center is a 64,000 sq. ft. building where activities such as swimming, exercising, and playing sports radiate throughout the facility. The first floor includes the following: Lounge area, snack bar, gymnasium, first aid, competition pool, therapy pool, recreation pool featuring a water slide, lazy river, wading pool, party rooms, conference room, youth center, men's locker room, women's locker room, and family locker room, pool viewing area and on-site child watch for members. The second floor includes the following: Three lane running/walking track, cycling room, two group exercise rooms, free weights, elliptical, machine training, treadmills and more. We encourage members and guests to explore the state-of-the-art amenities we offer Southern Illinois and beyond.
The Jackson County Stage Company
The Stage Company was born in 1982 when a small but enthusiastic group met to explore the possibility of founding a community theater in Southern Illinois. This community theater produces four shows a year. In 2008, the company moved into the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale. Call their box office at (618) 549-5466, M-F 5-7pm; S 12-4pm. For a current list of their plays, refer to their web site www.stagecompany.org
This 18-hole course, designed by renowned golf architect Steve Smyers, was named by Travel + Leisure as one of "America's 100 Best Courses for $100 or Less." Kokopelli offers a full-service pro shop, professionals who offer personal golf instruction and an eight-acre practice facility. This course has a restaurant, lounge, and banquet facilities available.
If there's one thing the Neighborhood Co-op is known for, it's good food. Between the grocery store and the deli area, this one-stop-shop has everything you need for the perfect meal. Enjoy the fresh taste of locally grown produce, shop the work of Carbondale's thriving art scene, and feast on a hearty sandwich, made with all-organic products.
This fine dining restaurant in downtown Carbondale is the place to meet for food, drinks and conversation. The Newell House provides everything you need in a restaurant and gathering place--everything from steak to decadent desserts are featured on the menu.
Famous for generous portions and smoked items such as ribs, ham, and pulled pork. Other specialties include fried fish, mouth-watering steaks, fried chicken on Sundays, and excellent value with our daily specials! Looking for healthy alternatives? Try fresh salads, lemon pepper tilapia, or marinated, grilled chicken strips. The children's menu provides several options for children ages 12 and under. Be sure to try one of our unique appetizers, such as Barbeque Nachos, Fried Green Beans, or Fried Pickles.
The Pavilion of the City of Marion
The Pavilion is centrally located near excellent area shopping, lodging and restaurant facilities. The 40,000 sq. ft. multipurpose facility features banquet and meeting rooms as well as an exposition hall, great for providing the perfect solution for meeting, gatherings, receptions, banquets, trade shows, conventions, etc. Free parking, Wi Fi, catering options and many other amenities make this the Premier Event Center in Southern Illinois.
The Presidential Hall of Fame Museum
Former Congressman Ken Gray's collection of over 12,000 items includes campaign memorabilia, photos and documents from former presidents and dignitaries, 1,000 original dolls, videos, four cars driven by the congressman and much more.
CITY:West Frankfort
This primitive shop includes candles, country lighting, painted and upholstered furniture, Willow Tree, country gifts and accessories.
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Within minutes of your cabin, your family can enjoy guided expeditions such as; horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, geo-caching, wildlife photography and many other outdoor activities. Whether planning a single activity or multiple activities for your group, we at Egyptian Hills are your personal concierge in planning your ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether onsite or through one of our partner guides, all activities are tailored for all ages and experience levels.
CITY:Creal Springs
The Science Center of Southern Illinois
This center was designed for children ages 3-13 and their families. The science museum features several interactive hands-on exhibits dealing with a variety of basic concepts of science, as well as special events and programs.
The Science Center of Southern Illinois
The Science Center of Southern Illinois is the perfect way for kids to explore the beauty of science in a fun atmosphere. This hands-on children's museum has over 50 exhibits and sees nearly 15,000 annual visitors. Adults are also welcome, as many of the activities can be enjoyed by all.
The Museum has a collection of over 52,000 objects. It houses an art collection and a collection of prehistoric, historic, and scientific objects. One of the permanent and very popular exhibits is the "W.P.A. Pioneer Dioramas", which were created by local craftsmen employed at the Museum during the Works Progress Administration, 1938-1942. It has six galleries, an archive, Museum Gift Shop, and a 100-seat auditorium.
The University Museum Gift Shop
After you finish your touring of the University Museum wonderful exhibits and collections, stop by the museum gift store. Special gifts and offerings from around the world can be purchased.
The Varsity Center for the Arts
What started as a single-screen movie house in 1940 has become a power house for live music and community theater. This gorgeous theater is one of the greatest components to Carbondale's thriving art & culture scene, as it serves as home to the Jackson County Stage Company, which presents several plays during the year, and hosts the weekly Friday Night Film series. The Varsity serves as a venue for live entertainment during the Carbondale Rocks Revival, an annual city-wide music festival in addition to accommodating local and regional musicians during the year to bring the city exceptional entertainment.
The Vault Café on the Square is located in a 100-yr-old historic 5-story building in downtown Marion, IL. The café is located on the first floor in what used to be a bank. The vault is still there, and we have seating for four inside of it! Seating is first come/first serve, but feel free to request it with the hostess!
The Wedding Garden & Event Center
Whether you're looking for an event venue or simply wish to be amazed, the Wedding Garden & Event Center is perfect for you! This gorgeous venue has both indoor and outdoor facilities, each carefully constructed to create a sensual atmosphere. While the garden is conveniently located in the commercial district, you would never know it based on the surroundings. It really is one of Carbondale's hidden gems!
Huge selection of yarn and knitting items including needles, workbooks, patterns, and much more. Store offers beginners classes, knit alongs, and open work station time. Hundreds of colors to choose from.
Family-owned and operated featuring daily specials, homemade rolls, desserts and Thursday night steak specials.
Located off the Shawnee Hills, 5 miles north of Alto Pass on IL 127,(2 miles from Cedar Lake) you will find these two luxury cabins, Cabin #1 accommodates eight. Cabin #2 accommodates two. The cabins offer wonderful amenities to create a relaxing enjoyable visit. Some of the special features are gourmet kitchen, hot tub, washer & dryer, gas fireplace; satellite TV, WiFi, DVD/VCR Player, central air & heat. Boat rental are available for patrons - pontoons, canoes, kayaks for use on nearby Cedar Lake. A great ending for a day would be relaxing in the hot tub or sitting on the deck overlooking the Shawnee National Forest.
Established in 1921 Tom's offers an enchanting blend of fine dining with a reich, fascinating history. Crisp linen, fresh flowers & soft candelight create an atmosphere of comfortable elegance while enjoying any of the wonderful gourmet dishes.
CITY:De Soto
Touch of nature is the location of the conference site. Accommodations include rustic cabins and motel style rooms. Rooms are basic but convenient to the meetings.
Touch of Nature Enviornmental Center
Just 8 miles south of Carbondale, Touch of Nature borders the Shawnee Forest. It is a 3,100 acre wooded retreat area perfect for group events. Located in the City of Makanda, IL.
The Train Inn features 4 rooms, they are called "Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans and Carbondale". The house is an Arts & Crafts Bungalow with a masterfully refinished interior and many antiques including a Mission Oak staircase.
Train-Inn Vacation/Executive Rental Home
If you need longer-term accommodation this is a perfect vacation/executive rental, hotel alternative, or home away from home when visiting Carbondale or Southern Illinois University. This cottage is location adjacent to the Train-Inn B&B and has a comfortable, rustic charm. Recently renovated it offers modern comfort, with three bedrooms, easily sleeping six guests. Fully furnished and with its fully equipped kitchen, including dishes and cookware, towels, linens, washer & dryer a great place to stay while visiting the area. In addition, there is parking for up to four cars.
Serving fine Mexican cuisine.
Live entertainment. Monday night is jazz, Thursday offers an eclectic mix of local musicians, Sunday is DJ night.
Family dine or carry out. Serves mouth watering BBQ with a mild or hot BBQ sauce. Also sell BBQ chicken. Breakfast buffet every Saturday and Sunday.
Family dine or carry out. Serves mouth watering BBQ with a mild or hot BBQ sauce. Also sell BBQ chicken. Breakfast buffet every Saturday and Sunday
The largest vintage clothing store in Southern Illinois providing men's and women's clothing from the 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70'sand 80's. The clothing is for sale or rent. The entrance to the store is located behind the Longbranch Coffee House (100 E. Jackson St.) parking lot.
Enjoy your stay in one of our comfortable rooms with your own queen-sized bed to relax in after an active day enjoying the outdoors. Private garden-patio entrance, scenic views and private stocked pond.
From Our Hands to Yours, another unique DuQuoin Main Street shoppers delight. Find antiques, crafts and gifts of all sorts.
CITY:Du Quoin
Home of the Uncle Joe's All Purpose Sauces. Located at Exit 83 on Interstate 57 near Rend Lake.
The University Mall is the centerpiece of Southern Illinois' most established retail district and is conveniently located near the crossroads of two of the regions most traveled arteries -- Route 13 and US 51. The mall features variety stores to meet your shopping needs!
Vertical Heartland Climbing School at Draper's Bluff
Vertical Heartland Climbing School offers you an amazing opportunity to see Illinois from new heights. Perfect for rock climbing novices and experienced enthusiasts, Vertical Heartland offers hand-on instruction that's provided by experienced guides with climbs tailored to suit your needs. Climbing services are available year round, seven days a week. Personal and group outings are scheduled by reservation. Reservations are preferred at least two weeks in advance.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Marion
Tours are available at this center, built in 1914, that features an Egyptian architectural motif. It has been serving veterans for 50 years.
This replica of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in Washington is 80% the size of the original. The wall features the names of soldiers who were killed or missing in action between 1955-1975, the time period of the Vietnam War.
Veterans Military Museum Depot
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Marion proudly presents a parade to honor all Southern Illinois veterans. Over 17 bands will march & perform plus floats and over 1000 veterans from all branches of service will ride or march. Entertainment and food at Fairgrounds. The annual Veterans on Parade is being held to honor all the men and women veterans throughout Southern Illinois, who have ever served our country in both war and peacetime. For more information contact Ed Davis at 618.993.3379 or email email@example.com
Enclosed mall with ten stores. Walkers welcome. Restaurants nearby.
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Couples Getaway Vacation Cabins, perfect for a romantic wine trail getaway, outdoor adventure vacation, or just to reconnect with your loved one in your private wooded retreat.
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More than 11,000 square feet of booths in a century-plus old warehouse offers a variety of antiques and collectibles.
The gateway to the largest outdoor playground in southern Illinois includes Rend Lake, the second largest manmade lake in the state. Wheelchair access.
With over 15 years of experience and a lifelong passion for flowers, They carry a large selection of quality flowers to suit your taste and style. A rainbow of roses, wildflowers and seasonal blooms yield never ending combinations to create unique designs. Gourmet Baskets, Fruit Baskets, Chocolate and Theme Baskets are custom made to order. European Dish Gardens, Orchid Plants and seasonal flowering. We also carry inspirational, home decor and baby items to make the perfect gift.
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Registered as a National Historic District in May 1975. 54 historic residences are located here. Some homes date to early 1850's, most are early 20th-Century. Homes are private residences and are not open to the public.
Whimsy, A Children's Clothing Store
This children's clothing store features boutique clothing at reasonable pricing. They carry a wide variety of styles from newborn to children's size 8. Boutique brands they carry include (but not limited to): Banana Split, Three Sisters, Persnickety, Sweet Petunia, Chibella, Peaches & Cream, Mustard Pie, Flit and Flitter, Moxie & Mabel, and Matilda Jane
Annual Recreational League Soccer Tournament for ages 5 to 18. Hosted by Marion Soccer, Inc. and held at the Marion Soccer Complex. This invitational tournament will bring over 100 teams from six states to play for the Whirlwind Title.
More than 10,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles located seven miles south of Marion on Route 37 and west on Whitecotton Rd., or take exit 45 on interstate 57 and follow the signs north.
The bunkhouse cabins accommodate four people. Each cabin includes heat, air-conditioning, electricity, table and chairs, a full bed bunk bed and linens. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided outside the cabins for meal preparation. Showers and bathrooms are located in the air conditioned shower house at the Welcome Center. Williams Hill Pass is a family-oriented OHV park located between Mitchellville and Rudement just off Illinois Route 34 in southern Saline County on the north slope of Williams Hill, the highest point in Southern Illinois.
Williamson County Historical Museum
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Civil War hero John A. Logan studied law at this home under Senator Willis Allen. Come visit the oldest house in Williamson County.
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The origin of Memorial Day can be traced to this cemetery, where in 1866 General John A. Logan organized the first post-Civil War service. More than 60 graves of Civil War soldiers are found here.
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France 1867 – 1947
Decorative panel: water games (The voyage)
[Panneau décoratif: jeux d'eaux (Le voyage)] 1906-10
oil on canvas
canvas 248.5 (h) x 298.5 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Purchased with the assistance of the Fonds du Patrimoine 1996
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
In July 1906 Bonnard accompanied Misia, his friend, muse and patron, and her new husband, the millionaire press baron Alfred Edwards, on a pleasure trip on their yacht.1 Misia met Bonnard when she was married to Thadée Natanson, owner and editor of La Revue blanche (The White Review). Through Natanson, she encountered the modern artists, writers and musicians of Paris, including the Nabis—Bonnard, Denis, Roussel, Vuillard and Vallotton—the poets Paul Verlaine and Stéphane Mallarmé, and the composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. In 1905 Misia became the fourth of Alfred Edwards' wives (he eventually had six). In August Bonnard began a commission for four large panels2 to decorate the Edwards' dining room at 21 Quai Voltaire in Paris. The marriage was short however, as by December 1906 Edwards had fallen for a young actress, Geneviève Lantelme.3 So the commission, begun in harmony for husband and wife, ended in discord.
Bonnard's large decorative internal borders, Rococo or Chinese in inspiration, feature magpies with strings of pearls, and cavorting monkeys. Magpies are gossips and thieves of shiny objects, while monkeys are lewd and ugly. The reference to the new lover and the old husband seems overt, especially since Misia told of a confrontation with her rival in which Lantelme asked for pearls, money—and Misia.4 The bright orange borders surround classical scenes of pleasure and sensory delights, where men, women and children in tunics swim and play in gardens or on the seashore. Like the lovers in Jean-Antoine Watteau's Return from the island of Cythera 1717,5 this is a fantasy world of imagined immediate experience, existing in a limbo of memory and desire.
The four panels were finished for display at the Salon d'Automne in 1910, where they were reviewed favourably in L'Art décoratif by that severe critic of modern art, Louis Vauxcelles:
M. Bonnard is fantasy, instinct, ingenuous spontaneity, French charm, both tender and mischievous. He delights the eye with attenuated colour harmonies suggesting the tones of faded tapestries, and iridescent, pearly skin in semi-darkness.6
Vuillard attended the 'evening party for Bonnard's panels'7 held at Misia's home on Christmas Day 1910, where her friends celebrated the fruits of Misia's patronage.
Christine Dixon
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- I am indebted to Gloria Groom's extensive research and commentary on these works, published in her exhibition catalogue Beyond the easel: decorative painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890–1930, Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago 2001, pp. 173–77, and in her essay 'Bonnard's decorative style: shifting boundaries', in Pierre Bonnard: observing nature, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia 2003, pp. 78–116.
- The other two panels are Landscape animated with bathers 1906–10, 251.5 x 470.0 cm, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and After the flood 1906–10, 250.0 x 450.0 cm, Ikeda Museum of Twentieth Century Art, Tokyo.
- Misia divorced Edwards in 1909, and married the Spanish painter José Sert, who worked with Serge Diaghilev on Ballets Russes commissions. She is often referred to as Misia Sert.
- Groom, 2003, p. 100.


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It's been an exciting few days so far at Fab6 in Amsterdam. After an opening night dinner at a restaurant built almost entirely of IKEA furniture, and an extremely DIY meal, we started bright and early Monday Morning. Unfortunately, I think I lost a page of notes from my first day at some point today (I think someone sketched something on the back of the page and then tore it out of the book during the projects session today), but that's what inspired me to get a blog post done tonight, while everything is still fresh in my mind. I also have quite a few pictures (sorry for the lack of really quality pictures, these were all taken with my phone), which I will sprinkle liberally throughout the post.


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With the passing of Carlos Kleiber on 13 July 2004, the world of music lost one of its most charismatic and enigmatic figures. He was known as a conductor who didn't like to conduct: "Only when his freezer was empty" did he deign to pick up the baton, reported Herbert von Karajan (who, like many of his other colleagues, called him a "genius" - they were a two-man mutual admiration society).
He lavished his genius on no more than a handful of symphonies by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Brahms, and a scarcely longer list of operas by Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and the Strausses, Johann and Richard - a fragment of the repertoire conducted by his equally famous father Erich, another titan, who tried to thwart his son's musical career (yet Carlos used his annotated scores).
A recluse who spoke six languages fluently but never granted interviews because he claimed that "when I talk, it's rubbish", Kleiber would repeatedly leave orchestral musicians notes filled with polite suggestions (these became known as "Kleibergrams"). Players and singers respected and revered him. "He notices everything," Plácido Domingo declared. "I try to please him all the time, not just because I want to please him but because I know he's right."
Once his career was established, Kleiber refused to accept a permanent position and even declined the Berlin Philharmonic's invitation to become Karajan's successor. He once told Leonard Bernstein that he wanted to grow old in a sun-drenched garden, only eating, drinking, sleeping and making love. Much critical ink has been spilled over the precious few engagements to which he grudgingly consented - principally with the Vienna Philharmonic and Amsterdam Concertgebouw orchestras and at some of the world's operatic shrines: Vienna, Munich, Bayreuth, London, Milan, and New York - reviews couched almost exclusively in superlatives bestowed on few other musicians of the late 20th century. Kleiber was truly - and for once the tired cliché is apt - a legend in his own time.
Carlos Kleiber was born in Berlin on 3 July 1930 but grew up in Argentina after his family (who were not Jewish) fled Nazi Germany in 1935. Following the war, he studied chemistry in Switzerland, but an overwhelming love for music led inexorably to his 1954 debut, conducting an operetta in Potsdam, East Germany under a pseudonym. He served as répétiteur of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf from 1956, becoming its conductor two years later, was at the Zurich Opera from 1964-66 and first Kapellmeister at the Württembergisches Staatstheater in Stuttgart for three years from 1966. He first appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 1973 conducting Tristan, the work with which he made his Bayreuth debut the following year, debuted in 1974 at Covent Garden and La Scala (conducting Der Rosenkavalier, one of his father's specialities); he made his Berlin Philharmonic debut in 1982 and his first appearance at the Met in 1988.
A perfectionist in extremis, Carlos Kleiber disliked recordings - he once said that "every unproduced record is a good record" - but those he made have naturally come to occupy a special place in the medium's history. Deutsche Grammophon had the good fortune to be the label with which he was associated, a collaboration that began in 1973, when he agreed to overcome his antipathy to the microphone and travel to Dresden to record Weber's Freischütz with the great Staatskapelle, an orchestra that had enjoyed a close relationship with his father. London's Daily Telegraph, typifying the praise showered on it from all quarters, described the new set in terms that could well be applied to every work this artist touched: "Kleiber ... brings such vitality, freshness of tone and buoyancy of rhythm to the orchestral score and his choice of tempi shows that he has rethought this music ...by discovering how to be faithful to the composer's spirit without transgressing the letter."
Subsequent releases over the next several years spread the appreciation of his phenomenal gifts to an adoring international public and fellowship of music critics: Beethoven's Fifth from Vienna in 1975 (about which one reviewer wrote that "it was as if Homer had come back to recite the Iliad"), Beethoven's Seventh from Vienna and Johann Strauss's Fledermaus from Munich in 1976, Verdi's Traviata from Munich in 1977, Schubert's Third and "Unfinished" from Vienna in 1979, Brahms's Fourth from Vienna in 1981 and, finally, a return to Dresden for Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (which he had conducted at Bayreuth from 1974-76) in 1982.
It is from those last three studio productions that the performances collected here have been taken. When Kleiber's extraordinarily concentrated reading of the "Unfinished", recorded in the Musikverein's Golden Hall in September 1978, was last reissued, the English critic Richard Osborne wrote: "The genius of Kleiber's performance is his willingness to characterize both the music's profound melancholy and its bustling energy: in other words, to sense its physical chronology and its spiritual one."
In December 1979 the German critic Peter Cossé was in the Musikverein when Kleiber conducted Brahms's Fourth Symphony at the Vienna Philharmonic's subscription concerts. "One experienced the four movements," he wrote, "as a great concentrated Passion of compositional logic and integrity and, in the same moment, as a network of emotions and images, whose richness and atmospheric ambivalence seemed to find a miraculous sense of consolidation or, more precisely, reconciliation in the final Passacaglia." Cossé happily found that the "fascinating details and solemn splendour of the interpretation were captured without any loss of tension or spontaneity" when Deutsche Grammophon recorded it three months later, between 12-15 March 1980.
And, finally, the Dresden Tristan. Kleiber was dead set against a live recording, with - as DG's then Head of Production Hans Hirsch recalled - all its imponderables, such as the dangers of singer fatigue and inevitable compromise solutions in the final takes that would disadvantage the orchestra (seated, incidentally, with violins divided left and right, violas half-left behind the first fiddles, cellos half-right behind the seconds, and basses in a reduced half-circle behind the seconds and cellos). Kleiber's demands were extreme and unprecedented, even for him: 10 full orchestral rehearsals beginning in August 1980 in Dresden's Lukaskirche, 20 sessions in October with the whole cast present at all of them, recording the work in sequence from beginning to end (with, as is customary, the preludes to Acts I and III left to last).
Perhaps the only surprise in casting was that of Margaret Price in a role she was never to sing on stage, but this turned out to be pure inspiration: the youthful freshness, ardour and lyricism (as well as flawless German diction) of the Welsh soprano's Isolde, as Hans Hirsch notes, dovetailed with Kleiber's conception of the work, and indeed, by general consensus, the part has not been sung on record before or since with such sheer, unremitting vocal beauty.
Kleiber's nerves were famously exposed whenever he made music, and, inevitably, in an undertaking as gruelling for him as committing Wagner's Tristan to disc, they frayed - sadly - towards the end of the sessions. In the midst of René Kollo's recording of Tristan's delirium in Act III, the conductor stormed out, and the passage had to be synchronized later, though no trace of that would be apparent to listeners. Presciently, his producer Werner Mayer had let the tape machines run during rehearsals of the preludes in August. Carlos Kleiber never entered a recording studio again.
Richard Evidon
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Skip to comments.Bush Was 'Re-elected By Porsche Drivers'
Posted on 12/06/2004 5:35:24 PM PST by blam
Bush was 're-elected by Porsche drivers'
By David Rennie in Washington
(Filed: 07/12/2004)
The backroom wizards who won the American presidential election for George W Bush have disclosed how they tracked down every last Republican, even in traditionally unfriendly districts.
Using market research more normally reserved for the launch of a new soap powder or soft drink, they drew up a database indicating the likely political persuasion of every consumer, based on car brands, hobbies and favourite television programmes.
Research showed that the most Republican car was Porsche Having found America's water-skiing, golf-loving Porsche drivers, they then persuaded them to vote. Bush strategists told the New York Times that they targeted advertising minutely, sending advertising dollars to small, sometimes, tiny niche broadcasters and media outlets - from religious and country music radio outlets, to video screens hanging in a chain of gymnasiums.
Their research told them that the most Republican car marques were Porsche, followed by Jaguar, Land Rover, and General Motors. Other luxury car-makers that scored well among conservatives were Audi, Lexus and Jeep.
Volvo, Subaru and Volkswagen owners showed a strong Democratic bias. In general, Middle Americans favoured US-built vehicles. Sports were also a key indicator. Republicans loved golf, fishing, snowmobiling, hunting, power-boating and riding horses.
Out of 34 recreational activities studied, only three were solid Democratic indicators: dancing, casino gambling and antique-shopping.
At any given time, Democrats were 15 per cent more likely to be watching television than Republicans, with top Democratic programmes being game shows and celebrity court cases.
This is hilarious!
Democrats were 50% more likely to have pointy heads.
Republicans were 99% more likely to go to work every day.
OH MY GAWD!!!!! I'm a democrat!
Satire, or at least tongue-in-cheek.
The Porsche belongs to husband
and I voted for Bush.
Looks like I'm center right.
I love British humor, its so.......unintentional.
Maybe I count as someone who would drive a Porsche, if I had the cash. lol
60 million Porche drivers! Is this a great country or what!
So there.
Will water skis fit into the Porsche trunk? No matter, the two Republican Bush voters in this household drive a Volvo and a Ford SUV - and have never even tried to water ski.
God, I really hope that they really are this stupid!
This is a joke. - Identified us by our cars.
BTW, is everyone in England a python clone, or is this paper (The Telegraph) regarded as another liberal rag over there?
As for Porsches, I drive a Ferrari and a Mustang, not some German/Austrian piece of crap. (no offense to any followers of the the autobahn) 8^)
Beautiful 2001 silver Ford Taurus SES for this Bush voter!
I knew the part about dems driving Volvos, you should see all of 'em on the road in the SF Bay area!
The Telegraph lifted this from somewhere, maybe the Onion?
Wait a second... I drive a V Dubya...
Hey, since the Passat is just an Audi A4 that costs thousands less... doesn't that make me an honorary Republican?
Real Republicans do not drive UAW-made cars.
This is funny. I worked as a volunteer to re-elect the President, and I own a vintage Porsche...
The Telegraph is a conservative newspaper IIRC.
"and a liberal gal and a liberal guy...in a Yugo.
Casino-gambling = Democrat
Very interesting... Parallels their outlook on life.
of course, I bought my La Sabra second hand years ago and it gave up the ghost at 204,000 miles and a hole in the grill from hitting a wild turkey...and the "new" century is a 1991 with 104,000 already on it...cost a whopping $1,000.
Dang, it's great to be a wealthy republican...
Huh? I thought all of us Red State yahoos were in rusty pickups or taped-together gas guzzlers.
How can the unwashed, uneducated Red Staters be elite Porsche drivers? Talk about contradictory reasoning!
'Splain it to me.
I registered Republican in 1968, voted that way ever since, and have never even ridden in- or known anyone who owned- a Porsche. If I could find one, I'd own a Pacer- so I discredit their demographic right there! Lol
What about us BMW 7 series drivers? Oh well, we have a couple of Jeeps too. They probably explain our votes!
Hey, where's MY Porche??!!
If that's a concern, I suggest the Cayenne Turbo SUV. 450 HP. I voted for Bush twice, and I'm still waiting for mine to be delivered.
Their research told them that the most Republican car marques were Porsche, followed by Jaguar, Land Rover, and General Motors. Other luxury car-makers that scored well among conservatives were Audi, Lexus and Jeep.
My neighborhood is about 65% Repub. The Dem houses with Kerry signs had brand new BMW 7-series. I saw a few Repubs with BMWs too. Smaller 3-series and M-3s. Lots of minivan Repubs and SUVs.
Porche sales must really be up.
Many years ago, when the new 911 Targa whale tail was intoduced, Porsch had what I think was the best ad campaign ever. They identified the zipcodes that had the desired demographics of their raket market..single, higher income males..and they had a beautiful poster of the car made..and mailed to each person..came in a cardboard tube..hig class..but when you unrolled, it, and it was like 2' x 3'..on the license plate of the car was "your name"..I still have mine somewheres..
Wow - another female conservative in the Bay Area! That's something to celebrate! Hang in there....
Cheers, CC :)
And what happened to Toyotas and Hondas in this survey? There are 10 to 20 Toyotas or Hondas for every Suburu on the road.
Care to adopt a 50 y/o woman with child, 6 dogs, turtle, parrot...
Porsche squishen GMC truck owner Montanans voted for GW
Guess it's time to invest in Europe with one's options in the market...
Now, they may be Cadillac pickemup trucks, but if you look at the tire tread you'll probably see a little fresh cow crap.
I don't think Porshe makes a pickemup truck.
How about a Ford truck?
A view from the rear view mirror of a Yugo!
A Yugo-eye view!
These Brits are just too funny though, and I would have liked to see some of the political ads that actually resulted from this research. But being in California, Pubbies didn't spend a dime on my vote. Everything I did see I got off the net.
It's OK to drive a Porsche...you just have to lose the gas cap and stuff an old handkerchief in the opening.
I live in Montana and I drive a Mercedes-Benz, yes I too voted for BUSH.
This Jeep owner voted Bush. :-)
My car shopping has just gotten a little easier. While I've long thought the Subaru Outback would be the sensible purchase, I've been hankerin for an Audi Quattro wagon. The Audi is looking more and more sensible.
Jeep SUV's for Bush!
Okay .... I just spit beer all over my terminal. LMAO!
Sounds like the "exit poll" folks did this research! Morons.
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What is the first mountain range west of the Great Plains?
September 6, 2007
social studies
what kind of political and econmic examples showed how there was a decline in nationalism in Europe since 1945
September 4, 2007
Well in his farwell adress in the respect of the political parties and what you said, i would personally have to disagree with you. If you watched this years presidential election how often did you see republicans going after democrats on their views of abortion, gay marriage...
August 18, 2007
Which one of these governemts were better for its people Athens(democracy) or Sparta (oligarchy) Wouldn't one need to define better? And define the role of government? And did people include slaves and other resident non-citizens? And did it include women? Does better mean...
July 21, 2007
Okay, let me get this straight. In the American Civi War, the North was called the Union, the Yankees, or the Rebels, and the South was called the Confederate or the federals? Not quite. North = Union, Yankees, federals South = Confederates, rebels I thought the conFEDERAtes ...
June 14, 2007
tomorrow i am writing an exam in complex sentence analysis.i have some troubles..We'll get a complex sentence but very large one(last time we got sentences which were 4 lines long)and then we have to write what is the subject what is the verb, adverb or object.i understand...
June 5, 2007
i need a very simple definition of superstrate language...i have found few definitions which are all complicated...so if anyone can help Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Since it appears you are studying language, here are some sites to visit: 1. http://www....
June 3, 2007
Find the exact value of cos 300 degrees. thanks guys cos 300 = 1/2 = 0.500 how do you know? I am supposed to show my work. You ought to know the rule on 30-60-90 triangles. If the hyp is 2, the shorter side is 1, and the longer side is sqrt3. what does that have to do with ...
June 2, 2007
deutsch F-Regeln
F-Regeln( Satz-Noiminalphrase, Verbalphrase) sind ein Teil der generativen Grammatik.Ausserdem gibt es noch S-Regeln und T-Regeln.Ich habe gedacht, dass jemand schon das gehöret hat.Ich studiere deutsch und ich wollte nur ein paar Sachen darüber Wissen.Wenn jemand ...
May 17, 2007
kann jemand mir helfen und F-Regeln für diesen Satz schreiben? Inge,weiß,dass er sie nicht leiden kann. vielleicht klingt der Satz ein wenig komisch aber so mussen wir es machen I don't know what "F-rules" are, but the sentence should be written ...
May 16, 2007
book report
what do i have to write on a cover page of book report?how is it supposed to look like? About 1/3rd of the way down the page, put the title of the book report -- not the book's title, but the title of the student's report (which can include the book's title but not...
May 5, 2007
can someone correct these sentences...it is urgent!thanx how much targets had company identified? why does M&A haveing slow progress? I am not sure what you are trying to say; however, I have tried to make these make sense. How many targets had the company identified? Why is M...
May 2, 2007
immediate constituents
i really don't understand this..can someone explain? f.e.Divide into immediate constituents: 1.Full-scale computers have a large number of programs 2.We must change all the programs tomorrow 3.Tomorrow will be a holoday free Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help ...
May 1, 2007
What modern vehicle was invented to circumvent trench warfare? That is easy it would be tanks.
March 29, 2007
hy!nedd some help.. need summary of poems goldsmith the deserted village and crabbe the village i've searched the internet but nothing..has anyone read these 2 poems? http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=GolDese.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/...
March 4, 2007
some information about The Vanity of Human Wishes?? http://www.google.com/search?q=vanity+of+human+wishes&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA =)
February 18, 2007
Derieve the demand for bonds. Md=$Y(.35-i) Person's wealth is $50,000 Yearly Income is $60,000 They didn't give what the interest rate is. Would the equation then be Md=21000-60000i?
February 9, 2007
physics.......please help!!!
I'm stuck on the same problem ten years later. Sigh, I got a test tomorrow too!
February 9, 2007
Derieve the demand for bonds. Md=$Y(.35-i) Person's wealth is $50,000 Yearly Income is $60,000 I really have to idea on how to derieve the demand. Should I just put in the income($60,000) at $Y and solve the equation? Daang, I thought my math was hard. I don't know but...
February 8, 2007
in which set would 2/5, 15/36, and 24,12 be placed and why set A = 1/4, 7/25, 5/8, 3 3/5 set B = 2/3, 4/7, 11/12, 1/9, 34/18 Please note that we don't do students' homework for them. Once you have come up with a response to these questions, please re-post and let us ...
January 26, 2007
determine missing #
in 2x2 grids 8,2 3,3 2,4 12,X 9,1 4,4 3,6 3,2 need to find X
January 26, 2007
1 __________________ 4 + 1 _________ 4+1 ______ 4 1/4 one over 4 plus (1 over 4 + 1 over 4 1/4)) the numerator in the denominator is 1.
January 26, 2007
Amelia's parents and grand parents have both opened savings accounts to save for Amelia's education this year. Amelia's parents' savings account earned 5% interest and her grandparents account earned 8% interest. This year the two savings accounts have earned a...
January 23, 2007
math (pls help)
Amelia's parents and grand parents have both opened savings accounts to save for Amelia's education this year. Amelia's parents' savings account earned 5% interest and her grandparents account earned 8% interest. This year the two savings accounts have earned a...
January 23, 2007
Amelia's parents and grand parents have both opened savings accounts to save for Amelia's education this year. Amelia's parents' savings account earned 5% interest and her grandparents account earned 8% interest. This year the two savings accounts have earned a...
January 23, 2007
Ken's average driving speed is 25km/hr faster than Jim's. In the same length of time it takes Ken to drive 279 km, Jim drives only 204 km. What is Ken's average speed? Possible Answers: a) 93 km/hr b) 118 km/hr c) 43 km/hr d) 68 km/hr Let x equal the speed of Jim...
January 21, 2007
Social Studies
where would I find pictures of the pueblo indians and information about the food they ate back in the 1600's? http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=pueblo+indians and http://www.google.com/search?as_q=food+pueblo+indians+1600s&hl=en&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&...
November 29, 2006
Problem 2: You are a rock concert producer planning a rock concert. The demand schedule for tickets is P = 75 -0.005X where X is the number of people attending the concert. The marginal revenue function is MR = 75-0.01X. The fixed cost of putting on the concert is $150,000. ...
November 26, 2006
pre calc
Is there any complex numer that is equal to its conjugate? a+bi=a-bi????? precalc 11th grade a+bi=a-bi ---> 2 bi = 0 ---> b = 0 So, the imaginary part has to be zero.
November 16, 2006
I'm Guessing
November 4, 2006
someone please help me understand how this is done.state all the restritions on the variable 7x-13/x^2-16 Your problem: 7x - 13 ------- x^2 - 16 The restrictions are that x cannot equal 4 or -4. The denominator of a fraction cannot equal 0. I hope this helps and is what you ...
November 2, 2006
what is the number of noncollinear points that determine a cirlce infinite The minimum number of noncollinear points that will determine a unique circle is 3.
October 22, 2006
How can I lock columns on Excel and keep them locked when I put them into a Palm handheld? I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'locked'. If you mean protecting them these are the procedures. In protecting cells, we actually do the procedure 'backwards'. ...
September 9, 2006
US History
Sally what school do u go to
August 24, 2006
I just had to give my two cents I am also in Axia Eth125. This is too good makes me feel relieved that I am not he only one that looks this stuff up. oh yea. I think they need to start updating the syllabus. lol
July 20, 2006
algebra 2
5x-3y=1 x+4y=-9 = (4,-9)
June 12, 2006
unscrambling word
Need help Icarlafto Untoegrnc
June 14, 2005


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Find out how a whole house fan can cool your home for a fraction of the cost of turning on your central A/C. Get tips on how to install a whole house fan and how to ensure it runs properly.
LESLIE: Well, if you'd like to cut cooling costs without flipping on your air conditioning, a good option is to install a whole-house fan [1].
TOM: That's right. And unlike an attic fan that only cools the area above the ceiling space, a whole-house fan gets mounted in your ceiling and cools your house for a fraction of the cost of turning on your central air-conditioning system or for that matter, a bunch of room units, as well.
Tom Silva [2], the general contractor on TV's This Old House [3], is a pro at installing whole-house fans and is here to tell us more.
Welcome, Tommy.
TOM SILVA: Hi, guys. Nice to be here.
TOM: So, Tom, many people that we talk to confuse whole-house fans with attic fans. So why don't we start there? Can you clarify the difference and tell us exactly how a whole-house fan works and what it does for us?
TOM SILVA: Well, an attic fan [4] is meant to cool the attic, which will cool the house ever so slightly. But a whole-house fan is meant to change the air in the house, completely cooling it through the windows below. And you want to make sure that you have a fan with a lot of CFMs – cubic feet per minute. And the more it draws, the faster the air will be drawn through your house, cooling it.
TOM: So then we open a couple of windows up below, we turn the fan on – the whole-house fan – and then it just pulls a nice breeze through the house for all the time it's on.
TOM SILVA: Mm-hmm. Right. But you have to make sure that in the attic there is enough opening that will match the CFMs of the fan. In other words, you have to make sure that the gable vents, the ridge vent and even the soffit vents [5] combined will match the CFMs' push or draw of that fan.
LESLIE: So you don't need a mechanical system in the attic to draw that air out; it can be done through passive systems like the gable vents and soffit vent.
TOM SILVA: Yes. But you can have a mechanical system that will work with the fan but passives are fine.
TOM: I'll tell you, we had a whole-house fan in a home that we opened previously and it's amazing. When you turn those on, the depressurization is instant inside the house.
TOM SILVA: Yeah, you can feel it.
TOM: And you feel it and you pull that cool air in.
TOM SILVA: Yeah.
TOM: And so much of being comfortable is just having that air sort of move over your skin.
TOM SILVA: Yeah.
TOM: But when you look at the power draw, it's just a fraction of what air conditioning costs to run.
TOM SILVA: It's a fraction of the cost. Exactly right. But you don't want to have a fire going in the fireplace if you have a whole-house fan [6] because it will create negative pressure down your chimney.
TOM: Yeah, that's a good point. Yeah. And then …
TOM SILVA: I had a homeowner that did that once.
TOM: Yeah, not only the fire in the fireplace but I guess it could reverse drafts on water heaters and that sort of thing.
TOM SILVA: Yeah, absolutely.
TOM: Yeah, so you have to use it smartly.
So let's talk a bit about the installation. How do you get this big fan into your ceiling? What kind of carpentry work is involved here, Tommy?
TOM SILVA: Well, you basically – when I say you're going to install it in a hallway on the second floor, for example, you're going to be in between two walls. Usually a joist or supported on the two walls on either side of the hallway so you are able to head it off. By heading off means cut one of the joists out and then put the fan into that opening. But they do have whole-house fans now that will actually sit on top of the joists. So you cut the plaster away. You don't have to worry about restructuring.
LESLIE: It's just supported by those joists.
TOM SILVA: It's supported by those and then you build a box down to the opening in the ceiling for the louver.
TOM: Turn the floor joist into sort of the duct that just basically brings it down.
TOM SILVA: Right, right. And we actually installed one on Ask This Old House where it fit in between the joist and it was really nice. And when we turned that on, it actually had two electric, insulated doors that opened up. And they had a lot of insulation value to those doors. So that's important. So when the fan isn't working, you want to make sure that it's closed off and sealed for the winter.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. Because essentially, it's opened up to your attic space, which is your unconditioned area.
TOM SILVA: Exactly. Yeah. And you get a lot of heat loss through it when it's not running.
TOM: We're talking to Tom Silva, the general contractor on TV's This Old House, about how to install a whole-house fan, a project that can keep you cool and comfortable and cut your cooling costs [7] at the same time.
Tom, one more final question. Let's talk about the wiring for a whole-house fan. Any tips on what it takes for the wiring and the switch?
TOM SILVA: You're going to have to get an electrician to run power to it and switching. So, the switching, in most cases, is near the unit and it's up on the wall. I always recommend putting them up a little bit higher so that the young kids can't turn them on. You know, you don't want that fan running when you don't want it running, so …
TOM: Yeah. And how about a timer? A good idea?
TOM SILVA: A timer is good, yeah. Sixty-minute timer, two-hour timer. Just a turn type that clicks. You don't hear them clicking but turn it on because you don't want it running during a hot day, that's for sure. And when you turn it on before you go to bed, it makes a big difference. And before you know it …
TOM: By the time you fall asleep, you don't care.
LESLIE: Yeah.
TOM SILVA: That's right. Exactly.
LESLIE: Any areas of the country that this is a better application for than others?
TOM SILVA: New England is great.
LESLIE: You're like, "We're in it. It's perfect."
TOM SILVA: Yeah, I know. New England is great. But when you have hot, muggy nights, air conditioning is going to (inaudible at 0:27:11).
TOM: Yeah, it's not going to take the place of central A/C [8] but it's definitely going to – in the beginning of the season and the end of the cooling season, it definitely can supplement what you're doing with central A/C and save you money whenever you use it.
TOM SILVA: Yeah. No, it's definitely not. It's a big savings.
TOM: Tom Silva, general contractor on TV's This Old House, great advice. Thanks, Tommy.
TOM SILVA: Thanks, guys.
LESLIE: Alright. You can catch the current season of This Old House and Ask This Old House on PBS. For your local listings and step-by-step videos of many common home improvement projects, visit ThisOldHouse.com.
TOM: And This Old House and Ask This Old House are brought to you by The Home Depot. More saving, more doing. That's the power of The Home Depot.
[1] http://www.moneypit.com/audio-q-a/install-whole-house-fan-cooling
[2] http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,420219,00.html
[3] http://www.thisoldhouse.com
[4] http://www.moneypit.com/audio-q-a/should-i-get-attic-fan
[5] http://www.moneypit.com/question-and-answer/attic-ventilation-solution-use-soffit-and-ridge-vents-your-attic-effective-venti
[6] http://www.moneypit.com/article/home-cooling-tips-summer
[7] http://www.moneypit.com/tip/trees-can-cut-cooling-costs
[8] http://www.moneypit.com/article/buying-central-air-conditioning-systems


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Skip to comments.Doo doo in Planters Peanuts
Posted on 04/26/2009 12:37:26 PM PDT by joyce11111
My hubby just left to return a large container of Planters Peanuts. It had a large (what looked like cat dooo doo on the top.)
I feel like barfing!
He returned it to Wal-Mart in Springfield , Oregon.
Luckey for us it was right on top...like it was placed there by some one.
Thank the Lord we never ate any of it!
I feel like barfing!
He returned it to Wal-Mart in Springfield , Oregon.
Luckey for us it was right on top...like it was placed there by some one.
Thank the Lord we never ate any of it!
Are you gonna sue for a million dollars ?
gimme a break. Probably a burn peanut.
That's pretty crappy.
Do you own a cat? Just curious.
Sorry, irritable bowel disease.
My bad...
Did you give it a sniff? Might have been a burnt peanut.
I doubt this is mischief, those things are all
automated. Not too likely human hands were ever
close to that container before it was vacuum sealed.
Just a guess, Burnt peanut
LMAO, good one rite there
So should we organize a boycott? Demand a recall? What?
Maybe the line just got crossed up with trail mix. Those extruded sesame things have a certain doodyishness about them. Very suspicious looking.
They love poop and hate peanuts, so maybe you're onto something. Work garbage and sex into the mix, and you've got lib heaven, if it weren't for those evil, extremist peanuts. I hear southerners grow them ... GASP!!!
Thanks for sharing.
You would be surprised how much of this stuff you eat in your lifetime and never even know it. Between bugs, feces, and various rodent bits, a lifetime's worth is in the tons.
Life is like a jar of peanuts, you never know what you're going to get.
Fur shur, a cat dropping is going to be quite identifiable and not readily mistaken for a burned peanut.
Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now,
Just now I found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now.
Aw nuts!
I have always be wary of anything from Oregon..... The place just doesn't sit well with me. Strange indeed.
Did you get a picture.
It's probably the turd time this has happened.
Well my roots are Yankee, so you'll have to blame Jimmy Carter and his peanuts..LOL
A flaming cocktail wiener on a poop and peanut thread? The semiotics are disturbing, I must say.
It was a mistake to take it back to Walmart. You might get a replacement, but if you had called the phone number on the label, you would have gotten a letter of apology from the company along with coupons for about $20 worth of products.
Ever notice those little black things in your peanut butter, look like little short lines?
We call those insect legs.
Ever wonder what the little black dots found in peanut butter, don't ask what those are.
Are you certain the jar was was sealed - could be a prankster put it in there and closed it tight. Otherwise I vote for some piece of burnt material from the factory. Being burned it would probably be lighter and be jiggled to the top.
Did you get a picture.
Its probably the turd time this has happened.
That was the first thing my dau. asked me..and no I didn't too busy wanting to barf!
Are you gonna sue for a million dollars ?
lotta peeps would do that....no lawyers parachuting in yet.
Are you gonna sue for a million dollars ?
lotta peeps would do that....no lawyers parachuting in yet.
Excrement occurs.
too big for just a burnt peanut! It looked like something out of my cats litter box
Burned nuts are bad.
Hmmmmmm, I'm thinking maybe it was Mr. Walmart....Perhaps he was putting cans of peanuts on the shelf, and he felt this urge..LOL
Product tampering.
You sure Planters don't have midgets working on the peanut line?
Bookmark and bump
Please get your cat a larger litter box.
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