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Confidence Points are used to give a different weight to each game in a given week. You'll assign a point value (from 1 to 15 if there are 15 games, 1 to 4 if there are 4 games, etc.) to each game based on how strongly you feel about the accuracy of your selection. If your selection is correct, you'll receive points equal to the confidence-point value you associated with that game.
So, if you pick Pittsburgh to beat Dallas and assign the game a confidence point value of 15, you'd get 15 points for a correct pick, but no points if Dallas wins. You don't lose points for an incorrect selection.
Each week's points will be tallied, and the player finishing with the highest total at the end of the year will be the winner of the group.
With the playoffs, we will rank 1-4 (again 4 being most confident, 1 least) the winners (for the first 2 weeks). Rank in descending order from confidence to least confidence as the rank correlates to the points values. If you get them all right you will receive 10 points. Lets say you only get one game right, your number 3. confident. Therefore you will receive 3 points. If you get a game wrong, you don't lose points, so u can't go in the negative.
The first 2 weeks are going to be out of 10 points (wild card and divisional championship weeks) as mentioned above. The conference championships are worth 7 points (ranking 4 for most and 3 from the least confidence, as we have to take account the previous weeks numbers). The Superbowl is gonna receive 4 points for the correct pick, and 3 points for the one who is closest to the final score in total points, with over/under limits not a factor. I do this, so someone ahead after the superbowl doesn't pick the same team as the closest competitor, just to win by default. These scores submitted by everyone in the superbowl will also count as a tiebreaker if it comes down to this. SO i will get more into this when the time comes.
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PAWNO: 6 + 7+ 7 = 20 points
Mr. Crackerz: 5 + 5+ 7 = 17 points
JREED: 4 + 8+ 3 = 15 points
Guybrush: 3 + 8+ 0 = 11 points
Hobbes: 7 + 0+ 4 = 11 points
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Pat Devita, my heroine! She rocks. :-)
Karl Meltzer running up the Chip-Seal Road out of Rose Valley. "Bookends" (first and last of both genders in both distances) were supposed to wear their C2M beanie hats.
Betsy Nye, fastest woman in the 100 miler, happy on the Chip-Seal descent.
Preliminary results are up at the Zombie's site . These are actual times all the runners ran. There will also be a separate list of bonus/boner-adjusted results!!
More photos are up, Stan Jensen's which are mostly of the start/finish, and H'ard Cohen's. This link is for the main event, but note also two separate files for pre-event activities.
For a runner's perspective, 100-Mile finisher Jakob Herrmann has some great shots with thoughtful narrative. He also has one of the cutest babies I've ever seen. :) Be sure to check out the video of the talking Topa head on page 6.
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Diners who prefer their Minnesota wild rice harvested by hand may find it in short supply in the coming months.
Heavy rain early this summer nearly wiped out the natural crop in eastern Minnesota, and wild rice in other historically productive areas to the west hasn't thrived.
"It's highly variable, but I'd have to say that on average, it's been a poor year for us," said Jeff Lightfoot, Grand Rapids-based regional wildlife manager for the Department of Natural Resources, which manages the by-hand harvest of wild rice in Minnesota. The DNR issues licenses for hand harvesting, while Indians can harvest independently on tribal waters.
Most of the wild rice grown in Minnesota is not hand harvested but cultivated -- farmed, in a way -- and harvested by machine. Thanks to improvements made by the University of Minnesota, cultivated rice is able to withstand wind, floods and other calamities, said Scott Goehring, owner of Baxter, Minn.-based Christmas Point Wild Rice Co., which sells several kinds of wild rice.
Processors have developed a backlog of cultivated rice this year, Goehring said.
Many diners prefer truly wild and hand-harvested rice for its smoky taste and traditional appeal. But much of what grows in shallow lakes and streams of northern Minnesota, particularly in north central Minnesota, was uprooted as water rose after the record rains of June 19-20.
That downpour created flash floods tore up roads and parks in the Duluth area and swelled the Mississippi River, flooding numerous homes and roads in Aitkin County in particular.
Ken Bruns, a rice processor in Cass Lake, said he's been getting a lot of hand-harvested rice from the Leech Lake and White Earth Indian Reservation areas. But he received virtually none from the areas around Brainerd and Big Sandy Lake near Aitkin, which usually produce thousands of pounds.
Tom Howes, natural resources program manager for the Fond du Lac band of Ojibwe, said all the tribe's waters have been closed to rice harvesting this year. There were crop collapses in 2007 and 1999, Howes said, but this is the worst he can recall.
Tribal members "are ranging far and wide" for their traditional rice-harvesting, Howes said.
"There are not a lot of significant rice beds within 100 miles of Duluth."
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After germinating in mucky lake and stream bottoms in spring, wild rice grows to the surface in about June, when its leaves lie flat on the water. After that, stalks shoot 3 to 10 feet higher and produce seed. In August and early September, harvesters in canoes or other shallow-draft boats paddle through the rice beds -- watery fields of tall grass -- knocking the seeds into their boats.
So it's a crop that's both iconic and ironic: It's the Minnesota state grain, and, unlike corn and soybeans, it does well in drought conditions.
In a good year with low water -- but not so low that lake bottoms would be unnavigable mud -- Minnesota harvesters might collect 200,000 pounds of wild rice. That's a small percentage of the 4 million to 8 million pounds that might be harvested.
By law, labels must distinguish between wild rice that is hand-harvested and wild rice that is cultivated, machine-harvested or from another state or Canada.
Goehring said the retail and online price of hand-harvested rice could run toward $10.99 per pound this year, the high end of a range he's seen over the past 10 years, and as recently as two years ago. The low was $5.99. Goehring intends to keep his price at $6.99 because he held some rice over from last year.
"No one likes to carry inventory from one year to the next, but when you're dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes you have to," Goehring said.
It's hard, hot work
Hand-harvested wild rice in Minnesota fits an ever-narrowing niche as the number of harvesters continues to decline. In 1968, the DNR issued 16,000 licenses, but it hasn't sold 2,000 in any year since 1996. This year it sold only 965. In good years, another 3,000 residents might harvest rice on tribal waters, according to a 2008 DNR report. Lightfoot said rice-harvesting used to be a way for kids to help pay for college, but cultivated rice has depressed the prices hand-harvesters can get, and the work is hard.
"On some of these hot days, it could be pretty uncomfortable sitting in an aluminum canoe," he said.
Annual hand-harvesting sometimes yielded as much as 3 million pounds in the 1950s and 1960s, according to the DNR. That's 15 times what might get harvested in good years now.
The good news, Lightfoot said, is that in good years a lot of rice goes unharvested, falling into the water to serve as seed for another crop. Like the seeds of native prairie plants, wild rice can lie in lake bottoms for several years before germinating, so there should be enough to start a healthy crop next year, Lightfoot said.
The diminished crop this year, he added, will mean less cover and food for migrating waterfowl, particularly in northeast Minnesota. That means ducks will stick to the west, perhaps improving hunters' chances around Park Rapids and Bemidji.
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According to industry insiders, the Phaeton had to meet the needs of the lead engineer before the car could be sent to the plant to build a prototype. The limo-styled car had to drive well under all conditions and meet Volkswagen's strict standards in terms of precision and comfort as well.
Volkswagen Phaeton Origins
Few carmakers have acquired quite the fame and attention of the German Volkswagen company. Like so many of the other automotive manufacturers, this company had its start in the first half of the 1900s. Also like so many of the others, Volkswagen experienced some hard times.
Needless to say, it had some rough going as an automotive plant in Nazi-controlled Germany during World War II. The company found its purpose diverted as the government took over and insisted the plant produce armaments instead of cars.
The end of the war marked a new beginning for the German car manufacturer. The company could finally go back to making what its name translates to, the people's car. A short time later, Volkswagen got back in business, creating such famous names as the Beetle and other designs.
While the company has experienced ups and downs like all the others, it has consistently provided worthwhile options in the automotive world. The Phaeton provides another example of the company's excellent design and engineering abilities.
About the Volkswagen Phaeton
While not necessarily the most well-known of the Volkswagen family of cars, the Phaeton is known in certain circles for its full-size sedan design and amazing good looks. VW creates this car in answer to the other luxury sedans offered by other European carmakers, such as BMW and Mercedes. Volkswagen looks to provide the market with a more affordable option, while keeping up appearances in terms of excellent German styling and engineering.
Sales have not met the automaker's expectations, but for those who have tried the Phaeton, reviews have been good.
Original plans for the Phaeton instruct the car to have one of the longest wheel bases currently on the market, and certainly the longest one VW offers. This feature alone helps to ensure space in the car and provides the driver and the passengers with plenty of space to stretch out and enjoy the ride.
Volkswagen Phaeton Features
For the 2012 model year, Volkswagen presents the Phaeton again with some tweaks to the body style and powertrain. The exterior of the car measures a bit wider than in previous years and the front grille has been updated as well. Instead of the traditional black on the front, the grille features an attractive chrome accent. This year's model also features a choice of two wheelbase lengths.
Buyers can order the Phaeton with their choice of back seat designs as well. Depending on the trim level, VW has designed the Phaeton with four engine choices.
As Volkswagen's luxury sedan model, the Phaeton focuses on comfort and luxury inside the cabin. Many prospective buyers show interest in what sits under the hood. The lower trim levels come equipped with a six-cylinder engine capable of 176 hp. The choices go up from there with eight- and twelve-cylinder motor options as well.
The final engine choice offered on the 2012 Phaeton is the V-6. Volkswagen offers both a gasoline V-6 engine and a diesel V-6 option on this model.
Volkswagen Phaeton Evolution
The Volkswagen Phaeton has yet to become an old car line for the German carmaker, but the few models that have hit the market impress enough. These cars intend to make an impact on the world's market, and while the car has yet to sell as well in the U.S. market as first forecast, it causes industry leaders to turn their heads. This car earns recognition for its versatile powertrain options, roomy cabin, and elegant body style.
The relatively new model design has been consistently updated in Volkswagen's attempts to work the bugs out of the model.
Past versions of the Volkswagen Phaeton feature a choice of wheel sizes. VW offers 17-, 18-, and 19-inch alloy wheels. Some only come on certain trim levels.
Consumers can also expect amazing powertrains and plenty of choices in engine types. The direct injection V-6 engine offers improved fuel economy over some of the competitors' motor choices.
For the 2009 model year, Volkswagen offers several new colors for the exterior as well as the interior of the model. Consumers have several choices for color schemes to customize their Phaetons. The car's interior has been designed and built to provide plenty of comfort and luxury.
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"Blind Gods And Revolutions", the upcoming ESSENZA album, will be out on April 11 via SG Records, and will be anticipated by the single "Bloody Springs" that will be on digital sotres from March 19, the whole album will be on digital sale from April 9.
The album cover was created by Katia Luzio, the artwork was designed by Alessandro S. Rizzello and illustrations by Paolo Colazzo.
Blind Gods And Revolutions sound is dynamic and well supported by the Paolo Colazzo's powerful and fanciful drumming. It revolves around the Carlo's guitar, a varied and powerful riffing. The Alessandro's bass isn't relegated to the simple rhythm section but assumes a foreground role, building a wall of unusual twists in support of the groove and melody.
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Dow Drops 139 Points
U.S. stocks drop as investors react to disappointing economic data and found little comfort in the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its easy-money policies in place. Paul Vigna reports on The News Hub. Photo: Associated Press.
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By EILEEN BOWERS
By TONI COLLINS
A cat sanctuary in Cedar Key, supported by the efforts and pocketbook of Oliver and Doreen Bauer, will continue to operate. But the city will seek County Animal Services' advice on ways to reduce the sanctuary's population and ways to mitigate problems brought on by keeping a large number of animals in a confined space.
The Cedar Key Arts Center hosted Libby Cagle in the Member's Gallery, and Bill Roberts in the Main Gallery on Saturday. The opening was well attended.
Garbage and trash pickup
Wind, wind, and, oh yeah, more wind. That's the report for the week.
It seems that the wind has just decided it would blow every day. Y'all have to excuse my sourness, but it's kinda' cramping my style a bit.
And the grouper guys, man, hey let's open the season for a month or so. And what happens almost the entire time is 20 to 25 knot winds. I'm sure the beloved protected goliath grouper will keep the grouper catching covered for the offshore guys—until they get a chance to get out.
Ok, I'm done crying.
Cross Country Team Wraps Up Season
By LAUREN BARTHOLEMY, Shark Correspondent
Cedar Key Cross Country season is officially over for both varsity and middle school. Thursday, Nov. 3, Districts were held at Oak Hall school, in Gainesville.
Some days back, not that many, the weather chilled off in North Central Florida. This chill followed a couple of showers on the Cedar Keys. Not only did it get cold, it became windy, quite windy here on the Gulf Coast.
Lows were around fifty degrees and mid-day highs were in the sixties for several days. Even though the sun shown through, the winds created a chill that made it unbearable without covering most of the body with layers of clothing.
H.W. of Cedar Key writes, "You've been writing about golf carts lately, but I have a beef about another kind of nuisance on the roadways... bicycles. There's this guy who rides his bicycle about in the middle of the road all the time and I'm tired of it. Isn't he supposed to get out of MY way, not the other way around? Who has the right-of-way on State Road 24 coming into town...my car or his bike?"
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YUCAIPA (AP) — California prison officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Riverside County prison camp while serving a four-year burglary sentence.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says 49-year-old James Steven Murray was last seen in his dorm room at Oak Glen Conservation Camp near Yucaipa on Friday at about 8:20 p.m. during a routine security check.
Murray is serving a four-year sentence for second-degree burglary and was scheduled to be released on Aug. 28, 2015.
Law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search. Murray is described as 5'9 and 155 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the Oak Glen Conservation Camp Commander at (909) 797-0196.
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In a country not exactly known for its start-up culture, Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL) has made the teaching of entrepreneurship a core mission. Andreas Pinkwart, the dean, reckons more than 130 companies have sprung from the school in Leipzig, eastern Germany's traditional trading hub.
Since taking the reins in spring 2011, Prof Pinkwart, an economist and until recently a leading figure in the free-market Free Democrat Party, is building on HHL's strengths – it duly added a junior professorship in entrepreneurship and innovation – with the aim of becoming one of Europe's top schools.
"By 2023, the year of our 125th anniversary, we want to have secured our place in the top 10 of European Graduate Business schools," he says. (The 2012 FT European Business School Ranking places HHL joint 44th.) To achieve this, HHL has rejigged teaching and research into five clearly defined areas: strategic and international management; finance, accounting and corporate governance; economics and regulation; sustainability and competitiveness, and innovation and entrepreneurship.
The idea is to grow and internationalise a teaching staff of 20 full-time and 30-40 visiting and affiliated teachers and to provide more courses, more opportunity for research and to strengthen the school's alumni network.
The signs are that the world is taking note. Enrolments hit 189 this year, up from 120 in 2011. HHL currently has 500 students in total. Next to a full-time and part-time MBA for graduates of any subject with work experience, it is one of Germany's first schools to offer a full-time and a part-time MSc for people who have a BA in business management. It now also offers a global executive MBA programme, taught, like all other subjects, in English.
Courses cost €30,000 on average and HHL says graduates leaving with its masters degree earn an average of €66,000 in their first year in full-time employment, which it claims is one of the highest levels worldwide.
The school's penchant for entrepreneurship was coded into its DNA. Founded in 1898 by the chamber of commerce and the city's goods traders, HHL was meant to add an academic component to its students' practical experience of working for – or running – small businesses.
Subsumed into the University of Leipzig in communist East Gerrmany, it regained independence in 1992, and has since been funded by the Leipzig chamber of commerce and donations from companies across Germany – the hope is that Pinkwart's prominence will encourage more to follow suit.
Another idea the dean is mulling is a venture fund to help alumni with financing start-ups. In that, Prof Pinkwart could draw a lesson from Lukasz Gadowski, an alumnus who with his Team Europe Ventures fund has become one of Germany's most prominent internet entrepreneurs.
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If your online store isn't using video, you're missing out on sales. In this post I'm going to give you 5 reasons ecommerce product videos will help you sell more.
Video is becoming insanely popular. In August, 85% of American Internet users viewed online video. That resulted in a record breaking 6.9 billion viewing sessions, according to comScore's most recent report. Video has evolved into a powerful marketing tool that online retailers would be insane to ignore. Here are 5 things to consider:
1. Google Likes Video
Research shows that Google structures its search results to prioritize sites with video. Furthermore, because Google displays "blended search" results (a mix of video, image, news, maps, and other mediums in addition to regular search results), if you optimize your videos properly they'll have a better chance of ranking well. Here are 2 easy ways to get your video to rank higher in Google:
- YouTube is owned by Google, so it's no surprise that most videos that rank well are hosted on YouTube. Host your video on YouTube and embed it on your site. For extra points, put your video on a page that has relevant keyword-rich text.
- Use keywords in your video filename, title, description, and tags.
2. People Share Video
Studies show that people are more likely to share videos over boring old text pages. Here at Shopify we've noticed that the videos we share on our company Facebook page often garner more attention than regular text posts. People are more inclined to click on a video thumbnail than something with no visual or multimedia element. To sweeten the deal, when people "like" or "share" a video link on Facebook, it automatically pops up on their wall for all to see. Bonus! Lastly, YouTube makes it really easy for other people to embed your video on their site.
3. You Can Captivate the Lazy
It doesn't take a lot of brain power to watch a video, but to read an article... well, that's a different story. Simply put, video is easier to digest. If you've ever wasted hours in front of the TV or playing on YouTube you know exactly what I'm talking about. Video allows you to engage an audience that may dismiss the information you'd otherwise convey through text.
4. If a Picture = 1,000 Words...
A video is worth 1,000,000!!! Well maybe not a million, but video does have the ability to convey a ton of information in a short period of time. Having a video that displays your product will give your customer way more information about what your product looks like, and even strike an emotional cord and subconsciously tell them how they should feel about the item.
5. Adds a Personal Touch
There's a lot of shoppers looking for that "boutique" experience. You know, something with a personal touch. Video is a great way to add some personalization to your online store. Walk into a good brick-and-mortar store and you'll likely receive a warm greeting followed by personalized recommendations and help (if needed). Use video to replicate this experience! Even if it's just a quick greeting video on your blog, or perhaps a behind the scenes look at how something is made, you'll be amazed how loyal customers can be if they see a face behind the company.
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15 comments
November 08 2011, 11:40AM
Hey Shopify, this is a great post. Thanks for continually providing me with useful and entertaining information. You rock!
November 08 2011, 03:38PM
We have just started dabbling in short product demo videos and created Hostile Bacon TV on youtube to store them. This is our first effort. http://www.hostilebacon.com.au/collections/frontpage/products/papier-d-armenie-traditional
The response from customers has already been very positive.
November 09 2011, 12:18PM
Does Shopify have a feature that enables its users to upload video directly to a product page in the same manner that images are uploaded?
November 09 2011, 07:09PM
I second Claire's question. Are there any instructions/apps/something that helps one figure out how to upload a video to your shopify page?
November 10 2011, 10:27AM
@Claire & @M: Thanks so much for the comments! @Claire, great to see you're reading my blog posts! :-) Hope you're doing well!
No we don't have that feature, but you don't really want that anyway. Studies show it's better to embed a YouTube video (which is easy to do w/ Shopify) into your page.
Remember, YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world (after Google), but YouTube only displays results from it's system. So if you're not hosting your ecommerce videos on YouTube, you're losing 100% of the 2nd biggest search engines traffic.
November 13 2011, 08:18PM
hey mark at holstee we def agree and have seen great feedback to our videos. sort of along the lines of claire, would love to see better integration of videos. on the product page where we upload a photo would be great if there was also a place to upload video then in the theme we could have a special placeholder for the video. when empty it just wouldnt show and when there is a video it would shift the content for example if there was a video for a product i would put above the images rather than with the product description.
lemme know if that makes sense you can always get me dave (at) holstee.com
thanks for keeping us shop owners front of mind :-)
November 17 2011, 08:54AM
Hey Dave!
First and foremost: Holstee is an awesome store!
Regarding video integration, I hear ya and I'll send your feedback to our design team. You do make a good point.
November 17 2011, 03:01PM
Hi, just to reiterate this – the ability to insert a 'product' specific video would be great. I'm currently in the middle of trying to find a solution to this as the client needs this feature in much the same way as Dave outlines above. The video needs to be inserted into each product page above the image / description.
May 02 2012, 01:58AM
Hi there,
Very interested in building a shopify site, but I too am looking for video integration like the others have mentioned.. Has anything changed?
December 12 2012, 03:27PM
Thanks for the carrot, but this article is outright Odd given that there is no way to easily embed, upload, or include a product specific video on Shopify even when using the suggested services, which do all the work. All that would be required is a simple text blob in our product tables allowing the embed code to be pasted in. Shoot, even a quick-n-dirty {% raw %} embed would be more useful than nothing…. but…. alas eh?
+50 for followup on this issue. You're right, it's useful, it's valuable and it's completely impractical to implement on shopify. (though I do love the shopify platform over all!)
December 12 2012, 04:19PM
In fairness, I failed to consider or give credit for the little 'insert video' button when editing a product's text description. It may not be perfect, but it's quite usable for a youtube embed. The inline-image-thumbnail method discussed in these comments would be a fantastic improvement, but I'm pleased to have embeds available. Thank you shopify!
December 18 2012, 07:51AM
Has anyone found a solution to this? Can anyone recommend a theme that has this inbuilt? I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to embed my Youtube videos on a product page.
My product description in centred so if I insert a video here it cuts in the right hand column.
It's not a shopify store but this is what I want my end product to look like: http://www.webtogs.co.uk/The_North_Face_Mens_Apex_Bionic_Soft_Shell_Jacket__100157-6435.html
Thanks in advance
September 20 2013, 06:37AM
I couldn't agree more with you on this. I work with agencies and freelancers all the time on Shopify sites – I produce a lot of e-commerce videos for them. Comscore also said that '96% of online shoppers watch online video.' – 96%! That is a crazy figure. In my opinion, if you don't have video on your e-commerce site now, then maybe it is time to rethink your strategy a bit.
November 03 2016, 03:43AM
Great article. I agree with all the points about product videos. For those in need please check out:
January 20 2017, 02:46PM
Shopideo is a new app that helps you find and embed videos from youtube has been released.


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Mysteries of the Tower of London
This segment of the Tower of London walk takes visitors through Traitors' Gate, the Medieval Palace and the Bloody Tower.
Traitors' Gate
In pre-Tudor days, the Tower of London was used primarily as a royal palace and not yet as a full-time prison. At the time, the river came right up to the Tower wall where today there is a wharf. The Thames River was the city's lifeblood and provided a busy thoroughfare for commerce and trade. The river entrance to the palace was called "Traders Gate" and acted as a sort of tradesman's entrance where vendors could pull up in barges, sell their wares, then push off again and ferry to their next stop.
When the Tower's purpose took a more sinister turn, the river entrance offered a way to sneak the monarch's more controversial prisoners into the Tower away from public eye. Princess Elizabeth made a low-key entrance through this "Traitors' Gate" at the age of twenty-one when her Catholic half-sister Queen Mary Tudor imprisoned her on suspicious of inciting a Protestant rebellion. Elizabeth vehemently protested her innocence and, although Queen Mary's throne was not considered secure as long as Elizabeth was alive, Queen Mary did not order her execution. After Mary's death in 1558, Elizabeth acceded to the throne as Queen Elizabeth I and reigned for nearly 45 years.
The Medieval Palace
Just beside Traitors' Gate lies the entrance to the Medieval Palace, where modern visitors can get a vivid sense of life at the Tower during the 13th century. The Medieval Palace is the collective name used for the three towers of St. Thomas, Wakefield and Lanthorn, where King Henri III and his successors Edward I and II lived at various periods during the Middle Ages.
In medieval times, kings and their courts traveled frequently, sometimes at a moment's notice. All furnishings and decorations required portability. Rooms themselves had to be adaptable, since each chamber held multiple functions throughout the day, serving in turn as a bedchamber, dining hall and a place of entertainment.
Edward I's bedchamber has been painstakingly restored to its medieval splendor with richly colored furnishings, wall hangings and a magnificent four-poster bed all based on descriptions of the palace found in surviving documents and in archeological research. Costumed interpreters bring the Medieval Palace to life through various speeches and sketches.
The Wakefield Tower includes a throne room complete with a throne replicated from the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey as well as a small oratory (or prayer room), where Henry VI is thought to have been murdered while at prayer.
Did You Know? The Crown Jewels were displayed in the Medieval Palace from 1870 to 1967.
Bloody Tower
The Bloody Tower, formerly known by the more prosaic name of Garden Tower, enshrines in its walls the secrets of its many prisoners. Chief among its secrets is what happened to two young princes once imprisoned there.
At King Edward IV's death in 1483, his 12-year-old son acceded to the throne as Edward V. But things went downhill for him after that. On his way to London, Edward was met by his uncle Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, who escorted him to the Tower of London where he was to be kept until his coronation. Edward was joined by his brother Richard, age 9, a few days later. Before Edward has a chance to be officially crowned, his uncle declared his brother Edward IV's marriage to the young princes' mother unlawful, making the boys illegitimate offspring and therefore ineligible for the throne. The Duke of Gloucester then declared himself king and reigned as Richard III.
The princes at the Tower were seen less and less frequently until they seemed to disappear altogether, never to be seen again. Foul play on the uncle's part was suspected, as William Shakespeare depicts in his play Henry III, but nothing was ever proven. Fueling rumors that the boys were murdered was the discovery of two small skeletons, presumably of two boys around the princes' ages, in the White Tower 200 years later. What really happened to the young princes remains one of the Tower's darkest mysteries.
The Bloody Tower is also known as the place where the great poet and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned for 13 years, accused of treason by King James. Despite his long imprisonment, Raleigh lived in considerable ease and comfort and managed to write his History of the World before his beheading in 1618.


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The famous iceman of Italy has some new news. He may have no relatives in the modern world. It appears his particular DNA is now extinct. An article at Yahoo! titled Ancient iceman probably has no modern relatives has the details.
It notes:
"Otzi," Italy's prehistoric iceman, probably does not have any modern day descendants, according to a study published Thursday.
A team of Italian and British scientists who sequenced his mitochondrial DNA -- which is passed down through the mother's line -- found that Otzi belonged to a genetic lineage that is either extremely rare or has died out.
Otzi's 5,300-year-old corpse was found frozen in the Tyrolean Alps in 1991.
"Our research suggests that Otzi's lineage may indeed have become extinct," Martin Richards of Leeds University in Britain, who worked on the study, said in a statement.
The Wikpedia article on Ötzi the Iceman writes, "Ötzi the Iceman (pronounced [ˈœtsi], Frozen Fritz, and Similaun Man are modern nicknames of a well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC (53 centuries ago),[1] found in 1991 in the Schnalstal glacier in the Ötztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. The nickname comes from Ötztal, the region in which he was discovered. He is Europe's oldest natural human mummy, and has offered an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Europeans."
Evidence shows that the iceman died from an arrow wound. It is possible that he died as a result of warfare. Perhaps this same war resulted eventually in the genocide of his relatives? It is impossible to tell but I find it interesting that none of his relatives are appearing in DNA today.
Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ancient Iceman Probably Has No Descendants or Relatives
Posted by M at 7:19 PM
Labels: Europe, Italy, Pre-History
2 comments:
- rumcrook said...
I had a rottwieller I named otzie, he was a good dog...
I have been fascinated by this poor guy since they found him, especially when they discovered he had been shot with an arrow and his death wasnt accidental it was a 5000 year old murder mystery.
it actually makes me kind of sad that he may be the last of his people.
Its surviaval of the fittest out there. But seriously it would be cool to see Otzi the iceman on a family tree.
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Who says beer is a man's drink?
Beer has passed wine as the beverage of choice for women ages 18 to 34, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Julia Herz, craft beer program director for the Brewers Assn. trade group, said women in their 20s and 30s are in "the sweet spot" for craft beer consumption. They're the same quality-minded people who are buying artisanal cheeses and fair-trade coffees and who don't mind waiting for a bartender to shake a craft cocktail.
Craft beer is an affordable way to buy artisanal. The cost of a bottle of beer, usually less than a bottle of wine, affords aficionados a chance to sample several craft beer flavors for a "simple trade up in price compared to wine," Herz said.


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8-year-old Honorary Officer To Be Given Police Funeral
Eight-year-old William Bunn, who recently became Raleigh's youngest police officer in an honorary ceremony, lost his battle with cancer on July 1. (Courtesy Raleigh PD)
The News & Observer via YellowBrix
July 02, 2010
July 02—RALEIGH — For his funeral Saturday, 8-year-old William Bunn will wear a freshly pressed police uniform, complete with tie, hat and shoes shined like mirrors.
It was, after all, the suit he proudly wore last month, the day Raleigh police made him an honorary officer and granted the wish he'd had since age 5.
William died of cancer early Thursday morning, ending a three-year ordeal that took him through nine surgeries, two blood-cell implants and 13 rounds of chemotherapy.
"He fought a long battle," said his aunt, Mimi Hardin. "He couldn't hold on anymore."
On June 11, William marched to the stage at North Haven Church and saluted Raleigh Police Chief Harry Dolan with an arm just long enough to poke out of his sleeve, walking on his ownonly a few days removed from radiation treatments in Philadelphia.
More than 150 people cheered when his mother, Amy, pinned a gold badgeover his heart and Dolan told him, "Raleigh police officers exhibit bravery every day. Without a doubt, William, the courage you have demonstrated exceeds our expectations."
As William enjoyed his first doughnut as an officer, a dozen reporters crowded around to hear him announce, "I really liked it. It's all the handcuffs and how they check out the jail and stuff."
On Monday, Hardin updated William's online journal with news that the Bunns had learned that further treatment would be futile. He died at 4:22 a.m. Thursday, parents Mark and Amy at his side.
"The illness can no longer constrain our angel William," wrote Hardin. "He has spread his wings, taken flight and will be free of pain and suffering for all eternity."
William would have been the grand marshal of the Independence Day parade in Lake Royale, a Franklin County community where he and his family spent many weekends, said police Chief Jarrett Umstead. Parade organizers will do something to remember William in the parade, Umstead said.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 9 tonight at New Hope Baptist Church on Louisburg Road in Raleigh. A funeral will follow Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in William's honor to the Jimmy V Foundation at www.jimmyv.org or the University Cancer Research Foundation at UNC-Chapel Hill at http:// ucrf.unc.edu .
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Film Clip: 'Frances Ha'
Watch a clip from the film "Frances Ha." A New York woman apprentices for a dance company (though she's not really a dancer), and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. (Photo/Video: Sundance Selects)
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This song was inspired by an article written by Rawlins Gilliland (see below) his phrase 'growling gun' is an image of the sad fate of fighting dogs, this so called sport has to be one of the most horrific ways to abuse animals. Our song is for all those dogs that through no fault of their own end up fighting to death.
'I Don't Wanna Fight No More'
I don't wanna fight no more
But I am a growling gun
My battle scars are scars on scars
They won't let me run
It's true I bite and kill n' maim
It's all I know this fighting game
From very small I learned it all
And it's me they blame
And if I could I'd turn away
Never fight another day
N' sometimes when they set me up
I long to be a playful pup
Cos I don't wanna fight no more...
I'm bitten, chewed and ragged raw
What I do they still want more
Blood n' guts and all I am
Lay me down away from harm
Rub my back and clean my wounds
Take me from this killing room
Oh hurry boys I've had my day
Leave me now to fade away...
Cos I don't wanna fight no more
But I am a growling gun
My battle scars are scars on scars
They won't let me run
And I don't wanna fight no more
No I don't wanna fight no more
No I don't wanna fight no more
I don't wanna fight...
I don't wanna fight no more
I don't wanna fight no more
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Commentary: Have Mercy
By Rawlins Gilliland, KERA 90.1 Commentator
DALLAS, TX (2006-05-11) I once heard a saying: "You can tell a lot about a country by the way they treat their animals." With the dreadful case of Mercy, the pit bull mix who was stabbed and set afire, this quote seems timely.
Funny how we Americans need to put a name and a face on topical problems to make them become poster child "real": like Rodney King, Mathew Shepherd, Rock Hudson or Anita Hill. Now Mercy comes to personify the plight of abused, neglected or unwanted dogs. But like everything these days, Mercy's case is not without irony, including symbolic ritual.
What truly saddens me here, beyond the obvious is this; had a healthy Mercy been taken to almost any Metroplex animal shelter, she would have likely been euthanized because she was the least desirable commodity in our trendy metropolis: a mixed breed large dog. Last year in area shelters, over twenty thousand dogs and cats were killed because no one saw them or wanted them. And a disproportionate number looked like Mercy, before she was tortured to death.
Meanwhile, Dallasites are on waiting lists with upscale and low rent puppy mills alike to purchase preferred breeds. There's even dog chic; when Paris Hilton was "wearing" her Chihuahua, one Dallas mother bought her daughter an identical dog. It was later dropped at a shelter when the daughter left for college.
I'm constantly asked, "What kind is your dog". When I joke, "God only knows", people invariably say, "Mixed breeds are the best." They tell me how indeterminate origin mutts are healthier, have better immune systems. Yet they only have so-called "pure breeds", explaining they want specific "traits".
What traits, I wonder: loyalty, kindness, sweetness, great company?
My huge happy handsome hound was the victim of still another prevalent abuse. She was the traditional ethnic baby gift, given to families who, once puppies are no longer babies, trade in their aging pups for newborns. This revolving door "eternal puppy' problem at the SPCA is an ongoing matter-of-fact norm in many lower socio-economic households - white, brown and black.
There as elsewhere, there is stereotypical breed status. I can drive you through neighborhoods where pit bulls and Rottweilers run loose and breed freely. The result was Mercy. Ignorant resistance to spay or neuter animals remains endemic while homeless animals scavenge area parks, or if found or caught, overwhelm under-funded shelters. Others suffer terrible terminal diseases without shots.
But abuse has many faces. I recently called 311 about a Mercy look-alike tied to a pole in the blazing sun without water. This was intentional; to teach that dog to become deadly, like a growling gun. There is also unwitting cruelty afoot: a housebound Border collie or Dalmatian, never allowed to run, constantly punished for being "hyper".
It's past time to address our out-of-control animal emergency. While many big hearted Metroplex residents attended a memorial for Mercy, there are any number of dogs dying today who would have died to be your loving friend.
If Mercy - that poor sweet dog Mercy - touched your heart, why not become her guardian angel by rescuing an otherwise doomed angel in her name?
Rawlins Gilliland is a writer from Dallas.


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IN FALL 2008, the ethanol company POET held a field day at its plant in Emmetsburg, IA, featuring equipment that could harvest grain as well as cobs in the same field pass. Just two months ago, POET held another field day to show how this equipment has progressed.
Strides made in equipment design are enabling farmers to collect cobs, which POET will use at Project Liberty, the company's 25-million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol facility in Emmetsburg. The biorefinery is expected to begin commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol production by the end of 2011.
Harvesting corncobs is a new revenue opportunity for Emmetsburg-area farmers, says Scott Weishaar, POET's vice president of commercial development. This opportunity could expand to corn growers around the country.
During the field day, POET representatives discussed cob procurement contracts with farmers. These contracts will be for three, four and five years. The contract price for cobs will average $55/dry ton equivalent. A new division, POET Biomass, will manage harvest and transportation logistics for cobs.
Seventeen equipment manufacturers have been working with POET and 14 Emmetsburg-area farmers to test cob collection equipment. They demonstrated their equipment at the field day.
John Deere, for example, demonstrated its corncob biomass harvesting equipment. It has been working on a flexible prototype that will not slow harvest operations.
Case IH showed its Axial-Flow 8120 combine and biomass harvesting equipment. The biomass cart is attached to the combine and works as a system with 88 series and Axial-Flow combines. System controls are integrated into the combine's cab for on-the-go unloading. The cart can be attached and detached from the combine for fast conversion to other crops or harvest modes. It includes an adjustable cleaning system to tailor the cob/stover sample, depending on what the ethanol producer wants.
AGCO featured a one-pass system that combines its combine technology and a Hesston large square baler to collect and package clean corncobs, husks and leaves into 3- × 4-ft. square bales. AGCO expects that the system will be easily adapted to other biomass feedstocks, such as cereal grains, and will be offered for all Class VIII combines.
Also demonstrated was Vermeer's CCX770 cob harvester, a pull-type cob collection wagon that allows farmers to harvest grain and cobs in one pass. This self-contained cob harvester is designed to tow behind qualified corn harvesters.
Redekop Manufacturing showed its C180 cob cart, which holds two loads from the company's H165 cob harvester while on the go in the field. The cart's conveyor unloads cobs from the cart to create tapered piles of cobs. The cart requires only a low-horsepower tractor and is powered by the tractor's PTO and hydraulics.
Also shown was the Oxbo line of high-lift dump carts, which are built to lift and dump up to 30,000 lbs. or 1,100 cu. ft.


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With only pride at stake, the Revs closed out their 2010 home schedule with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the playoff-chasing Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Hosting a Kansas City Wizards side in need of a victory to keep its postseason hopes alive, the New England Revolution – eliminated from playoff contention three weeks ago – knew it would need to dig deep to secure three points on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.
The Revs did just that, riding Shalrie Joseph's 31st-minute goal and Bobby Shuttleworth's first career shutout to a 1-0 win over the Wizards in the 2010 home finale.
"I think we showed a lot of heart, we defended well as a team, and we got that early goal," said Joseph, whose goal was his fourth of the season, all of which have been scored in the last five games. "We've still got a lot of growing to do, [but] tonight we showed that we can stay as a team and work hard."
Joseph's goal was the type of opportunistic finish the Revs needed on a night in which they were outshot 22-7. The versatile Chris Tierney – playing right back with Kevin Alston still suffering from a left hamstring strain – sent a long pass over the Wizards' backline, drawing goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen well off his line and outside of his box.
The Dane misjudged the flight of the ball, however, and was left stranded when Joseph reached the ball first, headed it around the helpless goalkeeper and finished into an empty net.
"I noticed in the first five minutes that [Nielsen] was coming off of his line, and a lot of guys on the sides gave me a heads up to try to shoot it from the halfway line," said Joseph. "Chris just played a great ball, I ran onto it and it was all about my finishing."
While Joseph's strike provided the necessary spark at the offensive end, it was a strong effort from a makeshift backline and solid goalkeeping from Shuttleworth – deputizing for the injured Matt Reis – which sealed the win at the defensive end.
It was the Revolution's first shutout since a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 14, a span of 11 games in all competitions.
While Shuttleworth wasn't forced to make any spectacular stops – like his stellar point-blank save on the Dynamo's Dominic Oduro last weekend – the 23-year-old goalkeeper controlled his box with authority and organized his backline with calm leadership. In other words, he looked very much unlike a goalkeeper making just his fourth career MLS start.
"I thought [Bobby] was solid as a rock," said head coach Steve Nicol. "He came and caught the ball. His position was good and any time they did get some shots off, it went straight into his hands and that's good positional play. He was solid as a rock."
"I didn't have to make many saves tonight," said Shuttleworth, who stopped four shots. "I thought the back four was really solid. We picked a lot of second balls up and I thought we stayed pretty tight on our guys. I thought we were really good at marking throughout the box."
Since officially being eliminated from playoff contention in late September, the Revs have put together a trio of quality performances, largely outplaying defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake in a 2-1 loss before stringing together back-to-back wins over the Dynamo and Wizards.
With the 2010 season set to wrap up on Thursday night against the New York Red Bulls, the Revs are hoping to make it three wins in a row to close out the schedule and build toward a return to the postseason in 2011.
"We've been disappointed in the way the year has gone and we really wanted to finish on a strong note and see if we can carry it into the next year," said rookie defender Seth Sinovic, who earned a start against the Wizards in place of the suspended Cory Gibbs. "I think we've done that – we've got one more game and hopefully we can get another win and take that into next year."


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Long time no post! Tryin' to finally get back into tha swing of things. Today I have a sorta funky outfit for you...and the funny thing is that I wore it on Easter, haha! Josh & I went with our friend Michelle to a popular rhododendron garden in our city, and there were so many cute families picnicking in all pastels. I must've looked like some sort of weird evil witch, lol.
Leggings & top are by Romwe!
~Here's the song that inspired my post~
(Mostly cause Sunflowers remind me of little medallions!)
(Mostly cause Sunflowers remind me of little medallions!)
Hat by Bang Good.
Made this necklace myself! :3
Shall by Vesst! I really really love their stuff, they have a lot of cheap black shit, which I am deff. all about.
Top & Leggings- Romwe
Shall- Vesst
Hat-Bang Good
Necklace- Self made
Shoes- Jeffrey Campbell
Thanks so much for looking at my blog, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!
~xoxo, ashlei louise~
(All photos in this post by Josh Morris & Michelle M.)


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There has been considerable "buzz" on the Internet about USPLab's Jack3d. Jack3d was a paradigm-shifter when it was released due to its price point and formula (again, usually you'll find a laundry list of crap a mile long, but Jack3d only has 6 ingredients — simpler is better), and, perhaps most importantly, effect (try it — you'll see what I mean).
The current Jack3d (note the "3? instead of an "e") is actually the third iteration of the formula. The first version of the product, "Jacked", had a proprietary blend of 3,166mg, was flavored differently, and apparently there was some confusion about patent infringement conerning creatine and sodium bicarbonate blend with supplement manufacturer BSN of NO-Xplode fame. There was also a separate issue with naming rights. Here's a quote from a USPLabs rep:
"We had to remove the Fizz because BSN has liscensed the Patent for combo of creatine and sodium bicorbonate. That is why the FIZZ is gone and so the taste had to changed [sic] for that reason. Changed name from JACKED to Jack3d because another company has a trade mark on Jacked. We increased the amount of beta A and AAKG, but everything else is exactly the same including the price."
"Jack3d", the second effort, saw its proprietary blend increased from 3,166mg to 3,500mg, with the increase purportedly coming from beta-alanine and arginine alpha-ketoglutarate if you believe our intrepid USPLabs representative (I do). So the first formula revision was actually an upgrade, but here's where it gets interesting: if you look at the label for the difference between the second and third versions — a change that was not highly publicized — there is one conspicuous absence: theophylline.
There were rumors flying all over internet message boards as to why theophylline was removed. For the official stance, I'll call in another USPLabs rep (this one appears to be much more literate):
"The only ingredient that was removed since the first run of Jack3d is theophylline (in the latest version). Originally, theophylline was a part of the methylxanthine complex in Jack3d that would exert it's effects partly via competitive inhibition of cAMP degradation, apart from the synergistic interaction with 1,3-Dimethylamylamine. This change, and the corresponding label changes, were undertaken to match FDA compliance requirements in terms of ingredients and their nomenclature. Back to theophylline. As it turns out, due to the small amount of theophylline originally used, coupled with the fact that caffeine could exert comparable effects in the formula without theophylline, the elimination of theophylline was not at the expense of formula potency. Furthermore, USPLabs took the opportunity of the removal of theophylline to increase the per-scoop amounts of creatine and schizandrol A."
I think what's interesting here is the interpretation of the word small, i.e. "…the small amount of theophylline originally used." How much is small? If you look at the amount in tea, for example, the amount is downright minute: ~1mg/L, perhaps a bit more in yerba maté. As a reference point, most theophylline prescriptions (and thus, "prescription-strength") contain 200-300mg — a couple orders of magnitude more. Alas, we may never know for sure unless a USPLabs rep is willing to divulge the milligram amounts; this is why I detest proprietary blends, by the way, although I do recognize that they are a necessary evil.
Anyway, USPLabs maintains that their removal of theophylline was entirely voluntary; furthermore, it didn't weaken the formula — "the elimination of theophylline from the blend did not result in any decipherable loss in formula potency." As mentioned above, with per-scoop increases in creatine and schizandrol A, there was a concomitant increase in proprietary blend size (again), but this time from 3,500mg to 4,145mg. One more thing I can't help but notice: the first two versions of this product recommended two scoops, but the third version recommends three.
In any case, there is a reason why USPLab's Jack3d catapulted up the ranks of best-selling pre-workout drinks, going from relative obscurity to threatening the category magnates, SuperPump250 and NO-Xplode, in less than a year's time: the stuff works. I've castigated arginine and proprietary blends before (both present in Jack3d), and often lauded the scientifically proven combination of creatine monohydrate and beta-alanine (again, Jack3d has both). There are pros and cons to the formula "on paper," but all pre-workout drinks are feeling products; the most important thing about any of them is that they make you feel fantastic before your workout. That alone will have more performance-enhancing effects than any other factor, and Jack3d seems to accomplish this quite resoundingly. I'm not buying or selling, but like everyone else on the Internet seems to be, I find myself taking Jack3d more often than not.


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The positive leader focuses on the strengths of each person in the organization as well as the strengths of the organization itself. The positive leader creates a culture where inspiration and positive emotion energizes the entire enterprise, with the results being a level of organizational achievement and accomplishment beyond normal expectations.
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Positive Leadership
by Kim Cameron (2008)
Quick Take from the Book
Cameron emphasizes four strategies of positive leadership:
- Cultivating a positive climate (caring for people, habits of gratitude).
- Developing positive relationships (supporting, motivating, altruistic).
- Using positive communication (appreciating, supporting, focusing on the problem).
- Generating positive meaning (providing purpose and a calling beyond the self).
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"Positive leadership refers to an emphasis on what elevates individuals and organizations (in addition to what challenges them), what goes right in organizations (in addition to what goes wrong), what is life-giving (in addition to what is problematic or life-depleting), what is experienced as good (in addition to what is objectionable), what is extraordinary (in addition to what is merely effective), and what is inspiring (in addition to what is difficult or arduous). Positive leadership means promoting outcomes such as thriving at work, interpersonal flourishing, virtuous behaviors, positive emotions, and energizing networks."
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spicy peanut butter
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We should consider adding a disclaimer to the menu saying that anything & everything may contain nuts. These things can kill people, and we are not exactly the most rigorous on our kitchen procedures.
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I did a poster once that said that, I think they're still up. But maybe not.
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Licensing Policy
Generally, A.A.W.S limits licensees for the publication and distribution of A.A. literature, to General Service Offices (G.S.O.s) in other countries and literature committees around the world. The "Current Conference Charter" provides guidance in the matter: "In countries where a General Service Structure exists, the United States/Canada Conference will delegate sole right to publish our Conference-approved literature to the General Service Board of the structure."
Reprint Policy
Our reprint policy, however, is different from our licensing policy. As stated in The A.A. Service Manual: "Local A.A. publications are permitted to quote a phrase, sentence or brief paragraph excerpted from A.A. literature such as The Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, The A.A. Service Manual and Conference-approved pamphlets without a prior, written request to do so…, (accompanied by a credit line (that) should read: Reprinted from (name of publication, page number), with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.)" Non-A.A. individuals and entities may not reprint A.A. copyrighted materials without prior approval granted pursuant to a written request. Please send your request to reprint A.A.W.S. material to firstname.lastname@example.com
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2011 AAWS/GSO Policy Re: Translations of A.A. Literature and Audio and Visual Formats Including Publication, Reproduction and Licensing Considerations:
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A. A translation of copyrighted text constitutes a derivative work, and, as such, permission of the copyright owner is required prior to undertaking the translation.
B. The AAWS policy regarding licensing and publication of AA material is based on, and guided by, the provisions of the Current Conference Charter: "In countries where a General Service Structure exists, the United States/Canada Conference will delegate sole right to publish our Conference-approved literature to the general Service Board of that country." Operating authority for translations is exercised by the GSO General Manager and Publications Director with regular reporting to the AAWS Board and to the World Service Meeting."
C. AAWS had a policy of long-standing whereby, at the request of another General Service Structure, financial assistance for the publication of a piece of literature is provided, where appropriate (see "'Foreign Aid'---literature carries the message," The Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, 1984, pg 16-17). Historically such assistance had taken the following form: AAWS will advance the money for the publication of a particular piece of (usually, translated) literature. AAWS will retain title to the inventory, but the requesting Structure will be permitted to sell off the inventory, using a portion of the sale price to repay AAWS, and reserving a portion to finance the next printing of the piece.
In 1992, the Literature/Publishing Committee of the World Service Meeting reported that the committee had agreed that the International Literature Fund should be under the purview of the World Service Meeting Literature/Publishing Committee. The committee requested A.A. World Services (AAWS) to use these funds to offset their expenditures for foreign literature assistance as well as to reimburse other A.A. entities for similar expenses. Further, "AAWS should have the latitude to prioritize the use of these monies based on the need as expressed by each GSO and World Service delegate. While we recognize that these monies will not be set up in a separate fund for legal purposes, but will be included in the operating funds of AAWS, we ask that AAWS provide each World Service Meeting with an accounting of the receipts and disbursements of these monies."
D. All translations shall be made from the most recent English language version of the work.
E. In order to be considered complete, all translations of Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), regardless of how initiated, shall contain all of the front matter appearing in the U.S./Canada English language version, including The Doctor's Opinion, and the Forewords and Preface; the basic text appearing on pages 1-164; and Dr. Bob's Nightmare and the Appendices. Whether any other material which does not appear in the original will be permitted to be included in the translation shall be determined on a case-by-case basis. Permission to include such additional material, where the material is in conflict with the message conveyed by the Big Book, will not be granted.
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- When GSO receives a request from someone wishing to translate AA literature on his/her own initiative, the Publications Department will determine if there is an existing, authorized translation in the U.S. or overseas. If such a translation exists, the request will be denied. If a translation does not exist, the requesting party will be asked to translate some representative portions of the work (e.g., Chapter 5, plus an additional chapter or two in Alcoholics Anonymous), so that the translation might be reviewed by a professional translation service for its consistency with the original text. The requesting party will also be asked to defer further work until the sample has been checked, and will be advised that, in any case, in order to obtain permission to proceed with the translation, the copyright in the translation project would have to be assigned to AAWS.
- Once checked, and there has been agreement to assign the copyright to AAWS, the sample will be returned to the requesting party with either permission to proceed with the translation, or with recommendations for changes. In the latter case, the party will be requested to make further submissions until a satisfactory translation is achieved.Upon receipt of an acceptable version of the translation, the general policies regarding possible licensing, publication, and distribution of the translation, will apply, including a determination regarding the applicability of overseas literature publication assistance.
If, after several submissions, the translator is unable to provide an acceptable translation, then the GSO General Manager and Publications Director in consultation with the International Staff Member will consider whether any further assistance can be given in the matter, will determine if there is a present, compelling need for the translation; and will further determine if the budget will accommodate the expense of a translation by AAWS. If the answer is "yes" to these questions, then the Publications Department will schedule the preparation of such a translation.
B. Request that GSO undertake a translation
- From time to time, GSO will receive a request that the GSO translate (usually, including a request to publish) a piece of literature. The GSO General Manager and Publications Director in consultation with the International Staff Member will determine if there is a present, compelling need for the translation; and will further determine if the budget will accommodate the expense of a translation by AAWS. If the answer is "yes" to both these questions, then the Publications Department will schedule the preparation of such a translation.
- The GSO General Manager and Publications Director in consultation with the International Staff Member may initiate or initiate upon the request of the General Service Board the development of a translation, within its own discretion. In the exercise of its discretion, all relevant factors, including need, cost, publication, pricing, distribution, and the applicability of overseas literature assistance, will be taken into consideration.
C. Translations Completed Without Prior GSO Permission
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Throughout the history of mankind the eye has provoked the most primal of responses.
It is not surprising, for having a disturbing feeling that you are being watched by unseen eyes is basic to most all living things. Through eons the unease at the presence of a fixated iris has been passed on from generation to generation until the actual sight of an eye upon you is naught but the confirmation of what the rest of your body is telling you.
You are being watched.
It is the feeling of being prey. It is a learned trait that has been passed on to future generations for survival in a cruel and violent world.
Sometimes this natural response to the predator/prey instinct seems preternatural.
You cannot explain it,but you know you are being watched.
I am sure most of you have experienced that hair raising feeling of being watched by unseen eyes. You don't know why, but you know there are eyes upon you.
Perhaps some of you are feeling that sensation now.
In our modern times with Internet communication, and the proliferation of hackers and government oversight, it is a fact that there are unseen eyes upon you, watching your every move.
You are being watched.
Sometimes though, you do not have that unsettling feeling of being watched while sitting in the glow of a monitor alone in some secluded room. No. It is while you are at work, or at play. It is while you were taking that leisurely walk in the woods that lie not far from your home.
You could swear you were being watched.
There is an eye upon you.
What is the intent of that elusive watcher out of nowhere?
Is it something that plans your destruction; are you the prey for a superior predator that is merely stalking you?
Or is it something else?
History is also abounding with references to an 'all seeing eye'. From the beginning of human culture, religious iconography has been imbued with an eye symbol. Be it Wedjat (the ancient Egyptian eye of Horus), The third or inner eye of Eastern Mysticism or the Western eye of providence; the symbol of the eye often connoted deeply spiritual truths for the follower. The believer was either protected from evil, the object of divine oversight or imbued with deep spiritual knowledge or wisdom.
The eye symbolizes an active presence.
There are also folklore traditions of the malevolent eye gazing upon you, wishing you ill will. The most popular of these instances is the curse of the evil eye. A person of magical power is said to have the ability to curse with but a look from their eyes. This belief spans many millenia and cultures; it often spawns the production of various amulets or counter hexes to ward off the evil power of the dark enchantment.
So historically there are many meanings to the symbol of a watching eye. However to many in our culture today the symbol of the disembodied eye conjures a creepy and loathsome feeling of menace. Perhaps it is the ancient fear of the watching predator or pop culture referencing such as the evil eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings.
Of course it would be very disconcerting if one would encounter an actual disembodied eye in real life.
Moreso if you discover the eye is connected with a phenomena that you have been trying to explain, and something you have put off as a hallucination or signs of old age or disease.
And greater the perplexity of the situation if the phenomena occured in a church.
I have referenced the church that I attend here on this blog numerous times. After many investigations by various local paranormal groups St. Paul's United Church of Christ here in downtown Erie has officially been declared haunted by at least two groups. It has been featured on local news stations and was host to a paranormal tour this Halloween season. One of the videos caught at the church will also be featured in an upcoming episode of the new show Ghost Lab.
This past Halloween night Erie County Paranormal once again investigated the church. As a Church Council Memeber I sat with them while they did the investigation. Usually when I have my turn at hosting the church for an investigation I catch up on my reading (or sleeping!) in the Pastor's Study. However, this time I thought I would join in on the fun and stationed myself in the santuary with a camera and digital recorder. I sat in the back pew and sang hymns and prayed hoping to perhaps catch an occasional voice that might sing alone. Alas, there were no such phantom voices on my digital recorder after the night. However, it was a very strange night to say the least.
Throughout the night I was seeing tiny flashes of light all over the Santcuary. Like tiny pinpoints flares of a flashlight quickly turning on and off at various areas in the air. There were white ones and red ones. None of these seemed to have an outside source. It was if they appeared and dissapeared out of nowhere.
This was not the first time I had experienced this phenomena at the church. Last year while talking with the leader of the same team in the church's fellowship hall, we both experienced the blinking tiny lights floating in mid air. At that time we both chocked it up to being near a high electro magnetic field that was on the other side of the hall. We thought we were halucinating.
This previous Halloween though, I saw this phenomena while in the midst of others who did not notice it. I again counted it up to either hallucination or old age. Later in the night though as two of the groups members sat across the sanctuary in the chior loft, the lights began to occur more frequently. And one of the other members saw them as well. All night I had been taking photos wth my digital camera, and I tried to see if I could catch these lights on camera. Luckily, and to my astonishment, I did. Here is the photo:
The most obvious explanation for this photo is that it is an orb, and therefore a piece of dust reflected from the camera light. I did catch many orbs in the church that night, in fact there is an orb in this same photo-almost in the exact center. However all the orbs I caught were the common phantom half lit circle. This object is very bright, appears very high in the ceiling (50 ft) and oval in shape. And it is exactly what I had been witnessing all night. Bright tiny oval flashes. I was curious what I would find if I magnified the flash to see if I could make out the image more clearly. to my surprise I caught this:
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At first I was a little disturbed. My mind raced back to Lovecraftian Literature and to the vivid images of August Derleth where the ancient evil ones constantly observes the Earth waiting for the eventual invasion of the ancient evil horde and he total destruction of mankind.
But a much better esoteric explanation can be found within Scripture itself.
Revelation 6:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.This verse describes the Angels of God before His throne.
Angels are not only God's messengers, they are also God's eyes over the Earth. Not limiting His omnipresence, they observe with a distinct free will and compassion that is their own. Perhaps the eyes of light were snapshots of a sort. Just as I was trying to capture the otherworldy within the church with my digital eye, perhaps the beings of the otherworld were capturing what was happening in our material realm with their supernatural eyes.
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