text:
|Thread Tools
I find this thread very interesting as I am planning to start building a t bucket style rod this spring.
I am considering using a ford pickup twin I beam front suspension,with air bags instead of the coils,has this been suggested or used by anyone here before?
They're cheap and plentiful,would look good chromed or powder coated,and extremely simple and strong.
Maybe a little heavy.
Just an idea.
I checked it out,looks real good!
I never saw one used on a rod before,but always new it would look good.
Definitely the way I will be going with mine.
I'm going have to go crawl under the front of one of those and take a look because from what I remember from working on them they would be way too bulky to be attractive or easy to clean up into somthing that would look good.
I'm not saying that they wouldn't drive good but I am very traditional when it comes to the appearance of the front end of a street rod.
here is a photo of a little T that showed up at the Run to Roslyn in Roslyn, wa last Aug. It has quarter eliptic leaves with an axle that had it's start with standard semi eliptic leaves. It is a clean installation with no extra stuff hanging off of it. I don't know who own's or built the car but it is full of tricks.
This link will get you to more photos of the T and the rest of the photos on the 05 Run To Roslyn.
Last edited by Chopt 48; 02-20-2006 at 02:51 PM.
Take a look at Cboy's project journal Chopt. I thought it would be bulky too, but Cboy did a great job of hiding the suspension framing behind the radiator shell. He put his radiator under the rear deck, but no reason it can't be in front of the suspensions in the shell. Might add a couple inches to length up there is all, and would require an electric fan due to the framework between the engine and radiator. Looks like a wide traditional axle from the front, and can't see the framework for the wheels from the side until you get up close. Even then it's not bad.
I took a look at Cboy's Journal. I am going to have to go back when I have time and study it in detail.
This journal should be required reading for anyone who wants to start out on their first build and those of us who have put several cars together can learn a lesson or two also.
Also the car is far above what I view as a "rat rod". It is a well built, safe car that a guy could jump in and head across country without fear of breakdown or major problems. And all major mechanical and electrical parts are easy to find anywhere.
The only problem area I see on the car is the copper water pipe. Copper is known for not liking vibration and may crack after a while.
Ok I do see what you mean by being able to clean up the twin I-beams. They can be cleaned up and look quite presentable.
One thing to point out, both of his cars are hand built cars that are built to
(fit) the parts that he had. The bodies are wider and maybe longer than a stock vintage body. That is the reason it works and looks good.
Both rigs look comfortable to drive over a distance.
For many this would be a lot better than trying to fix a crusty rusty 75 year old body that they payed too much money for.
the same chassis with a stock dimension 27 T body wouldn't look the same nor would it look right with a Fiberglass 23 T bucket body.
Dang ! I think my Blue Oval buddy has a two wheel drive F 150 chassis laying around that he pulled the cab off. Oops, I said no more projects till I get all of mine caught up and done.
The twin Ibeam not only looks good but rides and handles pretty good too.
they also come with disc brakes,great cheap setup.
Lots of old ford trucks around, I have a few for parts myself that I will be using on my project.
They'll handle the weight of any ole big engine you might want to run.
Guy's I've been following this thread for a while and have been going to the junk yard to do measurements. Here is what I have found. A Ford Ranger has a 23 1/2 inch wide front frame and a 32 Ford has a 24 in wide frame in the front. The wheel base of a 32 Ford is 106 inches and the 33-34 Ford is 112 inch with the Ford Ranger at 111.5 or longer depending on model. The Ford Ranger has a twin I beam front end just like the Ford F-150. The only real difference is the Ranger has a kind of ball joint on the end of the I beam (I think it may be a set up like the old Broncos with bearings) and the F-150 has more of a King Pin looking set up. One point to note is only the two wheel drive Rangers have the twin I beam. The four wheel drive ones have a stamped steel set up.
Here's what I am proposing, are these measurements close enough to take a Ford Ranger frame and mount either a T-bucket or a 32-34 body on it. I think it would be pretty easy to shorten the Ranger frame to meet any wheel base one could want and as you can see in Cboys rod, the Ford twin I beam can be cleaned up and make a really cool looking Rod. I'm thinking of trying this, but as many of you have said, if the body and frame aren't matched it can look weird.
What do ya think?
dont put a t body on a stock ranger frame .... those frames look horrible, and it would probably ride way highh also
I have to agree with LowRoller, It would be easier to build a tube frame than try to clean up a Ranger frame for a T bucket.
By the time you trim all the brackets of the outside of the frame, fill all of the holes, grind it smooth and finish it to a presentable level you will have an extreme amount of time in it and it will still look out of place.
I'll have to get out to my favorite use parts emporium with my tape measure and camera and check out the Ranger front ends.
Back to the original concept of the Thread, T bucket style frames just are not that hard to build nor that expensive. I haven't priced steel tubing lately but I think I can still build a 23 T frame and have plenty of change left over from a 100.00 bill. That isn't a fancy frame but one Using 2X4 rectangular steel tubing with a suicide perch for the front spring, a kick up for the rear, A cross member under the motor mounts and a center crossmember.
If you wanted to run the Ranger or F 150 twin I beam you could put a kickup at the front to drop the front end of the car down to a respectable level.
This would require a radiator shell or nose that was in front of the axles an a full hood but It could be done. Again take a look at Cboy's front suspension and the front of his frame.
if the classic style frame you described would be under 100, the design i came up with for sparky should come out to 225 max (?)
all those extra pieces use up tube fast, but 225 for a frame still isnt bad at all
I was talking a pretty basic frame like the one I built in the early 70's I think that one cost me about 35.00 at the time.
Steel prices tend to vary from one local to another and one supplier to another. I get sticker shock every time I go to the steel yard lately.
Mas Racing products shows 23 t frames starting at 289.00 They don't have a web site and years ago they didn't make anything untill it was ordered. That is from personal experience. It took a couple of months to get a hairpin steering arm and a drag link for my T in the early 70's.
They also have traditinal T bucket front ends for a friendly price but again I would want to know about delivery time.
Wescott's (http://www.wescottsauto.com/site2003C/frame_specs.html) has all the dimensions for early Ford frames (T's to 1940). The National T-Bucket Alliance shows a nice photo spread of a simple frame being built. No measurements, but if you can figure out your wheelbase, width, and ride height, nothing else is needed! (http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.c...ssis/index.asp)
That is pretty much the frame that I was describing. I like the idea of clamping everything down to the table to keep both rails aligned.
Generally a T bucket runs on a 98 inch wheel base. I built mine with a 108 inch wheel base and liked the proportions.
The Wescot drawings are for stock frames but the measurements are there as a base for a tube frame.
A Friend up here built a 27 hiboy a few years ago using 2X6 tubing and tapered the rail from the front of the cowl forward to resemble a 32 frame. I don't have any digital photos of the car but will see if I can find a couple to scan. The car has a true 27 on 32 rails look w/o the 32 rails.
I've Been Lurking.....Sorry.... On This Thread For Awhile Now...Are The T Bucket Plans Available As A Whole Set? I Se Alot Of Thumbnails And It Seems The Thread Went A Different Direction. LRC Thanks For All Your Work!!! I Wish I Had That Kind Of Talent! Thanx rasford
|Recent Hotrodding Basics posts with photos
|Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|Thread Tools
|Similar Threads
|Thread Starter
|Last Post
|'23 t bucket frame plans???
|Hotrodding Basics
|T Bucket Steering and Radius rods plans
|Suspension - Brakes - Steering
|Frame Swapping Info needed
|General Rodding Tech


text:
Some years ago – actually nearly 20 – when I was a junior reporter on the Daily Telegraph I was assigned the less-than-plum election job of finding out how celebrities would be voting. It wasn't very difficult. Each party had someone whose job it was to co-ordinate the celeb endorsements and so it was just a matter of getting the lists and ringing up the named individuals to check they were indeed supporting the party in question (Jeffrey Archer had compiled the Tory list and some of those on it were rather surprised to be accused of backing John Major or at least were reluctant to be identified as such.) Read more
© The Financial Times Ltd 2016 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times.
Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.
Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.
Talk:Accelgor (Pokémon)
From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
I think that his origin a ninja is. Have you seen his hat?!?!--Nazirbashir 17:46, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
- That's why it already mentions ninja as a possible origin. I'm not sure what "hat" you're referring to, though... --AndyPKMN (talk) 20:41, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
- It's quite obviously based on Kamen Rider. It's Japanese name stems from "Agile Rider". It has a masked insect motif, appears as if it's wearing a scarf and stands as it had arms crossed in a heroic pose --ClockworkJB 04:47, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
About Accelgor and Excavalier
I think in article should be put that When Shelmet and Karrablast are put in a electric wire, Shelmet's armor is somehow removed and is inherit in Karrablast, because Shelmet after evolving loses its armor and Excavalier obtain one. Igor 11:46 1 December 2011


text:
How Long Is the 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Rogue Cut? [UPDATED]
Posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 by Germain Lussier
UPDATE: Director Bryan Singer has weighed in on this. We've made the necessary changes.
X-Men: Days of Future Past was a monster hit in spite of some huge obstacles. Somehow, director Bryan Singer was able to make good movie that basically blended the casts of two different franchises into one story that links versions of characters that were never originally meant to meet. In a way, it's kind of a miracle.
To achieve a miracle like that, sometimes you have to kill your darlings. Among the required cuts to the film, Singer decided to remove an entire subplot involving Rogue, played by Anna Paquin. This summer, a new Blu-ray will be released called the X-Men: Days of Future Past Rogue Cut, which reinstates Rogue's story. Now we know how much new footage is in there: 17 minutes. Read More »


text:
Custom-Built Cottage Shed
The Cottage Shed will certainly include both beauty as well as useful storage area for your yard and gardenView Cottage Shed Prices
Classic Elite Workshop
Our Elite garden shed is a terrific option for those seeking a shed with versatility in operation and also extra headroom spaceView Elite Workshop Prices
Custom-Built Horse Barn Video
We build and deliver custom Horse Barns to the Mid-Atlantic area.View Horse Barn Video
Custom-Built Stock Sheds
We build and deliver custom stock sheds to the Mid-Atlantic area.View Stock Sheds
We Provide Many Stock Colors.
Select the right color combination for your storage building.View Colors
Waterloo Structures is a builder, wholesaler, and retailer of quality, custom-made sheds, pre-fabricated garages, horse barns, and other portable and modular outdoor structures.
Since 1984, our Pennsylvania family-owned business has been using our construction expertise to provide homeowners, businesses, and farms with world-class, sturdy outdoor products that are built to last. We refuse to sell poorly-made products like most big-box stores.More About Us
Why Choose Waterloo?
Unlimited Possibilities
At Waterloo Structures, our team uses our decades of expertise to construct storage sheds and larger buildings for our customers in the Mid-Atlantic as well as beyond. Offering our clients the specialized proficiency required to make a customized completed product.
Old-World Craftmanship
Paying attention to craftsmanship is sometimes an old idea in the age of mass production. Our sheds, as well as other storage buildings, are made to last a lifetime from impressive artistry and high quality.
"Ordered a shed. It was delivered as ordered on time and free of problems. Installed with a shed mule in difficult conditions. Would highly recommend" TONYA SINGER
"I just got my shed this morning it awesome. Just how I wanted it. It was built in a great time range. Love it!!" CARRIE MCMAHON


text:
WELCOME! Guest
Items in Cart: 0 $ 0.00
There wasn't anything that George Carver couldn't grow. He knew almost everything there was to know about plants. But when the boll weevil hit the South in the early 1900s, not even George knew how to save the cotton crops. It was then that George turned his attention to the common goober, the peanut, and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning peanuts into a profitable crop for the South.
Item: 263505
Pages: 64
Size: 6 x 8.5
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lerner Publications Company
Website currently maintained by
Chiedo Labs
Mobile Apps, WordPress, Node.JS, and Ruby on Rails Web Development


text:
Might Be Time to Short the Euro
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I explored looming deflation in Europe and why central banks fret over it. The European Central Bank is gearing up to depress the euro, which it blames for much of the deflation threat in the euro area, or at least the portion it can influence.
The ECB reduced its overnight reference interest rate from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent in November. If it cut the rate again, the ECB would join the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan with rates of essentially zero. With all the central-bank-created liquidity sloshing around the world, these rates are largely symbolic. Yet another ECB reduction could make foreign investment in the euro area less attractive, to the detriment of the euro.
Currently, ECB member banks are paid nothing on their deposits. A negative rate -- charging banks to leave their money at the central bank -- would encourage them to lend and invest elsewhere. That would push down returns in the euro area and discourage foreign investors, also to the detriment of the euro.
Austrian central banker Ewald Nowotny backs this approach. Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and Bank of Finland Governor Erkki Liikanen, like Nowotny members of the ECB's governing council, have expressed interest. Denmark introduced negative rates on deposits in 2012, but no major central bank has followed so far.
The Fed, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan have bought government securities extensively, but such quantitative easing would be difficult in the euro area. One reason is that corporate and other types of financing are concentrated in the banks and not in the bond markets, as in the U.S., where QE works its way into the economy rapidly. QE would also be harder because there are 18 euro-area countries and, therefore, 18 bond markets for the ECB to consider.
Still, the ECB could purchase securities backed by mortgages, auto and small-business loans, corporate debt, and packages of bank loans, as well as government debt. ECB President Mario Draghi and governing council members Liikanen, Weidmann, Jozef Makuch of Slovakia and Benoit Coeure of France have all expressed interest.
Purchases of long-term securities would tend to depress their yields and make them less attractive to foreign buyers, again achieving the ECB's objective of depressing the euro. A weakening euro would chase away foreign investors, leading to further declines. Lower long-term interest rates would also encourage borrowing and economic activity in the euro area. The ECB has yet to try QE overtly, yet it has done so in the past, indirectly. In late 2010 and early 2011, it lent 1 trillion euros to its 800 member banks with repayment terms up to an unprecedented three years. Those banks in turn largely used the money to buy their own sovereign issues. Spanish banks bought Spanish government bonds, Italian banks purchased Italian government bonds, and so on. During those dark days, there were few other buyers.
Draghi gets a lot of credit for his July 2012 "whatever it takes" statement, but it was foreshadowed by the earlier lending program. In the last year-and-a-half, most of those ECB loans have been repaid. The ECB could probably reactivate this form of QE by "encouraging" its member banks to renew their borrowing. In any event, it will take much more than words to reduce the euro's value significantly and head off deflation.
Looming deflation is pushing the ECB rapidly toward measures aimed at depressing the euro as well as stimulating euro-area economies. The time to be short the euro against the dollar may finally have arrived.
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg View's editorial board or Bloomberg LP, its owners and investors.
To contact the author on this story:
A Gary Shilling at email@example.com
To contact the editor on this story:
Paula Dwyer at email@example.com


text:
|Mulrooney, Joseph - Joe
|Smith, Lowrey
Submitted to: Southwestern Entomologist
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/15/2000
Publication Date: 12/2/2001
Citation: Mulrooney, J.E., Smith, L.A. 2001. Application of reduced rates of technical malathion applied as ultra low volume in oil. Southwestern Entomologist. Supplement No. 24:41-48. Interpretive Summary: Application research was conducted to reduce the cost of utra- low-volume (ULV) application of malathion for boll weevil eradication. This research demonstrated that once-refined cottonseed oil (CSO) enhances the efficacy of technical malathion. Boll weevil mortality in laboratory bioassays of leaves treated with 8:8 and 6:26 ounce mixtures of malation:CSO was the same as a 10 oz/A application of undiluted technical malathion for the first 2 days after application. Application of the 8:8 mixture of malathion:CSO is 20 cents per acre per application cheaper than an application of 10 oz/A of technical malathion. With millions of acres of cotton being treated across the country, the reduced cost of low rate applications of malathion in CSO is substantial. Substantial reductions in the cost of eradication are possible if reduced rates of malathion are applied in CSO.
Technical Abstract: Aerial application tests of malathion ULV mixed in once-refined cottonseed (CSO) and horticultural mineral oils (HMO) were conducted in 1998 and 1999 to determine toxicity to boll weevils with leaf bioassays. The HMO's used in these tests were: Orchex 796, and WS2908, an Orchex 796 formulation with drift retardant. Mortalities showed that a 6 oz/A rate of malathion ULV mixed with 26 oz/A of CSO was as effective against boll weevils as a 12 oz/A rate of undiluted malathion ULV. In July and August 1999, efficacy of 6:26, 6:10, 7:18, 8:8, and 10:0 oz/A ratios of malathion ULV:CSO against boll weevils was determined. Plots were 1.34 and 10 A and were replicated six times. Results showed that 6 and 8 oz/A rates of malathion ULV can be as effective as an undiluted 10 oz/A rate for the first 2 - 3 days after treatment if the volume of the application is sufficiently high. Malathion residues accumulated on leaf surfaces during rain free periods in August after repeated applications of both undiluted and malathion ULV diluted in CSO.


text:
Article Preview
0R6AI 61C1, 62, EXPORTER, POLOIST; ,Head of the Phosphate Export Association Since 1919 !s Dead in Great Neck AIR CORPS MAJOR IN 1918 Played Polo for Squadron Ai Team Was'Active in State Chamber of Commerce i
Special to TRI lqw YORK TIE8. ();
July 03, 1943,
, Section , Page 13, Column , words
The first paragraph is not available for this article.
July 03, 1943
Thank you for visiting The New York Times archive.
New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view 129 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. 99¢ for your first 4 weeks.
Or, purchase this article individually for $3.95 and download a high-resolution PDF.
Buy Article
* Does not include NYT Now or Premium Crosswords subscribers.
Already a subscriber? Log in to view this article »


text:
Member Directory
Community Forums
Individual Survey Responses Analyzed by Keyword
ROIAF Survey - Part 2
News, Rumors & Events
View ROIAF Rumors
Upcoming Events!
Event Sign Up
Playing in ROIAF
ROIAF Sim Rules
Playing a Major Character in ROIAF
ROIAF Court Life
Royal Court Positions
Military Positions
Small Council Positions
World Battle System
ROIAF - World Battle System Basics
WBS - Character Creation
WBS - Martial Combat
WBS - Personal Combat
WBS Numbers
WBS Jousting
WBS Move Guide
New Player Guide
FAQ: Applications/Applying
FAQ: Applications/Applying to be a Lord or Lead
FAQ: Getting Involved
FAQ: Renting
Pregnancy in ROIAF
Pregnancy rolls
Pregnancy Complications
Completed Combat Applications
ROIAF Dice Rolls
Trade and Commerce
So you want to be an OOC Lead
Interaction with NPCS in ROIAF
ROIAF Story
ROIAF: Lore
The Blackfyre Rebellion
The White Death
The State of the Realm
Who's Who of Westeros
Crownlands Court
Dornish Regional Court
Iron Islands
The North
Northern Regional Positions
The Reach
The Reach - Regional Positions
The Riverlands
The Riverlands - Regional Positions
The Stormlands
The Stormlands - Regional Positions
The Vale
The Vale - Regional Positions
The Westerlands
The Westerlands - Regional Positions
Roles Available
Featured Roles
Smallfolk Roles
Court Roles
ROIAF Character Application
Current Overall Application Status
Who should I contact?
Available Admin Positions
Contact Us


text:
The End (of Retail Price) is Nigh!
Damn, Woot's figured out that I'm 86.479% more likely to buy any product with the word "probe" in it.
If you believe a certain contorted interpretation of Mayan mythology, the world is going to end this December 21. Our Armagedd-Off 2012 Woot-Off will not only prep you for the big day - it'll keep you occupied hunting for special "trading cards" in some sales. What? You got something better to do with your last days?


text:
|Start new thread in this topic | Flip this thread | Refresh the display
Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide, which can point you to expert advice and support.
Feeling objectified and criticised(33 Posts)
Name changed for this - but am a long time lurker on the relationships board, trying to learn whether I'm capable of a LTR. This situation isn't as bad as many, but I need some help to get my thoughts in order.
I'm in my 30s, DH is 50, married a year and together for 3. It's his 2nd marriage; he has 3 children in their 20s. When we met, we had a casual sexual relationship. My life was going badly, I was self harming (including using sex tbh). Since we've been together I've done a lot of work on myself, through a year of individual counselling, good female friends and making my life worth something again. When we first got together I was really broken - I'd given a baby up for adoption believing I'd never make a fit mother, and I thought I'd never get back to my career. DH was supportive, caring and we have had brilliant times together. I feel disloyal writing this. When we argue he gets angry and won't believe he is wrong, ever, I always make the first move towards compromise. I need to get my head straight before I talk to him.
The first issue is sex - I feel really objectified. When we met I was doing all sorts with DH, dogging/ webcams/ other people. I now see this as an extension of my self harm, making myself feel worthless. We've not done anything like that for 18 months - but DH brings it up every time we have sex - and often at other times, eg. Every time we go away. For a weekend or holiday he looks up all the dogging sites and if I'm wearing a skirt, he suggests we could always have sex in the back of the car somewhere. Also when I'm getting dressed he'll look at me with this smile/growl that he says is him fantasising what he'd like to do to me.
It means we only have sex about once a week, although if he didn't always talk about how other men would have me while he watches, I would want it more often. I've told him this, and that I've changed and that those things were emotionally damaging to me - he's stopped pushing me to do it, to be fair, but doesn't seem to be able to not fantasise out loud and it's reinforcing my negative views of myself.
Secondly, since I've returned to work in my previous professional training job, he's changed from supportive to always having digs at me. Previously I was a driven high achiever with high standards and I burned myself out and ended up in a psychiatric unit and with permanent effects of self harm. Since coming back I'm taking it steadier, going home early if I'm finished and allowed, and it's helping as I've been really tired. He's making digs about my work ethic and professionalism, and how he'd work much harder to make a good impression in a new job. But he is self employed, in commission only sales, with limited initiative. I out earn him, pay the rent and almost all the bills, whilst he runs the car. I've been grateful as his flexibility has enabled him to support me through appointments and my recovery. I feel like battling my own guilt and self esteem. Issues is tough enough without being kicked when I'm down. Maybe it's a storm in a teacup that will settle down.
When I've mentioned finances to him he's accused me of 'using' him to look after me, in an "after all I've done for you" way. Maybe I have.
I feel lost and confused, hence posting. Should I suggest couples counselling? Or will things settle down and change, are these minor issues that occur in every marriage, am I being a drama queen??
Thank you if you have read this far!
Firstly well done for turning your life around. You achieved that, no one else.
I think that he is struggling to come to terms with who you were then and who you are now. I like the sound of who you are now and your progress should be an inspiration to others.
I wonder if you should tell him LOUD and CLEAR one more time that you aren't interested in going back to your old ways and want to leave them in the PAST. If he refuses, well you might have some hard choices to make.
You're only young and I wonder if he feels threatened by your success and age. Either way I don't feel his behaviour is the norm within a marriage, your strong now, assert yourself and if he doesn't like it he knows what he can do! Go girl
Honestly? He sounds like a sleazy abusive arsehole and I am struggling to work out what you actually see in him or get out of the relationship - sorry but I think he's been using and is still trying to use you.
It makes sense that when you first got together with him you were in a bad place and you picked a guy that really wasn't that great.
Now, you are getting healthier and stable and this guy is no longer the right guy. Your new and improved self recognizes this and would never get together would such a guy now.
Wow, I really feel for you. Having had similar issues (although not a partner who includes other people in our sex life) I understand what its like to come out the other side from very low self-esteem and mental health issues as a result of other people (family, friends and partners) using my soft nature against me to abuse and bully me.
I ended up in physically and abusive relationship after leaving home at a young age, my family and friends disowned me because of his actions and attitude towards them so I was alone (obviously manipulated and planned by him to get me on my own). He put me down, accused me of doing things I'd never done, criticised my job, earnings and achievements, criticised my appearance, compared my body to that of other celebrity women, compared my sexual abilities against porn stars and making me do things in bed I didn't want to really do, hit me, went missing for days on end, slept with other women, threatened suicide if I challenged him.... and then I fell pregnant to him (not planned!). On discovering the pregnancy and evaluating what I wanted from the future I ended the relationship and the pregnancy, and then I had a mental breakdown.
The reason I got back on track is because I finally realised I was letting people do this to me because I believed I was worthless. I was ultimately my own worst enemy. I decided to spend some time on my own, out of a relationship, to get my own life as an individual back on track. To learn to some self respect and personal strength. To learn who I really was and what I was capable of on my own.
Then eventually I met a wonderful man who took all my issues on board, respected me and would never do anything except build me up, help and encourage me. Where my needs are met equally as much as his without being pushed or bullied into doing things Im not comfortable with.
It seems you are on the path to recovery, getting over your once harmful past. Seeing that this man was part if that past and continues to see as the person you once were, and not who you are now, can this relationship continue to work???
I guess theres no harm in relationship counselling if you still love him and really do want the relationship to continue. But if that fails I would put yourself first because being objectified and criticised is never going to help you.... good luck x
You feel objectified and criticised because you are being objectified and criticised.
He is 50 and chose to have a LTR and now marriage with a woman 15 or so years younger, who would let him talk her into doing every slutty thing he could think of.
He still wants to be with her.
You are not her any longer, and there is a clash between how you now want to be treated (like an actual human being who is worth something) and the way she let him treat her (like a piece of meat).
Be strong. Tell him how it is going to be, and don't feel that you 'owe' him something for having been there for you at a bad time. You repaid him all that time, by giving him what he wanted out of the relationship.
If what you want and what he wants are now incompatible, and he is not prepared to change to be with the woman you have become (through hard work and effort on your part - well done, by the way!) then you have to part, either on decent terms or on bad ones.
He's the problem, not you. However the relationship started you should be happy now, I'd leave.
He prefers you broken and vulnerable and pliable. He's sabotaging your return to work. He doesn't like the new you.
You could try counselling, but I'd suggest on your own and not with him.
The 'new you' is almost fully emerged and I'll bet you won't want or need him, and he knows this.
Congratulations on rebuilding your life after what must have been a traumatic time. As someone else has already said, you did it yourself so should be immensely proud.
Nice of your oh to slag off your work ethic etc when you out earn him and, car aside, keep him.
You've told him the sleaze has to stop but it's still there. I suspect it will always be there as long as he remains. He wants the victim you were and fears and resents the success you have become. This man is not good for you and I suspect you already know that.
I agree with AMuminscotland . He married the woman you used to be and still wants that . What 50 year old man wouldn't want a younger woman who not only earns good money but fulfils every sexual fantasy he has ?
You are not that woman any longer. By your own efforts and hard work you have changed into the woman you prefer and he just can't hack it . Yes, he helped you through the bad times but he got plenty out of you in return . Personally I don't think he will change ... why would he ? He had everything he wanted before the change and now it sounds as though he is digging away at your self esteem to get you back to the way you were before . I would be making plans to move on without him . He is using you , not the other way round . You are still young and sound as if you are well on the way to total recovery . You don't need him .... he needs you ( and not in a good way ) . Escape as soon as possible is my advice .
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
Jan Abusive - really?? Am I that in denial?
And you asked what do I get out of the relationship? I guess initially I didn't want to be on my own. I now am starting to feel that I'd quite like it. We have some really good times. He listens to me, I do think out loud and talk a lot. I have felt I could talk to him about anything. He does his share in the house, I get really tired, although I don't have any sort of fatigue-related diagnosis, and he does all the more energetic cleaning, I just cook and shop and do the laundry/ ironing. I love travelling and being away - maybe that's not real life though. I'm starting to feel that some of the things he does - he takes me to work and collects me etc. - is maybe not so caring and a little controlling instead.
I thought I was stronger than this - that I wouldn't be scared of bringing things up. I still hate conflict - that's very deeply rooted in childhood and even counselling hasn't got me past it. I feel like I just need some space to think and talk to my friends - most of whom have children and so private chats in the holidays are hard.
The other big deal is that I've come back to my faith in my recovery - and marriage vows are for life - I can't believe I'm even contemplating potentially the end before we've even quite passed our first wedding anniversary. Would he be entitled to any of my money/ savings/ salary?
Sorry to just have such a stream of consciousness. Facing this seems huge.
You met him when you were at your most vulnerable OP, and it sounds as if he took advantage of this.
He sounds quite manipulative and personally I'd be looking to end this relationship unless he is really willing to change.
He gets a lot from being with you. What do you get from this marriage? Someone who shares the housework and lives off you
I dont know about sharing stuff out etc, best take legal advice on that one.
Regarding faith and vows, well any binding solemn vow is only worth the value that those party to it place on it. You take yours seriously. He doesn't seem to honour you and that looks like violating his vows to me.
Look this guy's no good. Get rid and get with someone who respects you.
I get the huge. Of course it's scary. I'm in a similar boat myself and I'm bricking it. If your recent past has shown anything its that you rock at turning mountains into molehills and setbacks into opportunity. You'll be ok
There's no faith on earth that requires you to stay married to someone who undermines you and pressures you to go dogging.
Don't confuse spiritual beliefs with social mores that cluster around religion.
Your faith will give you the strength that will enable you to get free of a man got involved with in a period of self harm, low confidence and vulnerability. The relationship worked at a certain period of your life but you have now out-grown it. To stay with him now will endanger your recovery and risks pulling you back down.
He liked the girl with risky sexual behaviour and low self esteem who was no threat to him. Now he's intimidated by your job. Some men can cope with being out-earned but he obviously can't. It won't change, the jibes will get worse as you progress.
He's trying to manipulate you by saying you're using him for support, in fact, he's using you as you're supporting him financially.
This relationship has now turned into an abusive scenario, it always was in fact as he encouraged your risky sexual activities, but I can see he did give you a certain amount of support that you needed at the time. This is the last vestige of abuse you need to cut from your life in order to progress to a strong, confident future and a proper relationship.
You have outgrown him, it's as simple as that.
Dear OP, I'm a Christian in recovery, Catholic to boot and with lots of very traditional evangelical friends. I would be running for the hills with my friends egging me on if my DH behaved like yours- and that's from a 20 year marriage. Who you are, your recovery and your faith have nothing to do with this marriage.
Oh darling you need to end this, he sounds so so dreadful and you could have a lovely life if you got rid of him. He took advantage of you. I actually feel sick on your behalf.
Once you have been married a year, he will be entitled to half your assets/money, unless you ring-fenced them in an antenuptial contract.
If I were you I would file for divorce ASAP. Before the first year is up. Just end it before you become even more legally entwined.
Get away from him.
He preyed on you while you were vulnerable; if he could, he'd make you stay vulnerable. He's a user and abuser.
You've done well to come this far, to go further, you need to get rid of the monkey on your back... because from here on in, it's going to try harder and harder to strangle you. Leave!!!!
if you both liked all the alt sex stuff originally, then its not surprising that he hasnt just stopped liking it just because you have.
feeling objectified by it - well it is what it is. All that stuff is objectifying. Pretty much any sex except for gentle lovemaking involves objectification i think. I think its making you nervous though which is understandable
He doesnt sound particularly awful to me, but it does sound as if hes insecure with the new you and i wonder if some couples therapy might be the way forward
He doesnt sound particularly awful to me
See, it's so confusing, different points of view from the same post.
My head says maybe it's not that bad, maybe I've moved the goalposts on him and that's difficult to cope with. And I do believe that people can change - surely I prove that.
seriously I guess I need to be talking honestly with friends - the stuff with work I've mentioned to a friend but not shown how upset I was.
I need to talk to my close friends. I can't bear to contemplate that it might be wise to see a solicitor.
I'm shattered and have crampy loose bowels - always did show stress physically. If I don't come back to the thread til the morning it's because I've managed to have an early night. Thank you all for letting me feel heard.
Sleep well OP.
I don't think you moved goalposts so much as sorted your life out. You've changed, he hasn't. You wanted to change, does he?
People don't tend to change when their behaviour doesn't penalise them directly. If he likes dogging, and doesn't feel bad doing it, why would he want to change that? He just needs to find someone who enjoys it equally. He also needs to find someone whose job doesn't intimidate him.
sounds like he was good for you at that stage in your life but you've changed and want different things. He doesn't and is struggling, seeing you develop, and is finding it hard to support you and to encourage you. He's trying to hold you back. Maybe because he senses he's loosing you.
fwiw, I think this way of life now is better than the one you used to live. But it's not my opinion but yours that matters!
About using you - I suspect that he tried to be there for you whne you were at a bad time and that you both had a lot of fun. Maybe you and the people who were living that lifestyle were sort of using each other. But it's not what you want now.
I think he can tell that something isn't right and I can't pretend all is well. After Tues/Wed when he left me at work in tears with criticisms, he's now all over me, all back to normal. I want to get through today, and am seeing a friend tomorrow and trying to make sure I see her by myself, as I think I really need to talk about how I feel out loud and have support from those who I really trust.
Meerka I think he would see it as meeting me part way, and giving up a lot. So if this is compromise, how can I now threaten to end the marriage instead? Sorry if I'm going round in circles.
|Start new thread in this topic | Flip this thread | Refresh the display
Join the discussion
Registering is free, easy, and means you can join in the discussion, get discounts, win prizes and lots more.Register now
Already registered with Mumsnet? Log in to leave your comment or alternatively, sign in with Facebook or Google.
Please login first.


text:
[Date Index]
[Thread Index]
[Author Index]
ErrorBarFunction question.
I am having trouble defining my own function for error bars in
MultipleListPlot that I think is probably a pattern matching problem.
Basically, I just want error bars without the horizontal lines (serifs)
at each end of the bar. Without using ErrorBarFunction the plot comes
out as expected. I have unsymmetrical error and, thus, have a list of
the following form:
{{0.28, 0.13}, ErrorBar[{-0.19, 0.32}]} ...
^ ^ ^ ^
x y negerr poserr
So the corresponding error bar can be represented by a line from
(x,y+negerr) to (x, y+poserr); note that negerr is negative, hence
y+negerr. So I defined an error bar function as follows:
barfunc[{x_, y_}, ErrorBar[{negerr_, poserr_}] :=
Line[{{x, y+negerr}, {x, y+poserr}}]
And then included in the MultipleListPlot statement:
ErrorBarFunction -> barfunc
Obviously this doesn't work or you wouldn't be reading this! I've
played the usual brace games and still can't get this to work. The
error I get is:
Unknown Graphics primitive barfunc[{0.28,0.13}, <<1>>] encountered.
Does anybody know what I am doing wrong? Any help would be greatly
Rob Smith
Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine 725 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205-2185


text:
Product Description
Use Your Thinking Skills to Bring Music Back to Birdwell Island for ages 4-6!
Bring music to Birdwell Island after a storm breaks the radio tower.
Join Clifford and his friends as you make instruments, learn new songs, help sort shells, dance with the dogs, and more. During your adventures, practice memory, logic, and early math skills through engaging activities and thinking challenges and thinking challenges.
After you put together all of the instruments, create your own music with Clifford's big band!
Skills Learned
- Memory
- Listening
- Following Directions
- Problems Solving
- Logic & Reasoning
- Creativity
- Pattern Recognition
- Matching Sounds
- Counting
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Rhythm
Once you make an instrument, use it to create your own music in any style you choose - Rock, Caribbean, Country, Jazz, or Salsa.
|Counting, Addition & Subtraction
Clifford needs your help to find his way out of the caves. Listen to the number of animal sounds in each cave to choose the right path.
|Listening & Memory
The birds will teach you the dolphins' favorite song. Play the song back correctly to watch the dolphins flip!
Additional Features
|19 entertaining activities and challenges
|Engaging story motivates children to play
|Activities adapt according to your child's progress
|Features popular characters and voices from the hit TV show
|Automatic help allows for independent
|Comprehensive Parent's Guide
System Requirements
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
Macintosh System 8.6 to 9.1


text:
" Address: 4 Auckland Road West / Southsea PO5 3NY / Hampshire "
Ashby's in Southsea is principally a "boutique hotel" with a restaurant attached to it. It is tucked away behind Palmerston Road, about a hundred yards from the shopping precinct in one direction and the common in the other. It is within easy walking distance of the sea front as well. There is a car park in front of the main entrance to the restaurant.
My brother and his wife had had dinner at Ashby's last month and recommended it to me, especially as at lunchtime the restaurant was offering two courses for £6.95. There had been a very good review of the place in the local paper not long ago as well. A colleague was retiring from work, and another colleague and I wanted to go and have lunch with her one Saturday. I suggested Ashby's and they both agreed, so I booked a table for the last Saturday in November at 1pm.
I was a little surprised that nobody came to greet us when two of us arrived, but I went up to the bar and said that I had made a reservation. The gentleman, presumably the owner, led us through the bar area to the dining area at the rear and said we could choose any table we liked. We picked one near the window at the back of the area, and menus were brought. We were asked if we would like to order drinks, but we decided to wait until our other friend arrived. I was a little taken aback to see that, rather than two courses for £6.95, the offer was for two main courses for £15 or one for £8.50. As there were three of us, that meant we would pay £23.50 altogether for our main courses. It seemed that Ashby's had recently changed hands, as it used to be run by a French couple but this was obviously no longer the case. Hence the price change, but I think they have the same chef.
When the three of us were settled, the owner soon came for our drinks order; we asked for two tonic waters and a pineapple juice. He apologised that the Wild Mushroom and Pea Risotto was no longer available, and it was lucky that none of us was vegetarian as that was the only veggie option on the menu. There were starters but we decided to go straight for a main course. The choices were Ham, Egg and Chips, Sausage and Mash, Beef or Chicken Burger, Fish and Chips, or Beef Bourgignon. We weren't particularly impressed by the limited menu, but both my brother and the local reviewer had recommended the Beef Bourguignon so the three of us plumped for that.
The waiting time for food was very reasonable, but it has to be said that we were the only people in the dining area at that time. Just one other group of people came in while we were there. Our food was served in large, deep plates; there was so much gravy that one of my friends asked if we could have spoons as well as knives and forks. There was an impressive amount of beef, chopped into small cubes, and it was very tender. There were also some tiny onions, slices of carrot and wedges of new potatoes resting on the top. The Bourgignon was sprinkled with herbs and certainly looked appetising. My only criticism was that it was rather too highly seasoned, and later in the day I did feel more thirsty than usual. My two friends thought that there could have been a little more potato, but they remarked on the generous amount of beef. While eating we were asked once or twice if everything was to our liking, and we didn't make any complaints.
When we had finished we were offered desserts (at just under £5) and coffee, but our main course was so filling that we couldn't manage anything else. We had plenty to talk about and we sat for quite some time chatting. There was no attempt to make us feel that we had outstayed our welcome, even though we didn't order any more drinks. Whether we would have been able to stay that long if the restaurant had been busier is another matter. Eventually we decided we had better make a move, so I went to the bar and asked for the bill. This was brought almost immediately, along with three chocolate mint crisps which were not wasted. The bill came to just under £30; we paid cash and added a tip, as service had been polite and efficient.
I visited the ladies' toilets before leaving and found them to be very clean with plenty of toilet tissue, liquid soap and a hand-drier that worked better than many others. There is the odd step to be negotiated here and there, so disabled visitors might struggle a little.
On the whole I would recommend Ashby's, although to have run out of the one and only vegetarian main dish is not really acceptable. I'm not sure what prices are like in the evening, but I would imagine they are higher than the lunchtime ones. There were quite a few people coming and going, and I presume they were staying at the hotel. I would be interested to know how many of them actually dine at Ashby's. It is an ideal location in terms of proximity to shops and the sea front, but there are so many eateries in that area that competition is very strong. If you are a fan of heavy wooden panelling and portraits of the nobility of the past, you will appreciate the décor. I admired the domed glass area of the roof just inside the main entrance, but in general I prefer more contemporary settings. It didn't strike me as a place for families with young children, although there were one or two kids' options on the menu. The Beef Bourgignon, though, I have to say, is well worth a return visit.
Opening hours: Breakfast is served from 8am to 10am. Lunch is from noon until 2.30pm, or 3pm on Sundays when a roast is served. Dinner is from 6pm until 9pm on Tuesdays through to Saturdays.
Ashby's Gastropub and Boutique Hotel
4 Auckland Road West
Tel. 023 9282 3497


text:
Grandma Joyce's Famous Waffles
Recipe by laurenlikesfood
My grandmother makes the greatest waffles I've ever had - and I think a lot of the flavor has to do with her special touch, knowing exactly how thin the batter should be. This is the recipe she gave me, and it is really tasty, but be wary that the batter s-h-o-u-l-d be kind of thin (like thin pancake batter). I sometimes have to use twice the amount of liquid because it is very dry where I live and humid where she's from, so feel free to thin the batter to your liking with water. Don't worry - you won't mess these delicious, buttery waffles up! Serve with butter and homemade syrup (recipe below).
Top Review by Tinkerbell
Oh my! No wonder this recipe is "famous"! Even my "waffle-hating" DH gave these a 5-star rating. We all enjoyed the light, crispy outside with a soft, dense inside. I was intrigued by what the difference would be between using milk & milk powder so I'll have to make these again to compare. ;) This time I used 5 TBL of powdered buttermilk (what I had on hand) in place of the 1-1/4 cups milk. The flavor of these waffles was outstanding. I really appreciated the easy to handle batter. It went where you put it, without any overflow. It was very easy to gauge how much to use & will make clean up very simple. I used both a regular round & a Mickey Mouse waffle iron, which is usually a real pain to fill. But with this batter I could easily drop a bit in each ear & around the chin & get a perfect, whole waffle on the first try! Priceless, when you have an impatient toddler waiting on that Mickey face. :) Thanks for sharing your grandma's recipe, Icedcacti! Made for the Fall 2009 Pick A Chef. http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=310505&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
See Discussion:1 Review
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄4 cups milk (try powdered milk mixed with water)
- 2 eggs
- 2⁄3 cup shortening, melted
Directions See How It's Made
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix together eggs and milk, then stir in melted shortening (you may substitute oil or butter but the resultant texture won't be quite as good!).
- Pour into dry ingredients and mix well.
- *Batter needs to be somewhat thin. Add more water if necessary.
- Waffle iron has to be good and hot before pouring in the batter. Waffles are done when steam stops (if the waffle iron is hot enough, you should be able to hear the waffles steam. You may also see steam around the edges of it. Be careful!).
- Grandma's Famous Syrup!: In a saucepan, bring to a boil the following ingredients: 2 cups white sugar, 2/3 cup water, pinch of salt, 1 Tbs. white corn syrup. Simmer about 5 minutes, then add 1 Tbs. Maple flavoring.


text: I'm moving last weekend and I had an intern helping me move my cars and since he had worked pretty hard ALL DAY for me I let him take the V and I drove the H2 ( I have a thing for good mph cars). No more then 2 min after getting on our way a car cuts in between use and my bud thinks he will just whip around the other car and mashes the gas in 2nd going about 40 on a patch of black ice, needless to say the back end got "a little lose" so he slams on the brakes forgetting the #1 rule of driving, Gas AND brakes hurt traction. All I see is a redline V doing 360s across 4 lanes of traffic till it comes to a crashing halt against an on coming car. He's so not getting a job and being brought in after his internship is up. Any ideas how to put this in his review.


text:
Fister Rehabs and P-Nats Clinch 6-5 Walk-Off Win Over Hillcats
P-Nats 1B Shawn Pleffner Cracks RBI Single in 9th to Topple Lynchburg in Game Two
By Potomac Nationals | April 27, 2014 6:10 PM ET
Woodbridge, VA-The Potomac Nationals (14-8, 7-4) earned a 6-5 walk-off victory in series Game Two over the Lynchburg Hillcats (9-14, 5-7) on Sunday afternoon at Pfitzner Stadium when 1B Shawn Pleffner lined an RBI single into center field in the bottom of the 9th inning.
This was the second last at-bat victory for the Nationals in 2014.
Potomac used an arsenal of 13 base hits to create their fourth three-game winning streak this season.
Lynchburg has now lost eight consecutive ballgames in a row.
Washington Nationals RHP Doug Fister made a rehabilitation start while nursing a strained right lat. This was Fister's first-ever regular season appearance for a Washington Nationals affiliate.
Fister threw 59 pitches and 42 offerings were in the strike zone. The power righty allowed three unearned runs on six base hits while fanning three and walking none.
Fister displayed his full four-pitch repertoire and told media members in the home clubhouse after his rehab appearance, "I felt really good. I felt strong…no pain, no discomfort. I felt loose and where I needed it to be."
"Stuff felt good…during rehab things you take it with a grain of salt…for me right now (high 80s) was an OK velocity. I'll take that to this point. I wanted to make sure I threw a few (breaking balls) and I felt like I threw them well," said Fister.
"I still need to work on the cutter, that's something that comes along at the end but the other three (pitches) were solid."
Two runs scored in the 1st inning for Lynchburg after 2B Jose Peraza reached on a dropped line drive error charged to SS Stephen Perez before 3B Kevin Ahrens ripped an RBI single through the hole at shortstop. CF Kyle Wren, who blooped a single up the left field line to get aboard, was plated on a passed ball that got off the catcher's mitt of C Pedro Severino.
Another run came in for the Hillcats in the 4th frame as 1B Edison Sanchez grounded a run-scoring single through a drawn-in infield defense to put the visitors up 3-0.
Both clubs scored in the 5th to yield a 4-1 score; the Nationals on an RBI sacrifice fly by CF Will Piwnica-Worms lifted to right field and the Hillcats on another RBI one-base knock to left field for Ahrens.
Hillcats RHP Greg Ross did not factor into the decision after going 6.0 innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits.
The winning pitcher, LHP Brett Mooneyham (2-1) finished the game en route to his second win of the season. Mooneyham gave up two earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings.
The Nationals made it a 4-2 game in the 6th via a solo bomb for RF Brandon Miller over the left field fence, his second home run in as many games, and sixth overall on the 2014 season. All of his taters have come at home inside the confines of Pfitzner Stadium.
The contest became tied at 4-4 after the 7th inning stretch as the Nationals brought home a pair of runs against RHP Nate Hyatt (BS 2) who blew his second save. Severino ripped an RBI single into center field and LF Randolph Oduber punched an RBI single the other way into right field.
The P-Nats scored one run in the 8th to take a 5-4 lead off RHP Brandon Cunniff when Severino shot an RBI single into left field to bring home Perez, who singled back up the box.
In the top of the 9th, Peraza nailed a run-scoring single off Mooneyham to tie the game again (at 5-5).
In the last of the 9th against the losing pitcher, RHP Colby Holmes (0-1), 2B Khayyan Norfork led off with a one-base knock and advanced to second base on a balk. After DH Oscar Tejeda was intentionally walked, Pleffner went back up the middle to send Norfork to home plate to claim the victory.
Norfork has scored the game-winning run for both of the Nationals' walk-off wins in 2014.
Game Three will pit P-Nats RHP Dakota Bacus (1-1, 2.08) against Lynchburg RHP Jarrett Miller (0-2, 3.86) as a 7:05pm first pitch is scheduled.
Tomorrow, it will be another Dollar Monday sponsored by: The Washington Post as P-Nats fans will be able to purchase $1 general admission tickets and $1 hot dogs at the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office.
The Potomac Nationals Baseball Network, which is accessible at www.potomacnationals.com, will broadcast Game Three on Monday night beginning with the P-Nats Leadoff Show at 6:50pm before the live play-by-play at 7:05pm.
The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League play at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed four Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, and 2010) and eight division championships. Most recently, the P-Nats earned a 2013 Carolina League Northern Division pennant. P-Nats 2014 season tickets and mini plans are now on sale. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2014 season and beyond are available. Plan your corporate outing now for the 2014 season to see the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz as the P-Nats offer discounted group rates and all-inclusive picnic options. Visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com or call the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office at 703-590-2311 for more information!
-- Potomac Nationals --
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


text:
Remember me
Forgot your password?
"It's been a long season and because we have a small squad there haven't been as many changes and a lot of the guys have played a lot of minutes. Me coming in at this late stage of the season, having missed so much of the season, it's like I'm just getting started. I'm eager to play and bring a little bit of freshness." -- American Maurice Edu, back in the Rangers lineup after a long layoff due to a knee injury, has provided a boost to the Glasgow club in its title chase. He scored the winning goal Saturday ...More


text:
Students Seek to Stop Loan Interest Rate Hike
Published March 13th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of college students could be in for a shock this summer. The interest rate on a popular federally subsidized student loan doubles in July unless Congress acts.
College students on Tuesday are delivering 130,000 letters to congressional leaders asking them to stop rates from increasing from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. The rate hike affects new subsidized Stafford loans used by low and middle income undergraduates.
President Barack Obama has asked Congress to keep rates at the lower rate. His administration has said that would help 7.4 million borrowers save on average more than a thousand dollars over the life of the loan.
But keeping the lower rate is estimated to cost the government billions more annually.
Related Stories
- Senators: Student Loan Interest Rates to Double
- Student Loan Interest Hike
- Student Loan Interest Rates Not Doubling
- Bill Lowering Student Loan Rates Moves to President's Desk
- State Farm Seeking Double Digit Rate Hike
- Senators Ready to Restore Lower College Loan Rates
- Postal Service considers emergency rate hike
- UF Study Highlights Interest Rate Concerns in Florida Real Estate Market
- Politics And Student Loans
- A Guide to Student Loans


text:
Criminal Law
Criminal Law Questions? Ask a Criminal Lawyer.
I was thinking criminal, since there weren't damages per se.
I should have also mentioned that the neighbor called the police. When they arrived, there were at least 15 underage drinkers in our hot tub (which we had closed before we left), one boy unconcious in the house and several "couples" in the bedrooms. Most kids ran off, one ended up in PC, the boy was taken to the hospital (and is now fine) and those two, the host and another received citations for underage drinking. My understanding this will likely result in the need to take an educational course
My goal is to scare these kids and even more importantly the camp - as they seem to want to brush it under the rug. Rather than deal strong handedly with the counselors. I had suggested that the camp not invite the counselors back and use the opportunity as a learning event for their next crop. They have basically asked us to "get over it."
I went on facebook and found that several of them had pictures posted from the night - and it just seems to me that they are reveling in the fact that they got away with something rather than feeling the need to take ownership of their actions. Not a single parent has contacted me (though I know that the police have spoken to them). I just feel that everyone is implicitly condoning the behavior and I want to find a way to get folks to do the right thing, without pubicly humiliating the camp (which my children attend).
Understood all of your points. My issue is that not a single adult has held them accountable. I know if it were my child, I would march them over to the house and insist that they apologize, regardless of the consequences. To me, that is parenting, not helping your child evade any responsability. But I appreciate this is beyond the legal question. thank you for your help.


text:
Transmission electron micrographs of reconstituted type I collagen fiber from mouse tail tendon after incubation with gold nanoparticles. The white arrows indicate positions of nanoparticles on collagen fibers. Credit: AMS
Faculty Profile: Michael Yu
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, serves as a natural scaffold for cells and directs when and where they will grow. Researchers at the Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University are discovering new properties and uses for a synthetic molecule that mimics collagen. When used with nanoparticles, this molecule, called collagen mimetic peptide (CMP) could produce detailed images of tumors, detect deadly buildup in arteries, deliver drugs, and improve blood supply to implanted tissues. Several useful properties of CMP are described in a paper by S. Michael Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the Whiting School of Engineering, and Martin Pomper, professor of radiology and oncology at the School of Medicine, and published in the journal Biomacromolecules (June 12, 2008). Both are INBT affiliated faculty members.
"Collagen is a great house for a cell to grow, but there are places where you should not have collagen," Yu says. "Tumors or blood clots that can lead to a stroke are primarily made of collagen."
The research shows for the first time that synthetic collagen binds to natural collagen in an unpurified ex vivo state—that is, in unprocessed natural tissue specimens (The binding of CMP to purified and prepared collagen grown in a Petri dish was previously reported by Dr. Yu). CMP accomplishes this feat by weaving itself into collagen's rope-like triple helical structure. The study also shows that CMP incorporates into collagen fibers at precise points along each strand.
"The collagen mimetic peptide was able to 'sneak' into the natural collagen fibers at regularly spaced intervals where the structure of collagen was more loosely bound," Yu says. Using nanoparticles attached to the CMP molecules, the researchers were able to visualize the entry points with transmission electron microscopy. Each entry point appears as an evenly spaced row of black spots along the length of the collagen fiber, like the markings on a ruler.
To test the CMP's ability to interact with natural collagen on an intact tissue sample, Yu and Pomper attached a molecule that would emit fluorescent light to the end of the synthetic collagen. Then, a solution of fluorescently tagged CMP molecules was used to stain a sample of human liver tissue. The brightly glowing CMP produced an image that was essentially identical to images achieved by staining with collagen-specific antibodies, the most commonly used method to image collagen, Yu says. "That tells us that in a natural system, the collagen mimetic peptide is binding only to the collagen and not to other proteins—and that has never been shown before."
The tiny nano-sized CMPs also are able to produce images with greater resolution than antibodies, Yu says. "CMP can penetrate tissue that the antibodies, which are at least 20 times larger, cannot." Better images give radiologists like Pomper the ability to see accumulations of collagen in places where it should not be.
Finally, the researchers observed that when the environment heats up—to around 37 degrees Celsius or body temperature—CMPs quickly lose their grip on natural collagen and are released. But by making the CMPs chains a little longer, the researchers could control the amount of time the synthetic collagen would remain bound to its natural counterpart. "The longer the chain, the longer CMP tended to stay in place," Yu says. This property would allow CMP to be customized for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes—a short one for a quick dose and a long one to deliver a more sustained treatment.
Yu adds that the potential uses for collagen mimetic peptides are limited only by the types of molecules that one is able to attach to them, and he and Pomper have several patents pending on diagnostic or therapeutic applications. With nanoparticles or nanoshells attached, for example, functionalized CMPs could be used for imaging and drug delivery.
"One of the areas we're working on now is targeted delivery of these functionalized CMPs," says Pomper. "The key will be whether we can make them recognize the difference between normal collagen and pathological collagen."
Synthetic collagen may also be able to improve the chances of survival for engineered tissue implants. Natural collagen contains chemical signals called growth factors that tell cells how and where to grow and direct the formation of blood vessels. Using growth factors that are linked to CMP, Yu is working on creating collagen scaffolds that can tell cells to form organized networks of blood vessels. A paper focused on this research will be published in the September online issue of Biomacromolecules.
But Yu knows that prospect is a long way off.
"Collagen is a very complicated system and we still don't know a lot about it," Yu says. "Using synthetic systems can give you a lot of information and are great for mechanistic studies of cell and scaffold interactions, but eventually many scientists come back to the natural scaffold that Nature has provided, the collagen, when they need to create artificial tissues."
Collaborating on this work with Yu and Pomper were doctoral students Allen Y. Wang and Xia Mo, from the Department of Materials Science; instructor Catherine Foss, from the Department of Radiology; and master's student Shirley Leong, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
More Online
Read the entire scientific paper here:
Spatio-Temporal Modification of Collagen Scaffolds Mediated by Triple Helical Propensity. Allen Y. Wang, Catherine A. Foss, Shirley Leong, Xiao Mo, Martin G. Pomper, and Seungju M. Yu. Biomacromolecules, 9 (7), 1755-1763, 2008.
Visit the Pomper Lab Web site.
Story by Mary Spiro


text:
Alice Roberts has just described how as five-week old embryos we all have gill arches – but thankfully none of us end up as fish. The watery origins of the voice box is just one among many fascinating chapters in The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being: Evolution and The Making of Us, the anatomist and anthropologist's new book.
One of the largest - Gonads, Genitals and Gestation – describes our "incredible migrating testis" and, in the interests of equality, migrating ovaries too. Roberts writes that as embryos our gonads appear high up on the back wall of our abdomens but "a moment of reflection will confirm that this is not where you keep your gonads now, whatever sex you are".
"It was my maternity project," she says of the book, having written it following the birth of her son 16 months ago. "I got very adept at typing and breast feeding at the same time. I've wanted to write a book on embryology, that extraordinary journey where you start off as a single cell and end up with a human body, for a general audience for years. I hope that if I can tell its story to people they will be fascinated too. You have a five-week old human embryo with gill arches - what on earth is going on there?"
She has just emerged from Think Corner, a pop-op store in Birmingham's Pavilions shopping centre showcasing research by scientists at the city's university where the anatomist and broadcaster has just spent the morning helping children paint species for her 'Tree of Life' art/science project - and where she works as Professor of Public Engagement in Science. Her paint-splattered baggy brown corduroys, with a pair of dangling ammonite earrings highlighting her love of archaeology, betray how hands on she has been.
Over the course of an hour Roberts passionately describes her views on the NHS, women in science, sexism, science and religion, evolutionary developmental biology – "evo-devo" to those in the know – working mums and embryology and anatomy, the subject of her latest book.
Having children – her daughter Phoebe was born in 2010 - changed her own perspective on her place in the universe and her field of expertise. "I had this flash of realisation, just an image of my part in this chain of life. I'd made The Incredible Human Journey for the BBC so I'd been thinking about these kinds of things for a long time but giving birth, you feel this almost tangible chain of being going back in time. It's quite strange because I'm not at all religious but I think there's a spirituality associated with giving birth."
Roberts, 41, believes both the Government and employers can do more to promote shared parental leave and said she is lucky her husband, field archaeologist David Stevens who she met at Cardiff University in 1997 when she was a medical student, is a stay at home dad while she juggles ever increasing demands on her time. Their daughter was just two months when filming for Digging for Britain began and Roberts took the family with around the country. "I'd try to meet up at lunch to breast feed - the logistics were quite considerable and I couldn't have done it without support."
After leaving medicine in 1998, she taught anatomy at Bristol University where she spent over a decade. Two years ago she was appointed the University of Birmingham's first Professor of Public Engagement in Science – a natural fit having presented several successful TV shows including Time Team and Coast. However, her broadcasting breakthrough in a field dominated on and off screen by men came at a price.
"Did people's attitudes towards me change after I appeared on TV? Yeah, definitely. During my career I've had some flak – particularly doing television. I noticed it fairly soon after my first appearance [for Time Team Live in 2001]. At Bristol I found it quite difficult to continue trying to balance three things - teaching, research and public engagement, for which television was obviously the most prominent part.
"There were some colleagues who didn't think it was part of what a researcher or a university academic should be doing and that's still a battle we are fighting in universities. Some are more enlightened than others and some departments are better than others, realising that an academic can be many things. People think that if you start popularising what you are doing then you've raised your head above the parapet," she laughs. "In some cases we are still fighting this battle."
It is a battle that Roberts has experienced first-hand and bears the scars. She has no doubt that earlier in her career she was passed over for promotion because of her sex.
"People say 'it's not because you're a woman', but I certainly felt at various times in my career that if I was a man I would have got on much quicker and I would have been promoted much more quickly. In fact there was one time as a junior academic when I asked why I hadn't been promoted because I met all the criteria and someone, a man, suggested it was because I lacked 'gravitas'.
"So I've got the experience and the expertise, can demonstrate all that, but I'm lacking this mysterious attribute that you want me to have called 'gravitas'? I walked away thinking actually what they mean by 'gravitas' is that I don't have a beard or any other male accoutrements."
Memories of her final years at Bristol are clearly painful - she walked out after more than a decade at the university without a job to go to – yet Roberts sounds like she has faced every challenge with a smile and refuses to dwell on what were undoubtedly darker times.
"I was effectively unemployed after my son was born. I resigned from Bristol because I wasn't happy with the way my career was going then discovered I was pregnant when I was out of a job, but I was freelancing.…. Yeah, it got very difficult. I resigned for a whole host of reasons. I was extremely lucky though as I was working on a book so I was financially alright thank goodness."
More TV projects are in the pipeline and public engagement is gradually being enshrined in more academics' titles, such as physicist Jim Al-Khalili at Surrey and geologist Iain Stewart at Plymouth. "There are many more who do it in an unofficial capacity," adds Roberts, "like Brian Cox, Andrew Whiten at St Andrews…" I wait for her to mention a woman but she doesn't, perhaps not surprising given only 17 per cent of professors are female - a statistic Roberts is fiercely committed to addressing.
"To a certain extent we've won the battle in some areas of science, which we must not see in one big glob. There are lots of women coming into biological science, medicine, not so many coming into engineering or physics. If you look at science as a lump things look ok. It's when you break it down that things aren't quite so rosy."
Speaking ahead of the British Science Festival, starting in Birmingham on Saturday, Roberts said the fact only 20 per cent of those studying A-level physics are girls and at half of all comprehensives there are no girls studying the subject "presents a real problem" about a lack of role models. "If you go to school where there are no girls studying A-level physics how do you start encouraging them?"
More young children have wandered into the pop-up store. Roberts beams and bounces back inside, ready to inspire the next generation of potential scientists.
'The Unlikeliness of Being by Alice Roberts is out in hardback on 4 September, £19.99, Heron Books'
Alice Roberts CV
1973 Born in Bristol, England. Her mum was an English and arts teacher and dad an engineer.
1988 Wins the BBC1 Blue Peter Young Artist competition.
1997 Qualified as a physician with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery having gained an intercalated Bachelor of Science in anatomy at Cardiff University.
1999 Becomes a lecturer in the Anatomy Department, University of Bristol.
2001 First appearance on television in the Time Team Live, Channel 4.
2006 One of the main presenters of the Time Team special episode Big Royal Dig.
2007 Writes and presents a series on anatomy and health - Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young, on BBC Two.
2008 After seven years completes her PhD in paleopathology, the study of disease in ancient human remains.
2009 Presents The Incredible Human Journey, a five-part BBC Two series on human evolution and early human migration entitle. Resigns from Bristol University.
2010 Presents Wild Swimming, a documentary broadcast on BBC Four, and Digging For Britain, a six-part BBC Two series on archaeology.
2012 Becomes the University of Birmingham's first Professor of Public Engagement in Science.
2013 Presents the BBC Two series Ice Age Giants.
2014 Writes The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being while on maternity leave following birth of second child.
Juliette IhlerReuse content


text:
Whether it's been a full day on the slopes or green or you've just arrived in the area, the natural-toned interiors of The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain's Deluxe Guest Rooms are sure to please. The dark wood furnishings contrast with the crisp white linens on the sumptuous Queen-size Heavenly® Bed.
Feel at home in the stylish granite kitchenette equipped with a microwave, toaster, coffee maker, under-the-counter refrigerator, dinner ware and other convenient amenities. Sit at the table for two or on the full or French balcony with a view of the mountain or village. Enjoy a meal or snack by the gas fireplace in the sitting area for four while admiring the mountain or village vista. And delight in the relaxation provided by the well-appointed Heavenly® Bath.
A guest or children are easily accommodated by the pull-out bed. All rooms are also equipped with a TV and DVD player and wireless High Speed Internet Access, in addition to all of the hotel's many standard amenities.
You'll find hints of rock and birch of the nearby mountains and bay in the fabrics, carpet and dark wood furnishings of the Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain's One Bedroom Suites, where a family or friends can spread out in style. The separate living space provides room to breathe, move, relax, eat and sleep while you soak up the stunning surroundings of Blue Mountain.
Each suite contains a sitting area with a Queen-size sofa bed, TV and DVD player, a Heavenly® Bath (some suites feature a separate shower) and a granite kitchenette with a stove-top, microwave, under-the-counter refrigerator, toaster, coffee maker, dinner ware and a dining table for four.
Follow your mood: After recharging in the bath, grab a snack from the kitchenette. Sit by the gas fireplace with a book or join the whole family after a day on the slopes with room service and a movie. If weather permits relax on the full balcony with mountain or village view, or retreat to the comfort of the bedroom's Queen-size Heavenly® Bed. You can also enjoy the hotel's many standard amenities, from 24-hour in-room dining to wireless Internet and more. (462-610 square feet)
Beyond these many comforts, our One Bedroom Den Suite's slightly larger plan includes an additional den-an optimal private space for working, reading, or movie-watching, and a chance to pamper visitors with an extra sofa bed. (661-698 square feet)
You'll find the feel of city and country combined in one of the Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain's stylish and spacious One Bedroom Loft Suites. Colors of the majestic Georgian Bay are echoed in the fabrics and carpet, and dark wood furnishings complement crisp white sheets on the two Queen-size Heavenly® Beds. The separate living and sleeping quarters offer ample room for family and friends to stretch out after a long day on the slopes or the hiking trails of the Niagara Escarpment or just shopping in the village.
Entertain guests or enjoy some quiet time with the TV or a book in the spacious sitting area, where a group can gather comfortably on the large sofa (which doubles as a Queen-size sofa bed) and two arm chairs, plus a dining table that seats up to six.
The separate bedroom and loft bedroom ensure everyone's privacy, and our Heavenly® Bath and shower provide the ultimate in relaxation. Our loft suites include all of the hotel's convenient standard amenities as well, from 24-hour room service to wireless Internet and more.
For couples traveling together or parents who'd like to stay near the kids, choose the Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain's Two Bedroom Suite. The clean, modern décor reflects the colors of the surrounding Blue Mountains and Georgian Bay. The master bedroom means privacy and comfort, with the spa-like amenities of your own Heavenly® Bath and the crisp white linens on the king-size Heavenly® Bed-yet your travel companions will be right at hand.
Each suite also features a second bedroom with Queen-size bed and a second washroom. And the elegant yet comfortable sitting room includes options for whatever the day or mood, with two armchairs, a Queen-size sofa bed, and a dining table that seats six to eight. Cook up a feast or prepare a snack or dessert in the sleek granite kitchen, which boasts a stove and oven, microwave, refrigerator, dinner ware and myriad other amenities.
After a full day outdoors, gather the group around a toasty fire for a chat and some wine, a movie or a meal -or retreat to the quiet of your own room to read in bed. Enjoy numerous standard amenities as well, from 24-hour room service to wireless internet and more.
Allow yourself and your family every comfort and convenience when you select one of The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain's Three Bedroom or Three Bedroom Den Suites. Clean tones of Georgian Bay's natural elements are reflected in the fabrics, carpet and dark wood of this ample arrangement. The sitting area's Queen-sized sofa bed, four arm chairs, gas fireplace and a flat-screen TV with DVD player provide the perfect place for relaxing with the whole group.
A full kitchen with sleek stainless steel appliances offers every convenience for the needs of your group, from a stove and microwave to a coffeemaker, toaster, fridge, dinner ware and more. Share a homemade meal or snack around the ample dining table-it seats six to eight-then laze in front of the fire or take a hot or cold drink to the balcony, for breathtaking views of the mountains or village below.
In the master bedroom, a sumptuous King-size Heavenly® Bed beckons you to the ultimate night's sleep. And experience the rejuvenating pleasures of the Heavenly® Bath with jetted tub. Each Three Bedroom Suite also features two additional bedrooms with Queen-size Heavenly® beds and a second fully-stocked Heavenly® Bath (most feature a separate shower, and Den Suites include a third full bath). These spacious suites also include all of our convenient standard amenities. (1239 square feet)
Need a special place for quiet time, or room for extra guests? Choose the Three Bedroom Den Suite, where the separate den offers a sanctuary for reading or working, in addition to an extra sofa bed and another full bath. And as if these deluxe amenities weren't enough, the Three-Bedroom Den Suite boasts an extra large balcony with stunning views of the Millpond, Mountain, Village, and Georgian Bay. (1431 square feet)
For an elegant mountain getaway, there is nothing better than the Trillium Suite, our signature presidential suite. The rooms in this spacious layout offer superior amenities that can be savored with a group of friends or a large family, plus expansive views of the spectacular mountains and Georgian Bay.
Dark wood contrasts with the muted fabrics, light carpet and crisp white linens in each of the three stately rooms: a master bedroom with King-size signature Heavenly® bed, a second bedroom with two Queen-size beds and the sitting area with one Queen size pull-out sofa bed.
Cathedral ceilings with floor to ceiling windows fill the space with light and bring the mountains, village and bay to you with one stunning vista while you enjoy a roaring fire and a warm drink. Entertain or just feel like a VIP in the sizeable living area, which easily accommodates the three sofas and two armchairs as well as a dining room table with seating for ten. Revel in the conveniences of the full kitchen with stainless steel appliances, stove and oven, microwave, coffeemaker and numerous other amenities. And enjoy TV or movies on the wall-mounted flat-screen TV.
For added convenience, each luxuriously appointed Heavenly® Bath-one a master en-suite and the other off of the sitting area-contains a jetted tub and stand-alone shower with a glass door for the ultimate spa-like look and feel. The second bath features a double-size shower.
At the end of the day, the layers of down, pillows and crisp linens on the Heavenly® Beds are ready to lull you into a blissful sleep.


text:
|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
In yet another bombshell out of Foxboro, the Patriots have released long-time defensive end Ty Warren, who missed all of last season after suffering a labral tear in his hip. They could re-sign him at a lower salary, but still the move to cut him is shocking, considering he was at practice on Thursday.
According to the Boston Herald's Karen Guregian on Twitter, Warren may not return.
Ty Warren texted me saying the Pats were "going in a different direction defensively."
Warren also thanked the Kraft family, saying "it was a pleasure" to play for the Pats.
It didn't sound like Warren was returning at a reduced rate. He was looking forward to "wearing a contending NFL" uniform in the fall
In eight seasons with NE, the former first-rounder compiled 496 total tackles and 20.5 sacks.
The Patriots also let go of Alge Crumpler, who was their primary blocking tight end last season. He also could come back, but with the emergence of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski last season, the Pats can probably find a better alternative in blocking formations.
Also put on the cutting block was Nick Kaczur, which really comes as no surprise given his off-the-field issues. Tully Banta-Cain, Tony Carter, and Marcus Stroud, as previously reported, were also cut.
Joining the Patriots are two more rookies, including QB Ryan Mallett and offensive lineman Marcus Cannon. Earlier in the week, the Pats signed RB Stevan Ridley. The Patriots said terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Tags: Alge Crumpler, Nick Kaczur, Patriots, Ryan Mallett, Ty Warren


text:
Russell Oberhelman, Adrienne Morgan and John Hansen of the Las Vegas-based Johnson Jacobson Wilcox CPAs visited E.W. Griffith Elementary School to announce the winner of the firm's annual art contest during the end-of-the-year assembly.
Fifth graders submitted artwork for the contest, depicting whey they are proud to be Americans. Phoebe Ray's winning artwork will be featured on the firm's Fourth of July card.
Johnson Jacobson Wilcox team members presented the school with a $5,000 check on June 3, and the winning student received a basket of art supplies
Laurie Johnson, a shareholder with Johnson Jacobson Wilcox CPAs, said, "The southern Nevada community has provided us with many opportunities and we feel it is very important to give back to our local community. Many of us were students in the Clark County School District and we feel one of the best ways to give back to our community is through education. We truly enjoy getting the students' perspective, in art form, of what America means to them."
Photo: From left to right: John Hansen, JJW; Christel Polkowski, Art Teacher; Lori Andrews, Principal; Phoebe Ray, winner; Adrienne Morgan, JJW; Russell Oberhelman, JJW.
Photo credit: Ronna Timpa, Workplace ESL Solutions


text: [ Slip Sliding Away,Ice and Cars (Video) By Jake Thomas March 8, 2011 Well after dealing with the morning commute from hell on Monday, and seeing that another front with snow and ice in the forecast may be on its way very soon I thought we would all have a few laughs at the expense of other drivers. Read More Category: Uncategorized Tags: albany weather, bad weather driving, funny videos, geico, icy roads, weather channel, you tube Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


text:
Phrasal Verbsphrasal verbjump to other results
take tophrasal verb
- 1to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger The rebels took to the hills.
- 2to begin to do something as a habit take to doing something I've taken to waking up very early.
- 3to develop an ability for something She took to tennis as if she'd been playing all her life.
take to something[no passive]
[no passive] to start liking somebody/something I took to my new boss immediately. He hasn't taken to his new school.jump to other results


text:
Granted, with the success of the Eee Pad Transformer, which is one of the best selling Android tablets, and the first quad-core slate the Transformer Prime just about to be launched, not to mention the upcoming Padfone combo, Asus has all the reasons to expect good sales next year.
It got shunned from the initial Windows 8 tablets manufacturing team that Microsoft paired recently with chipset makers - Samsung, Lenovo and Toshiba got pollinated with Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Texas Instruments, but there was no mention of Asustek. The Taiwanese, however, said that they are the largest client of NVIDIA in that field and with one of the most advanced R&D departments for mobile computing, so they expect to still play a significant role in the Windows on ARM revolution we are about to experience next year.
source: Digitimes


text:
DC EcoWomen offers ongoing professional development workshops focused on helping women develop the skills to succeed in the workplace. See below for a sample of our prior workshops.
The Art of Salary Negotiation
As women dedicated to our jobs (and the environment), we are great at promoting the issues that we care about. But, we're not always able to transfer those promotional skills to speaking on behalf of our personal and professional interests in the workplace. In fact, as a result of our commitment to the organization's mission and contributing our energy to our causes, we might let ourselves feel guilty for making our needs a priority. Career coach, Alyssa Best, spoke with DC EcoWomen members at an interactive workshop that discussed strategies for negotiating salaries and benefits even in an economic recession. The discussion included both how to ask for a raise with a new job offer and in a current position and enabled members to learn how to get what they are worth.
The Art of Briefing & Managing Up
Studies have indicated that effective managers take time and effort to manage not only relationships with their subordinates, but also those relationships with their bosses. By understanding how to effectively brief and staff your superiors, you are working to obtain the best possible results for you, your boss, and your organization.
This workshop featured a panel of women who have navigated work with high-level supervisors or political components. Kathleen Frangione, Chani Wiggins, and Laura Haynes taught important skills such as adapting to your boss's leadership style, preparing them for high-profile briefings, and facilitating high-level performance that will help you in your current position or help you land your next dream job.
Dos and Don'ts of Interviewing
Looking for your next opportunity? Wouldn't it be great if you could get inside the head of your interviewer? Members heard the inside scoop from a hiring decision maker who has grilled numerous candidates to fill great jobs in both the private and public sectors. Participants received practical interviewing strategies from a veteran on the other side of the hiring desk.
Successful Resume Writing
Ever feel like you send out resumes and simply don't get noticed? In this economy, it can take as many as 100 applications before landing a job, so it is important to put your best resume forward. Building a great resume is one of the most important things you can do when searching for a job.
DC EcoWomen's own President Jessica Lubetsky taught members how to stand out from countless other applicants by highlighting accomplishments, using action words, using clear formatting, and many other helpful tips. All members who attended the workshop received individual feedback on their resumes including personalized tips for highlighting qualifications and strengths that will make the greatest impact on employers. Visit our resources page to learn more tips if you were unable to attend.
Do you have what it takes to be a great manager? There are so many different styles, different terms, and different techniques you can use, that it can be incredibly challenging to figure out the right style for you. How do you know if you're effective? How can you improve? How do you get to the point of your career when you are ready to manage in addition to accomplishing your own goals and responsibilities? Elizabeth Wallace, Danielle Moodie-Mills and Greta Bagwell of National Wildlife Federation spoke about their experiences managing people, and what they've learned along the way. They also discussed how they've created workplace culture, something that can be key to making people feel successful in their jobs.
Mastering Public Speaking
Do you get nervous before having to give a presentation or talk to your boss? If so, you're not alone. Public speaking is an important skill that requires preparation and practice. It is not only important for professional presentations but also fosters confidence in adopting leadership roles in all aspects of life. Whether it is taking the lead in a meeting, speaking up in a working group, or giving your elevator speech at a networking event, brushing up on your public speaking is a must.
This DC EcoWomen workshop provided members with the principles behind confident public speaking and hands-on practice being persuasive and effective with oral communication. At the workshop, public speaking guru Christine Jahnke provided constructive feedback and tangible tools for each member as they practiced public speaking in front of the group.
Professional Etiquette
Liza Achilles, owner of Rockville Resumes, helped members learn to advance their careers gracefully- and with a sense of balance. Professional etiquette tips covered included: shaking hands; what to wear to an informational interview; how to present yourself in different settings; and tips for professional emailing.
Smart Financial Planning
Are you looking to invest for the future, move out of your parent's home, or save enough money to create your dream green invention? Regardless of age, income, accomplishments, career path, or goals, smart financial planning is important for everyone. Our role models remind us that making informed financial decisions are especially important for women.
This DC EcoWomen workshop helped ladies learn the foundations of smart investing including green investing that promotes financial independence. Women learned about the importance of savings, remaining debt-free, and the merits and risks of different types of investments. They got personal feedback on how to utilize tools to discover financial health from our trained instructors that will keep them on track for having improved financial awareness and confidence. Learn more about the instructor Denise Bump.
*Please contact DC EcoWomen @ firstname.lastname@example.com with suggestions for additional workshop offerings.


text:
More Information
Be charmed by our European-styled deli, Tanah Lot Gastro Deli, which overlooks the picturesque front lawn and award-winning golf course, enticing you to sit back, relax and enjoy the moment. Choose from the air-conditioned interior or the spacious outdoor patio or lawn seating during the daytime and enjoy freshly made sandwiches, organic salads and specialty coffees. For dinner, indulge in a variety of international tapas and a great selection of wine.
Our Cuisine
- House Cured Salmon with Chili and Dill
- Balinese Crab Cakes with Lemon Mayo
- Carnarvon Scallops with a Watermelon, Chili and Mango Salsa
- Signature Paninis and Wraps
- Tapas


text:
Your Dog, Your Life
The Scoop
Dog News, Politics
Bark-Out-Loud Humor
Doggie Style
Gear and Glam
Wildebeest creates the perfect present for new dog parents.
Dog Breeds
Foods & Treats
Health & Care
Behavior & Training
Dogs & Cleaning
Dog of the Day
Photo Comments (1)
Photo Comments
Back in January we had a hard freeze here in Central Florida. All the weeds got burnt to their roots. Well, this meant me and my mom could run through the orange groves and the piny forests. It was pawsome! A couple of times we spotted some coyotes. Whenever I got a wiff of them critters I'd let out a big shout. You can bet I gotta mouth on me. Now that we've had some rain and lots of sunshine all the weeds are back. Mom says its too hard to run now. Plus other critters like snakes can hide from us. Sos we're back on the roads. The good times are over : (
I was tagged my my furiend Sir Winchester! here are the questions I have to answer:
What is your favorite color for Easter eggs? orange
Would you rather be a bunny or a chick? a bunny. I could hop all over!
How many Easter eggs do you think you'll find when you get to hunt them at your house? with my nose... I could sniff them all out!
What kind of Easter basket are you hoping for? one full of treats!
The friends I am tagging are:
Daisy MP
Some very nice pup transferred a whole bunch of zealies to my account!! They did it anonymously. It seems so inadequate to say thank you here but, know they are greatly appreciated!
Copyright © I-5 Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.
Visit Catster