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Oui & Si is a family business focused on creating products that celebrate the beauty of language, culture, learning and play.
Their products are designed by mother-daughter French and Spanish professors who share a love of all things French and Spanish. Their collection of clothing, accessories and gifts is focused on high-quality, ethically made products designed to bring joy and inspiration to everyday life.
Their digital lessons are fun, approachable and backed by years of teaching experience. Each activity box is thoughtfully handmade for the youngest learners with the goal of play-based learning in mind. The corresponding lesson plans supplement this learning experience with new vocabulary words, fun stories, songs and games.
They believe language learning, travel and curiosity are crucial at any age. They also feel strongly that everyone deserves to enjoy learning which is why they are committed to donating a box to a child in need for every one that is sold. Because we want to live in a world where creativity, openness and inspiration are encouraged and embraced.


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Kansas City Artists Engage Community, Pivot From Violence With Creative Expression
Artist Chavonna Adams saw her idea come to life Saturday with the Start the Artsinitiative kick-off at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library. And she was pleased.
"I'm not a first responder," Adams said. "I'm not someone who can just run in and save the day, but I felt that art would be a way to introduce another conversation, another way of doing things, to change the narrative around violence."
Dozens of children and adults cycled in and out during the day's events, all of which centered around self-discipline and healing through the arts. The theme: Expressions without weapons.
Start the Arts, which Adams co-curates with King Kihei, was made possible by a pilot program of the Charlotte Street Foundation called Neighborhood Artists Residency, which operates out of a collaborative studio space at 40th and Troost. Both Adams and Kihei are residents of the program.
Last fall, they hosted an event at the Troost studio space to gather input from the community about how to prevent violence.
"We heard that they wanted to be heard," Adams said. "Often they go into places where they're told, 'This is how we're going to solve violence.' It's just a board meeting, you sit there, they give you statistics, and that's how you resolve it."
Adams said she wants to place more emphasis on how to get there.
"As opposed to being told what resolves violence, they were a part of the conversation," she said.
Selina ONeal is the coordinator for the Charlotte Street Neighborhood Artists Residency.
"There's been a lot of arts activity and creative exploration in the Troost Corridor for decades that really needs to be amplified," said O'Neal, who grew up in the Troost Corridor, and currently lives and has a studio in the area.
She said the overarching goal of the Neighborhood Residents program is exemplified in Start the Arts — artists seeing themselves as responsible to the community in which they are not only situated, but also integrated and invested.
"This isn't just about a visual arts program, it's also not about the aesthetic of the artists' work. It's about the artists as leaders, or community activists or advocates," she said.
ONeal said Start the Arts and the Charlotte Street neighborhood residency are helping make arts in Kansas City more accessible for more of our communities across the metro.
Adams said the space and the residency have allowed her to share art as an outlet, and an alternative, to violence or crime.
"Homicides, violence... It is a dark subject. We're putting a light on it. It's hard to address, but our goal is hopefully that arts can, not soften the blow, but be a healing mechanism to it all."
Saturday's session was the first of four quarterly events this year.
Andrea Tudhope is a reporter for KCUR 89.3. Email at email@example.com, and follow her on Twitter @andreatudhope.

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New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware. We pushed the envelope on this flight, restarting the engine for the propulsive landing only 3,600 feet above the ground, requiring the BE-3 engine to start fast and ramp to high thrust fast.
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I was sick this week. It happened right after I returned from Orlando. It ruined my Memorial Day weekend. While it was beautiful outside and the three day weekend beckoned, I was inside blowing and coughing and suffering miserably. I couldn't think well enough to get anything done, so I succumbed to watching movies and some TV shows off the Internet and hoping that I wouldn't die alone in the apartment because nobody was around when I collapsed my lungs coughing. On the third day things still hadn't gotten better, so I missed half a day of work. The fourth day was barely better. I'm over the hump now, though. I've practically stopped coughing, my nose hasn't been running incessantly and is now only occupying a fraction of my attentions, and the fog in my brain has lifted and I can think much faster and better now.
I think in the long run this sickness will be to my advantage because I should be fine by the time I leave for France, and I will have built up plenty of antibodies so I likely won't be getting sick while I'm vacationing in Europe.


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Most studies are data points–emerging evidence that lends weight to one conclusion or another but does not resolve questions definitively. What we want as a fact-checker is not data points, but the broad consensus of experts. And the broad consensus of experts is rare.Mike Caulfield, Chapter 20


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BBC R4 "Thought For The Day." (Holocaust Memorial Day 2011)
The artist formerly known as Richard Harries is now Lord Harries of Pentrgarth, Gresham Professor of Divinity. I'm sure he's well meaning. He looks nice in his outfit.
Far be it from me to express ingratitude, on behalf of myself and others, for his kindly thoughts about the Jews that perished at the hands of Hitler. Mentioning that the demonisation of Jews was wholly undeserved was much appreciated, as was his sensitive reminder that it led to murder and betrayal, even by former friends colleagues and neighbours.
Then he went and spoiled it all by saying something stupid, like…….
"so, don't demonise the Muslims."
Antisemitism is a very light sleeper, indeed.
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As a major U.S. city, Washington can be a little overwhelming to new visitors. One of the ways to make it more manageable, though, is by utilizing the D.C. subway system–called the Metro. Using the Metro, however, can itself be intimidating, especially to visitors who do not have a mass public transportation option in their hometown. Fear not intrepid readers, the Metro is fairly easy to understand and, after reading this guide, you will surely be riding like a local.
Special Service Note: Metro is currently undergoing a multi-year restoration project entitled SafeTrack. Closures, adjustments, and delays are common, but often scheduled in advance. Save yourself a headache by checking out the WMATA SafeTrack website before your trip.
Below are the detailed steps to riding the Metro, but first a few background items.
Okay, technically the Metro system is all bus and rail under the authority of WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), but whenever someone says "the Metro," they mean the subway. Of course, the Metro isn't always underground either. Once it gets out of the urban areas, it often pops its head out and begins to scamper above ground.
Metro gets a lot of grief from locals. The system has frequent delays, occasional mechanical issues, and seemingly constant escalator and elevator outages. On top of that, the weekend track work and station entrance closures can make a well-designed plan meaningless. Even with all that, we feel that it's pretty darn good. Yes, all of the problems listed are real, forever annoying, and–if you have to ride it every day–maddening. Luckily, as tourists to Washington, you do not have to deal with the Metro's flaws every day so can take it for what it is, a very efficient way to move about a very congested city.
We would love to say "EVERYWHERE" except that isn't true. Looking at the Metro map does make it look like its tendrils stretch into every conceivable neighborhood in D.C., Northern Virginia, and nearby Maryland counties, but on closer inspection there are massive gaps.
Want to visit Georgetown University? Well, its landmark Healy Hall is a solid mile-and-a-half away from the nearest Metro stop. What about the Lincoln Memorial or Jefferson Memorial; surely these super-popular tourist sites are close to the subway! Nope. Each is just shy of a mile from the nearest Metro. There are, of course, other means of getting there including the affordable buses and services such as Uber and Lyft, but that is a discussion for another page.
The point is: don't assume the Metro goes where you want it to. It is an invaluable means of getting around for tourists, but get familiar with the map and it will save you a surprise later.
We're starting very basic here because it doesn't sound that hard to simply find a station, but if you've ever used any subway system you know that the locations can be a little misleading. Washington's Metro is no different. Here are the three ways in which Metro entrances can be confusing:
Some stations have multiple entrances. For example, let's look at Metro Center, one of the most popular stations. It is right downtown and acts as a transfer point between the Red, Orange, Blue, and Silver lines. It has 4 entrances.
Metro Center's official address is 607 13th St NW, and there is an entrance near there (on the corner with G St). On Google Maps, it shows Metro Center on the corner of 12th and G, the site of another entrance. There are also entrances on 11th and G and 12th and F Streets. While they all lead to the same station, you can save yourself a few extra blocks by knowing the entrances. The WMATA stations list helpfully tells you all of the entrances to every station.
The area north of the Mall has the most Metro stations, and there are some areas where there can be two or more stations all within close proximity. The best example is on Farragut Square, where there are two stations: Farragut West and Farragut North. Farragut West is on the southwest corner of the square (with another entrance one block further west) and services the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines. Farragut North is one short block north and services the Red line. Make sure you know the exact name of the station you want and what line you're looking for. In cases like this, the Metro post can help. Not only do they have the white M and station name, but also bands of color under the M to represent the lines found in the station.
While the Metro does a good job of marking their entrances with the ever-present brown post, the actual entrances are sometimes hard to see. Often they are just a gap in a building with escalators inside. Of course, every so often there is a station that is almost completely hidden. The useful Federal Triangle station is the latter. It is a Orange, Blue, and Silver station only one block north of both the Museum of American History and Museum of Natural History. While there is a post on 12th St, the actual entrance is in a breezeway in the U.S. Postal Service building. If you walk into the courtyard, the entrance is even harder to find, simply a distant post off under the building.
Now that you're finally in the station, you have to get on the train. To do that you will need a SmarTrip card: the plastic, rechargeable fare card required to ride the Metro (paper cards were phased out just recently). We are personally fans of the way Metro uses their SmarTrip cards. For one, they can be purchased online and sent to you (a $2 service fee applies to new purchases plus th $5 fee for a new card) and the value can also be refilled online. For frequent visitors, you can even set up automatic reloads (minimum $20 reload) via the WMATA website.
If you don't get one sent to you, they can still easily be purchased or reloaded at any station. Usually near the bottom of the escalators are a bank of machines with blue and black faces. For a new card, you will need to pay a $5 new card fee. Once you have your card, it can be recharged easily at the blue-faced machines by following the orange-circled 1, 2, 3. Attendants are usually nearby although most will do no more than point you to the correct machine.
Once you have your SmarTrip card ready to roll, you simply touch it to the blue circle on top of the turnstile and the gate will open. A display on top will also tell you the amount of money on your card. You will also need your card to exit a station, where the display will also tell you how much the fare was (it varies depending on time of day and length of trip).
First, a very important point when riding the Metro: Know the final station in the direction you are traveling. For instance, if you are on the Red line going from the National Zoo (Woodley Park-Zoo Station) to the Metro Center Station, the train will not say a direction. What will be listed on the train is its final destination, which, in this case, will usually be Glenmont. To throw a wrench in that, during rush hours the Red line is often shortened, so some of the trains may say Silver Spring.
Don't worry, it's not as hard as it sounds, just look at a Metro map (they're everywhere and you can get a brochure with one at any station). First, find the station you're at, trace your finger to the one you are going to, then keep tracing until you get to the end of the line. That's the station name to look for on the signs. Once you get to the platform there will be additional signs listing the stations so you can double-check.
Now, there are a few different ways that Metro stations are set up. The simplest is a station that services a single line with a platform in the middle. Everyone goes to the same place and trains arrive on both sides. Then there are the stations that service a single line, but with platforms on opposite sides and the tracks in the middle. The most complex are the transfer stations, where multiple lines are serviced. These require multiple floors and escalators.
Before you get worried, one of the things Metro does fairly well is signs. If it is a shared, central platform, signs on the walls tell you all the stops for each side. For other configurations there will be signposts listing the line colors, end stations, and all the stations along the way, with arrows pointing the direction you need to go.
Also found on the platform is a handy, if often frustrating wait time board. It tells you the color of the train coming, its final station, and how long until it arrives. When the train approaches there will often be a bit of a rush. Don't worry, it's usually pretty orderly. Stand to the side of one of the doors until (most of) the people exit, then step in and find a seat if you can. Be warned that some of the seats will be facing backwards if you're prone to motion sickness. The stations will be announced, but in true subway fashion, the announcements are often hard to hear. Keep track of your progress by checking the signs at each station you stop at.
As mentioned above, most stations have multiple exits. Walking out of the correct one can keep you from getting turned around and save some time walking in whatever weather happens to be outside. There are signs to guide you, although they usually only have street names on them, so a rough idea of your destination is necessary. Even if they do have something like "The White House" on them like the one at the McPherson Square station does, know that the exit is actually at Vermont Ave and I St NW, a full 2 blocks from the North side of the White House. If you were using that station to arrive for a White House tour, you would be about 1/2 mile away.
That covers most of it, but there are still a few little things that didn't fit anywhere above. For instance:
Like all major cities, Washington, D.C. has issues with public safety now and again. If you are in the major tourist areas during normal tourist hours you are very unlikely to have any trouble. Late at night or in lesser-trodden areas you may find yourself either alone or surrounded by people out for a party. No matter the situation, stay vigilant. There is security in Metro stations, but it is not highly visible.
Like, really long. The Wheaton Station on the Red line boasts a 230-foot long escalator that brings you 115 feet vertically. It is the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere. In addition, there are 7 other stations with escalators exceeding 160 feet in length (most along the Red line). Beware if you have vertigo.
Speaking of escalators, there is literally nothing that will enrage regular Metro users like people standing in the way on an escalator. No matter how tall or how small the escalator is, many people prefer to walk up or down. The rule is simple: walk on the left, stand on the right. Do. Not. Violate!


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Al Gore used his fame and his own image to help the people around the world stop global warming which is why he uses his caring nature and intelligence to reshape our planet. Al Gore was the Vice President for Bill Clinton. After he was out of office he ran for president and lost. Then he began to start a climate project called "Repower America." Al Gore is an environmental activist who is trying to save our earth from global warming. Al's project is trying to help prevent the next ice age. He also wants to save animals by saving our earth. His Climate project "Repower America" focuses on trying to make our world a better place for animals and people to live. "Repower America" wants people to stop polluting and littering our world so that animals can live a happier and healthier life.
Al Gore cares for our earth so much that he has global projects all around the world. He teaches the world that this is a global responsibility. His program is saving our earth, which is exactly what I want to do. Caring is a great way to describe him, because he is not one of those guys who try to help the earth and fail. Every time he fails, he gets right back up and either tries again or thinks of something different. Al Gore is not only caring about the earth and its animals, but he is caring for the people who live in it. People think that he is an amazing person who cares for everyone.
Al Gore is also intelligent because he made a movie called "The Inconvenient Truth" which is based on what could happen to earth if we don't change our ways on how we treat the earth. He made the movie so that he could get people to focus and repair the earth. His movie won an Oscar because of how many people watched it and the effect it made on people's lives. Without his movie, only a few people would be taking care of our earth. His intelligence is helping to keep our earth a healthier place to live.
Al Gore wants people to think about the future and how the earth could die if we don't change our ways. We still have to make the present a healthier and more comfortable place to live in the future. We all have to participate in helping animals, the earth, and each other. Al Gore is my hero because I want to save the earth's animals from becoming extinct. If one important little animal like plankton becomes extinct, then that means small fish will be extinct then bigger fish will be extinct and so on. The one thing that we need to is to help our earth.
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Musician John Fogerty is coming to town.
Best known for his time with Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty will perform songs from the band's past when he plays Winnipeg's MTS Centre on Wednesday, November 19.
Fogerty's coast-to-coast Canadian tour will celebrate the year 1969 — in which he wrote and produced three seminal albums with CCR, including Bayou Country, Green River and Willy and the Poor Boys.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for $20, $49.50 and $74.50.


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I watched a colleague make a mistake the other day. I knew it was a mistake right away but he doesn't know it was a mistake yet. It's not a big mistake, it's not going to be a hugely expensive mistake and though it may be a bit of a hassle, it can be fixed.
My instincts as a person told me to "help" him by pointing out why it was a mistake. My instincts as a leader said to let him be wrong. Admittedly the two instincts have caused a bit of an internal battle for me but I'm going to take the long-term view and let him be wrong. I'll find out more about his leadership ability by letting him be wrong than I could have ever found out by "saving" him from making the mistake.
I'll learn how long it takes him to discover the mistake and I'll see how long it takes him to correct it. I'll know how willing he is to admit the mistake and whether or not he is willing to ask for help. I'll see how he fixes it and whether or not he can think "out of the box" and come up with an innovative solution or just put "it" back to where it was.
If the mistake turns out to cause more problems than I anticipated I can always get myself more involved and (hopefully) help solve it quickly. There is some small risk but the potential "reward" is well worth it.
A far bigger mistake would be to never let people make a mistake of their own.
You can learn a lot about leadership by reading books. You can learn a lot about leadership by watching how other leaders lead. You can learn a lot about leadership from a good coach or mentor but the only way to truly learn how to lead is by leading.
Leaders will make mistakes and the only way to remain a leader is to also know how to fix them.
If you're a leader hoping to grow future leaders then let them try out their leadership wings and understand that trying out those wings includes letting them crash now and then. You don't need to let them crash hard and from a high distance, but let them crash just the same.
If you see a big, expensive, and hard to fix mistake coming then by all means figure out a way to inject yourself into the decision making to avoid the mistake. Try NOT to just take it away from your future leader and embarrass them in the process. Coach them to another decision that allows them to save face and feel as if they were a part of the decision making process.
If it's not an expensive and hugely time consuming mistake then let them fall. Be there to help them up and offer any insights requested or needed. If they learn from their mistake and fix it quickly, you may actually have a future leader on your team.


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David Mulhern from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA writes: I am a middle-aged American from Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a strong enthusiasm for cathedral
architecture in general and Winchester in particular. I lived and studied in England as a boy, and I now regularly travel there. Of the many, many Cathedrals I have visited (in England and elsewhere),
Winchester is easily my favorite. I believe that it merits this affection on architectural grounds alone. In particular, the combination of the enormous length of the nave, matched with the sweeping verticality of
the pointed arches, make the scene which confronts the visitor entering at the West front a sensory tour-de-force. There are numerous other important highlights: The contrast of the rougher stonework and Romanesque
arches in the transepts, the sagging of the Southeast-corner, the Lady Chapel, the remains of all those Saxon kings. This is an extraordinary place!In some sense, given Winchester's prominence in earlier days
(even to some degree after 1066), Winchester Cathedral seems to me to be the most quintessentially ENGLISH place there is. The epicenter of Englishness! It certainly fires the imagination to think of its importance
in Saxon England /Wessex, and it makes St. Paul's and even Westminster Abbey seem like Johnny-come-latelies!As you can see, I can wax lyrical about Winchester Cathedral on purely architectural and historical
grounds. However, I also visit the Cathedral in the footsteps of Christian pilgrims through the ages. I am well aware that Americans are often viewed as too emotive and garrulous about religion, but I can't
convey the depth of my attachment to Winchester Cathedral without making it clear that it has great religious importance to me. It is not merely an impressive old building; it is a living Christian house of
Worship. I have experienced remarkable spiritual joy there, and when I visit, it is for renewal and Christian devotion. As a Roman Catholic, I cherish an ambition someday to attend one of the RC masses, which I
understand are held (with a view towards ecumenism) from time to time. Someday!Well, there you have it: I am not a great scholar or licensed tour guide. Just a visitor with a profound tie to the
Cathedral. I can't begin to tell you how blessed I think you are to live in Winchester! Thanks for inquiring further about my interest, and also for an enjoyable and useful web-site!Best regards,
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As an enthusiast brand, Mazda is somewhat set apart from the vanilla scope of every-day transportation. Even though Mazda has bridged their efforts to attract a wide audience that may fall outside of the spectrum of enthusiasts, their enthusiast roots have never been so alive when it comes to vehicles like the all-new MX-5 Miata.
Search for clearance pricing on the Mazda MX-5 Miata from a network of dealers to get you the cheapest price. Use a simple form to select the make and model and start saving. Remember to get quotes from the maximum number of dealers to give you the upper hand. Get a Free Quote on the Mazda MX-5 Miata or other vehicles now.
The Zoom-Zoom handle for Mazda is so fitting for the latest MX-5 Miata in that it retains that enthusiastic approach for one of the most regarded roadsters on the road today. All the way from its start in 1989 to the latest 4th generation 2016 model year MX-5, the Miata has been a staple in automotive history that strives to appease the most discerning automotive enthusiast in many different ways.
The new 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine with 155 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. The SkyActiv-inspired technology is kicking with an attitude in the way the MX-5 Miata drives much like a spirited soul set loose from the captive chains dragging dead weight.
Speaking of weight, the newest MX-5 Miata tips the physical scale at just 2,350 pounds, which enables the small power numbers from its eager 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine to feel much more substantial and never a pushover. In a nutshell, the MX-5 Miata feels faster than its horsepower numbers would otherwise state. Zero to 60 mph comes around in just 6 seconds while the nimbleness of the rigid roadster chassis permits confidence even if the rear wheels, at the aid of a limited-slip differential, break loose. There is a bit of body roll initially when diving into turns but the returning reward is gratifying and later followed with howling tires and just enough grunt from the engine to power out without looking silly.
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Keeping things enthusiastic, the 2016 MX-5 Miata offers a standard 6-speed manual transmission while a 6-speed auto is optional. Surprisingly, in a world where automated dual-clutch boxes, CVTs and automatic transmissions are taking over like the Germans invading France at the cusp of World War II, there is a 50% take rate for the manual transmission so far for the MX-5 Miata this year. If anything, now is a time to celebrate Mazda's prided roadster for championing the manual, one that proves to be direct in its shifts and inspires confidence with each gear landing at full throttle. The clutch pedal pressure is nearly perfect while the flywheel is light enough to do some smooth heal toe foot action to rev-match every downshift with ease.
There is no getting around the smallish physical proportions of the MX-5 Miata. Its small size has worked to put it at a level athletic playing field with vehicles that have twice as much horsepower as it does. The pitfalls for this advantage are painfully obvious to folks like me, who stand just over 6 feet and 3 inches tall. I fit just fine in the new Miata's cabin, even with the lightweight and quick folding/closing manual soft-top in its up-position. My knees come right to the dashboard with barely an inch to spare but it doesn't keep my proportions from finding a relatively comfortable driving position while the nimble chassis, manual gearbox, and eager engine do their job to bring a smile to my face. Just don't expect me to drive the MX-5 Miata cross country or anything outside of where full tank of gas will take you.
The smiles don't stop there; the new MX-5 Miata is as efficient as you want it to be. EPA estimates are 27 mpg city, 34 mpg highway and 30 mpg combined for my 6-speed manual Miata. Funny enough, pushing the new Miata to its limits around town still returns a decent mpg figure hardly ever departing far from its 27 mpg city estimate.
The cabin of the 2016 MX-5 Miata is form fitting with its simplistic bucket seats, limited soft touch areas, and a nice contrasting color scheme that confides to a short dash of luxury. The seating positions, although still on the small side, are larger than before with a lower seating position and better angles for reclining the seats. The hood is also lower allowing for better forward visibility and subtle wheel arches to signify right where your front wheels are being placed.
The purpose-built aptitude of the new MX-5 Miata retains its lively character without diminishing its road or track-going abilities in being a roadster. The few creature comforts found on my loaded-up and top-level-trimmed MX-5 Miata Grand Touring were all welcomed with open arms. Some of the features, such as the blind spot monitor, lane departure warning, navigation system, adaptive front LED headlights, heated seats, rain sensing wipers, advanced remote keyless entry with push-button start, and a decent-sounding 9-speaker Bose audio system, are a nice touch for the condensed multipurpose abilities of the new MX-5 Miata.
At a starting price of $24,915 for the base MX-5 Miata Sport, Mazda has retained its affordability in the ultimate fun machine that happens to be a roadster. My loaded-up Grand Touring MX-5 Miata tapped out to an as-tested price of $31,015 including an $820 delivery, processing and handling fee.
The new 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is genius, unadulterated driving purity – no other way to put it.
Search for clearance pricing on the Mazda MX-5 Miata from a network of dealers to get you the cheapest price. Use a simple form to select the make and model and start saving. Remember to get quotes from the maximum number of dealers to give you the upper hand. Get a Free Quote on the Mazda MX-5 Miata or other vehicles now.
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You may receive a total refund of any monies for furnishings purchased at Spiller Furniture, only if you cancel the sale before the date of delivery. If you charge your purchase, we will credit your charge account. All other refunds will be made by check and mailed from our main office.
Refund Policy
If you are not satisfied with your furniture and have had possession for 3 days or less, only 80% of the purchase price will be refunded to you, excluding delivery charges. The other 20% will be a restocking fee. If the furniture was delivered, the delivery charge will not be refunded, and another delivery charge will be added to pick up the merchandise. Furniture that has been in your possession for over 3 days cannot be returned. Floor sample, discontinued, used, special order items, or any other furniture sold "as-is" cannot be returned for any reason.
Condition of Returned Merchandise
Returned merchandise must come back to us in the same condition in which it was delivered to you. Floor sample, discontinued, used, or any other furniture sold "as-is" cannot be returned for any reason.
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Divorce is extremely common in today's society: the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that half of all marriages will end in separation, with an estimated 46,523 divorces being filed each week. On average, first marriages that end in divorce usually last eight years. Because of this prevalence, it isn't surprising that family law attorneys are typically associated with legal separation. However, family law lawyers are more than divorce attorneys; instead, these family law attorneys handle a variety of different cases. For this reason, if you are interested in adoption, you should hire a family law attorney to help you navigate this complex legal situation.
Adoption is an extremely confusing and emotionally arduous process. For this reason, working with experienced adoption lawyers can be extremely helpful. But when should you hire one of these family law attorneys? Read this brief explication of the adoption process to find out!


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DHOxSS Digital Musicology Scholarship
We invite applications for a full scholarship (covering registration and accommodation) for a student attending the Digital Musicology workshop of the Digital Humanities @ Oxford Summer School. The scholarship is provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Digital Transformations Theme. You can read more about the Theme here.
Eligibility and Application
The scholarship is open to anyone registered on a Ph.D (or MPhil) programme or who has completed their Ph.D no more than three years ago (i.e. passed their viva examination in May 2012 or later). We are particularly seeking scholars who are pursuing musicological research areas (including, but not at all limited to, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory and analysis) and who can demonstrate how digital technology will enhance their research. Therefore, applications must be in the form of one side of A4 describing your area of research, your intended use of digital techniques, and your expected benefit from attending the workshop.
Applications will also be accepted from those who meet the eligibility criteria and have already registered and paid for the workshop. However, the scholarship is not open to those already in receipt of external funding sources (i.e. if you are registered and someone else is paying in whole or in part for your registration/accommodation/travel/subsistence you are not eligible for this scholarship).
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Digital Musicology Workshop
Applied computational and informatics methods for enhancing musicology
Dates: 20--24 July 2015
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AI: Part-time travel
Hey folks,
It might be the fact that I was on my feet for four hours straight teaching undergrads about antibodies and am now nursing a headache from hell, or that I'm experiencing Doctor Who withdrawals; either way I thought I'd keep it simple today:
What would you do if you could go back in time, but only by a day? Would you change anything about your last 24 hours?
I for one, would've made sure to have a proper breakfast this morning before my class. I always underestimate that most important meal. I would most likely nap for twice as long too.
The Afternoon Inqueery (or AI) is a question posed to you, the Queereka community. Look for it to appear on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 3pm ET.


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Amazing news! Communion has been selected for the BFI's new annual season 'Made In Britain' in a strand dedicated to shorts and curated by Birds Eye View: Made In Britain: Next Gen.
Mon 2nd April, 18:30, BFI (NFT 3)
"It would be wrong to celebrate British women filmmakers without giving a platform to those currently emerging and creating outstanding short films. Birds Eye View began life as a showcase of short films from the UK, before becoming the international film festival it is today. This programme crosses genres with an eclectic selection of the most powerful storytelling and skillful filmmaking we could find from women working in the UK today".


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By Jack Wildern
"It's a long time since I've ridden one of these."
Dad wobbled off on the bike with the handlebars twisted the wrong way around. His hands on the grips in a wide arc, like he was riding a small mechanical bull. I followed behind laughing hysterically, watching his wheels cut snake like turrets in the compacted sand.
We hired the bikes at the last minute. The clouds were bubbling up over the ocean and dad said there would be a storm.
He rode it like that all the way to the house. A little place on stilts that he had booked because I was starting big school in September and as he put it, wouldn't want to hang around with him soon.
We stood on the balcony of the little house overlooking the palm trees and the beauty of a golf coast sunset. We watched it melt into the sea under the towering pink clouds that turned purple and then black before our eyes. There was a fuzz in the air. A current carried on the breeze that raised the hair on my arms and made my hands tingle.
"I'm going in."
"But I_"
"You stay safe. But you don't run. You never run from it."
Those last words drowned in raindrops the size of golf balls as they ricocheted off the floor and stung my naked shins. Then we were plunged into darkness. I tried to run but his hands clasped across my shoulders.
"Watch," he shouted. "You won't believe this."
As crooked forks cut the sky to ribbons and a drum beat threatened to split my eardrums. As the air turned blue around us and electricity fuming and foreboding exploded across the horizon I started to understand. It was a magic show and we had front row seats.
I looked up to see my dad smiling. His grip loosened and I walked toward the edge of the balcony. I climbed the first wooden run of the guard, leaning my thighs against the damp wood. I tilted my head back, threw out my arms and shouted.
"I'm a god!"
I opened my eyes and dad was standing next to me. Rain running down his cheeks in tiny rivers.
"And I'm king of the sky!"
We laughed like we had gone mad. In that moment perhaps we had. An insane memory given to me as a gift, frozen in time.
Maybe that night was a lesson in how to face the noise. How to follow the beating of our hearts out into the darkness and face the storm. Whatever it was it stayed with me. It was there when I had my first fight. The thunder-crack of fist hitting bone. It was there when I told my boss to go fuck himself. That lightening moment of clarity that work, is just work. It was there when my mother took my hand for the last time. That fear of facing into a rain so heavy that you can barely breathe.
And it was there when I read my father's eulogy. In front of a sea of grey faces, I told them the story of that night. I laughed. I laughed and I wept right there in front of them. Gripping the lectern so hard I thought the wood might splinter. Then, next to me, from inside the ornate wooden box came another laugh. As loud in my head as a thousand thunderclaps. And as the flames took hold and the minister closed the curtain a blinding light erupted, taking the roof from the parlor and soared sky bound into the onlooking clouds. Then the rain fell and soaked us all to the bone.
I don't own a bike these days. But whenever I hear thunder I don't hesitate. I head outside and laugh at the sky.
About Jack Wildern
Jack Wildern is a writer from the UK, currently studying creative writing.


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In episode 8 of PC Gamer's Dwarf Fortress Let's Play , the dwarves have to fight to defend their fortress! Wes and Will also get to work on an office, making cheese, and building a nest box for their geese.
In early July 2014, Dwarf Fortress received its first major update in two years. We wrote about why now is the time to get into the game with our guide Into the deep . Now we're learning how to play.
Check back every Tuesday and Thursday for new episodes of A Newbie plays Dwarf Fortress .


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Website designed and maintained by the Portsmouth Music Experience.
The Walls of Fame are timelines showing photographs of local musicians from the 1950s
dance bands, rock, pop, folk, psychedelic and progressive bands of the 1960s, punk
bands of the 1970s through to the year 2000.
A 9' roundel on the floor of the 1960s Gallery, a Lambretta TV 175, large display
panels with text, photographs, posters, venues and music from our online AaA Music
Radio station take visitors back to that great era.
The exhibition gallery is a multi-media space displaying large local & touring exhibitions.
By sub-dividing the gallery it can be reconfigured to form three smaller galleries
to display individual exhibitions.
The Guildhall Gallery is covered with posters, tickets and photos of many top names
from the past and present including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin,
Pink Floyd and the Who.
The Recording Studio can record to 16 track digital media and 8 track analogue reel
to reel tape. The resource will include basic level music instruction and recording
and editing workshops for all ages.
Cinema 16, a bijou cinema so named because there are eight seats either side of the
Memories and local music related stories from around the area.
Portsmouth Music Experience Radio will begin broadcasting online soon.
The visitors book has many interesting entries; the word most written is 'memories'.
Here John Mayall is looking through the comments in the visitors book.
Floor plan showing locations of the displays.
The Sound of Portsmouth is a one-off programme exploring the history of Portsmouth's
music scene. Produced by 2nd Year BSc Television & Broadcasting students and 2nd
Year BSc Entertainment Technology for the taught unit CT5LIV, with Nigel Grundy,
PME curator, talking about the Portsmouth Music Experience exhibition and musician
Dave Allen talking about the local music scene.
Notice from the 1960s, prohibiting photography at Guildhall concerts. Photography,
filming and recording is still prohibited; anyone caught doing so will have their
equipment taken off them.
Portsmouth band Emptifish on stage at the Harlequin.
New display and film about the Punk scene in Portsmouth - opened November 2016.
New DVD about the 1960s Portsmouth Music Scene
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UK Isis jihadis: Who are the British fighters waging war in Iraq and Syria for Islamic State?
Britain's contingent of radical jihadis fighting in Iraq and Syria was well established even before a young Londoner named Mohammed Emwazi was seen in two brutal Islamic State (Isis) execution videos as the masked militant dubbed Jihadi John.
The British government now estimates that as many as 700 Britons have headed to Syria to fight for IS and recently that half of those could now be back in the UK. Other have gone further, suggesting that up to 2,000 British jihadis have joined IS to date.
The most recent case was 17-year-old Hassan Munshi, who fled his West Yorkshire home to go to Syria via Turkey in April. Another prominent figure is Abu Rumaysah al-Britani, another London-born jihadi who is believed to be in Syria and recently authored a travel guide to the Islamic Caliphate that has appeared online.
Other Britons have been killed, either in combat or in suicide bombings. Birmingham jihadi Abu Hajar al-Britani blew himself up in an attack on an Iraqi military base in November, while a British Algerian jihadist, Abu Musab al-Jazairi, revealed in December that two of his countrymen had been killed in fighting in Syria.
There has been a great deal of speculation about what is driving this exodus of British fighters overseas. In a 13-minute video titled There Is No Life Without Jihad one man, Abu Bara al-Hindi, said that fighting for the militant group was "a cure for depression" while others said that it was a religious obligation which guaranteed a place in paradise.
In another video, a young British Jihadist in Syria spoke to the camera about life on the frontline with an unnamed rebel group which he says isn't affiliated to IS. Posted by 'A Brit in Sham', the young man with a south-eastern accent repeatedly says that he is defending the Muslim blood before, characteristically, talking about the weather.
It has been pointed out that a great deal of the young men currently in Syria had criminal records, and the British Muslim community has taken pains to point out that few of the fighters attended mainstream British mosques. Fewer still told friends and family that they intended to leave, largely for fear of being caught by the security services. Most were radicalised online.
"The strange thing is that their parents had no inclination whatsoever of what these youngsters are up to. This is really how it is in the community," Chaudry Abdul Rashid, a Muslim community leader and secretary of Birmingham Central Mosque, told IBTimes UK in a recent interview.
"I don't think this only applies to Muslim parents – I don't think parents generally know what their children are up to. What parents would willingly send their son or daughter to a place where there is far greater danger of being killed than anywhere else in the world?"
Getting caught in the UK either before going or on return is a fair risk. Earlier this year a British jihadist who faked his own death in Syria so he could return to the UK was convicted of four terrorism offences after it was revealed that he had been fighting for militants.
Imran Khawaja, 27, from Southall, spent six months in Syria alongside jihadi fighters last year and was seen holding a severed head in a propaganda video.
Khawaja pleaded guilty to preparing for acts of terrorism, attending a camp, receiving training and possessing firearms in December. He denied a charge of soliciting murder last year against people unknown. This charge will now lie on file.
In 2014, Britain jailed Mashudur Choudhury, a 30-year-old from Portsmouth who travelled to Syria in 2013 to fight for IS but returned soon after.
His defence lawyer said that he was "ideologically confused" when he left Portsmouth with five other young men who called themselves the al-Britani Brigade Bangladeshi Bad Boys or the "Pompey Lads", writing on social media that he wanted to die a martyr's death.
Britain's Conservative government explored legal means of preventing young people travelling to Iraq and Syria, including measures that would allow airlines to reject British passengers that staff believe could be heading to the Middle East to join IS.
They have also looked at measures to deprive those accused of terrorism of their passports and close down so-called 'extremist mosques' in the UK. The new rules have been received with anger amongst mainstream Muslims.
Writing in IBTimes UK earlier this year, the vice-president of the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), Mohammed Kozbar, said that marginalising and criminalising young British Muslims was actually likely to push more towards extremists such as IS. He urged the government to acknowledge that British foreign policy was the root of radicalisation.
"Young people see the hypocrisy of the West standing by dictators like Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who violently removed Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohammad Morsi, and has sentenced to death hundreds of his supporters without fair trials," he said.
Furthermore, Muslim community leaders warn that adopting a blanket approach to extremism that makes young people feel more victimised and less a part of British society pushes Muslims towards the ideologies of figures such as Anjem Choudary, who has openly defended IS.
Muslim leaders warn that by stripping returning fighters of their passports the British state gives Britons fighting overseas no means to come back, strengthening IS and encouraging those who fight for them to fight to the death. Anas al-Tikriti, one of the founders of the MAB, pointed out that Britain did not withdraw citizenship of rapists or murderers.
"Think of the stature of Britain, how high it is held in the minds of Arabs and Muslims. You have a country like this saying: we will withdraw people's passports. It is crazy," he said.
But almost a year since IS declared its caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the flow of Britons overseas is unlikely to be stemmed through new laws. Muslim leaders and analysts alike point out that if young Muslims want to go to Syria to fight, then they will find a way. Equally, if what is preached in British mosques is not radical enough to satisfy their urges, they will go online.
"I hope the legal methods are effective. But anyone who is determined to [join IS] is going to do it: no legal framework is going to stop him," said Birmingham Central Mosque's Rashid.
Who are the British jihadists we know about?
- Hassan Munshi, 17, from Yorkshire, reportedly fled his home for Syria in April 2015. Police believe he and a friend boarded a Thomas Cook flight at Manchester Airport on 31 March to Dalaman in Turkey.
- Abu Rumaysah al-Britani, 31, a father of four and well-known media pundit who fled for Syria in 2014. A friend of Anjem Choudary, al-Britani is reported to have skipped bail and left the UK in November last year.
- Nasser Muthana, 20, from Cardiff, is believed to have joined IS in Syria. He posted pictures of home-made bombs on an unverified Twitter account with the caption: "So the UK is afraid I come back with the skills I've gained".
- Aseel Muthana, 17, also from Cardiff, is Nasser's brother. Aseel is believed to be in Syria after he told BBC Wales "Jihad is obligatory".
- Reyaad Khan, 20, from Cardiff, appeared with Nasser and another jihadist from Aberdeen (see below) in a recruitment video on 20 June, apparently filmed in Syria, urging others to join the IS cause.
- Abdul Raqib Amin, believed to be 26, was brought up by his parents in Aberdeen. He appeared in the terrorist recruitment video just weeks before he was reportedly killed in a gun battle with an Iraqi Army Swat team.
- Abu Dujana al-Muhjahir, 19, from Portsmouth, is an IS recruit who announced the death of Amin on social media in July.
- Former Primark worker Muhammad Hamidur Rahman, also from Portsmouth, died fighting in Syria in August 2014. On Twitter he said he joined IS after being "called by God to help Muslims being killed by President Bashar al-Assad."
- Twins Salma and Zahra Halane, 16, were reported to have travelled from their home in Manchester to Syria via Turkey in June 2014, despite pleas from their family to return home. The girls are said to be "deeply religious" and social media accounts have since shown them learning to use guns and describing seeing grenades and Kalashnikov rifles.
- Abu Muhadjar, is among 20 young British men reported to be fighting in Syria last October. He told a foreign correspondent for the BBC: "I grew up in a fairly nice area. I come from a decent close-knit family. My family do know where I am and what I'm doing."
- Abu Sumayyah Al-Britani left the UK a year ago to fight what he calls a "holy war" in Iraq and Syria. Speaking from an Internet café in Idlib, northwest Syria, the British father-of-three told reporters his terror training camp is "really really fun".
- Five young unnamed British Asian men are believed to have boarded a flight from Manchester to Antalya this month on the pretence of attending a holiday spa, before slipping across the Turkish border to Syria to join up with IS forces.
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Developing a balance within the routine of life and envisioning the image of who you are and sticking with it can determine the end result."
It's Not What You Do, It's How You Do It
Taking the time to understand and plan out what will be is an important task to be taken seriously. No matter the spontaneity of the world we live it, having a sense of direction is extremely important.
I know we've all heard it,"What you put in is what you will get out of it."
If you carelessly move throughout life, you will get careless results. To put forward ambition and hard work, you will eventually be able to harvest your seed that was planted. Misinterpretation is often tread upon, expecting that if you were to do something once, be a good person once, do a job well done just once, that you will get the results that are being looked for.
How false this can be, there is a required balance in what you do, when you do it and how you do it.
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On the adventure through life, we will discover what works and what does not. Left up to you is what you will do with it. There is no reason to give up or continue to do the same thing if it is not working for you so what do you do next, change something. Everything will be okay if you try to adjust your life, to gain a better balance and handle on things.
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Sixteen years after the events of The Temple at Landfall, Westernfort is still around and doing well and the heretics are still acquiring more members. The Sisterhood is determined to destroy this group that threatens them and their control. Since a more direct attack didn't work, they've decided to infiltrate Westernfort with Guards disguised as a family of heretics who'd like to settle there. The Guards will then assassinate Lynn, Kim, and Gina, on the assumption that if the "head" of the resistance is destroyed, the "body" will follow.
Natasha is selected to be one of the assassins, due to her loyalty to the Sisterhood and the physical similarities between her and Jess, the heretic she'll be replacing. At first, Natasha views the heretics as evil and truly believes that the assassinations must happen is order to prevent the heretics from corrupting others. Then she actually meets and gets to know a few heretics, and her black-and-white picture of the world becomes muddled. When the assassinations are delayed due to new information, Natasha finds herself growing closer to several heretics and more unsure of herself and the orders the Sisterhood gave her. Can she really kill Lynn, who doesn't seem at all evil and who can function as an Imprinter despite no longer being a virgin, something the Sisterhood preached was not possible? Can she bring herself to be a part of the assassinations, even though it will cause Dani, a heretic with whom she has begun to fall in love, to hate her?
Another Celaeno book! Although it has some basic world-building problems, I love this series anyway and am glad there are still a couple books in it that I haven't read. I started reading this shortly after finishing The Temple at Landfall. Although The Walls of Westernfort references many events that occurred in that book, it takes place 16 years later.
I enjoyed getting to see how several characters from The Temple at Landfall were doing. Chip, Kim, and Lynn all made appearances, as did several of their children, and a minor character reappeared as a more prominent one. Westernfort was a more established settlement, although there were still problems on the horizon that needed to be worked out, namely what would happen once Lynn, their only Imprinter, died.
I also appreciated that there were no long, infodumpy passages detailing how the world worked, at least not that I could remember. The animosity between the Guards and Rangers came up, as did cloning, imprinting, and Celaeno being a spaceship, but it was worked into the story more smoothly than in the other Celaeno books I'd read.
The biggest problem I had with this book, at least initially, was Natasha. She was a very different kind of Celaeno protagonist, which could have been a good thing, except she had a tendency to annoy me. She was very naive, to the point of seeming stupid, and overly pious. This let up a bit after she met a few Westernfort residents and began to realize that much of what she'd been told wasn't necessarily true, but it never quite went away.
If Natasha hadn't rubbed me the wrong way so much, I think this would have been my top favorite Celaeno book so far. The pacing and overall story were excellent. I loved watching the Westernfort residents try to puzzle out the secrets that Natasha/Jess and her "family" were hiding – they could sense that the women were hiding something, but they assumed that their big secret was that they were horse thieves planning on stealing from Westernfort. I loved the level of suspense as the Guards' secrets slowly unraveled, and I loved that Natasha had very good reasons for feeling torn over what she should do. Her religious beliefs were part of it, but so were her familial feelings towards the two Guards who were with her. She'd never had a loving mother, and she had a tendency to latch onto anyone who gave her the kind of motherly love she'd craved her whole life.
The romance was a bit more front-and-center in this book than in the other Celaeno books I'd read. Unfortunately, it made me a little...uncomfortable. As is usual in Fletcher's books, Dani and Natasha had many cute moments together, and I would have been completely on board with their relationship if I hadn't been so aware that Natasha was lying to Dani right from the start. Thankfully, she was uncomfortable with the situation too, and tried not to act on her feelings for Dani or to encourage Dani's feelings for her. Dani had lots of reasons to hate the real Natasha: she had a painful history with Guards, she had personal experience with practices that ran counter to the religious teachings that were so dear to Natasha, and she cared for the people Natasha had been sent to kill. Shelly, a sweet but not terribly bright Westernfort resident with a huge crush on Dani, further complicated things.
I liked that Natasha's secrets were revealed with plenty of time for everyone, including herself, to process what she'd been about to do and why she'd changed her mind. I also liked that she had time to win back people's trust (although the heretics embraced her more quickly than I would have expected, with the result that they seemed more like a joke than anything). What I did not like was that the book ended the moment Natasha and Dani resolved things between them. I like happy endings, but that ending was way too sudden.
All in all, I enjoyed The Walls of Westernfort, even though this protagonist definitely was not one of my favorites. I've still got one more Celaeno book in my e-book collection, plus one I haven't purchased yet. I'm looking forward to them both. I'd wish for even more Celaeno books, except it looks like Fletcher may no longer be writing new works – the most recent date I can find on her site is 2010, which makes me all kinds of sad.
Read-alikes and Watch-alikes:
- Arrows of the Queen (book) by Mercedes Lackey - Those who'd like another fantasy book might want to try this or one of Lackey's other Heralds of Valdemar books. Religion comes up from time to time in Lackey's Valdemar books, although I can't, at the moment, think of any protagonists for whom religion is as important as it is for Natasha. Those who'd like a book starring a gay character (I don't think Lackey has one starring a lesbian character, although it's been a while since I last read any of the books) might want to start with Magic's Pawn instead - just a warning, those particular books get very angsty at times.
- First Test (book) by Tamora Pierce - This is aimed at a younger audience than Fletcher's book, but those who'd like another fantasy book starring strong female main characters may still want to try it or another one of Pierce's books. First Test is one of my personal favorites, but lots of people love her books about Alanna (start with Alanna: The First Adventure). I have written about the audio book version of First Test.
- Archangel (book) by Sharon Shinn - The first of Shinn's Samaria books. This is a series that, from what I can remember, reads like fantasy, up until maybe book 3, which is I think the point at which I stopped reading. Those who'd like something else that mixes sci-fi, fantasy, semi-religious aspects, and romance may want to give this a shot.
- Dragonflight (book) by Anne McCaffrey - Those who'd like another "sci-fi book that feels like fantasy" might want to try this or one of McCaffrey's other Dragonriders of Pern books. Like Fletcher's books, McCaffrey's also often have a bit of romance in them.
- Ooku: The Inner Chambers (manga) by Fumi Yoshinaga - In this alternate history, a strange disease kills off most of the men in feudal Japan. I haven't read much of this one yet, but it seems fascinating.
- The Twelve Kingdoms book series (first book is Sea of Shadow) by Fuyumi Ono; The Twelve Kingdoms (anime TV series) - If you'd like another fantasy story featuring a re-imagined society, you might want to try this. In the world of the Twelve Kingdoms, no one reproduces sexually - instead, children come from egg-fruit trees. If I remember correctly, not much is made of a person's gender - people in positions of power can be either male or female without anyone batting an eye. I have written about the anime and several of the books.


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With the rise of dark patterns in UX, it's never been more essential that the products we create are honest and reliable.
"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful."
— Edward R. Murrow
Dark UX is when designers create an experience that nudges users in a direction that benefits the interests of the company rather than the user.
Instead of deceiving users with dark patterns, we can build credibility through ethical experiences that put the user's interests first, even at the expense of short term gain.
Joshua Porter writes in Honest Interfaces, "when part of our product is confusing, misleading, or suspicious, the users' trust will begin to erode. When even the slightest hint of bad behavior sneaks in, the user has already begun to withdraw from further interaction."
1. Notify Me
It's far too common for companies to rely on users registering for a free trial and then forgetting about it, causing them to pay for a subscription.
We should keep our users informed and allow them to cancel their subscription after a free trial if it's no longer of use to them.
Or better yet, if you're offering a free trial don't ask for a credit card at all.
Inform your users every time they are about to be charged.
2. Highlight negative information
Instead of leaving it up to the user to be informed on the possible negative aspects of a decision they're about to make, it should be crystal clear.
Airbnb informs you that the host you're booking with doesn't have a carbon monoxide detector, and you can't throw parties. They could very easily hide this information, but they emphasize it to make sure you're making a decision that you're comfortable with.
3. Default to the option that's safest for the user
Stop pre-selecting items in forms and making decisions on the user's behalf.
Too many forms automatically check the little box that opts you into their newsletter. I don't want to join your damn newsletter!
4. Experience over revenue
Adding a feature that benefits your users, more than your bottom line, might short change you in the short term, but your users will love you for it in the long run.
Lyft added a feature for public transit. It may appear at first glance to work against their business model because if you're taking the bus, then you're not taking a Lyft. But Lyft likely added this feature because it makes its users loyal to their platform and likely to use their app for any transportation-related need in the future.
5. Price transparency
What you see is what you pay.
Don't you hate when you get to the checkout, and magically it's $15 more than you were expecting? Too many e-commerce experiences advertise one price, and then when you get to checkout after taxes, fees, and shipping, it ends up being significantly more expensive.
6. Stop Spamming
There's nothing that makes people delete an app faster than spam notifications.
Respect your user's time by only sending the most relevant notifications when it's necessary. It's also essential that you allow users to adjust their notification preferences quickly and easily.
And if the notification isn't responded to after a certain period, then it's not doing its job and should be disabled automatically. It's not doing anyone any good.
7. Privacy transparency
Stop hiding everything behind a privacy policy.
If you're gathering valuable information, then that's something people need to know about and consent to. You can elaborate on the details in your privacy policy, but it's very disingenuous when a company hides pertinent information in a document that no one reads.
8. Honest offers
If your site is always running sales, then stop pretending like this is a New Year's sale that ends in two hours.
Be honest with your users about promotions and don't run the same sales continuously. Fake promotions are a sure way to lose trust.
9. Make it easy as pie to cancel
A roach motel is a dark UX pattern that makes it very easy to get into a situation and then annoyingly difficult to get out of it.
If I've subscribed to your product, make it dead simple to eliminate it.
I shouldn't be required to call a support line, send an email, read your FAQ, or chat with an agent. Just give me a damn button that says "cancel" and let me go on with my life.
10. Ask for permission
Asking for permission before mining or selling data, contacting friends, posting to a user's profile, or anything of the type is just the right thing to do.
Instead of being sneaky and asking to import contacts that you'll spam later, tell us what you'll be using this permission for and be honest.
Don't take any actions on the user's behalf in the background without consent.
Try not to be a dick. It's hard but try to do your best. In the long run, it pays off.
10 Principles for Ethical UX Designs
PS. Sometimes (often?) even the companies that practice ethical design, get pulled to the dark side. The need to meet the financial targets are just too strong. For example, Airbnb does present negative information prominently (see #2 above) but recently it started to fail miserably at #5 (price transparency):
What looked like a $526 stay on the search results list actually ended up costing $1.5k, almost 3 times (!!!) as much.


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Pastor's Corner: Choosing
I have a lot of sympathy for historians. They take on the task of telling truthful, even accurate, stories about events that happened long ago. Since I frequently have difficulty remembering what I did yesterday, this seems like a miraculous achievement to me.
Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that the Gospels describe the life and work of Jesus differently. They were written decades after his life, death, and resurrection, and contain the best memories of his followers – as they'd been remembered, then re-told, and told again, and finally written down.
For instance, the Gospels don't agree on what Jesus told his followers to do in the first days after his resurrection. In Luke, Jesus tells them to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit. In Matthew, he tells them to return to Galilee; he'll say more to them there. In its shortest version, Mark's Gospel has no message from Jesus at all. And in John, though Jesus has a fair amount to say about faith when one has not yet seen, he gives them no instructions. Somewhat lost, a group of them return to Galilee and, of all things, take up fishing again.
I often wish that Christian faith offered more obvious guidance on What To Do Next. As Jesus observed, we always have the poor with us – which means that there are always more needs in the world, more loss in the world, more pain in the world – crying for our attention and response. "Feed my sheep," Jesus told Peter, but he didn't tell him which sheep, and he wasn't clear about what they needed to eat.
Choosing is our job.
This season we're beginning to work on assisting our neighbors without homes. We're assembling baskets to welcome those who do find homes. And we've collected rubber slippers to put on children's feet. There will be more: more choices to make, more things to do.
Be assured that throughout it all that the risen Jesus accompanies us through every moment of the journey.
Pastor Eric
The image is Balázs János' painting of the miraculous catch of fish.


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PTC Immersion Heaters - Why Would I Need an Immersion Heater?
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Why Would I Need an Immersion Heater?
Immersion Heater Used for Car Engines?
The picture is what my husband probably looked like when trying to start my engine at 40 degrees below zero during a frigid Illinois winter in 1973. It was cold. Eventually, he installed a lower radiator heater in the hose coming from the bottom of the radiator. He had no idea how it controlled the temperature or at what temperature, only that it was the cheapest JC Whitney had in their catalog at the time. (His father was Belgium and always went for the cheapest solution). The nut doesn't fall far from the tree. He ran an extension cord from our third-floor balcony to the electrical plug under my hood. He was an engineering student at the time and thought it made sense that heating water at the lowest place in the system would work as water raises just like air when it gets warmer than the water around it. It didn't make him feel self-conscience about the long extension cord because there were 6 extension cords running from outside balconies that winter. Each went to a variety of heating blankets or other commercial and homemade heaters to keep the engines warm during that long cold winter. And yes, one was a heating blanket for a bed converted to an automotive accessory. At least I could start the car and get to work every morning.
The Newer Technology for Heaters
The applications personal cars or commercial vehicles for electric immersion heaters have come a long way since 1971. Engine block heaters or oil pan heaters now come in many shapes and sizes.
If you have ever lived in a frigid climate you are familiar with the numerous types of heaters. There are oil stick heaters, oil pan heaters, radiator heaters, and even engine blankets that work similarly to the electric blankets you use on a bed at home. Most of these need a thermostat for controlling the temperature or limit the heat by the resistance of the heating element. The later has no control and will remain on as long as electricity is applied to the heater. These types of heaters use resistive wire as the source of heat. Newer electric immersion heaters are utilizing PTC technology to control the temperature of the heater.
Immersion Elements in Hot Water Heaters.
Another common application is an electric water heater in your home, assuming you don't have natural or propane gas. A modern electric water heater has two heating coils with controls to balance the heating of the water in the tank efficiently.
Hot water heater operation described by Whirlpool Appliances.
The element consists of an inner wire surrounded by filler material enclosed in a sheath of copper or stainless steel. The thermostat allows electrical current to flow through the inner wire, and from the wire's resistance, it creates heat, which is transferred through the filler material to the outer sheath and is then absorbed by the water. Elements may be available in different wattages, and materials, to meet specific heating requirements.
The standard single-phase control circuit consists of a high limit control switch with a reset button, upper thermostat, lower thermostat, two heating elements, and wires. The upper thermostat first sends electrical energy to the upper element until the water temperature in the upper third of the tank reaches the thermostat setting. Power is then transferred to the lower element until the remaining water reaches the lower thermostat setting. If the water temperature exceeds 170°F, the high limit control switch will trip, shutting off power to the elements. Single element water heaters have one element mounted at the bottom of the tank, controlled by a single thermostat and high limit switch.
What is a PTC Immersion Heaters?
PTC electric cartridge heaters have started appearing in the engine oil and block heaters because of its unique ability to self regulate based on a set temperature of the oil or coolant system. The same type of PTC heating is used in a wide variety of industrial applications.
PTC stands for a positive temperature coefficient which provides a maximum surface temperature without addition thermostats or control circuitry. When the surrounding liquid in the case of the immersion heater reaches the design temperature of the ceramic chip housing the PTC element it acts as a temperature cutoff device and stops conducting electricity. This improves both the safety and efficiency of the heating device. The PTC chips used in these applications are specially designed to operate at a set high temperature.
Applications for PTC Cartridge Heaters
- Automotive and Truck Oil heaters
- Oil Pipelines and Valves
- Fish Farming
- Oil Preheating
- Fuel Pumps
- Electric Car Charging Stations
- Laminating Equipment
- Glue Guns
- 3D Printing
Positive Temperature Coefficient Cartridge Heaters
PTC ceramic thermistor cartridge heaters are provided in round cylindrical aluminum housings. The safety and dependability of the PTC cartridge heaters and the compact size offers the best option for design engineers.
Durability, Reduced Repairs, and Downtime
The ceramic materials used in PTC heaters are much more durable than typical resistive elements greatly improving the durability and dependability of the components. There is no chance of burned-out elements or coils with ceramic heaters.
DBK's Off-The-Shelf PTC Cartridge Heaters Simplify Ordering
DBK's PTC Cartridge Heaters PSA Series are high power heating elements provided in round circular housings varying from approximately 0.24 to 0.87 inches in diameter and 1.89 to 2.36 inches in length.
DBK's PTC Cartridge Heaters ESH Series are designed with exceptionally corrosion-resistant stainless-steel casings. These robustly constructed heaters come with an optional cable gland to provide IP68 protection. These PTC heaters come in diameters ranging from 0.43 – 0.39-inch diameters and 2.17 – 2.95 inches in length. With wattages from 36W(max) to 98W (max) Watts and surface temperatures from 185° degrees F to 428°-degree F these are truly powerful heaters for a wide variety of applications in a compact design


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(PRWEB) June 30, 2014 -- Marriagelifeinsurance.com has released a new blog post discussing if it is advisable to name children as beneficiaries of a life insurance policy.
Many clients have considered naming their children as beneficiaries of their life insurance plans. Insurance brokers will answer any question and they will explain the pros and cons of such a decision. The newly released blog post should be read by anyone who wants to purchase life insurance and by clients who already have coverage.
Depending on state jurisdiction, children will not be able to claim the benefit unless they are older than 18 years. This means that if the insured passes before his/her children are minor, they cannot claim the benefit. Instead, the legal guardian will have control over the death benefit.
The best option is to open a trust fund and have the insurance benefit directed there. A trust fund will be handled by a lawyer or a trustee designated by the insured. The trustee will be in charge of the account. The insured can settle several clauses that allows withdrawals. For example, the insured can make it so that the money will be spent only on college education.
Marriagelifeinsurance.com is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.
Marriagelifeinsurance.com is owned by Internet Marketing Company.
For more information, please visit http://www.marriagelifeinsurance.com/.
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Genetic Deafness
Genetic deafness is deafness caused by genetic mutations during fetal development. The genetic mutations responsible for hearing loss are either dominant or recessive. When a sperm and egg unite, the zygote receives 23 chromosomes from the mother and 23 from the father. These chromosomes contain the genes responsible for traits like eye color and hair color. If a gene mutation is dominant, a child only needs to receive one copy of the gene to inherit the disorder. If a mutation is recessive, the only way for a child to inherit a disorder is if he or she receives a defective copy of the gene from each parent. If a child is born with deafness, it is important to get involved in the deaf community as soon as possible. Joining a support group can help parents of deaf children learn about deaf culture and give deaf children the opportunity to meet other deaf people.
Causes of Genetic Deafness
Some deaf people are born with genetic disorders that cause other medical problems in addition to their deafness. Some of the most common dominant mutations are the ones for Branchio-oto-renal BOR syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, Stickler syndrome, neurofibromatosis type II, and Treacher-Collins syndrome. Deaf people with BOR syndrome may develop cysts in the outer ear or on the neck. Some people with this disorder have malformed outer and inner ears. This disorder is associated with kidney problems, which puts people with BOR syndrome at risk for serious health problems.
Children with Waardenburg syndrome have very distinct features. These features may include premature graying of the hair, different-colored eyes, underdevelopment of the tip of the nose, and the presence of a white lock of hair. Some children with this genetic disorder also have partial albinism, which is a lack of skin pigment. Stickler syndrome occurs due to mutations of the gene responsible for the production of collagen and connective tissue. In addition to deafness, people with Stickler syndrome may have cleft palate, severe near-sightedness, retinal detachment, early-onset arthritis, joint disorders, and malformations of the middle ear bone.
Neurofibromatosis type II, also known as NFII, may cause progressive hearing loss. Children with this disorder may have cream-colored spots on their skin. In some cases, tumors grow on cranial nerve VII. This is what causes hearing loss. Some children develop cataracts due to the presence of NFII. Deaf people with Treacher-Collins syndrome may have malformed outer ears, narrow ear canals, problems with teeth alignment, underdeveloped cheek bones, and balance problems.
There are four common types of recessive hearing loss: Alport syndrome, Usher syndrome, Pendred syndrome, and Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome. Some children born with Alport syndrome have normal hearing at birth, but the disorder may cause progressive hearing loss. This condition is also related to cataracts, kidney problems, palate abnormalities, and near-sightedness. All three types of Usher syndrome cause hearing loss. Type I causes profound deafness in both ears. Type II causes moderate hearing loss from birth. Children with type III have normal hearing at birth, but become deaf during childhood or in their teens.
Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes deafness, inner ear malformations, and goiter. Goiter refers to enlargement of the thyroid gland, the gland responsible for producing certain hormones. Children with Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome experience sensorineural hearing loss, which is hearing loss related to problems with the vestibulocochlear nerve. This nerve is also known as cranial nerve VIII.
The deaf community is filled with talented, intelligent people. Many of them are willing to help new parents cope with the demands of caring for a deaf child. Members of the deaf community can also help parents and children learn about deaf culture and topics important to people who have hearing loss. One of the most important parts of deaf culture is educating people about the causes and effects of deafness. Deaf education programs are often given at hospitals, schools, churches, and community events, which makes it possible to share accurate information about deafness. Since deaf people are sometimes stigmatized by others, it is important for people to attend these deaf education programs. Lectures, workshops, seminars, and other deaf education events can help people understand that deaf people are just regular people who happen to have hearing loss.
The following resources contain more information about the causes of genetic deafness.
- Understanding the Genetics of Deafness PDF
- Genetic Deafness PDF
- Nonsyndromic Deafness
- Fast Facts on BOR
- Waardenburg Syndrome Overview
- Stickler Syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- A Guide to Understanding Treacher-Collins Syndrome PDF
- Usher Syndrome Information
- What is Alport Syndrome?
- Genetics of Pendred Syndrome


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Here are photos of the first 2 sets of the story of Moses in the series Bible Miniworld Paper Toys: the Hebrew houses, with the back of the houses open to place the Minipeople inside; and the brick-making place where the Hebrew men are working as slaves making bricks.
This set includes young Moses as a prince of Egypt.
Next sets in the works will be the scene with the burning bush and the palace of Pharaoh with many new Minipeople.
And to get you started, here's a free sample of "Neferhotep, the architect" that you can download at this link:
Don't forget to check also the first set of this series: "The Princess and the Baby"


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Figures from the Student Loans Company (SLC) showed 677 borrowers declared bankruptcy in 2005 - down from the all-time high of 811 the previous year.
But the Scottish National Party (SNP) said the figure was still too high and reinforced the case for grants.
The Scottish Executive said student loans were repayable on affordable terms, with amounts linked to income.
Last month, the SNP's deputy leader, Nicola Sturgeon, announced plans for £100m funding package to help eliminate debts and reintroduce student grants.
On Monday, the party will use the figures on bankruptcy to say its case has been strengthened.
A party spokesman said: "These figures reinforce the need to end tuition fees for students. It's now the case that students finish their studies with an average of £11,000 of debt around their necks.
"The SNP is committed to ending tuition fess and replacing loans with grants which will ensure that education is once again based on the ability to learn not the ability to pay."
But the executive denied there was a widespread problem and said it had taken steps to reduce student debt.
A spokesman said: "We have abolished tuition fee contributions for eligible full-time Scottish domiciled students.
"Young Student Bursaries have been introduced to reduce the level of debt which students accrue.
"From last year, the maximum annual support was increased by 11% and the parental income threshold was also increased so that many thousands more could benefit.
"Moving to grants rather than loans would not make sense. It is more expensive to provide student support in this form."
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The store build out or the website is under construction, you're getting ready to launch your retail store, but you still don't have the products you're going to sale and you don't even know where to start. What kind of vendors should I look for? What should I look for in a vendor? How do I meet vendors? These are all true and valid questions to have starting out. We'll tackle each of these questions but first a primer on vendors.
A Primer On Vendors
Vendors for a retail store can take on many different forms and functions and it's important to understand which types of vendors work best for your business.
- Manufacturers – Manufacturers make the products your are looking to buy and are the most direct source for obtaining your products. Manufacturers can work with you to create custom products based on your ideas. However, manufacturers can be harder to work with, find and typically have a higher amount of spending required to have an account.
- Distributors – Distributors go by many names, supplier, wholesaler and the list goes on. Distributors are great for purchasing already created brands and products.
- Independent Craftspeople – Thanks to the rise of creator driven sites such as Etsy, it's easier than ever to buy products from independent creators. These individuals are great for purchasing customized or one of a kind products.
- Import Sources – Importers are great for sourcing products that need to be imported from another country.
Key Factors to Consider in Vendor Selection
Once you understand the different types of Vendors, there's another level of consideration you must apply when finding vendors. Each of the key factors below are great for deciding if a vendor is a good fit for your business.
- Pricing – It's pretty straightforward, the goal is to get the best product at the lowest price. It's important to evaluate a vendor's products pricing against similar vendors.
- Reliability – Does the vendor have appropriate quality assurance measures is place to ensure that the products you purchase arrive on time and with the quality you expect.
- Stability – You have a great price with a reliable vendor but it's important to evaluate the stability of a vendor, this is most important when working with independent craftspeople to ensure that their business is operating in a stable environment.
- Proximity – Proximity is a key factor in how quickly you may be able to get your products. For instance, products overseas often are provided at a lower cost but can take months to get to your store. On the other hand, local goods demand a higher premium and can arrive in a matter of days.
How To Meet Find Vendors
You've decided which types of vendors you want to work with, as well as decided on the factors that are most important to you, it's now time to find those vendors. Let's look at several ways to find and meet vendors for your store.
- Go To Market – The ever classic way to meet a lot of vendors, go where they are! Markets happen all over the country and feature hundreds if not thousands of vendors looking to sell their products. However, wear comfy shoes, you'll likely be walking a lot.
- Join Industry Groups – Look for and seek out industry specific groups, these are often great places to meet new vendors as well as learn more about the industry.
- Trade Journals / Industry Magazines – Another industry staple, trade journals and industry related magazines often are great places to identify new potential vendors.
- Google – The new timeless classic, Google It. Simply put, if you're seeking a specific type of product search it out! Whether it's a brand of jean or a graphic tee, Google can be a great resource for identifying potential vendors.
Last But Not Least
As you do business with different vendors from all over the world, it's important to remember that vendor relationships aren't a never ending agreement. If a vendor isn't meeting your expectations and requirements you can seek out new vendors for your next order. Don't sweat a misstep with a bad vendor, take it as an opportunity to learn a lesson and apply it the next go round. Your products are the heartbeat of your store so get out there so get out there and get to buying!


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Disrupt SF is only a few weeks away now and our agenda is shaping up nicely. Among the speakers at this year's event are CloudFlare co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn.
CloudFlare, which offers both content distribution and security tools for web sites, is near and dear to our hearts because the company launched as a Disrupt Battlefield company almost exactly five years ago.
At the time, CloudFlare was the runner-up to a startup called Qwiki (which turned out to be a bit of a disappointment and was later acquired — and shut down — by Yahoo). Despite not winning (and Prince once told me that he was happy the company didn't, because it could barely cope with demand even after coming in second), the company has gone on to now shape a huge amount of the traffic that moves across the Internet every day. The company says more than 2 million web properties currently use its services.
Over the last five years, CloudFlare raised $72.1 million in venture funding and now has a presence in 43 data centers around the world.
At Disrupt, we'll talk to the co-founders about what it takes to run a fast-growing startup and what they've learned from their own five-year startup journey.
Disrupt SF will roll through town from September 21st to the 23rd, right over at Pier 70. We've only announced a handful of speakers so far, but the lineup is already fantastic: Sam Altman! Troy Carter! Aileen Lee!
You don't want to miss it. Get your tickets right over here.
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