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I am 22 and I get free life insurance from my company. I am not married, am not involved with anyone, and I don't have kids.
My company is making me choose at least one beneficiary because I have to... I was skeptical about that because I don't want to leave anything to anyone. Not to be selfish, but I am afraid that the money will be misused and not put toward a good cause. So I decided my little cousin, so that she could use it for school or something.
Do I have to notify her? Is that a good Idea? Can't I just make myself beneficiary so that if anything happens, the money goes to my bank account and then it can be used to pay bills that I left behind?

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Homeowners want to enjoy looking at lush plants, but don't want wildlife to enjoy consuming them.
If your plants are getting eaten, the most common culprits are deer. The US population of whitetail deer has ballooned to roughly 29 million from 300,000 in 1930.
Neil Soderstrom offers tips on dealing with the population growth in his book "Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for Outwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals" (Rodale, 2008).
– Start by keeping deer away from your plants. Fences must be eight feet high to keep deer from jumping them. Many county codes allow six to seven feet. If you must have a lower fence, widen the horizontal distance deer must jump with tall, spreading deer-resistant shrubs along both sides of the fence.
A stiff plastic mesh fence that comes in rolls can be wrapped around and drawn between trees for support in woodland areas without staking. It's black and not very visible. One of the best known is Benner's Deer Fence (800-753-4660, www.bennersgardens.com). Also check see-through mesh netting available under the name Virtually Invisible Mesh Barrier (www.deerfence.com).
– Use plants that deer don't like – those with sticky or hairy leaves; thick, leathery foliage; medicinal uses; or minty or lemony fragrance. Deer prefer fertilized and irrigated plants. The more accustomed they are to people, the better the chance they'll eat ornamentals. If they're hungry, they'll try almost anything.
The evergreens that have the best chance of surviving deer are firs, American hollies, junipers, spruces, cryptomerias, boxwoods, cherry-laurels, mahonias, and viburnums.
To find deer-resistant plants, check out the West Virginia University Extension Service's information on ornamental trees and shrubs (http://www.wvu.edu/~Agexten/hortcult/treeshru/resistan.htm).
– Other ways to deter deer are draping netting over favorite plants, hanging CDs on shrubs to scare them, installing motion-activated automatic sprinklers and using deer repellents.
– Deer are herbivores and stay away from smells that remind them of potential predators. Home remedies include hanging human hair in wool bags on plants or using suet to keep deer away from bird feeders. Commercial products range from putrescent eggs to animal urine. Try an egg-based product like Deer Guard, Coyote Urine, or Hinder, a deer and rabbit repellent made of ammonium salts of fatty acids.
Another class of repellents makes plants taste bad. We had tremendous success in our garden with Messina Wildlife's Deer Stopper, approved for organic growers. Active ingredients are rosemary oil, mint oil, and putrescent whole egg solids.
– Get a pet. Their scents on the plants will deter deer. But be thoughtful of birds you do want in your garden and keep cats contained.
Wildlife shares our space. It's difficult to rid your property of them humanely because it's often illegal to take live-trapped mammals away from properties. Here are some of Mr. Soderstrom's suggestions for repelling other pesky critters:
– Chipmunks. Eastern chipmunks, the only ones in the eastern United States, are considered cute, but their antics make them pests. They are omnivores, eating birdseed, bird eggs, crocuses, and other shallow bulbs. Burrows can undermine porches, stairs, masonry walks and concrete patios. Keep them out of bird food by installing plants with berries birds eat instead of using feeders. Plant serviceberries, hackberries, hollies, viburnums, American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens), American euonymus (E. americanus) and American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana).
– Moles. Tunneling is their greatest threat, creating humps and uneven walking surfaces that can disturb plants' root zones. Moles are insectivores, eating beetle grubs, worms, centipedes, and millipedes. This can be beneficial. Use repellents to discourage them from digging shallow feeding tunnels. Mole Med and Mole & Vole Stopper are safe and can be used by organic growers.
– Rabbits. Rabbits pose a threat to gardeners by eating vegetables, ornamentals, and tree bark in winter. An effective rabbit repellent for organic gardeners is Messina Wildlife's Rabbit Stopper. Quarter-inch wire mesh around tree trunks provides winter bark protection. One-inch wire mesh rabbit fences will protect vegetable and flower gardens.
– Raccoons. They are omnivores and will eat almost any food. You can usually blame them when trash is scattered about or when a hole is ripped into your trash can. They make dens in sheds, chimney flues, and houses. Eliminate food sources, cover all openings to houses or sheds, use trash cans that latch, cover compost containers, cover gardens with wire mesh, and install pet doors that latch. Raccoons don't just harbor ticks and fleas; they're also susceptible to rabies, worms, and other parasites and can pass them on to humans.
– Voles. Primarily herbivores, they eat roots of ornamental plants, stems, seeds and tree bark. This makes them a greater pest to gardeners than moles. Their burrows are shallow, and they feed around the clock. Mole & Vole Stopper is a safe, effective repellent.
Joel Lerner is president of Environmental Design in Capitol View Park, Md., and author of "Anyone Can Landscape." Contact him through his website, www.gardenlerner.com.
Editor's note: For more garden articles – at least one new one each weekday – click here. And don't forget to bookmark and drop by our lively garden blogs. Consider us a daily mini gardening magazine.


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The change in the sun's location during sunrise and sunset over the course of a year is explained through this student-lead NASA eClips segment. The resource also includes a lesson that contains a pre- and post-test, and an activity using the Frayer... (View More) model. The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem solving. (View Less)
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The four lessons in this unit build toward a student understanding of each component of the energy budget formula - and how the contribution of each component changes due to location and time of year. In order, the four lessons consist of: deriving... (View More) the formula for Earth's energy budget, analyzing data from NASA's CERES instrument, learning to code using the RStudio program, and using RStudio to explore and evaluate the energy budgets of specific locations and seasons. The unit includes a pre/post test; each lesson follows the 5E model and contains worksheets with answer keys. (View Less)
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Learners begin this 5E activity by creating their own picture of the sun out of paint and detergent. They then make colored filters out of cellophane and paper towel tubes to simulate how specialized instruments capture and view solar images. An... (View More) extension activity uses a lollipop along with that same picture to model eclipses. Discussion questions are provided. Links to related NASA eClips videos are provided. (View Less)
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Download and post this 8.5" X 11" English-Spanish flyer to help spread the word about the August 2017 total solar eclipse.
This 8.5" X 11" eclipse resource features a two-sided brochure and a bookmark. One side of the brochure identifies the bright stars and planets that will be visible during totality, the other side shows an image of the sun with key corona features... (View More) identified. The detachable bookmark lays out the eclipse sequence with instructions for using it in a pinhole projector activity. (View Less)
This 8.5" X 11" bulletin provides safety information for experiencing the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. One side of the bulletin focuses on eye safety for viewing the eclipse, the other side provides links to other safety resources offering tips... (View More) on extreme heat, camping, transportation, etc. related to viewing the eclipse. (View Less)
Developed and distributed prior to the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, this product includes a template and instructions for making a handheld viewing fan. The front and back of the fan contains information on viewing safety and a description... (View More) of a short activity that uses a thermometer to record temperature differences during the eclipse. (View Less)
Featuring a new student-produced interactive whiteboard presentation, this eClips Spotlite video is designed as a tool to enhance students' conceptual understanding of the science of seasons. The accompanying interactive lesson follows the 5E... (View More) model, provides background information, and include a pre- and post-test. (View Less)
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This poster features details of the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse including the path of totality, the percentages of coverage outside the path of totality, and a timeline as it moves across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
Learners will explore aspects of the Sun and solar activity by modeling them as solar cupcakes. Information and imagery are supplied to learn about the Sun, solar activity, eclipses, transits, observing the Sun, and the color of the Sun at different... (View More) times of the day. Links to resources are also provided that highlight NASA's solar missions and where to learn more about the Sun. (View Less)


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GoGo Board 5.0 The new GoGo Board 5.0 turns a Raspberry Pi into an easy-to-program robotics platform.
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The book made me feel happy because of the colors and looking for the snake on every page.
I like the book because it is my favorite because I like snakes. Other people would probably like the book because it is a good book about snakes and where they can hide. My favorite part is when the snake is hiding in the clocks.


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Here's an informative graphic showing the history of web browser usage, their worldwide usage, their market share, and so on. So many interesting facts about web browsers — be sure and scroll down to read it all! You know, browsers once took up so much of a PCs resources that they often had to be the only thing open. It's only as PC hardware has caught up to the demanding graphic needs of your everyday browser that they've become just another application.
Not sure that Tunisian Internet users mostly use Google chrome !
thanks for the graphic.
Missing the mention of the Mosaik Browser!
Wonderful Infographic! Just one suggestion: It would be wonderful, if you could add Mosaic
which was kind of a revolution in the www and popularizing it! And it was father of other browsers and gave much inspirations for the creation of Netscape 3
what about mosaic?
I think a thing to note here is that IE and Safari are forced upon us and most Chrome installations are by accident as numerous pieces of essential free software bundle it in their packages that most people fail to notice and untick the selection. Firefox and Opera are downloaded by people who want to use them. I am not sure if this information is numbers of installations or numbers of actual users as I suspect actual users would differ quite a bit from this judging by the amount of computers I remove Chrome from who's owners have no idea how it got there. Nice piece of work regardless.
Nice overall presentation but with some omission and misleading information.
* First box is titled UNIX — it's not a browser. And penguin image represents Linux, not UNIX.
* As others have mentioned, Mosaic is extremely important in the history of browser development
* Unlike all other browsers, there is no "Internet Explorer is released" box on its own. Instead it's in the browser war box. Another significant oversight considering IE is the most used browser today.
* In 1996, it says navigator reaches 86% of market share but has an IE icon. Misleading.
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NEASC Accreditation Information
Inter-Lakes High School has received notification from the NEASC on our 2 Year Progress Report. The notification letter contains 18 commendations on the work that we have accomplished since the 2011 accreditation visit. In addition, there are only three recommendations that will require detailed responses for the 5 year Progress Report due on March 1, 2016. I have posted the letter below and congratulate the staff at Inter-Lakes High School for all of the work that we have accomplished in the last three years.
NEASC Notification Letter - April 2014
NEASC Report - March 2011
NEASC Accreditation Notification - November 2011
High School Contact Information
Inter-Lakes High School
1 Laker Lane
Meredith, NH 03253
Patti Kennelly - Principal
Grading Committee
Directives that we must follow:
There is a new NEASC indicator that states:
• Review grading and reporting practices to ensure alignment with the school's vision and mission
As part of the accreditation process, ILHS developed a 2 year targeted plan that includes the following steps to address this indicator:
- Determine a process for forming a representative committee and establish the committee by the end of the 2010-2011 school year
- Gather several sources of research on grading practices
- Establish a meeting schedule
- Ensure ongoing communication of the work of the committee
- Establish a timeline for the implementation of any changes
In addition, there is a state technical advisory on competency based assessment that states:
NH DoE Update: Clarification relative to Ed 306.27: Course Level Competencies and Grading
Local vs. State Decisions:
The Minimum Standards for School Approval state that local districts must have a competency assessment process and defined course level competencies in place for all public high schools. They also state that credit toward graduation is to be awarded based on student demonstration of mastery of these course level competencies. The Department will require local districts to assure that a plan and method of assessing course level competencies has been developed and is supported by a policy that will include the implementation of the standards. Further, it is expected that the plan and method will be regularly reviewed and evaluated for effectiveness.
In emphasizing the need for flexibility and autonomy for local school districts in implementing competency assessment, the state has left local districts the responsibility for developing policies relative to the state approval standards. It is the purview of the local school district to:
? identify or develop high school course competencies,
? decide on appropriate competency assessment methods, and
? define sufficiency (identifying necessary and sufficient evidence for students to demonstrate mastery).
Although sufficiency of evidence and appropriate assessment methods are local responsibilities, the Department encourages school districts to think of these as extending beyond a single test to multiple forms of assessment, for the following reasons:
? it is consistent with national research-based best practice;
? multiple forms of assessment allow for the use of formative assessment, encouraging students to learn and reach beyond current understanding and performance, and,
? multiple forms of assessment minimize the use of single tests to be used solely as a means to test out of courses perhaps inappropriately.
While the Minimum Standards for School Approval require defined course level competencies and a competency assessment process, they do not mandate either the content of the course level competencies or the grading method used with the competency assessment process. These are local decisions.
Support and Recommendations:
In order to assist schools in determining the strength of their locally developed course level competencies, the Department has developed and disseminated a Competency Validation Rubric, (http://www.education.nh.gov/innovations/hs_redesign/competencies.htm). High Schools are urged to review their current work against the rubric with staff and modify competencies where warranted.
There are a variety of reliable, research-based grading methods for competency assessment that may be adopted or adapted by local school districts. The Department strongly recommends that local school districts make substantial efforts to engage the input and feedback of their community (including parents and students) before making significant changes to their assessment, grading, or grade-reporting systems.


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The Philadelphia Eagles have been as transparent as any team when it comes to their coaching search, sending out tweets and texts and emails and other updates regarding the status of the effort to replace Andy Reid.
Most recently, the Eagles have sent out an email regarding the upcoming interview of former Bears coach Lovie Smith and containing a link to a video message from G.M. Howie Roseman.
Actually, it's an interview of Roseman by Dave Spadaro of the team's official website. But the 95-second spot comes off initially as a commercial for the Eagles organization — and finally as an effort to help keep fans from getting too antsy about the absence of a head coach.
"The key is getting the right guy," Roseman says.
Along the way, Roseman openly suggests that any interested candidate call Andy Reid, who was let go last week after 14 years on the job. And while Reid would likely take the high road and talk about the good things not the bad, it's odd to think that any organization would rely on someone who was just, you know, fired to help sell the place.
Despite the organized P.R. effort that's accompanying the coaching search, there's still no clear sense that, as the Eagles search for the "right guy," they know precisely where they're going to find him.


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Use the following definitions when determining eligibility and benefit amount for TANF benefits.
Payment Levels are based on 2 variables:
The Department uses the Payment Level when determining initial eligibility and benefit amount.
See WAG 25-03-05 for Payment Levels.
To determine the best estimate of income received twice a month when no stubs are available (i.e., for a new job or when a change is reported) and only the hours of work per week and rate of pay are known:


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The purpose of White Horse Firearms and Outdoor Education Center, a non-profit organization, is to educate our fellow citizens in the shooting sports and to provide a safe location to practice those sports. To this end classes are conducted, formal matches are held, and several ranges are maintained.
A public shooting range is operated as a property lease requirement from the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section. No state funding exists for the Public Range.
In short, the Center is a place to learn about the shooting sports, practice for competition, compete, obtain training, sight-in, or just plain plink.
Sorry, no 50 caliber or incendiary rounds may be fired at any time.
All safety rules for the ranges will be strictly enforced. Persons not obeying safety rules or the directions of appointed officials will be asked to leave the range. Safety Rules, Range Behavior, and other information can be found on the Public Range's bulletin board and this website.
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This paper model shows the orbit of Comet ISON (late 2013) with respect to the innermost planets of the solar system. After reading background information about comets - how they form and where they come from - students cut out and tape together the... (View More) pieces of the model provided to show its orbital pathway (a single page of parts that can be assembled using just scissors and adhesive). Links are provided to related classroom activities and additional resources. (View Less)
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In this activity, learners replicate the scientific processes of observing, forming an explanation, revising and communicating about a model of a comet. Learners construct a model of features of a comet using an assortment of common craft supplies.... (View More) This activity relates to several NASA comet missions such as Deep Impact, Stardust, Stardust-NExT, and EPOXI and can be used to emulate a process that scientists and engineers follow on all missions. (View Less)
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Learners will shrink the scale of the solar system to the size of their neighborhood and compare the relative sizes of scale models of the planets, two dwarf planets, and a comet as represented by fruits and other foods. This activity requires... (View More) access to a large indoor or outdoor space (measuring at least 190 feet wide) where the children can model the orbit of Mercury around the Sun. It is part of Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments. (View Less)
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Learners will take and then compare the images taken by a camera - to learn about focal length (and its effects on field of view), resolution, and ultimately how cameras take close-up pictures of far away objects. Finally, they will apply this... (View More) knowledge to the images of comet Tempel 1 taken by two different spacecraft with three different cameras, in this case Deep Impact and those expected/obtained from Stardust-NExT. This lesson could easily be adapted for use with images from other NASA missions. (View Less)


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Last December's The Darkest Hour wasn't exactly our favorite movie — but it did have a few really neat visuals, including the way the invisible electric aliens killed people: The Shred. For a movie that saved on its budget by having aliens that were invisible most of the time, Darkest Hour did find a cool way to make the aliens' presence felt. The Shred disintegrates people almost instantly, with tendrils of electric force, and every death looks different. Check out an exclusive look at the making of this effect, from the Darkest Hour DVD and Blu-Ray. I love the guy who says, "We had to visualize [the aliens shredding human flesh]. Is it like a wood chipper? Is it like a belt sander?"
The Darkest Hour is out on DVD and Blu-Ray now. Just be sure to put a Faraday cage on your cat!


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Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure-San Diego-Balboa Park
Urban Adventure Quest
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Event Details
Turn San Diego's Balboa Park into a giant game board with this fun scavenger hunt adventure. Combine the excitement of the Amazing Race with a three-hour tour of the park.
Guided from any smart phone, teams make their way among well-known and overlooked gems of the park, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history. Start when you want and play at your pace.
Price is per team, not per person. Find details and Redeem your ticket as a Prepaid Code online at www.UrbanAdventureQuest.com.
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The overall goals of the ARRA are to stimulate the economy in the short term and invest in education and other essential public services to ensure the long-term economic health of our nation. Four principles guide the distribution and use of ARRA funds
Some funds will be distributed in stages to states on a formula basis and then distributed from states to local education agencies (LEAs) or institutions of higher education (IHEs) for use over the next two school years (2009-2010 and 2010-2011); some funds will be distributed all at once; some funds will be distributed through a competitive grant process.
The success of the education part of the ARRA will depend on the shared commitment and responsibility of students, parents, teachers, principals, superintendents, education boards, college presidents, state school chiefs, governors, local officials, and federal officials. For more information, visit the NH Office of Economic Stimulus Web site or the U.S. Department of Education web site.


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Join the Community College of Rhode Island for a leisurely ride to Saratoga for the Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing. Bring your hat and dress up for this fun event! We arrive at the course at 11 a.m. for the first race and leave at 5:30 p.m. after the last horse has crossed the finish line. There are plenty of restaurants at the racetrack for lunch and dinner and we will make a quick stop on the way home for refreshments.
CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick, 6:30 a.m.
CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, 7 a.m.
CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick, 11 p.m.
CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $89, which includes travel to and from Saratoga Race Course and Club House admission.
Reservations: Call Gail LaCroix from Travel Advisors at 401-725-1234. No refunds will be issued after July 3.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
can see that you are. I found a green space-very
small, but, enough. I will put you there, I can do that.
So human Michael, is that me, really? I forget, they
never do. Every triumph, tragedy, all nuance of
human, of you, I worked, I solved. I am the lion
in the zoo-I am lost. The sweet green pasture,
soon I will take you there.
Green, I know how it looks, can find all parts, but
I don't feel it. Father, red, it is heart, alone,
I can feel red. I love you, what color is that, red? So
many times you quizzed me. I know red.
33 comments:
- Liberty said...
I LOVE YOUR art
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:03:00 PM
- Princess Pepper Cloud said...
the robot seems like it is losing it's one link to humanity with the death of it's human, very touching and hauntingly beautiful
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:56:00 PM
- AscenderRisesAbove said...
wow; amazing! It just gets better each week; and the first week was impressive!!
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 7:33:00 PM
So beautiful and I teared up a little bit. Really well done on all levels!!
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:06:00 PM
- Lou said...
Very emotional piece. Great one, again!
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:37:00 PM
- Brandi said...
Fabulous illo on this theme. There is a real sadness to this. Very well rendered. Brandi
- Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:10:00 PM
- Twisselman said...
Wow. Beautiful.
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:51:00 AM
- Katili said...
Beautiful, I'm on my knees for that sentimentality. Your illo is very touching and those words too. Great atmosphere and colouring.
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 4:21:00 AM
- TXArtcGal said...
Awesome job, beautiful illo. Very sad as well.
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:28:00 PM
- Lee said...
wow, how great...perfect piece of monologue to go with the great illustration!
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:55:00 PM
- atomicvelvetsigh said...
i am both captivated and lost in your wonderful illo and words...
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:27:00 PM
- irvine said...
aahh.. a mummy!!!
ohh but it looks sad. there now, think he is just sleeping. cool art btw!
hihi^_^ huggss
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:30:00 PM
- Tony LaRocca said...
Beautiful work.
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 11:46:00 PM
- Alina Chau said...
Powerful expressive piece!
- Monday, April 24, 2006 12:48:00 AM
- Linda said...
Strong, beautiful and interesting is this from a movie or book?
- Monday, April 24, 2006 2:05:00 AM
- carla said...
This is so sad...it humanizes the robot in a way that's heartbreaking. I wonder how it will go on? Your work always seems to contain such a strong emotional depth, and this is no exception.
- Monday, April 24, 2006 9:54:00 AM
- Bron Smith said...
I really like the way you use light and shadow and your painterly style to create the eerie feeling.
- Monday, April 24, 2006 10:09:00 AM
- Michael O'Connell said...
great work… i can relate with that robot…
- Monday, April 24, 2006 3:14:00 PM
- Jaimie said...
eerie and haunting. his soul seems to be escaping from the dying man
- Monday, April 24, 2006 4:00:00 PM
- The Tart said...
Oh my... so sad. The style U use is perfect 4 this. WOW. Very cool!
The Tart
- Monday, April 24, 2006 4:59:00 PM
- the heartful blogger said...
Wow, stunning and touching. I like the way you've used the theme to say something moving about humanity.
- Monday, April 24, 2006 6:08:00 PM
- ValGalArt said...
amazing, so incredibly moving and sensitive,beautiful as well!
- Monday, April 24, 2006 6:39:00 PM
- Kaladda said...
The mood in the illo really goes w/ the words. Very Sad, I like all the colors you used, looks really neat up close.
- Monday, April 24, 2006 10:26:00 PM
- 2danimator said...
the artwork and words are very moving. nice job.
- Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:10:00 AM
- Gabe said...
This is so intense. Well put together. I feel like I am looking through mystiscope goggles looking at this scene.
- Tuesday, April 25, 2006 1:06:00 PM
- albina said...
Touching story and illustration – great expression of loss and wonderful interpretation of robot.
- Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:50:00 PM
- Tony Sarrecchia said...
Love this piece and the sureal feeling. I also thought you faviorite movies were and interesting combination.
- Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:15:00 PM
- ThomP said...
- Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:02:00 AM
I love the way the robot doesn't quite fit in the human chair. The colors are great...the deep purple bed...the light going out.
- Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:21:00 PM
Hello Hardwax,
When I look at this picture, with out the narrative. . and even with out the subject matter ("robot").....
I am struck by the two figures. .
the one in the bed I am believing he is dying . .
the one in the chair. . is the one that loves the one in the bed. .
(my interpretation)
the one that is sitting up and will resume her life seems more dead than the one in the bed.
What I am trying to say is that the survivor (figure in the chair) ie. the "strong one," sitting up is really the one that is dying. . because the loss of the loved one is so great.
- Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:58:00 AM
I like the electricity. .
the light on the head of sitting figure. . and in the leg. . and coming from the far room. .
the light
the light
the light/ /
the electric light
- Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:04:00 AM
- georg said...
Strong image. One can explain it in several different ways, I can see of your text and the comments here. For me it's if death come, then only the robot's back - I can't explain it in another way. Besides, your technique is very talented and creative.
When a person die, a world disappears - that's not my words, but they are true.
Thank you for seeing this great image.
- Sunday, April 30, 2006 4:21:00 PM
- Bearuh said...
Yes this could be interpreted in so many ways... thanks for visiting my blog.. you have some nice work
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This is a princess crown for my good friend's daughter. She turns 6 today which is a week after my girl. They both love princess and all "sweet" things and especially PINK! haha!
Here's a gift for her and hope she likes it as much as I do..:)
Another one is for a 2 year old birthday girl whose mother I know very well too. She wanted to celebrate in her school, which means the kids are all 2 years old like her. So mini cupcakes with adorable decorations are just nice for her..:)
There's no theme for this but I'm trying my best to decorate with her favourite bears. (which I can only moulded 6)..;p
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UPDATED: Snout Housing: Threat or Menace?
Letters, oh we get letters… Here's something to snuffle over from Burbed reader Kiki:
I would love to see some analysis on South Bay snout houses. Why are there so many? It's like mullets at Wal-Mart.
Do they sit on the market longer than other house styles? Is that a punishment? Do people actually like them or do they settle because of … ahem … "inventory" available?
I don't think anyone has ever done a published, peer reviewed analysis on snout houses (because the people who would be interested in that sort of data sure don't want to share it). I'm in Santa Clara – I know of one tract developed in the 1950s that's almost ALL snout houses. It's east of Lawrence & north of El Camino (yes, El Camino runs East-West in Santa Clara) and runs east to about Kiely. I'm not sure how far north the sprawl of snout goes but I can surf google earth later today.
thank you for your delightful daily snark. I love what you're doing.
Given the location, location, location that Kiki provided, we went to Redfin and saw what was available. Answer: nothing you can buy that's particularly snoutside, but looking at recent sales yielded a winner from 1954 on our first click.
And in that same general area, no snout about it, different from the first one yet so much the same, and also from that excellent year of 1954.
Asnout these homes… yes, they do seem to be clustered in this area. But we've featured this style of home before, and they aren't all in West Central Santa Clara.
For example, here's one we ran at the beginning of this year. It's all snout and nothing else to face. It's also not in Santa Clara, but in San Jose. Such a delightful frontage, wonder why it took ten months to sell. No, it didn't take ten months, it sold this October. And also this June, so it's a snout-flip. (The June sale took 3 years to happen, and then sold for 1/3 less than the 2000 sale price.) Wow, instant equity!
But there are all kinds of snout houses, just as there are all kinds of buyers and sellers.
F'rinstance, this lovely little luxury lulu in Milpitas (on the left, above) is better than the usual snout house, because it has bunus snout. Contrariwise, on the right is a Mountain View maisonette, or as Burbed reader bmwman91 put it, a "single-nostril snout house."
This delightful domicile à droit (that's at right for the realtards following along from their home offices) looks like it could fit in a tract with any of the others up top, but this middle-class muzzle-mansion is in Atherton. Yes, it's in the cheap-ass part that's practically Redwood City, but it has an Atherton mailing address and more importantly, an Atherton property tax bill.
Let us know about snout houses you've seen, visited, or even lived in. Or let us know about anything else you want, because it's also time to get your schnozz into a Weekend Open Thread!
Update 10:07 PM: How could we forget this ode to snout housing from 1986? Put your hands together for David Byrne, who anticipated what endless expansion of exurbia would lead to. This is a clip from True Stories.


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
What if Ontario held a Beer Revolution
I was asked if I wanted to speak at the Toronto Festival of Beer this year and I said yes, of course (I like to talk), but I didn't want to just do the regular this-is-the-brewing-process or the my-dad-and-I-started-up-the brewery... kind of talk, I figured after saying it at the booth for a couple days, it might come out a little over-rehearsed. So I decided instead to give a pitch instead for drinking locally brewed beer in general.
As it turns out, the format was interview style and the placement of the speaking corner was in direct line of the main stage so it was impossible to hear and the tent (which was named craft beer corner) wasn't given any signage that might let people know where to find it. Suffice to say, I didn't get to give my pitch and there weren't a lot of folks that would have heard it anyway.
So instead, I figure I might as well throw this on the blog, and see if it can get some traction here...
But a word of note first...I've footnoted my sources used, but I'm sure there are some better pieces of data out there that would refine some of the projections used. Please comment with better sources if you have them. I'll edit the piece to include better figures as I get them and leave the comments in place to show the progress.
With that here is my pitch...
Thanks for coming, my name is Steve, and my Dad and I started up Beau's All Natural Brewing Co 4 years ago. We're a local, organic, family-run, award winning and totally independent brewery. But I'm not going to talk much about my brewery today; instead I'd take this time to throw out a pretty radical thought...What if Ontario had a beer revolution?
What do I mean by a beer revolution? Well revolutions usually involve overthrowing tyrants, and instituting a new form of governance, but my revolution is maybe a little less violent than that, although by no means is it less radical.
Right now in Ontario, 1 out of every 20 beers drunk came from an independent, Ontario brewery.(note 1) By beer revolution, I mean, what would happen if Ontarians chose to drink an Ontario-made independent beer 1 out of every 2 times they drank beer?
I'll talk about how this revolution might begin and what it would look like a little later, but I think it is important to address why this would be so important first and the best way to do that is describe what Ontario would look like after the revolution, when 1 out of every 2 beers drunk in this province was independently made in the province.
So let's look into the crystal ball...
Canadians drink about 85 litres of beer every year, which means in Ontario, about 800 million litres of beer are drunk each year.(note 2) That means that after the beer revolution, Ontario brewers will have grown from selling about 40 million litres of beer to 400 million litres.
What is the most important change that would occur after the beer revolution?
Just think of the beer we'd get to drink!
Our 35 independent brewers on average produce about 1 million litres of beer every year, with about an average of 4 brands each (note 3). To get to 400 million litres of beer, we'd need to add 315 new breweries (for a total of 350 breweries) and 1,260 new brands of beer (for a total of 1,400).
One thousand, four hundred brands of beer!!! It would also mean that almost every city and town in the province would have at least one local brewery to check out when you visited.
The Beer Store currently boasts 350 brands from 90 breweries (note 4), the LCBO claims 341 (note 5). Think of how much more choice there would be if Ontario alone had 1,400 brands from 350 brewers – and that was still only half of the beer drunk! Think of what the Toronto Festival of Beer would look like...It would be heaven on Earth.
If this sounds outrageous and unachievable to you, consider that the German state of Bavaria has a population about the same as Ontario's6 and is home to 629 breweries. (note 7)
After the revolution, with independent breweries holding 50% of the Ontario market share, think of the employment that would create...
Independent Ontario breweries hold less than 5% of the Ontario market share, but they make up 20% (note 8) of the direct employment, or 600 hard working Ontarians – this works out to an average of 17 employees per brewery
The two main reasons – smaller batches mean more people required and imports only have selling functions locally, no production at all!
If independent breweries were producing 50% of the beer drunk in Ontario, they would create 5,400 new direct brewing jobs! The other breweries would lose around 1,136 (most of whom would end up working for a local brewery) for a net increase of almost 4,300 new jobs in Ontario. (Note 9)
But, that is only the tip of the economic iceberg; if independent breweries produced 50% of the Ontario market share, think of the economic spin-off that would create. The creation of 315 new breweries in Ontario would send ripples to so many facets of life in Ontario, it would be unfathomable...
First off Profits would be reinvested in the Province! Ontario is no longer home to any major brewery, so all the profits made by non-independent non-Ontario breweries leave the province for good. This is millions and millions and millions of dollars that leave us every year.
Investment in Ontario would be mindboggling. In a 5 year period from 2002 to 2007, the 30 or so breweries in the OCB invested $20 million. (note 10) 350 breweries would invest somewhere in the neighbourhood of $230million in the same time period.
The tradespeople required to install all this new equipment, the marketing, apparel and promotional companies, the printing houses, box makers, and raw material suppliers. Whole new industries would be created or revived. Did you know Eastern Ontario used to have a thriving hop industry? Equipment manufacturers, raw material suppliers and bottle manufacturing plants would choose to locate in Ontario and a whole manufacturing cluster would be created.
Ontario's tourism sector would explode. With 350 breweries, Ontario would be a beer connoisseurs dream, a North American Belgium or Germany. The Agritourism sector would come to life as cheesemakers, restaurateurs and other food producers rose to the challenge of pairing these 3,400 brands of beer with just the right nibble to perfectly accentuate it.
Philanthropy would expand in unimaginable ways as local breweries fought to earn the loyalty of almost every conceivable niche market through sponsorships and donations. I don't have industry statistics, and I believe that my brewery is among the most active sponsors and donors in the brewing industry, but using my breweries stats on giving, we intend on donating or sponsoring over $100,000 this year and expect to produce about 800,000 litres of beer, or $1 for every 8 litres of beer we sell.
If our giving was the norm for small breweries, there would be more the $50 million donated every year by small breweries!
And as one last spin-off effect, remember the 4,300 employees we hired? They pay income tax, property tax, and sales tax. They buy groceries, furniture, and clothes locally. When they travel in the province they buy gas, stay in hotels and visit attractions.
So that's what the final outcome would look like. A province filled with beer choices, thousands of new (awesome) jobs, entire new industries, a huge influx of tourism, and a better standard of living thanks to the additional tax base and corporate giving.
I know what you are thinking, where do I sign up?
But how would the revolution start and what would it look like?
Maybe it will be an incendiary article written by Josh Rubin. Or maybe some out-of-province brewery will get caught in a corruption scheme, who knows? Or maybe, just maybe it starts today. Maybe it starts with us right here right now...
Truth is, 10 years from now, after the revolution has occurred, it's more likely that historians would say its already started! Independent beer is growing by leaps and bounds, there already have been incendiary articles about the Ontario beer industry, political candidates in both the governing party and the opposition parties are talking about beer policy as part of their platform and the website Freeourbeer.org is already out there trying to change the Ontario beer landscape while at the same time the new brewing training program at Niagara College will be sending out dozens of aspiring brewers every year.
So what will the revolution look like? Will blood (or beer) flow down the streets? Will there be armed protests? Will families be torn apart?
I don't think so. This is the most powerful part of this idea; it would actually be pretty easy to do. Laws and regulations wouldn't be required (although government could help the revolution along if they did change some of the laws that favour foreign breweries). No major change is required, other than a consumer shift based on the understanding that local, independent beer is beneficial to the entire province.
It would look like this – an ordinary couple walk into a restaurant (or, two guys walk into a bar). When the waiter arrives to take the drink order, they ask what beer offered is independent and brewed locally. If the restaurant does not offer an Ontario option, they politely get up and leave for another restaurant.
It looks like this – A regular guy finishes hockey practice and the team decides to go out for a drink. The sportsbar recommended doesn't have a local option, so this regular guy insists that they go to another spot instead because he knows they have independent Ontario beer on tap.
And it looks like this – when visiting a friend for a dinner party, it becomes customary to bring a different Ontario made beer and an Ontario made wine each time (why not start a wine revolution, too?). A tasting becomes the best way to start a backyard BBQ and people begin to feel embarrassed if they don't have a local beer to offer their guests.
And it looks like this – you just finished reading this piece and you send the link to your friend. That's right; Right now, maybe the revolution starts with you.
Thanks for your time.
Sources and math calculations
1) Got this from the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB)
2) So, the first note is that I couldn't find the total beer consumption in Ontario. This Wikipedia article says that Canada's per capita consumption is 83.5L so I multiplied by 10 million people and then rounded down to 800 million litres
3) OCB stats say 35 independent brewers hold 5% of market share. 5% of 800 million is 40 million, divided by 35 is 1.14million and again, I rounded down. OCB stats also state 150 brands, which again, I rounded down to 4 brands per brewery
4) Beer Store website
5) LCBO beer flyer I found at my In-laws house on the weekend
6) Wikipedia
7) German beer stats ()
8) OCB stats
9) First, to figure out how many new jobs would be created, I took 600 employees divided by 35 breweries = 17.14 employees per brewery. 17.14 employees x 315 new breweries = 5,400 gross new jobs.
To find out how many jobs would be lost by foreign breweries I figured if 600 jobs is 20% of the total beer jobs in Ontario, then the 80% remaining would be 2,400. 2,400 people divided into 760 million litres (total sales of 800 million less 40 million brewed by the indies) of beer works out to 1 job for every 316,000 litres of beer sold. If foreign brewery sales dropped by 360 million litres, then 360 million divided by 316,000 = 1,136
Net new jobs equals the 5,400 jobs we created less the 1,136 jobs they lost for a total of 4,264. I rounded up this time to 4,300 but was careful to use the word almost.
10) OCB Stats
15 comments:
- AGCO would stop legislating beer distribution to foreign-owned brewers
- AGCO would actually do their job with respect to the insane laws they keep alive, as they always choose small brewers to penalize, and large brewers get away with blatant illegalities
- or AGCO actually change it so that brewers can actually compete
- or AGCO can get rid of those stupid LCBO stores and let business be business
- or AGCO allow small beer festivals to pour like large beer festivals pour (like TFOB, supported by large brewers)
- Have brewers in Ontario make their complaints to the government published and part of their collective voice or mandate. It really is unfair to the point it's illegal. You can't keep a brewer from selling their craft, literally.
- And a suggestion that actually might work, is to introduce beer to chefs and challenge them to do a beer-related dish at some point.
- Mark said...
Hey Steve, great essay.
The revolution has begun. You forgot one point: www.niagaracollege.ca/brew
- Steve Beauchesne said...
Great point Mark...I've added a line in for Niagara.
In relation to Ricos comments. As much as we would like to change the AGCO and the distribution in the province, it all simply comes down to who, and what that who, are drinking that makes the final decisions. It starts with getting people to change.
In addition to points like backyard BBQ tastings, small craft breweries should be targeting specific beer drinkers and getting them the knowledge to make the decisions they would WANT to really make.
Off the top of my head:
CFB messhalls in places like Borden, Kingston, Petawawa etc. Go to any of these towns and watch the military personnel line up at the beer store and buy case after case of Canadian, or at the mess halls, pitcher after pitcher of the same. How many of them do you suppose, actually KNOW now that company is foreign owned? This is a LARGE group of purchasing power that would spill blood for their country, why not beer?
Unions: Steves entire blog post would bring tears to the eyes of the average auto industry worker in this province. If they don't see it though, or aren't spoken too, they will continue to get their Laker, and their Coors light when making their beer choices.
I'm sure there are many more examples, but that is where the real power lies for craft breweries, is in the hearts minds and wallets of the average Ontarian, who if given a choice they are educated about, would support Ontario business in a heartbeat.
- Steve Beauchesne said...
thanks to Alan McKay for helping me with my drank/drunk tenses!
- StevieRage said...
This is amazing stuff Steve. Well done@
- Eva said...
Just to let you know that I nominated you for a blogger award.
The irony is that I find myself not well when drinking some of these small brewery beers, and wonder what in the original German recipe of Beau's Beer would make me feel unwell? I'm not alone facing this issue.
You were the exclusive distributor at our Ottawa Gay Pride festival today, and I now find myself having to avoid pints at future pride days because this is the second time that Beau's ended our day early. I just don't understand why it makes us feel so ill, and after only two beers at that!
I would drink more Ontario brew if I felt that it would settle in my system like Stella or Heineken. That is the challenge that we face when choosing a pint at purchase time.
- Steve Beauchesne said...
Hey Rae,
Unless you have a wheat sensitivity, or gluten for that matter, there is nothing in our beer than any others (and many of the main stream beers you might try likely have a lot of other hidden ingredients that would be more likely to make you ill).
I think it might be far more likely that the sun, the heat, or something else would make you feel ill.
That being said, I'm glad to hear you were out supporting human rights and civil freedom today. Beau's has been a proud supporter since our first year in operation, this is now our 5th time in a row sponsoring Ottawa Pride. We may not agree on beer, but at least we can agree on individual freedoms in our society.
Thank you for the prompt response! I am pleased that Beau's Beer supports local events, encouraging community and dismissing prejudice -- I realize the power in supporting local breweries who care about these things.
Though we are not gluten intolerant, and we always have beers on tap, we do see a difference with wheat beers. There are actually a few disabilities affected by wheat beers, so this makes a LOT of sense!
Due to the German purity law from 1516, we assumed that your beer recipe did not pre-date it, and thus we wrongly assumed your ingredients were solely barley, hops, and water. Thus we kept trying your pints, as we believed it was other issues (like temp out, or exhaustion) while we enjoyed the flavour of your beer with every sip.
Lesson learned, and a hard one to swallow at that! I hope that others are not discouraged from experiementation, and will try a pint of Beau's for themselves *winks*
- Steve Beauchesne said...
Hey Rae,
Our beer does follow the German Purity Act, as do many other German beers that contain wheat.
The key is that wheat (like barley) must be malted to be used.
Actually, you follow the newest law, not the original law.
The Provisional German Beer Law of 1993 allowed ingredients previously banned, like wheat. That differentiation can be read on the Wikipedia page about this purity legislation, and is a distinct consideration for those who may assume that the Reinheitsgebot (circa 1516) applies due to the age of your recipe.
I may not be the only consumer who hears first about your recipe, your company, etc. before having the opportunity to sample your beer. Hopefully this information will help others...
All the best to you and Beaus!
Love the post Steve... I'm a Canadian living in the UK and I spent last weekend in a field in rural England which hosted a beer festival with over 200 regional beers (coming from no further than 160km away) from what must have been 40 or 50 different breweries. Being able to sample such a wide variety of beer locally is a wonderful thing.
In Canada I always seemed to drink the mainstream beers (I left Canada two months before Beau's started up), here in the UK I never do. Why? It's partly choice but it's also the fact that the government seems to tax real ales at a lower rate giving them a bit of a leg up on the mainstream competition. Even when I'm on a budget it's actually cheaper to buy local beer than the foreign imports and national lagers. Perhaps a tax break on beer sold by microbrews by the Ontario government would help? Do I feel a petition coming on?
I think the UK benefits from a longer good beer tradition than Canada (having a few thousand years extra of beer history must help) but why not implement the same idea in Canada? That would neutralise the price advantange that the big boys have and push forward your plan to benefit the Ontario economy and give its citizens something that's actually nice to drink.
I get back to Canada a couple of times a year and now drink almost exclusively Beau's beer. My wife and I visited your brewery the week before our marriage last year (cheers for the free pint glasses which now host a variety of real British ales!). You guys are a great success story and I hope that your model is copied allowing for growth of an industry.
Keep up the good work. I'm hoping for a quick trip past Vankleek Hill to pick up some beers when I'm back in Glengarry in a few weeks.
PS: Could you please produce a real ale (without the fizz!) - I know it's not German but the flavours you can produce for real ales are so diverse and oh so tasty. Check out the Olde Stone in Peterborough which has modelled their real ales on our local brewery here in the UK - the Ringwood Brewery.
- .dave. said...
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What Rae said was very interesting. I'm mainly a microbrew drinker and I've noticed that microbrews do have very different effects from your regular heavy rice-diluted lagers from big breweries.
Microbrews might make you go feel like going to the loo to pass number two, and you'll get way stinkier beer stools after a night of heavy indulging. And for some reason even if you're drinking the same percentage alcohol content as a big brewer beer, a micro will get you drunk faster.


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Watch the Official Causality Road Rage Walkthrough / Cheat :-
Text Only Causality Road Rage Walkthrough Version
- First of all click the policeman's gun as he stops to peer inside the shop. It'll fall on the ground.
- Now wait for the guy to get out of the yellow car that pulls up, and let him begin fuelling his car when you press the green button inside the shop on the wall.
- This cuts the pumps off and you can see the guy get angry and hit the pump. The clerk will switch the pumps back on at the wall.
- Now click the pump switch again once he resumes fuelling. The guy will get even more annoyed and his face will go red for a bit when he hits the pump.
- He should stop fuelling soon and head for the shop. Just as he gets towards the fire extinguishers, click them so they move in his way. If you get the timing right so they are put in front of him just as he gets there he'll trip over them and fall on the floor. This bit needs to be timed right otherwise he'll see them in front of him and walk around them.
- If you clicked the police officer's gun earlier, our main guy will pick it up on his way into the shop.
- As he's heading for the doors, click the yellow wet floor sign so when he gets into the shop, he won't see the sign and will trip on the floor. (The sign can be pressed any time before he gets there)
- Also, by now the other guy in the level should be examining the fridges. Click the fridge door to make him open it and take something out and head for the counter.
- When the guy gets off the floor, he'll also head for the fridges but the one thing he wanted will have been taken by the other guy and he'll make an annoyed gesture and head for the counter.
- When the other guy who took something is at the counter, he'll start chatting with the clerk. When you see the "bla" speech bubble appear, click at least once on it so they keep talking, it should disappear for a sec then re-appear if you've clicked it during their chat to represent they're still talking, click it again to keep the cycle going.
- If you keep them talking and don't let the customer leave, eventually our main guy will get to the desk and have to wait, if you make him wait long enough and only if you've done everything necessary to annoy him (fuel pump cut off x2, fire ext, slip on floor, no food in fridge, make sure he finds the gun, and then wait for ages) his face will slowly get redder, and eventually he'll flip pulling the gun on both the customer and the clerk.
- At this point if you leave it, the guy will kill the clerk and it's game over. But you'll see a cool animation of him getting shot in the face.
- But if you want to win, when the gun is pointed at the clerk, click the gun to make the customer attack the gun guy.
- This bit requires good timing… so be prepared. Around about the time the customer kicks the gun guy during their fight you should click the plastic bag on the floor near the pump technician.
- The pump technician will curiously follow the bag as it's blown underneath the gas station sign. If you do this too early, he'll stay there for a bit but eventually leave.
- Now wait for the customer to tackle the gun guy to the floor. They'll be wrestling and the gun will be pointing backwards in the guy's hand at the sign. If you leave it the customer will beat the gun out of his hand and then continually punch him in the face.
- But if you click the gun quickly while it's pointing back, it'll fire, smashing the glass of the sign into the road.
- The next car that comes along will swerve to avoid the glass and smash into the sign which will topple over and land on the technician if you timed it right.
- If you didn't, the technician will come running to inspect the car accident and it'll be game over.
- But if you did, the car will then leak fuel and explode throwing a bit of debris at the pumps which will then also start to set fire as the policeman from earlier comes running back.
- The entire station should now blow up throwing a piece of metal straight at the officer's neck taking his head clean off and ending the level.
Big thanks to Dom for creating this walkthrough!


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Accommodation » Sultan chalet
This newly created base and rest area in the heart of Wadi Rum, is easily accessed from the main Wadi Rum road (around 55 km from Aqaba and 10 km from the desert highway turn off at "Ragdia"). On the main bus route to "Rum" or "Dissi", it is well sign posted with a good road leading to ample car and bus parking next to the rest area itself.
The camp and rest area is built in the Bedouin Arabic tradition blending naturally into its desert surroundings. Together with its large modern kitchen "Bait Ali" has traditional Bedouin tented areas, modern showers and toilets: terraced areas with "zerb oven", bar facilities and of course plenty of room for camping, whether in the tents already on site or for motor caravans.


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[Verse 1: Perrion]
I need an explanation
For the hating in this generation
I guess niggas feel deflated
When you on a road to greatness
Patiently waiting since I was a toddler
Nodding to niggas who was mobbing
Deep in Queens with my brother and father in a Honda
Now picture how I'm pitching that
Pitching crack
With my written raps
With a bitch
Sitting on my lap
Niggas feelin wack
Swear I'm finna tax niggas
Who wanna hear my shit on wax
Watch your back
For these snake-ass, fake
Tell the jake-ass niggas
They be chilling in the mountains
Finna break back
Niggas know
Wonder how I come up with these great tracks
You would've thought that I been spitting since eight-tracks
Was bigger
This little nigga
Been writing since Jigga
Was tight with Dame
We need something more enticing in the game
What's the name muh'fucker?
We standing right here
We'll appear in rare form like Flex while shifting gears
In the new whip
Color of Cool Whip
They askin who shit on the sample
Lupe, the half spanish dude eating spanish food
Sucking danish boobs in Atlanta
With too much time on his hand
Met with Ruin made a fucking masterplan
Ask the man himself
Bitch I'm tryna manage wealth
Spit a couple dope bars that'll surely damage health
Check the opus
Bitch I'm focused
What's the motive
I don't know but hocus pocus
Couldn't play a fucking joke on this
Token black smoker kid
Going on the opening
Like I'm fuckin a girl after she unfold from the lotus stance
[Verse 2: Bryant Dope]
The flow I'm pitchin' got me hittin' with perfect precision
I hope that you're listenin'
The rhythm is rugged and wicked
Like the composition
Where all of the rhymes are written
Like cotton I'm pickin'
Lines from fields of my mind, I'm rippin'
Those like gold ropes from the neck of hoes
Who shine with flashy clothes and tip on four Vogues
I'm offbeat in the dome like a bad snare
A young nigga from Queens who don't fuckin' care
I know a gang of niggas who blaze and pull triggers
Got bodies and count figures
Rob women and stab bitches
I don't be with 'em
But they my niggas though
Move slow or your crew is fallin' like dominoes
I done known
Bitches in my city who are down to go
But they all fake, like the Louis clutch that they hold
Now she know
She was just a ho to me and my niggas though
I am gone
Blowin' that good shit, Cali grown
I am known in my city
And in your town
Queens kids comin' up just to tear it down
I am crowned prince of my city
More Puffy, less Diddy
More money, more titties
[Verse 2: Joey Bada$$]
I been killing 'em, your bitch been feeling him
Ya'll can't be serious like films Ben Stiller in
Nobody iller than him at the top of his adrenaline
Flow sweet like cinnamon, Name a chick that I ain't swimming in
Uh, got flow for days, I'm sure to get paid if
They hate the price on son's life, it's sure to get raised
But there's no break when I got you pinned in
Said it uno, dos, tres then fin, I let him swim with like
Mad fishes, In the cut like mad stitches
I know you mad bitches mad how my style switches
So, frequently be freaking MC's with these frequencies
These freaking trees got me soaring over freaking seas
Too many freaking G's claim they make that deuce pop
Please, the only shit you ever squeeze was your juicebox nigga
And you know it, cause real G's don't have to show it
Got your head in the clouds, so big homie, gotta get you focused
But no, it's all a part of the business, don't take it personal
It must be hurting you to know I could be merkin' you
At will, whenever I feel, the shit get realer
For scrillas, get the beats out till a nigga Dilla
I shine like crystals, never held a pistol
Never packed a tool, but that don't mean that I won't fix you
Who is you? I don't give a F, I do it effortless
Tell your messengers, they can get opened like beverages
Da fuckin' specialist


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The perfect way to celebrate summer's bounty of tomatoes and zucchini. Traditionally, domatokeftethes, from Santorini, are a tomato-based fritter that are delightful as an appetizer or side dish. We've added some zucchini to the mix but feel free to omit. The combination of herbs can be adjusted to include dill, parsley, basil, mint, or oregano, depending on taste preference.
Domatokeftethes, adapted from the Web
4 ripe medium tomatoes, finely chopped and deseeded
2 medium zucchini, grated
1 medium onion, grated
1 1/2 – 2 cups of self-rising flour (or add 1 teaspoon of baking powder per 1 cup of AP flour)
1/2 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunch fresh mint or fresh basil, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
- Combine all ingredients except flour in a bowl. Add enough flour to make a thick batter.
- Heat 1/2 to 3/4 inch of oil in a nonstick frying pan. When the oil is hot, drop the batter by tablespoonfuls into the oil and fry until browned. Turn once to brown on both sides. (I pan-fried the batter with less oil.)
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper towels.


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Henry PurcellBiography
Although born in 1659, the earliest significant works by Henry Purcell to survive are from 1680. We do know, however, that he was appointed composer to the king's violins in 1667, and by 1779 he was the organist at Westminster Abbey. Additionally, the mastery of the surviving composed works indicates extended years of dedicated practice. His church anthems, his music for the stage, as well as his songs and instrumental sonatas, suites, and fantasias all convey the perfected style of a clear, bright spirit, tempered by sorrowful beauty.
Henry Purcell lived during the period of the English Restoration, which began with the return of the monarchy in 1660, after the Civil War and Oliver Cromwell's Puritan rule. Art and literature flourished at this time, and the theatre particularly blossomed.
As a court composer, notably to Charles II, and as organist at Westminster Abbey and to the Chapel Royal, Purcell composed a large body of choral music for ceremonial occasions. He wrote a great many instrumental pieces, close to the prevailing styles in Italy and also France, where King Charles had lived for several years in exile. He produced even more music for the thriving Restoration theatre, working with such dramatists as John Dryden and William Congreve. And with Dido and Aeneas, he composed the first great English opera.
A prominent name in his own lifetime, Henry Purcell was subsequently overlooked. Today he is acknowledged as possibly the greatest English composer until the rise of Sir Edward Elgar at the end of the 19th century.
Purcell died on 21 November, 1695, probably of pneumonia.
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Food and Drugs Administration (FDA)
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It controls the safety of food, drugs and related blood products, cosmetics and veterinary products in the United States.
The FDA emerged from President Theodore Roosevelt's Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. This attempted to stop manufacturers and grocers adding cheap, sometimes poisonous, ingredients to food to make production cheaper. The American Medical Association (AMA) joined forces with the pure food lobby and argued that medicines also required control and regulation.
The Act was strengthened in 1912 to prohibit false claims of drugs' effectiveness. This resulted in the collapse of the patent medicine industry. Drug regulation originally took place under the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Chemistry. The FDA became a separate agency in 1930.
The FDA now regulates quality and safety control over all food sold in the United States. It also licenses all drugs in the US. Any drug developed by a pharmaceutical company needs FDA approval for clinical trials before it is made available to patients.
The FDA has been attacked for unnecessarily delaying approval of drugs, including certain live-saving HIV/AIDS drugs. However, in thalidomide's case a delay may have prevented people being disabled.
Related Themes and Topics
Related links
PJ Hilts, Protecting America's health: the FDA, business, and one hundred years of regulation (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003)
L Lasagna, 'Congress, the FDA, and new drug development', Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 32 (1988-89), p 322
B F Shearer and B S Shearer (eds), Notable Women in the Life Sciences: a biographical dictionary (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996)


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Principal Broker, Licensed in Oregon
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A quiet neighborhood that's South of Portland and West of West Linn, Stafford is best characterized as stately. Newer, impressively sized homes with beautifully manicured grounds and garages large enough for the whole family are the norm in this splendid community of established Oregonians.
Gently rolling hills dotted with stunning French Country, Craftsman, Prairie, Mediterranean, and Traditional masterpieces make for a style that's unmistakably Oregonian and speaks to the easy luxury of Stafford's residents. However, you don't necessarily need to be a millionaire to live here! Stafford residents simply love living in the beautiful Oregon country side without sacrificing easy access to the exciting urban thrills of Portland.
Stafford residents enjoy easy access not only to Portland, but also Tualatin's under-rated restaurant scene and the great fishing spots in West Linn. For those who enjoy trips down to wine country, escapes to Dundee are made much easier without having to push through Portland's traffic. Those for whom a faith-based community is important will be delighted by the prominent churches, which play a large role in shaping the social fabric of this area.
Usually we dedicate this section to the beautiful Oregon parks in the area – but for Stafford, we feel it necessary to simply describe the region itself. Unobstructed views of a natural skyline and open streets mean that you can ride your bike right out of your driveway and onto the country roads. Just because the area itself is beautiful, that doesn't mean it's without some great parks; the Northern edge of Stafford features the shady and wooded Sunnyslope and Cooks Butte, both of which are perfect for picnics, and the open fields of Steven's Meadows, perfect for a game of frisbee.
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DENVER — Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia announced today the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Colorado a $29.9 million grant from the Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge.
Colorado will receive the $29.9 million in federal funding over the next four years to help accelerate the state's plans to improve school readiness. The grant money will increase access to high-quality early learning programs and help develop the capacity of those people, programs and places serving children with the highest needs.
"These Race to the Top funds will enhance Colorado's commitment to early learning so even more children have the best chances for success in school and life," Hickenlooper said. "Colorado is committed to helping ensure every child is ready for kindergarten and reading by the third grade. We are grateful to the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for awarding Colorado this grant."
"This award affirms Colorado's place at the forefront of early learning and development initiatives and supports our broad vision that all children are valued, healthy and thriving," Garcia said. "Coloradans have a track-record of strong public-private partnerships that help solve the challenges many families face in accessing quality services for their children."
The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that all five eligible states – Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin – received funding as part of the second round of Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge.
Grants support activities that enhance quality in early learning programs, align standards and coordinate disparate elements of early care and education to create a more unified and effective services with measurable outcomes. Colorado's proposal includes strategies to:
- Evolve the statewide tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) to help ensure children receive the highest quality programming in all licensed early learning settings.
- Integrate early childhood learning and development guidelines – comprehensive guidelines tied to the Common Core – within all early learning system elements including workforce training, comprehensive assessments, quality programs, and parent information and tools.
- Create a highly-qualified early childhood workforce through a competency based system that supports both formal and informal education opportunities and allows an evaluation of educator effectiveness, linked to Colorado's K-12 system.
- Expand the kindergarten entry assessment to help ensure Colorado's children are on the right path to achievement at third grade and beyond.
- Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of delivering early learning services to families at the local level by streamlining state governance with a new Office of Early Childhood in the Department of Human Services.
"We strengthened our ability to provide effective, high quality early learning through our collaboration with the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Colorado Department of Education. Additionally, we created the Office of Early Childhood to improve access and services for young children and their families," Garcia said. "This state is drawing closer to the day when every child will be able to read proficiently by third grade."
Last year, 35 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico applied for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, creating plans that increase access to high-quality programs for children from low-income families, and provide more children from birth to age 5 with a strong foundation needed to succeed in school and beyond. The Administration awarded nine grants in the first round.
Up to $133 million for the second round of Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge state grants was made available from a larger $550 million fund provided by Congress through the Department of Education's fiscal year 2012 budget. Because of the limited funding available, the second round of the Early Learning Challenge was only open to the next five highest-scoring states in order to help build on the momentum from the 2011 competition. These five states were able to apply for up to 50 percent of their original request.
Colorado developed its Early Learning Challenge proposal with unprecedented engagement and openness. The complete application, including letters of support, can be found on the Colorado Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse website at www.earlychildhoodcolorado.org.


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IP solutions provider Lecorpio secures $10M in growth capital.
Each year, many large organizations spend billions of dollars on intellectual property (IP) through mergers and acquisitions. It has actually become very common for companies to have a portfolio of thousands of patents, which can be daunting. This is why many are turning to software solutions to manage their IP needs. As organizations seek to improve the efficiency of their IP operations, the ability to access real-time metrics and KPIs is a key requirement. And, that is where solution providers like Lecorpio come in.
Lecorpio, a provider of cloud-based Intellectual Property (IP) management and analytics, has recently received $10 million in Series B funding, led by M2O. Lecorpio will use this money to make strategic hires, accelerate product development, and support the company's growing base of enterprise customers. In addition, as part of its strategy to capitalize on the expanding market opportunity around IP management and analytics solutions, Lecorpio made two important post-funding hires: the first to lead engineering and the second to lead product management.
"For the world's most innovative companies, the IP supply chain is mission critical, which means our solution needs to deliver bullet-proof reliability, security and data integrity," said Lecorpio CEO Jay Madsen, in a statement.
Today, Lecorpio helps the world's innovative companies to quickly turn ideas into valuable assets with its suite of pre-built applications that covers the IP supply chain, including invention disclosure management, patent & trademark management, e-billing, licensing management and general matters management. The company's application platform includes workflow capabilities and is easily configurable, helping companies to custom-tailor business processes to accelerate IP velocity.
"Accelerating IP velocity has become a strategic priority," said M-K O'Connell, managing director at M2O. "The market for IP management solutions is growing rapidly and we believe that Lecorpio is well positioned to become the category killer."
Lecorpio's new Vice President of Engineering, Sunny McRae, has joined the company from JPMorgan Chase where he served as Managing Director and Senior Vice President. Additionally, Mark Bullard has joined Lecorpio's team as Vice President of Product Management. In this role, Bullard will help drive Lecorpio's customer driven product strategy. Prior to joining Lecorpio, he was Vice President of Sales for Lecorpio competitor Anaqua.
In April, Lecorpio moved into a larger Silicon Valley headquarters while doubling the office space at its Utah operation. The additional space at both locations was required to accommodate the company's rapidly expanding software development and customer support teams.
"This investment is additional validation of both the market opportunity and our industry-leading cloud-based IP management and analytics solution," said Madsen. "I am delighted to add Sunny and Mark to our 'A' team of industry veterans, and now we are even better positioned to deliver on our mission of helping companies around the world to turn ideas into valuable assets."
For more on IP, check out these articles:
Setting the stage early in IP litigation to control expenses in later acts
Great expectations from IP software integration
Software solutions help manage IP and innovation
Convergence highlights the importance of intellectual property
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Mayor Don Wesely said today that environmental and conservation activities in Lincoln are providing a better quality of life today and for the future. He made his remarks at the 7th Annual Earth Wellness Festival at Southeast Community College, an environmental education program for local fifth-graders. The Festival kicks off Environmental Awareness Days, which includes a series of activities through April 30. (See attached list.)
"With this Festival and with the other activities planned in March and April, we are sending the message that protecting our environment is everyone's job," Wesely said. "With the hands-on activities going on today, our kids are gaining a better understanding of our environment and what they can do to make sure our air, land and water remain healthy."
The Mayor also presented awards in the annual busboard contest for fifth-graders sponsored by the Water Conservation Task Force. The busboard contest is designed to promote water quality and conservation as an important everyday issue for all citizens. The winning entry was submitted by Hillary A. Randoja, who is home-schooled. There was a tie for second place between two Arnold Elementary students, Angelica Lopez and Roman Nelson. The winning entry will be displayed on a StarTran busboard during April and May.
Mayor Wesely reminded city residents that the Yard Waste Composting Program begins April 1. Until November 30, residents must separate their yard waste from their household trash. (A fact sheet is attached.)
"This program, now in its eighth year, has diverted hundreds of thousands of tons of grass and leaves from our city landfill," said Wesely. "We not only save landfill space, but the LinGro compost which results from the program is a very beneficial product." The Mayor also thanked the city's waste haulers for their cooperation in making the program a success.
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Garden Arbours
Garden Arbours provide a relaxing retreat and a focal point for your garden. Stylish and versatile, our Garden Arbour Seats will enhance any location into which they are placed. Perfect for relaxing in a shaded place, spending quality time with family and friends, reading or talking.
Alternatively, they can be a sunny space for solitary relaxation.The timber used is mainly sourced from FSC timber and is pressure treated to guarantee rot resistance. Planting around your Garden Arbour with climbing plants such as honeysuckle and clematis will introduce marvellous scent and colour. Imagine relaxing on a summer's evening in your garden while surrounded by the gentle fragrance of Jasmine, herbs and other gorgeous flowers.
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We're back from Spring Break all bright eyed and bushy tailed. This week and next I'll be catching up on all the questions that have been piling up since our last Q&A session back in February. And there's a shit-load of 'em don't cha know.
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