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It's true that every letter one sends should be written earnestly and with importance. After all, while status updates tend to capture the commonalities of everyday life — a particularly delightful lunch, cheeky cat videos — a letter reports the thoughts, milestones and stories that have accumulated over time.
However, there is one letter every year that is written with especially particular focus and purpose to a very influential older gentleman: Santa Claus.
It is a letter that must recall with influential detail the benevolence, impeccable behavior and overall good nature one has exuded over the past year. At the same time, it requests something (or, in most cases, many things) of the recipient, who is given a very specific deadline to fulfill said requests.
We recognize the gravitas that is the Letter to Santa, and so below are our tips on how to write the perfect letter to everyone's favorite red-suited shopkeeper.
- Think Like An Elf: A letter to Santa should be short and efficient. We hear Mr. Claus receives billions of letters every year from children all over the world, and so he appreciates it when he receives one that is personal, yet to the point. One page should be plenty.
- Don't Be Shy: This is your time to tell Santa why you deserve a treat or two under the tree. Don't worry — you don't have to save the world in order to get the best present. Helping mom set the dinner table may not seem like a big deal, but Santa does.
- Don't Forget the Trimmings: Santa loves decorations as much as we do. We hear the string of lights for his tree can wrap all the way around the North Pole. Twice. Give your letter that same twinkle, whether it's with your own colorful drawings, stickers or a pen with a fun ink color — green or red, of course.
- Compliment Mr. Kringle: Everyone likes to know they have fans, and Santa is no different. Maybe his signature "ho ho ho" makes you laugh every time, or maybe you think his bushy beard is dashing. Whatever you like about Santa, let him know — it's always better to give than receive, after all.
- Five Items Or Fewer: Make sure you think really carefully about what you ask Santa for. Think about what Santa's elves can make (probably not a helicopter) and make sure mom and dad give your list the thumbs up. When you only include five or fewer things, Santa knows you've thought long and hard about what you really want.
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The State Bar of California's Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution developed and edited this pamphlet.
You can use alternative dispute resolution, generally called ADR. ADR refers to a number of ways of resolving conflicts without a lawsuit or, if you have filed a lawsuit, without a trial.
These alternative ways are used for many types of disputes including, for example, divorces, business and real estate disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, disputes with contractors, financial disputes, employer-employee disputes, inheritance disputes, and conflicts between neighbors. It is appropriate to consider ADR for almost any kind of dispute.
While there are many kinds of ADR, the most common are negotiation, mediation, arbitration and neutral evaluation.
In mediation, arbitration and neutral evaluation, there may be more than one neutral person involved in the process. And in all of these processes, you can hire an attorney to represent you (see #12) or you can choose to handle the matter on your own.
In addition, there are other less common forms of dispute resolution available. One of them is the collaborative law process. In this type of ADR, those on both sides of the dispute agree to use collaborative attorneys committed to resolving the dispute through cooperative, out-of-court negotiations. If the dispute is not settled, however, and those involved want legal help in pursuing litigation, they would have to hire new attorneys.
In most cases, taking part in an ADR process will not prevent you from taking your case to trial later if an agreement cannot be reached. You can use dispute resolution before or after you have filed a case in court. However, binding arbitration is usually final and will prevent you from pursuing a trial.
You may have an attorney present in an ADR process as an advocate or advisor, but you are not required to do so. If you have an attorney, the attorney's role will depend on the nature of the dispute and the type of dispute resolution process.
Ask your attorney to recommend the best process for your case. If you do not have an attorney, contact one of the resources discussed in the answer to question #11.
It depends on the nature of the dispute and the amount of time that the ADR provider will need to spend on your case. ADR providers generally charge for their services on an hourly basis. Then, typically, those on both sides of the dispute pay an equal share of the cost.
ADR providers vary widely in their specialization, expertise and ability. The appropriate ADR provider for a particular dispute will depend on the nature of the dispute, the parties, the amount of money involved, the expertise needed and how far the dispute has progressed.
The following resources may assist you in locating an ADR provider:
Ask the ADR provider about his or her training and knowledge related to the issues in dispute and about any conflicts of interest that might affect his or her ability to be neutral. If you choose mediation, it is appropriate to discuss any concerns with the ADR provider. If you choose a process in which the ADR provider decides the outcome of the case (an arbitration, for example), you should discuss your concerns with the organization or court that initially referred you to the provider.
If you do not know a lawyer, ask a friend, co-worker, employer or business associate to recommend one. You may want to ask if the lawyer has any experience with ADR.
Or, call a local State Bar-certified lawyer referral service. For an online list of certified lawyer referral services, visit the State Bar's Web site at www.calbar.ca.gov/lrs. For a recorded message that can provide you with the phone numbers of certified services in your county, call 1-866-44-CA-LAW (442-2529). If you are out of state, you can call 415-538-2250 to hear the same recorded message. Or check the Yellow Pages of your telephone directory for a listing under the heading Attorney Referral Service.
State Bar-certified lawyer referral services, which must meet minimum standards established by the California Supreme Court, can assist you in finding the right lawyer for your particular problem. Most of these services offer half-hour consultations for a modest fee.
Attorneys who are members of certified lawyer referral services must carry insurance, agree to fee arbitration for fee disputes, meet standards of experience and be State Bar members in good standing.
Lawyer referral service fees do vary. Don't forget to ask whether there is a fee for the referral or consultation. And if you decide to hire a lawyer, make sure you understand what you will be paying for, how much it will cost and when you will be expected to pay your bill. You may want to talk to several attorneys before you hire one.
In addition, there are alternatives to hiring a lawyer who will represent you throughout all stages of your legal matter. You could, for example, choose limited representation instead - hiring an attorney who will assist you at particular stages of your case. Whether this would be a good option for you could depend on the complexity of your case and your financial situation. Generally, limited representation involves less cost.
While some attorneys will not work solely on portions of a case, others will agree to act as collaborative attorneys (see #2) or consulting attorneys (also called coaches or providers of unbundled legal services).
What if you do not have enough money to pay for legal advice? You may belong to a "legal insurance plan" that covers the kind of services you need. Or, if your income is very low, you may qualify for free or low-cost legal help. You could ask your county bar association if its State Bar-certified lawyer referral service offers free legal advice to those with little income or if it can direct you to a no-cost legal services organization. (California's statewide legal services Web site - www.LawHelpCalifornia.org - can help you locate a local program and provide you with additional resources as well.)
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Preserving a Meyer lemon captures its glorious perfume. We've adapted cookbook author Paula Wolfert's quick method, our favorite, and made it even faster by blanching the lemons first. The rind of a preserved lemon is a common ingredient in Moroccan dishes; we also love it in all kinds of soups, stews, and salads and as a low-fat alternative to olives. Save the pulp for Bloody Marys or anything else enlivened by a little lemon juice and salt.
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I thought, why waste the peel of the juiced lemons? I removed any remaining pulp, cut them into rings and added them to the jars.
I found a recipe similar to that described by by gotchabarbara on 02/17/05. Mine was 'simpler' in that it did not call for more than salt. In early July 2011 I washed and dried enough ripe Meyer lemons to fill a liter European bail top glass jar. I cut out the stems, quartered them to near the 'nipple', packed them with salt and stuffed them into the bottle. My instructions (See: http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/planet_food/food_guides/morocco/preserved_lemons.php) recommended against additional spices and suggested that the lemon juice and olive oil are also unnecessary. Within a week the lemons had settled a bit and they were 90% immersed in their own juices. I put the jar in my 'cellar,' a large insulated plywood box cooled with a wine cellar cooler. It maintains 55F year round. I tasted a bit of the peel this evening (after 7 months storage) and could not taste any remarkable lemon character. I was very much reminded of Indian lime pickle without the hot pepper and spices. I thought I'd add these observations: 1) long term storage at cellar temperature results in 'lemon peel kraut.' 2) the rave reviews of others may reflect 'early ' sampling of the product. Have any who tried this recipe kept the lemons long enough to have a similar experience? I would not make it again, soon, because I have a large jar full. baumgrenze
I used lemons from my tree and think this is a great way to preserve lemons and also great gifts. Last forever and keeps very well in fridge.
I made this recipe this past Christmas, as Meyer Lemons were abundant in my specialty grocery store. I have two dwarf Meyer trees but they were not quite ripe enough to use. I will though, when the time is right. I used 1-pint jars as my canning medium, but prepared the recipe to the letter as directed. While the finished product makes a beautiful presentation...the Meyer's in their juice with the olive oil are bee-u-ti-ful!, I must admit to having trouble after blanching the lemons for 5 minutes. They were soft and although I have professional cutlery, they were still difficult to work with. I think the next time I do this recipe, I will not cut them down into eight pieces per lemon, opting to leave some of the slices larger, as I believe they will be easier to work with. Being cut into 8th's after blanching, they were soft, and some of the flesh was separating from the rind. But I managed, and was quite pleased. But would revise the way I did it next time. Otherwise, top-notch recipe! An added little tip not related to the recipe: Meyer lemon slices freeze very well. After washing your lemoms, cut them into round slices, then half those slices (removing the seeds) and lay them on small baking sheets and cover them tightly and flash freeze them in your freezer. When completely frozen, remove them from the baking sheet and store in airtight containers in your refrigerator. Because of the flash-freezing, they stay seperate, and are wonderful used in cocktails and just water for dinner, almost acting as lemon ice cubes. Even after thawing inside your drink, I still found they were just as tasty as ever.
I made the "preserved meyer lemon recipe" listed here on Epicurious. Easy, except for when it came to cutting the cooled, blanched Meyer lemons. Despite using a very sharp professional knife, it was not an easy task (seeding was particularly difficult) cutting into the blanched, softened lemons..the skins became VERY soft. But I managed to can three, 1-pint jars of Meyer's (using 6 good-sized Meyer's as a base), and covering with their juice, which I will continue to shake gently for five days before adding the olive oil. Well worth the trouble, as having Meyer's hanging around for an extra year is well worth it. I love these lemons, the gourment of lemons IMHO, and I have two of my own trees growing as I write this. I will say, and I don't know how long they will last, that I cut my original Meyer's into rounds, then into half-moons and flash-froze them and safely secured them in containers in my freezer. They are fine. And make an exellent accompaniment to a lemon martini. They act like lemon ice cubes in a Meyer lemon martini...recommending Williams-Sonoma Meyer Lemon Drop mix as the base. A heavenly martini! Made by "Stirrings" but exclusively for Williams-Sonoma. You can get a regular lemon drop mixer from Stirrings, but they only make the Meyer for Williams-Sonoma. What a shame. But with my method of flash-freezing the half moons of Meyer's, you'll never serve another Meyer martini without this accompaniment.
To "gotchabarbara"...the addition of your spices seems like a great idea (the black peppercorns, allspice berries, and cinnamon sticks), but it seems to me if you want the TRUE flavor of a preserved Meyer lemon, you would preserve it as directed, as the added spieces/aromatics might end up interfering with whatever you choose to do with them later. It's always easy to add additional ingredients to infuse to lemons with flavor later on. JMHO...your recipe sounds FANTASTIC!
I haven't made this yet, so I can't write a review per se, but it looks like a wonderful way to keep those delicious lemons around a lot longer, at least til they're in season again! QUESTION: if you're preserving them in batches smaller than 6 cups, how do you adjust the oil (I'm assuming extra-virgin olive oil here). How would you adjust the olive oil for smaller containers? Just enough to cover to the top, 1/4" from the rim or so? Meyer's are my favorite and the gourmet of lemons to me. I have two trees that are fruiting right now, but won't be ready in time for the holidays to share. But my local specialty market is carrying them.
Very Yummy recipe
TO marc_allen: pack lemons *tightly* into jar leaving room at top for oil. After covering lemons with juice, you'll still have room for oil. "Add" oil to jar. Don't take out lemon juice, it's required for flavoring and preserving. If you adjust quantities, you can use smaller jars instead of 6c. jar.
Yum!! I live in the midwest and got Meyer lemons at Trader Jooe's.


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To toast the almonds, cook them in an ungreased heavy skillet over medium-low heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until they begin to brown, then stirring constantly until they're golden brown.
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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world by size and population. Although the Brazilian economy is growing rapidly, 15% of the population lives in absolute poverty – with no access to basic housing, nutrition and healthcare.
The Brazilian government has taken steps to tackle extreme poverty and the inequalities in health throughout the country by passing legislation to provide free medication for everyone suffering from high blood pressure or diabetes. The drugs are to be distributed through a nationwide network of budget pharmacies, where many medicines are already heavily subsidised.
About 33 million Brazilians have high blood pressure, and more than 7 million have diabetes.It is estimated that more than 80,000 deaths per year (10 every hour) are due to the disease.
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Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Image courtesy of Arizona State University
The structure on the left shows the arrangement of atoms in a portion of the photosynthetic PSII complex that uses light to oxidize water. The tyrosine (Tyrz) – histidine (His 190D1) pair of amino acids plays a crucial role in moving electrons from the water oxidation complex (OEC) to the chlorophylls (green). At right is the chemical structure of the artificial analog of PSII. In this molecule, the phenol-bisimidazole structure in yellow mimics the role of the Tyr-His pair as an electron shuttle.
Using nature to inspire design, EFRC researchers constructed an artificial photosynthetic apparatus that uses sunlight to break apart water into oxygen and hydrogen fuel.
This basic science discovery using sunlight to make renewable hydrogen is a step towards energy independence through development of solar fuel systems. Such systems also have the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of human energy use.
In natural photosynthesis, multiprotein complexes termed photosystems capture solar energy and convert it to chemical energy. Sunlight is absorbed by a pigment in the photosynthetic reaction center of the photosystem, causing electrons to increase in energy. These high-energy electrons are then transported through a series of components to the water splitting/oxygen evolving complex in the photosystem where via the energy from the electrons, water molecules are split into oxygen and hydrogen ions. Using natural photosynthesis as a model, The Center for Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Production EFRC at Arizona State University designed a completely artificial photosynthetic fuel production system. Researchers constructed synthetic versions of each of the key parts of electron absorption and electron transfer found in a natural photosystem. Ultrafast laser studies verified that the synthetic version functioned in a manner similar to the natural version. The water splitting/oxygen evolving component was added through collaboration with Pennsylvania State University. When illuminated, the final completed solar water splitting device produces oxygen and hydrogen gas from water. While this artificial system is inefficient and currently operated only on the laboratory scale, it is a step forward in finding a way to a viable solar fuel technology.
Devens Gust
Arizona State University, Director
Center for Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Production EFRC
Thomas E. Mallouk
Pennsylvania State University
DOE Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) Program (PSII mimic and phenol-bisimidazole) and Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division (iridium oxide cell preparation and characterization)
Megiatto, J. D. Jr.; Antoniuk-Pablant, A.; Sherman, B. D.; Kodis, G.; Gervaldo, M.; Moore, T. A.; Moore, A. L.; and Gust, D. "Mimicking the electron transfer chain in photosystem II with a molecular triad thermodynamically capable of water oxidation," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 109,15578 (2012). [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1118348109].
Zhao, Y.; Swierk, J. R.; Megiatto, J. D. Jr., Sherman, B.; Youngblood, W. J.; Qin, D.; Lentz, D. M.; Moore, A. L.; Moore, T. A.; Gust, D.; and Mallouk, T. A. "Improving the efficiency of water splitting in dye-sensitized solar cells by using a biomimetic electron transfer mediator," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 109, 15612-15616, (2012). [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1118339109]
Center for Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Production (BISfuel) EFRC
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The Office of Science (SC) is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States.


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'Ghostbusters' quote along screening at Link Centre tonight
One of the most quoteable movies of the '80s comes to the big screen tonight at the Black Box Theatre at the Link Centre.
The Link Centre is hosting a quote-along of "Ghostbusters." The movie's most famous lines will flash on the screen so you can talk with the actors.
"Ghostbusters" screens at 7:30 tonight, but get there early today to see a replica of the Ecto-1.
The "Ghostbusters"-inspired Hi-C flavor, Ecto Cooler, will be for sale.
It's $10/adults, $5/students, and costumes are welcome.
Call (662) 690-4011 for more.
Haunted Theatre's spooks ready to scare this weekend
A mind-bending tornado, a creepy mass-murderer and zombies are just a few of the thrills in Tupelo Community Theatre's Haunted Theatre.
The attraction is open tonight from 7-10, and open 7-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights.
It's $10, and not recommended for kids under 10.
For more, call (662) 844-1935.
Scares and thrills at Haunted Castle in Tupelo
Get your spook on at the Haunted Castle in Tupelo.
The castle is at 3201 Highway 178, and it's open Friday and Saturday and on Halloween. It's $10 and for all ages.
For more info, call (662) 296-9075 or (662) 296-1751.
HealthWorks! to host fall festival on Saturday
Spooktacular Saturday is a fall festival at HealthWorks!, set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
There will be face painting, spooky HealthWorks! hats and more.
It's $5/person, and members and kids under 2 are free. Take a dollar off admission if you wear a Halloween costume.
Call (662) 377-5437 for more information.


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To keep your sparkling water cool and refreshing, these ingenious ice trays produce slender sticks of ice that slide right into your SodaStream refillable carafes.
- Made of BPA-free plastic.
- Dishwasher-safe.
- Set of 2 trays; each tray makes 10 3" long, 1" diam. sticks.
- Size of tray: 9 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 1".
- Made in Israel.
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The Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association (N.E.O.A.) is a non-profit educational organization of more than a thousand law enforcement personnel and others in the criminal justice system, including state and local police, D.E.A., F.B.I. and Customs. Our purpose is to provide education for police officers and the general public regarding substance abuse and the dangers of drugs!
The ABC of Drugs and Let's Talk About Drugs are two of our activity/coloring books for younger children. Our pamphlets on Drugs in Connecticut cover such drugs as Ecstasy, Marijuana, Pharmaceuticals, Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Tell-tale Signs of Drug Use, Inhalants and GHB / Rohypnol. Over the years the N.E.O.A. has donated over 100,000 D.A.R.E. workbooks to over forty local police departments for their programs in their schools.
Our speakers routinely conduct drug and gang seminars for organizations such as police departments, EMTs and hospital staffs, Department of Children and Families, Regional Substance Abuse Coalitions, physician and nursing associations, college security forces and resident advisors, school faculties, students and parents.
We are licensed by the Connecticut State Board of Education as a Continuing Education Unit (C.E.U.) provider. We award CEU hours to teachers and educators who attend our drug/gang workshops towards accreditation of their teaching licenses. The N.E.O.A. has appeared at over 125 public, private and parochial schools across Connecticut providing important lectures to these educators and faculties.
The N.E.O.A. is a charter member of the NNOAC (National Narcotic Officers' Associations Coalition) who represent more than 65,000 narcotic enforcement officers across the nation.
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The safety and welfare of our community's children is a primary goal of the N.E.O.A.
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The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has appointed Dr. Kathryn Flanagan as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Head.
Dr. Flanagan will be responsible for the development and operations of the JWST Science and Operations Center at the STScI. The largest space observatory ever developed, the JWST is scheduled for launch in June 2013.


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Title: Kennebec and Sheepscot rivers, 1868
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Title: Summary of river condition, Lewiston, 1948
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Title: Saint John and Fish rivers flooding, Fort Kent, 1961
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Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
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An introduction to Bangor history as depicted by a broad-based group of city institutions and organizations. Partners included the middle-level William S. Cohen and James F. Doughty Schools, Bangor High School, Bangor Public Library, Bangor Museum and Center for History, and individual city historians. Topics covered include early railroads, natural disasters, the Brady Gang, the Civil War, and the 1940s.
The history of the smallest city in Maine as created by a team consisting of the Hallowell Area Board of Trade, Hubbard Free Library, The Row House, Vaughan Homestead Foundation, Hallowell Firemen's Association, and students from Hall-Dale Middle School. Topics covered include: natural disasters, the granite industry and other industries central to the development of the city, firefighters and police, Hallowell's contribution to modern medicine, the Kennebec River, and more.
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By Tina Susman,Los Angeles Times (MCT)
NEW YORK — A judge on Monday blocked implementation of New York City's restriction on the sale of large, sugary sodas a day before the law was to take effect, setting the stage for a showdown with the city as Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to appeal the ruling.
"We plan to appeal the sugary drinks decision as soon as possible, and we are confident the measure will ultimately be upheld," the mayor's office said on Twitter shortly after state Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling issued his ruling in Manhattan.
Tingling's decision marks at least a temporary victory for the beverage industry, which had argued that the law passed in September unfairly targets certain businesses while letting others sell drinks of any size.
The law would limit to 16 ounces the size of sodas and other sugary drinks sold in food-service establishments such as restaurants and delis that are regulated by the city. It also would affect concessionaires at cinemas and in stadiums. But it would not affect state-regulated establishments that sell giant drinks, such as corner markets and grocery stores.
The city's board of health, whose members are appointed by Bloomberg, easily approved the rule after two days of public hearings. Businesses caught violating the law could have faced a $200 fine.
Bloomberg says the rule would help curb obesity among New Yorkers. But Tingling cited its "uneven enforcement" as a problem and said such "loopholes" undermine the goal of training consumers to drink smaller sodas. Lawyers representing the beverage industry said the rule also took away the basic human right to consume large drinks.
The American Beverage Association hailed the ruling Monday.
"The court ruling provides a sigh of relief to New Yorkers and thousands of small businesses in New York City that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban," it said in a statement. "With this ruling behind us, we look forward to collaborating with city leaders on solutions that will have a meaningful and lasting impact on the people of New York City."
New York became the first city in the nation to pass such a rule, and it followed several other measures pushed by Bloomberg as part of his effort to improve New Yorkers' health. In 2008, the city became the first major urban area to require large restaurant chains to include calorie counts on menus.
In 2011, it banned smoking in most public areas, including beaches, parks and pedestrian plazas. And in 2006, New York passed the first law requiring restaurants to drastically cut the use of artificial trans fats in prepared food.
According to the city, 58 percent of New Yorkers are overweight or obese, and nearly 40 percent of public school children in the city are overweight or obese.
Bloomberg and the deputy mayor for health and human services, Linda Gibbs, on Monday released data that they said underscored the need for what has become known here as the "soda ban."
According to statistics compiled by the city, 9 of the 10 top neighborhoods with the highest obesity rates citywide also consume the most sugary drinks. The least-obese neighborhoods consumed the fewest such drinks, according to the New York City Community Health Survey.
"This new data is the latest evidence that sugary drinks are helping to drive the obesity epidemic, which falls hardest on low-income communities," Bloomberg said. "Obesity is killing more than 5,000 New Yorkers each year and demands bold steps to fight this crisis."


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Today is now "next week." I'm really just looking for the Lego Vader, I think.
[edit] The only one I bought was that one. It's bigger than a standard Lego figure, of course, and doesn't have articulation, too. Cool.
Today is now "next week." I'm really just looking for the Lego Vader, I think.
[edit] The only one I bought was that one. It's bigger than a standard Lego figure, of course, and doesn't have articulation, too. Cool.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Picked up the LEGO Vader, Nautilus and the Limited Edition Pixar Lamp. I'm still incredibly stoked that they made the Nautilus, I've been wanting a model of it for a long time but as far as I know the only replica was uber-expensive studio scale model. They could've done a more worthwhile job on the box, though. The 20,000 Leagues logo is like a meager thumbnail that was randomly placed, and it just looks weird.
Aside from the horde of first-day ornaments from back in July that are in lay-away that we'll be getting out soon, that concludes this year's ornament grabs. The only thing that I wanted but didn't manage to get this year was the Bounty Hunter 2-pack at Comic Con, despite a friend's best efforts.
Anyone predicting what next year's selections will be for the Pixar and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation series? I'm hoping for Sully and Mike with Boo's door from the end of Monsters, Inc.; and Clark on the round sled.
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
I picked up the Lego Vader, as well. Nice ornament.
I used Kohl's Cash and coupon and got the Han/Greedo ornament for under $21.
Picked up the Slave 1 ornament at Kohl's for $18.14. Had $10 in Kohl's cash and a 15 percent coupon.
Found a light-up Yoda ornament at Target for $9 the other night. Target also has the usual selection of SW ornaments again this year.
Saw a couple of the cheaper/mass-marketed HM ornaments at Meijer, too. Looking for the clone one.
Perused the ornaments for the first time this year while picking up a birthday card for my niece. Taking a chance on clearance this year...money is tighter than tight this year (fun, having taken a pay cut...). I was surprised and frankly disappointed at how small the Nautilus was.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I checked Amazon the other night just to see what prices were on some of the figures. Boy, the ComicCon ornament prices are ridiculous! $130+ for the San Diego and New York sets!
The new Star Wars ornament pics are up at Hallmark.com. Been looking around the Net, but no word on any first-day limited ornaments, at least not yet. The Han/Tauntaun looks awesome, but the Darth Maul looks too similar to the one released several years ago. And it looks like they simply reissued last year's LEGO Vader.
"I take orders from just one person - ME!"
I think I'm liking the Gen. Grievous...
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Finally! After all my rants over the years, they make a character in a SNOW outfit for a WINTER item. Yes, I'd go for four of the five (Han, TIE Interceptor, Griveous, Vader; Maul is meh to me).
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Found out through some internet searching that the limited release ornament will be Momaw Nadon.
"I take orders from just one person - ME!"


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By Brendan Conway
If you were wondering how much of a buyout premium investors have baked into Best Buy's (BBY) stock, the minimum figure is about two bucks.
Best Buy slumped 15% to $12 this morning after the company's board extended the deadline for founder Richard Schulze to buy the troubled electronics retailer. Schulze is also the company's biggest shareholder.
Analysts were taking the news as a sign that Schulze is having a hard time putting together a deal.
"Schulze Just Doesn't Have The Cash," reads the headline on BB&T Capital Markets' take this morning. "We believe this extension indicates Schulze has been unable to line up the necessary equity and debt to finance a transaction," analysts Anthony C. Chukumba and Eric Cohen wrote.


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I couldn't go on without writing down this amazing piece on the ThoughtFix blog, entitled The Google Life Dream:
I am in New York on vacation. I've never been there before and don't know where to go or what to do. I'm in the mood for a cup of coffee now, fine Italian meal tonight, and a concert tomorrow. I fire up my Nokia 770 tablet. It peers with my cell phone and pocket GPS receiver over Bluetooth, finds my location, and loads the Google Life site. I quickly tap in "coffee shop" and it suggests several coffee shops within walking distance. One is tagged with free WiFi access and has good reviews from other visitors, so I walk over. Once settled in, I disconnect the cell phone connection and attach to the free WiFi. While sipping my triple-shot Mocha, I look over concerts playing this weekend. It seems that there are tickets still available for one of my favorite musicians. I book the tickets and add the information to my calendar, then confirm my hotel reservations, decide on a restaurant for tonight, and see if there's anything else interesting nearby. It's my lucky day: there's going to be a free Shakespeare play in the park a half mile away in about an hour. This mocha is REALLY good. I have some time to kill: I think I'll write a positive review of this cafe.
Breathtaking. While there's some 770 sales pitch going on aswell, I think the real lesson here is that if Google pulls off something like this - which is entirely not too hard to believe, many pieces are already in place - they'll pretty much steal the proverbial show.
Thoughtfix says he would pay up to $50/month for this kind of convenience. How much would you pay for it?


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University News
Pacific University Dedicates Bench to Honor Fallen Students on One-Year Anniversary of Fatal Accident
The bench honors Kiden Dilla, Ayan Osman and all Pacific University alumni who passed away while they were students at the university.
2014-2015 Pacific University Writing Contest Award Winners Announced
Open to all undergraduate students, first prize writers in each category win a monetary prize and the works are published in PLUM, Pacific's Literature by Undergraduates Magazine.
Bench Dedication Ceremony to Honor Kiden Dilla and Ayan Osman Moved to Kathrin Cawein Gallery
Originally scheduled to take place at the bench site south of the library, both the ceremony and reception will take place in the Kathrin Cawein Gallery today at 3 p.m. due to the rain. Open to the public.
Pacific University in the News: March 30 - April 5, 2015
Selected news stories featuring or mentioning the university.
Faculty Members Urge Political Candidates to Keep Millennials in Mind
Politics website TheHill.com published a column co-authored by Center for Gender Equity director and History professor Dr. Martha Rampton and Center for Peace & Spirituality director and university chaplain, Rev. Chuck Currie.
Pacific University in the News: March 23-29, 2015
Selected stories featuring or mentioning the university.
The Writerly Life
Deborah Reed MFA '12 is publishing her fifth novel in July. Pacific's MFA in Writing Program helped her take her writing to the next level.
'The Education I Got Here Was Fantastic'
Liberal arts base led to successful career as healthcare lobbyist for James Matteucci '94.
Faculty, Staff Support Help Alumnus Reach Med School
Cameron Davis '13 didn't get into med school on the first try. It's what happened next that sets Pacific University apart.
Pacific University in the News: March 16-22, 2015
Selected news stories featuring or mentioning the university.


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Attacks on the Press | East Timor
Attacks on the Press | Indonesia
New York, November 7, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes yesterday's indictment in East Timor of two suspected murderers of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes, who was killed in Dili on September 21, 1999, while he was reporting for The Financial Times and The Christian Science Monitor. Arrest warrants for both men, who are Indonesian military officers, are expected to be forwarded to the attorney general of Indonesia and to Interpol, which East Timor joined in October.
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply disturbed by the announcement last week that Indonesian officials are abandoning their investigation into the murder of Sander Thoenes, a Dutch journalist who was reporting for The Financial Times and The Christian Science Monitor when he was killed in East Timor in September 1999. Separate investigations conducted by the United Nations, Dutch authorities, and The Christian Science Monitor identified members of Indonesian army Battalion 745 as prime suspects in the murder.
Attacks on the Press | East Timor
Attacks on the Press | Indonesia
One of Megawati's first acts in office was to appoint a state minister for communications and information, leading to fears that her government would eventually re-establish the notorious Information Ministry, which Wahid disbanded in 1999. For decades, former dictator President Suharto used the ministry to license and sanction the media, controls that were lifted after he was forced from office in 1998.
New York, December 12, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes yesterday's announcement that the killers of journalist Agus Muliawan were among those convicted of "crimes against humanity" in connection with the violence that surrounded East Timor's August 1999 vote for independence from Indonesia.
The Special Panel for Serious Crimes of the District Court in the East Timor capital, Dili, issued the verdicts on December 11. This landmark case marks the first successful prosecution for crimes against humanity in East Timor.
Attacks on the Press | Indonesia
Dangerous Assignments | Afghanistan, East Timor, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.


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Gloria Clark
Gloria Clark, age 79, of Janesville, died on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Cedar Crest. She was born in Illinois on Dec. 7, 1933, the daughter of Roland and Ruth (Gifford) Lasher. She had been employed by Mercy Hospital, retiring in 1998, the Beloit Daily News, and sold Avon for 24 years. Gloria had worked for the Red Cross for 6 ½ years following her retirement.
She is survived by her 2 children, Rick Clark of Milwaukee and Randy (Bonney) Clark of California; 1 grandchild, Gavin Clark of California; 1 great grandson, Dexter Clark of California; 2 sisters, Beverly Sherman, and Marian Heise both of Janesville; many other extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Arlene Rusch.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY with Rev. Jon Grice is officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Shopiere Cemetery.


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A foreign exchange student at Memorial University who was working part-time with Co-op Taxi was severely beaten early Sunday morning by a customer in St. John's, according to company general manager Doug McCarthy.
McCarthy said the engineering student from Pakistan picked up a passenger in downtown St. John's and drove him to the Heatherton Place/Hamlyn Road area, a ride that costs about $15.
The passenger allegedly got out without paying the driver and tried to kick in the door of a home on Hamlyn Road. McCarthy said the driver radioed dispatch to ask for advice and was told to call the police.
McCarthy said the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded, but by the time they got there, the man had pulled the driver out of the car and assaulted him by hitting him and biting his fingers.
"He has a broken collarbone and his thumb and forefinger are severed," McCarthy said.
An ambulance took the driver to hospital and, McCarthy said, he was told it took five police officers to arrest the suspect.
He said the driver is now in Halifax getting treatment and is worried because he's supposed to make a presentation in the United States soon to get a university scholarship.
"He doesn't know if he will be able to. He can't even talk," McCarthy said.
He isn't the first cab driver to be assaulted in St. John's in recent months. McCarthy said another Co-op driver had a knife put to his throat and was robbed.
"It's unfortunate, but it's something we have to deal with," he said.
He said crimes like this deter some drivers from working night shifts. The driver who was robbed at knifepoint hasn't returned to working nights, McCarthy said.
The RNC confirmed Tuesday that officers and police dog services responded to the Hamlyn Road area to the report of an assault Sunday around 2 a.m.
A 33-year-old man from Mount Pearl was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats. He was held in custody until a court appearance


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Tasty Marinated Tomatoes RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 large fresh tomatoes, thickly sliced
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Arrange tomatoes in a large shallow dish. Combine remaining ingredients in a jar; cover tightly and shake well. Pour over tomato slices. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews for Tasty Marinated Tomatoes
"Refreshing and easy. Similar to one I use that includes sliced, button mushrooms."
"really nice recipe. I tried it today only and loved it."
"I prepared this recipe 9/16/13 for a recipe challenge. I made the following adjustments: I used one can of UNDRAINED Italian diced tomatoes, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup red or white wine vinegar, (I had WHITE wine vinegar available), 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, one WHOLE garlic clove, minced, 1/2 red onion, finely chopped, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning and 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes. I didn't use basil! didn't have regular tomatoes on hand, so I figured that I'd substitute the Italian diced tomatoes. I used 1 quart sized casserole dish with a lid, combined the dressing ingredients, seasonings, chopped onionand minced garlic clove and used a jar with a tight-fitting lid. I shook the dressing and poured it over the tomatoes and then covered the casserole dish with a lid. I allowed the tomatoes to marinate overnight in the refrigerator and this morning, 9/17/13, I tasted it.The tomatoes came out tangy and quite tasty, too! Thank you, Myrtle Matthews, for sharing this recipe! It's quick and so easy and it's a tasty recipe to use, too! Dawn E. Lowenstein"
"Easy recipe and a big hit for all ages! Will make this often"
"This is a great recipe for tomatoes from the garden. The dressing is mild, fresh and perfectly seasoned. I used canola oil for a lighter flavor."
"Okay.... you must try this this summer with extra ripe tomatoes, dice them up, add the juices that they drip out with the rest of the dressing, then toss together with rice noodles.... alllow to chill!! If the tomatoes are a bit acidy, add a tablespoon of sugar and you can add a splash of your blood mary mix or V8 juice if too dry. Pairs very good with a steak hot off the grill!"


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California govt: So, that budget surplus we mentioned? That may have been a fluke
posted at 6:01 pm on February 19, 2013 by Erika Johnsen
California's currently super-liberal state government has been eight different kinds of excited about what they projected was going to come in as a budget surplus, exclaiming about how they've managed to buck the longtime trend of overspending and proving the haters wrong:
"Right now, in the next four years, we're talking about a balanced budget. We're talking about living within our means. This is new. This is a breakthrough. …
"I went up and down the state promising that we'd be good stewards of the people's money and would they please add to it by the tax measure. We're also not going to pay the game of spending money we don't have." …
"We have to live within the means we have; otherwise we get to that situation where we get red ink and then go back to cuts. So I want to avoid the boom and the bust, the borrow and the spend, where we make the promise and then we take it back."
The only issue being that, on second thought, that surplus might not be as wonderful as they originally supposed; Gov. Jerry Brown's budget office has a new report out cautioning that the $5 billion revenue bump in January might just be the result of an accounting anomaly and not any systemic budgeting victory. The LA Times reports:
The revenue bump was historic. But the question for budget experts was whether lawmakers could begin allocating the windfall toward government programs and tax breaks — or whether the money amounted to an accounting anomaly.
Brown's budget office now advises in an official cash report that it is probably the latter. …
The report says the extra money was "likely the result of major tax law changes at the federal and state level having a significant impact in the timing of revenue receipts."
I.e., in light of the still higher taxes on the wealthy for which the state voted in November, certain taxpayers were paying off portions of their bills early in order to get some of their income off of the books before the start of the new year — meaning that January's surge will be offset by an April dip. Oh, how the optimistic budgetary cookies crumble, especially when you're counting on a highly graduated tax system to not severely alter people's financial behaviors. California has been hoping to make up for years of multibillion dollar budget shortfalls with Brown's budgeting scheme, but as Reuters pointed out last month, it relies on the wealthier getting wealthier, as well as an improving economy and high-earners sticking around to pay those heightened taxes — none of which seem like particularly safe bets.
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Led Zeppelin, the Song Remains the Same album.
Kathy Diamond
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Enjoy! Gary at his very best. Highly recommend blu ray as the sound and picture quality are awesome! This set kicks butt. This is Gary Moore-Blues for Jimi that just came out last Tuesday that was recorded in 2007. May Gary rest in peace.


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We've written several in-depth articles on AMD's new Virgo platform--A85X chipset, FM2 socket and Trinity APUs--covering both the basics of the new A85X chipset, as well as CPU and overclocking performance. The FM2 socket is brand new for Trinity APUs and is not backwards compatible with FM1--sorry, Llano owners.
Now, the whole point of Trinity is that the integrated graphics are supposed to be robust enough to use without a discrete graphics card--after all, if you're running discrete graphics (unless you're trying AMD's dual graphics), you don't need an integrated GPU at all, and are probably better off with a regular Piledriver or Phenom chip and the 990FX platform. But as we've shown before, the integrated graphics on Trinity APUs are more than capable of replacing a budget discrete card, and can push out playable frame rates in plenty of games, even at relatively high resolutions. This makes Trinity a great choice for budget-conscious people who still want to game from time to time.
All three motherboards, of course, run the A85X chipset, the block diagram for which you can see above. The A85X chipset integrates nearly everything you could want in a motherboard, though some mobo manufacturers add their own features anyway--most frequently an additional USB 3.0 controller. With an A85X mobo, a Trinity APU, some RAM and a boot drive, you've already got a system going--one with plenty of SATA ports, PCIe slots (though only at 2.0 speeds), onboard sound, even an infrared header if you're making an HTPC. It makes sense as a mainstream motherboard for applications (and users) that don't require discrete graphics and audio.
Because A85X is designed for APUs with onboard graphics, you'd think the boards themselves would feel a bit, well, budget. Here you'd be mistaken: all three boards we tested look and feel like premium mobos, with robust overclocking support and plenty of high-end features. Despite this, none of the three motherboards--Asrock's FM2A85X Extreme4-M, Asus F2A85V-Pro, and Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4--is over $140, and the cheapest, the Asrock board, is a mere $90. That's a good price range for a board designed for APUs that top out at $130.


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In the previous sections, we have evaluated the different lines of evidence on the causes of recent climate change. Here, we summarise briefly the arguments that lead to our final assessment. The reader is referred to the earlier sections for more detail.
20th century climate was unusual.
Palaeoclimatic reconstructions for the last 1,000 years (e.g., Chapter 2, Figure 2.21) indicate that the 20th century warming is highly unusual, even taking into account the large uncertainties in these reconstructions.
The observed warming is inconsistent with model estimates of natural internal
climate variability.
While these estimates vary substantially, on the annual to decadal time-scale they are similar, and in some cases larger, than obtained from observations. Estimates from models and observations are uncertain on the multi-decadal and longer time-scales required for detection. Nonetheless, conclusions on the detection of an anthropogenic signal are insensitive to the model used to estimate internal variability. Recent observed changes cannot be accounted for as pure internal variability even if the amplitude of simulated internal variations is increased by a factor of two or more. It is therefore unlikely (bordering on very unlikely) that natural internal variability alone can explain the changes in global climate over the 20th century (e.g., Figure 12.1).
The observed warming in the latter half of the 20th century appears to be
inconsistent with natural external (solar and volcanic) forcing of the climate
Although there are measurements of these forcings over the last two decades, estimates prior to that are uncertain, as the volcanic forcing is based on limited measurements, and the solar forcing is based entirely on proxy data. However, the overall trend in natural forcing over the last two, and perhaps four, decades of the 20th century is likely to have been small or negative (Chapter 6, Table 6.13) and so is unlikely to explain the increased rate of global warming since the middle of the 20th century.
The observed change in patterns of atmospheric temperature in the vertical
is inconsistent with natural forcing.
The increase in volcanic activity during the past two to four decades would, if anything, produce tropospheric cooling and stratospheric warming, the reverse to what has occurred over this period (e.g., Figure 12.8). Increases in solar irradiance could account for some of the observed tropospheric warming, but mechanisms by which this could cool the stratosphere (e.g., through changes in stratospheric ozone) remain speculative. Observed increases in stratospheric water vapour might also account for some of the observed stratospheric cooling. Estimated changes in solar radiative forcing over the 20th century are substantially smaller than those due to greenhouse gas forcing, unless mechanisms exist which enhance the effects of solar radiation changes at the ground. Palaeo-data show little evidence of such an enhancement at the surface in the past. Simulations based solely on the response to natural forcing (e.g., Figure 12.7a) are inconsistent with the observed climate record even if the model-simulated response is allowed to scale up or down to match the observations. It is therefore unlikely that natural forcing and internal variability together can explain the instrumental temperature record.
Anthropogenic factors do provide an explanation of 20th century temperature
All models produce a response pattern to combined greenhouse gas and sulphate aerosol forcing that is detectable in the 20th century surface temperature record (e.g., Figures 12.10, 12.12 (one model produces an estimate of internal variability which is not consistent with that observed)). Given that sulphate aerosol forcing is negative, and hence tends to reduce the response, detection of the response to the combined forcing indicates the presence of a greenhouse gas signal that is at least as large as the combined signal.
The effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gases is detected, despite uncertainties
in sulphate aerosol forcing and response.
The analysis used to derive Figures 12.10a and 12.12, left box, assumes that the ratio of the greenhouse gas and sulphate aerosol responses in each model is correct. Given the uncertainty in sulphate aerosol forcing, this may not be the case. Hence one must also consider the separate responses to greenhouse gases and aerosols simultaneously. A greenhouse gas signal is consistently detected in the observations (e.g., Figure 12.10b,c, Figure 12.12 right hand boxes; North and Wu, 2001; Tett et al. 2000). The greenhouse gas responses are consistent with the observations in all but one case. The two component studies all indicate a substantial detectable greenhouse gas signal, despite uncertainties in aerosol forcing. The spread of estimates of the sulphate signal emphasises the uncertainty in sulphate aerosol forcing and response.
It is unlikely that detection studies have mistaken a natural signal for
an anthropogenic signal.
In order to demonstrate an anthropogenic contribution to climate, it is necessary to rule out the possibility that the detection procedure has mistaken part or all of a natural signal for an anthropogenic change. On physical grounds, natural forcing is unlikely to account completely for the observed warming over the last three to five decades, given that it is likely that the overall trend in natural forcing over most of the 20th century is small or negative. Several studies have involved three or more components - the responses to greenhouse gases, sulphate aerosols and natural (solar, volcanic or volcanic and solar) forcing. These studies all detect a substantial greenhouse gas contribution over the last fifty years, though in one case the estimated greenhouse gas amplitude is inconsistent with observations. Thus it is unlikely that we have misidentified the solar signal completely as a greenhouse gas response, but uncertainty in the amplitude of the response to natural forcing continues to contribute to uncertainty in the size of the anthropogenic signal.
The detection methods used should not be sensitive to errors in the amplitude
of the global mean forcing or response.
Signal estimation methods (e.g., Figures 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12) allow for errors in the amplitude of the response, so the results should not be sensitive to errors in the magnitude of the forcing or the magnitude of the simulated model response. This would reduce the impact of uncertainty in indirect sulphate forcing on the estimated greenhouse and net sulphate signal amplitudes, to the extent that the pattern of response to indirect sulphate forcing resembles the pattern of response to direct sulphate forcing. Some models indicate this is may be the case, others do not, so this remains an important source of uncertainty. Note that if the spatio-temporal pattern of response to indirect sulphate forcing were to resemble the greenhouse response, it would lead to the amplitude of the greenhouse response being underestimated in cases where indirect sulphate forcing has not been included in the model. Detection and attribution results are also expected to be insensitive to all but the largest scale details of radiative forcing patterns. Detection is only possible at the largest spatial scales (e.g., Stott and Tett, 1998). In addition, atmospheric motions and large-scale feedbacks smooth out the response. All these arguments tend to reduce the impact of the large uncertainty in the magnitude of the forcing due to indirect sulphate aerosols. The inclusion of forcing from additional aerosols (see Chapter 6) is unlikely to alter our conclusion concerning the detection of a substantial greenhouse gas signal, though it is likely to affect estimates of the sulphate aerosol response. This is because part of the response to sulphate aerosols can be considered as surrogate for other aerosols, even though the patterns of forcing and response may differ on smaller scales. In general, the estimates of global mean forcing for other neglected factors are small (see Chapter 6, Figure 6.6).
Studies of the changes in the vertical patterns of temperature also indicate
that there has been an anthropogenic influence on climate over the last 35 years.
One study finds that even when changes in stratospheric ozone and solar irradiance are taken into account, there is a detectable greenhouse gas signal in the vertical temperature record.
Observed and simulated vertical lapse rate changes are inconsistent over
the last two decades, but there is an anthropogenic influence on tropospheric
temperatures over a longer period.
Over the last twenty years, the observed warming trend in the lower troposphere has been smaller than at the surface. This contrasts with model simulations of the response to anthropogenic greenhouse gases and sulphate aerosols. Natural climate variability and the influence of natural external forcing, such as volcanism, can explain part of this difference. However, a discrepancy remains that cannot be accounted for with current climate models. The reduced warming in the lower troposphere does not, however, call into question the fact that the surface temperature has been warming over the satellite period (e.g., National Academy of Sciences, 2000). Over the longer period for which radiosonde data are available, an anthropogenic influence due to increasing greenhouse gases and decreasing stratospheric ozone is detected in all studies.
Natural factors may have contributed to the early century warming.
Most of the discussion in this section has been concerned with evidence relating to a human effect on late 20th century climate. The observed global mean surface temperature record shows two main periods of warming. Some studies detect a solar influence on surface temperature over the first five decades of the century, with perhaps a small additional warming due to increases in greenhouse gases. One study suggests that the early warming could be due to a combination of anthropogenic effects and a highly unusual internal variation. Thus the early century warming could be due to some combination of natural internal variability, changes in solar irradiance and some anthropogenic influence. The additional warming in the second half-century is most likely to be due to a substantial warming due to increases in greenhouse gases, partially offset by cooling due to aerosols, and perhaps by cooling due to natural factors towards the end of the period.
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Art museum to present works of German artist Barlach
Posted February 16, 2009; 12:59 p.m.
The Princeton University Art Museum will present a rare American exhibition of the works of German sculptor, printmaker and playwright Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) from Saturday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, June 7.
"Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach's Images of 'The Nibelungen' and 'Faust'" conveys the versatility and narrative power of Barlach's work through several of his sculptures and woodcuts.
The Princeton exhibition represents the first time Barlach's cycle of drawings on "The Nibelungen," a medieval epic, will be on view to an American audience. His graphic interpretations from the 1920s of two cycles of German literary classics -- 20 woodcuts illustrating the Walpurgis Night pagan celebration scene in Goethe's "Faust" and the powerful series of 17 charcoal drawings and studies inspired by "The Nibelungen" -- are the cornerstones of the exhibition.
The exhibition was organized with the cooperation of the Ernst Barlach Foundation in Güstrow, Germany, where it will become part of an expanded presentation next year. "Myth and Modernity" was conceived by Peter Paret, a professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, who organized the exhibition with Calvin Brown, an associate curator of prints and drawings at the University.
"The exhibition's major examples of Barlach's sculpture and graphics will provide a good introduction to the work of one of the great artists of the 20th century," Paret said.
While "Faust" is a classic text well known in this country, "The Nibelungen" is less familiar, primarily recognized as the inspiration for a 1924 silent film by Fritz Lang and for parts of composer Richard Wagner's operatic "Ring Cycle." Written versions of this epic poem of love, honor and revenge were made around 1200. Several manuscripts, discovered in the late 1700s, were translated into modern German, and by the 19th century became well known throughout Germany. "The Nibelungen," considered a Germanic counterpart to the epics of Homer in modern Greek history, has played an important role in German culture and history to the Third Reich and beyond.
"Although the artist's importance has been long recognized abroad, this will be the first monographic exhibition devoted to Barlach to be held in the United States in over 35 years," said Brown. The exhibition "will be of interest to students and scholars across many disciplines throughout the University community," he added.
Barlach's sculptures and drawings are held in several major American museums and collections, but his singular interpretation on modernism is better known in Europe. As independent in his political beliefs as in his work, he defended the autonomy of the individual and was opposed to any form of ideological constraints. His drawings of "The Nibelungen" take the beauty and power of the epic seriously, but refuse to glorify its characters' bloodlust and unquestioned loyalty to the death, which nationalists and National Socialists elevated as models for the German people. During the Third Reich, Barlach's work was removed from museums and art galleries. Some of it was destroyed, and a volume of his drawings was confiscated by the Gestapo and shown in an exhibition of "Degenerate Art."
"The Nibelungen" drawings and some of the sculptures are on loan from the Barlach Foundation. Other works, including prints from "Faust" and sculptures in wood and bronze, are drawn from German and American private collections, as well as the Princeton University Art Museum. Among the few works in the exhibition not by Barlach is a bronze sculpture created by his friend Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), in homage to the master at the time of his death.
Several events are planned in conjunction with the exhibition, all held in 101 McCormick Hall. Paret will present a lecture on Barlach's work at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. A symposium on issues of art and politics raised by Barlach's work, titled "Ernst Barlach: Image, Form, Text" will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Fritz Lang's film adaptation of "The Nibelungen" will be shown in two parts at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, and 5 p.m. Friday, April 10. The April 9 screening will be followed by a reception and tour of the exhibition beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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Just grabbed Rebo, Droopy, Hammerhead w/ both black stands and silver flute for $25
Just grabbed Rebo, Droopy, Hammerhead w/ both black stands and silver flute for $25
I just bought a Glasslite C-3PO MOC
"It can't rain all the time."
"Quote the Raven, Nevermore."
This is my latest purchase brought a few weeks back an afa 90 POTF imperial dignitary with clear bubble http://threads.rebelscum.com/photoga...00/ppuser/3858
Just bought a loose Dignitary and the cheese stands alone.........
Thats a sharp AFA 90 there!
That is a great AFA 90. I'm a fiend for AFA graded figures; I'm currently tracking a complete, graded set of the Kenner Indiana Jones figures. They display so great in those acrylic cases, and if you trust the AFA, it garauntees the condition you're looking for when you make a purchase.
I am sure with the added interest on the new indiana film too they might be even more desirable
I just got a vinyl caped Jawa
"It can't rain all the time."
"Quote the Raven, Nevermore."
Nice one. It's legit? I cheated and made one just for display.
Scored huge this week BTW; I have a co-worker who's Mom packed all his and his brothers stuff away when they stopped playing with them (1985 or so) -- he has the complete run of G1 Transformers, nearly every vehicle and figure from GI Joe 1982-85 and a smattering of Star Wars and ESB items. All of them are are in immaculate condition. In exchange for my helping him sort out and sell the Transformers and Joes, he paid me with the Star Wars stuff. Nabbed the following for free (essentially), and they are almost all complete and look nearly untouched:
2 Patrol Debacks
Tauntaun solid belly
2 Luke Skywalkers
R2-D2 with sensroscope
Darth Vader
Boba Fett
2 Death Squad Commanders
1 white Bespin Guard
2 TIE Fighter pilots
2 R5-D4s
2 Ben Kenobis
2 Large head Hans
2 Chewies
2 Yodas (both missing gimer sticks)
2 Tuskens
2 Jaws (no cloaks or guns)
a super golden, shiny tight C-3PO
2 Star Wars Collector Cases, with unused label sheets and inserts.
Yeah, I'm a happy camper today.
Awesome score dude, congrats. I would have worked for that stuff.
thanks Chux Turbo LBC Bobafrett Mtriv73 Rjarvis JF96 JT JMG FB Rogue2 Tycho Slicker Deoxy Caesar JontheJedi JJReason Brandon Solo JMS UK for great deals.
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By failing to decommission un-needed laws — even ones that are clearly unconstitutional — legislators inadvertently create an environment that threatens everyone's liberty. True, it's unlikely that anyone would actually be prosecuted for, say, spitting on the sidewalk, but, if that law's technically in force, an overzealous police officer not properly versed in citizens' rights could arrest the slobbering scofflaw — especially if the officer sought to punish the expectorator for other unsavory behavior.
In light of this precarious state of affairs, State Representative Byron Rushing (D-South End), a tireless civil-liberties advocate, has proposed a bill that would repeal 20 such antiquated criminal statutes from the Massachusetts criminal code. The laws in question criminalize common behavior such as adultery, blasphemy, fornication (defined as sex between non-married persons), spitting in public, tattooing without a medical license, advertising abortions, voting Communist, vagrancy, and visiting a place where food or drink is sold for the purpose of "immoral solicitation or bargaining."
Rushing's bill, which has about 30 co-sponsors and the endorsement of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts, will be considered by the Judiciary Committee at a currently unscheduled hearing later this year.
Many, if not all, of the archaic laws Rushing seeks to repeal are clearly unconstitutional. The various bans on providing abortion services, for instance, should have been struck in 1973, after the passage of Roe v. Wade. The law against blasphemy has been undermined by an entire century of American free-speech jurisprudence. And legislators should have repealed the Commonwealth's fornication law after the Supreme Judicial Court found it of "doubtful constitutionality, at least as applied to the private, consensual conduct of persons over the age of consent" back in 1994 (Attorney General v. Desilets), or after the US Supreme Court found Texas's sodomy law to be unconstitutional in the landmark case of Lawrence v. Texas (2003).
If these anachronistic laws were to be universally enforced by the courts, most of the country would be behind bars — thankfully, as it stands, prosecutions of such "crimes" are few and far between. They do, however, happen.
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Posted on 26 Jan 2011 by John Morgo.
As I write this, the Hawks hold a 56-54 lead over the Bucks halfway through the third quarter. The good news is Al and Marvin Williams are back in the lineup after their respective injuries. Al has 8 points and Marvin has only three, while Milwaukee's Corey Maggette leads all scorers with 21. Josh Smith has 12. The big rumor is the Hawks have asked Denver about Carmelo Anthony. It won't happen....


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In addition to Joyce DiDonato, the Kansas City Symphony and its conductor Michael Stern, one of the most magical parts of Homecoming is the lighting design. For each of the very different pieces performed in Homecoming, lighting designer Jeff Ravitz completely transformed Helzberg Hall. It took over twenty hours to set-up and adjust all of the lighting. Ravitz is no stranger to this laborious process and has been doing lighting design for decades. In fact, for the last 28 years Ravitz has done the lighting for Bruce Springsteen! We asked him a couple of questions about his work on Homecoming.
Q: How would you describe your job?
A: As the lighting designer, I assess what is needed to illuminate the show as creatively as possible and as practically as possible. I have to know all the spatial elements of the show, the aesthetic goals and then I have to combine that with the facilities that I'm working in and the equipment that I have into some sort of a plan. Once that is implemented, meaning the lights are hung and they're turning on and off the way they are supposed to, then I figure out when they need to turn on and off and what color they should be. So that's the final element of creativity: timing.
One of the things about lighting that is so different from any of the other technical aspects of a production is that everything is about 20 to 30 feet away from us up in the air. So it always takes at least two or three people dragging out a ladder, climbing up and changing it. Or in the case of automated lighting, it takes pulling it up on a computer and programming it. It's a really long and laborious process. Lighting pays back in dividends, but it's very time consuming.
Q: What makes this project unique?
A: Symphony performers tend to be used to a very utilitarian kind of lighting and they can go many years into their career without being subjected to "theatrical lighting." So what we're trying to do here for this special is to find that sweet spot of what is comfortable for them and what looks good on camera. I really looked at all the angles and I knew that we weren't going to turn this into a rock concert and that we weren't going to be cue heavy with a lot of changes. My goal was to make it look really good once and then have some variations on a theme to give each piece a unique look.
Q: What were some of your inspirations for the lighting design?
A: Well some of it obviously has to do with the content of the music. My first and foremost goal was to make Joyce look fabulous on camera. I knew that she would have most of the close-ups so it was paramount to make her look great on camera. And then beyond that make the stage look somewhat appropriate. I couldn't exactly light it the way I would if she were performing these roles in opera, where there might be a lot more shadow and a lot more theatrical lighting.
Q: What do you think of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and lighting Helzberg Hall?
A: It's just visually gorgeous. Symphony halls sometimes don't have all of the equipment availability and the lighting positions that we really need, but this hall has really made strides to provide a lot of good lighting positions, so that made my life a lot easier. However, one of the things we've had to deal with is in this hall is the acoustics. They are so unbelievably sensitive and perfect that some of the advanced technology, automated lighting fixtures that we wanted to use that need fans to cool the lamps, the fans accumulatively actually had an audible noise! We use these same lights in theatrical settings and nobody notices. Ultimately, we had to cut back on the amount of lights we used.
Q: Aside from making people look good on camera, what other roles does the lighting play?
A: Lighting really can accentuate the emotions of a piece. I do a lot of lighting for music from classical to hard core rock n' roll and I find that lighting can help deliver the message of the music. Sure you can hear it and the musicians are delivering the music to the ears of the audience. We're delivering the music to the eyes of the audience by mirroring those emotions.


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All I can say is: Now were starting to get somewhere with the LEGO Star Wars line.
The box:
This is one of those awful thick cardboard cornflakes box issues that LEGO has started to use for their midsized sets instead of the seal box issues with a inner tray that they used some years ago and to be honest with you guys I dont really like these ones as much as the old. Theres no additional markings on the box front of being a building toy that contains small parts and piece count isnt mentioned either unlike the boxes that are being released in the US of A and it comes with a plain Star Wars logo as with all later LEGO releases.
The instruction booklet:
Is in full color and 52 pages long and takes you through building first Anakin Skywalkers speeder on pages 2 to 19 and second Zam Wesells vessel on pages 20 to 47 but theres no instruction included for the alternative model thats shown off on the back of the box.
Included in the box was also one Episode II flyer.
Parts and construction:
Whats new here is that the parts for Anakins speeder is in a separate bag (1) and Zam Wesells vessel is in another (2) and Ive seen a debate about this over at that other website where some dude complained about this but I dont mind it at all as its just as fun to build.
The set itself:
As far as I can see compared to the few pictures Ive seen of these vessels LEGO has done a pretty awesome job designing Anakins speeder and Zam Wesells vessel and I kind of like the designs created for the movie and their counterparts made out of these famous bricks.
The only real low down with this set is Zam Wesells vessel as the break away wings or mandibles are a tiny bit too loose but Ill live with that but the totally loose canopy was way much worse to live with and I cannot understand how LEGO over looked the fact of this.
However, I found a way to solve this so go here for instructions:
Or go here as well:
All in all I really like this set a whole lot as the vehicles doesnt seem to be juniorized as way to many of the sets in the LEGO Star Wars line has been so far and I really like the new colors and parts provided in the set and it seems that LEGO has taken a step in the right direction.
Ill give this set a total amount of four out of five lightsabers for being a near perfect set.
Price in Swedish Crooner: 369.00 SEK or $35.82.
Kindest regards,
Lars Olsson in Sundsvall, Sweden.
By the way... This was the second set I got a torn instruction booklet in.


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Correspondence Card
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Now go out and buy some toys with it! That's what I'd do...
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
You should spend your Saturday planning your playoff beard....
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Slicker just quoted himself, then replied to DQ's post about a beard!
2015 RFL Thank You to, TeeEye7 & Slicker, JediTricks, Tycho, El Chuxter, and Darth Jax!!!!
Be an organ donor, save lives!
I felt awful today so I only left the house to get the mail.
Sorry you weren't feeling well MSP.
I didn't really leave the house today either. I was invited to an Easter dinner at my long-time SW collecting buddy's house (his whole family has been very good to me), but I was going in to visit my bathroom so often, I decided to decline.
I left once to visit Toys R Us and see if my store had the Terminator or Star Trek toys - but no such luck.
I'm thinking I might buy the Star Wars Clone Wars 2-packs, but then again, I can get another CW Anakin and Ashoka in that battle pack that's coming out soon, with several new figures included in it, I think.
On MLB 2K9 sports, I (as the San Diego Padres) only lost to the Dodgers 16-2 this time. I'm getting better.
I was dressed as Prince Charming for a kids' Spring Fling outdoor meet-and-greet event to show off the local cultural center's programs (along with Cinderella, Mother Goose, and a dragon for a reading program). As soon as I get some pictures sent to me, I'll post 'em (there's one with me and my 2nd Place trophy as an A-Team parade marcher! :soldieroffortune: ). Did sunburn my forehead, as I had no costume hat, and apparently the clouds weren't frequent or thick enough to keep out the rays.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I went to a few stores looking for figures and got a second spacetrooper for $5 but nothing else. I was gonna do more music stuff but the guitar guy broke a string on Friday and won't get a new one until tomorrow, so that fell through. My whole family is here so we did family sort of stuff and then went to dinner at a really good Mexican restaurant along with my sister's boyfriend. We then played Cranium, watched SNL, and that was pretty much it.
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OpenSees Application Development
This is the OpenSees Application Development Tool. The tool provides you with some example setups so you can develop your OpenSees TCL code and Rappture user interface.
Launch Tool
This tool version is unpublished and cannot be run. If you would like to have this version staged, you can put a request through HUB Support.
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OpenSees Development Tool (opensees2)
OpenSees can be run in NEEShub with several tool interfaces. This interface (opensees2) is one of these interfaces. The purpose of opensees2 is to help you develop your XML and TCL code to create other HUB tools dedicated to a particular model or specimen.
When you first use opensees2, a set of examples will be copied to your HOME directory (in the hub) in the directory called opensees2. A subdirectory of opensees2 will created for each example simulation type. These are ONE_BAY_ONE_STORY_EXAMPLE, cli, peerNGA, sine, and sine_no_gui. You can test each of these examples by launching opensees2. You can create your own simulation by choosing "Create new directory". After you create a new directory, you must stop and launch the opensees2 tool again so it can recognize your new directory as choice for development.
Currently there are five NEEShub tools devoted to OpenSees.
- opensees2 - This is the application development tool for building OpenSees Simulation applications. It manages a set of selectable applications stored as subdirectories of the HOME directory opensees2. Each subdirectory must contain a main tcl file and an optional GUI file called tool.xml.
- openseeslab - This is a set of special graphical interfaces for well-developed opensees applications.
- osnavigator - OpenSees Navigator uses TK and Matlab to prepare, execute, and analyze results for OpenSees simulations.
- buildingtcl - This is another graphical interface for building TCL files to execute with OpenSees.
- openseesbuild - This is not a user interface. It is the area used to manage the OpenSees binary executable and special purpose OpenSees executables. Other interfaces can use the OpenSees binary by calling
If you have any questions or problems using opensees2, please ask questions or open tickets from this HUB interface by clicking on the Q&A tab or the support button.
OpenSees is developed and maintained by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) at the University of California, Berkeley.
- OpenSees Command Language Manual
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Donate Your Old Footwear to Other Countries
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I'm currently fixing a little problem with a program I use at work. I had to add a call to exsltRegisterAll() from libexslt (the library that's bolted onto libxslt that implements the EXSLT XSLT extension functions) to fix the problem.
Now pkgconfig has configurations for libxml and libxslt, but some bright spark forgot to allow programmers to add support for detecting/linking-in libexslt. There's no M4 script included anywhere in libxslt either to do the job. Necessity is the mother of invention, I guess.


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Another rant about a development tool: guess who?
Actually it is not a single tool, but a set of tools. I am talking about autotools again.
I wanted to build konversation from svn. I did the following:
- First, checkout extragear/network/konversation from KDE svn:
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/network/konversation
- Enter the konversation directory:
cd konversation
- Get the kde-common/admin directory for the buildsystem:
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kde-common/admin
- Run the cvs.sh script for the KDE buildsystem:
sh admin/cvs.sh cvs
What I get is:
$ sh admin/cvs.sh cvs *** YOU'RE USING UNSERMAKE 0.4. *** Creating acinclude.m4 *** Creating list of subdirectories *** Creating configure.files *** Creating configure.in *** Creating aclocal.m4 configure.in:8: error: m4_defn: undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion acinclude.m4:4532: KDE_CHECK_HEADER is expanded from... configure.in:8: the top level autom4te-2.5x: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1 aclocal: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
"undefined macro: _m4divertdiversion". What kind of error message is that?
This is why I don't like autotools: how is someone supposed to know where the real problem is, from this message? It is impossible to tell what is wrong from this message, unless you have written autoconf yourself.
Yes, I did something very wrong above, regarding the KDE buildsystem. I will see if someone is able to tell where the real problem was. But the rant is about the non-intuitive error message I was getting. I took days to find out what I was doing wrong.


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Yeah, not really … I wrote out this long post for the blog the other day, then left the room to finish getting ready for work. Baby Girl (16 months) then apparently decided that the laptop better belonged on the floor. So, she knocked it off the side table.
I tried to turn it on but it wasn't working right. I heard it trying to turn on – but wasn't seeing anything on the screen.
Long story short – the monitor is broken. Which in my mind is way better than a hard-drive failure because I can replace the monitor; I didn't have everything on the hard-drive backed up.
So, the Husband backed it all up – or it's in the process of backing up as we speak. Might take awhile.
Urg … This sucks – but it could have been way worse!
Aside from having a broken laptop …. it's been a nice couple days! It's March 1st and about 80 degrees and super sunny! I guess I should get used to weather like this.
We got our orders to HAWAII!! 🙂