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Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing weekend! Ours was very uneventful (thanks to the "alleged" ice storm rudely cancelling our family Christmas for the second time)! But we made the most of it and the four of us spent a LOT of time engaged in all things Star-Wars-Clone-Wars-related (I have NO idea where my children get their obsessive nature from - none whatsoever). And, here's a little birthday peek for my mom {hint: start reading this blog} - this is what the other side of the craft room looks like at the moment. . . any idea why??? Oh, and did anyone notice the framed picture in the upper left? Yeah - that one again. . .
And now onto our album for today. A couple years ago - my scrapbooking goddess friend taught a few of us how to make these great cd albums. I literally trace around a cd - cut out the circles - slap on pictures - embellish - and done! (The albums can hold six circles of cardstock with a little bit of embellishment.) So, here's the front of the cd tin:
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Page 6: {what - where did that picture come from???}
Supplies: patterned paper (Crate Paper), twill ribbon (Stampin' Up), brads and ribbon from my stash.
- Trace 7 cd-sized circles onto your cardstock or patterned paper of choice (one for the cover).
- Hold up your picture to the light with the circle behind it (to see where to glue it and crop it).
- Adhere picture to circle. Then, flip circle upside down and cut off the excess. {Optional: turn circle back over and sand edges of pictures.}
- Adhere scraps/pieces of patterned paper or cardstock to the part of the circle that isn't being covered by the picture - then flip over and cut off excess. {Optional: turn circle back over and ink/sand edges of circle.}
- Embellish as you wish - I used ribbon and then stamped on some sentiments.
- Assemble the circles by starting with the one you want to appear LAST in the series (#6). Lay it on your work surface - then take the circle you want to come before it (#5) and rotate it 180 degrees (so it appears upside down). Lay the circle #5 on top of circle #6. Then, I used a paper-piercing tool and poked a hole on the LEFT side, close to the edge. Next, insert your brad. Now, when you "unfold" the two - both should be oriented the same way.
- Now, keeping the two circles unfolded - take the next circle (#4) and rotate it 180 degrees again - so it will be upside down. Repeat the rest of step 6 until all the circles are joined. You might have to do some playing with this so your pictures fall where you want them {and no one gets a brad through the eye}.
- Adhere your 7th circle to the cover.
- Show it to everyone you know (and when you do go to your reunion, make especially sure to show it to your high school nemesis - who, in high school, thought she was so much smater and more talented than you - but then who admitted to getting 17+ speeding tickets during the trivia portion of the reunion - which, in the probation world we call "habitual traffic violator". . .). Oh dear, where did that come from?
Moving on. . .
Here's a picture of the stamps I used in the above album (my favorite set):
I've made these cd albums for new moms, grandmothers, friends - and friends of friends! And now you can too!!! That's right - {ANOTHER GIVEAWAY}!!! I've got TWO cd tins that would love to be on their way to a happy home. Just leave a comment - about what makes your life wonderful - and you'll be entered to win! I'll choose TWO winners and post them Tuesday, 1/13/09!
And, I must sign off now - but now without another photo from my favorites. Here's a more recent picture of my oldest - minus eight baby teeth - but with a mouthful of promise. . .


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The lecture on Nihon buyou has been postponed to the 8/14 3 pm.
My Oriental Garden goes life!
We are proud to announce our webstie myorientalgarden.com is up and running. This website will be our online source for real life Japanese garden oriented products like Japanese bridges, Japanese patios, prefabricated Japanese buildings and Japanese decorations for the Japanese Garden.
Thursday, 12 August 2010
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Arion Farm Education Park
Arion Farm Education Park is a unique interactive farm park where visitors can see, touch and hand feed animals in a natural environment. Enter their enclosures and paddocks, and learn about their history and contribution to the New Zealand economy.
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Arion Farm Education Park is a unique facility run by the National Trade Academy at McLeans Island, Christchurch where visitors can see, touch and hand feed animals in a natural environment. The park is an affordable fun and educational holiday option. Pony rides are available and a picnic / BBQ and play area with shelter and shade is available.
The farm focuses solely on New Zealand farm animals and farming heritage. Visitors learn about breeds, handling and care of animals, the farming industry and its contribution to the economy. Arion Farm Education Park is an ideal venue for hosting children's parties, family get-togethers or just for a fun day for all the family.
Arion Farm Education Park, 890 McLeans Island Road, Harewood, Christchurch, Christchurch - Canterbury, 8051, New Zealand.
- Geschäftszeiten:
- Open daily 10.00am - 3.00pm except Christmas Day
- Geschäftsmonate:
- ganzjährig
Anlagen und Einrichtungen
- Nähe zum Flughafen:
- 10km from Christchurch International Airport
- Nähe zum Busbahnhof
- 10km
- Nähe zur Stadt:
- 10km from Christchurch
Preise und Bedingungen
- Andere Gebühren:
- Feed bags $2.00 each, Pony Rides $4.00 each
- Weitere Preisangaben:
- Under 2 year olds free, Pony rides for little kids on small ponies, big kids and adults by arrangement


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Hello my dear friends,these days i was a little bit ill and after work i had no courage to take photos of my outfits.These are some photos that i haven't post!The one with the grey hair has been photoshoped i was curious to see how do i look in silver hair! The last one is from New Year's Eve .Tomorrow i will post a new outfit!Kisses!
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National Dog Day: How to Spoil Your Pup
You don't have to convince us that dogs are best – they're loyal, affectionate and loving!
So, in honor of National Dog Day spoil your pup a bit extra (as if you needed an excuse). Here are 8 easy ways to give man's best friend some extra love.
Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is celebrated annually on August 26th to honor all dogs of all breeds, as well as raise awareness for RESCUING A DOG.
Food is always the way to a dog's heart. A special SUMMER TREAT or even a bone filled with his favorite snack with make for a happy puppy.
Go for a long walk
Clip on your pup's LEASH and take him for an extra-long walk around the neighborhood or dog park. The fresh air will do wonders for both you and your pup.
Learn a new trick
Spend some time teaching your dog a new trick. Teach them to roll over, high-five, or if you're really up for the challenge try teaching them to skateboard! Dogs love to learn and they'll especially love the treats your give them afterwards as a reward.
Play time
Treat your dog to a long game of fetch or round of tug-of-war with their favorite TOY. Your dog will love the extra time of slobbery fun.
Go for a ride
If your dog likes to be in the car, take them along for a nice car ride. Go for a cruise around the block and leave the window open to let your pup sniff the windy air.
Belly rub
There's no better way to spoil your pup than a nice long belly rub. Let your pup roll over onto their back and enjoy their favorite indulgence.
Puppy massage
Dogs love massages too! After a long day of play, help your dog relax by massaging their sore muscles. Rub their paws, shoulders, and hips. It will help decrease any soreness or joint pain.
Nap time
Curl up with your pup's favorite nap time BLANKET and kick back and relax.
How do you like to spoil your pup?
Read more:
National Dog Day: How to Spoil Your Pup
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Last year, my super-brilliant older sister (aka the "future doctor" in our family) had the chance to present her study on smoking cessation at a conference in San Francisco. This was a golden opportunity for me to cross yet another thing off my travel bucket list: visiting a Californian beach. Although it was early March and Ocean Beach was still frigid, I was a happy little snowbird.
|Rolling waves at Ocean Beach.
As San Francisco is home to one of my fave makeup brands (Benefit Cosmetics), I was naturally eager to go. Intrigued by the plentiful Asian cuisine, culture and sunshine, we escaped the Canadian cold and headed to the land of sunshine and cablecars (not "trolleys" as we mistakenly called them).
|Sutro Ruin in San Francisco. A beautiful escape.
While I didn't end up going to the Benefit flagship store, San Francisco is still one of my top cities. Here are the top 5 things I loved about San Francisco:
1. Super friendly people. Cars actually slowed down when you crossed the street and locals were eager to help us with directions.
2. PALM trees. I'm Canadian. I'm obsessed with palm trees since we can't see them outside conservatories.
3. Sutro Baths/Ruins. The Sutro Ruins are the site of a failed bathhouse built in 1896 and destroyed by fire in 1966.
4. Tasty food. Everywhere we went the food was amazing. I especially liked the restaurants on Market Street and in Chinatown. Union Square had a few gems and the seafood in Fisherman's Wharf was divine.
5. Cable cars. Commonly called "trolleys". Bit of a tourist trap but they're a novel way to get around the city. On board, the cable cars feel like a less intense roller coaster ride. Kids love it.


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Font Hate and Comic Sans Logos
There are a number of typefaces that invoke designers to vomit; Brush Script, Times New Roman, Courier and Papyrus, however none of these are as hated as Comic Sans.
Why would designers hate a font?
Some simply dislike the look of a particular font, as just a few characters can ruin the entire typeface.
Any typeface that becomes too popular risks being hated sooner or later, usually by the designers who have to stare at them all day. This is why some of the most hated fonts also appear in best or most popular fonts. Familiarity breeds contempt.
Most often it's the usage of the font in the wrong situation. Comic Sans should not be used for medical essay headings. Papyrus should not be used, even for florists or beauty salons.
The misuse of typefaces most commonly occurs with default or operating system fonts as they are the most accessible through quality graphics programs like Publisher or Powerpoint.
Thankfully support groups are taking action to stop the abuse.
Bancomicsans.com have made a petition to remove comic sans from Gmail so that it may never be used as Gmail paragraph text again.
The hate has spilled out on internet forums everywhere…
"Comic Sans is the dirty bastard of the design world."
"An e-mail written in this font makes the sender seem ridiculous and out of touch."
"I honestly think when I see Comic Sans that the person has a lower than average intelligence level."
"It's not that it's a terrible font – it's rather that it suits non-designers far better than those with a sense of the aesthetic would like."
I took a few minutes to consider what the world would be like if everything was written in Comic Sans. Then I stumbled upon, or rather tumblrd upon, the Comic Sans Project. This is quite an interesting project dedicated to defending (or mocking) Comic Sans.
So, I decided to make a few Comic Sans logos myself.
Needless to say, I do not support the use of this font for anything other than 8 year old girls writing about unicorns…
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital offered some insight into his two quarterback candidates on Friday, with the opening of Aggies camp.
One sophomore Kenny Hill: "He's been here for a year, and he's learned under Johnny Manziel and understands how this offense operates. He's more of an athletic guy, and he's got a pretty quick release, too."
On freshman Kyle Allen: "He's inexperienced, but he's been here six months and gone through spring ball. He's got a very strong arm and probably throws the best deep ball out of all of them."
More highlights – and low blows – from Friday's press conferences to signal the start of camp:
* Spavital on 6-foot-6 receiver Ricky Seals-Jones: "He has a unique body type. He looks good right now — he's lost some body weight and looks a little quicker. He's a guy who causes mismatches — in blocking on the perimeter but also running routes. He's a big, comfortable target to throw to."
* Spavital said Tra Carson is "the guy" going into camp at running back, based on his work on and off the field, but the offense has three solid ones in Tre Williams and Brandon Williams, and anything can happen moving forward.
* Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said the depth and talent on his defense is still "a year away" in terms of elite SEC level.
* Snyder said they're moving defensive lineman Jay Arnold inside to compete with the likes of Alonzo Williams and Justin Manning — much as they moved the semi-legendary Spencer Nealy inside two years ago.
* A smiling Spavital on comparing the Aggies' new locker room digs to his college quarterback days a decade ago: "At Southwest Missouri State they gave me a Hanes long-sleeved T-shirt with my number written in Sharpie by the collar."
* An also smiling Snyder on the same subject – the Aggies' incredible new digs: "I didn't know if I was in a locker room, spaceship, nightclub or spa."
The Aggies practice for the first time Friday evening, with their second practice set for Saturday evening.


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When your having to remake a star wars movie made in the late 90's, put a cheap product called 3D into it, add new special effect then throw it in the cinemas, its clear to see that films this month are really in need of a gem; and here it is. Warning this movie review contains plot spoilers!
Safe House is about an ex CIA agent called Tobin Frost who has now turned into a criminal and his goal is to receive details of accounts and transfers about the CIA and other Government organisations to show how corrupt they are to the world. However, mercenaries try to stop him from doing so but Tobin decides to enter the American Embassy. Frost admits to who he is and his wrong doings and then the Embassy take him to a safe house, where Ryan Reynolds' character Matt Weston is house keeping, to interrogate him.
Ryan Reynolds really needed this film to start his career off again, recent movies such as Green Lantern, Fireflies in the Garden and Paperman have all seen him really missed cast and bland. We know he's funny. We all remember what he was like in Blade Trinity- it started the guys career, but after that its been a bit of a slippery slope for the man.
Although Reynolds was an interesting character it's clear to see that he was upstaged by the legend himself, Denzel Washington. His performance added that charisma, charm and excitement that action movies like this really need. Yes, I think the film is a gun slinging action movie where the story has been probably told before but the differences are that the characters make the movie, and if someone like Christian Bale or Adrian Brody had the role instead then this film would be rather bland and similar to an old Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Segal or Jean Claude Van Damme film.
But no, this film keeps you on your feet. Actors will be in the middle of dialogue then BANG! You're dead. It really is a non stop movie that actually made me lean forward off of my seat because I was so fascinated with how much action this director could fit into a scene. The director of the film Daniel Espinoza is a very new director, this is the first Hollywood production film he has made and it really is a breath of fresh air. It is so well done and entertaining its hard not to enjoy this movie. I will definitely be keeping a close eye on what other projects Mr. Espinoza has up his sleeves because this film could be a break through for him.
Something else that really made me smile – there won't be a sequel! Denzel Washington dies at the end of the film and Ryan Reynolds meets his girlfriend in France. Thank god for that. This film will make a substantial profit and usually when this happens movie studios logic is, Movie + Profit = Terrible sequel. There is no need for this film to continue, you have killed of Denzel Washington! Who you going to replace him with? Samuel L Jackson?
This film is really worth watching, I'm a rather stubborn movie reviewer that will question a movie and can easily be reminded that I'm watching a film and that's when the realism reappears and interest in the film leaves for me. But this film is so much different. It has action, entertainment, explosions, well written characters with a decent story line and that's all I could ask for in this film.
Oh and by the way, if you want to see the best death scene in cinema history, then go see this film, Denzel Washington should be nominated for Golden Globe award for that!
Rating out of 6: 5


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Coty Inc. COTY posted second-quarter fiscal 2018 results, wherein both top and bottom lines improved year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, this marked the company's second and fourth straight quarter of earnings and sales beat, respectively.
Shares of the company rallied 10% during the pre-market trading session. Let's see if the solid performance can bring a turnaround to Coty's past stock performance, as shares of this cosmetics company have plunged 10.6% in the past six months, as against the industry's 16.8% gain.
The company's adjusted earnings of 32 cents per share jumped 6.7% year over year and came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents. On a GAAP basis, the company reported earnings of 15 cents per share, up significantly from 6 cents recorded in the year-ago period.
Quarter in Detail
The company generated revenues of $2,637.6 million, which advanced 14.8% year over year and topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,473 million. On a constant currency basis, revenues increased 10.3%, driven by contributions from ghd, Younique and Burberry. Excluding the impacts from ghd, Younique and Burberry, Coty's organic revenues rose 2.8% on a constant currency basis. This, in turn was backed by robust growth in Luxury and continued strength witnessed in the company's Professional segment, partly offset by a modest fall in Consumer Beauty organic sales.
Adjusted gross margin contracted 20 basis points to 61.6% in the quarter. Adjusted operating income jumped 12.8% to $347.5 million on the back of higher revenues and stringent cost controls. However, adjusted operating margin contracted 20 basis points to 13.2%.
Segment Details
Luxury: Luxury net revenues surged 13.9% to $951.2 million on a reported basis (up 9.1% on a currency neutral basis). Currency-neutral growth was attributable to an 8.1% rise in underlying sales that was backed by success of new fragrances from Tiffany TIF and Gucci, improvements in Chloe and 1% contribution from Burberry. Adjusted operating income for Luxury surged 28.6% year over year to $125.4 million.
Consumer Beauty: Consumer Beauty revenues advanced 13.7% to $1,138.6 million on a reported basis. Sales at the segment jumped 9.8% on a currency-neutral basis, courtesy of 11.1% contribution from Younique, somewhat offset by a 1.3% dip in underlying revenues. The latter stemmed from weak performance by various U.S. oriented brands. Adjusted operating income for Consumer Beauty advanced 19.4% to $131.9 million.
Professional: Professional Beauty net revenues of $547.8 million improved 19.1% and the same ascended 13.6% on a currency-neutral basis. Currency-neutral sales were fueled by 11.6% gains from ghd and 2% rise in underlying business. Adjusted operating income for Professional tumbled 9.8% to $90.2 million.
On a region-wise basis, net revenues increased 6.1% in North America, driven by gains from Younique and strength in Tiffany and Gucci Bloom, somewhat countered by weakness in U.S. Consumer Beauty. Sales in Europe improved 13.7% thanks to ghd's contributions, success of Tiffany and Gucci Bloom, and mass fragrances and retail hair. Sales at the ALMEA region jumped 30.9% on a reported basis, courtesy of solid growth across all segments.
Other Financial Updates
Coty ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $400.1 million, long-term debt (net) of $7,145.8 million and total shareholders' equity of $9,429.1 million (excluding non-controlling interests).
The company generated net cash from operating activities of $307.8 million in the first half of fiscal 2018. During the quarter, the company generated free cash flow of $195.9 million.
Concurrently, the company announced a dividend of 12.5 cents a share, payable on Mar 15 to shareholders of record as on Feb 28.
On Dec 14, 2017 the company paid dividend of 12.5 cents per share for a total cost of $93.7 million.
Management remains pleased with the solid growth at its Luxury business, ongoing momentum at the Professional segment and improvement at its Consumer Beauty segment. The company remains optimistic about the ongoing synergies from buyouts, which have been solidifying its portfolio. Also, innovations and e-commerce operations are driving results.
Given these factors and the year-to-date performance, the Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects modest net revenue growth in the second half of fiscal 2018. Management also expects healthy margin improvement over the second half, with maximum contributions coming from the fourth quarter.
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Broadway in the 1950s was extraordinarily good to William Inge until it wasn't. Then it turned merciless.
After the remarkable successes — "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1950), "Picnic" (1953), "Bus Stop" (1955), "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957) — came the play that broke the streak: "A Loss of Roses," which shuttered after three weeks in 1959, even with the beautiful, 22-year-old Warren Beatty in a central role.
Inge blamed the failure on changes he made under pressure during production, and he revised the script for publication in 1960. "This play is not the play that was produced," he wrote in the foreword, and until the end of his life, he was convinced of the piece's excellence.
At the Theater at St. Clement's, the Peccadillo Theater Company, in association with La Femme Theater Productions, has revived "A Loss of Roses," using one of Inge's reworkings of the script.
Set in Depression-era Kansas, it is recognizably an Inge drama, and it's interesting for that reason. But it's of a lesser order. That Freud has gone out of fashion in recent decades doesn't help.
Kenny Baird — the Beatty role on Broadway — has had his mother, Helen, pretty much to himself since the death of his father years ago. At 21, he's perfectly content to keep living at home, thanks to Oedipal yearnings that Helen fends off with vigilance.
Enter Lila Green, an out-of-work actress who was Kenny's baby sitter when he was small. Lila, who comes to live with the Bairds, is a fragile, emotionally unstable woman of the kind that so fascinated Inge and his sometime friend Tennessee Williams.
Ben Kahre's Kenny blossoms into a creepy charmer in the presence of this older woman, and the excellent Deborah Hedwall's kind, lonely Helen is grateful to have Lila for a confidante. Lila is meant to be a tragic figure, vulnerable to the predations of the world, but Jean Lichty gives her no more dimension or fluidity than a paper doll.
According to Inge, the piece belongs to Lila. But that's not the effect of the play, which lacks cohesion, or of Dan Wackerman's sepia-tone production, which lacks emotional intensity. "A Loss of Roses" is a curio, but one that's obscure for good reason.


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'Man Up!'
COMEDY. TV keeps telling us it's hard to be a man these days. But man, woman or purple space monster, it doesn't matter — you'll have a hard time buying this new sitcom, in which three dudes feel like they need to "man up" in our current "emasculated" era. Really, they just come across as whiny idiots. We'll teach them how to change a flat tire if it gets them to shut up already.
Series premiere, 8:30 p.m., ABC
'Scream Awards 2011'
SPECIAL. At least a handful of those screams for all things horror, sci-fi and fantasy will be for the final chapter in the "Harry Potter" saga, a nominee in the "Holy Sh!t Scene of the Year" category, among others. More awesomely geek-centric categories include "Most Memorable Mutilation" and, of course, the "Ultimate Scream" award.
9 p.m., Spike
'Sons of Anarchy'
DRAMA. Isn't sending a death threat against Tara really just your own death wish? Really — who goes around threatening the SAMCRO family and expects things to go their way?
10 p.m., FX
'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'
REALITY. The sportsmagazine series profiles NBA Hall of Famer and former L.A. Lakers great Jerry West, who struggled with depression for most of his life and career, in the season opener.
Season premiere, 10 p.m., HBO
Recommended Slideshows
- PHOTOS: What's Brewing in Steamy Hallows, the Harry Potter-Inspired Cafe19 Pictures
- PHOTOS: Frida Kahlo at the Brooklyn Museum doesn't hold back23 Pictures


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Nintendo has had some pretty wacky cameos in Super Mario Maker thus far (Baby Metal and various Manga characters), but this one takes the cake. Shaun The Sheep...yes THE Shaun The Sheep will be unlockable in game via an event course.
What next Wallace and Gromit?! See the sheep in action below.


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I came across the site with a lot of info about my hero. If interested you can find it here.
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This is a completely new one for me. Your blog is very educational this month.
I think you should set a small exam at the end to see who was paying attention!
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Hi Evalina - I'd never heard of him either .... and I had a quick flip over to the BadAss site ... interesting ... cheers HilaryReplyDelete


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Google is testing a radical redesign of its Gmail service which would mark the company's most dynamic design change to the service since 2011.
Google has not officially revealed the details of the new look Gmail, but it has begun testing it out on a select group of users, and among them appears to be the people over at Geek.com, who have published screenshots of what Gmail could soon look like for everyone.
The design mirrors the look of Google+ and is a much stripped-down version of the rather cluttered Gmail interface in use today.
Among the most significant change includes the removal of the sidebar which sits on the left-hand side of the current view with what is called a "fly-in menu" which, like Google+ appears when the users needs it.
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Just as I couldn't do a K post without it being about Kayla, I can't do an L post without it being about Lucas.
Lucas, oh that son of mine, he's always been my little buddy. His mind races with so many thoughts and ideas and grand schemes and I don't know what to do with all of it. I'm also trying to figure out how to be encouraging of all his ideas without giving him false hope or overblown praise. But some of his ideas are just not so, how should I say this? Realistic.
Take Harry Potter, for example. He read the entire series over the summer (he was very proud of accomplishing this goal, too!); but now he has it in his head that he is going to build, with his dad's help, a flying broomstick. He's going to have a store and space where people can practice flying their broomstick and playing Quidditch.
He still wants to build a flying broomstick, but one day after school he told me all about this idea, seemingly without taking a breath:
"Mom, me and J are going to build a flying mat! And we're going to charge $5 to take 2 rides around the block! That would be worth it right?! Don't you think people would pay $5 to go around 2 times? And if we get 20 people, which I'm sure we're going to get AT LEAST 20 people, we'll already have $100! And after about a week for word to spread around, because I'm sure people will talk about it, I'm sure we'll get A LOT more people who want to take a ride!"
He has many other ideas about how to make money, too.
- He wants to sell all the shells he's collected at the beach for ten or twenty-five cents
- He made up his own astronaut-themed board game using the inside of a cereal box and a die; he wanted to know how to get his game in stores
- He wants to help the younger kids on our street learn to read and do math and maybe their parents will pay him to teach their kids
- He wants to clean things around the house and if he finds something he's really good at he can go around to the other houses offering to do that job for money
Sometimes I just don't know how to keep up with him. He keeps me on my toes, that is for sure!
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it is kids like him that will go far in this world. all I can say is "wow" is there a club or organization that fosters such ideas and creativity and teaches kids how to proceed and process all of these ideas. I think, BY YOU LISTENING to Lucas and not ignoring him and his sometimes far fetched ideas will give him encouragement to continue to grow and still think big, dream big and implement his ideas. love mom
Maybe have him join 4H or something??
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Caught by the potential of what coding could do at an early age, Steven Pogrebivsky still gets excited about finding the solutions to problems. In his monthly column, he walks readers through different pain points they may be experiencing to help them hopefully find the path forward. Find out what story Steven will be watching in 2014.
Who are you -- in a 140-character tweet? I am someone who is always striving to achieve something and then find something new to achieve
What attracted you to your field -- and what still excites you about it? I was introduced to computers in middle school (something that seems archaic today when 10-year-olds have smartphones). I was mesmerized that I could write a few lines of code and a complex task that would otherwise take hours to do, would be done in a few seconds.
That excitement has never left me. Although I leave most of the coding to more advanced programmers now, I still get excited when I see something we designed come to fruition, or when we find an answer to a problem that we have been trying to solve.
What's your proudest accomplishment of 2013? Professionally, I am very pleased with the continued success of MetaVis Technologies and our sales and product accomplishments in the past year. There is certainly more than one way to build a company, but I am most proud that we did it through continuous innovation and hard work. It just feels right and the feedback we get from our ever growing customer base (and even our competitors) confirms this.
On a personal level, I was talked into playing in a basketball league for the first time in 25 years. I set a goal of at least holding my own when competing with players my age, but in many cases much younger. After the first game, I had a hard time getting out of bed the next day. But after almost a year and a lot of pain, which my physical therapist friend calls "DOB" (date of birth) disease, I think I made it.
What's your goal, personal or professional, for 2014? Professionally, I see 2014 as the year when MetaVis moves from being a start-up and a technical innovator, to a leader in our space. We have all the ingredients to make it happen and I can't wait to start.
My oldest daughter is applying to college in 2014. Although we just started, it is mind-blowing how competitive and sophisticated this process has become. I don't want to be the one with a "in my day" story, but the whole thing is just ridiculous. The other day, my wife showed me a scatter graph that matched my daughter with prospective colleges. How does a scatter graph know all this? So, my goal is to bring this process to a successful end without too much stress.
What's an important story you will be tracking in 2014? I think the whole corporate unstructured data space is marching to an inflection point. For many years companies have tried to keep a stranglehold on their IP within their data centers, but this is becoming more and more challenging. With the introduction of cloud-based content management solutions such as SharePoint, Google, DropBox, Box and others, the reality is not if businesses will adopt the cloud but when. With this in mind, the need to secure and manage corporate assets, regardless of where they reside, becomes essential.
What's the one New Year resolution you always make -- and always break? There are quite a few to choose from, unfortunately. I guess the one I always try to make is to stop worrying, especially about things that are out of my control.


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A downside to having all of this information at our reach is that we are less inclined to contact people in person. I work with two people. One is a 34 year old and the other a 45 year old. I find that the 34 year old would rather look up all of his information online and text rather than speak to a person. The 45 year old looks for a contact number right away and finds it much more effective to speak to people in person. I find that the ten year age gap truly makes a huge difference. However, they both have their positive and negative effects. Sometimes it makes more sense to simply phone and speak to a person and there are other times when looking something up online can be so much faster, etc. I think the key is knowing how to adapt to both ways. I most definitely lean towards the no contact side and Rob, my husband always wanting results right away will revert to phoning and speaking to someone in person.
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- We would definitely want to hike the Inca Trail to visit Machu Picchu. Hiking permits are in high demand and they only dole out 500 for each day so we'd need to book well ahead of time. The cost is around $400-500 for four days including entry and various transportation costs. Hikers have to go with a tour, and the trail is closed every February. Lots of advanced planning required for this one.
- Lake Titicaca, on the border of Bolivia and Peru, is located at over 12,500 feet which makes it the highest navigable body of water in the world! There are several islands with Incan ruins and sacred sights on the lake, as well as the floating islands of the Uros people, where everything, including houses, boats, carpets and more are constructed from reeds.
- Arequipa, a nine hour bus ride from Cusco (the home base for Machu Picchu), is supposed to be an incredible sample of mixing colonial and indigenous cultures--many of the buildings were made from volcanic stone.There is also Colca Canyon and El Misti for those who want to summit an Andes peak. We hear that La Iberica Chocolate Shop is pretty yummy, too.
- Lima is reputed to be a pretty cool city itself, not just a transit point on the way to Machu Picchu. Plaza de Armas is the ceremonial center, Cerro San Cristobal offers great views of the city, Huaca Pucllana is a clay pyramid dating back to 200 AD, and Fountain Park houses the tallest public fountain in the world!
- The Nazca Lines are an eerily precise pattern of engravings in the ground that were left by the Nazca people circa 200 BC. Think the Inca ruins are old? These people were long gone before the Incas showed up! The plane we'd take to see them is apparently miniature and the ride often nauseating, but supposedly entirely worth it to see the spider, monkey, and astronaut carved into the earth!
- Chan Chan is home to the largest adobe city in the world. It's estimated 30,000 people lived there in its day.
Peru is known for having a bit more variety and spice in its food than some of its neighbors.
- Guinea pig, an andean specialty.
- Anticuchos, a kebab of marinated spicy beef heart. A common street food.
- Mazamorra morada, a purple custard made from purple cor.
- Picarones, a sort of donut made from fried yams dough.
- Pisco sour. Raw eggs and liquor.
- Chicha morada, a soft drink made from boiled purple corn, sugar, and spices.
- Mate de Coca, a tea made from the leaves of the coca plant. It's the prescribed medicine for adjusting to the altitude.
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No visas are required for tourist stays of up to 90 days, but it is necessary to show evidence of return or onward travel. Yellow fever vaccines are recommended--we'd have to find out if the ones we got last year are still good.
Flights to Lima from Boston are currently going for as little as $550 this summer. The cheapest option at the moment is on Delta, with one stop in Atlanta.
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The Peruvian root Maca is the key ingredient in an American favorite: Viagra. It's been around for hundreds of years.
The Brink of Something Else - I've never been much of a believer in magic...And here I find myself in the Andes. Here, ancient Incan beliefs mesh perfectly with Spanish-imposed Catholicism. Apus reside in every mountain. Baroque churches drip with gold...Despite my skepticism, I'll confess to a few chills at this point...
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A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central America & South America - One of the things I like most about Cusco is the road signs prohibiting the use of car horns on certain streets and intersections. I really don't know how the average Peruvian driver copes with that. Imagine a sign in the UK forbidding the British from queuing in a bank or post office. It just goes against our instinct...


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More Ranting About "Cyber Sanghas"
My God! Someone else noticed how intensely weird that recent Marmaduke strip was. Thank you Colin for sending this to me!
I'm about to leave for my mini-tour of British Columbia and Minnesota. Click here for details about where I'll be and when. And remember severe punishment awaits anyone who is anywhere near these gigs and fails to show up. I wouldn't risk it if I were you!
I just finished reading Chuck Klosterman's new book Eating The Dinosaur. Towards the end of the book he puts forth an interesting argument. He points out that human beings have been on Earth for around 130,000 years and that the first ever commercial film, The Great Train Robbery, was made in 1903. He says, "For roughly 129,900 years any moving object a human saw was actually real. It was there in front of you. If a man in 1850 saw a train chugging toward his face, it was an actual train." He argues that visceral, real understanding of these manipulated images lags way behind our intellectual understanding of them. "Intellectually we know the difference between a real person and a Facebook profile... but is there any possible way 129,900 years of psychological evolution can be altered within the span of a single century?"
I think this is an extremely important point. I will be the first to admit that even I sometimes -- no, make that often -- respond to manipulated fake images, particularly on the Internet, as if they were real things. It is very confusing and disorienting. Which is why I spend as little time on the Internet as I can. And given my current job, I have to be on here a lot more than I really want to be. I'd probably be far more successful if I were on the Internet more. But it gets to me after a while and I need to run away.
I know I've been harping on my antipathy towards so-called "cyber-sanghas" way too much. But that's because what I do here is so often confused with that concept, in both overt and subtle ways. It's also why I refuse to get involved with any cyber-sanghas. The experience is not at all the same as dealing with real human beings face to face. No more so than cyber-sex is the same as real sex.
You can get very lost in the twisty twirly world of Internet communication and easily lose sight of what's real and what's not. These days I often hear people say,"I was talking with my friend..." And I'll ask, "Were you actually talking with that person or were you chatting online?" Often it's the latter. There is an enormous difference between these two activities. Yet many people these days seem to regard them as being essentially the same thing.
I'm keenly aware of this because so much of what I do is in the form of written communication either here on this blog, in my books or thru a million emails I have to write each day. Often when I meet people who only know me through these forms of communication are really surprised when they encounter me in person. I am not at all what they expected.
You don't get the tone of voice I would say these words in. You don't get my facial expression. You don't get the smell of my breath. You don't get the subtle electrical energy that human beings exchange when they're near each other. There are far more missing elements than I can possibly list. All of these things matter a lot. To dismiss them as if they were nothing very important is a terrible thing. The difference is the same as the difference between seeing a real train speeding towards you and seeing film of a train speeding towards a camera.
Anyway, Klosterman also says about an article on the NY Times website, "When the article was posted online, dozens of people hurled childish, ad hominem insults against the writer in the comments section -- a phenomenon that now happens when almost anything interesting is published in public." Yeah! So maybe this blog isn't so unique. Still, I'm gonna keep commenting switched off for now.
OK. Well, I'm off for the Great White North. I'll try and post updates as the tour progresses.
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Wow, another year has passed and when I look back on ALL the happy & sad moments of 2012 , my heart starts to putter. In many ways it feels like 2012 took forever, and in many others it felt like it flew by. In between all the major events of 2012 there were many evenings with friends visiting from other countries, day trips throughout Italy, lots of yoga and probably one too many glasses of vino!
Here is the wrap up, written the only way I know how!
January kicked off with a vacation in Portofino
February we were in Poland for Valentines the same week that my dear Aunt passed away in Tennessee
March my kindred spirit grandmother, whom I am named after, passed away, so naturally I went back to the United States to be with my family.
April we filmed for the House Hunters International Show in Atlanta & Florence
May was the major Art Exhibition in Florence showcasing women in the arts
June I had my first wedding ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio
July my mother suffered from a major infection in her intestines, so again I went back to the United States, this time for 5 weeks to be with family.
August was my first Ferragosto holiday in Italy + Positano Yoga Retreat
September was my 2nd wedding ceremony in Florence, with ALL my friends & healthy family (yahooo!) from the US & beyond.
October, my new husband and I went to the United States and traveled to 5 states in 2 weeks, had 2 more wedding celebrations, then dedicated photos from the Womens Art event in Florence to a hospital in Tennessee for my loved ones whom we had lost
November we returned to Florence and attempted to do nothing but talk frankly about moving to the United States *more to come on this later!
December I spent my first Christmas without my parents and with my new family in Terracina, which was tons of fun, sad, emotional and delightful all wrapped up into one.
2012 was a year that was FILLED with so many emotional experiences, so many sad moments for my family, but so many happy moments as well. I think I am truly blessed to have so many incredible people in my life, especially my new family with Antonio, and the never-ending support from my family back home.


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New drone images for Whitesands, Hong Kong
New drone images of PDP London Hong Kong Studio's project, Whitesands have been produced by photographer, Eiicho Kano. The scheme for Swire Properties, which was completed at the end of last year, comprises of a 28-house development near the picturesque, Cheung Sha beach.
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Adult, Child Infant CPR/AED and First Aid - Day 2
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Adult CPR/AED/Child Infant CPR and First Aid training will be offered by Caltech's Safety Office in conjunction with the American Red Cross. There is a fee of $25.00 made payable in Advance (PTA#/Check/Cash) for materials. Please do not submit a Burser account for payment. The first half day will be held on December 5, 2016. Attendees must complete both days in order to receive a certificate.
Interested attendees must register to meet minimum enrollment requirements. To register, log onto access.caltech
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Creating Destiny, One Stride at a Time
Destiny Garcia '14 knows that she will do something great. As a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, a woman of color and the first person in her family to attend college, she understands what it's like to overcome obstacles. "I don't give up. With a name like Destiny, I feel like I have a destiny. I could have had any name."
Garcia has always been driven to succeed, and with her parents support, she took the first step in achieving her dream of going to college by applying to UC Davis.
Garcia has had to rely on scholarships to assist her with tuition and books. In 2012, she was awarded the ASUCD Endowment Fund award, which is a scholarship awarded by student leaders of the Associated Students, University of California, Davis. Although Garcia was nervous about submitting her application and personal story, she is grateful for the financial and moral support her peers gave her through this award.
"Knowing that my story was important to other students made me feel pretty proud," Garcia said.
To support the cause that supported her, Destiny ran in UC Davis' first 5k Stride for Aggie Pride race. The fundraising foot race, which was held at the UC Davis campus on April 7, raised money for ASUCD scholarships and emergency funding for students in need through We Are Aggie Pride. Garcia hopes that the race will have built more awareness among students, faculty and staff about what ASUCD and philanthropic support are doing for UC Davis.
"I hope people understand that this race is for scholarships to support other UC Davis students," Garcia said. "Maybe it will turn into something bigger."
Garcia hopes that one day she will have the opportunity to give back and have her own scholarship, which she aptly has plans to name the "Destiny Scholarship."
"I just want to give to someone as ordinary as me. Even if they don't think they are capable of achieving something like receiving a scholarship, I want them to know that they are," Garcia said. "I want to support others as they've supported me."


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GEODESY is the application of mechanical and other means for the purpose of determining measurements of the earth's surface, including not only that of its general contour as to whether it is concave, flat, or convex, but also of demonstrating the amount of curvation at any given point and in any given direction.
The Copernican system of astronomy assumes that the earth's surface is convex, and upon this
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assumption the fallacious system has been fabricated. No astronomer has ever yet presented any proof of the Copernican system; and one of the persistent efforts of the modern physicist is to find some irrefragable proof of what every so called astronomical scientist knows to be merely an assumption.
The Koreshan System of Astronomy is in direct opposition to the Copernican system, and unlike the Copernican system it is founded, not upon an assumption, but rather upon a premise so absolutely within the sphere of mechanical demonstration as to place it beyond and out of the uncertainty of mere postulation, which we assert to be the basis of so called, modern science.
Heretofore, the common method of attempting the determination of a straight horizontal line has been by the use of the engineer's level. There are a number of optical factors not taken into consideration by the geodetic surveyor and civil engineer, which render it impossible to extend a horizontal rectiline by the aid of optical instruments. The engineer's level is an instrument used by the surveyor, and includes a level and small telescope usually placed on the top of a tripod. This is more especially employed for the measurement of angles.
It is a fact not generally known, that it is impossible to determine a horizontal rectiline with a leveling instrument, or by the unaided eye, along the apex of successive heights of a given elevation, or along a continuously extended surface. The scientific reason for this impossibility resides in the fact that in the determination of a horizontal or lateral rectiline, an impression made upon the retina of the eye by a picture from one side of a visual direction must be
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counterbalanced by an equal picture on the opposite side; and the geodetic engineer, not being acquainted with this law of obtension in optics, extends a curved line while he believes he is continuing a rectiline.
Two men of different heights cannot, while adjusting the tripod to accommodate the difference, extend a line of the same curvation. A civil engineer six feet tall--adjusting his tripod to conform to his height--will make a curved line, by the aid of his instrument, upward of a given curvation, while the man five feet six inches tall, adjusting his tripod to suit his height, will determine the curvation of a lesser curve proportionably to the difference in height of the adjustment.
The scientific cause of this discrepancy resides in the optical illusion referred to above, namely, that on one side of the visual line there are two factors entering into the formation of a picture on the retina, as follows: The perpendicular post producing the effect of retinal impression is shortened or elongated proportionably to the distance of the object in perspective; and in addition to this, the geolinear foreshortening (the line along the earth's surface) induces a corresponding effect upon the retinal membrane.
We confront, then, two kinds of foreshortening--the one geolinear, the other perpendicular--in all geodetic observations; and an optical phenomenon which should be attributed to the principle of perspective foreshortening is ignorantly attributed to curvation.
To obviate the introduction of optical science and the necessity for the explanation of optical illusions and intricate phenomena incomprehensible to the ordinary mind, we have instituted a simple mechanical
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device by which a rectiline can be determined. (See diagram No. 2, Plate 1.)
Perpendicular standards are placed at points where there is a quiet expanse of water large enough in area to extend a line six, seven, or more miles. Across these perpendicular standards the horizontal bar of the Rectilineator is adjusted. From this first adjustment the rectiline is extended in both directions, until the line meets the water at a distance proportionate to the height of the perpendicular standard.
By this operation we extend a chord from the top of the uprights, at right angles to two points at the surface of the water, as in diagram No. 4, Plate 1. The relation of the straight line to the arc determines the concavity of the earth as its true contour.
In diagram No. 3, Plate 1, we have an illustration of the optical effect of an observation made with a leveling instrument, which does not differ in principle from a corresponding observation made with the unaided eye. The straight surface over which the line of observation extends is represented A A A; B B B is the visual direction deviating in a gradual curve away from the straight line A A A. The mind is unconscious of this curvation of vision, hence the curved line appears to be straight as in the dotted line C C C, while the straight line A A A appears to rise gradually as the line D D D.
The point 1 in the line of vision appears to be at the point 2. The vanishing point is where. the extremity of the visual line at 1 seems to meet the line A A A, represented by the line D D D. Beyond this point the straight line A A A, appearing as the line D D D seems to convex away from the apparent line D D D.
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[paragraph continues] This optical phenomenon, which is an illusion, is taken as a demonstration of the convexity of the earth, and made the basis of the illusory system of the Copernican astronomy.
In the observation illustrated by diagram No. 3, Plate 1, we prove that a straight surface curves away from the line of vision, by the identical argument employed to prove the convexity of the earth. We can prove that a straight line bends four different ways, by the same argument used to sustain the convex theory of the earth.
Revolution in astronomy implies revolution in all things. The great Swedish Seer said: "Every dispensation proceeds as from an egg." We reiterate, that a scientific religion which must embrace scientific social organization, will proceed from an astronomical basis, the foundation of which is the Cellular Cosmogony. Life develops in the cell. When the world is forced to accept this proposition, all else follows readily.
In connection with the establishment of the fact, in the public mind, of the concavity of the surface of the earth, and next also in importance is the determination of the amplitude of the arc, or the radius of its curvature. This cannot be determined accurately by any process of surface triangulation, because there are too many factors entering into the process to insure accuracy.
The Rectilineator, extending its line from an given height of a prime vertical, approaches the normal curve of the surface at a proportionate ratio, which may be determined at any given point by two exact methods,--each acting as the verificator of the
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other. Place a perpendicular at the requisite height, about six feet, more or less, and adjust the initial section of the rectilineal bar at right angles.
The points selected should be as nearly level as possible. After the extension of the line three or four miles (even less than this will answer), adjust the geodetic level. This is an instrument having two graduated glass perpendiculars very minutely spaced, with microscopes adjusted to the graduated side of the glass tubes. These two perpendicular graduates are united by a connecting tube twelve or fourteen feet long. (The tube and graduates contain mercury.)
The amount of variation of the mercury in the graduates, with the connecting tube arranged parallel with the rectiline of the section bars at any point, will indicate the degree of curvature. The instrument must be perfect; this accomplished, the determination of the radius of curvation is most simple.
This instrument may be verified by the use of another instrument adjusted to the section bars with a perpendicular rod, to which is adjusted a very slender plumbline. Across the bottom of the rod, which has a flat surface, is a minutely divided scale, to which is, also adjusted a microscope. The scale has a definite number of divisions to the inch. This will determine the amount of variation from the prime vertical; namely, the first perpendicular.
The deviation from the normal will increase either from the prime vertical, as the line extends, or toward it, according to the direction of curvation.
This method of mensuration determines both the direction of the curve and the radius of curvature. Any portion of the surface of the earth can be a thousand-fold more accurately surveyed by this
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method, than by any process ever instituted. We know that the result will compel the world to acknowledge the Koreshan System of Cosmogony.


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Whenever you need to wish your friends or acquaintances a happy or belated birthday, wish your near and dear ones Merry Christmas, send your beloved happy Valentines Day wishes, say hello or give a "get well soon" message to your bosom friend, you just go to a greeting card outlet or visit an online greeting card Web site and send the desired card.
Have you ever wondered what greeting cards are all about and how they originated? If you want to know, this article is for you.
So, let's start with what a greeting card is. Greeting cards originated from postcards (which are single-sided without the fold), becoming an illustrated, folded card usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment. They can be either printed or handmade. With the advent of the Internet, virtual greetings cards have evolved and do not fit the above mentioned definition.
Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, or other holidays, they are also sent on "non-occasions" to say "hello" or "thank you". They are manufactured and/or hand-made by hundreds of companies, big and small.
Today, Hallmark Cards and American Greetings are the largest producers of greeting cards in the U.S. In the UK more cards are sent per head than in any other nation. The UK continues as a world leader in this area, as well as in greeting card design.
What laid the foundation for the greeting card industry, and when and how did it all began?
The custom of sending greeting cards can be traced back to the ancient Chinese, who exchanged messages of good will to celebrate the New Year, and to the early Egyptians, who conveyed their greetings on papyrus scrolls.
By the early 1400s, handmade paper greeting cards were being exchanged in Europe. The Germans are known to have printed New Year's greetings from woodcuts as early as 1400, and handmade paper Valentines were being exchanged in various parts of Europe in the early to mid-1400s.
However, by the 1850s, the greeting card had been transformed from a relatively expensive, handmade, and hand-delivered gift to a popular and affordable means of personal communication, due largely to advances in printing and mechanization.
This trend continued, fueled by new trends like Christmas cards, the first of which appeared in published form in London in 1843 when Sir Henry Cole hired artist John Calcott Horsley to design a holiday card that he could send to his friends and acquaintances. Technical developments like color lithography in 1930 propelled the manufactured greeting card industry forward.
During the 1980s the trend began to turn, with consumers increasingly looking for greeting cards that were different from the standard offering. In the late 1990s the market was clearly beginning to separate into three different segments:
1. handmade and premium cards;
2. mass-manufactured cards;
3. e-cards.
So, this is how the greetings card industry began and flourished. Though the current trend is to send greetings through e-cards, there remains the need to sustain the traditional greetings card industry and to maintain the age-old tradition of sending greetings card via conventional means.
This article was written by Ajitesh Biswas for www.ecard4all.com, a free online greeting card site offering free e-cards for various occasions, events, and emotions.© 2006 Ajitesh Biswas
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Introductory Review of Sintering
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May 2, 2011 - San Diego, Calif. - Loved ones gathered on Tuesday, April 19, to say goodbye to Junethea Centeno, 18, a Palomar college student who was killed when she ran into a concrete barrier on Interstate 15.
The North County woman's death is shedding light on what is considered to be a dangerous problem on the busy freeway, according to a report at 10news.com.
Authorities said Junethea was traveling north on I-15 in her Honda Civic on April 12 around 3 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle.
Jon Mata, the teenager's boyfriend, went to the accident scene shortly after the crash and told 10News there were no drums, cones or reflectors to warn motorists of the concrete barrier.
Junethea's father, June Centeno, a Navy corpsman, was en route to California from Japan for a visit, unaware that his daughter had been killed. He was told about the fatal I-15 accident at the airport.
He said he believes his daughter would be alive today if the construction site had been set up differently.
The California Department of Transportation has not commented on the fatal accident. An investigation by the California Highway Patrol is ongoing.
Authorities do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. Junethea was estimated to be traveling at up to 75 mph.
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 3,081 traffic fatalities in California in 2009.
Occasionally, our firm will publish news stories about serious or fatal accidents in our coverage area in order to raise awareness about the types of crashes that can occur in San Diego and elsewhere in our region.
Some of the most common types of motor vehicle accidents include:
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''Football '85,'' the special preview section published by the sports department of The Orlando Sentinel, has been judged one of the nation's 10 best in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest.
The section was rated in the top 10 of all special sections entered from newspapers of all circulation categories. The judging was done by a panel of managing editors.