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With so many complexities in the supply chain, businesses are feeling an increasing need to create a sourcing process that is both transparent and efficient. Strategic sourcing solutions enable supply chain professionals to manage procurement issues and make informed decisions. We've created this buyer's guide to identify the most common features and benefits associated with the strategic sourcing software and to help you more easily navigate the selection process.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Strategic Sourcing Software?
Common Features of Strategic Sourcing Software
Evaluating Strategic Sourcing Software
Benefits of Strategic Sourcing Software
Important Considerations
Strategic sourcing supports the information-gathering process that takes place before actual purchases are made. Whereas procurement software is more traditionally associated with the actual monetary transactions of purchasing, sourcing software is concerned with accumulating the data necessary to make smart and informed purchases.
Sourcing provides buyers with access into a vast system of supplier databases, which makes it easier to prescreen supplier data and analyze suppliers' past successes and failures. Along with procurement and demand planning solutions, sourcing systems help organizations make intelligent decisions and are therefore a key element of supply chain management systems.
Strategic sourcing software takes managers through the following steps of the strategic sourcing process:
|Spend analysis
|The first stage of strategic sourcing is for the system to initiate a spend analysis to identify areas in which spend could be decreased through new sourcing projects.
|Supplier filtering
|Based on revenue projections and market trends, the sourcing application begins to collect information and filter results, which saves time on information gathering and prevents buyers from wasting time and resources on suppliers that are obviously incompatible with their needs.
|Electronic request for x (eRFX)
|Sourcing managers can submit requests for proposals, tenders, quotes and other forms of information in order to continue eliminating those suppliers that do not meet the organization's needs or financial goals. Once the data starts coming in, the system manages that information and makes it easy to compare quotes and supplier capabilities.
|Auction initiation
|Once a list of viable suppliers has been created, a reverse auction can force suppliers to compete with each other on price. The sourcing software handles incoming bids and communicates standing bids to competitors. Or it can hand this task over to purchasing software, which will carry out the PO process to its conclusion.
|Contract management
|Allows businesses to document and track sourcing agreements. Some solutions comprise of basic functionalities, such as supplier details, contract value and contract end date. Advanced solutions offer contract negotiation, approval workflow and post-execution activities.
|Supply base management (SBM)
|Enables sourcing professionals to collect and manage supplier information, risk and performance. This module collects supplier's internal information from audit records and performance statistics. In addition, SBM integrates with external tools to collect data from web services, RSS feeds, and financials information.
Strategic sourcing software focuses on different areas: Some focus on spend analysis, while others focus on request management. Many will offer additional features and functionality that are typically associated with procurement or supply chain planning solutions. So when selecting your vendor, assess the use case for your software and ensure that you look for something that meets those needs.
Specific questions to consider include:
Organizations realize the following benefits with the successful implementation of strategic sourcing software:
Process optimization. Strategic sourcing software enables executives to streamline and optimize their sourcing processes and strategies. With optimized processes, businesses can reduce sourcing cycles, improve process controls and generate savings. In addition, the software automates workflows and approval routing processes for quick turnaround of sourcing decisions. Streamlined processes increases efficiency in the workforce and enables them to make more timely decisions while following the organization's compliance policies.
Efficient sourcing. With a common platform for collaboration between sourcing managers and suppliers, the sourcing process becomes more transparent which further enables managers to negotiate better and make more informed buying decisions. In addition, better collaboration with suppliers lays the groundwork for a long-term relationship and creates a fostering environment for all stakeholders.
Trend analysis and business intelligence. By using trend analysis and business intelligence (BI) tools, sourcing professionals can track their performance and take corrective action. Furthermore, advanced solutions update dashboards in real time. BI tools help drive revenue by identifying high-performing products and assisting sourcing executives in procuring these products. In addition, it enables users to identify microtrends in the market and analyze the business environment.
Best-of-breed vs. integrated suite. Buyers often assume that the best solution comes with the maximum number of features; however, this is not necessarily the best approach for evaluating software. Business professionals should define their objectives and analyze whether a particular software solution will help them achieve those goals. Use cases suggest that the best way to identify goals is to involve all stakeholders in the buying process.
Cloud-based software. The trend toward cloud-based solutions is impacting many processes, and sourcing is one of them. This type of deployment offers several benefits, such as lower capital expenditure, reduced need for hardware infrastructure and access from remote locations. These solutions are commonly available on a subscription-based pricing model with monthly and annual billing periods. In addition, cloud-based software can be easily implemented in an organization's current IT infrastructure without major compatibility issues.
Compatibility with mobile devices. For sourcing professionals that are always on-the-go, mobile access is a bonus. Mobile access allows these professionals to read, approve, share and collaborate with team members and suppliers from anywhere anytime, which provides additional flexibility to the sourcing process and accelerates the procurement process. In addition, these solutions enable businesses to stay updated with current technology trends, such as bring your own device (BYOD) and reduce strain on the infrastructure.
Our service is simple and 100% free to customers like you because software vendors pay us when we connect them with quality leads. You save time and get great advice. Vendors get great referrals. It's a win for everyone!


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The REMEDY 102 provides tough thrill: it is made for high to very high-level female skiers. Its large waist ensures perfect flotation. Its tapered tip and tail give it great agility in curves. Its Triaxial Braid construction makes it a powerful, technical and fast ski. In powder snow it provides unprecedented gliding sensation close to that of surfing. Its All Terrain rocker makes it versatile enough to manage different snow qualities while maintaining a high general level of performance. The REMEDY 102 has it all: it is maneuverable, precise, quick and stable.
- Core: pine/poplar
- Tapered tip and tail
- Skin Grommets : All the Adventure skis are provided with a hole at both ends. The holes are covered, and can be opened simply with a flat-head screw, for use in ski touring. They are primarily designed for the installation of skins, but can also be used in the manufacture of a rescue sledge in backcountry, and also for marking support points in the snow.
- All Terrain Rocker: This Rocker has been developed to be used in all snow conditions. The raised tip improves performance on variable and soft snow and facilitates the release curve, while the camber underfoot provides power, energy and edge grip on hard snow needed.
- Twintech Sidewall: This specific construction for Twin Tip skis improves the life of sides. A traditional side creates an angle of 90 degrees to the junction with the topsheet. Twin Tech construction actually gets the topsheet in the side, reducing the angle of grip on this sensitive area.
- Triaxial Braid: This patented process consists o surrounding the nucleus of woven glass fiber to increase the torsional stiffness and increase control. Triaxial braiding was developed by K2 engineers in 1988. It consists in sending a prepared wooden core to the triaxial braiding machine where glass fiber strips tangle around the core. Skis with triaxial fiber have great power and snap but are easy to use for both high-end and entry-level skis.
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|Waist (mm)
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Super robust bindings and similar in all to its little sister the F10, the F12 TOUR brings with its additional 65 grams the small element of force for the bold skiers or those who prefer the difficult terrain. Ideal for all hikers intransigent for weight, manoeuvrability and reliability. Those who might wish to take as much pleasure downhill as in raising will be delighted.
- Front Jaw: Triple Pivot Light, adjustable height
- Plate AFD: adjustable height
- Step-in tail: Hollow Linkage
- Special equipment: ski touring feature, 2 levels, integrated aide for climbing
- Height: 36 mm
- Unit weight :
- Size S: 890gr
Size L: 905gr
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K2 was founded in 1961 by brothers Bill and Don Kirschner on Vashon Island, near Seattle, USA.
K2 is known for their pioneering fiberglass ski technology, which made their skis significantly lighter and more responsive than their contemporaries who were using metal and wood.
The #1 manufacturer in the United States, this unique American brand is known for its innovative products that offer a range of wide and new-school skis usually with rocker tips.
The K2Sport group includes K2Skis, K2Snowboard and Line, Full-Tilt, Ride, Morrow and Madshus. It is part of Jarden group which includes brands such as Völkl, Marker, and also very different fields with Camping Gaz, Mapa and Spontex.

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Sci-Fi themed pizza spot in Salem
Flying Saucer Pizza Co. in Salem takes its theme into orbit. It is funky hipster chic by way of the USS Enterprise. A life-size model of Captain Jean-Luc Picard of "Star Trek: The Next Generation'' watches over customers from the host stand, while the walls are lined with photos of Klingons and E.T.
"You know the old Italian restaurants in New York, you go in, and they have the wall of all the different famous Italians that have been there? We kind of thought, this is a space-themed place, all the aliens would have to come visit,'' says owner Steve Feldmann. "So they're all autographed. Yoda's been by, Chewbacca's been there, a bunch of the 'Star Trek' aliens, and, of course, Richard Nixon was an alien so he popped by and signed one.''
Like Gulu-Gulu Cafe, the restaurant and hip music venue directly next door that Feldmann has run for the last five years, Flying Saucer allows him to display his collectibles. "I'm kind of a nerd, my superhero toys are lined all over Gulu. This is just another place I can put my stuff, because my wife won't let me keep it at home,'' says Feldmann, who opened the pizzeria in August on the site of a former Upper Crust.
Wife Marie actually helped concoct the name and theme behind Flying Saucer, mentioning that old Ed Wood movies used pizza trays as UFOs. The pizzas follow the sci-fi motif, with pies named Face of Boe ("Dr. Who''), Beldar ("Coneheads''), and Mustafar ("Star Wars''). And while it would be a cheap joke – and hyperbole – to call them "out of this world,'' these stone-baked, New York-style pizzas are still pretty tasty.
Camilla ($12 small; $21 large), a white pizza named after the chicken girlfriend of the alien on "The Muppets,'' is the most popular pie, with blackened chicken, caramelized onions, pesto, roasted red peppers, mozzarella, and asiago. The pesto, made in-house, substitutes for red sauce and peeks through quite a bit, turning the cheese a forest green color. But another white pizza, Picard ($12 small; $21 large), steals its thunder. It's a simple pie with mozzarella and asiago topped with thinly sliced potatoes and Canadian bacon, seasoned with rosemary, garlic, Parmesan, and some olive oil on the crust. Despite being a plain pizza, it's the best one we try.
Two red sauce pizzas make good impressions by offering a lot, Morpheus and Moya (both $12 small; $21 large). Morpheus is absolutely packed with barbecue chicken, black and green olives, red peppers, asparagus, barbecue sauce, scallions, mozzarella, and asiago. Moya is a hearty vegetarian pie with mozzarella, asiago, broccoli, green peppers, big slices of tomato, red onion, scallions, and portobello mushrooms.
The salads are named after planets, and they don't skimp on toppings. Mercury ($8), smoky with grilled chicken, rich with bacon slices, avocado, green apples, radishes, and feta is overpowered by the cheese.
Flying Saucer also offers dessert pizzas, like Tribble ($7 small; $12 large), a cinnamon-streusel-topped round with Cortland apples and vanilla icing. It's too bready and somewhat mild, but not bad as a finale.
Like at Gulu-Gulu, Feldmann keeps it local, using high-quality nearby ingredients when possible and serving only New England beers on draft. The white and wheat dough is made on-site daily, and if you're lucky, every so often you can catch beer dough made with stouts and porters. Before he opened, Feldmann says he researched the business model and took inspiration from Flatbread Pizza Co., which started in Amesbury in 1998.
"Not only is their pizza great, just their whole persona,'' he says. "They're an eco-conscious company, they use the freshest ingredients, they try to do things for people who have gluten intolerances or do vegan pizzas. Obviously, our pizza tastes very different, but by and large, we're doing things where we're using the freshest ingredients we can find, our meat has no growth hormones, we have gluten-free pizza crust. We're here and we're offering something that people can't get at your ordinary Greek pizza shop.''


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I'm running Linux, so for the browser I have 2 mainstream options:
- Chrome/Chromium
- Firefox
Segmentation fault (core dumped)at me (on both of my linux machines - Xubuntu/Fedora). Due to lack of motivation I didn't investigate any further (possibly some misbehaving extension). So my options narrow to Firefox only. But that is OK with me. As I'm used to it after some years of usage.
Firefox setupI'm using duckduckgo.com as my default search engine in both
- Location bar:
- To set it, go to page:
about:configand set property:
- To set it, go to page:
- Search bar:
- To set it click down arrow in the Search bar and choose "Manage Search Engines ..." where move DuckDuckGo to the very top
Add-onsMoreover I go for the following add-ons:
- Adblock Plus - to block (annoying) ads,
- Better privacy - to clear specific cookies on Firefox shutdown,
- Disconnect me - to get rid of tracking by sites,
- DoNotTrackMe - to block ads and cookies with tracking and
- HTTPS everywhere - to go for HTTPS where possible.
Unsecure partWell there are some specifics in my setup. As mentioned earlier I'm using social networks for posting, and as I'm lazy enough and like posting with minimal effort, I use also ShareThis. However since installing all the previously mentioned, ShareThis stopped working. Following are the tweaks I had to do to enable it again:
- DoNoTrackMe - I clicked on toolbar icon and then options wheel in the corner, where I disabled "ShareThis" blocking,
- moreover as Sharethis page rendered on sharing has problems with HTTPs certificate, I had to deactivate it in the - HTTPS Everywhere - as well.
- Once I'm ready to share site and click Sharethis button in location bar (nothing happens so) I have to go for "Disconnect me" toolbar button and choose "Advertising" category and uncheck "Sharethis". I need to click Sharethis button once again then.


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ROYSTON – Elizabeth Irvin Griffin, 84, formerly of Homer, died Thursday, January 20, 2011.
Born on May 5, 1926, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late James and Ida Tanner Irvin. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church in Homer. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her husband, Marlin D. Griffin; a son, James Ralph Griffin; and daughter, June Patton.
Survivors include a sister, Imogene Chambers, Homer; brothers, George Irvin, Roswell; and grandchildren, Beth Beasley, Homer, Payton Griffin, Demorest, and Greg Patton, Lavonia.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 23, at 3 p.m., at Whitfield Funeral Home. Private burial will be held at Bethany Christian Church at a later date. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m., just prior to the funeral service, on Sunday, at the funeral home.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Elizabeth Griffin Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 866, Baldwin, Georgia.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth Griffin
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LOOK Style Society Grand Opening Feb. 21 in Las Vegas
LOOK Style Society in Town Square Las Vegas is set to have its grand opening on Feb. 21.
The business prides itself on being a sort of one-stop shop for hair, nails, spray tans, make-up, skin and spa services. It's open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily to accommodate all Las Vegas professionals.
Individual products and brands opening Feb. 21 at the beauty venue include:
-Sam Villa's HairShow Blowout Bar: Sam Villa trains his hair professionals to be speedy, consistent and creative in their styling. Upside-down parasols hang from the ceiling for a whimsical and chic design idea. Services offered include blowouts, updos, wedding up-style with consultation and trial, a Starlet Blowout for children 12 years and younger, Redken Chemistry System and more. Monthly membership and Blowout Bundles are available for purchase.
-essie Nail Lounge: The only essie location in Las Vegas to offer more than 300 color options, including every shade in the essie nail color and essie gel collections. A variety of specialty manicure and pedicure services are offered.
-Sunless Tanning by Chocolate Sun: Professionally trained spray-tan artists provide safe, high-quality Chocolate Sun tanning treatments within two dedicated suites. Chocolate Sun uses an all-natural, organic sunless tanning solution and retail collection.
-The Mezzanine Lounge: Designed to be ideal for bridal parties, social events, product launches, trunk shows and educational seminars, the lounge will also function as a photography studio.
-Make-up Lounge: Make-up artists provide day, night and special-occasion looks. The lounge can seat up to four guests at once and offers specialty products as well as skin care consultations.
-Salon Loft: Eight stylist stations for haircuts and color.
-The Beauty Boutique: The boutique contains a variety of beauty products for hair, skin, nails and body, including Kérastase Paris, Shu Uemura Art of Beauty, Pureology, Redken, Moroccan oil, SkinCeuticals, Sothys Paris and essie.
-LOOK Café: The French-bistro-inspired café seats 12 and serves gourmet Nespresso, Suja Juice, Harney & Sons Fine Tea, a curated selection of artisan chocolates and bakery items from Chocolate and Spice Bakery.
Additionally, the venue continues expansion with phase two, which includes The MedSpa by Dr. Orna Fisher, M.D.; The Skin Spa; and SOCIETY Suites & Stations.
"The LOOK Style Society Concept of a one-stop luxury beauty destination is revolutionary, and we're really excited to bring our hair expertise by way of HairShow to the mix," says HairShow owner Sam Villa.
For more information, to book reservations and see a full list of services, visit www.LOOK-StyleSociety.com.


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Published Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 5:25 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 9:30 p.m.
JACKSON, Miss. — The long decline of what was once the nation's third-largest casino market was underlined Wednesday when the largest casino in Mississippi's Tunica County announced it would close.
Caesars Entertainment will shutter its Harrah's casino in Tunica on June 2, laying off as many as 1,300 workers. Las Vegas-based Caesars has two other casinos in Tunica that will remain open — Horseshoe Tunica and Tunica Roadhouse Hotel and Casino.
Spokesman Gary Thompson said Harrah's is losing money and the taxes on the property are "onerous." The company said employees will have preference for openings at those operations and at Caesar's properties under development in Las Vegas. But it seems unlikely that the other two local casinos, with 1,700 workers, can absorb the number of displaced workers.
"What we do have are a number of loyal players in the market, but not enough to support three properties," Thompson told the Associated Press.
The announcement lays clear the consequences of a relentless seven-year fall in gambling revenues among the county's nine casinos. They, along with other Mississippi gambling halls, have been cutting employees and paying less in gambling taxes for years, even as management kept the doors open.
Tunica casinos won $1.16 billion from gamblers in the 12 months ended in September 2006, but that amount fell 38 percent to $723 million in the 12 months ended in September 2013, according to figures from the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The decline in the number of people entering the nine Tunica casinos and one Lula, Miss., casino was even steeper, falling than two thirds since peaking in 2007, when going to Tunica was an activity that had appeal across a broad swath of the South and lower Midwest. In the past three months of 2007, those casinos had 4 million visitors, while in the last three months of 2013, they had 1.3 million, according to Mississippi Gaming Commission statistics.
Some people have been lured away to new competitors in Oklahoma, Missouri and elsewhere. Tunica has never fully recovered since the Mississippi River's 2011 flood broke the gambling habits of many patrons. Some switched to expanded gambling facilities at two Arkansas racetracks, including one in West Memphis, Ark., that is a shorter drive for many Tennessee patrons.
But it's clear the recession has taken a toll, too. The number of visits from Mississippi patrons is down almost as steeply in Tunica, and the amount of money that Southland Park Gaming and Racing is winning in West Memphis is smaller than the amount of money that has disappeared out of Tunica.
"The biggest problem is the proliferation of gaming in feeder markets for Tunica as well as the overall impact of the recession," Thompson said.
Harrah's opened in 1996 as the Grand Casino and was conceived on a grand scale. It has its own convention center, golf course, an entertainment center for kids and the most hotel rooms in the area — 1,356 in three buildings. Whereas many earlier casinos consisted of little more than a gambling barge, Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Webster Franklin said the current Harrah's was conceived as a full-fledged resort.
"The overhead at Harrah's is much more than at other casinos, I would have to believe," he said.
Caesars, weighed down by $21 billion in debt, lost $2.9 billion in 2013 and has been emphasizing cost-cutting as it tries to refinance. It has also spun some properties into other corporate entities in an attempt to improve its capital structure.
Franklin's strategy to break out of Tunica's slump has been to increase the number of attractions for Tunica visitors, opening a Mississippi River museum with boat rides and a welcome center that doubles as a blues museum. Harrah's exit will cut against that strategy, and leave Tunica County and the state with less tax money.
"They are closing the one that has the most tourism amenities," Franklin said.


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It's tough being an ex-boy wizard. This trailer for the upcoming web series Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later teases a post-Hogwarts life for Harry Potter that isn't quite as happy-go-lucky as Rowling's epilogue made it sound. Faced with a lousy job and an uncomfortable domestic life, Harry Potter has to confront the question: What if high school really was the best time of his life?
Although not as slickly produced as some of the fan series we've seen, Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later looks promising for its goofy exploration of young adulthood. The seven-part series premieres on July 20th.
Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later [Furious Molecules via The Mary Sue]


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Simple recipe to share:-
Marinate pork ribs with-five spice powder, light soy sauce, Mirin (replace with little sugar if you don't have this), pepper, salt, sesame oil, egg, corn starch, and dark soy sauce (for colouring purposes)
Fresh pineapple- cut into cubesFresh red chili- cut big pieces
Sauce- tomato sauce, sour plum sauce, sugar, vinegar, salt, water and few drops of Tabasco(optional)..
1. Deep fry the marinated pork ribs till brown.
2.Heat oil in a wok, saute garlic, add in sauce and pineapple, cook for 1-2mins.
3. Add in the fried pork ribs and red chili, mix well and cook till sauce became thick.
4. Dish out and serve hot.
Do enjoy Cooking !!!


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Meditation: A Tool Against Stress, Depression and Guilt
Wednesday, 10 April, 2013 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM | Cost:Academy Member: $40; Non-member: $80
Meditation is non-denominational, and can be tailored to a participant regardless of their spiritual path. With this thousand-year-old meditation technique, participants will learn to lead a calmer, richer, and quite possi- bly more meaningful life. Studies indicate that meditation is efficacious for stress relief, depression, anxiety, resentments, cravings, and addictions. Many studies suggest that meditation has a positive impact on life.
Date: Wednesdays, March 20, 27, April 3, 10 & 17
Time: 5–6:30 p.m.
Location: SBLHS Education Center: Adams Room, March 20; Madison Room, March 27;
Lincoln Room, April 3; Madison Room, April 10 & 17
Presented by: Jay Shinde
Cost: Academy Member: $40; Non-member: $80
Register by: March 13, 2013
Categories: Academy of Lifelong Learning | School of Extended Learning
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Our family got a new android tablet.
Seems like it should be able to run the player. I purchased the player through Play store. Play store says it's not compatible... Although I bet it will work perfectly fine. What has to change to make it possible? Or what info do you need from this device to make it possible …?
Android 4.2 operating system (Jellybean) 10.1" 1280 x 800 pixel high resolution IPS multi-point touchscreen Powerful Quad Core processor with dedicated 3D graphics chip, 1 GB RAM 8GB integrated memory, extendable up to 40GB with Micro SD Card Wi-Fi: Built-in Wi-Fi, 802.11 b/g/n 2 front stereo speakersForward & rear facing cameras: 2.1 megapixel front / 2.1 megapixel back HD video player, music player, E-book reader, microphone Micro USB high speed transmission charger and host for external storage & peripherals connection Micro HDMI connection for HD 2160p playback on TV Video: H.264, H.263, VC-1, MPEG-1,2,4, DIVX-3,4,5,6, XVID, H263, WMV7/8, VP6, AVS Music format: MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, AAC, AC3, ATRA, DTS Photo format: JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG E-book format: EPUB, PDF Recording format: MP4 Language: supports multiple languages Supported computer systems: Windows2K/XP/Vista/7/8/Linux2.4/Mac OS 10.4High Capacity Lithium Polymer 7000mAh-3.7V Battery Micro SD Card Slot (card not included) 3.5 mm Headphone Jack + Mic pin to support a headset with a microphone Silicone Bumper Included Included in the box : Kurio 10S Tablet, Protective Silicone Bumper, Micro USB adapter, Micro USB cable, Power Adapter


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Pop Culture
The Who
The Doors
New York Dolls
Nick Drake
Over the weekend, when the sad news spread about the passing of Tommy Ramone, a really touching image circulated online, showing the Ramones debut LP, then the same cover with Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee Photoshopped out, and then, at last, Tommy removed as well. Dangerous Minds even shared it on our Facebook page.
The middle image, of Tommy standing alone in front of that iconic brick wall, seems to have come from a Tumblr called "Live! (I See Dead People)," which is devoted entirely to skillfully removing deceased musicians from their LP covers—sort of like "Garfield Minus Garfield," but with a more serious intent. The subjects range from cult figures like Nick Drake to canonical rock stars like Nirvana and The Doors, and the results are often quite poignant. The blog hasn't been updated in almost three years, so it seems unlikely the artists behind this project, Jean-Marie Delbes and Hatim El Hihi, will re-do that Ramones cover. Indeed, their Morrison Hotel still features Ray Manzarek, who passed on a little over a year ago.
New York Dolls, s/t
Ol Dirty Bastard, Return to the 36 Chambers
Nick Drake, Bryter Layter
The Who, Odds & Sods
Johnny Thunders, So Alone
George Harrison, All Things Must Pass
Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Jeff Buckley, Grace
The Doors, Morrison Hotel
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy
The Clash, s/t
Elvis Presley, s/t
Hat-tip to Derf for this find.


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The Navy ordered two prototypes of the XWF-1, and a partial mockup was built. But interest waned and the project was halted in 1953 while AD-4W and AD-5W Skyraiders filled the AEW role on U.S. and British carriers.
After a lapse of two years, Grumman again proposed a carrier-based AEW aircraft. Its interest was renewed by avionics engineer Samuel Rogers and aerodynamic engineer Joseph Lippert Jr. seeking ways to install the new Hazeltine search radar in a carrier plane. 2 Progress was rapid, and by 1956 the Grumman TF-1 Trader had replaced the S2F as the airframe for the AEW proposal. Although based on the S2F design, the TF-1 variant had a larger fuselage, being designed to carry nine passengers or 3,500 pounds of cargo, primarily spare parts and airplane engines, in the carrier on-board delivery (COD) role. The new radar — given the military designation AN/APS-82 — was to be housed in a parasol radome atop the fuselage, and the S2F/TF single vertical fin was replaced by a twin-tail configuration.
The Navy took delivery of 82 TF-1s; another four of the planes were completed to a TF-1Q electronic countermeasures configuration, and a fifth became the aerodynamic prototype for the WF-2 Tracer. The last, designated TF-1W, first flew on 17 December 1956.
The TF-1W test flights proved the feasibility of the parasol radome concept. However, the Navy proceeded cautiously and slowly, and the first of an initial order of 40 aircraft did not fly until 1 March 1958. Beyond the improved radar surveillance provided by the Tracer's Hazeltine AN/APS-82 radar in comparison to the earlier AN/APS-20, the plane had advanced identification friend or foe (IFF) to quickly segregate friendly and enemy aircraft; the Bellhop system, which could relay its radar presentation to surface ships; and Autocat, which relayed communications between widely dispersed surface ships. Flown by a four-man crew — pilot, copilot, and two radar operators — the WF-2 had on-station time in excess of five hours.
A total of 88 WF-2s were produced by Grumman, the first entering service with AEW Squadron (VAW) 12 in November 1959. Four-plane detachments were assigned to attack carriers, and subsequently, the Tracers also replaced the AD-5W Skyraiders on board antisubmarine (ASW) carriers. These planes greatly increased the Fleet's capabilities, both for offensive and defensive operations. The last of the production WF-2s was delivered in September 1961.
In the tradition of naval aviation, the plane was rarely referred to as its assigned and apropos name, Tracer, but as the "Willie Fudd," derived from its WF designation. 3 The name "Fudd" was based on the widely known Looney Tunes cartoon character Elmer J. Fudd. Although only superficially resembling the S2F Tracker, the AEW aircraft was also called a "stoof with a roof," a reference to its large overhead radome.
Even as the first WF-2/E-1 entered service, it was known that the plane was but an interim AEW platform pending delivery of the more-capable Grumman W2F (later E-2) Hawkeye. The newer plane joined the Fleet in 1964, with the Tracer continuing to fly from attack carriers for several more years as well as from the antisubmarine carriers of the modernized Essex (CV-9) series. Although initial Navy requirements directed that the E-2 be capable of operating from modernized Essex-class ships, the cost as well as the plane's size prohibited it being used on board the smaller carriers. The E-1B had a wing span of 72 feet, 4 inches and a length of 45 feet, 4 inches; the E - 2's wing span is 80 feet, 7 inches and length is 56 feet, 4 inches. Thus the Essex attack carriers as well as ASW carriers continued to use the E-1B Tracer.
The last Willie Fudd detachment operated on board the Oriskany (CV-34) in 1976, and the last E-1 was formally retired from the Navy late in 1977, being "piped over the side" from reserve squadron VAW-78 at Norfolk, Virginia. Official Navy records show the aircraft in inventory until March 1978.
1. The best account of the development of the WF-1 and subsequent WF-2 designs is Ren ?
J. Francillon, Grumman Aircraft since 1929 (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1989), pp. 401-405, 554-556.
2. Ibid., p. 401.
3. On 1 October 1962, the WF-2 designator was changed to E-1B, the first airplane in the new, joint designation series for U.S. electronic aircraft. At the same time the TF-1 became the C-1A and the TF-1Q the EC-1A.


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20 Minute Vegan Dinner for Two
This is an easy weeknight dinner that I rely on when time is tight. Sometimes simple trumps anything else. Plus, it's fancy...I added a lemon slice!
15 Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta
Creamy, thick, and rich with lots of garlic flavour and a hint of lemon. This is my newest favourite pasta dish. The avocado works wonderfully in this recipe to create a sauce so creamy and thick, you will think there is cream hiding in there.
2-Minute Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter
Apple butter and peanut butter were destined to be together, don't you think?
3 Ready-in-a-Jiffy Warm Weather Snack Recipes
Here are three quick and easy healthy snack recipes to whip up on those warm spring and summer days. Featuring: Berry parfaits with banana soft serve, Raspberry Chocolate smoothies, and Mango Banana Coconut Popsicles.
10'o'Clock Brownies
Rich, dense, chocolaty brownies with just the right amount of sweetness and notes of fruity tartness.They were named 10'0′clock Brownies because of the late time they were created. But I'll look the other way if you have them at 10 am too. (hey! they are made with leftover breakfast so essentially….:)...
10-Minute "Baked" Vegan Mac & Cheese
Let's face it: baked macaroni & cheese is just so much better than the not-baked kind.
10 Minute Maple Almond Milk + Why I Stopped Drinking Store-Bought Almond Milk.
This perfectly sweet and creamy almond milk takes just 10 minutes, start to finish! Why drink store-bought almond milk laced with harsh minerals, enzyme inhibitors and harmful seaweed derivatives, when you can make your own fresh-tasting almond milk at home with real ingredients? After tasting this delicious...
(Vegan) Sweet Potato Soda Bread
Merging my two false heritages, this Irish soda bread features roasted sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, pecans, and crystallized ginger.
100 Calorie Beary Simple Cookies
A 100 calorie cookie that's perfect as a replacement to animal crackers in your families lunch, makes a great companion to your afternoon pick me up snack, and comes in at under 2 grams of sugar. Is there anything these little bears can't do?
150 Calorie Microwave Chocolate Protein Cake
This ever-so-slightly green-tinted treat is light, fluffy, and wonderfully moist. did I mention this chocolate-y treat is less than 150 calories and nearly sugar-free?


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Jasonff needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 79 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
OpenX is the world's largest open source ad serving company, with 200,000 publishers serving 300 billion ads per month. We just launched the hosted version of our ad server, and we want to promote the service via banner ads.
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Fast, Free, hosted and with revenue optimization included
- Want clean design that stands out. you can check out our website for colors, etc, but the banners don't have to be consistent.I'd like the "get OpenX" buttion to flash in some way, to grab attention.
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Hookworm is a condition caused by roundworms that affects the small intestine and lungs.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The disorder is caused by infestation with the roundworms:
Necator americanus
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Ancylostoma braziliense
The first two roundworms affect humans only. The last two types also occur in animals.
Hookworm disease is common in the moist tropics and subtropics. It affects about 1 billion people worldwide. In developing nations, the disease leads to the death of many children by increasing their risk for infections that their bodies would normally fight off.
There is very little risk of getting the disease in the United States because of advances in sanitation and waste control. The important factor in getting the disease is walking where people who have hookworm have made feces.
The larvae (immature form of the worm) get into the skin. The larvae move to the lungs via the bloodstream and enter the airways. The worms are about 1/2 inch long.
After traveling up the windpipe, the larva are swallowed. After the larvae are swallowed, they infect the small intestine. They develop into adult worms and live there for 1 or more years. Adult worms and larvae are released in the feces.
- Abdominal discomfort
- Blood in the stool
Bloody sputum
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Gas
- Itchy rash
Loss of appetite
- Nausea, vomiting
Pale skin
Most people have no symptoms once the worms enter the intestines.
Signs and tests
Tests that can help diagnose the infection include:
Complete blood count(CBC) with differential Stool ova and parasites exam
This disease may also affect the results of a
The goals of treatment are to:
- Cure the infection
- Treat complications of anemia
- Improve nutrition
Parasite-killing medications such as albendazole, mebendazole, or pyrantel pamoate are usually prescribed. Ivermectin, used for other worm infections, does not work for hookworm infections.
Symptoms and complications of anemia are treated as they arise. The doctor will likely recommend increasing the amount of
Expectations (prognosis)
You will have a complete recovery if you get treated before serious complications develop. Treatment gets rid of the infection.
Iron deficiency anemiacaused by loss of blood
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Severe protein loss with fluid buildup in the abdomen (
Calling your health care provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms of hookworm infection develop.
Developing countries need to improve sanitation measures to prevent infection.


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Topps Widevision.
The ultimate in non-sports cards.
They're back.
In 3D.
And there isn't any half-thought-out garbage to junk it all up. These hearken back to a time before we referred to these as "episodes."
Let's tear in.
Top to Bottom:
46 "Plans for His Son"
With a Darth Vader-centric card, this pack is already a win.
31 "Magnificent Cloud City"
No crime, great schools, and an unbeatable public transportation system put Cloud City at fifth place on Forbes' annual "Most Livable Cities" list.
8 "Back From the Brink"
The Bacta, the weird underwear, the uncomfortable jostling... it's all as I remembered it.
Speaking of which, why don't we have Bacta available to cure our illnesses? Sure, there's Bactine, but that's the light version. We still need something for more than minor scrapes and burns. Why is the scientific community keeping this from us?
Overall, these are great cards. They don't quite work as 3D, since they use the old lenticular technology. It's more like a very subtle Sportflic with less movement. Images in the foreground are kept more or less in place, but the backgrounds move from side to side. The effect does create some illusion of depth, but it's not perfect. I might consider picking up the entire set on eBay at some point in the future, but who knows.
Han shot first.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
2010 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 3D
2 comments:
- Jason said...
So, basically, these are sort of Kellogg's Widevision?
- David Strohmenger said...
The Empire Strikes Back has always been "Episode V". The films have had episode numbers since release of Empire in 1980. There seems to be this misconception that the episode numbers began with the Special Editions or the prequels, but they have been used for 30 years.
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With the blast of an airhorn, ironworkers on Monday began bolting into place the first of 610 steel pieces of the soaring wing-like arches of the World Trade Center's new transportation hub.
Not due to open until 2015, the 800,000-square-foot (74,322-square-meter) transit hub will eventually link numerous New York City subway lines with commuter trains and ferry services to neighboring New Jersey.
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One official called the rising of the arches a "significant milestone" in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex, which was destroyed by hijacked airliners on September 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people.
"We will not, at this site, allow us to be defined as a people by those events," said Steve Plate, director of construction for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which owns the World Trade Center site.
Although the Port Authority has pared back some aspects of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's design, including fixing in place the steel-and-glass arches that were once intended to be retractable, the cost of the project has almost doubled from its original estimate to nearly $4 billion.
Calatrava has said his design was intended to evoke a white dove taking flight.
PATH commuter trains have been running in and out of the site since shortly after the attacks with a makeshift entrance at the surface. Beset by years of delays, the rebuilt World Trade Center site is taking form.
The National September 11 Memorial, constructed around the footprints of the fallen twin towers, opened on the 10th anniversary of the attacks in 2011, although the accompanying museum is still under construction.
Workers last week moved into place the final pieces of the spire atop One World Trade Center, the site's tallest skyscraper, which when completed, will reach 1,776 feet.


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Brrr! It's Bay Area cold! Yeah, yeah, laugh it up, all y'all who live in places where you can actually get killed by icicles. You also have fireplaces and heating and mukluks and stuff. We aren't set up for seasons here, so if it gets chilly we sit here and shiver in our bootie shorts.
And thus begins 2012 – the last year ever, if you believe poorly translated Mayan glyphs - with icy feet. How shall this year end, O little Nuggalos? Perhaps with fire? Revolutions? Toads? Global shifts of polarity, consciousness and underwear? We have no freakin' idea. If 2011 is any indication, we will expect the unexpected. Already, this cute little duckling of a year is looking pretty darn fun for your unstoppable pals at Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits.
But first, a little recap of how 2011 ended: September, October, and November were largely spent on and off the road with our powerful and victorious cartoon buddies Tornado Rider. After more than month with them across the U.S., we developed a pretty hard-core sneth habit. Upon return, we jumped right back into recording a new batch of songs at Dutch Oven Studios, run by our friend and occasional bandmate Craigums!
In the meantime, the Occupy Wall Street movement was gathering steam, and in Oakland (where Dan lives and Corbett's previous address) things got pretty hectic. We wanted to help, and in December our song "Pac-Man & Pop Tarts" appeared on a free compilation called Occupy International.
Then, in honor of and in solidarity with #OccupyOakland, #OccupyTogether, #OccupyWallStreet and all of the many other occupy groups around the world, our band offered up an unmixed, unmastered and unreleased recent recording we made in August 2011. It went out as a nod to all of the valiant protesters involved in this movement… to all of those organizing on the front lines of this struggle. From our upcoming 2012 cover album, "Theft", the song was originally written by Woody Guthrie in 1940 as a anti-union busting song. It was then updated wonderfully in 2000 by Billy Bragg.
In the folk tradition, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits added new and appropriate lyrics about corporate hegemony, billionaires and other modern world ails… the song is called, "All You Fascists".
Barely had 2012 begun when we lit up the Bay Area with an astonishingly fun January trifecta of Bay Area shows with Tornado Rider and another group of familiar road dogs, Emily's Army. The evenings were peppered with special appearances by several other local legends including Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds and Angelo Moore from Fishbone!
And the fun's just beginning. Later this month we'll be heading back into the studio to put the finishing touches on some new releases. Get ready for a read-along story songbook, a new LP of original material, a 10″ split with Duluth, MN's Hard Feelings and the cover song LP. We'll also be filming 2 music videos this week which will eventually appear on the F: The Videos DVD album. Four other music videos already in production are nearing completion!
Oh, did we mention we're going to England?
Yep! We're hopping the Pond for a single show in London, the UnNamed Festival. Organized by Tony Anastasi of the Green Day fansite, www.greendayauthority.com, this free event will take place Saturday, Jan. 21, and Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits (as well as several other Bay Area luminaries). This will be our first show outside of North America, and hopefully the first of many! Dude! We're going to England!
We also have tons more shows locally and semi-locally! Go here to see more info on all of them: http://bobbyjoeebola.com/?page_id=13
As exciting as this all is, there's even more. On March 1, we'll be playing at The Independent in San Francisco with Spittin' Cobras, Flexx Bronco and The Butlers. This is a new milestone for us, and we can't wait to take the stage at this all-around awesome show. Buy your tickets now at this link: http://www.theindependentsf.com/event/83057/
And in April, we're confirmed to The Gathering of the Goofpunx in Portland, OR (April 5-8), as well as Way Out West Fest in Tucson, AZ (April 14). If you live in the Northwest or Southwest, keep an eye out for shows other shows we may announce, since we'll already be on the road anyway.
One last Nuggit of news, friends & fans, and a little public service message. If you've ever felt empty inside, we have the answer. His name is Jesus! That's right, we at Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits want you to let the Baby Jesus in. In where, we hear you ask?
This all may seem strange and sudden until you realize that we are now the official band of the glow-in-the-dark Baby Jesus Buttplug! Made by the Oakland-based artisans at Divine Interventions, this little buddy is 100% silicone, 100% fun, and is easy to find in the dark. We'll have them available at most shows. Washes easily with soap & water… just like your sins! Available for a discounted price at our shows!
Here at Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, things are changing day by day. We hope you'll continue to check in with us regularly and let your friends know, as our amazing adventure continues!
-Dan & Corbett


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Insecticide is a chemical that kills bugs. Insecticide poisoning occurs when someone swallows or breathes in this substance.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
See also:
Bug spray poisoning Paradichlorobenzene poisoning
Alternative Names
Organophosphate poisoning; Carbamate poisoning
Poisonous Ingredient
Most household bug sprays contain chemicals called pyrethrins. These chemicals are generally not harmful, but can cause life-threatening breathing problems if breathed in.
Industrial insecticides, often found in household garages and greenhouses, contain many dangerous substances, including:
- Carbamates
- Organophosphates
- Paradichlorobenzenes (mothballs)
Where Found
Various insecticides (bug killers)
Symptoms of pyrethrin poisoning:
- Lungs and airways
- Breathing difficulty
- Nervous system
Coma Convulsions
- Skin
- Irritation
- Redness or swelling
Symptoms of organophosphate or carbamate poisoning:
- Bladder and kidneys
- Increased urination
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
Increased salivation (drooling) Increased tearing
- Small pupils
- Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal cramps
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heart and blood
- Slow heart rate
- Lungs and airways
- Breathing difficulty
- Nervous system
- Coma
- Convulsions
- Headache
- Skin
Blue lips and fingernails
Note: Serious poisoning can occur from just touching the organophosphate without gloves or without washing hands soon after exposure. Large amounts of the chemical soak through the skin unless you are protected. Life-threatening paralysis and death can occur very quickly.
Symptoms of paradichlorobenzene poisoning:
- Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Muscles
Muscle spasms
Note: Paradichlorobenzene mothballs are not very toxic. They have replaced the more toxic camphor and naphthalene types.
Home Treatment
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
If the chemical is on the skin or in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
If the person breathed in the poison, immediately move him or her to fresh air.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to expect at the emergency room
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing tube
- Bronchoscopy — camera down the throat to see burns in the airways and lungs
- Endoscopy — camera down the throat to see burns in the esophagus and the stomach
- Fluids by IV
- Medicine (antidote) to reverse the effect of the poison
- Oxygen
- Tube through the mouth into the stomach to empty the stomach (
gastric lavage)
- Surgical removal of burned skin (skin debridement)
- Washing of the skin (irrigation) — perhaps every few hours for several days
Expectations (prognosis)
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Swallowing such poisons can have severe effects on many parts of the body.
It is a good sign that recovery will occur if patients continue to improve over the first 4 – 6 hours after medical treatment.
Although the symptoms are the same for carbamate and organophosphate, recovery is more difficult for organophosphate.


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Monsanto just received full regulatory approval for a single-bag refuge product for corn. The product is called Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete and can be planted across a corn grower's entire field. It is a blend of 95% Genuity SmartStax corn seed and 5% refuge (non-Bt) seed. No separate, structured refuge is needed for either above- or belowground pests in the Corn Belt. Monsanto does caution that growers planting Genuity SmartStax without the RIB Complete will still need a refuge.
The Genuity SmartStax RIB is a combination of corn traits from both Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences. The two companies collaborated on the new product, which includes multiple modes of action for broad-spectrum control of above- and belowground insects, and also offers two herbicide-tolerance traits. It will be fully launched in 2012.
"Farmers have told us they want a true, single-bag refuge solution, and this registration enables Monsanto to deliver," reports Brett Begemann, Monsanto CCO. "This is a new level of value that hasn't existed to date, as Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete corn simplifies refuge management by eliminating the structured refuge, which can contribute to timely, more-efficient planting and one-farm productivity."


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I just came from antalya, I stayed in Adonis Hotel, the Hotel was awful, no service no bed covers the bathroom does not work, and the AC is dripping all the time, and they would threaten u if they see u with even a bottle of water from outside the hotel, all of this and it claims to be five stars, u will be fooled by the receiption but the rooms are awful.. Antalay is very hot these days but there is a lot to c, I would visit it in winter next time cause I'm not a big fan of burning under the sun
Afraid to y but this talk of being 'the best you can find in the Mediterranean' is highly overrated. Antalya might have been a pearl until 20 years ago but these days it is a sprawling concrete jungle home to around 1 million of humans and it's still growing unabated with all the fumes and traffic jams that this means. The location is fantastic though and the sights splendid. The Mediterranean is a large geographic feature and there are quite a few places that are much more appealing (even if it this a matter of taste). Don't say that to the very patriotic locals as you will likely offend them.
i love hooka[edit]
nargile is one of my favorite things to do. Its extremly relaxing and gives you a sweet buzzz


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By Victor Knell
Written in 1994 for the
Knell Book "Pioneers and Their Children"
This is written as a tribute to my parents, their way of life, and as a remembrance of how things used to be. Victor Knell
According to an old proverb, "History is a fable agreed upon." In this collection of shared reminiscences I am recording a small part of the history of Traugott and Hertha Knell, the family and life on the farm and in the community.
Traugott was born on September 22, 1915 north of Zap, North Dakota on the farm which Jacob and Pauline Knell, his parents had homesteader in the 1900's. Traugott had two older sisters, Clara, born in 1910, and Katherine, born in 1912, and one brother, Arnold, born in 1914.
In 1916 his parents had a chance to purchase the Gottlieb Schuh farm north of Krem. The 160 homestead had become too small to support their growing family; Walter, born in 1917, Herbert, born in 1919, Lorentina, born in 1922 and Alvin, born in 1924.
Herbert died in 1939 of cancer of the kidneys. He had been ill since December 1936. In January 1937 he entered the Bismarck hospital, where he was operated on to have a growth removed. He seemed to be on the road to recovery, but in August 1938 he again underwent treatment at Bismarck. Several times Herbert had to stay in the hospital for more treatment. Shortly after New Year 1939 his parents were told that there was no more hope, Herbert had cancer of the kidneys. He was only 19 years old at his death.
Hertha Augustana Adolf was born on August 12, 1917 in the Expansion, North Dakota, Mercer County area, north of what is Hazen today. She was born on what is the Roger Rasch farm today. Her parents, Reinhold and Pauline Adolf started to farm here soon after their marriage in 1916. She was the oldest of six children; Ida, born in 1919, Erwin, born in 1921, Frieda, born in 1923, Clarence, born in 1925 and Violet, born in 1931.
Hertha, being the oldest meant that she soon had to help work the farm fields. She was only able to attend school until she was in the sixth grade. Hertha did enjoy working outside in the fields with the horses.
In 1936 the Reinhold and Pauline Adolf family moved north about two miles to the homestead of grandparents, Friedrick and Christina Adolf, who sold their farm and equipment and moved to Newberg, Oregon to live. The Adolf family, after arriving in America from Russia in 1889 had stopped in North Dakota for only about six months, when they moved on to Newberg, Oregon.
Grandfather Friedrick came back to North Dakota in 1892, married Christina Schimke, a widow with five children, and began to farm in Mercer County.
Times were hard during the 1930's with the depression and the hot dry weather. Some of the young men went to Montana to work in the beet fields. Traugott wrote a letter to Hertha on October 12, 1939 from Fairview, Montana. He was working for a Jake Buxbaum. In this letter he asked her to send him a picture that he knew she had which has many of their friends on it. He also wrote that he missed her and hoped she was fine and that he would be gone for several more weeks.
In 1939 Hertha was working for the National Youth Administration. Her classification card listed her as a maid and cook. The young women were told to report for work at the Hazen Log Cabin, this was the local meeting place in Hazen at the time. There was also a sewing unit and here they sewed for various projects. They were asked to report to work with their own scissors, needles, thimbles, pincushions and tape measure, and some were told to bring sewing machines. On June 30, 1940 this work unit was terminated.
Traugott and Hertha knew each other almost all their lives. They were neighbors, attended the same rural school and worshiped at the same church.
Traugott was confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on April 13, 1930 by Pastor Christian Goeken. Hertha was confirmed at St. Peter's on May 24, 1934 by Pastor E. J. Hammer. She also taught Sunday School here before she was married.
Traugott received his 8th grade diploma on January 25, 1932, from Krem Number 3, Mercer County District Number 4.
Traugott had an accident with an exploding firecracker early in his life, this caused some damage to one eye, forcing him to wear glasses for the rest of his life.
On September 29, 1940 wedding bells rang for Hertha and Traugott, at St. Peter's Church. The marriage was performed by Pastor Philip Peter. Married with them were her sister, Ida, and his brother, Arnold, making it a double wedding.
In July 1990 both couples and their families celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in conjunction with a Oster Adolf Knell Family Reunion at the Hazen City Hall.
On their wedding day both brides wore identical gowns and veils, purchased from a mail order catalog, costing $30.00 all together.
From her parents the couple received three milk cows and 25 chickens. These were to be their main source of food for some months.
Traugott and Hertha first lived in a house that was located on land now owned by Harold Miller. Arnold and Ida Knell lived a very short distance east on their farm. They then moved to a farm that is owned by Quintin Ziemann today.
It was here that their oldest son, Victor, born in 1941, got lost one day. Hertha was feeding baby, Elaine, then known as "girly", born in 1943, when "Sonny" as he was known at the time came in wanting something to eat. Since Hertha was busy, Victor had to wait, but he became impatient and ran outside. When his mother was ready to feed him, he was no where to be found. They called the neighbors and they started to search in the corn field, which was close by, but Victor was not to be found. Finally someone walked by a depression on the farm where the chickens had made a hole taking dust baths, and here their son was laying asleep, with the chickens around him. For some reason, the family dog, who usually was with Victor, was not with him that day. The two other sons of Hertha and Traugott are; Marvin, born in 1945 and Gary, born in 1950.
Traugott's first tractor was an International Harvester Farmall "H". It was on steel wheels, but these were quickly exchanged for rubber tires. This was used with a three bottom plow, a packer, and a pony drill, to do the spring plowing and seeding.
Traugott always bought International Harvester farm equipment. He later owned a W 9 tractor, followed by a 660 and a 806, all Internationals. Most of the others were traded off as newer larger tractors were purchased, but the "H" was kept as a utility tractor to do small jobs such as cultivating the corn hauling rocks and other things.
The first Knell transportation was a Chevrolet ton and a half truck that was used. This was used for hauling, but was also the family's only means of getting around. It was not till 1948, that the Knell family got their first car. It was a moron, two door, Chevrolet. This was used by the family until 1956, when a new Chevrolet was purchased. The 1948 car became the car used by the children to go to high school in Hazen and to do other chores.
In 1945 Jacob and Pauline Knell retired from farming, built a home in Hazen and moved to town. Traugott and Hertha and the family then made their home on what is still the Knell farm to day, farmed by son, Gary and his family.
Hertha always made a large garden. This was her pride and joy. She grew many vegetables, which were than canned and storied in the root cellar to be used later on the family table.
In the early years there was always a potato patch planted in a near by field. There were normally five or six long rows of potatoes.
Sometimes when the potato bug infestation became too great, in the early years, the children and Hertha would take small cans, fill them half full of kerosene, then go up and down the rows picking off the bugs, dropping them in the can to kill the pests. In later years the potato plants were sprayed to control the insects.
When the Traugott Knell family moved to the family farm, Traugott's youngest brother, Alvin, lived with them until he married and purchased his own farm in 1954.
The family always had milk cows, Hertha had received three cows from her parents as a wedding gift, and to these others were added.
In the first years all the milking was done by hand. The family got up at 5 a.m. and went to the barn to start the milking. When the milking was completed, the milk was put through the cream separator. This extracted the cream from the whole milk by a centrifical force process. The separated cream had about a 350 butter fat.
At first the cream separators were cranked by hand, a back breaking job, if there was much milk to be processed. Later motors were added making the chore much easier.
After separating, the cream was put in 5, 8 and 10 gallon cans to be taken to a creamery. Mandan Creamery had a truck route, which came to the mail box every week to pick up the full cans of cream. The following week the empty cans would be returned containing checks for the cream from the week before. A very nice source of farm income.
Some of the cream was also used to make butter for the family. The butter churn was a round container with a four open blade construction inside that was turned with a handle. The cream was poured inside and then the handle had to be turned until the butter fat had combined into butter. Sometimes, if everything was right, if the cream was the correct temperature, the butter fat was high enough and you had good luck, this did not take too long. Other times it could be a long ordeal. after the butter had been made, it was removed from the churn and washed with cold water to remove any remaining butter milk. It was then salted and stored for later family use. The butter milk that resulted was used to drink, bake and cook.
The skim milk from the separator was fed to the young calves and what was extra was fed to the pigs.
At first the milk cows were mostly Milking Shorthorns. Soon the black and white Holstein started to replace the red and white cows. Over the years milking machines replaced hand milking and a bulk milk operation took over from the separator.
The horse stalls in the barn were replaced with cow stalls and the Knell family became dairy farmers. When the new barn was built in 1959 soon a milk pipe line was installed to take the milk direct from the cows to the bulk milk tank. In later years the hard never ending work of dairying was discontinued and the cattle were sold, as was the equipment.
During the spring planting time and in the summer harvesting season most of the milking was done by Hertha and the children. Traugott needed to put get in the planting as early as possibly and in the summer many hours were needed to get the harvesting done quickly before fall and winter weather came and it was impossibly to finish the fall work.
The first chicken coop on the Knell farm was a log building, with a sod covered roof. Here the laying hens were placed after they had raised in the brooder house. Later this chicken house was replaced when a new garage was built. The old building was then turned into a hen house. This remained until about 1970, when the chicken coop at the Albert Miller farm was purchased and it is the current coop on the Knell farm.
Baby chickens were ordered from a hatchery. They were shipped by mail. Usually they were received in late March or early April. When they arrived they would get a call from the Hazen Post Office telling them that their chicks had arrived. Some times the rural mail man would deliver them with the daily mail, but normally a trip was made to town and the chicks were picked up.
After the young chickens were on the farm, they were put in the brooder house, where they were given their first drink of water from the upside down water container and chick starter was set out in the feeders so that they could start to eat. For the next few weeks they had to be checked every hour or so to see that they were not too warm or too cold. They grew very quickly and soon they developed pin feathers and soon their downy bodies were covered with feathers.
As the young roosters grew to a few pounds, they were butchered as needed for food. The selected cockerels were taken out and then their heads were cut off with a hatchet. They were allowed to bleed, then they were put in hot water to loosen the feathers. They were then plucked and they were made ready for the family table.
Ducks and geese were also raised for meat. Before freezers were in common use most of them were butchered, canned and storied in the cellar until the meat was needed.
Breeding pairs of ducks and geese were kept on the farm in the early years. Later on these too were ordered from a hatchery as young goslings and ducklings. Two or three ducks and a drake, and two geese and a gander were kept to produce eggs to be set under broody hens to hatch the young. In the spring when they started to lay, the eggs were collected and kept until there were enough to put under several hens. The hens were put on nests in the upstairs of the barn. After the ducklings and goslings had hatched they were put in the brooder house with the chickens. During the day they were placed in a pen outside on grass so that they could graze. This pen had to be moved every day because they cropped the grass very short. When they were large enough, they were given free range and allowed to swim on the farm pond.
If the ducks and geese laid more eggs then were needed to brood for the family, Hertha used the large eggs to make noodles. The dark yellow yokes made nice yellow noodles.
After the eggs were mixed with flour and seasonings the dough was rolled out with a rolling pin. When the dough was thin it was rolled up and cut with a sharp knife. These noodles were then placed in some location to dry. After they had dried and hardened they were packed in storage containers to be used in noodle soup or in some other noodle dish.
Hertha made pillows with the feathers that were plucked from the many geese and ducks that were raised.
When they were butchered, some of the breasts and drumsticks would be salted in brine and smoked, these were a tasty addition to a family meal.
Hogs were raised for family use and extra pigs were sold at the sales barn providing needed farm income.
In the fall, just before it got too cold, the Traugott, Arnold, Alvin and Mike Neuman families would each in turn butcher several hogs and a cow and sausage, hams and bacon would be made and lard would be rendered to make casings for the pork sausage, many times the hog intestines were cleaned and scraped and then filled with the tasty ground pork. The stomach was used , in the early years, to hold head cheese.
The summer sausage and liver sausage was usually put in larger casings that were purchased prepared, and in later years plastic casings were used. Much of the liver sausage was put in jars and canned. These jars were then opened and cooked for the breakfast meal.
"Gollodetz" or pickled pigs feet was also made after butchering.
Hertha's well stocked cellar always contained many jars of cucumbers, sauer kraut and pickled beets. There were also many other jars of canned vegetables that came from her large garden. She made soups and cabbage rolls, which were a nice easy to make a quick meal on a busy day.
Fruit was canned as well and filled the cellar shelves. June berry, plumbs and other wild fruit would be gathered along the Missouri River and were preserved and added to the winter food supply. Strawberry, raspberry and other fruits were home grown and were made into jams and jellies.
The first combine harvester used by the Knell family was an 6 foot Case pull type. This was soon replaced by a 12 foot International Harvester self propelled combine. Later larger and better machines were to follow.
Till the 1960's the oats and some of the wheat was always bindered and shocked and then threshed with a threshing machine. Traugott, Arnold, Alvin and Mike Newman shared a threshing machine and their fields were threshed in turn every year by the four families. The straw stacks that resulted were highly prized. This straw was used for bedding in the barn and chicken coops and in the winter the straw stack offered a measure of protection for the livestock that was not kept in the barn.
Hertha did a lot of sewing in the winter during the early years. Almost all the children clothing were hand made by her. In later years she started to make quilts. It became easier to purchase ready made clothing for the members of the family.
Hertha did embroidering of pillow cases and dish towels. In later
years she used color paints instead of color thread to make her
figures and flowers. Sometimes the children were given the chance
to try their hand at seeing if they could make a traced pattern
come out looking good.
In the early years entertainment was made by going visiting. On Sunday, after church it was expected that you would have company for the noon meal, or the family would go visit some other family. After the meal the grown ups would sit and visit or play some cards and the children, if the weather permitted, would go outside to play games.
Visiting also took place in the evening after the chores were done. The family would visit neighbors, relatives or friends, or the reverse took place.
Weddings and funerals were always a great time to meet relatives one had riot seen for a long time. At weddings and funerals there was always a meal after the church ceremony, followed by much visiting.
Weddings were an enjoyable event usually followed by a dance in the barn hay loft or in another large building, to the music of a local dance band.
Baking day came once a week at the Knell home, usually on Wednesday, when mother got up early to also do the family laundry. Potatoes would be peeled the night before and cooked. After cooking the potatoes they were grated. A quart of "everlasting yeast" was then mixed with the mixture. This yeast was kept active year after year by saving a quart of the mixture from each baking. The potato/yeast mixture was allowed to stand overnight and ferment. In the morning this starter was added to a large bowl of sifted flour, mixed and allowed to rise. Several times the expanding dough was kneaded down and allowed to rise again. After the last kneading the dough was placed in large bread pans and again allowed to rise. When it had risen the loaves were put in the coal stove oven to bake. The whole house became filled with the wonderful smell of baking bread.
Normally on baking day "strudla" were made for the noon meal. The dough was rolled out with rolling pin and then rolled up and cut into about 4 inch long pieces. These were then placed in a large pot over diced seasoned potatoes. Once the pot was on the stove the lid dare not be removed, or the "strudla" would not rise and they became very heavy. At noon the "strudla" were usually eaten with gravy.
Another treat that might be made on baking day was a tasty sugar kuchen. Bread dough was used to make the crust. This was then filled with a custard of heavy cream, sugar and cinnamon.
For some meals "knepfla" (dumplings) were made. A dough was made and pressed thin. This was then cut into about three inch long "knepfla" and dropped into a pot of boiling salted water. After the "knepfla" were cooked they were drained. Some were then fried in a frying pan until they were nice and brown. The remaining were kept in the pot and croutons and a butter sauce was poured over them. These were sometimes served with mashed potatoes, wieners and sauer kraut and hot tea.
Another dish that was made was "fleishknepfla" (meat dumplings). For these the dough was rolled out and cut into small squares. These squares were then filled with a hamburger mixture and the edges sealed with the fingers. The knepfla were then dropped into the boiling water. after they were done some were again fried, while the others were again covered with a butter sauce. The water was then used to make a soup. Hertha liked to make the meat dumplings when the grandchildren came to visit, because they liked to help make the dumplings.
"Fleishkuechla" was another family favorite. It was a meat turnover. Again a dough was made. This was rolled out with a rolling pin in small portions. The round dough was then filled with a hamburger mixture and the dough folded over and the edges sealed by rolling a small saucer around the edge. The turnover was then put in hot oil or lard to deep fry: Some of the pieces of dough that were cut from the edge of the turn over were also deep fried. These narrow twisted pieces of dough were them eaten by putting jelly on them. The finished "Fleishkuechla" was normally served with potatoes and maybe a garden salad.
Fried bread or "kuechla" were made by taking dough, pressing it thin and then deep frying the dough.
"Stirrum" was another flour item that made a much enjoyed meal. This was a dough of eggs, cream and baking powder. This was put in a hot frying pan an then stirred until when the mixture was fried it had broken up into small chunks. This was served with stewed potatoes, lettuce or a cucumber salad and a meat dish.
Another German dish, "Kraut Bruschke", was much enjoyed by the family. To make this, chopped ham was mixed with sauerkraut and cooked. This mixture was then sealed inside rolled out dough and baked until a golden brown. This made a hard meal, and any left over were easily reheated.
The Knell farm always had a lot of rocks. In the spring, after the fields had been seeded, rocks were picked for several weeks. The smaller rocks were picked with horses and wagon, later with the tractor and wagon. The larger rocks were picked and placed on the stone boat, a large flat piece of sheet metal. the large rocks only needed to be rolled on the boat and then could be moved to the rock pile.
One time while picking rocks with the horses and wagon, the wagon ran over Victor's right foot. He was then taken to Rev. Rudolph Heupel at Hebron, North Dakota, who checked the foot with his sensitive fingers and said that he had two cracked toes and that his arch was pushed down. He re set the arch and told Victor to take care for a few weeks. The foot was never put in a cast and healed with no later problems.
Traugott liked to work the land. In later years when his son, Gary, did most of the farming, he enjoyed working the summer fallow and picking rocks with the rock picker.
For Christmas the Knell family attended Christmas Eve services at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. This was always the Sunday School Program, when the children recited their verses, some in German, and sang the old Christmas carols, both in English and German. One of the unique features was the Christmas Tree with. real candles. This was always very closely observed to prevent fires. After the program all the children received Christmas bags filled with nuts, candy and fruit.
When the Knells arrived back home Santa Claus had visited and Christmas gifts were opened. Sometimes relatives would come to visit, but usually it was a family evening. In later years after St. Peter's congregation had been disbanded, the family attended services at Peace Lutheran, but the feeling of a small church parish had changed.
A few days before Easter eggs were hard boiled and colored to make Easter eggs. A few weeks before a shallow box or container filled with soil was planted with oats. After the eggs were colored some were placed in the growing oats, the rest were placed in large bowls.
On Easter morning the Easter baskets for each of the children were filled with some Easter eggs, some candy and maybe a small toy. Easter morning were spent attend the Easter service at St. Peter's. In later years the sunrise services at Peace Lutheran were much enjoyed.
The Knells always had electricity, there was a 32 volt wind charger, with a bank of glass batteries in the house, these provided power on days when there was no wind. The wind charger was on a tall tower so there always seemed to be some wind to power the generator.
Saturday was the day of the week for the weekly bath. A large galvanized wash tub was set up and a large canner was put on the cook stove and filled with water. The baths started with the youngest going first, and then hot water was added as the rest of the family got their chance.
Saturday was also the weekly shopping day and for doing any business that needed to be done in town. Many times they went to town in the evening, but normally it was in the afternoon. Saturday night was the night when most of the neighborhood gathered in town to shop and visit.
The eggs that had been collected all week were put in egg crates and taken to town to the grocery store where they were exchanged for the family's groceries. Some times they paid for the needs of the family.
Sometimes the weekly visit to town was made in the morning. If this happened the family would have a rare chance to eat at a restaurant. This was much looked forward to by the children.
Until the new house was built in the 1960's going to the bathroom involved going out side to the outhouse, which was some distance north of the house, near the brooder house. During the summer flies and the smell did get a little much, but in the winter in the cold and snow, doing your business could be quite uncomfortable. Many times stops would be made in the barn, where it was at least warm.
In the early days instead of a roll of toilet paper, a copy of the Sears catalog was at hand to be used.
The Knell family attended school at Krem Number 3, district 4. It was located about one and a half miles west of the farm, near to the Harold Miller farm, where the teacher usually boarded. Classes lasted 8 months and all eight grades, if there were children in all the grades, were taught by one teacher. Normally there were from eight to fifteen children. In the early years when Traugott and Hertha attend school there, the school had up to 30 students. In the 1960's all the Mercer County country schools were closed and the children bused to Hazen, where they attended classes.
When the regular classes ended, there was a two week review school for the 7th and 8th graders. They had to prepare to take the state tests to pass their classes and graduate to continue their education with high school or to start the eight grade.
During recesses many kinds of running games were played; pom pom-pull a way, was one of those games. There were two safe zones at both ends of the play ground. one person was "it" and the other children would run from one safe location to the other. It they were tagged they would join the person being "it" and try to catch all the other players. This continued until everyone had been captured, then the last one caught became "it" and the game started over. If someone did not want to run from one safe zone to the other, the person that was "it" could say "pom pom pull away" and come into the safe zone and pull them out and capture them. Blind mans bluff, was another game that was enjoyed. One person was "it" they covered their eyes and counted to a hundred, while the others ran to hide. The person that was "it" would try to find and tag all the other players before they could tag a base and be safe. Again the last person tagged then was "it" and the game started over.
Sometimes ball games were played; Softball was sometimes played, but usually there were not enough players. Andy over was another ball game that was played. Sides were chosen and the sides went to both sides of the school house building. A ball was then thrown over the roof, where the waiting team caught the ball, they would them come around to the other side and tag as many of the other team, who then had to join their team. The ream losing all their members was the loser. During the winter Fox and goose would be enjoyed. A large circle was made in the soft white snow. This was then cut into eight parts, with the center where the angles all met being the safe area. One person was "it" and this person tried to tag all the players who were not in the safe zone. this continued till everyone had been tagged.
If the weather was too cold or wet indoor games were played.
In the winter the children would get a ride to school and home with the horse and sled. Usually the way to school and home was made on foot, or by catching a ride from the neighbors. In the winter we were well bundled up to keep warm.
During World War II, war ration books were needed for every member of the family before some items could be purchased. Sugar, coffee, cheese, shoes, metal appliances and gasoline all need ration stamps before the could be sold to the customer If you owned a car, a "A" ration stamp allowed you to get 3 gallons of gas a week. Being farmers, the Knell family did not have to worry about ration stamps for meat, butter or fat. There were also price controls on most items, so shopping became a big headache.
The winter of 1949 was an exceptional winter with much snow and blowing winds. Bulldozers were needed to open the roads for mail service and for the farmers to get to town. Many trips to town were made with the horses and sled. Mail would pile up at the post office, because the mailman could not make delivers. Some mail was dropped near school houses by plane. Hay drops were also made in some locations, because it was impossibly to get feed to the cattle.
The Knell family attended church at St. Peter's Lutheran Church located about two miles west of the family farm. Services were in German until in the 1950's, Rev. Dietrich Bergstad, started to include some English in his sermons. About 1953 German and English services were alternated. In 1958, because the congregation had become too small to continue to support a pastor, the church was disbanded and the families started to attend services at Peace Lutheran Church in Hazen. Here also German and English was used until 1961 when English became the only language used.
For many years Traugott was a deacon at St Peter's Church. This meant that on Saturday the church building had to be cleaned and dusted and gotten ready for the Sunday services. He also had to toll the bell if one of the church members had died. He had to pay church bills and collect money from the members of the congregation to keep the church in operation. In the winter he had to make sure that the church was warm for the service.
Christmas 1991 was celebrated at home with most of the family. After Christmas, Traugott and Hertha and granddaughter, Bobbi Jo, went to visit their son, Marvin and his family, in Jamestown because they had been unable to make it to Hazen for Christmas. They stayed there for a few days and were on their way home on December 30. West of Bismarck on Interstate 94, near New Salem, their car hit a patch of ice , the car went across the center median and their car was broadside by a car coming in the east bound lane. Hertha was killed instantly and Traugott died before help could arrive. Bobbi Jo was thrown from the car and suffered a broken ankle and some cracked bones in her lower back. she also had numerous bruises and was hospitalized for some time but has fully recovered.
On Friday, January 3, 1992, at 10:00 a.m. Peace Lutheran Church was filled with family, relatives, neighbors and friends to say one last goodbye to Traugott and Hertha Knell. After the funeral they were laid to rest at the St. Peter's cemetery in a the beautiful rural setting that they had lived and worked in all their lives together.
Written in 1994 for the Knell Book "Pioneers And Their Children."
Updated: May 30, 2007


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I guess one can't always classify things as OOTD when I wasn't wearing it the whole day or would not wear it till dusk because the weather is just not supporting. But I think I could call it some sort of Style inspiration or a Look I'm liking… and instead of calling it something like Look of the Day or Style of the Day, I opt for something more delicious… like Stylelicious… is that cool?
Then what's this Camel talk? It's the star of the show – a pair of camel beige brown colour that is… a colour in which I have been eyeing and ooh-ing and aah-ing and wishing I have one in my wardrobe… and I do now! In a form of…
pair of shorts – they are leather and a little on the high waist side but not too high and has a belt which is just a tight pull to the side.
I paired it with a plain white tank and a brown blazer that I somewhat found in my mother's wardrobe.
And down below… you could see a full body photo of the outfit together…
Red is actually another colour I've been loving and eyeing… I want a red blazer or red lipsticks… red is just oomph!! I even fell in love with Benetint, something I never thought I'd wear but now in my wishlist!
What colour have you been eyeing lately? Any particular shade you like to lean towards?
Hope you enjoyed this post and have a great week everyone!


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I finally got my kit, and have, over the past several days, found the time to assemble it. The directions are very good. (I was really impressed by them -- they're the most "internationalized" I've seen!) But, there's an old saying "the one thing that there's always room for is improvement". (Seriously, Mark should be able to figure out my real identity. )
I'd really have liked to see sizes indicated on the "inventory" page (page 4), at least for stuff that I likely could find at the local hardware store (e.g., Ace or TruValue, but not necessarily Lowe's or Home Depot), against managing to lose them. Fortunately, old fumble-fingers here managed to NOT lose any parts, but I was very nervous until I clicked the dome onto my robot.
I have a couple other comments/questions, that I will post separately.