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Opinion: Michael Wolff's new book is full of inaccuracies and useless score-settling
EDITOR'S NOTE: Boris Epshteyn formerly served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump Campaign and served in the White House as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations.
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - The first week of 2018 has had plenty of action. An upcoming book covering the events from election night in November of 2016 to fall of 2017 is causing a lot of controversy. From excerpts that have been made public and others, which I have been privy to, the book is a mix of incorrect anecdotes, sensationalism and score-settling.
The reporting by the author, Michael Wolff, has been widely questioned even by outlets such as the Washington Post, which, in general, have been anything but friendly to the president.
People quoted in the book such as former Presidential Inaugural Committee Chairman Tom Barrack and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh are disputing that they made the quotes attributed to them by Michael Wolff.
Further, I can tell you firsthand that the negative description of our president in this book is plainly incorrect. He is not a leader who refuses to learn the issues. On the contrary, President Trump takes in as much information as possible, consults with those around him and makes a decision.
There is a lot of negativity in this book toward the president, his family and those close to him. In my view, that is completely unnecessary and disloyal. Those who work on a campaign or as staff in a White House have to remember that the American people elect the principal - the staff, well, they just come and go.
Here is the bottom line: this book and others like it play no purpose but to make those who write them rich. There is an incentive for the author to write the most outlandish thing possible because that sells copies. I encourage you to take this writing with a million grains of salt.


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webwhat needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 160 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
The designer will need to create a logo that can be used with or without a ".com".
The design should go with any theme that is like the current theme we currently have. It should not be Christmas oriented because we will be changing the theme of the website depending on what holiday season it is.
An example of a Logo Designers work that I love is..
I just really like that style, and the wonderful use of colors.
The logo should include some type of element that gives it a unique identity, Like a mascot or something. Some potential animals or objects that I think would make a great mascot are...
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5. Hedgehog
The logo should also look okay without the mascot though, just in case we ever wanted to change it.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Sundblom Circle
Below, Nick Hufford and a few of the many artists of what became known as "The Sundblom Circle."
(Aron Gagliardo tells me the original of this piece is in the archives at the American Academy of Art and that its actually by Jack Wittrup)
Tomorrow, more Sundblom Circle alumni.
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Seeing Harry Anderson's work in this post reminded me of something I've long wondered - to what extent Sundblom was part of the circle of artists who helped Shiva develop his line of casein paints in the 1930's? As I recall, Anderson had allergies to the solvents used with oil paints, and used casein for many years.ReplyDelete
Michael; I asked Kent Steine; who knew Harry Anderson personally. he shared the following insight:ReplyDelete
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Your question regarding Harry, Sunny, and Shiva is an interesting one. I have a few thoughts.
I'll address the Harry aspect first with known information. Harry did indeed become allergic to turpentine around 1939, if memory serves. It took quite a while to diagnose, with Harry almost dying in the process.
Fast forward to the late 1980's when I met Harry. Harry was as non-interested in talking "shop" as any artist I have ever met. However, he had mentioned that he wasn't painting much because he couldn't find casein any longer.
At this time, I was teaching airbrush illustration at the MATC Art School, and always received a generous amount of "comps" from various manufacturers. The rep from a small company called Shiva had given me some airbrush colors that were pre-mixed gouache. . . and a set of casein.
So. . . I ordered a set of 12 for Harry, and sent them off to him. He started painting again. He really liked the new set of casein.
The next time I was able to speak with him, he asked where I got them, and whether this was a new manufacturer. He had never heard of them.
Regarding the Sunny-Shiva association, I have no idea, nor have ever heard of this. It sounds completely plausible however. Sunny taught, and had been working for many years (by the late 1930's), with his knowledge and abilities well known.
The one element that throws me is that Sunny, like most everyone in the "circle" painted with oil. Harry was sort of the odd man out due to the allergy.
A couple of other things that either complete the puzzle or add to it. It was after the allergy popped up that Harry began working with Sundblom, so not knowing about Shiva would seem unusual.
I believe Sundblom was a real academician, and much like Grumbacher/Reilly, and The Frank Reilly Grays, Sunny was possibly involved with numerous testing and experimentation of new products.
Heck, I did tests for Golden Acrylics, with an experimental line of "Historical" colors. I would imagine Sundblom was being approached by this industry.
To further add to my theory of Sundblom's educational interests, was the story I related to you about Harry "substitute teaching" for Sundblom over the course of 2 weeks. Harry told me in no uncertain terms "it was the hardest thing he had ever done, although Sundblom did it effortlessly."
Leif, thanks so much for talking to Kent Steine about this. Sometimes in the online sales material you see for Shiva caseins, Ramon Shiva's consultation of various artists during the 1930's gets mentioned. Perhaps Sundblom's name was inserted by my own poor memory. Since casein is useful for creating an underpainting to work over in oils, I thought Sundblom might have worked with it in that manner. That Harry Anderson had never heard of Shiva caseins is amazing to me. I wasn't aware of any older manufacturers of the stuff. It's possible to make casein paints in the studio, but it doesn't sound as if Anderson had any interest in doing that. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
Here we go ... this is what I was thinking of. From http://www.artsupply.com/richeson/shiva_Oils.htmReplyDelete
Ramon and Jim mixed and milled paint while some of Chicago's great painters and illustrators would stand around and critique: Haddon Sunblom, Sessions, Vaughn Milbourne. They had a real hall of fame involved. During the forties and fifties, Shiva became the leading Oil Paint manufacturer in the United States, and they also lead the world in bringing back Casein.


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Murder Trial set for Heather Lamie
An October 21, 2013 trial date is scheduled for a former Cullom resident charged in the 2011 death of a child who was in her foster-care. 29-year-old Heather Lamie, who now lives in Kankakee, faces two first-degree murder charges for the May 2011 death of four-year-old Kianna Rudesill. The girl died of brain injuries while under Lamie's care. Lamie is also charged with a felony count of endangering the life or health of a child.
Ford County Judge Stephen Pacey last Thursday denied a defense motion to continue the trial date another 60 days. Lamie was recently successful in reducing her bond from $2-million to $1-million. She then was freed after posting 10 percent.
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By Matthew Heimer
Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life—and, with luck, you'll keep doing what you love as long as you live. That's one lesson from the life of Don Zimmer, who died Wednesday at age 83 after a career in baseball that stretched across eight decades.
Zimmer had been hospitalized for a couple of months before his death, struggling with heart problems. But prior to that, he had worked in professional baseball every year of his adult life–from 1949 through 1966 as a player, and from then on as a manager, coach and adviser. As the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan notes today, this is a guy who got married on a baseball diamond, between games of a doubleheader; Zimmer repeatedly told friends that he "never drew a paycheck outside of baseball."
But perhaps the more noteworthy thing about Zimmer is that he never stopped working, even as the paycheck shrank. As most of us can expect to do, he peaked professionally in his late 50s – when he led the Chicago Cubs to the 1989 National League playoffs and won Manager of the Year honors. That turned out to be Zimmer's last full-time managing stint, and from 1991 he was primarily a bench coach, most famously with the juggernaut late-1990s New York Yankees. Over the last decade, working with the Tampa Bay Rays, his duties gradually shrank to an "adviser" role that involved only spring training and home games, but every year, he changed his uniform number to celebrate the number of years he'd spent in baseball. His number this season: 66.
Declining prestige and power? Clearly. Declining pay and hours? Most likely. Job satisfaction? Enormous, to hear Zimmer tell it. Of course, even if your work revolves around play, it takes some luck to keep at it until you're 83. Zimmer certainly had good fortune where his health was concerned—most notably in surviving an early-career beaning that led to him needing brain surgery.
But at a time when growing longevity and financial insecurity are making retirement planning a daunting prospect, Zimmer's biography brings home a powerful truth: Sometimes, he who retires best retires least. Many of us will work through our 60s and beyond because we have to; but if we're lucky enough to find pursuits that provide mental stimulation and social interaction, we may find ourselves working because we want to.
Also on MarketWatch:
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Men are notoriously hard to buy for. Not any more! No matter what he's into we've found the perfect gifts for men he most definitely won't be donating to Oxfam!
It's no urban myth that we tend to dread looking for that perfect present for the men in our lives, so we've put together our handy guide to the dos and don'ts to bear in mind when buying gifts for men.
Gifts For Men Dos:
Do try and give him something he wouldn't buy himself
When buying gifts for men experience gifts, or luxurious treats that he might not fork out for himself are always a good idea. Let's face it, it'll hardly be on top of his list to run out and book helicopter flying lessons for himself!.
Do opt for the classic gift option
His favourite book or album in a specialised format (an anniversary edition or vinyl) always make a great gift for him, and he'll appreciate that you put thought and care in giving him something he'll always remember.
Do remember that its okay to play it safe
If you know that he'll love something, don't be afraid to play it safe. If he loves sport, buy him a gift of tickets to see his favourite team; if he's a movie buff get him that box set he keeps meaning to get. Even you're not exactly filled with joy at the thought of spending all day in a field/ watching re-runs of Top Gear, he'll love it so your job is done.
Do keep it simple
We don't mean simple as in buying him a pair of socks- more that you don't have to spend hours making a handmade birthday card to show you care. It's the thought that counts and if you stick to what you know he'll like (you'll most likely have an in depth knowledge of this) chances are he'll be very happy.
Do stay away from gifts for him that you think might be a bad idea
Chances are, your instinct's will be spot on.
Gifts for Men Don'ts:
Don't give him anything with an obvious monetary value
Never, ever give cash!. Not only is it supremely impersonal, it shows a distinct lack of imagination. Plus do you really want him to know the exact monetary worth that you put on him?.
Don't give him anything his Mother would buy him (unless you are his mother!)
For obvious reasons!
Don't get him something you wish he would wear/use
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I have addressed this topic in the past, and I don't think that all DPS deaths are preventable or even the DPSers fault. However, just as some healers are quick to fault DPSers for not doing all they could to stay alive, I think a lot of DPSers are quick to blame healers for not getting enough heals. In reality it is not always one persons fault. Sure, you may not have gotten a heal for 8 seconds, but if you had a healthstone in your bag you are partially to blame. In this post I will go over some of the ways Moonkins can keep themselves alive and not take avoidable damage.
Any guide focusing on survivability should probably start with Awareness. Without awareness, a player is lost. The best DPSer in the world would sit on the bench without the proper level of Awareness.
Unfortunately there is very little I can tell you to to help you improve your awareness. You just have to pay more attention to what is going on around you. However, here are a few hints that will hopefully help you down that road.
Survive First, DPS Second: This is more then a simple "don't stand in the fire statement." I don't think anyone stands in the fire purposely, and few people wait to finish a cast after a void zone spawns underneath them. Of course you move in that situation.
My main point in this section is to avoid getting tunnel vision. It's quite easy to get tied up in what's going on with your rotation, and in those times it's quite easy to miss the void zone that just spawned underneath you. My point is, if you're going to make a mistake, make sure it's a mistake in which spell you cast and not where you stand. When I'm in raid I very rarely look at the mob I'm DPSing. I'm usually focused on my own feet or some other potential hazard. If I miss an Eclipse proc, so be it. I may not have done optimal DPS, but I am alive.
Set your UI for Success: Your UI is probably the best tool you have to help you survive and unfortunately the default UI does very little to help you. The health frames are up in the corner. The boss emotes are small and fairly hard to see.
There are plenty of people who play successfully without addons, but there is little reason not to augment your UI to help you perform better. Here are a couple of things you may want to consider.
- Unit Frames/HUD: Your focus should be on the center of your screen most of the time to watch for void zones and other bad things coming your way. Therefore, you may miss that your health is getting low, or a hazard while looking at your health.
I like IceHUD because it brings my health right to the center of my screen and it is very easy for me to see. However, I have also heard very good things about Shadowed Unit Frames since it is light weight and allows you to move the unit frames to a more usable spot.
- Power Auras: There are other addons that do the same thing, but I've liked this one best. Power Aura's monitors the combat log and other game inputs and outputs and will alert you the events you specify in game. For example, I have a Power Aura to let me know when the Lich King is casting Defile, or when I am standing in the Ooze on Rotface. It can also tell you when you have buff or debuf. It can also alert you to when one of your cooldowns is available.
The great thing about this addon is that you can set it up to tell you almost anything, and it eliminates a lot of the confusion I used to have in a fight. If there is any addon that can help you be more aware, then this is it. Since I started using it, I don't die as many stupid deaths. I've also set it up to let me know when I go below 40% health so that I know if I need to use my stone or cast a heal.
After awareness the only way to improve your survivability is through the proper use of abilities. There are two types of abilities we have available to us: Cooldowns and Heals.
Cooldowns: I think of cooldowns as oh sh!t buttons and are commonly only associated with tanks and healers, but most DPS classes have them as well. Cooldowns tend to be more about preventing damage.
- Barkskin: Barkskin is the obvious cooldown for druids. It reduces the druids incoming damage by 20% for 12 seconds and can also be used while CCed.
Barkskin works best with preventing predictable damage. If you know a high damage ability like Festergut's Pungent Blight is coming then popping Barkskin before hand can help out a lot. Barkskin is also good to use during periods of chaos. Take the Bone Storm phase of Marrowgar for example. When people are moving around and trying to avoid damage it is easy for healers to get separated from their targets or to have to delay casts due to movement. In these periods of chaos, reducing your damage intake can be very helpful because it gives the healers more time to heal you back up.
Don't be afraid of "wasting" Barkskin. It is on a cooldown, but it is relatively short when compared to the cooldowns of other classes. If you think you might need the extra protection go ahead and use it, Barkskin will probably be back up the next time you need it.
- Dash: Some of you may be surprised by me including this in the guide. It is not a traditional defensive cooldown, but in the right situation it can save your butt.
I find that Dash works best when am trying to correct an error. If you move a little late, Dash can make up the difference. If you've drifted out of position and you need to get some where fast, Dash can help. Dash really shines in a fight like Sindragosa. I've used it to avoid Blistering Cold and to place Ice Tombs. If the fight is technically outside, don't forget that you can also use Travel form to get away quickly.
- Shadowmeld: I realize that not all druids have Shadowmeld (sorry taurens), but many do. Shadowmeld isn't a traditional threat drop, because all the threat will come back after the affect is cancelled, and it can be broken by environmental damage. That said, it does give your tanks time to get aggro. Just be sure to give them the time. You may have to wait a few seconds for the tanks to come back and pass you on the threat meter.
- Healthstones/Health Pots: The availability of Healthstones and Health pots really depends on the fight and raid make up. Most 25man raids will have a Warlock for a healthstone, but it is less of a given in 10man raiding. That said, you should have your healthstone or pot bound to an easily accessible key. It's useless if you have to search your bags to use it, and binding it to a hard to reach key could mean the difference between surviving and dying.
I tend to save my health stone for emergency's unless there is a specific time in a fight that I know I am going to need it. I also like to save mine for the end of fights because that's when the damage tends to be higher, and that is when you are also less likely to have a healer to top you off. However, if you think you are about to die don't hesitate to use a healthstone even if it is early in the fight.
Health Potions are a little more tricky to gage since it prevents you from using a DPS pot during the fight. I like to have a couple on hand just in case, but tend not to use them.
- Bandages: I am a firm believer that every raider should have is First Aid leveled to the max. However, bandages are a little problematic. They have a 1 minute cooldown, and there healing is interrupted my damage or movement. I keep a few in my bag in case of emergencies, but they need to be a last resort option.
- Healing Spells: There is nothing that says moonkin can't use their resto spells. Yes, our heals are inefficient and shifting out to do so eats up even more mana, but it is better to be safe then sorry.
I have most of my healing spells macroed to target myself and keybound to easily accessible keys. If I am in a tough spot and my health stone is gone. I cast Lifebloom or Rejuv on myself and let my health tick back up. If I am really low I will throw a Regrowth or Nourish on me for a bit of a direct heal. Avoid using Healing Touch. It's cast time is just to long to be affective. You will either be dead or healed all the way up before it finishes.
Survivability is a topic that doesn't get a lot of press on WoW blogs or on the forums, but is hugely important to most successful raiding guilds. As a DPSer make sure you have the right priorities: Survive first, DPS second. You can follow these priorities by trying to improve your raid awareness, and organize your UI to easily identify incoming threats. Also, have your cooldowns hand heals easily accessible so that you can use them in a moments notice.


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VIM inline calculator revisited, floating point numbers comapatible
As it turned out, sometimes I really like to use the VIM as a calculator, with free editing, history and even access to env vars. (Unintentionally, calls to VIM functions also do work.)
Yesterday I needed to calculate few more things than usually and also using floating point numbers. I have recalled that VIM 7.2 added support for
Float type and tried it out. After some tinkering, I managed to make my calculator even more useful to me than expected.
The previous version of calculator looked relatively innocent:
:map <silent> <F11> :exec "s!^\\([^=]\\{-}\\)\\( *=.*\\)\\=$!\\1 = ".eval(substitute(getline(".")," *=.*$","",""))."!"<CR>
The new version looks more serious and even less intimidating:
function! CalcGetValue(tag)
let tag_marker = "#"
let s = search( '^'.a:tag.tag_marker, "bn" )
if s == 0 | throw "Calc error: tag ".tag." not found" | endif
" avoid substitute() as we are called from inside substitute()
let line = getline( s )
let idx = strridx( line, "=" )
if idx == -1 | throw "Calc error: line with tag ".tag."doesn't contain the '='" | endif
return strpart( line, idx+1 )
function! CalcLine(ln)
let tag_marker = "#"
let s = getline(a:ln)
" remove old result if any
let x = substitute( s, '[[:space:]]*=.*', "", "" )
" strip the tag, if any
let x1 = substitute( x, '[a-zA-Z0-9]\+'.tag_marker.'[[:space:]]*', "", "" )
" replace values by the tag
let x1 = substitute( x1, tag_marker.'\([a-zA-Z0-9]\+\)', '\=CalcGetValue(submatch(1))', 'g' )
" evaluate
let v = 0
let v = "".eval(x1)
catch /E806:/
" VIM can't convert float to string automagically, apply printf("%g")
let v = "".eval('printf( "%g", '.x1.')')
" finish the job
call setline(a:ln, x.' = '.v)
:map <silent> <F11> :call CalcLine(".")<CR>
The new version addresses two my problems (old) allow simple reuse of the previous calculations and (new) allow floating point numbers.
At the core, the usage of calculator remained pretty much the same as before. For example, typing
2*2 and pressing F11 would change the line into
2*2 = 4.
To allow reuse of previous calculation results, I have introduced the tags. A line with a calculation result can be prefixes with
label# tag (e.g.
label# 2*2 = 4). Results of the calculation can be accessed in another expression using
#label, e.g.
33*#label. During evaluation, the scriptlet above would search the buffer for string starting with
label# and put into the original expression whatever is found after the '=' on the matching line. (What has turned out to be a minor, nice-to-have feature: expression itself is optional; line
label# = value works as a definition of constant).
Example: calculate area and volume given the radius. Type this:
radius# = 5
pi# = 3.1415
area# pow(#radius,2)*#pi
volume# pow(#radius,3)*#pi*4.0/3.0
First two lines work like constants denoting Pi and the radius. Press the F11 (or ^O + F11 if in insert mode) when cursor on 3rd and 4th lines to evaluate the expressions and see the results:
area# pow(#radius,2)*#pi = 78.5375
volume# pow(#radius,3)*#pi*4.0/3.0 = 523.583333
The new (to me) features that are used in the new calculator:
1. search() to find a line number of a string matching given pattern (used to search in the buffer for the line with a tag).
2. submatch(), when inside the substitution, to access a submatch (functional equivalent of
\2 and so on).
3. \= in
s/// and substitute() to substitute with result of an expression instead of a constant.
4. E806 + :try. VIM can't convert float to string automatically. Error E806 is generated when that is attempted. Scriptlet catches the error and applies suggested by documentation conversion method - printf(). The construct with try/catch also ensures that integer calculation remains integer. Only if there are floating point numbers involved, exception would be thrown and the conversion would be performed (spares the redundant '.0' in the integer calculations).


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Hot Dog BushBy burrger • Jan 4th, 2008 • Category: Burger Games
What kind of job will G.W. Bush be capable of doing when he finally leaves the White House? Well in this game he gets to try and manage a hot dog stand (he also serves burgers), will he be able to understand the complexities of this job?
Hot Dog Bush starts simple with just hot dogs but eventually people order drinks, burgers, fries and more. Use the mouse to click and drag items, don't forget to collect the money after each customer.


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" I want you to hit me as hard as you can…"
Ok, not really. Remember, it's "Get Fit, Never Hit"! I just wanted to throw in one of my favorite Fight Club quotes for no reason what so ever.
This week I want to expand a little on my previous hand wrap article; Are all hand wraps created equal. If you read that article, you should now have a good understanding of how important a good hand wrap is. I want to take that just a bit further and talk about gloves. More specifically, I want to talk about why we use the particular boxing gloves that we use at 9Round. Aside from the obvious answer of "It's a kickboxing workout and kickboxers wear boxing gloves" there are certain safety reasons for using these gloves as well. Imagine how your daily routine would be hindered if you had a serious hand injury. Many of our most simple daily functions would become much more difficult without the full use of our hands. In order to avoid that type of injury, we want to make sure that we are providing the proper equipment. The last thing we want is a pesky had injury that might slow down your super fast text messaging ability.
The awesome 9Round glove that we use is the perfect glove for training. It provides good padding and support to accompany your hand wrap in giving you top notch hand protection. This glove is made specifically for training. The material and foam density are excellent for punching a heavy bag. With the popularity of MMA we have had multiple people ask if an MMA glove is good for bag work. Quite frankly, it's not the best. The small size and open finger design offer very little hand protection for training. In fact if you watch pro MMA fighters train, they are using boxing gloves for heavy bags and most of their sparring. If you have ever watched any UFC event, you have probably heard commentator Joe Rogan speak about the troubles with open finger gloves. You may also be familiar with the large number of hand injuries to top level fighters such as Rich Franklin and Urijah Faber.
Take a look at this video of UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion Jon Jones working a heavy bag. Notice he is wearing boxing gloves.
Here is another great video of MMA great, Cung Le working the double end bag, again with boxing gloves.
As you can see a good boxing glove is essential for boxing training. Your hands are one of your biggest assets and you want to be sure to protect them. At 9Round you get all of the benefits of training like a pro, without any of those annoying punches to the face.


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Hayward Promotes Mike Huppert to Product Manager of Parts, White Goods
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ELIZABETH, NJ — Hayward Pool Products announced the promotion of Mike Huppert from Western Regional Technical Service Manager to Product Manager – Parts & White Goods. Huppert, who will be based in Hayward's Clemmons, N.C. facility, assumes responsibility for strategically leading Hayward's rapidly changing parts and white goods business, which includes plastic components used in new pool construction.
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In 2000, Huppert joined Hayward as a Technical Service Area Manager. He was promoted to Western Regional Technical Service Manager in 2006. Prior to Hayward, Huppert served as Branch and Operation Manager for Superior Pool Products and South Central Pool Supply.
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Hayward Pool Products, a division of Hayward Industries Inc., is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world. Headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Hayward designs, manufactures and markets the Totally Hayward® System, a complete line of residential pool equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, sanitization, automation, lighting, safety and energy solutions.
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We already have a logo for our church. However, we do need a logo for a campaign we are getting ready to launch called "It's Time". We are wanting to cast a vision for the church to help people believe that it is our time To Grow, To Plant, To Reap, To Sow (these words do not need to be in the logo). We want to come across professionally with this logo/campaign and help the members to "buy into" the campaign by agreeing to invest their time and energy into the church and its' mission.
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Cruise Tip #4. Timing Your Cruise Purchaseby Paul Motter
How to save money on your cruises and other related costs by timing your cruise purchase.
Most people think about where they would like to cruise first, and then they think about a convenient time to take a vacation. This is backwards. Getting a real cruise bargain is like finding a Van Gogh in a Goodwill Store – you never know when it will happen, and when it does you had better grab it quickly or it could disappear soon.
Many cruise novices make the mistake of thinking cruise prices are calculated like train fares, with a set price on a recurring timetable and prices directly related to mileage. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cruise industry has created a business model that depends upon filling up every ship at any price. The closest comparison is airlines and hotels, pricing is purely based on supply and demand where the supplier has what is called a "perishable commodity," meaning they can't sell a stateroom on a cruise that has already sailed.
Cruise prices are set over a year in advance, but the prices will change as the sail date gets closer. If the ship still has rooms left close to the sail date the prices can drop drastically as the cruise gets closer – solely depending on how full that ship gets. Logically, this implies that the best deals are to be had by waiting until the last minute. But there is no guarantee that prices will follow this course. In fact, if a ship becomes almost full well before the sail date it will become more expensive than ever, so waiting for the last minute can be a big mistake.
The cruise lines have a target capacity – 100% of "berth capacity," meaning a number equal to all the cabins filled at double occupancy. But in actuality the ship can be sold at 100% berth capacity with extra passengers in many cabins, but still have many empty cabins available. At this point the cruise line may decide the ship is full enough and raise prices higher than where they started a year out. The logic is that anyone who wants to cruise on that specific ship at a late date probably has a good reason; it's their only vacation time, or they want to join friends onboard. They know these people will pay a premium to get on that ship.
Or they may lower prices to sell those empty cabins - depending on what they feel is the best strategy to make the most money based upon demand. The buyer never knows which direction prices are going until he sees them change. They may go down one week and up drastically the next, because a ship that was relatively empty suddenly hit its mark in capacity. So, there is no "best time to buy a cruise" rule – there are merely rough guidelines and understanding cruise pricing strategy.
Examples to Contemplate
Here are examples of pricing anoamlies I have observed: in 2007 the Caribbean was soft in demand, so it had the best prices. In 2008 it was Mexico, in 2009 it was Alaska, in 2010 it was the Eastern Mediterranean, in 2011 it was the Western Mediterranean. Pricing is lowest (on an average "per day" basis) in the cruising regions where the cruise lines have too many staterooms to fill and/or demand is soft. The Mediterranean has been experiencing soft demand solely because of the political strife in Northern African states like Algeria, Lybia, and Egypt. Higher airfare costs due to oil prices have also slowed down demand in Europe.
The biggest factor in Europe was the Concordia tragedy. The event received far more press in Europe, where it happened, than it did in the U.S. Furthermore, Europeans are even more leery of cruising in general as they are newer to the experience than Americans. Of course, no one predicted the Concordia disaster would happen, so when it did it was too late to change the number of ships scheduled to sail in the Mediterranean that summer (2012). As a result, the cruise prices there in summer, 2012, are as low as they have ever been. We are seeing 10-day cruises as low as $499 per person.
So, when I say timing is important I specifically mean one should look to see what cruising regions are on sale in a given year. It changes often, year to year, so if you follow the industry trends instead of thinking where you want to go first you can save a lot of money. If you chose to see Alaska this year instead of Europe you may pay twice as much, but Alaska was dirt cheap in 2008 - so you would have already seen it.
So, here is the secret: The best approach to cruising is to grab a bargain when you see one. In my experience, if you do this for five years you are likely to cruise to a different region every year. Let the whims of nature decide where you are going to go and eventually you will see every cruise region you want to see.
Seasonal Timing Considerations
When it comes to time of year, the most expensive weeks are the Christmas and New Years holidays. The most expensive season for cruising is summer, when kids are on vacation. Yes, cruising is by far a family vacation, not a haven for singles, seniors or other tiny demographics as so often depicted in the media. The next most expensive period after summer is the winter season after the holidays. This is actually a very active period called "wave season." The cruise lines run sales because they know many east coast and midwesterners want to get out of the snow and visit the warm Caribbean.
The cheapest time of year to cruise is after summer vacation but before the holidays; September through mid-December when more people are pre-occupied with getting the kids settled in school, politic elections and the holidays. The cheapest weeks of the year to cruise, historically, are the two weeks before the Christmas vacation and the first week after the New Year's Eve cruise.
But once again, the main thing to remember about cruise bargains is this - be prepared to grab one when you see it, because it could go away very quickly. Yes, you want to consider a few things, first; "why is this cruise so cheap?" Is it for reasons that might mean it will get even cheaper, or is it because conditions are perfect right now? Signs that a cruise might get even cheaper would be continuing bad news about cruise prices in a certain region due to too much capacity, or the fact that the cruise you are looking at is still six months away. In that situation there is a good chance the cruise will get cheaper the week after final payment is due - usually 60 to 90 days ahead of the sailing date depending on the specific cruise. But you want to watch it. If it starts to go higher you may want to book it sooner rather than wait.
How do you figure out when final payment is due for a specific cruise? Go to the web site of the cruise line and search for the "cancellation policy." It will tell you when final payment is due according to length of the cruise. Final payment is due on the same day that the cancellation penalty period begins. However - you should wait at least 48 hours after the penalty period begins, because they will not drop prices until their "best price guarantee period" has lapsed. That period is 48 hours.
There is much more specific information about cruise line cancellation policies in the next chapter (5).
Last minute cruises - less than a month out; if the price is great and you want it, grab it. If that ship suddenly sells a number of cabins at bargain prices the fare you see could double the next day.
Next Cruise Tip >> 5. Discounts and Other Credits
Contents: 1. Selecting a Cruise Port 2. Related "Getting There" Costs 3. Picking Your First Cruise Ship 4. Timing Your Cruise Purchase to Save Money 5. Discounts and Other Credits 6. Cruise Ship Stateroom Selection 7. Saving Money During the Cruise 8. Shore Excursions and Tours 9. Seasickness and Health at Sea 10. Why Use a Cruise Travel Agent


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i work at a nightclub (at the bar and as a bouncer) and eat my bentos in the near dark. while it's fun to sit in the bouncer booth and eat a cute little bento, it poses some problems with the design of the food: as everything is illuminated with colourful artificial lights, none of the pretty natural colours i try to put in the box are really visible. bright green pesto turns to black goo, reds and oranges become nearly invisible, subtle contrasts vanish..
is anybody else eating bento at night? have you come across combinations that worked especially well in the dark/weirdly lit situations? how would you design a bento that has to rely on black/white contrasts to display varity?
i also find that i seem to prefer crunchy textures in the dark, as if the feeling of the food somehow makes up for the lack of visual enjoyment. strange, i don't have problems with mushy food in the daytime..
what a weirdly formulated post! guess you can all tell that i'm a little tired. so, any suggestions?
I had to laugh at your post!!! My daughter has a bit different but similar problem: she has to eat her bento at her desk while still working---doesn't take a lunch break so she can get out of work an hour earlier. So she complains that the "busy" bento is too "complicated" to eat easily; it takes too much thought! LOL! But as far as low light, I suppose texture would be more of an issue. And easily identified flavors instead of subtle. Why don't you try changing your screen to black and white from color, and view some bentos to get an idea of how things look w/o color contrast? Might give you an idea or two. Good luck!
Interesting question!
Maybe indeed you could try using the contrast of black and white instead of more subtle color variations. Try purple-black onigiri for example!?
Also maybe you could use dark sauces on top of lighter color food like rice or potatoes...?
I eat at night during working hours too, fortunately the lunch room has adequate illumination. ^_^
You need one of these lamps.
I use one at night fishing in a lake or taking my dog for a walk in the park.
Bon appetite !
That reminds me of my aunt who became almost blind towards the end of her life. She tended to eat a lot of pale food and had white plates and I didn't realise how blind she was getting until I watched her carefully raise an empty fork to her mouth. I ended up getting her a dark plate and a reading lamp to train on her food!
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thanks for the ideas!
dark food doesn't work that well as it's kind of hard to see. i made fried little beef meatballs last week, they turned nearly invisible against the blue box i had put them in. had to hunt them down by feeling around with the chopsticks.. not very practical.
i had already thought about a little lamp, maybe the kind that is designed to be clipped on a book when reading in bed? or build a lunchbox illumination with some LEDs, hehe.
for now, i'm skipping the visual aspect and going for things that taste good without light. today is sandwiches with homemade lemon hummus and chili salami and some chocolate wafers and defrosted raspberries as dessert. not much to look at..
most of my boxes are see-though or dark colors, a nice arrangement of white things might look good. can't think of anything but onigiri, though. or, i need to get a white bento box and put in dark items! hmmmmm..
There's also fish, cauliflower, turnips, little sandwiches, cucumbers, zucchini, (both of these last being white on the inside). Ham and chicken are pale. Cheese is pale.
On the other hand, any excuse to buy a nice new bento box is always welcome, I've just ordered the white version of this. But from Amazon japan, via my friend Yoshio.
back from bouncing!
interesting- i had some of the hummus before i went, on fresh, untoasted bread- it was lovely, the soft, moist rye and wheat bread slices with crunchy crusts and slightly-garlicky very-lemon scented hummus, hmmm.. i packed exactly the same, but in the dark, it suddenly lacked salt and sourness and i wished i had toasted that bread. it wasn't soggy or anything, just- different. too subtle. i checked the batch in the kitchen just now and it's just right ?? i need more contrasts at night, taste-wise!
(raspberries, on the other hand, may look black and slimy in the dark, but there's no difference in taste. they may even be better! same goes for chocolate cookies!)
am i being extra-weird here or have you ever experienced something similar?
baked things are rather nice at night. it's easy to make them pretty (i've found a store that sells those flowery muffin trays maki used for the spring muffins! i'll have to get one..) or very sweet/tart/salty/crunchy, which seems to be what my taste buds want.
there's no lack of light-colored foods, but most of it has not very much visual texture- there's bumpy (rice, small legumes, cauliflower) and dices-or-slices (nearly all the rest).
that's not true.. there are also big white beans, those actually look pretty nice with sth. cubed thrown in. and there are chick peas, which set off sliced veggies quite nicely just by shape. lotus root surely would look pretty in the dark as well.
and, oh yeah, sweet potatoes! those are not neccesarily pretty, but visibly pale and very lovely. yesterday i located a grocery store that sells nice ones at a very, very reasonable price. tomorrow i'll make some caramelized kumara and something spicy, perhaps.
i'll still have to look for a white lunch box, because i need it for eating dark food. that's reasonable, isn't it?
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Smooth-riding luxury sedan gets safer and more powerful.
The Lexus ES 330 is the smoothest, quietest car in its class. Smooth and quiet are good because it can be a rough, noisy world out there at times. This quietude can be shared with others. The ES 330 is a four-door mid-size luxury sedan that seats five.
Last year's ES 300 becomes the ES 330 for 2004 due to the introduction of a larger and more powerful 3.3-liter V6 engine. The 2004 Lexus ES 330 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph nearly a full second quicker than last year's model, which is a significant improvement that can be felt by the driver. More important, the ES 330 is more responsive when driving around town. The five-speed automatic transmission has been revised for 2004 for smoother shifting and improved response. Our overriding impression of the engine and transmission, however, is their smoothness. The Lexus ES 330 is so smooth that at times it feels seamless in operation.
The 2004 model year brings a host of other advancements that improve on this luxurious mid-size sedan. Among them: new and improved airbags, an upgraded passenger seat, and an enhanced navigation system.
The ES 330 delivers a compelling combination of quality, comfort, refinement, and value. Lexus has a reputation for exceptional quality and behind the high-quality fit and finish is a great deal of careful design and detail work. Living with this car is easy. It's loaded with features that make life more convenient. The lighting package, for example, is extensive, so when you shut off the car and open the doors the interior and perimeter of the car are illuminated so it's easy to see when you're getting out at night.
The ES 330 comes in one well-equipped model ($31,725), loaded with luxury and safety features found in higher-priced Lexus sedans.
Handsome, high-quality, leather upholstery with wood trim comes standard. Also standard are automatic dual-zone climate control with interior air filter, power windows with auto up/down and jam protection, and a power moonroof. An AM/FM/CD/cassette system comes standard with 86 watts and seven speakers. A 240-watt Mark Levinson audio system is optional.
Options include Vehicle Stability Control with traction control and Brake Assist ($650); Adaptive Variable Suspension ($620); DVD satellite navigation ($2,220); power-adjustable pedals ($140); power rear sunshade ($210); high intensity discharge headlamps with rain-sensing wipers ($640); heated front seats ($440); wood steering wheel and shift knob ($330); chrome wheels with all-season tires ($1700).
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The Lexus ES 330 is based on the Toyota Camry, but is distinguished by unique styling. The rake of the ES 330 combined with its streaked-back headlamps make a striking statement. The front end seems to slope down in one continuous curve, from the top of the windshield, over the sculpted hood and tidy dark grille, down to the smooth air dam under the almost seamless front bumper. The headlight cluster suggests silvery eyes pulled back at the corners.
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You see and feel the quality. It can be felt in the solid sound the doors, trunk and hood when they're closed. But sometimes the quality is hidden: The underbody is smooth, nearly flat, contributing to exceptional aerodynamic efficiency (with a coefficient of drag of just 0.28), and the car is constructed using advanced composites and resin-steel sandwiches to further minimize the intrusion of noise.
The Lexus ES 330 presents a warm, inviting interior. It has a warmer ambience than the German cars, namely the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the BMW 3 Series. The ES 330 operates in that middle ground marketers refer to with terms such as 'near luxury' or 'entry luxury.' It's more luxurious than the top trim levels of mid-size sedans such as the Toyota Camry XLE, but it's not as plush as true luxury sedans such as the Lexus LS 430.
The first thing that grabs your eye in the ES 330 is the California walnut wood trim, a dark hue with hints of red. It harmonizes with the brushed aluminum trim, however. All of the trim materials exude a high-quality look and feel. The standard steering wheel and shift lever are covered with stitched leather and look very nice. An all-walnut handle for the shift lever and a walnut-trimmed steering wheel are available for an even more prestigious appearance. Regardless, the steering column is manually adjustable for tilt.
The standard leather upholstery is quite nice and is available in ivory, charcoal, or black. The seats are very comfortable and the seating position is excellent, with lots of front-seat legroom. Optional power-adjustable pedals are a good idea for shorter drivers because they help them to find a good driving position without sitting too close to the airbag-equipped steering wheel. The seats are relatively flat, without large bolsters, making getting in and out easier. The driver's seat comes standard with 10-way power adjustments. For 2004, the power-adjustable front passenger's seat has eight settings, including power lumbar adjustment. The shape and construction of the front seats is borrowed from the flagship LS 430.
The ES 330 is about 10-percent larger inside than a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the front seats of the Lexus offer significantly more hip room than the Mercedes. The ES 330 does not offer as much headroom as the Mercedes or the Infiniti I35, however, and six-foot drivers may wish for more.
The rear seats are roomy, and this is a comfortable car for four adults. Five is a crowd, but it'll work for short distances, like going to a restaurant, particularly if a member of the Little People is sitting in the rear center position. Overall, it's roomier and more comfortable (with more hip room and leg room) in the back seats of the Lexus ES 330 than it is in the back of a Mercedes C320 sedan.
The driver's seat offers good visibility out front. The self-dimming outside mirrors offer a good view rearward and seem larger than those on Mercedes-Benz cars. The inside rearview mirror is self-dimming (electrochromic) and features a digital compass. The slope of the rear window doesn't allow a panoramic view, though it fills the rearview mirror. The mirror is mounted so close to the headliner that adjusting it requires an awkward grab at its bottom edge. An optional power rear shade filters out the blazing sun, whether driving or parked.
The clean-looking instrument panel features three round, deeply recessed pods with highly legible analog gauges in white-on-black graphics illuminated when the key is turned. Centered is a large analog speedometer. A digital trip computer at the bottom of the speedometer displays range, average fuel consumption and other functions, controlled by a pair of buttons on the left side of the steering wheel. Similarly, a digital odometer with two trip odometers is displayed in the right pod with big analog fuel and temperature gauges. On the left is a big analog tachometer.
The optional navigation system has been improved for 2004 with improved graphics, a larger database of points of interest (5 million compared with last year's 2 million), and new convenience functions. It's a powerful system, but like most of these systems requires some experience and study to master. It raised, rather than lowered, our stress while we were learning how to use it. Technophobes should avoid this option as they may become frustrated and simply not use.
Driving Impression
The Lexus ES 330 delivers a smooth, refined driving experience with a smooth engine and transmission, a smooth-riding suspension, smooth brakes, and extensive measures designed to reduce noise, vibration and harshness.
The 2004 model's 3.3-liter V6 engine, which replaces the previous 3.0-liter V6, produces 225 horsepower and 240 pounds-feet of torque (compared with last year's 210 hp and 220 lbs.-ft.). The larger displacement endows the ES 330 with better performance. The increased torque improves the car's responsiveness in everyday driving situations. According to Lexus, the ES 330 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds. It's a responsive engine, but the ES 330 is not lightning quick. The ES 330 has an EPA City/Highway fuel economy rating of 20/29 mpg and is certified by the government as an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV II).
The transmission was revised for 2004 for smoother shifting and it shifts very smoothly. Upshifts in normal, everyday driving are almost invisible, but the transmission is responsive when driving aggressively. Downshifts are responsive but smooth, a big improvement over last year's transmission. Also, less downshifting is needed with the increased torque and wider power band of the larger engine. It's best to put it in Drive and leave it there. The gated shifter allows manual shifting and an indicator displays the selected gear on the instrument panel, but shifting manually is a clunky proposition due to the gates.
The ES 330's suspension is tuned for a smooth ride. It filters out vibration and contributes to the ES 330's exceptional quiet and smoothness. Summer tires come standard, while all-season tire are a no-cost option (both size 215/60VR16). If it snows or rains a lot where you live, get the all-season tires; if you live in the Sunbelt, the smile states, then the summer tires should offer better grip on dry pavement. The four-wheel independent strut suspension is designed to minimize body roll and allow precise handling. The speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering has a very nice touch: light, but with good feel, effortless around town. There is very little, if any, torque steer. (Torque steer is a phenomenon of front-wheel-drive cars felt as a slight tug on the steering wheel under hard acceleration.) Overall, the ES 330 handles well, but it is tuned more for ride quality than sporty handling. Its front-heavy weight distribution (61 percent front/39 percent rear) limits its cornering potential, but the front-wheel-drive ES is the conservative Executive Sedan. Serious driving enthusiasts may prefer the similarly priced IS 300 (or a BMW 330i), with rear-wheel drive and an available five-speed manual gearbox, but the IS 300 does not offer the smooth ride quality, amenities, and overall refinement of the ES 330. Most drivers will be happier with the ES 330.
The optional Adaptable Variable Suspension ($620) is worthwhile for drivers who are interested in adjusting handling and ride quality. The system automatically and continuously changes the shock absorber dampening rate at each wheel in response to road conditions, vehicle speed, and steering and braking inputs. Overall, the system is tuned very nicely, and provides a great ride under all conditions. The driver can switch among four stiffness settings by moving a thumb wheel on the center console. The firm setting is relatively firm, but not as firm as a sports suspension: It tightens up transient response (quick lane-change maneuvers) but transmits more vibration into the cabin when driving on rough neighborhood roads; it works best when driving at high speeds or when whipping along mountain roads. The softest setting works very well at low speeds in the neighborhood, filtering out all of these undulations, and we liked it for that, but it's on the squishy side for other conditions. The middle two settings were just right everyday driving conditions.
The brakes are very smooth, effortless, yet sensitiv.
The 2004 Lexus ES 330 represents an improvement over last year's model, mostly in terms of quicker acceleration performance. The ES 330 delivers a smooth, refined ride. Its engine and transmission are smooth and its brakes are smooth. The cabin is very quiet. Lexus quality and attention to detail pervade.
If you want a smooth and quiet mid-size luxury sedan, you cannot do much better in this price range than the Lexus ES 330.
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Vehicle Stability Control ($650) includes traction control and Brake Assist; Adaptive Variable Suspension ($620); Navigation System with Mark Levinson audio ($3,120); high-intensity discharge headlights with rain-sensing wipers ($640); power-adjustable pedals ($140); wood and leather steering wheel and shift knob ($330); heated front seats ($440); power rear sunshade ($210); all-season tires with chrome wheels ($1,700); trunk mat ($69).
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Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni was dethroned as head of the Kadima Party on Tuesday in a primary election that elevated long-time rival Shaul Mofaz as a future top contender for the position of prime minister.
Despite Livni's early declarations of confidence, Mofaz's victory was absolute. The former Israeli army chief and defense minister took an overwhelming 61.7 percent of the vote to Livni's 37.2 percent.
Mofaz marked his win by calling on Livni to remain in the party, and predicting that Kadima would unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the next general election. "Three years of Netanyahu have diverted us from doing the right thing, but together we will return Israel to the right path," stated Mofaz.
Many Israeli analysts expect Kadima to lose support or possibly even break apart ahead of the next election. But regardless of what happens to the party, Tuesday's election made Mofaz a far bigger player on the Israeli political scene than he had previously been.
So, just who is Shaul Mofaz?
Mofaz was born in 1948 in Tehran, Iran. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957, and later served with distinction as an Israeli paratrooper and anti-terrorism commando. After commanding Israel's ground forces in the 1982 Lebanon War, Mofaz studied at the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia before returning to Israel, where he was appointed head of the Paratroopers Brigade.
Mofaz served in several other senior military posts before being selected as Chief of General Staff in 1998. In the army's top position, Mofaz implemented many financial and structural reforms, but is most remembered for having overseen Israel's defensive measures during the opening years of the Second Intifada (or Oslo War). Mofaz was harshly criticized by the international community for authorizing crushing counter-attacks and physically isolating Yasser Arafat, but was largely supported by an Israeli public that was happy to have a firm army leader during such violent and troubling days.
Mofaz actually predicted the eruption of Palestinian violence, and accordingly prepared the Israeli army. His measures are widely credited for keeping Israeli military casualties low during the initial wave of terrorist attacks.
As the intifada dragged on, then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon felt it was important to keep Mofaz at the forefront of Israel's defensive efforts despite his term as IDF chief coming to an end. Sharon decided to appoint Mofaz as defense minister even though he had not been out of the army long enough to legally run for public office.
Mofaz later officially joined Sharon's Kadima Party and has been actively contending for the leadership position ever since Sharon fell into a coma.
While Mofaz has, like Livni, expressed his readiness for a two-state solution that sees the Palestinians take control of most of Judea and Samaria, he is seen as far more conservative on the issue of Jerusalem, far more security-minded, and far less likely to make compromises that result in an existential threat to the Jewish state.
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Jeff is a senior here at Washington College, and plans on majoring in Environmental Studies. Jeff became interested in GIS after taking the introductory course and saw its potential relevance with wildlife management. He hopes that working as a GIS intern will expand his abilities and knowledge of GIS software.
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An investigation into heroin sales conducted by the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Drug Unit resulted in the seizure of a large amount of heroin, cash, and a handgun.
On the morning of January 18 Troopers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2400 block of Olden Avenue in Newark. In a bedroom occupied by Gerardo Hernandez, 19, Troopers located 4,048 bags of heroin (approximately 101.2 grams), $5,090 in cash, a .40 caliber Ruger handgun, and a loaded large-capacity rifle magazine.
Hernandez was taken into custody at the residence and transported to Troop 2, where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance in a tier 5 quantity, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. He was committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institute on $50,000 cash bail.


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The benefits of cardiovascular exercise – and when it should be done
The cardio aspect of a workout is just as important as any other component because it is how gym-goes build up their endurance and burn substantial calories. That's not all it's good for, either; cardiovascular exercise offers a host of benefits for all different types of people, from those who live a sedentary lifestyle to those who are on their feet 24/7. An increase in blood circulation, oxygen supply, blood sugar control and even memory are just a few of the many perks that come with cardiovascular training.
Still, despite the obvious benefits cardio exercise presents, poor endurance seems to be fairly common denominator amongst fitness enthusiasts – especially those who are new to the lifestyle. Some find the repetitive nature of these movements boring, while others think the long-bouts of continuous exercise might kill their gains. Regardless of the reason, it's no surprise that activities such as running, rowing and biking are among the most avoided, and even sometimes despised, in a gym setting.
With that being said, those seeking ways to lose weight are urged to practice these exercises. The equation for doing so, according to the National Academy of Sports Medicine, is pretty simple: in order to lose weight, you need to consume less calories than you burn. One of the best ways to burn the most calories is by training your cardiovascular and respiratory systems early and often. This isn't to say you should only be running, but avoiding such activity will only further limit your progress in the gym, resulting in a much more difficult path to shedding that pesky weight.
Coming to terms with this is a big step forward simply because you're accepting what must be done in order to reach your goals. Once you've done this, however, you'll want to make the most of the sweat-sesh you're about to endure. After all, a person who hates cardio is going to want to get the best bang for their buck while doing it, right?
When is the best time of day for cardio?
Every person is different. There is no set time of day that is better or worse for cardio. Some trainers may tell you that fasted cardio, or cardio on an empty stomach (i.e. in the morning right after you wake up) is the best way to lose weight, but studies on that seem to be conflicted at best.
The right answer is that you should be working out whenever you can fit it into your schedule. Morning, afternoon, night, whenever – at the end of the day, getting to the gym is much more essential than when you go. Now, once you're there, deciding when you're going to do what is a little bit more important.
Should I be doing cardio before or after weights?
Before we get into this, let's dispel the myth that body builders can't put on substantial amounts of muscle if they do cardio. Just ask Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who looks like a walking truck despite doing cardio six times per week.
Now that that's out of the way, when should you add that cardio session to your workout?
Well, the best time to do cardio as opposed to traditional weight-lifting is on a separate day or time altogether. This, however, isn't necessarily convenient for many gym members and thus could deter them from cardiovascular workouts altogether. Should you need to perform both on the same day, it is much more beneficial to do cardio after your barbell/dumbbell routine. Why? Simply put, a person's glycogen stores will be far less depleted after a weight-lifting session than after a cardio session. Therefore, a cardio session after weight-lifting will be considerably more valuable than a weight-lifting session would be after cardio.
What is the best form of cardio?
This is a very vague question and solely depends on your goals. If you're training for a marathon, then running long distances will be best for you. If you're a swimmer, then being in the pool as much as possible is likely going to yield the best results. If you're an average gym-goer who is looking to strip yourself of a few extra points, then HIIT is the best option available because this form of exercise keeps your heart rate elevated at a higher level than most other forms of cardio.
Regardless your preference, any form of cardio can be a great way to get better results. Performing these workouts at the right time can only help, so find which cardio workouts work best for you and start building the best body you've ever had!
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I've made myself one of the kueh today, but its not that simple to get the right shape of the roll. I just can't get the right way on wrapping the rolls anyway. heehee! So all the rolls turned out to be fat, wide, flat....any shapes! You named it...haha! But the taste of it...perfect! Just love the coconut fillings.
See what I mean? Those don't look like the one selling outside larr...Okay, its my version..;p
Anyway, here's my recipe.....
250g Plain flour
3 eggs
150ml water
150ml thick coconut milk
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp instant yeast
3 tbsps Pandan juice
~ Mix and stir all ingredients well, then drain and leave to rest for 10 mins.
~ Heat a non-stick pan and brush with some oil, then add in a laddle of batter and using circular motion swirl the pan to get a thin pan cake.
~ When set, remove it from the pan and wrap it with some filling.
1.5 tbsps Sugar
140g Palm Sugar
2 tbsps Water
few pandan leaves
280g Grated coconut
1/2 tbsp Sago (mix well with 1 tbsp of water)
~ Boil Ingredient (A) till sugar turns syrup.
~ Add in grated coconut, then lower down the flame and stir the mixture constantly till almost dry.
~ Add in sago mixture and stir thoroughly and leave cool.
See my grated coconut was not that dark in colour? Its because the palm sugar I'm using is slightly different from the local ones. These were from my aunt, said its from Indonesia, and it taste real good!


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Little known fact: L'Oreal is a big supporter of female scientists.
The make-up empire awards four fellowships a year to female scientists and allows them to spend the money on anything they want, even "childcare if they like", which is pretty awesome.
In case you are confused by the mysterious existence of women who are actually interested in science, blame the age old "women just aren't into science and math" myth — a myth the scientists at L'Oreal would be more than happy to weigh in on, as it seems to bother them just as much as it bothers you:
"The big myth," said Nathalie Pettorelli, a research fellow in biology, specialising in climate change, "is that women aren't interested in science. There are plenty of female undergraduates - in biology it's better than 50-50 - but they don't stay."
This is for all the obvious reasons: throughout one's 20s, never mind being badly paid, it's itinerant. You have to go abroad if you want to be taken seriously. Depending on your area, you might have to do field trips for months. Then, just when the serious jobs come up, you still have to be prepared to go anywhere.
But "it's just an unfortunate coincidence", research fellow Seirian Sumner told me, "that this is when your life priorities kick in; you have to decide what you're going to do about getting married, having kids, buying a house."
It really makes you wonder just how many of the "men are very different from women" stereotypes have to do with the fact that one gender is more likely to think of how the decisions they make now will affect their future family.
It's never that simple, but it seems to be a common theme.
Why does it take L'Oréal to tell us women are interested in science? [Guardian]


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Loki Nyman Effect
The observed chronological disparity seen in an object travenling to another dimension via trans-dimensional wormhole. Total time elapsed is dependant
on the distance of the dimension. Typically, the further it is, the longer it takes (usually approximately 6 hours earth time to travel from one dimension to the next), although to the object traveling in the wormhole in question, no time seems to have elapsed (as one would experience traveling through a wormhole, trans-dimensional or otherwise).
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Dr Levenson needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Rio Grande Animal Hospital
We are a full service hospital in Albuquerque, NM that only treats dogs and cats.
We have a great staff and very upbeat attitude, but at the same time want to be taken seriously as medical professionals practicing state-of-the-art medicine.
Our target audience is our loyal clients as well as new ones in the North Valley of Albuquerque.
We are a neighborhood hospital, independently-owned.
We are in a semi-rural area with lots of land, livestock, near the Rio Grande river, and somewhat agricultural. Our clients are less "urban" and more eclectic. Anything that incorporates a "southwest or native american motif" is great too, but not required.
We want a logo to go on business cards and stationary - to be part of our identity.
I doesn't have to have a dog or cat in the picture, but it may be better since we are an animal hospital.
The actual logo needs to be "funky" but not too cartoony or silly. Again, we want people to know we are serious about our health care team.
Colors are negotiable - we don't have restrictions or absolutes.
We probably want our name with the logo, but on stationary we can add our address and phone numbers, etc...
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Really good Perl book under a secretive title
Since I've been doing a lot of LDAP programming lately, I finally broke down and bought O'Reilly's LDAP System Administration. I found a used paperback for $4! While I was waiting, I got impatient and bought the Kindle version for my Android phone. I just bought it for the LDAP ACL info but I was thrilled to see chapter 10 was devoted to Perl-LDAP. It explained a lot of things in the Perl-LDAP example code that I hadn't seen explained before (I'm sure it's out there but the author has done a nice job of digging it all up and putting it together). Anyway, if you're looking for a nice LDAP book, this is looking like a good one so far (still reading).
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So secretive that it has no title?ReplyDelete
Oops! I didn't realize how illegible the thumbnail graphic was. Fixed it! :-)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 22, 2010 at 7:07 AM
It's a bit dated by now in some regards, but it is indeed a really good book.ReplyDelete
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The Wright Brothers Information Packet online consists of a variety of primary sources taken from the Wright State University Wright Brothers Collection as well as a few secondary sources that detail the lives of the Wrights.
It is our hope that these materials develop your knowledge of Wilbur and Orville Wright as well as spark your interest in further research on these two very important individuals in history.
The Wright brothers' invention of the airplane led to a transformation in human travel patterns, military advancement, and globalization. Wilbur Wright, born April 16, 1867, and Orville Wright, born August 19, 1871, became interested in flight at a young age when their father brought them home a small toy "helicopter". In 1896, Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer who experimented with gliders, inspired the Wrights to begin developing gliders of their own in 1899. The Wright brothers' gliders eventually led to the first successful powered flight on December 17, 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Over the next few years, the Wrights refined their design and sold the first airplane to the United States Signal Corps, a division of the U.S. Army, in 1908. In 1908 and 1909 they travelled to Europe to demonstrate the flyer, and returned to Dayton, Ohio as heroes. They would go on to manufacture their airplanes, train pilots at the Wright School of Aviation, and defend their patent. Wilbur died from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912 at the early age of 45. Orville lived to see the impact of the airplane in times of peace and of war. Orville died January 30, 1948 of a heart attack at the age of 77.


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Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell that is made of small granules, which contain proteins. The types of these cells are neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
Granulocytes help the body fight bacterial infections. The number of granulocytes in the body goes up when there is a serious infection. People with lower numbers of granulocytes are more likely to get bad infections more often.
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Book of Saints – Antony – 17 January
ANTONY (Saint) Abbot (January 17) (4th century) The "Patriarch" of the monastic life, as was his contemporary, Saint Paul, the first hermit, of the eremitical. Born at Coma, near Heraclea in Upper Egypt (A.D. 251), he, after the decease of his parents, well-to-do Egyptians, retired into the solitudes of the neighbouring desert, where by dint of prayer and penance he overcame the most terrible temptations. Numerous disciples soon flocked to him, and (A.D. 305) he founded his first monastery in the Thebais. The awful persecution of Christianity at the close of the third century, by driving countless men and women as fugitives into the wilds surrounding the valley of the Nile, no doubt quickened the impulse felt by many in all ages to separate themselves permanently from the world. Saint Antony's wise government of his monks, coupled with his supernatural gifts, spread his fame both in the East and in the West and enabled him to contribute efficaciously to the victory of the Catholics over the Arians at the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. Saint Antony died, A.D. 356, at the age of one hundred and five. From the submissiveness of animals to him, he is regarded as the Patron Saint of herdsmen. His life, written by Saint Athanasius, is a religious classic.