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Locksmith Murrells Inlet
Looking for professional locksmith services in Murrells Inlet, SC? Just pick up the phone and call My Locksmith Pro at Call 843-900-4111 to get you out of that predicament.
We provide a one stop solution for commercial, residential and automotive issues. Using only the most innovative and modern technology to provide satisfactory results with quality work and service.
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Based on the requirement of the client, we happily provide the following services:
Emergency Lockout Services:24 hour services are offered by My Locksmith Pro. Therefore, you must not worry whether you are stuck outside the house during daytime or night. It may be possible for you to come inside the house with the assistance from professionals
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Technology of cutting edge nature:Highly skilled team is equipped with advanced machinery. Robust system can be fixed in your house for credible results also. Specialization on the residential services has given the professional to work with confidence.
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Different range of product is offered through the locksmith services at Murrells Inlet. Following services are generally offered.
Lose of car keys: Due to lose of car keys, it may be possible to cut new key for future uses. By calling the professional to the location, every possible problem can be answered. Identification number of the vehicle can be changed.
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- Game history gets recorded
It is an advantage of online games that the games played by the gamer get recorded. The gamer can see the game played by him earlier. Domino qq is that company which provides these facilities to the gamers.
- Access on online games anytime and everywhere
These online betting companies provide a platform to all gamers through the online websites provided by these companies. The gamer can access to these websites from everywhere and can enjoy their games.
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Because all the game is played online then focus of the player is all on the game and he can play it from anywhere and from their homes, then nobody can distract them form the game. Different games are played online and gamer can choose the best game for him such as Pokeronline.
Nowadays, competition between these online betting companies is increasing because all companies provide online gaming services for the customers. People have not much time to go out into the casinos, play and spent their whole time into it, they prefer online games where they can place their bet and can do their other works.

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4 Sept 2015, Pacific Business News, Shimogawa:
The Hawaii State Department of Transportation, through its Airports Division, is looking to undergo a $2 million water recycling study at airports across the state, according to public records.
The feasibility study would include looking into the re-use of water, including water scalping technology at Honolulu International Airport, Kahului airport on Maui, Hilo International Airport and Kona International Airport at Keahole, both on the Big Island, according to a request for proposals released by the state.
The process of water scalping involves the extraction of usable water from a sewer network.
Full article is here…


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Teaching Beyond the Classroom: On the Pedagogy of Email
Digital technologies have transformed and reformed the ways that teachers interact with students and parents. Teachers have always felt a sense of caring towards their students and parents, therefore spent time outside regular school hours working on teaching activities. Email, however, extends the ability to communicate which can have many positive effects. Notes of support, reassurance, or comfort can be sent in a moment and can foster the deepening of relationships. Topics that may be difficult to discuss in person or on the phone for a variety of reasons can be broached via email. Questions may be answered quickly and may relieve both students and parents. The asynchronicity of email also affords the ability for parents and students to connect with teachers outside school hours and also offers the time for a teacher to consider a response before sending or to defer a reply. Increasingly, schools are requiring teachers to use student information systems and social media to communicate with the school community. We must begin to ask: Is there a limit to the number of ways and amount of time teachers are expected to engage in communication?
Published in: World Congress on Education (WCE-2018)
- Date of Conference: 15-18 July 2018
- Conference Location: Dublin, Ireland


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Hard plastics such as high impact polymer, PVC, etc. are ideal for terrain boards and terrain features because they tend to be more durable than expanded foams and plaster coated wooden boards. There are now an increasing range of plastic terrain features appearing on the market from various manufacturers, including our own Hexon terrain.
"How do you get the flock to stick to your plastic terrain? "
"What glue and flock should I use?"
"Do I need an electrostatic device to apply the flock?"
These are questions I am constantly asked by gamers and model makers wanting to construct and/or flock their own terrain. For this reason I thought it would be a good idea to write a brief feature outlining some of the important points involved in successfully flocking plastic terrain. At first it can be very frustrating and the results can be variable. However, once you have a little 'know-how', it can be pretty straight forward and you can achieve excellent results.
First things first...
Surface Preparation
It is always a good idea to wash plastic products in warm soapy water, rinse and then dry, to remove any release agent residue that could be present on the surface.
Next either:
Abrade the surface of the plastic with course or medium grade glass paper to provide a physical key for the glue; prime with a thin coating of plastic primer or paint with a suitably coloured matt paint, which will adhere to the plastic and act as a primer.
The colour of the plastic or paint under the flock is crucial to the final appearance of the flocked surface. In my experience it is far better to choose a light brown, such as Dulux® 'Salisbury Stone' rather than a green as the base under-flock colour. After all, grass grows out of earth… and in temperate climates that's usually brown!
I have found the best adhesive to use for flocking is Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA), often referred to as 'wood glue'. PVA has excellent wetting properties, and when dry, grips the flock fibres with real strength. Unfortunately PVA glue has a shelf life and is susceptible to low temperatures. So if the glue has been sat in a cold garage or shed through the winter, or possibly the last three winters…DO NOT USE IT. Buy some fresh glue from a trusted supplier with a good turnover of stock. Use a quality PVA and not one of the economy brands which may have a reduced strength. Thin down very viscous PVA with about 10% water, so that when applied with a brush it spreads evenly and quickly. Speed of application is very important because the flock or scatter material must be applied before a 'skin' has a chance to form on the surface of the glue. This 'skin' will prevent the fibres from bedding into the surface resulting in a shiny slightly bald finish!
Flock – Scatter Material
There are many different types of flock available from a host of manufactures. These range from coloured sawdust, powdered foams, through to hair thin fibres known as static grass. It is the latter which in our experience provides the most realistic results. If you want to match the colour in the future, it is a good idea to chose a flock from a major manufacture such as Noch® or Faller® . You will then be able to match the colour many years later when extending your terrain or adding new features.
Silver sand is a good scatter material and it is very cheap and readily available from garden centres and DIY stores. Dry it thoroughly in an oven at a temperature of 100°C. Whether or not you inform your other half that you are cooking sand is entirely up to you. Use your discretion! Once cooled, sift the sand to remove any larger impurities before use.
Application Method
Apply the PVA glue as above. Using a sift simply sprinkle the silver sand over the desired areas, then sprinkle the static grass over the remaining surface.
The mixture creates a gradual transition and a realistic effect. Tap against a board or side of the container to remove excess flock and sand. Then place the flocked terrain on a level surface and leave to dry over night in a warm environment, i.e. room temperature or warmer. It is vital that the PVA glue is kept warm at this drying stage, or the final result could be patchy and disappointing.
A note about electrostatic application of flock.
In my experience there is no need to electrostatically charge the flock fibres during application. Excellent results can be achieved without this additional expense.
And Finally...
Once dry any residual loose flock can be removed by brushing with a firm paint brush or preferably a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment. By collecting the flock in the dust receiver it is easy to recycle the flock ready for re-use.
The finished hill feature, ready for use.
Health and Safety Note.
Always follow manufactures instructions on safe and correct use of adhesives. When using flocks and small particulates I would always recommend the use of a mask.
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Recycle energy and save costs! Simply use the potential energy from the lowering and braking movements of your application. Our MOVIDRIVE® MDR regenerative power supply units take care of the rest, they feed the recovered energy back into the supply system.
Energy recycling = cost savings
Is potential energy from lowering and braking movements converted into waste heat in your applications?
Put a stop to that!
Use our MOVIDRIVE® MDR regenerative power supply units to harness the regenerative energy of your drives. The MOVIDRIVE® MDR regenerative power supply unit acts as a centralised supply and regenerative power supply unit for the connected inverters.
They can be used in combination with our MOVIDRIVE® B drive inverters and MOVITRAC® B frequency inverters. Several inverters can be connected to the MOVIDRIVE® MDR in a DC link connection.
Get in touch with us.
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Energy recycling = energy and cost savings
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Areas of application
This is particularly interesting for applications with a high energy potential during lowering and braking movements of the load cycle, such as:
- gantry cranes
- stacker crane
- lifting and lowering applications
Energy recycling in practice
Using the lifting axis as an example, the power measurement on an SRS shows the regenerative energy fed back into the supply system.


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Reclamation Services
Our facility is set up to offer full
re-manufacturing & reclamation services
re-manufacturing & reclamation services
Re-Manufacture, Service & Repair
If you require a complete cylinder or new components, D&T have it covered. With a modern fully equipped machine shop & welding facilities no job is too big or small.
Service & Repair
With the latest technologies in reclamation we can repair components back to new condition, Hardchrome plating & high speed laser capabilities in house enhance our repair capabilities.
We are well equipped to offer a wide range of repair services from our equipment list below :
- 5 meter 5 Axis large capacity CNC Lathe
- 8 Meter large capacity manual lathe.
- Deep Hole drilling.
- 4 Meter deep boring capability.
- Large capacity CNC & manual
- Horizontal borers
- CNC & manual Milling
- Manual lathes
- Large & small capacity cylindrical grinding.
- Linishing
- Hardchrome Plating
- High Speed laser reclamation
- Additive manufacturing
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The idea of a threesome is hot. Naked writhing bodies, hands, and mouths everywhere, and at the end, three satisfied people. That's how it should be, but too often, that's not what happens. When you and your partner decide you want to get adventurous and have a threesome, make sure it doesn't suck. A little planning and plenty of communication can make your first or next threesome the satisfying and sexy time you want it to be.
Talk About What You Want
You and your partner should have a fairly in-depth conversation about what you want out of this threesome. Be open and honest about what you want done to you, and what you want to do with everyone involved. On the other side, you need to talk about what isn't okay, too. If seeing your partner kiss another person is too much, speak up.
Threesomes shouldn't just be planned between you and your partner. When you're deciding if the third person is a good fit, find out what they want, what they like, and what they don't. The experience is supposed to be good for everyone. You want someone who is compatible with you.
Set Some Ground Rules and Expectations
Is your third person staying the night? Will you get a hotel? When is this happening and where? Those are just the basic details. Once you've talked about what each of you wants, it's time to set the rules. No penetration or no anal play is perfectly acceptable rules to set. There's no one right way to have a threesome, so make sure everyone is clear on what will and will not happen.
Between you and your partner, create a signal of some sort – like a safeword – if you get overwhelmed, nervous, or start to have a bad feeling. You can and should talk to your partner in private if things get weird for you. If it means you have to sit down with your third and set new rules or expectations, do it. Understand that they can choose to agree and stay or decide this isn't working for them.
Always Get Consent
Consent isn't just the yes or no you get from everyone that you're going to have a threesome. If you want to touch someone in a way you didn't discuss, ask, "Is this okay?" If you're dying to bury your face in their groin and give them oral, ask first.
Don't demand that either partner do anything unless that's part of some kinky power dynamic you have. Ask for them to touch you here or stroke you there. And if you do want to bring your third into your kinky play, explain what it is, how it works, and what they can expect so they can give informed consent.
Play Safe
Don't forget the condoms! Whether this is a person you met through an app or you've known for years, unless you're looking at their most recent blood test results (as in, completed the day before), have condoms on hand. Check the expiration date especially if it's been awhile since you or your partner have used condoms.
And if anyone says they don't want to use protection, either adjust your play so there's no penis-in-vagina penetration or cancel the threesome. Condoms aren't the only way to play safe. Ask about birth control methods, too, if penetrative sex will be involved. Unless you're actively trying to get pregnant, that's not the reminder you want of your threesome.
Don't Neglect Anyone
Part of what can make threesomes suck so much is that someone usually gets left out. If the one being left out is you or your partner, that can cause some serious hard feelings in your relationship. Your third may be the one left out, and if that happens, no matter how great of a time you had, it'll likely be your only threesome with them.
Talk about this during the communication, rule-setting phase of your threesome. Make it clear what you want to do to and with each other in your threesome, and then remember to do that. Remind yourself while everyone is naked to put your hands and mouth on both people. Do a gut check after you have an orgasm or a really fun moment. Did your third have a good time? Make them the center of attention at some point.
Good threesomes aren't just about the sex positions you try, the sex toys you add to the fun, or how many times everyone orgasms. It's also about communication, setting expectations, and taking care of everyone in your threesome. If you set things up right from the very beginning, you may even find yourself having threesomes more often.
Do want to have a threesome one day? Did you have one that sucked? Share your thoughts down in the comments!


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Memory lane
I thought I was going to be late to my first class. It was early February, and we were being pelted by yet another snowstorm — not significant enough to shut things down, but sloppy enough to make the 15-minute drive from my house in East Deering to South Portland take three times as long. "Arggggg!" I raged as I sat stalled in traffic, pounding my palms on the steering wheel. What, I wanted to know, were all these idiots doing out in this weather, impeding my way, when I clearly had someplace urgent to be? "Move it!" I bellowed at the car creeping up State Street in front of me. (Imagine the carnage if I hadn't given up caffeine several years ago.)
Fortunately, I'd banked some extra time. I pulled into the parking lot with five minutes to spare. When I blew into the room, my students were already assembled, fully engaged in their own conversations. My arrival created only a tiny ripple. The first day of class is always a bit chaotic, and it took some urging to get my charges seated. I sat at the narrow table with two students at each elbow and four more crowded around. Three others sat off to the side, two with their arms crossed defiantly across their chests. Though this program was voluntary, I could sense some reluctance. It was my job to make them all feel welcomed and comfortable — if only I could get their attention.
A firm hand gripped my wrist. "My name is Joann, and I just want you to know I won't be coming again." A diminutive woman with curly hair and glasses looked up at me. "I'm losing my hearing and vision, and I don't think I'll be able to participate." She took a notebook out of the basket of her walker, and her face broke into a broad, mischievous smile. "But I'm here today!"
Joann's smile filled the activity room at the Betsy Ross House senior-living facility with stars and sparkles. Oh, you're not going anywhere, sister, I thought. I'm keeping you right by my side.
I had been engaged through a private grant — administered by the Portland and South Portland public libraries' outreach librarian, Lisa Joyce — to teach memoir writing to this group. She and I had been conspiring for well over a year to find a way to help seniors share and preserve their stories. Funds were finally secured thanks to a gift from a former resident and book-group member at Betsy Ross. Her family was looking to spend a sum in a way that would've made her happy. This was it.
I started by having the participants introduce themselves and say what they hoped to get from our time together. Jackie B. (one of the arm-crossers) declared that she had no idea what she was doing there and, like Joann, didn't plan on returning. At the first break, I lost one person who'd wanted to know why I was talking so much and not letting them get to their stories. Evelyn, who relied on a walker, told me she wasn't able to sit for long stretches and may have to get up and leave. Anne, a witty Brit, announced she would be on a cruise during the next meeting. Even those who were enthused about the program were unsure what they could possibly have to say that would be of any interest to others.
Not exactly a rollicking start, but I had faith.
Their first exercise was to write about a memorable childhood meal and share that story at our second meeting. Food is a powerful portal to memory, and I often use this prompt to get people started. Joann, at the behest of the group and with my urging, did return, as did Jackie B. and Evelyn. We got right to work. As the essays were read, the room gradually filled with the smells of roasting meats and frying donuts and cabbage stewing into sauerkraut. We heard the menacing laugh of The Shadow, tasted the morning's daily gruel, felt the wonder of the candy counter at the family store, and saw the evil-eyed pea beans staring up at us from Linda's plate. We entered country kitchens, grand Victorian homes and lived-in parlors. We hooted, we hollered. Residents on their way to lunch paused to gawk at the ruckus. In just one week, our group had become co-conspirators on a magnificent caper.
With each subsequent week, that ruckus only grew. Evelyn did, indeed, need to drop out, but Joann and Jackie B. (who had uncrossed her arms and joined us at the table) soldiered on. Joann pulled her chair right beside each reader and was usually able to make out what was being said. In turn, she regaled us with her sailing stories and world-travel adventures, often leaping out of her seat to punctuate a point. Bob, the group's lone male, was the resident raconteur. He set the stage for his tales by moving his hands in front of him as though smoothing a sheet, saying, "Picture this, if you will…" You could almost hear the campfire crackle and feel the woods hem in around us. Anne, who had returned from her cruise, declared each story she heard "smashing," as though we were on Carnaby Street in the 1960s. We traveled from Africa to Aroostook County and from a grueling Parkinson's charity walk to a harrowing ride on Space Mountain. Years, decades fell away. Around our table there was no silver hair, no need for walkers or hearing aids. We were time travelers shooting through space.
Before our last meeting, I asked the group if they would be willing to read for a larger audience: the community and staff at Betsy Ross. Any of the initial hesitation had long since flown out the door. Everyone consented.
For this final presentation, each participant read his or her "greatest hit," as determined by votes during an earlier session. A good showing of staff and residents gathered in the dining room. The readers clustered in an alcove, their "stage," facing the audience. Not one of them was nervous, even though Jackie B. walked around with an imaginary flask, "spiking" her group-mates' juice glasses. Offered a table and chair, each opted to stand when their turn came. Their voices rang out across the room.
Gadabout Anne, who was off traveling again, left me to read her first essay. (I spared everyone my British accent.) It brought us to wartime England and gave us a taste of the Christmas puddings and homemade elderberry and parsnip wine her mother made. The wine lived in a giant crock under the stairs and emitted a yellow ooze. "Don't touch that," young Anne was admonished. "It's working!"
Jackie B. had us howling with her story of how she once hijacked a funeral procession. Joann took us on a hot-wired plane ride. Bob had us on the edge of our seats as he described how, during his time in the service, a hitchhiking trip, a couple wrong turns and the toss of his last 50 cents into a church's collection plate led him to the woman who became his bride of over 60 years. Linda's sly sense of humor crackled when she told us about a trip to Florida with her former husband, whom she had not seen in 17 years, and her adult children, and the complicated sleeping and bathing arrangements that had to be made. We all got teary as our other Jackie — Jackie S., the group's den mother, who watched out for us all — described losing her devoted poodle, Cuddles. The hilarious and calamitous Cathy wrapped things up by declaring herself a thief (she steals pens) and a murderer (a turtle-sitting job she did for her daughter ended with a "crunch" underfoot). Before the laughter subsided, she added offhandedly, "She'll get over it. She's a middle child."
The applause at the end was as loud and spirited as one of our earlier meetings. We threw our arms around each other in celebration. In our seven weeks together, we had become a family. "All for one, and one for all," as Joann liked to say (punctuated with a "Zowie!"). During our last meeting, I set the group up to continue without me — each would take a turn as leader. And I promised to come back and visit in a month to check up on them.
Why do I feel this compulsion to help people tell their stories? Yes, because it's fun, but there's more. My mom and dad are gone, as are most of their friends. I have no living uncles or aunties. Almost an entire generation has left me, taking large chunks of my personal history with them. It's like walking down a long corridor, flicking off lights in each room you pass, forever blacking out the contents. Teaching these workshops is my way of saying, Leave a light on.
At the conclusion of the program, I was presented with a card and a bouquet of tulips — despite the March snow swirling outside, a sure sign of spring.
Elizabeth Peavey's one-woman show, My Mother's Clothes Are Not My Mother, is (Off Off) Broadway bound in May! For details about this and other performances and workshops, go to elizabethpeavey.com.


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Learn Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo or Ukulele With Skype
Take guitar lessons in the comfort of your own home from anywhere in the world with the use of free Skype video calling or other video chat service. To set up your Online lesson you can call or
Email for more details. Payments accepted: Paypal, Vemo, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express.
If you are a new student and have never taken a lesson with Nathan the first consultation is free. This allows you to meet Nathan and get familiar with his style of teaching with no risk to you. This also allows for time to make sure that all equipement is set up and properly configured. The first lesson should allow for an additional 15 minutes for set up and introduction period.
About Online Lessons
Skype is a great tool for music lessons. By using Skype or other online video chat applications you can save money on gas and time from travel. It also allows you to take lessons from anywhere with an internet connection. Just log onto your computer, sign into Skype, initiate a video call with Nathan, enjoy a lesson almost as if you were in the same room. This is great for:
- individuals with a heavy work schedule that don't have time to go to a lesson
- people in isolated areas without access to music teachers
- people without transportation or who have difficulty getting to and from lessons
- families with many activities that find it hard to fit them all in the schedule
What you will need
- A computer
- A reasonably good internet connection (2-10Mbps)
- A Skype account or other online video chat service
- A webcam or mobile device with front facing camera
- Speakers and microphone (built into computer or device should be sufficient)
- An instrument
Skype Lesson Rates and Specials
- 30 minute lessons on Skype $35
- 60 minute lessons on Skype $60
- Multiple students – ask about additional discounts for multiple students booked consecutively
How to set up lessons with Skype
- Step 1: Call or email Nathan to discuss dates and times for lesson, material to be covered, and make payment arrangements. Skype lessons should be paid in full upon scheduling your lesson. No lesson times will be considered booked until payment has been received.
- Step 2: Set up your free Skype account. For more information about how to set up a Skype account you can visit Skype Support : Getting Started
- Step 3: Add Nathan as a contact. You can find him by his Skype user name: nathan_montgomery_guitar, email, or phone number: 248-217-5976. For more info visit Skype Support : Adding Contacts
- Step 4: Log into your Skype account at the appointed day and time. Select Nathan from your contact list. Initiate video call. For more info about video calling visit Skype Support : Video Calling.
- Step 5: Check the set up to make sure you and Nathan can both hear and see each other and instruments clearly. Make any adjustments necessary. Proceed with lesson as if you were in the same room.
No Risk Guarantee
In case you missed it above – if you are a new student the first lesson is free with no purchase or obligation necessary. After the first lessons if you are dissatisfied with a lesson for any reasonable reason I will be happy to refund your money.
Cancellations and Rescheduling
If for any reason you are unable to attend your lesson at the scheduled time please call, text or email at least 48 hours in advance. I will always do my best to reschedule you at a more convenient time or give you credit toward a future lesson. If we are not able to reschedule and you will not be continuing lessons I will offer a refund. If you need to cancel with less than 48 hours notice or do not show up for appointed time there will be no refunds and no rescheduling. Of course all this being said – I am reasonable and understanding. I will always do my best to work with your schedule and be considerate of your time as I hope you would of mine.


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Villa For Sale in Arboleas
Property Summary
Villa Carlos - A villa in the Arboleas area. (Resale)
Fabulous two storey villa comprising two self contained accommoda
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Villa Carlos - A villa in the Arboleas area. (Resale)
Fabulous two storey villa comprising two self contained accommodations, ideal for extended families or to provide a rental income. The villa has a total build size of 160m2 and is set in an enclosed plot of 630m2 with an 8x4m swimming pool. This versatile property for sale in Almeria Province is situated in the popular village of Limaria, Arboleas, only a few minutes drive from the large town of Albox which offers all amenities, and around 35 minutes from the coast.
The ground floor of the property comprises a one bedroom apartment and has its own entrance and parking area. The apartment has an internal marble staircase linking it to the first floor, although the stairs can be closed off as required. The apartment has a bright & airy open plan living room with a kitchenette and patio doors to the garden. The spacious bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an ensuite shower room, and there is also a separate cloakroom with WC and basin. Hot & cold air conditioning has been installed in the living room and bedroom. To the front of the apartment is a covered porch and an external staircase leading to the pool area above.
A concrete stamped driveway leads up to the top floor of the villa where a covered terrace overlooks the low maintenance garden with artificial grass and swimming pool set in a tiled patio with ample space for sunbathing. The front door opens into a bright and spacious lounge / dining room with a pellet stove and patio doors to a south facing terrace with beautiful views over the surrounding area. An open archway leads into a fully fitted kitchen with gas hob, oven, American fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine. There are three double bedrooms, two of which have fitted wardrobes, and a family bathroom comprising bath with shower over, WC, and twin basins set in a vanity unit. The living room and all bedrooms have hot & cold air conditioning, and the windows throughout the property are wood effect aluminium with fly screens and shutters.
Leading out from the enclosed terrace is a tiled patio with a built-in barbecue, ideal for alfresco dining. There is also a large wooden log store. Internet, mains electricity and mains water are connected and the property has a 1500 litre reserve water tank.
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Changmin and Victoria Rumored to be Dating?
f(x)'s Victoria and DBSK's Changmin's friendly relationship is currently being questioned.
On February 24, Victoria uploaded couple pictures of her food on Weibo. She included a message with the pictures, "Congrats to a new Lunar New Year holiday. Although this isn't food associated with the Lunar New Year, I made beef soup and fried radishes."
However, the reaction from fans was probably not what she expected. Several of her fans remarked that the man's image from the spoon's reflection resembled DBSK's Changmin and the news quickly spread like wildfire. Some fans believe it is Changmin while others think it's a doppelganger.
Some of their reactions include, "Is that really Changmin?" "Just finding his picture is more interesting, " "Netizens' willpower is definitely something," "Victoria and Changmin — what's your relationship?" "Is it a crime to share a meal?"
The news quickly reached SM Entertainment and one of their officials stated, "This isn't a big deal, but we'll look to see if it's actually Changmin."
UPDATE: SM Entertainment later stated, "The reflection of the man is indeed Changmin. However, it wasn't just them two having a meal. Choreographer Shim Jae Won and other staff members also ate with them. Their dating relationship is just a suspicion raised from a simple incident."


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Free Verse & Prose Poetry
Page 5.
We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.
William Butler Yeats - (1865- 1939)
William Butler Yeats - (1865- 1939)
Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine © 2007-2019
Yesterday's Newspaper by Yuan Changming
Like a small leaf
Rolling along
From curb to curb
Beside or behind
Each running wheel
You have become
Heavy, even heavier
Than the headline
Of the front page
Once the wind stops, you
Will get stuck right here
Among all the forlorn
Pieces of history
Spring Greeting: for Liu Yu by Yuan Changming
Rather than composing poetry
To commemorate you after you are gone
I am now writing, dear Mom
To pay my highest tribute to you
As one of the hardest-fated on earth
Yes, among the many death experiences you've had
The most significant one for me (and my sons)
Was your sickness you suffered at two, which was so
Severe that your poor and ignorant foster mother
Could do nothing but put you on a flat basket
And return your living corpse to your bio-creator
But for your stepfather, who used his shamanic skills
To contain the evil spirit and drive it to an unknown
Corner, you would have died like a doomed sapling
(That's why your name is changed to 'Refound')
So, stay well, Mom, and remain hardy for us!
Into my Little Town by Daniel J. Flore III
For awhile, I didn't
really leave my chair
at my favorite window
by my cigarettes
and glass ashtray
I stayed puffing
around my little apartment
with the cars passing
outside on rt.309
but today, I wanted to see
if anything had changed...
the sky was still marshmallow fluff
and the people were still peanut butter
when I got to the grocery store
I learned-
that I still feel bad
for the old ladies bending
over into the frozen foods
that Carly Simon still
makes me sad, and think of my mother even if I hear her music while
I'm staring at a shelf full of paprikas
and that I wanted to suck on
the wet, black, squirt bottle top
with the woman
squeezing it
in line behind me
In my little town,
the birds chirp
even if there isn't all that much to eat around
the Coke machines
the people smile and nod if you happen to pass them
on your walk home
and the air smells exceptionally sweet after an afternoon shower
almost like it's glad
just to be hangin' around
If Tracy Chapman was my Aunt by Daniel J. Flore III
after my parent's divorce
9 years old
driving in a fast car with my mom
listening to the radio
black nights and streetlights
leaving another strange family's house
that had taken us in
mom doesn't smile in
the rear view mirror anymore
when she fixes her hair
and we like sharing boxes of cheez-itz
and her boyfriends don't
rub witch hazel on her
but I do it
and I wish Tracy Chapman was my aunt
and we were going to her house
her smile would be so white
when she met us at the door
and she could talk with my mom about:
all natural bubble baths
fruit smoothies at the mall
outfits at The Limited
diet coke
and how men had done them wrong
and her house would smell like rainwater incense
and she'd make us the best banana splits
with exotic walnuts on top
and at the end of the night
Tracy Chapman would say
"so nephew Danny,
sounds like you've been doing a good job takin' care of your mom."
and lead me up the stairs
to put all of my tears
in her guitar case
The Five Senses And The Fled Fish by Pijush Kanti Deb
Assuming the golden sunrise
and the colorful rainbow
standing in the sky
against the invasion of black clouds
with the flying colors
as the beginning of a good day
a mysterious hand
blooms the five senses together
saying, ''Enjoy my greatness,
I'm caught in your net"
and makes the five senses curious
to look here and there
by their naked eyes,
through the restless machines
and by peaceful meditation by turns.
They find nothing fantastic or celestial
except a big hole
in their net to kill their curiosity
and give birth to a popular conclusion
''The fled fish is always colossal''.
Dry Heat by Helen Ditouras
Sizzling sweat-beads lace my arms
Impatience heats my sweltering chest
Too bourgeois for blazing sun
And premature aged sunspot skin
But long ago I was that girl
In dry heat village barren-square
Burning sun upon my back
Only brimming cold-tap water well
Where afternoons were marked by sleep
Or hazy heat-filled posturing
With no escape of ice-cold dreams
To slowly melt oppressive heat
Mama I miss those yesteryears
So very very far-removed
From all I feel upon my skin
To ache dry heat within my soul
Baba meet me if you can
In Yiayia's pebbled-dirt courtyard
But only with the sun aflame
Beneath her shaded ripe fig tree
Chinatown Nights by Helen Ditouras
I know these years have weighed you down
I am shackled all the same
But take a moment, close your eyes
Imagine through this dusty frame
Think back when we dreamed so free
With coffee, strolls, and midnight speak
My endless search for one pipe-dream
And all our secrets slow-drip leak
But if my end should come early
Please old girl just promise me
Neon lights and Chinatown nights
I always knew your trauma deep
So kept you close right by my side
And never could no one replace
Your floating raft for my riptide
No big hurry, you and I
Just endless walks down Wyandotte street
A newborn minute pocket-watch
One balmy breeze-kissed virgin sheet
So if my end should come early
Please old girl just promise me
Neon lights and Chinatown nights
Fuck it pal let's get some smokes
And have a drink for old time's sake
Sit with me on Riverside
On moonlit bench I'll post a stake
So no one claims our reverie
Let's just draw one small last dream
May I remind you my fantasies
Cheongsam in dragon-boat stream
Just join me one last time again
In case my end should come early
Please old girl just promise me
Neon lights and Chinatown nights
Cadillac Street by Helen Ditouras
Not quite sure
Can't figure how
They did something to your house
That rendered it invisible
Obsolete, ethereal
Makes me think you've gone away
Still confused
A bit unhinged
They did something to your house
That stripped the smell
Of jasmine rice and cigarettes
Makes me feel you've disappeared
Pondering upon repeat
Trying to wrap my head around
They did something to your house
They colored it with pastel paint
Save for the ratty front porch stairs
Makes me know you're out of sight
Out the window of my car
I gaze with utmost certainty
They did something to your house
Evicted all who lived inside
A subterranean sentiment
Makes me speculate your dead
A Stranger on the #43 Bus by Robert Daseler
A man reading a folded newspaper
Was sitting on the bus across from me.
I thought his face almost familiar,
Like someone in a movie I had seen
A year or more ago, and he had been
A minor character whom memory
Would ordinarily have buried deep,
Unearthed, if at all, only in sleep.
My eyes kept turning back to him, as if
To search his features for a hidden trace
Of somebody I might have hated once,
And, if so, I needed to forgive
Myself. Apparently I can't erase
The once identity I would renounce.
FIRST BANQUET AFTER THE GREAT WINTER SIEGE by Judith Cody


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Post-graduate physician training, known as residency, develops skills and expertise within a medical specialty. During five to seven years of surgical training, medical school professors determine the level of clinical competency, confidence and decision-making skills of each resident physician through personal observations. However, a recent study at the University of Missouri School of Medicine has shown that levels of perspiration can provide an objective evaluation of the surgical skills of resident physicians.
"Within surgical education, skill evaluation is based on a subjective assessment, which essentially is a gut feeling," said Jacob Quick, M.D., assistant professor of acute care surgery at the MU School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "There is a need for an objective, impartial way to determine surgical ability and a resident's capacity to operate independently. We monitored electrodermal activity during actual surgical procedures. We hypothesized that as training progressed, resident responses to the stress of performing surgical procedures would decline in relationship to their experience level."
Electrodermal activity, or EDA, is a method of measuring electrical characteristics of the skin. The amount of electrical activity conducted across skin is related to psychological or physiological stimulation. As this increases, glands controlled by the sympathetic nervous system are activated and produce sweat. Because water is a good conductor of electrical activity, sweat can be used to measure emotional and sympathetic responses to stress.
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Fourteen general surgery residents and five faculty physicians participated in the study over an eight-month period. EDA responses were measured during each of the 130 surgical procedures monitored. The results were compared to determine common points during procedures where surgeons experienced different levels of EDA responses.
"Our initial findings indicated that at crucial points during the procedures, residents' EDA increased as much as 20 times more than experienced faculty performing the same surgery," Quick said. "However, over the course of the study, and as their proficiency developed, surgical residents' EDA levels began to lower in accordance with their experience."
Quick said that although the next step will be to add stop-action photography into the evaluation process to further explore objective assessments, EDA may not become a standard training option any time soon.
"This type of monitoring is relatively easy to accomplish," Quick said. "It can be cost prohibitive, though. While the sensors are reusable, initial equipment costs can be as much as $10,000. Additionally, our study was limited to 14 resident physicians at a single medical center. However, this objective measure of surgical ability could have far-reaching implications on surgical education in the future."
The study, "Objective Measurement of Clinical Competency in Surgical Education," recently was published in the Journal of Surgical Education. Research reported in this publication was supported by the Association of Program Directors in Surgery and the Association for Surgical Education. The researchers have no conflicts of interest to declare related to this study.
About the MU School of Medicine
The MU School of Medicine has improved health, education and research in Missouri and beyond for more than 165 years. MU physicians treat patients from every county in the state, and more Missouri physicians received their medical degrees from MU than from any other university. For more information, visit http://medicine.missouri.edu/.
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And yet other shows seem to be a disaster from the get go and yet you do famously ! Jerry and I have pretty much given up guessing anymore, because it just doesn't pay.
The only real factor you can compute, (I wouldn't call it an absolute factor!) is that really cold weather or really hot humid weather will usually kill a good sales show.
If it's sooo cold they are wearing mittens... they won't try jewelry on and I won't sell much.
And if it's so hot and sticky that no one is comfy, again, they won't try it on, so I won't sell it. There seems to be a range of 70ish to 90ish that works well.
Even rain won't adversely effect a show as much as too cold or too hot. Well, OK, driving rain isn't good, but seriously Jerry and I have made a profit with crappy rain, where if it's 100 out we won't.
So if it's a good show, we enjoy it and worry about having enough inventory for the next show.. and if it's a "bad" show we try to enjoy that as well... it might mean visiting other artists at the show more than we can at a busy show, or maybe I pull out and play with parts ( I always have a stash with me just in case!! ) . Or maybe one of us jumps in the car and visits local antique shops while the other mans the booth.
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The thyroid is a complex gland that requires multiple nutrients to function properly, especially specific minerals. These nutrients help not only produce the thyroid hormones— T3 and T4— but they can also help facilitate specific metabolic processes in the body and help control when these processes are active or non-active. Having too much or too little of the following five minerals can cause thyroid dysfunction, which can have a direct effect on your metabolism and your body's ability to be in an anabolic (muscle-building) or catabolic (muscle-wasting) state. Keep reading to find out if these minerals are part of your nutrition plan.
1. Iodine
This mineral is mostly obtained from iodine-rich foods, including vegetables grown in iodine-rich soil, or from drinking water. Iodine is also found in seaweeds such as wakame, nori or mekabu. Iodine is essential to the formation of thyroid hormones, when it combines with tyrosine to form T4 and T3 through a series of reactions. A proper balance of iodine in the body is essential to maintaining a healthy thyroid and normal thyroid hormonal balance. Too little or too much iodine can both result in thyroid dysfunction. It is recommended to consume approximately 1.1 mg per day of iodine.
2. Magnesium
This mineral is essential to the conversion of T4 to T3, which is the active and free form thyroid hormone that can have a direct effect on metabolism. This mineral is needed for proper absorption of iodine by the cells, and is an essential co-factor in enzymes involved in thyroid hormone production. Without magnesium, many of the thyroid enzymes that make thyroid hormone simply could not function. Hypothyroidism has been associated with low magnesium levels with low iodine uptake and low need of muscle repair, while hyperthyroidism has also been associated with low magnesium and increased need of muscle repair due to musculoskeletal changes, which leads to increased production of thyroid hormones. Aim to get the required daily magnesium needs of 400 mg per day.
3. Zinc
Zinc is essential for many biochemical and enzymatic processes in the body including the thyroid. Research has shown that both hypo and hyperthyroidism can be caused from zinc imbalances, which can impact both T4 to T3. Thyroid imbalance can further impact zinc availability and absorption in the body. Zinc is essential for the T3 receptor to adopt its biological active form. Lack of zinc can result in a lack of T3 activation, while too much zinc may suppress thyroid function by interfering with copper absorption. This mineral can be found in pumpkin seeds, kidney beans, spinach and flaxseeds. The recommended daily intake for zinc is 11 mg a day.
4. Selenium
This mineral is also involved in the conversion of T4 to T3, removing an iodine molecule. Without this conversion, no activation of T3 would be possible. Selenium deficiency can lead to an imbalance of T4 to T3, giving way to inactive thyroid function and a slowed metabolism. Selenium has also been shown to protect the thyroid gland from oxidative damage that occurs when hydrogen peroxide is generated to make thyroid hormone. Without adequate selenium, high iodine levels lead to destruction of the thyroid gland cells. This may be because a selenium deficiency makes the enzyme glutathione peroxidase less effective. The recommended daily intake for selenium is 55 mcg per day, and it comes from a supplement or from walnuts, beef, poultry or fresh and salt-water fish.
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Ertek S, et al. Relationship between serum zinc levels, thyroid homones and thyroid volume following successful iodine supplementation. Hormones. 2010. 9(3): 263-8.
Memon NS, et al. Corrleation of manganese with thyroid function in females having hypo- and hyperthyroid disorders. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2015. 167(2): 165-71.
Moncayo R, Moncayo H. The WOMED model of benign thyroid disease: Acquired magnesium deficiency due to physical and psychological stressors relates to dysfunction of oxidative phosphorylation. BBA Clin. 2015. 3: 44-64.
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The silly coyote is a staple of Mexican folk art. The colorful trickster is often seen howling at the moon or involved in other wily antics. In this two-day workshop with Sandy Villegas of Luna's Paper Designs you will learn how to make your own Mexican Folk Art coyote with papier-mâché, and you will paint it with bright colors and designs. In the first session you will make a character from scratch with paper, papier-mâché, and paper clay. The following week (once your creation is dry) you will learn about Mexican Folk Art and how to design symbols and flowers for your coyote. All materials are provided. Masks will be required while indoors in keeping with Tohono Chul's current Covid-19 policies.


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By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
The TnT Tropang Giga are back as Philippine Basketball Association champions after closing out the Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots, 94-79, in Game Five of their best-of-seven Philippine Cup finals series on Friday at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga.
TnT won the series, 4-1, and marked its return to the PBA summit for the first time since 2015.
Rookie Mikey Williams led the way for the Tropang Giga, which controlled the game from late in the opening quarter all the way to the end. He finished with 24 points.
Magnolia tried to fashion out a comeback but just could not generate the needed wave to do so.
Roger Pogoy had 19 points for TnT, whose coach Chot Reyes is a champion anew in his first season back as coach in the PBA.
Jayson Castro had 10 points.
For Magnolia it was Ian Sangalang who showed the way with 18 markers.
TnT was last champion in 2015 with the Commissioner's Cup.
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Examination of new city revenue sources could take Calgary back to the decade-old debate over charging user fees for transit park and ride spaces.
In the budget passed by city council Nov. 29, the amended version explicitly includes "Park'n'Ride" fees as an area the city should target for "improve revenue streams."
Calgary city council approved what amounts to a 7.5 per cent residential property tax increase, after the tax shift plan was implemented and the equivalent of city administration's 1.5 per cent increase scenario.
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The addition of this amendment came from Couns. Jyoti Gondek and Diane Colley-Urquhart, as the city embarks on service reviews of the different business units.
Gondek said we're in an environment where we can't keep going the way we're going with Calgary's budget. The review of the business units should be an opportunity to find efficiencies and, in this case, new revenue.
"If there's some things that need to be a user-pay model, we absolutely need to be looking at them," she said.
Calgary Transit parking fee introduced in 2009
Calgary Transit has roughly 17,000 parking spaces at 33 locations. There are 13,500 parking spots at CTrain station, according to the CT website. Currently, there is a reserved parking space system in place where Calgarians are charged a set fee to lock up stall daily. These spots cost $85 per month and are reserved from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. daily.
In 2009, Calgary introduced a $3 fee for Calgary Transit parking spaces, intended at the time to provide additional revenue to offset growing security, cleaning and maintenance of the parking lots. It was collected using the Calgary Parking Authority's (CPA) Park and Ride payment system.
"The need for park and ride improvements was highlighted in a safety audit and via concerns expressed by Council and transit customers," read a 2011 Calgary Transit report.
Initially, there was a substantial decline in park and ride use, the report said, with revenue at $3.14 million in 2009. By 2010, the report showed that there was a surplus, with revenues reaching $4.96 million, with a total park and ride operating cost of $4.5 million.
(As an addendum to this story, Couns. Jeff Davison and Sean Chu are presenting a notice of motion to the Priorities and Finance Committee Dec. 3 to explore the CPA becoming a controlled corporation of the City of Calgary (wholly owned subsidiary), to assume responsibility and "materially increase the dividend" to the City.)
Less likely to ride Calgary Transit?
Back in 2010, there were concerns about creating a barrier to Calgary Transit use by having the fee, and at a time when Calgarians were struggling through the after effects of the 2008/2009 economic collapse, they didn't need another fee to absorb.
"I do believe it was something to the nature of, "well, if you want me to take transit, don't charge me to get on it. If you're going to charge me three bucks, I'll just drive all the way instead,'" Gondek, who wasn't a councillor at the time, said of 2010 public concerns.
"Which to me is a rather weak argument, because if I was to use that, I'd be paying three bucks more to use transit versus 20 bucks to find a parking spot downtown."
Mayor Naheed Nenshi, in his inaugural mayoral run, campaigned to have the transit parking fee abolished. He got his wish when Calgary city councillors voted to end it, beginning April 1, 2011.
Patrick, who withheld his last name, used to drive to either the Fish Creek or Heritage stations back in 2009, when the fee was first implemented.
"I was OK with it at the time because it was much easier to get a spot," he said, later getting a job that included parking downtown.
"If they brought back the three dollars, I would consider driving downtown again."
Patrick said once you factor in the $3.40 each way and $3 parking, it's $9.80. He said you can find parking along 9 Avenue for between $10 and $15 per day.
Park and Ride in Calgary Review of Parking Management Options by Darren Krause on Scribd
'Re-litigating' old debate
Gondek said, in the words of other councillors, she may be "re-litigating" the debate over these park and ride fees, but it's something that should be considered.
"If we are moving forward with the Green Line, and we're making more stops available to people, is there an opportunity to look at promoting the idea of getting to your stop in a different way than driving," Gondek said.
"And if you do have to drive, is it worth that three bucks to park and then take transit?"
Calgary Transit acknowledged a review.
"In the coming year, we will be reviewing park and ride fees and revenues to see if there is an opportunity to help offset the costs associated with running transit service. We are still in the very early stages and do not know what it could look like at this point," read an emailed statement.
A 2010 city-wide survey cited by Calgary Transit showed that 41 per cent of Calgarians favoured a parking fee versus having those costs covered by the city or by fares.
That survey also showed a perception among users that Calgary Transit parking fees weren't encouraging use of the system. It also showed there was an increase in the bus feeder system to get people to CTrain stations.
Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart, co-signer on the budget amendment including this, was among those councillors who voted at one point to retain the fee, according to a Calgary Herald article from 2010.


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A: Where do you live?
B: Rockridge
A: Where's that?
B: (mumbled) It's on the edge of Oakland, right next to BERKELEY.
Dude. You live in Oakland, or Oaktown, or whatever you want to call it. Get over it.
People say they live in Rockridge, even if they don't, because they don't want you to know that they live in Oakland.
If you have never lived in Northern California, though, then you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.
Well, many of you have heard of La Jolla. Many of you have even met people from La Jolla.
Well, this may come as a shock to you, but La Jolla is just a neighborhood in the City of San Diego. that's right. It's a neighborhood, and not its own, incorporated city. Yes, it has its own special, non-San Diego, zip code, but it's still, just a neighbor. It has famously incredible sunsets, but still, it's just a neighborhood, not a city.
News Flash! Hollywood isn't a city either, its own honorary mayor aside; it's a NEIGHBORHOOD in Los Angeles. And, if you live a mile away from Hollywood, guess what! You do NOT live in Hollywood.,
If the California context still isn't working for you, then please allow me to translate.
It's kind of like saying you're from Riverdale, instead of The Bronx. Riverdale is in The Bronx. For years, as a non-New Yorker, I was fooled into believing that Riverdale was its own separate entity, sort of part of New York City, and sort not. No one from Riverdale was ever willing to make this clear to me. Instead, the subject of the conversation was quickly changed. Heaven forbid anyone should know that Riverdale is in The Bronx!
It seems that not so recently, Park Slope has also declared its independence from Brooklyn.
The same sort of shenanigans occur in Israel, like when people say that they live in Ramat-Aviv, instead of Tel-Aviv. Unlike the incorporated cities of Ramat-Gan and Givata'im, Ramat-Aviv is just a neighborhood.
Only when it works to their advantage do they, all of a sudden, become residents of Tel-Aviv.
Israeli Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzgar was the rabbi of the Ramat-Aviv neighborhood. Yet, one sometimes hears that he was "a former chief rabbi in Tel-Aviv." This is a true statement. But, why is the name of the exclusive neighborhood of Ramat-Aviv suddenly omitted?
Most of the time in Israel, though, people do not try to cover up their city; they just fudge their neighborhood a bit.
The area making up the Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia has magically grown, over the years.
Nope. Sorry. Look at the map. You do NOT live in Rehavia; you live in ROSCO.
People also like to say that they live in the trendy neighborhood of Baq'a, instead of Talpiot.
After all, Talpioth is know for malls, dance clubs, and an industrial park. So, who would want to live there?!
When confronted with this little white lie, the excuse which invariably get fired back is "I say that I live in Baq'a, because Americans don't know where Talpiot is."
Yeah, right! Like Americans have never heard of Talpiot! It is the home of Papagayo, one of the most popular restaurants among American. I suppose that pretty soon, people will start claiming that Papagayo is in Baq'a.
Somewhere in between Rehavia and Baq'a is the super-duper, industrial strength, trendy neighborhood of Old Qatamon. Somehow, its borders have also magically expanded over the years. I have even heard people who live in Pat claim Old Qatamon as their neighborhood of residence. You may be close to Qatamonim, but you're nowhere's near Old Qatamon. In all fairness, I used to get those neighborhoods all mixed-up, too.
A friend just reminded me that there are those, too, who say they live in Sanhedria instead of Ramot Eshkol. Why? Much frumer.
So, where do you live? Or, rather, where do you say you live?


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Laurent Girard is a master black and white printer based in NYC. I just discovered his astonishing blog, A Printer's Life. I'm not going to try to tell you who he's printed for. The list is too big to comprehend. He writes like beat poetry. It's frantic. Here's a taste.
"then the developer, i don't change the timing there either for the same image, got to keep consistent. always agitate the same way. and i look at the first black coming up, at different time for different papers. drain really well, always the same amount, dip in the stop bath -99% glacial acetic acid- for 30 sec to a minute, agitate, then drain well -you don't want to mix acid and hypo too much all day long, it gives off bad fumes- and the fix is just a formality at this point (even if it was the toughest chemical to figure out in the invention of photography). i say a formality because after you agitate a couple times you can turn the light on (print face down). the light you turn on to look at the print should always be the same. if i change that -or until i'm used to it in a new darkroom- i can't print properly. once i know my in-darkroom viewing light, i can tell the dry-down exactly. i close my eyes to get used to the change dark-light-dark for a few seconds each time."
Read the whole blog. There are golden nuggets strewn liberally throughout. But don't forget to take breaks. The posts are relentless.


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This amazing silver polish even satiated my lemmings for Zoya Trixie.
However, I have noticed some inconsistencies in my two bottles. One has larger foil particles and the other one is finer, making it great for stamping. Barely noticeable.
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Soundbytes has announced it has released version 1.1 of its entire VST plug-in range.
The Update brings major improvements and stability to the VST synthesizers BagPipes, HurdyGurdy and HurdyGurdyLE as well as to the VST effect plugins Sympathizer and StringVerb.
Changes in Soundbytes plug-ins v1.1
- All Plugins
- New Value display allows to read and modify the exact parameter value for all knob and fader controls.
- New fine tune VST parameters allow exact retuning of all voices through VST automatisation. This works fine as well when only standard low resolution midi controlers are available.
- Midi note range borders can conveniently be inserted from a midi keyboard.
- Numerous bug fixes increase the overall stability and usability of the plugins.
- BagPipes, HurdyGurdy and HurdyGurdyLE
- The newly integrated midi monitor displays all incoming midi messages.
- Midi controler setup parameters are now stored independently from the patch data. Up to six midi configurations can be recalled.
- Stepper buttons change color when a note outside the recorded range is selected in the tuning and chanter range sections.
- Keyboard direction can be turned over in the HurdyGurdy instrument. This is very useful for those who play the traditional hurdy gurdy instrument where the keys play in reverse direction. The feature allows to play and practise traditional hurdy gurdy riffs and fingerings on a standard midi keyboard. (not available for BagPipes).
- Sympathizer and StringVerb
- Resonator engine has been thoroughly redesigned.
- Location of tuning table files is remembered to enable effortless loading and saving of pitch list descriptions.
- New fader grouping option copy has been added. (Sympathizer only).
Soundbytes instrument and effect plug-ins are available for Windows PC (VST). The updates are free for all registered users.
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text: People who want church to be more traditional make a good point. But they don't typically aim far enough back in time. They want to go back fifty years. We should go crack 1900 years, before Constantine, before priests, before church buildings, before the Lord's supper became a sacrifice, before women we locked out of ministry. That's our tradition.Randall McRoberts


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Clyde Heritage
This site has always been strategically important.
It lies at the junction of the River Leven and the Clyde, and at
the highest natural navigable point of the Clyde,with the volcanic
mass of Dumbarton Rock to defend it. Dumbarton was the capital
of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde until 1018 and suffered
Viking attack in 870. From the 13th century it was a royal burgh.
The Castle was the main naval base for the Scottish kings in
their ongoing struggle to control the Highland and Hebridean
Looking up the High Street towards the handsome facade and spire
of the 1811 Parish Church you can still get a sense of the town's
historic character from the upper facades of the High Street
On the right is the Glencairn Greit House, built in 1623 as the
town house of the Earls of Glencairn.
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Denny's was the first commercial yard to use a ship model experiment tank. You can visit the tank which is now part of the Scottish Maritime Museum.
Dumbarton Rock has a history dating back into the dark ages, making it the most ancient continuously fortified place in the British Isles.
There has been a church on this historic site for many hundreds of years.
The River Leven flows out of Loch Lomond and joins the Clyde at Dumbarton.
Between 2003 and 2014 Clyde Waterfront was a strategic
partnership comprising the Scottish Government, Scottish
Enterprise, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire
Councils. Its purpose was to promote the economic, social and
environmental regeneration of 13 miles of the River Clyde from
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The Beta To The Final Minor Release Of RHEL5 Is Out
For those still dependent upon Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the beta to the 5.11 point release is now out, which serves as the last planned revision to RHEL5.
While Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 is out in force, RHEL5 keeps ticking along and is still in widespread use and warranting Red Hat's continued investment. On Wednesday the final planned minor release of RHEL5 was made available in beta form, RHEL 5.11.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 Beta release offers new/updated storage drivers, enhancements to Red Hat Access Support debugging capabilities, improvements for RHEL Linux guests on VMware ESXi, and improvements to Red Hat's subscription management services.
While RHEL 5.11 is the last planned release, Red Hat will continue supporting RHEL5 through March of 2017 when it will have been ten years that the enterprise OS has been supported.
More details on the final beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 can be found via the Red Hat Blog.


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Adolfas Mekas—filmmaker, teacher, and co-founder (with his brother Jonas) of the influential magazine Film Culture—died on May 31, 2011. The Brooklyn Rail asked Mekas's fellow filmmakers, colleagues, students, and friends to share their thoughts and reminiscences about his life and work.
Adolfas Mekas was an adopted son of Mark Twain. He even brought to cinema a Twain story, "The Double Barrelled Detective Story." The misguided refusal of the sponsor to release the film in 1965 did considerable harm to the filmmaker's career. But it led by the circuitous pathways of destiny to his remarkable work as a teacher. He took a job at Bard College to hold himself over for a year or two and stayed on for some four decades. What he came to call "The People's Film Department" was his theater of hijinks; for he surprised even himself with his enormous didactic gifts, his startling administrative skill, and his unceasing fount of comic invention. His own fractured education and his nearly total disregard for academic decorum made him the ideal professor. Nowhere in the archives of film is there an invented character who could come near the brilliant, lovable, outrageous mischief that consistently turned his classrooms into arenas of magic. He taught generations how to see and act.
—P. Adams Sitney
Adolfas always had a flare for the dramatic. While improvising the role of an ill-tempered father (Certain Women) he did a variation where he ripped his shirt off, popping all the buttons, and stomped out. He just hated it when things felt predictable. His office window at Bard overlooked our lovely Preston Theater, which he originally designed. He often sat up there with the lights out and red velvet curtain pulled back, watching films from his private sanctum, sometimes sharing his booze with a guest. For one faculty show, Adolfas made a video in which he leafs through his expurgated FBI file detailing his glories, follies, and various regrets—John Williams stole his theme music (Hallelujah the Hills), Roman Polanski beat him out for the cover of Time (Knife in the Water). It builds to a fantastic, cathartic ending. Addressing the audience, Adolfas shouts "I have lived through it all!" He raises his arm, pointing over our heads shouting, "If you want to see the living proof turn around right now!" Obediently, everyone turned and there sat Adolfas in his window with his glass raised. A sublime performance—just for him and us and that little theater.
—Peggy Ahwesh
I came east to Bard College to study film in the fall of 1982, and Adolfas was so unlike anyone I'd ever come across in Beloit, WI, that it took me years to figure out how to place him, how to speak to him, how to learn from him. He was all heart: he spoke with immediacy and astringency; there was no bullshit, no sugar coating, no intellectual meandering; just a shoot from the hip reaction. I remember editing my very first film on the second floor of the film center while a hapless senior faced a board of professors responding to his film. The 16mm projector turned on and chugged for several minutes, then Adolfas's voice rang out in its Eastern European staccato: "Shit, shit, shit: this film is shit." I cringed upstairs, but after a few minutes Adolfas had softened, and murmured encouraging words to the student. I learned to trust Adolfas because he had no investment in anything other than the joy of making work: his puckish, anti-institutional spirit was paramount, and passing trends held no sway with him. There was no fooling Adolfas, he could feel the heart in a film, and he responded viscerally with unvarnished enthusiasm or vitriol. Near the end of my time at Bard he told me about a former student who'd sent a 16mm film with fishhooks taped to it to the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and when they dutifully tried to prescreen the print it ripped the gate out of their projector. "Brilliant," he said, "pure Dada." Adolfas only cared about the act of creation: nothing else was sacred to him, not the avant-garde, political pieties, or any traditions or institutions. I loved the eternal twinkle in his eye, and the way he encouraged filmmaking as a way of life, not an accumulation of works.
—Mark Street
I remember watching Dovzhenko's Earth in 16mm in the tiny screening room in the old film center at Bard. I noticed Adolfas in the back, standing by the projector. On the screen was a beautiful Soviet-style montage of apples in orchards, sunshine, happy people, and more apples. Adolfas, a tear in his eye, and very moved, said loud over the projector clatter, "That! That is Cinema!" Adolfas taught by sharing his epiphanies.
—Jeff Scher
A Memory of Adolfas at Bard. It's hard to believe that there was a period at Bard College several decades ago when we had time to play softball two days a week each spring. It was an occasion for students and faculty to get together outside of class and run around together and have fun. It's important to understand that Bard was not a sports-oriented college, and the whole enterprise of sports was at best a novelty. It's also important to understand that Adolfas had no idea how to play softball. The film department's team was called Saint Tula, who was the adopted patron saint of our department, which was based on a photograph some student had taken on a trip to Italy in the '70s of an Italian saint with what looked like a film reel behind her head. The team was uneven, but colorful and scrappy, consisting of men and women who were—like Adolfas—competitive and crazy. There was another team called E Coli that consisted of a group of gnarly guys with a lot of body hair who wore dresses and no underwear. They were so ugly that nobody wanted to play them. Despite his uncertainty of the nuances of the game, Adolfas was our coach, cheerleader, and "secret weapon." He was always the gentleman, dressed in jacket and tie and looking like someone's uncle—but he was very deceptive. Essentially he would stand quietly behind the backstop and wait for the first pitch to be thrown and then start yelling like a maniac. It was an avalanche of polyglot invective, from his Lithuanian accented "swing batter" to a litany of nerve-rattling phrases and expressions in Swedish, German, and Italian that were utterly incomprehensible. The other teams absolutely hated him and on several occasions threatened him with bodily harm. I can still hear him yelling "Swing batter," followed by a swoosh and angry muttering. The angrier the opposing players would become the happier Adolfas would be. I never remember seeing him so giddy and delighted with himself. We won the intramural championship one year. There's a photograph of our winning team in the college gym with all of us standing around Adolfas, who was holding the Saint Tula banner. It's a memory I cherish.
—Peter Hutton
Adolfas Mekas may have done much through example to reinvigorate Hollywood filmmaking, encouraging more personal and less inhibited expression, but was he really an avant-garde filmmaker as described in his New York Times obituary? I saw him as an intellectual import, making New Wave films in the USA. Jonas leaned to Beat, Adolfas—dapper to the end—to Hipster. He was like Cassavetes, whom I met once in the very early '60s and couldn't take my eyes off his polished Italian shoes—which is to say he was the picture of ambition circumventing corporate structures. Underground Film was an expression of anomie; USA was a non-existent bluff and so were its rewards. Hipsters saw the vacuity but wanted to lay claim to the rewards.
It was a long time before I registered with Adolfas, who I felt endured me as one of his brother's zany enthusiasms. Flo's attachment to me may have begun my credibility, as she was clearly one of the rewards. Pola spoke up for me and together they watched Capitalism: Child Labor and other works. Genuinely friendly, his manner still conveyed he was someone engaged much more with the realities and I suppose he was—with scripts and budgets and people and locations, with being a film director. Tellingly, though, his tenure at Bard had favored genuine film-artists—it was no springboard into the industry. A complex fellow was Adolfas, kept erect by his fine clothes so as not to become a puddle of feelings.
—Ken Jacobs
What was striking about Adolfas was the interconnectedness between art and life. Hallelujah the Hills made more sense to me when I had met the filmmaker in person. The wit and ebullience, with everyone kept well lubricated with his homemade Limoncello, seemed to all come together in the merging of innocently absurdist art and the drollery of life. There was a certain generosity of spirit around him: this can be seen in the egalitarian-minded christening of "The People's Film Department" at Bard (listed more soberly on the Bard College website as the Department of Film and Electronic Arts).
With obvious relish he asked if I knew about the bunny suit. Pola cringed at its mention. Adolfas explained that when the spring semester was coming to an end, and the lull between finals and graduation had fallen upon the Bard College campus, he would pull out his furry rabbit costume and stroll around the campus dressed as a giant bunny. Department Chairs, Deans, the College President, and other esteemed members of the academe would suddenly pretend they didn't know him, quickly darting away at the approach of the furry apparition. Who is there to carry the torch of such madcap drollery in today's academe?
The occasion of our meeting came after I had sent Adolfas a manuscript, "The Sayings of St. Tula," (St. Tula being the Patron Saint of the People's Film Department at Bard) which he assumed at first was a prank being played on him by one of the other faculty at Bard. His basis for his thinking it was a prank was that "Schlemowitz" was clearly a made-up name.
—Joel Schlemowitz
Adolfas Mekas was a colleague of mine for 25 years at Bard College. For most of that time he was chair of the film program, and more than to anyone else, the credit for building it belonged to him. Such was his love of life, film, and teaching, it was impossible not to have a deep affection for him. He left behind several legacies to the American film community. In 1955, along with his brother Jonas, he co-founded Film Culture, a journal that played a key role within the US in shaping critical assessments of cinema as a serious art form well before the study of film was deemed respectable by the academy. In addition, Mekas was a charismatic and generous teacher who had a profound effect on his many students, not a small number of whom have led notable careers in the film world. Possibly the most important legacy, however, are Mekas's films, one of which stands out above the others: Hallelujah the Hills, a hilarious and stylistically original comedy that combines anarchic visual gags with a melancholic undertone. Everyone who loves film should see it; in it they will find the enduring spirit of this unforgettable man.
—John Pruitt
"Why filmmaking has to be so difficult technically? Only the devil knows. In Lithuania we had a saying: A woman had no problems in her life at all—everything was beautiful. Then she bought herself a pig." (2003)
I ask Adolfas what factories he worked in when he arrived in New York. "Jonas and I worked in the steel department making convertible beds, and then I was promoted to the mattress department and I made mattresses, and they made me a foreman. I had four German guys under me. I didn't speak German or English; I don't know why they made me the foreman. One day they told me something about the next Saturday, they said to skip it. I asked my guys to come in Saturday, you know on Saturday they get paid overtime. So the boss comes in and says, 'Didn't I tell you to skip it?' But I didn't know what 'skip it' meant! The Germans loved me—they got paid overtime! I worked in a cemetery, in Maspeth, Long Island, taking care of the grass, and I got fired because one day it was raining and I had no rain gear, I was walking around soaked like an idiot, and they said get out of here. Then I got drafted. Can you imagine? I was in the country less than one year. I did not have residency, I did not speak English, and they drafted me!" I ask, "How did they know you would fight for the country? Are you sure they had the right to draft you?" He says, "I have not looked into it yet. But when I got back it was very good, because I could go to university for free, the television university. I could take out a mortgage and the government will pay my interest. A lot of things I haven't even used yet. When I die Pola can have a flag placed over my coffin, and six pole-bearers can carry it, and Pola too can have this. We've discussed it. I want to be buried in a wooden casket, pine, no brass handles, none of this catholic nonsense, no velvet, I don't want to be burned, I'm not an Indian, I just want to be put in the ground and let rats and worms do their work, I don't mind." Nicole says she would like to be pushed out into the Ganges on a raft and burned, and Adolfas says he has seen that, he respects the tradition, but it's not for him. "You see, when you are 92 going on 97, you start accepting death in a very interesting way. You begin one by one to cut the threads around you, because you don't know when you are going, you free yourself from things you may leave undone, you accept without fear." (2009)
—quotes from conversations with Pip Chodorov
Anthology Film Archives is planning a retrospective devoted to the work of Adolfas Mekas this fall. Visit anthologyfilmarchives.org in late summer for more details.